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By James Slater: Tonight, in Pavia, Italy, thirty-seven year old Giacobbe Fragomeni met the six years younger Vincenzo Rossitto in an all-Italian match-up that contested the vacant European Union cruiserweight championship. Both men had previously been in with the big punching David Haye - Fragomei losing in the ninth round of a terrific battle in November of last year, and Rossitto losing much quicker, in two rounds, back in 2005. Both Italian warriors had regrouped after losing to "The Hayemaker," however - with Vincenzo wining four fights, three by KO, And Giacobbe gaining a sole victory, by KO, since he'd come oh, so close to defeating Haye in a great fight.. With much ambition still in the pair of them, tonight's fight was expected to be a decent encounter. For the winner, the older man in Fragomemi, the bout turned out to be a very hard-fought win one. Giacobbe, now 23-1(10) proved he does indeed have quite a lot left to offer, even at the age of thirty-seven. How much this gruelling fight took out of him, and his beaten opponent for that matter, remains to be seen, however. At the end of twelve tough and very watch able rounds, Fragomeni won via a unanimous decision. Scores were 118-113, 117-112 and 117-113. The fight started out in typical Fragomeni fashion, as he immediately went on the attack and made the ring smaller for his rival and southpaw Italian. Covered in tattoos, Giacobbe won five of the first six rounds of the bout with his all-out aggression. Shockingly, by the second round, Rossitto's mouth was hanging open and, despite winning round number two, there was no way I thought he'd last. To his credit, however, Vincenzo did battle back after getting his second wind. He switched stance a few times in the contest, too, trying to confuse Fragomeni. The seventh was an even round for me - a round in which an accidental head clash made Rossitto turn away. Luckily, though, there was no damage to either man - nor was any point taken away. I gave Vincenzo the eighth, as Giacobbe appeared to be taking his foot off the gas. He was feeling the pace now as well. Really, the fight was a most draining affair for both men - especially as the two boxers are in their mid-thirties. In the tenth it looked like fragomeni had nothing left. His arms were dangling by his sides and there was nothing on his punches. Who would make it to the finish line? Both men crossed it, but it appeared very close when looking at who had done enough to get the verdict. I had it 7-4 and 1 even for Fragomeni. The three officials had it wider, but this didn't detract from how good and competitive a fight it had been. There were no knockdowns and neither man was seriously wobbled, but both warriors played their part in a terrific bout that contested the vacant European Union title. Fragomeni was made to work extremely hard in winning the title that is a step below the real European championship. How much he will have left after going through what he did tonight, though, is anyone's guess. The winner scored his twenty-third victory, while the loser lost for the fifth time in a forty-one fight career (2 draws). While on tonight's under-card, former IBF welterweight champion, Michele Piccirillo of Italy, won an easy six round decision victory over thirty-four year old Frenchman, SylvainTouzet at light-middleweight. The thirty-seven year old Piccirillo, who fans will no doubt remember for his fights with Cory Spinks (a points win and a points loss for the IBF 147 pound strap) and Ricardo Mayorga (a points loss for the WBC light-middleweight belt) is reportedly in the running for a shot at new WBC 154 pound champ, Vernon Forrest. Tonight, the former champ looked smooth and classy as he had way too much skill and experience for Touzet. The fourth round was the best of the fight. Hurt early in the round by a combination upstairs, the ruggedly live opponent in Sylvain came fighting back himself. Michele was always one step ahead of him, though, and won a 60-54 shut-out on my card. Piccirillo improved to 48-3(30) with his tune-up victory over the very game Touzet, who fell to 9-16(4). While thirty-six year old Italian, Gianluca Branco, former ring foe of both Arturo Gatti and Miguel Cotto in world title fights at 140 pounds, got a decent and reasonably competitive tune-up type fight when he met twenty-nine year old Arek Malek of Poland in a scheduled six rounds at light-welterweight. Branco, despite not having boxed for nine months, looked quite sharp as he won a clear-cut decision over his overmatched opponent, who has not had a win now in his last twelve ring appearances. Still, the Polish man came to fight, and at least made things somewhat uncomfortable for Branco at times. Indeed, The Italian never stopped moaning throughout. Claiming his opponent was using his head illegally, Gianluca looked to the ref almost constantly. He was cut over the left forehead in round four, but the damage was caused accidentally and no point was taken away from Malek. The fight was not at all boring and the twenty-nine year old deserves credit for giving it a good go. I had Branco winning all six rounds, however. Apparently, a fight between Branco and the U.K's Colin Lynes, for the European 140 pound title, is in the works for the Autumn. Giancula improved to 38-2-1(20). Malek fell to 4-10-2(3).
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We've all been there.......It's what I like to call the "What to take with me" dilemma. What do I take or should I take to a crop?? Everything including the kitchen sink? All my papers? All my stamps? How many pictures? What if I need something but for got to pack it? You get the picture. Sometimes we have a tendency to over pack and get nothing accomplished or we under pack and are missing too much of our stuff and can't create the way we would like to. . Hopefully I can help take some of the worry from you and show you how to get the most out of your weekend crop. There are a few coming up in the next few weeks. One at JSI on October 26-27th 2012 and one hosted by Scrapbook and Cards Today called Crop and Create on November 9-th, 2012 .Registration is open for both and I think there are a few spots left at each, so why not call and reserve your spot.
Let me show you how to make a kit. This really is the best way to get the most productivity out of your weekend.
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Seniors from the Creston/O-M golf team honored at Sunday's postseason banquet at Crestmoor Golf Club are, from left, Hunter Sickels and Carson Whittington. They were part of a Class 3A state championship team in 2013 and state runner-up team this year. Whittington was a four-time state placewinner, including an individual state title in 2013. Other seniors not pictured are Evan Nielsen, Maxx Walters, Sarah Waigand and Ryan Vasquez.


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McALLEN - Several families, who need healthcare coverage in the Valley, will now have new health plans to choose from thanks to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Driscoll Children's Health Plan officials announced that it was recently awarded a Medicaid Managed Care Contract and the non-profit health plan will expand further into South Texas and cover ten counties. The main goal is to continue to deliver quality care to the Valley, especially for families who are living in poverty. Driscoll Health Plan CEO Mary Dale Peterson stated, "We know that there is a correlation with education and poverty and poor health from a variety of reasons. I think this is an opportunity for the Driscoll Health Plan to help the physicians and other healthcare providers in this area." The Medicaid Managed Care Contract will not begin until March 1, 2012. It will not be available in December.


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1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
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Related bugreports: #111990
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in GNUMP3d allowing for limited directory traversal and insecure temporary file creation.
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GNUMP3d is a streaming server for MP3s, OGG vorbis files, movies and other media formats.
Ludwig Nussel from SUSE Linux has identified two vulnerabilities in GNUMP3d. GNUMP3d fails to properly check for the existence of /tmp/index.lok before writing to the file, allowing for local unauthorized access to files owned by the user running GNUMP3d. GNUMP3d also fails to properly validate the "theme" GET variable from CGI input, allowing for unauthorized file inclusion.
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Holy guacamole! This is a subtly delightful soup. Its flavorscreamy avocado and sour creamare mild and pleasing. Its colorpale greenis quiet and soothing. And it all comes together with the pulse of a blender.
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Calories | 156 |
Total Fat | 8g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 5mg |
Sodium | 518mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 19g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 5g |
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Total Time: 55 min
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- 3.5 cup(s) Chicken Stock
- 1 Florida avocado, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup(s) nonfat sour cream
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
- 2 clove(s) garlic, crushed through a press
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon(s) paprika for garnish
- Combine the stock, avocado, sour cream, onion, lemon juice, garlic, and chili powder in a blender jar. Process until pureed. Chill for 45 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. Top each serving with the paprika.
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Each time I've seen Mogwai perform live, the band has ended the gig with ten minutes – at least – of feedback, Marshall stacks squealing at glass-shattering decibels while guitarists Stuart Braithwaite, John Cummings and Barry Burns scratch and claw and their instruments, coaxing out a cacophony that can leave bewildered onlookers unsure whether to bask in the shrill spectacle of simply leave. For a band that can seem, at times, a touch two-dimensional – do they favor the robust, propulsive epics ("Glasgow Mega-Snake") or the calmer melodic interludes ("Killing All The Flies") – this is a decisive moment, a statement to a noncommittal foreign audience in need of a lasting impression of the lads appropriately known as the Scottish Guitar Army. After a varied 90-minute set, Mogwai matter-of-factly returned to the 9:30 club stage to perform an encore consisting solely of "My Father, My King." In the fashion of their best tracks, the 20-minute behemoth effortlessly and seamlessly blends the band's two faces. The song ebbs and flows perfectly; guitars twinkle suggestively, chime prettily, growl ominously, then scream bloody murder and repeat as necessary. It's all followed by the inevitable dousing of feedback, ended mercifully by the band's roadies some 15 minutes later. The message is clear: it might be 'post-rock', but this band is no Sigur Ros/ Mogwai hates your eardrums and wants to destroy them, beautifully.(guest blogger Luke Entelis)
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The answer would seem obvious if you're under 50; a recent report from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press illustrates the fact that when it comes to the news, the proverbial "tipping point" has been reached. But it also reveals a number of interesting (and some would say sobering) facts that broadcasters should be concerned about.
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The national survey, conducted in December among 1,500 adults (reached by cell and landlines), revealed that for the first time, more consumers under the age of 30 are getting their news and information from the Internet, surpassing television as their main source. For the 65 and older set, almost 80 percent still cite television as their main source while only 14 percent count on the Internet and for the 30-49 age group, Pew predicts that the Internet will soon surpass television as the news leader.
Among the four main media sources, newspapers showed the greatest decline, followed by television (although it came in fourth among media most accessed, radio showed the greatest stability). Overall, television remains the leader, at 66 percent, with the Internet at 41 percent, newspapers, 31 percent and radio 16 percent. As recently as three years ago, three quarters of all Americans counted television as their main source of news, according to the research group. The bottom line? Among all age groups, television is declining as the main source of information.
For college graduates, about half get their news from television and half from the Internet. Household income is also tied to television's popularity as almost three quarters of households with incomes under $30,000 get their news from television rather than from the Internet. As expected, the rise of the Internet as the main news source has mirrored the penetration of broadband over the last decade and those households that are more likely to afford broadband are more likely to get their news on the Web.
For those that did cite television as their main information source, more consumers get their television news from cable news channels (36 percent), followed by the networks (22 percent) and local (16 percent). While local news remained fairly constant as a news source, cable news declined by 7 points and broadcast networks declined 8 percent compared to 5 years ago.
While not overly surprising, the report validates what most of us have predicted all along—namely that with the exception of perhaps home shopping networks and infomercials, everything else on television is moving online. But it also proposes the erroneous assumption that this is bad news for broadcasters, and that's just not the case.
Pew didn't indicate which news sites were the most popular. TV station websites, while competitive among those looking online for local news, are just a small element of what broadcasters need to consider when looking to attract eyeballs. Mobile and even IPTV (in the form of on-demand, for example) should all be part of a station's business plan these days.
Yes, consumers are increasingly turning away from the TV set and going online for their news, but that doesn't mean they have to turn away from what for many is their best source for local news: their local broadcaster, who is more likely to be the first on the scene when breaking news happens. More than ever, broadcasters need to ensure that they look beyond the traditional TV set and continue to increase their presence in a multiplatform world, where, to the news junkie, news video is news video, regardless of whether they see it on a TV screen, computer monitor or smartphone. And it's not necessarily the device that matters but rather, the source.
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Smart Resize isn't your average image resizing app, any more than developers Rudi Chen and Shida Li are your average university students. These friends and students at the University at Waterloo in Canada scored top honors in this summer's Nokia Capture hackathon in Lund, Sweden. You can now download their Smart Resize app from Windows Phone Store and see for yourself what impressed everyone last week when we showcased their app during Nokia World in Abu Dhabi.
Using what the developers describe as a "content-aware scale algorithm" the Smart Resize app differentiates between the most important and less important parts of your picture so you can remove the stuff you don't want while leaving the main subjects perfectly intact, at the proper size. Check out this video of the app in action:
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- Social Scene by Jason Podwojski of geoLog UK redefines the way we think about time-lapse photography, and gives you a new way to share the world around you. Take a picture of a scene, and then see how others contribute to it later on, creating a long-term time-lapse view of that place.
- TapShoot by South African developer and Nokia Developer Champion Matt Cavanagh of RogueCode makes it possible for you to connect two Windows Phones together, and use one to control the camera of the other. This free app uses Bluetooth and NFC functionality on your Lumia to connect the phones together, and then captures the picture seen by the second device. You can even select from a variety of image filters to make your picture look even better.
And other finalist apps from the hackathon have also made their way to Store. Check out Remote Shot Beta, Panna Paint, and Beetle.
You can check out all of the new imaging apps that were produced during the Nokia Capture event in this App Social collection.
Each of these developers won expense-paid trips to Lund, Sweden to participate in the Nokia Capture hackathon and the winning apps are now getting promoted big time.
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Striking a chord with settlers from Bihar in Mumbai on Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asserted that Constitution gave every Indian the right to move and settle anywhere in the country. He said migrants who came in search of means of livelihood could never be a burden on anyone.
"The people of Bihar eke out a living through hard work. The people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar can never be a burden; they will never be. They bear the burden, not become the burden," Mr. Kumar said, addressing settlers from Bihar in the city as part of Bihar centenary celebrations.
Mr. Kumar's visit was preceded by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's open threats of not allowing him in the city. However, Mr. Thackeray climbed down from his aggressive stand and called off the agitation.
In a veiled reference to Mr. Thackeray's rhetoric, Mr. Kumar said, "I do not speak much. The one who speaks a lot always creates a stir. We should speak to spread togetherness, not to create rifts. The Constitution gives equal rights to all and the right to move and settle anywhere in the country."
"We are all proud of Mumbai as the financial capital. People should move from one part of the country to the other to contribute to the growth in other places. Why should there be differences? When people from other States came to Mumbai, they made this place theirs. We have to work towards the progress of the country as one," he said.
Mr. Kumar paid glowing tributes to Maharashtra and its reformers. He even began and ended his speech in Marathi. He wondered why the people of Bihar had to face problems in Mumbai. "There are many similarities between Maharashtra and Bihar. The freedom struggle began in a way with the Champaran satyagraha. And, it was in Mumbai that Quit India movement was kick-started," he said.
He invited the people of Maharashtra to celebrate Maharashtra day in Bihar. Presenting a picture of a changing Bihar, Mr. Kumar pointed out that there was a fall in migration out of Bihar.
"The face of Bihar is changing. It was lagging behind earlier, but now we are moving ahead. I want to create a Bihar from where people won't have to move out elsewhere to earn a living. We implemented the rule of law. In the last six years, over 70,000 criminals have been punished. You see over 50 per cent women in local bodies. Women and disadvantaged sections are contributing to the State's progress. No one had thought that Bihar would see this change," he said.


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Over time, the market's tightening should prompt builders to rev up construction of both rental and owner-occupied units. Already, residential construction is adding to the gross domestic product, although it hasn't been the driving force that it usually is in an economic recovery.
For more than five years, housing was a locus of economic challenges such as foreclosure and construction layoffs. As the unemployment rate rose, the vacancy rate soared. Homes were being lost to foreclosure, and people were doubling up with others rather than buying or renting.
Those trends aren't over, but the census numbers suggest they are receding.
The quarterly census numbers on vacancy have some flaws, compared with the more thorough survey that the census does every 10 years, Mr. Newport notes.
Also, the fact that today's 1.9 percent homeowner vacancy rate is lower than the 2 percent posted at the end of 2005 probably needs an asterisk. Many homes count as occupied today even though the households are financially troubled. Compared with 2005, many more borrowers are delinquent, with foreclosure looming, or are "underwater" (with a loan balance larger than the value of their homes).
Still, the progress is real, and according to the new numbers, it spans much of the nation.
States that were hard hit by housing busts have seen significant declines in vacancy rates over the past year. These include Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio, which have all experienced declines of half a percentage point or more.


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In Kim Boykin's latest Southern-steeped novel, Palmetto Moon, a young woman struggles for independence and the right to choose her own life path in 1947 South Carolina. Vada Hadley is young, beautiful, college-educated and determined to choose a future that is certain to shock her very rich, privileged parents in post-war Charleston, South Carolina. Before she can move forward, however, she must summon the courage to walk away from the society wedding of the year—her own. To do so will disappoint her mother, outrage her father and deeply annoy her wealthy fiancé.
If you've read Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door, you know that Stephanie Perkins is both a talented writer and a true romantic. You'll also be pleased to discover that Perkins' latest offers some brief (and satisfying) glimpses of the main characters from her earlier books. And if you haven't? You're still in for an unforgettably romantic journey in this love story that stands on its own.
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"Can we choose each other?" It's a question without an easy answer: Jaxon is black, and Devorah comes from a strict Hasidic community. She's not allowed to be alone in a man's company before marriage, let alone date a non-Jewish boy, and marriage is arranged by one's parents. These are the norms in Devorah's world, and she's never questioned them—until she and Jaxon find themselves stranded in an elevator during a power outage. How can Devorah and Jaxon choose each other, when to do so could ostracize Devorah from the only world she's ever known?
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Celebrated New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns readers to the lush orchards and gardens of California's Bella Vista in her latest novel, The Beekeeper's Ball. Chef Isabel Johansen is not only planning the menu for her sister's upcoming wedding, she's also turning her family's hacienda into a destination cooking school. She's juggling so many details she barely has time to breathe. Then biographer Cormac "Mac" O'Neill arrives to interview her grandfather for his next book, and the handsome writer soon has Isabel questioning whether her determination to focus solely on her work is the right choice.
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Exactly. The big three has always had control over what gets broadcast. Makes one wonder how much we've missed all those years before FOX and others came on board.
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And, though they never reached the same level of nimbleness as healthy mice did, they were fierce candidates for the title of most improved players. Over the course of the testing, they achieved nearly the same degree of improvement in their before and after coordination scores as healthy mice did. In fact, almost second for second.
It seems we may have corrected some sort of motor learning deficit in the diseased mice, Pearce said.
While optimistic about these findings, Pearce stressed the importance of reminding affected families that this work is preliminary.
Much research is yet needed, Pearce said. The prospect of offering this sort of investigational medicine to affected children is still years out.
Still, he is further encouraged that a drug called Talampanel very similar to the blocking compound used by his team in Rochester is currently in phase II clinical trials for treating epileptic seizures.
Unlike most anticonvulsants, which typically target cells known as NMDA receptors, Talampanel works by partially blocking AMPA receptors.
This orally active new drug would be an obvious choice for clinical trials with juvenile Batten disease patients, Pearce said. Especially since they routinely suffer seizures, as well.
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when six "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future. Fun fact: the production designer for Blade Runner also designed the set for the doomed filming of Super Mario Brothers, which starred a shell-shocked Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo.
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Based on Ira Levin's bestselling novel, Mia Farrow plays a young mother-to-be who grows increasingly suspicious that her over-friendly elderly neighbors and self-involved actor husband are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby.


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I grew up Roman Catholic and therefore had to attend church every Sunday. What I decided at a very young age was that all these churchgoers who appeared to be upstanding and righteous could at times be mean as dirt outside of church. And what was worse was their indifference to the pain of others. Nothing kills the spirit like indifference, people.
So the point I am trying to make is... say what you mean and mean what you say. Have the courage to practice what you portray to the world, and not just when you have an audience. It's the greatest thing to support causes and write letters around the globe in defense of animals. Yes, it is a tremendous contribution and it makes a difference. However, if we don't do the right thing in our every day lives, (or try at least) like a simple smile at people you pass on the street or wave at people in your neighborhood or help a homeless person with a couple of bucks now and then (cuz we don't know their story) or look out for an elderly person and be an example to young people because they learn by example.....so if we can't do any of 100 things like that each and every day to improve our surroundings, then man, we are on the wrong train to making this world a better place to live. And don't ever, ever think for one moment that these small every day practices don't count, because believe it or not, we could put an end to war if we just took care of cleaning up our own backyard first.
As President John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said, "It's not what your country can do for you, it's what you can do for your country."
Thank you for reading this.
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Credit Inflation
The root cause of the crash is the excessive inflation of bank credit. An entire nation cannot borrow for 50 years and then expect that all will be fine when the pay back time arrives. FED policies have inflated bank credit for decades. When we borrow, banks create new money. They do NOT lend existing money. Learn how banks create money out of thin air here.
Our entire money supply is borrowed money. When we borrowed, we promised to pay back principal + interest. The problem is the interest portion is not even created yet. The ponzi scheme must continue with even more borrowing so that principal + interest exists in the future so that people can earn it and pay it back.
Do you see the problem with this picture? What happens when borrowing stops? The expectation that principal + interest will be available to earn cannot be realized. People start having difficulty paying their debt. When people see this, they start saving. When banks see this, they stop lending. Deflation kicks in with full power. The deflating total bank credit is shown in a St. Louis FED chart on this page.
This is why government allowed sub-prime. So that borrowing could continue. They removed 20% down requirement so that more money could be borrowed. This is why the government offers 8K home credit, so that people borrow and inject new money into the economy. Learn how they used housing bubble to keep the ponzi scheme running here.
FED works for the banks. It was created by the banks. It is bailing out the banks at the expense of tax payer. Our financial sector is too large for the real economy to carry. Instead of letting the financial sector to shrink, they are letting the productive portion of the economy carry the burden of the crash. There will NOT be a recovery until we let the zombie banks go away or they will continue to suck the blood of the economy. All the money is going to the financial sector that cannot produce anything.
An entire population cannot get wealthy by trading paper, flipping homes, investing in granite counter tops. Everybody hopes to sell high in the stock market. That won't happen. By definition, for every seller at the top, there is a buyer. This is a zero sum game. When we read the news, they say DOW is 10000 and wealth has increased. No, nothing has increased. Stock holders do not have money until they sell. And well they all sell, they are not going to get the price they hope for. We have not seen the stock market bottom in March 2009.
Borrowed money cannot make a recovery. What is a recovery? Recovery is when we produce a real product in 1 hour and exchange it with another product that another nation produced in a month! That is increase in wealth. That is productivity. We are going the opposite direction! Innovation is not happening in America. Giving banks free money is not recovery. It merely transfers wealth from tax payer / savers to the banks. And they pay big bonus to themselves. There is no recovery. There is only robbery!
Prepare yourself for the coming stock market crash. Economy is not as good as the stock market tells! The crash will go into history books. The root cause of the crash is not fixed. It is getting worse! Government debt is getting too big to sustain and future tax increases or money printing will not leave any disposable income for the consumer. That is not a recovery.


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First things first, this isn't stolen, we built it for Playstation to promote Patapon 2.
Its a rhythm game where you control the Patapon tribe using "pata" or "pon".
As with our last game, its not meant to be a exact replica, just a flash minigame taster.
The instructions are in the game but its really no more complicated than hitting the left arrow key for "pata" and the right arrow key for "pon" in time to the music. The Patapon will tell you what combination does what and when you need to do it.
Oh and finally - there is no drum sound when you press the keys because Flash 10 still cannot respond with audio on a key press without serious lag (on PC - better on Mac). And those few nanoseconds of lag totally throws out your timing when playing this. So we left the drum beats off intentionally.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
Really promising
Awesomr, but too short. Kope you will make a longer Sequel.
Rated 0 / 5 stars
People actualy pay to get this?!?!
What The Fuck....
That game is a whore bag and three quarters.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
A decent "demo" to the real PSP game.
Anticipate the flash on the sides of the screen and the drum beat and press the key SIMULTANEOUSLY with the flash and the drum beat, not after. I think most people can't get it right because they might press it AFTER hearing the beat and seeing the flash.
Also, a successful command will make the Patapon will chant for a bar. Immediately after they have finish their chanting, execute another command. The fault of the game creators is that they did not explain this.
Either that, or I played a bit Patapon 1 on the PSP before, so I knew how to play this...
Rated 0 / 5 stars
This game was very offbeat and needing to wait to see the response is very annoying and unnesecary. If this is anything like the real game I am definitely not buying it
Rated 0.5 / 5 stars
Either I'm doing something wrong, or pressing the keys along with the beat is absolutely wrong.
I wasted two and a half minutes 'drumming' to the tune and only saw the little critter scold me for not going with the beat. I don't get it. I really don't.


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Invading Afghanistan, murdering innocent people including women and children are bad enough, now US is refusing to cooperate with Afghan government to investigate this. How atrocious can you be?how cruel can you be?
Are Muslims sub-humans that you can kill, murder, urinate and burn their Korans?
If 16 innocent people were killed in the West under similar circumstance, even before the perpetrator was identified, the media would be full of stories of "islamic terrorist" attacks. But now everyone talks about a lone, troubled guy who just "snapped." Yes, I'm talking about you Mr. Media! Are you aware of your double standards?
"Kill team" cuts off fingers/body parts of Afghans (including civilians) and wears them as "trophies"-US Response "This is an isolated incident that does not reflect US troops deep respect for the people and culture of Afghanistan."
Video emerges of US troops urinating deceased Afghans-US Response "This is an isolated incident that does not reflect US troops deep respect for the people and culture of Afghanistan."
Burning of Korans-US Response"This is an isolated incident that does not reflect US troops deep respect for the people and culture of Afghanistan."
American servicemen (or several according to the Afghan govt: why only Bales being charged and the others scot free?)go into homes and slaugter unarmed men, women and children-USResponse "This is an isolated incident that does not reflect US troops deep respect for the people and culture of Afghanistan."
Somehow it's just not convincing anymore.
Raped a young girl and then killed her and her whole family.
Engaged in institutionalized torture of any prisoner they could get their hands on(that Lindy whatever and her fellow soldiers)
Had a 'murder squad' that went around killing civilians so they could pretend they had combat (just convicted of murder and from the same base as this killer)
Committed an act of 'monumental stupidity and cultural ignorance'-BBC on Koran burning
It is hypocrisy at its US best.
It is empty charade of US conceit.
Mr Obama, please wake up: It is glaringly obvious that US is the menace threatening other nations (especially the weak ones) with the largest number of deadly nuke weapons & these weak ones are compelled to get nuke weapons to protect themselves against hostile US.
To yearn to live in a nuke weapon-free world is not a far-fetched dream.
Anyone with common sense knows that the critical success factor is for belligerent US (that has largest number of deadly nuke & happy to use nuke to attack Hiroshima/Nakasaki) to get rid of all US nuke weapons first.
When US (UK and the like) talk, you can see they lie through their teeth with rhetoric and articulation of beautiful (but hollow) words with ulterior motives.
Leopards don't change their spots:US (UK and the like) are murderers:they're emperors without clothes
FRIEND and foe alike are turning on NATO after its latest disaster in Afghanistan. The appalling slaughter on March 11th, apparently by a single deranged American staff sergeant, of 16 Afghans, nine of them children, has prompted both the Afghan government of Hamid Karzai and leaders of the Taliban insurgency to put pressure on NATO.
In a meeting in Kabul with Leon Panetta, the American secretary of defence, Mr Karzai asked the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to withdraw at once from villages and the countryside, leaving security there to Afghan forces. This strikes at the heart of the "counter-insurgency" strategy adopted by President Barack Obama and ISAF. Its premise is that the insurgency will only be defeated, in effect, one village at a time, as ISAF soldiers hunt militants and gain the trust of local people.
Meanwhile, the Taliban have said they are suspending the inchoate dialogue they had begun with America. The talks so far had covered a proposed exchange of Afghan prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay for a kidnapped American soldier, and the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar. It was hoped they would lead to negotiations on a political settlement.
But, in a statement on March 15th, accusing the Americans of a "shaky, erratic and vague standpoint", the Taliban called off the talks for now. They also repeated that they thought it pointless to talk to Mr Karzai's administration, which they portray as an American puppet.
So both prongs of ISAF's strategy—military pressure combined with a diplomatic push for a negotiated settlement—look in serious trouble. The Taliban will also have been cheered by the obvious impatience for an end to the war betrayed by Mr Obama and David Cameron, the British prime minister, at their talks in Washington this week.
It is important, however, not to make too much of either of the latest setbacks. Mr Karzai's demand reflects the political pressure he faces to be seen standing up to his allies. To insist on ISAF's withdrawal from the countryside would jeopardise its entire mission—and hence the security of the government itself.
The Taliban, for their part, could be expected to try to take advantage of the series of disasters that has befallen ISAF, from having soldiers filmed urinating on the corpses of recently killed militants, to the unintentional burning of copies of the Koran, to last weekend's massacre. They probably see a chance to force concessions from the Americans—for example on the conditions set for beginning peace talks, such as accepting Afghanistan's current constitution, which the Taliban may think should be the substance of negotiations.
But even if Mr Karzai and the Taliban are posturing to some extent, there is no disguising that this has been a very bad few weeks for ISAF. Its commanders like to talk about the importance of "momentum" to keeping the enemy on the back foot. For now, the momentum on a number of fronts is all in the wrong direction.


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The bar and music venue One Eyed Jacks at 615 Toulouse St. has a storied history, from its days as the Toulouse Theatre (when James Booker played piano in the cast of a musical) to its turn-of-the-millennium incarnation as the Shim Sham Club, which established its rep as downtown's primary venue for local and touring rock, punk and other alternative acts. One Eyed Jacks has been its tenant for a decade, and continues to up the ante with hip buzz bands and occasional intimate presentations of big names on the music scene. The showroom in the back, which features flocked crimson wallpaper, vintage nudes on black velvet and a horseshoe-shaped bar, boasts some of the best sightlines in the city; the raked floor, recalling One Eyed Jacks' past as a theater, means there's not a bad view in the house. On Thursday nights, the place rocks until the wee hours, packed to the gills, during the club's long-running '80s night dance party. OEJ recently is upping its game at the front and back bars, including the recruitment of bar manager Liam McDermott as they include more craft cocktails ("that don't take a half hour to make," promises Rio Hackford) to go along with more top-shelf offerings across the board: booze, wine, beer. McDermott hopes to use his experience in opening and managing a variety of different types of unique establishments – from live venues to nightclubs, restaurants, and even one of Western Canada's most prominent bourbon bars (Peckinpah BBQ in Vancouver BC) – will come in handy.
Tip: Ask about the ghost; the upstairs bar and internal balcony (usually VIP seating) is supposedly haunted by a doomed, Prohibition-era couple.
Location: 615 Toulouse St., New Orleans, 504.569-8361
Open: Nightly. Parking: Street, nearby pay lots.
Prices: Beer $3-6; wine, $6-9; cocktails $4-10.
Crowd: Hip rock 'n' roll fans; French Quarter tourists and students on the weekends.
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CAROLINE KITCHENS "[I]t's a shame that feminists who claim to be all about empowering women are teaching young girls that they will always be victims and that the cards are stacked against them. I just don't think that's true in our society anymore, and we're sending a horrible message to girls by teaching them to embrace victim status."READ MORE >>>


text: Donald Trump vs. Gloria Allred: Transgender beauty battleBy Alan Duke, CNNUpdated 6:06 AM ET, Wed April 4, 2012Just WatchedTrump reverses transgender banreplayMore Videos ...Trump reverses transgender ban 02:15Story highlights"She should be allowed to enter the pageant," Miss Universe owner Donald Trump saysContestant's lawyer: "We want this rule eliminated""I am a woman," contestant Jenna Talackova saysOfficials previously disqualifed the transgender woman from Miss Canada UniverseIt was a public relations battle featuring two well-known masters of the media, a beauty queen, and a controversial question: Should someone born a man be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe pageant?On the East Coast was Donald Trump, the New York business tycoon whose fortune and brand is boosted by his ability to navigate storms of controversy.On the West Coast was Gloria Allred, a Beverly Hills lawyer legendary for her ability to draw hordes of cameras to her law office to capture her outrage over alleged injustices done to her clients.The client is Jenna Talackova, a 23-year-old, 6-foot-1-inch blond Canadian, who underwent sexual reassignment surgery four years ago. Talackova won a regional beauty crown qualifying her for Canada's national title, but she was then told the Miss Canada Universe pageant in Toronto on May 19 was only open to "naturally born females."Just WatchedTransgender beauty queen: I'm a womanreplayMore Videos ...Transgender beauty queen: I'm a woman 01:44PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedDayana Mendoza on transgender beautyreplayMore Videos ...Dayana Mendoza on transgender beauty 01:52PLAY VIDEO"I am a woman," Talackova said in a prepared statement she read to reporters in Allred's conference room Tuesday. "I was devastated and I felt that excluding me for the reason that they gave was unjust."Allred attacked Trump, who owns and controls the Miss Universe franchise, for questioning Talackova's sexuality."She did not ask Mr. Trump to prove that he is a naturally born man or to see photos of his birth to view his anatomy to prove that he was male," Allred said.How she became a female is not important, she said. "The Miss Universe competition is designed to find the one person in the world whose human qualities make them worthy of the Miss Universe crown and title," Allred said. "Jenna is beautiful in every way. Her life story will undoubtedly inspire people throughout the world."Talackova, in a 2010 interview, said she knew she was a girl at age 4. She said she started hormone therapy at age 14 and underwent sexual reassignment surgery at 19.Trump, warned of Allred's attack when the lawyer alerted reporters Monday afternoon that she would hold the news conference, shifted his pageant's position in an announcement Monday night.Talackova could compete provided "she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions," the Miss Universe Organization said.Trump's maneuver didn't appear to temper Allred's outrage. "The last-minute statement by Mr. Trump's representative put out late yesterday only confuses the issue," she said. "Instead of stating clearly that Jenna will be allowed to compete, Mr. Trump qualifies it by adding conditions that are ambiguous."She asked Trump for "a clear answer -- not a wimpy, wishy-washy type of answer -- but something that we can take to the bank."Allred didn't know it then, but Trump gave a clearer statement to CNN in New York two hours earlier."We went by the laws of Canada and the laws of the United States, and those laws say that she should be allowed to enter the pageant," Trump said. "So she will be entering the Miss Canada pageant."When read Trump's new statement, Allred paused for several seconds and said "I stand by my statement. We want this rule eliminated.""We want a clearer statement that this rule will be eliminated," Allred said. "Step up, say it loudly, say it clearly, this rule will never be in effect again for anyone."Allred declined to have Talackova react to Trump's decision to let her compete."Sorry," Talackova whispered to a reporter, apologizing for her silence.Allred would not say if her client still intended to compete in the pageant.Controversy over pageant rules is not new for Trump. The media stir over Miss California Carrie Prejean's same-sex marriage comments at Trump's Miss USA pageant three years ago raised the profile of that competition.Prejean, in response to a question from a judge, declared her opposition to same-sex marriage. Trump initially said Prejean could keep her Miss California title despite a controversy over topless photos, missed appearances and her statements against same-sex marriage. He eventually fired her for "contract violations," including missed public appearances.Allred has affected more than beauty contests. She hosted several news conferences in 2010 to reveal evidence that Meg Whitman, who was then the Republican nominee for governor of California, employed an undocumented worker.The October surprise hampered Whitman's campaign at a crucial time in her race against Jerry Brown, who won the election.More from showbizPitbull's cross-cultural appealHow much sin can Bourdain take?Bill Cosby facing litany of allegationsPowered by Livefyre


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Dennis Janson: First opener as a fan proves more than memorable
Hard to fathom that at my age, I had another first-time event still in the quiver. Monday marked the first time in my adult life that I wasn't working in some on-air capacity for the start of the Reds' season. No deadlines, no scripts, no time limits, no producers, no nothing. Just Opening Day in all its unadorned splendor.
Rather than feel disconnected, I felt more a part of the festivities than ever before.
It was a great day to enjoy the Findlay Market parade, bask in the glory of the ballpark and connect with good friends in baseball, in broadcasting and deeply rooted in Cincinnati.
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In the years that I have studied the paranormal, I have heard some fascinating stories. Testaments of disembodied voices, phantom shadows, and telekinetic movement, just to name a few, have continued to capture the interest of those in the field who relentlessly wrestle for explanations to these unexplainable events. Very often these stories are taken at face value with minimal criticism. Yet one story - quite possibly the most significant paranormal event in history - is commonly dismissed as myth - the story of Jesus Christ.
I entered the field of paranormal study when I experienced certain events which could not be explained through conventional science. In my search for the truth, I have personally interviewed, dozens of people who have also experienced such events, but in lieu of any documented evidence, I often find myself left with nothing more than the testimony of the witness. Indeed, I also have nothing more than my personal testimony to support my paranormal experiences. In criminal law, the sole testimony of a witness is only as good as their credibility - which is often easily shaken. However, I have find it interesting that people tend to cling to ghost stories without scrutinizing the veracity of the claimant. Perhaps it's characteristic of our desire for continuity and immortality that prompts us to believe these stories without any critical analysis. However, the story of Jesus of Nazareth has been historically inscribed throughout the millennia, yet many fail to understand the supernatural significance.
Of all the paranormal tales I have heard in my quest for the truth, I've yet to encounter a person who told me that their young bride was approached by an angel before giving a virgin birth to the son of God. I have not interviewed a single witness who claimed to have seen a man turn water into wine, walk on water, and arose from the dead. Yet four such witnesses have recorded these events over two millennia ago. Unlike many of the witnesses who claim to see ghostly apparitions out of the corner of their eye, these witnesses have been scrutinized for centuries. Scholars on both sides of the argument have debated the veracity of the scriptures and while the evidence is still relatively subjective, when compared to some of the individual witnesses that claim to experience the supernatural today, these witnesses - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - hold timeless credibility. That being the case, one can hardly deny that the story of the Son of God - Jesus Christ - is by far the most wondrous testimony of the supernatural.
Is there any evidence, aside from personal testimony, to support this supernatural story? Some scientists believe there may be some historical references that support the scriptures. Matthew 2:11 states, "When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy." Astronomers agree that the appearance of a supernova which occurred approximately 1 A.D. could be attributed to the "star of Bethlehem" mentioned by Matthew. Other astronomers claim that the proximity of the planet Jupiter to the earth might provide an alternative explanation to the star of wonder. While this may not prove the birth of the son of God, it certainly supports the 2000 year old documents and bolsters the credibility of the witnesses.
While we take this time of the year to celebrate our love for friends and family, one might take a moment to consider the fascinating story which serves as a foundation for the season. When you really stop to think about it - it is an account of an event of supernatural proportion. It is quite possibly, the greatest paranormal story ever told.


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Series starts 11/14
Game 1: Saturday, November 14th | ||
Timberwolves | 87 | Final |
Grizzlies | 97 | |
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Game 2: Wednesday, December 2nd | ||
Grizzlies | 97 | Final |
Timberwolves | 95 | |
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Game 3: Friday, January 15th | ||
Timberwolves | 110 | Final |
Grizzlies | 135 | |
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Game 4: Saturday, February 6th | ||
Grizzlies | 102 | Final |
Timberwolves | 109 | |
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Grizzlies 102
(26-24, 8-17 away)
Timberwolves 109
(13-38, 9-17 home)
Coverage: FSN
8:00 PM ET, February 6, 2010
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
MINNEAPOLIS -- Al Jefferson has finally found himself, in this season of recovery and transition.
It's not a coincidence that the Minnesota Timberwolves have captured some confidence for once, too.
Jefferson rallied the Timberwolves to their season-high fourth straight victory by scoring 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter of a 109-102 win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
"That felt like the old Al," said Jefferson, who made each of his eight shots in the fourth. "That was a good feeling. I even got winded, but that energy was coming out of somewhere for me."
The Timberwolves were slow to follow orders from coach Kurt Rambis to get the ball inside, and 20 first-half points from Ryan Gomes was their only steady production until then.
When the Memphis lead was at seven points with 8 minutes left, though, Jefferson found his touch. He scored 12 straight to give the Timberwolves the final push they needed to avoid their first season sweep by the Grizzlies franchise, swishing shots from all over the floor. He even sank a 16-footer, a shot Rambis doesn't normally like him to take.
"I thought he was about to cuss me out," said Jefferson, whose return this season from reconstructive right knee surgery naturally has been up and down.
No, Rambis was actually quite pleased on this night after the rough start.
Corey Brewer, who had 15 of his 17 points in the third quarter, helped spark the turnaround by finishing a fast break with a one-handed dunk from outside the lane to tie it at 76.
Ramon Sessions had nine of his 19 points in the third, too, playing well enough that rookie starter Jonny Flynn sat on the bench for nearly the last 20 minutes of the game.
Flynn actually told Rambis to keep Sessions in because he was playing so well, a gesture praised by Jefferson after the game in Minnesota's boisterous locker room. The Timberwolves won at Dallas the night before, improving to 4-5 against the current top four teams in the Western Conference and stretching the confidence of this inexperienced team to a clear season high.
"I wasn't looking for applause," Flynn said. "I was just looking for who was our best chance to win."
Rudy Gay did his best to keep the Grizzlies in it with an array of pull-up jumpers, finishing with 27 points and eight rebounds. Zach Randolph had 14 points and 13 rebounds, but let the Wolves outhustle him for a handful of loose balls and rebounds down the stretch. The Grizzlies got only 16 points from their reserves, and Sessions and Kevin Love combined for 31 points off the bench by themselves.
"It's not because we can't hold leads or we don't match up," coach Lionel Hollins said. "They just beat us."
Gay went 13 for 18 from the floor. The Wolves, though, were 13 for 17 in the fourth quarter -- going almost eight minutes without a miss in one stretch.
"They were making good decisions. They were penetrating and going to the basket. It was just tough for us," Gay said, adding: "We're in a funk. Every team goes through it."
After a 15-4 stretch from mid-December through late January, the Grizzlies have lost five of their last six games.
"We're going through a little adversity right now, kind of like we did earlier in the season but on a smaller scale," said Mike Conley, who had 14 points for the Grizzlies. "We've got to learn how to get through this."
Love returned from a scary knee injury to knock down the sealing 3-pointer with 1:14 left that gave Minnesota a 104-99 lead. Love whacked his chest a couple of times on the way back to the other end, and Flynn leaped into his arms in a bear hug in celebration.
Jefferson was the star of the show, though, pump-faking Randolph into the air a few minutes earlier and dribbling right for a baseline jumper that cut the Memphis lead to 95-94 at the 3:48 mark to end his run of 12 straight points.
"When he gets it going," Brewer said, "he can really get it going."
Game notes
Over 15 years playing Vancouver and Memphis, Minnesota has always won at least one game per season. The Wolves lost their first three against the Grizzlies this season, but are 40-18 all-time against them. ... Jefferson is shooting 62.3 percent (33 for 53) over his last four games, with 42 rebounds. ... The Grizzlies have lost seven of their last eight road games.
Team Stat Comparison
Points | 102 | 109 |
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 7-36 | 8-33 |
Assists | 27 | 26 |
Turnovers | 14 | 7 |
Steals | 5 | 8 |
Blocks | 3 | 4 |
Fast Break Points | 16 | 17 |
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 16 (0/0) | 10 (0/0) |
Largest Lead | 13 | 7 |
Top Performers
Game Leaders
Points | R. Gay 27 | R. Gomes 26 |
Rebounds | Z. Randolph 13 | A. Jefferson 7 |
Assists | Z. Randolph 6 | R. Sessions 6 |
Steals | R. Gay 2 | C. Brewer 4 |
Blocks | R. Gay 1 | A. Jefferson 4 |
Team rosters: Memphis | Minnesota |


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Even from Paris, I can tell that John McCain is in big trouble.
As the Wall Street crisis hit like a tidal wave, Obama's support has jumped. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin's support has dropped like a stone. The ABC talking heads tore McCain apart this morning. (I can pick this up... read on