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Faith and Freedom: An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther (Paperback)
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Faith and Freedom: An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther is the first selection in decades for the general reader from the many dozens of volumes that constitute Martin Luther's collected works. The selections included here, chosen for their pastoral tone, speak across the centuries and inform the spiritual concerns of today.Drawing on Luther's Bible prefaces and commentaries, his treatises and sermons, his letters, his "table talk," and his enduring hymnbook, Faith and Freedom will provide a spiritual resource for anyone seeking the heritage of modern Christian spirituality. Moreover, it requires no specialized knowledge of Reformation theology or Church history. Rich in language, direct, powerful, fresh in ideas, and often disquieting in their effect, the writings of Luther provide compelling reading.
About the Author
Richard Lischer is the author of Open Secrets: A Spiritual Journey Through a Country Church, an account of his first assignment as a young Lutheran pastor in the tiny farming town of New Cana, Illinois, in the 1970s. For the past twenty years he has been a professor at Duke Divinity School. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


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London Eye world's largest Ferris wheel
About eight miles up the Thames from the Millennium Dome stands an eye-catching millennial addition to the London skyline: the ''London Eye,'' a glittering and graceful steel hoop that towers over Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the houses of Parliament.
This looming circle is the world's largest Ferris wheel, with 32 glass pods each big enough for about 30 passengers rotating slowly, slowly over the river to a maximum height of 450 feet. Since it rose into place late last year, the wheel has become a genuine sensation and is in fact more popular with Londoners than the vastly more expensive Millennium Dome.
The London Eye spins at a rate of about half a mile per hour so slowly that it doesn't have to stop for people to get on and off. A full circuit takes a little more than half an hour, but the trip seems much faster because the scenery is constantly changing. As the pod goes higher, the vistas get broader. You can see famous churches, buildings, towers and statues, and can follow the Thames0 and there, far out near the horizon, you can see the big white roof and bright yellow spires of the Millennium Dome.
A single trip on the London Eye costs about $12, with the price expected to rise a little in the summer. Because of its popularity, it sells out some weekends, but tickets are generally available on a walk-up basis during weekdays. You can reserve tickets by calling 011-44-870-5000-600.
Fodor's Gold Guide
to feature Cuba
Later this month, Fodor's Gold Guide the publishing company's flagship brand of guides to mainstream tourism destinations launches its first company-written travel compendium on Cuba (a slimmer volume, written by a Spanish publishing firm, has previously appeared under the Fodor's banner),
Certainly, other guidebooks Moon, Lonely Planet, Insight that appeal to adventure travelers or are published by British firms (Cuba is not an illegal destination for Brits) exist for Castro's homeland.
But the image of mainstream Americans skirting U.S. Treasury regulations and the longstanding economic embargo against Cuba while clutching copies of Fodor's is harder to swallow.
''Something about our public perception may be that we're staid, but if you look in the book we're anything but,'' says Karen Cure, Fodor's editorial director. ''We're just not as fuddy-duddy as all that and I don't think our readers are either.'' She ticks off other rather-daring-for-mainstream-vacationers destinations that Fodor's Gold Guides have tackled, such as an expanded India, Nepal and southeast Asia, and the introduction of Brazil and Argentina.
So is Fodor's, by releasing its first guide to a destination that's illegal for most Americans, encouraging its customers to flout the law?
No way, Cure responds. The publisher simply anticipates a huge demand for info when Cuba opens to American travelers and Fodor's wants to capture that business.
Tuscany 2000 to offer
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Lessons in painting and sculpture will be provided in Italy by Tuscany 2000. Sessions are scheduled July 7-18 and 19-30 at the Villa Barberino, at Meleto. Classes will be led by painter Catherine Anderson, author of the ''Basic Watercolor Answer Book,'' and sculptor Massimo Lippi.
The restored villa was built in the 15th century and has a swimming pool. Included in the $2,700-per-person, double, price are 11 nights at the villa; 11 breakfasts and dinners; classes; easels and stools; trips to Siena, Florence and San Gimignano and airport transfers. Airfare and art supplies are additional. Call (631) 547-4177.
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Only in Las Vegas would anyone offer tourists a 70-mph sightseeing whirl around town by roller-coaster. Speed The Ride propels passengers out of the NASCAR Cafe in the Sahara Hotel & Casino and along a path paralleling the Vegas Strip.
It dips into a tunnel, then zooms through the 192-foot-tall Sahara marquee, around the casino's entrance and up a 224-foot tower before it retraces its route in reverse. Ride time: 45 seconds. Cost: $6.
First passengers aboard for the recent public debut: the 24 daredevil Elvis impersonators known as The Flying Elvi.
Real countdown
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It's been several months since the last one, but this year will bring another millennium countdown the ''real'' one, purists maintain. The first travel company to start promoting special packages seems to be Crystal Cruises, which has scheduled two celebratory year-end voyages.
Since this johnny-come-lately millennium, official or not, isn't likely to generate as much hype as last year's global spectacular, Crystal is already advertising fares that are ''at least 20 percent less.''
The two 14-day holiday trips start at $4,525 (Crystal Harmony/Caribbean) and $5,600 (Crystal Symphony/Panama Canal) per person.
For details, call (800) 820-6663 or visit www.crystalcruises.com.
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Could frequent travelers eventually find themselves experiencing more memory lapses than an absent-minded professor? Scientists at the University of Durham, England, found that flight attendants who cross time zones on a weekly basis have significantly slower reactions and dramatically poorer memories than the average person, according to an article in Business Traveler magazine. The good news: Researchers found those who worked domestic runs for two weeks between long hauls weren't affected.
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Handmade DIY Polymer Clay Earrings look elegant and are perfect for the jewelry-lover on a budget.
- Polymer clay
- Rubber stamp
- Small piece of Plexiglas or other hard, flat surface
- Foil-lined baking sheet
- Waxed paper
- Acrylic paint in choice of color
- Sponge brush
- Paper towels
- Toothpick
- 2 ear wires
- Two 3 mm closed jump rings
- Two 7 mm open jump rings
- Ultrafine sandpaper
- Tools: Long-nose pliers, oven
- Condition clay; roll and knead in your hands until it's pliable.
- Make two same-sized balls and shape each into a slight cylinder.
- Lay clay cylinders on a piece of waxed paper. Use a small piece of Plexiglas or other clean, hard, smooth surface to flatten cylinders into same-sized ovals.
- Press stamp in the clay, making a similar impression on both ovals.
- With toothpick, make a hole at top of each oval bead.
- Place oval beads on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake in oven following clay manufacturer's instructions. Let cool.
- Use a sponge brush to apply paint on the stamped pattern. Wipe off excess paint with a paper towel, leaving paint only in the stamped impression. Let dry.
- Lightly sand top of bead to remove any last marks of paint not in the impression. Buff with paper towel. Place beads back in oven at manufacturer's recommended temperature for 10 minutes to set the paint. Let cool.
- Use long-nose pliers to open 7 mm jump ring by carefully twisting ends sideways. (Do not pull apart.) Slip open jump ring through hole on oval bead. Slide on 3 mm jump ring. Use pliers to close larger jump ring. Repeat on second oval.
- Use pliers to open the hoop of an ear wire. Slip 3 mm jump ring onto it and close hoop. Repeat for second oval bead.
DIY Polymer Clay Earrings designed by Jacquelyn Edkin of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Photography by Country Woman.


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Instructables contributor nogoodnikki has shown just how easy it is to transform from human to an amphibian-like creature with a video on how to create webbed fingers.
According to nogoodnikki, the webbed fingers tutorial is "[...] a fairly simple way to give yourself webbed hands for those days you just feel fishy." All you need is card stock, scissors, liquid latex (Brand X is recommended) and Q-tips. Then simply cut the card stock to fit in between your spread out fingers, apply latex in many coats and let it dry (baby powder helps). Then, once dry, your webbed fingers can be painted in any color or style you would like.
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Diane Newman has left her post as vice president and group publisher of Meredith's Parents and American Baby to be executive vice president and publishing director of American Media's Active Lifestyle Group, which includes Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health, and Shape magazines. Newman had previously worked as American Media's senior vice president/group publisher of American Media International's Active Lifestyle Group where she oversaw sales and marketing efforts for several titles. Oddly, no mention is made of her former time at AMI in the NY Post's report on her switch back.
Newman announced her resignation mid-morning yesterday, just before AMI American Media Inc's chairman and CEO David Pecker was scheduled to announce her arrival.


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Watch the First Trailer for Pixar's new Film, COCO
Coco - New First Trailer
"Never underestimate the power of music."
Synopsis: Coco follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who sets off a chain of events relating to a century-old mystery, leading to an extraordinary family reunion.
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Director: LeeUnkrich; Adrian Molina
Writer: Adrian Molina
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Renee Victor
Of late, Pixar's primary focus has been on creating sequels to films from their stable of tried-and-true stalwart properties. But somewhere between last summer's mammoth succes of Finding Dory and Toy Story 4's impending release, the studio has found time to bring us an original project that looks absolutely wonderful.
Though not much about the film has been revealed to this point, it seems that Coco's story will revolve around the forbidden musical ambitions of a young boy named Miguel Rivera (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez) who is forced to hide his passion for music and playing the guitar because his family believes they have been cursed by it.
In this newly released teaser trailer we see Miguel teaching himself to play the guitar from watching old VHS tapes of his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) who teaches the young boy to never underestimate the power of music and that sometimes it is best to break the rules and follow one's heart. Those heady themes – from the pen of Adrian Molina – certainly seem to be right up Pixar's alley and from what we see here, the film is sure to be a gorgeous feast for the senses.
Coco will serenade its way into theaters this coming holiday season on November 22, 2017.
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A New Year's Resolution on Spending Cuts the Federal Government Could Keep
January 7, 2014
The new year is a time to make resolutions to improve your life over the next 12 months. The problem is that people often try to make massive, sweeping changes -- a tactic more likely to yield failure and frustration than success. It is better to make smaller promises that you know you can keep than major ones that are doomed to fail. The same principle is true for the federal government, says Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center.
De Rugy proposes three resolutions for fiscal responsibility that could actually receive enough support to be enacted quickly, and would be beneficial for taxpayers and the economy alike.
- End all farm subsidies. In 2012, the Department of Agriculture spent $22 billion on subsidy programs for farmers, including direct payments and insurance subsidies. First introduced in the 1930s to help struggling small family farms, they are now viewed by many on the Right and the Left as the quintessential example of wasteful corporate welfare. While only 2 percent of Americans are directly engaged in farming, they aren't necessarily struggling anymore. In 2010, the average farm household earned $84,400, up 9.4 percent from 2009 and about 25 percent more than the average household income nationwide.
- Eliminate duplication. In April, a Government Accountability Office report, once again, exposed 162 areas where agencies are duplicating efforts at a cost of billions of dollars to taxpayers. For instance, it found 23 different federal agencies running hundreds of programs to support renewable energy, and that each branch of the armed services is developing its own camouflage uniforms without checking in with the other branches. The overall cost is unknown, but it is likely large. The administration's budget requested some $25 billion in savings in fiscal 2014 from consolidation alone. That would amount to a nice stack of savings over 10 years.
- Cut non-defense defense spending. A report by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., called "The Department of Everything" identifies almost $70 billion over 10 years in wasteful spending that can be eliminated "without cutting any Army brigade combat teams, Navy combat ships, or Air Force fighter squadrons." Examples include eliminating the $9 billion spent for Pentagon-run grocery stores, and the $10.7 billion it spends to educate children of military families in the United States when these kids already have the option of attending public schools.
If Congress can successfully accomplish these tiny things, it could create the critically needed momentum to start working on the much more difficult tasks that this nation faces.
Source: Veronique de Rugy, "A New Year's Resolution on Spending Cuts the Federal Government Could Keep," Washington Examiner, January 2, 2014.
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One of the largest accession of Old World archaeology at the PAHMA includes the assemblages collected during the University of California African Expeditions in 1947 and 1948. The availability of these collections for teaching and scholarly research raised an interest that, within few years, contributed to turn the Berkeley campus as one of the world's most active center for African prehistory.
I'm Allison, a conservator, currently spending a few weeks away from PAHMA to supervise the conservation laboratory at the Mugello Valley Archaeological Project's (MVAP) Poggio Colla field school. Poggio Colla is an Etruscan site near Florence where students can learn the fundamentals of excavation and contribute to a long-term research project investigating the ancient Etruscans. The conservation staff here works to ensure that the excavated finds are preserved for future study and appreciation.
On June 29th 2012 the Museum hosted a party to celebrate the hard work of all of those who had contributed to the Museum staff realizing a long-held desire to improve collections facilities and renovate our existing galleries. While these improvements required the closure of the Museum for two years (from July 1st 2012) upon reopening we will be able to offer our visitors a wonderful and flexible gallery space and significantly improved collections facilities.


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EPIC – After almost five years, EPIC has obtained National Security Presidential Directive 54. The previously classified Presidential Directive contains the full text of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and "establishes United States policy, strategy, guidelines, and implementation actions to secure cyberspace." This Directive, which is the foundational legal document for all cybersecurity policies in the United States, evidences government efforts to enlist private sector companies, more broadly monitor Internet activity, and develop offensive cybersecurity capability. EPIC first sought public release of NSPD-54 with a Freedom of Information Act request, submitted to NSA in June 2009. After the agency failed to disclose the document, EPIC filed suit. When a federal district court ruled in 2013 that the Presidential Directive was not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, EPIC then filed an appeal with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The document has now been disclosed to EPIC. The case is EPIC v. NSA, a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in D.C. Circuit Court. EPIC has several related FOIA cases with the NSA pending in federal court. For more information see EPIC – EPIC v. NSA (Cybersecurity Authority).
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 review
It's all about the character select screen. With RPGs it's the magic system and with first-person shooters it's weapons and killstreaks. But with fighting games, the first point of interest has always been about what faces will fill out the character select screen. Putting pre-order and DLC shenanigans to one side, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has the biggest character select screen we've seen, one that makes you squint, trying to work out where they've put Paul. There are 50 characters in total, ranging from the return of Prototype Jack to the likes of Tiger Jackson being pushed beyond a mere palette swap. Characters have also been rebalanced, and while there's still a noticeable top tier, this time with the Mishimas having knocked Bob and Lars from the summit, there's a far healthier mid-tier presence, with no weak characters lingering at the bottom. Good news for anyone who persisted with Zafina, Kuma and Yoshimitsu through Tekken 6.
The biggest difference in gameplay is the tag mechanic, which has been a trendy feature in fighting games recently, although it differs here. A big part of the strategy in Street Fighter X Tekken and Marvel vs Capcom 3 is for the player to create situations for safe tagging, thus avoiding being greeted by a huge combo when the fresh player runs into the match. Yet tags in TTT2 are so quick that it actually reverses this, making the attacking player work harder than the defender to take advantage of a desperation tag. The window to hit an incoming player is there, but it's small enough that situations where you'll be punished for tagging are the exception rather than the rule.
So if partners can run in and out of the match at will, what's the point of the tag system? For combos and setups. Some moves allow you to tag out as part of the animation. Likewise, calling your partner in for more damage can extend bound moves. Learning these is key to milking extra damage from combos, which have always been the bread and butter of Tekken's appeal. You can also get creative, calling in your partner for an attack mid-combo while you set up a stance change or unblockable, something that might normally be impractical in close-quarters combat due to the long startup.
The downside is that calling your partner in for a quick combo extension means they lose all their red life, so you're forced into deciding whether losing that is worth the extra damage. There are further nuances at play, too. Various combinations of characters have different attributes, depending on whether they 'get along' or not. For example, a sidelined Heihachi will enter the damage bonus mode of Rage much faster when Kuma takes damage than he would if, say, it was his hated son Kazuya being beaten up. There are also team-specific animations for tag throws and win poses, encouraging and rewarding further experimentation with new characters.
Katsuhiro Harada has given up on forcing Tekken into a 3D Streets Of Rage template, leaving the single-player appeal in the hands of Arcade, Team Battle, Survival, Ghost Battle and Fight Lab. Arcade is the usual line of opponents standing between you and a ridiculously hard final boss, although Unknown isn't nearly as infuriating as Jinpachi was in Tekken 5. Team Battle and Survival are nice extras, while Ghost Battle pits you against different ranks of opponents for a chance to win money and items, and to level up your own rank. In Tekken 6, your offline rank was capped at 1st Dan, a bizarre limitation that's thankfully been removed, meaning there's no reason to stop playing through Ghost Battles this time around. The main motivations are still to earn money and see what ridiculous customised characters you'll be fighting against.
Fight Lab could have been the cornerstone of single-player. Rather than force you through a training mode, this mode teaches you the mechanics of the game via a storyline concerning Lee training up Combot. Well, it's more a scenario than a storyline. Although it teaches you the core mechanics of Tekken – combos, punishing, throw techs, and so on – it ends just after the training wheels come off, taking little more than an hour to get through. Good idea, but one that feels slightly undercooked. That leaves the customisation and online as the main time sinks, particularly as the two overlap given that you'll create a character with the former to show off in the latter. It helps that Namco Bandai isn't taking itself the least bit seriously – T-rex heads, police sirens, cake hats and bear shields are some of the ridiculous items available. It's also pleasing to see that training mode itself is exhaustive. It's corrected one of the main problems of Tekken 6's equivalent, where you couldn't have a command list running alongside your training, and it also has extensive options to record various inputs to practise against. It's missing the frame data of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown's training, which might rankle with the most technical of fighting fans, but otherwise it's perfect.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the closest the fighting genre has come to recapturing the spirit of ye olde classic Capcom vs SNK 2, in that this feels aimed directly at the hearts of fans rather than at their wallets. It's the closest any series has come to a 'best of' album, and is a fitting tribute to the legacy of the series thus far.


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Texas lawmaker confronted by gun rights group gets security
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas lawmaker has been provided security after his confrontation with gun rights activists led to panic buttons made available to House members.
The Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/1CyreBq ) reported Tuesday that Rep. Poncho Nevarez received threats. The Democrat from Eagle Pass says Department of Public Safety officers have been assigned to him and to his family at home.
DPS declined comment.
Nevarez opposes a bill that would let Texans carry handguns openly without a permit.
Nevarez on Jan. 13 had a heated exchange with members of a pro-gun group in his office. A video posted online shows Nevarez asking the people to leave and having trouble closing his door on the group.
The House the next day told DPS to make panic buttons, to summon help, available in legislative offices.
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By Lindsey Kuglin

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The Goderich Sailors seemed dead in the water on?Friday night, as the visiting team, the Walkerton Hawks skated in with hurricane strength to hand them a 13-0 loss.

Hawks goaltender, Keegan Woodman recorded the shut-out, only having 11 pucks come his way, while Goderich goalies Jaden Shrier and Tyler MacGregor dealt with a combined 56-shot deluge.

Walkerton forward Drew Davidson recorded four goals and two assists in the course of the game, while Jay Thomson had his own hat trick.

Walkerton's onslaught started early, with the first period seeing them up 4-0.

Jordan Turcotte struck first on the powerplay five minutes into the game, assisted by Wade Pfeffer and Davidson.

Thomson scored the second goal unassisted at the seven-minute mark.

David Gallo added his own powerplay goal; Adam Alexander and Haden Campbell with the assists. The period ended with Davidson's first of the game on the powerplay, assisted by Connor Patton and Lauchlin Elder.

Pfeffer opened the second-period scoring three minutes in.

Schrier was pulled from the Goderich net after his fifth goal-against of the game. With less than 25 minutes of game time, Schrier saw 31 shots.

But that strategy didn't pay off, as Davidson bent twine twice in 40 seconds, the first assisted by Turcotte, the second assisted by Connor Patton and Elder. Thomson scored his second of the game two minutes later with help from Dylan Bults and Jake Barclay. Gallo scored with 50 seconds left in the second, to end the period 9-0.

Elder scored his first half way through the final frame, assisted by Davidson and Nathan O'Hagan. Davidson wrapped up his scoring at 15:46, with Elder's help. Jay Thomson completed his hat trick with just over two minutes to go in the game.

But Wendel Cameron would have the final say with his 18:52 goal; O'Hagan and Austin Russell with the assists.

Woodman recorded the shut-out win with 11 saves. Schrier made 25 saves in the loss, while backup goalie MacGregor stopped 18 of the 25 shots that came his way.

The Hawks are in Wingham on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. game. They're back at home on Saturday at 8:30 p.m., when they host the Hanover Barons.


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Spansion Inc. receives award for multi-year project involving use of RO membrane system
Spansion Inc. received a 2011 Environmental Awareness Award in the large business category from the city of Austin, Texas, for its multi-year water conservation project. The project began in 2001 and involved an ultrafiltration module and reverse osmosis membrane system manufactured by Dow Water & Process Solutions, part of the Dow Chemical Co. The award recognizes the efforts of individuals and groups that are making significant contributions to the protection and enhancement of Austin's environment.
"Part of being a responsible corporate citizen is respecting the environment," said Randy Blair, vice president of Spansion's Wafer Fab 25 Operations in Austin. "Our multi-year water conservation project reduced our water usage by 60% and saves the equivalent of 7,150 soda cans full of water per minute."
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Randolph Community Programs is providing opportunities for the Elkins community to recycle larger and heavier items.
"The electronics, mostly people drop off to us. And we collect a tractor trailer load a month. That's anything from an extension cord, computer, T. V., microwaves, "said Steve Kerns with Randolph Community Programs.
Steve Kerns said one electronic can make a much bigger impact than even 100 sheets of paper.
"We're going after the stuff that has the most weight, because if you get the weight out of the garbage that's where the savings comes in and you can generate a lot of good for the community out of it," Kerns said.
While you may have more sheets of paper than you do electronics, Kerns said there's an abundance of electronics that are no longer being used, but are still quite valuable.
"The biggest thing is, the public pays for that stuff. ATV that is broken down. All the material that you paid for is just as valuable, if not more valuable now then when you bought it. The copper and things like that. Back 35 years ago and back, everything was made to be reused," Kerns said.
Aside from motivation to get rid of your old electronic purchases and reducing your carbon footprint, Kerns said doing so could be good for not only manufacturers but consumers too.
"National figures show that 60 percent of the cardboard boxes we get when people ship stuff to us now are recycled boxes. So, it saves the manufacturer. It should save the public one of these days. They should get a discount," Kerns said.
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Two dolls, a boy and a girl who is kissing. In the mouth has a magnet, the girl standing still and moving boy is attracted mouth. It is a box for storing jewelry.Ideal for generic or end of the film.
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HUTCHINSON — A 25-year-old Hutchinson man facing child sex charges is scheduled to be in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Michael Wayne Stahl is charged with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, two counts of electronic solicitation and one count of attempted indecent liberties with a child. Two of the counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child are alternate counts, meaning the state has different theories of the crimes.
Stahl is alleged to have been communicating with two 13-year-old girls through Facebook and text. Authorities say that led to him meeting the girls and then the sexual encounters occurring.
Police became involved in the case after two reports. A detective reportedly posed as a 14-year-old girl, which led to Stahl showing up at an abandoned residence where thought he was meeting the 14-year-old. He instead met police instead.


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I'm thinking about using Google Glass on stage at LeWeb, as I did at LeWeb London this past june.
I really like being connected to the audience when I host LeWeb and when I am in a Q and A session with a speaker. I like to "feel" the mood in the room, for LeWeb, for the speaker, for what I say (like, when I'm in London I always wonder if my thick french accent isn't too much of a problem).
I would like to use Google Glass to get feedback from the audience
I would like to be able to get messages (such as questions for a speaker) sent directly to my Glass then chose if I want to read them or use them or not. I do not want people to use my email as I would continue to get my regular emails in Glass and I want that off. I do not want people to use the text to Glass as I do not want to reveal the mobile number I have with me on stage (imagine!).
I could use Twitter mentions @loic but the Twitter app will only show mentions from people I follow and it doesn't display search results (I would love to see a lot of #leweb search results from Twitter but the Twitter Glass app doesn't allow that).
One big challenge I see also is that they are too big, they make me look very weird on stage when the A/V team zooms on my head, that will be solved over time as Google gets them smaller I'm sure and I can always wear them for some sessions only.
Do you see a way I can solve the "tell Loic something straight in his Glass"? Thanks!


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Vehicles & Animals Anniversary Tour: Athlete + Eliza And The Bear + SIVU
In April 2003, four friends from Deptford in South East London released their debut album, 'Vehicles & Animals', on Parlophone to critical acclaim. Citing influences such as Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips and Blur, Athlete created a summery, upbeat, quirky indie-pop record full of sing-along choruses that remain firm fan favourites a decade on. A Mercury Music Prize nomination spurred sales of 'Vehicles & Animals' on and it went from silver to gold within two weeks and has long since surpassed platinum status.
Since those early days the band went on to sell more than a million copies of their four studio albums (the other three being 'Tourist', 'Beyond The Neighbourhood' and 'Black Swan'); packed out venues across the land; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped the UK's album and airplay charts.
The four members of Athlete are currently focusing on ventures outside of the band but decided that the 10th anniversary of their debut album couldn't pass without celebration. This short run of UK shows will be their first tour in two years and will see them play the whole of the album including the singles 'You Got The Style', 'Westside', 'Beautiful' and 'El Salvador'. Fans can also expect a selection of other hits such as 'Wires', 'Half Light', 'Superhuman Touch' plus a few surprises.
The South London foursome is comprised of childhood friends Carey Willets (bass), Joel Pott (guitar), Steve Roberts (drums), and Tim Wanstall (keyboards), with Jonny Pilcher of Weevil as a live guitarist. Formed in 2000, the band to date have released three albums and had five top 40 singles. Their second album 'Tourist' reached the top spot in the UK album charts in February 2005, while Beyond The Neighbourhood debuted in 2007 at #5. Often compared with Pavement and The Beta Band, Athlete have grown to become one of Britain's most influential young groups.
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A five piece band from Essex who spent their first year together only performing in the close cofnines of a practice room in North London. One of the UK's most promising young bands with guitar-driven indie-folk hooks reinforced by beautifully orchestrated horns, punctuated rhythms and the emphatic vocals of lead singer James Kellegher.
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'Sivu is a singer-songwriter known by his adopted Finnish name (he's James Page on his gas bill) and for a tremulous quaver that if it's not falsetto certainly aims high. He sounds like a one-man Wild Beasts.'
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The Mysterious Rider is a romance and adventure story that is richly evocative of the Western plains and mountains.
Westward ho! Listen to more from Zane Grey.
(P)1997 Blackstone Audio Inc.
"Totally unpleasant"
Though Zane Grey has been a favorite when it comes to Westerns, the reader for this and it's follow on, book 2, had the reading skills of a junior high school kid. We ended up discarding 12 CDs as it was so unpleasant...
Author yes.... Pat Bottino NO
Performance was terrible.
He made the book boring!!!
I'll never buy another book narrated by Pat Bottino.
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I couldn't make it through the story. I tried numerous times. The reader was so monotone, please don't waste your money. I live to read his books, but never will I listen to one again.
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EquivocationAlias: Doublespeak
Type: Ambiguity
The elements of the moral argument on the status of unborn life strongly favor the conclusion that this unborn segment of humanity has a right not to be killed, at least. Without laying out all the evidence here, it is fair to conclude from medicine that the humanity of the life growing in a mother's womb is undeniable and, in itself, a powerful reason for treating the unborn with respect.
Source: Helen M. Alvaré, The Abortion Controversy (Greenhaven, 1995), p. 24.
The humanity of the patient's appendix is medically undeniable.
Equivocation is the type of ambiguity which occurs when a single word or phrase is ambiguous, and this ambiguity is not grammatical but lexical. So, when a phrase equivocates, it is not due to grammar, but to the phrase as a whole having two distinct meanings.
Of course, most words are ambiguous, but context usually makes a univocal meaning clear. Also, equivocation alone is not fallacious, though it is a linguistic boobytrap which can trip people into committing a fallacy. The Fallacy of Equivocation occurs when an equivocal word or phrase makes an unsound argument appear sound. Consider the following example:
All banks are beside rivers.
In this argument, there are two unrelated meanings of the word "bank":
In either case, the argument is unsound. Therefore, no argument which commits the fallacy of Equivocation is sound.
Funny Fallacy:
Newspaper headlines, because they are so short, have to be written carefully to avoid equivocation; here are some amusing examples which failed to do so:
Marijuana Party Launches Local Campaign
Police ID Wendy's Finger Owner
Gene Marker May Show Prostate Cancer Risk
White House Mum on Destroyed CIA Tapes
Subfallacy: Ambiguous Middle
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Analysis of the Example:
This argument equivocates on the word "humanity""the condition of being human"which means "of, or characteristic of mankind" (The Random House College Dictionary, Revised Edition, 1975). The two relevant meanings here are:
Applying this to Alvaré's argument, it is true that the "humanity" of an embryo or fetus is medically undeniable, in the second sense of "human"that is, it is a "human embryo or fetus". It is, however, an equivocation on "human" to conclude, as Alvaré did, that it "has a right not to be killed". Parts of the human body are "human" in this sense, but it is only a whole human being who has a right to life.
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Steven Weiss writes:
In your first example of an equivocation fallacy, the counter example has a bit of faulty reasoning. An appendix is undoubtedly human but, having the same genes as the rest of the body, can be empirically proven to be a part of the host body. A fetus, however, has unique genetics that show (also empirically) that it is a separate life form, dependent though it is on its host. This seems to be a fallacy of accident in that you argue:Organs are living components in a body. Fetuses are living and in a body. Therefore, fetuses are equivalent to organs.
A counter-example to an example argument is an argument with the same logical form, but obviously true premisses and a false conclusion. Because the counter-example argument has true premisses and a false conclusion, it must be invalid. Since the counter-example has the same logical form as the example argument, this shows that the example lacks a validating form. In the case of a counter-example to an example of an informal fallacy, the counter-example must also commit the same type of fallacy.
The specific Counter-Example above has only one premiss: "The humanity of the patient's appendix is medically undeniable." This is undeniably true, assuming that the patient is a human being, who will therefore have a human appendix. The conclusion of the Counter-Example is: "The appendix has a right to life and should not be surgically removed," which I presume is uncontroversially false.
I'm not claiming that a fetus is a part of its mother's body, and the only sense in which I'm claiming that the fetus and an organ are "equivalent" is that the "humanity" of both is "undeniable." Since the argument in question is an example of the fallacy of equivocation, there are two senses of "humanity", one of which implies a right to life and another which doesn't. Clearly, the sense in which an appendix is human does not imply that it has a right to life.
In which sense is the "humanity" of the fetus "undeniable"? If the sense involved is that which does not imply a right to life, then the argument is invalid; if the sense is that which does imply a right to life, then the argument is valid. However, in that sense of "humanity", the "humanity" of the fetus is not undeniable, and many do deny it.
Finally, I don't see how the fallacy of accident is relevant.


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I have checked all fuses that I know to check 3 times. ASD relay does not seem to click/engage when key is in run position, but starter relay will click/engage when key is turned to start. I have swapped known good relays but no results. I have also tested all sensors. Replaced coil due to case cracks, crankcase sensor due to intermittent connection while testing out of tranny case, and PCM. All sensors function for ignition when tested for hall-effect, but no power to coil when backpin tested with LED tester. 2 seperate code scanners have been utilized both before and after PCM replacement with no communication. Pin #16 and pin #4 on OBD2 connection plug have power and ground. The cig lighter even works. I even went as far as changing the the "engine light" bulb to ensure it worked properly, because it does not come on as if there is a problem. I even bought a new Bosch 700 amp battery first thing off to eliminate dead cell issues if they might have existed. Is there a secret fuse or something somewhere that I am missing and manual doesn't inform about? Helpful info would be greatly appreciated.
Sounds like you have a wiring problem. In a case like this, you will have to check continuity from the PCM connectors to all affected circuits including the OBD connector.. Also make sure each individual terminal in the connectors are in good condition and are a snug fit to it's mate and are not spread. Always back probe the terminal from the wire side with small pin to avoid damage to the terminals. Power to the coil side of the ASD relay is from fuse 9 (10amp) in the Fuse Block, and power to the switch side (powering up fuel and ignition systems) is fuse #4 (30amp) in the PDC.The PCM controls the ground to all relays in the Power Distribution Center (PDC). The circuitry in the PDC could also have failed in which case would have to be replaced.
Thanks Johnny for the advice. I was also wondering if there is a good site to get the PCM pinout specs for my old Ram? I ran into several various readings on my ohm meter while testing earlier this evening and would like to know what the exact specs should be concerning sensor grounding loops. The manual I have is spread over too many years to incorporate all diagrams and specs within it for the PCM and OBD-2 connector.
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Overshadowed by the kerfuffle over the on-again, off-again trade over the last two days was Winnipeg's signing of veteran Kai Ellis.
"He's the man," Blue Bombers defensive lineman Jerome Haywood said yesterday. "I like how he's intense and he plays balls to the wall."
Haywood played with the defensive end/linebacker in both Montreal and Ottawa.
"He's fast, he's strong, he's athletic," said Bomber offensive lineman Obby Khan, who also played with Ellis in Ottawa. "He's nuts ... He is the hardest-hitting middle linebacker in the league, next to (Winnipeg's) Barrin Simpson. Bar none. He's rung my bell a bunch of times. It's good to have him on our team."
Ellis, who will replace Tom Canada at defensive end, was released by Montreal just before its ninth game in an obvious salary-cap move.
"I really don't know what was going on in Montreal," said the 6-foot-3, 254-pound import. "It was the ninth game of the season and I don't know why you'd make a change in the middle of a season. I think everybody was a little bit shocked, as well as myself."
Ellis, 28, played for Bomber defensive co-ordinator Greg Marshall in Ottawa so he is familiar with his type of defence.
"It is a fresh start and I'm really happy to play football again," Ellis said. "I'm going to be real anxious to hit somebody again."
STAYING COURSE: A second CFL coach got canned this week when Toronto's Rich Stubler got the pink slip yesterday. But that won't change Brendan Taman's mind about keeping Doug Berry aboard.
"We're going to stay the course," said the Bombers GM. "I believe in these guys and the coaches. They'll get it turned around. I'm not going to knee-jerk just because of what other teams are doing."
DON RETURNS: The Argos hired Don Matthews, Berry's mentor, to replace Stubler. And the Bombers play the Argos in Toronto this Friday.
"I understood that, when Don retired ... his physical condition was warranting it," Berry said. "As far as his coming back into the league right now, from a mental perspective, once you're a coach, you're always a coach. So, that doesn't surprise me at all -- because of his love of the game."
Berry apparently has not spoken to Matthews since giving his former coach the finger at the end of a game during his first season here.
"I think they want to get a face in there because they're scared of what the NFL's going to do (in Toronto)," suggested Bomber SB Milt Stegall. "They need a popular coach in there."
HASHMARKS: DB Kelly Malveaux has moved to strong-side LB to replace the injured Ike Charlton. Stanford Samuels will start at corner with CB Jovon Johnson moving inside ... Former Bomber P Jon Ryan has signed with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.


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Brian Purcell set to be third victim of justice fiasco
THE country's most senior justice official is under increasing pressure to quit his post over the department's failure to properly address allegations of malpractice within An Garda Siochana.
Brian Purcell, Secretary General of the Department of Justice, is under fire after the department was branded "not fit for purpose" by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar.
The Irish Independent understands that the Government is poised to begin a major clearout and overhaul of the department amid the fallout from the damning Guerin Report.
The Garda Ombudsman and the force also remain under intense scrutiny after a series of failures left damaging corruption claims inadequately investigated.
The report triggered the resignation of Alan Shatter as Justice Minister, while Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan had already departed in March.
But Mr Purcell's own position is now in jeopardy after new Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald failed to back him and Mr Varadkar openly criticised the way the Department of Justice operated.
Of most concern to ministers is that the department did not challenge the advice it received from gardai, and key officials appeared to fail to brief Mr Shatter properly when he was minister.
Mr Varadkar said: "Alan Shatter, one of the brightest and one of the most capable people in Irish politics, accepted that the former garda commissioner was telling him the truth, and he trusted his officials to brief him properly – and that didn't happen."
He went even further in saying that a significant and a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Justice was urgently required.
"It is pretty clear that the Department of Justice is not fit for purpose. I think big changes are going to be required there," he said.
Mr Purcell (56) was previously director general of the Irish Prison Service and has long been seen as a professional and competent civil servant.
But two more Cabinet ministers spoke to the Irish Independent last night, adding that they felt Mr Purcell's position had become untenable given the criticisms of the department in the Guerin Report.
"If Shatter had to go over this, then given what is in Guerin, then clearly changes have to happen within the department – and that means all the way to the top," said one minister.
Another source said Mr Purcell's position was being openly questioned and avenues of departure were being examined – although nothing had been decided yet.
"Everything must change from the top to the bottom of the department, given the criticisms of Guerin," he said.
"How that change will happen is now up for discussion."
A Justice spokeswoman confirmed that "initial discussions have taken place" between the Departments of Justice and An Taoiseach about how allegations would be handled in future.
She said that new Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald "views with the upmost gravity the concerns raised by Mr Guerin about procedures for dealing with complaints in her department, and has said that she intends to ensure that issues raised are dealt with comprehensively and robustly."
She said Ms Fitzgerald won't make further public comment without having "comprehensive discussions within the department on the implications of the Guerin Report on the range of issues which arise within it".
The Justice crisis is not confined to the department itself, with members of both Fine Gael and Labour publicly criticising the Garda and oversight body GSOC.
Mr Varadkar said An Garda Siochana was "in crisis" and that he is deeply shocked by the recent wave of allegations.
"There is no doubt about that and public confidence in the gardai has been very badly damaged," he said. He branded GSOC a "toothless dog if ever there was one – they accept that themselves".
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore also said he had serious concerns with the various oversight bodies over the garda force.
Speaking at a Commemoration event at Arbour Hill, Mr Gilmore outlined his serious "concerns" at the continued stream of claims of garda malpractice.
"The problem we have seen is the consequence of not dealing with allegations quickly and allowing them to drift over a long period of time," he added.
Mr Guerin's 337-page report, published last Friday, found that serious allegations made by garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe were inadequately addressed
Last night, speaking to the Irish Independent about the future of Mr Purcell's position, Mr Varadkar said: "That is a matter for Minister Fitzgerald.
"She is entitled to a bit of time to get her feet under the table and review all the facts."
Mr Varadkar again expressed his belief that Sgt McCabe was a "distinguished officer of the force".
And he said that he and the Government were fully aware of the problems the force faced, and that major reforms were coming. "We do get this. We do realise there is a big problem here and we are dealing with it," he said.
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Global ingredients firm Glanbia reports higher revenues and earnings
GLOBAL ingredients and nutrition firm Glanbia has reported a 10.7pc increase in revenues to €1.7bn for the first half on a constant currency basis.
Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation hit €129.5m, a 10.3pc improvement on the same basis.
Glanbia also announced a €60m strategic investment programme in global ingredients aimed at "maximising the value of our whey pool and further strengthening our position as a leader in value-added dairy ingredients."
The firm's global performance nutrition was the key growth driver as revenue growth of 21.8pc and a 110 basis point margin expansion drove a strong increase in EBITA.
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Thousands of people in Hong Kong took to the streets on the first day of the new year to call for the city's chief executive, CY Leung, to resign.
According to BBC News, protesters said Leung is not to be trusted because he lied about illegal renovations at his home, a politically sensitive issue in Hong Kong. They also want the right to vote for their leader, who is currently selected by a small committee said to be loyal to Beijing.
Organizers of the march claimed 130,000 came in protest of Leung, but police put the number at 26,000.
More from GlobalPost: Hong Kong relents on mandatory Chinese patriotism classes
BBC also noted that pro-Leung rallies were held as well, with those organizers saying 60,000 people took part. Police put that number at 8,500.
The protest has put more pressure on Leung, whose popularity is low compared to that of his two predecessors, reported Bloomberg. He also faces anger from Hong Kong's population regarding air pollution, which kills 3,000 prematurely every year in the city, as well as some of the world's most expensive home prices.
"The chief executive has a serious problem in credibility," Francis Chek, a 24-year-old information technology worker who attended one of the protests, told Bloomberg. "He used one lie to cover up another lie, he has no sincerity at all to tell the public the truth. Enough is enough."
The renovations on Leung's home brought about so much disdain because most Hong Kong families are forced to live in cramped conditions, according to BBC. Leung acknowledged that he enlarged his home without permission and apologized for the structures, saying forgetfulness is the reason he failed to be open about the issue.


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Through the magic of a chocolate cake mix and the addition of chopped peanut butter cups, this simple cake will take just like its candy cousin.
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 2 cups (240g) of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons shortening, Crisco preferred
- 1/2 cup (130g) creamy peanut butter, Jif preferred
- 6 regular size Reese's Peanut Butter cups (chopped into small pieces)
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2Cool completely.
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June 13-July 11.
Lynn Nottage's "Fabulation or, The Re-education of Undine" is sort of a reverse version of her prize-winning "Intimate Apparel." In the latter, an economically strapped African-American seamstress struggles to improve her lot in 1904 New York only to have her life savings stolen by a shiftless husband. "Fabulation" follows a similar heroine, but her journey is downward after a spouse's betrayal. The Undine of the title works as a high-end publicist in modern-day Manhattan who must return to her abandoned Brooklyn roots after her ritzy business has been bankrupted.
Nottage sets herself a much more difficult task with this play than with "Apparel." Undine is a decidedly unsympathetic protagonist, while the seamstress of "Apparel" was admirable. The structure is also looser, with the snarky, sarcastic Undine making numerous side trips through rehab, welfare offices, and maternity clinics. But the playwright's sense of narrative and character, as well as the clipped and assured direction of Kate Whoriskey, strongly define the journey. In addition, Undine's nasty edge is gradually peeled away to reveal an insecure woman needing help.
There are many juicy monologues and scenes perfect for use in auditions and scene study classes, delivered with bite by a sturdy cast playing many roles. Charlayne Woodard pushes Undine's theatrical personality a bit much at the top of the show, but once she settles down, she engages us. Myra Lucretia Taylor displays an impish wit as Undine's heroine-addicted grandmother. Keith Randolph Smith powerfully puts across a fascinating speech about a mathematical genius who dies just after solving a perplexing problem. Robert Montano displays versatility as Undine's slick husband and her sincere suitor. Stephen Kunken, Melle Powers, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, and Daniel Breaker complete this well-knit ensemble.
Set designer Walt Spangler makes the most of the limited Playwrights Horizons studio space to create Undine's two distinct worlds. The divide is also ably illustrated by Kaye Voyce's costumes, David Weiner's lighting, and Ken Travis' sound.


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TUCSON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Mark Lyons scored eight of Arizona's 12 overtime points Thursday and the No. 3 Wildcats escaped with a 92-83 triumph over Colorado.
Arizona is one of four unbeaten teams remaining in major college basketball and the Wildcats survived thanks to a replay decision at the end of regulation.
After trailing by 16 points with 12:45 to play in the second half, the Wildcats rallied to tie it at 80-80 on two free throws by Lyons with 9 seconds remaining.
Colorado's Sabatino Chen then put up what appeared to be the game-winning shot, a 3-point attempt that banked in as the buzzer was sounding.
After a lengthy review in which the three officials looked at replays shown on the screen of a laptop computer, it was ruled that the ball left Chen's hand a fraction of a second after time had expired.
Given a second chance, Arizona dominated the overtime period with Lyons converting a pair of 3-point plays.
Lyons finished with 24 points, hitting all 10 of his attempts from the foul line. Solomon Hill added 15 for the Wildcats and Kevin Parrom had 13.
Arizona improved to 13-0 in what was the first Pacific-12 Conference game for both schools. Duke, Michigan and Wyoming are the other unbeaten major college teams left this season.
Colorado, which suffered three missed free throws during the final 1:13 of regulation, slipped to 10-3. The Buffaloes were led by Askia Booker with 18 points.


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Northern Rock improves interest rates for Fixed Rate ISA savers
Northern Rock is launching three new issues of its fixed rate cash ISA, offering savers the chance to take advantage of competitive tax-free interest rates before the new tax-year begins on 6 April.
The new accounts, which are fixed over a choice of either one, three or five years, will be available to open from 2pm today (23 March 2011) with a minimum initial deposit of £500.
Strictly limited issues, the fixed rate cash ISAs (issues 159, 160 and 161) allow transfers from other providers and Northern Rock has increased the interest rates it pays for savers who are happy to lock their tax-free* savings away, whether for the short or long term.
The products can be opened either by post or through Northern Rock's branches and additional deposits (£250 minimum) can be made to the cash ISAs, within HM Revenue and Customs limits (£5,100 until 6 April 2011, when the annual limit will increase to £5,340 pa) up to 30 days after the product is withdrawn. After this time, no further deposits will be accepted and all three issues may be withdrawn without notice once fully subscribed.
Interest, which can be added to the account or paid into another account, is paid annually on 30 November. Minimum withdrawals of £250 can be made from the account, subject to a charge equivalent to 60 days' loss of interest on the amount withdrawn (Issue 159), 120 days' loss of interest on the amount withdrawn (Issue 160), or 180 days' loss of interest on the amount withdrawn (Issue 161). If balances fall below £500, Northern Rocks basic rate of interest will be paid (0.10%).
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The President's Speech: Will The Horse Actually Sing?
For a long time I supported the war in Afghanistan. There are and were good reasons why we should make the effort to put some kind of functional government in place before leaving any nation where we removed the existing government by force. However, the time has come where it seems clear that we do not have the tools anymore to actually do this job, and so this war has lost me. This is not quite where the president is on this issue.
Tonight we will be treated the spectacle of President Obama working to sell the best of the worst choices for Afghanistan. What we will see is a punt, of course. There are no good or easy choices here.
Perhaps if the Republicans were less insane there might be some way for us to begin a withdrawal in short order. Perhaps if we did not still have our war of choice winding down (but not quickly enough) in Iraq we might have the resources required to fight a long-term counter insurgency. Perhaps if the criminal Bush Administration had actually understood merely toppling a government is not winning a war, had understood that when you go to war to get a terrorist group and its leader, the failure to do so is actually losing.
If the criminal Bush Administration had actually learned the lessons of Vietnam, namely that if you want to win a war, you send all the resources needed and then some this might not be the Valley of Crappy Choices we face today. Sadly, none of those things is true.
Tonight we are told to expect the President to explain his order to send 30,000 plus soldiers to Afghanistan. He will lay out the timetable which will stretch into 2011 before we will begin to wind down what will be our longest war. There are some good things in this plan. The ending of no-bid contracts will help with costs and set a precedent for future wars (gods, I hateto even type "future wars"!).
We will also go back to normal Congressional funding of the war efforts, no more "Emergency Supplemental" funding. This is a very important thing, as it allows the Congress to actually make the Pentagon live within a budget. It is the same as ending the no-bid contracts for private companies. There will be all of the funding for the military on the table during budgeting, instead of the sleight of hand we have had in the last eight years.
We will also put more pressure on the unbelievably corrupt Kharzi Government. The aid, which will be going to Afghanistan, will bypass the government in Kabul and go directly to the provinces. This is a very good thing, as the people will be able to see there is more to the American and NATO presence there than just our soldiers.
There will be a focus on the Pakistan boarder and the tribal regions there. This is where the plan goes and tries to clean up the mess the of Sec. Defense Rumsfeld and President Bush created by failing to capture Bin Laden when they had the chance. It is also the one of the riskiest parts of the plan, as we involve directly another country in the effort to win the counterinsurgency.
Tonight we will get plans, benchmarks and timetables. We will be told of the boundaries of this escalation of troops and given the goals, which all this will try to achieve. We might even be treated with the idea of a War Tax to fund all of this, but no one should hold their breath on that one.
We will get all this tonight, but it is not very likely to make a difference. Too much time has gone on, too much many opportunities have been missed and wasted for this amount of troops over this amount of time to really turn the war around. So, what is the President doing with this escalation? He is hoping the horse will learn to sing.
There is an old story of a thief who was caught and brought before the King for sentencing. He had been caught before so the punishment was to be death. Before the King could pronounce the sentence, the thief said if he was given a year, he could teach the King's stallion to sing his favorite song.
The King was intrigued and so gave the thief one year to teach his horse to sing. Everyday the thief would stand in the courtyard and sing to the stallion. The other prisoners laughed and made fun of the thief for being so foolish. One of them asked him what he thought he was doing? The thief replied that he was buying time. Who knew what would happen in a year? The King might die. The thief might die. The horse might die or the horse might learn to sing.
This is where we are today and what we will hear from the president tonight. He is going to make a bet which puts the deadline a fairly long time out. He is ordering the best of his completely crappy options and will work hard to make his thin chance of success come true. All this he will do and say in the hopes that somehow against the odds, against all common sense something better than we can see today will happen, or the horse will learn to sing.
What is so sad about this plan is that it is the best of our options. We only have 50,000 troops in reserve right now and we will be ordering 60% of them to Afghanistan. We do not have the will of the Afghan people to help us, we do not have the will of the American people to help us, the cost of the wars are unsustainable and our economy is in the crapper.
We have worked our military women and men to the point of mental exhaustion and failed to care for them and rest them properly for this kind of extended war making. We have missed and misused opportunities and turned our eyes away from our first war in to go to a second one and screw it up as well. All this leaves us and the President in a place where our best hope for anything like success is the on the same level as teaching a stallion to sing.
The floor is yours.
"Originally posted at Squarestate.net"