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Strolling around the Staten Island Ferry near midnight, in a black trench coat with my cafe mocha, I finally achieved my goal of feeling like a New Yorker. Without warning, encouraged by the lyrics of the Strokes'New York City Cops, I felt compelled to ask a cop and a staunch looking security guard wearing aviators for a photo. They looked bemused to start with, but once I explained I was from New Zealand, they nodded knowingly.
I'd fallen in love with New York within the first night of being in Times Square - and yes, the shops do stay open till midnight. After spending most of my life shopping under a 5pm restriction, this was a concept that put the city in a league of its own.
My mother said, "Let's go and buy shoes at 11pm just because we can!" And cruising West 45th St in a taxi, while absorbing the uncannily large Coca-Cola signs, mind-boggling neon lights, and crazy number of angry taxi drivers, we spotted a huge crowd of people milling around a theatre.
After joining in on the milling, we realised we were waiting for the Julia Roberts. Although I did not get a glimpse of her, the experience was meaningful.
My one complaint about New York is the subway. How are you meant to get out all your purchases and possibly even try them on between stations with half the city eye-balling you? At Soho we made it to What Goes Around Comes Around.
Gasp, yes the same store Mary-Kate Olsen shops at.
In New Zealand, vintage equals cheap. After a heart-wrenching look around this store, it became painfully obvious this was not the case in New York.
However, my spirits were lifted somewhat on spotting Chad Michael Murray, being stealthily pursued by paparazzi with unnaturally large zoom lenses.
For those who don't know, Chad Michael Murray is your average Orlando Bloom wannabe, token spunk and overall ladies' man in most teen movies. You know the type.
Later that night, after some determined persuasion of my parents not to go to see some lame, abstract show (Spamalot) we went to Chicago on Broadway. It was so cool, like the movie, except with a startling gender change when a singing female journalist turned out to be a guy.
Before the show we grabbed a pizza at John's Pizzeria on 44th St. Potentially, it could have been a cool New Yorker thing to do. But it was somewhat marred when my mother exclaimed loudly to the disdainful Italian waiter that we had "a performance to get to on Broadway at 8pm" and did he think we would be through all right by then?
"Oh, and no sorry, we aren't ready to order - I still can't decide whether to have anchovies or not." If that wasn't embarrassing enough, Dad by this point still hadn't figured out how tipping worked, resulting in the already annoyed waiter thinking we were leaving having paid only US$6 ($9.50) for the meal.
"Sorry, we're from New Zealand" was an excuse that came in handy, especially when Mum couldn't work the apparently newfangled credit card machine at Dylan's Candy Bar while buying three tops for my friends.
Dylan is the daughter of Ralph Lauren and her shop is a sugar addict's dream - three storeys of chocolate and lollies, something we're unlikely to ever see here. Even the stairs have jelly beans and gummy snakes in them.
Between shopping sprees at Century 21 and H&M (awesome, awesome department stores in Manhattan) we stopped off at the World TradeCentre, where there wasn't really much to see. But some writing on the fence stated, "You are still the greatest city in the world".
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CLEMSON - As long as Clemson gets starting pitching like this, the Tigers have a chance.
Suddenly-scorching right-hander Daniel Gossett was named ACC pitcher of the week for his seven-strikeout, three-hit shutout Saturday at Pittsburgh, lifting the Tigers (24-15, 12-8 ACC) to their fourth win in five games at the time.
Gossett is 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA on the year, with 57 strikeouts against just 19 walks in 60 innings pitched over nine starts. Opponents are hitting .183 against the junior, who missed a start April 5 in the N.C. State series due to shoulder soreness but has gone at least seven innings in his last four outings (all victories.)
Gossett's 1.80 ERA is third among ACC starters; ranking eighth is Clemson lefty Matthew Crownover (6-3, 2.28), who's been touched up for more than two earned runs just once in 10 starts.
Clemson is 13-6 when either Gossett or Crownover starts, and 11-9 otherwise. Even No. 3 weekend starter Jake Long (2-2, 4.65) has turned things around. In his past three starts, he'd allowed just two earned runs in 15 innings before getting torched for a six-run fifth at Pittsburgh in Sunday's 13-4 defeat.
The Tigers host Liberty Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. followed by Western Carolina's Wednesday 6:30 visit to Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Miami (27-13, 15-5) travels to Clemson for a three-game series this weekend.
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January 30, 2013
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Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil recently met separately with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masoud Barzani to discuss the company's provocative stance within Iraq's critical oil and gas sector.
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Price paid: $ 250
Purchased from: Pauer Sound
Features: I did some research on it and I believe it was made in '96 with the other Performer Series Jacksons. It was made in Japan.
- 24 Frets
- 25.5" Scale
- Rosewood Fretboard
- Bolt-On Maple Neck
- Dot Inlays
- 1 11/16 Locking Nut
- Jackson Tuners
- Alder Body
- Passive Jackson Humbucker with two Jackson Single Coils (Don't know exact names, sorry)
- Metallic Blue Finish
- Super Strat/Dinky body type
- Floyd-Rose/Jackson Bridge
- Volume/Tone
- Five-Way Selector // 8
Sound: I play heavy metal music mainly, meaning Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden. But, I do enjoy throwing some blues in there with Stevie Ray Vaughan. The Jackson is a versatile guitar in terms of it being entry level. With having three pickups, two being single coils, you can get a good variety of tones from it. The body being made of Alder already sort of tells you what it's going to sound like, it's a warm guitar and is light. With the maple neck giving it a bit of extra pop while the rosewood makes it lean more towards the warmer, fuller side. It's essentially a cheaper Kirk Hammett Signature guitar, and it sounds great.
I used a Line 6 Spider IV 30 for all my metalness, but to really test the tone, I borrowed a friend's Blackstar amp (I don't remember the exact model, but it was a 60 watt), and it sang... For being a beginner guitar. A major downside is the fact that the bridge pickups blows. It's super high-output, so if you end up playing with the gain on 10, it's gonna screech like hell if you don't turn the volume down. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The action was kind of high when I bought it, but it wasn't so high that it was cutting into my fingertips. I'm not so much of a guitar techy that I care about how the pickups are adjusted, but they were fine; they weren't hitting the strings or anything, so I was fine. The Jackson was practically new when I bought it, and I've had it for three years so it has suffered dings, scratches, and general wear and tear from constant dive-bombs. It still looks pretty great.
A main problem I saw was the fact that the neck isn't as thin as I would like it, it's a bit too thick for me. Another thing is the small-ish fret wire. A redeeming factor with the neck is the fact that you can bend the notes like a maniac with it, but I can't really shred with it. // 8
Reliability & Durability: The Floyd-Rose is durable, despite not being a pure FR. I've done countless dive-bombs on it, I've abused the hell out of it and it stays in tune. The pickups suck, they're too high-output, but I attack the guitar and they've lasted. Alder is a soft-ish wood, and because alder is soft-ish, the strap buttons stripped the screw holes of the wood and they fell out while I was practicing once. I've since gotten some more wood glued in there, still have to buy strap locks. All in all, the guitar is definitely dependable; it's over 15/16 years old for God's sakes. // 8
Overall Impression: The guitar is great, it'll stand the test of time. There are some downsides, such as the pickups or not-so-thin neck, but it's still a quality guitar. If it was stolen, I'd hunt down the person that stole it with the fury of like... 7 men. I'd be pissed off, but I would definitely work my ass off to buy another one. These aren't produced anymore and it's my first guitar; I love it. I wish it had a pure FR, DiMarzio pups, a thinner neck, and Jumbo frets, so I'm going to work for that stuff. Good guitar, hands down. // 8
Price paid: $ 170
Purchased from: guitarcenter.com
Features: The Jackson PS2 is a pretty good guitar. It could use a better route for superior pickup replacement capabilities. The H-S-S pickup routes are new to me, I'm use to H-H. The Floyd is alos new to me, having a locking system is cool and all, but mine came all worn out so it don't stay in tune real well. With a better trem it would be a much better guitar. The neck is so comfortable, it was just made for my hand I swear. My hands are not very big either, but a 5 fret stretch from the 1st fret up is real easy. 24 frets so you have like 12 more notes total from the regular 22. I personally wish it was a 22 fret guitar with a fret marker at the first fret like my DR-7. The overall shape is pretty damn good too, just some chinser parts. But not as bad as today's mid range guitar (the ps2 use to sell for like 350 brand new).
The electronics were real decent, besides the pickups. I have replaced 2 and hucked the middle pickup. I'll get more into that later. But the pots were both A500K's and the wiring was really clean. It did have a plastic 5 way switch though, I found that a little offensive and have replaced that with a good quality 3 way. The input jack at first worked fine but with some use it worked it's self to be scratchy, I re soldered it and it hasn't been a problem yet. I also replaced the strap buttons with DiMarzio cliplock straps in, bright yellow. Goes good with the reddish color paint with a little sparkle in it lol. Korean made with Korean made tuners which kind of suck, they could use a swappin out with grovers, they'll go in with out modification. I believe the body is made from Alder, it's got some weight that's for sure. // 6
Sound: Sounds great! Now at least after I did some work to it, blocked off the floyd because it was useless, but the blocks thicken up the tone. I play with 9's but the pickups still sound real dark and heavy. I use Elixir Nano Webs I love how slick they are, but I wired in a Guitar Heads Mini Rails (humbucker in the size of a single coil) for the neck and a DiMarzio Super 3 DP150 in the bridge, the neck is great for necky sounds but for me the bridge is where I stay. I play all sorts of metal and sense I got this guitar I have had it in a full step down from standard tuning. Primarily I'm trying to play Death songs and she's thick and punchy enough to match the X2N used in Chuck Shuldiner's B.C. Rich Stealth. Metal is what I play and this guitar my metal machine. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The setup was fine when I got it, but sense then I have fiddled with it and had to re set it up when I blocked the trem off with wood blocks. The finish was pick scarred but that's not the guitar's fault it's who ever owned it before me. They must have been 12 or something... A tad bit of tarnishing on the machines but the bridge was squeaky clean. One of the strap buttons had it's finish wear right off but the other one was black as the day it came out of the factory in Korea where it came from. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I wouldn't chuck it around no, but if taken care of it'll be fine. The paint will probably last me forever really, the neck is very secure and the frets could use a little bit of work, but I still play it every day! I would never gig w/o a backup this thing's got a floyd one string break and your out man. // 7
Overall Impression: The only things I can complain about is the floyd (which is pretty important and it does need to be replaced). But that'll be worked on when I have some more denaro to spear. And I like 22 fret guitars better, plus that little no marker at the first fret malarkey I was sayin eariler. With the pickups upgraded and the floyd blocked it's become exactly what I wanted. A Metal Machine, thank you for reading. If you get one, I hope you love it as much as me. // 8


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You've probably heard the term farm to table a lot in the restaurant world recently.
It refers to a growing movement by chefs to buy produce and fruit grown locally at area farms.
A huge proponent of this is Carolyn Johnson, executive chef at 80 Thoreau Restaurant in Concord.
"Farmers send out their lists once or twice a week and then I will talk to them on the phone to find out what is getting ripe or ready and really think about our menu," she said.
She said she designs her menu on what farmers are growing.
She said that's better than knowing what she wants, and then just picking and choosing what they have.
Johnson goes out into the fields to taste what farms are offering.
Johnson's current menu boasts a bounty of Concord farm's vegetables and greens.
On this day she is tasting varieties of peppers with Verrill Farms' owner, Steve Verrill.
The farm has become so popular with Boston-area chefs that there is now a waiting list for those wanting deliveries.
Trade, the long-anticipated second restaurant by acclaimed chef Jody Adams has recently opened. Unlike her Northern Italian eatery Rialto in Cambridge, Trade features cuisine inspired by Adams' many travels around the world.
The restaurant's name pays homage to Boston's long history as a hub of global trade and commerce.
Among the signature dishes: Pomegranate-glazed eggplant
Fried dough with prosciutto
And the grilled squid
A group of talented ex-employees from the Four Season's shutters restaurant Aujourd'hui have reunited at a new restaurant in Cambridge called Catalyst.
Catalyst does a huge lunch business where hungry Kendall Square employees scarf up everything from burgers to Bolognese.
The dinner menu features refined dishes such as roasted cod bathed on a chowder with crushed potatoes, bacon and mussels.
And a split roasted organic chicken with chanterelles, pearl onions and haricot vert.
In Gloucester, check out the newly-opened Ohana. The Hawaiian born, classically trained chef, Enx Dadulas, is known for infusing his creative cuisine with spices from across the Pacific Ocean.
Fiancee Alyssa Cohen, who runs the front of the house, says, "He is very talented. It is like art and people are amazed when we drop off food at their table. People take pictures and post them on Facebook and TripAdvisor.
Appetizers are meant to wow like shrimp and asparagus crepes with warm creamy goat cheese.
For main dishes, teriyake bacon wrapped duck is served over Okinawan sweet potatoes.
And the miso marinated butterfish comes with Nori crisped vegetable sushi.
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Online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) reported earnings Thursday afternoon, and investors clearly liked what they saw; shares have jumped as much as 10% today.
Amazon reported a $0.12-per-share loss, which squared with analysts' estimates. Revenue came in at $17 billion, which was up a staggering 24% year over year. Amazon added 9 million more customer accounts in the quarter, for a total of 224 million active accounts. The company also grew sales both domestically and internationally.
Motley Fool analyst David Meier applauds this quarter, and believes investors have a lot to be happy about. While Amazon's market cap is now nearly $170 billion, David expects that there will still be more growth for this company going forward. Online retail accounts for less than 10% of consumer spending, so there's plenty of runway for Amazon. Additionally, Amazon historically reinvests nearly all its cash in the business itself, a sure sign of a company with the long term in mind.


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Dec. 2006 / Jan. 2007 | Unlike the Bio-IT Alliance, formally launched at the 2006 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo (See "Microsoft Forges BioIT Alliance," Bio-IT World April 2006, p.12), through which Microsoft fosters links with industrial partners to create solutions in the life sciences, the aim of Microsoft Research (MRL) is to forge partnerships with academic researchers.
In its latest initiative, last November, MSR issued a request for proposals (RFP) on "computational challenges in synthetic biology," allocating $500,000 for two principle areas of research:
1) The re-engineering of natural biological pathways to produce interoperable, composable, standard biological parts. Examples include the role of computers in the "specification, simulation, construction and dissemination of biological components or systems of interacting components."
2) Tools and information repositories relating to the use of DNA in the fabrication of nanostructures and nanodevices.
According to bioinformatics program manager Simon Mercer, MRL is trying to build relationships with the academic community "in a range of areas of strategic interest. These range from pen-centric computing to robotics and from computing in emerging economies to addressing the shortage of undergraduates enrolling in computer science."
Mercer says that the challenges faced by scientists today will be faced by business tomorrow and eventually by everyone. "Encouraging and participating in basic research helps us to better understand these problems and their potential solutions," says Redmond-based Mercer. "We believe we already have products and technologies that can help scientists work more efficiently, or which may form the basis for new applications that could help advance the state of the art in research."
Synthetic biology is a particularly interesting field, Mercer asserts, because it has "the potential to provide insights into living systems, transform biotechnology and perhaps generate entirely new industries. We might be able to help this happen."
Microsoft will announce the synthetic biology award winners next March, encouraging proposals that utilize or integrate other funding sources and resources such as the MIT BioBricks repository. Software and data are to be made freely available to the scientific community.
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Local executives to call the shots
Universal's co-chair David Linde and head of overseas production, Christian Grass, touted the studio's international efforts on an American Pavilion panel moderated by Variety's Timothy M. Gray on Tuesday.
Compared with their competitors, Linde said, "The difference is that we're on the ground. The shots are being called locally. If we're going to do a film in Spain, the head of distribution there will be on the greenlight committee for that film and he'll have some responsibility for it."
"And that's about trusting your local managers," continued Grass, "and building relationships with local filmmakers."
Through Focus, Universal is co-financing Pedro Almodovar's new film, "Los abrazos rotos," which Linde described as broader, more expensive film. "We consider it an investment in one of the preeminent filmmakers in the world," he said.


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Abeler sets the pace ... again
Posted at 1:43 PM on February 5, 2007 by Bob Collins
Jim Abeler is a bill-filing machine. Abeler's name appeared on 21 of the 116 House bills filed today -- the most filings on a single day so far. Many of the bills have many names on them, so there's a piece of action for just about everybody, unless you own Rep. Mark Buesgens, Rep. Mark Olson , Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, Rep. Paul Kohls who were shut out today. Other big point-getters today were Rep. Neva Walker (17) and Rep. Paul Thissen (16).
Among the bills filed today:
HF520 - reinstates the after-school enrichment program. Thirty-five names are on that one.
HF594 - Modifies compettive bidding for medical assistance nonemergency medical transportation. What makes this interesting is that 25 names are attached to it and it's a fairly bipartisan bill. Assuming that signifies some broad support, this could adjust the Republicans on teams if managers think it has a good chance of becoming law.
HF600 - is the most interesting bill of the lot, imho. Twenty-five (DFL) names are on it. It would require that anyone running for an executive office, the Legislature judge get the majority of the votes. As you're no doubt aware, it's been years since anyone elected governor in Minnesota got the majority of the votes cast. An interesting bill, but unlikely to become law without an override.
HF630 -- Changes the vote age in state and local elections from 18 to 16. Reps. Kahn, Jaros and Mariani are on it. This is one of those bills that has become tradition for the Minneapolis DFLer to file. It likely will have the same fate.
HF638 - Has thirty-five names on it. It would reduce greenhouse emissions from motor vehicles by 2030.
HF655 -- Allows the medical use of marijuana. A few Republicans - including Rep. Sviggum - ae on this one.
HF674 -- Opposes "escalation of United States troops in Iraq." Rep.s Hornstein, Hilty, Huntley, Clark, Kahn, Wagenius, Dominguez, Greiling, Johnson, Hausman, Davnie, Loeffler, Walker, Jaros, Lesch. I wouldn't plan on this getting your folks' many points.


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UNEP Announces Opening of Regional Office of Global Green Growth Institute
12 May 2011: The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced the opening of a regional office of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The office was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.
According to UNEP, the opening of the regional office is expected to support global efforts to transition to a more resource-efficient, low-carbon green economy. Located next door to the UNEP Risoe Centre, which is focused on energy, climate and sustainable development, its location should facilitate increased collaboration between UNEP and GGGI.
GGGI is a non-profit organization seeking to promote economic growth and development, reduced carbon emissions, increased sustainability and strengthened climate resilience. [UNEP Press Release]


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•Q. Every morning when I walk out the door to go to work, there is bird poop all over the sides of my car. Always in the same exact spot. Granted, there are telephone/cable/electrical wires hanging over my driveway, connected to my house. And there is a tree nearby. But neither the tree nor the wires hang directly over my car. I know for a fact that the birds like to sit on my side-view mirrors and do their business all over my car. I've washed it off once already a week ago, but now it's getting just downright embarrassing, so it's time for another washing. This didn't happen last spring, so I don't know what's gotten into the birds that would drive them to destroy the appearance of my vehicle. Any suggestions on how to keep the birds away from my precious black 2007 Ford Fusion? Thanks.•
RAY: I think you've got some narcissistic birds. Maybe they're celebrity birds?
TOM: We helped a woman once who had a similar problem. One particular bird could see his reflection in the car window, so he liked to sit on the mirror and admire himself.
RAY: I guess he particularly liked to admire himself after breakfast, because her car looked a lot like yours does.
TOM: Actually, we don't know if he was admiring himself or "hitting on" that pretty bird he "saw" in his reflection.
RAY: In any case, you can eliminate the appeal of your car for these birds in one of two ways. You can cover up the windows so they can no longer see their reflections …
TOM: Or you can make the "perches" less appealing. That's the way I would go.
RAY: You know the birds are sitting on the side-view mirrors. So cover them with something that makes it hard for them to sit there.
TOM: Like a taser?
RAY: No. Not nice. I would suggest trying something like kids' birthday party hats. You know, the cone-shaped hats with the elastic chin straps? Buy a bag of those, and toss them in the car. When you get home at night, put one on top of each side-view mirror. You even can use the elastic bands to hold them in place. The conical shape should make it hard for the bird to perch there, and I'm guessing they'll find someplace else.
TOM: I like the party hat idea. They're cheap, and easily replaced. So if one gets too soggy after a rainstorm, for instance, you can retire that one and slap on another. Go to iParty.com and stock up.
RAY: Well, don't get too many, because you might not need to use them for long. Once you interrupt these birds' routines, they may go find another car that they like better and forget about what fun it is to Jackson Pollack your Fusion.
TOM: Or maybe they'll decide to fork over $25 a month and avail themselves of the full-length mirrors at a nearby gym. Good luck.
•Q. I turn 70 in a couple of years and want to do two things to celebrate: Enter a triathlon and drive across the country on back roads in a new convertible. Assuming I survive the first idea, I need advice on convertibles. Since I don't have a garage, a hard-top is a necessary option. There are several nice ones, and I LOVE the Volvo. The trouble is, the mileage is so poor. While this car would not be my only wheels, I just can't bring myself to support the car industry's poor efforts at better mileage. Do you think they will wake up in time for me? I have three years to make a decision — and to find someone fun to travel with.•
RAY: If it were my brother, he'd combine these two events, and attempt to do the triathlon IN the convertible. He'd get less winded that way.
TOM: Yeah. The bad news on the car front is that there's no premium, midsize, four-seat convertible that's head and shoulders above the others in terms of gas mileage. Aside from suffering from the industry's lack of commitment to increasing fuel economy, convertibles also suffer from excess weight. They require extra structural reinforcement to make up for the rigidity that steel roofs usually provide, so they tend to be heavier than their "roofed" sedan counterparts, which further decreases their mileage.
RAY: The good news is that the auto industry is in the process of waking up to the issue of fuel economy after a deep, 30-year slumber. So it's entirely possible that you'll have better choices in three years than you do now. Someone even might come out with a hybrid convertible in that class, which would really raise the bar.
TOM: But at the moment, you're right. The Volvo C70 convertible that interests you is rated at 19 mpg city, 28 highway, which means you'll average about 22. That's OK but not great.
RAY: The best of the bunch probably is the Audi A5, which does a little better, at 24/31. The Volkswagen Eos, which is a size smaller than those two, comes in at 22/30. The other Volvo-size convertibles, like the BMW 328i, the Lexus IS 250, the Ford Mustang and the Infiniti G37, are in the same mpg ballpark as the Volvo, or worse.
TOM: So I'd wait to see if one of those companies — or some other company — takes some bolder steps and separates itself from the pack. And if one does, you should reward it with your business in a few years. And take the trip before doing the triathlon, just in case!
Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or email them by visiting the Car Talk website at www.cartalk.com.


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I just saw this topic.No perks are necessary with a Carbonizer. People used to say that Capacitor was effective, but the exact opposite is actually true. You're more effective without it.Only two things are necessary: a steady hand and the ability to fire instantly (meaning learn how to switch to secondary and fire immediately). Motion Plus helps keep your cursor steady.You could run the most absurd, useless perk combination (or no perks at all) and still decimate people in general (unless, of course, you're being ambushed by SMAWs. Then you'd need Explosive Focus).
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Trustworthy Car, but breaks down ALOT
by redrocket from Boone, Iowa | June 7, 2010
My car has been breaking down EVERY week. Maybe my cars a dud, but this car has everything new now. This car is a good car for a beginner driver, but can be very expensive when you start paying for repairs.
Purchased a new car
Uses car for Just getting around
Does recommend this car
First car I've owned. I've had it for 3 years now.
by SCE from Gerrardstown, WV | April 10, 2009
This vehicle has lasted me a long time, especially for a first vehicle. I've driven many other cars, but this was my first and at this rate... I would like it to be my last. This car is so easy to work on and very easy to maintain. It still has a stylish figure, even compared to cars today. I have had a few problems with things like the electronic computer module and the backup/ neutral safety switch, but it was easy and actually farely cheap to fix. I bought this vehicle from a friend for 500$ and minus the cost of gas... I have probabley put a total of 2500$ after three years. The best part about this vehicle is that this really feels like a great sports car if you get the thrill of acceleration (guilty). Not the right reason to get this vehicle, but what else do you do with a sports vehicle. Overall I rate this vehicle to no less than a very decent vehicle.
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by "THE PONTIAC DRIVER" from New Orleans, LA | December 28, 2006
My mother bought the car brand new! She drove the wheels off of it then gave it to me for high school. I painted it and put exaust on it. Everyone new me for my car. I dove it up to 259000 miles then gave it to my brother for high school. He drove it forever and then sold it for $1,000. I still see it all the time. The car never broke down on me or my brother. Handles like a tank in fender benders. Overall best car ever!
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Comfortable, lots of toys, but always repairing
by LtC MEL from Sumter, SC; Honolulu, HI | September 7, 2006
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The 2002 Newark Airport Airline Collectible Show & Sale will be held at:
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The show will take place on Saturday, September 7, 2002 from 0900 to 1600. Admission to the show is $6.00, payable at the door.
Call the Sheraton at 973-690-5500 for hotel room reservations or directions to the show. Book early at the hotel for special room rates. Mention the Tri-State Airline Historical Society Airline Collectible Show when booking.
There will be a slide show and auction on Friday evening, September 6, 2002, at 1900 featuring professional quality photographs of airliners from around the world, past and present. All are invited to attend.
The hotel operates a free van shuttle to/from Newark Airport's monorail, which serves EWR's terminals and rent-a-car locations. The airport can be reached from Manhattan using the Olympia Trails airport express bus, and from Penn Station in downtown Newark via either New Jersey Transit bus #62 or the NJT Airlink bus. The monorail, or "Airtrain" has recently been extended to connect with NJT and Amtrak trains at a new station on the ex-PRR "Northeast Corridor" line.
Airline memorabilia shows feature a large variety of commercial airline items. These include crew insignia, aircraft models, books, magazines, postcards, photographs and slides, dining service items, ticket jackets, timetables, kiddie wings, baggage tags, menus and even air sickness bags (preferably unused). We encourage the public to bring any unwanted airline items to the show. If you wish to trade, sell or simply want more information about your items, someone at the show will be able to help. Chances are that you can find a good home for that old airline uniform, the timetables and aircraft postcards that the airlines used to give away, those old Kodachrome slides of airplanes taken at the airport or the junior wings you earned on your first flight are of real interest to collectors.
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Log House Museum, open 2-4 p.m.
Adapt Coalition's Crestview-Columbiana Leadership Team's family fest, 5-9:30 p.m., Firestone Park; 330-424-0531 or email@example.com.
Monthly community breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Damascus United Methodist Church, 300 Valley Road; $5 for adults, $3 for children under 10.
Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center, open 1-5 p.m.
History, Haunts and Legend tours, 8:15 p.m. Meet at Spread Eagle Tavern. Adults, $8; age 12 and under, free.
David Anderson High School Class of 1962, breakfast, 9:30 a.m., Adele's Place.
Amateur radio testing technician through amateur extra, 1:30 p.m., Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency, 215 S. Market St. Registration begins at 1 p.m.
All-you-can-eat breakfast, 7-10 a.m., Salem Saxon Club; $6.
Community yard sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, $5 per table. Set-up at 7 a.m.; table rental, 330-337-3033.
Salem Lions Club's "Run for Sight" 5k run/one-mile walk fundraiser, Waterworth Memorial Park, pavilion eight; walk at 8:45 a.m., 5k run at 9:15 a.m. Registration, 8:30-9:15 a.m.
Salem Kiwanis Club's 50th antique and craft show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Centennial Park, food, music, basket raffles, free admission. Dealer contracts, clubrunner.ca/salemkiwanis or 330-332-5145.
Hannah E. Mullins School of Practical Nursing Alumni, selling raffle tickets for the alumni scholarship fund, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Giant Eagle.
Salem High School Class of 1967, 65th birthday party, 4 p.m., Highland Creek Condominiums Clubhouse, 1936 S. Lincoln Ave.
Strawberry festival, 4:30-7 p.m., Masonic Temple, 788 E. State St.; hot sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, salads, strawberries, ice cream, cake; $6 for adults, $3 for children, free for under 3; handicap elevator available.
Columbiana and Mahoning County Beekeepers, meeting, 2 p.m., Bruce Zimmer home, 15090 Mock Road; speaker from Blue Sky; potluck luncheon, 1 p.m.
Summer concert series, 2-4 p.m., Firestone Park, free admission; Highway 9.
Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center, open 1-5 p.m. Water quality family workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, meet by the iron bridge, Beaver Creek State Park.
Guilford Civic Association's coverdish picnic, 4 p.m., State Park Picnic Pavilion on Teegarden Road; guests are to bring a coverdish.
Country Music Jam, 6-9 p.m., Rogers Community Auction Dining Room.
Burchfield Homestead Museum, 867 E. Fourth St., open for tours from 1-4 p.m.
Salem Historical Society Museum, 208 S. Broadway Ave., 1-4 p.m. (last tour begins at 3:30 p.m.)
Summer Concert Series, Orashan Memorial Civic Center band shell, Waterworth Memorial Park, 6 p.m., Freedom Brass Band.
13th Annual Elks Poker Run, leave at 11 a.m., traditional breakfast buffet available 8-11 a.m., 824 E. State St.; information, Kenny Kyser 330-831-4872.
Beaver Township Parks, summer youth camp, runs July 21-25 at Woodworth Park, 256 Warren Ave., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., for children in grades one to four.
South Range school board, 7:30 p.m., K-12 campus music room.
TOPS 720, Presbyterian Church, weigh-ins, 9-9:35 a.m.; 330-482-5946.
Columbiana Women's Club, lunch and learn program, noon; reservations, 330-207-1470.
Historical Society of Columbiana-Fairfield Township, picnic, Firestone Park, pavilion one; business meeting, 6 p.m.; dinner, 6:30 p.m.; program provided by Tristan Hostettler.
Lupus support group meeting, 7 p.m., Damascus Friends Church; 330-509-9015.
Al-Anon meeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Fleming House, 7300 Rose Drive.
Alateen meeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Fleming House, 7300 Rose Drive.
Food distribution, 9-11:30 a.m., Salem Community Pantry, 794 E. Third St.
R-Weigh weight groups, 1:45 and 6:15 p.m., First Friends Church. Weigh-ins 1-1:30 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.; 330-332-1078.
Emotions Anonymous meeting, 2-3 p.m., Holy Trinity Church; 330-337-3089.
Salem Public Library, board meeting, 4:30 p.m., room, 10, Memorial Building.
A&P retirees and former employees picnic, 5 p.m., Centennial Park, pavilion two; bring coverdish and table service. For more information call Richard Hively, 330-427-6230.
Banquet in Salem, memorial dinner for Victor Mattevi, 5-7 p.m., Memorial Building, 785 E. State St.; menu: fried chicken, red-skinned potatoes, peas or corn, cole slaw, fresh vegetables and fruit, ice cream sundaes.
Police practical combat, 6 p.m., Salem Hunting Club.
TOPS 1380, 6:15 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 251 S. Broadway Ave.; 330-584-7952.
Columbiana Seniors Citizens, 10 a.m., pizza luncheon, Upper Room.
Together We Grow playgroups, 10-11:30 a.m., Robert Bycroft School.
Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Fleming House behind McDonald's; 330-337-0940.
Salem High School Class of 1946, breakfast, 9 a.m., Adele's Place.
Rotary Club, lunch, 11:45 a.m., Salem Community Center.
Food distribution, 5-7:30 p.m., Salem Community Pantry, 794 E. Third St.
Trap shoot, 6 p.m., Salem Hunting Club.
Alzheimer Network family support group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave.; 330-788-9755.
Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry, open 9:30-11 a.m.
Toddler Playgroup, 10 a.m., Leetonia Library.
Singles group, 6 p.m., Chef's Table.
Church Women United's back-to-school clothing sign-ups, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave.; bring two proofs of income and residency, the child's name, age, birth date and school grade.
Salem High School Class of 1950, breakfast, 9 a.m., Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
"History in the Round," 10 a.m., Dale Shaffer Research Library, 239 S. Lundy Ave.; identifying donated pictures of Salem.
Wednesday Night Bingo at the Saxon Club, 1980 state Route 9. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., early bird games start at 6:30 p.m. The kitchen will be open serving assorted sandwiches, desserts and free coffee.
TOPS 777, weigh-ins 5:30-6:15 p.m., meeting 6:20 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 251 S. Broadway Ave.; 330-332-1280.
Salem High School Class of 1968, dinner, 6 p.m., Ricky's English Pub.
Salem Hunting Club, .22 rifle bench rest shoot. 6 p.m.
Salem High School Class of 1969, meeting at 7 p.m. at the Italian Club on Penn Avenue, to finalize all plans for the 45th-year class reunion.
Al-Anon meetings, Pine Lake Christian Church, 636 Pine Lake Road. Beginner's meeting, 6:30 p.m.; regular meeting, 7 p.m.
The Oasis Food Ministry food distribution, 4-6 p.m., First Christian Church, 39 Cherry St.
Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce's summer business showcase, 5:30 p.m., Whispering Pines Village, 937 E. Park Ave.; reservations not required.
TOPS Chapter 1329, 9:30 a.m., Damascus United Methodist Church; 330-537-3796.
Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., township administration garage.
Redeemed Recovery support group meeting, 6:30 p.m., Hanoverton Christian Church, 10251 Plymouth St.; 330-223-1561.
Stories with Robin, 10 a.m., Leetonia Library.
Humane Society of Columbiana County's Yappy Hour, 5-9 p.m., Myrddin Winery, 3020 Scenic Ave. Tasting tickets, $20; meal for pets, $5.
Lisbon High School Class of 1955, 11:30 a.m., Chef's Table.
Help Hotline Crisis Center's support group of the Survivors of Suicide, meeting, 6 p.m., Columbiana County Counseling Center on Route 154; 330-424-7767.
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A study conducted by Summa Health System researchers in Akron, Ohio, provided 50 early-stage overweight women cancer survivor access to the Lose It! app and instructed them to log daily food intake and their voluntary exercise for one month. BMI and WC were assessed at the baseline and at the end of the test period for each of the 50 women. At the end of the 30-day test period, both BMI and WC were reduced by three to four percent.
"What our research found parallels the recent SUCCEED (Survivors of Uterine Cancer Empowered by Exercise and healthy Diet) trial," said lead author Michele McCarroll, Ph.D., Director of Women's Health Research at Summa Health System's Center for Women's Health Research, and an Assistant Professor for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northeast Ohio Medical University. "We were very encouraged by the findings which validate that a lifestyle intervention using an application like Lose It! is a feasible option for short-term weight loss. Further, through this approach the patient does not face some of the cost and health care provider access issues normally associated with more face-to-face traditional weight loss programs."
Dr. McCarroll will speak on this research during a 1:45-3 p.m. focused oral plenary session on March 23 at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's 45th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Tampa from March 22-25. Dr. McCarroll's research colleagues on this study were: Shannon Armbruster, M.D.; Rachael J. Pohle-Krauza, Ph.D., R.D.N., L.D; Amy M Lyzen, B.S.; Nathan Fagan, M.D.; Sarah Min, B.S.; G. Dante Roulette, M.D.; Stephen J. Andrews, M.D.; and Vivian E. von Gruenigen, M.D.
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Be honest, you have not watched 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' in a long time. I remember when the show debuted in 1999, I use to be glued to the television screen and not so much so as of late. Today we find out that Cedric The Entertainer will be the next host of the game show starting next season. Thumbs up.


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RANGOON — Burma's government says it will take action against Buddhist protesters who allegedly carried a banner insulting Islam during a demonstration against a visiting delegation of global Islamic leaders last month.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that protesters in Rangoon's Bahan Township received permission to demonstrate against the delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), but not to hold the banner, which the newspaper described as "assaulting faith."
Buddhists in mid-November staged protests across the country, accusing the OIC of trying to interfere in Burmese affairs. The OIC, the world's largest bloc of Islamic countries, sent its delegates to assess the situation in parts of western Burma where Muslim communities were devastated by religious unrest last year.
The biggest anti-OIC demonstrations were in west Burma, but in Rangoon about 1,000 protesters, mostly Buddhist monks, also marched from Shwedagon Pagoda to Sule Pagoda. In Bahan Township, some Buddhists monks allegedly held a banner saying, "Oppose Islam, as it is similar to animalism, with uncontrollable birth rates."
The banner used a derogatory Burmese word, ta yeik san warda, which is used to describe animals.
"During the protest against the OIC and its delegation members on 15 November, protesters held the banner without obtaining prior approval from the local authorities, although they were allowed to stage the protest peacefully," The New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday.
"Action will be taken against those protesters who were using [the] banner assaulting faith."
The OIC delegation visited Arakan State for three days in November. Arakan State was the site of two major bouts of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in June and October last year, during which at least 192 people were killed and an estimated 140,000 were displaced. The majority of victims were Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic minority group that is largely denied citizenship in Burma and has been confined to isolated villages or displacement camps without adequate access to services such as health care.
Phoe Thar, a leader from the Rangoon-based Arakan Youth Organization who applied for permission to protest in Bahan Township, said the government was within its rights to take action against those responsible for the banner.
"They are doing their duty," he said. "From our side, we will respond how we can. We will fight within the rule of law."
He said he had not approved the banner before the protest.
"We condemn the use of this word," he said. "There were people who wanted to make us look bad by using this poster. We found other posters, but we seized them at the event. We tried out best to stop it. This was our mistake—we could not check all of them. I had a duty to check them."
He said the government also had a responsibility to prohibit defamatory banners.
"But I do not feel that the word was very insulting to Islam," he added. "And I want to ask one question to Muslims: How can we solve the problem of Muslims raping our Arakanese [Buddhist] women and burning the houses of our people?"
Ethnic Arakanese Buddhists also lost homes in the violence last year, and monks around the country campaigned earlier this year to restrict interfaith marriage, claiming that Buddhist women are vulnerable to rape or forced religious conversions. Rights activists called this campaign inappropriate and discriminatory.
U Pamaukkha, a senior Buddhist monk who led anti-OIC protests in Rangoon last month, said the intention was not to insult Islam.
"We are doing this to protect our religion and race. I do not want the OIC to have an office anywhere in our country, and we do not want interference from other countries," he told The Irrawaddy. "We do not see another way, except to solve this case within the rule of law. I do not feel guilty for using this word, because we are doing it for our people.
"The government should think carefully about whether to take action with this case. They should consider whether taking action against us will result in peace or not. …From our side, we are ready to face trial."
Chris Lewa, director of the Arakan Project, a humanitarian group that works for Rohingya rights, said the defamatory banner went too far.
"If the translation of the banner is correct, this goes far beyond anti-OIC protests," she told The Irrawaddy. "This is defamation of religion."
She said that while the government allowed the anti-OIC protests last month, it has violently suppressed other anti-government or anti-industry demonstrations—including around the Letpadaung copper mine in northwest Burma.
"Not only has the government easily given them permission to demonstrate while cracking down on Letpadaung protesters, but letting such insult to whatever religion unchallenged and unpunished would be clear evidence of the government's involvement," she said. "This will not go unnoticed in the Muslim world.
The Burma government has been accused by rights organizations of being complicit in anti-Muslim violence, amid allegations that state security forces have moved slowly to stop bloodshed in several riots.
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organization (MAPIM) condemned the extent of protests against the OIC in Burma.
"We are outraged and we register our strong condemnation against the denigration of Islam by monks in major cities of Myanmar under the pretext of resenting the visit of OIC foreign ministers to Myanmar [Burma] a few days ago," Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid, president of the council, said in a statement last month.
He said that equating Islam to animal ideology was not only insulting, but also "tantamount to declaring war on Islam."
"We see this deep hatred toward Muslims and Islam as intentionally orchestrated by officials of the Myanmar government themselves," he added.
Muslims in Burma are in dark days now. For small fake rape case 10 Muslims Pilgrims were brutally killed in Sandway. For small parking place problem, lot of Muslims were killed in Sandway, including brutal killing of over 94 years old lady .In Miktilla lot of innocent people were killed, including young boys burned alive. For small young monks bicycle accident the whole Muslims village was burnt down. All are Muslims created problems. Not Buddhist. In this kind of dark days of Muslims, Muslims will not dare to look Buddhist' dog not to say about looking Buddhist lady or girl. But still cooked rape case for minority Muslims will appear here and there in Burma. But one day justice will prevail and criminals will pay heavy price. I remember my student life text book's heading " God Sees The Truth But Waits."
For Zaw win RAPE IS RAPE.THERE IS NO SUCH THING LIKE "FAKE" AND "COOKED"RAPE.
You guys should abide by the Laws of the Land-a guy who commits rape is an animal- irrespective of religions.
One minaret is a company, two is a crowd, and three is definitely a population which we do not need poking the clear blue skies over Myanmar.
So call Arakanese peoples in Arakan to day came from Bangladesh. Real Arakanese peoples has to ran away due to present Arakanese group culture is not same with them. At present Majority, all most 95% peoples staying in Araka Buddhist pupulation came back from Chittagong area such as Awakyunt and Cox Bazare. These peoples ancestors run away from Arakan soil at the time of Bama King Bowdawphaya attacked Arakan.
Their culture is same as Chittagonean. Now authpority is playing a double game with thiese peoples in Arakan.
What kind of rule of law they want? DSo they know real rule of law? If they know rule of law2 they will never do such kind of dirty trick.
These are gang star, not real Buddhists and real Arakanese.
Real Arakanese and Buddhist living in Arakan side by side since centuries, there were no problem on those days. After these peoples came to Arakan, the problems started. They are the violators of Laws. They do not know the value of human being.
The government has to control them, if not there will be many other problems may created by these peoples, especially are trying to establish new kingdom of Arakan. They also hate Bama Buddhist. They are actually not real Buddhists, they mix with hiudu Bramanisim in their religious practice. They have their own temple in Yangon at upper Pansoedan and also many these Mogs ( Rakihine mogs ) monks
living in Bama temples through out Myanmar. They want to rock the country for their ultimate goal to establish Rakhi8ne Kingdom once again.
Presently in Arakan ( Rakhine ) majority peoples and settle there are from Bangladesh Cox Bazar, Awakyun. Due to Budhhist faith they can stay freely both the countries. Authority do not take any action, because of common faith. This is unfair. Bangladesh Government can not take action because these peoples are the descendent of those run away from Burma during the time of Bowdawphaya attacked Arakan king, by that time the place was not called Bangladesh, it was called Mugul Empire " Aurungzic Dynasty at East Bangal.
Monk mentions Muslim rape of women and burning of Burmese homes, but forgets that Muslim men, women, and children were killed and Muslim homes burned and destroyed. I suspect that proportionately ( allowing for relative numbers ) many more girls are raped or molested by Burmese men than by Muslims.
OMGyi should not rewrite history as the bogus rohingya scholars have done. When Bodawpaya attacked Chittagong and the areas you said were under the British Rule and not the Moghuls. Moghuls attacked and took Chittagong city but out of Chittagong all the land under the Chittagong Hill Tracts was full or semi-independent. Chittagong Hills were annexed to Pakistan in 1947 by the crooked conspiracy of the British colonialists. The indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts were and are the descendants of the indigenous people of Burma, in one way or another. The pre-independence Burmese government demanded that Chittagong Hills, and Cox's Bazar are the land of Burma, and the British have the responisbility to hand it over to the Burmese. You can check it at the archives in the Calcutta (Kolkata) Museum.
Bush and Blair are responsible for Demonizing Muslim world over
OIC is Not Demon
The Buddhist should welcome them
as Buddha would do If Buddha was around
Ta Do! Ta Do!
UN – Buddhist
Shame! Shame!
Where are your Beads
or Rosary
Begging Bowl etc:
Emulating Buddha's ethics'…….


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Shaun White Makes Kids' Wishes Come True
Just after qualifying for the?halfpipe final?with the best score in the competition, two-time Olympic gold medalist?Shaun White?did some TV interviews and was about to meet with another group of reporters when he changed his mind and hurdled the fence to meet two special kids.
Ten-year-old Ben Hughes of St. Louis was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. He went there with Kaitlyn Lyle, a 19-year-old Alabama undergrad, who four years ago got treatment in a hospital bed at Sacred Heart Children?s Hospital undergoing chemotherapy treatments for osteo sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
They were part of the Make-a-Wish Foundation?s party in Sochi. Both of them had dreams of coming to the Winter Games and seeing their hero, Shaun White, who won gold in the halfpipe in Torino and Vancouver.
?I was hospitalized all of February in 2010 and watching Shaun helped me get through that time in my life,? Kaitlyn said, a good hour before White took the slopes. ?My goal is to leave here as Mrs. Shaun White. Okay, maybe not. But it would be cool to meet him.?
White didn?t know any of this. But hearing both kids? stories, a reporter told the U.S. snowboarding press ?that White might want to consider saying hello to the kids as he passed through the eight-feet of snow from the barricaded area where fans watch.
White saw Ben in his USA beanie cap and waving his miniature American flag. He leapt over the barrier, catching some of the best air of his career.
Both kids were shocked and didn?t know what to say at first. They all exchanged hugs and talked for about a minute.
Liz Hughes was soon in tears and just a normal another day at the Olympics quickly turned into her dream come true.
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NewspapersAmerica and Israel
� "� We have always said that the American extreme right wing found a perfect and unique opportunity in these events (of the 9.11.01), and indeed well exploited them for its interests, trying to wreck the American-Arab relations and especially the Saudi-American relations. Naturally, this was done through the help of the Zionist lobby, influential behind the curtains of the American policy � Most of the American leaders always try to look for Israel's and the Zionist lobby's friendship �".
Hani Wafa, "Voice of Reason!", ar-Riyad, December 15 2004.
� "� Israel did not only come to the Promised Land of the Torah, but it also devised in the Promised Land a strategy for the coming future � our present age. It was not in vain that the American society embraced the Zionist movement and the Jewish concentration of capital, for there must be a strong connection between will and means �".
Turki Ibn Abdullah as-Sadiri (editor in chief), "The Danger Does Not Exclude Anyone", ar-Riyad, December 15 2004.
� "� America attacked the Islamic religion by contriving to change the holy Koran, by publishing what it called "The True Furqan".[1] America said that this is 'the American Koran for the three religions'. This is a lie, by which Washington declares a war against Islam. This makes America fight Allah �
Israel will play a role complimentary to the American role, so Washington will be able to impose its control over the oil wells, by imposing Israel's control over the Middle East region with its exaggerated force. This force allows Israel to spread its influence on the region's countries, through the pressure groups of the Zionist lobbies, so these countries will lose the independence of their political and economical decisions �".
Rida Muhammad Lary, "America Hates Peace", December 9 2004.
� "� A quick glance at (Rupert Murdoch's) media assets causes us to ask whether it was just a fa�ade of a global Zionist plan weaved with skill � These media assets brought Rupert Murdoch exceptional influence over the popular and global opinion centers, and made him one of the world's richest people. He is considered a model for the Jewish media, which penetrates every house in the local language and relevant culture, and truly realizes the twelfth protocol of the Elders of Zion that says: 'All our newspapers will carry various faces and appearances, and will be like a Vishnu idol in India: they will have a hundred arms and eyes, and each eye will be open over an aspect of public opinion. Yet in the end they will direct the peoples' minds to what we want'".
[1] "Furqan" � literally: salvation or distinction (between good and bad). This is one of the names for the Koran.
Complete Report: Anti-Semitism in the Arab Media -December 2004 (.pdf -- 625 kb)
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The Seven Deadly Plays
The Seven Deadly Plays is an ambitious series of new work written by playwright Leslye Headland and produced by the Los Angeles-based IAMA Theatre Company. The plays strive to tell the story of how youth gives way to vice, how vice leads to pain and how pain pushes us into adulthood. The series has 3 major criteria: to let a deadly sin serve as the root of the characters' struggles, to focus primarily on characters under 30 and to have a run time of 90 minutes or less. The goal of the series is to create work that inspires younger audiences to participate in a theater community and to shed light on how ancient issues are still present in an ultra-modern, media-saturated and over-educated generation.
The series began with Cinephilia in 2007. The play examines two seemingly benign habits of twenty-somethings: casual sex and film obsession. Over one post-coital evening in Brooklyn, two movie-quoting "friends with benefits" discover that loving movies is easy but loving people is hard. What follows is a witty but bittersweet debate for those who define themselves by their lust for both the carnal and the celluloid.
In 2008, IAMA produced the next three plays in the series. First was Bachelorette. A dramedy about the startling trend of beautiful, privileged women engaging in gluttonous substance abuse. In a luxurious Manhattan hotel suite, three single girls organize a drug-fueled bachelorette party for their less popular friend the night before her wedding. When things don't go as planned, they recklessly cross the line between fun and addiction.
Assistance tracks how the office grind can squash youthful ambition. Lower level employees at a company in Tribeca take on the daunting job of assisting a wealthy but impossibly demanding boss. They resort to rivalry, jealousy, fear, culminating with a literal exhausting dance of politics and greed. What starts as a promising career opportunity becomes a prison they can neither endure nor find the courage to escape.
Surfer Girl is a one-woman monologue that moves the location of the series from the East Coast to the West. An unnamed prodigal couch-surfer recounts her misadventures surviving off the hospitality of others. Reliving her years of slothfulness, she confesses the tragic results of infiltrating other people's lives rather than living her own.
The series returned in 2009 with Reverb. A musician and his muse girlfriend on the outside seem like an average Echo Park-dwelling couple. Behind closed doors, they keep their relationship alive with violence and painful explosions of abuse. Their love story explores how wrath is as fluid and endless as a sound. It echoes and continues… even from one generation to the next.


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Now that the European season has ended and the summer tours are over, we have a few months to wait until the action returns. As the professionals get on with the hard work of preseason training, my thoughts have turned to the 2013 Lions tour in Australia.
The pinnacle of every British and Irish player's career is a tour with the Lions. With less than a year until the touring party sets off to other side of the world, I am going to pick a squad to tour Australia that I think could pull off the first Lions series win since 1997.
With a year left, anything can happen regarding injuries and form, so I will provide the names of a couple of bolters who could make a late charge at a place in the squad.


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China Probe Focuses on Trading of Bonds
BEIJING—Chinese regulators are investigating certain bond-trading activities that could amplify risks in one of the world's fastest-rising debt markets, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, after a recent string of arrests of traders and other fixed-income personnel at Chinese financial institutions.
The move, which follows recent regulatory actions aimed at cutting risks in China's financial system, represents further evidence that authorities are taking seriously the country's mounting debt load, especially funds raised outside of traditional banking channels. Fitch Ratings this month downgraded China's local-currency debt, citing concerns over the rapid buildup of credit in the world's second-largest economy.
Still, for all the heightened scrutiny, debt continues to climb in China. The problem for Beijing is that much of the lending is by companies outside the usual ambit of regulators, or done in such a way as to obscure the actions. In addition, analysts said, a full-scale crackdown would hinder economic growth, which slowed in the first quarter despite a large-scale increase in credit.
The bond-market investigation, led by China's central bank and top securities regulator, focuses on a kind of transaction that could magnify trading risks for Chinese banks and brokerage firms, the people said. In some cases, the deals also unfairly allow for personal gains by individual traders or cause bond-price distortions, they said.
On Wednesday, the People's Bank of China, the central bank, held a meeting with senior executives from China's big commercial banks—the major underwriters and buyers of Chinese bonds—to discuss how to enhance banks' internal risk controls in bond trading, according to the people.
In the past week, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's top securities watchdog, has instructed brokerage and fund-management firms across the country to examine their bond-trading books for irregularities.
Officials at the regulator are expected to follow up with their own review next month, the people said.
The regulators are especially worried about trades used by banks or brokerage firms to move bonds off their balance sheets, which would remove the securities from the scrutiny of regulators who are trying to limit the overall surge in domestic credit.
Regulators said that bonds remain off the books temporarily, reducing banks' and brokerage houses' official debt levels and allowing them to invest in more debt. Eventually, the bonds are moved back onto the institutions' balance sheets.
Because it allows financial institutions' debt portfolios to get larger, "the practice could magnify trading losses for banks or brokerage firms if credit quality deteriorates," one of the people said.
The cleanup efforts come as Chinese companies are raising money in the domestic bond market at a record pace. Beijing is seeking to reduce the economy's reliance on bank lending and to build a competitive market that would require companies to borrow at different rates, depending on their credit quality.
China's bond market, totaling more than 24 trillion yuan ($3.8 trillion) in debt outstanding, is second to Japan's in Asia. But until recently, it has mainly served as a financing vehicle for the central government to help fund the construction of airports, highways and other infrastructure projects. State-owned banks and enterprises also account for a big portion of bond issuers.
Authorities have moved to broaden the market. Corporate debt now represents 10% of total bonds outstanding in China, compared with around 5% at the end of 2009. Beijing also has opened the door wider for foreign investors to access the domestic bond market, though Chinese banks and mutual funds still make up the biggest chunk of buyers.
The bond-market probe follows a series of arrests this month of traders and other personnel engaged in fixed-income trading, including a managing director at Citic Securities, 600030 -0.80 % one of China's largest brokerages, and an investment director at Wanjia Asset Management Co.
An official at Citic Securities said the person subject to investigation, Yang Hui, "is cooperating with the investigation because of his own action, and this has nothing to do with the firm." Wanjia said in a statement that the person under arrest, Zou Yu, is being investigated in connection with "personal conduct" and is no longer an employee.
Messrs. Yang and Zou couldn't be reached for comment.
It is unclear what kind of charges, if any, would be filed against them. But according to the people familiar with the matter, at issue is a kind of over-the-counter deal that allows banks or brokerages to sell bonds to investors at prices higher than they paid, pocketing the difference.
Such activities aren't illegal in China, but they are prone to abuse as some traders might seek to exploit the trades for personal gains, the people said. Also of concern to regulators is the potential for banks and brokerage firms to use those trades to move bonds off their balance sheets by asking a third-party investor to hold the debt temporarily.
So far, the bond market's reaction to the scrutiny has been modest, though some fund managers have sought to unload their debt holdings due to the uncertainty. This week, secondary-market yields on Chinese government bonds ticked up by 0.1 percentage point, while those on bonds issued by banks rose between 0.1 and 0.15 percentage points. On corporate bonds, the increase was between 0.20 and 0.3 points.
Bond yields rise when prices fall.
"The bond-market investigation is not likely to have a negative impact on companies' ability to raise funds in the short term, but some high-risk borrowers, such as local-government financing vehicles, could see their borrowing costs go up," said Zhu Chaoping, head of research at ChinaScope Financial, a Hong Kong research and data firm.
—Zeyuan Wei, Bob Davis and Fiona Law contributed to this article.
Write to Lingling Wei at email@example.com
Corrections & Amplifications
The People's Bank of China's meeting with senior executives from China's big commercial banks took place Wednesday. A previous version of this article incorrectly said it was Monday.


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RANGOON — The government-affiliated Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) held a meeting with an alliance of ethnic and opposition parties on Wednesday to hold the first ever talks about the nature of the political dialogue that should settle Burma's long-running ethnic conflict, political party members said.
The Burmese government and ethnic rebel groups have said that a political dialogue would start within two months after the signing of a nationwide ceasefire accord. A ceasefire agreement is yet to be finalized, however.
A political dialogue would likely be a process that lasts several years and involve trying to settle the issue of political autonomy for Burma's various ethnic regions, control over natural resources in these areas, and whether Burma will have one single, federal army.
The Federal Democratic Alliance (FDA), which comprises 11 ethnic political parties and opposition parties, said it met with MPC representatives to discuss drafting a framework for the future political dialogue.
"The MPC met with eleven parties in the FDA and discussed drafting a framework for political dialogue," Dixon Tun Lin, a central executive committee member of the Karen People's Party, told The Irrawaddy. "We were asked to draft at least three types of framework."
"The MPC explained the current peace process [and said] that 70 percent of the [nationwide ceasefire] agreement has been completed," said Toe Toe, information officer of National Democratic Force party, which is also a FDA member.
"Drafting the framework should start within two months after a nationwide ceasefire is signed," he said. "They invited us to give suggestions" about the draft framework.
Toe Toe said the parties told the MPC that future negotiations on the nationwide ceasefire should include more participants, and the parties suggested that 300 participants each from the army, Parliament, and ethnic rebels and parties take part.
During the discussion Wednesday, Aung Naing Oo, Associate Director of the MPC's Peace Dialogue Program, explained how the government planned to complete the nationwide ceasefire negotiations and how it wants to set the conditions for a comprehensive political dialogue and carry out the dialogue.
A statement by the National Democratic Force said the government advisors at the MPC had asked the parties to draft a framework for a future political dialogue.
"FDA member parties already held a workshop about the terms that should be in place for a political dialogue. The basic draft is ready," the statement said. "A complete framework will be ready after developing it during more discussions."
The FDA comprises small opposition parties, such as the National Democratic Force, the Democratic Party Myanmar and the Unity and Peace Party, and ethnic minority parties, such as Karen People's Party, Karen Democratic Party and the Chin Progressive Party.
Burma has another alliance of ethnic parties, the National Brotherhood Federation, which includes organizations such as the Shan National League for Democracy and the All Mon Region Democracy Party.
It is unclear whether this alliance or Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party is scheduled to meet with the MPC for talks about a future political dialogue with Burma's ethnic minorities.
It also remains to be seen when a nationwide ceasefire would be reached.
An alliance of 16 ethnic armed groups met with the government's peace negotiations team and Burma Army representatives in Rangoon last month, for a second round of talks on single text for the ceasefire. The sides are scheduled for another round of negotiations later this month.
Burma's reformist government has signed bilateral ceasefire agreements with more than a dozen major ethnic armed groups since taking office in 2012 and is keen to complete a nationwide ceasefire with all groups.
However, in northern Burma ethnic conflict continues to fester and the Kachin and Palaung rebels there do not have a bilateral ceasefire agreement.
The government is not determined to solve political solution. If regime is determined, it is solvable in months, not years. Regime loves power than democracy. That's why regime dragging its feet and walk slowly. Regime knows that people from all walks including the ethnics and the Myanmars want to have federal system.
Usdp fails to bring genuine democracy in myanmar. If nld and Suu Kyi lead us, we all may have see and enjoy freedom under the laws drafted by the real people's representatives. Usdp will not bring democracy into myanmar until regime finishes emptying natural resources from ethnics' lands. It has a reason why regime does not want us to live under democratic government.
Ruling class peoples do not want real peace in the country. They will never give a chance to prevail real democracy in Burma ( Myanmar ) at the same time they will control all citizen by hook or crook. They are liars and no manners no shame, rude and uncultured. Bayin-nong, Alaung-Phayar are cultured peoples, King Mindon is the best of all Myanmar king. present ruling peoples do not posses a little of similar culture so can not expect for the good result from them. General Aung san is man of principle, never cheated to the peoples of Burma, what he promised he did it, that's call real man and statesman.
The government, as usual, is playing the cards of divide and rule. So long as the government does not come out clean, there will never be any meaningful peace or democracy. The military has been there for more than half a century, and though they took up power to unite the country, it is more divided than ever before. Then there is another dimension of the Islamist infiltrating and starting a war of hatred. The question is whether democracy or tackling the threat of the Islamist. Previously it was the indigenous nationalities breaking away, now it is more multidimensional. And of course the regime has got a new excuse.


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Celebrity Central / Top 25 Celebs
Mischa Barton
- 2005
Italy in the Spring
Barton heads to Italy to film the period drama Virgin Territory (originally called The Decameron) with Hayden Christensen. They play a nobleman and noblewoman who escape plague-ravaged Florence and tell each other stories to distract themselves from the devastation.
Smitten With a Singer
Now 19, Barton begins dating Whitestarr singer Cisco Adler, who is 8 years her senior. The two spend their first Christmas together, snowboarding and skiing in the Colorado Rockies. In May 2006, Adler says that none of the songs on his new album are about Barton because their relationship is going too well. "When you're really happy, you're too busy being happy to write about it," he tells PEOPLE. "I'm happy and Mischa's great."
- 2006
Trouble in Paris-dise?
Stories circulate that Barton is at odds with Hilton, reportedly because Barton wouldn't turn her back on Hilton's then ex-friend Nicole Richie. Perhaps adding insult to injury, Barton broke up with Hilton's pal Brandon Davis and began dating Adler, an ex of Hilton's friend Kimberly Stewart.
Leaving The O.C.
Barton's The O.C. character dies in a fatal car crash. Executive producer Josh Schwartz says the purpose of killing off Marissa Cooper was to allow a repositioning of the storyline. Barton heads to Toronto to shoot Closing the Ring and spends the summer studying at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. "I really think it's best to do movies now," Barton, who shoots more than three films back-to-back, tells Newsweek.
- 2007
Barton & Adler Split
Weeks after her 21st birthday, Barton and Adler split. The breakup comes after a nude photo of Adler turned up on a website displaying items from Paris Hilton's storage unit. "Mischa wasn't too excited, to say the least," Adler tells the New York Observer. "I think it was actually worse for her than for me in some ways." Barton's publicist says the pair "parted ways to concentrate on their careers."
Mischa's Back – on Maxim
Having kept a relatively low profile for the past year, Barton, who will appear in three upcoming films (St. Trinian's, Virgin Territory, and Closing the Ring), poses for the January cover of Maxim. She discusses her bustling transition to film and leaving her The O.C. character behind in a gruesome send-off: "You have no idea how much fun I had doing that [scene]. I was on the set, yelling, "More blood! More blood!"...She needed to go out with a bang."
Barton Arrested for DUI
Barton, 21, is arrested in West Hollywood for DUI and driving without a valid license. After posting $10,000 bail, she is released from jail later that morning. In February, she's charged with DUI and possession of marijuana, and receives three years of probation, a three-month alcohol-education class and a $2,000 fine. Months later, she moves to Paris, France.
- 2009
Mischa Interrupted
After calling police with a health problem, Barton, 23, is placed under psychiatric hold at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "She has been dealing with a lot of personal issues," a pal tells PEOPLE about the actress who has been spotted club hopping in the past few months. "I don't know if she really ever gave up some of the bad habits that had gotten out of control a couple years back."
Beautiful Barton
The former TV star returns to the tube on The CW's The Beautiful Life, an Ashton Kutcher-produced drama about the modeling industry. "I've been fully immersed in production," Barton blogs on her Web site, "and I've been loving every minute of it." The show is cancelled shortly after its debut.
- 2013
The Hard Road Back
Four years after disappearing from the spotlight, Barton opens up to PEOPLE about the worst of her troubles, when she was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center psychiatric ward in 2009 after threatening to kill herself. "It was a full-on breakdown," the actress shares."I was under enormous pressure." Now, Barton is focused on new projects, including her London boutique and the upcoming supernatural film, I Will Follow You, and is happy to be speaking out about her past. "I've learned a lot," she says. "I'm stronger now."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Flynet; AP; Roger Wong/INF; CW
- Name
- Mischa Barton
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- January 24, 1986
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- Hammersmith, England
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Luke Pritchard, ex-boyfriend (Dec. 2008 to March 2009)
Taylor Locke, ex-boyfriend (2008)
Cisco Adler, ex-boyfriend (2005 to 2007)
Brandon Davis, ex-boyfriend (2004 to 2005)