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Oct 02, 2013, 08:31 ET from MRSA Survivors Network
CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MRSA survivors along with physicians and lawmakers gathered for the Chicago-based nonprofit MRSA Survivors Network's 5th Annual World MRSA Day Kickoff Event & Global C. difficile Summit on Sept. 28, 2013 in Chicago. The event was a great success and raised awareness for the fight against MRSA and healthcare-acquired infections.
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"The U.S. Congress must declare MRSA and C. difficile epidemics and appropriate funds for prevention and public awareness campaigns," states founder Jeanine Thomas.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have glaringly under reported U.S. MRSA infection and death rates in their recent study to try and convince the public that they are actually doing something for prevention, but in reality the CDC's continued inaction is costing many lives.
For example, the denominator used to calculate the invasive MRSA infection rate is the entire geographic area rather than the hospital population, thereby grossly underestimating the rate by enlarging the population by including those at no risk for MRSA. Since the invasive MRSA infections detected are all hospitalized patients, the denominator for calculating the rate should be the hospital not geographic population.
In addition, a recent publication by Huang et al, has been misinterpreted as preventing MRSA- bloodstream infections (BSI's) although a closer examination of the publication shows that negative staphylococci, as causes of BSI were decreased. Although the publication reports that MRSA clinical cultures were significantly decreased, the authors do not indicate what sites of infection were decreased, and this may represent merely a decrease in skin organisms, as MRSA-BSI's were not decreased.
A recent published report in the Journal of Medical Economics estimates the full societal costs of healthcare-acquired infections in the U.S. to be nearly $150 Billion annually.
World MRSA Day – October 2 and World MRSA Awareness Month - October
These are annual designated awareness dates recognized by the U.S. Senate which passed senate resolution (S.R. 301) in 2009. The Global theme for World MRSA Day and World MRSA Awareness Month is 'The MRSA Epidemic – A Call to Action'.
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Unite spoke to attendees with his powerful personal message via video and is helping to raise awareness to the global MRSA epidemic.
Dr. William R. Jarvis was Keynote Speaker and Dr. Michael Pulia from University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Lance R. Peterson of NorthShore University HealthSystem also spoke.
Downloadable posters, web banners, brochures, etc., can be found at the World MRSA Day web site to help raise awareness. Awareness events are being held throughout the month of October in the United States, in the UK with MRSA Action UK and with Indonesia-based YOP. Global Handwashing Day is October 15, 2013.
Sponsors: Pfizer, Roche and media sponsor NBC Chicago. Exhibitors: Xenex and PureGreen24.
'MRSA Youth Champion' Bethany Burke of Austin, Texas shared her personal story and her video. View her video and campaign at Crowdrise.com. Others are encouraged to follow her example and help fundraise and raise awareness using Crowdrise along with social media. Runners of marathons, 10K's or walks can create campaigns and draw sponsors to fundraise for MRSA.
Active detection and Isolation – ADI
MRSA Survivors Network calls for all healthcare facilities in the Unites States to be more aggressive in their approach and screen more high-risk patients upon admission and implement 'search and destroy' in each facility to further reduce MRSA infections.
MRSA screening is only one component to reducing MRSA infections. A comprehensive approach using active detection and isolation (ADI), including patient isolation, patient decolonization, strict adherence to hand hygiene, decontamination of frequently touched surfaces and prudent use of antibiotics are all imperative to reduce infections.
The World Health Organization (WHO) must immediately develop and implement a MRSA surveillance and reporting system for all countries, collect MRSA infection and colonization data and release the data on a designated website so the true magnitude of the MRSA global epidemic can become apparent worldwide. Transparency is imperative.
About MRSA Survivors Network
MRSA Survivors Network, the prominent global non-profit organization was the first to raise the alarm concerning the MRSA epidemic and healthcare-acquired infections in the United States and operates they only crisis hotline in the U.S. Founder Jeanine Thomas is a survivor of MRSA sepsis and complicating C. difficile from ankle surgery and became critically ill and nearly died.
To help raise awareness, MRSA Survivors Network has produced with True Productions the first non-profit public service announcements ( PSA's) for general MRSA awareness with Mr. Rob Stafford, anchor of NBC Chicago evening news. The PSA's air on NBC Chicago stations and also can be viewed on MRSA Survivors Network's YouTube channel and websites.
MRSA Survivors Network conducts other annual designated awareness campaigns worldwide and Int'l MRSA Testing Week is April 1-7.
For information on how you can become a corporate sponsor, donate ( tax deductible), volunteer or get involved to make a difference, contact us at: 630 325-4354, www.MRSAsurvivors.org , email@example.com , www.Twitter.com/MRSAsurvivors and at Facebook.com/MRSASurvivorsNetwork.
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The kitchen can get oppressively hot when the oven is on full blast, desperately attempting to get the bird cooked, before the family resorts to cannibalism. This tangy libation can cool things down in a hurry, with a refreshing effervescence courtesy of quality ginger beer and the sweet and sour cranberry notes. Combine those flavors with almond liqueur and a little whiskey to make the medicine go down in what Mary Poppins once called, "the most delightful way" and you've got a recipe for a happy chef.
- 1 tablespoon jellied cranberry sauce
- 1.5 ounce bourbon (Buffalo Trace tends to have just the right amount of sugar and spice to balance the rest of the cocktail)
- 1 ounce almond liqueur (Disarrono is the easiest to find and the gold standard, but Amarguinha is an intriguing Portguese liqueur that's gives a little bit different almond flavor and pairs well with the cranberry)
- 2 ounce ginger beer
- Squeeze of lime
Step 1
- Add the bourbon and cranberry sauce to a shaker and stir briskly. The alcohol should break the jellied sauce down and "flash infuse" – pulling the cranberry flavor from the sauce extremely quickly. Add ice and the rest of the ingredients except the lime and stir again until well chilled and combined.
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The key to handling any kind of harassment case involving co-workers is to immediately investigate the allegations and follow up with solutions designed to stop the misbehavior.
But those solutions don't always have to include terminating the harassing co-worker. Suspensions, training and other remedial actions may be enough—especially if the guilty co-worker clearly understands that the behavior was inappropriate and is unlikely to repeat the mistake.
Recent case: Rasheen Griffin, who is black, worked as a security officer for Harrisburg Property Services. He worked with another security officer who is white.
The co-worker made three comments to Griffin over several months that Griffin found increasingly offensive. First, the other security officer said, "the reason we have black people is because God left [them] in the oven too long." A month later, he told Griffin that the reason "we have AIDS is because a black man had sex with a monkey in Africa."
But the final incident, which convinced Griffin he should complain to HR, was a text message that the co-worker sent while off-duty (other Harrisburg Property employees received it, too). The text passed along a bad joke that again involved God, who this time gave wings to several black babies. When the babies asked if that meant they were angels, God replied that it did not. Instead, it meant that they were bats.
Griffin confronted the co-worker, who immediately recognized he had crossed a line and begged Griffin to delete the text message and not report the incident.
The pleas didn't persuade Griffin and he contacted HR, which immediately launched an investigation. HR learned about the other incidents and concluded the best approach was to meet with employees and explain that the behavior had to stop immediately. Plus, Griffin was allowed to transfer to another location of his choice and his offensive co-worker was issued a final warning.
Griffin sued for harassment anyway.
But the court dismissed his case. It reasoned that Harrisburg Property Services had acted properly by investigating, educating and warning the co-worker, and by removing Griffin from the environment. That was enough under the circumstances. (Griffin v. Harrisburg Property Services, No. 10-1053, 3rd Cir., 2011)


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NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (JTA)--The number of American Jewish households affiliating with a synagogue has increased by 15 percent in the past decade, even as the ``core" Jewish population is shrinking and the number of intermarried families has grown.
It appears that the rising affiliation rates largely are benefitting the Reform movement, which now claims 41 percent of all affiliated households, up from 35 percent in 1990.
Those are among the major findings of the American Jewish Identity Survey 2001, a demographic snapshot that was recently released in full after publishing selected highlights this fall. The study is based on a random sampling of 1,668 U.S. Jews.
Conducted under the auspices of the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the American Jewish Identity Survey is similar to the National Jewish Population Survey 2001-2002, which is sponsored by the North American Jewish federation system and is expected to be released in full this fall.
Egon Mayer, one of the released study's authors, said it shows that American Jewry is facing ``multiple trends"--increased involvement by some Jews at the same time as others are growing more distant from their Judaism.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Reform movement's Union of American Hebrew Congregations, said he had not yet read the full study, but said the highlights confirm his movement's experiences in the past decade.
Approximately 320,000 North American households are affiliated with a Reform synagogue, according to the UAHC, compared to 288,000 in 1990.
Yoffie credits the movement's growth to its ``amalgamation of tradition and modernity," gender equality, focus on social justice and its willingness to include a wide variety of Jews, including those who are intermarried.
``Intermarriage, depending on how we respond to it, is potentially a danger, but it need not mean the death knell for American Judaism," Yoffie said.
While welcoming the finding that affiliation rates have increased, Yoffie said Reform--along with the other movements--needs to do a better job of reaching the many American Jews who do not belong to a synagogue.
The Reform movement has reached out more aggressively to intermarried families than the other major Jewish movements. It also recognizes patrilineal descent, meaning that the children of Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers can be considered Jewish.
However, some observers are skeptical that the findings signify a real growth for Reform.
Steven Cohen, a sociologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who has been a consultant for the upcoming National Jewish Population Survey, said counting households rather than individual Jews is ``artificially boosting the Reform movement by adding non-Jews to their memberships." He explained: ``If the Reform movement is drawing a lot of intermarried households, they're picking up one Jew per household or maybe one and some kids, so that household will have fewer Jews" than one affiliated with a Conservative or Orthodox congregation.
Cohen recently gave a plenary address at the Conservative movement's convention, speaking about the communal challenges posed by intermarriage and urging Conservative synagogues to consider raising their religious expectations of members.
Despite the findings of increased synagogue affiliation, the American Jewish Identity Survey also reports that the ``core'' Jewish population-- those who say Judaism is their religion, who say they are of Jewish parentage or upbringing but have no religion, or who consider themselves Jewish--has declined.
In addition, the number of people who are of Jewish origin but identify with another religion has increased.
The rate of new intermarriages has not risen--51 percent of Jews who wed in the past 10 years married non-Jews, compared with 52 percent in the five years preceding the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey--but the effects of years of intermarriage are being felt.
Thirty-three percent of core Jews are married to non-Jews, compared with 28 percent in 1990. In addition, almost one-third of core Jews do not have a Jewish mother. That means that with the exception of those who are converts, they would not be recognized as Jewish by Conservative or Orthodox leaders.
Smaller in scope and sample size than the forthcoming federation- sponsored study, the American Jewish Identity Survey replicates most of the methodology and many of the questions of National Jewish Population Survey 1990.
Among some of the other new findings:
* The core American Jewish population has declined from about 5.5 million in 1990 to about 5.3 million. However, the number of persons who are of Jewish origin--including those who have another religion--has increased from 6.8 million in 1990 to nearly 7.7 million.
* Approximately 1 million American households--15 percent more than in 1990--report affiliation with a Jewish congregation. Forty-one percent of them belong to a Reform temple, 41 percent to a Conservative synagogue and 18 percent to Orthodox. In 1990, 35 percent of affiliated households belonged to Reform, 43 percent to Conservative and 16 percent to Orthodox.
* More core Jews--30 percent-- identify with Reform than with any other movement. Some 24 percent identify with Conservative, 8 percent with Orthodox, 1 percent with Reconstructionist and 1 percent with Humanistic Judaism.
However, those who identify with Conservative Judaism and Orthodoxy are far more likely to be synagogue members than those who identify with Reform.
* Among unmarried Jews living with a partner, 81 percent are living with a partner who is not of Jewish origin.
* Those who say they are Jewish by religion are older, more affluent, more likely to be Democrats and more clustered in the Northeast than those who are of Jewish parentage but have no religion or who identify with a religion other than Judaism.
The average Jew who says Judaism is his or her religion is age 51 with a household income of $72,000, while the average Jew with no religion is age 44 with a household income of $58,000.
Non-core Jews, or those with Jewish origins but who identify with other religions, tend to be younger, have lower incomes and vote Republican.
* The Northeast still is home to more Jews than any other region of the country, but the percentage living there--38 percent--is decreasing. Meanwhile, the percentage in the South is growing, and the percentage in the West and Midwest has remained fairly stable in the past decade.
In addition to Mayer, the study was conducted by Ariela Keysar, also of CUNY's Center for Jewish Studies, and Barry Kosmin, who oversaw the 1990 study and currently is director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London.


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ISLAMABAD: Rashida Khatoon, 50, a resident of Rawalpindi, is fighting for life with stomach cancer in the emergency ward of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). Her condition is critical and needs to be admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). But due to shortage of beds at Pims and all the government hospitals of the twin cities she has been left lurking in the emergency department.
"She was getting treatment in Nuclear Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI) but on Monday evening when her condition worsened the doctors referred her to Pims," said Mazhar Khan, brother of Rashida Khatoon.
However no specialist doctor was on duty to examine her and give her timely treatment over there.
"From 6 pm to 11 pm no doctor was available in the department only the junior staff was giving her initial treatment like checking the blood pressure and putting her on oxygen," said Khan.
However, after the complaint about the non-availability of a bed in the ICU to the higher management, some doctors came and examined her. They also promised that they would try to get the patient a bed by 5am.
"In the morning they stopped giving treatment to the patient and asked us to take her back to Nori Hospital," he said.
"It is not easy to keep her in the emergency ward as it becomes difficult to control her when she sees people dying or coming with serious injuries," he added.
Pims Executive Director Mehmood Jamal told The Express Tribune that there was a scarcity of beds in the ICU. "To increase it we need more funds, infrastructure, staff and equipment," he added.
When contacted Dr Sharif Astori, spokesman for Polyclinic, said there are only 40 beds in the ICUs of the hospital. All of these were occupied.
"There is a massive shortage of beds in the ICU, as they can not be vacated no matter how critical a case the hospital receives," he said.
He further said due to the lack of beds it had become a little too difficult to manage, especially during an emergency situation.
Moreover, talking to The Express Tribune, Bashir Malik spokesman for the Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), Rawalpindi also offered the same excuse saying there are only 10 beds in the ICU of the hospital which were all occupied.
"There is a scarcity of beds but what can we do? We try to manage critical patients in emergency or other wards," he said. On Tuesday morning, he said, the hospital received a patient with severe burn injuries and urgently needed to be admitted in the ICU but due to non-availability of space the patient had to be kept in the emergency ward. "He was not in a condition to be moved to another hospital," he added.
Holy Family Hospital (HFH) in Rawalpindi, it was learnt, has only 12 beds in the medical ICU, 12 in coronary care unit (CCU) and six in surgical ICU which was not enough for the number of patients coming to the hospital.
"The hospital receives patients from far-flung areas too, some even expire due to the lack of space in the ICU," said a senior doctor of HFH on the condition of anonymity.
Dr Raja Shafiq Sarwar, official spokesman of HFH said when the number of critical patients increases in the hospital, they tried to manage them by providing extra space in the wards which obviously was not an easy task and also not favourable for the patient as well.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 9th, 2011.


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Solution 2. We consider the values of A and B modulo 7, and use the fact that a6 � 1 (mod 7), whenever a is not a multiple of 7. Observe that 216 � 8000 � -1 (mod 7). Then, modulo 7,
Comment. The same conclusion holds when 216 is replaced by 6 and 8000 replaced by 20.
(b) Observe that the parity the number of ones does not change. If we start with a single one, then there must be an odd number of ones, so we cannot solve the problem when n = 2002.
Let n = 10k + 1, then 0 = f(30k + 3) = f(3) + f(10k + 1) = 0 + f(n). Let n = 10k + 7. Then
Since 0 = f(10) = f(2) + f(5), and f(2) � 0, f(5) � 0, if follows that f(2) = f(5) = 0. The result now follows by applying (a) to the prime factorization of a given number n.
Solution 2. As in Solution 1, we can show that f(2) = f(5) = 0. Consider the prime factorization of n, say, n = 2r 5s b, where the greatest common divisor of b and 10 is equal to 1. Since b = 10a �1, or b = 10c �3, we have that b4 = 10d + 1 for some c, so that its rightmost digit is 1 (b, c and d are some integers). Then
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Solution 1. Wolog, we may assume that each person present has at least one friend. We prove the result by induction. It is clearly true when there are only two people. Let S be the set of people in the crowd, each of whom has the minimum number of friends. Suppose if possible, that this minimum exceeds 1. The set S is nonempty. Let T consist of all of the others. Then, looking at all the pairs of friends within T, by an induction hypothesis, there is a person p in T with only one friend in T. Since any two people in S cannot have a friend in common, p can have at most have one friend in S. Since, by hypothesis, p cannot have a single friend, p must have two friends. But then p should have been included in S, and we arrive at a contradiction.
Solution 2. Let q be the person with the maximum number n of friends (or one of several, if there is more than one having the same maximum number of friends). Each of the n friends of q has at least one friend. If any of them has exactly one friend, the the result holds. Assume, if possible, that none of them has exactly one friend. Since n is the maximum possible number of friends, there are n-1 possibilities for the number of friends that these n people have. By the Pigeonhole Principle, there must be two of them with the same number of friends. But the given conditions require that two persons with the same number of friends do not have a common friend. But this contradicts q being the common friend of them. Therefore, there must be someone with one friend.


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Our set up is as follows: We have enabled the use of Front Office under System Settings. Only one work station has the Connection Settings enabled for use of email and document management in PCLaw.
The problem: If we create a client/matter the PCLawDocs folder will correctly create the client/matter folders. If any client's name is changed under Client Manager, the change is not effected in the PCLawDocs folder. However if the name change is affected via the Matter Manager the change will be effected by the PCLawDocs folder.
The above creates a problem if we have no matters for a client and the name of the client changes as the only place to change the name is in the Client Manager. Should we change the name manually in the PCLawDocs folder in such cases? I am wondering what would happen if in future we get a matter from a client whose name was changed previously and I have to add emails/documents to the matter. Any thoughts would be appreciated.


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SXSW Film Festival Day 5: 'Life in a Day' / 'My Sucky Teen Romance'
A teen movie about vampires, shot by teens, making fun of teen vampire movies -- I prepared myself for the worst.
Life in a DayDirector: Kevin McDonald
US Release Date: 2011-07-24
My Sucky Teen RomanceDirector: Emily Hagins
It's Day 5 and I have "line friends" now! Starting to see the same people every day in almost every screening line I get in, which I'm probably getting a bigger kick out of than is justifiable. But hey, I love shooting the breeze about movies.
Life in a Day is a collaborative documentary about life around the world on July 24th 2010. Promoted by YouTube and helmed by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald (Oscar winning director of One Day in September). People were asked to submit footage from their day that best represented their life. Contributors were given a series of questions to answer to help shape the content like, What do you love? What do you fear? What's in your pocket? The result was 80,000 clip submissions totaling 4,500 hours of footage shot in 192 countries. Wow.
Quality-wise, everything from the dinkiest of camera phones to the Canon 5D and Red were used. The discrepancies in quality do not take away from the experience at all, in fact I'd say it adds to it.
Life in a Day reminded me of watching Sesame Street as a kid. My favorite segments were always the "people doing random things" montages; putting on shoes, gardening, threading a giant loom... this felt just like that, and also just like that, it is almost embarrassing to admit how captivating it is. One of my new line buddies said to me afterwards, "I could have watched that forever." I felt the same.
We are a culture of showing, not telling. It's at least an everyday occurrence in my life that I'll have someone say, "Hey, have you seen...? No? Oh, well I'll show you on YouTube". Or how about, "Hey, sorry you missed the party last night. I could tell you about it, but I'd rather show you the 600 pictures on Facebook." This project captured the spirit of that perfectly and the end result is fantastic.
Maybe you have thought something like, "Man, if only someone would sort through all the crap on YouTube and pull out the good stuff" like I have. That's exactly what Ridley Scott and Kevin McDonald have done here. This is the layman's Baraka, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Moreover, one of the movies I had been hearing buzz about this week while in line was My Sucky Teen Romance. I had to have known what I was getting into with this one, right? It was not on my original schedule, but I kept hearing about it. As it is the third feature by a local 18-year-old writer/director (Emily Hagins), I felt at least obligated as an Austinite female to check it out. The 1,200 seat capacity Paramount Theater was packed mostly with family and friends of Hagins it seemed. They all rose to their feet with overwhelming applause when she took the stage to introduce the movie. When they settled down about four minutes later, she shyly squeaked, "But... what if the movie's bad"?
A teen movie about vampires, shot by teens, making fun of teen vampire movies -- I prepared myself for the worst. As a film school survivor, I've seen my fair share of bad movies. This was not a bad movie at all. Ridiculous? Yes. Amateur? Yes. But she will learn to not use her friends as actors, her writing will mature, and maybe she will learn to go easy on the fake blood (hey, Tarantino hasn't even learned that yet). I was entertained, as were the smattering of other badge holders (seemingly the only audience members unacquainted with the filmmaker). We tried to keep our cool at first, but by the second blood bath it was easier to just go with it and enjoy.
There are some undeniably impressive special effects and camera work, and so while I honestly was not convinced going in that I would want to write about this movie, I have to tell you that My Sucky Teen Romance has been one of the most fun SXSW screening experiences so far.


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Icelandic MP offers NSA whistleblower asylum assistance as US calls for extradition
AN Icelandic member of parliament has offered the whistleblower behind the largest leak of classified information in the history of the US National Security Agency (NSA) asylum assistance.
In a statement with Smari McCarthy – the executive director of Icelandic Modern Media Initiative – Icelandic member of parliament and privacy rights campaigner Birgitta Jonsdottir said she would do all she can to help Edward Snowden.
"Whereas IMMI is based in Iceland, and has worked on protections of privacy, furtherance of government transparency, and the protection of whistleblowers, we feel it is our duty to offer to assist and advise Mr. Snowden to the greatest of our ability.
"We are already working on detailing the legal protocols required to apply for asylum, and will be seeking a meeting with the newly appointed interior minister of Iceland, [...] to discuss whether an asylum request can be processed in a swift manner, should such an application be made."
It is not clear whether Mr Snowden has made an asylum application to Iceland, but the former-CIA worker hinted his interest after being condemned by US politicians.
His "predisposition is to seek asylum in a country with shared values, The nation that most encompasses this is Iceland," he said.
"They stood up for people over internet freedom."
Due to an extradition treaty in force in Hong Kong with the US since 1998, the whistleblower may face prosecution after the NSA requested a criminal probe into the leaks and the US Justice Department said it was in the initial stages of a criminal investigation.
Republican politicians have already called for him to be extradited.
Mr Snowden says he revealed America's snooping of citizens' internet use for a "better world".
Holed up in a hotel room in Hong Kong, Mr Snowden, 29, said he had thought long and hard before publicising details of an NSA program code-named PRISM, saying he had done so because he felt the United States was building an unaccountable and secret espionage machine that spied on every American.
"I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things ... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under," he said.
Any prosecution of Mr Snowden would likely come under the Espionage Act of 1917, the same law the US government has used against other civilians who have disclosed classified information without authorisation.
The US and Hong Kong signed their extradition treaty in 1996, a year before the former British colony was returned to China.
It allows for the exchange of criminal suspects in a formalised process that may also involve the Chinese government.
The treaty went into force in 1998 and provides that Hong Kong authorities can hold Mr Snowden for 60 days, following a US request that includes probable cause, while Washington prepares a formal extradition request.
Asked if he had a plan in place, Mr Snowden told the Guardian: "The only thing I can do is sit here and hope the Hong Kong government does not deport me."
The National Security Agency has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything
In an interview on The Guardian's website, Mr Snowden said: "My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them."
He said: "The National Security Agency has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting.
"If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone [records], all I have to do is use intercepts."
In a stark warning, he said that surveillance was not being properly constrained by policy, and would grow beyond control.
"The months ahead, the years ahead, it's only going to get worse, until eventually there will be a time where policies will change - because the only thing that restricts the activities of the surveillance state are policy.
He added: "There will be nothing the people can do at that point to oppose it. And it'll be turn-key tyranny."
It emerged last week that the UK's eavesdropping agency GCHQ may have connections to the Prism system, which is said to give American agencies easy access to nine of the world's top internet companies, as well as phone records of millions of people.
Britons using Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and other major websites based in America were said to have had information about their internet usage passed on to GCHQ in Cheltenham.
The startling revelation forced Foreign Secretary William Hague, who will make a statement to MPs today, to insist that Britain's GCHQ has not been using the internet spy programme to dodge tough legal checks on its activities.
But he refused to confirm or deny claims that GCHQ had access to the Prism spy scheme, which the US has used since 2010, to access the systems of leading internet companies including Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook.
"I've not intention of hiding, I've done nothing wrong. The greatest feat that I have regarding the outcome of these disclosures for America is that nothing will change.
"People will see in the media all of these disclosures, they'll know the lengths the government is going to to grant themselves powers unilaterally, to create greater control over American society and global society, but they won't be willing to take the risks necessary to stand up and fight to change things, to force their representatives to actually take a stand in their interests."
Mr Snowden said he had raised his concerns at work, but went public after they were dismissed.
He said he was willing to sacrifice a comfortable life "because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building."


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HALF MOON BAY (CBS/AP) — The three-month window for the Mavericks big wave surfing contest is open, and while the beach will be closed during the event, organizers will detail at a public meeting how people can watch.
Officials on Thursday will hold the meeting to discuss parking and public safety.
The beach access ban was caused partly due to injuries at the 2010 event, when large waves surged into the crowd, leaving some spectators with bruises and broken bones.
"There will be no public access out at the beach this year. You can't really see it anyway," said contest director Jeff Clark.
KCBS' Tim Ryan Reports:
This year's event will be broadcast for the public on the grounds of the Oceano Hotel & Spa at Pillar Point.
"It will be $25, and that will get you a gift bag, a commemorative poster, coupons for the local businesses and JumboTrons showing the contest," said Clark.
10,000 tickets are going on sale, even though there is still no key sponsor. The opening ceremony is Friday, and then organizers wait and watch for the world's meanest waves.
The contest has a time window that ends March 31.
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Longhorns vs Mountaineers Final: 47-40 - Recap
The Mountaineers came up short against the Longhorns in Week 11 action on Saturday, falling 47-40 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Texas won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 6.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 55.5.
Case McCoy completed 27 of 49 pass attempts for 283 yards for the Longhorns in the win. He was picked off 1 time by the Mountaineers defense.
Charles Sims rushed for 93 yards for West Virginia, while Dreamius Smith added 24 yards. Paul Millard threw for 259 yards for the Mountaineers, while receivers Mario Alford and Kevin White had 97 and 89 yards respectively.
West Virginia was outgained by Texas 435-399 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 21-20 by the Mountaineers.
West Virginia lost the time of possession battle 31:15/28:45, leaving their defense on the field more than they wanted.
Texas heads into a Week 12 battle against Oklahoma State. West Virginia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Kansas.


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I'm going to assume that you mean a fully licensed and legally possessed suppressor. If you have one that is not legal then please take a welding torch to it and turn it into useless and unrecognizable scrap metal now! A felony arrest and conviction would just seriously suck.
Now assuming that it is legally in your possession it has one plus and only one plus, that is it may help protect hearing in the confined space of a home. It also has several bigtime minuses. 1) The size and weight at the end of the barrel will make your weapon less maneuverable in tight places. 2) You lose the psychological shock the
inflicts on the bad guys. After all your goal is to stop the immediate threat and to drive his buddies off, not assassinate them. 3) Suppressors are viewed by society at large as an assassin's tool, and the local DA is going to have a field day roasting you slowly over the coals as he or she successfully paints you as a blood thirsty killer laying in wait. 4) I want that loud bang to alert my neighbors and the local police on patrol that I need help right now.
By the way a set of top quality tactical electronic muffs may do a better job than the suppressor. It leaves
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DAYS GONE BY: 1911:16,000 hunters to set deer slaughter record
Excerpts taken from the Park Rapids Enterprise. These entries are taken verbatim to preserve the flavor of the stories. That includes spelling errors and often, missing names.
100 years ago
Road contracts let
Jas. Wilkins and John Moran were successful bidders Tuesday
At the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held Tuesday two road contracts were let that will result in material improvement to the roads leading into Park Rapids. Since the advent of the auto the road at the head of Long Lake has been in condition to cause concern for all who travel that way. The hills and narrow road across the fill have the place a dangerous one. The total cost of the work including the extension of the steel culvert will be $595.56. Jas. Wilkins has that contract.
A half mile strip beginning near the Batcheller home south of town, and extending to the railroad track will be graded. The contract price is $388.85 including one culvert. John Moran has that contract.
Nov. 16, 1911
16,000 hunters in the woods
Executive Agent Rider expects present slaughter to break all records for Minnesota
Not in years have conditions for hunting big game been so prosperous as now.
And this together with the fact that no less than 15,000 hunters are tramping the woods of northern Minnesota, causes H.A. Rider executive agent of the game and fish commission to prophesy that more deer and moose-despite the one to a man limit-will be shot this year than ever before in the history of the state.
70 years ago
Oct. 30, 1941
First snowfall
First snow of the season fell on Wednesday, most of it melting as it fell, although there was a white trace on the ground this morning.
"Our first snowfall for 2011 was during the evening hours on November 9, 2011, and was mostly gone by midmorning on the 10th. Much to my dismay; I am still waiting for the big snowstorm of the century to happen in my neighborhood. Of course I want to be home snuggled on the couch with a good book and my blanket watching out my big picture window as it comes down and accumulates on my front lawn."
November 6, 1941
Man-hunt follows slugging and theft at gasoline station
Sheriff E.C. Churchill Captures One Bandit Single-handed; Posse Seeks Accomplice in Woods Near Two Inlets.
A man-hunt of sizeable proportion has been under way here since Sunday, following the slugging early that morning a filling station attendant and theft of $75 at the Shell Prairie Oil Co.
One youth of 17 is in the county jail as a result of the hunt and his 18 year old accomplice is still being south in the swamps and wood near Two Inlets.
50 years ago
Nov. 16, 1961
13-year-old hunters show how it's done
Hunters who haven't yet bagged their deer would be well advised to have a talk with Roxanne Jokela or Roger Rousu.
It took Roger, 13, only until 7:55 on opening day to get his deer, his first one, a 150lb spike buck. He's the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Rousu.
Roxanne, also 13, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Jokela brought down a 12-point 245 lb. buck. She fired two shots from a SINGLE SHOT 45-70 Army rifle, and hit her target both times!


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JALALABAD: Seven Afghan troops were killed on Wednesday when militants launched an hours-long gun and bomb siege targeting the Pakistani consulate here, just days after four-country talks in Islamabad aimed at reviving peace negotiations with Taliban.
The militant Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the attack on the consulate, stoking fears over the spread of the ultra-radical movement in Afghanistan.
The attack is the latest in a spate of violence this month, raising concerns of a tough year ahead for Afghanistan as the Taliban may escalate their attacks, possibly in order to enter into peace negotiations from a position of strength.
The brazen assault sent terrified young students in an adjacent school fleeing the area which is also close to the Indian diplomatic mission.
"Seven of our security forces were killed and seven others wounded as a result of the terrorist attack," interior ministry's spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Twitter four hours after the attack started.
Afghan troops killed all gunmen holed up in an empty government guesthouse near the consulate, where they had traded heavy gunfire with soldiers after a suicide bombing in the area, officials said.
Pakistan's Foreign Office condemned the attack and said it was in contact with its embassy in Kabul as well as Afghan officials.
Observers say the intensifying fighting highlights a push by the militants to gain greater concessions during any future direct talks.
Afghan officials said all three attackers and at least seven members of the security forces died during the attack by the IS, which hitherto had not struck high-profile Pakistani targets in Afghanistan.
"This is a major concern for us if they carry out more attacks like this," an Afghan security official said. "We have enough problems to deal with already."
Nangarhar, the province in which Jalalabad is located, has become the main Afghan stronghold of IS, which has battled the Taliban for leadership of the Islamist insurgency, attracting many former Taliban militants.
Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said a suicide bomber had tried to join a queue of people seeking visas to Pakistan and blew himself up after having been prevented from entering the building.
Witnesses in Jalalabad, the main trade gateway to the Khyber Pass and Pakistan, said heavy gunfire and a series of explosions could be heard during a battle that lasted several hours, and residents and children from a nearby school were evacuated.
The IS said on its official Telegram messaging service channel that three members wearing suicide-bomb vests carried out the attack, which it said had killed dozens of people, including "several Pakistani intelligence officers". It said two suicide attackers had been killed while a third escaped.
Pakistan said all members of the consulate staff were safe, with one official slightly injured by broken glass.
"This is first attack claimed by IS against the state of Pakistan," Mohammad Amir Rana, a Pakistani security analyst, told AFP. "This is a highly symbolic attack as the Pakistani consulate is a high-profile installation in Jalalabad."
The attack carried echoes of one last week on the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, when a group of assailants barricaded themselves in a house and resisted security forces for about 24 hours after a suicide bombing.
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Just another patronage job
Governor Jim Doyle asked, and State Representative Gary Sherman agreed, who needs this stinking job filled anyway?
State Representative Gary Sherman, D-Port Wing, will remain in office until the Legislature closes out its regular session on April 22, 2010.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle Monday asked Sherman to serve through the end of session before being sworn in as a State Court of Appeals justice, averting the need for a special spring election in in the 74th Assembly District.
"By completing this session before resigning his seat, Gary Sherman will be able to serve his district while the Legislature is active," Doyle said. "I make this request so that the 74th Assembly District is continuously represented and can elect their next member of the Assembly through the usual process in November." Doyle said holding a special election this spring to send someone to a Legislature that will be out until the fall would cost taxpayers money without adding active representation.
Let me translate: "We would lose a special election, so better Sherman stay put while we need his vote." But what about the other job? You know, justice on the State Court of Appeals? Doesn't that have to be filled?
Sherman said remaining in the Legislature for a while would not unduly affect the workload of the Court of Appeals.
"The effect of having one less judge is effectively nil," he said. "And it's only for a couple of months."
So in the minds of Sherman and Doyle, the Appeals Court justice position is really just a patronage job, and one more justice more or less is not going to hurt. It's just like how many toll booth workers you really need in Illinois, or positions on a construction site after Tony Soprano negotiates.
"Good job, Gary, way to take some hits for me. Now here's your new job. Don't work too hard."
Some smart guy Republican should introduce a bill to get rid of the Appeals Court justice position in question, just to make a point.


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WINNIPEG - Cory Watson will always have a bond with Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Joey Elliott.
Playing with passion and fearlessness, the third-year receiver is bound to have a connection with any quarterback but Elliott is the guy who got Watson his first pro touchdown on a 55-yard reception against the Calgary Stampeders in the regular season finale on Nov. 5, 2010.
"In our first year, Joey and I were on the scout team together, so we have a good rapport," Watson said in a recent interview.
"And Joey got me my first touchdown in my first year. I have a relationships with all of our quarterbacks, but it's a little bit different with Joey."
Watson played the role of security blanket when Elliott made his first start of 2012 and third of his CFL career last Thursday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Watson made his presence felt, finishing with a game-high 10 catches for 105 yards in a 32-25 triumph that got the Bombers to 2-5 and within two points of third place in the East Division.
"I had no idea I would have the kind of game that I did," Watson said. "You just work hard and be in position to make plays and that's what happened. It's gratifying to really get on a roll."
The Bombers are back in action on Friday at Canad Inns Stadium against the B.C. Lions.
Watson came into the season with lofty expectations and for good reason. The second round pick (ninth overall) in the 2010 CFL draft had a breakthrough campaign last season, making 69 catches for 793 yards after pulling in 17 grabs for 277 yards as a rookie.
While some predicted Watson might lead the Bombers receivers this season, he was hampered by a leg injury during training camp and sat out the first four games — which proved to be a significant loss to the offence.
In case you didn't think Watson was doing enough, he also takes tremendous pride in special teams, relishing the contact that comes with it.
"Hitting is a part of the game, so you can't shy away from that," said Watson. "You know what, there are going to be bumps and bruises when you play football. I'm not worried about it."
Bomber head coach Paul LaPolice appreciates all of the things Watson does.
"He's tough as nails, he makes plays," said LaPolice. "His blocking is tremendous and he started on punt team, think about that. He runs down field on a corner route, runs a crossing route and then he has to run down the field and cover a guy on punt team. He's a good pro."
Cory Watson: by the numbers
Aug. 17 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10 catches, 105 yards
Aug. 3 vs Montreal Alouettes 2 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD
July 26 vs Edmonton Eskimos, 7 catches, 66 yards
Totals: 3 GP, 19 catches, 187 yards, 1 TD
CFL Career: 36 GP, 105 catches, 1,257 yards, 3 TD


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The lights are on
Nintendo missed the intended launch window for its TVii services in Europe, and has issued an apology to Wii U owners.
You can find the apology on Nintendo's European TVii site. Nintendo doesn't offer an excuse, or an adjusted launch date. Only an apology, and the promise of more details soon.
We would like to apologise that we were unable to bring the Nintendo TVii service to Europe in 2013 as originally planned.Please continue to keep an eye out for further announcements regarding this service in the near future.
The TVii service, which was available in North America shortly after the launch of the Wii U, was supposed to be available in Europe in 2013, but it's now 2014 and European Wii U owners still can't use their console's GamePad as a stand-in for a television remote.
To read some of our thoughts on the TVii service, head here.
[Source: Nintendo, via MCVUK]
Our TakeWe haven't heard much about the integration of TVii in many months, and this apology for its delay in Europe offers little hope for the future of the service. Nintendo appears to have lost some momentum in regard to its integration. I'm curious how many Wii U owners take advantage of the service and if its worth Nintendo's continued investment of resources towards it.
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The South Pacific is starting to crank again and there is a juicy-red meatball of a storm starting to brew up in a wide open portion of the Southern Ocean, which is going to let it send a good-sized S-SW swell to most of the West Coast and all over Central America and Mexico. If that wasn't enough the East Pacific Tropics are starting to rumble a little as well—there is an outside chance of a new tropical storm forming later this week. It is nice to see the swell floodgates starting to bulge a bit, and what is even better is the long-range weather charts are showing a chance at some better weather for the West Coast as these new waves arrive, (which was one of the things missing from the last big Southern Hemi swell).For worldwide forecasts and surf reports head to magicseaweed.com.
North Pacific
There is one little shot of NW swell hitting the West Coast, mostly the Pacific NW down through Central California, here on Tuesday—this will send in a few waves to the better NW facing spots through early Wednesday and then it will fade out.
Southern California will see an itty-bitty slice of NW swell from this system but for the most part it is going to get lost in the chop from the latest round of onshore winds that will be pushing through during the next few days.
Other than this small swell, the North Pacific will be its usual summer snoozefest than we know and barely tolerate. Expect a mix of trade swell for Hawaii and some on and off WNW-NW windswell.
East Pacific Tropics
The EPAC tropics are starting to get a little more active, coming back slowly after having the combo of Major Hurricane Celia and Hurricane Darby tear the region a new one. The current tropical storm outlook is showing a couple of areas of disturbed weather…one out to sea between Socal and Hawaii and the other right up next to the coast of Southern Mainland Mexico and Central America.
As you can see on the NHC image the nugget of thunderstorms near Southern Mex is starting to become more organized. The probability of it becoming a tropical storm in the next 48 hours is still fairly low—around 30%—but the GFS, NOGAPS, and the WavewatchIII models are all showing this becoming at least a named tropical storm, if not a hurricane, later this week. Keep an eye on this region, I think we will see the activity increase as we get closer to the weekend.
The South Pacific
Like I mentioned at the beginning of the forecast…the SPAC is starting to slam out a couple of intense, and well positioned storms that will be sending all kinds of healthy swell up into the West Coast as well as hefty shot of surf into the directly exposed regions of Mainland Mexico and Central America.
The first system is actually forming right now: there is a big-ass cold-front that is moving off of Antarctica that is combining with some warmer tropical air-mass from a tropical cell over by New Zealand (basically this is the system that I have been talking about in the last few forecasts). This storm is already showing some 45-50 knot wind speeds and it looks like it might have a little more strengthening to do before it starts to break up.
What is even more interesting, in a weather-nerd sort of way, is the second storm forming right behind this first system. This storm is forecast to follow in the wake of the stronger one, and while it isn't a huge system, it gets to capitalize on all of the energy that the first one has already pushed northward. Basically this is like drafting in NASCAR (rednecks unite!)…it basically gets to use less energy to generate the same amount of swell, and in this case the second system is better positioned and it takes a more south-to-north path, which will help it push more surf up over the equator.
Swellwise we will have to wait a few days before this new energy starts to arrive. The West Coast will be looking at a mix of small S and SW swells that overlap as they arrive throughout the week. The combination of the Southern Hemi swell, the weak NW energy, and the WNW-NW windswell will help to keep the standout spots of Southern California in the chest-shoulder high range…while the Northern and Central California see some overhead surf (from the NW not the chest high+ S-SW swells).
Central America and Southern Mainland Mexico will continue to be the biggest over the next week, the last few storms have been better positioned for those areas and they can expect consistent head high surf with sets going several feet overhead at the standout breaks and probably some bigger sets as a better shot of S-SSW swell hits on the 15-16th.
The new round of S-SW swell (180-215) will start to push into Southern Mainland Mexico and Central America on Sunday (July 18) and will peak Monday-Tuesday (July 19-20). For these regions I am expecting consistent well-overhead surf for most of the exposed areas and double-overhead+ sets for the standouts, with the possibility of even bigger surf hitting the deepwater spots like Puerto Escondido.
Southern California will see this swell pushing in some new long-period energy on Monday (July 19) that will drive the surf up fast as we move throughout the day, but the peak of the energy won't hit until Tuesday-Wednesday (July 20-21). Sizewise the average S-SW facing spots will see some consistent chest-head high surf while the standout breaks see some sets going a couple of feet overhead as this swell peaks. A few of the really exposed focal breaks will have some bigger waves mixing in as well. Expect this swell to stick around for a couple of days…so we will see at minimum playful+ size surf through the 23rd…right in time for the next round of chest-head high+ S swell coming from the second system.
Further out…there is a bit of a gap in the storm production after this next round of swells but I don't think this one will last long though. There is another shot of meatballs pushing underneath Australia that will probably be in firing position by the middle of next week. Ah good times.
Check back on Friday for more details on the this incoming round of Southern Hemi swells and the possible chance of new tropical activity.
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The high-tech food laboratory recently established in Jalalabad with USAID support is expected to boost cross-border trade
The new high-tech food laboratory recently established in Jalalabad is a boon to traders importing food items through the Torkham border crossing. USAID-funded lab provides test results within 24 hours, thus helping Afghan traders and producers run their businesses more efficiently.
The laboratory, which is only the second of its kind in Afghanistan, is equipped with modern machines and cutting-edge technology. In the very first month of operation, the laboratory earned enough to pay its way, making it self-sustaining from the start.
Afghan law requires that all food must pass thorough checks before it can be sold on the local market.
Before this lab was open, importers had to take food samples to Kabul for analysis and typically, it could take anywhere from a week to a month to get clearance. This inevitably had a knock-on effect on prices because traders constantly struggled with the risk of food spoilage and the high costs of transportation.
Haji Sharif, a well-known food importer in the eastern part of Afghanistan, says: "We are very happy with this lab. Not only does it assist the eastern region traders but facilitates the businessmen of all Afghanistan, reducing load on the lab in Kabul. It is a great success for the business in Afghanistan. We could not get the test of our products on time and we had to spend more to get our work done, but now all those problems have been solved."
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Stretching from the bottom of Florida and heading south to the upper keys lays a body of water called Florida Bay. It is this vast area of shallow waters and mangrove islands referred to as the Backcountry. Practically all of Florida Bay is situated in Everglades National Park, which has restricted development of any kind with the exception of Flamingo Visitor center located at the end of the park road, this is truly a remote wilderness area. This strange world of half land half water is still home of the alligator, panther, deer, raccoons, birds of all shapes and sizes just to name a few. But best of all it is home to some of the finest light tackle fishing in the world. Snook, redfish, sea trout and tarpon are just a some of the species you could encounter on a backcountry fishing trip .
Check out Capt. Bob's photo album for a look at some backcountry fish.
The average depth of the bay is about 3 feet and most fishing is done in 1 to 4 feet. Spin, casting and fly gear all work well with spin fishing with 6 to 10 lb line being the most popular. Methods of fishing include: casting on the drift in open water, casting to the shorelines, sight fishing on the shallow flats and fishing in mangrove creeks. We use both bait and artificial lures depending on species and seasons. Key Largo Backcountry fishing is a lot like freshwater fishing but the numbers, size, variety and fighting ability of the fish let you know you're in the saltwater. Just a quick word on motion sickness, in the 20 years that I have been a full time guide even on the windiest days I have NEVER had a client get seasick. Because of the many islands and shallowness of the water you will not get the waves like in the ocean or on a good-sized lake. Key Largo Backcountry fishing provides action 12 months of the year. For more info check out Capt. Bobs seasons page
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It looks like the Nintendo 3DS is finally getting a little traction in the U.S. with first party software sales up 52 percent in 2013. So releasing more games results in more sales? I'll do my best to remember that.
According to a statement from Nintendo, more than 2.1 million units of first-party 3DS games have sold in the U.S. through the first four months of 2013 alone, or an increase of 52 percent over that same time frame in 2012. It took 30 weeks to reach 2 million units in first party software sales last year, something that has been achieved in just 18 weeks in 2013, according to figures provided by the NPD.
The statement goes on to tout 2013 as the biggest year so far for the handheld that struggled initially with games like Donky Kong Country Returns 3D, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team and games from the Pokemon, Mario Golf and Legend of Zelda franchises on the horizon.
You'll have to excuse me if I'm no longer as upbeat about Nintendo's tactics of falling back on the same old games to push sales. But we as consumers keep buying them, so I guess I can't blame Nintendo for continuing to churn out the umpteenth iteration of the exact same games.
As for this year's good fortune, Nintendo credits high-selling games like Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the 3DS' success.
The press release goes on to state that this should be a solid year for the Wii U, too, with big titles coming down the pipeline, including games to be show off at E3 from the Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Super Smash Bros. franchises. So, yeah, more of the same, I guess.
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Tenon play will mean 'total wipeout' for investors
Shareholders in RSM Tenon probably will be wiped out if a planned takeover by Baker Tilly, its rival, goes ahead, Britain's only publicly quoted accountant said yesterday.
Discussions between the two are progressing, but Tenon warned investors that they were unlikely to receive anything for their equity because of its £80 million debts.
It is the latest blow to investors whose holdings have plummeted by almost 99 per cent since the company was hit by an accounting scandal two and a half years ago. Shares in Tenon traded at 65p in January 2011, before the company revealed a huge hole in its accounts — which nearly brought it down — booked an £84 million first-half loss and replaced its management.
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HAVING used parts of Combe Haven Valley for my Pagan beliefs for more 30 years when it gets wet down there it gets very wet.
I have never doubted that the link road would happen due to the needless greed of individuals who see any area of countryside as a building plot.
I am happy to say that the areas that I've worked magic for remain safe. However those planning this disaster should be held responsible for the wildlife losing their home and some their lives.
The decision to put the link road through a potential flood plain with the dramatic changes we are seeing to our weather system in the UK is not only foolhardy and destructive to the environment but a threat to future properties that may be built there.
With this in mind I feel that Hastings Borough Council should take into account how properties there will insure themselves and the road there be kept safe for users, without having to call in Hastings Lifeboat with drivers standing on their car roofs waiting for rescue.
When the railway used to run between Crowhurst and Bexhill part of it had to be carried over Combe Haven Valley by a 17 arch viaduct, 65ft above the ground. which was demolished in 1969.
Perhaps someone ought to look into the future, not by crystal ball may I add, but pure common sense which those supporting this sceme obviously have very little of.
A flood plain it was and with the increasing amount of rain that this country is seeing and going to see in the future with the dramatic climate change happening now, a flood plain it will be again.
It's a recipe for disaster that my curse will certainly add to.
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The Chokai destroyer tested the US-developed sea-to-air Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) off Hawaii on Wednesday but "failed to shoot down a dummy ballistic missile", the defence ministry said in a statement.
Washington and Tokyo have been working jointly to install a shield against possible attacks from North Korea, which fired a missile over Japan's main island in 1998 and tested an atom bomb in 2006.
Japan successfully tested the SM-3 interceptor in December from the Kongou destroyer in waters off Hawaii, becoming the first US ally to intercept a target using the system.
In September, Japan successfully tested the new US-developed Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3), a surface-to-air missile that tracks and hits incoming targets.
Japan plans to complete its missile shield by early 2011, deploying the PAC-3 missiles at 11 bases and setting up SM-3 missiles on four Aegis warships.
Despite its pacifist constitution, Japan has the world's fifth biggest military budget and maintains more than 230,000 military personnel.


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.- Before a large assembly of the faithful, civil and military authorities, and family members of victims gathered at the Archdiocesan cathedral to commemorate the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, said, "Terrorism will never have the last word," and he exhorted all to "overcome evil with good."
During the Mass which was concelebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro, Bishop Ricardo Blazquez, President of the Bishops Conference of Spain, and twenty other Spanish bishops, Cardinal Rouco urged that "spiritual and material" comfort continue to be shown towards the victims and their families.
In his homily, the cardinal noted that, "The Cross of Christ was made present in an inexplicable, absurd and tragic way in the terrible terrorist attacks that shook the conscience of our city and of the whole world," leaving us with the spiritual impression of "having been tried in the crucible."
Cardinal Rouco recalled the "sacrifice" of the 192 victims and the suffering of their family members, and he expressed his hope for "peace in the hearts of all those who will live forever with this tragedy." After alluding to the death of Christ, he reminded those gathered that "death is not that last reality of human life."
The cardinal condemned the "criminal actions" of the terrorists, who took the lives of "innocent ones" who "are now in the hands of God" and are now enjoying "eternal life." He also offered encouragement to the family members saying, "Darkness and anxiety shall not last," and that man "is not made for death, but rather for life." He praised Spanish society for its spontaneity and solidarity, regardless of religious creed, in response to the attacks.
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In his condemnation of terrorism, Cardinal Rouco alluded to the latest book by Pope John Paul II, "Memory and Identity," in which the Pope speaks of the "ideologies of evil," which include "contemporary theories which claim to justify and/or explain away modern terrorism, overlooking the hatred which nourishes them."
The cardinal called for the "definitive eradication" of terrorism, and he assured that it "will never have the last word" in the lives of people, both in Spain and in the world. "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good," he said, adding that justice, merciful love, hope and peace will have the last word.
"Victory over terrorism will certainly flourish at the end of this long road. May God bless us in the noble and necessary endeavors of society and in the definitive eradication of terrorism. May God bless Spain and the world," he concluded.


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