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'Thx,' 'tweetable,' 'dumbphone' now in Oxford Dictionary

More hi-tech words have found their way into Oxford Dictionary's online English version, and some of them couldn't be shorter.

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Thx to the lexicographers at Oxford Dictionaries who added a fresh round of tech jargon to its online English dictionary, you can now look up words like "thx."

Some of today's (Feb. 22) additions will be familiar, such as "tweetable" and "social sharing," which refers to people's growing need to post every piece of daily trivia to the Internet. (Thanks for that Instagram of your sushi dinner last night.) You can probably guess at others, like "dumbphone," even if you don't use the term yourself.

But "touchless," for example, might not be as intuitive. According to Oxford, the term refers to gesture-control devices such as Microsoft's Kinect  gaming accessory that uses a camera to interpret body motions for game-play.

Still other entries might indeed have people turning to Oxford online to check definitions. "Cruft"? A new addition that means badly designed or unwanted software. And what about "range anxiety"? This term will surely be heard more frequently as electric cars become more common and drivers worry whether they'll make it to their destination before the car's battery dies.

Each new word and phrase added to Oxford goes through a fairly rigorous assessment, whether it began as a suggestion from the public or if the Oxford team itself suggested the word. If a proposed entry is used by just one segment of the population, like young teens, it's disqualified. If it's a trademark, it must have broader use, such as generic use as a verb. (Have you googled  anyone lately?)

Oxford consults specialists when necessary, and the dictionaries' editors review proposed entries. Those that make the cut are added to the online dictionary, and later, to printed versions.

The quarterly updates may please Scrabble players hunting new words, but remember, just because a word has been blessed by Oxford Dictionaries, doesn't mean it's okay for Scrabble. For instance, Oxford added LOL back in 2011, but Scrabble Checker still says "no."

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Earth permanently deformed by big quakes? Measurements in Chile challenge established theory.

Earth permanently deformed: New research suggests that large-scale temblors can leave permanent scars on the crust of our planet.

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Large earthquakes can deform the earth's crust permanently, a study of major quakes in northern Chile over the past million years suggests.

This finding challenges a longstanding theory in geology that seeks to explain how energy is spread during earthquakes. First posited in 1910 by Johns Hopkins geologist Harry Fielding Reid after he observed the displacement of the ground following San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake, the elastic rebound theory holds that rock on either side of a fault slowly deforms over time, until it suddenly snaps back into its original shape, causing the quake. Reid's theory was the first to satisfactorily account for earthquakes, and has ben supported by many GPS measurements, among other evidence.

But a study of major earthquakes in Chile complicates the picture.  A team led by Cornell University geologist Richard Allmendinger, who examined temblors of magnitude 7 or greater in Chile's Atacama Desert, found permanent deformations in the Earth's crust.

"My graduate students and I originally went to northern Chile to study other features," Allmendinger told LiveScience writer Charles Q. Choi. "While we were there, our Chilean colleague, Professor Gabriel González of the Universidad Católica del Norte, took us to a region where these cracks were particularly well-exposed."

"I still remember feeling blown away — never seen anything like them in my 40 years as a geologist — and also perplexed," Allmendinger said. "What were these features and how did they form? Scientists hate leaving things like this unexplained, so it kept bouncing around in my mind."

The Atacama Desert has been rocked by some of the largest earthquakes over the past 100 years, including a 8.1 Richter earthquake in 1995 and a 7.7 Richter earthquake in 2007.

In a paper published by the journal Nature Geoscience, Allmendinger said that up to 10 percent of the horizontal deformations created during the quakes, recorded by GPS data and previously assumed to be recoverable, are permanent. The deformations in the crust of the Atacama Desert measuring millimeters to meters large were generated by between 2,000 and 9,000 earthquakes during the past 800,000 to 1 million years.

The hyperarid Atacama Desert, Allmendinger said, may be the only place in the world where such permanent deformation can be preserved and identified.

"It is only in a place like the Atacama Desert that these cracks can be observed — in all other places, surface processes erase them within days or weeks of their formation, but in the Atacama, they are preserved for millions of years," Allmendinger told LiveScience. "We have every reason to believe that our results would be applicable to other areas, but is simply not preserved for study the way that it is in the Atacama Desert."

Prior to Allmendinger's research, a study by the Institute of Geomatics – Research Centre of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Government of Catalonia showed that the 9.0 magnitude Japan earthquake in 2011 caused a permanent ground deformation in the city of Sendai. The deformation was estimated 1.69 meters.

The 2004 temblor in North Sumatra, Indonesia which left 227,898 people dead or missing, also left permanent marks on the Earth. The 8.7 Richter disaster resulted in permanent displacements covering a vast region around the epicenter exceeding 40 million square miles, according to one study.

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World's largest toy collection breaks records

World's largest toy collection: Sotheby's is auctioning the world's largest toy collection with an estimated value in the tens of millions of dollars. The collection of 35,000 vintage toys is the most comprehensive toy collection in the world.

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A collection of more than 35,000 toys, including rare and valuable miniature trains, is to be sold by Sotheby's in a single lot and could fetch tens of millions of dollars. The auctioneer has given up an entire floor of its New York headquarters to showcase items from the Jerni Collection throughout January and February, although there is only space for one fifth of the items.

The collection will be sold as a single lot and in private, and is expected to fetch well in excess of $10 million. Some industry estimates value the toys at up to $50 million.

"Of all the collections I have seen in over 40 years in business, The Jerni Collection is by far the largest and most extensive with hundreds of rare examples I've never seen before," said Joe Freeman, a renowned toy expert and restorer. Sotheby's described the items, mostly dating from 1850-1940, as the most important collection of top-quality European and U.S. toys and trains ever assembled. It was gathered over 50 years by owner Jerry Greene, who visited thousands of toy fairs and shows in the process.

"The collection has been my abiding passion but it is now time for everyone to enjoy and appreciate these wonderful objects," he said in a statement.

"I hope they bring as much joy to others as they have brought to me."

The toys and trains come from every major European and U.S. manufacturer active during this period, including Maerklin, Bing, Ernst Plank Carette and Rock & Graner, and chronicle the "golden age" of European toy manufacturing.

The collection includes depictions of actual rail stations, bridges and buildings, many of which were destroyed in the World War One and Two.

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Israeli negotiators have offered a plan to the Palestinian Authority that would cede 92.7 percent of the West Bank in exchange for peace, reports said Tuesday. But a spokesman for authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the offer showed "a lack of seriousness" and was rejected because it wouldn't allow a contiguous Palestinian state between the West Bank and Gaza Strip with Jerusalem as its capital. The Palestinians have said they won't yield more than 1.8 percent of the West Bank.

Security forces in disputed Kashmir fired on Muslim protesters again Tuesday, killing at least 11 more, reports said. Another 100 people were hurt in incidents of violence across the region as protesters defied a curfew. The growing demonstrations are some of the largest since a rebellion against Indian rule began 20 years ago.

Al Qaeda's third most senior commander, Abu Saeed al-Masri, was killed in a battle with Pakistani forces near the border with Afghanistan, a senior security official said Tuesday. But his death was overshadowed by a roadside bomb explosion that targeted a Pakistani Air Force vehicle elsewhere in the region, killing 14 people, some of them civilians. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Taliban, which said it was in "open war" with the military.

Assailants armed with knives attacked a checkpoint in China's restive Xinjiang Province Tuesday, killing three more police officers and critically wounding a fourth. The deaths bring to 31 the number of casualties in the Muslim-dominated region since the run-up began to the Olympic Summer Games. Activists in the ethnic Uighur community said at least 90 people have been arrested since the violence began and alleged that authorities were beating and torturing them.

Militant Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines "are withdrawing from the conflict areas" and expect fighting with government troops to be over by Wednesday, a spokesman said.The Moro Islamic Liberation Front lacks the resources to deliver a knockout punch in its bid to take over predominantly Roman Catholic villages, analysts said, but it appeared still to be in control of eight of them. Amid the fighting, the UN's World Food Program was airlifting 400 tons of rice to noncombatants who've fled the violence.

By a 100-to-5 margin, members of Lebanon's parliament voted their confidence in Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's new unity government. But Tuesday's action also endorsed the right of Hezbollah to use all means at its disposal to recover land claimed by Lebanon but controlled by Israel. Hezbollah, which has 11 cabinet positions in the unity government, will have veto power over Siniora's initiatives.

All powers of the presidency in Mauritania were transferred Tuesday to the Army general who led last week's overthrow of the government. The junta claimed that its coup was triggered by the "deteriorating condition of daily life" as well as by ousted President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi's attempt to fire four military commanders. Abdallahi remains in the junta's custody, although Prime Minister Yahya Ould Amed Waqef was freed Monday. The latter urged supporters to press for restoration of civilian rule.

Humpback whales, hunted to near-extinction in the 1960s, "have responded well under protection" and now belong in the category of "least concern," the world's leading marine mammal network said Tuesday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature also shifted common minke whales and southern right whales to that category. But it cautioned that their recoveries should be measured over additional decades to ensure that they are not "a short-term variation." Analysts said whaling nations may use the union's report to argue for lifting the 1968 moratorium on commercial harvesting.

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Culliver rates Falcons' Jones ahead of White

Culliver rates Falcons' Jones ahead of White
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The Falcons selected Julio Jones No. 6 overall in the 2011 draft. The 49ers selected Culliver No. 80 overall in the same draft. (USA TODAY IMAGES)

SANTA CLARA -- Cornerback Chris Culliver, who played against wide receiver Julio Jones a couple times in college, rates his former SEC rival ahead of Atlanta Falcons teammate Roddy White.

White had 92 receptions for 1,351 yards and seven touchdowns this season for the Falcons, while Jones caught 79 passes for 1,198 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Culliver, who played at South Carolina, played against Alabama twice when Jones was in college.

"He's a good receiver," Culliver said. "He's a good receiver."

When asked if he won some and lost some, Culliver answered, "I don't lose too many battles. I was always in the winning category, but he's a good receiver."

South Carolina and Alabama split the two meetings in which both Culliver and Jones played. In 2010, Jones sustained a fractured hand in the first half and continued to play. He caught eight passes for 118 yards and a touchdown in a game South Carolina won. The previous year, Jones was held without a catch for the only time that season in an Alabama victory over South Carolina.

The Falcons traded up to select Jones No. 6 overall in the 2011 draft. The 49ers selected Culliver in the third round with the 80th overall selection.

"He's not real physical, but he'll compete and battle when the ball is in the air, like anybody else," Culliver said of Jones, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds.

Culliver sees a lot of action as the 49ers' third cornerback. He lines up at left cornerback when the 49ers go with five defensive backs, with Carlos Rogers moving inside to cover the slow receiver. Culliver said he'll be covering both White and Jones, who wears No. 11.

"Eleven is better than Roddy because he can come out of breaks," Culliver said. "Julio can come out of breaks quicker than Roddy. Roddy is a good receiver. He can compete when the ball's in the air, too. They're good. But it ain't nothing I haven't seen before."

After the 2011 draft, 49ers general manager Trent Baalke referenced Culliver's matchups against Jones and A.J. Green, the fourth overall pick of the Cincinnati Bengals.

"Did he shut them down? No," Baalke said. "But the thing we liked is he stepped up and wasn't afraid to compete."

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Fire inch closer to U.S. Open Cup with victory over Crew

Fire inch closer to U.S. Open Cup with victory over Crew
June 13, 2013, 7:30 pm
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Granted, three more victories are still needed. Still, the Fire’s chances of winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the fifth time look promising.

The Fire advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday afternoon, beating the Columbus Crew 2-1 in a weather-delayed match at Toyota Park. The match was to be played Wednesday night, but severe weather – thunder, lots of lightning, heavy rain and tornado reports – forced a postponement to a noon start (a night kickoff was ruled out because the Bridgeview stadium had to be readied for a weekend concert).

Spectators didn’t have to pay for admission or parking and a sunny day was made even more pleasant for the spirited fans who turned out with little advance notice when the Fire got its act together in the second half.

The Fire, with its next MLS match not coming until next Wednesday, played its regulars. Columbus, hampered by injuries and national team callups and with an MLS match looming Saturday, didn’t.

Still, the Crew scored first and had the Fire reeling for awhile. Goals by Mike McGee – his fourth in four matches since coming over in a trade with the Los Angeles Galaxy – and Patrick Nyarko turned the game in the Fire’s favor.

If was the fourth time in as many meetings that the Fire handled the Crew in Open Cup competition and this win put the Fire in an enviable position. The next match, in the quarterfinals, is also in Bridgeview and against a minor league opponent. The Orlando City FC earned another crack at a big-league opponent by knocking off Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Wednesday night.

The Fire have reached the semifinals eight times in 15 seasons and the next pairing, as well as the home field advantage, strongly suggests they will get that far again. Coach Frank Klopas insists it isn’t an automatic thing.

"These games are never easy," said Klopas. "They are difficult matches. (Orlando City) is another team that has a lot of talent. You see they went into Kansas City and beat the Open Cup champs. It’s a difficult place to play in Kansas City. We feel good that we are home, but we know it is going to be a difficult match.’"

Beating the Crew certainly was, even though Columbus coach Robert Warzycha was looking ahead to Saturday’s home MLS match against Montreal. He didn’t start either Dominic Oduro or Federico Higuain, his two potent strikers. Both played, with Oduro entering in the ninth minute when Glauber went down with an injury. Still, Konrad Warzycha’s header goal gave Columbus the early lead.

Oduro, one the Fire’s best goal-scoring threat prior to a preseason trade to the Crew, gave his former team problems but a well-executed scoring play – finished by Magee in the 29th minute – and Nyarko’s header goal off a great pass from Chris Rolfe in the 77th decided this match.

"A great win," said Klopas. "The Open Cup is a special tournament, and these games are never easy, but we found a way to play good soccer."

The only downer came when right-side midfielder Dilly Duka, who came to the Fire in the Oduro trade, took a knock before halftime. Klopas replaced him with Maicon Santos at the start of the second half. Duka’s status for next Wednesday’s MLS meeting with the Colorado Rapids -- the last match in a four-game homestand -- is uncertain.

"He was dizzy, we have to see," said Klopas. "That was one of the issues. He came in and wasn’t feeling well. He wasn’t seeing clear. He was playing well."

On the health side, Klopas returned captain Logan Pause to the first 11 in place of Jeff Larentowicz. Pause had missed the last two matches with a hamstring problem. Daniel Paladini replaced him in the 59th minute and Larentowicz finished up for Alex after entering the match in the 81st.


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Chara and Seidenberg appear to be paired together

Chara and Seidenberg appear to be paired together
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PITTSBURGH – The Bruins had fooled around with their defensive pairings over the last couple of days, but they were back to the old standbys on Saturday morning in anticipation of tonight’s Game 1 at the CONSOL Energy Center. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg were skating together as a shutdown pairing, and are expected to draw duty against the Evgeni Malkin, James Neal and Jarome Iginla forward line when the puck is dropped.

Meanwhile, Patrice Bergeron’s line will get the defensive duty against the speedy, productive Sidney Crosby line as the Bruins divide up the best defensive players in their lineup.

Otherwise it appears to be the exact same lineup as the victorious one against the New York Rangers a week ago, and Matt Bartkowski will get the nod over Andrew Ference in the Game 1 lineup. Claude Julien wouldn’t confirm whether or not Ference had been medically cleared to play, but he’s practiced for five straight days without any signs of hesitation or setbacks.

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have officially signed kicker David Akers.

The team didn't disclose terms of the contract Tuesday. Akers and the Lions agreed to a deal last week, a day after kicker Jason Hanson announced his retirement.

The 38-year-old Akers was released last month by the San Francisco 49ers after he followed up a record-breaking season with shaky results. The four-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl kicker made just 29 of 44 field goals last year after setting single-season league records with 44 field goals made and 52 attempted in 2011. Akers has made 367 of 453 field goals in his career with Washington, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

The 42-year-old Hanson said he is retiring primarily because of pain in his non-kicking left heel.

Raiders sign Mike Jenkins
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders have signed cornerback Mike Jenkins to a free-agent contract.

General manager Reggie McKenzie announced the deal Tuesday.

Jenkins will team with the recently signed Tracy Porter to give the Raiders two veteran cornerbacks. The other cornerbacks currently on Oakland's roster have combined for four career starts.

Jenkins spent the past five seasons with the Cowboys. He started 48 games in his career but only two last season. He had five interceptions and made the Pro Bowl in 2009 but has just two interceptions the past three seasons.

Dawan Landry signs with Jets
NEW YORK -- The New York Jets are replacing departed safety LaRon Landry with his brother.

Dawan Landry has signed with the Jets, nearly a month after his younger brother left New York to sign with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent. Dawan Landry, 30, played the last two seasons with Jacksonville before being released last month.

He spent five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, playing his first three years under Rex Ryan, who was Baltimore's defensive coordinator, and current Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman. Landry has started all but two games in his seven-year career and has 12 interceptions, three touchdowns and 5 1/2 sacks.

The Jets were thin at safety after the departures of both starters, LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell, and the release of Eric Smith.

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Fruit Sales Soar At Mark’s Food Market

fruitWhat began as a pilot program has become a big business for owner David Rizek.

Mark’s Food Market in Greenville, N.C., is doing a big business with fruits and vegetables, following a pilot program that began three years ago.

The pilot program was part of the Pitt County Healthy Corner Stores Initiative, which began in 2010, when Pitt County received a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Local officials wanted to invest in “food deserts,” where affordable, healthy food is hard to find, the Huffington Post reported.

County officials and students from East Carolina University studied various candidates, and in April 2011, they chose Mark’s Food Market, due to its proximity to a mobile home park that is home to many people who don’t drive, limiting their ability to go grocery shopping, and partly because of the store owner David Rizek’s willingness to participate.

Rizek had been in the convenience store business for about 30 years, and also owned a grocery store in Greenville. While he liked the concept of offering fruits and vegetables, he had never done so, as customers had never demanded it, and the refrigeration required was expensive.

The Pitt County Healthy Store Initiative bought the refrigerator needed. At first Rizek sold the produce by the pound. Now he offers single-serve items in clear, plastic containers, which has helped maximize his sales.

Rizek has been selling bananas, grapes, oranges, apples, strawberries, potatoes and onions ever since the pilot launched, and the produce sales continue to beat those of candy, chips and other convenience-store staples at his stores. “I started seeing big ol’ trucks pull up just to buy a container of grapes or oranges,” he told the Huffington Post.

He keeps the refrigerator of fruit in the main aisle where 99% of his traffic is certain to see it.

He told the Huffington Post, the profit margin is vastly better than cigarettes and pretty much everything else he sells. He’s urged several fellow convenience store owners to follow his lead in beefing up their fresh fruit selection and, “it’s working for them.”

Even more surprising, customers often cancel their roller grill order once they realize the store sells fruit, and opt for an orange instead.

The success of the fruit business is even more surprising when looking at the demographics of the area. In Pitt County, more than 25% of all residents live below the poverty level, and more than 75% fail to eat the recommend amount of fruits and vegetables daily. Meanwhile, Greenville has more than 100 fast-food restaurants for fewer than 90,000 residents, the Huffington Post reported.

Even Rizek himself noted he has started eating healthier since the fruit arrived at his store, and many customers tell him about their own healthier choices inspired by the launch, including one truck driver who switched to eating grapes on his route instead of junk food, after he first bought some at Mark’s Food Market.


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Big Ten Falling Behind SEC

Big Ten can't keep up with nation's premier conference and teams

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You've got college football questions and CSTV football analyst Trev Alberts has answers and opinions. Each week Alberts will be answering questions and queries on the world of college football. So if you've got a question for Trev, just ask him.

The SEC is superior and the Big Ten is overrated...I hear it all the time (from people like you, for example). Did you know that dating back to 1999, the Big Ten has a 13 to 10 edge over the SEC in bowl games that feature match-ups of the two conferences? It's true. Just wondering if you knew that. - Christian Mitchell

Actually I didn't know the exact win-loss record. I hadn't done that research. I was aware, however, that the Big Ten has won games against the SEC. I think it bears pointing out though that you can't just look at SEC vs. Big Ten games - or vs. any other conference for that matter - when it comes to bowl game results in comparing superiority. It's an unfair comparison. Think back to the Music City Bowl in 2004. A mediocre Big Ten team in Minnesota beat a mediocre SEC team in Alabama team. Think about how irrelevant that game is?

I'm only looking at the top of each conference and I think it's pretty fair to say that the top of the SEC is dominant and would dominate the Big Ten. That's not to say the Big Ten in certain games wouldn't be able to get a win.

It's pretty easy to find some sort of statistic you want to validate whatever it is you believe in. The reality is the SEC is a far superior conference than the Big Ten. It hasn't been forever, but it's especially been lately. And I think it's only going to get worse. We're just starting to scratch the surface of domination.

Think about the SEC East: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina...Hello?

If you were a betting man, who would you pick as the winner of the Florida State quarterback battle? - Nathan K., Pensacola, FL

I think it's going to be Drew Weatherford. I think the offense is better suited to have Weatherford in there. But I also think Xavier Lee is going to have a role. It may be a Kordell Stewart-like role in the offense, but I think he's going to have a role somehow. The one thing about new offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher is he understands how to get good athletes on the field.

In terms of leadership, I just think the answer at quarterback is Drew Weatherford. I would expect him to be the starter. Now I haven't been to all the practices and if Weatherford can't pick up the offense and is throwing interception after interception then that won't be the case. But I would tend to think he gives them the best opportunity to win. And they need to win right now. That's why they made all the changes to the coaching staff. Bobby Bowden understands the sense urgency about winning. I mean, he's not getting any younger.

Besides you, Trev, who got snubbed from the College Football Hall of Fame? - J., California

I don't feel like I got snubbed in any way, shape or form. Ultimately the call will come. And I have a 9, 7 and 3 year old so the longer it takes the better because I'd like my 9 year old to be able to participate with me. As long as it happens before my mom and dad get too old.

But it's like the AP Top 25 poll: it's subjective. That being said, when you read the bios of the guys who got elected, you forget just how great some of these players were. Some of them had great NFL careers and I think that probably helps them. Some of them didn't have great NFL careers - like me - and I think that probably hurts them. Thankfully it's a college football award and I'm just honored to be on that list. All those guys who got in were certainly deserving and there will be plenty more people who get in down the road.

But let's start a write-in campaign for my colleague Brian Jones. He was the best college linebacker to play for two different schools and two different conferences. How do you go through the mental difficulties of transferring from UCLA to Texas? My goodness, as productive as he was to pick up two different systems in two different cities...The pressure he must have been under.


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Camarillo, Calif., March 13, 2013 – CSU Channel Islands (CI) and the Ventura County Library are pleased to announce the 2013 CSU Channel Islands Lecture Series, a free, regular event featuring speakers from the CI faculty at the E.P. Foster Library in downtown Ventura. The series is a new initiative inviting the public to learn more about the research and work of CI professors and to engage in discussions on a variety of timely, thought-provoking and regionally relevant topics. Faculty lectures are also held monthly at the Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks.

“We’re excited to be able to share the fascinating work and dynamic presentations of our faculty with the public in Ventura and Thousand Oaks through our Library Lecture Series,” said Dr. Karen Carey, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Arts & Sciences at CI. “We hope these lectures give members of the community the enjoyment of being a CI student for an evening in a free, convenient setting.”

"We are thrilled to partner with CSU Channel Islands for this series,” said Sara Roberts, Senior City Librarian at E.P. Foster Library. “Our community can only benefit from these educational opportunities."

All lectures will be held at 6 p.m. in the Topping Room at E.P. Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura. At the conclusion of their hour-long presentations, the speakers will engage in Q&A with the audience.

Following are currently scheduled speakers, topics, dates, times and brief bios:

"Early Farm Worker Housing on the Oxnard Plain”
Monday, April 1, at 6 p.m., with Dr. Frank Barajas, Professor of U.S. History
Dr. Barajas specializes in the history of Southern California. He has published peer-reviewed essays on agricultural labor in Ventura County, the Sleepy Lagoon Trial, the Oxnard schools, and the 2004 implementation of a civil gang injunction in the City of Oxnard. In addition to his book, Curious Unions: Mexican American Workers and Resistance in Oxnard, California, 1898-1961, Professor Barajas has published opinion essays in Amigos805, The History News Service, The Bakersfield Californian, and the Ventura County Star.

“Evolution of Surfing and the Culture Surrounding It”
Wednesday, April 24, with Professor of Art Jack Reilly
Professor Jack Reilly attributes his career as an artist largely to surfing. He began surfing in the mid-1960s at the age of 14. Later, as a surf shop owner and board painter, he discovered his love for art, prompting him to leave the beach to study painting in Paris and earn his M.F.A. at Florida State University. Reilly is an internationally renowned artist, widely recognized as one of the key players in the Los Angeles art scene and the “Abstract Illusionism” movement. He has continued surfing as an important aspect of his life, while maintaining his art and teaching careers. In addition to chairing CI’s Art Program, Reilly also teaches a course called "Zen of Surfing.” Throughout Reilly’s 47 years of surfing, he has observed many cultural shifts, from the surfer as “outlaw” to the worldwide acceptance and professionalism of the sport. Reilly will also discuss how innovative technologies are involved in the production of surfing equipment, along with the extensive use of the Internet in long-range wave prediction and the observation of surf local conditions.

“Tearing the Fabric: Exploring and Predicting Elevated Vertebrate Road Kill from Ventura County to Louisiana to the Middle East”
Wednesday, May 22, with Dr. Sean Anderson, Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management
Sean Anderson is a broadly trained ecologist who has tackled environmental questions from Alaska to the South Pole. His energetic and innovative teaching efforts have garnered local and national recognition and spawned the eponymous “Sean Anderson” character (played by Josh Hutcherson) in Warner Brother’s Journey to the Center of the Earth film franchise. He will share results from his ongoing 7-year survey to document the location and diversity of road-associated mortality across coastal Southern California. The roadkill study focuses on hard-to-detect species of concern and small vertebrates, as well as enabling successful crossings and reducing vertebrate mortality events.

All lectures are free and open to the public, with complimentary parking behind the E.P. Foster Library. For more information, visit or call the library at 805-648-2716.

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CSU Channel Islands (CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives, and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI's strong academic programs focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative master's degrees. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research. CI has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is committed to serving students of all backgrounds from the region and beyond. Connect with and learn more about CI by visiting CI's Social Media.

The California State University (CSU) will reach a significant milestone of 3 million alumni during commencement in spring 2015 and has launched the world’s largest yearbook. The Class of 3 Million online yearbook is an interactive platform where alumni can create a profile and connect with the millions of other alumni from the 23 CSU campuses across the state. Alumni who sign up for the yearbook will also be entered into a special contest to win one of three $10,000 scholarships for a current or future student, sponsored by Herff Jones. For more information about the yearbook and the Class of 3 Million, visit


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Curator’s Choice: Louisa Briggs on a Blk Art Group piece by Eddie Chambers at the Graves

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Curator's Choice: In her own words... Museums Sheffield Curator of Visual Art Louisa Briggs on How Much Longer You Bastards?, a 1983 work by Eddie Chambers which is currently part of the Blk Art Group show at the city's Graves Gallery.

"The Blk Art Group emerged at a time of social unrest and widespread racial tension throughout Britain during the early 1980s.

They were a group of radical young artists and art students who organised a series of exhibitions and events to raise the profile of contemporary black art practice in Britain at a time when black art was almost invisible.

Although the group altered over time, several artists remained at its core: Eddie Chambers, Claudette Johnson, Keith Piper, Donald Rodney and Marlene Smith.

Eddie Chambers created this work in 1983. It refers to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.

There had been sustained and systematic discrimination against black people by the South African government and during the 1970s and 1980s uprisings and violence increased. In Britain, Barclays Bank became a symbol of the South African apartheid because of its involvement there.

There were widespread protests here aimed at companies with South African links demanding that they withdraw, and also at the Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government for its refusal to impose economic sanctions.

How Much Longer You Bastards? describes the horror felt about the inhumanity and brutality of the situation in South Africa, but also the frustration about British companies’ refusal to engage with the issues.

It’s not only the subject matter and context in which the work was made that I find interesting. The work itself has a strong visual impact.

Chambers often used found images in his work and here he has incorporated the shares pages from The Financial Times, part of a Barclays Bank billboard and a well-known media photograph from the Soweto uprising of 1976 which shows parents carrying their dead child. Although this work was created almost 30 years ago, it has lost none of its power.

Sheffield held several key exhibitions of contemporary black artists’ work during the 1980s, and most of these pieces were collected though those exhibitions. A lot of them are made from everyday materials and were created 30 years ago, so they haven’t stayed in a very good condition.

This has meant that we haven’t been able to display them for a long time. This exhibition was the opportunity to conserve these significant works from the collection and get them back out on display.

This has been a fantastic exhibition to work on. Since I began working in Sheffield four years ago, I’ve wanted to curate an exhibition focusing on the Blk Art Group – not only because the group itself was so important in raising the profile of black art in Britain, but also because we have such fantastic works by the artists in our collection.”

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Oct 18 2010

My Top 300 Songs of the 2000s – 140-131

Today I continue my ongoing feature showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of the past decade, posting ten songs at a time.

140. Primus – Pilcher’s Squad

Sgt. Norman “Nobby” Pilcher was the infamous British police officer best known for planting drugs to frame rock stars and hippies in the 60’s.  Up until getting caught for doing so in 1973, Pilcher managed to collect quite a resume of celebrities in handcuffs, including two Beatles, George Harrison and John Lennon, as well as Mick Jagger and Donovan.  He is the subject of this two-minute ditty found on Primus’ 2003 reunion EP Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People.  The song is wild and weird, all while frontman Les Claypool delivers a fine tale of a corrupt man of the law, breaking only for a two-second solo from guitar virtuoso Larry “Ler” Lalonde (“Go Ler!…..Thanks Ler!”).

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Five Disappointing 2010 Albums (So Far)

Overall, 2010 has been an amazing year in the world of music.  My year-end list is swamped, and we’re not even into fall yet, where the majority of hyped and acclaimed releases are dropped.  But alas, like every hit-filled year, there are some misses.  I’ve listened to a lot of albums in 2010, and I’ve heard some fascinating work, some boring duds, and a few completely atrocious, “what were they thinking?” moments.  Sometimes we know what we’re getting into, but it hurts the worst when a highly-anticipated album does not impress.  Here are a few examples of albums from groups that failed to deliver this time around.

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On September 27-29, the AMA Pro Santa Rosa Mile weekend, presented by SDI Insulation and brought to you locally by Bud Lite, will once again roar into the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Round 12 of this year’s AMA Pro Flat Track series, the Santa Rosa Mile will be the next to last race in this season’s championship battle. There will be a lot riding on the line for each and every rider as they battle their way through the field for those all important championship points.  Last year’s AMA Pro Santa Rosa Mile winner was Sammy Halbert.  Hailing from the state of Washington, Halbert would like nothing more than to become a two-time winner.  However, everyone else in the field is equally as determined to take the checkered.

More than just a spectacular, action-packed AMA Pro flat track event, the Santa Rosa Mile Weekend also gives fans the opportunity to attend a variety of fun-filled, exciting family events throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday and Saturday evening, some of the country’s best up-and-coming flat track racers will vie for top honors.  It has long been known that many of the top stars of AMA Pro Flat Track cut their teeth on local Northern California tracks and then graduated to the Expert Class.  Friday night’s Amateur races will provide a unique chance to get an up close look at who the stars of tomorrow will be, while Saturday night’s Pro-Am races will welcome the national Pros to the short track to display their amazing talent on the tight elbow-and-tire-bumping corners of the Chris Beck Arena.

On Friday evening at 6:00 pm the Santa Rosa Mile will host the Motion Pro Grand Marshals Dinner in the Showcase Café.   Honoring the late Gary Nixon and the late Bart Markel, this year’s Grand Marshals will be Gary Nixon’s daughter, Kary Ann Nixon Murphree, and Bart Markel’s son, Bart. You will have a chance to meet this year’s Grand Marshals, some of the Legends of Flat Track and many of the AMA Pro Flat Track stars of today’s Grand National Championship.  A fantastic evening of camaraderie, lots of bench racing, great food and wine and lots of fun, you won’t want to miss this dinner.

On Saturday the Santa Rosa Mile Art, Wine and Bike Show will run from 1pm to 6pm. The show will feature wines from Ramspur Winery, Highway 12, Manzanita, Foyt Family Wines, V-Twin Winery, JJ Custom Wines, Sunce Winery, Annadel, Manzanita Creek Winery, Korbel, and Owl Ridge Wine Services.  Fans will be able to sample a variety of the very best wines found in the Sonoma and Napa Valley with proceeds from all wine tastings going to support the Santa Rosa Express Youth Running Club.

This year’s show artists will include works by well-known artist Robert Carter, sculptures by Jim McCoin, Hot Shoe Moto Art by Mark Kully, photographs by Mike Doran, motorsports art work by Jack Knight, photographs by Gaby Scharlach, paintings by April Phillips, drawing by Rhiannon Gomez, fine art by Mark Niemi, prints and original art work by Stanley Mouse, RPM Photo Art, and a painting by Dana Tyrell.

Throughout the Showcase Cafe and Finley Building, fans will be able to stroll along and view an incredible display of specialty custom bikes from such well-known designers and builders as Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios, Allen Kraus of Kraus Motor Co., Jim Giuffra of AFT Customs, Rick Bray of RKB Custom Speed, and Dante DePaola, one of Santa Rosa’s finest high school teachers and custom bike builders.

One of the highlights of this show will definitely be the showing of Metallica’s James Hetfield’s bike, “Widowmaker.”  A collaborative project between Hetfield, Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios, and Custom Chrome, the “Widowmaker” is the perfect example of what can be done by anybody with a vision, creativity, and the Custom Chrome catalog.  Built solely using either products from the Custom Chrome catalog or with parts hand fabricated by Taylor and Hetfield, this is truly an awesome, one-of-a-kind machine.

And finally on Sunday, the Santa Rosa Mile will thunder into action.

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Nash repeats in CrossVegas

Dombroski runner-up in last lap battle

Katarina Nash (Luna Pro Team) claimed her second consecutive CrossVegas victory, opening her 2011-2012 cyclo-cross season with another dominating performance on an uncharacteristically soggy Las Vegas course.

Nash claimed the top spot by riding away from the field from the second lap, coming in a dozen seconds ahead of Amy Dombroski (Crankbrothers) and Kelli Emmett (Giant)

Heavy overnight rains turned the normally fast, dry grass into a spongy, power-sucking shag carpet that favoured the powerful Czech champion.

"The conditions out there today really felt like a cross race," said Nash "It was interesting to add the wet element. CrossVegas has really become the classic of cyclocross. It's great to win in front of so many enthusiastic people."

While Nash's Luna teammate Georgia Gould lit up the first lap, helping to separate the pair from a star-studded field by the start of the second lap, the American would fade from the front after a few ill-timed mistakes, leaving Nash to solo away to glory.

Gould was swept up by a hard-charging chase group led by Dombroski on the final lap and didn't have enough left in the tank for the four-rider sprint. She claimed fifth behind Meredith Miller (California Giant Berry/Specialized).

"Georgia and I were working together keeping the gap," Nash said. "Perhaps I was keeping a faster pace than Georgia could maintain today. Georgia and I didn't talk before the race. We have raced together enough times to know what to expect from each other. We did talk during the race though. We talked about working together to maintain a gap."

Dombroski said she was in a bad position when the Luna pair's winning move went away, but had good cooperation from her chase group companions.

"I realized that the two blueberries were riding away so I tried to bridge it myself and then everyone started working together. It was me, Kelli, I think Meredith was there. I thought we might catch them because they were right there but Katerina is fast."

Dombroski wasn't able to shake them in the final lap, but was able to take second in the sprint over Emmett after a concerted effort.

"I didn't know how close she was, I was just going as hard as I could."

"I was just watching everyone and seeing what their weakness were out there," commented Emmett. "I was really feeling good. I knew my fitness was good, It was just a matter of finding the right opportunity."

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1Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team0:37:42
2Amy Dombroski (USA) Crankbrothers Race Club0:00:12
3Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant Bicycles0:00:13
4Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant-Specialized0:00:17
5Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team0:00:20
6Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing0:01:38
7Chloe Forsman (USA) Momentum Endurance0:01:45
8Pepper Harlton (Can) Juventus Cycling Club0:01:51
9Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) Cycling Team Vermeeren0:01:56
10Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) California Giant-Specialized0:01:59
11Andrea Smith (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing0:02:01
12Nicole Duke (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld0:02:02
13Katheryn Mattis (USA) Bikes To Rwanda0:02:08
14Rebecca Blatt (USA) Team Kenda-Silverbull0:02:13
15Mical Dyck (Can) Pro City Racing0:02:30
16Rebecca Gross (USA) Velo Bella0:02:32
17Susan Butler (USA) River City Bicyles-Ridley0:02:33
18Katherine Sherwin (USA) Notubes Elite Cyclocross Team0:03:01
19Jennifer Gaertner (USA) Raleigh America0:03:06
20Allison Mann (USA) Rock n' Road Cyclery0:03:20
21Katy Curtis (Can) Cyclemeisters0:03:33
22Kari Studley (USA) Mercy Cycling0:03:36
23Caroline Mani (Fra) CC Etupes0:03:37
24Marne Smiley (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross0:04:14
25Kelsy Bingham (USA) Roosters-Bikers Edge0:04:24
26Emily Shields (USA) SmartStop-Mock Orange Bikes p/b Ridley
27Meghan Korol (USA) Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross0:04:27
28Linda Sone (USA) Cycle-Smart
29Nina Baum (USA)0:04:28
30Katherine Shields (USA) SmartStop-Mock Orange Bikes p/b Ridley0:04:31
31Lisa Hudson (USA) Feedback Sports0:04:42
32Cassandra Maximenko (USA) Silverbull Centralwheel0:05:01
33Kate Scheider (USA)0:05:55
34Christina Probert (USA) The Team-Socalcross0:06:04
35Sage Wilderman (USA) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory-Durango Devo0:06:26
36Kelly Benjamin (USA) KCCX-Fuji Elite p/b Challenge Tires0:06:40
37Jennifer Hill (USA) Rivet SG0:06:58
38Shannon Gibson (USA) Notubes Elite Cyclocross Team0:07:42
39Cristina Begy (USA) Gates Carbon Drive0:07:49
40Michele Bliss (USA) Justin's Cycling
41Michelle Melka (USA) Red Racing
42Megan Elliott (USA)
43Dorothy Wong (USA) The Team-Socalcross

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20-year-old Dani King is one of the brighest talents on the British cycling scene, with a national criterium and madison title to her name. The Horizon Fitness rider will be blogging for CW over the course of the season.

Following a pretty busy road season, things haven’t gotten any quieter for me. Since November I’ve been training with the Great Britain track team in Manchester.

I’ve been focusing on the team pursuit which has been not only a fantastic experience, but also a huge opportunity to move forward in the sport that I’m looking to grab with both hands.

There’s a group of eight riders in the team pursuit group working together with Paul Manning.  Ultimately we’re all working towards London 2012.

Recently I’ve found out that I have been named in the squad for the Manchester World Cup so that is my next goal. If selected (I could still be a reserve) to compete this will be the biggest competition I’ve ever taken part in on the track.

Although I’ll be nervous I’m also really excited to see how fast we can go! We’re going really well in training and I hope we can transfer that into top class competition in front of a home crowd.

Initially I was travelling up to Manchester weekly to take part in two track sessions a week; however, since Christmas I’ve been living in the Academy flats based four miles from the track with the other GB cyclists. This helps a huge amount with being able to relax and recover after training.

I’ve been “living the dream”: everything has been about cycling and I’ve really been able to focus 100% and recover properly in order to get the most out of my training.

Among all of these track commitments, I’ve also been settling into my role with Horizon Fitness RT who I’ll be with for the next two years. We recently got a majority of the team together for a seminar on Nutrition at CNP Professional in Manchester.

As well as learning a lot, it was great to be with the team and be able to make plans for the road season ahead.  This helps me feed valuable information to my coach Courtney Rowe.

When I’m not on the track he helps me on a daily basis giving me advice and guidance which is great as he knows me so well as a rider and person. If I’m worried that I’m not feeling great he’ll reassure me that it’s ok and the next day I’ll be flying.

As well as my winter track focus, I have plenty of ambitions on the road for 2011. After the World Track Championships at the end of March I’ll be joining straight up with my road team in Italy for the first team training camp of the year that Horizon Fitness Racing Team are doing.

It’ll be a great chance to see my old team mates again and also get to know the new members of the team. We’ll also be working with Jamie Burrow at the Mpire Cycling Centre who’ll be passing on a lot of racing knowledge to us all.

So fingers crossed I’ll come away with more skills to help me improve on my results from 2010 and also help the team to have another successful year.

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Double Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott OBE and Paralympic champion Mark Colbourne MBE returned to the scene of their greatest triumph today as they were confirmed as ambassadors for the London 2012 legacy venue, the Lee Valley VeloPark.

Trott and Colbourne were unveiled to the press inside the Olympic Velodrome – situated at the heart of the VeloPark, which opens to the public in March – a year on from their medal-winning performances, and said they both hoped their roles will inspire the next generation of champions.

“I am hugely excited to be the ambassador for Lee Valley VeloPark. It holds a very special place in my heart, with unforgettable memories from London 2012. With its world class facilities, it really will inspire the next generation of cyclists; something that I feel passionate about and hope to help achieve through my role here,” said Trott, who triumphed in both the team pursuit and omnium at last year’s Games.

Colbourne, who recently announced his retirement from racing after admitting the defence of his C1 3km Pursuit title at the Rio Paralympics aged 46 was ‘unrealistic’, added: “I do feel honoured to have competed in the velodrome and very proud to have raced and won in front of my home crowd.

“I’ve always enjoyed helping other people from all walks of life and I do feel that due to my hard work and determination never to give up when living out my dream. This ambassadorial role will help me to inspire many more children in their quest to achieve great things in sport and in life.

“The world class Lee Valley VeloPark is a testament to what can be gained from a home Games. The facilities are state of the art for all kinds of cycling, and with the various kinds of sport within cycling today, these family and group conditions can and will benefit every kind of cycling athlete for many years to come.”

Trott will race on the Velodrome once again if she competes at the Revolution Series finale next March, the first international event to be staged at the track since London 2012.

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Lee Valley VeloPark to open in March

London Velodrome to host Revolution Series finale

Lee Valley VeloPark starts recruitment process for venue manager

London VeloPark proposals get green light

Olympic VeloPark future looks clearer as leading bodies reach agreement on proposals


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Torres is a freshman at North Park

North Park freshman basketball player and DeKalb graduate Rachel Torres was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

Torres, the 2012-13 Daily Chronicle Girls Basketball Player of the Year, helped lead the Vikings to a 2-0 record last week.

She finished with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals during a 78-66 win against Dubuque on Dec. 31 to conclude the nonconference portion of the season.

Torres followed up with 14 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals in a 92-71 win at North Central on Saturday in the CCIW opener for both teams.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Federal wildlife officials are setting aside nearly 1,200 square miles in the American Southwest as critical habitat for the jaguar.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision Tuesday. The area includes parts of Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties in Arizona and Hidalgo County in New Mexico.

There hasn't been a jaguar sighting in New Mexico in eight years, and federal biologists are aware of only one male jaguar that frequents southern Arizona.

Still, the agency says setting aside land in the Southwest will contribute to the cat's recovery across its entire range, which stretches into South America.

Environmental groups filed a series of lawsuits seeking to protect the jaguar, but critics argue that critical habitat in the U.S. isn't essential to the cat's survival.

Jaguars were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1997.


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    Al-Qaeda's inroads are still preliminary, but officials fear a doomsday scenario if it takes root.
    Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon have established contacts with al-Qaeda followers linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to two Israeli officials.
    See also Al-Qaeda, Zarqawi, and Israel: Is There a New Jihadi Threat Destabilizing the Eastern Front? - Dore Gold and Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi (JCPA)

Islamist Terrorist Sought to Buy "Dirty Bomb" - Nicola Woolcock (Times-UK)
    An Islamist terrorist accused of planning attacks on targets in Britain was involved in a plot to buy a "dirty bomb" from the Russian mafia, the Old Bailey court was told Wednesday.
    Salahuddin Amin was said to have been entrusted by senior figures in a terror cell in Pakistan to act as a go-between in their planned purchase of the radioactive device.
    Among the cell's intended targets were the Bluewater shopping center in Kent, the national electricity grid, synagogues, and a nightclub in central London, the court was told.

U.S. Plans New Bases in the Middle East - William M. Arkin (Washington Post)
    The U.S. military has developed a ten-year plan for "deep storage" of munitions and equipment in at least six countries in the Middle East and Central Asia to prepare for regional war contingencies.
    The plans, revealed in March 2006 contracting documents, call for continued storage in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman, as well as the establishment of two new storage hubs, one in a classified Middle Eastern country "west" of Saudi Arabia ("Site 23") and the other in a yet to be decided "central Asian state."
    Despite impressive physical facilities in Saudi Arabia, freedom of action from Saudi bases has always been a sticking point between the U.S. and the Saudis.

Wahhabi Groups and Islamization of Turkey Threaten the Security of Bulgaria (Focus News-Bulgaria)
    Alex Alexiev, adviser on national security with the Pentagon and the CIA, and a Vice President for Research with the Center for Security Policy, said in an interview:
    "Bulgarian Muslims, like those of the rest of the Balkans and Russia, are syncretic and of Sufi origin, and have always been very moderate."
    "Recently, however, there are two trends that give me reason to be very concerned. First, there is the increasing presence in Bulgaria of radical Wahhabi groups like Al-Waqf al-Islami."
    "Secondly, and much more importantly right now, is the disturbing trend of the rapid Islamization of Turkey under the government of Erdogan."
    "What we have in Turkey today is a wholesale assault by Erdogan's regime on the secular traditions of Turkish society as established by Mustafa Kemal."

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  • Hamas Defies Abbas, Calls Special Session of Parliament to Approve Cabinet - Mark Lavie
    The militant Islamic group Hamas moved closer to controlling the Palestinian government Wednesday, calling a special session of parliament to approve its new Cabinet despite objections from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas over its refusal to recognize Israel. Abbas plans to state his complaints but in the end will give his blessing to the new Hamas governing team, an official said. Incoming Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is forming a cabinet with 24 Hamas activists after no other party agreed to join. Incoming Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar said the debate over Hamas' governing program was over. "Nobody can make demands on us at this moment," he said. (AP/Washington Post)
        See also Islamic Jihad Backs Hamas Over Refusal to Recognize Israel
    Palestinian Islamic Jihad pledged its support Wednesday for the Hamas government's refusal to recognize Israel, saying such a move was a red line that cannot be crossed. "We reject the pressure and international provocation against Hamas to force it to recognize the Zionist state of Israel, recognize the humiliating agreements, and abandon the resistance," said Islamic Jihad leader Khader Habib. (IRIB-Iran)
  • U.S. Asks Japan to Stop Iran Oil Development - Elaine Lies
    The U.S. has informally asked Japan to suspend its plans to develop an Iranian oil field as part of world efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the Japanese daily Sankei Shimbun said on Thursday. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick and Undersecretary of State Robert Joseph have asked Japan to at least temporarily suspend its plans to develop Iran's Azadegan oil field. Last week, Japan's largest refiner, Nippon Oil Corp., said it would cut its imports of Iranian crude due to rising risks associated with that country. (Reuters)
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    Israel is the largest Middle Eastern investor in the U.S. According to the State Department, which published foreign investor rankings Wednesday, Israel was first from the Middle East, with $4.1 billion, followed by Kuwait, with $1.2 billion. (JTA)
  • Harvard Removes Logo from Controversial Paper - Alex Safian
    A controversial research report, "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy," by Harvard professor Stephen Walt and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer, no longer sports the Harvard or Kennedy School of Government logos on the version available from the Harvard website. A new, much more prominent disclaimer on the front page reads: "The two authors of this Working Paper are solely responsible for the views expressed in it." (CAMERA)
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  • Palestinian Terrorists Killed Placing Bomb Near Gaza Fence - Hanan Greenberg
    IDF forces Thursday killed at least two Islamic Jihad terrorists as they were attempting to place a bomb along the security fence in central Gaza, north of the Kissufim crossing. Since the IDF pullout from Gaza, terrorists have been continuously trying to place bombs along the fence. (Ynet News)
  • Another Palestinian Suicide Bombing Foiled - Efrat Weiss
    On Wednesday, a special IDF unit detained a Palestinian in Ramallah who planned to carry out a suicide attack, along with two people who assisted him. The would-be bomber belongs to a Fatah Tanzim cell in Nablus and was arrested en route to Jerusalem, where he was supposed to receive the explosive belt. At this time, defense officials are dealing with 13 concrete warnings about plans to carry out terror attacks. (Ynet News)
  • Preventing Suicide Bombing Attacks - Yaakov Katz
    Israeli security officials admitted Wednesday that it was almost impossible to hermetically seal off the West Bank to prevent infiltrations by suicide bombers. While Tuesday's suicide attack was thwarted along the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway, the fact that the bomber succeeded in entering Israel has many in the defense establishment losing sleep. The bombers, officials said, need to be stopped in their beds at home. The IDF is stepping up operations in the territories with an emphasis on "terror capitals" such as Jenin and Nablus - the Islamic Jihad's main stomping ground. The goal is to keep terror to a minimum and to prevent the transfer of information from Gaza to the West Bank related to the production of Kassam rockets. (Jerusalem Post)
  • German FM: "Hamas Win Complicates Matters" - Hillary Leila Kreiger
    Since the election of Hamas to the PA government, the situation "has become more difficult" from a diplomatic perspective, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday. He reiterated Germany's "decisive" commitment to the three principles articulated by the Quartet and required of Hamas - a cessation of violence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements between Israel and the PA - as a condition for EU aid to the PA. He said that Germany acknowledges the Hamas victory had made the prospect of a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more distant. (Jerusalem Post)
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  • Women at War with the Mullahs - Christopher Goodwin
    Dr. Wafa Sultan, who was brought up as a Muslim in Syria, denounced the teachings and practice of Islam as "barbaric" and "medieval" on Al-Jazeera, the Arabic television network. Sultan was previously known only to a few for her writings on ("The Critic"), an Arab-American website. In 1979, when she was a student at university, she witnessed armed members of the Muslim Brotherhood shoot one of her teachers. "They filled his body with bullets as they shouted 'Allahu akbar! (God is great)'." She says they killed him even though he had nothing to do with politics. "This was the turning point of my life."
        She began to reread the Koran closely, gradually coming to the conclusion that the violence and oppression of most Muslim governments and some of those fighting against them stemmed directly from the teachings of Islam. She noticed that "there are too many verses in the Koran which say you must kill those who are non-Muslim; you must kill those who don't believe in Allah and his messenger. I started to ask: is this right? Is this human? All our problems in the Islamic world, I strongly believe, are the natural outcome of these teachings. Go open any book in any class in any school in any Islamic country and read it. You will see what kind of teachings we have: Islam tells its followers that every non-Muslim is your enemy." (Sunday Times-UK)
  • Was Syria Right to Hail Hamas Victory? - Ibrahim Hamidi
    Syria is now surrounded by Islamic regimes or groups that have used elections to gain power. To the north, Turkey's Justice and Development Party rules democratically. To the east, the Shiite coalition in Iraq has come to power through elections. Further east, Iran is ruled by Islamists who came to power during the 1979 revolution. To the west, in Lebanon, Hizballah has proven its legitimacy in elections. To the south, in the Palestinian territories, Hamas has a parliamentary majority. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood scored well in parliamentary elections last year - an experience Jordan may replicate in elections tentatively scheduled for next year. Syria, which is ruled by a secular socialist and nationalist party, therefore looks increasingly isolated in an "Islamized" environment.
        The Hamas victory will inspire Syrians to become more involved in Islamic political movements. Lest we forget, Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose Syrian branch is banned. Hamas' victory could tempt Palestinians in Syria (with a refugee population of some 450,000) to join Islamist groups. (Daily Star-Lebanon)
  • The West Must Refuse Aid to Palestinians - David Warren
    At some point, the Arabs must learn that there are horrible consequences to horrible acts. They must learn that the only way forward, out of violence and ruin, is to rid themselves of the fanatics who prey upon their vitals. In the Palestinian territories, no sincere "peace advocate" can stand, publicly, and expect to live. He will be immediately arrested as an "Israeli agent," and a painful, humiliating, public death will follow within hours. Hundreds have been lynched in this way. That is the reality. We cannot negotiate with it, we can only try to find the way to overcome it, that is least costly in human lives and suffering. Subsidizing the enemy doesn't work, nor appeasement in any subtler form. (Ottawa Citizen)
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    Hamas Unlikely to Moderate - Interview with Matthew Levitt by Bernard Gwertzman (Council on Foreign Relations)

      Terrorism expert Matthew Levitt is deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Treasury Department.

    • "Being the government, I don't think, is going to moderate Hamas in the least. And the reason for that is they have a model they have already articulated that they intend to follow, which is the model of Hizballah in the north."
    • "Months before the election, Hamas announced it was going to be setting up a standing militia, the Qassam Brigade; it would not take the place of, but would sit parallel to, existing terrorist wings."
    • "Abbas al-Sayyid is the convicted mastermind of the Passover bombing of the Park Hotel in Netanya....[He told me:] 'I as a Muslim cannot cede any part of what I believe to be an Islamic endowment - all of Israel, presently Israel - to the Jews or anybody else. If I were to agree to a temporary truce, that would be exactly what it is, temporary.'"
    • "Al-Sayyid said 'temporary' can mean a generation or two, but he added: 'If I were to subscribe to one of these long-term ceasefires, don't think that I would not continue to train my son, who would enable his son to eventually consider the struggle, the fight, to regain all of this Islamic endowment that is now Israel.'"

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Live testimony from Pakistan in Miami terror case

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Witnesses will testify live from Pakistan via video beamed to a federal courtroom as part of the defense case in the trial of a Muslim cleric accused of financially supporting the Pakistani Taliban.

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Doug Duncan -- the director of the University of Colorado's Fiske Planetarium and a senior instructor -- received a national award for "excellence in college astronomy teaching."

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, which is the world's largest general astronomy society, named Duncan the 2011 recipient of the Richard H. Emmons Award, which is given to outstanding faculty members who teach college-level, introductory astronomy for nonscience majors.

Emmons was a pioneer of planetarium astronomy and the award is considered a top recognition in the field.

Duncan is a senior instructor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences.

Duncan was the youngest planetarium speaker ever hired at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and has a long history of planetarium-based teaching.

In 1992 he accepted a joint appointment at the University of Chicago and the Adler Planetarium, and in 2002 he joined the University of Colorado faculty and Fiske Planetarium.

Duncan was one of the first CU faculty members to start using "Learning Assistants," a nationally recognized CU STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program that introduces younger undergraduates to teaching. The program has increased the number of K-12 science teachers in Colorado that have degrees in both science and education.

Duncan is the author of "Clickers in the Classroom," a guide to the interactive technology that provides immediate feedback on how much students are learning in the classroom.

He has served as national education coordinator for the American Astronomical Society, the society that represents the 7,000 professional astronomers in the United States.


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Nicole Silk, watching as floods devastated the mountain communities, knew early on that getting her two children to school in Boulder was going to require creative solutions.

Silk, who lives off of Magnolia Road outside Nederland, said what used to be an 18-mile, 40-minute drive -- long, but doable -- to drop her children off at Summit Middle School and High Peaks Elementary School has turned into a 60-mile, 90-minute "adventure" that takes them through Black Hawk because of closed roads.

"We are making it work while roads are repaired and re-engineered," she said. "We realize we are among the lucky as our house is still standing and water damage is minimal."

Working with the schools, she's developed a plan that includes her son attending classes at Summit remotely twice a week using Skype. Her daughter will use Skype for an advanced math class, and Silk will help her cover the rest of the material at home twice a week. The other three days, they'll make the trek to Boulder.

"What's been really wonderful is the openness of the schools to try something new," she said. "We're looking at it as an experiment."

One of the main challenges for the Boulder Valley School District in reopening schools Wednesday has been figuring out how to get children who were displaced or isolated by the floods back to school.

District officials said some of the solutions include using technology, such as Skype and online classes. The district also is providing school buses at the base of the canyons in Boulder to help parents with the last leg of getting children to school. Starting Monday, the district plans to have shuttle buses running both directions between Boulder and Nederland.

Jamestown Elementary, which served as a shelter for residents who were stranded in the mountain town after the flood, wasn't damaged. But the dirt road to access the 23-student school appears to have been washed away, and the town is without power and clean water. Sanitation also is an issue, and most of the town's residents have been evacuated.

Until it's possible to reopen the school, officials said, the district has developed interim solutions.

About a dozen students are in the Bar-K Ranch subdivision near Jamestown in homes that weren't damaged. A Jamestown Elementary teacher who lives in Ward plans to work with those students, possibly in their homes.

Other students are in Boulder after evacuating with their families. Those students will attend Community Montessori and be taught by a Jamestown Elementary teacher who's also in Boulder.

The school most damaged by the flooding, Crest View Elementary in north Boulder, isn't expected to reopen until Sept. 30. The YMCA in Lafayette is providing subsidized child care, and teachers are finding ways to connect to their students. Crest View is the district's largest elementary, with 610 students.

Erin Shea-Bower, who teaches 32 fifth-graders at Crest View, started emailing the parents of her students when it became apparent that the school wouldn't be reopening this week. She started up email conversations with 22 of her students, then sent an optional assignment to write a paragraph on grit -- relating responses to the flooding to a book they were reading class.

She also met some of her students at a community club, where they read and played games. And all the fifth-graders have been hooked up with access to the online program that the school uses in its math program. Next week, she and some of the parents are planning a field trip to the Boulder History Museum, which is waiving the admission fees.

"We're doing some creative stuff," she said.

For Portia Hinshaw, whose son Jhamal Fanning is a senior at Lafayette's Peak to Peak Charter School, the two-and-half hours it was taking to get to Peak to Peak was too much. Thanks to the generosity of another Peak to Peak family, she and her son are temporarily living in a vacant apartment above a garage while her husband stays at home in Nederland to care for their animals.

"He's in the midst of college application, running for the cross country team -- there's so much going on," she said. "We're getting no time frame for when Canyon will reopen. We had to move into town. We've had to be creative to get him to Peak to Peak for the last six years. But dealing with this is just, wow. It's pretty insane."


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Here it is, the end of April.

The snow has melted, the temperatures have climbed, and along with the emerging pasque flowers have blossomed your plans to run the Bolder Boulder 10K on Memorial Day.

But ooops -- with April's 4 feet of snow covering the trails, were you one of those who forgot to train? If so, you need to modify your expectations for the race, while running some workouts in the coming weeks that will boost your fitness as much as possible without overdoing it.

So say some past winners of the Bolder Boulder 10K, pegged by Runner's World as the "best 10K in the world." Most important, these past winners say, is doing the kind of training in the next four weeks that will give you a boost of confidence when you step on the starting line May 27.

"With a month to go, you have two weeks of training left and two weeks after that to be sure nothing goes wrong," said Frank Shorter, the 1981 Bolder winner and runner-up in the inaugural 1979 race.

According to Melody Fairchild, who won the citizens' race while still in high school and now coaches with the Landsharks junior development track and cross country programs, the key is determining what your Bolder Boulder goal pace is. That will give you a baseline to know how fast to run your workouts in the coming weeks.

Those of you enrolled in one of the several Bolder Boulder training clubs around the county can count on your coaches to give you specific workouts to run. The rest of you can take a tip from Fairchild, who advises entrants to do a tempo run of two to four miles at your goal race pace two weeks out from the race. (A tempo run is a sustained run of varying distance at a pace a bit slower than race pace).

"This will help you gain confidence that you are on target to reach your goal," Fairchild said. "If you are 10 seconds or so off (on your tempo run), don't worry; the adrenaline of race day and the momentum of the pack counts for a lot."

Shorter agreed that confidence is key and said part of that confidence comes from becoming familiar with the Bolder course.

"Try to run segments of the course on the sidewalk in the coming weeks," he said. "Run it nice and slowly, so you can visualize it in the two weeks leading up to the race."

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This is something that hearkens back to high school cross country, when teams jog a course during workouts or on their warmups so it is familiar to them, Shorter said.

"If you have an idea of what the course is, it will help you break down the race into segments," he said. "Mentally, the focus helps the run go faster."

Longmont's Arturo Barrios, who won the professional race four times, said in the Bolder Boulder, "There are no timeouts, like in basketball, which is why I always say running is the toughest sport."

That means you should keep up your mileage this last month to continue building strength as much as possible. Unless you are trying to run 27 minutes, 8 seconds for 10,000 meters, as Barrios did when setting one of his five world records, aerobic runs and "time on your feet" are what you need, sprinkled in with a three-mile tempo run.

Shorter echoed Barrios' sentiment, saying, "My advice is don't be afraid to run as much as you feel you need to in order to fulfill your urge to train. It may sound counter-intuitive, but you can rest too much.

"Part of what you do during training is exertion and recovery, exertion and recovery. You want to stay in that cycle. If you feel good on a day in the next two weeks and want to go hard, do a tempo run to show you that you are in shape and to bolster your confidence."

And conversely, he added, "If you are feeling funky, go ahead and back off."

Rich Castro, a coach with the Boulder Track Club and founder of the Boulder Road Runners, also urges runners to be realistic. According to Castro, "Runners who do the Bolder Boulder as a seasonal activity have difficulty in striking a balance. They either do too much or don't do enough to realistically achieve their goals."

That means, if you were one of those who stayed inside during our April snowstorms -- and you know who you are -- you don't want to suddenly increase your mileage or your workouts. Better to reach the Bolder Boulder starting line full of energy and confidence, while vowing to train through the snowstorms next year.


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Boulder County could be hit with rain and thunderstorms each afternoon for the rest of the week and into the weekend, as the National Weather Service calls for a 30 percent chance of daily precipitation through Sunday.

Today, that chance of rain comes mainly after noon, with a high forecast near 83. Breezy conditions are expected with winds from 5 mph to 15 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph.

The chance of rain drops to 20 percent tonight, with low temperatures at around 56.

Friday, the weather service calls for mostly sunny skies and a high near 85 with another 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Over the weekend, that same 30 percent chance of afternoon rain is forecast, with temperatures reaching in the low to mid 80s.


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Hampshire star's heroics not enough to save Aussies

First published in Sport

GLENN Maxwell today gave Hampshire fans a mouthwatering indication of what they can expect this summer.

The big-hitting all-rounder blasted 74 off only 33 balls for Australia against Pakistan in the t20 World Cup in Bangladesh.

Maxwell, who came to the crease with his country 8-2 off six balls, cracked five fours and five sixes in reaching his 50 off only 18 balls.

That is the joint third-fastest century in t20 international cricket history.

It was also easily Maxwell’s highest t20 international score, beating his previous best of 27.

With Aaron Finch hitting 65 off 54 balls, Australia raced to 146-3 chasing their 192 victory target.

But ex-Hampshire man Shahid Afridi had Maxwell caught and then dismissed another Rose Bowl batsman, Australian captain George Bailey (4). Australia lost their last seven wickets for 29 runs to finish 175 all out.

Maxwell recently announced that he was coming back to Hampshire this summer to play t20 cricket, after appearing for Surrey in 2013.

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The euphoria bubbling around gold may have gotten another big boost -- not that it needed one.

Hedge fund manager John Paulson is raising a new fund that will focus on gold and related items like miners and derivatives. The move by Paulson -- who made a fortune betting against real estate -- is seen as another vote of confidence for gold prices already near all-time highs.

But investors should avoid getting star struck and take a careful look at the volatile gold market. For starters, the mania surrounding gold now shows many of the telltale signs of a bubble. And while a skilled trader like Paulson might know how to ride and when to bail on the momentum, other investors could get caught by a sudden unwinding.

In addition, investors should note that Paulson would likely be able to collect massive fees excluding potential profits on the new fund. Taking advantage of his growing celebrity as investors rush to gold by locking down more funds may be as much a motivation as a bullish outlook for the metal.

Paulson's move comes at a time when investors seem to have thrown risk considerations out the window and can only argue about how astronomical returns are likely to be. Even wild-eyed predictions of a tripling from current levels to the $3,000 mark now seem passé: This week, French investment bank Societe Generale outlined a scenario that could take prices upwards of $6,000 an ounce.

Beware When the Barber Is Buying

But as the mania around gold explodes, a sliver of investors have started to point out the eerie similarities between gold and prior boom-to-bust markets like real estate and tech stocks that preceded it. Some note that it's time to get scared "when everyone is on the same side of the trade and even your barber starts talking up gold stocks."

While the feeding frenzy initially creates an upward spiral -- prices go up as investors pile in, leading to higher prices -- that momentum can rapidly reverse as well. Many new investors aren't buying gold as a supposed hedge against inflation or because they believe paper currency will decline sharply but simply because gold seems to be going up.

"The same situation that occurred with real estate in 2002 has occurred," says Derek Blaine of "People don't buy [gold] as money, they don't save and store wealth with it, and they are seeking capital gains."

Some prescient investors say much of the move results from a self-reinforcing upswing. Charles Schwab's chief investment strategist, Liz Ann Sonders, who was among the first to call a turn in the economy during the spring, recently said that the rally in gold was due to "performance chasing."

Even Superstars Can Slip Up

In an interview with DailyFinance, veteran analyst Dennis Gartman says much of the demand was being driven by money managers who missed the rally in stocks and are now hard pressed to show gains as the year ends or as they face investor withdrawals. "If you are a portfolio manager and you did not participate in stocks, the pressure to perform gets stronger every single day," Gartman says.

Like other big name hedge fund managers, Paulson would be shrewd to make hay while the sun shines. But fortunes can change rapidly for even superstars, and other investors should be cautious when leaping in after them.

During the last decade, Citadel Investment Group head Ken Griffin saw his funds swell on the back of strong performance until the firm got hammered after big bets on credit default swaps in 2008. But while the funds still have a way to go to make up for the losses of the year, Griffin often gets to charge a gargantuan 4% to 8% of assets under management according to The Wall Street Journal. Most mutual funds charge less than 2%.

Profiting from the Hype

Like Paulson, hedge fund titan Phil Falcone, meanwhile, also made a fortune betting against the subprime crisis. But his Harbinger Capital funds subsequently stumbled by making ill-advised bets on properties like The New York Times that other investors would have been wise to avoid.

And during the most recent stock market boom, firms like Blackstone Group (BX) and Fortress Investment Group (FIG) used the widespread infatuation with private equity and hedge funds to stage initial public offerings. Shares of both companies have performed poorly: Blackstone is off almost 60% from 2007 levels, and Fortress has dropped more than 80%.

Investors should note that big-name money managers excel at taking advantage of the hype surrounding them as much as anything. Paulson's push into gold may be no exception.

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