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I hate to do this to you. I get the sense that The Hunger Games is going to become one of those things that people who aren't familiar with it reflexively hate (if it isn't that already). But it's pretty much the biggest thing going right now, and I have read the books, so I feel compelled.
And I really loved the first book. I was underwhelmed by the second, and hated the third. In fact, I hated the third so much that it kind of ruined the first two, and it's hard to have any interest in seeing the movies. But I did like that first book, on which this movie is based, and it lends itself pretty well to this sort of thing.
You can get a summary from essentially anywhere on the internet right now, but basically: it's some unknown time in the future, and what used to be North America is now a totalitarian regime run from the affluent Capitol, the hub surrounded by the twelve impoverished districts it keeps firmly under its thumb. Over seventy years earlier, the districts staged a failed rebellion, and as punishment, every year each district must offer two "tributes" — teenagers, one boy and one girl — to compete in "the Hunger Games," a kind of reality show or televised sporting event in which they all try to kill each other in any way they can. The winner is paraded around and treated like royalty, but the others are dead.
So here are how the teams heading into 2012 are like some of the tributes [tons of spoilers likely ahead]:
The Blue Jays are Foxface.
You never learn the real name of "Foxface," the female tribute from District 5. She gets that name in narrator Katniss' head because, yep, Katniss thinks she has a face that looks like a fox's. Foxface (according to Katniss) is the smartest tribute in the Games. She's (appropriately) sly and clever, and doesn't even appear to fight, instead subsisting by stealing just enough to survive (though not enough to be missed) from the other tributes and generally staying out of sight. She's done in eventually by really bad luck. Katniss remarks that if the thing that did her in had been set up intentionally, as a trap, she would've worked it out; she died only because what happened was a total freak accident.
So that's kind of what the Blue Jays are. I like what they've been doing, as I'm sure I've said before. I think every move they've made has been good, except trading Napoli away, and they've got some good young players. But they're not likely to be the last team left standing (PECOTA has them going 77-85). Through the misfortune of playing in the AL East alone, it's just not happening for them, even if they'd done everything exactly perfectly. Stuff happens, like it happened to Foxface.
The Astros are the nameless male tribute from District 9.
They start all the tributes in a circle in the same place, with a big heap of supplies, including weapons, in the middle. The boy from District 9 — one of many who author Suzanne Collins doesn't even bother naming, nor apparently does the film — breaks for the same backpack full of supplies that Katniss does, and dies from a thrown knife in the back. Seconds into what was to be a many-days-long competition, the boy from District 9 was done.
Which, proportionally, is about how long the Astros can expect to stay in it. They're a bad team, and not in a young-and-exciting-but-not-quite-ready-yet sort of way. They're just bad, and as with the boy from 9 and many of the other tributes, it's probably not worth taking the time to learn any Astros' names.
The Yankees are Cato, and the Red Sox are Clove.
The bulk of contestants are sent against their will, but the list of Hunger Games winners is dominated by what are known as "careers" — kids from better-off districts who spend their short lives training for the specific goal of competing in, and of course winning, the Games. Cato and Clove, the two contestants from District 2, are careers, and they're cut of the same cloth: both are brutally strong, ruthless, highly-trained and resourceful killers. Katniss assumes Cato is destined to win; he's essentially flawless. As similar as Clove is — and neither, as you might guess, is what you'd consider well-balanced — her one flaw appears to be that she might be considered a bit too crazy, taking great pleasure in killing and even torturing her victims.
There are your Yankees and Red Sox. Well-to-do, with an attendant huge advantage over their competition. They're virtually indistinguishable from the outside, except that while the Yankees have always been the buttoned-up professionals of the baseball world, the Red Sox (and maybe it's all in the media, who knows) have come off as just a little bit…off. Dysfunctional. Not crazy in the same way Clove is, certainly, but if there's a way to distinguish them at this point, that's probably it.
The Rays are Katniss Everdeen.
She's a pretty classic heroine, an extreme underdog from a poor family who has no desire to be where she is or to hurt anyone, but does what she has to do out of love for her family. She's the main character and first-person narrator, and it's a series marketed to young adults, so you have to come into it knowing that she's going to win, or escape, or achieve some version of victory. There are many moments when that seems impossible, but you know it's going to happen anyway, and of course you're rooting for her the whole way.
And the Rays are the Katniss of the major leagues. So small, so poor, from such a dirty awful place (Tropicana, anyway, not the entire Tampa/St. Pete region). It's not always easy to see how they do it and seems impossible that they should have been able to keep it up for this long, but you know they're going to find a way to keep winning. And your average baseball fan, away from the AL East (including, evidently, much of Tampa Bay), is rooting for them. The key to being a hero in a young adult novel or film is having all the earmarks of an "underdog" while the audience knows everything's going to turn out okay for you. And in baseball, now, that's the Rays.


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Sarah Storey storms to landmark 11th Paralympics gold
Sarah Storey equalled the British record for modern Paralympic victories as she routed the C4-5 road race field to secure her fourth London 2012 gold.
The 34-year-old joins swimmer Dave Roberts and wheelchair racer Baroness Grey-Thompson in winning 11 titles.
Storey, who had already won the road time trial, the 500m time trial and the individual pursuit earlier in the Games, seized control from the gun.
She finished alone, over seven minutes ahead of Anna Harkowska.
"New landmarks, at the heights of both disabled and non-disabled sport, may still await Storey in Rio."
"The records are lovely things to talk about but each race is an achievement in its own, each is hard fought," she told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Just being able to say that you have won for your country is a great honour."
Storey - who is still five golds short of the 16 won by compatriot Mike Kenny before the start of the modern Paralympics - won her first medals as a 14-year-old swimmer at Barcelona 20 years ago.
Since then she has won another four in the pool before switching to cycling in 2005 following a chronic ear infection that prevented her training in the water.
Sarah Storey
- Born: 26/10/77
- Home town: Manchester
- Trains: National Cycling Centre, Manchester
- Married: Husband Barney won Paralympic gold as a tandem pilot in Beijing and London
- Paralympic Games: Barcelona 1992 (swimming), Atlanta 1996 (swimming), Sydney 2000 (swimming), Athens 2004 (swimming), Beijing 2008 (cycling), London 2012 (cycling)
- London events: C5 pursuit (Track), C4-5 500m (Track), C5 time trial (Road), C4-5 Road Race (Road)
Each of her three success in London has come by a considerable margin, but her fourth and final victory was perhaps the most emphatic.
Fellow Briton Mark Cavendish believed his attempt to win the Olympic road race fell victim to the strength of British cycling, with other riders unwilling to help the favourites chase down a breakaway.
Storey's superiority over an admittedly smaller field meant she did not need to worry about a repeat.
She leapt off the front off the pack after just five minutes of the 64km race and it was the last the competition saw of the Manchester rider.
Storey had a lead of more than four minutes 51 seconds by halfway and, after waving to the partisan crowds all the way down the Brands Hatch home straight, rolled over the finishline in leisurely style.
Poland's Harkowska, who was also second in the road time trial and individual pursuit, collected silver behind Storey for the third time at the Games.
"You can never take anything for granted, there could be other riders or punctures, but I had to stay upright and make sure I finished," added Storey.
"Sixty-four kilometres is never easy, whatever it looked like."
Mark Colbourne , like Storey, was aiming for his fourth medal of London 2012, but came home 24th in the men's C1-3 road race with fellow Briton Shaun McKeown 21st.
Britain's Jon-Allan Butterworth also failed in his hunt for a fourth medal.
The 26-year-old Iraq veteran, who picked up three silver medals in the velodrome, dropped out of the C4-5 race as he struggled with injuries sustained in a previous training crash.
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8th September 2012 - 21:20Hearty congratulations
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Big Dogs Only
7th September 2012 - 14:28To win so many medals is impressive,but you can't compare Olympic achievements with Paralympics.Olympic sports are open to all,and are truly the best of the best.Paralympics are a tallest dwarf competition - she is the best but of a very small pool of eligible talent.I'd be more impressed by her finishing 20th in the Olympics.Sarah herself questions why she should be a Paralympian due to her hand!
Comment number 28.
7th September 2012 - 8:54Having been down at Brands Hatch the other day and seen some of these athletes, I am filled with a deep sense of awe and admiration at their achievements, their dedication and the backing of all the support staff.
Thank you to all of you for showing what can be done. -
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7th September 2012 - 8:46@24 Paul, I'm not sure what point you are trying to make
In the 1976 paralympic breaststroke 25M, there were only 5 entrants, in 1980 there were 4 and in 1984 there were 3 (three), Mike Kenny won gold in all 3. Are you going to compare that with Jesse Owens?
Mike Kenny competed in a time of true amateurism and his achievements are astonishing, but it's not fair to compare that era with this. -
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Galatians 5:7–8
You were doing so well until someone talked you out of obeying the truth. This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.
We must always be careful who we listen to. Over the years my wife and I have spent countless hours correcting strange beliefs held by immature Christians.
Note carefully,
Continue reading Be careful whom you listen to! Galatians 5:7-9


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Berkman hoping to play Tuesday
JUN 30, 2013 12:27p ET
Berkman hasn't played on the homestand and has played in just two of the team's last 10 games, including the last four.
Texas manager Ron Washington doesn't think Berkman will need to go on the disabled list and Berkman is hoping he can be back in the lineup Tuesday.
"I twisted it," said Berkman. "It doesn't surprise me (that it's taken this long)."
The knee injury, which occurred last Thursday night, is the latest of strange injuries for the Rangers. Utility man Jeff Baker is on the DL with a sprained right thumb he hurt while exchanging a high five with a teammate.
Berkman is hitting just .198 in his last 25 games and has just three extra-base hits in his last 27 games.


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Although there's not much movement directly related to bringing home Baby, I do feel like I've made some small steps forward with the adoption in general this past week. I have:
- Made an appointment for Aug. 20 for a visit to my medical institution's global medicine/travel medicine clinic to get started on any necessary vaccinations and review Vietnam travel health issues.
- Made an appointment for another round of fingerprinting for next week to comply with the new Adam Walsh Act.
- Made some changes to my retirement and savings accounts to take a dependent into consideration.
- Written out a rather large check for my agency for its International Adoption Program fee.
- Told some of my neighbors about the adoption during our National Night Out get together last night, and met a couple neighbors from up the street who have infants and toddlers.
- Signed up for two more graduate classes this fall, as I continue to work toward my master's degree (which rivals adoption in slow progress).
So, yes, there are plenty of things to do during this interminable adoption wait! OK, I'm off to play a few gentle rounds of fetch with Sophie Dog (off the DL - disabled list) and then, drumroll please, off just to look at Babies R Us, which unbelievably, I've never been too.


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Mercy College of Northwest Ohio - page 13
The nursing program looking rather short. Has anyone attended this school? Is it good, bad, okay??... Read More
0Jan 14, '11 by bonnevie13I believe we should hear something in mid-february....I know the deadline for applications is somewhere around Jan. 17th give or take a few days. Good Luck, and keep me posted!
0Jan 27, '11 by bonnevie13Not sure what the lowest GPA has been for previous applicants, I've heard 3.5. I live south of Detroit, about 45 minutes from Toledo. Good Luck to you!
1Feb 4, '11 by Hillbilly_RNI wish you all the best of luck getting into this college! It is an AMAZING Nursing School that is very well respected in the community for teaching outstanding nurses!AddisonLawrence03 likes this.
0Feb 5, '11 by AddisonLawrence03Hillbilly RN did you graduate from there? Can you tell us a bit about your experience with the RN program?
0Feb 9, '11 by bonnevie13Hillibilly RN, I've got the same question as Addison Lawrence03; Did you graduate from Mercy? What were your major challenges? Any good advice to give us POTENTIAL nursing students of Mercy? Thanks ahead for your advice!
0Feb 15, '11 by LoveANurse09I graduated from Mercy in 09. Its a great school. My major issues was skills lab. Learning the nursing skills and doing check offs. I tried to study at home and you really need to practice in the lab for hands on experience. But, once you get the hang of it, it"ll be fine. Get a study group going. We used to meet in one of the classroom a couple of hours before an exam and study together, it made it fun. Mercy is a small school so you'll get know your classmates real well. My class was a close group! Any other questions,ask away!
0Mar 4, '11 by peytonsmomI second the skills lab! There's no way to really study some things at home and knowing the procedure doesn't necessarily mean you now how to do the skill (or pass the checkoff!). My advice is to take it seriously right from the beginning. It's easy to get behind and with the lowest passing grade being an 80% it's very easy to end up in a hole you can't crawl out of. My class started w/ 52 and we're down to 20. A few of those we lost transferred to a different program but the majority were people that failed.


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SSGT Sarge Watkins, left, salutes the colors at the opening of the city of Sultan Veterans Day Ceremony on Sunday. Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, Lebanon, the Vietnam War, Granada, Panama, the Gulf War, the ware in Iraqi and the War in Afghanistan were named and saluted by the crowd.
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Designer Spotlight – Shay meets Karin Skacel Haack on location and walks us step-by-step through the art felting technique with a cell phone or camera case. Download the pattern for a felted camera case and make this easy, quick project that allows for your ultimate creativity.
Looks like a good way of felting , query is - what is the paper called as it is obviously not just "paper". And, is it available in Southern UK.
http://www.itsartfelt.com/ Here's a link folks !! patterns, supplies, etc.
I live in India.may I know where I do get all those supplies here.
Love it, but can't find these materials in my vicinity. Where can I get these?
Are there any machine sewers out there? Do you think Solvy (a stabilizer that dissolves) be used in place of the Artfelt special paper.
Wool roving is available at Joanns and Hobby Lobby. At least in midwest USA.
where do you get the supplies. It looked like it came in a kit. The free pattern did not come up either. I would love to try this.
They also sell the paper in different sizes at http://itsartfelt.com/
Pattern will not download. Where do i get the paper?
Where can I buy the special paper? Also...cannot get the free pattern to come up....tried everything...help????
Looks like AlpacaDirect sells through Amazon.com or directly from their website, $12.95 a yard for a five foot wide
This looks fabulous, but the trick seems to be the paper, I did an internet search and found some artfelt paper on Amazon.com, going to order it and see what happens.
An ispiring video! Just think of all the possibilities. I too have not seen this "potato based", disolvable paper. Where is it available?
I have 2 Pomeranians & have been collecting bags of various colors of their beautiful coats. I wonder if that would work similarly to wool, or perhaps I should save it for spinning & get lamb or alpaca roving. We have a lot of "fiber folks" here in Maine. It's easy to dye your own roving.
Just reviewed your video and would love to try it.
I do have Roving but would like to know where I can buy the paper.
I do live in Canada
Thanks for a daily fibre treat in this snowy winter
this project seems quick and easy. Where do I find all of the supplies to make this?
This artfelt project is very appealing but it did not matter what I clicked on, the pattern would not come up. I would like to know more about the materials in order to make shopping for them feasable. Is there more information available? I live in Canada, subscribe to a satelite system, and have never seen kitting tv. I will send some letters requesting this.
I enjoy your website and feel you are quite generous with your patterns etc. I also enjoy Interweave magazine and just found the Accessories special the other day at Michaels.
Thank you for all your work
Penny Lamnek
I loved the video and would like to get started with Art Feling. were can I buy the kit that was in your video?
I love this project.......where can I buy the paper (I already have tons of roving and batts!!)? Thanks!!
I enjoyed the video but where do I get the paper and the roving, etc?
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A degree in Technicolor anyone?
Copyright © 2013 University of Milan. All Rights Reserved.
The University of Milan and Milan Polytechnic are, for the first time, both offering one-year masters degrees in color (story first published in the Financial Times), which commence February 2013.
At Epigeum we have frequent extended discussions on the use of color in our courses and it is a topic on which everyone has a view. We asked in-house graphic designer Tom Pritchard for his opinion on the importance of color, here is what he had to say:
"Color is an integral aspect of design for reasons beyond simply the decorative. A designer's primary task is to communicate information in the most effective way possible, and color is a key consideration for facilitating an enjoyable and productive experience for the user.
It is important to understand the connotations associated with particular colors. Selecting an appropriate hue can make the crucial difference between whether a course feels 'approachable' and 'user-friendly' or 'intimidating' and 'sterile', which is essential both to attracting the student to the material in the first-place, as well as to keep them coming back to the course. Glaring, obnoxious colours will turn the user away and render information difficult to absorb.
One attribute of Epigeum's courses that we treat with high regard is the effort to make them highly accessible to the visually impaired, among other disabilities, and as such, going forward all of our courses are designed to adhere to web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.0) including color and contrast standards.
The challenge is finding that range of hues that is both compliant with accessibility standards and complementary to the design as a whole. When crafted skilfully however, accessible design is beautiful design."
The Milan universities' masters courses focus on the technology and project issues that arise through use of color and are relevant to many industries including interior design, product design, communication and fashion. This is an example of how degree courses are being tailored to better fit demand in the job market. Technology is also facilitating the push for more esoteric masters courses, as the FT highlights, "other Milan universities such as the Catholic University (are offering) co-operative banking and development program which targets students wishing to work for co-operative banks". There is a growing trend towards the use of online learning in higher education and this is fueling heated competition for students, which in turn is helping to stimulate innovation and change such as the cases described above.


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Fire crews tackle Leamington Blaze
Firefighters from Warwickshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service have spent the last few hours tackling and damping down at a blaze at homes in Tachbrook Road, Leamington
The fire is believed to have started in a shed in the back garden in one of the properties on Tachbrook Road. It then spread rapidly across a plastic lean to and set light to the house. On arrival crews tackled the blaze breaking through the roof space of the houses to stop it spreading any further. Three houses suffered severe fire damage. All homes on the row were evacuated. None of the residents were injured.
Crews from Leamington, Kenilworth, Nuneaton, Wellesbourne, Atherstone and Stratford were in attendance along with a hydraulic platform and a command support unit.
Incident Commander, Simon Ellershaw said:
"Before our arrival there were reports of mini explosions coming from the back of the property. Crews had to tackle both the blaze in the garden as well as attempting to stop the fire from spreading to neighbouring properties.
"It is possible that the explosions were caused by either LPG cylinders which may have been stored in the shed or it could have been down to the fire affecting a nearby electrical supply. A small corden was put in place around the houses and the electrical supply to neighbouring houses has been affected. The cause of the fire will now be investigated.
Eon - Central Networks were onsite and were hoping to reconnect the supply to houses in the surrounding areas as soon as it was safe to do so.


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We are the Friends of Feral Felines, an all-volunteer network of individuals working to address the needs of feral, abandoned, and stray cats living in Southern Maine's streets, barns, and woods.Founded in 1993, we believe that all cats have inherent value and worth. therefore, our mission is to relieve the problems placed on feral cats through population and abandonment.
First, we assess a colony to determine whether it is located in a safe environment. If it is deemed safe, our volunteers manage the colony through daily feedings, and by neutering and tending to health care needs of the colony members. Colonies exist all over southern Maine.
We, trap, neuter, and return (TNR). This method a feral cat is first trapped, then provided medical care, including neutering, and finally returned to its home colony. Over time, TNR reduces the colony size.


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Emmy-award winning news reporter Dick Flavin is also a humorist, a riveting personality, a commentator on all things newsworthy and domestic as well as a playwright and the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox. Flavin is also one of America's leading speakers and writers. He has made thousands of appearances all across America and recently appeared at Symphony Hall reciting Teddy at the Bat, his tribute to Ted Williams. His television commentaries have appeared on NBC TV, CNN and on WBZ TV in Boston. He is the winner of seven Emmy Awards for television writing and commentary and was the narrator of The Teammates, an ESPN documentary that was nominated for three 2004 Emmy Awards.
In a 1988 profile of Flavin, The Boston Globe noted: "Dick Flavin, who has been, let's see, a real estate salesman, an employee of the Democratic State Committee, aide to Senate President Maurice Donahue, press secretary to Mayor Kevin White, head of his own public relations firm, political reporter at Channel 7, political satirist at Channel 4, and so successful at public speaking for 15 months that he is selling his home in Wayland and moving to Washington to compete in the big leagues of public speaking. "There's a perception," he says, "that if you come from Washington, you know what you're talking about." "A satirist at WBZ-TV for 14 years, appearing as often as five nights a week for a salary of six figures, Flavin quit last year to take up public speaking. "I'm embarrassed to tell you what it pays," he said. "Thirtyfive hundred dollars an appearance." He speaks 75 times this year, sometimes for charity, and will earn $150,000, more than he was paid in television . . . "In 15 months, Flavin has spoken in 30 states to organizations as obscure as the Dry Cleaners Association. Next week, he speaks in Naples, Fla., and Houston, and tomorrow flies to Traverse City, Mich., to address pipeline workers. 'I'm having fun,' he says. 'If I go down the drain, it's my fault. I can't blame a runny-nose kid they brought in as news director. Also, gratification is immediate. In television, you speak to a million people, but you're still talking to a piece of glass.'"


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Roads Closures in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newfound Gap Road US 441 between Cherokee North Carolina and Gatlinburg Tennessee closed last night and hard working park service crews were able to clear downed limbs, plow, sand and keep the road upon for about 5 hours before it had to close again at 2:30 this afternoon.
We are now under a winter storm warning with a potential of up to 17 inches of snow accumulation in the higher elevations by Wednesday along with high winds.
Presently the complete list of closed roads in the Great Smoky Mountains national park is:
- Cataloochee Entrance Road
- Clingmans Dome Road
- Foothills Parkway East (I-40 to Cosby)
- Newfound Gap Road US 441
- Old 284
- Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
You can keep track of what is going on through our Smokies Weather twitter feed or keep up with Road Conditions in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Candyman E Gets Job Done in Toboggan
Candyman E wore down pacesetter Dads Caps in the closing stages and won the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack for a third consecutive victory.
Candyman E wore down pacesetter Dads Caps in the closing stages and won the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack for a third consecutive victory.
Strapping Groom makes his return to the graded ranks Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III), a six-furlong sprint on the Withers (gr. III) undercard.
Benefiting from a patient ride, Head Heart Hoof took control leaving the turn and held off a tenacious rally by Johannesburg Smile to win the 120th renewal of the Toboggan Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 2.
Six older horses seek their first graded stakes score in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 2, led by 120-pound highweight Mine Over Matter and the recently claimed Johannesburg Smile.
Multiple graded stakes winners Calibrachoa and Redding Colliery have been purchased by Jay and Terry Adcock's Red River Farms and will stand near Coushatta, La., in 2013.
Trainer Rick Dutrow is expected to file an appeal of his 10-year suspension Jan. 16, one day before New York State regulators can officially revoke his license.
Embattled trainer Rick Dutrow said he will not let a recent ruling by the New York's highest court, which would allow regulators to take away his license to work in New York, to stand without a fight.
New York's highest court has declined -- for the second time in three months -- to hear an appeal by trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. in his legal bid to keep racing regulators from revoking his license to work in New York State.
Mike Repole's Calibrachoa, a five-time New York graded stakes winner, has been retired from racing because of minor issues.
Calibrachoa, one of the favorites for $400,000 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, has been scratched.
Nearly unbeatable at Aqueduct Racetrack, Calibrachoa will attempt to extend his dominance when he takes on a field that includes Caleb's Posse, Shackleford, and Jackson Bend in the $400,000 Carter Handicap April 7.
Shackleford, last year's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner, is expected to be among the cast of runners lining up for the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) on Wood Memorial Day at Aqueduct April 7.
Calibrachoa took over from the pacesetters in the stretch and held off a late run from Caleb's Posse to win the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) by a neck March 3.
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Caleb's Posse will likely draw the most betting attention in the Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct, but he will have to face a pair of multiple graded stakes winners with a fondness for the track.
Mike Repole's Calibrachoa made it a perfect 4-for-4 over the Aqueduct inner track, as he ran down longshot Diski Dance at the top of the stretch to win the $150,000 Toboggan (gr. III) for the second consecutive year.
Mike Repole and Michael Dubb, who were in a neck-in-neck owner's title race for most of the 2011 Saratoga meet, square off once again in the Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 4, as each will send out a coupled entry.
Trainer Bill Spawr said he's undecided on a start in the Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 21 for Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Amazombie after the 6-year-old gelding worked six furlongs in 1:15 3/5 Jan. 14.
Cutting back in distance in search of his first grade I win, To Honor and Serve put away Calibrachoa in upper stretch and held off Hymn Book late to take the Cigar Mile Handicap Nov. 26 at Aqueduct.
Sunrise Smarty took all the heat up front and still had just enough to hang on for a half-length win in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Thanksgiving at Aqueduct.
With four wins at the track and a strong comeback effort in his most recent start, Haynesfield figures prominently in the $250,000 Cigar Mile (gr. I), which headlines Aqueduct's Nov. 26 program.
The Thanksgiving Day Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. IIIT), the holiday feature at Aqueduct, drew a field of 10 older sprinters.
A return to a fast track at Aqueduct worked to the benefit of Calibrachoa, who pressed the issue for jockey Jose Lezcano and then drew off in the final furlong to easily win the $100,000 Bold Ruler Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 6.
The rescheduled $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) will once again be headed by stablemates Caixa Eletronica and Calibrachoa Nov. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, all set for next weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with standouts Stay Thirsty and Uncle Mo, have another dynamic duo entered in the $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III).
The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is still five weeks away, but few would complain if the field resembled this weekend's $350,000 Vosburgh Invitational (gr. I) at Belmont Park.
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Calibrachoa | Todd A. Pletcher |
Driven by Success | Bruce N. Levine |
Endless Circle | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
Fastus Cactus | Naipaul Chatterpaul |
Flat Bold | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
Independence War | Bruce N. Levine |
Jack On the Rocks | Hugh I. McMahon |
Temecula Creek | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
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3 And this is the way to have eternal life -- to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. | 3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. |
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Research revealing that teens are more irritated by online advertising than offline types suggests that it is time for marketers to reappraise analogue marketing, writes Nicola Kemp.
There is logic and then there is love. We are in the process of attempting to downsize, and in the battle of books vs shelf space, books are winning hands down. Logic dictates I should have a Kindle and not be so literally weighed down by books; but love dictates that I remain wedded to my paperbacks. Their beautifully designed covers and the sheer comfort afforded by their physical presence means I simply cannot give them up.
Support for my continued reliance on analogue media comes in the somewhat unlikely form of Facebook's Ben Barry, who heads the social network's Analog Research Lab. He recently told Fast Company: 'Obviously digital communications and the internet are far superior for most information delivery, but there are certain things when committed to physical form, it elevates their importance. It gives them this preciousness.'
This is a preciousness that is recognised even by digital-savvy teens, according to 'Born Free' - a new international study by Research Now. It found that teens from the US, Poland, Germany and the UK generally had more favourable attitudes toward traditional print or TV ads than online executions. About 30% of the teens surveyed liked to talk about non-digital ads with their friends.
Roughly half of US, British and Polish respondents recalled traditional ads, but less than a quarter said the same about online ones. Half of British teens were more annoyed by online ads. In light of the ever-increasing time that teens spend online, logic dictates they are exposed to more online advertising and, as a result, would naturally cite them as more annoying. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean we should not reconsider our approach to analogue communications.
The web has cannibalised traditional print communications, but the opportunity for brands to cut through to create something of high quality - and, most important, something so precious that consumers will want to keep it on the shelf - should not be overlooked.
What brands should know about rethinking analogue
The pursuit of preciousness
In the rush to embrace 'digital first', brands are at risk of dismissing traditional marketing platforms out of hand. While the immediacy of online and the conversational nature of social media present huge opportunities for brands, developing high-quality creative to stand out remains a powerful marketing tool.
Beware of the backlash
The 50% of British teenagers who find online advertising annoying are not alone. The fact remains that much online advertising, particularly in the context of social-media platforms, is both clumsy and blunt. Facebook feeds declaring friends are 'fans' of Heinz Baked Beanz, for example, are neither engaging nor clever.
Recognising change
Marketers must beware of an over-reliance on an 'audience of one'. Just as Blockbuster's 2002 press release declaring that online video rental would only ever be a niche market should send a shiver down the spine of any thinking marketer, failing to recognise that, regardless of your personal preferences, Kindles will revolutionise the publishing industry, is brand suicide.
Nicola Kemp is Marketing's head of features. Follow her on Twitter: @nickykc
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Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Accepts a Tax Code Amendment Law
Given below is a brief overview of the principal amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine (hereinafter, the "Tax Code").
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• The VAT rate reduction to 17% is postponed until 1 January 2015
• The CIT rate to be reduced from 19% to 18% in 2014, from 18% to 17% in 2015, and from 17% to 16% in 2016
• Excise tax rates for specific goods are increased
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• The VAT exemption for grain transactions that previously was introduced by the Transitional Provisions of the Tax Code to have effect only by 1 January 2014 is now included in the General Provisions of the Tax Code as part of the VAT exempt transactions (Article 197)
• The VAT exemption for transactions related to natural gas import into the customs territory of Ukraine is cancelled
• Losses from transactions with securities accumulated as at 1 January 2014 can not be used to calculate profit/loss for 2014
• From 1 January 2014, if the Law takes effect, export of certain grain crops by agricultural producers and by companies that purchased grain from such producers will not be subject to VAT exemption
• The VAT exemption of supply of scrap metal and raw skin or leather is extended until 1 January 2015
• Supply of paper and cardboard for recycling (waste paper) is VAT exempt until 1 January 2015
Despite expectations, the tax load will not decrease in 2014, due to the above amendments. However, there are some positive aspects. Notably, many companies will not have to change their current business and tax planning models given that the VAT rate is not reduced. This is particularly important to grain trading companies provided the VAT exemption of grain transactions has been extended and included in the general provisions of the Tax Code.
Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Approved a Draft Law on Consolidated Tax Groups in Ukraine.
In general, the anticipated introduction of the consolidated tax group concept is a very positive move of the government which is in line with the foreign countries' practice. Tax consolidation will allow for a legal and transparent transfer of losses within the same group of companies. Moreover, it will let the companies simplify significantly the pricing and administration of intragroup transactions provided the companies are not required to comply with the transfer pricing requirements.
We believe, however, the current requirements a group of companies need to comply with to apply the tax consolidation mechanism are too rigid (e.g., the CIT paid for the previous year should amount to UAH 4 billion as a minimum). Only the largest groups of companies will benefit from this initiative. We hope the requirements will be softened during further analysis of the Draft Law so that more taxpayers can benefit from the tax consolidation.


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Would buy this product again. | 61% |
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DarcyDoo on 11/10/2013 10:42:00 AM more reviews by DarcyDoo
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I have combination skin. This gets rid of my dry spots, evens out the tone of my skin and gives me an overall glow that I've not been able to duplicate with any other product. I love it!! I don't have pimples normally, and this does not cause any for me. I want to take a bath in the stuff!
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*TOP REVIEWER* mochaholic on 6/21/2012 4:56:00 PM more reviews by mochaholic
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I recieved a sample of this along w/ some product information from Dermstore and it sounded like a miracle product and was very excited to try it. I have extremely oily acne-prone skin and at the time, I was recovering from a major cystic acne breakout (endless painful pimples along my jaw). Since it was a very very tiny bottle I decided to bring it as my primary moisturizer for a wkend trip instead of a huge SK-II bottle (risky way to try new products). I didn't want to put a lot of this on my face so I mixed abt 2-3 drops of Dremu oil w/ one spray of Reviva Rosewater Facial Spray in my palms and applied it all over my face and neck. After the wkend was over, I noticed I didn't get any new pimples and my skin seemed noticably clearer/smoother. I have since used this in the same manner for a few other wkend trips and one week long trip, and have not experienced any major breakouts. My skin has actually cleared up significantly, but I don't know how much of it is attributable to this product since I also incorporated a few other new products to my skincare regimine. Overall, I definitely like this as a moisturizer (and possible acne treatment) and would like to purchase it, but due to the price I need to try argan oil and other less expensive brands of emu oil before I can commit to it. However, since I only need to use maybe 3 drops a day, a full bottle would last a very long time.
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*TOP REVIEWER* georgia21 on 4/29/2012 7:58:00 PM more reviews by georgia21
Age: 56 & Over Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Red, Curly, Medium Eyes: Brown
My skin is dry and sensitive. This oil feels good on my skin, but after using it for a few nights, it seemed to suffocate my skin and cause breakouts.
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fourtyandfabulous on 2/10/2010 4:25:00 PM more reviews by fourtyandfabulous
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Blue
I believe that this product is over exaggerated, especially if you view their website. I honestly think that Dremu oil is nothing more than a good moisturizer, it will do nothing for wrinkles, sun damage, etc. If you have dry skin, adding a good moisturizer will plump up your skin, and make your wrinkles less pronounced. I have used Dremu oil for several months, mostly due to vascular Rosacea on my cheeks, hyperpigmentation, and minimal wrinkles around my mouth and forehead area. I found that Dremu did not help with any of my skin issues. The only thing I did find that it helped was with a steam burn that I acquired on the base of my index finger. After applying the oil on my reddened finger, the burning ceased within about half an hour. So possibly this oil would be useful for sunburns. I also found that I could not wear the oil under my foundation, which is usually Laura Mercier or Lancome. The oil made my foundation look terrible, almost bumpy looking. I only applied 1-2 drops on damp face, and left it absorb for 1/2 an hour, before applying sunscreen (Lancome), and then foundation. In addition the dropper is useless, as the oil is too thick in cold climates. The oil needs to be warmed, usually by letting it sit a few minutes in warm water. I found that a lot of the product ends up around the neck of the bottle, where the dropper screws onto the bottle, making the outside of the bottle a smeary mess! In conclusion, I would say save your money, and invest in a good anti-aging cream that contains proven ingredients that work like kinetin (in Kinerase) or peptides.
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alex516 on 3/5/2009 5:19:00 PM more reviews by alex516
Age: Unknown Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
I love this stuff. I have oily skin with fine lines and dehydration and this makes my skin soft and dewy looking, yet not oily - it's amazing! I tend to use it mostly at night, but I also tap it into fine lines after I've applied my makeup and it helps a lot. I am on my third bottle and will be buying more soon!
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melanieschmidt on 11/8/2008 10:02:00 AM more reviews by melanieschmidt
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
This stuff does work. I was skeptical of course. I only use it at night, as it is quite oily, but you only need to apply it once I think. It REALLY moisturizes deep into the skin. I have noticed that my skin glows when I wake up in the morning. I can't explain it, it's just BETTER now that I've used dremu. The company was very accommodating when I said I didn't care for the airbrush and diminish wrinkle cream, they sent me 2 more bottles of dremu instead and I didn't even have to return the items I didn't like!
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dorirose on 9/21/2008 2:37:00 PM more reviews by dorirose
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
UPDATE: There is an awful lot of hype on their website. The owner claims to have a patent on emu oil and lidocaine with Dr Daniel Rivlin. The only patent I was able to find for emu oil and lidocaine listed Dr Rivlin as the inventor and ONLY Dr Rivlin. Who knows though, maybe I was looking at a different patent on emu oil and lidocaine which happened to be invented by Dr Rivlin. Here are the links to the patent that I looked at.
They claim that their product is superior and more expensive because it is distilled and refined. MOST emu oils are distilled and or fully refined, theirs is nothing special.
I would not use emu oil for a long time because of this product. When I received this product it was gross. On the bottom was a yellow colored liquid that was grainy. On top sat some clear liquid.
A few weeks ago I was ordering some lactic acid peel from Platinum Skin Care and I noticed that their emu oil had a lot of positive reviews. I went ahead and selected emu oil for my free sample when checking out and gave it a try when it arrived in the mail. Platinum Skin Care's emu oil is so much different from Dremu, it is like night and day! Instead of being yellow, nasty and grainy this oil is a creamy white color and smooth. I am actually very happy with the Platinum Skin Care emu oil, it is just Dremu oil that I did not like.
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kboston72 on 2/14/2008 1:35:00 PM more reviews by kboston72
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
ridiculously overpriced! This line claims that this emu oil is superior and thus worth the price i guess since it is refined. It is imo no better than any cheaper alternative and most are significantly cheaper. The dropper bottle is horrible and either gives u too much or none when u try to fill and squeeze out the product. The amount in the dropper bottle is supposed to be 1 oz and not only is that a miniscule amt for what u pay, but the bottle seemed to me to be 3/4 of the way full when purchased. If u want the healing and moisturizing benefits of emu oil, rest assured that u can get them without the cost from many other companies.
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KKARINA on 6/30/2007 11:45:00 AM more reviews by KKARINA
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination Hair: Black Eyes: Black
I bought emu oil from eds but did not use it until about 4 months later - not expecting any results anyway. My reason for ordering it was due to all the hype in the forums. I tried it 2 days in a row now - on my face - i find that there is a kind of a glow on my face - and the eveness of the skin tone is a lot better than before - i did feel that the oil will be very oily because it is an oil - but once it goes onto the skin - i find it actually penetrates very quickly.
I have probably tried every brand of skin care from de la mer to elemis to decleor - and even though i adore decleor - it does not have any dramatic difference on my skin - i think i will continue to use dremu oil and then come back with a feedback.
I bought the 0.5oz bottle only because i did not know if i would like it or not.
Watch this space. I think - that if the emu oil works then i think it will save me alot of money in skincare - i tend to get bored with a specific brand very quickly.
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*TOP REVIEWER* TRKK on 1/5/2007 8:51:00 AM more reviews by TRKK
Age: 25-29 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
I can't even begin to explain how Dremu oil has saved my skin - this definitely is one of the best things, if not the best, I've done for my skin ever since I started reading the MUA boards. The irony is, I learnt about this on the EDS forums! My skin is hyper eactive - I react to 99% of products. In addition to that, I break out very easily and am prone to redness on my cheeks which are my most sensitive area.
For the past few years, I've used Dr Hauschka's Moisturizing Day Cream because it was the only thing that didn't break me out or give me a reaction. It was rather calming, but had alcohol, and the apples of my cheeks were still red - I thought perhaps it was something I just had to live with. Then I purchased a 0.5 oz of this from EDS. Initially I was really put off by the thickness and cloudiness of the oil. There is no odor or fragrance whatsoever, just a slight lardy/waxy smell which to me is no issue at all.
After only the FIRST application, my redness was rather drastically reduced. Which means the Dr Hauschka was either drying/dehydrating my skin or the redness was simply a reaction to it. After a few more applications, the skin tone on my cheeks evened and cleared up.
The very surprising thing about this oil is, I really expected it to interfere with my makeup and make it slide off. I also expected to be really shiny thruout the day. Absolutely none of these problems occured. My makeup stays on as long as usual but the best part is, this oil seems to have regulated my oil production, so my face is glowy and dewy but NOT shiny like I was with the Dr Hauschka! The only thing you have to be careful with is your eye makeup - I do my foundation and concealor first then wash my hands and do my eyes becuase I have very oily lids and initially the oil made my eye makeup smudge.
I've had no breakouts, in fact this stuff seem to calm any breakouts. Now I totally slather it on - a few layers at a time, when my skin needs calming and soothing, and even with that much Dremu oil on my face, I don't breakout.
I've picked up a few tips from the EDS forums, and now I apply it on damp skin (I spritz my face with Avene thermal water or PSF O2 serum) it does absorb better this way and doesn't just sit on the skin like sometimes it does when you apply it straight. I've also ordered PSF's HA serum to try with this - apparently that makes it absorb even faster.
Yes, this is the "designer" brand of emu oil, and I know there are much cheaper alternatives. However, I haven't tried any of the others, but the results I'm getting from this one is so amazing that I'm hooked - I just reordered a 1 oz bottle. Maybe later on I'll try the other brands.
I think I'm gonna use emu for the rest of my life. I know there's a "yuck" factor, but when you have skin like mine, it's really nothing given the results. Only gripe is the packaging. I wish it came in pump bottles like the LB processors ones. The dropper packaging makes things messy, and oil does get stuck in the dropper sometimes. UPDATE : the difference this oil has made to my skin has been made very clear to me when I ran out of this. While waiting for my replacement to arrive, I unwillingly had to go back to my Dr H moisturizer. Immediately I could see and feel a difference. My face became shiny again during the day. Redness and muddiness of skin tone came back. I had a little itching. My skin wasn't that "plump", and I broke out in 2 different places. I might consider trying cheaper brands, but I will never again try any other moisturizer, or be without some form of emu - it's that miraculous for me! I did force myself to try other brands - an Australian one, and two different types from LB Processors, for some reason, none come close to the Dremu, so I just reordered a 1.7oz. bottle!
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PACE Threatens European Magnitsky Act
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Matthew Bodner – January 29, 2014) The Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of Europe, or PACE, voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a resolution critical of Russia for its handling of the investigation into the death of Sergei Magnitsky, over the fierce objections of Russian lawmakers present for the vote.
Interfax: Moscow to respond proportionally in case Washington expands Magnitsky List – official [Matviyenko]
(Interfax – December 18, 2013) The so-called Magnitsky List is an utterly unfriendly step regarding Russia and Moscow will take proportionate measures if it is expanded, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. "I think that this law is an unfriendly step regarding us and does not contribute to improving the climate in our bilateral
Interfax: Russia will pay U.S. "in its own coin" for expanding Magnitsky List – Russian diplomat
MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) – Russia will answer symmetrically if the United States expands the so-called Magnitsky List, i.e. the list of Russian officials suspected of human rights abuses and subject to U.S. financial and visa sanctions under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
RIA Novosti: New Battle Looms in US-Russian 'War of Blacklists'
WASHINGTON, December 9 (By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti) The United States and Russia face a potential renewed blacklist war as a deadline looms this week for Washington to report on controversial sanctions against alleged Russian rights abusers. The US administration has until Saturday to submit to Congress its inaugural annual report on any
Former Prosecutor Details Violations in Magnitsky Case
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Natalya Krainova – November 28, 2013) A former senior federal prosecutor has accused her one-time colleagues of illegally intervening in the probe into the 2009 death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as committing legal violations in connection with other high-profile cases. Galina Tarasova, who says she was
Browder Expects Broader Magnitsky List Sanctions for Russian Officials in U.S., Europe
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – November 20, 2013) The United States may publish the extended version of the "Magnitsky list" as early as next month, while Europe is expected to pass a similar measure, Hermitage Capital investment fund president and bill supporter William Browder said. The Magnitsky Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in December
Lawmakers From 21 Countries Form Magnitsky Group
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – November 13, 2013) Lawmakers from 21 countries have formed a commission to promote sanctions against Russian officials implicated in the prison death of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. The Justice for Sergei Magnitsky commission, which was holding its inaugural meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, includes
Hermitage's Browder Wins Dismissal of Russian's Libel Case
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Jeremy Hodges – October 14, 2013) Hermitage Capital Management founder William Browder won the dismissal of a U.K. libel case filed by a former Russian policeman accused of playing a part in the 2009 death of legal and tax adviser Sergei Magnitsky. Judge Peregrine Simon ruled that the U.K. wasn't the
Could U.S. Assets Seizure Lead To Expansion Of Magnitsky Blacklist?
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Richard Solash – WASHINGTON, September 18, 2013) As shady Russian businessmen snapped up luxury apartments in New York, lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was confined to the few square meters of a Moscow jail cell. He would die there under suspicious circumstances in 2009 after revealing a scheme by a circle of high-ranking
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From: Wayne Merry <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: Obama as Non-Statesmen Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 I often criticized Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for their tendency to condescend to other countries in their public statements, and especially toward Russia, but Obama's press conference really takes the cake. He has learned nothing since his foolish remarks at
Experts differ on Russia's likely response to US move to expand Magnitskiy list
(Interfax – July 12, 2013) Aleksey Pushkov, chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee, has warned against "whipping up" tension in relations between Russia and the USA, commenting on reports that Washington is planning to expand the Magnitskiy list after a court in Moscow found the late lawyer, Sergey Magnitskiy, and the head of
Interfax: Moscow urges Washington not to extend Magnitsky List
(Interfax – MOSCOW, July 12, 2013) The Russian Foreign Ministry has urged Washington to stow plans for an extended Magnitsky List and warned it would react sternly, given the rights abuses the United States is committing globally. "We urged the U.S. administration to demonstrate wisdom and not to take steps that would spoil the atmosphere
Rights commissioner denounces Magnitsky's postmortem conviction
(Interfax – MOSCOW, July 11, 2013) Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin has denounced the postmortem conviction of late Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky by Moscow's Tverskoi Court. "I object to trying people post mortem. There is an element of some ancient pagan mentality in this," Lukin told Interfax on Thursday. "Then let's arrange the
Hermitage Capital blasts Magnitsky's posthumous conviction
(Interfax – MOSCOW, July 11, 2013) British investment fund Hermitage Capital has attacked Thursday's posthumous conviction of its lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and in absentia conviction of its chief executive William Browder. "This trial reflects the authorities' disrespect for fundamental international legal values and personal rights and freedoms," Hermitage said in a statement made available to
Human right activist supports British ban on Russians on Magnitsky List
(Interfax – July 9, 2013) Russian veteran human rights defender, Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) head Lyudmila Alexeyeva has supported the British ban on 60 Russians on the Magnitsky List from entering the UK. "Certainly, I would like people involved in the Magnitsky case to be punished here, in Russia. That would have displayed our wish
Magnitsky-Linked Official is Suspect in Fraud Case – Report
(RIA Novosti – MOSCOW, July 5, 2013) A former tax inspector included on a draft version of the Magnitsky List of Russian officials banned from the United States for human rights abuses has become a suspect for Russian investigators looking into a huge tax scam, Kommersant newspaper reported Friday. Olga Tsymai, a former employee
Lawyer of Magnitsky's relatives says trial of deceased auditor illegal
(Interfax – MOSCOW,. July 3, 2013) The defense team of Hermitage Capital's auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a detention facility, said that a guilty verdict within the framework of the trial in absentia of Magnitsky was needed to justify his death. "The trial is needed just for this – to tell the entire world
Russians to Get Access to FBI Data
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – May 27, 2013) After the Boston bombings last month and ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next February, U.S. authorities are expanding their work with the Interior Ministry by granting the Russians access to some FBI information. The development, which came during a visit by Interior
Russian rights activists, U.S. secretary of state did not discuss Magnitsky bill, Bolotnaya case
(Interfax – MOSCOW, May 8, 2013) Russian human rights activists did not discuss the work of NGOs in their meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Moscow Helsinki Group Chairman Lyudmila Alekseyeva told reporters on Wednesday. "We discussed the persecution of NGOs. Kerry was impressed by our story. We did not discuss financing," Alekseyeva
Magnitsky List ensnares Moscow, Obama and Congress
(Russia Beyond the Headlines/RIA Novosti – rbth.ru – Fyodor Lukyanov – April 24, 2013) Fyodor Lukyanov, the chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, explains why the Magnitsky Act will have long-term consequences on U.S.-Russia relations. Conflicts associated with the Magnitsky Act are not going away any time soon. Congress
Magnitsky's Mother: 'The List Is About People Who Must Answer For Their Actions'
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – April 19, 2013) The mother and widow of whistle-blowing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky were in Washington on April 17, just days after the White House issued a blacklist of more than a dozen Russian officials implicated in Magnitsky's prosecution and death in jail in 2009. RFE/RL's Richard Solash spoke to Magnitsky's
Kremlin Is Hiding Behind a Blacklist
(Moscow TImes – themoscowtimes.com – Michael Bohm – April 19, 2013) Michael Bohm is opinion page editor of The Moscow Times. You would have thought that the Kremlin would have shown a little more appreciation for the fact that U.S. President Barack Obama approved only 18 minor figures for the open portion of the Magnitsky
Interview: 'Magnitsky List Is Anti-Rights Violators, Not Anti-Russia'
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – April 18, 2013) U.S. Representative James McGovern was one of the leading sponsors of legislation that mandated sanctions against Russians implicated in the prosecution and death of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, spoke to RFE/RL's Richard Solash on the sidelines of a Washington reception held on April 17
Closed part of Russia's response to Magnitsky List longer than open – source
(Interfax -MOSCOW. April 16, 2013) The closed part of the list of U.S. citizens prohibited to visit Russia is longer than the open part, a source at the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax on Tuesday. "Concerning the Russian list, its closed part carries more names than the open one," he said. The source said he
Blacklists Hang Over Future of U.S.-Russia Ties
(RIA Novosti – Carl Schreck – WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013) The United States and Russia struck a conciliatory chord Monday following tit-for-tat blacklists of alleged human rights violators, but the contentious US legislation that sparked the diplomatic dust-up appears set to become a permanent fixture in ties between Washington and Moscow. "There is no
Battle of Lists 'Caricature' of the Cold War, Lukyanov Says
(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, April 14, 2013 – http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2013/04/window-on-eurasia-battle-of-lists.html) The publication of the Magnitsky List and the Russian response have prompted widespread speculation not only about the secret and supposedly much larger and possibly expandable lists attached to each but about the meaning of this exchange for the future of Russian-American
Most officials on U.S.' Magnitsky list no longer serving in previous capacity
(Interfax – MOSCOW. April 12, 2013) Most of the Russian officials added on Friday to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals List (OFAC's SDN list) under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 are no longer working in the positions they occupied when an
Washington to Release Magnitsky Blacklist Today
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – April 12, 2013) The Kremlin was bracing for the release late Friday of a U.S. blacklist of more than 100 Russians that could include Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. At the same time, the authorities were preparing to release their own blacklist with an equal
Lavrov: Magnitsky act 'Russophobia' product
(Interfax – MOSCOW, April 11, 2013) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has branded the U.S. Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act as a manifestation of "the Russophobia that is traditionally present" in U.S. Congress. One of the architects of the Magnitsky act was Hermitage Capital investment fund chief executive William Browder, who "illegally hoarded
Obama Opens Window for Russians to Contest Magnitsky Sanctions
(RIA Novosti – Carl Schreck – WASHINGTON, April 8, 2013) Russian officials who are slapped with Magnitsky Act sanctions this week may have seen their dim prospects for recourse in US courts brighten thanks to US President Barack Obama. In what the White House called a "routine delegation" of responsibilities, Obama on Friday formally
Russian official testifies in Magnitsky's alleged tax evasion trial
(Interfax – April 1, 2013) A former member of the government of Russia's Kalmykia republic has confirmed during the Sergei Magnitsky tax evasion trial that the registration of the Dalnyaya Step and Saturn Investments companies in Kalmykia as investment firms involved document forgery. Magnitsky, who was an external auditor for British investment fund Hermitage Capital
Trial of Dead Lawyer Magnitsky Begins in Moscow
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) – The unprecedented posthumous trial of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky for tax evasion began on Friday as investigators denied he was arrested for uncovering major corruption by state officials. This is believed to be the first time a dead person has been prosecuted in either Russian or Soviet history. Magnistky,
Investigators Close Case Into Magnitsky's Death
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Yekaterina Kravtsova and Ezekiel Pfeifer – March 20, 2013) Investigators said Tuesday that they had closed the case into the 2009 death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, whose name is attached to a U.S. law that has caused tension in U.S.-Russian relations by seeking to punish Russians implicated in human rights
Tussle Brews In Washington Over Russia Sanctions List
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Richard Solash – March 13, 2013) WASHINGTON — A tussle is brewing in Washington over who will be included on a U.S. list of sanctioned Russian officials to be published next month. Officials with the State Department are reportedly advocating steps that would shorten the politically sensitive "Magnitsky list," while members
The Magnitsky Money: From Russia … And Then What?
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Robert Coalson, Richard Solash – March 11, 2013) What if $230 million went missing and no one wanted to get it back? That is the puzzling question posed by Russia's years of unwillingness to investigate the well-documented fraud claims made by lawyer and auditor Sergei Magnitsky. At least half a dozen
Push For Magnitsky Sanctions Intensifies In Europe
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Richard Solash – March 11, 2013) WASHINGTON — The battle over the Sergei Magnitsky case is moving to Europe. After being lobbied by activists for nearly three years, the U.S. Congress passed legislation in late 2012 to sanction Russian officials implicated in the prosecution and death of Magnitsky, a whistle-blowing Moscow
NEWSLINK: Sergei Magnitsky: The enemy within: A saga that has been a parable of the self-mutilating way Russia is governed
[Sergei Magnitsky: The enemy within: A saga that has been a parable of the self-mutilating way Russia is governed – The Economist – Editorial – March 9, 2013 – http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21573119-saga-has-been-parable-self-mutilating-way-russia-governed-enemy-within] The Economist issues an editorial on the Magnitsky saga and its aftermath, and what it shows about brutal, deadly elitism in Russia: Martyred human rights
Envoy Denies Blanket Ban on US Entry for Russian Lawmakers
MOSCOW, March 8 (RIA Novosti) US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul denied late Thursday that hundreds of Russian legislators may be blacklisted for US entry for supporting a ban on adoptions of Russian children by Americans. "This is not our policy at the moment," McFaul said in a Russian-language interview on Ekho Moskvy radio.
Magnitsky to be posthumously tried for corruption today
(Business New Europe – bne.eu – February 18, 2013) Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer was allegedly killed while in pre-trial detention in 2009, will go on posthumous trial today in what is going to be Russias most controversial case since the jailing of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The Kremlin has been outraged by the so-called Magnitsky
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[excerpt] Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:01:56 -0500 From: Patrick Armstrong <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: [UTExpertsDiscGrp] RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20130131 RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 31 January 2013 MAGNITSKIY. Yet another one-sided piece of re-typing has hit the West. The posthumous "trial" of Magnitskiy is being described as bizarre, Kafkaesque, absurd and so on without any background Here is
Russia Expands 'Blacklist' Targeting Americans – Lavrov
MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia confirmed on Tuesday it is extending its "Dima Yakovlev" blacklist to include more US citizens deemed to be human rights violators, who will be banned from entering the country in the latest tit-for-tat retaliation for the US Magnitsky Act. "The Foreign Ministry is carrying out the law known
'Kafkaesque' Trial of Dead Hermitage Lawyer Starts in Moscow
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Henry Meyer & Ilya Arkhipov – January 28, 2013) A Moscow court opened the posthumous trial of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. who died in prison, in a case condemned by Amnesty International as "Kafkaesque." The state is appointing lawyers for Magnitsky and Hermitage head William Browder
Medvedev: U.S. Magnitsky Act, Russia's response do not benefit relations between countries
(Interfax – January 28, 2013) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has described as an intentional legal mistake the adoption of the Magnitsky Act by the U.S. Congress. "I think that the whole situation is bad. It is not beneficial for either Russian-American relations or international law and order," he said in an interview with CNN,


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Child Support Question. The court has me paying a set amount for child support in the state of Missouri and it states if the child is in college child support continues until the age of 22. The daughter is done with high school and will be going to college full time and living there as well. My question is can I petition the court to use the amount of child support to go directly to pay for her college and not to the Mother of the child who received maintenance as well? I do pay for her insurance, cell phone, and medical as well. |
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Much to the chagrin of many MiMo-ans, SoBe apothecary and spa staple Brownes & Co. has recently opened a second shop across the causeway.
Located smack dab in the middle of the Design District, the newest Brownes & Co. boasts luxe beauty booty and services. Set amongst damask wallpaper, Moroccan lanterns, ornate wooden floors and fresh-cut spring blossoms, the boutique is both chic and homey.
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