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Actor: Anti-Islam filmmaker 'was playing us along'
Lily Dionne says she was duped by the anti-Islam filmmaker She knows the filmmaker as Sam Bacile "I was shaking when I found out. I had no idea," she said Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lily Dionne had been in Hollywood a week when she answered an ad on Craigslist looking for actors for an action-adventure film called "Desert Warrior." Now, Dionne says she feels betrayed by the California filmmaker who turned the low budget-movie with a threadbare plot into an anti-Islam film that provoked outrage -- with sometimes violent results -- in parts of the Muslim world. When news broke that violent mobs attacked the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, leaving Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, she was overwhelmed. "I was shaking when I found out. I had no idea," Dionne told CNN on Sunday. "This was a movie that I thought no one would ever see." Dionne knew the filmmaker as Sam Bacile. But federal officials say his name is Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a convicted felon with a history of using aliases to hide his actions. They consider Nakoula to be the filmmaker behind "Innocence of Muslims," an amateurish film that portrays the Prophet Mohammed as a womanizer, buffoon, ruthless killer and child molester. Islam categorically forbids any depictions of Mohammed, and blasphemy is an incendiary taboo in the Muslim world. The movie, backed by hardcore anti-Islam groups in the United States, is a low-budget project that was ignored in the United States when trailers were posted on YouTube in July. But after Egyptian television aired certain segments, violent protests erupted in Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Crew was "grossly misled" Dionne was one of about 79 cast and crew who say they were "grossly misled" when they answered casting calls on Craigslist, Backstage magazine and other publications in July 2011 for a film that was described as "an historical Arabian Desert adventure." But from the beginning, Dionne said the cast and crew had questions, including why the central character in a period piece had a Western name. "We did wonder what it was about. They kept saying George. And we were like, 'This is the Middle East 2000 years ago. Who's George?'" she said. She says never heard any talk of politics or religion from the man she knew as Bacile. After the location shoot wrapped, Dionne said she and others were brought in to dub lines. "They brought the actors in in post (production) and had them say specific words. Like 'Mohammed,' for example. It was isolated. It wasn't in context," she said. "They'd say 'Say Mohammed,' and they'd (the actors would) say 'Say Mohammed' why?" When the film was complete, it was no longer a desert adventure about a man named George but rather an anti-Islamic movie about Prophet Mohammed. "He knew what he was doing. He was playing us all along," Dionne said. Another actress, Cindy Garcia, said last week she spoke with the producer after the unrest began. "He said he wrote the script because he wants the Muslims to quit killing," Garcia said. "I had no idea he was doing all this." The 79 cast and crew members released statement saying they were" extremely upset and feel taken advantage of by the producer." They said they were "shocked by the drastic rewrites of the script and lies that were told to all involved. We are deeply saddened by the tragedies that have occurred." When news of his movie first broke, the filmmaker -- identifiying himself as Bacile -- told the Wall Street Journal that he was a 52-year-old Israeli-American real estate developer from California. He said Jewish donors contributed $5 million to finance his film. But Israel's foreign ministry said there was no record of a Sam Bacile with Israeli citizenship. "This guy is totally anonymous. At this point, no one can confirm he holds Israeli citizenship. And even if he did, we are not involved," ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said. A search by CNN of public records related to Bacile came up empty. A search of entertainment records turned up no previous mention of a Sam Bacile, and the directors and writers guilds had no listing for him. In the Journal interview, the filmmaker characterized his movie as "a political effort to call attention to the hypocrises of Islam." "Islam is a cancer," he said. "The movie is a political movie. It's not a religious movie." CNN has not been able to speak with the filmmaker.
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There are some good deals in this region, which lies about an hour north of Lisbon. Watersports here are excellent; last year, Garett McNamara surfed the largest wave in the world off its shores. As a functioning fishing area, there are also glimpses of tradition. A two-bedroom apartment in Nazaré, the main town, can be snapped up for €150,000 (£127,500).
Three-bedroom apartment, Quinta do Lago, €795,000 Situated on a resort which offers 24-hour security, a selection of swimming pools, restaurant and bar, this airy apartment benefits from spectacular sea views, a Jacuzzi and extensive sun terraces. The large, open-plan living space allows sunlight to flood the apartment. Savills (020 7016 3740) Four-bedroom villa, Silver Coast, €345,000 This property is located just a short drive from Lisbon and nestles in beautiful, unspoilt coastline. The villa was completed in 2011 and enjoys an elevated position with direct access to the beach. Partially powered by solar panelling, the villa is part of a development which boasts an infinity swimming pool, landscaped gardens and tennis courts. Portugal Property (0800 014 8201) Two-bedroom apartment, Porto do Mos, €345,000 This apartment was built so close to the sea that it was a feat of planning permission. The property offers underground parking, a swimming pool and extensive gardens. Portugal Property (0800 014 8201)
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In the decade's early years, high-net worth individuals and cash-flush hedge funds poured billions into Hollywood, backing independent productions and co-financing big-budget popcorn movies. But as those investors lost fortunes in the markets (and, too often, on dead-on-arrival movies), they pulled back on their show business speculating, forcing the studios to put more of their own money at risk -- like homeowners undone by their mortgages. "It does something radical to an industry when $12 billion to $14 billion suddenly goes away," said Gill. "That places an enormous strain on the system. And nothing is replacing it. It used to be 'let's get the Germans' and then the Germans went away, so it was 'let's get the Japanese' or 'let's get the insurance companies.' There was always going to be somebody else. Now it looks like it's not going to be someone else." When times were flush, the studios spent like sailors on shore leave, handing out lavish producer deals, flying private jets, adding millions in overhead (including their own compensation) and pouring fortunes into poorly executed projects like Disney's "Bedtime Stories" and Universal's "Land of the Lost."
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Miss America 1945, the 19th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1945. Two days prior to the actual selection and coronation, the night of the talent competition, the Army Air Force Veterans voted the eventual winner, Miss New York City as their favorite beauty queen. == Results ==
=== Placements ===
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| Miss America 1945
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Miss New York City - Bess Myerson
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Miss San Diego - Phyllis Mathis
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Miss Birmingham - Frances Lanell Dorn
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Miss Florida - Virginia Freeland
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Miss Minnesota - Arlene Anderson
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Miss California - Polly Ellis
Miss Chicago - Louise Wieland
Miss Maryland - Virginia Lee Van Sant
Miss North Carolina - Dorothy Louise Johnson
Miss Philadelphia - Gloria Bair
Miss Tennessee - Lee Harriet Henson
Miss Texas - Polly Below
Miss District of Columbia - Dorothy Louise Powell
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Miss Northern British Columbia - Georgina E. Patterson
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Kevin Addison jailed for shooting Dodou Leigh during drug deal A man who shot and killed a drug dealer has been jailed for 22 years. Kevin Addison shot Dodou Leigh, 30, at a flat in Leith, Edinburgh on December 4 last year after a drug deal went wrong. At the High Court in Glasgow on Friday, Addison was sentenced to a life sentence with a minimum of 22 years for the murder. The 28-year-old had admitted being responsible for Mr Leigh's death but said the sawn off shotgun had gone off accidentally. Judge John Morris QC told the 28-year-old he was responsible for a "brutal" and "barbaric" killing. Recalling the graphic images of the victim shown at the trial, the judge added: "The jury are likely to be haunted by the grossness of your actions for some time." A trial heard how Addison shot Mr Leigh during a dispute between the pair. The father had gone to buy cannabis from the Gambian but had earlier got hold of a firearm and ammunition fearing he could be robbed. Addison told a jury he became panicky when Mr Leigh and another man in the flat started talking in a language he did not understand. He said he was then trying to leave the property when he heard Mr Leigh's footsteps behind him. Addison claimed: "I took the shotgun out, pointed it in his direction and told him to open the door and let me out." He said Mr Leigh tried to grab him and the weapon. Addison went on: "I tried to pull away and there was a bang. He was a big guy. When the gun went off, if flipped into the air and landed on the ground."I was in shock for a second or two. I picked it up and went to the door." On Friday, Addison's lawyer Brian Gilfedder said he maintained what happened was an accident. People who read this story also read
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Peleg () is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two sons of Eber, an ancestor of the Israelites, according to the "Table of Nations" in and. Peleg's son was Reu, born when Peleg was thirty, and he had other sons and daughters. According to the Hebrew Bible, Peleg lived to the age of 239 years. ()
In the Septuagint and some Christian Bibles derived from it, Peleg is called Phaleg and his father is called Heber. His son is called Ragau, born when Phaleg was 130 years old, and he had other sons and daughters. According to the Septuagint, Phaleg lived to an age of 339 years. (Septuagint Genesis 11:16-19) Modern translations generally use the names and dating as in the Masoretic Hebrew text. (compare )
Peleg is a common surname in Israel, also being the root lettering for sailing (lahaflig להפליג) and a military half-bivouac tent (peleg-ohel פלג אוהל). The meaning of Peleg in English is "brook", a little river. == "And the Earth was divided" ==
According to and, it was during the time of Peleg that "the earth was divided" – traditionally, this is often assumed to be just before, during, or after the failure of Nimrod's Tower of Babel. The meaning of the earth being divided is usually taken to refer to a patriarchal division of the world, or possibly just the eastern hemisphere, into allotted portions among the three sons of Noah for future occupation, as specifically described in the Book of Jubilees, Biblical Antiquities of Philo, Kitab al-Magall, Flavius Josephus, and numerous other antiquarian and mediaeval sources, even as late as Archbishop Ussher, in his Annals of the World. One account, the Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan, states that "In the days of Phalek (Peleg), the earth was divided a second time among the three sons of Noah; Shem, Ham and Japheth" — it having been divided once previously among the three sons by Noah himself. A theory current in some modern creationist schools of thought interprets this verse to suggest that Peleg lived at the time the continent of Pangaea split into modern continents, although some other creationist geologists contend that such an event had happened during the Flood, five generations before Peleg. Although creation.com, a creationist website, argues agains this contention. ==In popular culture==
Peleg is the name of one of the owners of the Pequod in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. == References ==
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==External links==
Jewish Encyclopedia: Peleg is briefly mentioned in the article "Eber"
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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Steroid. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. == June 2012 ==
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Hurricane Sandy leaves Washington, D.C., drenched and desolate WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital was drenched and desolate Monday morning as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast, affecting even President Obama's plans. With the federal government shut down and Washington, D.C.'s subway system closed, streets were largely deserted. Traffic looked more like early Sunday morning than the beginning of rush hour in a region that normally has one of the nation's most gridlocked commutes. Hurricane Sandy was set to make landfall north of Washington, sparing the region the worst of the storm. But the capital area still was expected to get as much as eight inches of rain and tropical-storm-force winds through Monday into Tuesday. As the slate gray waters of the Potomac River rose under heavy rain Monday morning, the monuments on the National Mall stood sentry alone, absent the usual throngs of sightseers. Many companies followed the federal government's lead and closed for business Monday, leaving restaurants -- including the usually bustling Starbucks shops -- as dark as espresso. Obama canceled plans to attend a campaign event in Orlando, Fla., and was heading back to Washington on Monday morning to monitor the storm, the White House said. But some federal government activity continued despite the storm. The Commerce Department issued its monthly report on consumer spending and personal income. Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Indices said it still planned to release the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price index on Tuesday morning, but said it might change that depending on the hurricane's impact. The storm already forced the first unscheduled closure of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq stock market since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Both were closed Monday as New York prepared to bear the brunt of the storm. Auctions of Treasury bills went on as scheduled, though officials moved up a planned auction to Monday from its scheduled date of Tuesday, when the hurricane was forecast to give Washington its strongest punch. The auction of four-week bills was now set to close at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Justice is blind, as the saying goes, and it turns out it's hurricane-proof, too. The Supreme Court remained open Monday to hear two cases. The court has arguments scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday as well, and it planned to remain open.
As Hurricane Sandy nears, 450,000 on East Coast told to evacuate More than 7,000 flights canceled as major U.S. airports eye storm Wall Street shuts for storm; trading may not resume until Wednesday Follow Jim Puzzanghera on Twitter and Google+.
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Woman cheats death to receive double lung transplant As a former figure skater, Terry Perrotta had always been active and healthy, so she became concerned when at the age of 44, she felt completely out of breath merely from walking up the stairs. Her doctor blamed it on being overweight, but losing weight didn't help. Two years later, in 2006, Perrotta, a divorced mother of two teenagers who lives in Rhode Island, saw a pulmonologist, who diagnosed her with pulmonary hypertension, which causes narrowing in the pulmonary veins and swelling of the lungs. Over the next few years, her condition deteriorated. She needed oxygen devices to help her push enough oxygen into her system; she endured medications, which caused painful side effects, and she had heart surgery because her heart was weakening from the lack of oxygen. "It got to the point where I couldn't cook, go to the market, couldn't even have a conversation without getting out of breath," Perrotta said. On a whim in 2012, Perrotta decided to see another specialist, who almost immediately diagnosed her with a rare form of pulmonary hypertension called PVOD (pulmonary veno-occlusive disease). He told her she needed to get on an active lung transplant list immediately, or else she would die. She made an appointment to meet the transplant surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic, a center known for complicated lung transplants - she would need a double. About 50 centers in the country perform lung transplants, which became more common in the mid 1980s. Though the surgical techniques have been perfected and most people survive the operation, there's a 54 percent five-year survival rate. "We have not perfected the management," said Dr. Marie Budev, the medical director of Cleveland Clinic's lung transplant program. The key issue is that lungs are bombarded with foreign matter, which excites the immune system. But patients take immunosuppressant drugs to prevent them from rejecting the organ. "Patients often die of complications that lead to organ rejection," Budev said. Perrotta's ex-husband, John, drove her to Cleveland (she was too sick to fly) to meet with Budev and get on the transplant list, but upon their return to Rhode Island, Perrotta took a turn for the worse. "I woke up and couldn't breathe and told John to call 911," she said. Cheating death That's about the last thing she remembered until after she woke up - back at the Cleveland Clinic, with a new set of lungs. How she got to the Cleveland Clinic and the number of times she cheated death were stories she would hear as she was recovering. At the hospital in Rhode Island, she had slipped into a coma. Budev sent a transport team to retrieve her, but because her oxygen levels were so low, they couldn't stabilize her enough to fly, so the team flew home without her. "My children were devastated because that was my last hope," she said. But her story has many last hopes. She was put on a form of life support called ECMO, which works like a cardiac and respiratory form of bypass, and would allow her organs to rest and recover. She was given a 2 percent chance of surviving the surgery to connect her to the machine, but she made it through. "Terry is a dedicated, determined and stubborn person, with a will to live like no one I've ever seen," said her best friend Brenda Rappoport. Budev sent another plane, and the team transported her with the ECMO to Cleveland. By the time she arrived, the ECMO site was bleeding profusely and she needed surgery to repair it. They told her ex-husband that she probably wasn't going to make it. "They said I was the sickest person in the ICU and would need a miracle," Perrotta said. She got one. On the seventh night she was in the hospital, with her body weakening daily, her family got the call. The hospital had lungs - and they were a match. The surgery was six-hours long, but it was a success. Though the doctors predicted her recovery would take a month, she was out of the ICU in five days. "She was young, she was viable, she was extremely healthy from every other standpoint," Budev said, explaining why they proceeded with the surgery despite the risks. That vitality proved critical to her recovery. 'I wouldn't have made it without him' The lack of oxygen to her body made her muscles incredibly weak, and it took a while for her to walk again. But within two months, she was back in Rhode Island, with her new lungs, a recovering heart, and the ability to breathe the fresh air again. Her ex-husband, who was with her every step of the way, moved back home.
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U.S. reviews oil, gas royalties WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Interior Department said it was considering ways to make the system of royalties owed from domestic oil and gas production more efficient. The Interior Department said it would examine a geographically based system to consider the value of oil and natural gas produced in the country. "Regulations that were initially developed in the 1980s have not kept pace with the significant changes that have occurred in the oil and natural gas markets," said Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar in a statement. The department said regulations that consider royalties on a transaction-by-transaction basis are overly burdensome. The Interior Department said it would open the proposal to public comment before drafting new regulations. More than $9.1 billion was collected and disbursed from domestic energy-related activities in the United States during the 2010 fiscal year.
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Department of Health criticised over £38m pharmacy cuts
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19-year-old charged with raping 11-year-old Published: 8:00AM GMT 09 Jan 2010 The child was on her way to visit a friend when she was grabbed from behind and dragged into a wood in a park, near Caerphilly, south Wales. Appealing for information earlier this week, police said the attack could have been worse if a dog-walker had not intervened. It happened near the village library around midday on Monday. Detectives said the attacker ran off when a woman came by walking her dog. The girl was said to be coping well, but had suffered "a very traumatic experience" and was receiving support from specialist officers. The 19-year-old, from Pontypridd, has not been named. He is in custody and will appear at Newport Magistrates' Court today.
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Joe Torre's Daughter Catches Baby NEW YORK: The daughter of a former New York Yankees player and manager has been praised by her father for catching a child who tumbled off a second-floor fire escape in Brooklyn. Joe Torre, a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager, said in a statement he was "very proud of my daughter Cristina's actions today during an incident in Brooklyn involving a small child." She was having coffee at a cupcake shop when bystanders saw the one-year-old dangling from an awning of a frozen yoghurt store next door. Mr Torre is now the MLB's executive vice-president of baseball operations. New York Yankees' Joe Torre, father of Cristina. Photo: AFP US police said a 44-year-old woman caught a one-year-old boy after he fell from an apartment building, but did not identify the bystander. Advertisement They say the child somehow climbed onto the fire escape. Then the woman on the sidewalk below caught the boy. "I didn't really know what was going to happen... You just move into action - you don't really think about it," Cristina Torre told The Daily News of New York. She was having coffee at a cupcake shop when bystanders saw the one-year-old dangling from an awning of a frozen yoghurt store next door. "I'm talking to him saying, 'Don't come down, stay there,'" she said. "He helped himself with his arms. He was dangling. I knew he would be flipping very soon." She said the child "literally landed in my arms." Torre credited her father for her "good hand-eye coordination." Police said the child is stable. The parents were arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and other competitors, however, oppose the bill. They think that new restrictions on marketing and product development are likely to freeze market share, giving an unfair advantage to the industry leader, Philip Morris. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), whose state is home to R.J. Reynolds, has threatened to filibuster the legislation when it reaches the Senate. The FDA has tried in the past to regulate tobacco, most recently in 1996 when it asserted that cigarettes were medical devices and nicotine was a drug. Philip Morris and other tobacco companies sued, and the case was decided in 2000 by the Supreme Court, which found that Congress had not given the FDA authority over tobacco. © 2009 The Washington Post Company
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Carlos Tevez will not leave on loan insist Manchester City Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has reiterated the Blues will not allow Carlos Tevez to leave the club on loan. City officials will meet their Milan counterparts on Thursday in an attempt to reach a deal. Milan have already said they do not have the cash just now to buy Tevez outright. However, it seems unless they do, the fiery Argentina star will not be joining the Serie A giants. "I hope we can find a good solution for us and Carlos," said Mancini. "We want Carlos to come back and play football and the best solution for us is to sell him. We can't let him leave on loan." With Tevez currently still in Argentina, City's stance runs the risk of extending the present impasse beyond the January transfer deadline. However, as Mancini outlined, there is a simple reason behind the Blues' position. "When Manchester City buy a player, they have to pay a lot of money," he said. "But when we want to sell them, they have to go on loan. This is not good. It is not correct for the other players. "Manchester City paid Carlos a lot of money for three years. It is correct that if one club, it could be Milan, Juventus, PSG, Inter, want him, they pay Carlos for his value. This is correct." Meanwhile, Mancini has challenged Mario Balotelli to temper his wayward streak. The young Italian has become a crowd favourite at City and, as he proved during Sunday's encounter with Arsenal, is capable of making a match-winning contribution for the club. However, there have also been far too many off-the-field scrapes which Mancini feels are holding the youngster back. "Mario can improve every week and every month," he said. "He is young and when you are a young player, you improve always. "I hope the New Year can bring a different way for him and that he can understand if he wants to play well and have a good private life, he should have good behaviour always, not for one week yes and then change for two days. "Every top player has a good private life and a good behaviour. "They are the first in training every day. This is the way it needs to be for him."
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— AjaxSmack
Hi, I'm here from requested moves looking to close out this request. I see that a move has already been made from the title with "Lusignan" in it. The question of whether to call him "Levon" or "Leon" or "Leo" still seems to be open. Is there a consensus that one of those three will be best? Am I reading correctly from the above that "Leo" is the most common in English language sources? -GTBacchus(talk)
Support Leo V of Armenia, or Leo V, King of Armenia. Best known format in English and systematics reasons, see NC for christian monarchs. Shilkanni (talk)
It appears that six five users (including the nominator and myself) generally support the move as originally proposed and four specifically support the move to Leo. One user opposes the move to Leo and one is opposing, waiting for a comprehensive solution. The sources listed by the nominator support the use of Leo in English and are viewable at Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=JQP2F2q9xDkC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=later+crusades+by+norman+housley+%22leo+v%22&source=web&ots=jbTp1CHBrT&sig=mbApuF_9JoQ3TGon7vFWTi3dkXY [http://books.google.com/books?id=zjUjX_JFxykC&pg=RA1-PA175&lpg=RA1-PA175&dq=Hundred+Years+War+Robin+Neillands+%22leo+v%22&source=web&ots=ejhOJGazhT&sig=mxeou_A35qYpP7OCIJhpw30k_D0. Of course some others use Leon [http://books.google.com/books?id=QVYBAAAAMAAJ&q=%22leon+v%22+lusignan&dq=%22leon+v%22+lusignan&pgis=1 but a choice must be made. — AjaxSmack
I'm leaning towards an oppose, unless a general consensus can be established for the naming of all Cilician rulers. Btw common English names have been rejected in favor of other names for other contemporary rulers before: List of Byzantine Emperors/naming
I had planned to propose such a thing but after this RM had run it its course since it was already pretty far along when I noticed the inconsistencies. When (or if) I do, I will notify all participants here. Or you can get it started if you like. — AjaxSmack
All interested parties are directed to Srnec/Kings of Cilicia. Srnec (talk)
Shall we put this move request on hold while that discussion goes on? It would seem convenient to deal with them all at once, I think. -GTBacchus(talk)
I think I will just go ahead and do the moves I suggested at Srnec/Kings of Cilicia unless I get any objections here/there/on my talk page. Or unless you, admin, tell me is "unwise". If so, can you please tell me where you think it best to propose those moves? Srnec (talk)
I think it would be best to get a bit more input before moving pages. Why not post links at NCNT and WikiProject Armenia to your proposal? The more people see it before you move anything, the more likely the moves will stick. -GTBacchus(talk)
==Fair use rationale for Image:Leon IV Lusignan.jpeg==
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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 no consensus. One two three...
===List of Internet forums===
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Seems to be a target for linkspam, and also seems to promote certain forums. ANDROS1337
Keep. CLS. The list can be expanded and improved. Compare with Internet forums. — Rankiri (talk)
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. Delete - inclusion criterion too vast (indiscriminate, though the proper NOT guideline is actually in NOTDIR). Actual list at the moment is a tiny non-representative sample of internet forums, but a representative list would be unmanageable. WTAF. As most Wikipedia lists and disambiguation pages, the list is limited to notable entries. It's certainly not unmaintainable. — Rankiri (talk)
Comment if you include constantly changing quantities such as the number of posts and the number of members (in "exact" numbers instead of size approximations) as the current version of the article does, then how can you maintain it? Right now the Something Awful numbers on the page are off by about 6 millions for posts and 5000 for members... I agree that the numerical columns present a problem, but if the page can be improved, this should be solved through regular editing, rather than deletion. — Rankiri (talk)
The numbers might be a bit off, but the list still reflects the relative sizes of the forums. I think that is the most important information here. One way to improve the list is perhaps to add another column with the timestamp of when the individual post and member counts were collected. TheLastNinja (talk)
Keep. But I agree that the current list is small compared to Internet forums, so more forums from there should be included. The list gives a size comparison that the category does not. TheLastNinja (talk)
Delete as this list topic fails NOT#DIR as it does not have a definition in accordance LISTS#List content without which it is just listcruft without any externally validated rationale for inclusion in Wikipedia. A list needs some form of external validation in accordance with BURDEN to demonstrate that it is not entirely novel or the product of synthesis, and looking at the content of this list, its lack of souring that suggest it is entirely made up of unrelated topics stitched together to create an entirely novel list topic that has never been published before. Comment The inclusion criteria is stated in the lede, but should be more explicit: The intention is to include only forums that have an article on Wikipedia, thereby ensuring notability. You might have a point w.r.t. synthesis, but only if the stats are not taken from the respective Wikipedia articles. I disagree that the list is made up of unrelated topics (or maybe I just don't understand what you mean). It's a list of Internet forums, and many (all?) are in the Internet forums. The list can be improved with additional columns such as one for forum software (vBulletin, phpBB, etc. ), year of launch, etc. To me it seems like a better idea to try to improve the list rather than to delete it. TheLastNinja (talk)
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Aaron Krickstein was the defending champion but lost in the second round this year. Tomáš Šmíd won the title, defeating Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–4 in the final. ==Seeds==
Mats Wilander (Final)
Joakim Nyström (Second Round, withdrew)
Tomáš Šmíd (Champion)
Martín Jaite (First Round)
Aaron Krickstein (Second Round)
Henri Leconte (Semifinals)
Heinz Günthardt (Second Round)
Jakob Hlasek ''(Quarterfinals)
==Draw==
===Finals===
===Top Half===
===Bottom Half===
==References==
Main Draw
Geneva Open
1985 Grand Prix (tennis)
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Albania stands by Trans Adriatic Pipeline BAAR, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A decision by the Albanian government to stand by the planned Trans Adriatic Pipeline is "great step forward" for project development, an executive said. The Albanian government initialed a host agreement that paves the way to formal ratification for the planned natural gas pipeline. Kjetil Tungland, managing director of the project company, said he was optimistic about the benefits the government's support for the pipeline would have on developments. "This is another great step forward in the realization and development of TAP, which will contribute to advancement of Albania's gas market," he said in a statement. The planned 320-mile pipeline project is designed to carry as much as 353 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year from Azeri territory of the Caspian Sea to European consumers. Tungland added that his company was issuing a statement of congratulations to the Azeri and Turkish governments after both sides ratified an agreement on the Trans-Anatolia pipeline. TANAP is designed to carry natural gas from the BP-controlled Shah Deniz field in the Azeri waters of the Caspian Sea through Turkish territory. The project would cross Turkish territory to the European border before it connects to either the Nabucco West or TAP pipelines. The BP-led consortium working in Shah Deniz II is expected to make its decision on pipeline options by June 30.
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Adyghe Habze, also Circassian Habze or Habza (Adyghe: Адыгэ Хабзэ /adəɣa xaːbza/ ; derived from хы khy, meaning "order", plus бзэ bze, meaning "speech"), also spelled Khabze or Khabza, also called Habzism, defines the original ethnic religion, philosophy and worldview of the Adyghe or Circassians, an ethnic group of North Caucasian stock inhabiting areas of Caucasia: the republic of Adygea, and the bordering republics of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria (the Kabard subgroup), all three within the domains of Russia. The Adyghe Native Religion was influenced by Hellenic religion and philosophy at the time of Greek colonisation in the Caucasus. The belief system takes its name from the Circassian epic Adyghe Habze, originally orally transmitted, which has heavily contributed to the shaping of Adyghe values over the centuries. Although historically Islamised, the period of the Soviet Union contributed to a severe weakening of Islam in the area, and especially among the Adyghe-Circassians. With the fall of the Soviet regime, the revival of Habzism was supported by Adyghe intellectuals as part of a rise in nationalism and cultural identity in the 1990s, and more recently as a thwarting force against Wahhabism and Islamic fundamentalism. The movement has developed a following especially in Karachay-Cherkessia (12%) and Kabardino-Balkaria (3%), according to 2012 statistics. On the 29th of December 2010 a prominent Kabard-Circassian ethnographer and Habze advocate, Arsen Tsipinov, was killed by radical Muslims, who warned him months earlier to stop publicizing the rituals of the original Circassian faith. ==Etymology==
"Habze" (Хабзэ) is an Abkhazian compound made up from хы "khy", meaning "vast" or "universe", plus бзэ "bze", meaning "speech", "word", "language". Thus its meaning is roughly "Language of the Universe" or "Word of the Cosmos", comparable to the concept of Dharma. ==Theory==
The Habzist theology is monistic, with upmost prominence given to the god Tha (Тхьэ, tħa), Thashkhue (Тхьэшхуэ, tħaʃxʷa) or Thashkho (Тхьашхо), who begets the universe. First of all, Tha expresses himself generating the Word or cosmic Law (Khy), the primordial pattern from which all the beings form naturally, developing by internal laws. Enlightenment for men corresponds to an understanding of Tha's Law. Thashkhue is omnipresent in his creation (coagulation); according to Adyghe cosmological texts, "his spirit is scattered throughout space". In Adyghe hymns Tha (Thashxue) is referred to as "the One everyone asks, but who doesn't ask back", "the multiplier of the non-existent", "on whom everyone places their hope, but who doesn’t place hope on anyone", "from whom the gifts come", "His amazing work", "the One who permits heaven and earth to move". Everything is One (Псори Зыщ Psora Zysch, or Псори Хыщ Psora Hysch), and is one with the Tha. The material-manifested world is in perpetual change, but at the same time there is a foundation that always remains unshaken. That is the originating principle of the world and its Law. The always-changing world and its basis is compared to a rotating wheel (дунейр шэрхъщи duneyr sherhschi, мэкlэрахъуэ meklerahue): although the wheel is constantly rotating (changing), it has its central hub around which it revolves, which remains still. ==Practices==
Worship to Tha, as well as requests to him, are expressed through rites and rituals called Thaleu ("request to Tha"), and can be in the form of hohu (hymn-prayers).
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== Summary ==
== Licensing: ==
The Zombies album covers
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== Summary ==
Album cover for Bread (band) album, On the Waters
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Abby Dobson praised by fans after failed The Voice audition Leonardo's Bride singer Abby Dobson failed to impress the judges last night on The Voice. Courtesy: The Voice Nine Network. FANS and friends have praised Sydney singer Abby Dobson after she failed to woo the judges on The Voice. Dobson, whose single with Leonardo's Bride Even When I'm Sleeping was a No.4 hit in 1997, auditioned on the hit TV show last night. However Dobson's performance failed to get any of the four judges to turn their chairs. The only Australian judge on the show, Delta Goodrem, did not recognise Dobson's voice until after her song had ended. Goodrem called herself "an idiot" afterwards for failing to identify and select Dobson and said "accomplished artist...our loss." Ironically The Voice exposure has sent Even When I'm Sleeping to No.16 on iTunes this morning. Abby Dobson. Picture: Britta Campion Glenn Cunningham, who made the final eight on The Voice last year, said Dobson not being selected for the program was a "joke." "We all love you and your gentle kindness," he wrote on Dobson's Facebook page. Producer Daniel Denholm said "Abby, you can sing anything, anytime and anywhere. We love you even more." Musician Cameron McKenzie noted "You are not for that show Abby. Seal gave us a taste of the ridiculous scrutiny of your incredible gift that we'd no doubt have to listen to ad nauseum... you are such a beautiful singer with a character and emotional depth that people preoccupied with looking good and promoting themselves would miss." Producer Paul Mac said on Twitter Dobson auditioning for the show was "so sad" and "the beginning of the end." Episode 8/Sunday**embargoed online 8.40pm: SUNDAYS.. The Voice contestant, Abby Dobson Picture: 9 Channel Dobson's appearance on The Voice has started a debate about the lack of support for Australian musicians that make appearing on a TV talent competition a viable alternative for a profile boost. "While the show offers a momentary rise in profile, it can also send a negative message to their fanbase, especially when an unqualified judge makes a comment on their performance," Paul Cashmere of music website Noise 11 said. Dobson was one of the several established and credible acts scouted by The Voice's producers to audition for the show. "A lot of work goes into making sure the right people get on the show," said Michael Parisi, who manages Caterina Torres, one of this year's "second-chance" auditionees. "It's for people who've had a false start, or can sing but have been too scared. They actually look for people who can sing" The Voice Australia 2012 mentors (from left) Seal, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden and Ricky Martin. Supplied by Channel Nine. Dobson has declined interview requests today, however her friends and fans have made their voices loud and clear on her Facebook page. "Can't believe they didn't turn around!?," Adam Heath wrote. "Then again, it wouldn't make sense having those people 'coaching' you. Was great to hear you sing again!" Frances Kay wrote "Abby you and your talent surpasses all that The Voice represents. Don't be disheartened by those four chairs and those who sit in them. You are more of an artist than all of them put together." Debbie Devine said "What a joke....the judges are idiots! And Delta, not knowing one of Australia's best female singers of the '90s - she should be humiliated by her lack of Australian music knowledge!" Paul Bennett told Dobson "Congratulations Abby - a unique and wonderful performance. Nothing lost, everything gained." Abby Dobson in her days as singer with Leonardo's Bride in the 1990s. Angela Vogt summed up the thoughts of many by saying "your destiny lies elsewhere and this experience should never, even for a second, make you question how outstanding a singer you are." Dobson polled at No.92 in a peer-voted poll of Australia's greatest singers of all time. Last month Leonardo's Bride reformed for the Bluesfest event in Byron Bay. Her next gig is at Sydney's Camelot Lounge on May 23 and her song Horses is available on iTunes as well as her Voice performance. Dobson's fans can leave a message of support on facebook.com/abby.dobson.92
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John Yehall Chin Elementary School was built in the time of the dinosaurs. The main school building was created using marshmallows and jelly beans. The teachers can secretly fly and have all of their staff meetings on the moon.
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Obama facing rank-and-file resistance to Syria plan, despite endorsements FILE: Aug. 22, 2013: Rep Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., during a forum in Mesa, Ariz.AP President Obama notched several incremental victories this week in his push for congressional approval of a strike in Syria -- winning the support of congressional leaders and, on Wednesday, the backing of a key Senate panel. But the president and his allies on the Hill are facing evident headwinds from rank-and-file members still not convinced that it's in the U.S. interest to launch missiles at Syria. "It's going to be very difficult for [the president] to convince me the United States should be involved," Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., told FoxNews.com. "I'm not seeing any threat to our national security." Some of the strongest voices in opposition are coming from the Republican wing of Capitol Hill. Secretary of State John Kerry got a grilling from skeptical Republicans during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday afternoon; the hearing was far more contentious than one on the Senate side a day earlier. While leaders of the Republican-led House said Tuesday they would support a strike as punishment for Syrian President Bashar Assad's recent chemical weapons attack, many conservative members are openly opposed -- or at least undecided. Salmon made his comments minutes before the start of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. The congressman also said the administration doesn't appear to have the House votes right now. "I don't think a majority of the Republican conference will support this," Salmon said. "And I suspect some Democrats will defect." Earlier in the day, Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash tweeted: "If members of Congress care at all what constituents think, they will not authorize strikes in #Syria. "Never seen an action w/ less support." On Monday, South Carolina Republican Reps. Trey Gowdy and Jeff Duncan also said they did not support a strike. "The case has not been made to me of why the United States should be involved in Syria," Gowdy said at a home state rally he attended with Duncan, according to the Greenville (S.C.) News. "I don't see where any imminent threat to the United States is evident," Duncan said. The comments reflect numerous polls which show a strike in Syria does not enjoy widespread popularity among the public. The administration is arguing that it is still in the U.S. interest to respond, because inaction would embolden America's enemies to use chemical weapons again. Duncan got into a tense exchange with Kerry on Wednesday at the House hearing during which he suggested Syria was an attempted diversion from the administration's lingering credibility problems over such issues as the fatal Benghazi terror attack and the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation. "We're talking about gassing people, and you're talking about Fast and Furious," a visibly agitated Kerry responded. Other House members also expressed their opposition at the hearing. "This will not stop the butchery and the killing," said Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Thomas Marino. "So what is the end game?" Liberal Democrats are also raising concerns. During Tuesday's Senate hearing, one of the toughest questioners was Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. Still, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday that supports a limited strike. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has voiced his support as well. The only holdout among congressional leaders appears to be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who, after meeting Tuesday with Obama, said: "Congress and our constituents would all benefit from knowing more about what it is he thinks needs to be done -- and can be accomplished -- in Syria and the region." McConnell, R-Ky., is facing a tough re-election effort in 2014 with a strong challenge from the right. All House members face re-election next year, though they do not have to worry about any this fall. Amash and Salmon are among several House members who have butted heads with House leadership and show no indication of going along this time with House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who have expressed their support for a strike. "Boehner is not my boss," Salmon said. "The people who elected me are my boss. Voters are saying, 'Please, do not engage in Syria.' "
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The Australian benchmark S&P/ASX-200 index plunged 168.6 points, or 3.94%, at 4,107.9 shortly after opening. The country's major banks were hit especially hard, with shares in ANZ falling more than 5%, and Westpac and National Australia Bank down by more than 4%. Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan sought to assure investors that Australia's economy remains robust. "Australians should never forget that our economic credentials are one of the strongest in the developed world and that Australia has a proven track record of dealing with global economic concern," he told reporters. "We are in the right part of the world at the right time. Growth in Asia-Pacific remains strong." Australia weathered the global financial crisis better than most developed nations, helped by a 42bn Australian dollar ($44bn) stimulus package and strong demand for the country's raw materials. 1.07am: My colleague Dominic Rushe says the New Zealand stock exchange fell 2.3% on opening on Friday morning. 1.03am: The Wall Street Journal reports that Bank of New York Mellon is preparing to charge its big depositors for holding their cash. The giant bank, which specializes in handling funds for financial institutions and corporations, will begin assessing a fee next week on customers that have been flooding the bank with dollars, Bank of New York told clients in a note reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The decision won't affect individual savers, who already are stuck with near zero interest rates as the Federal Reserve keeps rates low to support a soft economy. But it is a glaring sign that corporate executives, bank leaders and money market fund managers are fleeing from risk and hoarding cash as the recovery threatens to peter out. 11.48pm: Financial experts have told the BBC's Newsnight how serious they think today's market turmoil is. Paul Griffiths, global head of Fixed Income for Aberdeen Asset Management, said: We're very concerned in terms of not only the market reaction but also the way out of here. Frankly we're on a knife edge. A little too hot, a little too cold and we could be in a double dip [recession]. Peter Schif, chief executive of Euro Pacific Capital, said: The US is actually heading for a more severe recession than the one we think we just emerged from. In fact I think we're in a depression. And if depression is interrupted by government stimulus it only sows the seeds for the next downturn. The markets are only beginning to come to grips with this. Unless the Fed[eral Reserve] comes in with more quantitative easing and more stimulus the economy is going down. But the problem is that stimulus is weakening the underlying economy. We need a tight Fed. We need the government to cut back on spending. But none of that will happen because politicians don't want voters to have to take the medicine. Gillian Tett, US managing editor of the Financial Times, said: "Anyone who was looking for a quick recovery was basically living in cloud cuckoo land." But she added: I wouldn't lose sight of the fact that although the economies are slowing and sluggish we haven't fallen off a cliff yet. The economies right now are bumping along the bottom, they're not off a cliff. But it's going to be tough going forward. 11.45pm: White House press secretary Jay Carney said he doesn't have "a specific reaction" to the huge drop on the Dow Jones today: I don't have a specific reaction to the market. Markets go up and down. There is no question that we have - this economy has faced headwinds this year, a variety of them including the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the increase in oil prices, energy prices that resulted from the unrest in the Arab world and the situation in Europe, also. So, our focus has to be on the things that we control which is to take the necessary measures. 11.31pm: Here's a list of the Dow's 10 worst days since 1900: By % decline: • 19 Oct 1987: 22.6%, or 508 points
• 28 Oct 1929: 12.8%, or 38 points
• 29 Oct 1929: 11.7%, or 31 points
• 6 Nov 1929: 9.9%, or 26 points
• 18 Dec 1899: 8.7%, or 6 points
• 12 Aug 1932: 8.4%, or 6 points
• 14 March 1907: 8.3%, or 7 points
• 26 Oct 1987: 8%, or 157 points
• 15 Oct 2008: 7.9%, or 733 points
• 21 July 1933: 7.8%, or 8 points By points:
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The Eckerts" lawyer, Mr. Gleason, questions why the Reardons waited so long to challenge the permits, and whether they had any right to do so this late in the game. He also disputes the harm done to the Reardons, noting that the Eckerts "cut down a couple of significant trees that give the Reardons a new view corridor." But Mr. Kaufman asserts that his clients "were deprived of a chance to have their concerns heard" while the town "rubber-stamped an unjustified exemption from the state-mandated coastal site plan review process." Now, he added, "the only way they can get a fair outcome is to undo what was done, and go back to the drawing board."
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Sure, Aldo Raine, Quentin Tarantino's alternate-history World War II commando bent on scalping "Natt-sies," is a cartoon, but Pitt plays him with complete conviction. He takes Tarantino's mission - which is all about vengeance, bloodlust, and rewriting history - and makes it seem almost noble and heroic.
Moneyball (2011) Pitt could have played Oakland manager Billy Beane as a misunderstood genius, a prophet of a statistic-based strategy of roster-building whom the baseball gods can't forgive for being right. Instead, Pitt goes the more interesting route of playing him as a once-promising athlete with a lifetime of regrets for bad decisions, seeking on the diamond a redemption so precarious that he can't even bear to watch the games. He's a man of intelligence, heart, and deep scars, and he's surely an exemplar for the roles Pitt will be playing for the rest of his career.
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UK would breach human rights commitments by ignoring Strasbourg on prisoners voting Council of Europe ministers has warned the UK that defying a Strasbourg judgement to give some prisoners voting rights would breach its human rights commitments and its international legal obligation. Nevertheless, the Council, of which the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is a part, gave the UK another nine months to sort out the controversial issue, with its Secretary General Jagland Thorbjørn insisting diplomatically that it was "convinced that a solution will be found that satisfies both sides." While it was a guarded approach from the ministers, couched in conciliatory language, one insider said it was intended to send a message, urging Britain to find a compromise before it "digs its way too deep to get out." Mr Thorbjørn urged the UK not to let issues concerning the European Union - a completely separate body - colour the discussion: "I am concerned that the domestic debate against more EU political integration is confused with the broader aim of human rights. The UK has always been a leader in human rights and I urge it to continue in this tradition." The issue has caused a massive rift between the ECHR and the UK since its judges ruled that a complete ban on prisoner voting was in breach of the convention on human rights. Prime Minister David Cameron declared that merely contemplating giving prisoners the vote made him "physically ill" and it has led certain Tories to call for Britain to withdraw from the convention altogether. The decision published by the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers said it "noted with interest" the fact the government has published draft legislation, which includes amongst its options giving voting rights to prisoners serving less than six months or four years. However it also offers an option to defy the ECHR and maintain a complete ban. The council report stated that "the third option aimed at retaining the blanket restriction criticised by the European Court cannot be considered compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights." It went on to say that it welcomed comments made by Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling that "the Government is under an international legal obligation to implement the [European] Court's judgment" and said it would reassess the situation in September. A Ministry of Justice Spokesperson responded: "The strength of feeling in the UK on the prisoner voting matter is clear. And we have been clear in our view that it should be for national Parliaments to decide."
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Pictured: Bloodied and bruised schoolgirl, 13, when she had 48 stitches to her face after being attacked by a German Shepherd Meghan Reynolds was enjoying an evening with friends in Sunderland park But German Shepherd suddenly launched a vicious assault on her It grabbed schoolgirl and began biting her face She had to endure almost four hours of surgery By Anthony Bond
With a large scar and heavy bruising, schoolgirl Meghan Reynolds can be thankful that she is still alive. The 13-year-old was enjoying an evening in a Sunderland park when a German Shepherd savagely attacked her. With the youngster lying on the floor, the dog - which was being held by its owner on a long lead - began viciously biting her face. Bruised: Meghan Reynolds, 13, needed 48 stitches after being savaged by a German Shepherd in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park As the dog's owner forced his pet to let go, witnesses rushed to help the youngster. She was eventually taken to hospital after a member of the public flagged down a passing police car - because an ambulance had still not arrived 40 minutes after the emergency call was made. Meghan had to endure almost four hours of surgery following the attack in Herrington Country Park. The brutal injuries resulted in the brave teenager needed 48 stitches to her face. She said: 'It's a bit of a blur. I was with my friends, and one of them stroked the dog. 'The next I knew, it had grabbed me and I was on the floor with the dog attacking my face.' Passers-by rushed to the youngster's aid, pressing a hoodie against the wound to stem the bleeding. Upsetting: The teenager had to endure almost four hours of surgery following the savage attack. She is pictured with her mother Carol Police officers drove Meghan to Sunderland Royal Hospital where her frantic mum Carol Reynolds was waiting. The mum-of-five, from Grindon, said: 'I got a phone call at about 7pm, and I just went straight down to the hospital, but no one knew what was happening because the ambulance hadn't turned up. I was in a terrible state. It was horrendous.' German Shepherd's are regularly used by police and the army to keep control The attack happened on Friday evening after Meghan had been to a barbecue at a friend's house. The owners of the dog, which has since been put down, are devastated by what happened and no one can understand why the animal, which has happily lived with children, turned on Meghan. The plucky teenager said: 'It is a good thing it happened to me or it could have been a little child. 'The owner was really lovely. She sat holding me until the police car came and took me to hospital, and has sent me gifts and a card.' Doctors won't be able to tell the extent to which Meghan will be scarred until all the swelling on her face has gone down. Full-time mum, Carol, 38, who also has three sons, Connor, 17, Jack, 14, Michael, 11, and daughter, Jessica, seven, said: 'Meghan has been so amazing throughout it all. She hasn't cried once. 'You just never imagine anything like this happening.' Grandfather George Reynolds, 62, who lives in Washington, said: 'We want to highlight this as a warning to others about what can happen, and for owners to be extra careful.' A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: 'We are very sorry for the delay at what must have been a terrifying experience for Meghan and her family. 'At the time of the incident, we had a very high volume of 17 calls to emergencies where the life of the person was in danger.' Share or comment on this article
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Regular Peruvian forces together with poorly armed people, set up to defend Lima. With little effective Peruvian central government remaining, Chile pursued an ambitious campaign throughout Peru, especially along the coast and in the central Sierra, penetrating as far north as Cajamarca, seeking to eliminate any source of resistance. Peruvian forces were decisively defeated in the battles of San Juan and Miraflores, and Lima fell in January 1881 to the forces of General Baquedano. The southern suburbs of Lima, including the upscale beach area of Chorrillos, were looted by demoralized Peruvian soldiers
== See also ==
War of the Pacific
== References ==
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The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore is a processor core designed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARM v7 instruction set architecture. ==Overview==
It has two target applications; firstly as a smaller, faster, and more power-efficient successor to the Cortex-A8. The other use is in the big.LITTLE architecture, combining one or more A7 cores with one or more Cortex-A15 cores into a. To do this it is fully feature-compatible with the A15. Key features of the Cortex-A7 core are:
Partial dual-issue, in-order microarchitecture with an 8 stage pipeline
NEON SIMD instruction set extension
VFPv4 Floating Point Unit
Thumb-2 instruction set encoding
Jazelle RCT
Hardware virtualization
Large Page Address Extensions (LPAE)
Integrated level 2 Cache (0-1 MB)
1.9 DMIPS / MHz
==Chips==
Several system-on-chips (SoC) have implemented the Cortex-A7 core, including:
Allwinner A20 (dual core A7 + Mali-400 MP2 GPU)
Allwinner A31 (quad core A7 + PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU)
Broadcom BCM23550-Quad-core HSPA+ Multimedia Processor
HiSilicon K3V3, big.LITTLE architecture with dual-core Cortex-A7 and dual-core Cortex-A15. Use ARM Mali-T658 GPU. Marvell PXA1088 (quad core A7)
Mediatek MT6589 (quad core A7 + Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544 GPU)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 and Snapdragon 400 MSM8212 and MSM8612, MSM8226 and MSM8626 (quad core A7 + Adreno 305 GPU)
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (5410), big.LITTLE architecture with quad-core Cortex-A7 and quad-core Cortex-A15. Use Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU. Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (5420), big.LITTLE architecture with quad-core Cortex-A7 and quad-core Cortex-A15. Use ARM Mali-T628MP6 GPU. ==See also==
ARM architecture
List of ARM microprocessor cores
List of applications of ARM cores
JTAG
==References==
==External links==
ARM Holdings
Cortex-A7 Technical Reference Manuals
Cortex-A7 MPCore
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Aniconism is the practice of or belief in the avoiding or shunning of images of divine beings, prophets or other respected religious figures, or in different manifestations, any s or living creatures. The term aniconic may be used to describe the absence of graphic representations in a particular belief system, regardless of whether an injunction against them exists. The word itself derives from Greek εικων 'image' with the negative prefix an- (Greek privative alpha) and the suffix -ism (Greek -ισμος). Aniconism in religion is presented in greater detail in separate articles (see below under "Manifestations: Religion"). ==Categorization==
Aniconism is a particular case of representation (the absence of images) and taboo (the prohibition of images). The difference is that one expresses only the absence of images, while the other contains also an injunction conceived to regulate their absence. An avoidance and repugnance of representations is called iconophobia, its antonymic reaction being that of an iconodule. When unformalized predispositions or clearly stated legislations are put in practice and enforced, leading to the removal and destruction of representations, the aniconism becomes iconoclasm. Aniconism relates also to censorship, which takes place after a representation was already produced, but before, or shorthly after, it is made public, and also involves less violence than iconoclasm. In common usage, "aniconism" is used to designate the absence of paintings and statues, "taboo" characterizes behaviours, "censorship" is applied to written materials and "iconoclasm" to the destruction of paintings and statues. ==Object==
According to the occurrence considered, the object of aniconism extends to God only, to all deities and saint characters, to legendary and historical characters, to all humans, to animated beings and living beings, and finally to everything existing in the physical or supernatural world. Some parts of the objects subjected to aniconism are more sensitive than others to representation. The eyes and the face are markers of identity for the species and the individual (the iris pattern is a powerful biometric identifier; portraits are the most common art subject; masks appear throughout cultures as means to protect one's privacy or take a new one; enocculation was supposed to remove the power, life and soul from depictions). The representation of genital parts are often avoided, usually on moral grounds, because they represent biological, social and symbolic power (suppressed through clothing of statues and paintings or digital blurring and ink blackening of photographs). The forms of representation concerned by aniconism are in a wide sense, as well as etymologically, not restricted to particular ones, thus encompassing visual, auditory, odorific, gustative and tactile representations (examples are the periods of opposition to figurative music in musical history and criticism and the social marginality of actors—mimes of body and language—in many pre-modern societies). However, it is more common to see the term aniconism applied to material occurrences, bi-dimensional (painting) and three-dimensional (statues), thus leaving out ideas, language or performance, which are also types of re-presentation, re-enactment or re-embodiment. ==Impact==
While seemingly trivial to the nonadherent, aniconism has fueled many social unrests and cultural damage throughout history (Byzantine and Reformation iconoclasm) and continues to be an unobtrusive yet determinant factor across social areas, from religion and politics to science and arts. Yet its most dramatic impact is for the future. Genetic modification, cloning, artificial intelligence and robotics aim at reproducing the living body and consciousness. Already visible are the Byzantine arguments resurrected today about likeness, some arguing restraint and moratoria, some prophesizing an outphasing of humans by their own creations (Ray Kurzweil inter alia). ==Distribution==
Aniconism is a gradual phenomenon, having appeared at various times in many cultures across the world and within the same culture during its history. It is usually restricted to specific circumstances of space (figurative images are absent from mosques, but not outside their walls), time (synagogues are not painted, but the oldest preserved one was), object (in Africa the High God has no statue or painting, but lesser deities do) or modality. The intensity of aniconism is characterized by periodicity (e.g. the alternance of iconoclast and image overloaded periods in Christianity). ==Causes==
=== Cognitive ===
The fundamental cause of aniconism is embedded in the problematic nature of representation itself.
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Abu Qatada: ministers sought Jordanian pardon Europe's human rights court had ruled Abu Qatada could not be deported to Jordan while there was a'real risk that evidence obtained by torture will be used against him'. Photograph: Prison Service/PA Home Office ministers sought a pardon for Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada in a bid to deport him from the UK, a tribunal has heard. James Brokenshire, the then security minister, asked Jordanian ministers in February if the radical cleric, once described by a judge as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, could be pardoned if returned. Even when Brokenshire was told this was not possible, the government had a "plan B" to find out when the Jordanian king could issue such a pardon, the special immigration appeals commission (Siac) in central London heard. Anthony Layden, the former British ambassador to Libya who specialises in negotiating diplomatic assurances, revealed details of the talks which took place at a meeting in Jordan on 14 February. Under cross-examination by Edward Fitzgerald QC, for Abu Qatada, Layden agreed that the possibility of a pardon for the cleric was explored. "I think the question of a pardon had been asked earlier and Mr Brokenshire was asking for an answer," Layden said. The pardon was being sought because the evidence against Abu Qatada was "granted by torture," Layden agreed. The Siac is hearing Abu Qatada's appeal against deportation after Europe's human rights judges ruled the 51-year-old could not be deported while there was a "real risk that evidence obtained by torture will be used against him." Layden also said simple assurances from the Jordanian government that evidence gained by torture would not be used were never going to be enough to deport him as it was a matter for the prosecutors and the courts, not the government. The UK government also asked Jordanian prosecutors if they would give "an undertaking in advance that they would not rely on the statements" gained through torture, but the Jordanians refused, Layden agreed. An attempt to get Jordan's state security court to rule on the admissibility of the statements before Qatada was deported had also been rejected, he added. The tribunal continues.
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Ed Miliband:'serious issues' in Falkirk candidate selection The party defended its link with the unions, but confirmed a review being conducted by general secretary Iain McNicol is considering whether to scrap a scheme, introduced in the Blair era, which allows unions to recruit members to the party and pay their first year's subs. Up to 500 members were signed up in this way over the course of a year, but there was no evidence outside Falkirk of them being concentrated in particular seats, said a senior party source. Falkirk is recruiting a new candidate for the 2015 election to replace Eric Joyce, who is standing down. Speaking about the row on Wednesday, Mr Miliband said his party had taken "swift and decisive action" to tackle the "serious issues" identified as a result of the row. "I'm clear that all of our parliamentary candidates must be and will be selected in a fair and transparent way," he said. "There have been serious issues in Falkirk. We've acted swiftly and thoroughly, including by suspending the local party, and we will continue to act quickly and thoroughly on all of these issues. "My message to everybody is that we're going to select candidates in the Labour party in a fair and transparent way and when there are problems, we are going to take swift and decisive action and that will continue to be the case." During clashes at Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron branded Mr Miliband "too weak to stand up to the Unite union and too weak to run Labour, and certainly too weak to run the country." Mr Cameron said the Labour leader's questions in the Commons had been written by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, who backed Mr Miliband for the leadership in 2010. He brandished a sheet of paper which he said detailed Unite plans for "a firmly class-based and left-wing general election campaign."
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Unallayed by tests, fishermen greet start of gulf shrimp harvest with suspicion Unallayed by tests, fishermen greet start of gulf shrimp harvest with suspicion By David A. Fahrenthold and Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 17, 2010; A01 On Monday, Louisiana's shrimpers could shrimp again. On the first day of the state's fall season, boats began unloading their catch at bayou-side docks, and processors began peeling, freezing and packaging the shellfish for the long trip to America's dinner plates. Federal officials said it was safe. They had allowed states to reopen harvest areas, they said, only after tests on fish and shrimp showed no signs of oil or dispersants. In fact, federal officials said, they did not turn up a single piece of seafood that was unsafe to eat -- even at the height of BP's oil spill. But, like many things in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday's ritual only looked like a return to normal. In some places, the start of shrimping was greeted with suspicion instead of joy. Some fishermen and their families worried that the government's testing was inadequate -- and that if any seafood diners wound up with a plate of oil-tainted scampi, it would be a knockout blow for their industry. In Venice, La., a shrimper was told he wouldn't be paid for his catch until the buyer ran it through tests. "The fishermen don't want to make people sick. I wouldn't feed that to my children without it being tested -- properly tested, not these 'Everything's okay' tests," said Tracy Kuhns, a shrimp-boat owner from Barataria, La. She said that because she and her husband were not confident in the government's assurances they had not gone shrimping Monday. The gulf oil spill -- which confounded expectations by largely sinking instead of floating on the water -- has been confusing even in death. On Monday, more than a month after BP's gushing well was capped, a group of Georgia academics released an estimate showing that up to 79 percent of it was unaccounted for. That contradicts a federal report, which puts the amount at 26 percent. The Obama administration has sought to calm fears about gulf seafood. The president served gulf shrimp at his White House birthday party and ate more seafood on a family trip to Florida's Gulf Coast over the weekend. "We need to let the American people know that the seafood being harvested from the gulf is safe to eat," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Monday during a tour of a shrimp-processing plant in Louisiana. "I think there have been a lot of misperceptions out there. A lot of testing is done before we open state and federal waters to fishing. We're being very thoughtful, very careful and very deliberate." Twenty-two percent of federal waters in the gulf remain closed, down from 37 percent at the worst of the spill. Several states have reopened their waters closer to shore for shrimping. A vital industry Shrimping is a vital business for the coast: In 2008, Louisiana alone brought in shrimp with a dockside value of $133.5 million, 44 percent of the U.S. catch. But there, shrimpers lost most of their spring season -- which runs from mid-May to early July -- because of the spill. The fall shrimping season runs from mid-August to December. The areas were reopened after the Food and Drug Administration and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tested dozens of samples of flesh from fish and shrimp caught in the region. The tests begin with a sniff -- trained experts smell the flesh, testing for crude or the Windex-like odor of chemical dispersants. Then, the samples are tested chemically for oil; there is no chemical test for dispersants. The result, federal officials say: all clear. Of the 3,500-plus samples taken from the gulf during the spill, officials say none contained enough oil or dispersant to be harmful to people. They say that fish and shrimp don't tend to absorb dispersants and that their bodies tend to break down the toxic components of oil. Consumers "should be able to buy, with confidence, Gulf Coast products," said Don Kraemer, a seafood-safety expert at the FDA. The chief worry about oil-tainted food is not that it will kill unsuspecting diners. Kraemer said that even if such food wound up on a plate, it would smell so oily that diners probably wouldn't eat it. "If, however, you manage to choke it down, then the most common reaction would be a nausea or vomiting reaction," Kraemer said. He said the dispersants used to break up the spill would not cause problems in the expected doses: Their ingredients are consumed in toothpaste and some medications.
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The following lists individuals who have committed mass murder, defined as killing at least four people at the same time or over a relatively short period of time. This category is not to be used for those who carried out massacres in service of a state. For people who have committed multiple separate murders over a period of time see Serial killers. Murderers
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GOP puts distance between party, Bush WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- Republicans in the run-up to the 2012 election are turning their collective back on former U.S. President George W. Bush as they angle for votes, observers say. From Washington to state capitals to the presidential primary, Republicans are all-but ignoring nearly every accomplishment of the Bush administration -- from education's No Child Left Behind and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, to creating the USA Freedom Corps, expanding funding for faith-based programs and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Politico reported Monday. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Bush's successor in Austin, captured the current spirit of his party's potential White House occupants during a weekend party confab in New Orleans. "It saddens me, sometimes, when my fellow Republicans duck and cover in the face of pressure from the left," Perry said Saturday. During last week's presidential debate in New Hampshire, the Republican field shied away from the Bush administration's activist foreign policy, condemning the Obama administration's intervention in Libya and calling for an end to the war in Afghanistan. "I think what you're seeing is the Republican Party going back to its conservative roots and, yes, going back to its core principles and I think that's a good thing," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told Politico. "I would argue that we did lose our way for a while." Bush administration veterans point to several things that reorganized the GOP's priorities, specifically the weak economy, the Obama presidency and Tea Party movement. "I mean, it's the economy, stupid. We had the luxury, if you will, in the immediate aftermath of the election and before [the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States], to focus on those kinds of things. The economy was OK," former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said. "It wasn't the terrible economic time it is now."
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Arnold Strippel (2 June 1911 – 1 May 1994) was an SS-Obersturmführer and a member of the SS-Totenkopfverbände who while assigned to the Neuengamme concentration camp was given the task of murdering the victims of a tuberculosis medical experiment conducted by Kurt Heissmeyer. Strippel served in various concentration camps starting in 1934 when he joined the SS. His first assignment was at Sachsenburg, his next was Buchenwald, where he participated in the shooting of 21 Jewish inmates on November 9, 1939, following the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in Munich. While at Buchenwald, Strippel caught an inmate who was using a rope and some paper to alleviate heavy loads he was carrying on his work detail. This was against camp regulations (stealing Third Reich property), so Strippel decided to make an example out of him. "You used this rope; you'll hang on a rope. And the whole camp will watch as you twist in the wind." The inmate's hands were tied behind his back and he was lifted two feet off the ground from a tree. The weight of his body was all on the shoulder joints and the pain was "excruciating beyond all description." Strippel's next assignment from March – October 1941 was the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in Occupied France. Strippel then served in Majdanek near Lublin Poland, Ravensbruck, then at Peenemünde on the Usedom peninsula, in the Karlshagen II forced labor camp, the site of V-2 rocket production and launches. From there the's-Hertogenbosch concentration camp in Vught, the Netherlands, more commonly known as Camp Vught. His final assignment was at Neuengamme, where he would oversee the murders of the twenty Jewish children involved in Kurt Heissmeyer's experiments, their four adult caretakers and twenty-four Soviet P.O.W.'s. They were all hung in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm school, the adults from overhead pipes and the children from a hook on the wall. ==War crimes trial==
Strippel was convicted of war crimes at the Third Majdanek Trial before the West German Court in Düsseldorf (1975–1981) for his actions at Buchenwald and at the Majdanek concentration camp, Poland, where he served as deputy commandant (Case no. 145 & 616 in Frankfurt District Court). He was implicated in the torture and killing of many dozens of prisoners including 42 Soviet POWs in July 1942. Strippel received a nominal three-and-a-half year sentence. He also received 121,500 Deutsche Mark reimbursement for the loss of earnings and his social security contributions, which made him a wealthy man. He used this monetary downpour to purchase a glitzy condominium in Frankfurt, which he occupied until his death. ==References==
Buchenwald concentration camp personnel
Neuengamme concentration camp personnel
SS officers
People from Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
1911 births
1994 deaths
People from Hesse-Nassau
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Iran launches second satellite - UPI.com TEHRAN, June 16 (UPI) -- Iranian officials say they have successfully launched a domestically made satellite into orbit, the second such launch in the past year. Iran's state-run Fars news agency said the satellite was launched Wednesday evening and it is intended for telecommunications and research purposes. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in February Iran would send two recently built satellites into orbit, but it wasn't clear if this is one of the orbiters he spoke about. Ahmadinejad also said Iran plans to send astronauts into space in 2019, five years earlier than first announced. The satellite weighed less than 40 pounds and will circle the Earth 15 times every 24 hours. The satellite can make contact with terrestrial stations and it is also capable of sending photographs back to Earth.
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Actavis, Inc. to Host Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast -- PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Actavis, Inc. (NYSE: ACT), announced today that it intends to release third quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, prior to the open of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 to discuss its financial results. The dial-in number to access the call is US/Canada (877) 251-7980, International (706) 643-1573, and the Conference ID is 70901052. A taped replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately two hours after the call's conclusion and will remain available through 12:00 midnight Eastern Time on November 12, 2013. The replay may be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 and entering Conference ID# 70901052. From international locations, the replay may be accessed by dialing (404) 537-3406 and entering the same Conference ID#. To access the webcast, go to Actavis' Investor Relations Web site at http://ir.actavis.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available. About Actavis, Inc. Actavis, Inc. (NYSE: ACT) is a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products. Actavis has global headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA. Operating as Actavis Pharma, Actavis markets generic, branded generic, legacy brands and Over-the-Counter (OTC) products in more than 60 countries. Actavis Specialty Brands is Actavis' global branded specialty pharmaceutical business focused in the Urology and Women's Health therapeutic categories. Actavis Specialty Brands also has a portfolio of five biosimilar products in development in Women's Health and Oncology. Actavis Global Operations has more than 30 manufacturing and distribution facilities around the world, and includes Anda, Inc., a U.S. pharmaceutical product distributor. For press release and other company information, visit Actavis' Web site at http://www.actavis.com.
Investors:
Lisa DeFrancesco Media:
Charlie Mayr (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130124/NY47381LOGO) SOURCE Actavis, Inc.
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ALBERTO FUJIMORI won ten years in the presidency by taking a hard line against the leftist guerrillas of the Shining Path. For Peruvians used to seeing him as a strongman, the 74-year-old Mr Fujimori presents a jarring contrast today (see picture). He is serving a 25-year jail sentence for authorising the creation of a death squad, and was hospitalised in August to remove lesions in his mouth he says were caused by cancer. Mr Fujimori has insisted he would never seek a pardon, since that would imply an admission of guilt. But now that his health is failing and his legal options have run out, his family has put his freedom ahead of their pride. On October 10th his four children asked Ollanta Humala, the president, for a pardon. Little love has been lost between the Fujimori family and Mr Humala. In 2000 he led a failed military rebellion against Mr Fujimori. Last year he edged out Mr Fujimori's eldest daughter, Keiko, in a close presidential election. Moreover, Mr Humala's supporters and his legislative allies oppose a pardon. They have already been disappointed by the president's shift to the centre in office after running a populist campaign. On the other hand, the public is inclined to show mercy to Mr Fujimori, though they do not want him back in politics. One poll found that 59% of respondents supported a pardon; another that 70% preferred either a pardon or transferring him to house arrest. Mr Humala is trying to treat the case as a purely legal matter. Eda Rivas, the justice minister, says she will convene a review board to study the request. The board will surely scrutinise Mr Fujimori's medical condition: Alan García, Mr Humala's predecessor, was widely disparaged when a pardon he had granted was revoked because its recipient was not gravely ill. Mr Fujimori's family says his disease, which he has had since 1997, is being treated but could become more aggressive. The board will also assess whether people convicted of human-rights abuses are eligible for pardons. In the end, however, the president will have to make a costly political decision. Even behind bars, Mr Fujimori can still trouble his rivals.
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Cogwheel may refer to:
Cogwheel, a gear - a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component. Cogwheel (neurology), a sign of Hypokinesia
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Schrödinger, on the other hand, is frequently ironical if not snide and it is hard to tell what he is saying straight on and what he is mocking. It's fine for him to show off what a clever guy he is, but it is counterproductive if he is trying to convey what he thinks to other people.P0M (talk)
:I have never read them, I didn't know that they wrote anything for general readers. Or I guess I knew Einstein did. I think it is very difficult to write articles about QM for general readers; the terms need to be used carefully to avoid misconceptions. And this article tackles the most difficult concept in QM. Kudos to you guys for attempting it. ::You could start with Neils Bohr's Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge. It was copyrighted in 1958.
::I think one concept absent from the article which is causing misunderstanding is complementarity. The dual-slit experiment clearly demonstrates not only that quantum objects have both wave and particle aspects, but they don't have both at the same time. Many people on this page, including DParlevliet and Fartherred above, make the mistake of trying to talk about wavefunctions and particle trajectories together. When there is an interference pattern, there is no particle, particle trajectory, particle location, etc. except at the screen. In contrast, when there is a detector at one of the slits to determine which slit the object goes through, it only goes through one slit, not both, acting like a particle and not showing wave characteristics. It is very difficult for people to accept that merely the presence of a detector at the slit changes the entire behavior of the object, and people would like to combine the wave and particle views into something they can "visualize" better. :::Humans are the ones that can see things at the macro level only in terms of waves or of particles. To me it seems a kind of solipsism to claim that an electron is a wave or a particle depending on how some human looks at it. It seems to me that the mathematical work of Dirac that lets one equation be used in such a way that it produces either a particle or a wave solution is the better way to think about things. Electrons, protons, etc., have wave-like characteristics and they have particle-like characteristics and by making different choices in how we "interrogate" or measure them, we can gain knowledge of one or the other characteristic. It's hard to believe that a photon is a wave at the double-slit wall and is a particle at the detection screen. If we really believed that we would have to think about when it changes from one nature to the other. :::Humans apply models to the objects of physics inquiry, and according to which model they use they will get a corresponding answer. The model is not the reality. There is no way to visualize an electron. Thomas Aquinas thought about things in a rather prescriptive way. He was interested in what kinds of things might be possible. He conceived of something analogous to two statements that are contradictory. Contradictory statements don't work because if you affirm that the swimming pool is full of water and you also affirm that the swimming pool is bone dry you have given with one hand and taken it away with the other. But Aquinas talked about a kind of contradiction that applies to characteristics of things. He called that kind of contradiction a "conflict of notes." For instance, he would not allow the idea of a pot that was full of boiling water and simultaneously full of ice. You can't have water that is at a rolling boil and simultaneously frozen rock solid. The wave-particle nature of light and other such quantum scale entities give us conflicts of notes, but we don't have the out that Aquinas set up. We just have to accept that quantum "particles" are only like waves and only like chunks of stuff, and that whatever they really are escapes our awareness, leaving only an impression of one aspect or the other. :::Our awareness of light as a wave-like phenomenon complements our awareness of light as a chunk-like phenomenon. It's our awareness that is in need of some filling out. Nature has no such need.P0M (talk)
:::Some of the quantum erasure experiments work by blocking interference with crossed polarizers, but the effect can be "erased" by putting in more polarizers before the detection screen is reached. My guess is that you can only terminate a photon's potential to "show up" by actually getting it to light up a detection screen of some kind. I have yet to read the latest attempt with entanglement to try to get which-path information without disturbing interference.
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Reckless Abandon is an album by David Bromberg. His sixth album, it was released by Fantasy Records as a vinyl LP in 1977. It was released by Fantasy on CD in 1998, combined with Bromberg's subsequent album, Bandit in a Bathing Suit. ==Critical reception==
On Allmusic, William Ruhlmann said, "By billing this album to the David Bromberg Band, Bromberg signals that the listener can expect to hear more than just his adenoidal voice and variety of acoustic instruments. But then, that just means it's as eclectic as most David Bromberg albums. The lead-off track "I Want to Go Home" has a blues-rock feel; horns wail into a Dixieland swarm during the old folk tune "Stealin'"; and then comes a medley of old-timey country tunes played on banjo, mandolin, and guitar. That's just the first three tracks..."
Audio magazine said, "Reckless Abandon demonstrates David's ever-growing confidence and improvement as vocalist and bandleader. Despite flaws, this is still his best-recorded and best-played studio effort." ==Track listing==
Side one
"I Want to Go Home" (David Bromberg) – 3:06
"Stealin' (Gus Cannon) – 3:50
Medly – 3:03
"Child's Song" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:42
"Mrs. Delion's Lament" (Jim Ringer) – 4:28
Side two
Medly – 3:16
"What a Town" (Rick Danko, Bobby Charles) – 3:17
"Baby Breeze" (Bromberg, Hugh McDonald, Heard) – 3:01
"Beware, Brother Beware" (Morry Lasco, Dick Adams, Fleecie Moore) – 7:36
"Nobody's Fault but Mine" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 3:48
==Personnel==
David Bromberg Band
David Bromberg – guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro, mandolin, vocals
Dick Fegy – guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin
George Kindler – violin, mandolin
Curt Linberg – trombone
John Firmin – tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, pennywhistle
Hugh McDonald – bass, vocals
Lance Dickerson – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Darrell Leonard – trumpet
Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
Jim Price – trombone, vocals
Peggy Sandvig – piano
Steve Forman – percussion
Daniel Moore – vocals
Matthew Moore – vocals
Production
Produced by Jim Price
Music arranged by Jim Price and David Bromberg
Engineering: Joe Tuzen
Additional engineering: Steve Williams, Carla Frederick, Steve Barncard, Matt Hyde, Phil Kaffel, Skip Taylor
Mastering: John Golden
Cover art: B. Kliban
Art direction: Phil Carroll
==References==
David Bromberg albums
Fantasy Records albums
1977 albums
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Images show frail Nelson Mandela "We saw him, he's looking very good, he's in good shape," Mr Zuma told the South African Broadcasting Corp. on the doorstep of Mr Mandela's Johannesburg home. "We had some conversation with him, shook hands, he smiled, as you can see him, that he's really up and about and stabilized. We're really very happy. We think that he's fine." Zuma jokes and laughs with two officials of the governing African National Congress, some Mandela family members and the former president's medical team while Mandela stares straight ahead, unresponsive. Zuma tries to hold Mandela's hand but, given his lack of response, ends up covering it with his own. Mr Mandela attempts a weak smile but, as the flash goes off, he closes his eyes and purses his lips. Mr Mandela is known to dislike camera flashes, because his eyes are sensitive after years of working in the glare of a limestone quarry when he was imprisoned on Robben Island. Mr Mandela does not appear to speak during the televised portion of the visit, except for an "Oh," that could have been a gasp for breath, and one word to his doctor. Monday's video likely will cause more concern for the many South Africans who revere Mr Mandela as the founder of a free South Africa and who were buoyed by the aging icon's release from the hospital and family statements that he is doing as well as can be expected, for a 94-year-old. Mandela's 95th birthday is in July. Social networks buzzed with criticism after the SABC video was aired Monday night. "Everyone around him was all smiles but him. It was so hard and painful to see," said a post on Instagram. "I didn't like seeing that footage... There was something undignified about the whole affair," wrote one Twitter user. Zuma is expected to run for re-election next year and Mr Mandela's name is the biggest drawing card of his ruling African National Congress party. Edited by Bonnie Malkin
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How Scotty McCreery won 'American Idol' LOS ANGELES (AP) - From that initial moment when Scotty McCreery stepped in front of the "American Idol" judges and bellowed "lock the doors and turn the lights down low" in his deep-beyond-his-years register, the fresh-faced country crooner captured everyone's attention and he never let it go. McCreery, a 17-year-old high school student from Garner, N.C., won the "American Idol" title on Wednesday night after performing nearly flawlessly throughout the 10th season of the Fox talent competition. And he did it with an unwavering commitment to country music - even when challenged with other genres. During the show's installment of Elton John tunes, McCreery uncovered John's "Country Comfort" and made it his own. "You have amazing instincts about performing and about what's right for you," judge Jennifer Lopez told him afterward. Armed with an unflappable aw-shucks attitude and genuinely goofy grin, McCreery managed to outlast an array of more seasoned and outgoing finalists, such as eccentric 20-year-old jazz lover Casey Abrams of Idyllwild, Calif., wailing 22-year-old rocker James Durbin of Santa Cruz, Calif., and sultry 20-year-old vocalist Haley Reinhart of Wheeling, Ill. In the end, McCreery's biggest adversary among the top 13 singers was the one most like him: 16-year-old fellow country darling Lauren Alaina of Rossville, Ga. Despite her vocal cord injury that needed medical treatment before their sing-off on Tuesday's finale, the judges proclaimed that Alaina overpowered McCreery with her soaring vocal spectrum. The viewers, who cast more than 122 million votes, didn't agree. McCreery built a stronger connection with the audience than Alaina, who sometimes wilted under the lights - and pressure - of the "Idol" stage, while McCreery always sizzled. Sitting across from his parents in his dressing room after the finale, McCreery had one clue why viewers picked him. "It's because I'm one of them," he said. "I was just a kid who was bagging groceries three months ago." The matchup between McCreery and Alaina, who individually performed with country icon Tim McGraw and fourth season "Idol" winner Carrie Underwood on Wednesday, marked the youngest finale duel in "Idol" history. Producers lowered the minimum age requirement to 15 years old this season, which allowed Alaina the opportunity to audition last year. McCreery's victory over Alaina was hardly a surprise to "Idol" devotees. Several online outfits predicted that McCreery would take home the top prize: the "Idol" title and a record contract. DialIdol.com, which tracks busy signals on the separate phone lines dedicated to each contestant, correctly projected him as the show's winner Wednesday morning. The outcome punctuates the inaugural season of Lopez and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler as judges. The pair, who joined veteran Randy Jackson on the panel, brought a gentler attitude to the show after the departure of biting judge Simon Cowell, who left at the end of last season to transplant his British talent contest "The X Factor" to the U.S. The new panel initially energized the 10th season of "Idol," which still reigns as No. 1 but has steadily dipped in weekly viewership and seen its audience age. Yet many "Idol" fans complained that the judges' final-round critiques quickly became repetitive. Ultimately, though, a pop diva, loudmouth rocker and old-school producer found America's next country star. "I left Garner as Scotty, and I'm still Scotty as the `American Idol' winner," McCreery said on Wednesday. McCreery follows in the footsteps of four previous "Idol" champions who are also charming, humble young men. And his win could be attributed to the biggest bloc of "Idol" voters, namely the howlers looking for their next heartthrob. But McCreery's unmatched commitment to country music likely garnered votes that weren't based solely on his looks. Before he records his debut album, McCreery will tour with the top 11 finalists. He said he wants his album to be filled with "good songs. It's all about the songs from here on out. If you don't have hit songs, you don't have a career." But there's something McCreery will have to attend to first: He said he needs just one more class to graduate from high school.
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The information in this news release has been prepared as at February 13, 2013. Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward looking information" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and are referred to herein as "forward-looking statements." When used in this document, words such as "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "forecast," "planned," "will," "likely," "schedule" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include without limitation: the Company's forward-looking production guidance, including estimated ore grades, project timelines, drilling results, orebody configurations, metal production, life of mine trends, production estimates, total cash costs per ounce, all-in sustaining costs, minesite costs per tonne, cash flows, the estimated timing of scoping and other studies, the methods by which ore will be extracted or processed, recovery rates, mill throughput, and projected exploration and capital expenditures, including costs and other estimates upon which such projections are based; the Company's goal to increase its mineral reserves and resources; the Company's goal to increase its dividends; the Company's goal to build a mine at La India, Meliadine and Goldex; the Company's plan to expand capacity at Kittila and other statements and information regarding anticipated trends with respect to the Company's operations, exploration and the funding thereof. Such statements reflect the Company's views as at the date of this news release and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Agnico-Eagle as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The factors and assumptions of Agnico-Eagle contained in this news release, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, the assumptions set forth herein and in management's discussion and analysis and the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 ("Form 20-F") as well as: that there are no significant disruptions affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, damage to equipment, natural occurrences, equipment failures, accidents, political changes, title issues or otherwise; that permitting, production and expansion at each of Agnico-Eagle's mines and growth projects proceeds on a basis consistent with current expectations, and that Agnico-Eagle does not change its plans relating to such projects; that the exchange rate between the Canadian dollar, European Union euro, Mexican peso and the United States dollar will be approximately consistent with current levels or as set out in this news release; that prices for gold, silver, zinc, copper and lead will be consistent with Agnico-Eagle's expectations; that prices for key mining and construction supplies, including labour costs, remain consistent with Agnico-Eagle's current expectations; that Agnico-Eagle's current estimates of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and metal recovery are accurate; that there are no material delays in the timing for completion of ongoing growth projects; that the Company's current plans to optimize production are successful; and that there are no material variations in the current tax and regulatory environment. Many factors, known and unknown, could cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the volatility of prices of gold and other metals; uncertainty of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and metal recovery estimates; uncertainty of future production, capital expenditures, and other costs; currency fluctuations; financing of additional capital requirements; cost of exploration and development programs; mining risks; risks associated with foreign operations; governmental and environmental regulation; the volatility of the Company's stock price; and risks associated with the Company's byproduct metal derivative strategies. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Form 20-F, as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements and information, except as required by law. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Certain of the foregoing statements, primarily related to projects, are based on preliminary views of the Company with respect to, among other things, grade, tonnage, processing, recoveries, mining methods, capital costs, total cash costs, minesite costs, and location of surface infrastructure. Actual results and final decisions may be materially different from those currently anticipated. Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Resources Cautionary Note to Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured and Indicated Resources
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== Russian victory??? ==
Is this a coverage of the five-day war, which russia won decisively, the conflict over South Ossetia and Abkhazia which is ongoing, or the entire Russian-Georgian conflict(Russian agression, Georgian attack on South Ossetia, Russian invasion of Georgia, Russian-Georgian cyberwar, and Propaganda)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.227.91.32 (talk)
In answer to your question, the focus of this article is on the five-day war. 81.157.177.248 (talk)
Imo, this should be about the war only, since there is also 2008 Georgia–Russia crisis, which deals with the whole crisis. However, that view is not shared by all (check ZedderZulu above). Russia routed 90% of the Georgian Army, sunk I think about over 70% or 80% of Georgian Navy and shot down most of Georgian Air Force. I'd say that's a victory that's quite decisive. That and the ease with which the Russians took Senaki, kinda shows that it was a Russian Military victory. Whether they were justified or not in taking Senaki is debatable, I think they were but one could make a counter-argument; however the manner in which they took it, and how brilliantly they set up the battles to take it, cannot be questioned as anything but a victory. HistoricWarrior007 (talk)
It's a civil war and rebellion at the same time! Most serious editors have given up on this article. Ottre
It was not a "decisive" Russian victory, they got hammered politically for this- and now they must retreat in humiliation due to international law. Thats hardly "decisive"
75.179.183.114 (talk) Jade Rat
Whatever happens after the war, the Russian military victory was swift and complete, in other words, it was decisive. So let me get this straight: having a parade as they retreat, while taking away all of the war trophies, including Jeeps, under the drums, and with their flags being properly taken down is called a "retreat in humiliation"? Do you know what humiliation is, or is there a definition of the word humiliation that I do not yet know? Also, Medvedev ordered the retreat; as for International Law being used, the Russians were never sued under International Law, thus they have no order binding them to retreat, they are doing so willingly, because Medvedev promised that Sarkozy. HistoricWarrior007 (talk)
Under international law- Georgia had the right to repel rebels form it's borders. Thats what it did- but Russia had armor inside Georgia a day before. Aggression against a sovereign country with out just cause is a breach of international law. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.179.183.114 (talk)
A. Sign your posts. B. Read the title above. Now re-read your comment. Is it relevant to the title? Even though there are A & B, I will still respond. Georgia used GRADs to attack a civillian city, not a rebel military base. In addition it attacked Russian Peacekeepers legitimately stations in the region. In addition Georgia did not enable Russian citizens to flee the combat zone, sniping at the ones trying to flee. In addition Georgia violated a treaty, an act that they knew would lead to war. Russia had armor defending the Roki Tunnel, part of which was on Russian soil. If Georgians had tried to collapse it, it would be seen as a Georgian attack on Russian soil. Russia moved in to prevent that, which was a legitimate move. Oh wait, the Georgians did try to collapse the Roki Tunnel. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/01/georgia.russia?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews If the Russian Armor hadn't been there, and the Georgians succeeded, it would be an attack by Georgia on Russian soil (Roki Tunnel is partially in Russia, and if it collapses, all of it collapses). That would have led to an all out war. Civillian casualties would be much, much higher on both sides. I doubt you'd want that. Right now it appears that civvie dead are under 1,000, although there are still 2,000 missing. So to sum it up: Russia's defense of the Roki Tunnel was legitimate under International Law. Cluster bombs attempting to collapse a tunnel - sounds like a just cause to me.
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Bahrain economy is on the rebound MANAMA, Bahrain, May 23 (UPI) -- The Economic Development Board issued its Bahrain Economic Quarterly report Wednesday recording a net improvement in all key economic sectors, officials said. The Gulf Daily News said the EDB estimates that Bahrain's annual real output grew at 2.2 percent last year as the economy recovered faster than expected in the second half of the year. Statistics from the Central Informatics Organization indicated that after a sharp fall in output in the first quarter of 2011 due to unrest in Bahrain, output returned to its previous level in the third quarter and grew by 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year earlier. The Gulf Daily News said while the real estate sector suffered from the economic downturn, government spending is projected to compensate and fuel sustainable growth.
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A social, networked executive finds the perfect company Sheryl Sandberg likes Counting Crows and the Dixie Chicks, When Harry Met Sally and Toy Story 3, running, and "playing with my kids," according to her Facebook page. The online profile also lists her resumé of professional posts, from the US Treasury Department, to Google, to her current job as the chief operating officer at Facebook. The site does not have a section in its profile page for a person to highlight the companies she was responsible for preparing and leading to a multibillion-dollar initial public offering, nor a place to suggest a post-IPO net worth of about $2bn. When Facebook this week declared its intentions to sell stock in the public markets, attention landed on Mark Zuckerberg, the company's 27-year old chief executive, and his own declarations of how Facebook's "hackers" were toiling to not only connect people, but to shape better businesses, better governments, a better world. More On this story On this topic FROM Person in the news But the company's financial success, which he said serves to enable its social mission, traces directly to Ms Sandberg, 42. After helping to build Google's search advertising business from the ground up and seeing it through its landmark IPO, up to $16.6bn in annual sales in 2007, Sandberg went to Facebook in 2008 where she took the concept of social advertising from a fumbling idea to a viable business model that generated $3.7bn in revenues last year. While the reclusive and geeky founder led the charge in attracting 845m people to the site the financial growth at Facebook is seen as being rooted in Ms Sandberg's ability to attract top business talent to the company, in particular from her technology alma mater. "I came because of Sheryl," is a popular refrain among the string of Google employees who decamped to Facebook in recent years, often picking up the same title they held at the search engine. Her reception from incumbent engineers was less enthusiastic, but she soon carved a place for herself. Part of her success, insiders say, stems from her blatant defiance of the conventional wisdom that managers should not be personal with their employees. Though not beloved by all, people close to Ms Sandberg describe her as "warm" and "genuine" as often as "skilled." She listens, her fans say; she helps; she rallies people round her cause and pushes projects to completion. Put together, and set against the grand philosophies Mr Zuckerberg has about his company, Facebook was a logical place for her to land. "It's a technological manifestation of who Sheryl is," said Clara Shih, chief executive of Hearsay Social, a social media start-up, and a protégé of Ms Sandberg's. "She's the ultimate social networker." Her history with Facebook began at a Christmas party in 2007, when she met Mr Zuckerberg and stood talking with him for an hour. One of the company's key investors had just chastised him for the disastrous handling of Facebook's Beacon - an application that published users" purchases from other websites without their consent - and urged him to hire a new chief operating officer. Mr Zuckerberg had skilfully negotiated funding contracts so that investors could never force him out of his chief executive role. But analysts believed it was clear he did not have the skills, nor the inclination, to run the human resources and business operations of the company. He was 23 at the time. Instead, he found an "adult" who would do those things, but as a partner who shared his vision, not a replacement. Ms Sandberg was similarly looking for a new opportunity, where she would have much more leadership responsibility. In March 2008, she started work at Facebook, where she led one session after another with employees to settle on a business concept that everyone could rally around. Eventually, she was meeting advertising heads at companies from Starbucks to Walmart, explaining to them the benefits of social advertising and targeting messages to people based on specific interests and social connections. As tensions rose around the company's privacy policies, she took the lead in Washington, lobbying on behalf of the company. Born in Washington, she grew up in Miami, Florida where she excelled in school, and worked at times in her father's ophthalmology office and as an aerobics instructor - "silver leggings, the leg warmers... I have done a lot to hide all those pictures," she told Jesse Draper, the host of The Valley Girl Show. She went on to Harvard as an undergraduate then for her MBA. She worked for her thesis adviser, Lawrence Summers, first at the World Bank, then as his chief of staff when he was Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary. From there, she went to Google.
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Californian water technology: Salty and getting fresh IF CALIFORNIA were not already so famous for Silicon Valley and Hollywood, it might be renowned for the cluster of water-technology firms in its San Diego County. The reverse-osmosis (RO) spiral module, the trick that underpins turning sea- and waste-water into potable stuff, was patented in San Diego in 1964. Today dozens of firms in the area supply many of the world's roughly 13,000 RO plants in places from the Persian Gulf and Israel to Australia, China, Singapore and Spain. Southern California itself, however, has not so far been a big user of its own technology. This is surprising, given that the whole American south-west confronts a water problem. But there is at least now a growing consensus that the existing infrastructure, consisting of vast aqueducts that carry water from the Sacramento Delta in the north and the Colorado River in the east, will not suffice as the climate gets warmer and the population increases. In places such as San Diego, which has measly and brackish groundwater and currently imports 90% of its water, the answer must be greater conservation, as much reuse as possible, with most of the rest coming from the sea. The first part, conservation, is hardly controversial any more. San Diego today uses less water with a larger population than it did in 1989, the year water consumption peaked. The second part, water recycling, has been a harder sell, because of what the industry calls the yuck factor. It doesn't help that Americans still use the term "toilet-to-tap" for recycling, even though properly treated sewage is nowadays completely clean. Singapore made its programme acceptable in part by rebranding it as NEWater. But even the Singaporeans cannot recycle all their waste-water. This is where desalination comes in. A firm appropriately called Poseidon Resources is now close to building the biggest desalination plant in America behind a power station by the beach in Carlsbad. The power plant sucks in 304m gallons of seawater a day for cooling in any case, so Poseidon plans to divert 104m gallons a day through its osmotic membranes. Fondling a pipe of membranes (they are rolled like toilet paper but the size of a cannon), Poseidon's Peter MacLaggan explains the scale: if water molecules were blown up to the size of tennis balls, salt molecules would be softballs (roughly 50% bigger in diameter), viruses would be trucks, and bacteria would be the size of power plants. From the 104m daily gallons, 50m gallons of pure H2O will come out at one end and brine at the other, to be fed back into the power station's discharge, and then into the ocean. Lots of people like the idea. Once fully running in 2015 the plant could produce 10% of the region's water. And there are plans for more desalination plants. Inland Californians, Arizonans, Nevadans and others would need to take much less water from the endangered Colorado River. But a few people hate it a lot. Environmentalists are suing Poseidon every step of the way. Joe Geever of the Surfrider Foundation says desalination uses too much energy and that Poseidon's plant would kill too much marine life, including fish such as the goby and the garibaldi, which unfortunately happens to be California's state marine fish. He understands that there is a role for desalination, he says, but would rather not have it right there, right now, and on this scale.
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My picture presented here was created by hand, so it's small and human-readable. The lines that don't work look as follows:
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Is there any reason why this shouldn't render correctly in a thumbnail? If not, who should I contact to get the servers fixed? I should stress that I uploaded the image in question more than a year ago, and this is a new problem. Hans Adler
After writing this, I noticed the odd comma in y="127,"! This is not in the uploaded file. Moreover, if you click the thumbnail in Firefox so that the browser displays only the SVG file, then:
if you save the file you get a version without the commas (as uploaded), but
if you select "view page source" you get a version with the commas. This weirdness is probably unconnected to the bug, since it does not occur with the other affected file. Hans Adler
If I'm not mistaken, the text is being displayed at a much bigger font than what's wanted, thus it does not fit in the desired document dimensions. This happens when the font is not chosen or is inappropriate. Try using something like plain Arial. ZooFari
I don't have the time to find out how to do this, but it doesn't seem to be necessary anyway. See below. Thanks for the suggestion! Hans Adler
This works: Modular pair2.svg (the lower image on the right). I have simply reloaded the saved file (without the commas). Please nominate it for deletion from Commons when it's no longer useful. Perhaps uploading a new version of the original file with no change (or a trivial change) will fix the problem. Certes (talk)
OK, I think I am beginning to understand part of what happened. If I select "view page source" with your new file I don't get the commas. While I don't understand how the difference is even possible unless Firefox re-downloads the file when I save it, it indicates that the server is maintaining two versions of the file: The original, uploaded one, and a second version with the silly commas. Now if there are ungrammatical commas in the y coordinate, it makes sense that it is simply set to 0, and that seems to be exactly what happened: The letters have no descenders and appear with baseline y=0, so for some image dimensions they are completely invisible, and for some you can see the lowest line. The sizes and x positions seem to be fine. Thanks! So I will simply re-upload the images. But someone should seek out the server administrator who has run a faulty conversion script on the SVG files, and notify them. Otherwise they might use the same script again. And of course they should run another script to fix the problem. Unfortunately I don't know where to look for server admins. Hans Adler
For the benefit of anyone trying to debug this: This file should still be affected. I fixed the other by re-uploading. Hans Adler
OK, I think the mystery has been solved. It seems that I uploaded the file with the silly commas (I have no idea how that could happen), that Firefox tolerates them, that the server initially tolerated them, and that the server has become a bit more picky in the meantime. Thanks for your help. Hans Adler
== Freeware program for noise ==
I have recently submitted several images to be FP's and in almost every case they were opposed because of noise. Is there a good freeware program that can edit out image noise. I have downloaded GIMP and Inkscape but neither seems to quite do what I need it to do. I was thinking maybe there was an addin for one of these programs that would do the trick. == Wanna help, not sure how. ==
I've got a few images into better shape, but I am not sure how to put them on the pages. How do I replace the images that needed fixing with the fixed versions? Is there an easy way to simply upload it? B10Reaper (talk)
One way, you can upload over the original file by going to the description page on Wikimedia Commons (or simply here at Wikipedia if the file isn't at Commons) and click "Upload a new version". The more convenient way is by uploading the image as a separate file. ZooFari
Once you have the images uploaded, then just edit the page and replace the file name of the one image with the new one. You'll see something like on.
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Questor share tip: Bovis provides opportunity to plot for the long term Margins are expected to see a boost because of savings on the cost of building and the fact that cheaper plots bought in the recession of 2009 are now being completed. For 2011, the operating margin will be around 10pc, compared with 7.3pc in 2012. Management are focusing on return on capital employed (ROCE), a measure that compares the company's earnings with the amount of capital invested in the business. If volumes and prices remain relatively stable, the company should be able to get a ROCE this year of above 7pc. In 2011, the ROCE was "approaching" 5pc. This is not spectacular, but given the backdrop it is a good achievement and progress this year should show the company is on its way back to double-digit returns. Bovis actually has quite a large land bank. One way that ROCE could be boosted is for targeted disposals should the need arise. Of course, what all the house builders really need is an improvement in lending and a more active market. These two things should improve over time. However, research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders out yesterday said that falling prices had made property more affordable for first-time buyers. Indeed, the proportion of loans advanced to first-time buyers has remained remarkably steady, fluctuating between 34pc and 40pc of the total since 2005. However, overall sales have fallen. The shares have been very volatile since they were tipped at 460p in November, rising as high as 500p and falling as low as 408p. They are now back at the same level as they were when tipped. This proves that an investment in the sector is not for the faint hearted - but Questor believes there is long term value in the sector. The UK is structurally short of housing - there are not swathes of empty homes as can be seen in areas of the US and Ireland where housing stock was overbuilt during the boom. Also, the government is trying to bolster the construction of new homes with investment and mortgage guarantees. Tipped at 460p on November 9 last year, the shares are down 2pc compared with a FTSE 100 up 4pc. The shares are still a buy.
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3D TV? It's a turn off - BBC ends pilot as viewers fail to switch on Put away those funny glasses: the BBC has decided to abandon its experiment with 3D after deciding there was insufficient appetite for it among audiences. Buoyed by the success of the film Avatar in 2009, the BBC set up a two-year pilot to develop the format which was expected to boost the sales of specialist television sets and drive up audiences by improving the viewing experience. But despite splashing out on 3D coverage for Strictly Come Dancing, Christmas children's drama special Mr Stink and, most notably of all, coverage of last summer's Olympics opening ceremony, the broadcaster has scrapped the project. Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC's head of 3D who has been overseeing the BBC's two-year pilot, has told Radio Times that the technology has failed to take off with the British public. She said the Corporation will take a three-year break from developing 3D programming once the trial ends later this year. The news might come as a disappointment in some of the estimated 1.5 million UK households that own 3D enabled televisions. But only around half of those households tuned in even to the showcase 3D coverage of the opening of London 2012. Mr Stink and the most recent Queen's Speech proved even less enticing, attracting less than 5 per cent of potential viewers. "I have never seen a very big appetite for 3D television in the UK," said Shillinglaw. "Watching 3D is quite a hassly experience in the home. You have got to find your glasses before switching on the TV. I think when people watch TV they concentrate in a different way. When people go to the cinema they go and are used to doing one thing - I think that's one of the reasons that take up of 3D TV has been disappointing." Shillinglaw, whose main job is as the Corporation's head of science and natural history, will return full-time to her "day job" at the end of this year. The BBC's 3D project will culminate in the 3D Doctor Who anniversary episode in November. Two other minor 3D projects will continue to air. "After that we will see what happens when the recession ends and there may be more take up of sets but I think the BBC will be having a wait and see. It's the right time for a good old pause," said Shillinglaw. "It would be easy for me to be in this job and slag off what Sky has done because they have done a lot of 3D work. But they have done some great work, especially in natural history. I think their programme at Kew was absolutely mind blowing."
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I like a really big bed. My husband snores, and he's an octopus, so if we're in a small bed then it's misery. I like to be able to roll far enough away for him not to bother me, so I always ask what size bed we are getting. At home I've got a 6ft 6in bed and if the hotel staff say I'm getting a 4ft bed, I don't want it. Think also about where the hotel is. Many a time at Hotel Endsleigh, I have had guests aghast at the poor mobile-phone reception, and really bad weather leaves quite a few urban escapees at a complete loss when faced with an expanse of shop-less countryside. So whatever you're looking for, get the hotel to tell you what you're getting. But it is here that I may be able to help. Every month I will be travelling the length and breadth of Britain (and beyond) and looking at the best, and worst, in accommodation for all budgets, types and interests. I will be revealing my worst gripes and selecting the hotels, guesthouses and b & bs that I feel truly have made the grade. And, like my husband, you may be relieved that in future I will be keeping my clothes on. The new series of The Hotel Inspector returns to Channel 5 on July 5 at 9pm Alex Polizzi's monthly column for Telegraph Travel begins on July 21.
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The Gaiety Theatre and Opera House is a theatre, on the Isle of Man. The theatre was built in 1899 to the designs of architect Frank Matcham, as an opera house and theatre. It was built within the structure of the former Pavilion, an entertainment hall that had been constructed six years earlier. The theatre opened on 16 July 1900 with a West End production of The Telephone Girl featuring Ada Blanche. The theatre enjoyed considerable success in the Edwardian era, but after World War I the island's tourist industry fell into decline, and so did the theatre. Various attempts were made to regain its former commercial success, including the 1920s installation of cinema equipment and a 1938 ice show. Income could not keep pace with the cost of maintenance, and by 1971 the Isle of Man government acquired the freehold of the now dilapidated building. In 1976 the restoration began under the direction of architect Victor Glasstone. The theatre has undergone further restoration beginning in the 1990s and was largely restored to its 1900 opening condition, in time for the centenary celebration in 2000. Exactly 100 years after opening on July 16, 2000, the centenary was celebrated with a performance of "The Telephone Girl" which opened the Gaiety in 1900. Following that came a performance of "The Corsican Brothers", a play which was popular in Victorian times and a special Corsican Trap was constructed for that performance. It is believed to be the only working Corsican Trap in the World. Another unique feature of the theatre is the working Act Drop depicting a dancing lady. Today the theatre continues with productions by local companies and touring productions of musicals, drama and opera. It now forms a part of the Villa Marina complex, together with a nearby 1,500 seat auditorium. The Gaiety theatre featured on an Isle of Man 24p commemorative stamp, in 1994. In February 2008, The Gaiety played host to Hollywood movie Me and Orson Welles, starring Zac Efron and Claire Danes. The Gaiety replicates the Mercury Theatre in New York in 1937. In November 2013 'Glee Live On Stage' was produced at The Gaiety Theatre with an all professional cast. The cast included Wayne Rodgers, Jodie-Lee Wilde, Jarred Page, Kimberley Ensor, Clark Devlin, Jordan Fox, Ruth Morrison, Rachael McCormick, Ellena Leigh, Adam Shorey, Wesley Dow & Leah Shears. Every night at the Theatre a different school choir from around the island was brought on stage to sing selected songs with the cast. ==References==
==External links==
Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre Website
Unofficial Theatre website
Buildings and structures in the Isle of Man
Theatres completed in 1900
Douglas, Isle of Man
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Just imagine that concept. Think on it. Surely, there will be a good number of people who will still work along valiantly for the benefit of others. Do you think there would be enough though? Assume you could earn the same amount of money for trying to be a major league baseball player versus repairing the sewer system. Do you know anyone who wants to work in the sewers? Do you know how much a garbage collector makes? Quite a bit. And if some of them had other skills, they'd probably rather use those. Why do they do it? For the wage. The advantage to slogging knee deep in sewage versus staying home filling out surveys at subsistence level is the wage difference. So you're proposing a great world filled with huge skyscrapers and maglev's, but no one to build them because they'd all rather major in Esperanto. I hope you realize that. If we didn't have wages, or a comparable incentive system, how would those things get built? Chattel slavery? Like the pyramids? Everyone wants to design the pyramids, nobody wants to move the rocks. There are plenty of causes to world poverty and there are systemic drawbacks to certain market systems but the reason why a wage works is the same reason why an auction works- the wage for a service generally reaches a level between demand (how much people want that service) and supply (people with the skills to provide that service). : The reason why wages are not slavery is that it is not imposed by a person. It is imposed by the needs and wants of the many. The only breaks you are talking about in the system is where the wants of the powerful are weighed higher than the needs of the disenfranchised. Wage earning is not slavery. It's not that people are uncomfortable about saying it. It's that it's flat out incorrect. In the vast majority of cases, a person earning a wage has the following opportunities: 1. To seek employment in a career options, with different pros and cons. 2. To pursue additional skills which will increase their career options. 3. To attempt entrepreneurship, finding a new use for their skills. 4. To receive goods, services, or proxies for such in return. 5. The ability to quit, with no direct repercussions beyond the economic repercussions. A slave is not assured any of these. A person who is in debt bondage will be missing most of these. A person who is a wage earner, even living at subsistence, has all of these. Benjamid (talk)
== Oddity ==
Olivia de Havilland successfully used an appeal to California's anti-peonage law to break her movie studio contract, which onerously imposed one-sided conditions such as arbitrary extensions, etc. Movie stars as peons? Apparently, technically, yes! Rhinoracer
== citation for peonage in the first paragraph ==
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Debt-bondage
==Added POV tag==
Basically, see my comments above regarding indentured servants. The practice of paying debts with labor, by various names is centuries old,
with wide variations in practice. The current article is skewed both in the time frame and content. It is
limited to a modern viewpoint only, starting with a UN definition from
1956, and it defines this entire topic as inherently equivalent to slavery. An encyclopedia article requires a broader perspective to accurately portray
the nature of this system, which varied depending on the place and time. This article is more of a polemic "all debt bondage is bad!" message, which is
overly simplistic at best. StephenMacmanus (talk)
I support the addition of the POV tag. This article, as it exists in Aug-2009, has a very strong polemical ring to it and it should really be made more just-plain-descriptive with the more extreme claims and counterclaims placed in a Controversy section or something. A broader perspective as to place and time with respect to debt bondage will be a good approach to strenghthening the article. N2e (talk)
==The Rich and the Super-Rich==
This passage uses circular reasoning to assert its point
In my opinion, this whole "Marxism by the back door" approach, however prevalent a perspective it is with some sociology textbooks, would distort this article beyond recognition, if it were followed. Equating any and all wage-earners as essentially identical to slaves, just because some people somewhere have even more money, just cheapens and diminishes the actual practice of slavery.
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A Day That Shook The World: Big Three meet at Yalta Saturday, 12 February 2011 On 12 February 1945 a communiqué was issued at the Yalta Conference announcing the carve-up of soon-to-be-defeated Germany and parts of Eastern Europe. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Secretary Joseph Stalin, otherwise known as the "Big Three," had been in discussion with advisers for 7 days at the Crimea location. Their meeting came as the Russia's Red Army prepared to invade Berlin and the Allied Forces encroached on the Rhine. The decisions they made ultimately dictated the Cold War which would last a generation after the Second World War's end. Watch original footage from the summit, courtesy of British Pathé
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Linesman gives player life-saving treatment Linesman Plamen Georgiev saved midfielder Georgi Iliev's life after he collapsed and swallowed his tongue during a Bulgarian league match. The 27-year-old Bulgarian international lost consciousness during Cherno More Varna's 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv on Monday after colliding with defender Angel Yoshev. "I threw my flag down and went to help him," Georgiev, who rushed onto the pitch and pulled Iliev's tongue out in front of scared players and officials, told reporters. "You have to act very carefully in such a situation but I've done it before and I didn't hesitate," he said. Cherno More said Iliev, who was taken to hospital, suffered a fractured jaw.
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André Caroff (pseudonym of André Carpouzis) (1924, Paris - March 9, 2009) was a French author of science fiction and horror. His œuvre, particularly abundant, was published primarily by publisher Fleuve Noir. Caroff was one of the leading authors of publisher Fleuve Noir's popular horror, then science fiction imprints, Angoisse and Anticipation. For Angoisse, he created the character of Madame Atomos, a brilliant but twisted middle-aged female Japanese scientist who is out to revenge herself against the United States for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where she was born. Eighteen novels were published between 1964 and 1970, and were recently collected in a six-volume omnibus edition by Rivière Blanche. For Anticipation, Caroff had created various series including that of Space Security Agent Tom Rod. While his sight was impaired, Caroff had embarked on a new post-apocalyptic saga for Rivière Blanche in 2006, with two volumes already released and two more to be published posthumously. In total, Caroff's oeuvre included thirty horror novels and thirty-four science fiction novels. ==References==
Source: Some of the information contained in this article was taken from:
French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier ISBN 0-7864-0596-1. 1924 births
2009 deaths
Writers from Paris
French science fiction writers
French novelists
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They're at it again! US inequality is surging and the Fed has created another house price
boom. Does this matter? Well I think so. But who cares what I think. Warren Buffet, Bill Gross
and Stanley Druckenmiller think it matters. Clients marvel at how the US profits" share of GDP
remains so high and that labour remains so weak. Marc Faber said recently that in postponing
the QE taper, we have merely climbed to a higher diving board. I go further. I see growing
inequality draining the swimming pool dry. The crunch, when it comes, will be ugly. Block
I do love his metaphors Block We know Quantitative Easing has mainly helped the rich. The Bank of England admitted
as much a year ago. Specifically it said that its QE programme had boosted the value of
stocks and bonds by 25%, or about $970 billion. It then calculated that about 40 percent of
those gains went to the richest 5 percent of British households Block
Profits and capital have benefited from QE at the expense of labour. Dividends and share
buybacks have benefited at the expense of wages. Andrew Lapthorne describes a
mechanism where QE washes through the system and ends up enriching management via
share buybacks. Unsurprisingly, inequality has continued to grow - Block
I was starting to update some charts on the US house price boom. The Case-Shiller 20
Cities Index rose a frothy 12½% in the year to July, led by fizzing San Francisco prices
which rose 25% yoy. Then I remembered I had meant to highlight to readers the updated
measures of US inequality which have reached new grotesque heights (see chart below).
The correlation between another US house price surge and still soaring inequality took me
back to thinking about my original note on the topic "Theft! Were the US & UK central banks
complicit in robbing the middle classes?"- link. I wanted to update my thoughts. Block
Does this level of extreme inequality matter and, if so, can anything be done? Yes and
yes. I believe the 99% who have missed out on the fruits of recovery will demand change
and will not be bought off with another housing bubble designed, as before, to divert their
attention from the continued appropriation of the fruits of their labour by the 1%. I expect
that ultimately, US capital gains (and dividend) tax rates will be brought into line with income
tax. And the 99% will hail former UK Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, for the visionary he was. Block
Will have to do a proper post on this later Block
But here's a couple of charts in the mean time Block
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back to the 20s in terms of inequality Block
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Smallcaps, I think. Block
Which one of the ROTR was asking recently about ImmuPharma? Block ImmuPharma PLC (IMM:LSE): Last: 71.50, down 2.75 (-3.70%), Volume: 533.13kBlock
Shares a bit lower than that at pixel time but have had a remarkable run. Block
Results today are largely uneventful, as tends to be the way for a blue-sky biotech. Block
(Actually, just remembered it was me) Block
The only notable bit of news to jump out, really, is that they've brought in Torreya Partners as an advisor. Block
Torreya..." provides strategic advice and assistance with Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnering and Financings to life science companies worldwide. " Block
And was an advisor on Roche / Genentech, most famously. Block
So.... does this mean Immupharma's up for sale? Block
Panmure's sum of the results goes like this. Block
ImmuPharma reported H1 2013 results which were better than we had expected. The company reported its cash balance of £7.7m, ahead of our forecast of £7.3m. No new news have emerged on the pipeline, although we note with interest the appointment of advisors Torreya Partners to help with licensing discussions on lead product candidate Lupuzor. Loss for the period was flat at £1.8m (vs. PG fc of £2.2m). We make no changes to forecasts and re-iterate our Buy recommendation and 150p Target Price. Block
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President Obama, Speaker Boehner plan a golf outing The most-hyped round of golf in history (at least sans Tiger Woods) may be, well, just golf. Referring to President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner's plans to play together on June 18, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that "they will not resolve the budget negotiations on the back nine." The day on the links for Obama and Boehner (R-Ohio) comes after months of speculation about when two of Washington's most popular figures and frequent golfers would play together. Officials have not yet said where they will play, but Carney emphasized in a Monday press briefing that the game would be just a "social outing." But it's a departure for the president, who usually plays with members of his staff or old friends.???initialComments:true! pubdate:06/06/2011 15:48 EDT! commentPeriod:3! commentEndDate:6/9/11 3:48 EDT! currentDate:6/6/11 10:38 EDT! allowComments:true! displayComments:false!
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Châtenois is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. ==See also==
Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
==References==
INSEE commune file
Communes of Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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The Boston Red Caps, under new owner Arthur Soden, won their first National League pennant in 1877. ==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Roster===
==Player stats==
===Batting===
====Starters by position====
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || || 58 || 221 || 56 ||.253 || 1 || 31
|- align="center"
| 1B || || 59 || 266 || 103 ||.387 || 2 || 49
|- align="center"
| 2B || || 61 || 290 || 80 ||.276 || 0 || 35
|- align="center"
| 3B || || 61 || 242 || 73 ||.302 || 0 || 28
|- align="center"
| SS || || 58 || 253 || 74 ||.292 || 0 || 39
|- align="center"
| OF || || 61 || 265 || 96 ||.362 || 0 || 23
|- align="center"
| OF || || 58 || 272 || 78 ||.287 || 0 || 27
|- align="center"
| OF || || 35 || 140 || 39 ||.279 || 1 || 15
|}
====Other batters====
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| || 33 || 141 || 39 ||.277 || 0 || 13
|- align="center"
| || 1 || 4 || 0 ||.000 || 0 || 0
|}
===Pitching===
====Starting pitchers====
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| || 58 || 521 || 40 || 17 || 2.11 || 170
|- align="center"
| || 3 || 27 || 2 || 1 || 3.00 || 7
|}
==References==
1877 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference
Boston Red Caps seasons
Boston Red Caps season
National League champion seasons
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== /* Winners */ Update tag ==
I've flagged this section as needing an update. If it's still being awarded then we must be at least a year behind. Of course if it isn't then a different section may need to document its demise. Icarusgeek (talk)
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Buildings and structures in Venice
Venice
Venice
Visitor attractions in Venice
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His early focus on rock and roll gave way to an interest in American folk music; in 1985, Dylan explained the attraction that folk music had exerted on him:
He soon began to perform at the Ten O'Clock Scholar, a coffeehouse a few blocks from campus, and became actively involved in the local Dinkytown folk music circuit. During his Dinkytown days, Zimmerman began introducing himself as "Bob Dylan". In his memoir, Dylan acknowledged that he had been influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas. Explaining his change of name in a 2004 interview, Dylan remarked: "You're born, you know, the wrong names, wrong parents. I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself. This is the land of the free." ===1960s===
====Relocation to New York and record deal====
Dylan dropped out of college at the end of his first year (May 1960). In January 1961, he traveled to New York City, hoping to perform there and visit his musical idol Woody Guthrie, who was seriously ill with Huntington's Disease in Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital. Guthrie had been a revelation to Dylan and was the biggest influence on his early performances. Describing Guthrie's impact on him, Dylan later wrote: "The songs themselves had the infinite sweep of humanity in them ... was the true voice of the American spirit. I said to myself I was going to be Guthrie's greatest disciple." As well as visiting Guthrie in the hospital, Dylan befriended Guthrie's acolyte Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Much of Guthrie's repertoire was actually channeled through Elliott, and Dylan paid tribute to Elliott in Chronicles (2004). From February 1961, Dylan played at various clubs around Greenwich Village. He befriended and picked up material from many folk singers in the Village scene, including Dave Van Ronk, Fred Neil, Odetta, the New Lost City Ramblers, and Irish musicians Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers. In September, Dylan gained some public recognition when Robert Shelton wrote a positive review in The New York Times of a show at Gerde's Folk City. The same month Dylan played harmonica on folk singer Carolyn Hester's eponymous third album, which brought his talents to the attention of the album's producer, John Hammond. Hammond signed Dylan to Columbia Records in October. The performances on his first Columbia album, Bob Dylan, released in March 1962, consisted of familiar folk, blues and gospel material combined with two original compositions. The album made little impact, selling only 5,000 copies in its first year, just enough to break even. Within Columbia Records, some referred to the singer as "Hammond's Folly" and suggested dropping his contract, but Hammond defended Dylan vigorously and was supported by Johnny Cash, an early fan of Dylan. In March 1962, Dylan contributed harmonica and back-up vocals to the album Three Kings and the Queen, accompanying Victoria Spivey and Big Joe Williams on a recording for Spivey Records. While working for Columbia, Dylan also recorded several songs under the pseudonym Blind Boy Grunt, for Broadside Magazine, a folk music magazine and record label. Dylan used the pseudonym Bob Landy to record as a piano player on The Blues Project, a 1964 anthology album issued by Elektra Records. Under the pseudonym Tedham Porterhouse, Dylan contributed harmonica to Ramblin' Jack Elliott's 1964 album Jack Elliott. Dylan made two important career moves in August 1962. He legally changed his name to Bob Dylan, and signed a management contract with Albert Grossman. Grossman remained Dylan's manager until 1970, and was notable both for his sometimes confrontational personality, and for the fiercely protective loyalty he displayed towards his principal client. Dylan subsequently said of Grossman, "He was kind of like a Colonel Tom Parker figure ... you could smell him coming." Tensions between Grossman and John Hammond led to Hammond being replaced as the producer of Dylan's second album by the young African American jazz producer Tom Wilson. From December 1962 to January 1963, Dylan made his first trip to the United Kingdom. He had been invited by TV director Philip Saville to appear in a drama, The Madhouse on Castle Street, which Saville was directing for BBC Television. At the end of the play, Dylan performed "Blowin' in the Wind", one of the first major public performances of the song. The film recording of The Madhouse on Castle Street was destroyed by the BBC in 1968. While in London, Dylan performed at several London folk clubs, including The Troubadour, Les Cousins, and Bunjies. He also learned new material from several UK performers, including Martin Carthy.
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B.C. has RESP contributions, child-care tax credit in works for 2015 The province will begin contributing directly to some RESPs within the next 18 months, and will offer a child-care tax credit starting in 2015 - two of only a handful of new spending initiatives announced in a lean budget. As part of what the Liberal government is calling its B.C. Families Early Years Strategy, any B.C. resident with an RESP for a child born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, may apply for a one-time grant of $1,200 between the child's sixth and seventh birthday. The initiative - called the B.C. Training and Education Savings Program - is a modified version of the Children's Education Fund, a program created in 2007 under then-premier Gordon Campbell. The move reinforces the Liberal message that the government is family focused. The CEF had set aside $1,000 for each child born on or after Jan. 1, 2007. That money, as well as the earnings accrued, would have been paid out once the child enrolled in a post-secondary institution in B.C., or 2024 at the earliest. The approximately $286-million the CEF has accumulated since 2007 will now be used to fund the new program. The government says the grants will cost around $30-million this year, with money beginning to show up in the accounts of the first cohort of children in about 18 months, after changes are made to how RESPs are administered. "We hope that in establishing that plan for children... parents will contribute something additional," said Finance Minister Michael de Jong. According to Mr. de Jong, a $50-a-month contribution from parents to an RESP beginning when a child is six will translate into $8,932 by the time the child is 18, assuming 3.5-per-cent growth. Mr. de Jong said he would have loved to provide more money for students born before Jan. 1, 2007, but the government simply couldn't afford to do that. As part of the Liberal's three-year fiscal plan, residents will also be able to collect a refundable tax credit for child care starting April 1, 2015. Families earning below $100,000 per year will receive $55 a month, or $660 annually, for each child under the age of six. Paul Kershaw, a professor of public policy at UBC, was critical of the government's approach to child-care funding in the new budget, saying that the differences between health-care funding and that of education and child care is pitting generations against one another. "This budget is failing to see that there is a power dynamic playing out between generations and it is literally pitting grandparents against their kids and grandkids," said Prof. Kershaw, also the founder of the Generation Squeeze Campaign, which aims to make the "generational spending gap" a key issue in the coming election campaign. Prof. Kershaw questioned why the government was able to find $2.4-billion in health funding, something he says will mostly benefit an older generation, yet so little for child care and education. He says that the average cost of child care in Canada is between $8,000 and $14,000 per child. The B.C. government says that when the provincial child-care grant is combined with federal funding, a couple with two children earning $90,000, for example, can expect a total of $4,728 in child-care tax benefits. A single parent earning $50,000 with one child can expect $3,164. "The language is great, the aspiration is beautiful... But this budget really does nothing to reduce the squeeze on income," Prof. Kershaw said. The Finance Minister said the decision to wait until 2015 to make the child-care tax credit available was due to current financial constraints.
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Bus encryption is the use of encrypted program instructions on a data bus in a computer that includes a secure cryptoprocessor for executing the encrypted instructions. Bus encryption is used primarily in electronic systems that require high security, such as Automated teller machines, TV set-top boxes, and secure data communication devices such as digital police radios. Bus encryption can also mean encrypted data transmission on a data bus from one processor to another processor. For example from the CPU to a GPU, which does not require input of encrypted instructions. Such bus encryption is used by the Microsoft operating system Windows Vista and newer to protect certificates, BIOS, passwords, and program authenticity. PVP-UAB (Protected Video Path) provides bus encryption of premium video content in PCs as it passes over the PCIe bus to graphics cards to enforce Digital rights management. The need for bus encryption arises when countless technicians have access to internal circuitry of electronic systems, either because they service and repair such systems, stock spare components for the systems, own the system, steal the system, or find a lost or abandoned system, under battlefield conditions for example. It is not only necessary to prevent tampering of encrypted instructions that may be easily discovered on a data bus or during data transmission, but also to prevent discovery of decrypted instructions that may reveal security weaknesses that an intruder can exploit. In TV set-top boxes, it is necessary to download program instructions periodically to customer's units, to provide new features and to fix bugs. These new instructions are encrypted before transmission to set-top boxes, but must also remain secure on data buses and during execution to prevent manufacture of unauthorized cable TV boxes. This can be accomplished by secure cryptoprocessors that read encrypted instructions on the data bus from external data memory, decrypt the instructions in the cryptoprocessor, and execute the instructions in the same cryptoprocessor. ==See also==
Copy protection
==Notes==
==References==
R. Elbaz, et al., Hardware Engines for Bus Encryption — A Survey, 2005.PDF
Robert M. Best, US Patent 4,278,837, July 14, 1981
Cryptography
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Ford's third-quarter U.S. profit offsets losses in Europe Ford Motor Co. offset growing losses in recession-plagued Europe by increasing profit on the cars it sold in the U.S. The automaker posted a third-quarter profit of just over $1.6 billion, down $18 million from the same period a year earlier. Revenue dipped 3% to $33.1 billion. Italian automaker Fiat also reported a third-quarter profit Tuesday. Similar to Ford, the U.S. auto market was the driver behind the gain. Thanks to its controlling interest in Chrysler Group, Fiat said profit for the quarter was 286 million euros, or $370.7 million, up from 112 million euros, or $145.2 million, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue climbed 16% to 20.4 billion euros, or $26.4 billion. Automakers are struggling with a slumping European economy and a host of regulations by governments in the region that restrict the type of massive industry restructuring the industry underwent in the U.S. three years ago. Auto sales in Europe have fallen to the lowest level in 20 years and are not expected to rebound soon. But in North America, Ford achieved its highest quarterly profit and operating margin since at least 2000, when the company started reflecting the region as a separate business unit. The automaker posted third-quarter operating profit of $2.3 billion and a 12% operating margin in the region. That compared with operating profit of $1.55 billion and an operating margin of 8.6% in the same quarter a year earlier. "In the United States over the last few years, we have taken very dramatic action to size our production to the real demand, to accelerate the development of the new products that people really do want and value, to cover more of the market segments," Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally told investors during a conference call Tuesday. Ford's transition from a company that primarily sold large trucks and sport utility vehicles to an automaker that also makes money selling passenger cars contributed to the profit. "We used to lose a tremendous amount on small cars, and we made a whole lot of money on trucks," said Robert Shanks, Ford's chief financial officer. "But we've seen a dramatic improvement in the margins that we get on the rest of the portfolio." Ford's U.S. profit is up because it is spending less on incentives to attract buyers while selling cars at higher prices, said Jesse Toprak, an analyst at auto price information company TrueCar.com. But in Europe, its business is sputtering. The automaker's third-quarter losses in Europe widened 53% from the same period a year earlier to $468 million. Last week, Ford announced a restructuring of its European operations and plans to close three plants there. The automaker said its operating losses from Europe could reach $1.5 billion this year. Through the first nine months of this year, operating losses are already more than $1 billion. The plant closures, which include the layoffs of about 6,000 workers, will yield annual savings of $450 million to $500 million when completed, Ford said. But it will be mid-decade before the automaker expects to make a profit in Europe again. Peter Nesvold, a Jefferies & Co. analyst, said the large profit Ford is pulling out of its U.S. operations points the way to improved results in Europe as the recession in the region eases and Ford's moves start to take hold. "You've now seen what the company did in transforming North America. One has to believe the shares have tremendous upside if the company comes even close to replicating that success in Europe," Nesvold said. Elsewhere, the automaker made only $9 million in South America in the third quarter, down from $276 million a year earlier. Ford said the decrease was primarily a result of unfavorable currency-exchange rates. Ford's business in the Pacific region and China amounted to a small profit of $45 million, a swing from a loss of $43 million a year earlier. Ford expects to lose money in the region for the entire year. Ford was the second U.S. automaker to report third-quarter financial results. On Monday, Chrysler Group said profit soared in the third quarter, helped by a remake of its product lineup and the introduction of the Dodge Dart compact sedan. The Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker said its net income rose 80% to $381 million compared with the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 18% to $15.5 billion.
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Iraqi Shoe Thrower to Be Released Early
The Associated Press
An Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi's act during Bush's last visit to Iraq as president turned the 30-year-old reporter into a folk hero across the Arab world amid anger over the 2003 invasion. He has been in custody since the Dec. 14 outburst, which occurred as Bush was holding a joint news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was initially sentenced to three years after pleading not guilty to assaulting a foreign leader, then the court reduced it to one year because the journalist had no prior criminal history. Defense attorney Karim al-Shujairi said al-Zeidi will now be released on Sept. 14, three months early. "We have been informed officially about the court decision," al-Shujairi told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "His release will be a victory for the free and honorable Iraqi media." Judicial spokesman Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar said he had no immediate information about the release because it was a weekend. The bizarre act of defiance transformed the obscure reporter from a minor TV station into a national hero to many Iraqis fed up with the nearly six-year U.S. presence here. The case also drew worldwide attention and became a rallying cry throughout the Muslim world for critics who resent the U.S. invasion and occupation. Thousands demonstrated for al-Zeidi's release and hailed his gesture, which came in the waning days of the Bush administration. The incident also embarrassed al-Maliki, who was standing next to Bush at the time. Neither leader was injured, but Bush was forced to duck for cover as the journalist shouted in Arabic: "This is your farewell kiss, you dog! This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
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Rubin Singer Trunk Show Wednesday and Thursday: The boutique Melrose Alley (enter on La Cienega Boulevard) hosts a fall 2010 trunk show for designer Rubin Singer, who worked for Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, featuring event dresses, gowns and leathers (prices start at $500). 8465½ Melrose Alley, West Hollywood. (323) 655-1357. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
Salon Men's Night at Allen Edwards Salon + Spa Wednesday and ongoing: Allen Edwards in Brentwood launches a promotion targeting men on Wednesday evenings. Haircuts are $40 and discounted services include manicures-pedicures, scalp massages and skin treatments with a complimentary wine bar and Wi-Fi. 216 26th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-2878. 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
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CustomGuide Online Learning Files Lawsuit Against CareerBuilder MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based CustomGuide filed a lawsuit today against CareerBuilder, LLC in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois. The twelve-count lawsuit asserts breach of contract, fraud, business tort and intellectual property claims, and other related actions. The lawsuit alleges that CareerBuilder made multiple misuses of CustomGuide's proprietary products. Misuses include: Selling CustomGuide's products to businesses without a license; selling products to consumers after the termination of a limited license; and altering CustomGuide client testimonials and attributing them to CareerBuilder. "CareerBuilder Institute contacted CustomGuide because they wanted to resell our courses to personal users," explained Jon High, President of CustomGuide. "CustomGuide only sells to the B2B market, so it seemed like an exciting opportunity." The lawsuit alleges that CareerBuilder did not adhere to their contract and began making unauthorized sales to organizations in CustomGuide's own B2B market as well. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin CareerBuilder from this alleged misconduct and to recover substantial money damages. About CustomGuide Founded in 1999, CustomGuide is a leading provider of Online Learning and Skills Assessments. Over 3,000 organizations in 40 countries use CustomGuide to measure and improve the essential skills of their users for success in today's workplace.
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Jonny Wilkinson and new bride Shelley Jenkins pictured together, Former England star married Shelley Jenkins in front of only two witnesses They had a private ceremony in the French resort of Bandol, near Toulon Neither of the two people in attendance thought to be family members By Eleanor Harding and Peter Allen
Ten years ago the eyes of the world were on him as he kicked England to glory in the Rugby World Cup final. But when Jonny Wilkinson got married this week, the ceremony was a distinctly more private affair. England's former fly-half invited only two witnesses to his secret nuptials with long-term girlfriend Shelley Jenkins, 33, in the South of France. Happy couple: Jonny Wilkinson, 34, and his wife Shelley Jenkins, 33, were married in a private ceremony The couple met eight years ago while she was working as a cocktail waitress in the Majorcan resort of Magaluf. They were married on Monday at the town hall of the Riviera resort of Bandol near Toulon, where Wilkinson now plays his rugby. Neither of the two witnesses were thought to have been family members. Locals said it was an "intimate affair." Christian Palix, the mayor of Bandol, who officiated, said: "I told him that the town was very honoured to marry him and I myself was very honoured to perform this marriage. I wish them great happiness in our town." He said he offered them an olive, which symbolises happiness. Mr Palix said that both Wilkinson and his new wife are well known in and around Toulon and are "both viewed with great respect." Beaming: Wilkinson met Shelley, pictured here on holiday in Majorca, when she was a cocktail waitress in the Spanish resort of Magaluf The couple met just after Wilkinson, 34, split from Sky Sports presenter Diana Stewart because he felt that "having a girlfriend distracted him from his rugby." Not invited: Wilkinson's mother Phillippa, above, was not believed to be among the two present witnesses It was just two years after Wilkinson became a national hero when he scored that last-minute drop goal against Australia in 2003 that made England world champions for the first time. Miss Jenkins caught Wilkinson's eye while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar called Daiquiri Palace. The university graduate from Cleeve near Bristol, had spent many summers in Majorca's party resort of Magaluf with her twin sister, Tracey. Wilkinson and Miss Jenkins were photographed on a beach together and she visited his family holiday home in Palma. The couple have been together ever since. She moved to France with him when he joined Toulon in May 2009 after 12 years with Newcastle.
The couple have both done their best to learn French and enjoy the Gallic pace of life. When he first crossed the Channel, Wilkinson said he wanted to concentrate on getting his work-life balance right, explaining: "I was attracted by the beauty of so many new experiences - new team, new language, new region, living like that." Their turn: The couple were pictured together at the marriage ceremony of Zara Phillips Mike Tindall, at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, above Early days: Shelley stepped out with the rugby star when he was nominated for a Sports Personality of the Year award in 2007, above He said he made the move because he wanted to "embrace a new way of doing things." Miss Jenkins's father Malcolm, who died in 2008, was the director of Sureway Scaffolding in Bristol, while her mother Linda was the company's secretary. Wilkinson comes from a sporting family. His father, Phil, was also a rugby player and cricketer, his mother, Philippa, played squash at county level and his brother, Mark, also played rugby for Newcastle. In action: Wilkinson decided to get married close to Toulon, where he now plays his rugby. The fly-half was in action last week when his team played in the Heineken Cup against Cardiff Blues, above Share or comment on this article
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Same thing for your "External links", tuck the link up into the title. Also, your categories are way too broad; he is not a "football" not a "university". Try Jamaican footballers. Also, you have several of what appear to be good references just chucked into "External links", newspaper articles and the like. Why not check them and see which facts they prove, and footnote and/or add those facts to the article to make it even better-referenced?MatthewVanitas (talk)
== Namibia Heros Jakop Marenga and many others==
My name is Petrus Naftali Indongo, I am the other so publish these wonderful materials for the benefit of cultural exchange and international relations. I did some pretty major format fixes. "Categories" are meant to be as specific and granular as possible, not "every possible term related to the issue". I've removed most of your categories, and replaced them with the most applicable, specific categories; please take a look at the cats I've listed at the end of the article. As noted in External links, external links are to be kept to a minimum, and again as specific as possible to the issue and as general of interest as possible. So any external links should be very closely linked to the NAACP NOLA, and also of very long-term interest, not just recent news articles. I've deleted most of those, but kept the best ones as "Further reading". "External links" should mainly just have a link to the organisation's official site. There were a ton of excess formatting codes. WP registers blank lines, so "br" isn't necessary. Codes like "big" are used in extremely limited circumstances (such as enlarging Arabic fonts which are too small on the English version), not simply to make a point. Likewise, bolding is primarily used just for the first word in the article. If you want to create sub-sections, use three equals signs around the title, vice the two used for section titles. The biggest issue you have, and it's too late at night for me to start on this, is an issue of "POV" (point of view). The article takes a very laudatory stance towards the subject, with titles like "Challenging the Status Quo", "A Great Pioneer", etc. Nobody's saying this isn't a good organisation, but WP articles must be as neutral as possible, "just the facts", etc. and leave it up to the reader to provide the opinions. I know this is difficult to do when you're enthused about the subject, but to remove the "POV" tags, etc. the article really needs to be scrubbed of any subjective praise or adulation, and focus on the factual who/what/where/when/why of the organisation. In the big picture, a neutral article gains even more respect for a subject, vice an overly-biased one (regardless of how good the subject) which indicates to the reader that a pure interest in information took a back seat to pushing a viewpoint. So, a few comments there, and note I did a pretty extensive cleanup of the article, so it looks a lot more like the standard Wikipedia format, easier to read, neater layout, etc. Let me know if you have any other questions. MatthewVanitas (talk)
== Absalom Greeley ==
Although Absalom Greeley seems to be thoroughly discreditable kind of guy, I'm trying hard to get the neutral point of view on him. Can you provide comments and let me know if I hit the right note? There isn't much information on him....I gather from what I read, that he has been "shunned" by the Ontario establishment of his time and so forth through history. Thanks so much\
CJ_WeißSchäfer (talk)
CJ_WeißSchäfer (talk)
Reviewed, looks great. You just need to add to its talk page. I'd also suggest you drop by WP Canada's Talk page and introduce yourself and your article, maybe get a little more feedback from Canada history buffs. So far as NPOV, you seem to have stayed objective; NPOV doesn't mean not saying unpleasant things, it means saying things, positive or negative, unemotionally and based on the facts. Note that other people's opinions are facts themselves, so it's fine to say "MP Smith called him a 'low down guttersnipe' in an 1883 editorial in the Toronto Gazette." So long as the article itself does not pass judgement, but reports the facts and historical attitudes towards the subject, that's totally kosher.
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Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs nearly 90,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Abbott information is available on the company's Web site at www.abbott.com.
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UMASS 28, RICHMOND 7 Massachusetts scored three touchdowns in the first quarter en route to a Colonial Athletic Association win at Richmond. Jonathan Hernandez rushed for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Minutemen (5-3, 3-2). Tre Gray ran for 105 yards for Richmond (3-5, 0-5). IN OTHER GAMES Visiting Duquesne (7-2, 5-1 Northeast Conference) held Monmouth to 165 yards in a 16-0 victory. Monmouth (4-4, 3-2) is 0-4 at home this season.... Sacred Heart (5-3, 3-2 Northeast Conference) beat host Robert Morris, 27-15, as Tim Little threw two touchdown passes. Robert Morris (2-6, 2-2) has lost three straight.
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UK's Cameron: Scotland Must Snub Independence Heading to Scotland for talks on an independence referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that he would fight "head, heart and soul" to prevent the breakup of the United Kingdom. Cameron was scheduled to hold his first meeting on the issue with Scotland's leader Alex Salmond, whose separatist party has long campaigned for the nation to leave its neighbors behind for the first time in more than 300 years. Salmond is seeking to hold an independence referendum in September 2014, hoping that a separation from London would be completed with a May 2016 election for the Scottish Parliament. However, with opinion polls showing that only about a third of Scots currently favor splitting the nation, Cameron and others opponents are pressing for the vote to be held earlier. Scotland and England united in 1707 to form Great Britain, but Scotland gained significant autonomy after voting in 1997 to set up the semiautonomous Edinburgh-based Scottish Parliament, which has power from education, health and justice and can make minor alterations to income tax. London retains primacy on all matters relating to Britain as a whole - including defense, energy and foreign relations. Cameron's government and Salmond are already at odds over the date of the referendum, what will be on the ballot paper and whether 16- and 17-year-olds should be entitled to vote. According to excerpts released in advance, Cameron planned to use a speech in Scotland to warn that independence could damage Britain's status in Europe, within NATO and put at risk the U.K.'s permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. "The fight is now under way for something really precious: the future of our United Kingdom. I am 100 percent clear that I will fight with everything I have to keep our United Kingdom together," Cameron planned to say, according to the excerpts. "To me, this is not some issue of policy or strategy or calculation - it matters head, heart and soul. Our shared home is under threat and everyone who cares about it needs to speak out," the text said. Salmond insists that independence would bring greater prosperity, allowing Scotland to better exploit its energy resources. "We have 25 percent of Europe's tidal power potential, 25 percent of its offshore wind potential and 10 percent of its wave power potential - not bad for a nation with less than 1 percent of Europe's population," Salmond said Wednesday in a speech to the London School of Economics. Cameron insisted Scotland would be safer and richer if it remained a part of the U.K., along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Both Wales and Northern Ireland also have administrations with some limited powers. "We're stronger, because together we count for more in the world, with a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, real clout in NATO and Europe and unique influence with allies all over the world," Cameron planned to say. "In an increasingly dangerous world we have the fourth-largest defense budget on the planet, superb armed forces and anti-terrorist and security capabilities that stretch across the globe and are feared by our enemies and admired by our friends," the excerpts read. Cameron insists Scotland's 5 million people would be more prosperous as part of "the seventh-richest economy on the planet and one of the world's biggest trading powers."
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Review: Alan Jackson Adds New Facet to Sound Capitol Nashville / AP This CD cover image released by Capitol Nashville shows "The Bluegrass Album," by Alan Jackson. Alan Jackson, "The Bluegrass Album" (ACR/EMI Nashville) Veteran country star Alan Jackson ranks among the most tradition-based singers of his generation. Most of his influences are on the surface: honky-tonk, swing, blues and songs both romantic and social that draw on details from his personal life. Jackson's new "The Bluegrass Album," much like his two collections of gospel hymns, brings out another form of American roots music that he loves. With characteristic laid-back charm, Jackson applies his sweet baritone to the hot acoustic picking and soaring harmonies that characterize bluegrass. What Jackson brings to the table is outstanding songwriting - an area where contemporary bluegrass can be lacking. The 54-year-old contributes eight original songs, including the standouts "Blacktop" and "Let's Get Back To Me And You," as well as two by his nephew Adam Wright, who co-produced the collection with Jackson's longtime studio collaborator, Keith Stegall. Jackson tips his hat to bluegrass history by covering Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" and the Dillards" great "There Is A Time," and he runs John Anderson's "Wild And Blue" through a mountain gap without losing its soulful strength. To Jackson's credit, he doesn't aim any of these songs to fit country radio's format. Instead, he concentrates on making a solid string-band album for the ages - and succeeds.
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The Rialto is the heart of the "modern" and "Shakespearean" city - but is there any difference? Almost any campo would serve as a backdrop for a Shakespearean street scene, any palazzo interior a setting for witty dialogue. Is any other city so little changed since Shakespeare's day? The Rialto bridge may then have been made of wood but the Erberia and Pesceria markets, dating from 1097, continue to supply the city with fresh produce. "Given the canals and surrounding lagoon, a view from any of the bell towers must look the same as what Shakespeare would have seen - had he ever come here. But that is a separate story! Shakespeare or not, though, every place here is a jewel, a stage set, so lose yourself and let Venice guide you into its labyrinth." Francesco da Mosto presents 'Shakespeare in Italy' on BBC Two on Thursday at 9pm Getting there British Airways (0844 493 0787; ba.com) flies to Venice from Gatwick from £77 return and easyJet (0843 104 5454 easyjet.com) flies from £60 return. Packages Kirker Holidays (020 7593 2283; kirkerholidays.com) offers a three-night package to Venice from £546 per person, including return flight, breakfast, transfer by shared private water taxi, guaranteed entrance tickets for the Doges" Palace or the Guggenheim or Accademia galleries, a copy of the Kirker Guide Notes and the services of a Kirker concierge. The inside track Museo Ebraico (Cannaregio 2902/b; 0039 041 715359; museoebraico.it). Liberia Per Ragazzi Laboratorio Blu (Cannaregio 1224; 041 715819) is an inspiring children's bookshop and Francesco favourite. Bottega del Tintoretto (Fondamenta dei Mori 3400; 041 722081; tintorettovenezia.it). Long or short courses in printmaking, sculpture, design and watercolour. Ikona Venezia (Campo del Ghetto Nuova 2909; 041 520 5854; ikonavenezzia.com). A gallery of contemporary photography. Take a walk through the city in the footsteps of Casanova by downloading this self-guided tour at gpsmycity.com/tours/casanovas-venice-tour-2020.html. See the attic prison cell from which Casanova escaped at the Doges" Palace on the Itinerari Segreti tour. Book in advance; palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en/il-museo/percorsi-e-collezioni/itinerari-segreti. Venice's gardens are often overlooked but there are over 500 of them hidden away. Take a tour with garden expert Mariagrazia Dammicco (giardini-venezia.it). When you feel you can't walk another step, a round trip on a vaporetto, especially out to the islands of the lagoon, is restful and enjoyable. Further information Further reading should include Francesco's Venice (BBC Books, paperback £16). The official Venice app: itunes.apple.com/it/app/venezia-news/id455300649?mt=8. Things are improving for visitors with disabilities. The vaporetti now offer wheelchair access and a special map, Accessible Venice, can be downloaded at comune.venezia.it (English version). Arm yourself with transport and museum passes, which can be purchased more cheaply seven days in advance from veniceconnected.com. The best hotels Francesco da Mosto recommends: Pensione Accademia £
Well-established, comfortable family-run pensione very conveniently situated in Dorsoduro, with 27 rooms and a garden (0039 041 521 0188; pensioneaccademia.it; doubles from €145/£118). Il Palladio Hotel and Spa £££
The celebrated Bauer Hotel has diversified at Giudecca with this perfect restoration of a convent originally designed by the 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio. Newly opened, the very luxurious five-star offers a wide range of spa treatments, three magnificent gardens and a complimentary shuttle to San Marco (041 520 7022; palladiohotelspa.com; doubles from €300/£245).
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==Speedy deletion nomination of Gavin fullam==
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I hope this is of some help to you. Flat Out let's discuss it
Welcome, Sph, and keep in mind it's not your article.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions ·
: Thanks for all the suggestions, and I hope I have now addressed the concerns raised. Hoping that others agree, I removed the "multiple issues" statement. Sph110 (talk)
Apparently I satisfied the editors on two of the three issues, but still they want more references. I did add several citations of previously listed articles at what I thought were appropriate points. I am not sure what is now viewed as insufficiently referenced. If someone can tell me, then I can try to add appropriate references. One question: in a couple of places I cited other Wikipedia articles as the source; articles which do not appear to have current issues. These articles contain further references. Is this not adequate? Sph110 (talk)
Hello and welcome! Unfortunately, Wikipedia is not a reliable source on Wikipedia. You will have to dig through the sources on those other articles and use those sources directly in this article. It's a little extra work, but I think you will find it is worth it in the end. Happy editing! Technical 13 (talk)
I have now replaced the reliance on other Wikipedia articles with new inline references. Also, some material was augmented and shifted to a new section. Sph110 (talk)
== Refrences ==
I really should know this by now, but what is considered a repuable sorce for an article, and how do I put one in? (I do almost all anti-vandalism and copy-editing work, so I haven't run into this at all yet) Lee Tru. Hi, Lee, and welcome to The Teahouse. A reputable source is a magazine, newspaper or book published by a company with a reputation for making sure the facts are accurate. A blog, and most web sites, would not likely be considered reliable enough. Read more at RS. Once you have found your reliable source, at the end of the information it verifies, put " on the right of the information needed to find the source. If it is online, put the URL the title of the article, and preferably the name of the source. It doesn't have to be online. Near the end of the article, put "" of, under the heading ==References==. Don't worry too much about formatting, since someone will often come clean up what you did (I do that a lot), although it's less work for us if you use proper citation templates. — Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions ·
Hello and welcome back to the Teahouse. I agree that you probably should know what a reliable independent source is by now. I'm assuming that following those three links will tell you all that you wanted to know. :) Technical 13 (talk)
Thank you, Technical. I forgot to say "independent". And I also forgot that Citing sources was also needed here.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions ·
WikiDragons do not clean up their own edits! I do GOCE stuff because there is not much else that I enjoy doing once the vandals are all gone for the day) Lee Tru. == adding references and footnotes ==
I need to add footnotes/references/links to websites other than wikipedia....
MaClarke23 (talk)
Hi, MaClarke and welcome to The Teahouse. Most of the information you need is found in the response to the above question (the question below when this gets archived). Also read Citing sources, Footnotes and Inline citation. In some cases you can link to websites other than wikipedia in a section called "External links" at the end of an article. It's not generally recommnded that you do this within an article except in a reference (inside )verifying information contained in the article.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions ·
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I need help with this userbox Miss Bono/Userboxes/age. The code is a mess. Miss Bono (zootalk)
It looked fine to me. EBY (talk)
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Hi, it's me again.
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Syria's Assad Bashes Heads, Hoping His Regime's Strategic Importance Buys It a Pass Protesters march through the streets in Homs, Syria May 6, 2011 in a still image taken from video Reuters Location, in real estate and sometimes in politics, is everything. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lives in a very different geopolitical neighborhood from his erstwhile, but now-ousted counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt, as well as the teetering leaders of Libya and Yemen. It's a tumultuous patch of the Middle East, populated by an uneasy mix of religious and ethnic groups, frequently in turmoil. Fear of the chaos and instability his ouster might unleash is Assad's greatest advantage as he races to brutally crush a seven-week uprising before the rapidly rising body count forces world leaders to act more forcefully against him. (See photos of the bloody Syrian protests.) Despite widely shared misgivings about the consequences of regime-change in Syria, the international community is slowly hardening its stance toward the ruling Ba'athist regime. The U.S. has targeted new sanctions at three senior figures, including the president's brother Maher al-Assad, who heads the army's 4th Division and Republican Guard units tasked with subduing protests in the southern city of Dara'a, where the current uprising began in mid-March. The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on 13 top Syrian officials, but remains divided as to whether or not Bashar al-Assad himself should be censured. The ambivalence over targeting Assad himself could be a product of the "good cop" image the young president has cultivated during his 11 years in power. According to that narrative, Assad is good, humble and close to his people, but he is surrounded by bad apples, especially senior intelligence operatives and holdovers from the regime he inherited from his father, Hafez al-Assad. In this version of reality, Bashar has long wanted to implement reforms, but he has been hamstrung by the consequences of such developments as 9/11, the Iraq war and the 2006 Lebanon war. Even as he has sent tanks into towns and presided over the killing of close to 600 protesters and the arrest of as many as 8,000 others, the "good Bashar" story insists that world leaders could still cajole him into curbing the bloodbath. It's enough to make Libya's Moammar Gaddafi choke on his chai. (See what Syria's detainees can expect from the regime.) Even as the Syrian regime's measures against pro-democracy protesters are rapidly approaching the brutality unleashed by Gaddafi's forces when the protest movement broke out in Libya, nobody's expecting NATO to scramble its jets to protect Syrians, says Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Doha Center. Western leaders still harbor a hope that "traditional tools of diplomacy" will sway Assad, says Hamid. "I think there's a realization that where Gaddafi was delusional and not open to compromise, I think there still is a hope that pressure can work on Assad." Still, some - including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Assad friend and ally - appear to be losing patience. The Turkish leader this week issued a scathing critique of Assad's actions, warning him against "another Hama," a reference to the Syrian city bombed to rubble in 1982 by Hafez al-Assad after an Islamist insurrection there. At least 10,000 people were killed in that uprising, although the exact figure is not known. Ammar Qurabi, head of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, says the Turkish about-face came because "the Turks realized that the presence of this regime is a factor creating instability in the region, the opposite of what the West thinks." (See how graffiti stirred the uprising.) Assad's immediate problem, however, is that brute force is not having the desired effect. On Friday, tens of thousands of protesters once again demonstrated across Syria following afternoon prayers, despite the regime having repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to open fire on them. As many as 21 people were killed in the city of Homs in central Syria, activists said, and more than a dozen injured in what has become a regular cycle of protests, deaths and further protests. Both sides appear to have boxed themselves in.
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The collection manager is very keen to promote the website, www.nls.uk, where over 20,000 maps of Scotland can be seen, but there's a lot to be said for visiting the library in person. It's very quiet, which is part of its charm, but deserves to be much busier than it is. How sad to think that a place where remembrance is held sacred, a place where crofts which long ago burned to ash and blew away still exist as ink on paper, should itself be forgotten, a skipped-past page. That's a tragedy on a small scale, but a tragedy nonetheless.
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Paola is a beautifull creature!
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NYPD's Kelly: Osama death brings complications
Since news of Osama bin Laden's death, security has been stepped up in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that the assumption is bin Laden's followers would like nothing better than to avenge his death by waging another attack in New York. Security has been stepped up more than just a notch: There is greater police presence on the city's subways, at bridges and tunnels and at key buildings. The New York City Police Department sent out a directive to all officers to be alert for suspicious packages or any evidence that the transit system, infrastructure or iconic locations were being targeted. On CBS' "The Early Show," anchor Chris Wragge asked Kelly if word of bin Laden's death news led him feeling "We finally got him," or, "My tough job just got a lot tougher"? "I wouldn't say a lot tougher, but obviously good news with complications," Kelly replied. "We knew that there would simply be the possibility of a retaliatory effort here in New York.... We've put a lot of things in place here. But knew we have to do more, and that's what we're doing today." Complete coverage: The killing of Osama bin Laden He said the decision to continue increased police presence would be made as more information becomes available. "We have our listening posts literally out across the world," Kelly said. "We have New York City police officers in 11 cities overseas. We work closely with our federal partners. So we have to make the judgments on a daily basis. And we won't be able to keep this level indefinitely. But we'll make that judgment each day as we go forward. "We've had 12 plots against this city since September 11, 2001, and they've all been thwarted in one way or the other," Kelly said. "It's not as if they're not trying. So far, so good here in New York." He said the city's security is much changed since before 9/11: "We devote over a thousand police officers every day to our counterterrorism efforts. We have heavily armed officers going to sensitive locations throughout the city. We have additional programs in our subway system. We have 5 million people a day travel on the subway system. We have radiological detectors, well over 1,000 deployed every day. We have them on our boats, we have them in our helicopters. "So the city has come, you know, a long way since 2001. But the job is never done. We continue to hone and refine our skills." He said citizens' vigilance has been helpful in watching for possible attacks - as is luck. "Absolutely. We'll take it every time!"
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Aditya(talk • contribs)
Any statement tagged by "fact template" should not be removed. Because they are still helpful and it is backed by policy. Please be civil and no anger mood whenever you go through any discussion. 'this little editor is happy' - let other editor to edit. Entries should not be taken care by one editor. :Yes, please, let other editors edit. Shouldn't be too difficult. Right? Aditya(talk • contribs)
With all the above fighting, the article had been left in a poorly edited state, with repetition & bad grammar. I've done a quick cleanup. (Of the English kind, not the Bowdler kind).65.32.236.156 (talk)
:Oh yes, fighting seems to be a way of life for this article. Just take a look at the archived discussions. Aren't we just cool? Jokes apart, some more copyediting help would be highly helpful (this one area of work always floors me bad). Aditya(talk • contribs)
== Combine with male genital waxing ==
How about combining this article with the one on male genital waxing and then add some photos of what that looks like? I don't see why there should be two different articles. Opinions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.191.226.241 (talk)
Hmm, is male genital waxing covered by the term bikini waxing? If so, it would make sense. -mattbuck (Talk)
There is very little overlap between the different types, methodology, and cultural significance of bikini waxing and male genital waxing. You'd end up with two completely separate sections so may as well keep them as separate articles. Betty Logan (talk) I think both are very different. == wasn't there a video here before ==
There was a viedeo of waxing being carried out and it was later taken off.Can someone link me to it? 124.157.173.102 (talk)
Look at the history around the time you think you saw it. Biofase flame| stalk
Apparently it was deleted for violating copyright: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Brazilian_wax.ogg. I remember the video though and it is widely available over the internet - a google search on "bikini wax video" brings it up on several pages: http://leenks.com/media359.htm. Betty Logan (talk)
== (Moved in from Landing strip (hair)) Dicdef ==
This is seriously just a dicdef. I've rewritten it, but unless it expands more, I think it might be best if it were moved to Wiktionary. I'll nominate it myself if I don't forget. I agree - entirely a Wiktionary candidate. Tim Pierce
Why hasn't this been moved to Wiktionary by now? It's annoying for people interested in aviation to be sent to an entry regarding pubic hair styling!T.E. Goodwin
This article is nonsense It should be deleted. == Avoid useless references ==
This reference is useless:
Joannides, p. 233. I wouldn't know where to start in trying to figure out what it refers to (I can't even check if it exists! ), and I'm sure no one's going to go to the effort to find this publication and read page 233. Good references can be written by using the "quote" value, like this:
Some companies make examples. That way it's easy for anyone to verify the source has been accurately represented and anyone can see what part of the sentence is backed up by this source. Gronky (talk)
===Example===
There's this sentence:
Some critics of the procedure believe that Brazilian waxing can contribute to making an adult woman look underage, citing this as one reason for its popularity in the pornographic industry. There are four references given. Only one can be consulted online, and it doesn't contain any statement from any critic making the claim that Brazilian waxing is popular in the pornography industry because it can contribute to making adult women look underage. Either the person who added this reference didn't understand what references are for, or maybe the sentence has been changed since the reference was added. What about the other three? Are they also all wrong?
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Roby, Smith to Sit out at Least Ohio State Opener Hours after it was ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll by The Associated Press, Ohio State suspended two more of its top players. Coach Urban Meyer said Saturday that cornerback Bradley Roby and running back Rod Smith will sit out the Aug. 31 opener against Buffalo. That now makes three starters, including leading scorer Carlos Hyde, who have been disciplined this summer and will miss at least the first game at Ohio Stadium. Roby was punished because of his arrest in July on misdemeanor charges of assaulting a bar bouncer in Bloomington, Ind. "I don't think it's done yet," Meyer said of the case against Roby. "He'll be suspended one game just because there's an issue. I'll make a further determination once. I don't think it's done." The prosecutor has offered Roby the chance to enter a pretrial diversion program that could result in the charge being dismissed. Meyer said even if the charge is dismissed, Roby will sit out - and could face further punishment from the team. "He was there and he shouldn't have been there. It won't change," he said. "Will he play the first game? No." Roby has been working out with the second team, not the starters, even though he is one of the top cornerbacks in the Big Ten. He considered entering the NFL draft after his redshirt sophomore season last year. Smith, a senior, was suspended for the Buffalo game because of an undisclosed violation of team rules last winter. "He's doing very good. He'll be a valuable member of this team once he gets back, but he's practicing at a very, very high level," Meyer said. "It's his last call. It's the 11th hour for Rod Smith so he needs to perform." Meyer said Smith was in line to start the opener after Hyde was suspended for the first three games after an alleged assault against a woman in which he did not face charges. "I feel like they made bad decisions and coach had to do what he had to do," linebacker Ryan Shazier said. "We'll be missing Bradley Roby, but we have a really good defensive back corps that's going to make up for who we're going to miss." Added defensive lineman Michael Bennett: "I come in, bring my lunch pail to work and whatever happens, happens." Meyer has been criticized for what some perceive as lax discipline during his time as the coach at Florida. One of his best players with the Gators, Aaron Hernandez, was arrested on murder charges this summer. Meyer was asked if the latest suspensions were meant to send a message. "That's our job. They've been told," he said. "There's two ways (to punish them): Take their (scholarship) money or take their playing time. If it was early summer I'd take all their scholarships, but it's the end of summer so we'll take their playing time away."
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==Major Industries==
I think a list of Colombian industries would help a lot to this article. Adding for example: Alpina, cerveceria aguila and articles like these. You're invited to help me. Don Quijote's Sancho
==Poverty Line==
only 14,7% below poverty line? This does not seem very realistic... there is no country in Southamerica (except Chile) with similar figures
Yes, there is an inconsistency here. At the beginning of the article it says that it is 49% —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.95.165 (talk)
The 49.2% (2005) figure is provided by the CIA World Factbook. Browse to the CIA World Factbook website and left click Economy. If you dispute this figure, then cite your source before you edit this figure. — Anunimportantperson (talk)
== Citation Needed tags ==
In the section "Human Rights Abuses in Mining Zones" I notice that many "citation needed" tags have been added. I did not add any of this information myself, but looking through the pamphlet "Profits of Extermination" (a product of Sintraminercol, written by Francisco Ramirez Cuellar, published by Common Courage Press ) right now, it seems that much of this information checks out, with the exception of the beginning sections about FARC/ELN bombings. I'll look through the whole section and the book, and make corrections if I see any required. 173.3.41.6 (talk)
== Overview makes no sense ==
I am sure that the person who wrote it meant a rapid increase instead of decrease in the economy. In fact it has been 5% which is really high. It looks like a vandal changed increase for decrease. In fact the first two sentences don't even make sense.--78.146.29.31 (talk)
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Boxing: Darren Barker becomes IBF world middleweight champion after defeating Daniel Geale by a split decision in Atlantic City Darren Barker climbed off the canvas to claim the IBF middleweight title in a gruelling encounter with Daniel Geale in Atlantic City. Things looked bleak for the Barnet fighter when he was floored by a body shot in the sixth, but the next time he hit the canvas was in a fit of emotion after it was announced he had won the belt by a split decision. Barker, 31, wept as he dropped to his knees and was congratulated by his team, with tears flowing in all quarters, before dedicating the victory to his brother Gary who died in a car accident in 2006. "Not many people know the journey I've been through," he said in comments broadcast on Sky Sports 1. "It's been a real Rocky story. "I dedicate this to my late brother. Everything I've done is for him. Gary, this is for you, mate." Barker, whose previous world title shot against Sergio Martinez ended in failure in Atlantic City in 2011, appeared to take his Australian opponent by surprise by taking the fight to him. The Briton landed some big early hits and certainly had the better of the early rounds. But he was down in round six when Geale connected with a left hook to the body. The end appeared to be nigh as Geale rained punches in on a dazed Barker, but the Barnet fighter composed himself and ended the round swinging before raising his arms in apparent celebration of withstanding the onslaught. Barker went on the attack again in round seven but, although he was landing plenty of punches, he did not appear to be hurting his opponent. It was developing into a gruelling affair and the physicality threatened to take its toll on Barker, who has struggled with injuries in the past. A lightning combination in the 10th showed Barker, who also landed a big uppercut, still had plenty to offer and he was impressive again in the 11th, but Geale has a reputation as a strong finisher and it was his punches that were landing in the 12th. Despite that, Barker raised his arms in celebration before the final bell had even sounded and that proved justified. "I take my hat off to Daniel Geale," Barker said. "He's a great champion and a tough, tough man. "He caught me right in the solar plexus and completely took my breath away from me." He added: "I was in absolute bits. I was gone. But as the seconds went on my brother and daughter, they got into my head. "I showed I've got heart and a lot of people didn't think I did." Geale said: "I'm no going to whinge and cry and carry on. I worked so hard, I did everything I had to do. "I could tell he was throwing a lot of punches - whether he was catching me or not, that's to be seen. I felt in control. It wasn't my best performance. Darren's a great fighter, I knew it was going to be tight. I'm very disappointed."
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The convention in 1964 adopted the colony program as the standard route which a local fraternity would follow in becoming a Theta Tau Chapter. It also adopted the official flag featuring four quadrants - dark red in upper left with the coat of arms and lower right with stepped gold letters "ΘΤ." The other two quadrants are gold. The four items of official jewelry remain the member's badge, gear pin (called "sister pin" until 1994), pledge insignia, and official recognition button. Other insignia have been adopted over the years. The colony program sparked design of the simple colony pin, and colony pledge pin, and contributed to adoption of an alternative flag divided along its length into three equal sections, the left and right dark red with gold in the center bearing dark red letters Θ and Τ arranged vertically. Other jewelry items are the Greek letter and coat of arms recognition buttons, alumni charm, and Greek letter lavaliere. The coat of arms is also available as a tie tac, in "Founders' size," on a ring, cuff links, and the "annual award key." Available since 1989 is the identification pin displaying the crest (hand grasping hammer and tongs) and gear wheels with the member's name, chapter, and year engraved on its face. To this may be attached an engraved bar for each Theta Tau national meeting attended by the member. The 1966 Convention elected C. Ramond Hanes, '24, another Sigma charter member, as Grand Regent. The 1968 Convention elected Dr. Charles E. Wales, '53, an Epsilon Beta charter member, as Grand Regent. The position of Student Member of the Executive Council was created in 1970. The Executive Council Bulletin, in newsletter format, was first published during the 1970-72 biennium. Now generally issued monthly during the school year, it provides timely news and reminders to officers of the national Fraternity, chapters, and alumni organizations. F. Garn Hatch, ZB '56, edited the Fall 1970, issue of The Gear, the first issue with 8-1/2x11-inch page size. He was succeeded by James M. Walter, Phi '68, who served through 1975, and then Steven A. Williams, LB '73, editor-in-chief, through 1977. During this period the page size returned to 7x10 inches. Dr. George G. Dodd, Z '60, was elected Grand Regent in 1972; and the Delegate-at-Large (immediate Past Grand Regent) was made officially a member of the Executive Council. The 1976 Convention elected as Grand Regent Stephen J. Barth, LB '67, a charter member of Lambda Beta Chapter, the first second-generation Theta Tau to hold this position. In 1977, a plan adopted by the 1976 Convention was implemented, making women eligible for membership. ===A new era (1976-1991)===
Returning to the tradition of editors-in-chief from Omicron Chapter, Richard A. Rummelhart, O '76, was appointed to this position in 1978 and was succeeded by Arthur T. Petrzelka, O '79, who edited the magazine 1979-88. With the Spring, 1979, issue, The Gear adopted the standard 8-1/2x11-inch page size which has been continued. The first membership directory in forty years was published in 1979, and others in 1985, 1990, and 1994. A History of Theta Tau, compiled by Past Grand Regent Charles W. Britzius, was published in 1980. Regional Conferences were replaced by a special Convention in 1981, establishing the pattern of holding national meetings annually in August rather than biennially in the week after Christmas. In 1982, A. Thomas Brown, M '77, like Brother Barth, a member's son, was elected Grand Regent. During 1983, Theta Tau purchased its first computer; moved the central office from the Executive Secretary's home to space in the Theta Xi Memorial Headquarters Building in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur; held its first National Conference; and first employed a second member, Dean W. Bettinger, T '81, as Extension Director/Chapter Consultant. Since then, others have been employed for limited periods, including Michael T. Abraham, EB '92, who served as administrative assistant in 1988 and briefly in 1989. The Theta Tau Alumni Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to honor those members of the Fraternity who have distinguished themselves through the excellence of their contributions to their professions and/or to the fraternity. Being nominated is itself a distinct honor since a chapter or the Executive Council may nominate no more than two annually. From among the nominees, the Selection Committee may name no more than five to be inducted at the national meeting each year.
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YouGov slips into the red, despite election boost By Helia Ebrahimi
Published: 6:00AM BST 13 Apr 2010 Stephan Shakespeare, chief executive, insisted the company's fortunes were on an "upward slope" as the recessionary climate improved. "Last year we were on a pretty steep downward slope, but we feel very strongly that we have come out of the bad times and that we are in a more positive territory," he said. The company tumbled from a £683,000 profit to £540,000 loss on sales of £21.3m against £22.6m last time. YouGov, which makes 2pc of its group revenue from political polling, said that election periods gave the company its biggest showcase for business. "Political media revenue is significant. But what it is really doing is putting YouGov in the shop window," said Mr Shakespeare. "It is where our brand is strongest - where you can see our accuracy and speed. And that translates very well commercially to our corporate customers." Mr Shakespeare said that the trend in political polling had increasingly moved to become more interactive. "Both parties, Labour and Conservative are more and more interested in including the public in process of politics. They both want to extend the communication between government and people - and that will move from electoral polling in the run up to the election - to keeping a very keen eye on approval ratings after the election has been decided." The YouGov boss said that new innovations such as the TV debates meant that politics was becoming more exciting and more exciting to monitor. In the US, presidential debates are accompanied by live feeds of human heart rate and perspiration graphs that indicate public perception of how the candidates are performing. "We are not quite yet there here in the UK. But we are moving at accessing more complicated information quickly. That includes being able to access information from social networking sites such as twitter and Facebook and to process that into useful data in real time. Not just for politics but also for companies."
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The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 7 (also known as the 2011 Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy) professional minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 5–9 October 2011, at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the 47th professional title of his career by defeating Matthew Stevens 4–2 in the final. O'Sullivan also became the first player to win two PTC titles in the same season. ==Prize fund and ranking points==
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.
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They are quite tight-lipped, but I heard they won a case in France a few years back, I'm sorry I can't point you at a source and it might even be an urban tale
Delete per NOR
Keep, this is definitely encyclopedic. I'm aware of the NOR issues. Stifle
Keep, but I wouldn't be adverse to a move into the Wikipedia: namespace if no one can find citations. It gives us somewhere to point the folks who constantly blank magic-related articles (King levitation got the worst of it before being merged, but they've still got a fairly broad list of targets). —Cryptic (talk)
Merge into exposure (magic), remove the POV and OR. Samohyl Jan
Keep. I see four sections, all of which are entirely verifiable. Magic secrets are not covered by copyright, usually not covered by patent or trade secret, and are covered by the ethical standards of the magic community. What on this page constitutes original research? Kleg
Reply: Articles_for_deletion/Intellectual_rights_to_magic_methods
Keep. I don't disagree that this article could be better, but the topic seems encyclopedic to me. If you feel there is some original research, mark it or delete it. I found a book reference to the patent of Pepper's Ghost and cited it. The article needs to be cleaned up, not deleted. Mr. Know-It-All
Keep The article is interesting,it may need expansion or merging with another article but im against deleting the information altogether. It is usefull and expands the readers understanding of maical practice
Delete Interesting article, no doubt about it, but subject to NOR. Schutz
Delete The topic is interesting, but the article was horrible to begin with, stuffed with original research and claims that was untrue (like the silly idea that it was possible to patent a magic effect). The title of the page said "intellectual rights" but not a single word on the page dealt with intellectual rights - instead it was all about something as esoteric and irrelevant as "secrets", as if any creator in the field ever thought about "secrets" when their creations were stolen, their names stripped from the work and had to see how others passed on their work as their own. The whole piece were just fiction designed to justify the act of taking material from people that were unprotected by law to begin with. In this field, it isn't necessary with any justifications - just take the works from the creators, there's no legal obstacles in the way. First I thought I just should delete the mess myself, but I edited it instead. Didn't become much better, almost the same amount of original research as before - but at least something that reflected a reality, instead of a fiction. So yes! Delete the mess. There exists no legal intellectual rights at all for creators in this particular field of artistic expressions - and it is deceptive to have a page that seem to claim that there is
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El Bulli Is the Greatest Restaurant in the World True story: The other night I was teleported to Ferran Adria's El Bulli with my exceedingly close friend, the actress Reese Witherspoon. One minute Reese and I were walking along the beach in Malibu with my rescue-dog Chase, and the next we were nestled into a pillow-covered king-size bed in an apartment no one knows about on top of the restaurant's dining room, where there are eunuchs who will fetch you anything you desire. (I desired a Mountain Dew. No problem!) We were on top of the covers, talking. (Just talking: We're both married!) Reese said this sort of thing happens all the time to her. Not me. As I told Reese before we left, I'd received an invitation to go to the restaurant from a Russian businessman interested in opening El Bullis in Ohio and Siberia. He said he wasn't interested in what I had to say about the place as a journalist, but as a friend. I'd never been to El Bulli and he wanted me to go. "Like friend," he said. (We'd met at the Russian Samovar, in Midtown, where we argued about show tunes and human rights. It got chummy from there.) I asked Reese to come with me because I know she loves food and Spain - Spanish food, especially. In fact, she was going to do that television show with Mario Batali and Mark Bittman, but it fell through because she had a hard time with the pronunciation of C, S and Z sounds that are so important to artful Spanish conversation. Anyway: Dinner! A herald sounded and soon we were being spoon-fed gold leaf and pharmaceutical cocaine by Ferran Adria himself. Oh, how we laughed at those losers downstairs in the restaurant eating the "regular" menu! We drank the fermented milk of a post-natal unicorn and ate monkey brain with shirred Dodo egg, spring dolphin mousse, mercury-braised carrots and an entire fistful of saffron. Fifty-two courses in all. And every time we nodded at the success of another dish, a woman with a headset and a clipboard took note and nodded at a eunuch, who placed another $500 bill in a pile in a red velvet box marked, "Money for Sam and Reese." So, you know, when I say that El Bulli is the best restaurant in the world, I really mean it. What's your best restaurant in the world? Tell us in the comments.
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