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Anticipation over
Neon said that the assessment by Netherland, Sewell & Associates revealed total potential resources in its Block 105 in the Song Hong Basin offshore Vietnam could total 6.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and potentially as much as 21.4 trillion cubic feet in a best-case scenario.
The estimate helped drive Neon's shares up by 7.6 per cent on Monday and the stock made further gains early on Tuesday.
Neon's Block 105 joint venture, which includes private Singapore-based company KrisEnergy, is pencilling in 2012 to drill one or two exploration wells in the licence, each testing a separate exploration play with several targets.
The Cua Lo gas prospect could hold about 3.9 trillion cubic feet of gas, while the Song Ca-1 oil prospect could hold about 130 million barrels of oil, according to the Netherland Sewell estimates.
An independent estimate of resources at Neon's second offshore Vietnam licence, the deeper-water Block 120, which lies adjacent to an area where oil giant ExxonMobil is due to drill up to three wells, will be released this month.
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Age: 29 Hometown: Hobbs, New Mexico Instruments: Guitar, Piano and Bass Guitar ... oh yeah, the Tuba too. Dream Duets: Kenny Rogers or Carrie Underwood
Born in Hobbs, New Mexico on May 16, 1976, Jared relocated at age three to Newnan, Georgia, where he spent most of his childhood. At barely five years old, Jared received his first guitar for Christmas. The gift, which sported a picture of Mickey Mouse, became his favorite toy. When Jared was in the 10th grade, his family returned to Hobbs and Jared found himself spending more and more time playing guitar and writing music.
After graduating high school, Jared joined the US Navy, where he served for four years in Yokosuka, Japan. Following his dream to play music, the charismatic sailor played weekend gigs at George's Country Bar in Tokyo, fronting the house band. While in the Navy, Jared also played two Persian Gulf DOD tours for over 20,000 military personnel and toured in more than 10 countries around the world.
After completing his Navy career, Jared made the big move to Music City. Once in Nashville, Jared picked up the house gig at the World Famous Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Jared and the Dirty South Band have been called the top band on the SEC college circuit, playing at universities all over the South. Jared also caught the eye of a Hollywood casting director who flew him to Los Angeles, where producers of the popular ABC network series "The Bachelor" considered Jared as a finalist for its Fall 2005 season.
Jared continues to win critical praise for his brand of high-energy country rock, and his fan base continues to grow. As a finalist in the fourth season of USA Network's Nashville Star, Jared is looking forward to bringing his music to millions of country music fans and having the opportunity to showcase his ability to entertain.
What's on your playlist? Coldplay, Walt Wilkins, Lee Brice, Cinderella, Alabama, Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood, William (Billy) Gilman and Willy Ray Cyrus.
The craziest or most daring thing I have ever done... I let my ex-girlfriend move in with me.
What three things couldn't you live without? My family, music, and my toothbrush. And my cell phone. Oh, and electricity.
Do you have any pets? Two Shih Tzus, Gizmo and Stinky.
What are your turn-ons and turn-offs? Turn-ons: Hard workers and good people.Turn-offs: People who sit around and wait for things to happen for them, people who smack their food.
What is your favorite food? Ice cream flavor? Food: Mexican. Ice cream: Moose Tracks.
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France does not have an official state religion, but an overwhelming majority of the country's inhabitants identify as Roman Catholic. Islam and Protestantism are the country's second- and third-largest religions, and there are also high numbers of people who do not adhere to any religion.Continue Reading
Despite Roman Catholicism being the country's largest religion, the country's official motto of "Liberté, égalité, fraternité," which translates to "liberty, equality and fraternity," does not give particular preference to any religion. This motto has its origins in the 18th century during the French Revolution, a period which profoundly changed the national character of the country. As such, all citizens under French law are deemed equal, regardless of religion.Learn more about France


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The prime minister believes it could be linked to a rise in knife crime.
Last September the government commissioned psychologist Dr Tanya Byron to look into the issue.
Since then she's been speaking to children, parents and the people who make video games. Her final report is due to be published at the beginning of March.
Depending on its findings, there could be big changes to the way video games are sold in the UK.
The current age ratings system, which is partly voluntary, could be toughened-up.
There may also be tougher rules about the type of violence allowed in video games.
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An appeal against banned video game Manhunt 2 is going through the courts at the moment.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rejected it twice last year saying it demonstrated "casual sadism" and an "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying".
The game involves murder and armed robbery.
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Newsbeat will be taking an in-depth look at the issue.
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Reporting season picks up pace this week with several market heavyweights scheduled to hand in their earnings reports.
The banking sector is likely to dominate the spotlight with Australia's largest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, announcing its full-year results on Wednesday.
Nervous shareholders will be hanging off management's every word after Friday's market rout sent the stock slumping to its lowest level in almost two years.
Consensus estimates forecast a 10.2 per cent rise in cash net profit to $6.73 billion for the year ended June 30, 2011, although there are concerns that the following year's 9 per cent profit growth expectation may need to be revised down after the economic turmoil that gripped global markets last week.
Shareholders will be keen to know if arrears on mortgages are trending up at CBA as they have been at the other banks, and whether bad debt provisions will be adjusted to reflect this. CBA is the market leader in residential mortgages and is the only one of the big four with a financial year ending on June 30.
Regional lender Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will release its full-year report today and JPMorgan is tipping revenue growth of 8.8 per cent to $1.25 billion and a robust 34.6 per cent jump in net profit to $326.5 million for 2010-11.
The broker is expecting costs to be flat, and volume growth to trend with the broader sector near 7 per cent.
But JPMorgan said the bank should gain operating leverage alongside a 0.8 per cent increase in its second-half margin to 1.91 per cent due to lower funding costs, margin "claw-back" from Community Banks and the out-of-cycle rate rise last November.
National Australia Bank will have a chance to address concerns about the expected increase in its funding gap when it publishes its third-quarter trading update on Tuesday. The expansion of its funding gap is a result of its aggressive push into the mortgage market.
Outside of banking, Telstra will front investors with its full-year report on Thursday and the market will be watching to see if its strong market growth in mobile is slowing, especially after the launch of Optus's Home Zone product that offers unlimited calls to fixed lines and mobiles if you are on one of its mobile plans.
Singapore Telecommunications, the parent of Optus, will also be addressing shareholders this week when it reveals its June-quarter trading update on Friday.
The quarterly report of media conglomerate News Corporation is likely to be a lively affair as well, after the phone-hacking scandal in Britain. Music and electronic retailer JB Hi-Fi will announce its full-year result today and investors will be keen to see how the star retailer is coping with weak consumer sentiment and online competition.
Beverages company Coca-Cola Amatil will produce its half-year profits the next day.
The world's largest global share registry, Computershare, will brief shareholders on its full-year performance on Wednesday and its outlook statement will be of interest given the market meltdown.
In the property sector, Challenger Diversified Property Group will report its full-year results on Tuesday, Stockland on Wednesday and BWP Trust on Thursday.
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In the Antebellum period, Richmond was often viewed by its inhabitants as a mecca of major social organizations and events. The city was filled with social establishments such as taverns, museums, coffeehouses, and exhibition halls. Sports and social events like horse racing, gambling, and theatres were other prevalent forms of entertainment. Yet the city could be more accurately portrayed as a major commercial center of the South in which railroads played a key role in the city's economic and commercial growth.
Railroads were at the center of Antebellum Richmond's attempt to commercialize the region. By 1860, Richmond's commercial market had grown and internal improvements, particularly railroads, had surged. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts wrote "Where railroads are not, civilization cannot be....Under God, the railroad and the schoolmaster are the two chief agents of human improvement." Though a Northern abolitionist, Sumner expressed a view common in the South, that railroads were a substantial element in the growth of commercialization. Richmonders began to believe this "gospel of the railroad" when they observed the economic and industrial improvements railroads brought. The early benefits of the railroad helped to forward the ultimate goal of vast commercialization, exceeding the simple benefit of faster transportation.
Railroads were more than just a mode of transportation in Richmond. They were an essential component in the city's transgression from an important social setting to a major commercial center. Railroads gave Richmond the most rapid form of transportation available, large commercial networks, and an increased economy. Initial railroad development provided access to new markets, increased agricultural production, expanded inventory for the merchants and artisans, and an inexpensive mode of transportation. Most beneficial to Richmond would be the creation of a industrial city around which the Southern economy would revolve. Railroads would develop a commercial port in the South that could compete heavily with the North.
By 1860, the railroads had led the city to be ranked thirteenth in the production of goods in comparison with other American cities. This high rank exemplifies the increased industrial and agricultural growth contributed by the railroads. The railroads' influence on the commercial and industrial development of Richmond can be illustrated by the statistics in the annual reports of the railroads.
The statistics of railroads in the South displayed an increased net revenue and total tonnage. On the other hand, canals displayed a serious decrease in net revenue due to the increased competition of railroads in the South. Railroads were cheaper than canals and usually took less time to reach a desired destination. In the 1860s steamships traveled at speeds of 10 to 15 miles per hour, whereas railroads were twice as fast at speeds of 25 to 30 miles per hour. In addition, railroads were relatively inexpensive to repair when compared to canals and turnpikes. The droughts and frost that occurred at rivers were another reason that railroads were more efficient than canals. David Goldfield has written that for Southerners, "railroads assumed the status of a demigod with the ability to leap rivers and abolitionists in a single bound." During the winter, railroads were able to carry the produce and manufactured goods across the frozen rivers, whereas canals could have inhibited the transportation of commercial products. This inhibition caused by canals might have stunted the commercial growth of Richmond if railroads had not spurred the commercial growth of the city.
Richmond's transformation into a strong commercial center is indicated by the totals of net revenue included in the annual reports of the railroads. The Richmond and Danville railroad produced a net revenue of approximately $256,000 and $267,000, in 1857 and 1858 respectively. This revealed a net increase of $11,000. The net increase was not unusual, considering the Richmond and Danville railroad showed an annual increase of net revenue between 1850 and 1859 and between 1861 and 1865. Over a five year span, the net revenue of this railroad in 1856 ($256,000) was approximately 7.8 times more than the net revenue in 1851 ($33,000). Another important railroad in Richmond, the Virginia Central railroad, increased their total revenue from $541,000 to $586,000 between 1857 to 1858. In the 1858 President's report to the Board of Public Works, Edward Fontaine (President of Virginia Central Railroad) wrote:
The principle railroad companies of the North have experienced
a heavy decline from their last year's business; it is
therefore a source of some satisfaction to know, that in spite
of adverse circumstances, the receipts of the company increased
more than $45,000.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, a Northern railroad, is shown to have decreased in net revenue between 1857 and 1859. This railroad decreased from a total net revenue of $3,856,000 (in 1858) to $3,619,000 (in 1859), which is a deduction of $237,000. Although the net revenue of this Northern railroad greatly exceeded the revenue of Richmond's railroads, Richmond's railroads experienced a steady increase in total net revenue. This suggests that the growth of railroads in Richmond had a strong influence on the economy. The statistics revealed that Richmond's railroads increased in net revenue even though some railroads in the North declined.
The increase of total tonnage of exports between 1857 and 1859 was another indication of Southern railroads' increasing role in commercial growth. During these three years, the Richmond and Danville railroad increased from 95,289 to 108,516 and the Virginia Central railroad increased from 56,983 to approximately 64,177. This increase suggests how Richmond's internal improvements, predominantly railroads, benefited the commercial development of the South by causing an increase in industry. With wider markets exposed by the railroads, the city was directly affected by the subsequential growth between the railroads and industry. The rapid growth of railroads would lead to an increased production of economic goods.
Richmond's railroads focused on the exportation of goods in order to reduce its dependence on imports and expand the Southern markets. From 1815 to 1860, the United States mainly imported goods. The main function of farmers and manufacturers in Richmond slowly progressed into one of exporting goods. The Virginia Central railroad and Richmond and Danville railroad primarily imported goods like wool, cotton, silk, iron and steel, coffee, tea, and sugar. Conversely they exported goods like tobacco, wheat, corn, and rice. Though the two railroads were still importing most of their goods, they increased in their tonnage of exports as the city moved closer to the Civil War.
In an effort to maintain the commercial development of the South, the railroad and agricultural industries were forced to coexist. The railroads led to increased agricultural and industrial production. As the production of crops increased, farmers became dependent on railroads to make a living. Before 1847, tobacco was the dominant crop in the South which required a mode of transportation to export the goods to the North and West. The Richmond and Danville Railroad was the railroad which could assist in the marketing of this crop, but the lawmakers would not give the railroad a charter until 1847. Railroads were the seeds of growth in Antebellum Richmond.
Both the agricultural and manufacturing industries were reliant upon railroads, and vice versa. As industrial manufactures increased their products, Richmond began to commercialize. If agriculture and manufactured items were not being produced, then the railroads would suffer a severe decrease in net revenue. Railroads receive much of their net revenue from passenger and freight charges. Therefore railroads and farmers needed to coexist with each other in order to provide a profit for Richmond's economy.
The city also needed the railroad. George R. Taylor noted in the Transportation Revolution, "...Urban growth, as well as that of large suburban areas, was greatly facilitated by developments in city transportation." Taylor suggests that railroads' binding of city and countryside was essential for the growth and industrialization of Richmond. Railroads presented problems to which the city had to adjust before becoming a major industrial center. One of these problems was the costly rates of the railroads. The high price of railroads, though still cheaper than canals, placed Richmond at a disadvantage. In the beginning of 1850, the Virginia Central Railroad charged the highest rates in the United States. By the end of the 1850's, Virginia Central Railroad had decreased their rates to a more reasonable amount. In 1858, the Richmond and Danville Railroad charged an average of 3.84 cents/mile for passenger and 4.9 cents/mile for freight. The Virginia Central Railroad charged 4 cents/mile for passenger and 5.22 cents/mile for freight. By 1859, the rates of Virginia Central Railroad remained the same, whereas the Richmond and Danville Railroad increased their average rate of freight to 5.51 cents/mile, surpassing Virginia Central's rate. Despite these high rates, the open competition between railroads permitted each railroad to make a profit and help commercialize the city of Richmond through economic and industrial growth.
The convergence of routes between the Richmond and Danville and Virginia Central railroad created competition in the South. The Richmond and Danville railroad travelled south from Richmond to Danville, passing through Burkeville on its route. The Virginia Central railroad proceeded from Richmond to the western part of Virginia, crossing Charlottesville and Jordanville. Both of these railroads converged in Richmond which caused competition for customers and revenue. Richmond was not the only city in which there was competition among Southern railroads. Some other cities included Charlottesville, Burkeville, Petersburg, and Manassas. All of these cities made it difficult for railroads to raise their prices without affecting their business.
By the late 1850's, open competition meant that Richmond's railroads were no longer reserved for the elite, but accessible to all classes. With the monopoly of some railroads, people were agitated and wary at the high prices of railroads for freight and passenger rates. Using the policy of laissez-faire, railroads took advantage of the government and its system. In the 1850's the government was going to ignore the laissez-faire policy in an effort to regulate prices, but the free competition amongst the railroads soon overcame the fading monopolies. In Lieutenant M.F. Maury's letter from Fredericksburg, Virginia, he wrote, "Monopolists charge maximum rates for everything...Hence, in this country we go strong for open competition, and are so much against monopolies generally." The government not only helped the daily passengers who used the railroads frequently, but it also aided the farmers and merchants who used the railroads to carry their freight to other areas. With the transporting of the imported and exported goods, the railroads were able to support some of the industries and manufacturers. Therefore, the railroads played a vital role in forming commercial links and assisting the economic and industrial growth of Antebellum Richmond.
This economic and industrial growth led some Richmonders to feel skeptical toward the railroad, believing the addition of railroads would mean higher taxes. Higher taxation caused much disbelief in the railroad systems because several people felt that taxes would be raised in an attempt to financially support the railroads. Although Richmonders showed resistance against the addition of railroads, the increased commercial growth in Richmond overcame the negative feelings and disbelief. In 1854, Lieutenant M. F. Maury wrote, "...are you going to increase the rate of taxation upon our friends in Virginia, that you may raise the money for building this road, and then come down on them, year after year, with additional levies to keep it in running order?" This excerpt from Maury's letter corresponds to many of the feelings and attitudes that were expressed concerning the railways in Antebellum Richmond. The railroads in Richmond promoted economic growth and raised the revenue of the city, which could pay for the total cost of the railroads and their further construction.
Another basic fear that citizens had concerning the railroads was safety. They believed that railroads were causing too many injuries, but many of these views would change as the citizens realized the profitability of railroads. Some people were making suggestions for improvement, such as a double track road to reduce and help avoid collisions on the railways. Alternatively, other people thought that parallel lines and railroad systems would be wasteful and unnecessary. More of the contingent injuries to the passengers were caused by the passengers' erroneous behaviors rather than actual collisions. The railroads provided a reasonable amount of safety and security for the people of Antebellum Richmond, while reassuring the city with its economic stability and commercial growth.
Railroads contributed largely to the molding of Richmond into a major commercial center in the South, but the people of Richmond took their ideas and expectations to an extreme degree. Many had expectations and dreams of competing with New York, the center of the country in commercialization. Richmond had neither the population nor the ports to compete with New York. One Richmonder said, "no people are independent who are compelled to rely upon others for industry." This statement was mainly aimed at the South's dependence on the North for industry. It is obvious that Richmond and the South needed the commercial ties with the North and West. In Allan Pred's Urban Growth and the Circulation of Information, he writes:
By 1890 the largest cities of the South had not yet begun
to function as an interdependent regional subsystem of
cities, as shown by their weak economic and informational
ties with one another and their "colonial" dependence on
New York and other Northeastern centers.
Pred argues that Virginia has weak informational ties with other states and strongly depended on the North for industry. This indicates that Richmond needed to concentrate on its own commercialization and no longer attempt to achieve the high standards of competition which had been set by New York. After attaining interurban trade and commercialization, Richmond's railroads could then expand their trade markets to other areas.
Richmond was becoming a major commercial center of the South due in large part to the growth of railroads. With the expansion of the railroads, Richmond had been able to derive a greater profit by creating a commercial connection with other regions of the country, particularly the North. However, this development conflicted with the dream of many Southerners to become independent of the North. Ludwell Johnson writes, "...growing numbers of Southerners came to depend on the North for the comforts and necessities of life." While Southerners wanted to become independent of the North (before the Civil War), they still desired goods from the North. With the large expansion of railroads, the South was able to create more markets with the North and was able to acquire profit which greatly supported the commercialization of the city. Some Richmonders believed that the South should have expanded the railroads Westward rather than Northward. The Richmond Enquirer stated "...such channels of internal communication will render the South more and more independent of the North in a commercial sense, and through it in every other." When the Civil War began, most of the railway connections were broken and the railroads were primarily used to assist each side during the war.
"Richmond shall be one terminus of a great continental trunk of railroads..." These were the words of eager Richmond citizens as the Virginia Central Railroad became a major project for the city. A few years later this railroad and others made Antebellum Richmond not only the political center of the Confederacy, but also the commercial center of the South. The railroads were the center of trade and transportation for Southerners. Many had become dependent on railroads' rapid and dependable transportation. As railroads developed throughout the nineteenth century, so did Antebellum Richmond. The railroads started as the seeds of growth for Antebellum Richmond and soon grew to being a major cause of the commercialization of the city. With the commercialization of Richmond, came increased agricultural production and more industrial output. Railroads yielded a major profit for Antebellum Richmond and developed many commercial ties both North and West. Railroads brought about a change in Richmond, which molded the city into a vast commercial center of the South.


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Provo • These are heady days for women's sports at BYU.
At least for now, the school's soccer and volleyball teams have become the most talked about programs on campus and off.
"I read [to the team] an e-mail from fan in Oklahoma," BYU soccer coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "They were not an LDS family, but they saw a game on TV last year and saw every single game on TV this year. We told the girls they have fans they don't even know about."
The women's volleyball team believes it can walk the same path as the third-ranked soccer team, which came within a whisker of advancing to the Final Four of the NCAA College Cup. North Carolina scored with four minutes remaining in the second overtime, four minutes before the penalty shootout. The Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 by beating Marquette in such a shootout.
Now BYU's volleyball team, which slowly has improved its top 25 ranking since the start of the season, enters Friday's first round of the NCAA Tournament as the 12th seed. The Cougars (26-3) play New Mexico State (22-10) at 7:30 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse with either Oklahoma or Arizona State waiting in round two Saturday.
"It's exciting," BYU coach Shawn Olmstead, the WCC Coach of the Year, said about the tournament. "It's a good spot to be, I believe. It's going to be great competition. It's exciting for our program, it's exciting for BYU, and I think it's exactly where we want to be right now."
Tickets sales began Tuesday and since the women are the only show on campus this weekend, a large crowd is expected. The Cougars are one of the best teams in the country, having made nearly a clean sweep of the conference awards.
Intimidating 6-foot-7 middle blocker Jennifer Hamson was named Player of the Year, while Alexa Gray was Freshman of the Year. Nicole Warner, who led the nation in blocks, earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
"We like our team," Olmstead said. "When we play our best volleyball, we can beat anybody."
However, it takes more than winning to draw crowds to sports that normally receive scant attention when compared to football and basketball.
Anyone who saw either team play knows BYU also wins with style points.
"I think that's why we became such a favorite among the fans here," said Cami Jensen, a senior on the BYU soccer team. "Just being able to represent BYU [in] the manner that it needed to be ... to put BYU out there more and put the soccer program on a higher pedestal than it has been in the past."


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POLICE are stepping up patrols in Wirral after a family home was burgled in the middle of the afternoon as the occupants were inside.
Four offenders targeted the house in Balmoral Grove, Prenton at 2.30pm yesterday, Thursday.
They stole a safe from a bedroom containing a large amount of cash as well as family jewellery.
The family, who were in an upstairs room, were not threatened or hurt but were left extremely distressed.
The offenders fled the scene in a silver-coloured car.
Detective Inspector Rachel Wilson from Wirral CID said: "We believe these offenders knew, or strongly suspected, that there was a large amount of cash at the premises and that is why they targeted it.
"They knocked at the front door first before forcing it open with a crow bar and thoroughly searching the house.
"Thankfully the occupants stayed in an upstairs room and they were not threatened or harmed, however both were understandably very upset and shaken.
"Crimes like this can have a devastating impact on the victims and I would like to reassure local residents that everything possible is being done to find these offenders and bring them to justice.
"We are pursuing numerous positive lines of enquiry and would urge anyone who witnessed the crime taking place or anything suspicious on the estate on Thursday, or in the days and weeks before, to please contact my team on 0151 777 2264 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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|From: Robby Findler (robby at eecs.northwestern.edu)
Date: Sun Jun 20 12:28:51 EDT 2010
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this (and sorry for the upcoming not so helpful reply. ....) I'm not really familiar with proxy setups and how to simulate them, but if you wanted to submit a patch that worked for you, I'm pretty sure that I could verify/adjust enough of it to be confident that it wouldn't break others stuff and I'd put it in.... Robby On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Norman Gray <norman at astro.gla.ac.uk> wrote: > > Greetings. > > PLaneT appears to have some difficulties with HTTP caches. > > When I require a PLaneT package, I get an error: > > csv2skos.rkt:3:9: require: PLaneT could not download the requested package: Internal error (unknown HTTP response code 403) in: (planet neil/csv:1:6/csv) > > This is probably due to the presence of the campus-wide HTTP cache (long may its bits rot). Installing the package manually does work, but is a bit of a fuss (that's using > > % curl `planet url neil csv.plt 1 6` >csv.plt > % planet fileinject neil csv.plt 1 6 > > ...for the archive's reference), and this has cropped up on 'this' list before <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/2009-November/036847.html>, but the resolution there was simply 'yes, this is a proxy problem'. > > So: herewith the obvious feature request. Would it be feasible or reasonable for racket to respect the conventional $http_proxy environment variable (on Unix boxes, obviously, but I imagine there's a windows alternative)? Something along the lines of net/url's (current-proxy-servers (parse-proxy-string (getenv "http_proxy"))) would appear to be sufficient. > > Best wishes, > > Norman > > > -- > Norman Gray : http://nxg.me.uk > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >
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This tragedy is fueled by the long-standing feud between two prominent families of Verona: the Montagues and the Capulets.
Romeo, the only son of the Montagues, is persuaded by his friends to attend a masquerade party at the Capulets' home in an effort to take his mind off his hopeless love for the unattainable Rosaline. In disguise, the Montagues "crash" the Capulet's party, where Romeo—upon seeing Juliet—forgets Rosaline completely and falls immediately in love with the only daughter of his family's arch rivals. After spending the evening declaring their undying love for one another, the two are secretly married by Friar Lawrence.
The next day, Romeo quarrels with Juliet's cousin Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio is killed. Romeo avenges his friend's death by killing Tybalt, for which he is banished from Verona.
Juliet's parents, not knowing she has already married Romeo, plan a wedding for their daughter to Count Paris. Juliet again turns to Friar Lawrence for help, and he devises a plan that they both believe will solve all their problems and reunite her with Romeo. Juliet will take an elixir that will make her appear dead, and after her parents place her in the family tomb, she can awake and escape to Mantua to be with Romeo.
However, not knowing of this plan, Romeo returns to Verona for his beloved Juliet, only to hear the news that his beloved has died. Believing this to be true, Romeo takes his own life beside his beloved. Juliet, upon awakening, sees the dead Romeo beside her and kills himself with his dagger. The two families, facing the terrible price of their grievances and their shared unimaginable grief, vow to end the feud.


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Whoa! This blew my mind! Here is a press release from the Hoosier Lottery:
A representative for the Boulon Revocable Trust claimed the $6.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot from the March 4 drawing. The winner elected to take the cash option worth $3.2 million. The prize was claimed March 10. The jackpot winning ticket was purchased at Speedway #6140 at 5221 S. Emerson in Indianapolis.
This is the first time I have ever seen an anonymous winner in Indiana. This person not only has their head on straight but they must have a great lawyer!
Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy. - Groucho Marx
Wow! For a moment I thought my cover was blown.
I won thirty bucks that weekend in the PowerBall drawing, but decided to keep it to myself. I realize now that this press release wasn't about me (I don't play any Hoosier Lottery games). Maybe I should have gone the trust route, too, but I just took the cash ...
Come, Pinky; we must prepare for tomorrow night...
Hey! Anyone heard from Winning Jeff lately?
Actually, I think this is an interesting development in the on-going saga of the Hoosier Lottery. My previous research indicates that the Hoosier Lottery is required by law to publish the name and county of residence of the person who won.
But I must say that I think this is a good thing that Hoosier Lottery winners (Man! There's an oxymoron for you!) can claim prizes as a trust and thus have a degree of anonymity.
The Hoosier Lottery is required by law to do many things, but the laws which govern them, whether state or federal, are viewed as mere suggestions. Reference the 06DEC05 post by Korean Redneck, in which the Hoosier Lottery tells him in an email that it's perfectly okay for his friend to send him PowerBall tickets through the mail from another state.
According to Title 18 of the Federal Code, this is still illegal. The message seems to be, "Once we have your money, we don't care if you go to jail, so it's okay with us if you break the law, because it doesn't apply to us; that's only for other state lotteries."
When I read that press release, my in ital reaction was to suspect that the winner was an immediate family member of some Hoosier Lottery official or employee. Indiana law states that an employee's immediate family can play the games, provided they don't live under the same roof. Also, this is the first time in the history of the Hoosier Lottery that a jackpot winner was allowed his anonymity.
This is one of the few laws specific to the Hoosier Lottery that they follow to the letter.
Agreed Jim. The Hoosier Lottery is shameless in thier exploitation of winners. Given all the corruption at the Hoosier Lottery I have to wonder what's going on here. However, I say again that being able to claim your prize anonymously is a right every lottery winner should have. And it will be interesting to see if this starts a trend in Indiana of anonymous winners.
Where is your source from? I looked at the Hoosier Lottery website, and it doesn't say anything about this.
Smart lottery winners form trust to claim their winnings. They send an attorney to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize in trust, so that ONLY the name of the trust is revealed. And they tell NO ONE, especially relatives.
If you ever win a lottery and you are single, the only person you should ever marry is someone who was truly in love with you BEFORE you won the jackpot!
On the Hoosier Lottery website, put your mouse over "Lottery Information" on the toolbar. A menu will drop down. Click on "Press Releases," and then select the month you want to check (March, '06).
here ya go second paragraph.
It was not anonymous, as the winner was named: Boulon Revocable Trust. Many people create trusts or corporations when they win and designate them as the "winner", which is completely legal. The actual "person winner" has majority control over the corporation or trust.
You should have took $60 over 30 years.
This is the first time I've ever seen a Lotto prize claimed as a trust in Indiana. Indiana state law specifically says the name and county of residence of the "winner" must be published. By "winner" it has always been my understanding that they meant an actual person and not an entity such as a trust or LLC.
Don't get me wrong...I think this is a good thing. I absolutely support winners having the right to privacy.
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New Hampshire- Yesterday, Congressman Frank Guinta cast the deciding vote to pass the Ryan Budget out of the Budget Committee by a vote of 19-18. Among other proposals, The House Budget continues the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and extends corporate welfare programs, cuts nutrition for women and children, decreases Pell grants for students, hurts seniors, cuts money for veterans' programs, and cuts transportation funding. Today, former Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, who is running for the NH-01 Congressional seat, released the following statement on that vote.
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Development track
From IndLinux
Notes for development track: IndLinux meet, 16/17 May, 2009
- 1 Locales, and related work
- 2 OCR: Google Tesseract: Debayan
- 3 Simple OCR: Shantanu, Gora
- 4 Follow-up technical work on OCR
- 5 Spellchecker
- 6 Font converters: Shantanu
- 7 Handwriting recognition: Rahul Bhalerao
- 8 Santhosh
- 9 Links to development presentations
Current status, and existing problems
- Santhosh:
- Several locales do not use a common sorting definition file: ta_IN, as_IN, or_IN, and en_US are known culprits
- Testing with mixed languages in one file needed.
- Testing in each of multiple language locales needed
- Rahul:
- Process to add new languages: Recently added Nepali, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Chhatisgarhi, and Maithili. Need to document the process (and, whom to contact) somewhere online.
- Data needed for new locales: Konkani, Bodo, Manipuri, Urdu (IN), Lepcha, Santhali, Saurasthara, Dogri. Gora: To pursue ones he can find. Pravin to folow up on Urdu.
- Pravin:
- glibc locales:
- Progress happen in Last Year
- Collation issue got addressed,
- Indic Mashup
- Locale Related Stuff
- Links to current Unicode sorting data:
- http://unicode.org/charts/collation/
- Unicode collation table: http://www.unicode.org/Public/UCA/latest/allkeys.txt
- Problems:
- Mostly people use en_US, but this locale file doesnt have iso14651_t1_common file(file with collation of all languages) included, so we are not getting collation of our language by selecting en_US.
- glibc locales:
Task list
General plan is to push glibc work through Red Hat, and Pravin
- Automated testing of locales: Pravin to write a script for testing locale file directly.
- Fixing en_US: en_US should include iso14651_t1_common. Pravin will check this and submit patch. Similar problems in ta_IN, as_IN and or_IN.
- Plan for oriya: Testing the current one, if its correct will move same to iso14651_t1_common, else Mr. Gora will provide correct locale data and we will move same to iso14651_t1_common.
- Assamese: Amit will check currect sorting order of bengali, we will append same.
- Tamil: Ramdas and Sathosh will test and submit patch
- QT Locale data: Santhosh to submit patch. Some links:
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=176537 . Problem: QT isLetter function returning wrong data for Indic Characters Ex. for ा - it is returning punct So problem is happening for detecting word boundary. People to help him by making test cases for as many Indic languages as possible.
- Test file: http://pravins.fedorapeople.org/main.cpp
- Resolution with Unicode (lower-priority. After glibc fixed). Do later, start talking with DIT, and plan for longer term.
OCR: Google Tesseract: Debayan
This is incomplete: Please see the presentation at: http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/images/Indic_ocr.pdf
- Developed originally by HP
- Now being developed by Google as an open-source project.
Steps in OCR
- Segmentation
- Deskewing
- Training
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- Under 50 trainable characters in English. Over 1800 trainable characters in Bengali/Hindi Possible solutions are:
- Divide characters into base letters, and matras. Reduces character classes to around 300.
- Curved cut segmenters, e.g., as in OCROpus.
- Make OCR available to public.
- Web interface
- Integration with Silpa
- Create a feedback-based learning system.
- Need much more testing data: Images with corresponding text.
- Finding new project members
- Progress in OCR is slow on all fronts:
- ISI, Kolkata
- Google and Tesseract also slow on Indic OCR.
- Targets:
- 98% accuracy
- Trivial generation of training data.
- Automated accuracy calculation.
- Learn from web-based feedback.
Simple OCR: Shantanu, Gora
- First goal is to identify a known font in a known script at a known size. Later, relax these restrictions a step at a time.
- Steps in simple OCR:
- Segmentation
- Break into lines, with separate thin lines for matras above, and under.
- Recombine lines with matras above/under into larger lines.
- Break lines into disjoint letters: First, simple letter breaks, and then more complicated algorithms to separate into distinct letters.
- Combine into compound letters. Each compound letter consists of a base letter, plus any matras above and under.
- For each compound letter, do an OCR, separately for base letter, and for each matra above/under. At the moment, the OCR engine is a simple XOR of the input glyph (base letter, or matra above/under) with each glyph in the font, rendered at the known size. This works reasonably well.
- Segmentation
- Removal of restrictions:
- Automatic detection of font size: Can be done from line height.
- Automatic detection of font: For XOR OCR engine, all we need to know is whether the glyphs being compared are base letters, or matras above/under. For simple scripts, like Oriya this can be done automatically by an initial pass through the glyphs in the font, and classifying them by their vertical positioning.
- Identify script automatically: From language detection schemes. This is not an immediate priority as it is perfectly fair to ask the user to specify this.
- Immediate tasks:
- Architecture: Pluggable modules for languages, and for pre-processing, segmentation, OCR, post-processing, etc.
- Other OCR engines (see some thoughts below)
Follow-up technical work on OCR
- Grab-bag of additional thoughts for simple OCR
- Methods for OCR engine
- Adaptive image recognition
- Neural net
- Letter features
- Use degraded images as Tesseract does.
- Methods for OCR engine
- Links for Tesseract from Debayan
- Debayan's blog: http://hacking-tesseract.blogspot.com/
- Tesseract project site: http://code.google.com/p/tesseract-ocr/
- Debayan's project for Indic OCR with Tesseract: http://code.google.com/p/tesseractindic/
- Training Tesseract: http://code.google.com/p/tesseract-ocr/wiki/TrainingTesseract
- http://tesseract-ocr.repairfaq.org/
- Google group for Tesseract: http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr
- Thread on Tesseract Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr/browse_thread/thread/5495c4e348a4b272/6a14c25cafb84a5f?lnk=gst&q=dawg#6a14c25cafb84a5f
Gora - How to create an aspell dictionary distribution
- Existing aspell6 Indian-language wordlists: Only Hindi has phonetic rules as of yet.
- Bengali, v-0.01.1-1, 110752 words | Gujarati, v0.03-0, 75105 words | Hindi, v0.02-0, 83522 words | Malayalam, v0.03-1, 142591 words | Marathi, v0.10-0, 70673 words | No Nepali wordlist | Oriya, v0.03-1, 1029 words | Punjabi, v0.01-1, 2045 words | Tamil, v20040424-1, 13940 words | Telugu, v0.01-2, 125111 words | No Urdu wordlist
- Existing Hunspell Indian-language wordlists:
- Bengali, v-0.01.1-1, 110750 words | Gujarati, v2006-10-15, 168957 words | Hindi, v2007-02-19, 15990 words | Malayalam, v2008-05-19, 142591 words | Marathi, v2006-09-26, 12631 words | Nepali, v2006-10-17, 36849 words | Oriya, v2005-01-25, 1029 words | Punjabi, 2005-01-25, 2045 words | Tamil from SMC site, 27995 words | No Telugu wordlist | Urdu, v2007-01-26, 33649 words
- Notes on resolving differences between files:
- Bengali: Wordlists similar, except a difference in 25% of words (seemingly mostly with ZWJ/ZWNJ). Run this by Sankarshan, Runa, and Ankur Bangla maintainers.
- Gujarati: Hunspell wordlist has many more words. Send phonetic rules to Kartik. Let him resolve it, and make a new aspell distribution.
- Hindi: Gora to make Hunspell distribution.
- Malayalam wordlists are identical.
- Marathi Hunspell distribution seems to be the old one from Janabhaaratii. Gora to make new one.
- No Nepali wordlist for aspell. Gora to make one, and get approval from Nepalinux.
- Oriya wordlists are identical. Gora to update both.
- Punjabi wordlists are identical.
- Tamil: Ask Santhosh for clarification. SMC Tamil wordlist has many more words than OpenOffice Wiki.
- Telugu: Gora to make Hunspell distribution, clear with Telugu team.
- Urdu: Gora to make Hunspell distribution.
- Phonetic rules from Foss.in 2008 discussions:
- Hunspell phonetic rules for Hindi : http://smc.org.in/~santhosh/spellcheck/hi_IN.aff - Completed.
- Hunspell Tamil wordlist: http://smc.org.in/~santhosh/spellcheck/ta_IN.aff and http://smc.org.in/~santhosh/spellcheck/ta_IN.dic
- Gora to make Hunspell equivalents of all aspell phonetic rules that are available.
Parag - converting raw wordlist to hunspell - wordxtr
Wordxtr Project is hosted at http://fedorahosted.org/wordxtr wordxtr package is also available in Fedora 10 onwards.
Font converters: Shantanu
Desktop GUI
Encompasses other converters.
Handwriting recognition: Rahul Bhalerao
- Available backends
- cellwriter
- tomoe
- Integration with ibus
- UI Problems
- fast draw-suggest-n-defaultinput
- conjuncts and syllables
- multilingual issues
- Training process
- stroke editor
- cellwriter training
- Todo
- Upload the developments and guidelines
- Define a roadmap and distribute it through indlinux
- Contributions expected for the training data
- Parent Project for addressing Indic Handwriting Recognition
- iAkshar https://fedorahosted.org/iakshar/
- The portal is yet to be populated with information
- Links:
Transliteration with suggestions
- Need input on follow-up letters in other languages
- Need language coordinators to check hyphenation for their languages at http://santhoshtr.livejournal.com/15266.html


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TONY: Speaking of your husband, are you a music buff?
Kelly Macdonald: [Asks Payne] Am I a music buff? Yeah, he says, but I don't know if he's being sarcastic. [Laughs] Some [bands] stick, like the Arctic Monkeys. Or Teenage Fanclub.
TONY: Back to Boardwalk Empire. Your character, Margaret Schroeder, has become a philanthropist. Do you find it hypocritical that she's funding worthy causes with dirty money?
Kelly Macdonald: Yeah, it is very hypocritical. She's been given the opportunity to live this life of luxury—and she wants all that, but she wants it to mean something, to feel that she's being helpful. But she also has selfish motives at this stage; it's a kind of way [for her] to be important.
TONY: How has Margaret changed?
Kelly Macdonald: Well, she was seemingly a very meek, mild-mannered woman, with a hard life, a sad background. But she's actually this pillar of strength. And I think her relationship with Nucky is really interesting, 'cause it changes all the time. When he's in a weak position, she's this strength that he needs and vice versa. They can be at each other like cats and dogs as well.
TONY: Is working on a TV show here different than it is in the U.K.?
Kelly Macdonald: Not really in the work environment. The biggest difference, weirdly, is the method of transport to work. On a BBC show, you'll get picked up in a car. But at HBO, I have to climb into this big van every morning. It's not very glamorous. [Laughs] You would think it would be the other way around.
TONY: Boardwalk's pilot was helmed by Martin Scorsese. Were you intimidated by him?
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Last time I was in Miami for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBE), I had been a guest at The Palms. That was before its renovation. So glad I came back to experience the modernization and new spa. Spectacular. This refined hotel is in the heart of Miami Beach on the northern side of South Beach — making all the SOBE events easily walkable on the boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean.
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"Pilot" November 2, 2003
Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz
Michael decides to take a job in Arizona after being passed over by George Sr. for head of the Bluth Company. George Sr. is jailed, and the family realizes they need Michael.
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"Top Banana" November 9, 2003
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & John Levenstein
Michael puts George Michael in charge of the Bluth Frozen Banana Stand, and his son subsequently burns down the stand. Elsewhere, Tobias auditions for a commercial, and Lindsay inadvertently gets the part.
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"Bringing Up Buster" November 16, 2003
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Michael spends quality time with Buster. George Michael auditions for a school play to get closer to Maeby. G.O.B. breaks up with his girlfriend and has nowhere to go.
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"Key Decisions" November 23, 2003
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Brad Copeland
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"Charity Drive" November 30, 2003
Directed by: Greg Mottola - Written by: Barbie Adler
6 | 6
"Visiting Ours" December 7, 2003
Directed by: Greg Mottola - Written by: John Levenstein & Richard Rosenstock
7 | 7
"In God We Trust" December 14, 2003
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Abraham Higginbotham
Michael attempts to fire the family's incompetent but likable attorney. George Michael impresses Maeby with a muscle suit for a "Living Classics" pageant. Tobias has a psychological affliction where he is unable to take off his clothes.
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"My Mother, the Car" December 21, 2003
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Jay Martin
9 | 9
"Storming the Castle" January 4, 2004
Directed by: Greg Mottola - Written by: Brad Copeland
10 | 10
"Pier Pressure" January 11, 2004
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
11 | 11
"Public Relations" January 25, 2004
Directed by: Lee Shallat-Chemel - Written by: Courtney Lilly
When George Michael is rejected by a private school due to the family's reputation, Michael hires a publicist from his gym who he's been flirting with to change the public perspective of the Bluths. Meanwhile, Tobias is sent to Boston to reclaim his medical license.
12 | 12
"Marta Complex" February 8, 2004
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: John Levenstein & Jim Vallely
13 | 13
"Beef Consommé" February 15, 2004
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Martin & Rosenstock
14 | 14
"Shock and Aww" March 7, 2004
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Chuck Martin & Jim Vallely
Michael falls for George Michael's ethics teacher, Miss Baerly, whom his son also has a crush on. Meanwhile, Lucille adopts a 14-year-old Korean boy, and George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes have given him a new admirer.
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"Staff Infection" March 14, 2003
Directed by: John Fortenberry - Written by: Brad Copeland
When Michael discovers his family has been receiving paychecks without working, he forces them all to get jobs within the company. Lindsay questions his management skills, and Tobias checks himself in at George Sr.'s prison to research a film role.
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"Altar Egos" March 17, 2004
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Barbie Adler
Michael attempts to have a one-night stand with an attorney whom he doesn't know is blind. G.O.B. gets married on a dare, Maeby pretends to be a girl with a made up disease, and George Sr.'s admirer turns out to be an undercover SEC agent who has truly fallen for him.
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"Justice Is Blind" March 21, 2004
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar - Written by: Abraham Higginbotham
G.O.B. steals a file on the government's case against the Bluth Company that Maggie had given to Michael. Tobias is sent to Maggie's house to get evidence, George Michael tries to prove Maeby's fraud, and Lindsay fights to remove the Ten Commandments from the courthouse lawn.
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"Missing Kitty" March 28, 2004
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & John Levenstein
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"Best Man for the Gob" April 4, 2004
George Sr. uses G.O.B.'s bachelor party as an opportunity to set up his accountant in a compromising position so that he can blackmail him. Meanwhile, Michael tries to prove he's a fun guy, and the Fünke's reunite their family folk-music band.
20 | 20
"Whistler's Mother" April 11, 2004
Directed by: Paul Feig - Written by: John Levenstein & Jim Vallely
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"Not Without My Daughter" April 25, 2004
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"Let 'Em Eat Cake" June 6, 2004
In the first season finale, George Sr. has a heart attack, and Maeby is jealous when George Michael likes another girl. Meanwhile, Lindsay decides to leave Tobias until a book he wrote a long time ago becomes a gay bestseller, and Buster and Annyong compete over women.
Season Two
- See also Season Two
1 | 23
"The One Where Michael Leaves" November 7, 2004
George Sr. is at large, making Michael next in line to be prosecuted for the Bluth Company crimes. Meanwhile, Michael is vexed to find that the family is fine without him, and police mistake Oscar for George Sr. and arrest him.
2 | 24
"The One Where They Build a House" Nov. 14, 2004
Directed by: Patty Jenkins - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
Michael is driven crazy by G.O.B. when he impresses the board as the new company figurehead due to Michael's legal troubles. Meanwhile, George Sr. is arrested in Mexico for a crime Oscar committed, and Buster witnesses something that utterly shocks him.
3 | 25
"¡Amigos!" November 21, 2004
Directed by: Lee Shallat-Chemel - Written by: Brad Copeland
Michael is increasingly frustrated over being abandoned by the family, and when the staircar is found in Mexico, Michael vows to find his father and give him a piece of his mind. Also, Buster spends time with Lupe's family and thinks he's in Mexico.
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"Good Grief" December 5, 2004
Directed by: Jeff Melman - Written by: John Levenstein
Lucille hires Ice, the bounty hunter to find George Sr., who may be closer than everyone thinks. G.O.B. tries to pull off an elaborate illusion, Maeby tries to set Lindsay up with Ice, and Michael tries to mend George Michael's broken relationship.
5 | 27
"Sad Sack" December 12, 2004
Directed by: Peter Lauer - Written by: Barbie Adler
George Sr. fears he's losing Lucille to Oscar; G.O.B. motivates Buster for the Army; Lindsay spends more time with Maeby to get closer to Steve Holt; Tobias starts working out.
6 | 28
"Afternoon Delight" December 19, 2004
Directed by: Jason Bateman - Written by: Higginbotham & Martin
G.O.B. stages mass firings after being inadvertently roasted at the Bluth Company Christmas party. Plus, Michael is forced to rebuild the Banana Stand, and Buster plays hooky from the Army at an arcade game.
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"Switch Hitter" January 16, 2005
Directed by: Paul Feig - Written by: Barbie Adler
The Bluth's rival development company hires G.O.B., who finds the company president a father figure, in preparation for the Bluth-Sitwell softball game; Lindsay hallucinates from taking anti-depressants.
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"Queen for a Day" January 23, 2005
Directed by: Andrew Fleming - Written by: Brad Copeland
Michael sells a portion of his stock in the Bluth Company to buy a car, and Lucille 2 returns, only to discover that Buster is dating the company secretary Starla.
9 | 31
"Burning Love" January 30, 2005
Directed by: Paul Feig - Written by: Chuck Martin & Lisa Parsons
Michael reunites with his long, lost love Sally Sitwell, but faces interference from parents; meanwhile, the two Lucilles need someone to bid on them at the bachelorette auction with Buster already in a relationship.
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"Ready, Aim, Marry Me" February 13, 2005
With the company in dire financial straits and the Bluths no longer the primary shareholders, Michael must turn to old family friend "Uncle" Jack Dorso for financial assistance. Uncle Jack, however, wants something in return.
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"Out on a Limb" March 6, 2005
Directed by: Danny Leiner - Written by: Chuck Martin & Jim Vallely
Just as Michael's relationship with Sally Sitwell starts to flourish, Maggie Lizer returns nine months pregnant, and Michael immediately assumes he's the father; also, George Michael attempts to break up with Ann, and Buster learns he's being deployed to Iraq.
12 | 34
"Hand to God" March 6, 2005
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Chuck Martin
Michael tries to find out who's the father of Maggie's baby, or if it's just another of her lies; G.O.B. tries to find out whether he was responsible for Buster's accident.
13 | 35
"Motherboy XXX" March 13, 2005
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
Lucille abducts George Michael for a mother-son dance; Buster adjusts to having a hook for a hand; G.O.B. reunites with his estranged wife; Tobias stars as George Sr. in a biopic about the Bluth family, which causes Lindsay to become more attracted to him.
14 | 36
"The Immaculate Election" March 20, 2005
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Adler & Higginbotham
George Michael runs for student body president, which G.O.B. manages to ruin; Buster has an affair with Lupe, who is being sought after by Lindsay; Tobias attempts to move out of the model home, then develops a new persona when he regrets his decision.
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"Sword of Destiny" March 27, 2005
Directed by: Peter Lauer - Written by: Brad Copeland
G.O.B. and Buster team up for some magic illusions to impress Tony Wonder, a rival magician. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to delegate some work when he's hospitalized and Lindsay teaches George Michael how to drive using the staircar.
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"Meat the Veals" April 3, 2005
Directed by: Joe Russo - Written by: Barbie Adler & Richard Rosenstock
George Sr. tries to find a way to attend an anniversary dinner for Lucille; Michael deliberatly offends Ann's devout Christian parents; Tobias goes overboard performing his "Mrs. Featherbottom" persona.
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"Spring Breakout" April 10, 2005
Directed by: Anthony Russo - Written by: Adler & Higginbotham
G.O.B. confronts the editor of the videos that showcased his magic mistakes; Michael tricks Lucille in to rehab, and then attempts to get her out after George Sr. is kidnapped.
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"Righteous Brothers" April 17, 2005
Directed by: Chuck Martin - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
G.O.B. hides George Sr. while the model home's plumbing is checked; George Michael helps Ann protest Maeby's new movie; Tobias takes a liking to Kitty after Michael asks him to keep an eye on her.
Season Three
- See also Season Three
1 | 41
"The Cabin Show" September 19, 2005
Michael postpones camping with his son to look for his father in Reno. Meanwhile, Lucille goes off her medication; G.O.B. meets a fellow disappointed son; and Maeby and George Michael can't help being thrown together.
2 | 42
"For British Eyes Only" September 26, 2005
Directed by: John Fortenberry - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Richard Day
Investigating his father's claim that a British group set him up, Michael goes to "Wee Britain" and is smitten with a beautiful woman named Rita. Lindsay attempts to seduce the new family attorney, and G.O.B. goes to extremes to avoid his newly discovered son.
3 | 43
"Forget-Me-Now" October 3, 2005
Directed by: John Amodeo - Written by: Tom Saunders
Michael tries to hide Rita from his family with disastrous results; Lindsay waits hand and foot on the Bluths' new lawyer; George Sr. attempts escaping via balloons; Tobias tries to help Buster gain some self-confidence; George Michael confronts Steve Holt about Maeby.
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"Notapusy" November 7, 2005
Directed by: Lev L. Spiro - Written by: Ron Weiner
Michael enters a father-son triathlon with Steve Holt; Maeby dons a disguise to compete in an inner-beauty pageant while her parents coach other entrants; George Sr. speaks to at-risk youths, and Buster tries to recruit one to replace him in the Army.
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"Mr. F" November 7, 2005
Directed by: Arlene Sanford - Written by: Richard Day & Jim Vallely
Moles underground alert the Bluths to a mole in their company; Tobias mistakes a CIA agent for a theatrical one.
6 | 46
"The Ocean Walker" December 5, 2005
Directed by: Paul Feig - Written by: Jake Farrow & Sam Laybourne
Michael's parents disapprove of him marrying Rita until a revelation from her uncle.
7 | 47
"Prison Break-In" December 12, 2005
Directed by: Robert Berlinger - Written by: Karey Dornetto
Michael is worried when he learns that Lucille is dating the warden behind his father's back; Buster's new turtle gets into "Uncle-Father" Oscar's stash; the family plans a benefit for Tobias' life-endangering hair transplant.
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"Making a Stand" December 19, 2005
Directed by: Peter Lauer - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Chuck Tatham
Michael and G.O.B. set out to teach their father a lesson for his years of pitting them against each other; Lindsay and Tobias compete over Bob Loblaw; Lucille's post-op appearance inspires Maeby.
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"S.O.B.s" January 2, 2006
Directed by: Robert Berlinger - Written by: Richard Day & Jim Vallely
The Bluths try to save themselves with a party featuring Andy Richter, whose quintuplet brother teaches George Michael; G.O.B. accidentally lands a job.
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"Fakin' It" February 10, 2006
Directed by: Lev L. Spiro - Written by: Dean Lorey & Chuck Tatham
Judge Reinhold presides over George Sr.'s mock trial, and Michael worries about a surprise witness. Meanwhile, a coma keeps Buster from testifying.
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"Family Ties" February 10, 2006
Directed by: Robert Berlinger - Written by: Ron Weiner
When Michael hires a woman who may be his sister, her services might be just what the company needs. Meanwhile, Buster's coma attracts the attention of a politician.
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"Exit Strategy" February 10, 2006
Directed by: Rebecca E. Asher - Written by: Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely
The Bluth boys find a web of mass deception in Iraq when Michael and Buster rescue G.O.B., who was imprisoned while on a USO tour. Meanwhile, George Michael plans a Sweet 16 surprise party for Maeby.
13 | 53
"Development Arrested" February 10, 2006
Directed by: John Fortenberry - Written by: Richard Day, Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck Tatham, & Jim Vallely
Lucille throws a yacht party to celebrate the family's recent success, but the Bluths learn the sailing is still far from smooth.
Season Four
- See also Season Four
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"Flight of the Phoenix" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Mitch Hurwitz
Michael says goodbye to the family business and starts his own. And the life of the family is turned upside down when their mailman Pete dies.
2 | 55
"Borderline Personalities" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Jim Vallely & Richard Rosenstock
George Sr. comes up with a get rich quick scam after his family falls apart.
3 | 56
"Indian Takers" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Caroline Williams & Dean Lorey
Lindsay tries to reclaim her sense of self while traveling and getting back to her political activist roots.
4 | 57
"The B. Team" May 26, 2013
Michael is presented with a new business opportunity that could change his life. Unfortunately, he needs his family to sign off.
5 | 58
"A New Start" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Dean Lorey & Jim Vallely
Tobias searches for meaning after splitting with Lindsay, only to find that old habits die hard.
6 | 59
"Double Crossers" May 26, 2013
George Sr.'s new business hits a rough patch, and he must bribe a politician to get his scam back on track.
7 | 60
"Colony Collapse" May 26, 2013
G.O.B. finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him.
8 | 61
"Red Hairing" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Caroline Williams & Richard Rosenstock
Lindsay continues to push away from being a Bluth by embracing a relationship and finding a new career.
9 | 62
"Smashed" May 26, 2013
Tobias returns to his roots and reunites with his leading lady after a rough few weeks.
10 | 63
"Queen B." May 26, 2013
Lucille finds that her children have already started divvying up her things, and adjusts to her new home.
11 | 64
"A New Attitude" May 26, 2013
G.O.B. accepts a job from his brother, but is distracted by a scheme of his own.
12 | 65
"Señoritis" May 26, 2013
Directed by: Mitch Hurwitz and Troy Miller - Written by: Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton
Maeby moves out on her own and reconnects with her cousin George-Michael.
13 | 66
"It Gets Better" May 26, 2013
At UC Irvine things get steamy when George Michael finds himself in a love triangle with his best friend Ray and his girlfriend Becky.
14 | 67
"Off the Hook" May 26, 2013
Buster struggles to make it on his own and break away from his overbearing mother.
15 | 68
"Blockheads" May 26, 2013
George Michael tries to reconnect with his father, but is finding himself overwhelmed by the responsibility of running his business.
Season Five
- See also Season Five
No information about Season Five episodes has been announced. Check back soon!


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Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed Springville mayor Wilford Clyde to the state Board of Regents and retired wealth-management executive Phil Clinger to the University of Utah Board of Trustees. Both appointments are subject to legislative approval.
Clyde, a top Herbert campaign contributor, replaces Brent Brown, another Utah County businessman, on the board that sets policy for the state's system of eight public higher education campuses. A major auto dealer and Utah Valley University benefactor, Brown stepped down in July.
Clyde, a Brigham Young University graduate, is president and CEO of Clyde Companies, Inc. the parent company of W.W. Clyde and Co., Geneva Rock Products, Sunroc, Gorge Rock and Beehive Insurance.
Clinger, a 1967 U. graduate, replaces long-serving trustee Randy Dryer, a Salt Lake City media lawyer who now is a professor in the U.'s Honors College. Clinger currently serves on the flagship's National Advisory Council and Financial Advisory Committee.
Brian Maffly


text: Our Verdict There are much better speaker systems around than this one For Weighty and detailed great feature list great remote Against Rather rough sonic delivery, particularly at volume Reviewed on 7th December 2006 Gear4 has always been something of an iPod innovator. Therefore, it's no surprise to find the company was one of the first to release the latest convergence product: not just an iPod speaker dock/speaker package, but also an FM/AM radio, alarm clock, with an auxiliary input to boot. The system offers a weighty, fairly detailed sound that's let down some by a slightly scratchy, ragged tendency, especially at high volume. A fully functioning remote that can access all your iPod's menus is an excellent feature, but unless you're desperate for the radio and clock functions, there are better-sounding speaker systems on the market. Related News iXOOST speakers are made from supercar exhaust pipes Tue, 17 Mar 2015, 03:14pm Best iPod, iPad and iPhone docks to buy in 2014 Thu, 01 May 2014, 05:27pm Arcam rDock-uni with built-in DAC handles all iPhones and iPads Thu, 20 Feb 2014, 11:19am Pure Contour i1 Air comes with AirPlay, 30-pin and lightning connectors Tue, 01 Oct 2013, 11:52am Pure expands Jongo family with T2, T4 and T6 wireless speakers Wed, 14 Aug 2013, 06:00pm Dock systems Gear4 Hi-Fi Houseparty 24/7


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Because most outfitters don't have scales in camp to weigh black bears, hunters typically have to rely on length measurements when discussing bear size. But how big is a 6-foot bear, and how is it measured? That question might seem like an easy one, but don't be so sure.
Depending on where you're hunting, your outfitter or guide will probably ask you to wait for a bear measuring more than some specified minimum length before pulling the trigger. For example, he might say, "Wait for at least a 6-footer."
But here's where things get tricky in the field. To be on the safe side, you decide to ask your guide to place a 6-foot log on the ground at your bait site to use for comparison while you sit in a nearby treestand. A bear arrives later and you can tell the bear—from nose to rump—is almost 1 foot shorter than your reference log. Is it a 5-foot bear? Not really. Let me explain.
Let's say you kill this bear. It's your first one, but instead of being excited, you're worried you've shot a small bear. The guide arrives and he's more excited than you are, and he even gives you a high-five for killing a good bear. You're happy now, but a bit confused. Back in camp, the guide skins your bear and then hangs the hide by its nose over a high wall-tent pole and measures it from nose to tip of tail. He then extends a dirty hand and says, "Nice job. That's a beautiful 6-foot bear."
Later, things get even more confusing.
Upon the outfitter's recommendation, you decide to leave the bear hide with a local taxidermist to have a rug made. Nearly a year later, a box containing your new rug arrives to your home, and you can't wait to unroll the 6-foot hide on the floor.
That's strange . . . the rug seems too small. As you dig for a tape measure, you can't help but think there must have been a mix-up with the taxidermist. After all, your bear was 6 feet long; you watched the guide measure it yourself. Sure enough, the tape tells the story: This bear rug measures 5 feet 6 inches from nose to tip of tail. What's going on?
Montana taxidermist Jim Brandenburg has worked on black bears for more than 40 years and can shed some light on the subject.
"I know quite a few taxidermists across the country, and this topic comes up over and over again," he said. "It's unfortunate because once a hunter convinces himself that he has received the wrong bear from a taxidermist, it can ruin his trip, his memories and what probably was a good relationship with the taxidermist. Adding to the problem is that quite a few taxidermists, especially those who do only a few bears a year, don't fully understand the problem enough to be able to make their clients understand. They just know they made the bear rug as big as they could, and now their client is mad at them."
In the hunting example discussed above, the hunter initially thought he shot a 5-foot bear. What he failed to recognize is the bear's skinned hide measurement would be longer than the eye-balled straight-line length measurement of the live bear when compared to the 6-foot log. When you look at a live broadside bear, its back is curved, its head is curved, and its tail isn't sticking straight out. In fact, if the hunter had seen a bear that was the same length—nose to rump—as the 6-foot log, the skinned hide for such a bear would probably measure close to 7 feet from nose to tip of tail.
So why doesn't a finished bear rug match exactly with a freshly skinned hide? Brandenburg says hunters need to understand that a tanned hide will never be as large as the "green" (skinned) hide.
"The tannery didn't shrink the bear," he said. "Green hides actually 'let out' bigger than the bear really was, and with tanning, the hide returns to the actual size of the bear. This enables a taxidermist to make a life-sized mount the same size as the bear was on the 'hoof,' but a tanned hide will never match the larger green hide measurement, and it shouldn't. When a tanned hide is stretched for a rug, it will end up bigger than the actual carcass, but usually won't go as big as the green hide."
So when it comes to talking about bear size, which measurement is correct?
"Use the green hide measurement when comparing notes with hunters and outfitters," Brandenburg said, "but leave it at the door when you visit your taxidermist. A green hide measurement is an abstract figure used for bragging rights and isn't an actual measurement that can help with reproducing a proper likeness of the bear. At best, referencing green hide measurements to your taxidermist won't help him out a bit; at worst, it'll cause needless problems between the two of you."
In summary, Brandenburg offers this advice: "There has always been a lot of confusion about bear hide measurements. All you have to remember is that the green hide will be bigger than the bear was; the tanned hide will be the size of the actual bear; and a stretched rug will be in between those two."
Now you know why the Boone and Crockett Club uses only the width and length of dried bear skulls as scoring criteria.


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Co-Creating a SMART Rwanda, SMART Africa and SMART World
Rwanda is steadily moving towards its vision of becoming an information-rich and knowledge-based economy and society and an ICT hub in the region. This ambition is reflected in Our Vision 2020 and its subsequent mid-term economic development and poverty reduction (the EDPRS II) and the ICT Sector Strategic Plan 2013-2018.
The World Bank has always come in handy to help us achieve our ICT ambitions. In 2011, we successfully wrapped up the eRwanda project, for which we had received a US$10 million grant from the Bank. The Project helped improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our Government's internal processes and helped in the delivery of applications and services. Through the RCIP project, the World Bank is helping us reduce the cost of international capacity by extending the geographic reach of Rwanda's broadband networks, giving Rwanda capacity and access to broadband connectivity in the process.
Today, the World Bank is considering providing more support to Rwanda through the SMART Rwanda initiative. For those not in the know, SMART Rwanda is the implementation vehicle for initiatives in the ICT Sector Strategic Plan 2013-2018 very much in the same way eRwanda Project was for the NICI II. We are grateful that experts from the Bank's ICT Unit took up the initiative to assist our local experts develop the SMART Rwanda Concept.
SMART Rwanda aims to help Rwanda achieve its ICT for Development Vision, one village at a time. We have defined ten verticals (sectors) in which we believe structured deployment of ICTs can have maximum impact. These verticals are SMART Education, SMART Healthcare, SMART Governance, SMART Business, SMART Agriculture, SMART Environment, SMART Job Creation, SMART Infrastructure, SMART Girls and SMART Cities.
The idea is to leverage "lean start-up" approaches to solution design while targeting practical Big Goals in each sector that have not been overcome by more conventional programs. Ultimately, we shall have a list of innovative and immediately applicable ideas to solve the problems or goals in each sector. The key factor in these ideas is that they should be able to implemented quickly, tested for viability, and then scaled up if they are successful. Given Rwanda's leadership in the area of ICTs, we hope to share the lessons learnt from implementation of the SMART Rwanda Program with our African brothers in particular as well as the ICT world in general.
It is important that stakeholders understand that SMART Rwanda is not one of those fancy plans, coming to introduce new projects while old ones continue to stall or turn out to be white elephants. Indeed, the crux of SMART Rwanda is to do thing smartly. That is to do more with less more transparently.
Key to the success of SMART Rwanda is sustainability of all our interventions. Our strategy will be to rely on the much needed private sector resources and capabilities. Unlike previously where programs of this type have been driven and sustained by the Government, the SMART Rwanda program will be private sector-driven to avoid the risk of them turning out to be white elephants. The Government of Rwanda acknowledges that Government is not a good businessman and implementer of projects. Our approach will be to intervene in only those indispensable public good projects where it does not make business sense for private sector actors to invest or to invest in early-stage ventures so as to showcase opportunity and stimulate future private sector investment.
Consequently, the projects that will be implemented under the SMART Rwanda programs will include both new innovative projects as well as those that are already being implemented in a less smart way.
I invite you all to join this crowd-sourcing exercise. Please feel free to share experiences and ideas about how we can achieve our ambitions to make Rwanda SMART via Twitter using the Hashtag #SMARTRwanda or Tweet to the handle @MyictRwanda
Hon. Jean Philbert Nsengimana
Rwanda's Minister of Youth and ICT
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Seoul (AFP) Nov 23, 2012
South Korea has begun fitting naval destroyers with a new, indigenously-developed cruise missile capable of making precision strikes anywhere in North Korea, a news report said Friday.
Yonhap news agency quoted a senior military official as saying the South had armed two destroyers with 32 of its Hyunmu 3C Tomahawk-style cruise missiles.
The missiles have a range of 400 kilometres (250 miles) and are capable of reaching targets in the farthest corners of North Korea within a three meter (nine foot) degree of accuracy, the report said.
The unidentified military official said the deployment was partly a response to North Korea's strengthened naval presence off the peninsula's west coast.
The North recently completed a military hovercraft base at Koampo on its southwestern coast, which could be used to attack South Korean islands near the disputed Yellow Sea border.
The maritime boundary was the scene of deadly naval clashes in 1999, 2002 and 2009.
Seoul strengthened its troop presence and upgraded its weaponry on a number of "frontline" islands following North Korea's shelling exactly two years ago of Yeonpyeong island that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians.
The border is not recognised by Pyongyang, which argues it was unilaterally drawn up by the US-led United Nations forces after the 1950-53 Korean war.
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The Kadima Party is pushing to shorten the time until new elections are held in Israel.
Knesset party faction leaders met Tuesday with Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik. At the meeting, Kadima asked the speaker to forgo the three-week period before the 90-day count down to elections.
The three weeks gives other parties a chance to propose a new prime minister-designate to form a new coalition government.
If the three-week period is in force then new elections could be scheduled for Feb. 10, 111 days after President Shimon Peres on Monday informed Itzik that Kadima Party head Tzipi Livni had been unable to form a new government. But faction leaders did agree that the poll could be postponed to Feb. 17 in order to not conflict with the Tu B'Shevat holiday.
The opposition Likud Party supports the 111-day time period to elections.
The Knesset will begin its election break on Nov. 11.Prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Sunday had asked Peres to declare new general elections, saying she could not assemble a coalition. Livni, the foreign minister, won the Kadima Party primary in September following Ehud Olmert's resignation.Until the new elections take place, Olmert will stay on as caretaker prime minister. New polls reported Monday show Livni and Kadima ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud Party.