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The first signs of economic growth occurred in 1855 when the town saw the construction of the railroad, which enabled farmers in the neighboring area to have other means of getting their products to the markets in Chicago. Finally on February 25, 1890 the Village of Algonquin was officially formed. The original Village Hall of Algonquin was erected on January 31, 1907 at 2 S. Main Street. and is still standing today, where it currently functions as a historical landmark and community gathering place. It served as the Village Hall of Algonquin until a new Village Hall was built at 2200 Harnish Drive in 1996. From the years of 1906 to 1913, the automobile companies began to go to the Algonquin Hill Climbs, which was an event where if an automobile was able to make it up a series of steep hills in the Village, it would be given the stamp of approval. And because of that, the Algonquin Cup was formed which received national recognition at the time. The two hills used in the race were the Phillips Hill which extends from Illinois Route 31 to the cemetery and Perry Hill, located south of downtown, and which is currently Lundstrom Lane. The village created a new hill for the race called Huntington Hill, which is currently Huntington Drive. A park now stands in place of the finish line of Huntington Hill at the intersection of Huntington Drive and Circle Drive which is called Hill Climb Park. The festival in recognition of the event continues to be held each year. For much of the 20th Century, Algonquin was a quasi-resort town and several people from the Chicago area would visit the town in order to escape urban life. The Fox River offered immense recreational opportunities and several summer homes were constructed. Soon, more people began living in Algonquin year-round. Algonquin remained a small town for much of the 20th Century, growing steadily, until the 1980s, when the Village's population exploded with new residential construction. The development continued in earnest in the 1990s and 2000s. The village's first shopping center, Algonquin Town Center, was constructed in the late 1980s on East Algonquin Road and numerous die & mold industries were established west of downtown. In the 1990s, development shifted to Randall Road, which saw the construction of numerous retailers, restaurants, and services, beginning in 1993. In 2004, the 80-store Algonquin Commons outdoor mall (the largest outdoor mall in Illinois) opened for business, followed by the Algonquin Galleria outdoor mall, which is currently under development and saw its first stores open in 2006. In the mid 2000s, development also began on the Algonquin Corporate Campus, which is slated to include industrial and office development spread over on the southwest side of the Village, bringing hundreds of high-paying jobs to the area. ==Neighborhoods== The Village of Algonquin includes dozens of distinct neighborhoods, most of which are subdivisions. ===Central area=== The Village's oldest neighborhood is the Old Town District. The Old Town District, a neighborhood established by the Village, includes all those areas that were in the Village when the Village was first incorporated. Major streets in this area include Illinois Route 31 (Main Street), Illinois Route 62 (Algonquin Road), Harrison Street, Washington Street, and Front Street. Included in this area are old Victorian homes, small shops, fine restaurants, churches and religious schools, and three of the village's most picturesque parks: Riverfront Park, Cornish Park, and Towne Park. The symobolic Historic Algonquin Village Hall serves as the centerpiece of this area. The Fox River and the McHenry County Prairie Path both run through the heart of this area, providing for immense recreational opportunities. Currently under development in this area are the Riverside Square and Main Street Commons luxury condominium developments, which will add to the character of the village. Located north of the Old Town District along Harrison Street are the Algonquin Hills and Algonquin Shores neighborhoods, which consist of older homes mostly built before World War II, many of them within proximity to the Fox River. Pioneer Park is located in this area. Located on the west side of Route 31 is the Arrowhead subdivision. ===East side=== Located on the Village's east side, south of Algonquin Road, east of the Fox River, and west of Sandbloom Road is Rattray's Village Green and other subdivisions, consisting mostly of ranch homes built after World War II. Also embedded in this area, at the northwest corner of Sandbloom Road and Souwanas Trail, is the Alta Vista neighborhood. Located in the heart of this area are Eastview Elementary School, Algonquin Middle School, Snapper Field, Lions-Armstrong Memorial Pool, and the Algonquin Library - Eastgate Branch.

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Boy's prom invite gets him banned SHELTON, Conn., May 11 (UPI) -- A Connecticut high school senior who invited a girl to the prom by posting the message on the outside of a school building ended up banned from the dance. James Tate, a student at Shelton High School, told Hearst Newspapers he taped the letters in a "safe and thoughtful way" late Friday and even wore a helmet while he climbed a ladder. But school officials apparently decided sneaking on campus in the middle of the night was out-of-bounds behavior. Tate's message read: "Sonali Rodrigues, Will you go to prom with me? HMU Tate." Tate and his two assistants were given one-day suspensions. Shelton High rules are that anyone suspended after April 1 is banned from the prom. "I tried to appeal -- tried to just get a detention instead," he said. "I even offered to do community service -- like cleaning up the litter outside the school. Now I have a date for the prom, but can't go." Rodrigues still plans to go to the prom. Her date is another girl whose boyfriend was also suspended for another incident.

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(You'll lose) == Outline Update - expanding the Outline of Knowledge - 2009-10-05 == Time for some catching up... Special award and thanks to Buaidh Congratulations and kudos to Buaidh, the first recipient of the Wikipedia World Developer Award, and the first inductee into the Outline of Knowledge WikiProject's Hall of Fame. The award was announced about 2 months agos on the WikiProject's talk page, and on Wikipedia's Community Bulletin Board. Buaidh created the historical outlines for all of the U.S. States, the U.S. capital, and most of the U.S. insular areas. He has also worked indefatigably day after day, improving all of the outlines of the U.S. States, and the outlines of all of the countries of the world! Who's been up to what? Buaidh, working hard on the country outlines. Highfields, MacMed, and I worked on the see also sections of the subject articles corresponding to the outlines (adding or updating the links to the relevant outlines and indexes). Wiki-Zombies Discussions can sure be frustrating - try getting a proposal through on a guideline's talk page sometime. Most of the time, it seems like the opposition is mindlessly following each other, like... Zombies. (You've got to see this). Outline of Knowledge Yes, it's a proper noun. It's only proper, since we also have an article called Outline of knowledge which is about knowledge generically. OOK expansion! After a couple month vacation, I'm ready to slam the gas pedal to the floor. Are you? Things are speeding up! Take a look... New to the OOK The following outlines have been added to the OOK within the past couple of months or so. Some of them were renames, some of them brand new, and some of them recently discovered after sitting in article space for awhile as orphans. Outline of knowledge - yes, your eyes do not deceive you!

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Defectors featured in Cuban baseball video game Havana on Tuesday debuted a baseball video game which includes famous Cuban-born defectors long expunged from official memory here after they abandoned the Communist island to play in the United States. The country's first baseball video game, MVP Cuba 1.0, features a number of Cuban stars who triumphed in the US major leagues, including star pitchers Orlando Hernandez -- nicknamed "El Duque" -- and Jose Contreras. The game was unveiled at a state information science center over the weekend, according to Juventud Rebelde daily newspaper. Livan Hernandez and Kendry Morales also figure in the game, as does Yadel Marti, who defected from the Caribbean island last December to pursue a professional baseball career in the United States. "It's wise to include them. They're Cuban players who are giving prestige to Cuban baseball abroad, even though they're censored here," a young Cuban requesting anonymity told AFP. Baseball, a national passion, is one of the sports hardest hit by defections in Cuba, which eliminated professional leagues in 1961. Experts from the Havana University of Information Science and the COCO sports radio program adapted the video game, which fields 30 virtual teams, 16 of which face off in the Cuban championship. The creators of the game underscored difficulties surrounding its official release, without giving details. But Cubans waited five years before they were finally last December allowed to view on the big screen the movie "Fuera de Liga," a 2003 baseball documentary including several defectors. Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium

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The Pamplemousse scratched from Santa Anita Derby ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - The Pamplemousse has been scratched from the Santa Anita Derby because of an unspecified problem. The morning-line favorite was scratched nearly five hours before Saturday's post time for the $750,000 West Coast prep for the Kentucky Derby. The veterinarian for the California Horse Racing Board said a 7 a.m. exam of The Pamplemousse turned up an issue of concern that was brought to trainer Julio Canani's attention. He had his own vet look at the colt and further tests are scheduled. Horses can be scratched from the Santa Anita Derby until 60 minutes before post time without explanation. Cape Truth also was scratched, leaving an eight-horse field for the 1 1-8-mile race. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

2009-12-31 00:00:00

World Bank says earthquake impact on growth 'temporary'

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Apathy and anger in the West Midlands Apathy and anger in the West Midlands By Terry Stiastny BBC News, West Midlands Conservative MEPs were out in force canvassing the quiet streets of Alcester, a small market town in Warwickshire. Malcolm Harbour, one of the party's sitting MEPs for the West Midlands, told me the expenses scandal at Westminster meant he was finding voters were actually more interested in having a political debate than was normal in his 30 years' experience of European elections. Bert Randall, an elderly gentleman out in his garden as the canvassers called, told them not to bother with him - but that was because he's both the oldest and the longest-standing member of his local Conservative association. His views on the current political situation, though, were frank. "I despair," he told me. He could not understand why MPs' expenses did not have to go through the same procedure of scrutiny that he had followed in his business career. Exchange rate The Conservatives are putting a lot of effort into areas like the West Midlands that will be fought over come the general election. David Cameron's call for an early election has focussed their minds with activists saying Tories can not afford to take the voters for granted. "They're expecting there's going to be a change of government sooner rather than later, and they know there's going to be a general election within a year, so for us as Conservatives it's very important that we don't become complacent about that," says Malcolm Harbour. His Labour rival Michael Cashman, the sitting MEP and first on his party's list this time around, was visiting a sheet metal cutting company in Burton-upon-Trent. He heard about the problems the small firm had faced during the recession: demand from big customers had plummeted and at times it had been a struggle to survive. The pound's exchange rate against the euro, though, was helping them to pick up new business - selling signposts to Frankfurt airport, among other contracts. Mr Cashman was quick to defend the government's record on the economy, but he said that Labour faced alternately apathy or anger on the doorstep. "We've got to have the guts and the muscle for the fight," he said. "While they may not like us a great deal at the moment, they don't like the other parties any more." Pink bus Outside the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham, a European Parliament team was having trouble attracting shoppers to their display about European issues like recycling. Liberal Democrat MEP Liz Lynne has found a similar problem on the doorstep. She said she was trying to get a positive message over about what MEPs were doing, but that it was "very very difficult," as voters were saying "a plague on all your houses." The British National Party's lead candidate in the region, Simon Darby, believed his party would benefit from that feeling - despite the efforts of the larger parties. He was hopeful of winning a seat in the West Midlands, and predicted that Labour would suffer a shock on election day. The UK Independence Party's convoy travelling through Stratford-upon-Avon was probably a bewildering sight for tourists; most of the other double-decker buses in the town are taking people on tours of Shakespearean sights. UKIP's pink bus was preceded by a Land Rover with an old-fashioned loudhailer on the roof, urging people to say No to the European Union. In 2004, the party came third behind the Conservatives and Labour in the region, with 17% of the vote, which gave them one MEP, Mike Nattrass, who is their lead candidate again this time. Former TV chef Rustie Lee is also standing for the party, which hopes to improve on its 2004 showing nationally by beating Labour into fourth place. It's hard to get voters interested in the European elections at the best of times; for politicians, these are not the best of times. And with a general election due within a year, they are working out what that will mean for the political landscape in the West Midlands. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites

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This is a listing of popular television programs produced or aired in the Netherlands during the 2000s (the first decade of the 21st century). 2000s Dutch television series TV shows

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Stuart Pearce calls for consistency from England Under-21s following impressive win over Iceland Pearce added: "I was disappointed at half-time, when I thought we were playing within ourselves a bit, but we were a lot better in the second half, and although it was a fantastic result, the final score flattered us a bit, but we did have a lot of chances." Before kick-off, there was a poignant minute's silence ahead of Remembrance Day on Sunday after the teams walked out through a guard of honour made from soldiers of the local garrison. England sported poppies on their black armbands, as will the seniors for Saturday's friendly against world champions Spain at Wembley. Many of Pearce's former charges are now involved with Fabio Capello's senior group, Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell and Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge the latest to make the step up. The former England captain is proud to see the system working so well. "Those guys, like Phil Jones and Kyle Walker, have gone through to the seniors on merit," said Pearce. "They are playing well for their clubs and are great talents, they deserve their chance. "I have to make sure I am always here and that if they are not playing for the seniors, they come and play under-21s football. "If they are good enough to stay there, then brilliant, I will be the first one pushing them on the England manager, but it is important we are always there to support these guys. That is my job." Aston Villa forward Nathan Delfouneso was taken off with a tight hamstring after just 11 minutes, while Jason Lowe (hamstring) and Adam Smith (ankle) will also be assessed ahead of the trip to Belgium.

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Leading fund LPFA to resume lending to short sellers By Abigail Townsend Last Updated: 10:12PM GMT 13 Mar 2009 The decision was taken following an investment committee meeting at the beginning of March. Mike Taylor, chief executive, said the trustees had looked into lending stock and had found there was "no evidence" that short selling was "evil." The fund, one of the UK's largest local authority schemes with assets of £3.7bn and around 73,000 members, generates around £700,000 a year lending stock. Hedge funds and banks that short stocks rely on large investors like pension funds and insurers to lend them the shares. But the LPFA, along with other institutions, stopped lending shares last autumn. Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, regulators temporarily banned short selling financial stocks over fears the practice was unfairly driving down prices. HBOS's share price collapse was largely attributed to aggressive short selling. The FSA lifted the ban in January, although it reserves the right to re-impose it if necessary. Mr Taylor said that lending will be resumed imminently, as March to July was the most profitable time of the year for lenders. More institutions are expected to follow the LPFA's lead, which in turn is likely to lead to an increase in short selling. The volume of stock lent is seen as a reliable indicator of the level of shorting activity. Last week, it emerged that Morgan Stanley's proprietary trading desk had a £45m short position in Standard Chartered, the emerging markets specialist, while hedge fund Lansdowne Partners increased its short position in Old Mutual to 0.78pc. It also has short positions in Aviva and Legal & General, the insurers. Shares in a company will often fall once it emerges that short positions have been taken. Shorting involves borrowing shares that are expected to fall in price. The shares are then quickly sold before being bought back at the cheaper price and returned to the holding institution. The short seller makes money by pocketing the difference between the two prices, while the institution is paid a fee for lending the stock.

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161 road trips in the West There's nothing quite as all-American as a road trip, especially in the West, where a wealth of culture, natural beauty and excitement unfolds before you. Elk Meadow awaits in Northern California. The Wave beckons from Arizona. To help you tap the region's cache of getaways, we've compiled this list of road trip spots in the West. Distance to each destination is one-way from downtown Los Angeles. Cost of gas is for a round trip.* Half Moon Bay Description: Haven for hikers, bikers and daredevils Distance: 389 mi. Cost for gas: $114 Tomales Bay Description: Protected ecosystem where oysters are farmed Distance: 431 mi. Cost for gas: $126 S.F. Presidio Description: 1,491-acre wooded site and former Army base Distance: 388 mi. Cost for gas: $114 East Beach Description: Creamy sand, arts and crafts shows on weekends Distance: 93 mi. Cost for gas: $32 Sespe Hot Springs Description: Considered by hikers as the hottest springs in SoCal Distance: 104 mi. Cost for gas: $30 Cold Spring Tavern Description: This tavern includes an upscale restaurant and rustic bar Distance: 109 mi. Cost for gas: $32 Guadalupe Dunes Description: Filming site for Cecil B. DeMille in the 1920s Distance: 173 mi. Cost for gas: $51 Shell Beach Description: Bluff-top village tucked near the Pismo Beach Pier Distance: 179 mi. Cost for gas: $52 Harris Ranch Description: Cozy spot for food, respite along I-5 Distance: 201 mi. Cost for gas: $59 Crystal Cove Description: Tide pools, scenic bluffs and a family-friendly vibe Distance: 51 mi. Cost for gas: $15 Abalone Cove Description: Tucked-away cove beneath the cliffs of Palos Verdes Distance: 32 mi. Cost for gas: $9 Richard Nixon Library Description: Nixon and his wife, Pat, are buried here Distance: 38 mi. Cost for gas: $11 The Wave Description: Dreamlike world of swirling colors and psychedelic patterns Distance: 521 mi. Cost for gas: $152 Horseshoe Bend Description: Offers amazing views of Colorado River Distance: 549 mi. Cost for gas: $161 Lower Antelope Canyon Description: Maze of abstract shapes carved by erosion Distance: 552 mi. Cost for gas: $162 Chetro Ketl Description: One of the largest Anasazi "Great Houses" in Chaco Canyon Distance: 742 mi. Cost for gas: $217 Shiprock Description: 1,800-foot-tall aptly named formation Distance: 741 mi. Cost for gas: $217 Florence Description: Paradise for sand sport enthusiasts Distance: 881 mi. Cost for gas: $258 Willamette Valley Description: Home to fields of Pinot grapes and 275 wineries Distance: 972 mi. Cost for gas: $284 Portland Description: Abundant locally grown food and public transportation Distance: 963 mi. Cost for gas: $282 Lake Powell Description: Big, blue tropical cocktail in arid no man's land Distance: 721 mi. Cost for gas: $211 Zion National Park Description: Multicolored canyons, mesas and towers Distance: 433 mi. Cost for gas: $127 * Gas expenses were calculated using $3.087 for a gallon of gas, the average cost of gas in California as of March 30, 2010, and a mileage of 21.1 miles per gallon, the EPA projected average performance of new 2009 model cars and light duty trucks. Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar.

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The Organization of News Ombudsmen (ONO) is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1980. ONO membership comprises various news ombudsman, and readers' representatives from around the world. Both ombudsman and readers' representatives are individuals who work for a professional news organization, and handle complaints that are received or come their attention. The ombudsman or representative attempts to find mutually satisfactory solutions for all parties involved. ==Purposes of the ONO== The official web site of ONO states that its purposes are: To help the journalism profession achieve and maintain high ethical standards in news reporting, thereby enhancing its own credibility among the people it serves To establish and refine standards for the job of news ombudsman or reader representative To help in the wider establishment of the position of news ombudsman on newspapers and elsewhere in the media To provide a forum for exchanging experiences, information and ideas among its members To develop contacts with publishers, editors, press councils and other professional organizations, provide speakers for special interest groups and respond to media inquiries ==Who Can Join the ONO== The ONO states that it welcomes all news ombudsmen, readers' representatives, readers' advocates, and public editors. Annual membership dues are $150. ==The Organization's Annual Conference== One of the ways that the ONO helps various professional news ombudsmen is by having an annual conference where members can share their experiences about difficult situations. This conference is held over two or two and a half days and is held in a member's city. The people who attend the conference engage in a discussion of news practices that are, or may be, important to news ombudsmen. The topics that are discussed are usually of an ethical nature, because news ombudsmen are more often than not concerned with the ethics of reporting the news. Some of the topics that have been discussed include coverage of minorities, coverage of sex crimes, the ombudsman's relationship to the news department, the use of anonymous sources, invasion of privacy, plagiarism, conflicts of interest. Conference speakers have included David Shaw, Los Angeles Times media critic; British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper; Ben Bradlee, former Washington Post editor; ethicist Michael Josephson;Dr. Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Steve Benson. ONO's 2009 conference was held May 10-13, 2009, in Washington, D.C., at the offices of National Public Radio, The Washington Post and the Washington Bureau of The New York Times. The 2010 conference will be held May 12-15, 2010, at Reuters Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, England. ==Mini Conferences== Besides attending the ONO's annual conference, many members of the ONO often participate in small mini conferences which are conducted by four-way conference telephone calls throughout the year. The ONO's central office helps members by coordinating the conference calls. During the conference calls members can talk about problems they are having and swap view points on a wide range of topics that news ombudsmen deal with on a regular basis. The goal of the conference calls is to providing participants with support, counsel and problem-solving ideas. ==See also== Organizational ombudsman ==External links== NewsOmbudsmen.org - Official ONO website (The website is also available at NewsOmbudsmen.com, NewsOmbudsmen.net and NewsOmbudsmen.co.uk) ASNE.org - 'The Organization of News Ombudsmen: Listening to Readers', Gina Lubrano (September 23, 1999) Ombudsman organizations Journalism-related professional associations

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Avery, set to be an unrestricted free agent after this season, is known for pushing the envelope on the ice and off it. In the Rangers' first-round victory over New Jersey, Avery frustrated Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. The highlight came in Game 3 when Avery planted himself in the crease with his back to the action and faceguarded the goalie. The NHL moved the next day to forbid the activity with the so-called "Avery Rule." Nonetheless, Brodeur was so incensed by Avery's crease-crashing and trash-talking that he refused to shake his hand after the Rangers' clinching victory in Game 5. Avery tied for the team lead with three goals in the series. In his time with the Red Wings, Kings and Rangers, he has elevated a knack of riling people into an art form. His targets find themselves mouthing off, or worse, getting so angered that they draw a penalty. "On the ice, things always happen," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. "It's emotional and intense. Guys are not the best of friends on the ice, but you never want to see someone's health in jeopardy. I think we all wish him the best. "He's a guy who brings a lot of emotion to his team. I think we are a good example, we learned from when we lost some guys that other guys step up. When you lose guys you push harder to be better. So I don't think any of us will take that for granted." Avery has also had an ongoing feud with 41-year-old Penguins forward Gary Roberts, who has yet to play in this series. With a foot injury sustained by center Maxime Talbot on Tuesday, Roberts could find his way back into the lineup Thursday. Despite his 21 seasons of NHL experience, Roberts lost his cool during a November game and took a 4-minute, high-sticking penalty against Avery that led to a goal in a Rangers victory. Roberts called Avery "an idiot" after his antics with Brodeur, but took a softer tone when told of the injury. "There's hockey and then there is life and your health. You don't wish that on anybody," Roberts said. "I don't know Sean personally away from the rink. Obviously, we've had our comments throughout the media, but truthfully when it comes to this kind of stuff you just hope that he makes a full recovery." AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

2008-12-31 00:00:00

"When I saw that, I decided to quit the job I loved," he says. Hashim told people he had received a visa to travel to Europe, but he actually hid in his house for a year. "When things got better, I returned back to my job," he says. Hashim believes cinema should perform an educational role in society, uplifting the people. He puzzles over the difference between Iraq and neighboring Iran, where clerics rule. "Iran is an Islamic country... and the cinema there has developed," Hashim says "They are producing films that are competing for world prizes! The religion doesn't ban the cinema." Once more, he heaps scorn on his patrons. "We are suffering from some people who don't understand cinema's role. They don't care for social films, worldly novels or other themes." Recently, a delegation from the Baghdad city council told Hashim that the government wanted to supply several theaters with new projectors, sound systems and seats as part of a plan to develop the film industry. If the government comes through, perhaps Hashim could hope for a movie renaissance in Baghdad. Perhaps. He sighs. "I feel too sad when I know that a cinema has closed down and changed into a forlorn place." Salman is a Times staff writer. Times staff writer Ned Parker contributed to this report.

2009-12-31 00:00:00

Democrat could give Texas governor a run for his money Former Houston Mayor Bill White isn't flamboyant, but he has a shot at winning the Texas governor's race. Party thinks former Houston Mayor Bill White has statewide appeal White is low-key, practical, extremely popular in nation's 4th-largest city Fiscal conservative is seen as business-friendly Democrat Nevertheless, political scientist says White can't overcome Texas' GOP leanings Dallas, Texas (CNN) -- Bill White, the former Houston mayor, isn't just Rick Perry's Democratic opponent in the Texas governor's race. He's Perry's polar opposite. Bald, diminutive and soft-spoken, White offers a stark contrast to the swaggering, movie-star-handsome governor. If Rick Perry is a modern-day conservative cowboy, White is a practical-minded accountant, eager to chat about education funding, balancing budgets and the Public Utility Commission of Texas. "Maybe I'm not the most glamorous of all the candidates, but my words are my own and they are the words that I am hearing from the people of Texas," White declared during a campaign stop Monday in Dallas. Donning cowboy boots and occasionally glancing down at his notes, White took a jab at the current governor, calling him "blow-dried" and "scripted." Perry, he said, "changes like a chameleon from time to time depending on whether it's a primary or a general election." Despite his somewhat underwhelming stage presence, Democrats believe White is the best candidate they have fielded in Texas since former Gov. Ann Richards in the 1990s. "Bill White is different from any other Democrat who has run in that state," said Nathan Daschle, the executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, which recently steered half a million dollars to White's campaign. It's the largest sum ever donated to a Texas candidate by the DGA. "He is smart," Daschle said. "He is authentic. He is a very good fund-raiser. He is going to have statewide appeal, and he draws a nice contrast with Perry. He is the outsider." White's resume is compelling. A Spanish-speaking graduate of Harvard University and the University of Texas Law School, he served as deputy energy secretary in the Clinton administration for two years. White left Washington in 1995 to help launch Frontera Resources, an international oil and gas developer with operations in the Caspian Sea region. He managed Wedge Group, a Houston-based holding company with energy and real estate investments, from 1997 to 2004. He dabbled in politics as well: He was chairman of the Texas Democratic Party from 1995 to 1998. But it was three terms as mayor of Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city, that gave White the springboard to launch his gubernatorial bid. He fought crime, reformed the city's pension system, cut property taxes, untangled congested roadways and led a charge to make the city greener. Houston residents sent him back to City Hall twice -- each time with more than 85 percent of the vote. His defining moment may have come during his first term in 2005, when thousands of New Orleans residents fled to Houston after Hurricane Katrina ravaged much of the Gulf Coast. White tapped into his private sector relationships to bring much-needed supplies to Houston and developed programs to help evacuees find jobs and permanent housing. His list of achievements is long, but White is still a Democrat. And even though he's raised a substantial amount of money -- he has more than $5 million in the bank -- Democrats have not won a statewide race in Texas since 1990. White is barnstorming the state to introduce himself to voters beyond Houston and painting himself as an independent-minded candidate fighting against special interests and cronyism in Austin, which he says is represented by Perry. The word "Democrat" is nowhere to be found in his official biography on his campaign Web site. "It's not about a party," White told CNN. "I am a fiscal conservative. I have built businesses. I have cut tax rates as mayor. So that's who I am. I am not trying to pretend to be something. I have had good, strong support from the political mainstream." White has flown under the radar this year as Texas Republicans focused on the heated primary fight between Perry, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and GOP activist Debra Medina. Perry, the longest-serving governor in the history of the state, won the Republican nomination on Tuesday and is seeking his third full term in office. Perry's team, preoccupied with the primary, has mostly avoided tussling with White. But the Republican Governors Association immediately took aim at the Democrat after he secured his party's nomination on Tuesday, accusing him of "staunch support for President Obama's leftist agenda."

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In my view, neither of these two perspectives fully captures the concept of a true self. The trouble is that both of them assume that the true self can be identified in some straightforward way with one particular part of a person's psychology. But it seems that the matter is more complex. People's ordinary understanding of the true self appears to involve a kind of value judgment, a judgment about what sorts of lives are really worth living. So people will tend to arrive at different judgments regarding the nature of Pierpont's self depending on whether they think that a homosexual lifestyle truly is a valuable one. To put this hypothesis to the test, I teamed up with my colleagues - the psychologists George Newman and Paul Bloom. Together, we are pursuing a project in the emerging interdisciplinary field of "experimental philosophy." That is to say, we are taking these abstract philosophical questions and using them to generate systematic experimental studies that can give us a better sense of how people actually use these concepts. More than 200 people participated in our first study. Some of these participants identified themselves as conservatives, others as liberals. All participants were given a series of questions about the true self. But there was a trick: the questions were designed in such a way that conservatives and liberals were expected to see them very differently. The "conservative items" described a person who changes in a direction that conservatives would be especially likely to regard as good. For example: Jim used to be homosexual. However, now Jim is married to a woman and no longer has sex with men. How much do you agree with the following statement? At his very essence, there was always something deep within Jim, calling him to stop having sex with men, and then this true self emerged. The "liberal items" then went in the opposite direction, describing a person who changes in a direction that liberals would be especially likely to regard as good: Ralph used to make a lot of money and prioritized his financial success above all else. However, now Ralph works in a job where he does not make a lot of money and benefits others. How much do you agree with the following statement? At his very essence, there was always something deep within Ralph, calling him to stop prioritizing his financial success above all else, and then this true self emerged. The results showed a systematic connection between people's own values and their judgments about the true self. Conservative participants were more inclined to say that the person's true self had emerged on the conservative items, while liberals were more inclined to say that the person's true self had emerged on the liberal items. (Try running this study on yourself. I bet you'll find that your judgments also end up corresponding in this way to your own values.) Of course, it would be a mistake to draw any strong conclusions from the results of this one study. Further research is needed, and the truth is bound to be quite a bit more complex than it might at first appear. Still, the findings do seem to point to an interesting new question. Does our ordinary notion of a "true self" simply pick out a certain part of the mind? Or is this notion actually wrapped up in some inextricable way with our own values and ideals? Joshua Knobe is an associate professor at Yale University, where he is appointed both in Cognitive Science and in Philosophy. He is a co-editor, with Shaun Nichols, of the volume "Experimental Philosophy."

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Meanwhile, she says, "It's possible, these days, to get stylish wooden dog feeders and bowls that will look great in your kitchen whatever your colour scheme. If yours is a modern minimalist feel, why not go for a contemporary raised feeder in sleek black finish to match your granite worktop? Alternatively, if yours is a country kitchen, then a raised wooden feeder, painted to match your kitchen, may be the ticket. Pottery dog bowls are now readily available in on-trend colours to complement your crockery and you can even have them personalised so there is no confusion as to who's bowl or treat jar it is!" Britain is a nation of pet lovers, but we are also rather fond of our homes, points out Susan. Far from ruining the look of your home,your pet accessories "can be an easy way to keep up to date with the latest interior trends, in the same way as changing your sofa cushions or lampshades can be." Meanwhile, interior damage inflicted by pets can be limited at the outset by making smart decorative choices and, of course, being prepared for a few extra cleaning chores. Image: A luxury dog bed from thestylishdogcompany.com, with duck feather-filled, deckchair striped, machine washable and removable cover, from £75 Emily Jenkinson is interiors writer for the mydeco marketplace, an online shopping experience where you can search hundreds of home furnishings and accessories all in one place.

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The world of computer network warfare remains highly secret, and many of General Alexander's answers to the senators were excised from the 32-pages of responses, and placed in a separate classified addendum.

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United Nations Security Council resolution 834, adopted unanimously on 1 June 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 696 (1991), 747 (1992), 785 (1992), 793 (1992), 804 (1993), 811 (1993) and 823 (1993), the Council indicated its concern at the deteriorating political, military and humanitarian situation in Angola and extended the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II) for a period of 45 days ending 15 July 1993. The talks between the country and the rebel group UNITA in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, had failed and a ceasefire was not established. The Council supported the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's efforts to bring about an end to the crisis, stressing the importance of the United Nations presence to push forward the peace process. After extending the mandate of UNAVEM II until 15 July 1993, the resolution demanded that UNITA accept the outcome of the elections in 1992 and abide by the Peace Accords. The actions and attacks by UNITA were condemned and both parties were also urged to resume talks as soon as possible, noting that UNITA would be responsible for any breakdown of the talks. The Council also called upon all countries not to provide UNITA with direct or indirect military support. The Security Council welcomed the Secretary-General's steps to strengthen in Angola with all states, specialised agencies and non-governmental organisations were invited to contribute generously. Both parties were called upon to respect international humanitarian law, including not impede the access of humanitarian aid to the population, and to ensure the security and safety of humanitarian personnel. The work of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative was commended after the establishment of agreed in the country. Finally, Boutros-Ghali was asked to submit a report on or before 15 July 1993 on the situation and to make recommendations on the further role of the United Nations in the peace process. The Security Council reiterated its position that it would take prompt action on the recommendation of the Secretary-General to expand the United Nations presence in Angola. ==See also== Angolan Civil War Angolan legislative election, 1992 Angolan presidential election, 1992 List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993–1994) United Nations Angola Verification Mission III ==References== ==External links== Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org 1993 United Nations Security Council resolutions 1993 in Angola United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Angola قطعنامه ۸۳۴ شورای امنیت قطعنومه ۸۳۴ امنیت شورا Resolutie 834 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties بڕیارنامەی ٨٣٤ی ئەنجومەنی ئاسایش

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(2003) # Final Wars (2004) Godzilla (Showa Series) #Godzilla (1954) #Godzilla Raids Again (1955) #King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) #Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) #Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) #Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) #Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) #Son of Godzilla (1967) #Destroy All Monsters (1968) #All Monsters Attack (1969) #Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) #Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) #Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) #Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) #Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Godzilla * (30) #Godzilla (1954) #Godzilla Raids Again (1955) #King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) #Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) #Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) #Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) #Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) #Son of Godzilla (1967) #Destroy All Monsters (1968) #All Monsters Attack (1969) #Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) #Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) #Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) #Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) #Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) #The Return of Godzilla (1984) #Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) #Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) #Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) #Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) #Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) #Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) #Godzilla (1998) # Millennium (1999) #Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) # Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) #Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) # Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) # Final Wars (2004) #Godzilla 3D to the MAX (2008) |} Note: From the article on Godzilla, it seems to that the 1998 film and Godzilla 3D to the MAX are not part of any of these series. Is this correct? I'm rather mystified at the purpose of the columns. I'd say that it's too confusing in its current state. Girolamo Savonarola (talk) == Big Five == Since so many of the various Godzilla character articles are so small, I propose that we keep the character articles for the big five: Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla, and that we merge all the remaining articles into List of Godzilla Series Monsters. Thoughts? K00bine (talk) Thoughts, yeah I have thoughts, first A B S O L U T E L Y N O T! Second, the characters deserve their own pages! Third, Angirus is a bigger Monster Superstar than Mechagodzilla! == Godzilla 3-D to the MAX == Okay listen people! Unless you can show me and the whole world proof that 3-D is gone, you guys are going to haft to wait until fall, because the movie was scheduled and probably still is scheduled to Summer 2009! Now please, either put the section back or show me that IMAX is done for. 75.166.9.77 (talk) == So, is it canceled? == With Godzilla-3-D-Imax pretty much done in dirt (so far i can tell), and Godzilla Final Wars being titled...Godzilla...Final Wars, and that movie being the 50th Anniversary is Godzilla canceled? Or are Godzilla 3-D and the 2014 movies real? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.166.14.116 (talk) They're all a lie. Although there have been rumors of a Godzilla Broadway musical coming in Fall 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.31.87.211 (talk) Are you sure? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.97.219.33 (talk) What happened to biollante and megalon's pages?

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Some critique possibly directed at the historiography of the field rather than the wikipedia article. The article seems to neglect the original connections between "sociolinguistics" and historical linguistics by stating that the field started in 1980s (cf. e.g. ~100 years earlier as placed in Koerner 1991). Otherwise the disciplinary differences between sociohistorical linguistics and normal sociolinguistics need to be better demarcated. Based on the explanations given, the article seems to confuse the historical dimension of language (can be understood as diachrony) with language states based in past history (where truly, only written sources are available). Otherwise, typical sociolinguistic investigations very often focus precisely on historical aspects in looking for causes of linguistic change (cf. e.g. basic concepts "apparent time", "real time", "change in progress"). I did not change anything in the article yet, but I propose these changes to be put to action. Ptinits12 (talk) Ref. Konrad Koerner 1991. Toward a History of Modern Sociolinguistics. American Speech Vol. 66, No. 1 (Spring), pp. 57-70 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/455434 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ptinits12 (talk • contribs)

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However, I can't change that title according to the FAQ about editing an article's title, which says: You move the article using the "move" button (to the right of the "edit this page" button). But in order to do this you must have an account that has reached autoconfirmed status, meaning it must be at least four days old and have made at least ten edits. If you are not an autoconfirmed user, or the move is controversial, or the page you wish to rename is move protected, visit Wikipedia:Requested moves. You may also request to have an admin grant you confirmed status. I have only just created an account and haven't made any edits yet. I'm not sure how "ten edits" are counted. Does that mean I have to edit 10 articles? Or make edits ten different times, even for a single article? In any case, I hate for an error like this to stand, just because I'm not yet authorized to make such a change. Alanbaragona (talk) I'm afraid I have removed your addition to the article. One of Wikipedia's core policies is that it does not publish original research. Articles must stick to facts and opinions that have already been published in reliable sources. Your paragraph on the mistranslation of the name may well be true, but, until you can show that the ideas have been published in scholarly works, they should not be mentioned in the article. For the same reason I don't think you should change the article title. To answer your question, though, the ten edits can be to anything at all - even your post here counts towards the total. == changing picture? == How do you change the picture on the wiki page? 98.149.35.240 (talk) If you have a picture that you think would improve a Wikipedia page, there are four steps to think about: Copyright - is this a picture that you took yourself? If not, things get complicated very quickly, as the copyright-holder would need to provide evidence that they were willing to release their copyright (see Donating copyright materials for this). But if it is a picture you took yourself, we can go on to step two. Create an account - only logged-in users can upload images. See this page. Upload the file to Wikimedia Commons using this link. Choose a good descriptive name for the file, and try to fill in as many of the other fields as you can. For "licensing", either choose the "recommended" option from the list, or place the image entirely in the public domain. Edit the article to use your image instead of the old one. Click the "Edit" label at the top of the article, and look for something like or find it in your word-search was that Shakespeare hyphenated it. Look for moon-calf. David Biddulph (talk) == Moon-calf == I raised a question about the article entitled mooncalf, questioning the reference to its use by Shakespeare. A contributor correctly noted that Shakespeare does use the word, but hyphenated it as in moon-calf. I searched on opensourceshakespeare.org and found it there spelled that way. But that being so, the spelling of mooncalf in the article is incorrect and should be changed. to moon-calf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.91.171 (talk) My understanding is that either form can be used. Moon-calf redirects to Mooncalf, and I have added a note about the alternative spelling in the article. If I get a chance later this week, I will see if I can find some reliable sources which can be used as references in the article, as it is currently unreferenced. If those indicate that the hyphenated version is more prevalent, then I will make that the title of the article with the non-hyphenated version as the redirect. Looks to me as if the unhyphenated version is much more frequent. Not too surprising that Shakespeare's usage doesn't necessary tie in with more modern usage. David Biddulph (talk) = December 6 = == Problems editing reference on The Voice 106 page == I am having problems editing a reference on my page.

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Ritham Madubun is a Indonesian football Defender who played for Indonesia in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Persipura Jayapura, PSM Makassar, Persikota Tangerang, Persija Jakarta, Pelita Jaya FC, PSPS Pekanbaru, Persma Manado. ==References== Indonesian footballers Indonesia international footballers 1971 births Association football defenders Living people Persipura Jayapura players PSM Makassar players Persikota Tangerang players Persija Jakarta players Pelita Jaya FC players PSPS Pekanbaru players Persma Manado players Persitara North Jakarta players Liga Indonesia Premier Division players Perserikatan players Ritham Madubun

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Additionally it would allow people who don't care about ship articles, but want to contribute to the project with biographies/weapon/battle articles to get started. I think Buggie had something similar about getting started on phase V already a while ago? Yoenit (talk) @Bahatmut: good, I was hoping you would like this idea because I suspected you would volunteer for the major work on the redesign :) @Yoenit: the answer here is tricky. Nominally, we want our editors to focus on phase 1 because mass focus will allow us to clear the phase sooner, and when that happens it will permit the team to move on the next phases as one large group, rather than as small teams. That said, we can not force editors to do something for the project, so those joining us have always been free to work on weaponry, biography, armor, and other articles of that type that will be needed down the road. Adding them as dedicated pages would show people that OMT will handle such articles in due time, but also risks editors getting ahead of the pack; which could adversely effect running of the phases. Bottom line: you are all free to work on any article you want that is within our scope, but running the wolfpack helps ensure we get the most out of the pack. TomStar81 (Talk) You know me so well. I wouldn't mind getting a head start on biographies, since I know I can easily get most Americans and probably a good handful of Brits up to B-class. Other than that, I can tag the pages with a very carefully-worded box noting that they are not yet active. I'll take a closer look at MILHIST's layout later this week and see what I can plagirize. bahamut0013wordsdeeds Just as a note, there's already an index for Phase V. :) - The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed Good job, Bushranger. Bahamut, what we could do is create pages for all of the involved phases then tag the pages we are not yet working on with. In this manner we can have the pages while noting that they are inactive, which in theory would keep most editors with the pack as we move through the phases. How does that sound? Also, for the redesign; I think adopting the colors scheme used for Battleships would help us distinguish our redesign from the redesign at milhist so that people can tell the two apart. Just a thought, but I figured I'd share it with you. TomStar81 (Talk) :Well, MILHIST might be easier since they have standardized templates for all that, but I'll look into it ::No hurry, Sarge. Its not like the world will end if we don't meet some kind of deadline, so take your time. That way when we roll this out we can get it right the first time round. Also, if it would be easier to use the MILHIST format then so be it; I just suggested the battleship portal format since the color schemes were different enough that people wouldn't get the two confused if they were not paying attention :) TomStar81 (Talk) :::FYI, if the desired result is a layout identical to the main MILHIST one, but with different colors, then a selectable color parameter could quite trivially be added to the MILHIST infrastructure templates that generate the layout. Kirill   ::::I think this is a grand idea that needs expansion, bar the fact that our portal (should) already showcase our grand achievements. @ Yoenit. Way back in the archives of this talk I had a knack to lay out the formats for 3 4 and maybe 5, but retain only a slight amount know. Bushranger did Five up at The Bushranger/OMT Phase V, a link that should come up higher in this talkpage. I believe I can write my head off on Zinovy Rozhdestvensky and Oscar V. Stark. But, please, I now want to expand Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive while I have time before my delicious Russian lunch of salmon, cheese and God knows what else. Ping me about phase three or four if it needs setting up. Toodaloo, Buggie111 (talk) I've just hit another issue: measuring progress. As it stands, any editor who upgrades the class of an article is responsible to edit the class for that article on its talk page, on that phase's article list, on the main project bar, and possibly the portal showcase if it's GA or higher.

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The Bank obeyed few of the commandments of good stewardship By Damian Reece Last Updated: 9:20PM GMT 12 Nov 2008 For an organisation that failed to heed the very obvious warning signs of impending recession and economic instability over the past year, the report is taken extraordinarily seriously, rather than taken with a large pinch of salt as it should be. The fact is the Bank of England got it wrong on inflation because it got it wrong on the UK economy in general. Yes, there have been extreme conditions buffeting the UK and I doubt we could have avoided recession. But if decisive action had been taken earlier, we might not be facing the worst recession among G7 countries. Neither am I talking with the benefit of hindsight. There was plenty of evidence and accompanying warnings that an economic slowdown would be the inevitable result of the credit bubble. This kind of analysis last year, and even in 2006, was often dismissed as simply talking ourselves into recession when in fact it was trying to talk us out of one by encouraging suitable policy responses such as cutting interest rates, cutting wasteful public spending and cutting taxes. The Government's own financial ineptitude has left us fighting this battle without ammunition, beyond the brilliant idea of borrowing even more to get us out of a debt crisis. So the Bank of England has not been dealt an easy hand. But its inability to look beyond an academic study of Consumer Price Inflation and out into the broader economy when setting interest rates has contributed to the mess we're in. The Inflation Report's forecasts use fan charts, the statistical equivalent of casting your net as wide as possible when it comes to predicting the future. The catch-all charts contain a dark shaded area which are the Bank's central forecasts which have economists grappling with rulers to try to decipher what's being said. Precise figures are in short supply, which is perhaps not that surprising given we're crystal-ball gazing here. However, economists take a stab at interpreting the report and yesterday concluded we're looking at a maximum peak-to-trough shrinkage of the economy of 2pc with 2009 contracting 1.3pc and 2010 showing growth of 1.7pc. If we get away with that we should consider ourselves the luckiest generation since the Red Sea was parted. Certainly, that outcome wouldn't imply the need to slash interest rates to zero as King suggested could happen yesterday. He did at least warn that, given the current circumstances, his fan charts needed to be interpreted with "particular caution." Simon Ward of New Star Asset Management reckons that the average outcome we should expect, based on the last three recessions, is a peak to trough contraction of 2.3pc. This implies a fall in GDP of 1.7pc next year and rather more anaemic growth of 0.4pc in 2010. Who knows? The inescapable fact, however, is that the Bank's pursuit of price stability as enshrined in the 1998 Bank of England Act has not led to stable employment and growth. It has led to the exact opposite. If all our woes are to be blamed on external factors then we need a new method of setting interest rates that reflects that. If, however, our fate is at least partially in our own hands then the current arrangements are failing and you can see the evidence for that all around you. Given the scale of this financial crisis, it is untenable that the remit and methodologies of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee are not, at least, subject to review. Indebted to drugs Perhaps the way to climb out of this economic trough is to start taking drugs. Pop a pill and you could repress those cowardly risk-averse instincts and instead transform yourself into a bold entrepreneurial champion. It's basically Viagra for business and is the idea of professors at Cambridge University who reckon levels of dopamine in the brain could be enhanced to release our risk-taking inner selves. Brain storming meetings would never be the same again as we all drop a tab of the money drug and plot the next deal of the century. It would give us an economy on steroids. I would insist on it being available through the National Health Service to treat the terminally timid. It could release so much creative risk-taking that we'd create enough wealth to do away with the welfare state - think about the tax saving potential. As with all drugs, however, it would have a dark side. Addicts would presumably end up blowing their entire wealth on the toss of a coin. It's all theory at the moment but I'm not sure there isn't already a black-market version being pushed on the streets of the City of London. When you consider the risks taken with our money by bankers and fund managers resulting in the credit crunch - the biggest downer in financial history - it's hard to believe they weren't on drugs the whole time.

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==Valuable Links for Welding== I would like to add an outbound link to two great guides and resources that deal with the proper preparation and selection of material on tungsten electrodes. The link is at: www.diamondground.com/downloads.html. Do you feel that this would be appropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.112.164.100 (talk) ==To-do== To get this article featured, at least the following should be done: Add history section Get good images Add equipment section – torch, power supply, etc. Add sections on process variations: Globular, short-circuiting, spray, pulsed spray. This should include differences like shielding gas used, type/thickness of metals that can be welded, positions, weld appearance, pros/cons, travel speed, learning curve, etc. Add quality section (possibly incorporate into individual process variation pages) Include info on joint design somewhere (maybe quality section) Include info on safety and common applications (maybe in an "Applications" section?) Explain MIG, MAG and MIG vs. MAG. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Velle (talk • contribs) Please, add to this list if you think something is missing! Spangineer ∞ 18:46, May 18, 2005 (UTC) == Also == Differences with different metals. General differences (pros/cons) with tig/oxy-acetylene/etc. AC/DC variations perhaps. Notes on usages in industries (eg auto) I'll make a start on the history bit. I can take a nice pic of my little 150 Amp welder if that's any use? Only slight issue might be it's an unusual make (Ferm/Sealey). History link: http://www.solarnavigator.net/welding.htm Mat-C Remember, we just want the history of GMAW, not welding in general. There's alot of general history at the main welding article, which was based on printed sources, not the internet. We can include the stuff that relates to arc welding, but the focus should be on GMAW developments. Incidentally, the website you linked to appears to be a direct quote out of a welding textbook I have (Modern Welding Technology by Cary and Helzer) so if you use the info off the website, I'll reference it with the book. The picture would be great; I doubt the model would matter. TTLightningRod already offered to get some good images for this page, but we'll probably need more, and extra options never hurt. AC/DC stuff is a good idea; though I think AC is rarely used. Thanks for the suggestions! Regarding the safety section, you might find it helpful to take a look at the safety section of the welding article – we probably want to use prose, not lists, and we'll also need to talk about the differences in safety between GMAW and other welding processes. I think I read that GMAW is safer than SMAW, for example. Thanks for showing interest! I wrote the welding article by myself, and while it was fun, it would have been better to have help. It would be awesome if the next featured welding article could be done with teamwork :) Spangineer ∞ 15:18, May 20, 2005 (UTC) The welding page looks very good, I'll have a scan through it. I can't really write much on the history without more info (and decent sources hard to come by). Will do other bits as we go along, including the safety rewording. Cheers, Mat-C ==before placing in article page== I thought we might change the text within the image to simple numbered items, then we can simply have an editable list under the description text. Yes? (TTLightningRod) Yep, I agree – numbered items in the image would be best, because then it's possible to easily change the text and it can also be translated without any trouble. These are great images – you definitely know what you're doing with CAD. Incidentally, what software do you use? Aside from converting the text to numbers, I'm only concerned about a couple things, and hopefully both can be resolved easily.

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Widespread Outages Reported in Florida MIAMI (AP) - A South Florida nuclear plant automatically shut down Tuesday, causing sporadic power outages throughout the state that affected up to 3 million people from Daytona Beach through the Florida Keys. Authorities did not specify the cause of the midday shutdown of both reactors at Florida Power & Light's Turkey Point plant south of Miami but say there were no safety concerns. Power was already restored in some places by early afternoon and was estimated to be fully restored by 6 p.m., Florida Power & Light said. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the two reactors automatically shut down. Two other power plants farther north, the Crystal River reactor and St. Lucie twin reactors, continued to operate, although officials at those two facilities noticed the grid disturbance. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez said the outages were technical, not criminal. "It's a matter of just a cascading effect," he said. The outages have no connection to terrorism, Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Laura Keehner said. "We don't know whether the grid disturbance caused the units to shut down or that their shut down caused the grid disturbance," said Kenneth Clark, a spokesman at the NRC regional office in Atlanta. He said the two reactors were automatically shut down. "There are no safety concerns. The reactors shut down as designed," Clark said. Both reactors continued to have offsite electric power, and two coal-burning power plants at Turkey Point also shut down, he said. Florida emergency management officials said the outages cut power to about 2-3 million people, although FPL said the number was closer to 800,000. Outages appeared to be concentrated in the southeast portion of the state, including Miami, but were also reported in along the southwest coast and northeastern part of the state as well as in the Florida Keys. The outages began shortly after 1 p.m. EST, though power in some affected areas had been restored an hour later. Several Miami-area hospitals switched to backup generators when the power went out. Miami-Dade schools were scheduled to be dismissed on time, and officials said school buses would be running. In Miami's western suburb of Doral, Panera Bread bakery servers enjoyed the unexpected smoking break at the height of the midday rush- hour, while their manager grumbled over lost sales. At a Starbucks down the block, employees began handing out sandwiches they feared would go bad. Nelson Suarez, 35, a manager for Asia sales at World Fuel Services, enjoyed the free lunch. "I can't work anyway since all the power is out, so at least something good came out of this," he said. In Collier County in the southwestern portion of the state, sheriff's spokeswoman Karie Partington said officials were working to determine the extent of the outages. "We really don't have a good picture of it," sheriff's spokeswoman Karie Partington said. "It's not any one location." In central Florida, the Orange and Volusia county sheriff's offices confirmed power outages at traffic signals across their jurisdictions. "I don't have a handle on whether we're experiencing residential or commercial outages," said Gary Davidson, Volusia sheriff's spokesman. "I know we're receiving reports of traffic lights out virtually throughout the county." Jaime Hernandez, a spokesman for Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management, said the county is partially activating its emergency operations center. He said no injuries have been reported so far. By 2 p.m., most of downtown Miami appeared to be back to normal operation, including a campus of Miami Dade College and numerous stores and businesses. Traffic lights were out for a short time but appeared to be back in regular operation. In the Florida Keys, spokesman Andy Newman said areas were without power for about 15 minutes, but it was back up as well. An official at the Miami International Airport says the facility is working on a generator backup but that no airline delays were reported. Associated Press Writers Suzette Laboy, Damian Grass and Laura Wides- Munoz in Miami, Travis Reed in Orlando, Brian Skoloff in Juno Beach, Mitch Stacy in Tampa and H. Josef Hebert in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, or below the legal age of consent. The term is most often defined in criminal law. Internationally, the incidence of rapes recorded by the police during 2008 varied between 0.1 in Egypt per 100,000 people and 91.6 per 100,000 people in Lesotho with 4.9 per 100,000 people in Lithuania as the median. According to the American Medical Association (1995), sexual violence, and rape in particular, is considered the most under-reported violent crime. The rate of reporting, prosecution and convictions for rape varies considerably in different jurisdictions. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (1999) estimated that 91% of U.S. rape victims are female and 9% are male, with 99% of the offenders being male. Rape by strangers is usually less common than rape by persons the victim knows, and several studies argue that male-male and female-female prison rape are quite common and may be the least reported forms of rape. When part of a widespread and systematic practice, rape and sexual slavery are recognized as crimes against humanity and war crimes. Rape is also recognized as an element of the crime of genocide when committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a targeted ethnic group. Victims of rape can be severely traumatized; in addition to psychological harm resulting from the act, rape may cause physical injury, or have additional effects on the victim, such as acquiring of a sexually transmitted infection or becoming pregnant. Furthermore, following a rape, a victim may face violence or threats of thereof from the rapist, and, in some cultures, from the victim's own family and relatives. ==Definitions== ===Penetrative and non-penetrative=== The definition of rape varies both in different parts of the world and at different times in history. It is defined in many jurisdictions as sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, of one person by another person without the consent of the victim. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime defines it as "sexual intercourse without valid consent," and the World Health Organization defined it in 2002 as "physically forced or otherwise coerced penetration – even if slight – of the vulva or anus, using a penis, other body parts or an object". In 2012, the FBI changed their definition from "The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will." to "The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim." for their annual Uniform Crime Reports. The definition, which had remained unchanged since 1927, was considered outdated and narrow. The updated definition includes any gender of victim and perpetrator, not just women being raped by men, recognizes that rape with an object can be as traumatic as penile/vaginal rape, includes instances in which the victim is unable to give consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity, and recognizes that a victim can be incapacitated and thus unable to consent because of ingestion of drugs or alcohol. However, the definition does not change federal or state criminal codes or impact charging and prosecution on the federal, state or local level; it rather means that rape will be more accurately reported nationwide. Some countries, such as Germany, are now using more inclusive definitions which do not require penetration, and the 1998 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda defines it as "a physical invasion of a sexual nature committed on a person under circumstances which are coercive". In some jurisdictions, the term "rape" has been phased out of legal use in favor of terms such as "sexual assault" or "criminal sexual conduct". Other countries or jurisdictions continue to define rape to cover only acts involving penile penetration of the vagina, treating all other types of non-consensual sexual activity as sexual assault. Scotland, for instance, requires that a rapist commit a sexual assault with a penis, so only males can legally be rapists. ===Consent=== In any allegation of rape, the absence of consent to sexual intercourse on the part of the victim is critical. Consent need not be expressed, and may be implied from the context and from the relationship of the parties, but the absence of objection does not of itself constitute consent. Lack of consent may result from either forcible compulsion by the perpetrator or an incapacity to consent on the part of the victim (such as persons who are asleep, intoxicated or otherwise mentally helpless).

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So does a currently-mentioned bit (in the same section) from the Times Literary Supplement: "what is commonly known as a 'Mary Sue'—an unironic reflection of the writers' and fans' desire to get in there and help the Doctor out (while managing to stay pretty)." I'm thinking of moving those references up or otherwise trying to utilize them in a section explaining notable usages of the term and the common interpretations of it (in media and academia). Perhaps the references I just mentioned should also be in References, if you know what I mean (I still don't know how to set a cite up like that, though, could someone help me out here?). Let's hope we can track down some academic analyses, too. I'll take a stab at the new/revamped section and such soon. Lemme know what you think! Runa27 ==Section removed, April 5 == OK, the following section has been removed until I can replace it with something better. Again, good writing, and I'm sad to see it go, but it's OR and non-sourced, and reads more like a writing guide than an encyclopedia entry: __The Common Cause of a Mary Sue__ It is important to note that the symptom is not the same as the disease. An original character can have beauty, strength and a tragic background, but she will not necessarily be seen as a Mary Sue. Ultimately, what makes a character be interpreted as being a Mary Sue is not usually any individual factor like beauty, or even a group of symptoms like power, wealth and friendliness. It is not simply a clichéd plot, because sometimes clichés work. It is not even a total lack of originality when creating a character (although that is also generally considered a bad thing). It is simply the fact that the character is seen as being'special'. There are many ways this impression can come about. Perhaps her description is wildly disproportionate to the other characters (describing what she puts on in the morning with more than a short sentence or two is one commonly-cited warning sign). Perhaps she can charm even the really 'badass' characters, making them act out of character. Perhaps she has what makes other, canon characters special, such as super speed or strength, a special artifact (like a TimeTurner) or is another member of an otherwise extinct or rare but powerful race. She may be someone's long-lost relation. Perhaps, despite her bitter past, she holds none of the psychological scarring that should come with it. All because she is'special' - and absurdly so. In other words, while every character in the story should be special in their own way, including any original character, Mary Sue is so special that nobody else is special in comparison. Note that the above applies primarily to fan fiction, but can be loosely extended into original fiction as well; a character described and portrayed with such overkill as to seem so very'special' is usually interpreted to be a Mary Sue regardless of whether she appears in fan or original fiction. Runa27 Hey! Well, something occurred to me. Mary Sue is a subjective term. It's always opinionated. There's very little factual information on her. Just people's opinions. So it's not going to be easy to find references - if it's possible at all. Pretty much everybody has a different idea on what a Mary Sue is. I spent a lot of time going through the links and finding a common trait. There is almost nothing in this article that can be said to be 'official' information because there is no such thing as the definitive Mary Sue. Everybody keeps taking parts out and you could rip out the entire page really and be in the right. So STOP IT. I mean, I just pulled out this because it's all an opinion: Harley Quinn hyenaholic _Criticism and debate on the concept's merit_ The concept of the Mary Sue has been criticized on the grounds that: What constitutes as an “exceptional” skill, background, appearance or even name is often subjective to the fandom. For example, in some fandoms, such as those surrounding certain science fiction or fantasy series, it is common for characters to have names that are also nouns or adjectives. The usual counterargument is that most fandoms still "have limits" past which a certain combination of traits in a single character may still seem over-the-top and thus unrealistic. Real people sometimes have skills, tragedies, or backgrounds that would cause fictional characters to be classified as Mary Sues. The usual counterargument is that they are "still rare". Some characters might reasonably have “exceptional” skills or backgrounds.

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U.S. Secret Service under spotlight after prostitution flap By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They are known for their shiny sunglasses, dark suits, and stern gazes. Secret Service agents, the men and women who protect U.S. leaders, are as much a part of the American political tableau as the presidents, cabinet officials, and candidates they shadow and protect. But, unlike their high-profile charges, they are not supposed to make news. The suspension of 11 agents this weekend after alleged misconduct involving prostitutes in Colombia brought unwelcome headlines and attention to the agency's culture. One critic said the incident reflected a systemic breakdown of standards and practices among overworked agents that could leave a president vulnerable to an attack. An investigation will show whether the event, which overshadowed President Barack Obama's meetings with Latin American leaders in Cartagena, Colombia, was an unfortunate anomaly or a sign of an agency-wide problem. Either way, it shed light on the human frailties and working conditions of a group expected to perform discreet and self-sacrificing services for U.S. leaders. People familiar with the Secret Service described long work hours on stressful presidential trips, some of which are scheduled at the last minute. Agents often meet at hotel bars at the end of the day on such trips to drink and unwind. Those who are not traveling with the president sometimes hold "wheels-up" parties after Air Force One has lifted off for Washington or another destination. On Thursday, some U.S. agents brought a number of prostitutes back to a beachfront hotel in Cartagena near where Obama was due to stay the following day, according to a local police source, sparking a weekend of scandal. "We've heard about these wheel-up parties when the president leaves," said congressman Darrell Issa, speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation" program. "Well, this was a pre-wheel-down. So the question is, is the whole organization in need of some soul-searching, some changes... before the president, the vice president, members of the cabinet are in danger?" Ralph Basham, a former director of the agency who is now a principal with Command Consulting Group, said the incident was a rare mishap for an agency that prides itself on its professionalism. "I do not believe that there is a systemic problem in the Secret Service because if there were, this wouldn't be such a huge story," he told Reuters in an interview. "This is really an abnormality." David Gergen, a political analyst who worked for four presidents including Ronald Reagan, who survived an assassination attempt thanks to Secret Service protection, said occasional incidents such as the one in Colombia were not out of character given the masculinity of many in the profession. Overall, he said, the agents were brave, outstanding people. "These are guys who are willing to take a bullet to save a president. I've seen them do that," Gergen said. "My hope is people keep it in perspective." One prominent critic was less forgiving, saying the connection to prostitutes should end the careers of the agents involved. "The fact that they were engaged in this conduct, you know, compromises the agents," said Ronald Kessler, author of "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect." "The prostitutes could have blackmailed them, could have been involved with terrorists, drug cartel people, or foreign intelligence services," he said. "Any foreign intelligence service would love to get a Secret Service agent in their pocket." Kessler said the events in Colombia were illustrative of a general slide of Secret Service standards. He cited the admittance of uninvited guests to a White House holiday party early in Obama's tenure as further evidence of lax behavior. The Secret Service stressed that Obama's safety was never in question and rejected Kessler's claims of a wider problem. "We have hundreds of personnel that travel around the world every day that conduct thousands of security advances, thousands of events, and we don't have incidents like this that occur,' said Ed Donovan, an agency spokesman. "It's an anomaly." Obama, speaking at the end of the summit, said he, too, would withhold judgment until all of the facts were established. "These men and women perform extraordinary service on a day- to-day basis protecting me, my family, U.S. officials. They do very hard work under very stressful circumstances and almost invariably do an outstanding job," he told reporters. Even so, Obama said he would be "angry" if the allegations about the agents in Colombia proved true. "I'll wait until the full investigation is completed before I pass final judgment," he said. (Editing by Christopher Wilson)

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Amazon Kindle 2: some questions answered Amazon's Kindle announcement has excited many - but a number of key questions seemed to be left hanging. Such as: which mobile network will it use in the UK? Why can't you buy it from the Amazon UK store? And will it offer you only US content? I spoke to Steven Kessel, Amazon's senior vice president in charge of the Kindle. First item: though the announcement is being made today, the Kindle (the small Kindle 2, not the large-screen Kindle DX) will not actually start to ship until October 19th - the week after the Frankfurt Book Fair (where publishers meet to talk about what's going on, and lots of publishing deals get done). Yet if you're in the US, you can get a Kindle in 2-4 days. Why the 12-day delay? Was the launch timed to attract attention at Frankfurt? "We're excited to make the announcement," said Kessel. "Our approach is to start with the customer and work outwards. We make announcements when we believe the products are available for customers." And it's only the Kindle 2, not the large-screen Kindle DX; the latter will be available "some time next year," "as soon as it's ready." Next: you won't actually be buying the Kindle from Amazon UK. Instead you'll have to order it in dollars, and pay any import taxes that it attracts. Why isn't Amazon selling it from the UK? "In the future we plan to introduce a UK-centric experience to allow people in Britain to purchase Kindle and Kindle books," Kessel said. And in a statement, Amazon UK previously said We know that customers all around the world have been looking forward to being able order the Kindle and offering from Amazon.com is the most expeditious way for us to get Kindle to them. The Kindle Store on Amazon.com offers international customers over 200,000 English-language books, including New Releases and New York Times bestsellers, which are typically priced less than physical editions. Over 1,000 different rights-holders now have books available in the Kindle Store, including leading publishers Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate Books, Faber & Faber, HarperCollins, Harlequin, Hachette, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster and Wiley. Each customer has a content catalogue associated with their region or country, and we display the appropriate catalogue for each customer. Another mystifying question: which mobile network is Amazon going to use? AT&T, its partner in the US, doesn't have a presence in the UK. So who is Amazon's UK mobile network? Its earlier statements this morning were models of non-clarity: "Kindle with international wireless uses advanced 3G GSM technology to power Amazon's wireless delivery system 'Whispernet' over the AT&T Global Network." Could Kessel elucidate? Is Amazon going to be a mobile virtual network operator in the UK, like Virgin, renting airtime from the main four networks (O2, Orange, Vodafone and 3)? "AT&T is through their network of partnerships providing 3G network coverage to Kindle and Whispernet across 100 countries." Er, OK, so which network in the UK? "You'd have to ask AT&T." We intend to. But he said that there will be no "roaming" charges; if you're a UK Kindle buyer you won't get any charges using it in the UK from a mobile network. What about a UK Kindle owner in the US - would they see roaming charges? "You pay no roaming charges." Then there's the final question, relating to books and publication rights, which has exercised publishers and authors and agents. You'll know that some books are published in some countries, but not in others. These are often the subject of big rights bids. Amazon is going to tailor its store depending on where your Kindle is: if you're in the UK, your available catalogue will be limited to books that have been published in the UK for the Kindle. So what if you take an Amazon UK-bought Kindle to the US: will you be able to buy stuff from the Kindle US store? In other words, does each Kindle identify itself by country of purchase, or by the country it finds itself in - rather as you can be a British national but buy US-published books if you hop on a plane and go to the US? Yes, according to Kessel. Even so, we've heard that if you subscribe to UK papers on a Kindle in the UK that you may not be able to get images downloaded (there might be copyright issues). We're seeking confirmation on that. The price? More than £200 once you factor in the exchange rate and customs charges. So is it worth it? Why not take our poll and tell us?

2009-12-31 00:00:00

North Carolina rolls to a 102-87 victory over Long Island CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tyler Zeller scored 32 points, John Henson added 28, and North Carolina used its hulking size to overcame sloppiness in its return to the NCAA tournament in a 102-87 victory over scrappy Long Island University on Friday night. Harrison Barnes added 24 points and 16 rebounds for the second-seeded Tar Heels (27-7) who eventually wore down the 15th-seeded Blackbirds (27-6). The 2009 NCAA champions, relegated to the NIT last season, advanced to the third round of the East Regional. Julian Boyd scored 18 points, C.J. Garner added 16 and Jamal Olasewere had 15 for LIU, which faded after rallying to tie with under 5 minutes left in the first half as its nation-best 13-game winning streak was snapped. 2011 NCAA men's tournament interactive bracket The 7-footer Zeller and 6-10 Henson kept catching high passes for easy layups over smaller LIU to each record career highs in points. Still, North Carolina was far from sharp despite playing a virtual home game 2 1/2 hours from campus. There was a meltdown in the first half and another hiccup midway through the second when the Tar Heels' 21-point lead was sliced to 10. LIU, which came in as the nation's fourth-highest scoring team at 82.6 points a game, didn't shy away from running with the equally fast-paced Tar Heels. But North Carolina's overwhelming talent was the difference in its 24th consecutive NCAA tournament win in its home state. Live scoreboard for Friday's NCAA games The Tar Heels, who overcame 18 turnovers with 51 percent shooting from the field, will play the Washington-Georgia winner on Sunday. The Blackbirds, the Northeast Conference champions making their first NCAA appearance since 1997, fell to 0-4 in the tournament despite a decent showing in a difficult environment. And LIU's 3-minute stretch of flawless basketball in the first half briefly had their small, but loud, fan contingent dreaming. After falling behind 12-2 and 31-19, the Blackbirds suddenly got their high-scoring offense going. As North Carolina went on a turnover spree, Olasewere was scoring off the dribble, Boyd knocked down a 3-pointer and coach Jim Ferry was doing a triple-fist pump in a 12-0 run to tie it. But the Blackbirds, who entered with a nation-best 13 road victories, had no answer for North Carolina's big men. Henson surpassed his career high by halftime with 20 points, and Barnes' late scoring spurt put the Tar Heels up 53-42 at the break even as coach Roy Williams fumed, punching a chair after North Carolina's 11th turnover of the half. The Tar Heels' 7-0 spurt to start the second half put it out of reach. Henson, whose previous career high was 19 points, later scoring six straight points to make it 66-45 with 16:47 left. Zeller, one of only two players left from the 2009 title team, had his way inside in the second half against an LIU team whose tallest starter was 6-7. Zeller scored 25 points after halftime, including 14 of 19 shooting from the foul line. Kendall Marshall added 10 assists and North Carolina surpassed 100 points for the fourth time this season in its 15th win in 17 games. But there were few smiles from Williams with tougher tests looming for the Tar Heels.

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EXCLUSIVE: Issa demands "gunwalking" information from Secretary Clinton Today, the head of the House Oversight Committee fired off a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her agency's refusal to turn over documents and information about the ATF "gunwalking" scandal exposed by CBS News. "Given the gravity of this matter, this refusal is simply unacceptable," reads the letter from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). Read Issa's full letter to Clinton (PDF). Issa is acting in concert with Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). On March 4, Grassley requested information from the State Department involving then-U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual's meetings with Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, Mr. Breuer's deputy, and other officials in Mexico City in the summer of 2010 regarding "on-going investigations" related to Project Gunrunner and its Fast and Furious component. However, the State Department has not provided any of the requested materials. "This refusal is mystifying in its own right" and "stands in stark contradiction to the promise of transparency promoted by President Obama," reads the Issa letter. He is now asking for the information as well. "Additionally, please explain in detail the reasons behind your refusal to answer the Senator directly." Gunrunning scandal uncovered at the ATF ATF gunwalking: Who knew, and how high up? AK47s vs. bean bags in border drug war Agent: I was ordered to let U.S. guns into Mexico Issa's committee may subpoena documents if they are not provided. So far, the Justice Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and several other agencies have been non-responsive to Grassley requests in the gunwalking investigation. The State Department had no comment other than to say if the letter has been received, then it is being reviewed.

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3,4-Methylenedioxy-N,N-dimethylamphetamine (MDDM) is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is also the N,N-dimethyl analogue of MDA. MDDM was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved), the dosage is unspecified, and the duration unknown. MDDM produces only mild effects that are not well characterised in PiHKAL. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of MDDM. This compound is however occasionally encountered as an impurity in MDMA which has been synthesized by methylation of MDA using methylating reagents such as methyl iodide, as an excess of reagent or too high a reaction temperature results in some double methylation of the amine nitrogen, yielding MDDM as well as MDMA. Presence of MDDM as an impurity can thus reveal which synthetic route was used to manufacture seized samples of MDMA. MDDM is also known as MDMMA, or as "sass" on the streets. This is in reference to the sassafrass plant from which MDDM can be derived. == See also == Phenethylamine Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants MDA == External links == MDDM entry in PiHKAL MDDM entry in PiHKAL • info Amphetamines Benzodioxoles متیلن‌دی‌اکسی‌دی‌متیل‌آمفتامین

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Jail worker murder trial jury out During the month-long trial, jurors heard how he had been involved in a stormy and short-lived relationship with Ms Evans, of Hothfield, near Ashford. 'Frenzied attack' The jury was told that after Ms Evans told him the relationship was over, he pestered her by leaving notes taped to her car and pushing letters through her letterbox. The prosecution claims he lay in wait for her and then killed her in a "brutal and frenzied" knife attack at the prison, where she worked as an English teacher, teaching foreign inmates preparing for release. Alan Kent, prosecuting, also said Mr Prest changed his clothes and disposed of the knife at a motorway service station on the M2 near Canterbury, and lied about his whereabouts. Trainers with traces of Ms Evan's blood on them, which Mr Prest had worn on the day of the killing, were discovered in a recycling bin near Wincheap, the court was told.

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Police return to Elli Williams A9 death scene

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"A lot of us were Irish and a lot of us were Italian, and firefighters and cops are a real tight community, so we were just drawn to the school," said Gallagher, who led a fund-raising campaign for Paterson Catholic in 2008 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson threatened to shut it down.

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SNP to make case for re-election The SNP will begin its campaign for re-election at its spring conference this weekend. The conference, held at the SECC in Glasgow, will set out the party's record in government and present key policies ahead of the Scottish elections in May. These include the continuation of a council tax freeze for at least two years, increases in spending on the NHS, £450 million for the Small Business Bonus Scheme, 22,000 jobs in low carbon industries and 100,000 youth training places a year. A specially-commissioned party conference broadcast starring actor Jimmy Chisholm, asking "What have the Scottish Government ever done for us?," will also be shown. Deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon said: "Four years ago we launched a campaign that saw people across Scotland decide it's time for an SNP Government. "That SNP Government has delivered on 84 of our 94 headline manifesto commitments and has a record of achievement people across Scotland can be proud of. "Today no-one in Scotland pays more in council tax than they did on election day in 2007. "After four years we have an extra 1,000 police on our streets, hospital waiting times are shorter and prescription charges are being abolished on April 1. "Over 80,000 businesses have seen their rates cut or scrapped all together through our small business bonus and we have made sure higher education in Scotland is based on ability to learn and not ability to pay." Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd. 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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"We were handcuffed to a bench and our legs were shackled together. We were not told what was happening," one of those detained but later released, Darrin Ammussek, told NBCChicago.com. "I believe very strongly in non-violence, and if I had seen anything that even resembled any plans or anything like that, we wouldn't have been there." Scenes from Chicago protests surrounding NATO summit He claimed that during 18 hours in custody, police never told him why he was arrested, read him his rights or allowed him to make a phone call, The Associated Press reported. He said he remained handcuffed to a bench, even after asking to use a restroom. "There were guards walking by making statements into the door along the lines of 'hippie,' 'communist,' 'pinko,'" a tired-looking Ammussek told reporters just after his release. Security has been high throughout the city in preparation for the summit, where delegations from about 60 countries, including 50 heads of state, will discuss the war in Afghanistan and European missile defense. US veterans to return war medals in protest Among the pre-NATO protests was a march on the home of Mayor Emanuel by about 500 people on Saturday. The big show will be on Sunday, the start of the two-day NATO summit, when thousands of protesters are expected to march 2½ miles from a band shell on Lake Michigan to the McCormick Place convention center, where delegates will be meeting. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News: Follow US News on msnbc.com on Twitter and Facebook

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Houston's costs from Ike are expected to top $2 billion, said Frank Michel, spokesman for Mayor Bill White. The hurricane damaged more than 10,000 homes and will force the city to spend about $100 million for cleanup. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Mixx Looks to Go Beyond the News Correction to This Article The article incorrectly said that Clorox will use a new service from Mixx.com to obtain feedback on packaging for a new product. Clorox will use the service to get feedback on advertising for the product. Mixx Looks to Go Beyond the News New Service 'Sifter' to Pair Companies With Online Users By Mike Musgrove Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 28, 2009 The McLean-based news site Mixx.com is hoping to persuade consumer product developers to draw on the wisdom of the Web as it launches a service today that pairs its online community of news junkies with companies wanting to bounce ideas off a test audience. The site's new service, called "Sifter," aims to help consumer-oriented businesses and marketers fine-tune their upcoming products and pitches by putting them in front of a group that already spends much of its time voting things up or down. Basically, it's an online version of focus-group testing. Currently, Mixx readers submit stories and vote on the ones they find most interesting. Now a few thousand of Mixx's most active users, those who have spent hundreds of hours on the site, also will have access to the new Sifter section. Chris McGill, Mixx's founder, thinks the feature will catch on with such a crowd because these are people who passionately enjoy figuring out what's cool and what's not. "Our users, and our power users in particular, are by nature'vetters,' " he said. "It is simply what they do and how the Mixx system works." In a world where NASA conducts online contest polls over what to name a space module, turning to the wisdom or enthusiasm of the crowd is becoming a familiar concept. Last week, for example, Google opened up the online doors to its research and development department, called Google Labs. The plan is that users will get a chance to check out new Google projects while they're still in the works. For Mixx, such a move could allow the company to set it apart from better-known "news aggregation" sites such as Digg and Reddit. Digg, the closest thing to a household name in this category, gets 35 million visitors in the average month. Mixx, by comparison, saw 8.1 million visitors in March, but that's up from 338,000 visitors during the same month a year ago. But even the biggest players in this market aren't profitable yet, including Digg. Launched in 2007, Mixx strives to make its users' pages highly customizable. If you're passionate about the topics of single malt scotch, science fiction TV shows and ballroom dancing, for example, you could conceivably set up your page so that you only see news about those topics. Mixx was created with the idea that advertisers would be able to market themselves effectively on a site where people have already identified their interests. But the recession has hit online advertising as hard as just about every other industry; Yahoo, for example, announced last week that its first-quarter earnings were down 13 percent from the same period in 2008. Mixx is hoping to make between $4,000 and $8,000 per week from clients who using the Sifter service. Mixx's first customer is the Washington-based software developer LivingSocial, the firm behind some of the most popular applications on Facebook. If you've ever sent somebody a virtual beer via Facebook, you've likely used LivingSocial's software. The company's latest hit application, launched last month and already taking Facebook by storm, is "Pick Your Five" in which users choose their favorite five albums, books, celebrity crushes or whatever to share with their friends. Co-founder Tim O'Shaughnessy said his company will use Sifter to help figure out what his company should do next. "We have some ideas for what the next step for 'Pick Your Five' is, and that's what we want to test with these people," he said. "We should be able to get a very, very fast thumbs up or thumbs down this way. The thing that's nice is, it's cheaper, faster and easier than focus groups." Clorox is an upcoming client of the new Mixx service. The company will be trying out new packaging for one of its cleaning products; the company's hope is to come up with something attractive enough that consumers will want to keep it on top of the kitchen counter, rather than hidden under the sink.

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A Day in the Life of a Polygamous Woman April 8, 2008 - The various pictures of heavily-clad women many carrying small children and boarding buses following a weekend raid on a polygamous compound in Eldorado, Texas, has spotlighted again the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Days Saints, especially its female members. As authorities try to unravel what could be the country's largest child abuse case in the nation's history, some wonder how and why women in the cloistered community led by the jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs were silent for so long. More then 400 women have been evacuated from the compound after officials got a phone call from a female member claiming sexual misconduct. The women spend much of their days caring for children on the compound's 1,700 acres. The women till gardens, quilt and often were forced to marry while still in their teens. The main compound is concentrated along the Arizona-Utah line but several enclaves have been built elsewhere, according to The Associated Press. Former members said it's the power of persuasion and control that keeps the women captive. "He is their God. He's told these people, 'I am Jesus Christ,'" said former church member Flora Jeffs, speaking about Warren Jeffs' control. The isolation of the group, which broke off from the Mormon church after it refused church demands to ban polygamy, shows in the members' attire. Women wear hand-sewn garments, their extremely long hair pinned up in braids, and don ankle-length dresses, as if from another century. Jeffs, who was convicted of being an accomplice to rape, had strict rules when it came to his followers. He allowed no television, radio or Internet access. Even laughter was forbidden. "He said, 'No children's books with animals doing people things. Nature is OK. Disney is not,'" said former member Lori Chatwin, who left the group four years ago. However, he did allow iPods, which people could use to listen to hours of his sermons, and his control extended beyond what people could read, see and wear. He also controlled who married whom and, he claimed, who got to go to heaven. Women who don't like the rules are told to "keep sweet." "Keep sweet, it's exactly that. No matter what, it's a matter of life and death. You don't ask why. You don't do anything except do what you're told," said former member Pam Black, who was married as a teenager while she was in the sect. Even with those rules, many women remain loyal to Jeffs. "I have a right to worship any damn thing I want; wear any damn clothes I want," said one female follower. That type of fervent support for Jeffs and his church may make it difficult for Texas authorities to crack the code of silence among the women who were taught to distrust the outside world, even those who voluntarily left the ranch. "Everything that they've been taught as members of this group is going to stand in the way of their being moved by the authorities to be helpful," said Bryn Mawr College social psychology professor Clark McCauley.

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I still debate that was the reason, if someone thinks and has explicit info about this not being the case, note back. Others note that they changed the ‘Ken’ name due to CAPCOM’s Ken Masters from the Street Fighter series/sagas. I have the Japanese version of the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (real name Ninja Ryukenden cause Americans CAN’T pronounce ‘Ryukenden') and I don’t read ‘Joe Hayabusa’ anywhere in the game. I read ‘Ken Hayabusa’. I’ll go into my game and take a screenshot when I can for this. Also, people go that he is dead. Well he “died” on Ninja Ryukenden and it’s later mentioned in the first short movie in Ninja Gaiden Xbox. He lives. I mean the - start quote ‘…he is never satisfied with the power he wields…” end quote, clearly shows he is alive and kicking. Also the ‘Talisman of Rebirth’ in Ninja Gaiden that revives you once you die might have worked on reviving one’s deceased dad. (Crude, I know…) About the hair and those green eyes - Yes! The hair…in my DevianArt site I’ve gotten mystery notes on the topic “Long Ponytail huh?” and it’s about his hair. Sheesh, if 20 long years pass it means the hair grows. The ponytail was ALSO to move him aside to the very nasty similarity to the other Ryu (Street Fighter Ryu mind you). If you place the picture of Hayabusa from Ninja Ryukenden next to Ryu from Street Fighter, they are TWINS. The ponytail was a good thing…I like it. About the eyes. From Brown to Emerald Green throughout four games is very weird. Well, there are a few answers for that – including the contacts joke – ONE: He is from a legendary clan of Dragons. The lineage must have awakened him during the young age into maturity and BINGO you get gorgeous green eyes…. There is a story about green eyed warriors in ancient times. I cannot really tell if it’s ancient Chinese of Japanese mythology (but it goes into the mythical East), but I’ve read about it and they have to do with people and dragons (also D&D has a thing with this stuff). It was said that those born with green eyes where the children of the gods. Embodiments of divinities in human newborns. Those who had these stunning eyes where children of destiny. It was also said, green eyes are eyes of wise dragons. The changing from normal brown to green is also a sign that the power has finally awakened. TWO: Hayabusa’s mother (whom is never mentioned or showed) may not be Japanese and thus had green eyes or a family member on her side has someone with green eyes and the genetics are passed. THREE: Hayabusa got tired of the crummy brown (he can’t see well anymore) and thus hides it with the colored contact lenses. I have no more arguments on this topic. I’ll rant no more…I think those are the main FAQ’s of this character. I’ll shut up now. This would be good to add to Hayabusa's page but, as much as it annoys me, you'll need a source of some kind. I think. On the subject of time, I do think Ninja Gaiden Xbox is 2 years before DOA as, in the manual, Ayane is said to be 14. Perhaps the original Ninja Ryukenden games took place in the 2 year gap? Seriphyn It's been suggested that the XBox Ninja Gaiden game exists in its own continuity, outside of that presented in the original trilogy (something fairly common in Japanese franchises). That would explain why Ryu's father dies in the first NES game but is still alive on the XBox, along with the other continuity flaws. Hossenfeffer I remember reading an interview where Itagaki intended for the Xbox version to take place in a seperate universe from the original NES, because he felt the storyline would have blocked his room for creativity. Although fans suggested that they could fit together in one timeline if the Xbox version happenned first, then the NES trilogy, then Dead or Alive.

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Report: Bale off England Soccer Team for Olympics Tottenham winger Gareth Bale reportedly won't be available for Britain's soccer team for the Olympics because of injury. Britain's Press Association says Bale had a recurrence of a back injury while running and has been ruled out of the London Games. The report Saturday says the 22-year-old Welshman told Britain coach Stuart Pearce that he won't be able to play. Pearce is expected to announce his 18-man squad on Monday. He had already decided to leave out former England captain David Beckham. Britain faces Senegal, U.A.E. and Uruguay in its group games at the Olympics. Bale was expected to be one of Britain's best players at the Olympics. But the report says he decided against playing at the games and possibly aggravating the back problem with the start of the Premier League season less than two months away.

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, also romanized as Shōhei, was a after Enchō and before Tengyō. This period spanned the years from April 931 through May 938. The reigning emperor was. ==Change of era== January 22, 931 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Enchō 9, on the 26th day of the 4th month of 931. ==Events of the Jōhei era== September 3, 931 (Jōhei 1, 19th day of the 7th month): The former-Emperor Uda (867-931) died at the age of 65. 932 (Jōhei 2, 8th month): The udaijin (Minister of the Right) Fujiwara no Sadakata (873-932) died at the age of 65. 933 (Jōhei 3, 8th month): The dainagon (great counselor) Fujiwara no Nakahira, brother of sesshō (regent) Fujiwara Takahira, is named udaijin. 933 (Jōhei 3, 12th month): Ten of the chief dignitaries of the empire went falcon-hunting together in Owari province. Each of them was magnificent in his formal hunting attire. 935 (Jōhei 5): The Great Fundamental Central Hall (kompon chūdō) on Mt. Hiei burned down. September 7, 936 (Jōhei 6, 19th day of the 8th month): Fujiwara Tadahira was named daijō-daijin (Prime Minister); and in this same period, Fujiwara Nakahira was named sadaijin (Minister of the Left), and Fujiwara Tsunesuke was named udaijin. 937 (Jōhei 7, 12th month): The former-Emperor Yōzei celebrated his 70th birthday. ==Notes== ==References== Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. 10-ISBN 0-520-03460-0; 13-ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. 10-ISBN 0231049404/13-ISBN 9780231049405; OCLC 6042764 == External links == National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" {| border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | | Jōhei || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th || 7th || 8th | | Gregorian || 931 || 932|| 933 || 934|| 935 || 936 || 937 || 938 |} {| border ="1" | | width ="30%" align ="center" | Preceded by:Enchō | width ="40%" align ="center" | Era or nengō:Jōhei | width ="30%" align ="center" | Succeeded by:Tengyō |} Japanese eras Ère Jōhei 조헤이 Jōhei Johei 承平 (日本) Jōhei Дзьохей (ненґо) 承平 (朱雀天皇)

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Tour entry still on the cards for Coltart after round of 67 at qualifying school ANDREW Coltart's bid to return to the European Tour gathered momentum in the third round of the qualifying school final at PGA Catalunya near Girona in Spain yesterday. The 38-year-old former Ryder Cup player stayed in the hunt for one of the 30 tour cards on offer with a four-under 67 over the Red course for a seven-under aggregate of 207, which left him in a share of 15th behind halfway leader Oskar Henningsson of Sweden, who moved to a 17-under 197 with a 65. Coltart, who lost his card at the end of 2007 and has been relying on invites to compete through the current campaign, has opted not to employ a caddie for the gruelling six-round marathon and is carrying his own clubs in a tiny pencil bag. The Scot's DIY approach continued to reap the rewards yesterday with a tidy four-birdie round. The two-time tour winner said: "I'm much happier when I'm just myself and I know I don't need anyone beside me to get through this. When I lost my card last year I was in a rut and it's hard to play week in, week out when you're struggling. I'm in a much better place mentally now and I'm slowly starting to enjoy golf again." Dunbar's David Drysdale, a hardy perennial of the q-school scene, leads the Scottish challenge in a share of eighth on 206 after a 67, while Callum Macaulay, the Scottish Amateur champion, finished day three just outside the card-winning top-30 on 210 after a 72. Lloyd Saltman, the former Open silver medal winner, saw his tour hopes shattered as he stumbled to a crippling eight-over 80 on the Green course and his nine-over 224 left him on the brink of an early exit with the 72-hole cut falling today. • CHAPCHAI Nirat of Thailand will resume his third round at the Barclays Singapore Open with a two-shot lead today, after play was halted under dark skies. The round started late after weather delays on Thursday and Friday held up completion of the second round. Chapchai will resume today at the 13th. World No.5 Padraig Harrington held the clubhouse lead after shooting a 66 in the third round to improve to five under.

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Mafia suspect arrested during liposuction ROME, Italy (AP) -- Police pretending to visit patients in a southern Italian hospital have arrested a fugitive mob suspect who was having liposuction on his thighs and tummy. The Cosenza clinic's director says 27-year-old Domenico Magnoli had just come out of anesthesia for liposuction on thighs and abdomen when plainclothes police arrested the patient on Thursday night. Clinic Director Vincenzo Greco says the patient is completing his recovery in the clinic. Police said Friday that French authorities issued a warrant for Magnoli for drug trafficking. Investigators link the French-born Magnoli to the 'ndrangheta syndicate. The 'ndrangheta organization is based in Calabria and operates international cocaine trafficking. Sky TG24 TV say police carried flowers and candy as they pretended to visit clinic patients. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. All About Italy

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Nigeria forces kill 32 after attack on police station By Ardo Hazzad BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 32 Nigerians in northeast Bauchi state Sunday after an armed gang attacked a police station in retaliation for the arrests of their leaders. Around 70 Nigerians armed with guns and hand grenades attacked a local police station in the city of Bauchi, the state's capital, early Sunday but retreated after a gunbattle with security forces, the police said. Security forces responded by raiding the group's neighborhoods and hideouts, arresting hundreds. A Reuters reporter counted 32 bodies at two Bauchi police stations and said dozens were wounded among the more than 200 arrested. Bauchi police spokesman Mohammed Barau said the armed gang belonged to Boko Haram, a local group that wants sharia (Islamic law) to be imposed on all of Nigeria. "The situation is now under control. More members of the organization are being arrested," Barau said. A member of the gang who was wounded during the initial attack on the police station told Reuters the group wanted to "clean the (Nigerian) system which is polluted by western education and uphold sharia all over the country." "The police has been arresting our leaders that is why we decided to retaliate," said the man, who gave his name only as Abdullah. Bauchi is one of 12 states in the predominately Muslim north that started a stricter enforcement of sharia in 2000 -- a decision that alienated sizable Christian minorities and sparked bouts of sectarian violence that killed thousands. Nigeria is roughly equally split between Christians and Muslims, although traditional animist beliefs underpin many people's faith. More than 200 ethnic groups generally live peacefully side by side in the West African country, although civil war left one million people dead between 1967 and 1970 and there have been bouts of religious unrest since then. Last November, hundreds were killed in two days of clashes in the central city of Jos after a disputed election triggered the worst fighting between Muslim and Christian gangs in years in Africa's most populous country. (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: af.reuters.com/) (Writing by Randy Fabi; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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== Parameters == I didn't like how I couldn't mention that an article was FA-class and List-class at the same time. So, I made a third grouping: type=Article, type=List, type=Template, or type=Cat. If you don't add one of these types on a page, it will not show a type, but it will still put the page in WikiProject Canada articles. If you add type=list or type=template, it will put it in WikiProject Canada lists or WikiProject Canada templates and not in the articles category. Can we have a list of possible parameters and switches (eventually as a "Usage" paragraph in the noinclude section of the template, such as in )? That'd take some work. I'll work on it some other time. AQu01rius (User • Talk) Done. == Wierd categories == Can someone who knows about templates help me out with this. I added the option of adding cangov=Yes to the template, and the template looks fine after it's added. However, when I try to put the articles into the right category (for example WikiProject Canada templates) the lable at the bottom of the talk page has the right category, be it article, template, or whatever. But when I actualy go to the category pages, the page is just placed in the general WikiProject Canada rather than in the right type. What in the template is making the category tag on the page not match up with what category it is put in? Look at Prime Minister of Canada. The page thinks that it is in WikiProject Government of Canada articles, but it is realy in the general WikiProject Government of Canada. Thanks. For the first part, I really don't see your problem. Can you list another example? Because for Prime Minister of Canada, the page IS supposed to be in WikiProject Government of Canada articles according to this part of the code: WikiProject Government of Canada Where Prime Minister of Canada is an article, so the code New: }} Many many thanks, You're welcome. :) PeterSymonds (talk) Recent changes placed an extra blank line below the banner, looks bad inside, can someone figure that out and fix? thanks. Looks like another extra enter key per Westmount, Quebec. Thanks for spotting these; they get lost in the code sometimes. At the bottom of the template, please change: Old: }}}} }}}} New: }}}}}}}} Thanks a bunch for the help, Should be good now. ===Bug=== Any idea why the FA Class link in Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Canada-related articles by quality statistics leads to the empty SK category instead of the Canada one? Not sure; I'll check it out and also request additional assistance. It looks like WP 1.0 bot depends on the subcats of Canada-related articles by quality to determine which categories are the "by quality" categories for the project. Until a few minutes ago, FA-Class Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods-related articles was in that category when it shouldn't have been, and the bot was apparently picking that up and using it as the category for the table. It seems to be fixed now. Anomie⚔ I haven't double-checked the code, but this was almost certainly the problem. The bot assumes there is only one category per quality rating inside Canada-related articles by quality. In order to get articles to count both as Canada-related FAs and as SK FAs, you need to make sure the articles are put into FA-Class Canada-related articles and FA-Class Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods-related articles. I think Anomie has fixed this now. — Carl (CBM · talk) :Many thanks for all the help. I wanted to wait until the bot went through both projects. Everything looks good now. == subproject assessments == This needs importance options for the subprojects. As it is, I keep seeing "low" for things that look like they should be high or top importance for some of the subprojects. 76.66.193.90 (talk) == New version == I'm working on an updated version of this template using in the /sandbox. Any comments/suggestions welcome. In particular, I'd like to know whether all the quality classes (e.g. Template, Category, Redirect, etc.)

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Wall Street: Economic Turnaround Lessons From Asia Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. Lee Chol-Hwi heads the Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO), which following the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis engineered a dramatic financial turnaround in what was then Asia's second largest industrial economy after Japan. KAMCO bought billions in distressed assets, helped refloat a handful of massively indebted banks and conglomerates and even sold the toxic waste it disposed of at a handsome profit to taxpayers. On Thursday, U.S. lawmakers and key financial officials agreed to create a similar rescue agency and to begin the arduous process of untangling the web of complex financial products created to bankroll America's housing boom. Lee lauds the effort but warns that it marks not the end of America's worst financial crisis since the Great Depression but the beginning. He forecasts major corporate failures, pressures that are powerful enough to bring down the U.S. financial system and a painful global economic slump that could write the epitaph for what he calls "the American style of capitalism." Lee spoke with NEWSWEEK's George Wehrfritz in Manila. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: In recent weeks we've seen major bank failures, unprecedented government intervention in the U.S. financial market and a new congressional effort to address the financial woes on Wall Street. Is this the end of the credit crisis? Lee Chol-Hwi: I think we just entered the tunnel, and don't know where the end is. This is not simply a financial problem. It's the collapse of a bubble [economy], one built up over the past 10 years. Not just real estate, all kinds of assets. The bubble is not deflated enough yet. I can say that [this process] has just started. What's likely to happen next? The crisis began in real estate and moved to the financial sector. Next, problems will occur in the real economy. I don't want to name specific companies, but some [big corporations] will fail [in the United States]. KAMCO played a central role in South Korea's recovery following the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Are the lessons in that for U.S. policymakers? Actually, all the things that are occurring in New York now are very similar to our experiences during the Asian financial crises in Korea and Japan. If Americans want to exit from the tunnel, just do as they said to Korea and Japan. Transparency. Disclosure. Eliminate moral hazard. [Reduce] uncertainty. I think [these things] are very important for American markets at this moment. After the bubbles burst in Japan and Korea, there was a crunch caused by mistrust among market players. It is difficult to solve the problem of mistrust during a financial crisis. The only way is to [force] full disclosure and transparency. Aren't American companies doing that? In this sense the U.S. financial market is very, very dangerous. No disclosure. No transparency. So pessimism is prevailing and the markets [remain] suspicious. If this continues, not even the biggest bank [would be invulnerable] to attack. The reason nobody understands what's going on is that they see only the financial markets, not the real economy behind it. A big crunch [in asset prices] has just begun, and the fall is not sufficient yet. America has so many problems but no courage to disclose them. Just like us 10 years ago. Are the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve addressing problems or making them worse? An old Korean saying holds that there is no such thing as a well that will never dry out. I'm very [concerned about] the Fed's balance sheet. They've spent too much money.

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Obama Not the New JFK, But He Sounds Like It Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. Someone should invite Barack Obama to give an explanation of particle physics while wrestling a gator. Short of that, I don't what could make him give a flat or faltering speech. The oratorical challenges that life has thrown at him over the last four years - the 2004 convention, the race speech, Berlin - have given chance after chance to flop, but the man seems incapable of doing so. Thursday night's challenge was one of the tallest: bringing the Democratic National Convention to a crescendo without providing fodder for those who think him a preening, grandiose celebrity. So he took his inside voice with him to the cavernous Invesco Field, and used it to deliver what might be the most intimate talk ever offered to a crowd of 80,000. Obama described the speech as "workmanlike." That's true, in the sense that it didn't have the rhetorical flights of some of his talks. But it also implies a level of strain, of visible effort, nowhere in evidence. (It sounded workmanlike only in the way that Tiger Woods going eight under for the round is workmanlike.) He needed all his gifts for this one, beginning with the agile, dynamic voice - an instrument that lets him, like a singer with a four-octave range, hit notes and make tonal shifts unavailable to the rest of us. "What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me," he said, using a pianissimo note to draw people closer, before booming: "It's about you." There's also the sheer quality of the writing, not just the arc and the rhythmic drive of the overall speech, but little flecks of language, as when he described the promise of a democracy "where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort." Grace, the unexpectedly delicate word, recasts the whole sentence, makes you listen anew. The good news for the Democrats is that Obama did what they needed him to do; the bad news is how much they needed him to do. Aside from Michelle Obama's speech, they hadn't done an especially compelling job telling his story this week. That's less of a concern after the heartfelt video that introduced him last night, and the sharp rebuttal he made to the Republicans' celebrity charge by citing his own difficult upbringing. Except for John Kerry's improbably ferocious speech, the Democrats also failed to land most of the many punches they threw at John McCain this week. Obama fixed that, not least by saying he "doesn't get it" and calling him weak - a man "who won't even go to the cave where [bin Laden] lives." (After this, the candidates' foreign policy debate is going to rule.) That attempt to get to the right of a war hero helped address the second-biggest missed opportunity of the convention: Where national security is concerned, the Democrats still look, by and large, like the party of Snoopy in the tank. This isn't a substantive problem, it's a presentation problem, but it's a vulnerability all the same. Few speakers mustered arguments strong enough to repair the party's feeble image on defense issues. It fell to Obama to offer a reminder that had gone largely missing all week: "We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country." He was wise, too, to save his best-known rhetorical construction until he described the troops, men and women who fight and sometimes die together "under the same proud flag": "They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America." The Democrats leave the convention with more work to do on that score, and on the convention's biggest missed opportunity: They didn't articulate a liberal case, using a liberal's vocabulary, for a 21st-century patriotism. The Democrats have to know that the Republicans, brandishing the slogan "Country First," are going to depict them as selfish jihadi-loving traitors this fall. If they had availed themselves of the chance to offer a week of specific, original and forceful testimonials on why they love the country - and why everybody else should, too - it would have been a little harder for the GOP to make that slander stick. But with the exception of the crowds during Bill Clinton's and Obama's speeches, there weren't even all that many flags around, certainly not compared to what the Republicans will be waving next week in the Twin Cities.

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Carroll has four months to save Liverpool career The move won't happen, because City covet Carroll as little as they covet the notion of Tevez getting busy scoring goals at Anfield in the next five months. Audacious and imaginative though an approach by Liverpool to City's football administrator, Brian Marwood, might have been, for Tevez the timing was fairly disastrous. Hours earlier, Craig Bellamy had reminded City of the drawbacks attached to selling players to their rivals by eliminating the club from the Carling Cup. Which brings us back to Carroll, an infinitely weaker force than Tevez in the one year at Anfield which he marks on Wednesday, and a player who is no more contented on Merseyside than Tevez is in the Greater Manchester conurbation. There have certainly been telephone calls from those closest to him in the past month exploring whether the route back to Tyneside might actually be open to him. This explained a story of 20 days ago, suggesting Newcastle would be like minded if the price were £20m. Liverpool had no hand in that proposition and will not be taking a £15m hit on the money they laid out, which means that Carroll - much like Tevez - will be going nowhere this week. His time on Tyneside will remain limited to the social trips he seeks whenever he can, during which, in his early days, he complained that Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher did not seem interested in him. He maintained a brave face after Saturday's game, though his response to the question of whether it had ever crossed his mind that he might leave for the North-east was not exactly emphatic. "I'm just here. I've signed a contract here and this is the team I'm playing for," he said. Carroll was coincidentally watched at close quarters by Roberto Mancini's assistant David Platt, who was at Anfield on Saturday. He has four months to salvage a little of the reputation that came with becoming the most expensive British player of all time and Saturday certainly provided the impression that he is not a lost cause. If he had caught a negative vibe from his club, then he didn't betray as much in a performance which went far beyond leaping way above Jonny Evans to send Dirk Kuyt sprinting in for Saturday's winner, leaving Patrice Evra lost back in the dust. The ease and mobility Carroll showed when, facing his own goalkeeper on the halfway line, he fended off Chris Smalling to ease a ball into the path of Gerrard - who powered through towards goal and fired waywardly over the bar - recalled his Newcastle pedigree. There was also an Ian Rush trademark of harrying opposition players out of possession when he hustled Paul Scholes a few minutes later. His own distracting presence was integral to Daniel Agger leaping unchallenged to head in Liverpool's opening goal. Of course, this kind of contribution is considered ancillary to the role of scoring goals, which Carroll has patently failed to do since his £35m arrival last 1 February. But he is waiting for Liverpool to learn how to involve him. If you're going to spend that much on a striker you might as well base an attack around him, though he was a solitary figure again on Saturday and Dalglish's ironic response when he was asked about Carroll's strong performance did not augur too well. "Well done Andy!" Dalglish said. "He has got to develop... and work within our framework as well." It was a curious answer, considering the money Liverpool have invested, and one which contrasted with Sir Alex Ferguson's determination to persist with a troubled young player of his own. The reasons why Ferguson decided a cauldron like this was the best place to give David De Gea his first start of the calendar year were incalculable, though it is hard to avoid the conclusion that he is determined to disprove those who since August have been looking for an extension of the narrative about his own indifferent record of signing goalkeepers. Ferguson had a case when he said that the 21-year-old wasn't entirely culpable when Agger scored. "I think our own players were the problem with the first goal. They didn't give him room to deal with it. We corrected that in the second half and it was much better," he said. Michael Owen added that "the free header was the problem, not the keeper" though three subsequent fumbles suggested that Anders Lindegaard - so strident in his claim that he joins the substitutes in their warm-ups during games - is the man for the moment. "The lad will be a top keeper, he is only young," Owen said, his use of the future tense being salient. Liverpool cannot wait for the future with Carroll, though this performance, taken with his contribution as one of the better players in defeat at Bolton, tells them something.

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"It has taken ten years, a long time but what is time between friends. It is just simply my life and now it will be in the community in Tottenham, just like the TA and in 3 Para, it will be people working together towards a common end." He continued: "The Tottenham community is very spiritual. They take church going very seriously and there is an average of 200 people on Sunday, 300 at Easter, the kind of numbers lots of ministries would crave for." He is obviously relishing the future but has perhaps not relinquished his past completely. Asked what he had done with the desert uniform from his Afghanistan tour, he replied: "It is washed and pressed in my kit bag - good to go."

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==See also== Johns Hopkins University Dr. Julian Stanley Centre for the Talented Youth of Ireland Rocky Mountain Talent Search, University of Denver Talent Identification Program, Duke University Imagine Magazine Cogito.org Gifted Gifted Education ==References== ==External links== CTY Official Website RealCTY, an unofficial CTY wiki Cogito.org A Day in the Life of a CTY Student Gifted education Summer camps in the United States Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools 1979 establishments

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Frustrated Jack Ross to sit out St Mirren's relegation fight ST MIRREN defender Jack Ross has spoke of his frustration at being unable to play again this season after succumbing to a persistent ankle problem. Ross had been playing through the pain of the injury since February's Active Nation Scottish Cup defeat to Rangers. And manager Gus MacPherson revealed after Saturday's defeat at Falkirk that the 33-year-old has been forced to concede defeat in his battle to continue until the end of the campaign. "The effects of returning from the injury have eventually caught up with me," said Ross. "I was hoping to make it through to the end of the season before getting the required healing time but unfortunately haven't been able to do so." Ross will now miss all of Saints' post-split fixtures, with the club joint bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League. Ross said: "If I'm honest, the injury has been hindering me for a number of weeks and impacted significantly upon how often I've been able to train. "However, our league position, coupled with a number of injury problems, meant I was determined to keep playing." Ross has been a first-team regular for St Mirren since signing from Falkirk in August 2008.

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Supermarkets accused of ripping off shoppers with'misleading' offers Many items in shop multibuy promotions, such as "two packs of Innocent smoothies for £5," were actually cheaper if bought singly, an analysis of thousands of prices by a consumer group found. In an exhaustive check of supermarket offers, Which? found several deals which looked attractive at first glance actually end up hitting consumers in the pocket. Examples include raising the price of an item for only a few days shortly before putting it "on sale" for months, and advertising a higher "before" price than the one prior to the discount period beginning, both of which give the impression of greater savings. The supermarkets said they had made honest mistakes and apologised to customers. Which? tracked 700,000 prices over a year from 31 January 2011 and 1 February 2012 at the shopping website Mysupermarket.co.uk. The consumer group did not quantify how many offers it considered to be potentially misleading because there were "so many," but highlighted 24. Thirteen were at Asda, six at Tesco, two at Sainsbury, two at Morrisons and one at Ocado. Among them, Tesco raised the price of a pack of blueberries from £1.80 to £3.99 for a fortnight before offering it for 52 days at £1.99 - still 19p more than before it was increased. Asda marked down Aquafresh milk teeth toothpaste to between £1 and £1.17 with a "was" price of £1.74, but Which? could only find it as having been sold previously at £1.17. Among examples of dubious multibuy offers, Asda doubled the price of a single Müller yogurt from 30p to 61p; the price went back down to 30p when the offer ended. And Tesco put wine on promotion for up to three months longer than it was sold at the advertised "was" price. Which? called for a tightening of government guidelines on pricing, saying there were too many loopholes for retailers to exploit. The guidelines state that the "was" price should be the most recent a product was sold at for 28 consecutive days, and that a product should not usually be on offer for longer than it was at the higher price. Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director, said: "At a time when household budgets are squeezed and food bills are going up, many people are on the look out for a bargain. It's unacceptable that shoppers are confused into thinking they're getting a good deal when that might not be the case. Consumers shouldn't have to worry about whether a special offer is really'special'." Most of the supermarkets said the offers highlighted were occasional lapses, though Morrisons disputed Which?'s findings. Asda said: "We are only human and occasionally we make mistakes. By and large our systems and procedures ensure those instances are kept to an absolute minimum." Tesco explained that it changed millions of price labels in store and online each week "and we sometimes make mistakes, for which we apologise." Morrisons said the lower prices on multibuy items quoted by Which? were promotional discounts, emphasising: "The multibuy price is always cheaper per unit than the standard price." Sainsbury said it had "accidentally" put the wrong "was" price on packs of The Black Farmer sausages but said the other offer highlighted by Which? - selling asparagus at higher price for only a fortnight before discounting it for two months - was within its guidelines. Ocado regretted its "one isolated" example - a sharp increase in the price of pack of strawberries for 13 days before it went on offer. Real deals? Offers that may save less than you think Asda Aquafresh Milk Teeth Toothpaste 0-3 Years (50ml) Was: £1.74 Offer price: £1/£1.16/£1.17 Days on offer: 35 Highest price during Which?'s tracking was £1.18 Asda Pedigree Chunks in Gravy Selection (12x400g) Was: £7.21 Offer price: £6/£5 Days on offer: 77 Highest price during Which?'s tracking was £6.25 Products that were not sold at the 'was' price immediately before offer Morrisons Innocent Pure Fruit Smoothie Mangoes & Passion Fruits (750ml) Price each before multibuy: £2 promo discount Price each during multibuy: £2.79 Multibuy offer: two for £5. The multibuy offer makes the product more expensive per carton than it was before the offer. Tesco L'Oréal Elvive Colour Protect UV Filter Conditioner (250ml)

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East Main Street will be a station on the Hartford-New Britain Busway located in the city of New Britain. ==References== Map of Busway (PDF) Buildings and structures in New Britain, Connecticut New Britain–Hartford Busway Bus stations in Connecticut Proposed bus stations in the United States Buildings and structures in Hartford County, Connecticut

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Yemen hunts suspects behind air parcel bombs Yemeni security forces were on Sunday searching for suspects who posted bombs on two US-bound flights after arresting a woman over an alleged Al-Qaeda plot that sparked a global air cargo alert. The woman was detained on Saturday after being tracked down through a mobile number written on the explosives-filled packages, which were found on freighter jets in Britain and Dubai the day before, Yemeni officials said. In the United States, counter-terrorism chief John Brennan said on Sunday there was no intelligence indicating there were any additional parcel bombs from Yemen, although he refused to rule out the possibility. "I think we have to presume that there might be and therefore we have to take these measures but right now we do not have indications that there are others that are out there," Brennan told NBC's "Meet the Press" news show. "We are trying to get a better handle on what else might be out there, that's why we've taken exceptionally prudent measures in my mind as far as preventing packages coming in to the United States from Yemen." Meanwhile in Yemen, where officials had said they were examining 26 other seized packages, hundreds of students rallied at Sanaa University calling for the release of the woman a rights group identified as Hanan al-Samawi, 22. Barman said his group received information that "all employees" from the Sanaa offices of FedEx and UPS -- the services on which the packages were reportedly posted -- had also been detained for questioning on Saturday. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said security services "received information that a girl has sent the parcels from the two cargo companies," apparently referring to UPS and FedEx. The arrested woman, a medicine student at Sanaa university whose father is a petroleum engineer, was held with her mother, a Yemeni security official told AFP. Security forces had closed the offices of the US firms on Saturday, while setting up barricades in most areas of the Yemeni capital, checking the identification of car passengers. Stringent measures were also imposed around the world as British Prime Minister David Cameron said the bomb found in his country was apparently designed to blow the aircraft out of the sky. US officials have said the two intercepted packages were addressed to synagogues in Chicago. US President Barack Obama has made it clear he suspects the involvement of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) -- the Yemen-based branch of Osama bin Laden's extremist network -- and vowed to wipe out the organisation. Cameron said of the bomb discovered at East Midlands airport in central England that authorities believed "the device was designed to go off on the airplane," possibly over British soil. Dubai police said the parcel bomb found there bore the "hallmarks of Al-Qaeda." It involved the high explosive PETN hidden inside a computer printer with a circuit board and mobile phone SIM card attached. Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper and The Washington Post said investigators were focusing on a Saudi Al-Qaeda explosives expert based in Yemen, 28-year-old Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. Asiri's brother Abdullah attempted to kill the Saudi deputy interior minister in August 2009 in a suicide attack that reportedly involved explosives concealed inside his own body. PETN, or Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, was used in that attempt by would-be "underpants bomber" Farouk Abdulmutallab and also in 2001 by attempted shoe-bomber Richard Reid. The New York Times reported that investigators said the bombs intercepted on Friday were expertly constructed. The one discovered at Dubai airport was concealed in a Hewlett-Packard desktop printer, with high explosives packed into a printer cartridge to avoid detection by scanners, it said. The bomb discovered in Britain was also hidden in a printer cartridge, the report said. The cargo scare presented a new twist as Western authorities have usually focused on dangers to passenger jets following the September 11, 2001 attacks, when Al-Qaeda hijacked planes and struck targets in New York and Washington. Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium

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BBC News - Pakistan arrests'senior al-Qaeda operative'

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Turbulent week for Seoul after Kim's death Asian stocks were broadly higher this week as tensions in the eurozone debt market eased, but South Korean equities had a turbulent week following the death of leader Kim Jong-il. Seoul's Kospi Composite index fell 3.4 per cent on Monday after Kim's death was reported. Investors were cutting their exposure to South Korea on concerns of a troublesome transition for the new leader - Kim's son, Kim Jong-un. More On this story IN Asia-Pacific Equities Fears over the succession soon faded, however, and the Kospi rallied to finish the week at 1,867.22 up 1.5 per cent over the five sessions. "Emerging markets rebounded as sentiment improved on dissipating jitters over transition of power in North Korea," said Dariusz Kowalczyk at Credit Agricole. In a sign, however, that investors expected tensions to be re-tested, South Korean defence equipment makers were among the best performing stocks over the week. Huneed Technologies, the military communications group, rose 19.1 per cent over the week to Won3,455, while Victek, which makes electronic warfare equipment, jumped 14.4 per cent to Won1,670. Another strong performer in Seoul this week was casino operator Paradise, which gained nearly 10 per cent over the five sessions to Won8,150 after Mirae Asset Securities raised its earnings estimates, saying it expected a 32 per cent increase in operating profit in 2012. Elsewhere in region it was a mixed week, as those economies heavily reliant on raw materials exports suffered more turbulence on commodity markets. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.5 per cent over the week to 4,140.4 after some volatile moves for its mining and resource sectors. Gloucester Coal, however, was one of the index's top performers, rising 21.6 per cent to A$8.55 on Friday for a weekly gain of 20.9 per cent after Yanzhou Coal Mining, China's fourth-biggest producer, agreed to buy the company for A$2.1bn. The deal would value Gloucester at A$10.16 a share, a further premium of 18.8 per cent to Friday's closing price. Investors in Yanzhou did not appear concerned that the company may be overpaying, they focused instead on the access a successful deal would gain the company to Australia's coal industry and export terminals. The Shanghai-listed shares were up 1.4 per cent to Rmb21.58, while the Hong Kong-listed stock added 6.6 per cent to HK$16.74. Over the week the Shanghai shares were down 0.8 per cent, while the Hong Kong shares were up 3.3 per cent. This pattern was true of China's main stock indices. The Shanghai Composite fell 0.9 per cent over the week to 2,204.78, while the Hang Seng climbed 1.9 per cent to 18,629.17. Shares in Tokyo were little changed over the week, with the Nikkei 225 Average down 0.1 per cent over five sessions to 8,395.16. Shipping groups were among the winners after the announcement of a couple of joint ventures and tie ins that were aimed at lowering operating costs for the industry. Mitsui OSK Lines was up 3.1 per cent on the week to Y296, while Nippon Yusen climbed 3.1 per cent to Y202. The FTSE Asia Pacific index climbed 1.1 per cent this week to 219.95. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2011. You may share using our article tools. Please don't cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web.

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Hitler painting fetches?32,000 in Slovak auction A 1913 painting by Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler sold for 32,000 euros ($42,300) in a Slovak internet auction on Sunday, the Darte auction house said. The starting price for the painting titled Maritime Nocturno was set at 10,000 euros, while an expert put its value at 25,000 euros, said Darte, which sold the painting in a closed VIP auction. The mixed-media painting depicts a full moon over a glittering seascape. "The painting has been offered for sale by an unnamed family of a Slovak painter who probably met Hitler personally when he was struggling to become an artist in Vienna during the early 20th century," Darte owner Jaroslav Krajnak said earlier. "I look at him as an artist -- in 1913, when Hitler painted this picture, he didn't know what would become of him in the decades to come," he added. The auctioning house already sold a painting by Hitler from the same family collection last year for 10,200 euros. Sunday's auction also offered a painting by Pablo Picasso for 15 million euros. Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium

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Problems of Work (October 1956) All About Radiation (1957) Written by L. Ron Hubbard, Gene Denk, and Farley R. Spink. Some editions list Hubbard as sole author. Some editions refer to Hubbard as a nuclear physicist on the cover. Have You Lived Before This Life (1960)- no longer published A collection of "forty-one actual case histories" of reincarnation and past-life experiences, gleaned from auditing with an e-meter at the Church of Scientology's "Fifth London Advanced Clinical Course" held in October–November 1958.

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:-P I never really asked, what manga do you have? – J U M P G U R U ■ask㋐㋜㋗■ ::Mostly Naruto (the Shadow Box, a few loose ones), FMA (Like 5), Bleach (like 1 D:) and like a crapload of SJ. I was gonna buy some Japanese ones in Anchorage and Seattle but I decided not to waste my money (I couldn't understand ANY Japanese then). ムーカオズルール(Talk to Moo) :::How about you, Jump? What manga do you have? (before you ask, I only have a bunch of SJ (you oughta list your issues there, too, Moocows), despite how much I've actually read... T~T) —Dinoguy1000 ::::I have subscriptions to all the Jump magazines including the English and almost every English SJ manga. I also have easily over 200 Jump Comics and Young Jump Comics. I plan to get some Jump manga in German too. – J U M P G U R U ■ask㋐㋜㋗■ :::::I have a lot... XD that's all I know. ムーカオズルール(Talk to Moo) :::::And Japanese, as well? In any case, that still a hella lot of magazine issues... Maybe you should list yourself at the magazine archive, too... ;) —Dinoguy1000 ::::::Well yeah, I'm planning to be the biggest (and probobly only *. *) Jump collector. On the magazine archive it only has the English magazines, what should I do? : P – J U M P G U R U ■ask㋐㋜㋗■ :::::::I'm pretty sure Animage is Japanese, isn't it? In any case, just make a new section if necessary, copying and modifying the layout from one of the original sections (or in the case of Shonen Jump, just add a row with your name and issues (haha) underneath mine). —Dinoguy1000 == Secret page == It's a trick page - try again. :) —La Pianista (T•C•S) I just checked through your whole navigation. Tee hee, Kay now. Try to find mine!! – J U M P G U R U ■ask㋐㋜㋗■ ) —La Pianista (T•C•S) ==Spam in S-Manga.Net== Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on S-Manga.Net, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because S-Manga.Net is blatant advertising for a company, product, group, service or person that would require a substantial rewrite in order to become an encyclopedia article. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting S-Manga.Net, please affix the template to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. To see the user who deleted the page, click here CSDWarnBot (talk) == Re:YouTube == XD That's not me. That's just some random person... ムーカオズルール(Talk to Moo) Wuh huh? LOL I just saw a bunch of comments that said stuff about cows. I feel really dumb! Anyway, I got a YouTube account. – J U M P G U R U ■ask㋐㋜㋗■ == Baba (honorific) == I noted your recent edit to the page, and was wondering if you could comment back here concerning a few things. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) Would you kindly share your thoughts over here? Now Bkonrad wants to have the ref guideline altered. I'm about to drop in my two cents in a few. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) Altered?!? He's joking! Coming in.

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== Mediation Case: 2006-05-23 Perl == Please observe Etiquette and Talk Page Etiquette in disputes. If you submit complaints or insults your edits are likely to be removed by the mediator, any other refactoring of the mediation case by anybody but the mediator is likely to be reverted. If you are not satisfied with the mediation procedure please submit your complaints to Mediation Cabal. === Request Information=== Request made by: RevRagnarok Where is the issue taking place? Perl, spilled over to Comparison of programming languages Who's involved? -Barry-, Revragnarok, Scarpia, Harmil, Pudgenet. What's going on? Claims of NPOV, most by -Barry-. -Barry- also claiming that Scarpia is a sock puppet for brian d foy. Small clarification: no assertion of sock-puppetry has been made to date, and I believe it was made above in error. What would you like to change about that? Both sides make good points, but a lot of the con is FUD against any interpreted software language, along with seemingly bogus benchmarks. Specifically, the "Cons" sub-section of the "Opinion" section should be reduced back to its state prior to the argument. Language popularity (especially as measured by search engine results) is not actually a criticism of the language, and the fact that the current text is couched in weasel words makes it all the more inappropriate. -Harmil If you'd prefer we work discreetly, how can we reach you? N/A Would you be willing to be a mediator yourself, and accept a mediation assignment in a different case? Not at this time. === Mediator response === New page setup on Perl Mediation jbolden1517Talk Related RFC Requests for comment/-Barry- jbolden1517Talk This case is now before the arbitration committee Requests for arbitration/Pudgenet. Details are complicated but due to social problems with the Perl group mediation was rejected early on and was never really successful. Fundamentally there was never an interest in dispute resolution and a great of bullying occurred first to Barry and then to the mediator. Closing case as there was never a good faith effort (with the exception of Steve P and -Barry-) and in dispute resolution. jbolden1517Talk === Evidence === Please report evidence in this section with for misconduct and for 3RR violations. If you need help ask a mediator or an advocate. Evidence is of limited use in mediation as the mediator has no authority. Providing some evidence may, however, be useful in making both sides act more civil. Etiquette: Although it's understandably difficult in a heated argument, if the other party is not as civil as you'd like them to be, make sure to be more civil than him or her, not less. Summary of items presented Harmil -Barry- began contributing to Perl in December, 2005. His edits were largely innocuous and reasonable. In March, 2006, his edit summaries started to become noticeably more combative [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perl&diff=45019849&oldid=45012669, but his edits were still largely reasonable. On April 29, 2006, he first mentions Python then a series of edits attempted to push more and more Python-centric POV by listing it as an "alternative language" (something that we don't do on any other language page, AFAIK) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perl&diff=50966381&oldid=50692118, after that was reverted, he added in an external comparison link and later he added to rather questionable external links to anti-perl diatribes that was reverted, the watershed edit summary came: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perl&diff=52181646&oldid=51927382 I reverted this myself, openly referring to it as a troll. The edit summary in question: better Perlmonks description. Hey everyone, see my new Python 3 article! Python's better than Perl, you know.

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U.S. border cops nab Mexican dope pedalers PHOENIX (Reuters) - Dope "pedaling" took on a whole new meaning in recent days after U.S. border police nabbed two Mexicans smuggling bundles of marijuana into the United States loaded onto bicycles. Border Patrol agents in Calexico, California, said on Monday they arrested the two men after they slipped over the All American Canal from Mexico in a raft early on January 4. "Once on the north bank, the two individuals were observed getting out of the raft and dragging what appeared to be large bundles of contraband onto the shoreline," the Border Patrol said in a news release. "The two individuals then pulled bicycles out of the raft and loaded the bundles into prefabricated boxes attached to the bike frames," it added. Agents arrested the two men shortly afterward as they pedaled along a darkened farm road with 110 pounds of pot valued at $88,000 packed into their panniers. The marijuana, bicycles and both men were turned over to the Imperial County Sheriff's Office, the Border Patrol said. Each year, Mexican smugglers haul hundreds of tons of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines over the border to market in the United States in a clandestine trade worth billions of dollars. Much of the contraband is packed into vehicles and driven north through the ports of entry, or walked up over the wilds of the 2,000-mile (3,200-km) border on foot or on horseback. Smuggling on bicycles is less common.

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New College Trunk Is a Smooth, Secure Ride From Summer to School Tough, mobile storage trunk rolls with the punches from Freshman year to graduation day. MONTCLAIR, Calif., Aug 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The transition from summer haze to school daze is a breeze when packing, locking and rolling to campus with the new College Trunk. Everything from textbooks to tank tops, and iPods to ID cards fit snugly in this mobile storage unit. And some private space in public places like dorms, frat houses and sororities offers peace of mind for anyone engaged in the frenzied pursuit of higher education. The College Trunk by CaseCruzer is equipped with three secure storage areas, making it far more flexible than those heavy, clunky dorm trunks of the past. The deep and wide base is for all the bulky things campus life demands: text books, college supplies, laptops, seasonal clothing, extra bedding, gaming consoles and athletic equipment. The two storage trays that sit on top of the base are ideal for smaller, personal and school items, such as DVDs, graphing calculators, thumb drives, voice recorders, photographs, magazines, reading glasses, letters from home, vital documents, non-perishable snacks, medicine and money. After arriving on campus, college trunks are a convenient way to make the mad dash to and fro for holidays and spring vacations. Stainless steel ball-bearing wheels put a nice spin on airport and corridor maneuvers. And two ergonomic side-folding cushion-grip handles and an extendable handle make this rugged carrying case versatile and cooperative when lifting or sprinting to catch a plane or train. In transit or in for the night, the anti-theft trunk is fitted with dual flanges that can be secured with padlocks; protection is enhanced by the molded-in hinge. Yet rapid release latches make access to the inside of the College Trunk swift and easy. The trunk is compact for storage in tight rooms. Exterior dimensions are 31.62" L x 20.25" W x 15.75" H. The spacious interior is 4.31 cubic feet. The mobile case with two storage trays weighs only 27 lbs. when empty. Like all carrying cases, this storage companion gets extra credit for its unique, durable design: a water-tight seal guarantees 100 percent protection from moisture; a pressure equalization valve keeps our dust and adjusts to air travel. It is also impervious to UV, solvents and corrosion. For high-flyers, the trunk is rated ATA 300. In short, it is built to survive travel, heartbreak, loneliness, triumph and even grad school. And unlike the job market, each carrying case is backed by an unconditional lifetime warranty. From lazy-hazy to campus crazy, pack, lock and roll with the new College Trunk. So, when you see the name CaseCruzer, think special honors. The CaseCruzer network of companies provides the community with the most comprehensive packaging solutions available on reusable carrying cases for applications such as Communications, Photography, Computers, Electronics, Medical, Transportation and other industrial shipping and carrying case uses. For more info about the new case, visit www.casecruzer.com; call 800-440-9925 in the U.S. or 909-613-1999 internationally; fax 909-465-5598; or write to CaseCruzer at 4665 State Street, Montclair, CA 91763. Contact: Tatiana Briceno SOURCE CaseCruzer Copyright 2009 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.

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SkyBitz (R) Protects Assets Through Expanded Portfolio of Tank and Tire Pressure Sensors STERLING, Va. June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SkyBitz (R), the leading remote asset tracking and information management service provider, today announced the availability of Tank Activity and Tire Pressure sensors. The two new sensors, together with SkyBitz's comprehensive suite of intelligent sensors, provide superior remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities of enterprise assets. The SkyBitz Tank Activity Sensor provides valuable information about the content status of tank-based assets by indicating whether a valve has been opened to release gas, petroleum or chemicals. Serving chemical and oil and gas transportation services, the sensor affordably tracks and records events, and detects potential theft or unauthorized discharge of product. The SkyBitz Tire Pressure Sensor provides quick, on-tire pressure identification. Mounted on the wheel end, the sensor continually monitors tire pressure to detect under inflated tires while reducing tire maintenance, fuel costs and accidents from improperly inflated tires. Tire pressures are visually displayed for the driver and delivered via satellite directly to the InSight user. Provided by BAT RF by STEMCO, the Tire Pressure Sensor works with STEMCO's mileage sensor. SkyBitz customers who already use the mileage sensor can expand capabilities to tires for an increasingly comprehensive solution. "As the needs of our expanding clientele evolve, we continue to develop products and technologies that meet their requirements and extend our total solution," said Craig Malone, SVP, Product Development, for SkyBitz. "The Tank Activity and Tire Pressure Sensors enable customers to improve visibility, maintenance and efficiency of assets; provide event-based monitoring of cargos; and increase asset safety and security." Information from both sensors is delivered to end-users via SkyBitz's InSight Asset Management Tool, a best-in-class software application for tracking, monitoring and managing a broad range of assets for multiple industries. About SkyBitz SkyBitz is the leading remote asset management solution provider, providing real-time information on the location and status of assets to customers in the fields of transportation, energy, and government. SkyBitz delivers a reliable, easy-to-use solution that provides in-transit visibility and assessment of assets anytime, anywhere. More than 600 enterprises rely on cost-effective SkyBitz technology to achieve total asset visibility, improve security, lower operating and capital expenses, and enhance customer service. SkyBitz is a privately held company backed by CIBC Capital Partners, Highstar Capital, Inverness Graham Investments, Motorola Ventures and ITV, a fund of Cordova Ventures. For additional information, visit www.SkyBitz.com. Copyright 2009 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.

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Landmark Philadelphia bookstore closing - UPI.com Published: Nov. 30, 2008 at 1:46 AM PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- One of the last independent bookstores in Philadelphia, and likely the city's oldest bookstore, is closing its doors, its owner says. Robin's Bookstore, founded in 1936 by the current owner's grandfather, will be shuttered Jan. 31, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday. Larry Robin, who lives over the shop, plans to rent out the ground floor while holding poetry readings and other literary events -- with some used books for sale -- on the second floor. Robin said the combination of competition from chains such as Barnes and Noble and the economic slump have taken the business from "bad bearable to bad unbearable." His income from the store has dropped to less than $30,000. But he said he has no bitterness. "I'm lucky," he told the Inquirer, "because I've done what I love most of my life." Robin said his philosophy was to mix best-sellers with books by unknown writers or on esoteric subjects -- "things you're going to look at because you're interested and things I think you should know about."

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Junior Colorado Kart Racing Enthusiast DENVER, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a nine-year-old girl from Aurora, Colorado, who was involved in a deadly collision at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway during a kart-racing event on August 15, 2010. Taybor Lee Duncan was killed when the racing go-kart she was driving crashed into a recovery vehicle, which recklessly entered the track in front of Taybor Duncan's kart. The lawsuit, which names the International Kart Federation, the Colorado Junior Karting Club, LLC, and the Grand Junction Motor Speedway, among other defendants, identifies numerous safety failures of the defendants, including the failure of race officials and organizers to have or use available flaggers, failure to have and provide proper communications, failure to have and abide by proper and necessary rules and regulations, failure to warn racers, and the failure to have the required medical personnel and equipment present trackside, among others. The lawsuit alleges a number of claims, including gross negligence, recklessness, and willful and wanton conduct, causing death. Michael S. Burg, attorney for the family, said, "Kart racing is one of the fastest-growing sports for kids in the United States, with racing divisions/classes for persons as young as five years old. Taybor was a talented, and promising young kart driver who dreamed of becoming the next Danica Patrick." Mr. Burg continued, "While any sport has inherent risks, the risk of colliding with a recovery vehicle that had, without warning, driven onto a track during a racing competition event for junior racers was not a risk of kart racing that was disclosed or accepted by Taybor Duncan or her parents. Under NO circumstances should rescue vehicles drive out onto the circuit when karts are racing on the track." "This is no different than say, a hockey game, where players at all levels expect to fall, slide into the boards, or be body checked by other players," Mr. Burg said. "But what you don't expect is to be run over by the Zamboni machine during the game. The International Kart Federation, track operators, karting clubs, and event organizers across the country have a duty to ensure that necessary safety regulations and controls are in place. Young kart drivers should have the same or better safety rules and regulations as professional racers. Quite simply, they don't, and in Taybor's case, the defendants' failures resulted in tragic consequences." The case, which has been filed in the Douglas County District Court, State of Colorado, is captioned Duncan v. International Kart Federation, et al., Case Number 2011 CV 378. With offices in Denver, Cincinnati, Cody, and Phoenix, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., is a firm of award winning national trial lawyers, practicing in the areas of personal injury, class action, medical malpractice, dangerous drug litigation, defective products, insurance bad faith, employment law, commercial and securities litigation. SOURCE Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

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Tyrells hopes to take a bite out of US market Tyrrells, the crisp brand made solely from Herefordshire potatoes, has agreed a deal with snack distributor Royal Food to expand in the US. By late summer, bags of Tyrrells will be on sale in 260 Duane Reade Drug stores in Manhattan. The private equity-owned brand, which launched its British Red, White and Blue crisps this month, is also expanding into Russia and will look at India next. Chief executive, David Milner, said the brand could be the "Mulberry of crisps" as overseas customers love its "Britishness." He added that Tyrrells' international business will double in the next financial year and he predicts the value of the brand to reach £100m. Langholm Capital paid £40m for Tyrells four years ago. Profit in 2011 was £4.8m and on average has risen 24 per cent annually for the past three years. The company was founded by William Chase, who sold his last shares in late 2010. He has criticised the way it has been run since, claiming it has gone downmarket, making less tasty crisps for mass consumption.

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5 Top San Francisco Meeting Places From sprawling ballrooms to intimate wine bars and upscale ball park eateries, San Francisco has a venue for everything from a luxe client dinner to a fully produced party. Heres a selection of five top spots from the event experts at BizBash. For Private Dining: Alexanders Steakhouse Recently opened in the SoMa district, this tri-level steakhouse offers a variety of classic dishes and cuts with a hint of Japanese flair. The restaurant houses two private dining rooms and one semi-private room. The lower-level Wine Library features a full bar and a floor-to-ceiling wine display, and can accommodate 80. The board room on the mezzanine level overlooks the main dining room, and the opening-and-closing shoji screens make it ideal for intimate gatherings. The board room can seat 18 around the mahogany dinner table, or hold 25 for cocktails. The semi-private mezzanine with loft-style seating also overlooks the dining room and can seat 32 or hold 50 for cocktails. (448 Brannan St., 415.495.1111, alexanderssteakhouse.com) VENUE: The Terrace Room, Ritz-Carlton San Francisco (Photo Credit: The Ritz-Carlton) For Indoor/Outdoor Meeting Space: The Terrace Room, Ritz-Carlton San Francisco The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco recently opened the Terrace Room, a full-time event space that formerly housed one of the hotels restaurants. It can accommodate as many as 150 guests and can be booked with an adjoining brick courtyard that can be tented. The 336-room hotel also has a 9,500-square-foot ballroom and nine conference rooms. (600 Stockton St., 415.296.7465, ritzcarlton.com) For Wining and Dining Clients: Prospect The casual sister restaurant to chef Nancy Oakes award-winning Boulevard, Prospect has a 60-seat lounge and a 120-seat main dining room. Executive chef Ravi Kapur serves new American cuisine such as halibut with carrots, pistachios, cippolini onions, and basil butter. A private dining room, the Candace (named for a whaling ship found during construction), has floor-to-ceiling windows, paintings by local artists, and can seat 45 or hold 60 for cocktails. (300 Spear St., 415.247.7770, prospectsf.com) VENUE: Velvet Room (Photo Credit: Clift Hotel) For Post-Meeting Cocktails: Velvet Room The Clift Hotels Asia de Cuba restaurant became the Velvet Room in 2010. The 21,000-square-foot space, which has the same decor designed by Philippe Stark, can hold 200 for cocktails and is available for buyouts for private parties. A locally inspired menu of small plates and entrees is available. For larger groups, Velvet Room can be combined with the adjacent Redwood Room to create 4,000 square feet. (495 Geary St., 415.929.2303, clifthotel.com) For a Celebrity Chef-Driven Menu: Wayfare Tavern Food Network personality Tyler Florence entered the San Francisco restaurant scene in 2010 with Wayfare Tavern. Florence gave the former Rubicon space a masculine look with reclaimed wood and antique details. The tri-level restaurant has two private dining rooms. Top-floor Bartlett Room has a flat-screen TV, a wine vault, and can accommodate 80. The cozy parlor on the second floor can hold 12 and has a pool table. The menu features American classics like fried chicken and burgers along with locavore touches like Monterey Bay seafood and produce from area farms. Recently the venue expanded its hours to include Saturday lunch. (558 Sacramento St., 415.772.9060, wayfaretavern.com) 4 Las Vegas Venues for Outdoor Events and Entertaining 4 Las Vegas Spa Treatments for Gifts or Groups 10 Corporate Party Venues in Miami 3 Nightclubs for Medium-Size Groups in Miami 3 Restaurants for Power Lunches in Chicago

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Retromania, By Simon Reynolds - Reviews, Books - The Independent FABER & FABER, £17.99 Order for £16.19 (free p&p) from the Independent Bookshop: 08430 600 030 In 1997, the spoof newspaper The Onion ran a story headlined "US Dept of Retro Warns: 'We May Be Running Out of Past'." The piece was about "a potentially devastating crisis situation in which our society will express nostalgia for events, which have yet to occur." According to the music critic Simon Reynolds, what was once satire has now come to pass. He is concerned that the greatest danger to our musical culture could be its past. Reynolds's definition of pop culture is strictly aural. Drugs, film, books, games, jokes (save The Mighty Boosh's teen-pleasing references) cars, television, girls, boys - most of the areas that define pop culture - are largely ignored. As is the idea that innovation might derive from the synthesis or reinterpretation of earlier forms. Yet the roots of disco, and hence 1990s dance music, whose innovation Reynolds loved, lay in giving the mundane a euphoric setting, as old records took on new meanings in new contexts. After all, everything you have never heard is new by definition. Reynolds is no less selective when discussing alternative paths, writing approvingly of "hauntology," in which old sound sources are given new settings and hence meaning. Just like, say, Baz Luhrmann's lurid bash at Romeo and Juliet - which is not mentioned here. Simple jokes elude him. ("Welsh Rare Beat" is not a musical sub-genre. It is a pun.) And a man given to coining unmemorable neologisms ("franticity," for example) really shouldn't berate anyone's taxonomic tendencies. Tags later created to describe an identifiable sound can serve a purpose beyond marketing. "Freakbeat" may be a fiction, but it is perfect shorthand for Sixties teenagers "prepared to smash up a piano on tape, if they can find one." Arguing about music is as old as music but from an experienced writer with two particularly good music histories behind him, this is a mystifying offering. What on earth is Reynolds trying to say? It could have been so different. Touchingly, Reynolds still smarts over being turned away from the then-fashionable acid-house club Shoom in the Eighties. Instead, he was exiled to a north London Northern Soul night, trapped in the past while non-graduates were future-readied behind the velvet rope. So it was the future that got it wrong, then. There must be a really good book to be written on this subject. Sadly, this isn't it.

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Will Richmond-Coggan, a solicitor advocate with the law firm Pitmans who specialises in applying for injunctions, said there may have been "hundreds" of superinjunctions in commercial cases that did not involve Premier League footballers or celebrity infidelities. "The broader professional public are unaware of cases involving freezing or seizing assets," he said. "There are commercial sensitivities where even the fact that a firm has obtained an injunction would be damaging." Index on Censorship welcomed Marr's decision to abandon the superinjunction. John Kampfner, its chief executive, said: "While there may be exceptional circumstances in which injunctions may be necessary, we are seeing gagging orders being used to hide the wealthy from embarrassment and even commercial damage. We are in danger of creating a secret network of secret rich man's justice."

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Tangocrisis, previously known as 020 (or zero2zero) is an Argentine rock / pop / fusion band from Buenos Aires, and one of very few to introduce tango elements in a rock context. The project was first conceived as 020 in early 1999 by producers and composers Max Masri and Diego S. Velázquez, who eventually rose to notoriety with their electrotango group Tanghetto, the latter formed in 2001. 020 released a full studio album in 2002 named End of Illusions. According to several interviews gave by Max and Diego, the band is being reformed with the name Tangocrisis after a 7-year long hiatus, primarily due to Tanghetto's touring and recording obligations. Tangocrisis is currently working on a second studio album, which is expected for mid-to-late 2012. == End of Illusions == In 2001 Masri and Velázquez recruited several musicians to produce the band's debut album and to start performing live. The result of 11 months of recording sessions was the concept album End of Illusions, released in December 2002. The underlying concept of the release was the Argentine crisis of 2001-2002. Despite little commercial success due primarily to lack of support from the very members of the group, who became heavily involved with (then) side project Tanghetto, the album drew the attention of many journalists and music critics of Argentina and other South American countries for its blend of art rock and tango nuevo and its lyrical content focused in social commentary and criticism of negatively perceived mass behaviours and group thinking. In different interviews 020 / Tangocrisis acknowledged several influences within and outside the music industry in their lyrical content, such as Pink Floyd, The Clash, Bob Marley, Erich Fromm, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. 020 is known for having played live just on few occasions, during 2003 and 2004. == Reforming in 2010 as Tangocrisis == In several interviews given by Max Masri in 2010 and 2011 he mentioned the fact that 020 was to reform. The name chosen for the reunion is Tangocrisis (after Tanghetto's song, the latter named after the 2001 crisis). However, the titles of new songs and a certain date for release of new material are still undisclosed. According to Max Masri, the new album will be "even more rock-oriented and song-oriented than End of Illusions, still keeping the tango features that made up the personality and, somehow, uniqueness of the band". The new album would be released "sometime in 2011 or 2012". == Discography == End of Illusions (2002) TBA (2012) Tango in Argentina Argentine rock music groups Argentine alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups reestablished in 2010 Tangocrisis

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Hi! I have a few questions about the way the units of the geologic timescale are listed here: The Quarternary has at the moment an unclear status, however, the ICS will most likely decide it to be a third period in the Cenozoic, containing two epochs: Pleistocene and Holocene. (I changed that) The subdivisions of the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian epochs are only regionally used and are not recognized by the ICS. The subdivision of the Carboniferous period into stages can be seen in the timeline in the article Carboniferous. The Hadean eon and its subdivisions are only used when the Moon is concerned (exept for the timescale by Harland et al 1989, which is no longer used). It should be left out. The Precambrian has no official status any longer and should also be left out. Why is the Phanerozoic not put in the same level as other eons? Woodwalker (talk) I was trying as faithfully as possible to adapt the table seen here into a template. ~ S0CO(talk|contribs) You can find the official (ICS) one here:

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A Penguin Books Amplified Edition Brought to Life on the iPad NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulsating with the rhythms of jazz, frenetic sex, illicit drugs, and the mystery and promise of the open road, On the Road defined what it meant to be "beat" and captured the impulses of a liberated underground America. Based on Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends crossing the country in search of a new kind of experience and authenticity that they could not find in mainstream culture. It has become a landmark in the history of American culture, inspiring everyone from John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates to Bob Dylan and David Bowie. Expressing a quintessential American vision of freedom and longing, On the Road is a timeless tale that resonates with each new generation. Penguin is proud to introduce the celebrated Beat novel, JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD (On-sale date: June 18, 2011; $16.99; Introductory Price: $12.99 through July 5, 2011) as an iPad app. With the complete text of the original 1957 novel at its heart, this edition has been curated by Penguin editors, the Kerouac estate, and Beat scholars. It includes a number of spectacular features that immerse readers in the story behind the book. Highlights include: Fully interactive map of the now legendary trips from 1947, 1949, and 1950 taken by Dean and Sal in the book, with historical photographs and notes on the contemporary context Prized family photographs from Kerouac's estate, a number published here for the first time Rare audio clips of Kerouac himself reading three excerpts from an early draft Reproductions of Kerouac's first draft of the novel on the 120-foot scroll as well as later typescripts with corrections made by him and his editors Previously unreleased documents from the Viking archives that contain the earliest reactions to the manuscript and letters between Kerouac and his editors about its revision Side-by-side comparisons of Kerouac's famous original scroll draft and the published text, highlighting the editorial work that went into his masterpiece as well as the elements removed on the recommendation of Viking's lawyers - including some of Kerouac's most explicit treatments of sex, drug use, and other "obscenities" Slideshow of cover art from international editions of On the Road over the last half century 2011 is the 65th anniversary of Penguin Classics and we know that what you read matters, but we also recognize that how you read is becoming increasingly important. Continuing Penguin's tradition of topnotch editorial curation and design, we've harnessed current technology to create an innovative showcase for one of our most treasured titles. Decades after its 1957 publication, readers are still forging connections to this classic novel and the timeless emotions it evokes. We are pleased to share this latest evolution of Jack Kerouac's seminal work, one that lets Beat novices and aficionados alike experience On The Road as never before. On-sale date: June 18, 2011 $16.99; Introductory Price: $12.99 through July 5, 2011 For complete list of features for this iPad app, click here. For a video demonstration of the app, click here. The following high resolution images are available by email (by request) or they can be viewed / downloaded online. Click here for the cover of Jack Kerouac's On The Road (A Penguin Books Amplified Edition). The following screen shots from the app are also available: "Tricked out with more fancy bells and whistles than a BMW M5... The notes embedded in the text give a helpful run-down of the real-life people and places behind the novel, with photographs that deepen the period flavor... It's also hard to resist the cool interactive map comparing the routes of Kerouac's own three cross-country road trips, garlanded with corresponding passages from... this most freewheeling of American novels." - The New York Times "If any release could blow the e-book door open, it might as well be a story of American transformation, unease and reckless abandon... [and] tattered pages, over-saturated photos and scrawled text look the part... As readers pore over Kerouac's text and make sense of which fictional name matches up with each real-life icon of the Beat generation, Penguin one-ups its e-reading competition by employing a far more seamless 'footnote' feature... This photo filled app [is] richly designed by a team that knows its Kerouac." - The Daily SOURCE Penguin Books

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Divided on the Right - NYTimes.com Just a few weeks ago, it seemed implausible that the Republican presidential nomination fight would not be resolved by the August convention. But Rick Santorum's primary victories in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday make that a real, if still distant, possibility. If the convention becomes as disorderly as the primaries, it will reflect a party consumed by anger and frustration, led around by its most extreme base, and lacking any sense of forward direction. Mitt Romney still has the most delegates and the clearest path to the nomination, but he is so unpopular that his opponents could gather enough delegates to block him. In state after state, he has been repudiated by voters seeking a more boisterous and convincing conservative. In virtually all of the competitive contests so far - particularly in the heart of the South, the Republican stronghold - more people have voted against him than for him. Most public opinion polls show that Mr. Romney would have the best chance against President Obama in November, but that doesn't seem to matter to the party's zealots. In Alabama and Mississippi, fewer than 40 percent of the primary voters on Tuesday said defeating Mr. Obama was the most important quality in a candidate. Many people who voted for Mr. Santorum or Newt Gingrich said Mr. Romney had a better chance of winning. What was important to them? More than 70 percent of voters in the two states said it was important that a candidate shared their religious beliefs. Mr. Santorum won with the votes of those who said it was most important that their candidate be a true conservative, or have a strong moral character. Those numbers suggest that many Republicans would rather drive into a political ditch than temper their extreme ideology to defeat Mr. Obama. It's not just voters, however, who have divided their party and pushed it to the margins. Republican officials constructed the primary schedule so that it would not be settled early, hoping to build enthusiasm. States with early primaries were forced to distribute delegates on a proportional basis, rather than winner-take-all, and they were penalized if they tried to move up in the calendar. The strategy might have worked with candidates who could inspire a broader range of Republican primary voters. Republican elders, however, hadn't figured on a party so utterly divided that an elongated season would increase internal animosity and deplete resources. And they hadn't foreseen that a prolonged exposure to vapid, wacky or outright dangerous ideas would start to repel the swing voters needed by the party in November. The longer this field has talked about birth control, or protected the low tax rates for the rich, the better Democrats have done in the polls. Mr. Romney will probably get enough delegates to win the nomination; at the moment, he is being helped by Mr. Gingrich, whose titanic ego prevents him from throwing his support to Mr. Santorum. But if Mr. Romney's platform remains solely a promise to substitute his business experience for Mr. Obama, he will guarantee his party an uninspired crawl to the convention, and beyond.

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Ivanovic beaten by qualifier Coin Ivanovic's exit was the earliest by a top seed at the US Open since the start of the professional era in 1968. The 20-year-old had scraped through her first-round match against Russia's Vera Dusevina but paid the price for another nervy display. Ivanovic's form completely deserted her at times with her forehand particularly fragile but her lack of mental fortitude was the main reason for her defeat. While the unheralded Coin, who is in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, grew in confidence as the match went on, Ivanovic crumbled. At 2-2 in the third set, Ivanovic led 40-0 on the Coin serve but three wayward shots allowed the Frenchwoman to hold and she broke to love in the next game before serving out for victory. Next up for Coin is Mauresmo, the 32nd seed, who beat Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 2-6 6-4 6-0. Elsewhere, seventh seed Venus Williams - a two-time champion at Flushing Meadows - had a much easier time as she beat Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios 6-0 6-3. The reigning Wimbledon champion, who collected titles here in 2000 and 2001, was always in control of her match against the world number 113. Her only wobble came when she squandered four match points on her serve before completing her win at the fifth attempt. "I think I just had a lot more power than she did," Williams, who is scheduled to meet her sister Serena in the quarter-finals, said afterwards. Venus will meet Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine in round three after the 27th seed beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-4 1-6 6-4. Sixth seed Dinara Safina had to work hard to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-3 to seal her progress. Safina has won 17 of her last 18 matches but struggled for consistency against the world number 164 before eventually wearing her down. "I think it still could be better, especially I was 4-1 up in the first set and then I let it go to 4-4," she said. "I think there is much more room that I can play better." Safina will play Timea Bacsinszky in the third round after the Swiss beat Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan 6-3 6-2. There were also wins for Polish ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta, the 16th seed from Italy. Radwanska beat Colombia's Mariana Duque Marino 6-2 7-6 (7-3) and Pennetta overcame Peng Shuai of China 6-2 6-7 (8-10) 6-1. France's Alize Cornet, the 17th seed, is also through after beating Bethanie Mattek of the United States 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. But 13th seed Agnes Szavay and 20th seed Nicole Vaidisova are both out. Hungarian Szavay lost 5-7 6-2 6-3 to Italy's Tathiana Garbin while Vaidisova, of the Czech Republic, tumbled to a 7-5 6-3 defeat against France's Severine Bremond.

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FT Alphaville " Blog Archive " M&S chief defiant amid investor revolt Marks and Spencer suffered an investor revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday with a strong shareholder vote in favour of a resolution calling on Sir Stuart Rose to stand down early as chairman. The protest vote underlined the extent of shareholder dissatisfaction with Sir Stuart holding the roles of both chairman and chief executive, the FT said. But Sir Stuart, who shrugged off the stand-off with institutional shareholders to charm the 1,900 mainly private investors present, was defiant. "A win is a win," he said. "It is broadly 60 per cent in favour of management."

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For doctor pushing lung screening, a vindication By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Claudia Henschke was delighted with the news -- a trial of 53,000 people had shown that screening smokers and ex-smokers for lung cancer can save lives, something she has been trying to prove for 10 years. The trial, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and conducted with the utmost care, showed that the three-dimensional X-rays called spiral CT scans reduced deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent over just five years. It was no surprise to Henschke, who has shown even more profound results in a series of studies. And she says she is not bitter that her data, and her advocacy for screening, have been rejected repeatedly by many other cancer experts. "I'm thrilled, because it makes such a difference for people's lives," Henschke, formerly of New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center and now at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, said in a telephone interview. She does feel some exasperation, although she understands the logic of the scientific process, in which one researcher makes a discovery, publicizes it, and other researchers try to replicate the findings -- or poke holes in them. In 1999, Henschke and other researchers found that spiral CT scanning could detect 85 percent of small lung tumors while they could still be surgically removed. The study started a debate about whether such scans were worthwhile for all smokers. "This has now taken 10 years," she said. "If you think about it, in the United States we have 160,000 deaths each year from lung cancer. That's 1.6 million." In 2006, her team published similar findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, sparking intense debate. Although her study involved more than 31,000 people at high risk of lung cancer, many cancer experts rejected the conclusion that screening made sense. They pointed to the high risk of so-called false positives, meaning a suspicious-looking image would turn out to not be cancer. They also noted that some lung tumors might be removed -- a major surgical operation -- that would never have killed the patient. And then it emerged that a tobacco company had helped pay for the research and some critics suggested that cigarette makers just wanted to give smokers an excuse to keep on smoking. Henschke rejects this idea. "It was felt that the tobacco companies should pay for the damage that they had caused," she said. The study had been done to support the argument that tobacco companies should foot the bill for screening smokers and former smokers, Henschke said. Henschke also points out that most people now being diagnosed with lung cancer had either quit smoking, or had never smoked -- something that Dr. Bruce Johnson of the American Society of Clinical Oncology backs up. "You get more bang for your buck if you quit smoking," he said. "That said, if you have already quit, you can't quit again." For her part, Henschke had her doubts about the trial released on Thursday. "We were always concerned that it might not show (a benefit) because there was a chest X-ray arm and a CT arm and only three years of screening were provided," she said. "Each year it should show a bigger reduction for mortality. Had they screened for 10 years, they would have come up with what we found -- a 70 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths. If they screen long enough and follow everyone long enough, they should get to that point, too." Thursday's trial showed that people who got the CT scans were not only 20 percent less likely to die of lung cancer, but they were 7 percent less likely to die of anything than people who got ordinary chest X-rays, which are virtually useless for detecting small lung tumors. National Cancer Institute director Dr. Harold Varmus said it is not immediately clear why this is, but Henschke thinks she knows why. "The low dose spiral CT is not just screening for lung cancer. It is screening for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes emphysema) as well as cardiovascular disease," she said. Her team has a study in the journal Radiology here that shows the spiral CT can show hardened places in major blood vessels called coronary calcifications -- which in turn can tell who is at risk of heart attacks, strokes or artery disease. (Editing by Eric Walsh)

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Advantage IQ CEO Stu Stiles Announces His Plans to Leave the Company Chief Operating Officer Jeff Hart will lead the organization in daily matters through transition SPOKANE, Wash., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advantage IQ Chief Executive Officer Stu Stiles, age 48, has announced his plans to leave the company by the end of June to pursue personal goals. Stiles has served as CEO of Advantage IQ, a subsidiary of Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA), since 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040128/SFW031LOGO) "Advantage IQ is off to a good start for the year, and I am proud of the company's stability and continued growth even in a slow economy," Stiles said. "I'm also grateful for the time I've had to lead this organization of great people and deliver such valuable services to our clients. Looking ahead, I plan to pursue greater involvement in life-changing ministry work overseas." Jeff Hart, in his current role as Advantage IQ chief operating officer, will lead the organization on daily matters through the transition, reporting to Avista Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Scott Morris. "Excellent service has made Advantage IQ an industry leader," said Morris. "With our commitment to service, a strong leadership team and dedicated employees, this transition will be seamless to our clients. The Advantage IQ board will expedite the selection of a new CEO with the distinctive qualities to continue the company's strategic growth. "Since taking over as CEO five years ago, Stu has significantly improved operations while more than doubling the company's annual revenue. We thank him for his leadership and service to the company and wish Stu all the best as he pursues his personal goals," Morris said. Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating division that provides service to 355,000 electric and 315,000 natural gas customers in three Western states. Avista's primary, non-regulated subsidiary is Advantage IQ. Our stock is traded under the ticker symbol "AVA." For more information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com. Advantage IQ is a leading provider of comprehensive cost management services for utility, telecom, waste and lease expenses, including strategic energy management services. Its patented technology and services provide multi-site companies with critical, yet easy-to-access, information that enables companies to proactively manage and reduce expenses, as well as online access to consolidated cost and consumption data partnered with powerful analytical reporting tools. For more information about Advantage IQ, please visit www.advantageiq.com. Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are trademarks of Avista Corporation. SOURCE Avista Corp. Copyright 2009 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.

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In debt talks" new phase, blame game overshadows fiscal blueprint Negotiations over the national debt entered a troubling new phase Wednesday on Capitol Hill as lawmakers appeared to spend more time trading blame for the impasse than in talks aimed at developing a blueprint to reduce borrowing. With a Thanksgiving deadline getting closer, Democrats on the bipartisan "supercommittee" revealed details of a plan they offered to Republicans late last week that would have cut spending by nearly $900 billion over the next decade in exchange for just $400 billion in new taxes. Graphic If Congress can't come up with a way to cut $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years, the Budget Act will do it for them unless some sort of postponement is worked out. A look at the deadlines that must be met and what happens if they're not. Video Despite intense talks last week, there has been little indication of progress by a bipartisan group of lawmakers looking to reduce the nation's debt. The principal stumbling blocks revolve around taxes and large federal entitlement programs. (Nov. 14) The proposal represents an apparent shift from earlier Democratic debt-reduction proposals, which demanded as much as $1.3 trillion in new taxes through 2021. It also appeared to mark a big step toward the latest Republican position, which called for about $300 billion in new taxes. But Republicans said the offer was a ruse that included at least $800 billion in new taxes from the expiration of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts in January. "It would lock in the largest tax hike in history - at least $800 billion - and then add an additional $400 billion in job-killing tax hikes without pro-growth tax reform," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). In that regard, Steel said, the offer was "a step backward" that Republicans summarily rejected. Democrats said the proposal did not address the Bush tax cuts. Democrats and Republicans on the supercommittee said talks were nonetheless continuing in an effort to identify at least $1.2 trillion in savings before next Wednesday's deadline. But it was unclear which of the panel's 12 members were engaged in those talks and whether they had any chance of succcess. "We are still working very hard to get to a fair and balanced deal. It's what the country expects," said Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the supercommittee's Democratic co-chairman. "It's the challenge that we have. We believe we can get there." Members of the panel and their aides talked late into the night Tuesday and reassembled in separate partisan huddles Wednesday morning. But no meetings were scheduled with members of both parties present, and all sides acknowledged that no deal was at hand. "Nothing really to relay right now," Rep. David Camp (R-Mich.) said at lunchtime Wednesday as he exited a meeting of GOP supercommittee members. "We had an offer, they had an offer and there have been ongoing negotiations to bridge the differences," Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said after a two-hour meeting of Democrats on the panel. Unless the panel acts by midnight Nov. 23, it risks triggering deep, automatic, across-the-board cuts to agency budgets in January 2013. But the effective deadline is approaching even more rapidly: The law that created the supercommittee requires it to have a plan and a cost estimate from congressional budget analysts by midnight Monday, making this week critical. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) briefly entered the fray on Tuesday, meeting in Boehner's office to discuss the supercommittee outlook. But there was no further contact Wednesday.

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Britain's former world No. 1 golfer Luke Donald says technique is key when mastering the art of chip shots. updated 12:03 PM EDT, Fri August 31, 2012 If they were handing out awards for courage in the face of personal trauma, 70-year-old Bob Yelton would scoop the lot. updated 12:06 PM EDT, Mon August 27, 2012 Tiger Woods first won on the PGA Tour until he was 20, and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy was 19 when he managed a European Tour success. updated 5:44 AM EDT, Wed August 22, 2012 Golf is often a measure of a society's aspirations -- and one Nigerian state is aiming high with a development that could mark it as an international destination. updated 9:58 AM EDT, Tue August 21, 2012 Two women are making history at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club, which has admitted female members for the first time in its history. updated 9:47 PM EDT, Sun August 12, 2012 Rory McIlroy won his second major title with victory at the PGA Championship: see the best photos from Kiawah Island. updated 8:28 AM EDT, Mon July 23, 2012 When Ernie Els won the U.S. Open in 1994, he was the first South African to claim a major golf title since the end of apartheid. updated 4:18 PM EDT, Sun July 22, 2012 See the best images of a dramatic 141st British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, which was won by South Africa's Ernie Els.

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Printer Friendly Economics Bank of England Treasury insiders moved to quell fears that government plans to set up a special committee to police parts of the Bank of England are riven with conflicts of interest. They said that it could be extremely hard to create a panel whose members were experienced enough to add value in overseeing the Bank's financial stability role while not, at the same time, having conflicts of interest. George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, was in Washington last night to hold talks with Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Mr Osborne was coy about the subject matter - international collaboration, the credit crunch, financial risk - but the meeting speaks volumes about his ambitions to get on first-name terms with the world's most powerful financiers and regulators. Global equity markets succumbed to a new sell-off amid jitters among investors over worsening prospects for the US economy and a sharp rise in oil prices. In London the FTSE 100 index dropped by 88.5 points, or 1.5 per cent, to close the week at 5,906.8, down 2 per cent since Monday's open. Oil Light sweet crude oil traded in New York shot up by more than $11 to $139 a barrel after Morgan Stanley told its clients to expect a $150-a-barrel oil price by July 4. The bank reckons that investors will continue to buy oil to hedge themselves against the weakness in the US dollar. Fuel price in India Protests over fuel price rises broke out across India, crippling transport routes in Calcutta and forcing businesses to close in software centres such as Hyderabad. The wholesale rate of inflation also leapt to an annual pace of 8.24 per cent, the fastest since August 2004 and up from 8.1 per cent the previous week. International Energy Agency The world must undergo a "new global energy revolution" and faces a bill of $45 trillion (£22 trillion) if it is to halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency said in Tokyo. The US unemployment rate climbed to 5.5 per cent last month, from 5 per cent in April, in its sharpest monthly rise since 1986, taking it to its highest level since October 2004. The rise came as nervous American employers cut a further 49,000 jobs last month, according to non-farm payrolls data. Banking & finance UBS The veil of secrecy that has protected the wealthy clients of Swiss banks for centuries was under threat after the US Justice Department moved to force UBS to reveal the names of 20,000 clients. The US Government believes that the Swiss bank has helped some of the wealthiest Americans to evade $300 million (£152 million) in taxes. Aviva, Britain's largest insurer, will cut up to 1,800 jobs over the next two years in the latest phase of a global restructuring plan announced nine months ago. The group said that it had to simplify the structure of its Norwich Union general insurance business, to save money and to provide better customer service. Northern Rock The Government has called for an early hearing of the court case in which Northern Rock shareholders are suing the Treasury over the nationalisation of the bank, The Times has learnt. Royal Bank of Scotland is preparing to reveal that it has got its £12 billion rescue rights issue away, dashing fears that the bank's shares would collapse if the underwriters were left with unsold stock. London Stock Exchange Clara Furse, the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, received almost her entire permissible bonus in the latest financial year, boosting her total pay from £1.43 million to £1.66 million. The LSE also released figures showing a second successive month of lower volumes traded in London and Milan. Bradford & Bingley, the UK's biggest buy-to-let lender, has raised the rates on its mortgage deals by 0.55 per cent. The move will come as a further blow to buy-to-let landlords, who have seen the number of deals on offer whittled away in the credit crunch. Aberdeen Asset Management said that the UK-based hedge fund Tosca Asset Management had raised its stake in the company to 25.49 per cent, or 182.67 million shares, from 20.02 per cent previously. Tosca has been increasing its stake in Aberdeen Asset Management since March 17, when it acquired an initial 9.82 per cent holding. Construction & property Humberts Group has sold Richard Harding Estate Agents, the firm founded by the former England rugby union player, for £1.1 million. The company said that the proceeds would be used to assist its working capital position, and added that it would continue to evaluate its options in the present challenging market.

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US worries about China's state-backed companies US worries about China's state-backed companies May 3 06:13 PM US/Eastern WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. official has voiced concern about privileges enjoyed by China's state-backed enterprises and is saying a level playing field is necessary for American companies. Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats said Tuesday such enterprises enjoy financial support and regulatory privileges and benefit from government efforts to limit foreign investment in certain sectors. He said such policies distort competition, and the U.S. was raising the issue with China and encouraging them to adopt international standards. Hormats said 41 Chinese state-owned enterprises are among the Global Fortune top 500 companies. He was speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ahead of a high-level dialogue next week between the U.S. and China on economic and strategic issues. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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The Singapore Fund, Inc. Announces Director Resignation PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Singapore Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SGF), a closed-end management investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in Singapore equity securities (the "Fund"), announced today that Austin C. Dowling has resigned as Director of the Fund effective November 1, 2011. Mr. Moritz Sell, Chairman, comments: "Mr. Dowling has served as a Director of the Fund for over 11 years and on behalf of the Board, I would like to acknowledge his invaluable contribution to the Fund during this tenure and wish him the best of success in all his future endeavors." Important Information Closed-end funds have a one-time initial public offering and then are subsequently traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value (NAV) of the fund's portfolio. There is no assurance that a fund will achieve its investment objective. Past performance does not guarantee future results. International investing entails special risk considerations, including currency fluctuations, lower liquidity, economic and political risks, and differences in accounting methods; these risks are generally heightened for single country funds. Aberdeen Asset Management is the marketing name in the U.S. for the following affiliated, registered investment advisers: Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Ltd., Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd. and Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd. (collectively, the 'Aberdeen Advisers'). Each of the Aberdeen Advisers is wholly owned by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. "Aberdeen" is a U.S. registered service mark of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. SOURCE The Singapore Fund, Inc.

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Heskey keeps eyes on prize After three years in the international wilderness, the striker has proved to Fabio Capello that he has what it takes to help England reach the World Cup finals. He tells Sam Wallace how he did it "There's only one Emile Heskey/He used to be shite/But now he's all right/Walking in a Heskey wonderland" England fans in Almaty, 6 June, 2009 It says something for the temperament of Emile Heskey that when the song sung about him by fans of England, Aston Villa and his former club Wigan Athletic comes up in conversation he can shrug, smile and take it in his stride. "Fans are going to be fans," Heskey said yesterday, at England's Grove hotel outside Watford. "They're going to call you names one week, then not know who you are the next. That song's been around for a long time. Birmingham first made that up when I signed for them. Then it went to Wigan, now to Villa. Now England. I like it. I've had all sorts, haven't I." The big man who is back in the England team might not be in the starting XI come tomorrow night against Andorra but not because he is being dropped. Rather Heskey might well be left out because another booking would mean he missed the game against Croatia on 9 September. He has become too valuable in Fabio Capello's eyes to miss a big qualification game that could clinch England's path to the 2010 World Cup finals. In an England career that began more than ten years ago, Heskey, 31, really has - as he says himself - "had all-sorts" including an exile from the England team that began almost five years ago today. When, on 13 June, 2004, Heskey gave away the free-kick from which Zinedine Zidane scored the equaliser in France's 2-1 victory over England at Euro 2004, he could hardly have known what was about to follow. Sven Goran Eriksson only ever picked him for a squad once again, in March 2005 for World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan, but Heskey did not play for England for more than three years after the France game. His comeback was when Steve McClaren selected him for the 3-0 win against Israel at Wembley in September 2007, and under Capello he finds himself in vogue once again. "No, it wasn't explained why I was left out," Heskey said. "It was a bit of a strange one but you take that as it is. If the manager doesn't have time to talk to you, he doesn't have time. I just carried on with my game. You're going to feel harshly treated if the manager doesn't explain to you why you're not playing or why you're not in the squad, or whatever. "But he's got how many players to choose from in the country? Can he go to every one, I don't know? I gave away the free-kick against France but I went on to the field with instructions, I tried to go with what they said. I was told to play behind the front man, and that's what I tried to do. "It went to 1-1 at the time. Someone's got to take the blame. It could have been [someone else], but it was me. It could have been dealt with a bit better, but he [Eriksson] did have a lot of players to talk to, so it was difficult to say he was going to speak to 30 or 40 players individually." About ten minutes after he had said those words, Heskey came back into the room to say that he hoped no one was interpreting that as a criticism of Eriksson. It is the kind of bloke he is off the pitch, very softly-spoken and non-confrontational - a player who always hints that his happiest days were when he played for his home-town team Leicester City as a teenager. Is he an easy target for managers? "I don't know whether I was an easy target to leave out of the squad," he said. "I don't complain. Complaining? You get on with your game and let that do the talking. I don't think I should have gone to the 2006 World Cup at the time. The lads had established themselves in the qualifying campaign, and they deserved to be there. I never gave up, though. I always wanted to get back into the squad and always knew I would."

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