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How to build your own small animal cages.
When we moved across a couple states with 30-plus rabbits in assorted carriers and cages, I found no reason to buy cages here. Then I met a new friend who told me how she made her own cages, and here we are.
I've been making my own cages now for nearly a year, and love the ability to design cages to fit my--and the rabbits'--needs and comforts.
First of all you'll need to invest in wire. Though a 100' roll of wire is expensive, you'll be surprised at how many cages you get from it. The size of wire you'll need depends on what will live within. For my rabbits, averaging eight pounds adult weight (more when a doe has a litter with her), I like the 1" x 1", or the 1" x 2" for the sides and top, and the 1/2" x 1" for the bottoms. (You want a smaller wire on the bottom so the kits' paws won't fall through, yet large enough for the droppings to fall to the ground.) Welded wire is preferred, and I don't recommend coated wire for any animal or fowl that'll chew or "mouth" at the wire.
You may find the building materials you need from local sources such as feed mills or farm supply stores. I personally use both local and mail order sources.
Once you have the wires you need you'll also need the clips to build with (I find the "J" clips are the easiest to find and use), clop pliers to apply the clips, a good pair of wire cutters, leather gloves, and clop removal pliers. Then of course you'll need the latches for the doors (if you'll make your own) or ready-to-install doors (I use those for convenience), and lastly the kind of feeders you'll be using. For my rabbits I like the "J" feeders with wire screens on the bottoms, and homemade hay feeders using squares of hardware cloth.
Now that you have all your supplies assembled, you need to decide what size you want your cages. For the example here, the cages I make measure 24"x22"x18". Open the roll of side wall wire, and lay it on the ground where you can unroll a length. Then I like to cut all the sides or tops of each cage needed at this time. Managing that roll of wire isn't as easy as it looks, and I prefer not to have to cut wire any more often than needed. Repeat the process with the wire for the bottoms of the cages.
Once the pieces have been cut from the roll, they'll need to be trimmed to size, and trimmed of all the sharp edges. Then sort your cut and trimmed pieces into complete cage units.
Now you're ready to build! With your bottom piece, and one of the sidepieces, line them up and start clipping together, side to bottom, and along one side only, using the "J" clips. Note: There is a "top" and "bottom" side to the wire--you want the smoothest side toward the animal's feet.
To use the pliers for the clips, insert a clip with the "J" part against the two-prong side of the jars. Entrap the two wires (one from the bottom piece, and one from the side piece) and squeeze the handles. The clip should close around both wires, and totally encircle them.
Once you've clipped that side, fold it up into position, and clip the next side to the bottom, fold up and then clip the two sides together.
Continue until all sides are attached to the bottom and each other, then attach the top to each of the sides. You now have a wire box, ready to cut the door and feeder holes.
Figure where you want the door and cut the hole to fit, attach only the hinge side of the door to the cage.
Continue to install the remaining feeders and you're ready to install your critters!
Once you've discovered how simple it is to make your own cages, you can even make cages to sell. And you'll find it fairly easy to repair or rebuild cages, saving yourself considerable money over the course of a couple years!
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle responded to a King County jury's guilty verdict for the man who forced his way into the Jewish Federation on July 28, 2006, shooting six employees and killing then campaign director Pamela Waechter. This was the second trial for Mr. Haq. The first ended in a mistrial.
We are grateful that justice for this heinous hate crime has finally been served, stated Richard Fruchter, President & CEO of the Jewish Federation. Our hearts go out to the survivors of this shooting and their families, who bravely endured not only the shooting but two trials, continued Fruchter.
Naveed Haq held a teenager at gunpoint as he forced his way into the Jewish Federation and went on a shooting rampage that terrorized dozens of Jewish Federation employees and killed Waechter. Five other Jewish Federation employees who survived sustained serious injuries from the shooting: Layla Bush, Carol Goldman, Dayna Klein, Christina Rexroad and Cheryl Stumbo.
This guilty verdict will provide closure for many in the Seattle Jewish community. However, even with this strong message that violence and hate crimes will not be tolerated, we are painfully aware that we cannot bring back Pam, nor erase all the scars and lifelong challenges to be faced by Carol, Christina, Layla, Cheryl and Dayna, said Fruchter.
By its very definition, a hate crime creates fear within an entire group of people. This one act forever changed the feeling of safety in our local Jewish community and for Jewish communal professionals everywhere.
The clear message this verdict sends in condemning hate, the continuing assistance and assurance from the police department and elected officials, and the outpouring of support and goodwill from around the world has provided healing and a sense of community that will never be forgotten.
In the three years since the shooting, the Jewish Federation has rebuilt its facilities, hired new and committed staff, raised and distributed over $24 million for human services and education, and is moving the community forward - always remembering in its heart the terrible event that took place on July 28, 2006.

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Symantec representative required please
I purchased PCAnywhere v12.5 online from symantec, on the basis that it was compatible with version 11.5 as per your compatibility matrix.
However after problems trying to connect to 12.5 host from 11.5 remote, I posted on the forum and got a reply that version 12.5.5 is not compatible with any other version.
This is a problem because I cannot upgrade the 11.5 or I will loose connectivity with existing hosts.
Can you confirm that the v12.5.5 will only work with 12.5.5? and if so can I get a previous version that will work with 11.5..
If this is not the case then how do I get a refund as the product does not do what it says it does based on Symantec's compatibility matrix.
Because I was familiar with PcAnywhere, and the fact that I had already used v12.5 previously (obviously a different service pack), I did not purchase support with the product, therefore symantec support and customer service are unwilling to help.
I might add that this is the worst company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with from a customer support point of view for a long time.
Any positive advice from a company representative would be most appreciated.
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Please dont mind and help me understand that the following mentioned on the compatibility matrix page is not applicable for the issue you are having as present - "When we refer to compatibility between versions of pcAnywhere, we mean that any currently supported version of pcAnywhere is able to connect to and function with any other version. However, differences between operating systems make it difficult or impossible for all the functionality of one version to work with another. Examples of this include remote drive mapping, automated procedures, scripting, and video display colors and resolution.
Because of these differences in versions, Symantec Technical Support does not recommend using mixed versions of pcAnywhere on a regular basis. Symantec Technical Support will not provide support for mixed versions of any software product other than the currently supported versions of pcAnywhere."
With all due respect, I don't believe Jonme is asking for technical help getting mixed versions to interoperate. He wants a refund because the compatibility matrix is (now) incorrect. Despite what the compatibility matrix says--that "pcAnywhere is able to connect to and function with any other version of pcAnywhere"--in fact versions released before 12.5.5 cannot now, by design, connect to 12.5.5. I believe this is a case of the compatibility matrix not having been updated after the release of 12.5.5, but nevertheless people who did their due diligence and bought pcAnywhere v12.5.5 on the basis of the compatibility matrix's claim of version interoperability are IMO entitled to get their money back, and as I read his post, Jonme wants a Symantec representative to point him in the correct direction so he can proceed with a request for a refund.
Thanks for your reply Gary.
I would like to say that all this has happened because 12.5.5 has been mentioned as 12.5 SP4 (Official Release Name) which is not compatible with any of the previous release and mentioned with "*****" as –
*****Due to security vulnerabilities discovered in early 2012, Symantec release a full new build in April of 2012. Due to the nature of the new builds, these are not compatible with any previous versions.
Here I am really of no help for Jonme to provide expected direction but the matrix information should be modified to mention "12.5 SP4 is 12.5.5" for other customers.
Yes GaryK,
Thats exactly it.
I know what the problem is now, however it was impossible to know beforehand as I had followed an out of date compatibility matrix and besides that, it is not indicated which specific version is supplied from the online store.
What I want as an outcome from this is for Symantec to either provide me with an earlier build that I can use with previous releases (noting that Symantec will not support their products) Or a refund of monies paid.
I cannot put it any clearer than that!
Contacting Symantec support and customer services is an absolute joke. Support refuse to help because of no support contract and customer services say to contact support or the reseller - despite the fact that Symantec are the reseller ( well thats not the cast apparently because someone else runs the store on their behalf - so they can wash their hands of it) . Even the nice lady that i managed to get through to in some other UK department agreed that customer service was useless!
I could well understand your grief here and no arguments from my side, but I need your help to locate the store site from where you have downloaded the pcA 12.5 SP4 (Version 12.5.5).
The matrix is up to date from the date of 12.5 SP4 release but I would like to make sure that the mentioned product name is same in the compatibility matrix and the store you downloaded the product from. So no other is leading to the confusion you have been through. This would be helpful for other users from your side indirectly.
Thank you very much Jonme, with your cooperation I was able to figure out the problem -
1. This shared page has generic pcA release information
2. This shared page could have information of specific pcA version release alongwith compatibility matrix
No promises but will try to find out the solution of your present issue also as soonest possible.
Thanks again,
Hello Jonme,
If you purchased from Norton.com, their Customer Service number is 1-800-745-6034.
If you purchased an enterprise license from Symantec.com, Customer Care numbers are 800.721.3934 or 541.335.7023.
Hope this helps.
p.s. My apologies. I missed the reference to the UK.
Here is a number for your region.
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A Binder for Obama
Has the U.S. administration become too much of a boys' club? Here are 10 women the president could appoint to top national security jobs.
- By Joshua E. KeatingJoshua E. Keating is an associate editor at Foreign Policy.
With the departure of Hillary Clinton and the scuttled nomination of Susan Rice — and men slotted as nominees or returnees for key positions including secretary of state, defense secretary, CIA director, director of national intelligence, White House chief of staff, and national security advisor — it's hard to avoid the impression that the Obama administration's foreign-policy team is something of a boy's club. As FP columnist Rosa Brooks put it in a recent article, "It's fine to say that such critical foreign-policy and national security positions ought to go to the best guy for the job, but sometimes, the best guy is a woman."
There are exceptions, of course: Rice and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano might stay in their positions, and there are certainly plenty of high-ranking women scattered across various agencies, but at the uppermost levels, it's looking awfully male. (And awfully white, for that matter.) Now, some of the United States' most prominent female national security experts are finding themselves on the outside looking in.
Here are a few alternative names Barack Obama might want to consider for high-ranking posts:
Current job: Director of the Wilson Center
Qualifications: Jane Harman has been closely involved in U.S. national security policy since Jimmy Carter's administration, when she served as counsel to the Department of Defense. Over her two decades in Congress, Harman served on the Armed Services, Intelligence, and Homeland Security committees, traveling widely as part of congressional delegations. She stepped down in 2011 to run one of the country's most respected foreign-policy think tanks. She has lately been a critic of America's overreliance on drone strikes in counterterrorism. Due to her longtime interest and expertise in intelligence issues, she had been mentioned as a potential successor to David Petraeus as director of the CIA.
Current job: Board member at the Center for a New American Security
Qualifications: Michèle Flournoy served in several capacities in Bill Clinton's Defense Department and went on to co-found the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) — one of Washington's most influential defense think tanks. She led Obama's defense transition team and from 2009 to 2012 ran the Pentagon's powerful policy shop. During the 2012 campaign, she was one of the Obama campaign's leading surrogates on foreign policy and more recently was one of the main names being mooted as defense secretary prior to Chuck Hagel's nomination. FP's Brooks made the case for Flournoy in December. She's knowledgeable, well-liked in Washington, and extremely capable.
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Current job: Lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and columnist for the Boston Globe
Qualifications: Juliette Kayyem previously served as assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, coordinating the Obama administration's response to crises including the BP oil spill, the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack in 2009, and the H1N1 virus. One of the highest-ranking Arab Americans to serve in Obama's administration, she's a lawyer by training who specializes in protecting civil liberties while combating terrorist threats. Her columns, which range in topic from Arctic oil drilling to Israeli missile defense to Al Jazeera, are a testament to the wide range of her expertise.
Current job: Senator from California
Qualifications: First elected to the Senate in 1992, the former mayor of San Francisco has emerged as a leading voice on national security, becoming the first woman to chair the Select Subcommittee on Intelligence in 2009. Dianne Feinstein has been a frequent critic of U.S. intelligence efforts during the Obama administration — particularly the CIA's failure to predict the Arab Spring — but has also pushed measures, such as allowing federal agencies to continue to conduct warrantless wiretapping, through Congress over the objections of many congressional Democrats. After two decades in the Senate, it's possible Feinstein may be looking to focus more intensely on security issues.
Current job: Professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University
Qualifications: Anne-Marie Slaughter served as director of policy planning at the State Department from 2009 to 2011, receiving wide acclaim for leading the department's inaugural Quadrennial Defense and Development Review process. Before that, she was dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs for seven years. Although she chose a uniquely public way to announce her reasons for leaving Washington — with an Atlantic cover story on the difficulty women face raising children while holding down demanding jobs — perhaps she could be coaxed back into the fold with the right job.
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Current job: President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Qualifications: Jessica Matthews has long-standing experience in government, having served on Jimmy Carter's National Security Council and in Bill Clinton's State Department, but first established herself as a leading foreign-policy thinker with the widely cited 1997 Foreign Affairs article "Power Shift," which predicted a move away from national governments years before "American decline" became a catchphrase. That same year, she took over as president of the Carnegie Endowment — FP's former publisher — and has expanded it into a global think tank with offices in five countries. Like Obama, she was a vocal opponent of the Iraq war, and she has been calling for environmental issues to be part of the nation's national security portfolio – now conventional wisdom — since the 1980s.
Current job: Incoming executive vice president, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
Qualifications: An administration gig would be another quick turnaround for Kristin Lord, who was just named to her position at USIP after four years as director of studies at CNAS — a time when the think tank emerged as perhaps Washington's most influential voice on military and security affairs. Before that, she held several positions at the Brookings Institution and George Washington University, focusing primarily on U.S. grand strategy. She was a special advisor to undersecretary of state for democracy and global affairs Paula Dobriansky during George W. Bush's administration. She has recently argued that the State Department should take cues from the private sector in reforming its processes to become more cost-efficient.
Current job: U.S. representative from New York's 17th district
Qualifications: As the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey has been a leading congressional voice in defense of foreign aid spending, championing funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, relief efforts in Darfur, increased attention to HIV/AIDS in the developing world, and enhancement of development work targeted at women's rights. She has national security experience as well, having served on the House's Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and the Homeland Security Subcommittee. As a bonus for the president's political advisors, unlike other leading congressional voices on national security like Jeanne Shaheen and Tammy Duckworth, she represents a safe Democratic district in suburban New York.
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Current job: President of the Connect U.S. Fund, visiting distinguished scholar at the University of North Florida, chair of the Public Interest Declassification Board
Qualifications: Nancy Soderberg worked in the Clinton administration on both the National Security Council and the U.S. delegation to the United Nations. Since then she has been a vice president of the International Crisis Group, started her own consulting firm, written two acclaimed books on foreign policy, and run (unsuccessfully) for Florida's state Senate. Obama recently named her to lead the Public Interest Declassification Board, an advisory committee set up to promote government transparency, but her interests lie primarily in foreign affairs. As president of the Connect U.S. Fund, which pushes the United States to take a greater role in international governance, she has argued that human rights, development, and climate change should get top billing.
Current job: Executive director, National Security Network
Qualifications: Heather Hurlburt, a former Clinton speechwriter, has long been a leading voice calling for Democrats to take more of a leadership role on national security issues. Under her stewardship, the National Security Network has established close ties to Democratic congressional offices and the Obama administration, and she is a widely published writer on national security strategy and the politics of foreign policy. Fittingly, in 2011, she argued that U.S. foreign policy is hampered by the institutional sexism that keeps women out of positions of power.
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Lifetime Television Secures Most Golden Globe Nominations Among All Basic-Cable With Four Nods
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Lifetime Television, the leading entertainment destination for women, has received four nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, including the Lifetime Original Movie Georgia O'Keeffe (Best Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television); Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby (Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television); and Jeremy Irons, Georgia O'Keeffe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television). The four nominations represent a single year Golden Globe record for Lifetime, while, among basic-cable networks, Lifetime received the most nominations this year.
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Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver) is a devout Christian who has raised her children with a conservative religious perspective. When her younger son, Bobby (Ryan Kelley), reveals to his older brother that he is gay, the entire family dynamic is irrevocably shifted. While Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary turns to her steadfast beliefs in an attempt to "cure" her son. Alienated and quickly becoming more detached from the safety of his close knit family, Bobby's depression drives him to suicide. Now, faced with the devastating tragedy of losing a child, Mary begins to question her faith and, through a painfully emotional journey, ultimately draws strength and support from the gay community.
Set in 1970s California, Prayers for Bobby is based on a true story and the groundbreaking book of the same name by Leroy Aarons. In addition to Weaver, Prayers for Bobby starred Ryan Kelley (Mean Creek), Henry Czerny (The Tudors), Austin Nichols (John from Cincinnati), Dan Butler (Frasier), Scott Bailey (Guiding Light) and Susan Ruttan (LA Law).
Prayers for Bobby was produced by Once Upon A Time Films in association with Permut Presentations and Sladek Taaffe Productions for Lifetime Television. Emmy Award winner Stanley M. Brooks (LMN's Capture of the Green River Killer, Broken Trail), David Permut (Face/Off), Daniel Sladek (Tale of the Mummy) and Chris Taaffe (Thank Heaven) executive produced. Silvio Muraglia (High Speed), David Steinberg, Leroy Aarons, Mary Griffith and Steve Longi (Charlie Bartlett) served as co-producers. Damian Ganczewski (Broken Trail) produced the movie. Russell Mulcahy (Queer as Folk, Swimming Up Stream) directed from a script written by Katie Ford (Miss Congeniality).
Prayers for Bobby captivated a wide audience and drew substantial ratings, garnering 3.8 million total viewers (3.1 HH rating) during its January 24, 2009, premiere.
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When fiercely independent and then unknown female artist Georgia O'Keeffe (Allen) discovers famed photographer and art impresario Alfred Stieglitz (Irons) is displaying her drawings in his gallery without her permission, she confronts him and orders him to remove the collection. But Georgia finds herself taken with Alfred's charms as he convinces her to allow him to become her benefactor and to champion her artistry. Their working relationship evolves as they fall deeply in love and Alfred eventually leaves his wife for Georgia. She soon becomes a rising star who is poised to eclipse Alfred's light. As their relationship suffers, Alfred finds twisted ways to emotionally wound her, including taking a younger lover. Georgia's search for solace moves her west, where she finds new inspiration for her paintings – and ultimately her own voice – in the New Mexico landscape.
Georgia O'Keeffe was produced by Sony Pictures Television for Lifetime Television. Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated producer Joshua D. Maurer (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, The Hoax), Alixandre Witlin (Dodson's Journey) and Joan Allen executive produced, and Bob Balaban directed from Michael Cristofer's script. Anthony Mark (And Starring Poncho Villa as Himself) produced.
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Rockwood Music Hall welcomes back pianist James Carson and drummer Lyndon Rochelle (Esperanza Spalding) on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7pm. After filming the Finale of Carson's documentary Cabin Music at their last outing there together this past December, the pair returns to deliver the incomparable synergy of Carson's shimmering piano effects with Rochelle's entrancing hip-hop beats. Expect incredible energy and an eclectic blend of masterly improvisation and pianistic and percussive virtuosity.
The concert will take place on Friday, February 1st at 7pm at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street, New York City. Call 212-477-4155 or visit www.rockwoodmusichall.com for more information. Admission: Free. Subways: F to Second Avenue; F/J/M/Z to Delancey Street/Essex Street; 6 to Bleecker Street.
James Carson, Pianist: Canadian-American pianist James Carson has developed a strikingly new genre of music - a pristine sonority that mirrors the splendor of the natural world - and he is ready to share it with listeners around the globe. In 2003, while studying with artistic masters such as Bob Moses, Robert Creeley, Joe Maneri, and Cecil Taylor at the New England Conservatory, James was struck by a spiritual epiphany in which he heard a new form of piano music in his head. It was unplayable for him at the time so he set out on a quest of personal development to be able to achieve it. James subsequently spent two years backpacking solo overland from Spain to Japan and then spent five years designing, building, and practicing in a strawbale studio-cabin in rural Northern Alberta. The musical result was a blindingly fast stream of shimmering notes that was also meditative and harmonious, akin to all of the leaves of a forest dancing in a single breeze. Satisfied that his musical vision had come into being, James moved to New York in 2010 and has been teaching and touring in India via the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, working as a web designer in New York, and quietly collaborating with numerous artists on Cabin Music, a feature film about his life, music, and vision that will be released later this year. James and Lyndon met in India and have been playing together ever since. http://jamescarson.com
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Peerless Lion brings Philippine-Japan partnership to greater heights
Peerless Products Manufacturing Corp., the 50-year-old Philippine expert in product development, breathes life to a significant partnership with Japan's leading oral care company, Lion Corporation. The two giants converge in a tie-up aimed at creating a force in local shores bannering the Japanese tooth and gum care leader Systema.
Lion Corporation, with its continuing vision to promote premium quality and top notch technology in oral care, carries on with its 120-year commitment in the Philippines with the fruition of the partnership, Peerless Lion Corporation. Together, the two giants forge a combined 170 years of commitment to meaningful quality and innovation.
"We are more than honored to form a relationship with the Philippines by tapping into a company that carries our same vision. We at Lion Corporation believe in the capability of Peerless (Products Manufacturing Corp.) to help bring in the same oral care technology that has made great impact in Japan and other neighboring Asian countries," says Kazuhiko Kataoka, Director and Executive Vice President of Peerless Lion Corporation.
"We are extremely impressed with the strong marketing and distribution power of Peerless. We trust that with their knowledge in sales and marketing, the core mission of bringing in high standards in oral care in the Philippines would be successfully carried out," Kataoka adds.
Peerless Products Manufacturing Corp. is the same maker and distributor of Champion, the high quality detergent in bar and powder format that has been a market leader for 36 years. "With the understanding of Peerless of the Philippine market and the technological advancement brought by Lion, we are glad to have a partner in bringing in meaningful products here. Lion Corporation has come up with tried and tested products putting premium on excellence that has been proven its value in many countries especially in Japan and we are looking forward to the market's reception of the brand," says Simeon Tiu, President and CEO of Peerless Lion Corporation.
Since 1891, Lion Corporation has been a trusted brand among households in Japan. A known innovator in oral care technology, the company has cemented its market leadership by providing an extensive product range from toothpaste, toothbrush, mouth wash, and even dental chewing gums. With its widening reach in the Asian region, the Lion family has grown exponentially in different countries such as China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
At the Philippine Dental Association Convention held from April 9-14 at the SMX Convention Center, Peerless Lion Corporation has significantly unveiled its array of products headlined by brands Systema, Kodomo, and Zact, all soon to be released in the local market mid-2013.
On April 13, Taiwanese Ambassador to the Philippines Raymond Wang, with the Taiwanese Dental Association President Dr. Chien-Wen Huang, together with the Taiwanese delegates, showed ardent support to the tie-up by gracing the specially-mounted Peerless Lion demonstration and product sampling booths peopled by delegations from around the country.
Among the PDA convenionists, Dr. Jerry Marquez, practicing dentist for over 2 years, expressed, "Systema is remarkably a new product to hit our local market. But knowing that the brand is from the leaders in Japan, it is expected to possess the most revolutionary of technologies. I especially am impressed of the super tapered bristles that the Systema toothbrush has. I am most looking forward to see how the product will fare in the Philippines."
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Welcome to the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show
Special exhibition at this year's show recalls icons from 30 years ago…
Posted: 17 Sep 2013
Opel Calibra
This wasn't even a twinkle in an Opel designer's eye in 1983, instead rocking up in 1993 as a V6 (the 2.0-litre models came out a couple of years before). At the time, the Calibra was one of the most aerodynamically efficient cars on the road, featured rather handsome bodywork and, erm, sat on the chassis of the Cavalier. So not the most dynamic or exciting car on the planet. The 200bhp 4WD Turbo models also had a reputation for lunching the transfer boxes, but that's another story, because JUST LOOK AT IT.


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I was thinking about posting this myself.
I think an appropriate SIG would be 2 lines. One your system specs, and the other a favorite quote or something.
When I say system specs I mean the basic specs. Putting system specs in your sig is useful for diagnosis of problems. E.g. if game X runs really slow or crashes on my PC and you say "it works fine for me", then I look in your sig for what your specs are. Sig specs should be functional and not a space for bragging about your PC. For this purpose, sig specs should include....
Your CPU model and speed and possible your overclocked speed, e.g. "P4 2.8 @ 3.2". I really don't care what stepping it is or what water cooler you have on it.
Your motherboard manufacturer and model number, this can be relevant to PC stability issues.
The amount of system ram and its type e.g. "1 Gig DDR 400". I don't care if you have dual channel enabled or not.
Your graphics card chipset, model, maybe amount of ram, possibly your _normal_ o/c speeds (not the o/c speeds you had it at once for 5 minutes) e.g. "9800 Pro 128 @ 330/315". Perhaps too the drivers you are running (aslong as you don't mind updating your sig all the time).
Your model sound card e.g. "Audigy 2", this is very relevant to troubleshooting stability issues, sound problems in games (particularly w/ 5.1 speakers), and performance problems.
Perhaps the make and wattage of your PSU. This can be relevant to system stability if you have one of the newer graphics cards.
Your O/S version and perhaps the service pack e.g. "WinXP SP2"
What we DON'T need to read again and again in your sig are:
The type of airforce grade aluminum case you have.
The model of your L33T cordless optical mouse or your glow-in-the-dark cordless keyboard.
Your monitor... yes its cool that you have a 21 inch LCD with a 10 ms refresh rate, but the rest of us don't need to be constantly reminded of it.
The model number of your 1500 dollar speaker set.
Your CD and DVD drives.
The model, capacity and raid configuration of your harddrives. Other than the basic "my disk is full" problem, drive size is irrelevant to gaming.
The color of any component. I don't care if your monitor matches your case. Its not relevant to me.
The full complete specs of the secondary, tertiary and home office PCs you have, as well as the old 386 linux box you have in the corner.
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Orange County will host the first major Chinese business conference to come to the U.S. when Perfect (China) Co. Ltd. brings 7,000 of its professionals to Anaheim in May.
The conference is a coup for county tourism officials who opened offices in Beijing and Shanghai last year in hopes of attracting some of the 1.3 million annual Chinese tourists to the state.
Perfect (China) is a direct-marketing company that sells health food, household and beauty and skin care products. The Anaheim meeting, which will take place from May 19 to June 2, is an incentive conference for the company's top-performing professionals.
The group has booked rooms in more than 30 local hotels, and the visitors are expected to spend $85 million in the Anaheim/Orange County area during their stay.
Ed Fuller, chief executive of the Orange County Visitors Association, said during a news conference Tuesday that it is an important conference because it will set the stage for future Chinese visits.
Werner Escher, who promotes visitor travel to South Coast Plaza, said it's the opportunity for the best kind of advertising Orange County could hope for.
"These people will go home and tell all these other people about Orange County."
– Mary Ann Milbourn
On the move
Chad Tilbury has been hired by CrowdStrike Inc., a cyber-security company in Irvine, as technical director. He will continue as senior instructor at SANS Institute, an Internet security training company, as he takes on his new role at CrowdStrike.
Trumark Homes, a Newport Beach homebuilder, hired James Furey as vice president of land acquisition. He previously worked at Beazer Homes as vice president of land acquisition and land development.
Randolph Johnson, has joined AtheroNova Inc., an Irvine biotech company that develops compounds to reduce arterial plaque buildup, as chief operating officer. He was previously chief of technology development and vice president of research at KAI Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Amgen Inc. in 2012.
New ventures
Advantage Placements, an Irvine recruitment firm, has merged into FAITH Resources, a recruitment and staffing firm in Newport Beach. The combined company will be lead by Joseph Ruiz, president and founding partner of FAITH. Elle MacKrell, co-founder of Advantage Placements, becomes the managing director at the merged firm.
Ritual Wellness, a maker of organic, raw juice in Irvine, will open its fourth Ritual JuiceBox retail store early this summer in San Clemente. The 733-square-foot location will be at 217 N. El Camino Real. It will serve juices and doubles as a pickup location for online and phone orders of the company's Reset Cleanse product.


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Exeter £3 million lottery winner thought "I've won £3,000"
Christmas has come early for Jenn Burston, a part-time administrator and mum of two young children, who has won £3,062,272 on the National Lottery.
The South West's newest millionaire did not match all 6 numbers, but got 5 and the bonus ball, and scooped a share of the £15 million jackpot after a quadruple rollover.
Mrs Burston had only returned to work a month ago after maternity leave, and has already been back since her huge windfall.
She and her husband Ian plan to buy a bigger home, book another holiday and look after their close family.
Exeter woman wins £3m on the lottery
Christmas has come early for an Exeter woman who has won £3,062,272 on Lotto.
The South West's newest millionaire did not match all 6 numbers, but got 5 and the bonus ball, and scooped a share of the £15 million jackpot after a quadruple rollover.
She will be opening up about her winter windfall later today - stay with us for updates on this lovely story.
20 years of the National Lottery
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the National Lottery, which sees around eight jackpot winners in the West Country every year.
But for Plymouth's Mike Antonucci, his £2.8 million win back in 1995 did not set him up for life. Instead he spent it all on fast cars, yachts and luxury holidays.
Plymouth syndicate win millions on National Lottery
There was quite a party in Plymouth today - with colleagues at a Tesco store toasting a massive win on the National Lottery
They scooped almost £4 million - leaving each of them two hundred and fifty thousand pounds richer - give or take a penny or two. Richard Lawrence went to meet them.
Cornish lottery winner talks about his £1m jackpot
A recording of the moment one of Cornwall's most recent National Lottery winners discovered he had won £1million has been used in a nationwide campaign.
30 year old Lee Orchard from St Austell bought the lucky scratch card on a whim in March 2013 using a £5 note from a previous scratch card win.
The married father of two who works at his parents garden centre black acre nurseries in St Columb Major.
Lee said; "I clearly remember making the phonecall, it's definitely the most excited I've ever been. It was an amazing moment and my next call was to my wife!"
Lee and his wife have now adapted to life after their win, buying the home they had always dreamed of in the village they both grew up in.
£5 scratch card turns into £1m scoop for Cornwall father
Lee Orchard 30 from St Austell bought the lucky scratch card on a whim using a £5 note from a previous scratch card win.
The married father of two who works at his parents garden centre black acre nurseries in St Columb Major couldn't believe his eyes when it came up as a million win.
He got the shop to check it for him and was told to contact Camelot as the prize was too big.
He plans to move to a bigger house using their new found fortune.
He wants to take the kids to Disneyland when they are a bit older
Cornish man wins a million pounds on scratchcard
A man from Cornwall has won a million pounds on a National Lottery scratchcard. The man, who is yet to be named, works as a gardener in St Austell. He will receive his prize at the Eden Project later today.
Community projects get lottery funding
A village library in Dorset will soon be transformed into a vibrant community hub thanks to a £50,000 lottery award.
The volunteer-led Charmouth Central Community Library and Internet Cafe project will take over the running of the library from the local council.
They will then develop and expand the building into a multi-purpose community venue.
The project is one of eight to receive a share of about £343,000 across the South West thanks to The Big Lottery Fund's (Big) Village SOS scheme. In England, 35 projects have shared more than £1.4 million.
Other awards went to St Mellion Mobile Shop in Cornwall, which received about £50,000 and the Fresh Food Bus Mobile Village Shop in Wootton Fitzpaine, West Dorset £35,780.


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Mr. Issam Bachaalani joined Colgate-Palmolive in 1991 as a part of the Global Marketing Development Program and
later moved to Household Surface Care with the Colgate - Palmolive Company in New York. He has since, held series of significant
positions in various divisions and subsidiaries with Colgate-Palmolive globally. In 1996, Mr. Bachaalani joined the Central
Europe/Russia Division as Marketing Manager. In 1999, he was promoted to Marketing Manager, Household Surface Care for Colgate-
Palmolive Mexico, and then moved as Marketing Director, Colgate-Palmolive Dominican Republic. In 2002, Mr. Bachaalani was promoted
to Marketing Director of Colgate-Palmolive, South Africa and in 2006, he was promoted as General Manager, Colgate-Palmolive Hong
Kong, where he and his team played a significant role in strengthening Colgate toothpaste market shares. In 2009, he was promoted
to General Manager for Colgate-Palmolive, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Most recently, Issam was Vice President and General
Manager of the Global Toothbrush Division, where he and his team drove the business to record-high global market shares expanding
Manual Toothbrush Leadership with record sales, profits and unprecedented innovation stream of successful new products. With his
broad based experience across categories in Global, Division and Subsidiary roles combined with his strong leadership and proven
marketing skills, Issam in his current role, will continue to drive growth in the Indian Market. Mr. Bachaalani holds a BS degree in marketing from Lebanese-American University.
Mr. Godfrey Nithunzi initially joined Colgate-Palmolive South Africa in 1993 as Internal Audit Manager and was promoted to Budgets & Planning Manger.
In 1996, he left Colgate to join Bristol Myers Squibb as Finance Director going on to become the Commercial Director. Godfrey rejoined Colgate-Palmolive South Africa in 2001 as Finance Director. He helped strengthen the financial health of the subsidiary, leading to increased sales and profitability. Godfrey also contributed to the successful implementation of several business building projects and the implementation of a very successful funding the growth program. Most recently, Godfrey was Finance Director of Colgate-Palmolive, Canada, where he contributed to the improvement in the subsidiary's margins and overall profitability whilst growing market shares. He was also instrumental in raising the financial awareness of the commercial team which has contributed in putting the Canadian business on a path to sustainable top-line growth, while delivering profitable growth. Godfrey holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and completed his MBA at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Godfrey is a Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Niket Ghate joined Colgate-Palmolive, India in August 2011 and was appointed Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary. Prior to this, Niket was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Patni Computer Systems. Niket has 21 years of valuable experience in the streams of Law like Litigation, Contract negotiations, Corporate Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to Patni Computer Systems Mr.Niket Ghate worked with Transocean, KPMG, Carrier Air-conditioners, Tata- Lucent Technologies in roles of increasing responsibilities. Niket holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from the University College of Law, Nagpur, India, and, is also a Company Secretary affiliated to the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of United Kingdom.
Mr. Eric Jumbert joined Colgate-Palmolive in 1999 in the Global Export Group, with responsibility for operations in Israel and the Levant Region. He has since held a series of significant positions in various Colgate-Palmolive Company's subsidiaries in Europe, Eurasia & Asia Divisions as well as at the global headquarters in New York. Eric brings well-rounded marketing experience to the role, which includes strategy, innovation, advertising, media and a multiple geographic experience. Most recently, Eric was Marketing Director, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines. Under his leadership the Philippines marketing team drove double-digit sales growth and achieved record high levels of market shares in all categories. Eric Jumbert holds a Business Management Graduate degree in Marketing and Strategy from Reims Management School in France.
Mr. M Chandrasekar joined the company in 1989 in Customer Development. Since 2006, he progressed in positions of increasing responsibilities across the Customer Development organization in India. He has over 20 years of rich & varied experience within the Customer Development. He brings with him a wealth of experience from various assignments in Colgate-Palmolive. Since 2006, M Chandrasekar has been Customer Development Team Leader at Chennai. During his tenure, he delivered strong business growth across the geography. He consistently delivered sales through strong commercial discipline and by focusing on people development and enhancing team capabilities. Most recently, Chandrasekar led the Colgate-Palmolive India rural task force that has provided valuable insights to drive growth and distribution in the rural markets.
Dr. Shashank Potnis joined the company in 2004 and progressed in positions of increasing responsibilities across the Research and Development Organization in India. He currently leads the India Global Technology Centre (IGTC) which supports Colgate India, Greater Asia, Africa Middle East and Eurasia Divisions to meet their research and development needs. Within the Research & Development Industry, Dr. Shashank Potnis has over 20 years of rich and varied experience, having worked with multinationals such as BASF and ICI India Ltd., in areas such as pharmaceuticals, surfactants and polymers. Shashank holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from India. He will focus on driving business growth with new product innovations and implementation of global bundles, support manufacturing & supply chain to ensure speed to market and will continue analytical, microbiology and clinical programs to meet global needs of the Company. In addition, he will drive external collaborative research programs for the Company, in partnership with the Global Technology Centre in USA.
Mr. Mustapha Yajid joined Colgate-Palmolive, Morocco in 2000 as a Senior Manager, Operations, Quality and EOHS (Environmental & Occupational, Health & Safety). In this role, he enhanced the quality systems, contributing to improved productivity. Over the years he held a series of significant positions in the Company's subsidiaries at South Africa, Egypt and The Netherlands. Most recently, Mustapha was the Director, Quality & Technology -Toothbrushes for Europe and Asia, where he ensured uniform implementation of global quality standards, guidelines and systems. He provided strong leadership in enhancing quality systems across toothbrush plants and contract manufacturers globally. Mustapha was instrumental in improving the Global Toothbrush Quality organization and for driving a culture of quality across the Global Toothbrush Division. He holds an Engineering Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie in France. As Vice-President Manufacturing, Mustapha will be responsible for the overall management of the Colgate India Toothpaste and Toothpowder Plants.
Mr Aditya Singh initially joined Colgate-Palmolive, India in 1994 in Human Resources and was with the company till 2004. During this period, Aditya made significant contributions in organizational development, rewards and performance management, succession planning, employee and industrial relations. He re-joined the company in 2008 as Vice-President - HR. In the interim he was Director - Corporate Human Resources & Global Consumer Health Care at Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. Aditya has varied experience in the field of HR leadership and management combined with Finance (treasury and insurance) and non-life insurance (Operations Business Development).
Mr. Manu Mehrotra joined Colgate-Palmolive at the Aurgangabad manufacturing plant in India in 1989. Progressing through positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, he moved to the Regional Technology Centre in India in 1999 and soon took over the responsibilities of Senior Technology Leader for the Africa/Middle East Division, contributed significantly to technology transfer, quality up-gradation and margin improvement. In 2004, Manu became Associate Director of the Himachal Project, responsible for the entire project, setting up Colgate's new toothpaste manufacturing plant at Baddi. Under his leadership, the team delivered outstanding results in both performance and safety. Manu has been appointed to the current position, having most recently been the Director, Global Quality for Toothbrushes, where he was responsible for all quality initiatives and compliance, creating an organization that supported the transition to global categories. In his new role, Manu will be responsible for toothbrush production in India. Prior to joining Colgate, Manu was the Technical Manager for Hindustan Lever Limited.
Mr. V Ganesh joined Colgate-Palmolive in February 1989 and was appointed Vice-President, Customer Service & Logistics in July 2014. Over his 25 years with the Company, Ganesh has taken up positions of increasing responsibilities across a cross-functional platform encompassing Customer Development, Customer Service & Logistics, & Information Technology. Most recently, Ganesh was the Customer Development Team Leader for West Branch with added responsibilities of managing the Company's sales & marketing operations in Bangladesh, SriLanka & Nepal. Ganesh's cross functional experience, analytics based commercial knowledge & strong working relationships with internal teams & external customers make him well qualified to deliver in this role.
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BlackBerry: Don't Expect To See BBM For Android & iOS This Week
BBM's cross-platform launch failed miserably this weekend. The app made its way to the iPhone in a small few countries, but the rollout was halted before it could reach the United States — or Google Play.
BlackBerry's excuse for the catastrophic failure was that a leaked BBM APK for Android was causing some server troubles, and now the Canadian company has told fans that it will "take some time" to fix the problem, and that we should not expect to see the app this week.


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'Tomorrowland' leads Memorial Day on $41.7m
Disney's George Clooney and Britt Robertson action-adventure from Brad Bird led the charts in a tepid Memorial Day Weekend.
'Pitch Perfect 2' rules US on $70.3m
Universal's female comedy directed by Elizabeth Banks stormed to the top of the North American charts as Mad Max: Fury Road arrived in second place.
'Ultron' crosses $1bn global
Marvel's Avengers: Age Of Ultron was on course to reach the milestone on Friday, its 24th day of release.
'Mad Max' rolls into 68 markets this week
Warner Bros has unveiled details of the action film's international roll-out on more than 16,000 screens in the coming days.
'Ultron' surges past $300m in North America
UPDATED MAY 11: Marvel Studios and Disney celebrated as Avengers: Age of Ultron grossed a confirmed $77.7m to retain pole position with ease as Warner Bros' Hotel Pursuit flopped in second place.
'Ultron' delivers $191.3m US debut
UPDATED MAY 5: Marvel Studios' superhero tentpole erupted into 4,276 theatres across North America at the weekend to deliver the second biggest three-day debut in history.
'Furious 7' holds firm in US on $17.8m
APRIL 27 UPDATE: Universal's global smash, which crossed $1bn at the international box office on Sunday and stands at $1.321bn worldwide, retained pole position in North America in its fourth session.
'Furious 7' closes on $300m in North America
UPDATED APRIL 20: Universal's smash action release, which this weekend became the studio's biggest global hit of all time on $1.152bn, held on to North American pole position on $29.2m for a confirmed $294.5m after three weekends.
'Furious 7' stays top in US on $60m
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Universal's global blockbuster – now at $801.5m – soared to $251.5m on the back of a confirmed $59.6m second weekend number one hold.
'Furious 7' claims US pole on $147.2m
Universal's North American portion of global domination generated a confirmed $147.2m as the action release stormed to the top.
'Home' tops North American charts on $52.1m
Fox's number one debut gave beleaguered DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg some breathing room as the film posted the best opening for his studio in nearly three years.
'Insurgent' leads US box office with $52.3m
MARCH 23 UPDATE: Lionsgate's sequel opens roughly on par with its predecessor; Open Road's The Gunman takes soft $5m on debut.
'Cinderella' tops US box office with $67.9m opening
UPDATED MARCH 16: Disney's live-action remake records seventh largest March opening in industry history; It Follows delivers strong $163k opening from four sites for RADiUS-TWC.
Global box office grew 1% in 2014
Fuelled by strong growth in the Asia Pacific region, global box office receipts hit $36.4bn last year.
Chappie, Unfinished Business flop in US
Public sentiment aligned with critical disapproval for Neill Blomkamp's latest sci-fi spectacle as Chappie delivered an anaemic estimated $13.3m debut via Columbia Pictures.
Distributors play on Oscar success at box office
There were several noticeable bumps in evidence at the weekend as distributors expanded their theatrical footprints in the wake of last Sunday's (February 22) Academy Awards.
Focus tops US charts on $18.7m
UPDATED MARCH 2: Will Smith's return to action in Warner Bros' caper opposite Margot Robbie helped the film opened top in North America on a confirmed $18.7m over a slow post-Oscar session.
Oscar nominees feel box office bump
American Sniper received the most dramatic box office 'bump' of all eight best film Oscar nominees following the Academy Award nominations.
Fifty Shades stays top over Oscar weekend
FEBRUARY 23 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey dropped 74% in its second session as a confirmed $22.3m was still enough to stay top through Universal and Focus Features.
Fifty Shades ties up US on $93m
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Universal's smash S&M romance dominated North America on a confirmed $85.2m three-day debut that toppled The Passion Of The Christ's 11-year February record and scored $93m over the four-day Presidents' Day Weekend.
SpongeBob rules US on $56m
Paramount's children's comedy The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water arrived in grand style thanks to an estimated $56m that scored the fifth biggest February launch of all time.
American Sniper claims Super Bowl weekend record
Clint Eastwood's war film held on to number one for the third consecutive weekend as an estimated $31.9m looks to have set a new record for the weekend and boosted the running total through Warner Bros to $248.9m.
Dear White People sets box office record
The Sundance 2014 release has reached $4.4m in the US since its release on October 17 2014 – which its representatives said was a new high-water mark for a crowd-funded film.
American Sniper hits $200m in US
UPDATED JANUARY 26: Clint Eastwood's box office phenomenon crossed the $200m threshold in its second wide weekend while Lionsgate's Mortdecai and Disney's Strange Magic both flopped.
American Sniper hits bullseye in US on $107.2m
JANUARY 20 UPDATE: The Warner Bros war film expanded wide in its fourth session and vaulted 20 places to top of the charts in a record wide debut for a winter release and a handful of other records.
Indie int'l box office hits $1.2bn
EXCLUSIVE: Films licensed internationally through the major US-based sales agencies generated an estimated $1.152bn last year.
Taken 3 storms US on $40.4m
Liam Neeson returned to the top of the North American box office thanks to an estimated $40.4m debut in 3,594 sites via Fox, while Selma expanded wide through Paramount and soared 22 places to number two on a $11.2m weekend haul.
Taken 3 arrives in 30 markets
Fox International's Taken 3 arrives in around 30 markets including the UK, Australia, Japan and Taiwan this weekend in a big early step for the international thriller.
Hobbit rules US over New Year on $22m
UPDATED JANUARY 5: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies maintained its hold over the North American box office into the first session of 2015, falling 47% in its third weekend on a confirmed $21.7m through Warner Bros for $220.6m.
Lionsgate grosses $1.73bn in 2014
Lionsgate releases delivered more than $1.726bn worldwide in 2014, fuelled by a $1.032bn international tally that included $363m from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.
The Interview takes $15m online
UPDATED DECEMBER 29: New Line-MGM's The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies stayed top in its second session over the December holiday weekend to reach $168m through Warner Bros, while Sony Picture's The Interview grossed $2.8m from 331 sites in a day-and-date digital launch that drew 2million rentals and downloads.
Hobbit finale storms to $90m in US
New Line-MGM's The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies dominated the North American box office, grossing an estimated $56.2m from Friday-Sunday that climbed to $91M over five days.
Exodus wins modest US session on $24.5m
Fox's Biblical epic from Ridley Scott Exodus: Gods And Kings flooded into the US charts on an estimated $24.5m as Mockingjay – Part 1 crossed $275m in its fourth weekend.
Exodus leads US social media buzz
Ridley Scott's biblical epic Exodus: Gods And Kings is ready to ride out in the US.
Mockingjay rules quiet US on $22m
A lacklustre session enlivened only by an excellent limited bow for Wild saw box office for the top 12 earn $70.4m and fall 54% against last weekend and 19% against the comparable weekend in 2013.
Mockingjay stays top in US on $57m
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 brought in an estimated $56.9m through Lionsgate over Thanksgiving weekend to reach $225.7m after two sessions as The Imitation Game scored a sensational limited debut.
Mockingjay leads US box office on $123m
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 starring Jennifer Lawrence was the clear winner at the North American box office although it scored the lowest of all three entries in the franchise so far.
Dumb And Dumber To rules US on $36.1m
NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE: Twenty years after Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels headlined the global comedy smash Dumb And Dumber the pair reprise their roles and get back to winning ways at the box office with the Farrelly brothers.
Big Hero 6 rules US on $56.2m
Walt Disney Animation Studios' latest family feature overcame Christopher Nolan's Interstellar to rule the North American charts as box office for the top 12 gained 87% on last weekend.
Nightcrawler opens top in US charts
The independent drama starring awards contender Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance LA crime reporter dominated a weak Halloween weekend session on $11m.
Ouija tops US box office on $20m
It may have been a slow session, but that won't stop Universal executives celebrating a number one berth heading into Halloween this week and top brass at The Weinstein Company feeling good about St. Vincent.
Fury rolls into top US slot
The prospect of Brad Pitt in a tank proved irresistible to North American audiences as the Second World War tale rolled into action through Sony, while Birdman delivered the result of the weekend with a massive limited launch via Fox Searchlight.
Gone Girl stays atop US on $27m
Fox/New Regency's David Fincher mystery starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike is becoming a box office force as word of mouth kept it at number one for the second weekend in a row.
Gone Girl tops US box office
All eyes turn to Monday's confirmed results after Fox-New Regency's mystery claimed number one and Warner Bros' horror debut Annabelle had to settle for second place on an estimated $37.2m.
The Equalizer claims US crown on $35m
North American audiences could not resist the reteaming of Denzel Washington and his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua as action thriller The Equalizer opened top through Sony on an estimated $35m.
S Korea's Admiral sets US BO record
After six weeks the South Korean naval battle film has crossed $2.5m to overtake The Host and become the highest grossing Korean-language film in North America.
Maze Runner tops US on $33m
Fox's YA adaptation beat a path to the pinnacle of the North American box office as an estimated $32.5m was enough to help the top 12 climb approximately 17% against last weekend.
No Good Deed wins US on $25m
Box office bounced back – how could it do otherwise? – after last week's historic low as the Screen Gems thriller starring Idris Elba beat Dolphin Tale 2 to open top on an estimated $24.5m.
Guardians stays top in dismal US session
Marvel Studios' Guardians Of The Galaxy added an estimated $10.2m in its sixth weekend through Buena Vista to surge to $294.6m in the lowest box office weekend in two years.
Guardians holds firm over Labor Day on $16m
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Lawrence Lariar (December 25, 1908 - October 12, 1981)[1][2] was an American novelist, cartoonist and cartoon editor, notable for his Best Cartoons of the Year series of cartoon collections. He wrote crime novels, sometimes using the pseudonyms Michael Stark, Adam Knight and Marston la France.
Born in Brooklyn, Lariar studied illustration at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art but then switched to cartooning. After graduation, he teamed with two of his friends, and they started a cartoon agency, selling their own work under a dozen different pseudonyms.[3]
In 1927, they moved the operation to Paris, selling to British magazines and Fleetway. Two years later, they were back in New York looking for work, as Lariar recalled, "To make a living, we did everything. We had a service for printers, drew cartoons for calendars, played messenger and did some of the first work for the slicks." They scored with a series of cartoon postcards which Boy Scouts could use to write home, selling over a million cards in a direct-mail campaign.
From 1930 to 1938, working in an office on 45th Street, Lariar did freelance gag cartoons, comic strips and spot drawings, including political cartoons for the New York Journal American and pages for some of the earliest comic books. In 1935, he married his agent, Susan Mayer, one of the first cartoon agents in the magazine gag panel field. They had two children.[3]
In 1941, his Comicard Company in Roosevelt, New York, produced a set of postcards that soldiers could use to write home, similar to Dave Breger's line of Private Breger postcards also available during World War II. Beginning in 1942, Lariar was the cartoon editor of Liberty, where he started The Thropp Family, the first comic strip to run as a continuity in a national magazine. From 1943 to 1946, he was president of the American Society of Magazine Cartoonists. In 1953, he created Yankee Yiddish Cocktail Napkins, which featured cartoons illustrating puns on Yiddish words and expressions.
During the 1940s, Lariar began writing and published at least 16 books, including Careers in Cartooning (Dodd Mead).[3] His Best Cartoons of the Year series ran from 1942 to 1971, featuring work by Stan Fine and other leading gag cartoonists. In 1961, Lariar interrupted the series to do The Best of Best Cartoons: 20th Anniversary Edition.[4]
Lariar wrote at least nine mystery and crime novels, including four with his character Homer Bull. For Kill-Box (1946), he wrote as Michael Stark, his only novel under that name. Now mostly forgotten, this unusual novel, praised by John W. Campbell, had an Ace paperback edition in 1954 and was published in the UK as Run for Your Life! Anthony Boucher's mention of "atomic murder" in the cover blurb indicates Lariar's innovative locked room mystery premise: The killer rents an apartment beneath the victim, opens a box with radioactive materials and leaves. After the death of the victim in the overhead apartment, the killer returns and departs with the box.[5]
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- ^ a b c Rochelle, Ogden J. "How Busy Can Man Get?" Editor & Publisher, March 19, 1949.
- ^ Christopher Wheeler: Lawrence Lariar
- ^ Jaffrey, Sheldon. Double Trouble: A Bibliographic Chronicle of Ace Mystery Doubles. Wildside, 1992.


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We analyze the problem of packing squares in an online fashion: Given a semi-infinite strip of width 1 and an unknown sequence of squares of side length in [0,1] that arrive from above, one at a time. The objective is to pack these items as they arrive, minimizing the resulting height. Just like in the classical game of Tetris, each square must be moved along a collision-free path to its final destination. In addition, we account for gravity in both motion (squares must never move up) and position (any final destination must be supported from below). A similar problem has been considered before; the best previous result is by Azar and Epstein, who gave a 4-competitive algorithm in a setting without gravity (i.e., with the possibility of letting squares "hang in the air") based on ideas of shelf packing: Squares are assigned to different horizontal levels, allowing an analysis that is reminiscent of some bin-packing arguments. We apply a geometric analysis to establish a competitive factor of 3.5 for the bottom-left heuristic and present a \(\frac{34}{13} \approx 2.6154\) -competitive algorithm.
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COVINGTON — Both Newton and Rockdale medical centers scored the second highest rating possible on a Consumer Reports rating of hospitals based on how patients fare during and after surgery.
Newton and Rockdale medical centers both scored a four out of a possible five on their overall surgery rating, according to the report released in late July.
The overall surgery rating combines results for 27 categories of scheduled surgeries, and individual ratings for five specific procedure types: back surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, angioplasty and carotid artery surgery. The ratings are based on the percentage of the hospital's Medicare patients who died in the hospital or stayed longer than expected for their procedures. Billing claims that hospitals submitted to Medicare for patients 65 and older from 2009 through 2011 were analyzed for 2,463 hospitals in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
"Our mission at Newton Medical Center is to provide the highest quality patient care with a laser focus on safety," said Patty Waller, assistant administrator of Patient Care Services. "This attention to safety directly impacts the occurrence of adverse events. We are pleased that based on the Consumer Reports Ratings, NMC is one of the top rated hospitals in Georgia in preventing adverse events in Medicare patients."
A comment from a representative from Rockdale Medical Center was unavailable by deadline.
Doris Peter, associate director for Consumer Reports Health Rating Center, said Newton and Rockdale hospitals are high performers based on those scores when it comes to commonly scheduled surgeries.
"That means they had fewer deaths and fewer prolonged lengths of stay of those particular procedures that are done in that hospital," she said.
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Pune: A clerical error by a bank was enough to ruin the aspirations of catering student Tushar Navale, who had secured an internship in the UK for a seat in hotel management. Under a mandatory clause for those seeking visa to work abroad as freshers, a minimum balance of Rs 1 lakh has to be maintained in the given bank account for a period of three months. However, the bank authorities at the State Bank of India's Pimpri branch reduced Rs 30,000 from his account due to a clerical error, bringing his balance below Rs 1 lakh. This resulted in rejection of his visa, and subsequent cancellation of his internship.
An irate Navale eventually approached the consumer forum, after which the bank has been directed to pay a compensation of Rs1 lakh and an additional Rs2,000 as suit charges.
Ahmednagar-based Navale, who had been pursuing a degree in hotel management and catering from D Y Patil College, had moved his plaint before the forum against the SBI on January 23, 2013.
In 2012, Navale had applied for job opportunities abroad, and accordingly he bagged an internship offer from a UK-based company on a temporary worker -creative and sporting visa (TIER 5), which is essentially meant for freshers. The application was valid till April 2013, and he was offered £12,647 per year along with lodging and other facilities.
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In his plaint, Navale prayed that the bank must pay Rs 19 lakh as compensation, including the cost he incurred for procurement of visa and other charges.
The bank has filed a written statement before the forum disagreeing on the compensation amount awarded to Navale. The bank claimed, "The error happened due to a difference in the digit of bank account. As soon as the mistake came to light in June, the process of transferring the amount had started immediately, and the entire process completed in October. As the amount has been deposited by the bank there is no deficiency in service."
Forum president Anjali Deshmukh and member S K Pacharne observed, "It is not the question of bank negligence or purposeful act. The fact is that Navale missed a big opportunity, which he earned as a fresher and due to human error, he had to pay with his job. Navale was not required to inform the bank that his deposit was meant for his UK plans, and also the bank have no such norms. And it is not the responsibility of the account holder to secure his account. The responsibility lies with the bank. Due to the bank's mistake Navale's future has been ruined, and there is a need to compensate on it."


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