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Virginia Redistricting: The Growing Northern Virginia Suburbs
Posted on January 31, 2011 by Rose Institute
Today's post, the third in our series on Congressional redistricting in Virginia, will look at the 8th, 10th, and 11th Districts in Northern Virginia.
The suburban 8th District starts just north of Mount Vernon and goes west toward Interstate 95 and east to the Potomac River. Going north it follows the Potomac River as its eastern boundary (most of the way directly across the river from Washington D.C.), up past the cities of Alexandria and Arlington, stopping slightly south of McLean. It avoids McLean and juts westward with a fairly narrow arm to include Tysons Corner and the city of Reston. When the arm comes back east, it follows Interstate 495 (known as the Capital Beltway) southward past Interstate 66 before cutting in to the east to include Falls Church. It proceeds southward staying east of the Beltway until it hits I-95, which it follows until it again cuts to the east slightly. The district's population is wealthy–20.7% of families in the 8th district have a family income of $200,000 or more. The district's population is also ethnically diverse; it is only 64.6% white and has large African American, Latino, and Asian communities. Unlike the overpopulated districts surrounding it, the 8th is slightly underpopulated at 689,880 and needs approximately 37,000 new residents to have an ideal population.*
Congressman Jim Moran
The district is one of only two solidly Democratic districts in the state (the other is the Richmond-based 3rd District, which is detailed in a later post). Even when Republican Governor Bob McDonnell badly beat Creigh Deeds in 2009, Arlington and Alexandria counties voted strongly for Deeds. President Obama did even better in 2008, when he won Arlington County with 73% and Alexandria County with 72%. Obama won the district with 69% of the vote. Democrat Jim Moran has been the 8th District's Congressman since 1991 and wins by comfortable margins. In the Republican takeover of the House in 2010, Moran won with 61% of the vote.
How might the district be redrawn? Even though it is in the rapidly expanding Northern Virginia suburbs, it is underpopulated and needs to add additional people. To the south and west, it is surrounded by the competitive (but Democratic) and overpopulated 11th District and to the north it is surrounded by the overpopulated 10th district (which currently has a Republican incumbent but has voted Democratic). The district will very likely remain strongly Democratic. Republicans may want to add part or all of McLean to make the 10th (and its Republican incumbent) have one less major Washington suburb. Republicans could try to expand the 8th into the 11th to give the 8th parts of Fairfax County (61% Obama) in an attempt to dilute the 11th District's liberal base. However, Democrats will likely object to any plan that makes the 11th district less liberal as it is one of only three districts in the state with a Democratic incumbent. Republicans also would have difficulty making the 11th District a Republican district (see below) and will likely try to preserve the 10th as a Republican district by making it recede to the west and giving the more liberal parts of it to the 8th. Adding McLean to the 8th district would likely appeal to both parties as it would help keep the 8th and 11th districts Democratic and the 10th Republican. Yet, either party could try to draw the 8th in a different way in an attempt to change the makeup of either the 10th or 11th.
Starting at the bottom of the 8th District, the 11th District follows the border of the 8th District to the north and the Potomac River to the south. The 11th District follows the 8th District to the northwest along the 8th's arm, but then heads south until it hits I-66. Â The district follows I-66 westward until it becomes concave (it juts sharply south) to avoid Manassas (in the 10th). The 11th goes north after Manassas past I-66 then goes southward on a fairly straight line crossing I-66 again (and going significantly past I-66 southward) before heading east south of Dale City and over I-95 before it hits the Potomac River. The district includes parts of Prince William and Fairfax County including the city of Fairfax and George Mason University. The district is similarly ethnically diverse to the 8th District–66.7% white, 11.5% African American, and 15.6% Latino. Unlike the 8th, it is overpopulated; its 770,285 people makes it too populated by more than 42,000 people.
The district appeared fairly solidly Democratic in 2008–Obama won the district with 57% of the vote and Democrat
Congressman Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly, the former Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, won with 54.7% of the vote. However, Republicans have done well in the district before and after 2008. Moderate Republican Tom Davis was the district's Congressman from 1995-2008, Republican Governor Bob McDonnell won Fairfax County in 2009 with 51%, and Republican Keith Fimian (who ran against Connolly in 2008) barely lost by less than 1% in 2010. When Davis represented the district, he usually won with fairly comfortable margins (he won with 55% during the Democratic wave in 2006). In 2010, Fimian outspent Connolly $2.7 million to Connolly's $2.4 million and lost by only a few hundred votes. Over the past ten years, the district has been fairly moderate and hypothetically could be redrawn to make it competitive for either party.
How might the district be redrawn? Â For two reasons, it is unlikely the Republicans will be able to make it more Republican friendly. Â First, Republicans do not control the entire redistricting process, and Democrats in the Senate will likely work to protect the 11th District. Â Second, even if Republicans could draw the lines however they wanted, they would still struggle to make the district more Republican friendly. The district is overpopulated and needs to lose more than 40,000 people. It could be redrawn to give many of these people to the Democratic 8th District to the north. Republicans could attempt to make the district more Republican by drawing it into the Republican parts of the 10th District to the north or the 1st district to the south. Yet, drawing the 11th District into either of these districts would add more people, and the district needs to lose people. Adding more Republicans to the district still leaves the district over populated and still leaves it with a significant base of Democratic voters. The district could add some to the 8th but would still be overpopulated. It would then be forced to be redrawn to add people to the 10th District to the north. However, any population that shifts from the 11th District to the 10th District would likely be Democratic voters. The 10th District voted for Obama in 2008 and, while its Republican incumbent Frank Wolf continues to win elections fairly comfortably, the Democratic trends of the 10th District makes some Republicans worry that when Wolf retires the district could flip Democratic (see below). Therefore, Republicans are very unlikely to add residents of the 11th District to the 10th District. In addition, the 10th is already the most overpopulated district in the state. Republicans and Democrats may agree to a compromise that protects both Connolly in the 11th and Wolf in the 10th. The 11th would be redrawn to give the 8th additional people to balance the 8th and then would be extended slightly into the 1st District simply to pick up the necessary residents to balance its population. Â The 11th could also be redrawn to pick up Manassas while moving its southern border with the 1st District northward to help balance its population and offset the addition of Manassas, which voted for Obama in 2008.
The 10th District borders the 8th and 11th Districts to the east with prongs that pick up Manassas and McLean. The district then recedes to the northwest to have a northern border with Maryland and West Virginia. To the south, the 10th District runs south of Interstate 66 bordering both the 1st and 7th Districts until I-66 dead-ends into Interstate 81. While the 10th District continues west to the West Virginia border, it includes the northern part of the I-81 corridor. The district includes the cities of Front Royal and Winchester to the west and Chantilly and Sterling to the east. The district is, by far, the most populous in the state. Â With 838,267 people, it is now overpopulated by more than 110,000 people. The district is less ethnically diverse than the other two Northern Virginia districts–its population is 74.2% white.
Even though Republican incumbent Frank Wolf has had a lock on the district for decades (he was first elected in 1981), the district continues to trend Democratic. Wolf won 64% of the vote in 2010 and 58.8% of the vote in 2008 even though Obama carried the district with 53%. Wolf demonstrated his ability to win in tough years in 2006 and 2008.  Democratic challenger Judy Feder blanketed the Northern Virginia airwaves with ads attacking Wolf for being in Congress too long and in 2008 tried to tie Wolf to Republican John McCain.  Wolf won by  comfortable margins both times. While Republican Governor Bob McDonnell did very well in Wolf's district in 2009, Obama won it in 2008. Loudon County and the city of Winchester voted for Obama in 2008 and for Democratic Governor Tim Kaine in 2005. Wolf has shown that he can win in the district despite its Democratic trends; however, Wolf is 71 years old and when he retires, the current district would likely be competitive.
How might the 10th District be redrawn? The 10th is among the most difficult to redraw in the state. In addition to being significantly overpopulated, Republicans need to make it less liberal in case Wolf retires during the next ten years. Two of the Democratic bases in the district are the eastern edge, which is closest to Washington, D.C. (the Manassas and McLean prongs), and the city of Winchester in the west. Â As noted in a recent post, the 6th District to the south needs to gain people, especially if the 9th District in the southwest corner of the state is drawn into the 6th to help it gain population (both the 9th and 6th are underpopulated). As the 6th District is solidly Republican, Republicans would likely want to redraw it to include the northernmost part of I-81 (the district already follows I-81 for most of the state) to remove part or all of the city of Winchester. Both the 7th and the 1st Districts will likely be redrawn to include part of the current 10th District because both of those districts are likely to lose population along their southern boundaries to help equalize underpopulated districts in southern Virginia (such as the 5th detailed in the previous post). The 7th and 1st would likely be drawn directly northward toward I-66 simply to help them add population. Additionally, Republicans would like to make the 10th District recede farther to the west away from the more liberal Washington, D.C. suburbs. Ideally, Republicans would redraw the 10th to lose both Manassas and McLean. Yet, the difficulty becomes which district would pick up these additional people. If one combines the 8th and 11th Districts to be of equal size, they would both be slightly overpopulated (the 11th is more overpopulated than the 8th is underpopulated), so the districts need to lose people. But if Republicans attempted to add either McLean or Manassas to either the 8th or the 11th, then that district would have to lose even more people. The 1st District to the south (detailed later) could be redrawn to include part of the 11th District as well; however, the 1st is a marginally Republican district (McCain only won with 51% in 2008) and Republicans will be cautious about adding significant parts of liberal Northern Virginia to this district. The 10th District could be redrawn many different ways, but a possible solution that would benefit Republicans as a whole would give Winchester to the 6th District, McLean to the 8th District, and expand the 7th and 1st Districts into the 10th to equalize the population. Democrats could likely agree to such a plan if the plan also left the 11th District largely as it currently is to prevent it from becoming more Republican. Alternatively, the 10th would keep McLean but give Manassas to the 11th to make the 11th have another Northern Virginia suburb (the 11th would shrink to the south to equalize its population). Either scenario would protect Democratic incumbents in the 8th and 11th Districts and help Republicans in the future in the 1st and 10th Districts.
Summary: The Northern Virginia region is the most difficult to redraw in 2011 for several reasons. The 10th and the 11th Districts are over populated (the 10th significantly) while the underpopulated 8th borders both the 10th and 11th Districts. While the 8th is solidly Democratic, the 10th is held by a Republican incumbent but is trending Democratic. The 11th, while currently held by a Democrat, has been a swing district over the past ten years. Under populated districts in the southern part of the state will have to be drawn northward to gain population. Republicans would like to keep the 10th Republican and swing the 11th Republican while Democrats would like to keep the 11th Democratic and swing the 10th Democratic. Yet both the split partisan control of the process and pure demographics make it very unlikely that either side will get its wishes. A likely solution is a compromise which will protect current incumbents (and their respective parties) for the next ten years.
See Interactive Map of all Congressional Districts in Virginia
Tomorrow's post, the fourth in our series on Virginia redistricting, will look at the districts that surround the city of Richmond (3rd, 4th, and 7th).
*This report uses the most up-to-date district-level population data available from the United States Census Bureau.  While the Census Bureau has released 2010 population data at the state level, it has not yet done so at the district level.  As a result, this report uses the Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey data for district specific numbers.  The report assumes that the 2010 ideal population for Virginia's congressional districts will be 727,365 (that is, the state's official 2010 population divided by 11 districts).  This number is now official, but data on how much Virginia's current congressional districts deviate from the 2010 ideal population is only an estimate because these numbers are based on 2009 data. More information on the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.
mike@rosereport.org
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First Annual Canadian Picton Fest Fosters Young Filmmakers & Cinephilia
Bryce J. Renninger
Jun 7, 2011 10:42 am
@feelingsoblahg
It's time for films by the campfire in Ontario's Prince Edward County. From July 7 – 10, in Picton, a summer destination town in rural Ontario, Canada, a group of the greater Toronto area's (and beyond) biggest filmmaking talents will be participating in a film festival and immersive workshop for aspiring young filmmakers.
Among the highlights are a workshop, which will be facilitated by Toronto filmmakers Stephen Dunn (Fan Favorite Award-winning short "Swallowed") and Pat Mills ("5 Dysfunctional People in a Car"). Screenings at the festival portion of the festivities will include Mike Ott's "Littlerock," Daniel Cockburn's "You Are Here," ambitious Canadian omnibus doc "The National Parks Project," and an indieWIRE-sponsored screening of Cameron Yates's "The Canal Street Madam."
"We wanted to advance and celebrate cinema as a form of community building," Picturefest co-directors Peter Knegt and Jennifer MacFarlane – who grew up together in the Picton area – said in a joint statement. "And we can't think of a more appropriate setting than Prince Edward County. Beyond giving us a picturesque backdrop for the event itself, the artistic community that has been fostered in that region in the past decade is incredible. In the past few months, the response from the community toward the event has been very inspiring. From media artists to animators to puppeteers, Prince Edward County has a cultural currency comparable to a community twenty times its size.
"Thirteen film programs have been curated by a diverse group of individuals and organizations on the basis of their thematic relationship to ideas of community," they continued. "Ranging from old and new, Canadian and international, documentary and fiction, short and full-length, it's an eclectic mix of cinema sure to offer something for everyone."
[Editor's Note: Peter Knegt is indieWIRE's Associate Editor]
Below is a list of the film's screening at the fest, with descriptions provided by the festival.
Thursday, July 7th
"Monsieur Hulot's Holiday"
Directed by Jacques Tati
France, 1960, 83 min
7:30PM – The Regent Theatre
curated by Tilda Swinton & Mark Cousins; screening will be followed by a reception at the wine bar inside The Regent Theatre
Friday, July 8th
Directed by Mike Ott
USA, 2010, 84min
5:45pm – Bloomfield Town Hall
Directed by Daniel Cockburn
Canada, 2010, 98min
co-presented by Quinte Film Alternative; director in attendance
Saturday, July 9th
Directed by Harry Sutherland
12:00pm – St. Andrew's Church
co-presented by Pink Triangle Press
"Music From The Big House"
Directed by Bruce McDonald
2:30pm – St. Andrew's Church
co-presented by the Belleville International Documentary Festival
Directed by Clio Barnard
UK, 2010, 94 min
"The Canal Street Madam"
Directed by Cameron Yates
co-presented by indieWIRE
"The National Parks Project"
Directed by Louise Archambault, Keith Behrman, Daniel Cockburn, Hubert Davis, Sturla Gunnarsson, Zacharias Kunuk, Stéphane Lafleur, Peter Lynch, Catherine Martin, Kevin McMahon, Scott Smith, Jamie Travis, John Walker
Canada, 2011, 120 min
9:00pm – Small Pond Arts
filmmakers in attendance
Directed by Jon Knautz
Canada, 2010, 93 min
11:30pm – Small Pond Arts
curated by Steven Landry
Youth and Student Shorts Film Program
Various countries, 2010-11, 90min
12:00pm – Bloomfield Town Hall
co-presented by the Toronto Student Film Festival and the Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival. Intermission in between 2 programs.
Award Winning Short Films From Around The World
co-presented by Ouat Media, North America's largest short film distributor
"Wilby Wonderful"
Directed by Daniel MacIvor
a tribute to Daniel MacIvor curated by Brad Horvath; preceded by a selection of MacIvor's short films.
Picturefest Youth Retreat Movie
Directed by Picturefest's Class of 2011
facilitated by Stephen Dunn and Pat Mills.
Secret Sing-a-Long Extravaganza
screening will be followed by a brief farewell to Picturefest onstage.
All access badges are available at Books & Company in Picton and online at www.countytix.ca . You can also just show up for all screenings: It's first come, first serve and a $10 suggested donation.
For more information on the films, participating in Picturefest, or to set up interviews with the organizers, please contact: picturefest@gmail.com or visit www.picturefest.ca
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It's spring. Trees are blooming, the cold weather is behind us, the cycle begins again. Same goes for MBA admissions, when the next class of prospective students starts thinking about applications. The resounding advice I hear from students who have successfully navigated the process is: Do. Your. Research. And that means that you should visit schools. When?
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Here are five reasons to get yourself on a plane sooner, rather than waiting until summer or fall.
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One of the best ways to understand an MBA program is to go when class is in session. You'll feel a completely different vibe when a campus is filled with purposeful students. You want to sit in on a class, see what it's all about, and get a feel for what it would be like to be a student yourself. And if you've never seen the case-study method in action, you don't know what you're missing.
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In addition to class visits, you want to talk with real students to discern the realities of campus life. First year students are usually in a state of shock during fall term – they're overwhelmed with courses, activities, recruiting, and FOMO, or fear of missing out. Second year students have figured out the lay of the land, but can be stressed by recruiting, which swings into full gear during autumn.
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Betsy Massar is founder of Master Admissions, an MBA admissions consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area.


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I never understood why my Mom and Gram always told me all they wanted for Christmas was my time. Now that I'm getting older it's so clear to me. This year my favorite gifts I gave and received were the gifts of time. My husband got us a trip to Mexico. I cannot wait to relax just the two of us without any distractions. Justin also gave my mom and I trips to the spa to use together. We got my nephew an xbox but also a gift card to Build a Bear and told him we want to spend the day together. One of my favorite things about Christmas this year was my family played a ton of games and literally laughed until we cried. It was so much fun.
Whether it's a phone call, a note, a small gift, do something for someone you love that takes time. I promise you it will be one of their favorite gifts.
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to do the same in her honor.
"as a child I thought like a child"?
As I am at my Grandmother's house for a visit.
climbed trees and picked apples for homemade apple butter.
rainbows were God saying hello.


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The Rise of the Story Format on Social Media [Infographic]
by Laura Forer
By now we know that marketers are often storytellers, finding success in connecting with customers and prospects rather than directly selling to them.
That type of messaging takes on a whole new meaning when we look to social media, since many platforms are literally set up for, well, stories. Snapchat first introduced Snapchat Stories in 2013, and since then we've witnessed the rise Instagram Stories, Medium Series, YouTube Reels, and more.
As a marketer, you have choices in where you tell your brand's stories. Taking a look at where your audience hangs out is the first step.
The following infographic, compiled by story-experience producer Fastory, shows social media story preferences by age group (Snapchat, although the pioneer, is not always the clear winner.)
Laura Forer is a freelance writer, email and content strategist, and crossword puzzle enthusiast. She's an assistant editor at MarketingProfs, where she manages infographic submissions, among other things.


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Q: Decoding a base64 encoded binary string in C I am trying to get my decoder code to work. I am using the example 64-bit encoded string from wikipedia, trying to reproduce the text they encoded.
#include <stdio.h>

//Convert raw binary character to the cb64 index
unsigned char get_cb64(unsigned char c){
if(c>='A' && c<='Z'){return c-'A';}
if(c>='a' && c<='z'){return c-'G';}
if(c>='0' && c<='9'){return c+4;}
if(c=='+'){return '>';}
if(c=='/'){return '?';}
else{return 0;}
}

void main(int argc, char** argv)
{
unsigned char* str = "TWFuIGlzIGRpc3Rpbmd1aXNoZWQsIG5vdCBvbmx5IGJ5IGhpcyByZWFzb24sIGJ1dCBieSB0aGlzIHNpbmd1bGFyIHBhc3Npb24gZnJvbSBvdGhlciBhbmltYWxzLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhIGx1c3Qgb2YgdGhlIG1pbmQsIHRoYXQgYnkgYSBwZXJzZXZlcmFuY2Ugb2YgZGVsaWdodCBpbiB0aGUgY29udGludWVkIGFuZCBpbmRlZmF0aWdhYmxlIGdlbmVyYXRpb24gb2Yga25vd2xlZGdlLCBleGNlZWRzIHRoZSBzaG9ydCB2ZWhlbWVuY2Ugb2YgYW55IGNhcm5hbCBwbGVhc3VyZS4=";

//convert each binary character to its cb64 index
int size = 360;
int num_bytes = 8;
unsigned char str_cb64[size + 1];
int cb64_idx;
int i;
for(i=0; i < size; i++){
    str_cb64[i]=get_cb64(str[i]);
}
str_cb64[size] = 0;

//convert blocks of 4 6 bit chars to 3 8 bit chars
int end_size = size*6/8;
unsigned char ascii_out[end_size];
int out_idx = 0;
int in_idx = 0;
while(in_idx < end_size/4){
  ascii_out[out_idx]   = str_cb64[in_idx+0] << 2 | str_cb64[in_idx+1] >> 4;
  ascii_out[out_idx+1] = str_cb64[in_idx+1] << 4 | str_cb64[in_idx+2] >> 2;
  ascii_out[out_idx+2] = str_cb64[in_idx+2] << 6 | str_cb64[in_idx+3];
    out_idx += 3;
    in_idx += 4;
}

for(i=0; i < end_size; i++){printf("%d\n",ascii_out[i]);}

}
To inspect, the code here prints the ascii value of each decoded character, which SHOULD be between 48 and 122, but there are values from (0, 255). I tested the conversion from the raw binary to the cb64 index, and that seems to work fine. The problem is in my shifting code. Any idea why it isn't working? I double checked the shifts and they look like they are coded correctly.
Thanks!

A: Your loop should be either while(in_idx < size) or while(out_idx < end_size). Right now you are comparing an input value to an output value, as well as dividing the output value even though you add one for each byte instead of each iteration. This will cause your loop to exit well before all of the data has been processed. Since ascii_out wasn't initialized, this could be the only problem if the beginning of the output is right, since the end will contain random data which happened to be in that space.

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Алехандро Лаго (; 28 июня 1979) — уругвайский футболист, центральный защитник. Выступал за сборную Уругвая.

Клубная карьера
Лаго начал свою карьеру в клубе «Феникс» из его родного города Монтевидео. В этой команде он сделал себе имя и получил вызов в сборную страны. В 2003 году Лаго выступал за «Пеньяроль» на правах аренды, в составе, которого он становился чемпионом страны в том же году. После возвращения в «Феникс», Алехандро выступал за команду ещё на протяжении двух сезонов. В 2005 году Лаго вместе со своим соотечественником Себастьяном Эгуреном, пополнил ряды норвежского «Русенборга». Начало карьеры у новичков не задалось и уже в январе 2006 года должны были пополнить ряды «Бранна» на правах аренды, но 8 февраля переход был отменен «психологических обстоятельств». Вместо этого Алехандро отправился на полгода в Уругвай, выступать за клуб «Белья Виста». Летом 2006 года Лаго вернулся в «Русенборг», но норвежский клуб вновь отправил защитника набираться опыта шведский «Гётеборг» до конца года с возможностью выкупа. После истечения срока аренды руководство шведского клуба отказалось заключать с Алехандро контракт на постоянной основе и защитник вернулся в «Русенборг» во второй раз. После возвращения он стал чаще попадать в основной состав, а также 28 мая 2009 года в матче Кубка Норвегии против «Левангера» забил свой первый гол за клуб. В составе Русенборга Лаго дважды становился чемпионом Норвегии в 2009 и 2010 годах. Зимой 2011 года контракт с норвежской командой заканчивается и Алехандро в статусе свободного агента подписал контракт с клубом «Монтевидео Уондерерс». 2 февраля 2012 года в поединке против «Данубио», Лаго дебютировал за новый клуб.

Международная карьера
8 июня 2003 года в товарищеском матче против сборной Южной Кореи, Лаго дебютировал за сборную Уругвая. В 2004 году он в составе национальной команды завоевал бронзовые медали Кубка Америки в Перу. На турнире он принял участие в матчах против сборных Эквадора, Аргентины, Парагвая и Колумбии.

Достижения
Командные

 «Пеньяроль»
 Чемпионат Уругвая по футболу — 2003

 Русенборг
 Чемпионат Норвегии по футболу — 2009
 Чемпионат Норвегии по футболу — 2010

Международные

 Уругвай
  Кубок Америки по футболу — 2004

Примечания

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Футболисты Уругвая
Игроки сборной Уругвая по футболу
Игроки ФК «Монтевидео Уондерерс»
Игроки ФК «Пеньяроль»
Игроки ФК «Гётеборг»
Игроки ФК «Белья Виста»
Игроки ФК «Феникс» Монтевидео
Игроки ФК «Русенборг»
Игроки ФК «Серро»
Игроки ФК «Прогресо»

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As of January 22, 2020, Terry D. Horner has joined the Fishkill firm of Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey & Sappe, LLP and is no longer accepting new cases.
Terry D. Horner
Significant Cases
People v. Paulin, 140 A.D.3d 985, 33 N.Y.S.3d 459 (2d Dep't 2016).
Drug possession and sale conviction and 24-year prison sentence vacated and new trial ordered because defendant was denied the right to represent himself at trial.
People v. Henderson, 49 Misc. 3d 131(A), 20 N.Y.S.3d 293 (App. T. 9th & 10th Dists. 2015) (table), after remittitur, 57 Misc. 3d 142(A), 68 N.Y.S.3d 379 (table) (App. T. 9th & 10th Dists. 2017).
DWI conviction vacated and charges dismissed because defendant was denied her right to a speedy trial.
People v. Posner, 100 A.D.3d 805, 954 N.Y.S.2d 118 (2d Dep't 2012).
In grand larceny case, prison sentence of 5 to 15 years vacated because defendant was not allowed to explain why she could not make the down payment on restitution.
People v. Coons, 75 N.Y.2d 796, 552 N.Y.S.2d 94 (1990).
New York's highest court vacated misdemeanor sexual abuse conviction and jail sentence and ordered new trial because jury was allowed to leave and go home for dinner during deliberations.
Parker v. Navarra, 102 A.D.3d 935, 958 N.Y.S.2d 754 (2d Dep't 2013).
Ex-husband's attempt to reduce monthly maintenance payments of $5,300 without written agreement of wife rejected by trial court; affirmed on appeal.
Lago v. Adrion, 93 A.D.3d 697, 940 N.Y.S.2d 287 (2d Dep't 2012).
Divorce judgment imputed annual income of $80,000 to Harvard-educated architect wife who was not working before and during divorce; affirmed on appeal.
Emanuel v. Sheridan Transportation Co., 58 A.D.3d 583, 870 N.Y.S.2d 912 (1st Dep't 2009).
Plaintiff's former attorney held in contempt and jailed for refusing to turn over his file to new attorneys; affirmed on appeal.
Rice v. Hale, 9 A.D.3d 845, 780 N.Y.S.2d 259 (4th Dep't 2004).
In auto accident case, dismissal of complaint reversed on appeal and new trial ordered, which resulted in $4 million verdict. Case settled during second appeal for about $3 million.
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CELC provides a one stop shop for a variety of legal services, educating and empowering VAI members to understand their rights, make changes on key issues, pressure policymakers and influence local affairs. What CELC offers is free or low-cost representation and assistance open to all regardless of immigration status, language ability or other barriers to securing legal aid. CELC is also a broad umbrella covering complex cases from immigration court proceedings, asylum and deportation and family-based petitions to family law, housing issues, employment, education, consumer rights and criminal records. Since its opening in August 2017, the clinic has seen over 200 visitors, a majority of them immigrant and refugee arrivals including Syrian, Iraqi, Vietnamese, Rohingya, Iranian, Ethiopian, Nigerian and other stakeholders on the Northside. CELC offers services in Arabic, Vietnamese, English and Spanish.
The clinic specializes in six major areas of law which includes: immigration, family, labor/employment, housing, criminal records, and education. Clients with an annual household income of 150% or less than the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) will be served free of charge; a nominal fee will be charged for clients with an annual household income of 150-200% of the FPL.
The clinic "has served thousands of Vietnamese Americans and other ethnic communities in facilitating resettlement and citizenship, building community, seeking employment, addressing healthcare issues, raising political awareness, providing educational opportunities, addressing multigenerational issues for seniors and youth, establishing and expanding businesses, and strengthening cultural heritage" (VAI). Although the clinic focuses specifically on Vietnamese-Americans, they additionally cater to all races and ethnicities.


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Sr Pat to contest non-renewal of missionary visa
September 17, 2018 /in News /by Kodao Productions
Lawyers of Australian missionary Sr Patricia Ann Fox, NDS said they will ask the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to reconsider its denial to renew or extend the nun's visa.
Attys. Jobert Pahilga and Ma Sol Taule said that BI is mistaken in deciding Fox's missionary visa has long expired, explaining the 10-year extension and renewal rule should only apply to her case on the day the BI converted her tourist visa on September 5, 2014.
"[When] the BI approved the conversion of Sister Fox's tourist visa into a missionary visa, she was given a new or a fresh period of 10 years from the said date or until 2024 to stay in the country," the lawyers said in a statement.
In an order dated September 13, the BI denied Fox's application to renew or extend her missionary visa, saying her current visa has long expired.
The BI cited its the Memorandum of Agreement with the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines dated November 10, 1997 which restricts missionary visa holders for up to 10 years in the country.
The BI also said it has already issued a deportation order against the nun for her alleged violations of the conditions of her missionary visa and "undesirability".
The BI's orders are widely seen to have stemmed after President Rodrigo Duterte's repeated verbal attacks as well as accusations that the missionary has participated in rallies against his government.
Fox's lawyers however said that the deportation order against Fox is not yet final and executory as it is under appeal with the Department of Justice.
"The decision to grant or deny the application for extension or renewal of her missionary visa should not be based and hinge on the order of deportation. And even Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that the decision of the BI whether to extend her missionary visa will be 'without prejudice to the resolution of her appeal,'" the lawyers said. # (Raymund B. Villanueva)
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Australian lawyer says reason for deportation 'preposterous'
August 13, 2018 /in News /by Kodao Productions
Australian lawyer and human rights advocate Gill Boehringer said he has instructed his Philippine lawyers to contest allegations cited by the Bureau of Immigration in planning to deport him.
Boehringer, tagged as having associated himself with communist groups in the Philippines, is being prevented from entering the country since August 8 upon arrival from Sydney.
"I have instructed my lawyers to contest all allegations against me, and to seek the lifting of the 'blacklist', the 'watchlist' and the exclusion order," he said.
The former Macquerie University law school dean and professor in a statement said the allegation by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency that he is associated with underground groups in the country is "preposterous".
"It seems that in the Philippines today almost anyone can be labelled a terrorist or in association with terrorists. I deny the accusation. I certainly am not a supporter of terrorism from whatever source," he said.
Boehringer said he did not attend the anti-Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation rally in the Philippines in November 2015 and there was no rally in February 2018 when he observes Lumad schools activities in Mindanao.
He explained that his participation in Lumad school activities was based only on his special interests in teaching and research.
"I believe there is no basis for my exclusion from the Philippines in what was an educational experience for myself, the others who travelled with me into the mountain district, and also, I like to think, for those we met with there," he said.
Boehringer admitted he had been critical of policies of successive governments since he became an international observer of the 2007 and 2010 elections but denied these as activities of a terrorist.
"Rather, they might more appropriately be considered an attempt to make a rational contribution within the vibrant national discourse about how democracy can be strengthened, the rule of law protected and social justice ensured," he said.
"I would ask the government to recognize me as a person who has visited the country over many years with no subversive intent. I have sought in an intellectual way, through public dialogue, to aid in the maintenance of the rule of law and the structures and processes of democracy," he added.
Boehringer thanked his lawyers and his doctors for taking care of him throughout his ordeal at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, as well as the individuals and supporters who called on the Rodrigo Duterte government to allow him entry to the Philippines on medical and humanitarian grounds, to no avail.
Boehringer travelled to the Philippines to visit his Filipino wife.
Meanwhile, Boehringer's physician, Dr. Geneve Rivera-Reyes, slammed the BI on its decision to deport the 84-year old lawyer.
"The Bureau of Immigration is being heartless in pursuing the deportation of Prof. Gill Boehringer, Rivera-Reyes of the Health Action for Human Rights said.
She said Boehringer "has a history of an almost fatal pulmonary embolism. Aside from his risk of having deep vein thrombosis, he is currently suffering from cellulitis on both legs," she explained.
Human rights group Action for Peace and Development in the Philippines, which counts Boehringer as a member, also said it condemned his detention and planned deportation. # (Raymund B. Villanueva)
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BI orders Sr. Pat's deportation; lawyers to file motion for reconsideration
July 19, 2018 /in News /by Kodao Productions
The Bureau of Immigration has ordered the deportation of Australian missionary Sr Patricia Anne Fox for allegedly violating the limitations and conditions of her stay in the Philippines as a missionary visa holder.
In a resolution received by Fox's lawyers Thursday, July 19, the BI said Fox violated Commonwealth Act No. 163, otherwise known as The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, making her "undesirable" in the Philippines.
The BI said the nun, a member of the congregation Notre Dame de Sion and coordinator of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Central Luzon, "illegally engaged and interfered in Philippine political activities" in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The BI Resolution sent to Fox's lawyers.
Last April 16, BI agents arrested and detained Sr Patricia Fox after she participated in a human rights fact-finding mission in Mindanao.
Fox and her lawyers explained that her defense of human rights and campaign for land reform are religious in nature.
The nun's troubles began after President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened her with deportation earlier this year. The president has also repeatedly derided Fox in subsequent speeches, even calling the nun's God as "stupid".
Fox, however, gained support from many churches as well as strangers. The Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives later filed a resolution for her naturalization as a Filipino.
Motion for reconsideration
Atty. Ma Sol Taule, one of Fox's lawyers, told Kodao they are considering filing a motion for reconsideration at the BI on Monday, July 23.
"[Fox's] legal team is dismayed [with the BI resolution]. The BI's decision is wrong, Sr. Pat has been doing her missionary work in the Philippines for the past 27 years undisturbed by any deportation case," Taule said.
Taule added that helping the poor is not a risk to public interest, peace or order and that, in fact, the government must thank [Fox] for her selfless service to the oppressed Filipino people.
"Duterte has no basis to say that Sr Pat is an undesirable alien, unless his definition of undesirability is helping the poor," Taule added.
The lawyer said the Fox's missionary work with the poor is not defiance to the [Duterte] government but a firm solidarity to the poor and their struggles. # (Raymund B. Villanueva)
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Sr Pat Fox and her people
April 17, 2018 /0 Comments/in Opinion/Analysis /by Kodao Productions
The Philippine government must have thought her subversive and wanted her punished.
Last April 16, Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested and detained Sr Patricia Fox of the congregation Notre Dame de Sion. The arrest may have stemmed from her recent participation in a human rights fact-finding mission in Mindanao that so-rankled the military. Australian by birth, tall, white and blond, she was obviously a foreigner who they must have thought has no business participating in political activities, particularly those that point out the Rodrigo Duterte regime's many human rights violations.
But the military and the BI could not be more wrong. Not only did Sr Pat make the Philippines her home for 27 years, she dedicated her mission to helping farmers in their agrarian reform struggles. A volunteer of the peasant group Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura in Central Luzon and a human rights defender of long-standing, she has long been considered a compatriot by the farmers and the workers. For them, the kindly nun is more Filipino than most.
When news of her arrest broke out, lawyers and human rights workers rushed to the BI office in Manila to support her. Not long after, nuns and priests followed. Before the night was over, a bishop, Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, came.
Still, the BI refused to let her go. The agency wanted the elderly nun investigated for being an "undesirable alien." Word went round that the government wanted her deported.
Sr Patricia Fox, NDS upon her release from detention. (SINAGBAYAN–Sining na Naglilingkod sa Bayan photo)
It only galvanized more support for the beleaguered nun. This morning, the rally in downtown Manila organized to defend judicial independence and to denounce US bombing in Syria made a detour to the BI to call for Sr Pat's release. Before long, more nuns visited and yet another bishop, Caloocan Bishop Emeritus Deogracias Yniguez, came. Prominent activists and legislators also arrived. It must have been shocking to the BI to witness that their unassuming prisoner is well-loved by many, both prominent and humble, young and old.
Outside of BI, statements flew fast and thick. It did not only come from Manila or from Central Luzon where she does her Godly work. It came from as far sa Mindanao and abroad. Social media lit up with condemnations of her arrest and calls for her release. Photos of her remaining calm and even smiling were shared widely. Politicians who do not care about her work also condemned her arrest.
At three o'clock this afternoon, the BI had no choice but to let Sr Pat go. Still, they threatened her with more investigations. Sr Pat's troubles with the Duterte regime is just beginning it seems.
Outside of BI's gates, the nun was mobbed both by supporters and the media. Yet there she was, smiling and radiant. It must have been an ordeal for a 71-year old and frail-looking woman to be arrested and detained for more than 24 hours. This early, though, it is clear who is losing in this struggle. This early, it appears it is this tyrannical government and its highhandedness that is undesirable. # (Raymund B. Villanueva)
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BJP president Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Matoshree, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's residence in suburban Bandra Monday and seal the alliance, another Sena leader said.
Senior Sena leaders, including Uddhav Thackeray, have been maintaining that the party will contest the polls independently.
Ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena are set to announce seat-sharing arrangement for the ensuing elections in Mumbai later Monday, senior Sena leader Sanjay Raut said.
"Today evening Uddhavji and BJP national president Amit Shah will announce the seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections which are a couple of months away," Raut told PTI.
However, the two parties contested some Legislative Council seats with mutual understanding, a BJP leader said.
The chief minister said later that they had "positive talks" on state-related issues.
The Sena has been regularly hitting out at its ally BJP on various issues over the last few years.
While the BJP had indicated that it would like to form alliance with it for the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Sena had so far been giving mixed signals.
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Donald Trump Pardons Turkeys: "I Feel So Good About Myself Doing This"
He also managed to call himself "much nicer" than Harry Truman.
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Just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Donald, Melania, and Barron Trump walked to the Rose Garden to take part in the White House tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey. Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and their children stood nearby to watch. During the few minutes he spoke, the president managed to brand this a very Trump turkey pardon, right down to his jab at former president Barack Obama. Trump pointed out that, unlike every other Obama-era executive action, he would not be overturning President Obama's pardon of the 2016 Thanksgiving turkeys, Tater and Tot. ". . . I have been informed by the White House Counsel's Office that Tater and Tot's pardons cannot, under any circumstances, be revoked," he said, stiffly joking.
Obama wasn't the only past president Trump mentioned in his speech. As Drumstick and fellow turkey Wishbone could be heard warbling nearby, the president also brought up Harry Truman, whom he credited as the first president to be presented with a Thanksgiving turkey 70 years ago from the Poultry and Egg Board and National Turkey Federation. He added that Truman "did not grant the pardon. He refused. He was a tough cookie. Today I'm going to be a much nicer president."
The president was also free with a few of his favorite words and phrases, including calling Drumstick "a beautiful turkey" and evoking the word "special" throughout, in reference to the White House, American citizens, and America. As he walked over to greet Drumstick and Wishbone, whom he also pardoned, Trump asked how "heavy" Drumstick is. "Thirty-six pounds," his handler responded. Trump was impressed.
But, in the end, 45 seemed more impressed with himself as he stroked Drumstick and said, "I feel so good about myself doing this." Watch the full video here.
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Mitsotakis urges Johnson to lift UK travel restrictions on Greece
Marmaduke Dittman June 14, 2021
Greek Prime Minister Krikos Mitsotakis on Monday called on his British envoy Boris Johnson to review travel restrictions on Greece, which is still on the "yellow list" in the United Kingdom.
The Greek newspaper (Catherine) reports that the call came during a bilateral meeting between Mitsodakis and Johnson before the start of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels.
Listed countries require travelers to be isolated for 10 days upon their return to the UK yellow list and to take two booked Covit-19 tests during the isolation period.
In a statement issued by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, Mitzotakis briefed Johnson on the progress of the epidemiological picture in Greece, saying "this will allow British tourists to lift restrictions and return to the country for the holidays" and called for unity. Kingdom "should not discriminate between different European countries."
On the Cyprus issue, Mitsotakis reiterated Greece's position, calling for the establishment of a bilateral alliance with the two regions and the two communities, as the next steps to resume talks could only be agreed within the framework defined by the UN Security Council resolutions. .
The two sides also discussed the implementation of the concluded currency devaluation agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom, which includes opportunities for alliance through Northern Ireland's protocol and (NATO 2030) agenda.
Mitsotakis thanked his British representative for inviting him to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Conference to be held in Glasgow in November 2021, in which he announced that he would accept the invitation.
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Welcome to the world of planet maths! We have 100 fantastic and fun planet maths puzzles for you to enjoy. These are great for children who are practising doing addition or even starting to do algebra!
Each puzzle contains four different objects in the solar system: the earth, the sun, the moon and the planet Saturn. Each of them is assigned a value that can be anywhere from 1 to 9. The puzzle consists of a grid of 16 of these solar objects in four rows of four, and four columns of four. Around the outside are stated the sum total of each row and each column. From that information, you need to work out what the value of each object is.
For instance, if the sun is worth 1, the earth 3, the moon 5 and the planet Saturn 7, then the number that appears at the end of a row that contains one of each of these will be 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16.
There are various hints and tips that can be used to help solve the puzzles - some of these are obvious and others a bit less so. Children can enjoy working out these methods as they go along solving the different puzzles, making them ideal as an educational tool. As a simple starting point, if there is a row or column that only contains two different solar objects, then it is going to be easier to work out possible values than if there were all four. Of course, if there is only one, then it is even easier - just divide the number at the end by four!
The solutions for all the puzzles are given at the back of the book so it is easy to check if you get the answers right for each and every of the planet maths puzzles that appear in this collection.


Barcelona, Spain is known for many things, but fine dining might top the list when it comes to seasoned travelers with a crafty palette. There are more restaurants here worth trying than you can possibly make time for in one trip. And we all know that Spanish food is the best food; so perhaps you might pack your tennis shoes and choose a hotel with a gym while you're here. For upscale date nights meant to impress the man or woman in your life, you're going to want to make a reservation at one of the most expensive, but most amazing, restaurants in the city. Each one has at least one Michelin star, so you know you're paying for the best of the best.
If you find yourself at the Condes de Barcelona Hotel at any given time, you'll appreciate the fact that you will find yourself in the presence of this impeccable restaurant. With two Michelin Stars, it's one of the best in the city. The chef ensures that everything on every menu is perfection, including the sampling menu that allows guests to have a bit of everything. We recommend this so that you don't miss out on any of the most superb dishes in the city.
Xavier Franco is the chef, and he knows that his culinary prowess is second to none. Located in the Ohla Hotel, he knows that he can charge outrageous prices for his meals because they are the best. He has already earned one Michelin star and is working on another, but all it does it make him work even harder. While dining here, we understand you simply cannot miss the veal sweetbread; rumor has it that it's the most decadent dish on the menu anywhere you'll go in Barcelona.
The chef here is Raul Balam, and he's a good one. The restaurant features two Michelin stars, which automatically makes it one of the best restaurants in the world. Dining here is nothing short of a complete experience, and it's the amazing array of innovative dishes that make this restaurant better than any other in the city. While here, enjoy the amazing ambience but also the decadent toasted pine nuts atop a vegetable medley. It's perfection.
Paco Perez does not play games when it comes to his restaurant, and his two Michelin stars proves it. The lovely restaurant is simple and feels almost like home, but it is nothing like home. Traditional menu items are so well prepared that you won't believe they are the same dishes your mother used to make, and the chef uses only the best, freshest and most locally sourced ingredients in every dish.
Everything here is sophisticated. There is nothing here that is not sheer sophistication, and that is what we love about this restaurant. It was given a second Michelin star, lost it and then regained it. The chef, Jordi Cruz, knows that sophistication is all that you need and more, and he is willing to ensure you get it when you are here. From his spectacular method of cooking the simplest of dishes, there is nothing here that is not 100% perfection.


He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin and New Thunderbolts.
He, along with writer Karl Kesel, created the new Superboy in Adventures of Superman #501 in 1993.
He is currently the regular penciller on New Thunderbolts , where he works with writer Fabian Nicieza and inker Gary Erskine.
Grummett was based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for much of his career, using couriers to transport completed pages on Superman and other titles to DC Comics in New York.


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Emeril Time
by Karen Finney
Two weeks ago a friend asked me, "Where's Kerry?" With the volume of high-voltage stories dominating the national news over the past few weeks, I was starting to wonder the same thing myself (and that was even before President Reagan's death). Which isn't to say that Kerry hasn't been out there traveling, campaigning hard, talking about issues, and laying out his policy agenda. Unfortunately, not much of it has seemed to break through.
In fact, in the past two weeks only two stories about Kerry have appeared on the front page of The New York Times, one on Sunday, June 13, and one about a week ago; the latter was a story focused on the veepstakes, not policy-related campaign issues. Actually, aside from the ongoing musings about the possibility of a Vice President John McCain, the most recent thing a number of people recall from Kerry seems to be not his plan for modernizing the military but the announcement that he was considering not accepting the Democratic nomination at the convention in July. That's not exactly the story you want lingering in the minds of voters when your opponent is criticizing you for being a flip-flopper.
Politically speaking, the Kerry campaign absolutely made the right decision, in the aftermath of Reagan's death, to show respect by canceling scheduled events and suspending most campaign activity last week. Not to have done so would have been political suicide; he would have certainly faced sharp criticism for being inappropriately political and insensitive during a time of tragedy, with the risk of alienating swing voters. But the right decision can be incredibly frustrating. First of all, there's the matter of lost time, time that you are not driving your message home to the voters. On top of that, it was a particularly ill-timed week for having to stay silent. The heels of the D-Day celebrations provided an ideal time to remind voters of Senator Kerry's service and support among veterans; the sudden announcement of CIA Director George Tenet's resignation would have provided a perfect opportunity for Kerry to reiterate his stance on improvements needed in intelligence operations.
During Hillary Clinton's 2000 New York Senate campaign, we faced a similar situation when Mayor Rudy Giuliani dropped out of the race. In mid-May, Hillary was finally starting to get a little traction after a rocky start. Giuliani had made some mistakes and folks within his own party were questioning his commitment to the campaign. Then, facing prostate cancer, the mayor announced that he would be dropping out of the race -- hardly something you could criticize him for, in spite of the fact that it had also recently been made public that he was leaving his wife for another woman. I can't even recall what event we were doing or what issue we were talking about publicly that day; once the mayor made his announcement, it simply didn't matter. It was immediately obvious that the news coverage for the next day or so would focus on the mayor's battle with cancer, his decision to drop out, and his potential successor. Not much else would break through, and any statement other than an expression of sympathy and support would be seen as inappropriate. So Hillary expressed her sympathies both publicly and privately, and we officially laid low. We used the downtime to realign our strategy to the new reality of our campaign and to focus on our new opponent, Rick Lazio, who came out swinging at us just two days after Giuliani's announcement.
A precious six weeks remain before the Democratic National Convention in Boston, which begins July 26. One hopes that over the course of the past week, the Kerry campaign spent some time strategizing about what it must do in those weeks. Indeed, this week, as we collectively refocus our attention, the Kerry campaign has an opportunity to begin to break through the news and get back into the driver's seat. He needs to weigh in loudly and boldly with a couple of substantive, attention-getting announcements. His decision to focus on the economy is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
For starters, the campaign and the DNC must resolve the labor disputes surrounding the FleetCenter. They're an unnecessary distraction from talking about the virtues of the Democratic Party that will be on display during the convention. Second, and most obvious, is that they must go ahead and make the VP announcement. This always reinvigorates a campaign, as the announcement precipitates a fresh round of stories about the new team and its agenda for America. It's also the kind of announcement that provides a perfect platform on which to roll out a couple of big new ideas with the certainty that they will get coverage and break through. Third, Kerry needs to be more aggressive about why he's the better candidate to put America back on track. Such a strategy should go a step further than what we've seen from the campaign and leverage what the polls are saying about Americans' dissatisfaction and suspicion about the way Bush has handled the war in Iraq. Kerry should be casting the Bush economic policies in a similar light to the mess in Iraq: a set of short-sighted policies based on miscalculations that may in the end weaken our country.
As part of their economic message, the Kerry campaign should introduce specific case studies that highlight the direct impact the Bush administration policies will have on the lives of average Americans. Doing so would put a human face on the near- and long-term impact of Bush's tax cuts, the deficit that is now out of control, and the list of billions in proposed cuts to programs like veterans affairs, education, health care, and even homeland security that were mentioned in a White House Budget Procedures Memo reported in The Washington Post a few weeks ago. These case studies should feature a range of Americans: a single person living in St. Louis, earning the average salary there; or a family of four in Akron; or a retiree in Ft. Lauderdale. Then Kerry could show how his policy ideas, in contrast to Bush's, would benefit the examples in each case; at an event to release the report, he could even have actual people from battleground states who represent each of the scenarios in the case studies, to put a real face on the point, generating both local and national stories on the policy and the people. Additionally, surrogates like Gene Sperling, Bob Rubin, or even Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill could be sent out to discuss and support the findings of the report.
The week started out right with the story on the front page of Sunday's New York Times, a getting-to-know-you piece that focused on the softer side of Kerry and his personality inside and outside of the bubble of campaign life. It reminded voters that although he is very bright, he's also just a regular guy in some ways. His plans to focus on the economy are a step in the right direction. But now is the time, as Emeril would say, to kick it up a notch.
Karen Finney worked in the Clinton White House and on Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign.


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Rufy Khan enjoys directing more than acting
Actor-director Shahnawaz Baqal aka Rufy Khan, who was seen in the film 'Nautanki Saala', says he enjoys directing more than acting
Actor-director Shahnawaz Baqal, or Rufy Khan, who was seen in the film "Nautanki Saala", says he enjoys directing more than acting. The actor has directed a short film titled "Who Dies?" as well as the feature film "Myakut: The Sheep", and he says that creating an entire product is something that makes him happier than just acting in it.
"I enjoy directing more than acting as while directing, I get to create the whole product. Direction allows me to be more creative at my work, than acting, and I enjoy this," he says.
Rufy adds that the feeling of seeing something that he has directed on screen is amazing, " I feel delighted to see my imagination actually framed and launched."
He is not very fond of reality TV shows and wants to keep away from them.
"I'm not interested in being part of reality TV shows like Bigg Boss as of now, as I can't survive in a hateful environment and keep fighting with people unnecessarily. I want to enjoy fame, even if it is not instant," he says.
Ankur Bhatia: Glamour industry can contribute in restoring planet
Abhishek Bajaj plays a character opposite in nature in 'Your Honor' 2


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The Glenns Ferry School, on Cleveland St. in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, was built in 1909.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.  It was acquired by the city of Glenns Falls in 1986 and became the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum, which is open seasonally.

It is a two-and-a-half-story building upon on a raised basement, built of native stone, sitting centered in its own city block.  It has 10 bays on its front, northwest facade, six on each side facade, and 11 on the rear, southeast facade.  Its main entrance has double doors within a Romanesque-style arch.  It was designed by Boise architect John W. Smith.

It has also been known as Glenns Ferry High School; it served as a general school until 1923, and thereafter as an elementary school.

A second contributing building is a one-story brick lavatory building with a pyramidal roof, built directly behind the school, sometime between 1911 and 1928.

It is located at 161 W. Cleveland Ave.

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External links
Glenns Ferry Historical Museum, official website

Schools in Idaho
National Register of Historic Places in Elmore County, Idaho
Romanesque Revival architecture in Idaho
Buildings and structures completed in 1909


The House Of Rana, were the official partners to handle Press, Media and PR for the premiere of the movie *GOOD MORNING KARACHI* ( hash tag #GMK2014 ) the following night here on Sunday Dec 28th, 2014 at Cinepax Cinemas, Ocean Towers, 2 Talwar, Clifton, Karachi.
Few guests to be remembered, who were spotted at the starry and crazy night included Amna Ilyas, Beo Rana, Yasir Aqueel, Farhan Aly Aga, Bushra Ansari, Humayoun Saeed, Deepak Perwani, Mohsin Saeed, Rup Magon, Hina Khuwaja Beyaat, Tapu Javeri, Wardah Saleem, Tara, Hina Rizvi, Nauman Arfeen, Fathyma, Fayezah Ansari, Aiman Khan, Angie Marshall, Huma Tahir, Asma Zuberi, Obaid Sheikh, NUbain Ali, Marze, Umair Mirza, Tara Uzratullah Dawood, Danish Wakeel, Zurain Imam, Irfan Motiwala, Ebtesam, Beenish, Misbah, Mannal, Sarah khan, Sania, Minahal, Nazish, Sadia Sidiqui, Umer Mushtaq, Moiz Kazmi, Deepak and Fahad, Sofia Khan, Dr. Wajahat, Raheel Rao and alot more designers, models, bloggers, press and channels.
All the female models spotted posing on the red carpet and observed to be very eye-candy at the premiere were dolled up glamorous and chic by none other than Angie Marshall salon and institute, and were carrying the very customized made, COCKTAIL outfits, just for this event by Asim @ THOR.
Its a story of a girl who chases her dreams to become a famous and renowned super model of Karachi, naaah Pakistan, it was filmed very well in the era, when Mr. Benzair Bhutto was shot dead, very well portrayed the city situations had to be seen by the Karachiets.
All in all, its a good time entertainer, one must go and watch at the cinemas near y ou. This movie shall begin screening at all the cinemas from Jan 1st, 2015. Its no doubt going to be another feather on the cap of lovely, gorgeous and super talented Amna Ilyas, Yasir also did the justice with his role.


Click on a city for full hotel listings, or a hotel for reservations. The hotels featured are either right beside the interstate exit or at most one mile from it. I-15 crosses Montana from south to north for 397 miles, passing through three major cities (Butte, Helena and Great Falls).


I just wanted to take a moment to say "hi there!" to everyone this evening! I hope you guys are enjoying the last few bits of your weekend! Do you consider Sundays part of the weekend? Technically, it's the first day of the week, and even though it's by far my busiest day, it still feels like the weekend.
Um, so, sorry I couldn't be of more help with the roses I made! But there's what I know!
Don't you think it's so sad that little boys can't wear girls' clothing, but little girls look so cute in boys' clothing? Poor boys! :o( If I were a millionaire, I would create a line devoted solely to cute boy clothing.
I just found your site and am in absolute awe!! You create the most beautiful things! My uncraftiness is legendary, but I really dream of being able to create cute things for my little girl to wear. Anyway, I'm following your blog now and hoping maybe some of your creativity and ability will flow through the internet to me!
And for the record, I just made a really, really cute dress (an upcycled/refashion) and I used the "wad and roll" method to make a really cute flower. I'll have to take a pic of it and send it your way, Thanks Disney!
The life of a pastor's wife. *sigh* Takes one to know one. :) I've been selling big ol' flower hair accessories for little girls cuz I seriously just can't come up with enough creative stuff to do for boys!
I would love to see your clothing line for boys! I know it will be super cute (Oops, I can't say cute, for boys, I must say "Cool". My boys correct me, if I say cute to them.) I had two boys first, but I hardly ever made clothes for them. I feel like I missed my chance now. I should have started blogging a long time ago.
I can't believe how big Paige is! She is such a doll. Miss you guys!!!
So Sunday is a part of the weekend!
Your precious little girl is so beautiful! She's the perfect model for all your darling projects.
Hi! My name is Tasha..Just found your blog through UCreate. I am itching to be creative and you have given me so many ideas on where to start. LOVE your blog!
She is adorable and I can't get enough of her!
please!! do create a line of clothing for boys, I would be delighted to see it!!!
Paige look sooo cute with anything!!
I just have to tell you how much I love Paige's boots... oh.... with the little bows.... too cute!
You are such a talented photographer! I always love your photos...especially those of your adorable little model!
Thank you for your posts and your easy-to-follow tutorials! The list of projects to do keeps getting longer whenever I read your blog! Hope you have a lovely Sunday! Sundays are my busiest days too - my husband is the minister of music at our church, but it is a joy and honor to get to do what we do!
With all your photos you take/have of Paige, she can have a very creative scrap book :) Have you started one by any chance?
On that note...I would love to see some cute little boy clothing ideas for my little bug! :) Let us know if you come up with some ideas!
Hahaha, it's cute how everybody wants you to do a little boys line :). Did you ever think you'd be an "internet sensation fashion (re)designer"?
You should redesign some clothes for your husband too!
I'm in love with your blog! I found it a couple of days ago, and spent last night by the fireplace, looking at every project of yours with my mom!!
You are my new favorite blog! I actually wrote about my adventures trying to make what you show on my blog this week.
What a gorgeous blog you have! Love it! And I love your Sepia necklace! Stunning!
i love the blouse for yourDD! I have one boy an dto girls under him... my girls often wear the cute stuff of their brother LOL!
Some times it's even better on the girls!!!
Your little girl is too adorable! Love her boots, haha.
LOVE THE BLOG AND ALL THE IDEAS FOR GIRLS' CLOTHING. HAS ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU THAT PAIGE LOOKS JUST LIKE ALEXIS FROM JON & KATE +8? THEY COULD BE TWINS! MAYBE TRICK SOME OF THE REPORTERS AND GET SOME CASH!! HE HE!! :) SOO CUTE AND PHOTOGENIC!!!
Thanks so much for this great website! Currently we're doing costumes for an Alice In Wonderland play and your blogs really help with ideas for costumes and even easy how-to's.


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Nathan Hystad - Confrontation
Military SF is a guilty pleasure of mine. Let's read another two.
Today, that's Confrontation by Nathan Hystad. Oh dear... (read on)
Euh...
Well, it was cheap on Amazon, but even that doesn't mean it was worth the money spent on. There were a few things wrong with this one. Like, what?
(This one's a stinker. But it is also a good example of mistakes authors make, mistakes that I think can easily be corrected. Let's have a look at some of the issues...)
Poor, overly long, stilted.
Young kid sounds out of character and gives all too generic 'heroic' speeches
All other characters sound similar.
Lot's of tough people talking tough, sigh.
Unrealistic.
Inexperienced pilot can fly an alien spaceship / fighter?
An injection can instantly destroy all genetic material and instantly turn flesh into jelly?
Implanted device can instantly communicate over hundreds (or thousands) of lightyears, and allows other people to find the wearer? (But that same technology doesn't allow any form of communication?)
A machine / man link (full sensory input, control, etc.) that instantly works over the same distance, but the remote team can't communicate with the home base?
Predictable and unbelievable.
Team goes in to rescue one person, find an alternative route, then find an alternative way to rescue half a city worth of prisoners, and get away with it.
Fresh captain pilots his own fighter, instead of sticking to his capital ship. Sigh...
Head of security is capable of flying fighters?
All enemy ships are destroyed at the perfect moment when the heroes blow up a wormhole (don't ask).
One moment the reader is told the 'brainwashing' of the slaves turns them into single minded monsters, with a single purpose: destruction. Still, a young kid is able to distract his brainwashed sister from a crowd of brainwashed killers, pull her out, and drag her with him, and she doesn't resist.
A 'teleportation device' is said to destroy / wound a serious percentage of people teleported, but of course when the heroes use it, that doesn't happen.
One moment a pilot can fly the enemy spaceships but can't fire the weapons. Couple of chapters later he knows how to fire them?
Nope. Euh... Oh dear. Just don't. I might be totally unjust, unfair, biased, prejudiced, you tell me. It would be wrong for me to suggest this is the very first novel written by a sixteen year old. Fifteen? Fourteen? Thirteen maybe, at best?
(Okay. That's a bit unfair. But if the author ever reads my comment / review, then I hope he offers me a more recent and vastly improved novel, because this one ain't it.)
Browsing a little lead to GoodReads and his homepage. Hystad seems to be a productive writer, I just hope his other work is of a better quality, and this is just an early exercise that accidentally made it to publication...
Narration then... I think it's the same narrator who did Arenson's Scum stuff and / or Chatfield's The Recruitment. Good enough, but that's about it. Those other books were not the best ever either, so I might be biased regarding the narration. Me? Biassed? Nah... (I'm a bit surprised the money has been spent on turning it into an audiobook, at that...)
Of course, it could be me, because the book still got a five star rating on Amazon.com, and 4.5 stars on GoodReads. And on top of that, Nathan Hystad got himself published, and I did not 😁
Mmmm... anything positive? Well, I like the covers...
I have another title lined up, which is... just as bad. Very soon, the illustrious adventures of one Carson Mach...
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Q: 3rd party libraries in MonoTouch? Is it possible to use 3rd party libraries written in C# in MonoTouch? For example if I need to do image processing and need to make use of image processing library...
Or rephrase the question: Can someone explain to me how 3rd party libraries both written in Objective-C or C# can be used with MonoTouch?

A: This answer is pretty much spot on with regards to C# libraries - in my experience of using C# libraries, as long as they run within the Monotouch subset of .NET then you'll encounter no problems simply referencing them. One of our libraries did use parts of .NET not yet supported with Monotouch and we had great difficulty getting them to work (to the point where we just rewrote the library to work for monotouch)
With regards to Objective-C; Monotouch comes with a tool called bTouch, which creates bindings from Obj-C to C'# with the use of an API definition file (which usually you will have to create yourself - or download one someone else has written). Then it is a case of running bTouch, passing this definition file, which will generate the .dll
bash$ /Developer/MonoTouch/usr/bin/btouch three20.cs -s:enum.cs

For a full explanation and a google code project to help you get started and understand how it works better see below:

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*Monowiki on Obj-C bindings

*Google code project with some of the more popular libraries partly binded

A: (re C# only)
It depends largely on what that library itself does. A lot of C# libraries can simply be referenced; the AOT then just deals with it. However, if the library does a lot of reflection (which is fairly limited), or relies on external services (P/Invoke etc), or deals with unsafe code (etc), then it isn't going to run well (or possibly at all) on iPhone.
A better answer may be to enquire with the 3rd party whether this works now or in the future (perhaps with a specific targetted dll).