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Norwegian Continental Shelf oil personnel enjoy several economic and social benefits as part of their salary packages, Aftenbladet's ten-company inquiry shows.
In a white-hot employment and booming market, oil companies are competing at having the best and most profitable benefits for their employees.
Amazed by the benefits
Commercial controller Olaug Line (29) was amazed by the many benefits that came with the job when she applied for a position at the Italian oil company Eni.
Switching from audit work in Oslo to a oil job at Forus in Stavanger is lucrative.— It was pretty good. Now I've bought my second home in three years, says Olaug Line. She lives with her partner in a detached house in Kirkegata in Sandnes.
Car loan at 0.18 percent
Italian company Eni Norge is currently offering staff interest-free mortgages, with car and consumer loans at 0.18 percent.
Andreas Wulff, director of external communications and public relations, confirms companies actively monitor what their competitors offer.He tells Aftenbladet, "We are dependent upon getting the best people, which is why we have to offer this type of benefit. We have to deal with this reality, even though in an ideal world, we wish this were different."
"The schemes are part of a salary package offered to make the company attractive in a competitive market. They help retain people." Eni employee benefits:
• Interest-free mortgage up to twice gross salary.
• Up to 300,000 kroner car loan, and 50,000 kroner personal loan at 0.18 percent interest.
• Grant towards day-care/kindergarten costs.
• Favourable pension and insurance schemes.
• Home PC-scheme.
• Sponsored further education in Norway and abroad (for example, a Master's degree in Italy including, amongst other things, a property, pocket money, and travel to the value of up to 300,000 kroner).
• Extra holiday allowance according to length of service (up to five extra days of holiday after five years).
• Cheap hotels and car hire in Italy.
• Cabins in Sirdal (Vest-Adger County), southern Norway (Sørlandet), and Røldal (Hordaland County).
• Annual medical check-up.
• Physiotherapist/Chiropractor.
• Free Italian language course, sponsored tickets to cultural events, and free entry to Jæren's Vitenfabrikken, for example.
• Fitness centre with in-house instructors.
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BOSTON - The 76ers returned to the place of their last road victory and picked up another much-needed win.
This time, they held on to beat the Boston Celtics, 111-102, at TD Garden.
The Sixers improved to 17-59 and snapped a two-game losing streak with Friday night's victory. It was their second win in four games after losing the previous 26 contests. It also snapped their 13-game road losing streak since besting the Celtics on Jan. 29.
"Any time you can come into someone else's building and get a win, it's big for us," said Thad Young, the Sixers power forward. "We are just taking it and just trying to finish this season out the right way."

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Erie Opera Theatre presents 'La Bohčme' at Playhouse
It's a story about a bunch of charming but aimless trustafarians, maybe, living in the artists district of the city. They fast-talk their landlord out of the rent payment, and, of course, they hang out in bars. The one who fancies himself a writer falls in love with a delicate girl, and, well, you know.
This setup could be ripped from the hot HBO series "Girls," but it's an opera, and not just any opera, but one of the two or three most beloved operas in the repertoire. It's "La Bohčme," and James Bobick doesn't see any reason why you shouldn't love it.
Bobick will director the Erie Opera Theatre performances of "Bohčme," and he knows whereof he speaks. By his own count, he's sung in nearly 100 performances of the opera.
He clearly loves the work, so much so that he prepared his own English translation of the Italian libretto specifically for this production.
"I wanted the English to say what the Italian words say and make the same jokes the Italians make," Bobick said.
While Bobick, a baritone, wants great singing, he's also bringing the drama of Puccini's opera to the front. Bobick pointed out that when the opera premiered in 1896, "it started as entertainment, and we're supposed to look at the stage and say, 'I know exactly what he feels!' It is theater, representing true human emotions and situations."
It helps that his two principals are credible as young, attractive lovers. Mimi will be sung by Lydia Beasley, a soprano who, like Bobick, moved to Erie to follow a spouse who teaches at Mercyhurst University. The writer Rodolfo is tenor Robert Frankenberry, who is familiar with the Erie Playhouse, where "Bohčme" will be presented.
Bobick doesn't think that the opera will be much of a stretch for lovers of American musical theater.
"It's got everything: love, guys having fun, a food fight and -- I hate to tell you -- it's short. With intermission, you're out in less than two hours."


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Those closest to me and those who peer upon my tiny avatar, know that I love cigars.
There is just something inherently magnificent about smoking a good cigar. It is not politically correct, it is not healthy, it is too expensive, it is time consuming…
…it is simply magnificent.
I think cigar smoking and guns are very similar to those who oppose them: Their opposition is rooted in the idea and narrow perceptions of them, but once they experience them – they too would be hooked.
Sitting down and lighting up a cigar in the evening is an experience that can be described using words such as such as relaxing, sensual, religious, spiritual, ritualistic, dogmatic, personal, social, pleasurable, and indulgent.
It begins with a stroll into the local tobacconist or cigar lounge.
A quick glance and polite pleasantry shared with with the fellow smokers as you casually make your way past the dark leather chairs, mahogany tables, and accessory cabinets. Your sense of smell being overwhelmed by the infusion of dissimilar cigars of every variety being smoked by aficionados both young and old. Each of them comfortably seated in those leather chairs discussing sports, politics, and other various anecdotes of life.
It is a place where a man can escape from his life for a short while. Away from home, wife, job, kids, and even Blackberry's. It is like a coffee shop but without the metrosexual and yuppie undertones to it.
It is a sanctuary of sorts really.
You open the door to the walk in humidor and are instantly greeted with a sweet smelling and perfectly maintained environment of 70 degrees with humidity levels hovering around 68-72% – perfect for storing thousands of precious hand rolled cigars.
The smell is intoxicating. You saunter through the narrow aisles as you find a selection or two. Will it be a mild, medium, or full bodied cigar today? Wine enthusiasts I'm sure can relate to this.
Will it be Ashton today? Perhaps an Arturo Fuente, CAO or a Padron. Oh, I could really splurge and purchase an Acid. So many choices. But a choice must be made so you pluck two or three from their neatly packed resting places and make your way out of the humidor and towards the counter to pay for them.
You are always greeted by a knowledgeable and friendly man behind the counter, quite often the owner of the shop. I say "man" because I have yet to encounter a female shop keeper / owner. That's not to say they don't exist, I have just yet to find one. He rings up your purchase and offers you the opportunity to sit a spell and enjoy a smoke right there in his shop.
You decide life can wait for about 45 minutes and take him up on the offer.
You take temporary refuge in a big, comfortable leather chair nearby a T.V. and a fellow aficionado and say hello. You unwrap your hand rolled stogie and carefully cut off the end with a cutter or punch provided by the store or your own pocket. You grasp a cigar lighter or matches that hail from the same places and begin the ritual of lighting it.
This part can be a very personal experience, unique to each individual. Some like to take the cigar band off immediately, sometimes to disguise the cigar's identity. Others like to keep it on in order to reveal it. It doesn't matter – it's your personal cigar smoking doctrine that will never be judged or commented on by another true fellow cigar enthusiast.
There is a certain etiquette about the experience. Some subtle, others more widely understood. But one basic rule of thumb is to respect the cigar and respect the smoker. Always.
As flame quietly meets tobacco, you get your first smell of the wafting smoke that begins to slowly rise from the end of the cigar and gently into the air, artfully prancing and whirling about like a sensual belly dancer, teasing your senses as you take in its elegance.
You take a few puff's and blow its smoke onto the lit end to make sure you have a good light and an even burn. You put down the lighter and cutter, sit back and just take it all in. Hints of different spice, creaminess, leather, nuttiness, coffee, citrus, and earthiness combine to make the experience that much more enjoyable.
You savor the cigar and cherish every precious minute in this brief interruption from your busy life.
And so you smoke. You indulge. You escape.
Enough talking now…I have a Partagas Corona waiting for me.


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I'm back, BABY!
#1 Guest_Scott Lucidi (Guest)
Posted 08 June 2005 - 07:57 PM
P.S. Get well soon, Boss.
Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:00 PM
Captain Z!
RIP MidMichSteve ♥
Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:08 PM
Even though (again, just being honest here) you can be a pain in the ass at times...and often take things much too far...you add something to these forums that was absent for some time now...entertainment, if nothing else...
Welcome back, hope you enjoyed your self-imposed exile...
The forums haven't been as lively since you've been gone, and there has been nobody to keep all of the Israel lackeys in check
We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies.
Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:18 PM
JK. Glad you've unbanned yourself.
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:29 PM
- Scott Lucidi, June 25, 2003 @ 2:22pm
If Jack Bauer was ***, he would be called Chuck Norris.
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:56 PM
Posted 08 June 2005 - 09:12 PM
"We thought we were indestructible, The Lords of Iron"
Posted 08 June 2005 - 10:32 PM
"During Robert Langs time in Detroit, he caused me anguish. Other times he brought me and my family great joy. Robert Lang occasionally coasts, and spends time searching for the best pane of glass to best view the reflection of his flowing mullet. Other times he is a strong-armed force with the puck. I never knew what to expect from Robert Lang. He is The Enigma. " - A2Y
Posted 08 June 2005 - 11:02 PM
I was kind of enjoying your exile
"I once devoured a monk's soul. It tasted like chocolate."
Posted 09 June 2005 - 05:24 AM
Ah well, every place has to has it's 1 crazy insane person, and you are that guy! I do know that the leaders of Israel who scan this forum frequently couldn't bear not having you rant about them.
Edited by SouthernWingsFan, 09 June 2005 - 05:35 AM.
Posted 09 June 2005 - 06:52 AM
Now maybe the Political forum will be a little more lively.
Who am I kidding? It's definately going to be a lot more lively.
Can you tell me how Israel is going to block the signing of a CBA now, please?
Can't wait to read the "Phoenix: I still think it's a hockey market" chapter of Gary Bettman's autobiography. I'm guessing it's going to be chapter 11.
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Posted 09 June 2005 - 09:32 AM
Posted 09 June 2005 - 10:13 AM
I said, "Even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave 'cus you're making feel like I've never been born." ~John Lennon
Posted 09 June 2005 - 08:09 PM
|QUOTE (vladdy16 @ June 9, 2005 - 06:52AM)
| I know Sting is glad to see you.
Now maybe the Political forum will be a little more lively.
Who am I kidding? It's definately going to be a lot more lively.
Can you tell me how Israel is going to block the signing of a CBA now, please?
We all know Sting is glad to see him back!
We all know it'll be more lively in there now, and I'm looking forward to it! (As long as it stays under control )
*Goes to prepare some popcorn and some wine to sit back and enjoy the show*
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Posted 23 June 2005 - 02:29 AM
|Some people are just too cyber-sensitive.
Did Lucidi just admit that some of the things he says are in jest?
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The annual Kiwani's Jamboree was supposed to be a regular season warmup for Edna Karr and Bonnabel. But, even though it was only a Jamboree, the Cougars brought their "A" game, evidenced by this crushing hit from Karr standout Gerald Willis III.
Bruin's quarterback Nate Moss takes the snap and drops back, but before he can get a solid grip on the football, he bobbles it in his hand. Recovering quickly, Moss realizes he must scramble and bolts to his right, but unfortunately puts himself right in the cross-hairs of the formidable Willis. The Florida commit sends Moss flying, and naturally Willis celebrates with a little swag.
Quite a play by the imposing defensive end, and one LSU fans hope they don't have to see repeated too soon.
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DA: No new charges in Erie slashing
The recent death of an elderly Erie slashing victim will trigger no new charges against the man accused in the July attack.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook and his staff investigated the Aug. 15 death of 72-year-old Frank Karmazin at the Edinboro Manor nursing home, but found no connection between Karmazin's death and the injuries he suffered in the assault a month earlier, Cook said Friday.
Cook said the investigation determined that Karmazin was mortally ill and bedridden before the slashing in his East 28th Street home and died from complications caused by pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
"The attack certainly did not help him in any way. But we weren't able to find a link between the slashing and his death," Cook said.
Cook ruled Karmazin's death was due to natural causes.
Adam J. Brown, 22, faces multiple charges, including attempted homicide, in connection with the July 14 attack on Karmazin and his wife, Elfreda Karmazin, 81.
District Attorney Jack Daneri at the time of Karmazin's death said the charges against Brown could change depending on Cook's ruling.
On Friday, Daneri said the case will proceed as originally charged. Brown faces a preliminary hearing on Sept. 12.
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Next in my 2010 College Fantasy Football Analysis is the Sun Belt conference. The Sun Belt is, and probably will always be, the welcome mat for those teams making the jump from FCS (formerly Div. I-AA) to the FBS ranks (I-A).
However, lately some teams have been really cranking out some talent. In fact, Troy is a team that has sent quite a few players to the NFL in recent years. It seems teams in the Sun Belt are getting SEC rejects because they are in the area. And quite frankly, I don't think anyone would turn down a Florida or Alabama third stringer. I know I wouldn't!
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ALLEGAN -- The Allegan City Council is apparently mostly happy with the meeting times of its various commissions. Only one was changed, and that was by a half-hour.
The council has adopted its schedule of meetings for 2008. Its meetings will usually be at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
The council meets in the Marilla Lounge of the Griswold Memorial Auditorium.
Other city meetings
(These groups meet at Griswold unless otherwise noted.)
Planning Commission -- 7 p.m., third Monday.
Parks Commission -- first Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Downtown Development Authority -- noon, second Thursday.
Economic Development Corporation -- 2:30 p.m., third Thursday.
Cemetery Advisory Committee -- 4 p.m., fourth Mondays of April and September.
Tree Commission -- 5:30 p.m., first Mondays of March, June, September and December.
Airport Advisory Committee -- 6 p.m., first Monday at Padgham Field Airport.
Library Board of Trustees -- 7 p.m., third Tuesdays at Allegan Public Library.
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First, I would like to express my gratitude to Van P. Keele for giving me such an excellent opportunity to expose his fallacious, delusional, rambling distortion of political reality in his 3/14/12 letter to the Star. It's actually fun to debate a liberal inventing their own version of political reality. My original letter ably and appropriately exposed Obama as an ineffective leader. My thoughts about Mr. Keele's fallacious letter follow.
1. I knew that Obama requested the Simpson/Bowles commission, and never stated otherwise. However, Obama choose to totally ignore the commission's recommendations, even though a vast majority of Americans believe that many of those recommendations should be implemented!
Also, any serious economist will also tell you that increased tax revenues should be implemented in a manner that does not adversely impact the economy. That eliminates increased taxes on the wealthy and small business owners- who frequently invest and stimulate the economy, thereby creating more jobs, taxpayers, business income, and tax revenue.
2. Keele is flatly 100% wrong when he says that Republicans want to end Social Security and Medicare! There are absolutely no facts substantiating that claim!
3. Keele states that millions of Americans are benefiting from Obamacare. Surely Keele meant to use the words will be benefiting, instead of are benefiting, because Obamacare is not significantly in effect yet.
Liberals/socialists are compassionate in wanting millions of people to benefit from Obamacare. However, they are extremely uncompassionate when they ram Obamacare down the throats of more than 300,000,000 people and generations to come. Inflicting so much adversity on so many people to benefit so few is just plain stupid! We can't afford current entitlements, let alone new ones! Obama and his liberal friends purposely delayed the full start of Obamacare so that startup costs would be delayed. As if it couldn't be expected, startup costs for the first year were originally estimated to be about $900,000,000. Now the CBO estimates that startup costs will be more than double that figure. Fortunately, sane people predict that the Supreme Court will throw out the whole unaffordable Obamacare mess.
4. Keele states that Obama has reduced our country's reliance on foreign oil to the lowest in 16 years. The truth is that Obama had nothing to do with that occurrence. The fact is that oil production on non federally controlled lands has significantly increased through no fault of Obama. However, Obama is directly responsible for essentially eliminating new oil exploration and production on federally controlled lands. The reality is that we would not be facing the present oil crisis had Obama not interceded.
5. Keele states that Obama's administration has been reviewing all regulations, eliminating unnecessary, duplicate or silly ones. I challenge Keele to provide one credible example supporting that statement. The truth is that economists are accusing Obama's administration of instituting many new regulations that negatively affect our economy!
6. Keele states that Americans pay less in taxes under Obama than under Bush. Keele may be right on that one- unemployed Americans can't pay taxes, plus businesses are making less money as a result of Obama's stifled economy and therefore, are paying fewer taxes.
Keele states that as a result, Bitterrooters are beneficiaries. Try telling that to all the people who can not afford to pay the taxes or loans on their properties- causing many loan defaults!
Further, Keele states that Obama wants our taxes to be more fair and simple. Boy, that statement is a joke. Simply put, Obama wants the job makers to be taxed more to support class warfare, thereby stifling job creating investments!
7. Keele states that Obama is doing everything in his power to get people working again–and it is working! Baloney, despite Obama promises of spending money to get unemployment below 8 %, unemployment is still at an unhealthy rate. The only thing that Obama has done is to "put" money down a rat hole subsidizing "green" jobs in businesses that have gone bankrupt.
Keele states that government is shrinking at all levels. Wrong again! Thanks to Obama, it isn't shrinking on the national level. Face it Keele, such socialization of an economy might be a favorite in socialistic Europe, but not the USA. Try naming one country where socialization is truly a success! Why are our "blue" states on the verge of bankruptcy? Could it be because too many people are on the dole, living off present workers. What does any rationally thinking person think will happen when there are more people on the dole than workers supporting those on the dole? You needn't be a rocket scientist to figure that one out!
8. Keele states that we've never been stronger or smarter, and never been more proud of our servicemen. Well, if that were true, why is Defense Secretary Panetta complaining so much about forthcoming disastrous defense spending cuts- leading to sacrificed capabilities? Those sacrificed capabilities are a direct result of Obama's inability to reach agreement on reasonable debt reductions.
9. Keele states that Obama understands that we cannot drill our way out of the energy dilemma- wrong again. Reasonable supporting arguments are already stated in Item 4.
10. Apparently, both Keele and I agree that our representatives should abide by our great Constitution and supporting documents. However, where we disagree is that I believe that lawmakers should not bend or stretch the limits of constitutional requirements. Understanding the responsibility of legislating within constitutional requirements is obviously an enormous shortfall of citizens like Keele and liberal representatives in Washington.
Also, Keele apparently thinks that the Supreme Court has not already validated the right of businesses to contribute to Political Action Committees!
In conclusion, all you non-astute eligible Bitterroot voters, who have benefited from Obama's lack of leadership, should follow Mr. Keele's recommendation and vote for Obama. Just remember though, when you so proudly cast that vote, you are one of few that currently approve of Obama's handling of our economy! Should enough people so vote, update your Doomsday planning! After all, 'this is the United States of America' and nobody is better at doing a bad job than Obama!
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I have always believed that my religious beliefs were my own and they started in my home, but now they end on the city logo?
Why is it important to anyone of faith to see these words in public? If your faith is strong and your visits to your place of worship frequent enough for your own needs, what else could you possibly need?
Does it make you feel closer to God to see the name on items like money or the city logo?
Why do you need this? Is your faith not strong enough? Are you thinking that you are helping others?
Helping others comes in the form of friendship and community service. I strongly believe that we are not representing this community if we only represent the majority.


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University of New Mexico police are searching for three suspects after two unrelated groping incidents were reported on campus.
Police said a man groped a woman on campus late Monday near Castetter Hall. The woman was attacked after night classes got out.
Police said the suspect is a 5-foot-9 to 6-foot tall white male with dark brown hair, glasses and a red sweater.
A jogger at the UNM reported a similar attack at Johnson Field last month. The two suspects in that case haven't been caught.
Sketches of the two men involved in that assault were released Tuesday.
Police said the attacks aren't related.
UNM police said they are beefing up security on campus and reminding students to look out for each other.


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It goes over some of the major differences between how to pick up women in Germany vs other countries such as the US and Canada, where most of the Love Systems instructors are located.
When we did a survey asking guys what their biggest frustrations in dating were, I was actually quite surprised to find that creating attraction was only the third most common frustration on the list, behind breaking the ice and keeping conversation going.
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You're out with friends, and you see someone you like. Maybe it's her glasses or her smile or her hair, but you think, "she's my type, I bet we would get along." She looks at you, and smiles. Maybe she sees it too.
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The team and I spent the past week with our business coach (yes, we have a business coach) on the plan for Love Systems for the next few years. We thought a lot about our values, our mission, and how we want to help our customers over the next few years.
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Equal or Value Weighting? Implications for Asset-Pricing Tests
Yuliya Plyakha
Universite du Luxembourg - School of Finance
Raman Uppal
EDHEC Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Grigory Vilkov
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
January 15, 2014
Does the choice of weighting scheme used to form test portfolios influence inferences drawn from empirical tests of asset pricing? To answer this question we first show that, with monthly rebalancing, an equal-weighted portfolio outperforms a value-weighted portfolio in terms of total mean return, four-factor alpha, and Sharpe ratio. We then explain that this outperformance is partly because the equal-weighted portfolio has higher exposure to systematic risk factors; but, a considerable part (42%) of the outperformance comes from the difference in alphas, which is a consequence of the rebalancing to maintain constant weights in the equal-weighted portfolio. Finally, we demonstrate that the inferences drawn from tests of asset-pricing models are substantially different depending on whether one uses equal- or value-weighted test portfolios. We illustrate this by considering four applications: (1) a test of the CAPM, using the methodology of Gibbons, Ross, and Shanken (1989); (2) a test of the spanning properties of the stochastic discount factor, using the approach of Hansen and Jagannathan (1991); (3) a test of the relation between characteristics and returns, using the multivariate weighted two-stage procedure of Fama and MacBeth (1973); and (4) a test of whether expected idiosyncratic volatility is priced or not, using the non-parametric methodology of Patton and Timmermann (2010). For all four tests, we explain how the weighting scheme influences our inferences.
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Keywords: empirical asset pricing, factor models, systematic risk, alpha, idiosyncratic volatility
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The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is currently the largest neo-Nazi group in the United States. This is due primarily to setbacks experienced by other major neo-Nazi groups in the country between 2002 and 2007.
Nonetheless, despite the stability of having the same leader for nearly two decades, the group has not managed to attract a large following. It has consistently maintained a membership of several hundred members.
In 2009, the group eschewed its Nazi-style brown shirts and uniforms in favor of black fatigue-like clothing with NSM insignia. At rallies, the members, dressed in black pants and shirts, often carry banners or shields bearing the group's insignia, which includes a swastika and the NSM logo.
While the NSM movement has members in every region of the United States, the Northeast currently has the most local units. This is a departure from the group's historically Midwestern and Southern membership.
Leader: Jeff Schoep
Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan
Founded: 1974 by Robert Brannen and Clifford Herrington
Business ventures: NSM88 Records, videogames and CDs
Publications: N.S.M. Magazine, local chapter bulletins
Other activities: Literature distributions, conferences and rallies, Internet forums and blogs
Ideology: Neo-Nazi; NSM calls for a "greater America" that would deny citizenship to Jews, non-whites, and homosexuals.
Composition: Mostly young, including racist skinheads.
Affiliations: Ties with various Klan groups, racist skinheads and other neo-Nazi organizations
Significance: One of the most explicitly "Nazi-like" neo-Nazi groups, which emulates the Third Reich. It has a vaguely paramilitary structure, with military ranks for its members.
The NSM promotes its virulently anti-Semitic and racist ideology at rallies throughout the country. Between 2009 and 2011, the group's rallies have focused mainly on immigration. The group also promotes its message through the group's Website, a white power music company and videogames.


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Theresa "Little Red" Askins-Wilkins, 54, of Amarillo died Saturday, June 23, 2007.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with Curtis Redmond of The Church at Quail Creek officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Theresa "Little Red" LeAnn Askins-Wilkins was born June 2, 1953, in Amarillo. She attended Amarillo College and enjoyed bowling, fishing, her grandchildren and bingo.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Bonita Ritz, in 2000; a brother, Eugene Askins Jr., in 2003; a grandchild, Brinton Sandefer, in 1991; and a nephew, Shawn Askins, in 2003.
Survivors include her husband, Eddie Wilkins; three daughters, Misty Sandefer, Wendy Schuster and Stormie Keen, all of Amarillo; three brothers, Calvin Askins, Robert Askins and Joe Ritz Jr., all of Amarillo; two sisters, Marie Carnes and Tammie Gonzales, both of Amarillo; and 10 grandchildren, Kurston, Brennon, Kortney, Ashley, Jordan, Gatlin, Trinity, Skylar, Hazel and Kayleigh.
The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 50433, Amarillo, TX 79159.
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BASE mobile subscribers can now make contactless payments using their smartphone at the supermarket, when filling up their car and in restaurants using the "BASE Wallet" digital wallet – and it is just as secure as using a traditional debit or credit card. This high level of security is made possible by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). As a partner in security, G&D supplies special SIM cards with highly secure memory for storing the digital Maestro card. Giesecke & Devrient also operates a high-security data center for E-Plus, enabling them to install the payment application on the SIM card, personalize it and manage it over its life cycle.
Owners of NFC-enabled smartphones can now make contactless payments at more than 35,000 locations in Germany provided they have a digital wallet equipped with a payment function, like the digital Maestro card. "We think that contactless card or smartphone payment will become the norm over the next few years. Of course, we first need to fulfill all requirements for wide public acceptance. Customers want flexible, easy payment, without compromising on security," says Carsten Ahrens, Group Senior Vice President and Head of the Telecommunication Industries division at G&D.
And that is exactly what the BASE wallet provides. The NFC-enabled SIM card SkySIM CX functions as a key safety element for saving sensitive information on smartphones. The Trusted Service Manager (TSM) in G&D's high-security data center both manages security on the SIM card while also installing and personalizing the payment application on the SIM card via the mobile phone network.
If they lose their smartphone, customers can have the wallet blocked. The payment application is then immediately deleted by G&D as TSM over the mobile phone network. The card is simultaneously blocked in the bank's background system, as is usually the case with debit and credit cards. "Together with G&D, we are fulfilling customers' need for security. We are also setting high standards in terms of the variety of applications. Right from the start, our mobile telephony customers can both pay securely using the mobile wallet and redeem digital coupons. Customers can also save their membership cards, such as their ADAC (the German Automobile Club) card, onto their smartphone. There is now no need to always carry your wallet with you, as smartphones with built-in digital wallets are becoming increasingly important in customers' everyday lives," says Martin Deventer, Director of Core Network and Services at E-Plus.
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The game publishing powerhouse EA, or Electronic Arts as they were known back in the day, has gotten in some rough times. Looking at poor game sales for the big pre-Xmas sales period, EA is planning cuts and savings to become more profitable.
Gamecyte reports (<http://www.gamecyte.com/eas-fiscal-2009-update-sales-down-cuts-imminent>),
The biggest roadblock to EA's success, though, will remain the Wii. While they are the most successful third party publisher on Nintendo's platform, EA just hasn't been equipped to deal with the radically new gaming environment it spawned. "No question that having the Wii platform be a platform with 2/3rds of unit sales occurring to the first party owner is a really unusual thing," John said. "We haven't seen that since prior to PlayStation 1, and in terms of console game sales that's a challenge and something we have to contend with."
Yeah... looks like they haven't looked at total Wii game sales figures lately. Games like Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding and Sega's Sonic Unleashed are selling better on Wii than competing systems. Why aren't EA games selling as well? Maybe because they just aren't that good. During this period, EA's big Wii games were Boogie Superstar, and MySims Kingdom. They also have their yearly sports rehashes, but by Peter Moore's own admission (president of EA Sports), Wii already has its superior sports game in 'Wii Sports', so why is EA trying to sell old games with yearly licenses? Their games don't even have proper Mii support!
How about EA tries to make a completely new sports game for Wii, not Madden the 12th upgrade, but something like their own version of Wii Sports, and put the proper marketing push behind that? There's a sports game I as a Wii gamer would be interested in buying!
During the 90s, I played several Electronic Arts games like Desert Strike and its followups and the Road Rash series, but the games EA makes these days just aren't that good. Need for Speed has nothing on Road Rash and there's really nothing to replace Desert Strike, or anything aspiring to the same quality of gameplay in a unique game style. How about a tactical 'Strike' game using the Wii pointer? Or a new Wii 'Road Rash' with motion control and bike stunts? If I can think up of sequels like this fitting the Wii, surely EA can too. They just need to think out of the box and concentrate on the fun games like they used to.


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CLAYSBURG - The Minersville softball team's offensive statistics are hard to overlook. Consider what Miners' lineup has done this year:
n All of the Minersville batters are hitting .341 or higher.
n The 23-3 Miners have scored in double figures in 15 of their 26 games and six of their last seven, outscoring their three state opponents, 35-6.
n Freshman No. 2 hitter Adrienne Kroznuskie has hit nine home runs.
It will be the job of Claysburg-Kimmel pitcher Kiersten Coho and her defense to keep the Miners in check as the Lady Bulldogs play in their first PIAA Class A championship at 3 p.m. Friday at Penn State's Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park.
Coho has done a very good job doing that against some of the best lineups District 6 and C-K's side of the state bracket. She'll take a 19-3 record, a 1.68 earned run average and 176 strikeouts and 25 walks in 129 innings into the title game.
There's a warm, comfortable feeling you have when you have a shut-down pitcher going against an explosive offense.
"I'm really comfortable with her," C-K coach Mike Barbarini said, "because she's done it all year to good teams. She shut them down. Our defense has played behind her against good teams and I'm sure will show up on Friday."
"I'm not familiar with the teams that they've played," senior right fielder Abby Kulick said. "They might not have seen a pitcher as good as Kiersten, so we'll see."
Coho, who struck out five, walked one and yielded six hits to go with her two-run eighth-inning double in a 5-4 win over 2012 state champ and 2013 runner-up Neshannock in the semifinals on Monday, sees facing a strong lineup as a challenge she likes to face.
"The first couple innings we try to figure out what they're hitting and what they're not hitting," Coho said, "and then just take it from there for the next couple innings."
A two-year starter as C-K's pitcher who had to change her pitching style due to a shoulder injury she sustained playing in the summer after her freshman season, Coho is happy with how far she's come.
"I think I've progressed a lot since last year," Coho said. "I think I've got my pitches down and more secure than last year. Last year was like a new experience for me. I was anxious. This year, I'm more relaxed."
"She's improved a lot," Barbarini said. "She learned a new pitching style because she hurt her shoulder. Just physically, she's gotten bigger and stronger over the last couple years, can throw harder and has more command of her pitches
"She's gotten a lot stronger," senior catcher Mallory Cox said. "Her mindset is definitely in the right spot. She's more driven and ambitious, and she really wants it."
Coho says she's been clocked at 66 miles per hour in the past, but Barbarini says she averages between 60 and 63.
Coho had to follow in the footsteps of one of the area's best and hardest throwing pitchers in Ronette Claar. Coho said she learned to stay relaxed as she played with Claar.
"She's matured so much over the years," senior second baseman Madison Ickes said. "She had Ronette to look up to, and then she filled her shoes completely."
"Ronette had the mentality that she was going to throw it by you," Barbarini said. "Kiersten is more of a finesse pitcher. I'm going to put it where you're not going to hit me hard.
"She has come so far," Kulick said. "It's honestly amazing. And being there as a teammate the past four years since we both moved up to the varsity, and watching her grow as a player and a person, has just been a great experience."
Coho and Cox have formed a formidable 1-2 punch as the pitcher and catcher. Coho credits Cox for finding the right pitch selection when she needs it.
"I think it's very important, especially with the pitcher and catcher," Coho said. "If she knows that I have a pitch that isn't working well, she knows an alternative pitch that I can go to, and we both agree on that pitch."
Coho is a co-captain, along with Cox and junior shortstop Hannah Claycomb. In the last couple games, she's openly encouraged, coached and congratulated her teammates.
"She is a very good leader," Kulick said. "If she gets going, we all get going. It's contagious. If she's pitching well, we're doing well. Honestly, I look up to that girl. She is probably the most determined, hard-working girl I know. I'm so glad I can call her my teammate."
Despite the injury she sustained playing during the summer, Coho still plays on a summer traveling team called the Razorbacks, which is based out of Bellwood. That has allowed her to hone her skills and gain valuable experience.
"I think if it wasn't for summer ball I would not be as far as I am," she said. "Summer ball has helped a lot, especially with the experience."
Coho will continue her pitching career at the University of Hartford, where. she'll likely major in physical therapy. She's not sure if she'll redshirt her freshman season, but she's looking forward to college.
"I'm very excited," Coho said. "I just closed my high school chapter with graduation. I'll have a brand new chapter opening up when I go to college."
But, first things first. She wants to help deliver C-K's first state title. Don't expect her, however, to lose any sleep over the game or the Minersville lineup.
"Not really, until my dog starts barking and wakes me up, and I have to get him to quiet down," she said with a laugh. "Other than that, I've been sleeping pretty well."


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Several readers have asked for an explanation of the differences between the American Kennel Club (AKC) and the United Kennel Club (UKC).
It should be stressed that registration by either of these organizations is no guarantee of the quality of a dog or even of its being purebred. In some countries, committees inspect all dogs before pure breeding or quality is confirmed and registration accepted. This is not done in America.
The American Kennel Club is a nonprofit organization established 103 years ago. Because its stud book incorporates several previous breeding histories, AKC registration provides the longest continuous history of a U.S. dog's ancestry. The AKC stud book is recognized throughout the world as being extremely accurate. At the present time, the AKC registers more than 1 million dogs each year.


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It doesn't just happen to 'other people'. You could be at risk for a pulmonary embolism. It's a clot that lodges in the lungs, but originates somewhere else.
"Majority of those are blood clots that break off from the legs and travel up the body through the heart into the lungs," says Dr. Javaad Khan, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist with Lee Memorial Health System.
Those clots in the legs are called deep vein thrombosis or DVT. They're one of the most common sources of pulmonary embolism. Being laid up in the hospital is one risk factor.
"Because patients come in and are bed-ridden and are sick and not moving that much. The hospitals have a lot of protocols in place to prevent this," says Dr. Khan.
Sitting in a car for hours or a long plane ride also elevates your risk. Again it goes back to lack of mobility. And again, there are steps you can take to lower your risk.
"If you're going on a car ride it's always a good idea to stop every couple of hours, get out, and walk around the car a couple of times and then get back in. It's just that little mobility that keeps the blood flowing in the veins and will help lower that risk. If you're going on a flight doing calf raises that keeps the blood flowing," says Dr. Khan.
A prior surgery, poor circulation, peripheral vascular disease, smoking, obesity and pregnancy can predispose people. Symptoms may mimic a heart attack.
"The vast majority get the symptoms of shortness of breath, can't breath, very winded, low blood pressure," says Dr. Khan.These should prompt you to see a doctor immediately. Cases of pulmonary embolism are usually treated with blood thinners, severe cases may need clot busting drugs. The point is to know your risk factors and if you suspect a clot, call your doctor.