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Northside literally stripped a victory away from White Oak on Friday night.
Northside literally stripped a victory away from White Oak on Friday night.
As the Vikings were marching for a potential game-winning score, the Monarchs� Korey Curry recovered one of White Oak�s five lost fumbles with 3:42 left to help Northside secure a 15-12 nonconference win over its city rival.
The Vikings had the ball at midfield when quarterback Elijah Harris ran for five yards, but fumbled as he tried to churn for more. The ball rolled on the field and Curry recovered it at the White Oak 45-yard line.
The Monarchs (1-1) then got a pair of first down on their next possession to seal the win, their 10 consecutive victory over the Vikings (1-1).
�I was going to the outside and I saw the quarterback rolling and I tried to get him. I missed him, but Dawnoven Smith came in, hit him and I saw the ball on the floor,� said Curry a junior linebacker. �I was like �Get on it so we can secure the win.��
Still the game wasn�t over.
Northside faced third down and 10 from its own 45 with 2:09 left before junior Kris Curry rumbled for a 16-yard run to the Vikings� 39.
�When I was on the sideline, I read coach�s lips and he said �22 dive,�� Kris Curry said. �I knew it was my time to shine and show coach I could run the ball. I took it to the outside because I saw open field.�
One play later, Kris Curry ran for 12 yards to ice the game before the Monarchs took a knee to finish things off.
Korey Curry�s late fumble recovery � his second of the game � continued the game�s trend of White Oak being able to move the ball, but shooting itself in the foot with lost fumbles.
With 7:40 left in the game and Northside leading 15-12, the Vikings had the ball at the Monarchs� 24, but fumbled. Northside�s Terry Carroll recovered at the 20 to end another White Oak threat.
Carroll, a senior defensive end, had earlier recovered a fumble. The Vikings finished with eight fumbles.
�We get on fumbles all the time in practice,� Northside coach Bob Eason said. �We did strip the ball two or three times. Our guys got their hands in there when they (Vikings) were not looking. But recovering fumbles, we do it everyday. When the ball hits the turf, we want it.�
Interesting enough, the Monarchs lost three fumbles in their 21-3 loss at West Carteret on Monday. Northside had just one lost fumble Friday.
�The turnover battle was key tonight,� said Eason, whose Monarchs play host to Jacksonville next week.
White Oak�s loss overshadowed another strong effort from Harris, the Vikings� junior quarterback. Harris followed up his 290-yard, 5-touchdown effort last week in a 45-33 win at Red Springs by rushing for 155 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.
However, turnovers proved too costly for the Vikings, who play host to Topsail next week.
�I�ll never fault the effort of the kids. If a fumble happens �, they are a part of the game. We run the option and there will be some fumbles at times,� White Oak coach Chad Ashley said. �But we do have to do a better job of protecting the ball. Too many times tonight we didn�t have the ball high and tight, but that�s coachable.�
The Vikings outgained the Monarchs 294 to 178.
�I�m proud of the effort, I�m proud of the way we compete, but I�m not proud of the execution,� Ashley said. �You don�t always get what you want, but you do always get what you deserve. We had a poor practice Monday and Tuesday and it shows up tonight. You can�t do that if you�re going to beat a good football team.�
Neither team scored in the second half.
The Monarchs took the lead for good at 15-12 with 2:55 left in the second quarter when senior Famous Roberts scored on a 35-yard touchdown run after he took a pitch to the right side. Roberts� touchdown answered a 13-yard touchdown run by White Oak�s Camara Rawls that capped an 82-yard, 13-play drive that lasted 6:47.
Northside�s other touchdown also answered a White Oak score.
After Harris gave the Vikings a 6-0 lead with 7:57 left in the first quarter with an 18-yard touchdown run, Northside senior Josh Cabrera followed with an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Gage Eason�s extra point kick gave the Monarchs a 7-6 lead.
�It�s clich�, but great players will make some great plays,� said Eason, referring to Cabrera, who recently committed to North Carolina. �We have got to get him the ball more. We might have to line him up at tailback so that somebody has to stop him 12 or 13 times instead of one.�
And while the Monarchs� offense struggled at times, Eason will take the win.
�I just wanted us to play better than (Monday),� he said. �Of course we wanted to win because we have a lot of pride. At times we did play better and we did some good things.�
White Oak 6 6 0 0 � 12
Northside 7 8 0 0 � 0
First Quarter
W � E. Harris 18 run (kick failed) 7:57
N � Cabrera 82 kickoff return (Eason kick) 7:44
Second Quarter
W � Rawls 13 run (run failed) 4:13
N � Roberts 35 run (Taylor run) 2:55
First downs 13 8
Rushes-yards 53-286 37-178
Passing 8 0
Comp-Att-Int 1-2-0 0-7-0
Fumbles-Lost 8-5 3-1
Penalties-Yards 9-60 5-40
Punts 2-41 4-33.7
RUSHING�W: Rawls 15-69, E. Harris 21-155, Aviles 3-20, Coward 3-7, Smith 6-46, Shomari 3-5, Graham 1-(-5), TEAM 1-(-5). N: Erickson 4-(-3), Taylor 13-57, Smith 1-2, Roberts 9-70, Kr. Curry 3-33, Cabrera 1-2, Gordon 4-18, Wells 1-1, TEAM 1-(-2)
PASSING�W: E. Harris 1-2-0-8. N: Erickson 0-7-0-0.
RECEIVING�W: Aviles 1-8.


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- Ferrari news
Ferrari pushing for Bianchi seat
- Drivers:
- Jules Bianchi
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Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has confirmed the team wants to find Jules Bianchi a role in Formula One this season.
Bianchi was the reserve driver at Force India in 2012, taking part in numerous Friday practice sessions as well as the Magny Cours Young Driver Test for both Force India and Ferrari. As part of his role in the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA), the team is eager for him to get race experience and Bianchi has been touted as a potential team-mate of Paul di Resta at Force India this season.
While Force India has yet to decide on its driver line-up, Domenicali was keen to point out at Ferrari's Wrooom event that Pedro de la Rosa's addition to the team comes at a time when it is looking to get Bianchi another role elsewhere.
"Pedro therefore joins a group of drivers that already includes Davide Rigon, Marc Gene, Andrea Bertolini and Jules Bianchi," Domenicali said. "Regarding the latter, who is also part of the FDA, we are currently trying to find him a role in Formula One and when we have some news, we will let you know."

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Queer Lodgings
Queer Lodgings is the 7th chapter of The Hobbit.
It is morning in the Eagle's Eyrie and Bilbo Baggins wakes up[1]. Soon, fifteen Eagles safely carry Thorin and Company (including Bilbo and Gandalf) to Carrock. Bilbo is frightened of the flight and the Eagle carrying him attempts to cheer him up.
Once the Eagles leave, the company descends to a small cave at the bottom of the Carrock and plan their next move, and they are saddened to hear that Gandalf will leave them in a few days; however he intended to find Somebody he knew when he visited that region again, some years ago. Then they bathe and dry their clothes under the midday Sun and cross the ford.
On their way Gandalf tells them that this important person in Beorn, a skin-changer, who is generally kind, but gets angry easily and he becomes appalling then. Gandalf explained that he is no furrier (as Bilbo misunderstood) and eats only cream and honey, not eating his animals.
It was the middle of the afternoon before they came to patches of flowers, and Bilbo sees huge bees, at the edge of his bee-pastures. After a while they come to a belt of tall ancient oaks, and then a high thorn-hedge. Knowing that Beorn would not like a band of travelers coming to his home, Gandalf suggests that a pair of Dwarves should follow him at an interval of five minutes (Bombur would come last) and goes with Bilbo to find the gate.
As they opened the gate and went down, some horses, trotted up across the grass and looked at them intently, then galloped to the buildings to tell Beorn of their arrival. They found Beorn in a courtyard, with a wooden house with two long wings, and a great oak-trunk in the middle. He held an axe and the horses were beside him.
Gandalf introduced himself and Bilbo, and mentioned his cousin Radagast whom Beorn might know. He said that after their encounter with the goblins, they are without luggage and way, and in need for help. He brought them inside and passing a large hall with a hearth in the middle, they sat in a veranda looking to the south.
Gandalf's narration
- Gandalf started narrating his adventure, mentioning their arrival from the mountains "with a friend or two", on which remark Beorn wondered who the others were. With his signal, Thorin appeared followed by Dori. Beorn recognized Thorin as the grandson of Thrór and expressed his distrust of Dwarves.
- He then went on mentioning that he accompanied them on their way to visit the land of their fathers beyond Mirkwood. They were crossing by the High Pass (south of Beorn's lands) and then mentioned the storm, the giants and the attack of the goblins in a cave where they and 'several of their companion' sought refuge. On Beorn asked about the number of companions, Nori and Ori came.
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The SpaceX Dragon demo flight brings a new American transportation vehicle onto the scene for travel to and from the International Space Station. Currently there are other ways to reach station, however only one vehicle, the Russian Soyuz, offers return capability. The SpaceX Dragon adds a welcome additional option for the transport of supplies and research equipment from the station to the ground.
The demo flight, which launched on May 22, 2012, is the first Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, or COTS, vehicle to journey to the station. People from around the country may watch this flight and mission for historic significance, but select students are following along with a more personal interest. This is because Dragon carries the Student Space Flight Experiments Program, or SSEP, Mission 1 investigations to the station.
These SSEP studies come from 12 communities around the U.S. and were whittled down from 779 proposals to the final 15 manifested for this flight. Participating students designed their own experiments using flight-approved fluids and materials. These then were loaded into NanoRacks modules for power and data capabilities while operating aboard station. ' What has scientists, like those at NASA's Glenn Research Center, excited about this flight, however, is not what went up, but what is planned to come down. The Dragon's ability to increase the capability for returning experiments and hardware from the space station to Earth will enable researchers to have more frequent travel options for their investigations.
"This is a very important mission for us," said Fred Kohl, research project manager for the International Space Station and Human Health Office at Glenn. "The most important aspect is the return delivery to Earth. In general, nowadays, launching stuff to the station is not a problem. This vehicle will ensure we can get back our supplies and experiment hardware."
Glenn researchers are eager for the return of the Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment, or SHERE. They use this investigation to look at the effect of preshearing — a rotational stress — and the strain it puts on polymer fluids. In microgravity, this fluid was stretched in each experiment and now the data and supplies will come back to the ground for analysis. The goal of this study is to improve manufacturing processes for things like liquid adhesives.
The articles returning to Earth from include items such as a toolbox, fluid modules, stowage trays, cables and a keyboard, and most importantly science data recordings. These recordings provide scientists with the information for further study.
Glenn researchers also anticipate the return of facility items from the Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus, or MDCA , and the Combustion Integrated Rack-Fluids and Combustion Facility, or CIR. Parts coming back to the ground, such as fuel reservoirs, needle holders, gas bottles and absorber cartridges, are valuable for potential reuse.
Another exciting return planned from the station includes cartridges from investigations done on metal rods in the Material Science Research Rack, or MSRR. This facility enables tests controlling thermal, environmental and vacuum conditions for physical science. In this case, both the SETA-2 and the MSL-CETSOL and MICAST studies, which melted and solidified aluminum-alloy rods aboard the microgravity laboratory conditions of the station. Researchers eagerly await the return of these items so they can examine the resulting recrystallization patterns in the metal.
This mission is not only about transport, but a demonstration of the vehicle's capabilities and an opportunity for SpaceX and NASA to practice operations protocols. This includes a run-through of cold stowage transfer procedures using coldbags. These bags act as coolers to keep perishable samples at the appropriate temperatures until they reach their destination. Dragon launched with a coldbag holding the SSEP Mission 1 investigations. Upon return, items from the Crew Health Care System, or CHeCS, will be loaded in the coldbag not for temperature control, but as part of an early retrieval effort.
"Dragon provides an important return capability for our space station researchers," said NASA International Space Station Program Scientist Julie Robinson. "We are excited to see them reach this demonstration flight milestone."


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The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College will feature fiction writer Cristina Garcia on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
She will be featured in a live interview on campus radio station WTHS (89.9 FM) on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 11:15 a.m. She will participate in a question-and-answer session, also open to the public, on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the DeWitt Center.
Cristina Garcia is the author of five novels: "Dreaming in Cuban," "The Agüero Sisters," "Monkey Hunting," "A Handbook to Luck" and "The Lady Matador's Hotel," just published by Scribner. García has edited two anthologies, "Cubanísimo: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature" and "Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a Literature." Two works for young readers, "The Dog Who Loved the Moon" and "I Wanna Be Your Shoebox," were published in 2008. A collection of poetry, "The Lesser Tragedy of Death," was recently published by Akashic Books.
García's work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into a dozen languages. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers' Award, a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University and an NEA grant, among others. She is the former artistic director for the Centrum Writers' Exchange in Port Townsend, Wash., and has taught literature and writing at numerous universities. This fall, she is a visiting professor at the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas-Austin. She has also accepted a permanent position with Texas Tech University as a professor of creative writing and will teach there every spring semester starting in 2011.
Additional information about the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series may be obtained online by going to www.hope.edu/vws.
A performance by a Hope jazz group will precede the reading beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Future of Addiction Treatment
Is there some way out of here?
Addictions are chronic diseases. They may require a lifetime of treatment. After a number of severe episodes of alcohol or drug abuse, the brain may be organically primed for more of the same. Long-term treatment is sometimes, if not always, the most effective way out of this dilemma. (The same is true of unipolar depression.)
We will need to learn a lot more about chemicals—the ones we ingest, and the ones that are produced and stored naturally in our bodies—if we plan to make any serious moves toward more effective treatment. What we have learned about the nature of pleasure and reward is a strong start. The guiding insight behind most of the work is that addiction to different drugs involves reward and pleasure mechanisms common to them all. The effects of the drug—whether it makes you sleepy, stimulated, happy, talkative, or delusional—constitute a secondary phenomenon. A good deal of earlier research was directed at teasing out the customized peculiarities of one drug of abuse compared to another. Now most addiction scientists agree that receptor alterations in response to the artificial stimulation produced by the drugs are the biochemical key, and that recovery occurs when the brain's remarkable "plastic" abilities go to work at the molecular level, re-regulating and adjusting to the new, drug-free or drug-reduced status quo. An addict beats addiction by ceasing the constant and artificial manipulation of neuronal receptors, to be entirely unromantic for a moment about the nature of recovery.
But in order for that to happen most effectively, you have to stop taking the drugs.
Comparing our reservoir of pleasure chemicals to money in the bank, Dr. George Koob, Chairman of the Committee On The Neurobiology Of Addictive Disorders at the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, California, draws the following analogy:
We can expend that money over the course of a single weekend's binge on cocaine or we can expend it over a two-week period in the normal pleasures of everyday life. If you spend these pleasure neurochemicals in one lump sum such as a crack binge, you use up your supply of pleasure for a certain period, and so you pay for it later.
Addicts vividly demonstrate a compulsive need to use alcohol and other drugs despite the worst kinds of consequences—arrest, illness, injury, overdose. What kind of euphoria could be worth such psychic pain? Even stranger, why continue when the drug no longers works as well as it once did due to tolerance? What makes these people eat their words, shred their best intentions, break their promises, and starting using or drinking again and again?
There really is no cheating in this game. The system has to self-regulate. Craving and drug-seeking behavior, once set in motion, disrupt an individual's normal "motivational hierarchy." How does this motivational express train come about? It happens at the point where casual experimentation is replaced by the pharmacological dictates of active addiction. It happens when the impulse to try it with your friends transforms itself into the drug-hungry monkey on your back.
Formal medical treatment and intervention can work, but the results are inconsistent and often little better than no formal treatment at all. Most alcoholics and smokers and other drug addicts, it is frequently asserted, become abstinent on their own, going through detoxification, withdrawal, and subsequent cravings without benefit of any formal programs. Our health policy should not only encourage addicts to heal themselves, but must also help equip them with the medical tools they need in treatment. After all, behavioral habits as relatively harmless as nail biting can be all but impossible to break.
As detailed by Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek, a professor and senior attending physician at the Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases at Rockefeller University:
Toxicity, destruction of previously formed synapses, formation of new synapses, enhancement or reduction of cognition and the development of specific memories of the drug of abuse, which are coupled with the conditioned cues for enhancing relapse to drug use, all have a role in addiction. And each of these provides numerous potential targets for pharmacotherapies for the future.
In other words, when an addiction has been active for a sustained period, the first-line treatment of the future is likely to come in the form of a pill. New addiction treatments will come—and in many cases already do come—in the form of drugs to treat drug addiction. Every day, addicts are quitting drugs and alcohol by availing themselves of pharmaceutical treatments that did not exist twenty years ago. Sometimes medications work, and we all need to reacquaint ourselves with that notion. As more of the biological substrate is teased out, the search for effective medications narrows along more fruitful avenues. This is the most promising, and, without doubt, the most controversial development in the history of addiction treatment.
Fighting fire with fire is not without risk, of course. None of this is meant to deny the usefulness of talk therapy as an adjunct to treatment. However, consider the risks involved in not finding more effective medical treatments. Better addiction treatment is, by almost any measure, a cost-effective proposition.
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2 comments:
- Beth Burgess said...
There is only one main thing that is needed to maintain sobriety - and that is replacement. Not just of habits and people, but vitally, replacing the ways of thinking. It is only when I learned that and implemented it that I was able to go from relapse queen to stable and happy sobriety.
Beth Burgess
- February 12, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- recoverycnt said...
There is one and only primary concern that is expected to look after sobriety - and that is substitution. Not simply of propensities and individuals, but rather fundamentally, supplanting the methods for considering. This is the only best method to take sobriety
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So, with the help of some people, i was able to make a fairly accurate knockback system that incorporates the ability to send units through the air if they fly off a cliff or high spot of terrain, as well as keep them from climbing cliffs and such.
Anyways, the thing works fine, though I have a problem with 2 things. 1, i use "setunitx" and "setunity" to move the units, a function which makes it look awsome, but it allows the units to go through everything. I've worked out terrain problems, but now how do I get it to not go through units? and i don't want to use setUnitLoc, because that opens up new problems on its own.
second thing is i want to use this system with projectiles as well, as to get every MOVING thing into one system. However, some projectiles will deal a knockback effect, so how do I incorporate that in or do i have to create a separate "system" to control projectiles as well?


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The Top Ten Back-To-School Outfits
New classes, new friends, new year, new you! The start of school calls for a great first impression—and the perfect first-day ensemble. Whether you want to add a campus-cool twist to your summertime staples or are planning on premiering your brand-new fall wardrobe buys, we're sure you've already put a lot of thought into your debut look. But it never hurts to have a little sartorial inspiration, so we've rounded up 10 rad outfit ideas courtesy of our super stylish readers.
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Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Cooking the chicken over high heat quickly gives it a nicely browned look and taste without needing to deep fry. Fresh orange juice in the sauce and lots of vegetables keep the dish and the nutrition balanced.
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons peanut oil
- 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pint small, sweet mixed peppers, quartered, or 2 mixed bell peppers, cut into 1-inch strips
- 6 scallions, whites cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, greens cut into 1-inch pieces and thinly sliced vertically into thin strips
- 8 ounces snow peas, trimmed
- Serving suggestion, cooked brown rice
- Chopped peanuts for sprinkling, optional
Step 1
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, chili-garlic sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice and cornstarch; set aside.
2. Meanwhile, coat the chicken with 2 teaspoons oil and heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken to taste with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally with a wooden spoon, 2 minutes. Transfer the partially-cooked chicken to a plate. Reserve the pan.
3. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in the pan; add the peppers, scallion whites, and snow peas. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved chicken; whisk the sauce again and add it to the pan. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened and the chicken is tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve over rice and sprinkle with the scallion greens and peanuts, if using.


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Find out how scientists raise money for expeditions.More about Brian Rosen
Following in the footsteps of Darwin, Banks, Wallace and other pioneering naturalists, our scientists collect specimens and data from all parts of the world. Fieldtrips are an essential part of their research, and the collecting process makes many feel as though they are truly 'making' the Museumâs history.
The centuries have brought about many changes to how fieldwork is conducted, namely in ensuring the ethical collection of specimens. In these clips, our curators and researchers reveal their experiences in travelling to sometimes remote locations, many of which have led to exciting discoveries.
Find out how scientists raise money for expeditions.
Discover how objects found in caves become part of the collection.
Discover why Papua New Guinea is a important place to collect specimens.
Find out about the challenges of planning fieldwork.
Discover more about the world's largest butterfly: the spectacular Queen Alexandra's Birdwing.
Discover what scientists eat in the field.
Find out about Keith collecting specimens in Nepal.
Find out how the Museum plans fieldwork with local organisations.
Listen to Paul recall his fieldwork in the Olduvai Gorge.
Discover more about the disappearance of the Aldabra Brush Warbler.
Hear how Sandy coped with the hazards of fieldwork in exotic locations.
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Brussels, 14 June 2012
Passenger rights: unfair refusals 'still a problem' for disabled air travellers says Commission
Many disabled and reduced mobility air travellers still face problems of unjustified refusals, and other unfair demands when attempting to travel. As thousands of disabled Paralympians and spectators prepare to travel to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, the Commission has published guidelines to clarify their rights when travelling by air.
Vice-President Siim Kallas, European Commissioner responsible for Transport, said: "Dealing with disability in life is a tough enough challenge: things shouldn't get even tougher when you arrive at the airport".
The guidelines cover travellers at all EU airports and the operations of EU carriers anywhere in the world. They also cover non-EU carriers within or leaving Europe.
The aim is to clarify existing EU rules on passenger rights for disabled people and people with reduced mobility travelling by air (EC Regulation 1107/2006). They deal with problems in 22 areas on access to air travel without discrimination.
The key concerns are:
1. Pre-notification: The guidelines highlight the importance of pre-notification. In order to allow service providers (airports or airlines) to arrange the required assistance, it is essential that disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility notify their needs at least 48 hours before the published time of departure.
2. Unjustified refusals: Passengers report recurring problems with refusals and inconsistent requirements for medical certificates and for passengers to be accompanied.
3. Problems with medical and mobility equipment
Commenting on the new guidelines Vice President Siim Kallas said, "My message to disabled passengers is: if you want an easier journey, tell them in advance that you are coming."
And to the airlines and airport operators I would say, "Disabled and reduced mobility passengers will usually need your assistance. These guidelines are there to help you, in helping them."
Mr Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum, said: "Quality assistance is very important for persons with disabilities and it is positively addressed into the interpretative guidelines. The European Commission chose a balanced approach and therefore manages to protect the interest of passengers with disabilities as well as passengers with reduced mobility in a proportionate manner"
Xavier González, Chief Executive Officer of the International Paralympic Committee, the organizers of the Paralympic Games, said: "We welcome the publication of these guidelines and hope airports and airlines across Europe take note immediately".
"Just like the many passengers with a disability who fly on a daily basis, our athletes regularly experience unnecessary problems travelling through airports and with airlines. This should not be the case when we are striving for equality in society"
"This summer 4,200 athletes will be travelling to London for the biggest ever Paralympic Games. The experience they have travelling on airlines and through airports could shape how they view the success of the Games regardless of their athletic performance"
Despite EU legislation on passengers rights, disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility continue to come across problems when travelling by air: a lack or unequal level of quality of service in Europe; too often unjustified refusals or restrictions of reservations or boarding based on unclear safety reasons; inconsistencies in the treatment of passengers who need medical oxygen on-board; limited level of awareness of passengers regarding their rights; limited percentage (around 40%) of pre-notification of assistance needs before travelling, which is of crucial importance to allow service providers to prepare the required assistance; lack of harmonised application of the Regulation by national enforcement bodies (NEBs); and lack of effectiveness in the treatment of complaints.
The guidelines are based on a detailed assessment of the existing Regulation concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air1(EC Regulation 1107/2006).
The guidelines have been thoroughly discussed with all stakeholders: national authorities, aviation industry (airline and airport organisations) as well as consumer and user associations, notably those representing disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility.
The guidelines will help facilitate air travel for disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility and thus assist air carriers and airports to improve the application of the Regulation. They will also assist national authorities with the enforcement of the Regulation. They will provide a real added value to the increased travel activity by disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility expected for the Paralympics.
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The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity
As World Water Day approaches, new Worldwatch Institute study examines global water use and steps to address water scarcity
Washington, D.C.—Some 1.2 billion people—almost a fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage. The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth, climate change, investment and management shortfalls, and inefficient use of existing resources restrict the amount of water available to people, according to Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs Online service (www.worldwatch.org). It is estimated that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, with almost half of the world living in conditions of water stress.
Water scarcity has several definitions. Physical scarcity occurs when there is not enough water to meet demand; its symptoms include severe environmental degradation, declining groundwater, and unequal water distribution. Economic water scarcity occurs when there is a lack of investment and proper management to meet the demand of people who do not have the financial means to use existing water sources; the symptoms in this case normally include poor infrastructure.Large parts of Africa suffer from economic water scarcity.
World population is predicted to grow from 7 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050, putting a strain on water resources to meet increased food, energy, and industrial demands. But there are many other pressures, including increased urbanization and overconsumption, lack of proper management, and the looming threat of climate change. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and UN Water, global water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century.
At the global level, 70 percent of water withdrawals are for the agricultural sector, 11 percent are to meet municipal demands, and 19 percent are for industrial needs. These numbers, however, are distorted by the few countries that have very high water withdrawals, such as China, India, and the United States.
Agricultural water withdrawal accounts for 44 percent of total water withdrawal among members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), but this rises to more than 60 percent within the eight OECD countries that rely heavily on irrigated agriculture. In the four transitional economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, agriculture accounts for 74 percent of water withdrawals, but this ranges from 20 percent in Russia to 87 percent in India.
Policymakers must introduce a variety of measures to address global water scarcity. One important initiative is to support small-scale farmers. Much of the public investment in agricultural water management has focused on large-scale irrigation systems. Farmers can also use water more efficiently by taking a number of steps, including growing a diverse array of crops suited to local conditions and adopting irrigation systems like "drip" lines that deliver water directly to plants' roots.
Climate change will affect global water resources at varying levels. Reductions in river runoff and aquifer recharge are expected in the Mediterranean basin and in the semiarid areas of the Americas, Australia, and southern Africa, affecting water availability in regions that are already water-stressed. In Asia, the large areas of irrigated land that rely on snowmelt and high mountain glaciers for water will be affected by changes in runoff patterns, while highly populated deltas are at risk from a combination of reduced inflows, increased salinity, and rising sea levels. And rising temperatures will translate into increased crop water demand everywhere.
To combat the effects of climate change, efforts must be made to follow an integrated water resource management approach on a global scale. This involves water management that recognizes the holistic nature of the water cycle and the importance of managing trade-offs within it, that emphasizes the importance of effective institutions, and that is inherently adaptive.
Further highlights from the report:
- A region is said to face water scarcity when supplies fall below 1,000 cubic meters per person, and absolute water scarcity is when supplies drop below 500 cubic meters a year.
- About 66 percent of Africa is arid or semiarid, and more than 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa currently live on less than 1,000 cubic meters of water resources per person.
- According to UN Water, each person in North America and Europe (excluding former Soviet Union countries) consumes at least 3 cubic meters per day of virtual water in imported food, compared with 1.4 cubic meters per day in Asia and 1.1 cubic meters per day in Africa.
Notes to Editors:
For more information and to obtain a complimentary copy of "The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity,"please contact Supriya Kumar at email@example.com.
About the Worldwatch Institute:
Worldwatch is an independent research organization based in Washington, D.C. that works on energy, resource, and environmental issues. The Institute's State of the World report is published annually in more than 15 languages. For more information, visit www.worldwatch.org.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
On the Street….Paris Chill, Rive Gauche
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Taller, thinner, younger Jean Pual Belmondo? Love the cut of his trousers.
I just love this. He looks picture perfect, crisp. And look at those shoes with black&white striped socks; that is the whole idea of the outfit. I appreciate him for ditching black footwear this day; touch of warm brown makes the picture alive!
He looks so serious, and then the socks made me laugh!
My God this man is lovely. But am I alone in thinking his trousers are just too short?
Love the pants and the jacket, great color.
Are those two zippers on his pants?
Love the confidence of this young man. And his jacket.
He's a good looking fellow. Is he holding his friend's sweater? The pants and shoes combo are so not Paris. Still, I like what this fashion plate has to offer. Bravo!
Where are the bouquinistes? Where is everybody? Great picture. Smoldering dude.
It's terrible!Brrr….
Holy Woodsy Style, Batman! This guy is amazing. The zippers on his pants (does anyone know who makes them?)are for venting to avoid overheating while super heroically active. The socks- what a slyly humorous touch. And the old school boots? Capping it off.
I love those colors, and I love the bleak surroundings.
Tres sexy.
Thanks so much! I have to get my boyfriend to dress like that!
The sweater is amazing!
pants are too tight and a little high for moi.
just love the trousers cut and lenth. and boots! i was looking for similar ones for ages! socks! overall look is very neat too.
an inspiration for me (I'm a woman).
I think I am in LOVE…
Great shoes.
I guess you have to wear a fairly long shirt under that jacket. I like a short jacket, but this proportion is just out of balance for me.
the socks!! fantastic!
COOLIO deluxe, i love`s this autfitt
his pants at first seem a little short. therefore, reminiscent of the beer bellied american man in his 40s who continues to wear ten year old dockers. of course here, the legs are cropped and the rest fits well, whereas the aforementioned american invariably displays strained pleats and an unappealing wedgie effect in the rise. unfortunately for this guy, who is otherwise pretty smoking hot (no pun intended), it's difficult for the american in me to get past the pant length. thanks to sart for another great photo!
he looks uncomfortable – his stance, outfit – perhaps he doesn't like his picture taken?
this is the French guy every American girl dreams of meeting when she's on study abroad…
although I do hope he's wearing those socks ironically
j'adore french boys!
where does one find boots like that? More so what is the style of the boots called? (not up on all my lingo)
this whole outfit fits him well..
luv the shoe.
The bottom half of his outfit does it more for me than the top but overall the proportions are very thought over. Also helps that he's a model because the clothes just look better on him than most people.
Love this, I think it is one of the best. I'm surprised at the ease he is able to pull off the pants but I like them – especially the tie at the knees.
ay. i actually don't enjoy this outfit very much.
the jacket is too boxy, and his shoes are more fug than fabulous.
i do like those little black tassel-like things on the inside of his trousers though. what is that?
That's so Thom Browne-esque.
I'm usually not a big fan of Thom Brown looks, but I like this one.
That jacket. I need it. Does anyone have any info on it?
bad cut everywhere – jacket too big, pants to tight and too small. really no good.
i just love the way he is holding the hand in which he has his cigarette. despite his disarmingly handsome face, i am perhaps even more drawn to the position of his hand. it says something about him. it is beautiful.
hmm, not sure about the length of his jacket. cut too short?
Pants are actually perfect, for all those thinking they are too short. Not to harp on the T Browne effect, but he does it here without seeming contrived or pretentious-fantastic.
Looks good but I think having your mobile phone show like that through the pants really makes them look cheap in a way! Takes away from the neat look. Rather keep it in my jacket or somewhere, where it doesn't show.
Remind me to hang out in that area next time I'm in Paris.
anybody knows what kind of shoes are those?
This is a French alpha male!! Just try and make fun of his pants. I dare you. Although, the sweater he seems to be holding for someone tells me he's probably sweet. What a stunner. This is why people go to Paris to find love.
why are so many guys wearing pale cotton khakis in january?
as much as i like those pants, i think they should be put away until may, in favor of wool and denim.
anyone agree, or i am just clinging to the old days on this one?
i love the socks! the way he played with the length of each garment, the jacket, pants, and sweater, is great (however intentional).
casual and chic. and i just love the colours.
Aren´t those Red Wing-Boots? Not sure though.
W-O-W. French men are so utterly devastating, par excellence!!
actually, he is British and the fashion editor of the British version of GQ Style… very sweet guy and has an impecabble dress sense! I really wonder where he got his pants from! any ideas?!?
Why does everyone love this guy? Is it the clothes or the hot french guy wearing them?
besides the really cool roll of his jacket collar, his pants look ridiculously short and tight, accenting his spindly legs in the wrong way. Also short jacket with long sweater doesn't work for me.
I see a good looking Frenchman dressing up in his shorter American cousin's J Crew outfit.
The shoes are cool though, as is his nonchalant and unimpressed facial expression.
yep that's the lovely garth spencer. and i'm sure i had a similar if not the same pair of neil barrett trousers about 3/4 years ago that had those zips mid leg – behind the knee to alter the fit. will have to dig them out!
smoldering!!! wow, that face is raising my bloodpressure. american boys don't give you that look. he's got the perfect tossled boyish haircut. and i love that jacket with the collar. this picture captures a little of his breath in the chilly air; he's like an animal about to engulf you. i surrender!


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The first 40-degree nights remind us: It's time to prepare the houseplants and tropicals to come inside for the winter. There's no rush - some of us delay well into October - but since some plants die from frost or even 40 degrees, keep a sheet ready to cover the vulnerable plants when a suddenly cold night is predicted.
For most plants that are going inside, the normal steps are basic cleanup, a decision about repotting and adapting them to new conditions.
Clean up: It is not necessary to spray all container plants with pesticides. Very few insects that happen to travel into the house will survive there, and those few usually aren't harmful. Brush off the bottoms of the pots, where pill bugs and centipedes congregate. Remove dead flowers or stems, and debris around the base of the plant. Clean up the pot itself. Brush off spiders and minor insects, and hose the plant with a strong stream of water.
If you see or have experienced more serious pests, use an insecticidal soap or dunk the whole plant in a tub of mild soapy water. In extreme cases, expose the plant's entire root system, wash the whole plant, and then put it into fresh potting mix.
Repotting or not?: Fall and spring are both fine for repotting houseplants. If your plant is obviously cramped (so you'll be watering constantly), or if it's in an outdoors-only container, then do move the plant into a larger pot now. Choose a pot just one size up (no more than an inch larger).
Timing and adjusting: Many plants are shocked by changes - from cool to warm, warm to cold, humid to dry. Ficus plants are notorious for dropping their leaves after the least change of venue. A Christmas cactus can even drop its buds because you turned it around in place. So make the outside/inside move as gentle as possible. Do it on a mild day, when the heat is off in the house and the conditions are relatively similar.
Two conditions in most homes are radically different from outdoors - light and humidity. The best indoor light is about as bright as outdoor shade, so plan to supplement the lighting. An outdoor "shade" plant really won't love your darkest corner. And do plan to increase the humidity around your plants, since heated homes without humidifiers can be drier than a desert.
Which plants, where?
Unless you have a greenhouse or huge, bright windows, it's triage time: Some plants must stay behind - call them compost - and some will get the best deal you can offer.
Group 1: Tropicals to the basement: With a cool basement or attached garage (40 to 55 degrees) you can provide a long winter's nap for these:
. Angels' trumpets, bananas, Tibouchina, Lantanas: Before the first hard frost, cut off their leaves and drag them to the basement, where they will sprout again in late winter.
. Bulbous or tuberous plants - Cannas, dahlias, caladiums, calla lilies, Agapanthus: After a hard frost, cut off the dead leaves and dig them up carefully - not to wound. Shake off the soil and air dry them; moisture promotes rot. Unless they fall apart, wait until spring to divide them. Some experts advise storage in peat moss or sawdust, but many gardeners just keep them in shallow crates or boxes.
For both groups, provide a few drops of water once in awhile, before the soil gets bone dry.
Group 2: Keep as houseplants: Traditional houseplants such as begonias and schefflera became popular because they survive in warm indoor conditions that are not nearly moist or bright enough for most plants. As new annuals and tender perennials become popular, we're just learning which ones make good houseplants. Try any you love, and if they die - hey, you tried.
Good candidates include Strelitzia (birds of paradise), Colocasia, Alocasia (elephant's ears), coleus, hibiscus, Plectranthus, Helichrysum, mezoo, salvias and Alternanthera. I'm trying Acalypha for the first time. It's way too beautiful to just let go.
Some mandevillas and passionflowers have just begun to flower exuberantly, so bring them in before a 40-degree night and enjoy them as long as they are beautiful. When they stop flowering and get leggy, cut them back and move them to a cool, dark place.
Group 3: A cool, bright location: Few people have a cold cellar or unheated room with good windows, perfect for plants to think they live in Florida. If you have a cold space, above freezing, you could add plant lighting and provide perfect conditions for these: Agaves, Clivia, Cordyline, Crinum, Phormium and flowering maple (Abutilon)
Two special cases
Christmas cactus (shown on C1): People start to worry about how to force Christmas or Thanksgiving cacti into bloom, but it couldn't be easier. Just don't rush it inside. When the plant senses decreasing day length and night temperatures below 55 degrees for a few weeks, it is stimulated to develop flower buds. You will not get flower buds in a 70-degree house. Once the buds start forming, move it carefully inside and place it at the same angle to the light as it had been.
. Amaryllis: Ideally you have let your amaryllis leaves grow, watering and fertilizing them all summer. To produce a bloom, you must now force dormancy. You must cut all the leaves off (a step that feels very, very wrong!) and then lay the pot sideways so it doesn't get drowned in the rain.
Before a frost, take the plant into a cool room for two months of rest. After at least two months, spoon out a little of the old potting mix from the top of the pot and add some new material. (Repot only if it's absolutely cramped, because disturbing the roots can interrupt bud formation.) Then begin to water and fertilize gently and consistently. Sometimes amaryllis take two years to rebloom, but they are certainly worth the effort.
Sally Cunningham is a garden writer, lecturer and consultant.


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A photo I submitted to the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-contest/2013/entries/241163/view/
Sunflowers at Dusk
The sunflowers at the entrance of Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan are backlit by the evening sun.
"Nap time!"
Skimmer Skimming
A Black Skimmer flies to the front of the flock on Lido Key in Sarasota, Florida.
American Bullfrog
An American Bullfrog peeking out of the water at Heritage Park in Canton, Michigan.
Floating Waxwing
A Cedar Waxwing flies from weed-to-weed along the shore of the Huron River at Gallup Park.
Nom! Nom! Nom!..
An Ankole-Watusi rests on the frozen ground at Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Poitou Donkeys
The Poitou Donkeys on the grounds of Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan are inseparable.
Canada Goslings
Canada Goslings walk along the banks of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"Buzz Off!"
On a fall afternoon on the campus of Eastern Michigan University, a fox squirrel rests on a tree branch while being buzzed by a yellow jacket.
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
A Green Frog peaking out of the water at Bandemer Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
American Robin
An American Robin rests on a tree branch at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A Woodchuck peaks out from its den underneath a bridge in Superior Township, Michigan.
Red-tailed Hawk
A Red-tailed Hawk takes a moment to rest after unsuccessfully chasing down a fox squirrel on the campus of Eastern Michigan University.
"Food? Huh? Where?"
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Four years is a long time. A lot can change.
In December 2009, I was at a low point in my life. I didn't know how to constructively deal with my gender identity issues, and that tainted damn near everything else in my life. I was anxious, fat, and depressed. Just look at this Wobegon bastard:
At the same time (and in no way helping my state of mind), my Seahawks were at what felt like the lowest ebb in franchise history. As I wrote back then about the moldered, rancid MoraHawks:
How bad were the 2009 Seahawks? Not only did no members of the team get selected to the Pro Bowl, but the team's two best players were probably Kicker Olindo Mare and Punter Jon Ryan. No other Seahawks team in franchise history lost in blowout fashion more than the '09ers, who lost seven games by margins of 17 points or more. The 2009 Seahawks had no 1,000 yard rusher, no 1,000 yard receiver, and no defender with more than five sacks or more than three interceptions.
Not only did this team lose, but they often lost big with little fight and even less pizazz. The expansion Hawks of '76 and the 1980 4-win team had Zorn and Largent to at least create a modicum of offensive excitement, and the '92s boasted Cortez Kennedy's DPOY performance, a memorable MNF win over the hated Broncos, and a 1,000-yard rusher in Chris Warren. Even in 2008 the Seahawks were more competitive, dropping close games to the Patriots, 49ers, Dolphins, Redskins and Cardinals, and beating Brett Favre's Jets in Holmgren's final snowglobe home game.
Even most of Seattle's wins in 2009 were disheartening. Yes, it was a blast killing the Niners' season with a late FG, and it was fun to see the Seahawks flatten Jacksonville 41-0... But falling behind the 2-win Lions 17-0 at Qwest before winning ugly? Ugh. Two more wins over the overmatched, 1-win Rams? Nothing to celebrate, other than a feeling of relief that the Seahawks didn't dishonor themselves with defeats.
Embarassing, non-descript shittiness. That's the legacy of the 2009 Seahawks.
Tim Ruskell left the cupboard bare with bad drafts and worse free agent signings. Jim Mora piloted this poorly constructed vessel straight into the rocks and immediately blamed it on a placekicker. Four years ago, the Seahawks were the worst team in the NFL. They were old, slow, and overpriced. Collectively, they surrendered in the final month of the season. They lost their last four games by a combined score of 123-37. They were adrift. There was no hope for the future. You could have said the same thing about me back then, too.
With the support of those close to me, I finally started taking incremental steps toward transition. I had to make numerous unpleasant/harrowing decisions, and then I had to deal with the consequences of those choices. I had to overcome fears that had paralyzed me for nearly my entire life. I had to jump out of the plane and stitch together a parachute on the way down. While frightening challenges still lie in front of me, today I'm happier than I've ever been in my life. Just look at this contented chick:
When Pete Carroll and John Schneider took over the Seahawks, they made HUNDREDS of roster moves, and many of those brought down howls of protest from the Twelve Army (Remember Josh Wilson?). Not every move they made worked out (Charlie Whitehurst? Tarvaris Jackson? Matt Flynn?), but after four years of tough decisions and meticulous labor, the Seahawks have blossomed. They've gone from the least talented team in the NFL to the absolute deepest. A year into Barack Obama's first term, both the Seahawks and I were despairing and past hope. A year into his second term, both myself and the team face futures that crackle and blind with limitless promise.
That doesn't mean there won't be setbacks. Last week at work, this little mouth-breathing walking turd got in my face and asked me if I was a man or a woman. That pissed me off, as did yesterday's loss to the Cardinals.
What an odd game, huh? The typically automatic Steven Hauschka banged a 24-yard field goal attempt off the left upright. Seattle averaged 5.2 yards per carry on the ground, but only had 20 rushing attempts. The Seahawks intercepted Carson Palmer four times, yet found a way to lose. The officials apparently couldn't tell the difference between the ground and Doug Baldwin's arm, failing to overturn an incorrect call of an Arizona interception that snuffed out Seattle's last scoring chance.
Arizona's winning drive was kept alive by an improbable Palmer scramble/dime and one of the LATEST defensive holding flags I've ever seen. That winning drive was punctuated by a ridiculous touchdown catch by Michael Floyd, who hauled in the ball AFTER it was tipped by Byron Maxwell.
It's tempting to just jump up and down screaming "Ahh! We sucked!" It's more important to remember that the Cardinals are a solid team, one that would be headed for the playoffs if not for the misfortune of residing in the stacked NFC rather than the thinner AFC. We didn't lose to a collection of random chumps (in fact, the Seahawks three losses this season have been by a combined 15 points to teams who've collectively racked up 30 victories). It's also willful ignorance to wave away questions about yesterday's officiating, which was biased against Seattle in ways both subtle and egregious. A potent maelstrom of a formidable enemy, awful officiating and just plain old bad luck combined to produce a rare home loss for the Seahawks. While concerns about our offensive performance are legitimate, they're no reason to extrapolate from yesterday's disappointment that our quest to hoist that Lombardi Trophy is doomed to fail.
Going into Week 17, the Seahawks are 12-3 and tied for the best record in the NFL. With a win over the 7-8 St. Louis Rams, they'll clinch the NFC West and Home Field Advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs. Walter Thurmond III (who was originally given a chance to play by that infamous Josh Wilson trade) will be back on the field to bolster an already dominant defense. It's a monumentally important game, and as we've seen through this season, the biggest games have tended to bring out the best in these Seahawks.
As Twelves, maybe we've gotten a bit complacent recently. Hell, maybe the team did too. But EVERYTHING we want to accomplish this season is still well within our reach. As bad as the Twelve Army seems to feel right now, you'll all feel much better in a week, and you won't even remember yesterday's game on February 3rd.
Four years is a long time. A lot can change. But the biggest and best changes? They're yet to come.
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Brent crude rose on Monday, closing 2012 up for the fourth straight year after geopolitical threats to production offset worries about flagging oil demand.
As oil prices edged higher on optimism about a positive outcome to the U.S. budget negotiations, Brent closed the year averaging over $111 a barrel, the highest annual average on record. The international benchmark gained 3.5 percent for the year, after rising 13.3 percent in 2011.
Prices found support throughout the year from unrest in the Middle East that threatened supplies, including Western efforts to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions through sanctions against the OPEC nation.
But the euro zone crisis and the U.S. fiscal cliff standoff have added to ongoing concerns about fuel demand and helped balance out production worries throughout 2012. Market players expect these factors will continue to influence prices next year.
"Oil is going to be attached to the Middle East issues, I don't think Iran is going away, they have been quiet of late," said Richard Ilczyszyn, chief market strategist and founder of iitrader.com LLC in Chicago.
"We're finding a base in that $76 to $80 a barrel area (for U.S. crude). I don't know if we're going to go much lower than that for a while, even with all the potential oil coming on line in the United States, I think it's going to be geopolitical risk."
While Brent headed toward annual gains, U.S. crude was on tap to end the year more than 7 percent lower from its 2011 finish, after three straight yearly gains, pressured by surging production in the United States — which hit a 19-year high this year — and Canada.
Oil prices and U.S. stocks pushed higher on Monday afternoon after comments from President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell indicated a deal was close to avert the U.S. ""fiscal cliff," which has threatened to send the economy into recession.
Brent crude traded up 49 cents on the day to settle at $111.11 a barrel, averaging $111.68 for 2012, eclipsing the previous record daily average of $110.91 in 2011.
U.S. WTI crude rose $1.02 to trade at $91.82 a barrel, off intraday highs of $91.99, just above the 200-day moving average of $91.98 a barrel.
Trading volume remained thinned by the year-end holiday season, with Brent activity 44 percent under the 30-day average and U.S. turnover 48 percent below the 30-day average.
Commodities also found some support from economic data in China, the world's second-largest economy and No. 2 crude oil consumer, where factory activity in December expanded at its fastest rate since May 2011, reinforcing hopes for revived growth.
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The record high average oil price for 2012 was a windfall for many producers, with oil producer cartel OPEC's oil export revenues hitting a peak of $1.05 trillion, up 2.5 per cent from last year, U.S. government data showed.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia expects production increases by other oil producers to weigh on energy prices in 2013, however, potentially cutting into its fiscal surplus. (Read More: Why Oil Prices Could Slide)
Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf said on Saturday the kingdom ran a budget surplus of 387 billion riyals ($103.2 billion) in 2012 as high energy prices and strong output levels generated revenue of 1.24 trillion riyals.
"The results of this year are exceptional," Alassaf told Al-Arabiya television, but added, "The international conditions and the increase in production by some states (in 2013) will have negative effects on prices."


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Just a quick post today because I'm going batty with the latest exercise to attempt to build a database of the Mierzejewskis that I can locate through ship manifests to locate and track my family's movements, I've compiled quite a list of the different variations of how the name has been spelled. Here's what I've found so far:
- Mierzejewski
- Mizejewski
- Mirzejewski
- Nierzejewski
- Nierzejewsky (I think this and #4 are probably transcription errors on ancestry.com and ellisisland.org)
- Mierzyewski (This may too be a transcription error)
- Mierzijewski
- Miezjewski
- Mezejewski
- Mierzeski
- Mierezyewska
- Meitzejewski
- Mieszyjewska
Thirteen permutations to date! Arghgh!! Now I know why I can't find 'em! Memo to self: create a table of all possible permutations. Am working on a lookup for all of the Mskis I can locate via ship manifests. Will post when I have an update available.


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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team performed well on the final day of action at the three-day, New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championships, at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center Sunday.
The men finished the competition fourth in an 11-team field with 380 points, while the women finished sixth in a 19-team field with 606 points. The scores from next week's diving competition will be added to these scores to make them final and official.
For the women, junior Katelyn Kidney (Lynn, MA/Lynn Classical) was third in the 200 butterfly in 2:15.12, senior Maggie Conlon (Methuen, MA/Methuen HS) was 11th in the 100 individual medley in 1:05.54, and the 400 freestyle relay team of freshman Caroline Corcoran (West Boylston, MA/ West Boylston), senior Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/ Frontier Regional HS), Kidney and senior Meredith Maki (Holden, MA/ Wachusett Regional HS) was fourth in 3:47.31.
For the men, sophomore Phil Lowney (Mattapoisett, MA/Bishop Stang HS/ Roger Williams) was fifth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:14.48, while freshman Robert Braza (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) was 10th in 2:23.50. In the 200 butterfly, sophomore Michael Gryss (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) was sixth in 2:10.33. In the 100 individual medley, freshman Charles London (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS/Bristol CC) was fifth in 57.41 seconds, while freshman Max Kearns (Marion, MA/Bishop Stang HS/Northeastern) was ninth in 59.82 seconds, and the 400 freestyle relay team of Kearns, senior Kevin Janofsky (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield HS), London and freshman Justin Floeck (Middleboro, MA/Middleboro HS) was fifth in 3:21.51.
Lowney posted an ECAC open "A" cut time with his fifth place finish in the 200 breaststroke, and he will compete in that event and in the 100 yard breaststroke at the ECAC Open Championships at Harvard March 1st and 2nd.
"We finished up strong in many events," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "I am proud of my team's performance and looking forward to see Phil (Lowney) race at the ECAC Open Championships against talented student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III at Harvard."
The Corsairs will participate in the NEISDA Division II and III Diving Championships at Plymouth State next weekend.


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Most Awesome Treks @ Routeburn Track, New Zealand
Highlights of the trek include the views from Harris Saddle and atop Conical Hill.
The South Island, also known as the Jade Island, is the larger of the two major island of New Zealand. Its heart is the Southern Alps, whose beautiful scenery includes glaciers (Franz Josef, Fox, Tasman) in the Westland National Park near Mont Cook and waterfalls (Sutherland Falls, cascading in three levels for 1,900 feet, among the highest in the world).
See the stunning subalpine scenery of New Zealand's South Island surrounding this medium-level, three day (32kms) track. At the base of New Zealand's Southern Alps, the track passes through two of the country's national parks: Fiordland and Mt Aspiring. Highlights of the trek include the views from Harris Saddle and atop Conical Hill – from where you can see waves breaking on the distant beach.
The main challenge for this popular hike is actually securing a place among the limited numbers allowed on the tracks at any one time.


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Daily Voice Director John Bernbach of Bedford has been named Chairman of the Board at Ai Media Group, a full-service digital media, and technology company
Bernbach serves as an advisor to Blackstone, whose CEO Stephen Schwarzman currently serves as President Donald Trump's economic advisor. The move comes three months after Blackstone announced a minority investment in the company.
As chairman, Bernbach will work on developing growth strategies and creating new service offerings for the media and technology business.
"We are thrilled that John Bernbach has joined the board of Ai Media Group," said Viral Patel, managing director, Tactical Opportunities at Blackstone. "John has been at the forefront of media and communications innovation throughout his entire career and we trust him to bring his invaluable experience and judgment to support the growth of Ai Media Group."
Bernbach is CEO of The Bernbach Group, a business consulting firm. Prior to July 2015, he served as vice chairman of Engine, a privately-owned marketing company, which he joined in 2010. He was also a co-founder of NTM (Not Traditional Media) Inc., a marketing and media advisory firm.
A 45-year veteran of the ad industry, Bernbach spent more than two decades at Doyle Dane Bernbach, the agency launched by his father in 1949.
"Ai Media Group really caught my eye for what they are doing with accountability and attribution in a time when those things are so important," said Bernbach. "They have a tremendous future and I'm thrilled to play a part in their growth."
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Day 5: After much success during the it-bag heyday, Chloé stumbled a bit and couldn't quite find its footing. However, things have changed and in the past couple years Chloé has released a few bags that are fresh, imaginative and garnered quite the following. I found myself drawn to the Faye bag and once I saw this rendition, it was the perfect fit.
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Dear Chanel hunters, another new Chanel Mini Flap Bag have been released. Is it shopping spree time now? Get your credit card ready!
This new bag seems to have the exact same measurement as the Chanel Mini Quilted Flap Bag.. only that the front flap is longer.
The leather pattern looks like diamond cut and some of them are designed in different form. However, the leather does look durable and strong, so don't worry about scratches and maintenance.
The design is modern and bold – it makes the perfect mini city bag for the evenings. It also adds a little bit of urban touch mixed with motorcycle appeal.
I love the new CC logo.
Now we do not know the style code, measurement or its real product name (we just name it Diamond Cut Flap Bag for now). We will try to post more info later on.
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Allow us to show you another Chanel stunner in the form of the Diamond CC Wallet On Chain Bag, a new wallet on chain that's definitely gonna be your next target! Quilted to perfection, you'll never want to part ways with this baby again!
READ: Chanel Diamond CC Flap Bag for Fall Winter 2014 Pre-Collection
For your information, this design concept had been seen during the brand's Fall Winter 2014 Pre-Collection, but in the normal, flap bag size kind (for more details, you can click on the link above). The diamond quilt is something, of course, but the embossed 'CC' in the center makes it unique and eye-catching…perfect for showing-off, and you definitely have our blessing! It even comes in a variety of colors to choose from, so whatever your mood and taste, there's always going to be a perfect Diamond CC WOC for you!
As of now, we don't have price deets available yet. Just stay tuned for more updates very soon!
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Chloe is a quintessential designer brand that has been around for years, revolutionizing bag design and everything high fashion. Today, we're bringing you the brand's latest offering, the Diamond Faye Bag. We're sure it'll spark your interest…totally!
This piece is the latest Faye to join the family, and its main design element is its diamond embossed calfskin leather exterior with suede lining and gold-tone hardware, which provides a beautiful contrast. Measuring 12.5" x 10" x 2" inches (W x H x D), the bag has enough room for all of your day to night essentials, guaranteed! It comes with an adjustable and detachable shoulder strap, making it one of the most versatile pieces you could ever own. Inside, it has two interior compartments and zip pocket. Surely, the organized diva would love this!
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We've seen the Chanel team do magic on the runway and their ad campaigns which feature new releases (their pieces are TOTALLY out there!). This time, we're going to take a closer look at another one of their chic pieces, the Diamond Chevron Quilted Flap Bag! This baby is part of the brands's Cruise 2016 collection, which had just been released.
Some weeks ago, we were able to feature some fancy Chev pieces (that you received with so much excitement), but this time, we're going to spill the deets about the differences between this line and the former. As you can see, it has a pattern, but it forms a 'diamond' crossing at the center, which gives you a more textured look. It's not just Vs alright, it's something more than that! Also, let's not forget about the beautiful 'CC' clasp, which shines just as beautifully. What's not to love about this piece?
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27" Apple iMac teardown (Model: A1312)
In 2011, Apple updated the iMac line with Intel's second-generation Core CPU family and AMD's new Radeon HD 6000-series graphics processors. Apple also replaced the old Mini DisplayPort input with a Thunderbolt port.
In March, I took a look inside the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC and couldn't wait to see how the new iMac compared. Follow along as I crack open the 27" Apple iMac (2011).
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Hi I am new to this site and find it to be very awesome and helpful.
However I have noticed that when I search for my character there are two entries for him, one as a Gnome and one as a Human.
I understand why this has come about as I did do a race change but wouldn't it be better stating the race change in a single character history entry, rather than start a fresh character on warcraftrealms.com when a race change occurs.
I listed in Bugs as I do not know if this is intended or not.
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It's a limitation of the way the data is gathered - there is no way for the database to know if your character has racechanged, or if you deleted/transferred/renamed it and then someboidy made a new one with the same name.
You can manually flag a character as having transferred though, it won't merge the two records but will link them up: when you're logged in, and have claimed both characters, you can use the "Manage Characters and Guilds" link in your website profile to edit the characters, which includes a section to add the ID of the other version of the same character - I've never used it myself so don't know the full details but it may be of some help.
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Indeed. To my knowledge, the characters don't have unique IDs even on servers. Rather, they are made unique being of specific name on specific server and tied to a specific WoW account. So, my main propably looks like Trelw-Alleria, rather than Troll Warrior number 2537-Alleria or some such.
Unlike real world, another EU account can't contain another Trelw-Alleria. In reality I have a fairly, but not entirely unique name combination. The only reliable way of separating me from the three? others that (have) exist(ed) on electronical database level, is to look at my social security number, which is unique to me. In fact, long ago there was a mixup as insufficient data was provided and I got confused with another "me", who was just born decades earlier... but even on the same day. Only the last two numbers of part one and the four characters long unique identifier were slightly different.
In WoW, such mixups can't happen. Trelw-Alleria is my alter ego and cannot be duplicated by anyone.
Blizzard naturally tracks more data than what they show us... but you can't see your former names, guilds or realms on Armory, either. WCR offers a very unique way of retaining at least some of that knowledge, but even it requires additional player input.
If characters were truely unique and the system was entirely transparent, there would be problems, too. There are people who get harassed by ex-boyfriends, schoolmates, etc. And some people just plain dislike publicity. That's why the original concept of Real ID, especially on the forums ran into such a storm of resistance. There are people who know Trelw-Alleria is behind his screen, but that data isn't available to all at a click of a button.
Openness and transparency are generally good things, but people should retain at least the option of privacy. Which, in the online environment, is hard. Once something goes online, it won't go away entirely, no matter how hard people try. Of cause, law enforcement agencies, lawyers and judges fight the worst of the problems, like child pornography, identity theft, intellectual property theft, terrorism, etc, but when a bachelor party picture taken 20 or 30 years ago ruins someone's career and marriage, it's pretty harsh... and such things have happened... and will happen.
And on a WoW-related note, there are people who do not hire online players, especially WoW ones. Does the fact that the Norwegian mass murdered Breivik played WoW define all WoW players? No, but it may reflect badly on all the rest of us. Such is life in the digital age...
Safe adventures in the World of Warcraft and happy censusing!
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