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A compact, Full HD camcorder that can also record high-resolution still photographs.Sanyo dubs its VPC-FH1 a 'Dual Camera' because it fulfils two purposes. With its 8-megapixel sensor and 10x optical zoom lens, it's usable for shooting stills but it also supports Full HD video recording with a stereo soundtrack. Announced at the end of January with the similarly-featured VPC-HD2000, the FH1 has the traditional camcorder form factor and ergonomics while the HD2000 sports a pistol grip.
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An HD camcorder that records only to flash memory and is designed for point-and-press video photographers.The Handycam HDR-CX12 is similar in size and styling to the HDR-CX7 model, which it replaces. One of a rapidly-growing class of camcorders that record exclusively to flash memory (in this case Memory Stick Pro Duo), it's also the first camcorder with Smile Shutter technology. This feature already appears in some digital still cameras that, like the CX12, are designed primarily for point-a...
An ultra-compact high-definition camcorder that records to SDHC memory cards and features a 12x optical zoom lens.Weighing less than 500 grams and small enough to slip into a jacket pocket, Canon's HF10 is the first HD camcorder from the company that records video on removable flash memory. Previous models have been based on MiniDV, hard disk and DVD media. Significantly smaller and lighter than its 'cousins', the HF10 comes with 16GB of internal memory that can store up to six hours of video...
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A hybrid, high-definition video camcorder that can also capture 10.1-megapixel still images.Sony's HDR-SR12 camcorder - and its sister model the HDR-SR11 (RRP $1999) - differ only in the capacity of their built-in hard disk drives (HDD), with the SR12 having twice the capacity of the SR11. Both models include some of the technologies developed for Sony's still cameras and both support AVCHD video recording with a maximum video resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
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- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Whisk the eggs, buttermilk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in yeast mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
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Four adults and three kids all had their first Everglades experience here. We loved our airboat ride and our informative guide. He even has a pet bird that comes to him and hangs out! Great to see the river of grass and gators in their habitat. Loved cruising fast and drifting through the turns.
We bought our tickets online and saved some money. $18 for adults and $10 for kids. I know they have some other deals as well. Well worth the cost for the experiences.
We went to the show and learned about alligator wrestling and saw some unique animals - including chickens that scared us all! Then we held Larry the Alligator. Big thrill for all of us and well worth the $21 (3 a piece).
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Opting to bat, Vijay Manjrekar XI was bowled out for 100 in 47.1 overs against Khandu Rangnekar XI. At one stage it was tottering at 54 for nine before the last wicket pair of Gaurav Suryavanshi and Ashutosh Gokhale added 46.
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For Jason Dodge's ongoing sculpture at the Henry Art Gallery at UW, 19 animals from a local organic farm spent time in the gallery. Nobody saw them except the people directly involved, they were not photographed, and then they left—and this is all they left behind.
The piece is called The Living and it's one of several pieces by Dodge in a new solo exhibition of his work organized by the Henry, to be celebrated at an Open House that you should really go to tonight.
It's 6 to 10 pm and takes place all across the museum, which seems to have more art up now than it has in a long time. There are one billion black-and-white photographs by Ray K. Metzker, there's David Hartt's video/photo/sculpture installation created from footage shot inside the majestic former headquarters of Jet and Ebony magazines, there's James Turrell's Skyspace (where the foggy sky last night looked so dry you'd have sworn it was made of felt), there are incredible teeny handcolored glass-lantern slides taken between 1880 and 1930 in Japan (!), and South Korean-born artist Haegue Yang's surveillance-minded constellation made entirely of Venetian blinds.
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I have been at STAB for 1 year and I really want to leave! I hate the kids they are all SUPER RICH SNOBS! they are so mean to me and have made me want to leave. I hate STAB!
St Anne's-Belfield School is a private high school in Charlottesville. 838 students attend St Anne's-Belfield School and identify primarily as White, non-Hispanic; Asian/Pacific Islander; and Black, non-Hispanic. The ratio of students to teachers at St Anne's-Belfield School is 7:1. Jefferson Trail Treatment Center For Children is one of the nearest high schools.
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I have been at STAB for 1 year and I really want to leave! I hate the kids they are all SUPER RICH SNOBS! they are so mean to me and have made me want to leave. I hate STAB!
This is more country club than school. The social pressures on both kids and parents are hard. Money not character or achievement or effort dictates social standing. There are the "in crowd" and the "rest" (and this applies to both parents and kids) and woe betide if you are not "in". The lip service paid to cultural diversity is just political correctness. There is a specific profile for kids (and parents) who succeed here and anyone outside that feels a nagging sense of pressure to conform. The self-congratulatory atmosphere is distasteful. The facilities are beautiful but there is a sense of entitlement here (in both the parents and the kids) that I think sets students up for difficulties later in life.
I have had 4 children at STAB. When they first started attending 16 years ago this was a charming southern school. The headmaster was gracious and transparent about the schools finances. Some of the buildings were old but were well kept up. The teachers were excellent. In the last five years administration of the school has been taken over by a young headmaster from California and a hedge fund manager from Texas. Both have worked very hard and very successfully to improve the physical plant and raise money. However the school has lost its charm and now feels like a corporation selling educational services from new bright-and-shiny facilities. Tuition and fees are skyrocketing. School uniforms were suddenly required for no apparent reason and so is a mandatory costly school lunch program that neither the students nor parents want a policy implemented weeks after a new cafeteria was built. STAB is way behind public schools on technology. Having a parental voice is donation dependent. That said my boys have a reasonable education but it's not a high end prep school. Few STAB grads go to Ivy League or Stanford or MIT. I am glad my last child is a senior. Bye.
STAB is an amazing school all around. The sense of community at this school is so wonderful and the student body is all so nice. The teachers are very good at what they do and the students really bond with them and you feel like they are actually your friends. Which they are. The academics are challenging but that is how I like it. They have a wide range of arts programs which you can choose and I am currently in photography 3d art and creative writing. STAB is such an amazing school and I have gone here for over five years. I love it so much and I am so happy I go here. The sports are also wonderful and there are so many options including exemptions for sports you already play. They also provide snacks and DELICIOUS lunches. I am gluten and dairy free and they make me my own special lunch every day which is so nice. Overall STAB is wonderful and you will make lifelong friends. Everything is wonderful. The teachers the students the campus the food the arts the sports the classes EVERYTHING! You should definitely visit and hopefully come join our school. -An 8th grader
Our eldest son went to "STAB". A good education is possible there but there is very little flexibility despite being a private school. Many teachers are straight out of college and teach out of their expertise. Most AP classes are offered only every other year. The tone is vaguely Christian but really not religious at all. The students are highly affluent and my son joked that the one phrase you never hear is "I wish I had one of those". Sports are dominant to the point that classes for all are cancelled for the benefit of the traveling team. I would not have done it in retrospect.
Some outstanding teachers (though not somehow as many as you'd expect) some really talented students and some really nice students. Many of the parents are open-minded welcoming & intelligent but there's a silly social-climbing attitude among some families that rubs off on some of the kids (St. Barth Farmington etc etc). Two kids at St. Anne's it was right for one and less right for the other; the academics and arts just aren't good enough compared to the outstanding public options to put up with the unpleasant values that do occasionally seem to pervade the school. Fundraising is a real emphasis -- sometimes seemed like there was a quid pro quo for families who gave the most. It's too bad -- this small core of ugliness keeps STAB second-rate.
STAB is super super and super great school! I'm in love with STAB;) Class of 2015
Having had one child complete Middle School at STAB and one halfway through I feel I can comment on the quality of education received by my children at STAB during the past 5 years. We are extremely pleased with the curriculum and the quality of the teachers at the Middle School. They are bright caring enthusiastic and have taught my children how to think critically and outside the box. Coming from the Albemarle County public school system we were very disappointed with enormous class size overworked/unenthusiastic teachers (certainly not all but many) lack of foreign language and arts options and particularly the SOL-based curriculum that emphasizes rote memorization and allows little room for creativity. In contrast we have been thrilled with all aspects of STAB. The student body is quite diverse and socially my children have thrived and have many friends of different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. It is a place where you can take two languages in middle school be a jock AND an artist musician or thespian. And no we are not rich or connected. We value our children's education more than anything and feel this is the best option despite the hefty price tag.
Sadly the car analogy and many other analogies already set forth are on point. The curriculum needs a major overhaul. There is an effort underway to further educate present faculty but the understanding of what it takes to make a great school is just off the mark. The biggest problem is frankly that that a few parents influence and control much of what goes on; and the school administration operates in fear of offending/angering these parents. Student discipline is lacking; and the resulting social atmosphere is toxic. Though the facilities are great more energy needs to go into understanding and supporting students and promoting independent thought and responsibility while assuring the fundamentals of a good education are still the focus of the curriculum.
If this school were a car it would have the body of an expensive luxury SUV (think Hummer or BMW X5) and the engine of an underpowered lemon (think 1985 Yugo). The school recently completed an impressive $45 million capital campaign so its facilities are first-rate. But as the saying goes Don t judge a dated text book by its cover. Courses are often rooted in rote memorization and tedium the curriculum needs a complete overhaul (e.g. still doesn t offer a single computer science class) and the social dynamic can be brutal. With its resources the school could be exceptional. But for bright inquisitive and respectful kids STAB is a bit like getting a ride in sixteen-year-old s new BMW to go see the movie Mean Girls.
The reviews that appear below are obviously coming from disenfranchised individuals who are no longer members of the school community. St. Anne's-Belfield is and will always be an exceptional school full of caring teachers responsive administrators and remarkable students. The caliber of its facilities is outmatched only by the quality of education it offers. i could not imagine my children anywhere else.
Though there are some good things here there are so many negative things that cause more problems as your child moves into higher grade levels. Unfortunately I agree completely with the prior three reviews. It is sad that so much money and effort goes into this school. It should do better but I see the efforts to improve doing the opposite.
If you don't fit the mold STAB middle school is an especially hostile place. It was for our child -- it will take some time to heal the damage.
I am the parent of two students at STAB. The problems have only grown worse as my children have moved into middle school. The cliqueish-ness is crazy for both boys and girls. My children are both good athletes and good students. There is however a real divide between the jocks and the nerds and it seems impossible to be a scholar-athlete. People will classify a certain year as being a "good class" or a "bad class". This largely depends on how many b--tchy mothers are in a particular grade. They have more to do with setting up the cliques than the kids do. The school makes half-hearted attempts at improving "inclusivity" and "civility" but given that at lot of the problem is the parents themselves it is an exercise in futility. The school kow-tows to the more affluent parents and is loathe to discipline their children. Many parents at STAB seem to view it as another club membership and don't question what goes on in the classroom. Many of the courses in the middle school particularly are extremely boring and I've seen my children lose interest in almost everything. It's truly a deadening experience academically and a cruel experience socially. Uniforms next year = bye-bye!
I am a student at St. Anne's Belfield and I have attended since preschool. Despite rumors of STAB being "snobby" "rich" and "exclusive" anyone who goes there will happiy tell you they are all lies. Not only does STAB have excellent academic standards they value the aspects of community leadership and moral. From my experience I have found that the teachers are fantastic if you give them the chance. In Middle and Elementary school the teachers were highly attentive to the students but I found in High School they begin to drift away so that the student will become idependent and self motivating. Accordingly if a parent enrolls their child at the high school level and expects "special attention" don't rely on it. This is a school for the bright curious artistic confident athelitic diligent passionate comassionate students in wonderful Charlottesville. I am positive that when the time comes I will be more than prepared for college due to the high standards and commitment of that my school has given me. I cannot recommend this school enough to anyone who is enrolling or not.
Attending STAB was the worst decision I ever made. The teachers and the kids are snobby and incredibly mean. They behave viciously at sporting events and are extremely rude. The academics are decent but not worth sacrificing your mental and emotional health for.
STAB is great!!! Im in the computer lab as we speak
My daughter has progressed quite well at STAB especially incomparison to her prior school. She has grown by leaps and bounds and had no trouble making friends. I think that many parents feel that they can drop their child at the front door and not really have to worry about doing much more work beyond that but school is just as much the parent's job as the teacher's. I have had nothing but positive experiences in my daughter's time here and will be enrolling my son when the time comes!
My child enrolled in 9th grade and was miserable made no friends. It's very snobby. The teachers are not helpful if the child needs help they are not interested. It's a typical private school attracting teachers who want the student to be trouble free.The public high schools are much better in that regard. There are some very good teachers and some who are just there because they want an easy job.
i go there sooo.... It can be a bit hard at times but its really fun. The sports and arts programs are exellent.


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A point to sex without orgasm?
I am wondering what the point is to sex if you can't orgasm?
My boyfriend says the closeness, but we can have that closeness just cuddling before sleep. The touching and caressing? He can do that while we watch tv... He just tried to show me, by kissing me and squeezing my boob, and it made me feel like a piece of meat. I feel defective because I am incapable of vaginal orgasm. I feel like what is the point? I don't want to get pregnant, and can't have vaginal orgasm, why put a penis in there at all when I can just wait until everyone's gone to work and get out my pocket rocket? And if I have to masturbate to to feel even the slightest bit orgasmic, why shouldn't he? I read the 'Ejaculation' post on here, and tried it. No luck. It was uncomfortable and a bit painful. It feels like a full bladder, which is painful to me. And it left my vagina sore for two days from a finger being in there. Not like I want to basically pee everywhere anyway, I just want to have a vaginal orgasm. I just want to not be defective. ... My mom suggests that maybe they're doing it wrong... But I doubt 50 guys have ALL always done it wrong. My boyfriend can give other women orgasms, just not me. I anticipate you all hating me before long due to my negativity, but whatever. I need somewhere to vent, and this is the only place I have available. |
Why not combine regular sex with the vibrator?
Lots of people have to get creative to make it fulfilling for everyone involved, and that's ok. There's no way that you HAVE to have sex. |
I don't want to have to rely on toys to enjoy sex. I WANT to have a vaginal orgasm, I want to not be defective. If I am going to use my toy, why have sex at all? Why have sex at all anyway? |
Not having a vaginal orgasm is not uncommon - if I accurately recall the multiple surveys (scientific and otherwise) that I've read on the subject. So, I would assert that not being able to experience, in fact, does not make you defective. If that were the case - a large swath of the femail population would be as well.
I don't recall the specifics. But, in my own experience, it's only about 1/2 of the women I've been with are regularly able to have vaginal orgasms without alternative stimulation. For each it's different. For some, maybe a 1/3 of those who don't, I'm regularly successful with manual stimulation while having intercourse. But, it's not nearly an always thing. With many of the others, it's a real crapshoot. But, I have been fairly successful of getting them to orgasm prior to or immediately after vaginal intercourse. Because I can typically engage in vaginal intercourse for extended periods of time, it's never been an issue of not having enough time for her to get there. I suppose it still could be the motion itself - but, when given, I take direction very well. Because of finding it frequently the case that many women don't easily orgasm vaginally without aid, i've never felt it to be anything but fairly normal outcome based on the structure of women's anatomy. But, to your point of why have sex if you don't orgasm. I believe that there is something special about having vaginal intercourse. But, I view it as one of a number of exciting intimate activities I love to engage in. It matters not to me exactly where my member happens to be when climax occurs. But, I would guess that's a common sentiment for a guy For some women, it seems that there's an over-investment (emotionally) in being able to climax via penis insertion alone. Not being a woman, I'm not sure I understand it.
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None of these replies here apply to me. They all make me feel MORE defective. At least all these other women are capable. |
Perhaps it was not clear, but a good portion of them couldn't orgasm vaginally at all.
Even those who could, required manual stimulation while having intercourse that's only 1/3 of that 1/2. I'm sure my experience isn't representative (as any one person's experience is hard to extrapolate as representative), but still that's a good many women running around not having vaginal orgasms. I would hesitate to believe that there are that many defective women running around. In other words, it seems to be well within the normal range of women's responsiveness to penile insertion alone. That may not make you feel better about it. But, it's not an operational defect even if still disappointing. This, in essence, was my point.
Male, Straight, Poly OKC Profile Blogs: Mind Crush sloetry Instead of getting better and better at avoiding, learn to accept the present moment as if you had invited it. And work with it instead of against it. And making it your ally rather than your enemy. -Pema Chodron |
hands on my clit is also irritating. If I am not defective, then other women have special abilities? Our bodies clearly do not work the same, so it is one or the other... |
Yes different women's bodies work differently, one way of being isn't better or worse than another. Some women are multi orgasmic and others are not, some have vaginal orgasms some don't, some like oral some don't. It's not a comparison thing, you know what works for you for you to get off the heck with what works for other women. If you don't want to have vaginal sex because you don't get anything from it then don't.
Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok it's not the end.
Exactly. There is quite a bit of confusion about clitoral versus vaginal orgasm... some researchers contend that there's really no such thing as vaginal intercourse. They argue that so-called vaginal orgasms are in fact the result of clitoral stimulus. But...
From psych wiki: "Recent discoveries about the size of the clitoris - it extends inside the body, around the vagina - complicate or may invalidate attempts to distinguish clitoral vs. vaginal orgasms. Recent anatomical research shows that there are nerves connecting intravaginal tissues and the clitoris. This, with the anatomical evidence that the internal part of the clitoris is a much larger organ than previously thought, could explain credible reports of orgasms in women who have undergone clitorectomy as part of female circumcision. The link between the clitoris and the vagina is evidence that the clitoris is the 'seat' of the female orgasm and is far more wide-spread than the visible part most people associate with it. But it is possible that some women have more extensive clitoral tissues and nerves than others, and so that some women can achieve orgasm only by direct stimulation of the external part of the clitoris." So, it may be moot as we learn more about female anatomy.
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The short answer is because it feels good.
If it doesn't feel good - don't do it. I don't *orgasm* from anal intercourse. But I do it a lot because it feels good. There's no reproduction, no orgasm, just good feelings. Its too bad you're not in the Vancouver area - I know someone who does amazing workshops - oh - if you're near one of the Taboo Sex Shows - catch Jennifer's workshops - they're only 30 mins - but fairly informative. Good luck. Jane
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The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries
carried in 19-20 September 2011 website editions of mainland Chinese,
Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers and news portals available to BBC
Monitoring. Unless otherwise stated, the quotes are in Chinese. The
figure in brackets after the quote indicates the date of publication on
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North Africa, Middle East
Beijing's Renmin Ribao (Chinese Communist Party newspaper People's
Daily) overseas edition: www.people.com.cn "Libya's history will always
remember 16 September 2011. On this day, the 66th UN General Assembly,
with a voting outcome of 114 votes in favour, 17 votes against and 15
abstentions, adopted a draft resolution on the credentials of
representatives of countries attending this session of the UN General
Assembly, which gave de facto recognition to the National Transitional
Council's legitimate representative for Libya at the UN... The UN
playing a leading and core role on the issue of Libya's post-war
reconstruction has already become the consensus of the majority of
countries... Obviously, Libya's road to reconstruction will be rough and
rugged." (Wang Piyi, editor) (20)
Beijing's Huanqiu Shibao (Global Times) website: www.huanqiu.com
"Recently, a female Libyan spy who was only 24 years old has attracted
concern. This female spy codenamed 'Nomidia' used 7 mobile phones and 22
mobile phone cards to keep sending reliable information to the Libyan
armed opposition and multinational forces, which sped up the downfall of
the [Libyan leader] Gaddafi regime. This spy story shows: A small mobile
phone was able to play a major role in military games today...
Safeguarding national defence cannot be left to chance, and measures
need to be taken to ensure that mobile phones do not become 'leak
channels' for our country's national defence..." (Han Xudong, associate
professor, Department of Strategic Teaching and Research, National
Defence University) (20)
Shanghai's Diyi Caijing Ribao (China Business News): www.china-cbn.com
"...Currently, Israel is facing threats in at least five directions:
Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Iran and Palestine... The most likely conflict
with Israel will still be Palestine, while the conflict with the most
serious consequences will be with Iran... Whatever the outcome of
Palestinians' 'entry to the UN', it will inevitably lead to mass
protests with still unpredictable consequences... The situation in the
Middle East will be strained, but it is unlikely to go out of control.
However, this still depends on whether Israel can 'brake' its usual
pre-emptive impulses and whether it can maintain restraint amid the next
major anti-Israeli tide in the Middle East." (Chen Xiaochen,
commentator) (19)
11 September anniversary
Shanghai's Diyi Caijing Ribao: "...Less than one week after the
anniversary of '9.11', the Taleban in Kabul launched violent attacks on
a scale rarely seen in the past few years. The attacks changed from the
tactical approach of mainly targeting government forces during its time
of weakness in the last few years to directly targeting the US and its
partners... They are creating more perfect conditions for the US
military's Vietnam-style withdrawal. In other words, these eye-catching
attacks themselves can be seen entirely as a war that has begun to
contest the future of Afghanistan... China's diplomatic and strategic
thinking must pay particular attention to this unfolding war to contest
the future of Afghanistan, take precautions and make multiple plans."
(Zhao Chu, deputy director, Shanghai National Defence Institute) (20)
Shanghai's Dongfang Zaobao (Oriental Morning Post): www.dfdaily.com "
The use of military power after '9.11' has made the US' strategic
advantages in world power politics more prominent. '9.11' and the
'counter-terrorism' war had little impact on the economic base of the
US' 'Grand Strategy'... The current world economic structure has
determined that the future of the US economy will depend primarily on
emerging market economies, especially in East Asia... At least in the
next few years, the US must strengthen cooperation with East Asian
countries, especially political and economic cooperation with China.
Judging by the strategic influence of China and the US, China should be
in a relatively more advantageous position." (Su Jingxiang, researcher,
China Institute of Contemporary International Relations) (19)
Regional security
Beijing's Jiefangjun Bao (Liberation Army Daily): www.pladaily.com.cn
"From 14-16 September, the US held the 'Two Plus Two' annual ministerial
meeting with Australia in San Francisco... Although Australian Foreign
Minister Kevin Rudd has declared that strengthened military cooperation
between Australia and the US 'will not pose any difficulty' to countries
in the region, foreign media have commented that strengthened military
cooperation between the US and Australia has clear connotations of
targeting China... In this atmosphere, some existing disputes and
conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region will become more complex, and some
countries' existing sovereignty disputes with China in particular have
begun to become prominent. This has also added to the political and
military dependence of these countries on the US." (Sun Xun) (20)
Shanghai's Jiefang Ribao (Liberation Daily): www.jfdaily.com.cn
"Recently, while certain US expert scholars and media have been
advocating all forms of 'anti-China alliances', they have released a
thought-provoking 'signal': In a new era of changing times and profound
changes in the international balance of power, the US should adjust
strategy. But rather than studying how Nixon and Kissinger won over and
united with China against the Soviet Union and the policy and strategy
of 'stepping on China's shoulders to run to Moscow', it should win over
and ally to an appropriate level with Russia to contain and deal with
China... This so-called 'new strategic thinking' and plot is just
wishful thinking..." (Wang Yusheng, executive director, Centre for
Strategic Studies, China Foundation for International Studies and
Academic Exchanges, Beijing) (20)
Shanghai's Wenhui Bao: wenhui.news365.com.cn "...India's naval strength
has been greatly improved. However, due to the influence of domestic
political forces in India, the development of India's defence
modernization is subject to the influence of its domestic political
environment. Moreover, India's mismatched state due to its economic
weakness and its image as a military 'power' has generated all kinds of
unease in the international community and surrounding countries... But
the eastward shift of the strategic focus of India's Navy is a fact and
China must pay close attention to this from a national security
perspective." (Hu Zhiyong, associate researcher, Institute of
Asia-Pacific Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences) (20)
White paper on peaceful development
Beijing's China Daily in English: "The Information Office of the State
Council, China's cabinet, published a white paper on the country's
peaceful development on 6 September to make it clear that the goal of
China's peaceful development is to achieve modernization and prosperity
for its people... The anxiety of the international community that China
will turn its growing economic strength into military might and thus
dominate the world is unwarranted. The fundamental purpose of
modernizing the Chinese military is to safeguard China's sovereignty,
security, territorial integrity and people's peaceful life and
development, rather than entering an arms race or pursuing hegemony and
external expansion." (Sen Col Meng Xiangqing, deputy director, Institute
of Strategic Studies, University of National Defence) (20)
Beijing's Renmin Ribao domestic edition: "...It should be noted that,
compared with the US, Japan and many other countries, the proportion of
China's annual national defence expenditure in GDP is relatively low...
As for so-called 'transparency', there is no country in the world with
absolute military transparency. China's military transparency has been
improving in the last 20 or more years, our strategic intent is in
particular more transparent than numerous countries, especially many
major powers. China's national defence expenditure is reasonable and
appropriate, and is suited to the need to protect national security.
China will not and has no intention to engage in an arms race with any
country..." (Meng Xiangqing; same post as above) (20)
Beijing's Xuexi Shibao (Study Times, Chinese Communist Party Central
Party School weekly newspaper): www.studytimes.com.cn "...The timing of
the release of the 2011 White Paper was very clever [on 6 September]...
In 2011, China's aircraft carrier platform made a successful launch and
China will become the world's 10th country with an aircraft carrier, but
this has led to suspicion and slander among certain neighbouring
countries in surrounding regions as well as individual Western powers...
Amid such a drastically changing international environment, China must
not only keep a low profile, but must act more actively and reiterate
its peaceful development concept with a responsible attitude, to promote
the orderly and healthy development of the international community..."
(Zhao Lei) (19)
UK-Russia relations
Shanghai's Dongfang Zaobao: "...Unlike the US, the UK's business, legal
and cultural education is still very appreciated in Russian society
because of its 'European' character. It is very different from the
Yanks' tough, rude and uneducated image. So Russia made this statement
before [UK Prime Minister] Cameron's visit [to Russia, 11 September]:
The UK can become a huge potential partner in Russia achieving its
'modernization' plan. Besides economic and cultural cooperation, these
two countries that have lost their empire status actually still have
many areas in which they can communicate. Britain is well-adapted to the
reality of no longer being an 'empire' and losing its dominance, and
openly accepts this positioning as a 'second-rate country' within the
Western system, following closely after the US..." (Zhang Xin, freelance
writer) (19)
Global economy
Beijing's Renmin Ribao overseas edition: "At the just-concluded Summer
Davos forum, Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated remarks spoken at the last
meeting with US President Obama: 'The US must open its market and let
Chinese enterprises invest in the US, to enable debt to turn into
investment, so as to promote employment in the US.' This shows that the
Chinese government has realized that with the development of China's
economy and changes in the world economic structure, as well as the
lessons of the international financial crisis, China cannot only act as
the savers of the world, but must also act as the world's investors...
There is a long way to go in deepening Sino-US financial investment
cooperation, and it will require joint efforts and promotion by both
governments." (Ding Zhijie, director, School of Finance, University of
International Business and Economics, Beijing) (20)
Beijing's China Daily in English: "...BRICS countries, if they help
European economies, should work with international financial bodies,
such as the IMF. Providing liquidity is not the key to resolving
Europe's debt crisis. A helping hand from China and other BRICS members
cannot fundamentally resolve the structural problems that resulted in
the outbreak of the debt crisis... What Europe needs more is investment
from emerging countries into their real economic realms, which, together
with their advanced technologies and management expertise, will create
space for new development and offer time for it to conduct deep and
sweeping structural reforms..." (Zhang Monan, associate researcher,
Department of World Economy, Economic Forecast Department, State
Information Centre) (20)
Beijing's Huanqiu Shibao website: "...Stemming from China's own
interests, China certainly does not want to see the European sovereign
debt crisis worsen, but what can the Europeans use to ensure China's
interests as a creditor? An effective answer to this question is a
precondition for the Europeans as debtors to obtain financing. As a
reward and exchange condition for China's assistance, 'Fortress Europe'
should significantly reduce discriminatory treatment against Chinese
goods, services, capital and manpower. It must recognize China's market
economy status..." (Prof Mei Xinyu, researcher, Institute of
International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Chinese Ministry of
Commerce) (20)
Shanghai's Dongfang Zaobao: "...In order to continue to buy European
bonds to obtain various important strategic benefits, while averting
possible risks to the utmost, China must give play to its financial
influence and political wisdom, strive to achieve the two main
objectives of joint purchases and conditional purchases. Joint purchases
means joining with other buyers, such as the BRICS, other countries with
major foreign-exchange holdings or sovereign wealth funds with
substantial international strength to buy European bonds together, so as
to diversify investment risks and wield joint international pressure on
the EU. Conditional purchases mean that when China buys European bonds,
it can ask the European Central Bank or other major European economies
to provide guarantees for these bonds, or the debtor countries
themselves to use state-owned assets or equity as collateral for these
bonds..." (Song Guoyou, associate professor, Institute for American
Studie! s, Fudan University, Shanghai) (20)
Beijing's Jingji Cankao Bao (Economic Information Daily): www.jjckb.cn
"...What makes people uncomfortable is that some European countries are
currently only looking at China's wallet, but forgetting a mutual
win-win path. For example, at the recent China-UK Economic and Financial
Dialogue [on 8 September], UK embassy officials in China said that the
UK expected to attract more Chinese investment, especially in
infrastructure construction. But the UK also stressed that it wants
China to provide financing, rather than directly inviting Chinese
companies to build infrastructure... The UK welcomes China's financing
and welcomes it to buy UK bonds, but China should not thinking of
gaining business opportunities. This has a rather protectionist hue...
The UK is reluctant to give Chinese companies a reasonable return on the
market..." (Liu Hong) (19)
Shanghai's Diyi Caijing Ribao: "...When the euro's duel with the dollar
reaches the final moment, namely, when the euro is under attack by the
dollar, the EU will announce the release of a new euro, pegged to gold,
and the new euro will soon become the world's strongest currency; at the
same time, the dollar will collapse because the US will not have enough
gold... The US will either passively implement a gold standard or the
dollar will return to only being used within the US. In fact, the Swiss
franc's peg to the euro is a new step in this process. In other words,
the sharper the dollar attack on euro notes, the greater the driving
force for a conversion to a gold euro; the closer euro notes are to a
collapse, the closer the official launch of a gold euro..." (Zhang
Tingbin, columnist) (19)
Hong Kong's Hong Kong Economic Journal: www.hkej.com "...Greece's debt
default has now reached the brink of an 'explosion'; the euro monetary
system is also facing the huge pressure of a split... Amid a bankruptcy
crisis among monetary union members, the euro monetary system is now at
a crossroads, faced with a choice of reform or dissolution." (Editorial)
Taipei's Economic Daily News: udn.com "...For the debt crisis in Europe,
if other conditions have more or less been discussed (such as market
economy status), China can take a specific approach: First, Europe lacks
money, China can lend renminbi; second, the renminbi lent by China can
symbolically buy the government bonds of some individual European
countries..." (Editorial) (20)
Beijing's Renmin Ribao overseas edition: "...Both [Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman] Tsai Ing-wen and [Taiwan President]
Ma Ying-jeou are both clear that dozens of F-16C-D [fighter jets]
basically cannot change the strategic situation in the Taiwan Strait and
that Taiwan's security depends on whether it hits the mainland's red
line on the reunification or 'independence' issue. If Taiwan cross the
line, it will certainly encounter the disaster of war, and no amount of
F-16s can protect it. Taiwan's arms purchases from the US are intended
to lift US-Taiwan military relations. Indeed, Taiwan is paying a costly
sum of 'protection money' to the US." (Ren Chengqi, reporter) (20)
Taipei's The China Post in English: www.chinapost.com.tw "...Future arms
sales with the US are only going to become more difficult and Taiwan
should be serious in developing its military industry if it wants to
protect itself... Taiwan should be pushing for better ties with the
mainland while building a strong defence system. Raising military
expenses will, in the short term, hurt cross-strait talks and eat into
other policies. However, politicians who truly 'love Taiwan', as they so
often proclaim, should make the hard choices to show the Taiwanese
people that defending a nation requires effort and sacrifice. They
should also assure mainland China that while the Taiwanese people want
peace and better ties with China, they are willing to protect their
country when necessary." (Editorial) (20)
Taipei's Taipei Times in English: www.taipeitimes.com "...While [US
national security adviser Thomas] Donilon is unlikely to have been the
senior official who contacted the FT [(Financial Times) expressing
concerns about stability in the Taiwan Strait if Tsai Ing-wen is elected
Taiwan president in January], one thing is almost certain: Whoever did
had Donilon's blessing... Pressure by Beijing on Washington to seek
stability in the Taiwan Strait has more traction at the White House than
in the past, which would explain why the quotes in the FT article read
like they could have been written in Beijing. However, none of this
gives the US official who approached the FT the right to betray not only
an ally, but also the very democratic principles that the Obama
administration purports to defend." (Editorial) (20)
Sources: As listed
BBC Mon As1 AsPol sl
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Angela Ricci - So Good
Artist: Angela Ricci
Producer: Aaron Paul
Album: None (Promo Single)
Avg Rating: 3.5 ( 2 votes )
Some artists, when they release their first single, have yet to find their footing or fully flesh out their style. Not Angela Ricci; on her debut release via Edenic Records, the UK R&B buzzmaker sounds So Good it's kinda scary. A bold, brassy number dedicated to the artist's one-of-a-kind man, this joint packs production from none other than Jesse Pinkman. That's right; Aaron Paul takes a break from playing meth addicts on television to craft the record's soulful live-band beat. (OK, this might not be the same Aaron Paul, but I'm just gonna roll with my assumption, because it's funnier that way.) Like what you're hearing? Then stay tuned; So Good isn't attached to a larger project, but we'll keep you posted on this promising songstress's plans as further details emerge.
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By Floyd Norris
International Herald Tribune
February 14, 2008
NEW YORK: There is not much doubt that Oleksandr Dorozhko used inside
information when he made a killing trading stock options last autumn.
Nor is there a dispute that he gained the information illegally. His
lawyer, arguing before an appeals court this week, spoke of "a high-tech
lock pick."
But that does not mean that Dorozhko, a Ukrainian resident, will have to
forfeit the $296,456 he earned in one day of trading, beginning just
hours before the company in question announced disappointing earnings.
The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked him from collecting the
profits from his brokerage account, but a federal court judge has
ordered the SEC to let him have the cash.
The hearing this week, before the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York, was
on the SEC's request for an emergency order to keep the money frozen. If
the commission loses, the case against Dorozhko will effectively be
over. Even if the SEC later wins the case, the chances of collecting a
judgment in Ukraine would be slim at best.
This situation exists because of a strange anomaly in U.S. securities
laws. A person who legally obtains insider information - as a corporate
official or an investment banker, for example - will almost certainly
break the securities law if he or she trades on the basis of that
information before it is made public.
But it is far less clear that someone who illegally gets their hands on
such information will have violated the securities laws by trading on
it. The securities law used to bring insider trading charges - Section
10(b) of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act - talks of "a deceptive device
or contrivance" and it is not clear that there is any deception involved
in simple theft.
"Dorozhko's alleged 'stealing and trading' or 'hacking and trading' does
not amount to a violation" of securities laws, a U.S. District Court
judge, Naomi Reice Buchwald, ruled last month.
Although he may have broken laws by stealing the information, the judge
concluded, "Dorozhko did not breach any fiduciary or similar duty in
connection with the purchase or sale of a security." She ordered the SEC
to let him have his profits.
She refused to dismiss the case, saying the SEC could try to prove that
he had gotten a tip from an insider, but there does not appear to be any
evidence of that. Instead, the evidence indicates that on Oct. 17, 2007,
someone hacked into a computer system that had information on an
earnings announcement to be made by IMS Health a few hours later.
Soon after the breach of computer security, Dorozhko invested $41,671 in
put options that would expire worthless three days later unless IMS
shares plunged before that. The next morning the share price did plunge,
and Dorozhko made his money by selling the put options.
The SEC argues that deception was involved in hacking into the computer
system, which was designed to allow access only to authorized persons.
That view drew scorn from Charles Ross, Dorozhko's lawyer, at the
appellate court hearing Wednesday. "They want you to believe there is a
deception of a computer," he said. "All there is is a high-tech lock
That argument seemed to draw some sympathy from one of the three judges
hearing the appeal.
"You deceived a machine," said Judge Sonia Sotomayor, invoking the image
of "Big Brother" from George Orwell's novel, 1984. "We are treating a
machine as a person."
Judge Buchwald appreciated the absurdity of the situation, and expressed
disappointment that the Justice Department had not brought criminal
charges for computer hacking. The government has offered no explanation
for that, but it is possible the department saw no likelihood of ever
being able to arrest Dorozhko and did not think the case worth the
The judge also noted that case law could have developed differently,
harking back to Justice Harry Blackmun's dissent to the Supreme Court's
1980 decision that reversed the insider trading conviction of Vincent
Chiarella, a financial printer who learned of takeover targets from his
work and traded on the information.
The court, Blackmun wrote then, was moving in a direction "that catches
relatively little of the misbehavior that all too often makes investment
in securities a needlessly risky business for the uninitiated investor."
Donald Langevoort, a law professor at Georgetown University and author
of a treatise on insider trading law, said in an interview that he
thought that the SEC should prevail in the case.
"Did he commit fraud? Yes," Langevoort said. "Was it for the purpose of
obtaining a trading advantage? Yes. Why should that not reach the level
of the statute?"
The appeals court will decide soon if the asset freeze stands, but a
ruling on whether the judge correctly interpreted the law, if it comes
at all, is many months away. She would first have to dismiss the case.
In the meantime, Congress could clear all this up with a simple
amendment to the law.
"The European Union revised their insider trading laws to make it clear
that any gaining of inside information by criminal activity would be a
violation of insider trading laws," Langevoort said.
If it is illegal to trade on information acquired legally, why should it
be legal to trade on information that was acquired illegally?
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Some of the city's homeless will have a roof over their heads and hot meals with the recent opening of a shelter in Pomprap Sattruphai district.
Some homeless and poor people spend the night at the Baan Imjai shelter in Pomprap Sattruphai district of Bangkok. PATIPAT JANTHONG
Baan Imjai shelter, which opened on Nov 10, serves as a refuge for the homeless as well as an alternative for low-income earners who cannot afford the city's private lodgings.
There are now 1,093 homeless people in the capital. Of them, 922 are men, 141 women and 30 children, according to a survey conducted last year by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)'s Social Development Department.
Past efforts by the city administration to house the homeless were futile. Many refused to be lodged in shelters away from the city as they have odd jobs in the city centre. They also feared their freedom might be restricted if they were sent to public shelters.
After the BMA barred the homeless and vendors from entering Sanam Luang, a popular hangout for the homeless, it started working on the "Baan Imjai" (uplifted heart) project.
Jaroon Methanathavorn, deputy director of the BMA's Social Development Department, said Baan Imjai was located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau.
The three-storey building that serves as the shelter used to house the offices of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority.
After the waterworks office moved to Sam Sen, the BMA obtained a lease from the bureau, Mr Jaroon, who is responsible for the shelter project, said.
The city administration spent about 14 million baht turning the three-storey building into a shelter. It purchased bunk beds, blankets, pillows and bedclothes, said Mr Jaroon.
The building has been modified, with an office, an activity hall and a registration venue on the first floor, female dormitories on the second floor and male dormitories on the third floor.
The shelter can accommodate up to 400 people a day, the department deputy chief said.
Those eligible to stay must be Thai nationals, with no record of serious communicable diseases, drug use, mental disorder or criminal behaviour.
They are required to show their identity cards or any official cards. Registration officials will take down personal information of those who have no cards to show, Mr Jaroon said.
Toothbrushes, soap, detergent, blankets and pillows will be provided free of charge at the shelter. Lockers are also available.
Occupants must strictly abide by the shelter's rules by keeping themselves clean, taking care of state property and not disturbing others. Smoking and drinking are prohibited.
The shelter has installed closed-circuit cameras throughout the premises.
The facility provides two free meals a day: Dinner from 6-7pm and breakfast from 7-8am. Tenants must check out at 9am every day and can check in again from 3-10pm if they have no place to go.
Wanida Ruangdej, a social worker at Baan Imjai, said the shelter attracted only a few people each day when it first opened. Now, about 40 people, mostly males, check in every day.
From Nov 10-30, a total of 427 people used the shelter. About 20 of them are regular tenants, Ms Wanida said.
Those who stay at the shelter are mostly vagabonds hanging around Sanam Luang and the adjacent Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
During the renovation of Sanam Luang, many homeless people returned to their home provinces or worked far from Baan Imjai, Ms Wanida said.
As the shelter has only just opened, many homeless people may have no idea the place offers overnight accommodation, free meals and even occupational training.
"Those staying at the shelter are free to go out, but they must leave the shelter at 9am every day," the social worker said.
Ae (real name withheld), 32, a regular tenant at the shelter, said he left Ayutthaya province several years ago to study in Bangkok. After completing Mathayom Suksa 6 (Grade 12), he worked at a factory.
He often changed his work due to problems at his workplace. He later worked as a hired hand before ending up on the streets.
He slept on the pavement in Sanam Luang until the ground was closed for good.
Ae said he knew about the shelter through a friend.
Bee, 63, from Sing Buri, said he read about the shelter in a newspaper.
He moved to Bangkok after separating from his wife. He earlier worked as a security guard and later quit the job.
Before he came to the shelter, he mostly slept in the compounds of public libraries and parks.
He has stayed at Baan Imjai for five days and he was satisfied with its service, which he said was beyond his expectations.
Chee, 21, a deaf-mute man from Lop Buri, said through sign language that he has stayed at the shelter for four days.
He earned his living as a porter at Pak Khlong Talard market. Before staying at the shelter, he spent the night at the fresh market and slept near Memorial Bridge as he could not afford the rent.
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Can cousin marriages be banned?
NRC HANDELSBLAD: The Dutch government wants to prohibit marriages between cousins, but experts wonder if that is possible.
What if two cousins sleep together, have a baby and then want to get married. Is that allowed? What about this situation: a young Moroccan Dutch man marries his female cousin in Morocco and then brings her to the Netherlands. Is that permitted? Or rather: will that still be permitted in future?
According to Ashley Terlouw, professor of sociology of law at Radboud University in Nijmegen, it is doubtful whether such cases can be prohibited. Aside from the question of whether it is a good idea.
"Everyone's right to a family life is protected in section 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. If the Netherlands does not respect that, the Court in Strasbourg will have something to say about it."
Experts have responded with surprise – and some with shock – to the plan that Deputy Minister for Justice Nebahat Albayrak announced last week to ban marriages between cousins. It is one of the measures aimed at reducing the number of so-called import brides (and grooms).
Increase in import marriages
Detailed information on the ban and its enforcement is expected in a few
weeks, but it is already clear that the ban will apply to everyone, not just
ethnic minorities among whom most marriages between cousins take place. The
ban will not be imposed with retroactive effect.
"It does not seem right to me to apply family law to migration policy," said Terlouw. "Moreover it is a measure that affects more people than you want it to." Nor will the ban necessarily bring about any decline in marriage migration. "The Netherlands cannot ban marriages in other countries and will have to recognise most cases. Added to this is the fact that it is certainly not the case that all foreign marriages are between cousins."
A driving force behind the measure is the increase in the number of Dutch residents who 'import' a spouse from the country of their parents.
After years of decline, the number went up last year by thirty percent to 15,000. But the municipal records do not keep track of how many of these marriages involved cousins marrying each other.
According to researchers from Leiden University, a quarter of Turks and Moroccans marry a relative. A European survey, which only looked at second-generation immigrants, indicated that just over eight percent of Turks and six percent of Moroccans reported they were married to a cousin.
Does Albayrak have her facts straight?
Albayrak said last week that marriage between cousins was prohibited in
the past, but that is a stubborn misconception said Frans van Poppel of the
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute. Only since 1970 has the
law permitted an uncle or aunt to marry their nephew or niece, but there has
never been a ban on marriage between cousins, according to Van Poppel.
It seems as if Albayrak does not yet have all her facts straight, said Han Entzinger, professor of integration and migration studies at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
"I see that Moroccans and Turks are in fact bringing partners from abroad less frequently." That is also due to the income requirement that the Netherlands has introduced. The partner here must now earn at least 120 percent of the minimum wage before he can bring a partner from abroad.
"Which incidentally has an adverse effect in that many young people stopped their college education to try and earn as much money as possible," said Entzinger.
Proponents of a ban on marriage between cousins stress that they hope this ban will put a stop to forced marriages. Entzinger has serious doubts whether this goal will be achieved. He responds with questions: "What is defined as a forced marriage? Is an arranged marriage also forced? How many forced marriages actually take place? And how would such a ban be enforced?"
Health risks not significant
It seems as if politicians are seeking a new way to ban marriage between
cousins. From 2003 there have been efforts to introduce the ban on grounds
of health risks. This has failed time and again. Last year health minister
Ab Klink decided that a ban would be disproportionate. Research has shown
that parents who are related, including cousins, have a four percent chance
of a child with a genetic defect. That risk is two percent for parents who
are not related.
If politicians are really concerned about stopping forced marriages and preventing health risks, Albayrak should instead concentrate on better information provision, said the researchers. And on a harsh approach to those who impose forced marriages.
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Kit til fødder og hænder Træningskit til hænder og fødder. Forebyg og afhjælp smerter, og opbyg din kropsholdning igen. Du kan tage sættet med overalt, og træne når det passer dig. Alt hvad du har brug for følger med.
Rådhuspladsen 37
1785 Kbh. V.
Tlf: 33 11 85 11 -
Chefredaktion Bo Lidegaard (ansvarshavende)
Lars Grarup
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