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Press Ganey Expands Clinical Product Line SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Press Ganey Associates, Inc. has added three new solutions to its portfolio of products and services designed to help clients improve their quality and their operational and financial performance. The new products -- the Quality Measures Reporting Solution, the Clinical Resource Management Solution and the Public Data Benchmarking Solution -- will help clients focus their improvement efforts to reduce costs and improve clinical outcomes. "The introduction of these new performance improvement solutions is a direct result of listening to our clients about the growing challenges they are facing," said Richard Siegrist, CEO of Press Ganey Associates. "By expanding our offerings, we'll be able to work with our clients to make all of their improvement efforts more effective." With the addition of these new performance solutions, formerly owned by Data Advantage, Press Ganey has also expanded its leadership team to help provide clinical guidance and support. Among the experts are David Potash, MD, MBA, chief medical officer and Sherry Dillon and Kevan Shaheen, RNs specializing in clinical and quality measurement. The Clinical Resource Management Solution allows hospital management to analyze physician practice patterns, improve resource management and identify cost-savings opportunities. Through the use of this data, physicians and administrators can begin to tackle difficult issues of care that can only be resolved through their partnership. The information revealed in the reports provides a starting point for discussions and decision-making to improve patient care. The Public Data Benchmarking Solution contains the most current public federal and state data. It allows clients to create custom peer groups of hospitals for comparison; and then track and benchmark Medicare performance, and analyze cost report data to identify cost-savings opportunities. The Quality Measures Reporting Solution is a web-based performance measurement solution that provides complete support for The Joint Commission (TJC) Core Measure Set and the CMS Standards of Care including data collection, abstraction and submission and reporting. This solution ensures that hospitals meet the data submission criteria needed for receipt of all entitled market basket reimbursement and provides verification of the presence of required fields, real-time data validation and a special review status for measures where appropriate care may not have been provided. Incorporating these new solutions with Press Ganey's existing products will ensure that clients can get a comprehensive view of improvement efforts across the organization by understanding key performance measures for financial, operational and clinical quality, as well as patient experience. Press Ganey Associates, Inc. For 25 years, Press Ganey has been committed to providing insight that allows health care organizations to improve the quality of care they provide while improving their bottom-line results. The company offers the largest comparative customer feedback databases, actionable data, solution resources and unparalleled consulting and customer service. Press Ganey currently partners with more than 10,000 health care facilities - including over 40% of U.S. hospitals - to measure and improve the quality of their care. For more information visit www.pressganey.com. SOURCE Press Ganey Associates, Inc.
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Vince Cable in Aberdeen to unveil UK oil strategy BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable is to announce an oil and gas strategy for the UK in Aberdeen later today. Cable, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore and Energy Secretary Ed Davey will be in Aberdeen to describe plans for "tax certainty," supply chain support and skills development. Mr Cable, who will open a facility at offshore specialists Expro in Aberdeen, said: "I want us to consider what barriers are stopping British companies bidding for and winning work in the North Sea. This is an expanding industry. We can either help create more jobs and opportunities across the UK if we get this right, or see work going overseas if not." Mr Davey said the oil and gas industry is a vital strategic resource. "With our support for carbon capture and storage, for decommissioning and by encouraging increased collaboration across different energy sectors, especially offshore, there will also be new sustainable growth opportunities for the industry and the wider UK supply chain." Mr Moore said: "We've made sure that this strategy encompasses the whole industry to make sure we identify the measures that will benefit business, large, medium or small." The industry employs about 400,000 people and provides nearly half the UK's energy needs, the Government said. The future of the oil industry is key in the debate about Scottish independence. The Scottish National Party argues that the country can look forward to an oil boom in the early years of independence, assuming a Yes vote in September 2014. Opponents warn against over-reliance on a volatile resource, prone to fluctuations in revenue. Scottish Government predictions say its geographic share of oil tax revenue could be as high as £11.8 billion by 2017-18, generating between £41 billion and £57 billion in the six years to the point. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimates that revenue will amount to about £33 billion by 2017-18, which leaves a gap of about £8.5 billion between the OBR's revised figure and the Scottish Government's least optimistic estimate. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said he welcomed the UK Government view that there is a long-term future for the industry. "I am pleased that the UK Government highlight the positive future of the industry for years to come, the extent of reserves, and the benefit to the balance of payments, and production taxes," he said. "Scotland is a world leader in the oil and gas sector. As the UK Government point out in their strategy up to 24 billion barrels of oil reserves remain, meaning that more than half of the value of the North Sea's oil and gas reserves are yet to be extracted, with a potential wholesale value of £1.5 trillion. "As the UK strategy highlights oil and gas will remain an enormous economic resource for decades to come. I also welcome the report's recognition of Aberdeen as the oil and gas capital of Europe. "Scotland's Oil and Gas Strategy, developed in conjunction with industry, lays out a plan to help the industry go from strength to strength, and rising capital investment - predicting that investment should rise from £11.4 billion in 2012 to over £13 billion in 2013 - clearly demonstrates the confidence investors and the industry have in Scotland. "The Scottish Government has already launched its industry led Oil and Gas strategy and is implementing a range of measures to support the industry in this time of major investment. We welcome the UK Government's commitment to work with the Scottish Government in implementing its strategy." Meanwhile the Government announced £7 million to set up an "extreme" engineering centre for subsea and offshore engineering in Newcastle.
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Chinese delight at figure skating gold
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo have delivered gold to end China's barren Olympic figure skating spell. Wearing the new additions to their medal collection around their necks having broken Russia's 46-year hold on pairs gold, the giggling couple switched their focus to the idea of a new addition to their family. "I think it's hard to continue skating so maybe it's time to have a baby," Shen said. The married couple came out of retirement for a fourth attempt at winning their sport's top prize and achieved their goal in spectacular style, earning a standing ovation from flag-waving fans as they ended the remarkable grip on the event held by the Russians since the 1964 Games in Innsbruck. "This is a dream come true, we've had this dream for many many years. Every time we heard the anthem or saw the flag (when we won something), we wished it was the Olympic Games," said Zhao, a three-times world champion with Shen. "Records are set to be broken at some point," he added. "This is an embodiment of the Olympic spirit," he said with Shen adding: "This is the attraction of the Olympic Games." It was China's first Olympic figure skating gold and there were double celebrations after Pang Qing and Tong Jian won silver, with all four skaters holding on to the corners of their country's flag for the victory lap around the packed rink. Germans Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy claimed the bronze medal position. © Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved.
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Fed Takes No Action, Citing Signs of Moderate Growth WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will take no new steps to boost economic growth this year, citing mounting evidence that the American economy is chugging slowly toward good health. The Fed said that recent improvements in the economy came despite the deterioration of global conditions, and it noted the continuing risk that a European meltdown could undermine the nascent American recovery. "The economy has been expanding moderately, notwithstanding some apparent slowing in global growth," the Fed's policy-making committee said in a statement announcing its decision. It noted an increase in household spending and some decline in unemployment as signs of progress. The decision was supported by nine of 10 members of the Federal Open Market Committee. Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, once again dissented from the decision, arguing that the Fed should take new measures to stimulate the economy. Mr. Evans has said that the central bank is not showing sufficient concern about the plight of millions of Americans who cannot find jobs. The December meeting marked the third anniversary of the Fed's decision to hold short-term interest rates near zero, a policy it has already said it plans to continue through at least the middle of 2013 and possibly longer. The Fed also said it will continue its ongoing campaign to cut borrowing costs for businesses and consumers by investing in long-term Treasury securities, funded by proceeds from the sale of its existing holdings of short-term securities. The news of greatest interest from Tuesday's meeting may come when the committee releases an account of its deliberations, which it will do in early January. Mr. Bernanke wants to improve public understanding of the Fed's goals and methods, to increase the impact of its policies and to disarm its critics. The committee planned to discuss Tuesday a number of possible changes, including the publication of regular predictions of its own future policy decisions. But any decisions will not be announced before the committee's next meeting, in January. Mr. Bernanke will hold a press conference after that meeting, where he could explain the new policies. And the Fed already is scheduled to publish its regular forecast of other economic data, providing a convenient vehicle. Fed officials say the changes could provide a modest economic boost, reducing borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, by convincing investors that the central bank will keep short-term interest rates near zero for longer than expected. The changes also could help the Fed to justify any new efforts to stimulate growth. But such efforts, viewed as inevitable by many Fed watchers earlier this year, have come to seem less likely as the economy shows signs of improving health. The Fed already is nervous about the cost of additional measures, such as a proposal to buy mortgage-backed securities to boost the housing market. Officials also doubt the benefits of such actions, arguing that Congress has much more power to boost the economy through changes in fiscal policy. Some 25 million Americans still cannot find full-time work, and the housing market remains deeply depressed, but evidence of economic improvement makes it easier for the Fed to stand still. At the same time, Mr. Bernanke and his lieutenants have given no indication that they are ready to resume the discussions, suspended earlier this year, about when and how the central bank should begin to retreat from its existing efforts to stimulate growth. The two pillars of this campaign are the three-year-old vow to keep short-term interest rates near zero and the Fed's portfolio of about $2.5 trillion in Treasuries and mortgage securities acquired to push down long-term rates. The December meeting closes another roller-coaster year for the central bank, which once again spent the winter months trying to spur a recovery, the spring months declaring that the economy was on the mend - and the summer months wondering what went wrong and looking for new ways to try again. The Fed said in August that it planned to hold interest rates near zero through at least the middle of 2013. Investors seek compensation based on their expectations about the future level of short-term interest rates. The Fed's announcement was intended to reduce the cost of borrowing for businesses and consumers by declaring that any expectation of an earlier rate increase was likely misguided. In September, the Fed announced a new round of asset purchases to further reduce long-term interest rates. Rather than increasing its investment portfolio, the central bank said that it would sell short-term securities and use the money to buy an equivalent volume of securities with longer terms. The Fed's most recent change in policy, taken at an unscheduled meeting of the committee last month, was focused on Europe rather than the United States. It agreed to lend dollars at little cost to foreign banks, easing the terms of an existing program. The initial response was enthusiastic. European banks borrowed more than $50 billion in the first week after the changes were announced.
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A promise made in haste is often one to regret Video will begin in 5 seconds. The missing motion Crossbench MPs vital to Tony Abbott's planned no confidence motion in the government, say they now doubt the opposition leader will bring the motion to a vote. Tony Abbott must regret promising to force a vote of "no confidence" to bring down the government in this, the budget session of parliament. In reality, it is hard to see it going ahead and even harder to make a case for it doing Abbott any good. As things stand, the opposition has not placed a "no-confidence" motion on the Notice Paper, and Abbott is preparing to wave through the core of Labor's budget to secure the $43 billion of savings it encompasses without the political pain of making the cuts himself. Tony Abbott's promise to introduce a no-confidence motion in this session of parliament is evaporating. Photo: Michele Mossop This is money he will sorely need to fund his own programs and assist in re-balancing the books if the Coalition is successful in September. Advertisement The rash promise of a no-confidence motion - a tactic which he had stopped short of through the depths of the Craig Thomson, Peter Slipper, and the AWU-slushfund scandals, and myriad other mini-crises - was a rush of blood thing back in March. It came as Julia Gillard reeled from another Rudd onslaught, which ultimately saw three ministers and sundry others quit - surely one of the more pointless events in federal political history. Months later, and with a largely well-received budget now before the House, Abbott's promise to tear the Gillard government down via an extraordinary and rarely used parliamentary manouevre, claiming it cannot govern, is ridiculous. And with crossbenchers not backing it in, Abbott's telegraphed bravado has ensnared him instead. It has him simultaneously claiming an absence of confidence in a government whose budget he is also proposing to support almost in its entirety. On the other hand, he could choose the alternative course of not going ahead with the motion but that is hardly attractive either. Indeed, it involves two things Abbott is loathe to embrace: breaking a promise, and worse, doing so in a way which, by virtue of that promise, amounts to an active vote of confidence in the government. Liberal frontbenchers contacted yesterday either didn't return calls or claimed not to know if the motion would proceed - even though it was a promise. In reality, it is hard to see it going ahead and even harder to make a case for it doing Abbott any good. Abbott's uber-disciplined stewardship of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, over nearly four years, has surprised and frustrated his legions of critics. While he has tamed a well-recognised tendency to extemporise, he has been no shrinking violet on parliamentary tactics attempting 75 suspensions of standing orders, 55 of them during question time. Government leader in the house, Anthony Albanese, has his own view on the no-confidence pledge. "The reporting of a destructive claim is the end in itself and there is never any follow-through," he told Fairfax Media. Follow the National Times on Twitter
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Yemeni prime minister calls for sanctions SANAA, Yemen, June 2 (UPI) -- Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Basindawa called on world powers to intervene and sanction those who impede Yemen's move toward democracy, officials said. In a speech at the Partners Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations this week in Turkey, Basindawa said the international community must stand by the Yemeni people, the Yemen Post said Saturday. Despite the signature of a power-transfer deal in November 2011. Yemen has been plagued by internal political conflicts jeopardizing its transition period with remnants of the regime refusing to comply with the directives of President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi. In its latest session on Yemen, the Security Council warned on Wednesday it would act against those who hinder the country's progress.
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Airbus wins order worth up to $3.8bn Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, was celebrating on Friday after securing an order for 10 A380 super jumbos from Hong Kong Airlines. Beijing had been threatening to derail the order because of the Chinese government's objections to how the European Union is insisting on international airlines complying with a scheme to tackle carbon pollution. More On this story On this topic IN Aerospace & Defence However, Hong Kong Airlines said on Friday that it was placing an order for 10 A380s with Airbus, with aircraft deliveries due to start in 2015. The deal is worth $3.8bn at list prices, although the airline is expected to obtain a significant discount. Airbus, the main subsidiary of EADS, declined to comment. However, people familiar with the situation said Airbus was pleased that the order by Hong Kong Airlines had been separated from China's objections to the EU's carbon emissions trading scheme. Eva Chan, a spokeswoman for Hong Kong Airlines, said its order with Airbus for A380s had not been affected by issues relating to the EU scheme. The Financial Times reported in June that Hong Kong Airlines had been due to announce an order for 10 A380s at the Paris air show. But two industry executives said at the time that the deal was being held up by Beijing's anger over the EU's carbon emissions trading scheme. All airlines that take off or land at EU airports must comply with the anti-pollution scheme from this month. The scheme already requires certain European companies, including power stations and steel works, to purchase allowances to cover the amount of carbon they emit into the atmosphere. The China Air Transport Association has estimated it will cost Chinese airlines Rmb800m to comply with the scheme in 2012. The Chinese government said last month that the EU should abandon plans to include international airlines within its carbon emissions trading scheme or risk a global trade war. The FT reported that the Chinese government was considering measures to hit back at the EU if it insisted on international airlines paying for their pollution. The US government also threatened retaliatory action last month against the EU unless the European Commission dropped its plans to include international airlines within the carbon emissions trading scheme. However, the European Court of Justice ruled last month that the scheme did not infringe on the sovereignty of nations, and was compatible with international law. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2012. You may share using our article tools.
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'Fast & Furious 6' gets box office boost from Latino moviegoers As "Fast & Furious 6" tore into theaters over Memorial Day weekend to the tune of $120 million, it was no doubt propelled by brand recognition and sterling reviews. But "Fast 6" got an extra jolt at the box office from Latino moviegoers, who accounted for nearly a third of the film's weekend audience. That's a disproportionately high share and an indication of a very lucrative market. According to a Nielsen report this year, Latinos represent 18% of the moviegoing population in the U.S., yet they account for 25% of all tickets sold. Fabian Castro, vice president of multicultural marketing at Universal Pictures (home of the "Fast" franchise), said it's now standard practice for the studio to develop marketing campaigns tailored to Latinos. PHOTOS: Scenes from 'Fast & Furious 6' "Out of our average 15 releases, we're probably promoting 12 or 13" to the Latino market, Castro said in a phone interview. He added the "Fast & Furious" franchise, which has long drawn heavy interest from Latinos, benefits from an ethnically diverse cast, including Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson and Sung Kang, and "is representative of the changing face of America." Castro noted Diesel and Rodriguez participated in the film's Latino marketing, appearing at the Latin Billboard Awards, which took place in Miami on April 25 and were broadcast on Telemundo, and on the season finale of the Univision reality competition "Nuestra Belleza Latina" on May 19. Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, co-president of production at Universal, said part of the reason the "Fast" films seem to resonate with Latino audiences is they have stayed true to their original ethos. PHOTOS: Summer Sneaks 2013 "The roots of this franchise are East Los Angeles," said Kirschenbaum, who added he was raised in Boyle Heights and Montebello. "There's an authenticity to the cast members - who we cast in this movie, and where this movie's from, and where our characters hang out and live," he said. "You don't see, in our movies, Beverly Hills or Sunset Boulevard or Hollywood.... As this franchise has continued to grow, we've remained true to our roots, and I think audiences are going to come and say, 'Hey, I see myself represented in this movie.' And I think that's a big part of the attraction." Over its opening weekend, "Fast & Furious 6" appealed to males and females in almost equal measure and skewed to a slightly older crowd, with 57% of its audience older than 25. According to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys, the film is likely to take in $45 million this weekend in North America. Roberto Orci, chairman of the Assn. of Hispanic Advertising Agencies, said big action movies such as "Fast & Furious 6" tend to perform well with Latino audiences. VIDEO: Upcoming summer films "The top category [for Latino moviegoers] happens to be action-adventure, and that makes sense because an action-adventure has something for everybody in the family," Orci said. "It doesn't rely heavily on dialogue, so [whether a viewer is] more acculturated, less acculturated, everybody can enjoy it." (One of Orci's sons, who is also named Roberto, is a writer and producer who has worked on the "Star Trek" and "Transformers" franchises, both of which have done well with Latinos.) Orci and Castro noted moviegoing is often a family event for Latino households. "There are dynamics within Hispanic culture in terms of togetherness with family that transcend into moviegoing," Castro said. ("Fast & Furious 6" is rated PG-13, as are the other films in the series.) Castro added Universal's family-oriented animated films such as "Despicable Me" and "The Lorax" have been popular with Latinos, and Orci similarly cited Pixar's "Cars" and "Brave." PHOTOS: Celebrities by The Times Another genre popular with Latinos (though less family-friendly) is horror movies. Castro said Universal's "Mama," which touted producer Guillermo Del Toro in its advertising, attracted an audience that was 46% Latino. And last fall, the Times' John Horn reported Paramount Pictures' wildly popular "Paranormal Activity" franchise had been buoyed by Latino audiences, prompting a spinoff specifically targeting that demographic. These days, Orci said, "You can't underestimate the importance of targeting marketing and advertising and the outreach" to Latinos. He added, "It makes a big difference, because it tells the audience that they're invited to this show. We don't go anywhere we're not invited." Times staff writer Amy Kaufman contributed to this report.
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"The Obama administration and the Democrats are trying to minimize this race, but I think it has them shaking in their boots," said Joe Pascarella, citing several factors that made him vote for Turner. He called Obama's economic policy "devastating" and said his foreign policy had failed Israel. Ultimately, said Pascarella, who went to work for Turner during the campaign, "it was a combination of things that made me do it. But more than anything," he said, "it was a message to Obama that he's taking the country in the wrong direction."
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How Dove's Real Beauty ad plays on false idea as most women actually feel MORE attractive than they really are The video, which sees a forensic artist blind-sketch pictures of women based on descriptions of themselves, was the most watched ad of all time New research shows that we actually have an inflated perception of our own physical appearance By Margot Peppers
Researchers have found that Dove's Real Beauty Sketches, the video campaign that demonstrated how women are more beautiful than they think, is based on a false premise. While the women in the video judge themselves more harshly than strangers do, a study by psychology researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Chicago found that most of us are actually more prone to'self-enhancement' - meaning we see ourselves as above average, in looks and otherwise. Indeed, in an experiment similar to Dove's Real Beauty Sketches, women were more likely to recognize an attractively-enhanced photo of themselves than one that was made to look slightly less attractive. Proven otherwise: Dove's campaign showed how women see themselves as less attractive than they are, but research has found this is based on a false premise, since most of us actually have an inflated self-perception Confidence boost: In the video, the women were delighted to find that a stranger's depiction of them was prettier than their own self-perception In the Dove campaign, which was viewed more than 114million times making it the most watched ad of all time, a group of women describe their own faces to a forensic artist, who is behind a curtain and cannot see them. The artist sketches the women's faces based solely on their verbal descriptions. The women are also asked to have a conversation with a stranger, who later describes the woman to the forensic artist. The artist sketches another picture of the woman based on this new description. At the end, the women are shown both drawings of themselves. They find, to their delight, that the stranger's portrayal of them is significantly prettier than their own description of themselves. This is supposed to indicate that, as the video says at the end, 'You are more beautiful than you think.' However, research shows that we tend to think of ourselves as more attractive than we really are. Social psychologists Nicholas Epley and Erin Whitchurch conducted an experiment in 2008 to determine how we perceive ourselves. First they took photos of a group of women, then they enhanced the photos to create one that was slightly less attractive than the original, and one that was slightly more. Skewed view: A forensic artist's sketches based on a woman's description of herself (left) and a stranger's description of the same woman (right) seemed to indicate that women judge themselves too harshly The women were then told they would be presented with their original picture, and one that was modified. When they were asked which was the unmodified version, most chose the more attractive one. This 'inflated perception of one's physical appearance' is known as'self-enhancement', and it is a very common phenomenon among humans. Indeed, in 2001 Mr Epley and Cornell researcher David Dunning found that people see themselves as above-average in many aspects of life, not just in physical appearance. Overall, they discovered that 'participants consistently overestimated the likelihood that they would act in generous or selfless ways, whereas their predictions of others were considerably more accurate.' Not such a bad thing: While the Dove campaign may be considered 'false advertising', seeing ourselves as prettier or more talented than we are can actually have its advantages, since it boosts confidence For example, people tended to overestimate how much they were likely to donate to charity, but they could predict others' donations relatively accurately. And a 2006 article written by research scientist K Patricia Cross supports these findings. She discovered that 94per cent of college professors rate themselves as above-average in their work - which is both logically and statistically impossible. While the Dove campaign may therefore be considered 'false advertising', seeing ourselves as prettier or more talented than we are can actually have its advantages. As the Huffington Post notes, self-enhancement leads to boosted confidence, and confidence is an important trait to have in both our work and love lives. Share or comment on this article
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Rail death teenager is identified A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out on Wednesday. The BTP spokeswoman said Ben's family expressed gratitude to the off-duty firefighter for his actions in helping Ben. She added: "Members of the public are reminded that the third rail, which powers trains across London and the south east, carries 750 volts of electricity and remains switched on 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
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FT Alphaville " At the outer edge of ratings territory A few, final thoughts on the negative outlook for the USA from Jan Hatzius and his team at Goldman Sachs. First they look at the somewhat confusing market reaction - Treasuries were remarkably resilient following the move by S&P: Increased downgrade risk doesn't necessarily imply increased Treasury yields. Immediately following the announcement, the 10-year Treasury yield rose by around 6bps. However, Treasuries subsequently rallied, with the 10-year finishing the day at a yield 3bps lower. While the modest rally in Treasuries can probably be attributed to a number of factors, potentially including concerns regarding fiscal issues in the European periphery, it is worth noting that: (1) a significant push toward fiscal austerity would lead to lower growth and (2) lower growth would lead to easier monetary policy for longer. As outlined in more detail in a recent report, fiscal tightening of 1% of GDP has been associated with reduced output of 0.5% within two years, but would also tend to keep short-term policy interest rates lower than they would otherwise have been. The upshot is that while most of the commentary around potential ratings changes is likely to focus on the potential increase in yields as compensation for perceived credit risk, the policies that would need to be pursued to avoid a ratings change could push in the opposite direction. So lower for even longer then. And then Team Hatzius compares the US with other developed nations and concludes the country is already at the outer edge of AAA territory: Two factors that rating agencies such as S&P and Moody's use in their analyses are the ratio of net debt to GDP and the ratio of net interest payments to government revenues. In both cases, the ratings typically reflect "general government debt," a definition which covers all levels of government, including state and local governments in the US, for instance. In the case of the US, most of the net debt - and most of the rating agency concern - is at the federal level. The first exhibit below compares the US to other AAA-rated countries as well as a select group of AA+ to AA- countries for which cross-country data is available. It implies that the US is already at the outer edge of AAA territory. A graphic that will no doubt warm the heart of UK chancellor George Osborne. Recall that S&P revised its sovereign outlook for the UK to negative in May 2009. That stance was reaffirmed a year and a bit later, before it was revised back to stable in October 2010 after the government had completed its comprehensive spending review. So, it is possible for the US to win back a stable outlook but, says Hatizus, a reform package would probably need to be adopted before the outlook would be changed: While enactment of major structural reforms to entitlement programs or the tax code look challenging in the next year, the announcement from S&P may on the margin increase the likelihood that Congress enacts one or more fiscal rules along with the increase in the debt limit, which we already viewed as a good possibility. The most likely change would be discretionary spending caps, which could apply for multiple years and would be difficult to undo once put in place. A second possibility is some version of the "failsafe" concept that President Obama proposed last week, which would require automatic reductions in spending and "tax expenditures" if by 2014 the debt to GDP ratio has not yet stabilized and is not projected to decline in the second half of the decade And then one has to be wary of tightening too much, something that probably keeps Mr Osborne awake at night. Or at least should: A second important lesson from the UK episode is that while S&P put its sovereign rating on negative outlook, other agencies acted differently. Moody's, for instance, declined to change its outlook on its UK rating in 2009 or 2010. In contrast, Moody's has recently indicated increased concern about the UK fiscal position in part due to slower than expected growth that has been a byproduct of fiscal tightening. Related links:
S&P's AAA public service announcement - FT Alphaville
On not accepting QE3, with Bob the Bear - FT Alphaville
Bob the Bear comes out of hibernation - FT Alphaville This entry was posted by Neil Hume on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 at 9:40 and is filed under Uncategorised. Tagged with downgrade, george osborne, goldman sachs, Jan Hatzuis, negative outlook, s&p, UK, usa. Edit this entry.
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== Libro0 admits he is a sock puppeter! ==
Libro0 stated I would like to confirm that Box Benefits is indeed a sock puppet. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=210796163 This confirms the sock puppetry. He admits it, therefore it is true. Saw it in the original place thank you. That is not what he is saying at all from the context. He simply says that the account is a sockpuppet. He doesn't remotely say it is him. Just because you are in a disagreement with the user in question doesn't make your attack page any less disruptive. Jasynnash2 (talk)
The user above has continued to place accusations about me in several places 1 2. He has also gone back and replaced an accusation here Omero Tognon. I want to ignore him and have him ignore me but from the looks of those disturbing passages he has written I had to have my user page protected. I was considering putting up a suspected sock puppet case for his current set of socks Box Benefits, Omero Tognon, I Hate CAPTCHAS,Baseball Card Guy, Bbcardguy, Yuck_Flu_By_Road, Plate King. I would rather stay out of it and continue to edit unbothered since it seems blocking him has achieved little considering he is connected to several previous cases. Plus the fact that it is tiresome. He has also been using anonymous sock as well: 85.178.49.95, 85.177.45.180, 218.25.101.173, 121.44.172.11 I went to the Village Pump(policy) page to introduce some countermeasure to sock puppets but it appears to be an unpopular idea. Libro0 (talk)
== Quantifica ==
Why the speedy deletion tag? What can I do to make the page right? As a model for this page, I used wikipedia articles from companies in the same industry! Quantichristo (talk)
Start by putting the holdon tag and discussing improvements on the talk page of the article. Make sure you establish the notability of the company through the use of reliable 3rd party sources. Have a look at the help pages and some of the wikipedia policies (especially those around notability). Be aware that your username implies some Conflict of Interest as well. I'd also suggest finding ways to contribute to other articles in a constructive manner. Jasynnash2 (talk)
Ok, so I started doing what you told me, changed my username, that was conflict of interest. And added a link to a reliable 3rd Party source. And now my article is deleted all of a sudden by someone I don't even know. How come??Bebeagrafe (talk)
Again, all I can say is have a look at the policies. There is one called deletion review that may apply (but, it also has policies about what can and can't be brought back and why). If you look the article up in the deletion log it normally tells you why something was deleted. I'm guessing it was because the article dtill looked way too much like advertising and not an encyclopedic piece on a company. Jasynnash2 (talk)
==Cerebra==
I think I had a salvageable version of this article here, even adding two references, but I'm not sure the author is keen on anything other than a mirror of the organization's site - they reverted me moments later. Hardly seems worth the bother. I'll see if I can get the editor to respond to me one last time, then the article can be deleted for all I care - I've got other things to do. Thanks for keeping an eye on it, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence
I've started the discussion on the talk page that the author should have begun with the holdon tag. Hopefully, they will feel their charity is sufficiently notable to discuss ways to improve the article and not simply revert to spam type additions to the content. Jasynnash2 (talk)
== Phoebe ==
I just did the same, with same conclusion. I'm going to delete it as a G3, pure vandalism. == Bolt bus ==
The article is undergoing a massive edit according to the tag; there was no need to place a notability tag on it. I'll let you off with a warning this time, but next time I might have to trout you.
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Lee Seokwoo is a Korean academic, author and member of the law faculty at Inha University at Incheon, Korea. ==Early life==
Lee's earned undergraduate and Master of Laws degrees at Korea University. Further studies led to an LL.M. at the University of Minnesota Law School and an LL.M. in International Legal Studies at New York University School of Law. He was engaged in post-graduate research at George Washington University in 1999 and at the International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at Durham University in 1999-2000. He was also a research scholar at the Asian Studies Centre in St Antony's College at Oxford in 2000. Lee's doctorate in Public International Law was conferred by Oxford University in 2001. His dissertation was entitled "International Law and the Resolution of Territorial Disputes over Islands in East Asia." In 2001, he was also a visiting scholar in the East Asian Legal Studies Program (EALS) at Harvard Law School in 2001. ==Career==
Lee is associate professor of law at Inha University at Incheon, Korea. ==Selected works==
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Lee Seokwoo, OCLC/WorldCat lists only 2 works in 4 publications in 1 language and 5 library holdings. International Law and the Resolution of Territorial Disputes over Islands in East Asia (2001 )
Territorial Disputes Among Japan, China, and Taiwan Concerning the Senkaku Islands (2002)
Journals
Lee, Seokwoo Lee and Jon M. Van Dyke. "The 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty and Its Relevance to the Sovereignty over Dokdo," Chinese Journal of International Law (2010) 9 (4): 741-762. ___________. "Continuing Relevance of Traditional Modes of Territorial Acquisition in International Law and a Modest Proposal," 16 Conn. J. Int'l L. 1, 13 (2000). ==Notes==
==External links==
IBRU, Abstract: Territorial Disputes among Japan, China and Taiwan Concerning the Senkaku Islands
Living people
University of Minnesota alumni
University of Minnesota Law School alumni
Year of birth unknown
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Viewers continue to embrace new platforms, says CBS research chief CBS has seen online viewing of its programming grow by 40% this season, further proof that more people are embracing watching content platforms other than the television set. "Changes that have occurred in TV viewing in last two years are more significant than changes that have occurred in the past 20 years," said CBS chief research officer David Poltrack. Speaking at the annual UBS Global and Media Communications Conference in New York on Monday, Poltrack said the growth of the streaming option is allowing "the elusive younger audience access to the network's programming." Poltrack said the streaming audience is 16 years younger than the network's typical broadcast viewer. PHOTOS: Cable versus broadcast ratings Episodes of both "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory" have already been streamed more than 1 million times during the first four weeks of this season. Poltrack also noted that more viewers are embracing video-on-demand (VOD) as a way to watch television and catch up on episodes of shows that they missed. "VOD is already increasing the average audience for our prime time programming by 4%," he said, adding that for the critically acclaimed drama "The Good Wife," that figure jumps to 9%. So far this season, CBS has seen VOD for its shows grow almost 60%. Viewers also continue to embrace digital video recorders, which Poltrack expected to surpass 50% household penetration in the near future. According to his presentation, DVR usage is up 15% in the last two years and 20% among older adults. While some have expressed concern that DVR use is cutting into live TV viewing of broadcast shows, Poltrack said research has shown that only 22% of DVR use is in prime time while 35% is during the weekend.
Discovery CEO warns of ratings woes at Discovery and TLC TV ratings: Football wins; 'Amazing Race' hits finale low in 18-49 group Winter Olympics, soccer World Cup to help fuel 2014 ad growth Follow Joe Flint on Twitter @JBFlint.
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A scratch vocal is a vocal performance recorded by a singer in order to provide reference to a producer when crafting other pieces of the recorded song. It is used primarily for timing purposes, but may also be used to get an idea of how the vocalist will ultimately perform the vocal, in order to add musical embellishments that compliment the singer's vocal inflection/mood. A scratch vocal is often recorded quickly and the singer may mark the song rather than hit more difficult notes. The singer will ultimately come back and re-record the vocal performance. Music production
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Exxon trims output forecasts - FT.com ExxonMobil, the world's largest private sector oil company by production, has scaled back its projections for output growth during the next few years, as contracts with the countries where it operates constrain its expansion. The forecast of slower growth came as Exxon set out a plan to invest an average of $37bn per year in capital and exploration spending, sustaining last year's level and hitting the top of the forecasted range that it set out a year ago. More On this story On this topic IN Oil & Gas In a presentation to analysts in New York, Exxon said it expected oil and gas production volume growth during 2009-2014 to average 2-3 per cent per year - down from the forecast of 4-5 per cent growth it made a year ago. It also forecast a drop in output of 3 per cent this year. The principal reason for the slowdown in expected growth is the oil price rise, which means that Exxon will have to give more to the countries where it operates by the terms of its production-sharing contracts. Rex Tillerson, Exxon's chief executive, said the oil price rise meant Exxon was making more money from each barrel, but subtracting from its number of barrels. The slower production growth is expected even though Exxon has a strong position in US "unconventional" oil and gas reserves, extracted from shales and other challenging rocks, thanks to its $41bn acquisition of XTO in 2010. Mr Tillerson confirmed the company was shifting more drilling rigs into "liquids-rich" fields, that produce oil and natural gas liquids such as propane, and away from natural gas, which has fallen in price to a 10-year low at abundant North American supply. But he added that, unlike many other US companies, Exxon was in no rush to develop its US resources: "We have the benefit, because of our size and financial strength, that we can be very deliberate about how we evaluate these basins." He added that Exxon was looking at the potential for exporting gas from the US or western Canada - but again suggested the company would not be in a hurry to make a commitment. Exxon continues to generate very large free cash flows. Mr Tillerson said he was "mindful" that Exxon's dividend yield, at 2.2 per cent on a historic basis, was low compared with other large oil companies, but would not make any commitment to future increases. The company is, however, continuing to buy back shares, spending $20bn that way last year. By the end of the first quarter of this year, it expects to have bought back all of the shares, valued at about $31bn, that it used to buy XTO. In early afternoon trading in New York, Exxon shares were down 1 per cent at $84.95. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2012. 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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A magnetic pen for smartphones adds another level of conveniences July 24, 2013 - A doctoral candidate at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed a magnetically driven pen interface that works both on and around mobile devices. This interface, called the MagPen, can be used for any type of smartphones and tablet computers so long as they have embedded magnetometers. Advised by Professor Kwang-yun Wohn of the Graduate School of Culture Technology (GSCT) at KAIST, Sungjae Hwang, a Ph.D. student, created the MagPen in collaboration with Myung-Wook Ahn, a master's student at the GSCT of KAIST, and Andrea Bianchi, a professor at Sungkyunkwan University. Almost all mobile devices today provide location-based services, and magnetometers are incorporated in the integrated circuits of smartphones or tablet PCs, functioning as compasses. Taking advantage of built-in magnetometers, Hwang's team came up with a technology that enabled an input tool for mobile devices such as a capacitive stylus pen to interact more sensitively and effectively with the devices' touch screen. Text and command entered by a stylus pen are expressed better on the screen of mobile devices than those done by human fingers. The MagPen utilizes magnetometers equipped with smartphones, thus there is no need to build an additional sensing panel for a touchscreen as well as circuits, communication modules, or batteries for the pen. With an application installed on smartphones, it senses and analyzes the magnetic field produced by a permanent magnet embedded in a standard capacitive stylus pen. Sungjae Hwang said, "Our technology is eco-friendly and very affordable because we are able to improve the expressiveness of the stylus pen without requiring additional hardware beyond those already installed on the current mobile devices. The technology allows smartphone users to enjoy added convenience while no wastes generated." The MagPen detects the direction at which a stylus pen is pointing; selects colors by dragging the pen across smartphone bezel; identifies pens with different magnetic properties; recognizes pen-spinning gestures; and estimates the finger pressure applied to the pen. Notably, with its spinning motion, the MagPen expands the scope of input gestures recognized by a stylus pen beyond its existing vocabularies of gestures and techniques such as titling, hovering, and varying pressures. The tip of the pen switches from a pointer to an eraser and vice versa when spinning. Or, it can choose the thickness of the lines drawn on a screen by spinning. "It's quite remarkable to see that the MagPen can understand spinning motion. It's like the pen changes its living environment from two dimensions to three dimensions. This is the most creative characteristic of our technology," added Sungjae Hwang. Hwang's initial research result was first presented at the International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces organized by the Association for Computing Machinery and held on March 19-22 in Santa Monica, the US. In the next month of August, the research team will present a paper on the MagPen technology, entitled "MagPen: Magnetically Driven Pen Interaction On and Around Conventional Smartphones" and receive an Honorable Mention Award at the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2013) to be held in Germany. In addition to the MagPen, Hwang and his team are conducting other projects to develop different types of magnetic gadgets (collectively called "MagGetz") that include the Magnetic Marionette, a magnetic cover for a smartphone, which offers augmented interactions with the phone, as well as magnetic widgets such as buttons and toggle interface. Hwang has filed ten patents for the MagGetz technology.
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Events from 1689 in the Kingdom of Scotland
==Incumbents==
Monarch – James VII until 4 April, William II and Mary II from 11 May
==Events==
18 March - King's Own Scottish Borderers is raised to defend Edinburgh against Jacobite forces
4 April - Convention of the Scottish Estates votes to remove James VII from office
11 May - William and Mary accept the Convention's offer of the crown
16 May - Battle of Loup Hill
22 July - Parliament abolishes Episcopacy
27 July - Battle of Killiecrankie: a victory for the Jacobites though their leader is killed
21 August - Battle of Dunkeld
==Births==
undated
William Adam, architect, mason, and entrepreneur (died 1748)
==Deaths==
31 March - George Lockhart, advocate, Member of Parliament (born 1630)
27 July - John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, nobleman and soldier, killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie (born 1648)
21 August - William Cleland, poet and soldier, killed at the Battle of Dunkeld (born 1661)
==See also==
Timeline of Scottish history
==References==
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Slain Ala. prof remembered as caring father figure HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems. Mourners hugged and cried Thursday at a memorial service for Gopi K. Podila, 52, slain last week at the University of Alabama in Huntsville along with two colleagues. Fellow professor Amy Bishop remains jailed, accused of killing them and wounding three others. Police have not released a motive, but colleagues say she was unhappy about being denied tenure. Podila, however, had supported her tenure application. Students said he supported them too. Former student Joy Agee recalled that he helped her overcome her anxiety about a speech to a community group by showing up in the audience. "He told me if I got nervous during the speech to just look at him and just talk to him," she said. At Thursday's memorial, a long line of mourners moved slowly from the funeral home lobby, down a hallway and before an open casket in the sanctuary. A private service was to be held later. A campus memorial service will be Friday evening, and services for slain biology professors Adriel Johnson and Maria Ragland Davis are set for Friday and Saturday. Professor Frank Leahy and staff assistant Stephanie Monticciolo remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday. Another faculty member, Luis Cruz-Vera, was shot in the chest and has been released. The shooting decimated the biology department - of 14 members, six were killed or wounded, one is jailed, and the rest are dealing with the shock and loss of colleagues. "Our department has pretty much been cut in half," said Leland Cseke, a faculty member. "It's devastating." Remaining department members have been meeting in small groups, trying to help each other cope with the loss, said one of them, John Shriver. At a school respected for its academics, and a department recognized for its work in a city of NASA engineers and other high-tech industries, the shooting left students without teachers and administrators trying to regroup. Podila began working at UAH in 2001 and did research involving plant biology and work that can be used in the development of biofuels. He was admired for his ability to not only run the department and "keep everybody happy," Shriver said, but also to continue doing important research, travel overseas on behalf of the department and still teach. Davis had industry experience that set her apart from other faculty members who had more academic backgrounds, said another professor, Joseph Ng. "The students just loved her. She always had a very nice demeanor, and she was always there for the students," he said. Johnson was known for his sense of humor and students "flocked to him" because of his willingness to open up to them, said Florence Holland, an administrator at Auburn University who knew and worked with him. A mentor for minority students, Johnson started at UAH in 1989 and was also involved with the school's Minority Graduate Student Association. "He was always trying to encourage underrepresented groups to go into math and science and engineering," Holland said. "Some people, when they get to a certain level of success are like 'I have mine, you get yours,' but Dr. Johnson wasn't like that. He was very willing to work with students and just overall passionate about that." Then there was Podila, whose friends recalled his homemade pizzas and his penchant for singing and dancing. They said he had become even more caring as the years went by, and they felt cheated he was taken from them. Trisha Collins, a former student, said he talked her through difficult years in her personal life. "It's amazing how when people believe in you, it causes you to believe in yourself," she said in a statement. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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But that bittersweet yearning for the wild will always remain in her, it seems. "She is very lively and temperamental, and bucks around a lot," says Freitag. "But she has shown no signs of wanting to escape again."
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Best before labels reach their sell-by date in food waste crackdown In particular, ministers are targeting "best before" and "sell by" labels, which they blame in particular for food being thrown away while it is still perfectly fine to eat. Some sort of "use by" dates, however, are expected to be retained. A coalition source said: "Staples like mushroom and tomatoes are routinely marked 'best before' when all that happens when they reach these dates is that the food loses a bit of colour or goes a bit soft. We cannot carry on simply throwing away tonnes of food like this." Households in Britain dump 8.3 million tonnes of food and drink a year most of it ending up in landfill, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The programme estimates that more than 5million tonnes of this is edible. Dumped food each day in Britain includes 5 million potatoes, 4.4 million apples, a million loaves of bread and a million slices of ham, WRAP estimates. Wasting food is thought to cost the average family with children £680 a year - with households throwing as much as a quarter of all their food and drink purchases. Critics have also placed part of the blame on supermarkets offering "buy-one-get-one-free," multi-buy deals known as BOGOF offers. The Local Government Association has also complained that deals on products with a short shelf life, including fruit and vegetables, mean shoppers throw away large amounts.
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M&S's make-or-break clothing strategy gets early thumbs-up By James Davey
LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion media and analysts broadly welcomed Marks & Spencer's (MKS.L) new clothing strategy and a preview of autumn/winter fashion ranges, giving the firm's boss some respite from pressure over falling sales. Britain's biggest clothing retailer said on Tuesday it would focus on better quality and styles in womenswear, deliver more compelling and clearer sub-brands, and make shopping easier in stores, as it tries to reverse nearly two years of declining sales. On Wednesday, shares in the 129-year-old firm, up 20 percent over the past year after periodic bouts of bid speculation, rose up to 4 percent, hitting a five-year high of 438 pence. However, bookmaker Ladbrokes still made Chief Executive Marc Bolland odds-on at 8/11 to have left his position by the end of the year. "The changes outlined contained a variety of enhancements based on detailed customer feedback that even the bears will find hard to completely ignore," said analysts at N+1 Singer, arguing that investors should not underestimate the potential from the changes if they gained traction. M&S will present the autumn/winter ranges to the bulk of Britain's fashion media on Wednesday and Thursday but some key fashion editors have already viewed the ranges and like them. Lisa Armstrong of The Daily Telegraph called it "the most convincing effort I've seen for a long time," The Times' Laura Craik said "M&S is back in the game," and the Guardian's Jess Cartner-Morley said the collection "could be a high street game changer." Liz Jones, the influential fashion columnist at the Daily Mail newspaper, had a sneak preview last week and said she was "pleasantly surprised," praising much improved quality.
Bolland, CEO since May 2010, is under pressure from investors to revive M&S's clothing business, which has reported seven straight quarterly falls in underlying sales. The autumn/winter ranges are widely seen as make-or-break for a new general merchandise team, assembled by Bolland and led by John Dixon, the former boss of M&S's food business, and Belinda Earl, the former CEO of Debenhams (DEB.L) and Jaeger. Bolland has repeatedly said the new team will not make a major impact on sales until the ranges start hitting the shops in late July. But on Tuesday, he cautioned the market not to expect too much too soon. "This is a step in the right direction. The one thing that we want to be very clear on is that it's a step by step approach," he said. Independent retail analyst Nick Bubb remained skeptical, given M&S's recent history. "We were disappointed about the dichotomy between Bolland's view that all major store revamp work will be completed this financial year and Dixon's evident frustration with the clutter and poor presentation standards of the stores," he said. And while analysts at Credit Suisse said the strategy seemed mostly sensible, they questioned how reinvesting in quality would be paid for. "As with last week's logistics presentation we are left thinking this may well be the right change in management and strategy, two, or more, years late," they said. Next week Bolland will present M&S's 2012-13 results, with analysts on average forecasting a 7 percent fall in pretax profit to 658 million pounds ($1.0 billion), according to a poll on the company's website. That would be a second straight annual decline, although the dividend is expected to be maintained. ($1 = 0.6554 British pounds) (Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Helen Massy-Beresford)
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PepsiCo replacing Gatorade ingredient after online petition Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:02pm EST (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc is removing a controversial chemical from its Gatorade drinks following concerns from consumers and an online petition by a Mississippi teenager. Gatorade said the change was not a response to the petition, although the 15-year-old girl claimed victory. The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (BVO), is a chemical containing bromine, which is found in fire retardants. Small quantities of BVO are used legally in some citrus-flavored drinks in the United States to keep the flavor evenly distributed. It was present in Gatorade Orange and Lemonade and other smaller flavors. Molly Carter, a spokeswoman for Gatorade, said BVO-free versions of those drinks will roll out across the United States in the next couple of months. She said the move to replace BVO has been in the works for some time, and was not a response to the petition by Sarah Kavanagh, the 15-year-old girl from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Kavanagh started a petition on Change.org, an online petition platform, to ask PepsiCo to remove BVO from Gatorade. It received more than 200,000 signatures, and on Friday, the teenager declared victory. "When I went to Change.org to start my petition, I thought it might get a lot of support because no one wants to gulp down flame retardant, especially from a drink they associate with being healthy," the girl said via a statement on Change.org. "But with Gatorade being as big as they are, sometimes it was hard to know if we'd ever win." "This is so, so awesome," she said. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food safety watchdog group, BVO is a "poorly tested and possibly dangerous food additive and there's no reason to use it in Gatorade or other drinks." "I applaud PepsiCo for doing the responsible thing and voluntarily getting it out of Gatorade without waiting for government officials to require it to do so," said Michael Jacobson, the group's executive director, in a statement. (Reporting by Martinne Geller in New York; editing by Matthew Lewis)
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Netanyahu: Containment policy for Iran won't work (AP) JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister says a policy of containment for Iran will not work because Tehran is guided by a "leadership of fanaticism." In an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" to be aired Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also says he disagrees with those who argue that going to war with Iran would be worse than a nuclear Iran. "Iran is guided by a leadership with an unbelievable fanaticism," he said. "You want these fanatics to have nuclear weapons?" Washington wants to give diplomacy and sanctions more time to pressure Tehran to abandon its suspect nuclear work. But Netanyahu has warned repeatedly that Iran is perilously close to acquiring a nuclear bomb. Earlier this week, he criticized the U.S. specifically over its containment policy, saying peaceful methods are not working.
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Somewhere along the lines, WP's mission shifted (or should have, anyway) from proposing a social experiment to creating a respected, high-quality base of information, though obviously our goals will always comprise some mixture of both ideologies. In that sense, I think implementing PC on all TFAs is extremely prudent in that it conveys a sense of academic rigor while still upholding the traditional "anyone can edit" theory. Certainly vandalism linked from the main page, even if for a few seconds, needs to become a thing of the past. I like to think we've matured beyond that. – Juliancolton | Talk
Support PC1 because it allows people to contribute, but makes sure no vandalism with turn up on the FA. Support - on one hand, we don't want the first rticle a newcomer sees (after seeing that this is an encyclopedia that anyone can edit) be a page which (s)he can't. On the other hand, we don't want this article to be vandalized, either. With PC, the vandalism is less visible, but anyone can still edit the article. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu
Support. To quote myself: 'Think about it: when people tell you they don't like Wikipedia, do they say, "There was one time I couldn't edit an article so I never used it again"? Of course not. They say, "Any idiot can edit it so I don't trust it." Because, on their first visit to Wikipedia, they clicked on the featured article and saw nothing but a page full of "suck my dick" or "Jimbo is a pedophile" written a thousand times. We lose more potential editors when that happens than we ever will by semi-protecting an article for a day.' This seems like a fair compromise. Kafziel Complaint Department: Please take a number
Support - Today's featured article is probably the most prominent article on Wikipedia. It is the article that readers first see when looking at the home page. It's our first impression. This has its ups and downs. On the upside: It showcases an article which the community has agreed is one of the best. Today's featured article is the first place where aspiring editors can go to offer good-faith edits. Unfortunately, editors who aren't here to help the encyclopedia target this page first. In my eyes, vandalism is so inevitable on TFA articles that preemptive protection—just for one day—is necessary. However, one of our goals is to attract more good faith contributors. Wikipedia is the encyclopedia 'that anyone can edit'. It doesn't make sense to completely lock up our best pages and prevent them from being free and open. Pending changes is the option in the middle: it allows editors who wish to truly contribute to do so, but protects the encyclopedia from anonymous or non-confirmed vandalism. Sure, vandalism is easily spotted and reverted, but pending changes allows reviewers to revert those bad edits before they appear on the page we call our best. Michaelzeng7 (talk)
This strikes me as the best compromise between putting on our best face for the readers while still allowing editors an opportunity to improve TFAs if they see a weakness. We would substantially lower the risk of vandalism appearing in what readers see, and the article will still be open to editing. If we're going to have pending changes, this seems like a logical use for it. Giants2008 (Talk)
Support PC1 Vandalism won't appear, yet IPs can still edit if they find a weakness. buffbills7701
Support, great idea, logical and sensible. — Cirt (talk)
Support definitely the best option. Support a good compromise between allowing new or curious users to edit the page, and exposing readers to (persistent) vandalism. TheGrappler (talk)
I am at once sympathetic towards and miffed by the attitudes of those in the protection camp. We've all come across an article that's been vandalised. I remember years ago there was some project or other to publish Wikipedia offline, and when I clicked on (I think) their archived version of France it had been defaced with the words NUCLEAR BAGUETTE. Having something like that be someone's first impression of Wikipedia isn't what we want. At the same time, language like "my article" and comments like "Is it really THAT important that idiots can change things on an article..." completely miss the point of what Wikipedia is. Anyway, pending changes seems to work well and is a good middle ground.
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==Tour de France completions==
He currently holds the American record for competing in nine Tours de France bicycle races from 1992 to 2000. Frankie Andreu - 9 tours, 9 completions
Lance Armstrong - 11 tours, 8 completions
George Hincapie - 11 tours, 10 completions (including 2006)
Bobby Julich - 9 tours, 8 completions (including 2006)
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by (talk)
== Need for creating an independent entry for Betsy Andreu ==
Its not disputed that Frankie did EPO in his racing 98-00, hid it from his wife, and continued on as a director of the USPS team, when the entire team was thick and heavy into doping. Betsy's actions now heavily covered in the media with various articles and many live interviews on cable and networks...are more or less going to require a separate entry for herself, because keeping the two combined does not easily reflect the historical events. I believe there is a need for a separate entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.70.227.43 (talk)
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Coping after Sandy -- seven psychological tips (plus a bonus!) The super storm known as Sandy has wreaked havoc in people's lives this week along the East Coast of the United States. More than 50 million Americans are coping with the aftermath of storm surges, snow, home evacuations, power outages, interruptions in school and work, property destruction, and severe financial losses. In every case emotional trauma can impede recovery. While protecting people and restoring safety, power, and property, is a priority in the wake of natural disasters, emotional coping also matters. Here are seven tips that can help: 1. Accept a wide range of your psychological reactions. Given that natural disasters are out of our control, expect to feel helpless and powerless. Having no one to blame can trigger frustration that gets taken out on others; so be wary about yelling at your spouse, being short with a friend, or irritable with your child. Avoid suffering "survivor guilt" or blaming yourself for feeling relieved if you did not suffer as much as others. Recognize if your faith falters, as it did for survivors I helped after the Haiti earthquake. 2. Examine how you explain life. According to the psychological concept of "locus of control," rate your philosophy of life on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 equals your belief that fate, luck and forces outside yourself determine your life and "7" equals you are the full master of your fate. The reality is that we cannot control everything that happens to us, but we can exert as much control as possible over what happens, and we do have total control over how we react. 3. Connect with others. In tragic and threatening times, notice whom you contact and who contacts you, acknowledging their importance. Not being able to think of anyone who cares about your welfare is a signal that you may need to create a stronger social support system, which research shows facilitates positive coping in emergencies and life in general. Those not at risk should reach out to those in danger zones, to show their support and offer help. 4. Grow from the experience. Research shows that negative experiences not only cause post-traumatic distress but can lead to positive changes, called "post-traumatic growth." In innumerable natural disasters where I have helped survivors, like after Hurricanes Hugo and Katrina and earthquakes in San Francisco, China, Haiti and Japan, finding new meaning in life is possible. During Sandy, my drug store clerk told me, "I don't want to complain about silly things anymore since I can lose everything at any moment." New commitments in relationships can be made, like my neighbor who declared, "I decided I'm going to spend more time with my children than working all the time." 5. Use the opportunity to learn more about the environment. Survivors in recovery groups I led in Sri Lanka after the Asian tsunami were confused about what happened and wanted to know "Will this happen again?" Lack of knowledge escalates anxiety, so learn about nature's events, and be reassured that technology can increasingly predict occurrences. In my newly released book, "Living in an Environmentally Traumatized World: Healing Ourselves and Our Planet" natural scientists explain inevitable changes and shifts in our waters, air, and earth, and psychologists explain how to cope. 6. Get back to normal as soon as possible. While schools and places of employment may close, sometimes for days, try get back to your routine as quickly as possible. 7. Be prepared for feelings to last. Even when media attention fades and dangers subside, emotions after a major natural disaster can linger. An argument a week later may be left-over anger from the event. Noticing this connection can prevent personal delayed explosions. Bonus: 8. Pay particular attention to your child's reactions. When school is suspended for days as it has been in many areas due to Sandy, children are well aware of the event. Use the storm as a "teachable moment" to explain about unexpected events and ask about their thoughts and feelings. Be alert to any nightmares, especially as this storm coincides with the fantasy and fright of Halloween. It's not unusual for children to have nightmares; so be reassuring and spend extra time with them at night. Other youngsters may resist leaving home, for fear of what may happen to the family. Set up contact mechanisms with children, like programming their cell phone, so you can be in touch. Dr. Judy Kuriansky is an internationally known clinical psychology affiliated with Columbia University Teachers College, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and an NGO representative at the United Nations. She has helped survivors after innumerable natural disasters, including Hurricanes Hugo and Katrina, and earthquakes in China, Haiti and Japan. Her recently released book is "Living in an Environmentally Traumatized World: Healing Ourselves and our Planet" (Praeger, 2012). For more visit www.DrJudy.com.
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It couldn't get worse for Damien Hirst By Mark Hudson
Published: 7:42PM BST 14 Oct 2009 This week we may have witnessed one of the pivotal moments in the history of art. Not only has Damien Hirst, arguably the richest and most powerful artist in history, received the critical pasting of his life, but there's a sense that our whole perception of what art is, or should be, may have subtly - or not so subtly - shifted. In case you've been miles from the media over the past week, Hirst, the man who became famous by putting sharks and sheep in formaldehyde, who summed up the 21st century confluence of art and shameless materialism with a £50 million diamond-encrusted skull - none of which he actually made himself - decided to exhibit paintings executed with his own hand in one of Britain's most august art institutions, the Wallace Collection. Here, Hirst's daubs have been hung on walls newly lined in blue silk at a cost of £250,000, close to, if not actually alongside works by Titian, Rembrandt, Velasquez and Poussin. The result has been one of the most unanimously negative responses to any exhibition in living memory. Sarah Crompton, writing in this paper, was one of the kinder critics, finding the paintings merely "thin and one note." "Deadly dull, amateurish," wrote the Guardian's critic. "Not worth looking at," said the Independent. "Dreadful," pronounced The Times. Having observed Hirst's career closely, I'm not the least bit surprised that he should have taken on a project of this nature, nor that the Wallace Collection should have agreed to show it - still less that the results were pretty terrible. What surprises me is the unprecedented unanimity of the response. In the 21 years since Hirst launched the so-called Young British Artist phenomenon with the "Freeze" exhibition while he was still a student at Goldsmiths College, there has been endless carping in the popular press, occasional rumbles of dissent from the broadsheet critics, but never any concerted critical challenge. Bright, brash and British - though rarely, in truth, more than that - the YBAs represented the spirit of the time, when the Eighties boom rolled, with only the occasional minor recession, into the Cool Britannia years. Not to like the dipsy wild-card Tracey Emin, self-styled bad boys Jake and Dinos Chapman and the spectacularly vacuous Sam Taylor-Wood was simply to be out of touch. Never mind that most of their supposed innovations had been made by other artists, most of whom had stayed poor, decades before. Ordering his art to be made by other people over the telephone, which earned Hirst such admiration and notoriety in the 1990s, had been done by the Hungarian artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy in 1924. Indeed, the very name is telling: while the names of other modern art movements, from Cubism to Pop, tell you about their intentions, the term YBA says nothing more than that they were young and British. No, the groundbreaking aspects of the YBA phenomenon related almost exclusively to money and celebrity. When people look back to the initial "Freeze" exhibition, it's to the fact that the catalogue of a student show was sponsored by property developers Olympia & York. The actual content of the exhibition is rarely mentioned. The entire meaning of Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull is embodied in its price. The title, For the Love of God, is meaningless spin. And it seemed that the less the YBAs did in terms of creating the work - delighting in appearing to break the rules about skill and personal involvement - the more the noughts rolled on to their prices. Never one to shrink from brinkmanship honesty, Hirst declared that his mechanically produced "spin" paintings were "bright, cheerful, but basically meaningless." Far from being put off, buyers appeared simply not to hear what he was saying. And once you've accepted that Tracey is the art world's Chantelle or Jade Goody, famous largely for being Tracey Emin - and that that is part of her art - that none of Hirst's spot paintings were done by him (anyone could have done them? Anyone did do them), you don't really have anywhere else to go as a critic. You either accept the package or you don't, and what is there to say about more spot paintings or more witless attention-seeking? Indeed, if today saw a seismic shift in the art Zeitgeist, it wasn't because Hirst hadn't done the paintings, but because he had. He had put brush and oil paint on to canvas - an act that has been central to European art since the 15th century - and was found wanting.
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The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (c. 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title "An act to make succession to the Crown not depend on gender, to make provision about Royal Marriages, and for connected purposes". When brought into effect it will alter the laws of succession to the British throne. It had been published as a bill on 13 December 2012 and, after passing both Houses of Parliament, it received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, immediately before the prorogation of Parliament that day. ==Background==
Under the Act of Settlement 1701 the throne of England was settled on the "heirs of the body" of Electress Sophia of Hanover, the phrase "heirs of the body" being understood under English common law to imply male preference primogeniture, meaning that brothers precede sisters in the line of succession. It also required the monarch to be Protestant, and banned those who had married Catholics from the succession. These provisions were unaffected by the treaties that created the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. From the time of Queen Anne (died 1714), male preference primogentiture has operated only twice to displace a living female descendant by a younger brother: when Princess Augusta of Great Britain's younger brother became George III on the death of their grandfather George II (1760); and when Victoria, Princess Royal's, younger brother became Edward VII on the death of their mother Queen Victoria (1901). The present Princess Royal is the younger sister of the. Her place in the line of succession will not be affected by the provisions of the Act relating to male preference, in that she will remain head of the line following next after those headed by her younger brothers, whose lines will continue to precede hers under male preference. In a letter to the other realms' heads of government, prior to the Perth Agreement, British Prime Minister David Cameron had additionally proposed to limit the requirement to obtain the monarch's permission to marry to the first six people in line to the throne. On 4 December 2012, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced:
"he Government has received final consent from all the Commonwealth realms to press ahead with a landmark bill to end the centuries-old discrimination against women in line to the British throne at the soonest possible opportunity. This confirmation meant that the Government would seek to introduce the Succession to the Crown Bill in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity allowed by the parliamentary timetable. The bill was published on 13 December 2012. After the bill as amended in the House of Commons had passed the report stage in the House of Lords, an assenting bill of the Canadian parliament received Royal Assent on 27 March 2013 as the Succession to the Throne Act, 2013. The purpose of the Succession to the Crown Act is to give effect in the United Kingdom to the agreement between heads of government, and the government announced that the act's provisions were not intended to come into force before the appropriate domestic arrangements were in place in the other Commonwealth realms. ==Provisions==
When the provisions of the act altering the law have been brought into force the following will apply:
===Gender===
Males born after 28 October 2011 no longer precede their elder sisters in the line of succession. The relative positions in the line of succession of the currently living members of the immediate royal family remain unchanged. ===Marriage to Roman Catholics===
Marrying a Roman Catholic will no longer disqualify a person from succeeding to the Crown. The explanation published when the bill had been introduced mentioned that those who had lost their places in the line of succession by marrying a Roman Catholic would regain their places, but that those "with a realistic prospect of succeeding to the Throne" would not be affected. The provision of the Act of Settlement requiring the monarch to be a Protestant continues unrepealed. ===Sovereign's consent to royal marriages===
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 is repealed. Instead, only the first six persons in line to the throne require the sovereign's approval to marry. Marriage without the sovereign's consent would disqualify the person and the person's descendants from the marriage from succeeding to the Crown. The marriage would, however, be legally valid. Marriages legally void under the Royal Marriages Act 1772 will be treated as never having been void, except for purposes relating to the succession to the Crown, provided the following conditions are met:
Neither party to the marriage was one of the six persons next in the line of succession to the Crown at the time of the marriage. No consent was sought under section 1 of that Act, or notice given under section 2 of that act, in respect of the marriage. In all the circumstances it was reasonable for the person concerned not to have been aware at the time of the marriage that the act applied to it.
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Tour de France 2013: Chris Froome strengthens grip on yellow jersey after winning stage 17 The longer the Tour goes on, the more unstoppable Chris Froome seems. Today the Briton clinched his third stage win in just over a week - this time in the Tour's challenging second individual time trial, both further increasing up his overall advantage and passing another key test en route to an increasingly certain victory in Paris. Although his advantage was considerably smaller than in his previous time trial victory on the flatlands of Britanny at Mont-Saint-Michel - this time he beat a fast-improving Alberto Contador by 11 seconds - Froome's overall margin is now such that by riding steadily he can maintain an iron grip on the race. And even if the 28-year-old Sky rider has eased back slightly, it is a sign of his overall strength that he nonetheless still wins. The time trial's intermediate times reflected Froome's defensive strategy perfectly: on an exceediingly technical course with two climbs, two descents and a soaking wet road surface in sections, Froome was two seconds behind Contador at the first checkpoint and 11 seconds down at the second after making a strategic choice to change to a faster bike to maximise his gains on the last section. But with a slight opening of the throttle, even if he was extremely careful on two rainsoaked corners, Froome overtook Contador's time and was able to claim the first time trial win of his six-year career. "I wasn't at all expecting to win today, I thought with the weather I was not going to take risks and some time losses were inevitable, but instead I managed to turn things around" Froome said afterwards. "I didn't want to take any risks, that first descent was very dangerous and I was a little bit down on Contador." Froome already invited comparisons with Eddy Merckx when - like the Belgian 40 years before - he won on the Ventoux. But rather than further imitate the Belgian and gobble up every win he possible can, though, Froome said "my main goal is basically to defend the yellow jersey, not any more stages." Contador, in stark contrast, was the picture of disappointment after such a near defeat. But it was far from all being bad news for Contador and his Saxo-Tinkoff squad though, as he moved up to second place overall thanks to his near-victory and team-mate Roman Kreuziger of the Czech Republic gained a spot, too, to third. The man they ousted from the podium, Holland's Bauke Mollema, had the roughest of days, losing time steadily in the first section and then misjudging a corner badly and crashing near the finish. If Mollema's hopes of becoming Holland's first podium finisher since Erik Breukink in 1990 are fading fast, France's chances of a top overall performance disappeared completely. Their best placed rider, Jean Christophe Peraud in ninth overall, crashed and broke his collarbone whilst training on the course, opted nonetheless to continue. He then crashed again, on the last dangerous corner within sight of the finish and landing with his full weight on the same break. This time, the Ag2R rider had no choice but to abandon. With rider safety uppermost in most people's minds, Froome said he would support calls, in fact, for the second ascent of today's Alpe D'Huez to be cancelled if the rainy conditions rendered the previous drop back down into the valley to be too dangerous. "The double ascent is part of the big tradition of the Tour's centenary edition but safety comes first and if it starts raining I would hope they would just make it the first time alone," Froome concluded.
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Paul Bhattacharjee killed himself after being declared bankrupt 14 November 2013 Last updated at 18:31 Continue reading the main story An actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale and EastEnders killed himself after he was declared bankrupt, an inquest has heard. The body of Paul Bhattacharjee, 53, was found at Splash Point cliffs in Seaford, East Sussex, on 12 July. The actor, from south London, was a "proud" man who had a "darkness inside him that was irreparable," according to his partner Emma McKie. East Sussex corner Alan Craze recorded a verdict of suicide. 'Final straw' In a statement read to Eastbourne Magistrates' Court, Ms McKie said he was a "protective man and he couldn't have handled the bankruptcy becoming public knowledge." "He would not have wanted to let me down or hurt me or his friends. "The bankruptcy was the final straw after a life of major highs and lows." Mr Bhattacharjee was last seen leaving the Royal Court Theatre in London's Sloane Square two days before his body was found. A post-mortem examination found he died from multiple injuries. Ms McKie told the inquest she last saw her partner on 10 July when he complained of having an upset stomach. She called him at 19:00 to say she was heading home and he later sent her a text message, telling her to have dinner without him because he would be very late. The final text message Ms McKie received from him at 21:16 contained the words: "I'm sorry." Following his disappearance, Bend It Like Beckham actress Parminder Nagra, Sex in the City star Kim Cattrall and Stephen Fry all took to Twitter to appeal for help to find the actor. "I do believe that Paul would take his own life," Ms McKie said. "I knew about his past and the pain inside him, and I could see it in his eyes." 'Saddest day' Mr Craze said he received an anonymous letter that said Mr Bhattacharjee's death was deliberate and linked "wholly and entirely to his bankruptcy." Continue reading the main story "Start Quote Paul was an incredibly gifted versatile and generous actor but also complex... truly wonderful to share a stage with." End Quote Meera Syal He told the court: "There isn't scope at all in this case and therefore the conclusion of this inquest will be that Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee took his own life whilst the balance of his mind was disturbed. "He was extremely depressed at the time. "This was a huge tragedy for a lot of people." Mr Bhattacharjee was in a production of the play Talk Show at the Royal Court at the time of his death. He played a doctor in Casino Royale in 2006 and appeared in several episodes of EastEnders as Inzamam between 2008 and 2010. He had also appeared in TV shows Waking the Dead, Spooks and The Bill and the films White Teeth and Dirty Pretty Things. Last year he appeared as Benedick opposite Meera Syal in an Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado about Nothing. After his death was confirmed, Ms Syal said: "Paul was an incredibly gifted, versatile and generous actor but also complex, deep thinking, engagingly opinionated and politically committed as a personality, truly wonderful to share a stage with." Musician and composer Nitin Sawhney tweeted at the time: "The saddest day. My friend (cast as Tagore in my play) Paul Bhattacharjee was found dead yesterday."
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U.S. Scolds China On Human Rights Comments 8
(CBS/AP) The United States on Wednesday hit China for a litany of human rights abuses last year even though Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested during her recent Beijing visit that the issue would take a back seat to broader concerns like the global financial crisis. In a report on the state of human rights around the world, the State Department singled out China for numerous violations while noting a general deterioration in conditions in other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and eastern Europe. The department accused China of stepping up "severe cultural and religious repression" of minorities in Tibet and elswehere as well as increasing its detention and harassment of dissidents. "The government of China's human rights record remained poor and worsened in some areas," the State Department said. The report noted that Chinese authorities continued to limit citizens' right to privacy, freedom of speech, assembly, movement and association. It said authorities also committed extrajudicial killings and torture, coerced confessions from prisoners and used forced labor. The report said the abuses peaked around high-profile events like last year's Olympic Games in Beijing and unrest in Tibet and that toward the end of last year the government began harassing activists who signed a petition calling for respect of human rights. The report covers 2008 and was largely drafted during President George W. Bush's administration, but Clinton signed off on the findings. Clinton was criticized by human rights groups for saying on a trip to Asia last week that while the Obama administration is deeply concerned about human rights in China the matter could not be allowed to interfere with attempts to cooperate with Beijing on the worldwide economic meltdown or fighting global climate change. "We have to continue to press them," Clinton said last week during her Asia trip. "But our pressing on those issues can't interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crises. We have to have a dialogue that leads to an understanding and cooperation on each of those." Human Rights Watch said Clinton had "made a strategic mistake in appearing to concede that she expects no meeting of the minds on human rights issues." In recent months some 300 Chinese lawyers, writers, scholars and artists signed and circulated the plea for a new constitution guaranteeing human rights, election of public officials, freedom of religion and expression, and an end to the party's hold over the military, courts and government. © MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Comment reply The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited. By using this Web site you agree to accept our Terms of Service. Click here to read the Rules of Engagement. Back To Top
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Spartans ready to take over Cowdenbeath's League place SPARTANS are in the frame to take advantage of Cowdenbeath's parlous financial situation. Strong speculation has been reported that the defending East Seniors league champions, with a string of Scottish Cup scalps to their name and bolstered by their new home at Ainslie Park in the Capital, may make a bid to take over the Central Park club, with the ultimate possibility of replacing them in the Scottish League. Cowdenbeath are struggling financially in the Second Division and the Blue Brazil's owners are considering various options, including groundsharing. "We have put out letters to all the chairmen of the (senior] Fife clubs looking at groundsharing," said Alex Brewster, who owns a majority stakeholding in Cowdenbeath FC. Spartans have also been contacted by Cowdenbeath. Certainly, following the club's failed bid to join the Scottish League two years ago, the impressive new facility at Ainslie Park has proved its worth with Scotland internationals being staged there as well as their pitches being made available to the likes of Edinburgh Rugby for training. Spartans themselves remain tight-lipped over the rumours. "Cowdenbeath wrote to all the Fife clubs and Spartans regarding the possibility of a groundshare. Our Soccer Academy at Ainslie Park is only 19 miles from Cowdenbeath and Cowdenbeath use our field turf for training on Thursday evenings so we have got to know them," said a club spokesman.
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Federal Diary: Groups rate Congress on worker issues "The vast majority of scores were either 30% or 90% or 100% broken down by party and very similar to last year's scores," Janet Kopenhaver, FEW's Washington representative, said in a statement released with its scorecard. Kopenhaver didn't say how each party ranked. She didn't have to. The legislators cited as "Federal Worker Champions" for ranking at the top of FEW's list for at least four straight years are all Democrats. They are: Reps. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), Elijah E. Cummings (Md.) and John Sarbanes (Md.), and have been on the list for six years; Reps. Jim McGovern (Mass.), William Lacy Clay (Mo.) and Allyson Y. Schwartz (Pa.) for five years; and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Gerald E. Connolly (Va.) for four years. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (N.J.) had a top ranking for five consecutive years. Sens. Barbara Boxer (Calif.) and Robert Menendez (N.J.) were at the top for four straight years. "The issues chosen were those of most importance and priority for FEW members," Kopenhaver said. "Among the priorities were not supporting several anti-federal worker bills, and co-sponsoring the Equal Rights Amendment and the Paycheck Fairness bills." Near the bottom of both scorecards were two of the most important House members on federal worker topics, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-Fla.), chairman of the federal workforce subcommittee. They voted in favor of positions supported by the organizations 20 percent of the time during the 112th Congress. By contrast, the ranking Democrats on the committee and subcommittee, Cummings and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), respectively, received a perfect ranking on the NARFE scorecard, which is in the September/October issue of the organization's magazine. Cummings scored 100 percent and Lynch 90 percent on the FEW scorecard. Media staffers for Issa and Ross did not respond to a request for comment on their low rankings. NARFE's scorecard covers five House votes and four in the Senate on issues such as federal pay, retirement and workers" compensation. "After two years of divided government, voters will determine if there should be a change," says the introduction to the scorecard. NARFE has an online tool that allows readers to determine how their representatives voted. The organization encourages readers to start at www.capwiz.com/ narfe/officials/ and insert a ZIP code to produce a display of the congressional delegation and key votes over the past 10 years Input and output Here are a couple of interesting items about federal employees that have been in the news lately. One is a good-news story about workers in Great Falls, Mont., volunteering to make their community better. The other concerns how much money would be saved if every fed were fired. We'll get to the good news shortly. But first, how much money would be saved if Uncle Sam fired every federal employee, including military personnel? Not enough. Not enough, that is, to solve the nation's deficit problems. The PBS Newshour's Paul Solman recently broadcast this informative exchange with the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel, author of "Red Ink," a primer on the federal budget. Wessel: Even if we fired every single federal employee, from the person who's watering Michelle Obama's tomatoes to the woman who's sitting in some silo in North Dakota with her finger on the button to launch a missile if need be, if we got rid of all of them, we would have saved a lot of money, but it would have only made a small dent in the deficit. The deficit was over a trillion dollars last year, and we would have saved $435 billion in wages and benefits if we fired every federal employee. Solman: Including the military? Wessel: Including the military. The point is that most of the money the federal government collects doesn't go to pay bureaucrats. It goes right back out again in the form of benefits or state and local government grants or contracts. If we are going to restrain spending, someone is going to get less money from the federal government. Good deeds Now the good news about good deeds. More than 80 employees participated in the Combined Federal Campaign annual Day of Caring in Great Falls, according to the Great Falls Tribune.
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Video: Autumn Statement 2013: watch live coverage of Chancellor George Osborne's speech from the Commons The Chancellor George Osborne has set the scene for an Autumn Statement focused on balancing the books, with no big "giveaways" expected, though he will be keen to ensure the Government is seen as improving living standards, while cracking down on tax avoidance. In his speech to the Commons today, the Chancellor outlined that the improving economic outlook meant borrowing would be £111 billion this year - £9 billion less than predicted at the time of the Budget in March. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said that the Government will not deviate from its plan to ensure a "responsible recovery." For latest updates: Autumn Statement live
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Not all his poems lack strong opinions. On the 50th anniversary of the 1917 Easter Rising he published "Requiem for the Croppies" - a poem that commemorates the Irish rebels of 1798. I was surprised to learn that in the Sixties Heaney read this poem to a Protestant audience (unthinkable during the later years of Republican and Loyalist violence). "To read "Requiem for the Croppies" wasn't to say "up the IRA" or anything," he recalls. "It was silence-breaking rather than rabble-rousing." Nevertheless it is a romanticised portrait of the rebels ("shaking scythes at cannon"). Heaney acknowledges that his audience listened to the poem in frosty silence. "You don't have to love it," he says. "You just have to permit it." Did he turn down the laureateship 10 years ago for political reasons? "Partly," he says, quickly adding that, "I've nothing against the Queen personally: I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time... it's just that the basis of my imagination, the basis of the cultural starting point, is off-centre." This is a less forthright response than the one he gave in 1982, after being included in an anthology of British poets: "My passport's green/No glass of ours was ever raised/to toast the Queen." (He has lived in the Republic of Ireland since 1972.) His close friend Ted Hughes could write "mythological poems about the Queen Mother" because he was "an English patriot" - something Heaney could never have been. How does he judge the outgoing laureate, Andrew Motion? Heaney chooses his words carefully. "Andrew gave it the complete 21st-century attention, did the outreach and the poems for the sovereign. He did wonderfully well," he says, sounding like an indulgent teacher. So who should replace him? In 1977, Heaney gave a lecture which spoke appreciatively of three English poets: Hughes, Philip Larkin and Geoffrey Hill. Might Hill (the only one still alive) make an interesting choice? "He would make a magnificent poet laureate," says Heaney. "He has a strong sense of the importance of the maintenance of speech... a deep scholarly sense of the religious and political underpinning of everything in Britain." However, he continues, his poems show an acute distress at the falling away of standards - cultural and political. "I think because of that he wouldn't want the job." Heaney's work lacks Hill's religious seriousness. But there are hints of his Catholic upbringing. Did he ever consider the Church? "The verb "consider" covers such a wide range," he says. "It was always a possibility. It was an overarching invitation at a Catholic boarding school in the Fifties." His teachers posed the question to him: "Are you going into the Church or are you going into the World?" When given the choice of studying Greek or French - the Church or the World, as it were - he chose French. Could he have followed the example of Hopkins, a poet and a priest, and chosen both? "Hopkins's poetry delighted me," he says. "It brought me alive in all sorts of ways." But Heaney's delight was linguistic not religious. Instead he chose poetry. But even so the world has made a habit of intruding, not least in critical praise and the prizes. There is a tension between the public poet - the laurelled voice of wisdom - and the man trying to write poems in his Dublin attic. "I've been working at that separation for a lifetime. That separation is a lifetime achievement also," he adds. Ever since his first book, he has been aware of "the gap between the textual entity known as "SH" and the inner poet." How does he protect the poems? "The gift of writing is to be self-forgetful," he says, "to get a surge of inner life or inner supply or unexpected sense of empowerment, to be afloat, to be out of yourself." His words come alive. "The prizes can't help you at all." Recently he reread TS Eliot's later works. "I think only now am I beginning to understand the utter beauty and strength of something like "Ash Wednesday,"" he says. "It is a sort of affirmation and withdrawal: melody and prayer and deep uncertainty." Eliot won the Nobel Prize after his best work was done. Since Heaney won it 14 years ago, he has published three more collections as well as his translation of Beowulf. Is there more to come? "My ideal would be Saul Bellow - they forgot he got the Nobel Prize." Longevity helped with him. He chuckles. "There's hope for that." From "Mossbawn: Two Poems in Dedication" For Mary Heaney Sunlight There was a sunlit absence. The helmeted pump in the yard
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was speedy keep. ===Uncyclopedia===
Original nomination
Given that Encyclopædia Dramatica has been successfully AFD'ed, I think it would be worthwhile to review the original KEEP decision in the case of this page. I would hold that Uncyclopedia is no more notable or verifiable than ED, so given that ED has been deleted, then to be consistent, Uncyclopedia should be deleted also. Keep Q0
Strong keep It's been Slashdotted and has appeared in many mainstream places, including here. MER-C
Withdrawing nomination - well, given the fact that it has been slashdotted, and ED hasn't, I think that could serve as a good reason to exclude ED and include Uncyclopedia. I would add, that by the same logic though, if ED were to be slashdotted, that would justify a deletion review of ED. I hardly think being on Slashdot establishes notability. The Register may be a better source, but I don't knw. As far as a deletion review for ED, I'm pretty sure it's already happening. And just a note, I am not arguing for or against Uncyclopedia, just as I avoided the ED deletion mess. I'm just saying, I don't think being on Slashdot = automatic inclusion criterium. GassyGuy
Although I opposed ED deletion, I'm not going to fight it any further
Comment:I think the Uncyclopedia article on adding a 200Gb hard drive to the iPod Nano was slashdotted? In any case, the main difference would appear to be that Uncyclopedia is not just one single wiki; it's a community of related projects hosted as twenty-two individual language wikis across multiple sites in the US, Canada and Europe. There are currently six Uncyclopedia projects which are above a thousand pages each. (http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com http://nonsensopedia.wikia.com http://de.uncyclopedia.wikia.com http://hiki.pedia.ws http://inciclopedia.wikia.com http://zh.uncyclopedia.info in English, Polish, German, Finnish, Spanish and regular-script Traditional Chinese). Is that enough to be notable? Speedy Keep VERY notable. Aeon Insane Ward
Strong Keep. Over half a million Google hits, press coverage spanning three continents, and the second largest Wikicity, and people are still questioning notability? Speedy keep again. This is much more notable than ED. Strong keep Bad-faith nomination. See POINT. It is not appropriate to nominate an article for deletion as a means of protesting another deletion. Ace of Sevens
Strong keep Uncyclopedia is so active that Wikia staff decided to do their testing on it, as they said here. Keep. Alexa rank of 8000. One of the largest Wikia sites. I believe it has been mentioned in a published book and might soon appear in an article the Wall Street Journal are writing about Wikia. (Note: I am biased since Wikia hosts this site). The deletion of Encyclopædia Dramatica is not relevant to this discussion since deletion should be based on policy, not precedent, and Uncyclopedia meets the WEB guidelines. Angela. Keep, or Merge if you must. Highly notable. Just underwent a massive rewrite to make it better. Crazyswordsman
Changed to Speedy Keep before all the anti-Uncyclopedian attackers (see Uncyclopedia for more info) spam this. Crazyswordsman
Strong keep per already said. Delete When I re-wrote the ED article I used this article as a template specifically because it survived AfD. ED is/was more relevant, had more users, higher Alexa ranking, etc, when it was re-written. On AfD after the re-write, it was decided both articles should be kept. If ED is now deleted, so should Uncyc. Nice note: The reasoning from the closing admin for ED was that ED was only sourced to itself. The first 20 references in the uncyc article are itself. SchmuckyTheCat
Keep. All parody wikis are not made equal.
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BBC News - Peter Gurney, a 'born bomb-disposal officer'
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Jack hits £10k artwork aim SIX-year-old Jack Henderson has topped his £10,000 fundraising target for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation. The youngster spent two weeks accepting requests for drawings via his website www.jackdrawsanything.com, originally hoping to raise just £100. But the site became popular on social networking sites and he was inundated with hundreds of requests from around the world. The Cockenzie Primary pupil said: "I am really happy to have made lots of money for the hospital. I love drawing and I hope people like the funny pictures."
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How the Hum of a Coffee Shop Can Boost Creativity Pulling up a seat at your favorite coffee shop may be the most efficient way to write a paper or finish a work project. But now a new Web site lets you bring the coffee shop to your cubicle. The site, called Coffitivity, was inspired by recent research showing that the whoosh of espresso machines and caffeinated chatter typical of most coffee shops creates just the right level of background noise to stimulate creativity. The Web site, which is free, plays an ambient coffee shop soundtrack that, according to researchers, helps people concentrate. In a series of experiments that looked at the effects of noise on creative thinking, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had participants brainstorm ideas for new products while they were exposed to varying levels of background noise. Their results, published in The Journal of Consumer Research, found that a level of ambient noise typical of a bustling coffee shop or a television playing in a living room, about 70 decibels, enhanced performance compared with the relative quiet of 50 decibels. A higher level of noise, however, about 85 decibels, roughly the noise level generated by a blender or a garbage disposal, was too distracting, the researchers found. Ravi Mehta, an assistant professor of business administration at the university who led the research, said that extreme quiet tends to sharpen your focus, which can prevent you from thinking in the abstract. "This is why if you're too focused on a problem and you're not able to solve it," Dr. Mehta said, "you leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution." But moderate levels can distract people just enough so that they think more broadly. "It helps you think outside the box," he said. The benefits of moderate noise, however, apply only to creative tasks. Projects that require paying close attention to detail, like proofreading a paper or doing your taxes, Dr. Mehta said, are performed better in quiet environments. In other studies, he and his colleagues have found that exposure to certain colors can play a role as well. Switching the color of your computer's background screen to blue enhances performance on creative tasks, for example, while making it red helps with detail-oriented tasks. Large, open rooms with high ceilings may also promote creative thinking, they found. The creators of the Coffitivity site struck upon their idea after brainstorming on an unrelated start-up in the Richmond, Va., area. "We had been in and out of coffee shops, and we were getting really good work done," said ACe Callwood, a founder of the site and the coordinator for entrepreneurship at the Virginia Commonwealth University business school. One member of the team, Justin Kauszler, noticed that when he returned to his regular work space, in a subdued and sterile office, his productivity took a nose-dive. When Mr. Kauszler's boss shot down his request to leave the office and work from a coffee shop, he and his colleagues decided that they would bring their favorite coffeehouses to their computers. With some borrowed audio equipment in hand, they eventually hit on a spot with the ideal noise level, a place called Harrison Street Cafe. "It had just the right mix of everything," Mr. Callwood said. "You could get the coffee machine, and you had people talking and eating. It has two levels, and we got the vibe upstairs and downstairs." Coffitivity started on March 4, and that day it got about 120 page views. "I think our moms looked at it a hundred times," Mr. Callwood joked. Since then, traffic has "exploded," he said. "Seoul, Korea, is our top user city. New York City is second, followed by London, L.A. and Chicago." Mr. Callwood and his colleagues at Coffitivity say they are now in the process of creating an app and adding new coffee shop soundtracks tailored to specific countries. "Australians apparently hate American accents," he said. "We have Australians asking us for different audio sounds. "We had a rabbi reach out and say, "Hey, there's a Jewish learning center that has this very distinctive sound in Hebrew," and he asked if we could put that kind of audio on the site. We told him that if he could get us the audio, we'll use it."
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Mexico passport law to be spot-enforced TIJUANA, Mexico, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A Mexican rule requiring U.S. visitors to show passports when they enter Mexico will not be enforced at Baja California border crossings, authorities said. Mexican officials in Tijuana said Monday the country does not have the necessary infrastructure to enforce the rule at busy points of entry by land, sea and air, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Entry at ports such as San Ysidro and Otay Mesa will not require U.S. passports, said Francisco Javier Reynoso Nuno, Baja California's top federal immigration official. The rule will go into effect March 1, but will not be applied to short-term visitors at entry points such as Tijuana, nor to cruise ship passengers at Ensenada, Reynoso Nuno said. The federal government is preparing to install an electronic inspection system at its land border crossings to detect illegal weapons and other contraband, the Union-Tribune reported. "We recognize Mexico's right to secure its borders, but they should be secured with the minimum interruption of commerce in both directions," James Clark, director of the Mexico Business Center of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, said.
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Woman pilot killed in plane crash A female pilot died when her light aircraft crashed at Silverstone Circuit, police have said. The American woman, who was the only person on board the aircraft, was pronounced dead at the scene, Thames Valley Police said. There were no other injuries, a force spokeswoman added. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said the crash happened in the south-west coroner of the racing circuit, in Buckinghamshire. Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd. 2009, All Rights Reserved.
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Available credit lines as of December 31, 2012 were approximately $1.2 billion. Three Year Plan Outlines Further Production Growth The Company is announcing its production and cost guidance for the three-year period of 2013 through 2015. In 2013, payable gold production is expected to be within the range of 970,000 ounces to 1,010,000 ounces. Total cash costs per ounce in 2013 are expected to be in the range of $700 to $750. Approximate Impact on Total Cash Costs per Ounce
$1 / oz change in price of Silver
$200 / dry metric tonne change in price of Copper
$100 / dry metric tonne change in price of Zinc
1% change in C$/US$
1% change in US$/Euro
1% change in US$/MXP
During 2013, several factors are expected to have a positive impact on production in the second half of the year. At Creston Mascota, stacking of ore has resumed, and the Company expects to resume production from the heap leach in the second quarter, with full production rates likely to be achieved by year end. At LaRonde, additional cooling capacity, expected to be installed in the fourth quarter of 2013, is anticipated to have a positive impact on operating flexibility and production at the mine. Furthermore, as LaRonde ramps up production at the deeper portion of the mine, the Company expects its gold grade to improve gradually over the course of the year. In addition, gold grades at Meadowbank are expected to trend higher in the fourth quarter. As a result, the second half of the year is likely to make a larger contribution to the overall 2013 gold production forecast. In 2014, Agnico-Eagle expects to have significant production growth from LaRonde (due to anticipated improving grades), Goldex (due to the planned start up in the second quarter) and La India (due to the planned second quarter start up). The Company expects payable gold production to be in the range of 1,100,000 ounces to 1,140,000 ounces. In 2015, further production growth is expected from LaRonde and Pinos Altos (due to anticipated improving grades) with payable gold production expected to exceed 1,200,000 ounces. Estimated Payable Gold Production 2012 Actual 2013 Estimated
Mid Point 2014 Estimated
Mid Point 2015 Estimated
Mid Point Meadowbank LaRonde Kittila Lapa Pinos Altos Creston Mascota La India Goldex Total Gold Production Total cash costs
per ounce 2012 Actual 2013 Estimated LaRonde Lapa Kittila Pinos Altos Creston Mascota Meadowbank For 2014 and 2015, total cash costs per ounce are expected to be near the bottom of the range forecast for 2013, or approximately $700 per ounce. In an effort to provide more transparency into costs, Agnico-Eagle is providing guidance with respect to its all-in sustaining costs3 for 2013. All-in sustaining costs are calculated as: Cash costs (net of by-product credits) + sustaining capital + corporate, general and administrative expense (net of stock option expense) + exploration expenditures. To reflect the full cost of gold production from current operations, development capital for new projects is not included in the calculation. All-in sustaining costs for 2013 are expected to be approximately $1,075 per ounce. In 2014, an updated study is expected to be completed regarding the large Meliadine project located in Nunavut, Canada. While first gold production is unlikely before 2018, this project has the potential to be Agnico-Eagle's largest single gold producer. Project permitting is currently proceeding on schedule. 3 All-in Sustaining cost is a non-GAAP measure. The Company's methodology for calculating all-in sustaining costs may not be similar to methodology used by other gold producers that disclose all-in sustaining cost. The Company may change the methodology it uses to calculate all-in sustaining costs in the future, including in circumstances where the World Gold Council adopts formal industry guidelines regarding this measure.
4 Minesite costs per tonne is a non-GAAP measure. For reconciliation of this measure to production costs, as reported in the financial statements, see Note 1 to the financial statements at the end of this news release. Improvement In Three Year Gold Production Forecast Since the prior three-year production guidance of February 16, 2012, there have been a number of key operating developments, resulting in an improvement to the overall three-year production profile. Descriptions of the major factors that contributed to these changes are detailed below. LaRonde Forecast
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Oregon's "Pay It Forward" Program: Imagine College with No Tuition, No Loans, No Debt In Oregon, a proposed pilot program would allow students to attend state college tuition-free. The catch? Instead of taking out loans and piling up debt, students agree to pay the state back a small portion of their income over the course of a couple decades. When is a loan not a loan? And if you still have to pay it back, is it a loan no matter what you call it? These might sound like topics for debate in a college philosophy lecture; in fact, they're questions lawmakers and educators in Oregon are considering as they contemplate an alternative to student loans. The Oregon legislature directed its Higher Education Coordinating Commission to create a pilot program for what has been dubbed the "Pay It Forward, Pay It Back" plan. In theory, the program works like this: A student going to a state college in Oregon wouldn't take out any loans or owe any money for tuition while earning a degree. Instead, upon graduating the student would pay the state back a small percentage of her income for 20 to 25 years. The amount of repayment would be 0.75% of the student's annual income per year of schooling - so, for example, someone who got a 4-year bachelors degree would pay 3% of income for 20 to 25 years. The money would go into a trust fund set up to fund future generations of students. Oregon isn't the only state considering such a program; neighboring Washington has also looked into the feasibility of a "Pay It Forward"-like system. "It's sort of a broader social program," says John Burbank, executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, a group that has researched how this kind of model would work in Washington state. "The program this is most akin to is Social Security." (MORE: Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low) Supporters claim the proposed program, a version of income-based loan repayment, could free graduates from being burdened by years of debt. But skeptics say it would drive the brightest and most ambitious students away from state schools, out of fear that they'd see a portion of their (likely substantial) income taken away by the state for more than two decades. Other income-based repayment programs currently exist. The United States already has a federal income-based repayment program, but higher-education advocates say it has too many restrictions and forces students to jump through a lot of hoops in order to qualify. A lack of awareness surely doesn't help, either. Despite a push by the White House to educate the public about the program, Lauren Asher, president of The Institute for College Access and Success, told U.S. News & World Report last year that it remains under-utilized. "Far more people could be benefiting from it right now," she said. In Australia and the U.K., income-based repayment is the norm; here, it's a headache - and that's if you even know about it. Because relatively few Americans understand how these programs work, let's clear up a few things. Is income-base repayment still really just a loan? "It's a loan by another name," says Sandy Baum, senior fellow at the George Washington University Graduate School of Education. Since at least at the outset the money to fund the program would probably have to be borrowed via bonds issued by the state, Baum says those borrowing costs would be baked into the repayment formula. (MORE: Why Have So Few Student-Loan Borrowers Taken Advantage of Income-Based Repayment?) And students would still have to make good on their end of the deal, perhaps by having their payments deducted directly from their paychecks the way Social Security is now. How do states pay for it? Even supporters acknowledge that this is a hard question to answer. Burbank says a model calculated for Washington state would take 25 years to get into the black; in the meantime, it would cost as much as $1.4 billion a year before dropping. "Those appear to be pretty big transition costs," he says. According to Burbank, though, the current system of education financing has hidden social costs that would be eliminated with an income-based repayment plan. "By linking payments to students" ability to pay, Pay It Forward allows graduates to choose work based on their interests and skills, rather than solely on financial conditions," he wrote in a report last year. Will enough people get on board? "Students of all income levels would participate, so it's a sustainable way for the fund to grow," says Sami Alloy, campaign manager at the Oregon Working Families Party, which championed "Pay It Forward." "Conservatives said it appealed to them because it's a contract between the student and the state, so they see it as a transaction, not as a grant," one of the students who came up with the plan told the New York Times.
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Bidder eyes Time Warner magazines TIME Warner is in talks to sell several of its magazines, including People, InStyle and Real Simple, according to a report in another of its magazines. Fortune magazine reported the company was in talks with "a serious buyer." The report comes two weeks after the magazine unit, Time Inc, said it would cut 6 per cent of its global staff of 8,000, or about 500 people. Companies sometimes lay off workers before selling assets to make them more profitable and attractive to buyers. Fortune said it might not be part of a sale. The magazine said the talks were in early stages and could yet fall apart. It said one of the advisers involved was Chicago merchant bank BDT Capital Partners, which is run by former Goldman Sachs executive Byron Trott. A Time Warner spokesman declined comment while a message left at BDT Capital was not immediately returned. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told CNBC last week that the company was considering separating Time magazines from the rest of the company but that no decision had been made. "There's tremendous resilience in the national magazine publishing business, but advertising demand is secularly not so strong. It's down a bit," Bewkes said. "The question of whether we ought to put that into a different frame is one we've been asking." He added that Time Warner officials "at this point have not decided to do something like that. But we will keep investigating that."
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But for me, experiencing grief, true grief, required feeling safe. So, three years ago, firmly rooted, secure and supported in my happily married with two children and adorable English setter life, my grief came pouring out. It was angry, like a raging river. Unruly, wild with a vengeance and out of control. In a word: insane. I doubt I'll ever completely escape the clutches of grief. The pang for my mother lingers. But once I turned to face my sadness and let years of held-in tears finally release, there was freedom: grief didn't own me anymore. It still lurks in the distance, but it's blurry, out of focus. And now, at 37, I choose instead to tighten the frame on what's here in this moment to greet me: my husband's sparkling bright-blue eyes; the way my 4-year-old son asks for "hash brownies" at breakfast; the loving embrace of my 5-year-old daughter - the perfect pea to my pod - she designed for me, and I for her. Today, my soul clings tightly to the present, ever aware that I must soak it up, enjoy all the rich textures of this life - now. And as I close my eyes, I say a prayer for all children affected by grief and loss, be they 9 or 99. Those faces will recover, in their own time. I whisper my own prayer, my note-to-self, my call to gratitude: Thank you for this life, this day, this moment. Thank you.
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Online retailer Ocado slides back into the red Ocado, the online grocer, insisted its 25-year deal with Wm Morrison would not affect its agreement with Waitrose as it slipped back into the red with a higher than expected pre-tax loss. Tim Steiner, chief executive, revealed that Ocado had not agreed to Waitrose's demands to see the contract with Morrison, under which it will run the Bradford-based supermarket's online operations. "Waitrose have more than enough information from us to understand that our relationship with Morrison does not get even close to breaking any single clause in our agreement with them," he said. More On this story On this topic IN Retail The comments came after Ocado made a £3.8m pre-tax loss in the six months to May 19, compared with a £200,000 profit in same period a year ago. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose from £14.9m to £19.2m, on sales up 15.2 per cent to £382.7m. Duncan Tatton-Brown, finance director, blamed the bigger than expected pre-tax loss on the £2.8m of exceptional costs associated with striking the deal with Morrison. Before these items, the pre-tax loss was £1m, compared with a £400,000 profit a year ago. He said Ocado was marginally ahead of the consensus of analysts" forecasts on earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation and underlying profit. Shares in Ocado have jumped from 56.32p last November to over 300p this month, on a reappraisal of the company from a struggling online grocer to a technology company. They fell 10.6p or 3.4 per cent to 301.6p in early trade Tuesday. Mr Steiner said Ocado had received "approaches from a number of people who remain very interested in our technology platform and our operational expertise, and these conversations are ongoing, but we are not looking to make a quick announcement of another transaction." Instead, the emphasis was on delivering the contract with Morrison. "Our main focus at the moment is executing the transaction we have done with Morrison. As our first strategic customer, it is very important we execute it well, and spend most of our focus on that and not trying to secure a second and third customer," he said. The deal with Morrison has also reignited speculation that Ocado could be the subject of a takeover approach, with US online retailer Amazon touted as one potentially interested party. "If we had received approaches and were aware of interest we would have had to report it to the market," said Mr Steiner. Ocado said the number of active customers rose from 337,000 to 360,000 year on year, while the customer basket increased from £113.10 to £114.90. Ocado said conditions remained "challenging," but it expected to grow broadly in line with the market. Clive Black, analyst at Shore Capital and a longstanding critic of Ocado, said: "Ocado is not materially outperforming its store-based online competitors with the market growing at 15-16 per cent and it may be worthwhile noting that Waitrose is expanding its internet grocery business by more than double this rate, albeit from a sales base less than half that of Ocado." Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2013. You may share using our article tools.
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Gudmund Seland (11 November 1907 – 1996) was a Norwegian resistance member and newspaper editor. He was born in Flekkefjord. He worked as a book printer before the Second World War, but together with his brother Johannes Seland he was involved in the resistance movement during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He was arrested on 4 April 1944, and imprisoned in Kristiansand before sitting in Grini concentration camp from 5 August 1944 to 8 May 1945. After the war he became deputy mayor of Nes, serving as mayor from 1952 to 1956. He was an editor for the newspaper Agder from 1954. Seland also wrote books on local history. He backed down and sold the newspaper in 1970. He died in 1996. ==References==
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It was in Candida's case. She's still fighting the credit agencies. "Even though (Cardona-Gonzalez is) now in jail, it's going to take me at least two more years to clear my credit," she told us. "I kept thinking, why me? Why is this happening? What did I do to deserve this?" The suspect pled not guilty. Now she's in jail awaiting trial. We reached out to her lawyer, but never heard back. Read more investigative journalism from Rossen Reports Experts say the best ways to protect yourself: Don't store anything on your computer that has your Social Security number, including tax returns and medical records. Thieves can hack it easily. Also, never carry your Social Security card in your wallet: If it's stolen, major problem. Keep it in a safe place. And the final line of defense: Check your credit report at least once a year. It's free. Visit AnnualCreditReport.com, call 1-877-322-8228, or fill out the Annual Credit Report Request form and mail it to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. Have an idea for a future edition of Rossen Reports? We want to hear from you! To send us your ideas, click here. Video coverage More from Rossen Reports
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Chris Cuomo: Ron Burgundy an a**hole off-camera Chris Cuomo says Ron Burgundy is great on camera, but an a**hole off it. See "Anchorman 2" in theaters December 18th. If your browser has Adobe Flash Player installed, click above to play. Otherwise, click below.
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12 Years a Slave: Steve McQueen defends brutal portrayal An eagerly awaited - and controversial - new movie is having its New York Film Festival premiere. 12 Years a Slave is said to be one of the most brutal and realistic depictions of slavery ever to have made it to the big screen. It is based on a true story - and it's been directed by an outsider - British filmmaker Steve McQueen. Tom Brook spoke to the director along with two of the movie's stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender. Footage of 12 Years a Slave courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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==Why on earth are these two topics included in the same entry??==
The military vedette and show-business vedette should clearly be distinguished with different entries... Any disagreement? No disagreement. I've moved the show-business vedette content to Vedette (entertainer). — Paul A (talk)
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==Comparison to briefs==
I'm wondering why this section is included in the article. Almost all the statements are unsourced, yet clearly need to be. Also, most of the claims are simply hearsay and I would argue that most of the points have absolutely no basis in science. For instance, why are boxers easier to use at a Urinal than Briefs? They both require the same movement to pull down the waistband, and can it really be said that having to reach through the fly to extract the penis is really easier than just pulling down the waistband? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ペコペコ (talk • contribs)
Well there is one thing that everyone can vouch for on boxer shorts, the fact that they bunch up into ones crack is an inconvenience if you ask me. JasonHockeyGuy (talk)
==Women's boxers==
There are boxers made for women. Someone stop trying to delete such a fact on this article every time I try to add it. This is already a non-NPOV article without more stereotypes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soporaeternus (talk • contribs) 22:10, 31 March 2008
YOU TOO? I have added the women's boxers as well only to have it deleted. And for clarity we are NOT talking about women's Boxer Briefs! But rather Boxer Shorts specifically for women in addition to the fact many women wear men's boxers. This whole article is a classic case of why Wikipedia is just as bad (if not worse)as it is good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.201.100 (talk)
You gotta source things you add. Keep your comments on this page, not on the content. This page is for comment, the article page is for content. If you want to add stuff, find an article talking about a line of women's boxers. —Peco! Peco!TALK
== Cleanup ==
This article was a travesty. I went through and deleted most of the Original research and TRIVIA, including the entire "Comparison with Briefs" section, which was a train wreck of opinions and unverifiable claims. I did some copy-editing, but the article really needs to be entirely rewritten, with references to reliable sources, and better photographs than those currently in place. I'll see if I can come up with something better over the weekend. Horologium (talk)
It is still a train wreck, I do not see where it benefited much from your meddling as you deleted very relevant statements and left the article in a hodge podge of a mess. I will however, say the removal of the comparison with briefs was a well needed edit!. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.201.100 (talk)
== Pictures ==
Is there any reason why we need 3 pictures of boxer shorts being worn? I think 1 picture would be just fine. Agreed. 1 or 2 at most. Let's stick with standard boxers too, since there are separate articles on boxerbriefs, etc. —Peco! Peco!TALK
I removed all of the pictures which were in place. The first one was a picture of boxer-briefs, not boxers, and the other two were not particularly clear representations. Additionally, the picture of the black boxers with the orange print may have some issues with copyright, as the same picture has been uploaded twice, by two different users, both of whom claim to have created it themselves. It's a possible copyright vio, and needed to be removed. I added a picture which is guaranteed to be free use; the image info includes a link to the flickr photo from which it was cropped, and it's released under a CC-BY license. Horologium (talk)
Looks much better with just 1 image, Thanks :) --Mjrmtg (talk)
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NASA stuck in limbo as new Congress takes over With a new Congress now in charge, NASA is stuck in a political limbo, waiting for the funding needed to carry out a new objective approved by the last Congress. Lawmakers in October passed - and President Obama signed - a NASA authorization bill that gave America's space agency the go-ahead to abandon its previous moon-oriented human spaceflight program and take aim at new targets: visiting an asteroid and Mars. That bill called for NASA to receive $19 billion in 2011 - a boost from the 2010 NASA budget of $18.3 billion. But that promised funding was not appropriated, since the outgoing lawmakers, along with the president, could not agree on a federal budget. Instead they enacted a continuing resolution - a kind of placeholder law until a full budget can be agreed upon - that froze the federal government, including NASA, at 2010 spending levels through March 4. "Clearly the big issue with NASA in this Congress is money," said Henry Hertzfeld, a professor of space policy and international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "The details of the budget really hadn't been fully resolved with the old Congress, which left us with a continuing resolution and nothing more. The question is what happens when they begin to start debating NASA." Based on claims by new House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who said his party will aim to cut non-military discretionary spending back to 2008 levels, the space agency could be in for some serious budget cutbacks. "There's going to be a lot of hard negotiations," said space policy expert Roger Handberg, a political scientist at the University of Central Florida. "NASA's problem is it's not a priority. When they start slicing and dicing, NASA may be the one that gets to 'contribute to the cause.' I think it could be a disaster for the government part of the program." Between the old and the new
Money isn't the only issue for NASA. The NASA authorization bill instructed the space agency to cancel most elements of its moon-bound Constellation program, which had been initiated under President George W. Bush. Yet the government's 2010 appropriations bill prohibited NASA from terminating or altering the current Constellation program without the consent of Congress in a future appropriations bill. That means that, through early March, the space agency would have to spend an additional $500 million on the Constellation program before shutting it down altogether, according to Florida's Orlando Sentinel newspaper. So NASA is stuck halfway between an old space-exploration vision and a new one, without definitive instructions from lawmakers on which direction to follow. "The authorization bill gives them the blueprint they want to follow. But the problem is, the appropriations bill is where the rubber hits the road," Handberg told SPACE.com. "That's where the restrictions are." It will take a new 2011 budget appropriations bill to really resolve the issue. "Everyone thought they were going to finally do a budget before the new Congress," Handberg said. "By not doing the new budget, they left all those impediments to killing off Constellation in place." Under Obama's vision, NASA would cancel the Constellation projects, which called for building new rockets, called Ares 1 and Ares 5, aimed at transporting humans to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station and eventually to the moon. Instead the space agency would focus on building a heavy-lift rocket that could travel to a nearby asteroid and Mars, and it would look to the emerging commercial space sector to provide spaceships capable of carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit. [ FAQ: NASA's New Direction] Some opponents say the private space industry is not yet ready to take on the task of launching astronauts to the space station - after all, no commercial spacecraft has yet carried people to orbit. The most hopeful step yet was the success in December of private-sector company SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., in launching its unmanned Dragon capsule into orbit atop its Falcon 9 rocket and recovering it after an ocean splashdown. Detractors of the new NASA plan oppose the loss of many Constellation-related jobs it would entail, though the Obama administration maintains that many new jobs would be created. The fact that the October 2010 NASA authorization bill passed with bipartisan support suggests that even with the shift in power toward Republicans in the House of Representatives, the new NASA plan will move forward, some experts say. [ Poll: How Will NASA's New Direction Fare in the New Congress?] The waiting game
Still, NASA's current quagmire may last for a while as other, more-pressing matters are debated by the new Congress, which convened Jan. 5. Handberg said: "NASA's just not important enough in the bigger picture, in the context of Congress. I don't think anybody hates NASA, they just don't care. That makes life very hard."
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===Annotation===
Adobe Acrobat is one example of proprietary software that allows the user to annotate, highlight, and add notes to already created PDF files. One UNIX application available as free software (under the GNU General Public License) is PDFedit. Another GPL-licensed application native to the unix environment is Xournal. Xournal allows for annotating in different fonts and colours, as well as a rule for quickly underlining and highlighting lines of text or paragraphs. Xournal also has a shape recognition tool for squares, rectangles and circles. In Xournal annotations may be moved, copied and pasted. The freeware Foxit Reader, available for Microsoft Windows, allows annotating documents. Tracker Software's PDF-XChange Viewer allows annotations and markups without restrictions in its freeware alternative. Apple's Mac OS X's integrated PDF viewer, Preview, does also enable annotations as does the freeware Skim, with the latter supporting interaction with LaTeX, SyncTeX, and PDFSync and integration with BibDesk reference management software. Freeware Qiqqa can create an annotation report that summarizes all the annotations and notes you have made across your library of PDFs. For mobile annotation, iAnnotate PDF (from Branchfire) and GoodReader (from Aji) allow annotation of PDFs as well as exporting summaries of the annotations. There are also web annotation systems that support annotation in pdf and other documents formats, e.g., A.nnotate, crocodoc, WebNotes. In cases where PDFs are expected to have all of the functionality of paper documents, ink annotation is required. Some programs that accept ink input from the mouse may not be responsive enough for handwriting input on a tablet. Existing solutions on the PC include PDF Annotator and Qiqqa. ===Other===
Examples of PDF software as online services including Scribd for viewing and storing, Pdfvue for online editing, and Zamzar for PDF Conversion. In 1993 the Jaws raster image processor from Global Graphics became the first shipping prepress RIP that interpreted PDF natively without conversion to another format. The company released an upgrade to their Harlequin RIP with the same capability in 1997. Agfa-Gevaert introduced and shipped Apogee, the first prepress workflow system based on PDF, in 1997. Many commercial offset printers have accepted the submission of press-ready PDF files as a print source, specifically the PDF/X-1a subset and variations of the same. The submission of press-ready PDF files are a replacement for the problematic need for receiving collected native working files. PDF was selected as the "native" metafile format for Mac OS X, replacing the PICT format of the earlier Mac OS. The imaging model of the Quartz graphics layer is based on the model common to Display PostScript and PDF, leading to the nickname Display PDF. The Preview application can display PDF files, as can version 2.0 and later of the Safari web browser. System-level support for PDF allows Mac OS X applications to create PDF documents automatically, provided they support the OS-standard printing architecture. The files are then exported in PDF 1.3 format according to the file header. When taking a screenshot under Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.3, the image was also captured as a PDF; later versions save screen captures as a PNG file, though this behaviour can be set back to PDF if desired. Some desktop printers also support direct PDF printing, which can interpret PDF data without external help. Currently, all PDF capable printers also support PostScript, but most PostScript printers do not support direct PDF printing. The Free Software Foundation considers one of their high priority projects to be "developing a free, high-quality and fully functional set of libraries and programs that implement the PDF file format and associated technologies to the ISO 32000 standard." The GNUpdf library has, however, not been released yet, while Poppler has enjoyed wider use in applications such as Evince, which comes with the GNOME desktop environment, which is based on Xpdf code base. There are also commercial development libraries available as listed in List of PDF software. The Apache PDFBox project of the Apache Software Foundation is an open source Java library for working with PDF documents. PDFBox is licensed under the Apache License. == See also ==
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Standards
== External links ==
PDF Association - The PDF Association is the industry association for software developers producing or processing PDF files. Adobe PDF 101: Summary of PDF
Adobe: PostScript vs. PDF – Official introductory comparison of PS, EPS vs. PDF.
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Pennetta beats Peng in straight sets at US Open Pennetta beats Peng in straight sets at US Open Sep 4 02:03 PM US/Eastern NEW YORK (AP) - Flavia Pennetta staved off four set points to close her match against Peng Shuai and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The 26th-seeded Italian won 6-4, 7-6 (6) on Sunday. After failing to serve out the match, Pennetta was down 5-0 and 6-2 in the second-set tiebreaker and appeared to be struggling with the heat. But she rallied to keep the match from going to a third set, as their meetings at the U.S. Open in 2007 and '08 did. The 13th-seeded Peng was in the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time. The Chinese player is 0-5 against Pennetta. Pennetta upset third-seeded Maria Sharapova in the third round and next faces unseeded Angelique Kerber. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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"Uralkali a perdu des parts des marchés comme personne d'autre dans le secteur alors que la période n'était pas mauvaise en termes de demande," a reconnu le directeur des ventes, Oleg Petrov, relevant que la part de marché du groupe était passée de 22% au premier semestre 2012 à 17% sur la même période cette année. Mais "un certain nombre d'acteurs du marché se sont montrés offensifs en réduisant leurs prix," a-t-il ajouté, relevant que le seul à ne pas avoir profité de la situation était le groupe russe "qui était partenaire de Belaruskali." Le groupe a donc décidé de pousser ses mines à plein régime, profitant de coûts de production les plus faibles du secteur qui lui permettent de résister à la chute des prix prévue en conséquence de sa nouvelle stratégie. Uralkali a reconnu que malgré la progression actuelle de la demande, il pâtirait "à court terme" d'un certain attentisme des acheteurs qui attendent de voir comment va évoluer le marché en réaction au bouleversement annoncé. Il a également prévenu qu'il risquait de souffrir de la crise économique que traverse actuellement l'Inde, l'un de principaux marchés. "Uralkali a lancé une guerre des prix et il est difficile de dire combien de temps cela va durer," ont estimé les analyses de Citi, qui ne prévoient "pas de rebond des prix avant 2015." Copyright © AFP 2013. Tous droits réservés. Plus "
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Cheers to America's best cocktail bars Cheers to America's best cocktail bars - U.S. & Canada Travel updated 1 hour 50 minutes ago U.S. & Canada Travel Cheers to America's best cocktail bars Belly up to these top spots from Boston to Seattle Courtesy of Green Russell Green Russell, which opened last year in Denver, embraces the speakeasy vibe (you walk through a small pizza stand to find this basement bar). By Wayne Curtis Travel + Leisure Stop me if you've heard this one. Guy walks into a bar. Asks the bartender for a Manhattan with extra bitters. The bartender says, "You want orange bitters, lavender honey bitters, 19th-century Boker's bitters, Mexican chocolate bitters or plain old Angostura bitters?" Slideshow: America's best cocktail bars Well, OK, maybe it's not much of a joke. But it points up two things: we're in a golden age of cocktails. And to order a drink is to navigate a minefield. This is both good and bad, of course. The good: bartenders are making some amazing drinks these days. A whole new crop of handcrafted spirits are expanding the palette they paint with, and many craft bartenders are making their own syrups, infusions and bitters, all of which add an unexpected depth and complexity to familiar drinks. To order a Repeal cocktail made with vanilla cardamom bitters at Green Russell in Denver is to step through a door you didn't know existed. The bad: some cocktail lounges and their bartenders seem a bit too pleased with themselves. Big mustaches and sleeve garters and 12 ingredients in a drink do not an excellent bar make. And woe to those who unwittingly order a Cosmopolitan here. Can't we all just get a drink? Happily, there's a growing middle ground - places where you sip an excellent cocktail and still get amiable, top-notch service as well. Like at Drink, in Boston, where the staff is trained to listen and then deliver exactly what you want, even if you weren't sure what that was in the first place. What makes a great craft cocktail bar? It starts with quality ingredients - good liquor, fresh-squeezed juices, and (often) house-made bitters and infusions. Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco goes through a lot of lemon, lime, and orange juice, all of it squeezed fresh daily. There's also a depth of knowledge at a good bar - everyone knows how a balanced drink works and the history of such venerable potions as the Negroni and the mai tai. But best of all, craft bartenders better understand that you're out to enjoy yourself, not to take an exam on your tastes in drink. The modern craft cocktail scene surfaced in New York and San Francisco about a decade ago - today, you could easily list a dozen outstanding cocktail bars in those two cities alone. But ripples are moving outward daily, and today most every large city has at least one great cocktail bar. Copyright © 2011 American Express Publishing Corporation Video coverage More from U.S. & Canada Travel
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TODAY Entertainment - Kim Kardashian gets flour-bombed on red carpet Getty Images Kim Kardashian arrived, got covered in flour and then returned ot the red carpet at the "True Reflection" Fragrance Launch in West Hollywoood, Calif. By Brett Malec and Bruna Nessif, E! Online What's worse: Being Ryan Seacrest and having fake ashes spilled on you at the Oscars or being Kim Kardashian and having someone flour-bomb you on the red carpet during an event? The reality star was doing interviews at a launch party held at the London Hotel in West Hollywood for her new fragrance True Reflection tonight, when -- out of nowhere -- a younger female fan (we guess you could call her that) threw an entire bag of flour on Kim. Was she super P.O.'ed? MORE: Kim Kardashian: "Sometimes you don't want to hear what your family has to say" Not at all! "That probably is the craziest, unexpected, weird thing that ever happened to me," Kim told us. "Like I said to my makeup artist, I wanted more powder and that's a whole lot of translucent powder right there," she said, laughing off the entire ordeal. Kris Jenner commented on the "festive" event, telling us, "If anybody comes at me with something, call security." Khloe Kardashian Odom was not at the event but tweeted, "I wish I was with my sister tonight. I bet you that woman wouldn't have dared tried a thing...." Kourtney Kardashian also chimed in, tweeting, "Classy to flour bomb my sister at her charity event helping women. I wonder if they would have dared thrown the flour at my hormonal and pregnant self!" The mystery woman tried to run away, but Kardashian's rep held her and security escorted her away. According to a press release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Kim did not want to press charges but a non-criminal battery report was still filed. The woman was later released. Like a lady, Kim walked away calmly after the initial assault, got cleaned up and returned back to the carpet about 10 minutes later. There's no exact reasoning as to why this woman did what she did, but some media members said they heard her saying something about fur (uh-oh). Regardless, everyone was cheering and applauding our Kimmy once she returned. What a good sport! Related content:
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South Haven is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 363. ==Geography==
South Haven is located at (37.050187, -97.401997). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, all of it land. ==Demographics==
===2010 census===
As of the census of 2010, there were 363 people, 142 households, and 97 families residing in the city. The population density was. There were 172 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 0.3% African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population. There were 142 households of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.20. The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 30.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. ===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 390 people, 163 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density was 477.4 people per square mile (183.6/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 222.8 per square mile (85.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.10% White, 1.79% Native American, 1.79% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.33% of the population. There were 163 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.19. In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,932, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,019. About 8.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. ==References==
==External links==
City
South Haven - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
USD 509, local school district
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South Haven City Map, KDOT
Sumner County Map, KDOT
Cities in Sumner County, Kansas
Cities in Kansas
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nouveau record de faiblesse pour la roupie Inde: nouveau record de faiblesse pour la roupie (AFP) - Il y a 2 heures Bombay - La roupie a atteint vendredi un nouveau record de faiblesse face au dollar américain, les cambistes craignant que les nouvelles mesures annoncées par la banque centrale indienne soient insuffisantes pour redresser la devise indienne. La roupie, qui a affiché une des plus fortes baisses des grandes monnaies asiatiques cette année, est descendue à un nouveau plus bas de 62 roupies pour un dollar sur le marché des changes. Son précédent record à la baisse, 61,80 roupies, date du 6 août. La banque centrale indienne, la Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a instauré mercredi de nouvelles mesures pour contrôler les sorties de devises du pays, dans le cadre de ses efforts visant à réduire le déficit courant et à enrayer la dépréciation de la roupie. Ces mesures suivaient des restrictions annoncées pour réduire les importations de pétrole et d'or, deux postes qui creusent le déficit courant du pays. Le ralentissement de la croissance (à 5% sur l'année budgétaire 2012/13, taux le plus faible depuis dix ans), la faiblesse des exportations, la sortie des capitaux étrangers ainsi que le déficit courant sont à l'origine des déboires de la monnaie indienne. La demande sur le dollar s'est également accrue dans la perspective d'une politique monétaire américaine moins accommodante au moment où l'économie américaine se reprend, selon les analystes. Copyright © AFP 2013. Tous droits réservés. Plus "
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Not that there aren't winners in the speedup economy. Although incomes for 90% of U.S. workers have stagnated or fallen for the last three decades, the wealthiest 0.1% are making 6.4 times as much as they did in 1980. And that 22% increase in profits? Most of it accrued to a single industry: finance. In other words, all that extra work you've taken on - the late nights, the skipped lunch hours, the missed soccer games - paid off. For them. This will keep up as long as we buy into three fallacies: One, that to feel crushed by debilitating workloads is a personal failing. Two, that it's just your company or industry struggling - when in fact what's happening to hotel maids and salesclerks is also happening to project managers, engineers and doctors (visit our website to read their tales). Three, that there's nothing anyone can do about it. We got to this point because of decades of political decisions. We've turned over the financing of elections to wealthy interests; we've made it harder for unions to organize; we've deregulated Wall Street and then completely wimped out on reregulating it after the financiers nearly destroyed the global economy. But there is another way. European companies face the same pressures that ours do - yet in Germany's vigorous economy, for example, six weeks of vacation are de rigueur, weekend work is a last resort, and companies' response to a downturn is not to fire everyone, but to institute Kurzarbeit - temporarily reducing employees' hours and restoring them when things start looking up. Sure, they lag ever so slightly behind us in productivity. But ask yourself: Whom does our No. 1 spot benefit? Exactly. So maybe it's time to come out of the speedup closet. Rant to a friend, neighbor, co-worker. Hear them say, "Me too." That might sound a little cheesy. But if you're in an abusive relationship - which 90%-plus of the U.S. currently is - the first step toward recovery is to admit you have a problem. Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery are co-editors of Mother Jones. Their extended essay about the speedup, along with charts and first-person tales, can be found at Motherjones.com.
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Disabling WikEd did. WikEd 0.9.36; Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.11) Gecko/20070312 Firefox/1.5.0.11. No changes in my.js or.css in weeks but using Lupin's popups. Thanks. Saintrain
Strange, when I use the same Firefox version (I keep an outdated version for testing purposes) and even your monobook.js, everything works fine for me. Do you see any error messages related to that in the JavaScript console under Tools? Does anybody else have the same problem? Cacycle
Stranger. Post-double-check: behavior doesn't happen when editing this page or Gilliam class attack transport but does in USS Barrow (APA-61) and (the page I first noticed) Saintrain/S2/Barrow!? Saintrain
Thanks for spotting that! What was it? I took quite a few tries to get rid of it in Saintrain/S2/Barrow How do I not type that again? Saintrain
I do: Right now I can't seem to edit Infobox Amtrak.Circeus
It's on the 6th line at ';">ot of text, and no table. I've tried every other approach I can think of but still can't get my table to appear unless I export from word to.html, manually strip all the junk out of the html, and then post it. Even with this approach I do not end up with the wiki formatted table that I want. I was wondering if you could add a brief note to the documentation explaining, step by step, how to import complex tables from word, into wiki markup. Thanks! Copy and paste directly from Word into the edit field, then press the ikify button. Press Shift-Reload to update manually to the latest version 0.9.35i (fixed empty lines). Cacycle
If that does not work then your Word version might be too old. In that case try pasting the html code and press the purple button. Cacycle
== Using the editor on an internal wiki ==
On the homepage, you give permission to use the program on a wiki other than Wikipedia, however, how do you copy the image files (buttons, etc.) to that wiki? I use the MediaWiki software internally on my network, which is not connected to the internet; therefore I have to copy the entire program. Thank you! HeathersAngel
The images are here: Images, copy them to your network (e.g. upload them to your wiki). Add the new image addresses as a user customization array instead of changing the code, that way you could update simply by copying the code. If you get it to work, maybe you could write a short how-to... Cacycle
I have created a working version of that howto/faq at my page: HeathersAngel/wikEd_Local_Install I maintain it on my own system as well, and if anyone makes suggestions to the instructions I will merge everything. Thank you! I have edited your draft, some things can be done easier. Cacycle
Thanks for your effort, I have now updated the wikEd homepage, see Cacycle/wikEd#Wikis_without_internet_connection. It is actually much easier than you thought... Cacycle
The uploaded file prefixes will always be the same because they are calculated from the filename. Cacycle
== troubleshooting local(offline) installation ==
first of all- Thanks for this Great tool! Hi my name is Paul I'm real new to wikipedia.. (wikipedia username:gargamel573)
I read your comment about using wiked offline (LAN for ex)
I'm having trouble with the local wiked.js file. what template should i use to store it on my mediawiki installation? -instead of the following in your original wiked.js page:
/* */
I pasted the installation code into common.js with a link to the local wiked.js file but after refresh the editor does not appear (it does appear when i link to your (Cacycle's) user page on wikipedia...)
any help greatly appreciated! Thanks
Paul gargamel573
You have to copy the whole program code to your wiked.js and use the adjusted complete (non-template) installation code in common.js. It it doesn't work please check the JavaScript error console (under Tools).
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== Claudia Barretto ==
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Claudia Barretto is a commercial and tv model for ABS-CBN. her sisters are danielle barretto, julia barretto, and the youngest: leon barretto. she was born by marjorie barretto an old actress and daniel padilla an old comedian. now the two has separated and claudia now lives with her mom in Manila,Philippines. Declined. This request is not for a redirect to be created. It appears instead that you are looking to create an article about the subject. See the instructions at AFC on how to submit an article. Writing in English would also help. == Redirect request: CSI-BLAST ==
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Reason: Similar software
87.175.175.195 (talk)
Redirect created. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia! Huon (talk)
== Category request: ==
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Filosofia
O Método Científico em Filosofia
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Beratraan Ruussel. 187.113.222.17 (talk)
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== Category request: 2013 Indian television series endings ==
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== Category request: ==
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Darcy the talking dog
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== Category request: Leighton Tomly ==
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Declined. It seems unlikely that there are enough pages to support this category. Could you show that there are a number of pages that belong to this category? Huon (talk)
== Xplosiv ==
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Reason: he killed my family
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ns of the Arkansas ==
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Declined. The title you suggested seems an unlikely search term. Could you provide a source showing that it is a commonly used alternate name? Google produces a single result for "Athens of the Arkansas", and that doesn't refer to Tulsa. Huon (talk)
== Category request: Ansari X Prize ==
Example articles which belong to this category:
Ansari X Prize
Scaled Composites Tier One
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SpaceShipOne
Anousheh Ansari
Amir Ansari
Peter Diamandis
Canadian Arrow
da Vinci Project
Mike Melvill
Brian Binnie
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Challenge awards
Space-related awards
Private spaceflight
X Prizes
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This complements Google Lunar X Prize and organizes our original X-Prize related articles. 70.24.247.127 (talk)
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Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn and David Tennant star in US Broadchurch It was described by critics as the UK's answer to The Killing. ITV's thrilling whodunnit, an eight episode long series which had its audience guessing to the end, will be remade by the American broadcaster Fox - home of Dexter and Glee. Although the characters and the plot will be based on the original Broadchurch, the series will be renamed Gracepoint, and moved to a sleepy seaside town in California. Anna Gunn, best known for her role as Skyler White in the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad, is set to play Detective Ellie Miller, the Olivia Colman equivalent, a happily married wife and mother who is looking forward to a promised promotion. Jacki Weaver, two-time Oscar-nominee, will also co-star. David Tennant will reprise his role as DI Alec Hardy, though he will be renamed Emmett Carver. In a five-star review of the final reveal, this paper's critic wrote: "Broadchurch delivered an extraordinarily rare double: a highly satisfying explanation of the killing, and a great dollop of grief to go with it." So successful was the show that in October, the writer and producer Chris Chibnall announced that he was co-authoring a book version of the mystery. Chibnall, who is planning a sequel to the drama, will also write the first of ten US epidoes. Gracepoint goes into production in January, and is expected to broadcast later in the year. Olivia Colman and David Tennant in the ITV thriller, 'Broadchurch'
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· AO Talk
::::Well 1.0 has the final decision on what they think should go in, but each wikiproject can classify and rate an article on their own. For example, I am working on the Eragon (video game) article, and the two different projects give it two different ratings and classifications. I think the reason behind this is that the members of a wikiproject specific to that topic probably know about it more than a random 1.0 member. :::::Okay, sounds alright. Do we just rate articles, or is it by nomination? I mean, one person might say a certain article is GA, while another might say B-class. How do we keep tabs on that? I'll look into the CVG project (and it's incredibly complicated banner) later. Perhaps you'r already familiar with this though? · AO Talk
::::::Ratings are basically opinions based on this by the user that asseses it. GAs and FAs go through the process, and A's are usually failed FACs, but the rest is done by the project member. BTW, I looked into the syntax of the cvgproj banner and it is fun. :::::::Fun? Right... I'll probably have time to review it today. · AO Talk
::::::::The link was the important part of that thread. :::::::::Yes, I saw the link. Anyways, I'll (try to) look into the template now, or maybe tomorrow morning. · AO Talk
::::::::::Okay, I've "filtered" it. I passed it to AndonicO/SGames template, since I doubt it is ready. Feel free to test it there; we'll probably have red links galore, so get ready to create subpages. · AO Talk
:::::::::::I added what I think is the final version to Civilizations at War to use as an example (because it only works in article-space). If you think it's fine, I'd say we change the old template for this one. If not, tell me, and I'll fix the problem. (P.S. THAT WAS HARD!!! )· AO Talk
Looks really good (you are a better man than I). Can there be two adjustments made? lor:#FF0000;">r:Sp3000]] (talk•contribs)
Who says it isn't? The talk page has our banner. · AO Talk
Advance Wars has but this page doesn't. Then just add "" to it's talk page. · AO Talk
Done...btw, I feel that it would be more uniform with the other WikiProjects if wee made it so that the template has a proj at the end: sgameproj or something like that. Just a suggestion...probably not worth editing every page with this template though...
:Actually, we only have to edit the template page. What exactly do you mean? This:
This article has been rated as Start-Class on the assessment scale. This article is on a subject of low priority within gaming for inclusion in Wikipedia 1.0
Is that what you mean by project? · AO Talk
::No he means that if you put the template on a page it is whereas 1984 thinks it should be to reflect the look of other project templates (like VGs is ). However, that does bring up the idea of a rating scale and an importance scale again...
:::Does Wikipedia 1.0 do that, or do we more or less judge how good/important it is? · AO Talk
::::Well 1.0 has the final decision on what they think should go in, but each wikiproject can classify and rate an article on their own. For example, I am working on the Eragon (video game) article, and the two different projects give it two different ratings and classifications. I think the reason behind this is that the members of a wikiproject specific to that topic probably know about it more than a random 1.0 member. :::::Okay, sounds alright. Do we just rate articles, or is it by nomination? I mean, one person might say a certain article is GA, while another might say B-class. How do we keep tabs on that? I'll look into the CVG project (and it's incredibly complicated banner) later. Perhaps you'r already familiar with this though? · AO Talk
::::::Ratings are basically opinions based on this by the user that asseses it.
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British Airways strike costly - UPI.com LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- A strike by British Airways cabin crews has already cost the airline more than $37 million in business, industry analysts said. The three-day strike begun Friday was the first by the airlines cabin crews in 13 years and disrupted travel for thousands of passengers, especially at England's Heathrow airport, the airline's main hub. The strike, as of Saturday, had already cost the airline more than $37 million in canceled tickets and contingency costs, analysts told The Daily Telegraph. British Airways said it hoped to keep flights operating for about 49,000 passengers Saturday and Sunday. It usually handles about 75,000 passengers during a normal weekend day. "I am deeply sorry. This is a terrible day for BA," the airline's chief executive, Willie Walsh, said in a video message posted online. Talks over cost-cutting collapsed Friday between the airline and Unite, the union that represents cabin crews. Unite has a second, four-day walkout planned to begin March 27.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was redirected to DreamWorks#Distribution. Already done for a week without further comment, no need for another seven days. Non-admin closure. Nate • (chatter)
===Mister Smith Entertainment===
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Revert to DreamWorks: It's a new company, and the only notable thing they've done so far is being the foreign sales agent for Spielberg's DreamWorks. Regardless, that isn't notable enough for a separate article. Besides, you can see the same information on the DreamWorks page anyway, so it isn't a big loss. Freshh (talk)
You know, I might as well redirect the Mister Smith article to the DreamWorks article. TheWikiMan95 (talk) Mario Saenz
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'The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011" by Melvyn Bragg, RRP £20.00, is available from Telegraph Books at £18.00 + £1.25 p&p. Call 0844 871 1515 or visit books.telegraph.co.uk Melvyn Bragg speaks about the King James Bible at the Telegraph Ways with Words Festival at Dartington Hall on July 10 at 5.30pm. Tickets £9. 01803 867 373, wayswithwords.co.uk
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Pippa Middleton Writes About New-Found Fame
(Image Credit: Darron Cummings/AP Photo) In Pippa Middleton's new book, "Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends," the royal maid of honor and sister of Kate opens up about her new-found fame. "It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition (if that's the right word) before the age of thirty, on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom," Middleton writes. "I'm a typical girl in her twenties trying to forge a career and represent herself in what can sometimes seem rather strange circumstances." Pippa Middleton: Party-Planning Book Sneak Peek Middleton, 29, adds, "It feels even stranger to me than it probably does to you to have seen so much written about me when I have done so little to paint a picture of myself. This is my first chance to do that." The book, out Oct. 31, offers a year of successful party-planning tips and recipes. Middleton is the editor of The Party Times, an online party magazine and has worked for the family's event company, Party Pieces. "The nurturing of friendship, family and home feels more important than ever to me," she writes. Even before her first book has been released, there are rumors of a second book from Middleton on wedding planning on a budget, with another to follow on children's parties. SHOWS: Good Morning America
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== Regarding your edits to Internet Explorer ==
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==Proposals, August 2005==
=== Stub confusion: Broadcast and TV stubs ===
From what I can tell from looking at the articles in the various broadcast and TV categories, many other editors are as confused about what should go into the different categories as I am, and looking at the information on the category pages does not provide any enlightenment IMHO. Seeing that there are 7 pages of TV stubs, and over 500 articles just in US broadcasting stubs, I think that a major reorganization may be in order. Here's just a rough idea of what I was thinking should be done:
TV stations
TV shows
TV biographies
Radio stations
Radio programs
Radio biographies
Cable & satellite channels
Cable & satellite shows
Broadcast networks (any network
Many of these categories should get US & UK subcategories, and some may even need Canadian, Australian, EU, and Asian subdivisions. Many of the specialty broadcasting stubs (e.g. Star Trek) can probably stay, but some may need some changes (such as the soap opera character stub, which I think could be broadened into a general soap opera stub). At the same time, the reorganization could be used to drop some of the less useful broadcast stubs. Eventually we'll probably need an internet radio and even a podcasting stub category added as well. BlankVerse ∅
Sounds like a very good idea. Ceyockey started to work on this sort of thing before he left WP:WSS to concentrate on other areas. A few questions/suggestions:
would it be better to expand the soapchar stub into any stub relating to a fictional TV character, rather than expanding it into Soap operas in general? do we need the separate tv and radio biography stubs - wouldn't a lot of the people in there be better fitted into other categories such as actor-stub? I'm not entirely convinced by the cable & satellite show stub category. A lot of shows created and shown on cable TV are shown on terrestrial tv in other countries (here in NZ we get both Deadwood and Six Feet Under on free-to-air terrestrial, for example, but I think both were cable productions). I think those two categories could be happily subsumed by the TV stations/TV shows parents. Grutness...wha? re:Soap operas: I was only thinking that soap opera fans are just as fanatical as SF fans—they just haven't had time to invade the Wikipedia yet. Even if we don't have a general soap opera stub in the near future, I KNOW that we will have one eventually. I've got Sunset Beach in my watchlist only because it's based upon near where I grew up, and that show, which only lasted a couple of years, has gone from a sub-stub into a very long, involved explanation of all the soap opera machinations. re:TV & radio bios: I was thinking that TV-bio would be everybody but the actors—i.e. news anchors, directors, writers, show creators, network executives, etc. As for radio personalities also being actors—that only happens here in LA (e.g. Steve Harvey, Gary Owens of Laugh-In, etc.). re:cable shows: I did that out of symetry, but you are right. Even here in the US, there are cable shows that have a second life as on-air reruns, or are shown on both cable and as first-run syndication. BlankVerse ∅
Thinking on soap opera characters some more...it's probably best to leave that stub. I'm sure that eventually we will end up with a plethora of articles on soap opera characters, and although many of the articles will grow to the same size as many of the articles on characters in Frank Herbert's Dune, many more will remain lowly stubs. BlankVerse ∅
What I find remarkable is that there is no Media stubs with matching template. This category could be a parent category to,,, etc, and some kind of a doggybag for articles that fit in more than one of these stub categories. Aecis
===Movie stubs===
The film stub category is overloaded. Not to mention that categories Comedy films and Drama films are overloaded too. Movies that share those 2 genres have been separated in Comedy-drama films. I want comedy movie stubs and drama movie stubs. This way, the general comedy and drama movie stubs will reduce.
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Biker sets off on African odyssey " The Sahara is going to be tricky. I don't have a lot of experience riding through sand and unless you keep going you tend to sink "
Spencer Conway He said he was inspired by Che Guevara's tour across South America, as told in the Motorcycle Diaries, and had followed the fortunes of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman during their 15,000 mile motorcycle trip to South Africa. But he said he "hoped to raise the bar" by attempting to almost double the pair's distance on his own. Mr Conway is riding a dual purpose Yamaha XT 660 Z Tenere to help him cope with the tough off-road conditions through desert and jungle. The father-of-two said: "The Sahara is going to be tricky. I don't have a lot of experience riding through sand and unless you keep going you tend to sink. On top of that you are in the sun and that's a real worry. "If it goes really well, it may take seven months, but it could be up to a year depending on punctures or injuries, if I fall off the bike. I am hoping that won't happen." During the trip Mr Conway plans to do anything he can to reduce his costs. "I will be undertaking the trip solo and completely unsupported on the cheapest possible budget - camping all the way and relying on the hospitality of the local people," he said. Before he set off on the journey that he has been planning for eight years, Mr Conway said it would be a real "wrench" to leave his partner Cathi and two daughters Jez and Feaya.
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SIONICS (acronym for Studies In the Operational Negation of Insurgents and Counter-Subversion) was an American company producing firearm suppressors (also called "silencers"). It was founded in the 1960s by Mitchell WerBell, a former OSS and CIA officer. == History ==
The company was originally formed to design silencers for the M16 rifle. Later, WerBell began work on designs for a low cost, efficient silencer for machine guns. In 1967 WerBell partnered with Gordon B. Ingram, inventor of the MAC-10 submachine gun. They added Werbell's silencer to Ingram's SMG and attempted to market it to the U.S. military for use in the Vietnam War. The silencer was the M14SS-1, designed for the M14 rifle, and forty suppressors were sent unofficially to the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam during early 1969 for combat evaluation, and an undisclosed number were procured under ENSURE Number 360.1, but the suppressor was not adopted officially. To obtain capital for manufacturing, Werbell solicited 29 investors for 7 million dollars each into a holding company called Quantum Ordnance Bankers. They created a manufacturing corporation called Military Armament Corporation, and merged it with Quantum and SIONICS. The efforts to sell to the military failed and Werbell lost control of the company. == Current Use ==
The SIONICS name was adopted by a firearms manufacturer located in Tucson, Arizona and produces complete rifles, upper assemblies, lower assemblies, barrels and other parts. == References ==
Firearm industry
Defunct manufacturing companies of the United States
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Shoaymat-e Do (شعيمطدو, also Romanized as Sho‘aymaţ-e Do; also known as Sho‘amyaţ-e Do) is a village in Anaqcheh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 76, in 15 families. == References ==
Populated places in Ahvaz County
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First career triple-double for Vasquez leads Hornets by Hawks 111-100 ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Greivis Vasquez put together the first triple-double of his career Friday and Eric Gordon scored 27 points in boosting New Orleans over Atlanta 111-100. The Hornets turned a five-point halftime deficit into an eight-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and held on to win their second straight. Vasquez, in his third NBA season, scored 21 points to go with 12 assists and 11 rebounds. Gordon went 10-of-19 from the field as part of a 52-percent shooting effort for the Hornets. Josh Smith scored 23 points for Atlanta and Jeff Teague added 21. The Hawks made 13-of-24 from 3-point range, but lost for the third time in four games.
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Giants' Mara says Coughlin will return next season LANDOVER, Md. -- Tom Coughlin will return as coach of the New York Giants next season, and his status wasn't in question at all, according to team co-owner John Mara. Speaking Sunday after the Giants were assured of missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season, Mara put an end to any speculation about Coughlin's future. "There was never any doubt in my mind, never any doubt in (co-owner) Steve Tisch's mind, never any doubt in (general manager) Jerry Reese's mind," Mara said. New York finished its season Sunday with a 17-14 victory over the Washington Redskins, but the Giants didn't get the help they needed to claim the NFC's remaining wild-card berth. The Giants went 10-6, making New York and Tampa Bay the first NFC teams since 1991 to miss the playoffs despite double-digit victories. Instead, another team with a 10-6 record - Green Bay - got the conference's last postseason berth. "You wanted the other part of the package," Coughlin said. "To win the 10 games was nice, but we all wanted to win the 10 games so we could get a chance to play next week as well." The 64-year-old Coughlin has been the Giants' coach since 2004 and led them to the Super Bowl title at the end of the 2007 season. But he also oversaw late swoons the past two seasons. The Giants started 2009 at 5-0 before dropping eight of 11 down the stretch, including poor efforts in their final two games to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2004. This season, New York had a 9-4 record going into an NFC East showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago - then led that game 31-10 with 8 minutes left. But Michael Vick and the Eagles came all the way back to beat the Giants 38-31, with DeSean Jackson scoring a touchdown on a 65-yard punt return on the final play. The Giants could have clinched a playoff berth last weekend by beating the Packers, but lost 45-17. "We had put so much into the Philadelphia game, to be honest with you," Coughlin said, "and then to lose it like we did - and actually, we practiced well that next week, but we didn't have the passion and the emotion." He, for one, showed plenty of both on the sideline Sunday. After one of Eli Manning's passes went off Mario Manningham's hands and ended up as an interception in the first quarter, Coughlin barked at Manningham as the receiver left the field. The coach also hustled over to slap hands with Manningham after he caught a 92-yard TD pass from Manning about 2 1/2 minutes into the second half. Coughlin later made his way onto the field for pats on players' backsides after his defense forced one of its four turnovers. And he was cursing after Lawrence Tynes missed a 39-yard field-goal attempt. After the game, Coughlin was asked whether he had any doubts about whether he would keep his job. "I have no doubt," he replied, "but we just have to see about that." Not very long after that, Mara made everything perfectly clear.
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Noah Iott, 10,... - School shooting - latimes.com (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / December 15, 2012) Noah Iott, 10, leaves stuffed animals at a police barricade - the closest he could get to Sandy Hook Elementary School on Saturday - in memory of the people killed there the day before. Noah lives in the nearby town of Seymour.
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Obama talks titles with winning NBA, NHL coaches WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama took time out to chat with title-winning coaches Phil Jackson of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Dan Bylsma (BIHLZ'-muh) of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. Obama - a huge basketball fan who actually gives game on occasion - picked the Lakers to win in six games over the Orlando Magic. The Lakers needed five to give Jackson a record 10th championship as a head coach. The White House says Obama discussed the Lakers' triangle offense - maybe getting some pointers for his own pickup games. Obama has been a Jackson fan since Jackson coached the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. Obama on Thursday also congratulated the Penguins for winning hockey's Stanley Cup in seven games over the Detroit Red Wings. Obama said Pittsburgh fans may be getting spoiled - the Penguins' title follows the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl victory.
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Caring built his empire on restaurants that make old people feel comfortable - The Ivy, Scott's - but Grillshack is the opposite, with a hi-tech ordering system to leave those silver surf'n'turfers feeling bewildered. In a gimmick which will likely become the norm, you order at the counter (as in Nando's), via touch-screen (as in Inamo) or via an app on your phone (as in The Future). As much as I wanted to hate Grillshack, and denounce it as the end of days for independent restaurants in Soho, I couldn't. I've seen the future and it works. And it's doubtless coming to a high street near you soon. Grillshack, 61-63 Beak Street Soho, London W1. Around £15 a head for two courses with a glass of wine Food ***
Ambience **
Service ** Chop Shop, 66 Haymarket London SW1 (020-7842 8501). Around £50 a head for three courses with a glass of wine Ambience **
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Washington Post unveils paywall plans THE Washington Post says it will start a metered paywall beginning on June 12, offering digital subscription packages at between $US9.99 ($A10.40) and $US14.99 per month. The Post had been one of few remaining major US newspapers to offer its content free of charge online, but it has been facing financial struggles along with the rest of the industry. Readers will be able to view 20 articles or features per month before being asked to subscribe, publisher Katharine Weymouth said in an online posting. "We hope you will consider subscribing even if you don't reach the limit; a subscription will provide unlimited access to all The Post's world-class journalism, multimedia and interactive features and more," Weymouth said. "Importantly, you will also be helping to support our newsgathering operations." Weymouth said it would take "a few weeks" to phase in the new paywall system. Home delivery subscribers will have digital access included and The Post's homepage and section front pages, videos and classified advertising would be excluded from the paywall, as will articles viewed through search engines or shared links. Digital packages will be priced at $US9.99 per month for access to the desktop and mobile web with $US14.99 for an all-digital package which includes access to The Post's custom apps. In its most recent results, the Washington Post Co said newspaper operations were hit by slumping circulation and print advertising revenues, offset in part by gains in digital ad sales. Overall, the profit for the quarter was $US4.7 million, a drop of 85 per cent from the same period a year ago when the net profit was $US31 million. The results showed an operating loss for newspaper operations of $US34.5 million.
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Associated Press This undated photo provided by Omaima ElFaitori shows Ronald Thomas Smith II. Smith, an American chemistry teacher, was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Omaima ElFaitori) This undated photo provided by Omaima ElFaitori shows Ronald Thomas Smith II. Smith, an American chemistry teacher, was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Omaima ElFaitori) TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassador was killed last year. There were no credible claims of responsibility, but suspicion was likely to fall on Islamic militants active in Benghazi. It came five days after al-Qaida's American spokesman called upon Libyans to attack U.S. interests everywhere as revenge for U.S. special forces snatching an al-Qaida suspect off the streets of Tripoli in October and whisking him out of the country. The U.S. State Department identified the teacher as Ronald Thomas Smith II. The State Department did not provide Smith's hometown, and it was not possible to immediately confirm a statement from a Libyan official that he was from Texas. The University of Texas in Austin said he graduated from the school in 2006 with a master's degree in chemistry. Smith, 33, taught chemistry at Benghazi's International School, a Libyan-owned facility that follows a British curriculum. The Austin, Texas church he attended with his wife, Anita, and their son said Smith had been teaching at the Benghazi school for the last year and a half and that Smith had planned to be home for Christmas. "Anita and their son had returned to the U.S. and are safe with family. Ronnie, out of a sense of dedication, had stayed in Libya to be with his students through their midterm exams," Daphne Bamburg, the executive pastor of operations at The Austin Stone community church said in an email. "Ronnie's greatest desire was for peace and prosperity in Libya and for the people of Libya to have the joy of knowing God through Christ." The school posted condolences on its Facebook page. "He was a much loved teacher who supported students in their learning and always had time to help when asked," it said. "Ronnie was a professional who gave his time freely and without question. We do not understand why this has happened and it is extremely difficult for his students and his colleagues to accept." A family member who answered the door at a home in Warren, Mich., on Thursday said she had no comment and asked an Associated Press reporter to leave the property. A Libyan security official, Ibrahim al-Sharaa, said Smith was shot while jogging near the compound where U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed by Islamic militants in September 2012. Adel al-Mansouri, the International School's chairman of the board, told the AP by telephone from Benghazi that Smith jogged every day in Benghazi "without fear" and was very popular among the students. He said Smith had been with the school for just over a year. He said the school, which has 650 pupils ages 4 to 18, had not received any threats because of its Western teachers. "We have other Western teachers from the United States, Britain and Australia," al-Mansouri said. "If any of them is worried about the security situation and wants to take early home leave for Christmas, we will let them. But most want to stay." Smith was one of four people killed in Benghazi on Thursday, showing the dangers of a city that is home to numerous armed groups resisting the central government's authority. The three others were military personnel. Libyan security forces clashed in Benghazi last month with Ansar al-Shariah, a hard-line Islamist militia blamed for the attack on the diplomatic mission that killed the ambassador. Ansar al-Shariah faces a backlash from residents who have marched against it in Benghazi and, in recent days, in its stronghold in the eastern city of Darna. Libya's heavily armed militias, with roots in the 2011 war against dictator Moammar Gadhafi, have proliferated since his overthrow. They have undermined successive transitional governments and parliament. With frequent attacks on public figures and security officials, much of the lawlessness is blamed on the groups. But the government also relies on many of them to provide security in the absence of a functioning police force.
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Raspberry Pi: Primary school children get coding
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Gillingham 1 Accrington Stanley 0 match report: Matt Fish breathes life into Gills to stretch lead It was not just the numbing cold that chilled Accrington Stanley yesterday. While Gillingham marched on towards the League Two title, only York City's defeat to Torquay at Plainmoor kept Stanley from slipping back into League Two's relegation zone. It took the Lancashire club 44 years to regain the Football League place surrendered when debts forced them to resign in 1962. This loss leaves that status very much in peril. A match away to the champions-elect may look like one that could be written off but Stanley had travelled south in hope after successive wins with seven goals scored. Their hosts were not only showing poorer form but have been vulnerable at home. "The lads are disappointed as we really fancied ourselves today," manager Leam Richardson told Stanley's website afterwards. "We were outstanding in the second half. At times we played them off the park." Gillingham's Martin Allen said, however, that he never feared his team would lose the lead provided by Matt Fish's stunning goal 24 minutes into a first half his team controlled. Stanley did then dominate much of the second half but despite utilising two former England international strikers were unable to gain reward. "We now have six matches we must win," said Richardson, "but we are playing good football and creating chances so we must be positive." Looming over everyone at Stanley is the knowledge that relegation to the Conference could be ruinous. Only Torquay and Oxford of the 16 clubs to be relegated in the last eight seasons have returned to stay and four have experienced severe financial problems. In the case of Rushden & Diamonds these were terminal. Accrington, with their small supporter base (at 1,620 their average gate is the league's lowest), would certainly have reason to fear the drop. 'Pride not £££' read a banner hanging in the corner of Priestfield Stadium allocated to the 28 away fans. It is an admirable attitude but one borne of necessity not choice. The club has the division's lowest budget yet still failed to pay players' wages on time this month. Stanley work hard to engage with its community raising £1,600 for a local charity at their midweek win over Wimbledon and polling the fans to see what they wanted (a new toilet block and covered bar in the home end being the answer). Yet even in Accrington the English game's cash and glamour attracts exotic imported talent. They were without Rommy Boco, who is on World Cup duty with Benin in Algeria on Wednesday, but did include Congo DR international Amine Linganzi. A more recognisable figure led the line: former Everton striker Francis Jeffers who a decade ago scored on his only international appearance but whose career has been in steady decline ever since with his most recent club in Malta. Gillingham had their own glamour striker, Deon Burton, who played in the 1998 World Cup for Jamaica. He was first to threaten but Tom Aldred scrambled his 18th-minute header off the line after Leon Legge had headed back Charlie Allen's free-kick. When Aldred followed up by heading away Danny Kedwell's goalbund header it looked as if it might take something special to break the deadlock. On cue Fish provided just that, the right-back cutting in from the flank to unleash a left-foot drive which went in off the underside of the bar. Shortly before the break Chris Whelpdale should have put doubled Gills' lead but scuffed his chip when clear and with Joe Martin, watched by his father, former England defender Alvin, fizzing a shot narrowly wide Gills' pressure had scant reward. Jeffers had been a spectator in the first period but after the break dropped deeper and Stanley began to keep possession. Peter Murphy, then Jeffers with a curling shot, brought Stuart Nelson into action and Gills grew anxious. Jeffers sent a glancing header, the same manner in which he scored his England goal, just wide, but then a cold hamstring twanged. Off the 32-year-old limped to cries of 'old man' from the home support, and on came Stanley's other ex-England veteran, James Beattie. He won a couple of headers but did little else against the tightest defence in the division. It was nevertheless a nervy finish with all the relevant cliches: Gills taking the ball into the corner flag, Stanley keeper Paul Rachubka coming up for corners, and 10,000 fans whistling for the end. Gills are now eight points clear and not only promotion seems certain but also their first honour since winning this division 49 years ago. For Stanley fans the only consolation was the free burger and chips Gills provided them at half-time.
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But Blackwell realized the chances for success were slim and devised a backup plan – persuading pro-suffrage delegates, if and when it became apparent a suffrage provision would fail, to push for a clause that would enable a future state legislature to extend suffrage to women by statute. Blackwell obtained endorsements for the strategy from leading politicians and judges in other states, traveled to the constitutional conventions, lobbied their leaders, got his resolution introduced, and was given a hearing at each one. Though the effort failed, North Dakota and Montana came very close to adopting it. ==Death==
Blackwell died of inflammation of the bowels in 1909. ==Legacy==
Alice Stone Blackwell, the daughter of Blackwell and Lucy Stone, helped her parents in editing the Woman's Journal; she became another leader for women's rights as well as for the Temperance movement and Prohibition. ==See also==
List of suffragists and suffragettes
List of women's rights activists
Timeline of women's suffrage
==Timeline==
1825, May 4 Born, Bristol, England
1832 Emigrated with his family to the United States
1853 Made his first speech for woman suffrage at convention in Cleveland, Ohio
1855, May 1 Married Lucy Stone, and on the same day published with her a joint protest against the inequalities of the marriage law
1855-1868 Engaged in bookselling, sugar refining, and real estate
1869-1901 Chiefly engaged in work for the American Woman Suffrage Association (after 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association)
1872-1893 Coeditor, Woman's Journal
1893-1909 Editor, Woman's Journal
1909, September 7 Died, Dorchester, Mass. ==Archive==
LOC: The Blackwell Family
==Writings==
The Lesson of Colorado (1877)
==References==
==Bibliography==
Blackwell, Alice Stone. Lucy Stone: Pioneer of Woman's Rights. 1930. Reprint, University Press of Virginia, 2001. ISBN 0-8139-1990-8
Blackwell, Alice Stone. “What I Owe to My Father.” Holt, 1931, pp. 35–48. Reprint, with an introduction by Peter C. Engleman, Alice Stone Blackwell Trust: 1999. Hays, Elinor Rice. Morning Star: A Biography of Lucy Stone 1818–1893. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. ISBN 0-347-93756-7
Hays, Elinor Rice. Those Extraordinary Blackwells: The Story of a Journey to a Better World.” Harcourt, 1967. ASIN BOO1EVC4CG
Kerr, Andrea Moore. Lucy Stone: Speaking Out for Equality. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-8135-1860-1
Million, Joelle. Woman's Voice, Woman's Place: Lucy Stone and the Birth of the Women's Rights Movement. Praeger, 2003. ISBN 0-275-97877
Wheeler, Leslie. Loving Warriors: Selected Letters of Lucy Stone and Henry B. Blackwell, 1853-1893''. Dial Press, 1981. ISBN 0-8037-9469-X
==External links==
Papers, 1832-1981. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. 1825 births
1909 deaths
Blackwell family
First-wave feminism
Male feminists
English feminists
English emigrants to the United States
American feminists
Republicans (United States)
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American suffragists
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Injury-hit Everton secure late home draw Leighton Baines struck a late penalty as injury-hit Everton denied troubled Aston Villa a much-needed win in the Barclays Premier League this afternoon. England striker Darren Bent appeared to have put relegation-threatened Villa - and their under-pressure manager Gerard Houllier - on course for three vital points at Goodison Park when he responded to Leon Osman's opener with a second-half double. But Everton, who were aggrieved when Jermaine Beckford was not awarded a goal after a shot bounced down off the bar, battled on and won a spot-kick when Jean Makoun tripped Phil Jagielka. The draw was no more than Everton deserved after dictating the play for most of the game despite missing several big names and being relatively secure in mid-table. Villa, by contrast, were sluggish for large periods and the future of Houllier's regime remains uncertain. The visitors could maybe even consider themselves fortunate as, apart from Beckford's effort, Osman missed a host of chances to increase Everton's tally. Everton, already without the likes of Louis Saha, Marouane Fellaini and Mikel Arteta, had managed to field a familiar starting line-up despite the failure of Tim Cahill and Jack Rodwell to prove their fitness. Beyond that, however, the thinness of their resources was apparent as manager David Moyes named seven substitutes with not a single minute's Premier League experience between them. Villa welcomed back central defenders Richard Dunne and James Collins while Gabriel Agbonlahor and Luke Young also featured. Stewart Downing had Villa's first chance when he skipped into the area after a strong run down the right but John Heitinga twice blocked. Everton were almost gifted the opening goal when Kyle Walker's poor header towards Brad Friedel was seized upon by Beckford. The former Leeds forward waited for the ball to bounce and although his left-foot effort from the edge of the area was not the cleanest of strikes, it still needed a fine save from Friedel to deny him. Villa attempted to catch Everton on the break after clearing a Baines free-kick into their own box but Sylvain Distin got back to steal the ball from Walker. Everton raced back up to the other end but Collins slid in to prevent Beckford getting in a cross. Everton looked stretched when Dunne headed across the home goal but Tony Hibbert, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Toffees debut this week, diverted Nigel Reo-Coker's shot wide. Generally Villa had struggled to break down the hosts and the Merseysiders grabbed the lead seven minutes before the interval. Osman, playing in advanced position behind Beckford, took up an attack from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and broke into the area before beating Collins on the outside. He shot directly at Friedel but the keeper could not prevent the ball trickling over the line. Villa put their poor first half behind them to get back on level terms within two minutes of the restart. Downing was allowed room on the right to cut inside the area and thread the ball through to Bent near the penalty spot. The £24million man, buoyed by his strike for England last week, made no mistake as he lashed the ball into the roof of the net. Osman went close to putting Everton back into the lead when he curled an effort just beyond the far post after Friedel had blocked a firm header from Heitinga. Osman had another opportunity moments later but fired over after being picked out by a superb crossfield ball from Bilyaletdinov. Beckford claimed he had scored when he broke clear and rattled the bar with a fierce shot which bounced down and away. The striker was convinced the ball had crossed the line but the assistant referee did not agree and initial replays appeared inconclusive. As Everton rued their fortune, Friedel punted the ball upfield and Ashley Young released Bent. The Toffees appealed for offside but Bent played on and tapped the ball past the advancing Tim Howard to put Villa in front and claim his fifth for the club. Osman spurned a glorious opportunity to equalise when he somehow sliced the ball over from eight yards after Bilyaletdinov had squared the ball across goal and Friedel had failed to intercept. Yet Everton were determined not to end the game empty-handed and earned a penalty seven minutes from time when Makoun was adjudged to have brought Jagielka down. It was the first spot-kick Everton had been awarded in the Premier League all season and Baines made no mistake he blasted past Friedel.
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The Commons Public Accounts Committee has belatedly latched on to the fraud agreed by Ed Miliband when Environment Secretary and now implemented by the Coalition. Two months ago, the committee's Labour chairman, Margaret Hodge, described the Government's contracts with wind energy companies as a "licence for the private sector to print money at the expense of consumers." The contracts are structured in such a way that firms receive the "green" subsidies even if the energy goes unused. The Big Green speculators get a guaranteed return of ten to 11 per cent on contracts which, the committee said, "appear heavily skewed towards attracting investors rather than securing a good deal for consumers." It is not hard to see why environmental policy so blatantly favours green energy interests. Tim Yeo, Conservative chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, trebles his MP's salary with his work for three renewable energy and transport firms. And Lord Deben, chairman of the "independent," official and influential Committee on Climate Change, pockets unknown amounts as chairman of Sancroft, an environmental lobbying group. Such conflicts of interest would not be tolerated across the Atlantic, where a freer energy market allows shale gas to power up the economy, cut the deficit and reduce bills. In America, carbon dioxide emissions are falling back to the levels seen in the early Nineties, and per capita emissions are now lower than in the Sixties as power generation shifts from dirty coal to shale gas. Market forces are making America greener and more competitive. In Europe, "green" policies are making us poorer and our industries less competitive, while only the well-connected insiders of Big Green direct policy - and get rich.
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Monday - washingtonpost.com The Tony Award nominee and theatrical standout on and off-Broadway performs the one-man show "Burns' Night in America" to commemorate the birthday of Robert Burns, the 18th-century poet and lyricist who penned "Auld Lang Syne" and who, like Morton, hailed from Scotland. 6 p.m. 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. http://www.kennedy-center.org. Tuesday Chocolate and wine-tasting at ACKC The destination for delicious confections is celebrating its recently acquired liquor license by pairing red, white and sparkling wines with chocolates that run the gamut from dark to floral. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 1529C 14th St. NW. 202-387-2626. http://www.thecocoagallery.com. Wednesday Matteo Ricci World Map at the Library of Congress You don't have to be a cartographer to appreciate this rare 400-year-old map on exhibit in North America for the first time. At more than 12 feet by 5 feet, the display is the first known Chinese depiction of the Americas.
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is a JR East railway station located in Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ==Line==
Yonesaka Line
==Surrounding area==
==History==
1933-11-30: Station begins operation. ==Adjacent stations==
Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
Yonesaka Line
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California takes steps to assuage ethanol industry LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California on Wednesday said it would take several measures to ensure corn ethanol can help transportation fuel suppliers reach a proposed low-carbon fuel standard that is expected to be passed by the state on Thursday. California's Air Resources Board "believes that corn ethanol will play an important role in helping California achieve the goals of the (low carbon fuel standard)," the state's top air quality regulator, Mary Nichols, said in a letter to General Wesley Clark, co-chair of biofuels association, Growth Energy and a former U.S. presidential candidate. The steps California is pledging aim to assuage concerns that the state's proposal is biased against corn-based ethanol, according to the letter. They include investigating the land use impact of all transportation fuels, harmonizing land use emissions values with future U.S. and European Union standards, and listing biofuel feedstocks that have no or negligible land use effects on carbon intensity by December of this year. (Reporting by Nichola Groom and Steve Gorman; editing by Carol Bishopric)
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Pompey bow to inevitable over debts Premier League club hope entering administration today makes takeover more likely Portsmouth last night began the proceedings that will this morning make them the first Premier League club to enter administration. A spokesman for the club's owner, Balram Chainrai, said last night: "We have started the process of putting the club into administration and this is due to be completed at the High Court in London first thing [on Friday]." Administration has been inevitable for days, if not weeks, but preparations only got underway after talks with four groups of potential buyers failed to make material progress ahead of a 3.30pm deadline yesterday. Pompey had faced a winding-up order at the High Court on Monday over £12m of unpaid taxes owed to HM Revenue & Customs, part of total debts of around £70m. By entering administration the club effectively have bankruptcy protection. They will continue to exist and can rebuild under new owners, albeit almost inevitably in the Championship. Administration will bring a nine-point deduction. A board meeting of the League will ratify that shortly. Portsmouth's tally of points will thus be reduced from 16 to seven, leaving them 17 points from safety as things stand. If there is any solace for Portsmouth's long-suffering fans, who have endured a soap opera season of four owners, serial financial crises and few wins, it is that they now look likely to survive. They also remain one home FA Cup quarter-final win away from a place in this year's last four. They should now definitely still be in existence to face Birmingham in that quarter-final a week tomorrow. An exodus of players is inevitable, likely to be overseen by the administrator Andrew Andronikou, an insolvency practitioner from accountants UHY Hacker Young. Andronikou's background is in "turnaround and recovery" and according to his firm's website, "he is particularly interested in undertaking corporate reconstruction work." Chainrai's spokesman said talks had not broken down with the four interested groups but the club had not been attractive enough in its current financial state. "Once the club is in a more viable state it may become more attractive to them in terms of a takeover," he said. Portsmouth's manager, Avram Grant, said he was "very sad" and "very angry" at the situation. "But I want to understand more about the situation before I tell you my opinion," he added. No Premier League club has ever entered administration, although many clubs have done so after leaving. Most of these "meltdowns" have been partly or wholly because of the financial damage of the drop from the top flight to the relatively poor second tier.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was redirect to Draw by agreement#Different scoring systems. –Juliancolton | Talk
===BAP System===
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Seldomly used scoring system in chess, very little independent coverage, and what I can find are blogs, or brief mentions during interviews with Clint Ballard, the system's inventor (and the initial contributor to the article). The fact that no high-level international tournaments have used it indicates that it remains a very obscure way of discouraging draws (compared, for example, to Sofia rules which doesn't have an article despite being used in several top-level tournaments). Sjakkalle (Check!) Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions. Delete. For those unfamiliar with Sopia draw rules, see Draw by agreement#Only theoretical draws allowed (Sofia Rules). The nominator is correct about the system being invented by Ballard, named for himself, and perhaps never being used outside his tournaments. He also initially wrote about it for Wikipedia. (see Clint Ballard.) Ballard directed four United States Chess Federation tournaments over a period of less than a year and hasn't directed any since the 2006 GM slugfest (mentioned in the article). The point of that is that the system probably hasn't been used since. Bubba73 (Who's attacking me now? ),
and redirect to Draw by agreement#Different scoring systems, since there is more than one paragraph about it there. Bubba73 (You talkin' to me? ),
Delete Redirect to Draw by agreement#Different scoring systems. Though the system is an interesting way to discourage draws for White, it is not sufficiently important to have its own article. Also, as stated by both Bubba73 and the nominator, the system is barely tested. Perhaps, in the unlikely event that this point system reached international useage, I would support this article. GrandMattster
Merge to Elo or DrawDraw by agreement. BAP system should have a mention somewhere! SunCreator (talk)
I don't see any relationship between BAP and Elo. The BAP system does have two paragraphs under Draw by agreement#Different scoring systems. Bubba73 (You talking to me? ),
Yes, and that's probably all it deserves. GrandMattster
Yes. Draw_by_agreement#Different_scoring_systems is what I was thinking of. The reason I thought of Elo is that taking draws makes your Elo less accurate so thought the problem of draws could of been covered in that article. SunCreator (talk)
''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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