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Moron Amber Portwood Ordered to Quit Freeloading Off Government Housing
by Free Britney at .Teen Mom star Amber Portwood has been ordered by a judge to pay money to compensate the real estate company that was suing to evict her. Why?
For lying about her income and qualifying, illegally, for government subsidized housing as a result of that lie. Some people will do anything for a buck.
While Portwood was in jail this winter, a rental company sued her for eviction after they saw she lied about her "low-income" status on her application.
Amber's income in 2010? A modest $280,000.
Amber and baby daddy Gary Shirley in happier times.
This disqualifies her from subsidized government housing, clearly, and an Indiana judge ruled in the rental company's favor in the case earlier this month.
Amber Portwood not bothering to respond to the suit probably didn't help her cause. She must pay the company back or face further legal consequences.
Otherwise it's back to the slammer, most likely, given that she's been on thin ice with probation as it is. At least jail is free, however. Food for thought.
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The truth - MTV along with consulting 'Dr Confront NOTHING' excuse the show as preventing teen pregnancy. TOTAL BULLSHIT!!! The only thing these people have learned is THE EFFECTIVE USE OF LYING. Except for Macy, they have mastered the upbeat voice-over --"Well gee I forgot to sign up for classes ( Again) but I promised my fetus to finish...so... Insèrt here the thousandth bemoaning of whether they should have raised the. child
omg how pathetic can u be AMBER. This girl is a liar from long ago and will continue to do so. I pray she NEVER gets that little girl back EVER. After she does the 5 yrs for not following thru with her drugs she needs to get another 5 for all the lying she is doing. As far as Farrah i CANT stand the way she talks to her parents who love her and try to help her. She is a self centered selfish u know what! I feel like MTV needs to pick a better class of girls if their gonna do this show. Everyone has a skeleton and everyone had some type of problem growing up but it seems they pick the most selfish girls with the most problems!! Do your research MTV or stop doing teen moms or maybe change the name to (Teen Liars who become pregnant and then Train wrecks!!)
Amber is the one who made it like this she didnt exactly hv tht hard of a life.All i can say is its her own fault no one elses.And she is an idiot for saying she couldnt go to her drug test for gallbladders like oviously they r gunna check,saying she had the flu or a stomach ache wouldve been more reliable.And shes soo dumb for fucking over housing they oviously wouldve found out but then againthey r idiots for nt realizing shes on mtv and gets money from them hint y cameras follow her
What a joke. There are families out there (my mother in Texas) who bust their butts and can never get ahead, or stay afloat. Then you have people like her who get knocked up at 15/16 and make 6 figures. What a mixed up world we live in. Heartfelt prayers and warm thoughts going out to all people who are struggling to make ends meet and are working hard. It's not easy and I've been there before.
first off farrah is not a first class loser, she prob dumped your ass because you are the loser not her. ambers had a hard life from what we all have seen on tv and shit happens, at least leah is with gary who is a stable parent. and as for jenelle i think shes doing alot better regardless of the fact she has gotten back with keiffer. people shouldnt say such horrible things like this.


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Ashtanga workshops in Rotterdam
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After moving to UK and getting a yoga boost in Goa, I will be back in The Netherlands in May. For the first time I will visit Rotterdam's "Yoga Maya" studio to share my knowledge and passion for Ashtanga yoga. Please join these 2 days with me, I would love to see you all on the mats again =)
Friday, 18 May 2012 from 20.00 till 22.00 -"Neutral pelvis in asana" workshop
The ability to maintain the neutral position of the pelvis allows us to perform all the yoga asanas with ease and grace, be it a forward- or a back-bend, twist, arm-balancing pose or an inversion. To maintain this stability and neutrality of pelvis requires strength and flexibility of hip flexor muscles and hamstrings.
In this workshop each student will discover the neutral position of his or her pelvis, as "normal" position we are used to, is not always the neutral. We will learn various exercises to stretch the hip flexors and engage the hamstrings, and learn how to stabilize the pelvis in poses where strength of hip flexors is required. By going through some poses of Primary and Intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga we will learn how to implement the neutral pelvis in various asanas.
Price: Euro 40,-
Saturday, 19 May 2012 from 10.00 till 12.30 - "Lift light, jump high" workshop
Dynamic nature, vinyasa and transitions between the poses make Ashtanga practice graceful, strong and beautiful. This workshop will be dedicated to "jump back" and "jump through" techniques, that seem to be very challenging and almost impossible for many of us, especially for ladies.
We will analyze the stages of these transitions and will learn exercises to build up strength needed to perform them. While working in pairs we will help each other jump up higher and use our core strength and courage to float in the air.
Using our palms, feet, thighs and pelvis can dramatically help us to understand the power of gravity, which can pull us down but also lift us up!
Price: Euro 40,-
Saturday, 19 May 2012 from 14.00 till 16.30 - "Arm balances" workshop
This workshop will take you through the theory and practice of various arm balances from bakasana, tithibasana, pincha mayurasana, hand stand etc. To understand the arm balance we need to understand the notion of balance itself. Arm balances are literally about balancing and not about building strength in arms. The strength actually comes from bandhas and the bravery to go passed the comfort limit that we set for ourselves. We will also focus on preparatory abdominal strength exercises.
The second part will be about arm balances and how we should work our hands and forearms in combination with the pelvis. We will experience how the position of the shoulders and pelvis influence stability and how shifting the center of the gravity can influence these poses. Finally we will move into more of a playground set-up, where we will also learn how to fall safely out of a hand stand and fore-arm balance (pincha mayurasana).
Price: Euro 40,-
All three sessions paid in advanced Euro 100.
Location: Yoga Maya
Address: Vijverhofstraat 47, 3032 SB Rotterdam
Tel.: +31 (0)6 39 116 556
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WASHINGTON -- Durability testing on the Marine Corps' short-takeoff version of Lockheed Martin's F-35 was halted last month after "multiple" cracks were discovered in the fighter jet, according to a Pentagon's testing office report sent to Congress on Friday.
The previously undisclosed halt in high-stress ground testing involves the F-35B, the joint strike fighter's most complicated version, which must withstand short takeoffs and landings on carriers and amphibious warfare vessels, said the report by Defense Department testing chief Michael Gilmore.Flight testing wasn't affected.Development of the F-35, the Pentagon's costliest weapon system, has been marked by delays and cost increases. The Pentagon estimates the total price for development and production of 2,443 F-35s at $395.7 billion, a 70 percent increase since the initial contract with Lockheed was signed in 2001.Durability testing is intended to stress an airframe, assessing its bility to achieve a projected aircraft lifetime of 8,000 "equivalent flight hours."Testing on the Marine version progressed last year until the December halt "after multiple new cracks were found in a bulkhead flange" on the fuselage underside during an inspection after the equivalent of 7,000 hours of testing, the report to Congress said. The cracks were confined to that area.Testing of the F-35B model had been restarted in January 2012 after a 16-month delay caused by the discovery and repair of a crack in the plane's bulkhead.Analysis of the new cracks will continue so as to find the root cause, plan corrective action and determine whether the cracks had been predicted in modeling, the report said."We have implemented the fixes," said Lockheed spokesman Michael Rein, who went to say that static testing could resume as early as late next week."This had no impact on flight testing and this is normal engineering development and test work," Rein added. "This is why we do structural testing in the first place."But Gilmore said in his report that the test results "highlight the risks and costs" of the Pentagon's F-35 concurrent-development strategy, which produces aircraft while they're still in development.The aircraft have two more years of structural testing that may result in more "discoveries," he added.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us


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While thousands of poor Guatemalan villagers fled the erupting Volcan de Fuego (Fire Volcano) outside of Antigua Guatemala, volunteers and staff from the North Dakota-founded GOD'S CHILD Project moved towards the natural disaster.
"We were lucky in that we had supplies on the ground," said GOD'S CHILD Project founder and executive director Patrick Atkinson. "In July we sent 22,000 lbs. of donated clothing, medicines, and infant nutrition supplement from Bismarck to Guatemala, and most of that had yet to be distributed." Volunteers and staff worked overnight to prepare those supplies for the estimated 33,000 people affected by Thursday's volcanic explosion.
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Nuestros Ahijados has a small but wonderful project in Guazapa, El Salvador. We are there helping 43 families with food, clothing and educational costs. We are also helping to educate two young women as nurses in this area which is without the most basic medical care.
I was honored to visit Guazapa for 3 days in July with Wicho Fuentes and Hector Barrundia from the Project. Our presence seemed to mean the world to these people. Wicho brought shoes for some of the girls, and their delighted squeals and giggles stayed with me all day. Since the people walk everywhere and the roads are entirely mud and rocks, both feet and shoes are in very poor condition.
Recently one of the boys from our group was walking home from work and thieves took his nice black work pants and shoes. I think it takes some gall to steal from people who are already so poor.
There are many additional children and families who could be helped at this site witch is already set up. I could see the pain on Wicho's face every time he was approached by someone we simply could not help. By the end of our visit, they were asking me too.
If you would like to donate to our families in El Salvador or sponsor a particular child's education and basic needs, log on to godschild.org, click donate and specify "El Salvador." Thanks.


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a cat or kitten that looks like adolf hitler Joey: Hey like my new cat
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A Kitler is a cat or kitten that bears a strong resemblance to Adolf Hitler. Kitler's typically have a dark coloured or black patch of hair directly below the nose that resembles Hitler's infamous mustache. Mom: Why don't you take fluffy out to play with the other kittens?
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cats that look like Hitler I saw a cat that had a small black patch under his nose and i bid black spot on his head with a white body. My friend said it was a Kitler
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It is often the case that what is present at retail becomes the standard for the consumer. Across the U.S., retailers are making the effort to align with sustainability partners to insure their customers are presented with the best product for purchase. There are residual benefits to these efforts as well. The producers and harvesters are now planning in advance the measures they will need to meet to insure they are on the shelves at Whole Foods, Kroger, Walmart and other big box grocers. These grocers account for the lion share of the market and are key to the success of brands throughout our industry. Retailers have a responsibility just like restaurants to support the future goals of the WWF and GAA. As a distributor and teaching chef in Dallas, I am often asked by my students where they can get seafood products in their town. I have been not only educating them on making sustainable choices, but I am also pointing them to retailers that support these efforts. The level of questioning by the students (our average consumer), is alarming. "I saw on TV that eating sushi will make me sick," said one student, referring to an episode of HBO's Entourage.
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Virological surveillance for week 15/2012 shows that of 302 sentinel specimens tested, 29.1% were positive for influenza virus. This proportion has decreased for seven consecutive weeks from a peak of nearly 60% in week 8. Of the 88 positive specimens from the sentinel sources 30 (34%) were type B. As expected towards the end of the season, this proportion has been steadily rising. This suggests that now around a third of circulating influenza viruses are type B.
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Make your appointment now during the month of May!
The deadline is earlier this year! Portraits must be taken before May 31, 2013.
The Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh invites you to be a part of the 2014 DSAP Awareness Calendar.
We appreciate your patience in accommodating this year's deadlines.
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text: Namatjira aka Joost van der Vleuten was born in the Netherlands in 1978 and developed a passion for music at a very young age. Having landed a job at a local radio station at the tender age of 13 he nurtured a dream to be a radio jock, but soon turned his attention to making his own music.Initially inspired by Dutch DJ Sander Verhaar (Sandstorm) (producer of remixes & yearmixes for national Dutch radio station 3FM), Joost decided that remixing existing songs was the way forward - but after just a few remixes, in 2004 his first production 'Golana' was born and went on to feature on a Clubcharts.nl compilation.After this first success, Joost's career went from strength to strength. Producing under the aliases DJ Platypus, Latigidi and Seven Senses, he released productions on Green Martian, Remark and Progrez. A big break in 2006 saw the mighty Markus Schulz sign the Joost Van der Vleuten track 'New Horizon' to his label Cold Harbour Recordings, while a collaboration with Johan Vermeulen (aka Redshift) created the trance monster that was 'Blue Mountain'.Feeling a desire to diversify his sound further, in 2007 Joost began producing as Namatjira. Success was swift; the track '1000 Of Years Ago' was featured on Armada Music's imprint Cyber Records, featured on several compilations and picked up support from some of the world's biggest DJs, including Tiesto.After that, signings soon followed on labels including Visa Versa Music, T.U.S.O.M. and No Smoking Recordings, and Namatjira releases were supported by trance and progressive house superstars alike, including Paul van Dyk, Tiesto and Hernan Cattaneo. Deciding that the Namatjira direction should be deeper and less trancier than his other projects, Joost took increasing inspiration from artists like Hernan Cattaneo, Sasha and John Digweed.The 2010 release 'Late At Night' on Mistique Music was supported by some of those idols, including Sasha, and helped to put Namatjira's new style of deep progressive house firmly on the musical map. More new Namatjira releases followed in 2011 on Toes In The Sand Recordings and Mistique, while a new track under his Joost Van der Vleuten alias, 'Beautiful For One Day', was strongly supported by Markus Schulz, featured on several compilations and released on High Contrast Nu Breed.But the powerful pull that Namatjira held over Joost's heart won out, and in 2012 he decided to put all of his other projects on hold and focus his full attention on Namatjira. And it hasn't taken long for his decision to be validated; 2012 to date has seen him release on Mistique Music, Particles and Lowbit Records. Both his Particles release,'Broken Butterfly', and his Lowbit release 'Fallin' - a collaboration with Royal Sapien - were featured in Beatport's Top 10 Must Hear Progressive House Tracks, and have won support from some of progressive house's leading lights, including Hernan Cattaneo, Dennis Ruyer, Nikko.Z, Kassey Voorn, Pete McCarthey, Embliss, Fernando Ferreyra and many more.With his unique brand of sophisticated, stylish and superbly crafted progressive house catching the ear of some of the biggest names in the world and a slew of new releases coming soon, it won't be long before Namatjira goes nuclear - so stay tuned!Biography rewritten by Lucy Blair of cheersears.com, based upon an earlier biography written by Joost van der Vleuten & Maarten van Oosten.


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GOLDEN, Colo. – Chadron State College athletes set two school records and turned in 10 additional seasonal bests on Friday during the Pre-Conference Meet at Colorado School of Mines in Golden.
Cody Hunt continued to inch closer to the prestigious 60-foot mark by putting the shot put 59-11 ½ to improve upon his school record by a half inch and Kaelie Jelden cleared 11-9 ¼ to break the school record of 11-7 that was set last year by Megan Harrell.
Hunt won the shot put by nearly 16 feet and Jelden was second in the vault. Hunt's mark ranks fourth in NCAA Division II this spring.
Hunt also won the discus with a throw of 166-7, his career best by more than 14 feet. It also was fourth best discus mark in CSC annals and a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Division II National Championship.
The junior from Lingle, Wyo., automatically qualified for nationals in the shot put at his first meet of the season.
Other top performances for the Eagles included Dean Francis's career-best of 21.31 seconds that won first place in the 200 meters. It is a provisional national qualifier and the fifth fastest time on the Eagles' all-time chart.
Other firsts for the CSC men were posted by Lincoln Proud in the 400 hurdles (55.66) and Greg Rodriguez in the long jump (22-2 ½). Charith Kapukotuwa was second to Hunt in the discus and also was the runner-up in the hammer throw.
CSC women won three events. They were by Alyssa Norton in the discus (142-5) Britney Graham the shot put (41-10) and the 4x400 relay team (4:05.80).
Women's Events
400—2, Shelby Guy, 1:00.4; 6, Hannah Lee, 1:03.8.
800—2, Ashley Riesen, 2:18.12.
3000—3, Jayme Nunes, 11:35.10.
400 hurdles—2, Meagan Nahrwold, 1:10.04.
4x400 relay—1, Chadron State (Shelby Guy, Trae Patch, Meagan Nahrwold, Ashley Riesen, 4:05.80.
Shot put—1, Brittney Graham, 41-10; 4. Cyndi Thomas, 36-9 ¾.
Hammer throw—2, Cyndi Thomas, 147-8; 4, Brittney Graham, 129-4.
Discus—1, Alyssa Norton, 142-5; 6, Kelli Johnson, 114-3.
Long jump—2, Jazmyn Webster, 18-4 ½.
Pole vault—2, Kaelie Jelden, 11-9 ¼ (school record); 5-6 tie, Erin Krause and Josie Pehringer, 9-9 ¾.
Men's Events
100—2, Brandon Segelke, 10.94; 4, Cody Roberts, 11.06.
200—1, Dean Francis, 21.31; 3, Brandon Segelke, CSC, 22.06; 4, Fred Culp, 22.28.
110 high hurdles—3, Matt Mathiason, 15.57.
400 hurdles—1, Lincoln Proud, 55.66; 3, Kelly Troester, 59.88; 5, Matt Mathiason, 1;00.41.
Shot put—1, Cody Hunt, 59-11 (school record); 3, Tanner Rein, 40-9 ½.
Hammer throw—2, Charith Kapukotuwa, 150-10; 4, Zach Boslau, 149-0.
Discus—1, Cody Hunt, 166-7; 2, Charith Kapukotuwa, 160-8; 3, A.J. Huffman, 145-10.
Long jump—1, Greg Rodriguez, 22-2 ½.
High jump—2, Hunter Dittbenner, 5-8 ¾.
Pole vault—2-3 tie, Steven Richendifer, 14-9.
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Born: March 2, 1934 in Columbus, OH
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Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.
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Our fifth child is also named "Becket" in honor of this great witness of Christ. He stood up against King Henry II of England over the rights and privileges of the Catholic Church in England. Tradition relates that the king said the following about Becket: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
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In part 4 of this series Alain de Botton argues that if you met someone very "successful" who had lots of fame, money and respect and asked them why they were successful and they said it was just luck you would think they were being unduly modest. On the other hand if you met someone who was a "failure" and asked them why they had not succeeded and they said it was just bad luck you would think they were trying to hide something. Essentially luck has disappeared as a plausible explanation for what has happened in our lives. Winners make their own luck is the punishing modern mantra.
In traditional societies high status and the respect it brings may have been inordinately hard to achieve but it was also pleasantly hard to lose de Botton argues. Modern society makes status dependent on achievement, primarily financial achievement. The nature of the economy which society has created is making that achievement ever more precarious.
For most of us our work is the chief determinant of the amount of respect and care we will be granted but the globalised economy is making that work more unstable, opening up an anxiety-inducing gap between what we need and what the world will give us.
We seem determined to remove any excuse which we might point to for our failure at a time when more and more of us are less secure in our jobs than ever. What consolations are available to the unsuccessful when the world doesn't give them the respect they need?
This part of the the programme looks at whether religion is a consolation to those who are not successful in terms of fame and money. Take a look at this short video clip and decide if you agree with the conclusions.
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Switzerland's Roger Federer and Scotland's Andy Murray both cruised into the third round of the Australian Open with straight-set victories Thursday.
In a battle of 31-year-olds, Federer used his superior power and variety to brush aside Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in just under two hours and run his record against the Russian to a lopsided 18-2.
His victory sets up an eagerly awaited third-round showdown against Australian 20-year-old Bernard Tomic, who edged German Daniel Brands 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-8) in a match that featured just one service break in nearly three hours.
Tomic is not short on confidence and cheekily suggested earlier this week that the world No. 2, who has reached 34 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals dating back to Wimbledon 2004, might not even reach the third round.
That remark and the fact that the Australian has not lost a match to start the 2013 season, including a win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Hopman Cup event in Perth, Australia, will surely mean a very focused Federer will take the court on Saturday.
Federer handily defeated Tomic 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the round of 16 of the 2012 Australian Open.
Murray, meanwhile, was never in danger in a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Portugal's Joao Sousa. Throughout the match, the world No. 3 and reigning U.S. Open champion exhibited the more aggressive baseline style that led to a breakthrough season in 2012.
In other action Thursday on the men's side of the draw, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro also breezed into the third round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Germany's Benjamin Becker.


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Croatia international looks poised to seal a dream move to Madrid
Last Updated: August 22, 2012 4:12pm
Luka Modric: Expected to complete a move to Real Madrid in the next few days
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Luka Modric will complete his move to Real Madrid in the next few days, according to Dinamo Zagreb director of football Zoran Mamic.
The 26-year-old has been chased by the Primera Liga champions for most of the summer and a deal appears imminent.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy had steadfastly refused to sell the Croatia international unless their valuation is met.
Levy turned down a reported £40million bid last summer from Chelsea, who had elevated the playmaker to their number one target.
It appears Tottenham will now accept a reduced fee for the former Dinamo Zagreb starlet who seems intent on leaving White Hart Lane.
"You read many things in the media but from the information that I have, Luka will move to Real Madrid for sure," Mamic told 24sata.
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Taylor Swift was recording again last week, and according to the Sun, she has already laid down no less than five songs about her most recent ex, One Direction's Harry Styles.
"Back in the studio," she tweeted, adding, "Uh oh." At least she has a sense of humor about her reported "direct to music video" track record with men who've done her wrong.
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- Actress Faye Dunaway is 72.
There's still no real dirt about their breakup, just some rumors that it was because she likes antiques more than he does, according to the Daily Mail. That makes sense, since that's the leading cause of divorce, after money and sex. It couldn't possibly be that he is only 18, extremely cute and in a gigantic British boy band that gets rained on by knickers at every event, could it?
RadarOnline reports a theory that sounds more plausible: Swift was too "asexual" for Styles, quoting a friend of hers who says she is a "prude" who "doesn't put out." Maybe he just needed to talk about mid-century modern furniture a bit more.
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Berlusconi lashes out at Monti
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi sharply criticised the decision by Mario Monti to run in Italy's general elections and vowed to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the 2011 fall of his government and appointment of Monti as Italy's premier.
Mr Berlusconi spoke out after Mr Monti ended weeks of hedging and announced he would head a coalition of centrist forces, businessmen and pro-Vatican forces running for office in February 24-25 elections.
Mr Berlusconi said he never expected Mr Monti would renege on his repeated assurances that he "wouldn't use the public prominence as head of a technical government for an ulterior presence in politics".
He said the decision represented a "loss of credibility" for Mr Monti, a respected economist and former European Commissioner, and said if he is elected premier he would immediately launch a parliamentary inquiry into the fall of his government.
"There was a serious wound to democracy inflicted not just on us but on all Italians," Mr Berlusconi said as he arrived at Milan's train station after a trip from Rome.
Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, beset by local corruption scandals and still tainted by Mr Berlusconi's ill-fated last term, trails significantly in the polls behind the centre-left Democratic Party.
The Democrats, headed by Pier Luigi Bersani, are expected to win the election with about 30% of the vote.
Mr Monti was named by Italy's president to lead a technical government after Berlusconi, hobbled by sex scandals, legal woes and defections from his party, was forced to resign in November 2011 amid Italy's slide into the eurozone's debt crisis.
Mr Berlusconi's party, Parliament's largest, had initially supported Mr Monti's government, backing tax hikes, raises in the retirement age and other unpopular reforms that were deemed necessary to restore Italy's financial credibility.
But earlier this month, Mr Berlusconi yanked his party's support, accusing Mr Monti's government of leading Italy into a "spiral of recession".
Mr Monti promptly resigned, forcing elections to be moved up by about two months.
Mr Monti had long said he would not run for office but would be available to serve the country if asked.
European leaders, however, made clear they wanted Mr Monti to gun for a second term, and he was wooed by centrist leaders and backed strongly by the Vatican, an important force in Italian politics.
As Mr Monti weighed whether to enter the fray, Mr Berlusconi initially offered an alliance, aware that he could use the votes that a Monti-headed centrist coalition might bring.
But Mr Monti publicly spurned the offer last week and by Saturday Mr Berlusconi was returning the favour. At best, the centrists with Mr Monti leading them are expected to garner no more than about 15% of the vote.
Instead, Mr Berlusconi reached out to his onetime ally, the Northern League, which split with the billionaire media mogul over his initial support for Mr Monti's government. From the start, the eurosceptic League refused to back Mr Monti.
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Charles Cremona
Dec 30th 2012, 16:10
Monti is not an elected Prime Minister of Italy but one put in place by the EU because that is what Merkel wanted in other words do what you are told yes man.
Francis Borg
Dec 30th 2012, 14:58
I spend most of my time in Italy these days and while I cannot vote there, would have preferred Monti to stay above the dirty politics in Italy. The Vatican's support could be double edged and might well prove unproductive if the PD win the elections. The left of the PD are very sucpicious of the Vatican and can prove a stumbling block to join up with Monti's centre in the next parliament.
J. Vella
Dec 30th 2012, 13:46
Berlusconi talking about democracy? he better told us that he wanted to escape prison by trying to become prime minister again! He appealed a sentence of 5yrs imprisonment and he have other pending court cases which he is trying to avoid !
victor caruana
Dec 30th 2012, 09:39
Mr. Monti's only black spot is that he is being backed by the Vatican!
A Spiteri
Dec 30th 2012, 09:58
And by the EU!
A Spiteri
Dec 30th 2012, 09:59
And the banks!
E. Vassallo
Dec 30th 2012, 12:14
Better beng backed by the Vatican than the communists
dennis camilleri
Dec 30th 2012, 15:49
and the EU.
The EU is interfering in local politics.


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This game is a lot of fun to play. Based on a fictional comic character theme, the game is all about becoming "cool". The translite/backglass shares the story of Dr. Dude in a comic book format.
You start by collecting the 3 elements of "coolness" - the Magnetic Personality (an actual magnet in the game), the Heart of Rock 'n Roll, and the Gift of Gab. Once collected, mix them up in the MixMaster to grab multiball and super jackpots. The Mixmaster is a neat spinning disk, with a post attached. The ball is shot up a steep ramp onto the spinning disk, hitting targets placed around the perimeter of the disk, before exiting back onto the playfield.
This game executes a basic theme in pinball very well - hit specially placed targets a certain number of times before trying to make the special shot (MixMaster) to collect your rewards - multiball. The premise is simple, but executing it is a lot tougher. This is because the game plays very fast, so hitting the right shot at the right time can be difficult.


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A New Digging Dinosaur
News recently emerged from Korea concerning a fairly interesting new dinosaur. Called by the imaginative name of Koreanosaurus, it at first glance appears to be a very typical ornithopod–small head, long tail and legs, etc. But a few small anatomical details have revealed something rather more interesting about it. Like its earlier cousin Oryctodromeus from North America, it apparently burrowed its way through the loam and dirt tha characterized its Cretaceous habitat.
How do we know? Namely, the stoutness of the arms and hands and the way in which its legs could splay. Much like a wombat which braces itself on its thick legs as it digs with its paws, Koreanosaurus had legs that could assume a position somewhat similar to that of other burrowing mammals. Likewise, its stout hands and arms would have assisted in tunneling.
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"Please welcome the original girl with the dragon tattoo," says Billy Crystal, waving one arm to introduce Angelina Jolie. And on she strides, the "It Girl" of the moment, with her lips painted as red as Satan's rump and the leg of her dress slit clean up to ya-ya. She has come to grace The Descendants with the prize for best adapted screenplay. Director and co-writer Alexander Payne has brought his mum to the ceremony and, on her insistence, he dedicates the prize to her.
Next it's time for the best original screenplay, which goes to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris. Or at least it would go to Woody if he were here, but he's not; he's back in New York, he doesn't like LA, where they turn their dead bodies into bad TV shows. "The Academy accepts this award on his behalf," smiles Jolie. I like the idea of her giving it to him person; perhaps showing up at his apartment, with her bare leg and her lipstick blazing. He'd be so terrified he'd call the cops."
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In other news, we learn that "Angelina Jolie's Right Leg" now has its very own Twitter account. The lipstick, no doubt, will not be far behind.
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Mitt Romney appeared on Fox & Friends Monday morning to respond to the growing number of conservatives who are calling on the former Massachusetts governor to release more of his tax returns.
At least eight Republicans have urged Romney to publicize the records and put the issue behind him, but the candidate is sticking to his guns. The public will see just two years of returns and no more, Romney said, before appearing to admit that the records may contain something politically damaging:
ROMNEY: The Obama people keep on wanting more and more and more. More things to pick through, more things for their opposition research to try make a mountain out of and to distort and to be dishonest about. We're going to put out two years of tax returns.
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Republicans are also raising alarms about Romney's returns. "The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes," MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough predicted during Monday's Morning Joe. "Maybe he's concerned about that. But if it's going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it."
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