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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il may be on a surprise visit to China, in what would be his second trip this year to the country's main ally and source of financial support, a South Korean government official said.
Circumstantial evidence suggests that Kim has either crossed or is planning to head into China, the official said, requesting anonymity because he wasn't cleared to talk to the media. In May, Kim traveled to Beijing on board a private train for talks with Chinese government officials including President Hu Jintao on what was his first visit abroad in four years.
During that trip, Kim was seen limping and dragging his left foot, raising speculation that he is preparing to hand over power to third son Kim Jong Un after suffering a stroke and as possible kidney disease saps his strength. Kim has taken the son on the visit to China, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported, without saying where it received the information.
The purported visit comes as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea yesterday to seek the release of an American citizen who has been detained for seven months for illegal entry. Freeing the prisoner may help ease tensions with the U.S. that have risen in the past year because of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and after the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.
The North Korean regime has been under pressure because of tightened sanctions, shriveling trade amid increased international isolation, food shortages, floods that have destroyed infrastructure and a botched currency reform last year.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said yesterday that China's government will provide emergency relief to help the recovery process after Shinuiju, a city near the border crossing of Dandong, was hit by floods.
China is North Korea's main supplier of the food and aid that the regime needs to remain in power.
Officials at China's Foreign Ministry and the Communist Party's International Department, which in the past has coordinated Kim's visits to China, were not immediately available for comment.
Kim's special train crossed into China at midnight and was headed to Jilin city in the namesake province near the border with North Korea after passing through Jian city, Yonhap News reported, citing an official from the President's Office in Seoul and a diplomat in Beijing it didn't identify.
Kim Il Sung's School
The Maeil Business Newspaper, citing an unidentified person in Jilin, said Kim had already arrived in Jilin at 6 a.m. local time today and visited a middle school where his father, Kim Il Sung, graduated. There was heavy security around Yuwen middle school and traffic was controlled in the area, the Korean-language report said.
Kim Jong Il's last reported public appearance in North Korea was to tour a cornstarch factory in Pyongyang, according to a KCNA story published late last night. The report didn't say when the "field guidance" visit was made. Kim was accompanied by Jang Song Thaek, his brother-in-law who was recently promoted to No. 2 in the North Korean power structure.
North Korea is planning to elect new leaders of the ruling Worker's Party in early September, which South Korean officials have said may provide some insight into the succession.
Carter was greeted at Pyongyang airport by North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, state-run Korean Central News Agency said. North Korea has agreed to release Aijalon Mahli Gomes if Carter visits the country, the Associated Press reported, citing U.S. officials it didn't identify.
Carter Meeting
Carter yesterday also met with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, KCNA said. The pair had a "cordial talk" in the Mansudae Assembly Hall, the official news agency said.
It is unclear whether he met Kim Jong Il.
Gomes was sentenced to eight years of hard labor in April after he was captured on Jan. 25 for illegally crossing the border from China, KCNA has said. The 31-year-old Boston resident attempted suicide last month because he felt his government hadn't done enough to get him free, KCNA reported.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton flew to Pyongyang and met with Kim last August, winning the release of two U.S. journalists arrested in March 2009 for illegal entry. Kim Kye Gwan, who is also the chief negotiator to the international talk on the North's nuclear program, also greeted Clinton at the airport at the time.
Mood Sours
Carter, 85, traveled to Pyongyang in 1994 when he met with Kim Jong Il's father, and discussed terms to freeze the country's nuclear program.
Following Clinton's trip, the U.S. conceded to North Korea's demand for direct talks, with President Barack Obama's envoy Stephen Bosworth traveling to Pyongyang in December. The contact fueled optimism the stalled six-party forum on the North's nuclear weapons program will soon resume.
The mood turned sour after the March 26 sinking of the Cheonan that claimed the lives of 46 sailors. A South Korean-led international panel said in May North Korea torpedoed the ship, an accusation the communist country has repeatedly denied.
North Korea faces tighter U.S. trade restrictions that will further cripple an economy already hit by United Nations sanctions and a botched currency revaluation late last year. The North's economy shrank 0.9 percent to 24.7 trillion won ($20.6 billion) in 2009, with international commerce falling 11 percent to $3.4 billion, according to the Bank of Korea in Seoul.


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The Alabama Bookstop Due To Become An Office-Supply Store? (Updated)
The Alabama Bookstore, the former Alabama Theater, the beloved Montrose icon, is going to be turned into....a Staples?
That seems to be the indication from the scoop Swamplot has posted -- architectural drawings the show the property's sloped floor being leveled out by a cement pour to make one big-box retail space. The drawings, by the architectural firm Heights Venture Architects, have "Staples" written on them. (We've contacted HVA for further info but haven't heard back; their website shows much experience working with large retail chains.)
Says Swamplot:
A local construction company is currently taking bids from subcontractors for a rather complete interior demolition. The plans, prepared by Heights Venture Architects, show major alterations to the floor, walls, and ceilings.
The theater's original sloped floor will be buried under a new concrete slab; wood floors inserted during the 1983 bookstore conversion will be removed. For now, the balcony will remain.
You'll have to click over to see the technical plans; we're not sure about the copyrights on the stuff.
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It seems that editing a question will push the question back on top of the "active" stack. Is there a minimum amount of editing required to push it on top, or will people be able to abuse the system by just adding a comma, a space, etc, to have their question always visible?
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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Entries that you add with this procedure are always answered first from the local resolver cache. They are not sent to the Domain Name System (DNS) query when queries are made locally to resolve these names to host address (A) resource records.
Every line in the Hosts file contains an Internet Protocol (IP) address, followed by one or more host names. For example, you can add a line, such as the following line, with an IP address (10.0.0.1) that maps to more than one DNS host name:
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Macy's Inc. announced Wednesday that it is cutting 2,500 jobs as part of a reorganization. Other workers will be reassigned or transferred. The Cincinnati-based retailer also announced it will close five stores.
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MONTAGNE: Macy's has announced it's letting go 2,500 employees and closing five stores as part of a major reorganization. The company says it will save $100 million a year with the changes. It will also move hundreds of employees to its other department stores and to the company's online operation.
Word of the layoffs was good news on Wall Street. Macy's stocks rose over six percent in after-hours trading.
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A former Harriman Police Department officer is accused of having sexual contact with a minor.
According to Anderson County court records, Michael Paul McPeters, 41, of 15 Montclair Road, Oak Ridge, is charged with solicitation sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated sexual battery, providing obscene materials to a minor and solicitation sexual exploitation of a minor.
The offense dates are listed to have occurred in 2013, and an Anderson County grand jury returned indictments on the four counts earlier this month.
The Roane County News news and advertising staffs won 19 awards in the 2016 annual Tennessee Press Association contest.
The tri-weekly newspaper, owned by Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., was especially strong in sports reporting and breaking news where the staff won two first-place and one second-place awards.
"The depth of talent and experience of our staff is probably the greatest in the history of this newspaper," said Publisher Kevin Kile.
Jury selection is scheduled to get underway today – Monday – in the first-degree murder trial of former Allstate insurance agent Shawn Smoot.
He's accused of killing Brooke Nicole Morris on Oct. 15, 2011.
Morris worked for Smoot at his Allstate office in Knoxville. The two were also reportedly romantically involved.
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Four-year-old Ryan David Keeling spends time with his grandpa, Ronald Keeling, fishing at The Gravel Pit in Kingston on a nice morning last week.
Early voting for the Aug. 4 election ends on Saturday, July 30.
According to figures from the Tennessee Secretary of State's Office, 1,811 people had cast ballots in Roane County during the first six days of early voting.
Roane County Administrator of Elections Charles Holiway said one surprise so far is the turnout for the Harriman Municipal Election, in which he said 271 had voted as of late Friday morning.
"I thought there'd be more in Harriman because of the race for mayor," he said.
It's official now: Property tax rates in Roane County will not increase for the 2016-17 fiscal year.
The Roane County Commission voted unanimously during Monday's regular meeting to keep the rates the same.
"It's a good budget with no tax increase for the citizens of Roane County," Commissioner Stanley Moore said.
The rural property tax rate will remain $2.575 per $100 valuation.
The rate in Kingston, Oliver Springs and Rockwood will stay at $2.515.
Two of Harriman's most-recognizable landmarks are looking a little better today.
The Kiwanis pillars on Pansy Hill Road and Oakdale Hwy. received a much-needed cleaning Wednesday morning, thanks to Three Rivers Kiwanis Club and members of Harriman Fire Department and Harriman Garden Club.
"Over time they've gotten a little yucky," said Three Rivers Kiwanis Club spokeswoman Nikki Adkisson.
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Harriman Utility Board has implemented a water-rate increase that will take effect Aug. 1.
In a notice to customers, the utility stated the increase was necessary to provide safe drinking water.
"While everyone will see some change, the effect on your monthly bill will be determined by your customer class," the notice said.
"The minimum usage residential customer in the city of Harriman will have an increase of 73 cents monthly or $8.76 annually," said HUB General Manager Bill Young.
An updated policy on religion in curriculum will be in place when students return to school next month.
Roane County Board of Education Member Sam Cox said a mandate from the state is what sparked the update.
"What we've done is just took what the state said," Cox told his colleagues during a discussion about the update on July 14.
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The Reno Bighorns will host its annual summer youth basketball camp at Damonte Ranch High School July 22 – 25, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The camp is designed for girls and boys of all skill levels, ages 6-16. Tuition is $100.
The goal of the camp is to provide each camper with the fundamentals of basketball, including shooting, passing, ball handling, rebounding, defense and team play. The camp offers skill development, individual instruction, and basketball games.
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The latest in Hustler's "teen sex diary" series continues the tradition of hot young chicks out for kicks. Bree Olson is a nude figure model who "accidentally" fucks Billy Glide, whom she thinks is her art tutor's brother. Cheerleader Alexa Von Tess gets a foot massage and pussy pounding from coach Justin Magnum, and Lexi Belle spreads herself across the kitchen counter for sexy cook Jeremy Holmes. Best are pigtailed maid Allie Ray, squealing adorably as Alec Knight administers close-up oral, and newcomer Belle Bond writhing sensuously on Chris Cannon's cock.
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Is there any way to get wild meat inspected and graded in the same (or similar) way as domestic meats for parasites, contaminants, etc.? If so what are good starting resources or methods for finding a local source for grading?
It appears that there is a way to get your wild game graded.
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Veteran pro Ron Shuffield of Bismarck, Ark., is recovering in a Hot Springs hospital after suffering a heart attack Monday morning. Shuffield, 57, has had five stints put in since then and will likely remain in St. Vincent Hospital through Thursday, according to his wife, Debbie.
Ron woke up at about 3 a.m. Monday and complained he was nauseous and dizzy. Ultimately he returned to bed and, after taking his wife to work, drove to Arkadelphia to pick up some equipment. On the way home, Shuffield had to pull off to the side of the road when the dizziness returned.
"He said he felt like he was going to pass out, and then he did," recalled Debbie. "I was afraid he was going to wake up and try to drive again, so I called our son-in-law, who was nearby, and then called my son, Ryan. He called 911, and an ambulance picked Ron up and took him to the hospital."
At first, emergency room staff was unsure if Shuffield had experienced a heart attack, but later tests revealed that one of his arteries was completely blocked, and another was about 60 percent blocked.
"We're asking for people's prayers," said Spencer Shuffield, Ron's son who is currently a pro on the Walmart FLW Tour. "The doctor said he should feel like a new man with the stints, so we're hopeful he'll come around and do better."
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Fritz began photographing as a teen, carrying his Kodak 110 Instamatic around on a US tour with his father at age 14, in their little blue Datsun B210. Twenty-five years later, he continues to explore the world, camera in hand.
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So, I've JUST gotten the positive test result (barely!) at about 1 a.m. I've had almost every symptom in the book for the last couple of weeks - sore nipples, nails growing rapidly, fuzzy-brained/dizziness, napping mid-day & tired (not me at all!), discharge..... so, I've known.... I just didn't have it confirmed until now.
Craziness. I've been on the pill since my miscarriage in April. That one shouldn't have happened either (condom & on period). I have 2 boys already - 7 & 10. I'm 2 semesters from my Masters - clearly this is not a planned arrangement.
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Unlike other dictionaries this application loads in under 5 seconds. There is NO LAG while typing and when selecting an entry there is only a 0.2 to 1.8 second load time!
Not only is the dictionary loaded with words, but also idioms (common phrases) and even some famous people!
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He was so angry that he started to spank her butt with the phone. He then started to spank her butt with his bare hands. He kept going, even as her butt turned bright red. He then said if she wanted to talk like a whore, he'd treat her like a whore. He demanded that she suck his penis. He made her get on top of him and ride his penis. Then what was the worse was when he bent her over and pounded her from behind. It hurt so bad because her ass was so sore from the spanking.


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These headphones satisfy! The bass is booming!!! you can feel it (at full volume) the first time i put them on i noticed things i didnt hear with my old headphones...Read complete review
These headphones satisfy! The bass is booming!!! you can feel it (at full volume) the first time i put them on i noticed things i didnt hear with my old headphones spectacular! One thing is that the paint wears off a bit but other than that no problems. The double flange ear tip is a bit uncomfortable for me the ones that are comfortable 100 % is the small. The design is very good especially the cable Never tangles even when they are in a really big mush. The surrond sound is exellent. EX: if you hear a guitar in the left earbud and take off the earbud and leave the right earbud on you will not hear the guitar thats pretty good. But thats my opinion i came from a pair of philips surrond sound earbuds the case is ok it doesnt annoy you during the day its flat so you dont really notice it so thats a nice touch.
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Please read other reviews before you buy this product. I also have the same problems others have reported about losing sound on one side. I called to see what support would do and because I got these in December of 2011 they offered me nothing. So if you want headphones that have known problems that will not last even 2 years then by all means spend your money on these disposable headphones or if you just have to have the ""NAME"". But if you're looking for quality take some time and look around because you can do much better than these. These where a gift and I wish I could have chosen which brand to get because I would have NOT gotten these. I have not read any headphone reviews on the net that recommended these.
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from Virginia, USA
Comments about Beats By Dr. Dre urBeats Purple In-Ear Headphones:
I received these earphones and they would not stay in my ear, no matter how many times i changed the ear tips. Then after wearing them for about a month, the ear tips started to tear and fall apart. I was still willing to use them so i replaced the ear tips. Another month passed and those ear tips ripped. The ear bud itself is durable, but the ear tips are not of a good quality at all. What has completely stopped me from where them is that the ear tips are uncomfortable and the earbuds themselves will not stay in your ears.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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great sound, comfortable, great look.
By gilbert
from san antonio texas
I'm just not satisfied with the jack which plugs into the phone.The wires started to come apart and eventually one of the speaker wires broke, seems like they had this problem since they came into production. I have spoken to other friends they had the same problem but not to the extreme which I have had. I use them every night to help me sleep, my daughter called for the warranty on them and the warranty had expired by four days. its very sad that they couldn't do a customer good will on this product. since then my daughter purchased a new set for me simply because I need them to help me sleep at night. I suffer for insomnia and its very difficult for me to get to sleep these earphones help me at night in getting some rest. I noticed that the new jack has been redesigned on the area where mine broke. would like some sort of response form you would appreciate if they could be repaired or replaced at no charge to me thank you.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Great product but bad durability
By Chris22
from New York, NY
Received these earphones as a Christmas present and I loved them. The sound quality was great on my android phone, iPad, and iPod. The design was great and I always kept them in the case when I wasnt using it. Unfortunately the sound quality began to drastically lower a few months into my use and now it's so bad that I'm getting them serviced by Apple. Be prepared to use your warranty before the year is up with this product.
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Simply the best.
By samiwvs
from Sudan
Great in-ear headphones. The clarity and crisp sound that I get with these headphones are day and night from other headphones. I also love the fact that these headphones do not get tangled no matter if you even put them in your pocket. Great headphones.
Great style, but terrible proudct
By Diane L.
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I'll be honest, I was pretty excited to get these. I thought the sound was good for the first month, but I started to realize the sound was fainting. I bought them in early April and one side just stopped working in early June. I thought these headphones would last longer , I was very disappointed they lasted 2 months. It was a waste of money. Pros - great style & nice bass at first Cons - headphones will break after 2-3 months & durability is poor
sounds great only defect mic doesnt work
By iamjesus303
from Denver Colorado
Just bought a kyocera DuraForce XD phone (brand new) and some urBeats headphones (brand new) by the mic doesn't work. Replaced phone and mic still didn't wanna work. Replaced urBeats headphones and mic still didnt wanna work might wanna take a closer look at this issue Thanks.
if you want something thats going yo be falling out your ears get these era buds
By Smiles39
from Brentwood, MD
The sound and design are great. They work differently with each device regardless of brand. What I do not like about them is that regardless of what ear bud cover I use they easily fall out of my ears and it does not matter what I am doing. Since they are constantly falling out, they are constantly hitting either the floor or counter, desk,etc. Which makes me question the durability, so we shall see on this one.
5 stars just for people to see
By JDFan20
from Canada
These headphones suck! I have had to replace 3 pairs now because the speaker always dies in the left side. Will never buy anything from beats ever again
Keeps shorting out
By DESz1024
from Escanaba, MI
Sleek design, and superior sound. I have had 3 pair and each has shorted out. What is going on with that? I want to get more and possibly even upgrade, but not if they're going to short out in a year like the last 3 pair. If you want to hear all aspects of your music, fantastic bass and melodic nuance you didn't hear before, these are for you. Just beware, there may come a day these stop working for no obvious reason.
Great sound but not long life
By Laur
from Nj
These earphones have the best sound quality and bass. However, They break extremely easily. I've had 5 pairs and they all have broken. They just randomly stop playing music while my phone still reconizes the headohone jack. I love these earphones when they work..
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Safer Internet Day coaches parents on online security
It's 2014, do you know where your kids' thumbs are?
TODAY IS SAFER INTERNET DAY 2014, and if the reports are to be believed it has not come a day or a year too soon.
British streets, pockets, sofas, lounges, bathrooms and bed times are full of smartphone and tablet risks and most parents don't have a clue about the risks they present to the family.
We do not mean that they will blow up, this happens only very rarely, but that they are full of other risks. Research carried out by Safer Internet Day revealed a pretty poor scorecard for parents talking to and teaching their offspring about the dangers of the internet.
In a day of events the message that more talking has to be done will be spread far and wide. There is talking already and around two-thirds of parents have wagged a finger a furrowed a brow about at least one online safety issue. Almost half, 43 percent, limited this to their views on online pornography.
Fewer parents, one in five, have spoken with their children about how to report an issue online. This could be anything from bullying to seeing inappropriate material. But a third have talked about what they should do if something upsets them. This suggests a disconnect between parents knowing that something should be done and doing that something.
Kids, for their part, are worried that there are too many people being unkind online, proving that the young remain as perceptive as ever. Meanwhile a lacklustre 23 percent of parents have spoken with their offspring about being a better person online.
One working parent, David Cameron of Westminster, has thrown his weight and support behind the campaign.
"I'm delighted to support Safer Internet Day and the work of the UK Safer Internet Centre. As a father of young children, I know how much parents worry about what their kids can see online," said the prime minister.
"Under this Government, we have seen progress, with the introduction of family friendly filters and Google and Microsoft clamping down on child abuse images online. There is nothing more important than protecting our children; Government, industry, charity and parents all have a part to play."
Today Microsoft's UK offices will play host to a Safer Internet Day jamboree. Key speakers at that event include a politician and Beth Tweddle, Olympic gymnast and Dancing on Ice star.
According to a separate report from Kaspersky Lab a quarter of parents believe that their kids have been exposed to risks online, yet only a fifth have done anything about it. Around the same number of people have lost money as a result of their childrens' uncoached interactions with an expensive piece of hardware.
"Regardless of how their children are accessing the internet, parents must remain vigilant, supervise their internet use and consider parental control technologies. However, as a parent myself, I find these statistics particularly worrying when you consider the increasing number of children using connected smartphones today," said David Emm, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
"After all, when children use mobile devices to access the web, they are using the same internet, with the same risks - yet parents are often not as aware of the dangers."
The advice is to use parental controls where they are available, and for goodness sake, lock down in-app purchases.
"The internet is an incredible resource, both for social use and in an educational capacity. But in the same way as we would teach our children to cross the road safely, we must teach them to be aware of, and respect, the dangers of the internet," added Emm.
"Just because a threat is out of sight, it doesn't mean we shouldn't keep it front of mind." µ
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Raising the Bones
Four journeys into the dark, recurring dreams of the city. In each episode, leading writers collaborate with documentary-makers Russell Finch and Francesca Panetta to uncover the unsaid obsessions of city life.
Episode 3: Raising the Bones by Naomi Alderman
A heart-broken girl returns to the Roman ruins of Silchester, where she once spent the perfect day with a lost love. But on her return, she discovers it has been transformed into a bustling city - the city that could have been but never was.
These experimental radio features blend archive, fiction and documentary footage. What's real and what's fiction becomes unclear, just like in the city.
A city isn't just a location on the map, it's a place we imagine, dream about, invent. A place to love, to endure or to resent. A place where you can find anything - but it always has a price.
You don't need to live in a city - it's part of the universal imagination. But the way we think of it has common dark undertones, recurring dreams that come round again and again. These late night woozy dreamscapes uncover those unsaid obsessions, each taking a different theme, and question why these ideas seem to keep coming back in the way we imagine urban living.
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City May Stop Reading Names of 9/11 Victims
Mayor Bloomberg says he'll poll the families of the victims.
Every year since the 9/11 attacks, the annual ceremony at ground zero has included a reading of the names of the victims by family members and friends, as well as government officials. But today during his weekly radio show, Mayor Bloomberg said that the tradition could come to an end after this year. As the Post reports:
On his radio show today, Mayor Bloomberg said the 9/11 memorial foundation intends to survey family members of the victims and first responders to get their feelings about making changes to the solemn ceremony.
"Some people have said we should go on forever," said the mayor. "Some people have said change is good. The subject's come up a couple of times. I think we've said the foundation board will talk about this."
So far, the reaction from family members of 9/11 victims has been about what you'd expect:
Rosemary Cain, whose 35-year-old son George Cain, a firefighter, was killed on 9/11, said she would be heartbroken if she could not hear her son's name read on future anniversaries.
"He deserves to be remembered as George," said Cain, a Long Island resident.
"[The 9/11 victims] are not a number. They all had lives, hopes and dreams, and they deserve to be remembered individually."
Retired FDNY Chief Jim Riches, whose 29-year-old son Jim Riches Jr., also a firefighter, was killed on 9/11, agreed that it is important to read the names of the victims every year.
"It's a disgrace to say something like that," Riches said of the mayor's comments. "It's disrespectful to all of the 9/11 victims."
It's not clear what the rationale is behind potentially ending the reading. Bloomberg apparently didn't explain who is against it, or why.
Here are a couple of snippets from past years' readings:
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I am using QGIS.
I would like to know if there is any way during the editing phase of a vector (line or polygon) to know the length of the line (total and partial) that is being created?
I am using QGIS.
I would like to know if there is any way during the editing phase of a vector (line or polygon) to know the length of the line (total and partial) that is being created?
There is one option available in the Attribute toolbar (named
I don't know of any built-in tools that track the length of lines as you are editing.
Assuming you are already Editing a layer, one work-around would be (in qGIS 2.0.x):
This will give you the length of the line as it is in your current edit session.
If you keep the attribute table window open while editing, you can recalculate the column whenever you want.
You could also just run code in the python console to recalculate the attribute values whenever you want to update them. I was hoping to find some python code for qGIS to do this faster than the Attribute Table window UI, but couldn't find any. So I dug a bit and figured out one way to do it.
A script I came up with using this tutorial and the Developer Cookbook is below. I assumes that you are currently in an Editing session with the polyline layer you are editing (and want the lengths for) selected. No features are selected.
In QGIS 2.6+ when creating a new field, you can now check the option "create virtual field". When you do this, QGIS will automatically update the field based on the expression. In this case, updating the calculated length. You can keep the attribute table open while editing and see the updates instantly.
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USP17L15 (Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 17-Like Family Member 15) is a Protein Coding gene. GO annotations related to this gene include cysteine-type endopeptidase activity and thiol-dependent ubiquitin-specific protease activity. An important paralog of this gene is USP36.
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Deubiquitinating enzyme that removes conjugated ubiquitin from specific proteins to regulate different cellular processes that may include cell proliferation, progression through the cell cycle, apoptosis, cell migration, and the cellular response to viral infection.


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Skip to comments.What Recession? Michelle Obama Wears $635 Shoes on $4000 Per Night Hawaii Vacation
Posted on 12/28/2009 7:16:00 PM PST by kristinn
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Photo: New York Magazine.
Barack Obama enjoys living like a king, so why shouldn't Michelle Obama live like a queen?
The First Lady was photographed last night in Hawaii wearing $635 per pair designer shoes by Maison Martin Margiela.
The shoe style is called "Leather open toe flat pumps." It features a "thin nude leather strap across the top of the toe."
A woman lucky enough to have a job in this economy and working for the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would have to work 88 hours (without taxes taken out) to make enough to pay for Michelle Obama's shoes. If she can get them on sale, they would only set her back $445 for 62 hours work.
The Obamas are staying at an $8.9 million estate for an estimated $4000 per night. To cover the Obama's ten night stay, the minimum wage worker would have to work two-and-a-half years (before taxes) to come up with the $40,000 Obama is reportedly laying out.
Obama has lectured Americans about how they can not expect to live their lives as indulgently as they have in the past. He has lectured businesses about their travel and pay. Yet Obama and his wife live like kings and queens.
The news media has yet to call him out on his extravagance when there is 10% unemployment with no sign of the employment picture improving this coming year.
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Well imagine that! What a couple of monetary biggots. I can't stand either of them. They need to be removed at the first opportunity with emphasis. Send them home to chicago to rot!
Quite the trendsetter... The fashion mags will tout these as next season's 'must have'. And so will fashion runways...;meanwhile, America burns. sickening.
How much do you pay for top of the shoe
Looks like they should cost about $2.98 (plus tax, of course).
Liberals always whine about the rich "stealing" from the poor by giving them jobs and then Obama lives like a king on our stolen tax dollars. If Bush had done that in his first year, the libs would STILL be complaining.
Will we see a knock off at PayLess soon?
I wouldn't be caught dead in those shoes. Imagine how much your feet would squish around in their own sweat! Gross.
"Do as I say, and not as I do. . . . "
It's practically the motto of this administration. . . .
Just goes to show she's stupid. Nobody with half a brain would pay that kind of money for those shoes.
Umm, I'm pretty sure WE, as in taxpayers, paid for those. The joke is on us.
Someone stole half of her shoes.
I doubt Mrs. Omama is paying for all her duds, will these be listed on gifts and contributions to the first family per law? Will our diligent national press look into who is funding her lavish lifestyle and what is the perk the funder is after? I hold my breath while waiting for the news.
I could cut some toes out of some sneakers down at the Outlet Mall for a lot less.
Despicable. Those shoes are truly UGLY, by the way... I wouldn't pay 99 cents for 'em.
CONFUCIUS SAY: 1/2 a shoe better than no shoe at all..
I didn't know they made womens shoes that big.
She's stepping on a man-hole cover. hehehe Poetic justice?
well, that 'splains the remnants from the discarded curtain pile at the Dollar Store...
$635 for that?! How much is coming back in campaign contributions???
I think she does this conspicuously and on purpose, to appeal to the MTV Cribs mentality of so many sheeple.
BTW, only a complete moron would pay that amount for one pair of shoes...even if she is 'movin on up'
I was thinking that too. Then blisters set in...
By the way she carries herself, I think those itsy bitsy straps would not last a day.
Kind of reminds me of The Little Tramp, only with the top of the shoe peeled completely off.
It also would help, I would guess, not being a fashion maven, to have cute little toes if you are going to wear something like this. Obviously not the case here.
And another question. When these end up on the Goodwill shoe table, would a Goodwill shopper go for them?
Or. . .perhaps, more to truth; it is at least, 'first why' we do not want Liberals White House. The biggest hypocrits of all. 'Blessing the little people' while devouring the higher trappings of power and with insatiable appetites.
Woe abounds; when both MO's meet in one man - and his wife. . .
Imelda Obama.
A lot of people are talkin about elitism and all that. But let me tell you who me and Barack are so you're not confused. Yeah, I went to Princeton and Harvard but the lense through which I see the world is the lense I grew up with. I'm the product of a workin class upbringin. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago...
She's using her tough girl's voice. PHONY!
Overall impression with print dress is that only market basket on head is missing, IMHO.
I don't recall EVER seeing an uglier dress. It looks like its parts were found in some ghetto rag bag.
I guarantee you she didn't pay for any of it!
And it doesn't matter if they are supposed to pay. It doesn't mean these people follow any damn rules, laws, etc.!
I have had all the lectures I intend to take from jack*ss BIG EARS and his unfashionable wife BIG FOOT.
Just because something cost a lot of money doesn't mean it's fashionable especially when Michelle Obama is wearing it.
Ma Belle fashion ping!
Waiting for the media to excoriate her as they did Nancy Reagan
She is truly the ugliest woman I have ever had the displeasure to look upon.
I thought that Jacqueline broad was over rated, but this one...damn!
"Coyote" also comes to mind.
Those are some ugly shoes. I have big feet and I tell you the ONLY reason I would consider something like those is because my feet were too big for anything else.
No tax...remember Demoncrats don't pay taxes.
My husband can vouch for the fact that "I looove shoes". I would not put those shoes on my doggie. They are heinous and the designer should be slapped and sterilized.
Another thread where I am ROFLMAO!
Do these people have any idea what a joke they are to sane Americans?
Sick joke, but a joke nonetheless.
Whats a few K out of billions? Besides, nobody will notice until the year 2034.
I would never have thought to bind my shoes with a Band-Aid, but I will have to remember such a clever trick!
This designer, the same one who made the "half shoes" earlier in the year, must be on some really good drugs.
Ick. Who the crap gives this woman fashion advice, Elmo?
These people not only classless, they're idiots.
Why does the phrase "Let them eat cake" and visions of guillotines keep running through my head?
They are hideous. Can someone help this woman? She's really got a lot going for her, her height and athleticism. Why does she appear in public in such garish, ugly regalia?
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- Genre: Simulation Virtual
- Release: Dec 6, 2012
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How do i stop the bathroom sink from leaking?
The bathroom sink won't stop leaking and I can't figure out how to repair it. My people won't do anything else until it's fixed!
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You have to drag them to the tools in the work room and then they will go back to the sink and fix it. They should have a wrench or something in their hand to fix it.
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Drag a person over the blue small toolbox in the workroom. If u don't own one you'll have to buy it. It's the basic one that is first available in the game. They'll immediately fix the leak.
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Drag your person to the sink to show them then drag them to the work room then they will fix it.
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Drag them to the workroom tale next to the fire extingusher and then they should fix the sink
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You drag one of your parents or older sister or brother to the work room and they will fix it.
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Let them see it by dragging them to it the go to the workshop (the little blur room with loads of tables ) drag them to the table with the hammer on it then they will fix it I hope that helps :)
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Drag an adult to the workroom table that has the tools he will pull out a wrench like thingy mebober and will fix the sink. Now you can get him to do whatever you like them to without a distraction. I hope that helps you now and your future concerns
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You drag them to the table if you have no toolboxes. Drag an adult to blue toolbox if you have it. Drag an adult to the RED toolbox if you have it. And I think if you have the tool wall, you drag him THERE. Hope it helps!
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Drag your person (adult) to the sink to show them then drag them to the work room on the tools and then they will fix the sink
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You dont need to have the blur toolbok or red toolbox or the tool wall. You just drag him/her to the workroom and he will take a wrench then he will automatically walk to the sink and fix it! PROBLEM SOLVED!
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Drag a person to the workroom and they will start t fix the sink automatically. They will have a wrench in their hand when walking to the bathroom.
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Go to the shop outside of the home and drag them by the red shelf they will grab a wrench and go repair the sink
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I just figured this out: go to where all the work benches are and then tap on a table. complicated! JK!
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I don't know how to. I tried everything and it isn't working.
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By Michelle Russell | 1 August 2012
Weetabix "strongly" believes the ad's claims were not misleading
Weetabix has said it is "disappointed" with a decision by the UK's advertising watchdog to ban one of its television advertisements.
The cereal has had its second UK television advert banned in the last month by the country's advertising watchdog.
The advert for its namesake Weetabix cereal, which was broadcast in July 2011, showed a family having breakfast and comparing their busy days. The ad showed a bowl of Weetabix with milk and the packet, which read 'Weetabix Slow Release Energy' and the tag-line 'Fuel for Big Days'.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it received four complaints over the cereal maker's claim of 'slow release energy'. The claim, they said, was misleading because they understood that Weetabix contained a high glycemic index (GI) rating.
It added that the advert did not expressly state that the claim highlighted that the cereal be eaten with milk, and that due to the absence of "additional qualifying information", some viewers might assume the claim referred to Weetabix itself.
As a result, the ASA concluded that the claim must not be broadcast again in it's current form and the claim 'packed with slow release energy to keep you going' must highlight the related consumption of Weetabix with milk.
In a statement, Weetabix said it believes "strongly" that the ad's claims were not misleading.
"We believe that the ASA has failed to incorporate the principle of a "notional, typical consumer, who is reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant..." as described in the regulations.
"Given that the overwhelming majority of consumers only ever eat Weetabix with milk, that we always demonstrate usage with milk and that our usage instructions on pack couldn't be clearer, we believe strongly that this commercial does not materially mislead anyone."
The spokesperson said the advert has been on air for over 12 months but that "for the avoidance of any possible doubt", it will make it clear in future ads that the slow release energy claim relates to Weetabix when eaten with milk.
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Sony continues its run of producing excellent Android devices with the robust Xperia Z2
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