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Mailk Brown (born July 4th, 1990), is a Commentator and Professional Wrestler that currently works for FDW, ICONic Pro Wrestling & WEDF on the NXT roster. During the beggining of Ocotber Brown start to take bookings going under his real name, on Novmeber 12 he annouched during a england tour that he's dropped the "Louden Styles" moniker and going by Malik Brown.
He's also the owner of BATTLE PRO and former co-commentator for ABW.
Commentating Career (2010-Present):During Louden's infamous run as a breakout commentator, he would spend most of his time providing commentary for many leagues. Some mostly defunct, but others have still been going to this very day.
Styles commentated for WEDF, NESE, New-TNA, and even for his own league BATTLE PRO. Along with others that weren't included, but these were his most notable runs.
He made his return to commentary on the WEDF episode of United.
Current Promotions:
WEDF (2015-Present):
In May of 2015, Louden signed a contract to become a part of WEDF's burgeoning NXT brand. On May 11, 2015 episode of NXT, Louden lose against Kevin Owens in the First Round Tournament for the NXT Championship. Brown defeated Tyler Breeze at NXT Arrival after the match he was confronted by Finn Balor.
In early Febuary during a BATTLE PRO house show, Oshujax came up to Louden and offer him a contract to IPW. Styles made his debut on Stage One of Road to Glory picking up a few points before being elimanated by Stage One Winner Zack Starr. At IPW's Two Night CPV "The Long Walk" he went up against The Loose Cannon Steven Santos in a very intense and brutal match with Santos picking the win via GTS
Pro Wrestling: OLYMPUS:
At OLYMPUS' debut event PROMETHUS, Malik Brown made his debut alongside Ethan Sander as the team DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, as members of Kenshin's Daimyo-Gun stable. The team would challenge the team of Lance Cassidy and Adrien Kline for the title of the inaugural Champions of Troy. In an considered upset, due to it being their first match as a team, the team of Malik and Sanders would become the first Champions of Troy.
FDW (2011-Present):
Louden Styles was signed to FDW around the time FWZ went defunct, he spent the majority of his time there as a commentator until late 2010 where he was randomly put into a Fatal 4 way match to determine the number one contender for the FDW World Championship, he came up short though with him impressing the FDW Owner Smokey, he was given a wrestling contract. At FDW's First CPV Last Days Louden Styles made his official CPV Debut on FDW losing to Antonio Cesaro via chair shot.
Defunct Promotions:
Louden was originally suppose to debut on WFC, but that show was absorbed into NESE East to create POWER LAND. On the first episode, Louden defeated Gordon Chan in a singles match. The win saw him recieve a title shot against WFC Openweight Champion Daisuke Sekimoto. On Episode 2, Louden would push Sekimoto to his absolute limit, but would come up short on, losing his title match in a very competitive match. However, on the same episode, Gordon Chan had defeated Xavier, gaining himself a shot at the Openweight Championship. Due to Louden's victory over Chan, and his good performance against Sekimoto, he was given the next shot at the Zeo-Japan Championship. On December 23, 2011 Styles Captured his First Major Title by winning The NESE Zeo-Japan Championship against Xavier. He lost the title to Dolph Ziggler ending his second reign as champion.
Elite Dynasty Federation (2012-2015):
Louden Styles signed a contract with EDF, in which is was supposed to make his debut after EDF Collision, but instead showed up at the CPV and surprised the crowd by kicking the ego out of that cocky, ignorant, Poison Bee, when he just finished his match against David Erro to become the new BRAWL/UWF Jobber Championship. However, after the beating was when Bee was diagnosed with several injuries, thus giving David Erro the title back automatically.
After the event, Louden was suspended for an unknown given amount of time due to the unexpected assault. He expressed anger and bewilderment, mostly because that meant he couldn't be apart of the Japan Tour. As stated, he plans to shoot a video explaining why he did it and what he"ll do next after the suspension is over.
At EDF Lethal Lottery, Louden made his return taking part in the Lethal Lottery match, making quick work of Posion Bee and staying in the longest until he was sadly elimnated by Ryan Mclean. It has been reported that Louden will take on Posion Bee at Stairway To Heaven to which Louden has pointed out to be "not really worried about".
NAW South (2012):
It was announced that Louden Styles was one of the newest members of the NAW South roster. On June 4, 2012 Louden made his debut on NAW South Showdown episode in tag team action with Lemarcus Carter calling themselves SoulStyles as they won thier match against The Kings Of Wrestling, sadly that would be his only appearance as NAW South closed its doors yet again.
Barely Regulated Aggressive Wrestling League (2012):
Louden took part in the BRAWL Internet Title Tournament which resulted in him winning the tournament and becoming the first BRAWL Internet Champion, after the tournament it was announced that Louden has signed on to the company, unfortunately Louden was the last ever champion as B.R.A.W.L closed it doors.
It's Walleh Time (2011-2012):
Louden made an appearance on IWT Xtra 10, Killing "The Immortal" Steven in a public execution match. IWT would close.
New Outback Championship Wrestling (2012):
Louden made his debut in episode one facing off against Arcan for a chance to become to first NO-CW World Champion, He lost to Arcan via arcan's foot on the ropes.
World CAW Wrestling (2012):
Louden Styles made a appearance on WCW Thunder as part of the NESE POWERLAND exchange as Styles and Tanahashi were victorious in their tag match.
It was announced around late august that the owner of WCW CB Carter signed Louden Styles a contract to WCW which automatically sent him to TME, but it was turned back into Thunder and he was sent to a new brand called WSX.
New Skype CAW Wrassling (2012):
NSCW hired Louden and he became NSCW Champion by winning a triple threat match. He would soon enter a Best-of-7 series with Steven Spriter. Louden won a singles match to lead the series 1-0 but Spriter won a sprinting match tying it at 1-1. Louden then won a Mario Tennis Match, making it 2-1. The company would later close.
Mixed Martial Arts Career
Louden has been a long time advocate of Mixed Martial Arts. In late 2011 Louden Styles began training regularly with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu saying "This isn't just because of my passion for MMA, it's about making myself an even bigger threat inside the ring.". Louden made his MMA debut on UPF 3 facing Brandon Vera. Louden won by knockout in the second round, critics called the fight "Very one sided, a strong showing for Styles."
|Brandon Vera
|KO (Right Hook)
UPF Debut, MMA Debut
Guest Appearances:
Terrordome Championship Wrestling Asterisk (2012):
Louden made a guest appearance at TCW* XXV: Fists of Iron Reign of EVIL taking on Racky Joe the Afro Bandito in a Owner vs. Owner Extreme Rules match.Styles nailed the Label Of Silence on Racky Joe, but Joe came back and looking to end it only to be caught by a spinning backfist and getting hit with The Lable Of Silence yet again, losing the match. Louden then went on to say that being in TCW* for a Guest Appearance was a dream come true and he enjoyed his match with Racky Joe.
Louden made his return to TCW* as apart of team CAW S.C.U.M with fellow members Evan O'Shea and Brent Harvanator in the first round of the *32: War Games Torneo Serpiente defeating Team NESE (Ultramantis Black, KENTA and Bandit Keith).
Personal Life:
Louden grew up watching wrestling since the age of five watching such companies as ECW, WWE,and WCW. At the age of 17 he moved out to Nashville,TN to focus on his dream of being a professional wrestler. For the majority of his career he would work as a commentator or ring announcer while being trained jumping from different wrestling schools here and there. He met Shane Douglas while at a local NWA show, it was there that The Franchise gave him pointers and took him under his wing. He is close friends with Evan O'Shea, James Blazer, and Brent Harvanator. Brent, Evan, Himself, and James collectively call themselves "The Fucking Assholes" or, more commonly, CAW S.C.U.M.
Louden over the years, his wrestling style has changed, from the traditional southern wrasslin' to mixture of southern wrasslin' with a mix of Japanese Strong that he learned during his sparring sessions with Evan O'Shea
Louden has a little brother named Dante Brown (also know as Dante Styles) who is also a professional wrestler and works in IPW
Louden is also a avid Anime and Comic Book Fan.
- Louden is very close friends with Brent Harvanator and Evan O'Shea, as they travel the road together going to many shows together.
- Styles has a tattoo on his arm of his zodiac symbol cancer that he got one night in a tattoo parlor in England with Brent
- Louden actually knows CHIKARA and Kaiju Big Battel announcer Gavin Loudspear (aka Louden Noxious), Gavin affectionatlly calls him Louden # 2 while he's Louden # 1
- When he first started out wrestling, Louden was a traditional Southern Style wrestler until he and Brent went to japan on his first tour, it was there he went to the Kaientai Dojo to learn puroresu which added to the Memphis Style he was taught.
- Louden is one of the head trainers at the Danger Zone along with the likes of Evan O'Shea, Brent Harvanator, Oshujax where they help train and teach new talent for BATTLE PRO, even the likes Racky Joe come in and lend a helping hand considering there partnership/freindship
- Louden is also close friends with Racky Joe even coming to a few TCW* house shows and events hanging out backstage, one night only during one of thier house shows Racky Joe and Louden Teamed up (calling themsleves 2 Skinny Banditos) to take on Nappa and Jacob Graves in a winning effort
- Alliges:
- Brent Harvanator (Personal Friend and partner in CAW S.C.U.M)
- Racky Joe (Personal Friend/Business Partner and Rival)
- Evan O'Shea (Personal Friend and partner in CAW S.C.U.M)
- James Blazer (Personal Friend and partner in CAW S.C.U.M)
- Rivals:
- Matt Eichorn (Universal Rival)
- Steven Santos (NSCW)
In Wrestling:
- Jaguar Knee/ BOOM! Headshot (Running single leg high knee) (2015-Present)
- Silence Is Golden (Swing Bottom Knee Strike) (2012-)
- Ghetto Lock Alpha (Crossed leg-trap triangle choke) (2013 -)
- The Label Of Silence (Spinning Backfist followed up by a ChokeBreaker; Used rarely after) (2011 - 2012)
- The 7/04 (Achilles Tendon Lock) (2011-2012) (Used as a regular after)
- Styles Over Bagdad - S.O.B (Phoneix Splash)
- Hardstyle 101 (Splash Mountain ) (Used In NESE PowerLand)
- Burning Hammer (used in IWT To Kill Immortal Steven)
Signature Moves:
- Jaguar Knee (Jumping Knee Strike) (2012 -)
- Flash Kick (Super Kick; Tribute to Alex Stryder) (2012-)
- VIOLENCE PARTY (Multiple various attacks to opponent in corner) (2014-)
- Ode To Danielson (Kick Flurry followed by a Kick to The Head) (2011 - 2012; Used as a regular move after)
- Astro Stylin (Astro Scissors) (2011 - 2012; Used as a regular after)
Patented Moves:
- Ode to Danielson (kick flurry followed by a roundhouse kick)
- Ghetto Lock Beta (Achilles Tendon Lock)
- Ghetto Lock Gamma (Heel Hold)
- Astro Stylin' (Astro Scissors)
- Mafia Kick (Drive by Kick)
- Death By Styles (Double Foot Stomp while opponent is in Tree of Woe)
- Hardstyle 101 (Splash Mountain)
- Urange
- Rolling Elbow
- Flashing Elbow
- Nashville Plunge (Fisherman Buster) (used to honor his mentor and trainer Shane Douglas)
- Ghetto Shoot Style (2013 -Present)
- The Loudman (2016-Present)
- CAW's Hottest Prospect (2012-2014)
- That Young Loud Kid (Self Entitled, 2011-2013)
- The Mayor of the Violence Party (2016- Present)
- The Voice of New-TNA (Self Entitled, 2011-2012)
- Lights Out (UPF 2012-Present)
Wrestlers Trained:
- Brett Haskins
- Dante Styles
- Gage Grayson
Championships and Accomplishments:
Barely Regulated Aggressive Wrestling League:
- BRAWL Internet Championship (First) (1 Time; Defunct)
New Skype CAW Wrasslin:
- NSCW World Champion (1 time; Defunct)
- NESE Zeo Japan Champion (2 times)
Pro Wrestling: OLYMPUS:
- Champions of Troy (First) (1 Time, Current) - with Ethan Sander
Theme Songs:
- "I Don't Walk Straight" by The Hollywood Kills
- "Super Hero" by Level (EDF 2nd and Current Theme)
- "DEATHCAMP" by Tyler The Creator (Pro Wrestling OLYMPUS, while teaming with Ethan Sander)
- "Black' by Sevendust (NESE 1st theme, WCW 1st theme, No-CW 1st theme, IPW theme)
- "Ghetto Dreams" by Common (NSCW 1st Theme)
- Another Night by The Real McCoy (IWT 1st Theme)
- "Here We Are Juggernaut" by Coheed and Cambria (BRAWL 1st Theme, VCW 1st Theme, and EDF 1st Theme)
- "Dirty Angel" by Voodoo Johnson (Theme as a member of CAW S.C.U.M)


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There are a ton of rumors floating around the interwebs right now about Apple possibly working on a 7" tablet so that it has coverage in an area that is going to be flooded soon with Android Tablets.
The question is: How much market is there for an Apple 7" iPad?
If your on this site its likely because you already have an iPad, so the odds of you buying a 7" iPad just because of the size difference is pretty slim. But ask yourself... if you were buying your first iPad today and you had a choice, which would you choose?
Some people are sure to love the extra large screen, but then again the 7" version would be much more portable and should also get better battery life.
Please let us know the benefits you see of the 7" iPad vs. the 9.7" iPad and let us know as a reply to this post. Also, please be sure to participate in the poll so we can get some accurate numbers.
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If you were asked to design a house but had to make it no more than 94.5 inches (240 centimeters) wide, what would you do? Yes, that's right – 94.5 inches WIDE.
Belgian architect-designers Pieter Peerlings and Silvia Mernets from sculp(it) were faced with just a dilemma for one of their projects located in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Insane Brazilian Stock Car Accident Results In Giant Fireball, Flying Driver
Accidents in racing are one of those things that we don't wish to see happen, but deep down we can't help but to watch it unfold over and over once we determine that no one is harmed. Brazilian Stock Car racing just contributed our newest racing accident video obsession, showing driver Tuka Rocha's Chevrolet becoming engulfed in flames as he successfully bails out safely.
And yes, we said Chevrolet despite the huge Hyundai decal on the side of the vehicle. It seems that his vehicle is sponsored by a Hyundai division of tractors and heavy machinery, which makes more sense than, you know, Hyundai vehicles. Regardless, the video unfolds as his Chevrolet catches on fire and Rocha tries to stop, drop and roll out of the vehicle as we're all taught in elementary school. The few seconds afterwards is what's even crazier as Rocha bounces back triumphantly and then collapses.
Fortunately it appears that Rocha suffered no major injuries and was clearly lacking some oxygen after all the excitement that just happened in the flash of a few seconds. We're sure, like all race car drivers, he'll have no problems buckling in again.
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Paris Hilton Owns "Borrowed" Cocaine-Filled Purse
Paris Hilton has been filled with excuses about her recent cocaine bust — she thought the coke was gum and the purse the drugs were found in wasn't even hers. Except that it is, according to a photo of the purse Hilton proudly tweeted a month before the incident. According to Radar Online, in mid-July, Paris tweeted the photo above, along with the caption: "Love My New Chanel Purse I Got Today : )" The purse is supposedly the exact same one that cocaine was found in this past weekend — so unless Paris is suddenly cool with her friends bogarting her style and carrying an identical purse, she done goofed. Not to mention lied to the police. Oops! [Radar Online]


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"Cover girl. Barbie keeps time with the city beat in this sensuous shawl-collared jacket, knit with one strand each of silk and cashmere and silk and mohair. The plush shawl collar shaped with short rows, folds back to reveal the knit one, purl one rib underside, with adds a fleecy texture to the sleek stockinette-stitch body. Patch pockets are knit separately and then sewn o, and a tiny knit tie cinches the waist and completes the jacket."
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Ten years after ôThe Passion of the Christ,ö Jesus is returning to movie theaters with a gentler, more inclusive approach.
ôSon of God,ö spun out of the hugely successful ôThe Bibleö miniseries, plays up the political maneuvering that led to the crucifixion. It won an endorsement from the Anti-Defamation Leagueĺs Abraham Foxman, one of the Jewish leaders who denounced Mel Gibsonĺs 2004 blockbuster ôPassion.ö
ôClearly we were aware of the controversy that had been created around that film,ö actress and executive producer Roma Downey said in a recent interview. ôIf everything begins with intention, our heart on ĹSon of Godĺ was to find the places that we could bring people together.ö
Gibson famously self-financed and distributed his ultra-violent ôPassionö in 2004. It became a box office hit but was criticized by some reviewers and religious leaders for its depiction of Jews.
Downeyĺs husband, ôThe Voiceö and ôSurvivorö producer Mark Burnett, said the Christian filmmaking team reached out specifically to other faiths to tell the story of the life of Jesus Ś played with an air of bemused dignity by Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado Ś without causing offense.
ôIt just took a lot of work and a lot of time and a lot of listening over a number of years to see everybodyĺs point of view and how to not take the teeth out of the story Ś the dynamic drama from the story Ś but be sensitive across groups,ö Burnett said. ôBecause thereĺs very different interpretations across the Catholic faith and the Protestant faith and the Jewish faith.ö
Using footage shot during production of History Channelĺs ten-part miniseries ôThe Bible,ö the film being released Friday spends much of its final half examining maneuvering by Jerusalemĺs military governor, Pontius Pilate, and Judean high priest Caiaphas.
ôItĺs like ĹHouse of Cardsĺ in many ways,ö Burnett said. ôTheyĺre all humans living their lives ů Pilate is scared of Caesar and what Rome might do. Caiaphas is scared of Pilate and losing the whole temple and their faith. Itĺs a real political thriller with tension which explodes at Passover in Jerusalem.ö
Burnett credits his miniseries, which garnered strong ratings and broke DVD and Blu-ray sales records last year, with this yearĺs flurry of biblical films from major Hollywood studios.
ôYouĺve got to believe that the enormity of ĹThe Bibleĺ series had other biblical productions speed up,ö he said.
Darren Aronofskyĺs take on ôNoah,ö starring Russell Crowe, is coming next month, and Ridley Scottĺs ôExodus,ö with Christian Bale, is due out in December.


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Baku, Azerbaijan, March 15
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
In 2015, Azerbaijan paid special attention to formation of its army and strengthening of the material and technical base of the country's armed forces, said Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade at a plenary session in the country's parliament on March 15.
He said these steps were taken due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The conflict began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Rasizade added that the Armenian side, by dragging out time, is evading the problem's solution, while international organizations have taken a position contrary to the international law on this issue.
"With this in mind, special attention was paid to strengthening of the Azerbaijani armed forces," Rasizade said, adding this is proved by the response actions taken by the country's armed forces to the Armenian sabotages.


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1World's biggest mall (China)
The only problem is that the mall is virtually deserted. Despite the bombastic design and grand plans, only a handful of stores are occupied. Walking among shattered shops, with dusty corridors and escalators covered in soiled sheets, is like a walk through a ghost mall. Rubbish is piled up along the sides, paint is coming off of the walls, and store signs and advertisements have faded. The mall's indoor amusement park staff lay half asleep over counters, or kill time chatting with each other, while the 1,814 foot roller coaster roars above. (Source)
2Centro Financiero Confinanzas (Venezuela)
Construction started on the tower in 1990, yet the death of Brillembourg in 1993, as well as the Venezuelan banking crisis one year later, meant that construction ground to a halt. It lay unoccupied and unfinished, an ironic symbol of financial failure that was intended to represent the unstoppable march of Venezuela's petro-fueled booming economy. To this day it is a shell, a skeletal construction whose bare structural bones became, in October of 2007, a remarkable opportunity for an intrepid group of squatters, families whose economic and social situation led them to seek a new life. The views were incredible but deadly, with a god-like view of a city that had failed to accommodate its newest inhabitants. (Source)
3Sci Fi Structures (Yugoslavia)
From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavian region (now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.) with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, presenting before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images. His photos raise a question: can these former monuments continue to exist as pure sculptures? On the one hand, their physically dilapidated condition and institutional neglect reflect a more general social and historical fracturing. On the other hand, they are still stunningly beauty without any symbolic significance. (Source)
4The Ryugyong (North Korea)
In an effort to attract Western dollars, North Koreans drew up plans for a 105 floor hotel - the largest in the world - and promised a complete laissez-faire attitude in terms of oversight of the construction and planned hotel activities. Casinos, nightclubs, and fancy restaurants were encouraged. When the project was planned, the estimated cost to build the "largest hotel in the world" would be around $230 million.
Construction began in 1987, but by 1992 numerous delays and problems had driven the cost up to over $750 million, or 2% of North Korea's entire GDP. The building finally reached its full architectural height by 1992, but a broke government and a lack of foreign investors meant the project would be abandoned before completion. Had the hotel been finished as originally planned, it would have stood as the tallest hotel and the seventh tallest building in the world.
In fact, the unfinished Ryugyong was not surpassed in height by another hotel until 2009. (Source)
5Sanzhi Pod House (Taiwan)
The wacky looking space village is located in San-zhi, on the outskirts of Taipei in Northern Taiwan. It was originally constructed for wealthy urbanites looking to escape the city on weekends. The most popular story of its eventual decline claims that a number of mysterious accidents, resulting in numerous deaths, led to the halt of all construction. Locals believe the area to be haunted.
The buildings were scheduled to be torn down in late 2008, despite an online petition to retain one of the structures as a museum. Demolition work on the site began on December 29, 2008, with plans to redevelop the site into a tourist attraction with hotels and beach facilities. As of 2010, all UFO houses had been demolished and the site was in the process of being converted to a commercial seaside resort and water park. (Source)
6Hashima Island (Japan)
But, here's the thing. The island is real. The island is known as Hashima, or alternatively as Gunkanjima ("Battleship") Island, and it sits about nine miles off the Japanese coast in the East China Sea. In the late 1880s, coal was found on the sea floor beneath the island. In the early days, Japan's Mitsubishi company, which was mining the coal, would ferry miners from Nagasaki to the work site. Then, the company decided it would be easier to just build houses for the workers and their families on Hashima itself. Giant, multi-story concrete apartment blocks went up. Schools, bath houses, temples, restaurants, markets, and even a graveyard were built, all on a space the size of a football field.
Once they reached 5,000 people or more out there, it was recognized as the most densely populated place on earth, ever. However, in 1974 the coal ran out and the Mistubishi Company told the people that they would have some work for them on the mainland, provided on a first come, first served basis. That's why people left so quickly. They left coffee cups on the tables and bicycles leaning against the walls.
A few years ago, actor Daniel Craig, who plays Bond, "discovered" the island and suggested it as a location for his next 007 movie. Skyfall only features external shots of Hashima. The scenes on the island were actually shot in a studio. That's because Japanese officials don't allow anyone to set foot on the island itself. Lately, interest in Hashima as a grisly tourist site has grown. A boardwalk has been built around half of the island, but that's about as close as you can get. (Source)
7World's Largest Abandoned Park (China)
8Battersea Power Station (England)
Since the station's closure, the site has remained largely unused, with numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners. In July 2012, the power station was sold to a consortium led by Malaysia's SP Setia for £400 million.
The station is the largest brick building in Europe and is notable for its original, lavish Art Deco interior fittings and decor. However, the building's condition has been described as "very bad" by English Heritage. (Source)


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BMW Team RLL – Baltimore ALMS Preview
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – August 29, 2012… With only three races left in the 2012 American Le Mans Series season, a third-consecutive GT class championship remains the goal of BMW Team RLL. This weekend, the venue is the Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, a two-hour race through the city streets that surround Baltimore's Inner Harbor. In comparison with many of the other tracks the series sees, Baltimore's temporary two-mile, 12-turn circuit is analogous to a wrestling steel cage match. Concrete walls on both sides mean there is only one way out - forward to the checkered flag. There will be many competitors, but as the last year has demonstrated, only one real opponent - Corvette.
Last season, the inaugural ALMS race at Baltimore ended in disappointment for BMW Team RLL, as the No. 55 M3 GT was punted from the lead by an overzealous pass attempt by one of the Corvettes with only 22 minutes remaining in the race. Bill Auberlen (and co-driver Dirk Werner) ultimately finished fifth. Joey Hand and Dirk Müller finished second in the No. 56 M3 GT and BMW Team RLL would continue on to clinch a second-consecutive GT class Manufacturer and Team title, adding the Driver's championship for Hand and Müller.
This year, the rivalry escalated with the most recent episode at Road America, when the Corvette of Oliver Gavin knocked the No. 56 M3 GT of Dirk Müller from second place and into the fence with only two laps remaining in the race. Auberlen and co-driver Jörg Müller would win the race to keep BMW second in Manufacturer points - only 10 points back of Chevrolet.
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Big Cakes – My Soul [Video]
Big Cakes – My Soul DOWNLOAD Link – http://bit.ly/d7vwsE
The infamous Big Cakes has teamed up with an equally popular "Global Faction" for a brand new video for the single "My Soul". The lyric-conscious "My Soul" is accompanied with a graphic music video which shows a team of surgeons searching for Big Cakes' soul, a perfect visual metaphor for the content of the track. Speaking to Big Cakes recently, fans will be delighted to hear his next album "Blue Cheese" should be released in the summer of 2011, which is the follow-up to his 2010 mixtapes "The Preheat" and "KFC". Please support Big Cakes by downloading the single "My Soul" on the iTunes link listed above, however you can also watch the video for Big Cakes – My Soul on the video player below.
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Reks ft Termanology – Face Off [Music]
Termanology Interview with Hip-Hop Kings – http://bit.ly/hdSR0b
As we approach the release date of Reks' upcoming album "R.E.K.S (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme)" which is available tomorrow, I have a brand new leak called "Face Off" which features underground Hip-Hop artist Termanology. The album also features the likes of DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Nottz and Alchemist amongst others, and "Face Off" has been produced by Sha Money XL. You can listen to the Hip-Hop Kings interview with Termanology on the link above, however you can also listen to Reks ft Termanology – Face Off on the audio player below.
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Big Dada Confirm Wiley's New 100 Publishing Album [Upcoming Releases]
The king of Grime is no stranger to controversy, but fans can be delighted to hear that Big Dada Records will be releasing Wiley's next studio album "100% Publishing" on 4th July 2011. The title comes from the fact Wiley confirmed it's the first time the whole album has been produced, vocalled, and written by Wiley himself. Wiley plans to release the single "Numbers In Action" in the forthcoming weeks to kick start promotion, however I have the official track listing for 100 Publishing which is listed below. Wiley will also be touring the U.K with a list of dates which I will post shortly. I'll be following the campaign closely so look out for Wiley – 100% Publishing promotional material coming soon.
Information Age
100% Publishing
Numbers In Action
Boom Boom Da Na
Your Intuition
I Just Woke Up
Wise Man and His Words
Pink Lady
Yonge Street (1,178 miles long)
Up There
Talk About Life
To Be Continued
Category: Upcoming Releases
Keith Murray Prepares The Release of The Beauty of It All [Upcoming Releases]
Iconic Hip-Hop artist Keith Murray returns with his eighth studio album "The Beauty Of It All" which is anticipated to be available for download in spring/summer 2011. With production on the album coming from the likes of RZA, M-Phazes and DJ Evil Dee amongst others, "The Beauty of It All" is set to be one of Keith Murray's finest albums to date. Keith Murray has an extensive C.V of guest collaborations which stretch from Ludacris, and Redman to Kelly Price and Too Short. Hip-Hop Kings will be posting more information including the track listing and artwork from Keith Murray – The Beauty of It All as soon as it becomes available.
Category: Upcoming Releases
Smiler – Wait And See [Music]
As U.K Hip-Hop has already started very positively in 2011, Smiler is back with his brand new single "Wait and See" which is available to fans while he works on his forthcoming single which will be available in March. Fans of Hip-Hop Kings will be familiar with Smiler for his collaboration with Stylah for the single and video "Killa" along with their earlier collaborative track "As We Enter Remix". Smiler has also announced there'll be a 2011 album (currently untitled) which will be available in the summer, along with a string of new music for his existing, and new fans. You can listen to Smiler – Wait and See on the audio player below.
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CopyWrite Interview [Exclusive]
I'm proud to present an exclusive interview with Ohio-based rapper CopyWrite. I start the interview by talking about the new album "Life and Times of Peter Nelson" and discuss a couple of tracks (including a Marco Polo collaboration) which didn't make the final track listing. CopyWrite and I both discuss our personal favourite tracks from the album, before moving onto darker topics including the death of Eyedea, and how CopyWrite dealt with the negative feedback from his tribute single Numb. Lastly we speak about his plans for 2011, and where fans can check for new music and news. Please support CopyWrite by downloading his latest album "Life and Times of Peter Nelson" from the link underneath. You can listen to the exclusive Hip-Hop Kings interview with CopyWrite below.
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IMakeMadBeats x Black Milk x Butta Verses x TzariZM – Heard Of Me [News]
Making an introduction on Hip-Hop Kings is the massively talented producer "IMakeMadBeats" with his track "Heard Of Me". IMakeMadBeats has announced he'll be releasing his self-titled solo album on 18th January 2010, and to kick off promotion you can listen to the first single "Heard of Me" which features Black Milk, Butta Verses and TzariZM. The IMakeMadBeats album will also feature guest appearances from Smif N Wessun, Sabac Red and more. For those who have seen the new VW Polo advert, IMakeMadBeats was the producer for the Roc C and Oh No track used in the music. You can listen to IMakeMadBeats ft Black Milk, Butta Verses and TzariZM – Heard Of Me below.
UPDATE – At the request of IMMB and his team, I have temporarily removed the single from Hip-Hop Kings. I'll re-stream the single once it becomes available. Thank you. You can listen to IMakeMadBeats ft Black Milk, Butta Verses and TzariZM – Heard of Me on the audio player below.
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Category: Music
Genesis Elijah Interview [Exclusive]
I've been given a great chance to speak with U.K Hip-Hop heavyweight Genesis Elijah for an exclusive interview with Hip-Hop Kings. I speak to Genesis Elijah about the new album "Before I Was Famous" and his personal favourite tracks from the album. We also talk on the direction of U.K Hip-Hop as we head into 2011, and what his plans are (which include a soon-to-come mixtape and another album). You can support Genesis Elijah by downloading his latest album "Before I Was Famous" on the link underneath, and you can also listen to my interview with Genesis Elijah below.
Genesis Elijah – Before I Was Famous DOWNLOAD Link
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Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On [Music]
As the Hip-Hop world prepares for Lupe Fiasco's third studio album "Lasers", a new track has been leaked onto the Internet titled "The Show Goes On". The track was premiered by Lupe Fiasco himself on his UStream channel, and continues to build on the excitement that Lasers has already created. It's worth noting that Lupe Fiasco is the only artist to have ever received two critically-acclaimed album review ratings on Hip-Hop Kings, and I personally hope we can make it three. You can listen to Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On below.
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J Dot The MC – Old School Song Preview Part Two [Video]
Presented by BackPackNY I have a preview from J Dot The MC recording the track "Old School Song" ahead of his new album "S.P.I.T (Survival, Poetry, Instinct, Tactics)". J Dot The MC has previously been featured on Hip-Hop Kings Hey Mami and the first preview of The Old School song. I will also be keeping fans updated with a forthcoming EP "Phlegm E.P" – where further details can be found on http://BackPackNY.com. You can watch the new J Dot The MC – Old School Preview Part Two video on the player below.
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I never read "The Adventures of Tintin" comic books, which were created by the late Belgian writer and artist Hergé. The animated series, however, holds a special place in my heart as one of the finest nostalgic shows of the early '90s. Other than maybe Disney's "Ducktales," "The Adventures of Tintin" was probably the closest thing my generation got to an adventure serial. Now, director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson, a collaboration we've all been waiting for, join forces to bring Tintin's chronicles to the silver screen through motion capture effects. The end result is a hyper and dazzling voyage that earns comparison to, dare I say, "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
The film derives its story from three of Hergé's comic books, all of which were also adapted for the animated series. In this version, the title character is played by Jamie Bell of "Billy Elliot." Bell does a smashing job of incarnating the inquisitive audaciousness of young Tintin, who finds himself in a heap of trouble after purchasing a model ship. The dastardly Ivanovich Sakharine, played by Daniel Craig, desires to steal Tintin's ship, which may hold the secret to a lost treasure. Thompson and Thompson, two incompetent, identical police officers played by the duo of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, prove to be little help in solving the case. Thus, it's up to Tintin and his faithful dog, Snowy, to get the story.
Tintin's travels take him aboard a rustic ship where he meets the series' most beloved character, Capt. Haddock, played by Andy Serkis. After Gollum in "The Lord of The Rings," King Kong in Peter Jackson's 2005 update, and most recently Caesar in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," Serkis seems to have become the ideal performer to star in any motion capture movie. Here Serkis does some of his most inspired work as the disgruntled, drunken sea captain who can barely function without alcohol to fuel him.
People have always underestimated the dedication that can go into a voice over and motion capture performance. With two great credits under his belt just this year, I wonder if Serkis could become the first actor to receive an Oscar nomination for such a performance. At the very least Serkis deserves some sort of honorable award for his incredible body of motion capture work.
Admittedly, I was somewhat skeptic about the decision to make the film a motion capture feature. When the project was first announced, I was looking forward to a traditional, live-action take on the story. Now that I've seen the movie in its entirety, however, I stand corrected. "The Adventures of Tintin" is the most exhilarating motion capture animation since "The Polar Express." Spielberg uses the technology to its full advantage, utilizing inventive camera angles and realistic settings to create over-the-top action sequences that never slow down. "The Adventures of Tintin" demonstrates that with the right material motion capture can be a terrific tool, unlike in the dud "Mars Needs Moms" where the technology was wasted.
It's going to be impossible to view "The Adventures of Tintin" without being reminded of "Raiders of the Ark," given the film's numerous locations, variety of vehicles, and persistent thirst for adventure. Even Tintin himself holds a resemblance to a young Indian Jones from the short-lived television show. The question is whether or not "Tintin" is as spectacular as "Raiders." I don't think any film will ever quite be able to top "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the adventure department. Nevertheless, I would go as far to say that "The Adventures of Tintin" is every bit as fun as "Temple of Doom" and "The Last Crusade," and certainly a step up from "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." This is Spielberg tapping into thrill-speaking younger self, who proves to still be a living presence within the director. In a year of brain-dead blockbusters like "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," this is the action picture our youth deserves.
Nick Spake is a student at Arizona State University. He has been working as a film critic for five years, reviewing movies on his website, NICKPICKSFLICKS.com. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Poor seniors and near-seniors a growing trend on the North Shore
More than 1,600 seniors on the North Shore are now living below the poverty line, with three-quarters of those spending more than half their after-tax income on housing.
Add to that a 14-per-cent trend upwards in family violence against seniors nationwide since 2004, and Leya Eguchi, a social worker with the Hollyburn Family Services Society, says seniors and their care providers are dealing with a crisis.
To forestall that crisis from worsening, Eguchi says North Shore municipalities need to increase their supportive housing supply, invest in seniors services and, like Vancouver, establish a rent bank to provide interest-free loans to people in danger of either being evicted or having an essential utility cut off.
"We, in fact, have a unique situation here because the rent is so high, even the seniors that are receiving let's say $1,200 to $1,400 a month — which is significantly higher than the welfare rate, for example — they are still really struggling because the rent is so high," Eguchi said in a presentation last week to North Vancouver city council.
At highest risk of homelessness, according to Hollyburn's latest statistics, are female seniors who live alone.
That's because many either didn't work outside the home and thus didn't earn a pension, or they never married and had kids, leaving them without a caregiver or means of income to fall back on.
With a turn-away rate of more than 70 per cent, Eguchi said Hollyburn provided seniors care to 100 people in 2012. But, surprisingly, the average age of those "seniors" was 62.4 — shy of seniorhood by two and a half years.
Linda Brown, 57, and Dan Nolan, 60, are two of those North Shore near-seniors accessing Hollyburn's resources because there's nowhere else to turn.
Before suffering a 2007 workplace injury that left her unable to earn a living, Brown owned her own home near Lions Gate Hospital where she had happily lived for 22 years.
"I'd never even had a landlord before," Brown told The Outlook.
Too young to claim either a pension or BC Housing's Shelter Aid For Elderly Residents (SAFER), and with her only means of support an $800 disability cheque, Brown was forced to sell her home. Last week she was lucky enough to get into a social housing pilot program with some help from Hollyburn.
Turning 60 today (Thursday), Nolan quit his job as a journeyman carpenter several years ago to take care of his ailing wife.
"I had to put my whole life on hold and haven't been getting a cent," he said.
Now living in a group home, he's relying on Hollyburn to get him to his 65th birthday, when he can claim some benefits.
Eguchi said needy near-seniors are not a new trend, but are certainly a growing one.
"Many have very sad stories of losing their spouse, divorce, accidents and getting diagnosed with a devastating illness, et cetera, which has left them in this situation," she said.


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What does football mean to you? In foam, please
Dazed photographers are all over the world right now capturing the other side of the game. We asked football devotees to tell us what the sport means to them using 'vanishing spray'
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This wonderful tournament has been notable for many things: the incredible amount of goals, beautiful attacking football, a pathetic performance from the English, a Uruguayan vampire, the implementation of goalline technology and the introduction of "vanishing spray", a foam used by referees to mark out the correct point of infringement and ensure that players don't illegally encroach on opponents during a dead ball.
The spray has proved to be a resounding success and has emerged as one of the stars of the tournament. It got us thinking – let's take the foam off the pitch and use it for art's sake. We asked football obsessives "what does football mean to you?" and asked them to write down their answers using the referees vanishing spray.
The spray was made in 2002 by an Argentinian called Pablo Silva. It made its debut in the 2011 Copa America and has proved a success in South American leagues, but it reached the zenith of its potential when it started being used by referees this summer and piqued global interest. What is it? Who made it? How come we didn't think of it before?
Here, we look at it being used outside the stadiums, on the streets and in the homes of football obsessives with a message to send.
Check Dazed for our daily photo feed from each city and #dazedfeverpitch on Twitter to see the world's greatest spectacle from an entirely different perspective.
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A GARDENING event has raised more than £600 for charity.
The annual plant exchange event at Moor Plants in Ashcott raised at total of £650 for St Margaret's Hospice.
The event was titled Lift and Divide, with reference to an autumnal gardening task, and funds were generated from the sale of donated surplus plants.
Sue Medlicott, community fundraiser for St Margaret's Hospice said: "We are very grateful to all the gardeners who braved the rain and wind to dig up donations for this event.
"Our loyal volunteers gave them a warm welcome with homemade refreshments and Gilly and Jenny, owners of Moor Plants, were on hand to answer horticultural questions."
Donated composted horse manure is still being sold at Moor Plants and profits from this will be added to the total.
The cash will pay for ten home visits by Glastonbury-based St Margaret's Community Nurses.
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Public Performance
I am a public performer, and I've played a lot of different parts for public entertainment. I want to know why it is that some people who witness a visual performance seem to think that the performer is there for their own personal entertainment. Now, I don't mind posing for pictures, or chatting with folks, or even putting my arm around someone for a pose or walking with them arm in arm; but to have someone literally shove other people to whom I'm talking out of the way and say, "Move, I'm getting a picture!" - or snatch at my clothing or parts of my costume to 'get a better look' - is somewhat disconcerting, to say the least! ("Sorry, no, you can't try on my Statue of Liberty crown. It was specially made.") What do you think? Do you feel ownership of a performer? Do you think that you have the right to tell other people rudely to move so that you can get a picture of a performer... even if the performance is free (to you)? Would you do the same thing to say, Mickey Mouse or Cinderella at Disney World?


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West Portsmouth, OH Residents Can Count on Time Warner Cable for TV
If you live in West Portsmouth, OH, you've figured out that Time Warner Cable is your provider for cable TV and telecommunications services. If you still watch television on a traditional screen, you're part of the 94% of West Portsmouth residents, or 2,912 people who are still using this technology in West Portsmouth. It doesn't matter what your TV habits are, there's a package perfect for you.
If you prefer movies, sports programming or local shows, Time Warner Cable has exactly what you are looking for. Get special programming features that are only available from Time Warner Cable; including TWC TV™, which gives you the ability to watch TV or program your DVR from your wireless device.


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Family Law
Family Law Questions? Ask a Family Lawyer Online.
So sorry to hear of your loss of your father. Adopted children are elgible to take from their adopted parents. Did your father have a will? Does the will disinherit you specifically, or are you omitted (not mentioned) in the will? If your father did not leave a will, then you have standing to ask the probate court to adjudicate his intestate estate, which will be devised according to Illinois law.
If a decedent does not write a will, the state will write one for them. The devise will be to the surviving children in equal shares. Here, that means 1/3 to each of three children.
You can research the history of Illinois statutes to determine what they required in 1990, but you have answered my question. Your mother didn't leave a will, and neither you or your siblings did anything to determine your rights under the intestacy statutes. So by default, your father took everything, not by judicial determination.
Your father's will specifically mentioned you, left you $500, and nothing else. You don't mention whether the will contained an in terrorem clause, which would provide that in the event you were to start a will contest, you would get nothing.
Whatever the intestacy law of Illinois was in 1990 is not relevant to a will probated in 2008. I know this is not the answer you are looking for, but nonetheless it is the answer. Sorry if I can't 'spain it any better, and I wish you all the best with this. XXXXX XXXXX


text: By David Russell, reporter at OptionMonsterNEW YORK -- Fast-money traders went shopping in Gap ( GPS) on Monday morning. OptionMonster's tracking programs detected unusual activity in the Weekly 30.50 calls expiring this Friday, with early buying for 69 cents and 70 cents. Some 1,300 contracts had traded in the first few minutes of the session, followed by another 1,300 throughout the rest of the day. Gap shares were marginally higher at the time and then started to ramp higher, ending the day up 2% to $31.04. But that was nothing compared with the 30.50 calls, which shot up 50% to $1.05. That made for some fast money from a minuscule move in the stock price. Calls lock in the price where investors can buy shares, providing tremendous leverage in the event of a rally. But if it doesn't go in the right direction, they can be rendered worthless just as quick. The apparel retailer hit a multi-year peak near $38 in October before rolling over, and it's now trying to find support around the key $30 breakout level from the summer. The company is scheduled to report December same-store sales Thursday morning, which could provide a catalyst. More than 21,000 option contracts changed hands in the name on Monday, about four times its daily average for the last month. Russell has no positions in GPS.


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This innovative program allows users to combine parts of different insects to create and describe your own unique insect!
Try to identify all 20 different kinds of insects in the neighborhood with your magic magnifying glass before it gets dark. Print out a certificate showing all of the insects you identified.
Use your addition or subtraction skills to help the caterpillar "mathemorphosize" to a beautiful butterfly. Each time you answer a math problem correctly, your caterpillar will chew up a leaf and get larger. If you keep answering questions correctly, your butterfly will form a cocoon (chrysalis) around itself until it bursts out as one of four different kinds of butterflies.
This fun game allows students to create nine of their own butterflies, release them in one of five habitats, and catch them with specialized butterfly nets (challenging!)
Mathepillar is an outrageously fun game in which players have to order falling numbers on a number line by positioning their caterpillar in the correct place to catch the numbers. There are four stages to the game, and each stage presents a slightly more complicated number line or pattern.
Firefly Nights in a mesmorizing game that requires students to build and identify the flash pattern of their personal fireflies, among an ever-increasing number of flashing fireflies.
These are interactive, online reading passage with five multiple choice questions. Immediate feedback is given and students can print out achievement certificates. Perfect for grades 2-4
Crickets | Butterflies
These are printable versions of the online reading comprehension exercise.
Crickets | Butterflies
These are interactive cloze reading exercises. Students must use the words from the word bank to complete the insect-themed passage. Immediate feedback is given.
Butterflies | Insects | Insects (harder)
This is an online "mad-lib" where students must use nouns, verbs, and adjectives, to create a hilarious cricket-themed story.
How well do you know your cricket parts? Try my online cricket part quiz.
Do you know the functions of the different cricket parts? Take my online quiz to find out.
Find as many insect-themed words as possible in these challenging, online word search.
Insects | Butterflies | Crickets
These are fun, customizable online jigsaw puzzles perfect for any age.
Butterflies | Crickets
Interactive Scavenger Hunts allow students to hunt for answers from online animated books from a single page. Immediate feedback is given. Great for reading comprehension.
Butterfly Interactive Scavenger Hunt | Crickets Interactive Scavenger Hunt
These interactive activities require students to drag and drop the insect-themed words to their correct places in ABC Order. Immediate feedback is given.
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Türkiye'de Bilgi Ekonomisi ve Bilgi Yoğun Malların Dış Ticareti (1969-2009)
[Knowledge Economy and Foreign Trade of Knowledge Intensive Goods In Turkey (1969-2009)]
Economic activities becoming more knowledge oriented. With liberalization of the global trade global competition escalated. In this context global competition acquired a shape among the knowledge goods. Societies which produce and use knowledge goods in their economic activities holding an advanced economic outlook. Knowledge goods create more added value than other goods. Thus exporters of knowledge goods acquire more wealth and competitive power. Transformation of the exportation structure to knowledge oriented increases the competitive power of the economies. This requires improvement of the technological ability and human capital stock. In this study it is intended that to analyze the share and the importance of the knowledge goods in Turkey's foreign trade. For this purpose, foreign trade data of knowledge-intensive goods tested in VAR (Vector autoregression) model. The results obtained are interpreted.
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|Published in Marmara University Journal of Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences I.XXX(2011): pp. 209-228
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- M. V. Posner, 1961. "International Trade And Technical Change," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 13(3), pages 323-341.
- Dominique Foray, 2006. "The Economics of Knowledge," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262562235, July.
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Danie by Grace Akhrem
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Finished Measurements:
Circumference: 16 3⁄4(18 3⁄4)"
Length: 8(8 3⁄4)"
Size 6 U.S. (4 mm) 16" circular needles
Size 6 U.S. (4 mm) double point needles
One locking stitch marker
Version A- three buttons 1⁄4" in diameter
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1 hank Pagewood Farm, Glacier bay (100% superwash merino wool, 450 yards), shown in: Version A- River Rock. Version B- Lavender Fields.
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Goody ColourCollection Bobby Slides-Brunette Reviews
Inexpensive but effective hair accessoriesI've been using Goody's Brunette Oval Bobby Slides for many years. One slide holds much more hair than a regular bobby pin does, but it is still discreet yet adds a nice accent for my hair. It stays in place for hours comfortably. I wish it was a little bit, just a little bit bigger. — 6 years, 9 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
Savior for growing out thick bangs!Great for holding bangs back. I have used two for rough bad hair days! — 6 years, 4 months agotiffanyevelyn | 83 reviews
These are awesome ...i came across these at a Duane Reade and the colors and price caught my eye . they came in 3 colors to a package which were silver,gold , and like a burnt burgundy-ish color and they cost me like less than a dollar a piece .total price 3 bucks not bad at all . i have shoulder length hair and i LOVE these when iwant to pull my blown out hair after a few days and they don't slip or rip the hair which is exactly what i needed . This is a product defintely worth buying . — 8 years, 11 months ago_KiM | 1 reviews
Sexy hair.Great hair in style. — 9 years, 1 month agoDatThao | 24 reviews
Best Bobbypins I've ever Used!I have pretty thick hair, and getting it to stay in place is a major battle. These bobby slides can hold an amazing amount of hair, tightly and evenly! They're not flimsy at all like "regular" bobby pins, and they look chic in your hair. I use them to hold back bangs, or even hold my hair in a bun. My thick hair stays in a bun with only ONE of these babies! — 9 years, 2 months agoLemonjenny | 32 reviews
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Answering the burning question whether Harvey 'Two-Face' Dent will be making his return on 'Batman 3', the movie novelization author Dennis O'Neil puts an end to it.
One of the lingering questions arising among fans after "The Dark Knight" blasted on the big screen is whether Harvey "Two Face" Dent died or is set to return in the sequel. Providing the most possible answer to that, Dennis O'Neil, the author of the movie novelization, laid it down that the character with half-disfigured face has been indeed buried.
According to IGN, he wrote that the once rising District Attorney of Gotham City and Batman's ally was "sprawled, neck twisted, the mutilated side of his face exposed, his left eye open and staring sightlessly". Putting an emphasis on the condition, he noted in the end, "He was obviously dead."
Two-Face's cause of death on "Dark Knight" has actually been explained at the end of the blockbuster film. In his final fight with the bat-themed superhero, he attacked Batman, who stood at the edge of stories-high warehouse, and met his end when fell to the ground. But due to the missing out of blood around his lifeless body and coffin at his memorial, many speculated that Dent might be returning for "Batman 3".
Collecting so far $448.9 million, "Dark Knight" has secured its name on the third highest grossing movie of all-time behind the original "Star Wars" and "Titanic". A sequel to "Batman Begins", it teams up director Christopher Nolan with actors Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal among others. The superhero flick has put Batman up against his worst enemy Joker who manages to steal almost everything important for his sanity.


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What a bizarre, infuriating game it was. Vancouver came out and dominated most of the first period, hitting like they've never hit before, making the right plays, getting scoring chances, causing turnovers and getting the first goal by Mason Raymond on the reunited speed line with Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson. Then it happened.
Penalty Killing
What happened was a Canucks minor penalty. Ordinarily that's not the end of the world, but for the Canucks penalty killing unit, it was. The Canucks actually did a great job of staying out of the box Monday night, being shorthanded only three times. The problem was that they were scored on on all three times.
Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson are being allowed to wheel and deal with ease right now. They're getting shots through without problem, and passing down low without problem. At times, the Canucks' penalty kill formation is getting completely jumbled by Doughty and Johnson's movement on the blueline. The Canucks' coaching staff better figure out a way to fix it, and fix it quick.
Roberto Luongo is now being outplayed by Jonathan Quick in this series. That's all you need to know. Luongo played well, not spectacular, in games 1 and 2. Game 3 he let in two bad goals, and didn't make the big save for his team when they needed it. It goes without saying, Luongo needs to be better in this series.
The Phantom "Kick"
Never in my life have I disagreed with a video replay decision more than I disagreed with Daniel Sedin's disallowed goal. I have always understood the rule to be that there has to be a "distinct kicking motion" to disallow the goal. Listen to Mike Murphy's explanation yourself:
The boys at the Kurtenblog offered up a print version of this bogus recount by Murphy:
"The puck was moving in one direction and in order to get it to move back in the other direction, it had to be propelled some way. We felt it was the skate. It wasn't a distinct kicking motion, but a kicking motion, that made it move back the other way. It wasn't a deflection, it wasn't a re-direct, it was a kick.
"He [Sedin] knew what he was doing. And some of the factors that we looked at were: where his skate was, where his stick was, what did he do with his skate at the very end…To me looked like he twisted his toe and got a little more push on the puck and got it moving back in the other direction.
When your reasoning involves distinguishing between a "distinct kicking motion" and a "kicking motion" as well as reading Daniel's mind as to what he meant to do, your argument is flawed. To go into more detail about why the goal should have counted is unnecessary. It's clear to see.
Conspiracy Theory
Don't believe this notion that's taking flight that there's a conspiracy theory against the Canucks. I agree with Bob McKenzie's blog and I think Canucks nation is only embarrassing itself by calling this a conspiracy. It's bad luck, it's poor officiating and it's poor decisions, but no conspiracy, sorry.
The Good News
Believe it or not, there is good news to be found. Had the Canucks gotten ordinary, average, or even poor penalty killing last night, they would have been in good shape to win the game. Even with average goaltending from Luongo and a disallowed goal. The problem was it was horrendously horrific penalty killing. Fix the PK, fix the problem. The Canucks have outplayed the Kings in this series at 5-on-5. There's also room to get better. Luongo can and should play better in game 4, as should their specialty teams. If that happens, the Canucks should even up the series tomorrow night.


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I'm new to this site and new to coal. The first time I saw the Glenwood Base Heater No. 6 in a set of videos that William from PA posted on you tube I fell in love with it. The following day I showed my wife the Videos and she was totally sold on the idea and she also found the Glenwood Base Heater No. 6 beautiful. Today 6-21-12 I dove to the Antique Stove Hospital in RI and picked out my Glenwood Base Heater No. 6 for rebuild and it will be delivered to my house in Sept. I will attach some pictures.


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March 27, 2014, 8:00 AM - April 22, 2014, 5:00 PM @ Rio Rancho City Hall
The annual Rio Rancho Public Schools Senior Art Show 'Rising Stars' is taking place on the third and fourth floors of Rio Rancho City Hall from March 27-April 22. Artwork from seniors at Rio Rancho and Cleveland high schools and the Cyber Academy will be on exhibit as part of the show. A reception will be held on April 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall. During the reception at 6 p.m., awards will be presented to students featured in the exhibit. At the free reception refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. National Art Honor Society students will also have their art on exhibit from March 27 through April 22 on the fourth floor of City Hall as part of their membership requirement.
April 1, 2014, 6:30 PM @ Esther Bone Memorial Library
Esther - The seed library talks continue! The Sandoval County Seed Library, a project of the Sandoval County Master Gardeners, work to preserve the area's agricultural heritage by promoting the use of regionally adapted seed and building genetic diversity through education and sharing seeds.


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Marvel's Thor: The Dark World just grew by two more demigods. Richard Brake and Clive Russell have been cast in the Alan Taylor–directed film, which is due out November 8, 2013. Brake will play a captain in the elite Einherjar, a warrior team that in the mythology fought alongside Thor on numerous occasions. Blake's credits include playing Joe Chill, the murderer of Bruce Wayne's parents, in Christopher Nolan's 2005 film Batman Begins. Repped by Abrams Artists and Main Title Entertainment, Brake is currently filming The Counselor, which stars Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz. Russell will play Tyr, the older brother of Thor and Asgard's god of war. Unlike Thor's evil brother Loki, Tyr is a natural son of Odin. Russell recently joined Game Of Thrones' third season as Ser Brynden the Blackfish, a warrior in the House Tully. He also appeared in the Sherlock Holmes franchise.
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Alan Taylor has come a long way since, "That Burning Question". Bravo…
Richard Brake is great actor and a very good guy – so happy for him.
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Jason Momoa would be great playing Tyr the god of war and The Rock as the executioner


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Motion-sensing gesture-based interface for a bargain. Easy to connect and set up. Works with Windows and Mac and any size display. Numerous apps available, mostly cheap or free.
Sensor doesn't always register hand position properly. Apps range from highly polished to barely functional. No standard gestures. Difficult to use for productivity tasks.
Bottom Line
The Leap Motion Controller is a piece of sci-fi futurism available today, and it's cheaper than you think. But while it's magic when it works right, it's maddening when it (frequently) doesn't.
One of the included apps is Frog Dissection. In hopes of a flashback to sophomore biology, I decided to play frog surgeon. Due to inaccurate tracking, I got into the app, but couldn't accurately make a selection in the menu. Instead of taking a virtual scalpel to Kermit, I accidentally selected frog videos, managed to fast forward and skip through tadpole and early frog development, and then found myself watching frogs mating, but now unable to fast forward or skip. Thanks to the wackiness of the hand detection, I was suddenly stuck watching frog sex, with no way out. Needless to say, this isn't how I normally fill my work day. Only a retreat to the keyboard (and the aptly named Escape key) saved me.
A later attempt at Frog Dissection met with more success, but the underlying problem is that the sensor doesn't always seem to work as you would expect, and the interpretation of your various waves and gestures is different in every app. The folks at Leap Motion are hesitant to impose standards across all apps, not wanting to hem in developers when the product is still so new, but the result is a messy mix of things that work and things that don't.
That's just the app side of things. At one point, an alert told me that the device itself needed to be recalibrated. The recalibration process involves picking up the device, point its sensor at a reflective surface, such as the monitor, and then painting the screen with a dot that pops up. The more you paint, the higher your score, and you must reach a score of 80 points or better for the recalibration to take effect. That's right, even fixing the Leap Motion Controller feels like a poorly designed game that I can't win.
Once I finally got my calibration score high enough to use the device, it began telling me that my plugged in, just-recalibrated device was unplugged. I double checked the USB cable at each end, and it was indeed plugged in. I unplugged and re-plugged, just to be sure. It still said unplugged. Finally, using a mouse like a normal person, I managed to dig into a menu that allowed me to select "resume tracking," at which point the device registered as plugged in and began tracking again.
For any device, especially something unusual and breaking new ground, these individual glitches are understandable, even inevitable. But when there are so many, it becomes hard to overlook. As it stands right now, the Leap Motion Controller is a brilliant but flawed device paired with a messy ecosystem of apps.
As a proof-of-concept device the Leap Motion Controller is amazing. Like the Xbox Kinect, the Leap Motion Controller gives you the ability to navigate with real gestures and natural motion, giving you glimpses of a time when PCs will be able to see us and understand what we want without having to learn a specialized interface or obscure commands. The combination of hand and finger tracking is excellent, and there are plenty of applications where this sort of technology will have a big impact. The Leap Motion Controller is one of the coolest devices I've used, period. This is clearly a step forward in interface technology, and it's jaw-droppingly cool.
But as a consumer product, the Leap Motion Controller is definitely still a work in progress. It's cool in certain applicationsthe orientation demo alone made me giddy with geeky excitementbut so far the practical uses are few and far between. Even assuming that the controller will be useful in certain circumstances, there are still some hurdles between where it is now and where it needs to be to become the polished, intuitive product that Leap Motion clearly wants it to be.
First and foremost, the sensor has some awkward issuesif anything obstructs the line-of-sight between your hand and the device (including your other hand) it is completely unable to track it. It's like using a mouse that cuts out whenever you touch the keyboardsure, you can learn not to use the two at the same time, but the intuitive course of action is to use both together. Similarly, in any two-handed use, you'll want to occasionally cross one hand over the other, or use gestures that put fingers effectively out of view.
Second, while the tracking is quite accurate, it's difficult to be precise when trying to open and close windows, and shift between actions like scrolling and clicking. For regular navigation, this needs to either be fixed or the problem needs to be removed with a workaround, such as standardized gestures. There need to be at least a few standards applied across apps, letting users open and close programs, scroll and pan, and access menus in a consistent way. Right now it's piecemeal and unrefined, and it seriously diminishes the user experience.
Finally, waving your arms around takes some getting used to. To prevent the "Gorilla Arm" experience already familiar to touch-screen users, I set up the Leap Motion Controller so that I could gesture freely while resting my elbows on the armrests of my chair. It helped, but only so much. Like touch, motion control adds a lot of physical motion to functions that are normally done with a button click, and the transition can be both jarring and tiring. If there were better ways to integrate the keyboard and mouse into the Leap Motion Controller experience, several of these problems would be solved.
The Leap Motion Controller is, at present, a very fancy toy, with little practical application. That said, at $80 it's a surprisingly affordable toy, and if you're curious about the technology, it's inexpensive enough for every enthusiast, tinkerer, hacker, and gadget-fiend to buy without worry. For the average consumer, however, this is not ready for primetime.