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In keeping with ritual every four years, India's abysmal performance at the just concluded Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero has led to much hand wringing across the country. Indian athletes won just two medals — one silver and one bronze — and the world's second most populated country ranked a dismal 67 on the global tally. The number of medals India won dropped by two thirds and the country slipped 12 ranks from the last Olympic Games in London.
For all the national uproar, India's Rio record is par for the course. In the 23 Olympics in which the country has participated since 1920, it has won a total of just 28 medals — averaging roughly one medal per Game.
Nevertheless, Indians demonstrate Olympic-sized touchiness on the subject. Author Shoba De was roundly denounced after she mocked the Indian team's record on Twitter, writing, "Goal of Team India at the Olympics: Rio jao. Selfies lo. Khaali haat wapas aao. (Go to Rio. Take Selfies. Return empty handed) What a waste of money and opportunity."
In response to the national humiliation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established a task force to develop a comprehensive action plan for "effective participation" by the country in the Olympic Games in 2020, 2024 and 2028.
The national obsession with India's performance in the Olympics is misdirected. The country's energies and resources are better channeled toward far greater priorities — alleviating poverty, expanding sanitation services, building infrastructure, etc.
To be sure, the country should encourage sports and expand opportunities for its best athletes, and hopefully some of them will become Olympic stars. But directing scarce national resources to winning international medals is a singularly foolhardy indulgence.
The Olympics, like all global sports, are a commercial sham. The Games have historically advantaged Western sports and ignored indigenous ones. Rugby and handball make the sports list, but kabaddi and gulli danda don't. Field hockey, in which India once dominated, has been transformed with a shift to turf, which Indians, unlike their Western counterparts, have a hard time accessing. Crass commercialization of sports has fostered a culture and economics of celebrity, which entirely bypasses developing countries and offers unfair advantages to athletes from rich countries, who are able to leverage their technological and resource advantages.
The national focus ought to be not on international performance, but on ensuring the effective utilization of the scarce resources that are directed at sports. Pruning the sports bureaucracy would be a good start. At the Rio Olympics, millions of dollars were squandered on officials and babus with little understanding of sports, who partied at national expense.
Indeed, far more embarrassing than the performance of athletes, was the threat by Olympic organizers to revoke the accreditation and access privileges of India's sports minister Vijay Goel and his entourage for muscling into unaccredited areas and their boorish conduct. Sarah Peterson, Continental Manager for Rio 2016 Organizing Committee wrote: "We have had multiple reports of your Minister for Sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals. When the staff try to explain that this is not allowed, they report that the people with the Minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes push past our staff."
These are the very people who are now being tasked with strategizing and scripting India's gold plated illusions for the next decade.


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ReviewThis is really a great car - it is fun to drive, has a very smooth ride, and handles turns and corners very well. It picks up speed very fast and the Tiptronic transmission is great for people who like to drive. I am very impressed that Volkswagen has taken the initiative to make so many safety features standard and my insurance went DOWN after purchasing a brand new car. It is great - I love the styling and it's just a lot of fun.
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Owen Denigan is a man whose great-great-great-great grandmother died in the Salem witch trials.
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He has very little black hair and glasses, and wears a blue suit.
He is very sad about his grandmother yet at the same time has a type of vengeance in his voice.
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|"LuvA stands for "Luv (Love) Air" that means we love clean air." -Gwell Korea
As we all know, early childhood is a critical period for babies as this is the development stage of several biological systems such as the brain, lung and immune system. And air toxins have a great effect in their health causing asthma and other lung-related diseases.
Its size is bigger than the usual purifier available in the local market. It measures 190 (radius) x 250mm and weighs 1.7kg. The design is pretty neat and simple which I'm liking. You will never know its an air purifier not until you examine its features. Its box, on the other hand is full of information without referring to the manual.
The box consists of the following: 1 air purifier unit, manual, AC Adaptor and extra pads.
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Simply attach the AC Adaptor to the unit (at the bottom part) and plug it. You see the big button at the center? Press it twice (it has two (2) speed modes) for more powerful filtration process. You will know it starts working once your hear the humming sound. Add 3 to 5 drops of oil-based scent on the pad for you to enjoy its aromatherapy function.
Luva Pureair has four functions that make the air you and your baby breathe safe and clean. The processes are Purification, Sterilization, Deodorization and Aromatherapy. The first and only 4in1 functions purifier here in the Philippines will surely shield your family to various diseases.
I love for a fact that you do not need water to use it, just plug and press (the button at the center) and enjoy the health benefits that LuvA Pure Air could give you and your family. Moreover, the E-nano filter can be washed by just submerging it in water and not directly in the running water. You can check how much it filtered as the color of the filter will transform from white to gray. How cool is that? :)
I placed the LuvA Pure Air in our kitchen to maximize its features as it can sterilize the chemicals from the gas stove and household cleaning materials, even from the cigarette smoke. It's not the smelly kitchen anymore and my baby can stay there now without worrying he could inhale toxins and chemicals from our kitchen equipment. You can also place it in the living room, bedroom or even in your bathroom! I can attest this really removes bad smell!
I must say that LuvA Pure Air is an investment that is beneficial to you and your family, BIG time. :)
LuvA Pure Air retails at 11,990Php and available at Rustans Shangri-la, Rustans Makati and Rustans Alabang Town Center.
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It's nice but ang mahal huhuhuhu :(ReplyDelete
would love to try this. I like my home super clean super mabango. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
We're looking for air purifier especially when Baby Charley got sipon. It's kinda pricey though. let's see. :) Thanks for sharing, Mommy. :)ReplyDelete
We're looking for an air purifier especially when Baby Charley got sipon. This is quite pricey though, but let's see. :) Thanks for sharing, Mommy. :)ReplyDelete
Such a great invention. Mommies really need this for their babies. Sana magkasale sila ng ganito.ReplyDelete
I love air purifiers! I am so addicted to air fresheners, purifiers, and the like. But this one is mahal na for me hahaha. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Mahalia!! pero with all the benefits, great investment nga sya talaga.ReplyDelete
I wonder if this is the same or better than the Sharp Plasmacluster we are currently using.ReplyDelete
I burn incense instead. Sometimes, I have scented oils, too. I just love the smell of a clean house. Would love to try this but it's beyond our budget. Haha.ReplyDelete
I love smelling fresh clean air. Good thing this works at your home. Sa amin, we are sensitive sa mga air freshener.ReplyDelete
Uy this is interesting kaso mahal. :( Anyway, I guess the fb link is not working.ReplyDelete
My godson needs this as he needs fresh and clean air. It's a bit expensive but when it comes to health it's a worthy investment.ReplyDelete
Hmm we have a humidifier.It is cool but expensive.ReplyDelete
Good health is really an important investment. We're blessed to live in a city with clean air but one can always do with extra precautions!ReplyDelete
I guess you really have to invest in this! Thanks for sharing...ReplyDelete
omg need a good humidifier like this -- will wait till it goes on sale :'(ReplyDelete
I'm looking for one actually. I'll check this out :)ReplyDelete
OMGash ang mahal! Haha but ang ganda! thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
I badly need this, but why so priceeey? :(ReplyDelete
Sounds good but a bit too much for an air purifier though.ReplyDelete
this is so timely kse ive been out shopping for one. the air here is so dirty cause we live in close proximity to edsa and there's so much construction around. thanks!ReplyDelete
any idea where i can buy spare filter for it online??ReplyDelete
Any idea where I can buy spare filter for it online??ReplyDelete
Such a great invention. Mommies really need this air purifier for their babies. We're looking for an air purifier especially when Baby Charley got sipon. This is quite pricey though, but when it comes to health it's a worthy investment.ReplyDelete


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Light is what makes photography possible, and precise, nuanced lighting control is what enables photographers to capture truly professional-looking images that showcase and enhance whatever is in front of their cameras. Some of the primary tools knowledgeable photographers employ to control the lighting precisely for everything from sports and nature images shot outdoors to events, portraits, and products shot indoors, are light modifiers. These devices alter the direction, coverage, and quality of the light, or block unwanted light from reaching the subject.
The list of light modifiers is a long one, and includes everything from scrims, snoots, and light boxes to tents and strategically placed sheets of plastic and matte board. Among the most popular light modifiers used by serious shooters are umbrellas and collapsible reflectors, which are durable, easy to store, transport, and set up, and yield predictable results. This article provides detailed descriptions and performance parameters for a number of recently introduced umbrellas and reflectors offered by Profoto, a broad-spectrum brand of lighting and flash equipment used by many pros. Their apt tag line: "We Are The Light Shaping Company."
Profoto was founded in 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden, by Eckhard Heine, a photographer and engineer, and photo equipment retailer Conny Dufgran. When Dufgran sold Heine a flash unit that wouldn't work, the latter went home and invented a new type of superior unit that was subsequently exhibited as the Pro-1 at the giant Photokina Trade Show in Cologne. It was an instant success, and Profoto has followed it up over the years with an extensive line of quality lighting products that combine aesthetic form and high-level functionality. Their distributor in the United States is Profoto US, Inc., Florham Park, New Jersey.
Profoto recently expanded its product roster to include a line of five different collapsible reflectors in two sizes, 33" and 47", each in a sturdy, easily folded "squircle" (rounded square-shaped) frame that's equipped with two ergonomically contoured handles that make them easier to fold and to hold in various positions. Four types of two-sided reflectors are available—Silver/White, Sunsilver/White, Gold/White, and Matte Black/White. There's also a translucent diffuser version available.
Medium Collapsible Reflector Black/White (33") provides the ability to bounce, shape, and block sunlight and studio light to place the light where you want it and remove it where you don't. The black side acts as an effective flag to deflect unwanted light from the subject, and the white side lets you reflect and direct natural or artificial light without altering its hue. Sturdy fabric ensures durability. All these comments also apply to the Large Collapsible Reflector Black/White (47") version, and its larger size provides greater flexibility when lighting larger subjects or areas.
The Medium Collapsible Reflector Silver/White (33") lets you increase the effective light output and brilliance of light sources by reflecting light from the silver side, and provides natural light reflection without altering the hue by aiming its white side toward the source of illumination. This reflector is not designed primarily for blocking light, but all other comments above apply. The Large Collapsible Reflector Silver/White (47") performs similarly, and its larger size offers greater flexibility in lighting larger subjects and areas.
The Medium Collapsible Reflector Sunsilver/White (33") allows photographers to achieve a warmer light output and higher contrast by aiming the Sunsilver side toward the light source and also to achieve natural-looking light reflections that don't alter the hue of the reflected light by bouncing the illumination from the white side. The warming effect is subtle but noticeable, and not as pronounced as what you get with the gold reflector below. All other comments above apply. The Large Collapsible Reflector Sunsilver/White (47") performs similarly, and its larger size offers greater flexibility in lighting larger subjects or areas.
The Medium Collapsible Reflector Gold/White (33") creates a warmer light with a lower (redder) color temperature when the gold side is aimed at the light source, bathing the subject in a golden hue. The white side provides neutral, natural reflectivity. The warming effect is more pronounced than with the Sunsilver/White reflector. All other comments apply. The Large Collapsible Reflector Gold/White (47") performs similarly, and its larger size offers greater flexibility in lighting larger subjects or areas.
Deep umbrellas provide a concave reflective interior surface that produces a soft but directional beam that clearly defines the subject and allows for more precise control over the spread of light. Profoto deep umbrellas also feature 16 fiberglass rods for a rounder shape and more even light spread, and are constructed of heat-resistant materials and surface-treated metal elements to prevent corrosion and discoloration. All come with carrying bags and optional diffusers are available.
The Large Deep Silver Umbrella (51") has a highly reflective silver interior surface that is ideal for producing soft shadows along with crisp subject details. The Extra Large Deep Silver Umbrella (65") is similar in design and general applications, and it provides broader coverage for larger subjects and areas.
The soft white interior of the Large Deep White Umbrella (51") helps to produce diffused, even light of unaltered hue, along with soft shadows—ideal for portraiture and other applications. The Extra Large Deep White Umbrella (65") is similar in design and general applications, and it provides broader coverage for larger subjects and areas.
The translucent shoot-through design of the Large Deep Translucent Umbrella (51") lets light pass through it, allowing you use it as a light diffuser as well as a subtle reflector to create soft lighting with very soft shadows. As with the other models, its deep design facilitates precise control over the light spread. The Extra Large Deep Translucent Umbrella (65") is similar in design and general applications, and it provides broader coverage for larger subjects and areas.
Profoto shallow umbrellas provide a somewhat less concentrated beam with more light spillage at the edges than deep umbrellas, producing an attractive "wrap-around" lighting effect that is flattering to many subjects and is especially effective for group portraits and interiors. Like Profoto Deep Umbrellas, they're constructed of durable, heat-resistant materials using metal elements that are surface treated to prevent corrosion and discoloration, and all of them come with carrying bags.
The soft white interior surface of the Small Shallow White Umbrella (33") reflects sunlight or artificial light onto the subject without altering its hue or color temperature, yielding a soft, natural effect, while the Medium Shallow White Umbrella (41") increases coverage and further diffuses the output. The Small Shallow Silver Umbrella (33") is of similar design, but its highly reflective silver interior surface helps to bring out crisper details in your images. The 41" Medium Shallow Silver version is ideal for larger subjects.
The Small Shallow Translucent Umbrella (33") and the Medium 41" models have the same configuration as the white and silver models, but their translucent, shoot-through design allows light to pass through so you can use either umbrella as a diffuser or a subtle reflector to create soft lighting with very soft shadows.
The umbrella diffusers provide even more lighting versatility for Profoto umbrellas. The diffusers pull over the front of a white or silver umbrella, effectively turning it into a softbox that delivers a softer, even more diffused light. They also reduce the light output by about 1.5 stops.
Your size choices range from the Small Umbrella Diffuser to the Medium Umbrella Diffuser to the Large Umbrella Diffuser and the Extra Large Umbrella Diffuser.
Good morning. this articule is really good!!! thanks, I need some help, I have to take pictures for room set what kind of equipment should I need. thank you
To evenly illuminate a room interior , you'll need the same output light on either side of the camera (camera position being inbetween the two lights). The easiest way to spead light is with an umbrella on each light. If the room is deep, you may want to add 2 more lights in the room off to the sides out of the cameras view.


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RARITAN TWP. _ Led by one of the best golfers in the state, the Hunterdon Central High School golf team of veteran coach Larry Ries seems to be the team to be in the Skyland Conference this spring.
Both North Hunterdon and Voorhees golf teams are young, but each has fine individuals to make a splash this spring in the league.
Led by 2000 New Jersey State Champ Mike Kosup, now a senior, the Central Red Devils have talent and depth to try and improve on a super 17-2 season from a year ago. Ries enters his 22nd season as head coach and has compiled an amazing career record of 347-60 to date. He says that this should be another successful season on the links of Copper Hill Country Club for his team.
His teams have won state titles in 1992 and 1995, and were second in the state championships in 1999.
"I think with Kosup will have a very good year, and that means that we could have another nice year as a team too," said Ries. "He is a hard working kid, very positive about his game. He had his moments last year, and I think he will be much more consistent this spring.
"And, the kids around him, we have the talent and depth to win a lot of matches," Ries added. "We have to potential to be a very good team, and that is only if we continue to work on our games. The key is hard work, and I think my kids are hard-workers, and love the game of golf. We look forward to the season."
Kosup, a lefty swinger, has a partial scholarship to Rutgers already set for next fall. He had an average of just about 38. He is working hard on winning the Skyland, Hunterdon- Warren and state titles he won as a sophomore.
Other seniors on the Devil team include Andrew Michalewiz and Doug Johmann, who both shoot in the low 40's. Juniors Chris Gacos and Taylor Jennings offer experience and consistency. Jennings averaged just under 41 last year, and Gacos about 42.
Central has a host of sophomores battling for some time on the varsity unit, with a fine looking frosh player in Brian Sonier who could break the top seven.
Seniors Mike Crummett and Brian Hvizdak, juniors Ryan Nelson and Travis Kerr, along with sophomore Greg Lisi are also in the running for the Devils.
The Devils were slated to open the season this past Monday at Watchung Hills, has Notre Dame on Tuesday, and hosts Phillipsburg today (April 3) at Copper Hill Country Club.
Vikes Have Depth
Coach Paul Oches has been the one and only golf coach that Voorhees High School has ever had, and in his 27th year, he expects to be competitive in the Skyland Raritan Division. Coming off an 11-7 season of last year, he has a few veterans back, and a promising freshman to make his team more solid.
"We could be pretty decent, if some of our sophomores come around and play well," said Oches. "We have two senior leaders, some decent juniors and a frosh that could be a real player for us. I feel good about the season, am optimistic about the year. We just have to continue to improve."
Seniors Gus Schlimbaum and Rob Laing, are both three-year starters and both averaged just over 40 strokes a match last year for nine holes.
Juniors Andy Sekula, Frank Altman and Kevin Peck add some depth to the lineup. Sekula averaged around 44 last year, and Oches feels he could be better this spring.
Sophomores Eric Paglieri, Jeff Marx and Brad Lowmaster are all working to make the varsity seven, with frosh standout Brian Ingraham a diamond on the fairway.
"Ingraham is a player, has played in tournaments all over the country, and is going to help us," said Oches. "He really loves the game, and it shows. He has great mechanics, and as he grows bigger and stronger, is really going to be a player to watch."
The Vikes open the season next Tuesday (April 9) at Harkers Hallow against Belvidere.
Lions Very Young
North Hunterdon went 10-7 last year, but lost some good ones from that team, with just two returning starters in senior Joe Ricco and junior Keith Wiggins.
"We will struggle a little early, and how good we can be depends on how much these guys work on their golf game," said veteran coach Bill Snyder.
"We have a very young team, with some sophomores and freshman that might fill some our our spots. So we hope to improve each time out, and peak at the end of the season."
Ricco shot around 41 a round last year, while Wiggins hit in the 42-43 range.
Three new juniors in Justin Wehrenberg, Sean Grimshaw and Mark Nielsen could help, with sophomores Mike Schmidt, Brett Caffrey, Kevin Holland and Jason Greiner all with a shot at being in the mix. Frosh Robert Dunn and Kevin Sullivan are also being watched by Snyder.
"Central is always the team to beat, and Warren Hills is always tough on their course, and Bridgewater, Hillsborough are always very competitive," Snyder noted.
"It will not be easy, and our schedule this year is loaded with matches against Ridge and Immaculata. But, we will show up and try to play our best."
The Lions opened at Warren Hills on Tuesday, and are at Ridge on Friday. Five of the first six North matches are on the road to make it even more tough on the Lions.


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A new project, that's not ATW!
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Hey all,
I've been working on something completely unrelated to Atrigan Tank Wars (if you even still remember what that is). Instead, I present you with a stand-alone mod for the popular turn-based strategy game Panzer General 2. I've labeled it "Embers."
I realized recently that I have been working on a lot of cool projects, but that I didn't have the desire to finish any of them. One of them, however, recently recaught my eye, and I decided that it was the perfect base off of which to combine elements of the others. I also decided that releasing the story episodically would work better, both for the players and for my own work ethic; I plan to combine them into bigger campaigns upon completion of all three episodes.
The download link is provided below, in a big .zip file (112 mb) that contains the entire package; custom graphics, sounds, music, a six scenario campaign (episode I), and three stand alone scenarios. You do not need Panzer General 2 to play Embers; I'm using a stand-alone, user-created copy of the engine and hardly any of the original game's content is being used. I thought that since I was using my strategy-x space to host the file, it's only fair that I keep you guys here up to tabs on it as well as the PG2 community.
Credits, frequently asked questions, and so forth can be found in the readme file. There is a tutorial included for new players.
And most importantly, screenshots!
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All good things must come to an end, and ATW is no exception. After five years of working on this game with my good friend, we simply no longer have the will or enthusiasm to carry on.
But neither do we intend to disappoint whoever was interested in playing this.
At the bottom of this post is the final copy of Atrigan Tank Wars, with a six level campaign, three pilotable vehicles and three difficulty levels, as well as a boatload of developer commentary on things you probably didn't even want developer commentary on. It's not what we ultimately wanted it to be, but I feel it's an appropiate sendoff nonetheless.
Some screens for you:
The final copy:
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Thanks are in order to everyone who helped and can be found in the credits. Thanks for hosting us guys, and I hope you let us keep it up here for a while so people can play it. After five years, we deserve the feedback!
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We're not dead.
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Screens from the first two levels after a massive two day working spree on ATW.
Game's been cut down in size from 10 to 8 levels, at least at the moment. Three of the levels are completely done and playable, two are about 75% done and just require scripting, and level 6 is about 25% done.
We've added an arrow to the bottom of the screen (not pictured) that shows you where you need to go on some of the more expansive levels.
I realize the media and downloads sections are down, I'll get around to fixing them and reuploading the demo as soon as I can.
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The site is complete!
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The website for the standalone tank combat game Atrigan Tank Wars is finally complete! I encourage anyone who hasn't yet to try the demo, which although from December of 2006, has 3 full difficulty settings, an unlockable secret, and an easter egg nobody has found yet
Feedback on the game is encouraged on the forums; though most of the bugs from the demo have been solved it is always interesting to read new gameplay and bug feedback.
Give us a look!
NOVEMBER 21st: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIPSTkIJGRg = New video trailer for ATW. Check it out!
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Testing the News System for the ATW site, if it works properly then you should be able to see this.
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Lambing Weekend - 18-19 April 2015
New Line Learning Academy's Young Farmers' Club (NLLYFC) are holding their annual Lambing Weekend from Saturday, 18 to Sunday, 19 April, from 11am - 4pm each day. This popular event runs over two days to ensure as many visitors as possible can come along and meet the Farm's newest additions.
There's lots to keep the whole family entertained, including craft stalls, delicious food and the opportunity to get close to farmyard favourites, this community event is open to everyone and costs £2 for adults and £1 for children.
For more information please see the poster below:
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AS every Wall Street firm struggles to figure out how to play the Internet, an advantage may lie with those that, like a fresh recruit to a midnight poker game, have yet to put their chips on the table.
Unlike its chief rivals, Goldman, Sachs & Company has never been a retail brokerage firm, meaning that it does not have an army of brokers selling stock to the public. Only a year ago, Goldman was seen as lagging so far behind Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Merrill Lynch in the lucrative retail business that it risked becoming a niche player in financial markets. The Internet could change all that.
Goldman is now actively studying ways to become a retail broker using the Internet, people close to the firm said. One way would be to work out a joint venture with an on-line brokerage firm, possibly FMR's Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, or E*Trade. Another way would be to create its own on-line brokerage offering.
But the people close to the firm dismissed as highly unlikely the possibility that Goldman would buy E*Trade or another publicly traded on-line leader, saying that sky-high stock market valuations of Internet companies rule out a purchase of that kind.
The strategy discussions are taking place as Goldman itself prepares to go public, reviving a plan that was shelved last September amid world financial market turmoil. Unless the United States stock market undergoes a serious correction, Goldman will likely issue shares as early as late April, people at Goldman said.Continue reading the main story
Going public and developing a strategy for the Internet are seen as separate but related activities, Goldman executives said. One said the firm intended to have a clear Internet strategy in place when it begins marketing shares to investors, especially given the intense enthusiasm displayed by investors for Internet-related stocks in recent weeks. Also, Goldman could use its stock as a currency to make acquisitions or enter alliances after going public.
''Investors are going to ask about the Internet,'' said one person familiar with Goldman's strategy discussions. ''You can't hem and haw and say you're thinking about it. They will want to know exactly what you're doing and you want to be able to tell them.''
Goldman is not the first Wall Street firm to take the Internet seriously. Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Paine Webber, three leading brokerage firms with big retail operations, have all offered some Internet services for their customers. But Goldman's situation is intriguing to many in the industry precisely because the firm does not have a major retail operation -- and can thus change its strategy and enter a new business without spending heavily to build up a traditional network of retail brokers.
In fact, several Goldman executives spoke with evident relish about the delicate task facing Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Those two rivals must balance the interests of their thousands of retail brokers, most of them paid through commissions earned when they trade stocks for their clients, with the growing promise of Internet trading that largely eliminates the role of the traditional broker. Goldman calls this a ''channel conflict,'' and says it provides firms without a significant number of retail brokers a chance to challenge established competitors.
''Warfare used to be who had the biggest infantry,'' said the person familiar with Goldman's strategy talks.''You had to feed and clothe those guys and they died for you on the front lines. Now you don't need to be in the infantry business at all. We have smart bombs.''
Leslie Tortora, Goldman's head of global technology, and Larry Buchalter, managing director in the firm's fixed-income division, are heading a new committee to study the matter. The committee met for the first time only a week ago and it seems unlikely to reach a recommendation immediately, people close to the situation said. The existence of the committee was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Goldman has already dipped its toes in Internet waters. It has reserved blocks of shares of companies it underwrites for distribution to retail investors through E*Trade, a leader among the dozens of existing on-line trading firms. Both Goldman and E*Trade are also partners in an electronic stock trading network called Archipelago.
E*Trade's share price rose $8.4375, or 20 percent, to $48.5625, in trading yesterday on speculation that it would seal a fresh alliance with Goldman.
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AUSTIN (AP) A former stripper from suburban Round Rock was sentenced to nearly 3½ years in federal prison Friday for her attempt to embezzle more than $1 million from an Austin bank to start her own NASCAR racing team.
Fatemah Angela Harkness, 30, pleaded guilty in January 2004 to conspiring with Gary Jones to embezzle more than $1 million from his bank from 2000 to 2003. She received a 40-month sentence, the Austin American-Statesman reported on its website Friday.
Harkness and Jones used the money to assemble a NASCAR team called Angela's Motorsports. The team, featuring driver Mike McLaughlin, entered cars in the Busch Grand National Series starting in late 2002.
Harkness fled to Mexico before her sentencing in 2004 and continued on to the United Arab Emirates. She surrendered last month and was returned to the U.S. for sentencing.
Jones, who pleaded guilty to fraud, theft and embezzlement charges, was sentenced to nearly four years in prison in August 2004.
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At some point in the not-too-distant past, the word "veneer" became synonymous with "crap" in the minds of most Americans. It's not hard to understand why. Just go to any national furniture chain today and look at all the shiny junk they're hawking: cheap wood (or plastic) veneers over even cheaper wood (or particleboard) frames.
It wasn't always like this though. Veneer has been used for centuries by the finest woodworkers and furniture makers. It allows the craftsman to use exotic and beautifully figured pieces of wood that might otherwise be too expensive. Because veneers are so thin, they can be curved and bent and cajoled into all sort of different shapes. They can also be used to inlay a pattern or design on an existing piece. That said, I never had any thought of working with veneer, nor did I particularly want to. But then we found this antique writing desk at a shop in northern CT.
It was made by the Grand Rapids Chair Company. It's a nice little piece that looks to have mahogany veneer over a hardwood skeleton. There is a raised diamond-shaped onlay of mahogany on the fold-down desk. The desktop was in pretty good condition – a few scratches and a stain ring, but the sides had some peeling veneer.
My plan was to sand and re-stain the top, then either repair the side veneer or peel it off and paint. Like most of my plans, this one flew off the rails almost immediately. I
don't didn't have a ton of experience with veneer (just north of none), so I approached the desktop as I would any solid piece of wood: I loaded my sander with 60 grit and went berserk.
Things went well at first. The scratches and gouges that marred the surface melted away beneath my orbital machine. But, whoa! What the hell was happening in that corner? Why was the wood turning color? Maybe it would sand out? Better hit it harder. Nope. That just made it bigger. And why was the grain different?
The light bulb switches on…
The palm hits the forehead…
The spreading splotch was the wood underneath the veneer. Actually, it, too, is veneer. It's what is called a backing layer. Rewind to when I started sanding: I did have the presence of mind to look at the thickness of the veneer to see how much room I had to sand.
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It is no surprise Dontre Wilson, a 5'10, 180-pound burner of a running back out of DeSoto (TX), has nearly the entire country hanging onto every bit of news that comes of him.
It's what happens when you're ranked one of the best ten 'backs in the country, and have college football powers in a sprint for you.
As DeSoto head football coach Claude Mathis explained to FSNext's Ahmard Vital last month, it is the multiple duties Wilson can perform on the football field that has these programs chasing.
"The coaches say he can play anywhere. Some like him as a defensive back, others like him as a running back and he can also return kicks," Mathis said. "He is the whole package, an all-purpose back. And the great thing is he can run between that tackles too."
With reports circulating that Wilson is down to Oregon and Ohio State, Mathis was quick to correct.
"I know for a fact there are more than just Oregon and Ohio State," declared Mathis. "It's not just those two. He's still open."
"I know Oregon and Ohio State know they're in it. In fact, he was on the phone with Ohio State this morning. They knew they were always one of the choices since Urban took over."
"But he hasn't narrowed down to any final schools. He's still open."
Mathis noted that Wilson has visited Oregon, Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma State.
"He's done with visits. If he went anywhere else, it'd be Ohio State. But as of now, he doesn't have any more visits planned."
Wilson will be competing in the State 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays this weekend in Austin, Texas.
"We're going to sit down after State to talk things over," said Mathis. "And he'll narrow down and probably make his decision during the spring game (May 25)."


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A New Hierarchical Pattern Recognition Method Using Mirroring Neural Networks
In this paper, the authors develop a hierarchical classifier (an inverted tree-like structure) consisting of an organized set of "Blocks" each of which is actually a module that performs a feature extraction and an associated classification. They build each of such blocks by coupling a Mirroring Neural Network (MNN) with a clustering (algorithm) wherein the functions of the MNN are automatic data reduction and feature extraction which precedes an unsupervised classification. They then device an algorithm which they name as a "Tandem Algorithm" for the self-supervised learning of the MNN and an ensuing process of unsupervised pattern classification so that an ensemble of samples presented to the hierarchical classifier is classified and then sub-classified automatically.


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March 2nd, 2006
Dr Petra
Previously I'd expressed some concern about research claiming intercourse is '400% better' than masturbation. This week on Mind Hacks a member commented how the original study doesn't make such grand claims as sex is 400% better.
This is a fair point, the original research paper is more modest. However, given that all the newspaper coverage ran with the idea that sex is 400% better this must have come from a press release. It's unlikely that just one paper came up with the headline and others followed, it would have come from a central release.
And when it comes to press releases it's your responsibility as an academic to check them before they go out. Your media office or the journal who's press releasing your research will always run them by you, and I've learned from experience that being casual at this stage can cause you professional problems later.
So although the research was more conservative, it's really not acceptable to then have a press release that either doesn't represent your research, or overstates your findings. Unless as a researcher you're happy for this to be the case.
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DOHA: Cyber cafes that once mushroomed across the city and its sprawling suburbs have fallen on bad days after cheaper mobile phone handsets with internet access inundated the market.
And telecom providers drastically slashing their call rates for busy sectors left the cafes further devastated.
Rising shop rents came as a further jolt and had a multiplying affect, forcing several cafes to either shutter down or switch their business.
Affordable calls rates by telecom providers had a double impact as they almost wiped off the illegal internet telephony service providers that had been thriving until recently.
About two years ago, for example, an Indian working as an imam in a mosque was deported after being repeatedly warned by the authorities to stop the illegal business. Many internet cafes have closed down because their business had been suffering due to the twin factors of internet services' availability on cheaper mobile phone handsets on low charges and affordable call rates.
And those cafes that continue to operate braving the odds say their revenues are down at least 25 percent or more in the past two to three years.
He requested anonymity as he was not allowed to talk to the media and said even if the café's location was mentioned the owners would know he gave the information since his is the only cyber café in that locality.
A vast majority of café visitors are low-income single workers. "Most of them have mobile handsets now that give them easy access to the internet at cheaper rates," said the café operator.
"A majority of our customers are Nepalese, Indians and Egyptians," he said. "There has been a considerable reduction in their numbers."
An Indian from a southern state who gave his name as Mahadevan said now that he could call home for 19 dirhams a minute using telecom services on his mobile phone, there was no need to either visit a café or an illegal internet telephony services.
"I used to visit either an illegal telephony service joint or a cyber café every second day to call my family. Now I don't because of the low mobile call rates," he said. "For five riyals I can speak for 20 to 25 minutes."
The cafes had a gala time until 2009 and 2010, the operator who spoke on grounds of anonymity said. "I think our business cycle is coming to an end."
He said he wasn't worried, for if his sponsor decided to switch to some other business, he would retain him. "This business is hard to sustain."
Long holidays during Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha are the time when the internet cafes used to have brisk business in their hey-days.
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FROM the first round of championship games, when batsmen braved sodden pitches to build five totals of 400-plus, the 2001 season consistently defied our expectations.
There were a few constants, such as Yorkshire's early progress to the top of the table. This year, however, the White Rose managed to stay in bloom for the whole summer. By late August Yorkshire had claimed the title for the first time in 33 seasons, and they went on to finish with three more wins than runners-up Somerset.
In the NatWest one-day tournament, now installed as the centrepiece of the international season, the Pakistan tourists were as exciting and controversial as ever. But the phenomenal feats of Waqar Younis were sadly overshadowed by the mindless behaviour of a few fans. For British Muslims, the tour had provided a rare opportunity for peaceful self-assertion. It was unfair, yet typical of sport, that a handful of louts should make the loudest noise.
Then there were the Australians. Steve Waugh's men landed as favourites - very much as usual. But in 2001 they left as superhumans, having inflicted the most grievous Ashes thrashing since Allan Border's revenge mission of 1989. After all the achievements of the previous 18 months, only the most fatalistic Englishman could have predicted such a rout.
It was a bleak summer all round for England, who suffered 10 consecutive defeats after a textbook demolition of Pakistan at Lord's in May. The rot started at Old Trafford, not so much through the final day's failure to chase a hypothetical target of 370, but through the over-exuberance of Graham Thorpe and Ian Ward, the batsmen who ran themselves out chasing quick first-innings runs.
Even after three successful series, England were still showing their inexperience at winning Test matches. Australia had no such difficulty. On paper, the 1997 tourists would have pushed this team close, given that Paul Reiffel made a handier third seamer than Brett Lee, novice opener Matthew Elliott scored more runs than Damien Martyn and Greg Blewett completed a steady top three with innovative captain Mark Taylor.
There was a difference, though, and it lay in the certainty with which Australia threw themselves at their opponents. The batting of Adam Gilchrist embodied the spirit of the team: it was fearless, direct and carried more than a hint of physical intimidation. As captain, Steve Waugh wields a cudgel where Taylor preferred the rapier. He also averaged more than 100 for the second time in an Ashes series, defying the medical men to smash an unbeaten 157 on one leg at the Oval.
Australia's influence on county cricket remained as strong as ever. Mike Hussey, of Western Australia and Northamptonshire, became the first player to score 2,000 first-class runs since Mark Ramprakash in 1995. Yorkshire's Darren Lehmann was the most consistent performer in all competitions, and formed an irresistible double-act with his compatriot, coach Wayne Clark.
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The runs flowed plentifully this summer, thanks not only to the lack of overseas fast bowlers but also to the ECB's decision to use balls with softer centres. In Division One of the championship, the average runs per wicket climbed to 34.88, the highest since the notorious run-glut season of 1990, when the seam was flattened as an experiment. Kent alone contributed 23 first-class centuries, nine of them from David Fulton, who more than doubled his career tally.
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For England in 2001, batsmen supplied the most memorable moments: Marcus Trescothick's two centuries, both in a losing cause, at Lord's and Old Trafford; the second coming of Ramprakash, who found a new serenity after his move to Surrey; and, of course, Mark Butcher's astonishing 173 not out, an innings which single-handedly thwarted Australia's dreams of a whitewash. It was the only setback they suffered.


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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Нұрсұлтан Назарбаев
|Assumed office
24 April 1990
|Prime Minister
| Sergey Tereshchenko
Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Kasymzhomart Tokayev
Imangali Tasmagambetov
Daniyal Akhmetov
Karim Masimov
|Preceded by
|Position established
|In office
22 June 1989 – 14 December 1991
|Preceded by
|Gennady Kolbin
|In office
22 February 1990 – 24 April 1990
|Preceded by
|Bayken Ashimov
|Succeeded by
|Uzaqbay Qaramanov
|In office
22 March 1984 – 27 July 1989
|Preceded by
|Bayken Ashimov
|Succeeded by
|Uzaqbay Qaramanov
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Chemolgan, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
|Political party
|Nur-Otan (1999–present)
| Other political
|Communist Party (before 1991)
|Sara Nazarbayeva
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Template:Lang-kk [nʊrsʊlˈtɑn æbəʃʊˈlɯ nɑzɑrˈbɑjəf]; Russian: Нурсултан Абишевич Назарбаев Russian pronunciation: [ˌnursulˈtan abʲiʃevʲit͡ʃ ˌnazərˈbajev]) (born 6 July 1940 in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the Fall of the Soviet Union and the nation's independence in 1991. He is criticised by some for slow action on widespread corruption, suppression of opposition, unfair elections and insufficient freedom of speech.[1]
Rise to power
In 1984 Nazarbayev became the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, working under Dinmukhamed Konayev, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan.[2] He served as First Secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party from 1989 to 1991.
Nazarbayev criticized Askar Kunayev, head of the Academy of Sciences, at the 16th session of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan in January 1986 for not reforming his department. Dinmukhamed Kunayev, Nazarbayev's boss and Askar's brother, felt deeply angered and betrayed. Kunayev went to Moscow and demanded Nazarbayev's dismissal while Nazarbayev's supporters campaigned for Kunayev's dismissal and Nazarbayev's promotion. Mikhail Gorbachev ignored them both, firing Kunayev but replacing him with Gennady Kolbin, an ethnic Russian, triggering three days of riots known as the Jeltoqsan.
Nazarbayev replaced Kolbin, who despite his office had little authority in Kazakhstan, on 22 June 1989.[2] He was Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) from 22 February, to 24 April 1990. Nazarbayev was elected President of Kazakhstan by the Supreme Soviet on 24 April. He won the 1991 presidential election on 1 December, winning 91.5% of the vote in an election in which no other candidate ran against him.[3]
Nazarbayev renamed the State Defense Committee's to the Ministry of Defense and appointed Sagadat Nurmagambetov as Defense Minister on 7 May 1992. The Supreme Council, under the leadership of Speaker Serikbolsyn Abdilin, began debating over a draft constitution in June 1992.
The constitution created a strong executive branch with limited checks on executive power. Opposition political parties Ezat, Zheltoqsan and the Republican Party, held demonstrations in Almaty from 10 June-17 calling for the formation of a coalition government and the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Sergey Tereshchenko and the Supreme Council. Kazakh security personnel forcibly put down the protest on 18 June 1992. The Parliament of Kazakhstan, composed of Communist Party legislators who had yet to stand in an election since the country gained its independence, adopted the constitution on 28 January 1993.[4]
An April 1995 referendum extended his term until 2000. He was re-elected in January 1999 and again in December 2005. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe criticized the last presidential election as falling short of international democratic standards.[5] On May 18, 2007, the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a constitutional amendment which would allow Nazarbayev to seek re-election as many times as he wishes. This amendment applies specifically and only to Nazarbayev: the original constitution's prescribed maximum of two presidential terms will still apply to all future presidents of Kazakhstan.[6]
Nazarbayev appointed Altynbek Sarsenbayev, who at the time served as the Minister of Culture, Information and Concord, the Secretary of the Kazakh Security Council, replacing Marat Tazhin, on 4 May 2001. Tazhin became the Chairman of the National Security Council, replacing Alnur Musayev. Musayev became the head of the Guards' Service of the President.[7]
His government's policies are considered moderate and maintain a balance between the United States and Russia. Notwithstanding Kazakhstan's membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference, under Nazarbayev the country has had good relations with Israel. Diplomatic relations were established in 1992 and President Nazarbayev paid official visits to Israel in 1995 and 2000.[8][9][10] Bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to $724 million in 2005.[10] He initiated the move of the administration from Almaty to Astana.
A former minister in the Nazarbayev government, Zamanbek K. Nurkadilov, said that President Nazarbayev ought to answer allegations that Kazakh officials had accepted millions of US dollars in bribes from an intermediary for U.S. oil firms in the 1990s.[11]
Fighting corruption
Transparency International ranked Kazakhstan 124th in its list of countries by corruption in 2004 with a score of 2.2 (on a scale of 0-10 with 0 indicating a "highly corrupt" state).[12]. President Nazarbayev declared a holy war against corruption and ordered the adoption of "10 steps against corruption" [4] to fight corruption at all levels of state and society.
International observers have criticized the Nazarbayev regime for merely paying lip service to anti-corruption efforts. Despite receiving the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe chair in 2010, Kazakhstan has not made significant efforts to address human rights abuses and widespread corruption. The Nazarbayev family itself is embroiled in a series of ongoing investigations by Western governments into money laundering, bribery, and assassinations. Among these investigations are the now infamous Kazakhgate and allegations made by his former son-in-law of vast corruption in the Kazakh government.
Views on Iran
In a speech given on 15 December 2006 marking the 15th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence Nazarbayev stated he wished to join Iran with a single currency for all Central Asian states. He intends to push the idea forward with Ahmadinejad on an upcoming visit. On one of his speeches however, Kazakh president criticised Iran as one of the countries providing support for terrorism. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry however, released a statement on 19 December, saying his remarks were not "what he really meant," and his comments were "mistakes."[13] In a recent announcement of a railway link, Nazarbayev expressed religious solidarity with Iran, as he was quoted as saying, "Today I will pay a visit to Turkmenistan where we will agree on the construction of a railway through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Iran with access to the Persian Gulf. This will bring us closer to our Muslim brothers."[14]
In April 2008, it was reported by The Observer that Nazarbayev's biography is being written by former UK cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken[15].
2007 presidential address
Nazarbayev delivered his annual presidential address on 28 February 2007. He advocated membership in the World Trade Organization, the establishment of a Eurasian Customs Union, and discussed cooperation with foreign states in the "fight against terrorism and fight against epidemics and environmental disasters."[16]
Olympic torchbearer
On April 2, 2008 Nursultan Nazarbayev became the first torchbearer of Kazakhstan part of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Almaty.[17]
Personal life
He is married to Sara Alpysqyzy Nazarbayeva, with whom he has three daughters; Dariga, Dinara and Aliya. Dariga was married to Rakhat Aliyev, son of a former minister of healthcare, who served as the First Deputy Foreign Minister and twice as the Kazakh Ambassador to Austria. Dinara is married to Timur Kulibayev, son of a former Minister of Construction, who serves as the First Deputy Chairman of the national holding company Samruk which manages several state-owned companies and, formerly, as the first Vice President of the state-owned petroleum company KazMunaiGas. Aliya is a prominent businesswoman. She was married to a Aidar Akayev, the son of former Kyrgyz President, Askar Akaev. Now she is married Daniyar Khassenov, Kazakhstani businessman.
Nazarbayev is a practicing Muslim. Previously he had atheistic views in the Soviet era,[18] he has now exerted effort to highlight his Muslim heritage by performing the Hajj pilgrimage,[18] and supporting mosque renovations.[19] At the same time attempting to combat terrorism in Kazakhstan.[20]
On 4 December 2005 new Presidential elections were held and President Nazarbayev won by an overwhelming majority of 91.15% (from a total of 6,871,571 eligible participating voters) as reported by the Central Electoral Commission of Kazakhstan, an estimation criticized by the OSCE and other election watchdog organizations. Nazarbayev was sworn in for another seven-year term on 11 January 2006.
Nazarbayev himself has been called one of the "ultimate oligarchs" of the post-Soviet central Asia states.[21] He is believed to have transferred at least $1 billion worth of oil revenues to his private bank accounts in other countries and his family controls many other key enterprises in Kazakhstan.[21] He is also said to have benefited financially from his "special relations" with Kazakh-Israeli billionaire Alexander Mashkevich, who, as of 2004[update], was believed to control as much as one-fourth of Kazakhstan's economy.[22][23][24][dubious ]
See also
- Government of Kazakhstan
- Politics of Kazakhstan
- Human rights in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhgate
- List of national leaders
- Friedhelm Eronat
- Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan
- Zharmakhan Tuyakbay
- For a Just Kazakhstan
- Altynbek Sarsenbayev
- ↑ BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country profile: Kazakhstan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Power and Change in Central Asia, pages 59-61 Google books
- ↑ Miniature Empires: A Historical Dictionary of the Newly Independent States, page 136 Google books
- ↑ Russia and the New States of Eurasia: The Politics of Upheaval, pages 317-318 Google books
- ↑ Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Elections
- ↑ Kazakhstan lifts president's term limit LA Times
- ↑ Brassey's International Intelligence Yearbook: 2003 Edition, page 272 Google books
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 [3]
- ↑ Ex-Kazakh Official Who Made a Threat Found Slain - New York Times
- ↑ 3006681 TI Report Cover
- ↑ Kazakhstan dismisses alleged anti-Iran comments from president IRNA
- ↑ EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Construction Of Railway To Iran On Agenda Of Turkmenistan Visit - Kazakh Leader
- ↑ Pendennis: 06 April 2008 | From the Observer | The Observer
- ↑ Kazakh leader outlines development priorities in annual address BBC News
- ↑ :: Liter.KZ
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Ideology and National Identity in Post-Communist Foreign Policies By Rick Fawn, pg. 147
- ↑ Moscow News - Local - Moscow's Largest Mosque to Undergo Extension
- ↑ Kazakstan - Government Mongabay
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Guriev, Sergei; Andrei Rachinsky (October 2006). "The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe" (PDF). www.wider.unu.edu. United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research. http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/rps/rps2006/rp2006-120.pdf. Retrieved 2006-02-17.
- ↑ Kazhegeldin, Akezhan (December 24, 2004). "The end of the "controlled" democracy". "Respublika". International Eurasian Institute for Economic and Political Research. http://iicas.org/2004en/publ_30_12_04.htm. Retrieved 2006-02-17.
- ↑ Rozen, Sami (March 9, 2006). "Kazakh Historian Turned Deputy Minister After Stay in Israel". www.axisglobe.com. Axis. http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=722. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ↑ Krichevsky, Lev (18 October 2004). "Wealthy Kazakh businessman looks to make mark on Jewish world". www.ncsj.org. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/101804JTA_Mashkevich.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nursultan Nazarbayev
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- www.kazakhstanlive.com
- Pro-Nazarbayev video
- Kazakh President demands firing of telecom chief
- Brief introduction to relations between China and Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan, Armenia sign agreements to develop relations
- Kazakhstan has no need for West's advice - Nazarbayev
- Kazakhstan to export 6-7 mln tonnes of grains of this year harvest
- Pro-Nazarbayev party merges with President's power base
- Kazakhstan: New political party borrows from Western right
- Kazakhstan to be top oil producer by 2011: Nazarbayev
- Kazakh blogger found guilty
- Kazakhstan and the Nazarbayev Kleptocracy - Islamic Human Rights Commission
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The Dark is Rising the Puffin Covers by Michael Heslop
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- Faith and Fatherland said...
Thanks so much for doing this post. These were easily my favourite books as I was growing up, and Heslop's covers were so brilliantly evocative and caught the haunting, bittersweet tone of the stories so well that they must have been an important part of the "draw". I did my own little gallery of his covers a couple of years ago here. He did nine altogether, and it's odd that they don't seem to have been gathered together anywhere else. I think the cover he did for the one-volume edition was probably his best, and I feel all the more melancholy now that I never actually bought it.
- 10:19 pm
- Autumn Rymal said...
I would love to see the covers but the link is not working. Can you repost? Thank you!
- 6:28 pm
These are my all-time favourite books and these covers were the best. I really don't like the modern ones on the books.
Like you I've been trying to obtain copies of these books with little success. I had 'Over Sea Under Stone' and found 'The Dark Is Rising' in a secondhand bookshop in Lyme Regis - but I've never seen the others anywhere. The search continues ...
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- Callum said...
Hi Anonymous,
Do drop me a line using the email link at the top of this blog as I might be able to help with copies of some of the later books in the series with these covers
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