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The Dallas Mavericks sent scouting department representatives on an Eastern swing this week, sources tell DallasBasketball,com, to observe workouts sponsored by some of the most powerful agencies in the business. The locations: Virginia on Wednesday. New York on Thursday. Chicago on Friday. Of even more importance, among the participants: Kentucky guard Malik Monk, Gonzaga center Zack Collins, Texas center Jarrett Allen, Duke center/forward Harry Giles and UCLA power forward T.J. Leaf
There is a growing sense that West and the Warriors are headed toward agreeing to extend his relationship with the franchise –Lacob confirmed he and West have spoken about a new contract and have now paused the discussions until after the Finals–but nothing has been finalized.
Joe Lacob: His contract is up, as you know. We have met; we have discussed the future. And it's really something that I'm sure at the end of the season we will return to and figure out what Jerry wants to do. We want him back. We love him. He's been a great contributor to the organization, someone I consider a personal friend as well. We would love him back (beyond this season), and we've made that known.
A few months ago, a source close to West indicated he might be intrigued if the Lakers were interested in bringing him on in an advisory role. But with the advent of Magic Johnson's takeover and the hiring of new GM Rob Pelinka, that does not seem to be a possibility and I don't think West would be interested any more even if it was.
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Redick and Mbah a Moute are luxuries the team can't afford to keep. With $11.8 million and $14.2 million tied up in Austin Rivers and Jamal Crawford, respectively, bringing back Redick at a likely price tag of $16 million annually isn't an option. The Redick contract alone would cost the Clippers an additional $70 million in luxury tax if Paul and Griffin are signed to max contracts.


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Li Keqiang Says China to Import $10 Trillion of Goods in 5 Years
China will import a total of $10 trillion worth of goods and invest $500 billion overseas in the next five years, premier Li Keqiang wrote in an article published in Swiss newspaper the New Zurich Times. The huge imports and a more open service sector are to be driven by rapid urbanization, which Li has been touting since he took office. It is projected that 60% of China's population will live in cities by 2020. In the financial front China is stepping up foreign exchange reforms and setting up a mechanism for individuals to invest overseas, Li said.
China to Probe Antidumping European Wines
China may start an antidumping investigation into European wines in response to an application lodged by the China Wine Industry Association to the Ministry of Commerce, the Guangzhou Daily reported. European wines made up 60% of China's wine imports in Q1 2013; French wines accounted for 40% of total wine imports. The Ministry of Commerce has yet to confirm the schedule of an investigation. If higher duty is imposed on European wines, domestic wines and those from Chile and Argentina are to benefit.
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China's rare earth exports have rallied in recent months, a trend that analysts attribute to low prices and strong demand from Japan, the Wall Street Journal reported. April exports of 2,196 tons of the 17 metals were almost six times from a year earlier and a 28% rise from March, according to China customs data. China exported 6,112 tons of rare earth metals in the first four months. China's control over the world's rare earth supply aimed at keeping up prices has strained global trade ties in the past three years. Chinese rare earth exports plummeted 71% last year from 2011.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - After their homes were ransacked by burglars, southern Colorado theft victims are getting back some of their precious possessions.
It's after the thieves (or thief) dumped piles of stolen items near a Colorado Springs business. Employees at Classic Homes on Corporate Drive discovered the things, stashed in trash bags, suitcases and backpacks, in the parking lot Tuesday morning.
An employee told KRDO Newschannel 13 that what really caught his eye were checks and credit cards. Classic Homes employees contacted victims and let police use a room in the business to sort through everything.
"Every piece of everything that we find, we're very grateful," said theft victim Donna, who opted not to give her last name. "It's like Christmas all over again."
Donna and her husband Rich estimated that $15,000 worth of things were stolen from their home. Donna was able to get back her father's pocket watch and some costume jewelery.
"I'm just finding little bits and pieces," Donna said. "We're just going through it. We're just happy to have some of the pieces back."
Colorado Springs police said they are working to identify theft victims, and so far, officers have found victims living in different parts of the state, not just Colorado Springs.
"Valuables, money, checks, identity stuff, savings bonds," said Rich of what was stolen by the thieves. "And they're apparently out there right now cashing checks at Sams and Walmarts and Office Depots and other locations."
Rich said his lesson in what happened is to take more precautions to protect his home.
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CSPD said it's working to identify who's to blame for the crimes. A spokesperson said it's still unclear if it's a theft ring or just one person.
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London Pues Occurrences (Newspaper) - September 26, 1847, London, Middlesex lot. XLVI. Numb* ^4. Occurrences. From S A TURD AT September the 26th, to TU ESD AT September the 29th, J747. ,f tbt AbUa bnuibt b) the W PACKET* it Paris 9- ITALY. Leghorn, Sep'- I. ORD Theodore has juft appear'd again upon the Stage, but what Parr he wiU act is nor yet known. 1 here are at Savona and Vado a Tram ot AaillcTy, and a larger Qiantity ot ~~ Munition?, on board a faaall Fleet, *;ch is to be immediately reinforced by the OniinGaHies. The Donation of this Arm .-K!i*S5. an ^penetrable Myaery: Some Z it threatens the Port of Sctzzia; others iatiin, that it will be on the Idc ofCcrfiv*, ,i� third Party unite both Semiiucnts, pretend-tbatkJs defigned equally aga-inft the Ifland Tibe Port, and eh at they are Onlv in doubt, :hof therwoEnterprizes will be firft undcr- lto FRANCE. ibsrtB of t Letter from & Perfan of Note � to t Mutfter as tbt Hague, Tfoi the King, and the Prolpency of his Arms. Mr. de Valori, in his Dilpatches, intimates, that hcBricHh Coart ft ill perfifh in milting Offers to at of Berlin. He even allures, th it over and ovepropoftng a Renunciation fty the Euiprcis ^oeen of Silena to the King of Pru/Tu, to be rant) d- by the Empire, his Uritannic . Majeltv _ his Part will give up ail Pretenfions to the Tincipality of Ealt FrieieUnd in Favour of his nffian Majeffy; ,:nd befides a large annual Sub-f ispropofed ro be paid thislaft Prince, lo long the prefent War ftall continue, and three Years KLjproyided only that be will abandon the tereft of France, and furnilh a Body of Troops the Aflia. But thac how advantageous jocver jfc Often may j*, Count Podewils, prime Mi-hjrter, had advifcd the Marquis de Valori to reft atisfied and notdifturb himfclf, becaufe the Reflation being once taken by his PruflUn Ma/efty. v ,? pr>nce mieht rcfl affurcd thjt Jog would not enter into any new Engagement i*2t . ,s,m?ft Chri3'�� Ma/efty could with Seifcn ttke Urnbraee. l&7,K?Ver/,ccAfiiirs may have from what is f0tne Foreien Minifters on both sides �Won pretend they have Grounds for be- tota CVen before the End of this Cim" �bnSi. L�oiJ0,00�. ^uffi'ns will arrive in the richnil,!!m r but D�Body to know �inM?iPefign' or ^ what End thefe Troops intended, except the King of Pruffia himfelfi LONDON, ft PRINTER, Btolute Power, heighterfi by a Courfe of uninterrupted Succefs, often Wows up the >�erei|n to a Pitch above the Management of ��>n , and then, as Inftances inrwrnerable have 5kVei' he anifnes an natural Affcdion to his mttXi, and turns Bittte ih order to be thought Alcxandct the CJreat had an Adv^ritage in j>� tducijtion, luperior to moil Princes, under "* Tutelage of one of the trueft and beft Philo* Weti of the Age he lived ih, and perhaps whom ** A8* hu ejctii�i: And what is more, Alexan- der had a Genius turned for Learning, and was uncommonly anxious to beefteetned as roach a bove other Men in the Knowledge of the Liberal Sciences, as rn War. Yet this Alex nder had no fooner finilhed his Conquers in the Eaif, but al! his Learning and Philol'ophy vaniihed j the Liberal Arts were rhought of no more -, and he became a Tyrant and Murderer of his moir lpecial Friends. On^is Return from Gedrofia in Carmania, drawing towards the Confines of Perfia, he gavehim-islt up to Feafting and Revelry 5 Vices, lays a great Author, bad enough in themlelvest but which always inflamed this King to Cruelty. The Hangman, fiys Quintius CurtiuJ, always followed theFeafti he had fent Cleander to mord�r P-rmenio, one of his oldeft Officers and beft Friends; and on Cleaodet's Return, with �oo Men. who aded in the Execution or Parmenio and his Friends, they were all put to Death. This was improving Murder upon Murderi and which now every Day became lo natural to him, that he was at length as much dreaded by bis belt Friends, or more, than by his Enemies. If a King fo well inffructed ran lo eafily into thele Violences, againft Humtn Nature, what may be expected from - luch as are not advantaged by anequ*l Edacation? But Alexandar is not a-lone in Hiftory, con rider ed even in the Light of - a Learned. Prince ; tor the Murders committed by Alexander in his Cups, when Wine hat! inflamed and intoxi-ated his Senfes, were equalled by Au-guftus Carlsr, in bis lober Senles, or only intoxicated by Ambition; be drew Lots with th� Triumvirate, his Fellow^Burchera, to cut off Friends and Foes, indifferently, without Regard to Humanity, Honour, or any other facred Tye. And among the unlearned Princes that lucceeded him, we rind little ellepurfuad but Rapine and Mifery. That this ruined the Roman State at lift, as jt did the Macedonian Empire, matters ljttle >, while Ambition and Power reigned Supreme, Cruehy kept equal Pace with them; Alexander never lived to be fober and repent; Auguftus Cxfar, by a peculiar and unprecedented Turn of Thought became at laft a mikl and merciful Prince; due as he had at his fet ting out purlucd huh bloody Maxims, he rs generally followed in the fiilf, m-ther than in the latter Part of his Reign, by luch Pnnces as are more ftimulated by Ambition thanReafon. From his firlt Acts has Machiavel drawn his worft Maxims, the reft from the Conduct of lorn* Popes more wicked than Augailus Cacfar. The Kings of France are falling as faft ai they can into the fartie Train of Thinking. Lewis the XlVth began his Cruelties on his own Subjects; and was propagating them farther j and had he not been check's in his Career by the glorious and iramot ra 1 Houfe of Orange, and a final Conciufi-on put to them by the Conduct of the Duke of Marlborough, it is hard to fay where they would have ended, or whether any Man in Europe itoald have nulled his Life or Effate his own. Lewis the XVth hasfhewn exactly the fame Dil'pofition;and, in fome Meafure,acted the fame Par^i Led by trie Prieflj, and ftimulated by Anrbition and Cruelty, he proceed^ in the beft Manner he is able by a parcllel Track 3 ahd tho' much inferior in Power to his Grandfather, not a Joe the lefs pertinacious in his Purfuits. We may furely, as reafoning Men, learn from thefe verified Speculations, that nothing cafe make a free People file,' but the tbr folutc Deftruction of that Power which hangs ' over us like a heavy Cloud, ready everV Moment to burft. We fee our Frontiers invaded; the Dutch reduced to a very precarious Dilemmi > ind the whole Commerce of Europe on the Point of falling into the Hands of a Prince, who, by the Prodigality fhewn in tht Expence of his own Subjects Lives, will admit bo Bounds to his Am' bition and Cruelty j not fhall we ever have an End ofthefe threatening Dangers, onleis determi ned to give the fiaiihing Stroke to the Powtr of Fiance. How we are to do it, is fooner faid than executed; but this is certain, tbat our Liberty, and all that is dear and valuable to us, is worth bravely oon�end�ng for. Death itJelf is to be preferred to Slavery; and if it is ih the Decrees I of Fate that we muft fall, let us, by e*erting our i urmoft Efforts, either rile fuperjor to our Enemy, Or make our Exit heroically. An Accurate ind Circumjtintui Acctnni of tbt illttn �/ BERGEN-OPfcZOOM. frnm l Relation [uppofed to bt writ by At*. Rouffet. Friatti for $obn Ryrtjenbcff, BtPltfeUet in Ah.m jUrdlbi. 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Cu-rT-ofity, whether they agreeor differ Irom me in their political Creed. Lilten then but pacietrly, and 1 (haLI tell you truly. Thofe who are Friends to, or rnoicein tf.ttac eels of Count Lowendahl, may attribute all to the Cooduct of that Offi.cr, or the Courage of hfs Troops. Something of the latter no doabt there was, but not a great deal of tnc former, unlefs X am deceived. Our .Northern Hero began to deipafr ot the Bufinefs, y trcih People, forced our Grenadiers to repafs the G�rge. While this was paflGng jri the Ravelin, fomc ' other Troopscoaited along the Baftion, found the Sally Ports open on the Flanks of the Saftions of Coehornand PuceJle; they had theHardineis :c? en er, and pulhirig oh boldly found thercltl.es in poflciiionof the two Baifions, where they b gm to entrench thctnfelves immcdiateiy, fearing tome Surprize* as being not able to perluade :h;r :ives Fortune could be lo kind as the tealiy �ai. 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It depends how you look at it. I'm one who also doesn't believe the ISP
should decide what ports to filter. There are times when they may have
to because of worm outbreaks etal., totally acceptable even to me, but
they tend to add filters and never remove them. So they are in effect
dictating to the end user what protocols they can and can't use. And
over time things get more and more restrictive. I'm in a very rural area
and waited a long time for broadband to come to my area. Now it is here
and I have all this additional bandwidth, but the ISP is not allowing me
to do a lot of things I could with a dialup. It's absurd.
If they are given too much free reign in this area they will start
making these decisions based on extending their profit margins with less
and less regard toward the individual customers needs. So today you may
not care that they filter a specific port because it does not interfere
with anything you are currently doing, but someday they might. The last
time my ISP added more filters it was a due to an FCC request, so I am
somewhat more accepting of that particular decision. So now instead of
averaging 200 blocked unsolicited packets a day I see 150. Big deal. But
now instead of manipulating services which most people were not using or
don't have exposed anyhow, the malicious types are concentrating on
protocols that everyone uses. One thing I have noticed over time is as
firewalls have become more and more prevalent the exploits have changed.
Instead of seeing something exploit a specific service and set up
another listening server, you are now seeing more and more things that
exploit email and http to install a client application which connects to
an IRC server. The fact that more and more are filtering at their own
machines and borders using firewalls yet the overall problem keeps
growing tells me that adding ISP-level filtering is a temporary bandaid
at best.
As far as the portmapper there are reasons to have it exposed. Most
situations don't warrant it, but someone could use packet filtering on
their end so that only those they wish to give access to is controlled.
It's not a showstopper however because you can always set up a VPN which
is what most do now anyhow. The biggest impact I see personally is that
I can no longer do some of the network diagnostics amongst friends that
I could do before. You cannot do a thorough firewall test from outside a
subnet or network depending on where the ISP is applying their filters
and many of the ISP's are even blocking echo requests now also.
>> Personally I don't want my ISP deciding what I can or cannot connect
>> to. But that's just me. I'll take liberty over security.
> I understand what you say... but if no blocking is done anywhere, then
> worms will periodically, and with increasing frequency, shut down the
> Net and eventually spam will make it unusable.
> This is an important area of debate. While it is often difficult to tell
> good traffic from bad easily, there are certain types which can be
> identified as 'always bad' without too much trouble. Should these be
> blocked or not? I don't know if you have any contact with the Windows
> world, but Microsoft uses a number of well known ports which should
> never, under any circumstances, be accessible to untrusted hosts. So
> does Unix, for that matter. Is there a legitimate reason for connecting
> to a portmapper over the Internet?
There is no single solution to these types of problems. MS needs to do
better with their software, default installations, and default program
configurations. The same goes for many of the other software developers.
New email standards are needed using a new protocol built from the
ground up with security in mind. I don't blame MS for the problem, they
are not the malicious ones writing and releasing the exploits, but their
OS sits on 90% of the desktops so what they do will probably have the
most impact on many of the problems. The internet is too vast for ISP's
to make much of an impact. An ISP will do all kinds of things to make
you think they are helping you with the spam issue for example , yet
they will turn around and sell your email address or subscribe a spammer
if the price is right. If you look at the number of reported monthly
linux intrusions vs. windows intrusions and factor in windows being on
90% of the desktops vs. Linux on 1% you might find that a larger
percentage of linux machines may have been exploited in certain months.
So even though it has some excellent security features that are not
found in Windows, if the average user does not know how to use them then
things are no better. I would have to add that I have seen Linux improve
in regards to this particular statistic. Many of the distros have made
the default installations and configuration more secure, while MS has
been stagnant in this regard but seems to be finally waking up.
MS has a terrible record when it comes to new features. They are usually
full of bugs and vulnerabilities. Why add a TCP-wrapper like feature
when they could extend ICF to do the same? They need to improve what is
already there before adding more bells and whistles which tend to be
problematic when they are first introduced.
> Microsoft could introduce an equivalent to TCP-wrappers, which together
> with a total block on the private IP blocks by ISPs, might solve the
> problem of worms. Will they? They could abandon the idea of using email
> as an entertainment medium, which would kill most viruses. Will they?
Even if a majority wanted certain ports filtered it is still not right.
Most people don't have a clue what a port is let alone be able to figure
out the reasons to filter a port or not.
Blocking ports doesn't solve the problem. In the long run it simply
fosters new ones. When one hole is patched they just find and use
another one. It can be an effective short term action to help keep a
specific problem from getting worse but for the longhaul there are
better solutions.
> ISPs themselves will make routing choices based on connectivity
> available to them on the backbone, and they will prefer paths unclogged
> by spam. Eventually pressure will come to bear on the backbone owners to
> maximise the bandwidth they can offer their customers, by blocking
> obviously unwanted traffic. Some will choose not to do so, and may then
> forfeit income because of this. If enough people want a clean Internet,
> it will happen, but not otherwise. Think of it as democracy in action.
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The Summers night air was heated and unpleasant as a large hooded figure limped towards an old unkempt bungalow in the middle of the narrow lane that was Harlow Street. As the man drew closer, a pair of teenage girls dressed in revealing, brightly coloured Muggle clothes walking in the opposite direction caught sight of the elderly, scarred face from under the hood of his black cloak. As the man passed them, he heard them giggle drunkenly to each other and the urge to draw his wand and put an end to their sniggering was so strong he had to ball his hand into a fist to stop it twitching towards his pocket.
He had just reached the foot of the door when a familiarly snide voice called to him. Long time, no see, Rabastan. It's nice to know you did in fact get my message. Rabastan Lestrange turned and saw the hooded figure who he knew by the voice was his old companion, Edmund Selwyn, step from out of houses shadow.
He was much shorter then Rabastan was and, as he lowered his hood, Rabastan saw the tangled shoulder length brown hair and the pale round face that still possessed the smug look of someone that was in on a particularly nasty secret.
Are they here? Rabastan asked him in a rough growl of a voice.
Of course. Selwyn replied.
How many? Rabastan pressed quickly as he advanced on his smaller companion.
Seven, though there are eight of them in total.
Not exactly an army is it?" Rabastan retorted coldly. "The way your message put it, it sounded like you had replaced the entire inner circle.
You underestimate their abilities, I assure you. But once word spreads around that we are planning a return, I have confidence that others shall join our cause. Selwyn said, adding a smile to the pause. He sounded very pleased with himself.
You are deluded, Selwyn. Even now, after nine years, the Ministry is obsessed with catching all of us and you want to try and rebuild with an attendance of seven? Do you know what I have been through? What I have done to survive and escape? Even fleeing the country is damn near impossible with...!
Hush! Interrupted Selwyn. He was looking sideways across the street at an elderly couple who was watching them cautiously as they slowly walked home.
Bloody Muggles. Rabastan growled. Why did you pick this place to meet anyway?
It is a Muggle town with a wizarding family living just a few doors down to take the blame for when we do use magic. Selwyn explained. Now if youre done ranting and questioning me, you will enter. Selwyn grabbed the doorknob. The moment he touched it, it glowed a bright green briefly before opening.
The entire house was dark apart from a slither of brightest blue light appearing from the crack of a door opposite them.
Selwyn walked briskly ahead of Rabastan and indicated him to go through the glowing door. He did so and before Rabastan could even see clearly from the brightness of the ball of light hovering over the table, seven people rose and pointed their wands at them.
Rabastan went to draw his own wand but Selwyn held out an arm to halt him. A muscular, dark haired man with rough stubble all around his tough, chiselled face approached them slowly.
Who made your wand? He asked Selwyn threateningly though it was Rabastan who was catching most of his attention.
It was the girl who stands behind you. The brilliant Felicia, apprentice to a Welsh wand maker who... Selwyn smiled to himself for a moment. ...mysteriously died a year ago. They all lowered their wands and Felicia and a young blond boy sat back down.
So, Said the dark haired wizard. This is the legendary Lestrange brother? He bowed and continued It is a pleasure, Rabastan.
Selwyn smiled and said Rabastan, this is Mosby Elfrin. He was a Wizaring Law Enforcer who worked for us during the last war and continued to do so during the reign of the Dark Lord. Mosby straightened back up and moved so Rabastan could see the others. This is Cecilia Lox. He indicated a tall, thin witch with straight, shoulder length brown hair and an expressionless, stony face that eyed Rabastan cautiously.
Her mother was Catriona Lox and young Cecilia joined us after her mother was wrongly imprisoned in Azkaban for murder. She ended up starving herself to death five months later. Although her expression did not change, her face seemed to harden at the mention of her mother. Selwyn always had a way with making the most tragic of news sound casual.
That is John Nolan. He continued, pointing to a slim man with untidy dark-red hair next to Cecilia who, though had lowered his wand, had not put it away. A natural Muggle-hating wizard with a gift for handy little charms like that Entrance Identification charm you saw just now. John nodded at him.
These are Cade and Morgana Bowton, a brother-sister duo even youd have trouble messing with. And two bulky look-a-likes who shared the same short brown hair and round chubby face, that almost made them look comical, also nodded at him with a sinister grin.
This is Felicia Hamnet, whose story youve already heard. Felicia gave a giggle as she stroked her wand with her index finger. She was an attractive pale skinned witch, slim with vivid cheekbones, bright blue eyes and bleach blond hair that curled down her seductive face.
Selwyn then pointed to the young blond boy, who seemed to look the best kept of the group. And this is-
Bailey, Bailey Miller. Interrupted the boy as he looked at Rabastan as though he was part of a joke.
And youre supposed to be part of the notorious Lestrange family? You look like one good hex would finish you off. Bailey looked around grinning to his peers, pleased with himself at his insult at Rabastan.
Would you like to be the one who tries to cast that hex, boy? Because I can assure you, I will make it do more damage to you then to me. Bailey looked as though he had just been horribly insulted.
Selwyn laughed. Fresh out of Hogwarts. He said And a dead ringer for Yaxley, dont you think?
Rabastan looked at him then looked at the small group before saying So, this is the rebellion you were talking about? And what about this eighth member?
Ah, Started Selwyn. Im afraid our Ministry mole cant be with us tonight, but you will meet her in time no doubt!"
If they survive that is." Rabastan snarled. "Can you prove them to me at all? Can you give me proof that I should trust these...? He paused, unable to find the right word. People? Selwyn laughed, a little harder than he had done all night and some of the others smiled and smirked with him.
Actually, He said still smiling. I can. For you see they have gone out and successfully got you a welcoming present. Mosby, why dont you bring him down? Mosby obeyed and left the room.
A few minutes later, he returned using his wand to levitate a thin, shivering body with a sack covering the figures head. Mosby removed the charm and the man fell to the floor with a thud.
Rabastan, we have here the biggest Death Eater traitor since Igor Karkaroff. A man who, after the battle of Hogwarts, took side with the Ministry and gave up the names and locations of everyone on our side. Despite this, because of the Ministrys watch on him he was a tricky one to capture. Rabastan looked down at the quivering figure before removing the sack. Staring back at him, was the pale cowering face of Lucius Malfoy.
YOU! Shouted Rabastan and he grabbed Lucius by the neck, pinned him against the wall and pointed his wand directly between his eyes, Lucius long blond hair flying everywhere as he did so.
Will you kill him now?" Selwyn said, smirking. "Or would you like to use him for target practice for our more unpleasant curses?"
Neither. Growled Rabastan, a crazed look glistening in his dark eyes. Im going to make him beg for death. And he threw Lucius across the room and, as the captive crashed into the wall opposite, Rabastan pointed his wand and shouted CRUCIO! There was a wail of pain from Lucius and he slumped to the floor, not moving.
Well, now that weve got that out of the way, Selwyn said casually. I would like for you to look over and review our first move, Rabastan. Rabastan still had his wand pointed at Malfoy. His mad eyes flickered from Lucius to Selwyn and back again before he lowered his wand and turned his full attention to Selwyn. He snatched the large rolled up piece of parchment that Selwyn handed to him, unrolled it and examined it carefully. Minutes later, Rabastans entire expression had changed as his head rose from behind the parchment and he asked very seriously "These names, are they-"
"Most of them." Selwyn answered, his grin bigger than ever. "We are still working on releasing and contacting the others but I happen to know for a fact that they are just as desperate as we are." Rabastan looked back down at the plans, breathing heavily. The International Confederation of Wizards has spent every day since the last war trying to supress our kind and destroy us. Its made them all desperate and I mean to use that to our advantage.
According to this, Rabastan said, indicating the plan. You need to be ready by next week, do you really believe you will be ready for then? This assassination attempt... this could mean the end before we've even begun.
On the contrary, Selwyn said turning to his allies, the bright blue ball of light still illuminating their determined faces. This is just the beginning.
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Daniel 7: 1-3, 15-18
I never met my grandfather. He was a farmer in southeast Ohio, and he died before I was born. I've heard a lot about him.
He was very active in his church - for good reason, it was a church he was primarily responsible for starting. The Sand Hill Presbyterian Church came into existence mostly because he pulled the people together, talked with the Presbytery about it, found a preacher, and began the worship services. He, of course, served on the Session. (I've sometimes wondered what he would think of his grandson who started a new church up there in Michigan)
He was a farmer, and an amazing one at that. When my dad retired he gave me his dad's leather bound volumes of John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. His father had not only read them, he studied them.
I doubt if any of you have ever attempted reading Calvin's Institutes, unless you are clergy, but it is a tome to read. It is profound theology has been foundational, especially for Presbyterians. There are a lot of ministers who haven't read Calvin's Institutes, but my grandfather read it and studied it.
My grandfather had four children - three girls and one boy. The boy, my father, became a Presbyterian minister, and his three sisters married Presbyterian ministers. The faith of my grandfather and grandmother had an enormous effect on the lives of their children and their children's children.
People of faith, who you have never met, can have a profound and lasting effect on each of us.
As we look at the saints of the church, not all of them are well known, or even for that matter, canonized. Some of the saints are people we know well, some are people we have never met, but who have influenced us in surprising ways. They are the people who have lived their faith in good times and bad, in public and in private ways.
Some of the saints are the early Christians who had to choose between being faithful to Christ or facing the lions. Lots of Christians chose to be eaten alive rather than to deny their faith.
For many Christians, faith has meant persecution, the threat of death, suffering. For some it meant living in a safe time and place but making extraordinary efforts to help other people.
These saints have influenced our lives.
Our Christian faith is never just our own. We are influenced by people all around us - parents, pastors, teachers are examples who show us with their lives what faith is supposed to be about. The people who we know touch us, move us, sometimes they turn us around. Our faith is never just between God and us; people alive and dead influence us all the time.
I remember when I was ordained into the ministry. I asked my favorite teacher to preach at that service. (He is now a famous professor at Vanderbilt University.) As I sat at the front of the sanctuary looking out at the people gathered there, I could see in one place so many of the saints who had influenced my life - my parents and family, Sunday school teachers I who had taught me over the years, professors I had learned from, friends who had listened and offered their help.
There in that room were some of the dozens of people who had influenced who I was, what I had become, and what I believed. Since that day, of course, there have been hundreds of other influential people who have affected my life and ministry.
But I also realized that I have been influenced by lots of people I have never seen. All of us are changed, molded, by people we have never met, people we don't know, we can't talk to, and who aren't alive.
My Grandfather has been a big influence in my life, but I never saw him or talked with him. He has affected me directly by what I have learned about him and indirectly by the influence he has had on my parents and aunts, uncles, and cousins.
We are also affected by the people whose writings we read - those who we learn from who have long since died. Their influence lives on. Some have lived centuries ago, in lands that are nothing like ours, but what they have written molds and changes us in our lives today.
Much of what I believe has been affected by John Calvin and John Knox, often in ways I never realized. They lived in the 16th century in Switzerland and Scotland.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer has had a profound impact on my life, and he lived in Germany during World War II. He was executed by the Nazis nine months before I was born. But what he wrote, and how he lived his life has been very influential in my life and in the lives of thousands of other people. Writers and thinkers - people from across this country and around the world - have helped form the faith I hold.
All of us are like that. We are indebted to the saints, living and dead, who have helped us in our faith.
No one's faith is purely their own. All of us are influenced, changed, molded, guided by people of faith who have impressed us and who have helped us. We never have a faith that is only between God and us. God uses all kinds of people to help us learn and grow in our faith. Some are contemporary, some are ancient; some are aware that they make a difference for us, most are not. All of us are touched by others who make a difference.
And, of course, each of us is an influence on other people as well. Some people look to us to understand what it means to be Christian. There are those around us, whom we might not even be aware of, who are being affected by how we live our faith, and what we teach with our lives. That is an awesome responsibility and a wonderful gift.
Who has influenced you? As you think about the saints in your life, who has made a difference for you? Who has been a mentor to you in your faith? Some of them are still alive; some have gone on. Some you have known well, some you've never met or talked to. How did they affect your life?
How was God working in their lives that made a difference for you? Take some time this morning to thank God for those marvelous people who have helped you in your faith.
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Spinning in: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Playing with the Spinner for a few weeks now, where have you gone to with your Spinner 360°? Any famous sights or interesting people you've captured 'round and about?
I bought the Spinner 360° in Berlin last monday but we didn't have the time to see the rest of the fantastic city (we had another 7 our drive back to the Netherlands ;-) ).
But i do know my way around Berlin and will definitively head back soon!
Have you tried any of our masterclass Spinner techniques? Do you have any favourite shooting style so far?
I've tried them all except the toothbreaker ;-)
So far i like the Footloose, Backspin and Standard spin. But i did however combine 2 of them in one shot: Footloose and Rollercoaster in one go ;-) And that was awesome!!!!
In your first few Spinner 360° shots, which one are you most pleased with and why?
Probably the combined one woth Footloose and Rollercoaster technique in one. During a rest on a parkinglot in Hannover.
Have you discovered any top-secret tips you'd like to share to the topsy-turvy analogue world during your Spinner excursion?
Not yet ;-) But who knows ;-) If i do i'll get back to you asap.
What reactions have you received from onlookers/other people while shooting with the Spinner?
"What kind of detonator is that?".
Pretty standard but funny: "Where is the LCD screen?".
"OMG you have the Spinner??????? Where did you buy that??"
Answer: "We drove to Berlin to get these". Reaction: blank stare, shaking his head in disbelieve ;-)
Given a chance to take the Spinner 360° to anywhere in the world, where would you take it and what subject would you like to capture?
Six flags in the USA!! Would like to use the Spinner 360° while taking a ride on Superman The Ride ;-) in disbelieve ;-)
Finally, how would you describe shooting with a Spinner in 3 words?
Fan Frickin' Tastic :-D


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London: The head of London's police has condemned the use of a high-voltage stun gun to subdue a suicide bomb suspect in Birmingham as "an incredible risk", saying it could have set off explosives.
The warning came as New York police revealed a 35-year-old man who was shocked with a Taser stun gun while in a police holding cell in Queens, New York, on Thursday died a short time later.
In what amounted to a humiliating public dressing down for West Midlands Police, the Metropolitan Police chief, Sir Ian Blair, said his officers could not understand why the stun gun was used on Yasin Hassan Omar in a raid in Birmingham. Newspapers reported Omar screamed in pain as he received a 50,000-volt shock.
Speaking on BBC television, Sir Ian was highly critical when asked why the stun gun was used.
"I can't imagine how that was used. We use Tasers in London regularly but a Taser sends electric currents into the body of somebody. If there is a bomb on that body, then the bomb can go off."
Separately, New York police defended the use of the stun gun on a man who had been arrested on drug charges. They say he might have ingested crack cocaine before his arrest and that he had become ill in his cell. When medical personnel were called to help him, he became unruly and combative, the police said, and officers used the gun to subdue him.
The stun gun, which is manufactured by Taser International, an Arizona company, incapacitates suspects with an electrified barb that delivers the shock. The gun is marketed as a non-lethal option for law enforcement or personal security, but sales have been falling in recent months amid safety concerns.
More than 110 people have died after being shocked by a Taser, although medical examiners have rarely cited the gun as the cause of death.
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The BBC News website asked for your queries about the way new technology is being used - and the eight sharpest and most pertinent questions were put to the virtual panel.
Click on each question to read the answers. The answers given are those of the experts concerned, and are not the opinions of the BBC.
I like the idea of digital radio but am put off by the knowledge that it is in many ways inferior to analogue FM. I'm told the quality of digital radio is on a par with average quality MP3 or worse and is nowhere near CD quality which many people have been led to believe is the case. Will there ever come a time when DAB is broadcast in a superior quality to warrant changing from FM? Pino Agnello, Ealing, UK
In a survey of over 22,000 digital radio owners, more than 90% said they were satisfied with the audio quality of their DAB Digital Radio, rating it between 'good' and 'excellent'.
Digital broadcasting is more efficient than analogue, allowing a greater number of stations and therefore a greater amount of listening choice for the consumer. In many cases, DAB digital radio doubles the number of stations available to listeners on FM, and research shows that 'to receive new stations' is by far the biggest reason people buy DAB radios. Were DAB stations to broadcast at CD quality levels, there would only be enough spectrum for a handful of stations.
The benefits of digital radio include significant extra choice for listeners, plus extra information about the broadcast.
On DAB digital radio, there are far more stations available, all without the hiss and crackle that can affect mediumwave (AM) and FM reception. Sound quality is generally much better when you listen on a portable digital radio set than you will get with FM or AM, and a good digital radio hi-fi set-up produces stunning sound, coupled with far more choice of listening, from music to speech-based stations.


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Knowshon Moreno signs one-year deal with Miami Dolphins
The latest piece of mounting evidence that NFL teams do not value running backs quite the way they used to: Knowshon Moreno, off a career-best, 1,500-plus total yard season, settled for a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins after finding little to no other interest in free agency. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the deal.
Flanked by Peyton Manning and the Broncos' explosive passing attack, the 26-year-old Moreno topped 1,000 yards on the ground last season for the first time in his career plus scored 10 touchdowns. He added three more scores, 60 receptions and another 548 yards as a receiver, helping Denver to an AFC championship and Super Bowl berth.
Rather than keep Moreno around, the Broncos apparently opted to hand over the RB reins to Montee Ball, a rookie last season. Denver head coach John Fox had said on ESPN's NFL Insiders this week that the franchise was "definitely" open to bringing back Moreno, thus recreating the 1-2 Moreno-Ball punch in the backfield. Instead, Ronnie Hillman, C.J. Anderson or an as-yet-undetermined free agent/draft pick will partner with Ball.
Moreno still has company in Miami, in the person of Lamar Miller. A fourth-round pick of the Dolphins in 2012, Miller led the team with 707 yards on the ground last season. His complement in the run game, Daniel Thomas, could be squeezed into a nonessential role -- or find himself off the roster -- upon Moreno's arrival.
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His 2013 performance ended a string of three disappointing seasons for Moreno. After nearly hitting 1,000 yards rushing as a rookie in 2009, he dipped to 779 in '10 and all the way to 179 as injuries ravaged his '11 season. Last year marked the first time he suited up for all 16 games since that rookie campaign.
Moreno's presence, particularly as a pass-catcher and blocker, should be a boost for Ryan Tannehill. With Moreno, Miller, Mike Wallace and Brian Hartline, there are several legitimate options through the air.
The one-year deal also ensures that Moreno plays with the same contract-year vigor he had for Denver, with another jaunt into free agency possibly awaiting him next offseason. No running back found much luck this offseason, with Ben Tate getting two years, $7 million; and Donald Brown and Toby Gerhart pulling in twin, three-year, $10.5 million contracts to top the charts. Grade: B-plus. Moreno will find defenses much more prepared to handle the run in Miami, as opposed to what he saw with Denver spreading the field. At the very least, though, he constitutes a significant upgrade on Thomas for the Dolphins offense and could wind up the No. 1 back before long.


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Treasuries End Advance as U.S. Prepares Debt Sales
Treasuries snapped a two-day advance as the U.S. prepared to auction $64 billion of notes and bonds next week and the partial shutdown of the government persisted for a fourth day.
Benchmark 10-year note yields rose from almost a seven-week low, trading in the tightest weekly range in almost six months. One-month bill rates matched the highest level since 2009. House Speaker John Boehner tried to unite Republicans on a plan to reopen the government, raise the debt cap and achieve as many political priorities as possible. The Treasury has said it will exhaust measures to avoid exceeding the borrowing limit Oct. 17.
"The base case is no default, they'll come to their senses," said Kevin Flanagan, a Purchase, New York-based fixed-income strategist for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. "There are a lot of dominos that are affected by the government shutdown, but in the near term it's the debt ceiling that's the focus."
Ten-year U.S. yields climbed four basis points, or 0.04 percentage point, to 2.65 percent at 5 p.m. New York time, Bloomberg Bond Trader data show. The price of the 2.5 percent debt due August 2023 fell 11/32, or $3.44 per $1,000 face amount, to 98 3/4. The yield increased two basis points this week, trading between 2.66 percent and 2.58 percent, the narrowest range since April. The bottom of the range, reached yesterday, was the lowest level since Aug. 12.
Rates on Treasury bills that mature Oct. 24 traded at 0.12 percent today, from negative 0.01 percent on Sept. 27, as investors demanded extra compensation for the risk of holding the securities.
Curve Inversion
Money managers are getting out of Treasuries maturing closest to the debt-ceiling deadline and buying longer-maturity bills, yields indicate. One-month rates touched 0.19 percent today, matching a 45-month high reached in November 2012, while the rate on three-month bills traded at 0.02 percent. The inversion of the spread was the biggest since September 2008.
"If you have one of these things and it's maturing in the middle of October, at the end of October, you really don't know what's going to happen," said Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist in Newark, New Jersey, for Prudential Financial Inc.'s fixed-income division, which oversees $395 billion in bonds. "That's a far cry from riskless storehouse of nominal U.S. dollar value with unquestioned credit quality and 24-hour liquidity."
Treasury Auctions
The U.S. will auction $30 billion of three-year notes on Oct. 8, $21 billion of 10-year debt on Oct. 9 and $13 billion of 30-year bonds on Oct. 10.
House Republicans are divided between those who insist on confrontation over the 2010 health-care law, President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement, and those who say they would support Senate Democrats' spending bill. That measure would end the shutdown without conditions attached. Boehner told reporters today the way to reopen the government is for Democrats to negotiate and accept changes to the health law.
The House speaker has been telling fellow Republicans he won't allow the U.S. to default on its debt, even if that requires Democratic votes, according to two Republican congressional aides. Party leaders were trying to package other Republican priorities with an increase of the $16.7 trillion debt-ceiling for a vote as soon as next week. The House will remain in session for a second straight weekend.
The "catastrophic" consequences of a default should the U.S. not raise the debt limit could lower investment and slower growth and may last for more than a generation, the Treasury Department said yesterday in a report.
Bond Insurance
Credit-default swaps insuring against losses on U.S. Treasuries almost doubled this week as the deadline for raising the nation's $16.7 trillion debt limit approaches. The cost of one-year contracts jumped to 62 basis points from 33 basis points, according to date provider CMA, with the four-day partial government shutdown showing no sign of ending.
Trade volumes are also climbing, with swaps on Treasuries the 15th most active of 1,000 entities tracked by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. in the week through Sept. 27, up from 147th the previous period.
If the debt ceiling is reached, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association expects the Treasury will do day-to-day maturity extensions for securities and can't redeem and coupon payments it can't make, Rob Toomey, a trade-group official, said on a conference call.
The alternative to raising the debt limit "would be too awful to contemplate," said Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive and co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., the world's biggest manager of bond mutual funds. Most investors think a default will be avoided, he said on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop" with Betty Liu.
'Some Realism'
"If the debt ceiling gets taken hostage by politicians, you will see a much different reaction," El-Erian said from Pimco's headquarters in Newport Beach, California. "The market expects as we get closer to Oct. 17 some realism will start occurring on Capitol Hill and politicians will avoid what potentially could be quite catastrophic both for the U.S. and the global economy."
The Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index is little changed this month, after gaining 0.9 percent in September, which was the first increase since April. It has lost 2.4 percent this year, compared with a 2.7 percent drop in the Bloomberg Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index.
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The Hound Of The Baskervilles Parent Review
Movie Review
Amidst the darkness and swirling mists of the ominous English moors, an ancient family legend is reborn. Sir Charles Baskervilles is found dead outside his hunting lodge and the coroner has determined that congestive heart failure was the cause. Several weeks later, his good friend and neighbor Dr. Mortimer (Gordon Masten) sheepishly seeks the investigative assistance of Sherlock Holmes (Matt Frewer) and his sidekick Watson (Kenneth Welsh). Huge canine prints found beside the body as well as the frequent sounds of eerie howling has the community spooked. In strict confidence, hoping to maintain his reputation, the doctor relates the story of the curse of the Baskervilles.
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Centuries ago, the wicked and cruel Sir Hugo Baskervilles craved the pious daughter of one of his tenants. The drunken landlord kidnapped her, but was soon enraged by the maiden's escape. In his wrath Hugo swore an oath with the devil, but instead of the young girls return, the vow resulted in his own death by the jaws of a "hound from hell."
Has this beast from the underworld returned to wreck havoc on the descendants of the ill-fated family? Is there a connection to another death/murder near the same area, or are the locals just crying wolf?
Holmes is obviously skeptical of such fairy tales, but nevertheless sends Watson to the foreboding mansion to investigate and protect the last heir of the Baskervilles line, the young and handsome Sir Henry (Jason London), who is visiting from Canada just long enough to settle the estate.
While there are only a few brief graphic scenes that may be a cause of concern for parents with young children (one depicts a vicious black dog with red glowing eyes tugging at a bloodied corpse's neck), the rest of the movie focuses on storytelling. References to the occult or supernatural are condescendingly dismissed by Holmes as silly fables from locals who do not have all their facts straight.
Filled with suspense, surprises, and plot twists, most families will enjoy sinking their teeth into this splendid but not too scary Sherlock Holmes tale of mystery and adventure.Starring Matt Frewer, Kenneth Walsh. Running time: 90 minutes. Theatrical release October 28, 2000. Updated February 13, 2012
Get details on profanity, sex and violence in The Hound Of The Baskervilles here.
The Hound Of The Baskervilles Parents Guide
Legends and folk tales have been created by every culture. Some even serve a useful purpose. For example, the Inuit of Canada's north keep their youngsters safe from danger by telling the story of Qallupilluq, a troll like creature that grabs children when they come too close to cracks in the sea ice. What are the fables of your forefathers?
Sherlock Holmes is the creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. To learn more about this fictitious sleuth, www.sherlockian.net provides answers to every conceivable question through links to numerous sources of information. You can also visit the famous residence turned museum at www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk.
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