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One cannot live on caramels and toffee, petits fours and coffee crunch cake, nor citrus bark and seasonal preserves alone. Even if you're confection queen Valerie Gordon, who stuffs her winter larder with obscene amounts of cheese, charcuterie, fresh bread, truffles, and - whenever possible - caviar. Here's her favorite late-morning holiday meal, which, in her own words, is "perfect as a prelude to a feast or as an epilogue the day after."


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Andrea Grimes, a pro-choice writer and activist, pokes holes in a state-sponsored database that supposedly offers hundreds of alternatives to Planned Parenthood in a video published at RH Reality Check on Friday.
As background, the state has forgone $40 million in federal assistance due to its efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
"People in favor of a Texas-funded Women's Health Program that excludes Planned Parenthood as a provider frequently claim that there are plenty of other places that Texas women enrolled in the WHP can get the same or better reproductive health care that they get at Planned Parenthood," Grimes said in the video.
She goes through a series of rejections, including one from a colonoscopy clinic, which was listed in the state's database of women's health care providers for some unknown reason.
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SIMON Ferry believes he is capable of living up to manager Paolo Di Canio's goal-scoring target after setting Town on their way to victory at Walsall on Saturday.
The stand-in skipper got his side off to the perfect start at the Bescot with a goal inside the first minute of the 2-0 victory, doubling his tally for the season in the process after scoring the only goal in the victory at Shrewsbury earlier in the season.
Di Canio is keen for the Scot to add goals to his game and set him a target of six or seven by the end of the season, and Ferry is hopeful he can live up to his manager's expectations.
"It was a good win, and we knew it was going to be hard, but we got off to the perfect start as Gary Roberts put in a good cross and I caught it sweet and roofed it. I didn't know I could hit the ball like that," he said.
"I think two is the best I have ever got in the season, and I have got them quite early, and now I want to build on that.
"When you see the quality we have got on the wings with Robbo (Gary Roberts), Raffa (De Vita) and Matty (Ritchie), when I get runs into the box I should be scoring more goals with the delivery they have got, so hopefully I can start doing it.
"I think it (Di Canio's target) is do-able definitely because I should be scoring more, and I have scored two now early on so I think I can go on and get six or seven."
Ferry has taken on the armband after injuries to Alan McCormack and Tommy Miller, and while he has enjoyed the extra responsibility, he is expecting to have to hand it back soon.
"I have been hitting the gym since I got it to try and work on my biceps, but I don't think I will have it for much longer because I think Macca will be back soon," he said.
"I will be telling him what to do when he comes back I think, and it is a great privilege to be captain, but Macca is good at it and Tommy is good at it too, so I will listen to them and learn.
"Since I have been captain I have tried to do the same thing I have always done, and I have tried to stick to that because it comes across as false I think, so I just try to be me.
"The boys all stuck together, and when Macca and Tommy are not there everyone seems to dig in and are a lot more vocal, which is a good thing really for the whole team."


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Another Knockout Leaving TNA Wrestling?
In a sign that Winter could be departing TNA Wrestling in the near future, the sparingly seen Knockout is advertised to appear on iPPV for Pro Wrestling Syndicate's subsidiary female promotion, B.L.O.W. Wrestling, on October 11—event taking place at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey. Though contracted TNA Wrestling talent are permitted to appear for independent wrestling promotions, they are prohibited from appearing on shows which are broadcast.
The British wrestling standout's role in TNA has been greatly deemphasized since Bruce Prichard took over the creative reins in October as she has been sparingly used and has yet to return to the title scene. Her last television appearance took place over four months ago on April 6.
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Hundreds of screaming fans turned out in South Shields for the homecoming of X Factor winner Joe McElderry.
The 18-year-old signed copies of his new CD at a record store in his home town.
More than 2,000 people queued for hours to be in with a chance of winning 500 tickets for the signing event.
He still faces a tough race to be Christmas number one after thousands of people have been buying the Rage Against The Machine single Killing In The Name as a protest against X Factor.


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One of the fastest growing branches of Pilates training continues to be in the Post-Rehab sector. Increasingly Pilates experts and Rehabilitation professionals are partnering to bridge the gap between rehab and fitness. More and more, Pilates is used to create positive movement experiences for those with any type of movement dysfunction including neurological disorders, cardiopulmonary restrictions, orthopedic complaints and a host of other physiological conditions.
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This change does NOT affect regular way settlement for U.S. Government securities trades, which remains T+1, nor does it affect settlement of trades of listed options, which also remain T+1.
This change affects many different aspects of the securities licensing exams. These include:
Note that with a major rule change such as this one, FINRA typically "turns off" the affected questions for 90 days after the change and then reintroduces them with the changed information. However, these changed questions could still show up as "trial questions" so that they can be validated by FINRA to ensure that no errors have been introduced from the changes that have been made.
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SWANAGE increased Ferndown Wayfarers' misery at the bottom of Premier One Group B with a four-wicket win over their rivals at Dolmans Farm.
Home skipper Karl Jensen won the toss and elected to bat on a good-looking wicket and large outfield.
Swanage's opening bowlers struggled to get their lengths right against Rob Bowering and Dean Elsworthy and Wayfarers raced to 100 runs without loss after 20 overs.
Elsworthy departed lbw to Ricky King for 58 before Bowering (56) was dislodged by youngster Jem Warner.
Warner and fellow spinner Ian Booth took wickets regularly and only Leigh Dunham (44) and Adi Skirrow (19) managed to keep the scoreboard ticking over with any significance.
Wayfarers were bowled out for 241 with Booth picking up four for 35 and Warner two for 32. Ryan Norman also claimed two for 34.
Matt Thomas (28) and Francis Kerins (16) got the reply off to a strong start but when both departed with the score on 66 for two, it was left to Booth and Mike Salmon to rebuild.
Booth moved through the gears and Ben Baczala (19), Mike Hernandez (12) and Ryan Norman (10*) all helped out.
An unbeaten 103 was vice- captain Booth's first century of the season and ensured victory for his side with more than two overs to play.
Elsewhere in Group B, Wimborne & Colehill triumphed over Stalbridge by 57 runs at the Leaze.
After electing to bat, the home side were dismissed for 239 in just inside 50 overs.
Top-order batsmen Tom Caines (79), Jon Wilton (41) and Simon Woodruff (32) provided the bulk of the runs.
For Stalbridge, Steve Forshaw claimed three for 20 and Stuart Sweetman three for 46.
Stalbridge arrived at the crease and were soon under pressure from James Williams, who dismissed Oliver Calcott (13) and Greg Willows (15).
Chris Cornish did further damage with a couple of wickets in the middle order and despite a stubborn unbeaten 29 from Chris Hedges, Stalbridge fell short with 182.
In Premier One Group A, Poole Town destroyed Broadstone by 158 runs.
Poole totalled 245 for eight from their allotted overs and then ripped apart Broadstone's reply, skittling their opponents for just 87.


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SPRING Farm Arts are holding their first open weekend of 2013 on February 9/10 in the picturesque village of Moorlinch.
This begins an art packed year of opportunities to enjoy meeting the resident artists and makers and browsing or shopping for individual works.
Spring Farm Arts, established in 2010, is a venture run by the artists and makers from their workshops and Galleries in the area.
On display are paintings, etchings, prints and cards from Jenny Graham, Nancy Farmer and Anne Farmer as well as pottery from Clio Graham and jewellery by Helen Jones.
Artist Nancy Farmer said: "We offer many beautiful works in pleasant surroundings, and we feel that talking to an artist helps visitors to understand and to appreciate what they are looking at.'
Visitors are welcome between 11am and 5pm at Spring Farm, Moorlinch – for further information call Anne Farmer on 01458-210393 or visit www.springfarmarts.co.uk


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NPR's Jaffe falsely claimed "Iowa never played a role in [Giuliani's] strategy"
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On NPR's Morning Edition, while reporting on Rudy Giuliani's sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, correspondent Ina Jaffe falsely asserted that "Iowa never played a role in his strategy." In fact, in June 2007, Giuliani's campaign manager said: "We are 100 percent committed to winning Iowa and I believe we will do so."
On the January 4 broadcast of National Public Radio's Morning Edition, correspondent Ina Jaffe noted that Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani "[f]inish[ed] in a distant sixth place" in the January 3 Iowa Republican caucuses. Jaffe added: "Then again, Iowa never played a role in [Giuliani's] strategy." In fact, in a June 6, 2007, article, Reuters quoted Giuliani campaign manager Michael DuHaime saying: "We are 100 percent committed to winning Iowa and I believe we will do so." And in an August 8, 2007, article, the Associated Press reported that Giuliani said: "Our largest staff contingent is now in Iowa. ... We're going to make a big effort in Iowa. We're making a big effort and our strategy was to focus on the caucuses."
More recently, on the December 27 edition of the CBS Evening News, national correspondent Byron Pitts told Giuliani, "Here's something I've heard from people who support you in Iowa and New Hampshire, and this is a quote, 'Why has Rudy Giuliani written off New Hampshire and Iowa?' " Giuliani responded: "We haven't. We've had a proportionate strategy in that we've tried to spend time in all of the states. I see it as a nine-inning game." When Pitts asked: "But don't you have to play the first three?" Giuliani replied, "Sure, we have. We've been in Iowa quite a bit. We've been in New Hampshire even more than Iowa. We think this strategy fit our campaign."
According to National Journal's The Hotline (subscription required), Giuliani maintained 12 paid staff members in two offices in Iowa, in contrast with caucus winner Mike Huckabee's 14 paid staff members in one office and second-place finisher Mitt Romney's 17 staff members in three offices. In addition, the New York Daily News reported that Giuliani made "20 stops" in Iowa. Giuliani visited Iowa on December 29, and DuHaime visited the state on January 3.
From the January 4 broadcast of NPR's Morning Edition:
JAFFE: Finishing in a distant sixth place last night was former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, once seen as the national front-runner. Then again, Iowa never played a role in his strategy, and last night his campaign released a statement saying that they still believe their path to the nomination runs through the many delegate-rich states that don't vote until February 5.
Ina Jaffe, NPR News, Des Moines.
From the December 27 edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric:
PITTS: Here's something I've heard from people who support you in Iowa and New Hampshire, and this is a quote, "Why has Rudy Giuliani written off New Hampshire and Iowa?
GIULIANI: We haven't. We've had a proportionate strategy in that we've tried to spend time in all of the states. I see it as a nine-inning game, and in the nine-inning game, you've got to --
PITTS: But don't you have to play the first three?
GIULIANI: Sure, we have. We've been in Iowa quite a bit. We've been in New Hampshire even more than Iowa. We think this strategy fit our campaign.
PITTS: What do you mean by "fit?" Rudy Giuliani doesn't fit in Iowa? Doesn't fit in New Hampshire?
GIULIANI: No, no. "Fit" meaning what resources we had, what was available to us to accomplish, how we thought the election would play out. This seemed to be the strategy that fit this particular election.
From the August 8, 2007, AP article:
Whoever wins the Republican nomination will offer Americans a dramatically different choice from the eventual Democratic nominee, he said.
"I think they are going to have a very big contrast," said Giuliani. "It sounded like the same, usual stuff, the same Democrats promising everything and not explaining the traps they are setting for the American people."
Giuliani's latest trip to Iowa was his most intense to date, covering most regions of the state and emphasizing face-to-face campaigning. It comes only days before a high-profile GOP straw poll in which Giuliani has opted not to compete. He cautioned against interpreting that decision as an indication he won't campaign hard for Iowa's precinct caucuses, which traditionally launch the nominating season.
"It was not, as some played it, a desire to not compete in Iowa," said Giuliani. "In fact, it probably was out of a desire to compete more effectively in Iowa."
Giuliani said he plans to spend more time in Iowa and has already increased his campaign staff in the state.
"Our largest staff contingent is now in Iowa," said Giuliani. "We're going to make a big effort in Iowa. We're making a big effort and our strategy was to focus on the caucuses."
Giuliani said he's cheered by polls that show him competitive in Iowa, though other rivals have spent more time and money in the state.
"I'm very encouraged by the fact that every poll, even the ones where we're not ahead, we're competitive, we're in second place," said Giuliani. "We've been outspent by the other candidates five million to one and we're competitive."
Giuliani will not be in the state during the straw poll in Ames on Saturday, but he said he'll return next week to campaign at the Iowa State Fair.
From the June 6, 2007, Reuters article:
Republican presidential hopefuls Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. John McCain will skip Iowa's August straw poll, but their campaigns insisted on Wednesday they would compete in the state's 2008 nominating contest.
Iowa serves as one of the first key battlegrounds in the presidential campaign, and one state party official suggested the decisions to skip the August 11 Ames, Iowa straw poll were a sign that they may not be doing well there.
The straw poll is a fund-raiser for the state Republican Party but is considered an indicator of candidates' organizational strength. Ticket holders can vote in the poll, and campaigns usually buy and hand out tickets to their supporters.
Giuliani and McCain officials stressed that they would continue to campaign in Iowa, with the former New York mayor's campaign saying it would instead spend the $3 million it would have cost to participate in the poll elsewhere in the state.
"We are 100 percent committed to winning Iowa and I believe we will do so," Giuliani campaign manager Michael DuHaime told reporters. "People will say this is an unconventional way to do it, but so be it."
McCain campaign manager Terry Nelson announced the Arizona senator's withdrawal hours after Giuliani's decision, saying it would no longer be a "meaningful test of the leading candidates' organizational abilities."
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Kenneth Davids and Ron Walters founded Coffee Review in February 1997 with a very simple concept: conduct blind, expert cuppings of coffees and report the findings in the form of 100-point reviews, much like those that exist in the wine industry. Since then, Coffee Review has become the world's largest and most respected coffee buying guide.
From the beginning, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has appreciated the rigorous scoring process, and has sent numerous coffees to be judged. Many roasters will buy a very small amount of an expensive coffee to get a high score, but at Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, we want to roast excellent coffee for all to enjoy, and not just to put a medallion on a web page. Come into the shop or shop on-line to find our latest Coffee Review submission.


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What a busy time it has been for us the past six months at the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league office: new faces in the front office, teams drafting their first players for the 2009 season, the announcement of our national television partner - Fox Soccer Channel - and the addition of the San Francisco Bay Area as the league's seventh franchise for 2009.
But as the league operations come into full swing and with the season less than six months away, we can't and won't lose sight of one of our most important core constituents: America's youth soccer players and their loyal and supportive families.
The WUSA did an incredible job playing to the aspirations and dreams of America's younger fans. WUSA gave us a league with role models like Mia, Brandi and Julie, for our kids to emulate on and off the field. And it gave millions of girls and young women the opportunity to dream that they, too, could one day play professional soccer in the United States.
But WPS hopes to take our league beyond aspirations - to go one step further in the evolution of women's professional sports. By putting together the world's best women's soccer league, we plan to develop a product on the field that soccer players, sports fans and casual viewers alike will want to follow as exciting competition. We can do this by drawing from America's pool of elite players, bringing in international players and engaging fans in the U.S. across the age spectrum.
We hope to create an exciting game day atmosphere that provides affordable soccer fan and soccer-family-fun: from the season ticket prices -- which will be lower than all the other major sports - to the accessibility of our stadiums and players.
The youth soccer community is an absolute priority for us. Since officially launching the league late last year, we've already reached out to all the major youth soccer organizations to discuss and create unique partnerships and promotional tie-ins to our games, sponsors and WPS players. In fact, our League Relationships Manager responsible for grassroots outreach was the very first hire I made at the league level. Aaron Burch, who holds that position, was a Senior District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America in the Bay Area, and knows a thing or two about working with youth groups.
Earlier this summer, we brought Abby Wambach to the U.S. Youth Soccer Region 1 tournament; we met with leaders of AYSO at their annual meeting in San Francisco, and we'll be present as the NSCAA Convention for two years running come this January.
WPS clubs will be putting youth soccer game-day experiences and ticket packages together for youth soccer leagues and we'll have special WPS Game Days to recognize and appreciate all that the various youth leagues across the country have done to promote the sport, healthy living and personal growth for our youth.
For young players out there, this is the time to get engaged in WPS. Sign up at the WPS Fan Corner, fancorner.womensprosoccer.com , to follow all the news around the league and your favorite players; have your family put in a season-ticket deposit with your local WPS team, while the best seats are still available; or just go out and kick a ball around with the thoughts that one day you could be on the field playing against the likes of Marta at the Home Depot Center.
WPS is determined to bring its fans the best action, the world's best talent, and the best environment for women's professional soccer on the planet. Now we need the country's young fans to come along for the ride. If it's anything like the past six months, then we are in for quite an exciting time!
(Tonya Antonucci is the Commissioner of the Women's Professional Soccer , which kicks off next spring. Soccer America will be featuring a series of WPS executives, coaches and team officials as they countdown to kickoff in April 2009 with regular columns as part of SA's Youth Soccer Insider.)


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Oh Baby! Riverbanks Announces Another New Addition
For Immediate Release: June 18, 2012
Koala Joey Now on Exhibit at the Zoo
[Columbia, SC] — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is excited to announce another new addition—the recent birth of a koala joey.
Born last October to parents Jimmie and Lottie, the baby koala spent nearly seven months growing in its mother's pouch before fully emerging and making its first public appearance at the Zoo.
"Koala joeys start out about the size of a jelly bean and will on average spend six to seven months nursing and developing in their mother's pouch before they are ready to begin exploring the outside world – typically one limb at a time or by poking their head out on occasion," said John Davis, curator of mammals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.
After a few weeks of confidence-building peek-a-boo, joeys are then ready to venture out completely but will remain very close with mom for several more months, often riding on her back or clinging to her side. At about a year old, joeys are mature enough to be fully weaned from their mothers.
This birth marks the fourth offspring for Jimmie and the sixth for Lottie. Lottie came to Riverbanks from Australia in October 2003, as a result of a sister-state relationship between South Carolina and Queensland, Australia. Jimmie, the father, came to Riverbanks from Los Angeles Zoo in December 2008.
Guests attending Riverbanks ZOOfari—the Zoo's annual fundraiser hosted by Riverbanks Society—will have an opportunity to bid on naming the koala as part of a live auction during the event. ZOOfari will take place on Friday, September 28. Additional details will be available at www.riverbanks.org.


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[FS] OEM Style 68 Wheels (Set of 5)
Hey guys,
Have a full set of 5 x M68 wheels for sale. They are F:17x8 and R: 17x8.5.
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All wheels have light to moderate gutter rash on them, bar the spare which is in perfect condition.
The two rear wheels have just had brand new tyres on them costing me $350.
Since putting the two new tyres on these wheels had literally been on the car for 1 day, as i changed to my CSL's.
Need them gone asap as they are taking up space.
There are no bends or warps in the wheels.
Pick up - Sydney only.
bump! make an offer.
Where are you in Sydney?
Are they ok (apart from gutter rash) I have some in not so good condition so I'm looking for straight ones.
Fit f30? (Bump)
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Dwight Tindle made a difference in many lives in the Phoenix area. He made a difference in radio listening habits as the owner and founder of a legendary radio station named KDKB. He also made a difference in everyone who came in touch with this media visionary.
In the 1970's KDKB became a pioneer in the radio broadcasting industry. Dwight Tindle created a free-form commercial FM radio station that played rock and roll. However, it was not your standard formulated Top 40 station. Dwight led a team of creative on air personalities that were improvisational but had a direction and continuity to it.
KDKB under Dwight Tindle's direction spotlighted and promoted local area talent such as Hans Olson, Jerry Riopelle, The Tubes and many others helping those acts get much needed exposure to an audience. He also created many of the stations successful promotions and public affairs programming that would garner high ratings and recognition like winning a national PEABODY AWARD. KDKB radio was number one in Phoenix for many years because of its innovation, creativity and local and national reach.
Dwight Tindle did not do anything in his life half way. After selling KDKB and other stations he built a successful advertising, marketing and a music licensing company. He also became involved in film that led to an Oscar for a best live action short subject. He was also vice president of business development of a telecommunications firm.
Dwight's love of music would have him again hosting a free-form radio show called Radio Free Phoenix in 1998.
Yes, Dwight Tindle was a visionary that was very passionate of what he achieved in life. What he achieved was a lasting and memorable legacy
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Aziz Huq on Judge's Ruling Against Affordable Care Act
A federal judge's recent ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional could threaten the immediate coverage of 1.2 million young adults. Judge Roger Vinson of the Northern District of Florida ruled the responsibility provision, which mandates that all Americans have to buy healthcare insurance, is unconstitutional, making the whole law void.
If this ruling is upheld it could threaten the coverage of more than one million young adults who are able to stay on their parent's plan up to age 26. While the whole insurance mandate will not take effect until 2014, some new regulations have already been implemented. These include requirements that insurers cover children with pre-existing conditions and the mandatory inclusion of young adults on their parents' plans.
The much-debated health law has seen legal challenges from plaintiffs including governors and attorneys general from twenty-six states. The Florida judge's ruling has created an equal division in federal court decisions on the law—two Democrat-appointed judges have upheld it and a Virginian Republican appointed judge also ruled against it, calling it unconstitutional.


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Mr Clyne weighed into the argument as the debate about whether the mining boom is dead continued to rage in the wake of
"Commodity prices would appear to have peaked and are coming off, though they are still actually quite high," Mr Clyne said during a speech to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Sydney. "The other issue is whether there is still a massive pipeline of investments. There is no suggestion that we have seen that people are going to stop that investment . . . but the other side is that commodity prices are coming off."
Mr Clyne is the latest high-profile figure to respond to fears that the mining investment boom is over after Treasurer
BHP blamed rising costs and lower commodity prices for its decision last week not to proceed with the Olympic Dam expansion, ringing alarm bells about the health of the resources sector that has underpinned the economy.
Mr Clyne said talk of a two-speed economy, where industries linked to mining were thriving while others struggled, was too simplistic, arguing that Australia was more of a "10-speed economy".
"The problem with an economy referred to as two speed is that people feel that if they are not in the fast lane, they are going backwards," Mr Clyne said. "There are a number of industries that are performing very well . . . clearly there are a number of industries that are struggling and in the middle there are a number of industries that are having neither their best years nor their worst."
In a wide-ranging speech, Mr Clyne also sought to soothe fears about falling property prices, dismissing concerns of an imminent collapse in Australia's real estate market. Mr Clyne said he was often asked about the potential for a property bubble in Australia by international investors. But he said supply shortages and demand for housing because of immigration would help protect property prices against a sudden plunge.
"Nothing we have seen would suggest that there is a precipitous collapse about to happen," Mr Clyne said.
NAB CEO Cameron Clyne says mining investment remains strong and Australia's property market is not the bubble many prospective foreign investors fear.
While the Australian economy provided a mixed backdrop, Mr Clyne warned conditions in Europe remained grim, putting pressure on NAB's Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks in Britain.
"The UK economy is struggling," Mr Clyne said. "It is back in recession and it is now having a slower recovery than what happened during the Great Depression. The English economy is struggling and by definition our [British] banks are."
NAB is in the process of cutting some 1400 jobs and closing dozens of branches in Britain. It has also considered selling out of the UK altogether, though this has not been seen as viable in the current economic climate where Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks are unlikely to attract a fair price.
"The important thing is that at some point in time, the UK will not be a drag on our performance, one way or another," Mr Clyne said.
Commenting on the need for banks to improve their reputation, Mr Clyne took aim at recent moves by rivals ANZ Banking Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia to freeze the pay of senior executives.
Mr Clyne said the pay freezes applied only to base salaries and not bonuses, signalling NAB had no intention of following the lead of its rivals.
"Of course you can announce a pay freeze . . . we think it is much better to be transparent about remuneration," he said.
Mr Clyne echoed the concerns of CBA chief
"Bear in mind that demand for business credit has been relatively subdued. So, if you believe that . . . business credit will expand, then that will obviously increase the funding task.
"The task will be made harder if we have a rebound in confidence, because money will flow out of deposits," Mr Clyne said.
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Minnesota Wild Season Preview; Ranking the Northwest Division GoaliesAugust 20, 2010
The National Hockey League's Northwest Division has some very good goaltenders.
All five of last season's opening night starters are returning, but one may not be the starter this season.
The Calgary Flames are led in goal by Miikka Kiprusoff. He is their workhorse netminders that is rarily given a day off.
The Colorado Avalanche signed Craig Anderson to be its No. 1 goalie last summer and it paid off with a playoff bid. The Avs have a decent backup in Peter Budaj.
The Edmonton Oilers fought injuries last season. No. 1 goalie Nikolai Khabibulin suffered a season-ending back injury after 18 games. Jeff Deslauriers took filled in and performed well with little help from the players in front of him. This summer, the Oilers signed Martin Gerber as insurance if Khabibulin is unable to return.
The Minnesota Wild continue to have very goaltending with Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding. Backstrom and Harding turned in career-worst statistics, but still are among in the top half of the league.
The reigning Northwest Division champion Vancouver Canucks have Roberto Luongo, the gold-medal winning netminder for Canada at the Olympics. Last season's backup, Andrew Raycroft, was not re-signed to clear a spot for prospect Cory Schneider.


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> p.s. one of the problems with experimenting with
> the file I was working with was its HUGE size --
> it took 3 hours (on a Pentium 200 machine) to
> translate GEDCOM 5.5 to TMG 4.
One of the recommendations for transferring data to TMG is to split off a
small part of your database and experiment with that until you are satisfied
with the results. (I'm not familiar enough with FTM to know how easy it is
to split off part of it, although it is quite easy in TMG.)
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It is now almost universally accepted that the major central banks were woefully mistaken in ignoring the build up of credit risk in the years before 2008. Whether they should have acted through raising interest rates or by tightening regulations on the financial system is still under dispute, but the abject consequences of doing nothing are plain for all to see.
This has naturally made policymakers very determined not to make the same mistake again. But they are also aware that they do not want to be a group of generals focused on winning the last war. In the past, these decisions have not proved easy to make in real time. Consequently, a great deal of recent research has been aimed at doing better in future.
The Fed has been in the front line of this work, but the Bank for International Settlements has joined in with some very valuable insights and empirical work, led by Claudio Borio. Although there is clearly a very active exchange of views occurring at the Fed, the bottom line for investors is that restrictive monetary action in the US, in response to a build up of excessive financial risk, is not likely for quite some time. Read more


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Conservationists have reacted with dismay to the state government's decision to abolish the Swan River Trust, saying it would reduce the amount of information the public received about the ailing river's health.
Environment minister Albert Jacob announced that the trust would be subsumed into the Department of Parks and Wildlife, which manages WA's 27 million hectares of parks and reserves.
Conservation Council WA director Piers Verstegen accused the government of turning its back on the Swan River's problems, and "trying to make the problem go away" by removing its monitoring body.
"What the river needs is a strengthened regulator with the powers to tackle the pollution problems that are plaguing the system when governments lack the political will to take action," Mr Verstegen said.
"Instead we have a government that is weakening the regulatory role even further, in order to avoid scrutiny of its failing policies."
Environment minister Albert Jacob defended the move, describing it as "a very good outcome for the community".
Rolling the trust into the Department of Parks and Wildlife would allow the trust's current 50-strong staff to mix with around 1500 currently working at the department, he insisted.
"It will create a far bigger pool of staff who will look after that area and can combine their expertise and knowledge," Mr Jacob said.
He said the move would be cost-neutral and that no jobs would be lost.
The trust's general manager Rod Hughes is understood to have gone on extended leave. But Mr Jacobs insisted his departure was not related to the government's decision, and that Mr Hughes' job would be available when he returns.
Mr Jacobs also said he had asked all of the trust's board members to continue as a Swan River advisory group within the department.
Opposition leader Mark McGowan accused the government of breaking its pre-election promise to invest $7 million in the trust, as part of a $16.25-million program of river health initiatives.
"Nowhere in the Liberal Party's material did it mention axing the Trust, or even merging it with the Department of Parks and Wildlife," Mr McGowan said.
He said the river was under huge stress from problems such as fertiliser run-off, which causes toxic algal blooms.
"A designated body to ensure its protection is paramount," Mr McGowan insisted.
A Murdoch University study released this month showed that the river's upper reaches are suffering low oxygen levels, although the research also showed that the situation has improved since the mid-2000s.
Tourism Council WA chief executive Evan Hall welcomed the decision to axe the trust, saying it would boost eco-tourism by cutting red tape for tourism operators.
"[The Department of Parks and Wildlife] has a good track record in the sustainable management of the environment and tourism and we welcome their stewardship of the river," Mr Hall said.
The department was created in June and has been operating since July.


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Over the last several months, we have written a series of posts highlighting the various social, cultural, and governmental institutions that David Barton claims are directly rooted in the Bible. For Barton, any parallel he can discover between a provision in the Constitution and language in the Bible can only mean that the latter was the cause for the former, often going so far as to falsely claim that the Constitution quotes the Bible "verbatim."
Now Barton has produced a new book called "The Founders' Bible" which is designed to help readers "discover the Scriptures that the Founders used as the basis for our original founding documents, see what chapters inspired them in the fight for independence, understand the sacrifices they made because of their Biblically-based beliefs and learn about America as a Christian nation."
We received our copy of the book today and we were not at all surprised to discover that it is full of the sorts of absurd claims we have come to expect from Barton. In essence, the book is a Bible interspersed with long explanatory articles written by Barton explaining how the adjoining passages served as the foundation for America and our form of government.
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BlackBerry Buyout Won't Correct Strategic Problems, CIOs Say
CIOs say BlackBerry's proposed buyout won't save the company, because its new strategy of focusing on business customers misses the fact that companies now take their mobile cues from the consumer market. "I am not sure how going private would help. They have a strategy and innovation issue," Manish Kapoor, CIO of NuStar Energy Corp. said.


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If there's an independent audit, Najib can't contest
YOURSAY 'Give this vetting exercise to an independent external auditor and if all of them, including the PM, come out clean, I'll vote for BN.'
DAP: Is PM willing to vet Taib?
Pemerhati: The stark reality is that if the leaders of past and present BN were to be thoroughly investigate by an impartial and competent investigative agency (there is none in Malaysia), then it would be discovered that all the PMs and most of the other leaders of BN from Dr Mahathir Mohamad's time onwards, would be guilty of corruption and theft of the people's money.
The total amount stolen by them should amount to hundreds of billion ringgit. Justice would only be done if all the BN thieves and criminals are brought to justice and the stolen money returned to the people.
Taxpayer: If the BN leaders are vetted based on the standard operating procedures of Hong Kong's graft agency Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), almost none of them will be free from findings of corruption and/or stealing from the public's coffers.
At the very best, the cleanest of them all would have beaten the system by applying for some free land for themselves and their families using dubious names as nominees, etc, etc.
AngryBird: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) says there is no case against Sarawak CM Abdul Taib Mahmud as he is really 'clean' and this is confirmed by PM Najib Razak. Similarly, Sabah CM Musa Aman is equally 'clean'.
In short, all Umno-BN members are above board. The same cannot be said of opposition members.
TimsTime: Before vetting others, the PM himself must be vetted. How on earth can the rakyat trust the integrity of the BN when only selective vetting is applied?
If this exercise is actually carried out, one wonders if there is anyone qualified and clean enough to stand as a candidate for BN.
Give this vetting exercise to an independent external auditor and if all of them, including the PM, come out clean, I will be the first to vote for BN.
If the son of the Sarawak CM can blow away RM780,000 in a couple of months on credit card charges alone, not including what he pays by cheque and cash, and yet he has been exempted from being investigated, there is no reason for us to believe the PM.
PM, you can't be serious even when you say you are serious. It is now our turn say, "PM cakap aje, jangan kita layan" (It's just talk, no need to bother).
Doc: Asking MACC to vet Taib will certainly make MACC looks like fools when they will have to come with a 'not corrupt' report on the Sarawak CM.
Straight-Talk: Taib will probably tell Najib to get lost if he were to be vetted. Najib himself has also got a lot of baggage to answer for. This is a case of 'pot calling the kettle black'.
Anonymous #32444974: Forget it. The PM, the MACC, Inland Revenue Board, the police and government can't touch Taib. The Sarawak CM is above the law, so please save your energy.
Mohican: Najib is a flip-flop leader - you see, he can tell you one thing today and another tomorrow. How are we to buy his story?
Anonymous #05023297: I don't get Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar's logic - how does one equate ensuring a 'clean' candidate with that of restricting the democratic right to contest?
On the other hand, Umno-BN will definitely have no candidates left at all if the vetting is implemented, judging from their entire 'thieving' cabinet.
Bender: "Wan Ahmad pointed that out that although the vetting could produce 'clean' candidates, it could be seen as restricting the democratic right to contest in elections."
This statement that comes from MACC's no 2 offers a glimpse of what kind of drama this really is.
Timo100: The EC deputy chief should know better. Let the MACC do the vetting and produce their reports.
Go a step further; similarly appoint independent vetting to be done by auditing firms. Publish both reports (from MACC and from independent auditing firms) for the rakyat to see and judge for themselves.
Then, we leave it to the political parties to pick their candidates for GE13, based on these reports. This way, there is no "restricting of the democratic right to contest in the election".
That maybe would be almost impossible here. We will run short of candidates.
Starr: It's fallacious to even contemplate that the MACC and the EC are the appropriate agencies to vet through election candidates for 'cleanliness', when the credibility and public standing of these agencies are at the lowest ebbs for lacking in integrity and neutrality in carrying out their respective roles and duties.
It would serve the greater good of the public if these agencies were to do their job properly, professionally without fear and favor. Never mind about being vetting agencies for the public.
Anonymous #02382443 : Sometimes we inadvertently put our foot in our own mouth - Najib is one glaring example.
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Meeting reveals local mining ordinance is far from finished
By Craig Moorhead
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:06 AM
Several dozen concerned citizens attended a special meeting of the county board, planning commission and frac sand study committee to hear an update on the upcoming frac sand mining ordinance.
Rick Frank addresses the crowd.
Houston County Board of Commissioners are on the verge of extending the moratorium on new mining permits that they voted for nearly a year ago. The reason - a new industrial mining ordinance is not yet ready.
Commissioners took action on Feb. 28, 2012, imposing a yearlong interim ordinance (moratorium) on new mining permits. The board has the option of extending that act for another year.
The reason behind the original moratorium was to allow a new mining ordinance to be drafted - one that would address the burgeoning frac sand industry.
County commissioners, members of its planning commission and frac sand research committee members all met to discuss new ordinances with county staff on Feb. 12. They listened primarily to attorney Jay Squires, who represents the county on land-use issues.
Officials reviewed sample ordinances for commercial and construction mineral extraction, industrial mineral and metal extraction, Minnesota statutes regarding interim use permits, a sample county road upgrade and maintenance agreement, and a sample application packet for silica sand mining.
"The purpose of this is to talk about some of the higher-level issues," Squires said. "As you probably notice, the two ordinances are largely parallel. They relate to different things, but most of the provisions are the same.
"The county board has asked me to assist you in getting to the point where you have some good, solid, logical, defensible ordinances in place to deal with mining and deal with some of the newer issues that are presented with some of the frac sand mining proposals that the county has seen and probably will see in the future."
Squires said that singling out industrial silica sand mines from construction sand and gravel operations can be problematic from a legal standpoint.
What applies to one mine will usually apply to the other unless specific, well-defined reasons are given for differences in rules.
That observation worried some who attended the three-hour-long meeting.
Planning Commission chairman Charlie Wieser said that treating frac sand operations any differently from aggregate mines would invite lawsuits.
Squires agreed up to a point, but added, "Two different ordinances can regulate two different activities. As long as we have some rational basis for distinguishing between the nature of the activities, then it seems to me that's something that's reasonable."
Is a IUP or CUP better?
Interim use permits (IUP) differ from conditional use permits (CUP) in that they run for a specific length of time and aren't necessarily transferable if a property sells, Squires said.
The county currently uses CUPs for mining, but could switch to IUPs.
Research committee member Steve Beach said that aggregate mines can "run for 100 years" and a sunset provision wouldn't be a good thing to have in the commercial ordinance.
Planning Commission member Bruce Lee stated that his group routinely reviews CUPs every five years to see if problems crop up.
He said a CUP is usually transferable to the new owner upon sale of a property. Lee asked Squires if that would hold for an IUP.
"It depends on your ordinance," he replied.
Study committee member Eric Johnson said that such a document could reduce land values for mine landowners, since the buyer would need to go through the permitting process all over again.
What about existing mines?
Squires said that some mines that existed before zoning ordinances went into effect are "nonconforming", meaning they do not operate according to later statutes.
Even though the county can allow those operators to continue as before, "grandfathered" mines are still subject to regulations, he added.
"Generally speaking, they would continue on, but they would not be allowed to change or expand or convert to another operation.
"The concept is, it's a balance of the interests of the property owner to be able to continue with the operation, and the interests of the county to be able to assure that that permit isn't utilized to be able to initiate a use that was never contemplated when the permit was first issued."
How does reclamation work?
Current environmental regulations apply to nonconforming mines, Squires said. In addition, registered mines that don't have a reclamation plan will need to come up with one.
"We're talking about land here that's privately owned, it's not public lands," Johnson said. "Does the landowner have any say in the reclamation process?"
Frank said landowners should protect themselves by making sure their reclamation plan meets their wishes as well as the county's requirements.
"But does the landowner have the final say?" Johnson continued. "What if he says, 'I want to keep it like that instead of what you say I should do?"
"The answer to that would be no," Squires said. "There are some typical requirements in here and standards and details. I think it's always good that if you have a standard that you want to apply to everybody, it should be in your ordinance."
Slope requirements and soil replacement depth are two examples.
Squires said that when a mine goes unused for 12 months, it may be legally considered as out of operation according to state statute.
In certain cases that would mean that the reclamation process would automatically kick in. The county can exercise some discretion in the matter, he added.
For instance, gravel-crushing operations often stockpile product that sits for months before it's sold.
Lots of details remain undecided
Other issues such as security bonding, reclamation, mine density (six total industrial mines proposed), setbacks (1,000 feet from a residence), screening and safety barriers, distance from a public waterway, dust and noise (in decibels, measured at the property line), hours of operation (6 a.m. - 8 p.m. M-F summer, 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. winter, 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday year-round), and the maximum number of acres allowed to be open at one time (40) are all included in the sample documents, but aren't yet settled upon.
Environmental Director Rick Frank stated that the final details of both ordinances are still "up for discussion."
"It's rough, but we needed a starting point," he added later.
County Engineer Brian Pogodzinski spoke about road-use agreements. He said that money for repairs to county roads should be available up front rather than via security bond.
In a worst-case scenario, the insurer would drag the county into court rather than pay for road damage.
Adjoining counties are including reciprocal road use agreements, so Houston County will have a say so on loads passing through from other jurisdictions, he said. That should be afforded them as well, Pogodzinski added.
"Gravel trucks don't stop at county lines," Squires noted. "Counties need to do shared/joint planning."
Pogodzinski said that township officials should also play a primary role in defining haul routes.
"It's important that the county be made whole," Squires said on roadway damages. Other costs associated with permitting and administration would also be passed on to mine operators.
Where the samples originated
After months of debate over the issues by the study committee, county staff was asked to put together the samples as a place to start, Frank said later.
That was done in part by borrowing from what other counties have enacted. It was necessary to move the process along, but the ordinances are still open to change. Additions will be made.
One example of that is a directive that county commissioners made on Nov. 20, 2012, telling the study committee that the county will not allow processing of frac sand with water and flocculants.
Nor will commissioners allow backhauls of flocculant-laden materials from out-of-county processing plants to be dumped in Houston County.
Those key items were not in the sample documents presented.
Contacted later by the Herald, Frank said that the samples that Squires commented on are not the most up-to-date versions. The directives from commissioners will definitely find their way into the final draft.
The public weighs in
Squires fielded questions from residents at the end of the meeting. Several noted that processing prohibitions were left out of the draft, but county board members reaffirmed their stance.
"This is purely a draft," Commissioner Steve Schuldt said. "We're just trying to make it right."
When asked about a total ban on industrial mining, Squires said it would likely be subject to legal challenge. No officials went on record in support of such a move.
Ken Witt of Houston said, "I found it interesting that your proposals for construction and industrial mines are pretty much the same, as far as permitting and regulations.
"I'd like the committees and the board to strongly consider that. You can't lump your local rock quarry in with an industrial sand mine. I think that has to be considered in order to keep what we have going. It's what the county relies on."
Squires replied, "People are sensitive to your point. I think committee members recognize that there should be differences (in the ordinances)."
"It appears that there's a lot left to do," research committee member Rich Schild said.
Squires agreed. "There are big issues that you have to address," he said. "I do not think that will happen by the end of February. You should move forward and extend that (moratorium)."
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Early indications are that it does just that. Most runners or joggers probably
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dangers before, but the warnings have fallen on deaf ears. Apparently, it's
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have his knees surgically removed, or that there's that web site showing
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I want to make this absolutely clear—NOTHING to do with their own level
of fitness or any personal feelings of guilt associated with it. We have to start
The press conference ended abruptly when the deputy secretary
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intra-departmental melee ensued, apparently over jurisdiction. The governor later
announced the creation of a new Advisory Committee on Zoning and Intra-Departmental
Warfare which would make recommendations on whether or not the Department of Inter-Departmental
Warfare should broaden its jurisdiction, or if the recent swell of gang-like activity
within state government was simply an effort by the DIDW to get a bigger operating
budget in order to procure more office space, preferably something with windows.
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This has happened to my 2008 Ford Escape FOUR TIMES in the two years I've owned the vehicle. Fortunately it happened all four times when the vehicle was not in motion, but it seems to be a perpetual problem. I'm seriously considering turning the vehicle in and purchasing from another manufacturer.
My 2008 Ford Escape XLS (manual transmission) just did this too! I pulled into a parking lot today, set the parking brake, put the transmisson in first gear, turned off the engine and got out, as I normally would. When I returned to my Escape, the gas pedal was all the way to the floor. I didn't even start it, because I noticed the gas pedal was not in the normal position. I looked up under the dash, and the accelerator cable has come unhooked from the pedal linkage. Fortunately I was parked, and I was able to put the cable back into the linkage. The only thing holding it to the linkage seems to be gravity. This condition is VERY concerning, especially if the cable disconnects while I am trying to take off on a hill with my manual transmission, causing me to roll back into the car behind me! Now I am worried this will end up being a safety issue.
Happened to me on the same model. Secured the cable to the accelerator with a cable tie. It is secure now. I think there must have been some type of clip on it that is missing. Will check with dealer, but for now it is secure and the motion is normal.
I found that there is a Technical Service Bulletin for this issue. The TSB number is TSB-09-21-9. The NHTSA item number is 10033726. The service bulletin says a service kit is available to fix this problem with cable to pedal connection. I called the dealer and they provided me with the Ford part number for the kit. Part number is 8L8Z9825A. My cost for the kit is $6.30. I will buy it and try to install it myself. Hopefully it is not too difficult. My local Ford dealer (where I purchased this Escape new) told me it was not considered warranty. I have just over 60K miles on my 2008 Escape.
I installed the $6.30 repair kit in just a few minutes, since Ford dealer said it was not considered warranty. It seems to keep the throttle cable from coming out of the accelerator pedal linkage. I made a video of it on you tube, so you don't have to pay the Ford service department to do it for you. The clip slides over top of the linkage to close the slot. Its not too hard to install, other than you have to lie on your back on the floorboard to do it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepjngjJ-d4
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ONGC to launch $2.5 bln share sale on Thursday
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State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC.NS) will launch a share auction on Thursday that is expected to raise at least $2.5 billion as part of the federal government's divestment programme.
The share sale, which would be the biggest equity offering this year, will close on the same day, the country's largest oil and gas producer said.
The government will sell 5 percent of its holding, or about 428 million shares, in the offering and the floor price for the issue has been set at 290 rupees a share, ONGC said in a notice to stock exchanges late on Tuesday.
The floor price is slightly higher than ONGC's Tuesday closing price of 283.40 rupees.
The government on Tuesday approved the sale through a share auction, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said, reviving the government's faltering divestment programme.
ONGC and state-run GAIL India (GAIL.NS) may join a bidding war for Africa-focused gas explorer Cove Energy (COVE.L), becoming the second Asian state-run group seeking to trump Shell's (RDSa.L) $1.6 billion offer.
The government had earlier planned to sell ONGC shares through a public offering but that plan was scrapped last October after tepid response from investors amid weak equity markets.
India's stock market posted its first annual fall in three years in 2011, losing nearly 25 percent. Shares in ONGC, the second-largest listed firm in India by market value, fell 20 percent in the same period.
The stock market has rebounded in 2012 and the main stock index has climbed nearly 15 percent, with foreign funds scooping up beaten shares worth more than $7 billion.
The Securities & Exchange Board of India said last month that it would allow shareholders of the country's top 100 companies by market value to raise funds by auctioning their stakes through stock exchanges.
It set a minimum offer size of 1 percent of the company's paid-up capital worth at least 250 million rupees.
Bankers said while investors would be able to participate in the auction in the same way as in the previously used follow-on share offering, the owner of a company would save significant cost and time in the auctioning process.
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So far this fiscal year, the government has only raised about $250 million.
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