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Contribute by Brian from United States; Tour date: 8/26/2011
My husband, Brian, and I had a fantastic trip in Beijing.Our tour guide Jack made the trip one of the most memorable experiences we've had on any trip. We loved each every itinerary item and Jack always made sure we were entertained, comfortable, and first and foremost learning the most out of each landmark visit. Below I answer some of your questions as well as attach a few pictures we loved and wanted to share.
The Great Wall was by far the most breathtaking portion of our itinerary.The history and the grandiose feeling when walking the Great Wall was something we will never forget.
Everyone's friendliness impressed us most during our free time.
Beijing was even better than we imagined.The city is full of a rich cultural pride and we honored to have had the opportunity to visit sites and locations that the country and the culture was built upon.
Your company will be at the top of our list for recommendations.I do have to add that both our driver and our guide treated us like family. They constantly made sure we were comfortable and really paid attention to what we needed.The very first day we met Jack, we realized we left our camera on the plane during our flight from Hong Kong to Beijing.Jack went out of his way to go get the camera from the airport - that's going completely above and beyond his duties but he did it anyway. It was amazing, and we are truly thankful to him. You've hired wonderful talent!
thank you for making our trip around Beijing one of the most memorable.Many thanks to Jack!
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Gerard Butler's NYC Chow Down Session
Taking some time to relax in the big city, Gerard Butler was spotted out and about in downtown NYC on Wednesday (April 11).
The Scottish hunk looked dapper in a long pea coat and scarf while sporting his usual facial scruff as he grabbed a bite to eat with a friend.
The relaxing bromantic lunch date comes in between quite the busy work schedule, as Butler is set to release four new motion pictures before the year's end. One of the upcoming motion pictures, "Movie 43," is a feature-film comprised of short comedy segments.
With big names such as Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman, Chloe Moretz, Kate Winslet, Richard Gere and Naomi Watts also taking part in the project, "Movie 43" is set to hit theaters on October 17th.
Enjoy the pictures of Gerard Butler walking in downtown New York City (April 11).
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According to port experts and officials, expansion is necessary to maintain the 40% share of Asian imports handled by the Port of LA and Long Beach.
"The American Assn. of Port Authorities said recent survey results show that U.S. ports have $46 billion in upgrades planned over the next five years, partly to jockey for new business from the widening of the Panama Canal, which is slated for completion in 2014. The nation's ports are competing for tens of thousands of new jobs that are among the best-paying blue-collar positions in the U.S."
There were 709,000 trade jobs in pre-recession 2007 among Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial counties. During the recession, that number dropped to 600,000. Currently, it stands at 640,000. Many expect the employment numbers to jump once construction is complete.
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Lady Gaga is Confused
Lady Gaga, in a recent interview with Fuse about misogyny and homophobia:
Lady Gaga on why she's not a feminist:
Someone seriously needs to let her know that many of the values she has expressed clearly align with feminism, and that she should consider getting on board. Spreading the idea that they're different is not only ignorant but really disappointing. Lady Gaga has the potential to seriously raise some awareness about feminism, here.
I think I will write a strongly worded letter…
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Zoe @ at 12:58 pm, November 23rd, 2009
Ughh, it kills me. I love Lady Gaga, and she is SO a feminist, she just needs someone to explain it to her.
SarahC @ at 7:29 pm, November 23rd, 2009
I'm totally with you, Zoe. Somebody needs to send her a link to the Feminism 101 blog over on the right side of the screen. Be like, honey, you a feminist, whether you like it or not.
Maren @ at 10:40 pm, November 23rd, 2009
I can't believe he asked her that though!
That was a brilliant answer she gave and immediately he asks "are you a feminist?"
I don't think she even has to identify as one, because she's raising awareness for the same issues in her own way. She's not a feminist she's a rockstar.
Toongrrl @ at 11:26 am, November 24th, 2009
Why is she called Lady Gaga?
Tinnie @ at 2:52 am, December 1st, 2009
Please, let's get a letter together to explain what feminism truly is BY FEMINISTS, and tell her that the grandmothers of this country went thru so much so that a woman like HER could go to COLLEGE (which she did), could be an entertainer with control over her work.
I think we could seriously not only help her realize that feminism is important in everyone's life, not just women and that coming from NEW YORK, i expect her to be exposed to it.
And with her knoweledgeable about feminism, she will definitely speak about how it should be expected that everyone should see women as valueable humans, not pieces of meat or mindless idiots
Tinnie @ at 2:53 am, December 1st, 2009
srry i totally rambled without editing, i just hope we can unite as young feminists who DO listen to modern pop like her's and write a letter to her
Allison @ at 10:37 pm, December 2nd, 2009
@Tinnie Just saying, I have never met _anyone_ who saw all women as pieces of meat or mindless idiots.
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I go through gossips all over, that very little in Drag queen Gaga is unique and that she is usually a copycat I nonetheless love Lady Gaga coZ she is awesome!
Heather @ at 1:52 pm, March 26th, 2010
Lady Gaga is most certainly NOT confused. She knows what she believes, and she is simply rejecting a label that has become very emotionally loaded in our culture. "Feminist" means different things to different people – for some it means a strong woman, for others it means a man-hater. She is purposely rejecting the label because she wants you to listen to what she says, not slap a label on her.
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You will be happy to know that in a recent interview with the times she did in fact label herself as a feminist:
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I don't like Lady Gaga's music, but I do agree with her views. And it is annoying that she doesn't identify as a feminist (though I do hope Laura is right when she says Gaga changed her mind).


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Fredericks, Bronwyn L. (2008) So, You Want To Do Oral History With Aboriginal Australians... Old Stories, New Ways (2), Oral History Association of Australia Journal, 30, pp. 22-24.
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This paper takes as its starting point the enormous and long-standing interest in understanding historical studies with Aboriginal people. Whether motivated by curiosity, events or issues, the author argues that the outcome of this research has been that Aboriginal people are amongst the most researched people on the earth. This can become problematic when research into Aboriginal communities does not work for the benefit of Aboriginal people themselves; and so, in the words of Vine Deloria Jnr. (1991), there is a need 'to eliminate useless and repetitive research and focus on community needs; it is both unethical and wasteful to plow familiar ground continually'. Systematic ethical guidelines to undertaking research with Aboriginal people, developed over the past decades, are outlined in this paper, which then sketches an exemplary oral history project being undertaken in Queensland. Designed along ethical guidelines, the project demonstrates how historical research can be conceived and framed in ways which promote active benefits for Indigenous communities, and in this case, changing the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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According to the complainant, youth pastors "quite intrusively butt into conversations" to ask students to attend religious events.
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Hi there, curly beauties! I am in need of some expert curly advice:
I have recently moved to the Southwest and the new climate is leaving my hair DRY and frizzy and, as a result, difficult to manage. :crybaby:I wash my hair every other day, and basically on the morning of day 2 it looks so dull, shapeless and dried out that I resort to putting in up and spend much time untangling it the next day =\
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Another concern is that I have very sensitive skin: I have been hesitant in applying anything too oily in fear of breaking out on my face and neck. I would prefer all-natural products, but at this point anything goes! Please, let me know what you think!
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Thank you everyone for the compliments and the helpful advice! I have armed myself with super-moisturizing styling products & some oil for extra ooomph. I'm also going to try shampooing once/twice a week. Take THAT, dry air!
Protien treatments arn't really moisture related but if your hair likes it its a great idea. They can improve the texture and holding abilities of the hair.
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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Most of SC Immigration Law
Most of South Carolina's legislative attempt to control illegal immigration will remain blocked, for now, after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 23 ruled that federal immigration laws exclusively govern the issue.
State Can't Criminalize Harboring or Fake Papers
South Carolina's SB 20 made it a felony to transport or harbor illegal immigrants in order to avoid detection or help them get into the country. It also criminalized the failure of noncitizens to carry registration papers and the possession of fake ones.
The 4th Circuit, upholding an earlier federal district court decision, said that all of these provisions were preempted by federal immigration laws, explains Michelle Lapointe, a staff attorney with the Immigrant Justice Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Atlanta.
The SPLC is part of a coalition of civil rights groups and advocates that filed suit against the law in October 2011, according to the SPLC. The Department of Justice also challenged the law, arguing that it should be blocked because it interferes with federal immigration law.
It was also very broad, covering actions by third parties who wouldn't have any reason to care about the immigration status of others.
"The Fourth Circuit noted that "[s]imply staying in one's home could be viewed as an attempt to 'shelter' oneself from detection," and "[t]aking a bus or driving home at the end of the workday would be 'transport[ing] oneself to the shelter of one's home to avoid detection,'" says Lapointe. "Therefore, a person giving a ride to a friend or a place to stay would certainly have been at risk for prosecution under this state law."
Dominoes Follow Arizona's Fall
South Carolina was one of a handful of states that tried their hands at legislating immigration. For the most part, they've been unsuccessful. The Arizona law's attempt to control "traffic obstructions" by day laborers was overturned in March by the 9th Circuit .
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"After the Supreme Court's decision in Arizona, the district court lifted its injunction of [that] section of South Carolina's law," says Lapointe. "So that part of the law has gone into effect."
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last summer that most of Arizona's SB 1070 was preempted but left standing the same "reasonable suspicion" provision, according to the ACLU.
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WATERTOWN -- Jazz has dropped out of the title, but Watertown's biggest music event of the year will be jazzy as ever with a power-packed lineup that boasts blues, funk, folk-rock, western swing and even Celtic sounds.
From Post staff reports
The 2009 Senior Boomer Event set for Friday, July 17 at the Gallatin Civic Center just got a little bigger with the announcement of Purity Dairies as the event's headline sponsor.
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During the past week I was certainly aware of Michael Jackson's death and the fact that the younger generation felt much love and passion for his work.
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The Wilson Post
A two-day trial in Judge David Durham's courtroom ended in a guilty verdict for second-degree murder for Antony G. Whited, 55, Thursday.
Whited was charged with second-degree murder in the July 2006 slaying of his next door neighbor Charles Kieren, then 36, in a case investigated by Lebanon Police Det. Eddie Bowen.
By JENNIFER HORTON
The Wilson Post
NASHVILLE -- A total of 24 fugitives locally were apprehended recently in a federal, state and local effort dubbed Operation FALCON 2009.
The 24 were part of a group of more than 624 fugitives in the Middle Tennessee area who were arrested in Operation FALCON which stands for Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally. The roundup began in Wilson on June 18.
As seems to be the trend nationwide, pending home sales in Wilson County are up for the fourth month in a row, said Amy Hamilton, a member of the Eastern Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors.
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Sun-Mi Huang's The Dog Who Dared To Dream is a deceptively simple story of a small dog's life, told through sweetly self-contained chapters, where the world and its machinations are seen through a combination of the dogs' eyes, a wise cat's pronouncements, and an omniscient narrator's detachment. Each chapter is beautifully titled. Occasional tiny illustrations show the growth of tree and pets, adding enticingly to a storyline whose internal urgency makes even the simplest thing oddly compelling.
Offering a stunningly evocative description of Korean culture and village life, while keeping the world small and self-contained, The Dog Who Dared To Dream is a gently haunting read of sickness, health, relationships animal and human, trust and hope. The ending has a breathless timelessness that is both unexpected and natural, like the growth of a tree or the life of a pet. Not a children's book, this is more a cultural fable for animal lovers, and I loved it.
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It's an endearingly simplistic story that reflects the modesty and spirit of Hwang's own upbringing in South Korea.
Within the confines of a small garden, themes of friendship, motherhood, and betrayal are examined. Whilst the narrative is not particularly daring and felt a little insubstantial at times, it is overall a poignant, hopeful, and charming read.
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GAINESVILLE, Florida — A former Gainesville resident will spend five years in prison for stealing the identity of a U.S. soldier fighting in Iraq.
U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh announced that 51-year-old Donald Lee Phelps was sentenced for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Phelps moved in Gainesville in January 2005 and used the soldier's identity to get a job and open bank accounts and credit card accounts.
Phelps had been sought by the FBI since fleeing Gainesville at the end of 2006. He was arrested in Alabama but had been living in Texas under another name.
Marsh's office said he was being sought by authorities in three other states for probation violations.
Phelps has been ordered to pay nearly $69,000 to victims of his fraud.
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Tournament and clinic designed for kids with brain injuries
A local Girl Scout has introduced kids with special needs to the joys of golf.
She took them to the fairways, greens and bunkers of a Simi Valley golf course where many of them were shown the game for the fi rst time.
Cayton Coburn, a 15-yearold Oaks Christian sophomore and member of Girl Scout Troop 133 in Thousand Oaks, created, organized and executed a fourweek golf clinic and tournament for children with brain injuries and special needs for her Gold Award project, "Swing Back."
The Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouts and requires girls to identify an issue, investigate it thoroughly, create a plan to address it, build a team to help carry out the plan and, finally, take action.
Cayton said she has a friend in scouting who inspired the project.
As a result of a stroke that occurred when she was a baby, the friend has difficulty playing sports, Cayton said.
"I started doing research because it was really heart- breaking for me. I thought it was really sad she couldn't compete at the same level as others," she said.
After reading an article about a doctor in Nebraska who ran a golf clinic for people with special needs, she decided to teach her friend to play golf. Cayton, whose father is a golf pro, had been playing since sixth grade.
"We were only out there for an hour and a half, and she was doing amazingly well," Cayton said.
It was inspiration enough to talk to her Oaks Christian golf team coaches about it. Getting positive feedback, Cayton began researching motor skills and ways to strengthen them. She started collecting golf clubs from golfer friends and Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Moorpark.
She lined up free practice time at Wood Ranch Golf Course in Simi Valley; a sponsor, Verango Solar, for the end-of-clinic tournament; and prizes donated by Roger Dunn Golf Shop.
She enlisted coaches and golf team members from both Oaks Christian and La Reina high schools to serve as clinic coaches. Her goal was to have at least one coach for every two children.
Eventually, Cayton approached Thousand Oaks' Center 4 Special Needs and Rainbow Connection Family Resource Center, which helped connect her with parents of children with special needs by sending out fl iers about her clinic.
Joeli Gutfleisch was among the parents who received Cayton's flier. Her son, Alex, 11, has a developmental disability and, Gutfleisch said, golf works well for him because it is an individual sport.
"I got the email flier and I thought that would be fun for him," she said. "From the very first day we showed up, Cayton was so organized. She had a buddy for each kid, and they were very encouraging, and Alex loved to go."
In addition to giving participants the opportunity just to play golf, Gutfleisch said, it was good for their socializing and self-esteem.
Ilene Seigel also received the flier and signed up both of her children, Lauren, 14, and Matthew, 11. Other than going miniature golfing a couple of times, neither child had played the game before, she said.
"I was shocked at how fast they were able to pick it up and actually hit the ball some distance," Seigel said.
Her children have two different autism spectrum disorders and have both had foot surgery due to distal arthrogryposis, a disease resulting in decreased flexibility of the joints. They have balance issues and other limitations, Seigel said.
"I hate to tell them ever they can't do something, but then again you don't want to set them up for failure. Golf is something they physically can do," she said.
Lauren described the experience as pretty good overall.
" I learned something. I learned to play golf," she said. "I don't want to do it as a career, but I guess I could do it for fun."
And fun was part of the point, according to Cayton.
"This is both therapy and it's also a skill they have for their entire life. It gives them a sport they can just play," she said.
The Thousand Oaks resident said she's learned from the experience as well. Because she had to organize the clinic essentially by herself, she said, she's learned organizational skills and credits her mom, who's served as Cayton's Scout leader since first grade, as a role model in that area.
She said she's learned patience. And she's learned about children with special needs.
"People view them as 'special needs' and think they can't do everything everyone else can, and in some cases, that's true, but they can do so much," Cayton said.
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Weekly Matchups - Playoff Week 3 - Jets vs. Steelers
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Rankings based on this weekend's top 4 QBs, 8 RBs, 16 WRs, and 6 TEs
New York Jets (13-5)
Opponent Final 2010 Defensive Ranks
Pittsburgh Pass Defense – 2010: Yards Allowed/Game 12th (214 Yds/Gm) - TDs Allowed 3rd (15)
Pittsburgh Rush Defense – 2010: Yards Allowed/Game 1st (62.8 Yds/Gm) – TDs Allowed T-1st (5)
New York Jets Offensive Cast
Mark Sanchez (QB Playoff Week 3 Ranking #4) Final 2010 Season Stats: 278/507 – for 3,291 Yards, 17 TDs & 13 INTs
The Sanchize continues to surprise even his biggest supporters as this week, Sanchez becomes just the second QB in NFL history to lead his team to the Conference Finals during each of his first two years in the league (the other is none other than Ben Roethlisberger!!!). Basically, what the guy lacks in overall talent, he more than makes up for in charisma and leadership.
When these two teams met in Pittsburgh back in Week 15, Sanchez had the kind of day you'd expect against a hard-nosed defense like the Steelers: 19 for 29, 170 yards, zero TDs and zero INTs. However, the Jets ended up winning the game due in no small part to a game-tying seven-yard TD run by Sanchez deep in the third quarter. The question for Sunday's game is not whether Sanchez will put up great stats or not, because he won't. The question is, can the kid from Long Beach, California play error-free ball once again and lead his team to a Super Bowl berth over the mighty Steelers? The answer is yes, but only if his teammates can follow suit.
LaDainian Tomlinson (RB Playoff Week 3 Ranking #5) Final 2010 Season Stats: 219 Carries for 914 Yards & 6 TDs || 52 Recs for 368 Yards & 0 TDs
The offense still seems to be doing a good job of splitting the workload between Tomlinson and Greene, but like last year during the Jets playoff run, the edge in carries has swayed toward the bigger, more physical Greene. Expect more of the same against the brutish Steelers this week as the Jets will have to win the battle in the trenches if they want to take this game on the road.
Shonn Greene (RB Playoff Week 3 Ranking #4) Final 2010 Season Stats: 185 Carries for 766 Yards & 2 TDs || 16 Recs for 120 Yards & 0 TDs
Shonn and his punishing style of running should end up with a good amount of carries and some decent final numbers this Sunday, but with the Steelers allowing so few yards on the ground this season, you can't expect too much. If Pittsburgh decides to let Sanchez take his shot at winning this one, Greene will without a doubt be stuffed at the line more often than not. However, with the front seven all bunched in tight, we also could see a long run or two take place if he can sneak by the initial set of defenders.
Santonio Holmes (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #4) Final 2010 Season Stats: 52 Recs for 746 Yards & 6 TDs
Holmes is still seeing a good amount of passes come his way, but the amount of short slants and quick screens make it difficult for him to do any serious damage. Because Sanchez is still sporting a bit of a sore shoulder, Holmes will likely see much of the same this weekend leaving little room to make any real high-impact plays. However, Santonio has always been a big-game player, and given that this game happens to be against his old team with an added bonus of a Super Bowl berth on the line, all bets are off and anything goes.
Braylon Edwards (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #3) Final 2010 Season Stats: 53 Recs for 904 Yards & 7 TDs
If there's one chink in this vaunted Steeler defensive armor, it's in the passing game, particularly against the bigger, more physical receivers. Marques Colston, Terrell Owens and Anquan Boldin all had nice games against the Steelers earlier this year, as did Edwards in their Week 15 matchup when he came away with team-highs of eight catches, 11 targets and 100 yards. If Sanchez has enough time in the pocket and strength in his arm to throw it Braylon's way, watch for the ego-driven receiver to have something to talk about by game's end.
Jerricho Cotchery (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #11) Final 2010 Season Stats: 41 Recs for 433 Yards & 2 TDs
Jerricho is still the most dependable wide receiver on this team, and he was used as such last week against the Patriots in coming out with team-highs in targets (7), catches (5) and yards (96). The Jets may have to turn to a ball-control type of game this Sunday, so look for Cotchery to be used wisely in the offensive game-plan once again.
Brad Smith (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #14) Final 2010 Season Stats: 4 Recs for 44 Yards & 0 TDs || 38 Carries for 299 Yards & 1 TD
Smith's groin is still a bit banged up so he's not expected to be used very often this weekend. If he's able to return kickoffs, he'll have a slight chance to create some havoc, but don't expect him to do much out of the Wildcat formation.
Dustin Keller (TE Playoff Week 3 Ranking #3) Final 2010 Season Stats: 55 Recs for 687 Yards & 5 TDs
Keller will likely be used as more of a blocker in this game to create some holes for the Jets backfield and to give Sanchez more time to throw the ball downfield. He'll get a few dump-offs in the process, but don't expect much as the Steelers have been pretty good all year in defending opposing tight ends.
Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4)
Opponent Defensive Ranks
New York Jets Pass Defense – 2010: Yards Allowed/Game 6th (201 Yds/Gm) - TDs Allowed T-19th (24)
New York Jets Rush Defense – 2010: Yards Allowed/Game 3rd (90.9 Yds/Gm) – TDs Allowed T-12th (11)
Pittsburgh Offensive Cast
Ben Roethlisberger (QB Playoff Week 3 Ranking #2) Final 2010 Season Stats: 240/389 – for 3,200 Yards & 17 TDs & 5 INTs
Roethlisberger is another QB that never ceases to amaze. After missing the first four games of the season (suspension) while dealing with injuries throughout the rest, once again he has led his team on a deep playoff run and now has a chance to go to (and win) his third Super Bowl in seven years. Unreal.
Last week against the Ravens, Big Ben played well enough to win throwing up 226 yards and two TDs without an interception. Against the Jets back in Week 15, he also played pretty well throwing for 264 yards and a TD with zero interceptions, but couldn't come away with a win. If the Steelers want to get by the streaking Jets this Sunday, Ben is going to have to pull the hero-card and beat Revis Island & Co. with some regularity. I expect a pretty good game, but whether or not his beat-up offensive line can give him enough time to throw will tell the story.
Rashard Mendenhall (RB Playoff Week 3 Ranking #1) Final 2010 Season Stats: 324 Carries for 1,273 Yards & 13 TDs || 23 Recs for 167 Yards & 0 TDs
The Jets rush D is third in line behind the Steelers in terms of domination, so Rashard will have his work cut out for him again this weekend. He did just fine against them in their first matchup putting up 99 yards and a TD on 17 carries, and you know Pittsburgh won't stray from using Mendy, so he'll at least get the touches to produce. This could turn into a battle between the trenches, so how Mendenhall fares might just determine the outcome of this game. I expect his ferocity to step forward and answer the call.
Mike Wallace (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #2) Final 2010 Season Stats: 60 Recs for 1,257 Yards & 10 TDs
Wallace will likely have the undesirable job of toting Darrelle Revis around in his jockstrap all game this Sunday and with a matchup like that, there's no doubt the rest of the sporting world will be eyeing them just as closely. Mike actually had a really good game in their first tilt putting up 102 yards on seven catches (10 targets), but you can't really expect the same with Revis playing as well as he is right now. The fact of the matter is, Wallace really does have the physical gifts of the Gods, so even against this New York pass D, anything is possible.
Hines Ward (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #8) Final 2010 Season Stats: 59 Recs for 755 Yards & 5 TDs
Ward's speed and skills have diminished to the point where he's having a tough time getting open in space, but that doesn't mean he can't get the job done. In fact, Ward has crossed the goal-line two weeks in a row now for the Steel Crew while his TD last weekend ended up tying the game heading into the fourth quarter. Even though I don't expect too much out of the seasoned vet this Sunday, I wouldn't put it past him to make a difference when it counts. His best remaining qualities are his overall toughness and blocking ability, of which will be needed regularly come Sunday.
Emmanuel Sanders (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #12) Final 2010 Season Stats: 28 Recs for 376 Yards & 2 TDs
The electric third-round pick out of LSU seems to have taken over as Roethlisberger's No. 2 receiver as his speed and play-making ability are simply too awesome to ignore. Last weekend he tied for the team lead with seven targets while hauling down four passes for 54 yards. Not too shabby for your playoff debut, and I expect it to be even better this weekend. In the Week 15 game against the Jets, Sanders had a whopping 13 balls thrown his way and turned them into seven catches for 78 yards. Even if for some reason the Steelers stick Cromartie on him, I can still see a good 6-7 catches out of Emmanuel this Sunday.
Antwaan Randle El (WR Playoff Week 3 Ranking #15) Final 2010 Season Stats: 22 Recs for 253 Yards & 0 TDs
Randle El isn't used very much as a receiver in this offense, but if Pittsburgh decides to run a trick play or two, you can be sure Antwaan and his variety of skills will be involved.
Heath Miller (TE Playoff Week 3 Ranking #2) Final 2010 Season Stats: 42 Recs for 512 Yards & 2 TDs
The Jets defense held opposing tight ends to the third least amount of catches per game this season, so Miller isn't likely to be too much of a factor. He wasn't available in Week 15 against the Jets, but his replacement, Matt Spaeth, did catch a TD pass against them, so Miller might be a decent red-zone threat this Sunday.
Matt Spaeth (TE Playoff Week 3 Ranking #6) Final 2010 Season Stats: 9 Recs for 80 Yards & 1 TD
Spaeth did a fine job filling in for Miller while he was out for a couple of games during the season and even caught a touchdown against this Jets D, but with Heath back in the lineup, he won't be used as more than a much-needed blocker this weekend.


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I have a query regarDing the Cisco IDSM , ASA -AIP-SSM (IPS) and IPS 4200 series sensors' hardware bypass unit . Please let me know if the hardware fails in both the cases how will the traffic pass through .Is there any inbuilt hardware bypass built in the same
The ASA sends heartbeat packets on the data-plane to the SSM. These heartbeat packets are to detect when the SSM stops passing through packets.
A similar heartbeat also sent through an internal control plane where the ASA sends control messages to the SSM. These heartbeats on the control plane are to help the ASA detect other problems on the SSM.
If the analysis-engine on the SSM fails, but the driver continues working, then the driver on the SSM will go into ByPass mode (assuming ByPass was configured for "auto").
The driver doing ByPass is what we call software bypass. Packets continue to be sent to the SSM from the ASA, and the ASA heartbeat packets continue to be sent. The ByPass in the driver sends the packets right back to the ASA. So the ASA does Not detect a failure.
If on the other hand there is a OS failure or driver failure on the card, then the driver will not by able to ByPass traffic.
The ASA will not get back the heartbeats on the data plane.
The ASA will consider the SSM as failed (not just the analysis engine but the entire module).
Once the SSM failure is detected, then there are a few things that the ASA itself might do.
If the ASA is configured for failover with another ASA/SSM; then the ASA will failover to that other ASA/SSM.
If the ASA is standalone (no failover pair, or the other ASA is in the pair is also failed), then the ASA will look at the "ips" policy configuration. If the policy is configured for "fail-open" then the ASA will do its own analysis of the packets and transmit the packet without ever sending it to the SSM (this would be the ASA acting as the bypass for the SSM). If the policy were configured for "fail-close" then the ASA will intentionally drop all traffic that would have otherwise been sent to the SSM.
If there is a failure in other areas of the sensor, then the failure is generally in a process we call mainApp.
MainApp is responsible for communicating with the ASA through the control plane, as well as most of other features of the sensor that are not specifically the monitoring of traffic.
If mainApp fails then the ASA heartbeats on the control plane will not be sent back to the ASA, and the ASA considers the SSM as having failed (even if heartbeats are still going through on the data-plane).
Because the SSM is considered failed, the same failover or fail-open will happen as I discussed above.
A wire or spanning tree are not viable failover options when using an ASA with an SSM.
The ASA itself provides the "fail-open" option for SSM failures.
If the ASA itself is the thing that fails, then the ASA provides failover to a second ASA. You would need to read up on ASA configuration and management to learn about ASA failover deployments as they are different than IPS Appliance failover deployments.
As for the error "Forbidden File or Application", I do not see that error. My only guess is that the cisco.com site is not allowing you access to that documentation because your cisco.com userid is not associated with a support contract that would allow you access.
I know they limit this type of access for file downloads, but was not aware that they may also limit access to user guide documentation.
You might need to do a search on cisco.com for "spanning-tree" to see what spanning-tree documentation your userid does have access to.
Sorry for the delayed response. I have been on vacation for the last week.
Hardware ByPass is not available for the IDSM-2 regardless of whether you are using inline vlan pairs or inline interface pairs.
For Appliances it requires either special interface cards or a separate Hardware ByPass Switch, and neither of these are available on the IDSM-2.
You need to configure your network so that their is a second path around the IDSM-2 in case of failure of the IDSM-2.
This can be done with a regular network cable.
Assume you have your IDSM-2 configured for inline vlan pairing of vlans 10 and 20.
Configure a standard switchport as an access port on vlan 10.
Configure another standard switchport as an access port on vlan 20.
Now using a regular network cable connect these 2 switch ports together.
Shutdown your IDSM-2, and the traffic should now be passed through this network cable and your network connectivity should be maintained.
Bring your IDSM-2 backup, and now spanning-tree should run and will choose either the IDSM-2 or the network cable as the primary path and will place the other into a Block state.
Execute "show spanning-tree vlan 10" and "show spanning-tree vlan 20" to determine whether the cable ports or the IDSM-2 port is in a BLK state.
If the cable ports are in a BLK state, then you don't need to modify the spanning-tree parameters.
If the IDSM-2 port is in a BLK state, then you will need to modify the spanning-tree cost and/or priority for the IDSM-2 port using the following commands:
-[no] intrusion-detection port-channel channel_number spanning-tree cost port_cost
Sets the spanning tree port cost for the data port on the specified module. The no option restores the spanning tree port cost for the data port on the specified module to the default value.
-[no] intrusion-detection port-channel channel_number spanning-tree priority priority
Sets the spanning tree port priority for the data port on the specified module. The no option restores the spanning tree port priority for the data port on the specified module to the default value.
To learn more about spanning-tree and how these parameters interact with spanning-tree you can look through this section of the switch user guide, or search cisco.com for spanning-tree documentation:
NOTE: Your switch shoud be configured for Rapid PVST for the most rapid failover. Work with your switch administrator to determine what spanning-tree protocol is being used on your switch. The IDSM-2 does not work with MST so ensure that MST is not being used.


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Local Banker Joins Heritage Oaks Bank - 04/20/09
For Immediate Release
8:00A.M. PT, April 20th, 2009
Mitch Massey, SVP
(Paso Robles, CA) - Heritage Oaks Bancorp (Nasdaq:HEOP), the parent company of Heritage Oaks Ban, today announced that Bill Filippin has joined the bank as Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending Group Manager. In his new role, Bill will be responsible for overseeing the bank's lending activity in northern San Luis Obispo County.
"Bill brings to our organizatino a wealth of experience with over 20 years of knowledge in lending. His expertise in understanding the local market helps us continue to solidify our position as a market leader and complements our talented base of loan officers," stated Paul Tognazzini, Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer..
Bill earned his degree from Cal Poly State University, where he majored in Agricultural Business Management with a concentration in Finance and Appraisal. Bill is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Before joining Heritage Oaks, Bill most recently was Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer for American Principle Bank in San Luis Obispo. Bill also served 14 years with Santa Lucia Bank as Branch Manager and Senior Vice President/Credit Administrator
Bill is a founding member of the Paso Robles Optimist Club. He is a past President of the Paso Robles Kiwanis Club and a past Chairman of the Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce.
Celebrating TWENTY SIX years of dedicated service, Heritage Oaks Bancorp is the holding company for Heritage Oaks Bank which operates as Heritage Oaks Bank and Business First, a division of Heritage Oaks Bank. Heritage Oaks Bank has its headquarters plus one branch office in Paso Robles, two branch offices in San Luis Obispo, single branch offices in Cambria, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, San Miguel, Templeton, and Morro Bay and three branch offices in Santa Maria. Heritage Oaks Bank conducts commercial banking business in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara County. The Business First division has two branch office in Santa Barbara. Expect More and learn more by visiting www.heritageoaksbank.com.
Heritage Oaks Bank is the largest publicly owned and operated community bank on the Central Coast and is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Equal Housing Lender.


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Credit Suisse Group upgraded Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) to outperform from neutral, after the technology giant posted quarterly results late Wednesday.
HP had 48 cents earnings per share (EPS) in the first quarter ended Jan. 31, compared to 37 cents during the same period of 2004.
Analyst Andrew McCullough expects to see the company benefit throughout 2006 and into 2007 from factors such as continued restructuring-related cost savings. He says the company's first quarter EPS compared favorably to guidance of 42 cents to 44 cents EPS, and Street consensus estimates of 44 cents. He thinks the company's personal computer and printing businesses drove its top line, while its operating margins came in ahead of his expectations. He raises his $1.80 fiscal year 2006 (ending October) EPS estimate to $1.96, his $2.10 fiscal year 2007 estimate to $2.25, and his $30 stock price target to $40.


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Like the article we posted last week about Tough Mudder? So did our other fans. And since there's still space for the December 2012 Tough Mudder event in Tampa, we thought we'd post some training tips for anyone looking to participate.
Think two months isn't enough time? Not so; if you get started now, you can be ready to go come December. A quick reminder: Tough Mudder presents one of the toughest challenges to anyone willing (read: crazy) to attempt it. Train seriously and stay focused.
Be ready to go the distance, but don't train for a marathon
1. Tough Mudder's website encourages participants to be able to run 5 miles before attempting the course, which usually runs between 12-13 miles. If that math isn't making sense to you, remember that Tough Mudder is not a race but an obstacle course, and you don't get any prizes for crossing the finish line first (unless you count being the first person to have a beer a prize, which is understandable).
Get away from the treadmill
2. At no point during Tough Mudder will your ability to run three miles on a stationary platform whilst watching Fox News or ESPN come into play. Get outdoors and put treads to the ground. As Tough Mudder calls upon one's ability to navigate questionable terrain, the best place to go running would be on beaches or anyplace with hills or uneven ground. Given the bay area's geography, hills may not be an option. Stick with parks and nature trails like the Upper Tampa Bay Trail.
Hit the pool, or at least jump into one
3. Running through mud pools may be helpful training for first-hand experience, but as several events on the Tough Mudder course involve fighting through water, the pool might be a more hygienic offering for preparation. Try running in the pool to get used to moving in high waters. You've seen it done in sport shoe commercials, so give it a shot.
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4. We all think the Incredible Hulk is awesome, but Tough Mudder will call your entire body into duty to make it through, so let your strength training become integral to how you move. Try exercises that don't necessarily involve heavy weights. Circuit training is your friend. So is the pull-up bar. Being able to bench press anything over 250 lbs is outstanding; being able to do that AND pull guys up a platform is the stuff of legend.
Get ready to deal with the cold
5. This one might be a challenge in Florida, where people put on heavy winter coats when the temperature drops below 70. Since a winter afternoon in Boston isn't accessible for training purposes, some competitors have prepared for the run by dumping a bucket of ice water over their heads before getting to work. TampaSportsFitness does not necessarily recommend this, but it's better than having a friend run behind you with a water gun filled with the cold stuff. Especially if you owe them money.
There will be sweat. And water. And various other elemental stuff
6. Wear old clothes (preferably something that won't absorb water) and say goodbye to at least one pair of shoes. Don't worry; you can donate your shoes to a worthy cause.
We also recommend you check out Outside Magazine's list of training tips or visit Tough Mudder's website for circuit training workouts tailor-made for everyone.
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DENVER - Only one of them can be the greatest.
Peyton Manning could be the one - owner of a record four, working on five, Most Valuable Player awards, current holder of NFL single-season records for passing yardage and touchdowns and architect of a career-reviving second act, the likes of which has rarely been seen in any sport.
Tom Brady could also be that man - leader of five Super Bowl teams and winner of three titles, one-time holder of some of the records Manning holds now and author of an undefeated regular season. He also has that 10-4 record against Manning despite constant turnover on his roster and a lack of top receivers.
Manning and Brady will meet today for the 15th time, and the fourth time in the postseason, when the Broncos (14-3) face the Patriots (13-4) for the AFC title.
The winner between the top two quarterbacks over an era in which quarterbacks have never been so good will get what could be the last say in the debate over who goes down as the greatest - not so much because of what the win-loss numbers will say but because this could be the last time they meet with the stakes so high.
"I don't know that there will ever be another rivalry like it, or has been a rivalry like it," said John Elway, whose own rivalry with Dan Marino was held to only three meetings because of scheduling quirks over their decade-plus careers.
The game will either give Brady a chance to match Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for a fourth title or afford Manning the opportunity to win a second ring, which would put him one behind Brady, and in the same company with his brother, Eli, Roger Staubach and Elway, among others. It would also make Manning the first QB to win championships with two different teams.
While paying ultimate respect to each other - "I feel like he's been a better player each year than he was the year before," Manning said - neither quarterback professes to care much about how their own head-to-head showdowns.
But Brady has a .714 win percentage in the head-to-head meetings and also holds a 2-1 advantage in the playoffs partly because, more often than not, he's been surrounded by the more complete team.
He has been anything but a one-man show in New England this season, illustrated best by the fact that the Patriots are in the AFC title game even though Brady threw for 25 touchdowns - less than half of Manning's record-setting 55.
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Mets Game Recap: Mets 6 Dodgers 0July 6, 2011
- Final Score: Mets 6 – Dodgers 0
- Box Score: Click here for the complete box score
- Mets Record: 44-42
- Key Moment In The Game: The key moment of the game was the top of the 8th inning when the Mets scored three runs on a Jason Bay home run. It was Bay's second homer of the game and put the Mets up 6-0 at the time and that's how it ended.
- Game Ball: Jason Bay: 2-4 | 2 HR | 4 RBI
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- Mike Pelfrey: 6 IP | 5 H | 0 ER
- Mets are now two games over .500 and have won three games in a row.
- The Mets scored all 6 runs on 3 home runs. Highly unusual for a team that doesn't hit home runs.
- Mets Bullpen: 3 IP | 3 H | 0 ER.
- Jose Reyes missed his 3rd game in a row with a hamstring issue. Mets are 3-0 in those games.
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Carson Block reveals Muddy Waters' secret weapon: the SEC
Muddy Waters' Carson Block says he uses information from the public website of SEC to make short-selling calls on Chinese stocks
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Muddy Waters, whose analyst reports triggered US$7 billion in losses for mainland Chinese stocks, used an unlikely secret weapon for its research: the public website of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Carson Block, the short seller who heads Muddy Waters, said he was an avid reader of letters from the SEC's corporation- finance experts to executives about the adequacy of disclosures in regulatory filings.
"The CorpFin accountants do a good job of spotting issues in the companies' filings," said Block, a co-author of Doing Business in China for Dummies.
"We've read some astute questions from CorpFin on a range of issues."
Informed by such correspondence, the research firm's 2010 report on Chinese waste treatment company Rino International helped drive that firm's stock from US$13 to almost zero, erasing about US$370 million in market value. It was not a fluke.
Block, a lawyer, gained fame for his short-selling calls on Chinese stocks after regulators halted trading in four of his first five targets, starting in June 2010.
He founded Muddy Waters in 2010 in Shanghai but moved the company to Los Angeles later, saying Chinese officials were harassing his analysts.
The SEC, set up in 1934 to lift confidence in securities markets during the Depression, reviews 4,000 companies a year with special attention to new filers and industries in the spotlight, from Facebook to big banks.
SEC letters and company responses are not posted to the regulator's website until a month after they are sent, receiving no fanfare to alert interested investors. As a result of the correspondence, the agency often forces companies to amend or make additional disclosures to inform investors of material risks.
Some investors spot the required amendments to annual reports or registration statements. What is missed by many is the detailed discussion of shortcomings in a company's business that can warrant a bet against the stock.
Take the backstory about Rino in its correspondence with the SEC.
As early as 2007, the agency quizzed Rino over the departure of its accountant, saying it must disclose any disputes with professionals in its filings. Rino at first insisted there were none.
The SEC pushed back, telling the company that investors must be told if an auditor expressed "uncertainty regarding the ability to continue as a going concern".
Rino amended a filing to say there were no disagreements over financial statements - "except" that the auditor doubted the company was viable.
Four years later, the SEC stopped trading of Rino because it did not tell investors that investigators hired to probe fraud allegations had also left.
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It had long turned dark by the time Thein Sein reached the Mahabodhi temple complex in north-east India, the silhouettes of his security guards mingling with those of robed Buddhist monks standing among the scented grounds as the Burmese President knelt to pray.
It would be tempting, if a little presumptuous, to assume the Burmese leader was seeking insight and wisdom as he prostrated himself yesterday evening beneath the sprawling tree where Prince Siddhartha Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment in 623BC. But whether or not he was successful remains unclear.
The world is watching every move the 66 year-old President makes. It wants to know whether he represents a genuinely new chapter in Burma's history, a step on the path to real democracy and plurality, or whether his strategy is simply more of what has gone before, albeit packaged with slicker PR.
On the face of it, supporters of the President, appointed earlier this year after a supposedly civilian government took over the from the junta which had run the country for decades, could argue there is already sufficient evidence to suggest he represents real change.
The former general and his entourage of 69 people, including his personal chef, arrived for a three-day official visit in India on the morning it emerged that the first of what is expected to be several thousand prisoners were set free from Burma's jails. Among them were up to 200 political prisoners, including a popular comedian and activist, Zarganar, who was jailed in 2008 after criticising the government's response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis.
The comedian and actor was certainly pleased to be out of Myitkyina prison in northern Kachin state, released along with a sick and ailing rebel commander, but he did not mince his words: "I will be happy and I will thank the government only when all of my friends are freed," he told the Associated Press.
His sentiments matched those of the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who herself was released after seven years of house arrest late last year. "The freedom of each individual is invaluable, but I wish that all political prisoners would be released," she said, even as, across the country, relatives and inmates enjoyed emotional reunions outside the jails where they had been held.
While thousands of prisoners may eventually be released, it is clear that those political prisoners considered the most dangerous will not receive an amnesty from Thein Sein. Among the notable figures not released yesterday were Min Ko Naing, the "conqueror of kings", a leader of the 88 Generation Students' group who is serving a 65-year sentence, and Shin Gambira, a young monk who was among the leaders of the September 2007 Saffron Revolution, when hundreds of thousands of monks and ordinary citizens took to the streets to protest over price hikes and in support of Ms Suu Kyi's democracy campaign.
"Everybody is happy," claimed Ashin Watnawa, a monk from Burma who has lived in India for 20 years and who was visiting Mahabodhi yesterday with a colleague. "[Thein Sein] is listening to people. He is different to what went before." Asked about the brutal crackdown by the Burmese authorities in 2007 when a number of monks were among those killed and injured, he added: "You have to let some things stay in the past".
It would certainly have been insightful to hear Thein Sein's views on the prisoner releases he ordered and what they represented, as well as about his plans for the months ahead in Burma. Unfortunately, it was made clear to The Independent that neither the President, nor any of the other officials among his party, were prepared to be interviewed.
Later, as Thein Sein left Mahabodhi, strolling with his entourage past the 19 footsteps that Buddha had taken after that moment of enlightenment and now marked by a stone plinth topped with lotus flowers, his security guards stepped in to block an attempted question. "This is not the place," said one.
However – in a move that highlighted the wilier, PR-savvy side of Thein Sein – it was certainly the place for media coverage that the Burmese approved of. Among the President's entourage were three cameramen from state-controlled Myanmar International Television, as well as an Indian government photographer. They were joined last night by several Indian cameramen from private channels.
It certainly created a more positive image of the President than that given four years ago when monks in Burma turned their alms bowls upside down and "excommunicated" the military government of which he was part, just weeks before the Saffron Revolution.
Today, Thein Sein is due to return at dawn to Mahabodhi, before heading to a local Burmese-run temple where he will distribute 50 monks' robes he has brought with him from Burma. He will then leave for another Buddhist pilgrimage site, Sarnath, in Uttar Pradesh, north India, and from there he will travel to Delhi for talks with India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and other officials. Despite Burma's record on human rights, India considers its eastern neighbour increasingly important as a source of natural gas and oil and is trying to cement a relationship that matches the one Burma enjoys with China.
An Indian official said recently, ahead of this visit, that the government in Delhi believed Thein Sein was genuine in his purported desire or change. For most, the jury is still out.
Prisoners: Who they are
Zarganar One of Burma's best-loved comedians who used farce to expose daily hardships, Zarganar was serving a 35-year sentence for taking part in efforts to bring aid to the victims of the 2008 Cyclone Nargis and talking to the foreign media about the government's sluggish response. Upon his release yesterday, Zarganar said: "I will thank the government only when all of my friends are freed."
Su Su Nway The labour activist was the first person to successfully bring a prosecution against Burmese officials for forced labour, but she paid the price for her bravery, and was serving an eight and a half year sentence for treason. The Thai-based Irrawaddy website reported that she was among the political prisoners freed.
Shin Gambira The monk was one of the leaders of the Saffron Revolution of 2007, when tens of thousands of people flooded the streets to protest against economic hardship. Gambira, 28, was sentenced to 68 years in prison and despite hopes that he had been freed, an activist said yesterday that he remained behind bars.
Min Ko Naing The former student activist was sentenced to 65 years in prison in late 2008 for taking part in the pro-democracy rallies a year earlier. He is one of the so-called 88 Generation, named after a student-led uprising in 1988 which was brutally suppressed by the junta. His sister, Kyi Kyi Nyunt, said his name had not appeared on any lists of prisoners released yesterday. "We are used to these ups and downs," she said.Reuse content


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