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Before you get all cranky at my title, let me explain! In Cena's speech he said that Brock Lesnar wouldn't beat him, because he wouldn't lay down for Brock Lesnar. Well, I guess Stacy was was in a mood – possibly a mood to be killed, as no one is allowed to talk during Raw, sometimes even during commercials – but he said that Cena implied that since he's not going to lay down and lose to Brock, that Taker did lay down, because he lost to Brock. So while not what Cena meant, it made me think about the direction they're going with this feud, and what they're going to do with it.
This week I'm being joined by Gesus. I actually had the time to write the whole RIB, but I've enjoyed the help and differing points of view, I think it adds a lot to the RIB as a whole.
Raw Starts
Opening Segment, Advocating Jew and Lesnar > A+
What a powerful way to start off Raw. Just amazing. I have been in agreement (for once) about Brock not caring about the title. Heyman in my opinion changed my thoughts on the match itself. It's more than a title match it's a 100% Brock writing a wrong in history. He has gotten healthy and is destroying everything in his way. I have a new found respect for Heyman after watching his DVD and promos like this one solidify it. Heyman covered quite a bit of ground while pushing interest in SummerSlam. I'm all of a sudden hooked and excited for this match. Heyman's words did more to sell this match than Brock's blood, vomit, and urine. I have watched this promo twice now and I can't get enough of it. A job well done and delivered only how Heyman could.
Video > B
When I first saw they were doing the videos I thought they were going to be full of what WWE is knowing for, a bunch of fluff that is a waste of time. First few videos were exactly that then finally business picked up with my Green Bay Packers! Rodgers and Hawk was truly unexpected and make me really perk up to the video. Then I saw the video of Larry King and lost it. It was just hilarious. Those two alone were worth a watch of them all.
Reigns vs RybAxel > B+
I have to say that I thought Reigns handled himself quite well in this match. I think Ryback's ring work has stepped up quite a bit recently. He's looking more polished and relaxed in the ring than he has since coming up to the WWE. Axel had more personality in this segment than we've seen from him. As a team they really seem to be coming together. Then there's Reigns who really looked strong here. He still looked a tiny bit rushed, but much less than he had in the past. Reigns is learning as he goes, and if he keeps going as he is now, he's going to be an amazing top Superstar for many years to come!
I'm throwing Reigns' interview with Renee in here as well. I loved how endearing Reigns was here. He used the cheap pop, but was really cute when he did it, almost Foley-like with it. Then he ripped Orton apart verbally in a way that worked. I loved how he used the dramatic pause on mic, and talked to Renee off mic during that time. It was well executed, and looked wonderful on TV. The spear chants really got me excited for Reigns going forward. He's taken a simple move, something associated with Edge and Rhyno in the past, and making it his own in the eyes of the fans. That was quite the chant, and I only see it growing.
Winner – Reigns via DQ (10:11)
Backstage Segment >B
The heat between Kane and Orton adds another bit of flavor to both of their characters. I'm not sure I'm thrilled that he's back in a suit, but it does serve a purpose. I know I wrote the live results, but I'm not sure we saw Trip on Raw at all, so having Kane in a suit, doing some of the talking, helps The Authority, his own character, and continues to push Orton. Kane is a workhorse, and does so much for the WWE. Who'd have thought, way back when he debuted, that Kane would still be working the ring, and that he'd have his head buzzed, and working the mic so well. Just wonderful. I cannot say enough about Kane.
RVD vs Rollins > B
Was this match used to show that Rollins screwed himself by not facing RVD last week? I think it did a great job of showing that. But I have to call out RVD again. He called for rolling thunder, yet didn't hit it. Yes, he rolled, but he front splashed, rather than back splashed. That's not rolling thunder. This is the third time, that I can think of, since his most recent return, that RVD has called for rolling thunder, on TV, and not hit it – and not because he was blocked. If he's not able to reliably hit his own moves in the ring, even though they are more difficult moves, then maybe he shouldn't be in the ring on WWE TV? At most he shouldn't be calling for the moves and not hitting them. I've said this each time we've seen RVD in the ring this time around, but it's because his ring work hasn't been reliable. Yes, he still looks good, but few get in the ring with Rollins and don't look good. Personally, I think RVD deserves a C- for his work in this match.
I loved how Ambrose came out of that box. It's something we've seen before with Brother Love in a gift box in the ring, as a present from Big Show to Taker, but that was February 6, 2003 on Smackdown, so it's been over ten years. Recycling after that length of time makes sense. Recycling something from TNA within the past two years, doesn't!
Winner – Rollins (8:02)
Announce Segment > B
I have to admit that I love Slam City, and because I usually watch the WWE Network on my phone, Sam hasn't seen any of it. I think it's a great series for the kids, and I will be setting it up so Sam can watch them herself.
In Ring Segment C-
I couldn't tell from Bryan's hair and beard how old the pic of him and it looked really staged for this segment. Steph was so demeaning to Megan, as if she didn't know how to get into the ring! As Richard posted on WNW, she is actually Chelsea Green, a former student of Lance Storm.
Beyond all that, I thought this was too Claire Lynch. TNA is always accusing the WWE of stealing things, and normally I ignore it, because all of these storylines have been done, and most of the time TNA is grasping at straws, and doing more obvious storyline thievery themselves (EY as Champ, anyone?). The problem is that TNA did this one so recently that it's fresh in our minds. Further, it wasn't very well executed, and felt like it was written last minute. This is what happens when creative is arguing, and they can't come together for the betterment of the shows.
Swagger vs Cesaro > C+
The match was quite good. I'm just bitter on them not building them up much. The former Real Americans are having an actual match since they never got a true blow off from their partnership. A blow off that would have been a great match. Proven by the fact this match was good without rhyme or reason. The post match was interesting. I don't think it was Zeb's strongest moment on the mic. He seemed a little off but it's okay. The part that really bugged me was the wave off. Let's push a feud by waving flags at each other. I get it they're having a flag on a pole match but it seems like two people in a fight who refuses to throw the first punch making them all look like losers. Personal preference I guess.
Winner – Swagger (12:37)
Interview > B+
The way Cole was dismissed from his own interview was beautiful! Further, the way Bray went all angsty teen, hating everyone and everything on the planet, a lot of teens and tweens will relate to him. I loved how Jericho didn't say a word through all of Bray's speech, but said so much through his face and body language. Bray is really strong, and creepy on mic, and I understand that his quiet demeanor is part of what makes him work, but sometimes he's really hard to hear and understand. He needs to speak up just a tiny bit, and enunciate a little more, and the man would be stellar. Okay, okay, he does need to start adding some to his mic work, as he's said the same things since he started, and evolution is a huge part of what makes a character work long term in the WWE. Look at Jericho! Jericho said it perfectly, he has a lot of different sides, and you never know what you're going to get from him. Each time Jericho returns to the WWE, he's a different Jericho, and while he was stating the obvious, he said so much more when he told us this.
AJ vs Eva Marie > B
Not the best match for AJ, but it got the point across, and Eva Marie got a win. I did love Paige's little apology poem for AJ, and it did a great job of infuriating AJ. I love how AJ is slipping in and out of crazy. She plays it so much better, much more subtly that Fox. Paige is doing well working off AJ, and it's making them both better. If they can pull it together, they can have a great SummerSlam. Then again, anything would be better than their last PPV match!
Winner – Eva Marie (0:57)
In Ring Segment > A-
A lot of people complain about Cena's character, and for good reason. As I have said many times, character need to evolve through the years, but Cena's been stuck in this corny, do-gooder for so many years that he's turning off fans. I've also said that Cena doesn't have to turn heel (though as we saw from the WWE fans, Hollywood Hogan in the black and white got much more pop than red and yellow face Hogan), but he needs to evolve and change up his character, and I don't mean by changing his merch. When Brock came out with that red and yellow John Cena piece on his shirt, I knew Cena was going all Hogan colors with his newest merch, and I was annoyed.
But then we got a very unexpected Cena in this segment. He acknowledged the problems that people have with him, even used those things to his benefit, and it worked! Cena was strong, edgy, and worked the fans in a way we haven't seen in years. Yes, Cena has had some strong segments here and there, but this one was the best in so long! He worked with the fans, and gave them what they wanted – almost. He's not heel, and claims he will never turn heel, but that he will be someone he doesn't like, but needs to be in his match with Brock at SummerSlam. Hopefully, if Cena loses to Brock at SummerSlam, he won't turn into angsty, cranky Cena. And hopefully, if he wins at SummerSlam, he keeps some of this forcefullness to his character. While I agree with Cena for why Brock shouldn't win the WWE WHC, I don't know what's going to happen, but I do worry that Cena will backslide into the epic mess he's been for so long.
I think the fans have said enough is enough, and this segment showed that he can unleash hell, and be even more beloved by the fans. I've not heard that much natural pop for Cena, and hopefully he listened, and the WWE listened, because I strong and edgy Cena would do that much better as the face of the WWE.
But I still have to ask, how can one person wear that much of his own merch at once and not laugh at himself in the mirror? Women are always told to get dressed, but remove one accessory before leaving the house, because we wear too much. Cena takes accessorizing to a whole new level of horrible!
Brie vs Steph > D
Steph was horrible on mic here. Sometimes Steph is so great, but she really sucked it up in this segment. It was too obvious, and too pathetic. I've been a fan of this storyline, but this looked like more of the rushed creative, and that's hurting the storylines, and the shows. It's time for VKM and Trip to get over their issues, and work for the betterment of the WWE, not for their own personal egos!
Ziggler vs Slater > B
The work in this ring was really strong, but sadly it was overshadowed by Miz standing on announce. Okay, I have to admit that Miz working announce while standing on it is an interesting way to do it, and right with his character, but I'm so over Superstars on announce taking so much away from the work going on in the ring.
Then there's Slater! I was so excited to see him in another match, getting another win. I've loves Slater from word go, and have always thought he was better than he got in the WWE. He proved it working against the legends a few summers ago, but then he was sidled with McIntyre and Mahal, and all of his push died. Hopefully this is the start of so much more for Slater. I'd love it if they made the IC Match at SummerSlam into a Triple Threat Match with Slater, but I think it's too early for that. I'm not saying that Slater will be more than a midcard wrestler, but I think he's much better than the schlock he's been doing the past couple years.
Winner – Slater (4:19)
Orton vs Sheamus > B-
Personally I didn't really care about this match. Both athletes have remained relatively stale for quite a while. I still prefer a match with an actual reason. I had to ask Eaton why the match was put together minutes after watching the match simply because I had already forgot. This was a good match for what it was. Definitely seemed like they were going through the motions. The go home was pretty excited but the rest of the match wasn't in my opinion.
Winner – Orton (13:08)
Hogan's Birthday > A + B
I was worried about this segment, but much of it came out really well. It was great to see the likes of Jimmy Hart, and Mean Gene, though I was shocked me heard nothing from Hart. I loved that Pat Patterson got a mention, even though he should have been in the ring with the rest of the legendary wrestlers. I thought that Piper looked a bit old here, not in the face, but his body looked really rough. Flair looked better than he had the past couple times we saw him on Raw. He actually looked sober! Then there was Mr. Wonderful. Was it just me, or did it seem as though Hogan didn't look happy to see him. Yes, Hogan hid behind his shades, but something in the set of his face looked rather not impressed to see Orndorff.
I loved the video they put together for Hogan. The WWE production department is top notch, and they didn't let us down here. There was some clips that I haven't seen in years, and others that are so iconically Hogan. It was just wonderful! I know it's all scripted, but Hogan was very obviously touched by it all.
After the problems Hogan had at WrestleMania, not remembering what building they were in, after Hogan gave Portland the cheap pop, I sent a message to Jesse, saying I was shocked that Hogan didn't think he was in Portland, Maine! I know it's silly, but I couldn't leave it alone. Hogan did a great job talking up the fans, and getting into character, it was great to see.
In many ways, I thought Scott Hall stole this segment, or at least really brought the fans to their knees by bringing back the survey. Hall looked old, but sold it beautifully, and had the fans eating out of the palm of his hand. From 'Hey yo!' to the end of the survey, it was all Hall, and he looked like he loved every minute of it, and will actually remember it.
Nash about had me on the floor laughing at his lounge lizard singing to Hogan. It was just perfect.
Personally, I think the best bum of the night was Piper's. He's the only legendary wrestler that Brock touched, and I have to say that the bump was well played. Brock was really great in how he stared down all the legends, and only bumped Piper hard enough to make it look good. I'm really glad that Brock and Hogan didn't get into it. I know Hogan wants to work the ring, but I'm not at all sure that's a good thing for anyone involved, especially Hogan, who he might face, and the fans. Anyone in the ring with Hogan could very well be his last match, and could be accused of breaking Hogan, permanently. I don't know anyone who wants to be remembered for THAT!
All in all, while Brock and then Cena were expected, the were really kind of odd, and where the B grade comes in. And what's up with Brock's, "I'm a mercenary!" scream?
This more or less seemed like a mark out session that we haven't seen since Old School Raw. It's always great to see Rowdy Roddy, Flair, Orndorff, and more that showed up that night. I was most impressed with the Scott Hall. So many people have written him off for dead and rightfully so. To see him walk about to that ring clear headed made my allergies act up. It's a true testament to DDP and what he can do. I thought him coming out, cutting that promo was better than most of Raw. Not much can make me drop everything I'm doing and pay attention now a days. When he got the mic I did exactly that, drop everything and listen. The NWO segment was great too. I really enjoyed seeing Brock come out cut a promo then Cena came out. It was nice to see them not touch before the ppv makes the match more important feeling.
Post Show
I actually went to the WWE Network after Raw to see the rest of Hogan's birthday party. I've decided that I NEVER want to see Nash and Cena sing a duet again, unless it's to me!
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The Sacramento Kings announced on Wednesday that forward Rudy Gay has exercised his contract option for the upcoming season. Gay, the eighth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, will earn $19.3 million.
Sacramento acquired Gay in a seven-player trade with the Toronto Raptors last December. The Kings received Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray in exchange for Chuck Hayes, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Greivis Vasquez.
In 55 games with the Kings, Gay averaging 20.1 points on 48.2 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals. Between Toronto and Sacramento, the Connecticut product played 73 games and averaged 20.0 points on 45.6 percent shooting, 6.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists (career-high) and 1.3 steals in 73 games.
"We're thrilled that Rudy will return to Sacramento next season," said Kings Chairman and Majority Owner Vivek Ranadivé in a statement. "He quickly demonstrated consistency both on the court and in the community and we regard him as a valuable member of our organization moving forward."
The upcoming season will be Gay's ninth in the NBA. In 585 career games, Gay is averaging 18.2 points on 45.1 percent shooting, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals. Gay scored his 10,000th point on Jan. 29 against his first NBA team, the Memphis Grizzlies.
With Gay back on board, GM Pete D'Alessandro will turn his attention next to the 2014 NBA Draft on Thursday. Coincidently, the Kings have the eighth overall pick.
After the draft is over, point guard Isaiah Thomas will become the top priority on D'Alessandro's busy agenda. Thomas became a restricted free agent on Wednesday when the Kings announced that they have extended a qualifying offer to him.
Thomas is coming off a breakout season where he set career-highs in points (20.3), assists (6.3), rebounds (2.9), steals (1.3) and field-goal percentage (45.3). The Washington product was the 60th and last pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.


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The UCLA men's soccer team played its first exhibition match of the 2013 season on Saturday afternoon, earning a 3-0 win over Westmont College at the North Athletic Field on the UCLA campus.
Sophomore transfer Jordan Vale got the scoring started for the Bruins in the 18th minute, finishing a beautiful cross from junior Leo Stolz with a one-time volley to the upper right-hand corner to put UCLA ahead 1-0. Then just before the end of the first half, senior Max Estrada curled a ball to the far corner to make it 2-0 Bruins going into the break.
With five minutes to go in the match, Ryan Lee increased UCLA's lead to three after controlling the ball off of a corner kick, moving past the defender and slotting one past the keeper for a goal.
Vale, Stolz and seniors Victor Munoz and Victor Chavez each recorded an assist in the match while junior goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. made one save.
UCLA will kick off the 2013 season at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind. The Bruins, ranked No. 9 in the NSCAA preseason poll, will begin the tournament with a match against 7th-ranked Notre Dame on Friday, Aug. 30 at 3 p.m. PT before taking on top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Indiana on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 12 p.m. PT.


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Sherry Dorsey Walker, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, became the first woman and the first person of color to be elected in the 6th District on November 6, 2012. Sherry earned a Masters in Film Productions from Howard University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware in English/Journalism. Sherry is also a proud graduate of St. Elizabeth School. In 2001, Sherry established SWAP Productions LLC, an independent film production company. SWAP is an acronym for Sisters With A Purpose. Sherry humbly believes that her purpose in life is to educate, entertain and enlighten through her films. For this reason, she conceptualized Justice For All: The Documentary, a film addressing the perils of the juvenile justice system in America and overseas. The film was chosen to screen in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus in September 2010. Also, the project was the Official Selection of the following: Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival in Atlanta, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Film Festival.
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Prometheus Timeline and Summary
- Some gods chain Prometheus to a rock. This isn't starting out well for our intrepid hero.
- Prometheus complains for a while, and then the Chorus shows up to feel sorry for him.
- It's okay: Zeus won't be able to lord it over him forever, because Prometheus knows the future.
- At the urging of the Chorus, Prometheus tells a long story about the war between the Titans (the old gods) and the Olympians (the new gods).
- It wraps up with Prometheus explaining that he gave mortals medicine and technology, and mining, and a little thing called "hope"—and, oh yeah, fire.
- This blows the Chorus's mind, and the agree to listen to Prometheus prophesy.
- Hey-o! Here comes Oceanus, the Chorus's dad. He volunteers to help out Prometheus, but Prometheus rejects the offer since it would mean sucking up to Zeus.
- The Chorus sings and dances for a while, and then chats with Prometheus about miserable humanity some more.
- When Io in cow-form charges on stage, Prometheus volunteers to tell her future. It's pretty grim, but not as bad as Prometheus's.
- Also, one of Io's descendants is going to be the guy to free Prometheus. Go, Io!
- And then, another visitor appears: Hermes, who's come to get Prometheus to reveal Zeus's eventual downfall. He's obviously unsuccessful. After a little earth-shaking, lighting-bolting, and rock-splitting, the ground opens up and Prometheus tumbles into the earth.
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According to an ESPN (Jan. 10, 2014) report, the first NFL playoff game on today's slate matches up the Saints and Seahawks, as free NFL online streaming, odds picks and predictions are now available.
A ruckus Seattle, Wash., crowd will fill CenturyLink Field for this afternoon's NFC Divisional Round showdown between the sixth-seeded (Road: 3-5) New Orleans Saints and the No. 1 team in the conference, the (Home: 7-1) Seattle Seahawks.
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The fact that this will be the second encounter between the Saints and Seahawks in just over a month, guarantees that oddsmakers and bettors will revert to the result of that game when composing ATS point spreads, NFL picks and predictions.
The Seahawks jumped out to a 17-0 first quarter lead and would never look back, humiliating New Orleans to the tune of 34-7 on Monday Night Football's Week 13.
Also embedded in most peoples' mind is Marshawn Lynch's 131-yard rushing performance, when Seattle stunned New Orleans by a final score of 41-36 in an eventful (Jan. 8, 2011) NFL playoff game at then-Qwest Field.
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However, the fact that Russell Wilson & Co. dominated their most recent proceedings gives bettors a false sense of security, thus, falling into an ATS betting trap.
And while utilizing statistics and figures to justify a claim for an upset seems like an impossible task, conventional (NFL betting) wisdom suggests that the New Orleans Saints will not only cover the [+8] spread, but that will have a legitimate shot at stunning the mighty Seattle Seahawks at home tonight.
The key to this NFC Divisional Round game will be winning the turnover-battle, as well as (DC) Rob Ryan's ability to game-plan based on mistakes made during the first meeting.
One also expects Brees to redeem himself by impacting third-down situations by keeping the sticks moving and thus, Wilson off the field. New Orleans' key impact players will be (RB) Mark Ingram's power-running and (TE) Jimmy Graham keeping the Seahawks 'D' and secondary honest.
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Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V or possibly GTA Five) is the next game in the Grand Theft Auto series, created by Rockstar Games. The game is set in Los Santos, San Andreas. A release date is not known.
|The GTA V trailer can now be viewed at the Rockstar Games website
Official Information about GTA V
- Rockstar Games has released a trailer for GTA V, showing the location of the game will revisit the state of San Andreas, which includes Los Santos, the city based on Los Angeles.[1]
- The teaser image shown on the Rockstar Games website on 25 October 2011 shows a "V" logo with "FIVE" written over it. This is the same motif as used on some US 5 dollar notes from around 1900. This could represent a game surrounding money, bank heists, casinos or even the financial crisis.
Hints and guesses about GTA V
A number of possible clues have been found in previous GTA games and elsewhere to indicate what may be the setting and content of GTA V. Fans have also made a number of educated guesses.
- Gaming blog Kotaku quoted a source "familiar with" GTA V stating that the game will be set in Los Angeles (which was previously featured as Los Santos in GTA San Andreas, and also in Rockstar's crime-solving game LA Noire) and would have multiple playable characters (just as TLAD and BOGT brought new characters and stories to the game).
- On page thirteen of the Episodes from Liberty City guide book, there's a teaser that shows a broken heart made of the GTA IV box art and says "Liberty City, It's Over!" followed by "Next Stop..." and a small torn area that shows another poster behind, later revealed to be an advert for Mollis.[2] The torn area has been noted as being in the shape of France. It also says in the right lower corner in a red box "Opens March Everywhere".
- According to reports, Rockstar Games recently registered new website domains that sound like they could belong to GTA 5's in-game Internet, assuming the game inherits the feature from GTA IV. The domains are: CashForDeadDreams.com, SixFigureTemps.com, StopPayingYourMortgage.net, HammersteinFaust.com, and LifeInvader.com.[3]
- On the Rockstar Games Social Club in the GTA IV Story Gang section, there is an Air Sol plane ticket that was apparently purchased by Niko Bellic to fly from Liberty City to San Andreas.
- Take-Two Interactive revealed they are expecting at least $2.00 per share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. The last time this happened was during the release of GTA IV, which reached $2.08 per share. Income only reached $1.06 per share during the release of Red Dead Redemption, and is projected to only reach $0.35 for the current fiscal year. It is expected that only a GTA game is able to bring this level of success to T2, which implies one must be planned for release in fiscal year 2012.
See also
- Vice City in GTA IV Era & San Andreas in GTA IV Era - References to previous games/locations in the GTA IV era
- Community: GTA V Wishlist - the Grand Theft Wiki Community's suggestions on what to be included in GTA V.
- Community:GTA IV Gripes - the community's flaws and problems with GTA IV.
- Content Changes - content that was cut or changed before the GTA games were released.
- ↑ GTA V trailer - rockstargames.com
- ↑ http://i33.tinypic.com/30icbj7.gif
- ↑ New Grand Theft Auto 5 Domains Registered? - 1up.com


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IMF Key to Crisis Policy Response, Strauss-Kahn Says
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April 24, 2009
- Global recession requires coordinated economic policies
- IMF has helped contain crisis and propose policy responses to it
- Strauss-Kahn says IMF adapts to demands of global crisis
Stronger coordination is needed among economic and financial sector policymakers around the world during the global recession and the IMF is well placed to help bring countries together to tackle their joint problems, Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said.
In a broad-ranging speech that examined the role of the 65-year-old IMF in fostering the multilateralism essential to restoring global prosperity, Strauss-Kahn examined the role of the Fund during the crisis as a financial firefighter helping nations in economic distress, as a policy adviser to its 185 member countries, and as a provider of early warnings about problems developing in the international economic system.
A modest recovery
The global crisis is far from over. The latest IMF estimates show further economic deterioration. In an address to a conference at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, Strauss-Kahn said the forces pushing down economic conditions are stronger than those pushing in the other direction. As a result, 2009 will be a "horrible year," he said. But the corrective policies governments are putting in place should help spawn a modest recovery in 2010, provided those policies continue in the right direction—especially efforts to clean bad assets off bank balance sheets..
The IMF has changed some of its approaches to give it more flexibility to aid in recovery, to get funds out quickly to countries that are pursuing sound policies but have been caught by the recession, he said. Member countries have pledged to increase its resources to help it lend on both an emergency and preventive basis. And uppermost in the IMF's goals is to protect the poorest and most vulnerable from the ravages of the recession.
IMF role is key
The IMF—established in the wake of the Great Depression and World War II—remains "as central as ever" to macroeconomic and financial sector policy coordination, but it "took the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression for this to be manifest," Strauss-Kahn said.
When the former French finance minister took over the multilateral institution in November 2007, it "was facing a progressive loss of relevance and legitimacy" and many questioned the need for the organization, he said. But 18 months later, after a crisis that has spread from a tiny part of the U.S. housing market to almost the entire world, it became clear that a global crisis demanded a multilateral solution and the IMF was perfectly placed to address financing and liquidity problems at the global level and conduct candid, independent, and evenhanded surveillance of global economic developments.
At its summit earlier this month, the Group of Twenty (G-20) industrial and emerging market economies reaffirmed that role. It not only called for a vast increase in IMF resources—from $250 billion to $750 billion—to enable it to assist with the growing financial requirements of member countries, but emphasized the need for the global monitoring that the IMF provides.
Fighting financial fires
The IMF, which will hold its Spring Meetings in Washington on April 25 and 26, has been thrust back into its role as financial firefighter, providing emergency assistance to countries in economic distress. Firefighters may seem "useless" in good times, Strauss-Kahn said, but the crisis has shown "they have a major role to play when things turn sour."
The IMF has been active among all types of economies. It has helped emerging markets, especially in Eastern Europe, cope with the sudden stop in capital flows. It has extended help to advanced countries such as Iceland.
Strauss-Kahn: IMF-supported programs can succeed only if country owns them. "We have to be seen as doctors, not as cops" (IMF photo)
Strauss-Kahn made a special plea for low-income countries that were first buffeted by food and fuel price shocks, then, as the recession widened, by a collapse in trade and remittances from nationals working abroad who lost their jobs. Millions of people will be thrown into poverty, 3 million more children could die by 2015, and social unrest, political instability and even civil war could ensue if the financial needs of low-income countries are not met. The G-20 has asked the IMF to provide $6 billion in concessional resources to low-income countries over the next two to three years, which it will do, he said.
The Fund also has made changes in the way it does business. It doubled the amount of money it is willing to lend any member, "to give confidence to countries that we can meet their needs." It plans to more than double its capacity to make concessional loans. Moreover, he said, because it is "better to prevent fires than to fight them," the IMF has established flexible credit lines that allow countries with a proven track record of good performance to borrow large amounts quickly and without preconditions.
Those flexible lines fill in a gap in the global financial architecture. Because countries now know there are resources available to help them, they will no longer have to self-insure by building up large buffers of foreign reserves. Mexico, Poland, and Colombia have already sought such flexible lines.
Conditionality is not abandoned
He said that although the new flexible lines are available without preconditions, they are only available to countries that are already following good economic policies but were caught in a financing crisis through no fault of their own.
But conditionality, the changes in policy required of countries receiving IMF resources, is still important, he said. Bad economic policies remain in place in many countries—especially on the spending side—and they must be remedied as part of any IMF programs. Nevertheless, Strauss-Kahn said, the IMF will not overreach with conditions, as it has been accused of doing in the past. Instead any conditions it attaches to loans will be focused on what needs to be fixed, not on other challenges facing the country.
The IMF seeks to protect the poor when deficit cutting does occurr. Many recent programs call for sizeable increases in social spending in the midst of serious efforts to cut deficits. In Latvia, social spending is set to increase by 1½ percent of GDP and by ½ percent in Pakistan.
Such safeguards are critical. IMF-supported programs can succeed only if the country owns them. "We have to be seen as doctors, not as cops," Strauss-Kahn said.
Policy advice
As the crisis evolved, the IMF was among the first to pinpoint the policy responses that have now become part of the conventional wisdom, Strauss-Kahn told the Johns Hopkins conference. In making the case for fiscal stimulus and restructuring banking systems burdened by a high level of toxic assets, "the IMF got it right," he said.
Since January 2008 the IMF has been recommending that countries that can afford it should boost spending to help compensate for a decline in demand that was both large and expected to be long lasting. It was, he noted, something novel from an institution associated with fiscal "belt-tightening." He said that the IMF recommended that such stimulus be on the order of 2 percent of gross domestic product, an amount that countries delivered with an "unprecedented degree of international coordination." It is not yet clear whether the stimulus countries plan for next year will be enough, he said.
But unless the financial sector gets moving again, which requires that bank balance sheets are cleansed of toxic assets, no amount of stimulus will be successful, he said, and 2010 will be another bad year. There are several ways to deal with the bad assets, such as the subprime mortgage loans that were the initial source of the crisis. But countries are not moving as quickly here as they are with stimulus packages.
He noted that it is politically easier to get support for stimulus spending than for aiding the banking system, which many blame for the crisis. He also warned advanced countries against urging their domestic banks to repatriate capital from emerging markets, which he called a new form of protectionism. "There can be no purely domestic solutions in today's world," Strauss-Kahn said.
Early warnings
The IMF was less successful in predicting the crisis than it has been in helping countries cope or giving sound advice, Strauss-Kahn acknowledged. "We failed to pay enough attention to factors like excess leverage, systemic risk, credit booms, and assets prices," he said. And when the IMF did give warnings, they were often not loud enough, and tended to be overly cautious and nuanced, and as a result ignored by policymakers.
Since the crisis began, however, Strauss-Kahn said the IMF has been quite accurate in predicting the course of both the real and financial sectors. And the IMF plans to produce better early warnings that are real, credible and even handed. When the Fund detects bad behavior, it will say so—not shying away from "naming and shaming." IMF surveillance will focus on "systemic risks from all quarters" that better integrates macroeconomic and financial sector analysis and monitors policy spillovers from one country to another and how linkages occur across borders.
At the same time, he noted, policymakers are reluctant to listen to negative forecasts during good times. It's hard to get them to act when the "sky is blue" and the warning is that next year "it will rain."
Enhancing legitimacy
Still, if the IMF is to succeed in any of its roles it must establish its legitimacy as a global institution, Strauss-Kahn emphasized. Otherwise, countries won't come for help until it is too late. The existence of flexible credit lines will not prevent reserve accumulation. No one will listen to policy advice, and early warnings will be ignored.
To enhance its legitimacy, the Fund is increasing the voice of emerging market and low-income countries in making IMF policy, a reform effort that began in 2008. That legitimacy must not only be based in voting power but in the staff. The IMF must diversify its staff—educationally, culturally, and nationally—to ensure that the needs of all its members are met.
The Great Depression of the 1930s showed that lack of cooperation and isolationism make things worse. There remain temptations today to seek purely domestic solutions—such as by protecting domestic banking systems at the expense of neighbors and favoring domestic lending.
Strauss Kahn said that cooperation and multilateralism must win out, with the IMF playing a critical role in managing the international financial architecture. "If countries come together to tackle their joint problems in a cooperative manner, everybody wins," he concluded.
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The Monday, June 23 season 4 premiere of "Teen Wolf," "The Dark Moon," sees Scott, Stiles, Lydia, Kira and Malia head to Mexico to find Derek. However, it's not until they're there that they're set on the right path, one that leads to quite the surprise. (And no, it's not Kate.)
The entire "Teen Wolf" season 4 premiere is about finding Derek, with exploration of Lydia's banshee powers and Malia's adjustment to life away from the animal kingdom with respect to the pack's search. It's definitely a new season and there is a new feel to it, with only one scene, a flashback to Scott, Stiles and Lydia figuring out Derek's missing and they need to go to Mexico, taking place in Beacon Hills.
That said, the past is not forgotten. They haven't forgotten about Allison, and with Kate back and Kira and Malia needing to know about her, they can't. However, other than a few silent moments in the jeep, it seems like enough time has passed that no one is outwardly grieving. Also, if you forgot all the Kate stuff, don't worry, that's where the handy flashbacks as the others tell the new members of the pack all about her come in. Are the flashbacks necessary? Not really.
The nature of the premiere does raise a couple of questions about these characters, like the fact that they go off to Mexico by themselves to find Derek and their parents are perfectly okay with that. Then there's the fact that Kira is the one who's awkward on the dance floor and Malia, who has spent years in coyote form, looks to be at home there, but she'd leave everyone (but Stiles) behind in a second because that's what she's used to in the animal kingdom. Maybe Stiles needs to better define "progress."
Ready to get into what happened in "The Dark Moon"? Keep reading for the recap.
They have an Alpha "This could be the stupidest plan we've ever come up with," Lydia tells Stiles before they head into a club that's exclusive enough they need a card to get in, and because this is "Teen Wolf," the guys are shirtless. Stiles and Lydia aren't at the bar for long before they're brought back to Araya, but she doesn't care how much money they offer for Derek. "Not smart to come alone," she tells them, but they didn't. "You brought a wolf into my home?" Oh, they did so much more than that. "We brought an Alpha," Stiles tells her.
While Scott, Malia and Kira take out the men Araya sends their way, Stiles continues to try to negotiate with her. "Just give us Derek," he tells her. "You don't want him anyway. Haven't you noticed what a downer he is? No sense of humor, poor conversationalist." However, these hunters negotiate differently (with wolfsbane gas), but Scott realizes Araya doesn't know where Derek is either.
What kind of Alpha is Scott? Araya sits Lydia down to get a feel for the banshee. "You'd have better luck with tarot cards," Lydia tells her, but Araya still wants her to tell her which man is about to die – before she kills one herself for stealing from her. Then she tells Lydia she wants to know what kind of Alpha Scott McCall really is.
Meanwhile, in a grungy bathroom that probably never had better days, Malia's ready to run as soon as the door opens, never mind about Lydia, even as Stiles reminds that that they don't leave people behind. Malia needs to stop thinking like a coyote. "If hunting had been bad that season, I would eat her, then I'd leave," she tells the others, and Stiles insists "that's progress." How that's exactly progress, we're not too sure. Then Araya's men come and take Scott and Kira away, leaving Stiles to play were-coyote guru to help Malia hear what's going on. So what gets her to focus? Kissing Stiles.
What she does hear isn't good. Araya forces Kira to electrocute Scott if he doesn't answer questions to her liking – and if she doesn't, Lydia's the one who will be hurt. During this "test," Araya basically spells it all out for Scott that Kate's the one that took Derek – someone has a vendetta against the Hales and could have turned but not by a bite – while electrocuting him, until finally Scott remembers the Argents' conversation about turning by a scratch. Before she lets Scott and his pack leave to look for Derek where Kate was last rumored to be (because when four men don't come back, sending teenagers is the next logical step), Araya warns him that she'll come knocking if he makes a wolf of his own.
What happened to Kate? Enter Braeden as their guide to lead them to a church. "It's not a place you find God," she warns them. During the drive, Kira and Malia get a history lesson in Kate and Peter and his bad hair, and Scott explains how Kate survived. She was never in the casket. Araya and her hunters came to investigate when they heard she was killed by an Alpha's claws, and when they saw she was healing, they brought her to the bathroom of hell and left her there with a silver blade to carry out the code. Instead, Kate killed her way out of there. But what is Kate? "Sometimes the shape you take reflects the person you are," Scott says, and Lydia wonders, "What kind of shape is sociopathic bitch?"
In the darkness When the Jeep is hit by something and stalled on the road, Braeden takes Scott on her motorcycle the rest of the way, leaving the others to try to fix the car because as Stiles puts it, "I will never abandon this Jeep. Ever." The only problem is they're not alone out there in the dark, and when Malia takes off to chase after whatever's watching them, Kira follows, katana in hand. She doesn't find whatever it is, but she does find Malia, who's injured.
Once the Jeep is running again and they're on their way, Stiles admits he thought Malia had been running away, but she assures him she wasn't – and won't be, at least from him. "I wouldn't leave without you. I would never leave without you. Them, I would leave." Again, progress. So what was that thing out there? Malia says it's big, fast and had a strong scent, like death.
Where is Derek? Upon reaching their destination, Braeden explains that locals think the church is still standing despite an earthquake leveling the town because it was built over the ruins of an Aztec temple belonging to were-jaguars. When Scott asks what she's going to do with Kate once they find her, she tells him she's taking her back to Araya. It's what she's paid for, and a "girl's gotta eat." And hey, "if the money was good, I'd kill you," she says honestly. She even gets on his case about his and Kira's goodbye, making Scott stumble over trying to define their relationship, as they make their way into the tunnels below the church.
However, then things get serious. There's something down there with them, but fortunately Scott roaring sends it packing. "I think I scared it," he says, but she corrects him with, "I think you scared everything." That's when they come across a were-jaguar god on the wall, and behind that wall, a hand reaches for them. When the others meet them outside, they're not alone. "Is that Derek?" Malia asks. "Sort of," Stiles replies. Derek's a teenager!
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First glimpse of Parknasilla Resort and Spa on the southwest coast of Ireland is of an imposing gray-granite building at the head of a rocky promontory fringed by tall, sweet-smelling Cordylines, or palm lilies. One could be mistaken for thinking one had arrived on the Mediterranean coast rather than County Kerry, a few miles from the sleepy town of Sneem, but the Gulf Stream that passes here grants this particular region a warmer climate than many other parts of the country, one where subtropical plants and vegetation flourish. A winding driveway takes one to an ample parking area fronting the hotel from which it is a simple one hundred yard walk to the main building. Nearby are varied man-made boardwalks through the forest and along the coast – providing scenic views over the property's spacious grounds, including the old bathhouses used by previous generations and the cottage where former French President Charles De Gaulle stayed. The hotel also provides regular free one-hour guided tours through the sprawling coastal acreage, which includes a 12-hole golf course beside the ruins of Derryquin Castle. Parknasilla, from the Irish, Pairc na Saileac, meaning the 'Field of the Willow Trees,' is a rambling four-star vintage manor house, with rooms and stairways radiating off a central carpeted corridor that runs through the middle of the property, ending at the Pygmalion Restaurant, the main dining area. Aside from its 83 bedrooms and suites and 24 two-bedrooms, the property also comprises self-catering lodges and 38 three-bedroom self-catering villas just off the main building. Downstairs are several relaxation rooms around the central, 'Doolittle Bar,' decorated in traditional style with dark wood, crimson and green furnishings and floor to ceiling windows looking out over the rocky coast and bay. The Pygmalion restaurant is large with 18th and 19th century oil paintings adorning its walls. Named after a play by George Bernard Shaw (upon which the musical 'My Fair Lady' was based), the large dining room, with its sunroom overlooking the bay, is where both breakfast and dinner is served. The breakfast menu features a buffet selection and an a la carte option, with the local Sneem black pudding and smoked kippers a must-try. Dinner can be very busy so reservations are recommended especially if one prefers a table with a view. The chef offers a menu of Irish modern and international cuisine, with local produce such as Kerry mountain lamb, grass-fed Hereford Irish beef and fresh fish caught locally. He and his team excell in preparing the slow roasted pork belly but he garners most praise for his pork rillettes bon bons that burst like fine bubbles of flavor. The starter of Kenmare Bay scallops, pan-seared and paired with Sneem black pudding bon bons, a yin-yang of colors and flavors, is pure, unadulterated gourmet sin. As for dessert, chocolate fondant, a miniature tower of melted delight, combined with Guinness-flavored ice cream is the premier choice. Aside from the varied outdoor walks, one of the unique highlights of a stay at Parknasilla, which is located on the scenic Ring of Kerry, is the hotel's twin outdoor Jacuzzis located on a wide wooden terrace overlooking Kenmare Bay. These lie adjacent to a large swimming pool and spa complex composed of 13 treatment rooms and a thermal suite. Centered on a platform of Elemis spa therapies and products, the treatments combine standard massages with seaweed wraps and frangipani oils as well as hot stone massage and facials. A generous relaxation room provides an oasis of tranquility. Shaped like the deck of a cruise ship, an open viewing area, mere yards from the main entrance of the hotel, with wooden bench seats and a promenade space, invites late night cocktails under the stars or a fresh coffee watching the sun rise. Parknasilla has a rich heritage dating back to 1692, attracting such literary luminaries as George Bernard Shaw – thus the name of the restaurant - so it is no surprise to learn that a special celebration was held to commemorate the centenary of the property's library. 'Library' may be a bit of a misnomer as not only does it house a wide array of books but also the games room featuring a central billiards table and television. Old photographs of the hotel down through the years are displayed along the walls. One noteworthy aspect of the men's public bathrooms downstairs is that each cubicle is fitted with its very own wash-hand basin. Aside from golf, Parknasilla offers a range of other activities including archery and a fun walk for children featuring miniature fairy-houses. It also arranges with an outdoor group to take guests kayaking on the bay in motorized vessels, which leave from a location beside the hotel itself.
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- Location: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
- Address: 40 YANYIN RD DAYANTA DIS XIAN SHANXI CHINA 710061
- Tel: 029-85261111 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: (15.6.19起装修一年)唐华宾馆
- Lowest Price: $96
A member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the Xi'an Garden Hotel is west of the Tang Paradise and east of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Built in 1980, it covers 51,000 square meters. In 1997, the hotel became a Chinese Tour Hotel, winning Golden Rewards for Lobbies and for Restaurants.
There are 292 rooms in all in the hotel, including the standard rooms, deluxe rooms and super suite rooms decorated in the Tang style. Offered are amenities such as air conditioning, cable/satellite TV, coffee/tea maker, hair dryer, electronic locks, mini bar and broadband internet access.
Along with a Chinese restaurant, a multifunctional room with 260 seats has the ability to provide simultaneous interpretations of up to four languages. Included also is a tea lounge, coffee shop, and bar and lounge. A business area offers copy and fax machines, email, etc.
- A lake on the grounds with beautiful peacocks roaming the area.
- Five kilometers from the city centre, so it's quiet
- A medical clinic is on the grounds
- Permanent English speaking staff
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
- Extra buffet breakfast: $10.
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Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Beauty Salon, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Fire Detector, Wifi
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There is a growing need for professionals who have not only first-class technology skills but also a larger, humanistic view that is useful in the development and deployment of technology that serves human needs. The concentration (major) in Informatics prepares students for a range of information-related roles in business, education, government, industry, and non-profit organizations and a range of graduate and professional programs.
The information technology job market continues to be very strong. Many recruiters who come to the University of Michigan seek students with precisely the ideals and skill sets the Informatics program provides, including interdisciplinary understanding of information systems, human-technology interaction, data analysis, and more.
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A man who was pronounced dead and taken away by the coroner in a body bag turns out to be alive. A Mississippi man was pronounced dead by the coroner on Wednesday night and carted away to the funeral home's mortuary. A few hours later his family got a call from the funeral director that something wasn't right, the dead man moved his leg.
According to "Fox and Friends" live on Friday morning Feb. 28, the family had said their good-byes to 78-year-old Walter "Snowball" Williams, who was in the hospital. Then the man was checked by medical staff and the time of death was called.
His nephew Eddie Hester explained how his family, who thought his uncle was dead, got the surprise of their lives. WKRG.com reports what Hester and the family saw when Williams was pronounced dead. Hester said:
"After they got through checking him, the coroner, they pronounced him dead and put him in a plastic bag, zipped him up, and took him, put him in the hearse and they left"
Williams' daughter, Martha Lewis, explained the shocking phone call a few hours after her father's body was taken to the funeral home. The mortician said something wasn't right, said Lewis. The mortician then said "his leg is moving." Williams was moved from the funeral home to the hospital.
Instead of planning a funeral today, the family of Walter Williams was seen on the morning news shows singing praise to God that their beloved family member is still alive. Williams was under hospice care and he had suffered a heart attack a few weeks ago, but apparently it wasn't his time to go yet.
The family is calling this a "miracle" and they said on "Fox and Friends" Friday morning that it wasn't Williams' time to go. The family isn't alone at classifying this event as a miracle, as Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard also considers this somewhat miraculous.
While his family doesn't know how much longer Williams will be with him, as he is a sick man, they are happy for every day extra they have with him.


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Monthly Archive:: April 2012
One Direction in CHLAMYDIA Scare! WTF!
Shocking reports have emerged from The Sun newspaper in England, speculating that some of 1D might have contracted chlamydia from the koalas they held during a visit to an animal sanctuary in Brisbane. Apparentely, most koalas in Australia have the disease, and Liam Payne said: "I'm genuinely scared. This is worrying. I'd have never picked
1D Hit Number Two On The Billboard Social 50!
Justin Bieber is currently top of the pops on the Billboard Social 50 chart, but Britpop sensations One Direction are closing fast – hitting the second spot, their highest position to date. 1D have climbed the chart rapidly in the last few weeks, rising from 6th to 4th and now into 2nd. Rihanna, Adele and
Zayn Looking For Love – Pours His Heart Out on Twitter
Despite being one of the most eligible bachelors in the world, it seems that Zayn Malik still yearns for love just like the rest of us. He tweeted the following heartfelt message on his Twitter page: "In life we always fall for the person that will never fall for us always want something that we
Harry Styles Parading Around In His Underwear!
The long-awaited "Up All Night – The Live Tour DVD: Behind The Scenes" is now available to pre-order, and One Direction have released a little teaser video. Ignoring all the important, factual and informative other parts of the vid, you'll probably want to watch it to catch a glimpse of Mr Styles with not much
One Direction AND A Koala Bear – Can It Get Any Cuter
Before jetting off to New Zealand for their forthcoming Auckland gig this Saturday, the 1D boys found time to visit the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane. Harry Styles posted the cute pic below on his Twitter page. Aww! Could this be the latest member of One Direction? What would we call him? Karl or Keith?
Conor Maynard Wants To Sing With One Direction
They're all jumping on the bandwagon now. Only last month Justin Bieber and his management revealed a possible collaboration could be in the pipeline, then The Wanted spoke about working together in the future, and now new kid on the block Conor Maynard has thrown his hat into the ring. Speaking with Free Radio, Conor
1D Announce New 2013 Tour Of Australia!
Woop, woop, WOOP! How d'ya fancy 9 concert dates next September, with a little band called One Direction? Well you Aussies will be a happy bunch today as 1D have announced a brand new arena tour in 2013! They'll be performing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with the first gig on Wednesday 11th
Check Out The Latest TOTP Mag For A Hot 1D Poster!
The latest Top of the Pops magazine is about the hit the shops, and there's some awesome One Direction stuff inside. 10 lucky winners will get the 1D:Up All Night live tour DVD before it even hits the shops! Harry tells us his shock confession about GIRLS! A gorgeous poster of the five boys The
Lily Halpern Back On The Scene? Or is it Sarah?
We brought you the news last week that Harry Styles had recently been enjoying the company of American singer Lily Halpern, but since then our flirty Hazza has been linked with a host of different lay-dees. However, speaking with Heat magazine, Lily has claimed that her and Harry have struck up a romantic relationship, saying
One Direction World Store To Open In New Zealand
New Zealand Directioners, rejoice in the news that a brand new store called One Direction World will be opening in Wellington this Friday April 20th at 9am. The store is located in Reading Centre at Courtney Place. The band are due to perform three sell-out concerts in NZ starting this Saturday in Auckland, and its
One Direction To Keep Their Name! But Which Band?
Harry Styles and Zayn Malik have been speaking with the Herald Sun about lots of different things, including the controversial lawsuit made against them by the Californian group also named One Direction. We're assuming that both Zayn and Harry have spoke to senior management before issuing their strong verdicts – as they both firmly deny
Zayn Misses His Mum – Altogether Now – AWWW!
Well it's just natural isn't it? Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis have been away from home for what seems like a lifetime, having jetted off to America a couple of months back, and since having moved on to Australia. So it's no surprise that Zayn texts his mum every single night, wishing her a


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College Hockey:Doneghey Named Head Coach At Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Michael Doneghey has been named head coach of Fairfield, replacing Peter LaVigne, who stepped down after one season.
"I am very excited about coming to Fairfield University," said Doneghey. "Fairfield is an established program and I hope to keep building on the school's hockey tradition."
Doneghey, a 1993 graduate of Merrimack, comes to Fairfield after spending last season as an assistant coach with New Hampshire. He helped the Wildcats earn a share of the Hockey East regular-season championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament. Previously, he served as an assistant coach with Division III Hamilton College for one season after playing professionally in France from 1993 to 1995.
"I feel fortunate to have a coach with Michael's experience take over our ice hockey program," said Eugene Doris, Fairfield's Director of Athletics. "He has achieved success as a player and as a coach both on the collegiate and international levels. His experience will be a valuable asset to our student-athletes."
Fairfield, a Division I Independent playing in the ECAC South, will join the newly-established Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference next season. The Stags were 13-12-1 last season, including 9-4-1 in ECAC South play.
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Maui's Very First Symposium: Writing from the Heart.... Is an amazing event that keeps unfolding.
This symposium Featuring Sharon Frame, Bernard Foong Young, Gaia Best, Shalandra Abbey & Danielle Marie Bergan will take place on Maui in Kihei at Kono's on the Green, Thursday, August 7th from 9 AM to 9 PM. All the early bird tickets are now sold out as of today, but you can still get the $30 all day VIP ACCESS Pass, if you contact Gaia Best in email firstname.lastname@example.com subject line VIP...
This is going to be such a fun event with Live Music, Great, inspiring speakers, free drawings, Complementary Reiki Treatments, Lively Panel discussion, fabulous food and much more.
I tried to post you a detailed flyer here but it won't go in the Photo Section so you can view it on my Facebook page which is open to the public.
Message me for friendship if you are interested in participation so I can get you the pass too.
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So Just wanted to keep all my readers up to date about this amazing Kihei Event...
Check on Sharon Frames web site sharonframespeaks.... And also go to Amazon and look at books by all our the five Authors.. Which you will be able to purchased your signed copies that will be really valuable for you. Sharon has three published books, 2 of Bernard, 1 for Gaia, Shalandra Abbey's wonderful book on Reiki, and of course Danielle's great book on Recovery. Just google around Amazon. It is so user friendly and again you can go to my face book site and see all the names of the latest books of ours. I love the title of Sharon Frames LeadHERship....
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I have this new obsession with Satchels and after popping into House of Fraser I walked through the YUMI section to see the gorgeous Satchel and Clutch Satchels!
Satchels are an old-style new trend and I have to say I love them, I didn't to begin with but after seeing them in person (instead of pictures in magazines) I started to like them more and more, there are so many uses and you can fit a lot of things in there and keep everything neat too – always a bonus!
There are SO many brands and high street stores brining out their own type of satchels and I like them all, they all have a unique edge but what I like most about these YUMI Satchels is that they also have a Clutch Satchel – that I've never seen before 🙂
I didn't check the prices but YUMI don't tend to have expensive products and you'll generally find things on sale too so keep an eye out and you may find these at bargain prices in a few months!
Let me know what you think!
Do you love satchels or do they remind you of old school bags?
Let me know!


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Teaching Children Accountability
For some reason, many children are growing up thinking
that they are
not responsible for their actions and that there will be no
consequences for their choices. It could be the modern media,
video games where the main character has nine lives, or even
popular Hollywood figures that helps them to believe this lie. No
matter who or what it is that seems to be spreading the idea that
there is no accountability for our choices, it's up to us as
parents to stop it.
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with 650 teenagers at a
week long conference. It was interesting to see the "light turn
on," as we discussed how your choices not only affect who you are,
but may affect your posterity as well. There are hundreds of
examples of people who made the choice to break away from poverty
stricken circumstances in order to bless the lives of their
posterity. Benjamin Franklin is a perfect example of this. Coming
to America he had only two loaves of bread under his arms, and yet
his posterity, as well as many Americans, have greatly benefited
from his wisdom.
Unfortunately the same formula applies to those who make unwise choices.
Drugs seem to be slithering into our culture like a venomous serpent.
When someone chooses to use drugs, they not only affect their lives,
but the lives of their children (or future children) as well. It's sad
to see children who have been brought up in homes were drugs have been made available, and then to see those same children end up taking the same
substance which caused the demise of their parents. Sadly, it usually takes
between four or five generations to break the chain. In reality, it only needs
to take one. This requires the courage to begin making wise choices. That is
what we need to teach our children.
Family meetings are a great way to teach children and teens alike between
right and wrong. Sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas on how
to teach your kids in the most effective way. So, I've included
here an idea on how to teach your children "the consequences of
making a choice." Feel free to adapt this little lesson idea for
your own family and let me know the outcome.
Family Lesson
Choices and Consequences
(I usually start our family meetings with prayer and a song. I
encourage you to do this because it seems to get the meeting
started off on the right foot.)
Have displayed on your kitchen cabinets the ingredients for
different kinds of cookies. (chocolate chip, snicker doodles,
sugar, peanut butter, etc.) Explain to your family that today you
will be making cookies for your meeting and at the end of the
meeting everyone gets to eat them. (After the cheers have died
down, begin explaining the rules.)
Rule #1 You cannot use a recipe. All ingredients and other
preparation techniques (cooking temp, time for stirring, etc.) must
come from your own choices..
Rule #2 When the cookies are finished baking, each of you must
promise now that you will at least take one bite of your creation.
(Make them all promise)
Allow the family to begin making their cookies together and during
the creative process add comments such as, "That's a good choice,"
or "Are you sure that's a wise decision?" If you have kids in your
family who have made cookies before, allow them to be a big help by
saying things like, "Do you remember the last time you made cookies
how much flour you needed to put in?" or "Through your experience
of cookie baking, what needs to come next?" If the process doesn't
seem to be going anywhere, feel free to start putting the products
into the mixing bowl yourself and letting the children comment.
(If I were doing this with younger children I would select the
ingredients and let them pour it into the mixing bowl.
With younger children, you may want to review the recipe before making
the cookies. That way the cookies will be sure to turn out good
and the young children will have a great experience with the
choices that were made. With teens I would let them do as they
please and comment here and there about the ingredients they
choose. Continue to remind your children throughout the activity
that it doesn't matter "who" puts the ingredients in, but "what"
ingredients are put in. The ingredients that your family puts into
the mixing bowl will probably determine whether or not your family
is happy with the outcome!
While the cookies are baking, share appropriate stories of men who
have made good decisions and bad decisions in their lives and how it
not only affected their lives, but also the lives of their posterity.
Stories of ancestors, national heroes or even spiritual leaders
could be told during this segment. You may even want to include a
personal experience from your own life. All ages of children love
to hear stories about their mom and dad.
When the cookies are finished, give everybody a glass of milk (just
in case they need to wash it down quickly) and everybody take a
bite of the cookie at the same time. You'll get a priceless
Close your meeting by summarizing the importance of making good
decisions and how your decisions will affect not only yourselves, but
an entire family. If you were doing this with teenagers, comment on
how their previous experience with making cookies made these
cookies successful. Explain that lessons learned through previous experiences
from our own lives, or the live of others can help us with our current
decisions in life.
Challenge your family to consciously think about the decisions they make
throughout the upcoming week. Continue to remind the kids throughout the
week by asking questions such as, "What are you going to choose to do?" and "How did you come up with that decision? Is it really the best decision?"
Follow up with them the following week on how their choices affected their
Scriptural examples:
If you are religious and would like to include scriptural examples
in your lessons, you can tell the story of David and Bathsheba from
2 Samuel 11 and ask the following questions:
How did David's decision affect him personally?
How did David's decision affect his family? (2 sam 12-15)
If individual decisions can affect our family, what kind of
decisions can you make this week that would help strengthen your
Good luck with your lesson and I hope to hear from you regarding
the outcome.
Rick Jensen, MA
For more information on lessons you can teach in your home, refer to our
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Which sex is the worst about washing up? Why is it so important? We've got the dirty truth on how and when to wash your hands.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Topic Overview
Hearing loss caused by noise can occur in people of any age. It may develop suddenly or gradually, depending on the source and intensity of the noise. Noise can affect hearing in several ways.
- When a sudden, extremely loud sound, such as an explosion, a gunshot, or a firecracker close to the ear, damages any of the structures in the ear and produces an immediate, severe, and often permanent hearing loss. This type of injury often requires immediate medical attention.
- When loud sounds (such as from a rock concert) cause a temporary ringing and hearing loss. Sounds may also seem muffled. These effects usually don't last more than a few hours, although they may sometimes last several days or weeks. Repeated exposure to sounds that cause temporary threshold shifts can gradually lead to permanent threshold shifts, commonly referred to as noise-induced hearing loss.
- Repeated, frequent exposure to loud or moderately loud sounds over a long period of time (often years). Though permanent, this kind of hearing loss is almost entirely preventable.
How loud a noise is and how long you are around it determine whether a noise is harmful. On-the-job (occupational) noise is one of the most common sources of harmful noise, largely because you are around it all day for years. For instance, if you work in construction, in a factory, or are in the military, you may be around harmful noise for several hours each day.
The sounds of recreation and daily activities over many years can also damage the ear and cause hearing loss. These include:
- High-volume music.
- The noise of power tools, such as chainsaws or electric drills.
- The noise from lawn mowers, household appliances (such as blenders and vacuum cleaners), and vehicles (such as snowmobiles and motorcycles).
You can reduce harmful noise levels and prevent noise-induced damage to your hearing by avoiding noisy situations whenever you can. When you can't avoid noisy situations, wear hearing protectors such as earplugs or earmuffs.
Noise-induced hearing loss is usually permanent and cannot be reversed. Hearing aids, which make sounds louder, are often helpful for this type of hearing loss.
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
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Are We All Destined to Consume Corporate Media?
The concept of selling out to the "corporate man" to produce good journalism really wretches my stomach. But reading Tom Foremski's piece "Is the future of serious journalism in the hands of corporate media?" got me thinking.
I asked Mr Sproule, why does Nissan want to get into the business of serious news journalism? Why not sponsor an existing news show?
His answer was surprising. "I don't have the confidence that traditional news organizations will be able to survive the transition to the new business models. Why should I invest large amounts of money over the next few years in a failing enterprise?"
I know that there is way more to this conversation, but Mr. Foremski's piece presents some compelling points to consider.


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ALLEN, Texas --- The Allen Americans have enjoyed good success on the ice during its first season and now can add four Central Hockey League franchise awards to the mantle.
Allen took top honors in four categories including: Best Team Logo, Best Team Uniform, Best City and Best Host Hotel (Courtyard Marriott).
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- West Country (E)
- 116 updates
Flooding Returns To South West
Heavy rain has brought more widespread flooding to the South West.
Live updates
Environment Agency warn of 'on-going risk of flooding'
Flood warning for River Tone removed
The flood warning for the River Tone (upper) from Waterrow to Bishops Hull is no longer in force.
30 flood warnings remain in place across the South West
The Environment agency has 30 flood warnings and 57 alerts in place for the South West. You can find out what areas are affected by going to their website.
Flooding in Lydbrook in Gloucestershire
There's flooding in lydbrook in Gloucestershire. Lower Lydbrook is particularly badly affected.
30 flood warnings in place as flooding causes disruption
30 flood warnings are still in place across the South West as flooding continues to cause travel disruption.
On the roads:
- One lane is closed on the M5 southbound in Gloucestershire.
- The A361 Main Road in Burrowbridge in Somerset is closed
- The A391 in Bilbrook in Somerset is closed
On the trains:
- Delays of up to 30 minutes on First Great Western services between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester.
Teignmouth landslip causes rail disruption
A landslip which happened at 5am in Teignmouth is causing major problems for those wanting to get in and out of South Devon.
It happened in the same place as previous landslides earlier this month near Parsons Tunnel.
Train operators CrossCountry and First Great Western are providing road transport between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St Davids.
New flood warning for the upper River Tone
The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Tone (upper) from Waterrow to Bishops Hull. Particular locations at risk are Wellington and Bradford-on-Tone.
An average of about 10mm of rain has fallen today [Monday], with up to another 5mm forecast until this afternoon.
River levels on the River Tone at Greenham are rising in response to the rainfall but expected to peak this afternoon. However with daily totals of 5 to 10 mm rain forecast for the next few days, river levels will remain high.
There are currently a total of 28 flood warnings across the South West.
Why were dams put on the railway line?
Steve Hawkins from Network Rail explains how putting dams on the Penzance to Paddington line means the service around Exeter will be closed for days, rather than weeks.
Christmas on hold as more flooding looms
Christmas preparations will be on hold for many people in the South West as they brace themselves against the possibility of yet more flooding.
Despite a brief respite from the downpours yesterday [Sunday], water levels continued to rise as rain washes down off hills to swell already torrential rivers.
Some will be swapping turkey and presents for mops, buckets and sandbags as they desperately try to clear up and protect their homes from further threats of floods.
There is little let-up on the immediate horizon. The Environment Agency still has one severe flood warning - meaning there is 'danger to life' - in place for the River Cober at Helston in west Cornwall, a town that has already seen residents evacuated from their homes.
They are also pumping Loe Pool lake to minimise the impact on water levels upstream at Helston, but that water levels were still rising.
There are currently 23 flood warnings in place across the South West.
Heavy rain forecast across West
The Environment Agency has more than 100 flood alerts and flood warnings in place across the south west. More heavy rain is expected tonight as Wesley Smith reports
Latest ITV News reports
Family stranded in holiday cottage over Christmas
A family from Melksham on holiday in Gloucestershire over Christmas had to be rescued from their cottage after being marooned by the floods.
Tyntesfield closed due to flooding
Tyntesfield Estate in North Somerset has been forced to close after the visitor centre was flooded.