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Bee Venom for HIV Prevention
March 12, 2013|
Nanoparticles coated with a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV while leaving surrounding cells intact.
March 12, 2013|
Nanoparticles coated with a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV while leaving surrounding cells intact.
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Transcriptome studies reveal new insights about unusual animals whose genomes have not been sequenced.
March 7, 2013|
A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
March 6, 2013|
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species' genomes
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The nanoscale structure of a clanger cicada's wings destroys threatening microbes on contact.
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A large genome-wide study has identified four single-nucleotide polymorphisms shared between five major psychiatric disorders.
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The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
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A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
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Trend Lighting Corp. Urban II 39" Table Lamp with Oval Shade
Trend Lighting Corp. Urban II 39" Table Lamp with Oval Shade
Weights & Dimensions
|Product Type: Standard
|Fixture Finish: Espresso
|Fixture Material: Metal; Wood
|Hardware Material: Stainless steel
|Number of Lights: 1
|Bulb Type: Incandescent
|Bulb Base Type: Medium
|Light Direction: Ambient
|Wattage per Bulb: 150 Watts (W)
|Bulb Included: No
|Shade Included: Yes
|Built-in Outlet: No
|Adjustable Height: No
|Night Light: No
|Swing Arm: No
|Switch Type: On/Off Switch
|Cord Color: Silver
|Lifestage: Adult
|Gender: Unisex
|Commercial Use: Yes
|Eco-Friendly: No
|Product Care: Wipe with a soft dry cloth
|Country of Manufacture: China
|Assembly Required: Yes
|Additional Parts Required: No
|Product Warranty: 1 year
|cUL Listed: Yes
|UL Listed: Yes
|Energy Star Compliant: No
|Damp, Dry or Wet Location Listed: Dry
|CPSIA or CPSC Compliant: Yes
|General Conformity Certificate: Yes
About the ManufacturerWith over 30 years of experience in both custom manufacturing and with one of the most expansive lines in the lighting industry, Trend Lighting have partnered with customers all over the world to help realize their visions. Trend features complete custom fabrication abilities, and works closely with designers, purchasing agents and hotel owners to help realize their vision- a truly uniquely contemporary space.
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Top Gear at the Ferrari World Finals
Classic F1 cars, crashed 599XXs and Prancing Horse regalia - we report from the gathering of the Tifosi
Posted: 29 Apr 2014
It's absolutely chucking it down at Mugello and, for reasons too complex to explain right now, the only umbrella I have in the car is one made by Lamborghini.
Given Sant'Agata is only 65 miles away, you wouldn't think this would be an issue. But in this part of Italy, your choice of supercar loyalty matters. Raging bull or prancing horse: it's a turf war.
Today I'm on Ferrari soil for the Finali Mondiali - the marque's end-of-season festival, where the tifosi gather for a celebration of all things Ferrari. The tifosi are notoriously devout. The umbrella's staying in the car. Better to get wet than lynched.
The event is held at the Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit in Tuscany. For four days the 3.2-mile track becomes Maranello mecca for fans who enjoy dressing up as Stefano Domenicali on race day, check the time on their Panerai Ferrari watches and bleed Rossa Corsa. You don't need to own a Ferrari to get in, but it helps as you get free front row parking.
But even then, with your 355, 458, FF, or any of Maranello's mainline exotica, you're only at the bottom rung of the ladder. This is a place where serious Ferraristas come to play. And play hard.
Ferrari has a department known as 'Corse Clienti'. It operates the one-make Ferrari Challenge and the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge series, the final rounds of which are hosted at the Finali Mondiali. But even then that's little league stuff compared to Ferrari's XX Programme - the car club that makes you wished you'd worked harder at school.
It's technically a 'special research and development programme', where, for a tidy (for which read 'enormous') sum of money, you can become an owner/test driver for future Ferrari products. Hand over close to £2,000,000, you'll receive a 740bhp, six-litre V12-powered and DRS-fitted 599XX, plus a full team of engineers, mechanics and techies (clasping Ferrari-branded Acer laptops and all) to make sure your car runs like a proper race team.
In return you're permitted to drive at eight events that span the most famous race tracks in Europe, Asia and North America, helping develop technology for future road cars like the LaFerrari.
You can tell the XX drivers aren't professional racers, largely from the size of the waistband of their special race suits. Even so, they take it very, very seriously. Those who have had a particularly profitable year in business, as instead of trundling round in a boggo 599XX, they're strapping into the mid-engined, 800hp Enzo-based FXX.
But still, even the FXX represents only Championship-level Ferrari ownership. The Premiership comes in the shape of the F1 Clienti programme.
This is for people who've always dreamed of being an F1 driver but never quite made it because they (a) weren't quick enough and (b) were too busy becoming rich. Bond-villain wealth brings the ability to buy one of Ferrari's legendary F1 machines driven by the likes of Lauda, Raikkonen and Schumacher.
For an unspecified sum of money - we're guessing somewhere in between 'a lot' and 'GDP of China' - you can own and take the legendary Scuderia F1 cars on the track with a full support team behind you. They'll teach you how to get the best out of the car, they'll fix it if it goes wrong and they'll dry-clean you race suit when it gets muddy.
Sure, the F1 Clienti programme might just be another game for the super-privileged, but it gets these cars out onto the track, cars that would be otherwise shacked up at a museum. Certainly it's a more altruistic way to splash your cash that buying another super-yacht or developing that volcano-mounted moon-laser.
Of course it's easy to mock Ferrari's desire to thrust its badge onto everything from dressing gowns to theme parks, but, as I walk around the paddock, there's no denying the men, women and children have smiles tattooed onto their faces as they mill between the cars, squatting for photos, giving it the big thumbs-up. I'm not sure there's another badge - car or otherwise - that defines a nation so deeply as Ferrari does Italy.
And then I spot Tifosi junior. A baby in a miniature race suit, clutching a model 458 and sucking on a prancing horse pacifier. Quite literally, this is branding for dummies.
Still, what would any other brand in the world of cars or beyond give for such devotion? It's an asset you can't put a price on, a loyalty that gets Ferrari through the tough times and a community that fills the stands even when it's lashing down with rain.
They'd better be sure they're under a Ferrari umbrella, that's all I'm saying.
Words and Pictures: Rowan Horncastle


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Economic Crisis and Market Upheavals
News about Economic Crisis and Market Upheavals, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jun. 16, 2015
Andrew Ross Sorkin Dealbook column criticizes Federal Judge Thomas C Wheeler's ruling that federal government's rescue of American International Group in financial crisis was too harsh; warns decision may negatively affect future bailouts by government in next, inevitable crisis. MORE
May. 16, 2015
Editorial contends ruling against banks Nomura Holdings of Japan and Royal Bank of Scotland in housing bubble-related case brought by housing finance agency raises question of why Justice Dept and SEC have not done more to expose wrongdoing by Wall Street banks; holds settlements demanded by Justice Dept and SEC let banks, most of which remain unnamed, escape accountability. MORE
May. 12, 2015
Federal Judge Denise L Cote rules Japanese bank Nomura Holdings and Royal Bank of Scotland misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling them faulty mortgage bonds ahead of 2008 financial crisis; decision goes against Wall Street argument that housing crash caused bonds to collapse, rather than misleading loan documents, and that banks did not break law. MORE
May. 1, 2015
James B Stewart Common Sense column profiles Maurice R Greenberg, 90-year old financier who built AIG into a global insurance colossus before being forced to resign in 2005; observes Greenberg is set to take stand in decade-old civil fraud case that was filed against him, and is also driving force behind case against federal government alleging it unconstitutionally seized AIG's assets during financial crisis. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
Justice Dept files lawsuit against Quicken Loans, contending that it made hundreds of improper mortgage loans that cost Federal Housing Admin millions of dollars; contends that Quicken knowingly submitted falsely underwritten claims between 2007 and 2011 that would exploit FHA insurance. MORE
Apr. 19, 2015
Lisa Prevost Mortgages column cites research by Profs Atif Mian and Amir Sufi showing how fraud played role in expanded mortgage lending in low-income neighborhoods before foreclosure crisis, noting borrowers' incomes were being deliberately overstated. MORE
Apr. 15, 2015
Federal judge approves unusual resolution in case brought by Securities and Exchange Commission against former Freddie Mac executives, under which all parties agree to forgo further litigation; deal will yield modest payments to Freddie Mac investors and impose limited restrictions on former executives Richard F Syron, Patricia L Cook and Donald J Bisenius; marks underwhelming close to case many hoped would bring public catharsis in wake of financial crisis. MORE
Mar. 22, 2015
Shareholders of American International Group win approval of $970.5 million settlement in class-action lawsuit, alleging they were misled about AIG's subprime mortgage exposure. MORE
Dec. 29, 2014
Emails and documents filed in court provide a look at the extent to which Morgan Stanley influenced New Century's push into riskier mortgages in the run-up to the financial crisis. MORE
Dec. 21, 2014
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column examines suit brought by former American International Group chief executive Maurice R Greenberg on behalf of Starr International, large stockholder seeking compensation for losses following federal bailout; notes suit argues that bailout constituted an improper seizure of private property under the Fifth Amendment, especially in light of government's refusal to put certain terms to shareholder vote; holds documents unearthed during trial cast fresh doubts on government's actions. MORE
Nov. 17, 2014
This summer, federal prosecutors were said to be close to filing a lawsuit. But the acting United States attorney for the Central District of California has had lingering questions about the litigation. MORE
Oct. 20, 2014
Steven Rattner Op-Ed article criticizes meritless litigation brought against government entities like that of Maurice R Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group, over terms of its 2008 financial bailout; contends government is on a strong legal and moral ground to deny these opportunists the undeserved windfall they are after. MORE
Oct. 5, 2014
The Upshot; Americans remain deeply conflicted about the response of federal regulators to the 2008 financial crisis; Q&A addresses persistent questions about the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the bailout of AIG and other issues. MORE
Sep. 30, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column argues Justice Department has largely failed to prosecute cases stemming from financial crisis, despite claims of outgoing Attorney General Eric H Holder Jr; argues that Holder's legacy is a mixed bag, but that his actions in relation to financial fraud have amounted to little more than public relations. MORE
Sep. 29, 2014
Editorial by Noam Scheiber, senior editor at The New Republic, examines case of Starr International Co Inc v United States, challenging government's 2008 bailout of AIG on constitutional grounds; argues that while case is far-fetched on its merits, it could serve to heal the long-festering wound of controversy surrounding sweetheart deal that banks like Goldman Sachs received during bailout. MORE
Aug. 24, 2014
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column observes that Angelo R Mozilo, co-founder and former chief executive of Countrywide Financial, may soon face civil lawsuit from the Justice Department; notes that possibility of new case comes seven years after beginning of subprime mortgage crisis that he had a significant hand in creating, and for which he eluded prosecution. MORE
Aug. 23, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column asserts that the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s offered lessons that could have helped people avoid 2008 financial crisis; points out Justice Department prosecutions in wake of crisis have been mostly small-time stuff. MORE
Aug. 21, 2014
The company's financial burden for the settlement may not exceed $12 billion — certainly a large amount, but one significantly less than the number the government trumpets. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column holds publication of memoir by former Treasury Sec Timothy Geithner has prompted reexamination of government's failure to protect homeowners during the financial crisis; argues that best option would have been to change bankruptcy code so that homeowners who were underwater could modify their mortgages during the bankruptcy process. MORE
May. 18, 2014
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column evaluates Stress Test, memoir by former Treasury Secretary Timothy F Geithner; argues that Geithner fails to explain how he and his regulatory colleagues did not notice the immense and obvious buildup of risk in the financial system that led to the crisis. MORE
May. 18, 2014
The Upshot; book House of Debt by economics professors Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, argues that government could have prevented the worst of the Great Recession by focusing on homeowner debt rather than preserving the banking system; claims that failure to address excessive household debt is still hobbling the recovery. MORE
May. 4, 2014
Fact that Kareem Serageldin, former executive at Credit Suisse, was the only Wall Street executive sent to jail for his part in the financial crisis reflects many of the paradoxes that led to the 2008 crisis in the first place; part of the reason Justice Dept failed to secure convictions is that a series of corporate prosecutorial fiascoes led to critical changes in how it approached white-collar crime. MORE
Apr. 27, 2014
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column highlights book A Fighting Chance, new memoir from consumer advocate and Massachusetts Sen Elizabeth Warren; notes that book lays bare Washington's preferential treatment of Wall Street following the financial crisis. MORE
Mar. 16, 2014
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column examines report from Justice Dept inspector general finding that agency has de-prioritized mortgage fraud related to the financial crisis; argues that report only confirms widespread notion that those with power and money enjoy privileges when it come to justice. MORE
Dec. 19, 2013
Ocwen Financial said on Thursday that it had agreed to pay the $2.2 billion to settle accusations that it improperly handled the loans of homeowners after the financial crisis. MORE
Dec. 5, 2013
Report from Joseph A Smith Jr, monitor of bank settlement terms over mortgage abuses, says Citibank, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase missed goals that aimed to eliminate mistakes, misinformation and lengthy delays from the process of granting loan modifications. MORE
Nov. 24, 2013
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column on Justice Department reaching $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase over questionable mortgage practices leading to financial crisis; questions why the fine took so long to materialize given that the Justice Department deal seemed to rely largely on facts that have been known for years. MORE
Nov. 21, 2013
Editorial contends $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase over allegation of misrepresentation in sale of mortgage securities is a likely precursor of similar payouts from other banks; holds while it fails to hold individuals accountable, at least it provides some cash for investors and a measure of relief for struggling homeowners and communities. MORE
Nov. 20, 2013
The $13 billion figure reached with the Justice Department may represent political theater as much as a real attempt to right wrongs. MORE
Nov. 18, 2013
The deal with JPMorgan Chase over its mortgage practices, expected as soon as Tuesday, will detail how a $13 billion payout will be divvied up. MORE
Nov. 15, 2013
Floyd Norris High & Low finance column evaluates claim by Bear Stearns hedge fund manager that firm could not be held responsible for collapse of mortgage-backed securities during financial crisis, arguing that blame cannot be put entirely on agencies that gave securities investment-grade ratings; argues that such firms, at minimum, should volunteer to return management fees to the investors they served so badly. MORE
Oct. 30, 2013
A onetime engineer who earned his law degree at night has been behind the government's campaign to punish Wall Street for the financial crisis. MORE
Oct. 27, 2013
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column holds that Justice Department's possible $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase offers a teaching moment--about the role banks played in the financial crisis, and risks that remain in the financial system; points out that because the proposed deal covers not only JPMorgan but defunct Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, it helps recall how comprehensively corrupt the mortgage machinery was. MORE
Oct. 26, 2013
Editorial contends government's attempt to hold banks accountable for mortgage practices may finally be paying off; cites $5.1 settlement agreement by JPMorgan Chase and finding by federal jury that Bank of America is liable for mortgage fraud; cautions developments have come late in game and will do little to help millions of homeowners who have yet to recover. MORE
Oct. 25, 2013
Rebecca S. Mairone, a midlevel executive at Bank of America's Countrywide mortgage unit, seems the most unlikely of culprits to emerge from the housing debacle. MORE
Oct. 25, 2013
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which helped forge a tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase, split off with its own deal, extracting a $4 billion payout from the nation's biggest bank. MORE
Oct. 19, 2013
The penalty would cap weeks of heated negotiating and underscore the extent of JPMorgan Chase's legal woes, people briefed on the talks said. MORE
Oct. 17, 2013
Report by banking monitor Joseph A Smith Jr says $25 billion national mortgage settlement, intended to help homeowners affected by housing crisis, appears to be running ahead of schedule; notes number of households helped by settlement has fallen short of original predictions; critics complain too much relief has been given to people who gave up their homes in short sales and not enough to help those who retain their homes. MORE
Sep. 30, 2013
Some banking experts say they believe that the government is picking on JPMorgan Chase, but the bank may not be the martyr some think it is. MORE
Sep. 22, 2013
Op-Ed article by former investment banker William D Cohan contends seemingly appalling treatment afforded former Citigroup executive Richard M Bowen III, who blew the whistle on years of malfeasance at the company, suggests that the public will never know what happened in the lead up to the financial crisis of 2008; notes that Bowen says he was pressured by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to alter his testimony to avoid angering Citigroup. MORE
Sep. 13, 2013
Five years after Lehman Brothers's collapse, California's Inland Empire region, where real estate markets soared with credit from Lehman and others, is far from recovery. MORE
Sep. 6, 2013
Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column holds that bank bailouts were necessary in 2008 to keep the financial system operating, but it is now more important than ever to distinguish why that was important; suggests that JPMorgan Chase's long list of legal problems since then contain examples of bad things that can stem from activities outside traditional commercial banking. MORE
Aug. 12, 2013
A Goldman Sachs bond has wide-ranging impact, on the bankers who sold the deal, the struggling homeowners, and taxpayers who helped pick up the bill. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Independent monitor says nation's five biggest mortgage lenders have largely satisfied their financial obligations under 2012 $25 billion settlement over mortgage abuses; finds four of the five have yet to meet their commitment to end maze of frustrations that borrowers must navigate to modify their loans. MORE
May. 8, 2013
Federal judge Mariana R Pfaelzer rules that American International Group can pursue fraud claim of more than $7 billion against Bank of America for losses it suffered on mortgage securities sold under duress after federal government rescue in 2008; ruling is setback for Bank of America, which has been trying to rid itself of numerous legal claims from investors who bough mortgage securities issued by bank's Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch units. MORE
Apr. 14, 2013
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column prompts new Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Jo White that time is running out on five-year limit for pursuing cases involving questionable practices and disclosures arising from mortgage bust of 2008. MORE
Feb. 18, 2013
Op-Ed article by lawyer Elizabeth M Lynch charges that mortgage services, despite federal programs established to help borrowers, are using loopholes like 'forgiving' second mortgages to continue foreclosing on struggling homeowners; urges government to enforce tough regulations and demand transparency in its latest settlement with banks to ensure distressed homeowners get real relief. MORE
Jan. 19, 2013
Federal Reserve releases full record of its discussions in 2007, when housing market, financial system and economy took fateful turn; shows that top officials doubted need to act, deciding not to cut interest rates on eve of housing crisis. MORE
Jan. 19, 2013
Rep Carolyn Maloney, New York Democrat and member of House Financial Services Committee, asks federal regulators who oversee foreclosure reviews at big banks to provide details about independent contractors who examined borrowers' cases; contractors reportedly received more than $1 billion in fees, which ultimately led to $3.3 billion cash settlement for borrowers. MORE
Oct. 28, 2012
Gretchen Morgenson Fair Game column observes that powerful new research by Harvard Business School professors David Scharfstein and Robin Greenwood looks into reasons for financial sector's vast growth before financial crisis--and at the social impact. MORE
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Complete Coverage of the Credit Crisis
Do We Have a Plan?
The Greek debt crisis taxes the best minds of Europe.
July 12, 2015, Sunday
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Greece Given Until Sunday to Settle Debt Crisis or Face Disaster
European leaders gave the Athens government until Sunday to reach an agreement to save its battered economy from a meltdown.
July 8, 2015, Wednesday
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Republicans Aim to Hamper Obama's Policies With Spending Bills
Congressional Republicans are using the budget process to try to dismantle President Obama's policies, setting up a fiscal feud this fall that could lead to a government shutdown.
July 8, 2015, Wednesday
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It's Time for Greece to Leave the Euro
The euro zone is only hurting itself by trying to keep Greece as a member.
July 8, 2015, Wednesday
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Germans Forget Postwar History Lesson on Debt Relief in Greece Crisis
As policy makers know well — and Germany perhaps better than any — major debt overhangs are solved only by writing down the debt. And the longer the delay, the deeper the pain.
July 8, 2015, Wednesday
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How to Undo the Damage in Greece
A former Greek finance minister argues that the next few days are crucial. Lenders must compromise and Tsipras must stop gambling with the livelihood of future generations.
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Morning Agenda: Cracks Appear in Europe's Stance on Greece
Cracks Appear in Europe's Stance on Greece | Chinese Market Rout Hits Ordinary Investors | Ex-Goldman Programmer's 2nd Conviction Overturned | Too Many Angels?
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Angela Merkel Faces Monumental Test of Leadership After Greek Vote
The German chancellor must find a way to maintain European unity and the euro as a currency while also devising an acceptable resolution to Greece's financial crisis.
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Rift Emerges as Europe Gears Up for New Talks on Greece Bailout
Germany continued to maintain a hard line with Athens on Monday, but some European countries showed a willingness to soften the push for austerity.
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Greek 'No' May Have Its Roots in Heroic Myths and Real Resistance
Experts and analysts say the vote sprang from a deep cultural and historical strain of defiance in apparently hopeless situations, honed over centuries.
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Comparisons have been made between the financial crisis and stock market plunge in 2008 and the current downturn on Wall Street.
Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget
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America has a long history of raising the debt limit to accommodate spending. A look at some of the issues in the debate over the nation's debt.
European Debt Crisis Timeline
Europe's struggle with hundreds of billions of dollars in debt has rattled global markets, engendered protests and spawned flurries of deal-making.
Greece's Debt Crisis Explained
The weak link in the 19-nation eurozone is struggling to tame its debt. On Sunday, Greeks decisively rejected in a referendum the terms of an international bailout.
Merkel and Hollande Comment on Greece
In a joint appearance, the German chancellor Angela Merkel and the French president François Hollande said they respected the results of the Greek referendum.
Greece Rejects Austerity
Greek voters rejected an international bailout deal for their hemorrhaging economy.
Greek Prime Minister Addresses Nation
The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras made a televised address on Wednesday during which he said the government remained committed to reaching an agreement with its creditors.
Greece's Doctor Brain Drain
In part of a large brain drain that could affect Greece for decades, thousands of doctors have left the nation for Germany since the financial crisis began five years ago.
Obama Downplays Dangers of Greek Crisis
President Obama said on Tuesday that Greece defaulting on its debts is concerning, but is primarily a problem for Europe.
Deal Depends on Greece, Germany Says
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the foreign minister of Germany, says that Athens must act if it still wants support from its creditors.
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Bugatti reveals special edition Veyron GSV
Another day, another one-off 'Ron. This one's based on the 1928 Type 37A
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To distract everyone from the fact that its Veyron's getting a bit long in the tooth, Bugatti's relentlessly painting it different colours, sticking porcelain on it, taking the roof off, and putting James May inside. Which explains why it only showed this Bianco and New Light Blue 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse at Wednesday night's VAG party (no sniggering) in Paris, not the show itself - it's just a new paint job.
The manufacturer painted this one the same colours as the famous 1928 Type 37A Grand Prix-winner. The upper body's finished in "Bianco" including the roof area and the air scoops while the lower body panels (side skirting, front spoiler, radiator grille frame and rear apron with diffuser), the inner surfaces of the wheel rims and the underside of the automatically extending rear spoiler are in "New Light Blue." Inside, the peeled cows have been dyed "Cognac".
The car was instantly sold for £1.54m ($2.5m), considerably more than the £1.34m base price of the Vitesse. But even though it's mechanically unchanged, the 7.9-litre W16 still makes 1,500 Nm of torque, 1200hp, it'll get from 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds and top out at 255 mph. The new owner - Jay Leno - best have full confidence in the strength of his hair follicles...


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$600K stolen from Lakewood Church
By Craig Hlavaty | March 11, 2014 | Updated: March 11, 2014 2:54pm
Photo By Eric Kayne/For the ChronicleLakewood Church is a nondenominational Christian megachurch along Houston's Southwest Freeway. It hosts the largest congregation in the U.S. and its pastor, Joel Osteen, is a national celebrity. (Eric Kayne / Houston Chronicle)
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Lakewood Church began it in a converted feed store in 1959, founded by pastors John and Dodie Osteen . From those humble beginnings, Lakewood has grown into the largest church in America.
Look back at the history of both the church and its dynamic leaders.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor John Osteen - Joel's father - in the early days of his ministry, long before anyone could have imagined today's Lakewood Church.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchJohn and Dodie Osteen on their wedding day in 1954. The couple had six children, all of whom are involved with ministry.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchLakewood moved into its first permanent home, this abandoned feed store, in 1959. "We gave up a beautiful church to start out with nothing," said Dodie Osteen recently. "I knew that my husband was led of God and whatever he thought was best for the people, he would do it."
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchDodie Osteen recalls what it looked like: "Well, I remember a little church that had spider webs in it. It had holes in the floor - because it was an old feed store- where the feed would fall though and I just remember excited people," she said. "It was bad and the chairs didn't match and the pews didn't match but it was wonderful. There was just enthusiasm and excitement."
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchIn 1961, Pastor John Osteen felt called to missions in the Philippines. Martin Crow pastored the church in Osteen's absence.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor John Osteen returned from missions and resumed leading Lakewood in 1969.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchNeeding more space, the church built this metal building in 1972. It was adjacent to the feed store and sat 700 people.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor John and Dodie Osteen in front of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastors John and Dodie Osteen leading a service together. Decades later, Joel and Victoria Osteen address the congregation together just like his parents once did.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchTo keep up with its growing congregation, Lakewood expanded the building in 1979 to seat 5,000.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchA young Joel Osteen mans the camera at Lakewood Church. Joel left his studies at Oral Roberts University to begin Lakewood's television ministry in 1982.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchDodie Osteen suffered from cancer in the early 1980s. She believes she was miraculously healed of the disease and still speaks about the healing often.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchIn 1988, Lakewood opened a new campus on East Houston Road. Its sanctuary seated 8,200 people.
Pastors John and Dodie Osteen pose for a picture outside of the new sanctuary.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor John and son Joel meet with a photographer at the church's new 8,200 seat sanctuary.
Pastors John and Dodie cut their 40th wedding anniversary cake in 1994.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchThe church continued to grow...
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor John Osteen preaches in the 1990s.
Photo By e. joseph deering/Houston ChroniclePastor John Osteen died of cardiac arrest in January of 1999. Here, Dodie Osteen speaks at his memorial service on January 27, 1999, with family members standing behind her in the Lakewood Church sanctuary.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchAfter his father died, Joel Osteen became pastor of Lakewood Church. His mother Dodie Osteen recalls the experience: The first time I heard (son Joel preach) I heard a young man 35 or 36. At that time he was frightened and he had a lot of hair and he stood up there and you could tell he was shaking inside. I've seen him progress and now I think "He is so mature." Every sermon I think "That's his best."
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchPastor Joel and Victoria Osteen in the early days of thier ministry.
Photo By Kevin Fujii/Houston ChronicleJoel and Victoria Osteen, standing next to Dodie, sing along with their choir to open up their Saturday evening service, Sept. 25, 2004.
Photo By Warner FaithYour Best Life Now, which Joel published in 2004, became a best seller.
Photo By PAT SULLIVAN/APVictoria Osteen, beside her husband Joel Osteen, during services at the church Jan. 9, 2005, in Houston.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchDodie Osteen was invited to throw out the first pitch at an Astros game.
Photo By Kevin Fujii/Houston ChronicleDodie Osteen is welcomed to share the stage with evangelist Benny Hinn during his service at the Toyota Center on Feb. 24, 2005.
Photo By BRETT COOMER/HOUSTON CHRONICLEVictoria and Joel Osteen pose for a portrait outside the new Lakewood Church on July 9, 2005.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchIn 2005, Lakewood moved into the Compaq Center, the former Summit and former home of the Houston Rockets. Before they move in, Pastor Joel and Victoria Osteen pose outside the building.
Photo By BRETT COOMER/HOUSTON CHRONICLEJoel Osteen, right, and his wife, Victoria, welcome the overflow crowd to the opening services of Lakewood Church Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Houston. Lakewood Church converted the Compaq Center, the former home of the Houston Rockets, into one of the largest churches in the country.
Photo By Eric Kayne/ChronicleIt didn't take long for the church to pack the former Compaq Center. Lakewood Church has become the largest church in the country. Even more see the services on television.
Photo By Free Press, a Division of SimonJoel Osteen's second best seller Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day (2007), reportedly earned him a $13 million advance.
Photo By People MagazinePastors Joel and Victorial Osteen made the cover of People Magazine in December 2007.
Photo By Steve Ueckert/Houston ChroniclePositive, happy and encouraging have long been the hallmarks of Osteen's message.
Photo By Steve Ueckert/Houston Chronicle"When I talk, I realize I'm talking to an audience that may not understand," Joel Osteen told the Houston Chronicle in 1997. "I have a gift to talk to the everyday person who may not be a religious person. ... A lot of things I talk about are just life, and then I bring the Bible principles in at the end."
Photo By Eric Kayne/ChronicleVictoria Osteen, seen here with her husband Joel in October says congregations respond to couples who are united. "What women tell me all the time is my example up there helps them realize that it's OK to be a strong woman. It's OK to love your family. It's OK to have a place of influence,'' she said. "That's what Joel loves about it. That we're a team.''
Photo By Eric Kayne/ChronicleTheir partnership, she says, is part of Lakewood's appeal to the approximately 38,000 people who attend services weekly.
Photo By Eric Kayne/Chronicle"When you see a family, that's very empowering because we all want that family unit,'' Victoria Osteen said. Their children Jonathan, 13, and Alexandra, 9, participate in praise events around the country with their parents.
Photo By Eric Kayne/ChronicleVictoria and Joel Osteen pray with church members during a Lakewood service.
Photo By Steve Ueckert/ChronicleDodie Osteen looks on as her son, Joel, preaches on Sunday, March 2, 2008. "I know, for one thing, the love hasn't changed," she said. "The people are so full of love that is the most wonderful thing. The thing that has changed is I used to know everybody. I knew their names. Now I know maybe five out of 100. But you know that is growth. That is good."
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchAlways giving thanks for her healing from cancer, Dodie leads a Prayer and Healing Service on the second Tuesday of every month on the 2nd floor from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Photo By Provided by Lakewood ChurchDodie Osteen does not consider herself a preacher: "My daughters are wonderful preachers. My sons are wonderful preachers, teachers. But I'm not like that. I just have to exhort the people and love them."
Photo By Steve Ueckert/Houston ChronicleJoel Osteen waits in the wings of the stage to deliver his sermon as he and his wife, Victoria, lead a worship service.
Photo By Steve CampbellEl poder de los evangélicos: radica en que es una iglesia con fuerte poder de atracción entre los hispanos, como es el caso de Lakewood Church, en la imagen, la mayor iglesia del país, localizada en Houston y con una fuerte congregación latina. Sólo la Conferencia Nacional Hispana de Liderazgo Cristiano, la mayor organización evangélica hispana del país, tiene más de 30,000 iglesias afiliadas.
Photo By Johnny Hanson/FOR THE CHRONICLELakewood began a Spanish service in 2002. Under the direction of Associate Pastor Marcos Witt, who is well known among Hispanics all over the world for his worship music, the service has grown to approximately 7,000 attending weekly.
Photo By Steve Ueckert/Houston ChronicleJoel and Victoria Osteen, pastors of Lakewood Church, with their son, Jonathan Osteen (age 13) between them, stand alongside former President Bill Clinton (second right) and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton (far right), as they attend early services at Lakewood Church on March 2, 2008. The Clintons were introduced and Pastor Joel Osteen prayed for them and Sen. Hillary Clinton (not in attendance) on Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Photo By Steve Ueckert/Houston ChronicleA 2005 incident concerning a spill aboard an airplane ended up in civil court last year. A flight attendant accused Victoria Osteen of assault. This photo was taken in August, immediately after a jury found unanimously in Osteen's favor.
Photo By Victoria OsteenLove Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy and Whole (Free Press, $25) was published in October of 2008. Simon & Schuster ordered an initial printing of 780,000 copies. Victoria also recently released a series of children's books.
Photo By Robert Seale/© 2009 Robert SealeHaving grown up in an active family, Lakewood Church's Victoria Osteen incorporates her husband Joel, and two kids Jonathan, far left, and Alexandra, far right, into her regimen of healthy foods, exercise and maintaining a positive attitude.
Photo By Ron Wyatt/Provided by Lakewood ChurchThe Osteen family has taken its message on tour. Here Pastor Joel Osteen speaks during 'A Night of Hope' worship service at Yankee Stadium on April 25, 2009.
Photo By Ron Wyatt/Provided by Lakewood ChurchThe service was the first non-baseball event at the new Yankee Stadium.
Photo By Ron Wyatt/Provided by Lakewood ChurchNearly five decades after her husband founded Lakewood Church, Dodie Osteen encourages a huge crowd at Yankee Stadium for 'A Night of Hope' worship service.
Photo By Eric KayneLakewood Church, Nov. 30, 2009 in Houston.
Photo By Nick de la TorreLakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen, left, stands next to his wife Victoria Osteen, who's the Church's Co-Pastor, as singers and the band perform on stage during his 11 a.m. service, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Houston. Olsteen's church averages about 40,000 people in attendance per week. ( Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle )
Photo By Lakewood ChurchLAKEWOOD CHURCH STAR POWER: Media moguls Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry attend Lakewood Church Sunday.
The Osteens announced in 2011 that they were working with Mark Burnett on a reality show featuring service projects across the country.
Cash and checks - along with written credit card information – were stolen from Houston's Lakewood Church on Sunday, according to an email sent by church leaders to members on Monday.
Victor Senties, spokesman for the Houston Police Department, said $200,000 in cash and $400,000 in checks were stolen from the church's safe sometime between early afternoon Sunday and Monday morning, when a church employee first discovered the money missing.
Senties declined to release further details about the robbery.
Lakewood said in a statement to its more than 40,000 church members Monday that cash, checks and envelopes containing written credit card information had been stolen.
Lakewood, which is led by Pastor Joel Osteen, encouraged those who made contributions to the church on March 8 and 9 to monitor their bank and credit card accounts closely for fraudulent charges.
The statement reiterated that this was not an electronic data breach, and was only limited to donations made during those services. Further, if a church member put their offering in a drop box, gave online or through other electronic means, they are not affected by the robbery.
"The funds were fully insured, and we are working with our insurance company to restore the stolen funds to the church," according to the Lakewood statement.
Donald Iloff, Jr., a church spokesman, said Tuesday that he couldn't comment further on the theft.
"Lakewood Church is working in conjunction with the Houston Police Department to investigate this matter. We do not want to compromise the investigation by commenting at this time," he said.
Church members worried about their donations are asked to call Lakewood's customer service line at 713-491-1506.


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masc. proper name, from Latin Stephanus, from Greek Stephanos, from stephanos "crown, garland." Exclusively a monk's name in Old English, it became common after the Conquest.
The legs, esp the attractive legs of a woman (1891+)
one of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. "He fell asleep" with a prayer for his persecutors on his lips (7:60). Devout men carried him to his grave (8:2). It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that those who stoned him laid their clothes (comp. Deut. 17:5-7) before they began their cruel work. The scene which Saul then witnessed and the words he heard appear to have made a deep and lasting impression on his mind (Acts 22:19, 20). The speech of Stephen before the Jewish ruler is the first apology for the universalism of the gospel as a message to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. It is the longest speech contained in the Acts, a place of prominence being given to it as a defence.


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Dave Branch vs. Paulo Filho, Josh Burkman vs. Ryan LaFlare added to WSOF 2 - Bloody Elbow
World Series of Fighting 2 is returning next month, and the card is already filling up nicely. In addition to the main event of Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson and co-main event of Tyson Nam vs. Marlon Moraes, three more familiar WEC and UFC faces have been added to the card. Former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho makes his promotional debut against Dave Branch, while TUF 2 alum and former UFC fighter Josh Burkman fights undefeated prospect Ryan LaFlare. Sherdog has the news:
WSOF 2 will also include a middleweight clash between former WEC titlist Paulo Filho and four-time UFC veteran David Branch as well as a 170-pound matchup pitting "The Ultimate Fighter 2" competitor Josh Burkman against the unbeaten Ryan LaFlare.


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Lawmakers skeptical of VA strides
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Bobby Caina Calvan and Aaron Glantz, Center for Investigative Reporting
WASHINGTON – A senior Veterans Affairs official said today that the agency is now better prepared to help former military personnel cope with the emotional and psychological trauma of war, but key members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee remained skeptical amid intensifying demand for mental health care.
"We are making a difference," Dr. Robert Petzel, undersecretary for health in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, told the committee, citing the hiring of more than 1,000 mental health care workers and a slight drop in the suicide rate among veterans who receive care from the VA system.
Yet that hiring total, announced by the VA earlier this week in a news release, fell 600 employees short of the goal the agency made after an April audit by the agency's inspector general.
And while the agency had exceeded its goal for hiring nonclinical support staff, it had hired half of the promised psychiatrists, according to a new auditor's report released today.
"Hiring more non-clinical staff than required does not compensate for the lack of clinical staff and may not improve efficiency," the inspector general said in its written comments.
Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chided the agency for focusing on process over progress – "the number of people hired – numbers, numbers, numbers" – in its testimony today before the committee he leads.
"The most important number is how many veterans are getting healthy, or healthier, or helped," Miller said.
Most of the numbers related to veteran suicides are bleak. On Feb. 1, the agency upped its estimate of the total number of veterans who commit suicide from 18 to 22 a day. Even when controlling for other factors, the suicide rate for veterans remains double that of people who never served in the military.
In addition, the VA's estimate did not include a review of data from 29 states, including California and Texas, so the real total could be much higher. Those states did not provide data to the VA.
But a quick Google search shows the VA could have easily obtained at least some of the missing information. In 2010, the California Department of Public Health added the ability to analyze the prevalence of veteran suicide to an interactive online database of death certificates.
That year, the health department reported that 705 California veterans took their own lives.
Today's hearing came at a time of increased attention on the government's treatment of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
On Monday, a story in Esquire revealed that the former Navy SEAL who says he killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was unemployed, without a pension and had not accessed VA health care since being discharged from active duty. In the story, written in cooperation with the Center for Investigative Reporting, he said he had related suicidal thoughts and excessive drinking to a military psychiatrist during a mandatory psychiatric evaluation.
"He told me this was normal for SEALs after combat deployment," the unidentified shooter told author Phil Bronstein, CIR's executive chairman. "He told me I should just drink less and not hurt anybody."


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Are cell phone warranties worth it? Based on my personal experience, I don't think so. This is a customer service post, a little experiential story about my opinion on cell phone warranties…
I purchased a cell phone at Future Shop in 2010. This was already an expensive purchase because the previous cell phone wasn't working and the repair option was more expensive than the purchase option. Due to this, I was talked into buying what the guy referred to as 'insurance' for my phone, Future Shop calls it a PEP (product exchange plan) Warranty. Now, a year down the road I feel a bit misrepresented because I was under the understanding it could be cancelled (I just didn't realize it had to be done within 14 days of purchase).
I've never needed the warranty; the phone never broke nor was it lost, nothing. I did, however dislike that phone model immeasurably and finally contacted my service provider (different company) for an upgrade to a better phone at my own expense – not through Future Shop. Thus, I am no longer using the phone for which the insurance policy was purchased and the phone is not being used by anyone. I made the assumption that by no longer having that phone in service, the warranty could be cancelled. Let's take a look at that warranty cost:
Cost of warranty to date: approx 125.88
Owing until warranty ends: approx 251.76
Total cost of warranty: 377.53
This is what I discovered today
- I can transfer the warranty to another phone, oh but wait, it must be one purchased from Future Shop.
- Warranties at Future Shop can NEVER be cancelled.
So, I get to receive a charge on my credit card every month for nothing, zippo. I am receiving no service from it, there is no customer satisfaction because of it, and it feels rather slimy to realize that when a warranty is no longer needed or worth the money spent on it that there is no option but to pay it. Apparently, it is a company policy to NEVER allow customers to cancel their warranties. I asked @FS_Connect on Twitter to better explain it by saying,
@FS_Connect – what wise words can you use to explain no cancellations on warranties for cell phones no longer used? would luv to understand"
But so far they have chosen not to answer….perhaps they are looking into it???
I can cancel my life insurance policy, my home insurance policy, my car insurance policy. I can stop paying for a lot of things when I no longer need them, but not this phone warranty.
A question comes to mind, is there a commission on these at the store level? Is this why they are pushed so hard? From the report in the next paragraph stores can gain as much as 50% the cost of the warranty by selling it to you.
Reading this post at the Financial Edge piqued my interest on warranties in general and I wish to add this; by the time a 3 year warranty is completed, pricing for many electronic items generally comes down and your total cost of a new one often equals or is less than that of the warranty costs already spent on the old one.
I understand why cell phone service carriers require a locked in term for a new phone, it is because they are trading the price of a new phone at a discount and can afford to do that so long as you are tied into the plan they devise. There is a give and take here, it costs them to offer free phones for a 3 year plan – they are giving you something in agreement for the deal and it makes sense. When it comes to electronics in general, it is this author's belief that a warranty is not worth the paper it is written on. Technology is travelling at a rate where expecting 3 years for a cell phone is equivalent to expecting 25 years from a computer, so I have learned my lesson.
So, what exactly did I get for this warranty? $377.53 of 'peace of mind', oh but this comfort only covers a year, of course that was the year that the Manufacturer's warranty covered so what did I really get? A monthly visa charge. The next two years I will see a credit card charge on my Visa for 10.49 a month and it will be a fantastic reminder of how unfortunate it is that Future shop has lost my business, (not to mention all other companies any possible warranty purchases). You see, for the 251.76 out of that 377.53 I have no product or service coming my way, nothing will be exchanged, the insurance is moot. In fact, I now carry a loss for which I cannot recoup, and unlike service provider terms, I can't even buy myself out of this one. I can only remind myself – buyer beware of all things warranty.
We are living in a new age, Future Shop – an age of customer experience and customer satisfaction. I am on to the electronics warranties deal and now know this is where your electronic profits come from, and am happy to share the story with anyone and everyone who will listen. Why? Because I feel having purchased a warranty is like having been talked into buying thin air.
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Release Date: 8/1/2012
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Wrapped in a radiant red bow and a flourish of silvery glitter, Holiday Barbie delivers best wishes for a very joyous season. Holiday Barbie wears a festive strapless gown of satin, jacquard and tulle.Red nails and lips paired with elegant jewelry celebrate a wonderful, wintry tradition.
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Lion-Shaped Furniture Leg
In both Egypt and Nubia the lion was associated with the sun god and symbolized royalty. Because the king was seen as a living embodiment of the sun, leonine images conveyed both connotations. The broad ruff with incised zigzag decoration is characteristic of representations of lions from the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, when Egypt was ruled by Nubian kings. A cartouche of the Kushite king Aspelta, a ruler who resided in the Nubian capital, Napata, appears on the front of the furniture leg.
- Culture: Nubian
- Medium: Wood
- Geographical Locations:
- Dates: ca. 690-664 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: XXV Dynasty
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.3 x 9 x 14 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Special Exhibitions, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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- Accession Number: 37.42E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Nubian. Lion-Shaped Furniture Leg, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. Wood, 13 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.3 x 9 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.42E. Creative Commons-BY
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- Catalogue Description: Wooden furniture element or part of a temple ornament carved in the form of a lion seated on a base. An inscription running down the front of the mane contains the titles and name Aspelta, King of Kush, (Nubia), at the time of the campaign of the Egyptian King Psamtik II against the Kushites. It was perhaps then brought to Egypt. The lion is coarsely carved and the body is elongated with the tail curved around the left haunch. The mane is represented by; a protruding disk shaped area around the face with hair indicated by zig-zag lines, a bib-like front mane reaching past the knees and scored horizontally and another portion covering the back of the head from top to shoulders with an overlapping zig-zag pattern. The piece seems to have been covered with plaster perhaps and then possibly painted. Condition: Good. A crack on the left side of base running with the grain, a chip on the corner, back right side.
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before changing venues, let me contact the bistro and see if we can iron
out some of the difficulties. considering the amount of money we bring
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> This past Monday, when we dropped by the Crepe Bistro after our meeting,
> it was brought to a few people's attention that the folks at the Bistro
> are going to start charging gratuity for groups over 6 people (or somesuch).
> This can no doubt cause some difficulty, since we don't always know how
> many people will be showing up. (One time I asked, about 5 people
> said they were going. When I got there, there were 15 of us!)
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> to meet up at. The Bistro has a few advantages over most places:
> * They're open until 11.
> (Actually, they aren't right now... Winter hours, apparently.
> They've also had the tendency to turn the music up to a deafening volume
> at around 10pm. I'm guessing it's supposed to be some kind of subtle
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> to ask you to leave" would be sufficient, but whatever. >:^( )
> * They serve meals and dessert.
> (Some of us are looking for an after-meeting snack.
> Others are starving for some dinner, already!)
> * They're not too far from the Library, and easy to get to.
> (Left onto 14th, right onto F, turn into parking lot after 3rd St.)
> * They had an assortment of vegetarian cuisine
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> (They aren't cheap. This new forced-gratuity doesn't help, and
> depending on how it works, may leave late-stayers stiffed.)
> * They close at 10 now.
> (And obnoxiously; see above.)
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Behavior Modification
Back in the May 2010 issue, I reached out to many of you through the Shop Talk column, asking for your thoughts on modifying our C5 Z06. I have to say the number of responses we received really caught me off guard. Over the years I've always known that we had many Corvette owners, however, most of you tend be a little more on the quiet side. I've said this before and I'll say it again; this is your magazine and if there's something you want to see, simply email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your requests and we'll do our best to get moving on it. Thanks to those of you who wrote in, and here are a few of the responses for everyone to read. Survey says-thumbs up to modifying, and we're already on it.
Modify? Absolutely!
Let me tell you just one of my stories. The car in question was my '99 Corvette Coupe, equipped with the stock drivetrain (LS engine, four-speed auto, with 2.73:1 gears). Completely stock, I ran a 14.2 in the quarter-mile. Not one to be satisfied, I modified it with the following: dual-snorkel cold-air intake from West Coast Corvette, Bassani X-Pipe, Borla hi-flow mufflers, and a dyno tune performed by Tony's Corvette Shop in Gaithersburg, MD. On the next outing, the modifications resulted in a 13.0-second quarter-mile. That's 1.2 seconds quicker than stock!!!
The real surprise however was the added benefit of increased fuel economy. It was already a great highway cruiser before the mods, but after the mods, the car would consistently get 34 mpg on the highway, as long as you kept your foot out of it. Think about it, 34 mpg is Chevy Cobalt fuel economy.
I was so pleased and impressed with the mods on that car, I did the same to the vehicle that replaced it; my current ride is an '07 Corvette Z51 automatic coupe. I am completely convinced that adding quality parts and having a professional dyno tune is the way to go. It is very cost effective and the car can easily be brought back to stock specs. Keep up the great work, I love the magazine.
Barry Bartimo
Severn, MD
Forever Young
I'm a 60-year-old "gearhead" that is a tech by trade and a hot rodder by desire. My compassion for hi-performance vehicles is what has driven this old dog since being a puppy. Fast is good, while faster is better.
The Z06, while a fine piece of GM's greatness, still has room for tweaking here and there. I would say, YES, by all means modify the suspension to make the good, even better. I, myself, would be prone to not only make the underside work more efficiently, but to also feed the horses more oats. Compressed air comes to mind. A slight boost, with some remapping of the computer, could make this C5, great!
I'm not one to go absolutely nuts (although I have built some pretty wild machines in the past). But rather one to make several smaller modifications that can deliver greater performance while still maintaining dependability and a tremendous "grin-factor" when behind the wheel. I wouldn't do anything to the ride that couldn't be reversed, so to take the car back to OEM, at a later date. However, for today, I would let it ROCK-N-ROLL. Just be sure to have a cardboard box for the original parts that you take off. Then, remember where you store the box, just in case.
Dave Burgess
Irving, TX
Make The General Proud
To modify is what makes us American, it's the core of our being. You reference The General and I think he would approve of autocross', a short shifter, added boost, exhaust, and intake system in your C5-oh yes, he would! The General and his buddy Uncle Sam love to see us make each and every car our own, by adding parts, taking away unsightly marker lights, chopping, cutting, and otherwise personalizing and improving on what they bring us. Think of it this way, all stock vehicles are a bare canvas, a challenge, as if The General is saying: "Here, take what I have started and improve it."


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CompLexity signs League of Legend Season Three Qualifying team The Brunch Club
After outstanding success at the League of Legends Season Three North American Qualifiers, Complexity has announced the signing of The Brunch Club, formerly known as She Told Me She Was Level 18.
The Brunch Club, now Complexity, is reloacting to a training facility in Los Angeles to be well placed to compete in Season 3 of the League of Legends Championship series. They consist of:
Nick "Nickwu" Smith – Top
Tyler "Lautemortis" Nicholls – Jungle
Samuel "Chuuper" Chu – AP Carry
Josh "Brunch Ü" Abrantes – Support
Abe "MeyeA" Nguyen - AD Carry
Keith Hunter – Team Manager
You can check out the announcement video that Complexity released below:
We wish CompLexity the best of luck with Season 3 - and with the competition that's also qualified, it's sure to be fierce!
Dustin Steiner is GameZone's eSports Editor! Follow him on Twitter @GZSteiner and check out his work at ESFI World as a contributor to the world leader in unbiased eSports coverage.


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