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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) -- The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, "We are brothers," and insisting that they pray side-by-side during a date to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis traveled Saturday from the Vatican to this hilltown south of Rome to have lunch with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, an historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the church.
In a season of extraordinary moments, starting with Benedict's resignation and climaxing with the election of the first Latin American pope, Saturday's encounter provided perhaps the most enduring images of this papal transition as popes present and past embraced, prayed and broke bread together.
"It was a moment of great communion in the church," said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi. "The spiritual union of these two people is truly a great gift and a promise of serenity for the church."
Benedict, 85, has been living at the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo since he stepped down Feb. 28 and became the first pope to resign in 600 years. From the moment he was elected, Francis, 76, made clear he would go visit him, refusing in a way to let Benedict remain "hidden from the world" as he had intended.
Wearing a white quilted jacket over his white cassock to guard against the spring chill, Benedict greeted Francis on the helipad of the Castel Gandolfo gardens as soon as the papal helicopter landed. They embraced and clasped hands. And in a series of gestures that followed, Benedict made clear that he considered Francis to be pope while Francis made clear he considered his predecessor to be very much a revered brother and equal.
Traveling from the helipad to the palazzo, Benedict gave Francis the seat on the right-hand side of the car, the traditional place of the pope, while Benedict sat on the left. When they entered the chapel inside the palazzo to pray, Benedict tried to direct Francis to the papal kneeler in the front, but Francis refused.
Taking Benedict's hands and drawing him near, Francis said, "No, we are brothers," Lombardi said. The two used a longer kneeler in the pews and prayed side-by-side, the papal kneeler facing the altar left vacant.
It was a gesture that, 10 days into Francis' papacy, is becoming routine: a shunning of the trappings of the papacy in favor of a collegial and simple style that harks back to his Jesuit roots and ministry in the slums of Buenos Aires.
Francis also brought a gift for Benedict, an icon of the Madonna.
"They told me it's the Madonna of Humility," Francis told Benedict. "Let me say one thing: When they told me that, I immediately thought of you, at the many marvelous examples of humility and gentleness that you gave us during your pontificate."
Benedict replied: "Grazie, grazie."
Outside the villa, the main piazza of Castel Gandolfo was packed with well-wishers bearing photos of both popes and chanting "Francesco! Francesco!" But the crowd soon dissipated after Francis' helicopter left 2.5 hours later, without either pope coming to the balcony as many had hoped.
The Vatican downplayed the remarkable reunion in keeping with Benedict's desire to stay out of the spotlight so as not to interfere with his successor's papacy. There was no live coverage by Vatican television, and only a short video and still photos were released after the meeting. No details of the pair's private talks or lunch were released.
All of which led to enormous speculation about what these two men in white might have said to one another. That the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was second only to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in the 2005 conclave that elected Ratzinger pope -- considered then to be the "anti-Ratzinger" candidate -- only added to the popular imagination about what two men with such radically different styles, backgrounds and priorities might have chatted about over lunch.
Perhaps during their primo, or pasta course, they discussed the big issues facing the church: the rise of secularism in the world, the drop in priestly vocations in Europe, the competition that the Catholic Church faces in Latin America and Africa from evangelical Pentecostal movements.
During their secondo, or second course of meat or fish, they may have discussed more pressing issues about Francis' new job: Benedict left a host of unfinished business on Francis' plate, including the outcome of a top-secret investigation into the leaks of papal documents last year that exposed corruption and mismanagement in the Vatican administration. Francis might have wanted to sound Benedict out on his ideas for management changes in the Holy See administration, a priority given the dysfunctional government he has inherited.


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Commentators on the left are up at arms over my Washington Post column this week, where I called WikliLeaks a criminal enterprise and declared that its founder, Julian Assange, should be indicted for violations of the Espionage Act.
Well, buried at the bottom of this story in Friday's New York Times on Defense Secretary Robert Gates' criticisms of WikiLeaks was this fascinating revelation:
[Gates] declined to comment about the investigation beyond noting that he had enlisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to assist Army investigators, a move that is seen as a precursor to potentially charging people who are not uniformed service members. A person familiar with the investigation has said that Justice Department lawyers are exploring whether Mr. Assange and WikiLeaks could be charged with inducing, or conspiring in, violations of the Espionage Act, a 1917 law that prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of national security information.
Apparently, the Obama administration shares my assessment that WikiLeaks is a criminal enterprise. Indeed, the Justice Department may already have indicted Assange, and sealed the indictment to prevent him from knowing the United States is seeking his arrest.

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Councilman Kevin Jackson | Ward 3
Welcome to the Ward 3 webpage. Ward 3 represents the Mount Hope neighborhood. Please feel free to contact my staff or me with any questions you may have.
Kevin E. Jackson is a native of Warwick, Rhode Island, and has lived in Providence since he was 20 years old. He joined the Providence City Council in 1995, and was re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. Councilman Jackson, a Democrat, represents Ward 3, which includes the Hope and Mount Hope neighborhoods.
He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Education and a member of the Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning.
Jackson's professional life is marked by his many years of experience in various levels of coaching. He was the recipient of three "Coaches of the Year" awards. He is known for being an excellent motivator and very results-oriented. Active in community and civic affairs, he is committed to empowering others to better the quality of life in his ward.
Presently, he works as coordinator of Men's and Women's Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Rhode Island College, and is the educational coordinator for the Whitmarsh Corporation. Councilman Jackson is the founder and a president of the Providence Cobras Youth Track and Field Team. Previously, he was a counselor for Volunteers of America in Pawtucket; a head coach for Boys' Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Pilgrim High School in Warwick; an educational coordinator for St. Aloysius Home in Greenville; and a coach at Hope High School for ten years.
Councilman Jackson attended Rhode Island College, graduating with a B.A. in Social Welfare and double major in Psychology. He also has 15 credits towards his Master's degree.
He lives in the Mount Hope neighborhood.
Chairman, Committee on City Property, 2007-2011
Member, Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning, 2007-2011
Chairman, Committee on Finance, 1999-2007
Community Activities:
Mayor's Recreation Advisory Board, City of Providence
Board of Directors, Mt. Hope/East Side YMCA
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On Thursday November 29 more than 100 patrons heard author Lagnado discuss her award-winning memoir, The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World. Wall Street Journal reporter Lagnado recounts how her once prosperous family lost everything including their identity when they fled her father's beloved Cairo for New York in the 60s. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit is a moving riches-to-rags story of loss, identity, faith, tradition and triumph that has been hailed by The New York Times as a "crushing, brilliant book."


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City Employment Terms go into effect without Council approval
By Mike Sandula and Marcus Wright
The Michigan Citizen
DETROIT — A day after Detroit City Council rejected the newly proposed City Employment Terms (CET), the plan was imposed anyway.
Council voted 5-4 at its July 17 formal session to reject the newly proposed City Employment Terms. Council members Brenda Jones, Kwame Kenyatta, Andre Spivey and JoAnn Watson and Council President Charles Pugh voted yes; Council members Saunteel Jenkins and James Tate and Council Pro Tem Gary Brown voted no.
At a July 18 press conference, Mayor Dave Bing said the new terms — which include a 10 percent across-the-board wage cut, reductions in health care benefits and changes in work rules — will go into effect immediately. Bing said the CET will save the city $102 million annually.
A report from the Coalition of Unions in the City of Detroit, made up of all the unions whose members are city workers, says the city would have already saved $22 million had the tentative agreement reached between the city and its unions on March 23 been kept in place. The agreement, unlike the CET, kept collective bargaining intact. The report also cites the start-up costs necessitated by the Financial Stability Agreement — the salaries of the nine-member advisory board ($25,000 each), the program management director ($220,000) and the chief financial officer ($220,000) and their staff (unknown).
"None of us — not me or anyone in my administration — takes any pleasure in this decision," Mayor Bing said in a statement released July 18. "I know this represents a hardship and sacrifices for many city workers. But as I've said before, I must make the best decisions for all Detroiters."
The plan calls for the elimination of dental and vision care for retirees, effective 2013, and mentions the possibility of eliminating said care for current employees in the future, if necessary. Other cuts include the elimination of four to six bonus vacation days, budgeted furlough days and a reduction in vacation hours to 160 from 320
The CET also calls for only providing "core services," which Chief Operating Officer Brown defined as fire and police. He said other services, such as transportation and recreation, aren't necessarily services the city needs to provide in the long term.
The full terms can be found at www.detroitmi.gov.
The Financial Advisory Board approved the terms over meetings between June 28 and July 12. The labor terms apply to most of the city's unions, whose contracts expired June 30.
Chris Brown, along with Lamont Satchel, director of labor relations, and Jack Martin, chief financial officer, presented the terms to Council on July 16. Satchel said he spoke with the city's unions, but they were barred from bargaining during the drafting of the terms. "The duty to bargain has been suspended," Satchel said.
The CET also amends work rules. Civilians may now be employed in any function where police are not required, per the city's discretion. Employees must also have worked 80 hours in the previous pay period to be eligible for overtime.
"You can't cut and not change the work rules," Chris Brown said.
Martin said without the CET, the city will run out of cash by October.
In a July 16 statement, Mayor Bing said: "Any delay in acting on the City Employment Terms places the city into a deeper cash crisis, resulting in an inadequate cash flow to make payroll, to pay vendors, and will represent a default in the Financial Stability Agreement — ultimately, triggering the appointment of an emergency manager by the state."
Prior to Council's July 17 vote, Gary Brown said, "I think it is absolutely essential to get behind the Consent Agreement and get behind it or leave."
Kenyatta, who voted against the CET as well as the Consent Agreement, said the Financial Advisory Board has done more than simply advise.
"If you continue to let people kick you and slap you, they will kick you and slap you again," Kenyatta said. "I think we would fare better under federal bankruptcy than we're faring under the corruption and the lack of democracy here."
Citizens and union leaders went before Council to speak against the CET.
Joe Duncan, president of the Detroit Police Officers Association, said the city's unions had already negotiated in good faith the city, only to have the terms thrown out.
"I wouldn't say they're disingenuous — they're liars," he said.
Al Garrett, ASCFME Council 25 president, asked Council to reject the CET. "At what point do you folks stand up?" he said. "This is too far."
FREE DETROIT-NO CONSENT (FDNC) member Cecily McClellan said if the council had not approved the Consent Agreement these things would not be happening. McClellan said the Financial Advisory Board is telling Bing what to do and what it tells him is illegal. "They (FAB) are gangsters," McClellan said. "They left the July 17 council meeting and immediately drafted the letter to have the CET take immediate effect."
"It shows Bing is for the corporations not the people," Social Activist Ron Scott said.
Sandra Hines, outspoken critic of the Consent Agreement and FDNC member, said people were looking to the unions to fight the battle against the theft of Detroit. "We want to know where the unions are," Hines said. "They have been soft on the issue. The time for being soft has passed."
Valerie Glenn said city officials who introduced and approved the Consent Agreement have been derelict in their duties and have violated their oath of office. The charter prohibits the executive branch and the legislative branch from entering into an agreement with and entity that owes the City money.
"Those officials who approved and are implementing the consent agreement are violating the charter's ethic's ordinance," Glenn said. "Citizens should file a complaint with the board of ethics."
Glenn said residents can call 313.444.0061 for more information.
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The First Amendment
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Text of the Bill of Rights (may be viewed on website)
A dictionary
A thesaurus
Students select one of the freedoms or rights defined by the First Amendment and gather information about it on the web. They then write a persuasive essay in which they express their personal views about the importance of that freedom or right in today's world.
1) Students open the "First Amendment Vocabulary" worksheet and save it as their own.
2) After reading the text of the First Amendment, students look up the key vocabulary words given in blue.
3) Students type in definitions for each word, making sure the definition they choose is the one most suited for the context of the word.
4) Remind students to save their work.
5) Students open the "First Amendment Persuasive Essay Directions" worksheet. It may be helpful to print this worksheet out.
6) Students may use the websites provided and/or any other appropriate sites they may find for researching a First Amendment right.
7) When ready to compose the first draft of their essay, students create a new document in Tool Factory Word Processor and begin typing. Remind students to save often.
8) Instruct students to write their persuasive essay with a particular audience in mind. They should try to anticipate any counter-arguments to their essay as they compose it.
9) Students should type and save as many drafts of their essay as possible. The spell-check should be used before the final draft is saved and printed.
Printable Worksheets
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First Amendment Vocabulary Answer Key
First Amendment Persuasive Essay Directions
First Amendment Persuasive Essay Template
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Mac users: To download, ctrl-click on the worksheet and choose "save link to disk"
First Amendment Vocabulary
First Amendment Vocabulary Answer Key
First Amendment Persuasive Essay Directions
First Amendment Persuasive Essay Template
Bill of Rights
Freedom of Speech
ACLU Free Speech Website
Banned Books On-line
Freedom of Information Act
Freedom of Expression
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McREL Standard: Civics Standards 8, Level 3, #4: The student understands how specific provisions of the United States Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) limit the powers of government in order to protect the rights of individuals ( e.g. habeas corpus; trial by jury, ex post facto; freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly, equal protection of the law, due process of law, right to consul).


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Library Home Find Books Find Articles Journals We Have Help Website Index
PUB 303 — [Fall 2010] Public Personnel Administration
ATTENTION: This research guide was last modified on September 09, 2010, before the January 2012 redesign of the library's home page. Information on how to access journal articles, databases, and other library resources may be inaccurate or outdated.
For up-to-date instructions on accessing materials, please visit our tutorial pages instead.
Stewart Baker
Getting Started
Basic Library Information
Finding Journal Articles at CSUDH
Off-Campus Access
Useful Books & Ebooks
Useful Databases
Finding Organiation Information
Scholarly Internet Research
General Research Tips
Start your research by going to the library home page.
Site Organization:
- Main - Here you will find the most-used links and information
- Use the Library - Links to pages which will help you use the library
- Help - Basic Library Information and Help pages
- Services & Depts. - Services the library offers and departmental web pages
Checking out books: You can see what books are available in the Torofind Library Catalog. Once you have found the books you want, bring them to the Circulation Counter on the second floor of Library North to check them out. You will need a valid student ID card or a notification from Admissions & Records to check out books.
Click here for a tutorial on how to use the Torofind online catalog.
Library's Book Borrowing Policies
If the library does not have a book you need, you can request it via Inter-Library Loan!
- Library Location
- Library Hours
- Reserve Desk
- Library Guides
- Ask a Librarian
- Reference Desk
You can get journal articles by going to the library home page and clicking the Journal Articles & Electronic Resources link under the "Find Journal Articles Now" heading. Click the heading that sounds the most like your situation.
- If you only know what subject you're looking for (e.g. Business) click Browse Databases by Subject.
- If you know which database you want to use (e.g. Business Source Premier) click Browse Databases by Title (A-Z).
- If you are looking for an article from a specific journal (e.g. American review of public administration) click Browse Journal Titles.
- If you aren't sure where to start, click the how to find an article link at the top for help.
Once you are in a database, you can start to search for your article. All databases' search options are slightly different, but they usually include several search boxes you can fill out. Most databases will also let you search only for peer-reviewed or scholarly journals. For your research papers, you will want to make sure you check this option!
Articles which you can read in that database will have a link to the PDF full text or the HTML full text. Click on that text link to read the article. Some databases also let you e-mail yourself the files by clicking on an e-mail link.
Some articles will say "Check Availability of Complete Article" instead of having links to the full text. If you see this, it means the text of that article is not in the database you are searching. But don't worry! By clicking the link which says this, you can see a list of which databases do have the full text. If there are no databases containing the article you want, you can request it via Inter-Library Loan.
If you are using a computer that is on campus, you can access all of our electronic databases and ebooks without any further steps. Just click on the database name in the Database List and you will be sent immediately to the search screen.
If you are off campus, you will need to log in using your MyCSUDH Username and Password (the same thing you use to log in to Blackboard, MyCSUDH, and student e-mail). When you click on a database name from off-campus, you will see a screen asking you for this information.
After you enter your login information, you should be able to access any of our electronic databases and ebooks just like you would on campus. If you have problems, try resetting your password. If that doesn't work either, give the reference desk a call at (310) 243-3586 and we will help you troubleshoot.
There are plenty of books in the library on public administration. Try the following search in the library's online catalog and you will see a list of books on public administration.
- Go to the library's online catalog
- In the drop-down menu to the left, select "Subject - Subject Words"
- In the text area to the right, type in public administration
- This will show you a list of related, more specific, subjects that are similar to your search. If you're interested in seeing more related subjects, click the link that says "20 related subjects": Public Administration -- 20 Related Subjects
- For a list of general public administration books, click the Public Administration link
- Once you have a list of books on the screen, you can sort your results with the drop-down menu at the right.
- Select "Sort by year - newest to oldest" to see a list of books with the most recent books first.
The library also has several collections of ebooks: books that have been scanned in and which you can access from home using the library website. The main collection of ebooks is called ebrary. You can find it by clicking the "Find Journal Articles Now" header on the main library page, then selecting "E" for ebrary.
To add extra functionality to ebrary books, you can install the ebrary reader, available after logging into the database.
Links to ebooks that may be useful:
- Public Management and Administration : An Introduction
- Global e-Governance
- Evidence for Policy and Decision-Making : A Practical Guide
- Unlocking the Power of Networks : Keys to High-Performance Government
- Collaborative Public Manager : New Ideas for the Twenty-First Century
- Making a Difference : Progressive Values in Public Administration
To find more, log in to ebrary and do a subject search for public administration.
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Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier, designed specifically for business schools and libraries, provides more than 3,000 full text scholarly publications, including nearly 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 3,800 journals. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more.
Mergent Online Company Reports
Mergent Online (company data & annual reports) provides indexing and full-text analysis of company information, companys' annual reports, inductrial reports. It also allows searching companies by country and by SIC Code.
Worldwide market data for a broad range of industries and regions
Snapshots International Ltd is the only market research company to specialize in top-line international market research overviews. The Snapshots International Series - North America of 630+ reports is designed to provide an instant overview of this geographic region, and the data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. All data is compiled in house by the Snapdata Research Department, an international team of research experts.
Your group paper in this class has two aspects to it. One is finding information about a specific organization. There are several ways to do this.
The library pays for access to several "business report" type databases (listed above). These databases gather information about businesses and organizations, unlike most of our databases which hold scholarly journal articles. Try a search in one of these and see if your organization is listed.
However, they do not always have information about governmental or non-profit organizations.
Here are several websites you can try to find information about your organization:
- USA.gov's A-Z index of US Government Departments
Links to US Government department websites from USA.gov.
- GuideStar.org
Information about non-profits. Create a free account (not a premium account!) to see slightly more information. Not all information is available for every organization.
- List of Law Enforcement Agencies
from Wikipedia. Links to websites for various United States law enforcement agencies.
- California State University Chancellor's Office
- LAUSD - Charter Schools Division
- Medi-Cal
- Healthy People 2010
- Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
What is plagiarism? - Plagiarism is "The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft." (OED)
In essence, when you quote or paraphrase from somebody else's work without citing it, you are plagiarizing their work. Plagiarism is a serious matter, and could result in a lower or failing grade and even in your expulsion from university. Just rewording your work isn't enough to avoid plagiarism. Since you are still borrowing information heavily from another writer, you still need to include a citation.
But I didn't know! - Ignorance of the law is unfortunately no excuse. You can commit plagiarism without meaning to, and it's just as serious a problem if you do.
How can I avoid it? - You can avoid plagiarism by always citing your sources. Whenever you put a quotation or borrow information heavily from a source, be sure you include a citation in the proper APA style. This will let your professor know you aren't trying to pass the idea off as your own. Taking detailed notes on where you get your information helps a lot with this, since it prevents you from forgetting which is your own work and which is borrowed from others.
For more information, see your student handbook and this handout by Sheela Pawar at CSUDH
Although for this class, you will not be using Internet sources, it is still useful to know how to find good ones.
Remember, not all web sites are created equally. Some sites can be valid sources of information, but others are filled with opinion represented as fact. While there isn't a 100% effective way to figure out what kind of site you're looking at, here are some guidelines to follow when using the internet for research:
- Check Credibility - Is it easy to figure out who's behind the information? Does whomever it is know what they're talking about? Do they have qualifications in the field or some other reason to be trust-worthy in it?
- Check Accuracy - Are the sources cited well? Is the information up-to-date? Are there any broad, sweeping generalisations that are impossible to verify?
- Check Reasonableness - What is the page's point-of-view? Is it a corporate page trying to sell you a product? Is it a government or educational site where the main purpose is to educate people?
- Check Support - Is it possible to double-check the information in another location?
Useful Scholarly Websites
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
The Librarians' Internet Index aims to provide a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected websites, serving California, the nation, and the world. All links on the Index are selected and approved by librarians before inclusion.
For more information, check out our guide on Evaluating Web Resources
Use multiple search terms - Remember, not every database or article uses exactly the same words to describe the same thing. Make sure you try several synonyms for the term you're trying to find. Most databases have a link titled "thesaurus" or "subject terms" which you can use to find out what words to search for.
Search in multiple places - The more places you look for information, the more information you're likely to find. Don't just search in one database and assume it's all you'll be able to find! Take a look at the list of Useful Databases earlier on in this page for where to start your search.
Ask for help - Don't be afraid to ask for help! Research can be an exhausting process, and sometimes a fresh perspective will make your task immensely easier. You can stop by the reference desk in the library and ask any of the reference librarians for help with your research. You can also submit an online help request which a librarian will answer within a day or two.
Don't leave it until the last minute - The earlier you start, the better your paper will be. Starting early gives you plenty of time to read and absorb the information so that you'll be properly informed when writing your paper.


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Retail sales in the Eurozone single currency area grew for the fifth consecutive month in August 2006, although the rate of increase eased compared to July.
The August Bloomberg Eurozone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI(R) is a monthly survey indicating economic conditions in the Eurozone retail sector 1 month ahead of government-issued figures. The seasonally adjusted Eurozone Retail PMI remained above the no-change mark of 50.0 - at 52.3 - in August, signaling further month-on-month growth in Eurozone retail sales. The August level pointed to moderate expansion. Bloomberg said anecdotal evidence from survey respondents suggested rising customer activity as underlying sentiment improved. Expanded product ranges were also reported to have boosted sales during in August.
However, the rate of growth in monthly retail sales eased for the third month in a row from May's survey high. In addition, retailers continued to face strong inflationary pressure on purchasing costs, which contributed to further sharp declines in profits in August.
The two largest Eurozone economies registered month-on-month growth in retail sales in August. The stronger rate of expansion was again seen in France (55.1), where retail sales grew more sharply than in Germany (52.1) for the third straight month. Both countries registered weaker increases in sales than last month. The third economy covered by the survey, Italy, registered falling retail sales for the seventh month running (48.7), albeit at a weaker rate than in July.
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Only his eyebrows are scary and I like how you can see the photographer in his eyes.
Creepy =/= Scary.
that lipstick job is pretty scary
That's not the photographer, that's the elderly woman he's about to sodomize.
Damn.It`s like looking in the mirror.
Reminds me of House.
I thought it was at first glance… weird.
Since when does The Joker have a stache?
Since ceasar romero played him back in the day?
it's the spirit-mongler
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Google is going all out with its roll out of Google Enhanced Adwords by immediately making it Required Minimum Functionality (RMF) for all those using Google's Adwords API. Basically the RMF is the guidelines that API users must abide by in order to be eligible to use the API.
The RMF changes are required for both the creation functionality as well as the management functionality. Interestingly, the reporting function is yet to be subject to any enhanced adwords changes. A snapshot of the new requirements can be seen below:
Please show me the 'Disable Enhanced Campaign settings' required functionality.. or the "opt out of enhanced adwords".. that would be nice. Can't see that happening though!
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Parachutes LyricsArtist: Pearl Jam
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With the missing light it don't feel like home now
That your gone all the trouble suddenly explained infinitum
You're always wishing and never here at home
You all the dreams we shared and
Lights we turned on
But the house is getting dark
And I don't want to know your plans
But together share the dawn
And I won't need nothing else
Cause when we're dead
We would've had it all
And I would've fallen from the sky to you
Parachutes have opened now
Heaven knows if there's a ceiling
Gone so low with the kneeling
Please know that
That I've got all the friends I need and
Before my light goes out
As the doors are closing now
And far away will be my home
And the grass beside them blown
But I don't need
Further back and forth, a wave will break on me today
And love
Wish the world could glow again with love
One can't seem to have enough
And war
Break the sky and tell me what it's for
Travelling on my own
And love
What a different life
Had I not found
This love with you.
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I'm on my way to a bar at 9 p.m. to see a friend play an instrument he invented. The play an instrument that he invented part sounds cool and appeals to my geeky side. The staying up past my bedtime to sit in a dark and deafingly loud room for an indefinite amount of time (and pay good money for the privilege) not to mention walking a mile and a half in the dark to get there and then go back home again at who knows what hour have me really nervious. I wonder why can't I just say, "cool, I'm going to get to see this crazy thing get played and support a friend," instead of "Damn, I'm up past my bedtime, walking in dangerious neighborhoods and spending money I probably don't have to sit in an uncomfortable chair all night when I would rather be taking a bath." I don't know. My goal is to take the first tone, not the second. We'll see.
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The basics of being healthy I have down: exsersize, diet, sleep, avoiding stress and a fab BMI. The things out of my control are the ones involving $$$. My OB claims I HAVE TO have these injections insurance won't pay for, at almost $700.00 a pop, every month for a year! The dentist, of course, is appalled I don't come in for cleanings twice a year and when I DO go into the dentist, each dentist ever has wanted to drill all my fillings out and replace them! I've had them replaced about 4 times, but have never gotten more than a gobley-gook technical sounding response if I don't. It all sounds scary, but how do you really know? I need glasses because I can't see otherwise, I got them. Then a vaginal infection puts me in the ER, follwed by a UTI a week later, followed be something even more embarrasing the week after that! The regular doc says my blood pressure is too high, I should take (hideiously expensive drug that OF COURSE insurance won't pay for). When you're doubled over and screaming in pain, somehow an herbal remedy from wal-mart doesn't cut it. I figure everything's regulated to the point an herb that I can buy won't help anyway, and there's no "alternative" to getting glasses or teeth cleaned that I know of. So I've taken the tack of paying for what I can and not worrying about what I can't. But it it frusterating to say the least. In the mean time, I'm growing older, so I assume things will only get worse. Maybe this goal is really a "money" goal, as in, I should be working harder to get enough money to pay for everything!


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A complimentary buffet breakfast is available. Hotel Scalinata di Spagna also features complimentary wireless Internet access, a porter/bellhop, and limo/town car service.
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service. This family-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Concierge services and limo/town car service can be provided.
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- Total number of rooms - 16
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Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
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Paul Konerko's solo homerun flies over Seattle left fielder Greg Halman and into the hands of a fan in the 4th inning to give the Sox a 1-0 lead during the Chicago White Sox-Seattle Mariners game Monday June 6, 2011 at US Cellular Field. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
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Former White Sox Gold Glove third baseman Robin Ventura is coming back to the organization as a special adviser to player development director Buddy Bell.
Ventura, who played beside manager Ozzie Guillen for eight seasons, long had been sought by Guillen and the Sox to rejoin the organization in a coaching or minor-league capacity.
But Ventura wanted to be close to his California home after his playing career was over and his four children were growing up.
His new position will allow him "home time,'' while he works in short stretches visiting each Sox minor-league affiliate through the summer to evaluate player performances and report to Bell.
"They gave me the opportunity to be a little flexible, and that's the part that intrigued me,'' Ventura said Monday. "It would be a different sell if it was for six months at a time. But going for three or four days was appealing. I'm excited to do it.
"It evolved the last time I was in Chicago. I sat down with Buddy. It just happened. It's something where I've been coaching high school and Little League.
''I know a lot of the instructors, so it's something I'm familiar with enough that I won't be coming to town to tell them what to do. If I can help, I'll help.''
Long an organization favorite, and a favorite of Guillen, Ventura called the Sox "my baseball home,'' even though he played with the New York Mets and Yankees after leaving as a free agent in 1998.
"It's awesome,'' Guillen said of Ventura's hiring. "A great idea. He's a baseball man. He loves this organization. It was a great decision by whoever — I think it was Buddy Bell.''
Bell said that he had tried for several years to add Ventura, but it wasn't until that visit to Chicago several months ago that the subject got serious, with Ventura's three older daughters in high school and college and his youngest son now 12.
"Robin was the consummate professional, and I can't imagine a better role model and adviser for young, developing players in our farm system,'' Bell said.
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The Sox selected Keenyn Walker, a 6-3 switch-hitting outfielder from Central Arizona Junior College, with their first pick, the 47th overall, in the amateur draft.
Walker, 20, is a sophomore who hit .402 with 11 doubles, eight triples, four home runs, 50 RBI and 65 stolen bases in 63 games this season.
''This is a highly athletic kid with plus-plus speed,'' said Doug Laumann, the Sox' director of amateur scouting. ''He's a scout's dream and a plus defensive center fielder.''
Walker is a native of Salt Lake City who was drafted by the Cubs in the 16th round of the 2009 draft and by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 38th round in 2010.


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"What we're going to do is turn Detroit into an Indian reservation, where we herd all the Indians into the city, build a fence around it, and then throw in the blankets and corn."
— Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to the New Yorker
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson summed up what most Detroiters believe is the view of the city held by the region and the state when, in the current New Yorker, Patterson — described as the "kingpin thriving off Detroit's decline" in an article headlined "Drop Dead, Detroit" — discusses the city.
Now the rest of the world sees why Michigan remains at the bottom of every quality of life index, stays stuck in the past and suffers constant economic stagnation. One of the state's chief kingpins revealed the small, old, racist way of being and thinking state leadership exhibits. Patterson and his boys still don't get that America has invented more civilized ways of being small, old and racist — it's 2014!
What Patterson is advocating is genocide. Please also notice Patterson said "we." Not only did he denigrate the history of native people, but he also made a joke of waging some kind of second wave, post-slavery genocide on mostly Black Detroit. "Throwing blankets" is a reference to the blankets tainted with small pox that killed masses of native people. The blankets were given by Europeans settlers and they mark the beginning of the America we know.
Local media, flipping off Patterson's racist remarks, described his comments as "rash" and his quotes as " funny and usually clever." Yet, Detroit elected officials who have done far less — singing "Onward Christian Soldiers" after a bad Cobo Deal — have been asked to resign for far less, while being called far worse. Talk about racist and sexist Michigan. An old fart from Oakland County says the most offensive off-hand comments and he is given the dignity of just putting his foot in his mouth. Black leaders are routinely taken to task for far less.
Welcome to Detroit.
Instead of asking for an apology, Detroit should petition the federal judge and the EM to exclude Oakland County from a regional Detroit Water and Sewerage agreement. An elected representative, with this type of antipathy to the city and its 80 percent Black population, deserves exactly this. Detroit needs to sell its water department. Use the money to pay off some debt and guarantee a revenue stream for the city's coffers. Let the suburbs negotiate their rates with a private entity.
Patterson's comments and the media response remind us of why the city is enduring emergency management, why the city is in bankruptcy, and how it feels when your perspective, your ideas for righting the financial crisis, your vote are considered completely inconsequential.
So often this same tired, good-ol' boy-this-is-all-in-good-fun humor that Patterson has used to critique Detroit is dismissed. It is amazing to live and navigate in a city where the dominant thought — of people in power — is the only acknowledged sentiment in the region. This group alone makes the deals and they set the priorities. Gov. Snyder, the leader of the anti-Detroit sentiment, has decided Belle Isle is important and so is the Detroit Institute of Arts. Therefore, moves have been made to preserve and direct the future of these Detroit institutions because they are valuable to a powerful few.
Detroit is going through one of the greatest asset and resource shifts in the country.
The majority of people in this town have lost their schools, neighborhoods, recreation centers and city services. But the art will be saved and maybe Patterson will throw us some blankets.


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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Near Iran's border with Iraq, work crews are putting finishing touches on a petrochemical plant expected to pump out hundreds of tons a year of oil-based products that the country hopes can slip through the net of Western economic sanctions.
In Tehran's bazaar, merchants must rely on shadowy money transfer networks to make purchases abroad because Iran is blocked from global banking systems. Inflation is so high that prices can jump between breakfast and dinner.
The two sides of Iran under sanctions have come into sharper relief as the economic pain digs deeper -- and the country's new president seeks ways to roll back the restrictions.
On one level, government planners are working hard to find workarounds against the embargoes on oil exports and banking, while insisting Iran's "resistance economy" can ride out anything the West can throw in its direction. But there is also the daily struggle and frustration faced by businesses and families as inflation heads toward 40 percent and unemployment, officially 13 percent but likely higher, climbs alongside it.
The broad challenges posed by sanctions shape President Hasan Rouhani's agenda this week at the U.N. General Assembly. He hopes to win promises to restart talks over Iran's nuclear program and to make the case to the U.S. and its allies that easing sanctions could bring rewards in the form of concessions and greater cooperation from Tehran.
Rouhani's overtures have gained the attention of the White House. But Washington faces a policymaking quandary since many believe sanctions may have forced Iran into a bargaining mood. Reversing them as a confidence-building gesture -- even for the moderate Rouhani -- may bring an onslaught of criticism from Congress and ally Israel.
In an important dress rehearsal for possible new talks, Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, plans to meet with Secretary of State John Kerry and counterparts from five other world powers later this week. It will mark the highest-level contacts between the U.S. and Iran in six years.
Rouhani, for his part, has to confront split personalities in Iran's leadership. His outreach apparently has the all-important approval from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last word on all key issues. Hard-liners, though, are not fully on board and could sharply turn against Rouhani if it looks like the West has snubbed him.
Just before leaving for New York on Monday, Rouhani urged Western leaders to heed his appeals for greater dialogue and take steps to ease sanctions as a way to "reach joint interests" -- a reference to the nuclear standoff, but also possibly other regional flashpoints where Iran carries influence such as Iraq and Syria.
The West should choose the "path of interaction, talks and leniency," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Rouhani as saying. Hours later, Rouhani was handed another possible diplomatic boost after Iran's judiciary released 80 prisoners arrested in political crackdowns.
At the same time, the hard-line Kayhan newspaper warned in a commentary that shaking hands with President Barack Obama would be a "big mistake" and would represent a concession to Washington without any direct benefit for Iran. It further denounced Obama as a "war criminal" for the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and its bases in the Gulf and elsewhere in the region.
"This is the same evil hand that signed the economic punishments against Iranian nations," it said.
The uncompromising tone suggests rifts at Iran's highest levels. Kayhan typically reflects the views of hard-liners close to Khamenei. These factions could pressure Khamenei to rein in Rouhani if they feel his efforts are heading off course.
This is what makes Rouhani's gambit over sanctions such a complicated move. It addresses a core issue in Iran -- getting some relief for the sinking economy -- but loosening the embargoes by the West would take some of the bite out of its main strategy, which many believe is now paying dividends by forcing Iranian outreach.
"For this to work, Rouhani has to show, in very clear terms, what Iran would do in exchange for easing some of the sanctions," said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of the Middle East Studies program at Syracuse University. "That remains to be seen."
Iran has ruled out any chance of closing down its uranium enrichment program, which the West fears could eventually produce material for nuclear weapons. Iran insists that it only seeks reactors for energy and isotopes for medical treatments.
That means Rouhani's proposals will most likely focus on greater openness and other assurances over Iran's nuclear ambitions.


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I have had diabetes for several years, and this affects a lot of different areas of my body. I now have some nerve damage in my legs as a result of this diabetes.
This is a strange sensation because I have this discomfort in my legs, yet it feels kind of numb at the same time. It is a very weird feeling and it causes me to feel unsteady on my feet sometimes.
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If they did make one, it could be sort of a spin-off/prequel type of thing. Maybe focusing on the war in Ishbal years back. That might be pretty cool.
i don't think there will be a sequel.
there are some short OVAs though. afaik, one of them features Ed with his children or grand-children.
Another FMA movie?
I wasnt to found of the 1st one...
Why does everyone think it'll be a sequel? It might be like Final Fantasy: The Last Order showing the events taking place before the main storyline...maybe this movie will tell more about Ed's dad and the origin of the Philosophers Stone.
Chiro-kun has a very valid point; if there is going to be another movie at all, it will more than likely be Hohenheim and Dante's backstory and the past of the Homunculi - like actually finding out what the Hell Envy's real origin is and all.
*Snickers* But part of my inner fangirl wants a slash movie showing Envy getting out of the Gate in his usual form and the "sons" all living together. XD
i hated the first movie it is nothing compare with serise
so i hope they do not have another one for FMA sake
The movie didnt have any closure, so maybe theyll fix that up in the second movie.
The movie had tons of closure, pick up a history book to find out what happens next.
i don't think there will be another FMA movie because the last one rocked. i do hate it when Ed leaves winary but if they do make another than it should have them getting married or something. it was better because it talked about events in our world.
Hey ya never know a certain person might not have done what another asked him to do....sorry for the vagueness didn't wan't to do spoilers! ^_^ ya'll know what I'm talking about right?


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Douglas Hoppock has more than 130 college theatre productions to his directing, scene design and lighting design credit. In addition, he has worked as a professional actor with the Moscow Repertory Theatre Company, Moscow, Idaho, actor and stage manager with Casa Manana S…ummer Musicals in Fort Worth, Texas and actor and director with the Roof Garden Dinner Theatre in Cisco, Texas. He is a member of Actor's Equity Association. He has been honored with numerous teaching and community service award's, including multiple designations as a "Who's Who Among Teachers of American Colleges," two-time Minnie Piper Stephens Professor nominee, Outstanding Young Man of America, and is the first recipient of the "Inspire Award for Torch Bearer Mentor" presented by Anointed Works Organization of Pittsburg, Texas. Mr. Hoppock is the author of two plays, Rhubarb! and Perception. He is currently writing his third play.
His directing, lighting design and scene design credits include The Time of Your Life, Fiddler on the Roof, Of Mice and Men, Noises Off, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Lion in Winter, The Fantasticks, Lost In Yonkers, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Harvey, Wait Until Dark, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, The Crucible, The Boys Next Door, Our Town, Les Miserables, The Miracle Worker, A Cry of Players, Waiting for Lefty, The Mousetrap, The Odd Couple, The Bad Seed, The Gentle People, The Cave Dwellers, The Real Inspector Hound, Charlotte's Web, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the –Moon Marigolds, T Bone N Weasel, Twelve Angry Jurors, The House at Pooh Corners, Barefoot In The Park, The Hasty Heart, Winnie the Pooh, Thieves, Blue Horses, Rumors, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Sunshine Boys, The Boy Who Stole the Stars, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ,See How They Run, The Goodbye People, The Great Cross Country Race, The Flowering Peach, Crimes of the Heart, The Rope Dancers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Sylvia, Marvin's Room, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures, The Female Version of the Odd Couple and Look Homeward, Angel.
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text: Create eye catching portraits in Photoshop Posted by: Andrei Oprinca October 22, 2012 16 Comments In this tutorial I'll show you basic beauty retouching techniques that will help you enhance a portrait image. You will learn how to clear blemishes from the skin, how to apply makeup and enhance feature like the eyes or lips. Going beyond the "normal" retouching process we will show you how to add more glamour to your portrait by adding eyelids jewels using stock images. Retouching a portrait is all about enhancing features like the eyes, lips and skin without making them look fake. To achieve that we will use the Dodge/Burn tools to reshape the lighting on the hair to give more volume and on the eyes and lips to make them more attractive. Color changes will be made using adjustment layers like Color Balance for more control and also to maintain a non-destructive workflow. You will use a custom Clone Stamp brush to duplicate details on the scene and the Lighting Effects filter for final illumination enhancements. Final effect Stock used Portrait, Jewels Download source files Video version Step 1 - Cleaning the portrait For better results when cleaning the skin use the Spot Healing Brush Tool. It works better than any blurring filter and it keeps the skin texture. The first task on making a portrait stand out is to remove any blemishes on the skin. I used the Spot Healing Brush tool for that to remove highlights, tiny highlight pixels around the eyes and forehead and the Mixer Brush tool to soften the skin. Step 2 – First color change Start changing the mood of your image by using adjustment layers. We used a Gradient Map to remap the colors on the shadows and highlights. The default Violet to Orange gradient was used but we changed the orange to #ecaf68. Set the layer's blend mode to Softlight at 30% Opacity. Step 3 - Adjust contrast Adjust the contrast of the image using Levels or Curves. The highlights on this images were a bit washed out so I brightened them to 235 using Levels. The Midtones were also brightened slightly to 1,05 so that the whole image looks a bit brighter. Step 4 – Ornamental brushes I used a round hard brush to manually paint with black a few dots under the eyes. Make the brush progressively smaller for each dot. Then duplicate the layer for the right eye and mask as needed. Use the Softlight blend mode at 100% Opacity. Step 5 - Rough makeup painting For better results start with the Softlight blend mode and try different color tones and intensities until you find the right combination for the skin tone of the model. To create the eye shadow makeup we used a big soft brush. The color used doesn't really matter, try different color intensities until you get the tone right. On another layer, do the same with the bottom part of the eyes using another color. The blend mode used is Overlay. Step 6 - Refining the makeup Use soft brushes with low opacity when using the Dodge/Burn tools and when masking the makeup. Make several passes and build up the intensity of the effect gradually. Once you have the rough painting, use layer masks on both layers to refine the makeup. To get a realistic makeup effect use a big soft brush on the layer mask and a low Opacity on the brush, about 25%. Use Hue/Saturation to choose the color of the makeup. When working on portrait retouches do not overdo the adjustments. Make subtle changes and use the Opacity setting to reduce the effect. Turn layers on and off for quick preview. Step 7 – Dodging and Burning Create a new layer and go to Edit>Fill and fill with 50% Gray. Change the layer's blend mode to Overlay and use the Dodge/Burn tools on this layer with an Exposure of 3-5%. Dodge the highlights and Burn the shadows using medium sized soft brush. EnhancementsControlled color changes The dodge and burn tools are excellent for enhancing features. Used on very low Expoure (3-6%) you can reshape the structure of the body by dodging the highlights and burning the shadows. You can make the eyes stand out a lot more by heavily dodging the eye lids and iris of the eye with a small soft brush and a higher Exposure value of 20-30% depending on the image. This technique can also be applied on the lips and hair. The Color Balance and Selective Color adjustment layers are better when making color corrections because they give you more control. Selective Color gives you full control over a wide range of color channels but it's a bit more complicated to use. Color Balance allows you to change the amount of color for three different channels independently: Lights, Midtones and Shadows. This makes it ideal for making color changes that affect one specific channel and creating artistic color mixes. Step 8 - Enhance eyes and hair Increase the Exposure of the tool to about 25% and reduce it's size. Using the same layer filled with gray dodge the eye lids to make them brighter. Use the dodge tool on the hair highlights as well. Duplicate this layer for a stronger effect. Step 9 - Color Balance The purpose of the Color Balance adjustment is to add a color cast to the entire image. We made the image colder especially on the Shadows and Midtones by adding more Cyan and Blue. The amount of color added on each channel depends on your preferences. Step 10 - Lips color Change the color of the lips using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Fill the layer mask with black and then paint with a white brush to reveal the effect only on the lips. Use the three sliders to adjust the color intensity and brightness. Step 11 - Details using jewels Use the provided jewel stock image to make the image more interesting. Scale the jewel stone to suit your needs and then duplicate as many times as needed. You can change the color with Hue/Saturation. Apply a small amount of Drop Shadow for more realism. Step 12 – Clone duplicates Use the Clone Tool to duplicate the rose on the model's hair. Avoid making an exact replica of the rose by changing the clone source properties from Window>Clone Source. Alt+Click the original rose and paint on a new layer to create the new rose. Step 13 - Final light effect Create an empty layer and press Shift+Control+Alt+E to merge all layers on the new empty layer. Apply the Lighting Effects filter on this layer from Filter>Render>Lighting Effects. 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A BUNGLING burglar gave police a helping hand by leaving an important clue at the scene - a passport photograph of himself.
Police want to speak to the large well-dressed and well-spoken man in connection with a distraction burglary at an 85-year-old man's home.
The conman called at the house in Binley Woods on the afternoon of Friday December 16 and claimed to be from a well-known double glazing company, producing an identification card with a photograph on it.
He then entered and spoke to the householder about some recent work done to the windows of his house.
After their discussion the stranger asked for details of the cheque the man had used to pay before persuading him to sign a document - giving the burglar an example of his signature.
The stranger then went upstairs to use the toilet, and it later emerged he had searched the rooms and stolen a number of cheques from the victim's cheque book.
His criminal days could be numbered however after a photograph, identified by the victim as the person who had called at his address, was later found outside near the house.
A spokeswoman for Warwickshire Police said: "As soon as the owner discovered what had happened he contacted his bank to prevent the cheques from being cashed. Thankfully they had not been used."
The company he claimed to be representing have confirmed they do not have door to door salespeople.
Investigating the burglary, Det Constable Dean Clark, said: "We think he must have stuck the photograph onto the fake identity card insecurely, and when he has put it back in his pocket after leaving the house the photo has fallen off on to the ground.
"It isn't often burglars leave behind such a helpful piece of evidence, but we still need help from the public to identify who he is."
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MIRAMAR, Fla. ( TheStreet) -- A quick look at Spirit's (SAVE) route map and a review of its fleet plan leads to one conclusion: Spirit plans to take over the U.S.
The carrier today has 42 A320 family aircraft and plans to take 68 more by the end of 2015. Beyond the 68, it has 75 more on order. However, it has 28 aircraft on lease and could return some, meaning it could take 40 between 2016 and 2021. In other words, Spirit should have about 160 aircraft in 2021, four times its current fleet size.
In general, the number of revenue passenger miles, a metric that measures the number of miles traveled by passengers, is growing at the same pace as capacity: Whenever Spirit adds capacity, it adds passengers at the same rate.
Currently, Spirit is in the midst of rapid expansion in Dallas, where it currently flies to 15 cities, most recently added, and has announced plans to serve 11 more.Asked in an interview whether Spirit will become a national airline, CEO Ben Baldanza responded: "We already are a national airline. We serve over 84% of the population base. We're everywhere." Realistically, Spirit has more ground to cover. Speaking about the route map on the carrier's second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Barry Biffle, chief marketing officer, said, "We've announced a lot of new cities recently. Now that we have bases, we can connect a lot of those dots. You're starting to see a lot less white space on the map as we do that." Surprisingly, Spirit's growth, which totaled 16.5% in the second quarter, comes at a time when the domestic industry is contracting. In fact, one of the surprises in today's airline industry is that start-up carriers are few and far between, even though capacity is shrinking. The industry has contracted to just four legacy carriers, two large regional carriers, and two low-fare carriers, JetBlue (JBLU) and Southwest (LUV). They are Spirit's true competitors. Like low-fare carriers throughout recent history, Spirit has had to devise an approach to dealing with the legacy carriers. In Dallas, which is the largest hub for American (AAMRQ.PK), "we serve the markets with generally one to two flights," Baldanza said. "We have competed with American for a long time here in South Florida. They know we're not chasing their business customers. We are creating a bigger market in Dallas than would otherwise be there." Again, a look at the map indicates how important Dallas has become to Spirit. Baldanza noted that only three cities in the Spirit system lack flights to Dallas. For the moment, he said, just 10% of Spirit passengers connect between flights, but obviously that number will increase.
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Slab City or The Slabs (located at 33°15′32″N 115°27′59″W / 33.25889°N 115.46639°W) is a snowbird campsite in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California, used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from across North America. It takes its name from the concrete slabs that remain from the abandoned World War II Marine barracks of Camp Dunlap.
Several thousand campers, many of them retired, use the site during the winter months. These "snowbirds" stay only for the winter, before migrating north in the spring to cooler climates. The temperatures during the summer are unforgiving (as high as 120 °F) (48 °C); nonetheless, there is a group of around 150 permanent residents who live in the Slabs all year round. Some of these "Slabbers" derive their living by way of government checks (SSI and Social Security and Social Security Disability) and have been driven to the Slabs through poverty. Others have moved to The Slabs to learn how to live off the grid and to be left alone. Still others have moved there to stretch their retirement income.
The site is both decommissioned and uncontrolled, and there is no charge for parking. The camp has no electricity, no running water, no sewers nor toilets, and no trash pickup service. Many campers use generators or solar panels to generate electricity. Supplies can be purchased in nearby Niland, California, located about four miles (6 km) to the southwest of Slab City.
Camp Dunlap, in which The Slabs now sits, was expected to prepare the United States Marine Corps for combat duty.
Military operations at Camp Dunlap had been greatly reduced and a skeleton crew continued until the base was dismantled.
All buildings were ordered to be dismantled and the slabs remained.
As of October 6, 1961, a quitclaim deed conveying the land to the State of California was issued by the Department of Defense as it was determined the land was no longer required. The deed did not contain any restrictions, a recapture clause, or any restoration provisions. All of the former Camp Dunlap buildings had been removed. The remaining slabs were not proposed for removal. Later legislation required that revenue generated from this property go to the State Teachers' Retirement System.
At some point, a chemical company in Oakland, California hired 20 men to harvest creosote leaves near Niland. Some of the workers moved closer to their work by living in small trailers at the abandoned Camp Dunlap. This was the start of what is now called Slab City.
Riverside County ordered people to leave a camping area at Painted Canyon near Mecca, California. These people had all sorts of living arrangements. Besides the trailers, there were cardboard and plywood shacks, all sorts of vehicles and school buses. Some migrated to what is now Bombay Beach, Georgetown which is south of the Fountain of Youth and the abandoned Marine Training Base Camp Dunlap, now known as Slab City.
Located just east of State Route 111, the entrance to Slab City is easily recognized by the colorful Salvation Mountain, a small hill approximately three stories high which is entirely covered in acrylic paint, concrete and adobe and festooned with Bible verses. It is a project of over two decades by Leonard Knight.
East Jesus is an experimental, habitable, extensible artwork in progress since 2006 begun by the late Charles Stephen Russell in Slab City, California. The inhabitants of East Jesus and offsite members provide a refuge for artists, musicians, survivalists, writers, scientists, and laymen. They are dedicated to providing a working model of an improbable improvised community. Completely self-contained and run entirely on solar power, East Jesus attempts to use and recycle every bit of consumable trash. They are unique in the Slabs in that they have Human Manure composting to reduce and improve the impact on the local desert environment.
The Range is an open-air nightclub complete with stage, lights, amplifiers, speakers and tattered couches and old chairs for seating. Every Saturday night at about dusk, the locals and visitors meet for a Talent Show that features permanent resident musicians and anyone else who wants to get up on stage and perform. The venue is run by an old time resident of 14 years named Builder Bill.
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