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Bobby Fischer
Wherever you go in the world you'll find chess players and wherever you find chess players you'll find people who know of Bobby Fischer, the greatest chess player in the history of America, and without doubt one of the greatest chess players of all-time. Fischer's adventures, on and off the board, have been chronicled in many chess books and articles.
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was born March 9, 1943 in Chicago Illinois, moving to at an early age. Bobby was fascinated with the game of chess even when he was just six years old. In fact he didn't even want new friends unless they played chess. Fischer quickly made an impression on the local chess community. In the 1954 club championship, he tied for third to fifth-place even though most of his competition was several times his age. It didn't take long for Bobby Fischer to leap into the national tournament scene. In 1955 he participated in the U.S. junior a quite respectable even score considering he was only twelve years old.
In 1956 he won the U.S. junior championship in Philadelphia won eight games drawn one end dropping just one. That same year he came to the attention of the entire chess world winning a brilliant game against Donald Byrne at the Rosenwald Memorial in New York City. A year later he not only won the U.S. Junior Championships with eight wins and just one draw, but also won the U.S. Open winning eight games and drawing four. Then he won the United States championship, held in New York City.
Robert J. "Bobby" Fischer
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In 1958 it was time for major international competition and Bobby Fischer was invited to a qualifying stage for the world championship. The tournament, known as an Interzonal, was held in Yugoslavia. He managed a very impressive tie for fifth and sixth place. Then he came back to New York and won the U.S. championship again, something which is going to be quite routine for him. He did it again in 1959 and in 1960 and1962. Bobby won the Interzonal tournament in Stockholm qualifying him to move on to a tournament of world championship candidates in Curacao .He finished fourth in that event, and then went off to win the U.S. championship yet again.
In 1963 Bobby Fischer achieved a result never matched in the history of American chess. He not only won the United States championship again, he won all 11 games, no draws, no defeats! To win a 12 player tournament with a perfect score is an almost impossible achievement, especially when all of the opponents are qualified chess masters.
It was time to make a serious bid for the world championship. In 1966 he took on many of the world's top players in the famous Piatigorski Cup in Santa Monica , California .He finished second there, then dominated the chess Olympiad in Havana scoring 14 wins, two draws and only single loss. Then it was off to win yet another United States championship in New York so the stage was sacked for him to participate in a qualifying stage is for the 1969 world championship. That started with the Interzonal tournament in Sousse , Tunisia .Things were going quite well but after winning seven games and drawing three Bobby withdrew from the event.
Fortunately, in 1970 he was able to participate in the Interzonal tournament in, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. He tore through the field winning 15 games, drawing seven and losing only won two to take first-place. Now he had to defeat three of the world's strong chess players in individual matches before he could challenge World Champion Boris Spassky.. Bobby Fischer not only achieved the goal, but he did so in a way that has never been duplicated an almost certainly never will. He smashed Mark Taimanov, a top Russian player, 6-0 with no draws. That remarkable achievement was followed by shutting out Bent Larson, the highly talented Danish player, by the same score. Against Tigran Petrosian, the world champion who held the title until Spassky took it away, he did lose one game, but won five and drew three to easily take the match. The stage was set for the dramatic confrontation between the famous Russian Boris Spassky world champion from Communist Soviet Union and Bobby Fischer the brash, unpredictable American.
When Bobby defeated Spassky by winning seven drawing 11 and losing three, he drew attention from the entire world. The Communist side in the Cold War considered themselves invulnerable at the chess board. A single American smashed all that and although Russia has continued to more or less dominate the world chess scene, the domination could never again be complete. Of the first ten world champions, the Soviet Union had produced five in a row. The defeat was a major psychological blow to the Soviet government. Bobby Fischer had clobbered the Soviet "army".
In a dispute over regulations for his title defense, Bobby Fischer had the title taken away from him by the World Chess Federation. He did not show up to defend his title and so it went to the winner of the Candidates' match between two Russian players, with Anatoly Karpov becoming the twelfth world champion. Unfortunately Karpov never played Fischer. Bobby went into self-imposed exile from the game, not to play chess for 20 years. When he was an active player he stuck to a fairly narrow set of chess openings, being an advocate of the Ruy Lopez as White and Najdorf Sicilian as Black.
In 1992, Bobby did play a match against his old nemesis Boris Spassky and defeated him handily. He didn't play another serious game, and died in exile in Iceland, site of his greatest triumph, in 2008.
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Bobby Fischer is a legendary chess figure, and many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time. Fischer was a child prodigy who later developed into a phenomenal force. During his peak years he dominated his nearest rivals in a manner that had previously never been seen. In this book, former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala studies his favorite Fischer games. Lakdawala examines Fischer's renowned skills in attack, defense, counterattack, exploiting imbalances, dynamic elements, accumulating advantages and endgame play.
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thenobodies80 wrote:Sorry for the delay. Some unplanned things messed up my schedule.
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This month, California Tortilla is changing its menu. Chef-Inspired Creations feature Cal Tort's signature burritos plus three popular limited-time offerings that are now here to stay: the Bacon Chicken Club Burrito, Korean BBQ Burrito, and Caribbean Mango Salad. The California Sunset Bowl is the fourth new menu addition created by California Tortilla chef Keith Goldman. It features grilled Mesquite chicken and veggies on a bed of spinach, rice, and black beans with low-fat Spicy Sunset sauce, salsa, cilantro, and sliced avocado.
Self-Inspired Creations is a completely new section on the California Tortilla menu, for customers who want to craft their own meal. Customers can concoct their own Cal-Mex invention from an abundance of ingredients by choosing an entrée, including burrito or bowl, salad, fajitas, nachos, and more, then selecting a protein or veggies, and loading up on extras from a list of "Fresh Stuff to Add."
Additionally, the Fresh Deal—a grown-up version of the traditional combo meal—gives customers even more flexibility by allowing them to get a drink and their choice of any side item or dessert for only $2.99. Side items to choose from include chips and salsa, chips and queso, chips and guacamole, Mexican rice, black beans, rice and beans, a side salad, a cookie, or a brownie.
"Flexible food choices and unique flavor combinations have long been hallmarks of the California Tortilla menu, and we are glad to see fast-casual trends moving in the same direction," says Bob Phillips, president of California Tortilla Group Inc. "Our menu is now 100 percent customizable, allowing for the Cal Tort dining experience to be unique to each individual customer."
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Additionally AHH reported "Whitney Houston, was just 48 years old when she died. More details will be released through the evening. Whitney Houston has sold over 200 million records world-wide. She was well known for her documented struggles with drugs. Whitney is survived by one child, Bobbi Kristina, with her former husband, Bobby Brown."
We're losing a lot of iconic Black figures and this one is just as sad. I grew up listening to her music because my mother was/is a huge fan. Although my mother never met the singer in person, she certainly felt a connection to her. Like Whitney, my mother had a serious bout with drugs that impacted her life and our lives greatly for many years. That experience shaped my heart to always root for those who battled with drugs because I know what it's like to live in crack houses, be surrounded by crack pipes, see your mother beat up by a drug dealer, and await a call that your mother was found dead due to an overdose. It's something you don't understand until you go through it. That's why I was always rooting for Whitney Houston and others to "get the monkey off of their backs."
After several relapses my mother was blessed to conquer that addiction and is now a state licensed chemical dependency counselor in Texas. She believes she is walking in her calling which is to help others overcome what God blessed her to come through. She wanted that for Whitney as well. My mother was glued to the TV when Oprah interviewed Whitney in a very candid and revealing segment a few years ago. I was touched by it and we both said "Whitney is back!"
So when I got the shocking news of Whitney's death tonight I called my mother and she was disappointed by the news. She shared with me that having your spirituality in order is very critical to maintaining your recovery from drug addiction. "I really hate to see this happen," she said.
Whitney won over 400 music awards, sold over 200 million albums, had seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, starred in multiple movies, and is credited by many popular female artists as being a source of inspiration for their careers. Yet, how will this world remember her? What will the media zero in on? The gift or the curse?
Unfortunately, we live in a world that cheers you on when you're on top, but is eager to kick when you're down. Many don't believe in redemption and will always bring up your past "demons" no matter how much you improve your life. It's harsh but that's just the way it is. Either way, we all have the opportunity choose to overcome instead of succumbing.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston lost her bout with her curse (choices) but I and others will choose to remember her most for the gift that God blessed her with that she chose not to hide: A Dynamic Voice.
(Brother Jesse Muhammad is a staff writer for The Final Call newspaper, an award-winning blogger and motivational speaker. Follow his boring tweets @BrotherJesse)
This is my favorite Whitney Houston moment. This was the National Anthem sung before Super Bowl XXV.


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- 8 Ways to Avoid Summer Weight Gain
- Make Mine Melon!
- Recipe: Frozen Shakeology® Pops
No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.
8 Ways to Avoid Summer Weight GainBy G.D. Rossen
As the summer vacation season approaches and millions of people start planning trips, among the most popular ways the recreation-starved choose to spend their hard-earned vacation time and harder-earned cash is on cruise ships or at all-inclusive tropical resorts. The cruise industry alone saw more than 10 million passengers depart from U.S. ports last year, while tropical über-resorts with names like Sandals®, Breezes, and Couples beckon with enticing promises of warm sands and days of leisure. (We won't touch on what Hedonism Resorts® beckons with). What these vacation destinations all have in common is cocoon-like protection in a safe, microcosmic version of the locale you're visiting, committed to relaxation and fun. But they share something else too. As all-inclusive vacations, they offer near-continuous access to all the food you can eat, which makes them appeal to instincts honed by our famine-fearing
And while in this era of shrinking paychecks and cost-conscious, consuming the idea of all-inclusive vacations sounds like a smart vacation shopper's dream come true, this all-you-can-consume kind of vacation carries with it risks for the health-minded vacationer. So if your goal is to keep from overindulging while at an all-inclusive resort or on a cruise, and you can't depend solely on your willpower to keep you on the straight and narrow, here are eight ways you can enjoy your vacation to the fullest without derailing your healthy eating and exercise plan.
- The opposite of mountain climbing (or beware the buffet)
Mountain climbers have been known to explain their passionate need to tackle a given peak by saying "because it's there"; vacationers at an all-inclusive often defend their face-first dives into mountainous buffets with the same motto. Just because something is there doesn't mean you have to have it. That said, we're all human, and something that seems "free" or "paid for" is enticing and alluring . . . especially when it's bathed in cream, salt, sugar, cheese, etc. So when mealtime rolls around and a buffet sprawls before you like pirate booty waiting to be plundered, make sure you start with the salad. That's right, a simple green salad, and while you're at it, try light dressing or no dressing at all. Salad fills up space in your stomach while it provides you with vitamins and roughage, the latter of which is noticeably lacking in many buffet-style foods. Just remember, the more salad you eat (at, say, 50 calories for a cup and a half of salad without dressing, or 100 calories for a cup and a half with lowfat balsamic vinaigrette), the less room you'll have for starchy, fatty, salty Fettuccine Alfredo (which can weigh in at 700 calories per serving and up—often way up). The result is that in addition to keeping your arteries clearer, you're gonna feel a lot better in your swimsuit when you're lounging on the Lido deck.
- Be the captain of your table
While cruise ships and all-inclusive resorts have embraced the "more is better" philosophy, offering sometimes a dozen restaurant options to their captive diners, the tourism industry has also been among the most responsive to working "heart-healthy" and lower-calorie options into their menus. You just have to use them. Vegetarian choices are usually available at every meal, as are sugar-free desserts and low-salt options. On cruises in particular, many ship kitchens pride themselves on accommodating guests' special dietary requests. And since both cruise ships and beachside resorts boast waterfront settings and nautical themes, fish dishes are virtually always available on the menu, which can make for healthier dining choices, especially when grilled.
- Beware the pink parasols
Okay, let's not go overboard. If you drink alcohol, your vacation most likely won't be the time you choose to cut it out of your diet. But the amount of calories in some alcoholic drinks can be truly astounding. Daiquiris, margaritas, mai tais—all resort favorites—generally carry high-calorie loads, and basically any drink sweetened with syrups or sugar is getting into Candyland as far as calorie count goes. Also, alcohol has that special ability to lower your resistance, impeding your better judgment. The bottom line is that drinking can make you consume a surplus of empty calories, both directly (the alcohol itself) and indirectly (the poolside French fries or grande platter of nachos you order when the alcohol obliterates your resolve). So before you find yourself paddling over toward the swim-up bar (because hey, how cool is that, having a swim-up bar?), have a strategy in place. Maybe your strategy will involve using low-cal mixers (i.e., rum and Diet Coke®) or alternating between an alcoholic drink and a nonalcoholic low-cal or no-cal drink (i.e., sparkling water on ice with some lemon or lime). Or if a cold beer is more to your liking, enjoy a light beer instead.
- Then again, it is vacation! So eat . . . then hit the gym.
Sure there's temptation on vacation. That's why it's a vacation. And you don't want to be so mindful of your menu that you don't have fun. (After all, would you go to Switzerland and not try the chocolate, or visit New Orleans and not have beignets?) So if you embrace the dining options to their fullest, or feel you're deserving of your vacation drinks (especially since someone else is driving [the ship]), you should also embrace the many, many exercise options that are available. Fully outfitted gyms are de rigueur in all major resorts and ships, and the hour you spend on an elliptical machine could see you burn off 600 calories. The hardest part is incorporating the workout regimen you embrace at home to this new environment where hedonism is encouraged and rewarded. (Few gyms are emptier than those on cruise ships.) So here are a few exercise options.
- Exercise easy . . .
Opportunities for easy "I've got a hangover and can't get too out of breath"-type exercise are plentiful at resorts and on cruise ships. Sure, they may not be challenging enough to be featured on the cover of an outdoorsy-lifestyle magazine, but remember that embracing the many slower-paced vacation-style exercise options around you is better than not moving at all. For instance, you might want to take a morning walk before camping out on the nearest chaise lounge for the day. Walking on an even surface at 3 miles per hour will consume around 220 calories an hour, and even a modest (or stumbling) 2-mile-per-hour walk burns around 170 calories. So the paths around the resort, or even off-property if that's both safe and viable, provide for strolls that let you enjoy the warmth, soak in the atmosphere, and not atrophy on a poolside lounge chair. Likewise, most cruise ships boast tracks around the upper decks where passengers can walk or jog to their heart's delight (jogging can burn 360 calories and up an hour). Even the much-maligned game of shuffleboard can burn 150 or 200 calories an hour. Yes, it's a ridiculous pastime. Yes, it is associated with Miami Beach in the 1970s. But the idea is to move, rather than only bake in the sun while downing nachos and beers.
- Or exercise hardcore . . .
Rock-climbing walls are now present on many ships and at some resorts, and provide an extremely calorie-intensive workout due to the intense physical demands of clinging to a faux-rock face with feet and fingers (burning as much as 100 calories in a brief 10-minute climb). Never rappelled down a climbing wall before? No problem. Whether you have or not, if your resort has a rock wall, they have staff on hand to teach you how to use it, generally offering courses geared for climbers of different experience levels. Climbing walls involve intense use of muscles and balance, and you'll certainly feel it the next day. Likewise, many cruise ships, when they pull into port, offer challenging onshore athletic activities, like kayaking, which can burn 340 or more calories per hour.
- Sleep with the fish—or just exercise with them
Nowhere are water sports more readily available than at beachside resorts and on cruise ships. Snorkeling burns around 350 calories an hour, and provides a calming view of the world you may not normally get. Surfing is another activity that's perfect to try on your resort-bound vacation (some megaships also offer surf pools or surf parks to let passengers surf while still on board), and surfing can burn 200 calories an hour. Of course, swimming is one of the most effective exercises around, and swimming around in the ocean or pool for an hour could easily burn 400 calories or more.
- Dancing (does the limbo count)?
Yes, cruise ships and resorts are romantic places where music fills the warm night air, so embrace the music and dance! Dancing is one of the best forms of cardio exercise, so whether you prefer to slow dance in the moonlight (a gentle waltz burns 120 calories or more an hour) or party down to some disco (while burning more than 270 calories an hour), rest assured that what you're doing is good for you. Dancing also has the distinction of being one of the more enjoyable forms of exercise—just one of the reasons that Hip Hop Abs® and Turbo Jam® have helped so many people improve their health and conditioning.
The point with all these exercise options is to move, and whenever possible, to embrace the concept of Muscle Confusion™, which forms the basis of the P90X® fitness regimen. Keeping your body moving in a variety of ways, continually forcing it to adapt, results in effective muscle toning and fat burning.
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Make Mine Melon!By Denis Faye
There's nothing bad about melons. They're yummy, they're super good for you, and they're one of the most social foods around. No self-respecting summer picnic would be complete without a big ol' watermelon. In fact, Americans purchase 3 billion pounds of the big green yum-balls annually. Everything else on the checkered tablecloth might be a nutritional nightmare, but nestled between the ambrosia and the macaroni salad you'll always find those big slices of sweet pink vitamin C-packed goodness, secretly supplying hungry partygoers with an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids.
In truth, I probably don't need to explain why you should be eating everyone's favorite summer fruit, 'cause you're gonna eat it either way, but we're all food nerds here, right? So let's take moment and learn a little more about melons.
Melonology 101
You can buy melons in the grocery store year-round, but they're in season in America in the summer, so save your consumption for that season, and make sure you buy local. There are a couple of reasons to do this. First, once a piece of fruit is picked, it starts to lose nutrients, so not only do melons shipped from Central America tend to be mealier in texture, they're also less nutritious. Second, imported melons are more expensive.
You can store a melon at room temperature for a few days. Refrigerating it will help the nutrients last longer, but you lose flavor, particularly with cantaloupes. Once you've cut it open, all bets are off. Seal that melon and store it in the fridge. It should last about a week.
And even though you're probably not going to eat the rind, give your melon a good washing before cutting it up, so you can avoid any dirt, residues, or pesticides (if it's not organic) that might get into the flesh when you cut it.
While the watermelon is arguably the rock star of the melon world, having recently been rated the second healthiest fruit around by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (behind guava), it's just one of dozens of melon varieties. Let's discuss a few.
Actually, the watermelon is the only melon that's not a member of the Cucumis genus. It's a member of the genus Citrullus – which totally matters, right? Anyway, why did the CSPI go nuts for watermelons? They're loaded with vitamins and minerals, including vitamins C, A, B6, and B1, as well as potassium and magnesium. More importantly, they're loaded with carotenoids, pigments existing in plants that give them their vibrant colors. Carotenoids also have beneficial effects on those who eat them, including protecting cell walls from free radicals, improving your immune system, and helping to maintain reproductive health.
One of the most prominent carotenoids in watermelon is cardiovascular-system-enhancing lycopene, which is usually associated with tomatoes, even though watermelon contains a much higher concentration by volume.
Haters sometimes criticize the watermelon for its lack of fiber. While this is true, it's fairly irrelevant. This fruit is incredibly water- and nutrient-dense, meaning you get a lot of vitamins and minerals for very few calories. One cup, which works out to about a pound of fruit, is only 49 calories.
Furthermore, I defy you to show me anyone who's ever gotten fat from eating watermelon.
Picking a good watermelon is easy. As is the case with all melons, once it's been plucked from the vine, it stops ripening, so don't buy it hoping it'll improve. According to The World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan, there are two tricks to identifying a ripe watermelon. First, the "ground spot," where it rested in the dirt, should be yellow. If it's green or white, it's probably not ready. Seedless watermelons sometimes don't have ground spots, so this doesn't apply to them. Second, give it a thump. If it responds with a dull thud, that's good. It if sounds hollow, put it back.
On final note, if you're concerned about the genetic modification factor when it comes to seedless watermelon varieties, don't be. They're hybrids, meaning they're a cross between two types of melon. No genes are manipulated in the making of this summer treat.
My grandmother used to say, "Cantaloupe—'cause we're already married!"
Bwahahahahaha! [Wipes tear from eye.]
Okay, now that I've gotten that out of my system, let's talk about the fruit the CSPI ranked as the eighth healthiest fruit. The cantaloupe, as we know it, is actually a muskmelon. Real cantaloupes are grown in France and rarely make it to the states. Whatever you want to call them, they're packed with vitamins C, A, B3, B6, and B9, as well as potassium. Unlike watermelons, they have a little fiber, a little over 1 gram for a 56-calorie, one-cup serving.
They're also a good source of carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene, which you'll also find in carrots. Are you seeing the pattern here? Remember how I said carotenoids are pigments? Cantaloupes and carrots are both orange. Watermelons and tomatoes, with their lycopene, are both red.
Cool, huh?
Cantaloupes stop ripening when picked, but unlike watermelons, the tap test should sound hollow. They should have a subtle, fruity smell. If a cantaloupe smells too strong, it's probably overripe. Also, the side opposite the stem should be slightly soft. Other than that, there should be no bruises or odd spots.
The only real downside to cantaloupe—and it's a weird one—is that people with latex allergies sometimes react poorly to them, so look out for that. Who knew?
Although they're still yummy, honeydew melons fare poorly from a nutritional standpoint when compared to their pink and orange brethren. That one cup of cubes has 61 calories and 1 gram of fiber, but the vitamin C is only about half that of cantaloupe, and there are also much lower amounts of other micronutrients, although there's still a pretty good amount of potassium.
The carotenoid that gives honeydew its green hue is zeaxanthin, which promotes eye health. You'll find even more impressive amounts of zeaxanthin in almost all leafy greens.
You determine whether a honeydew's ripe the same way you find a good cantaloupe. Hollow tap, fruity smell, and no soft spots.
Although it's less well known, I thought I'd mention the casaba, because of the special role it plays in the melon world. While nowhere near as nutritionally dense as the melons we've discussed previously, the casaba still features a nice little hit of vitamins C and B6, plus some potassium. Casabas also tend to have slightly more protein and fiber and less sugar than other melons, which gives them less of a glycemic load. In other words, they might be considered a "low-carb" fruit.
Though not as flavorful as some other melons, casabas have a long shelf life, which is convenient. The ripeness smell test doesn't really apply here, as they have no aroma, so look for color instead. The outer skin on a ripe casaba will be bright yellow.
Which melon is right for you?
The answer? Any of them. Hoewever, if after reading all this, you're stuck as to which melon to pick for your next BBQ, I have an idea: Buy one of each! Chop them up, mix them up, and you have a colorful, nutrient-rich fruit salad that'll kick that picnic into overdrive. With any luck, Cousin Millie and Grandma Bertie will finally get the message that you don't need mayo and refined sugar to make food delicious.
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Recipe: Frozen Shakeology® PopsFrom Sandy Carter (and her daughter)
Ready for a frosty treat that's as healthy as it is delicious? Try this recipe for frozen Shakeology pops. They're simple to mix up and freeze, and best of all, there's no guilt—just icy-cold choco-peanutty refreshment!
- 1 serving Chocolate Shakeology
- 3/4 cup nonfat milk
- 1-1/2 Tbsp. peanut butter (all-natural is best)
- 1 cup ice (more or less to taste)
Place ingredients in blender and blend until thoroughly mixed and creamy. Pour into 4-ounce pop molds and freeze until solid. Makes 4 pops.
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BestSemester, the Student Programs division of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, maintains a Crisis Management Team (CMT) to address critical issues involving BestSemester students, faculty and staff at our US and international program locations. In the event of an emergency, appropriate CMT personnel will be mobilized to assess and respond to the emergency.
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In the Event of a Program Emergency (e.g., political crisis, civilian/natural disaster, large scale civilian protest, imminent threat of terrorist activity):
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An autopsy on Thursday concluded that the foot likely separated naturally from a decomposing body in the water, either by the force of waves or because of a large fish shaking the body, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told Reuters.
"There is no evidence of man-made trauma. No cutting or sawing on it," Snyder said. "It was a clean dislocation. It just came apart."
The autopsy indicated the body part had been in the water for a period of a few days to 10 days, but could not determine the sex, race or cause of death, Snyder said.
The foot was discovered shortly after noon on Wednesday under sea grass at Peck Lake Beach at the north end of Jupiter Island, north of Palm Beach. After a ground and helicopter search over several miles, investigators found a matching shoe but no other human remains.
The shoes were all white except for the New Balance logo, estimated to be size 7-9 and described by Snyder as a running or cross-trainer style. Snyder said his gut reaction is that the victim was male.
"It's a kind of shoe I would buy and I wouldn't buy anything that looked like a woman's shoe," said Snyder, acknowledging that it is "not a scientific answer."
DNA analysis is under way, he said, and it could help identify the remains. But one potential claimant was ruled out quickly: A man who reported that his own foot had been cut off several days earlier by a boat propeller in Palm Beach County. Snyder said that man's footwear and the found shoes were not a match.
Snyder said his agency is considering the possibility that the foot may have belonged to a Juno Beach boater or a woman from Sebastian who disappeared recently in separate incidents.
Investigators also raised the possibility of the victim being a refugee who failed to make it to shore, or even a homicide victim kept in a freezer for any length of time.
Snyder said he couldn't recall another time when a body part washed up on Martin County beaches.
"It's pretty uncommon for us. But we're a coastal state. So I don't know that it's that uncommon from Key West up to Jacksonville," Snyder said.


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Tony Petitti was named Major League Baseball's Deputy Commissioner, Business & Media, by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. on Dec. 11, 2017. Previously, he served as MLB's Chief Operating Officer since Dec. 4, 2014. In his current capacity, Petitti oversees such areas as broadcasting, marketing, youth programs, scheduling, special events, international and other strategic endeavors aimed at growing the game.
Petitti was President & Chief Executive Officer of MLB Network (MLBN), where he oversaw all day-to-day operations, from 2008 until he formally joined the Office of the Commissioner in 2014. The record-setting launch of MLBN, which debuted on Jan. 1, 2009, in 50 million cable and satellite homes, marked the largest in cable television history. Today, MLB Network is widely distributed in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Since its launch, MLB Network has received accolades for its coverage of the biggest events and headlines in baseball, including Spring Training, the trade deadline, the All-Star Game, the Postseason and the World Series. In that time, MLB Network has been honored with a total of 12 Sports Emmy Awards and 37 nominations by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, including consecutive Outstanding Daily Studio Show honors in 2010, 2011 and 2012 for MLB Network's signature program, MLB Tonight.
Petitti joined MLB Network after serving as the Executive Vice President and Executive Producer for CBS Sports, where he oversaw all daily operations, including production, personnel and editorial content. Petitti originally joined CBS Sports in February 1997 as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Programming. He played a key role in negotiating contracts for continued coverage of the PGA Tour and the network's return to the NFL. In August 1999, Petitti became the Vice President and General Manager of WCBS-TV in New York before rejoining CBS Sports in 2002. Petitti was named Executive Producer in July 2002 and later appointed Executive Vice President in December 2005.
Prior to joining CBS Sports, Petitti served as Senior Vice President, Negotiations, for NBC Sports and as Vice President, Programming, for ABC Sports. With ABC, Petitti was responsible for the acquisition of college football regular season and bowl games, college basketball, the Little League World Series and NASCAR events. In addition, he is credited for creating the Bowl Championship Series to determine college football's national champion.
Petitti, who began his professional career in the field of law before joining ABC Sports in 1988, graduated from Haverford College in 1983 with a degree in economics and from Harvard Law School in 1986. In May 2006, Haverford selected Petitti as the recipient of the prestigious Lawrence Forman Award, presented to a superior Haverford athlete who has devoted a significant portion of their energy to the betterment of society throughout his or her career.
Petitti currently serves on the national Board of Governors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In 2013, Petitti was named to CableFAX Magazine's Top 100, a list of the most influential leaders in the cable industry. Petitti received the March of Dimes Corporate Leadership Award in 2012, and in 2000, SportsBusiness Journal honored Petitti as part of its "Forty Under 40" profile of the top executives in the industry.
Petitti currently resides with his family in Irvington, New York.


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The Central Connecticut softball team claimed game one of the Northeast Conference Tournament Thursday over the Monmouth Hawks by a score of 5-1. Sophomore NEC Player of the Year Kat Malcolm opened the game with a two-run homer in the top of the first to put the Blue Devils on top with a lead they would not relinquish. Malcolm's homer is her 10th of the season and ties her for the single-season home run record.
Sophomore Laura Messina, who earned All-NEC First Team honors, pitched all seven innings registering seven strikeouts, walking one batter and allowing only one run. Messina's record improves to 25-9 on the season.
"We are happy to be headed into the winner's bracket," Head Coach Jeff Franquet said. "We played well today and we hope to keep up the good work throught the weekend. It's great to get the first win, but now it's time for us to focus on tomorrow."
Malcolm's deep two-run homer in the bottom if the first gave the Blue Devils an early lead. Malcolm drove in junior and fellow All-NEC First-Teamer Arielle Bruno who led off the inning with a single. Central loaded the bases with no outs but left all three stranded at the conclusion of the inning.
The Blue Devils kept the 2-0 lead through the bottom of the fourth until a rip up the middle by Malcolm drove in pinch running freshman Katie Schmidt. Senior Nicole Springer followed with an RBI single to plate Bruno, who reached on a walk. The third run of the inning came on an RBI fly out to center field to send Malcolm home and put Central up 5-0 after the fourth.
In the top of the seventh, the Hawks prevented a shutout scoring one and threatening with two more on base. Malcolm caught two in center and Messina registered her seventh strikeout of the game to close out the inning and win the game, 5-1.
The Blue Devils tallied nine hits on the day, compared to five for the Hawks. Central earns a spot in the winner's game tomorrow, Friday, May 10, at 10:30 a.m. and will face #4 seed LIU Brooklyn. Fans can follow the game live on www.NECFrontRow.com or via LIVE STATS.


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The relations $R$ in abstract graphs (with genuinely propertyless vertices) cannot be defined because there is nothing the relations can base on: they have to be presupposed.
But consider derived relations $\Phi(x,y)$ between vertices of a graph which can be defined in terms of the base relation $R$. I don't want to fix a language, but as an example I have in mind relations of the form $\phi(d(x),d(y))$, with $d(x)$ the degree of $x$ (with respect to $R$) and $\phi(n,m)$ a relation between natural numbers.
Definition: $\Phi$ is a self-fulfilling property (SFP) w.r.t. $G$ iff $\Phi(x,y) \equiv Rxy$ for all $x,y \in G$.
The other way round: $G$ is a self-defining structure w.r.t. $\Phi$ iff $\Phi(x,y) \equiv Rxy$ for all $x,y \in G$.
The only SFPs I found so far are $d(x) = d(y)$, which is self-fulfilling
exactly w.r.t. complete graphs, and $d(x) \neq d(y)$, which is self-fulfilling exactly w.r.t. empty edgeless graphs. Can anyone come up with more intriguing examples?
What else can be said about SFPs?
Can we decide whether there is a graph $G$ for which a given $\Phi$ is an SFP? Can we construct such a graph?
Can we decide whether there is an SFP $\Phi$ for a given graph $G$?
How can graphs with an SFP be characterized?


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Evaluation of Barrier Removal Costs Associated with the 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines
byAndy Bollman, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Durham, NC 27707
2007. [50 pages.] Under contract SBAHQ-03C0020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering amendments to the requirements for businesses to remove physical barriers to accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 2004 the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) developed recommendations to the DOJ for revised ADA accessibility guidelines (ADAAG). The 2004 ADAAG made recommendations for significant changes to the ADAAG that were adopted in 1992. In 1992 many small business owners commented that the accessibility requirements were unduly burdensome, particularly requirements to remove "architectural barriers" whenever such removal is readily achievable." The 2004 ADAAG standards have been similarly criticized by small firms for mandating marginal changes in accessibility after many small business owners struggled for years to come to terms with the 1992 standards.
Small business was critical of the 2004 ADAAG standards for two reasons that echo concerns from 1992. First, the scope of the standards is broad for small firms in many industries. For instance, a small retailer or restaurant owner may have to make many modifications to remove architectural barriers, despite being a very small operation with
only a handful of employees. Second, the primary reason that a small firm may be subject to ADA barrier removal is that the "readily achievable" standard is ambiguous. Many small firms simply do not know what their liability under the rule is, and may additionally fear litigation that arises because of ambiguities in standard applicability.
Overall Findings
Disparities in regulatory compliance costs between large and small firms are relatively common. A 2005 Office of Advocacy study concluded that small businesses paid nearly 1.5 times as much per employee as large firms to comply with regulations. In industries such as manufacturing, and for certain subsets of regulations, such as environmental
rules, cost disparities can be many times greater. This report examines the costs of complying with the architectural barrier removal requirements set out in the 2004 ADAAG. Separate costs for small firm buildings and large firm buildings are developed to examine the magnitude of small firm costs, and whether small firms are expected to face disproportionately higher costs than large firms. The report finds that small firms face substantial costs from adoption of the barrier removal requirements in the 2004 ADAAG, and that typical small firm buildings incur significantly higher costs than large firm buildings on both a per square foot and per employee basis. The difference in costs per square foot or per employee is based largely on the fixed cost nature of most barrier removal projects.
Typical small firms will face total costs of between $82,449 (typical small firm restaurant building) and $275,375 (typical small firm hospital building) to comply with the new guidelines for barrier removal;
When placed on a per square foot basis, small firm building barrier removal costs range from $2.04 (hospitals) to $18.25 (offices) per square foot;
Typical small firm building costs are 2.2 to 4.1 times greater per square foot than large firms in the same industry and using the same but larger building type;
On a per employee basis, the typical small firm building costs range from $499 per employee for a small hospital building to $17,458 per employee for a small hotel building. These costs range from about 1.5 to 7.9 times those faced by larger firms.
The researchers used data on construction project costs from a nationally representative, industry standard database to calculate the costs of barrier removal modifications mandated by the new accessibility guidelines in the 2004 ADAAG. Further data relating firm size and structure size were then incorporated to form representative building and firm types by industry. Total costs were calculated by aggregating the costs of the various projects required to achieve the new accessibility standards.
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Brazil Launches Its GHG Protocol Programby -
In the latest sign of progress on addressing greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries, 16 major Brazilian corporations will be implementing voluntary national program to measure and report emissions.
The partnership is formally called the Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program, and its charter members include:
- Alcoa (Aluminum)
- Anglo American (Mining & Natural Resources)
- Arcelor Mittal (Steel)
- Banco do Brasil (Finance)
- Bradesco (Finance)
- CNEC (Engineering)
- Copel (Electric Utility)
- Ford (Automotive)
- Grupo Abril (Media)
- Natura (Cosmetics)
- Nova Petroquímica (Chemicals)
- O Boticario (Cosmetics)
- Petrobrás (Petroleum)
- Sadia (Food)
- Votorantim (Manufacturing)
- WalMart Brasil (Retail)
In addition, the Brazil GHG Protocol has the support and partnership of the Brazilian Environment Ministry, the Brazilian Council for Sustainable Development, and Fundação Getúlio Vargas, along with WRI and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Brazil is the third country to develop a national GHG emissions program based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, which was jointly developed by WRI and WBCSD. The GHG Protocol's Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard is the leading standard for measuring and reporting corporate emissions. Building on the GHG Protocol ensures consistency with international accounting and reporting practices.
The Brazil GHG Protocol is the first program of its kind in South America, but it's one of many similar programs that are being developed for corporations to measure their emissions using a consistent, nationally uniform standard. For instance, it bears strong similarities to Mexico's national climate change strategy, which began three years ago, and is now a cornerstone of Mexico's national climate change program. Less developed efforts are underway in the Philippines, India, and in China's cement sector. These other programs are also rooted in the GHG Protocol.
Measuring to Manage is a guide to the design and implementation of GHG programs based on internationally accepted standards and methodologies. Along with the Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, it provides a framework for creating programs such as the Brazil GHG Protocol and others like it.
Funding for the Brazil GHG Protocol is being provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the British Embassy.


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In my unit titled The Age of Exploration students discover the events that resulted in European settlement of the Americas. To set the stage for settlement I back up the content a bit and discuss The Silk Road, Marco Polo and how the Renaissance led to new scientific discoveries such as the astrolabe, compass, and caravel that aided explorers in their travels. None of this is possible without the student's undivided attention and their personal motivation to participate in the activities I have planned.
One method to engage each and every students is to plan an anticipatory set. This is a fancy way of describing different techniques to relate the topics at hand with a student's prior knowledge and life experiences. This very important portion of a unit also organizes the content by focusing on major concepts to be learned.
I begin my anticipatory set by telling students how as a child I used to love to go visiting family and friends with my parents. While the adults visited I would excuse myself to go to the restroom. I would usually end up roaming about the home looking in cabinets, peering in closets, and peeking under beds. After admitting my guilty pleasure I ask students if they have ever done any snooping as well. Usually half of the class raises their hands. I tell them that even though it's rude to do this, and my parents would have been mortified if they had known, it is common for us all to have curiosity about an unknown place. My admission appeals to my intuitive-feeling learners since that are naturally curious. They are probably the ones who raise their hands. My sensing-feeling learners would also enjoy my story since they are sensitive to the feelings of others. Intrapersonal and interpersonal learners would also feel comfortable during this activity. This portion of my anticipatory set creates a comfortable mood as I admit to doing something as a child they have all done at one time or another.
I then ask students to brainstorm in groups regarding other reasons why people would explore the unknown and what types of unknowns are there that can be explored. After an appropriate amount of time we gather together again and I write group responses on the board in the form of a concept web that has the word exploration at the center, reasons to explore to the left, and unknown things to explore to the right. Students usually decide that people explore because we all have curiosity about the unknown, we gain new knowledge, and might discover new resources. They generally come up with unknown areas to explore such as space, the rainforest, and under the oceans. All learners would enjoy this group activity as it provides interaction with others, some personal reflection, facts, and there is a purpose in the activity. Students can use this activity to link a time period in the past with current explorations going on today. The Age of Exploration is ongoing.
I then pose a new problem for the groups. I give each group a world map, and tell them to try and agree among themselves on a favorite food. Everyone must agree that the group choice is a favorite food choice of theirs. Each map shows continents in the eastern hemisphere and, each map has one of the following countries highlighted: Spain, England, France, or Portugal. I tell each group that they live in the country that is highlighted on their group map. I tell each group that their favorite food only comes from one place and that is China. Students draw a straight line from their country to China. Students who are spatial and logical-mathematical will take to this activity. Verbal linguistic and interpersonal students will also be successful.
Finally, I tell students to notice that on their route to China to obtain their favorite food they pass through other countries. One day one or two of these other countries decide they are tired of people going through their land to get their favorite foods. The route is closed. What are students going to do? I ask students to solve their problem. They need to find a new route. Generally students choose new routes through Africa, around Africa, or north across northern Europe and Asia. A group or two choose to travel west as well towards North America. I post their maps and as we progress through the unit I refer back to the routes students suggested. This activity gets students thinking about Europe in relation to Asia. It also gives them an opportunity to discover their feelings regarding being shut out from something they want. sensing-thinking learners will enjoy this activity as it is practical for them. They have personal purpose to obtain a new route. Intuitive-feeling learners will like this activity since it appeals to their need to be imaginative.
I show students various spices poured out on a platter as well as squares of silk cloth. They smell the spices, feel the cloth, and I explain how the spices are used today as well as how people in the 1400s used them. I ask students about salt. Have they ever tasted mashed potatos or grits (it's a southern thing) without salt? I tell students that these spices and the silk cloth have a lot to do with the Age of Exploration. I explain to students they are going to be learning about a closed route to Asia and, they will discover what people will do to get their favorite things.
All of these activities provide a base for me to begin the unit. Students are given opportunities to recall prior knowledge and are given scaffolding they can hang on to and refer back to as I discuss new content throughout the unit.
Anticipatory sets are aptly named since they do just that……they set the anticipation level in the classroom serving as a learning appetizer from wee ones to our most mature learners.


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MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for rapid development of algorithms, data visualization and analysis. However, beginners often do not know how to exploit the vectorization and other tricks to write fast code in MATLAB. I thus collected online resources on how to write efficient code in MATLAB along with my own experiences and then turn them into easily accessible slides. It was used as a tutorial session for a computer vision class in UIUC.
Note: if you know other tricks on writing efficient MATLAB code, please do let me know and I will be happy to add them to the slide! :-)
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NHL Game Night: 12-4-13 Lightning at Devils
Typical game against New Jersey.
Anders Lindback allowed 3 goals on 19 shots for the loss. He absolutely deserved better. The goals he allowed were on a breakaway, a tap in from a horrible turnover behind his net, and a rebound after he denied an immortal, Jagr, 1-on-1. He also made multiple breakaway saves to keep the Lightning in the game before the dam finally gave way in the Third Period. I feel bad for him. The Lightning just refuse to give this young man any goal support. It's frustrating.
First Period
Second Period
15:37 NJ Brunner (7), (Gelinas, Fayne)
Third Period
6:44 NJ Zubrus (6), (Jagr)
9:36 NJ Zubrus (7), (Jagr, Zidlicky)
Tampa Bay outshot the Devils 33-19. It didn't matter. This was a prototypical Devils win and they've been doing this to teams for years. They let Martin Brodeur hold them in games with key saves, wait for you to make a mistake, and then let you press and make more mistakes that they subsequently capitalize on. The Lightning dominated the Devils at 5-on-5, for the most part. It was ultimately irrelevant. If you can't get a lead on these guys, you're in deep trouble. That's the way it's always been. If there's one thing I can say the Lightning need to improve upon, though, it's a ridiculously feckless power play that seemed to nullify any momentum the Lightning built up at even strength. It's really, really bad right now, and the Lightning coaching staff really needs to look at shuffling around their strategy with that unit, because they've been awful for almost the entire time since Stamkos was injured.
Radko Gudas was -1 with 4 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 25:14. He was unfortunate to be on the pairing that made the mistake that led to Brunner's breakaway goal and the game devolving into a typical Devils game. More concerning, he left the ice late in the Third Period with what appeared to be an upper body injury. Hopefully he's good to go tomorrow and moving forward.
Tyler Johnson was -1 with 1 shot, 2 blocked shots, and he was 31% on draws. It was another somewhat lackluster night for his line.
Alex Killorn was -1 in 19:49. He and his line were legitimately dangerous and he hit a post that would've staked the Lightning to the all-important 1-0 lead on New Jersey. He just couldn't finish it off.
Ondrej Palat was -1 with 2 shots and 1 blocked shot in 19:10.
J.T. Brown was -1 with 4 shots and 1 hit in 11:50. He had chances working well on a line with Kucherov, but he's just snake bitten as a finisher right now.
Matt Taormina had a clean sheet in 16:47. He looked pretty solid after getting the vote of confidence being made a top 6 d-man over Barberio for this game.
Nikita Kucherov was -1 with 3 shots in 12:30. I understand the fear of playing Kucherov in a game against a veteran team that plays the style of hockey New Jersey plays. But, Kucherov was the Lightning's most dynamic offensive player tonight. New Jersey struggled mightily to get the puck off Kucherov's stick, and from the moment he set Nate Thompson up for a good chance on his first shift in the First Period to the moment he absolutely dominated the Devils all over the ice en route to setting Brown up on a glorious chance in the Third Period, it was clear he was as dangerous a forward as the Lightning had. In games like these where the Lightning struggle offensively, I'm sorry, he's got to play more.
Andrej Sustr was -1 with 1 blocked shot in 17:27. He had one pretty bad turnover that I detected, but otherwise was quiet, which is good for a rookie d-man against New Jersey.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie played 5:37.
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This holiday, don't get stuck wondering what to gift to give… Give the gift of WallPops! Our Holiday 2013 Gift Guide has options for people of all ages, personalities and interests! See below for some of our favorites this winter season.
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Holiday Wall Decals are the ideal gift for giving this winter season. You can't go wrong giving one of these fun and elegant designs to friends and family because they're perfect for all.


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Freelance journalist Shane Bauer, one of the three Americans detained and accused of being CIA agents in Iran, was only interested in covering Kurdistan, says his editor.
Pacific News Service Executive Director Sandy Close, who hired Bauer to cover the elections in northern Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region, said she does not believe the freelance journalist ever intended to go to neighboring Iran.
In an email, Bauer told Close he wanted to "feel out the situation (in Kurdistan) and get some ideas for deeper stories."
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"Kurdistan is the big story in Iraq now," Bauer wrote in the email provided to The Associated Press. "I'm off to Kurdistan ... "
Close said Bauer sent her emails on Monday and Wednesday, then went backpacking with his girlfriend Sarah Shourd in a popular tourist area renowned for its scenery. It was unclear how the two met up with Elkins Park, Pa. native Joshua Fattal. Close said Bauer wouldn't have deliberately tried to enter Iran.
The Iranian government is accusing the three American backpackers, who stumbled into the country while hiking in Iraq's Kurdish region, of being CIA agents.
Fattal was hiking with Bauer and Shourd along the Iraq-Iran border Friday afternoon, when the trio accidentally crossed into Iranian territory. Iranian authorities arrested the group and no one has heard from them since. Now, efforts are under way to secure their release.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran to "return them as quickly as possible" Monday, as the Swiss work to learn their fate. The U.S. broke diplomatic ties with the nation after the 1979 hostage crisis and revolution. Switzerland has represented U.S. interests in Tehran since.
The Arabic language Al-Alam, however, quoted the deputy governor of Iran's Kurdistan province later Tuesday as saying the American hikers were being held on the outskirts of Marivan district while an investigation was conducted. Iraj Hassanzadeh said the hikers were not being interrogated.
Fattal is a 2000 graduate of Cheltenham High School. Fattal's mother told NBC Philadelphia that "my husband and I are only concerned with the health and welfare of Josh, Shane and Sara."
Officials say two of the hikers had been studying Arabic in Damascus, Syria.
About 1 p.m. Friday, the hikers telephoned friend Shon Meckfessel, who had remained behind in Sulaymaniya, Iraq and told him they were surrounded by armed men, NBC News confirmed. The friend raised the alarm, and the three haven't been heard from since, a Kurdish official said.
Iran state TV said on Saturday that the three Americans were arrested after they failed to heed warnings from Iranian border guards. On Monday, Col. Anwar Haj Omar of the Halabja police force in northern Iraq told Tehran-based television network al-Alam that the three were "agents" who were "working with the CIA." U.S. officials have not confirmed nor denied the claim.
On July 17, Fattal posted an entry on his Facebook page saying that he was in the Middle East. In response to a friend's query, he wrote that he was on his way to Damascus and also that he was planning to be in Kurdistan, the Register-Guard reported.
The entry reads: "… overland is very long indeed, i hope to arrive tomorrow, i know my hosts are planning a trip in the comıng weeks, for a week or so, i think to Kurdistan …"
On Wednesday, July 29 entries on his Facebook page, Fattal wrote that he is "getting in touch with my roots between the tigres and euphrates valleys …" and that "Iraq is on my mind."
Kurdish security officials told NBC News that camping equipment and two backpacks were found in the area where they were taken into custody.
The detentions come at a delicate time in relations between the United States and Iran, which is facing a domestic crisis as the opposition continues to protest the results of the June 12 presidential election.


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Chicago police investigators have cracked the case: A 4- to 5-foot alligator is living in a lagoon at one of the city's most popular parks.
Outdoor eats, hidden gardens and a retro roller skating party usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in Chicago.
When most people see a roll of duct tape, they probably see a drab, everyday object that's occasionally useful for fixing stuff. Anna Dominguez is different.
The new crisis stabilization unit at Holy Cross Hospital will serve as an alternative to emergency rooms which are often crowded and ill-equipped to handle psychiatric emergencies.
The outage means people cannot file for unemployment and 29,000 of the 86,000 claimants who are already certified will see their payments delayed.
New research by University of Chicago scientists shows that despite the positive intentions of conservationists who promote captive breeding for monarchs, the practice may not be producing the desired effect.
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And I see that the court is in GA, and it suddenly fails to surprise me.
Each side is limited in the number of jurors they can remove from the pool without cause. A juror owning a patent wouldn't have been an issue that would cause suspicions of prejudice at voir dire, since both sides had patents on the table in this case.
Lawyers win! Flawless Victory!
BSF... didn't they "handle" the SCO case against Novell and IBM?
If so, I think Mr. Prince will have a very hard time winning. :/
Stay classy, Ubisoft.
The article implies that Congress isn't already rogue. :p
GoDaddy was free to voice their opinion on SOPA/PIPA, and they did so. Their customers were also free to express their opinion that GoDaddy was wrong, and they did so as well. That expression happened to involve removing their domains from GoDaddy's service.
Neither side had their freedom of speech revoked. Freedom of speech is not freedom from the consequences of that speech.
AAA is considered prime lending. No default risk at all. A drop from that point means there's at least some risk of default, which means the debt will cost the US more to maintain, as lenders will require more interest to cover the risk, no matter how slight that is.
The difference between AAA and AA+ might be half a percent in interest. Doesn't seem like a lot, but on a debt in the trillions of dollars, it can hit hundreds of billions of dollars extra every year in interest.
That has to be factored into new budgets, which are already heavy with red ink.
RIAA is the last group that has the privilege to complain about piracy and to advocate censorship in the fight against it. Unless, that is, they want to reap what they sow and be censored themselves.
CRIA, RIAA's Canadian arm, recently settled a huge class action suit for... wait for it... copyright infringement. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over -infringement
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/92034/canadian-record-labels-pay-45-million-to-settle- piracy-claims/
Microsoft - Failing at common sense since the 80's.
McCarthy approves of your post.
Actually, because the lawyer threatened endless frivolous lawsuits, he could be censured from the courts. (If anyone remembers a certain Florida lawyer with a penchant for submitting porn as evidence as well as his huge volume of frivolous lawsuits, he was censured and eventually disbarred because of it.)
Stay classy, TSA.
Best article ever.
Now if SCOTUS would read this article on any potential appeal of a forfeiture, I'd bet pennies to dollars that COICA would be struck down in seconds.
Obvious ruling is obvious.
Yeah, yeah... I had to say it.
Correct on all parts. The only ones who would have a valid cause to DMCA the video are ABC and Disney (ABC's parent company).
Wait... RIAA not supporting a heavy handed approach to copyright? Someone send a thermometer down to Hell, as I think they're having snowstorms there.
Wait... Infinity Ward and Activision made a shit game, treated their customers like shit, and still made money hand over fist...
Sanity? In government? Never. Not in this lifetime at any rate.
Actually, no... it's not the FCC's job to play parent to kids. That's (MAJOR SHOCKER) the parent's job. Parents need to actually get off their butts and take charge, not let their kids run rampant.
Parents aren't supposed to be a full day's source of asspats, they're supposed to be leadership for their children. It's called responsibility. I know, I know... hard concept to work with, right?
Kid doesn't like being told "No"? Too bad, so sad. Parent's house, parent's rules. Suck it up, princess.


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Climate change matters: a roundup of events in October
Economic Views
Climate change matters: a roundup of events in October
Temperature records continue to be broken
NASA's latest data show that the last 12 months have been the hottest on record since 1880, reflecting the ongoing global warming that has been boosted by the El Niño event currently underway. It is likely that the combined effects of global warming and El Niño are contributing to the dry weather and forest fires in Indonesia, an incipient drought in Australia and a developing food emergency across Africa.
Oceans impacted by warming
There are growing concerns that the level of warming and acidification (which occurs as carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans) observed in the world's oceans will have negative impacts on its ecological function. Scientists have confirmed that 2015's level of oceanic warming is causing the third-ever global bleaching of coral reefs. Coral bleaching occurs when reefs turn white under stress (but do not die), having expelled the algae living on them. Research suggests that by the end of the year, 38% of the world's reefs will have been affected and about 5% will have died. However, it is not just changes in the tropics that are being observed; in the Arctic, September ice thickness was down 85% compared to 1975, and since the 1980s, Arctic sea ice that is older than 5 years has decreased from over 30% of the total ice pack to only 8% today.
Climate tipping points could occur before dangerous levels of warming are reached
Perhaps of most concern is a recent report[1] that highlighted that "tipping points" in regional climate systems are likely to occur even before the world reaches 2oC above pre-industrial temperatures (anything more has been deemed as dangerous by global experts). Such tipping points could be the Arctic becoming ice-free in the winter (thinning summer sea ice is a precursor for this) or mass dieback of the Amazon rainforest for example.
Military leaders highlight growing security risks due to global warming
The risks related to climate change are something that the military sees as a growing threat to known sources of conflict. According to NATO Parliamentary Assembly Special Rapporteur, Philippe Vitel, "Climate change is increasing the risk of violent conflict by exacerbating known sources of conflict, like poverty and economic shocks. The time to act is now[2]". Similar concerns were expressed in an advert in the Wall Street Journal, in which 48 former leaders of America's defence and foreign policy establishment urged greater action to address climate change by US leaders. Meanwhile, in Australia, a former defence chief has said that the Australian Defence Force will not be able to cope with concurrent climate change produced crises.
IMF to factor climate change into World Economic Outlook from 2016
This month the Bank of England's Prudential Regulatory Authority issued a report highlighting the risks that climate change poses for insurers, financial stability and the economy. It says that insurers may face increasing climate change risks from three key factors:
- the physical impacts of climate change (e.g. increasing claims due to damage from extreme weather)
- liability risk (companies and directors may suffer future claims from those impacted by climate change, which may also impact those providing liability insurance)
- transition risk (carbon-intensive financial assets are likely to be re-priced as we transition to a low carbon economy).
Reflecting these concerns, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that climate change is now a "macro-critical issue" (i.e. critical to the achievement of macroeconomic goals). As a result, the organisation will begin to factor the impact of climate change into its World Economic Outlook forecasts from 2016.
GDP negatively impacted by climate change
Continuing on the economic theme[3], a report published this month found that climate change is likely to reduce global economic production by 23% by 2100. Furthermore, 43% of countries are likely to be poorer in 2100 than they are today if greenhouse gases (GHG) are allowed to grow on the current trajectory. Climate change is also likely to exacerbate the growth difference between developed and developing countries (as demonstrated in Figure 2). However, the study found that if the pledges that countries have given ahead of the climate negotiations in Paris next month are met, the warming cost in 2100 should drop to 15%.
Encouraging political progress, but more needed
It is therefore encouraging that analysis of the national emission reduction pledges submitted ahead of the climate conference in December show significant improvement on previous analysis. Global temperatures are now forecast to rise 2.7oC by 2100 if countries continue the current rate of emissions reduction post-2030. If countries go no further than their current pledges than the level of global warming is projected to be 3.5oC.
OECD analysis of 44 national pledges and their implications for the average annual reduction in emission versus historical performance (see Figure 3), shows emissions reduction trajectories need to change significantly. For example, the US would have to cut its emissions by 2.3-2.8% a year to meet its post-2020 targets, compared to an average annual reduction of 1.6% during 2005-12. Meanwhile, the EU would need to cut its GHG emissions by 2.8% per year versus a historical reduction rate of 1.8%. This implies that in order for countries to meet their targets there will need to be material policy adjustments supporting the growth of a low-carbon economy and providing confidence to investors.
[1] "Catalogue of abrupt shifts in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change climate models", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2015 edition
[2] http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/12/nato-security-at-stake-from-climate-change-say-lawmakers/
[3] "Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production" Burke et al. Nature, October 2015
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