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Contrary to appearances, Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a grown-up.
She has managed, at the age of 24, to have been named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.
Since moving from Barbados to the US at just 16 she has stormed to international music stardom, become an industry in her own right and has a GDP bigger than some countries. She earned £33.4m in 2011 alone.
She's the biggest-selling digital artist in the USA, the most popular person on all of Facebook, and has sold 58million singles last time anyone counted.
Not bad for a girl who used to help her crack addict dad sell second-hand clothes from a street stall. Not bad at all. If the rest of the world had the gumption to exploit their talents like Rihanna has it would be a very different, and more fabulous, place.
So, she's a grown-up. She's been around, she's seen some stuff, and I don't begrudge her a single private jet or diva demand for six foot white couches in her dressing room. Knock yourself out, Rihanna, you've earned it.
But like everyone else on Earth who's had fabulous luck and wealth from a young age, she's none too clever about what she does with it.
So she piles out of nightclubs - quite sober - flashing her nipples and nethers. She appears on tea-time family-oriented TV programmes in hotpants and strapless bra, grinding her pelvis at the cameras. She posts naked pictures of herself on Twitter.
Now, she's an adult, she can do all that if she wants. The great thing about feminism is that she has a choice about how to behave, and if that's her choice she can. I wish she'd choose to promote something other than herself now and again - a charity, say - but I expect she'll get as bored of it as the rest of us, eventually.
And likewise she is old enough to make up her own mind about who her boyfriends are. Her fans are split at the moment between people who adore her no matter what and those who loathe her ex Chris Brown, who battered her senseless in 2009 and is now back together with her.
Allow me to remind you what happened. Rihanna says while driving home from a night out with Chris she got a misfired booty call text from a girl intended for him, and they argued.
She said: ""I caught him in a lie. I was being more annoyed at that point in our relationship he had to lie about something so stupid, I couldn't take that he kept lying to me. And he couldn't take that I wouldn't drop it. And ... it was ugly."
Ugly doesn't quite cover it. While driving along Chris punched her repeatedly in the face. The police report said she had bite marks on her arms. She told how she tried to fend him off with her feet. When she tried to ring her assistant for help, he threatened to kill her.
Worse was this, which she told to US interviewer Diane Sawyer afterwards: "The thing that men don't realise, when they hit a woman ... the face, the broken arm, the black eye, it's going to heal. That's not the problem. It's the scar inside."
"You flash back. You remember it all the time."
Brown, then 19, was convicted of felony assault and sentenced to 1,400 hours of community service, domestic violence counselling, and five years of probation. The judge also imposed a 'stay away' order requiring him to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna.
When Brown applied in 2011 for that order to be lifted, Rihanna backed him. She started talking about how she still loved him, and in October last year he finally finished with his Rihanna-lookalike girlfriend and rumours began circulating he was back with his ex. The pair of them teased their fans with constant Instagram updates of their cuddles and bedcovers, so it's little surprise they're now official.
What is a surprise is that Rihanna told Rolling Stone magazine: "If it's a mistake, it's my mistake. After being tormented for so many years I'd rather just live my truth and take the backlash. I can handle it."
Doesn't sound like the same woman, does it? And it's interesting she thinks public disapproval of her actions equates to a beating, and that she's prepared to take it.
She's quite right when she says it's nobody's business but hers who she goes out with, and just because those of us with more than three self-obsessed brain cells to rub together might take a different path doesn't mean she's wrong.
It's possible he's learned his lesson. It's possible he's changed. It's possible he'll never do it again.
It's not very bloody likely though, is it?
Domestic violence has a thousand different causes, but one of the biggies is if they've done it before, to someone else or to you. Hitting somebody is shocking the first time, and the person who does it gets an immediate kick of control and then regret.
The second time the sorrow is less, and he or she needs to hit harder to get the same sense of control.
When it happened to me, it began with a shove. It became being shoved into walls, then picked up and shaken, then dragged around by an arm or a leg. As Rihanna rightly said those bruises quickly heal, but it leaves a weakness inside which means that these days I refuse, point blank, to ever be in a similar situation again.
I don't argue passionately with people, like I used to - I am clipped, civil, quiet. I avoid commitment because I don't want a man living in my home, where I feel safe. If a boyfriend gets angry about something, he never sees me again.
Not long ago when I finished with someone and he took it badly, I worried he'd hide outside my house and attack me - and he had never given me the least cause for concern. He was a nice guy, and the only reason I was frightened of him was because someone else had scared me.
I'm sure Rihanna's telling the truth when she says: "It's different now. We don't have those type of arguments any more... we value each other. I can't say nothing else will ever go wrong but I'm pretty solid in the knowing he's disgusted by that."
The trouble is Rihanna thinks she faces just one problem - Chris Brown's fists.
Seeing as he was involved in a six-man brawl over a parking space, smashed a window after journalists asked him about beating Rihanna, witnessed his own mother being beaten by his stepdad, and still has a year of probation left after smacking her last time, it's fairly likely this is an issue she's going to come nose-to-knuckle with in the near future.
But she knows that, and she's a grown-up, and it's her mistake.
What she perhaps doesn't realise, because she's forgotten it since she told Diane Sawyer the same damn thing, is that there is a second, uglier problem and that is her mental scars.
You can't put arnica on those babies. There's no splint or bandage can fix a broken heart or a doubting mind. Just as I flinched at nothing, so will she.
When Chris is passionate about something, she'll decide it's best to join in. If he gets angry, she'll keep her head down. If there's a misfired text again, she'll want, desperately, to believe his excuses. She'll bend further and further back in order to avoid history repeating itself, and in doing so give him all the control he wants with none of the thrill involved in getting it by beating.
He'll get frustrated she's being so good, he'll behave worse to provoke her, and one day one of them will snap.
Even if that never happens - even if they're one of the rare couples who manage to counsel and talk their way through it and avoid it ever happening again the rest of their lives - at the back of her mind she'll be waiting for him to punch her.
Every day, whether he does it or not. Because you flash back, and you remember it all the time.
There is only one cure for someone who's been assaulted by the person they love most in the whole world - and that is to love someone else.
Perhaps, after 50 years of a better guy proving you have no need to worry, a former victim can forget they need to worry at all.
I haven't managed it yet - and it sounds like Rihanna hasn't even started.
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Her one distinctive actress-like skill in the film is her smoky, cocktail lounge voice, though that turns out to have been digitally altered to sound more alluring. Hand it to a wily indie veteran like Soderbergh to find a fresh twist to an old genre: The fighting isn't faked, but the acting is.
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With an economy going through a mild recovery and consumers back into spending mode, retailers' figures should be ameliorating. That said, some retailers such as J.C. Penney (JCP) or Sears (SHLD) are still struggling. As a matter of fact, shrinking sales are putting into question their sustainability. That said, some hedge funds are betting either on the success of new strategies or on the value of the real estate these companies own.
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After failing at its re-positioning strategy, J.C. Penney's former CEO, Ron Johnson, had to leave his post to Mr. Ullman, who is bringing back the company's traditional pricing strategies such as special discounts and coupons. As a result, Bill Ackman, who had supported Johnson in his failed turn around efforts, sold his entire 18% stake in the company at a huge loss for his fund (Pershing Square). At the time Ackman was selling, other investors such as George Soros (who owns a 7.9% stake), Kyle Bass (5.2%) or Glenview Capital Management (9.1%) were buying up the shares.
Even when J.C. Penney just reported another sluggish quarter with top-line trends falling well short of expectations and same store sales declining by 11.9%, I agree with Soros. I think there is a future for the company. Management is focused on preserving cash with plans to reduce capex next year to $300 million (from $1 billion this year) and the combination of better merchandising and more cohesive pricing should lead to a significant improvement of J.C. Penney's return profile even when I don't expect the company to produce a positive EBITDA figure until 2015.
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Pam Warman tuned skis for the men of the U.S. Ski Team for six years. "During thistime I learned the art of tuning and the pains that come with it," she says. "Still today, itfeels like the profession found me and not the other way around." Warman's tuned skisfor slalom, GS, SG and downhill; powder skis, coaches' skis (only after a lot of plead-ing, she says), and instructors' and patrollers' skis. "The only skis I have some issueshandling are the ones for the parks," says Warman, now found at South Shore Snow inSouth Lake Tahoe, Calif. "I find their edges threatening for my tools and my hands."tainty that there is nothing I cannot accomplish on my bench. I am also a ski instructorso I am well known in my community. Being the only female tech has helped with gettingpeople to know me as well, a very cool extra perk. Being popular goes a long way.
If you could share anything about being a ski tuner, what would it be?
I believe the ability to relate with your "pilot" is crucial. You need to figure out how the client skis, and as we know everybody has quite different perception of they own abilities.
It is a tricky situation, but ultimately, "you will know them by their skis."
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Naruta or Naru
Naruta is not your average girl. She has blond hair which is accompanied by her blue eyes, often said to contain a "glimmer" in her eyes. She usually wears an orange jumpsuit and if not seen wearing that she is never caught wearing something that does not contain the color orange. She is usually wearing some sort of gloves (those gloves which doesn´t cover fingers) on to hide her Porcupine tattoo on her left hand´s palm. She also has a small sword attached to her waist. The characteristic that most pops out are the "whiskers" on her face. No one knows where these whiskers came from however through thick and thin they have not gone away and Naruta has come to accept them. Other than that she has a slim figure like most of the girls of her age.
Naruta is an extremely shy girl at first glance. She does not often start conversations and when it comes to complete strangers she does not often reply to advances. However if she comes to trust people she is and extremely talkative and friendly person. On top of that she is said to have a certain "glimmer" when she talks and people have stated that she has a very strong presence. Her former teachers have stated that she has an extremely high potential and if guided correctly she can learn extremely quickly.
Village of Birth:
Village of Alliance:
None as of now
Fuuton ~ B rank
Katon ~ D rank
Suiton ~ In training
Raiton ~ C rank
Doton ~ In training
Ninjutsu: E-rank
(Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Yura, Yamārashi)Summoning Technique: Yura, The Porcupine
Type: Attack/Defense
Rank: S
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 40
Damage: 80
Description: The user will wipe blood on their Porcupine tattoo and after performing five seals, the user will slam their hand on the ground, summoning Yura. Yura is a white porcupine (same size as Gamatatsu Naruto summons) and has blue eyes. She gets along with her summoners. Like all porcupines, she has two weak spots: her underside and an area above her head (where the summoner can sit), due to having no quills there. Yura has an affinity to Wind style, being able to use Wind jutsus without using any handseals. She can fire off quills (like the other porcupines) infused with wind chakra and can pierce through hard things up to C-ranked Earth technique. She also has the ability to curl up into a ball by putting the summoners and her/his allies on her underside protecting them from attacks.
- Can only launch quills twice. After that, Yura loses her quills for the remainder of the match
- Can only be summoned once in battle
- Everything Yura uses counts as a move
- While protecting the summoner, curling herself, she can take up to B-Rank attacks without being damaged
- Can only remain on the field for 4 turns
- Can use Wind techniques up to S rank
Porcupine Tattoo:
(Porcupine contract) .....Porcupine!.....
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Throughout Naruta's life one thing has remained the same. That one thing is the loneliness that she keeps pent up inside of her. She was told that only hours after her birth both of her parents died due to the ongoing war with Kirigakure. Many of the people she met would poke fun at her do to her lack of discipline however she would just remain quite and shrug them off as if they had said nothing at all. When Naruta entered the Academy, she had a lot of difficulties to get to understand what to do. But then, she met two people, ReXii and General Teno, who would later help her by explaining what to do until she graduated from the Academy. Since then, she didn´t see them again.
When she became Genin, Naruta started looking for those that killed her parents. But she eventually found out that both her parents had survived and immediately went to go and look for them. She first found her mother, a kind and gentle lady named Cassiopeia. Naruta heard from her mother that she had a lot of family members but most of them were dispersed in different villages, and then she was told that her father, Vision, was in Sunagakure. Naruta was happy to hear where her father was, so she first headed to Suna to met her father.
On her way to Sunagakure, for her surprise, she met ReXii again. From there she got to know that he was also in Sunakagure, so she thought that she wanted to be part of Sunagakure too. She requested to join Sunagakure and then she was accepted. Once she was in, she met new people who were very friendly to her when she just entered: Itachi.., Wind.., Zoro.., -Neko... She was very happy when she finally met her father, Vision, and some of her big brothers, Skorm and DeathDreamer. Then she get to know from Vision the names of her other brothers and sisters, and the village that they might be in. Among them were Zlad, Ian, Reborn, BadBoy M, GoodBoy M, Prince Saiomora, Naruto N. Uzumaki, Shin Kaito, Necron, -Supreme-, ~xtsukune~, NarutoXL, Bisma and Nyanmaru.
After knowing that, Naruta decided to visit some of her brothers. On the way to where they are, she met some people who would later train her in her basic elements: Coyote, Jacob Moore, Ryóku, Sinestro and Lili-Chwan. She also met -Naruto-, Naizen, -Gitanshu-, Ouacus and his brother, Dr.Dave, who later Naruta fell in love with. But still, she hasn´t realized the things that are still awaiting her...
Naruta´s items:
- Shurikens
- Kunais
- Flash bombs
- Smoke bombs
- Wire
- Explosive tags
- A Small Sword/Dagger
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Curtisha Mingo got a promotion over the weekend. Appointed as a magistrate in January, she is now the county's chief magistrate.
The change was made by an order from S.C. Chief Justice Donald Beatty, who signed an order June 28 naming new chief magistrates in 31 of the Palmetto State's 46 counties.
The changes went into effect July 1 and stunned county and state officials.
Historically, chief magistrates are appointed by the Senate, not the chief justice.
From the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident reports:
• Kershaw Recreation Director Randy Jordan reported finding a box of marijuana June 13 on the Kershaw Golf Course.
An Indian Land woman and her daughter reported the theft of an estimated $10,000 in jewelry last month.
According to the recently obtained incident report, the mother, 45, called the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office on June 19 after returning from a weekend trip to find the jewelry missing from the home she shares with her daughter in the 4300 block of Perth Road.
The woman said there was only one other person at the house while she was away, a 25-year-old male acquaintance her 19-year-old daughter invited over without permission June 17 who stayed overnight.
Four Lancaster County roads – Collins and Charles Pettus in Indian Land and Plyler Mill and Sardis in Lancaster – are slated for repairs this summer.
Earl Capps said the Lancaster County Transportation Committee voted to fund work on the four roads this year.
Mother Nature prevailed for the second straight week to wash out racing action at Lancaster Super Speedway on Saturday night.
The LSS pits were full of 21 Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models and numerous support division cars, and everyone was excited about the night of racing ahead at the half-mile dirt facility.
The Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models headlined the night with $1,500 to win, $200 to start the race, with the highest finishing 604 Crate Late Model receiving a $100 bonus.
Lancaster area Gamecock baseball backers said they feel new University of South Carolina baseball coach Mark Kingston is the man for the job.
Kingston, who comes to Columbia from the University of South Florida where he took the Bulls to two NCAA Regionals in his three years in Tampa, was named the new USC baseball coach Friday.
When it comes to spending and infrastructure, one of South Carolina's great white whales rose from the deep with news in late June that the Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit to begin work on the South Carolina leg of Interstate 73. Ultimately, the highway could take motorists from Michigan's Upper Peninsula straight down to Myrtle Beach.
The permit covers the whole state length, slicing across its northeastern corner, starting near Bennettsville. Construction could begin within two years, supporters say, on a project first contemplated in 1982.
Vanessa Brewer-Tyson
Landmark News Service
If you've lost a gold ring or any other valuable metal object, an area metal detecting and relic club may be able to help you.
Donnie Catoe, president of the Sandhill Metal Detecting and Relic Club in Pageland, said members of the club not only hunt for precious metals and artifacts as a hobby, but also help people in the community find lost objects, whether it be an old high school graduation ring or a precious jewel.
Ollie Alexander has a soothing, calming presence. She seems full of wisdom and humility. She draws you to her, like a warm fire on a winter's night.
Alexander, 68, moves gracefully and quietly through a room. She appears much younger than her age. She commands the language and expresses herself with ease and graceful gestures. She believes she has a God-given purpose and wants to help others discover theirs.
An Indian Land man filed an incident report with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office after his nephew allegedly made a comment during a road trip so chilling he felt it needed to be documented.
According to the June 22 incident report, the 48-year-old man was driving his truck in Georgia with his nephew, 25, a week earlier when the younger man said he had his uncle's death "all planned out."
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Posted on October 23, 2011Here is a video of this year's Salon du Chocolate fashion show. The annual show features fashion made out of chocolate. This year's show featured a gladiator-style bikini, which was designed by Benjamin Brass and created by Puyricard. The bikini, which was made with 300 chocolates, was worn by Miss France 2005 Cindy Fabre. You can see photographs of the bikini here. One of the chocolate dresses partially self destructed on the runway. Take a look:
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SAN FRANCISCO – New mom and Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer has added gifts for babies, puppies and kittens to employee perks as part of a campaign to bolster morale, the Internet firm said Tuesday.
The latest employee benefits were aimed mostly at fledgling parents. "New child leave" was extended to eight weeks and Yahoo picking up the tab for up to $500 in "daily habits" such as groceries, laundry, take-out food and child care for workers when they are new parents.
The company will also give employees gift packages for babies or new cats or dogs taken into homes.
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Firefighters tackled a house fire in Edgware.
Around 20 firefighters and officers from Mill Hill, Finchley and Hendon fire stations put out the blaze. Initial reports suggested the roof was on fire, but it has now been confirmed the fire was confined to the first floor of the semi-detached house.
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A 27-YEAR-OLD Spanish girl has been released after nearly two years in a Senegalese prison after her new boyfriend planted drugs in her suitcase.
In the meantime, her mother had moved house and is now living in Dakar, the capital, where she has been since her daughter's arrest in order to help free her.
Virginia R.E., from Salamanca, was travelling to Brazil on holiday with her boyfriend of six months, a man from Mallorca, at the beginning of July 2009.
The man wanted them to take a pit-stop in Dakar as he disliked long-haul flights.
But customs officers found drugs in Virginia's case, which she had never seen before and certainly did not remember packing.
The three kilos of cocaine had been planted there by her boyfriend and a friend of his from Nigeria, both of whom were arrested and are facing 10 years in jail in Senegal.
In the meantime, Isabel Estévez moved to Senegal last summer to 'fight' and 'speed up' the steps being taken to get her daughter released.
Thanks to negotiations by the Spanish Embassy, Isabel was able to visit her daughter in jail every day, something not usually permitted in Senegalese prisons, which Isabel says are 'not like jails in Spain'.
She says she is 'tremendously proud' of her daughter for remaining strong throughout the ordeal, and said that neither of them could complain about the 'fabulous' treatment she received whilst her case was being tried.
Now, her daughter is back home with her in Salamanca after 22 months behind bars.
When asked how she coped with her 10 months living in Senegal in order to be near her daughter, Isabel said, for your child, you'll go through anything.


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Asalam Alaikum to all,
i am a house wife in Dubai under my husband sponsorship we are from pakistan Muslim & my only brother is working in a reputed company. My question is :
1 - can he marry an Indian Muslim girl in Dubai?
2- The girl will be coming on transit visa of 14 days with her parents also on transit visa is court marriage possible on transit visa? because after marraige soon my brother will sponsor her wife visa & he also have a 2-bed hall flat in sharjah?
3- do we have to take an appointment first or register early or directly go for marriage?means do we have to take an appointment from the court?
rest of the paper work and formalities we will manage but still can you guide us where to start the procedure?
i will be very grateful to you all who so ever will answer to me.Thank you.


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Dem Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Wants to Help Arm Hugo Chavez
Posted by Dave Blount at February 23, 2007 2:36 PM
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) continues to do her best to lay to rest any doubts that the Democrat Party is actively hostile to the USA and effectively in league with our foreign enemies. Her latest: she wants to lift a ban on selling parts for F-16 fighter jets to Venezuela, an ally of Iran and Cuba that is vehemently hostile to the USA.
Jackson Lee wants to show that "Venezuela has many friends in this new Congress" — as do all hostile regimes.
Ever see one of those contests where a shopper gets to keep whatever she can pile into her grocery cart in a set amount of time? That's Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez on a weapons-buying spree at Russia's Mayhem Mart. He also has nuclear ambitions; his friend Mad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will soon be able to help him out in this department. Then there is the possibility of biological weapons…
All this weaponry will come in handy as Chavez continues his efforts to export socialism and undermine democracy throughout Latin American. Sooner or later he will manage to force the conflict with the USA that he has been so loudly demanding. Parts for fighters will come in handy when he gets the chance to back up his noisy rhetoric by actually killing some Americans.
Dems support the troops, all right. They just don't support our troops.
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Russia's "Richest Man" Conviction Raises Questions
By Mark Breckles
February 11, 2011
Russias once-richest man has been sentenced to jailagain. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, already serving an eight-year sentence in a Siberian prison for tax evasion, was found guilty of stealing 218 million tons of oil. Khodorkovsky faces another 6–14 years behind bars.
It appears the sentence is politically motivated and orchestrated by former Prime Minister Vladmir Putin. Khodorkovsky was known to fund political parties (communist and liberal) opposing Putin, and he also expressed his own political desires.
Being perceived internationally as a step backward for a country trying to modernize itself, the move scares off investors who criticize the Russian judicial process as abusive. Human rights groups, as well as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sounded off against the sentence, saying it raises serious concerns. CNN blasted the Russian governments abuse of justice.
On the contrary, Khodorkovsky seems to have a shady past. His arrest was supported by the Russian people, who believed Khodorkovsky robbed the nation by fraudulently privatizing companies. He vocally supports the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the successor of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Bolsheviks.
But just who did the Russian government sentence here: A far-left, communist-supporting thief? Or an innovative, outspoken opponent of the Kremlin?
Nothing Settled in the Ivory Coast
By Mark Breckles
February 11, 2011
The problem is simple: two men run for president; only one can win. On November 28th, citizens of the West-African nation the Ivory Coast went to the polls and cast their ballots. The only winner was Chaos. Officially, the voters decided against re-electing their President, Laurent Gbagbo, who served for the past ten years. But despite losing, Gbagbo claimed victory, triggering riots and protests in the streets. The incumbent, and now-illegitimate president, refuses to hand over power. Instead, he has issued a campaign of violence against his rivals.
Local militias and security officers with ties to the government have been accused of night-time raids. The forces have targeted neighborhoods which largely supported Ouattara (the opponent) in the election. Soldiers loyal to the illegitimate President have been accused of taking people in the night. Sometimes the people who were kidnapped return; sometimes they dont. People have gone unaccounted for. Abducted, imprisoned, or killed, many are still missing. Thousands have fled. The U.N. estimates a death toll of 247. Attempts at investigating claims of mass graves have been unsuccessful. Gbagbo wants none of it.
People have taken to the streets to protest the electoral fraud and government-crackdowns. Cars have been set afire; buildings, vandalized. The army continues to ignore the protests as well as stonewall Ouattara from taking office. But Ouattara, who has been recognized as the legitimate President by the U.N., plans to do some protesting of his own.
We have come to the point where I believe seriously that force should be used to remove Gbagbo! Ouattara recently said. He has also called on foreign companies and banks to cease business with Gbagbo. Ouattara remains indecisive on whether labor strikes would be utilized. Like he stated, if the stalemate continues, military action seems inevitable in an already unstable region.
By Peter Rice
February 11, 2011
Around the world, Chinese investors are building roads, railways, factories, and oil wells and engaging in other ventures to satisfy their growing appetite for raw materials. The mounting influence of this populous country has caused some distress in the United States as it witnesses commercial might transforming into political muscle. Whether it be stories of Shanghais superior test scores, tiger moms relying on tough parenting, or U.S. debts, China seems to have a growing influence over the world. Could it be that China is now the shining city upon a hill?
Entrenched in a struggle with Islamic terrorism, the United States has cautiously watched China as it established itself as an ally with Russia and dealmaker with North Korea in its attempts to shape the future of Asia. Beyond this, China has also been seen launching diplomatic offensives in Europe and Latin America, while playing peacemaker in Lebanon with its contributions to U.N. troops. Chinas international role certainly seems to be on the rise, causing many to question: could the country that has faced unspeakable horrors through invasions, civil wars, and revolutions over the past two hundred years now be destined to claim the twenty-first century as their own?
In this young, new century of ours, who is to write the history? Will Chinas rise in power be managed peacefully by the international community? Or will it follow the path of Germany and Japan of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century and lead to the outbreak of another world war? Time will surely answer these questions; but until then, let us hypothesize for a moment.
It was only a little more than sixty years ago when Mao Zedong stood atop Tiananmen Gate, overlooking a mass of faces, while proclaiming that the Peoples Republic of China was victorious in vanquishing the Nationalist regime, withstanding a Japanese invasion, and uprooting years of foreign encroachments on Chinas soil. Mao and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had climbed to a position of power on the backs of those supporting a homegrown revolution. As a reformist, Mao Zedong sought to rebuild Chinas wealth, international respect, territorial integrity, dignity, and overall power. These were the yearnings of the people as well. By working towards these goals, the CCP had gained loyalty and legitimacy. Consequently, Maos successors have done little to waver from his vision of Chinas future.
Chinas quest for greatness and modernity has caused campaign convulsions, which temporarily disrupted the peoples productivity and caused the loss of life. Yet in spite of this, China has managed to become a leading industrial power with a growing economy producing innovators who are pushing science and technology to new levels. Moreover, their ability to increase their diplomatic prowess and military power, while maintaining peaceful relations with its neighbors, has attracted the attentions of many who marvel at their unique blend of capitalism, democracy, and authoritarianism. Yet the road to superiority is never straight.
This January, Hu Jintao, President of China, made a visit to the White House and remarked, Chinas future, and destiny, are increasingly tied to those in the rest of the world. This confident statement is grounded in the fact that, in the days of a global recession, China has managed to overcome a financial slowdown by directing its infrastructure to produce economic expansions. As a result, China is now making significant investments at home and aboard, which is only fueling their need to acquire raw materials in order to maintain their current infrastructure while contributing to further economic booms. All of which seem to vindicate their system of government and state-owned enterprises.
From the United States point of view, it is essential to question how Chinas economy powered through this economic crisis. In realizing the implications of Chinas success, the U.S. must either make attempts to work peacefully alongside this growing power, or set the stage for possible conflicts in the future.
To begin, Chinas success in navigating the current economic challenges can be largely contributed to their authoritarian political system that has the ability to make complex decisions quickly. Of course, this success is marred with social inequalities, abuses, and corruption that lead some to question the ultimate stability of this system. Yet, the CCP manages to maintain the solidity of China by appealing to the voices of the masses, while periodically hedging against social unrest by deviating investments and resources to secondary parts of the country. In this way, China is able to walk a very fine line. Thinking in Darwinian terms, it seems that China, who has seemingly outpaced the United States in responding and adapting to the changing economic environment, has proven to be fit for survival. But does that mean that the American system is outdated?
Simply put, the answer is no. In the history of the United States, there are countless examples of its resilience. Its strength emanates from its citizens and constitutional checks and balances, which manage to push the boundaries forward in a slow and steady pace while maintaining the ability to explode in productivity. As a nation that values individualism and human rights, the United States is a country that opens its arms to all peoples with the gift of freedom. Of course, ones freedom will inevitable infringe on another, making it necessary to engage in honest debates that address problems from multiple points of view. The solutions that eventually surface are never perfect, but they are usually a step in the right direction. With this in mind, the recent polarization and ideological rigidity of American politics has created challenges in the United States quest to rise out of the recession. However, if the peaceful debates continue to press forward, there is no reason to assume that the U.S. cannot regain its economic footing.
Thus, the future of the United States and China seems bright. But will these two powers be able to step into the Era of Cooperation that President Obama is desperately seeking to achieve? The answer is not a clear one. Chinas shift from strong and central figureheads of state to a layered power structure has created factions with high levels of influence over the government. Even though ultimate authority still resides with Hu Jintao and his government on a theoretical level, there are questions about who actually makes the final decisions. Evidence of centralized hobs of power influencing governmental decisions is unquestionable. For example, before the Copenhagens U.N. Climate Change Conference in 2009, Chinese officials were said to have been close to reaching a deal that would place a cap on their global and national carbon emissions with the United States. However, certain factions and special interest groups within China opposed the deal as an unnecessary constraint, causing China to back away from an agreement at the summit. If corporation between the U.S. and China is to be successful, the U.S. must take Chinas factions into consideration as well.
If China should even want to corporate with the United States, there are a few hurdles that they must jump. U.S. manufactures have desperately cried out against Chinas strategy of undervaluing their currency to make their exports cheaper than their competitors. In order to create more jobs and reenergize the American economy, many U.S. exporters believe changes here are necessary. There have also been accusations that intellectual property violations have been committed against U.S. companies, such as Microsoft who says, Only 1 customer in 10 of Microsoft products in China [are] actually paying for them. Not to mention that many Americans question Chinas violations of human rights. Just recently, Liu Xiaobo was denied the right to receive his Noble Prize in person because he was still serving an eleven-year sentence in Northern Chinas Jinzhou Prison for advocating radical changes to his countrys one-party communist political system. To Americans, denying certain freedoms and liberties is unacceptable. But these opinions are based on Western conceptions of human rights, making it difficult for China, who sees increasing income and living conditions as their service towards human rights, to generate concessions of wrong-doing. In all, Chinas ability to meet these kinds of criticisms will ultimately determine the type of relationship that it has with the United States.
As long as China works towards maintaining international norms and rules, while promoting security and peace, there is no reason why their rise to power should spark another world war. The United States can certainly benefit from Chinas successes, while maintaining its prominence in the world. By focusing on the things we have in common, and working to resolve our differences, both countries should be able to co-exist in the twenty-first century. Through the development of a universal cultural spirit of hope and creation, the issues that fill our newspapers today will become the solutions we read about in textbooks tomorrow. Remembering that the sun also rises, we can march into this young new century of ours knowing that we are the writers of history.


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Wine Calendar: Sept. 23-30
Updated 2:25 am, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Half-Off Wines
When: 3 p.m.-close Wednesdays and Thursdays
Where: Auden's Kitchen, 700 E. Sonterra Blvd., 210-494-0070, facebook.com/AudensKitchen
Info: Celebrate the middle of the week at Auden's. Any wine bottle priced more than $50 is reduced by 50 percent on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Bottle Wars
When: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday
Where: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 255 E. Basse Road, 210-824-9463, flemingssteakhouse.com
Cost: $25
Info: Fleming's hosts a month of discovery for wine lovers and beginners. Every Friday in September has a new theme.
Food & Drink Channel
Sloshball Tournament
When: 10 a.m.
Where: Victory Sports Park, 2902 Shane Road. Call 210-227-5853 or contact Winnie Mak at firstname.lastname@example.com for information on team entry fees.
Info: Save the date! Help Lüke San Antonio raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while having a little softball fun.
Beer & Bacon Pairing Dinner
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 3
Where: Whole Foods Market, 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 130, 210-826-4676
Cost: $30
Info: Bacon and beer lovers, this one's for you. The culinary team at Whole Foods Market will pair bacon goodness with specialty beers. Seating is limited and prepaid reservations are required.
A Month of Sundays
When: Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28
Where: Select Texas Hill Country Wineries; visit texaswinetrail.com for list of participating wineries
Cost: $100 single, $175 couple, $300 carload of four
Info: Seventeen Texas Hill Country Wineries will hold custom, elite, limited tastings throughout Sundays in October. Each tasting will have a different theme and pairings with host winemakers and owners.
San Antonio Cellar Classic
When: Oct. 12 and 13
Where: Max's Wine Dive and The Stable at Pearl Brewery, sacellarclassic.com
Cost: $125 individuals, $225 couples for Reserve Dinner; $40, $90 VIP for grand tasting
Info: For its second year, the San Antonio Cellar Classic invites foodies and wine aficionados to uncork some fun. Friday's Reserve Dinner at Max's Wine Dive will feature a five-course dinner paired with wines. Saturday's grand tasting at Pearl Stable will allow guests to sample food and more than 50 wines.
Beer Tasting & Dinner
When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18
Where: Sustenio, 17103 La Cantera Parkway (at Éilan Hotel Resort & Spa), 210-598-2950
Cost: $75
Info: Chef David Gilbert will combine the best of Jester King Craft Brewery and South Texas Heritage Pork for this three-course snout-to-tail family-style dinner.


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ALVECHURCH have complained to the FA about Bromsgrove Sporting for a second time after they signed striker Andy Nicol this week.
The Churchmen are incensed that the Rouslers had secured goal-machine Nicol without putting in a seven-day request to them.
Nicol had left Alvechurch in September and been playing for Midland Combination Division One side Fairfield Villa since September.
He went onto score nine goals in 10 games and attract the attention of a host of clubs.
Sporting submitted the bid to Fairfield, who waived the seven days, but Alvechurch insist they hold the striker's registration and have written a letter complaining to Worcestershire FA.
Alvechurch had already reported their neighbours over Elliott Nash, who moved to the Victoria Ground last month.
Club secretary Steve Denny said: "At the start of the season, we helped out Sporting by waiving the seven days when they signed Tom Elder, Luke Dugmore and Alistair Crawford.
"But we weren't happy they signed Elliott, who missed two games and didn't tell the manager he was leaving.
"We complained to the FA over that and now this has happened."
Meanwhile, they earned a vital point at Midland Alliance high-flyers Bridgnorth and nearly took all three in Saturday's 2-2 draw.
In an enthralling opening half, which saw three goals in the opening four minutes, the in-form Jazz Luckie bagged a brace as the away side came from behind twice.
Their opponents were then reduced to 10 men in the 51st minute after Jason Pike was sent off for two bookable offences.
Alvechurch are on a great run of form with just two defeats in 10 and they will be aiming to stretch their unbeaten run to five games against bottom side Ellesmere Rangers at home on Saturday (3pm ko).


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Home » Posts filed under "" I Am The Best "
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
2NE1's 'I am the best' becomes popular in the US
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Microsoft picks 2NE1's 'I am the best' for its new ads
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Parris Goebel dances 2NE1's 'I Am The Best'
Parris Goebel, the choreographer of 2NE1's 'Crush' & Taeyang's 'Ringa Linga', uploaded a 12-second video while dancing 2NE1's 'I Am The Best.'
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Billboard unleashes 2013's Biggest-Selling K-Pop Songs in America!
Billboard unveiled the list of Biggest-Selling K-Pop Songs in America!
Here they are:
1. "Gangnam Style" PSY
2. "Gentleman" PSY
3. "Fantastic Baby" BIGBANG
4. "I Got a Boy" Girls' Generation
5. "Growl" EXO
6. "I Am the Best" 2NE1
7. "The Baddest Female" CL
8. "Right Now" PSY
9. "Wolf" EXO
10. "Falling in Love" 2NE1
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SOURCE: billboard
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Blackjacks react violently with La Materialista's 'Chipi ChaCha'!
Yameiry Infante Honoret (aka La Materialista), a Dominican Republic singer, released a song entitled 'Chipi ChaCha' on July 25th .
However, her song drew a lot of negative reactions from the netizens especially from the Blackjacks. According to the people who commented, 'Chipi ChaCha' sounded like 2NE1's previous song, 'I am the Best'.
Some netizens commented:
Tom7Burton says, "listen to 2NE1 i am the Best, which came out over 2 years ago, you'll notice how similar they sound."
Gangis Park mentions, "COPYCAT!!! ALL CREDITS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO 2NE1!!!"
lalalujie said, "She is so pathetic...bahahahha"
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
CL receives a marriage proposal!
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SOURCE: dai3lovely
Friday, February 10, 2012
[News] 2NE1's "I AM THE BEST" Included in the World-Famous Compilation "HOUSE NATION"!
Release date: 2012.02.15
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1. Lady Gaga - Poker Face2. The Black Eyed Peas - Don't Stop The Party3. Justin Bieber - Somebody To Love4. Daft Punk - Derezzed (Remixed by Avicii)5. Owl City - Galaxies6. Kelis - Acapella7. Diddy - Dirty Money, Skylar Grey - Coming Home (Dirty South Remix)8. Jamiroquai - White Knuckle Ride (Alan Braxe Remix Radio Edit)9. N★E★R★D - Hot-N-Fun (Starsmith Club Remix Featuring Nelly Furtado)10. Ian Carey feat. Snoop Dogg & Bobby Anthony - Last Night11. Timbaland - Morning After Dark (Chew Fu 2016 B-Boy Fix Remix)12. Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says (Bimbo Jones Club Remix)13. Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young14. Marie Digby - Part Of Your World (DAISHI DANCE remix.)15. Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock (Cahill Club Remix)16. Mariah Carey - Obsessed (Jump Smokers Remix)17. 2NE1 - I AM THE BEST18. Nicki Minaj - Check It Out feat. will.i.am.19. Spankers - Everyone's a DJ20. Jeniffer Lopez - On The Floor (Radio Edit - No Rap)21. Rihanna - S&M22. Taio Cruz - Break Your Herat feat. Ludacris23. Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go - Cinema24. Booty Bronx & DJ YUMMY - WoW (DJ YUMMY Remix)25. Caramel Pod - Welcome To Tokio
Sunday, January 29, 2012
[News] 2NE1's "I Am The Best" and Still the Best!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
[Video] 2NE1 revealed"I Am The Best"Choreography Practice Video!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
[News] Another Praise From Perez Hilton For 2ne1!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
[News] 2ne1's "I AM THE BEST" MV Delayed!
About the first broadcast…
The first broadcast for 2NE1's new song "I am the Best" will be this week on SBS Inkigayo.
The broadcasting company in question had considered giving 10 minutes for 2NE1's comeback stage however YG Entertainment had informed them that they politely requested they only sing one song.
Even if they are only on the stage for one minute for their comeback, and even if it's both the artist and the production company's wish to have more time, the reason that YG has requested less time is
Rather than busily preparing one song, we want to focus more at the end on the practice for "I am the best" and we believe that it is more important to focus on creating a stage that has a higher degree of perfection.
The Music Video Release Schedule
On the 24th at 12AM.. we planned on releasing it along with the digital song however
The music video for "I am the best" we will have to delay the release of the music video by 2 or 3 days.
After bringing up the scale of the music video, it has become a slight problem..
Is it a fault that we were greedy and wanted to make it amazing, and thus we were a bit excessive? Compared to the music videos by 2NE1 in the past while, it cost about two times more than anything they've done previously.
The set and the scale was bigger than we planned for. Because of that, the time that it takes to edit the second half has increased.
We are very sorry
And we hope that everyone will anticipate and be excited for it. Thank you.
Translated by GEE @ ygladies.com
(Source: ygladies.com)
[Video/Teaser] 2NE1 released fourth teaser "I Am The Best"!
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