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Mildura Weekly : Friday April 28 Vol 11 No 25
FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 VOL 11#25 MILDURAWEEKLY.COM.AU FREE EVERY FRIDAY DRUG-drivers across Mildura and the rest of the State have been put on notice following the launch of a new Trans- port Accident Commission (TAC) campaign aimed at reducing drug-related deaths on Victorian roads. Last year, 41 drivers killed on the State’s roads had drugs in their system, compared with 26 drivers who died behind the wheel with a blood alcohol content of more than 0.05. Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Luke Donnellan, and TAC Chief Executive Officer, Joe Cala- fiore, unveiled the new campaign recently. It highlights a Victoria Police and State Government plan to ramp up drug testing, while also inform- ing potential drug-drivers that they can ‘expect more drug tests, more places, more often’. According to the campaign, ev- ery Victoria Police highway patrol vehicle will now be able to test for drugs. A television advertisement will also aim to hit close to home for drug-drivers, depicting a clean-cut young man enjoying Sunday lunch with his family before offering to drive his grandmother home. During the trip, he is stopped for a random drug test while his grandmother looks on as the test reveals the presence of illegal drugs from the night before. Drug-driving now outstrips drink-driving as the major cause of fatalities on Victorian roads, with the campaign aiming to educate the community that illegal drugs can remain detectable long after the feeling of impairment has passed. Mildura Highway Patrol Act- ing Sergeant Nigel Hoyle said education around the effects of il- licit drugs was vital to stamping out drug-driving. “People are still surprised to learn that drugs stay in their system for a lot longer than alcohol,” he said. “They tend to compare drugs to alcohol, when in reality they are two very different things. “Alcohol is consistent, we know, roughly, how long it takes for alco- hol to leave someone’s system. “Drugs are completely different. Different drugs might be made up of different ingredients, and could remain in your system for days, not just hours.” Acting Sgt Hoyle said that while drivers “were getting the message about drink-driving”, education around drug-driving would ulti- mately help stop the dangerous practice. “Education is vital,” he said. “It gets to the stage where people de- cide if they are going to take drugs and drive, or drink and drive, based on the knowledge they have. “When it comes to drink-driv- ing, people know that the chance of them getting caught is high, so they are educated enough to not do it. “The same now has to apply to drug-driving. People need to un- derstand that the chances of them getting caught with drugs in their system is increasing. “People also need to think about the people that may be trav- elling with them, often the people they love and care about the most, as well as other people on the road.” Victoria Police conducted more than one million breath tests in 2015-16, and more than 100,000 drug tests last financial year, with the Victorian Government also re- cently investing $15million in 10 new state-of-the-art drug and booze buses. New TAC campaign targets drug-drivers ON NOTICE Meet Olivia Wells, the former model who turned her back on the world of fashion to embrace medicine. The 22-year-old’s intellect and drive is as striking as her fresh-faced beauty, and she has a very down-to-earth nature – a trait that was almost certainly a factor when judges crowned her Miss Universe Australia in 2013. She recently spoke with the Mildura Weekly’s ALEXANDRA TRELOAR. For the full story turn to Page 12. Photo: PAUL MENSCH Beauty, and brains Authorised Dealer for Parts and Servicing of: 335 Benetook Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500 • (03) 5023 1701 AH: 0427 632 110 • firstname.lastname@example.org • Truck hire • Workshop facilities • 24hr breakdowns OUR SERVICE PROVIDES: • Fully equipped field service vehicles WE SPECIALISE IN: • Caterpillar equipment • Heavy earthmoving equipment and machinery • Farming equipment and machinery • Labour hire • Licensed A/C repairs for all makes and models AU30311 • Road transport all makes and models • 4x4 vehicles • Vehicles Remapping Locally owned and operated Servicing and repairs of all makes and models dedicated to customer service and satisfaction.
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Farron attacks Health Secretary's 'personal NHS' claim
Local MP Tim Farron has today criticised the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson's promise that he will make the NHS 'more personal and user-friendly' for patients. Mr Farron points out that a personalised and user-friendly NHS will be very difficult to achieve if patients have to travel many miles to their nearest hospital.
Mr Johnson stated that the government would reshape the NHS to become "clinically led and locally driven…and in locations to suit the patient". Mr Farron attacked this claim, stating that if this was the case, the government should shelve plans to cut more services at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
Tim Farron said:
"The desire to make the NHS more personal and user friendly is laudable, but not much of the claim is based in fact, and certainly not true of our area. The service cuts at Westmorland General will mean people will have to travel much further to get hospital care, that doesn't sound very 'user-friendly' to me."

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While hard at work on her chores, an ant hears the wonderful clickety click chirrup of music coming from the distance. Although she knows she should focus on the task at hand, she can’t help but explore the joyful noise! Award-winning team Rebecca and Ed Emberley bring an entertaining new twist to the classic children’s. The bright, bold graphics seem to dance and leap, as a bunch of boogying bugs start a celebration of their own.
It's a re-telling of a classic tale, so you might already have something similar in your book collection, but this edition is great! The artwork is interesting and colorful. All in all, it's fun to read and even more fun to look at.
Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can visit him online at edemberley.com.
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text: Grocery shopping days are a good drawing-day for me… since my wife lets me sit at the adjoining cafe. I’m really grateful for that. The gentleman reading the newspaper was a fantastic model, he hardly moved so I could actually finish the entire drawing quickly. I was in half a mind to show my sketch to him as I liked how it turned out. How someone else sees you is so different than what you think you look like, and it is not always reassuring I guess. Tom Richmond (whose workshop I going to on the 16th) is going to do a caricature of attendees there (including yours truly), I’ll post it and see how I feel about it …. serves me right.


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Barbecue joints in El Paso can be commended for a couple of things - staying open late and serving beef ribs. We rolled into town late, but still made it to Smitty's and hour before closing time. I know that barbecue is at its best around lunchtime, but if you're going to be open late then you should make some provisions to be able to put out good food all day. I placed an order for three meats a la carte at the bar then went outside to dine on the trunk.
The blazing exterior lighting didn't do much to make the food look appetizing, but their wasn't much to enjoy. The brisket had the texture of a soaked sponge after hours under the heat lamp. Not a lick of the mesquite smoke was evident on the meat. I couldn't stomach more than one bite. The pork ribs were a workout. A heavily salty rub covered the super tough meat. These bones didn't want to be exposed. Beef back ribs are rarely cooked long enough to get the measly bit of meat between the bones to a pleasingly tender point, and Smitty's hasn't mastered these behemoths. Ripping a bite form the stringy beef was a chore without a payoff. I had literally taken a half dozen bites from this box and I was done. We left with the hope that some of El Paso's other late night options would prove more skilled with the mesquite smoke.

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Trabzon is one of the preeminent destinations in Turkey with its rich historical and natural legacies. From Hagia Sophia Church, and Sumela Monastery, to Uzungöl, Maçka, and Ayder Plateau, the city offers grandiose and unforgettable experiences for its visitors. You can find various options of Daily Trabzon City Tours, Trabzon Nature Tours, and transportation facilities such as Trabzon Airport shuttle, Trabzon Airport taxi, and Trabzon Airport transfer services.
Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond, is the largest historical city on the coast of the Black Sea in the northeastern corner of Turkey. It is also the capital of the province with the same name of Trabzon. It is a well-known city for its hospitability, energetic and a distinct city from the rest of the country. Trabzon has been a significant focal point because of its location on Silk Road. The land is surrounded by many forests, mountains and many rivers making it more unique than other parts of the country. From humid weather to rare snowfall, the city experiences all-weather and is perfect for tourism. The city is well-connected with other cities in Turkey and is a famous harbor for international shipping traffic in the Black Sea.
Trabzon has always been the center of culture, languages, and trade gateway to Persia and Caucasus. In the past Trabzon served as a trade zone where people famously traded silk, linen and woolen fabric from famous countries like Genoese, Venetian and many more. Similar to modern Istanbul, Trabzon was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond between 1204 and 1461. One of the main reasons for this power was its accessibility to the Black Sea and it became an important port city. It was also an independent state for several periods and controlled from Sinop to Georgia in the east. The region was so popular destination for renowned travelers like Marco Polo, Xenophon, Evliya Celebi, Fallmerayer and Frunze who immortalized their journey in travel books.
The foundation of Trabzon was laid by Greek Colonists from Sinope in 756 BC. They named the location "Trapezous" meaning "table" mainly because of the geography of the location. Trabzon was a renowned trade center, connecting Europe, Persia, and Romania through the Black Sea and the silk road. After the Roman conquest, the trade in the region also attracted Turkmen. It was captured by Ottoman in 1461 and helped them in exploring more areas. It also served as a point for European in extending the war to Asian and eastern domains. Thanks to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk it became the part Republic of Turkey and constitutes as the largest urban capital city of the Turkish Black Sea.
It is now one of the cities that a gateway from Europe and has amazing and picturesque places. The city continues to be an important center of commerce and culture. It has many museums, monasteries, mosques, bath-houses, and covered bazar depicting the civic architecture, and fantastic landscape. It is also home of the famous jewel 13th-century Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia that is now the Ayasofya Mosque. It also has Sumela Monastery overlooking the valley of Altindere, located in Altindere National Park. The monastery served for monks. It is covered with brilliant frescos.
Apart from these famous gems, Trabzon is also home of Camburnu coast that is the host of migrating birds and golden pine trees. It also has famous national parks like Uzungol Nature Park that is rich in flora and stunning wildlife. These national parks have accommodation and picnic areas for tourists. Apart from natural wonders, Trabzon is also the house of famous cuisine offering local dishes with great flavors.
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The Spyderco Byrd Wings G-10 tackles one of the most common modern knife problems and finds a good answer. The 4 3/4″ handle enclosed two blades, not one, returning to the style of a traditional gentleman’s pocketknife but with modern blade choices and perks.
Both blades are knife quality high carbon stainless steel and have the “avian” look unique to Spyderco folders, the eye of the bird being the large thumb hole used for one handed opening. One blade is a sheepsfoot pattern, with a rounded tip and a shape designed for cutting rather than piercing – -and with full edge serration. The second blade, pivoting from the opposite handle end in a nicely balanced system, is a clip point pattern, designed for piercing. The clip point blade is ground with a plain edge. Both edges are appropriate to the tasks intended.
This is a huge improvement over the usual combo edge, which prevents full function in either style.
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One of the great debates about the economy is when Americans are going to see significant pay rises.
A new study from the Commerce Department suggests companies should lift pay — if only to boost their own bottom lines.
The study, written by Commerce Department Chief Economist Susan Helper and Ryan Noonan, also an economist at the agency, looks at a special tabulation of data from a 2011 survey of manufacturers. It acknowledges there are vast pay differences, not only by field (say, apparel manufacturing versus communication equipment manufacturing) but within the same companies.
Also see: Go-go economy becomes so-so economy
But what the study finds is that as payroll per employee rises, so does value added per employee. This is particularly the case for lower-paid employees, where there is a stronger link between productivity and wages.
Why would this be the case? The study cites three reasons. One, paying higher wages allows firms to attract workers with more and better skills; two, those companies are better able to keep employees; and three, high-road firms adopt practices to increase the return from these skilled and motivated workers.
The government study mirrors some other studies, for instance one at MIT that found successful retailers, including Costco COST, +1.01% and Trader Joe’s, combine investment in employees with low prices and more financial success.

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BENTON – U.S. Magistrate Reona Daly, who solved a small mystery involving the computer of former Madison County administrator Joseph Parente, must tackle a big mystery about evidence in a suit against the county.
On Feb. 2, after Daly’s third long hearing in 16 days, she took under advisement a motion to sanction the county for destruction of data.
The plaintiff, veteran assistance superintendent Brad Lavite, proposes a jury instruction declaring that the data would have hurt the county’s case.
Lavite’s suit alleges that Parente and former county board chairman Alan Dunstan banned him from his office in retaliation for criticism of their spending.
The suit also seeks damages from State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons for approving the ban and Sheriff John Lakin for enforcing it.
Last August, Lavite moved for a finding that defendants intentionally deprived him of access to information they should have preserved.
His lawyer, Tom Burkart of Hamel, wrote that Parente destroyed the operating system of his county computer.
At a hearing on Jan. 18, county information technology director Rob Dorman testified that when staff turned on Parente’s computer, “Nothing happened.”
“There was no operating system on it,” he said. “It was zeroed out.
“It had been wiped perfectly.”
Burkart asked Dorman if data was transferred from Parente’s previous computer to a new one the county provided in 2016.
Dorman said, “I have no way of knowing.”
Burkart asked about the new computer.
Dorman said, “He had never logged into it.”
On Jan. 23, Parente testified that he transferred all files to the new computer.
“It didn’t take long,” he said. “It was just Word and Excel files.”
County counsel John Gilbert asked if he did anything to the old hard drive, and Parente said he deleted files as he was supposed to do.
Gilbert asked if he logged into the new computer, and Parente said, “Yes, daily.”
Gilbert asked if he used the computer, and Parente said, “Yes, extensively.”
Burkart told Daly it doesn’t matter to Lavite who destroyed the information.
“Whatever was destroyed needs to be construed in favor of my client,” Burkart said.
He said he needed to examine Dorman again, and Daly set another hearing.
Before the third hearing, Dorman told Burkart he needed to change his testimony.
At the hearing, Dorman said he asked employee Chris Bethel if there was a backup to the new computer.
He said Bethel told him there was.
“Chris told me that he was not supposed to tell me,” Dorman said.
“Chris should have told me in the first place, because he has put me in a bad position.”
Burkart asked if it was possible to establish that all files were transferred.
Dorman said, “No, because you have nothing to compare it to.”
For the county, Gilbert said it appeared that before Dorman reached his conclusion, he didn’t investigate within his own department.
Dorman said, “No, I did not.”
Burkart told Daly no one could testify that the new computer has everything from the old one.
He said disposal of the old one was highly irregular.
“We have proved data was destroyed,” Burkart said.
Gilbert said the evidence showed a mistake.
“What Mr. Burkart is arguing is all speculation,” Gilbert said.
He said Parente took reasonable steps to preserve information.
Dunstan and Parente banned Lavite from his office in 2015, after he kicked out the windows of a Wood River police car.
Lavite, an Iraq veteran, suffers from traumatic stress.
Parente based the ban on public safety, although a psychologist had changed Lavite’s medicine and pronounced him fit to work.
Veteran assistance commissioners supported Lavite, who continued working from a remote location.
Current county board chairman Kurt Prenzler lifted the ban after defeating Dunstan in 2016.

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Together with the results of our study, this supports limiting the use of ampicillin, in combination with a third-generation cephalosporin
, to neonates <1 month of age suspected of having severe infection and requiring meningitis cover.
baumannii infections were associated with high levels of third-generation cephalosporin
resistance (90%) but a low mortality rate (3%) despite only 48% of patients having received appropriate antimicrobials.
Fernandez-Crehuet et al., "Trends in yearly prevalence of third-generation cephalosporin
and fluoroquinolone resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections and antimicrobial use in Spanish hospitals, Spain, 1999 to 2010," Eurosurveillance, vol.
Postoperatively, a third-generation cephalosporin
and steroid were given.
Nosocomial outbreaks of infections caused by ESBL-producing gram-negative bacteria have also been reported, which are mainly the result of extensive and inappropriate use of third-generation cephalosporins
. Majority of ESBL-producing organisms are E.
We are urging legislative change along these lines because this is a major expense - a day's worth of a third-generation cephalosporin
can wipe out a nursing home's per diem, and nursing homes just don't have the money for this.
Avibactam is a non-beta-lactam beta-lactamase inhibitor which protects ceftazidime, a third-generation cephalosporin
, against degradation by certain beta-lactamases without decreasing the activity of ceftazidime against ceftazidime-susceptible organisms.
For children with non-type 1 penicillin hypersensitivity or mild type 1 hypersensitivity, a second-or third-generation cephalosporin
, such as cefuroxime, cefpodoxime, or cefdinir, can be considered, she said.
Sack, "Extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase-mediated third-generation cephalosporin
resistance in Shigella isolates in Bangladesh," Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol.
It consists of ceftazidime, a third-generation cephalosporin
and an established and respected treatment for serious Gram-negative bacterial infections, and avibactam, a non-?
Early surgery is critical for treating necrotizing fasciitis, and empiric broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic therapy--such as a combination of a third-generation cephalosporin
, penicillin or cloxacillin, an aminoglycoside, and either clindamycin or metronidazole--should be initiated immediately.

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Sitting in the murky hollows of a bar in Shoreditch a few years back, I entered into a discussion-come-expletive-laden argument on who was the best tennis player of all time. Not the first alcohol fuelled debate on this topic, and after the enthralling Australian Open final, it is sure not to be the last.
My standpoint back then was that Grand Slam titles speak louder than megaphones and Rodger had not long before claimed the record. Pistol Pete Sampras, the man who was previously acknowledged by many of the game’s insiders to be the ‘greatest ever’, had recently anointed the Fed Express as a better player than himself. Rod Laver, the other candidate for the crown had refused to compare the players from different eras and in doing so remained boringly neutral on the issue, perhaps an unspoken nod to the Swiss. But with Federer passing the grand slam record and playing during his prime with an ease and fluidity that had never been seen before on the tennis court, I felt he had done enough to warrant the ‘best ever’ tag.
But by the rationale of my adversary on this matter, there was no way I could conclude that Federer was indeed, the best of all time, as his man Rafa had clearly built an unquestionable edge over him in head to head battles. Nadal had even beaten the him ‘in his own backyard’ when he dethroned Federer on grass in the epic 2008 Wimbledon final. Then a year later in Australia, Nadal induced tears from the Swiss Master where it became apparent that despite being held in such high esteem by so many from a historical standpoint, Federer was clearly not even the best player on tour anymore. How could the ‘greatest ever’ be so clearly dominated by another from his own generation?
Federer may have been slightly past his prime at this point but he was clearly no tennis pensioner, Nadal had been beating him on clay since 2005, and now had his measure across all surfaces. In term of overall head to head matches (helped by many of them occuring on clay courts) and particularly in slam tennis, Nadal had the wood on him to the extent that he could have doubled as a tree lopper.
My pal then pressed his point by adding that the class of opponent was also a relevant talking point, as much of Federer’s sucess had come at the expensive of Baghdatis, Roddick, Hewitt & Safin. Not exactly Agassi, Becker, Courier & Edberg who were the competition that Sampras had to deal with.
After the mist had risen, the logic of his argument began to settle and from then on, I switched my worthless vote to Team Rafa.
But I sit here today, a terribly confused tennis fan. Because if I choose to follow this very same logic, am I now to consider Novak Djokovic as the best ever player to hold a racquet?
After the monumental tussle with Nadal in Melbourne, the big serving Serb has now beaten the Spaniard in the last 3 grand slam finals, but it is this victory that the Djokovic will be drawing from in the future and that Rafa will be trying hardest to forget. Although Nadal still holds a slight edge in their overall record, Djokovic has now won their last 7 encounters and has taken his game to a level which appears unattainable for Nadal and his injury prone body.
The scariest part of all is, this could just be the beginning. For me, Novak resembles some kind of Tennis Terminator, and although Rafa did his best T-1000 impersonation, complete with body contorting liquid metal forehands, he was left with only the runner up plate & thoughts of Hasta la Vista.
But when the two players undoutedly meet again, it is difficult to fathom just how Nadal might go about toppling Djokovic from his perch. In much the same way Federer let his ascendancy slip back in 2008 on the grass of SW19, this loss in Melbourne could really represent the changing of the tennis hierarchy as it was a contest that will permanently etch itself into the psyche of both of these champions.
The match made for fascinating tennis and was a topsy-turvy encounter with both players looking destined for victory at different stages. Despite starting the stronger of the two, Nadal looked a shadow of his usual self in the 4th set, and faced 3 break points at 3-4 down with Novak seemingly cruising toward victory. But displaying the tenacity that’s led the us to revere the Spaniard, Nadal rose from the dead and had all the momentum going into the 5th set. Like a dazed heavyweight, Djokovic could barely walk through the closing stages and it looked a virtual impossibility that he could conjure the strength to continue as the match inched towards 6 hours. But he somehow found the energy and secured his 3rd Australian Open crown with a cool head and some big hitting. Nadal must really be wondering how he can beat Novak, knowing that he had the huge advantage over his opponent with an extra days rest and the fact that Djokovic’s semi final was also an epic, energy-zapping 5 setter.
So lets make the relatively safe assumption that with his amazing serve volley style, Sampras reached a level of grand slam success that left the likes of Laver, Borg & Emerson behind and hence, was anointed the greatest ever player. Federer eclipsed this record with his effortless ground strokes and an eerie ease that led him to take over the greatest ever title. Along came Rafa and with his intestinal fortitude, mental strength and superior head to head record against Fed, he snatched the tag for the briefest of moments. Enter No-Djo with his robotically consistent ground strokes and his ability to put the ball within a few inches of the line with amazing regularity, and as he now has the clear edge on Rafa, can lay claim to the title of the best of all time. Seems like decent sporting logic to me.
There are many out there that say, why don’t we just shut the hell up and enjoy the tennis. Quit swabbling about the greatest of all time & stop and smell the can of freshly cracked tennis balls. But the debate is sure to rage on like the homophobia burning in the soul of Margaret Court. Given that it is a sport that is based around an, albeit a somewhat flawed, points & ranking system, the question will inevitably arise.
Maybe Rocket Rod did have a point in that it is difficult to compare those from different eras. But we are now in the unique situation that 3 of these guys are still currently duking it out against each other, so the question seems more relevant than ever. If the Tennis Terminator continues on his path of Grand Slam destruction and maintains this phenomenal level for the next few seasons, when it comes to this reoccurring debate over the greatest ever tennis player, it must be - advantage Djokovic.
The unmistakable metal ‘ka-khuck’ and subsequent fizz of an ice cold tinny being cracked open.
The sizzle of entrail-laden snags hopping around on the barbeque.
The competitive squawk from a flock of seagulls fighting over a chip.
The baritone knock of willow punishing leather the only way it knows how.
And wafer-slim, attractive, scantily clad Eastern European women wailing like banshees.
These are the sounds of summer and that last one is enough to put me off women’s tennis for life. Although I do not actively follow any women’s sports, I have a genuine appreciation for the talents and respect their place within the sporting domain. But when it comes to their tennis stars, do my ears really have to put up with all that shrieking?
One cannot discuss this noisy aspect of women’s tennis without some kind of shout out to the Queen of Shriek, Monica Seles. She paved the way for the Williams sisters, Sharapova and the host of other decibelly enhanced women on the tour. Many believe that crazy Gunter Parche took to Seles with some kitchen equipment because he was an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf. I propose that he’d just grown very tired of Seles’ constant vocal commotion.
But Seles’ mantle has long been passed over, and the woman now at the forefront of ruining tennis for the viewing public is Michelle Larcher de Brito. Have you heard this woman? Each shot is followed by a prolonged wail that would not be out of place on the set of Boogie nights. The failure to stamp out Gruntgate with Seles has led to an escalation where someone like de Brito can have the clear advantage of distracting her opponent whilst making women’s tennis an absolute earsoar for the rest of us.
Interesting that this is tolerated in a sport where there’s enough ‘shushing’ to appease a librarian, flash photography is the devil and the Umpire’s mantra is ‘quiet please’.
A friend of mine questioned the difference between this highly annoying habit of many of the top players and the controversial ruling against Serena Williams in last year’s US Open final, where her premature celebration resulted in a crucial point being awarded to Sam Stosur. As we all know, Williams became engaged in a very open spat with the umpire and did a pretty good job at (further) disgracing her reputation on the international stage.
The general line of thought is that Williams had control over her celebratory outburst where those that grunt do not. It’s involuntary, they cry - like breathing. If they banned the grunters tomorrow and they no longer had the hefty tennis cheques rolling in, I wonder if these girls would all of a sudden discover a way to hold their breath.
But even if we do concede that these horrible shrieks are, in fact, subconscious. Does that really even matter? Since when is that an excuse in sport? The whistle had blown but the ball was there and out of habit alone, I kicked it – yellow card. The ball hit my bat but was about to crash into the stumps, so I reactionally knocked it away with my hand – you’re out. But this exception is made in tennis to the detriment of non grunting opponents and fans alike.
Given, grunting in tennis is not confined to those playing in skirts. After all, Jimmy Connor was one of the all-time greats… and he could play some tennis too. But it would take a brave, or possibly deaf, person to argue that there is no difference in terms of irritability between a male and female grunt that accompanies a winner down the line.
The more I think about, the less right these ladies have to carry on like their breaking a stack of house tiles at karate class every time they hit the ball. It’s about time Mr Miyagi had a word and we stamped this out for good.
There is no doubt if the tennis hierarchy took a tougher stance on this, the tennis world would be a better off for it and if these women are so intent on making a racquet, we can only hope that it’s one they can hit a forehand with.
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Australian Samantha Stosur claimed her maiden grand slam title in convincing style but the match will unfortunately be remembered for the antics of her opponent, Serena Williams.
The match was preceded by a moment’s silence, the unfolding and then folding of a court-sized American flag, the waving of a lot of smaller American flags, a parade of military personnel and a performance of the Star-Spangled Banner by Queen Latifa. By the time play was ready to commence, Stosur would have been forgiven for thinking she was an uninvited guest at a 4th of July celebration rather than participating in her second grand slam final.
Before the match the Aussie had announced that she would have to attack her more fancied opponent and she did just that, breaking Williams’s serve twice to take the opening set in 31 minutes.
Whether or not Queen Latifa had stayed to watch the game, by the start of the second set there was little doubt as to the biggest diva in the stadium. Facing a break point in the opening game, Williams hit what looked to be a winner and screamed, “come on”, as the ball sailed over the net.
Although Stosur didn’t make the return – and indeed barely got her racquet to the ball – the chair umpire, Eva Asderaki, ruled that Williams had hindered her opponent and awarded the point to the Australian which gave her the break and the opening game of the second set.
The relevant law, Rule 26, states: “If a player is hindered in playing the point by a deliberate act of the opponent(s), the player shall win the point”.
As Asderaki explained to Williams, “She touched the ball. The point was not over when you shouted ‘come on’”.
Analysts have since debated whether the ruling was overly harsh on the basis that Stosur was unlikely to have hit the return even if Williams hadn’t shouted, “come on”. There seems little doubt that Williams’s shot would have been a winner regardless of the pre-emptive celebration but the umpire applied the rule correctly.
If umpires were expected to apply Rule 26 only when a player would otherwise have hit the return, it would require a subjective assessment of the circumstances of a particular point and a subjective assessment of the ability of the player involved. It would create a situation whereby a premature “come on” might not be a violation of the rule if the opponent was, for example, John Isner because he was unlikely to cover the ground and make the return but it would be a violation if the opponent was a faster and more mobile player such as Rafael Nadal. And should the umpire also be expected to take into account whether Nadal was carrying an injury and not moving as well as usual on a particular day?
Umpires in grand slam finals should not be expected to provide such subjective judgments on players any more than umpires in the lower levels of tennis should be expected to know the abilities of every player they officiate.
The interests of good sportsmanship should be reason enough for the rule to be applied strictly.
While many will continue to argue that Asderaki ruled incorrectly, what hasn’t been the topic of debate is Williams’s reaction. Rather than accept the umpire’s decision and explanation, the 13-time grand slam winner responded, “Are you the one that screwed me over last time here? Yeah you are. You have it out for me and I promise you that’s not cool.”
After winning the next two games, Williams used the change of ends to continue berating Asderaki and told her, “if you ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way ’cause you’re outta control. You’re outta control.”
In what must surely be one of the greatest examples of hypocrisy in sporting history, Williams then told Asderaki, “you’re totally out of control, you’re a hater and you’re unattractive inside.” If evidencing a McEnroe-esque temper and complete disregard for the official wasn’t enough, Williams also proved she also has a very short memory and with a straight face added, “Who would do such a thing? And I never complain”.
Channelling Chaz Reinhold in The Wedding Crashers Williams continued, “Wow! What a loser!”
Having suitably insulted Asderaki, Williams decided it was time to move onto bigger matters and gave the Greek umpire a reminder about her civil rights with a geography tutorial thrown in at no extra charge: “A code violation ’cause I express who I am. We’re in America last I checked.”
If being in America is the reason Williams believes she can “express” herself without censure, one can only assume she’s referring to the rights afforded by the first amendment to the US constitution.
Reconciling the Bill of Rights with the rules of a game might be an appropriate mental sandwich for a first year law class to ponder but this is a game that Williams has been playing for 25 years. Why has she waited until her 17th grand slam final to utilise the US constitution to usurp the rules of tennis?
On the basis of her comment, one can only assume that Williams has given the matter due thought and decided that the rules of tennis are indeed subservient to her freedom of speech; a freedom that so many Americans seem to think they enjoy to the exclusion of other nations. Presumably, therefore, Williams wouldn’t have had any objections if she’d found herself serving for the match and her opponent had chosen to express herself by screaming, “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oye Oye Oye”.
Or does the freedom of expression only apply to Americans? In The World According to Williams, does the rest of the world have to follow the rules of the game while Andy Roddick (not that the rightly-respected Mr Roddick would so such a thing) can scream, “U-S-A, U-S-A”, just as an opponent is about to hit an overhead smash? If so, surely the likes of Sampras, Agassi and Chang would be riddled with regret to learn that they could have spent their careers yelling, “yo dude, good luck with that one”, after hitting a forehand winner down the line.
And let us not forget the other rights bestowed by the first amendment which in The World According to Williams would surely also be used to their full extent and in other tournaments on US soil. Who wouldn’t have tuned in to the 2005 Indian Wells Masters final if they thought there was a chance that Lindsay Davenport would be exercising her first amendment right to free assembly and staging a sit-in on her opponent’s baseline.
Not since Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski cited the Supreme Court in defence of shouting expletives in a restaurant has America’s much-vaunted right to free speech been so trivialised and personalised as it was by Williams in Sunday’s US Open final.
The rights afforded to individuals by the US constitution are extensive and the possibilities for applying them to the tennis court are endless. It’s an exciting time for those living in The World According to Williams.
Back on the court, a composed and dignified Stosur was able to ignore her opponent’s antics, held serve and broke twice to win the match in 1 hour 13 minutes. In doing so Samantha Stosur became the first Australian woman to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973 and her victory will have been celebrated by all but the most fervent American supporters.
Williams is currently on probation at all grand slam events following a suspended ban from the US Open for her outburst two years ago and it remains to be seen whether she will face further punishment for her latest violation. Regardless of official sanctions, she continues to do everything in her power to ensure she is remembered for her unsportsmanlike behaviour rather than her unquestionable talents.


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This weekend saw the setting up of two additional barn looms at Old School Wool and Weaving Center.
The first is my own personal loom that has been with me for 23 years. Through numerous moves, life altering events and decades, the loom has been a symbol of my early determination to find a way to learn to use period 18th century tools, to weave period cloth.
The second loom is on loan from the Kresge-Cannella family in Pennsylvania. This loom has been in the same family for at least 4 generations until recently when it was offered to OSW and Weaving Center.
Unusual for it’s lower position warp beam and whip roller which sits just above the warp beam, the loom is the only one with these features.
Stay tuned as they get set up for their first warp in their new location!

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
From the New York Times: The Walt Disney Company is committing to eliminating junk food ads from its children's programming (that is, programmng aimed at viewers under the age of 12). The company is working in conjunction with First Lady Michelle Obama's fitness and eating initiatives. Disney is announcing its plans today at a news conference. More here from a news release, excerpted below, on the company's website.
Building on its landmark nutrition guidelines established in 2006, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today became the first major media company to introduce new standards for food advertising on programming targeting kids and families. This significant undertaking marks the latest step in Disney’s partnership with parents to inspire kids to lead healthier lifestyles. Under Disney’s new standards, all food and beverage products advertised, sponsored, or promoted on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney, and Disney-owned online destinations oriented to families with younger children will be required by 2015 to meet Disney’s nutrition guidelines. The nutrition guidelines are aligned to federal standards, promote fruit and vegetable consumption and call for limiting calories and reducing saturated fat, sodium, and sugar.
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Dear Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
My name is Omar Fareedi and I am the president of the Muslim Students Association at UIUC. I am writing to you in regards to the event you have planned called, "Chalking it up to Free Speech" on April 29th 2010. As you may or may not know, depicting any semblance of images of the prophet Muhammad is an issue that is highly offensive to most muslims around the world. While you may not believe in or follow the religion of Islam, I ask simply out of respect for the people of this tradition that you do not follow through with your intentions on depicting the final Prophet as a stick figure or otherwise.
Earlier this school year, I partook in a dinner with Eboo Patel and representatives from several faith based and secular humanist organizations from around campus to foster interfaith dialogue that encompassed universal values that existed in each of these traditions. One of the main purposes of the meeting was to recognize and acknowledge differences in belief systems, all the while coming together to express universal values, such as altruism, that existed in each of these traditions. Just this past weekend, there was an event headed in part by Interfaith in Action, that was in many ways a culmination of all the efforts that were initiated on that day. One Million Meals for Haiti was a brilliant success due to the joint efforts of such a diverse background of people.
It is in this context that I call your attention once again to the divisive nature of your event. I believe this to be an unproductive, hurtful and potentially distressful event for many Muslims on campus. There are over 250 people within the Muslim Students Association, most of whom are Muslims. In addition to that, there is a large Muslim community that resides in Urbana-Champaign. My responsibility in my capacity as the president of the MSA is to foster an environment that is conducive to Muslims feeling comfortable on campus. This event falls directly against that goal.
As I understand it, our groups share many positive beliefs. Principles such as positive ethical conduct and bettering the world are shared by both of our organizations. And while I disagree with some of the elements of this tradition, I fully recognize the Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers right to exist and would challenge anyone who would seek to purposely offend or otherwise harm the expression of the message that your organization teaches. Please understand that your actions are offensive to my tradition.
From what it appears to me, this event seems to be a reactionary and rash response to the actions of a fringe organization that does not represent mainstream Islam in any way whatsoever. The actions of this organization to threaten the lives of people who depicted an image of the prophet are not in the folds of acceptable behavior for the vast majority of Muslims. Muslim Revolution is a radical group and in no way do we lend credence to their practices and ideology. However, by responding in the way that you do, you aim to offend a much larger population of Muslims that do not support the killing of innocent people, but at the same time do not support visual depictions of the prophet.
My biggest goal is to seek to understand other people and the perspectives from which they come and I think this is a valuable goal for anyone to pursue. In that spirit, I urge you to understand the Muslim perspective and please cancel your event. I am in full agreement with you about the freedom of expression and free speech, but I implore you to understand that this event is completely unproductive. I would be more than willing to sit down to explain our tradition further in this context or in a much more general one and would hope that you would be willing to engage me. I ask only for mutual respect and understanding between our organizations and I stand directly against the bigotry and intolerance that is purported by people of both religious and secular humanist backgrounds.
On a final note, I bring your attention to a satirical article that was recently published on the Huffington Post.
This article further goes to show the ridiculous nature of the radical muslim organization that began this current conundrum. Therefore, it is in this light that I propose to you an event that we can come together to understand one another (why Muslims find visual depictions of the prophet to be particularly offensive), while eating Triscuits as a protest of the ridiculously bigoted and intolerant. Even if this idea doesn't appeal to you, at the very least I ask that you sit down and speak to us instead of holding your event. I invite the executive board of AAF to sit down with me and the board of the MSA, to come to an understanding. Communication can often alleviate misunderstanding, and lack of communication often propagates it.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
President of the Muslim Students Association
Thank you for taking the time to email me and telling me your, and your organization’s, view of our event. We put a lot of discussion in whether or not to put this event together, both because of potential harm to ourselves and because we knew that we would, indeed, offend certain Muslims who believe that visual depictions of Muhammad are blasphemous, who also do not ascribe to the violent practices of these fanatical groups.
We want to emphasize, however, that the offending of Muslims is not at all our purpose nor our goal. I also understand that the fanatical group that made these death threats are by no means representative of Muslims in general.
I, too, attended the dinner with Eboo Patel and agree to everything you discussed concerning the importance of tolerance and diversity. We live in a country where we are allowed to practice whatever religion we want and free to express whatever we want- this freedom, as you know, is exactly what these individuals are suppressing.
I’m not sure if you have read Eboo Patel’s book, but in the beginning he discusses the entire purpose of his organization- he sees that there is this “line” in religions, and people on one side of the line, such as Eboo, support diversity and tolerance, while the other side is violent and threatens individuals, like the group in question. His organization is meant to make sure that religious people fall on the “good” side. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are others who are on the wrong side of the line, and merely discussing the matter and talking about how we all have certain beliefs that are positive isn’t always sufficient to change anything. This is the case when we are dealing with these extremists.
I apologize if our actions offend Muslims who do not support the actions of the revolutionmuslim group. I hope they understand that our actions are not targeted towards them, and that our response is to counter the suppression of free speech that these groups are acting upon us. If it were a Christian extremist group giving death threats concerning depictions of Jesus on the cross, we would do the same thing. If it was an atheist group making death threats concerning a poor portrayal of the nonreligious, we would act accordingly.
Also keep in mind that, while certain Hindus find eating cows blasphemous, they don’t complain whenever they see someone eating at a McDonalds. While some Jews think it’s extremely important to keep kosher, they are not offended when certain individuals do not. People have the right to practice any religion they want, however they so choose. However, they do not have the right to impose these religious beliefs onto others, even if those other people are doing actions that counter their personal beliefs. Drawing stick figures on the quad is by no means inherently offensive, unless someone specifically adheres to that religious belief that drawing a stick figure is OK until there is an arrow with the word “Muhammad” pointing to it.
And while we appreciate your idea of sharing triscuits, we feel that it doesn’t take a direct stand against the current situation that has unfolded, which directly concerns the depictions of the prophet. It is important to emphasize that people have the right to do things that some might consider blasphemous even if certain individuals, or even many individuals, find them offensive, and just sharing crackers doesn’t illustrate that purpose very well.
Despite all this, however, we feel it very important to do this event. If people have a problem with what AAF is doing, they have the right to discuss the matter with AAF, as you have, and we appreciate it. They can complain to the school, which I’m sure people will. They can protest the event, which is always a possibility. But that’s where an individual’s rights stop. Once people threaten the lives of people freely expressing their freedom of speech (and religion), it becomes a problem; a problem we have to take a stand against. We not only find it appropriate, but just, to demonstrate that we won’t stand for it, even if it unfortunately offends certain individuals who don’t hold those beliefs. In our society it seems that we have the freedom to express whatever we want, with the exception of certain aspects of Islam under fear of violence. This is why it’s so important for us to do the event. I hope that your group can understand our actions, and that, while your group is opposed, we can get past our differences and maintain a good relationship in the long run.
With all this being said, we would be happy to do something in the future where we can discuss both why we feel it an appropriate action and why your group doesn’t, and possibly in addition do some sort of event where we protest it together. Oftentimes when a select few groups from a religion do things that reflect poorly for the entire religion, you don’t see the other people in the religion actively standing up against them, so seeing Muslims actively protesting the death threats would be excellent, and would send an even stronger message if done with a nonreligious group.

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Just 5 days of lack of sleep are enough to damage your brain, and in the long run your hearth can also be affected.
Sleeping too much is not healthy, as it is not sleeping enough. Many researches showed what happens to our body when we do not sleep enough, even if it is just for a few days. The results were surprising: after just 5 days, the myelin, a fundamental brain structure, is damaged. Instead, in the long run it is more likely to develop cardiovascular problems.
Not sleeping enough: consequences
The research by Dr Chiara Cirelli of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr Michele Bellesi of the Italian University of Marche analyzed the consequences of the lack of sleep in rats.
Researchers kept the animals awake for 4 days and a half, letting them sleep just a third than normal, reducing their sleep of 70%. In a human being, this kind of lack of sleep corresponds to 2 hours of sleep per night, for 4 days and a half. As the research proved, this can cause serious damages. Rats showed very early a depletion of their myelin, which covers the nervous fibers.
We are talking about a fundamental part for the brain health, therefore we cannot underestimate insomnia consequences. However, the results of the study are not final yet. Researchers have to prove that human beings will have the same effects.
Nonetheless, these consequences can happen if you sleep 4/5 hours per night for many weeks in a row.
Not sleeping enough damages your heart
These kind of problems will not involve your brain only. Many experts studied the link between bad sleeping and the risk of developing damaging buildups in the arteries. After having examined about 4.000 people without heart problems, the results were clear.
People who sleep less or wake up often at night are more likely to develop atherosclerotic plaques, which make veins smaller. In this way, you can more easily suffer from heart problems, strokes or bad circulation.
The best thign to do is to improve the hours and quality of your sleep. Try and create your own relaxing routine: a hot bath, a good book or some low music. How many hours you should sleep? In order to stay healthy and allow your body to renew, try and sleep at least 7/8 hours per night.
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Microsoft Expands Its AI For Good Research Lab To Egypt And Kenya
Microsoft has announced the expansion of its AI for Good Research Lab to Cairo and Nairobi. The expansion aims to close the climate data divide by researching and developing AI machine learning in areas in Africa worst affected by the climate crisis.
Africa’s Climate Crisis
Research has revealed that high climate risk correlates with income and health inequalities. The findings also coincide with the fact that two billion people in the Global South were found to be living in some of the most climate-risk areas between 2008 and 2018.
Despite Africa contributing less to the climate crisis than other continents, they continue to bear the brunt of extreme climate events. The consequences of the existential threat to our planet will be felt mainly by those living in the Global South due to the West’s unfair actions, which is why Microsoft’s expansion has come at a highly critical time.
“The climate crisis must be addressed, and to do that, a wide range of ideas and approaches must be considered. It’s essential that we support and enable those living in climate-impacted regions to be front and center in development solutions,” said Microsoft in an online statement.
Microsoft’s Expansion To The Global South
Microsoft will also expand its collaboration with satellite platform Planet Labs to combine its high-quality satellite imagery with AI technology to find more climate solutions. The move, first announced by Brad Smith, Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President, will see the tech corporation develop data scientists and a new African AI Innovation Council to help oversee and drive the mission.
“We are committed to partnering with and providing digital technology and resources for those living, working, and innovating in the Global South to help close the climate data divide and create the climate solutions of the future.”
Through the expansion of these collaborations, Microsoft AI for Good Lab and Planet Labs will be able to use satellite imagery to focus on challenges specifically nominated by the AI Innovation Council to help close the climate data gap in Africa once and for all.


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Flounder can be a little tricky to clean but it is worth it for the delicious stuffing you can make with it. First, use a sharp knife to slice along the spine from head to tail. Be careful not to cut too deep into the flesh. Next, use your hands to pull the skin away from the meat. You may have to use a paring knife to help you get under the skin in some places. Finally, remove the guts and any other organs and rinse the
How To Clean Flounder For Stuffing
Flounder is a delicate fish that can be stuffed with a variety of different fillings. Before stuffing the fish, it is important to clean it properly. To clean a flounder, start by cutting off the head and the tail. Then, cut down the middle of the fish, from head to tail. Remove the guts and any other internal organs. Finally, rinse the fish under cold water.
-A sharp knife -Cutting board -Salt -Pepper -Garlic powder -Italian seasoning -Ground black pepper -Olive oil -Onion -Celery -Stuffing mix (such as Stove Top) -Water -2 flounder fillets
- Rinse the flounder fillets in cold water and pat dry
- Using a sharp knife, cut the fillets into thin strips lay the strips out on
- Lay the flounder out on a cutting board
below -Wash the flounder in cold water and pat it dry with a paper towel. -Sprinkle the cavity of the fish with salt and pepper. -Stuff the flounder with your stuffing of choice. -Secure the stuffing by using skewers or toothpicks. -Place the stuffed flounder in a baking dish. -Brush the top of the fish with melted butter or olive oil. -Bake at 350 degrees
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do You Remove Guts From Flounder?
To remove guts from flounder, make a small slit along the stomach of the fish and pull out the entrails. Be sure to remove any blood vessels or other impurities. Rinse the fish inside and out with cold water and then pat dry.
How Do You Clean Flounder Fillets?
Flounder fillets can be cleaned in a number of ways. One way is to cut away the skin and any dark meat. You can then either leave the fillet whole or cut it into smaller pieces. Another way is to remove the skin and fillet the fish entirely.
What Is The Best Way To Clean A Flounder?
The best way to clean a flounder is to gut it and remove the scales.
There are many ways to clean flounder for stuffing. The simplest way is to gut and scale the fish, then cut it open along the belly and remove the innards. Another way is to leave the fish whole and stuff it with stuffing mix.


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Past, present and future efforts in the area of civil rights are discussed in interviews of five organizational leaders in the civil rights movement. These leaders are: Whitney M. Young, Jr. of the National Urban League, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of the SCLC, Roy Wilkins of the NAACP, James L. Farmer of CORE, and James Forman of SNCC.
Martha Williams, who serves as the Acting Secretary of "The Zippers," a Chicago-based social and charity club, forwards a donation to the SCLC. She discusses the recent march from Selma to Montgomery when Alabama guardsmen respectfully removed their helmets during a prayer at the culminating rally. Williams extends a special prayer of protection for Dr. King and civil rights workers.
Saifuddin Ahmed writes on behalf of the East Pakistan Student Union inviting Dr. King to speak at their 10th Provincial Conference. The students also express their admiration for Dr. King's dedication and leadership to human rights worldwide.
Dr. King writes to a woman concerning what he calls "the best Negro colleges in the South." He discusses the Atlanta University Center, which consists of Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark University and Morris Brown College.
The Southern Rural Action Project, an initiative of the Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty, seeks to finance and support community development in low-income areas. This progress report highlights current field projects and objectives.
The author writes a letter that advocates for Dr. King to win an award of merit. In the letter, he discusses some major events that occurred throughout the Reverend's life. Some of these events include: leading the Civil Rights Movement, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and becoming a strong political figure.
Charles S. Crawford expresses his dissent with Dr. King on a variety of subjects, one specifically his stance towards President Johnson and the concept of civil disobedience.
Phale D. Hale, Pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, sends $100.00 in support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Pastor Hale praises Dr. King's efforts in the Civil Rights Movement and offers to organize a massive fund-raising event in Columbus, Ohio if Dr. King will attend.
Dr. King states his support for demonstrations by the Pennsylvania State Welfare Rights Organization.
This document contains two letters to the editor of an unknown newspaper. The first letter is written by Edwin Johnson. He criticizes the war in Vietnam, making comparisons between the Nazis and the American military. E.D., the author of the second letter, also criticizes the war, calling for an end to the violence in Vietnam.
August Schou, the Director of the Nobel Committee, sends Dr. King more information regarding the 1964 Peace Prize Award Ceremony. Logistics such as the time, location and instructions for his speech are described in this letter.
Anita Davis, Gail Williams, and Joan Rockwell request an interview with Dr. King for their class project.
In this letter Dr. King offers his belated gratitude to Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Arnold for their financial contribution to the SCLC while also explaining why such contributions are important.
Ralph Abernathy follows up with Dr. Jack about a conversation they had regarding funds for the Jimmie Lee Jackson Memorial Fund. Abernathy encloses a check from the SCLC for the fund, which will provide the family of the slain civil rights protestor with a total of $70 per month. Abernathy also confirms that the fund will also provide a scholarship to Jackson's sister.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays mourns the recent deaths of Charles Drew and Carter Woodson. Both were highly acclaimed individuals, not only because of their race but also in their areas of study. Drew developed large-scale blood banks during WWI and Woodson cultivated the idea of Black History Month.
Le Van Enterprises, Inc. announces that Press Internationale,a television show that provides analysis of international issues, has completed five years of weekly broadcasting in Chicago.
In this article from Redbook magazine, Sam Blum informs readers that policemen are not only "crime fighters" but also are expected to be skilled in numerous other areas as well. He exposes the FBI's often inaccurate assessment of the cost of crime and states that this is an effort to keep the public in fear and generate increased funding. Blum discusses the different experiences of the middle class and slum-dwellers, the perception of police brutality, and the need for professionalized training.
Hubb Coppens invites Dr. King to make an appearance at West Berlin to address the Dutch students during his time in Europe. Mr. Coppens explains that it is the schools aim to educate their students on world issues.
Dr. King sends a letter out to supporters, updating them on the progress made through the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King also informs supporters that the work is far from done and asks for support. Writing on the back of Dr. King's letter, Max Dean informs Dr. King that his most important priority is an immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Vietnam. This is despite that Dean has "great respect" for Dr. King and the SCLC.
In this letter Dr. King expresses his belated gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kuhlman for their letter of support. Dr. King also comments on nonviolence and the war in Vietnam.

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How do you reinvent a legacy company for the digital age?
Wham-O President Todd Richards talked on today’s show about trying to keep up with the times when your biggest sellers used to be Frisbees and Hula Hoops. He shared the story of Wham-O’s founding and took a look at how much toys have changed since then: “It’s a whole new world from what they started back in ’48; that’s for sure.”
Here are some fun facts about Wham-O:
- The Southern California company was founded in a South Pasadena garage.
- Its TV ads featured the company’s iconic stylized “starburst” logo.
- Wham-O introduced the first Frisbees in 1957.
- The toy outfit also acquired or created iconic toys including the Slip ‘n’ Slide, Silly String and Super Ball.
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Nvidia will authorize native SLI support on Intel X58 motherboards without the need for its nForce 200 chip, according to Tom Peterson, director of Technical Marketing for MCP products at Nvidia. Peterson detailed that the company's partners will need to certify their X58 motherboards through Nvidia and, after certification, will receive an approval key to place in the system BIOS. Nvidia's drivers will check for the approval key and the device ID of the chipset before determining whether to enable SLI support on the system.
Nvidia will charge motherboard makers for certification, but the price will be cheaper than that for its nForce 200 chip, costing around US$30, which until recently Nvidia insisted was required to enable SLI on motherboards not using its own chipsets. Peterson also noted that Nvidia will continue to support the nForce 200 solution.


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'Before you ask for $25m, be worth more than $25m': Floyd Mayweather belittles Conor McGregor as retired boxer shows off gulf in pair's net worth
- Floyd Mayweather is not interested in fighting Conor McGregor for $25million
- UFC president Dana White had outlined potential earnings from a mega fight
- He scoffed at such a proposal and is seeking $100 million for the grudge match
- Money Man taunted McGregor on Instagram by showing off his superior wealth
Floyd Mayweather has responded to UFC president Dana White's proposal that he and Conor McGregor would receive $25million apiece for a boxing match by claiming his net worth far outweighs his rival.
Mayweather said this week that he would only consider facing MMA star McGregor for a base purse of $100m with his opponent taking home a career-high $15m plus a minor cut of the pay-per-view receipts.
Having dismissed White's offer out of hand, Mayweather has taken to social media to illustrate precisely why an additional $25million would be of little appeal to him, given his astonishing wealth.
Floyd Mayweather wrote: 'Before you ask for $25 million, be worth more than $25 million. You have the '2' and the '5' right but you meant to say $2.5 million not $25 million.'
Floyd Mayweather is not willing to engage in negotiations at the current amount on the table
Mayweather took to Instagram on Thursday to show off just how much his net worth dwarfs McGregor's, with a picture of the two alongside two very different figures.
According to the five-division world champion, his collective purse from a glittering career is 260 times greater than 'The Notorious' UFC superstar - $650million to $2.5m.
Mayweather doesn't hold back in his accompanying words next to the picture, writing: 'Before you ask for $25 million, be worth more than $25 million.
'You have the '2' and the '5' right but you meant to say $2.5 million not $25 million.'
Conor McGregor has been taunted by Mayweather, who claims he is only worth $2.5million
UFC president Dan White is open to the idea of a fight between Mayweather and McGregor
The brawling megastars of sports entertainment have talked up coming toe to toe in the ring since Mayweather hung up his gloves a year-and-a-half ago, but the mouth-watering prospect is no closer to being made a reality.
It didn't stop the American from goading the UFC fighter over the amount of money he has made through his various business ventures alongside his extremely lucrative time in the ring.
Mayweather earned a guaranteed base purse of $32m for his last fight, a unanimous win decision over Andre Berto in September 2015.
Mayweather has remained in the spotlight at events such as James DeGale against Badou Jack
McGregor is yet to respond to the latest round of trash-talking instigated by Mayweather
That was down from a minimum of $100m for his previous fight against Manny Pacquiao, not including a portion of the pay-per-view revenue reported to be in the high eight-figure range.
McGregor's highest disclosed purse in MMA is $3m, meaning the proposed $25m would be a significant increase on anything he has previously earned in one single fight.
The Irishman last fought in November, when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title in UFC 205.
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Ice Cube, the man who once recorded a song called “Burn Hollywood Burn,” is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The rapper/movie star born O’Shea Jackson will be inducted into the 2017 class and is joined by a long list of celebrities including singer John Legend, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Lee Daniels, Tyra Banks and legendary R&B group New Edition.
“The Walk of Fame Selection Committee is thrilled to announce our newest honorees to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Committee looked carefully at each nominee and we feel that we have selected a great group of talent that will appeal to the tastes of many fans around the world,” says the Walk of Fame Selection Committee in a statement. “These honorees will look back at the day of their ceremony and remember it with fond memories shared with family and friends, and of course, the fans. We look forward to their big day as the Walk of Fame Class of 2017 become part of Hollywood history on this famous Walk,”
Ice Cube is having quite a run when it comes to these types of things. In April 2016 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of N.W.A.
We wonder how long he will stick around for his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. Because he didn’t stay too long after he presented Kendrick Lamar with the Rap Album Of The Year award at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

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IAN HOLLOWAY is confident David Vaughan is entirely focused on Blackpool’s survival bid, despite reports linking the midfielder with Sunderland.
Vaughan, one of the Seasiders’ standout performers in their maiden Premier League campaign, made his comeback from injury in last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle after two games out with a hip complaint.
The Wales international’s return to action is a major boost for Blackpool, who are above the relegation zone on goal difference alone with four games left to play.
Vaughan is likely to be key to their hopes of beating the drop and manager Holloway is adamant talk of interest from another club will not distract the 28-year-old.
Asked about the speculation that Sunderland could move for the Abergele player in the summer, Holloway said: “I haven’t heard anything.
“I don’t know anything about that – David is very committed to us, we are very committed to him and I’m sure being the professional he is, he will finish off our season before he even starts to think about next season.”
Vaughan is out of contract in the summer, while Blackpool captain Charlie Adam is widely expected to leave the club having been the subject of several bids in the January transfer window.
As far as Holloway is concerned, though, nobody in the squad is thinking about anything for the time being other than keeping the Tangerines up.
“Players’ contracts in the summer are quite a way off at the moment because our focus is totally on getting enough points to secure Blackpool’s survival at this level,” Holloway said. “That is what everybody wants – even the players who were being talked about leaving.
“Once that window slams close, they know what their task is, they know what their job is and we have all set about trying to do that.
“We don’t want to lose this now, so Vaughany won’t be thinking about somebody saying something nice in the paper about him. He’ll be thinking ’come on’, because the reality is that if we can do it, we will have proved to the whole world that we are good enough, against all the odds.
“I wouldn’t want to be going somewhere having failed my Blackpool supporters if I was one of the players.”
Holloway admits his team have missed Vaughan, who should be fit to keep his place in the starting line-up for tomorrow’s clash with Stoke at Bloomfield Road.
“He is a good player,” Holloway said. “We have got lots of them, but he seems to get in there and do things that make the others look really good.
“He is so consistent at doing it that he is sorely missed when he is not there. He is a difficult player to be without, but I don’t think we will be this weekend.”