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New Delhi: Her stupendous portrayal of an under-confident Rani in "Queen" won her not just a Best Actress National Film Award, but also earned her the epithet of Bollywood's 'Queen'. But Kangana Ranaut finds it "funny".
"This 'Queen' of Bollywood tag is quite funny! Now I'm playing Rani Lakshmibai. So after that film, people will write on my grave 'Rani Lakshmibai died here'," Kangana quipped during a chat with IANS here.
The acclaimed actress, who has carved her niche in the Hindi film industry with power-packed women-centric roles in movies like "Gangster – A Love Story", "Fashion" and "Tanu Weds Manu", says her life can be clearly divided into a "pre-'QueenÂ' and post-'Queen'" eras.
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Now, she says "I'm as good as it can get".
She will prove her mettle once again in one of her new roles in "Rani Lakshmibai", which will be based on the Rani of Jhansi, one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film will be directed by Ketan Mehta.
Besides "Rani Lakshmibai", Kangana, who will next be seen in "Katti Batti", also has films like Hansal Mehta's "Simran" and Vishal Bhardwaj's "Rangoon" in her kitty.
In "Rangoon", which is set in the 1940s, the 28-year-old will sport a vintage look.
"We have done a few look tests, but we haven't decided yet about my hairstyle. It will be more of a vintage hairstyle as the film is set in the 1940s. I love vintage stuff. We're still zeroing down one look," she said.
Apart from that, Kangana is also in talks for another film, which she says has a "musical" story.
"I have just signed these three films – 'Rani Lakshmibai', 'Rangoon' and 'Simran'. But now there is one another musical, which I might start. ItÂ's a musical film about circus and the script sounds very exciting, but IÂ'll announce it once it's finalised," Kangana said.
Meanwhile, the "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" actress will next be seen on the silver screen in Nikhil Advani's "Katti Batti", which also stars Imran Khan. The romantic-thriller will release on September 18.


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Have Toyota Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Do the front marker lights or the license plate lights work? Do the dash lights illuminate?
Have you tried new bulbs?
I edited the reply slightly, it wasn't very readable - Sorry.
Thanks, XXXXX XXXXX closer inspection the front marker lights don't work either. The light switch has two positions the first, I assume is for the running/marker lights and the other is for the headlights. The first position doesn't actuate anything as far as I can tell. When the head lights actuate I can hear the relay but not on position one. Could it be that the relay has two switches and first has failed? It didn't think relays failed that much.
Also, the dash lights are fine.
I don't see the license plate light either.
Thanks again
The information that you have explained above is correct. First notch on the switch is for the interior illumination lights for the controls and for the tail lights and the front running lights. The tail light relay is on the back side of the lower finish panel junction block. This is the fuse box behind the coin tray that holds that fuses by the drivers knees. You should be able to hear this relay click or feel it click by reaching up under the lower side of the dash on the drivers side. Make sure that you have checked the tail light fuse and the panel fuse in this fuse box. If all of the fuses check okay and this relay is not clicking you'll need to do further testing of the relay and the power supply going to it. This will require some test equipment on your part and I can walk you through some electrical test if you are up to the task. If you have a volt meter or a 12 V test light we need to determine if there is even power at the tail light fuse. Let me know how you would like to perceive
Hey thanks.
Here what I've done:
Found the fuse, thanks. XXXXX again! So I've got a short somewhere ..Right? I thought about removing the connectors to the rear lights, test, then the front then test. At least I can tell what light is failing. The front lights are cloudy - I'm thinking it's them. Any idea what would cause a short ?- If I'd blown a blub I'd think it would be an open circuit.
I've got a volt meter around somewhere but I'm having trouble finding it...I think this plan will work in a pinch -- Thoughts ?
The quickest way is to isolate the rear section of the wiring or taillights. Remove the left plastic kick panel by the drivers left foot. Behind this cover you will find all of the connectors that go to the wiring harness that feeds the rear taillights and most of the controls for the rear. Unplug these connectors that go to the rear then reinstall the fuse and turn the taillights which on and see if the fuse pops. If it does then you know the short has to be in the illumination system or more probably in the running lights that go to the front of the vehicle. If this vehicle is equipped with a towing package with a trailer wiring harness plug in the rear that is the most common problem for causing shorts in the taillights circuit I would check that first. Let me know what you find. I would definitely check all of the bulbs. Normally when a ball blows out it blows a circuit open you are correct. But in some cases I have seen the filaments melt or bend over in short to ground.
Thanks, I'm working on it this morning and I let you know what I find. And, it does have a towing package.
Let me know and pay particular attention to the controller/box and plug for the trailer wiring.
Thanks for your help. It was a rear amber tail light that was shorting.
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I am looking for a Dark Age (1000-1100) mounted figure. The figure is armored with a chain mail hauberk, open faced helm, and metal arm vambrace.
This would be similar to some Byzantine heavy cavalry but with all chainmail armor instead of scale armor. Similar to this picture in the catalog, but mounted.
I am wondering if any suitable figure can be found or greenstuff is the way to go.
Thank you for any information.
I can't think of any minis with a metal arm vambrace, most have either the short-sleeved or long-sleeved mail hauberk, some have scale and others gambeson. Although, I vaguely recollect that Gripping Beast may have done such a figure in their El Cid line
Eureka miniatures recently released a number of Dark Age cavalry in assorted dress, perhaps one of them might fit the bill? link
I have seen them first hand, and they are certainly excellent.
Have you looked on the Byzantine light Cavalry from Gripping Beast. Specially the Light Cavalry Command. Perhaps you have to add some greenstuff but these figures might be a start.
This may be stretching, but with some creative painting on the forearms
Mirliton Italian Light Cavalryman ~1350
Thank you for the suggestions. I am looking through them now.
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Chelly Vincio, lighting designer
Was born in Italy. He has worked at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Piccolo Theater in Milan and the Festival Rossini de Pesaro. He has lit, among others, La clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo (Mozart), Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre (Wagner), Guglielmo Tell, Semiramide, Otello (Rossini), Fidelio (Beethoven), Falstaff, Aida (Verdi), Armide (Gluck), Norma (Bellini), Carmen (Bizet) and others at the Theater Châtelet and Ópera Bastille in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Salzburg, Brussels, Verona, Toulouse, La Scala in Milan and others.
Ath the Israeli Opera he designed lighting for:
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Looking at how the Atlanta Braves stumbled to a fourth-place finish in 2008? Check out a few numbers regarding how the team did in close games, including its 11-30 record in one-run decisions, the 12 times in 16 games Atlanta lost when tied entering the seventh inning, and the team's anemic lack of power and production at the plate in close contests.
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Yesterday there was a newspaper article titled "Opera: Web standards could eclipse Flash". This prompted a big debate on Slashdot — about CSS vs TABLEs and such. 😉
I stayed out of it because I didn't know what Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner actually said. Turns out there's a transcript, and it shows that the headline was picked out from a part at the end of the interview. After a long section on widgets, then on browser competition and HTML5, this came up, before being closed out by app stores and Palm Pre:
(Q) In your presentation earlier, you were talking about what HTML 5 can do as a replacement for Flash.
(A) I think you can do most things with the web standards today. In some ways, you may say you don't need Flash. On the other hand, I like Adobe — they're a nice company. I hope they flourish and do well, so this is not about killing Flash. I think Flash will be around for a very, very long time, but I think it's natural that web standards also evolve to be richer. You can then choose whether you'd like to do it through web standards or whether you'd like to use Flash. What we definitely don't need is more proprietary technology — that's the main thing. We have Flash. It's there — fine. Let's not get anything more.
(Q) Are you talking about Flash becoming more niche?
(A) It's more of a choice of what you like doing.
(Q) Where's the line between what web standards can do and what Flash can do?
(A) You can do everything, I believe, through web standards — you don't need to use something else. But there might be something where you believe Flash is better; then you choose to use Flash.
He seems mistaken to me — comparing a proposed spec with an existing worldly ability, comparing something minority browsers may make practical in the future with specific features Flash innovated in the past, all while ignoring further capabilities Flash already provides in the world's browsers, and the rate of innovation it promises to continue fostering in the future — but Flash definitely wasn't the main point of his interview.
I'm sure the reporter made much better ad revenue with this choice of title, though. 😉
(Browser vendors have an interesting perspective. They focus on what they themselves can code. They tend not to focus on the real issues of how realworld developers can deliver to realworld audiences. Adobe tries to bridge those silos, removing barriers to creators publishing their work. Different priorities.)
Anyway, no big deal here… much of yesterday's debate seemed to be more about online drama than about what the Opera CEO actually said. Time will correct many of yesterday's arguments…. 😉


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Overall, what are your impressions of the linebackers going into the season?
"I feel really good about them. We have a lot of experience coming back because we played so many kids last year. Of our first and second groups, they probably played 60% and 40% of the time. We call them 1As and 1Bs. We lost Deontae Skinner but we have Dezz Harris ready to go. He played really well for us this spring. He played mostly SAM for us when he first got here but he played WILL in the spring. But he can play either spot. I think he's up to 240 right now and hasn't lost any of his speed. He's got some freakish capabilities. And he doesn't have bad habits either because he really hasn't play any defense. Everything that he does are things that we have taught him."
Benardrick McKinney is the leader of the group, isn't he?
"He's the core of the defense, the program. And he's gotten better throughout the spring due to his effort level. He's got high expectations for himself. He worked on the small details of his fundamentals. He tries to bring people along with him. And because he's such a great player and he works so hard, people listen to him."
What has to happen for your linebackers to be successful this season?
"The chemistry has to be right. We need to make sure Dezz Harris gets to play and contribute some. And we have so many returning players, we need to move them around so that they can be interchangeable. We want to have our best eleven out there at all times regardless of who is playing what position."
Obviously, you are expecting McKinney to be an impact player. Who are some others that you expect to be impact players this season?
"Matt Wells, I expect him to have a big senior season. He's played really good for us in some big games. The big thing with him is we challenged him to be consistent. We want him to be a dynamic playmaker every single game."
Two other young guys are the Browns, Beniquez and Richie. What are your thoughts about them coming into the season?
"Both of them contributed a great deal last year, made a lot of big-time plays for us. Due to the confidence that they got last year playing as redshirt freshmen, I hope we will see a big jump from them."


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If you're superficial, go for the horse drawn carriage shuttling between the two shows!
If you want to go a layer deeper, dig into the material that examines the historic paradigms of revolution versus deification and how mass audiences oscillate between admiration and devotion, to a collective disdain and banishment.
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Rangers' Berkman to donate fire truck to West
Texas Rangers designated hitter Lance Berkman is donating a fire truck to the Central Texas town of West, which was devastated by an April fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people and injured more than 200.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the white and red truck, procured by the Arlington Fire Department, has Berkman's name and jersey number on the door.
It will be presented to town officials Saturday when the Rangers host 5,000 West residents and first responders during its game against the Astros.
First baseman Mitch Moreland will present a check for $27,000 from Rangers players for purchase of sports equipment.
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association will donate $100,000 for relief efforts, and the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation will give $40,000.


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Cambridge fire forces people out of their homes
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Published Friday, November 16, 2012 12:55PM EST
Last Updated Friday, November 16, 2012 1:44PM EST
About two dozen residents of a Cambridge building have been forced out of their homes following a fire.
The sound of a fire alarm sent the people living in 12 apartments into the street just after 5 p.m. early Thursday evening.
"I ran, I grabbed my cat, [and I] threw him in my car," says resident Ronnie Walsh.
Nick Pluim was also home at the time, "There was a big cloud coming down the hallway. It was quite scary, so I ran in and rounded up my four month old and ran outside and sat in the cold."
When firefighters arrived at the Langs Drive building they found one unit engulfed in flames. The intense heat had blown out an exterior window.
The building was safely evacuated and crews began to fight the smoky blaze.
A firewall and fire doors prevented the spread of the smoke through the building, but a dozen units were damaged to the point that residents cannot be allowed back in for the moment.
Some of the units below the apartments are occupied by social service agencies which have been impacted as well.
"There's not substantial damage. [There's] a little water damage in one unit. There's some smoke smell," says Bill Davidson of the Langs Farm Village Association.
Cambridge Fire Prevention Officer Eric Robinson says "The fire is still under investigation but they suspect that there was faulty wiring or a faulty appliance that may have caused the fire."
Electrical issues with a television and some extension cords are a focus of the investigation.
"They are going to have to bring the ceiling down [and] paint the walls, but the unit itself is going to have to be completely re-done," Robinson adds.
Crews are beginning the cleanup and the Electrical Safety Authority is scheduled to inspect the burnt out unit on Monday.
The displaced residents were permitted to retrieve some personal items, but have been temporarily relocated by the Red Cross. It will likely be a few days before they can return home.
"They've given us food vouchers [and] tons of stuff. So they've been a big help," says Pluim.
No one was injured but damage is estimated at about $200,000.
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Here's an updated version of the stripped-down patch, now with documentation changes, plus a couple of minor bug fixes. I think this is looking pretty good now, and I would appreciate review from others before I go ahead committing this. Is there any more places in the documentation that needs updating, or any grammar mistakes? Further opinions on whether to allow using a database with different collation order as template, requiring a manual reindex and facing weird results if that's neglected, or to error out with a hint suggesting to use template0 as template (as is in the patch now)? -- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
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There was no Super Bowl ring for Donald Driver this year but he was a champion anyway.
The Green Bay wide receiver won Dancing With the Stars last night along with partner Peta Murgatroyd. "This is awesome," he said.
Writes our Ann Oldenberg at Lifeline Live:
On the floor, he took off his magenta shirt to show off his tattooed, muscular torso, doing the last dance in just his bright pants. The ballroom liked it and so did the judges, of course. Said Carrie Ann: "You are determined to win and I think you are the one to beat," Len said. "All three of you are absolute winners." Carrie Ann said Driver is the best football star the show has ever had. Bruno praised his strategy on the show, saying he "peaked at the right time." Scores: 10, 10, 10 = 30 Total: 89
"I would have to say it was a miracle," Driver said. "We did what we had to do on the floor, and we knew we had to leave it up to the judges and the fans. The fans made the decision, and the fans loved our freestyle last night. I think the freestyle put us on top, and after that, there was no looking back."
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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S.T.E.M. Booklist for Kids and Teens
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S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Library Resources
(from A National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education System)
"The United States possesses the most innovative, technologically capable economy in the world, and yet its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education system is failing to ensure that all American students receive the skills and knowledge required for success in the 21st century workforce... To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, all students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past... Strengthening STEM education across the Nation is critical to maintaining a high quality of life for our citizens and ensuring that Americans remain competitive in international science and technology. Public awareness and action are critical to addressing this crisis."
5th/6th Grade Resources
Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself
Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Science
Cool Math : Math Tricks, Amazing Math Activities, Cool Calculations, Awesome Math Factoids and More
DK Online Science Encyclopedia
Electronics: MP3s, TVs, and DVDs
How Come?: Every Kid's Science Questions Explained
The Math Book for Girls and Other Beings Who Count
Micro Machines : Ultra-small World of Nano Technology Science Frontiers
7th/8th Grade Resources
Are we alone?: Scientists Search for Life in Space
Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors
Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels, and Skyscrapers
Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Math
Genetics and Genetic Engineering
The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way
The Visual Dictionary of Physics
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More Engineering Projects for Young Scientists
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Career Opportunities in Engineering
Career Opportunities in Forensic Science
Extreme Science: The Highway of Light and Other Man-Made Wonders
The Kingdom of Infinite Number: A Field Guide
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Engineering
Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century


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Poems are a great way to celebrate any occasion. And Christmas is, certainly, an occasion to celebrate.
The many Christmas poems you'll find here will help you express your feelings and get closer to friends and family.
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Looking for free CPE? You're in luck. CPE Link is always looking for volunteers to pilot test its new self-study materials.
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Jack Vale The Social Media "Psychic
This should freak you out about all the stuff you post online. A YouTube prankster named Jake Vale went to a busy area in Irvine, California, and figured out how to find the most-recent stuff people nearby him posted PUBLICLY on Facebook and Twitter.
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When is the run?
Saturday 16th September 2017, 10:30am.
No registration on the day required so drop your bags at the baggage area and head to the start line!
Where is the run?
The run starts and finishes at Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7DD
How long is the route?
It's a nice, flat, 8 kilometre route (that's about 5 miles) through the heart of the City of London, over the famous bridges and past some of London's major landmarks.
How much do I have to raise?
When signing up for the run each participant must pay a non-refundable registration fee of £60. This covers event costs plus the cost of your very own gorilla suit, which you get to keep!
In addition we ask you to raise as much as you can in sponsorship, with a target of £200. Once you have registered you can set up your online sponsorship page here
How do I register?
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Can I register if I am not a UK resident?
Yes, we welcome all gorilla lovers! Unfortunately though we can't post your gorilla suit before the event as it is very costly, so we ask that you collect your suit on the day of the run.
Can I walk?
Yes. It's not a race so you can walk, jog or run. It'll be pretty warm inside your gorilla suit so we'll be encouraging everyone to make it easy and enjoy the event.
How long will it take?
That depends on how fast you are – for safety's sake, we suggest you take it easy. If you're running, it will probably take about 30-40 minutes (remember it will take a lot longer in a gorilla suit than it usually takes you in the gym) and for those walking, it shouldn't take more than 2 hours.
Can I enter a team?
Yes you can! The bigger the team the better! We will be awarding a trophy for the biggest gorilla team at our post race awards ceremony. There are also an option to create a team through the fundraising page so you can link all your team mates to the same fundraising page.
How big are the gorilla suits?
You will be able to choose between 3 sizes of gorilla suit: Medium (fits up to 5ft 6), Large (fits up to 6ft) and an Extra Large (fits up to 6ft 4). Please remember to mark which size you would like on your entry screen.
When will I get my costume?
We will be sending your gorilla suits out from the spring so that you have enough time to use them for fundraising as well as if you choose to go out and do some practice runs in it! Please make sure when you are registering to be a gorilla runner that you give us an address where someone will be available to receive and sign for the gorilla suit. If your address changes between registering and the spring just drop us an email to email@example.com and we will make sure your suit arrives to the right place.
Are the costumes 'animal friendly'?
Yes! As an animal welfare and conservation charity we've been extremely careful to select a completely animal friendly product, so we can assure you that they are made entirely from synthetic fibres and rubber!
Can I wear a sponsors' t-shirt?
Yes! Your employer might be willing to sponsor you a little more if you wear a t-shirt with your company name on it. The Great Gorilla Run will get lots of media attention so don't be afraid to ask your sponsor to be extra generous- remember, you might get featured on TV!
Can I personalize my costume?
Yes! You might find that you'll be able to raise a lot more money if you wear fancy dress OVER your gorilla costume so why not run as a ballerina-gorilla, a disco-gorilla or a policeman-gorilla? If it helps to raise more funds, and it's safe to run in it, then please do it.
Can I keep my gorilla costume?
Yes! You'll never have to worry about what to wear to a fancy dress party ever again!
Will there be a party?
Yes! After all that running you'll definitely be ready for a long cool glass of banana juice. The prize-giving ceremony will be held at Agenda Bar, right on the finish line. It's the perfect place to meet your fur-less friends and family, whip off your suit and put your feet up.
How old do you have to be to take part?
Unfortunately, for safety reasons we cannot allow under 14s to officially register for the event. However, as the route uses public byways and pavements, there's nothing to stop you taking an under-14 around the route with you, but this must be done at your own risk. An adult must accompany official entrants aged 14, 15 and 16 years old. Of course there is no upper age limited so as long as you're fit and healthy enough to walk 8 kilometres (about 5 miles) in a gorilla costume, we'd love to have you along!
I don't fancy dressing up but is there another way I can help?
There certainly is. We always need volunteers to help us marshal the route on the day. So if you, or anyone you know, would like to help out, but don't fancy getting dressed up, we'd also love to hear from you.
Please call The Events Team on 020 7993 6664 for more information.
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U.S. Jobs Gained and Lost through Trade: A Net Measure
|August 31, 2005
|Note to Editors
The latest edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Current Issues in Economics and Finance, U.S. Jobs Gained and Lost through Trade: A Net Measure, is available.
Authors Erica Groshen, Bart Hobijn and Margaret McConnell investigate the effects of recent trade patterns on the domestic labor market by measuring not only the jobs lost to imports but also the jobs created through the production of U.S. exports.
The authors begin their inquiry by noting the rising concern over the transfer of U.S. service sector jobs to overseas workers. Many observers have suggested that "offshoring" has caused a surge in the displacement of U.S. workers and was largely to blame for the sluggish recovery of the labor market in the years following the 2001 recession.
Groshen, Hobijn and McConnell assess the scale of job losses by considering how recent trade flows to and from the United States have affected employment. They first calculate how many U.S. workers, at current wages, prices and productivity levels, would be needed to produce the goods and services imported by the United States. They subtract from this figure the number of workers needed to produce the goods and services exported by the United States. This calculation yields an estimate of the number of jobs needed to produce U.S. net imports domestically—a measure that the authors term "U.S. jobs embodied in net imports."
The authors determine that, in 2003, 2.6 million jobs were embodied in net imports for the entire private economy. Relative to overall U.S. payrolls, this number is small—2.4 percent of the total.
The authors find no evidence to support claims that a surge in offshoring played a large role in the so-called jobless recovery. Instead, their study reveals that the growth of jobs lost to net trade flows actually slowed during the post-recession period of weak job gains. More broadly, Groshen, Hobijn and McConnell show that a pickup in jobs lost to trade can coincide with a strong labor market.
Erica Groshen is an assistant vice president and Bart Hobijn a senior economist in the Microeconomic and Regional Studies Function of the Research and Statistics Group; Margaret McConnell is a senior economist in the Group's Macroeconomic and Monetary Studies Function.
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BIG RELEASE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Jan. 25)
THE BIG PICTURE: We are deeply indebted to the Brothers Grimm. Without their painstaking collection of folk tales in the 16th Century, our only movies today would be based on 1980s Hasbro toys (i.e. Transformers and G.I. Joe), comic books and Channing Tatum's abs. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton play adult versions of Hansel and Gretel -- years removed from their legendary encounter with a vicious, sweet toothed forest witch. And, of course, they've become professional witch hunters. (Is there anyone left in Hollywood who isn't a vampire, monster or werewolf hunter? They're the accountants of the film world).
FORECAST: Witches on broomsticks, witches being decapitated, witches being gunned down by machine guns, Siamese twin witches, sexy witches, ugly witches, sexy ugly witches... this movie's got it all covered. "You've got to be kidding me," Gretel intones in the trailer. Touché. While this one might make for a passing distraction, it will leave you wishing the Brothers had still been alive to write the adapted screenplay. The dialogue looks as dicey as some of the hunted witches. But the movie does bring up an interesting side issue: We all know that Charlie Sheen is a warlock. But I can't be the only one who has ever wondered if there are any "real" witches in Hollywood? If there were an office pool, I'd hedge my bets on Joan Rivers, Angelina Jolie and Oprah).
BIG EVENT: The Following (Jan. 21, FOX, CTV, CTV Two, 9 p.m.)
BIG PICTURE: When I first heard the title of this series, I thought it was a reality show about Justin Bieber's Twitter followers. When I heard Kevin Bacon was starring in it, I assumed it was a documentary series explaining one of nature's greatest, enduring mysteries: how everyone on the planet can be related to the Hollywood actor by only six degrees. Turns out the The Following is a promising, dark new drama in which Bacon plays former FBI agent Ryan Hardy, a broken man lured back into the field to apprehend his arch nemesis: a charismatic, brilliant serial killer called Joe Carroll. Carroll gives all new meaning to the phrase "crazy like a fox." Bacon's character soon discovers that the fugitive somehow created a network of demented followers while in prison -- an evil cult or "a super league of psychopaths" if you will. (By the end of Episode 2, I'm guessing Carroll will be sitting around a table plotting schemes with Cobra Commander, Voldemort, Sauron and the president of Fox News)
Forecast: Bacon is good for you (both kinds). The Following deserves far more followers than your average network police show. James Purefoy is a scene-stealer as the magnetic killer and Bacon's weathered features and restless energy fit the bill perfectly. The pilot leads and viewers will certainly follow.
BIG RELEASE ON JAN. 22: Ra Ra Riot (Beta Love)
BIG PICTURE: All those serial killers and witches got you down? The catchy, polished indie pop rock of Ra Ra Riot will allow you to dance away the gloom. In their first album as a four piece, the band explores a new sound and unlikely source material: the works of cyberpunk novelist William Gibson and futurist Ray Kurzweil. It may sound heavy, but the music will do anything but drag you down.
FORECAST: Ra Ra Riot has a lot to live up to following its critically acclaimed 2010 release The Orchard, but Beta Love will prove that this Riot has no end in sight.
HONOURABLE MENTION: Bad Religion (True North). Don't let the groups name fool you. They aren't the house band for Scientology. The iconic California punk rockers are back with their first effort since 2010. F*** You is the title of their first single off the album. (I guess they haven't lost the attitude.)
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,"
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The Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) at the American Indian Law Center (AILC) received the 2012 Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Award for Excellence in Pipeline Diversity during the American Bar Association's Midyear Meeting in early February. The award was presented by the ABA Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Education Pipeline and honored PLSI for its "outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions to diversifying" the law profession.
"The Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaska Natives is especially honored to receive this year's award from the American Bar Association," said Helen B. Padilla (`97), director of the AILC and a PLSI alumna. "Our mission to build, promote and honor self-sustaining American Indian and Alaska Native communities through education and leadership is the foundation of our efforts – and we are grateful to be recipients of this prestigious award."
PLSI is an intensive two-month program that prepares American Indian and Alaska Native individuals for the rigors of law schools nationwide, and helps those students establish a network with other Natives who will be graduating from law schools and entering the legal profession at the same time they will. The summer institute was a trail-blazing program when it opened its doors in the mid-1960s as part of the University of New Mexico School of Law. It is now run by the American Indian Law Center, an independent nonprofit, but remains housed in the UNM School of Law, and retains close ties to the school.
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AT&T Opens Up FaceTime to iOS Customers with Any Tiered Plan
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This applies to customers like those with an iPhone 4S and a tiered plan who want to make FaceTime calls over a cellular network
After realizing that it was the only U.S. carrier charging customers extra for FaceTime, AT&T has slowly expanded the service to more customers for free. That expansion continued this week.
AT&T's Mark Collins announced in the AT&T Consumer Blog that customers with any tiered data plan with a compatible iOS device can use FaceTime for no extra charge. This applies to customers like those with an iPhone 4S and a tiered plan who want to make FaceTime calls over a cellular network.
"We have already begun updating our systems and processes and expect to start rolling the update out to customers on an ongoing basis beginning in the next couple of weeks," wrote Collins. "Customers do not need to do anything—the update will be applied automatically over the next few months."
Back in August 2012, AT&T enabled FaceTime over 3G and 4G, but
limited it to Mobile Share data plans
. The company received plenty of criticism for this move, and even had threats of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation. AT&T said it didn't
violate the FCC's two main rules
making business practices and information transparent, and not blocking applications that may compete with their own
. AT&T later got a FCC
net neutrality complaint
This changed AT&T's tune real quick. In November, the carrier
enabled FaceTime over Cellular for iOS 6 users on any tiered data plan for free. But the user was required to have
an LTE device
, and customers with grandfathered unlimited plans were still left out of the loop.
Later that same month,
AT&T made FaceTime available
to even more customers, including
those with the iPhone 4S. This meant it was available for free to iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 3rd generation and higher users.
FaceTime has always been available to iPhone 4/4S/5 customers over a Wi-Fi network
Verizon and Sprint
, the only other main U.S. carriers that offer the iPhone other than AT&T, never charged extra for FaceTime over 3G or LTE networks.
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Kapamilya Deal or No Deal: Season 2
|Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal?
Kapamilya Deal or No Deal Logo. The logo is based on the US logo.
|Game show
|Created by
| Kris Aquino (host)
26K (models)
|Country of origin
|No. of episodes
|Running time
|1 hour
|Original channel
|Original run
|June 5, 2006 – February 23, 2007 (first season)
Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal is the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Pilipinas, Game KNB? host, Kris Aquino, which premiered on June 5, 2006 on ABS-CBN. The smallest prize has always been PHP1 (about 2¢ US, €0.01, 1p, and ¥2), but the grand prize used to be PHP2,000,000 (about US$42,000, €31,000, £21,000, and ¥5,000,000). Starting on New Year's Day, 2007 however, the show's top prize became P4,000,000 (about US$84,000, €62,000, £42,000, and ¥10,000,000). The game show's tagline is "Ang Kapalaran mo, Desisyon Mo" which in turn translates in English as "Your Fate, Your Decision." This is the first weekday primetime game show in the Philippines since the so-called primetime game show craze died down in late 2002, with Pilipinas, Game KNB?, the last remaining show among the weekday primetime game shows, reformatted into a daytime one after a relatively brief hiatus (although it had a primetime spinoff called Pasko Na, Game KNB? for three weeks on December 2005 to January 2006).
The first season of the show was supposed to run until August 25, 2006, to give way to another Endemol-produced program Pinoy Dream Academy, but its run was expanded twice, first until September 8 in the same year, and again indefinitely, because of its popularity. The season-ender for the first season was aired on February 23, 2007 to give way to the second season of Pinoy Big Brother. Although Kris announced on the May 6 edition of The Buzz that the show will return on June 4 for the second season, it will not be so as teasers for the second season do not carry a premiere date as of yet.
The Philippine version is very similar to the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal (including the logo), except for the sounds and musical scoring which were adapted from the Dutch version.
Before the game proper begins, a third party randomly places the possible amount of prize in the briefcases, which are distributed to 26 models called the 26K (identically dressed without wigs -- US style) who reveal the contents during the game. No one, including the host, knows what amounts are in the cases. Each contestant receives a new, randomly assigned set of cases. The prizes range in amounts from PHP1 to PHP4,000,000. See listing below.
After picking a case, the contestant then selects six of the remaining 25 cases, revealed one at a time. This is followed by a "phone call" by "The Banker", a mysterious figure whose face is not shown (at times a silhouette can be seen). He purportedly sits in a skybox (situated between the two audience sections) and makes an offer, via telephone to Kris (his voice is never heard) to buy the contestant's case based on the mean of the cash amounts still in play, and also based on the player's psychology. This amount is usual lower than the mean. The player is then asked by Kris the title question: "Deal or no deal?".
Should the contestant refuse the offer (by stating "No deal!"), they must choose five of the remaining cases to eliminate from consideration. The Banker makes another offer, and the game continues as before. The Banker's offer may be higher or lower than the previous offer (if a top prize is eliminated, generally the offer decreases; conversely, if lower amounts are eliminated the offer increases significantly).
The contestant is shown a button to press in case the contestant takes the banker's offer. The player can just push the button to take the offer, even without saying "Deal." On the other hand, the contestant can simply close the button's cover to imply "No Deal" without actually saying the phrase.
Subsequent rounds have the contestant withdrawing five, four, three, then two cases from play, with Banker's offer appearing in between rounds; should the contestant continue to decline The Banker's offer after the two cases were picked, he/she then eliminates one case at a time (with an intervening offer from The Banker) until two cases are left. If the player rejects the final offer, they receive whatever cash amount is contained inside the case that they originally chose.
Each contestant has several supporters (usually, three or four), who sit in a special section just off stage during his/her game. As the field of briefcases dwindles, one or more of the supporters are asked to consult with the contestant and help him/her make a decision. These exchanges have become emotional, particularly when very high and very small amounts remained and The Banker offers a large cash buyout. The contestant's supporters are typically revealed after the second Bank deal and before the third round; although if a contestant is doing well, Kris will let the game run its course for some time, often consulting the supporters when the tide begins to turn.
If in case the contestant decides to accept the offer of the Banker at the end of any round, the host will let him go on ("No deal" instead of "Deal" assumed at that point) until the end (At the end of every subsequent round, amount offered by the Banker is revealed to him and "No deal" is assumed) to determine if he made the correct decision.
Contestants, who joined through text messaging, are selected and screened with a series of interviews and tests, including a psychological one, before they appear on the show.
Case values
The currency of the amounts on the money board, on the briefcases, and offered by the Banker to the contestants is in Philippine pesos (PHP). Throughout the show, the peso sign is never used in all of the amounts on the money board, on the briefcases, and offered by the Banker to the contestants. It is because of the limited font and/or character support for the actual peso sign (a P with one or two horizontal parallel bars on the vertically middle part of its ascendant).
On January 1, 2007, the PHP2,500 and PHP5,000 case values were replaced by the PHP75,000 and the PHP4,000,000 case values (the latter being the highest amount).
Models (The 26K)/The 26K Fanatics
As denoted, the 26K are always presented as 26 models bringing the briefcases. However, as some models take leave and are replaced by others time after time, there are in fact a total of 40 models who have appeared in the show. The following listed below are those whose full names have been confirmed. The models names marked with an asterisk at the front of their names have quit.
There are also some members who appeared for few days only, some are new members, and some are just replacements to other members of the 26K. Their full names (and some are in their nicknames) are as follows:
Aside from the 26K, they also get their equal share of popularity through their newly discovered fan club known as "The 26K Fanatics". The staff is headed by their president, Edwin Theo Rodriguez, who is supported with the staff's vice president, Ella Ramirez and a team of moderators who only contribute without pay, some even whom are a part of the 26K. They have also launched their own online newsletter known as TwentySix which is also headed by the same staff of moderators.
They have also launched their own online website (check external links below), as well as a Friendster account, which rates 1000+ views per month.
Kapamilya, Katext
On July 10, 2006, a text-messaging game was introduced as a new segment of the show for the viewers to participate and win cash prizes. In Katext, Deal or No Deal, there are 10 special briefcases with amounts starting from PHP5,000 to P50,000 , one of which is randomly selected for play. After a briefcase is chosen, 2 briefcases are randomly opened, after which the Banker makes an offer to buy the suitcase in play. Viewers can text whether they want to "Deal", signifying that they accept the banker's offer, or "No Deal", meaning they will accept whatever amount is in the suitcase. In the next episode, the suitcase is opened to reveal the amount it contains. If the amount in the suitcase is lower than the offer, one winner will be selected from those who texted "Deal", with the Banker's offer as the prize. If the amount in the suitcase is higher than the offer, one winner will be selected from those who texted "No Deal" to take home the amount in the suitcase. winner is chosen each day from those who texted via electronic raffle.The amounts are:
On November 13, 2006, a segment was made that was named: Kapamilya, Katext, Deal or No Deal. The range of the amounts inside the case still increased by PHP5,000 starting from PHP10,000, but the highest amount inside the case is PHP100,000. Same procedures still apply, but have been modified. On Monday, one briefcase and another has been chosen. The next day after the chosen briefcase has been opened, another briefcase is chosen, and the banker's offer is based on the briefcases already opened the previous day. This new process continues throughout the week.The amounts are:
Tulong sa Barangay
Prior to the start of the 4 Million Edition, a commercial of the show was released where barangay captains were invited to join and play as studio contestants. The aim of Tulong sa Barangay is to provide help for the needs and developments of different barangays in the Philippines by allowing the barangay captains to play as studio contestants and whatever the barangay captain will get, it will be donated to the barangay funds. A different set of text messaging instructions are given for interested barangay captains. The first episode involving barangay captains began on February 6, 2007.
Million Peso Winners
- In the August 7, 2006 episode, Edna Amarille became the first person to win the second top prize of a million pesos, which was the largest prize in a no-deal situation at the time (the other amount left was PHP10,000 and the offer was PHP499,000). Edna claimed that omens from her late daughter prompted her to defend her chosen briefcase (number 7) all the way to the end.
- In the September 25, 2006 episode, Elsa Payumo became the second millionaire of the show and the first millionaire on a Deal situation. She accepted the banker's offer of PHP1,127,000.
- On December 29, 2006, Terry Lim Cua became the very first winner of the former top prize of PHP2,000,000. He is also the third millionaire winner and the first male winner. It was in this episode where the Banker was so emotional that he was showing various antics of disappointments. Terry was also incidentally a banker. The banker spoke to him over the phone and congratulated him while Kris Aquino asked for Cua's necklace and shared the closing announcement of Deal or No Deal with him in the episode. The final three unexposed values were the three highest prizes (PHP2,000,000, PHP1,000,000 and PHP500,000) and the final two briefcases contained the two highest amounts.<ref>"'Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal' hands over P2M jackpot", ABS-CBN News, December 29, 2006. </ref>
- On February 19, 2007, former senator and PBA player Robert Jaworski accepted the final offer of PHP1,000,007, making him the fourth ever millionaire and the biggest celebrity winner. The said amount was offered twice. In fact, it and some of the other offers either contain his former jersey number (7) or have its digits add up to it. He is a big winner, beating PHP900,000 winner Bea Alonzo, despite his briefcase containing PHP2,000,000. He is the second male millionaire in a Deal situation.
Celebrity games
- Toni Gonzaga of Gudtaym (a sitcom previously aired on the same network) hosted "Kapamilya Meal or No Meal," which was a parody of the show. Filipinos from low income brackets were invited to the studio to play for the meal they wish to eat. The contestants were literally not given dinner to eat before the game. In the pilot episode, the contestant won and got to eat tuyo (dried fish). The prizes were lechon (roasted pig) with PHP6,000 , tinolang manok (stewed chicken soup) with PHP3,000 , adobong daga (rat stewed with soy sauce), tuyo (dried fish) and asin (salt).
- Wazzup Wazzup of Studio 23 (owned by the same network) also came up with a parody dating segment titled "Kazupista, Feel or No Feel".
- ABC 5's Wow Maling Mali, hosted by Joey de Leon, impersonating Kris Aquino, made a spoof named "Kabaranggay, Beer or No Beer", with some males as the crossdressing version of the (less than) 26K, and a go go dancing-Banker in a covered cage, offering beer in exchange with the briefcases.
- John En Shirley, a sitcom aired on the same network, featured an episode where the one of the title characters, John H. Puruntong (portrayed by Philippine Comedy King Dolphy) played as a contestant of the game show. The episode was aired on September 16, 2006. John fought for his briefcase until the end, refusing the banker's offer of PHP101,000. His briefcase contained PHP200,000, while the other remaining briefcase contained PHP1.
- When the Commission on Elections opened the filing of candidacy for the midterm senatorial elections in the Philippines last January 15, 2007, several individuals applied for candidacy, even those that are considered nuisance candidates like a certain Daniel Magtira who introduced himself as Kris Aquino's husband.<ref>"Paghahain ng COC, nagsimula na", TV Patrol World, January 17, 2007. </ref> After two days, a certain Julieto Esmeralda Sr., who claims to be both a pastor and a businessman, filed his candidacy referring to himself as Mr. Deal signifying his aiming of building a culture of optimism to prevail among Filipinos. He was quoted on National TV saying ""I want people to know that the answer to everything is always 'deal', walang laban o bawi, always 'deal',"<ref>"Odd Senate bets worm into poll system flaw", GMA News, January 17, 2007. </ref> referring to the Laban o Bawi segment of GMA-7's Eat Bulaga.
- Noynoy Aquino, Kris Aquino's brother and a senatorial candidate for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections, released a "Deal or No Deal" inspired political advertisement for television. In the commercial, Kris recalled how strict Noynoy was as well as how hard he struggled to take care of the family as requested by their father Ninoy Aquino prior to their father's assassination. Kris even made a "Deal" pose and catchphrase in the last part of the commercial, signifying her way of convincing the voters to vote for him. Ironically, Noynoy's response to Kris in the ad was "Ayos, Game Na", inspired from the catchphrase of Kris Aquino's game show Pilipinas, Game KNB?.
Nationwide Ratings
In the January 15, 2007 issue of BusinessWorld, a local broadsheet containing business reports, AGB-Nielsen Media Research, the official ratings provider, released for the first time the official results of its Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement. The NUTAM was officially launched last October 16, 2006 to determine the TV ratings and audience share of local TV programs from the different urban areas in the Philippines. The Nationwide Viewing Panel results for the week ending January 6, 2007, showed that in terms of individuals, 8 out of top 10 programs came from ABS-CBN and the P4M Edition and Original Edition of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal, are ranked first and second, respectively. In terms of households, all top 10 programs came from ABS-CBN with the P4M Edition and Original Edition of the game show ranking first and third, respectively.<ref>"Nationwide Viewing Panel", Business World, January 15, 2007. </ref> The results prove that Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal P4M Edition is the number one TV show in the Philippines. The following are the figures of the Nationwide Viewing Panel:
Nationwide Viewing Panel Results All Individuals
|Show Title
|Audience Share
|Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal P4M Edition
|Super Inggo
|Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (Original)
|Maging Sino Ka Man
Nationwide Viewing Panel Results All Homes
|Show Title
|Audience Share
|Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal P4M Edition
|Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (Original)
|Super Inggo
|XXX: Exklusibong Explosibong Expose
Criticisms & Controversies
- Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Nestor U. Torre expressed disappointment on the show because it is not "all that spellbinding and empathetic" since the briefcase a contestant has chosen would keep it to the end (contrary to some versions which exchanging briefcases is allowed). Also, he pointed out that the format of the show limited Aquino's effectivity as a host.<ref>Torre, Nestor U.. "Viewfinder: Not that big a deal", Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2006, pp. A2-7. </ref>
- In Nelson U. Torre's another column, he expressed that the game show makes it so difficult for its players to win big because it's based on sheer luck, with a player's fate being sealed by the choice he makes of a particular briefcase to place his hopes on at the start of the game. He cited that another major factor that reduces players' winnings is the "greed" motive that pushes contestants to reject already substantial deals from the show's resident "banker," because they want to make even more money by pushing the game into the next round. However, Torre does recognize that subsequent contestants were the first to benefit from the game show's beefed-up top prize and will bring new excitement in everyone involved—the contestants, the studio audience, and the host. He mentioned that the move to double the game's pot sets the show apart from other game programs, many of which offer a couple of million pesos in potential top winnings. With its new P4 million pot, he pointed out that it is now the best game show to beat.<ref>Torre, Nestor U.. "Viewfinder: Luck of the draw", Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2007, pp. A2-7. </ref>
- The July 14, 2006 episode featuring psychic Rene Mariano became controversial when the host complemented Rene's abilities because the latter predicted the end of the career of Hero Angeles at Morning Girls with Kris and Korina (previously aired on the same network), Star Circle Quest grand champion. Hero and his brother reacted at GMA-7's Startalk saying that the host's remarks where unnecessary and foul.
- The November 6, 2006 episode received a lot of criticisms from viewers when the Banker offered the contestant the amount of P40,000 in exchange of his cousin being out of the studio. The contestant accepted the terms, getting the aforementioned offer instead of the original offer of just P300. When the contestant's cousin was sent out, his face was shown at the money board during the game.
External links
- ABS-CBN Entertainment Feature Hit Int'l show Deal or No Deal is now a Kapamilya
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Abdul Haq conveyed a warning to me. Attempts by foreigners to organize the unruly, unpredictable and divided Afghan people would always fail, he said. He compared such efforts to a bazaar merchant trying to balance the weight of frogs on opposite trays of a produce scale.
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Anscombe has no grounds for concern over Sarries'plastic pitch
ULSTER may well have to play on an artificial pitch in their bid to become European champions.
Mark Anscombe's men will take on Saracens in early April's Heineken Cup quarter-final and the London club are pushing to play the game at their new Allianz Park home, which has an artificial surface.
Saracens, coached by ex-Ulster boss Mark McCall, are in discussions with Barnet Council in the hope they will grant the club permission to temporarily extend the ground's capacity from 10,000 to the 15,000 mark, which is required by organisers ERC to stage a quarter-final.
However, Anscombe dismissed any concerns about his side playing on a plastic pitch and stated that Saracens had earned the right to have it on their favoured ground.
"I don't care really," the coach said. "As long as it's a good ground and the conditions are right but look it doesn't matter, they have won the right to have a home game."
The Barnet ground is Saracens' preferred choice for the game which is due to be played on the weekend of April 5-7 though Wembley and Twickenham are believed to be potential alternatives.
Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths clearly stated that the club were putting their full weight behind staging the game at their new ground.
"This is our home ground now so we'd like to stage the match here. This is absolutely our first choice. We want to try and bring those discussions to a close by the end of next week. We want something agreed as soon as possible," Griffiths said.
If Saracens get the green light, they will then have to submit their proposal to Heineken Cup organisers ERC by February 6 with a final decision having to be made two days later.
ERC have the ultimate say on where the game will be played. Ulster will not have any say in the final choice of ground, though clearly they may feel somewhat disadvantaged by the surface and will need to address that issue if Allianz Park is approved.
The first game at the ground is due to take place on Sunday when Saracens host Cardiff in the LV Cup and the official opening of the ground takes place on February 16 when Exeter are the visitors for a Premiership clash.
Allianz Park is the first artificial pitch which has been designed for professional rugby and though studies carried out in American Football, where 14 NFL teams use similar surfaces, show a marginally lower rate of injury there is no existing analysis on the impact it might have on rugby.
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Justice is a tricky thing...
Just one week after the Pirate Bay founders Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking copyright law and sentenced to one year each in jail there's a twist.
It has emerged the judge at the head of the Pirate Bay case, Tomas Norström, is actually a member of a copyright protection organisation - not the most neutral way to announce oneself in a court of law. The report comes from Swedish news programme Sveriges Radio's P3 and is likely to throw major allegations of bias into the already lengthy proceedings.
"I will point that out in my appeal, then the Court of Appeal will decide if the district court decision should be set aside and the case revisited," said Sunde's lawyer Peter Althin."In the autumn I received information that a lay judge could have similar connections. I sent these to the court and the judge was excluded in order to prevent a conflict of interest. It would have been reasonable to then review this situation as well."
Norström admits membership but claims he remained neutral throughout stating "My view has been that these activities do not constitute a conflict of interest." Whether a separate ruling sees it this way however is another matter entirely.
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The Legend of Pancake Marion
There's been a lot of talk of late about Pancake Marion, and the whole "Shrove Tuesday" phenomenon. But just who is she? And why did she do the horrible things that she did? Historian Marcus Ploughmans looks back at the history of one of England's darkest secrets.
"Pancake Marion, Pancake Marion
Now's the time to fry them
Pancake Marion, Pancake Marion
Now's the time to fry
Don't you dare to drop them
On the table plop them
Tuesday's day is pancake day
We dance our cares away"
The ever-popular children's nursery rhyme is now only ever really associated with cooking pancakes. But there was once a time when it was sung to remind children of the dangers of going into the darkness of Marionwood, Herefordshire.
The Raven-Barrow Family Portrait
In 1854, Jonathon Raven-Barrow (a wealthy industrialist from Westminster, London) lost his entire fortune to bad investments made in overseas property. Jonathon, his wife and their daughter, Marion, were homeless and destitute. They were forced to live in makeshift accommodation in the woodlands of Hereford, surviving by eating scraps, scavenged from the dustbins of the local townsfolk.
But, unknown to the Raven-Barrows, the villagers had grown tired of the rogue family's presence. They saw the family as vermin. The woods were once a play area for children, but had become a no-go area since the Raven-Barrows had taken over. The villagers conspired to trap the family, and, on the night of the 14th of February 1857, caught them deep within the woods.
One by one, they were boiled alive in a vat of rancid eggs and lard…ingredients that were consistently stolen. As Marion was being executed she managed to escape. The villagers assumed that her fierce wounds would finish her off. But they were wrong. She lived. Albeit deformed and unhinged. Her mind twisted by the sight of the murder of her parents.
She fed off wild animals…to begin with! When the animals ran out…she turned to the children of the village. And anyone else who was foolish enough to go into the woods. All were captured…tortured and eaten alive, covered in boiling batter. They called her Pancake Marion.
Armies of men would march into the woods, all carrying weapons…but none would return. In a five year period she claimed over 200 victims. Eventually, the woods were burned to the ground. It seemed the only way to end her reign of terror. And the name of Pancake Marion became a thing of folklore.
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(Reuters) - Two-thirds of states cut mental health funding from their general fund budgets over the last two years, according to a report released by a mental illness advocacy group on Wednesday.
Kentucky with 47 percent, Alaska with 35 percent, and South Carolina and Arizona both with 23 percent made the largest percentage cuts to mental health spending in their general fund budgets, which do not include federal Medicaid funding, the study by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found.
"Cutting mental health means that costs only get shifted to emergency rooms, schools, police, local courts, jails and prisons," said NAMI executive director Michael Fitzpatrick. "The taxpayer still pays the bill."


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Katie Price says she will only date rich men from now on after being saddled with her ex-fiancé's debts.
The 34-year-old glamour model says Leandro Penna, whom she dated for two years, has left her to pay a number of his bills.
She said she was disappointed that the Argentinian model had taken to Twitter to launch a vicious attack on her, although the 27-year-old claims his account was "hacked".
Price told the Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I'm tired of being the one who pays the bills in a relationship. I'm done with buying my own rings.
"Realistically, with my career, my kids and my horses, it's hard to find time to fit a relationship in - but when I do, I'm going to find a Mr Price with his own price tag."
Price originally announced the split as amicable, but last month Leandro insisted he would never reunite with the twice divorced mother-of-three.
He said: "That's it, there's no going back. Katie is totally crazy. What started beautifully in February last year has now come to an end."
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How to Look 10 Years Younger, Instantly
There are some things in life that get better with age (wine, cheese, and Meryl Streep, to name a few). Generally speaking, however, we'd like our skin and hair to look as young as possible—or at least be an accurate reflection of how we feel on the inside. In our never-ending quest for the fountain of youth, we spoke with makeup artist Fiona Stiles (she's worked with everyone from Jessica Alba to Madonna) and Joico celebrity colorist Denis de Souza (Kate Mara and Mila Kunis are his clients) and asked for their expert tips on how to fake a younger appearance. Lucky for us, they were more than happy to spill their secrets—take that, gravity.
Click through the slideshow above for nine makeup and hair tips to look younger, instantly!
How to Look 10 Years Younger, Instantly
#1: Strobe
"When it comes to skin, luminosity and dewiness signify youth," Stiles says. She recommends employing a creamy luminizer or highlighter, like W3ll People's Bio Brightener Stick ($29) or RMS's Living Luminizer ($38) to the bridge of your nose and tops of the cheekbones for fresh, dewy skin.
#2: Choose Brown Over Black
Stiles recommends choosing brown instead of black when it comes to your eye makeup. "Generally, black makes your eyes look smaller," she says. "Plums are also really pretty colors for any eye color—they're very warm." Instead of harsh lines, she suggests using a chocolate brown eyeliner with "a little twinkle." Try MAC's Eye Kohl ($16) in Teddy.
#3: Soften Your Arch
"In Asia, straight brows are a huge trend right now," Stiles says. "After all, when you're born, you have no arch." She says that in the U.S., we like our arches high and dramatic—unfortunately, this can start to look cartoonish and severe once you get older. The solution? Soften your arch and fill your brows in lightly with a brow pencil that's lighter than your hair color. If you have very light hair, Stiles says to use a tinted brow gel like Anastasia's Tinted Brow Gel ($22).
#4: Cream Over Powder
When it comes to blush, choose cream formulas over powder—they blend seamlessly and settle into the skin without appearing caked-on. Surprisingly, Stiles says to avoid gel formulas if you have mature skin: "They look better on younger skin because they can be difficult to blend," she explains. Our current favorite cream blush? Rituel de Fille's Inner Glow Cream Blush ($24).
#5: Avoid Glitter or Sparkle
Stiles advises that you avoid anything frosty or sparkly in the quest to look younger, because it can accentuate fine lines. Instead, opt for satin, dewy, or even matte finishes—they leave a chic, polished final effect. Her eponymous line's Light Illusion Prism Palette ($28) adds a soft, ethereal glow wherever you sweep it.
#8: Add Shine
One easy way to reverse time on your aging hair is a quick salon gloss. "It's a great option when you're looking to amp up the shine factor," de Souza says. "It also keeps your color vibrant so that it doesn't lose luster." Between trips, keep your hair shiny and healthy by applying a hair mask at least once a week—he suggests Joico's K-Pak Intense Hydrator ($19).
#9: Mind Your Roots
One last tip: Keep an eye on your roots. De Souza says that it's important for his clients to get their roots touched up every four weeks: "Once the grays start showing, it will definitely age you and [draw attention away] from the great color you once had." Try Color Wow's Root Touch-Up ($35) to banish grays during salon visits.
Want to take years off your face but you're tight on budget? Click here for the broke girl's guide to looking younger.
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Date: 19 March 2014 Time: 12.30 - 2.00 p.m.
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Dr Rebecca Hibbin
Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University
Paying lip-service to speaking and listening skills: Oral storytelling and the hegemony of literacy practices in primary school
The oral re-telling of traditional tales, modelled by a storyteller and taught to children in school, can be understood as 'non-instrumental' practice in speaking and listening that emphasises oral language skills over the reading and writing of stories. While oral storytelling has significant benefits to children's education and development, it is under-utilized within Primary Education in the UK, despite the overt value given to speaking and listening skills in curriculum materials.
I suggest that speaking and listening skills are implicitly devalued as a result of the elevation of literacy-based practice connected to assessment procedures and the post-88 performativity of the standards agenda. Children with poor oral language skills are disadvantaged in school as a result. Teachers need to experience oral storytelling to use it effectively as a pedagogic tool and there is a lack of training for teachers and support within the curriculum for such creative and dialogic teaching methods.
Who can attend: Anyone
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7June 2016 Datsun India, a budget brand of Nissan, has launched redi-Go hatchback at starting price of Rs 2.39 lakh for the base D variant. The car is available in 5 different variants with the top S variant priced at Rs 3.34 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom, Delhi). The complete list of variants include base D variant, middle A, T and T (O) variants, and top S variant. redi-Go follows tallboy design which gives it a space advantage especially on the front of head room. It is 3.4 meters in length, 1.5 meters wide and 1.4 meters tall. Additionally it also boasts of best in class ground clearance of 185 mm to tackle all the kinds of bad roads.Under the Hood there is 0.8-litre 3 cylinder petrol engine that puts out 54 PS and 72 Nm of Max Power and max torque respectively. The power is transferred to the front wheels via 5-speed manual transmission. The highlight of the engine transmission combo is ARAI certified mileage of 25.17 kmpl which will be expected to get translated into 20 to 22 kmpl an actual driving conditions.
New car comparison between Datsun Redi Go and Honda CR-V and Skoda Rapid created by new car buyers actively considering and evaluating these cars for a future purchase.


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Living With Healthy Skin
The skin, your body's largest organ, protects you against heat, light, injury, and infection. A suntan is not a sign of health - it can lead to skin damage, and eventually, premature again, wrinkling or skin cancer. Skin cancer can be prevented and it is never too late to start taking better care of your skin!
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"I LOVE English!!"
A Direct Method Teacher teaching!!
Nancy Gottlieb
Owner, Director
A porcelain rose in our garden...
Copyright 2009 Nancy's English School and Guest House, LDA
Welcome to Nancy G 's English School and Guest House, LDA!
Owned and run by an American living many years in Angola, we are both an English School and a Guest House, situated on a centrally located, lovely, quiet residential street near the sea.
In our English Courses we use the very dynamic and highly interactive DIRECT METHOD, (Direct Method for English™)" programs for students from 12 years and up, the Direct Kids
and the" Talking Kids" program for children between 5 to 12. We are located in both Benguela and Lobito.
Our lovely Guest House, at our Benguela location, has single and double rooms with shared baths, as well as en suite rooms with private baths as well as our "famous" wooden bungalows!
Breakfast is served in our inner garden and the internet is available 24/7. The town center and the beach are both within a 5 to 10 minutes walking distance.
In addition to serving our local clientele, we specialize in helping International visitors feel welcome and at home in Benguela and Angola! We hope you come and see for yourself!
Our primary focus is English Language Training for Adults, Teens and Children.
We have two courses:
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We also offer Customized Courses for Learning Portuguese.
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Located on a quiet, lovely residential street with a park; 24/7 Internet, within short walking distance of:
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Since the mid 80's PUBLIC ENEMY have been one of the most influencial hip hop possee.
In 2007, I had the chance to shoot Live photos of the group for the "How to sell soul to…"records.
The shots were used for the CD Booklet and also appear in the DVD bonus gallery.
Nuff said , my peeps know me for being humble, but this time i can't, i was honored to meet such big and influencial personalities.
The PE crew is and will forever be #1
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Greensburg Laurels & Lances
Laurel: To a district judge's resolve. Robert William Rearick, 27, of Greensburg, was none too happy with his bond, set at $100,000, after his arrest for allegedly participating in a drug-peddling operation from an Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital room. But as DJ James Albert has explained to this and other defendants, heroin "is a detriment to society." And those accused of dealing it aren't going to get a fast pass back to the streets.
Lance: To the mounting Monsour Medical Center tab. A contractor has bid more than $22,000 to secure the ramshackle former hospital building, which will be paid from a $65,000 state grant originally intended for an unrealized recreation center in Jeannette. Had the building's delinquent owners been compelled to secure it eight years ago when the hospital closed, instead of walking away free and clear, this money wouldn't be coming out of the public's pocket.
Laurel: To Hannah Schade. A serious medical diagnosis would turn most patients' attention inward. But Hannah, 10, of North Huntingdon, recently diagnosed with Type I diabetes, is turning her attention outward. Recently she helped organize a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Says Hannah, "I don't want any other kids or their families to have to go through what I do." Here's to a remarkable little girl and her determination to make a difference.


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Pew: TV, Landline Declining in 'Necessity'
The television set and the landline telephone are suffering from a sharp decline in public perception that they are necessities of life, according to a new nationwide survey report from the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project.
Just 42% of Americans say they consider the television set to be a necessity, a sharp decrease from the 52% recorded one year ago, and the 64% in 2006.
The drop-off has been less severe for the landline telephone. Some 62% of Americans say it's a necessity of life, down from 68% last year. But there's a related trend that's more perilous for the landline. Fully 47% say that the cell phone is a necessity of life.
And, as we look toward the future, fewer than half (46%) of 18- to 29-year-old survey respondents consider the landline phone a necessity of life. Fewer than three-in-ten (29%) say the same about the television set.
According to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data, just 74% of U.S. households now have a landline phone. This is down from a peak of 97% in 2001.
During this same time period, use of cell phones has skyrocketed. In a related survey report released this past week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said that 82% of adults now use cell phones, up from 53% in 2000. There are now more cell phones in the U.S. than landline phones.
The average adult cell phone owner continues to place and receive voice calls, approximately five per day, but Pew notes that texting is becoming an increasingly popular communication medium.
Texting by adults has increased during the past nine months from 65% of adults sending and receiving texts in September 2009, to 72% texting in May 2010. Adults text typically send and receive a median of 10 texts a day.
It should come as no surprise to anyone with a teenager that today's young adults are leading the SMS race. In fact, teens ages 12-17 send and receive, on average, five times more texts per day than adult texters, sending and receiving a median of 50 texts per day.
For more, see this Pew report on The Fading Glory of Television and the Telephone and this report on Cell Phones and American Adults.


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Hilarious Guide to Fast Food Joints
To go along with why Americans are so fat, www.madatoms.com presents their guide to popular fast food joints:
Reading it is enough to induce nausea, so next time you're tempted to hit the drive-thru, take a look at the chart.
Besides spelling out just why each place, from Arby's to Taco Bell, is disgusting, it also presents some surprising trivia. For example, did you know 50 Cent sued the Bell over an advertising dispute? Because ripped bodies like his can't be associated with greasy tacos.


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1 winter squash (cut in half lengthwise, seeds scooped out)
1 cup Mary's Gone Crackers Savory Crumbs
1/2 med. yellow onion, diced
1 turnip or parsnip, diced
1/2 small cauliflower, chopped into small flowerets
1 small bunch of kale, stems removed, chopped
1 handful of favorite mushrooms (such as shiitake) sliced
dash rosemary
dash sage
dash oregano
dash tarragon
1/2 cup Feta cheese
Preparation for Squash:
1. Bake cut-side down in glass baking dish with about one inch of water at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until the squash is soft when pierced with a fork. Set aside.
Preparation for Stuffing:
1. In pan over medium heat, add olive oil to coat, add onions and cover, stirring occasionally, until partially soft, approximately 5 minutes.
2. Add turnip and cauliflower, sauté for about 5 more minutes and then cover to steam.
3. Then add kale and mushrooms and herbs. Continue to sauté, stirring occasionally until all vegetables are soft.
4. Add crumbled Feta cheese if using and a cup of Mary's Gone Crackers Savory Crumbs. Mix thoroughly.
5. Fill the baked squash with stuffing mixture, put in a baking pan, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until heated through.
6. Uncover and serve!
Alternative version: Try omitting the herbs, add 1 Tablespoon of curry powder and a handful of currants or raisins.


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Whats the risk of geting an HIV from a plunger?
Does it infect you for a long time or only a few minutes? If the fluid dries out after you cant get infected. HIV doesnt closing long without the body, so how long does it ending in a hypodermic? How long can it last in need the body?
The tip of a needle is lean, so the fluids inside do not dry out very briskly. It will stay infectious for a longer time, but yes, eventually, it will dry out and the virus will dry. How long that will take depends on like mad of factors, approaching how much blood is in the plunger, how warm and humid it is, and how much nouns is in the syringe.
There is a difference between a hypodermic stick and IV drug use. A needle stick usually does not result surrounded by the plunger being pushed, so the fluid is not expelled. IV drug users not simply dispense the contents of the syringe, but often "backwash" into the plunger before they get going to ensure they have a artery. As you can imagine, this greatly change the dangers.
And the big point to consider here is Hep C. It can live in dried blood for weeks, and can be life-threatening.
if you are talking roughly speaking sharing needles then the risk is extremely large. If you are actually going to share a hypodermic then you are STUPID as hell. Does it infect you for a few minutes? OMG! once you are infected next to HIV baby its yours forever or until you die.
OH DEAR. If you judge you've come in physical contact next to an HIV contaminated needle you entail to get checked out now. HIV is commonly contracted from sharing dirty needles! HIV is also permanent, at hand is no cure currently.
The CDC estimates that HIV transmission occur in in the region of 1 in 100 nozzle sticks, based on evidence from hospitals.


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This hidden dir has appeared on the root of the volume on which I installed
Vista 5744. I only found it because I changed the default Explorer setting
to show hidden files and folders. I assume with a name like that I can
delete it, but if that's the case, why is it made hidden so that it wouldn't
normally be seen?
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