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Sir Harold Evans backs plan for new press regulator to rival Ipso
The Impress Project aims to attract newspapers and publishers that want a regulator 'independent of owners and politicians'
Sir Harold Evans: backing the Impress Project, which aims to discuss setting up a new press regulator. Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian
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The former editor of the Sunday Times, Sir Harold Evans, is backing an initiative to set up a press regulator to rival the body being backed by the publishers of the Sun, the Daily Mail and the Telegraph.
He has agreed to act as patron to the Impress Project, which was launched on Sunday by charity adviser and former journalist Jonathan Heawood. Impress is a not-for-profit company that aims to develop plans for a Leveson-compliant regulator.
Evans said: "I support these proposals for a regulator that would be wholly independent of government or commercial interests, committed only to enhancing the standards of the British press.
"The dual purpose of discouraging abuses and resisting encroachments on an essential liberty is altogether necessary to restore public confidence. It is a necessary condition of the freedom of the press to act in the public interest."
Haewood has been working on the plans for months with a view to attracting newspapers, online publishers and magazines that do not want to be part of the Independent Press Standards Organisation being backed by Associated Newspapers, News UK and others.
He said he expected to set up the regulator itself in the first half of 2014 and to seek recognition from the recognition panel that will be set up on the back of the government royal charter for press regulation which was rubber-stamped by the Privy Council in October.
Heawood is a former director of English PEN, a worldwide writers' association which has campaigned for free speech across the world and was instrumental in the campaign to get English defamation laws changed this year. He was also, until last year, a director of the Sigrid Rausing Trust, a human rights charity linked to the Tetra Pak family, and was a former deputy literary editor of the Observer.
"The starting point is there needs to be an alternative to Ipso which has got some good points and some bad points. What we are launching at the moment is a national conversation. Leveson left us with a set of criteria; Ipso has adopted some but ignored many. What would be great is if one of the newspapers who are outside Ipso joined in, but the idea is we want to have a debate," said Heawood.
He said he thought Hacked Off, which has been campaigning for press victims, had conducted an impressive campaign and had "asked all the right questions" but "they have not made many friends in the press".
Impress says there are three main differences between and Ipso itself: it will be funded through an independent charitable trust; it will arbitrate civil disputes between all parties at an affordable cost; and it will involve the public closely in its work through a consultation panel.
Its articles of association will also include a "sunset clause" that will cause it to be dissolved if any future government altered the royal charter.
The trustees of the Impress Project are author Lisa Appignanesi, journalist and broadcaster Isabel Hilton and Leeds University professor of law Alastair Mullis.
Some newspapers and publishers are expected to remain outside Ipso and Hacked Off has been lobbying hard to persuade local publishers not to sign up.
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BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Charlotte trying to continue its three-game home winning streak.
The Magic are 5-5 against Southeast Division teams. Orlando ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 107.2 points and holding opponents to 45.7 per cent shooting.
The Hornets are 20-16 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte is 17-12 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Hornets earned a victory in the last matchup between these two teams on Dec. 31. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 24 points and Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 14 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic leads the Magic with 12.1 rebounds and averages 20.6 points. Terrence Ross has scored 17.8 points and collected 4.5 rebounds while shooting 39.9 per cent over the last 10 games for Orlando.
Walker has shot 43.5 per cent and is averaging 25.2 points for the Hornets. Marvin Williams is shooting 47.3 per cent and has averaged 12 points over the last 10 games for Charlotte.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 5-5, averaging 106.4 points, 42.7 rebounds, 20.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.4 per cent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points on 47.8 per cent shooting.
Magic: 6-4, averaging 110.4 points, 50.3 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.8 per cent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.6 points on 44.1 per cent shooting.
Hornets Injuries: Devonte' Graham: day to day (illness), Tony Parker: day to day (back).


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Morning Spoilers
Could Arrow's Stephen Amell join the big-screen Justice League?
Morning SpoilersIf there's news about upcoming movies and television you're not supposed to know, you'll find it in here.
Summer Glau is joining another genre TV show, and Sean Astin is starring in Guillermo del Toro's vampire TV show. Check out another clip from The Wolverine, plus Hercules and Transformers 4 set photos. Plus, Jonathan Nolan drops hints about Person of Interest and Legend of Korra adds a ton of characters. Spoilers now!
Dwayne Johnson is tweeting some more from the set of the film he was born to make: Hercules: The Thracian Wars. This time, he's tweeted:
"Become the man you were born to be.." ~ Hercules #ThracianWars
Along with the below photo. [Entertainment Weekly]
Stephen Amell, who plays Oliver Queen on Arrow, says he wants to appear in the Justice League movie on the big screen — and he thinks Oliver Queen could achieve the same position in the League as Tony Stark has in The Avengers. He told SciFiNow:
I think that Green Arrow has an opportunity to mature in much the same way Iron Man did in the Marvel universe. He wasn't necessarily a top level character, but because they made an Iron Man movie and it was successful, it vaulted him up and now he anchors the Avengers... It's always up to what's popular at the moment. Right now archery seems to be having a mini renaissance, so hopefully he can settle into a firm rotating member of the DC Justice League of America.
Amell also said he's so eager to be in a Justice League movie, he would "sweep the floors." Of course, a grain of salt is indicated here — he may have just meant to say that he'd like to see Oliver Queen have a similar trajectory to Tony Stark, but it certainly sounds as though he's eager to be in the League movie. No doubt he'll be asked about this at Comic-Con next week. [SciFiNow]
Here's a new clip, called "Funeral":
Click here for some photos of the cars on set. [Transformers Live Action Movie Blog]
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Meanwhile, the China set being built in Detroit is finally taking on a more finalized shape. More set photos here. [via Transformers Live Action Movie Blog]
On the Tom Barnard Podcast, Doug Jones was asked if there have been any talks about Hellboy 3, to which he responded:
If there is, it's not with me, 'cause I don't talk that kind of talk. I come into the picture later when they decide they're gonna do it, and that call hasn't happened yet.
He did say that he spoke with Ron Perlman on the set of Sons of Anarchy, and asked him how to answer that question, and this is what they came up:
Let's tell them what Guillermo says, and that is: we would love to. All of us, creatively, would love to, all the actors involved, Guillermo del Toro, the director, everyone wants to do a Hellboy 3. The problem is where is that $200 million going to come from to make the movie?
He also talked a little about why the movie was so difficult to get off the ground:
With the budget that he needs to make it the story he wants to make it, to end it with a big bang, to end it correctly, he needs a bigger budget this time, and no one's willing to cough that budget up.
More at the link. [Tom Barnard Podcast]
The film's viral marketing campaign has started with a website called "Godzilla Encounter," which features clippings and articles about strange ocean activity. Here's one of the images on the site. [ComingSoon.net]
Jonathan Nolan says that the plan for season three is to look more at the Machine's international implications:
In the third season, we're hoping to really grow and build out towards this larger, now international question of what are the ramifications of the Machine. The Machine is ultimately, in the wrong hands, about control, and kind of the future of that is something we're really interested in. So in the third season, we're trying to, say, get out fifteen minutes back out into the future and stay ahead of the curve.
Nolan and Greg Plageman also talked about the set up for season 3 and confirmed that Amy Acker's Root will return:
Jonathan Nolan: Season 2 left us with some questions, but also some answers. What's apparent for the end of season two is that Finch and Reese will continue to receive the numbers as they always have done, that the relevant organization, the so called Pennsylvania Six, or what's left of them, control and her acolytes, will continue to receive irrelevant numbers. The question about what it is exactly the machine is interested in Root for is what we're definitely exploring going into the third season. The exact nature of how the Machine chooses to communicate and who it communicates with now that it is, as Finch said at the end of the season, free. What does that mean? What are the ramifications of that? We're going to explore all of those things.
So is it safe to say that we will be seeing Root come back for the new season?
Greg Plageman: Oh, yeah. Amy Acker is just a phenomenal talent, and just that wild look in her eyes is something we think is irresistible when she falls into the character of Root, and I think the really appealing thing in terms of writing her, obviously, is that she entered the show as quite the diabolical figure, but then started to make a whole lot of sense. Clearly there is the connection between her and Harold Finch that cannot be denied.
Nolan also said that the Machine will be developing a bit more of a personality this season and that they're looking at the Machine as a "better ally, a Hippocratic Machine."
More at the link. [TV Equals]
Book 2 has added a huge number of voice actors to the show:
[Aubrey] Plaza (Parks and Recreation) will play Eska, who is one of Korra's Waterbending cousins, and whose twin brother, Desna, will be voiced by Joan of Arcadia's Aaron Himelstein. [James] Remar (Dexter) will assume the role of Tonraq, the powerful Waterbender who is Korra's father (and is pictured below), while [Lisa] Edelstein (House) will play Kya, Tenzin's sweet-yet-impatient sister.
In addition, John Michael Higgins (Best in Show) has been cast as Varrick, an eccentric capitalist and self-proclaimed "Biz-Bender," while Adrian LaTourelle (Sons of Anarchy) will tackle the role of Unalaq, Korra's uncle and Chief of the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, who seeks assistance from Korra.
[Entertainment Weekly]
John Barrowman is on the "female Doctor" bandwagon, telling Daybreak:
We've had great guys playing the role. The character of River Song was so popular in the last part of the series and it was such an impact, why shouldn't we have a female Doctor? Give it a whirl, if it doesn't work she can always regenerate, she can always regenerate back to a man — I've been there, I've watched them do it.
[Radio Times]
Here's a promotional photo of Claire Holt. [Spoiler TV]
Summer Glau will play Isabel Rochev, the dangerous Vice President of Aquisitions for Stellmore International, a company looking to take over Queen Consolidated. [TV Line]
FX's new drama, based on the books by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan about a vampire virus that infects New York and the CDC team that investigates it, has just cast Sean Astin. Astin will play Jim Kent, "a savvy and trustworthy guy who is an open political operative of the Canary Group." Astin's character is best friends with main character Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and Nora (Mia Maestro). Kent accidentally betrays the friendship when he is blackmailed into allowing a cabinet out of quarantine which might be carrying the virus. Confronted, Jim confesses that he'd been embezzling from the CDC to pay for his and his girlfriend's IVF treatments. [The Hollywood Reporter]
This season will see the new characters of a "mysterious" male doctor who seems to know a lot about Damon, and an attractive college professor who will interact with Elena and Caroline.
Plus, yesterday was the first day of filming, which brought a hail of tweets from people involved in the production. Executive Producer Julie Plec tweeted:
The day has arrived: it's TVDS5 day. First day of shooting — mad love to all my Atlanta folk. See you guys in a few days.
Star Ian Somerhalder went with:
1st day of shooting season 5 of The Vampire Diaries- break a leg today everyone! It's HOT, no doubt welcome home to Mystic Falls people!
And Steven R. McQueen rounded them out with an exhortation for Teen Choice Awards votes:
Got to go film now! Keep voting! Be back on in a little!
[Hollywood Life]
Here's a new "Ichabod" teaser:
Additional reporting by Charlie Jane Anders
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I'd like to weigh in a bit about the Doctor becoming a woman.
I have to say I do not understand why there are so many people who think this would be such a great idea. I have broken down the fan reasons I have read into 4 parts, which I would like to address.
"It would be awesome!"
I seriously don't get this as a justification. Why would it be awesome? Because it is different? Because it is new? Because it would open new story ideas? More about that in a minute
"Because we could get actress X to play the part"
Again, I see this as a problem. Most of the names I have heard bandied about have said no, and really, this misses the point about a lot of who the Doctor is supposed to be. They normally cast relative unknowns in the part because that helps you accept the new Doctor as a new person. If they had a well known actress play the part, just like a well known actor, you suddenly realize that you are not watching the Doctor, you are watching actor/actress X play the Doctor, which takes one out of the show, and hurts their ability to be believable in that part.
"Doctor Who has a growing female fan base. This will help them connect with the show better."
Am I the only one who finds this to be sexist? It's funny because I hear this argument from more women than men, and it just strikes me as being the most sexist response ever. Let me put it to you like this, if they made a Batman comic where he woke up one day with female genitals, do you really think women would come flocking to the book? Would female readers suddenly go "oh, I never really connected with the main character until right now, because now we both have breasts." It just seems like such a lame way of gaining female viewers, and really an offensive way of getting more interest in the show. It's not adding a new female character who has spent her life struggling against oppression and sexism, it's a man waking up as a woman. No history, no background, and really a cheap stunt to get viewers.
"Think of all the cool plotlines with the Doctor as a woman!"
This seems to be the strongest argument I have heard, but let's really take a step back and look at how this would play out. This is a male character that has been a male for 1000 years, and has always been played by men. It's not a retcon or a reimagining; it takes place within the same continuity. As I said before, it actually seems kind of insulting. If he regenerates into a woman, that does not make him a woman, anymore than the Batman analogy given before. Imagine any other show, sci-fi or not, where the main character has an accident and wakes up a woman. Would that really draw in female viewers? Will that character really understand the opposite sex in a meaningful way? Isn't that insulting, that a male character could never understand a female unless they woke up with a womb?
And what plotlines are we going to get out of this? The Doctor struggling to overcome male chauvinists? Zany jokes about the Doctor trying to act like how he thinks women act? Think how often the show goes for the cheap joke. How many lame jokes will we get like the Doctor attempting to wear make-up, or walk in heels? How many writers will just get lazy and make every episode about the female Doctor battling sexism?
In every case this seems like a lazy idea at best, and a terrible idea at worst. What I would like them to really consider is bringing in more female directors, writers, and characters, and maybe even some more female focused spin-offs. The Sarah Jane adventures were great, with a strong female lead, and Gwen from Torchwood was basically the lead on that show, so why not more Who-centered spinoffs around female characters? Why not more powerful female characters in the show? I really liked River Song, and I thought the Doctor's daughter Jenny had some interesting potential. Why now more about Jenny as a timelord and a woman?
In the end, making the Doctor a woman just seems like a cheap trick to boost interest temporarily, and won't really produce the amazing results everyone thinks will happen.

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The color of the eyes can tell about the state of human health. Conclusions, which no one expected!
Eyes - a mirror of the human soul. When you look into other people's eyes, find out what a person thinks and in what state he is - it's very easy. The pupils widen, when we are scared or very pleased, our eyes turn red if we are tired.
A man who likes to lie, often looksTo the left. All these are well-known facts. Of particular interest is the information that the state of human health can be determined from the color of the iris of the eye.
After this article, you will want to immediately go to the mirror and carefully consider your eyes.
The color of the eyes is determined by the genetic characteristics of each person. Usually the iris of the eye consists of shades of the three most noticeable colors: yellow, blue and brown.
Pigments mix with each other and give newShades. The most common color of eyes is brown, and the most unique color is green. Blue, gray, black eyes are the result of an amazing mixture of genes.
In children Eye color changes With age, and this is normal. Usually babies are born with light eyes, and after half a year the iris of the eye darkens and acquires other tones.
Do not worry, this is a natural process. The danger is indicated by a change in eye color in an adult.
When the iris of the eye changes its color to a lighter one, it is an alarming sign. Various eye infections and glaucoma Usually cause a lightening of the eyes.
Also a suspiciously light shade of the iris of the eye may indicate degenerative processes in the operation of the eye muscle. To see a doctor at the first sign of lightening the eyes must be sure!
Consider carefully the white part of the eye next toIris. In a healthy person, the sclera has a light, bluish tinge. If you notice that your sclera is yellowish, dull, - check with your doctor, give blood test.
Even insignificant Sclera yellowing Speaks of problems with the liver, a terrible disease, like hepatitis, causes yellowness of the sclera. Also eye infections often appear as yellow patches on the sclera.
Watch out for the slightest changes in the color of your eyes, it's important! Especially worth paying close attention to the color of the eyes of people who wear contact lenses. The earlier the problem is identified, the easier it is solved!
Do not let your negligence cause serious illness. Show all the friends this article, take care of their health properly!


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Michael McMullan is a sportscaster and radio presenter from County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  He presented Premier League Live (formerly Premiership Live) each Saturday on national radio station Today FM. On each occasion he was joined in studio by BBC television analyst and former Republic of Ireland international footballer, Mark Lawrenson.

Career
McMullan joined Premiership Live in 2001, six years before it underwent a name change to Premier League Live. He presented Today FM's coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup from Japan/South Korea.

McMullan also features on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM each Monday, where he discusses the previous weekend's sporting events.

In July 2007, he achieved the personal highlight of his reporting career, when he stood at the back of the 18th green at Carnoustie as the Irish golfer, Pádraig Harrington, holed the winning putt in The Open Championship.

In 2015, it was announced that McMullan had left Today FM.

Personal life
Originally from County Antrim, McMullan has since moved to Dublin. His favourite sports are football, snooker and golf (he often has disagreements with D'Arcy over their differing opinions on the latter). He appeared on front of a newspaper with incoming Taoiseach, then Minister for Finance, Bertie Ahern in 1992, after winning a competition.

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Episode 28 of Season 2 of Gillespie is our GOP Convention recap show! Susie and I talk with Larry O'Connor, Editor in Chief of Breitbart.TV and host of the Larry O'Connor Show. We also chat with one of our show favorites, Dina Fraioli who gives her impression of what the Democrats have in store for their convention in Charlotte. Plus, I chat with Susie about my experience at my very first GOP Convention. No, I was not a delegate. I was actually working the convention as part of the Digital Comms team. Make sure you tune in for this one.


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John Willes (1778 – 5 August 1852) was an English cricketer who, although he played in only five first-class cricket matches, had a significant impact on the game's history and development. Willes played for Kent county cricket teams and was a fast bowler who had a "pivotal" role in the development of roundarm bowling.

Willes was born at Headcorn in Kent in 1778 and christened at Hollingbourne on 17 August. He was the son of John and Sarah Willes and became a prominent landowner in Kent and Sussex. He lived for much of his life at Sutton Valence.

Willes played for the Gentlemen in the first two Gentlemen v Players matches in 1806.

Arthur Haygarth wrote in Scores & Biographies that Willes was "...the originator, or rather the reviver, of round-armed bowling, and is said (though his daughter has never heard of the fact) to have caught the idea from seeing his sister so deliver the ball to him in practice when he was unwell.  The Cricket Field, however, speaking through William Beldham, states: Willes was not the inventor of that kind of round bowling—he only revived what was forgotten or new to the young folk.  Whether he bowled round in the present match, cannot now be said, as this kind of delivery was not tolerated till about 1827, when it was permanently established by William Lillywhite, Jem Broadbridge and Mr George T Knight. In the MCC v Kent match on 15 July 1822, Mr Willes commenced playing for his county but, being no-balled, he threw down the ball in high dudgeon, left the ground immediately, and (it is said) never played again.  Mr Willes was also a great sportsman, and kept a pack of hounds at Sutton.  This place, shortly before his death, he was obliged to leave, and he removed to Staunton, near Gloucester, where he died, in fearfully reduced circumstances on 5 August 1852, aged 74.  No tombstone has been erected to his memory".

In fact, as Beldham confirmed, roundarm bowling was first devised back in Hambledon days by bowlers such as Tom Walker, although he was barred from using it in matches by the club.

After Willes quit the game, his cause was taken up by Knight in particular and the style was used to great effect by Lillywhite and Broadbridge who were generally considered the two best bowlers in England during the 1820s.  Roundarm was the subject of trial matches in 1827 but not actually legalised until 1835, though in the meantime the umpires turned a blind eye.

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At the moment, the property is finished to builders' finish and the owner is willing to let the purchaser rent-to-buy with a deposit of €100.000. The new owner can choose all the materials to finish off the house the vendor will organise the entire finishing. We have another property that was finished like that, Casa Duetto. It was purchased in 2007 and is only up for sale due to a change of circumstances of its current owners.
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A Guide to San Francisco's Historic Chinatown Neighborhood
Posted on March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021 by A Strong
The origins of San Francisco date to 1822 with the building of the first private residence in the city. Locate din Portsmouth Square, the area later became part of what people now call Chinatown. Today, Chinatown encompasses 24 blocks in the heart of San Francisco.
However, no Chinese lived in this area until 1848 when three immigrants settled in San Francisco. The San Francisco Gold Rush, which started the same year, brought 20,000 more Chinese to the city.
It wasn't long before Chinese merchants began setting up shops. These storefronts served miners who boarded and departed from San Francisco's port of entry. Over the next several years, thousands more Chinese left their homeland and headed west.
Like their countrymen already established in the city, these new residents set up shops in San Francisco's Chinatown of today. New Chinese immigrants concentrated in Chinatown as an opportunity to stay together because people in other parts of the city were not welcoming towards them.
The Chinese population continued to grow until anti-immigration laws in 1882 imposed severe restrictions on how many Chinese could come to America. Restrictions remained in place until 1965, at which point thousands of Chinese immigrants once again arrived in San Francisco to settle in Chinatown.
Visiting Chinatown Today
San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest and largest of its kind in North America, having stood for nearly 175 years. People traveling to Chinatown for the first time today can experience the best of what the city within a city has to offer by partaking in the Chinese New Year or Autumn Moon celebrations.
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Unlike the traditional New Year's Day celebration in the United States that always occurs on January 1, the date of the Chinese New Year varies according to when the new moon appears. This typically happens between late January and mid-February. The Autumn Moon celebration occurs annually in September. Chinatown has something for most people's interests outside these celebrations as well.
Historic Landmarks in San Francisco's Chinatown
Those who enjoy history will want to include Portsmouth Square, the location of the first Chinese flag raising on July 9, 1846, to their itinerary. St. Mary's Church, located at the corner of Grant Avenue and California Street, is another must-see historic location. Originally erected in 1853 and destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, members of the Chinatown community rebuilt the church in 1907.
The Chinese Culture Center, Pacific Heritage Museum, and the Chinese Historical Society of America are three museums dedicated to preserving Chinese history and culture. Chinatown is also home to three original temples. These include Kong Chow, Tien Hou, and Buddha's Universal Church.
Dozens of Eateries Available in Chinatown
From light snacks to three-course meals, visitors to Chinatown can find it all within a two-mile radius. People who visit Chinatown regularly recommend checking out the 12 restaurants located on Jackson Street between Grant Avenue and Kearney Street for the diversity of food offered there, including noodles, dumplings, and spicy red peppers.
Bakeries along Grant Avenue offer everything from an egg custard tart to a bun filled with barbequed pork. Besides being tasteful treats, bakery items are easy for visitors to carry with them. They make great snacks as visitors spend the day exploring all that Chinatown has to offer.
Of course, no visit to Chinatown would be complete without a stop at the Fortune Cookie Factory. There visitors can see the manufacturing process of these famous cookies firsthand. Even better, they can then indulge in a sample at the end of the tour.


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The Scarlet Knight Crosses the Atlantic!
By Sage Lichtenwalner on December 4, 2009 in NOW News
The Scarlet Knight is recovered off the Coast of Spain early in the morning on December 4, 2009
A new era of oceanography has begun…
Just after daybreak this morning, the scientists and crew aboard the Investigador spotted the Scarlet Knight Glider bobbing up and down on the surface of the ocean off the coast of Spain. During the next few minutes, a camera crew and divers took pictures of the glider in the water to document the accumulation of biological growth on the hull for future research. Then, with cameras rolling in and above the water, scientists from Rutgers University and Puertos del Estado pulled the Scarlet Knight from the waves after its long adventure.
The Scarlet Knight, also known as RU27, spent over 220 days in the water and travelled 7,389 km (4,591 miles) to reach its destination in European waters, becoming the first underwater robot to cross the Atlantic ocean.
The ship and glider are currently making their way back to the port of Baiona, Spain, and should arrive early Saturday morning. An official celebration in Baiona will be held on December 9th. Shortly thereafter, the glider will make it's way back to the United States where additional celebrations will be held at Rutgers University and in Washington D.C. before hopefully going on tour around the country.
Scientists and crew aboard the Investigador with The Scarlet Knight Glider (also known as RU27)
For more information about the glider, and to see the latest news on her recovery, please check out our Atlantic Crossing site at http://rucool.marine.rutgers.edu/atlantic.
We also encourage you to check out a sneak "preview" of the forthcoming documentary on the glider's voyage. Just as RU27 was piloted by undergraduate students on her mission, much of the documentary was filmed and is being edited by students in the Rutgers writing program. You can see the preview of their work at http://rucool.marine.rutgers.edu.
Finally, don't forget to keep up to date on all the celebrations by following the glider on Twitter, Facebook, or the I-COOL Science Blog.
Thank you for being part of the adventure!
About Sage Lichtenwalner
Sage is a research programmer and outreach specialist at the Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
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We're delighted to welcome you to Tasmania. Here's some information to get you started as you plan your trip here.
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About Tasmania
Lonely Planet has ranked Hobart as one of their Top 10 Cities.
Once you experience this picturesque historical city hugging the banks of the River Derwent, nestled at the foot of majestic Mount Wellington, you'll understand why they loved it so much.
Hobart is the perfect base from which you can access the amazing attractions that Southern Tasmania has to offer – including Richmond (26kms from Hobart), the Huon Valley (38kms), Bruny Island and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel (37kms), Mt Field National Park (72kms), Port Arthur (93kms) and more.
Hobart's climate is similar to Wellington, New Zealand and Porto Madryn, Argentina, with a mild, temperate, maritime climate and four distinct seasons.
The warmest months, January and February, are also the driest. While the mountains are sprinkled with snow in the winter, at sea level the daytime temperatures and clear, crisp days are ideal for some outdoor activities.
Hobart is Australia's second-driest capital city. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, although the winter months are the wettest.
No matter what time of year you are here – it pays to pack a warm jacket!
Our heart-shaped state seems small – it's about 300 kilometres from north to south and has around 500,000 people living here – but it can take longer than you think to get around. Use travel guides or talk to locals to work out how long your trips will take you.
Our roads are excellent, but some are winding and take you through mountainous country.
How adventurous do you feel? You can get around Tasmania by bicycle, motorcycle, car, campervan or bus. Taxis, public buses and tourist buses operate throughout the state. Regional buses run between some of the smaller towns, or you can book a coach tour. In some places you'll find ferries, yachts and small charter flights. Most visitors find that driving themselves or taking coach tours allows them to see exactly what they want, when they want.
View the Activities page for more information.
Not sure what to do in Tasmania? From outdoor activities, tourist attractions, parks and wildlife and much more, Tasmania has something on offer for all visitors. Learn more about our most iconic activities or discover what lies off the beaten track below:
hobart & beyond
Make your visit to Tasmania a memorable one with the help of hobart & beyond. If you want to experience Hobart and Southern Tasmania as the locals do, hobart & beyond's suggestions will be sure to make you feel right at home.
Want to plan the perfect itinerary? Discover Tasmania has everything you need to know about what to do in your area. No matter how adventurous you're feeling, there's something for everyone.
Tasmania is renowned for its world-class produce and unique dining experiences – including highly sought after whisky, fresh seafood and wine. Experience these and other famous Tasmanian produce by exploring Discover Tasmania's website below:
Eat, drink and taste Tasmania
From restaurants, wineries, cooking schools, food festivals and more, feast your eyes (and your tastebuds) on the best Tasmanian food and drink.
Find apartments, resorts, backpackers and hostels, farm stays and everything in between on Discover Tasmania's website below. You'll be sure to find accommodation that suits your style, location and budget.
From sleeping under millions of stars to luxurious, secluded cabins, Tasmania has accommodation to suit everybody. Explore our island state after a good nights sleep.
Tasmania is a thriving hub of entertainment, all year round. From food and wine festivals, sporting events, music, performances, craft exhibitions and more, these are events you won't want to miss. To learn more and view all current campaigns, follow the link to Discover Tasmania's website below:
Join the local community and experience the arts, cultural and recreational scene. Browse events by location, category and date to find out what's happening and plan ahead.
Stunningly located winery in the Coal River Valley of South East Tasmania, and famous for producing award winning wines with a focus on Pinot Noir.
257 Richmond Road, Cambridge, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6248 5367
Frogmore Creek Wines is one of Tasmania's most awarded wineries. Famed for it's exquisite food, idyllic views, Frogmore Creek also produces Forty-Two Degrees South and the Storm Bay wines.
Riversdale Estate
The magnificent views, European interiors, cellar door, and superb French restaurant have been carefully designed to give you a warm and unforgettable experience.
222 Denholms Road, Cambridge, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6248 5555
Peter Rabbit™ Garden
Take an enchanting stroll through Peter Rabbit's™ Garden and see Mr. McGregor and the story of Peter Rabbit™ unfold, along with many other of your favourite Beatrix Potter characters.
Riversdale High Tea
Cucumber sandwiches, scones so light with clotted cream, perfectly formed pastries fused with flavours – afternoon tea in The Orangery Conservatory on Riversdale Estate is all about good taste. $49 per guests. High Tea is served at 10:30am and again at 2:00pm.
COAL RIVER FARM
Coal River Farm is all about growing and making things that everyone enjoys eating.
The family run business combines growing, making and sharing the spoils of farm labour with anyone that cares about where their food comes from.
634 Richmond Road, Cambridge, Tasmania – Phone: 1300 455 196
Puddleduck Vineyard
A boutique family owned and operated vineyard established in 1997, producing premium Tasmanian wines from grapes grown in their single site vineyard.
992 Richmond Road, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2301
Keen to see Tasmanian devils, wombats, quolls, kangaroos, echidnas and koalas? There's a lot to see as Bonorong is a sanctuary for wildlife run by a passionate team of like-minded people. Why not drop in, as it's only 30 minutes from the airport?
593 Briggs Road, Brighton, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6268 1184
Richmond Village
The Wicked Cheese Co.
Recognised as one of the highest quality, hand-made cheese ranges in Australia,
the Wicked Cheese Company is an award-winning family owned boutique cheese maker specialising in dairy and goats milk cheeses.
1238 Richmond Road, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2341
The Woodcraft Shop
Crafted by extraordinary artisans, the Woodcraft Shop showcases wooden products and gifts created with the best timbers Tasmania has to offer, such as Huon Pine and Myrtle.
23 Bridge Street, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2466
Chocolate Trading Co.
Over 70 handmade artisan chocolates to choose from and a large range of packed chocolates. For the chocoholic in you, visit today.
37a Bridge Street, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2104
The Richmond Bakery
Famous for scallop pies, chicken and camembert, vegetarian pies, mouth-watering cakes, salad rolls and gourmet sandwiches – all served with great coffee. Come in and be tempted.
6-7 / 50 Bridge Street, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2628
The Richmond GAOL
An historic site and popular visitor attraction complete with site guide and souvenir shop, why not take a step back in time and explore the original gaol buildings and rooms?
37 Bathurst Street, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2127
Coal River Valley Wine Tours
Join a half day tour and experience fine Tasmanian wine, produce and the historic village of Richmond.
4/50 Bridge Street, Richmond, Tasmania – Phone: (03) 6260 2050
We open at 4am and close at 10:30pm.
We do adjust our opening hours to suit our arriving and departing flights where necessary.
Please note, we are unable to accommodate travelers overnight in the terminal.
Chat to the people behind the craft, and get a taste of the very best Tasmania has to offer at our Meet the Maker stand. Located in Departures.
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Does anyone know if there is an SFTP client program from the iPhone? I am NOT looking for a way to SFTP into the phone. Rather, I want to use the phone to view files on my computer.
I found EZsharePro but it is $10 and i am not sure it does what I want. This seems like a pretty easy application that I am surprised there aren't any.
I'm looking for the exact same type of program, and far nothing has turned up. Any progress on finding something?
I've found a workaround, but it's not the best. I've got a jailbroken iPhone with SSH server installed. I can connect to the iPhone using SSH and from there SCP what I need, but it's not the prettiest, I'd much rather have a graphical client of some sort.
The thing you are talking about is not what I am looking for. I do not need a way to SFTP to the phone. I want to do it from the phone. WIth that said, I found a program called Briefcase which does the job. It was only $5 so I was willing to give it a shot. I have not used EZSharePro but from looking at the screen shots, it is a more refined interface than briefcase. But, it is also more expensive.


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Renewal of a Philippines Passport in San Jose, CA
How to Renew an Ethiopian Passport
What Do I Need to Renew My Expired Philippines Passport in the US?
by Christopher Michael
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The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said the United States and the Philippines are, "Building a multifaceted relationship for the 21st century." Such a relationship between countries makes it easy for Philippine citizens to renew their passports in the U.S. The Philippine Consulate requires that you apply for renewal in person, but does not require you to bring photos or make an appointment; walk-ups only. Make sure to take the right things with you when you apply.
E-Passport Application
The Consulate requires a duly-accomplished e-passport application form. Print an application from the Philippine Embassy's website (see Resources) or grab one at your nearest Consulate office. Use the Embassy's "Consulate Locator" page (see Resources) to locate your nearest office. Use blue or black ink to answer all questions truthfully. The Consulate sends the application electronically to Manila for processing.
Expired or Expiring Philippine Passport
Provide proof of Philippine citizenship with your old passport. Photocopy the first three pages of the passport. These are the data pages and contain information about you. The Consulate verifies that the passport belongs to you, returns the old passport to you and sends the photocopies electronically to Manila for processing.
Identification With Complete Middle Name Visible
The Consulate requires identification that displays your full middle name. Acceptable forms of identification include any U.S. government issued I.D., including a drivers license. Other acceptable forms include marriage, birth and baptismal certificates. Photocopy the identification. The Consulate sends the copies to the Philippines electronically and gives the original identification back to you after verification.
Green Card or Visa
The Philippine Government requires that you prove you are in the country legally and have not applied for foreign citizenship. Prove this with a current United States green card or visa. No photocopy is required.
Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope
Provide the Consulate with a self-addressed stamped envelope that has a tracking number. The new passport is printed in Manila, sent to the Consulate in the U.S. and then mailed to you in the envelope that you provide. Take your old passport to your favorite courier service to be weighed for the proper postage.
Check or Money Order
The Consulate of the Philippines does not accept personal checks or credit cards. There is a processing fee for renewal. You will have to get a money order, cashiers check, certified check, bank draft or cash. Make the payment out to The Philippine Consulate General. At time of publication the fee is $60.
Embassy of the Philippines: Renewal of Passport
Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles: Requirements for Issuance of E-Passport
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Editorials.voa.gov: U.S. - Philippines Relations
Philippine Embassy in the United States: E-Passport Application
Embassy of the Philippines: Consulate Finder Map
Christopher Michael began writing in 2010 for Break.com. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Writing sports and travel articles helps support his professional baseball career, which has taken him to 49 states, five continents and four oceans.
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From the 3d prototype print, the molds for the most perfect reborn artists' canvas (the Realborn® vinyl doll parts) are created. Our Realborn® Leif comes with a certificate, signed by master artist, Denise Pratt. This certificate has a picture of the real baby and actual footprints, created from the scans of the real baby. All our reborn babies are handmade by us here at Cherish Dolls in our workshop.
We offer affordable, reborned lifelike baby dolls, suitable for Children and adults alike. This Beautiful baby boy is fast asleep, he is 18 and weighs 4lb just like a real baby.
Leif is twin to Realborn® Aspen. His head will need supporting when picked up as it will drop back just like a babies would. Leif has painted brown hair, m ottling and natural blush. He comes dressed in a cute outfit (will vary). Magnetic dummy (strong earth magnets are used please take care around people with pacemakers).
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Trilby: The Art of Theft – Heist 1
Posted November 14, 2007 at 1:35 am in indie games, indygamer, tigsource, trilby art of theft.
I just posted a big review of Yahtzee's new game Trilby: The Art of Theft over at TIGSource. It basically says that it's brilliant, that all games should be like it, etcetera, etcetera. I also posted an annoucement a few days ago at Indygamer Blogspot when I first came across it. It's the first game I've come across while writing for TIGSource that I liked enough to cross post, heh. It's really good – if you're into indie games at all you should check it out – I'm adding it to my favourites list.
I made a video to demonstrate it, since it's hard to get the atmosphere of this one across in screenshots.
Heist 1: 1 minute and 32 seconds, $635 in loot, no tasers or alarms.
Verious on November 14th, 2007
That game looks pretty cool, I'll have to give it a try.
The video reminds me a lot of Elevator Action.
Terry on November 14th, 2007
Haven't played that, I'm afraid. 🙁
Jon on November 9th, 2008
Strange how you already have the duck and roll upgrade at level 1…. How did you accomplish that?
Terry on November 9th, 2008
Is that a serious question? What do you think I did? 😛
I also have the reasonable doubt skill.
Jared on February 14th, 2009
Locking picking level 2 otherwise it is impossible to get a perfect on level 1.
Great walkthrough though helped me out a lot on some later levels.
Still have problems getting perfect scores.
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sarawak wants to enhance its image, but it might be too late!
In order to enhance it's image and reputation in the international market, Sarawak wants to enforce it's improved Timber Legality Verification System (STLVS) immediately. The Sarawak Forest Department, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, under the auspices of the Ministry of Resource Planning and Environment, renewed their commitment by signing the Inter-Agency Standard Operating Procedure for Performance of Forestry Function in Sarawak for the STLVS.
Sarawak has been struggling for years with a poor image caused by the involvement of the previous chief minister of Sarwak Abdul Taib and his family in the Sarawak logging industry. According to studies from NGO's such as Mongabay, Sarawak Report and Forest Monitor, Sarawak has lost more than 90% of its primary forests and has the fastest rate of deforestation in Asia which maybe attributed to the Taib's control on logging industry. In November 2014, Lukas Straumann, the executive director of Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF), launched a new book named "Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia", detailing the alleged environmental crimes and abuse of political power by Taib and his family during Taib's 33-year reign as chief minister.
Money Logging investigates what Gordon Brown has called 'probably the biggest environmental crime of our times'—the massive destruction of the Borneo rainforest by Malaysian loggers. Historian and campaigner Lukas Straumann goes in search not only of the lost forests and the people who used to call them home, but also the network of criminals who have earned billions through illegal timber sales and corruption.


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Blackfire Tyre Gel is a tyre dressing that enhances the look of tyres and protects against UV rays.
BLACKFIRE Tire Gel darkens and conditions rubber to restore the look of new tires. This thick, water-based tire dressing provides a natural, matte look with one coat or a high gloss finish with two coats. UV inhibitors and polymers protect tires to maintain their colour and flexibility.
Healthy, new rubber should be dark. That's why BLACKFIRE Tire Gel is so fitting for our tire protectant gel. It restores the blackness to tyres!
BLACKFIRE Tire Gel is a water-based formula and solvent-free. Solvents can dry out rubber and silicones can turn brown. Blackfire avoided these harmful ingredients and instead used newer, VOC-compliant compounds that offer great looks with none of the drawbacks.
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Clean tyres first. Apply a thin strip of Tyre Gel to a tyre applicator and work into tyres. Remove any excess with a microfibre towel.


Rudolph Binion, an eminent historian of modern Europe and founder of the historical subfield known as psychohistory, died last week at 84 following a long illness. Binion, the Leff Family Professor of Modern European History, had taught at Brandeis since 1967.
Born in New York City in 1927 to an Austro-Hungarian father and an American mother, Binion received a doctoral degree in history from Columbia University in 1958, after studying at both Columbia and the University of Paris. He went on to teach at Columbia, as well as at Rutgers University and MIT, and to serve in the U.S. army before taking a teaching position at Brandeis in 1967. Residing in Brookline, Mass., he remained a member of the Brandeis faculty for the rest of his life, except for a year spent as a visiting scholar at the College de France.
"He was an incredibly brilliant, capacious intellectual interested in everything," said Brandeis History Department Chair Jane Kamensky. "His books spanned methods and centuries, from the Black Death to the Second World War and beyond."
Binion's distinguished and lengthy publishing career began in 1960 with "Defeated Leaders: the Political Fate of Caillaux, Jouvenel, and Tardieu," and continued through this year with "Traumatic Reliving in History, Literature and Film." Over the course of a half-century, he published 10 books and more than 50 scholarly articles, but he was best known for his psychobiography "Frau Lou," which was published in 1968.
"From the beginning, he was interested in psychology," said Paul Jankowski, a History Department colleague and friend, adding that "he was a true man of letters."
During his years at Brandeis Binion directed a vast number of dissertations. Since his death, faculty members say, they have been flooded with emails from Binion's former students.
Jankowski said that while Binion lived frugally, he was generous to those in need. He recalled Binion giving money to a graduate student to buy clothes, which the student couldn't otherwise purchase.
Another student, David Troyansky, History Department chairman of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, agreed that Binion was a good friend to the families of his students and colleagues. He studied with Binion from 1976 to 1983, and the two remained in close contact over the years.
Troyansky said Binion was "an extraordinary combination of head-in-the-clouds intellectual and down-to-Earth friend, colleague, advisor and editor." Calling him an intense conversationalist and a spellbinding lecturer, Troyansky often looked to him for advice, but said it went both ways.
"He would sometimes ask my advice – he would want to learn whatever he could from whoever he was talking to," Troyansky said, adding that most graduate students felt Binion took them seriously from day one.
Troyansky said his mentor's philosophy was to go wherever a historical problem led, regardless of intellectual or geographical boundaries.
"If he needed to learn a new language, he just did it," Troyansky said. "Quickly, and well. He's so closely associated with psychohistory, but he disdained subcategories."
He recalls visiting museums and taking in movies with Binion, whom, he said, had an almost "childlike innocence in the way he talked about his love of the arts," which he always found a way to incorporate into his work.
One of Binion's always final projects, "Flights of Fancy," published last year, was a collection of his poetry, short stories and essays.
He is survived by his wife Elena Lagrange and a sister. At Binion's request, no memorial service will be held.


The PJ Olivier Art Centre is situated in the middle of town - next to the Braak with the landmark rubber tyre mule by Andries Botha in front of our entrance - provides art education for all learners on a variety of levels.
Learners in Grades 8 and 9 do the Visual Art component of Creative arts as part of the compulsory learning areas of the Senior Phase at the art centre. We expose learners to a variety of art techniques and begin to teach them how to look at and analyse the different types of art forms that one can encounter in this technological 21st century.
The Grade 8 and 9 learners can also take Art as a choice subject. During these lessons learners do larger and more intensive projects that expose them to the different art forms that may be taken as subjects in the FET phase in Grades 10 to 12.
In Grade 10 learners may choose Art as a subject to take through to matric. In Art there are two directions provided - Design and Visual Art. Design presents learners with a subject that is focused on the production of products that are functional and that have aesthetic value. Visual Arts is about self-expression and offers learners a way to engage meaningfully with, and respond to their world.
Both subjects have a practical and theoretical component. For the final matric examination learners are required to do a practical artwork, set up an exhibition that shows an overview of their progress in Grades 11 and 12 and write a three hour theoretical exam during which their skills in visual literacy are tested.
Rhenishers have a proud history of excellence in the work they do at the P J Olivier Centre for Art.


The recall election in Wisconsin left Democrats and liberals under pressure ahead of November's presidential ballot.
Washington DC - Five hundred days of union-led campaigning against the governor of Wisconsin have culminated in a body blow for the US labour movement.
Public sector unions and Democrats managed to collect enough signatures to force only the third recall election against a US governor in the country's history – and they were confident that Democratic challenger Tom Barrett would run Scott Walker close as precincts across the Badger State opened their polling stations on Tuesday.
But Walker scored a comprehensive victory, with unofficial results putting him seven percentage points clear of Barrett. He is the first governor in US history to survive a recall election, in which voters can choose whether to remove an official from office before the end of their term.
The result has put Democrats and progressives under pressure as they prepare to appeal to millions of Americans in November's presidential election. While they are seeking help to those facing torment in the US's worst economic travails since the Great Depression, Republicans say only a programme of economic austerity will turn the country around.
"I thought the result in Wisconsin would be a good deal closer. I didn't necessarily believe Walker would be defeated but I though the possibility existed," says John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation.
"Walker has had a significant lead in the polls but in the final days there seemed to be a closing of the gap in many polls. There also seemed an incredible energy on the ground. Sometimes we see that in politics, but it isn't always reflected in a vote. I think Walker posted a wider win than expected."
The result closes one chapter in a battle triggered by Walker's attempt to limit collective bargaining for state employee unions in Wisconsin, where such rights have been held since 1959.
When running for the governorship in 2010 Walker backed a bill to take away the right of union members to speak with one voice during negotiations with their employers - and also said public sector workers should contribute more to their pensions.
A month after Walker was elected governor in January 2011, labour organisations led a series of protests against his proposals, often filling the Capitol building in Wisconsin.
The demonstrations symbolised the gulf between conservatives and liberals across the wider US, with fiscal hawks pushing for deep cuts to public spending and their opponents arguing that such a plan would only push millions of people into hardship and further stifle the economy.
US President Barack Obama stayed away from Wisconsin throughout the course of the recall campaign, in an apparent attempt not to alienate independents.
Obama took Wisconsin with ease in the 2009 presidential election, but the recall vote result suggests it will be a swing state in November.
Winning enough 'swing states' in the US's electoral college voting system is key to the success of a presidential candidate's campaign.
Republicans say the assured showing by Walker in Tuesday's vote will energise the campaign of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as he prepares to take on Obama.
"Obama didn't want to come here to this state because he didn't want to touch this race with a 10ft pole," Ben Sparks, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, says.
"He wanted more than anything to avoid this race becoming a referendum on his presidency, because this recall election is going to affect his campaign in November.
"This race has tremendous national implications. Clearly the recall has backfired on Democrats and Wisconsin will be very much in play come November."
Barrett's election campaign was comprehensively outspent by Walker's. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign says that by the end of May Walker had raised $30.5m, compared to $3.9 million that Barrett's team had brought in.
Labour unions and progressive political groups who led the effort to force the recall vote say Walker had more time to raise funds than Barrett did, owing to a state law which permitted him to take donations between the recall petition effort and the date the election was called.
"It was definitely an unfair playing field and what made it worse is that we had a Democratic primary, so we only had a month to organise the election," Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin, says.
"But it created a situation where Walker outspent Barrett seven-to-one, and that's not even counting the $20m in conservative interest group spending that went into the state.
"There's a playing field in general where there's an unprecedented amount of money on the side of conservatives and progressive groups need to have really good candidates just to have a fighting chance. Obviously, it didn't all come together on Tuesday for progressives."
Democratic campaigners didn't speak of the issue at all in the run-up to the recall vote.
Kraig says that while Barrett was a good candidate, his moderate tone may have been at odds with the ethos of progressives who are looking to safeguard labour union rights.
"He was not a perfect movement leader, whereas Walker was a galvanising conservative movement leader," he says.
"Our movement was without charismatic leaders. It didn't have a leader to turn to. You saw something similar in North Africa and the Middle East - once you are successful with your movement, there isn't actually a leader."
But Republicans say the reason the Democrats shied away from collective bargaining is because voters didn't support it.
"This is not me spinning it - it is an actual fact - the majority of Wisconsin voters support Walker's policies," Sparks says.
"They don't think it's too much to ask for a public sector employee to kick in a bit more for his healthcare and pension, considering that he's still paying less than someone in the private sector. For that reason, Democrats removed collective bargaining from their entire campaign."
Sparks says their success in the election owes a lot to the way they organised themselves - in contrast to the Democratic challengers.
"We have fine-tuned our grassroots operation. Republican intensity has only grown and our focus has been on running a comprehensive volunteer-based grassroots campaign. We're a single unified force.
"The Democrats on the other hand are a loose aggregation of smaller groups. They each run their own grassroots campaign and they don't coordinate with each other. They have the unions, third-party groups. They are all doing their own thing, whereas the Republican Party of Wisconsin is more organised, more unified and more comprehensive."
It wasn't all bad for Democrats on Tuesday night. While Walker and the Republican lieutenant-governor held on to their positions in the voting, Democrats took control of the state senate in parallel polls.
That means the plans of Walker's Republicans will not go past the legislature for now. Meanwhile, exit polls suggest about 18 percent of those who cast a vote for Walker said they intend to vote for Obama in November.
"I don't think that is something that is antithetical or something that we should particularly be shocked by," Nichols says.
"But Scott Walker was saying the exact same thing - so we shouldn't underestimate that there are some voters whose primary goal is to have an improved economy and yet are looking at different political figures and asking 'what are you going to do for me, what are you offering?'"
Many voters across the state may have chosen to split their allegiance in an effort to tamp down the power of each party - in effect, keeping their powder dry until the big presidential contest in November.
"I think there are a lot of people who will look at the current circumstances and come up with a mixed response," Nichols says.
"We had people down in Racine, Wisconsin who voted for Walker for governor and who also voted for a Democrat for the state senate - to check and balance Scott Walker."
Wisconsin now appears to be finely balanced with only six months to go until the presidential election.
The Republicans are newly confident, and can take heart that they fended off a recall election they believe should never have been held in the first instance.
"I believe there will be a discussion on the role of what a recall election is in our state's government. But one thing is very clear, and that is that the Democratic base was unable to effectively make the case to voters that this recall was in any way justified," Sparks says.
"There was an issue with them even making a case to their own base, let alone to independent voters."
Progressives believe that while they may have lost this particular encounter, they'll soon be in the ascendancy. They point to the fact that more than a million people signed petitions to set up the recall election in the first place.
"There is a huge grassroots movement out there. It's up against a very energised Republican base as well, but we can't let one disappointing election kill a movement," Kraig says.
"The conservative movement lost elections for years and kept going; we need to do the same thing. We need a strong union movement in order to have a large and vibrant middle class.
"We also need a movement that is beyond labour in order to fight for a fair economy and expand opportunity in this country, because we've had a huge concentration of wealth and rising income equality for decades here."
With unemployment stubbornly above the eight per cent mark, millions of Americans enduring dire economic hardship will be in play come November.
If Wisconsin is any indicator, success for each side will come down as much to grassroots organisation and money - lots of it - as it will to pledges and policies.


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Title: Deep
Series: The Deep Duet #1
Authors: M. Malone & Nana Malone
I am the ghost that haunts your dreams. I am a liar, a protector...a killer...I am death.
You think you know my story, but you have no idea. My death was just the beginning.
I'm a dead man.
In the years since I escaped the shadow organization that owned me, my vow to protect my family is the only thing that kept me alive.
Until I meet her.
Too bad I need the monster to protect her from the demons of her past.
Too bad she's not that innocent.
Cliffhanger Warning: I know you want the whole story right now. But that's not how things went down. And I think you know by now when it comes to ORUS, things don't always go according to f*cking plan.
(The Deep Duet unfolds over the course of two books. Deep will be followed by Deeper, releasing on January 29th)
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The boys from Blake Security are back!!! Only this time we have Rafe's story and Oh My God what a story it is. His past is coming back to haunt him, or better yet, seek vengeance for a killing that took the life of a father and left the daughter alive. Her hatred is deep, but is it deep enough to withstand the physical draw that she feels whenever she lays eyes on the man that killer her father and possibly stole her inheritance. This story is full of lies, games and sex so hot that it could set your whole being on fire...and that takes place under one roof. It is very well written and is full of intrigue, mystery, excitement and well I'll mention the hot sex again.
The characters are very well written and each are quite complex in their own way. Rafe is retired from the government job that had him as an assassin. He's now working for his brother-in-law's security company and trying to keep his past just where it needs to be..in the past. He want to be better, to become reacquainted with is sister and is grandmother. He wants more "normal".
Diana has vengeance on her mind and in her heart and it's all focused on the man who killed her father. It is all she has been able to think about since she was left behind after witnessing his murder. She comes up with a plan to get close to Rafe, to find out what she can, everything she can so that she can see that he is brought to justice.
There is just one thing that the two of them didn't consider...their attraction getting the better of them and the feelings that neither want to admit to. But there are huge trust issues on both sides of this relationship and that may be what not only rips them apart, but rips both of their hearts to shreds.
This is a wonderful beginning to this duet and I can hardly wait for the second part to come out. I highly recommend this book!!
Ovary up, bitch. This is the plan.
If she wanted her plan to work, it was going to require sacrifice, which meant getting this car down the fucking ravine and then climbing down herself. Time to put on her big-girl thong.
She gathered up her long blond hair and secured it with a ponytail holder. Time to get to work. She only had a couple of hours. She'd been following Rafe DeMarco every Tuesday for months. This was the path he'd take. It was too late for another plan. Besides she's been setting this up for months.
She had selected the perfect spot for this. Right before the guardrail began. As an added bonus, there was a path she could use to initially climb down and a rock outcropping she could stand on to wait for him.
She'd scattered broken glass to make it look like an accident. Once the car was in neutral, she jogged around to the trunk and started to push.
Her ribs throbbed. That asshole in krav maga class had forgotten they were training and had gotten in a brutal hit. She'd have bruises for days. But it wasn't like she could wait to heal up.
Even as the sweat popped on her brow and her body screamed, inch by inch she pushed until she finally started to get some momentum. And then managed to get car right up to the edge. With one more deep breath, she rolled the car over the edge.
The crash, boom, thud sounds echoed all through the ravine as the car tumbled front-over-end down the jagged edges of rocks. A quick glance at her watch told her she needed to haul ass. DeMarco was likely turning on to the road by now, so she didn't have time to waste.
It was a stupid thing, but she felt a pang of hurt looking at the shiny blue paint she'd picked out, all crumpled and cracked. That was the first car she'd ever bought for herself.
She'd never had her own car before. Her father had preferred for her to be chauffeured, and her brothers had felt the same way. So she'd been excited to pick out a car on her own. And look at it now… a martyr for the cause.
"Your sacrifice will not be for nothing, young Toyota."
The back of the car was now completely smashed and bent, so it looked like the car had skidded off the road and plunged down the embankment. She shivered. Under her coat, she only wore a thin dress, one that clung to her curves. But it was part of the plan, so she'd pushed past the mortification. It would all be worth it soon.
She clasped her forehead, rubbing at the stress ball of tension that had settled behind her eyes. Now or never.
The entire scene had been meticulously planned. With a deep breath, she scooted around the guardrail and held her breath as she started down the nearly nonexistent trail. Sand and razor-sharp rocks were more than happy to mingle with her toes and cut up her feet, but she kept moving.
The son of a bitch had better take the bait. He will. This whole plan banked on Rafe DeMarco being a decent enough human being to care about someone else potentially being hurt. Either that or curious enough to stop and see what the hell was going on.
The glass was hard to ignore. As were the random clothes she'd strewn about. She just prayed some other stray motorist didn't decide to be a Good Samaritan. But this was an access road, rarely ever traveled.
She shoved aside the lingering feelings of doubt and concern and guilt. This man had taken everything away from her, deliberately and systematically. She was going to return the favor. And she was going to get her life back. It didn't matter how long it took.
She shivered again when she remembered his dark eyes peering at her from behind the mask. He'd just killed her father. Two bullets in the skull. Cold. Efficient. His lips had been set in a firm, grim line.
She'd gasped from her hiding place, the fear and the shock and despair leaking through her body like a chemical spill. She still remembered the sound of his voice as he muttered a single word. "Fuck." When he'd pulled aside the curtain, she'd been so sure he was going to kill her too. Positive he was going to murder her like he'd done her father. But he hadn't. He'd let her live.
That was his first mistake.
Maybe he'd assumed she'd be so traumatized by the situation that she wouldn't remember. Maybe he thought she'd be grateful he hadn't killed her. Maybe he thought she'd forget his face, his voice, the way he made her feel.
Bad luck for him. She remembered that day in startling clarity. The day he'd turned her family upside down. Come to think of it, she needed to have a slogan for when she saw him again. Like in The Princess Bride.
"My name is Diana Vandergraff. You killed my father. Prepare to die." She wasn't the villain here, so she wasn't going to have some long, drawn-out bragging speech. But he would know. She'd make sure he understood the series of events that had led to his world crumbling.
She wanted him to know.
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M. Malone
NYT & USA Today bestselling author M. Malone lives in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband and their two sons. She holds a master's degree in Business from a prestigious college that would no doubt be scandalized by how she's using her expensive education.
Independently published, she has sold more than 1/2 million ebooks in her two series, THE ALEXANDERS and BLUE-COLLAR BILLIONAIRES. Since starting her indie journey in 2011 with the runaway bestselling novella "Teasing Trent," her work has appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than a dozen times.
She's now a full-time writer and spends 99.8% of her time in her pajamas.
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Nana Malone
USA Today bestselling author Nana Malone's love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense novel she "borrowed" from her cousin.
It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's been in love with kick-butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination constantly channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.
While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as brazen and kick-butt as she thinks she is.
Website: http://www.nanamalone.com/
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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nanamalone
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Did you ever wonder why, when a new idea or concept is introduced, there is always an abundance of negative or discouraging feedback? Just mention an idea for a new business process, or a plan to move your life in a new direction, and it's as if out of the woodwork, people respond with a barrage of reasons why your new endeavor will never work…as if they are on a mission to sabotage your ideas and dreams.
The 180 Rule embraces this reality and puts it to work in both your business and personal life to help you achieve great results. Commitment and engagement to the mission are more easily achieved because the door is open to candid participation. The 180 Rule achieves results using our natural tendencies and abilities. Its root principles are based upon scientific studies of how our brains operate and how we can take advantage of that naturally occurring negativity – self-sabotaging thoughts. The 180 Rule, although simplistic in process, delivers exceptional results from the awareness of problems to successful solutions. It's time to stop retraining ourselves and fighting our natural behaviors in an effort to be successful, and turn to the power we all have within.
Before we dismiss this as just the product of other people's discouraging or toxic leanings, consider that it also occurs within our own minds. Many courses of action have been abandoned within our own thinking as we ourselves create a mental list of reasons why we should just give up. Schools of positive thinking teach us that we should turn away from such thoughts. But the magic of the 180 Rule is channeling that negative energy into positive action and results. Where do these thoughts originate and why are they so powerful and common in all of us? This has been the topic of scientific study that originated back in 1948 and continues today. It is called the Negativity Bias. These studies set out to determine why we come up with negative thoughts with greater ease than positive ones. Is this a behavior trait that is learned during our development as we grow up or is it a natural tendency that depicts how we are wired as humans? While this question continues to be debated, the 180 Rule process brings results, regardless of the negativity bias origin.
The concept of the Negativity Bias is based on the works of psychologists Roy F. Baumister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Kathleen Vohs and Catrin Finkenauer. Their findings concluded that the Negativity Bias is a natural tendency in human behavior. Those findings were published in 2001 in the Review of General Psychology. In essence, these psychologists discovered that negative experience (fear of bad events), has a far greater impact on people than do neutral experiences or even positive ones. As a result, humans are biased toward behavior that will avoid negative experiences. They are much more likely to recall and be influenced by negative rather than positive experiences in their past.
When you think about your own life experiences, you can see Negativity Bias influence. Try to remember a compliment you received in high school and then try to remember an insult. Often people will more easily remember the insults than the compliments.
The Negativity Bias might also help explain the outcomes of political smear campaigning. People remember the negative comments which tend to influence them to vote against a candidate. This powerful concept has been known to overpower the person's voting action despite their admiration for a particular candidate.
Parents can benefit from understanding the Negativity Bias because it can influence and shape parenting experiences. Most good parents provide children with many positive and neutral experiences. However, the day mom or dad loses it and screams at the kids is the day that kids, long into adulthood, will remember. Knowing that a negative act toward a child is likely to become much more prominent in a child's memory may help us to remember how important it is to try to keep our tempers.
Rich Lucia is the original creator of the 180 Rule and has held many top level executive positions before deciding to "spread the word" to thousands of organizations. Rich gained his solid leadership foundation while in key positions at IBM, Sprint, ExxonMobil, Unisys and Wang Laboratories. In addition his books and articles have featured the 180 Rule as a center piece for effective problem solving and leadership.
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In part one Leon, Tony, Joshua Garrity and newcomer Sean O'Brien take an express elevator to Hell and back to cast eight demonic eyes over Grasshopper Manufacture's remarkable Shadows of the Damned.
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In part two Leon talks to Nic Watt of amusingly monickered Australia based developer Nnooo about their recent critical smash escapeVektor Chapter 1: Combat Power Unleashed, as well as their history and future output.
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When Immigration Enforcement Equals Inhumane Enforcement
Tramonte Lynn
Cross-Posted at America's Voice:
I'd like to believe that most Americans, perhaps with the exception of the hard-core nativists, like Rep. Steve King and Romney advisor Kris Kobach, knows our nation's immigration policies need to be fixed. But behind these failed policies are real human beings: those who make decisions about how to enforce the law, and those whose lives are affected by their decisions. Two disturbing stories from this week show how bad decisions at the hands of the bureaucracy can have extreme consequences for real people. And, while no parent should lose his or her child -- and no one should be assaulted -- in the name of "enforcing the law, that's is exactly what's happening.
In Missouri, a State Judge actually ruled in favor of Mother-Child separation - because the mother was an undocumented immigrant. A series of national media outlets have told the heartbreaking story of Guatemalan immigrant and mother Encarnacion Bail Romero who had her parental rights terminated by a judge simply because she is in deportation proceedings. As National Journal's Rosa Ramirez explained,
A Guatemalan mother jailed on immigration charges neglected her infant child while she was behind bars, and her parental rights should be terminated, a Missouri judge ruled on Wednesday. The decision paves the way for the boy, now 5, to remain adopted by the Carthage, Mo., couple who have cared for him and who changed his name to Jamison. At the center of the case are immigration policies and practices that often make it difficult for children to reunify with parents. The case has garnered international attention and criticism by U.S. civil rights and immigration groups, as well as the Guatemala government.
As a mother, I find it hard to fathom that this could actually happen. But it is true.La Opinión editorialized about Encarnacion's case:
Romero was arrested on May 22, 2007 in an immigration raid at the poultry processing plant where she was working. At the time, her son was less than a year old. Romero was still in custody when the first judge in Jasper County found that she had "abandoned" her son due to failure to visit or maintain contact with him. This is not the first such case in the turbulent history of mass deportations of recent years in the United States. Studies by specialists have revealed that there is no consistency or coordination between the various federal, state and local agencies to ensure that parents arrested for not having papers can make decisions or even stay in contact with the children left behind. One estimate indicates that some 5000 children have been placed in foster care for this reason. This is an issue that needs to be urgently addressed. In the United States 5 million children, most of whom are citizens, have at least one undocumented parent. Continued family separations have an impact that goes beyond the obvious and affect society as a whole. Another outcome, in practice, is that of penalizing undocumented status with the loss of a child, and penalizing the child, who is innocent, with the loss of a father or mother. Such a penalty is excessive and illegal.
That penalty is excessive. It's inhumane. And, it should not be legal.
Meanwhile, a new PBS Documentary, which airs tonight (7/20), alleges Border Patrol Agents engaged in sexual and physical violence against Immigrants: The documentary exposes disturbing stories of immigrants who suffered sexual and physical abuse at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents. As Business Insider previews:
The nearly 60,000-strong U.S. Border Patrol has a history of torture and sexual abuse against immigrants trying to cross the border, according to a five-month investigation by PBS' Need To Know. Need To Know, PBS' TV and web news magazine, aired the first part of its look into the rough-and-tumble Border Patrol culture back in April. The second segment is scheduled to air Friday evening. In a recently released teaser for Friday's report, a crying woman is shown tearfully telling the organization that a Border Patrol agent put his hands under her blouse and groped her. The agents are also guilty of outright torture, Need To Know reports.
We have to draw the line. No one should lose the right to be the parent of her son simply because she is in deportation proceedings. No one should be assaulted by the Border Patrol simply because she is an immigrant. I think we can all agree that things like this should not happen in America. Your status as an immigrant does not negate your status as a human being.
For more information on these important issues, check out the Applied Research Center's report on immigration enforcement and the child welfare system and the ACLU's report and resources on sexual abuse in immigration detention.
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Ті́тківці — село в Україні, в Закарпатській області, Міжгірській селищній громаді.

Географія
На північно-східній стороні від села бере початок річка Бескидовець.

Історія
Перша згадка у 1828-Titkovecz, інші згадки: 1850 — Ditkovitz, 1851- Titkovecz, 1852-Ditkovicz, 1853-Ditkovitz, 1882-Titkovecz, 1898- Titkovec, 1907-та 1913 Titokvölgy, 1944-Titkovec, Титковец, 1983- Тітківці, Титковцы.

Церква св. Івана Хрестителя. 1905.

Невелику дерев'яну церкву рідкісної форми та гарних пропорцій збудував майстер з Верхнього Бистрого Василь Ковбашин на прізвисько Сус (Ісус) у 1905 р. (за написом на одвірку). Прізвисько отримав за свою високу майстерність та вміння допомогти в будь-яких скрутних випадках.

Майстерна робота відчутна і в ладному зрубі, і в гарно поставленому шатровому верхові, і в таких художніх деталях, як одвірок дверей, аркада голосниць (закрита дощаними прикривками від непогоди), профільована лиштва під аркадою.

При вході влаштовано малесенький закритий ґанок. Нава має аркове склепіння, три дверні отвори без дверей ведуть до вівтаря. Тут зберігається доброї роботи дерев'яний вівтар, процесійний хрест, хоругви.

У другому ярусі висить багато орнаментований дзвін, виготовлений у Будапешті Ференцом Турі в 1905 р. На дзвоні дата — 1815 і напис, який повідомляє, що «Сей звон купила раба божа Вікторі Параца тачка Симеонова вдова за отпущеніє гріхів года 1905». Дзвін має своєрідний тремтливий голос і чарівну здатність розганяти хмари.

Колишня церківця тепер служить дзвіницею біля збудованої в 1931 р. православної церкви, а першою релігійною пам'яткою села є кам'яний що його поставив житель села на прізвище Форос.

Церква св. Івана Предтечі. 1931.

Церква і дзвіниця в Тітківцях творять мальовничий ансамбль дерев'яних споруд. Церкву збудували з дотриманням усіх законів будівництва традиційної тридільної, дерев'яної церкви. Всі три частини вкриті спільним двосхилим дахом. Над бабинцем здіймається низька вежа з одним приплюснутим куполом і невеличкою главкою.

Посвятили фундамент 29 квітня 1931 р. Церкву збудувала талановита родина Форосів. Очолював будівництво Василь Форос. Разом з ним працювали його сини Степан і Федір та стричаники Федір і Юрко. В. Форос запропонував людям центрально-купольний храм з цибулястою банею, але громада схилилася до базилічної форми. Організував будівництво куратор Василь Фулитка.

Іконостас імітовано трафаретом по картону, яким вкрито стіни, а досить добрі ікони намалював місцевий художник Федір Форос Петрів.

На початку 1980-х років дах і опасання церкви вкрили бляхою, зруби оббили вертикально дошками. Дзвіницею служить колишня мініатюрна дерев'яна церква, збудована В. Ковбашиним у 1915 р. її головний об'єм — традиційно двоярусний (нижній ярус зрубний, верхній — каркасний), вкритий восьмисхилим шатром; з західного фасаду влаштовано прибудову з дощок, дахом якій служить опасання, а зі східного фасаду прибудовано зруб (вівтар) під двосхилим дахом, гребінь якого впирається в нижній край шатрового завершення.

Населення
Згідно з переписом УРСР 1989 року чисельність наявного населення села становила 227 осіб, з яких 113 чоловіків та 114 жінок.

За переписом населення України 2001 року в селі мешкало 205 осіб.

Мова
Розподіл населення за рідною мовою за даними перепису 2001 року:

Примітки

Посилання
 Погода в селі
 http://www.woodenchurches.com.ua/ukr/mizh/titkiv.htm

Села Закарпатської області