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Sari Horwitz, Shyamantha Asokan and Julie Tate
Washington Post
December 1, 2011
Northern Virginia technology entrepreneur Jerry Lucas hosted his first trade show for makers of surveillance gear at the McLean Hilton in May 2002. Thirty-five people attended.
Nine years later, Lucas holds five events annually across the world, drawing hundreds of vendors and thousands of potential buyers for an industry that he estimates sells $5 billion of the latest tracking, monitoring and eavesdropping technology each year. Along the way these events have earned an evocative nickname: The Wiretappers' Ball.
The products of what Lucas calls the "lawful intercept" industry are developed mainly in Western nations such as the United States but are sold throughout the world with few restrictions. This burgeoning trade has alarmed human rights activists and privacy advocates, who call for greater regulation because the technology has ended up in the hands of repressive governments such as those of Syria, Iran and China.
"You need two things for a dictatorship to survive — propaganda and secret police," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), who has proposed bills to restrict the sale of surveillance technology overseas. "Both of those are enabled in a huge way by the high-tech companies involved."


text: Kenneth Cole has been an outspoken advocate and visionary since the brand's launch in the early '80s. From women's rights to LGBT issues, he's merged his love of fashion and personal beliefs to fight for social equality. For over three decades, Kenneth Cole has been in the business of doing good.

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IF you're feeling slightly worse for wear this morning then these two ladies could have a solution.
Southampton Hangover Heroes has launched this Easter weekend – designed to cure anyone who has over-indulged the night before by delivering food straight to your front door.
The new business is the brainchild of Katie Brickell and Victoria Tuck, who came up with the idea in December when they themselves were recovering from a few too many.
Katie, 28, said: "We were literally thinking who can we get to go out and pick us up a McDonalds and things from the shop and then it just came to us!
"We have six different hampers available including the Big Boy which is a traditional fry-up, the I Check Myself in at the Gym which is a healthier option or the Ooh La La which has continental food."
Victoria, also 28, added: "Eventually we will get our own branded vehicle but for now we will make the deliveries ourselves.
Fast food "We can accommodate orders on the day but we are asking people to pre-order where they can."
Customers don't even have to heat the food up as special heat boxes will keep everything warm upon arrival.
They are also offering to pick up fast food orders as well, while customers can also order extra items from their online shop via the website.
The service will initially only be available on weekends, starting at 8am with last orders at 1pm, and deliveries are currently only available in the SO14 to SO18 postcode areas.
Prices include a £5 delivery charge and the company promises a maximum wait time of 45 minutes.
For more information, see southamptonhangoverheroes.com.


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Oh I totally am crushing on Constantine too...I would have fallen hard for someone like him in high school. Of course, I'm waaaay older than him so I will have to keep my thoughts to a bare minimum
Oh I totally am crushing on Constantine too...I would have fallen hard for someone like him in high school. Of course, I'm waaaay older than him so I will have to keep my thoughts to a bare minimum
They serenaded the newest champs in this city of champs, and taunted Kobe Bryant and his Lakers, who drowned in a green-and-white wave for 48 minutes.
i was glad for the clarification from ryan about the rapping comment. and i'm pleased that constantine made it through... my fave.
...though i didn't like ryan's holding him on stage as if he might have had the lowest votes. i guess he was just messing with him, but i don't like the way ryan is handling telling the contestants they are out.
I hear ya, sista... This guy's got sex appeal to the nth degree.Originally Posted by GingerLVNV
Yeah I felt bad for a lot of the contestants last night, but especially Constantine. Is it me or did he look close to tears at one point?Originally Posted by sher
I never knew there was any controversy over the comment Ryan made. I didn't know anyone thought it was Constantine who said it, but I'm glad we got to hear Constantine speak more last night. I like his singing voice, but I LOVE his speaking voice for some reason.
"You better shut your mouth when you're talkin' to me!"
I'm crushing on Constantine too. I didn't want to, I wasn't planning for it, it just sorta snuck up on me. Not that I'm complaining...Originally Posted by dvm
And I'm glad that he's older (and closer to my age). Then I don't feel so silly about my crush.
Hey, all us gals crushing on Constantine -- I saw another forum where someone mentioned getting together like high school girls and kissing pics of him and writing Mrs. Constantine Maroulis with hearts everywhere. I could go for that -- haven't done it in ages.
This guy brings to mind the naughtiest thoughts!!!!
EGO, is the difference between Bo and Constantine
would someone do a makeover on both these guys
I like long hair but groom yourselves guys, get some layers, they both look like they have mops on their heads
Support the FORT - Go Green
I'm a big Constantine fan, but I thought that what they did to him last night was needed. He needed to taste the reality that at any time America could vote him and his charisma right off the show. He seemed a little too cocky during ladies night and sitting on the couch at the beginning of the show. I hope this humbles him to a degree that he will settle in and start working on the task at hand so we can have many more weeks of watching () him on our television.
You are too much. Remember those rediculous math quizzes from Jr high that scored your compatibility based on the number of letters in your name?Originally Posted by jocelyns
Oh, yes, I do! Now that we're in the Internet age, I found a site to do it for you.
I put in Jocelyn and Constantine, and we are 99% compatible. Bring him on!


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I recently purchased the Buffalo Mini Station 500Gb External Hard Drive and decided to write a review. I was surprised at how compact it was, but it didn't detract from the performance at all. It is extremely easy to use, but the first issue I had was that the USB cable is really small in length, so you need to make sure you have a surface close by (if using a desktop pc).
You just plug the cable into a USB port and a window automatically opens up and you simply just drag and drop the data you want to store. Whilst I haven't yet transferred any really large files, I found that the transfer rate is quite good, no hanging around for hours waiting for the transfer to be completed. I cannot really fault this piece of kit, it does what it says on the tin, compact and easy to carry around, sleek design and easy to use.
I've had this product for about a month so it's about time it received a review. I bought the ministration to back up the music on my laptop in case it gets stolen or breaks. The capacity of 500GB is big enough for me to store all my music and all the music I am likely to get in the foreseeable future.
The ministration is easy to use. It comes in a small box and all you need to do is plug it in and copy/paste the files that you want. The files are then accessible from any other computer instantly if you want. One bad side to this simplicity is that it doesn't automatically update whenever you get new content. This means I have to periodically update with any new things I get.
It is really small and sleek. It is about the size of an average mobile phone so is really small and easy to store and transport. It is a nice gloss black with a blue led on it that flashes when it is in use. It is also really quiet with only a very faint whirring when data is being transferred.
It is powered by USB. This is one of the main reasons why I bought this product. I don't have many power sockets at home so being able to power this device via USB was vital. This would also be very important if you needed to use the device on the train where there is only one socket.
(Finally, as an added bonus, this product came with a free trial of emusic. It is a free trial that lasts for 30 days or £15 of music. Once you've gone over that it'll charge you per month. I just used the trial, downloaded my £15 worth and cancelled the subscription.)
All in all, this is a great, high quality, device that I am very pleased with. It does what I want and I would recommend it highly.
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I paid £60 for this hard drive and it was money well spent. The hard drive claims to be 500GB but again like many hard drives i have owned it has considerably less. I actually has 465GB of data when you first plug it in. Some space is missing because of the files which come with it. You get a PDF copy of the users manual and a formatting guide which can really help for those trying to reformat their drive, and there are some other random files on the drive. All of these can be deleted so if you need the extra couple of MB then you can get rid of them.
I am currently storing about 180GB on the hard drive totalling about 10000 files in 76 folders and not a single file has corrupted, gone wrong or deleted itself from the hard drive. It stores data in the place you put it and if you decide to move it you wont get chunks of fragmented files all over the disk. Occasionally you need a defrag clean up but thats it.
Saving a 3 minute wav file to the hard disk takes less than 2 seconds and transferring about 10GB worth of MP3 files takes no more than 11 minutes over a standard USB 2.0 connection on your computer. The files transfer with the same name and end up in the same place without going missing, and transferring as corrupt files. Where data is concerned this is a great hard drive.
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You can get bags and cases for these things to protect the outer casing but it seems tough enough as it is. Most western digital hard drives seem to break down very quickly when you drop them but with this one i had knocked it off a shelf, dropped it and jiggled it about in a backpack all day long and it still works. On the front there is a blue knight rider style LED on the front and this will stay on even when the PC is off. If there is power going through the PC the LED will stay on, so you need to disconnect it.
The outer casing is solid plastic but piano black so the smooth top will get lots of fingerprints and look ugly so cleaning is crucial. The bottom is also made from solid plastic but is not smooth. The cable can disconnect at both ends for added portability.
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This is a well build hard drive and its ten times better than previous western digital hard drives i have owned. Its a highly recommended drive.


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The bulldozers have moved in on a block of flats in Grange as plans for a new scheme of affordable homes are underway.
Demolition of the flats in Yew Tree Avenue and Fir Tree Avenue marks the first stage in a £2.9m project which will see 34 new affordable homes built on the site.
The plans, which are partially funded by the Homes and Communities Agency through the Government's Affordable Homes programme 2011-2015, aim to see the site developed by Spring 2015.
Residents, community groups and Grange Primary School have been consulted on the development in a bid to give communities greater say in the way their neighbourhoods are developed.
A spokesman for Community Gateway Association (CGA) said: "This has been an exciting time for the community who have been involved in the decision not only of the demolition but also about the homes replacing them."
The first stage of the plans sees the flats in Yew Tree Avenue demolished to make way for seven family homes.
There will be a row of four, two-bedroomed mews homes and a row of three houses with a path separating the houses to enable individual access to the rear gardens.
A further set of four, two-bedroomed homes will be built in Rowan Avenue as part of the same scheme to provide quality accommodation for those on low incomes.
This is the latest in a series of demolition works undertaken by CGA since it took over the housing stock from Preston Council in November 2005.
In 2007, 28 boarded-up, trouble-hit flats in the Crummock Road area were removed and the former sheltered housing complex, Deepdale House in Peel Hall Street, was flattened in 2008.


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Brewers' three-homer start keys win
Weeks, Hardy and Braun go back-to-back-to-back in finale
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy had already clubbed home runs by the time No. 3 hitter Ryan Braun stepped into the batter's box for the first time on Sunday afternoon. The Brewers rookie, who said he had been "swinging the bat horrible" in the first two games of the series, did not want to be the one to stop the streak. "That's a lot of pressure on me when I get up there," Braun said, only half-joking. "It's certainly in the back of my mind." Braun followed with a homer of his own, and the Brewers became the first team in Major League history ever to hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to begin the top of the first inning. That quick strike sent them on the way to a 10-5 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park and back into sole possession of first place in the National League Central. Weeks and Braun homered twice in the game and Johnny Estrada also went deep for the Brewers, who hit six home runs in the game to set a record for a Reds opponent at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. The Brewers lead the Majors with 201 home runs this season and are 15 away from tying the franchise record set by the 1982 club. Those Brewers, dubbed Harvey's Wallbangers after manager Harvey Kuenn, also happened to be Milwaukee's last entry to the postseason. "It would be real nice to accomplish both of those feats," said Weeks, who hit a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning Saturday night and then began Sunday with his fifth career leadoff home run. The team is on that track. Sunday's win was Milwaukee's seventh in its last nine games, and was a positive start to a week-long road trip that continues with three games in Pittsburgh beginning Monday. The Cubs lost there on Sunday afternoon, giving the Brewers a one-game lead in the NL Central with 20 games to play. "When we're playing good, we're a tough [team] to beat," Hardy said. "We're playing with some confidence lately. I think that last homestand [the Brewers were 5-1 against the Pirates and Reds] built some confidence, and we were able to carry it through this series." Sunday's offensive outburst benefited right-hander Ben Sheets (12-4), who took the team lead in wins despite allowing five runs in six innings. Sheets surrendered only two runs and four hits through the first five innings, but served up an Edwin Encarnacion three-run home run in the sixth that cut Milwaukee's lead to 8-5. Sheets' lifetime record improved to 73-73, the first time he's been at .500 since he was 14-14 in May 2002. In six innings, he was charged with five runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts. "It was a good day to give up five runs," Sheets said. It was his third start off the disabled list. He missed about six weeks with a finger injury. "I felt good enough," said Sheets. "The results are what we need. ... I got a little tired there at the end. I missed a month and a half, and I'm not going to be what I was right before it. But I'm working back." The early lead helped. It came courtesy of Weeks, Hardy and Braun, who hit home runs before Reds left-hander Phil Dumatrait (0-4) threw his 10th pitch of the ballgame. The Brewers became the first team in big league history to lead off the top of the first inning with three consecutive home runs, but two other teams -- the 1987 Padres and the 2003 Braves -- have done it in the bottom of the first inning. Just last week, Triple-A Durham went back-to-back-to-back to begin the bottom of the first inning of an International League playoff game against Toledo. "We've never had trouble generating power," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "Generating and manufacturing runs? At times, over the course of the year, like most teams do, we've run into our spots where we have had trouble. But we have never had problems hitting homers to the point that everybody was complaining that we're scoring too many runs via the homer. "It's been a great year for a bunch of different stuff, and that's one of them. I think our power is great." Said Braun: "That was really cool. I don't think anyone has ever been a part of something like that before. I know I never have." Braun's first-inning homer was his 29th this season, breaking the rookie franchise record set last season by Prince Fielder. Braun went deep again in the second inning, a two-run shot off reliever Tom Shearn. Weeks also hit a pair of homers, including the fifth leadoff home run of his career. He walked and scored in the second inning, then homered off Kirk Saarloos in the fourth. After striking out in his first five at-bats in the series, Weeks reached safely in six straight plate appearances before striking out in the sixth. Estrada then delivered in the eighth, a two-run home run to right field that snatched away whatever momentum the Reds had built during their comeback. Insurance runs have been hard to come by for the Brewers this season. "I think we've been doing a better job of that lately," Braun said. "I know we went through a little stretch where we were scoring early and then not scoring the rest of the game. Today we were able to continue to add on."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied on Friday in a delayed response to the European Central Bank's stimulus measures announced Thursday, while higher oil prices drove up energy shares.
The S&P 500 closed at its highest level of the year and above its 200-day moving average for the first time since Dec. 30.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 218.18 points, or 1.28 percent, to 17,213.31, the S&P 500 gained 32.62 points, or 1.64 percent, to 2,022.19 and the Nasdaq Composite added 86.31 points, or 1.85 percent, to 4,748.47. (Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Nick Zieminski)


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Is there a chance Hakeem Nicks finds his way back to the Giants?
The return of the one-time explosive receiver still is a long shot, but perhaps not as much as first appeared as NFL free agency heats up. Nicks' representation has floated the idea, through ESPN, he is willing to sign a one-year contract "to prove his past two seasons were aberrations.''
It does not seem as if the Giants are willing to invest a great deal of money to keep Nicks, their 2009 first-round draft pick, after his subpar and injury-filled past two seasons. A one-year deal though, could suit both sides, as it would allow Nicks to re-establish his worth and give the Giants a low-risk, one-year commitment to a player once considered to be among the handful of top receivers in the league.
The ESPN report states Nicks "is receptive to returning to the Giants.'' If not, he wants to find a team that has a proven quarterback.
Teams on Saturday could begin negotiations with agents for free agents, but deals cannot be finalized until Tuesday. The Giants, according to The Tennessean, are one of several teams, including the Jets, to express interest in Titans cornerback Alterraun Verner, perhaps the top player on the market, a player who will command a huge contract.
The Giants know this, of course, and likely won't be able to compete with the money Verner will get, but that they inquired about him is noteworthy. The Giants also have interest in Ravens defensive lineman Arthur Jones, who could be a replacement for Linval Joseph if, as expected, the price-tag for Joseph gets too high.
As for Nicks, in order to prove he is healthy, Nicks according to ESPN sent medical reports to all teams from two specialists, Dr. Robert Anderson and Dr. James Andrews, stating his past foot and knee injuries should not affect him in 2014. Dr. Anderson performed foot surgery on Nicks in May, 2012 and Dr. Andrews assured teams that surgery to repair Nicks' posterior cruciate ligament in February 2013 left his knee completely healed.
Nicks in 2013, operating on the final year of his contract, did nothing (58 receptions for 896 yards and no touchdowns) to help gain a lucrative long-term contract. He rarely displayed the game-breaking ability that marked his earlier years with the Giants. There is no way to determine what Nicks' value will be on the open market, but opening the door on a one-year deal indicates his representatives are not certain teams will be willing to open their checkbooks to sign him.


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Super Rugby
Chiefs seek second coming for Sonny Bill Williams
ESPN Staff
April 9, 2013
Chiefs' coach Dave Rennie is working towards securing Sonny Bill Williams again © Getty Images
If Sonny Bill Williams returns to New Zealand rugby it will be in Chiefs colours, according to coach Dave Rennie.
Williams is currently playing for National Rugby League side Sydney Roosters after famously honouring a one-year deal agreed on a handshake with club powerbroker Nick Politis. At the time of his departure, he made no secret he would have preferred to stay with the Super Rugby champions rather than return to league.
Rennie is just as keen to see the former All Blacks player back in Hamilton. "We're working pretty hard in that area and we are pretty confident we can maybe lure him back here at some stage. But when that is there is no confirmation," said Rennie, who loses talented midfielder Richard Kahui to Japanese rugby at the end of the Super Rugby campaign.
"He made a real commitment to league and he might be there for a couple of years yet. There's no guarantee about that but he's certainly committed there this year. [With 2015] being a World Cup year, hopefully that will be attractive to him."
Rennie laughed when asked if he and Williams, who has also played for the Crusaders, had shaken hands on an agreement he would return to his franchise. "No, we didn't put him under that sort of pressure," Rennie said, adding he did not think Williams would be looking at any other New Zealand team either.
"If he comes back to New Zealand, he'll come to the Chiefs. He loved it here. He loved the boys and obviously was a big part of our success. There's no way he can go to anywhere else other than here."
Rennie also has no qualms about dealing with Williams' agent, Khoder Nasser, again. "Khoder was easy to work with despite what other people would say. I think we were up front with our expectations of Sonny, especially in and around the boxing, and so were they and I think everybody delivered. So it was a pretty easy marriage to be honest. Sonny is just a fantastic guy. Obviously he's a terrific player but a huge role model for our guys and incredibly professional. Those sorts of players you want in your mix all the time."
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Scratch is slang for money, a pad is a place to hang
out, and a Scratchpad is a repository for ideas, clips, news, and market
The Scratch Pad is Marketplace's guide to the best reporting from around
the world on the fallout from the financial crisis. Visitors get the
most relevant and informative news, commentary, video and audio content
available online. Not just the Fallout news of the day, throughout the
day, but also an insider's perspective and a taste of the lighter side
of money matters in this downturn. Marketplace's Decoders and Whiteboard
videos help visitors understand the root causes of the financial crisis,
while our own reporting lays out the effects of the fallout and the
efforts being made to counteract it.
The Scratch Pad bears all the hallmarks of Marketplace's on-air
programming: it's conversational and a touch irreverent, yet
authoritative and informative. Host Doug Krizner brings 15 years of
experience reporting about Wall Street. His inside access gives him a
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At the quarterly screening of forthcoming programmes from SABC3, South African public broadcaster's commercial channel, it was announced on 15 April in Johannesburg that Afrikaans-language programmes were included in the next schedule.
This is not the first time that the predominantly English channel has aired Afrikaans programmes, despite the fact that sister channel SABC2 has traditionally been the home of Afrikaans in the past.
SABC3's marketing team noted that the move was part of the channel's strategy to cater for all its audiences and that the few Afrikaans programmes that had aired on SABC3 in the past had performed well in terms of attracting audiences and ad revenue.
Thus the introduction of programmes like Roer, a new lifestyle and cooking show, as well as a new season of the alternative comedy show, Kompleks (previousy broadcast on SABC2), are part of a strategy to test the viability of having a body of Afrikaans programming on the channel. To this end SABC3 last year issued a commissioning brief for a new telenovella which will be primarily in Afrikaans. It is likely to be produced in the next fiscal year.
Viewers of the channel will already have noticed the recent shifting of time slots which sees a 7.30pm comedy slot from Mondays to Wednesday, a reality slot at 8pm from Mondays to Wednesdays, and a one-hour drama slot from Mondays to Thursdays at 9pm. The international reality show The Amazing Race has been moved from its long running Tuesday 7.30pm slot to Monday 8pm, as SABC2's 7.30pm programming had drawn away viewers.
Regular long-running SABC3 shows like the upmarket lifestyle show Top Billing, which attracts over a million viewers each week, and the daily talk show 3 Talk with Noeleen, remain on the schedule.
A new local car show called, Carquest, will broadcast in the Sunday 13h30 timeslot. Other new local shows which have recently debuted on the channel are the entertainment magazine show Flash and comedian Darren Maule's Last Say on Sunday.
In May SABC3 viewers can look forward to two lavish international series, The Virgin Queen and War and Peace.
In closing the SABC3 team denied any truth to the reports which appeared in one Sunday paper that the popular daily soap, Isidingo, was in danger of being cancelled.
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Param health care Eveforte Capsule 10 cap :-
Controls excessive vaginal discharge.
Reduces itching and burning.
Prevents rec
Each 500 MG Eveforte Capsule contains extracts of:
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Guduchi Satva (Starch of Tinospora Cordifolia) 25 MG
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1 capsule twice or thrice daily, in severe cases 2 capsules twice daily. Simultaneous use of Eveforte syp. Brings complete relief faster.
Controls excessive vaginal discharge.
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Technical Efficiency in Crop Production: A Region-wise Analysis
The technical efficiency in crop production has been reported in different regions as well as in the state of Punjab to show how different regions have adopted the latest technology. Technical efficiency of individual farms has been estimated through stochastic frontier production function analysis. The production function estimates have pointed towards the presence of disguised unemployment in the sub-mountainous region of the Punjab state. The technical efficiency has shown a wide variation across regions. The average technical efficiency has been found maximum in the central region (90 per cent), followed by south-western and sub-mountainous regions. The main drivers of inefficiency have been identified as experience in agriculture and age of a farmer. The policy intervention to improve technical efficiency being not the same for all the regions, the study has observed that the state would benefit more if policy interventions are developed at the local level.
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Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Burns Night Greetings
This raises an issue. Is there a museum that celebrates the cultures of the British Isles? The British Museum is an encyclopedic museum for world cultures. Is there a case for displaying archaeological material found in Scotland in (say) London?
Or should objects found north of the border be displayed in Edinburgh ... or Glasgow ... or Inverness ... or Stornoway.
So should the Lewis Chessmen be returned to Scotland? And if so, where should they be displayed? And what if they belong, at least in cultural terms, to Scandinavia?
There is something to discuss after consuming the "Great chieftain o' the puddin-race". (LM celebrated last week.)
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The British Museum, above all,a British institution that is intended to serve the British public whose taxes support that gargantuan institution. It is true that under Macgregor, some are even beginning to forget that this museum is more British than most institutions in London. Attempts by MacGregor to present the museum as a world or universal museum, which it is not, should not deceive anyone that it is an institution founded by an Act of the British Parliament. Universal or world institutions are not founded by national acts of a particular State. Repetitions by MacGregor that London is the centre of world cultural affairs should not mean that other parts of the world, including Scotland, are excluded from the mandate of the British Museum. Contradictions about what the British Museum is for will increase in due course when MacGregor and his supporters begin to tell more unconvincing stories about the artefacts in that museum. Scotsmen and Scotswomen as well as Scottish culture are clearly not excluded from the mandate of a museum that pretends to serve the whole world.
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Fort Lauderdale CVB hosts event for Latin American market
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La Cita is a new one-on-one appointment event hosted by the Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau in the Broward County Convention Center, September 30 - October 2. This two-day event will focus on building relationships and partnerships to grow inbound travel from Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Attendance is by invitation to individuals who are approved and pre-registered on the La Cita online business network. To learn more, go to: http://www.lacitaamericas.com/
The new event is receiving widespread support from throughout the hemisphere - suppliers, buyers, VUSA, and marketing services organizations - who realize the tremendous value of LATAM and the Caribbean.
La Cita Managing Director, Rick Still said, "The focus on relationships and partnerships is especially important in Latin America where leading buyers seek suppliers who understand the opportunities, the pressures and the importance of trust."
In 2012, visitors from these markets grew by nine percent and, since 2007; Latin America travel to the US grew by a solid 12%. Right now, these markets - excluding Mexico - are up by 45%, almost twice the growth of all overseas arrivals. The real growth in the region has been from South America which has posted an astonishing 94% increase in arrivals when compared to 2007; faster than any other world regional growth.
Beyond the growth in individual and group travelers, the length of stay and per capita expenditures from this region are among the highest in the world. These markets are also heavily influenced by the large (and growing) US Hispanic population and the historically strong business ties between the US and LATAM.
Inbound travel from LATAM and the Caribbean is one of our highest exports in the services sector. The top Arrival markets are Brazil (1.8 million, up 19% over 2011), Venezuela (675,000, up 20% over 2011), Argentina (615,000, up 20% over 2011) and Colombia (602,000, up 21% over 2011).
By 2018, total inbound LATAM travel is forecast to surpass the 25 million mark, or up 22% from 2012. South America will be the growth region between now and 2018, expanding to 6.7 million travelers, up 52% compared to 2012. Brazil may reach nearly 3 million visitors and Argentina and Colombia are forecast to surpass Venezuela by 2018.
To learn more about these markets, please be sure to attend the OTTI Special Market Report at La Cita in which a staff member from the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries will present the latest data on Latin markets to and from the United States.


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Aug 29, 2013
Or this might happen. Ooops. Pesky foaming taps. (It's Britemax Clean Max shampoo).
Hahaha lol
Why so many bubbles anyway ?
I think it's a combination of the fact that the taps add air to the water = foam, I had the taps on full and I am still working out the ratios for this shampoo. It's got US measurements so still trying to work out what to use for UK softened water. I found some threads on DW about this but it's not an exact science. Last time I had too few bubbles, this time far too many. Still the car was clean at the end.
mmmmm. looks like my wifes cooking
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Don't expect a decision anytime soon from four-star athlete Cedric Dozier.
The Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes prospect said at the recent Seattle NIKE Camp that he doesn't want to even think about the recruiting process let alone make his commitment soon and it could wait until after his senior season.
"I probably won't figure anything out until after football season," Dozier said. "I don't think I really want to deal with it now.
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"I want to finish my season out strong and I want to win the state game so I'm not really worried about recruiting right now. I'm keeping in touch with everybody."
The latest offer for Dozier, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound athlete, is from Colorado and Arizona State, Cal, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington are also on his list.
Before making his pledge, Dozier definitely wants to take official visits but doesn't have any scheduled yet.
"I don't have any favorites," Dozier said. "I'm just open."
Rated as the eighth-best athlete and No. 138 recruit in the 2012 class by Rivals.com, Dozier said he will play all over the place in his senior season which means he'll probably see time at quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back.
He finished with 1,181 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season and also rushed for 1,223 yards and 17 scores playing quarterback.
In the past few months, Dozier has been impressive at numerous events including the Badger Sport 7-on-7 in Las Vegas, the Eugene NIKE Camp and the Seattle NIKE Camp so he's proven to be one of the top overall prospects in the Northwest.


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Q: What do I need to get repaired for my car? And where do I need to go? Thanks on 2009 Saturn Aura
There is 60k miles on the car, I do not know what has already been done to this car because it is my father's. The car will gradually drift from one side to another when going at a fast speed. This happens while driving at all times. It drives unevenly and feels like a tire pressure is much lower than all of the others, but the tire pressure is 35-37 on all. No check engine light. No warning lights. This did not happen all of the time, I go to school downtown and I think a pothole caused the problem. No accidents. I drive this car 35 miles a day Monday-Friday for school. And there are potholes downtown and they are impossible to avoid. I go over them every day at a slow speed. I have gone over one at a high speed maybe twice. Another time the steering wheel shook once back and forth at the same time my front end of the car was shaking back and forth violently and this happened at a slow speed 35 mph-25 mph. The steering wheel once shook when I was stopped as well. Please help thx
Take it to an alignment shop and get it fixed! They can check stuff that we can can only guess at also
it is a saftey thing!!!
it is a saftey thing!!!
I took it to a shop and they said I just need an alignment. Should I be cautious after the alignment or look for any problems? (Loose lug nuts)? Thanks.
They should check all that!
Ok thanks! I am picking the car up at 7 pm EST time so I will respond with any questions I have :)
You can try going to a chevy dealer since gm parts are saturn parts. It sounds like you electronic power steering motor is going out. They will hopefully replace it for free. Call them to see. I dont suggest you drive the car unless it is necessary the motor can stop and cause an accident!
I went over a pot hole at a moderate speed and the steering wheel pulls to the right. (The side I hit the pot hole on). I took it to a shop and they said I just need an alignment. When I turn, it turns just fine. So I do not think that the electric steering wheel is going out. But thank you for your response.
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Northern hemisphere snow cover, Arctic sea ice extent well below average for the month
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SUMMIT COUNTY — Planet Earth stayed warm in October, with combined average land and ocean-surface temperatures coming in at 1.04 degrees above the 20th century average, a reading that made it the 10th-warmest October on record, and the second-warmest for land surface temperatures alone, according to the global summary issued this week by the National Climatic Data Center.
On the whole, October 2011 was much warmer than normal compared with previous Octobers. On average, land areas across the Northern Hemisphere — where the majority of the Earth's land mass is located — were the warmest on record for the month, at 2.32 degrees above the 20th century average.
Despite early snowfall in some parts of the Rockies and in the Northeast, northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during October was below average, ranking as the 15th smallest October snow cover extent in the 44-year period of record. The North America and Eurasian land areas both had below-average snow cover during the month.
And while global warming deniers were busy trumpeting Arctic sea ice growth, the fact is that the average Arctic sea ice extent in October was 23.5 percent below average for the month, ranking as the second smallest October extent since satellite records began in 1979. The extent was 2.19 million square kilometers (846,000 square miles) below average and 330,000 square kilometers (127,000 square miles) above the record low October extent set in 2007.
The global land surface temperature was 1.98 degrees above the 20th century average of 48. degrees, making this the second warmest October on record. Warmer-than-average conditions prevailed across Alaska, Canada, most of Europe and Russia, and Mongolia. Much of central and northern Russia recorded temperatures more than 9 degrees above average.
Temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere were also above average, ranking as the 16th-warmest on record. However, most of southern and western South America was cooler than average. According to the Argentina Meteorological Service, several locations in Argentina experienced their coolest October in five decades.
Cooler-than-average regions also were reported from the southeastern United States, parts of Algeria and Libya, parts of Eastern Europe, and far southeast Asia.
The year-to-date is the 10th-warmest on record, and the sixth-warmest for land-surface temperatures.
NOAA National Climatic Data Center, State of the Climate: Global Analysis for October 2011, published online November 2011, retrieved on November 15, 2011 from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2011/10.


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Devilicious, @Deviliciousfood
Food truck fare: Comfort food with a twist
When: Lunch five days a week, plus special events. Dinner five nights a week by end of October.
Dining details: Dyann Manning's foray into curbside cookery started one day last August when she and a girlfriend decided they'd tired of their jobs and wanted to try something different. Five months and $100,000 later, Manning and her friend (no longer her business partner) launched Devilicious, which turns out comfort food with a twist. (Think butter-poached lobster grilled cheese and truffled Parmesan fries).
"I had a finite amount of money to invest — not enough for a restaurant but enough for a food truck," said Manning, who formerly was in the business of selling food to restaurants. "We can get on the truck and go anywhere we want and sell food. If a location is slow, we can just move to another location. At a restaurant you're stuck there every day."
Devilicious, which launched in January, was generating so much business that Manning purchased a second truck this year from another operator and continued selling the business' Korean-Mexican fusion fare until last month when she converted it to Devilicious Squared. Together, the two trucks serve 80 to 120 people a day, she said.
"There are definitely concerns, the biggest being that the areas we go to get saturated, but the strong will survive," Manning said. "So we're constantly looking for new locations, and the second we see the business drop, we'll market that new location."
Mangia Mangia Mobile, @mangiatruck
Food truck fare: Classic Italian entrees and homemade pastas
When: Lunch five days a week, plus catering and special events
Dining details: A lifelong waiter in Italian restaurants, Marko Pavlinovic, like most food truck operators, was an aspiring restaurateur, but lacked the funds to open a brick-and-mortar establishment. The next best option, he said, was a food truck, which he leases for about $2,200 a month. Complete with a steam table, cold table, grill, fryer and refrigeration, Mangia Mangia opened six months ago and is still struggling to turn a profit.
Italian-born Pavlinovic, who invested $15,000 to customize his truck and outfit it with kitchen equipment, augments his daily lunch trade with special food truck gatherings, a weekly five-course dinner and catering, which he says is the most lucrative part of his business. He makes his pastas from scratch and boasts that he alone is turning out traditional Italian fare like spaghetti and meatballs, gnocchi and chicken parmigiana, which he begins preparing at 5 a.m. each weekday.
"It's a very, very hard job and right now, I'm making just enough to get by, but I see a profit in the future," said Pavlinovic, 36, whose truck will make an appearance on the Cooking Channel's EatStreet show on Oct. 11. "San Diego is not a food traffic kind of city, like in Los Angeles where there are lots of people out walking. You have to find places where you'll be busy. We target big buildings with tons of people who are hungry."
MIHO Gastrotruck, @MIHOgastrotruck
Food truck fare: Regularly changing menu inspired by traditional street food and seasonal ingredients.
When: Lunch five days a week, plus less frequent dinner stops, catering and special events.
Dining details: One of the earliest of the newer generation of food trucks, MIHO was started by Juan Miron and Kevin Ho, who both had strong backgrounds in the San Diego restaurant industry. Before starting up their truck, they'd organize underground four-course beer-pairing dinners to satisfy their passion for food, design and community.
Starting with an initial investment of $40,000, Miron and Ho are now ready to debut a second mobile food business this month in North County. The truck can serve as many as 80 to 120 people during a two-hour lunch at its Sorrento Valley location, noted Miron.
As successful as their mobile operation has become, Miron says catering on weekends has become a critical component of their business model. So is their fealty to using locally sourced and house-made ingredients.
"We only use sustainable meats, we go to the fishmonger every day to ensure we are getting fresh fish, we cure our bacon, even making our ricotta in house," Miron said. "We like to call it the MIHO experience. You're not just coming to eat off a food truck. We're trying to bring a sense of community together for one common goal, food."
Corner Cupcakes, @CornerCupcakes
Food truck fare: Cupcakes frosted to order.
When: Lunchtime five days a week, plus longer hours on Saturdays.
Dining details: What began as a part-time wedding cake business while co-founders Amanda Schnitzius and Tina McClelland were working their day jobs ultimately blossomed into a mobile cupcake operation launched on the cheap.
Able to bake their cupcakes fresh every morning along with assorted frostings in a rented commercial kitchen, the young women were able to purchase a modest truck on craigslist for just $8,000. They also made a point of debuting their truck last October, before the opening of the Sprinkles cupcake chain in La Jolla.
A year later, they're generating weekly revenues of $3,500 to $4,500 from their daily assortment of six cupcake varieties and six frostings. It didn't hurt that they appeared on an episode of the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" and won.
"We've always been told that the first couple of years in business you don't make money but we've found that not to be true," said Schnitzius, "We're not getting rich off it right now but we're definitely making a profit and we're pretty proud of ourselves."


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You can purchase paid/free apps using any browser on your pc/laptop. You can view what apps history which shows what apps you have purchased and can easily re-install them with 1 click of a button. You can browse the entire apps/games marketplace without needing zune on a pc/laptop say at work or someone else's machine. There is more cool stuff there so check it out.
Mango not too far now and oh, every carrier except for telefonica in Spain has approved the mango update and it's being uploaded to microsoft's update server as I type this.


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Whether we can discuss or think over rational use of gadgets made by means of Desktopx as to high-quality alternative of Rainmeters. I see that Desktopx gadgets surpass Rainmeters in possibilities of a script, a drawing and animation. It is necessary to create the program which could unite Desktopx gadgets and operate them.
Uhhhhh ...... okay.
"Uhhhhh...okay". It's not okay.
One of ways of a problem solution the following. At loading DX it is enough to hide only десктор shortcutsand not to hide desktop wallpaper screen having left direct access to open display properties . In this case we can use program DX also as well as program Rainmeter. Question: whether it is possible to make it by means of a script only ?
Kost - desktopx doesn't have to replace the wallpaper - it is an option in the DesktopX theme
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MURRIETA, Calif. -- Su'a Cravens opened his speech at his U.S. Army All-American Bowl jersey presentation ceremony by thanking his teammates, coaches and family. Those were the obvious ones. But he also took the time to thank his teachers, the cheerleaders and even the band that stood in front of him.
The courtyard at Vista Murrieta was packed with students, faculty and onlookers standing behind Cravens, a five-star prospect and Rivals.com's top-rated safety in the 2013 class.
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After the ceremony, a student approached Cravens and asked him to sign his forehead with a pen. Yes, that really happened. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound standout smartly opted to sign and date a piece of notebook paper.
That kid might want to take good care of it.
Cravens is the highest-rated player ever at this school, the best player in talent-rich California and super-stardom is written all over him -- from the way he talks, to the way he carries himself, to the way he plays on Friday nights.
But Cravens, rated eighth overall by Rivals.com, has also found a happy medium of never getting too self-confident (his dad makes sure of it) and never acting bigger than anyone else.
Before the Army ceremony started, Cravens was seen talking with some fellow students outside a classroom before chatting with the media. During the presentation, he sat next to his family, said a few thoughtful words about being invited to the Army game, did some interviews and all the while never seemed too big for it.
"That man right there," Cravens said, pointing to his father, "that dude is not letting me do that. He's not letting me get comfortable and think I'm as good as they say I am. I believe that. I don't think I'm as good as some reporters say I am and I don't think I'm as bad as some reporters say I am. I just go out there and play my game.
"You're nothing without your fans. You could be the best football player and your team is going to love you, but there are commentators and the fans who are watching you and that's who you have to give back to. I always think to myself, the people who come out to the games, that's who I'm going to give the most thanks to because it's going to be boring if there are no fans there. I've never forgotten that."
Cravens, who's been committed to USC since June, always gives the fans at Vista Murrieta games something to remember. He is expected to play safety for the Trojans, but some say he might be the best wide receiver in the state, too. He lines up at running back and also moves down to play linebacker in certain sets.
Wherever he plays, Cravens can do something special and it always looks so effortless and easy for him.
"It has a purpose," Vista Murrieta coach Coley Candaele said. "When he plays, it's very purposeful. He enjoys the game very much. He's not a kid who is into the social scenes. He's into football. Not that he doesn't have friends and he doesn't have fun, but he makes sure football, he understands the game and where he should be and he watches film. He cares about what he's doing and the performance of his team around him."
He also cares very much for USC. Cravens made it perfectly clear that he's not backing away from his commitment to the Trojans and that he will not take any other official visits and plans to be an early enrollee.
In Cravens' mind, college football recruiting is finished. His focus turns to a big playoff run for a talented Vista Murrieta team and then off to San Antonio for the Army game.
It will be his first time on an airplane, but Cravens said he isn't nervous.
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Studying in Spain
Our information and advice on job hunting, further study and visas remains current following the UK's formal triggering of Article 50, and will be updated in the light of developments from the UK's negotiations to leave the European Union.
There are over 70 private and public universities throughout Spain that offer a range of courses. Universities have different faculties that specialise in certain subjects, so it's worth carrying out research to find out which institutions offer the types of courses most suitable to you.
The Spanish higher education system has been reformed to fit with the Bologna Process, standardising the qualifications it offers and making it part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This means qualifications from Spain are comparable to those in the rest of the European Union.
A list of universities is available from Universidad: Universities of Spain.
What courses can you study?
Within Spanish universities there are official and non-official degrees. Official degrees are adapted to the EHEA and are therefore valid in all countries that are within this area. They can also be recognised in other countries that aren't part of the EHEA.
Non-official degrees are more specific to Spain and aren't officially valid within the EHEA. They are valued by companies within the Spanish job market but you need to be careful if choosing one of these, as it may not be recognised back in your home country.
Official degrees are available at undergraduate, masters and doctorate level.
Masters: You need an approved first degree. The programme of study usually takes one to two years and may be research based or provide professional training.
Doctorate: You need an approved first degree or equivalent and a masters. A full-time doctorate takes a maximum of three years, while a part-time one lasts for five years. It includes a research period and thesis.
Masters are available in a range of areas including arts and humanities, science, health science, social and legal science, and engineering and architecture.
Courses are available in English and you can access a course search facility at Universidad: Courses.
How do you apply for postgraduate study?
Students from European Union educational systems applying for postgraduate studies in Spain will face entry requirements equivalent to those in their own educational system.
You should check with individual institutions about application deadlines. Courses usually start in September or October, but some begin in December. Applications are made directly to individual universities, either in person, by registered post, or sometimes online.
Application forms and procedures vary. For some postgraduate courses, you only need to provide your personal details, a CV and a certificate of your previous studies. If you are planning to study in Spanish and it isn't your first language, you may be required to take a language test. Many universities have language departments that can help with teaching Spanish before the start of your course. Check directly with the institutions you're interested in to find out specific application requirements.
Fees and scholarships
Fees vary depending on the course and whether it is a public or private university. According to Universidad.es, the cost for masters and doctoral degrees in public universities ranges between €17 and €65 per credit. A masters degree can have 60–120 credits, meaning the cost could vary quite significantly. Contact individual universities for details about the cost of specific courses.
It is possible for foreign students to get a scholarship through AECID (the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development). These are awarded annually and are aimed at postgraduate students. You will be expected to have a good knowledge of Spanish in order to qualify for a scholarship.
Details of other scholarships are available at Universidad: Scholarship Search.
Are there any exchange programmes?
UK students on both under and postgraduate degree programmes may be interested in studying in Spain through Erasmus+. This programme is open to all subject areas, but check with your institution's study abroad/exchange coordinator to see which countries they have links with and in what subject areas. You may be eligible for an Erasmus+ EU grant if you complete an Erasmus Mundus joint masters degree.
Will your qualifications be recognised in the UK?
Following the Bologna Process and the creation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), a postgraduate course from Spain is directly comparable to the UK equivalent. You will need to check however, that you do an official degree, as non-official degrees in Spain are not valid within the EHEA.
Do you need a visa to study in Spain?
If you are an EU national, you don't need a visa to study in Spain. If your course will last for longer than three months, you'll need to register at the local Foreign Nationals' Office or police station to get on the Central Register of Foreign Nationals. This will provide you with a registration certificate and a non-nationals identification number, known as an NIE. This will allow you to open a bank account, buy a discount transport card or use the health service.
If you are not a UK national, contact the Spanish embassy in the country where you are living to find out if you'll need a visa. If you are living in the UK, go to the Spanish Embassy.
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1Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat or to 375°F. Grease griddle with vegetable oil if necessary. In large bowl, stir all ingredients until well blended.
2For each pancake, pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle. Cook pancakes until bubbles form on top and edges are dry. Turn and cook other sides until golden brown.


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Originally Posted by Knicks4Life_1985
I would only want him if it stopped him from going to a rival team. Never been a fan of his game or Heart ( less ) me first attitude. He ****ed over the Raptors and quit on the Nets also.
This sums up VC for me. He has no credibility and is not a winning player.
JR atleast doesn't have a rep as a quitter.
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While passing through punjab plains, one sees smoke coming out of huge chimneys. These kilns are the traditional way how bricks are being made for construction. Though the technology is ancient, but the price these workers pay is huge...this is bonded slavery. All their lives, spanning generations, they are bonded to make bricks.
Though it may be interesting to see bricks being made the traditional way, but one feels sad that this is slavery.
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