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Do Australians also worry about not being the top ranking nation in Cricket? Do they also worry about being down under? Crikey!
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Correction ….. you believe we are " down under " but just because you draw the maps doesn't make it so…. Australia is in fact on the top of the planet in relation to the galactic plane and how it is viewed by scientists. lol
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[ I'm calling BS on this…. just another sh#t stirring Aussie having a lend of you …lol ] -
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I suspect most people who buy their own life insurance policy are under insured, Australian or not.
The tendency, I think, is not to ask too many questions and take the basic coverage. More often than not that is woefully insufficient.


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Producer Scoop DeVille, L.A. rapper Jonwayne and producer/emcee Chuck Inglish all joined forces as a new group "Digital Diamonds." Originally Digital Diamonds was a duo, but with the addition of Chuck Inglish it sounds like they've found their groove. This was the first track they released as a trio with Scoop handling the production. It should be interesting to see what else they come out with, given the amount of talent of the producers in the group.
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Another Cool Kid for UA this week. Mikey Rocks is continuously evolving his sound and flow, and it just seems to keep getting better and better. As he preps his upcoming EP BANCO, he dropped off two freebies last week. This was one of them, and it's ill. Sir Michael kills the hook as usual, my only problem is that it's only a 1:40.
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Obie Trice hasn't really been delivering steady content lately, but for Notorious B.I.G.'s death anniversary he dropped this tribute to the OG. It's surprisingly good, sometimes Obie is a hit or miss, and this one is a definite hit. It has an old school feel and a delivery reminiscent of Biggie, which is perfect for a tribute to the late rapper.
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This week Moazzam Begg speaks about the work of groundbreaking work of human rights organisation, Cageprisoners, and the challenges it faces. Executive Director of Cageprisoners, Asim Qureshi and Arnaud Mafille, a researcher at the organisation join Moazzam in the studio.
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GPG-Based Password Wallet
Like many Internet addicts, I have way too many user name/password accounts to remember: accounts on social-networking sites, rarely used logins at work, on-line banking and so on. One solution to this problem is to use the same user name and password everywhere, but that's clearly not safe; if people get a hold of your account information in one place, they own all your other accounts too.
I wanted a relatively safe, flexible and easy way to store passwords and other useful confidential information. I also wanted it to be easily accessible, which meant that I'd like to get at it over a text-only SSH connection. And, I wanted it to be something that could move around from machine to machine without too much trouble.
A few months ago, I saw an article by Duane Odom on linux.ocm about a shell script that uses GPG to encrypt and decrypt a text file containing the user's list of passwords (or any kind of text). I liked this approach, as it met the following requirements:
It stores passwords in a well-encrypted text file (protected by a master password). The text file could contain anything and be formatted any way I want.
The entire interface is text (an ncurses password interface, followed by less or a text editor like vim), so you can access it over a nongraphical SSH session (see the Accessing Your Password Wallet from the Computer at Your Friend's House sidebar).
The script is built on standard utilities common to most Linux distributions (gpg and dialog).
Accessing Your Password Wallet from the Computer at Your Friend's House
One of things that has made wallet useful to me is the ability to reach it from anywhere. Here are a few hints for enabling SSH access to your broadband-connected Linux box at home.
Rather than try to memorize your computer's IP address (which may change unexpectedly anyway), you could sign up for a free dynamic DNS service like DynDNS. This lets you choose a memorable hostname for your computer, something like carlslinuxbox.dyndns.org. Some of these services want you to update your DNS record periodically (I think dyndns.org wants that to happen at least once a month). Rather than do that by hand, you can run an auto-updater (like inadyn) in cron. Be careful when setting the update frequency—some dynamic DNS services suspend your account if you update too often (read the fine print).
If you're going to let the Internet talk to SSH on your Linux box, there are a few things you can do to make that a bit more secure. I recommend disabling the PermitRootLogin option in the sshd_config file. You also may want to run SSH on a nonstandard port using the Port option in sshd_config. If the script kiddies find SSH running on port 22, they'll throw a bunch of user names and passwords at it trying to break in. Running SSH on a port other than 22 discourages this sort of thing to a large degree. And, make sure your firewall allows access to whatever port you use. Finally, if your computer is behind a consumer cable/DSL router, you'll have to configure the router to forward SSH traffic to your Linux box.
With those things done, next time you're at a friend's house, you could jump on a computer, download an SSH client (such as putty) and SSH to your Linux box (remembering to tell the SSH client your dynamic DNS hostname and the port number on which you're running SSH).
Although I liked the way the original script worked, I wanted to add several features. So I made some alterations to the original, and the result is shown in Listing 1.
Listing 1. wallet Script
1 #!/bin/bash 2 3 . ~/bin/functions 4 is_installed gpg 5 is_installed dialog 6 is_installed mktemp 7 is_installed basename 8 9 if [ -f ~/.walletrc ]; then 10 . ~/.walletrc 11 fi 12 13 if [ -z $VISUAL ]; then 14 VISUAL=vi 15 fi 16 17 EDIT_PWFILE=0 18 while getopts 'ec:' OPTION 19 do 20 case $OPTION in 21 e) EDIT_PWFILE=1;; 22 c) WALLET_FILENAME="$OPTARG";; 23 ?) printf "usage: %s [ -e ] [ -c encrypted_file ]\n" \ 24 $( basename $0 ) >&2 25 exit 1 26 ;; 27 esac 28 done 29 shift $(($OPTIND - 1)) 30 31 if [ -z "$WALLET_FILENAME" ]; then 32 echo "need the encrypted file specified by WALLET_FILENAME" 33 echo "(in ~/.walletrc or the envariable) or with the -c option" 34 exit 2 35 fi 36 37 if [ ! -f $WALLET_FILENAME ]; then 38 echo "$WALLET_FILENAME doesn't exist--attempting to create..." 39 echo "(you'll need to give gpg a master password)" 40 mkdir -p $( dirname $WALLET_FILENAME ) 41 TEMPFILE=$( mktemp /tmp/wallet.XXXXXX ) 42 gpg -c -o $WALLET_FILENAME $TEMPFILE 43 rm -f $TEMPFILE 44 EDIT_PWFILE=1 45 fi 46 47 if [ $EDIT_PWFILE -eq 1 ]; then 48 is_installed $VISUAL 49 fi 50 51 # prompt the user for the password 52 PASSWORD=$( dialog --stdout --backtitle "Password Wallet" \ 53 --title "Master Password" --clear --passwordbox \ 54 "Please provide the master password." 8 40 ) 55 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 56 echo "Failed to acquire master password" 57 exit 4 58 fi 59 if [ -z $PASSWORD ]; then 60 echo "Password is required" 61 exit 8 62 fi 63 64 # if we're not editing the file, just display it and quit 65 if [ $EDIT_PWFILE -eq 0 ]; then 66 echo $PASSWORD | gpg --decrypt --passphrase-fd 0 \ 67 $WALLET_FILENAME | less 68 clear 69 exit 0 70 fi 71 72 # set up the directory in which the unencrypted wallet file 73 # will be edited 74 TMPDIR=$( mktemp -d /tmp/wallet.XXXXXX ) 75 CLEARTEXT_WALLET_FILENAME=$TMPDIR/wallet 76 77 # try to ensure that cleartext wallet file is deleted, 78 # even after unexpected terminations 79 trap "{ rm -rf $TMPDIR; }" 0 1 2 5 15 80 81 # decrypt the password wallet--an error here probably means 82 # the user typed the wrong password to decrypt the wallet 83 echo $PASSWORD | gpg -o $CLEARTEXT_WALLET_FILENAME \ 84 --passphrase-fd 0 \ 85 $WALLET_FILENAME &> /dev/null 86 case $? in 87 0) 88 # decryption succeeded, so open the wallet in the editor 89 # and then re-encrypt it when the editor closes 90 mv $WALLET_FILENAME ${WALLET_FILENAME}.bak 91 $VISUAL $CLEARTEXT_WALLET_FILENAME 2> /dev/null 92 echo $PASSWORD | gpg -c -o $WALLET_FILENAME \ 93 --passphrase-fd 0 \ 94 $CLEARTEXT_WALLET_FILENAME &> /dev/null 95 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then 96 clear 97 else 98 LAST_RESORT_FILENAME=$( mktemp ~/wallet.XXXXXX ) 99 cp $CLEARTEXT_WALLET_FILENAME $LAST_RESORT_FILENAME 100 chmod 600 $LAST_RESORT_FILENAME 101 echo "gpg failed to enrypt your password wallet: I have" 102 echo "tried to put a CLEARTEXT copy of your wallet at" 103 echo $LAST_RESORT_FILENAME 104 exit 16 105 fi 106 exit 0;; 107 ?) 108 echo "error condition detected (invalid password?)" 109 exit 32;; 110 esac
It's pretty easy to install; simply save the script somewhere in your $PATH and make it executable. Then, you just need to tell it where your encrypted password file should be. There are three ways to do this:
Set the $WALLET_FILENAME environment variable.
Set $WALLET_FILENAME in ~/.walletrc.
Specify the filename with the -c command-line option.
The second method (which overrides the first method) is my preference—I have the following line in ~/.walletrc:
But, if I needed to use a different wallet file, I could override either of the first two methods with the command-line option by calling the script like this:
wallet -c ~/docs/other_wallet.gpg
wallet defaults to its read-only mode, in which it displays the decrypted version of your wallet file using less. But, if you include the -e command-line option (edit mode), the script decrypts your wallet file to a temporary location and opens it in a text editor (the script defaults to using vi, but you can set the $VISUAL variable in the environment or in your ~/.walletrc file). When you close the editor, wallet encrypts the file and saves it to the original location.
The first time you run wallet, you won't have a wallet file, so wallet creates it for you and runs in edit mode.
Just use vi directly
Besides the issue with echo $PASSWORD already mentioned, this also puts a cleartext version of your secrets on disk, in tmp files, etc. Although there is an attempt to clean it all up, it's still rather messy and overly complex.
If you use vi, you can edit the gpg files directly with no cleartext ever touching the disk. And it's much simpler.
... and even worse: echo
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echo $PASSWORD | gpg --decrypt --passphrase-fd 0
$PASSWORD will be visible to every local user, in cleartext on process list (ps command)
well, it's nice idea to use shred instead of rm. with rm -f you are deleting link to the inode, but inode itself is left untouched. on BSD rm -P should be sufficient.
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BATON ROUGE- BREC along with the Walls Project partnered together in an effort to complete another mural in the city.
A call for volunteers, with or without, experience in painting were encouraged to attend.
Around 200 volunteers answered the call.
Megan Simone, a native of Baton Rouge, says she thinks events like this help make communities stronger and perhaps cut down on some of the violence.
"If they were here being involved in this painting of the murals, that leaves them off of the street which lessens their chances of being involved in an accident or in violent actions," she said.
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Khedrub Karma Chagme I (1613-1678)---the embodiment of the Three Kayas who are Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara & Padmasambhava---was at one time a candidate for the title of 10th Karmapa, and was said to be his activity emanation since the 10th Karmapa was not able to be present much in Tibet in that life. He was at once both an accomplished yogi-mahasiddha who spent much of his life in retreat, and one of the most influential scholars and authors of his time. His Richö, or "Mountain Dharma," derived from teachings given thru a hole in the wall during his own retreat, is still the de-facto guide on retreat to this day within many of the 4 elder and 8 younger lineages of the Kagyu school. He was also responsible for recognizing the young tertön Mingyur Dorje (revealer of the Namchö cycle of Dzogchen), serving as the scribe for the terma teachings the prodigy received thru visions. The Namchö now form the core of the Palyul lineage of the Nyingma school, and are of great importance to the Kamtsang as well.
In short, Karma Chagme's realization and activity were incomprehensibly vast and profound. Currently there is a 7th Karma Chagme in the Neydo sub-branch of the Karma Kagyu lineage (which he formed and heads), and a less widely known 9th incarnation in the Drikung Kagyu lineage. Much like Gyalwang Rinchen Phuntsok before him, the 1st Karma Chagme was an early predecessor of the Rimé movement, fully integrating Dzogchen terma into the Kamtsang lineage of Mahamudra in a skillful display of non-duality. He was a great compiler and editor of texts, many of which would not be in their current form if not for his diligence in preserving and distilling the teachings. In this way, he was likely a role model for Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, who would follow in his footsteps, and even work with many of his same texts.
You get the picture...
I was wondering if anyone knows of any good sources for information on Karma Chagme (besides Mountain Dharma and his outer namthar of Namchö Mingyur Dorje), specifically in regards to the practice curriculum he instituted for the Neydo lineage? Unfortunately, the Neydo Foundation has a very small website and seems to be based mostly in Asia apart from a center in NY, having no formal organization to speak of in the West.
Chagme Rinpoche is of primary importance to me, personally, as I hold all three lineages which he and his tulku lines have been involved in. I suspect getting info about him and what he accomplished out there would benefit countless beings.
So anything you folks know, especially in relation to the Chöd practices he did or had his students engage in, would be of paramount interest.


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Hi Lisa,Originally Posted by Lisahas2cats
I wish that there more. I have asked the same question with no luck.
Are there other reliable online databases of missing persons besides Doe and Charley? I've spent time searching both, trying to find any missing person who could be a possible match for an unidentified woman found in North Georgia in 1988, but have come up with nothing .
I know realistically that hundreds of people vanish who are never reported as missing, so the chances of ever finding a match for this woman are slim to none after nearly 20 years. But if there are other good databases out there to be searched, that gives that much more of a chance of finding out who she is.
Hi Lisa,Originally Posted by Lisahas2cats
I wish that there more. I have asked the same question with no luck.
Thank you DS...I just keep searching and hoping for this girl.
My site is pretty recent, only starting a few months ago. There are only 100 cases so far but I am adding cases weekly and eventually it will run into thousands of cases.
Carl, good luck with your site! . I have one question before I click your link, though....I'm almost phobicly frightened of accidentally stumbling across pictures of the deceased (yeah...I know...it's weird of me to come to WS with that fear...but if I can prepare myself first I can handle it just *okay*). Are the pictures of unidentified persons on the homepage, or further "in" the site so I can avoid them if I need to?
Thanks...and yes, I know I'm a freak
lol Its ok Lisa. There are only two artists drawings of UID's on the homepage, even clicking on the Unidentified link will not bring them up. I only have two cases with actual post mortem pictures 'Ohio Jane Doe' and 'Pinal Jane Doe' There are no warnings before you enter those two and they show immediately but that is not a choice it was an error. I am updating the site with more cases later and I am putting a warning message next to the ones that contain Post Mortem.Originally Posted by Lisahas2cats
Click Click Click
Thanks Carl!
To illustrate how ridiculous I am about it...I checked out Patricia Cornwell's Jack the Ripper book a few years ago, and saw that there was a photo section in the middle. "Cool!", I thought. Until I came across the photos of the murder victims...I actually screamed and flung the book. Then when I decided to try and overcome that little fear by looking at them in a controlled way (like, my poor husband patiently holding the book open across the room while I slowly peeled my fingers away from my eyelids, then opening my eyelids by mere slits while looking *near* the book), it didn't go so smoothly because my teenage son started giving commentary on the pictures ("Holy cow...Jack the Ripper must have cut that poor lady's eyelids off because her eyeballs are wide open! Oh, no, nevermind...her eyes are closed, just very sunken. It's okay to look!"). Humiliation on top of terror...my favorite!
I also reference www.missingadults.org
I just thought, I have a huge links directory on my site. If you go here http://missing-and-unidentified.org/...dedicated.html it contains about 50 or 60 sites, each are major sites dedicated to multiple cases.
Thanks for the further info, Audrey and Carl!
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Managing the Volume of Discussion Board Postings
November 7, 2005
Discussion boards can, and often do, generate a great deal of conversation between students. Those conversations often segue into different topics, take place over several days, and may involve upwards of 50-80 postings per topic. As such, the conversations may be difficult to follow for some students, and enables less active students to refrain from posting regularly.
In response to this challenge, break the class up into separate discussion forums of no more than seven students. Instead of reading and responding to multiple threads from 20 other students, group members would only read and respond to six of their peers. When the forum discussions near an end, and in an effort to expose all students to all perspectives, ask students from one group to summarize the postings from another group.
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Halfway through the innings yesterday it seemed as though the Bangladeshi bowlers just did not want to send Kaushal Silva back to the pavilion. Silva was dropped thrice and was once caught behind off a no-ball. Mushfiqur Rahim dropped him twice, once off Al-Amin Hossain (when Silva was on 39) and the second time off Shakib Al Hasan (on 129). Debutant Shamsur Rahman failed to hold on to an edge off the batsman at gully when Silva was on 42. But of all the opportunities lost, the catch off a no-ball when Silva was on 40 -- which was denied as Al-Amin's back foot had broken the stumps at the other end -- was perhaps the most demoralising moment of the day.
Silva's highest score before this match was 95. He made that against Pakistan in the last series after in a pain-staking 221-ball effort. When he entered the 90s for the second time yesterday, his nerves had got the better of him and it seemed as though it would produce a similar result. He was stuck on 98 for four overs. It was a period which saw him get beaten numerous times and almost get himself run-out. He however, weathered the storm and eventually pulled his way to his first century in the 70 over.
There were two instances that perhaps best summed up the frustrating day that the hosts had on the field. The toll on Rubel Hossain was evident after he had the worst possible start with the new ball -- bowling a wide down the leg side which didn't even land on the pitch!
The second was when Nasir Hossain grasped an edge off Kumar Sangakkara's bat inches from the ground after fumbling it twice in the air. Reacting with a mixture of both relief and irritation, Nasir kicked the ball away.
Shakib Al Hasan's high-pedigree bowling was perhaps the only bright spot on an otherwise horrendous day for Bangladesh. The delivery that bowled Dinesh Chandimal -- pitching on a good length on middle stump and drawing the batsman forward, then spinning past the bat to hit the top of off -- was something special.


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Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious health problem that occurs when the body's defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms.
GBS; Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome; Acute idiopathic polyneuritis; Infectious polyneuritis; Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy; Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Ascending paralysis
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder . With an autoimmune disorder, the body's immune system attacks itself. The exact cause is unknown. GBS can occur at any age. It is most common in people of both sexes between ages 30 and 50.
GBS often follows a minor infection, such as a lung infection or gastrointestinal infection. Most of the time, signs of the infection have disappeared before the symptoms of GBS begin.
The swine flu vaccination in 1976 may have caused rare cases of GBS. The swine flu and the regular flu vaccines that are used today have not caused more cases of GBS.
GBS damages parts of nerves. This nerve damage causes tingling, muscle weakness , and paralysis . GBS most often affects the nerve covering (myelin sheath). This damage is called demyelination . It causes nerve signals to move more slowly. Damage to other parts of the nerve can cause the nerve to stop working.
GBS may occur with viral infections such as:
GBS may also occur with other medical conditions, such as:
Symptoms of GBS can get worse quickly. It may take only a few hours for the most severe symptoms to appear. But weakness that increases over several days is also common.
Muscle weakness or loss of muscle function (paralysis) affects both sides of the body. In most cases, the muscle weakness starts in the legs and spreads to the arms. This is called ascending paralysis.
If the inflammation affects the nerves of the chest and diaphragm (the large muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe) and those muscles are weak, you may need breathing assistance .
Other typical signs and symptoms of GBS include:
Other symptoms may include:
Emergency symptoms (seek medical help right away):
A history of increasing muscle weakness and paralysis may be a sign of GBS, especially if there was a recent illness.
A medical exam may show muscle weakness. There may also be problems with blood pressure and heart rate. These are functions that are controlled automatically by the nervous system. The examination may also show that reflexes such as the ankle or knee jerk are decreased or missing.
There may be signs of decreased breathing caused by paralysis of the breathing muscles.
The following tests may be done:
There is no cure for GBS. Treatment is aimed at reducing symptoms, treating complications, and speeding up recovery.
In the early stages of the illness, a treatment called apheresis or plasmapheresis may be given. This treatment involves removing or blocking the proteins, called antibodies, that attack the nerve cells. Another treatment is intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Both treatments lead to faster improvement, and both are equally effective. There is no advantage to using both treatments. Other treatments help reduce inflammation.
When symptoms are severe, treatment in the hospital will be needed. Breathing support will likely be given.
Other treatments in the hospital focus on preventing complications. These may include:
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Recovery can take weeks, months, or years. Most people survive and recover completely. In some people, mild weakness may persist. The outcome is likely to be good when the symptoms go away within 3 weeks after they first started.
These complications of GBS that can occur:
Seek medical help right away if you have any of these symptoms:
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Walling AD, Dickson G. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Am Fam Physician. 2013;87:191-197
Yuki N, Hartung HP. Guillain-Barré syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2012;366:2294-2304.
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Police Say Mother, Daughter Removed Food, Valuables From Home, Then Set Fire
A mother and daughter have been charged with setting a fire that heavily damaged the mom's home in Stratford.
Conviction In New Haven Arson Triple Killing
New Haven Federal Court jurors convicted a man on three counts of arson resulting in a death.
Federal Jury Begins Hearing Arguments In Three Arson Deaths
The prosecutor told a New Haven Federal Court Jury that Hector Natal confessed three times to setting a 2011 gas-fueled fire that killed three members of the same family and forced others to jump out windows,
Suspect Charged In Glastonbury Arson, Burglary
Glastonbury police say they've arrested a 22-year-old man on arson, burglary and other charges in a November house fire on Stanley Drive
Four Arrested In Norwich Arson Fires
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) _ Four people have been charged with a pair of arsons in Norwich that spread to nearby homes and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. The Norwich Bulletin reports 45-year-old Laura MacDonald, […]
Arrest in Fire Aboard Groton-Based Submarine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A civilian employee working as a painter and sandblaster aboard a submarine at a Maine shipyard has been charged with setting a fire that caused $400 million in damages to the […]
GPS Tracked Inmate On Probation To Scene Of Arson
After a fire swept through a vacant building at 251-253-255 Central Street in Springfield Sunday, arson investigators determined the blaze in the boarded-up building had been set. Detectives determined a man living just down the […]
Arson Suspected In Rubber Factory Fire
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ Bridgeport fire officials say arson is suspected in a fire that heavily damaged an abandoned rubber factory. The fire began at about 8 p.m. Tuesday at the former AGI Rubber Co. […]
Police Say Arson Suspect Wanted Revenge On Man He Believed Shot Him
A 19-year-old Bridgeport man has been charged with setting fire to the home of a man who had allegedly shot him.
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Shoot heerrrrr! Shoooooot herrrrr!!!
Never mind the dad-sized corns or possible leg hair — that shit is out of this world swollen. Looks more like Precious' foot than that of a world-class athlete. What the hell were you swinging rackets around so pissed about losing for, girl? You had a volleyball in your leg. It's okay. You'll get 'em next time when your ankle isn't ready to give birth.


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Privacy matters; it really does
When I first started teaching criminal law (decades ago), I spent weeks on the Fourth Amendment and the "zone of privacy." The big case was Katz v. United States, decided in 1967. The FBI suspected Charles Katz was using a payphone in a phone booth (those enclosed spaces we used to rely on before cellphones) to transmit gambling information to folks in other states (a federal offense). So they attached a listening device to the outside of the booth, which picked up his end of the conversation. He was convicted and, on appeal, claimed the government should have gotten a warrant before eavesdropping on his conversations. The Supreme Court agreed.
"The Fourth Amendment protects people, not places," Justice Potter Stewart famously wrote for the majority.
In a concurring opinion, Justice John Marshall Harlan emphasized even if the booth was see-through (as they were in those days), Katz had a "reasonable expectation of privacy" as to the content of his conversation.
Imagine that. A "reasonable expectation of privacy." Dream on.
My son was shocked by the news the government is monitoring all of our online communications. He thought he had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
I never imagined that for a moment.
What did everyone think when we talked about "data mining"? You need data to mine.
I must have written dozens of columns since 9/11 about the "delicate balance" between privacy and security. Did people really think I was only talking about other people's privacy? Did you really believe the "delete" key had that much power?
I'm not trying to minimize the significance of the PRISM leak. Quite the contrary. The fact a 29-year-old contractor whose adherence to security rules proved to be so lax had as much access to as much data as he did (and we don't know just how much he really had, because answering that apparently would give away too much) is plenty troubling. Where were the standards? Where were the procedural protections? Who was running this store?
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's reaction was telling. Feinstein is a San Francisco Democrat, as Ronald Reagan once famously called them -- meaning she is about as liberal as you get. She is also the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. She knew all about PRISM and immediately defended it as a necessary tool in the war against terror. Critics on the left have been pretty merciless in attacking her.
Is she right? Has PRISM saved lives?
If it has, I'm for it.
If it hasn't, I'm outraged.
The problem is: How do I know?
If I were playing law professor here, I might go back to Katz and do the number we lawyers do when we can't answer the hard substantive question. Go back to process and procedure. Say: Government, get a warrant.
Sure enough. But the truth is, all the government has to do to get a warrant to eavesdrop is ask for one. The chances of a judge saying no are about 1 in 4,000. Sure, forcing people to actually write up an application has value in itself, but if you can put the nouns and verbs together and form a coherent sentence, what judge is going to take it upon themselves to say no? Not many, and understandably so.
I like to write columns where I know the answer. I like to believe there are better answers than telling people to "trust" -- that we should, as Reagan himself said, not simply trust but "verify." But how do we verify? At what cost?
All I know is this: I'm tired of people telling me politics doesn't matter, that it doesn't make any difference who has power in our country. It does. In a world in which courts and citizens alike are unable to verify and have little choice but to trust, it matters.
Susan Estrich is a columnist, commentator and law and political science professor at USC.


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Creepy theatrical poster for Adam Wingard's You're Next
Lionsgate, via BloodyDisgusting, has released the US theatrical poster for their upcoming horror You're Next.
The film focuses on a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers who descend upon family reunion.
The film stars Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Barbara Crampton, Wendy Glenn, Margaret Laney, Rob Moran, Joe Swanberg, Nicholas Tucci, and Ti West.
You're Next opens in Ireland on August 28th.
A fresh twist on home-invasion horror. A gang of masked murderers descend upon a family reunion, and the victims seem trapped…until an unlikely guest proves to be the most talented killer of all.
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The Peptide Synthesis Facility provides peptides (short segments of linked amino acids) for research on and the development of new agents for male and female contraception and other reproductive health applications. The facility synthesizes peptides that cannot be obtained from commercial sources. It is funded through a contract with the NICHD Contraceptive Discovery and Development Branch (CDDB) (formerly the Contraception and Reproductive Health (CRH) Branch).
The facility is capable of synthesizing compounds required for a variety of research uses, including animal model and other preclinical research, clinical research, and studies of pharmacokinetics and metabolism.
The facility provides Good Manufacturing Practice API peptides to qualified clinical and preclinical investigators.
The Peptide Synthesis Facility produces new peptides for evaluation by the Biological Testing Facility and for investigators affiliated with the CDDB-funded Contraceptive Development Research Center Program, among others.
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It was a big day for motor racing yesterday. Monaco GP for Formula One fans, the Indy 500 for those who prefer IRL and the oval racing.
We had the Indy500 here on TV live last night. Unfortunately thanks to time difference the race start in this part of the world is at 1am. That makes it really difficult to stay awake for the entire race, really difficult. At the end I ended up watching around 120 laps of the Indy500 action.
It was not too bad, actually I quite enjoyed the spectacle. But what surprised me was that there was not that much overtaking on the track. The main place to gain or loose postions was the pitlane. It somehow reminded me of another open wheel racing series …
After last Indy500 race, I was wondering whether it would or would not be fun to have one F1 race a year on oval. Well, I think it is better to stop wondering. F1 is F1 and for the taste of oval racing action I can continue with my once a year Indy500 TV experience .


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How to write a summary allows the writer to identify the elements of a story, the thesis of an article, or the topic in any piece of writing.
It's about making a brief listing of the main points of, for our purposes here, an article. I'll be using my article below as an example. Any piece of writing can be summarized using these steps.
Summarizing allows you to filter out all the unnecessary details and get to the core of what is being written.
Follow the steps below and you should be able to dissect any writing, no matter the type of prose or content.
We have a Template: We now have a great template for you to follow when writing summaries. A viewer created the form from our information here. After learning about writing in this format, you may copy and paste the Writing a Summary Template into your word processor for your use.
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How to Write a Summary
1 – Read the entire document through. This will give you a more complete understanding of its meaning.
While reading, on a separate piece of paper, make a notation of the subject being written about. Notice that the subject should be spoken of at least in the beginning and the ending of the piece.
If you do not find this information in its proper place, note that also. It will determine if the writer has made their point in the end.
Having read through once, ask yourself:
How does the middle support and move the idea along?
How does the ending fit?
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Assuming you have a working copy of the document, and not the original,
go back through and highlight all points crucial to the theme or to the
subject of the writing.
In learning how to write a summary, critically analyze each paragraph and note when new topics are introduced to support the story. Make note of only the most important, and they may be few.
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When you have finished the above steps, look only at your notes, and
write a one or two-sentence statement that explains what the story is
4 – Next, list the main points you've highlighted in order to show the flow of the plot or article topic and purpose.
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You're almost to the bottom of the list of points in how to write a
summary. Now write what you believe the story or article is about.
Write in your own voice or terminology. Do not write what is already in the material.
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The last step in how to write a summary is writing the conclusion.
State what you feel was the purpose of the story or article, or what the
author accomplished in the writing.
7 – As with anything written, once your summary is finished, proofread and edit.
Here's an example or how to write an summary using one of my brief articles.
I have not highlighted key phrases, as suggested in the above tips, so that you will have a smoother read-thru. I listed the phrases farther below, as if using a separate sheet of paper as suggested.
The Hawaiian Muu-muu
as a Writing Aid
Your Muse needs comfort and less distraction too.
One of the joys of living in Hawaii is wearing a Muu-muu. When I go out on an errand, if I'm wearing shorts and a tee, I change into a Muu-muu when I'm home and ready to write again.
Well, I even go shopping in a Muu-muu if the idea strikes me. I'm a Kama`aina to these Islands, a transplant, and have yet to fully adopt some of the more relaxed local customs.
I tried sitting at my computer wearing street clothes like shorts, jeans, or even a dress. Doing so reminded me of the discomfort I felt when wearing sleek suits to an office where one's grooming and appearance was so important. Most waistbands are too binding when sitting to write, actually making me feel like I'm strangling my creativity. Any discomfort is a distraction.
A friend who also writes can turn out an article in a room full of noisy people. Maybe that's because she's a journalist, and catches news as it's happening.
Writing is a personal thing for me, something I do very much alone, because I can become quite animated.
When I write, I feel everything I create and often act out the gestalt of the characters. That is, I speak the parts or play-act to make sure the words flow like ordinary conversation. I read the whole story out loud and move around a lot and gesture.
The more we writers feel what we write, the more likely we are to convey the emotion and meaning of the story to the reader.
So feeling constricted is out of the question. My writing wardrobe is to dress my muse comfortably. In these Islands, colorful, loose fitting Muu-muus are perfect. I can even answer the door wearing a Muu-muu instead of a bathrobe.
Step 1 - The subject…
How does the middle support and move the idea along? How other clothing is binding, opposite the comfort of the Muu-muu, AND moves the story along.
How does the ending fit? The ending is that not only are Muu-muus comfortable for this writer, but more appropriate in these Islands for answering the doorbell.
Step 2 - I have not highlighted on this page so that you can read through and make your own decisions.
Step 3 – The one or two-sentence summary.
Clothing can add a measure of discomfort, distracting the writer from full creativity.
Your Muse needs comfort and less distraction too. (When this article was published, I chose this one to head up the article. You saw it just under the title.)
NOTE: For those of you who might be called upon to write a one-sentence logline for your story or screenplay:
Step 4 - Notice that I put the topic of the article right inside the Title itself:
wearing a Muu-muu
wearing street clothes
waistbands are too binding
discomfort is a distraction
When I write, I… move around a lot and gesture.
feeling constricted is out of the question
My writing wardrobe is to dress my muse comfortably
Loose fitting Muu-muus are perfect
Steps 5 and 6 – The last point in how to write a summary is writing the summary. Here's mine.
Wearing a Muu-muu is more comfortable than wearing binding street clothes when sitting to write. Tight clothing is a distraction and stifles her Muse, her creativity. She moves around a lot and gestures, acting out her character's parts in order to make the writing realistic. So feeling constricted is out of the question.
The Hawaiian Muu-muu is loose fitting and suits her Muse just fine and does not distract attention from the flow of creativity.
Step 7 –
Most vital in how to write a summary is proofreading and editing. What
good is writing a summary if it's fraught with errors of your own? And
believe me, I am no stranger to errors.
Compare the above steps in how to write a summary to my summary.
Now notice how much of the article is considered trivial information. But of course, what's considered trivial is actually not. It's necessary to flesh out the piece. The extra material supports the thesis.
Can you imagine what this article would be like without the extra information? Fleshing it out is what makes it complete.
In learning how to write a summary, you've only to follow the main point the author wants to make.
It does not matter if you write one paragraph or a few shorter ones.
Avoid getting into long summaries unless you are summarizing a very long piece of writing. Even so, in learning how to write a summary, you can still distill anything down to one only or a few short paragraphs.
When I learned how to write a summary, I listed everything vertically. Others find it easier to make their lists in columns across the page, like a graph.
It makes no difference how you keep track of your lists of information. The lists are brief and easily understood once you write down the main points from the piece of prose.
Learning how to write a summary can be very interesting and cause you to view a story or article in a different light. You can see many things you might have missed simply by reading through once.
When I learned how to write a summary, I practiced on a few pieces of writing from my friends to help them understand their own stories.
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U.S. Navy Seals last week performed a daring rescue of two hostages, one an American woman, captured by Somali pirates. The international response to piracy in that part of the world has been uneven. On the next Sound of Ideas, we'll meet two Northeast Ohio lawyers working with authorities in the Seychelle Islands to seek justice. Why does piracy flourish and what is the recourse? And we'll look back to a time to when piracy was a problem on the Great Lakes, too.
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Congratulations! 2012-2013 Graduates Using MHS Materials
Since July 2012, the Massachusetts Historical Society has granted use permission to a number of scholars utilizing MHS collections in their theses and dissertations. Below are a list of the scholars and their projects.
Many of these projects should be available in the ProQuest database of theses and dissertations. We encourage you to explore the fine work done by our researchers!
"Lost [or Gained] in Translation: The Art of the Handwritten Letter in the Digital Age"
Dallie Clark, University of Texas
"Plain as Primitive: The Figure of the Native in Early America"
Steffi Dippold, Stanford University
" 'Rage and Fury Which Only Hell Could Inspire': The Rhetoric and Ritual of Gunpowder Treason in Early America"
Kevin Q. Doyle, Brandeis University
"Bodies at Odds: The Experience and Disappearance of the Maternal Body in America, 1750-1850"
Nora Doyle, University of North Carolina
" 'Deep investigations of science and exquisite refinements of taste': The Objects and Communities of Early Libraries in Eastern Massachusetts, 1790-1850"
Caryne A. Eskridge, University of Delaware
"Female Voices, Female Action: A Small Town Story that Mirrors the State Struggle to Protect Massachusetts Womanhood, 1882-1920"
Sarah Fuller, Salem State University
"Engendering Inequality: Masculinity and the Construction of Racial Brotherhood in Cuba, 1895-1902"
Bonnie A. Lucero, University of North Carolina
"Trading in Liberty: The Politics of the American China Trade, c. 1784-1862"
Dael A. Norwood, Princeton University
"Het present van Staat: De gouden ketens, kettingen en medailles verleend door de Staten-Generaal, 1588-1795"
George Sanders, University of Leiden
"International Tourism and the Image of Japan in 1930 through Articles and a Travel Journal Written by Ellery Sedgwick"
Katsura Yamamoto, University of Tokyo
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We bought this dishwasher to replace our old one. From day 1 this LG dishwasher has been great. Super quiet, dishes come out clean and has a good selection of wash features. I also love the ability to put a child lock on the controls, comes in handy with a curious 2 year old running around. The tines that can fold down to accommodate larger platters and pans are nice. Great dishwasher for the price.
February 25, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by LG convert It's quiet
I don't use a dishwasher very much and I did not want to spend this much money on one but my other appliances were LG so...
It is very quiet, you can only hear it when the water runs. I love the adjustable top shelf. It moves lower so almost any glass (champagne flute etc) will fit. It gets dishes very clean, what more can you ask?
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Teresa7777 Dishwasher is so quiet!
This dishwasher is so quiet. My old dishwasher had to have everything scrubbed before loading it or it didn't get it clean... This one doesn't even have to be rinsed to come out spotless. Magnificent for the price!
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This product worked great at first. Quiet, low energy usage, and great features. With that said after 9 months it didn't clean the dishes, and an error code showed up. The technician has been here 2 different times to replace parts and it still doesn't work. He will have to come out a 3rd time with different parts. He doesn't think that will fix it either!? Been without it working 1 month already. Not happy.
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purchased May 2013- cannot tell it has finished the cycle- uses a lot of water and power expensive to operate - the silver ware is never dry - leaves brown spots on silver ware - now it is making loud rushing sound when water is coming into the dishwasher - noticed that NO ONE that wrote a review after owning it a year was positive. 2nd LG never again. why don't some of the people that wrote great reviews after a couple of months - write one after owning this item for year.
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This dishwasher performs well and I'm pleased with most features & quality. However, I would like a more visible key pad for operating a black on black machine such as a background light when power is turned on or buttons that are different from the color of the exterior of the product or panel slanted upward toward room light. The machine would be easy to use if you can read the key pad. The soap dispenser closing mechanism is easy to break as it is in most other brand of dishwashers.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Beni Looks, sounds and cleans the best.
I had to talk my husband into this purchase when he wanted to upgrade our Kitchen with a new stainless steel Refrigerator. Now he is the biggest fan. The look is modern and sleek, the noise level is very very low, the racks adjust several ways to accommodate different size dishes and the choice of cycles is perfect if you have a small or giant load. The wine glasses come out sparkling as well. And I like the feature to clean the filter.
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quote:WE DONT EVEN HAVE OUR BEST PLAYER PLAYING YET!!
quote:Jrue played a much better 2nd half. Think he had 6 assists and 0 turnovers.
quote:Still way too many turnovers. He needs to protect the ball better.
quote:He's always going to be a high turnover player.
quote:Yeah, lets get a player who is rehabbing his ACL
quote:sold out our future for win now. we not going nowhere this year with jrue. nerlens and davis would've been best front court in league for years to come. possibly best ever
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Srikanto Acharya
Srikanta Acharya primarily sings contemporary Bangla songs reflecting the ethos of his times as well steeped in the rich musical heritage of the past. Srikanta received formal training in Rabindra Sangeet for ten years from Dakshinee. He also took training in tabla, his first love, from Ustad Ali Ahmad Khan for a brief period. Overall, he has learnt his music from avid listening of all kinds of music and in this sense; he is essentially a self-taught musician.
1996, Srikanta�s year of appearance as a professional singer, saw the release of Moner Janala a compilation of Bangla songs of yesteryears and Hey Bondhu Hey Priyo a compilation of Tagore�s songs. 1998 saw, Ek Jhank Pakhi, Srikanta's debut solo album of his very own basic songs. A series of awards followed with his basic albums hence. In 2000, Brishti Tomakay Dilam fetched him the Snowcem-Anandabazar Best Puja Album of the Year Award. In 2001, Nodir Chhobi Aki received the Parle Anandabazar best album and Anadalok Best Male Vocal award. Ghuri (2004) fetched him the National-Insurance Anandabazaar Best Puja Album of the Year Award and Roddur (2006) got him the same award (Dettol- Anandabazar Sharad Arghya) this year.
Among his albums of Rabindrasangeet Jibon Chhobi (2004) received the Best Rabindrasangeet Alpha Music Award in 2004.
Significantly Srikanta�s song in Rituparno Ghosh�s film Titli fetched him the Best Male Playback BFJA award in 2003 and rendition of a Tagore song for Mrinal Sen�s movie Amar Bhuban fetched him the ANANDALOK Award for the Best Male Playback Singer in 2004.
Srikanta performs for audiences across West Bengal and India. His international tours include touring of the United States in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (the last for the Silver Jubilee Celebration of North American Bengali Conference in Madison Square Gardens, New York in July 2005); England and Scotland (2003) and Australia, Singapore, Kuwait (2005), Canada (2006) and Dubai and USA (May and June 2007).
Srikanto also presents �Addaye Srikanto�, a Sunday morning musical radio show on Friends 91.9 FM, an ABP house radio station.
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Generalized Fiducial Inference
J. Hannig (2009), On Generalized Fiducial Inference, Statistica Sinica, 19, 491-544.
J. Hannig and T. C. M. Lee (2009), Generalized Fiducial Inference for Wavelet Regression Biometrika, 96, pp. 847 – 860 Suplementary Document.
J. Hannig, H. K. Iyer and P. Patterson (2006), Fiducial Generalized Confidence Intervals, Journal of American Statistical Association, 101, pp. 254-269.
J. Cisewski and J. Hannig (2012) Generalized Fiducial Inference for Normal Linear Mixed Models, Annals of Statistics, 40, pp. 2102 - 2127, with supplementary material and Matlab code.
J. Hannig (in press) Generalized Fiducial Inference via Discretizations to appear in Statistica Sinica.
J. Hannig and J. S. Marron (2006), Advanced Distribution Theory for SiZer, Journal of American Statistical Association, 101, pp. 484-499.
C. Park, T. C. M. Lee and J. Hannig (2010), Multiscale Exploratory Analysis of Regression Quantiles using Quantile SiZer, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 19, pp. 497 – 513 with suplementary documents.
Engineering Applications
J. Hannig,E. K. P. Chong and S. R. Kulkarni (2006), Relative Frequencies of Generalized Simulated Annealing, Mathematics of Operations Research, 31, pp. 199-215.
C. B. Storlie, T. C. M. Lee, J. Hannig and D. Nychka (2009), Tracking of multiple merging and splitting targets; a statistical perspective with discussion and rejoinder by the authors, Statistica Sinica, 19, pp. 1 - 52.
Y. Zhang, E. K. P. Chong, J. Hannig and D. Estep, On Continuum Limits of Markov Chains with Applications to Network Modeling.
Financial Applications
S. S. Lee and J. Hannig (2010), Detecting jumps from levy jump diffusion processes, with Journal of Financial Economics, 96, pp. 271-290.
Theoretical Probability
F. Gao, J. Hannig and F. Torcaso (2003), Integrated Brownian motions and Exact L2-small balls, Annals of Probability, 31, pp. 1320-1337.
F. Gao, J. Hannig, T.-Y. Lee and F. Torcaso (2003), Laplace transforms via Hadamard Factorization, Electronic J. of Probability, 8, paper no. 13, pp. 1-20.
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Nurnberg have accepted midfielder Almog Cohen's wish to return to his native Israel by granting him a loan move to Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the season.
The 24-year-old, who is contracted to Nurnberg until 2014, will end the campaign in his home country before returning to the Bundesliga club next season.
"Almog approached us and asked if we would loan him to Tel Aviv for half a year," said Nurnberg's director of sport Martin Bader.
"We have granted him this wish."
Cohen has made 58 Bundesliga appearances for Nurnberg since joining from Maccabi Netanya in 2010.
The transfer window in Israel is still open until tomorrow, enabling him to move even though the opportunity to trade players in Germany closed last Friday.


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KUWAIT CITY, July 10: Kuwait stocks pulled higher Thursday to end week on firm note. The index climbed 22.89 pts to 7,076 points helped by a spurt in the final minutes. The day's advance was led by banks and other heavyweights as investors chased positions after the recent decline on Iraq fears and local political protests. The KSX 15 measure rose 10.28 points to 1168.63 pts taking the month's gains to 28 points while the weighted index was up 3.26 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile rebounded after receding in the previous session. 178.8 million shares changed hands - a 31.94 pct jump from the day before. The sectors closed mostly in the green zone. Banks outshone the rest with 0.72 pct rise whereas consumer goods slipped 0.90 percent, the biggest loser of the day.
In terms of volume, financial services accounted for the highest market share of 59.17 pct while real estate and banks trailed behind with 20.12 percent and 6.74 percent respectively. Among notable gainers, Kuwait Portland Cement Co soared 40 fils to KD 1.400 while Advanced Technology Co climbed 30 fils . Jazeera Airways rose 15 fils to KD 0.420 and Hilal Cement was up 10 fils extending an identical rise in the previous session. KGL Logistics Co added 4 fils on back of over 1 million shares. National Bank of Kuwait rose 10 fils to KD 0.980 recouping the loss on Wednesday and Kuwait Finance House extended Wednesday's gain with 10 fils advance. Gulf Bank was up 5 fils at KD 0.340 trimming the year's loss to 35 fils. Bourse heavyweight Zain gained 10 fils on back of over 1 million shares and Wataniya Telecom climbed 20 fils .
Agility was up 10 fils after charting an identical rise on Wednesday and has retreated 110 fils from start of the month. Flat The market opened flat and edged slightly up in early trade. The index retreated to hit the day's lowest level of 7047.31 pts and clawed back into green almost half way into the session. It slipped again and traded along the opening mark before closing with modest gains. Top gainer of the day, United Real Estate Co jumped 10 percent to 110 fils and Al Deera Holding Co climbed 8.62 percent to stand next. Pearl of Kuwait Real Estate Co slid 7.5 percent, the steepest decliner of the day and Gulf Finance House continued to top the volume with over 19 million shares. Reflecting the day's gains, the winners out led the losers. 58 stocks advanced whereas 41 closed lower. Of the 128 counters active on Thursday, 29 closed flat. 4049 deals worth KD 18.99 million were transacted - a 45.80 pct surge in value from the day before.
National Industries Group took in 2 fils while Gulf Cables climbed 10 fils to end at KD 0.780. The company has chalked a net profit of KD 6.801 million and earnings per share of 32 fils in the January- March period, soaring from net profit of KD 2.351 million earnings per share of 11 fils in the Q1 of 2013. Kuwait Co For Process Plant Construction and Contracting gained 10 fils while Contracting and Marine Services Co and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Co closed 4 fils higher. On the downside, IFA Hotels and Resorts dropped 10 fils to KD 0.188 and Yiaco Medical Co gave up 8 fils to end at KD 0.242. Kuwait Food Co (Americana) however held the ground steady at KD 3.000 off early lows. United Industries Co slipped 8 fils while ACICO Industries and Kuwait Cement Co were down 5 fil each at KD 0.330 and KD 0.425 respectively. Shuaiba Industrial Co fell 10 fils to KD 0.255 whereas Equipment Holding Co closed flat. Kuwait Foundry Co was unchanged at KD 0.320 and Metal and Recycling Co too did not budge from its earlier close of KD 0.122.
Meanwhile company's the Board of Directors has accepted the offer of Agility for fully acquiring its stakes at 125 fils/ share after studying the offer. Lower Aayan Real Estate Co clipped 3 fils and Mabanee Co pulled 20 fils lower.The company has chalked a net profit of KD 12.29 million and earnings per share 16.74 fils in the quarter ending March 30, 2014, down from KD 14.84 million profit and earnings per share of 20.21 fils in the same period last year. In the banking sector, Kuwait International Bank rose 5 fils to KD 0.295 whereas Burgan Bank was unchanged at KD 0.520 off early lows. Boubyan Bank was up 10 fils at KD 0.510 Ahli United Bank held steady at KD 0.640 off early lows whereas Al Ahli Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait were not traded during the session. CBK has won the final approval of Central Bank of Kuwait and initial approval of Capital Markets Authority to issue bonds up to KD 120 million for a maximum maturity of 10 years.
Commercial Facilities Co eased 5 fils to KD 0.270 whereas International Financial Advisors added 4 fils on back of 10.2 million shares. National Investment Co and KIPCO were flat at KD 0.150 and KD 0.700 respectively. Securities House Co rose 3 fils to end at 71 fils. Aayan Leasing and Investment Co gained 3 fils while Bayan Investment and Osoul Investment Co took in 2 fils each. Sokouk Holding too ticked 2 fils up whereas Noor Financial Investment closed flat. The bourse, after a weak start, picked up momentum in last three sessions and has gained 72 points week-on-week. The market has rallied 105 points from start of the month and is trading 6.27 pct lower year-to-date. KSE, with 213 listed companies, is the second largest bourse in the region. In the bourse related news, United Foodstuff Industries Group has logged a first quarter net profit of KD 435,073 and earnings per share of 13.15 fils, down from KD 140,533 and earnings per share of 4.25 fils in January-March period of 2013.
Kuwait Pipes Industries and Oil Services has chalked a net loss of KD 18.05 million and loss per share of 80.14 fils in the year ended Dec 31, 2013, widening from KD 6.93 million loss and loss per share of 30.77 fils in the same period last year. Union Real Estate Company has posted a net profit of KD 305,694 and earnings per share of 1.64 fils in the quarter ending March 31, 2014, slightly down from KD 325,634 profit and earnings per share of 1.75 fils in the same period last year. Amwal International Investment has posted a net profit of KD 189,561 and earnings per share of 2.66 fils in the first quarter of 2014, up from KD 42,848 profit and earnings per share of 0.237 fils in the same period last year. Kuwait Stock Exchange meanwhile has suspended the following companies for various reasons: Al Maal Investment Co., Kuwait Pipes Industries and Oil Services Co, Al Dar National Real Estate Co, Manafae Investment Company, Taiba Kuwaiti Holding Co, Investors Holding Group Co, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co. and National Ranges Company.


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NC tha Great
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- N-toxic-ate-id Feat. Realm
- My Body Feat. Raquel Joseph
- Check my Anatomy Feat. Spinner
- Beast Feat. Spinner & MR.
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- Last Laugh Feat. Fav & Chyf
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De'Aundré "NC tha Great" Davis When thinking of an artist that has a "Swag Like Wo," De'Aundré "NCtG" Davis is the first that comes to mind. The musically inclined Denver native began his journey at a young age. Experimenting with percussion as well as being formally trained to play the trombone in his middle-school band class, he created the opportunity for his interest in music to grow. It wasn't long after learning how to play these instruments that he taught himself how to play the piano as well as the trumpet, all of which have had a profound influence on the direction his musical journey had taken. With music becoming a major part of his life, he was disappointed to find that the high-school he would be attending, Denver School of Science and Technology, didn't offer any types of music courses. Determined to stay with his growing passion, he was eventually introduced to the music program "Fruity Loops Studio" by his Uncle who also works with music in 2003. Motivated by the audio software, he began to compose his own beats inspired by the mainstream rap genre, writing lyrics to the latest instrumentals, and ultimately creating his own emergent style of music. After realizing that making music was his main aspiration, he began to showcase his talent any way possible- at school, through social networks including MySpace, local events, etc. As his confidence grew and his style developed, he began to see an interest in his beats. Local artists close to "NC" used his music, and eventually joined him to form the "Urban Street Soldiers," a group of artists that would record solo and group work. De'Aundré became the lead member and head producer of the group, persistently motivating and working with his fellow members with the help and guidance of renowned artist, Hazel Miller. Thinking on a larger scale, De'Aundré later converted the band to an independent label, Urban Street Productions. Throughout his continual progression, he expanded his use of audio software to more recent versions of FL Studio, Sony Acid, Celemony Melodyne, and Adobe Soundbooth. Although he experiments with a variety of music genres, he is currently working on perfecting his R&B sound and adding a Hip-Hop feel to his music. While he is primarily a rapper, his favorite genre is Nu Metal; a lot of his inspiration for his music comes from the high-level energy in metal tracks. Overall, his diverse melodies and instruments are punctuated with elements of Jazz, Classical, Metal, Trance, R&B, and Hip-Hop. De'Aundré has managed to find the time to be a full time student at Mesa State College and spend time with his family along with his passion for music. He is a member of "The Last Remaining Polar Bears," a local Indie Rock group, involved with the community, continues to write his own music, as well as managing his solo artists/groups. He hopes to eventually create a unique sound that will be long-lasting and inspiring becoming its own genre, and of course excelling in the music genres he already works with. Check out NCtG's MySpace, FaceBook, SoundClick and Twitter pages for further information and his musical talents.


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Bi-Lo this week began offering giveaways to spur flu prevention under its "Shield Yourself" campaign.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bi-Lo this week began offering giveaways to spur flu prevention under its "Shield Yourself" campaign.
The Southeast food and drug chain said Wednesday that through Oct. 30, Bi-Lo BonusCard members who receive an in-store flu vaccine at any of the retailer's in-store pharmacies can also get the following flu prevention items: a 64 oz. Southern Home concentrated orange juice, a 35-count package of Domestix disinfectant wipes, a 160-count box of Southern Home facial tissue, and an 8 oz. Top Care hand sanitizer.
"We offer Bi-Lo customers quick and easy options to receive vaccines while they do their grocery shopping," John Fegan, vice president of pharmacy for Bi-Lo, said in a statement. "The health and wellness deal offered with vaccines serves as an important tool for our shoppers to prevent the flu for themselves, their families and the community."
This year, Bi-Lo's flu vaccination program offers three options: the standard vaccination, the Fluzone high-dose vaccine recommended for those 65 and older, and an intradermal flu vaccination administered with a microneedle that's 90% smaller than traditional needles.
With the BonusCard, the standard vaccine is priced at $24.99, the intradermal vaccine at $29.99 and the Fluzone high-dose vaccine at $44.99. Customers can get a flu shot at any Bi-Lo pharmacy on a walk-in basis.


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Prescribed Burn on Apalachicola National Forest Today (March 30)
The Apalachicola National Forest is conducting a prescribed burn of approximately 1,400 acres in Unit #240 today. See the Apalachicola National Forest Prescribed Burning Map. The location is off Smith Creek Highway (Hwy 375) and Forest Road 309.
Drivers and residents are reminded of the possibility of unexpected shifting winds that could increase the risk of smoke on the road during prescribed burns. Always proceed with caution, please reduce speed and turn headlights on if visibility is affected by smoky conditions.
Prescribed fire is integral in improving wildlife habitat, eliminating vegetation buildup and reducing the threat of wildfire.