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The country may be more closely associated with beer, but Germans are quite proud of their locally-produced wine, and justifiably so. There are 13 officially recognized wine regions in the country, six of which are located in the Rhineland-Palatinate.
For wine lovers, there's no better time to visit this area than in the spring and summer, when dozens of wine festivals take place. The Mosel Wine Festivals kick off, is held in the Rhine in early August in Oberwesel and the Ruedesheimer-Weinfest (Rüdesheim Wine the season in late April running through September) with weekly festivals held in small towns along the Mosel River; the most popular is the Weinfest der Mittelmosel, held in late August in Bernkastel-Kues, which includes a fireworks show from Landshut Castle, a parade and the crowning of the Wine Queen. June's Assmannshausen Red Wine Festival celebrates the area's Pinot Noir (a relative rarity in a country where white wine accounts for two-thirds of the production). Another red wine festival, called Rotweinfest Festival takes place over a few days in mid-August in the small Rhine wine village of Rüdesheim.
One of the largest celebrations of German wine takes place in Stuttgart at the end of August. The Stuttgart Wine Village features 120 vitners pouring around 250 local wines, including Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Schwarzriesling, Schillerwein and Weißherbs, plus live music and traditional food from the region.
Other large festivals include the Aachen Wine Festival (late August) in North Rhine Westphalia, and the Mainzer Weinmarkt, or Mainz Wine Festival, which attracts more than half a million visitors each year. Even if you can't make it to one of the smaller towns in the German wine country, you can still enjoy a traditional wine festival. The Frankfurt Rheingau Wine Festival is held for a week in late August and is the only wine fest in the city. Regional wine producers bring more than 600 wine varieties for visitors to enjoy from late morning until 11pm each day.
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August 14, 2010 - By Joe Davis, The Marietta Times
Whatever happened to Ted Strickland? No, not Ohio's current governor, but the elderly photographer on staff here at The Marietta Times back in the late 1970s and earlier, who had the same name....
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Chevy Shows Teaser Image of 2014 Impala
Chevrolet plans to unveil its new large car, the 2014 Impala, during the New York International Auto Show next month. With the new car's rollout, the General Motors unit continues a plan to revamp its vehicle lineup with a focus on fuel-efficient cars.
The Impala nameplate, which got its start in 1958, has been a strong-selling staple of the Chevy fleet ever since. However, during the past decade or so the Impala has become dated and is arguably better-known among car-rental customers and commercial fleets than everyday drivers.
Chevy said the new car is meant in part to reflect the car's earlier reputation as a big, impressive and comfortable family transporter. With the Impala's introduction, the company will have redesigned or reworked most of its passenger cars in the past two years.
"The momentum at Chevrolet continues to build with the debut of the 10th generation of the Impala, one of the brand's most enduring and cherished nameplates," said Chevy marketing boss Chris Perry.
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Senior UBS India Banker Quits
MUMBAI–Ravi Shankar, managing director of UBS Indian investment banking unit, has quit, a spokesman for the company said Wednesday.
Mark Panday, a Hong Kong-based spokesman for UBS, didn't specify the reasons for Mr. Shankar's departure. but said "India remains a core investment banking market for UBS in Asia Pacific."
The development comes just months after the Swiss bank started winding down its wealth-management and commercial banking businesses in India, as part of the company's global strategy of focusing only on what it considers core businesses.
Not having the banking business in India, had restricted UBS' ability to lend to clients in India for acquisitions, and thus ultimately affected the investment bank's team's ability to do business, a person familiar with the bank's thinking told The Wall Street Journal. India's lackluster capital markets, has also hurt business, this person said.
Last year, UBS' investment banking chief Ashok Mittal quit for undisclosed reasons, but his position wasn't filled, according to this person.
Staff at the investment bank's India unit has nearly halved — from 20 to 2011 to around 11 currently.


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This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).
- 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
- 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 2 teaspoons Nutrasweet
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 teaspoons malt, tarragon, or cider vinegar
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Combine all ingredients in a blender, cover and mix on the "blend" setting until smooth. Pour into salad dressing bottles. Will keep two weeks in your refrigerator.
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NEW DELHI: Stage is set for a direct fight between UPA nominee Hamid Ansari and his NDA counterpart Jaswant Singh for the Vice-President's post as their nomination papers were accepted during scrutiny today.
The nomination papers of 29 others were rejected on various grounds for failing to meet the requirements.
"A total of 42 papers were filed (by 31 candidates) during the 14-day nomination process...four sets of papers submitted by Ansari and three sets submitted by Singh were accepted," Returning Officer for the Vice Presidential election and Lok Sabha Secretary General T K Viswanathan said after the scrutiny.


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Italian speak with their hands
The Italian Way of Speaking: Communication through Gestures
Every country has habits and distinct cultural elements that make it unique. It is these features that become a way to identify and differentiate cultures. Where Italy is concerned, cultural behavior varies based on territory. Italians are quite famous for being effusive talkers that use hand gestures to underline most statements, but even these can change depending on which part of the country we are in: accent, tone of voice and gestures can all vary depending on which part of Italy you're visiting.
Italian Gestures & History
If you go to Italy, be prepared to find differences in the way people communicate depending on their area of origin. For instance, most Northeners speak slower and in lower tones in comparison to their louder, Southern counterparts. Despite these differences, Italians in general are known for their particular way of communicating and interacting, something that is particularly true in the South. While in Italy, don't be alarmed if you notice people waving their hands and exchanging vigorous hand gestures while speaking to one another: these are just examples of classic Italian non-verbal communication.
Neapolitans, for example, often express themselves more through hand gestures than through words: hand gestures are used in many Mediterranean cultures, each having a specific meaning depending on the place they originated from.
Research has shown that the use of hand gestures as a way to communicate is something ingrained in Italians, making it nearly impossible for citizens of the country to speak without using their hands.
Italian Hand Gestures
In addition to hand gestures, Southern Italians also have another widespread custom: speaking loudly. Someone unfamiliar with Italians in conversation may see a Southerner speaking and mistakenly assume they are yelling or angry while, in truth, they are just speaking in their regular tone of voice. So if you're in Italy don't be alarmed. Rather try to embrace the passionate way Italians speak--and if you're not sure what a hand gesture means, just ask!


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Frank Rumbauskas1141 N. Loop 1604 E. San Antonio, Texas United States of America
Frank Rumbauskas Never Cold Call Again Never Cold Call Again because I got your money and I won't have to make cold calls San Antonio, Texas
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We called nineteen times over a two week period asking for the book or a cancellation and no return calls and no cancellation confirmation. That just in itself is totally unprofessional but I guess that is what he means by "Never cold calling again"
Finally we simply called our bank and had the charges reversed. Mr Rumbauskas then charges our account the $97.00. So now we will have to go through multiple phone calls and numerous promises to get our money which will more than likely end up us contacting our bank again to have the charges reversed.
It's people like this that give the Internet and online purchasing a bad name. We highly encourage those buyers who consider buying this so called book to rethink their purchase and visit the library or a local book store rather than making an online purchase with this unprofessional scammer.
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A vicious hardened convict is imprisoned within the walls of a brutal Texan prison. Locked inside his mind is the key to Colonel Ned McReady's downfall, and Jack Colty is the only cowpoke alive who can spring him out. Trouble is, Jack's already being pursued by the vengeful Colonel about another matter...
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Welcome To Joe's Brooklyn Pizza
"A Taste of the Old Neighborhood"
In Rochester for 25 Years!
|| Perinton Square Mall Location Now Open!||
Hungry for Pizza and Chicken Wings?
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Family Owned and Operated Since 1989
Located at 1100 Jefferson Road, next to Five Guy's and Moe's
Located in Perinton Square Mall
Dine In, Take-Out or have your Pizza Delivered.
Over 25 Pizza's to choose from, Calzones, Chicken Wings and More!
Fresh, Hot Slices Available All Day.
Brooklyn Pizza is known for its large, wide, thin, and foldable Crispy Crust.
Joe's Brooklyn Pizza proudly offers Brooklyn Beer and Naked Dove Craft Beers.
Come in for a cold bottle or draft beer with your hand crafted Brooklyn Pizza and have a Taste of the Old Neighborhood. Coming soon – Growlers of Draft Beer!
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Our Pizza Dough is made in small batches daily to assure freshness in every bite. Fresh ingredients – Natural, Flavorful, no MSG. Our Tomato Sauce is hand mixed daily for optimum flavor.
We use only US American Spices. Our Olive Oil is 100% Extra- Virgin, Cold Pressed. We cut our whole milk mozzarella cheese and grind our imported Pecorino Romano cheese daily, for the ultimate cheese taste. Our Pizza Toppings are from local purveyors, fresh and hand cut to our highest standard - a Perfect Pizza Each and Every Time!
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Joe's Brooklyn Pizza Customer Reviews
"Can't beat the service or the pizza!"
The guys in here are always friendly and helpful. You can sit in or take out and pizza is sold whole or by the slice. Try their garlic knots for something different!
"Great pizza, friendly staff!"
We just got off the plane and wanted some lunch. Our Nuvi directed us towards Five Guys and Moe's but when I saw this pizza place, I knew that's what we wanted! How can you be in New York and not get good pizza? We had some great slices of pepperoni and sausage and four cheese pizza.
"One of our "go-to" places for pizza in Rochester."
We've been getting pizza from Joe's Brooklyn Pizza ever since they opened - we usually order a pizza from here at least once or twice a month. The crust is crunchy but not too thick, the sauce and pepperoni have a bit of a kick to them, and the cheese is perfectly melted and stretchy like it should be.
"Guy from Brooklyn"
I am from Brooklyn, but have been in Rochester for about 100 years!! Although I like the pizza in Rochester, I miss the NYC pizza I grew up with. Joe's is as close as you can get, with the exception of Stromboli Express on East Ave.....both are great. Staff is friendly.
"Fantastic Pizza, Great Customer Service"
I ordered lunch from Joe's today for the staff at my office and had one of the best delivery experiences ever. Not only was the pizza on time, hot and perfectly cooked, but they added (at no charge) a medium pizza of "black garlic" on a white crust. It was a new flavor they were trying.
"Good pizza"
Fed our hungry hockey team on our recent trip to Rochester. Delivery was quick and pizza was great. Was conveniently located near our hotel. Do not hesitate to give them a try if you are in the area. We certainly will on our next trip into Rochester. Keep up the good work.
"Great pie"
I enjoyed the pizza from Joe's. Everyone is always very friendly and helpful when it comes to the staff. I have yet to have a bad pie from them. Next time I am in town, I still stop by and grab a slice.
"Awesome pizza!"
This was the best pizza I have ever had my entire life! The crust is amazing! I will go back whenever I am near the area!
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Time to Party
The other day, I got to thinking that there hadn't been a HoCo Blog party in a while. So I emailed my good friend and Hocoblogs co-founder Jessie Newburn and said, "Hey now. What would you think of me co-hosting a blog party with you?" And she wrote back saying, "You got it. When and where?" And being from Kings Contrivance, I said, "Corner Stable." She said, "Sounds good. Lemme just take a look at the place." I said, "Cool." And just like that, it's on. Click here for the details. Registration not required, but strongly recommended. Hope to see you there! There might just be one or two surprises in store!
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When You Talk, Are People Changed?
Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don't need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you're not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that's an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively. Join Pastor Ray as he discovers that the secrets to successful speaking are parallel to the lessons a trucker learns on the road. By knowing your destination before you leave (identifying the one basic premise of your message), using your blinkers (making transitions obvious), and implementing five other practical points, you'll drive your message home every time!
"Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away…."
"Once upon a time…."
"In the beginning…."
Great stories capture and hold an audience's attention from start to finish. Why should it be any different when you stand up to speak? In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones offer a unique strategy for communicators seeking to deliver captivating and practical messages. In this highly creative presentation, the authors unpack seven concepts that will empower you to engage and impact your audience in a way that leaves them wanting more.
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"A must read for every communicator!"
A communication map-book.
When you are determining your goal for communicating, ask yourself, "Am I just passing along information or am I communicating something to help change someone's life?".
Remember the map: Me-We-God-You-We. (let the reader understand).
When you get stuck, remember: 1)What do they need to know? (information), 2) Why do they need to know it? (motivation), 3) What do they need to do? (application), 4) Why do they need to do it? (inspiration), 5) How can I help them remember? (reiteration)
I appreciate Lloyd James, however, with all do respect, I don't think his reading was anything outstanding. It was decently performed, but from a producer's point of view, it did lack a little in real 'first person" life likeness" and authenticity. It was good enough. I was not disappointed. Compared to some books I've heard, Lloyd is Awesome!
I still like and prefer a good exegetical sermon or Bible lesson, however, I believe Andy Stanley is the best communicator of this current season of time. His "One Point" approach is meeting a huge need and his method should be valued for the credit that it truly is!
"Drawn out but amusing"
You could skip the extended parable that is part 1, but it is amusing nonetheless.
"Great book - in spite of the Christian asides"
This is a fantastic book on how to effectively communicate a message to an audience! It is aimed at pastors and preachers, but the lessons are very valuable to anyone who speaks to groups of people. I found the Christian dogma to be off-putting, which I know is a ridiculous complaint considering it was written for and by devout Christians, but I only mention it to encourage non-religious (or non-Christian) people to give this book a read in spite of it! I put its principles to use before even finishing the book and already have seen great improvements in the effectiveness of my group communication. :-)
"great book for any communicator"
i will be listening to this book several times over. i believe the teachings in this book will help all who have the desire to communicate effectively
"Really Helpful. I view this as an uncovered secret"
I love it. This is definitely a selfless person who packaged, organized, and shared these great secrets for anybody who will listen. Never say never? The total value of this will never be calculated. The impact of change this could produce for preachers and other speakers whose goal is to change people's lives for better is immeasurable. The author has produced a creative way to help the listener/reader understand this powerful lesson. Thank you for this.
"Very Practical"
Easy to listen to, very engaging and inspirational content. We should all apply these principles
"loved it! Andy provides a great perspective"
loved it! Andy provides a great perspective on reaching people and effecting change, many great ideas and insights
"easy steps to impact lives"
this is a good biok for pastors wanting to make sure they are getting their message out to the congregation. it is up to individuals to change bt I dont want to be a road block to change because I am not communicating the gospel. this book has helped
"Recipe for effective communication"
This audiobook ranks, I would say, in the top 20% of all audiobooks I've listened to so far.
Part 1 is an illustrative, hypothetical (could be biographical) story of who needs the book and why. Part 2 digs in with detailed explanation and theory behind the communication strategies illustrated throughout. The nature of the book is for church pastors, but I found it easy to follow the logic and emotion and can see how these strategies can be applied outside a spiritual environment as well as in non-speaking communication outlets. The narrator speaks too slowly for my taste, so I was glad to have the option of listening @ 1.25x speed.I look forward to implementing these strategies into my communication efforts, and I heartily recommend this audiobook!
"Great book!"
This is my third time through this book. Each time through I hear something new. Every communicator should listen to this.
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Morgan Stanley Says Its Emerging-Markets Risk Is Limited
Morgan Stanley has "limited risk" in emerging markets, the bank's Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said on Friday.
On Friday, in response to a question about Morgan Stanley's emerging markets exposure, Ms. Porat on a conference call said the bank "has a relatively limited risk with the most vulnerable countries where we do have exposures." In Brazil—a country to which an analyst on the call said Morgan Stanley has an exposure of $4 billion—Ms. Porat said from a risk perspective the bank's "exposure there is very short-dated and liquid."
Recent turmoil in emerging markets has had investors running for cover, leaving banks with global exposure to deal with the fallout.
Separately on Friday, Ms. Porat said fixed income is a "core part" of Morgan Stanley's business, and that the bank has opportunities to increase return on equity within the bank's fixed income business. The bank currently has a target of 10% for this business, which analysts have called significantly lower that rivals'.
"Taking the overall returns up in fixed income is the next step, but that's not an endpoint considering the cost to capital," said Ms. Porat on the call. "We're not looking at fixed income as being subsidized by the other businesses. We look at it as a strong business on its own. One that is supportive of the balance of the firm."
She said several products within the fixed income business have returns on equity "already well in excess of 10%" and that Morgan Stanley is using the approach it uses with those products "increasingly" across the rest of the business.
As an example Ms. Porat cited the bank's returns in foreign exchange, saying Morgan Stanley last year made "significant progress" in this area despite a challenging FX environment.
Morgan Stanley has brought forward the date by which it expects to hit its target of reaching $180 billion of risk weighted assets within its fixed income business said Ms. Porat. The bank now expects to reach this by the end of next year rather than the end of 2016.
In response to a question about whether the bank would be willing to exceed the $180 billion target should client demand be stronger than expected, Ms. Porat said the target "was built with an expectation that we would continue to grow in certain areas" and that the bank would have the opportunity to decrease risk weighted assets in other areas that don't add to revenue.
Morgan Stanley earlier this month said efforts to bolster its wealth-management business paid off in the fourth-quarter, helping the securities firm beat analysts' profit expectations for the period and driving shares higher.
But fixed income at the bank continued to show weakness in the fourth-quarter, helping an overall profit decline of 70% from the year earlier. Fixed-income trading revenue–adjusted for accounting impacts–fell 14% from the year earlier and 17% from the third quarter to $694 million, mainly reflecting weakness in interest rate products. Revenue in rates-trading was "half the historic average," Ms. Porat said at the time.
Also on Friday, Ms. Porat said Morgan Stanley remains "confident" in its path to reaching a proposed U.S. regulatory requirement that it have a 5% ratio of capital to assets, also called a supplementary leverage ratio, by 2015. She said moves like reducing risk weighted assets and deferred tax assets are among the ways in which Morgan Stanley could drive about 180 basis points to 210 basis points of improvement in this ratio.


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A Yahoo! User Oct 2, 2006 07:15 Flag
Pijin the thread making bitch...
How many non-related threads has he made?
Come on gooners, if you guys can open your eyes and see how many he has made about us and see we have made only TWO (then check our board and find the score is doubled) I will stay off here for good!
Just admit it, he's a petulant child who can't shut his mouth and can't stop bickering like a little child in the playground!!!
Pigeon - FUCK OFF YOU TWAT!!!!This topic is deleted.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
will you and Sporters please shut the fuck up...I am not defending pijin in any way whatsoever but the private little war between the three of you needs to stop. I am sick and tired of it. You all are a bunch of twats!
rooonaldo& sportunited
If he is as bad as you are saying why dont all man united fans just ignore him.
just because one member is alledged to spamed your boards
report it dont stoop to the level you are accusing him of
prove you are not the childish bickering petulant children you are accusing him of
because frankly you are doing the same as him .
so some one has got to be an adult not by swearing but just ignore
no point in comming to our boards with the attitue you have shown and expecting any support cos the only time i have seen pigeon bicker is when either youself or sportsunited start
so why dont you just stop if you stop we will then all see who is doing what
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They work in tandem.both up each others arse.not arse nal.
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More needs to be done to protect women who are victims of such crimes and the criminal justice system needs to get better at it. I think all this is true - but I don't think that that injustice means it is right to deny men justice when they suffer imprisonment and disgrace for something they did not do.
In a practical sense, no single remedy can address this endemic issue. Instead a range of solutions, constituting a holistic approach, are required. Firstly, a truly independent inquiry should be commissioned - one which is not led by any of the institutions implicated in the case, and further not implemented by a high profile man or men.
The press has a role to play in scandals of this type. We need them to highlight this kind of horror and help us try to understand how such sickening events can continue for so very long unhindered. But we need them to do it responsibly. Deciding that one person is to blame for a situation which has been going on for decades - and is probably going on in other areas of the country too - does them no credit.
I reject the racial link between the criminal's and their victims, in this case being mainly Pakistani men sexually abusing white girls. The role of race has no relevance to this act of sexual deviancy, just like it has no relevance with the prolific child sex abuse cases involving Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris, Roman Catholic priests and the British political establishment.
Rotherham is sadly just the latest in a long, and growing, list of British towns and cities which has experienced grooming by Pakistani/Kashmiri gangs. So, if it is right to call on public institutions like the BBC and the NHS to review procedures and the Catholic Church to address abuse by its clergy, we should not shy away from dealing with the problem within specific communities.


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Typhoon Haiyan Headed to Northern Vietnam
By Nguyen Pham Muoi and Vu Trong Khanh
HANOI—Typhoon Haiyan is heading for northern Vietnam and is forecast to make landfall Sunday night, triggering heavy rains that authorities fear may cause dangerous floods and landslides in northern provinces, including in Hanoi.
The typhoon was 115 miles east of the coastline of Vietnam's central provinces at 0300 GMT and was moving west-northwest, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorology.
The typhoon is forecast to hit Thanh Hoa province, 93 miles south of Hanoi, and other coastal provinces in northern Vietnam around 1500 GMT, the center said. Wind speeds are expected to be stronger than 45-to-60 miles per hour when it makes landfall.
The typhoon battered the Philippines, beginning with landfall on Friday, and officials are still counting the dead and trying to get rescue workers into the hardest hit areas.
Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorology, told The Wall Street Journal that Haiyan is losing its strength as it is heading for the north but it will remain dangerous.
"Wind speed is forecast to weaken, but the typhoon will still be very strong when it reaches northern Vietnam," Mr. Tang said, adding that northern provinces should watch out for flash floods and landslides and provinces in the Red River delta should be aware of floods.
The government said Sunday more than 16,000 policemen and soldiers have been deployed to standby in northern and central Vietnam to cope with the typhoon. It also warned of the safety of 114 dams and water reservoirs located from Thanh Hoa to Binh Dinh province.Vietnam Airlines, the country's flag carrier, said Sunday said it has canceled 62 flights to and from airports in the central region. Private airline VietJetAir has announced that it will cancel all flights to and from Danang, Hue and Vinh.
"We have called all boats ashore and plan to evacuate 40,000 people from coastal districts this morning," said an official with the anti-flood and storm department of Thanh Hoa province.
"Local farmers have harvested all their rice crops, but we are afraid that the typhoon will cause severe property damage and will be dangerous for local residents," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
At least six people have been killed–three in Quang Ngai province, two in Quang Nam province and one in Hue–while they were preparing to cope with the typhoon, according to the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control.
Though it is still offshore, Haiyan has brought heavy rains to central and northern provinces that may cause dangerous floods. Rainfall in provinces from Ha Tinh to Binh Dinh ranges from 1.6 inches to 6.3 inches, according to the weather forecasting agency.
The anti-flood and storm department of Hanoi Sunday warned that heavy rains may cause floods and severely affect traffic in the capital city.
Earlier Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said evacuees in some provinces of central Vietnam may return home later Sunday after Haiyan has changed course offshore and is heading for the country's north as it loses intensity.
"Now that the storm is heading for the northern region, some of the evacuated people in southern central provinces may return home in an orderly manner after 1200 p.m. [0500 GMT Sunday]," Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said live on national television.
Mr. Phuc said more than 600,000 people in the central region had been evacuated from coastal and flood-prone areas.
Meanwhile, the typhoon is expected to spare the coffee-growing region in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
"Because coffee prices have fallen by 30% in the past 6 months, farmers in the middle of the harvest are now delaying the collection of beans. The harvest will likely end in the next 30 days," said Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan, head of the community development office of Trung Nguyen Coffee Co. in Buon Ma Thuot city, Lam Dong province.
The forecasting agency said Haiyan will move to China's southern province of Guangxi Monday morning, with wind speed slowing to 25 miles an hour.
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Green Ink: GM's Bankruptcy, Green IT, and No Worries for Nuclear
Crude oil futures jumped above $68 a barrel thanks to the weaker dollar and a rebound in Chinese manufacturing, Bloomberg reports. Not that everybody sees a recovery in demand, not even the Chinese, in the WSJ. Plenty of analysts are skeptical about oil fundamentals too, in the WSJ.
General Motors is expected to have filed for bankruptcy protection this morning. With the U.S. government in the driver's seat, potential conflicts abound, the WSJ notes: "The government will open its pocketbook again to help these companies rather than back off on its environmental agenda," says one analyst. "It can't have it both ways."
The Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill faces a gauntlet of fresh committee hearings in the House—Grist details who wants a piece of the action and what exactly they want. And what some don't want: Martin Feldstein still thinks the bill is an expensive mistake that won't dent global emissions, in the WaPo.
Also in the WaPo, an inside look at how candidate Obama got turned on to energy issues and decided it was an issue that needed some "pop."
India reiterates what it wants from the U.S. in terms of climate policy: Strong domestic legislation and lots of cash. While a U.S. climate bill won't secure international cooperation, the absence of one will doom the Copenhagen summit, in Reuters.
The WSJ edit page believes Nancy Pelosi has sacrificed human rights to push China on climate change.
Green-tech start-up Hara comes out of stealth mode today with a bang: The software firm, whose name means "green" in Sanskrit, offers companies a way to measure and manage energy and water use, in the NYT, LAT, and Earth2Tech.
The big winner in renewable energy in coming decades will be biomass. That's especially important for states in the South that don't have many other clear options for renewable energy, in the WSJ.
The aviation industry is also looking to biomass—to turn into jet biofuel. Certification could come as early as next year, so now all the industry needs to do is figure out how to make lots of fuel, at Scientific American.
Are Finland's nuclear woes a cautionary tale for the rest of the industry? Don't bet on it, say Rod Adams and Dan Yurman.
President Obama's walking a tightrope on coal policy and upsetting many environmentalists after apparently backtracking on mountaintop coal mining, in the L.A. Times.
Finally, today is the beginning of hurricane season. But don't fret—forecasters expect a relatively mild storm season, and changes in the energy business mean any impacts should be muted, in the WSJ.


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Quimby the Mouse!
I am a complete and utter fan of the work of illustrator/cartoonist Chris Ware. His ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY comics are at once surreal, funny, disturbing and depressing. (I still get choked up when I read the story with the boy being abandoned at the Columbia Exposition.) Ware's work appears in many different formats, from small digests to what look like 1960s hardcover elementary school textbooks to giant newspaper-sized booklets, driving the meticulous collector crazy. His stuff is just plain brilliant, touching on emotions that few comic creators do. It's not all fun. Anyway, here's a new format for Ware's work... behold a Quimby the Mouse video:
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Definition of snooker in English:
noun[mass noun]
1A game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a cue ball (white) to pocket the other balls (fifteen red and six coloured) in a set order: [as modifier]: a snooker hall a snooker tournament
More example sentences
- The balls are 61.5mm in diameter, much larger than in snooker or billiards.
- A committee meeting will be held on Thursday night, names are being taken for the first tournament of the year, billiards and snooker, so we hope for a big response.
- There what I found was many ladies tend to take part in pool and they also compete in international tournaments even when it comes to billiards and snooker.
1.1 [count noun] A position in a game of snooker or pool in which a player cannot make a direct shot at any permitted ball: he needed a snooker to have a chance of winning the frame
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- Leading 5-3 at the end of the afternoon session he won a remarkable opening frame last night by scoring 16 penalty points from two snookers and two free balls to take the frame when all had seemed lost.
- He gave me a frame when I was 26 in front with six reds on and then he's played on in the next frame after that when he needed three snookers.
- Hunter put Stevens in a snooker on the yellow, and the Welshman attempted a daring escape through the narrowest of gaps.
verb[with object]
1Subject (oneself or one's opponent) to a snooker: he potted yellow and green, and then snookered Davis on the brown Hendry led, but then snookered himself
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- On his first visit Tony cleared the rest of his spots but snookered himself on the black.
- Unfortunately, having potted his first (and only ball as it turned out to be) Richard snookered himself.
- But the initiative was handed back to him after Dott snookered himself on the brown after potting the green and he was able to nick the frame.
1.1British Leave (someone) in a difficult position; thwart: I managed to lose my flat keys—that was me snookered
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- The Americans were snookered by their own arrogant assumption that they were dealing with an enemy who could only copy, badly, the wartime devices of the day.
- California has snookered itself, thinking it's defeated politics as usual.
- The Democrats were snookered because they couldn't say that they were against homosexual equality without alienating voters who were already in the bag.
1.2US Trick, entice, or trap: they were snookered into buying books at prices that were too high
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- Sure, show the kids that the parents don't mean what they say and can be snookered into taking back a punishment.
- Apparently you are being snookered into making offers.
- Ironically, even the author of the famed phrase 'irrational exuberance' was snookered into believing that the old laws of economics had somehow been repealed.
Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
Both the game and the word snooker originated among British army officers serving in India in the 1870s. Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain (not the future British prime minister) is said to have coined the name for a fast-moving version of billiards that he and his associates in the officers' mess had devised. Snooker was already army slang for 'a newly joined cadet', and the choice of name may have been intended to refer to the inept play of a fellow officer.
Words that rhyme with snookerbazooka, euchre, farruca, lucre, palooka, pooka, rebuker, Stuka, verruca
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A teenage driver who survived a southeastern Indiana crash that killed three other youths will spend 90 days in juvenile detention and surrender his driver's license until age 21.
State police Sgt. Noel Houze Jr. says the 17-year-old driver admitted to charges of reckless homicide and reckless driving during a Ripley County juvenile court hearing Thursday.
The teen was driving a pickup truck that crashed into another one March 7 as survivors told police both drivers were trying to beat the other through a rural intersection. The crash killed the other driver and one of his passengers. It also killed one of Crawford's passengers.
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'Parent trigger' as devil's spawn
We have a Q&A coming in this Sunday's Points section with Rep. Diane Patrick of Arlington, a proponent of so-called "parent-trigger" laws.
The idea is to let parents "take over" a crummy school by petitioning for a charter group to come in and manage it. A movie that romanticizes the idea is opening in Dallas next week.
Meanwhile, read this assessment of the movie and movement, which is in full froth over the corporate designs behind parent triggers.
I do believe the profit motive is at play, but I don't fear that parental petitions across the nation will lead to widespread takeover of schools by money-grubbing charter bosses. A PT bill that passed in Texas last year has too many checks against that. The triggering process is time-consuming, and I think a lot of parents would frankly lose interest.
Also, I think most of them want a fully functioning school with all the extracurriculars. I don't know of a charter that's come in and turned around a dysfunctional high school and kept the football and marching band programs and the glee club intact. I think that would cool off a lot of parents with pitchforks.
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September 10, 2012 - Obesity may be linked to our body clocks. A new paper suggests shiftwork, artificial light and a 24-hour lifestyle have thrown off our natural rhythmns, which regulate the sleep-wake cycle. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen say this could lead to a disrupted metabolism, weight gain and diabetes. While some disruption is inevitable, doctors recommend people keep regular meal times, get plenty of daylight, and uninterrupted night-time sleep.
Also, a new study finds eating moderate amounts of chocolate may lower the risk of stroke in men. Researchers followed the eating habits of more than 37-thousand men in Sweden for about 10 years. Those who ate the most chocolate, about two-point-two ounces a week, had a 17-percent lower risk of stroke over those years than those who ate little or no chocolate. Researchers pooled their data and found similar results for men and women in four previous studies. While the Swedish study did not look at the type of chocolate eaten, it notes that 90-percent of chocolate consumed in Sweden is milk chocolate.The study was published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.


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- 1 cup Long Grain Rice, uncooked
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- 1 teaspoon Salt
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Helen Fielding to publish new Bridget Jones novel
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- February 06, 2013
BRIDGET Jones is returning for the first time in 14 years with a new instalment set to be released in November.
The author of the novels, Helen Fielding, is busy writing the new book which follows on from Bridget Jones:The Edge of Reason published in 1999.
The publishers of the books said in a media release that the novel would be set in present day London and "represents a totally new phase in Bridget's life."
Fielding has said she likes the idea of seeing Bridget navigate her way around social media, rapid-fire emails and changes that were not a part of her life when she wrote previous instalments.
Her two Bridget Jones books have sold more than 15 million copies and were adapted into two movies starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.
Could they be set to reunite for, say, Bridget Jones' Baby?
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Foster, Texans surge back
Warmups were over, leaving a half-hour before kickoff of the game and the 2013 season. Fifty-two players in the uniform of the Houston Texans jogged off to the visiting locker room, but one lagged well behind, taking his time and seeming to savor the moment.
Arian Foster did a particularly slow walk off, even making a side trip to shake hands with opposing quarterback Philip Rivers as the Chargers wound down their drills.
If that was Foster's sentimental moment – the former Mission Bay High star had waited a decade to play his first-ever game at Qualcomm Stadium – things took a decidedly unwelcome turn in a hurry for him and the favored Texans.
After a shockingly rough start that led to a 28-7 deficit, though, Foster and the Texans found their legs in the second half for their stunning comeback victory of 31-28. Foster commanded a lot of San Diego attention while Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, completing 34 of 45 attempts for 346 yards and three scores, passed the Chargers silly.
"You get down 21-7, you're just itching to get back out there," said Schaub, who's quarterbacked the Texans to the last two AFC South Division championships. "We're a resilient group of guys, have been for the last few years. Once you score one, you want another and another and the momentum just builds."
Foster, the former NFL rushing champion whose calf and back injuries kept him from playing at all in the preseason, had six receptions for 33 yards and rushed 18 times for 57 yards. He looked rusty on the receiving end, dropping two passes, but also made an amazing, awkward one-handed grab in the later going to perpetuate the Houston rally.
One thing Foster didn't do, wouldn't do, was talk about it afterward. He shunned repeated attempts at post-game interviews in the Texans' locker room, saying nothing more than "I'm not saying anything."
For the longest while Monday night, the key plays of the game were the two that Foster didn't make, or wasn't allowed to make by a Chargers defense that stuffed him twice on crucial consecutive downs.
With the Texans trying to come back from a 14-7 deficit and moving the ball crisply in the middle of the second quarter, Foster got the call on third-and-1 at the Chargers' 27-yard line, but gained only about half the yard he needed. Handed the ball again on fourth down, Foster was dropped from behind for no gain by linebacker Bront Bird.
Even when Foster did get what the Texans needed, a first down on third-and-one on Houston's next series, a penalty neglected the play and led to a missed field goal of 51 yards by Randy Bullock. Thus assisted, the Chargers were soon off toward the touchdown that made it 21-7 before halftime.
That score – a 10-yard reception that wound up with Vincent Brown reaching for the pylon – was determined by one of three instant-replays that went against Houston in the first half alone.
The other two were second-quarter passes to star receiver Andre Johnson. He was ruled by replay to have been downed at the Chargers' 40, bringing back what initially was called a 67-yard TD, and Johnson was found by replay to have been out of bounds when catching the ball that had Houston setting up for a 59-yard field-goal try at half's end.
Johnson got over the disappointments. Quickly. He wound up catching a dozen passes for 146 yards, though leaving the points to the tight ends. Owen Daniels scored two touchdowns, Garrett Graham one.
"We've been through things, man," said Johnson. "We've got a core group of guys who've been around. We understand that anything can happen in this game. You play till the clock runs out."


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Review Revue: 'Battleship,' 'What to Expect When You're Expecting,' 'The Dictator'
This week at the movies brings us a trio of cinematic adaptations from disparate source materials: a board game ("Battleship," starring Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, and Liam Neeson), a self-help book ("What to Expect When You're Expecting," starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and Elizabeth Banks), and a Charlie Chaplin classic ("The Dictator," starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Anna Faris). Find out what the critics have to say.
A big-budget blockbuster based upon a board game, "Battleship" all but promises empty-headed thrills. On that count, critics say, it succeeds, though they also note that a few mindlessly awesome set pieces can't totally compensate for the film's thuddingly silly script. Years after NASA has sent a message to a nearby planet, a group of alien ships visit earth – and they do not come in peace. A group of naval officers leads the charge against the invading armada, and explosions ensue. "Battleship" is currently at 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer; check out some of the reviews here:
Rotten: "Hey, if you're Hasbro and Universal, and you've agreed to make a movie based on nothing more than brand recognition of a game, you've got to fill two hours with something." — Tom Russo, Boston Globe
Rotten: "'Battleship' has the IQ of a rutabaga and doesn't require much more intelligence than that to watch." — James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten: "As big, dumb summer movies go… this is just another big, dumb summer movie. And one that makes you feel slightly dumber for having watched it." — Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh: "'Battleship' is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature." — Christy Lemire, Associated Press
"What to Expect When You're Expecting"
Since it was first published in 1984, the popular self-help book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" has helped to guide women through the turbulent months of pregnancy. Unfortunately, the big screen version lacks the unpredictability of real life, stranding its talented cast in a sitcommy plot. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Dennis Quaid, and Chris Rock, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" is the story of five interconnected couples dealing with a variety of pregnancy and childbirth-related issues, and it features plenty of spirited discussions from both male and female perspectives. "What to Expect When You're Expecting" is currently at 30 percent on the Tomatometer; here's what some of the critis are saying:
Rotten: "'What to Expect When You're Expecting' doesn't find new laughs, just layers on attempts at the tried-and-true ones — think one scene in which a woman howls and makes funny faces during labor is funny? How about many of them together?" — Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline
Rotten: "Several ensemble scenarios have rich promise for interplay, but the manner in which they are staged, photographed and edited undercut their reality." — Brent Simon, Screen International
Rotten: "Expect that two hours will feel like nine months, and that before it's over you'll be screaming for an epidural to your brain." — Ann Lewinson, Kansas City Star
Fresh: "As sociology, it's skin-deep, but if you're a parent or preparing to be one, you might see yourself in a few of these folks and have a good time doing so." — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"The Dictator"
With the gonzo documentaries "Borat" and "Bruno," Sacha Baron Cohen established himself as one of contemporary cinema's most merciless satirists. Now he's graduated to scripted comedy, and critics say that while "The Dictator" isn't as outrageous or as teeth-clenchingly funny as "Borat," it's just funny and un-P.C. enough to prove that Cohen hasn't gone soft. This loose remake of Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" is the tale of an oppressive, buffoonish North African despot who survives a coup attempt that leaves him wandering the streets of New York City until a kindly hippie grocer (Anna Faris) takes a shine to him. "The Dictator" is currently at 62 percent on the Tomatometer; here are some of the reviews:
Fresh: "'The Dictator' is loose and slap-happy and full of sharp political barbs and has funny actors moving in and out — and at a lickety-split 83 minutes, it doesn't wear out its welcome." — David Edelstein, NPR
Fresh: "By cracking wise about subjects most people are hesitant even to mention, Cohen shows us where our boundaries are and then makes us question why we've put them there in the first place." — Mathew DeKinder, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten: "'The Dictator' has a few laughs along its bumpy path, but not enough of them to indicate that Cohen has found a means to escape the shadows of his early career and forge a second act for himself." — Shawn Levy, The Oregonian
Rotten: "Never achieves the stinging parodic heights of Cohen's 'Borat' movie, but manages a better batting average than his most recent misfire, 'Bruno.'" — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post


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STEM Council Quarterly Meetings
On October 14, 2009, Governor Deval Patrick signed an Executive Order creating the STEM Advisory Council. The Governor created the Council to ensure all students in the Commonwealth receive quality STEM education from highly qualified educators so that our students are better informed and prepared to pursue post-secondary degrees or careers in these areas. Populated by highly accomplished individuals from academia, business, government and non-profits, the members of the STEM Council are well positioned to provide elevated awareness to the benefits of a STEM literate and skilled citizenry ready to fill the ranks of the 21st century workforce.
The Council serves as a vehicle for STEM advocates from the public and private sectors, as well as legislators and educators, to engage in meaningful collaboration with the Governor and Lt. Governor's Office, the Executive Office of Education and their agencies, the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Department of Early Education and Care, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, and the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The Council serves as the central coordinating entity to bring together all of the participants and parties from state agencies, the legislature, and members of the public and private sectors involved with STEM planning and programming. Starting with its very first meeting on January 28, 2010, the Council has taken a multi-faceted approach in its role to help advise and coordinate statewide STEM efforts including the drafting of a statewide STEM Plan outlining clearly defined goals and objectives over a five year period, assessing how best to bring to scale the most effective STEM programs in Massachusetts, facilitating the development of activities to fill unmet needs, and providing recommendations for a campaign to build public support across the Commonwealth for the STEM disciplines. The Council's first plan, "A Foundation for the Future: Massachusetts' Plan for Excellence in STEM Education - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (1 MB PDF), was released on September 28, 2010 at the 7th Annual STEM Summit.
On November 13, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick announced the STEM Plan 2.0, entitled "A Foundation for the Future: Massachusetts' Plan for Excellence in STEM Education: Expanding the Pipeline for All" (.PDF: 3MB) at the tenth annual Massachusetts STEM Summit at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The updated plan reorders and sharpens the STEM goals and their associated metrics, outlines new strategies for implementation at the local level, increases agency alignment and provides greater inclusion of all students. The Council relies on the STEM Plan to help guide its work as it seeks to promote a greater understanding about the importance of the essential disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math to students' academic achievement and successful preparation for entry into the 21st Century workforce.
In July 2014, the STEM Council was officially codified into law by the legislature (will include link when the final budget is published). The codification of the Council authorizes the body to meet across administrations and restructured it to include a more diverse group of educators from all levels. Council members are appointed for two year terms.
The Council meets on a quarterly basis at locations around the state. All meetings are open to the public. For upcoming meeting dates, go to our calendar. For materials from past meeting, go to the our past meetings page.
If you need more information about the Council and its activities, please contact:
Blair Brown
Staff Director to the Governor's STEM Advisory Council
Executive Office of Education


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Brazil Finance Minister: Opposed to Constraints on Capital Controls
By Ian Talley and Matthew Cowley
WASHINGTON — Brazil will oppose any attempted constraints on the use of capital controls, the country's finance minister, Guido Mantega, said in prepared remarks to the International Monetary Fund.
"We oppose any guidelines, frameworks or 'codes of conduct' that attempt to constrain, directly or indirectly, policy responses of countries facing surges in volatile capital inflows," Mantega said in a speech prepared for the IMF's steering committee due to meet Saturday and viewed by Dow Jones Newswires.
"Governments must have flexibility and discretion to adopt policies that they consider appropriate, including macroeconomic, prudential measures and capital controls," he wrote.
In the face of some stiff opposition from some emerging-market countries, the IMF recently drafted a framework for managing international investment flows surging in and out of emerging markets, for the first time in its history backing the limited use of controls to temporarily stem surges in capital movements.
The IMF has traditionally advocated open markets for investment flows. Capital controls, or the use of taxes, interest rates or other policy tools to control flows of cash into and out of countries, have been the bane of banks, hedge funds and portfolio managers who want free movement of their clients' money.
The fund's framework, which advocated the use of capital controls as more of a last-resort measure and preferred policies that don't discriminate against international capital over domestic investment, was crafted as a template for the Group of 20 largest nations. The French, who this year head the G-20, say they want to draft a "code of conduct" for managing capital flows.
"Brazil, for one, is doing and will continue to do whatever it thinks is necessary and adequate to its circumstances to face the challenges arising from large and volatile capital flows," Mantega said.
The comments follow a rejection of the IMF capital control framework by the Group of 24 emerging-market nations, a move that may foreshadow rejection by the G-20 when ministers meet Friday. Lesetja Kganyago, chairman of the G-24 and director-general of South Africa's National Treasury, said the group had opposed the IMF framework because the fund proposed to integrated it into its surveillance program and policy recommendations. Also, the paper failed to delved deeply into the sources of capital flows, namely advanced countries with low interest rates.
"There is still more work that has to be done. You cannot just say that there are these inflows that are coming into developing countries without dealing with the source of the problem," he said.
Capital has flooded into developing economies as emerging-market growth blossomed and advanced countries stagnated. Those surges accelerated during the financial crisis, when rich economies contracted, interest rates plummeted and emerging nations were whiplashed by the massive movements of cash in and out of their countries. Low interest rates in the West and high yields in countries such as China, South Korea and Thailand meant hundreds of billions of dollars, euros, yen and other currencies have been plowed into infrastructure, foreign exchange derivatives and other potentially lucrative investments.
While the cash was certainly a welcome necessity to fuel growth, the "hot money" also threatens to overwhelm some economies, risking overheating and asset bubbles. As a result, a raft of emerging nations have instituted higher taxes for foreigners buying government bonds, restrictions on foreign capital investment in real estate and limits on currency operations.
Brazil is one such case, with the government introducing a range of targeted capital controls since late 2009 as it seeks to stem the flood of capital that has poured into the country. Government officials have said that while Brazil is keen to attract long-term investment capital, it wants to discourage short-term speculative flows, much of which has been lured by the country's towering interest rates.
Measures include taxes on certain types of investments, such as fixed-income securities, as well as loans from overseas of less than two years, and more are expected, as the currency has gained sharply in the last two weeks, and is approaching multiyear highs close to BRL1.55 to the dollar.
"These measures of self-defense are a legitimate response," Mantega said in his prepared speech. "Major reserve currency issuing countries continue to resort to ultra-expansionary monetary policies," he said.
Countries with floating exchanges rates, such as Brazil and Colombia, are facing tough currency pressures from external factors and "cannot accept further overshooting of their exchange rates," he said.
While advocating for free-floating currencies, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires on Wednesday, Mantega acknowledged that Brazil has had to intervene to prevent the currency from gaining too sharply.
"Brazil was obliged to adopt a dirty float to avoid disturbing the Brazilian economy," Mantega said. "The Brazilian economy today is well-balanced."
The minister said the measures have worked, as they have prevented the currency from appreciating further than it has done already. But the government has been careful not to hinder any money destined for longer-term investments, he said.
In the interview, Mantega cautiously welcomed last week's report by the IMF, which for the first time opened the door to capital controls as measures of last resort. With the comments in his speech, however, the minister made clear that he believes countries need free rein to take whatever measures are necessary.


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French Lentil Salad
1 1/2 cups brown lentils, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup diced or chopped bacon
1 carrot, cut into 1/4 inch dice
1 stalk celery, cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/2 cup chopped shallots or white onion
3 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh baisl or 2 teaspoons dried
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or blue cheese
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Serves 8
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Place the lentils and 3 cups of cold water in a medium saucepan set on high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 20 minutes. Drain and place in a large bowl.
In a large saute pan set on medium-high heat, cook the bacon until lightly crisped. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to the bowl of lentils. Reserve the bacon grease in the pan, adding enough olive oil to make 2 tablespoons. Add the carrot, celery and shallots or onion to the pan and cook over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer the cooked vegetables to the bowl with the lentils and add the remaining ingredients, tossing well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to let the flavors marry. Serve at room temperature.
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Science for the Masses
A recent study published in Science illustrated scientists' successful creation of mice eggs from stem cells, which could lead to some exciting developments for women trying to conceive. But you'd never know it from the title of the article: "Offspring from Oocytes Derived from in Vitro Primordial Germ Cell-like Cells in Mice."
That's where Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio's Science Friday program, comes in. For the past several years, he's been making sense of these seemingly unintelligible reports and science issues for the average listener. He's bringing science to the masses.
Flatow will be the keynote speaker at the Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS) luncheon on April 11. The well-known personality is set to discuss the influence of science in everyday life and the importance of scientific literacy.
"Mr. Flatow's passion for understanding and disseminating scientific findings is evident," says Maria Valdovinos, associate professor of psychology. "Having a well-known guest as the keynote speaker at DUCURS promotes how valued the sciences are at Drake."
In addition to hosting Science Friday, Flatow is the founder and president of the Science Friday Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to creating multimedia projects that make science user-friendly. He has been reporting on science-related issues for 35 years, including time as a science reporter for CBS This Morning and CNBC. His credits also feature six years as host and writer for the Emmy award-winning show Newton's Apple on PBS.
Flatow's work to promote scientific developments has earned him dozens of accolades. In 2012, he received the Isaac Asimov Science Award, which honors advocates who have increased the awareness and understanding of science and the scientific approach.
Flatow is one of the most prominent speakers to lecture at DUCURS. The conference provides a forum to showcase collaborative math and science research projects between students and faculty. DUCURS is part of Drake's ongoing efforts to increase scientific literacy and provide opportunities to engage the larger community in science and math.
—Alyssa Cashman


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April 13th – 15th
The delight among elders can be seen many weeks in advance. Parents bring home rich fruits, baked goods and thick cuts of meat for the New Year. Children smile in glee as they munch on their favorite desserts and conjure up strategies for the next game. The elders walk to the temples in their little silver pots and pans to offer the monks. This isn't just another celebration, this is Cambodian New Year! A time when people of all ages, young and old, come together to celebrate the memories of their beloved ancestors and the pride of their culture.
The Cambodian New Year is observed in other countries, including the United States, by many Cambodian immigrants. Many of the same ceremonies and activities are planned for and participated in. This allows for those who fled their country to remember their culture and share it with their children. The Cambodian New Year is one of the major celebrations in the Cambodian culture. It is based on the lunar calendar, and is celebrated in mid-April, which is the first month of the year in Cambodia. This time of year also represents the end of the harvest. It is a time for farmers to enjoy the fruits of their harvest and relax before the rainy season begins.
In preparation for this momentous event, the people clean and decorate their houses, as well as set up an altar to welcome the New Year Spirit Tevada Chhnam Thmey. He is said to come down to earth at this time to celebrate with the Cambodian people. A statue of the Buddha is put on the altar, also flowers, candles, incense, a bowl of scented water, food and drink, and banana leaves shaped into different figures.
Why does it last for three whole days? Each day has significance. Day one is also known as "Maha Sahgkrant" and involves the people visiting their local monastery and offering food to the monks. A special sand mound is built in the grounds of the monasteries on this day. The mound is decorated with five religious flags, one on top of the mound and four around the sides.
The second day is referred to as "Vana Bat" and on this day, people gather with their families to wish each other a happy New Year and exchange gifts. They might also visit the monastery again to ask the monks to say a special prayer for their ancestors. This day is a day to show consideration to elders. Parents, grandparents, and teachers are given gifts from children out of respect. It is also a time to serve. Cambodians offer charity to the less fortunate, participate in service activities, and forgive others of misdeeds that may have been done to them. The people continue to add to their sand mountain.
"Loeung Sack" is the third day which involves washing the Buddha statues in homes and monasteries. Children wash the feet of their parents as a sign of respect on this day as well. The people wash their statues with perfumed water. It is thought to be a kind deed that will bring good luck, long life, and happiness. Special games such as the Tug-Of-War, Angkunh and Boh Choong are played at the monasteries, gatherings and homes on each day of the festival. Throughout the first day of Cambodian New Year the people participate in ceremonies and games.
The beauty of the Cambodian culture is remembered during this time every year. The joy and pride in the eyes of our children tell more stories then anything else imaginable. Many times, people of all ages have displayed remarkable pride and strive for perseverance of this beautiful and rich culture. Through culture shows, expeditions, gatherings, and unity games the Cambodian people are able to celebrate amongst their family and friends. They are able to remember how wonderful it is to work together and preserve the Cambodian culture. Cambodian New Year is a time where individuals of all ages share the heritage and love of Cambodia.


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In case a student desires to appear at the Institute's Examination after 3years from the date of issue of coaching completion certificate( Postal or Oral), he/she shall have to undergo a short form of Postal Coaching. The student should apply in a prescribed form to enroll himself for the short form of coaching with requisite fees for Revalidation of Coaching Completion Certificate under REVISED syllabus.
Tuition fees, per stage for this short form of Postal Coaching for Revalidation of coaching Completion Certificate shall be as under:-
Intermediate Rs. 800/- per stage
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TMS #16 w/ Joe Crozier
Tuesday, 01.24.2006 / 12:00 AM ET / News
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The most recent episode of "The Morning Skate," the TMS crew discusses the recent loss to Calgary, the latest "no goal" and the return of JP Dumont from injury. Former Sabres coach Joe Crozier also stops by to talk about old-time hockey, the French Connection and being honored by the Rochester Americans this Friday.
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I'm loving all things fall! 🙂 I'm fully embracing the season, and tonight's dinner demonstrated it well. This recipe is soon to become a fall favorite in our household!
Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza
From Martha Stewart
Serves 4
- Olive oil, for baking sheet and drizzling
- Flour, for dusting surface
- 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, fresh, or thawed if frozen
- 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
- 6 cups (about 1/2 recipe) Roasted Fall Vegetables, drained and coarsely cut*
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves (optional)
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Brush a large baking sheet (preferably rimless) with oil, or line with parchment paper, if desired, for easy cleanup.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch dough into a 12-by-16-inch oval (or as large as will fit on baking sheet); transfer to sheet.
- Sprinkle dough with half the mozzarella. Scatter vegetables on top, and dollop with ricotta; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and, if using, rosemary. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake until bubbling and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve.
For the pizza crust, we used a Fabulous Flats Stone-Baked Pizza Crust. Fabulous Flats is the same company that makes the Tandoori Naan that I raved about when I made Balsamic Date Pizza a few months ago.
The Fabulous Flat pizza crusts are made with all-natural (no additives or preservatives) ingredients, and the taste is phenomenal. The crusts taste like authentic stone-baked pizza with lots of flavor and texture, just like you would buy from a really amazing pizza shop.
My favorite part about these pizza crusts is that there is minimal effort involved in preparing them. All you have to do is remove the crust from the package and top it with your favorite ingredients. It's so easy– and there's no awkward, sticky dough rolling.
My first piece of pizza…
and my second piece…
I loooovvvvveed the slightly golden ricotta on top of the pizza! It definitely added a little extra something to the meal!
P.S. Wendy, thank you for sending this recipe my way! It was delicious!!! 🙂
Dinner was filling, but, of course, I still had room for dessert: a handful of peanut butter and chocolate chips. I'm so predictable! 🙂
A magazine marathon is next on tonight's agenda. I'm planning to relax in bed with my stack of magazines before drifting off into a long, deep sleep. Let's hope my internal clock doesn't wake me up at 7:00 am like it usually does on the weekends. So annoying!
Happy weekend, guys! 🙂


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State Fair of Texas
See colorful Chinese Lantern Festival beginning to come together at Fair Park
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''Hectometer Porcelain Dragon,'' is seen illuminated at a past exhibition in Toronto, Ontario in 2006.
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As NTTA celebrates addressing its sweeping county review, John Wiley Price still has a few questions
The North Texas Tollway Authority recently announced that it completed all the recommendations from a sweeping independent county review, earning praise from Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and others.
But one prominent politician, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, remains skeptical of just how much progress NTTA has made, particularly in the area of diversity and minority contracting.
He wrote a letter last month to NTTA, asking for specific numbers on how the agency has improved on several diversity measures since addressing the review. And Price said at a commissioners court meeting last week that the lack of details has left him "unimpressed."
"I don't have the comfort level that everybody has of 'Oh, we're moving in the right direction,'" Price said. "Just hold your horses. We're going to get there, if we all live long enough. … I'm just not there."
The county review, commissioned in 2011 by Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant county judges, was an effort to shake up NTTA over several issues, including its reliance on so-called legacy contracting firms. The report highlighted four main areas: transparency, procurement, organization and finance.
Some of NTTA's changes — on toll collection, for instance — have been quite noticeable. And NTTA board members Matrice Ellis-Kirk and George "Tex" Quesada went before the Dallas County Commissioners Court to describe the agency's progress on that and several other fronts.
Jenkins and Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia praised NTTA for its work, including in the area of diversity.
"When I got here, NTTA had no diversity," Garcia said. "There's been a change of culture."
But Price grilled the NTTA board members for more evidence — questioning, for instance, how many minority contracts were given to women-owned businesses compared to those owned by blacks or Hispanics. And he asked for a more detailed before-and-after look at NTTA's changes.
"Why do I always have to be the one to probe at the granular level?" Price asked his colleagues.
Ellis-Kirk, the wife of former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, said the NTTA has made great strides in improving minority participation. But she also admitted that agency sees "places where we can do better" and that "we are working on them."
NTTA spokesman Michael Rey said Tuesday that the agency was still gathering the information for Price and that officials hoped have it soon. Rey emphasized that minority participation in NTTA's contracting and consulting hit a record 25 percent last year.
And while he said NTTA is proud of its progress, he echoed Ellis-Kirk in saying there's still a desire to build on the county review's recommendations.
"I don't think anybody thinks you put this in a closet," Rey said. "We will continue to use this document to drive the NTTA forward."
Please see the jump to read Price's letter.
Letter from Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price to NTTA Board Chairman Kenneth Barr


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ST. LOUIS -- The tying run was at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with two out when Kolten Wong -- sent in as a pinch-runner for the gimpy Allen Craig, who'd delivered a clutch, pinch-hit single -- was picked off first base by Koji Uehara.
Inexcusable is the first word that comes to mind.
Stupid is a close second.
As Cards' manager Mike Metheny all but said when asked about the game-ending play.
"We had meetings," Metheny said. "We go over all these guys. We talk very clearly about a very good pickoff move.
"He was reminded once he got on base, and also he was reminded that one run didn't mean much, be careful, shorten up.
"He got a little extra (lead), then he slipped, and the slip cost him."
John Farrell didn't call the pickoff play from the dugout. Farrell was only paying peripheral attention. He was talking to his coaches about defensive positioning -- and then, bam, the game was over.
"I just did it on my own,' Uehara said. "I wasn't looking at first base at all. I just threw it. I'm just glad that Nap was there to catch it."
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