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Necessity of Banking Reform in Tunisia: Three Largest Banks Face Audit
By Salma Bouzid | Jul 19 2013
Credit ,debt ,economic reform ,gonnet ,imf ,A lengthy process of evaluating Tunisia's three state-owned banks has been announced by the government, but numerous problems remain and a strategy for reform is not yet in place.
The Tunisian economy has suffered from poor access to credit, with Tunisian businesses having to offer large guarantees to receive loans necessary to expand. The three banks up for evaluation cover a third of the country's banking sector.
Tunisia's economy has fared poorly since the revolution, and recent evaluations by major credit rating agencies have been pessimistic. On June 28, for example, a Standard and Poor's report described Tunisia's banking sector as "fragile and not supportive of investment." It predicted that the government would need to devote considerable funds to recapitalizing Tunisian banks, which currently are not able to meet demands for credit.
The gap between the demand for credit and the funds available in Tunisian banks is large, estimated to be between 17 and 20 billion dinars (10 to 12 billion dollars), according to Laurent Gonnet, a financial sector specialist at the World Bank who spoke with Tunisian media on Tuesday.
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The three major state-owned banks – the National Agricultural Bank (BNA), the Housing Bank (BH), and the Tunisian Banking Company (STB) – are widely regarded as in need of reform. They represent 36 percent of the country's banking sector, but their oversight has been lax, with no full on-site inspections held since 2006.
The government has announced that it will undertake an eight-month audit process to diagnose failures in these banks and identify a reform strategy. According to the Ministry of Finance's website, the international auditors selected for the evalution are Group PWC/ MTBF for STB and Roland Berger Strategy Consultant/FICO and ORGA Audit Group for BH and three of the bank's subsidiairies. The final bank to be audited, BNA, is still collecting bids from international contractors, due to low payment offerings. The process is behind schedule and was supposed to start on July 15 according to Gonnet.
Gonnet believes this audit will prepare the country to undertake needed reforms.
"When looking to evaluate the banking sector, we need to look at two key indicators: the credit penetration rate and debt quality, meaning the amount of bad debts," according to Gonnet.  [display_posts type="same_author" limit="3" position="right"]
The credit penetration rate measures the amount of credit issued by banks as a percentage of a country's gross national product, with a higher percentage meaning there is more access to loans and other forms of credit in an economy. This means higher access to credit for businesses looking to expand, facilitating growth.
"Ten or 15 years ago, the Tunisian and Moroccan banking sectors were similar, but now Morocco is taking a step forward with a credit penetration rate of 90 percent. Tunisia is lagging behind with a rate of 72 percent," Gonnet said. He believes that reforms can bring Tunisia on par with Morocco.
Tunisia's reform strategy, however, is yet to be determined.
Gonnet reported the key problems facing the Tunisian banking sector as mismanagement, lack of innovation, and a lack of an effective approach to bad debts.
The value of collateral that must be put up to guarantee a loan in Tunisia is the highest in the region, averaging 167 percent of the loan amount, according to Gonnet. This limits the flow of credit in the economy, as potential borrowers may not be able to provide such a guarantee.
He listed a number of reforms which the government could adopt, including transforming the three public banks into development banks, liquidating them, installing teams of private experts in management roles, and finally, to giving shares of these banks to strategic shareholders.
"The financial sector's full potential hasn't been reached yet in Tunisia. The banking sector's intervention is not efficient and not supportive of economic growth," he said.
Under the regime of former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on the government to undertaken financial reforms, but the suggestions were not implemented.
The IMF issued an analysis of Tunisia's financial system stability last August as part of its Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). It noted that the reforms called on in its previous assessment issued in 2006 had been ignored.
"The core recommendations of the 2006 FSAP were not implemented. These recommendations centered on the proposed comprehensive reform of the state-owned banks to improve their risk management; addressing the overhang of nonperforming loans; and the rationalization of staffing and duties," stated the report.

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The former CEO of Hewlett Packard is continuing to defend his reputation after he was ousted from his position for allegedly being less than transparent with his expenses.
The Wall Street Journal quotes Hurd speaking to "acquaintances" about his relationship with former contractor Jodie Fisher. She has apparently claimed that she didn't get extra work from HP's Hurd because she wouldn't get into bed with him.
Hurd, however, denies there was a sexual element in his relationship with Fisher but instead says she didn't get as much work as she wanted because of the global economy. Fisher, too, denied she had a fling with Hurd.
HP concluded in an internal investigation that Fisher's allegations of sexual harrassment were without substance, but instead cast doubt on the wisdom of employing Fisher as a contractor.
Hurd, through his "acquaintances" is quoted by the WSJ as saying: "This woman and I never had sex".
Meanwhile, HP has formed a committee and employed head hunters in an attempt to find a replacement as quickly as it can for Mark Hurd. The committee is not expected to canvass either Carly Fiorina or Mike Capellas for the job.


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text: World's tallest water slide finally openBy Astead Herndon, special to CNNUpdated 1502 GMT (2202 HKT) July 11, 2014World's best water slides 9 photosScary slides – Meet Verrückt: The world's tallest water slide is opening soon at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Its 168-foot drop will deliver what designer John Schooley calls an "extreme thrill ride." Click through the gallery to see daring slides around the world.Hide Caption 1 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosAqualoop, Ixtapan de La Sal, Mexico – On the big attraction at Ixtapan Parque Acuatico, the drop that follows a fall through a trapdoor propels riders to 60 kilometers an hour -- fast enough to make it around an almost-vertical loop. Hide Caption 2 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosThe Abyss, Fushun, China – At Bali Water Park in Fushun, China, northeast of Beijing, the Abyss's 29-meter-high, near-vertical oscillations and final, enormous bowl make it one of the world's most exciting water park attractions. Hide Caption 3 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosKing Cobra, Belek, Turkey – King Cobra is a game-changing water slide found at Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa in Belek, Turkey. The double-tube ride is interactive because passengers race each other. It also incorporates special effects, such as hissing sounds.Hide Caption 4 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosMammoth, Santa Claus, Indiana – As the world's first six-person water coaster, Mammoth at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, covers more than three acres and is just less than a third of a mile long.Hide Caption 5 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosSuper S Ride, Hong-cheon, South Korea – At Daemyung Resort in South Korea, Python is one of the world's scariest water slides, thanks to several banked twists and turns, unbelievably tight corners and a 6-meter-wide enclosed section that sends riders flying up the sides.Hide Caption 6 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosAquaconda, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – At Aquaventure Waterpark in Dubai, the Aquaconda contains the world's first slide-within-a-slide, comprising an enclosed tube slide that weaves in and out of the framework of a flume-style ride. Hide Caption 7 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosBehemoth Bowl, Guangzhou, China – "This is the largest bowl water ride in the world with a massive 18-meter diameter," says Ruth McMahon at theme park designers ProSlide Technology Inc. "The size and shape allows passengers to speed around the perimeter and make multiple revolutions with maximum centrifugal force." The ride is part of Guangzhou's Chimelong Water Park in China.Hide Caption 8 of 9World's best water slides 9 photosDawwama, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – "It's unique because it combines two iconic water rides," says Ruth McMahon at ProSlide Technology Inc. "After the first section, passengers get dropped into the world's first six-person funnel ride." The ride is part of Yas Waterworld in Abu Dhabi.Hide Caption 9 of 9Story highlightsWorld's tallest water slide to open in Kansas City, KansasIt features a 168-foot plunge with top speeds of 50 miles per hourHead designer: "It was great fun, but it was actually terrifying." When no one wanted to build the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Jeff Henry built it himself. So when Verrückt was completed, and it was time to test the 168-foot coaster in his Kansas City, Kansas, water park, the choice of test riders was rather easy. The guinea pigs: Henry, owner of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts; Henry's assistant; and head designer John Schooley.Just WatchedWould you ride a 17-story water slide?replayMore Videos ...Would you ride a 17-story water slide? 00:54PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedGo for a ride on world's tallest swing replayMore Videos ...Go for a ride on world's tallest swing 02:04PLAY VIDEO"It was terrifying," Schooley said. "It was great fun, but it was actually terrifying." 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US 6982930 B1 Abstract A wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses having a watch housing on whose surface a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disposed. A voltage sensor is positioned within the watch housing for detecting the voltage frequency change during the blood circulation. The voltage sensor includes two electric terminals one of which is mounted on a bottom cover of the watch housing to permit a close contact with one hand wrist, and the other consists of two pieces of conductive rubber strips on the front surface of the insulated wristband for fingers of another hand to touch thereon. Both electric terminals are coupled by both hands while the detected voltage change frequency undergoes a static electric filtration by inductors and is transmitted to a filter shaping circuit for creating signals that are brought into a central processing unit to perform the processing and the calculating actions thereof. So, the processed result of the heart pulse rate is presented on the LCD.
Claims(3) 1. A wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses comprising:
a) a watch housing made of nonconductive material, the watch housing having a crystal at the front side thereof;
b) a liquid crystal display positioned under the crystal of the watch housing;
c) a voltage sensor for detecting the voltage frequency change created by blood circulation within a human body, the voltage sensor having a plurality of components disposed on a circuit board under the liquid crystal display;
d) a bottom cover made of conductive material and positioned at the bottom side of the watch housing, at least a conducting connection element being interposed between the bottom cover and the circuit board for creating an electric connection such that the bottom cover serves as a first electric terminal in close contact with the wrist of a first hand of a watch wearer;
e) a wristband made of nonconductive material and attached to both ends of the watch housing;
f) two conductive rubber strips positioned at the top of the wristband, the conductive rubber strips each having a conducting pin at both ends of the watch housing for creating an electric connection between the conductive rubber strips and the circuit board of the voltage sensor such that the conductive rubber strips serves as a second electric terminal to permit the contact with two fingers of a second hand of the watch wearer; and
g) three inductors disposed within the voltage sensor, the inductors being coupled with both conductive rubber strips of the second electric terminal and the bottom cover of the first electric terminal so that the detected voltage change frequency undergoes a static electric filtration by means of the inductors and is transmitted to a filter shaping circuit for creating signals that are brought into a central processing unit with an internal or an external amplifying circuit and then amplified by the amplifying circuit for central processing unit to perform the processing and the calculating actions thereof whereby the processed result of the heart pulse rate in beats per minute can be presented on the liquid crystal display.
2. The wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses as recited in
3. The wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses as recited in
Description 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses, and more particularly, to a wristwatch having a first electric terminal on a bottom cover to permit a close contact with the wrist of one hand and a second electric terminal on the front side of the wristband for two fingers of another hand to touch thereon. Accordingly, the accuracy in measuring the heart pulse rate is reinforced. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the heart pulses significantly varies during an exercise session. It is essential to monitor the heart pulse rate during the exercise session since the greatest benefit from exercise occurs when the heart pulse rate rises to 60% of the maximal rate. In exceeding this percentage, it will be harmful to the human body. Accordingly, to facilitate the measuring action and to provide accurate readings are important to the health during the exercise session. Conventional heart pulse sensors are of various types and forms. U.S. Pat. No. 4,409,983, U.S. Pat. No. 4,224,948, U.S. Pat. No. 4,120,269 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,267 teach different kinds of pulse-sensing watches while the employed sensors are selected from the group consisting of infrared sensors, exhaust sensors, piezo pressure sensors, and optical sensors. Due to the influence of various external factors, the accuracy of the infrared sensor leaves much to be desired. As for the sensor detecting the voltage frequency change during blood circulation, the detection interface in contact with the human body has to be taken into account. If the detection interface is not able to ensure an effective contact with the human body, the measured heart pulse rate may be inaccurate. For example, in taking a metal surface as the detection interface, the contact will be unstable due to the slippery metal surface when the skin with perspiration is in contact with the interface. Accordingly, the accuracy will be seriously affected. U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,267 teaches a heart pulse rate monitor assembly with sensor means mounted on a bottom side of a wristband for sensing heart pulses of the radial artery of the user. The assembly includes a piezo pressure sensor or an optical sensor adjacent to the radial artery for sensing the heart pulses thereof. The disadvantages thereof lie in that the measured result is easily influenced by external factors. Meanwhile, whether the detecting position is correct or not plays a significant part in the accurate readings. This apparatus may be suitable for medical professionals like physicians, nurses, etc. However, it is much difficult for normal persons to exactly locate the radial artery for an accurate detection of the heart pulses. In addition to the convenient use, how to improve the sensing accuracy is also the main consideration of the invention. It is a primary object of the invention to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses having two conductive rubber strips on the surface of a wristband that are employed to be one electric terminal and has an antislip configuration for improving the accuracy in sensing the heart pulse rate. It is another object of the invention to provide a wristwatch with the function of sensing heart pulses having another electric terminal on a bottom cover for contact with a first hand around which the wristwatch is worn. When fingers of a second hand touch the electric terminal consisting of conductive rubber strips, an electric connection between both electric terminals is created by both hands. The circulation of blood produces electric voltage, and different heart pulse rate will result in the change of voltage frequency. Besides, the farther is the blood, the more evidently the voltage frequency changes. If the right hand touches the second electric terminal and the first electric terminal is in contact with the left hand, the blood between the left and the right hand flows at a longest distance. Thus, the change of the voltage frequency between both electric terminals permits a more accurate detection of heart pulses. The accomplishment of this and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following descriptions and its accompanying drawings of which: First of all, referring to A watch housing 10 made of nonconductive material, the watch housing 10 having a crystal 11 at the front side thereof;
The electronic components of the aforementioned filter circuit 132 and the amplifying circuit 134 belong to the prior art so that no further descriptions thereof are given hereinafter. Based on the above-mentioned configuration, the invention features the surface of the nonconductive wristband 20 on which two conductive rubber strips 21, 22 are mounted. The conductive rubber strips 21, 22 have excellent conductivity as metal, are kind to the skin, and avoid undesirable slip. As shown in Again, referring to Signals in dense fluctuation obtained from both electric terminals A, B are illustrated in In the invention, two sets of electric terminals A, B located at different positions are employed to accurately measure the heart pulse rate. The second electric terminal B consists of two conductive rubber strips 21, 22. As shown in Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. Patent Citations
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A university professor says he has become addicted to doing press-ups on upturned chopping knives.
Xie Guanghai, 57, a physics professor in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, claims he does about 4,000 push-ups a day.
He said it took him four years to master his technique of doing press-ups on knives fixed into place on a wooden board.
Xie has developed thick calluses on his palms which allow him to do his press-ups without cutting his hands.
"Along with the growing of my interest in this unusual exercise, the calluses have grown thicker and thicker," he said.
Xie already holds two world records for conventional press-ups, including one for doing 6,012 in a row, and now plans to apply for a place in the record books for 'blade push-ups'.
"Four years ago I started to try these blade push-ups after watching a TV programme where a folk artist climbed up a ladder made of blades," he explained.
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I normally keep the fact that I carry a secret. A few family members know but in general that's it. I engage in a hobby that involves towing a trailer containing expensive equipment to events in other cities and sometimes other states. Typically this involves two or three nights stay in a motel nearby. I have a friend that sometimes goes with me to help out and sometimes brings his own equipment. We share the travel expenses like gas and we shack up in one motel room (no jokes please ) The last time he went with me was a couple of years ago before I started to carry. He is going to go with me to a few of these events in the coming months.
So my question . . . Since my friend and I are together pretty much 24/7 during these trips including in the same motel room at night, do I have a responsibility to tell him that I have a gun on me. My initial thought it yes since if the SHTF in the middle of the night and I'm firing my weapon, he would be right in the middle of it. Thoughts?


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Oscar Pistorius lawyers to challenge appeal ruling
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Uber rape case: Court to hear final arguments from Monday
February 15, 2015
New Delhi: The trial in the sensational Uber cab rape case which has witnessed several twists and turns would enter its final stage, with a Delhi court slated to commence hearing final arguments from Monday. The trial in the case, which came to light after the December 5 last year incident,...
Michael Jackson's family denied new trial in negligence case
January 31, 2015
Los Angeles: A California state appeals court on Friday denied Michael Jackson's family its latest attempt to reverse a jury's decision that cleared concert promoter AEG Live of negligence in the singer's death. The three-judge panel ruled that Jackson's mother and children did not have standing for a new trial after...
Arun Jaitley slams media, says media trials must be avoided in high profile cases
January 18, 2015
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday slammed the media for invading privacy of individuals and running media trials. The remarks assume significance as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor recently hit out at the media for being prosecutor, judge and jury in his wife Sunanda Pushkar death...
Uber cab rape case: Victim identifies driver in court
January 15, 2015
New Delhi: The woman executive allegedly raped by Uber taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav identified him as the rapist during the recording of her statement in the trial which began on Thursday, sources said. Testifying as a prosecution witness in the case, the victim told Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja that...
Pretoria judge allows prosecutors to appeal Pistorius verdict
December 10, 2014
Pretoria: A South African judge, on Wednesday, granted prosecutors the right to appeal against the acquittal of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius from murder charges. Pistorius was jailed for five years in October for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee athlete claimed in his defence that he accidentally shot Steenkamp thinking...
Oscar Pistorius appeal ruling delayed
December 9, 2014
Pretoria: A South African judge on Tuesday delayed a ruling on whether to allow the prosecution to appeal against Oscar Pistorius's five-year prison sentence for killing his girlfriend, saying she needed more time. After listening to arguments from the prosecution and the defence, judge Thokozile Masipa adjourned the hearing until tomorrow,...
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December 9, 2014
Johannesburg: A South African judge will rule Tuesday on whether to grant a state appeal that would open the way for para-athlete Oscar Pistorius to serve more time behind bars for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecution lawyers applied for an appeal after Judge Thokozile Masipa in October sentenced the...
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November 29, 2014
Cairo: An Egyptian court is to deliver on Saturday its verdict in the murder retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, almost four years after he was overthrown in a popular uprising. Mubarak, 86, is accused along with seven of his former police commanders of involvement in the killing of hundreds of...
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November 28, 2014
Kano: The father of a 14-year-old child bride accused of murdering her husband said on Friday that he was appealing to a Nigerian court to spare his daughter the death sentence. Wasilat Tasi'u is on trial for the murder of her 35-year-old husband, Umar Sani, who died after eating food that...
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November 7, 2014
Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have formally opposed an appeal by the state against the South African athlete's culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail sentence handed down last month, prosecutors said on Friday. Pistorius was sentenced in the negligent killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after the state failed to convince judge...
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October 21, 2014
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October 16, 2014
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October 15, 2014
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Oscar Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend's death after divisive trial
October 12, 2014
Pretoria: Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court on Monday to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or walk out a free man. After a six-month, on-off trial that captivated South Africa, and millions more...
Iran suspends sentences for participants in 'Happy' video
October 2, 2014
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National Herald case: Delhi HC extends stay on trial court's order summoning Sonia, Rahul till Nov 3
October 1, 2014
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September 23, 2014
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Oscar Pistorius breaks down sobbing as South African judge reads verdict
September 11, 2014
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September 11, 2014
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South African court to deliver verdict in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial today
September 11, 2014
It's DDay for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. A South Africa court will deliver the verdict of Pistorius' murder trial today more than 18 months after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. If he is found guilty of premeditated murder, he could be sentenced to life in prison. ...
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September 10, 2014
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September 7, 2014
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September 6, 2014
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What color of light does not affect rods and helps us see in the dark
As an amateur astronomer I got interested in this question years ago. Traditionally, the color red was used in places like night time military applications (e.g., planes or submarines) on the basis that the eye is least sensitive to red wavelengths and least likely to trigger the eye's daytime response (i.e., activation of daytime cone cells, which see poorly at night). As a result, many people have used red lighting in flashlights and other night sources.
But other studies point out that the human eye is most sensitive to wavelengths at the opposite (blue/green) end of the spectrum, regardless of illumination level. In other words, if you can avoid activating the cone cells, blue/green is usually the best wavelength to see things in low light. This probably explains why emergency vehicles in most countries use blue or green wavelengths instead of (or in addition to) red. And explains why modern automotive and avionic dashboards are not dominated by red colors at night. Likewise it probably explains why some backpacking flashlights often favor green wavelengths for night time purposes.
Here's another way to look at it. At night time astronomy outings, which color of laser is used to point at stars in the sky, red or green? It's green. As long as it's not bright enough to activate the cone cells and disrupt night vision, it is more visible than red.
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Bostonians silently mark bombing, with family, co-workers, and strangers (+video)
It was silent at 2:50 p.m., not just in Boston but in other cities, too, to honor those killed and wounded in the Boston Marathon bombings, but also to affirm the city's resilience.
The busy streets of downtown Boston came to a standstill on Monday, as people stopped to observe a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m., the time the first bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon on April 15, one week ago.
With grief, but also a sense of dignity, hundreds of people gathered at various landmarks around the city with their co-workers, families, and total strangers to mark the moment of silence together.
Church bells echoed across the city after the minute tribute, but at Copley Square, which is within the six-block crime scene area, a couple hundred people lining the streets stood in silence for more than five minutes. The Old South and Trinity churches also stood silent, because they, too, are in the off-limits area. Slowly people stepped away from the police barricade, going back to work, walking their dogs, or pushing kids in strollers.
"God bless the people of Massachusetts. Boston Strong," Gov. Deval Patrick said after the moment had ended, standing on the steps of the State House with Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Secretary of State William Galvin, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo.


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Mother's Fight For Daughter To Continue
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ALAMOGORDO - Tomorrow a New Mexico family court judge could decide if a strange custody fight in Alamogordo will continue.
Last April Rosa Caje was arrested for refusing to hand her daughter over to a woman named Mary Bruer. Bruer has no blood relation to Caje's daughter Olivia, but Olivia and her mom lived with Bruer for a few months. Because of that, a court named Bruer the "psychological grandmother" of the child and eventually gave her custody despite no investigation. Caje says she eventually won the original custody case, but now she says Bruer is taking her back to court.
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Wimbledon is by far my favorite grand slam. It is the elite of the elite. If I were a tennis player and only won one grand slam, I'd want it to be Wimbledon. Particularly, I love the tradition of the tournament. No play on the middle Sunday, the all white attire, the ivy on the buildings. Its so regal and traditional. Also...Wimbledon isn't commerical. You don't see advertisements all over the place on the boards behind the players the way you do other slams and tournaments. The only advertisement I believe you may see is the Rolex advertisement on the scoreboard on Centre Court. It is truly the crowned jewel of tennis in my opinion and certainly lives up to its billing as the most "grand" grand slam.


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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. My first outing in the writing of Anne Bronte, a powerful and thought provoking tale about the injustices women faced in the time period. Synopsis: When Helen Graham moves into the long abandoned Wildfell Hall, everyone is curious about her story and her past. Intensely secretive, she raises her son in relative seclusion, but there is one in the local area who seeks to know more about Helen, and quickly a friendship between Helen and Gilbert arises. Mrs Graham becomes the speculation of much local gossip, and in order to clear her name in the eyes of Gilbert, she permits him to read her diary, and learn the shocking truth of the life she left behind. Review: Let me start off by saying Jane Eyre is one of my favourite books. Until recently that was the only book by the Bronte sisters I had read. In a recent women's writing module at University one of the required texts was Wuthering Heights, which I loved (you can see the review here.) I then decided to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as a result of some comparisons made between the two novels. All three books achieved greatness for different things, but the thing that struck me most was the bravery it must have taken Anne to write such a book in the 19th century, not only highlighting the abusive nature of her marriage, but also chronicling the story of a woman reaching out on her own and raising her son as a single parent. It's an astounding book, especially given the overall happy ending - the majority of texts featuring single mothers tended to end in death and despair, but Anne's protagonist stays strong throughout her hardship, and ultimately gets the life she deserves. Many feminists claim this to be an early example of a feminist text, and I think it did much in showcasing how little freedoms women had, and how little protection they had in abusive relationships. There are a whole host of characters - much more than that of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, and Bronte uses that to expand into many different sub plots as well as exploring different themes and different marriages. She highlights alcohol abuse, unmarried women feeling like a burden on their family and the inability to stand up to your husband in very subtle ways. Much of the text is written through the form of letters and diaries, which puts an interesting perspective on the story. I feel the Tenant of Wildfell Hall is somewhat overshadowed by the books of her sisters, in fact I had never previously heard of the novel. It is an immensely powerful thought provoking tale and although I felt some chapters were a little long winded for my liking, it is a book that will stay with me for a long time. The bad people are all horrible and the pious people are all saintly. No one is even remotely in the grey-area. Mr Hargrave seems to get a bit of a personality transplant halfway through. Helen is almost insufferable. Her aunt gets proved right, despite having a despicable (even for the time) attitude towards her niece. Anne can't pull off the pious heroine in the same way that Charlotte did in Villette, she just makes her horrendous. And who the fuck is Gilbert, anyway? He's so boring as to be utterly lacking in impact. The writing was pretty good, though. An entertaining, romantic, and suspensful book! BUT, I just don't think this type of setting, namely the time period will ever be one of my favorites to read. It was good though, and I will probably read some more classics like this! This must be Anne Bronte year for me. I read both of her books (she only has two, right?) this year for the first time. I have mixed feelings about this book. It's the story of Helen Huntingdon, who is married to a complete jerk. He's an alcoholic who has numerous affairs under her roof and tries to corrupt their young son to his lifestyle. The corruption of her son is the deal breaker for her so she escapes and of course meets a new love interest, Gilbert Markham. I like Gilbert a lot. He makes mistakes (like when he unknowingly beats up her brother) and acts childish a lot of the time, but he has good intentions and seems to have a good heart. I liked that Helen is the one that takes things by the hand and basically proposes to Gilbert in the end and also that she has all the money and will be providing for the couple. Pretty much the opposite of most books of this era, where the impoverished heroine has to snag a rich husband who she hopefully (sometimes too conveniently) loves. What I didn't like about this book was the pacing. It dragged on a bit for me and the story lent itself to being much more exciting than it ended up being. I think having it told through letters and journals kind of hindered the book. I can imagine it being a deeper, more complex novel if it had not been in first person. On the other hand, Agnes Grey, told through the title character's journal, worked really well for that story, and overall, though I think I'm in the minority on this one, I liked it better. Helen Graham rents the small cottage Wildfell Hall and move in there with her little son and the faithful maid-servant.. People in the small village are curious. Who is she? What is her background. She's evidently a widow - but not very eager to share about her life. And of course all kinds of rumors starts going around in the nosy little community. The young farmer Gilberg Markham falls in love with her - and starts to win her confidence. She will reveal her past to him in a long diary that takes up most part of the novel. She is in fact married to Arthur Huntingdon - a very mean and vile kind of husband and father. It is at times painful reading, and no surprise the public was chocked at the detailed glimpse into this bleak portrayal of marital tragedy - which includes the detrimental effects of alcohol, adultury and bad friends. I liked this second reading even better than the first. Also I would recommend the BBC tv-series adaptation from 1996 with Tara Fitzgerald as Helen Graham.
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References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (2)Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140434747, Paperback)"I no longer love my husband – I HATE him! The word stares at me in the face like a guilty confession" Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's struggle for domestic independence and creative freedom. In her introduction Steve Davies discusses The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as feminist testament, inspired by Anne Brontë's experiences as a governess and by the death of her brother Branwell Brontë, and examines the novel's language, biblical references and narrative styles. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:36:24 -0400) The mysterious new tenant of Wildfell Hall is a strong-minded woman who keeps her own counsel. Helen 'Graham' - exiled with her child to the desolate moorland mansion, adopting an assumed name and earning her living as a painter - has returned to Wildfell Hall in flight from a disastrous marriage. Narrated by her neighbour Gilbert Markham, and in the pages of her own diary, the novel portrays Helen's eloquent struggle for independence at a time when the law and society defined a married woman as her husband's property.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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