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Having assured fans that his Gangsta Grillz mixtape will not be delayed despite his hospitalization, the 'Candy Shop' rapper writes on Twitter, 'I don't want to go into surgery.'
50 Cent has been admitted to hospital for a reason that is yet to be confirmed. The 36-year-old rapper, who will be releasing his new mixtape, "The Lost Tape", in the U.S. next Tuesday, May 22, took to his Twitter account on Wednesday, May 16 to share several photos of him lying in a hospital bed.
Along with the first picture, Fiddy tweeted, "I'm in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will be out on time." When posting the second one, the "Baby by Me" MC alluded to an imminent surgery. "I don't want to go into surgery," he wrote before telling boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., "call my phone why your phone off."
The third photo, in the meantime, captures Fiddy posing with stuffed animals. In the accompanying message, he complained to his collaborator DJ Drama, "Do not do a gangsta grillz this is all I get. Ain't this a b*tch. I give 15 tracks you give me this." As his response, Drama wrote back, "delivered in a chrysler 300!"
While Fiddy didn't disclose the reason behind his hospitalization, DJ Drama reportedly told XXLMag that the "Candy Shop" hitmaker was suffering from a "stomach virus". The 34-year-old Hip-Hop artist added, "First they wanted to keep it quiet, but he's not a quiet guy. He should be cool. It's nothing that serious. We still gonna do our promo run stuff [scheduled for Thursday, May 17]."


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Launching a small business can be challenging for anyone in any circumstance. For minority women, it can be even more difficult to get the support and financing it takes to become a success. Luckily, a number of government agencies--state and federal--recognize this, and have created grants and assistance programs available to women and minorities. Although grants aren't necessarily quick and easy to obtain, they can be very helpful to those who are persistent enough to go through the application process.
Minority Business Development Agency
The U.S. Department of Commerce tries to make it easy for women and minorities to access small business grants and assistance. The department's Minority Business Development Agency offers help in a number of ways, including giving grants. But even before getting to grant applications, the agency offers business development specialists who will help you develop business plans, write grant proposals, connect you to grants appropriate to your business, help you locate and secure other forms of financing as necessary, and assist you in finding business opportunities offered by the government as well as certain private businesses. You can find these comprehensive services in 40 offices nationwide or by contacting the agency by phone or through the website.
Environmental Protection Agency Grants
An agency that focuses on cleaning up and preventing environmental disasters may not be the obvious choice for minority women to get help building their businesses. However, the EPA allocated special grants for minority and women owned businesses in the fields of construction, equipment, services and supplies. A U.S. Supreme Court decision and presidential order caused the agency to change how they did business to start including more minority suppliers and contractors. However, because the requirements to be an EPA contractor can require significant capital, the agency gives grants to help minority small businesses meet the standards to work with the EPA. The EPA's Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization administers the grant program.
Small Business Administration
The federal Small Business Administration claims to give more grants to minority businesses than any other source. As its name suggests, the agency is tasked with supporting the development of small business in America. It backs loans for qualifying small business and earmarks grants specifically for minority businesses. The SBA even has an online database of their grants as well as states that offer similar grants.
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Test Your Maine Knowledge: 15 Wicked Hard Maine Trivia Facts!
Here's a list of stuff we came up with that genuinely surprised us. How many of these cool facts about Maine did you know?
Here's a list of stuff we came up with that genuinely surprised us. How many of these cool facts about Maine did you know?
Tonight is our first night back after the summer break. Click here for how we do things and what you can win!
Thanks, again, for coming along for the ride this past Summer on my #PortlandQuest. It was a good time getting out there, and seeing some sights. Along the way there were weeks where you guessed the correct answer and others where you were stumped, but it was all intended to be fun and educational.
A few days ago, I posted some pictures of a historic place within the boundaries of Portland. Quite the place!
I've had a great summer playing #PortlandQuest, happening on a few unknown spots, and a few that are too well known--Gold Street, for example!
Gates are great in Portland. We have so much iron protecting our yards from dogs during our neighborhood walks. We also have numerous dudes and dudettes per year jumping these gates to impress their dates.
I have a great job: excellent parking, superb coffee and the freedom to get out into Portland and get my hands dirty--looking for the nitty gritty of the city. So far, quite the ride. Thanks for hitching along.
The Fourth of July is this Friday and we wanted to use this important holiday to highlight a special location in our city. Do you know where it is?
On Tuesday I showed you this small piece of Portland History--a single unpainted shingle on an otherwise red-painted structure...and the guesses were all good.
The past few weeks, you have readily identified some unusual, but, iconic spots around Portland. This week, see if you can identify the location of this single shingle.


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Prospectus Today
The Races Get Hotter
My aim with the Friday notes package has been Blassian of late. Today, we hit Saturday with them�
I have to say that I've felt my love for baseball as strongly this week as I have in a while. The quality of play has perhaps been lacking, but the excitement, the storylines, the tension�I've found myself so immersed in the game and loving that sensation.
Baseball is about September much more so than it's about October. That message is the one baseball needs to embrace for itself and send to others. If it does, it will bring so many more people into the game than extra playoff spots to new stadia or All-Star gimmicks.
Baseball is about September.
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As 2011 draws to a close, Us Weekly has rounded up each and every magazine cover from the last 12 months as part of our year-end coverage.
Flip through our photo gallery to revisit 2011's hottest hookups (Blake & Leo!), biggest splits (Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony!) and of course the cutest celebrity babies born this year (we're looking at you, Harper Seven!).
Check out our Best of 2011: The Year in Us Weekly slideshow now and tell Us: Which celebrity headline had you hooked this year?


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Company value: Estimated $4.1 billion
Analyzing the rapidly growing amounts of digital data produced daily provides companies with major opportunities. For 10 years open-source project Apache Hadoop has made such analysis possible, having invented a method for organizations to store and process 'big data'. Hadoop, with its revolutionary parallel processing technique, is currently used by the world's largest websites, including Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter.
However, until 2008, the complexity of Hadoop technology kept big data analytics out of reach for many organizations. That's where Cloudera comes in; Cloudera integrated Hadoop's most popular projects into a single enterprise-ready cloud package, along with additional management and support services.
Since its launch six years ago, Cloudera has grown to 600 employees and reached 350 enterprise customers. In addition to its commercial offering, Cloudera contributes a version of its product to the open source community that's used by thousands of organizations worldwide. In April, Intel paid $740 million for an 18 percent stake in Cloudera, valuing the company at $4.1 billion.


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World News
Human Rights Watch report documents attack on democratic rights in US and Europe
By Tom Hall, 1 February 2016
The group's annual report warns, "blatant Islamophobia and shameless demonizing of refugees have become the currency of an increasingly assertive politics of intolerance."
World Health Organization: Zika virus "spreading explosively" in Americas
By Kate Randall, 29 January 2016
In Brazil, there have been an estimated 500,000 to 1.5 million people infected by Zika as of early January, and nearly 4,000 children have been born with congenital microcephaly.
German IYSSE wins four seats in Humboldt University Student Elections
By our correspondent, 21 January 2016
According to the preliminary election results released early Thursday morning by Humboldt University in Berlin, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality received 149 votes and will have four seats in the student parliament.
European governments plan intensified military intervention in Syria
By Johannes Stern, 27 November 2015
Whoever is not prepared for military intervention in the struggle of the major powers for influence in the Middle East will be left out of any division of the spoils.
IMF-World Bank meeting confronts lowest global growth since 2009
By Nick Beams, 9 October 2015
The world capitalist economy is being hit by two interconnected and toxic processes: worsening economic stagnation and the mounting risk of a major financial crisis.
Worldwide displaced population reaches record 59.5 million in 2014
By Evan Blake, 20 June 2015
The annual UNHCR report documents the plight of refugees and internally displaced persons globally and traces some of the conflicts that have created this humanitarian disaster.
FIFA head resigns amidst US-led campaign over bribery scandal
By Niles Williamson, 3 June 2015
Sepp Blatter announced his resignation Tuesday in the face of immense pressure from the United States and European powers, upset above all by his closer relations with Russia.
Existing safety equipment would have prevented Philadelphia Amtrak disaster
By Alan Whyte, 15 May 2015
The disaster would never have occurred if safety equipment were in place to monitor the train and automatically activate its emergency braking system.
The worldwide persecution of refugees
By Bill Van Auken, 14 May 2015
From Europe, to Asia, to the Americas, the world is witnessing growing numbers of refugees and a wave of state violence directed at denying them their fundamental democratic rights.
Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least seven
By Alan Whyte and Jeff Lusanne, 14 May 2015
A high-speed crash on America's busiest passenger route injured more than 200 people Tuesday.
General election produces political earthquake in Britain
By Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland, 8 May 2015
The general election has claimed the scalp of three party leaders.
Greece makes €450 million payment to International Monetary Fund
By Christoph Dreier, 10 April 2015
In the face of the dire social conditions in Greece, the Syriza-led government's pledge to repay all debts are an unmistakable commitment to further austerity.
European Central Bank bond-buying program fuels financial turbulence
By Nick Beams, 12 March 2015
The commencement of the European Central Bank's bond-buying program is already sending shock waves through global financial markets.
Empty commitment by G20 to boost global growth
By Nick Beams, 17 November 2014
The G20 summit pledge on economic growth is belied both by the actions of the major powers and the text of the final communiqué itself.
Sham opposition on display at Brisbane G20 protests
By Mike Head, 17 November 2014
Far from challenging the G20 agenda, all of the officially-sanctioned protest groups sought, in one way or another, to appeal to the assembled leaders.
Amidst slowdown in global economy
Europe threatened with deflationary spiral
By Barry Grey, 30 October 2014
There are growing warnings of a deflationary spiral, in which falling prices create a vicious cycle of bankruptcies and layoffs leading to more bankruptcies and layoffs.
New Jersey, New York part of a national trend
Northeastern US states seek to cut public worker pensions
By Philip Guelpa, 10 September 2014
Governments in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York are mounting efforts to severely reduce public worker pension benefits.
Food and water deprivation, abuse and overcrowding in Michigan's women's prison
By Naomi Spencer, 10 September 2014
Statements by the ACLU and prisoners at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility describe widespread human rights abuses in Michigan's only women's prison.
Dutch report into Ukraine jetliner disaster continues cover-up
By Robert Stevens, 10 September 2014
The Dutch Safety Board's preliminary report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is being portrayed by imperialist governments as confirmation that anti-Kiev rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down the plane.
France's new government shaken by early ministerial resignation
By Anthony Torres, 10 September 2014
The Elysée presidential palace announced the resignation of Thomas Thévenoud, the minister for foreign trade, tourism, and overseas Frenchmen.
US, EU intensify military threats against Russia
By Kumaran Ira, 10 September 2014
The US and the EU are escalating military threats against Russia, while preparing a raft of new economic sanctions targeting key sections of the Russian economy.
Germany: Official report speaks of "deliberate sabotage" by secret service in NSU case
By Sven Heymann, 10 September 2014
The final report of the Thuringia state parliamentary committee of inquiry into the series of murders by the far-right National Socialist Underground makes serious allegations against the state security authorities.
Toronto's mayoralty candidates ignore growing poverty
By Carl Bronski, 10 September 2014
A report compiled by the Social Planning Council and various community groups concluded that child poverty in Toronto has reached "epidemic" levels.
Savage cuts in Israel follow Gaza war
By Jean Shaoul, 8 September 2014
While the Israeli working class faces more austerity, the Palestinian Authority has estimated that the reconstruction of Gaza will cost about $7.8 billion.
Companies sell mobile phone spying tools to governments worldwide
By Thomas Gaist, 26 August 2014
High-tech systems allowing users to pinpoint and manipulate cellular devices are increasingly available for purchase around the world.
US and NATO threaten Moscow as Russian aid convoy crosses into Ukraine
By Niles Williamson, 23 August 2014
The crossing of a Russian humanitarian aid convoy into Ukraine on Friday quickly drew threats from the Obama administration, NATO and the US-backed regime in Kiev.
The homeless "problem" in Florida
By Matthew MacEgan, 23 August 2014
A recent study has shown that rehabilitating homeless people is actually more cost effective than keeping them on the streets and arresting them.
New York Mayor de Blasio's mantle of "progressivism" wears thin
By Fred Mazelis, 23 August 2014
De Blasio and his advisers have sought to claim the mantle of "progressivism" within the Democratic Party.
UK minister signals further welfare cuts ahead of 2015 general election
By Tony Robson, 23 August 2014
In a keynote address, the top British official for Work and Pensions signaled the further intensification of his government's assault on social spending.
Workers and young people speak on Ferguson, Missouri, police violence
By a WSWS reporting team, 22 August 2014
The killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown and other recent police shootings evoked an angry response from workers and young people across the US.
More Israeli crimes against Palestinians
Killings in Gaza, arrests on West Bank
By Patrick Martin, 22 August 2014
Israeli air strikes killed another 26 in Gaza Thursday, including three top Hamas leaders.
German government to deliver weapons to Kurds in northern Iraq
By Ulrich Rippert, 22 August 2014
The defence minister has signalled a new stage in the revival of German militarism.
"Poor Door" for lower-income tenants underscores class divide in New York
By Steve Light, 22 August 2014
A 33-story luxury building under construction will have a separate back entrance for those who live in its "affordable" apartments.
War and social attacks spread throughout Ukraine
By Christoph Dreier, 22 August 2014
The Ukrainian army has expanded its offensive against the rebel-controlled cities of Luhansk and Donetsk, fighting house-to-house battles with rebel groups.
One-third of the US population has no retirement savings
By Jake Dean, 22 August 2014
New reports continue to expose worsening economic conditions for millions.
Scottish National Party issues its hollow "Declaration of Opportunity"
By Jordan Shilton, 22 August 2014
Under conditions of the deepest crisis of global capitalism since the 1930s, working people are to believe that a new capitalist mini-state offers the basis for a return to social reformism.
Clashes in Monrovia, Liberia as West African Ebola epidemic grows
By Niles Williamson, 22 August 2014
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced late Tuesday the imposition of a nationwide curfew and quarantines as part of an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus.
Washington seizes on Malaysian airliner crash in Ukraine to threaten Russia
By Alex Lantier, 18 July 2014
Before anyone could determine how this tragedy took place, US politicians and media demanded stepped-up action against Russia.
Amnesty International report details worldwide torture
By Thomas Gaist, 15 May 2014
Despite international covenants banning torture, the barbaric practice reached epidemic proportions during the past three decades, according to Amnesty International.
Turkish interest rate leaps amid currency market turmoil
By Nick Beams, 29 January 2014
The massive rate hike followed warnings of financial "carnage" amid growing concerns over the stability of "emerging markets."
Deflation threat poses new dangers to world economy
By Nick Beams, 17 January 2014
At a speech in Washington on Wednesday, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned that strengthening deflationary trends posed a threat to the global economy.
French President Hollande announces Lebanese arms deal in Saudi Arabia
By Rosa Shahnazarian, 3 January 2014
French President François Hollande traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi and Lebanese officials on Sunday and Monday.
Syrian war, threat of global conflict dominate G20 summit
By Alex Lantier, 6 September 2013
The threat of a major war and deep US-Russian tensions over Syria have overshadowed the St. Petersburg G20 summit of leaders of the world's 20 largest economies.
Snowden defends actions as Obama administration pushes for prosecution of whistleblower
By Thomas Gaist, 14 June 2013
FBI director Robert Mueller pledged to take "all necessary steps" to go after Snowden, as the former intelligence employee said from Hong Kong: "I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality."
US-backed Turkish government threatens violent crackdown
By Johannes Stern, 14 June 2013
The US-backed Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing for a massive police crackdown on anti-government protests.
Tens of thousands protest closure of public television in Greece
By Christoph Dreier, 14 June 2013
Tens of thousands of workers protested the closure of the Greek public broadcaster on Thursday, defying threats of arrest.
Japanese stocks plunge amid global financial turmoil
By Andre Damon, 14 June 2013
The Japanese stock market plunged 6.4 percent Thursday, closing down by 21 percent over the last three weeks.
FEMA refuses disaster relief to West, Texas
By Matthew MacEgan, 14 June 2013
The federal government has refused to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town of West, where a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people in April.
Deadly chemical plant explosion in Louisiana
By Matthew MacEgan, 14 June 2013
On Thursday an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, killed at least one person and injured at least 73 others.
Philadelphia inspector involved in building collapse commits suicide
By Nick Barrickman, 14 June 2013
On Wednesday night the body of Philadelphia building inspector Ronald Wagenhoffer was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Libya destabilised by factional and military infighting
By Jean Shaoul, 14 June 2013
The massacre of 31 people by the Libya Shield Force, an Islamist militia, was the worst single death toll since the end of the 2011 NATO-led civil war.
Germany: The SPD's new press spokesman
By Peter Schwarz, 14 June 2013
The more the SPD tries to improve its electoral chances, the clearer it becomes that it supports the current government's right-wing policies.
Student killed by fascists in central Paris
By Pierre Mabut, 14 June 2013
An 18-year-old student and anti-fascist was beaten to death by a group of fascist thugs June 5 near the St. Lazare rail station in central Paris.
Who are Detroit's creditors?
By Nancy Hanover, 14 June 2013
As Detroit's emergency manager prepares to release his plan for reorganizing the poorest large city in America, the media is demanding that the population of Detroit pay.
White House convenes meetings on Syria escalation
By Bill Van Auken, 11 June 2013
The Obama White House is convening meetings this week to discuss measures to escalate the US-backed war for regime-change in Syria.
Obama administration initiates criminal prosecution of NSA whistleblower
By Thomas Gaist, 11 June 2013
Representatives of the US establishment demanded swift action to punish the man responsible for leaks detailing the government's massive surveillance program.
Egypt: Supreme Constitutional Court invalidates Shura Council, Constituent Assembly
By Johannes Stern, 11 June 2013
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that the upper legislative house and the Constituent Assembly lack any legal foundation.
Swiss referendum on asylum law
By Marianne Arens, 11 June 2013
A referendum was held Sunday on proposals to strengthen the law against asylum seekers.
Media silent on the state killing of Boston bombing witness
By Tom Carter, 11 June 2013
The ubiquitous silence from the political establishment and the media amounts to an acknowledgement that Todashev was terminated by the state.
Philadelphia schools to lay off nearly 4,000 teachers
By Nick Barrickman, 11 June 2013
The "doomsday" budget passed last month will devastate the Philadelphia public school system.
Alter-Summit in Athens: A pseudo-left response to growing social opposition in Europe
By Christoph Dreier, 11 June 2013
Trade unions and pseudo-left groups organized a so-called Alter-Summit in Athens, backing the European Union institutions that impose austerity throughout Europe.
SEP mayoral candidate speaks at two Detroit election forums
By Bryan Dyne, 11 June 2013
D'Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party's candidate for Detroit Mayor, spoke at candidate forums Friday and Saturday, calling for a mass movement of the working class to oppose the financial manager.
SEC rules that Harrisburg misled investors
By Douglas Lyons, 11 June 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sided with bondholders against the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
California's San Onofre nuclear plant to shut down permanently
By Richard Vargas, 11 June 2013
The plant has been inoperative for more than a year due to radioactive steam leakage.
Nashville Symphony threatened by foreclosure
By Fred Mazelis, 11 June 2013
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra is the latest prominent US musical institution to face the threat of dissolution, as its biggest creditor, the Bank of America, has begun foreclosure proceedings.
Turkish police round up young protesters for use of social media
By Bill Van Auken, 6 June 2013
Dozens of people ranging in age from 18 to 24 have been rounded up in the Turkish port city of Izmir on charges of "encouraging rebellion" through the use of Twitter and other social media.
Obama reshuffles national security staff
By Alex Lantier, 6 June 2013
Obama announced Wednesday that his national security advisor, Thomas Donilon, will be replaced by the current US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice.
Bradley Manning's supervisors testify in third day of court martial
By Naomi Spencer, 6 June 2013
The government is determined to connect Manning to Al Qaeda, arguing that because the WikiLeaks web site is publicly available to anyone, Manning must have intended to "aid the enemy."
Worker dies from extreme heat at Georgia auto parts plant
By Kristina Betinis and Jerry White, 6 June 2013
Teresa Pickard, a 42-year-old Sewon auto parts worker, died May 29 after working on a weld line in the LaGrange plant.
Wall Street embraces Humala's "left" government in Peru
By Armando Cruz, 6 June 2013
Measures carried out by Humala, who won the presidency in 2011 promising to battle "neo-liberalism," have placed him to the right of his predecessors.
Hamtramck latest Michigan city declared in "financial emergency"
By Bryan Dyne, 6 June 2013
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder took the first step in installing an emergency manager for Hamtramck, the small enclave surrounded by Detroit.
Canada: Growing evidence Conservatives illegally suppressed vote in 2011 federal election
By Carl Bronski, 6 June 2013
A Federal Court judge has found that a nationwide voter suppression campaign was initiated from the Conservative Party's central database during the 2011 federal election.
Protests in Kyrgyzstan continue
By Clara Weiss, 6 June 2013
Last week's protests against the Canadian-owned coal mine Kumtor in Kyrgyzstan have spread from the northern district Dzhety-Oguz to other parts of the country.
Number of UK million-pound earners almost doubled in past two years
By Robert Stevens, 6 June 2013
A total of 18,000 people in the UK now earn £1 million. Two year ago, 10,000 individuals earned more than £1 million, and in 1999-2000, only 4,000 people did so.
Unemployment, lack of education lead to higher US mortality rate
By Jake Dean, 6 June 2013
A new report finds that unemployment is one of the leading factors behind the growing gap in mortality rates between educated and non-educated white women in America.
US: Kansas legislature passes budget slashing education
By Matt Sloan, 6 June 2013
Among other measures, the budget will gouge the state's universities, colleges, and community colleges of tens of millions of dollars.
US Supreme Court allows police to take DNA samples of arrestees
By Joseph Kishore, 4 June 2013
The US Supreme Court decision is a major attack on the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Turkish clashes continue as Erdogan brands protesters "extremists"
By Bill Van Auken, 4 June 2013
Confrontations between demonstrators and riot police continued Monday in Istanbul, Ankara and cities across Turkey.
Bradley Manning's court martial begins
By Naomi Spencer, 4 June 2013
After 1,100 days in prison, Army private Bradley Manning faced a military court martial Monday. Day one of the trial was characterized by government secrecy, vindictiveness, and lies.
Syrian opposition forces launch rocket attacks in Lebanon
By Thomas Gaist, 4 June 2013
US-backed Syrian opposition forces pummeled Shia targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah fighters continued massing near Aleppo.
School district of Philadelphia passes "doomsday" austerity budget
By Nick Barrickman, 4 June 2013
Under a plan approved May 30, Philadelphia schools will be deprived of many needed essentials, including learning programs, supplies and staff.
Britain's Accident and Emergency services reach breaking point
By Mark Blackwood and Ajanta Silva, 4 June 2013
Scenes of A&E units with patients waiting to be seen lying on trolleys in corridors for hours have become commonplace in UK hospitals.
UN warns against social unrest in Europe
By Christoph Dreier, 4 June 2013
In the face of rising social inequality, growing unemployment and the absence of popular confidence in the region's governments, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned Monday about the prospect of social unrest in Europe,
Spanish Popular Party government seeks to turn back the clock on abortion rights
By Alejandro López, 4 June 2013
The right-wing Popular Party government is seeking to reform abortion laws, returning them to a state similar to that which existed under the fascist regime of General Franco.
Connecticut legislature nears passage of austerity budget
By Dorian Griscom, 4 June 2013
Connecticut's Democratic governor and state legislature are in the final stages of drafting a state budget that will cut nearly $2 billion in social spending over the next two years.
Patriot Coal bankruptcy approved, thousands of retirees to lose health care
By Clement Daly, 4 June 2013
Patriot Coal has been granted permission to tear up its collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers and escape its obligations to provide health care to its retirees.
Detroit emergency manager threatens sale of all cultural treasures
By Bryan Dyne, 4 June 2013
In line with his earlier appraisal of the value of the works at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Kevyn Orr is now determining whether the city should sell off every other public asset.
First US drone strike in Pakistan since Obama's drone speech kills seven
By Niles Williamson, 30 May 2013
On Wednesday the US launched a drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region that killed at least seven people.
US banks post record profits in first quarter
By Nick Barrickman, 30 May 2013
US banks posted a record $40.3 billion in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Guatemalan high court upholds overturning of Rios Montt conviction
By Bill Van Auken, 30 May 2013
Guatemala's Constitutional Court Tuesday upheld its decision to throw out the conviction of ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Greek government divided over "anti-racist" law
By Christoph Dreier, 30 May 2013
Tensions have risen in the Greek government over draft legislation against racist incitement and state financing of the fascist party Golden Dawn.
Germany's Left Party supports austerity in Bulgaria
By Peter Schwarz, 30 May 2013
Hans Modrow, chair of the Left Party's council of elders, has pledged his unreserved support for the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the government it hopes to lead.
Spanish government imposes more austerity measures
By Alejandro López, 30 May 2013
Spain's Popular Party government has announced another raft of measures aimed at slashing the budget deficit to the European Union's 3 percent target by 2016.
Top UK universities call for cuts to funding for poorer students
By Joan Smith and Paul Mitchell, 30 May 2013
According to the Times, vice-chancellors at Britain's Russell group of 24 top research universities are "privately urging" government ministers to cut funding used to support poorer students.
Kenyan president moves to slash wages, continue war in Somalia
By Thomas Gaist, 30 May 2013
The Kenyan president is advancing an agenda of wage cuts and continuing Kenya's role in the imperialist proxy war in neighboring Somalia.
Nine of Louisiana's ten public hospitals to be privatized
By E.P. Bannon, 30 May 2013
In a state with one of the highest poverty rates in the country, the privatizations of public hospitals will have disastrous consequences for the poor and uninsured.
US officials cover up evidence of radioactive leak in Washington
By J. E. Noeli and Hector Cordon, 30 May 2013
The US Department of Energy and a private contractor managing waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation suppressed evidence of radioactive leakage for a year.
Defend the DIA! Culture is a social right!
By D'Artagnan Collier—SEP candidate for mayor of Detroit, 30 May 2013
The following statement was issued by SEP Detroit mayoral candidate D'Artagnan Collier in opposition to plans to sell off the masterpieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
European powers lift embargo, move to arm Syrian opposition
By Johannes Stern, 28 May 2013
On Monday the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) met in Brussels and agreed not to renew the arms embargo against Syria.
Settlements authorised as Kerry tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks
By Jean Shaoul, 28 May 2013
Benyamin Netanyahu's right-wing government has begun the legal process to retrospectively authorise four outposts as settlements in the Occupied West Bank.


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Is it legal in California for an employer to hold your paycheck for 90 days after you quit? I worked on 100 percent commission and was paid three times a month and gave one day notice (not a business day). Draw against commission checks on the 15th and the 30th and a commission check on the 25th. I quit December 22 of last month. My last check was a draw check on the 15th of December. I just called my ex employers office and the lady who writes the checks said that my boss has 90 days to pay me. And that when she previously quit it took her 90 days to get paid too. (she started working for the company again). The company is small and there is no one above my boss (owner)
But does the law apply to employees who are paid 100% commission rather than regular wages? Also I didn't leave a 72 hour notice. I quit saturday the 22nd and said I would not be returning to work that monday the 23rd. (its a m-f workday) Lastly, she has been paying per the contract our commission checks on the 25th of the following month, whether the customer has paid for that order or not. She deducts pay after 90 days if the customers invoice is still unpaid. So my fear would be that she if I told her to pay me right now for Decembers orders she would out of retaliation only pay for orders/invoices that have received payment at this point. Please reply. thank you.
Emily,Thank you very much for your reply.The Labor Code specifically defines "wages" to include commissions, and Labor Code section 201 and 203 apply to employees who work solely on a commission basis.One wrinkle to this analysis for commission employees is that an employer is typically free to determine when a commission "vests" for the purpose of it becoming a wage. Most often, employers will require that they actually receive payment from a customer on a sale before the commission vests and the employee is entitled to payment. The rationale for this is that if the customer does not pay, the employer should not be made to pay the employee commission on a sale that never really went through.There need not be a written agreement to the effect that commissions only vest once payment is received--if it is the employer's general practice not to pay commissions until payment has been received, that is generally sufficient to delay the employer's legal obligation to pay commissions until that time. It is important to note that this means that you'd still be entitled to the commissions and still be entitled to a penalty assessment pursuant to section 203, but just not until the payment is received.The other wrinkle is that if other employees had to step in and complete a substantial amount of work for the sales to go through following your departure, an individual in your circumstance may not be entitled to the commissions because they weren't "earned" by you.Courts determine whether a commission was "earned" by a particular employee by examining whether that employee was the "procuring cause" of the sale.In Brea v. McGlashan, 3 Cal. App. 2d 454 [39 P.2d 877], the court, in determining whether a finding that the plaintiff was the procuring cause of obtaining certain advertising contracts was sustained by the evidence, said: "The word 'procure' does not necessarily imply the formal consummation of an agreement. ... In its broadest sense, the word means to prevail upon, induce or persuade a person to do something. ... The originating cause, which ultimately led to the conclusion of the transaction, is held to be the procuring cause."Assuming that you were the procuring cause of the sales on which you now claim commissions, and assuming that it is not your employer's general practice to pay commissions until payment is received, you would be entitled to these commissions as "wages earned" starting 72 hours after you quit, since you didn't give advance notice, and penalty assessments for the non-payment of these commissions would begin accruing at that point in time. If you were not the procuring cause, you would not be entitled to the commissions, and if your former company has not yet been paid on the sales and their practice was to refrain from paying commissiosn until that time, you would be entitled to the commissions upon receipt of payment by your former company.Again, I sincerely XXXXX XXXXX this information helps you and I wish you the best. If I have answered your question, I would be very grateful for a positive rating of my service so that I may receive credit for assisting you. Kindest regards.


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The Easter Holidays are a great opportunity to take the whole family away for a well-deserved break. But how do you find some holiday sun without travelling halfway across the globe with kids in tow? Don't worry, it's not too late to book. Luckily, there are some great European destinations just a short flight away from the UK, with plenty of activities that won't break the bank.
1. Malaga
Looking for a good old-fashioned beach break? Malaga's balmy Mediterranean climate means that there's plenty of sunshine in this Costa Del Sol hotspot all year round. The attractive city centre boasts a number of beaches, with plenty of fun watersports to keep the kids entertained. After a day of sunbathing, take a stroll down one of the city's long shaded promenades to find some authentic Spanish cuisine.
Hours from the UK: 2
Great for: All-round fun in the sun
How to get there: Flights to Malaga
2. Tenerife
This popular Canary Island is home to the stunning Teide National Park, which is one of the most visited nature reserves in Spain. Why not take the whole family on a trek up the volcanic mountain to enjoy breath-taking views of the entire island?
Hours from the UK: 4-5
Great for: Young nature lovers
How to get there: Flights to Tenerife
3. Cyprus
Cyprus offers some of the best adventure sports holidays inEurope. From hiking in the Troodos Mountains to kite surfing across 648km of sparkling coastline, there's something for every active holidaymaker. This idyllic island is also one of the cheapest holiday destinations around, with resort prices having fallen by 13% in the last year according to Post Office figures. Grab cheap flights to Cyprus today and start looking forward to getting your adrenaline pumping in some truly spectacular surroundings.
Hours from the UK: 4-5
Great for: Spring sports for the whole family
How to get there: Flights to Cyprus
4. Dalaman
Known as Turkey's Turquoise coast, the Dalaman region is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Spend hours relaxing on soft cushiony sands of Calis beach as the kids swim safely in the shallow waters. The untouched countryside surrounding the beach resorts is also a fantastic place to enjoy a family picnic.
Hours from the UK: 4
Great for: A peaceful beach break
How to get there: Flights to Dalaman
5. Venice
Venice may be one of the most romantic cities in the world, but it's also a great place to introduce your kids to some magnificent culture and architecture. The small city centre is best explored on foot or by local ferry – known as a vaporetti – on which children are usually entitled to discount tickets. Don't miss the Piazza San Marco at the heart of the city, which beats with thousands of pigeon's wings.
Hours from the UK: 2
Great for: Budding culture vultures
How to get there: Flights to Venice
What do you think, do these destinations inspire you? If not, take a look at some of our other wonderful holiday destinations


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Ice cream provides cool opportunity for Cranberry musician
If Nestle's popular Drumstick sundae ice cream cone is celebrating one million Facebook fans, than Nick Marzock probably added himself to that number.
The Cranberry resident and aspiring musician was selected to perform a special song of gratitude in an online video for the brand, so saying he's a Drumstick fan may be an understatement.
"It was pretty exciting. I was, more or less, just happy to be there," said Marzock, 22. "This is a big opportunity for me."
The Nestle Company, which makes the dessert, created a Facebook page for Drumstick-lovers to become a "fan," recently reaching its one millionth "like." So the company decided to create an online music video celebrating their faithful dessert-lovers, said Jake Abel, associate brand manager for Nestle Drumstick.
"It was important for us to have someone really connect with (our fans)," Abel said. "We wanted someone that would be real and Nick was a perfect fit."
Marzock, a local up-and-coming musician, was selected to audition for the online video by Smith Brothers Agency of Pittsburgh, and gave that "genuine" and "authentic" persona they wanted, said Abel, of San Francisco, who operates out of the Nestle offices in Oakland, Calif.
Abel said Marzock also stood out because he was "super easy to work with" and was able to handle the challenging lyrics that Nestle wrote.
The Seneca Valley School District graduate and football player said the approximately eight-hour shoot took place in mid-June at a private residence in Gibsonia. It was also the first time he had worked on set with a professional video filming crew, he said.
"I was a little nervous filming day because it was my first time on-set," Marzock said. "I didn't want to be the guy to mess something up."
Marzock, who recently graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, is no stranger to performing, as he is a regular on stage for various events throughout the region, whether private, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, or at events downtown.
Thom Glunt, who directed the video for Uppercut studios in Pittsburgh, said Marzock was easy to direct.
"It didn't take much to get a good performance out of him. On set, he had a great attitude and stayed focused," said Glunt, who is based out of Los Angeles.
The scene for the video was a backyard barbecue where Marzock played a type of guitar similar to a ukulele as he sang the one-million fans song, Marzock said.
Glunt said they "wanted an inclusive vibe that captured the feeling of one of those great days we spend outside with friends."
He often shoots videos for Uppercut and said Marzock was a professional, despite not having a lot of experience with video shoots.
"On set, he had a great attitude and stayed focused. He was easy to communicate with and unpretentious. He was eager to do the job right and took any curveballs I threw him that day," Glunt said.
As someone who is trying to focus on his music career, Marzock said this is a great resume builder and hopes it helps his music get more noticed. The singer and songwriter currently has a CD titled "Lead Me Home" and his website — www.nickmarzock.com — describes the guitarist's music as "acoustic pop with blues flavor."
Some of his influences include the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer, but also Mexican painter Diego Rivera, and comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who he said helps him to see the "humor in everything."
Also, Marzock is a devout Christian and wants to make sure that always stays with him no matter where he goes in life, he said.
In the meantime, he's staying serious about his music and is currently working with someone on writing a business plan for his career but said it's too early to reveal his plans.
"The options are open and limitless," Marzock said.
The online video is posted on his website, as well as the Drumstick Facebook page.
Natalie Beneviat is a freelance writer with Trib Total Media.


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The project is speculated to probably work under the title of "Property of a Lady", the same name as a James Bond short story found in 007 book "Octopussy and the Living Daylights."
Apart from those of Bond girls and plot details of the story, another mystery surrounding "Bond 22" has been the real title of the project itself for sure and now, talks seem to have heated up on the subject already.
A message posted at Ain't It Cool News has brought up an interesting tidbit pointing out that the next installment of the British super-spy adventure franchise may officially work under the title of "Property of a Lady", which is known to be the name of a short story found in final James Bond book, "Octopussy and the Living Daylights."
For those who are not familiar with the story, "Lady" follows Bond as he investigates a female double-agent who is about to be paid by her Russian keepers by auctioning a Faberge egg at Sotheby's in her name. This then brings him to attend the auction after learning that a Resident Director of the KGB in London is sent to underbid for the item in order to push the price to the necessary value to pay for her services as a double agent.
Though being the one providing the scoop, the person sending the posting, however, did put caution that the info given should be taken with a grain of salt since nothing of this has been confirmed yet. Whether the story will really become the authentic plot of "Bond 22" is also unclear, so keep sticking to AceShowBiz for updates on this matter.
Speculations put aside, Variety has informed that pic is currently in preproduction for a December start date and will, according to scribe Paul Haggis, still feature the same 007 moviegoers saw in "Casino Royale." Producer Barbara Broccoli further confirmed that the movie would indeed continue "the path of Bond trying to find out who was behind the Le Chiffre operation" as well as the absence of traditional supporting elements like gadget-master Q and Miss Moneypenny.


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MSPs back post-16 education reforms
Controversial legislation aimed at widening access to higher education has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.
Opposition parties voted against the Post 16 Education bill after they accused the government of trying to interfere in how universities are run.
Labour said calling the bill a dog's breakfast was unfair to the pet food industry.
But ministers said the new law would help students from poorer backgrounds get a degree.
The proposals, which were back by 65 votes to 51, are wide-ranging and include reforms to the way colleges and universities are run.
The bill will place arrangements to try to bring in more students from a wider range of backgrounds onto a statutory footing.
Education Secretary Michael Russell said: "Our universities and colleges have a strong track record and Scottish education has a proud history and reputation. The legislation passed by the parliament today builds on these strengths and sets a framework to ensure the sector continues to improve.
"For students the bill will deliver fairer access to university, with widening access agreements and new powers to determine priority groups. It also backs our college regionalisation programme which will ensure colleges equip students with the skills and knowledge they need for local jobs.
"This bill puts in place measures to improve governance, it will ensure twelve regional chairs for the college sector are appointed in a fair and transparent way and ensure equality is considered in governor appointments. It will help to deliver a system of post-16 education that is fit for the future and delivers for students and our economic future."
Some universities were concerned the details of how to do this could have interfered with their historic autonomy - but proposed amendments appear to have eased their worries.
'Particularly welcome'
The University and College Union (UCU) said it had worked with the government and MSPs to ensure the bill was revised to increase involvement of staff of universities' governing bodies and to remove the government's power to intervene on what courses universities should run.
Welcoming the passage of the bill, UCU Scotland President Dave Anderson said: "It is vitally important that our universities remain free from government interference and will be properly scrutinised. We are pleased that the revised bill now ensures both these things will happen.
"The Cabinet Secretary's endorsement of our call for staff and student involvement in university governance is particularly welcome, and we look forward to seeing this included when the Governance Code is finally published.
"It is essential that staff are involved in developing the agreements on how universities will encourage applications and support more students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure widening access becomes a reality."
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland president, said the vote was a "key moment" for students.
"Much of the Post 16 Education Bill has been down to the campaigning work we've seen from students across Scotland calling for legislation on fair access, and for students to be at the centre of our post-16 education system," he said.
"Crucially, it puts widening access agreements in legislation for the first time, creating a strong, national framework for fair access to happen. This will help level the playing field for talented people from disadvantaged backgrounds who have too often found themselves locked out of higher education."
But Labour's Neil Findlay hit out, saying: "This is a bad bill. Much of it could have been achieved without legislation. It centralises power in the hands of the cabinet secretary, compromises autonomy and accountability, confuses college governance, and has limited ambition on widening access.
Mr Findlay, together with other opposition MSPs, had earlier called on the Scottish government to withdraw the legislation.
"At the time, I called the Bill a dogs breakfast," he recalled. "I want to withdraw that charge as I now realise it was an unfair slight on the pet food industry.
"But the bill should have been withdrawn and brought back in a more coherent and comprehensible state. This would have been the right and responsible thing to do."
Tory MSP Liz Smith said her party remained concerned about the "unintended consequences of forcing universities to adopt prescriptive targets enshrined in legislation", and was "conscious of the lobbying that had taken place by the universities to ensure that ministers will not actually be able to intervene on the admissions process".
Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur said he remained unconvinced that legislation in this area was needed, however he welcomed the safeguards included in this part of the bill.


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Abandoned property ordinance up for vote again Tuesday in Connellsville
The proposed ordinance concerning abandoned property and vacant structures in the City of Connellsville will be brought before city council for a third time this year at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The ordinance requires those owners of vacant or abandoned buildings to register with the city, open their property for inspection, and maintain the structure inside and out for the health and welfare of the public and for emergency responders who may have to enter the property.
During July's regular meeting, public comment from those for and against the ordinance lasted for nearly two hours with council deciding to table a vote for the August meeting to make some changes to the ordinance.
"We've been working on this for two years," said Councilman Aaron Zolbrod during that meeting. "We want to make sure it's as right as it can be."
Health code officer Tom Currey said the proposed ordinance for Tuesday's meeting will include changes based on two of the concerns people have expressed.
"There's now language in there to give landlords more time to make repairs and bring their properties into compliance," Currey said.
The original draft of the ordinance only gave landlords 90 days to make those repairs, but the newly drafted ordinance doubled that time to six months.
"We thought that was more than fair," Currey said.
Currey added a stipulation was included for the elderly living alone who find themselves either in a hospital for an extended period or in a personal care facility.
Currey said that while people in that situation will still need someone to register the structure with the city, they won't be the subject of property owner contact information on the front of the structure or inspections of the structure.
The city has approximately 60 vacant structures of which it knows, Currey said. Of those 60, Currey doesn't know how many would be considered a public nuisance unless he can inspect the interior.
At the August meeting, Terry Shallenberger, owner of the historic Aaron's building, which is undergoing renovations to include high-end apartments for those in the natural gas industry, said, "There's progress going on here, but something needs to be done."
Shallenberger said someone paying $2,000 for an apartment may think twice if they look outside and see plywood over another building's windows.
Those against the ordinance were concerned about the rights of building owners and the abuse of government power.
The options on the books to fight blighted properties have not worked because there are owners who play the game and go around the system, Zolbrod said at the July council said, noting the annual penalties are just for building owners that have abandoned or vacant properties, not for every building owner.
"We're not trying to punish people for owning properties," Zolbrod said at the July meeting.
In other business Tuesday, council is expected to:
• Open bids and accept bid for the city-owned vacant property on York Avenue to be sold as one lot.
• Approve a police internship for Donald Morris, a California University of Pennsylvania student, for 12 weeks.
• Allow the Yough River Trail Council and Connellsville Area High School to erect two Adirondack shelters on city property at no cost to the city.
• Remind residents of the East Park movie, "The Blind Side," on Thursday, following a city-wide pep rally at 7 p.m.; a fishing derby in Yough Park, Saturday starting at 8 a.m.; offices at City Hall will be closed on Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day; the Mum Festival/Mustang Parade with the Fayette County Cultural Trust on Sept. 6; and the 5K Paint Run/Walk at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at 10 a.m. Sept. 13.
Mark Hofmann is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-626-3539 or email@example.com.


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" The line was built by the South Devon Railway and first opened on 1st May 1872. It was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1876. The line closed to all traffic on 7th September 1962 and was re-opened as a preserved steam line on 5th April 1969. The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1st January 1991. "
My family and I visited South Devon Railway for a day trip to Totnes on the steam train.
Admission Prices:
Return trip (single fares also available)
Buckfastleigh - Totnes Littlehempston
Adult £9.90
Senior Citizen £9.20
Child £5.90 (5 years - 14 years; under 5s FREE)
Family £28.90 (two adults and two children)
There is also FREE parking at Buckfastleigh for cars and coaches.
We travelled from Totnes to Buckfastleigh to Totnes and it was just like going back in time.
It was a thorougly enjoyable ride on a proper steam train. Taking in the wonderful scenery from Buckfastleigh to Totnes. We went in the summer and it was a fantastic journey beside the river Dart t. The trains are clean and comfortable, in my opinion much better than the trains of today. The children enjoyed the ride and the ability to get up and move around the train.
Only trouble was the journey It is only about 5 miles (8 km) long which wasn't long enough, to enjoy such a wonderful train and scenery.
There is good access for disabled visitors. with friendly and helpful staff.
There are other attractions in the same area, I have listed the attractions and prices below. This will allow you to fill the day out.
Joint ticket - Return trip + Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies + Totnes Rare Breeds Farm
Adult £19.50
Senior Citizen £17.50
Child £13.00 (5 years - 14 years; under 5s FREE)
Family £58.00 (two adults and two children)
Joint ticket - Return trip + Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies
Adult £15.40
Senior Citizen £13.90
Child £10.00 (5 years - 14 years; under 5s FREE)
Family £45.50 (two adults and two children)
Joint ticket - Return trip + Totnes Rare Breeds Farm
Adult £13.00
Senior Citizen £11.90
Child £8.20 (5 years - 14 years; under 5s FREE)
Family £38.60 (two adults and two children)
We have visited the Otter and Butterfly attraction, this is again well worth a visit.
Both Buckfastleigh and Totnes are themselves great places to visit. Its only a short 10 min walk to the famous Buckfastleigh Abbey. The high street in Totnes is on rather a steep hill so this needs to be considered.
You need to check the timetable online to ensure the train is running.
I would say that this is well worth a visit.
The South Devon Railway is, as the name suggests, a railway situated in South Devon, running steam trains from Totnes to Buckfastleigh. I visited with my family in May 2007, on a special Day Out with Thomas weekend.
There are three working stations on the line: Buckfastleigh, Staverton and Totnes Littlehempstone. If you are travelling by car, its best to head to Buckfastleigh station where there is extensive free parking just off the main A38 road from Plymouth to Exeter. There is some limited free parking at Staverton. At Totnes station there is no parking, although you can park at the Main Line (First Great Western) station or the dedicated Totnes Council car park, for both of which there is a (reasonably steep) charge, and a short walk to the station. If coming by train, a good feature of this heritage line is that, unlike many others, you can buy a through ticket from the main line, although you do have to cross between the Main Line and Littlehempstone stations, via a short walk and a footbridge.
Local buses serve all three stations, and in addition, Buckfastleigh operates a vintage bus (Routemaster) service between the station and the town centre, via Buckfast Abbey. The timetable can be found on the South Devon Railway website, www.southdevonrailway.org. I would thoroughly recommend taking this picturesque journey, as you get a great view of the surrounding countryside and Buckfast Abbey itself. The round trip only takes around 15 minutes and was the highlight of our visit, as they were operating an open-top vehicle. Also making an appearance was Bertie the railway bus, and Bulgy, who as fans of Thomas the Tank Engine will know, is very naughty and instantly recognisable to his younger fans.
The South Devon is a standard gauge line, opened as a preserved steam line in 1969. It is operated as a charity, the South Devon Railway Trust, and volunteers run steam hauled passenger trains from Easter to the end of October each year. They also operate a number of vintage diesels, and some rolling stock. Among the most famous of its locomotives is the Peckett 0-4-OST, Lady Angela, immortalised by Rev. W. Awdry in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories. Throughout the year the railway hosts a number of special events, such as the Day Out with Thomas weekend that we attended, or Santa trains. It is also possible to dine aboard one of the stylish Super Salon Pullman coaches on selected dates for traditional Sunday lunch or an evening meal, and I will certainly be trying to do this later in the year.
On the day that we visited, the Fat Controller was in charge at Buckfastleigh station, and there were Firemen dressed in the old-fashioned blue costumes from the Thomas the Tank Engine stories. Many of the locomotive characters from the books were visiting, complete with plastic faces attached to the front to make them look exactly right. Of course, this included Thomas himself, and his fireman provided entertainment for the crowds, doing everything wrong as he attempted to fill up Thomass water tank (with a leaky bucket) and being told off by the Fat Controller for his efforts.
Trains were running the full length of the line (30 minutes one-way), as usual, but there were extra trains laid on by Duck and Julian which just ran up to Staverton and back, and we took one of these, sitting aboard an old carriage on a leather bench seat. This was an approximately 20 minute trip, which was just long enough to please our two young sons, although I was a bit disappointed not to be able to disembark at Staverton station. I can understand why they did this though, as it was extremely busy and they wanted to make sure that everyone had a chance to ride. Since we live nearby, we popped into Staverton a few days later to have a look around instead. This is a very pretty chocolate box station and well worth a visit.
After our ride with Duck, we visited the small museum exhibit on Platform 1, although to be honest, this wasnt very interesting for the children, so we crossed the wooden footbridge to the Gardens and picnic area on the other side of the line. A miniature railway operates here, for which there is an extra (£1) charge and there is also a huge, open-air, model railway laid out on raised trestles, with steps up for children to be able to see. My boys enjoyed playing on the small adventure playground just a little further along. It is also in this area that you can see some of the restoration work occurring in the loco shed, although Buckfastleigh lacks the display space of other heritage lines that I have visited and they do not, for example, have their non-operational locos out on display.
They do have a very pleasant café and courtyard (complete with gift shop of course) just outside the station entrance however, where you can sit with an ice cream or cream tea and watch the trains and buses coming and going.
We paid £30 for a family ticket for our day out, although on a normal day return fares are slightly less than this, at £9.00 for adults, £5.40 for children or £26.00 for a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children. Children under five are free, but not on special event days. It is also possible to purchase a combined ticket for the railway and the neighbouring attraction, Buckfast Butterflies and Otter Sanctuary. One downside is that it does not appear to be possible to purchase a platform ticket just to watch the steam trains operating up close without travelling on them.
Overall, we had a very enjoyable day out because of the Thomas theme, and the line is one of the more picturesque that I have visited. It is also well located to be able to combine with other attractions (Buckfast Abbey, the Butterflies and Otter Sanctuary, or the Elizabethan town of Totnes) to make a very full day out. However, I do feel that it is slightly lacking in comparison to some other heritage lines as an attraction in its own right, as it does not have, for example, as many locomotives or wagons on display as there are at the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. For this reason, it seems expensive, especially as you cant just buy a platform ticket to pop in for an hour or so. Overall though, I would still say that it is worth a visit, although we probably wont visit again until next year.


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Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora Are Friendly Exes
If Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora are anything to go by, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for recently-split celebrity couples like Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ross McCall, Katy Perry and Travis McCoy and Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane.
Melrose Place babe Locklear, 47, and her rocker ex-husband Sambora, 49, were all smiles at their 11-year-old daughter Ava Elizabeth Sambora's View Point School soccer game in Calabasas, California.
Heather and Richie were married for just over 11 years. They split in February 2006.
However, the former couple have remained friends in the aftermath of their divorce. Locklear and her current beau, fellow Melrose Place alum Jack Wagner, 49, spent Thanksgiving with Richie and Ava.
"Heather and Richie are very supportive of each other," a Locklear pal told People in November. "They talk all the time, and any time Ava has something important happening they are there together."
That's a great goal for both of them to keep in mind—well, that one, and the goal on their daughter's soccer field!


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Apple Sells One Million iPads
The Apple iPad hit another major milestone on Friday with the sale of the one millionth iPad, after a little less than a month of retail availability, Apple said Monday.
It took 74 days for the first iPhone to hit that number. The company had celebrated the sale of the 500,000th iPad on April 14th.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said about the milestone, "Demand continues to exceed supply and we're working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more customers."
The iPad first went on sale on April 3. In its first 28 days, iPad users have downloaded more than 12 million apps and 1.5 million e-books, Apple said. The 5,000th iPad app was recently introduced in the iTunes App Store. Including those apps designed for the iPhone, that's a total of more than 200,000 apps that can run on the device.
The 3G version of the iPad was released on April 30 in the U.S.
Originally posted to Gearlog.
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VisionTek Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in 4-Way CrossFireX
Mafia II
Version and / or Patch Used: Latest Steam Update
Timedemo or Level Used: Built in Benchmark
Developer Homepage: http://www.2kczech.com/
Product Homepage: http://www.mafia2game.com/
Mafia II is a third-person action-adventure video game, the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. It is developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks, and is published by 2K Games. The game is set from 1943 to 1951 in Empire Bay (the name is a reference to New York's state nickname "The Empire State"), a fictional city based on San Francisco and New York City, with influences from Chicago and Detroit. The game features a completely open-ended game map of 10 square miles. No restrictions are included from the start of the game. There are around 50 vehicles in the game, as well as licensed music from the era.
Under Mafia II we can see that performance shifts a little backwards bouncing off 120 FPS across the board. While a slight drop, we're not too worried since we've still got very playable numbers. This continues to be one of the issues, though, as we move to these four way setups.
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Robbie Williams has reportedly spoiled the good show of Take That. The singer, who performed on Take That's Progress tour, offended family audience with his foul-mouthed outbursts and vulgar gestures, forcing many to leave Wembley Stadium before the show was over.
The Daily Mirror reported that the 37-year-old singer used indecent words during the show. "Can"t believe you"re f****** here," he said on stage, before acting as if he was rolling a cannabis and then sticking two fingers to the crowd. "Let me introduce myself, my name is Robbie f****** Williams," Daily Mirror quoted him as saying. As if that's not enough, he thrust his hand into his trousers and said, "Taxi for Robbie. I"d like to get fake tan on my hands and touch a few breasts. I want to make you all horny and menstrual."
However, the singer's behaviour has not gone down well with the audience. "I had to put my hands over my daughters" ears. It was disgusting. He spoilt it for the rest of the band, who are true professionals, with all the attention-seeking and histrionics. It got to the point where we left during his segment and came back again when he was off," Daily Mirror quoted Julie Smith, a fan of the singer from London, as saying.
"You shouldn"t have to hear the f-word so many times in front of your kids. I"ve been to other Take That shows and this was something else," said a dad. "He was offensive and rude, said the f-word at least 12 times and stuck his hands down his trousers. There were many very young children in their audience (some aged only eight, nine or 10) and this was truly inappropriate," wrote a fan on a website.
"Something appears to be up with Robbie Williams. The man-band"s black sheep has been, true to boggle-eyed form, treating audiences to his unique brand of erratic behaviour," said a music critic.


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The rapper's follow-up to debut album 'Based on a T.R.U. Story' will come out on September 10.
Georgia rapper 2 Chainz has earned the reputation as the king of features for his guest verses on the hit tracks of other hip-hop superstars as Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. But the busy MC is now going to be forced to slow down on the cameos if he is to make it to the September 10 release date of his next album, just two days before his 36th birthday.
"FEATURES ON HAULT... NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY SEPTEMBER TENTH!!!!" the Def Jam Records label artist tweeted Thursday evening. The rap star's forthcoming album is only his sophomore studio effort, his next release after his 2012 debut LP "Based on a T.R.U. Story" that spawned the hits "No Lie" featuring Drake, "Birthday Song", and "I'm Different".
"Based on a T.R.U. Story" arrived at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with the 147,000 copies sold in its debut sales week. It landed him 3 Grammy nominations including Best Rap Album and four trophies at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, along with other related achievements such as an Adidas deal and Source Magazine's "Man of the Year" title last year.
Prior to his debut album, 2 Chainz made a guest appearance in West's single, "Mercy" and Minaj's "Beez in the Trap". More recently, he was featured along with Beyonce Knowles in The-Dream's latest single "Turnt" and a couple of months before that, in Wayne's "Rich as F*ck".


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I am a fan of the bluffton high school football team, and have been to all the games so far. I know it is not my place becuase i am not a coach, but i do not believe that any team based around one player can be successful. It seems to me that this season so far has been about Bennie Mitchell. It seems to me that on 75 percent of the plays that Mitchell carries the ball. Every time i open the Bluffton Today, of course i see a picture of Mitchell. No matter how the game goes, even if he doesn't play so great ( which in my opinion he hasn't lived up to the Hype at all yet) he still manages to get media coverage. There is a lot of talent on the Bluffton High team this year, and i know a few of the players, but it seems to me that this entire season so far has been about one player.I have yet to see players like Hamilton, Kinlaw, Koons, get recognition that they deserve in the media yet. I think that the team needs to get back to the basics and play simple football. All the pressure of the undefeated season and the hype about going 10-0 is over now, so in my opinion the coaching staff needs to take last weeks game and use it to their advantage. They saw that running the ball right behind the tackles works, so why not keep doing it. All we have to get is 3-4 yards a carry and you can drive the ball straight down the feild. Smash mouth football. i would like to give congradulations to the bobcat defense who shut allendale out in the second half on friday night, keep it up bobcats. But i would like to hear anyone elses opinion of this bobcat football season.


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Rebecca Romijn and her twin baby girls are photographed for June 2009 issue of InStyle, wearing all-white outfits.
Celebrity mother Rebecca Romijn introduces her twin babies to the world by debuting their photos on InStyle magazine's June 2009 issue. As seen in the shot, the actress and her daughters, named Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, are all photographed wearing all-white outfits. One person missing in the shot is Rebecca's husband and the girls' father, Jerry O'Connell.
"What girls wouldn't want to be featured in InStyle? We figured they would be happy with this choice in 18 years," Rebecca says of giving the rights to make public her babies' first pics to the publication. About the babies themselves, she gushes, "They are yummy, aren't they? [Dolly is] all baby and wants to have one-on-one relationships with people. [But Charlie] is always looking around. She can't wait to be out of this baby body because she's got a lot to do ... Dolly looks just like me, and Charlie looks like Jerry. We got one of each."
The exclusive photos of Rebecca's twin girls, plus behind-the-scene footage of her cover shoot, are on InStyle. The magazine's June edition itself will hit the newsstands next Friday, May 22.
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell have been married since July 2007. Their twins, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, were born in December 2008.


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IT FILLS me with fear and dread that the Silk Report has actually suggested that that lot down on the Bay should be given more powers.
Considering the record of all parties in running our country, over the years, neither have covered themselves with glory, with the health service and education system being two highly important areas that have been poorly served.
Carwyn Jones' comment when being criticised this week was: "We know we have a lot of challenges ahead for the country". Yes, challenges that he and his like have caused to be taken up.
Also, in the Argus's story about the Silk Report, of Tuesday this week, former Welsh government minister, Jane Davidson said that the largest group of people in Wales do want the Assembly to have more power. What largest group? Again, no explanation of whom they might be, but I'll bet that that 'group' turn up every day in the glass house on the Bay.
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In the foothills two miles from the monastery, Maria noticed a gorgein it, a hollowed-out place like a cave, hidden on all sides by brambles and thickly-growing wild grapes which covered up its entrance. With tears Maria entreated them to settle her in this cavethis hermitic refuge which she loved so muchwith the help of the Christ-loving landowner.excerpt from Maria of Olonets
The monastic ideal is a complete renunciation of the world, and involves an inner struggle necessary for the souls ascent towards God. Those who have been most faithful to this ideal have been the desert dwellershidden far away from the seductive tumult of the world.
In the first half of the 19th century, the Russian land was rich in dense woods and forests in which the sound of the axe was rarely heard. In these dark forest preservesin the mysterious silent depths of dense green thicketsnot only wild animals lived, but many desert dwellers also made their dugout dwellings in the earth. There they performed secret ascetic labors known only to the One to Whom they had dedicated themselves in their hidden and deliberately buried life.
At the funeral service an inexplicable and miraculous heavenly light shone from Marias face. The shining emanated from her face like a ray from the sun, yet it was a cloudy day and the thin candles gave almost no light at all. This remarkable manifestationa reverence beheld face-to-facewas the fulfillment of the promise of the Savior in the Gospel regarding the righteous who will shine `like the sun` in the Kingdom of the Heavenly Father.excerpt from Maria of Olonets
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Searching for something to do with your old poop? Does flushing it down the toilet just seem sad? Perhaps you should consider a fecal transplant — give the gift of your poo to someone else. This sign was photographed at the University of Adelaide in Australia and sent to us by a reader. "Donors wanted: Our research needs your poo," it says. "We are conducting research into faecal [sic] transplantation as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis and we need healthy volunteer donations." Either this is the ickiest research study ever done Down Under (yuk, yuk) or someone is pranking Dr. Sam Costello and Dr. Jane Andrews bad. [Thanks, LR52185, for the pic!]


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Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes was spotted taking her daughter Suri for a stroll around Union Square in New York City on a sunny Saturday afternoon (April 10). Suri was sporting bunny ears and slippers as mom carried her around town.
We just saw the mother-daughter duo on the New York set of Katie's new film Son of No One yesterday (April 9). Suri – who turns 4 next week – was drinking from a bottle.View Slideshow »»


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Police are investigating an attack a 14-year-old boy as he walked home from school.
The victim suffered bruising to his face during the incident near Leytonstone School in Colworth Road last Tuesday at just after 3.30pm.
The boy is understood to be a student at the school.
Leytonstone School has declined to comment as investigations are ongoing.
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Electro Abrasives Names Kristine Ramming President
September 17, 2003
Kristine Ramming has been named president of Electro Abrasives Corp. by the company's board of directors. She is responsible for national and international sales, marketing and promotion of all the company's abrasive grains and powders. Serving as general manager since January 2003, Ramming was previously a product manager for Electro Abrasives' silicon carbide and boron carbide product line. "We have been fortunate to be growing during these tough economic times through new market applications," she said. "Our strategy is to promote ourselves in these niche areas while maintaining our current customer base with high-quality grains and powders and our hands-on customer service." Ramming is a 1993 graduate of the Alfred University with a degree in marketing and business administration.
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UMass Memorial sets one-day strike
Examiner.com, 5/15/13
If the strike plans go through, it would be the largest nurses strike in the state's history, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
The strike would see more than 2,000 nurses walk off the job to protest cuts in nursing and support staff in the past two years, which they insist will greatly affect patient care. They say the cuts have taken UMass Memorial Medical Center from being the "best staffed hospital in the city to the worst." They also state that the hospital has fallen to the lowest rungs of the rankings in the state for quality patient care.
The decision to issue an official strike notice within the required 10-day period came after two rounds of contract negotiations between the nurses union and UMass Memorial officials this past Friday and Monday. Those talks were the latest in more than a year of negotiations for a new contact.
Nurses claim that they are at an impasse in negotiations over their calls for safer RN staffing levels, poor patient care conditions, a shortage of resources and six rounds of layoffs in the past two years that has affected "hundreds" of registered nurses and support staff.
Meanwhile, UMass Memorial Medical Center officials say they have negotiated in good faith with the nurses association but that the union has "repeatedly demonstrated, rather than working cooperatively to address the profound changes occurring in health care, their preferred approach to negotiations is to use the threat of a strike and allegations of unsafe staffing as tools to achieve their bargaining objectives despite the impact that such tactics have on patients and employees."
Hospital officials said they were "not surprised" but "very disappointed" to learn of the strike authorization vote and that the nurses decision "should be consistent with the shared sacrifices" of other medical center non-union managers and staff.
The also charged that the Massachusetts Nursing Association has used the threat of strike eight times in the past two years during contract negotiations, basing the decision on allegations of "unsafe staffing."
Nurses state that medical research shows nurses with a six or seven patient assignment load, which they state the hospital insists on, will place all of those patients at a 14-21 percent increased risk of death.
While they maintain that they have agreed to 16 of the nursing union's proposals, they do not agree with the MNA's insistence on using a mandatory staffing radio proposal because such proposals, the hospital states, "does not improve the quality of care."
If the strike is carried out, it will begin at 6 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 and end at 6 a.m. on Friday, May 24. The nurses say they have offered hospital officials four dates in the interim for negotiations.
"No nurse wants to strike, but our nurses are committed to do whatever we need to do to protect our patients," said Lynne Starbard, co-chair of the nurses' local bargaining unit. "Perhaps now management will do what is necessary to reach a fair settlement with safe staffing for quality patient care."
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Object Name : Earth, Moon and Jupiter
Object Type : Solar System
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Date : July 4th 2010
Time : 2:45am local
Conditions : seeing 3/6, no clouds, a little dew
Media : Created a field sketch of this scene in my observing journal with pen and ink. The next day, I sketched the view with pastel pencils and black paper.
Description: The evening's observations are drawing to a close when I notice the outline of the trees in the distance. Is that ghostly outline caused by the light of a gibbous moon? Then I realize that civil twilight is only two hours away. The light in the east is not due to the moon – but due to the sun.
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Shirley Temple Dies: Taylor Swift Remembers 'Impressive' Life
Shirley Temple has passed away. The former child star who became a world diplomat died Monday (Feb. 10) at 85.
ScreenCrush reports Temple passed away from natural causes at her home in Woodside, Calif. Though she had been out of the spotlight for many years, Temple left behind a legacy that impacted generations.
The young star lit up the screen in the '30s with a series of films including 'Curly Top,' 'Heidi' and many, many more. Taylor Swift — who knows a little something about early fame herself — took to Twitter on Tuesday (Feb. 11) to pay tribute to Temple.
Sitting backstage at the O2 in London, thinking about what an impressive and extraordinary life Shirley Temple led. Thanks for the memories.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 11, 2014
Temple's run as a child star ended at the age of 12 — younger than Swift was when she first came to public attention. Subsequent comeback attempts failed to ignite the public's interest. When she married her second husband, Charles Black, she undertook a life of high-profile public service, first as an appointee to the United Nations, and then as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. The couple were married for 55 years, until his death in 2005.
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Gaea's Revenge can't be countered.
Gaea's Revenge can't be the target of nongreen spells or abilities from nongreen sources.
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