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The Center for Public Integrity published the first list of donors who nabbed a night in the Clinton White House — and whose stays sparked outrage and investigations — in its 1996 report, "Fat Cat Hotel."
The Clinton administration released records in 1997 showing that 938 guests had stayed at the mansion during the president's first term, dwarfing the 284 who stayed during the previous administration.
And a Democratic National Committee memo showed that President Bill Clinton personally endorsed the idea of using sleepovers at the White House as a fundraising tactic — "Ready to start overnights right away," he wrote.
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Afrobeats dance-offs, arguments about jollof and kente cloth at prom. Twitter users have been imagining what life would be like if Africa was a school.
"This is not the first time Africa has been re imagined on Twitter, in July 2015 a prompt from writer Siyanda Mohutsiwa sparked 60 thousand tweets using the hashtag #IfAfricawasabar."
The International Olympic Committee has opted not to impose a blanket ban on Russians competing in Rio de Janeiro next month.
Rio Olympics: PUTIN HAS BOUGHT THE IOC ? #UNACCEPTABLE @youarecorrupt ?
VIDEO: "Did Hillary Clinton lie under oath?"
Hillary Clinton Committed Perjury. @youarecorrupt
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"A company called Case of Bass wants its art to be pretty and functional. It just launched a Kickstarter for its Touch of Bass, which is a print of a classic boombox that's alsoa boombox. It's "meta,""
BOOM BOOM : Why buy a boombox when you can own a painting of a boombox ?
"A company called Case of Bass wants its art to be pretty and functional. It just launched a Kickstarter for its Touch of Bass, which is a print of a classic boombox that's alsoa boombox. It's "meta,""
Brazilian interim president Michel Temer, described as 'irresponsible, lying and criminal' a statement implicating him in the corruption at state oil company Petrobras.
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Mediapart révèle que le géant de l'aéronautique était « prêt à s'engager » à verser en 2010 une commission occulte de 12 millions d'euros destinée au premier ministre kazakh, afin de faciliter la vente de 45 hélicoptères.
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The paper trail left behind by $2 million stolen from a hacked Ecuadorian bank runs cold in a windowless gamers' crash pad in a gritty industrial area of Hong Kong.
The room, in a former factory in the Kwun Tong district, is the registered address for Jiushun Group Co., Ltd., the firm that received the largest single transfer of the $12 million reported missing from Ecuador's Banco del Austro (BDA) in January 2015.
King Yuen - an unemployed 25-year-old and a regular at the room's all-night gaming sessions and mahjong contests - said he had never heard of Jiushun Group, and he had no idea where the stolen millions ended up. Still, Yuen was not surprised to learn the loot landed in Hong Kong, having heard of such schemes when he mixed drinks in the city's downtown financial district, he said.
"The prize is just bigger this time," Yuen told Reuters.
For a graphic tracing the money trail from Ecuador to Hong Kong, see: tmsnrt.rs/1WugDmp
The $12 million taken from BDA and the $81 million cyberheist from the Bangladesh central bank's accounts at the New York Federal Reserve in February have illuminated weaknesses in the global money transfer system.
In both the Bangladesh and Ecuador cases, hackers exploited the SWIFT messaging system, which is used to move hundreds of billions of dollars and other currencies each day among commercial and central banks. The banking industry's high confidence in SWIFT has been shaken because, in both cases, cyber thieves infiltrated the banks' systems and sent fraudulent transfer requests through the network.
In the Ecuador heist, SWIFT was unaware of the January 2015 attack until Reuters contacted the cooperative last month.
The two unsolved cases also highlight how thieves could launder proceeds through existing money laundering networks in Asia. The heists may have required sophisticated hacking tools, but tactics used in the getaway - transporting and stashing the money - are as old as bank robbery itself.
In the Bangladesh Bank case, the criminals sent their loot to lightly regulated casinos in the Philippines, leading to a government inquiry in that country. In the case of the Ecuadorian commercial bank, they sought cover in Hong Kong's shadowy world of shell companies, according to court records filed in the United States and Hong Kong arising from BDA's efforts to recover its money.
BDA declined to comment.
In both the Bangladesh and Ecuador cases, hackers exploited the SWIFT messaging system, which is used to move hundreds of billions of dollars and other currencies each day among commercial and central banks. The banking industry's high confidence in SWIFT has been shaken because, in both cases, cyber thieves infiltrated the banks' systems and sent fraudulent transfer requests through the network.
VIDEO: John McAfee ..Biting satire.
John McAfee tells the inside story behind his outrageous viral video
Series of exposes on systematic cheating at the Sochi Olympics were first met angrily by Moscow, but now they're "very sorry"
We are very sorry that athletes who tried to deceive us, and the world, were not caught sooner.
Exclusive: Leaked internal guidelines show human intervention at almost every stage of its news operation, akin to a traditional media organization
'The guidelines are sure to bolster arguments that Facebook has made discriminatory editorial decisions against rightwing media. Conservatives would label the majority of Facebook's primary sources as liberal.
They also appear to undermine claims this week from Facebook's vice-president of search, Tom Stocky, who posted a statement addressing the controversy on 9 May. "We do not insert stories artificially into trending topics, and do not instruct our reviewers to do so," he wrote.
Stocky's statement may depend on the definition of the word "artificially". In interviews with the Guardian, three former editors said they had indeed inserted stories that were not visible to users into the trending feed in order to make the experience more topical. All denied personal bias, but all said the human element was vital.
Radio host sounds off
Remarks comparing Israel to Nazi Germany reflect fears over growing fault line within Israeli politics and the military.
Golan is a war hero, and for that reason he may - just - survive this incident. Though extremely uncommon, such comparisons have been made before by Israeli public figures, though never before by someone of Golan's standing. Shortly after the occupation began in 1967, the late Prof Yeshayahu Liebowitz, a renowned scientist and philosopher, began warning that Israel was in danger of succumbing to what he termed "Judeo-Nazism".
Argentine court has asked a judge to look into accusations of illicit enrichment against former President Cristina Fernandez and her son Maximo Kirchner, state press agency Telam reported on Monday.
'The latest accusation, issued by a public prosecutor, was initiated by an opposition politician. Fernandez and her son have been accused of illicit enrichment and the falsification of public documents relating to a company called Los Sauces, Telam said, citing legal sources.
It said that Los Sauces in 2009 had over 9 million Argentine pesos ($635,000 at current exchange rates) in property investment. A spokesman for the attorney general's office said the investigating judge had issued a secrecy order on the case...'
What a shock. Bernie Sanders was a bum who didn't earn a steady paycheck until he was 40 years old
"What a shock.
Bernie Sanders was a bum who didn't earn a steady paycheck until he was 40 years old. He was a slob who lived in a shack with a dirt floor. He later wrote about masturbation and rape for left-wing rags for $50 a story. The Socialist then wormed his way into politics..."
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This confirms what researchers have suspected with mounting evidence about harms caused by the virus.
Federal health officials confirmed Wednesday that the Zika virus causes a rare birth defect and other severe fetal abnormalities, marking a turning point in an epidemic that has spread to nearly 40 countries and territories in the Americas and elsewhere.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a careful review of existing research and agreed that the evidence was conclusive, Director Thomas Frieden said. It is the first time a mosquito-borne virus has been linked to congenital brain defects.
"It is now clear, and CDC has concluded, that the virus causes microcephaly," Frieden said. CDC is launching more studies to determine whether children with that rare condition, which is characterized at birth by an abnormally small head, represent the "tip of the iceberg of what we could see in damaging effects on the brain and other developmental problems."
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The American Government also uses offshore shell companies for its sometimes illicit purposes.
Great day of the British Overseas Territory of St Helena: the first jet aircraft landed at the recently concluded airport in the island located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The business jet was chartered by Air Safety Support International (ASSI) to bring its team of five personnel to St Helena to assess St Helena Airport.
Both the St Helena Government and the UK Government hope that this will lead to eventual financial self-sustainability for St Helena, basically promoting tourism. The island has a piece of French territory which holds the residence and first burial of emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who spent his last years, imprisoned by the British in the early 1800's.
Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez gave her a hero's welcome Monday night at a Buenos Aires metropolitan airport before she faces a court over her possible role in an alleged scheme to manipulate Argentina's currency.
A federal prosecutor also recently asked to include her in two separate investigations involving allegations of money laundering. In addition, a businessman with close ties to her family has been arrested in another corruption probe..."
THAT "TERRORISM" IS a malleable term of propaganda, with no fixed meaning or consistent application, is now quite well-established. Still, its recent application to a spate of violence targeting Israel's occupying soldiers in the West Bank is so manipulative and extreme that it's well worth highlighting.
Russian weapons exports expected to receive $6bn-$7bn boost as result of 'marketing effect' of bombing campaign in Syria
Putin has said the bombing operation in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces, which began in September and decreased after Putin withdrew most of his forces in mid-March, cost about half a billion dollars, although analysts said the actual price was likely to have been two or three times higher.
Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, said the Syria operation had affected Russian arms sales "extremely positively" by showing Moscow has effective weapons and can challenge western influence. "Russia basically proved it has political will, it has balls, because normally people don't buy weapons from losers," he said.
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Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Rafael Callejas, the president of the Honduran soccer federation (FENAFUTH) from 2002 to 2015, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his receipt of bribes in exchange for the awarding of contracts for the media and marketing rights to FIFA World Cup qualifier matches. Callejas, who served as the President of the Republic of Honduras from 1990 to 1994, also agreed to forfeit $650,000. At sentencing, Callejas faces a maximum sentence of 20 years for each count. Today's plea proceeding took place before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy.
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Nadine Al-Budair believes Muslims would demand answers and retribution if Christians terrorized Muslims; claims Arab world should apologize for terror and seek to reform governments, schools and, most of all, the religion of Islam.
"Absolutely, I think we should move on," Cohen said, "and where we should move to is the National Enquirerstory that has reported that Ted Cruz has allegedly had affairs with at least five mistresses — including, you've been named, Amanda."
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SMU contributes fossils, expertise to new Perot Museum in ongoing scientific collaboration
From dinosaurs to sea turtles, and from technical assistance to advisory roles, SMU faculty and students, the SMU Shuler Museum, and the SMU Innovation Gymnasium, team with the nation's new premier museum of nature and science.
Fossils on loan by SMU to the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science include those of animals from an ancient sea that once covered Dallas. Continue reading
Earth magazine: "Mapping Dino Footprints in 3-D"
The May 2011 issue of Earth Magazine reports on the research of SMU paleontologists in the SMU Huffington Department of Earth Sciences.
In a project led by SMU paleontologist Thomas L. Adams, the scientists used portable laser scanning technology to capture field data of a huge 110 million-year-old Texas dinosaur track and then create to scale an exact 3D facsimile.
They have shared their protocol and findings with the public — as well as their downloadable 145-megabyte model — in the online scientific journal Palaeontologia Electronica. The model duplicates an actual dinosaur footprint fossil that is slowly being destroyed by weathering because it's on permanent outdoor display, says Adams.
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3D digital download of giant Glen Rose dinosaur track is roadmap for saving at-risk natural history resources
Internet users now can download an exact facsimile of the huge fossil footprint of a 110 million-year-old dinosaur that is a favorite track from Texas' well-known Dinosaur Valley State Park.
SMU scientists created the digital facsimile using 3D laser technology and are making it available free to the public. The model preserves a footprint on permanent outdoor display that's being destroyed by weathering, says SMU paleontologist Thomas L. Adams.
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Portable 3D laser technology preserves Texas dinosaur's rare footprint
Using portable 3D laser technology, scientists have preserved electronically a rare 110 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur footprint that was previously excavated and built into the wall of a bandstand at a Texas courthouse in the 1930s.
The laser image preserves what is called a "type specimen" footprint — an original track used many years ago to describe a new species of dinosaur, says paleontologist Thomas L. Adams at SMU.
Portable 3D laser scanners capture original fossil morphology and texture, making it possible to use the data for rapid 3D prototyping in foam or resin, Adams says.
"The track is scientifically very important," says Adams. "But it's also a historical and cultural icon for Texas."
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Innovations boost disabled literacy
Aug 22, 2002
People who can't use their limbs to type will now be able to write electronic documents more easily and efficiently, thanks to a new text-entry system developed by two physicists at Cambridge University. The system relies on people using their eyesight to pick out letters displayed on a computer monitor, and uses language modelling to complete partly formed words (D Ward and D MacKay 2002 Nature 418 838). Meanwhile, a US physicist has recently developed an extension to Braille that allows blind people to read scientific papers.
A number of systems already exist that enable disabled people to write electronic documents by using cameras to interpret eye movements. But these tend to rely on users picking out letters by staring at the buttons of an on-screen keyboard. This is a tiring, laborious process.
In contrast, the system developed by David Ward and David MacKay at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge -- known as Dasher – divides the screen into boxes and allocates a certain letter to each box. The size of each box depends on the likelihood of the user choosing that particular letter, given the letters they have already chosen in the word they are writing. Since the system displays not only the boxes relating to the letter currently being chosen but also boxes containing the subsequent letters most likely to appear, the user can write words by navigating their way across the screen.
Ward and MacKay found that after an hour of practice, users of Dasher could write up to 25 words per minute, whereas people using on-screen keyboards were restricted to 15 words per minute. They also concluded that Dasher users were far less likely to make mistakes and were less stressed when using the system.
"Our system is well matched to the eye's natural talent for search and navigation," they say in their paper. "The eye did not evolve to push buttons."
According to the Cambridge researchers, Dasher works in most languages and can also be operated using other pointing devices, such as a touchpad or rollerball. "Dasher is potentially an efficient, accurate and fun writing system not only for disabled computer users but also for users of mobile computers," they say.
In a separate development, John Gardner, a blind physicist at the Oregon State University in the US, has created an extension of Braille known as Dots Plus. Gardner's system represents complex mathematical symbols like integral signs simply by raising them in relief on the page rather than using Braille dots. Blind people can then print out these embossed symbols using a special printer, in the same way that sighted readers use a standard printer.
"I believe that information should be created and transmitted in a form that is as display-independent as possible," says Gardner. "A very good Dots Plus user can probably read a scientific paper in about the same time as a sighted person."
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The Texas Attorney General says the Super Bowl is one of the biggest human trafficking events in the U.S.
Attorney General Greg Abbott said the numbers show that sex trafficking is already big business in Texas. He says it's likely that traffickers will try to take advantage of the thousands of men coming to the Super Bowl, and pimps will be ready to sell children for sex.
Cities that host the big game often attract a bustling sex trade.
Christianity Today reported that several Christian anti-trafficking ministries are working in Dallas this month on public awareness campaigns.
"Most people don't know that our children are being brutalized this way, and we have to stop it," said Deena Graves, founder of Traffick911, a Texas organization that launched the "I'm Not Buying It" campaign for Super Bowl XLV. "We need to get mad. We need to get angry about what's happening to our kids right here."
Lamont Heibert is founder of "Love 146," faith-based anti-sex trafficking campaign. He talked more about what his group is doing to raise awareness of human trafficking at this year's Super Bowl on the CBN News Channel's Morning News, Feb. 4.
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McIlrath is a defenseman. Plus, I'm not sure it is guaranteed that he makes the team next year.
When you have Kassian Sestito Dorsett you are a damn hard team to play against. Rangers have McIlrath to replace him
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>From the novel Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit, by Gary Wolf (Villard, $15):
A curtain shivered in a second-floor window, and I caught a flash of ears. The window flew open.
A word balloon sailed out.
It turned edge-on, slicing the air like the business end of a guillotine, and shattered on the stoop. Six inches farther left, and I'd own one less private eye.
I jigsawed the pieces together with my toe. "Eddie Valiant," it said, followed by a single exclamation point the size of a major leaguer's bat and ball.
I looked up. There he stood in the open doorway. Six feet tall and change, counting his eighteen-inch ears. His carroty cowlick flopped forwards to the tops of his blue lagoon eyes. Cotton candy ear canals, marshmallow fur, and lemon drop mittens put him next in line to replace Shirley Temple as First Mate on the Good Ship Lollipop. His red corduroy overalls fit him the way spiderwebs drape the Headless Horseman's hat rack.
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Stewart hits his stride in Vegas
Rod Stewart usually can be counted on for a couple of things in concert: to be rakishly charming at all times and to deliver a solid array of hits in his distinctive rasp.
In April, he released "Time," his first album of original material in more than a decade. No doubt his "American Songbook" collection had its fans, but even Stewart grew tired of the classics after a point -- and returned to the charts with the giddy rocker "She Makes Me Happy."
Stewart, still cheeky at 68, recently chatted with reporters about his tour and the effect his amusing book, "Rod: The Autobiography," had on his songwriting.
Q. What made this the right time to return to writing and recording original songs?
A. I hadn't written a song for 13 years. I'd done the "American Songbook" (albums) and the Christmas album and I was running out of options. "Time" was inspired when we started writing the book -- it inspired so many memories.
Q. What's the touring format with Steve Winwood? Are you performing together at all like you did with Stevie Nicks?
A. I don't think we really have enough time. The last time we were onstage was the Reading Jazz Festival in 1965. He came up with Eric Burdon.
Q. Whose idea was it to tour together?
A. Nowadays you need a good support act. Tickets don't sell as they did years ago and the more glamorous you can make the bill, the better. We've both been around the same block.
Q. And you're still kicking your soccer balls, right?
A. Oh, yes, 40 of them every night.
Q. From reading your autobiography, what happens backstage today is a bit of a different scene now.
A. My days of that are thankfully behind me. It seemed OK at the time, so frivolous and silly. We used to get so abused by hotels, and they didn't want us there. We actually got banned by the Holiday Inn.
Q. Will your boys (Alastair, 8, and Aiden, 2) come on the road with you?
A. No, they won't, they're all in school. My wife Penny (Lancaster) will come out. I do about nine shows and take a break. I can't do those tours for five months straight anymore.
Q. Does it bug you to be onstage and see so many people filming the concert on their cameras rather than paying attention to what you're presenting at the moment?
A. It doesn't concern me at all. I encourage it, especially in Vegas. Some of the people who perform there have people thrown out. I do the opposite -- I encourage people to come down to the stage.
Q. You've extended your Vegas run for two more years, so it must be going well.
A. It really is. I'm astonished, because we just play our music and get on with it. It's a happy show, it's a happy band, that's why we're always smiling for two hours. It's contagious. People leave with smiles. It's intimate and you can tell stories for the audience and there isn't a bad seat in the house. It honestly is better than playing arenas.
Q. What's the latest with you and Jeff Beck?
A. Jeff and I tried to make a blues album together, but we couldn't see eye to eye. But there's more chance of the Faces touring. If the Rolling Stones would ever bloody finish, there would be a window of opportunity for the Faces.


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We're always on the lookout for new, innovate and atypical ways to machine parts. Seems we found one with Photo-Machining.
Developed by Ikonics Micro Machining Solutions, Photo-Machining melds two existing technologies—sandblasting and photolithography—to enable fast machining of a lot of holes or features into various types of composite materials.
The process starts with the creation of a protective mask via photolithography with "windows" of all the features required for the part. Users simply email the feature pattern artwork to Ikonics, which, in turn, photo-processes the pattern to create the sandblast-resistant mask in a proprietary, photo-reactive film. After receiving the self-adhesive mask, the user applies it to the surface of the composite part and the features are created via sandblasting. After sandblasting, the mask is removed from the part to reveal the precisely machined features.
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If herbal prescription (homeopathy) works faster and better than the generic brands why doesn't the political affairs
support it? and it is also cheaper and more likely to prevent virus/bacteria from mutating
Because that course The Pharmaceutical industry will lose all its business if they tolerate the people know how impressive Homeopathy really is. They just do not want us to be using anything which can possibly Cure us. Who wishes those drastic side effects but alas the people are blind to the truth. What a bloody shame.
I salute you for raise the question in a minute check out how many are going to treat roughly you for doing it :-)
Best of Health and take attention to detail !
Because it does not work efficiently and effectively on the majority of individuals. It has nil to do with costs. It have to do with what works and what does not work for doesn`t matter what ails you.
If it worked people would use it despite the political affairs. There just is no documented quantifiable proof that herbal medicine works at adjectives efficiently. There is documented irrefutable proof that antibiotics and other drugs work. Bottom line will other be . . if it doesn't work you won't use it . . if it works, people will use it.
Why doesn't the affairs of state support it? Because it is cheaper. The government is supported by profitable businesses. If we, the folks, want our government to support something, we must first support it, ourselves.
We can, contained by time, get management support for better and faster medicine if we support it ourselves. We hear in the region of these natural remedies, and we recount our friends and relatives about them, but, in attendance is no big money supporting them, as there is the drug (legal) industry.
IMHO: The best argument is that we really obligation something to prevent virus and bacteria mutating.
Yay !!! Good for you for thinking for yourself and pious on you Bob for braving the backlash !! I was starting to have an idea that that the well oil marketing machines out there have brain washed nearly adjectives of humanity!!
Bob is right on the money, but not only will the Pharmaceutical industry drop tonnes of $$, conjure up the Doctors (hahaha) and the Specialists (bigger hahaha) that will be out of a job??? The amount of times I own helped society on this site deal beside simple vitamin deficiencies, after one told by their Doctors to take a pounding of major organ test and been pumped next to an inordinate amount of useless chemical and useless medications I simply can't muse over. I mean, seriously, if the Doctors in recent times told their patients to stop eliminating total food groups, focus on natural/organic, fresh fruit and vegies, lean meats and fish and chicken, wholegrain breads and cereal, nuts and seeds, plenty of filter water and do away with all sugar/chemicals/toxins/junk and white foods wot do you ponder would happen? Yep, family would avoid chronic illnesses in droves and Doctors (read amoral quacks) would be out of a situation !!!
Go figure, population will just not be told though, they deliberate they everything in moderation is an adjectives way to live!! Seriously, can you see !! To my way of thinking, if something is toxic it doesn't thing whether you have for a while bit or a lot, it will only just poison you slower !! It's akin to asking for just for a moment bit of herpes or cancer !! The idea is to prevent these devastating diseases occurring surrounded by the first place, treat your bodies as a temple, with the utmost respect. You wouldn't expect your sports car to run on chocolate now would you?? No, you obligation petrol. Same with our bodies, chocolate is above all sugar, which has no nutritional helpfulness whatsoever and therefore is a toxin to our bodies.
The Government would prefer to eke as much $$$ out of their big solid medicine cow as possible, beside the only downside contained by their minds being a little bit of blood on their hand !! They have necessarily brain washed the bulk of the community into believing that Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Nutritionists are adjectives crackpot hippies who are high on wacky weed adjectives day long !!
We purely need to start doing the research and thinking for ourselves, cos believe it or not, the inhabitants that have your condition and well one truly in the fore of their minds are YOU & YOUR WHOLISTIC HEALERS !!!
me think the babylon system is tryin to control, corrupt, and kill us. they forbid herb, so we cannot see the truth, yet they do not sanction alchohol, which make us adjectives dumb.
oh good lord, don't win me started. I own a small health food store and agree to me begin by wise saying that herbal medicine and homeopathy are, by definition two totally different things. Herbal tablets treats with different combinations of herb and homeopathy is much more complicated. That being said they both are considered alternative forms of pills and can be both hugely effective, smaller number invasive and almost always smaller number expensive, and a much safer form of treatment. I do believe that conventional medicine have a place in our society but i enjoy much more faith surrounded by alternative medicine at this point within my life. I also don't know of any studies that say alternative medicine works faster or better than common medicine.. What we do know is that contained by many cases it works lately as fast and merely as well. The primary part of your sound out that i would like to respond to is the cut where you refer to the political affairs and why it doesn't support most forms of alternate healing. First of adjectives medicine contained by this country is all almost money, and nothing to do near healing the american ethnic group. Look at any food product in your pantry and if you don't see corn syrup or sugar or soy or a dozen different additives or chemicals tabled then you any shop at a health food store or it's a miracle. The system and the pharmacutical companies are making billions and billions of dollars by keeping the american public sick and uninformed. The sad piece is that americans, for the most part are person led along and believe everything the political affairs tells us. What a bunch of fools we are. Our food processing standards are one of the lowest surrounded by the world, and we accept that and verbs to eat foods that are considered contaminated by standards surrounded by other countries. We ignorantly accept anything the policy tells us short questioning it...i close-fisted after all, the elected representatives wouldn't LIE to us, right? The food manufacturers wouldn't put anything contained by our food that wasn't GOOD for us, would they??? Doctors wouldn't prescribe a medication that would keep us SICK, would they??? I one-sidedly know several people that own cured themselves of major diseases next to natural or homeopathic cures. Government and big pharmacutical companies want this adjectives hush hushed or they try to discredit these cures for one reason. Natural cures cannot be patented close to synthetic drugs. Which means they can't hold a monopoly on all the money that could be made. It's such a shame...but worse is that we allow it to surface. American people obligation to wake up and start asking question...and demanding answers...and demanding change.
As others enjoy said: $$$$$$$$. The pharmaceutical industry is gargantuan. Trying to change to be precise like trying to convince the gov't to switch from grease to cleaner forms of energy


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First time user. Downloaded Todo and installed OK I believe. My OS is Win 7 Premium 64-bit. Current C drive (generic 750GB) MIGHT be in impending failure.
Bought and installed Western Digital 1TB Green Caviar. Started my PC as normal, went to Disk Management and saw the new empty drive with all unallocated space.
I ran Clone Disk, from C to new drive (somewhere along the way it became E drive). I believe that went well, though it took 2-3 hours.
Turned PC off, disconnected C (OS) drive, connected new E (OS) drive to position 0, rebooted, F2 for Bios, and changed boot order, with new E as primary boot device. F10 to exit and save.
On boot up, skips new drive and goes directly to CD/DVD writer.
What am I doing wrong? Should the new drive be relabeled to C? I'm unsure about renaming original C drive before shutting down, and then renaming the new to E drive to C (OS). How would I remove the new name of E to blank so that E is not its default? Is this even necessary?
One thing I did after multipe attempts: removed the system restore volume (9.77 GB Unallocated) on new E and just left the 2nd partition with all my OS, operating files, etc, as it was.
It all sounded easy to do, but not sure what has gone wrong. Any help would be greatly apreciated.


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Hansika, Simbu confirm relationship
By IANS - CHENNAI
Published: 20th July 2013 12:23 PM
Last Updated: 20th July 2013 12:26 PM
Southern actress Hansika Motwani and Tamil actor Silambarasan aka Simbu have confirmed that they are in a relationship. However, Simbu says any decision related to their marriage will be taken by their respective families.
Hanskika had been rubbishing rumours about her link-up with Simbu, but she has finally opened up on micro-blogging site Twitter.
"(I have) been hearing many rumours about my personal life, so just want to clear (the air).Yes, I'm seeing STR (Simbu) and hence I wouldn't like to talk about my personal life," Hansika posted on her Twitter page.
Confirming the news, Simbu posted on Twitter: "Yes, I'm with Hansika and right now she is doing really good and marriage will be decided by our family. (I) hope you will respect our privacy".
Ever since the duo started shooting for Tamil films "Vaalu" and "Vettai Mannan", it was reported that they had developed fondness for each other.
While Simbu is busy shooting for "Vaalu", Hansika is now busy wrapping up Tamil comedy "Biriyani" and Telugu untitled multi-starrer with Vishnu Manchu.
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Wine Profile
Intoxicating aromas of violets, melted licorice, and spice draw you in to this beautifully balanced Cabernet. Ripe black cherry and black currant flavors with a touch of bittersweet chocolate, are perfectly framed by fine tannins and vibrant natural grape acidity. This Cabernet is enjoyable in its youth and will bottle age gracefully for decades. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Good, deep red-ruby. Perfumed aromas of currant, espresso and smoky, nutty oak, plus a hint of prune. Suave, dense and juicy, showing a milk chocolatey quality that reminded me of Merlot. Plenty of sweet oak here but has enough supporting currant fruit. – Steve Tanzer, May/June 2014, 90 points
Wine Profile
Bing cherry-like fruit aromatics introduce a harmony of black fruit aromas, thoroughly ripe without a trace of over-ripeness. Initial flood of fruit on the palate gives way to gently gripping tannins that coat the palate, with lingering berry, chocolate and coffee bean suggestions. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Deftly balanced, with an enticing mix of light, mocha-laced oak and a core of dark berry. Supple-textured, featuring notes of dusty earth, cedar and crushed rock, this ends with a long, sustained finish. Drink now through 2022 . —J.L., Wine Spectator, 12 Impressive Napa Cabernets: New reviews of outstanding bottlings from the 2010 vintage, Posted: September 9, 2013, 91 points
Good bright, dark red. High-toned aromas of crushed cassis, cocoa powder and licorice. Silky and elegant on the palate, with ripe, intense flavors of cassis, coffee bean and minerals underpinned by strong acidity. Lovely mid-palate lift here. Finishes with notes of licorice and fennel and serious tannic clout. From a blend of two blocks: mostly clone 7, which gives the wine its black fruit element and muscle, and some 337, which contributes bright acidity and more aromatic red fruits. – Steve Tanzer, Issue 168, May/June 2013, 91(+?) points
Wine Profile
Red cherries, blackberries, cassis, currants, licorice, spice, cocoa powder and a hint of black pepper–this Cabernet is jam packed! A very dense wine with great tannin framework and a monster mid-palate. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Firm and muscular, with dense, rich dark berry, currant and blackberry fruit that's complex, layered and tannic, yet with a supple edge and a long finish of melted black licorice. Drink now through 2024 . —J.L., Wine Spectator Insider, September 2012, 92 points
Wine Profile
Big, ripe cherry pie, is accentuated with black cherry aromas and berry and camphor spice on the palate. A soft mid-palate with gripping Cabernet framework finishes with toasty oak and bright acidity. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Put this Cabernet in the cellar for a while. It's dry and very tannic, yet dramatically rich in blackberries, currants, anise biscotti and smoky oak. A complex, classically structured young wine that should develop through 2018. Cellar Selection. - S.H., Wine Enthusiast, July 2011, 94 points
An elegant, stylish wine, medium-to full-bodied, with a tight, firm, complex mix of black fruit, black licorice, cedar and floral scents, ending with supple, fine-grained tannins. More refined than this typically is. Best from 2012 through 2021. - J.L., Wine Spectator, November 15, 2011, 91 points
Wine Profile
Rich and flavorful, with tiers of plum, black cherry, mocha, herb, cedar and dill. Full-bodied, focused, pure and well-structured, gaining nuance and substance on the finish, where the flavors sail on and on, ending with black licorice and raspberry touches. Best from 2011 through 2021. - Jim Laube, Wine Spectator, 8/25/10, 94 points
Opaque purple with lots of creme de cassis, creosote, charcoal, blackberry, and espresso roast, this wine again has a chocolatey edge, full-bodied flavors, and loads of fruit, depth, and power. Drink over the next 15+ years. - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue #186, Dec. 2009, 92+ points
Wine Profile
Vanilla candy and cherry aromas; tons of structure, toasty oak, espresso and a chocolate mid-palate lead to fine tannins and a glorious, long finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Beautiful aromas of sweet blackberries, cassis, forest floor, and spring flowers jump from the glass of this full-bodied, opulent, moderately tannic wine. Its textured, layered mouthfeel displays no aggressiveness. Drink this beauty over the next 10-15 years. - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue #180, Dec. 2008, 92 points
Wine Profile
More backward, but still accessible is the inky/purple-colored 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Peterson Family Vineyard. A sensational perfume of melted licorice, black currants, smoked meats, underbrush, and toasty oak are followed by blackberry liqueur-like flavors. This is a powerful, full-throttle, concentrated Cabernet to consume over the next 15+ years. - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue #174, Dec. 2007, 95 points
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A rich and layered Merlot with gorgeous Asian spice aromas that lead to lush, ripe flavors of bing cherries, black cassis and a hint of mocha. Full, sweet fruit on the mid-palate is framed by soft, silky tannins, resolving in a long, lingering finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
9 Winning Napa Merlots, Wine Spectator Tasting Highlights, July 28, 2014 (90 points)
Offers a sleek and fleshy texture, with black cherry and dusty herb aromas. The flavors are focused and somewhat tight at the core, presenting notes of red currant, bitter chocolate, cedar and mineral. - Tim Fish
Wine Profile
Aromas of pure, clean, ripe fruit reminiscent of blackberry and black currant. The mid-palate floods these flavors expansively with only a trace of soft tannin. Satin smooth in the finish, the black fruit flavors linger on and on. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Offers a dense core of minerally tannins, framed by rich black currant fruit and marked with accents of grilled herb, olive and spice. Hands off for now. Best from 2015 through 2020. - T.F., Wine Spectator, November 30, 2013, 90 points
Wine Profile
An adult Halloween candy bag! Loaded with blackberry, black cherry, espresso and mocha, with a sweet, massive mid-palate. Lush beyond belief! A Cabernet lover's Merlot. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Rich, layered and well-structured, with floral red currant aromas and complex flavors of black cherry, anise and toasty spice that lead to big but ripe tannins. Drink now through 2018. - T.F., Wine Spectator, July 11, 2012, 94 points (Top 100 Wines of 2012, #29)
Wine Profile
Delicious raspberry and blackberry fruit. Sweet, rich mid-palate, with ripe fruit and espresso, leads to even, mouth-coating tannin. Densely packed and good grip in the finish. Very Cabernet-like. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Sleek and supple, yet complex and intense, with fleshy black cherry and toasty mocha aromas that lead to flavors of Asian spice and red currant. The tannins are bold but ripe. Drink now through 2016. 620 cases made . - T.F., Wine Spectator, November 15, 2011, 92 points
One of the finest Merlots made in the Napa Valley is the 2008 Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard. Sumptuous aromas of sweet kirsch and blacker fruits along with coffee bean, chocolate and herb scents jump from the glass of this dark plum/ruby/purple-colored effort. This dense, silky textured, round, chewy Merlot can be enjoyed over the next 7-8 years. – Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010, 90 points
Wine Profile
Luscious, sleek and complex, with floral red currant and Asian spice aromas that lead to layered, concentrated flavors of black cherry, white pepper and sweet cinnamon oak. Drink now through 2016. - Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, July 19, 2010, 93 points
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Big, round, ripe, rich mouthfeel, with ripe berry, cassis, mocha and chocolate flavors with a long Cab-like finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Sleekly structured yet builds in intensity. Offers aromas of currant and mocha and rich, layered flavors of black cherry, exotic spice and toasty oak. Drink now through 2014. - Wine Spectator, August 2010, 92 points
Enormously rich and decadent, but supple. Shows a fat, fleshy mouthfeel framing lush flavors of black and red currants, cherry pie filling, mocha and cedar. There's a firm minerality and tannic backbone that provide structural balance. Drink now through 2010. - Wine Enthusiast, June 2009, 92 points
Wine Profile
The 2005 Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard will easily convince skeptics that good Merlot can be voluptuous and sexy. Its dense purple color is followed by notes of black cherry jam interwoven with chocolate fudge, espresso, and toasty oak. Succulent and fleshy, it is all that a California Merlot should be. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Issue #174, Dec. 2007, 93 points
Wine Profile
Intense boysenberry and black fruit extract with mouth-filling viscosity and vibrant natural acidity. This massive beauty still retains expressive grace with a long, complex finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Offers a powerful core of blackberry and wild blueberry flavors, with plush, velvety tannins and black licorice, dark chocolate, Earl Grey tea, nutmeg, fresh rosemary and sage details. The finish goes on and on. Drink now through 2025. – M.W., Wine Spectator (Tasting Highlights, August 25, 2014) 93 points
Wine Profile
Glass staining material, inky dark in color with ripe berry pie and briar aromas. The mid palate is very mouth-coating and the wine resolves with surprisingly gentle, soft tannins in the finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Wonderfully expressive, with a ripe and juicy mix of blackberry, huckleberry and blueberry flavors, a mouthful of rustic tannins and notes of spice, black tea and cigar box. Balanced and dense, with tannins that firm up on the finish. Drink now through 2024. – M.W., Wine Spectator (Jan. 15, 2014 Insider) 94 points
Wine Profile
A blueberry and boysenberry pie! So ripe and jammy you could spread it on an English muffin! A huge wine with intensely concentrated fruit that is framed by abundant tannins that are gripping, yet surprisingly soft and silky. There is nothing angular about this wine. A sweet, rich mid palate coats your palate and leads to a long, lasting finish. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Wine Profile
Super ripe, porty and vinous with rich blackberry and blueberry fruit extract, framed by gripping tannins and a healthy acid balance. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
Readers looking for a massive, black, foreboding wine (which you might consider scary if you are against highly extracted, super-rich wines) should check out the 2008 Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard. It exhibits a black/purple color and smells like blood from a vine with notes of graphite, camphor, blackberry and blueberry liqueur. Viscous and thick with over the top richness and wonderfully sweet tannins, this is an extraordinary, profound Petite Sirah to drink over the next 25 years . – Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010, Robert Parker; Rating 95+
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Ripe berry pie with just a hint of gaminess and spice. A massive wine with intense fruit and chewy tannins. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
The monster 2007 Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard is a massively concentrated, huge, tannic wine that needs a good 7-8 years of cellaring and should keep 20 years. It will be another legend for Petite Sirah, but unless you are a patient connoisseur, few people will ever get to see it at its best. – Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009, Robert Parker; Rating 95+ Drink 2016-2036
Wine Profile
Pie in your face! Wild berry jam with chewy tannins and a hint of spice and meaty notes. - Bob Foley, Winemaker
The blockbuster 2006 Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard boast an inky/blu/purple color as well as copious quantities of blueberry jam intermixed with truffles, incense, and a hint of charred meat. This full- bodied, powerful, rich, unevolved, backward Petite Sirah should be forgotten for 4-5 years, and drunk over the following two decades. - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #180 (Dec. 2008) 91+ points; Drink 2008-2023
Wine Profile
Not surprisingly, Switchback Ridge has made a bevy of amazing Petite Sirahs, and the 2005 Petite Sirah Peterson Family Vineyard possesses off the charts richness as well as a full-bodied style offering notes of espresso, ground pepper, blackberries, camphor, and incense. It is an exotic, full-bodied, enormously concentrated wine to drink over the next two decades.
- Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #174 (Dec. 2007) 95+ points
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Sorry, that's what my wife means when she says: "you hear but you don't
listen" :-((. Thanks for the answers.
Still, I cannot manage to upgrade spam assassin. Does anyone have any idea
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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Launches Today
The highly anticipated Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating system is expected to be finally unveiled in a short while from now. The announcement is expected to be made at around 9.30 AM Eastern Time as part of the company's media event at New York City.
If you are wondering if the event this will also include the launch of Windows Phone 7 based handsets, then the answer is no. The Windows Phone 7 based handsets are expected to be announced in Europe on October 21 and in the USA on the 8th of next month. There is not much word on when these devices will be made available in the rest of the world. But knowing that this is Microsoft and not Apple that we are talking about, expect these launches to happen much sooner.
Microsoft's media event shall be streamed live on the Microsoft website. If you are eager to catch up on the announcement, you can click here to watch it starting 6.30 AM Pacific Time.
Turn XBox 360 Into A Set-Top Box With AT&T U-Verse TV Streaming
Microsoft and AT&T have announced a new partnership that will let users of XBox 360 use their gaming console as a secondary U-Verse Reverser. Basically, if you are an AT&T U-Verse subscriber and also own a Microsoft XBox 360, you can save up on multiple U-Verse receiver rentals by alternately using your XBox to stream TV.
Two points to note here. Firstly, you will need to be owning at least one receiver already which means that while you cannot use your XBox as the primary U-Verse receiver at home, you can use it to substitute for additional receivers if you need to set them up at more than one room. Secondly, not all XBox 360 models are compatible. You need to be owning a device that has an internal hard drive with storage space.
If you satisfy these prerequisites, then you are all set to go. The new 'XBox 360 as a U-Verse Receiver' partnership is set to start rolling in from November 7.
Windows Phone 7 Worldwide Launch Dates Revealed
So as you may have heard already, Microsoft is holding an official launch event for the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system next week at New York City. While the launch dates are officially still not out (that is what the October 11 event is for!), we are however hearing some talk about this being a worldwide release. And according to some people who claim to be in the know, the launch is expected to happen in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe on October 21 with the new platform hitting USA only on November 8. Launch in Asia starts October 21 though it is going to be only in a few countries to begin with.
What this means is that technically New Zealand will be the first country to see the launch of the new phone since it is on the east. Nevertheless, do remember that this is a rumor as of now and so keep waiting for the official word.
Is Microsoft Bringing Second Life To XBox Live?
Rumors are doing the rounds that Microsoft may have acquired Linden Lab, the developers of the popular virtual world game, Second Life. According to reports, the deal has either been sealed or is in very advanced stages. Linden Lab is reported to have been entertaining offers and Microsoft is reported to have shown keen interest. Incidentally, Linden Lab also announced that it was closing its UK office this week.
While this still remains a rumor that needs more confirmation, there are reports nevertheless that Microsoft is keen on buying social gaming companies. It's learned that Microsoft executives are looking for more than just partnerships and are talking about purchases with several social gaming vendors.
Nevertheless, this news should be interesting if you are a Second Life user. The acquisition could bring the game to XBox Live. Do you think that's a good move?
Steve Ballmer On Facebook – "I'm On Facebook Every Day"
It's not often that you have corporate CEOs admit to visiting social networks every other day; at least if they are not Mark Zuckerberg. Apparently, Microsoft head, Steve Ballmer does. In an interview to the Seattle Times, not only did Ballmer admit to having a Facebook account that he visited every day, but also agreed to the problem with fake accounts. On being asked if he was one of those several Steve Ballmers on Facebook, the Microsoft CEO said,
"Yeah. I do, but I don't want to tell you which one it is because I don't want to get those friend requests. There's about 11 of them (Steve Ballmer pages). Not as many as there are Bill Gates, but there are a few Steve Ballmers."
Ballmer later also admitted to being a frequent visitor. He said,
"Every day. Oh, absolutely. I'm on Facebook every day."
That doesn't sound surprising. But I really don't think he goes there to check on his crops. What do you think?
Soon Operate Sky Player On XBox 360 Without Remote Control
If you are a regular viewer of Sky Player – the online TV service from Sky – on Microsoft XBox 360, you will soon be able to operate the service without a remote control using just gestures. ElectricPig reports that Microsoft's upcoming camera-based motion controller technology could actually expand its functionality to be used as a gesture-based remote control system. That will mean users can make use of Sky Player's integration with Microsoft Kinect to use gestures to play, rewind, fast-forward or pause television progams besides also using more gestures to change channels or pick on-demand content.
This is not completely surprising considering Microsoft's Kinect patent that demonstrated the multiple use-cases of gesture controls. However, I wonder if it is actually making things more complex to the user. Regular remote controls solve the purpose way better than any Minority Report like gesture controls.
Windows Phone 7 Launch In USA Scheduled For November 8?
Reports earlier this month suggested that Microsoft was organizing an event on October 11 in New York City. The agenda was rumored to be the official launch of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile OS. While that is still a rumor with no confirmation from Redmond, we are now hearing that the official launch in US would rather happen on November 8. According to sources, Microsoft is indeed holding an event on October 11 at NYC. However, that event is not related to the Windows Phone 7. The source goes on to say that the actual launch in US is set to happen on November 8.
This is in line with statements made by Microsoft's COO Kevin Turner earlier this month where he had indicated that the upcoming mobile platform will first launch in Europe followed by a holiday season launch in US.
Nevertheless, mark this as a rumor for the moment till we get an official word.
No USB Tethering On Windows Phone 7
Earlier this month, there were reports that suggested that Microsoft could be offering the USB tethering functionality on Windows Phone 7. This must have got many of you excited considering that many carriers, at least in the US, offering tethering as a value-added service at extremely steep rates of $20 to $30 a month.
The excitement died a little when it was later revealed that it was up to the carriers to either enable or disable the feature on their networks. However, it now appears that the whole announcement could be wrong. Microsoft has come out with a statement letting us know that the USB tethering functionality shall not be provided on Windows Phone 7; at least in the initial phase of launch. Apparently, this was a feature "on the bubble" before Microsoft moved to the final RTM phase. Microsoft has dismissed the speculations as misinformation.
Regardless, now that we know that the new Windows Phone 7 is not going to come with one of its core USPs, I wonder if this is going to be a deal-breaker.
Most Popular Gaming Title On XBox Live Last Week? Not 'Halo: Reach'!
Well, after the mega opening last week that saw Bungie's 'Halo: Reach' garnering over $200 million in the first 24 hours of launch, one may have assumed that the new release would have easily been the most popular title on XBox Live last week. Apparently, not so. Microsoft has announced that it was Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that was the most popular download last week. Halo: Reach was actually number 2.
While that does sound a little strange, it looks like CoD's top spot is already under trouble. Microsoft has also conceded that the new launch from Bungie is already the top downloaded game over the past 7 days which means that Halo: Reach could turn out to be the most popular title this week.
Not that all of this matters to the gamers who have been downloading and playing games like crazy.
Bing Rewards – Get Paid To Search Program Rolls Out
If you have been on the internet for long, I'm sure you may have stumbled upon one of those sneaky websites that promise to pay you peanuts for simply searching (and possibly clicking on ads?). Now, this business of incentivizing people with cash rewards for searching just got a legitimate turn with the new Bing Rewards program. Microsoft's latest venture is to push people into searching more on Bing by offering them credits; call it a loyalty program of sorts like you see in airlines, for merely using the search engine service. Microsoft says that users accumulate these credits over time to win for themselves something pretty nice.
But a catch here. To start accumulating these credits, users must make these Bing searches from an Internet explorer running on a Windows computer. And yes, you will need to install a Bing bar on the browser and sign into it using a Live ID. Not too many people are going to go the length I'm sure. But it will be interesting to see how many new loyal users Microsoft can make with this latest move.
So how much can you make for your searches? SearchEngineLand writes,
Until October 2, you can earn one credit for every five Bing searches, and up to eight credits per day. According to that schedule It would take just under a year to qualify for a Scrabble game (8 credits per day X 358 days = 2866 credits).
That's the hardest you will ever work to enjoy a game of scrabble..


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This report uses data from the 2006-08 ERS Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey to present an overview of Americans' eating and other food-related time use patterns, including grocery shopping and meal preparation, and teenage time use patterns in relation to school meals. On an average day, Americans age 15 and older spent 67 minutes eating and drinking as a "primary" or main activity, and 23.5 minutes eating and 63 minutes drinking beverages (except plain water) while doing something such as watching television, driving, or working. Eleven percent of the population spent at least 4.5 hours on an average day engaged in eating and drinking activities.
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A Kansas Army National Guard member who is raising four sons alone said someone stole the vehicle an organization donated to help him.
Benjamin Lewis of Wichita said the SUV was taken from his home Sunday night or Monday morning. Making the situation worse -- his children's Christmas presents were hidden in the vehicle.
Lewis works for the Wichita school district while raising four boys under the age of 7 and serving in the Guard. The organization Cars 4 Heroes gave him a black and gold 1989 Suburban in September.
KAKE-TV reported that Lewis has insurance so he eventually could get another vehicle. But he said he'd like to get the SUV back because it meant a lot to him to receive it for serving his country.


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As the U.S. presidential election continues to shape up, most voters care about how each presidential hopeful will influence their life personally, when in reality the scope of our next president's policies will extend far beyond the U.S. borders.
The once full field has been whittled down to Barack Obama and John McCain as the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees. Both candidates pride themselves on being independent thinkers, but there's a stark contrast between the fresh-faced self-professed agent of change, and experienced "political maverick."
Of the two, there seems to be much more global fascination with Obama, but much of it stems more from who he is, than his actual policies and platforms. In April he was the first non-Chinese to be Baidu.com's "Person of the Month," putting him in the same league as Yao Ming and TV star Xu Sanduo.
China's ex-pat community has also been solidly behind Obama, and this week Obama's senior foreign policy advisers will make some stops that are not usually on the campaign trail.
This Tuesday Ivo Daalder and Phil Gordon will meet with supporters in Beijing, before heading to Shanghai on Thursday. At a cost of $1,000 USD for a VIP reception with the advisers, and $50 for students, the event isn't cheap, but considering Obama's substantial support overseas from groups like Americans in China for Obama, they'll probably be very well-attended.
While Obama has won the hearts of China's ex-pats and Internet users, he hasn't endeared himself to those in China's state-run media. Earlier today, the People's Daily ran a critical editorial on the "Obama Phenomenon." (Here's a rough English translation from the original article. Interestingly, the officially translated article omitted a section describing how McCain picking up the red phone at 3 a.m. would be far more reassuring for most Americans.)
The editorial, written by senior editor Ding Gang, downplays the historic significance of Obama's race in securing the nomination. He says Obama's success "is because he does not underscore his racial features, and has even intentionally drawn a clear line with those radical blacks." If anything, he says, "his rise has not done away with privileges for the white Americans but reinforces their privileges on the contrary."
He downplays Obama's stance on Iraq, the economy, and education to be oversimplified, and states that the president's authority is too limited to achieve the immediate types of wide-reaching changes Obama proposes.
The AFP, which wrote about the editorial, ended the piece saying that Chinese traditionally prefer Republican candidates because they tend to focus less on human rights issues. This is an interesting perspective, but it misses the point of the editorial. First of all, many of the most ardent human rights supporters in Congress, like former presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), or Reps. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), are Republicans.
Secondly, the editorial did not mention anything about human rights. Instead, it's about change.
Ding's reflections on U.S. presidential politics are especially interesting coming from a Chinese perspective. Some of his sentiments, such as those that "a lot of pre-conditions and time" are necessary for social change to occur, could just as easily be Chinese leadership talking about China.
The tension between the Chinese Internet users praising Obama's telegenic family, web-savviness, and charismatic personallity, and the Chinese media admonishing citizens to not be carried away by Obama mania, could also easily apply to an array of domestic issues within China.
If China could vote in the upcoming presidential elections, there probably wouldn't be uniform consensus nationwide. But the greater question isn't who Chinese citizens would vote for in the U.S., but who they would choose in a Chinese election.
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Lego Lord of the Rings retells the story of the three films which in turn were taken from the Tolkien trilogy which is made up of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The game does not adhere strictly to the plot but has been presented in a form suitable for gaming. The game in no way attempts to copy the stunning cinematic experience of the films in the same way that the films do not copy the lengthy and pretty much non humorous saga telling of the books.
The variety of character groups is retained, the Hobbits, Dwarfs, Elves, Ents and others as well as individual characters such as Gollum, alias Smeagol, and monsters such as the (mini)Balrog and Shelob the giant spider. All of course in Lego format and each of the characters having one or more special abilities.
The action takes place in Middle Earth, a very large and varied open world forming as background against which the epic journey and adventure takes place. As with the original saga format the from start to finish the plots moves on forward to a final climax and is never lost sight of.
The heroes are the Hobbits, Sam, Merry Pippin and Frodo (and later Bilbo Baggins) short in stature and friendly and home loving by nature, who are in no way naturally equipped to undertake such a momentous adventure. They have been chosen to recover and destroy a magical ring by casting it into a fiery mountain, the Mountain of Doom, the only way that it can be destroyed. As they journey, the Hobbits form a fellowship consisting of Aragorn the Ranger, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Boromir a Man of Gondor who they meet along the way. The ring has a magical power which, when reunited with two others of its kind, will bind their magic together and bestow upon the holder of the rings supreme evil and destructive power.
The play can be switched between the story lines of different heroic characters such as Gandalf the wizard, Redegast (who was not in the films), Saruman and Frodo. The characters can collect a variety of weapons such as swords, bows and the axes which are the favorite weapon of the Dwarfs, and also magical items such as the Light of Earendil and Elven Rope. Other weapons are character specific such as the broadsword wielded by Boromir and Faramir, and the Elven Knives used by Legolas, Saurons Mace and the humble sling wielded by the Hobbits. There are may character specific armors and shields and a useful invisibility cloak. There are also more mundane items such as buckets for putting out fires or a broom which doubles up as an arrow. Other items may be forged from the magical material called Mithril by the Blacksmith who lives at Brill. The list goes on and on.
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Ethiopia's Mengistu found guilty of genocide
Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:43 PM GMT145
By Tsegaye Tadesse
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia's former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam was found guilty in absentia of genocide on Tuesday at the end of a 12-year trial over his bloody rule.
Mengistu, who now lives in Zimbabwe, was accused with top members of his military government of killing thousands during a 17-year rule which began with the toppling of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 and included war, purges and famine.
"Members of the Derg (Mengistu's junta) who are present in court today and those who are being tried in absentia have conspired to destroy a political group and kill people with impunity," presiding Judge Medhen Kiros told the court.
The genocide verdict, which carries a death sentence, was passed by two votes to one on the three-judge panel.
Mengistu was ousted by guerrillas led by now Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and in 1991 fled to Zimbabwe, where he leads a luxurious though reclusive life.
He was tried in absentia in Addis Ababa with 73 others, including former Prime Minister Fikre Selassie Wogderesse and former Vice President Fissiha Desta.
Some 40 officials are in jail while 27 were tried in absentia. A few have died since proceedings began in 1992 and the trial formally started in 1994.
1937: Born in Walayitta
1974: Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown
1977-78: Thousands killed during Red Terror
1994: Genocide trial in Ethiopia begins
2006: Found guilty of genocide
Source: BBC
In the 1977-78 "Red Terror" campaign, the most notorious purge, suspected opponents were executed by garrotting or shooting. Their bodies were then tossed into the streets.
Many Ethiopians hope the verdict, postponed from May, will close the door on one of the country's darkest periods.
"Mengistu sought to right the wrongs made by his feudal predecessors but in the end he committed far greater wrongs than they did," businessman Ephraim Zwede said.
The most prominent victim Mengistu is accused of killing was Emperor Haile Selassie, said to have been strangled in bed and secretly buried under a latrine in his palace.
According to prosecution charges, the former officials also killed more than 1,000 people, including the execution of 60 top officials, ministers and royal family members by firing squad.
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Witnesses have said family members who went to morgues to collect bodies of loved ones were asked to pay for bullets that killed them. Witness Gizaw Tefera said soldiers who killed his father cut his head off and offered it for auction at a market.
"No one wanted to buy my father's head," he said in 2000.
An Argentine forensic expert said some remains exhumed from mass graves showed victims were killed by garrotting.
"We found green nylon ropes knotted tight around their necks," forensic expert Mercedes Doreth said in 2002.
For months in 1984, Mengistu denied that famine was ravaging Ethiopia's north and aid workers have recalled how he flew in planeloads of whisky to celebrate the anniversary of his revolution. One million people starved to death.
Mengistu and his former officials face sentencing later in the month. They could be given the death penalty for genocide, which Ethiopian law defines as intent to wipe out political and not just ethnic groups.
Human rights groups expressed concern at the trial's length, but the prosecution says the complex nature of evidence, including signed execution orders, videos of torture sessions and personal testimonies, was what delayed the verdict.
Analysts say Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to hand over Mengistu now he has been found guilty.
His army helped train Mugabe's guerrillas in their fight against white minority rule.
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This is great news for Ethiopia.
One Dergue group down, and one more Dergue group to go.
The issue at hand is the woyanne cockroaches, Meles Zenawi and Co, not menge.
Mengistu is not the one who is killing our people right now. The one that should be eliminated is Meles and his Tigrean gangs at the moment.
Mengistu Haile Mariam is guilty but he is not guiltier than Meles Zenawi. The court has no moral ground to accuse anybody unless it can apply the law for the thief murderer Meles Zenawi in front of the gate of the court.
Anyway, Mengistu Hailemariam got what he deserves…he is bullshit who bleeded his own country and make her week enough to be ruled by such a minority of clicks of Meles.
In my opinion, this is not only about individuals but rather about the entire history and collective mindset of a bunch of lowlife bandits who looted & terrorized Ethiopia for over a century. Their entire self-serving and criminal concept of nationhood and history is on trail. They are the scoundrels of our society who murdered our diversity and very essence. Our history has to be rewritten in the name of the anonymous heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. Let it be known to CUD and the rest of the career criminals that never again shall we allow ourselves to be ruled by patented village idiots and be murdered in our homes.
Funny. Meles, how about you?? How about you who is responsible for all those mess? do you know what Mengistue was trying to do? he was trying to defend his country and his people thats all.
But you Meles, its your turn now to be on trial. And snetnced you to hung over the poll.
Meles need to be brought to court for the genocide he committed in the past 15years.
He deserves to be hanged in public. Looking at his picture is making sick as I type this.
It is amazing that Colonel Mengistu has been tried by the same dictatorial regime. The killings of the innocents are still on to this day. So what is the difference between the Dergue and Woyane regimes? The only difference I see is that
1. Mengustu is darker in color ane Meles is a little lighter
2. Mengustu is full of hair and Meles is bald
3. Mengistu likes his military uniform and that dark blue khaki and Meles likes to dress up.
Well as I said their only difference is their appearance but their deed is the same eventhough the woyanes are a bit smarter tham Mengistu in their techniques killing their opponents.
Dergue People,
My condolesance to you all!
tsin'atun yistih
I welcome the news that Mengistu has finally met his fate, the precariousness of the execution of the sentence whatever that may be notwithstanding. The purpose of trying former dictators is not just retribution. It is to deter similar future would be dictators. It is unfortunate that 15 years on, we Ethiopians are experiencing yet another and, of course, more systematized, grave and ethnic-based atrocity in the person of Meles Zenawi. Meles should soon be stopped and brought to the court of law to face justice. Comparatively, Meles' crime is worse than Mengistu as it has put the country's very existence at risk. He is also responsible for ushering in Rwandan-style genocide, which is imminent unless this living vampire is stopped sooner than later.
All dictators, past or present, deserve to account for their deeds!! !!!!!
Only insane or child minds can compare the Dergue regime and EPRDF!!!Only insane or child minds can compare the Dergue regime and EPRDF!!!
Don't be insane. insane…..insane!!!!
I don't think the "Dergue" people should shed any tears over a street thug. Look at his pictures and surely he must be the ugliest creature who walked the face of this planet. I see a mixture of hyena blood in the family tree and he will make a good snack for the lions at the old imperial zoo.
Oh it is funny, one dictator judging the other. Who supposed to be blamed for Deurg? You the Woyanes and the shabias who had a dream of destructing ethiopia. Mengistu had to defend that. Menge was really nationalist and always in defence of the nation even though the irregularities done in killing innocent people.
Compared with Melese, Mengistu had done a lot to our national interest. Melese and the Moron followers will face the next trial which i hope is bigger than the deurge.
Ethiopia Tikdem
Mengistu was found guilty of genocide today in Melese's court. Is this similar to the genocide in Darfur where the light skinned Arabs killed hundreds of thosands of black Africans and for which USA accused the Sudan regime? Which nationaliites were wiped out under Mengistu? Why the West did not accuse Mengistu then?
Mengistu battled the Eritrean and Tigrayan liberation fronts with the majority support of Ethiopians early in the struggle and it also fought street battles in major cities with EPRP which is known as white and red terror.
In the battle between the Ethiopian army and the liberation movements there is no doubt that a war crime on both sides occurred. It is not surprising that Melese who accused Kinijit leaders as committing genocide should come of a lesser verdict on Mengistu than genocide.
The battle between EPRP and Dergue and the loss of thousands of lives in our major cities is a crime both of the combatants should be accountable in an open and fair trial including the present regime which is currently engaged in killing and torture of opposition party members.
No government and opposition parties have a right to take somebody else life and citizens should be vigilant and expose all the killings of innocent lives in the past and at the present.
The time Mengistu, Melese, Isayas and others will face justice, happy day in Ethiopia, is not far and Melese's verdict is just another distraciton similar to the Mogadishu invasion.
Zelealem, yohannes, Satenaw ahiyaw,Che guevera donkey,Nuetral lair,rakoo korkoro:
My deepest condolences to you and your likes in the diaspora. We will bring you all to justice one by one. You shall never escape it.
Never shall you escape it indeed.
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Lucas Leiva is set to make his long-awaited return as he lines up for Liverpool's Under-21 side to face West Ham tonight.
The tough-tacking 27-year-old has spent the last seven weeks in the Anfield treatment room with damaged his knee ligaments.
Leiva limped off during their 2-2 draw at home to struggling Aston Villa in January just 20 minutes after coming on as a substitute.
And with Liverpool having the weekend off due to their FA Cup exit to Arsenal in the last round, the dogged midfielder could be back in time to face Manchester United on Saturday.
Today I make my return with the reserve team.
I am glad that my recovery went very well and I am looking forward for the last 10 games.— Lucas Leiva (@LucasLeiva87) March 7, 2014
Joining Lucas on the comeback trail is Mamadou Sakho to boss the defensive options of boss Brendan Rodgers.
The 23-year-old French international tore his hamstring against Chelsea in December and has not featured since.
Sakho will also feature in the reserve match against the London side at Grays Athletic's Rush Green Stadium in Essex.
Glad to be back on the fields today with the Reserve team. And then, back to the training with the group on Tuesday ! pic.twitter.com/Elj92rz9ha— Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho3) March 7, 2014


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MB: Well, you know, certainly legacy costs are an issue we have to take a look at. Certainly, union contracts and just if you look at the personnel costs in the budget, that's the primary area where we spend most of our money, so we have to take a look at that. I think just managing better with less folks...
Then if you look at the three big chunks that I believe are there, you've got finance, IT (information technology), HR — which is one area that I think is huge that we have to attend to. And then public safety. I'm not even necessarily saying that's second because I think that if you listen to the public in our community that's the number one issue. And yet we spend a lot of resources in public safety... To do that in a more effective manner to make sure this community is safer, and... in a more efficient manner, I think that's critical.
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For dry roasting the spices:
Heat a pan, add peppercorns, black cardamom, cassia, green cardamom, cloves, nutmeg and roast them. Use a mortar and pestle to ground the spices.
For the gravy base:
Heat a pan, add ghee and sweat out the onions till they are a creamy yellow-white. Mix garlic, ginger and keep stirring. Add 2 teaspoons of the grounded spices and mix well.
Add coriander powder, turmeric, jeera powder, sea salt (to taste) and toast the spices on high flame. Add water to deglaze the pan and cook out the masala.
Add the yogurt to this mix slowly while stirring. Then mix in the almond paste. It can be prepared at home by blanching almonds, peeling them and grinding with water.
Add the saffron infused milk and stir till gravy thickens. Then add the apricots and a pinch of rock salt. Keep stirring.
Make incisions on the chicken with a knife and add to the gravy to poach. Add the cooled down tempering to the gravy. Let this simmer on low flame for 30-40 minutes till the chicken is coming off the bone. Uncover the pan for the last ten minutes of cooking till the gravy has reduced and thickened.
Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and strain the gravy on top using a colander. Garnish and serve hot.
For the tempering:
Heat the ghee in a pan for the tadka and add green cardamom and kashmiri chilli. Let it cool and ad to the gravy
For the garnish:
Put the ghee in a pan and heat it. Add chillies and mint leaves and cook till it's crispy.
Key Ingredients: chicken, red chilli, kashmiri mirch, salt, almonds, saffron, milk, black pepper, black cardamom, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, clarified butter, onion, garlic, ginger, coriander powder, turmeric, cumin seeds, sea salt, yogurt, apricots, rock s