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Explore the story of two boys from two worlds that could not be further apart. Despite a great geographical and culture separation, their lives mirror one another in essential ways.
Mirror is an exhibition featuring collages from the recent book of the same name by best selling children's author and artist Jeannie Baker.
Jeannie's vibrant works present a visual story that both contrasts and reveals the parallels in the everyday life of a boy in Australia and a boy in a remote Berber village in Morocco. The collages take us on a journey that reveals more similarities than differences between the two cultures. It's an exhibition of works that every child should see and that people of all ages will enjoy.
Mirror is supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian–Arab Relations (CAAR).
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The idea for this work came from my delight in travelling in a country very different from my own. At the time in my own country there was much political poisoning of attitudes towards foreigners and foreignness. But travelling alone in remote Morocco, a woman 'stranger' myself, I was met with much friendliness and generosity from 'strangers'. The idea for the work was right there: that outward appearances may be very different but the inner person of a 'stranger' may not be a stranger at all. We all live to be loved by family and friends and to be part of a larger family, a community. Inwardly we are so alike that it could be each other we see when we look in a mirror.
The settings I chose for the families in the story are the Valley of Roses (famous for its rose perfume) in southern Morocco and my home in Sydney, Australia. The images started as drawings. Using these drawings as a guide, I then made collages. These were constructed layer by layer on a wooden baseboard using a combination of natural and artificial materials such as sand, earth, clay, paints, vegetation, paper, fabric, wool, tin and plastic. The natural materials were preserved and fresh colouring added.
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(AP) - A federal government investigation into Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. could deal another blow to sales for its only product and main revenue source, H.P. Acthar gel, according to analysts who cover the company.
The Anaheim, Calif., drugmaker said Monday the U.S. government is investigating its promotional practices. The company's announcement comes after health insurer Aetna Inc. recently said it will stop reimbursement for most uses of Acthar. Company shares plummeted last week after a research website reported Aetna's decision.
The stock sank again Monday after Questcor's brief investigation announcement.
Questcor markets the gel as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, infantile spasms, and a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome, among other approved uses. The company is completing an expansion of its sales force behind the gel and has said second-quarter revenue more than doubled to about $112 million, as more doctors used it.
Analysts say these investigations can take years to play out. Oppenheimer analyst Christopher Holterhoff said sales may be hurt if the company has to change its marketing.
"We believe investors may be hesitant to put new money to work on (Questcor) given the increased risks/uncertainties associated with the government investigation," Holterhoff wrote in a Monday morning research note. He lowered his rating on the stock to "perform" from "outperform."
But Roth Capital Partners analyst Yale Jen said government investigations into promotional practices are common, and most lead to minor or no penalties. He also said he believes the company has been careful in complying with government regulations.
Jefferies analyst Biren Amin lowered his price target on the stock to $24 from $30. He said in a note the investigation creates a "murkier outlook" for Questcor, and it may create a risk that more insurers will follow Aetna's example and decide to limit their reimbursement for Acthar gel.
Aetna said earlier this month it will drop reimbursement for all uses except infantile spasms, but patients currently receiving Acthar gel will be covered so they can complete their treatment. Aetna has said it expects to further review its policy on Acthar next month.
Questcor dropped 35 percent, or $10.46, to $19.65 in afternoon trading Monday after falling a 52-week low of $19.52 earlier in the session. The company's stock had started last week trading above $50 but then tumbled 48 percent on Sept. 19, the day Aetna's decision was reported.
Questcor shares have fallen more than 50 percent so far this year.
Shares of another biopharmaceutical company, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, also collapsed Monday after it told analysts they should not rely on recently disclosed data about its lead product, the potential lung cancer treatment bavituximab. The Tustin, Calif., company said that it discovered "major discrepancies" between some patient sample test results and treatment code assignments when it reviewed mid-stage trial data.
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Peregrine shares shed more than 75 percent of their value, dropping to $4.12 to $1.27 in afternoon trading after closing last week at $5.37.
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HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US methanol expansion may have reached its limit in terms of planned projects in Louisiana, sources said this week heading into the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) International Petrochemical Conference.
Five new or restarted methanol plants have been announced in the past year, which, if actually started and finished, would push the US from being a net importer of methanol to being a net exporter of the material within the next few years.
While it does seem a good bet that the US will become self-sufficient in producing its methanol needs during the near-future, sources said it is a longshot that all of the announced projects will break ground.
Four of the five methanol projects have target sites in southern Louisiana. Celanese also plans to build a methanol plant at its huge acetyls complex near Galveston, Texas.
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Methanex plans to move one and maybe two idled plants from Chile to that area, in Geismar, Louisiana. The company said in late January that it had signed a long-term gas supply contract with Chesapeake Energy.
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Earlier this month, PotashCorp said it had restarted a plant at Geismar. Mosaic also plans to build a plant in Faustina, Louisiana, but has not made the final decision yet.
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Leucadia National said late last year that it had signed offtake agreements for its proposed $2.5bn (€1.9bn) petcoke-methanol plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, but the company's latest 10-k filing said that it has not yet arranged the "significant" financing from third-party sources that the project requires.
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LOS ANGELES "Designing Women" star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her a host of television roles, has died at age 70.
Carter died Saturday morning, according to publicist Steve Rohr, who represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook. He declined to disclose the cause of death or where she died. Carter lived with Holbrook in the Los Angeles area.
"This has been a terrible blow to our family," Holbrook said in a written statement. "We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy."
A native of Tennessee, Carter was most famous for playing wisecracking Southerner Julia Sugarbaker for seven years on "Designing Women," the CBS sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1993. The series was the peak of a career in which she often played wealthy and self-important but independent Southern women.
She was nominated for an Emmy in 2007 for her seven-episode guest stint on the ABC hit "Desperate Housewives."
Carter's other credits include roles on the series "Family Law" and "Different Strokes."
She married Holbrook in 1984. The two had met four years earlier while making the TV movie "The Killing of Randy Webster," and although attracted to one another, each had suffered two failed marriages and were wary at first.
They finally wed two years before Carter landed her role on "Designing Women." Holbrook appeared on the show regularly in the late 1980s as her boyfriend, Reese Watson.
The two appeared together in her final project, the 2009 independent film "That Evening Sun," shot in Tennessee and based on a short story by Southern novelist William Gay.
The middle of three children, Carter was born in 1939 in McLemoresville, Tenn.
Carter was the daughter of a grocery and department store owner who died just three years ago at 96. She said at the time of his death that he taught her to believe in people's essential goodness.
"When I asked him how he handled shoplifting in his new store, which had a lot of goods on display, making it impossible to keep an eye on everything, he said, 'Most people are honest, and if they weren't, you couldn't stay in business because a thief will find a way to steal,'" Carter said. "'You can't really protect yourself, but papa and I built our business believing most people are honest and want to do right by you.'"
Carter grew up in Carroll County and made her stage debut in a 1960 production of "Carousel" in Memphis. It was the beginning of a decades-long stage career in which she relied on her singing voice as much as her acting.
She appeared in TV soap operas in the 1970s, but did not become a national star until her recurring roles on "Different Strokes" and another series, "Filthy Rich," in the 1980s.
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Yesterday I was in Leeds hanging out with some friends, we hand all done a little bit of shopping for Christmas and were heading home and a random guy comes up to me and says "Giantbomb" and points at my luchadeer tee. I say yes we then exchange a few words about the site, then we go on are-own ways. It was very random, but kinda cool.
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Lil Scrappy was about to put his paws on someone as another of his family outings has been marred by racism.
Scrappy snapped during a vacation with his daughter Emani and Momma Dee. According to TMZ.com, the trio was visiting the Nickelodeon Suits Resort in Orlando when he believes his daughter was excluded from a game because of her race.
The "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star and his family were at the hotel's pool on Wednesday for an activity were kids were called up on stage. Scrappy noticed that Emani and many other Black children were repeatedly passed over. It appeared to him that the host was favoring White kids over Black ones.
In video of his confrontation with hotel staff, Scrappy told the host, "You need to pick my daughter. This is some racist-a*s sh*t." Momma Dee also jumped into the confrontation as Emani pulled her father away. Coincidentally, the person who shot the video agrees with Scrappy and his family.
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Re: Buying a 30-40 year old boat - your opinions
Our boat will be 33 years old in February; we bought her 12 years ago. Pretty much, we bought a sturdy hull with a layout we liked, and planned to replace "everything." Because of the boat's age, her low selling price plus trucking to our then-home port, meant we could afford to do all that. It seemed our boat was built at a sweet spot of age: they knew how to work fiberglass but weren't totally convinced of its strength, so we're considerably overbuilt (1-inch-thick hull!). Heavy and slow but oh so comfy. Especially with your skills, you could do this too, and get the additional advantages of (1) being able to install *exactly* the systems you want; and (2) knowing how everything is put together, you can fix it yourself if you're out in the boonies somewhere when things go bad.
Downsides: (1) In an older boat, you won't have a hull/keel design that incorporates any advances in marine architecture over the last 30 years - maybe someone with more expertise than me can weigh in on this. Older boats tend to have full keels or modified full; how much difference in sailing characteristics will be gained by swing, bulb, or other new-shaped keels? (2) Unlike a new boat, whose value is pretty straightforward, You will *not* be able to insure an older, refurbished boat for what you have invested in it.
FWIW, there's an old Sailnet thread that touches on this topic:
In it, we posted the cost of our retrofits, copied and pasted below:
We replaced "everything." Everything we put in was new, mostly purchased at Annapolis Boat Show sale prices. The refit took about 2 years and we - mostly Dan - did everything ourselves except the engine, heater, and rerigging installations (for insurance/warranty reasons). The first priority was things that make the boat safer or sail faster, then, everything else (all prices in boat bucks, a.k.a, thousands of dollars)
Yanmar engine 20
Frigoboat keel cooled refrig/freezer 2
Lofrans windlass & remote switch 3
Autohelm under deck mount autopilot 5
Webasto diesel heater 2.5
replace all standing rigging 5
arch for solar panels with integral cockpit rail 5
Brig 10' inflatable dinghy with 9.8 hp outboard 5
Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioner/heater 2.5
North Sails new mainsail & genoa 5
Force 10 stove/ oven 1.5
replace fuel tanks 2
100' chain, 200' rope and Rocna 44 anchor 1.5
Those bigger ticket items account for $60K of our refit budget. The rest of it (each item $1000 or less) went for: solar panels, bilge pump & 4000 gph "Hail Mary" pump, upholstery/paint/varnish/formica, marine-grade wire, LED lighting, cockpit cushions, trifold swim ladder, bimini, stereo, sinks and faucets, Seagull water filter, 4 AGM batteries, Xantrex Link 20, 2 Garhaur 6-part purchases for dinghy lift, handheld Garmin chartplotter, and (*winks at CruisingDad*) a BBQ.
4 months into our cruise, there is not one single thing I'd change! The solar panels make all of our power needs on sunny days; we generally run the engine about 45 minutes every 4 days to make up the difference due to occaisional cloudiness. We chose not to use a generator (too noisy) and instead use extremely energy-efficient systems, like LED lights and the keel-cooled fridge/freezer, so that we could maintain ourselves with solar. We have no watermaker, but with a 100-gal water tank for 2 people, we can go 3-4 weeks before refilling. We also chose not to install radar because our chosen cruising grounds, US southeast & Bahamas, rarely have fog and we rarely run at night, therefore less need. Disclaimer: these are our solutions, for the way we like to live, I'm not assuming they'd be right for everyone.
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We strolled the boat show last weekend and nothing new and shiny engendered any boat lust at all, except the Gozzard that cost literally TEN TIMES the current appraised value of our boat. I guess we did okay.
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He was the fourth of eight children born to the union of the late Albert and Odessa Bell Townsend March 17, 1941.
He is preceded in death by his eldest sister, Mildred Townsend Lowery; three brothers – in – law: Shirley Wardell Lowery, Alonzo P. Jackson, and John Mason (Big Joe.)
He was a dedicated and loyal member of Northside Christian Church. He served as a Deacon, Superintendent of Sunday School, Sunday School teacher, Bible Study Instructor, a member of District 4 Convention, Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention, Trustee Board Member, Chairman of the Deacon Board, and Christian Education Director. He had a genuine passion and love for Northside Christian Church. He made sure the doors were always opened and closed. He will be forever missed and loved at Northside.
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LOS ANGELES – A fugitive ex-cop accused of four killings was believed to have been cornered in a mountain cabin engulfed in flames Tuesday, police said, while not confirming his death after a six-day manhunt.
Law enforcement said it was still too hot to enter the burnt-down cabin near Big Bear, east of Los Angeles, where embittered Christopher Dorner was thought to have taken refuge after being caught with a stolen vehicle.
"Any reports that the body has been identified as Christopher Dorner are not true," said Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) spokesman Andrew Smith, denying earlier media reports that a body had been found.
"Nobody has been identified and no one has been located," he said, declining to formally confirm the end of the lengthy manhunt that rattled nerves across southern California and beyond.
A spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's office, Cindy Bachman, echoed his comments, but confirmed that the man who ended up in the cabin was believed to be Dorner.
"We had reason to believe that that was Christopher Dorner," she told reporters, adding that, when the blaze erupted as police moved in, "we believe that he was still inside the cabin."
"And we believe he is still inside that cabin that caught fire," she added.
The disgruntled 33-year-old had allegedly already killed three people before going on the run last week, after posting a chilling online manifesto threatening to kill more officers.
He was cornered in the snow-covered San Bernardino mountains after nearly a week-long manhunt, which focused on Big Bear before expanding amid reported sightings elsewhere in California and a suggestion that he had fled to Mexico.
The LA Times said a single shot was heard as police moved in on the cabin, suggesting Dorner may have taken his own life, although that was not confirmed.
Officers broke the cabin windows, pumped in tear gas and called for Dorner to surrender over a loudspeaker, the LA Times said. When they got no reply, they deployed a vehicle to rip down the cabin walls.
It did so "one by one, like peeling an onion," a law enforcement official told the newspaper. When it got to the last wall, a single gunshot was heard, before flames began to spread through the structure.
Smith, the LAPD spokesman, said the confrontation began after a vehicle was reported stolen from another cabin near Big Bear by someone who looked like Dorner.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's office immediately launched a ground and air search, and located the vehicle nearby.
"Shortly thereafter, this individual barricaded himself in one of the cabins there and an exchange of gunfire occurred. During that exchange of gunfire, two officers were injured," Smith said.
KTLA 5 said more than 200 officers had surrounded the cabin near Big Bear, where Dorner's pickup truck was found last week shortly after the manhunt was launched.
Local media had earlier reported that the suspect had tied up a couple in a cabin before fleeing. Smith did not confirm those details and insisted that police remain on alert until Dorner is confirmed as dead or captured.
"Until Christopher Dorner has been identified as deceased or has handcuffs in jail we will continue as though he is still out there … we want to make sure that the citizens of LA are safe," said the LAPD spokesman.
Police launched a massive manhunt last week for Dorner, after he allegedly killed a couple and a policeman, and injured another three officers, while pledging online to kill officers in revenge for his 2008 sacking.
The disgruntled ex-cop threatened to murder police and their families in his rambling manifesto, pledging to "bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty."
Some 50 LAPD officers and families had been placed under special protection. The couple murdered two weeks ago included the daughter of a former LAPD officer linked to Dorner's dismissal.
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CAMP PENDLETON – A meaner, faster, more agile and yes, more comfortable military personnel prototype fighting vehicle was unveiled here Tuesday by the Marines, designed to be used on land 80 percent of the time while preserving the core amphibious tradition of the Corps.
It has air conditioning, too.
Officials at this sprawling military base have been testing prototypes of the $16.7 million hulking Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle or EFV.
Some 575 of the machines could end up being fielded by 2016 by the Marine Corps at a tab of $13.2 billion, replacing its aging fleet of Assault Amphibious Vehicles that the service has used since 1972.
"Similarly to the current vehicle you launch the vehicle from a ship ... it's our forcible entry to get on to the beachhead," said Maj. Shaun Doheney, the deputy director of the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch at Pendleton, as he and other Marines highlighted the qualities of the new war fighting machine to the media.
The EFV is faster in the water than its predecessor -- traveling at 20 to 25 knots at sea compared with five to seven knots – and its abilities on land will help today's Marines stay safer plus give them more firepower, officials said.
"It's the same fighting concept with this vehicle, but it is the capabilities that this vehicle brings that are significantly more advanced," Doheney said.
The new vehicle's lethality is another aspect Marine officials pushed on Tuesday, saying the 17 Marines it can carry along with three operators won't necessarily have to dismount to defeat every threat they encounter in battle.
"The more I can keep them buttoned up, the more mobile that I can keep them, the less susceptible the Marines are to getting killed by bad guys," said EFV program manager Col. Keith Moore.
Sgt. Robert Baxter, one of the Marines who has been testing the prototypes, says he feels much safer in the vehicle, something Marine officials stress is key.
He has driven, shot from it, commanded and learned the vehicle's maintenance inside and out to help shake out the bugs, Baxter said.
"To me it is very vital," he said of the EFV's amphibious capability. "I think that both with the background of the Marine Corps and the history of the battles it has fought ... I am very proud to work on these. I feel it is the future of the Marine Corps."
Marines have been testing the prototypes at Pendleton for about four years, driving the vehicles and firing its 30 mm automatic cannon and 7.62 mm machine gun and manufacturer General Dynamics will continue refining it in part based on their feedback to get to a stable design, officials said.
With its 300-mile operating range and speed of 42 mph on land and the computers and digital technology on board, if approved for purchase, the EFV will become the primary future fighting vehicle for the Marine Corps.
But that could be a hard sell because Defense Secretary Robert Gates has raised questions about whether amphibious skills are becoming outdated in an era marked by landlocked conflict in places like Afghanistan and when enemy anti-ship technology has become increasingly sophisticated, making beach invasions much more difficult to pull off.


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The long road to recovery for the city of West is proving to still be full of bumps and cracks.
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December's ice storm left North Texas battered and bruised. Now we've learned we've been left out in the cold again — footing all the repair bills.
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A federal agency is granting $20 million to a rural Central Texas town to help rebuild two schools destroyed in last year's deadly fertilizer plant explosion.
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ClassicsOnline Home » VERNE, J.: Around the World in Eighty Days (Abridged)
To take on the bet—to go around the world in eighty days, faster than anyone had gone before—was madness. If Phileas Fogg missed a single connection he would lose £20,000. Phileas Fogg was an eccentric Englishman who lived a quiet ordered life and believed that, with technology and planning, nothing was unforseeable. But he could not plan for the ebullient nature of his French servant, Passepartout, for the adventures that crop up on their journey and for the totally unexpected collision with romance. The humour and freshness of Verne's writing—vivid despatches from a newly accessible world—make Around The World In Eighty Days an ideal subject for an Audiobook.
Jules Verne
Around The World In Eighty Days
Jules Verne was born in the French seaport of Nantes in
1828. In 1839,
he stowed away on the Coralie, a ship bound for the West
Indies, but was retrieved by his father. His father wanted Jules to become a
lawyer – as
he himself was – and sent his son to Paris in 1848 to train.
In Paris, Verne became part of the literary circle of
Alexandre Dumas.
In 1852, he passed his law exams and became Secretary to the
Théâtre Lyrique, writing several unsuccessful plays.
In 1856, Verne married a young widow from Amiens, Honorine
Morel, who had two children, and they had one son of their own, Michel. In
order to support his family, he became a stockbroker on the Paris Bourse.
As well as plays, Verne wrote many poems and stories for
and in 1854 he published a fantasy novella, Master
Zacharius. But his first real success came in 1863, with the publication of
Five Weeks in a Balloon,
followed in 1864 by Journey to the Centre of the Earth and,
in 1865, From the Earth to the Moon. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was
published in two parts, in 1869 and 1870. Like many of
Verne's books,
it shows his love of exploration and scientific discovery.
Verne was left crippled in 1886 after being shot by his
nephew, Gaston, when he refused him money. But he continued to work, and wrote
a total of 67 titles. He died in 1905.
Around the World in Eighty Days was Verne's tenth novel. It
was published in 1873, at the height of his powers, and it established his
popularity in Britain - and in America, where it was the best seller of the
year, with sales topping a million. It achieved its greatest popularity in the
20th century through Michael Todd's film with David Niven in the title role.
Around the World in Eight Days chronicles the dramatic dash
from continent to continent to win a wager by the eccentric Englishman, Phileas
Fogg. Fogg is very much a Frenchman's idea of the English gentleman, a figure
of extreme punctiliousness who is quite content to 'let his servant do his sightseeing
for him.' He is balanced by the excitable and warm-hearted Passepartout -
perhaps a Frenchman's idea of the true Frenchman.
The book was written as a serial and ran in the Paris
newspaper, Le Temps, in real time, the story and the journey ending on the same
day at the end of December 1872. Fogg's journey was followed keenly by readers,
and episodes were telegraphed across the Atlantic. It was a time when
international tourist travel was becoming increasingly available to a wider
section of people, and the details of visas, traveling methods and differing
cultural traits was fascinating to the general reader. The story falls easily
into episodes, and the immediacy of the writing, mirroring the fast moving pace
of the action, makes it as gripping today as when it was first written.
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known for taking leading operatic roles including Mozart (Figaro and Leporello)
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It says a minimum of 25 candidates required for holding such exams
The controversy surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination is yet to come to an end even after a recent notification providing weightage to English language was kept in abeyance following protests.
The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has urged V. Narayanaswamy, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, to ensure the withdrawal of a clause that says that a minimum of 25 candidates should take exams in a certain regional language for the exam to be held in that language.
Otherwise, candidates will have to write the examination either in English or Hindi.
In his letter of March 18, 2013 to Mr. Narayanaswamy, Chairperson of KDA "Mukhyamantri" Chandru has said that there was no clarity on the protection of regional languages, though the government has kept the notification in abeyance.
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"The Union Government and the UPSC have to protect the interest of the regional languages. Failure to do so would create discontent among the people and they may protest against the imposition of Hindi and English to pursue the agenda of globalisation and liberalisation," the letter said.
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Garrett Kenny – Owner Coldwell Banker Feltrim Coldwell Banker Feltrim, one of the leading realtors in the Orlando area of Florida, was delighted with the reception the company received at its first REDEX show in Toronto this weekend.
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On October 25, 2013, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA"), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that it will receive settlement payments of $5.1 billion with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in connection with claims of alleged violations of federal and state securities laws related to private-label, residential mortgage-backed securities purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The larger settlement involved claims related to securities sold to the companies between 2005 and 2007 by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and Washington Mutual. To resolve these claims, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay approximately $2.74 billion to Freddie Mac and $1.26 billion to Fannie Mae.
In separate settlements, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $670 million to Fannie Mae and $480 million to Freddie Mac to resolve representation and warranty claims with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac related to their purchases of single-family mortgages.
The settlements did not "constitute an admission by any of the JPMorgan Defendants of any liability or wrongdoing whatsoever" and were therefore favorable, in that sense at least, to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. because admitting wrongdoing could have increased its exposure in private mortgage repurchases lawsuits.
The settlement agreement regarding private label securities claims between FHFA and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. involves the following cases: Federal Housing Finance Agency v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., et al., No. 11 CIV. 6188 (S.D.N.Y.); Federal Housing Finance Agency v. First Horizon Nat'l Corp., et al., No. 11 CIV. 6193 (S.D.N.Y.); Federal Housing Finance Agency v. SG Americas, Inc., et al., No. 11 CIV. 6203 (S.D.N.Y.); and Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Ally Financial Inc., et al., No. 11 CIV. 7010 (S.D.N.Y.).
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CD Badajoz manager Adolfo Munoz says Celtic's imminent addition of Amido Balde is a good piece of business by the Scottish champions.
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"Celtic has made a very shrewd move," Muno, who compared Balde to former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, ttold SunSport.
"Amido is going to be the talk of the town as soon he starts playing for Celtic.
"There isn't a defender in the world who can stop this boy – unless you're a sumo wrestler.
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"The defenders will not be able to match up against him when he's running towards goal.
"He is a beast. His physique is incredible.
"I'm not exaggerating. Trying to push him away, jump higher or anticipate him is very difficult for a defender. He has the physique and energy of Drogba. You have to play dirty to stop him, so Celtic will get a lot of fouls in their favour near the penalty area."
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In fact, there was little any of the Tigers' starting pitchers could have done differently to prevent another disappointing ending to a fine year.
The Tigers lost the AL championship series to Boston in six games because the few weaknesses they had all seemed to hurt them at the worst possible time. Whether it was an unreliable bullpen, poor baserunning or shaky fielding, the Red Sox took advantage of every Detroit flaw.
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After a scrumptious dinner, we presented the girls with a Yahoo! backpack, and they couldn't believe what was inside. Licetz, the girl I was paired with for the evening, was dancing in her seat when she saw the Flip video camera that was hers to keep and would empower her to make her own powerful voice be heard.
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Invest Wisely - Investment Opportunities Milwaukee, Wis. -With the start of the New Year, many people will resolve to improve their financial security by taking advantage of investment opportunities. To steer clear of risky ventures, the Better Business Bureau is urging would-be investors to carefully evaluate the investment product or program, its promoters and its sales pitch. "Every day, the Wisconsin BBB hears from consumers who invested in what they thought were solid and sure money-makers. They abandoned their common sense and succumbed to enticing promotions that were short on details but long on promises of high yield returns," said Randall Hoth, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau. According to Hoth, investment schemers frequently try to peddle products using sales pitches that are "tied to the headlines." Recent suspect promotions include oil-and-gas schemes (higher gas prices are on everyone's mind), bird flu stock scams (from companies claiming to have products to fight bird flu), "get rich quick" real estate investment seminars (to take advantage of soaring housing prices), advance stock notifications for Mexico-based companies (to serve growing Hispanic populations), and investment pools (to help hurricane and tsunami victims). To avoid falling victim to fraud, the BBB advised investors to be particularly cautious of any of the following red flags: * Words like "risk free," "guarantee," "high return," or "limited offer." According to government regulators, no financial investment is "risk free" and a high rate of return means greater risk. * Offshore scams and investment opportunities in other countries, particularly if they claim to be "tax-free" and "confidential." If you send your money abroad and something goes wrong, it will be particularly difficult to locate your money. * Promises of "quick" profits or "fast" cash, "ground floor" opportunities, offers to share "inside" information, and pressure to invest immediately because the "market is moving." * Spam emails that lure you with subject lines, such as "Hot Stock Tips". Before making an investment decision, get the facts in writing, Hoth said. "At the very least, you should obtain and verify the following information: * If the investment and seller are licensed and registered. Check with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (WDFI) - Division of Securities at www.wdfi.org/fi/securities/. * If there is a record of complaints about the promoter or the investment company at the BBB, the SEC or WDFI. * The costs to buy, hold and sell the investment. * The risk that you could lose the money you invest. * The rate of return to expect on your money and when. * The company's headquarter location, how long it has been in business, and its product or service. * What the promoter is being paid to tout the investment opportunity. In addition, the BBB advised investors to always request and carefully read through financial information about the investment, such as a prospectus, annual report, offering circular and financial statements. "Compare the written information to what you were told or read online. Watch out if you are told there is no such information available," Hoth said. For more information, contact the Wisconsin BBB at 414-847-6000 (metro Milwaukee), 1-800-273-1002 (elsewhere in Wisconsin) or www.wisconsin.bbb.org. The Better Business Bureau serving Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization that brings decades of experience in fostering ethical business practices; providing dispute resolution alternatives; offering consumer and business education; and promoting customer service excellence. Our Reliability Reports provide the general public with critical information about companies both locally and nationally.


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That sequence was as definitive an answer as any to the ever-burning question of where the aging franchise center belongs on a team aflutter with youthful offensive options. Yet the debate rages on. Today Ewing is the dogged warrior with the heart of John Starks and the grit of Charles Oakley. Yesterday, before Ewing Achilles tendon searing, knees creaking, and ribs throbbing scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, there was talk of a trade. The Ewing era, The New York Times had declared before Sunday's game, is at a crossroads.
For as long as Knicks management has been casting about for young, athletic players to light a fire under the team's predictable post-up offense, NBA observers have been proclaiming the end of Ewing's reign as team centerpiece. Questions about his compatibility with this team only intensified when the Knicks acquired the wiry leaping ability of Marcus Camby and the fleet-footed offense of Sprewell. He is, they say, too slow to beat most anyone to the basket. With Patrick as the their go-to guy, it is said, the Knicks will never be able to take full advantage of their newfound youthful bounce. The pampered, lauded Ewing, the analysis goes, is too proud to step aside. He still wants the ball, but he's not making the plays the way he used to.
The outspoken former Knick Charles Oakley articulated the logical conclusion of that line of thinking in a conversation with the media last February. "I don't know if he needs to take less shots or what," Oakley said. "But something in his game needs to change for them to be a better team. Over the years, he's always been the main focus. Can he accept somebody else getting the spotlight? The more he can accept, the better off the team will be."
If you counted up all of the last-second fadeaways that never fell, the slow-motion ball fakes, and the passes into the post that he has bungled out of bounds, you could paint a sad picture of a washed-up franchise center. But here in the twilight of a hall-of-fame career, Ewing has been no small part of an unlikely late-season turnaround that has the Knicks with as good a shot as any team at the Eastern Conference Finals. Is that because Ewing, however bruised and battered, can still carry his team? Or have the Knicks overcome their woes because their center, weary and wounded from battle, has been forced to step ever so slightly to the side?
To a man, Ewing's teammates insist (publicly, at least) that they would rather play with him than without him, despite their high- octane scoring spurts that occur in his absence. Basketball players, unlike the reporters who cover them and the corporate bosses that sign their paychecks, live in the moment. And at the moment, Ewing is on the roster and hungrier than anyone for a championship ring.
Herb Williams wrinkles his brow at the suggestion that his good friend should focus on rebounding and shot-blocking at the expense of his offense. "It's tough for a player to change the way he plays. As long as he's here, we gotta include Patrick in the offense. His offensive role was bigger before, but now we have a couple more pieces, so we can spread it around. But he still has to rebound. And you can't take his scoring away from him."
Hubie Brown, one of umpteen men who have coached Ewing during his professional career, concurred with Williams's assessment, even after the heartbreaking Game 4 loss. "He's averaged 23 points a game, 11 rebounds. He's been on the All-NBA team seven times. He is not changing his game. In spite of a terrible injury to his Achilles, he's giving them the minutes. Most guys would not be playing. This team, with all of these guys, are not going to win anything without Patrick Ewing."
The exiled Starks, another Ewing loyalist, gave the Ewing-centric status quo a further vote of confidence in a deserted Garden corridor as the final minutes ticked down on the Knicks' Game 3 win over Miami. "Everything revolves around Patrick in the paint," Starks explained. "Allan [Houston] and Sprewell can step up offensively, but it all goes hand in hand. Patrick's still got to play well."
If there were a blueprint for future Knicks success with Patrick in the lineup, it would be Games 1 and 3 of the first-round series against Miami. Ewing made the kind of contribution in those games that the aging San Antonio center David Robinson has grown accustomed to as the Spurs' neophyte in the middle, Tim Duncan, has ratcheted up his offense this season. In his 10 NBA years, Robinson, like Ewing, has seen his dreams of a championship grow dimmer as the playoff eliminations mount and each passing season takes a heavier toll on his body. This season, Robinson has allowed his scoring average to decrease more than eight points, from 24.4 to 15.8, while holding steady with his rebounds (10 per game), assists (2.1) and blocked shots (2.43). Once Robinson accepted this lesser, but still important, role early in the season, the Spurs won 30 of their last 35 games.
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Join us for a craft beer and cheese tasting at Maple to support our chapter. This tasting will feature craft beer produced in Italy, the birthplace of the Slow Food movement. Italy's craft brewers honor the Italian tradition of using local ingredients – such as herbs and even wine! – in their products. Sample four of these creative brews paired with cheeses. Note: This is a mix-and-mingle event; join us anytime between 2:30 and 4:30
The Slow Food DC (SFDC) chapter is a community that promotes and celebrates local, seasonal, and sustainable food sources; works to preserve the culinary traditions of the region's ethnically and culturally diverse populations; and supports the right of all people to enjoy good, clean, fair food.
SFDC represents the national capitol area, including Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland. Members come from a wide variety of professions and backgrounds. We organize dinners, tastings, tours, lectures, and community outreach events providing SFDC members an opportunity to explore the richness of our region's culinary heritage in addition to the diverse array of food and drink from around the world represented in our foodshed. It is our goal to connect our eaters with the biodiverse and sustainable food producers, as well as increase public awareness of slow eating.


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ATHENA: Goddess of WarAlternate titles: ATENEA: Diosa de la Guerra Starring Jung Woo Sung and Cha Seung Won
A year after the blockbuster spy thriller Iris comes the exciting spin-off series Athena: Goddess of War Lee Jung Woo is a special agent at the National Anti-Terror Service (NTS) who is put on babysitting duty when he's assigned to watch over former North Korean intelligence agent, Kim Ki Soo. He finds himself drawn to fellow agent Yoon Hye In, but she remains cool and keeps him at a distance. Little does he know, she is also a double agent for NTS and is placed within Athena, a terrorist organization set on attaining the latest nuclear power technology. When the daughter of the South Korean president is kidnapped, Jung Woo is tasked to bringing her back safe and sound, pitting him against Son Hyuk and the ruthless organization, Athena.
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