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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18: Retired three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9-7), 7-5 in an exhibition match on Saturday.
More than 10,000 people packed the Maracanazinho Arena for the indoor match on clay.
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"If somebody tells me, 'You have to pass that car right there,' I guarantee you I'm going to step up the aggressiveness to a whole other level and that may mean beating and banging. But until it calls for that moment, I'm not expecting to go out there and just beat and bang for no reason."
"I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain."
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Jeff Gordon (born Jeffrey Michael Gordon on August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver and current racing announcer. Jeff graduated from Tri-West Hendricks High School in Lizton, Indiana, after his family move to the state to help his racing career. Jeff's began racing when he was just 5 years old, winning quarter midget and karting races. By the time he was 18, he had already won three short-track races and at age 20, he had won the USAC Silver Crown championship. In 1990, Jeff made his NASCAR debut, racing in the then-Busch series. He won Rookie of the Year in 1991. In 1993, he began racing for the NASCAR cup series, and two years later, he captured his first championship. Jeff would win a total of four NASCAR championships – in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001. He also won the Daytona 500 three times – 1997, 1999 and 2005. Jeff's 93 career wins make him the third most-winning NASCAR driver of all time and the most in the modern era. Jeff announced that the 2015 racing season would be his last as a full-time driver. Though he made it into NASCAR's playoff, The Chase, he finished 6 th. In 2016, he began his career as a commentator for NASCAR on Fox.
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There must be about 4 Americans left who still believe that our country is the pinnacle of truth and justice, but for the rest of us, here is an interesting vision of the [tag]US propaganda machine[/tag], culled from diverse sources.
In this morning's NY Times, there is an article about [tag]TV Marti[/tag], an uplifting US-based reality TV sunbeam, lasered by special airplane down to Cuba's huddled masses.
The federal [tag]International Broadcasting Bureau[/tag], which also operates the Voice of America, says the purpose of Radio and TV Martà is to broadcast "accurate and objective news and information†to Cuba, where news is tightly controlled by the government.
although not all agree with this assessment:
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This interesting display of worldwide [tag]Newsweek[/tag] covers that is circulating around the ROWWW (Rest-of-World-Wide-Web) might help inquiring minds see more clearly:
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Here's an argument you'll often hear from opponents of same-sex marriage: it's a sideshow, a distraction from the real work of fixing Rhode Island's economy, a concern of a relatively small group of gays, lesbians, and their progressive allies.
But a new Brown University poll provides a challenge to that line of argument.
A new poll commissioned by the National Organization for Marriage finds Rhode Islanders want voters - not legislators - to decide the fate of same-sex marriage by a 74-20 margin.
NOM, of course, opposes gay nuptials. And same-sex marriage supporters will undoubtedly quibble with the way the organization phrased the questions in the survey.
WPRI superblogger Ted Nesi delivered new Public Policy Polling figures on the nascent Rhode Island gubernatorial race this morning. And the headlines were not entirely surprising: Treasurer Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, is the early frontrunner and Governor Lincoln Chafee, an independent, faces a tough road to re-election.
The election was, of course, sweet vindication for the New York Times blogger Nate Silver. He called all 50 states in the presidential race correctly, struck a blow for math, and made Joe Scarborough look more than a little silly.
But today, at a lunchtime talk at Brown University's Taubman Center for Public Policy & American Institutions, another numbers man - Michael Dimock, associate director of research for the Pew Research Center - laid out a compelling two-part critique of Silver and other poll aggregators like Simon Jackman of the Huffington Post.
A WPRI-TV poll released October 30 had Congressman David Cicilline clinging to a one-point lead over his Republican challenger as the campaign entered its home stretch. And it was hardly the only survey suggesting a tight race.
The television station conducted a poll a month earlier that gave Cicilline a 6-point lead. A Brown University poll released shortly thereafter found the same gap.
A new WPRI poll gives Congressman David Cicilline a razor-thin lead of 43-42 over Republican challenger Brendan Doherty. He had a 6-point edge in a survey the television station conducted a month ago.
This is the first independent, public poll conducted wholly after Doherty put up ads attacking Cicilline - and the first indication that they may be moving voters.
Congressman David Cicilline has a slight edge on his Republican opponent, Brendan Doherty, 46-40, in a new poll out of Brown University.
The poll, conducted September 26-October 5, is the first to collect at least some public opinion data since the launch of Doherty's television advertising campaign on October 1 attacking Cicilline, the former Providence mayor, for his handling of the city's finances and his less-than-forthcoming declarations on those finances during the 2010 Congressional campaign.
The Washington Post reports that Rhode Island is among 19 states that will have no exit polling on Election Day this year. This marks a break from tradition; for the last five presidential elections, there have been exit polls in all 50 states.
The National Election Pool - a consortium of the Associated Press and the major networks - made the decision because of the rising cost of surveys.
A new WPRI-TV poll shows Congressman David Cicilline up on Republican rival Brendan Doherty by six points. It is, in some respects, a remarkable turnabout from WPRI's last poll, in February, which showed Doherty up by 15 points.
"I'm surprised at how well David Cicilline has orchestrated turning this
around," WPRI pollster Joe Fleming told the station
Brown University's Taubman Center released a new poll of Providence residents yesterday. Nothing terribly revelatory: residents are concerned about the city's finances, but still like their mayor.
I don't begrudge Brown this poll. It was taken in conjunction with an annual urban affairs conference and will serve some purpose there, I'm sure.
Congressman David Cicilline's new ad features what appears to be a bit of undercover video showing GOP challenger Brendan Doherty declaring that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would be "fantastic for Rhode Island."
The push to tie Doherty to big-name Republicans like Romney, unpopular in Rhode Island, is no great surprise.
In the last couple of weeks, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and Congressman David Cicilline have released figures from a set of three polls suggesting that Cicilline has a six-to-11-point lead over his Republican challenger Brendan Doherty.
Neither the DCCC nor Cicilline agreed to release the full polls.
The battle between Democratic Congressman David Cicilline and
Republican Brendan Doherty has focused squarely, in recent days, on
dueling polls.
But much of the chatter about those polls is misguided. I'll get to that shortly. First, the basics on the survey.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the House Democrats' campaign wing,
has commissioned two polls in Rhode Island's First Congressional
District recent weeks - one a bare-bones, robo-call survey and the other
a more sophisticated poll.
This morning brought a third Democratic poll giving Congressman David Cicilline a significant lead on Republican Brendan Doherty.
This one, from Cicilline's pollster the Feldman Group, gives the incumbent a 46-36 lead on his GOP challenger, with 7 percent backing independent candidate David Vogel.
Doherty has declined to release his own internal polling.
This morning, I dug a little deeper into the new WPRI poll that shows Republican Congressional candidate Brendan Doherty with a substantial lead - 49 to 34 percent - on incumbent Democratic Congressman David Cicilline. And I compared it to previous polls.
A couple of curious findings leap out.
In a May 2011 poll commissioned by WPRI, Doherty had a 46-point lead among independents - news of Providence's fiscal woes weighing heavily on Cicilline, fresh off a two-term stint as mayor of the capital city.


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Melbourne lock Scott Hill might have played his last game for the Storm, with the Test forward to have an arthroscopy this week to decide whether he will play again this season.
Hill, who has played only three NRL games this season, went off in the first half of Saturday night's game against North Queensland in Townsville after aggravating his troublesome shoulder during the 32-12 loss.
The 25-year-old will have exploratory surgery within days to determine the extent of damage to the shoulder.
A worst-case scenario would leave Hill facing a shoulder reconstruction and an end to his season, which is shaping as his last for the Storm. Hill, off contract at the end of the year, is expected to attract a lucrative offer from cashed-up Cronulla.
The Storm will continue talks with Hill this month, but its star player has said he plans on testing his value on the open market after June 30.
Hill is the biggest name on a growing injury list for the Storm, with half-back Andrew McFadden joining him on the sidelines last night after aggravating a groin injury. McFadden, making his first start this season after pre-season groin surgery, did not return after half-time.
Even taking into account their heavy injury toll, the loss to the Cowboys in Townsville was disappointing.
Storm got off to a poor start with young lock Dallas Johnson knocked out from the opening kick-off and the Cowboys camping themselves in Melbourne's quarter for most of the first half.
Manly captain Steve Menzies - dubbed the nicest guy in rugby league by his coach Peter Sharp - had never been sin-binned in his senior career, until yesterday.
But Menzies had the last laugh at Brookvale Oval as the Sea Eagles won their third consecutive NRL game - the first time that has happened since 1999 - with a 28-20 victory over South Sydney.
The Rabbitohs were their own worst enemies, giving away a succession of penalties within kicking distance. Souths scored four tries to Manly's three, but Ben Walker kicked eight from eight, his precision proving the difference.
New Zealand Warriors' coach Daniel Anderson is more concerned about his players' flat performance than the loss of two points after the Warriors were upset by Penrith in Auckland yesterday.
A hat-trick of tries to Rhys Wesser carried the Panthers to a 28-14 win. The result meant the Warriors missed out on moving into second place behind unbeaten Canberra. For Penrith, who pipped the Sydney Roosters by one point last month, the win completed an away double over both of last year's grand finalists.
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The process of getting to University can be complex. To help you follow the application cycle, these steps show the process your son or daughter will be going through which can be spread over a few months or happen very quickly! These pages will be updated throughout the application journey so do check back regularly. We hope that this will enable you to be involved in your child's decision to start University, if you have any questions the admissions team are happy to answer these.
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A UCLan Applicant Day is much more than just looking at accommodation or having a tour of the campus. They are specifically geared to ensuring our potential students will get a real sense of what is to come. From subject taster sessions to hands-on practical sessions, interactive tours to real experiments, or one-to-one discussions – it's their chance to really get under the skin of their chosen subject. The day will be organised flexibly so that they can attend what is most important to them.
Please note that some courses at UCLan require an interview; applicants to these courses will be invited to attend an Interview Day instead of an Applicant Day. Interviews may be scheduled anytime after the application is submitted.
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Applications for student accommodation can be made once UCLan has been chosen as the firm choice (either unconditional firm or conditional firm). This can be done from mid-April onwards and we would suggest applications are made as soon possible in order to be considered for any preferred type of accommodation.
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Applicants will have deadlines for accepting their places – these will vary so they should check their correspondence carefully.
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Our Religion program does not end with the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Department of Religion's graduate program offers a Master of Arts degree in Leadership Studies, as well as a Master of Theological Studies.
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Pomponius Secundus
Publius Pomponius Secundus was a distinguished statesman and poet in the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius. He was on intimate terms with the elder Pliny, who wrote a biography of him, now lost.
Pomponius' mother was Vistilia, who by other marriages was the mother of Publius Suillius Rufus and the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo. Pomponius' brother, Quintus Pomponius Secundus, was involved in various intrigues during the reigns of Tiberius and Claudius. Quintus tried to protect his brother from Tiberius' displeasure.[1][2]
Political career[edit]
Cassius Dio says that Pomponius was consul seven years before the accession of Caligula; that is, c. 30; but his name does not appear in the consular fasti. He was one of the friends of Sejanus, who was consul in 31, and on the latter's fall in October of that year, Pomponius was thrown into prison, where he remained until 37. Caligula released him, and raised him to the consulship in 41.[3][4][5]
In the time of Claudius, Pomponius was appointed the emperor's legatus in Germania. In 50, a group of Chatti invaded Germania Superior. Pomponius sent two columns against them, supported by cavalry. One group of raiders was surprised and entrapped, and the Roman troops discovered amongst them several survivors of the defeat of Varus, who had been pressed into slavery forty years earlier. The other column engaged the main body of the raiders, and inflicted heavy losses. Rather than attacking Pomponius' army, which now held the high ground, the Chatti sued for peace, and Pomponius received the honor of a triumph.[6]
It was by his tragedies that Secundus obtained the most celebrity. They are spoken of in the highest terms by Tacitus, Quintilian, and the younger Pliny, and were read even in a much later age, as one of them is quoted by the grammarian Charisius. These tragedies were first put on the stage in the time of Claudius. Quintilian asserts that he was far superior to any writer of tragedies he had known, and Tacitus expresses a high opinion of his literary abilities.[7][8][9][10]
Secundus devoted much attention to the niceties of grammar and style, on which he was recognized as an authority. His subject matter was Greek, with one known exception, a praetexta called Aeneas. Tragedians in the Julio-Claudian and Flavian periods typically were men of relatively high social status, and their works often expressed their political views under an insufficient veil of fiction. Only a few lines of his work remain, some of which belong to Aeneas.[11]
The praenomen of Pomponius Secundus is doubtful. In one passage Tacitus calls him Publius, and in another Lucius, while Cassius Dio names him Quintus. Tacitus, however, calls his brother Quintus. An inscription appears to assign him the name of "[Calv]isius Sabinus Pomponius Secundus", but the nature of his connection with the family of the Calvisii Sabini, if any, is unknown.[12][13][14]
See also[edit]
- ^ A.J. Woodman, Tacitus: The Annals (Hackett, 2004), p. 164 online.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, vi. 18, xiii. 43.
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History, lix. 6, 29.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, v. 8, vi. 18.
- ^ At least one source calls Pomponius consul suffectus in 44; see Suzanne Dixon, Childhood, Class and Kin in the Roman World (Routledge, 2001), p. 225 online.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, xii. 27, 28.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, xi. 13, Dialogus de Oratoribus, 13.
- ^ Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, x. 1. § 98.
- ^ Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, iii. 5, vii. 17.
- ^ Charisius, ap. Bothe, Poet. Scen. Lat. Fragm. vol. ii. p. 279.
- ^ Gian Biagio Conte, Latin Literature: A History pp. 417–418 online; Vasily Rudich, Political Dissidence under Nero (Routledge, 1993), p. 304.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, xi. 13, xii. 27.
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History, lix. 6.
- ^ Prosopographia Imperii Romani, vol. 2, P 754.
- Otto Ribbeck, Geschichte der römischen Dichtung, iii. (1892). and Tragicorum Romanorum fragmenta (1897)
- Tacitus, Annals, v. 8, x. 13, xi. 28
- Quintilian, Inst. Orat. x. I. 98
- Pliny, Nat. Hist. xiv. 5
- Martin Schanz, Geschichte der römischen Literatur, ii. 2 (1900)
- Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel, History of Roman Literature (Eng. trans., 1900), 284, 7.
- Manuel Dejante Pinto de Magalhães Arnao Metello and João Carlos Metello de Nápoles, "Metellos de Portugal, Brasil e Roma", Torres Novas, 1998.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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When nicki Goes On Tour.. Imma be BROKE! Cuz i KNOW I Wanna be Front Row n Back Stage.. TeamMinaj BETTER have Discounts. Lmao
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Next Contest i better Fuckin Win! Imma Boutta StepMyPointsAllTheWayTheFuckUp.Com Lol Even If I Have To CHEAT >=]
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:58 PM
I Wonder Who's Gonna Do Remix's To The Songs? i mean She Has Alot of Features. Lil wayne Could DO Romans Revenge. Ummmmn Oh Girl Beyonce Coud Redo Fly Lol. Trina Can be On Did it On Em'. Yeaaaaaaaaahh LOL
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:55 PM
I Love Pink Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Am I Like The Only One Who HASNT Stopped Playing This Album Since it Was Released? Every Song Is GOOD! i Love It Love it Love It!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Second Album?!?!
Wonder What It Would be Called. Who Would Feature On it? Will She Get A Completely New LOOK? How Many tracks? More or less? The Theme Of it? Hmmm All Things i Wonder...
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:16 PM
Its Pink friday Hoe!!!!!!!!!!
Todays The Day!! The Day That Our beloved nicki's First Album is Available In Stores!!! no More Waiting. No More pre-Ordering. ITS HERE!! And I Must Say.. It Feels Amazing New Music From A [Amazing] Female Rapper in YEARS. Its All Positive Vibes Today.. The CD Is Just Amazing, beautiful, Mindbowing Its.. its Just NickI! Im sooo Gladd To be A Supporter Of Such An Amazing Artist. An Artist that...
Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 1:16 PM
Nicki Is THE BEST
Long As You Know... LONG AS YOU KNOW... Long Ass U MUTHAFUCKAS KNOW! Shes The Best. Lmao :)
Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Baby I Can Feel Myself Givin Up...
Pink Friday Is Commin Out In 2 Freakin Day! But I Wanna Listen To It So Damn Bad!!!! Like Fareal! Everyone Keep Tellin me How Good It Is And Im Like Damn Bitch! Can u Tell me Yo Opinion When I Hear it To? Ugh...
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:58 PM
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Ivan replied to marty_is_better30's topic in HellI really dont understand why they couldnt make room for him on the third/fourth line. I really thought that he could bring a lot of positives to that team. Oh well, go figure
Ivan replied to Rock's topic in HellI dont understand, is P3L not good enough?
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Ivan replied to theamazingtiny's topic in HellHmm, i am really not sure how this is going to be helpful at all. In the last 3 seasons he generated a total of 53 points. I really dont see him putting up more than 25 (very optimistic) points this upcoming season. Also does this mean that they threw in the towel on Swift, who i think can at least do a little better than Niedermayer?
Ivan replied to USAkid90's topic in HellMuch rather see Carolina win, although i think their luck will run out against the Penns. Not sure why anyone would root for the Pens? They are the division rivals (obviously not as bad as rags or philly, but still), secondly, no one on here likes Cindy. Cindy winning is almost like Bettman winning.
Ivan replied to Maddog's topic in HellI am pretty glad to see him go. I also didnt think he was an upgrade over Greene, as Greene played really well when inserted in the lineup towards the end, i dunno maybe loosing his spot to Havelid lit a fire under his ass. I think that really was a waste of Salmella though...
Ivan replied to SatansDevils's topic in HellIs this on versus?
Ivan replied to Bringbackbrylin's topic in HellYes!! I second that! Sarge is the man!
Ivan replied to SargentD's topic in HellI like Brodeur's comment that people who criticize him, have never stopped a puck in their lives. I think most people who dont know very much about hockey, will only look at the last thing that happened, the puck getting past the goaltender, and deduce that this is the defining moment of the play and in this case the series. The goaltender can be held accountable in certain situations, but just because he is the last thing one sees leading up to opposition scoring, that shouldnt automatically lead to the conclusion that he lost the game for the team. Were first and second shots stoppable? Yes. But how many scorable and clearable plays were there that were not made by the Devils throughout the series? A defender clearing the puck or a forward scoring can turn the play around just as much as goaltender stopping the puck. Bottom line, they failed as a team.
Ivan replied to '7''s topic in HellVery good summary, if this doesnt put the stupid "blame it on Brodeur" talk then nothing will...
Ivan replied to Jerrydevil's topic in HellI think he will resign for anywhere between 2.5 and 3
Ivan replied to SatansDevils's topic in HellThe only beef i have with Sutter is line matching, otherwise will be glad to see him back. Besides is there a good replacement? Burns, is very sadly and unfortunately no longer an option and i dont think LL thinks that Johnny Mac is coach material for whatever reason.
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The winter streets of Vermont are always covered in snow. But after embarking on this Escape to Stowe, you'll find they're also paved in gold.
Create a precious memory with a two-night stay for two at the charming, romantic Golden Eagle Resort, a 40-acre property where you'll stay in a room with a fireplace between October 21 and December 22 ($199). Located at the edge of historic Stowe Village next to Vermont's highest peak, Mt. Mansfield, the hotel provides the perfect setting for relaxation—especially when accompanied by a welcome bottle of wine, a $25 spa credit, and late 1 p.m. checkout.
Polish your afternoon plans by renting a bicycle at AJ's Ski & Sports, and hit one of many trails suggested by the Stowe Mountain Bike Club. Come snowfall, beat the ski-season crowds with a trip to Stowe Mountain Resort—"the grand dame of Green Mountain Ski resorts," says The New York Times.
Back at the hotel, experience a silver serenity when you apply a $25 spa credit toward any treatment at the on-site facility. Opt for a therapeutic, hot stone, or couples' massage, or spring for aromatherapy, reflexology, or a body wrap. Shed toxic minerals in the beautiful cedar-sauna room, soak in the heated indoor pool or hot tub, or simply feel free to use the state-of-the-art fitness equipment.
Come dinnertime, you'll find a number of fine restaurants in town including the Foxfire Inn & Italian Restaurant, known for its steamed mussels, shrimp scampi, and eggplant Vincenza.
At the end of the evening, as the light from the crackling fireplace bounces off the window panes, you'll smile knowing you've had a vacation that truly sparkles.
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"The location is wonderful, just across the road from the Stowe path, which winds around the river and is wonderful for an early morning walk. ... This getaway is perfect for unwinding, relaxing, and enjoying the fresh mountain air."-- TripAdvisor
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Trey Songz performed "Already To Taken" from the Step Up 3D soundtrack last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! If you missed the performance or you just wanna see it again you can watch it HERE. The STEP UP 3D Soundtrack available in stores and online now! The STEP UP 3D movie hits theaters everywhere this Friday!
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Trey Songz celebrated Independence Day by performing on Day 3 of the ESSENCE Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. He and Mary J. Blige set off sparks when they dueted on their collaboration "We Got Hood Love." "Just got off stage wit MjB...life is great!! Happy Independence Day, once again. I'm on cloud 99," an overjoyed Trey tweeted. View more pics and the full post at Rap-Up.com!


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Facing a three-year prison sentence after admitting to stealing a smartphone, a teen was on Friday given a reprieve ahead of sentencing after an attorney appealed on his behalf, while arguing that jail would only make the young man much worse.
Godfrey Pereira, 19, of 58 Fifth Street, Albert-town, was charged with stealing a $120,000 Sam-sung Galaxy smartphone on February 6 from a car he was tasked with washing. Pereira, employed at a wash bay on Quamina Street, admitted to stealing the phone from Ronnie Hooper's car. Hooper is Pereira's father's boss, the court heard.
According to Prosecutor Michael Grant, at about 10:30hrs on Thursday, Pereira's father took the car to the wash bay to be washed and cleaned. At the time, Hooper's cellphone was left in the car. However, it was discovered missing upon return. Hooper notified Pereira's father, who, in turn, questioned his son. However, the youth denied any knowledge of the phone.
Grant said that the matter was later reported to police and acting on information received, they went to the defendant's home, where he revealed the stolen phone to them. He was subsequently charged.
Despite being informed by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that the crime carried a sentence of three years, Pereira maintained his guilty plea. Lawyer Peter Hugh, who was present in court during the proceedings, stepped in on the youngster's behalf.
After Pereira apologised to the court for his actions, Hugh pointed out that Pereira was a first-time offender. Hugh also emphasised that the young man might come out worse if sent to prison. Though he noted the seriousness of the offence and the penalty it carried, he requested probation for Pereira.
After weighing the lawyer's words, Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry ordered a probation report. Pereira will return to court on February 21 for a probation report and sentencing.
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Hi Nick: Could you please explain your second sentence below about _n being defined as 1? In my new Stata 9 User's Guide (which arrived yesterday!) on page 148, I read "_n contains the number of the current observation." Adding to my earlier attempted explanation, I'll point out that Stata refers to variables such as _n as system or underscore variables. EGW >It is more the other way round. _n remains defined >as 1 to whatever is _N regardless of the sort order >of the data. Which observation is which is what varies. >The consequences are much the same, naturally. > >Adding or deleting observations will change the range >of _n, certainly. > >Nick >firstname.lastname@example.com > >Eric G. Wruck > >> Stata does very little automatically. One thing that it does >> do automatically is create a variable _n that contains the >> observation number or record number. However, as soon as you >> sort or do something with the data set, these _ns will >> change. So, to create the variable you seem to want, you'll >> want to use the generate command (usually abbreviated gen): >> > > gen case_id = _n -- =================================================== Eric G. Wruck Econalytics 2535 Sherwood Road Columbus, OH 43209 ph: 614.231.5034 cell: 614.327.4182 fax: 614.231.5039 eFax: 614.573.6639 eMail: firstname.lastname@example.com website: http://www.econalytics.com ==================================================== * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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Cloud computing is the fastest-growing sector in IT, worth about US$47 billion worldwide this year and expected to top US$107 billion ($127 billion) in 2017, according to a forecast from industry analysts IDC.
Software company GreenButton is riding that growth wave, coming in at No 185 in the TIN100+ list with revenue of $3.4 million, and claiming the No 7 spot in the Vodafone "Ten Hot Emerging Companies" list.
While growth in the ICT sector has helped its success, what sets the privately owned GreenButton apart is the elegance of its systems, argues chief executive Scott Houston.
"Our goal is to take really complex things, whether it be in the biotech, manufacturing, or oil and gas business, and make them so easy that you can just push a button and the system does all the work."
In keeping with this goal, the firm operates on a "platform as a service" (PaaS) basis, meaning customers can buy software when they need it, instead of paying a one-off lump sum, which can be a problem for newer firms, which often don't have enough capital to support such costs.
Founded in 2006, Wellington-based GreenButton has offices in Germany and Australia and is looking to expand further into Asia and the US. Its growth rate has been about 23 per cent year-on-year since it began, says Houston.


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Heavy rain continues to cause travel chaos on the South Island's West Coast, with its main road closed for at least another four days, and now railway lines being shut down.
The wild weather washed out Wanganui River bridge at Harihari, south of Hokitika, on Wednesday, splitting the coast in half, and causing holidaymakers to make massive detours.
The latest flooding victims have been trains, with several railway lines being shut down.
KiwiRail said it was continuing to assess and repair damage at a number of sites on the West Coast.
The railway line between Christchurch and Greymouth, and through the Buller Gorge remained closed and all train services had been cancelled.
The section of line running through the Buller Gorge has been particularly hard hit, with the difficult terrain in the area hampering access by track workers to assess the situation and begin the repair job.
Several bridges had been damaged, one significantly, and slips and washouts had damaged track at a number of locations, a spokeswoman said.
It is anticipated the line between Christchurch and Greymouth will be back in operation within three to four days, allowing the resumption of the Tranz Alpine and freight services across the Southern Alps.
Coach services are in place for passengers with bookings on the Tranz Alpine.
However, the section through the Buller Gorge will take longer for repairs to be completed, and coal services from the Westport area may not resume for at least a week.
KiwiRail is in close contact with Solid Energy over the situation.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says Wanganui bridge will be closed at least until midday next Tuesday (JAN 8).
"Next Tuesday's our target providing we get the Wanganui River diverted and that there is no more bad weather,'' said NZTA senior asset manager for the West Coast Mark Pinner.
"We are aware of how important this link is to the coast and others regions and we're confident we'll get the highway re-opened as planned if there are no setbacks.''
Flood waters from the river swept away a 40m-long of SH6 at the northern approach to the bridge on Wednesday.
"Water levels have dropped about a metre overnight and that's helping us divert the river back to its original course so that we can start out preparations to rebuild the highway lost in the flood,'' Mr Pinner said.
The river is still too high for structural engineers to make a detailed inspection of the bridge, but Mr Pinner was confident it was safe.
"The piles supporting the bridge have been driven deep into the river bed and from what we can see already, they appear to have withstood pressure from the huge volume of flood water. However, we will still be taking a very close look at the bridge when levels drop further so that we are satisfied it is safe to use.''
Contractors are using heavy earth moving equipment to lift large boulders along the edge of the Wanganui River to redirect it.
Mr Pinner said the lost section of the highway would be rebuilt with rocks and gravel.
"The reconstruction will be temporary one and further upgrades will be needed later,'' Mr Pinner said.
"We recognise that this closure is affecting the lives and livelihoods of the tourists, transport operators and farmers who rely on this lifeline.
"Getting SH6 reopened is our number one national priority and we thank people for their patience and understanding while we finalise our plan of attack.''
It's not just travel plans that have been disrupted by the weather.
Around 50 dairy farmers south of Hokitika have been forced to dump milk because the road north was cut off.
Westland Milk Products hoped to catch up with its South Westland milk collection within 24 hours.
Some milk had to be spilled into farm effluent disposal systems but the company was hopeful the majority would be collected in the next few days using a fleet of tankers travelling the long way around from Hokitika (1000km via the East Coast and Haast), with the help of extra tankers supplied by a contract collection company.
General manager operations Bernard May said Westland was very grateful for the "very supportive response we have received from fellow dairy companies which have agreed to process our milk so we don't have to truck it all the way back to Hokitika''.
"This means we can get a faster turnaround so we are hoping that within the next 24 hours or so we will have caught up on the backlog and prevent more milk having to be spilled.''
BP 2GO Hokitika owner Lee Wu sympathised with the farmers, saying they must be "gutted''.
He said while the festive season had been busy for him, the last three days have been "like winter time, with no customers at all''.
"It's been really quiet,'' Mr Wu said.
"With the bridge at Harihari out, and Arthur's Pass having been closed for a wee while, we're cut off in the middle of nowhere.''
Petrol stocks were fine, he said, with terminals in Christchurch and Nelson, able to bring supplies either by Arthur's or Lewis passes.
Supermarkets in Greymouth and Westport said they'd had no problems with supplies.
New World Hokitika owner-operator, Gary Lee praised truck drivers for going the extra mile in getting foodstuffs to the store.
"There were a few delays but the drivers did an incredible job and we're now ticking along as normal.''
Motel Association West Coast president Bryan Williamson said today that "everyone was hurting a little bit''.
Mr Williamson, who owns the Bella Vista Motel, said bookings had been lost since the northern approach to the bridge was washed away.
"It has taken a lot of people off the road up here and we have lost quite a few prebookings,'' he said.
Mr Williamson said moteliers up and down the Coast were in the same boat and there was "nothing we can do, until the bridge is repaired''.
The washout could not have come at a worse time, with January the peak time for tourists from around the world visiting the West Coast: "but that's just the way it is''.
Greymouth Seaside Top 10 owner Matt Levien said they too had received a number of cancellations, but there was "no point dwelling on it''.
Tourists were having to change their plans.
"It is a nuisance, however life goes on it is no point getting upset about it,'' Mr Levien said.


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Three months ago, a seer, Shobhan Sarkar, had written a letter to the Union government to inform that he seen in his dream that a treasure (1000 tonnes of gold) was lying buried in the fort of Raja Ram Bux Singh situated in Buxur area of Dandiyakhera Village in the Bighapur sub-division (tehsil).
He dreamt that Raja Ram Bux Singh, who gave his life for the country fighting the British in 1857, and told him to take care of the gold buried in the remains of his fort.
Consequently, the central government directed the district magistrate of Unnao on September 3 to find out the truth. On the directives of the district administration and the government, a team of the ASI officials surveyed the area indicated by the saint and found the traces of hidden gold pertaining to 19th century under 15-20 (60-65 feet) metres underground.
If Sarker's claim turns out to be true, the consequences will be as follows.
How much is the gold worth?
• The cost of 1000 tonnes of gold will be around Rs 3,00,000 crore (based on current gold price)
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• 20% percent of the total cost of the gold, which would be around Rs 60,000 crore, would be spent on the development of the area, according to Sarkar
If found what all can be done?
• It will help construct about 22,220 kilometers of road for the state. The estimated cost of one kilometre road is Rs 27 lakh
• 10,000 hospitals could be constructed as the cost of one hospital is Rs 40 crore
• 20,000 schools could be constructed. The estimated cost of each school is Rs 35 crore
• Metro trains in Lucknow could be run with a total outlay of Rs 2,600 crore
• An international-level university could be constructed with a total outlay of Rs 400 crore
• Power houses with six mega-watt capacity could be set up to run the industries in the state
• High-tech modern dairy could be constructed with a total outlay of Rs 400 crore
• If Unnao is rehabilitated with the hidden treasure, the district would turn out to be better than Chandigarh. According to an estimate, 20 % of the total treasure would be more than that of the budget of the Union government for rural development
• The total budget of the Union government was of Rs 12 lakh crore, while 20% of the hidden treasure would provide one fourth of the funds for the whole budget
• It can provide budget of Rs 10,000 crore for Food Security Scheme, Rs 15,260 crore for potable water scheme, Rs 15,184 crore for Indira Awas yojana, Rs 21,7000 for Prime Minister's rural road project and Rs 33,000 crore for MANREGA project


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That's the story of the west, says Turner. "Over twenty years, it's gone from rural and conservative to suburban and progressive. Chelsea is getting to be a little Ann Arbor, and a hard city for a Republican to win. Even in 2010, which was a good year for Republicans, I lost the city of Chelsea. And this time, I got only five votes more."
Newly elected county commissioner Martinez-Kratz sees the same trend. "When the economy was more viable, people were moving out to Chelsea, and Chelsea was becoming more Democratic. This slowed down with the recession, but it'll probably pick back up. If people move to the townships, they're used to Democratic values and working in public institutions like the university and the hospital, and they see them in a more favorable light than traditional Republicans."
Pat Kelly remembers an earlier time in Dexter Township. "Some of the farmers used to be Democrats, but farmers in general, and especially the Germans, turned Republican about Roosevelt's time. And it stayed that way." Though she'd been "actively involved in politics since 1997 and held elected office since 2002," Kelly herself never ran as a Democrat until 2008. "That's the year I had to declare a party because I had an opponent, and 2008 was a good year to be a Democrat."
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I was wondering what expert quilters recomend regarding if there is a need to reverse stitch a couple stitches at the beginning and end when you are piecing your blocks or not?
Pros and cons?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I was wondering what expert quilters recomend regarding if there is a need to reverse stitch a couple stitches at the beginning and end when you are piecing your blocks or not?
Pros and cons?
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No need to backstitch. Those ends will be included when you sew them to the piece. However if I am using a poly thread (all the time!) I sew off the ends about 1/2" as poly tends to unravel. Another reason to not backstitch is that it makes it harder to rip out if necessary (often!)
I have not done it when putting blocks together. Never had a problem, but I do sometimes when I have to piece borders or bindings. I feel like it makes just a bit stronger, in my mind anyway.
Life is not a movie. No one is going to yell "CUT" when you make a mistake. - Anne L. Fulton
I don't back stitch on blocks but I do back stitch on the outer edge of my rows to prevent the edges from unravelling.
No need if you lower your stitch length. All it does is waste time and create bulk in the seams.
Not when piecing. I do when quilting, attaching bindings etc.
It depends on the seam I'm sewing. Sometimes I feel it needs a bit of anchoring, like at the end of a row of blocks
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not needed because when the blocks are joined and then the borders are added all beginning/ending seams will be stitched over securing them
I backstitch two stitches at the start and finish. To resew a seam that has pulled open after you start a row is a hassle. Two stitches won't add enough bulk to notice. I tried using the shorter stitch length but it was better just to backstitch for me.
Got fabric?
As a newbie, I've got several of my current project's 9-patch squares that aren't entirely square. And if I square them, they'll be too small. So I've left them unsquare, and on the parts that aren't long enough to reach a full 1/4" seam (by this I mean REALLY close so that the stitch line is almost on the edge of the fabric), I find that backstitching that portion and then running forward again creates a nice sturdy stitch that is not likely to create a hole in that spot down the road. I know it's creating bulk in the seam, but I'd rather have bulk than a hole later on.
Otherwise, I'm not locking in my stitches at the beginning & end.
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Fishers, Indiana is located in Hamilton County, along the north border of neighboring Indianapolis, and occupies some 22 square miles of land mass alongside the White River. Access to I-465, I-69 and I-74 makes commuting quite convenient. As well, Fishers is just 30 miles northeast of the Indianapolis International Airport. BusinessWeek voted it "Best Affordable American Suburb" in 2009.
The town was once known as "Mudsock, Indiana." Its name was later changed to "Fishers Switch", and then, finally, to simply "Fishers". The Fishers railway station was instrumental to the town's early success; that is, until railway traffic began to decrease during the 1960s. Fortunately, the relocation of Highways 37 and I-69 brought about a second resurgence in the town's population. And since then, it has grown in size from a mere 300 or so in the 1960s to its most recently estimated population of nearly 70,000.
Fishers attractions include Conner Prairie, Ben and Ari's Fun Center, the Fishers Train Station and Indiana Transportation Museum; and the Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve.
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MHS fastpitch rallies to win
In good and bad ways, the 21st out was elusive in a pair of Madras fastpitch softball games.
The White Buffalos won their Intermountain Conference opener against Crook County in extra innings. Madras also split a nonleague doubleheader against Henley, falling in extra innings of the second game.
The Buffs are busy this week, playing six games. Four are part of the Sisters tourney with games at noon and 2 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Madras also hosted Ashland on Tuesday, March 27 (played after press time).
Madras 6, Crook County 5: Two strikes with two outs still gave the Buffs a chance to force a tie and ultimately an IMC victory.
Madras was down to its last out in the seventh before Kara Katchia hit a run-scoring double to extend the game. The Buffs were then down to their last strike when Hulsey delivered a game-tying triple in the eighth.
"I was looking to make contact; not trying to hit it anywhere but just make contact," Hulsey said.
That worked as Hulsey drilled a shot to center. It easily scored Sarah Leutwiler who started the rally with a two-out single.
Danielle Palmer followed with a five-foot swinging bunt which kept Hulsey at third.
Destry Begay then ended the game with another shot up the middle. Begay used the "see the ball, hit the ball" approach for the game-ending hit.
"My head was empty; I wasn't thinking about anything," Begay said.
Any rally seemed unlikely going into the fifth inning. Unbeaten Crook County (at 3-0) owned a 4-0 lead.
"Before the fifth, we had a pep talk," Madras coach Shawna McConnell said. "We were making their pitcher (Hayley Porterfield) look much better than she really is."
As in Porterfield recording most of her 10 strike outs in the first four innings.
The Buffs pounded out most of their 11 hits from the fifth inning on. That included doubles by Shirelle Adams and Whitley Ruiz.
The Cowgirls also managed just one run after the fifth, that an unearned tally in the eighth. Hulsey had just two strikeouts, but walked only three.
"I used my riseball a lot more," said Hulsey of slowing down the Crook County hitters after the first four innings.
Madras 4-6, Henley 1-9: The Buffs were an out from a sweep, leading 6-3 with two outs in the seventh of the second game. Then a hit batter, two errors and two hits allowed Henley to score three runs.
The Hawks followed with a three-run eighth on five hits and a pair of Madras errors.
All that spoiled the Buff's earlier comeback when they trailed 3-0 going into the fourth. Then a error, sacrifice fly by Hulsey and RBI double by Palmer forced a 3-all tie.
An inside-the-park homer by Adams put Madras ahead in the fifth. Adams' hit came after singles by Alysha Urbach and Jessica Glaspie.
In the opener, Madras jumped ahead 2-0 in the first. Holly Martin and Katchia drove in both runs. The Buffs added to that lead, scoring runs in the fourth and fifth frames thanks to wild pitches.
Those runs were plenty for Hulsey who pitched a shutout into the sixth. The sophomore allowed just three hits, two on consecutive doubles in the sixth.


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Date of Stay: August, 2009
We stayed here while working in Spokane. This is a nice park with paved roads and paved sites. I was a little disappointed in the cleanliness of the pool. It is a little overgrown. Great place for kids, it does have a small playground. Large pet area. Yokes grocery store is across the street. We would stay here again. This is the best place to stay in Spokane.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
The best part of this park is the location and the mature shade tree's. It is close to the mall and good places to eat. It has paved sites that are very close together. We could not put our awning up. I was fearful our slide out would hit the trailer next to us. They give you a password for two hours of internet at a time. Lot's of full timers in old trailers. We stayed here for a convention at the Toyota Center. There are nicer parks in the area. Horn Rapids RV is a great place to stay if your don't mind being a little further out of town.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
We stayed here a month while working in downtown Denver. Easy access to the city, shopping, and bike trails. Very friendly people to deal with. Make sure you have a good quality water hose since they have high water pressure and will complain if yours is leaking. This is an old park with gravel sites and drive ways. Any amount of precipitation makes for a huge lake at the entry of the park. The pet area is not convenient. It does have direct access to the Wheat Ridge paved bike trail. A short walk to a playground. Terrible washers and dryers which are always used by the full timers. However there is a nice place to wash clothes close by. Good section of town, I felt safe on the bike trail with my toddler. We would stay here again.


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Thirty-five people took their own lives in the Hastings coronial region in the last year, new suicide stats reveal.
The figures were released by Chief Coroner Judge Neil MacLean yesterday as part of the nation's provisional annual suicide statistics.
"I continue to believe we need to gently bring the issue of suicide from out of the shadows," he said.
The Hastings figures are down two on last year's tally.
Nationally, 547 people took their own lives in the 12 months to June 30 - down 11 on the previous year. Youth suicide has surged and Maori are over-represented in the grim statistics.
Males make up 74 per cent of all self-inflicted deaths.
Judge MacLean has called for a national discussion on how to curb the toll.
"The annual number of suicides has remained relatively constant, but our latest figures show some concerning trends," Judge MacLean said.
"Significant is the jump in teenage suicide numbers, and the continued rise of Maori suicides, in particular young Maori."
This is the third year Judge MacLean has publicly released the annual suicide figures. More people take their own lives each year than die on the nation's roads.
"Coroners have a responsibility to encourage the informed public discussion about how best to reduce the rate of suicide," Judge MacLean said. "To have that discussion we need up-to-date and complete information."
The Government is working on a four-year suicide prevention action plan due to be released early next year.
A Ministry of Health report released last month, Suicide Facts, found rural communities were at higher risk of suicide than people in urban areas.
The highest rates of rural suicide are seen in adults aged 25 to 44 years. APNZ
Hanging, strangulation and suffocation are the most common methods of suicide.
The youngest suicide since coronial service records began in 2007 occurred last year - a boy aged between 5 and 9.
During the past year, the number of Maori suicides has increased for most age groups, in particular the 15 to 19-year-old group.
Suicides in the Christchurch region rose by 14 to 81 in the past year. The previous year's lower figure reflected the phenomenon of a drop in suicide rates after large scale crisis events and natural disasters.
The rate of suicides in the 50 to 74-year-old group has dropped.
Suicide rates for unemployed people remain high compared to employed people.
Students and retired people continue to have high suicide rates.


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In the November 21 edition of the Phoenix, reporter David S. Bernstein makes a number of assertions about the Muslim American Society of Boston (MAS Boston) and the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, claiming they are indifferent to the welfare and pluralism of Roxbury, and Boston in general. (See "Menino's Mosque," News and Features.) We interfaith, civic, and academic leaders want to make clear that in our experience MAS Boston has shown a commitment to and history of working substantively with its partners in various areas of city life, ranging from health care, to economic well-being, to building interfaith and interethnic understanding, to immigrants' rights, to the No on 1 campaign, to workers' rights, to anti-hunger work, to working against the impact of gambling on the vulnerable amongst us, and much more. Much of this work has been covered in the media over the past couple of years. Additionally, we applaud Mayor Menino's commitment to, and involvement in, leading efforts on behalf of diversity, tolerance, and interfaith understanding in Boston and beyond, and thus the article's attempt to malign the mayor is offensive.
Our experience demonstrates that MAS Boston values its interfaith relationships and considers these friendships a vital part of its mission to help build a stronger, more equitable Boston. The organization has developed strong working partnerships with leaders in the interfaith, civil-rights, academic, and civic communities. We have every reason to believe that MAS Boston has learned a great deal from these partners and works with them out of a deep respect and feeling of friendship. And so we, the undersigned, write this in support of MAS Boston's interfaith and civic efforts, and in continued commitment to working with MAS Boston at the new Islamic cultural center in Roxbury, to broaden mutual understanding and to serve the greater Boston community.
Signed (institutions listed are for identification purposes only),
The Reverend Jack Johnson
Executive Director, Massachusetts Council Of Churches
Reverend Ray A. Hammond
Senior Pastor, Bethel Ame Church
Rabbi Eric Gurvis
President, Massachusetts Board Of Rabbis
Cheri Andes
Lead Organizer, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (Gbio)
Reverend Hurmon Hamilton
Senior Pastor, Roxbury Presbyterian Church; President, Gbio
Diana L. Eck
Director, Pluralism Project At Harvard University
David Gordis, Phd
President Emeritus, Hebrew College
Rabbi Ronne Friedman
Temple Israel, Boston
Geoffrey Lewis
Past President, Jewish Community Relations Council
Alexander Levering Kern
Executive Director, Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (Cmm)
Father Raymond G. Helmick, S.J.
Boston College
Fran Godine
Vice-President, Gbio
Rabbi Stephanie Kolin
Temple Israel, Boston
Rabbi Jeremy Morrison
Temple Israel, Boston
Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Director, Just Congregations, Union For Reform Judaism
Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
Co-Chair, Center For Jewish-Muslim Relations
David Dolev
Co-Director, Center For Jewish-Muslim Relations
Rabbi Moshe Waldoks
Board Member, Center For Jewish-Muslim Relations
Michael Felsen
President, Boston Workmen's Circle
Janet Penn
Executive Director, Interfaith Action, Inc.
Imam Taalib Mahdee
Mosque Of The Quran, Dorchester
Imam Abdullah Faaruuq
Mosque For The Praising Of God, Roxbury
Dr. Abdul Cader Asmal
Past President, Islamic Council Of New England
Dr. Asif Razvi
Past President, Islamic Council Of New England
Rabbi Sanford Seltzer
Interreligious Center On Public Life
Enid Shapiro
Interreligious Center On Public Life
Dr. Sepi Gilani
Board Member, Center For Jewish-Muslim Relations
Dr. Nabeel Khudairi
Past President, Islamic Council Of New England
Jerome D. Maryon, Esq.
President, The Committee Of Contemporary Spiritual-&-Public Concerns
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised pension firms for giving unsuitable advice on pension switching.
A review by the FSA led to a number of firms carrying out past business reviews that will deliver more than £150 million in redress to customers.
The regulator studied the advice given out by firms. Some advisers were found to be offering 'portfolio advice services', where the additional costs were not justified for a particular customer; the FSA also saw examples of tied advisers not investigating a customer's existing pension
arrangements first.
Dan Waters, the FSA's director of conduct risk, says: "The actions we have taken to raise standards have driven significant change in the market and will see large sums of money returned to customers who received poor advice.
"In fact, more than 10% of all pension switching advice since April 2006 (A-Day) will be looked at again as part of the past business reviews firms are carrying out.
"However, although many firms have changed the way they operate, we remain concerned that some continue to give poor advice. Ignorance is no defence and we will continue to focus on the high risk firms through intensive supervision. We will not hesitate to take tough action against any firms that fall below our standards."
Things to consider before switching
If you are thinking about transferring your current pension into a new personal pension or self-invested personal pension (SIPP) you should consider several factors.
Firstly, will the new pension be more expensive than the existing one? If it is, then you need to be sure the extra costs can be justified.
Next, consider whether a stakeholder pension meets your needs and objectives. Stakeholder pensions are usually cheaper than other personal pensions and advisers should discuss them with their clients as a possible option.
You also need to work out whether it's a wise move to transfer all of your pensions into a single new pension. This plan of action could incur costs which your adviser should be able to explain to you.
Another thing to look at is whether you will lose any benefits, such as death benefits or a guaranteed annuity rate option, by switching.
Some pensions may apply a penalty when you transfer out. These can be significant – running into thousands of pounds – so it's important to check if one may apply in your case.
It's also important to look at whether the investments in the new pension are right for the amount of risk you're happy to take. An adviser can help you decide how much risk you are prepared to accept and can explain the risks and potential benefits of different funds and investments to you.
It's vital to take professional advice before switching your pension and, depending on what course of action you decide to take, you might benefit from ongoing advice too. To find an IFA in your area click here.
A form of money purchase defined contribution pension launched by the then Labour government in April 2001 with low charges and no-frills minimum standards. Designed to appeal to people on low and middle incomes who wanted to save for retirement but for whom existing pension arrangements were either too expensive or unsuitable, the stakeholder didn't really take off and looks to be superceded by the National Employee Savings Trust (NEST).
Like a self-select ISA but for pensions, self-invested personal pension is a registered pension plan that gives you a flexible and tax-efficient method of preparing for your retirement. It gives you all sorts of options on how you put money in, how you invest it and how it's paid out and offers a greater number of investment opportunities than if the fund was managed by a pension company. SIPPs are very flexible and allow investments such as quoted and unquoted shares, investment funds, cash deposits, commercial property and intangible property (i.e. copyrights, royalties, patents or carbon offsets). Not permitted are loans to members or people or companies connected to the SIPP holder, tangible moveable property (with the exception of tradable gold) and residential property.
The Financial Services Authority is an independent non-governmental body, given a wide range of rule-making, investigatory and enforcement powers in order to meet its four statutory objectives: market confidence (maintaining confidence in the UK financial system), financial stability, consumer protection and the reduction of financial crime. The FSA receives no government funding and is funded entirely by the firms it regulates, but is accountable to the Treasury and, ultimately, parliament.
In exchange for any lump sum – usually your pension fund – an annuity is "bought" from an insurance company and provides an income for life. When you die, the income stops. Annuity rates fluctuate daily and depend on your sex (although from 21 December 2012 insurers will no longer be able to use gender as a factor when calculating annuities), age, health and a number of other factors, so you have to pick the right one and, once bought, its terms cannot be altered, so seek financial advice.
A financial adviser who is not tied to any financial services company (such as a bank or insurance company) and is authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). They can advise on financial products to suit your circumstances. All IFAs have to give consumers the choice of paying by fees or commission and have to explain which would best suit the customer in that particular instance. Also, if commission is paid either by the client or the financial service provider recommended by the IFA, the IFA must disclose what that commission is.


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- inaction on the debt ceiling, or
- the "kicking the can down the road" for a resolution of our long-term fiscal condition.
- Current holders of treasury's will face immediate and substantial paper losses (if held to maturity no losses would be realized), and
- We the people will face the prospect of paying more in order to entice anyone to buy our bonds.
The price of the 30-year bond would drop by 3.9 per cent and 6.3 per cent under these scenarios. The analysis focuses on Treasury debt with a maturity longer than two years as this sector is least affected by the Federal Reserve's near zero interest rate policy. As such, the estimate of costs associated with a downgrade is considered conservative..."
From The Political Commentator on April 18th:
"... Increased federal borrowing costs through higher required interest rates due to an imposed risk premium by our lenders will effectively throw the United States into a fiscal death spiral.
We will face larger deficits requiring higher interest rates leading to larger deficits and so on until we will be in the same condition as the EU PIGS Greece, Ireland and Portugal paying 10%+ to borrow money..."
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Scientists in Michigan and California are reporting an advance toward development of a new generation of drugs that treat disease by orchestrating how genes in the body produce proteins involved in arthritis, cancer and a range of other disorders. Acting like an "on-off switch," the medications might ratchet up the production of proteins in genes working at abnormally low levels or shut off genes producing an abnormal protein linked to disease.
In the study, Anna K. Mapp and colleagues discusses molecules that cause genes to be active and churn out proteins — so-called transcriptional activators. That's because they control a key process known as transcription, in which instructions coded in genes produce proteins. Malfunctions in these activators could lead to altered transcription patterns that lead to disease. For example, variations in the tumor suppressor gene p53 are found in more than half of all human cancers.
Mapp describes discovery of a group of molecules that could be used to help scientists better understand transcription. Known as activator artificial transcriptional activation domains, these small molecules mimic natural activators and could provide insights on how mistakes in gene regulation result in various diseases. "Evidence suggests that these small molecules mimic the function and mechanism of their natural counterparts and present a framework for the broader development of small molecule transcriptional switches," Mapp states.
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United States residential real estate prices increased in February by the most since May 2006, showing the housing market is strengthening.
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities rose 9.3 per cent from February 2012, more than forecast, after advancing 8.1 per cent in the year ended in January, the group said. The increase exceeded the 9 per cent median forecast in a Bloomberg survey. Compared with the prior month, prices rose the most since October 2005.
Further price gains may help alleviate a lack of housing inventory by encouraging more homeowners to put their properties on the market. At the same time, mortgage rates at close to all-time lows and an improving labour market are providing a boost for residential real estate, which is a source of strength for the expansion.
Before the report,
"This affects a good part of the US population, allowing them to borrow against their houses and enabling some who have been under water to refinance. That's very important."
Estimates for the year-over-year price change ranged from increases of 8.5 per cent to 9.3 per cent, the 27 economists surveyed said. The Case-Shiller index is based on a three-month average, which means the February figure was influenced by transactions in January and December.
Home prices adjusted for seasonal variations rose 1.2 per cent in February from the prior month after climbing 1 per cent in January. Las Vegas showed the biggest adjusted monthly increase, with prices climbing 2 per cent. San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles home prices advanced 1.8 per cent.
Unadjusted prices climbed 0.3 per cent last month from February as 11 of 20 cities showed increases. The year-over-year gauge provides better indications of trends in prices, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller group. The panel includes Karl Case and Robert Shiller, the economists who created the index.
For a second straight month, all 20 cities in the index showed a year-over-year increase. Phoenix showed the biggest year-over-year increase, with prices jumping 23 per cent in the 12 months to February.
Home values in San Francisco advanced 18.9 per cent, while in Las Vegas, they were up 17.6 per cent.
Bright spot in the economy
Demand that is rising while inventories remain tight has exerted upward pressure on home values.
There were 1.93 million previously-owned properties on the market last month, the fewest of any March since 2000, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Price figures from the NAR showed the median value of an existing home rose 11.8 per cent, the most since November 2005, to $US184,300 last month from $US164,800 in March 2012.
Other indicators back up the NAR data.
Property values climbed 10.2 per cent in the 12 months to February, the most in almost seven years, according to California-based CoreLogic.
Prices advanced 7.1 per cent in the year to February, the most since 2006, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on April 23.
During an April 26 earnings call,
"Our first-time buyer demand remains very strong; we continue to see improving demand from move-up buyers."
More sales could propel prices even higher, inducing others to join the market to take advantage of cheap mortgage rates before borrowing costs rise.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 3.40 per cent in the week ended April 25, down from 3.41 per cent, according to the
In November, the rate reached an all-time low of 3.31 per cent. The average 15-year rate dropped to a record-low 2.61 per cent.
Higher home prices have also boosted household wealth, which will help underpin consumer spending and, in turn, spur economic growth.
Figures from the Federal Reserve show that the value of Americans' real estate worth has climbed each quarter since July 2011.
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