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In the end there was no shortage of the things we desired most. The passion was there, the fight was clearly evident, the pride of representing country was present and the chasing of a dream was given a real chance thanks to the commitment and desire shown. We can have no complaints when it comes to the intangibles offered by the Greek national team in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat to Argentina, a loss which brought an end to our World Cup journey.
Perhaps the only thing lacking was a certain degree of risk and endeavor, but when you see your players and know they gave it their all, criticism is futile, and even the reality of defeat and elimination gives way to pride and hope for the future.
Otto Rehhagel provided Greece with a starting eleven whose job was clear as day, keep the score 0-0. Argentina are blessed with attacking riches that few sides in the world possess and the German's hope was perhaps to keep the match scoreless and knick something on the counter-attack. We all knew what to expect from the starting whistle and knew it would be 90 minutes of anxious moments with Argentina doing most of the attacking.
The first half went directly to plan. Argentina had their chances, but in their way they found 10 men who were committed to fight and scrap for every inch. If Argentina found their way past those 10, which they certainly did on a few occasions then there stood Alexander Tzorvas. Much maligned for his hand in the goals we conceded in this tournament, Tzorvas was stunning against Argentina pulling off a serious of top drawer saves that proved that Greece will have a fantastic shot-stopper between the posts in the years to come. If Tzorvas can somehow become a bit more adept at crosses into his box then he will offer even more confidence.
In a few short minutes at the start of the second half, things began to unravel and in my opinion determined the outcome of the match. For starters, Giorgos Karagounis was taken off due to an injury, his replacement was left back Nikos Spyropoulos which means that Vasilis Torosidis moved from left back into the midfield. Then in the 48th minute, the big chance that we all desired finally came. Giorgios Samaras beautifully took down a long pass and found himself one on one with his defender. His first shot was blocked by the defender, but the rebound was kind and with the goalkeeper out of position, Samaras took a shot at the far post and went inches wide. If he had shot near post then this article might have had a different tone.
Just two minutes later, Kostas Katsouranis picked up an injury and had to go off. Rehhagel threw on Sotiris Ninis in his place. Then as luck would have it, just seconds later Greece were forced into another substitution as Torosidis was hurt and had to leave the game. This was my only issue with Rehhagel yesterday. Instead of putting on Fanis Gekas or Dimitris Salpingidis, Christos Patsatsoglou was preferred, 'Patsa' is honest enough of a defensive midfielder, but we had used three subs and in reality had only two clear offensive players on the pitch in Samaras and Ninis.
Predictably we were unable to offer much in attack and Argentina wore us down and finally scored through DeMichelis on 77 minutes. The goal itself could have been disallowed for a foul in the lead-up though this World Cup has clearly shown that there is no rhyme or reason to what gets called in the box. I know it's a tough job, but it is also frustrating to see that.
1-0 down you could almost see the hope disappearing from the players' eyes, but to the credit of these heroes they kept fighting to the end. It was inspiring to see from a Greek point of view.
To All The Detractors
For all of those that have railed against Greece for the way they played I have nothing to say besides we just don't give a damn anymore. New Zealand defend for 90 minutes against Italy and receive nothing but praise for their courage, while Italy themselves defend like hell for an entire tournament (2006 World Cup) and receive nothing but positive headlines that talk about defensive mastery and wonderful rearguard play. It's the same for many other smaller sides and bigger ones, however for some reason with Greece because this has been a system that has been put to use for years there is nothing but criticism.
The criticism is deserved in some cases like the Euro 2008 opener against Sweden when we didn't try to play football. I was the first to criticize then as I thought it was shambolic that the player's were content to pass the ball back and forth in the defensive third for minutes on end. In those situations I can see why there would be yelling and screaming about that style. However these matches are the exception. In most cases Greece try and play, yes Rehhagel has a defense-first mindset, but there has also been a real focus on counter-attacking during his tenure.
The supremely talented guy that writes the Argentina blog on Soccernet here also had a go. The only thing I want to say is that this argument has no basis anymore. I'm sure that many Argentine fans and perhaps neutrals wanted us to open up and have Messi score a couple right off the bat so the backheels and trick plays could come out. Some people have criticized us for not doing enough offensively to warrant winning the match.
That perhaps is a worthwhile argument, but I'll take any team that digs its heels in against more talented position to grind out a result. Which match did you enjoy seeing more Brazil-North Korea 2-1 or Portugal-North Korea 7-0? To me the answer will always be the former. Can Switzerland be faulted for playing the way they did against Spain? If they shouldn't play like that then perhaps Argentina, Brazil, Spain and whichever other team is playing "good" football at the moment should go off separately and have their own World Cup.
At some point in the future I am hopeful that Greece play a more aesthetically pleasing game. Perhaps the change in coach will produce a system that is more conducive to the neutrals watching. I understand that when people watch football they want to be entertained, however part of the magic of the game is that teams that look inferior on paper can give themselves a shot at winning through good tactics and hard work, sprinkling in some creativity and luck. Some people may call that boring, I on the other hand call it one of the main reasons why I love football so much.
Heads Held High
We exit the tournament with our heads held high, no matter what others say. In this tournament you have seen infighting derail an unbelievably talented team such as France, while a team like England can't manufacture a clear goalscoring chance against Algeria (no disrespect to them as they played a fantastic game) and have players speaking out at what is being said in the locker room.
Our team had none of that. It would have been easy to fall apart after the disappointment of the South Korea performance and result, but with a slice of luck (Kaita's red) the lads conjured up a display and victory that will be remembered always and hopefully will provide a foundation for years to come for Greek football.
I will be writing a final piece in the coming days encapsulating all of Greece's World Cup journey, but for now we sit back and reflect on what has been a successful tournament for us. We took positive steps and improved on our previous performance at the world's biggest sporting event. We also got to experience the joy, tension, and anticipation of not only being at a World Cup, but having a chance to go through to the next round as late as the 75th minute of our third and final Group Stage match. That is something to be proud of, that and the fact that at the end of the day we know the boys left it all out on the pitch. We can wear our Greek jerseys around with pride more than ever now and for that we are thankful to our Ethniki. See you guys again in a couple days and once again Bravo to our heroes!
Your comments and views are always welcomed, thank you so much for all of them so far. Write in and let me know your feelings on the Argentina match and Greece's World Cup overall.
I am a Greek-Australian and am very disappointed at the way that Rehhagel set out the team.We can no longer sit back with 5 across the back hoping to hit on the counter when all that this does is to give the opposition a huge numerical advantage over your attack rendering it useless.
Look at what Australia did after a first bad defeat when they made the same mistake but then when they had a real go against Ghana and (a very gifted) Serbian team they prevailed.Greece should play at least a 442 system.We showed we could do it when we pushed forward against Nigeria (even if they did have a player less).
When you have teams like Algeria,Slovenia (population 2 million),Slovakia (5 million)and Australia all being able to attack with confidence then I can't see how Greece cannot.
All we want is to see a team that will give it all on the field and play to a win like men not this defeatist attitude. As the old adage goes "the best form of defense is attack".
Bravo George!Remind people that we live with courage .We are Greeks the underdog for ever! I Tan I epi tas.This how we live our lives.Greece a Small nation ,bad economy & all had 10 spartans at the best true International soccer tournament.Mr otto Rehaghel ??? Just like the first German/Greek King took over a mediocre team & trasform it into european champions .Lets build on this solid foundation that he left behind.Defence wins games!!!


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AnttiV posted on Mar 04, 2013 9:18:40 PM - Report post
Nice trainer, but I seem to have a weird problem with it. Numpad 2 increases licenses like it should, but Numpad 0 sets my total amount of wealth to MINUS four million. Then each click increases the wealth by 100k until it is under minus 100k. When the next click should bring the total amount to positive, it just again resets it back to minus 4M... I can't seem to hit positive wealth AT ALL with this trainer?
xboomcazoox posted on Mar 15, 2013 6:25:45 AM - Report post
Probably because you're pressing numpad 0 instead of 1? Or unless you customized the trainer to do that.
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Great Trainer, gives you a whole new experience. How about a Function for instant Cooldowns / Researches / ... ?
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Hello everyone, I am completely new to this trainer stuff. I have the Steam Anno 2070 Complete Edition, v 2.00.7780. I was wondering if this trainer or the other one will work. I have downloaded the trainer, disabled my Lava-soft ant-v program, put the trainer in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Anno 2070 file, ran the trainer first then the game. When in the main menu I press the F1 key, but I don't hear anything. I searched other boards and tried things such as ALT Tab, press F1, then ALT Tab back into game but nothing seems to work. If you could let me know what I am doing wrong thank you so much.
Zadkiel posted on Apr 19, 2014 2:38:41 PM - Report post
Just started to encounter an issue with my trainer, when i "activate" it the activation sound will loop until i kill the trainer now this is only the second time I've ever encountered this issue, any potential explanations for this, as for AV I have all my trainers written as exceptions.
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originally posted by Zadkiel
Just started to encounter an issue with my trainer, when i "activate" it the activation sound will loop until i kill the trainer now this is only the second time I've ever encountered this issue, any potential explanations for this, as for AV I have all my trainers written as exceptions.
the only explanation is that the keyboard cache on your computer is flooded with keypress data. this can happen due to the way the game polls the keypress conflicts with the way the trainer polls keypresses in some instances OR you legitimately have a problem with your keyboard.
this is generally fixed easily by rebooting the computer to flush the cache.
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ndart posted on Jun 20, 2014 6:26:03 PM - Report post
+1 to AnttiV's problem, wealth option does not work and in fact reduces your money.
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ReeO posted on Jun 20, 2014 9:21:17 PM - Report post
I play this game ALLOT. I have encountered this same issue. To resolve it's simple. You need to restart the game without the trainer and start building things or doing things that reduces the cash-flow.. after so long the -funds will reduce back to + then Save game. Exit game reload/reactivate trainer. and off you go with wealth cheat
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Tamera Moore (left) tries on mid-19th-century reproduction clothing at the Charleston Museum as her friend, Lauren Wills (center), waits her turn.
A couple of weeks ago, my mom was in town visiting.
She's been to Charleston many times before, but she came with a list of things she wanted to do, including, but not limited to, Summerville's Flowertown Festival, art walk, the beach, day trips, Bridge Run, birding and The Festival of Houses and Gardens.
When she left 10 days later, I was wiped out. Who knew a 65-year-old woman could be so exhausting?
Of the many things we did during her visit, our trip to the Charleston Museum on a rainy afternoon to see the "Threads of War" exhibit was a highlight.
The museum's permanent collection includes an in-depth look at Charleston's past from pre-Colonial times all the way through the mid-20th century.
There's also an eclectic collection from some 19th-century explorers/naturalists, including an Egyptian mummy and the skeleton of a whale who had the extremely bad fortune of ending up in Charleston Harbor.
"Threads of War" is a year-long exhibit commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and features an array of period pieces worn by men, women and children in 1860s Charleston.
It's a fascinating look at fashion before zippers were invented and when everything was made by hand. The exhibit also shows how living in a time of war had a profound effect on everyday life, from the type of materials available for making garments to the struggle to find many household goods.
For example, a hand-made palmetto straw hat shows the resourcefulness of having to work with local materials as does a fan made of turkey feathers, because there was, of course, a blockade in Charleston during the war allowing very little into the city.
The silhouette on the dresses should be familiar to anyone who's ever watched the miniseries "North and South." A defined waist was due to the use of a corset, and full skirts got their shape from a wide hoop crinoline worn underneath.
Military styling also influenced the fashion of the time as a Zouave-style collar on a jacket demonstrates.
A stand-out piece in the exhibit is a beautiful christening gown with the most gorgeous hand-embroidered detail.
There are uniforms, including one that was worn by a soldier who was fatally wounded. Looking closely, you can see the bullet hole, and it's a stark reminder of how much was sacrificed during the Civil War.
At the end of the exhibit is an interactive part where you can put on period costumes to see what it was like to dress in the 1860s.
"Threads of War" continues until late October. The Charleston Museum is at 360 Meeting Street.
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Many Americans are under the impression that they are living in the greatest nation on earth. But that is not true, according to statistics.
When it comes to educating children, 22 countries beat the United States in math. The U.S. also ranks 17th in reading, and comes in 16th place for young adults with college degrees.
The United States also has a poor quality health care system.
Despite the fact that Americans pay more for their health care than any other nation on earth, the quality of care is low, compared to the 36 other countries that beat America.
Life expectancy in the U.S. is also on the decline. "The Annual Review of Public Health was released and this year's results show the United States lagging behind every industrialized nation on Earth, except Qatar," according to Whiteout Press.
The current system of health care rationing to those with insurance also creates a life expectancy imbalance based on wealth. Poor Americans live an average of five years less than their wealthy counterparts.
But even wealthy Americans are living shorter lives. "Principal author Justin Denney of Rice University and colleagues said the average life U.S. expectancy for a person born today is 78.49 -- significantly lower than for people born in Monaco, Macau and Japan, which have the three highest life expectancies at 89.7 84.4 and 83.9 years, respectively," according to upi.
As America has pursued conservative trickle-down economic policies, average wages have declined and poverty has grown, especially among children.
"Across the nation, the research by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that child poverty increased in 38 states from 2000 to 2009. As a result, 14.7 million children, 20 percent, were poor in 2009. That represents a 2.5 million increase from 2000, when 17 percent of the nation's youth lived in low-income homes," according to CBS News.
According to Census data, by 2011, poverty rates grew to include 1 out of every 6 Americans.
The collapse of the U.S. financial markets in 2008, due to deregulated Wall Street gambling and mortgage securities fraud, sparked the worst recession since the 1930s and has left millions of Americans homeless under an epidemic of foreclosures.
So what is America doing wrong?
While there is no simple answer to that question, it seems that the problem lies in priorities. In a political environment wrought with partisan wars over budget cuts versus public investment, a real vision for the future has gotten lost in daily battles.
Without investment in education and the physical health of the nation, what country can have a bright future?
Other countries have moved their focus away from the issues of the past. But America is locked in partisan combat over taking the country backwards. And that's why Japan, India, Germany, and other free nations, are beating America.
The battle between conservatives and progressives is not working for America. Progressives' efforts to change America's course is being blocked by conservatives. And conservatives are so busy waging war on the working class that they refuse to admit that their efforts are only making things worse for the majority of Americans.
In the 1970s, when America was growing economically and socially, people had a different attitude. Their war was with Vietnam, not other Americans. The goal was peace. There was a war on poverty because Americans believed that the nation would be stronger if fewer people went hungry. Today, there is a powerful movement by conservatives to cut or eliminate food assistance programs for the poor.
America is all about attitude, and her attitude has changed over the past 40 years. Today, the United States in not in a race to achievement, like putting the first man on the moon. The race is on to demonize the government so the public can be convinced to willingly hand the country over to corporate CEOs, under the guise of capitalists know best.
Capitalists care about making money and there is nothing wrong with that in and of itself. But capitalists do not necessarily care about governing the more than 300 million Americans who may be more interested in the quality of their families' lives than they are in just turning a profit.
Despite what the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, corporations are not human beings. But the mere fact that such a ruling would even be considered shows how much America's attitude and priorities have changed. And look at what that change has caused. America's rank continues to drop in life expectancy, education, and health care quality. Wages are stagnant, the gap between rich and poor has become a growing epidemic, more children are going hungry, and fewer people seem to care.
If America is ever going to be the greatest nation on earth again, its people need a major attitude and priority adjustment.
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." John F. Kennedy
If you like writing about U.S. politics and the 2012 campaign, enter "The American Pundit" competition. Allvoices is awarding four $250 prizes each month between now and November. These monthly winners earn eligibility for the $5,000 grand prize, to be awarded after the November election.
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The band have already delivered their inimitable verdict on this week's news, and taken us through the records they were listening to while making 'Surfing The Void'. They also sent us the video for 'Echoes' first and have loads more hi-jinx lined up for the next few days, so keep your eyes open for more Klaxons-related content...
Plus they spoke to us on the set of their NME cover shoot and even treated us to a guide to forward rolls...
The band are looking after the Daily Download for a few days too, and have cherry-picked some tracks for your MP3 needs.
First up, Jaimie Reynolds bigs up The Cabin Fever: "They're my friend's band from Southampton. They're kind of lo-fi outsider pop with Daniel Hall singing about his ideas, philosophies and life experiences. I'd recommend them to them to anyone who's a fan of experimental pop music."
Download The Cabin Fever's 'Where Are You?' here and pick up 'It's All Here' on last year's Radar blog here.
Next up, Simon Taylor-Davis bigs up Smith Westerns. "A song I'm really into at the moment is Smith Westerns' 'Girl In Love'. The track has got a weird, scuzzy, glam vibe to it, although it's also a love song. I have a funny feeling that glam is gonna come back in a weird kind of way."
To grab the track, hit up this RCRD LBL post from last summer, and while you're stocking up on Smith Westerns goodness, download 'Be My Girl' and 'Imagination Pt 3' from the Radar blog.
Klaxons talk shamen, studio meltdowns and a lizard who showed them God in this week's comeback cover interview:
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Narendra Modi @narendramodi May 15
It's selfie time! Thanks Premier Li.
Way cool.
Narendra Modi @narendramodi May 15
It's selfie time! Thanks Premier Li.
Way cool.
Click to enlarge — Setting forth from Muscat to Ahmedabad
The Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered airplane may have only just begun its attempt at a round-the-world flight, but it's already broken a world record. By traveling from Muscat, Oman to Ahmedabad, India, it broke the Solar Impulse team's previous record for longest solar-powered straight distance flight between predeclared waypoints.
The 1,468-km Muscat to Ahmedabad flight was the second leg of the planned 5-month journey, which began this Monday in Abu Dhabi. Pilot Bertrand Piccard took the aircraft to an altitude of 8,534 meters and maintained a ground speed of about 185 km/h, landing in Ahmedabad this Tuesday at 11:25pm. He was in the air for a total of 13 hours and 20 minutes.
This latest record-breaking flight also reportedly marks the first time that a solar-powered aircraft has flown in Asia…
The team plans to spend the next four days in Ahmedabad before heading for Varanasi, India.
Bravo! It's like early days in flight all over again. Including the bit about breaking your own records.
The Indian government has sacked a civil servant who went on leave in 1990 and never came back to work.
Urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said a case of "wilful absence" had been proved against electrical engineer AK Verma.
Mr Verma had been under investigation since 1992, but had refused to co-operate, the minister said.
Correspondents say absenteeism is a pervasive problem in government-run offices in India.
Mr Naidu said in a statement that Mr Verma joined the Central Public Works Department in 1980.
He had risen to the rank of executive engineer by 1990, when he went on leave.
An inquiry was set up in 1992, but formal proceedings to dismiss him were not begun until 2007…It took a further seven years for the department to reach a decision and dismiss him.
A report in 2012 labelled India's government machinery the worst in Asia.
Schools have also faced problems, with teachers failing to turn up for work in huge numbers…Last August, a state school in Madhya Pradesh sacked a teacher who had been absent for 23 years of her 24-year career.
Between caste system remnants and leftovers from the British colonial bureaucracy, I think India has further to go to be economically reclassified as Developing rather than a Third World nation.
When it comes to investing any tiny portion of my meagre fixed income in the BRIC nations – the only parts that get my attention are China and Brazil.
You cannot blame Bhavana Vaja, 12, for telling you that the first aeroplane was invented during the mythical Dvapara Yuga, when the Hindu God Ram flew from Sri Lanka to Ayodhya in India with his wife Sita and brother Laxman in a Pushpaka Vimana – a swan-shaped chariot of flowers.
By claiming that they familiarise students with India's ancient heritage, some books printed by the education department of western Gujarat state teach children that aeroplanes existed in India since Lord Ram's era. And that is just a sample of how religious content is included in science, history, environment, and mathematics books…
The Gujarat government has introduced nine new books this academic year for classes 1 to 12. These books, written by Hindu nationalist ideologues, have been delivered to 42,000 elementary schools across the state free of cost.
Eight out of the nine books have been penned by Dina Nath Batra, founder of the Hindu nationalist organisation, Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti. Batra was responsible for forcing Pengiun India Publishers to withdraw all copies of Wendy Doniger's book The Hindus in February this year.
Enthused by its success, Batra went on to force two other publishers – Aleph and Orient Blackswan – to withdraw books that he deemed "hurtful to Hindu religious sentiments".
Good thing we have intellectual freedom here in the United States. We don't have to confront theocrats like this more often than, say, once or twice a week.🙂
Taking a leaf from Batra's book, India's prime minister and former chief minister of Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, last week said that genetic science existed in ancient India.
In fact, Modi wrote a foreword in Batra's books saying his "inspirational literature will inspire students and teachers"…
There is already some talk of changing the school and college curriculum at the national level.
In Indian political context, "saffronisation" is used to refer to the policies of right-wing Hindu nationalist organisations, which, according to critics, are divisive. The term refers to the saffron-coloured robes worn by Hindu sages.
Barely four days after India's new right-wing government was sworn in this May, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani, a former TV actress, issued her first statement saying the Vedas, the Upanishads and other ancient Hindu texts should be introduced in the classrooms.
Consequently, in July, a consultative body called The Bharatiya Shiksha Neeti Ayog (Indian Education Policy Commission) was constituted by the Hindu nationalist organisation, RSS and is mandated "to study the present education system and suggest corrective steps to make it Bharat-centric." Bharat is the Hindi word for India.
And so it goes. In nation-states led and controlled by politicians whose ideology is infused with the supposed benefits of theocracy, school books and laws begin to be distorted a little at a time until the intellectual freedom of thought, speech and education we take for granted as modern standards – are made subservient to religion. Whether it be India, Turkey – or Texas.
Best Jingle Bells ever.
And as ever – thanks to Om Malik for pointing this out to the rest of the West.
India became the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet when its indigenously made unmanned spacecraft entered the orbit of Mars on Wednesday — and the first nation in the world to successfully reach Mars on its first attempt.
The spacecraft called "Mangalyaan," or "Mars-craft" in Hindi, which was launched last November, slowed down just enough to reach orbit early Wednesday, securing India a place in the elite global space club of Martian explorers…
The official Twitter account of NASA's Curiosity Rover — which has been on the Martian surface since Aug. 6, 2012 — tweeted, "Namaste, @MarsOrbiter! Congratulations to @ISRO and India's first interplanetary mission upon achieving Mars orbit."
To which MOM's Twitter account replied, "Howdy @MarsCuriosity ? Keep in touch. I'll be around…"
Over the next six months, India's Mangalyaan will study the mineral composition on Mars and also look for the presence of methane, a chemical key to life on Earth.
India has launched 75 satellites since 1975, and its space program has over the years worked on collecting weather data, predicting natural disasters, feeding television and radio stations and also teaching children in remote villages without schools.
"We have seen the report and congratulate India on the Mars satellite entering the orbit successfully," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing…This is pride of India and Pride of Asia and also is a landmark progress in humankind's exploration of outer space. So we congratulate India on that," she said.
Questions of economics and priorities will be asked – properly – but, congratulations are in order more than anything else. Another standard of modern society achieved by an Asian nation.
An old-timey sci-fi geek like me has to be thrilled.
Thanks, Mike
The cow in question
A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala is set to win a court battle to keep a cow after DNA tests proved it belongs to her, her lawyer says…The woman, TS Sashilekha, had been accused by her neighbour Geetha of stealing the animal.
The acrimonious dispute even saw the cow in question appear in court.
It is thought to be the first time an ownership battle over an animal has been decided by DNA tests in India, where Hindus consider cows to be holy.
The legal battle between the two women began last year when Geetha claimed that a cow in her herd was the mother of the disputed animal…But DNA tests ordered by the court did not match, meaning that Sashilekha will get to keep the cow.
…N Chandra Babu, lawyer for Sashilekha, told the BBC, "It is a rare case and possibly the first of its kind in history. Perhaps this is the first time a DNA test was held on a cow to find out its real owner."
After the disputed cow was produced in court, Sashilekha was allowed to keep it in her possession – but only after paying 45,000 rupees in securities.
I understand why the court would ask the eventual victor to provide security presumably covering the value of the cow. Hopefully, returned without charges. Another good reason why she is suing the accuser for costs and compensation.
The so-called BRICS countries agreed to form an international development bank with aspirations to challenge the dominance of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said Tuesday that the New Development Bank will start with $50 billion in capital and $100 billion as a currency reserve fund for liquidity crises…
Still, the BRICS bank, which could add more member nations, represents a bid to expand the influence of the BRICS emerging markets and act as a counterbalance to institutions run by the U.S. and other developed nations…
As developing countries began playing a larger role in the world economy, their leaders repeatedly complained that they have not been given correspondingly larger voices in international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF, both based in Washington. The U.S. typically appoints the World Bank president, and European countries appoint the IMF chief.
"International governance structures designed within a different power configuration show increasingly evident signs of losing legitimacy and effectiveness," said the official statement signed by the BRICS leaders, who met in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday. "We believe the BRICS are an important force for incremental change and reform of current institutions toward more representative and equitable governance."
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma hammered out some of the final details before signing the agreement Tuesday.
Among the terms are that the bank will be in Shanghai, its first president will be from India, and the first chair of the board of directors will be from Brazil…
Analysts expect that other countries – like Indonesia, Mexico or Turkey – will join the bank over time. Certainly, they and their neighbors have no shortage of conflicts with restrictions important to the fiscal bears directing the IMF or the World Bank.
I doubt anyone expects either of the banks under the thumb of the US [and to a lesser extent, the EU] to modernize, to actively support the developing nations in any goal beyond being a source of cheap labor, raw materials, for Western corporations.
Telecommunications company Vodafone's report on government surveillance of its customers in 29 countries reveals more than first meets the eye – and is raising questions from Dublin to Delhi about how much spying on email and telephone chats happens in secret.
In Friday's report Vodafone said most countries required the company's knowledge and cooperation to hear phone calls or see emails, but at least six governments have given their security agencies the power of direct access.
Vodafone didn't identify the countries that have tapped into its network, but the report provided some clues. An 88-page appendix reveals that five countries – Albania, Egypt, Hungary, Ireland and Qatar – have provisions that allow authorities to demand unfettered access.
In vague language, the report also indicated similar powers could exist in India and the United Kingdom, too.
In too many cases, Vodafone said, governments kept both the company and wider society in the dark about what was happening, with laws explicitly forbidding government disclosure of any details of its electronic eavesdropping…
Wiretapping of phones and accessing of call records for law-enforcement purposes is a decades-old and accepted practice even in the most open democracies. With backing from courts, police can request cooperation from phone companies to access communications.
But in developing countries such as Congo, Ghana and Lesotho, Vodafone said it cannot support wiretapping, because governments haven't requested the technology.
Vodafone's report comes one year after former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden revealed that U.S. and other countries' intelligence agencies indiscriminately gathered and stored data from phone calls and Internet communications…
Vodafone's report is also seen as a response to the company's embarrassing role in the Egyptian protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011. As those protests raged, the government forced Vodafone to bombard its Egyptian subscribers with propaganda text messages. The company said it had no choice but to comply, but was severely criticized for its actions.
Here's the Vodafone report at their website.
If you're not old enough to recall – there was a time in the United States when courts ruled in favor of the privacy of citizens and Congress and the White House didn't succeed in sucking info from communications without express judicial permission.
I was part of a class action suit that won victory over the city where I lived, the local police department, the regional phone company – and the FBI – for illegal wiretapping. The creeps even tapped my parents' phone in case I made any subversive calls when I dropped by for Sunday dinner.
Not anymore, man!
Federal health officials recommended Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk for AIDS take a daily pill that has been shown to prevent infection with the virus that causes it.
If broadly followed, the advice could transform AIDS prevention in the United States — from reliance on condoms, which are effective but unpopular with many men, to a regimen that relies on an antiretroviral drug.
It would mean a 50-fold increase in the number of prescriptions for the drug, Truvada — to 500,000 a year from fewer than 10,000. The drug costs $13,000 a year, and most insurers already cover it…
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have long been frustrated that the number of H.I.V. infections in the United States has barely changed in a decade, stubbornly holding at 50,000 a year, despite 30 years of official advice to rely on condoms to block transmission…
Nevertheless, advocates for the drug regimen were elated at Wednesday's announcement.
RTFA for all the social pros and cons. Something the NY TIMES is all concerned about. Rightly, I suppose.
They also skipped quietly over the question of cost – although looking around on the Web it appears to me the generic made and sold in Asia costs about $800/year or less. Versus $13,000 to Gilead.


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2012 Neyers Vineyards Chardonnay Chuy's Vineyard Sonoma Valley
Producer: Neyers Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma
Appellation: Sonoma Valley
89 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - May/June 2014
Slightly hazy yellow-gold. Aromas of pineapple tart, lemon cream and smoky, coconutty oak. Offers good intensity but began with a slightly tart citrus edge to the yellow peach and brown spice flavors. Harmonized nicely in the glass while retaining its impression of lemony acidity. Will this firmly built chardonnay expand with time in bottle?


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Greeley firefighters early Friday morning fought a blaze atop the Leprino Foods Co. wastewater treatment facility that is under construction in east Greeley.
But it's not likely to set back the company's planned November opening, company officials said.
Leprino Foods spokesman Ted Wietecha said company officials expect a full recovery in a few days.
"It was not very significant; most of the fire was roofing materials," Wietecha said. "It won't take much time, structurally. Our engineers feel real confident we'll be back on schedule in couple of days."
Leprino Foods is building a cheese plant off of 1st Avenue and 13th Street, plus a wastewater treatment facility to the northeast of the plant.
Firefighters were called at 6:29 a.m. to the fire at 1122 Ash Ave., in Greeley. A spark from a private contractor welding near roofing material of insulation and rubber ignited the blaze, fire officials said.
"Driving out here, it looked like half of Greeley was on fire," said Greeley Fire Department Chief Duane McDonald. "There was just a plume of dark smoke in the air."
Nine fire department units and about 30 personnel responded to the fire, said Division Chief Dale Lyman.
"With the amount of fire and smoke showing when they got there, they went to a second alarm," Lyman said. "Just working in air packs for that amount of time, they're swapping guys out so they can take a breather after 20-30 minutes ... it just takes a lot of guys."
Firefighters used an aerial ladder truck to gain access to the main body of the fire, which was concentrated on the roof.
Crews worked for about 45 minutes to bring the bulk of the fire under control. Crews remained on scene for another four hours to extinguish concealed burning roofing materials, according to a press release. No injuries were reported.
Wietecha said the company did not yet have a damage estimate, but said the company will only have to replace the roofing material that burned and a couple of steel joists. The building structure was cement.
Fire officials consider the fire accidental and likely related to welding operations that were under way at the site.
Leprino officials plan to move on.
"It's a minor delay, it's a minor inconvenience, but it happened, and we'll move past it," Wietecha said. "We want to send our sincere thanks to the Greeley Fire Department. They responded really quickly and did a wonderful job taking care of it."
The first phase of the plant is scheduled to open in November with about 77 employees. In a year, another round of applications will be taken and about 200 more workers hired. The final wave of workers will be hired in phase three, in 2013-14.


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HEPHERDSTOWN - In abnormally abysmal conditions for an October football game, a strange turn of events suddenly swung everything in Shepherd's favor.
As a heavy, wet snow fell on Ram Stadium, Shepherd punter Troy McNiell was back to kick the ball away to Bowie State, his team up just seven points midway through the fourth quarter.
Slippery conditions had been the story the entire game, leaving footing treacherous and making physical mistakes plentiful.
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But an apparent mental mistake by the Bulldogs was all the difference as Shepherd beat Bowie State 38-17 Saturday in the Rams' last home game of the season.
As McNeill's punt sailed to Bowie's Kendall Jefferson on fourth-and-3, a yellow flag found its way to the white, snow-covered field. As officials conferred, Bowie coach Damon Wilson voiced his displeasure as it was determined the Bulldogs had committed an illegal substitution on the play.
The penalty gave the Rams the ball back at the Bulldog 38, and running backs Tommy Addison and Kenny Williams took over, rushing the rest of the way as Williams punched in an 8-yard touchdown five plays later.
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Bowie State quarterback Clifton Budd, left, scrambles through the line of scrimmage as Shepherd's Corey Washington fills the hole during the first quarter of their game Saturday at Ram?Stadium.
Bowie State defenders Delante White and Bekewele Amadi shove down Shepherd University runningback Kenny Williams along the sideline during 1st quarter action Sat. afternoon at Shepherd University's Rams Stadium.
However, the two teams' coaches had different perspectives on the penalty that gave Shepherd the ball back.
"There was no illegal substitution," Wilson said. "The referees called a bad call. It's as simple as that. He called a bad call and got involved. There was no illegal substitution - 11 people on the field."
Even with 11 men on the field, Shepherd coach Monte Cater said the Bulldogs were bringing players on and off the field late all game, and it finally caught up with them.
"They had some people standing out on the sidelines, on and off, so I don't care how much they're whinin', that's what they do, and they call that in our league," Cater said. "I'm surprised it wasn't called sooner."
With 3:41 to play and down by 14, the Bulldogs desperately tried to move down the field that, by this time, were caked with clumps of snow. But quarterback Tyrae Reid's last-ditch effort toward the end zone was intercepted by D.J. Scott and returned for a 92-yard touchdown to ice the game. It was one of five interceptions on the day for the Ram defense.
"It was a ballgame until late in the fourth quarter and that (illegal substitution) call was made," Wilson said. "We couldn't recover from that penalty."
Mistakes were plentiful from the get-go, as Shepherd's Michael Haynes fumbled the opening squib kickoff from the upback position, but William McKenzie alertly jumped on the ball.
The drive resulted in a 35-yard Eric Dobratz field goal to put Shepherd up 3-0.
Scott started and finished the game with an interception, as he stepped in front of a Dominique Budd pass that set up a Shepherd scoring drive that finished with a Williams 7-yard touchdown run.
Williams, who finished with 93 yards on 20 carries for the game, didn't let the adverse conditions bother him.
"I was just trying to not pay attention to it," Williams said of the snow. "Our line put us on their backs today, so it felt good. The holes were there if you could keep your balance."
An Addison fumble at his own 5 set up a Budd touchdown run to draw the Bulldogs within three, but McKenzie took the ensuing kickoff back 70 yards for a score, running right and finding just enough space through the blocking to outrun the Bowie coverage.
"We got a score from our offense, defense and special teams, and that's huge on a day like this," Cater said.
Budd would lead the Bulldogs right back, accounting for all but three yards on Bowie's 83-yard scoring drive that followed. Budd converted two third downs with his feet, including a 63-yard quarterback draw that preceded his 7-yard scoring pass to Reginald McIntyre.
With the score 17-14, a comedy of errors followed, as Williams fumbled, Budd was intercepted by Elijah Davis, and a Dobratz 40-yard field goal attempt was driven into the pile of linemen.
Shepherd quarterback Bobby Cooper eventually found tight end John Frick for a one-yard score on a rollout pass with 10 seconds remaining in the first half.
"We don't have a big play list on days like today, but we were able to take advantage of the things we do best," Cater said.
Budd was shaken up before the half, and gave way to Reid at quarterback for the Bulldogs after halftime. Tariq Jones and Keith Brown set up a Michael Gagne 27-yard field goal to bring the Bowie deficit to seven.
A bad snap forced a McNiell blocked punt deep in the Shepherd end, but Davis intercepted Reid in the end zone and quelled the Bulldogs' potential game-tying drive.
Teams traded punts before a Corey Washington interception of Reid on fourth down set up the Williams touchdown run on the controversial drive that salted the game away.
"It was a great performance today by our defensive backs," Davis said. "(Bowie) was talking a lot of trash on Twitter and everything else, like our secondary wasn't that great or this and that, but we proved that we were the better team, the better secondary."
Bowie quarterbacks combined for just 25 passing yards, while Cooper finished 7 of 10 for 46 yards.
Addison added 53 yards on the ground for Shepherd.
"I thought Kenny Williams did some good things, and Tommy (Addison) did, too, and the line solidified the front," Cater said.
"We got some big plays from our defense and got some picks that was a big part of it. Whoever was gonna keep the field position was gonna win, and we did that."


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Now some lawmakers want the legislature's authority over state agencies protected by more than just a court ruling.
They want it added to the Idaho Constitution by a vote of the people in November.
Is it some sort of a power grab?
"Not at all," said Sen. Curt McKenzie. The Nampa Republican is a cosponsor of the resolution. He says the purpose is to protect citizens from excessive regulation by state agencies
"Every year, we review those rules to make sure the agencies aren't overstepping their bounds in regulating the people of Idaho."
Part of the proposed constitutional amendment would read like this: "no rule shall supersede the legislature's authority..."
If it's added to the constitution, McKenzie says the legislature's oversight power could not be overturned by a future court ruling.
House Joint Resolution No. 1 needs a two-thirds vote in both the house and senate to land on the ballot in November, where it could pass with a simple majority vote from the people.


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Founded in 1871 by one Jean Dirler in southern Alsace, this family-owned domain is now run, five generations later, by another Jean Dirler. Though it bottles Pinot Noir, the domain is best known for its dry, classically structured, mineral-rich white Alsace varietals.
2007 Domaine Dirler-Cade Gewurztraminer
Producer: Domaine Dirler-Cade
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Gewurztraminer
Origin: France
Region: Alsace
88 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - November/December 2008
(14.7% alcohol, with 14 grams of sugar) Pale lemon-yellow color. Pungent, varietally accurate aromas of clove, cinnamon, rose petal and cured meats. Supple, lush and round, with the spicy cured meat character dominating the palate. Ripe acidity provides shape and extends the finish. From a crop level of just 25 hectoliters per hectare, according to Dirler.


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Our cat LOVES this thing!
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Comments about Kickeroos for Cats:
I got this for our kitty hoping she'd like it. I was really surprised to see she actually LOVES it. She carries it around like it's her best friend. Plays with it all the time. I'm glad I got her this toy.
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By PJ
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i ordered the Kong Kickeroo for my cat, Robbie. He immediately played, chewed, threw it up in air, and played pull with my dog.They had so much fun, I ordered 2 others for my neighbors cats!
Fun for cat and people alike
By Glen
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We have a big female cat who can take on this toy as if it were a rodent and when thrown she catches in the air. The tail is especially fun for her and for people to tease her with. Glad I got it.
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Dud at my house :(
By Terry
from Katy, Texas
I'm not sure what happened. I must have received an old one or one that failed to have catnip in it. I have 4 cats that go crazy with catnip normally...but not one of them give this toy ANY attention, even when I try to encourage play. I've had it a week and it is still laying in the same position as where I left it last. Not sure how to get a replacement without being charged shipping for the return.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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cat loves it
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Cat got toy for Christmas and went crazy with the toy. BIG HIT
Love it
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I have had one of these before for my cats and they loved it. They love this one too!
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Nice cat toy
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We have given kicaroos to our cats for years. They love the catnip and they will still play with the kickeroo even after the catnip dissipates after a month or so. I ordered one for my sister who says that her cat loves playing with it.
Cute toy
By SusieQ
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My cat was only interested in this toy for about 10 minutes. I have a feeling there isn't enough cat nip inside to keep his interest up.
Kickeroo Awesome
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My cat loves it, she generally wants to watch me while on keyboard when I am at my pc


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A Bucks County videographer has settled claims by the state that he failed to provide dozens of couples with their wedding videos over several years, the state Attorney General's Office announced Friday.
Kenneth H. Stillman, owner of Kenneth Stillman Video, was accused by 83 couples of failing to provide videos or other services he promised, the office said. Stillman was also accused of neglecting calls and complaints from couples who tried to recoup the items.
The agreement calls for Stillman to give the couples any outstanding videos he has within 30 days and pay $20,500 in restitution and fines, the Attorney General's Office said.