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- CFD modelling of shrouded jet impingement on a liquid surface
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- Alam, Morshed; Naser, Jamal; Brooks, Geoffrey; Fontana, Andrea
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- A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the liquid flow field and surface deformation caused by an impinging shrouded supersonic jet on a liquid bath from the top as used in oxygen steelmaking. Air and water was used to simulate the gas and liquid phases respectively, inside the steelmaking furnace. No slag condition was assumed. Two different computational domains were used to avoid the difficulties that arise from the simultaneous solution of compressible gas phase and incompressible liquid phase. The two computational domains were: 1) single phase domain and 2) multiphase-domain. In the single phase domain, the compressible gas phase was solved and the gas-liquid interaction was simulated in the multiphase domain. The effect of shrouding gas flow rates on the axial jet velocity distribution, depth of penetration and velocity distribution of liquid phase were investigated. A high shrouding gas flow rate was found to increase the potential core length of the jet, depth of penetration and liquid free surface velocity which in turn contributes in reducing the mixing time.
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- Proceedings of the 4th High Temperature Processing Symposium (HTP 2012), Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 06-07 February 2012 / M. Akbar Rhamdhani, Geoffrey Brooks, Md Saiful Islam and Shabnam Sabah (eds.), pp. 68-69
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- 2012
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- Computational fluid dynamics; Oxygen steelmaking; Penetrating cavity mode; Shrouded supersonic jet; Splashing cavity mode
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- Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Oil and Gas Equipment and Services in Saudi Arabia: A Strategic Reference, 2007
- July 2007
- Region: Saudi Arabia
- 217 pages
- ICON Group International
How to Strategically Evaluate Saudi Arabia
Perhaps the most efficient way of evaluating Saudi Arabia is to consider key dimensions which themselves are composites of multiple factors. Composite portfolio approaches have long been used by strategic planners. The biggest challenge in this approach is to choose the appropriate factors that are the most relevant to international planning. The two measures of greatest relevance to oil and gas equipment and services are "latent demand" and "market accessibility". The figure below summarizes the key dimensions and recommendations of such an approach. Using these two composites, one can prioritize all countries of the world. Countries of high latent demand and high relative accessibility (e.g. easier entry for one firm compared to other firms) are given highest priority. The figure below shows two different scenarios. Accessibility is defined as a firm's ease of entering or supplying from or to a market (the "supply side"), and latent demand is an indicator of the potential in serving from or to the market (the "demand side").
Framework for Prioritizing Countries
Demand/Market Potential Driven Firm
Relative Accessibility
Accessibility/Supply Averse Firm
In the top figure, the firm is driven by market potential, whereas the bottom figure represents a firm that is driven by costs or by an aversion to difficult markets. This report treats the reader as coming from a "generic firm" approaching the global market - neither a market-driven nor a cost-driven company. Planners must therefore augment this report with their own company-specific factors that might change the priorities (e.g. a Canadian firm may have higher accessibility in Canada than a German firm).
Latent Demand and Accessibility in Saudi Arabia
This report provides a detailed overview of factors driving latent demand and accessibility for oil and gas equipment and services in Saudi Arabia. Latent demand is largely driven by economic fundamentals specific to oil and gas equipment and services. This topic is discussed in Chapter 2 using work carried out in Saudi Arabia on behalf of American firms and authored by the United States government (typically commercial attachés or similar persons in local offices of the U.S. Department of State). I have included a number of edits to clarify the information provided. Latent demand only represents half of the picture. Chapter 2 also deals with micro-accessibility for oil and gas equipment and services in Saudi Arabia. I use the term "micro" since the discussion is focused specifically on oil and gas equipment and services.
Chapter 3 is also a stand-alone report that I have authored. It covers proxy pro-forma financial indicators of firms operating in Saudi Arabia. I use the word "proxy" because the provided figures only cover a "what if" scenario, based on actual operating results for firms in Saudi Arabia. The numbers are only indicative of an average firm whose primary activity is in Saudi Arabia. It covers a vertical analysis of the maximum likelihood balance sheet, income statement, and financial ratios of firms operating in Saudi Arabia. It does so for a particular Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. That code covers "oil and gas field machinery and equipment", as defined in Chapter 3. Again, while "oil and gas field machinery and equipment" does not exactly equate to "oil and gas equipment and services", it nevertheless gives an indicator of how Saudi Arabia compares to other countries for a proxy adjacent category along various dimensions.
Chapter 4 deals with macro-accessibility and covers factors that go beyond oil and gas equipment and services. A country may at first sight appear to be attractive due to a high latent demand, but it is often less attractive when one considers at the macro level how easy it might be to serve that entire potential and/or general business risks. While accessibility will always vary from one company to another for a given country, the following domains are typically considered when evaluating macro-accessibility in Saudi Arabia:
Openness to Trade in Saudi Arabia
Openness to Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia
Local Marketing and Entry Strategy Alternatives
Local Human Resources
Local Risks
Across these domains, a number of not-so-obvious factors can affect accessibility and risk. These are covered in the Chapter 4, which is a general overview of investment and business conditions in Saudi Arabia. Chapter 4 is also presented from the perspective of an American firm, though is equally applicable to most firms entering Saudi Arabia. This chapter is also authored by local offices of the U.S. government, as is Chapter 2. Likewise, I have included a number of edits to clarify the provided information as it relates to the general strategic framework mentioned earlier. SHOW LESS READ MORE >
1.1 What Does This Report Cover? 1
1.2 How to Strategically Evaluate Saudi Arabia 1
1.3 Latent Demand and Accessibility in Saudi Arabia 3
2.1 Latent Demand and Accessibility: Background 5
2.2 Market Data 5
2.3 Accessibility: The Structure of Competition 6
2.3.1 U.S. Presence 6
2.3.2 Foreign Companies 7
2.3.3 End-User Profile 7
2.4 Latent Demand: Leading Segments 7
2.5 Accessibility: Market Entry 8
2.5.1 Import Climate 8
2.5.2 Distribution 8
2.5.3 Financing 8
2.6 Market Issues and Obstacles 9
2.7 Key Contacts 9
3.1 Overview 11
3.1.1 Financial Returns and Gaps in Saudi Arabia 12
3.1.2 Labor Productivity Gaps in Saudi Arabia 14
3.1.3 Limitations and Extensions 15
3.2 Financial Returns in Saudi Arabia: Asset Structure Ratios 16
3.2.1 Overview 16
3.2.2 Assets - Definitions of Terms 16
3.2.3 Asset Structure: Outlook 19
3.2.4 Large Variances: Assets 20
3.2.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings 23
3.3 Financial Returns in Saudi Arabia: Liability Structure Ratios 38
3.3.1 Overview 38
3.3.2 Liabilities and Equity - Definitions of Terms 38
3.3.3 Liability Structure: Outlook 40
3.3.4 Large Variances: Liabilities 41
3.3.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings 44
3.4 Financial Returns in Saudi Arabia: Income Structure Ratios 57
3.4.1 Overview 57
3.4.2 Income Statements - Definitions of Terms 57
3.4.3 Income Structure: Outlook 59
3.4.4 Large Variances: Income 60
3.4.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings 63
3.5 Financial Returns in Saudi Arabia: Profitability Ratios 78
3.5.1 Overview 78
3.5.2 Ratios - Definitions of Terms 78
3.5.3 Ratio Structure: Outlook 80
3.5.4 Large Variances: Ratios 81
3.5.5 Key Percentiles and Rankings 84
3.6 Productivity in Saudi Arabia: Asset-Labor Ratios 99
3.6.1 Overview 99
3.6.2 Asset to Labor: Outlook 100
3.6.3 Asset to Labor: International Gaps 101
3.6.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings 104
3.7 Productivity in Saudi Arabia: Liability-Labor Ratios 119
3.7.1 Overview 119
3.7.2 Liability to Labor: Outlook 120
3.7.3 Liability and Equity to Labor: International Gaps 121
3.7.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings 124
3.8 Productivity in Saudi Arabia: Income-Labor Ratios 137
3.8.1 Overview 137
3.8.2 Income to Labor: Outlook 138
3.8.3 Income to Labor: Gaps 139
3.8.4 Key Percentiles and Rankings 142
4.1 Executive Summary 157
4.2 Economic Fundamentals and Dynamics 157
4.2.1 The Government's Role in the Economy 157
4.2.2 Balance of Payments 158
4.2.3 Adequacy of the Infrastructure System 158
4.2.4 Regional Economic Integration 159
4.3 Political Risks 159
4.3.1 Nature of Political Relationship with the United States 159
4.3.2 Major Political Issues Affecting Business Climate 160
4.3.3 The Political System 160
4.3.4 The Legal System 161
4.4 Marketing Strategies 161
4.4.1 Distribution and Sales Channels 161
4.4.2 Steps to Establishing an Office 162
4.4.3 Creating a Joint Venture 163
4.4.4 Agents and Distributors and Hiring Local Counsel 164
4.4.5 Performing Due Diligence and Checking Bona Fides 164
4.4.6 Franchising 164
4.4.7 Direct Marketing 165
4.4.8 Selling Strategies 166
4.4.9 Product Pricing and Licensing 166
4.4.10 Advertising and Trade Promotion 167
4.4.11 Selling to the Government 169
4.5 Import and Export Regulation Risks 170
4.5.1 Membership in Free Trade Arrangements 170
4.5.2 Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers 171
4.5.3 Prohibited Imports and U.S.-Imposed Export Controls 173
4.5.4 Import Tariffs and License Requirements 173
4.5.5 Customs Regulations and Contact Information 173
4.5.6 Entering Temporary Imports 174
4.5.7 Additional Trade Issues 174
4.5.8 Labeling Issues 175
4.5.9 Free Trade Zones and Warehouses 175
4.5.10 Local Standards 175
4.6 Investment Climate 176
4.6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment 176
4.6.2 Conversion and Transfer Policies 178
4.6.3 Expropriation and Compensation 179
4.6.4 Dispute Settlement and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 179
4.6.5 Performance Requirements and Incentives 180
4.6.6 Right to Private Ownership and Establishment 180
4.6.7 Protection of Property Rights 181
4.6.8 Transparency of the Regulatory System 181
4.6.9 Capital Market Risks 181
4.6.10 Political Violence 182
4.6.11 Corruption 182
4.6.12 Bilateral Investment Agreements 182
4.6.13 OPIC and Other Investment Insurance Programs 182
4.6.14 Labor 183
4.6.15 Foreign Trade Zones and Free Ports 183
4.7 Trade and Project Financing 183
4.7.1 The Banking System 183
4.7.2 Foreign Exchange Controls Affecting Trade 184
4.7.3 Availability of Local Financing 184
4.8 Travel Issues 186
4.8.1 Local Business Practices 186
4.8.2 Travel Advisories and Visas 187
4.8.3 Safety and Security 188
4.8.4 Criminal Penalties 189
4.8.5 Contacting the American Embassy and Consulates 189
4.8.6 Holidays 190
4.8.7 Work Week 190
4.8.8 Infrastructure for Conducting Business 190
4.8.9 Temporary Entry of Goods 192
4.8.10 Country Data 192
4.9 Key Contacts 193
4.9.1 U.S. Embassy Personnel 193
4.9.2 Saudi Embassy and Consulates in the U.S 193
4.9.3 U.S.-Based Multipliers 194
4.9.4 Saudi Arabian Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce 195
4.9.5 Saudi Arabian Government and Quasi-Government Agencies 196
4.9.6 Saudi Arabian Government Ministries 201
4.9.7 Saudi Arabian Market Research Firms 204
4.9.8 Saudi Arabian Commercial Banks 204
4.9.9 Multilateral Development Bank Offices in Saudi Arabia 206
4.9.10 Washington-Based U.S. Government Country Contacts 206
5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 208
5.2 Icon Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 209


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Knowledge Base - Technical Articles
FAQ: What is the difference between Single-line and Multi-line geocoding at ArcGIS 10?
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Single-line Input: Addresses can be entered with or without commas and with or without zone information.
Examples of valid input for single-line geocoding:
380 New York St, Redlands, CA, 92373
380 New York St. Redlands CA 92373
380 New York St. Redlands CA
380 New York St Redlands
380 New York St 92373
380 New York St CA
380 New York St (NOTE: If a nationwide locator is present or being used, this may take a while.)
Multi-line Input: Addresses must be entered into multiple fields with some of the fields being required. For instance, with the US Address – Dual Ranges address style, the street must be entered, as well as either both city and state, or ZIP.
Examples of valid input from multi-line geocoding:
Street = 380 New York St
City = Redlands
State = CA
Street = 380 New York St
City = Redlands
State = CA
Street = 380 New York St
City =
State =
The following charts list how single-line and multi-line inputs are supported with ArcGIS 9.3 and ArcGIS 10 locators.
Created: 7/28/2010
Last Modified: 8/5/2010
By Anonymous - 12/09/2010 4:26 PM
I have suggested related resources/links that can enhance this article. See below.
Hi toiyabe, when you look at a higher level at the service you reference (http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators), you'll notice that it is using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1. And as mentioned in this article, ArcGIS Server 9.3 does not support single-line input. Kristof Vydt
By Anonymous - 12/02/2010 3:16 PM
I have suggested related resources/links that can enhance this article. See below.
Hi there, So, how exactly does the single field input work? I'm trying to find examples, and can't. Take this ESRI service: http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators/TA_Streets_US/GeocodeServer Ok, as I understand it, this is supposed to support single field input and multiple field input, but I can't figure out how to use single field input. Can someone post a step by step or code example using the service above? Thanks,


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The investigation by the prosecutor's office in Milan of Saipem, the engineering giant controlled by Eni, has gone beyond our national borders. With a police operation conducted simultaneously in Italy, Switzerland and France, the story is complex and deserves to be told in detail.
Some aspects of it have already been published in newspapers. For example, reports of an investigation of Saipem for alleged corruption related to contracts in Algeria appeared in December. Nine months ago, the daily La Repubblica published an article of a completely different nature—about a winery, the Ager Falernus, founded in 2008 in the province of Caserta. The company had 40 hectares, the story said, a dozen of which were dedicated to vineyards, and it was at the foot of Mount Massico. The healine: The Vino & Anima: "A Primitivo wine combined with Aglianico grapes and aged in French oak barrels." The article discussed what a great wine the vineyard produced, considered among the best of ancient Rome by by Martial, Pliny and Cicero.
"Even a sheik is investing in wine from Campania," the author wrote, without revealing the identity of the exotic character. "Lebanese, code-named 'Faid' for security reasons," the story explained. The author then mentioned a name, Pietro Varone, but did not provide details about the author's background as a winemaker. Perhaps because he, just like the sheikh, was a new entry in the sector. Until then, Varone had always worked in other fields. Specifically, he was an accountant coming from the world of construction who had later moved into the oil and gas industry, finally becoming general manager of Saipem's engineering and construction unit.
The real name of the so-called sheikh is Farid Bedjaoui, and he is an Algerian financial adviser active in Canada, Dubai and Lebanon. Great grandson of Mohammed Bedjaoui—the former Algerian ambassador to France and to the United Nations and foreign minister from May 2005 to June 2007—Farid is well-known in Algeria, particularly in the country's oil industry. According to the Algerian daily Liberté, Farid is the co-owner, along with his brother Reda, of OGEC, a Lebanese engineering and logistical support company active in the oil sector. Saipem, having subcontracted part of its Algerian activities to OGEC, is one of the company's biggest clients.
Debora Somaschini, granddaughter of Varone (or, more accurately, of his wife, Regina Picone) works or has worked at OGEC as a "personnel manager." And at this point we are back to what interests us: the story of the 200 million euros in alleged bribes paid to the Algerians. From the warrant to search Varone's home issued by the Milan prosecutor's office on December 1 of last year, we learn that on that same day "Debora Somaschini was found in possession of a bag containing documents on Saipem and Varone, as well as a sum of money." We also learn that "Somaschini said she had just been given the suitcase by her aunt Regina Picano." Among the papers found in the suitcase were forms to open a jointly held account in a bank in Beirut. The holders would've been Mrs. Picano and the "sheik," Farid Bedjaoui. This, however, is not completely clear.
We thus have a second possible "co-interest" between Bedjaoui and the Varone family. The first concerns the Azienda Agricola Ager Falernus Srl, of which Pietro Varone is formally administrator. The majority shareholder, with a 64 percent stake in the company, appears to be a trust, Riva Reno (who knows who's behind it?), but 20 percent is owned by Farid Bedjaoui and another 8 percent by Vincenzo Varone, Pietro's brother. Investigators found two letters among the company's documents, one from 2009 and one from 2012, in which the Algerian shareholder undertook commitments to inject capital in the firm. A grant. For a total of 1.5 million euros.
But what could push Bedjaoui to co-finance the company managed by Varone? Or to jointly hold a Lebanese bank account with his wife? Might the Algerian have some big favor to reciprocate? We contacted Varone's attorney to address these questions to Saipem's manager and also ask him to present his side of the story. Unfortunately, the lawyer told us he had not been able to contact his client.
What we have been able to verify is that on October 17, 2007, Varone signed a brokerage contract for Algeria with Pearl Partners, Ltd., a company that listed Farid Bedjaoui as its owner.
In case Saipem obtained Algerian contracts totaling less than 1 billion euros, this contract provided for a "remuneration equal to 3 percent of the total value." In case it signed contracts for more than 1 billion euros the remuneration would be "equal to 30 million euros plus 2.5 percent of the portion of the contract that surpassed the 1 billion euro threshold."
From then on, Saipem signed myriad contracts in Algeria. In July 2008, one for 2.8 billion euros, one in March 2009 for $1.85 billion, in May of the same year another one worth 200 million euros and in June one for $580 million.
This deluge of Algerian contracts was regularly followed by the payment of commission fees that Saipem paid to Pearl on bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition to the Italian parent company, Pearl was paid by its French and Portuguese subsidiaries. It is estimated that the Saipem Group transferred approximately 200 million euros.
All this is official. Year after year, in every single financial statement of both Saipem and Eni there has always been an item labeled "brokerage fees." With the amount, in 2008 alone, of 155 million euros. So no big secret.
But what added value could Pearl give Saipem since it was a front company without any history, any personnel and any know-how? What could a company registered in Hong Kong with a branch in the UAE and no office in Algeria offer?
One possible explanation is that Bedjaoui actually acted on behalf of personalities from the Algerian oil industry to facilitate the payment of bribes in violation of the OECD Convention against corruption and Italian law (legge n. 231). It is a hypothesis that Milan prosecutors Fabio De Pasquale and Sergio Spadaro, who lead the investigation with the support of the Nucleo di Polizia Tributaria of the Guardia di Finanza (the tax unit of Italy's financial police) in Milan, are assessing. Meanwhile, the suspicion of the Swiss federal prosecutor's office have unveiled a web of front companies and bank accounts linked to Bedjaoui—accounts in which investigators think at least 25 million euros linked to payments made by Saipem to Pearl have been deposited.
The route taken by this money was particularly tortuous, because accounts in four different banks (one of them the Banque Privée Efg) were used to funnel the funds. For example, from Pearl—which, as we said, is registered in Hong Kong but operates in the UAE—part of the fees paid by Saipem were transferred to Sorung Associates, Inc., which is instead registered in Panama City but always controlled by Bedjaoui—"the typical modus operandi of those who want to launder money," said one of the investigators.
The most interesting thing is that in the web of companies owned by Bedjaoui, there is one that has paid almost 2 million euros in consulting fees to Reda Hemche, the former chief of staff of the director general of Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil company—the one that assigned the slew of aforementioned contracts to Saipem.
Hemche is wanted by Algerian authorities, who in 2009 launched an investigation into corruption that has crippled not only Sonatrach's top management but also ensnared the former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil. In that investigation it was found that Hemche, as Khelil's emissary, was the person responsible for awarding the Algerian state-run company's contracts. His role was also highlighted by a diplomatic message written in February 2010 by the U.S. ambassador in Algiers and made public by WikiLeaks. "The ambassador met with the head of BP in Algeria, Akli Brihi.... Brihi explained that Sonatrach did not make corrupt agreements with major oil companies but with service companies such as the Italian company Saipem. The service company would present offers at inflated prices and then pay Sonatrach officials. It is what everyone thinks happened with the $1 billion contract concerning the Arzew plant for the liquificaction of natural gas given to Saipem without tender.... Brihi thinks that the minister of energy, Chakib Khelil, is responsible for the culture of corruption in Sonatrach. This confirms that the embassy has learned from other sources, according to which the person responsible for these dirty deals would be the former manager Hemche Reda, a relative of Khelil (Brihi called him nephew, others cousin)."
Among the various money movements made by Bedjaoui, we found that there were also transfers to Omar Habour, a businessman who Algerian newspapers feel is very close to the former energy minister Khelil, so much so that the two even share a property in Maryland, a few miles from Washington.
In searching Varone's residence, in the bedroom, in a walk-in closet and a safe, the Guardia di Finanza found seventy 500-euro bills and four 200-euro bills, for a total of 35,000 euros in cash—nothing compared to 200 million, but a notable amount for "pocket change."
It is now up to the Milan prosecutors to decide whether there is grounds to formally accuse Pietro Varone. If that is the case, it would be the second time in a few years that Saipem managers were accused of in corruption. A criminal proceeding against five managers in the San Donato Milanese engineering company accused of paying bribes to Nigerian politicians ended last year due to legal requirements, but for the same episode in the U.S., Saipem and Eni paid a $240 million fine to the Justice Department and a $125 million fine to the SEC.
In the settlement agreement signed July 7, 2010, with U.S. authorities, Eni and Saipem gave assurances that they had improved their internal compliance procedures and were now committed to "continue to respect ... the anti-corruption legislation in all its activities and those of its affiliates, its agents and subcontractors who interact with foreign public officials." Paragraph 8 of the agreement ended with the statement that "these commitments, however, will not guarantee immunity with regard to any other relevant offense not declared to the Department of Justice at the time of signature of this agreement."
In a statement issued yesterday, Eni said it "has also directly provided, and will continue to provide, full cooperation with the prosecutor's office" in Milan.
After news of the Milan investigation was published in the American media, Wall Street expects the involvement of the Justice Department. The Justice Department will probably contact the Milan prosecutor's office (with which it previously cooperated on the Nigerian matter) to ask for a copy of its dossier. The consequent risk is that of a new mega-fine.
In short, Saipem paid Pearl, even if not continuously, and Pearl, after "mixing the cards" a bit, paid consultant's fees to both the then-chief of staff of Sonatrach and the partner of the then-Algerian minister of energy. Behind all of this were the front companies controlled by Farid Bedjaoui, which have apparently expressed gratitude to the Saipem official who signed a contract with Pearl. And this closes the circle.
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The South Carolina Democratic Party is asking the National Committee for permission to move up the primary to January 19. It's currently set for the 29th.
Part of the reason is that the South Carolina Republicans are holding their presidential primary on the 19th.
That date would mean South Carolina's primaries would be the first in the South.
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There is nothing in the world like UConn women's basketball fans. They never can get enough of the past, present or future.
Of course. sometimes I wish they'd enjoy what's going on now more than worry about what might happen down the road....But wouldn't Seton Hall loves this kind of enthusiasm?
My question is will Breanna Stewart and the rest of the recruits in 2012 make an immediate impact on the season?
Jim, Queens NY
Breanna Stewart is considered the No .1 high school junior in the nation and she will follow Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, considered the No. 1 high school senior in the nation to UConn.
In this case, 1 plus 1 might equal 3 or 4 national championships, which I am sure is the answer you want to hear.
Truth is, who really knows. But I can tell you that Stewart is a mobile center with a large wingspan and when you put her next to Stefanie Dolson, Kiah Stokes, Michala Johnson, Morgan Tuck (also in the Class of 2012) and perhaps Heather Buck, if she comes back for her fifth year, that's a pretty nifty post.


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Whether you're an avid bird watcher or just want to witness an amazing spectacle of nature, Duluth's Hawk Ridge can be an unforgettable experience. Rising 800 feet above Lake Superior on the east end of Duluth, tens of thousands of hawks, eagles and other birds of prey concentrate here before crossing Lake Superior on their annual migration. Timing is everything: Hawks begin migrating there in mid-August and continue through November, but huge flights generally occur from Sept. 10 through 25.


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Judicial Panel Grades Appellate Judges High
Leigh Jones Journal Record Reporter, THE JOURNAL RECORD
In sharp contrast to a judicial report card issued by a pro- business special interest group, Oklahoma's appellate judges made the honor roll according to an evaluation commission created by the state's high court.
The Oklahoma Judicial Evaluation Commission, established through an order issued in December by Chief Justice Yvonne Kauger, has given nine appellate judges up for retention an overall grade of A. Only one judge -- Supreme Court Justice Rudolph Hargrave -- received a B in any category. Hargrave garnered the B for the "legal ability" criterion of evaluation.
The judges included in the survey were Supreme Court Justices Ralph B. Hodges, Alma Wilson and Hargrave; Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Judges Joe Taylor, Ronald J. Stubblefield, Glenn D. Adams, Larry Joplin and Kenneth L. Buettner; and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Charles S. Chapel. The commission sent out about 1,800 questionnaires to attorneys who had cases decided by the judges within the past 12 months. The survey asked attorneys to grade the judges based on 13 traits including legal ability, integrity, communication skills, judicial temperament and administrative performance. With a 47 percent response rate, the survey also asked if the judges should be retained. Chapel received the highest retention score of 93 percent and Wilson received the lowest retention score of 73 percent. But the judges' stellar performance was a vast improvement over their ratings in an April study conducted by Oklahomans for Judicial Excellence. According to those results, which ranked judges based upon their rulings that had a "favorable economic impact" on the state, the highest overall grade was an 86 percent received by Buettner. Wilson received the lowest score at 39 percent, while Hargrave made the second highest grade of 69 percent. …


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World Geography in Christian Perspective
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World Geography in Christian Perspective
This soft-cover geography text, published in 1998, is intended by A Beka for a semester course for grades 9-12. Because it is intended for a semester rather than a year, it covers many countries of the world very briefly. The first chapter begins with a very general introduction of geography: discussing geographical terms and categories, culture and government, and maps and charts. Subsequent chapters discuss the different regions of the world, with a chapter for each continent.
Each chapter contains charts with profiles and flags of all the countries in the regions of each continent. There are review questions in each chapter that most often deal with knowledge of facts and comprehension; fewer deal with application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation.
This book, though intended for high schoolers, would work well with upper elementary and middle school students. It seems to primarily focus on the location of the countries of the world and a few facts about them and does not cover geographical topics and issues of culture in much depth.
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Grow and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs won the match in four sets, including clawing their way back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth set. Grow, a senior playing in her last match for UCSC, missed almost a month with a sprained ankle and came back with a team-high 11 kills, 5 digs and 3 aces.
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> > First off, did you recompile the kernel or are you using a stock
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> Thanks for your quick reply. To answer your questions. This Debian install
> start out as Knoppix 3.2. As I failed to get Woody to install, could not get
> x to work. This is the stock kernel that installed from Knoppix. It is the
> 2.4.22 xfs kernel. I did a upgrade to SID. I did a lsmod and it showed the
> usbcore and usb-uchi modules loaded. Yesterday my three usb devices and the
> usb system stuff showed in the KDE info center today after a upgrade to SID
> and reboot they do not show and xsane cannot find the scanner. My thinking is
> that in converting the Knoppix install to Sid something broke the USB system,
> I can see the usb modules loaded with lsmod but do not know what else to do
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is there any relevant info in /var/log/messages
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I use usbview to view the usb info.
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Pack of awesomenessRubin1993 | Nov. 3, 2013 | Review of The Duke Nukem Platformer Pack - PC
The Duke Nukem Platformer Pack is a great collection of Duke platformer games. It includes original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem 2 and also Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. All are addicting games and also quite entertaining. My favourite is Manhattan Project. That was first Duke 3d platformer game and was pretty good. All games from the pack are fun and enjoyable. If you're Duke fan I recommend you to buy this pack!
Fantastic portRubin1993 | Nov. 3, 2013 | Review of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition - PC
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition is a great return to childhood. Mortal Kombat returns and it's kickass. The story mode is basically a cut-scene before fight. The fighting mechanics are back from the old MKs and also there are new fatalities. The port of this game is very well done. On a 4 years old computer it works flawlessly. Worth buying even for full price!
Hitman returned and it's great!Rubin1993 | Nov. 3, 2013 | Review of Hitman Absolution NA - PC
Hitman: Absolution have completely new gameplay system. It requires from player to use stealth everytime. It's more like Splinter Cell but it isn't minus. The new "Hitman" have 20 missions, and it provides about 25 hours of gameplay to complete it - big plus! It comes also with amazing multiplayer. For me it's very good continuation of Hitman series. Worth buying!
Game one of a kindRubin1993 | Nov. 3, 2013 | Review of Zeno Clash - PC
Zeno Clash is pretty good game. You play a role of Ghat and must defeat some of his family members. This game is very bizarre. None game have world like that. The combat is simple, but very well made. The game ends in about 3 hours (story) + you can beat challenge tower which should take about 1-2 hour(s). Overall this game is very decent and one of a kind. Unfortunely it's very short for a game and don't have multiplayer.
Hard arcade gameRubin1993 | Sept. 3, 2012 | Review of VVVVVV - PC
VVVVVV is 2D arcade game. The gameplay is simple but the game is very hard. You're playing rule of captain of spaceship who must find his crew who were teleported in spaceship accident. Our protagonist have the ablity to walk upside-down. The graphic is stylised to retro graphic like in old arcade games. Overall the game is very addicting and can also frustrate.
Good but shortRubin1993 | Sept. 3, 2012 | Review of Alien Shooter Vengeance - PC
Alien Shooter: Vengeance is very dynamic game about killing swarms of aliens. The gameplay is similar to much arcade games. Difference between original Alien Shooter are: new improved graphics, tons of weapons and new missions. The game is quite good but it's short and also don't have multiplayer or coop to play with friends.
Worms will never get oldRubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Worms Reloaded - PC
Worms Reloaded is another game from Worms series. This time the view is 2D not 3D ( I don't liked 3D view from previous worms). The goal is simple, you must kill all enemies worms using big arsenal of weapons. Gameplay is similiar to original Worms (huge plus for this) with additional content. Graphic is simple. The good thing is multiplayer. Who don't want to compete with other user? The Worms series are my favourite ones. I remember playing Worms: Armageddon with my friends. Goold old times. Worms: Reloaded is must buy for fans of worms. Tons of fun guaranteed!
The Ball - unique gameRubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of The Ball - PC
The Ball is a arcade mixed with puzzle elements. We don't know a lot of the protagonist but he is an archeologist. When he excavation encountered an ancient civilization. On the way he discovered useful tool. Tool which he discovered was the ball. Ball helped him survive against hundred monsters on the way and also was used for solving puzzles. The Ball is nice adventure but little short.
We need more games like this!Rubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Darksiders (1) - PC
Darksiders is an awesome Hack n Slash. It's like God of War, Gears of War, Portal and Tomb Raider combined altogether. The combat is simple but very good. We play a rule of War - the one of 4 Horsemans of Apocalypse. The story is also great. The game is quite long. It took me 20h to complete it.We need more games like this on PC!
Great remakeRubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Tomb Raider Anniversary - PC
I really enjoyed first Tomb Raider on my old Playstation. The game was the best adventure game I ever played. Exploring the Tomb Raider world was really enjoyable. I was very excited about Tomb Raider remake. Tomb Raider: Anniversaly was awesome as the original one. New graphic is very nice for eyes. Also gameplay was enhanced. Game of my childhood was completely remaked and I really enjoyed it!
Tons of fun for small price!Rubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Killing Floor - PC
Killing Floor is first person coop game. The rules are easy, you must survive using your equipment bought on shop. You are one of survivors who must defend yourself from horde of ZED's. The game is set to cooperative mode. Killing ZED's with your friends never get you bored. Every wave Zed's are more and they are more powerful. There is seven types of Zed's: The crawler, The Siren, The Husk, The Gorefast, The Scrake and the most powerful ones the Fleshpound and the Boss Patriarch. There is also ton of content for the game released for free! Killing Floor is the best coop game in steam in my opinion!
Great game but shortRubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Wasteland Angel - PC
Wasteland Angel is 2D top down arcade game. You are Angel and you must stop all wastelanders attacking city. The game is like tower defence but with no towers and only you have car and powerups you obtain. Mostly missions are about defending city, killing bosses and bonuses such as Frenzy (you must kill as much wastelanders as you can). Graphic is not bad. Gameplay is a bit repetetive. The game is not long. I completed the game and obtained all achievements in 3h ! I must that game is good but the price is too high for this game.
So much fun!Rubin1993 | Aug. 21, 2012 | Review of Beat Hazard - PC
Beat Hazard is 2D game in which levels, enemies, distribution of bonuses are determined by your music. Fresh idea about gaming with your music make this game unique. Gameplay is a good return to arcade games. You steer spaceship and you must kill enemies such as another spaceships and bosses. Game is very dynamic and challenging. Graphic is also good (much visuals). If you want to have much more fun in Beat Hazard buy Beat Hazard : Ultra dlc. New enemies, new bosses and much more. Overall the game is very addicting also challenging. Must Have!
I'm a Dwarf and I'm digging a hole, diggy diggy holeRubin1993 | July 26, 2012 | Review of Dwarfs - PC
Dwarfs!? Is pretty nice small indie game. The gameplay is easy to learn but is not quite easy. Your goal is to make a dwarf base but you must be aware of flowing water and lava, enemies and bosses. The game is similar of gameplay to Lemmings. Your dwarfs dig forward and you must be aware of dwarfs releasing lava or opening danger caves. The game has arcade mode where you play regular game for points, campaing, base defend and some bonus modes like endless mode. Game is 2D top down view on your dwarfes base. Music is also wonderful. I played this game within 10 hours and I must say; This game is awesome game. Worth buying!


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The Old Stone House, J.J. Byrne Park
Third Street between Fourth & Fifth Avenues
Brooklyn, NY 11215
In the Park Slope/Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn stands a replica of a Dutch stone farmhouse with a very rich history. The Old Stone House is now an Historic Interpretive Center in J.J. Byrne Park.
The original house was built by Nicholas Vechte beside the Gowanus Creek in 1699. Its two-foot thick wall of fieldstone and brick and its heavily shuttered windows protected the family. The Vechtes prospered, farming the rich bottomland beneath the Heights of Guam and ferrying produce to market in Manhattan.
During the Battle of Brooklyn,
Long Island, August 27th, 1776, the sturdy house and
its strategic position made it the focus of the most
dramatic event of the day. The Americans had suffered
disastrous losses. The British occupied the house
and turned it into an artillery position to fire on
the defeated American soldiers. The Americans were
fleeing for their lives to the safety of American
forts across the Gowanus Creek.
Washington and his troops, that hardened the resolve of the American Army. That day, close to three quarters of those Marylanders made the ultimate sacrifice.
In 1797, the house was sold to the Cortelyou family. Almost a century later it became the first clubhouse of the Brooklyn team of the National Base Ball League, later known as the Brooklyn Dodgers.
By the 1890s the house had been demolished, but was rebuilt with the original stones in the 1930s to serve as a sports facility in the newly opened J.J. Byrne Park. After two more restorations in the 1970s and 1990s, the house is once again open to the public. Inside this replica of the original house is an educational center offering changing exhibits on the first floor and a community room on the second floor. The Old Stone House Historic Interpretive Center is operated by the First Battle Revival Alliance, named in honor of that "first battle" of the newly formed United States, the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn. The organization conducts public programs, group lessons and tours, afterschool programs, and special events.


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Maruti Suzuki India Limited would be really happy that the global hatchback developed by Suzuki Motors that has the codename YL7 is all set to be showcased to the world during the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo in Noida in February. Maruti Suzuki will be introducing this car in India as the replacement of the not so successful A star and the YL7 hatchback has been christened as Celerio. The car will be making its world debut in India and Maruti Suzuki will be making sure that the car gets a rousing first appearance in India. In fact, there is no better platform to showcase a new car to the world than the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo. The present A Star that is being sold in the international markets also carries the name Celerio in a few markets. In India, the Maruti Suzuki Celerio will be the replacement for both Estillo as well as A star. The Estillo has been discontinued by Maruti Suzuki owing to very poor sales.
The Celerio will be coming to India with a 1 litre K series engine that you find under the hood of the Alto K10. It will be offering a maximum power of 67 bhp along with a peak torque of 90 Nm at 3500 rpm. The Alto K10 offers an ARAI certified fuel efficiency of 20 kmpl and the Celerio is also expected to offer the same mileage. The Alto 800 and Alto K10 would be the other hatchbacks that Maruti Suzuki will be sold along with the soon to be launched Celerio hatchback.


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Two Dead in South Jacksonville Motorcycle Crash
Two people are dead following a motorcycle crash in South Jacksonville.
Morgan County authorities say Leonardo Alfano collided with an SUV shortly before midnight Wednesday. He was taken to Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville and pronounced dead around 1:30 Thursday morning.
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The Secret History of American Soccer
In the 1920s, soccer was on the cusp of becoming a major sport in the United States. Then it all crashed and burned.
Read Slate's complete coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The story of American soccer in the 1920s is in large part the story of the American Soccer League, which was founded suavely, at Manhattan's Hotel Astor, in 1921. The ASL didn't cover the whole country—just a slice of the industrial Northeast—and it wasn't the only professional American soccer league. It was, however, the largest and most popular, and it was also the one that briefly threatened to disrupt the international order of the game.
The ASL drew its teams from the metropolises (the Boston Wonder Workers, the Brooklyn Wanderers, New York Field Club) and from industrial towns (the Paterson Silk Sox, the New Bedford Whalers, the Bridgeport Bears). The team owners ranged from Charles Stoneham, a Tammany Hall character with strong ties to organized crime—his purchase of the New York Giants baseball team in 1919 was brokered by notorious World Series fixer Arnold Rothstein—to the Bethlehem Steel Corp., which absorbed its employees' recreational team in the mid-1910s and, using the same ruthless efficiency it brought to the forging of the Chrysler Building, quickly developed one of the era's outstanding dynasties.
Steel wasn't the only industry represented in the ASL's ranks. The 1920s were a period of amazing economic expansion and, until the passage of 1924's Johnson-Reed Act, a welcoming immigration policy. Factories employed large numbers of European workers, who brought a love of soccer with them to their new country. In the ASL and elsewhere, businesses sponsored and ran their own teams, a practice that led to some fantastic box-score headings. (Indiana Flooring vs. J&P Coats!) America's soccer capital was probably Fall River, Mass., an industrial center whose factories employed large numbers of British immigrants. The Fall River Marksmen, owned by local impresario Sam Mark, attracted crowds in the five figures to Mark's Stadium, which was nestled just over the Rhode Island border to avoid Massachusetts blue laws. The Marksmen won seven ASL titles and eventually surpassed Bethlehem Steel as the period's dominant team.
Clubs affiliated with American industry had a significant advantage over their rivals at home and abroad. With business booming in the United States, American clubs were able to pay much higher wages than their European counterparts. And at a time when almost no one made a living exclusively from playing soccer, clubs like Bethlehem Steel were also able to offer their players high-paying factory jobs. As soon as the ASL took off, American teams started luring players from some of the top clubs in Europe. Before long, there were 50 European internationals—players good enough to be included on their countries' national teams—playing in the American league.
Some ASL owners, like Sam Mark, were out to make a fortune from soccer's rising popularity. Others were driven by philanthropy, obsession, or both. The Bethlehem Steel team was essentially the private fiefdom of a soccer-mad corporate executive named Horace Edgar Lewis, who became a company vice president in 1916. The year before, Charles M. Schwab had given the company's largely immigrant work force $25,000 to spend on sport. Lewis put many more dollars toward the task of building an elite soccer team and lured a number of top European professionals to Pennsylvania. He scouted, lobbied, and sometimes even played for Bethlehem Steel—his handball against Brooklyn Field Club knocked his team out of the 1914 National Challenge Cup. His brother Luther, also a Bethlehem executive, served as the ASL's first president.
The American clubs' recruitment tactics frequently ran afoul of international contract protocols, provoking an outcry on the far side of the Atlantic. In 1925, the Scottish Football Association convened a special meeting in Glasgow to grumble over the "American menace." (According to the writer for the Fall River Globe, "They metaphorically grasped the Scottish equivalent to an Irish shillelagh with which to punch the heads of the rulers of the soccer game in U.S.A.") And in 1927, FIFA, then and now soccer's international governing body, compelled the secretary of the ASL to appear before its congress in Finland, where they demanded that American teams stop ignoring international contracts.
There were great American players to go along with all the stars from Europe. Actually, what happened was what so often happens in American life: Yesterday's cultural imports were transformed into today's native culture. Archie Stark, the great striker who scored 232 goals in 205 appearances for Bethlehem Steel, was born in Glasgow, emigrated to the United States at 13, played his first organized soccer in New Jersey for a team called the Scottish-Americans, and served with the U.S. Army in France during World War I. Two of the greatest players in American history, Bert Patenaude and Billy Gonsalves ("the Babe Ruth of American soccer"), grew up in Fall River, Gonsalves the son of Portuguese parents and Patenaude of French-Canadian ancestry. Alongside a gaggle of similarly hyphenated ASL players, Patenaude and Gonsalves played for the United States in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. The team recorded the first shutout (and Patenaude the first hat trick) in World Cup history as Team USA finished in third place—still the best-ever finish for a team outside the South American and European confederations.
The ASL was riding high until just before that first World Cup, when the league was done in by a bit of vicious and lavishly unnecessary political infighting. From the beginning, the league had maintained an uneasy relationship with the United States Football Association, the governing body of American soccer. The owners chafed against the restrictions the USFA imposed on rule changes and scheduling; the USFA saw the popular and profitable ASL as uncontrolled and rebellious. In the eyes of the ASL owners, the only thing keeping soccer from mainstream acceptance was a sense that it was too "foreign." They wanted to Americanize the game by introducing substitutions, determining league position by winning percentage rather than by the points system used in Europe, and adding playoffs to the end of the season. The league instituted a number of changes over USFA objections, and some of them turned out to be ahead of their time. The ASL allowed player substitutions as early as 1926; the World Cup finally came around in 1970.


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Lonely Night in Georgia
The Bush administration's feckless response to the Russian invasion.
It is impossible to think about the Russian assault on Georgia without feeling like a heartless bastard or a romantic fool. Should we just let Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev roll their tanks into Tbilisi in recognition of Moscow's sphere of influence—and let a fledgling democracy die? Or should we rally sanctions, send arms, and mobilize troops—none of which is likely to have any effect? Is there some third way, involving a level of diplomatic shrewdness that the Bush administration has rarely mustered and, in this case, might not have the legitimacy to pursue?
Regardless of what happens next, it is worth asking what the Bush people were thinking when they egged on Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's young, Western-educated president, to apply for NATO membership, send 2,000 of his troops to Iraq as a full-fledged U.S. ally, and receive tactical training and weapons from our military. Did they really think Putin would sit by and see another border state (and former province of the Russian empire) slip away to the West? If they thought that Putin might not, what did they plan to do about it, and how firmly did they warn Saakashvili not to get too brash or provoke an outburst?
It's heartbreaking, but even more infuriating, to read so many Georgians quoted in the New York Times—officials, soldiers, and citizens—wondering when the United States is coming to their rescue. It's infuriating because it's clear that Bush did everything to encourage them to believe that he would. When Bush (properly) pushed for Kosovo's independence from Serbia, Putin warned that he would do the same for pro-Russian secessionists elsewhere, by which he could only have meant Georgia's separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Putin had taken drastic steps in earlier disputes over those regions—for instance, embargoing all trade with Georgia—with an implicit threat that he could inflict far greater punishment. Yet Bush continued to entice Saakashvili with weapons, training, and talk of entry into NATO. Of course the Georgians believed that if they got into a firefight with Russia, the Americans would bail them out.
Bush pressed the other NATO powers to place Georgia's application for membership on the fast track. The Europeans rejected the idea, understanding the geo-strategic implications of pushing NATO's boundaries right up to Russia's border. If the Europeans had let Bush have his way, we would now be obligated by treaty to send troops in Georgia's defense. That is to say, we would now be in a shooting war with the Russians. Those who might oppose entering such a war would be accused of "weakening our credibility" and "destroying the unity of the Western alliance."
This is where the heartless bastard part of the argument comes in: Is Georgia's continued control of Abkhazia and South Ossetia really worth war with Russia? Is its continued independence from Moscow's domination, if it comes to that, worth our going to war?
At this point, the neocons would enter the debate—in fact some, like Robert Kagan, already have—by invoking the West's appeasement of Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938. ("A quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing," is how Neville Chamberlain famously, and catastrophically, brushed away the aggression.)
A few counterquestions for those who rise to compare every nasty leader to Hitler and every act of aggression to the onset of World War III: Do you really believe that Russia's move against Georgia is not an assertion of control over "the near abroad" (as the Russians call their border regions), but rather the first step of a campaign to restore the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe and, from there, bring back the Cold War's Continental standoff? If so—if this really is the start of a new war of civilizations—why aren't you devoting every waking hour to pressing for the revival of military conscription, for a war surtax to triple the military budget, and—here's a twist—for getting out of Iraq in order to send a few divisions right away to fight in the larger battle? If not, what exactly are you proposing?
The same question can be asked of the Bush administration. Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly called Saakashvili on Sunday to assure him that "Russian aggression must not go unanswered." We should all be interested to know what answer he is preparing or whether he was just dangling the Georgians on another few inches of string. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, told the Security Council, "This is completely unacceptable and crosses a line." Talk like that demands action. What's the plan, and how does he hope to get the Security Council—on which Russia has veto power—to approve it?


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For release: Thursday 10th February 2011
The release of a Senate report into the plight of donor conceived children raises serious issues about kids' rights in the context of the gay marriage debate, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.
"Arguments by some Australian proponents of same-sex marriage that donor-conceived children being raised by homosexual couples could be denied access to their biological parents flies in the face of the Senate's unanimous recommendation that there be a prohibition on donor anonymity," Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Jim Wallace said.
Overseas, Sir Elton John and his homosexual partner David Furnish have indicated their son will be denied knowledge of his genetic mother. (see article Who's the daddy? It could be either of us, says Elton John)
An Australian lesbian couple quoted recently in a national newspaper said the father of their son, whose sperm was selected after an online search of US donors, might never have his dad's identity revealed to him.
The Senate recommended there be a ban on sourcing donor material from overseas. In its submission to the Senate Inquiry, the donor conception support group Tangled Webs said: "The desire to provide children for infertile couples does not override the child's need for and right to this vital relationship with his or her genetic parents".
Mr Wallace said the very slick campaign being run by gay activists about 'equal love' was ignoring the rights of children to experience the love of their biological parents.
"The equal love in marriage is not just two way – it is, in normal instances, across the biological links between parents and children.
There are many ethical dilemmas and consequences for children and society that are not being discussed in the gay lobby's push to change the meaning of marriage.
"Part of the reason for this is the intimidation and attacks on forums for debate such as On Line Opinion which is now no longer covering the gay marriage debate after it was aggressively targeted by gay activists for publishing an article defending heterosexual marriage.
"Mr Wallace said ANZ bank and IBM are yet to explain why they acquiesced to the anti-free speech tactics of the gay lobby to withdraw their advertising from On Line Opinion.
"This has doubtless buoyed the homosexual activists, who now with ever increasing arrogance and clearly now seeing themselves above public reproach, have today claimed wrongly that IBM and ANZ withdrew their advertising because On Line Opinion's article 'called for homosexuals to be murdered in light of the same-sex marriage debate'," Mr Wallace said. Click here for the link
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It's part of the story and it's a one time heist. Which I think it's really stupid. It should at least have a down time, but being able to perform the heist as many times we want with different approaches and becoming more difficult every time you do rob them. I really hate restrictions in video games. Specially games like gta. It was one of the things I loved about the Godfather video game. You could rob banks as many times you wanted.
How to rob a jewelry store in GTA V. (Not online).
Please.. I need help!
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The Jewel Store Job mission is available just once, but you can replay the mission as many times as you like. You won't get richer thou. ;-)
It's a heist (mission) you unlock as you complete the missions leading up to it.
I am fairly sure that is the only time you can rob a jewellery store (vangelico)


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