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Sometimes when the chips are down, when one has nothing to lose and when there is no deeper that one can fall, then one rises from adversity, lets go of inhibitions and showcases one's true potential. India would hope that they can pull up one such performance when they take on Pakistan in a dead rubber third and final ODI at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi. With the series already lost 2-0, the home team would need to play for pride and honour. India: Nothing seems to be going right for the hosts. Their miserable run in the longer format has now rubbed off on their performances in ODIs and T2OIs too. The morale and the confidence is low. Adding to that, there are reports of rifts and controversies and the existence of different factions within the team. India needs to rise above these petty quarrels, get their act together and come out as a cohesive unit and show some gusto and fight when they face a buoyed up Pakistani side for the last time in the series. Ajinkya Rahane would surely get a look in, in place of Gautam Gambhir while Amit Mishra might replace Ashok Dinda. There is further depressing news from the Indian camp as skipper MS Dhoni, who has been in splendid form, might sit out due to a back soreness. Dinesh Karthik has already been called in as cover. If Dhoni plays, he should definitely promote himself up the order to No. 4. The top order needs to fire for India. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina need to come good. Pakistan: The visitors would hope to leave the Indian shores on a high and will come down hard on the home team in order to complete a whitewash. In Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed, they have one of the best opening pairs in ODI cricket. The middle order has been a cause of some worry but Pakistan would bank on the experience of Younis Khan and skipper, Misbah-ul-Haq to come good. Umar Akmal might get a chance with Azhar Ali looking out of sorts in the first two ODIs. The bowling looks a class apart and Umar Gul, Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal might again prove to be a handful for the Indians. Watch out for: Mohammad Hafeez has been in tremendous form with the bat and on a slow and low Kotla wicket, the all-rounder could cause a worry or two for the Indian line-up with his off-spinners. Teams India: Probable 11 Virender Sehwag, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma Pakistan: Probable 11 Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan Conclusion: The Kotla will once again become the center-stage for diplomacy between the 2 nations with a number of dignitaries from both India and Pakistan set to be present at the venue. India need to find some inspiration from somewhere which would provide them with a ray of hope in the chilly freezing conditions of the Capital. If they fail to do so, they might just shiver in the cold and darkness!
Pakistan tour of India, 2012 - 13 (Full Coverage)
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Misbah credits Whatmore for their successFollowing their ODI series win against India, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has credited coach Dav Whatmore for bringing about a positive change in the attitude of the cricketers.
Shami attributes success to Akram, GambhirShami Ahmed attributed his success to the tips he received from former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and India opener Gautam Gambhir.
Pakistan players given a warm reception at homeThe welcome we have got is really out of this world and it shows just how important it was for us to win this series for the people: Nasir Jamshed.
Wasim Akram's inputs helped me: Junaid KhanI have relied on bowling outswingers consistently at a good pace. It was Wasim bhai who told me to develop the incoming delivery which would be my weapon against the Indians: Junaid Khan
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When you are afflicted by perfectionism, self-doubts, anxiety, and procrastination, this combination can be very self-sabotaging. If you feel trapped by this or a similar set of afflictions, you can change course by simultaneously dealing with them all, and gain multiple benefits.
By exploring the following procrastination counseling transcript, you may identify questions to ask yourself about your own procrastinating, gain insight into a complex procrastination process, and use the information to help yourself start and finish what you find toughest but most pressing to do.
Here is the issue. Ted is in hot water. He's six-months behind on turning in performance reviews for his staff. He received a final warning that his job is on the line. Yet Ted continues to delay. He is baffled by how he keeps dodging a task that has become urgent to do. His goal is to get the performance reviews done. (Note: I changed identifying information and edited the transcript to improve readability.)
Bill: Ted, tell me about the performance reviews.
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Welcome to our Florida Vacation home. We want your experience to be unforgettable, and with that in mind our house offers the luxury touches of a 5 star hotel, along with the space and seclusion of your own vacation home. You will find amenities such as pillow top mattresses, high pressure multi setting walk in showers, widescreen HDTV's, DVD players and Ipod/MP3 docks throughout the house.
We visit the house ourselves about 4 times per year, and our aim is to provide the highest possible standards for your vacation. We are constantly upgrading the furnishings and amenities to ensure that your vacation is unforgettable. For 2013 we have remodeled the bathrooms (including our spectacular new master bathroom!) with glass showers, granite counters and natural stone tiling, added HDTV's and a PS3 / Blu-Ray player and refinished the pool deck
Sunset Lakes is one of a small handful of communities located right by the Disney parks, as well as a huge choice of shops and restaurants.
***Please visit our website on the link below for additional details and over 30 brand new pictures.****
Property features in Brief: (scroll down for more detail).
* The absolute CLOSEST vacation rental area to Disney.
* Total remodeling completed for 2013 including new flooring, furniture and bedding.
* 2 Brand new master suites featuring queen sized beds, 'posturepedic' pillow top mattresses, 320 count white cotton sheets, widescreen HDTV's,DVD players and Ipod/MP3 docking systems.
* 2 brand new twin rooms, both with private access to a full bathroom.
* En suite bathroom access from every bedroom. All bathrooms have oversized glass framed multi-setting massaging showers, granite counters and natural stone tiling
* Brand new master bathroom!. Custom designed, with an oversized 'rainforest' shower, double floating vanity and oval tub with natural stone tiling throughout.
* Brand new games room with pool and table tennis tables.
* Heated pool and jacuzzi/spa, newly refinished and repainted.
* FREE use of brand new '4 burner' gas BBQ/grill.
* FREE use of brand new high chair, stroller and crib.
* FREE unlimited local, national and international Telephone calls.
* FREE ultra high speed wireless internet access
* Brand new Samsung HDTV's all with 80+cable channels (many in HD)
* PS3 / Blu Ray Player.
* HD DVD players in living area and both master suites.
* PS2 with selection of games, 5 CD players.
* Total security. The property is fully allarmed and located in a small gated community.
* Non smoking.
* Our rates include ALL taxes and fees.
* Visit our guestbook on the link below for reviews from recent guests.
Location and area
Sunset Lakes is a small gated community located in Orlando's most desirable Vacation rental area. In addition to the property's quiet lakefront location the community has a large swimming pool childrens play area, and a fantastic selection of local wildlife.
Our home is just 3 miles from the Disney parks and one mile from many quality Restaurants, supermarkets and shops. Sunset Lakes one of just a handful of communities that are close enough to Disney to allow you to leave the parks and return again later, something that many hotels cannot match!
The property backs onto a large lake, overlooked by your private deck with 28 foot pool and 6 person spa/jacuzzi tub. From here you can watch the hot air balloons glide over Animal Kingdom or even the fireworks at Magic Kingdom.
Living area
The house features a large open plan living area with a seperate dining room and a newly remodelled lounge/family room offering brand new furniture, state of the art entertainment with a brand new 37' HDTV (some channels in HD), DVD player and stereo system. The kitchen is equipped with all amenities including a large fridge/freezer with that all important ice maker!. We even provide a blender for any budding mixologists!. The kitchen also features a raised breakfast bar with bar stools.
Master Bedrooms
Both Master bedrooms have been upgraded with new furniture and feature pillow top mattresses and premium bedding. They also offer brand new 23'Samsung HDTV's,DVD players and Ipod/MP3 docking systems .The first master has direct private pool access.
Each master bedroom offers direct access to a private bathroom, with 'his and hers' sinks and walk in showers.
New - custom designed master bathroom. New for 2013 is our fantastic, custom designed master bathroom. This includes a bespoke oversized 'rainforest' glass enclosed shower with natural stone tiling, a floating double vanity and granite counters and huge oval soaking tub. This This one of a kind bathroom is so special that the team who built it asked to use photographs of it in their promotional material. See the pictures below to experience it for yourselves!
Guest Bedrooms
The third and fourth bedrooms have also been completely remodelled with twin beds,brand new carpets, furniture and bedding. Both have en suite access to a full bathroom with a brand new walk in, multi-setting massaging shower. One of these bedrooms also has a cable HDTV.
Outside Living
For al fresco dining we have a large table under a covered and lit Lanai. A large brand new gas grill (BBQ)is provided free of charge. There is ample seating for a large family as well as a selection of recliners and sunbeds for lazy days by the pool.
** This property is the holder of best garden in Sunset Lakes !! **
Games Room
Features a pool table, full size table tennis table, board games and a seating area featuring a leather sofa with a playstation2/DVD console set up to a large flatscreen TV.
Sunset lakes is a small gated community. The gates are coded and monitored by CCTV. For additional peace of mind our house has a full brinks alarm system and child alarms on all doors leading to the pool deck.
This property is graded as Executive standard, meaning that it offers facilities and furnishings that rival those found at a luxury hotel. There are many similar sized properties in the Orlando/Kissimmee area but only a handfull achieve this grading.
* Please visit our own website via the link below to view our large gallery of brand new photos, an accurate floorplan diagram and precise maps and local area information.
We ask for a £100/$150 deposit to secure your booking.
Keywords: Executive lakefront pool home.
Hi. This is our vacation home. Myself, my wife and 2 year old son come here as often as we can and we hope you will take the opportunity to enjoy all our house has to offer as much as we do
David purchased this villa in 2004
We were looking for somewhere quiet and secluded, yet as close to the parks as possible. Sunset Lakes was by far the nicest comunity we looked at. At just 100 homes, this gated community is always quiet, yet just 5 minutes away from all the parks. So many of the homes we looked at were, in reality, 20-30 minutes from the parks and we were over the moon when we eventually found the perfect home
We had rented many properties ourselves before buying. Some were good experiences, and some were bad. We found that many homes had been given very little attention since they were new, with many still furnished with the original uninspiring furniture package. We have spent the last 4 years constantly upgrading our home. That is mainly for our own enjoyment as we stay at least 5-6 weeks per year. It is very difficult to avoid getting involved in upgrading the house or garden when we are here but for some reason it seems more enjoyable when you know it will also be appreciated by our guests.
We love to look out over the lake over breakfast, take a walk around the community in the afternoon, or pop down to the town tavern in Celebration for Sunday brunch. In fact, as I type this on the pool deck on a sunny Sunday morning, that is exactly what we plan to do in a couple of hours!
This is our 5th year of owning a vacation home. It has been an overwhelmingly positive experience and we get a kick out of making sure every guest gets to experience that 'wow' factor, just as they should when arriving on a vacation
We visit central Florida frequently and have stayed in VRBO properties often, both there and throughout the US. This is the nicest property we have rented and we look forward to a return visit. The house is an excellent combination of value, cleanliness, location and quality. It is tastefully updated and furnished and was quite comfortable for our entire family.
-Drew, The Woodlands, Texas
Disney Parks all within 5-10 minutes, Universal and Sea World parks 15-20 minutes, numerous Golf courses within 15 minutes drive, hot air balloon and helicopter rides, outlet shopping 10-20 minutes drive, numerous restaurants within 5 minutes drive, Cape Canaveral and Atlantic coast 45-60 minutes, Gulf coast 60-75 minutes away, Credit Cards accepted via paypal
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Gaddafi forces halt Libyan rebel advancePUBLISHED: 29 Mar 2011 06:15:00 | UPDATED: 29 Mar 2011 11:36:24PRINT EDITION: 29 Mar 2011
Rebel fighters move across the desert in pursuit of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi some 120 km (75 miles) east of Sirt in eastern Libya on March 28. Photo: Reuters
Compiled by Ben Woodhead
A Libyan soldier loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi stands near smashed windows of a building in the city of Misrata, 200 km east of the capital Tripoli, on March 28. Photo: Reuters
Smoke billows from an explosion on the road between between Ras Lanouf and Sirte in eastern Libya, on March 28. Photo: AP
A Libyan rebel waves a pre-Gaddafi flag from the back of a pickup truck on the road between between Ras Lanuf and Sirte. Photo: AP
A Libyan rebel on the front line outside of Bin Jawaad, 150 km east of Sirte, central Libya. Photo: AP
Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, attends a short Security Council meeting about the situation in Libya at United Nations Headquarters on March 28. Photo: AP
African immigrants fleeing the unrest in Libya rest after disembarking at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base in Valletta's Maramxett Harbour on March 28. Photo: Reuters
Rebel fighters move across the desert in pursuit of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi some 120km east of Sirte. Photo: Reuters
A Belgian pilot gestures as he sits in the cockpit of a F-16 fighter jet after he returned from a mission to Libya, at Araxos airport in Kato Ahaia, Greece on March 28. Photo: AP
A rebel fighter drags a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi along a road in Bin Jawad on March 28. Photo: Reuters
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu briefs the media on the NATO no-fly zone operations in Libya at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels on March 28. Photo: Reuters
This March 24 satellite image provided by GeoEye shows Sirte, Libya. Its entrances are reportedly mined, the streets and alleys bristle with armed fighters from Muammar Gaddafi's tribe. Photo: AP
A protester of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir holds a banner against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and calling for an end to air strikes by coalition forces in Libya during a protest in Jakarta on March 28. Photo: Reuters
Members of pro-Islamic groups, some holding the posters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (unseen) wave Islamic flags as they attend a protest outside the US embassy to condemn the military operation on Libya, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 27. Photo: AP
Libyan rebels have been stopped in their tracks as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a fierce attack on their convoy, halting their push forward to Sirte for a second time in the day.
The rebels came under heavy fire at the village of Harawa, some 60km short of Gaddafi's birthplace.
French journalists at the scene, who escaped unhurt, reported at least two casualties and several rebel pick-up trucks destroyed in the assault.
- Rebels lay groundwork for government
- Meeting eyes post-Gaddafi Libya
- Italy plans Gaddafi escape route
- Coalition forces pound Sirte
- Gaddafi strongholds targeted
Artillery fire continued for half-an-hour, the journalists said, halting the rebels' progress.
After their rapid progress on Sunday, helped by overnight coalition air raids, Monday proved something of a sticking point and earlier in the day, their advance westwards towards Tripoli was halted about 140km east of Sirte but later resumed.
Ahead of an international conference in London on Tuesday, Britain and France called for supporters of the Libyan leader to abandon him "before it's too late" and insisted the rebel National Transitional Council and civil society leaders should help a Libyan transition towards democracy, saying Gaddafi must go immediately.
US President Barack Obama was due to address the nation on the conflict later in the day and was expected to tell Americans that the assault on Libya averted a humanitarian "catastrophe".
Libyan forces loyal to Gaddafi have ended their onslaught on rebel-held Misrata and "calm" has been restored, the foreign ministry announced, without clearly indicating whether the town is now back under loyalist control.
Opposition representatives in Benghazi, meanwhile, were trying to form a government-in-waiting.
At present, the official voice of Libya's opposition rests with the so-called Provisional Transitional National Council (PTNC), a group of 31 members representing the country's major cities and towns.
Life returned to something like normal in Benghazi but the insurgents say it will not become the capital of a rebel state - their aim is to take Tripoli and rule over a unified, post-Gaddafi Libya.
On Sunday, the rebels had seized Bin Jawad after retaking the key oil town of Ras Lanuf as they advanced with the support of coalition air strikes on Gaddafi's forces.
But on Monday they came under heavy machine-gun fire from regime loyalists in pick-up trucks on the road from Bin Jawad to Nofilia.
The insurgents pulled back into Bin Jawad and opened up with heavy artillery.
Pick-ups flying the green flag of Tripoli and mounted with heavy machine guns opened up on the rebels who replied with multiple rocket launchers and cannon fire.
A 10-minute incoming artillery barrage panicked the thousand or so rebels along the road outside Bin Jawad, sending them fleeing in disorder.
"It won't be as easy as we thought to take Sirte and then march on Tripoli," said 20-year-old rebel fighter Ahmad al-Badri, wearing incomplete battledress and clutching an old Kalashnikov.
"But we won't stop -- we'll advance. They can't hold us up for long," Badri added.
More than 40 foreign ministers will attend a conference in London on March 29 to map out a post-Gaddafi future for Libya with France and Britain urging the rebels to lead a push to democracy.
Britain and France have clashed in the past week during the negotiations which led to an agreement to hand all aspects of the military campaign - the no-fly zone, protecting civilians threatened by Gaddafi's forces and enforcing an arms embargo - to Nato.
But the two countries are keen to ensure that pressure is maintained on Gaddafi by reminding the Libyan leader that UN security resolution 1970, passed last month, gave the International Criminal Court the authority to investigate the regime's attacks on civilians. The ICC is investigating whether war crimes have been committed.
Tuesday will see the first meeting of the "contact group", comprised of countries led by the French, British and the Americans who are carrying out military attacks on pro-regime forces, as well as countries that support the action.
Ahead of the meeting, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister David Cameron issued a joint call on Monday for Gaddafi to go and Libya's rebel national council and civil society leaders to steer the country towards democracy.
"The current regime has completely lost its legitimacy," the French and British leaders said in a joint statement. "Gaddafi must therefore go immediately. We call on all his followers to leave him before it is too late.
"We call on all Libyans who believe that Gaddafi is leading Libya into a disaster to take the initiative now to organise a transition process."
The path to transition "could include the Interim National Transitional Council", the main rebel group, who should "begin a national political dialogue, leading to a representative process of transition, constitutional reform and preparation for free and fair elections".
France was the first country to have officially recognised the rebels.
Qatar followed suit on Monday.
On the sidelines of the London meeting, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may hold talks with Mahmoud Jibril, the Libyan opposition leader whom she met in Paris two weeks ago.
However, the British government was unable to confirm if any representatives of the Libyan opposition would be present in London.
Cameron told MPs on Monday it was up to the people of Libya to choose how they are governed and who governs them, "but they have a far better chance of doing that as we stand today than they did 10 days ago".
"Had we not acted, their future would have already been decided for them."
Efforts also appeared to be under way on March 28 to offer Muammar Gaddafi a way of escape from Libya, with Italy saying it was trying to organise an African haven for him, and the US signalling it would not try to stop the dictator from fleeing.
On the eve of the London conference, Italy offered to broker a ceasefire deal in Libya, involving asylum for Gaddafi in an African country. "Gaddafi must understand that it would be an act of courage to say: 'I understand that I have to go'," said the Italian foreign minister, Franco Frattini. "We hope that the African Union can find a valid proposal."
A senior American official signalled that a solution that saw Gaddafi flee to a country beyond the reach of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating war crimes charges against him, would be acceptable to Washington, pointing out that President Obama had repeatedly called on Gaddafi to leave.
"I can't say I know of active efforts to find him a place to go, but I would not say it has been ruled out," the official said. "The ICC has said it will ready to pursue the case, but there are also the rules of the ICC," he added, pointing out that some countries do not recognise the court's jurisdiction.
British officials said they would rather see Gaddafi face trial, but if his escape was the price of a peaceful settlement they would be able to live with that.
All of the rebels who spoke to Agence France-Presse expressed confidence that coalition warplanes would reopen the road to Sirte for them, but none had heard of NATO's decision to strike only when civilians were threatened by Gaddafi's army.
Later in the day, the advance continued cautiously as the rebels searched houses along the road and appeared to encounter diminishing resistance from Gaddafi loyalists.
An AFP reporter said nine powerful explosions rocked Sirte early on Monday, as warplanes flew overhead and the coalition operation to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya entered its ninth day.
The explosions followed two loud blasts on Sunday evening blamed by state television on an air raid by coalition forces.
British jets bombed ammunition bunkers in the south early on Monday after weekend strikes took out a score of tanks and armoured vehicles near the towns of Ajdabiya and Misrata, the defence ministry said in London.
Tornado GR4s flying from Britain and refuelled mid-air conducted strike missions against ammunition bunkers in Gaddafi's southern stronghold of Sebha.
NATO has finally taken over enforcing a no-fly zone and flew its first enforcement mission over Libya on Sunday in the operation codenamed "Unified Protector".
Officials cautioned, however, that the transfer of command would take 48 to 72 hours.
"Our goal is to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack from the Gaddafi regime," said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"NATO will implement all aspects of the UN resolution. Nothing more, nothing less," he said.
The command transfer came as Tripoli also came under attack by what state television called "the colonial aggressor".
UN Security Council Resolution 1973, adopted earlier this month, authorised military action to protect Libyan civilians
Witnesses in the capital said the strikes targeted the road to the airport 10km outside the city, as well as the Ain Zara neighbourhood on its eastern outskirts.
State news agency JANA reported that coalition warplanes had also launched a dawn air raid on residential areas of Gaddafi's southern stronghold of Sebha.
"Crusader forces bombed residential districts of Sebha at dawn, damaging homes and causing several casualties," the news agency said, without giving a toll.
Qatar on Monday became the second country, after France, to recognise the PTNC as the "sole legitimate representative" of the Libyan people, the Gulf state's QNA state news agency said.
Of the 31 PTNC members, the names of only 13 have been publicly revealed.
Council spokesmen say it is still too dangerous to identify members in areas still controlled by Gaddafi.
AAP, AFP, The Guardian
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Tigers second half show downs Panthers
WESTS Tigers have got off the mark in 2013, after a convincing 28-18 victory over the Penrith Panthers today in front of 9,715 fans at Campbelltown Stadium.
'25 years in Campbelltown' team named
SOME of the finest names to have played for Western Suburbs Magpies and Wests Tigers were honoured at a gala dinner in Campbelltown.
Wests Tigers - 2012 Preview
THE Wests Tigers for the past few seasons have had the cattle to be premiership favourites, but have somehow found a way to butcher their prospects mid-season and have had to rely on a strong run to the finals to get themselves back in the hunt.
Statement: Western Suburbs Magpies
THE Board of Wests Ashfield Leagues Club would like to make the following points in relation to matters raised in the media in the past few days.
2011 in review - Wests Tigers
AFTER 2010, where the Tigers returned to finals football for the first time since their maiden premiership in 2005, the Tigers were one of the strong contenders for the title in 2011 for many pundits...
Wests Tigers confirm home ground allocation for 2012
WESTS Tigers has today released its scheduling of matches for their home grounds for season 2012.
2010 in review - Wests Tigers (3rd and Preliminary Finalists)
AT the start of 2010 the Tigers again had a promising line up, but were still regarded as long shots based on their poor showing in every season since winning their maiden title back in 2005...


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Maruti Swift 'Star' Edition Launched!
Maruti Suzuki's recent sales reports for Swift showed that they had crossed a major landmark with its best-selling ace model – Swift. In order to commemorate the global success of selling over 30 lakh units of Swift after eight years of presence in the global market, Maruti Suzuki has launched the limited edition Swift under the name Swift Star. The all new limited edition Swift Star showcases purely cosmetic features and updates.
The varied changes and updates are noticeable on both the interiors as well as the exteriors. Interior gets many enhancements such as the Double Din music system unit with Bluetooth functionality, faux leather seat covers, twin door speakers (both in front), a steering wheel cover and the same designer floor mats. All the while, the exterior changes have been limited only to a roof mounted spoiler.
This new Limited Edition Swift Star will be available in both the diesel and petrol engine options. The DDiS diesel motor will be a 1.3-litre oil burner producing 74 bhp and 190Nm of torque whereas the K-series petrol engine will be a 1.2-litre mill churning out 85bhp and 114Nm of torque. Power will be transmitted to the front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox. One can see that under the hood, the configurations remain the same.
The Maruti Suzuki's Swift has been one of the best-selling models since it was launched in globally in 2004. The Suzuki Swift was first introduced in India in 2005 and 6 years later it received a major facelift in 2011. Out of 30 lakh units sold, Maruti Suzuki reports 13 per cent were sold in Japan, 23 per cent in Europe and a substantial but not surprising 45 per cent in India.
This limited edition Swift Star along with the extra accessories will be available for Rs 30,000 over the price of the regular variant. The accessories cost Rs 21,000 and the rest of the amount will be given out as a benefit to the customer. However, Maruti Swift Star will be available with the base and middle trim models (L and V) only.
The Swift comes with a starting price of Rs. 4.44 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi) and is headlong into the competition with the likes of Hyundai i20, Chevrolet Sail U-VA and Volkswagen Polo. But the 'limited edition' tag with the promise of immediate delivery from the company is expected to attract more customers.


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For me the highlight of this year's Yong Kennel Club National Camp had to be the visit to the Ministry of Defense National Canine Defence Training Centre.What a superb insight we were given into the training, from puppyhood to qualified dog, of both search and defence dogs. The Centre had designed the half day really well with lots of hands-on and demonstration, to show how they achieved their aims. It was an early start from Brooksby with a coach ride to the centre where we were split into groups to go round the various types of work and training.
My group started with what I suspect was the favourite of all: the puppies. The centre had seven puppies just beginning their socialisation programme. All this initial training is based very much around play and, as these are potential search dogs, all were working Cockers. Now that's a good posting to earn your living!
Our next stop was with the assessment and procurement officer. This was fascinating as we learned that although some dogs do still come through the route of rescue, these days most are either bred specifically for the various types of work and bought or donated to the MOD. Some dogs are even imported from Europe. The main breeds are working Cockers, Belgian Shepherd Dog Malinois and the German Shepherd Dogs with a sprinkling of other breeds.
The dogs/puppies are assessed initially in their own environment and if suitable move to the centre for a further training and assessment period. At the end of this the dogs will either pass or fail. Those who pass are either bought or kept, the ones who fail returned to their breeder or are rehomed.
Specialist training
We moved on with the further groups showing how initial training is developed into the specialist types of work the various dogs will carry out during their careers. The play-based training is built on using toys and rewards, with the favourite toy for all the trainers being the Kong and the most common reward being frankfurter sausage. We saw line search training, building searches, car searches, tracking and defence dog training. All the demonstrations and information we were given created a really clear picture of how playful, well socialised puppies can be developed by these first class trainers, who are also soldiers, into a life-saving resource for the armed forces.
What also became very evident was the care, rapport and respect that all the personnel working at the centre showed to their dogs. While the dogs are in training they are quartered in local boarding kennels but soon new kennelling will be ready and the dogs will be back on base. In their working lives they can be posted anywhere and we were shown mock-ups of the types of kennels set up on tours of duty but it was clear from the stories we were being told that many of the dogs end up sleeping with their handlers in their quarters.
Dogs trained here are used by all the armed forces and also the military police. After training the dogs can be posted anywhere but currently the most common posting, as you might expect, is Afganistan. We were privileged to see a newly returned dog, who was at the centre for rest and recuperation, work with a newly returned army handler, wearing the kit she would be wearing in Afganistan, and conducting a search in the way she would on duty. The dog wasn't the one she had done her tour of duty with as this dog was still in Afganistan. She explained that the dog had been requested to do a back to back with a second handler, which was something for her to be proud of even though saying goodbye and leaving the dog had been hard. The paperwork had been put in for her to be the dog's retirement home so they would be back together again eventually, this is the case with many of the dogs and handlers.
Dogs will also play a big role in ensuring that the London Olympics are trouble-free. Even in our technologically advanced age, a trained dog's nose is still the most effective at seeking and a trained defence dog will make most stop and think.
We don't hear much on the news about the valuable and lifesaving work these dogs do but the fact that the centre can't train dogs and handlers fast enough at the moment to meet the demand says it all.


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Mineral foundations are as stated in the name, made of minerals and they are heavily pigmented powders so that you do not have to use a lot of product. They are suitable for all skin types and especially recommended to those who have sensitive skin and tend to react badly to regular foundations. Minerals foundations typically have a high content of titanium dioxide which is a great sun protection ingredient. Usually, coverage can be built gradually especially when using a dense kabuki brush to buff on the foundation. Alternatively, mineral foundations can be mixed with water (or rather, used with a moistened brush) to create a liquid foundation effect. You may also mix it with your moisturizer to create a tinted moisturizer. I'm yet to try out the wet method of applying mineral foundation.
So far I've tried 3 different brands of loose powder mineral foundation. I first started with Sweetscents, then E.L.F. and recently, MAD Minerals. I'd like to compare the different brands of foundations and also what I generally feel about mineral foundation.
This gives a sheer coverage but just enough to even out the skin tone. My skin looks really smooth and refined. It doesn't feel dry at all on the skin (probably because most mineral foundations do not contain talc which is an oil absorbing ingredient) and I really liked the feel of it. However, it didn't stay on and just worn off after just half a day. I have a sample pack that is in a darker shade which I find to work as a good tint for a healthy-looking skin color or used even as a bronzer.
Due to the fact that I wanted something with a heavier coverage, I actually got the E.L.F. Mineral Concealer. However, to my disappointment, even the concealer could not give me the coverage that I wanted. The staying power is comparable with Sweetscents' foundation but I think I like Sweetscents better. It just looks better. The only thing I like about this is that it has shimmer (if you don't already know, I'm a sucker for shimmer) so I guess I can use it as a finishing loose powder or something but I would not actually use this as a foundation.
This is by far the most preferred mineral foundation that I've tried out of the lot. The coverage builds up really well and the staying power isn't too bad either plus the finishing is really smooth. On the down side, I feel that this foundation is a tad too dry for my skin because it accentuated my "lines" and it also tends to cake up around my cheek area where I usually load up on the coverage. However, whenever I choose to use a mineral foundation, I'd reach for MAD's. I'm also looking forward to try the wet method for this foundation.
All in all, I think that mineral foundation isn't a too bad addition to makeup because there is a huge lot that are in love with mineral foundation (I feel left out *sobs*) but I still prefer liquid or cream foundation. I don't find the hassle of using mineral foundation all that worth it for the effect that I'm hoping for. Or perhaps I just need a better kabuki brush. I don't know. I'll update you when I eventually find something that I really like about mineral foundation. I'm really hoping that a better brush would make a difference.
Mineral foundations are now available from Loreal (a more generic brand). I have not tried that before and I don't really intent to because it's quite pricey and I really don't need such a big jar since I can't even finish what I have now (you really just use very little product!). The Loreal one comes with a mini kabuki brush (which feels like a broom, by the way) and if you're trying that out, I'd like to know what you think of it!


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Dermatitis Booklet
Author: Habia
This booklet has been produced as guide to both the industry and enforcement officers with regard to dermatitis in hairdressing. It explains what dermatitis is, how to recognise the symptoms and how to take preventative measures to control it in salons. The booklet also provides useful advice on the selection and the use of gloves.


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Ant Exterminator Control & Removal
Portland OR – Vancouver WA – Longview Kelso WA
Ant control and removal in Portland and Vancouver can be a challenge for homeowners and businesses. Ants are one of the most common, numerous, and widespread insects in the world. Experts estimate that they are more 30,000 different species. Pioneer Pest Management specializes in ant extermination.
Although the most destructive of ants are the Carpenter Ants (and the similar non-ant – the Termite), any ant population can be a problem or annoyance in your home or lawn.
Common Ants in Portland and Vancouver
The most common small ants that are found in the Washington and Oregon areas are the Pavement Ants, Odorous House Ants, and Moisture Ants.
Pavement Ants
Color: Dark brown to blackish
Size: 1/8-inch long
Feed on: eat almost anything, including insects, seeds, honeydew, honey, bread, meats, nuts and cheese.
Nests: live in or under pavement cracks
Identifying Characteristic: piles of sand on sidewalks, driveways, or even basement floors from nests beneath.
Odorous House Ants
Color: Brown or black
Size: 1/16-1/8-inch long
Feed on: Drawn primarily to sweets, especially melon
Nests: make their homes in exposed soil and wall cracks.
Identifying Characteristic: a strong, rotten coconut-like smell when crushed.
Moisture Ants
Color: yellow to dark brown
Size: about 1/8 inch long
Feed on: sweets, often entering homes to feed on sugary foods
Nests: make nests in water damaged, decaying wood, where they can accelerate decay and weaken structures
Identifying Characteristic: notched back on the ant and nesting signs of cardboard-like tunneling in moist wood and sawdust under entry/exit points
Velvety Tree Ants
Color: velvety black abdomen with dark head and reddish thorax
Size: 1/8 to 1/4 inch
Feed on: sweets, honeydew, and insects
Nests: nest in dead wood, such as old trees and logs; may also infest structural wood and insulation
Identifying Characteristic: this ant gets its name from its glistening abdomen made up of dense, fine hairs; it has a very distinct odor when crushed
Ant Control Problems
Ants will invade structures in search of food or shelter. Whether invading in high numbers or constantly trailing in one by one, ants can be a great nuisance and annoyance when they infest homes and businesses.
But ants can also cause problems in and around the structures:
- When they find food, ants lay a trail from the nest for their fellow workers to follow – so ant infestations can quickly grow to high numbers.
- They will forage for food and can contaminate foods on which they feed.
- Some ants bite or sting, and may cause allergic reaction in sensitive people.
- Pavement ants can cause unsightly piles of sand in sidewalks, driveways, or even basements, under which they build their nests.
- Some ants can carry disease or be host to disease-causing organisms.
- Ants can be difficult to control, because, in most cases, the "queen" or queens of the colony must be eliminated to stop population growth.
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As a part of the ant-prone Northwest U.S.,Washington and Oregon residents often have continuing ant issues. For this reason, an ongoing pest management maintenance program provides a cost-effective way for homeowners and businesses to manage ant issues.
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To protect your family, home, or business, we:
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- We will also recommend areas of exclusion, sanitation, or other actions you can take to help reduce ant attraction, means of entry, and future invasion.
- As a part of the Pioneer Home Defense and Commercial Protection programs, we will maintain a constant vigilance against new populations and respond to any such service request you may have.
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TCuARCH Chair Candidate
Sotirios Ziavras
Dr. Sotirios Ziavras is Full Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the Director of the CAPPL (Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing) Laboratory, and Senior Administrator in NJIT's Graduate Studies Office (AY2012-2013).
He received the Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1984) and the D.Sc. in Computer Science from George Washington University (1990). He was with the Center for Automation Research at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1988 to 1989, focusing on supercomputing techniques for computer vision and numerical analysis. He was a visiting Professor of ECE at George Mason University in Spring 1990. He joined NJIT in Fall 1990 as an Assistant Professor. He has served as the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in ECE for four years. He also received in 1996 a joint appointment in the Computer Science Department.
He received in 2011 NJIT's award in the category "Excellence in Graduate Instruction." He has advised 11 Ph.D. students, 7 Postdocs, 30 M.S. Thesis students, and dozens of other students for M.S. Project and Senior Project work. He is currently advising 4 Ph.D. students. He has served in many leadership roles at NJIT and in the professional community (e.g., General Chair or Program Chair of IEEE-sponsored conferences, Journal Editor, organizer of special sessions on conferences, etc.).
He has received an excess of $2,000,000 in grants from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, AT&T, etc. He has published about 170 research papers. His main research interests are chip multiprocessors, shared accelerator design for multicore processors, embedded computing systems, reconfigurable computing, power-aware designs, hardware prototyping using FPGAs, and parallel and distributed processing).
The field of Microprogramming and Microarchitecture is ripe for more conferences and journals. Some of them may be created based on cooperative efforts with other organizations, such as HiPEAC.
Because of the huge number of silicon resources in multicore processor chips that, however, are restricted from achieving their full potential due to prohibitively low off-chip I/O bandwidths, the design of future data-hungry multicore and manycore processors presents us with a set of interesting problems. Even though some of these problems have been investigated before without receiving very noticeable attention by the research community, they should be expected to get a renewed life. Some of these problems are:
• Single-core processors consisting of distributed CPU resources on the multicore processor chip. Distributed CPUs will be needed to deal effectively with power dissipation problems while maintaining high performance.
• Asynchronous CPUs that have the potential to become common due to the application of DVFS approaches by intelligent runtime power and performance management processes.
• Heterogeneous multicore processors that contain various types of conventional processors with diverse power and performance characteristics.
• Heterogeneous mulicore processors that also contain specialized hardware accelerators (e.g., scalable vector and GPU units, cryptographic units).
• Heterogeneous multicore processors that also contain reconfigurable regions for static-time or dynamic-time configuration. Multicore chips already exist that contain embedded cores implemented with fixed logic as well as reconfigurable regions implemented with FPGA logic (e.g., Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC that contains two hardwired ARM cores).
• Multicore processors that can afford some errors for certain applications. As a result, approximate results may be acceptable after faults, compared to accurate results that may require very expensive operations (e.g., a large number of off-chip accesses to fetch again data to rerun parts of the application).
• Microprogramming may present us with new opportunities in the multicore era due to its robustness in application coding and porting across heterogeneous computing platforms. For example, microprogramming may be a feasible approach in the realm of cloud computing services. However, it increases the energy consumption. The investigation of the opportunities of Microprogramming should become the focus of a future subcommittee working under the sponsorship of TCuARCH.
The above examples are only a few of the areas that require new, exciting efforts in the Microprogramming and Microarchitecture field.
In addition, since many researchers in the embedded computing systems field are moving into the multicore processor arena, a major effort should be made to increase our membership by effectively targeting these researchers.


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Facebook reported 1.32 billion monthly active users as of June 30 as part of its second-quarter financial results, up from 1.276 billion at the end of the first quarter of this year, and from 1.115 billion at the end of the year-ago period. Mobile MAUs were 1.07 billion, up slightly from 1.008 billion in the previous quarter, and up dramatically from 819 million in the second quarter of 2013. And the social network's total of mobile-only MAUs continued to grow rapidly, reaching 399 million as of June 30 after wrapping the first quarter of 2014 at 341 million and the previous-year period at 219 million.
Mobile MAUs
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1Q 2014: Facebook Tops 1B Mobile MAUs; Revenue Of $2.27B Up 82% Year-Over-Year
Facebook topped 1 billion monthly active users in October 2012, and the social network announced another milestone in its first-quarter-2014 earnings release, as it has now surpassed 1 billion mobile MAUs, ending the quarter at 1.008 billion.
Facebook Addresses Duplicate And False Accounts, Teen Usage In Form 10-K
Facebook said in its Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that duplicate accounts may have made up between 4.3 percent and 7.9 percent of its worldwide monthly active users in 2013, and that fake profiles that were misclassified by users may have represented 0.8 percent to 2.1 percent of MAUs, while undesirable accounts possibly comprised 0.4 percent to 2.1 percent. The social network also addressed its decline in teen usage.
Facebook Finally Breaks Out Mobile Users For Some Countries In Leaked 'Facebook: The Annual'
Facebook finally responded to calls for more specific data on monthly active users, daily active users, and mobile MAUs and DAUs by specific country, but only in a eMagazine distributed to its advertising partners, titled "Facebook: The Annual." However, a copy was leaked to TechCrunch.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Two former Metro workers are going to prison for stealing more than $500,000 in coins and petty cash from farecard machines and using much of the money to buy lottery tickets.
On Friday, a federal judge in Alexandria imposed a three-year sentence on former Metro police officer John Haile of Woodbridge and a 2 1/2 year-sentence on revenue technician Horace McDade of Bowie, Md.
Haile received a longer sentence because he still refuses to tell authorities how he obtained two keys that aided in the thefts. Both men apologized, but the judge said they were motivated by greed and imposed the sentences sought by prosecutors.
The investigation began after authorities received reports that Haile routinely brought in sacks of coins to a convenience store to buy scratch-off tickets.
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7 Tasting Notes
~Dry Leaf
Appearance: Light green, large pieces, little dust
Scent: Hay, grass
~Infused Leaf
Appearance: Opened up after 1st infusion, little color loss
Scent: More intense grass, hay, now floral, vegetal
Color: Light green, clear
Aromas: Subdued vegetal, floral, grassy
Taste: Smooth, floral, light, sweet, buttery; almost like a sencha
Texture: Full body, thick, little astringency throughout all infusions
This was my very first "spring tea" and I was hooked once I opened the bag and smelled the fresh, tender leaves. The floral, sweet, and grassy notes certainly dominated this tasting experience. This dragonwell almost reminds me of Japanese greens, like sencha. I doubt that I can go back to aged dragonwells without being reminded of how wonderful the spring cup can taste. There is very little astringency throughout all three infusions and the intensity of the flavor seems to maintain a respectable intensity.
Flavors: Butter, Caramel, Grass, Sweet, Vegetal
Wow. This was my first gyokuro and I was blown away. Extremely delicate, so make sure you get the temperature correct. I brewed according to the instructions on the package from O-Cha (2 min @ 55-60 C). Light body, sweet taste and finish. Wonderful sweet grassy aroma. Very impressive.
Probably my favorite tea from Adagio. Very sweet and medium body with no bitterness. Pleasant sweet grassy aroma! Excellent through 3 infusions (45 s, 15 s, 30 s @ 79 C). I know the 2nd one for 15 s does not seem like much, but it works very well.
Flavors: Flowers, Grass, Honey
Solid genmaicha at an excellent price. The popped and toasted rice tastes fresh, not stale like some others I have tasted. Good for 3 infusions (1.5 min, 30 s, 1.5 min @ 79 C) I like this tea in the afternoon, as it does not have a lot of caffeine. Great to have once a week or so.
Flavors: Corn Husk, Nuts
I really love this tea. To me, it is a nice bridge between Japanese and Chinese teas. It has a medium body with slight grassy notes. It is very mild in overall flavor, so I would suggest this for a beginner. Also evident are some woody, floral, and smoky flavors. The first 2 steeps are great, but it tends to quickly decrease in strength on the third. Great afternoon tea on a cold, snowy day!
Flavors: Earth, Flowers, Grass, Wood
One of the better sencha teas I've tasted. A bit expensive compared to others of equal and better taste straight from Japan. Of all the Adagio Japanese greens, this is my favorite. The first steep (77 C, 45 s) is grassy with floral notes and full body. The second steep (79 C, 30 s) is more cloudy, of course, with a bit more of the buttery notes. The third (79 C, 1.5 min) is the last pull for me, and it still remained above many other senchas.
Flavors: Butter, Flowers, Grass


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Try Perfect Utilities, Asharf says it is WinUtilities but for free.
It says it works with Win 7 64.
That's what I'm worried about, I got my upgrade now I'm afraid I won't be able to use all of my downloads. I've been holding off installing.
Bummer! Hope it works out for you.
Here is the website: w w w. putils . com
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Hi Ashraf,
read your review about WinUtilities.
i would like to go for specialist softwares rather than bundled products.
i have installed:-
cc cleaner
win patrol
east tec eraser
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Hi drtank i looked at the software you have installed and was wondering, do you think you need Cleanmem or Minmen at all…i have found that they have had little effect on my old or new pc..if you are looking for a performance gain and i know you don't want bundled software but tuneUp 210 has a thirty day trial with turbo mode that lets you configure it to run with certain applications by turning off un-needed services to boost the program or game you are running at the time..windows seven 64 bit seems to be quite solid at the moment, and a memory upgrade is far better than so called memory optimizers..
please let me know if you use these apps what kind of gain you got from them
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Lars Hard of Beta News recently wrote, "Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a bit of a buzzword among technology professionals (and even within the mainstream public) but truthfully, most people do not know how it works or how it is already being integrated within leading enterprise businesses. AI for businesses is today mostly made up of machine learning, wherein algorithms are applied in order to teach systems to learn from data to automate and optimize processes and predict outcomes and gain insights. This simplifies, scales and even introduces new important processes and solutions for complex business problems as machine learning applications learn and improve over time. From medical diagnostics systems, search and recommendation engines, robotics, risk management systems, to security systems, in the future nearly everything connected to the internet will use a form of a machine learning algorithm in order to bring value." Read more


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Poll Confirms Voter Support for Gulf Restoration: Statement from David Yarnold
"Playing politics with Gulf Coast restoration is a losing proposition.
"This poll of Gulf voters is a wake-up call for anyone who would put political bickering ahead of the restoration that can safeguard the people, the ecosystems and the future of the Gulf.
"Senators seeking to block restoration plans and funding had better pay attention: Three of five Gulf Coast voters say they'd be less likely to cast ballots for federal legislators who vote against restoration funding. Nearly eight out of ten want to see a separate restoration fund created from the billions that BP will pay in fines. And nearly nine out of ten see the health of the Gulf as important to their states' economies. These are not concerns to be trifled with.
"This is a powerful endorsement of the funding and restoration plans that Secretary Ray Mabus recommended just yesterday. To ignore those recommendations and this kind of public support would amount to a slap in the face for every American who cares about this national treasure. The poll confirms that is not the kind of slap the public will take lightly.
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I have been working at Atkins part-time (more than 3 years)
atkins is multinational company.so i want to work not only in mumbai but also around the world..so it can be wonderful experience for imagine the new ideas n concept for different different places according to site context..
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Des Moines to host White House task force on climate issues
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie has traveled around the country and the world in recent months to discuss climate issues and the importance of preparing for natural disasters. Now Cownie is bringing President Barack Obama's Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience to Des Moines. The 26-member panel will meet in Des ...
Challenge of Gatto's Des Moines council run will be reviewed Tuesday
The political fate of a prominent businessman running for Des Moines City Council will be decided Tuesday by three city leaders tasked with determining whether he meets the qualifications to run for the Ward 4 seat. Mayor Frank Cownie will sit on the panel despite a request from council candidate Joe ...
Gun control advocates rally on Newtown anniversary
North High School sophomore Dasia Black choked up during her performance of Mariah Carey's "Hero" Saturday, at a rally to end gun violence on the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The 16-year-old was thinking about her own life, and the increasing fears she has of ...
Need for food assistance likely to increase in 2014, survey shows
The demand for food assistance is expected to increase substantially next year in Des Moines and other U.S. cities, according to a national survey released Wednesday. At the same time, the resources to provide that assistance are likely to decrease, the 2013 Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness compiled by the ...
Diebel/Moore Race Exposes what is Broken
The first step to righting local, state and national politics will be taken when we elect candidates more committed to doing the job for those they serve than they are winning a position for themselves. Chris Diebel may be such a person, but his campaign tactics suggest otherwise.
MidAmerican to announce pilot energy efficiency program for Des Moines neighborhoods
MidAmerican Energy plans to promote energy efficiency programs with Des Moines homeowners as part of a new pilot program. Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and representatives from the utility will announce more details about the new program at a news conference Friday morning. Over the next year MidAmerican will join the city, ...
Proposed whiskey bar stirs debate over balance of Ingersoll bars and retail
A proposal for a new bar in the former Suzette Candies building on Ingersoll Avenue has raised questions about the balance of bars with retail and office space in the commercial district just west of downtown. Among those concerned is Christine Manbeck, business manager of Cownie Furs, which sits next door ...
New arch installed at Woodland Cemetery
The installation of a new metal arch at Woodland Municipal Cemetery will be celebrated on Saturday, according to a City of Des Moines news release. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, and will be at the cemetery, located at 2019 Woodland Avenue. The arch is made out of iron steel with ...
Frank Cownie says rumors of run for Iowa governor 'greatly exaggerated'
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Ray Hibler of Joliet won $1 million in the Illinois Lottery's Mega Millions. | submitted photo
Updated: November 17, 2012 6:16AM
JOLIET — A Joliet man won $1 million in the Mega Millions lottery.
"Shocked" is a fitting description of how Ray Hibler, an electrical designer, felt when he discovered his win.
"I've never had a million dollars in my pocket before. This is a very big deal," Hibler said.
Hibler works for an engineering firm in the western suburbs. He and his wife, Connie, have six children.
They plan to meet with a financial adviser to make investments, but also set aside some "mad" money for a Florida vacation and a new truck.
"I'd like to replace my '95 Ford pickup," Hibler said.
Hibler bought his winning Quick Pick ticket along with a Megaplier at Thornton Gas and Food Mart, 1602 Essington Road.
After checking his ticket at a store, he went home to have his wife double-check the winning numbers on the Illinois Lottery website.
"We just set the ticket on the coffee table and looked at it. We had a hard time sleeping that night," Hibler said.
He matched the first five numbers: 6-8-14-43-56-(28) in the Sept. 28 drawing. Match 5 payouts are usually $250,000 but since Hibler purchased the Megaplier, he quadrupled his wins.
Thornton Gas and Food Mart will receive a $10,000 bonus, 1 percent of the jackpot amount, for selling a winning ticket.


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Designer Churidar - Designer churidar suit in cream and green color is enhanced with pretty print & embellished patchwork.
Churidar – Readymade Off White color and Turquoise color, Cotton fabric this Churidar Dress is looking pretty. Kameez of this Churidar suit has enhanced with beautiful thread and contrasting patchwork embroidery on yoke and daman which is looking absolutely perfect. Contrasting Churidar and dupatta add more grace in this outfit.
Churidar – Yellow Churidar is an epitome of elegance and simplicity. Kameez has contrasting embroidered motifs spread all over the front. Embroidery gets dense at the neckline, sleeves and shirt hem. Embroidery is extremely intricate. This Churidar is further highlighted by sequins. Contrasting salwar has coordinating embroidery. Delicate dupatta ends have been decorated by crochet laces.
Churidar - Designer Indian Churidar is an epitome of elegance and class. Kameez has embroidered stripes spread all over the front panel. Printed patchwork at neckline, sleeves and shirt hem adds to the beauty. It is highlighted further with crochet laces and sequins work. Churidar is all over printed. Dupatta has been retained simple.


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Cancer Center Seminar Series
To offer state-of-the-art knowledge on advances in oncological research and care, including new clinical and laboratory investigations, techniques, and practices, as well as to facilitate new initiatives in translational and clinical research in oncology at UVA, the Cancer Center has created a seminar series that will be held every Friday.
The series will feature invited speakers on various relevant subjects, faculty recruits of oncology specialties, and UVA faculty with expertise in selected topics related to cancer. The series will also feature combined presentations given by UVA clinical research fellows of the various oncology divisions (such as Hematology-Oncology, Gynecological Oncology, and Surgical Oncology) and laboratory faculty of their choosing. These latter sessions will be devoted to discussions of current clinical practices for a specific disease or type of treatment under consideration, strengths and weaknesses of the approaches, and new therapies on the horizon, as well as molecular actions of new drugs and their targets.
GoalsThe goals of the theme-based approach are to focus on a single organ site, type of cancer, or type of therapy, to explore the limits of our collective knowledge about these topics, and to devise new research projects or modify existing ones that will address some of the critical issues raised in the discussions.


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RCMP search for two suspects in arson
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By: Matt Durnan
| Posted: Thursday, Nov 14, 2013 10:43 am
Investigators are searching for two culprits involved in a suspected arson at the Highway 2 Bar and Grill on Edmonton Trail on Nov. 10.
At 3:30 a.m., Airdrie RCMP, the RCMP Police Dog Services and the Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) were dispatched to the Highway 2 Bar and Grill.
When crews arrived, smoke was showing from the roof area and throughout the interior of the building. Once fire crews gained entry to the restaurant, they were able to determine where the fire was located and quickly extinguish it, according to a media release from AFD Deputy Chief Garth Rabel.
Firefighters ventilated the area and opened portions of the ceiling and walls to check for possible fire extension. Crews remained on scene for approximately three hours.
RCMP investigators have photos of two suspects who are believed to have been involved. It is believed they broke in to the establishment through a door.
Fire investigators determined the fire was ignited from multiple locations within the establishment.
The business was closed at the time and no injuries were reported.
"This is a big concern of ours and there can be serious charges involved with an arson like this when you're looking at the amount of damage," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Gordon Sage.
Significant damage was done to the interior and the building's contents, damages are estimated at about $200,000 as of press time.
Sage said the RCMP and AFD are working in collaboration to determine who is responsible for the arson.
"We're bringing in all the experts," said Sage. "The Airdrie Fire Department has a massive amount of knowledge on these things."
A total of five pieces of apparatus and 14 firefighters were on the scene.
Police are asking for the assistance of the public in identifying any suspects who may have been involved with the fire.
Stolen compressor
The Airdrie Boys and Girls Club (BGC) is out $800 after their former 60-gallon air compressor was stolen from the RCMP building on Edmonton Trail.
The six foot tall compressor was stolen sometime between Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 when BGC members were cleaning up from their AIRScares haunted manor.
"We had the compressor wrapped up and sitting inside at the front of the building," said BGC Executive Director Denis Sanness. "It was too big to move so we were going to leave it overnight, I last saw it Friday (Nov. 8) morning and when we came back on Saturday it was gone."
Sanness said there was no forced entry to the building and though there was also a smaller air compressor and an audio system inside the building at the time, the large air compressor was the only thing stolen.
"Whoever took it knew what they were coming for," said Sanness. "It's way too big for one person to move so it would've been at least two people with a truck."
Sanness has filed a report with the RCMP, and because the compressor is valued at under $1,000 it is not eligible to be claimed on insurance.
"The compressor is valued at $800 and that's money that has to come right out of the Boys and Girls Club's pocket, it's really unfortunate," said Sanness.
The compressor is a Husky Brand, six-foot compressor, it is red with a yellow air hose.
Anyone with information on any unsolved crime can contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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