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The future bodies welcomed at spas will look more like bodies in the real world. With more than one billion people who are formally disabled and a massively graying global population, the industry will shift focus from luxe-pampering to delivering wellness to persons of all age and ability levels. More people will look to spas to heal and keep bodies functional, whether through pain-relieving and mobility enhancing therapies, nutrition advice, or the right forms of "functional fitness" for those with physical limitations or special needs.
8. Label Conscious Fitness
The "name-brand" fitness wave has been around for decades. But today, an explosion of "fitness labels" distinguishes products and programs—and serves as a shortcut for instant recognition in an over-saturated market full of similar choices. From Yogalates and Piloxing to CrossFit and more, health and wellness have become the new luxury as millions chase the "insider elite," giving the fitness world a distinct fashion world vibe.
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Dramatically more men from Beverly Hills, to Berlin, to Beijing are having more serious "work" done at medspas and plastic surgery offices, such as injectables, love handle remedies and advanced new surgery technologies. The forecast expects more spas will build out comprehensive, for-men "beauty" menus male waxing and threading services and man-geared cosmetic procedures.
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With the $2 trillion-plus pan-wellness market (spanning fitness, alternative medicine, spa, etc.) continuing to grow, spas reportedly can't find enough people with the right skills to fill spa management/director or therapist jobs. As a result, industry watchers expect expansion in the years ahead as the world continues its shift from a manufacturing to a service economy.


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308 Burton to McIntosh
Letter (extracts) CANBERRA, 19 April 1947
On Jap. Reparations, you tend to look at the matter objectively and from the point of view of getting reparations-we are still more preoccupied with the principle involved [in] the procedure.
Probably we have given up hope of much in the way of reparations and don't attach much importance to means of physically extracting them.
I cannot agree that, if the majority of F.E.C. wanted an early peace conference, United States could object. I do agree regarding the dangers of no continuing occupation force, but our firm intention is to press for a continuation of controls. [1] Reports we have received from Mac. Ball, indicating that the U.K.
Ambassador, MacArthur and the Japs have all agreed that there must be a substantial Jap Force immediately after the Peace Settlement to prevent infiltration from Korea and elsewhere, are extremely disturbing. It is apparent there must be a force, but I cannot see that Australia and New Zealand could agree to a Jap Force. If there is no prospect of a continuation of Allied control, there is some reason for not pressing for an early settlement, but our view has been that there can be a settlement which would provide for continuation of control.
Of course, our case is weakened by our obvious lack of enthusiasm about maintaining control forces.
[matter omitted]
With regard to the tone of our 'blasts', I think you can assure Mr. Fraser that this was just a spasm provoked by a set of circumstances. [2] I was glad, in this connection, to receive your comments on our draft to U.K. on the proposal for a British Commonwealth meeting on Jap Settlement. I hope the final text was to your liking. On that, if the U.K. pressed us, we would probably accept London, but they will have to press us.


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Deontay Wilder: I'm stronger and more athletic than Malik Scott
Wilder wins by a ko inside 7rounds fun nite for the soon to be champ.Posted February 1, 2014
Wilder's beaten up more motel ho's too.Posted January 31, 2014
brian moloney
I just watch this USBA fight Jennings his name is GREEN CRUDE RAW. Hes been boxing 5 years. and thats the USBA champion??? I lied USA HW champion in the year 2050 instead 2020 he he hePosted January 31, 2014
Two American hype jobs 1 been found out other one not to far away fom being found out can't wait USA bumsPosted January 30, 2014
i like the picture there ,in hayes gym shame you didnent put the pic of wilder sparring haye hahahaaha schooled.comPosted January 30, 2014
brian moloney
Back in 1936 Jessie Owens FASTEST MAN on the planet and Jim Thorpe Greatsest ATHLETE ever.. but they DONT KNOW CRAP About BOXING, Mr WILDER. I hope you READ thisPosted January 30, 2014
@ bam kevin johnson is ranked 37. Hes never been stopped. He has a good jab. This is a good warm up fight for chisora getting inside johnsons jab like hel have to against fury.
Johnson has called wilder out plenty of times. Wilder would fight anyone with a chin.
Malik scott was undefeated when chisora fought him. So this altho a step up for wilder is still a safe option compared to when chisora fought scott.Posted January 30, 2014
Harrison wasnt even that high on boxrec when he fought haye. Highest ranking hes never had in his career was 15th wbc when he lost to haye. Hes never been in the top 20 in all the other bodys.Posted January 30, 2014
If audley was rank 16 he would have never risked fighting wilder.Posted January 30, 2014
harrison ranked 16th pure bsPosted January 30, 2014
Was harrison nothing ranked 16 on boxrec , he was ranked 80-90 when price knocked him out.Posted January 30, 2014
So is butter bean.Posted January 30, 2014
DIE Gimpfoid DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Posted January 30, 2014
THE TALENTED DEONTAY WINDMILL WILDER VS THE DANGEROUS BOXER WITH A GREAT RECOED (ranked about 400th) MALIK 'chinny' SCOTTPosted January 30, 2014
Americans cheat at everything!! Lamont peterson, tim montgomorie, justin gatlin, lou ferrigno, ben johnson, justin beiber!!! Need I go on,,, UK the land of opportunity.. Name 1 good WHITE american boxer.??? Haaa u can't?? Ummm BUTTERBEANPosted January 30, 2014
People in the game dont rate Wilder..fact. Certain Heavyweights talk him up because they want his name on there list of victories. .purely business.Posted January 30, 2014
Well said bonbonPosted January 30, 2014
when wilder fought harrison at the time he was either 16 or 19 on boxrec not 34.Posted January 30, 2014
Pulеv , hаs thе bеst cаrdio аftеr Wlаdimir,
Sted head windmillerPosted January 30, 2014
Another juiced yank, he doesn't have the frame for them shoulders to be "natural" his skinny legs tell you so. USA CHEAT AT EVERYTHING!Posted January 30, 2014
Let me get this straight. Chisora is fighting Kevin Johnson, fury is fighting a complete nobody, yet Wilder vs Scott is a bad fight? Interesting!!!!!!!! Seems to me like the haters are already finding reasons to hate on the future champ, and he hasn't even knocked Scott out yet. LolPosted January 30, 2014
he can only get better but a good fight better than what we have been seeing in the heavyweight'sPosted January 30, 2014
Ok wilder fans, time to wake up. Here is a FACT. Not opinion, FACT. wilder has only fought one person currently in he top 50 ranked heavyweights in the world. Audley Harrison ranked no34 on Boxrec. Malik Scott is currently ranked no35. Which says a lot about him considering he has had 35+ fights and only 1 loss. You guys need to wake up to the hype machine that is Deontay Wilder. He is not taking a step up in class, Derek Chisora showed that Malik doesn't take a shot well, may have been a controversial decision but he was still put down by a fighter who is not a known puncher. Now tell me. Why is Deontay being put in AGAIN with a guy who has very little punch resistance? To try and get rounds under his belt? NO. To improve his KO record against a fighter who overrated but vulnerable? DEFINETLY. Before you have any comeback on this go on boxrec see for yourself.Posted January 30, 2014
EXAMPLE Hughie Fury faces Matt Greer on Chisora-Johnson undercardPosted January 30, 2014
Everyone a British boxer faces is a bum and when wilder fights them there the best or a very good boxer indeed and All British boxers are bums we know you drilled it in our heads. Get some new material and write about something else change the record its old very old. Read the title and you don't need to read the Article or the name of the person that wrote it as it says Scot Gilfoid and its about all of the abovePosted January 30, 2014
Kid Hammer
Golden Boy's need to answer allegations
that Wilder is not steping up in Quality
K2 did respond to allegations that
GGG was fighting nobodies.Posted January 30, 2014
Wilder has more power uhh big statement that Scott has 34 wins over bums and managed only to KO 13 of them.
I don't remember the last time I' ve heard of a fighter with 35-1-1 (and that 1 loss was even controversial) who had such a bad KO ratio…Posted January 30, 2014
Haaa the talented Windmill Wilder is admitting Malik Scott has better skills, how the hell do u become a HW Champ with no Boxing skills! Haaa gotta love Windmill Man.. I hope u die in a freak yachting accident Gimpfoid.. Stop masterbating to ur poster of Windmills chicken legsPosted January 30, 2014
Wilder has skills no1 can through windmill punches like him!!!! Gilfoid your a joke !!! I hope Scott knocks wilder out coldPosted January 30, 2014
"I'm stronger and more athletic than Malik Scott", yet more ridiculousPosted January 30, 2014
the articles are not getting outPosted January 30, 2014
Big step up for wilder yes , compared to the people he's faced he needs to pray he don't meet haye in a eliminator his power is not a touch on haye respect any boxer for the way they train n fight but wilder will come unstuck these fights doing nothing for him except building hype just a matter of time accident waiting to happen ps don't like yanks !Posted January 30, 2014
Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha so now wilder is facing Chisora faeces. Chisora, the fighter you describe as hopeless. I would happily take a chud in your kettle.Posted January 30, 2014
Stan Hanes
Boxing News 24
I'm not the one making the allegations, Showtime are on You Tube explaining the situation, I'm just asking how come nobody anywhere online is reporting this amazing, massive story? For Khan to be accused of taking coke and then Showtime comes out and says they are awaiting the outcome of the police investigation is BIG news and yet nobody is saying a word about it. Why??Posted January 30, 2014
fury beats the crap out of wilder he he hePosted January 30, 2014
And also bob the builder?Posted January 30, 2014
mike wicks
It has been pointed out to Gilfoid on a number of occasions that a fighter must be on his feet and in a position to defend himself by the count of ten. Scott was still in the process of rising after nine was called, therefore in no position to defend, therefore counted out, simple!Posted January 30, 2014
Malik should give wilder some rounds even if he was exposed by chisora. It was maliks heart that failed not his chin. Wilder should have trouble finding the target. Maliks to slick a boxer to get nailed by his windmills.Posted January 30, 2014
mick gough
one of these days one of these bums are going to ko wilder ! but these fight is a total fix the boxing board of control should step in !!!
fix!!!!!Posted January 30, 2014
Boxer Puncher
Malik Scott is, by far, the weakest, softest hitting HW out of the top 30 HWs. He literally can't KO Wilder, which is a cue for Wilder to lay it on him from rd 1. Malik was a routine stay busy fight for Chisora. Now for Wilder, its a huge step up, showing how lowly ranked and skilled these two bums are.Posted January 30, 2014
The DEAD-GAME PITBULL
Funny how a lot of people think that Malik Scott is just coming to this fight to get KTFO. Just don't be surprised when Malik is the one knocking wilder down and possibly out!Posted January 30, 2014
Boxer Puncher
Stan, where did that website get the news about Khan? There is no reporting of it anywhere else. Interestingly Khan has accused Brook of being a cocaine user, thus once again showing that the accuser is usually the perpetrator. Hopefully this will make big news, but will do only if Khan gets charged. We know his family are involved in criminal activity but this would be great, to see Khan banned from entering America!!Posted January 30, 2014
The swamp donkey should stick to fighting hookers. Maybe not she got a bigger payday than scott.Posted January 30, 2014
Nice photo of wilder getting schooled.Posted January 30, 2014
Stan Hanes
Why is this website not reporting the Amir Khan cocaine allegations and UK police investigation? Showtime boss Stephen Espinoza is even on camera giving an interview to Tha Boxing Voice on You Tube saying that a Floyd deal is not done yet and that they are all waiting for the outcome of the police investigation. This is BIG news, and yet a boxing website like this hasn't even covered it. Why not??? Go onto You Tube and check Tha Boxing Voice channel, it's an incredible story and the mainstream media are trying to keep quiet about it obviously because there's not much on Google about it. I don't know if the allegations are true. I'm not making the allegations, just watch the interview with Showtime boss Espinoza and you'll hear for yourself that Khan is supposedly under police investigation for cocaine use. Amazing.Posted January 30, 2014
brian moloney
Mr Knowledge Skills??? What SKILLS??? hehehehehe First Wilder has to LEARN how to box first (takes about 5 years) then WILDER can sharpen that. as for bringing a heavy weight belt back to the States. We ALL on these threads could or will be dead from OLD age I guess. he he he. Or maybe The USA will send another man to the MOON. That never happen eitherPosted January 30, 2014
The fix is in . Scott will be cashing in with his biggest purse to date.Posted January 30, 2014
Yorkshire terrier
Funny how scott is making malik scott into someone half decent when chisora beat him. If any British fighter was fighting him he would be saying how rubbish he is and he would be a journeyman. God please let deontay get knocked out just for the sake of scott gimpoid. And yes, nice photo scott, we all know that is the picture of david haye smashing donkey wilder at will hahahahahaha.Posted January 30, 2014
" I'm stronger and more athletic than Malik Scott " fair enough..but you cant box !Posted January 30, 2014
brian moloney
Boxing news 24 The KLITCHKOS put Ukraine on the map. Thats GREAT for BoxingPosted January 30, 2014
Boxer Puncher
Nice choice of photo – deceptive as Haye had just landed flush and was ducking a shot . Scott you have no integrity.Posted January 30, 2014
Scott u wimp it's funny how you are using the pic of wilder smothering haye
fact is no one is fooled we have all seen the footage
of haye smashing the hype job wilder from piller to post and hitting him for funPosted January 30, 2014
Got to hand it to the talented Deontay, in his 31st fight he's finally facing somebody with a winning record… Read between the lines and you'll discover Scott is a fighter whose winning record is backed up by an staggering 1 in 3 KO ratio, and who was found seriously wanting in the heart department against Chisora.
Аftеr Wlаd Klitschko еrа, coming Pulеv timе аnd his trаdе mаrk > monstеr jаbPosted January 30, 2014
Welsh boy… Try 15 – 20 years!!Posted January 30, 2014
Ole timer.. Do you have any idea of what you are posting? The champ is not going to wait around for wilder to have 5 or 6 more fight. The guy has 30 fights as it is. What about that kid with only 1 pro fight who is fighting Salido for the featherweight title? That has got to be really embarrassing for wilder and golden boy.Posted January 30, 2014
welsh boy
maybe 5, 6 more years.Posted January 30, 2014
Wilder's chin and stamina still haven't been tested. Malik can box, so we might find out about Wilder's stamina if it goes into late rounds. On the positive side, Deontay's stayed busy with 4 bouts in 2013. It could be an interesting contest.Posted January 29, 2014
WILDER IS NOT READY FOR KLISKO YET!! MAYBE 5 OR 6 MORE FIGHTS.Posted January 29, 2014
yah.,but this fight is I guess a stepping stone and another victory which means little toward your climb to the title challenge.Time to ask Wlad out for a date.Posted January 29, 2014
D Mack
Not sold boxing is so full of hope jobs so sad..Posted January 29, 2014
lol deontay lets sharpen your skills..we need to bring the heavyweight crown back to usa..Posted January 29, 2014
I THINK WILDER IS A NICE GUY AND HOPE HE DOES WELL. THE PROBLEM IS HE IS GETTING RATTLED BY LESSER OPPONENTS AND MAY POSSIBLY HAVE A GLASS JAWPosted January 29, 2014
Wilder is very chinny. A Russian cruiserweight stopped wilder and wilder was wearing head gear. hahaha what a bumPosted January 29, 2014


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Foreclosure filed against Casey Anthony's family home
Published On: Nov 12 2013 03:22:56 PM EST
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Casey Anthony's parents' home went into foreclosure, according to Orange County Clerk of Court documents.
Nationstar Mortgage LLC filed for foreclosure on George and Cynthia Anthony's home in the Chickasaw Oaks neighborhood in Orlando.
In the filing, dated Nov. 4, 2013, the foreclosure is listed to be between $50,001 and $249,999.
Other defendants include the Chicasaw Oaks Phase Three Homeowners Association and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company of North Carolina.
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Live clip of Iron and Wine's Sam Beam playing a sweet solo version of his track "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" off the 9/25/2007 Iron and Wine album, The Shepherd's Dog.
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Football rumour: AC Milan said no to David Beckham
Reports claim that David Beckham wanted a third spell at Serie A giants AC Milan, but the club said no, politely.
Beckham is currently a free agent after quitting LA Galaxy last year, with a host of clubs – including West Ham, PSG and Anzhi – said to be interested in signing the former England captain. (Mail)


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This is a discussion on Russian military news thread within the World Armed Forces forums, part of the World Strategic Defence Area category; IL-38 at Yelizovo Kamchatka also. Attachment 8777...
IL-38 at Yelizovo Kamchatka also.
Attachment 8777
One beautiful diagram for Oscar II
Pace Of Russian Rearmament Quickens
By Maxim Pyadushkin
Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology
December 16, 2013
Credit: Sukhoi
A massive modernization push is imminent for Russian aerospace defense: The air force alone could receive 4.5 trillion rubles ($136 billion) over 10 years, about one-quarter of the overall drive to upgrade Russia's Soviet-era weaponry.
The money will help replace about 70% of the air force fleet by 2020 and position it to acquire the Sukhoi T-50—a fighter advanced enough to rival the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—as well as a stealthy, long-range bomber, and to overhaul its surface-to-air missile stockpile. However, analysts caution that the plan's financial scope may be unrealistic.
For now, the investments are on track. During a series of briefings by military officials and defense manufacturers in late November, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the procurement program adopted in 2010. The meetings amounted to the first public audit of the program to ensure that the investments are on track—a domestic show of support for the Russian defense industry, despite the country's economic stagnation.
The list includes accelerating replacement of old aircraft in the air force fleet. Putin has announced that the military will have received 86 new and, modernized fixed-wing aircraft and more than 100 new helicopters this year, and will take delivery of up to 120 fixed-wing aircraft and 90 helicopters in 2014. In 2011 and 2012, just 263 new aircraft were delivered to the military units.
By 2020, the air force aims to have a total of 1,600 new aircraft, renewing about 70% of its fleet.
So far, the air force's orderbook consists of Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-30M2/SM and Su-35 multirole fighters. In 2014, the air force plans to rearm one air regiment with the Su-34s, according to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. A training air base in Borisoglebsk is to be reequipped with Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers; 18 of the type were delivered in 2013, out of 55 ordered.
According to the head of the United Aircraft Corp. (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, the Sukhoi T-50 will start official evaluation tests with the air force in 2014. The first phase of these trials is expected to be completed in 2015, he says. The five prototypes involved in the preliminary test program have logged more than 450 flights. The Russian defense ministry issued technical requirements for the future long-range bomber to the corporation in September. "We are now at the stage of drawing up the contracts to start the full-scale development of this aircraft beginning next year," Pogosyan says.
The air force expects the stealthy bomber aircraft, to be developed under the PAK DA program, to replace its current strategic bomber fleet of Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjacks, Tu-95 Bears and Tu-22M3 Backfires by 2025-30. Meanwhile, the veteran bombers are being upgraded with new avionics and airborne weapons. UAC completed factory testing of the upgraded versions of the Tu-160 and Tu-95 and is handing them over for the official trials.
The procurement program also calls for enhanced air transport capabilities for the air force. In November, UAC completed the first phase of official tests of the Il-76MD-90A, a much modernized Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport aircraft. During this phase, the aircraft completed 38 flights, including tests at the maximum takeoff and landing weights (210 tons and 170 tons, respectively). The air force has 39 transports on order; the modifications will be done in Russia, although the older variants were manufactured in Uzbekistan. Pogosyan has promised that deliveries will start next year. The UAC has begun development of medium transport aircraft as a joint program with India and completed the detailed design of a new light transport, Pogosyan says.
Meanwhile, the aerospace defense troops are being reequipped with the S-400 (SA-21 Growler) long-range air defense and anti-ballistic missile systems. Two units of these surface-to-air missiles (SAM) were delivered this year and three more are to be deployed in 2014, Putin says.
S-400 manufacturer Almaz-Antey is working on a next-generation system, the S-500, that will undergo intensive trials in 2014-15, says the company's chief designer, Pavel Sozinov.
The aging S-300PT and PS (SA-10 Grumble), the most common air defense missiles in the force, will be replaced by new S-350 Vityaz medium-range mobile SAMs unveiled this summer. Sozinov says official trials will be conducted during 2014 and deliveries could start in 2015-16.
The aerospace defense troops' missile capabilities will be supported by expansion of the early-warning radar network. The service operates three Voronezh modular radar stations and plans to deploy seven more in the next five years.
Defense experts are quite skeptical of the rearmament program's feasibility, however. "Even if the program is properly financed, it is unlikely to be fully implemented, as the required modernization of defense industry facilities and the respective regulatory environment lag behind," says Konstantin Makienko, deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, a Moscow-based defense think tank.
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
The Russians had to build it that big to get their huge missiles in there.
The Ohio was built to be an SSBN, with nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. Because of one of the treaties reducing numbers of warheads, 4 of the SSBN Ohio were converted to SSGN to carry 154 conventional Tomahawk missiles.
Now confirmed the 32 SH-11 ABM-4 Gorgon are retired, the more big, remains 64 SH-08 ABM-3 Gazelle, around Moscow, 9th div BMD in 5 sites.
I uploaded anew avtaar - 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics mascot - Amur Leapord, but it is not getting diaplayed?
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The fuselage as such is also chubbier than the Tu-160.
Russian missile deployment raises alarm
Moscow (AFP) - Washington has joined Russia's neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.
The advanced version of the Russian missile has a range of 500 kilometres (310 miles) and could potentially be used to take out ground-based radar and interceptors of the new NATO shield.
Moscow's announcement Monday prompted concern from the United States as well as neighbouring Poland and three Baltic states -- Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
"We've urged Russia to take no steps to destabilize the region," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said in response, adding the US had also passed on to Moscow its neighbours' concerns.
Poland's foreign ministry called the planned missile movement "disturbing".
"This is a matter for NATO and we can expect possible consultations and action... at the NATO and EU level," the ministry added in a statement.
Latvia's Defence Minister Artis Pabriks said that "several Baltic cities" were threatened by the move.
"It is clear that it is alarming news as it is one of the arguments changing balance of powers in our region," he said, according to the Baltic News Service (BNS).
Germany's Bild newspaper first reported over the weekend that Russia had deployed about 10 Iskander systems in its Kaliningrad exclave -- wedged between Poland and Lithuania -- at some point in the past year.
A top Russian defence official said in response to the report that several Iskander batteries had been stationed in Russia's Western Military District -- a region that includes the exclave and also borders the three Baltic nations that were once a part of the USSR.
"Iskander operational-tactical missile systems have indeed been commissioned by the Western Military District's missile and artillery forces," Russian news agencies quoted defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov as saying.
He added that Russia's deployment "does not violate any international treaties or agreements" and should therefore not be subject to protests from the West.
The Kremlin warned in 2011 that it could station the short- and medium-range ballistic missiles along the European Union's eastern frontier in response to NATO's missile defence programme.
Both the United States and the Western military alliance have argued that the shield is not aimed at Russia but is designed to protect the West from potential threats from so-called "rogue states".
But Moscow fears the system -- whose components include missile-positioning satellites -- may one day be turned into an offensive weapon that targets Russian soil.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that a deal with Tehran to curb its suspect nuclear program would make the NATO shield unnecessary.
But US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Monday that a preliminary nuclear deal with Iran "does not eliminate the need" for the NATO shield.
"Hagel stressed that US and NATO missile defense efforts pose no threat to Russia and urged that both sides continue consultations on future missile plans in Europe," the Pentagon said in a statement.
A report prepared by the US-based Stratfor global intelligence consultancy and published by the WikiLeaks website said most Iskander missiles had previously been stationed in Siberia and the volatile North Caucasus region.
Stratfor added that the long-mooted Kaliningrad move "is highly political, since (the Iskander) could reach into Germany or take out any American (ballistic missile defence) system".
The advanced version of the missile -- known as the Iskander-M -- was one of Russia's first major post-Soviet weapons and is now among its most prized military exports.
"The Iskander is a type of weapon that could influence the military and political situations in certain regions of the world," Russia's state-owned ITAR-TASS news agency said.
But military analysts said cash constraints have prevented the armed forces from deploying as many Iskander systems as originally hoped.
Stratfor estimated that only 60 Iskanders will have been "produced and implemented" by 2015 -- far too few to pose a serious threat to the West.
The analysts added that the Kremlin appears to be trying to use the threat of a potential attack to influence public opinion against the NATO defence shield in nations such as Poland.
"What they are doing resembles a propaganda campaign," said military affairs writer Pavel Felgenhauer. "They hope that the Poles will get frightened and come out against the deployment of US rockets."
But Alexander Konovalov of Moscow's Institute Strategic Assessment said the decision to deploy Iskanders closer to EU borders could leave Russia exposed in far more dangerous regions along its southern and eastern flanks.
"If they move all the Iskanders to the west, there will not be enough left to protect our southern and eastern borders, where they are really needed," Konovalov said.
Very interesting development here in Eastern Europe, this is why I loved Putin, when he says he will do something he really do it
Great video of Borei class SSBN performing an emergency surface during trials.
These are very large vessels, displacing 24,000 tons. Here's a still image of the Borei Class:
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You either love him or hate him, but he did created one helluva assault rifle! RIP Mr. Kalashnikov.
Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday at the age of 94.
Kalashnikov once aspired to design farm equipment. But even though his most famous invention — the AK-47 assault rifle — sowed havoc instead of crops, he often said he felt personally untroubled by his contribution to bloodshed.
"I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence," he said in 2007.
Kalashnikov died in a hospital in Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurtia republic where he lived, said Viktor Chulkov, a spokesman for the republic's president. He did not give a cause of death. Kalashnikov had been hospitalized for the past month with unspecified health problems.
The AK-47 — "Avtomat Kalashnikov" and the year it went into production — is the world's most popular firearm, favored by guerrillas, terrorists and the soldiers of many armies. An estimated 100 million guns are spread worldwide.
Though it isn't especially accurate, its ruggedness and simplicity are exemplary: it performs in sandy or wet conditions that jam more sophisticated weapons such as the U.S. M-16.
"During the Vietnam war, American soldiers would throw away their M-16s to grab AK-47s and bullets for it from dead Vietnamese soldiers," Kalashnikov said in July 2007 at a ceremony marking the rifle's 60th anniversary.
The weapon's suitability for jungle and desert fighting made it nearly ideal for the Third World insurgents backed by the Soviet Union, and Moscow not only distributed the AK-47 widely but also licensed its production in some 30 other countries.
The gun's status among revolutionaries and national-liberation struggles is enshrined on the flag of Mozambique.
Kalashnikov, born into a peasant family in Siberia, began his working life as a railroad clerk. After he joined the Red Army in 1938, he began to show mechanical flair by inventing several modifications for Soviet tanks.
The moment that firmly set his course was in the 1941 battle of Bryansk against Nazi forces, when a shell hit his tank. Recovering from wounds in the hospital, Kalashnikov brooded about the superior automatic rifles he'd seen the Nazis deploy; his rough ideas and revisions bore fruit five years later.
"Blame the Nazi Germans for making me become a gun designer," said Kalashnikov. "I always wanted to construct agricultural machinery."
In 2007, President Vladimir Putin praised him, saying "The Kalashnikov rifle is a symbol of the creative genius of our people."
Over his career, he was decorated with numerous honors, including the Hero of Socialist Labor and Order of Lenin and Stalin Prize. But because his invention was never patented, he didn't get rich off royalties.
"At that time in our country patenting inventions wasn't an issue. We worked for Socialist society, for the good of the people, which I never regret," he once said.
Kalashnikov continued working into his late 80s as chief designer of the Izmash company that first built the AK-47. He also traveled the world helping Russia negotiate new arms deals, and he wrote books on his life, about arms and about youth education.
"After the collapse of the great and mighty Soviet Union so much crap has been imposed on us, especially on the younger generation," he said. "I wrote six books to help them find their way in life."
He said he was proud of his bronze bust installed in his native village of Kurya in the Siberian region of Altai. He said newlyweds bring flowers to the bust. "They whisper 'Uncle Misha, wish us happiness and healthy kids,'" he said. "What other gun designer can boast of that?"
so does difference in capability as Tu-160 carries almost double the payload at 40 tonnes.
TU-160 Blackjack Specifications:
Length: 177'
Wingspan (max): 183'
Height: 43'
Range: 7,640 miles
Top Speed: 1,400 mph
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Length: 146'
Wingspan (max): 137'
Height: 34'
Range: 6,480 miles
Top Speed: 830 mph
Wing Area: 1,950 sq.ft..
Service Ceiling: 60,000 ft.
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Now's not the best time to buy a tablet, what with all the new goodies coming out of Computex and Google due for a new round of Nexus machines in a few months. But if you're willing to settle for some slightly older models (and hoof it to a local brick and mortar store) OfficeMax is offering some great deals with a coupon code. Enter the code SAVE20 at checkout and you can take 20% off of any tablet you like, so long as you select in-store pickup.
If you're in the market for Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 – even after Ron's in-depth review – Fry's may have the deal you've been waiting for. From September 14th to 20th 2012, Fry's brick-and-mortar locations will be offering the Note 10.1 16GB for $499.99, pitching in a generous $100 gift card with purchase.
It's a wild day for Best Buy Mobile and the Samsung Nexus S, and from the looks of it, it's only going to get wilder.
No, it's not just you - the device on the right-most side of the screenshot above is indeed running Gingerbread (at least judging by the notification bar and its revamped icons), and it is indeed what we've come to know as the Nexus S.
UPDATE: Per our informer below in the comments, this may be limited to only some Verizon retail locations. But, there is confirmation that several actual Verizon locations would not sell unsubsidized devices in the link we're sourcing.
Numerous persons are confirming in comments and side-notes on DroidLife that some Verizon stores are refusing to sell unsubsidized (full-price) Droid X's to customers who are showing up and waiting in line for the device this morning.


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Although its ability to use GPS to track your run is handy, its poor screen, uninspiring design and lack of a heart-rate monitor means the SmartWatch 3 doesn't impress over its more luxurious Android Wear competitors.
The tech giants finally relinquish their hold on the highly-coveted technology rights, possibly marking the end of a patent fight between Android phone manufacturers and competitors.
It was another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for Sony, and we learned even more as reporters sifted through a trove of stolen documents from the Hollywood studio.
After President Obama called him "James Flacco," the actor takes to Instagram to cheer the intended screening of his movie.
The massive hack has raised questions about First Amendment rights, privacy and cyberwarfare. But there's a subtler issue at play when we look at all the news stories that have come from hacked inboxes: Why do we put this stuff in email?
If 2014 was the best of times for TVs, it was also the worst of times. The death of plasma, the birth of OLED. The emergence of 4K. And the dumbing down of smart TV. Join us for a tour, won't you?
Both the corporation and the nation have given evil organizations a bad name, says the comically malevolent doctor.
A guy finds a camera bag in Chicago's Millennium Park containing SD cards full of anniversary photos. Can you help find the owner in time for the holidays?
Call it a Christmas miracle for the First Amendment, or perhaps Sony again bowing to pressure, this time from Washington instead of terrorists. Either way, the movie will be released to some theaters.
Two days after saying it wouldn't release the controversial film, the movie maker now says it wants to offer customers a way to see it "on a different platform."


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Namibia's History and Government
The traces of history visible in Namibia today reach far past the advent of human kind. Geological formations such as the Fish River Canyon reach back many millions of years. The Namib is the world's oldest desert enduring dry conditions for at least 55 million years and meteorite, petrified forests and dinosaur footprints are visible traces of events that date back further than human history. The arid landscape of Namibia is sparsely populated and hardly moved by time. Neither time nor humanity had a great impact on the grand vistas of this country. The pristine state and age of Namibia's features are the essence of its deeply moving allure.
Namibia was and still is home to one of the first cultures known to mankind. The San people once inhabited large parts of Southern Africa. These semi-nomadic hunter gatherer left rock art and paintings all over the country. Some of the engravings date back more than 20 000 years. Other early inhabitants were the Nama and the Damara; both related to the Khoisan tribes. The Nama were nomadic cattle farmers, while the Damara were hunters. Tribal migrations in the 16th century lead Bantu tribes such as the Owambo and the Herero into the country. The arid conditions in Namibia favoured a nomadic lifestyle, which lead to many conflicts between the cultural groups.
Foreign Rule
Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to leave traces in Namibia. Diego Cão planted a stone cross at Cape Cross in 1486 and Bartolomeu Dias erected the Dias Cross in Lüderitz in 1488. The first missionary stations were established at Warmbad and Blydeverwacht in 1805.
German colonial rule took its course when the German merchant Adolf Lüderitz opened a trading post and ask chancellor Otto von Bismarck for protection. The town of Lüderitz became part of the German empire in 1884. The German originally had little interest in the arid expanse that was protected by rough seas and miles of desert sand. However, the when the Nama and Herero started fighting with the help of arms acquired from British Walvis Bay, the Germans embarked on a peacekeeping mission. The Schutztruppe started erecting fort around the country and soon farmers, merchants and other settlers started populating what was then known as South West Africa. In the late 1890s the German negotiated the borders with the Portuguese in Angola and the British in Bechuanaland.
German rule was marked by bloody wars with the Nama and the Herero. During World War I the Germans were driven out of Namibia by the British aided South Africans. The League of Nations granted South Africa the right to administer South West Africa. During the 1950s the UN pressured South Africa to give up control of the northern neighbour, but instead the South African government gave white Namibians parliamentary representation in Pretoria and drove other cultural groups into so-called homelands.
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was the strongest force in Namibia's struggle for independence. In 1966 SWAPO launched a campaign of guerrilla warfare and appealed to the International Court of Justice to free the country from South African rule. In 1972 the UN declared South Africa's occupation of Namibia illegal. On 21 March 1990 Sam Nujoma was sworn in as Namibia's first president, thereby ending 106 years of foreign rule.
Namibia's Government
Namibia has a democratic constitution that provides the division of power between the executive, legislature and judiciary. The president is voted directly by the electorate for a five-year term and is supports a Prime Minister. The two houses of parliament are elected one by the country's regions and one directly. Namibia's multiparty system is dominated by the SWAPO.


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It really was summery when I made this ice cream, I promise. Even though it's pouring down with rain outside now when I made it the weather was so beautiful, all I wanted to do was go and laze on the Heath and enjoy the rare British sunshine. But you know what? Make this recipe anyway, curl up on the sofa, pop on your favourite film and enjoy a few scoops of this delicious ice cream. It uses a vanilla ice cream as its base and has biscuit crumbs stirred in, after churning. The flavour really improves after it has had a day to freeze, the delicious flavour of the speculoos biscuit spreads into the ice cream and your left with a spicy biscuity wonderful ice cream. For those who haven't come across the glory that is Speculoos it is a Belgian spiced biscuit that is hands down my favourite commerically made biscuit and available at most supermarkets (it looks like this http://bit.ly/lmZ1gc).
Speculoos Ice Cream
300ml double cream
450ml whole milk
4 egg yolks
150g caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
2 tbsp vodka
125g speculoos biscuits, crushed (leaving the odd slightly larger crumb)
In a medium saucepan add the cream, milk, half the sugar and vanilla bean paste. Over medium heat bring to a simmer.
As the liquid comes to temperature add the egg yolks and the remaining sugar to a medium bowl and whisk together. Once the liquid has come to a simmer pour onto the eggs, whisking constantly.
Pour the custard mixture back into the pan and place back over low heat and cook, stirring constantly until the custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
Fill a large bowl one third full of water and ice and place the medium bowl inside to make an ice bath. Pour the custard into a medium bowl and stir until cooled. Stir in the vodka and press a piece of clingfillm to the surface of the custard and refrigerate until the custard is thoroughly chilled.
Using an Ice Cream Maker churn the custard according to the manufacturers instructions.
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Brown & Little, P.L.C. » Entries tagged with "misdemeanor"
We're Gonna Need The Hardly Boys For This One…
It was a mystery for the ages, the crime of the century. A few scratcher lottery tickets and/or some cash swiped from a convenience store counter. In broad daylight. The nerve! Police interviewed the clerk, who said he didn't just steal them himself. Being human polygraphs, officers cleared him right away. Being forensic reconstruction experts too, they reviewed the surveillance video, which showed a lady quite clearly, but not much more. They immediately concluded there had been a crime. They got a lucky break because the clerk, who definitely didn't just steal some stuff, got the license plate of the regular who committed the dastardly deed. Officers pulled the driver's license photo associated with the plate and put it in a lineup that might as well have included a few … Read entire article »
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In Other News, the Sky Is Blue and Marijuana Prohibition Is Bullshit
FourthAmendment.com put up a link yesterday to this New York Times story. Its title, "Blacks Are Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests, Data Suggests," is news to exactly no one. Any perceptive human being who has set foot inside a criminal courthouse could also tell you the racial bias doesn't end with the arrest. There are some other awful trends that quickly became apparent to me practicing criminal law in Arizona. I saw white defendants caught with marijuana for the first time get misdemeanor citations to appear in city or justice courts. Black defendants in the same position got felony charges in superior court. After charges, white defendants went through diversion, avoiding a conviction. Black defendants ended up pleading to misdemeanors. The second time around, … Read entire article »
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Introducing Arizona's Newest Criminal Defendant…
It's me! My alleged crime? I'm charged with committing a class 2 misdemeanor in violation of A.R.S. 28-3480. If you're too lazy to click on the link, it's the law against operating a motor vehicle in violation of a driver license restriction. The restriction? My license, which expires in 2046 and which I received prior to undergoing eye surgery that left me with better-than-20/20-vision, supposedly restricts me from driving without corrective lenses or glasses. I'm facing four months of jail, two years of probation, and $750 in fines plus an 84% surcharge. The officer involved? One I've interviewed before in relation to a case. Coincidence? Who knows! Sometimes I wonder about my decision to live and work in this … Read entire article »
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The Coverage Dilemma
I do my best to personally attend every single hearing for every single client I represent. Every lawyer I respect does the same. Despite my best intentions, however, I admit I've had to ask for coverage. I'm sure I'll have to do it again. Trials sometimes go longer than planned, and judges sometimes set things over my objection. Every judge thinks his or her orders are the most important. When a non-lawyer justice of the peace sets a misdemeanor pretrial opposite a felony jury trial that's been docketed for five months, you can bet I'll be sending another lawyer to do that pretrial. I'll send someone I trust, but it won't be me. Yesterday morning, the tables were turned when another lawyer asked me … Read entire article »
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Senate Bill 1070
Everyone has an opinion about Arizona's Senate Bill 1070. Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably love it or hate it. You may have a strong opinion about it even if you have no clue what it says. If so, you aren't alone. S. B. 1070 makes it so the government can't create a policy limiting the enforcement of federal immigration laws. If any part of the government does make a policy restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws, citizens have standing to sue. If they win, they get court costs and attorney fees. This doesn't mean an officer will be sued just for not arresting a particular person or group of people. There will have to be a policy, not just one officer failing … Read entire article »
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Scary Numbers
I had a sentencing yesterday morning, and I arrived early because I hoped the court would call my client's case first. The commissioner hearing the case usually likes to start with a group advisement of rights for all the defendants (if they're all informed of their rights in advance, a judge can save some time because he won't have to individually tell them what they're giving up if they choose to enter a plea), but sometimes he'll do a sentencing or two first if the attorneys get there early enough. While I was waiting for court to start, I had an interesting conversation with the bailiff. She said the morning calendar consisted of 14 sentencings and 90 pretrials. As I sat there, I thought about what those numbers … Read entire article »
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Some Terrifying New Legislation (Maybe)
One thing Bennett Kalafut mentioned in passing in this post over at Goldwater State caught my attention. Is it really possible that Arizona may soon have a law declaring undocumented aliens to be trespassing? Curious, I had a look at the text of the resolution. Here it is. If that ever became law, it would have pretty much everything any frothing-at-the-mouth anti-illegal-immigration-type could ever want. It would make it so that aliens in this country in violation of the federal improper entry statute would be committing criminal trespass simply by virtue of being in Arizona. It wouldn't matter whether they're on public or private land. The first time, it would be a misdemeanor, but after that, it would be a class 4 felony. That's … Read entire article »
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Classes of DUI
A DUI can be either a misdemeanor or a felony. For your run-of-the-mill first DUI, whether you have a blood alcohol concentration just over the legal limit or a blood alcohol concentration three times the legal limit, although the mandatory jail sentences differ, the charge will be a class 1 misdemeanor. However, a regular DUI can become a felony and be considered "aggravated" if, among other things, you had a suspended license, two prior DUIs in the past seven years, or a person under fifteen years of age in the car. A DUI that's aggravated because of a suspended license or two prior DUIs in the past seven years is a class 4 felony, and a DUI that's aggravated because there was a child in the car … Read entire article »
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An Act to Ensure Adequate Care of Animals in Cities and Towns
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Representatives: Andrews, Ashe, Ayers, Balser, Basile, Binienda, Brady, Brodeur, Calter, Canavan, Cariddi, Coakley-Rivera, Conroy, Cusack, Cutler, Dykema, Ehrlich, Fresolo, Galvin, Garballey, Garry, Haddad, Harrington, Hecht, Heroux, Honan, Kafka, Khan, Kocot, Lawn, Lewis, Madden, Mannal, McMurtry, James Murphy, O'Flaherty, Pignatelli, Puppolo, Reinstein, David Rogers, Roy, Rushing, Sannicandro, Scibak, Sciortino, Stanley, Walter Timilty, Martin J. Walsh.
Senators: Brownsberger, Candaras, Jehlen, Montigny, James E. Timilty, Welch
MSPCA position: Support
This bill would clarify the already existing parameters of the Massachusetts' animal cruelty laws. It would explain, rather than expand, the current law.
It would give unequivocal clarification to animal owners that they have an obligation to address their animals' suffering, eliminating any uncertainty that might be alleged or exist in the current statute.
Currently, a term in many states' cruelty statutes, including ours -- necessary sustenance -- has been interpreted to not include veterinary care, leaving animals to suffer with limited ability for law enforcement to address cruelty cases when suffering stems from the lack of this type of care. Many states have remedied this legislatively.
While the wording varies from state to state, over twenty states have some kind of provision in their animal cruelty statutes mandating that pet owners and caregivers provide necessary medical or veterinary care. Some statutes create more defined responsibilities than others. For example, both Maine and Vermont expressly define depriving an animal of "necessary medical attention" as violations of their animal cruelty statutes. This bill would prohibit failing to provide the animal with veterinary care that results in unnecessary suffering.
Cases of this nature do occur. For example, in one case, MSPCA law enforcement officers discovered a dog who had a tumor growing from her external genitalia that had been ignored by her owner, and had actually grown to the size of a small grapefruit. The tumor dragged on the ground and interfered with the dog's ambulation. Although this case was resolved in the dog's best interest without criminal prosecution, this particular factual scenario, and others like it, regrettably is not unique. If this bill is enacted, cases involving extreme neglect will occur less frequently as a result of express responsibilities clarified for animal caregivers.
Additionally, this bill will require the animal control officer to maintain a list of resources for residents (many already do) who are unable to care for animals to help prevent these types of cases.
Read an article about a relevant case that was dismissed because the current law isn't sufficient.
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Lists by abcj-2
Enjoy, AB:)
These are in reverse order by year. I'll usually keep a top favorite at the beginning of list.
PS Sunrise (1927) is the oldest movie and only silent film that I love. I tacked it onto the end of this list because I didn't want to make a list with only one silent film;)
1-130's or so I can hardly rank! These are all films I crave when I need to get a dose of happy:) 130's-216 are worth a watch or ones that are quite popular, but I don't rewatch them every time they are broadcast or pull them out of my collection to watch (some came with sets so I own them by default).
The remaining titles are pending films I've collected from other lists (thank you, fellow listers!) and have ordered them if they were a good deal or will watch when I can catch them on TV - usually on TCM which is my favorite channel:)
Happy listing:)
The top 25 are roughly my very favorites. However, I love watching westerns again and again. Most any in my top 100 will do if I'm in a Western mood.
I do tend to prefer humorous Westerns and some romance if it helps the film. The extremely violent ones might be worth a watch for me, but they are rarely a favorite.
Thanks, fellow listers, for your great lists. I've found a few gems and some forgotten favorites through these lists. Enjoy, AB:)
Also, I'm aware many of these are embellished, but how good would these films be be without some creative license? Enjoy:)
They are in mostly random order with the ones I make a point to watch again nearer the top. I'll occasionally rotate a top favorite at the beginning. Enjoy:)


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Mutant Storm
This psychedelic shooter borrows ideas from a number of classic games including Llamatron, Robotron, and Smash TV.
Paper Monsters
Paper Monsters mixes all of the classic 2d platforming elements and combines them with gorgeous 3d graphics.


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Pity poor JK Rowling... Harry Potter author JK Rowling has accused the publisher of an upcoming reference book on the boy wizard series of infringing her intellectual property rights. Rowling and Warner Bros, the distributor of the films, launched a claim in the Southern District of New York federal court against RDR books over the forthcoming Harry Potter Lexicon book.
I'm not sure where the Rev. Ron Barker of St. Joseph's School in Wakefield, MA has been for the last ten years (in his study?), but apparently he became aware--last month--of the character Harry Potter, and the seven books in which he was the title character. The following report is from Fox News, so read it at your own discretion:
"A Catholic pastor at a Massachusetts parochial school has made all the Harry Potter books there disappear, saying they are spiritually dangerous for children and could encourage them to engage in witchcraft.
The Rev. Ron Barker of St. Joseph's School in Wakefield, Mass., said he stripped the library there of the fantasy series by British author J.K. Rowling in the last month after discovering the novels were among the 10,000 volumes on the shelves.
"This is a parochial school and I have the moral authority to do this," he said in an interview with FOXNews.com. "For some people, reading those books is a vehicle to become involved in the occult. ... My basic premise is for the spiritual protection of the children."
I suppose it's time to slam Harry's creator, as columnist Jeffrey Weiss does in this article from the the Dallas Morning News. "With the greatest of respect, I'd like to say something to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling:
Shut up. Please.
Stop talking about what Ron will do for a living, whom Neville will marry, what kinds of creatures Hagrid will raise.
If you didn't put it in the books, please don't tell us now.
I guess I don't want you to stop explaining completely. I'd love to know more about what inspired some of the plot details in the books. If you want to dish about how you decided on those particular inscriptions for the headstones, how you came up with the names for the characters, or how you cleverly planned the religious underpinnings of the broad arc of the story; I am all ears.
But telling us that Dumbledore is gay, as you did last week? Why would you do that?
As a fan, I can understand both the authorial impulse and the public interest. As a reader, it's making me nuts.
Seated on "an enormous gold throne with plush red cushions," J.K. Rowling opened her brief U.S. tour Monday morning at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, where she read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, answered a few questions and then signed free copies of her book for 1,600 lucky students.
Check this LA Times story to see how tickets were distributed; video feature and print article.
Scholastic has never been in better financial shape, tip of the hat to J. K. Rowling, Harry et al.
Publishers Weekly reports that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came through for Scholastic in the first quarter ended August 31, helping to drive up revenue 75%, to $586.9 million. Hallows, along with the six previous Potter titles, contributed sales of $240 million in the period, propelling revenue in the children's book publishing and distribution segment to $342.5 million from $112.6 million."
Here's a refrain from an earlier article, with a different spokesperson for The National Endowment for the Arts. Exploring the Harry Potter phenomenon, the NEA finds "that Rowling's wizardry hasn't changed youth reading habits much."
"Even in the era of Harry Potter, the research shows that the numbers of youth reading for pleasure still decrease considerably as they grow older," reports Inside Bay Area.
"Regardless of the Harry Potter phenomenon, these declines do exist," said Sunil Iyengar, director of research and analysis for the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C.
How do you get 12 million books to appear all at once? Well, it could be magic (!), or it could be a major coordinated effort from publishers, printers, binderies, packers, trucking and transport companies. Here's the story from Business Week about how U.S. publisher Scholastic managed the magic of distributing HP7 to thousands of retailers around the U.S.
...from MSN J. K. Rowling explains the finer points of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Draco, Neville, Snape and more are covered.
The tangled web of Harry Potter, author J.K. Rowling, Harry's British & US publishers, on-line bookstores (Amazon), bookstore chains (Barnes & Noble, Borders), non-bookstore chains (Wal-Mart, Costco), independent bookstores and all those Harry Potter fans/readers is examined in Saturday's New York Times.
Good News! You got the new Harry Potter book.
Bad News! It's missing some pages!
Good News! You bought 2 copies because you're "just that psychotic about it."
Scholastic Inc., says a few hundred of the 12 million copies of the book are reported to have pages missing. The gaps have left hardcore Potterphiles rushing to stores to exchange them; or filing them away as mementos of the book's epic release.


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IKEA Expedit 4×2 turned fireplace/media console
Materials: 1 Expedit black/brown, 1 framless firebox, 4 screws
Description: I wanted a fireplace with a media center or console..
Since I had already been using my Expedit 4×2 bookcase as my TV stand+storage I started to visualize a way to recycle it and use it with a fireplace.
So I looked around for a 27″ firebox without a mantel until I found one.
I removed the 4 squares in the middle of the Expedit, left the side cubes and cut the wooden sticks to hold them in place, placed the firebox in the now empty center and on top of the firebox I put the long wooden piece I had previously removed I screwed it to the sides and the back of the bookcase (I took pics last night with my cell, but they are way too dark).
I looks very nice – and I did it for a fraction of the prices of a new one.
~ Maria Alvarez, Toronto, ON
8 Responses to IKEA Expedit 4×2 turned fireplace/media console
That looks pretty awesome. Can the creator share where she found her firebox?
Is this safe? And what about the effect of the heat on your electronics?
I was the hacker for this one.
I bought the fireplace insert on Kijiji ($100 refurbished).
This is way too safe – it is an electric box with fake logs & a rotating lamp that pretends to do flames, it is also separate switch for a heater but I do not use the heather as the house is warm enough.
Plus I covered the entire insert frame with aluminum paper – the vent in the back is open, the Expedit bookcases do not come with back panels, so there is nothing blocking the vents.
It could not be safer
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Yes i was also really wondering – should be best added to the article that this is no real fireplace.
Looks great and fits very well!
It is a "fireplace"…just like any other electrical fireplace…I love it!
Very cool!
Thanks for posting! I was wondering if I could cut the shelves in this model expedit so that it would fit my cable box and dvd player. I see it can handle that and more!
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In another sign of the poor economy, the operator of the Lancaster County Airport recently closed its business.
Lancaster Aviation, a private business that oversaw the day-to-day operations at the airport for more than six years, shut down on Dec. 31.
Called a fixed-base operator, or FBO, the business was responsible for keeping the terminal open for airplanes, selling fuel and completing regular maintenance on airplanes.
County Administrator Steve Willis said the closure was a direct result of the economy.
Police say the area around the University of South Carolina at Lancaster's student apartments on Hubbard Drive was a hot spot for burglaries during December.
Through Wednesday, police have taken 11 reports at those apartments, and another apartment complex on nearby Fowler Road, where USCL students also live.
Police believe thieves targeted the apartments because the college students went home for the holidays.
There have also been burglaries reported at Woodhaven Apartments on Colonial Avenue.
A Lancaster man has been charged with kidnapping after a woman told deputies that he threatened her with a knife and held her against her will in her home for hours Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
David Allen Stevens, 54, of 3007 Lynwood Drive, has also been charged by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office with aggravated criminal domestic violence.
According to a sheriff's office incident report, deputies were called to a Lynwood Drive home at 6 a.m. Thursday after someone there called 911 and hung up.
KERSHAW – A 41-year-old man was killed late Thursday night on S.C. 903 after he was ejected from the sport utility vehicle he was driving.
Scottie Privette, of Jefferson, died in the 11 p.m. crash. His official cause of death has yet to be determined, said Lancaster County Coroner Mike Morris.
S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Scot Edgeworth said the man was driving a 2007 Kia sedan west on S.C. 903 about a mile from S.C. 265 when he ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and overturned in the highway.
LAKE WATEREE – Authorities are working to identity the bodies of two people found inside a home that burned about midnight Wednesday in Kershaw County.
Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers said a fire at a Baron Dekalb Road home started about midnight and destroyed the house.
One body was recovered from the home about 3 a.m. The second was recovered about 8:30 a.m.
Both bodies were taken to Newberry for autopsies. Authorities are using dental records to identify the bodies, Fellers said.
A Lancaster Police Department investigator was found at fault in a car crash Tuesday night near the S.C. 200 North bridge at the city limits.
Sgt. Pat Parsons was charged by the S.C. Highway Patrol with failure to yield right of way, said Lance Cpl. Josef Robinson.
Robinson said Parsons, who was on duty and driving an unmarked 2007 Chevrolet Impala, was stopped at the stop sign on the ramp from the S.C. 9 Bypass onto S.C. 200 North about 6:10 p.m.
Residents will likely have to stay up late to see any snow falling over Lancaster County.
There is a chance of rain and snow tonight before 11 p.m., then snow is expected to fall after 11 p.m., with accumulations of less than half an inch, according to the National Weather Service. Any snow that falls isn't expected to stick around long, forecasters say.
The possibility of snow will usher in cold weather for the weekend. Friday will be mostly sunny with a high of 35 and Friday night's low will be 19.
Dr. John Catalano said Thursday was a great day for the University of South Carolina at Lancaster.
Catalano, the dean at USCL, waited anxiously Thursday for the release of Gov. Mark Sanford's 2010-11 budget.
And when it was released, he was pleased to see it wasn't a repeat of the last year, when the governor called for closing USCL.
In his new budget, Sanford calls for funding USCL with $1.9 million next fiscal year.
As Democrats in Congress work to finalize a health-care bill, Lancaster is gearing up for its fourth TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party on Saturday.
The event will be held outside the Bradley Arts and Sciences Building at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster. If the weather is too cold, the event will be moved inside. The event begins at 11 a.m. and should last about two hours.
Snow or not Thursday night, this weekend will continue a stretch of near record-breaking cold.
Forecasters said there was a 50 percent chance of snow overnight Thursday.
Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 35 and with a low of 19 tonight.
Saturday and Sunday will also be sunny, with a high in the upper-30s and lows in the teens.
It's cold, but not record-breaking, said Wes Tyler of the S.C. State Climatology Office. However, Tyler said this is the longest stretch of cold weather with low temperatures at 20 degrees or below since 1981.
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The US Bureau of Land Management's Royal Gorge Field Office has begun a public scoping period for two proposed carbon dioxide wells near Gardner, Colo. Oxy USA, which operates the existing Sheep Mountain CO2 production unit, proposed the wells, the US Department of the Interior agency said on July 10. Comments will be accepted through July 25.
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