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Consolidating and sharing local government services has been both champion and problematic for local politicians. While most agree that the savings can be substantial when governments eliminate redundancies and cooperate, many local leaders are reluctant to give up what they perceive as local control. In other words, they know it's the right thing to do but they don't want to give up their turf.
Here in Cicero we've proven that consolidation can save tax dollars while keeping local control. We've seen this specifically in the shared services agreements our town has with the town of Salina and village of North Syracuse. When Cicero and Salina began sharing a single assessor in 2008, it resulted in an immediate $30,000 savings for taxpayers in each town. Our towns share an assessor but maintain separate offices and assessment rolls. This arrangement also means that each town can now reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid from New York State which is promoting the sharing of assessors.
Late last year, our current town board voted to abolish this shared assessor agreement which would have dramatically increased the cost of our own assessor's office and resulted in the loss of state aid, something in these tight economic times we simply cannot afford. Fortunately, this was reversed and the agreement with Salina was kept in place.
Another example of consolidation of services is when Cicero began providing codes enforcement in the village of North Syracuse. Under this agreement, the village pays the town approximately $2,000 per month for the services of a codes officer. This results in extra revenue for the town and eliminates the cost of maintaining a codes office in the village. Hopefully, this type of agreement can continue and benefit both municipalities.
Last year there was a study to review consolidation of the Cicero Police Department with the Onondaga County Sherriff's Office. However, after a review of the facts and figures there would be no savings to contract with the Sherriff's Office on a year-to-year basis for similar police coverage we currently enjoy. In fact, over a few year period such a merger would have cost more as there were built in steady increases with such a contract.
As tax dollars tighten, municipalities must constantly look for and find more creative ways to cut costs and provide the services taxpayers demand. But consolidating services not only has to create savings for taxpayers, it also has to make sense. As towns continue to deal with tightening budgets and increasing operating costs, we owe it to our taxpayers to find more creative and efficient ways to provide services. Simply passing the increasing cost of government onto taxpayers and raising taxes is no longer an option.
Jim Corl, Jr., is a Cicero town councilor.
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Russian curler Anna Sidorova is bringing a little heat to the ice after posing for some racy pictures ahead of the Sochi games.
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Bir Lehlou — President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has appointed Dr. Ghali Zbeir, as a chair of the Petroleum and Mining Authority of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, according to a presidential decree issued Thursday.
"Based on the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), particularly Article 58, and after seeing Article 1, paragraph 3 and 4, and Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Mining Law, the President of the Republic appoints Dr. Ghali Hamdi Zbeir as a chair of the Petroleum and Mining Authority of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic," reads the presidential decree, a copy of which obtained by SPS.
Born on 15 March 1970, Dr. Ghali Zbeir has a PhD in Geology and Minerals from the University of Russia.
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Public feedback: Dr Wee showing part of the survey report at the Bukit Gelugor MCA division service centre. With him is Penang MCA deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng.
GEORGE TOWN: The MCA has started preparatory works for the Bukit Gelugor by-election even though it is yet to be decided if the party would contest the seat.
"Whether to fight or not is secondary as it is for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the party president (Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai) to decide," said MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"A comprehensive survey was conducted last week to collect feedback from those living in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary constituency and the survey was wide ranging in spectrum.
"Some of the questions were on national issues, crime rate, living cost, goods and services tax (GST), Islamic state, corruption, pollution, economic development, government bureaucracy, the handling of MH370 and others," he told a press conference at the Bukit Gelugor MCA division service centre in Jalan Tembaga yesterday.
Dr Wee said the survey was conducted in a very scientific manner.
"It also touched on the characteristics of an ideal candidate. The report showed that the people wanted a capable, high integrity and vocal candidate who listens to the people," he said.
He said the report was tabled during the presidential council meeting on Tuesday.
On voters' sentiments for the late Karpal Singh, Dr Wee said: "If we join in the fray (to contest in the by-election), we will have to do our best."
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The Chennai Corporation has advanced the deadline for completion of desilting of stormwater drains to July 31. Of the 1400 km stormwater drains in the city, 400 km have been desilted so far. Desilting of around 1000 km of stormwater drains will be completed in one month on a war footing. The effort is part of the pre-monsoon preparedness in the 426 sq km of the city.
The Chennai Corporation usually completes work on desilting of stormwater drains before the third week of September to cope with the vagaries of the north east monsoon.
At a pre-monsoon preparedness meeting held on Saturday, officials at the 15 zones were asked to speed up the work of desilting with additional workers on contract. Tenders for contract work to desilt stormwater drains will be finalised quickly at the zonal level in the coming weeks. The workers on contract will be in addition to the existing workers of the Chennai Corporation.
The existing 120 malaria desilting workers in the old city limits of 172 sq km, and 162 malaria desilting workers in added areas are not adequate for completing the work before the deadline, officials said.
Most of the 162 malaria desilting workers in the added areas of Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur, were earlier part of the 42 local bodies on the outskirts.
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"The Senate passed a bill that has $23 billion in cuts," Owens said. "At the end of the day, those numbers look more like $27 billion, with $8 billion or so going back into food stamps."
The House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill, but currently House Republicans are split over spending cuts.
The bill would cut spending in farm and nutrition programs by $35 billion over 10 years, similar to the one passed by the Senate.
Both would eliminate direct payments to farmers.
Food stamps would be slashed by $16.5 billion over 10 years, and new eligibility requirements could kick two to three million people out of that program.
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"I don't know if you have farm-labor issues here," Owens said to the farmers in Beekmantown, "but that problem won't be solved in the short term."
The Congressman said the farm bill would function off what they are being paid and what the costs are, with insurance kicking in to bring them "back to spread." Most folks with small and medium farms are alright with this, but the larger farms are not, he said.
With Owens' appointment, it marked the first time in 40 years someone from New York sat on the Agriculture Committee.
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A year after its comprehensive defeat in the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, the Left Front led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has clearly failed to recover lost ground in the polls to 81 urban local bodies in the State. Although the Left parties managed to arrest the slide in certain parts of the State, and made small gains in relation to the Lok Sabha election, this is of little consolation with the Assembly election only a year away. The principal opposition, the Trinamool Congress, which went for an alliance with the Congress in the 2009 general election to prevail over the Left Front, beat back the ruling front on its own this time. It notched up impressive wins in the key Kolkata Municipal Corporation and neighbouring Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) Municipality and emerged the most successful party in the districts. It hopes to set up the board in at least 50 civic bodies across the State largely on its own and with the Congress as partner in a few. The Left parties won 18 bodies and the Congress seven. Only about 17 per cent of the total electorate of West Bengal was covered in these municipal elections, but the outcome, coming after the losses in the panchayat elections in 2008 and the Lok Sabha election in 2009, raises the question whether the end of the Left Front's long tenure in government is near. After a record seven successive wins in the Assembly election, beginning 1977, the CPI (M) and the other Left parties might have to settle for a spell in the opposition. Even if corrective action is taken by the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government, it is difficult to envisage a change in the popular mood in West Bengal.
For the Trinamool, the municipal polls also served as an opportunity to set the alliance terms with the Congress for the Assembly election. The party's chief Mamata Banerjee might be calculating that her prospective ally has been sufficiently softened up by the results to be a pushover during the seat-sharing negotiations. However, despite the latest confirmation of the erosion of popular support for the Left Front, going it alone is not a viable option for the Trinamool. So, after accusing the Congress of being in league with the CPI (M) in the run-up to the municipal elections, Ms Banerjee has opened a line to the Congress, expressing faith in its top leadership and hoping to maintain relations with the United Progressive Alliance government. However, the volatile Ms Banerjee can always make things difficult for herself, just as she does for her allies. Political opportunism of the kind that saw her propose a Mahajot or grand alliance with both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party has been her strongest card and her greatest weakness. Now that she is within sniffing distance of the Writers' Building, Ms Banerjee seems to be in the process of realising that, in the immediate context, she needs the Congress as much as the Congress needs her.
Keywords: West Bengal politics, CPI (M), Trinamool Congress, Lok Sabha election, Mamata Banerjee, Congress, Left Front government, urban local bodies


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Zadick v. 2004 Olympic champion and two-time World silver medalist Yandro Quintana of Cuba
Heskett v. 2004 Olympic Bronze Fundora.
Tough matches for both guys. Cejudo might be the Gold medalist.
Hard to believe the small impoversihed island of Cuba can put together a better national team than the US.


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Power control, cheap and good
When my basic plug-in heating pad stopped working after a few years and many hours of use, I was about to throw it out when I realized it perhaps deserved a better "sendoff." So I opened the controller just to see what was inside; I rationalized that I at least owed it that token of respect. Once again, I was reminded of how far and how effective basic power control has come, and for so little money.
This pad has three heat settings and a 2-hour automatic shutoff timer so you don't inadvertently leave it on for too long. (I am pretty sure the unit won't overheat even at 100% use; the shut-off is really an "energy conscious" feature from what I can see.) All the electronic circuitry is on a small PC board (see photos).
The apparent simplicity of the function of this unit is deceptive, since it has to control a resistive heating element at a level of around 20/40/60 W from the AC line. As such, it must not only meet functional requirements, but also regulatory and safety codes for line-powered products that will take some amount of abuse even in normal use - that heater pad itself endures a lot of bending, folding, crushing, and more. Further, as a two-wire unit with no AC-line ground connection, there is an additional safety challenge in terms of user isolation and insulation.
And here's the impressive part: you can get all this for under $20 at a local store. When you think about it, that means the price to the store is likely somewhere between $10 and $15, so the BOM and manufacturing costs must even lower, probably in the $5 to $10 range. Yet that modest cost has to cover the loaded PC board including a few MOSFETs and a basic microcontroller, plastic enclosure, an AC cord and the wires between the controller and the heating pad, and the heating pad unit itself. That's a lot of stuff for short money.
I have conflicted feelings about this situation. On one side, I am proud and impressed with what the aggregation of so many engineering disciplines - component, process, design, fabrication, and assembly - has achieved to enable this relatively modest but still challenging product. On the other side, I am once again discouraged: because we have made it look so easy, and the average consumer thinks it's all no big deal; they "expect" this sort of modest miracle to happen and are not at all impressed nor appreciative.
We have seen this over and over as we produce amazing, technology-packed devices, which took years of work, struggle, and uncountable costs, and which sell for a few dollars - yet people still moan, "it costs too much, doesn't do enough, etc." I also know that complaining about this is not going to help as long as Hollywood-type celebrities are given more attention, respect, and stature than scientists and engineers, so I will let it go, for now.
Still, the low cost and decent performance of this now-defunct heating pad and its controller made me wonder: could a clever engineer who needs a basic heater or power control adapt the controller from this $20 pad, perhaps with a different heating-element configuration? After all, what you have here is a fairly decent open-loop control block. If that's all you need, you're all set. And if you need some precision in the temperature value, could you then add a basic feedback loop using a sensor and have closed-loop control on the cheap?
Have you ever taken a standard, low-cost consumer device and adapted it for your project, to save development time or cost? Was that a good idea, or was it only what seemed like a good idea at first but actually more headache than it was worth, in the final analysis?
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SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Arkema on Thursday inaugurated a research and development (R&D) centre at the firm's Changshu production site in China, the French chemicals maker said in a statement.
"Alongside the group's KTC (Kyoto Technical Centre) in Japan, it bolsters Arkema's growth ambition in Asia, with the group looking forward to achieving almost 30% of its sales in fast growing regions by 2016," the company said.
The Changsu facility – Arkema's first R&D center in China – will help "speed up the development of customised products and solutions for the company's customers in China and southeast Asia in fast-growing markets, namely batteries, photovoltaics, electronics packaging, automotive, cable, sports and paint," it said.
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Dirtbox wrote:Mate you're the biggest anti boy on these forums. Reading through this thread all you do is b!tch about Sony. Did a Sony rep ars3 rape you? This isn't a good way to get revenge.
They're all big companies trying to make money, no point hating one or another. Just pick whichever hardware you prefer and focus on enjoying that instead of pathologically hating a corporation
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An earnings report from GameStop (GME - Get Report) on Tuesday provided further evidence that -- industry hopes to the contrary -- the transition to a new generation of machines will likely be a disruptive time for the video-game sector.
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Separately, at an investor conference, Electronic Arts (ERTS) said that it saw soft sales in early November and plans to cut the price of its flagship Madden NFL football title by $10, according to Briefing.com.
Weakening demand for new games, short supply of new consoles, price cuts and disappointing sales are not unusual for a console transition. But industry analysts, investors and executives had hoped this generational jump would be different.GameStop's announcement, however, adds to the recent evidence that this transition will simply be more of the same, a reality that could weigh on the stock prices not only of GameStop but of game publishers such as Electronic Arts and Activision (ATVI - Get Report). "We should all know that there's an awkward transition they're all going through right now," says Steve Monticelli, president of Mosaic Investments. "We should expect weak results from these guys." Still, the market seemed somewhat surprised. In recent trading, shares of GamesStop were off 4 cents, or less than 1%, to $35.14. But the software guys were taking significantly bigger hits, with EA shares off $1.67, or 2.9%, to $56.43; Activision's stock off 40 cents, or 2.8%, to $13.80; and shares of Take-Two Interactive (TTWO - Get Report) off 47 cents, or 2.5%.


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August 3, 2013 in City, Outdoors
Climber buried in Mount Hood avalanche
PORTLAND — A snowboarder traveling through an ice tunnel with six other people was buried when the tunnel collapsed and an avalanche struck while they traversed a glacier on Mount Hood on Saturday afternoon.
The six other members of his party escaped without injury. The man has not yet been identified.
Hood River Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pete Hughes says the other climbers called in the incident at about 4 p.m.
A fixed-wing aircraft was dispatched to survey the area, along with crews from local sheriff's offices.
Hughes says it will "take some doing" to reach the area where the climber was buried on the White River Glacier, which begins about 6,000 feet up the south side of the mountain.
Hughes says it's unclear at what elevation the avalanche buried the climber.
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Failing Italian Airline Faces Deadlines
ROME (AP) — Government and union officials must reach a deal on a plan to save Alitalia by the end of next week because the failing airline cannot keep flying much longer, Italy's labor minister said Monday.
By mid-September, the state-controlled carrier could begin experiencing "operational problems, which in time can result in an impossibility to survive," Maurizio Sacconi told reporters during a break in initial talks between the government and unions representing Alitalia workers.
The head of a powerful labor confederation took a tough stand going into the meeting called to discuss plans to sell parts of Alitalia.
CGIL labor confederation chief Guglielmo Epifani said the government should not expect unions to rubber-stamp the plan without substantive talks — especially concerning layoffs.
Newspapers have reported that 5,000 to 7,000 jobs could be lost from a work force of 20,000. The laid-off workers might be enrolled on welfare programs for up to seven years, according to the reports.
"There needs to be real discussion on the industrial plan," Epifani said in an interview published in the daily L'Unita. "It is not a take-it-or-leave-it deal."
Speaking in Brussels, where he was attending an EU summit, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said the plan was conditional on union approval, but he added that "no" was hardly an option.
"They can't go against the right thing and against the only possible choice," he was quoted as saying by Italy's ANSA news agency. "The alternative is for all the 20,000 to go home."
Union opposition prompted Air France-KLM to abandon efforts to buy the failing carrier last spring. But analysts say that either the airline is sold or it will fail.
"When Alitalia's unions meet government officials to thrash out an understanding, they don't start from a strong position," the Center for Asia-Pacific Aviation said in an analysis. "But they still have the power to undermine Berlusconi's 'miracle' — and that will be their main card."
Alitalia declared bankruptcy last week and has sought bankruptcy protection. Former finance minister Augusto Fantozzi was named by the government as the company's administrator as part of the plan to restructure the unprofitable and debt-laden national carrier.
The plan reportedly calls for breaking Alitalia into two parts, with the profitable assets to be taken over by a group of Italian investors ready to inject 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) and the other assets liquidated. Italian investors are headed by Piaggio's Roberto Colaninno.
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The C allele of JAK2 rs4495487 is an additional candidate locus that contributes to myeloproliferative neoplasm predisposition in the Japanese population
Author affiliations
1 Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
2 Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan
3 First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
4 Department of Molecular Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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BMC Medical Genetics 2012, 13:6 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-13-6Published: 17 January 2012
Polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) are myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) characterized in most cases by a unique somatic mutation, JAK2 V617F. Recent studies revealed that JAK2 V617F occurs more frequently in a specific JAK2 haplotype, named JAK2 46/1 or GGCC haplotype, which is tagged by rs10974944 (C/G) and/or rs12343867 (T/C). This study examined the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the JAK2 locus on MPNs in a Japanese population.
We sequenced 24 JAK2 SNPs in Japanese patients with PV. We then genotyped 138 MPN patients (33 PV, 96 ET, and 9 PMF) with known JAK2 mutational status and 107 controls for a novel SNP, in addition to two SNPs known to be part of the 46/1 haplotype (rs10974944 and rs12343867). Associations with risk of MPN were estimated by odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals using logistic regression.
A novel locus, rs4495487 (T/C), with a mutated T allele was significantly associated with PV. Similar to rs10974944 and rs12343867, rs4495487 in the JAK2 locus is significantly associated with JAK2-positive MPN. Based on the results of SNP analysis of the three JAK2 locus, we defined the "GCC genotype" as having at least one minor allele in each SNP (G allele in rs10974944, C allele in rs4495487, and C allele in rs12343867). The GCC genotype was associated with increased risk of both JAK2 V617F-positive and JAK2 V617F-negative MPN. In ET patients, leukocyte count and hemoglobin were significantly associated with JAK2 V617F, rather than the GCC genotype. In contrast, none of the JAK2 V617F-negative ET patients without the GCC genotype had thrombosis, and splenomegaly was frequently seen in this subset of ET patients. PV patients without the GCC genotype were significantly associated with high platelet count.
Our results indicate that the C allele of JAK2 rs4495487, in addition to the 46/1 haplotype, contributes significantly to the occurrence of JAK2 V617F-positive and JAK2 V617F-negative MPNs in the Japanese population. Because lack of the GCC genotype represents a distinct clinical-hematological subset of MPN, analyzing JAK2 SNPs and quantifying JAK2 V617F mutations will provide further insights into the molecular pathogenesis of MPN.


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HOUSTON Their car broke down in the middle of a Houston freeway in the middle of the night. Before they had a chance to react, a car slammed into the back of them on the North Loop early Wednesday morning.
It s a dangerous situation, it s something you have to evaluate and you have to make a quick decision, said an officer on the scene.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. near the Ella exit.
The driver of the black Dodge Charger told a witness she didn t see the stalled gray Infiniti.
She said he was sitting in the middle of the freeway, and he had no tail lights but he was sitting in the middle of the freeway and she didn t see him until she had already gotten on him and it was too late, said Tequandra Chizer who rushed to the scene to help.
The impact was so great, police said the Infiniti spun around and the Dodge hit it again from the front.
The driver of the black car that hit them, she was standing beside the door of their car, trying to help the driver of the car, cause he was taking breaths like every 20 seconds, Chizer said. I did try to help them, but we could not open the door on the passenger side so we couldn t touch her, and we didn t know if his neck was broken or not.
The driver in the sedan died at the scene. He has been identified as Troung Tran. His sister was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
It s unclear how long the Infiniti sat on the freeway before it was hit.
It s kind of a no win situation, if you stay in the car and the vehicle is struck, you re going to be in danger, said HPD Capt. Larry Baimbridge. Get out of the car, get to a safe place and then call 911 so first responders can get to the scene and keep anyone else from striking the vehicle.
The woman behind the wheel of the Charger was not hurt.
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Nicodemus (/ˌnɪkəˈdiːməs/; Greek: Νικόδημος) is a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin mentioned in the Gospel of John, most notable for assisting in the burial of Jesus. He is venerated as a Christian saint.
Nicodemus appears three times in the Gospel of John. He first visits Jesus one night to discuss his teachings.[John 3:1–21] The second time Nicodemus is mentioned, he reminds his colleagues in the Sanhedrin that the law requires that a person be heard before being judged.[John 7:50–51] Finally, Nicodemus appears after the Crucifixion to provide the customary embalming spices, and assists Joseph of Arimathea in preparing the body of Jesus for burial.[John 19:39–42]
An apocryphal work under his name — the Gospel of Nicodemus — was produced in the mid-4th century, and is mostly a reworking of the earlier Acts of Pilate, which recounts the harrowing of Hell.
Though there is no clear source of information about Nicodemus outside the Gospel of John, the Jewish Encyclopedia and many Biblical historians have theorized that he is identical to Nicodemus ben Gurion, mentioned in the Talmud as a wealthy and popular holy man reputed to have had miraculous powers.
Nicodemus in the Bible[edit]
As is the case with Lazarus, Nicodemus does not belong to the tradition of the Synoptic Gospels and is only mentioned by John,[1] who devotes more than half of Chapter 3 of his gospel, a few verses of Chapter 7 and lastly mentions him in Chapter 19.
The first time Nicodemus is mentioned, he is identified as a Pharisee who comes to see Jesus "at night". John places this meeting shortly after the Cleansing of the Temple. "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."[John 3:2]
Then follows a conversation with Nicodemus about the meaning of being "born again"/"born from above" and mention of the "kingdom of heaven". Jesus expresses surprise, perhaps ironically, that "a teacher of Israel" does not understand the concept of spiritual rebirth. James F. Driscoll describes Nicodemus as a learned and intelligent believer, but somewhat timid and not easily initiated into the mysteries of the new faith.[1]
In John Chapter 7, Nicodemus advises his colleagues among "the chief priests and the Pharisees", to hear and investigate before making a judgment concerning Jesus. Their mocking response argues that no prophet comes from Galilee. Nonetheless, it is probable that he wielded a certain influence in the Sanhedrin.[1]
Finally, when Jesus is buried, Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about 100 pounds, for embalming Jesus' body according to Jewish custom.[John 19:39] Nicodemus must have been a man of means. In his book Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week, Pope Benedict XVI observes that, "The quantity of the balm is extraordinary and exceeds all normal proportions. This is a royal burial."[2]
Veneration and liturgical commemoration[edit]
Nicodemus is venerated as a saint in the various Eastern churches and in the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches commemorate Nicodemus on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers, celebrated on the Third Sunday of Pascha (i.e., the second Sunday after Easter) as well as August 2, the date when tradition holds that his relics were found, along with those of Stephen the Protomartyr, Gamaliel, and Abibas (Gamaliel's second son). The traditional Roman Catholic liturgical calendar lists the same feast of the finding of their relics on the following day, August 3.
In the current Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church, Nicodemus is commemorated along with Saint Joseph of Arimathea on August 31. The Franciscan Order erected a church under the patronage of Saints Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea in Ramla.
Nicodemus in art[edit]
Nicodemus figures prominently in medieval depictions of the Deposition in which he, and Joseph of Arimathea are shown removing the dead Christ from the cross, often with the aid of a ladder.
Like Joseph, Nicodemus became the object of various pious legends during the Middle Ages, particularly in connection with monumental crosses. He was reputed to have carved both the Holy Face of Lucca and the Batlló Crucifix, receiving angelic assistance with the face in particular and thus rendering the works instances of acheiropoieta.[3]
Both of these sculptures date from at least a millennium after Nicodemus's life, but the ascriptions attest to the contemporary interest in Nicodemus as a character in medieval Europe.
United States[edit]
The discussion with Jesus is the source of several common expressions of contemporary American Christianity, specifically, the descriptive phrase "born again" used to describe the baptism by some groups, and John 3:16, a commonly quoted verse used to describe God's plan of salvation.
Daniel Burke notes that, "To blacks after the Civil War, he was a model of rebirth as they sought to cast off their old identity as slaves".[2] Rosamond Rodman asserts that freed slaves who moved to Nicodemus, Kansas, after the Civil War named their town after him.[2] However, the National Park Service indicates that it was more likely based on a 1864 song Wake Nicodemus by Henry Clay Work used to promote settlement in the area.[4]
In August 16, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. invoked Nicodemus as a metaphor concerning the need for the United States to be "born again" in order to effectively address social and economic inequality. The speech was called "Where Do We Go From Here?," and delivered at the 11th Annual SCLC Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]
In popular culture[edit]
Laurence Olivier portrayed Nicodemus in the Franco Zeffirelli television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977). In the miniseries, Nicodemus tries to warn Jesus that he might be arrested, and is there to watch the Crucifixion.
- ^ a b c Driscoll, James F. "Nicodemus." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 13 Dec. 2014.
- ^ a b c Burke, Daniel. Nicodemus, The Mystery Man of Holy Week, Religious News Service, March 27, 2013.
- ^ Schiller, Gertrud. Iconography of Christian Art. Volume 2. The Passion of Jesus Christ. Janet Seligman (tr.), Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1972: 144–5, 472–3.
- ^ "Nicodemus National Historic Site", National Park Service.
- ^ King Jr., Martin Luther.Where do we go from here, August 16, 1967, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University.
- Cornel Heinsdorff: Christus, Nikodemus und die Samaritanerin bei Juvencus. Mit einem Anhang zur lateinischen Evangelienvorlage (= Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte, Bd.67), Berlin/New York 2003
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- Jewish Encyclopedia: Nicodemus
- "St. Nicodemus", Butler's Lives of the Saints
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Vespa GTS300 with 13" Wheels
There's a guy on the Modern Vespa forum who swapped his 12" wheels for 13" wheels! I think it looks awesome and I also think it makes sense to go to a bigger wheel size. He got the wheels from a Piaggio Yourban.
Yeah but the gearings altered surely it will be slower off the mark now!:eek1
Yes it looks nice! But also the speedometer/odometer will now be off...
As a Vespa owner I can tell you the speedo is merely to get you in the ballpark....it's already off!
They are routinely 5% to 8% optimistic....larger wheels will probably bring it closer to being accurate.
Oooh that is a sweet looking scooter. It looks like the tires are lower profile than stock, it's possible the overall diameter is no bigger than the 12" tires with a taller sidewall. I don't like low profile tires. Not only do they give you a rough ride due to the fact that the sidewalls don't flex as much, they are also more likely to allow wheel damage. A lot of cars I see around here with 24" wheels and tires with a 1" wide sidewall have rim damage to the wheels.
That's very nice.
I'd love one of those. :deal
Also, I wouldn't worry much about performance differences, since playing
around with roller weights and dr pulley sliders is cheap and simple.
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From what I've seen so far, a Sniper build with Shotguns as secondary destroys..
I have seen a lot of people using assault rifles and such, and killing enemies slowly. I find if I miss with my sniper rifle and they start rushing me, shotguns completely demolish them. Do you guys find assault rifles weak?
Depending on what you have and how it's modded, but yeah, SG's are powerful.
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That's how I play most shooters and it's always been the case.
I've got a feeling LMGs with sub 1.0 bloom are going to be the highest dps weapons in the game. I can unload a full clip at range without missing a shot, 400+ damage a shot with an 80 round clip and an instant reload from my EGO power. The best sniper I've gotten does 1200ish damage a shot with a .7 fire rate or 600ish with a 2.1 fr. I haven't tried them in combat yet though, for long drawn out fights like Arkfalls I have to make 3+ trips to ammo crates. Depending on how much ammo the snipers carry they may be more efficient, what ammo type do they use?
Every time I try to go where I really wanna be it's already where I am, 'cuz I'm already there
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Ive done 3K plus on the elite hellion sub bosses with an orange sniper, manual reload. Thats usually flat ground too which doesnt take the heigh advantage into effect. With the cloak, height advantage and crouch bonus hitting crits does a hell of a lotta damage with sniper. . Backup i usually just run a purp VBI assault rifle or purp FRC SAW which is BEASTLY.
Do you use a pump or auto shotty? I dont really like the pump though i have one good one sitting in my inventory.
Normally a pump with a high mag size. I find they have better burst damage which is what I need if I am about to get swarmed.
Currently I have a Deadbolt Sniper (from really early in the game, no mods), and a VBI Pump Shotgun of which I can't remember the name, but it has burst fire and fire element. It's rare that I can't handle my own, and even took down a crystal destroy arkfall all by myself (though it took 18 minutes).
I have an Infector SMG and a Volton LMG in my backpack, but in most cases they haven't been very useful. Only one exception to that, is the infector seems to work ridiculously well against Mutant Grenaders (the big pale dudes) and some of the tougher enemies where my Sniper/Shotty combo isn't as good for some reason.
Overall, I have to agree with TC, the best combo I've found for this game so far is Sniper/Shotty.
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Established conventions and procedures were followed in the recent visit of the family of a dead fisherman from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka and back, officials have said.
The family arrived in Jaffna, identified the body and performed the last rites here last Friday. This led to certain quarters in Sri Lanka and a section of its media claiming that India had violated immigration laws and that the authorities had not taken any action.
Because of the close interaction between fishermen of the two countries and because of the narrow Palk Straits, Indian and Sri Lankan authorities have often relied on precedent when it came to the question of resolving issues. In this case, both sides followed an immediate precedent, from July 2009, when the last rites of six fishermen were performed in Jaffna.
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According to the Sri Lanka Navy, it had launched a search and rescue operation for a missing trawler, following a request from the Indian High Commission here. On April 6, a body was found off the Island of Delft and it was handed over to Kayts Police. As there was suspicion that this could be of a crew of the missing trawler, Indian authorities were informed. [No details of the trawler or the fate of the remaining three, who were part of the crew, is available].
"As there was a requirement for relatives to identify the body and considering the urgency of the matter both the governments agreed to transfer the relatives of the crew members of the missing trawler by sea in keeping with the past practice of handling the issues related to fishermen and as a gesture of goodwill," the Navy said.
On April 9, the Navy took six relatives of the crew members brought by an Indian Coast Guard vessel to the International Maritime Boundary Line and transferred them to Jaffna. The Sri Lankan police and the Consulate of India in Jaffna were involved in the process to facilitate positive identification of the body and for subsequent formalities and last rites.
"Humanitarian gesture"
"It is reiterated that at no time did the Indian Coast Guard vessel enter the Sri Lankan waters and that the arrangements by the Sri Lankan authorities were made as a humanitarian gesture," the Navy added.
As on Monday, there are 29 Sri Lankan fishermen in Indian custody. Earlier this month, four Sri Lankan fishermen and their boat went missing.
On fisheries issues, the two countries have been on the same side in international fora. At the recent Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting, India defended Sri Lanka, which was accused of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing, near the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory).


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The Mingo County pipeline to the Belfry football program continues. Deonte Joplin, an All-Cardinal Conference tailback, has already transferred to the Pike County School. The speedy Joplin will be a junior this season. He was one of Mingo Central's top ground gainers rushing for close to 1,000 yards this past season.
Joplin was honorable mention all-state in W.Va. in 2013. He follows many other Mingo County talents who have went to Belfry over the past few years to play football. Those names include former Kentucky Wildcat star David Jones, Doug Howard, brothers Micah and Jonah Caudill, Corey Chapman, Ivan Lee and senior to be Austin Hatfield.
… A meeting will be held June 19 at 6 pm at the former WHS gym to organize a men's Adult Summer Basketball League. Rick Wilkerson, a longtime youth basketball coach, will be in charge of the league. If you're interested you need to attend this meeting, or you may contact Rick by phone at 304-235-3892 or by email at email@example.com.
In years past there were summer basketball leagues and winter independent leagues and tourneys in the area. I always enjoyed playing in these leagues.
It's good to see this being organized again.
… Chris Chugunov, a high school quarterback from New Jersey, has committed to the WVU Mountaineers.
Rated by Rivals as a three-star pro-style quarterback, the 6-foot-1, 188-pound Chugunov said he called Dana Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson on Monday afternoon to confirm his pledge.
The class of 2015 prospect told Rivals he considers his recruiting finished. He is said to be a very underrated quarterback with loads of potential.
Rivals writer Keenan Cummings of WVSports.com said West Virginia coaches had been fond of Chugunov for several months.
…Alex Locklear, an offensive tackle from Spring Valley High, has committed to play for Marshall, Vandy247 reported Wednesday. Listed at 6-foot-5, 295 pounds, Locklear attended Vanderbilt's camp Tuesday. His college list, 247sports.com says, includes Vandy, Holy Cross, James Madison and West Virginia.
… The volleyball camp scheduled for this weekend (Friday and Saturday) at Mingo Central High School has been postponed. It will be moved to July, according to Coach Jan Cisco. Marshall University will conduct the camp.
… An 80th birthday party and celebration will be held Saturday for David Jerry Martin at the Calvary Baptist Church in West End from 2 to 4 p.m. Martin is a longtime Boy Scout leader and former railroad employee. All of his former scouts and co-workers are invited to attend.
Martin is a former standout softball player and American Legion baseball player here in Williamson.
… For parents looking for something for their kids to do this summer, the local bowling alley might be an option. Owner Gary Stepp said he is offering a summer special where kids 18 and under can bowl all day for only $5. This will be from 2 p.m. till in the evening hours. Stepp said he wanted to give kids a chance to learn how to bowl and give residents an affordable outlet for their children during the summer break.
(Kyle Lovern is the Sports Editor for the Williamson Daily News. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 304-235-4242, ext. 33 or Twitter @KyleLovern)


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January 26th, 2015
Illin' Serena, Venus, Djokovic Through on Monday at Australian Open
"If I can play like this I can stay top in the Top 10," said Nishikori, a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 winner. "I'm always ready to play five sets (against Ferrer) so am surprised to win in three."
Posted by Staff @ 8:14 am in Australian Open, Tennis | 4 Comments »
January 22nd, 2015
Djokovic, Murray Dominant Heading Into Australian Third Round While Federer, Nadal Are Ailing
Sean Randall updates the Australian Open third round.
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January 19th, 2015
Federer, Nadal Dominate At The Australian Open; Top Seeds Serena, Djokovic In Action Tuesday
The big names along with some new Australian teens won in Melbourne on day one at the Australian Open.
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January 15th, 2015
Australian Open Men's Draw: Djokovic Drives For Five, Federer v Nadal SF?
A quick preview of the men's Australian Open draw.
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January 11th, 2015
UPDATED: Federer, Ferrer Show Old is the New New; Wawrinka Also Titles
"It means so much more than just running away with it with the score maybe 6-4, 6-4, which was looking very likely at one stage. I guess I was much more happy having to go three sets in the end rather than winning in straight(s)."
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November 20th, 2014
Davis Cup Final Preview: Why I Think Roger Federer's Swiss Team Comes Up Just Short Against France
Sean Randall previews the Davis Cup final and give his pick.
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November 15th, 2014
Federer Saves 4 MPs In SF Thriller Over Wawrinka, Will Face Djokovic For ATP Finals Title; Who's The Pick?
Who'll win the Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer match ATP Finals in London?
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November 13th, 2014
Federer Embarrasses Murray At London ATP Finals; Djokovic Set To Clinch No. 1 Friday
Roger Federer gave Andy Murray a lesson like he's never had before.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:28 pm in ATP Finals | 71 Comments »
November 10th, 2014
Djokovic, Wawrinka Bake Breadsticks At ATP Finals; Federer, Murray In Action Tuesday
It was another day of blowouts at the ATP Finals Monday.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:13 pm in ATP Finals | 43 Comments »
November 1st, 2014
2014 ATP Finals Field: Raonic, Nishikori, Cilic Make Debut
The Finals field is set.
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Ecology is capturing the popular imagination like never before, with issues such as climate change, species extinctions, and habitat destruction becoming ever more prominent. At the same time, the science of ecology has advanced dramatically, growing in mathematical and theoretical sophistication. Here, two leading experts present the fundamental quantitative principles of ecology in an accessible yet rigorous way, introducing students to the most basic of all ecological subjects, the structure and dynamics of populations.
John Vandermeer and Deborah Goldberg show that populations are more than simply collections of individuals. Complex variables such as distribution and territory for expanding groups come into play when mathematical models are applied. Vandermeer and Goldberg build these models from the ground up, from first principles, using a broad range of empirical examples, from animals and viruses to plants and humans. They address a host of exciting topics along the way, including age-structured populations, spatially distributed populations, and metapopulations.
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Maudore Reaches Agreement for Additional Funding
MONTREAL, March 14, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Maudore Minerals Ltd. ("Maudore" or the "Company") – (TSXV: MAO) (OTCBB: MAOMF) (FWB: M6L) – announces that it has
reached an agreement with Cyrus Capital Partners, in its capacity as a
manager to FBC Holdings S.à.r.l ("FBC"), for additional funding to be made available by FBC to Maudore and to
its wholly-owned subsidiary Aurbec Mines Inc. ("Aurbec").
Maudore and Aurbec had earlier reached agreements with FBC and with
their other major creditors (the "Other Creditors") regarding the consensual restructuring of their debts. However, it
became necessary to revise the terms of this consensual restructuring
and to discontinue Maudore's associated rights offering mainly as a
consequence of the Company having projected an increase in the time and
development costs required for new stoping at the Sleeping Giant mine,
elements that were not reflected in its initial payment schedules. The
primary driver for this change was the positive drill results obtained
from ongoing underground diamond drilling being conducted. The Company
has successfully achieved its initial drilling plan goals and exceeded
new ounce growth targets. However, the majority of these new ounces
were revealed to be proportionally in the deeper levels of the mine. As
a consequence, additional mine development and extended ramp up time is
needed for these new stoping areas to reach positive cash flows,
resulting in a significant change to the overall financing needs of the
Company in order to bridge its operations to that point.
The Company continues to work towards a revised consensual restructuring
of its debts (the "Consensual Restructuring") in order to arrive at a sustainable financing plan for developing the
full potential of the Sleeping Giant mine. As an important first step
in this regard, the Company has reached an agreement with FBC (the "FBC Agreement") which provides it with access to additional funding to be applied
towards this goal.
The specific terms of the FBC Agreement are as follows:
Immediate Funding
Upon the execution of definitive documentation by the parties, FBC will
immediately advance to Aurbec the sum of $4 million in the form of a
senior secured loan (the "Senior Secured Loan"), with the funds to be used by Aurbec for general corporate purposes
until such time that a meeting of the shareholders of Maudore can be
convened in order to obtain the approval of the shareholders other than
FBC (the "Minority Shareholders") to the overall terms of the FBC Agreement as discussed below. The
Senior Secured Loan will bear interest at the rate of 15% per annum and
will be secured by a first charge on all assets of Aurbec (subject to
the prior charge on the Vezza property in favour of Entrepreneur Minier
Promec Inc. and Gestion Abitibi Inc.) as well as a secured guarantee
provided by Maudore (the "Senior Security"). Aurbec will pay a fee of 5% on any undrawn amounts.
FBC will also continue to allow Maudore to draw on the balance remaining
of the original amount of approximately $3.3 million held in the
interest escrow account established pursuant to the existing $22
million secured credit facility granted to Maudore by FBC (the "Credit Facility"). These funds will be used for general corporate purposes, subject to
the prior approval of FBC. FBC has been allowing Maudore to access
these funds for working capital purposes since the time that the
Company discontinued its rights offering.
Should the Minority Shareholders not approve the terms of the FBC
Agreement, this would constitute a default under the Senior Secured
Loan, rendering it immediately repayable to FBC, and would similarly
create a default under the Credit Facility.
Other Features Subject to Shareholder Approval
Upon the approval of the Minority Shareholders of the terms of the FBC
Agreement as discussed below, the following additional elements of the
FBC Agreement will be implemented:
-- FBC will pay to Aurbec the sum of $4 million, which sum will be applied by Aurbec to the repayment of the then outstanding balance of the Senior Secured Loan described above, with the remaining balance available to be used for general corporate purposes. In exchange for this $4 million payment, (i) Aurbec will issue to FBC such number of common shares in its share capital as will result in FBC holding a 49.9% equity interest in Aurbec (with Maudore retaining a 50.1% equity interest) and (ii) Aurbec will grant to FBC a royalty claim (the "Royalty Claim"). Under the terms of the Royalty Claim, Aurbec will be required to pay to FBC, within one year, the sum of $4 million plus interest at the rate of 15% per annum. Repayment of the Royalty Claim will be made by Aurbec through a combination of the following sources of cash: (A) 1% of any gold sales generated by Aurbec and (B) any cash balances in excess of $1 million (which excesses will be deposited into a blocked account in favour of FBC and be balanced on a bi-weekly basis). Moreover, in the event of a change of control of Maudore or Aurbec (other than in favour of FBC), the Royalty Claim will become immediately repayable at the option of FBC for an amount equal to 101% of the amount otherwise payable thereunder at such time. The obligations of Aurbec under the Royalty Claim will be guaranteed by Maudore and secured against the assets of Maudore and Aurbec. -- FBC will make available to Aurbec the sum of $2 million in the form of a senior secured loan, with the funds to be used by Aurbec for general corporate purposes, subject to the prior approval of FBC. This senior secured loan will bear interest at the rate of 15% per annum and will be secured by the Senior Security. Aurbec will pay a fee of 5% on any undrawn amounts. -- FBC will provide funding sufficient to satisfy Aurbec's new environmental bonding requirements in 2014 of approximately $0.9 million. -- The approximately $2.2 million in interest currently outstanding under the Credit Facility will be converted into principal under the Credit Facility. -- Maudore will be permitted to satisfy the ongoing interest owing on the Credit Facility for 2014 either by making cash payments or by converting such interest into principal under the Credit Facility. -- FBC will convert a minimum of $2 million and a maximum of $4 million (the exact amount to be determined by FBC at its option) of outstanding principal owing under the Credit Facility, or of other debt owing to it, into common shares of Maudore ("Common Shares") at a conversion price of $0.09 per Common Share, representing a minimum of 22,222,222 and a maximum of 44,444,444 Common Shares. -- Maudore will undertake not to issue any additional Common Shares without the approval of FBC prior to the implementation of the Consensual Restructuring. -- In consideration of this restructuring, Maudore will issue to FBC an aggregate of 15.35 million Common Shares.
The Boards of Directors of Maudore and of Aurbec have received an
opinion from Clarus Securities Inc. regarding the terms and conditions
of the FBC Agreement, stating that the FBC Agreement is fair to Maudore
and to Aurbec from a financial point of view.
Discussions continue with the Other Creditors regarding the revisions to
be made to the terms of the consensual restructuring initially entered
into with them. Agreements have been reached with the Other Creditors
of Aurbec which provide that an aggregate of approximately $3.3 million
of debt will be repaid in monthly instalments of approximately $85,000,
with a final balloon payment to be made in March 2015. Further
announcements in this regard will be made as warranted.
The implementation of the FBC Agreement remains subject to the execution
of formal documentation, the receipt of all requisite regulatory
approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and,
except as stated above, the approval of the Minority
Shareholders. Moreover, any further agreements that Maudore or Aurbec
may enter into with the Other Creditors regarding the restructuring of
their debt may be subject to similar conditions. Further information
regarding these matters will be contained in a management proxy
circular which will be mailed to shareholders in due course in
connection with the meeting which will be called by the Company in
order to seek their approval of the foregoing.
About Maudore
Maudore is a Quebec-based junior gold company in production, with mining
and milling operations as well as more than 22 exploration projects.
Five of these projects are at an advanced stage of development with
reported current and historical resources and mining. Currently, gold
production is ramping up at the Sleeping Giant mine. The Company's
projects span some 120 km, east-west, of the underexplored Northern
Volcanic Zone of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt and cover a total area of
1,570 km², with the Sleeping Giant Processing Facility within trucking
distance of key development projects.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release and other documents filed by the Company contain
forward-looking statements. All statements that are not clearly
historical in nature or that necessarily depend on future events are
forward-looking, and the words "intend", "anticipate", "believe",
"expect", "estimate", "plan" and similar expressions are generally
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, performance and achievements of
the Company, business and financing plans, business trends and future
operating revenues. These statements are inherently uncertain and
actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions
may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors,
including, without limitation, financial related risks, unstable gold
and metal prices, operational risks including those related to title,
significant uncertainty related to inferred mineral resources,
operational hazards, unexpected geological situations, unfavourable
mining conditions, changing regulations and governmental policies,
failure to obtain required permits and approvals from government
authorities, failure to obtain any required approvals of the regulatory
authorities or from shareholders or creditors, failure to obtain any
required financing, increased competition from other companies many of
which have greater financial resources, dependence on key personnel and
environmental risks and the other risks described in the Company's
continuous disclosure documents.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Maudore Minerals Ltd.


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Jewellery shop employee was stealing ornaments from workplace for 2 years
The practice of maintaining daily sales record helped a jewellery shop owner uncover a theft and land the culprit in the police net.
The accused, an employee of the jewellery store, was arrested last week. On Tuesday, the police recovered 417 sovereigns of gold jewellery, a car and two bikes. The seizure is estimated to be worth Rs. 82 lakh.
According to the police, Bhaskar (49), a resident of Ramalingapuram, was in charge of the bangles section of Kerala Jewellers in Purasawalkam.
He took advantage of the positioning of the CCTV cameras — all of them focused only on customers — in the shop, and stole pieces of jewellery every day, for nearly two years. He also made fake entries in the daily sales record book.
"He took home a gold bangle every evening. As the staff members were not body-checked at the end of the day, he managed to escape with the loot. Also, since he had been working at the shop for nine years, no one suspected him," said a police officer.
But Bhaskar's luck ran out last Monday when 44-year-old Sibi Joseph, owner of the shop, checked the record books and found a mismatch between sales and stock. He found around 3.5 kg of gold jewellery missing.
Mr. Joseph filed a complaint with the Kilpauk police. When Bhaskar heard of it, he went on leave raising more suspicion. When the police interrogated him, Bhaskar confessed to the crime.
"He stole the jewellery to buy a car. He also gifted some of the ornaments to his girlfriend. Part of the loot was recovered from her house," said another police officer.
Keywords: jewel thief, jewellery shop, Kerala Jewellers, gold bangle, theft


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Travel agencies given extension on passport processing services
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has allowed travel agencies to continue offering passport processing services to their clients for another year after they appealed for an extension of their accreditation, which lapsed on June 20.
DFA spokesman Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez said, "The accreditation period for travel agencies will begin next month and will last until June 2014. The DFA has also issued new guidelines on the matter. Under the new guidelines, there will be no special privileges for passport applicants who go through travel agencies."
"The only difference between applicants who go through travel agencies and those who do not is the former may pay the processing fee at any Landbank branch," he added.
Under the guidelines, travel agents may make online passport application appointments for their clients and payment via Landbank branches will be allowed. Hernandez said travel agencies may also offer assistance in collating the requirements for their clients, including securing their birth certificates.
Applicants must, however, personally appear in the DFA consular office of their choice for the actual application procedure, where their biometric data will be scanned and recorded.
"The guidelines do not prevent travel agencies from assisting those who are willing and have the means to avail themselves of the services they offer. The guidelines are intended to allow ordinary passport applicants to enjoy the same special treatment travel agency clients enjoy but at no extra cost to them," said Hernandez.—Tarra Quismundo
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7 Cool Tools to Make Your Dad's Day

 Celebrate this Father's Day with the perfect gift for your kind of dad

Thursday, June 13, 2013
7 Cool Tools to Make Your Dad's Day11:45 EDT Thursday, June 13, 2013
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Business Wire) -- Skip the boring striped tie this Father's Day and surprise your loved one with the gifts he really wants and needs. Whether the "dad," "pop," "father" or man in your life is a novice or seasoned do-it-yourselfer, mechanic or woodworker, the following gift recommendations from Lowe's are sure to spoil him on his special day.
For the Do-It-Yourselfer
From updating the kitchen backsplash to painting the extra bathroom, equip your DIY dad with the tools he needs to get projects done around the house all year long. Not sure what project Dad has up his sleeve? The Rockwell Oscillating Tool Kit (Item #404381) is versatile enough to saw, scrape, polish and even remove grout. It's perfect for dads with an endless honey-do list.
For the Mechanic
Would your dad rather spend time in the garage than on the golf course? Rev up his engine by getting the perfect tools for any automotive repair. If his toolkit is missing pieces from use over the years, it's probably more of a hindrance than a help. The Kobalt 24-Piece Mechanics Tool Set (Item #338510) is constructed of chrome steel for durability and comes with a case to keep Dad organized. If you can't be there to help with repairs, the Kobalt Variety Pack Screwdriver (Item #451561) can be his extra set of eyes and hands with bright white LED bulbs and a magnetic telescopic pick-up tool that extends more than a foot.
For the Woodworker
If you're lucky enough to have a dad who loves woodworking, ensure he has the right saw at the right time. Perfect for novice or skilled woodsmen, the Dewalt Woodworking Variable Speed Corded Jigsaw (Item #47180) makes faster and more aggressive cuts to a variety of materials. And don't forget cleanup. The Shop-Vac Shop Vacuum (Item #334645) will remove all the dust and debris, leaving the garage in the same order it was found.
For the Professional
Whether it's on the job or around the house, pros put their skills to work every day as plumbers, electricians and contractors. With four tools in one, the Dewalt 18-Volt Cordless Combo Kit (Item #79897) can elevate Dad from amateur to pro by providing easy access to a flashlight, drill, driver and saw. The Kobalt 2-Drawer Utility Cart (Item #460636) can hold old and new tools to keep him organized and efficient.
If you're still unsure about the perfect gift for Dad this year, choose from three father-themed gift cards and leave the rest up to him. For more great Father's Day gift ideas, visit Lowes.com/FathersDay.
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