text: > Is it just me, or does 7-8 billion yen (getting on towards $60 > million) sound a tad expesive for such a thing? Sure, it's not a > hack I could pull off in a week-end or anything like that, and > dealing with billing systems is never cheap, but what on earth can > make it cost so much? Irasshaimase! Welcome to Japan. Read in the newspaper about the bubble and scratch your head... how the hell does a bubble cripple an economy for 10+ years? Simple. It's not a bubble. It's corruption. In the rest of the civilized world we call it a depression. Sorry mate, but Japan will never be a stable economy in the way that the US is and the way that the EU is likely to become until they decide to stop the centuries old habit of mutually agreeing to ignore annoying realities. Living in Japan can be incredibly frustrating for foreigners particularly if you have any inclination to affect a change. I have all but given up on such noble thoughts and now force myself to be contented with building a small business and trying to influence those few around me who will actually listen. The Japanese banking fiasco makes the whole Enron scandle look like a bad night at the craps table. It is system wide and entrenched such that even a Prime Minister has a snowball's chance in hell of ever fixing it. While this isn't directly related after 8 years of business in Japan I have come to the conclusion that it's all just different parts of the same giant turdburger. (Not to sound too negative :) I love Japan but it's a painful relationship. I have a recurring dream that a bunch of Japanese stick their heads out the window and shout "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!". :) Douglas MacDougallReceived on Fri Jan 25 12:40:26 2002


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CALGARY, Alberta, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Western Canada's oilwell drilling industry has yet to be affected by falling oil prices, industry insiders say, even as they worry that their customers may be forced to soon begin cutting back budgets as weakening profits limit activity.
The winter drilling season is one of the most hectic for Canada's oil service industry as frozen ground opens up land inaccessible in warmer months. And although benchmark North American oil prices, recently trading for $67.38 a barrel, have dropped by a third in recent months, drillers are still busy.
In the week ending Dec. 1, 52 percent of Canadian drilling rigs were working, about the same as a year earlier, according to the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors.
But while activity remains robust, there are fears that oil companies could rework their drilling budgets to reflect lower prices, weakening the market particularly for older, less productive drilling rigs.
"We're starting to hear noises," said Lisa Ottman, a vice-president at Trinidad Drilling Ltd.
"It's not happening yet but there's potential we're going to start to see some impact on the ... older rigs. They're the first ones we'd expect to see come down."
Lean times are not unknown to Western Canada's oil drillers. In the 2008-2009 financial crisis that pushed oil prices below $33 a barrel, utilization rates, the percentage of available rigs working, dropped to 22 percent in March 2009, less than half the level in the year-prior month.
"This isn't new to our industry," said Mark Salkeld, chief executive of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada, a lobby group for about 250 oil and gas service companies. "We've had the peaks and valleys and the ones that have seen this before tighten things up."
Salkeld said his members' business was being supported by the potential expansion of oil pipelines taking crude from Western Canada to the United States and Quebec, as well as possible liquefied natural gas projects in British Columbia that require additional gas supplies to feed them. However even those projects may not be enough to sustain the oil-service industry if their customers feel the need to pull back.
"There's lot of work," Salkeld said. "But it just depends on the (oil) producers' balance sheets." (Reporting by Scott Haggett; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94
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HARI SREENIVASAN: Good evening. I'm Hari Sreenivasan. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are away.
On the "NewsHour" tonight: Democrats sparred in the troubled town of Flint, Michigan, while Ted Cruz plays catchup, winning the same amount of states as front-runner Donald Trump over the weekend.
Also ahead, we remember Nancy Reagan. Judy Woodruff sat down with the former first lady in one of her last interviews.
NANCY REAGAN, Former First Lady: I think I was a little bit more realistic about people than — than he was. And that was my contribution.
HARI SREENIVASAN: And how security agencies are screening the thousands of refugees pouring into Europe after the Paris attacks.
BERNDT KORNER, Frontex: We are just trying to investigate whoever is apprehended, whoever is brought to the offices, check them through the databases, perform the necessary security checks in order to prevent that anything slips through.
HARI SREENIVASAN: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour."
HARI SREENIVASAN: In the day's other news, tributes poured in today for former first lady Nancy Reagan, after her death Sunday in Los Angeles. President Obama ordered flags flown at half-staff, and, at a meeting, he took a moment to offer praise.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: As somebody who has been lucky enough to have an extraordinary partner in my life as well, I know how much she meant, not just to President Reagan, but to the country as a whole. He was lucky to have her. And I'm sure he'd be the first to acknowledge that. So, she will be missed.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Mrs. Reagan will lie in repose on Wednesday at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The funeral will be Friday. We will have more on Nancy Reagan, in her own words, later in the program.
The news of Mrs. Reagan's death came as former President Jimmy Carter announced he no longer needs treatment for cancer. He said his latest MRI showed no signs of melanoma that had spread to his brain at one point. The former president is 91. He's been on a newly approved drug that helps the body target cancer cells.
The Pentagon now says a U.S. drone strike killed more than 150 Islamist militants in Somalia. Saturday's attack hit a training camp for Al-Shabaab fighters, about 120 miles north of Mogadishu. A U.S. military spokesman says they were getting ready to launch a large-scale operation.
Heavy fighting broke out today along Tunisia's frontier with Libya, when dozens of gunmen stormed a border town. Authorities reported 53 dead in Ben Gardane near beach towns popular with tourists. Battles raged into the night before the army regained control. Tunisia's president said it was the work of Islamic State extremists out of Libya.
PRESIDENT BEJI CAID ESSEBSI, Tunisia (through interpreter): This is an unprecedented attack, planned and organized, and whose goal was probably to take control of this area and to announce a new emirate.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Extremist attacks in Tunisia killed dozens of tourists last year.
And, in Pakistan, a suicide bomber killed 11 people and wounded 15 in the northwest town of Shabqadar. The bomber blew himself up after guards stopped him from entering a court. A Pakistani Taliban group said it was revenge for the execution of a man who killed a provincial governor.
European leaders convened in Brussels today, searching for a way to shut off the flow of migrants. As they did, hundreds more kept arriving in Greece, but they're now blocked from advancing any farther.
James Mates of independent news reports from Brussels
JAMES MATES: They came to Europe in search of safety and a better life. What they found is a tent city on a bleak hillside, with hostility and razor-wire fences now springing up across a continent that they believed was the promised land.
And as they shiver on Greece's northern border, the continent's leaders are meeting 1,500 miles away, in turn threatening and haggling over how to stop anymore from coming.
CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL, Germany (through interpreter): I just want to respond to how we can reduce migrants for not only a few countries, but for all countries, including Greece. It can't just be about closing something. We need to find a sustainable solution together with Turkey, as well as putting an end to illegal immigration and improving the living conditions of the refugees.
JAMES MATES: It is this man who appears to now hold the keys to Europe, the prime minister of Turkey, who can stop migrants coming or can agree to take them back, but at a price, six billion euros and a promise his country can soon join the E.U.
AHMET DAVUTOGLU, Prime Minister, Turkey: And Turkey is ready to work with the E.U. Turkey is ready to be a member of the E.U. as well. And, today, I hope this summit, which we will not focus on the irregular migration, but also Turkey's accession process to E.U.
JAMES MATES: But these were the scenes just this weekend in Istanbul after an opposition newspaper was shut down by an increasingly authoritarian government. Without the bargaining chip of refugees, Turkey would be nowhere near E.U. membership.
But here they are today seated around the E.U.'s top table, the Turkish flag on the wall, an ever-growing list of demands being presented, knowing that, for as long as the refugees keep coming, they hold the whip hand.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Late today, Hungary said it will veto any plan to resettle asylum-seekers directly from Turkey.
Back in this country, the average bonus on Wall Street fell 9 percent last year, to just over $146,000. The New York Comptroller's Office says it's because profits in the securities industry were down sharply, and bonuses are tied to those profits. Overall compensation for Wall Street workers, including salary, actually rose 14 percent. It's now nearly $405,000, a record.
On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 67 points to close at 17074. The Nasdaq fell eight points, and the S&P 500 added a little less than two points.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": our Politics Monday duo on the increasingly controversial race for the White House; remembrances of a first lady, the legacy of the late Nancy Reagan; European leaders seeking a new solution to the migrant crisis; and much more.


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The Poor Knights Islands, turbulent Maori history, massive arches, remnants of lost people, the world's largest sea cave, giant insects, & amazing stories.
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Thrown skyward in a violent eruption millions of years ago, the Poor Knights Islands stand as silent sentry to forgotten worlds, and sacred peoples.
The sheer cliff faces have been eroded by wind and wave action over thousands of years to form faces, nooks and crannies, and weird statues.
As we lay quietly at anchor I heard the laughter of long-gone children echo across the water, as they gathered kumara and fish to feed the tribe, and yesterday's stories came alive.
The world's largest sea cave dwarfed us as our boat sailed inside, and our calls echoed in the huge chamber. People have been forbidden to set foot on the Islands since a Maori massacre hundreds of years ago, this tribal tapu and Nature Reserve status protecting the pristine environment.
Due to its isolation from the mainland, the Poor Knights became an Island sanctuary with no introduced species; this Middle Earth in the Middle of the Ocean is a throw back to when invertebrates were King. Endemic species thrive here; tuatara – Earth's only living dinosaur – share burrows with Buller's shearwaters, giant weta are the size of mice, and the plant species are twice the size of their relations back on land.
The Buller's shearwater are not the only birds to call these islands home. The bellbird song here is deafening in the early hours, and even as you are anchored in a boat below, their daytime song is loud and clear, something you no longer hear back in New Zealand. Spotless crake can be seen near the streams, and native cuckoo are here also.
The seabird life contributes greatly to the islands fertility with their droppings playing a role in the balance of life here. Fairy prions, rare ternlets, many species of petrel, and a gannet colony on the Pinnacle and Sugarloaf stacks to the south of the main islands. There are literally millions of birds.
The timelessness of the place placed its cloak over me, and the spirituality of the island touched me. I felt like a special visitor. Its memory will stay with me, shape me, and defined me a little bit more.
My imagination watched hairy-footed Hobbits leaping over rock bridges, and peering from behind outcrops that look like gargoyles; I am sure they were waving good-bye as we departed.
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Greg Brady (Barry Williams) is 62.
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Die Zauberflöte — The Magic Flute — premiered in Vienna 225 years ago tonight; libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. That night Mozart conducted the orchestra, Schikaneder played Papageno. Mozart died less than 10 weeks later at age 35.
James Dean was killed 61 years ago today at the junction of California Highways 41 and 46. He was 24.
NewMexiKen's very own grandfather, John Louis Beyett, was born in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, 135 years ago today. He died before I was born, but I met his mother, my great-grandmother when I was 8-years-old. She was born in 1865 and was just 15 when my grandfather was born; the first of her nine children. She was 87 when I met her (and lived to be 93). It has always amazed me that I met an ancestor who was born the year Abraham Lincoln died.


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Great piece in the Idaho Statesman today.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Ex-convict Vikki Hankins had the misfortune of being freed from prison during the worst recession since the Great Depression. While serving an 18-year sentence for a nonviolent federal drug conviction, she was assured of taxpayer-funded food and shelter.
Now on the outside after her first offense, she lives in a motel room and struggles to find work.
Like thousands leaving prison amid the economic slump, Hankins could be helped by the Second Chance Act, a program approved by Congress to help nonviolent offenders get a new start on life.
Signed by then-president George W. Bush in April, the Second Chance Act is designed to help ex-convicts get jobs, housing and counseling. But congressional backers worry the act may not even see its first dollar as billions in taxpayer money are being shunted to the nation's economic bailout.
"I want to establish a life for myself. But where is my home going to be? What am I going to do for the rest of my life?" Hankins said.
Like many ex-cons, the 40-year-old wants a house, a job and a car. Since her release last spring, she has lived in Orlando-area motels and has been turned down dozens of times for jobs in fast food restaurants serving the Disney World throngs.
Potential employers have been scared off by her past, and she's one of many people looking for work in Florida. The state's jobless rate hovers above 8 percent, topping the national average.
Hankins does do administrative work with a group started by a retired federal corrections officer, called Advocate 4 Justice, which lobbies lawmakers to reinstate federal parole - particularly for nonviolent drug offenders. In exchange, the group helps pay her weekly motel bills and some basics such as toiletries and clothing. Still, she hasn't made enough for a car or a downpayment on an apartment rental.
"In many ways," Hankins said, "it's harder than being incarcerated."
Lawmakers believed the Second Chance Act could help whittle down some of the $50 billion-plus spent on offenders behind bars. According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2.3 million people in the U.S. are held in jails, state lockups or federal facilities.
The Second Chance law won wide bipartisan support in 2008. Lawmakers anticipated setting aside $165 million a year in grants to nonprofit organizations, religious groups and states to help prisoners re-enter society, but so far no funding has been approved.
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Illinois, said funding for Second Chance wasn't part of the stimulus bill; instead, it is expected to be in the annual appropriations package.
Those who work with ex-felons say grant money from Second Chance would support programs already in place or fund new ones that would help keep tens of thousands of ex-offenders from going back to overcrowded prisons - saving taxpayer money in the long run.
"In this economy, many of these individuals are going to be left out, left behind," said Davis, who sponsored the Second Chance Act. "At the end of the day, they will be just as unemployed as before."
Backers say the Second Chance Act is needed now more than ever because money for state or community-funded programs is tight.
"We have to work really hard to make this happen," said Jessica Nickel of the Washington, D.C.-based Justice Center of the Council of State Governments. "These people are coming home to our community, and having a job and a place to live are critical if you want them to be upstanding, taxpaying citizens."
Kemba Smith, 37, of Washington, D.C., is a former inmate who, like Hankins, received a long sentence for a first-time drug offender.
"Having a record, especially a drug conviction, does limit one's ability to move forward. How long should someone's past follow them?" said Smith, whose sentence was commuted by a 2000 presidential pardon.
Upon her release, Smith was hired as an administrative assistant by a law firm that was familiar with her story. She has since become a motivation speaker and educator, and a Hollywood producer has optioned her story.
"Even though my past kind of haunts me, my motivation when I got out was to keep pushing forward regardless of what doors close in my face,'" she said.
But the chief of the federal probation office in Tampa, Elaine Terenzi, says not all ex-offenders have Smith's drive. Terenzi hopes the Second Chance Act funds will flow to ex-convicts who face enormous obstacles after prison.
"People who have served 10-, 15-year terms, many of their expectations are no longer feasible," Terenzi said. "Everything is so different."
Even those who served short sentences are discovering their criminal record is an employment barrier.
Donald Carter of Cincinnati thought he'd have no problem getting a job after three months' behind bars on a felony child support charge.
The 57-year-old had worked for years helping the mentally disabled, but spent months searching for jobs in and out of the social work field after his June release.
"I was so discouraged," he said. "That felony, it stigmatizes you; it makes employers put you in another category."
A tough economy didn't help either.
So Carter enrolled in a Cincinnati program that is already trying some of the concepts of the Second Chance Act and could qualify for funding under the law. Program leaders taught Carter interviewing skills, job-hunting tactics and wrote letters for to a judge who wondered why Carter hadn't found employment.
The program worked. Carter landed a job in December with a defense contractor.
"I probably would have self-destructed had it not been for those services," Carter said. "I probably would have just been another statistic."


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AS THE Australian International Airshow gets ready to tear the sky and shake the ground with high velocity hardware over Avalon, it'll be the culmination of two-and-a-half years of work for its chief executive Ian Honnery.
He's the man who for more than 20 years has orchestrated the biggest tented airshow in the southern hemisphere, ranking alongside Farnborough in the UK, and the Paris and Singapore airshows.
It's the 10th airshow held at Avalon and this year coincides with the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force.
"That's somewhat of major milestone," Mr Honnery says. "It keeps Australia on the map, on the world stage; it draws attention to us as a technologically sophisticated nation, promoting high technology and advanced manufacturing."
It costs the not-for-profit organising foundation about $15 million to stage the airshow, not counting the cost to exhibitors of their personnel, stands and aircraft. The federal government contributes through the RAAF's participation and other funders are the Victorian Government and the City of Geelong.
Mr Honnery said the state government's contribution is between 5 and 10 per cent of what it pays to cover the costs of the Grand Prix — which would put the subsidy at between $2.5 million and $5 million.
The Avalon Airshow has managed to survive the recent shocks in the world aviation industry following the global financial crisis.
Mr Honnery has rolled what are effectively three shows into one: a defence pow-wow, a civil aerospace trade show and an air spectacular for punters.
From next month, top military brass, company chiefs and government ministers will converge at Avalon, the place that's better known for the no-frills, cheap flights operated by Jetstar and Tiger Airways.
"There's in the order of 600 participating companies, from over 20 countries, with the four trade days will have an attendance of 30,000 to 40,000 people, including company presidents and chief executives, between 40 and 50 air chiefs or their deputies from around the world and overseas defence ministers," he said.
The talks between the international leaders to initiate deals are "by far the most important, least tangible but the most long-lived benefits" that come from the airshow, Mr Honnery said.
This year the civil aviation trade show bring together its largest collection of executive jets, including Bombardier's $54 million Global Express XRS, which boasts an intercontinental flying range at close to the speed of sound in eye-watering luxury.
And for the public, it's a chance to see the real military jets and choppers in action.
This year the headline act is the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a single seat supersonic stealth fighter that the US won't sell for air superiority reasons.
And at the other end, there's a flying display of historic war birds, including the plane considered the most elegant fighter ever made, the Spitfire. And a Canberra Bomber originally built at Avalon and which saw service in Vietnam, is being restored for the show.
"We've gone to a lot of trouble to present a comprehensive array of historical aircraft, including the best array of warbird aircraft we've seen in the show's history," Mr Honnery said.
This year, for the first time, there will be indoor and outdoor displays of unmanned flying machines, with live video from them broadcast on screens at the show.
The Australian International Airshow runs from March 1 to 6, and is open to the public on Friday, March 4 from 2pm.


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Watford co-owner Gino Pozzo has stressed his family will not jeopardise the club's future in an attempt to reach the Premier League.
The Pozzo family took over Watford in the summer to take their tally of clubs to three following their previous acquisition of Udinese and Granada.
Pozzo said: "Football is a long-term project. You never know what is going to happen in one or two years. That is not a time frame where you are able to develop a plan.
"You definitely need a long-term approach and you have to be able to change your vision depending on how things develop, as there is a difference between being in the Championship and being in the Premier League.
"We are definitely going to aim for the Premier League but we do not want to jeopardise the club's finance or the way the club is run to do it. Sometimes when you push things too much, it just will not work in the long term.
"We definitely want to build something that is going to be stable in the Premier League and in order to do that, you have got to do things one step at a time and that is our objective.
"I think this is a club that can grow much further in the Premier League and can be a club where we can recognise our values and can grow our values inside the club."
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With 25 years of service to motorists, PATROLMAN PHIL takes a wry look at the business of being a 'breakdown technician' and recalls stories from the roadside as well as offering the occasional helpful motoring snippet
PEOPLE are often surprised when their car won't start or cuts out as they drive along.
''It was OK yesterday'' or ''it's never done this before'' they often complain.
There are obviously things that one can do to prevent a breakdown but even the most reliable models will succumb to the odd puncture. That is something that I can sort out easily by fitting your spare wheel, so it's worth checking your boot or underneath your car to see just where the spare is because there are a number of manufactures that don't even give you one.
Some only supply an aerosol designed to inflate and seal your puncture, not a lot of good when your tyre has a hole a small child could fit through.
My motoring tip for this week is this: If you have locking wheel nuts check that you have the 'key' for them.
It's usually with the jack but sometimes it's in a small plastic box or bag in the glove compartment.
Another good idea is to check that it fits all four wheel nuts as these keys can sometimes be damaged by well-meaning Neanderthals in tyre centres (don't get me started) who use an air gun instead of a torque wrench to put your wheels back on.
It's best to check all the above, should we ever meet on the hard shoulder.
Having a spare set of keys (and please don't keep these in the car) can also save you a lot of time and expense.
At least if you lock yourself out of your car at home you won't require my services.
Most car keys these days have remote control buttons built in. Often however, the spare key doesn't .
So if you need to unlock the car manually be sure that you know where the keyhole is. It can often be concealed by a small piece of plastic and is sometimes only on the passenger side door.
One chap waited patiently at home for me to drive 40 miles, only for me to walk him around to other side of his car.
Oops! In the spirit of camaraderie, I told him of the time I called out the boiler engineer, only to be walked to the bottom of my garden and shown (rather smugly, I thought) an empty heating oil tank.
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Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26, 1930), more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva, is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.
Napoleon Abueva, nicknamed Billy, was born on January 26, 1930 in Tagbilaran, Bohol to Teodoro Abueva, a Bohol congressman and Purificacion (Nena) Veloso, president of the Women's Auxiliary Service. His father was a friend and contemporary of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas and Ambassador Narciso Ramos. He was a member of the Provincial Board, and later became the Provincial Governor of Bohol. He ended his career as a Congressman in 1934. Both of Abueva's parents died serving their country.
Abueva has six other brothers and sisters: Teodoro (Teddy), Jr., now based in New York, USA; Purificacion (Neny -deceased), married to Atty. Ramon Binamira (dec.) of Tagbilaran City; Jose Abueva (Pepe), former president of the University of the Philippines; Amelia Martinez (Inday), now living in Chicago; Teresita (Ching)Floro, now living in Sydney, Australia; and Antonio (Tony), a landscape artist who met a tragic fate aboard Princess of the Orient; his body has not been found.
Some of his major works include Kaganapan (1953), Kiss of Judas (1955), Thirty Pieces of Silver , The Transfiguration, Eternal Gardens Memorial Park (1979), UP Gateway (1967), Nine Muses (1994), UP Faculty Center, Sunburst (1994)-Peninsula Manila Hotel, the bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front of National Library, and murals in marble at the National Heroes Shrine, Mt. Samat, Bataan. One masterpiece he dedicates to the Boholanos is the Sandugo or Blood Compact shrine in Bool, Tagbilaran City, a landmark at the site of the first international treaty of friendship between Spaniards and Filipinos. This is now a tourist attraction in Bohol province. This shrine is an expression of Abueva's awareness of his roots, and a manifestation of his artistic talents.
Abueva also performed the death mask procedure of the late Fernando Poe Jr. in 2004, as well as that of Ninoy Aquino in 1986. Both masks are now displayed at the Center for Kapampangan Studies, Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac. Incidentally, he also made a death mask of Cardinal Sin.


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The Rosas ore includes galena, blende, chalcopyrite and mixed sulfides. It is found in a metamorphic area, between limestones and schists. The ore is very complex from a geological and mining point of view. It is closely related to the nearby Sa Marchesa ore, and lies along the high rounded folds and fractures of the ground.
The ore is a result of the deposition of sulfides during a sedimentary phase probably divided in three stages:
During the first phase of the Caledonian orogeny the ore doesn't seem to have changed its position or conformation. Subsequently the orogenic activity increased, and the ore was moved and fractured.
According to the most reliable theory, the movement related to the Hercynian Orogeny, along with the metamorphism caused by the granite's push, caused other migrations of minerals and their new crystallization. A typical example of this phase is the transformation of pyrite in pyrrhotite and haematite-magnetite. Contemporarily the barite and galena were considerably moved and concentrated in far away sites. It does not seem that the other sulfides suffered attacks and noticeable oxidations.
History of the mine
The first information on mining activity in the area of the Rosas mine goes back to the first decades of the XIX century. At that time all the mining activity in Sardinia was directly managed by the State Administration. The first papers attesting to a mining prospect south of Monte Orri date from these years.
In 1832 the State Administration granted three local enterpreneurs with some prospect permits. A few years later they founded the Società Anonima dell'Unione per la Coltivazione delle Miniere del Sulcis e del Sarrabus in Sardegna. In 1851, this company was granted with the mining license of Rosas, and began to exploit a galena ore.
The first years of the mine were difficult, and were spent among civil lawsuits and frequent changes of ownership. Only in 1883, the energy and competence of the mining engineer Giorgio Asproni brought the mine out of difficulties.
At the beginning mainly lead, zinc and iron were extracted. At the end of the XIX century, within a few decades, more than 60.000 tons of blende, calamine, cerussite and galena were extracted.
The first works were concentrated in the west sector of the mine. When the ore started to run out, they were moved to the eastern sector, in the area named Trubba Niedda.
At the beginning, the Rosas mine was very productive, and until 1911 the obtained yield was 23%, that is to say 23 kilogrammes of lead for every quintal (= 100 kilos) of mineral dressed. During the First World War the yield went down to 11%, and then to 8% from 1919 to 1924. Nevertheless, a search in 1922 estimated that there were still 95.000 tons of mineral to be extracted.
During these years the previous claimants agreed with other capitalists and founded the company named Società Miniere di Rosas. The nearby mines of Mitza Sarmentus, Sa Marchesa and Bega Trotta were closed.
In 1938 the flotation plant was finished. It could dress 50 tons of minerals in a day, but became operative only at the end of the Second World War.
At the end of the war, the mine was in perfect condition. It had a comfortable village, a functional managing centre, modern plants and a large variety of extractable minerals. In 1951 about 152 people lived in the village.
In the 1950's the AMMI (Azienda Minerali Metallici Italiani = Metallic Minerals Italian Company) made some investiments that kept hope alive for the future of the mine. The minerals dressed by the flotation plant were very rich. The average grades, in fact, were up a little to 5% for zinc and 0,63% for copper.
The crisis became irreversibile in the 1970's, for this mine and for all the Sardinian mining activity. The mine was closed once and for all in the 1980's.
The minerals of the mine of Rosas
Allophane, Arsenopyrite, Aurichalcite, Azurite, Bismuth, Brochantite, Calcantite, Calcite, Calcopirite, Cerussite, Clinozoisite, Cordierite, Cuprite, Diopside, Ematite, Epidote, Fluorite, Argentiferous Galena, Greenockite, Limonite, Linarite, Malachite, Manganite, Orneblenda, Parauricalcite, Pyrite, Pyrohisite, Pyromorphite, Plumboallophane, Quartz, Copper, Rosasite, Siderite, sphalerite, Uralolite.
You can find information on the mine in ANTONIO FRANCESCO FADDA - Siti minerari in Sardegna - Coedisar, Cagliari 1997, and in SANDRO MEZZOLANI, ANDREA SIMONCINI - Sardegna da salvare. Paesaggi e Architetture delle Miniere - Editrice Archivio Fotografico Sardo, Nuoro 1993
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By Deena Winter and Earl Glynn | Nebraska Watchdog
LINCOLN — Seven sparsely populated Nebraska counties have more registered voters than people older than 18, a Nebraska Watchdog analysis of U.S. Census and voter registration data finds.
About 80 percent of Nebraska's adults are registered to vote, according to the state's voter rolls. But in those seven counties, the number of people registered to vote is greater than the number of people of voting age. Another 11 Nebraska counties are near the 100 percent mark, according to 2010 U.S. Census data.
Election officials say that's because federal law mandates a long process to purge ineligible voters from their rolls if, that is, first-hand evidence the person has moved, died or is a felon, for example, doesn't exist.
Absent first-hand proof, officials must send the voter a notice asking him to confirm his status. Without a response, election officials must wait two federal elections before removing the person — if that person doesn't vote in those elections.
But in a state without any requirement that voters show identification, election watchdogs worry those lists of inactive voters could be used to commit voter fraud.
Secretary of State John Gale said while the removal process can be frustrating and lengthy, it's intended to protect people from being arbitrarily deleted from voter rolls. The state tries to keep its voter lists clean by searching postal service change-of-address data every six months, checking death notices weekly and felony records monthly, he said. Nebraska also cross-checks its registration database with 14 other states.
"We think we have an excellent list-maintenance system," he said. "Within the limits of state and federal law, we do an excellent job."
Loup County, for instance, has had more voters than the U.S. Census says it has people older than 18 for more than seven years. Its current voter registration list comprises 106 percent of the voting-age population.
Debbie Postany serves as the county clerk, county assessor, register of deeds and election commissioner of Loup County. She said the National Voter Registration Act requires her to wait two federal election cycles before removing an inactive voter who hasn't communicated with her. It can take six to eight years to remove a voter from the list.
"I work really hard to keep them current," she said. "I'm trying to get them off."
Loup County has a square mile of land for almost every resident. The 2010 Census shows Loup County has 632 residents, with 491 older than 18. Postany said 505 people are registered to vote, but 38 are going through the NVRA-mandated removal process. That leaves 467 active voters of the 491 people counted by the Census.
Still, are 95 percent of Loup County's residents really registered to vote? Postany wouldn't be surprised: She says local teachers get students to register as soon as they're eligible and the Census may count college students and Loup County residents who live in nursing homes in other counties. Then there are the transient farm and rancher workers registered through "motor voter" laws, and "within two months, they're gone."
"I don't find it odd in a little community that I have that many people registered to vote," she said.
Nebraska's most sparsely populated counties are more likely to have what some call "voter bloat." The seven counties with more registered voters than adults are Loup, Blaine, Hooker, Wheeler, Keya Paha, Kimball and Hayes. While Kimball County has a population of about 3,800, the other six counties are home to 1,000 or fewer people, with Arthur, Blaine and Loup counties among the five smallest in Nebraska.
Another 11 counties have unrealistically high numbers of registered voters – near the 100 percent mark – Sheridan, Arthur, Custer, Logan, McPherson, Thurston, Banner, Boone, Gosper, Keith and York counties.
In small counties, the algorithms for estimating population aren't as accurate, Gale said. Census estimates particularly have problems, compared to official census data.
"It doesn't mean there are phantom people," he said. "It doesn't mean there's some malevolent, evil manipulation going on."
While there's a remote possibility a few random impersonators could take advantage of voter bloat, Gale says, it's highly unlikely a massive fraud could be pulled off. To influence an election, thousands of people would have to be coordinated and persuaded to commit a felony.
"What's the gain?" he said. "Who's gonna risk a felony?"
Of course, in smaller elections that come down to one or two votes, such a fraud would be easier to pull off. But Postany said committing voter fraud would be difficult in her small, close-knit community.
"My (election) board knows everybody that walks in to vote," she said. "It would be very difficult to do in a little county."
Reported by Deena Winter, [email protected] Follow Deena on Twitter at @DeenaNEWatchdog.
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The research behind this story:
• Charts for each Nebraska county comparing U.S. Census and voter registration data (last page is state total)
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U.S. stock futures were higher in Thursday's premarket as exchange traded funds were hoping to snap a six-day losing streak. Investors are worried about a slowing economy, the end of stimulus and this week's rumblings from OPEC.
Yet Wall Street's "fear gauge" and ETFs that track CBOE Volatility Index futures haven't seen a dramatic move higher.
The VIX tends to spike when markets become unsettled and the cost of protection in options markets rises. The exchange traded funds and notes track VIX futures, rather than the spot price. They can lag spot VIX when futures are in "contango."
"We did however continue to see the VIX continue to creep higher, closing well above 18, and recall that last Friday it briefly crossed the 200 day moving average of 19.13, and recently the options flow in the index have consisted of put buyers who likely believe that volatilities in the marketplace will taper off in the near term, so we await more signals from the capital markets on that end," said Paul Weisbruch at Street One Financial in a note this week. [A Tepid Response From VIX Index ETFs.]
The VIX nearly touched 19 on Wednesday, and this is one of its highest closes since March. Mid-March last year it hovered near 30, and was regularly trending toward 30 for most of Summer, says Mark Gongloff for The Wall Street Journal.
ETFs and ETNs that track VIX futures include VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short ETN (NYSEArca: TVIX) , iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 VIX (NYSEArca: VZZ) , iPath S&P 500 Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) and ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSEArca: VIXY).
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The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery at Long's Garage on Holden Beach Road near Shallotte this morning.
Law enforcement officers were interviewing the employees and roping off the area with crime-scene tape at about 9 a.m.
Garage owner James Long said he didn't see the thief. He left the front office for a moment, and when he came back inside a customer handed him some money, thinking someone had dropped it. Long then noticed the business's money box, containing $1,200, had been turned over and all the money taken out.
Jeannine Friday-Bicknell hoped it wouldn't come to this.
But the economy is forcing the founder of Southport /Oak Island Animal Rescue to put the three-acre nonprofit, no-kill facility up for sale.
Financially, SOAR is in terrible shape, Friday-Bicknell said this week.
As the economy has floundered in recent years, she said she continued to put $50,000 toward the facility to pay for its upkeep, pet care and workers' salaries.
CALABASH—After four years of review and revision, the town board of commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved adopting a new Unified Development Ordinance.
The board approved a resolution for the new code of ordinances that compose the UDO as a "standalone land development document," as discussed at a June 22 hearing.
Despite showing up with 400 signatures of people requesting Patricia Rourk remain principal at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary School, a personnel list released Tuesday night by the Brunswick County Board of Education showed no sign of her return.
BOLIVIA—Students at West Brunswick High School will walk into school on Aug. 25 and see a new face behind the principal's desk.
Members of the Brunswick County Board of Education named Jamal Woods as principal Tuesday night. Woods begins work July 19.
"I'm just excited to be down here, and I look forward to working with the West Brunswick community," Woods said.
HOLDEN BEACH—Town commissioners have adopted a draft water shortage response plan. They are now asking the public to review the document at town hall and make comments before the final draft is adopted.
At Tuesday night's town board meeting, commissioners unanimously adopted the draft, which includes several stages of shortage response including voluntary reductions, mandatory reductions, emergency reductions and water rationing in the event of a water shortage.
A Supply man was arrested Tuesday for stealing a truck with more than $11,000 worth of appliances in it.
According to Brunswick County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Sgt. April Stanley, detectives responded to the Kangaroo at 16 Ocean Highway West around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, when someone reported a stolen truck.
Stanley said the truck, which is owned by Crossroads Appliances, had about $11,351 worth of appliances in the truck bed when it was stolen.
Recent news that Brunswick County will step up enforcement on existing roadside vendor regulations has some residents concerned it could put local entrepreneurs out of business.
However, the county is doing exactly what it should—enforcing ordinances already on the books and making sure every vendor in the county is treated fairly.
The Brunswick County Grand Jury under the direction of Judge Ola Lewis with prosecutor Rex Gore and courtroom clerk Michelle Warth returned the following indictments during a Superior Court session on June 28:
Coty Michael Alford, 18, of 1800 Clemmons Road, Bolivia: misdemeanor possession stolen goods/property, felony obtain property false pretense.
Perry Lamont Alton, 38, of 1905 Crawford Road, Raleigh; felony obtain property false pretense.
The following cases were adjudicated over three days of District Criminal Court on June 30 and July 1, 2 in Bolivia.
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Misery loves company: social influence and the supply/pricing decision of a popular restaurant
In a model with social influence, Becker (1991) offers an explanation for why popular restaurants with excess demand do not raise their prices. He also offers an explanation for why such restaurants do not increase supply but admits his explanation may be weak. Becker does not provide a formal analysis of why supply is not increased. In this paper, I present a formal analysis of Becker's argument based on a different kind of social influence. I also offer an alternative explanation of why some restaurants are popular and others are not. Finally, while Becker (1991) includes market demand and the gap between market demand and supply as separate arguements in the customers' demand function to explan why supply and price are not increased. I only include the gap between demand and supply in the customers' utility function to explain both puzzles.
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Blood Energy Drink
Blood Energy Potion: Cool or Not?
I consider myself a big fan of True Blood and Twilight, but I'm beginning to think the whole vampire craze has gone too far. I recently came across a blood energy drink and I've been creeped out ever since.
Blood Energy Potion ($6) is the same color and consistency of blood and it comes packaged in an IV bag. Besides an four-hour energy complex, it contains iron, protein, and electrolytes. It's suppose to mimic blood right down to its nutritional value.
This drink lets you play blood-thirsty vampire except you don't have to go out and kill anyone, and your blood is fruit punch flavored. I can't see myself sipping on synthetic blood, but it might be kind of hilarious to see someone drinking this at the gym. What do you think of this latest gimmick in energy drinks?


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- Product information
Ease of use
- Rotary Dryer 60 metre/197 feet
- Smart 'Lift-O-Matic'-system to adjust the dryer seamlessly to your ideal working height (from 129 to 187 cm) and always taut lines
- No need to carry washing basket around – the dryer-arms turn smoothly even when fully loaded with wet washing
- Ideal for airing cushions and bedding in the lowest position
- Sturdy hanging loop – easy storage
- Includes metal ground spike or a sturdy anchorage without concrete with closable cap – no obstacles in your garden or terrace
- All arms fitted with special holes for clothes hangers – ideal for drying delicate laundry
Brabantia guarantee
5 Year
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Rotary Lift-O-Matic, 60 metre with Metal Ground Spike, 45mm diameter and Cover - Metallic Grey is rated out of 5 by 247.Rated 1 out of 5 by scorpio from Rubbish Ordered on the Thursday, picked up from store on the Sunday, on opening it was found to be broken, Tesco's after sales service useless, they could not replace it with another and there new system does not allow you to exchange for any other model, the Clubcard Points will take a month to go back onto my account. The whole business is a shambles!, useless broken product, useless service and a company that does not care about its customers satisfaction. What an utter waste of time and space. Do not buy this product and would suggest you look at other stores for an alternative as Tesco does not give a satisfactory after sales service when the useless products they sell do not come up to standard or are fit for purpose.Date published: 2012-06-10Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Superb Quality Do not be fooled by thinking that all Rotary Dryers ar as good as each other. I had a cheaper one for a short time and quickly learned that it was a false economy. This is a superior product, strong, well made and easy to use. I am only 5 foot tall and can still reach the lines and would have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone willing to pay a little extra for a product that will give great, long lasting service.Date published: 2015-08-18Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Excellent rotary washing line The up/down sliding mechanism is very fluid and doesn't seem to stick or be stiff like our previous rotary line. It goes up and down with ease. It's got some great touches - the cover is excellent quality and built to last and the integrated tie to hold it all together when not in use is excellent if a little flimsy. There a red cap to clip over the stake hole when not in use and it's designed with an integrated clip allowing it to be clipped to the line when not in use to save it going astray.Date published: 2015-04-28Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Excellent quality A Strong, sturdy and easy to use clothes airer. Strongly recommend purchase.Date published: 2015-09-20Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Excellent product Comes with metal spike which is hard work to get in but saves any cementing. Remember and use a block of hard wood when hitting this in to prevent any buckling. Once spike in straight in and up with the airer, probably a wee bit too big for what's left of my garden due to a recent extension but can be folded down/removed when not needed. Cover also fits my parasol so somewhere to store it with all the rain this year.Date published: 2015-06-21Rated 5 out of 5 by Eljay from Excellent Airer, Lots of Space, Really Easy to Put Up and Down Had an old Brabantia that had done sterling service for many, many years, replaced with this much newer version. Huge improvement on ancient model, glides up and locks into place really smoothly. The old one I rarely put down as you needed quite a lot of pressure to get it taught, this one I collapse when not in use and use the cover (with zip) to keep it clean. If it lasts as long as the old one it will be money very well spent.Date published: 2012-09-08Rated 5 out of 5 by Corsamax from Rotary airier I am very pleased with my brabantia 60 metre square rotary airier.I am a female pensioner and I am not very tall so I was a little concerned that I wouldn't be able to put it up and down but I am not able to have a regular clothes line and I wanted the maximum line space,so I took a chance and it as worked out so well,I am able to put it up and down easily and it just glides so it is no effort,so thank you brabantia.Date published: 2012-09-21Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Nigh on perfect! Words cannot describe how happy I am with this dryer! It was (apparently) easy to install and to use is it an absolute dream. It raises and folds easily, is really sturdy and MASSIVE; I ran out of pegs the other day and on my previous line it would have been full, yet this line still had an entire empty side. It does not have any saggy bits of line and appears to be very well designed. I have only ever had cheap dryers before and this was on the pricey side, but soooo worth it.Date published: 2015-06-16
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Fabulous Cruise on the Veendam: Veendam Cruise Review by 1cutemom
Overall Member Rating
Fabulous Cruise on the Veendam
Destination: Bermuda
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
We arrived on Friday evening and stayed at the Embassy Suites in Lower Manhatten to tour around prior to our cruise. The hotel was fantastic and only a 15min taxi ride. $12+tip. I would highly recommend this locations for a pre/post cruise hotel.
Embarkation: We arrived at 1pm and quickly unloaded our bags and checked in. We were on the ship within 15minutes. Went to the front desk to ask about the cooking classes and was told More there is only one we can sign up for on Friday and to watch the bulliten. I was disappointed this was hyped alot in the ads but didnt really pan out. Really appreciated the safety muster did not require wearing the jackets out. we were instructed to keep them in the rooms. So nice!!
Stateroom: Our room was ready and bags arrived in about 1 hr. Our room was to our satisfaction and set up well. The bathroom is a nice size. Bathtub but only big enough for kids or sitting. With 3 of us they set up the couch for our DD. If we did it again we would have them set up the bed from the ceiling so we could use the couch. Only two plugs we can find--one in the bathroom near the ceiling and the other on the desk. Neither worked with reg plugs. Would recommend bringing a plug strip for charging multiple items. The inroom hair dryer did work so werent too concerned until I had to charge my camera/phone battery. Notified the front desk and it was fixed within 1 hr. Seemed like alot of space in the cabins and closets. Our only issue was we brought 5 large suitcases (2 large dive bags) and had to get creative in storage. Ended up putting one under the bathroom sink, one under the desk/counter and the others in the closets. Loved the DVD player in the room, used it often and also the ship has 100's of DVD you can borrow!! Room air conditioning worked great. We had to adjust up upon arrival but worked fine. Steward was great, watched when we left the room to clean it very quickly.
Room Service: Breakfast was always on time. The toast was always cold but when we ordered eggs they were hot and good. Only one bad day, we ordered an apple, crackers and cookies for our daughter who was a bit sick from the first day rocking and it took 2 hrs to arrive. We pretty much gave up on it but would assume the issue was ALOT of the passengers with seasick and all probably ordering room service.
Entertainment: This was really the ONLY area that I was disappointed with. It was probably my least favorite of all the lines we have been on. The level of the 2 shows we attended was below average. I just wasnt impressed with the song selections or singers. I felt their voices didnt work well together. However, the comedian was HILARIOUS!! I laughed so hard I cried. This guys is NOT to be missed!! I would say the majority of the passengers were 60's plus and probably would appreciate the entertainment more then us. We watched a movie in the Retreat which was fun. Would love popcorn offered here to round it out. The screen is not perfect but fun. TIP- the movies shown in the evening are shown the next day in the room.
Food/Service: We ate in the Main Dining Room 5 of the 7 nights. Only 1 night did we have a wait of 20 minutes. All other night we went right in. I tried getting reservations after the 1st night. Most were booked however when we arrived there was no need for them. I would recommend just avoided reservations and just taking your chances. Service was great by my standards. I did hear some complain about the level of service between the upstairs dining and lower level but cant compare. We were never disappointed with the service. The food was great in the MDR. I enjoyed meeting the other passengers we sat with. We ate in the LIDO mostly for lunch--sandwich bar was great and made whatever we liked. My daughter loved the pizza and ice cream bar. Only small issue in LIDO was the line up. No big deal but did the sandwich/salads more often because of it. Most of what is served in the dining room is also service in the LIDO.
Shore Excursions: We did not do any from the ship. We chose to book our own on the island. We rented scooters which I would highly recommend if you have experience riding motorcycles on the street. We LOVED this and found that driving on the opposite side was no problem, just need to focus a bit more when rounding corners, crossing streets or roundabouts. We paid $45 per day with manditory $30 insurance. Used Cycle Rentals 1/2 block from pier in Hamilton. Walked around St George to the beach. Should have booked a dive trip this day. Was only able to dive 1 day while there with Dive Bermuda. Hurricane Danielle messed with our plans a bit. Heard a couple issues of ship excursions cancelled due to lack of participation.
Kids Program: Our daughter LOVED the Oasis and the teen area. To our surprise there were 80 teens on board (13-17). She loved hanging out, visiting, listening to musics with the other kids. She especially like the mixer the first night and the "Prom" on Friday night. It was all come as you want which all the teens loved.
Library: Our daughter is a huge reader and loved the library & chess tables. She would have loved a teen book area but I am sure there isnt a large call for it on HAL. The coffee bar was great, a bit slow but good coffee and pretty inexpensive by starbucks standards.
Shopping: The boat did not have a great selections of shopping items but for me less to buy. We were able to get some basic toiletries items/medicine when needed etc. Not big on the jewelry, watches etc. Be prepared while in port 3 1/2 days the shops and casino on board are closed!
Hamilton: Fantastic to be docked right in town for shopping etc. Very easy to get on and off the boat for any length of time. Definately no night life right off the boat beyond the Wednesday Harbor Nights. Most shops in Hamilton open 9-5:30pm, late on Wed.
Spa: Look the spa tour the first day. Silly you had to be present to win the drawing. We booked a 50 min couples message for the first night. Doing this the first day gave 50% more time. So our 50 minutes was 75 minutes. Wonderful!! Also was surprised that we were not asked to buy any products after the treatment which was a first. I have had a spa treatment on every cruise I have been on and the first time nothings was pushed.
Embarkation: Very easy. Took a bit longer on the first round but once they got going we got off about 45min after scheduled time but no issues for us since we were staying in NYC one more night. We woke up early on Sunday morning and watched the boat come into NYC. Beautiful photos of the sunrise that morning reflecting off the buildings and Statue of Liberty. Order room service that morning and enjoy the view.
Last bit of info, we loved our window stateroom. Always wonder about the benefits of a Lanai room. On this ship I would save my money. The lanai is on the 6th floor which is the walking deck. I would not have been comfortable leaving my door open since everyone on the 6th deck can look in. This deck is also the coolest area, due to the breeze and shade from the sun. Could find "unreserved" chairs easily to sit and read. Less
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Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a vegetable. We eat spinach leaves.
Spinach leaves consist of long, slender stems, ending in intense dark green leaves .
The spinach leaves can be almost white in color, light green, red or yellow, depending on the variety of the plant.
They taste bitter and intense.
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As an energy source, 100 grams of spinach provide 22 kcal.
Their proportion of nutrients is divided into:
- Over 92% is water.
- A 0.3% fat.
- About 2.2% of proteins.
- Nearly 4% of carbohydrates.
- A 2.4% fiber.
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Spinach are rich in potassium and calcium. They also contain minor amounts of magnesium, iron, phosphorus and sodium.
They are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin B9. They also contain small amounts of other B vitamins
- Spinach has a very high water content.
- It provides little energy.
- It contains little fat, but of a high quality and with many health benefits.
- It has a low protein content.
- It has a moderate carbohydrate content, especially starch.
- It has a moderate-fiber content.
- It helps to remove toxins from our body, because it contains potassium.
- Calcium containing, it maintains the balance of the formation of strong bones.
- Because of its magnesium content, it helps the contraction and relaxation of muscles.
- Because of its iron content, it helps prevent anemia.
- Having many B vitamins, particularly vitamin B9, it helps us to grow properly.
- It protects the skin and helps keep it healthy, because it contains vitamin A.
- It protects us from colds and helps heal wounds, because of vitamin C.
- It protects us from the toxins and aging, because it contains vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E.
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More information about other foods and nutrition in the listing above
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Thief River Falls bank officer charged with embezzling nearly $400,000
MINNEAPOLIS -- A former bank officer in Thief River Falls is facing a federal embezzlement charge after she allegedly stole nearly $400,000 from the bank.
Vicki Lynn Torgerson, 48, was charged last week in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis with embezzlement by a bank officer.
Torgerson, who was a commercial loan officer with Northern State Bank at the time, allegedly took $396,480 in funds from ATMs and back-up cassettes to those ATMs over a period of nearly eight years, between July 2005 and March 2013, according to an informational charge filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kokkinen.
Torgerson, who is free on bond, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Minneapolis on Nov. 14 to enter a guilty plea, according to Jeanne Cooney, community relations director with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Formal sentencing will occur within 90 days of the plea. The maximum penalty is 30 years in federal prison.
Torgerson was charged under an informational charging document, one in which the offender and the U.S. Attorney's Office come to an agreement as to what the charge should be, according to Cooney.


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Sometimes reality is far more horrifying than anything that a filmmaker or writer can conjure up. Such is the case with Andrei Chikatilo. While the name may not jump out at you, believe us when we say he was one of the most evil and thoroughly crazy men to walk the earth.
According to Deadline, Summit/Lionsgate is moving fast on Child 44 and is in early talks with Safe House director Daniel Espinosa to helm an adaptation of the Tom Rob Smith novel that has been adapted by Richard Price.
The story follows Leo Demidov, a disgraced lawman in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union, who is assigned to investigate a series of gruesome child murders. The book is based on the Rostov Ripper, the Ukrainian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was executed for 52 murders and was enabled by the institutional denial that existed in Soviet political culture at the time.
Though the film has not yet been greenlit, production is supposed to commence early next year.
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Conference to Examine International Standards for Private Military and Security Industry
Event, "Montreux Plus Five," Hosted by Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2013 – American University Washington College of Law will host an upcoming conference to assess the current status of the development and implementation of international standards for the private military and security industry.
The day-long conference, "Montreux Plus Five," is organized by the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law's Initiative for Human Rights in Business. The event will be held March 6, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at American University Washington College of Law, room 603. A live webcast will be available.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the finalization of the Montreux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States related to Operations of Private Military and Security Companies during Armed Conflict. The Montreux Document is the result of an initiative launched in 2006 by the Swiss government and the International Committee of the Red Cross, was signed by 17 states in September 2008, and is currently supported by 43 states and the European Union. The Document details international law as it applies to the activities of private military and security companies in the context of armed conflict, and contains a set of good practices designed to assist states in implementing their obligations under international law through various national measures.
"The Montreux Document, penned at a time of growing concern about the privatization of war, counters the misperception that private military and security companies operate globally in a legal vacuum," said Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, co-director, Initiative for Human Rights in Business, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law."Both states and companies must respect human rights and international law during times of armed conflict. While challenges remain in ensuring regulatory oversight and legal accountability, the Montreux Document aids states in understanding existing legal obligations, and provides guidance on regulatory best practices. Five years on, this conference will offer an opportunity to examine the uptake of Montreux's principles by the industry and its clients."
The "Montreux Plus Five" conference will feature speakers from government, business, and civil society who have been working toward improving regulation, oversight, and accountability for the private military and security industry, to examine the implementation of the best practices outlined in the Montreux Document, as well as other relevant international initiatives. Panelists will include representatives from the governments of the U.S., Switzerland, Canada, and South Africa, security provider Triple Canopy, and representatives from the Center for Constitutional Law, Human Rights First, One Earth Foundation, and United Nations. View the agenda and full list of speakers.
More information or register for the event.
Media inquiries can be directed to Megan Smith, public relations coordinator, American University Washington College of Law, 202-274-4276.
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Just a little insight into what goes on inside this head of mine. Some good, some mad but always entertaining!
Saturday, 2 April 2011
The 80s: The Era That Changed Me Forever!
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I wouldn't have remembered the names, but as soon as I saw the images I had a flashback to my childhood!!! Weird! LOL I'm going to have to YouTube this now.... xReplyDelete
@LeanneOCD: O the memories eh Leanne? Didn't the colours and fashion excite you?! Hehe xxReplyDelete
I loved this cartoon! I was soooo into cartoons in my youth! Especially manga style ones! I'm STILL a little into them! I had SUCH A BIG CRUSH on AstroBoy and Speed Racer! But I hated the Misfits! They were so mean to the Holograms! I always refused to be one of the Misfits when my friends and I would play games and pretend to be them! Ha ha! xxxReplyDelete
@Rebecca: Lol! Come on didn't you think sometimes Jem was sooo good it was annoying?! The Misfits rocked tho with their crazy dos & clothes! hehe glad you rememeber this, was seriously wondering if I was one of the few who does! Thanks Bex xxReplyDelete
I cant believe it!!! Someone who remembers Jem other than me! :)ReplyDelete
I LOVED Jem and the holograms! I had the dolls, which were far superior to Barbie & Sindy I have to say AND I had a stage that doubled up as a pretend keyboard guitar :D
The stage was also, wait for it... a cassette player (remember them) which I played Jem and the holograms again and again... Ahhhh them were the days, happy sigh.
They inspired me too! I totally wanted to be a popstar and without even realising it, I also started my make-up and hair training, trying to copy them.
Unfortunately... I sold the job lot, along with a video and annual for £30!!! It was at the brink when I reached the age to be embarrassed at having toys... Gutted now!
Especially as I still have my Shera, Swiftwind and Rainbow Brite... Why these and not THE band :(
@HeatherBmakeup: Haha Rainbow Brite & Shera, wow i loved those too! You sold it all??!! OMG they would be amazing now and yes my sister had the tape, I think i killed it by playing it so much! Aww thanks Heather, you and the rest have given me faith that we really did live in an era that was amazing! Rastamouse? Tellytubbies? Humph, no comparison at all!! Thanks for taking the effort to comment, much appreciated! K xReplyDelete
I totally loved Jem & The Holograms!!! I've recently found them on Netflix.ReplyDelete
I had a Jem doll she was fab microphone and all and lots of glitter :)ReplyDelete
@Cat: Hey Cat, thanks for reading and commenting and I am sooo on to that site now! Lol! xReplyDelete
@Louise: What? A doll cum microphone? Wow we were soo behind in Asia! How fabulous! Thanks for commenting! xReplyDelete
Although I don't actually remember Jem and the Holograms - probable because I was too busy having babies in the 80s! - I remember the glam rock era well, and loved reading the post and the comments. I like the punky look of the Misfits so would probably have wanted to be in that band...lol.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the post Kenneth, loved it.
Catherine x
@CMLewis: Hey Catherine fair enough but you would have been soo right for The Misfits with your rebelious character! LOL thanks lovely lady for reading and always making the effort to comment! xReplyDelete
I remember this! I had a Jem doll and her earrings lit up which I thought was extremely cool.ReplyDelete
Now though, I think I like The Misfits better - their look is a bit more edgy and daring.
And...I've got the theme music stuck in my head now!
@GlossGalore: How come everyone seems to have had the doll?! I never say any of that in Asia! Yup I've been watching on Youtube! Thanks GG! xReplyDelete
- @clionasweeney2 April 2011 at 19:03
Loved them! They were like Barbie's naughty cousins :-DReplyDelete
Loved the BIG hair and big bright colours.
I remember this but was too old for it, I remember my sisters watching though and I suppose I caught bits of it!ReplyDelete
@Charlie: You're never too old for cartoons, esp when it's Jem! The fashions, colours and hair dos! I bet you had some of it while growing up. XXReplyDelete
Oh, I watched this and loved it. I remember having a doll too (to go with my enormous collection of Barbie's which I played with well passed what was normal for a young girl). I was always fascinated with the styling. My weapon of choice back then was pink water soluble felt tip. No dolls face or hair was safe! xReplyDelete
@ModestyBrown: hey Jane, I couldn't stop laughing when I read the bit about the marker! I was the same with my sister's dolls, they all had unique haircuts/styles, dresses made my me and dolled up faces! Incredible the stuff we did as kids huh? Thanks for the comment! Made me smile! xReplyDelete
I'm loving that you've written a whole feature about Jem, I loved that cartoon it rocked! 80's fashion and makeup, cheesy tunes - what more can you ask for?! xReplyDelete
@Hazel: HI Hazel, you've said it all, what more could youa sk for eh? I am so glad you feel that same! Thank you for making the time to comment! xReplyDelete


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