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Expensive jewellery and watches were obtained by fraudsters targeting some of the best-known auction houses including Bonhams and Christie's, a court heard today.
Credit card details stolen from people in Canada and the US were used by fraudsters who then registered with auction houses as telephone bidders giving false names, Isleworth Crown Court in north-west London was told.
Simohamed Rahmoun, 31, and Farouk Dougui, 40, would contact auction houses and show an interest in expensive lots, prosecutor Robin Shellard told the court.
The items they successfully bid for were collected by Jabey Bathurst 24, giving a false name, who acted as a courier, sometimes with Mr Dougui, it was alleged.
The court was told that 61-year-old Barbara Goossens, another defendant, ran a jewellery shop and had an "extensive knowledge" of fine jewellery and expensive watches and the expertise to spot good items and what would sell.
"This is a case about a very modern way of stealing because it requires nothing more than the details of credit cards and often a convincing manner," Mr Shellard said.
"The victims in this case are some of the country's best known auction houses, provincial auction houses and also some little known jewellery shops.
"But when it comes to the victims of these crimes, the defendants were not overly concerned who they targeted as long as they had items of high value they could easily dispose of without getting caught."
He added: "How the fraud was perpetrated was in fact, the prosecution say, remarkably easy as long as you had the right connections to obtain the credit card details in the first place and the knowledge of how the system worked and the gall really to carry out the deceptions."
Rahmoun, of Stile Hall Mansions, Wellesley Road, Chiswick, west London; Goossens, of Dudley Court, Upper Berkeley Street, central London; Dougui, of Charlton Park Road, south-east London; and Bathurst, of Brook Close, Ruislip, Middlesex, deny conspiring to defraud auctions houses and jewellery shops between April 30 and November 5, 2010.
Rahmoun, Dougui and Bathurst further deny a charge of conspiracy to defraud car part suppliers and other shops between the same dates.
Rahmoun also denies three charges relating to the alleged fraudulent use of credit cards to buy a motorbike, motorbike insurance and a BMW car in May 2011.
Mr Shellard told the court that "not one" piece of jewellery had been recovered.
"The items were bid for, they were successfully purchased, they had to be collected and they were collected," he said.
"In this case, there is not one piece of jewellery or watch that was ever recovered.
"What happened to those watches and jewels, those car parts, and other items you are going to hear about we can only surmise about."
The trial, which is due to last five weeks, was adjourned until tomorrow when the prosecution will continue its opening.
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With "The Number of the Beast", Maiden created a classic to be known and loved by metalheads through all ages, and while it's not the BSET ABLUMN EVEEEEERRR!!1!!1 as people claim it to be, it's definitely awesome. "Piece of Mind" is another classic, but I myself found it slightly disappointing, and not at all as good as it could've been.
But Maiden kicked right back to the top with 1984's "Powerslave", probably their best album ever. It's their most intense and powerful album, and it constantly keeping up a very high pace in all of the songs. Musically, most of the tunes are extremely catchy and quite upbeat despite rather dark lyrical subjects ("2 Minutes To Midnight" especially comes to mind here), as a great part of the songs write about war. And it is done incredibly well, since this is in the time when Maiden had not completely watered out all of their lyrical subjects, not even that of war.
This is closer to "Number of the Beast" and "Piece of Mind" than to "Somewhere in Time" and "Seventh Son" (the albums that followed it) soundwise, in that the rhythm guitars have a very rough and sharp edge, yet when played together they give a strange, harmonizing effect which works extremely well.
And of course, the melodic leads that we all know and love are all over this album, and they are better than ever before! They are blasted out in just the right moments, used just enough times in each song, and constantly add an amazing amount of power and atmosphere to the songs. The leadwork shines especially much in "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)", which is probably their best instrumental to this point.
The entire band is really in top shape, with Steve's bass being slightly lower in the mix for the most part, which is in fact a good thing. It's still very 'there' and adds alot, yet never tries to steal attention from guitars, something that at times was obvious on previous Maiden records.
Nicko's drumming is as usual catchy, memorable and instantly recognizable, even though he at times overuses the ride and/or hi hat during rhythm sections.
And Bruce's vocals, like on any early Maiden record, are very solid, but I still don't think he's anywhere near the best Metal singers ever.
These factors all help in making "Powerslave" into one of my favourite Maiden album, challenged only by "The Number of the Beast" and "Killers" - but the biggest part is of course the songwriting, as it is the only Iron Maiden album without a single weak track to be found. It's all here, and it's all great.
The energetic "Aces High" opens the album and is one of Maiden's greatest tracks ever. The rough yet harmonizing riffs blast out in full power all over the song, to explode in one of their most powerful choruses yet, and then continues to further kick your ass with a mindblowing solo.
"2 Minutes To Midnight" is catchy as all fucking hell, with that instantly recognizable opening riff, and the awesomely memorable and dark pre-chorus and chorus lines, combined with a truly sinister vocal performance.
"The Duellists" has some fun fast sung vocal lines, a very solid chorus and also that completely mindblowing middle section, showing off some of the greatest leadwork in the history of Maiden.
And of course the epic closing tracks; there are two of them! We first have the title track, "Powerslave", which is the best song on the album and one of my top 5 maiden tracks ever. The out of this world instrumental section is just huge, with that beautiful slowed down piece in the middle and all- but what really makes the song is the absolutely fucking insanely heavy riffwork, together with the wicked vocal performance and overall atmosphere, with Steve's basslines providing a very strong, Egyptian feeling.
And then we get right on to "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner", which is another classic Maiden epic with loads and loads of time changes and is also their longest song to date. The atmosphere it manages to build up has to be heard to believe it. To spell it out for ya; you've got to own this album.
Some people say that Powerslave has four mediocre tracks sandwiched between four classics. I say that they can go fuck themselves.
"Losfer Words", "Flash of the Blade", "The Duellists" and "Back In The Village", all of them show Maiden at their best, and I pity the fool who doesn't recognize this obvious fact.
To close this review with one sentence: If you were to own only one Iron Maiden album, this is the one.


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Al Ray Palestinian media agency reports that only 36 per cent of the youth who took part in the poll supported obligatory recruitment, while 47 per cent believed military service should be voluntary. 17 per cent believed the current conscription policy should be revoked.
According to the poll, 47 per cent of Druze said that there is no difference between them and other Arabs, while 27 per cent claimed that their situation is worse than the Arabs in Israel. Moreover, 83 per cent said that their life is worse than the Jews in Israel despite their military service.
90 per cent of Druze polled said they held negative views towards the Israeli establishment because they suffer land confiscation and geographic siege similar to other Arabs. About 75 per cent of them said their negative feelings were a result of of high rates of unemployment in their community, compared to the relatively low rate of unemployment among Jews in Israel.
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As a longtime subscriber to Maxim magazine, I'm looking forward to seeing next month's issue. Why? Because the always gorgeous Jennifer Love Hewitt will grace the cover for the fourth time. In the accompanying article, she reveals that she likes to stay in touch with her feminine side by pole dancing and reveals which part of her body is her favorite.
"It's horrible to say, but I like my boobs." Hewitt tells the magazine.
I think it's refreshing to hear a woman come right out and say that she's fond of a certain part of her body. Granted, this is a famous celebrity who has to stay in good shape to keep up with the demands of her career and I'm sure she employs some kind of personal trainer to help, but in a world where so many women aren't happy with how they look, I think Hewitt shows that it's OK to be proud of the assets they have.
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Alex Wiley: My little bro Kembe X was rapping, and we would go to the studio with him. He had these, not serious raps, but some straightforward rap music that he would record, and for the rest of the sessions while we were waiting for his mom to come pick us up—this was in a suburb really far from where we lived—we would make these joke songs. We made this song called "No Fat Chicks" that was about this girl who made a whole mixtape about us. It was real rap beef man, I was 17 [Laughs]. So we put out this song on the way home, and by the time we got home it was all over Twitter and Facebook, it was everywhere. For me, it was so fun making it, and I had already dropped out of high school, so I was like, I might just start rapping and see what's up with that.
It started off, I was just making songs. Once I had a few that I liked it was like, okay, this is the foundation of a mixtape. It was just changing and changing and changing—the only song from the original version is "Spaceships II," that one I made in 2011.


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This page celebrates the poetry and artwork of Carlos Cortez, IWW member from 1947—2005. Here is an interview, and below are additional works. Be sure to read Sun Sets On Red Cloud below.
When we scattered Joe Hill's ashes at the Columbine Mine Massacre Monument in Colorado, we invited fellow worker Cortez to do the honor.
Carlos Cortez scattering Joe Hill's ashes
The artwork and creative methodology that Carlos Cortez employed in his artistic endeavors are a rare gift that we will treasure, always. Carlos used the old methods such as wood block and linocut to create precious glimpses of the struggles of working people and their families.
He believed that art should serve a purpose, and that purpose more often than not was the liberation of the working class.
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar ´supplying weapons´ to anti-Assad forces, while fears mount for civilians
Syrian rebels are being armed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, The Independent has learnt, in a development that threatens to inflame a regional power struggle provoked by the 15-month-old uprising against the Assad regime.
Rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have received weapons from the two Gulf countries, which were transported into Syria via Turkey with the implicit support of the country´s intelligence agency, MIT, according to a Western diplomat in Ankara. Opposition fighters in Syria have hitherto been handicapped by a reliance on an old and inadequate arsenal, while the regime in Damascus has been able to rely on a supply of arms from Russia and Iran. Moscow is arming Syria with attack helicopters, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, claimed yesterday. "We are concerned by the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria, which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically," she told a conference in Washington.
Since the start of the uprising, anti-regime activists have only smuggled small quantities of weapons, purchased on the black market, from Hatay in southern Turkey into Syria´s Idlib province.
However, three weeks ago, members of the loose assortment of rebel groups that comprises the FSA said they had received multiple shipments of arms including Kalashnikov assault rifles, BKC machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank weaponry from Gulf countries and that Turkey was assisting in the delivery of the weapons.
"The Turkish government helped us to be armed," said one member of the FSA living in the Turkey-Syria border area. He claimed that the weapons had arrived at a Turkish port via ship and were then driven to the border without interference from Turkish authorities.
Saudi officials have in the past made clear their feeling that the rebels should be armed, with Saudi King Abdullah saying dialogue was "futile".
An Ankara-based Western diplomat, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, confirmed that the delivery of "light weapons" to the rebels was a "recent development", one that involved unmarked trucks transporting the weapons to the border for rebel groups. "There are arms coming in with the knowledge of the Turks," he said. The Syrian National Council (SNC), the main umbrella organisation of groups opposed to the regime, vetted the consignment.
The SNC is seen as having lost nearly all of its legitimacy with Syrian activists inside the country after failing to unite the fractured opposition. Yet, it appears that Turkey insisted the SNC vouch for the specific FSA groups that would receive the weapons before allowing the arms to cross the border.
"Officially, they are not going to admit it," the diplomat said. However, the SNC are "their guys", he said, referring to MIT. The vetting process was aimed at preventing the weapons from falling into the hands of Islamic extremists. Yet, the diplomat voiced concerns that, in practice, the weapons have only been delivered to rebels sympathetic to the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, the dominant group within the SNC. "Only Muslim Brother groups are getting weapons," he said. Activists along the border not affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood said they had not heard of the weapons being delivered until just a few days ago
However, the true strength of the Muslim Brotherhood inside Syria is still debated. The diplomat added that the SNC was "finished" due to pervasive in-fighting and that the rebels who have become the dominant force in the revolution "might grow a beard" to attract the attention of wealthy religious benefactors for a conflict he characterised as a "civil war".
Saudi and Qatari officials did not return requests for comment. At a "friends of Syria" conference in Tunisia in February, the Saudi delegation walked away from proceedings, warning that firmer action was needed. Before leaving, the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, described the arming of the Syrian rebels as "an excellent idea".
A Turkish official said: "Turkey is not providing arms to anybody, nor sending armed elements to any neighbouring country, including Syria." He also reiterated that Western countries were still only providing "non-lethal" aid.
While it has hosted members of the FSA in refugee camps in Hatay, Turkey has been hesitant to directly involve itself in the conflict. However, following several cross-border shootings and reports that the regime is supporting Kurdish militants who have engaged in a 30- year conflict with Turkey, the country is changing course, said Andrew Tabler, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
"Assad did not implement the Annan plan at all, that´s the biggest thing," he said. "Turkey can see exactly the hurricane that is gathering."
Mr Tabler said videos uploaded to the internet showed more regime tanks were being destroyed, but cautioned that the weapons would not decisively turn the tide of the conflict. "These weapons are helping harass the regime forces, but these alone are not enough to bring down the regime," he said.
A rebel officer said their forces now control much of Bab al-Hawa, a Syrian town with a border gate to Turkey, and that having received the weapons and communications equipment, were preparing for an offensive in the coming days.
Middle East: Where they stand on Syria
The uprising against Assad has spilled into Lebanon several times this year, raising fears of renewed sectarian and ethnic strife in Syria´s smaller neighbour which for decades has been the battleground for a proxy war that pits Iran and Syria against Israel.
Saudi Arabia
The kingdom seems to reckon that toppling the Assad regime in an effort to curtail Iranian influence is worth the risk of intervention. Riyadh led efforts to create a formalised pay structure for the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and is now understood to be shipping arms to the rebels.
Another anti-Iran Gulf state, Qatar also calculates that the benefit of removing Assad outweighs the risk of intervening. Along with Saudi Arabia, the country is now understood to be shipping weapons to the rebels. Syrian expatriates living in Doha are also said to be funnelling millions of dollars to the FSA.
Erstwhile ally Turkey turned on President Assad´s regime last August after repeated calls for reform and dialogue with the rebels went unheeded. Turkey closed its embassy in Damascus in March and began co- ordinating diplomatic support for the Syrian opposition movement in April.
Syria´s closest ally in the region denies that it is aiding Assad´s forces with advisers, riot gear and surveillance equipment, but last month a top Iranian general, in an apparent slip-up during an interview, seemed to unwittingly reveal that crack Iranian troops had entered the country.
Baghdad voted to expel Syria from the Arab League despite its links to the pro-Assad government in Tehran. In an inversion of events during the US occupation of Iraq, weapons and militants are travelling north into Syria as refugees flood south.
Israel broke a year of official silence this week to condemn the state-sponsored "genocide" in Syria and called for Assad to go, despite fears that his regime´s arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of anti-Israel extremists.
Street action in Egypt helped inspire Syrian protesters last spring but Egypt has been too pre-occupied with its own revolution to be a major player in regional affairs. It withdrew its ambassador in February to signal to Damascus its "dissatisfaction" with the Assad regime´s crackdown.
King Abdullah II was the first Arab leader to call on Assad to step down, but his government fears that the rise of Islamist groups within Syria and the influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan could destabilise his country.
Julius Cavendish (©independent.co.uk 06/13/12)
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Rachael Ray hosted the final five, as well as Alton, Bobby and Giada, on her talk show during last week's episode, and tasked the finalists with helping to solve a common problem: dinnertime struggles. After several successes (and also several failures), Star Talk wanted to catch up with the host herself to find out her thoughts on the show.
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Rachael Ray: I think overall they did really well. I think some of them were a little more comfortable than others, but you know, it's a really tough thing to try to master working in front of a camera and a live studio audience and having the family that you're cooking for literally at the counter. So it was sort of a triple threat. I thought once they each got into it, even those that weren't as comfortable found their rhythm eventually.
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Kwang Yang Motor Company got their start in 1963 making parts and assembling bikes for Honda. In the October 1992, Kwang Yang Motor Co. decided to start the scooter brand Kymco, as a result of a desire to move into designing their own scooters. They used their initials (K.Y.M. company) to form the name Kymco. This new direction lead to a split with Honda as they were now a competitor. Kymco branched out
on their own and has since been rapidly designing a large number of new scooters.
Kymco entered the USA market for the 2001 model year and the Canadian market for the 2005 model year. Since that time they have offered a rapidly improving and evolving line up of scooters. Kymco Canada and Kymco USA are run by different importers with BECO Motor International running Kymco Canada and Kymco USA initially being a joint ownership between the global Kymco company and STR Motorsports. STR Motorsports ran Kymco USA from its start in 2000 to 2007 when they sold half of Kymco USA to Kymco worldwide. In April, 2011 STR sold the other half, so Kymco USA is now entirely owned by Kymco global.
An STR Motorsports owned Kymco USA began importing scooters in 2000 as 2001 models. Information on these early years is hard to come by as Kymco USA didn't even have a functioning website, but it seems Kymco sold the ZX 50, Filly 50, Cobra Cross and the People 50 large wheeled scooter for their USA debut. The ZX50 (below right) and the similarly styled Filly 50 (below left) were both sporty looking scooters with the ZX50 having 2-stroke power and the Filly 50 offering less power but better fuel economy with a 4-stroke engine.
The People 50 (right) was more of a retro styled design but with larger wheels for stability. The Cobra Cross (top left) was a mix between a sporty and an off-road look that seems targeted at the popular Zuma/BWs market segment. Most of these models would be replaced or discontinued within a few years, as they were aging designs that were introduced in the mid-late 90's elsewhere in the world.
USA MODELS: ZX 50, Filly 50, Cobra Cross, People 50
The larger People scooters (150cc and 250cc) were seemingly added to Kymco's lineup for 2002, but it is possible they crept in during 2001. Kymco sales were pretty slow for the first couple years, so these early models aren't very common. The People scooters would go on to form an integral part of Kymco's line for more than a decade.
USA MODELS: ZX 50, Filly 50, Cobra Cross, People 50 / 150 / 250
The sporty Super 9 (shown at right) was introduced as Kymco's top of the line 50cc scooter. Initially liquid cooled (Super 9 LC) and a cheaper air cooled (Super 9 AC) versions were offered but the liquid cooled version didn't meet emissions after the first 2 years or so, so most Super 9's out there are the air cooled ones. Both versions of the Super 9 use the same core engine.
Kymco also imported the 'Racer' version of their Cobra scooter for 2003, which was called the Cobra Racer or Cobra R. This scooter was the same scooter as the Cobra Cross, but with street tires and no wire grill covering the headlights. These Cobra Racer scooters were only sold for the 2003 model year.
USA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Filly 50, Cobra Cross / Racer, People 50 / 150 / 250
Kymco introduced their Bet & Win scooters for the 2004 model year. Both 150 and 250cc models were offered and they used liquid cooled motors which was a first for Kymco in the USA. The Bet & Win series seem to have sold fairly well and they enjoyed a long run until 2008 in the USA and 2009 in Canada.
USA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Filly 50, Cobra Cross, People 50 / 150 / 250, Bet & Win 150 / 250
Kymco USA dropped their off-road inspired Cobra Cross scooter and added the sporty Vitality 50 (shown in blue). The Vitality 50 started off as a 2-stroke, but a 4-stroke version would arrive in later years. Kymco also added the 250cc Grandvista scooter to their line up. The Grandvista 250 was similar to the Bet & Win 250 but more touring/highway oriented. The rest of the line up carried over unchanged.
North of the border, BECO Motor International started Kymco Canada and began importing the first models. Their 2005 debut lineup included four scooters ranging from 50cc to 250cc - there was two 50cc's and two larger Bet & Win scooters. The ZX50 was their affordable 50cc option, while the Super 9 was the premium sporty 50cc option. The Bet & Win 150 and 250cc (below right) scooters rounded up the Canadian line up.
USA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Filly 50, Vitality 50, People 50 / 150 / 250, Bet & Win 150 / 250, Grandvista 250
CANADA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Bet & Win 150 / 250
Kymco USA's big news for the 2006 model year was the debut of the 500cc Xciting maxi scooter. The Xciting 500 was a big introduction for Kymco, as it was their first real maxi-scooter. The Grandvista 250 was a capable touring machine, but it wasn't a full on highway devouring maxi like the Xciting 500.
Aside from Xciting 500 introduction, Kymco trimmed their lineup by dropping the aging Filly 50. The Filly 50 had been one of Kymco USA's original scooters when they entered the USA market. It's discontinuation ended the Filly's USA run at five years.
Kymco Canada was still getting rolling in the new market. Their line up went unchanged for 2006 as they worked on expanding their dealer network.
USA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Vitality 50, People 50 / 150 / 250, Bet & Win 150 / 250, Grandvista 250, Xciting 500
CANADA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Bet & Win 150 / 250
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expanded their line up for 2007 with the low priced Agility 50 & 125cc (below left) and People S (50cc, 125cc, 200cc, 250cc) lines (below right) of scooters. The Agility scooters were introduced at a mere $1399 (50cc) and $1899 (150cc) which is an incredible value and led to their high popularity. Also new for 2007 was a 250cc version of the Xciting maxi scooter. The lone casualty for 2007 was the aging ZX 50 which was dropped after a three year run, although it would continue to be sold in Canada for another year. STR Motorsports sold 50% of Kymco USA to Kymco Global this year.
USA MODELS: Super 9, Vitality 50, Agility 50 / 125, People S 50 / 125 / 200 / 250, People 50 / 150 / 250, Bet & Win 150 / 250, Grandvista 250, Xciting 250 / 500
CANADA MODELS: Super 9, ZX 50, Bet & Win 150 / 250
For 2008 Kymco USA kept their existing lineup intact except for cutting the Bet & Win 250 from their crowded line up. In Canada, Kymco played catch up by introducing a number of models that were already available in the USA. The People S line (50cc, 125cc, 200cc) was introduced except for the largest 250cc variant.
Kymco Canada also began importing the Xciting 500 and the Vitality 50, both of which had been on sale for several years in the USA. Canadians received the updated Ri version of the Xciting 500, which boasted fuel injection and sporty accents. Americans would wait another year for the Ri.
USA MODELS: Super 9, Vitality 50, Agility 50 / 125, People S 50 / 125 / 200 / 250, People 50 / 150 / 250, Bet & Win 150, Grandvista 250, Xciting 250 / 500
CANADA MODELS: Super 9, Vitality 50, People S 50 / 125 / 200, Bet & Win 150 / 250, Xciting 500
In the USA, the Vitality 50, People 200, People S 50 / 125 and the Bet & Win series were all dropped, while the Sento 50 (shown in black), Sting 50, Super 8 50 & 150 and Yager 200i models were added. The Sento 50, Like 50 (left) and Sting 50 scooters were essentially an attempt to freshen Kymco's 50cc line using new body styles on top of the same mechanics as other 50cc Kymco's. With the large wheeled People and People S lines, what
Kymco did was to reduce the overlap by keeping only the smaller People models (50cc, 150cc) and larger People S models (200cc, 250cc).
The Super 8 is a sporty scooter that seemingly was introduced as a replacement for the Super 9 in both 50cc and 150cc versions, but they were sold alongside each other for 2009. For 2008, just a 4-stroke version of the Super 8 50 was sold in the USA, but a 2-stroke version would be added in future years. Lastly, a sportier and fuel injected 'Ri' version of the Xciting 500 replaced the regular model.
USA MODELS: Super 9, Sento 50, Like 50, Sting 50, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, People 50 / 150, People S 200 / 250, Yager 200i, Grandvista 250, Xciting 250 / 500
CANADA MODELS: Super 9, Vitality 50, Sento 50, People S 50 / 125 / 200, Bet & Win 150 / 250, Frost 200i, Xciting 500
Kymco USA dropped the aging Super 9 now that the newer Super 8 was selling well. The new Super 8 scooters used the same aging but reliable 4-stroke motors Kymco has been using for years.
Kymco Canada tidied up their product line by dropping the popular but aging Super 9, the People S series and the Bet & Win series of scooters. They added the Super 8 50 & 150 and the Downtown 300i (shown in orange). Unlike in the USA, Canadians were offered the 50cc Super 8 in a 2-stroke rather than a 4-stroke. Both 50cc Super 8 engines are older air cooled designs.
USA MODELS: Sento 50, Sting 50, Like 50, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, People 50 / 150, People S 200 / 250, Yager 200i, Grandvista 250, Xciting 250 / 500
CANADA MODELS: Vitality 50, Sento 50, Super 8 50 / 150, Frost 200i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500
Kymco Canada kept their lineup unchanged for the 2011 model year, while Kymco USA added a larger 200cc version of the Like. Kymco USA also added the Downtown 300i that was introduced in Canada the previous year and offered a 2-stroke version of the Super 8 50 alongside the previously available 4-stroke version. While receiving fuel injection, the Like 200i still uses a smaller (163cc vs. 174cc) and older core motor than the Frost/Yager GT 200i.
In corporate news, STR Motorsports sold their remaining 50% of Kymco USA back to Kymco global in spring 2011, making Kymco USA now wholly owned by Kymco global.
USA MODELS: Sento 50, Sting 50, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, People 50 / 150, Like 50 / 200, People S 200 / 250, Yager 200i, Grandvista 250, Downtown 300i, Xciting 250 / 500
CANADA MODELS: Vitality 50, Sento 50, Super 8 50 / 150, Frost 200i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500
At Kymco USA's summer press event in South Carolina, the biggest news for 2012 was the new People GT 200i and 300i scooters. These scooter share extremely sharp styling that is perhaps the best yet from Kymco. The new People GT 300i uses the same advanced motor as the Downtown 300i, while the GT 200i uses an all new 205cc 4-valve motor with fuel injection. These scooters replace the People S 200 and People S 250 models.
Also sharing this new 205cc motor is a smaller version of Kymco's Downtown scooter. The new Downtown 200i can be had for $400 less than the 300i model.
Another interesting idea from Kymco for 2012 is 'LX' versions of their retro styled Like 50 and Like 200 scooters. The 'LX' version includes a neat two color paint job and various chrome accents. It's
going to be a popular package amongst like buyers since it only adds $100 to the MSRP.
Several models were dropped for 2012 which are the Sting 50, Grandvista 250, Xciting 250 and 4-stroke version of the Super 8. It's easy to see why the Sting 50 and Xciting 250 scooters were squeezed out of Kymco's line up with all the great new models they are introducing. The 4-stroke Super 8 is likely not being
offered since the 2-stroke version was far more popular in 2011.
Kymco USA is carrying over the Agility, Sento, Yager GT 200i and Xciting 500 models unchanged.
Kymco Canada made quite a few changes as well. Canadians are being offered the new People GT in only the smaller 200i size. Some of the biggest news for 2012 is the Canadian introduction of a new generation of Sento, which is being called the 'New Sento' (shown right) and is available in both 50i and 110i versions. Also new is the Agility City 50, which is the first time Canadians have been offered an Agility model. The Agility City 50 is the same core scooter (frame and motor) as the Agility 50 sold in the USA, but the 'City' version receives larger wheels and a number of nice upgrades like a windscreen, rear case, nicer rims, integrated and more.
Kymco Canada is carrying over the Vitality 50, Super 8 50 / 150, Frost 200i, Downtown 300i and Xciting 500.
USA MODELS: Sento 50, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, People 50 / 150, Like 50 / 200, People GT 200i / 300i, Yager GT 200i, Downtown 200i / 300i, Xciting 500
CANADA MODELS: Vitality 50, Agility City 50, New Sento 50i / 110i, Super 8 50 / 150, Frost 200i, People GT 200i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500
After fairly short three year runs, the Sento 50 and Yager GT 200 have made way for newer machines in Kymco's 2013 USA lineup. The Sento 50 is being replaced by the new retro styled Compagno, which comes in 50i and 110i variants. If those sizes sound familiar, it's because this is the same scooter Kymco Canada added for 2012 as the New Sento 50i and 110i.
Also for 2013 is an entirely new nameplate appearing in Canada and the USA - the Movie 150. Resembling the Super 8 150 more than anything else, the Movie 150 is a more subtle sporty model than the flashy Super 8. T
he Movie 150 boasts some neat features like disc brakes front and rear and LED tail lighting. As well, the Xciting 500 has been restyled for 2013 and boasts second generation Bosch ABS, which is now standard.
Finally, Kymco USA has dropped the People 50 and 150 scooters, ending their runs at 12 and 11 years respectively. The People 50 had been a part of Kymco's USA lineup since their 2001 move in the USA market, but Kymco's continual refinement of their scooter lineup spelled the end for these aging machines.
Besides the new Movie 150 and the updated Xciting 500, Canadians are also getting both sizes of the Like (50cc & 200cc) for 2013 like their southern brethren.
USA MODELS: Compagno 50i / 110i, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, Like 50 / 200, Movie 150, People GT 200i / 300i, Downtown 200i / 300i, Xciting 500 Ri
CANADA MODELS: Vitality 50, Agility City 50, New Sento 50i / 110i, Super 8 50 / 150, Like 50 2T / 200, Movie 150, Frost 200i, People GT 200i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri
After several years of cat and mouse, Kymco's land yacht - the MyRoad 700i - finally lands on North American interstates. This biggest Kymco delivers the full range of maxi amenities at a price that undercuts Suzuki's Burgman 650. The MyRoad is available in a single color (white in the USA, silver in Canada). With 61 horsepower available, the MyRoad makes quick work of any passing opportunity. It's a solid competitor to Suzuki's recently updated Burgman 650 which to this point hasn't faced much competition. The MyRoad competes by undercutting Suzuki's MSRP by about a grand while also delivering an impressively list of standard features from ABS to temperature sensors in the tires. MSRP is $9699 in the USA and $296 more ($9995) in Canada.
The rest of Kymco's USA lineup carries over with only a few changes. The most obvious change is the new single headlight array for the Super 8 (50 and 150cc models), which is accompanied by new racing graphics covering most of the machine. The value oriented Agility also gets some flashy graphics and the MSRP for the rises $100 to $1599 - which is still probably the cheapest quality scooter you can buy in America.
The other noteworthy decision for 2014 was the omission of the 200cc variants of the People GT and Downtown. The 200cc versions have always been a little undersized for the highway and only a few hundred less than the 300cc versions, so Kymco is retaining only the 300 versions. Unfortunately for Canadians that means no more People GT as the 300 hasn't been offered there.
The other Canadian omission for 2013 is the Vitality 50, which concludes its run at six years. Kymco has also shorted the name of the New Sento down to just the Sento for 2014, which might create a bit of confusion with the older Sento Kymco offered until 2011.
USA MODELS: Compagno 50i / 110i, Agility 50 / 125, Super 8 50 / 150, Like 50 / 200, Movie 150, People GT 300i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri, MyRoad 700i
CANADA MODELS: Agility City 50, Sento 50i / 110i, Super 8 50 / 150, Like 50 2T / 200, Movie 150, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri, MyRoad 700i
Kymco USA trimmed back their line to nine models for 2015. Gone are two 50cc's (Compagno 50, Like 50), the Movie 150 and the Xciting 500. Most of these discontinued models were aging designs, but the Movie was new for 2013 and apparently not selling well at $3299.
The other big news for 2015 is the replacement of the Super 8 50 / 150 with the new Super 8 X and Super 8 R models (R shown). Both 50 and 150 sizes of the X and R are being offered in the USA, while just the Super 8 R 50 is coming to Canada and being sold alongside the older Super 8 150 model.
Despite sharing the Super 8 name with the outgoing model, these new scooters are based off the Agility platform and thus are entirely different from the departing Super 8. Rather they appear to be gentle re-stylings of the Agility to achieve a more aggressive look. The X is intended an off-road inspired model with rugged tires and camo paint, while the R is a sportier version with slick tires, colorful decals and naked handlebars. The good news is that Kymco was able to get the price down significantly to $1899 / $1999 (8R 50 / 8X 50) and $2199 / $2299 (8R 150 / 8X 150). At $1100 less than the outgoing Movie 150, the new 8R 150 should be a good seller.
Also new for 2015 is a 50th Anniversary Edition of the Like 200 (USA only). This variant commands a $100 premium for the gold paint and black stripe decals. Unlike the USA situation, Kymco Canada is returning for 2015 with most of their 2014 lineup intact. Only the Like 50 is being dropped without replacement.
USA MODELS: Agility 50 / 125, Super 8X / 8R 50, Compagno 110i, Super 8X / 8R 150 Like 200, People GT 300i, Downtown 300i, MyRoad 700i
CANADA MODELS: Agility City 50, Sento 50i / 110i, Super 8 R 50, Super 8 150, Movie 150, Like 200, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri, MyRoad 700i
Kymco USA dropped the MyRoad 700 from their lineup after two short year and brought back the Xciting 500 after a one year absence. Kymco also dropped the naked "R" version of its new Super 8 and is instead selling only the off-road styled Super 8X.
The rest of the USA line up carried over unchanged for 2016 aside from new color options across the board except for the Agility scooters.
In Canada, Kymco worked to make their line the same as what they offer in the USA. They discontinued the Agility City (which isn't sold in the USA), added the People GT 300i, cancelled the MyRoad 700i (which was also cancelled in the USA) and switched to the off-road Super 8X model instead of the sportier Super 8R. They also added the 150cc motor option for the Super 8X to match what is offered in the USA.
For 2016, the only difference between the Canada and USA lines was the lack of the Agility City in the Canadian market.
MODELS: Agility 50 / 125 (USA Only), Super 8X 50 / 150, Compagno 110i, Like 200, People GT 300i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri ABS
For 2017 Kymco focused their attention on their new K-Pipe 125 motorcycle and returned their scooter lineup unchanged from 2016 other than minor tweaks to the color options, such as a new yellow shade for the Super 8X and blue for the Like 200.
Kymco did improve the value of their Xciting 500 model for 2017 by reducing the MSRP from $6899 down to $5999.
MODELS: Agility 50 / 125 (USA Only), Super 8X 50 / 150, Compagno 110i, Like 200, People GT 300i, Downtown 300i, Xciting 500 Ri ABS
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PHILADELPHIA and LONDON – November 20, 2012 — Richardson today announced the appointment of Marjan Visser as Senior Consultant in the Sales Enablement Practice of its global sales training and performance improvement business.
Located in the Richardson European headquarters in London, Ms. Visser will consult with clients on strategy execution planning, sales process consulting, change leadership, establishing sales best practices, and evaluating sales talent.
"Marjan has worked with Richardson for the past ten years and is a critical addition to the expanding Richardson team, with extensive experience in sales process consulting and change management across industries and cultures," says Harry Dunklin, Richardson Sales Enablement Practice Leader.
Previously, Ms. Visser operated her own consulting firm and has more than 20 years' experience in sales, sales management, coaching, and sales training. She has worked across Europe, Asia, and the US and with a wide range of international companies, including Ashland, ABN AMRO, Biomet, BNY Mellon, and Juniper Networks.
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Is it just me, or does Marayna look awfully like a female Hirogen? Is this implied by the episode or just an instance of a reused star trek alien? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk). 02:24, July 23, 2006
- i thought the character looked kind of hirogen though they hadnt yet appeared by the time of that episode i believe.--188.8.131.52 21:32, January 7, 2012 (UTC)
- I'm sure they appreciate that- six years later.--31dot 22:27, January 7, 2012 (UTC)
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I don't think she is a hologram when she's on the station with Tuvok. Her holographic form was made to look human, but when on the station, she seems real enough. I don't see why there is question as to whether her species actually exists. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk).
- Agreed. Making the appropriate adjustments.--31dot 01:16, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
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May thy wrath severe, hurled in the bosom of the deep appear, and on the tops of mountains be revealed, for thy strong arm is not from us concealed.
—Ancient prayer to Patrev inscribed on a stela on Notron
Patrev was a powerful Thayolen from the planet Thayol. Patrev claimed to be the first of the Thayolen and the ancestor of the entire race, though others of his race disputed this claim, arguing that he had killed his predecessors.
Patrev claimed to be a divine being who spontaneously arose out of the surface of Thayol "at the dawn of time" (Patrev placed his own birth around 105,043 BBY) and created others of his kind. However, ancient records created by a Duinuogwuin scholar indicate the Thayolen were actually a race of nano-cybernetic beings created by the an ancient super-race, who used arcane Force powers combined with nanotechnologically-enhanced cells to artificially create the Thayolens from a breeding stock including numerous humanoid races. Duinuogwuin records do not mention which race created the Thayolens.
Patrev's original name, in the Thayolen tongue, is impossible for most humanoids to pronounce. He presumably adopted the name "Patrev" after the formation of the Galactic Republic. Most scholars believe the name is linguistically akin to the High Galactic word "pera," meaning "father." This name thus seems to reflect Patrev's claim to be the father of his race.
Like all Thayolen, Patrev possessed a (seemingly) endless lifespan, in part due to his Force-sensitivity, in part due to his inherent nanotechnology constantly repairing his cells. Despite his seeming immortality, it was assumed that Patrev was not invincible, contrary to his own claims, since other members of his species proved vulnerable to turbolaser fire.
Like most purebred Thayolen, Patrev was something of a shapeshifter, and after the destruction of Thayol began a nomadic wandering of the galaxy, establishing "seasonal" residences on innumerable worlds (in other worlds, dwellings where he might stay for a few decades every other millennium). He would use his shapeshifting abilities to imitate resident humanoids' appearance, though he never displayed the ability to take on non-humanoid forms.
Due to adaptable Thayolen genes, Patrev was able to interbreed with numerous humanoids, creating a number of descendants throughout the Galaxy which, like their father, were Force-sensitive, seemingly immortal shapeshifters. These offspring established often established theocratic monarchies and dictatorships throughout the galaxy. Many conspiracy theorists believed that Patrev was not merely a pleasure-seeking wanderer, but was establishing footholds throughout the galaxy which he one day could unite into a galaxy-spanning empire.
Patrev, and the Thayolen race, were considered a myth by most Galactic Republic officials until 1,000 BBY. Shortly after the 7th Battle of Ruusan, at a time when Republic control beyond the Core was severely weakened, Patrev seized control of the Thisspias system. Though he did not interfere with the local politics of the planet Thisspias itself, he quarantined the planet with a flee of warships of a type never before encountered by the Republic, which Republic fleet analysts nicknamed (somewhat melodramatically) "Domesday-type battlecruisers," which proved superior to the Republic Navy in a series of battles. Patrev set up a shielded mountain citadel on the fifth planet of the Thisspias system, Beroutz, and a monster-breeding facility on the fourth planet, Hellenes Gracca. He allied himself with an alchemist named Jantrek, a former underling of Lord Kaan.
Patrev did not show any intention of expanding his empire, and eventually the Republic gave up reclaiming the system. In 820 BBY, Patrev took as his Queen on Beroutz the Queen of the Deriada tribe. Their firstborn was their daughter G'ye, born 819 BBY. The next year, twins were born, Alabri and his sister Arpel.
Patrev eventually decided to solidify his control of Hellenes Gracca. He secretly hired pirates to attack the planet's most powerful city-state, Thelisae in 802 BBY. The attack resulted in the death of the city's warlord, King Arhidreth. The king was succeeded by his widow, Alren-hi, due to the fact that none of their sons were of age to take the scepter. Patrev then left Beroutz and went to take up residence on Hellenes Gracca.
What transpired next is unclear to historians. Patrev left his Deriada queen to rule in his place, and shortly after his departure she was assassinated. Some evidence indicates her assassins were revolutionists attempting to overthrow Patrev's rule, yet other evidence indicates she was murdered by Patrev's own lackeys. Whatever the case, the planet was thrown into a chaotic war which left all parties concerned weakened save for Patrev's three children, who established a theocracy to control the world.
In 801 BBY Patrev seduced and married Alren-hi. However, he did not claim the kingship. In 800 BBY Alren-hi bore him a son, Algyd, after which Patrev mysteriously disappeared from the Thisspias system, along with his fleet. Hellenes Gracca and Thisspias then rejoined the Republic, although primitive Beroutz, which had never belonged to the Republic, remained under the control of Patrev's children.
Following his disappearance, Patrev disappeared from galactic history until 26 ABY, when a fleet claiming to fly under his fleet protected the Thisspias system from Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Although this seemed fortunate in the short term for the system, it lead to worries that Patrev had future plans for the system which might not include Galactic Alliance membership. Along with Tilotny, Wuztek, and a handful of other seemingly supernatural beings, Patrev was one of the Priority Alpha-Omega threats which the Galactic Alliance Investigative Committee into the Paranormal wished to investigate.
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Patrev was based on the god "Zeus Pater" from Greek myth. The word "pater" is Ancient Greek for "father," corresponding to the High Galactic word "pera."
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The struggling Ghanaian cedi is expected to bounce back earlier than thought as the Bank of Ghana is all set to make the Chinese national currency, the Renminbi popularly known as Yuan; a direct exchange currency.
Sources at the Bank of Ghana say the central bank has made significant progress in getting the Yuan into the country?s currency trading system to pave way for people, especially traders, to directly change the Yuan for cedi or vice versa.
The BoG?s decision will put an end to the current situation where most people especially; Ghanaian traders are forced to first convert the Cedi into US Dollar or any of the widely accepted foreign currencies before converting them into the Yuan.
Trading between Ghana and China rose from US$3.47 billion in 2011 to about US$5 billion last year.
Although much of that trade favored China, as they are in the form of imports into the country, some Ghanaian traders are beginning to gain access into the Chinese market, hence the need for a direct conversion of that country?s currency into the Cedi and vice versa.
The Renminbi is the official currency of China. However, the Yuan, which is a unit of the Renminbi, is widely known in the currency world as the official medium of exchange for the people of China.
As a result, China?s national currency is often called the Chinese Yuan or the Yuan Renminibi and has CNY as its international standard organisation (ISO) currency code.
The decision by the BoG to ?lift the ban? on the use of the Chinese Yuan in Ghana is also to reduce pressures on the local currency, the Cedi, an unnamed source at the Bank of Ghana has disclosed.
The Ghana cedi has sharply depreciated against major trading currencies for some time as a result of which the BoG recently introduced stringent measures to arrest the situation.
Sources say the Central Bank has finalized agreement with Standard bank to open an account for the Chinese Yuan which is expected to aggressively compete with other international currencies like the Dollar, Pounds and the Euro.
The aL-hAJJ has gathered that, Ghana unlike Zimbabwe which abandoned it worthless currency in 2009 for Yuan and other three Asian currencies will not do away with its currency, the Cedi.
Zimbabwe has adopted the Chinese currency as its legal tender following years of economic mismanagement and international sanctions led by the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK).
Thanks to the new policy, Ghanaians and their businesses will now be allowed to open accounts in Yuan, a move by the Ghanaian authorities to fight inflation brought about by the unprecedented depreciation of the local currency.
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Dean and Chancellor Attend Luncheon with Cardinal Dolan
2 December 2013 • Off-Campus • Dean and Chancellor News
Oca.org, the Website for the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), reports that The Most Blessed Tikhon, archbishop of Washington and metropolitan of All America and Canada, attended a luncheon marking the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle hosted by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, at his residence. The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, dean of St. Vladimir's Seminary, and The Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, chancellor/CEO, also attended, as did The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, director of External Affairs and Interchurch Relations for the OCA.
Bishops and priests of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Armenian Church, and the Syrian Orthodox Church also attended, joining Catholic bishops. Traditionally, a delegation of the Catholic Church visits the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople on the Feast of Saint Andrew, as the Church of Constantinople looks to him as its founder, just as the Church of Rome looks to the Apostle Peter as its founder.
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The three-strong gang, who were wearing balaclavas, threatened the guards at the Newbrook Service Station in Newbrook Road, Over Hulton, at 10am yesterday.
They made off with a cash box, although it is not known how much money it contained, in a black Audi convertible, possibly an A4 or A5.
Terrified neighbours spoke of their shock at the robbery, which comes just weeks after the nearby Co-op was targeted.
A member of staff at the store was hit with a hammer as a gang dressed in paper suits burst in and stole £50 from the till.
Sue Chadwick, manager at Gemma Ladies High Class Fashion and Hat Hire, said: "There were a lot of police cars there and customers were coming in and asking what was going on.
"It is very scary it happened at that time of day. It is just horrible.
"It is not long since the Co-op was robbed. It is all going on a bit too close to home.
"I feel for anyone who has something like that happen to them because it leaves a really bad impression on you."
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "I was working nights and I woke up at 11am, opened the curtains and could see the garage crawling with police.
"It is a sign of the times these days."
Another, who also asked not to be named, added: "It is so brazen to do that during the day when there are people about."
No one was injured in the garage raid but the victims were left shaken.
Det Insp Gary Smith, of Bolton CID, said: "This was a brazen robbery in broad daylight and I am keen to hear from anyone who saw what happened or who may have seen the car in the area beforehand.
"In cases like this offenders will usually abandon the getaway car but it remains outstanding and I would ask anyone who has knowledge of the black Audi A4 or A5 convertible that was used or who may have seen it being abandoned to call us."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 5740, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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Roundup: US Airways revenue cut $30M by Sandy; FirstEnergy to build $45M control center; more
US Airways says Sandy cut revenue by $30M
US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that Superstorm Sandy hurt October revenue by $30 million, and reduced October profit by $15 million. Pittsburgh's largest airline said that November earnings will be hurt by about $20 million because of the storm. The airline said that given the impact on travel in the Northeast, total bookings fell by 13 percent in the days leading up to, and after, the storm between Oct. 24 and Nov. 3, compared to the same period last year.
Fidelity Bank shareholders OK merger with WesBanco
Shareholders of Fidelity Bancorp Inc. approved the Perrysville-based bank's merger into West Virginia-based WesBanco Inc. at a special meeting on Tuesday. Terms of the $71 million deal, announced in July, call for Fidelity shareholders to receive 0.8275 shares of WesBanco stock and $4.50 in cash for each Fidelity share. The acquisition is expected to be completed on Friday. Fidelity operates 13 branches in the Pittsburgh area.
Judge OKs plan for bankrupt country club in Ross
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday authorized a bankruptcy plan that moves private homebuilder Heartland Homes a step closer to building up to 300 homes on a shuttered 120-acre county club and golf course in Ross. Heartland Homes agreed to pay off a more than $2 million delinquent mortgage on Highland Country Club held by Slovak Savings Bank of Brighton Heights and more than $90,000 in back taxes owed to Ross, North Hills School District and Allegheny County. Payments would be made as lots for the houses are sold over the next five years. Heartland Homes is pursuing approvals for its development from Ross officials. Highland Country Club opened in 1920. It closed in October 2011 after months of failing to pay its bills. Two months later, a co-owner pleaded guilty to stealing money from the club. Heartland and another developer teamed to buy the club's bankrupt ownership group in April. Judge Jeffrey A. Deller approved the plan at a Downtown hearing.
Highmark settlement hearing delayed until January
A pending settlement between a Whitehall property management company and health insurer Highmark Inc. was delayed on Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh. U.S. District Court Judge Joy Flowers Conti continued a hearing on the settlement until Jan. 18 and asked attorneys for Highmark and Royal Mile Co. to file supplemental briefs by Jan. 11. Royal Mile Co. sued Highmark and UPMC in 2010, alleging that the two health care giants had conspired to drive up health insurance premiums. In October, Royal Mile reached an agreement with Highmark to settle the case. Under the pending deal, Highmark would pay $4.5 million plus attorney fees and agree to refrain from anti-competitive practices until Dec. 31, 2014. If the settlement is approved by Conti, UPMC would be left as the lone defendant in the lawsuit.
FirstEnergy plans to build $45M control center in Ohio
FirstEnergy Corp. said Tuesday it will build a $45 million transmission control center in Akron that will monitor electrical grid reliability in several areas where the company has operations, including the Penn Power service area in Western Pennsylvania. Construction is to start in the spring with completion by the end of 2013. Akron-based FirstEnergy said the environmentally friendly center will replace the current Ohio Transmission Control Center in Wadsworth; most of the 112 employees there will transfer to Akron. A center in Fairmont, W.Va., will continue to monitor transmission in three FirstEnergy utilities, including West Penn Power.
PNC Bank to close branchesin Freeport, Mt. Lebanon
PNC Bank will close two branches in the Pittsburgh area on Feb. 22, a spokesman said on Tuesday. PNC will shutter the branch at 236 Fifth St. in Freeport, Armstrong County, and consolidate its business into the branch at 620 South Pike Road, about three miles away in Sarver, Butler County. PNC also will consolidate its branch at 291 Beverly Road, Mt. Lebanon, into the branch at 3149 Banksville Road, which is about three-quarters of a mile away in Banksville. The bank will remodel the Beverly Road branch and reopen as "a center for customer investment and retirement," spokesman Fred Solomon said.
Other business news
• Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, has sold 40 million licenses for Windows 8, an updated version of its flagship operating system that can work with touch-screen technology. The newest Windows software has outpaced the previous version in terms of upgrades, Microsoft said on Tuesday but didn't comment on sales of the Surface tablet, Microsoft's first-ever computer.
• Apple says the smaller version of its new, slimmed-down iMac desktop computers will go on sale Friday. It also will start taking orders for the larger model, but the units won't ship until next month. The model with the 21.5-inch screen will cost $1,299 and up, depending on the configuration. The model with a 27-inch screen will start at $1,799.
• The 113-room Hampton Inn & Suites has opened at the Waterfront, at 301 W. Waterfront Drive, West Homestead. The hotel will be managed by Hospitality Ventures Management Group of Atlanta, its fourth hotel in the Pittsburgh area. The others are the Homewood Suites by Hilton at Southpointe, and at the Meadow Lands, both the Hampton Inn & Suites and the DoubleTree by Hilton.
• Gasoline prices declined slightly across Western Pennsylvania the week after Thanksgiving, AAA East Central said. The average price for regular gas was $3.615 a gallon on Tuesday, down 1.3 cents from last week's average of $3.628. Average prices ranged this week from a low of $3.495 in New Castle to a high of $3.659 in Bradford. The national average on Tuesday was $3.419, AAA said.
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Firstly, RAID5 is working against you, it's one of the slowest RAID modes (every logical write, for example, is two physical reads and two physical writes). Suggest RAID-10 instead. Secondly, have you compacted the db lately? This will reduce its total size and also organize it better on disk. Finally, it's not the number of 'active documents' that matters (b-tree performance is typically not predicated on the high probability that the leaf nodes are cached), it's the inner b-tree nodes that matter (the more that are in the disk cache, the better); this is a factor of document count. The cost of a cache miss is dependent on the speed of your disk array. SSD drives will be considerably better because there is no seek cost, but the cost of the drives is still prohibitive for many cases. B. On 6 Dec 2011, at 04:05, Paul Hirst wrote: > Has anyone done any performance testing of couch on SSD drives? > > I have a strong suspicion that my disks are constantly seeking in order to satisfy read requests and therefore the performance is rubbish. The system is a RAID5 with 6 10k SAS drives. I'm wondering if upgrading to SSD drives might give a significant performance boost. It's either that or spreading the load across multiple boxes using something like BigCouch. > > To give a bit more background.... > > I have a ~1.1Tb database at the moment running on a single box with ~48G of RAM. I strongly suspect that the number of active documents (ones which are seeing updates) is a larger set than will fit into RAM and therefore I assume most document requests are hitting the disk. My disk is ~100% utilizied all the time and I'm not keeping up with the number of read and writes I need to make. > > The average wait time for disk IO is around 5ms however the CPU load is minimal. > > Finally I did a test on the box to compare the disk throughput when reading a large sequential file. Even without stopping couch, reading a sequential file managed to drag about 7 times more data off the disk than the system was normally achieving. > > So even though I might eventually switch to BigCouch or similar I'd really like to balance out the CPU power and the disk power in my box since at the moment the system seems totally over specced CPU wise and totally under specced disk wise. Could SSD drives be the answer? > > Thanks. > > ________________________________ > Sophos Limited, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. > Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 991 2418 08.
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Prime Minister Shastri of India pledged support today to the Arab nations for their "just claims" to "the waters of the River Jordan" and for the "rights of the Palestinian refugees, " it was reported here from Cairo.
The pledge was contained in a communique issued at the close of a three-day state visit by the Indian Premier to India prior to his attending the conference of non-aligned states now taking place in Cairo.
In return, the Indian leader won an expression of concern from President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt over the India-China border dispute.


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Yankees 4, Reds 1
Posted By Cliff Corcoran On March 28, 2009 @ 2:32 am In Cliff Corcoran | Comments Disabled
Each team only managed just four hits in this game, but the Yankees also drew to walks, stole two bases, and won 4-1 [1].
R – Derek Jeter (SS)
L – Johnny Damon (LF)
S – Mark Teixeira (1B)
L – Hideki Matsui (DH)
S – Jorge Posada (C)
L – Robinson Cano (2B)
R – Xavier Nady (RF)
R – Cody Ransom (3B)
L – Brett Gardner (CF)
Joe Girardi has said he'll name his starting center fielder this weekend so that he can play his regular season lineup over the final week of spring training. Looks to me like he's already doing that.
Subs: Shelley Duncan (1B), Doug Bernier (2B), Angel Berroa (SS), Ramiro Peña (3B), Jose Molina (C), Todd Linden (RF), Melky Cabrera (CF), Nick Swisher (LF), Justin Leone (DH)
Pitchers: CC Sabathia, Damaso Marte, Mariano Rivera
Opponent: The Reds' C-team.
Big Hits:
The Yankees actually only had four hits in the whole game: Doubles by Derek Jeter (1-for-4) and Xavier Nady (1-for-3), and a pair of singles by Mark Teixeira went 2-for-3. Jorge Posada and Brett Gardner both walked in three trips.
Who Pitched Well:
CC Sabathia allowed just one run on four singles and no walks while striking out seven in 7 2/3 innings. Damaso Marte then came in to get one man to end the eighth, and Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect ninth, striking out one, and using just five pitches. Oh man, I'm looking forward to more of that this season.
Brett Gardner walked and stole a base in three trips. Melky Cabrera didn't come to bat.
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SPORTS >> Owls post first-ever state win by beating West Fork
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CAVE CITY It may not have been as pretty as Abundant Life coach Tim Ballard may have wanted, but the Owls advanced through the opening round of the 3A state tournament with a 43-34 win over West Fork at Caveman Arena on Thursday night.
The Owls took on Bergman last night in the quarterfinals in a game played after Leader deadlines.
As expected, much of West Forks defensive attention focused on guards Colby Woolverton and Dane Lottner. The high-octane duo was held to 16 points combined, but the AL post players were able to contribute 20 points. Nelson Boren, Garrett Southerland and Dustin Keathley may not have been able to dominate against the bigger Tigers, but more aggressive play from the Owls in the secondhalf allowed them to control the tempo.
They played a jump man-to-man on Dane and Colby, Ballard said, and a zone on the other three. They overplayed them and tried to contain them some. They were a humongous team; they had tall guards and big, thick post players. They played really physical in the first half, but we were able to get in there and be more aggressive in the second half and outrebound them.
The defensive struggle led to a 23-18 lead for Abundant Life at halftime. Rather than push the issue in the second half, the Owls were content to work on clock management, which went a long way towards preventing a West Fork run in the closing stages.
Its hard for your posts to respond when they pack three guys under the goal, Ballard said. They started fouling, so we were getting most of our points from lay-ups or free throws.
The trips to the line for the Owls could have put the game away a bit earlier, but five straight misses at the stripe kept West Fork in the game until the final minutes.
Lottner led the Owls with 10 points. Boren added eight points, with seven points from Southerland. Woolverton finished with six points, and Keathley rounded it out with five points. The win improved the Owls to 33-8 on the season/
Bergman entered State as the No. 1 seed out of Region 3, and came into the tourney on a 20-plus game winning streak.
Ballard says it will be a tough, but winnable game.
They have two great scorers at guard we have two great scorers at guard, Ballard said. They also have a big kid inside that is a good defender. Its going to be interesting; they havent lost a game since the first week of December. They are playing some really good basketball right now.
It was the Owls first-ever state playoff game, making Thursdays win a historic one for Abundant Life Schools. Ballard likes his teams chances the rest of the way, but also says the week has been a good reward for a year of hard work, and half a decade of near misses.
All those teams that put us out in regionals every year were always top-three teams, Ballard said. Every time, we had to go up against one of the hottest teams in the state. We always felt like if we could catch a break during regionals, that we could make some noise once we got to state.