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ATLANTA -- Steve Smith was sporting a swollen, bloody cut beside his left eye. Jayson Williams was nursing a broken nose.
Sam Cassell had to be taken off the floor in a wheelchair after twisting his right ankle and suffering cramps in his left calf.
After the Atlanta Hawks fought their way to a 111-106 foul-plagued victory Saturday night over New Jersey, Smith and the Nets' Kendall Gill fell to the floor in a scuffle as both teams headed through the tunnel to the locker room.
Georgia Dome security and a few members of the Fulton County Sheriff's Department had to separate the players. The teams meet again at New Jersey on Sunday night.
''No hard feelings,'' said Smith, who scored 28 points and hit a key 3-pointer late in the game. ''This is what you get when both teams want really badly to win.''
Smith's basket put Atlanta ahead 107-99 after the Nets, who were playing their season opener, twice whittled what had once been an 18-point margin to four.
The fight between Smith and Gill capped a physical game that featured 72 fouls. Strangely, no foul was called when Williams absorbed the hardest blow of the evening -- an elbow to the nose from Dikembe Mutombo with 6:53 to play. Williams was bloodied and had to be helped up, but stayed in the game.
''It's broken,'' said Williams, who had a game-high eight rebounds. ''It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.''
Gill, who was mentioned as a possible addition to the Hawks' roster during the NBA lockout, agreed with Smith that Sunday's game will be business as usual.
''I have nothing bad to say about Smitty,'' Gill said. ''That was just a case of both teams getting after it.''
At the same time, both Smith and Gill did admit that their altercation was a spillover from Mutombo's elbow to Williams.
''Nothing, it ain't nothing,'' Gill said. ''I don't even want to talk about Steve Smith. I saw the the play (Williams' injury). He (Mutombo) did the same thing last night. I wasn't talking to Steve. He was talking to me. That's it. I was just trying to be a pro.
''We just hugged each other goodbye.''
Offered Smith, who made 18 of 21 free throw attempts, ''What happened to Jayson wasn't intentional. I just want to make that clear. I'll always take up for my teammates.''
Keith Van Horn, who finished with 29 points, hit a 3-pointer to cut the Atlanta lead to 107-104 with 42.3 seconds remaining.
But LaPhonso Ellis answered with a layup with 28.5 seconds to play that put the game out of reach. Ellis finished with 21 points.
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Solanin is about Meiko Inoue and Naruo Taneda and their dissatisfaction and unhappiness with their lives. Meiko, the main character in the book, is an office worker in Tokyo who is unhappy about where her life is and, specifically, her job. She decides to quit her job, which freaks out her befriend, Taneda, who only has a part time job and doesn't make enough to afford his own place. After adjusting to their new situation, Taneda decides to restart the band that he had in college and try to make it successful.
Although an important plot line for the story involves Taneda's attempt to make his band successful, the story itself centers mostly on Meiko, though the supporting characters get a chapter or two devoted to them as well. It is mostly about Meiko's journey and how it effects the people around her.
The story is paced nicely with some nice spotlights on the supporting characters as well as some of the most effective use of flashbacks that I have seen in a while. My favourite would be the second to last chapter, which is entirely a flashback to the first time Meiko and Taneda met, and is really the beginning of the story.
Asano does manage to keep the story interesting with both some nice surprises throughout the story as well as with the fantastic characters. In fact, there is a really big twist about halfway through the story that really changes the dynamic of the book while still keeping the same tone and focus as the first half of the book, as contradictory as that may sound. The story is enjoyable and engaging while supporting the real focus of the book - the characters.
Solanin is very much a character driven story since it is about Meiko, Taneda, and the supporting characters trying to, if not find their place in the world, figuring out how they are going to be happy and content in it. Asano does a wonderful job with the characters, which is what really makes the story work.
All of the characters are fully fleshed out with proper motivations and complex personalities. They also feel and act like regular people, not like people in a story. The characters also have some depth to them which makes them all the more compelling and engaging. They also grow throughout the story, which helps to create a satisfying conclusion even though Meiko's situation end's up being similar to what it was at the beginning of the book, but, as the saying goes, it's the journey, not the destination. Meiko's journey as a character, and her impact on the supporting characters, is the important part of the story and she is a different person at the end of the book than she was at the beginning, which is what makes the whole thing work.
Verdict - Must Read. A thoroughly engaging and enthralling story with plenty of depth about a wonderful cast of characters trying to find their way in the world.
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A new wave of terror has hit Pakistan, the worst in six months, which again reminded us of some 'historic mistakes' we committed in our response to terrorism. These include the indecisiveness in our policies on the terror war, which is different from a conventional war.
As often criticised, successive governments have failed to implement the 2014 National Action Plan (NAP). Non-implementation of the past recommendations linked to the presence of foreign militants, their networks, foreign hand and their facilitators, also showed our weakness. Unless we get serious and united, we only make things far more difficult to cope with the internal and global challenges. Today, nation needs unity but national leaders are busy in blame-game.
Response like killing 100 suspected terrorists in response to terrorist attacks, which killed over 100 civilians and personnel of law enforcement agencies, could raise the morale of people, but it is far from resolving the actual issue.
Looking at some of the past reports, submitted to the governments to deal with the situation, clearly indicates that authorities concerned had diagnosed the disease, also suggested ways and means to cure it, but when it comes to treatment, the civil and military leadership often gets confused in ifs and buts.
For instance, in July 1997, almost four years before 9/11, a 20-page report, submitted to the interior ministry, warned about the possible danger of the presence of some 11,000 foreigners, who participated in the 'Afghan jihad' and never went back to their native countries.
The report was a follow-up of the action taken by the then PPP government of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who finally convinced the then Egyptian government to take back some 400 Egyptians, mostly activists of Akhwan-ul-Muslimeen in 1995. They were sent back in a special plane. In response to this action, the alleged militants blew up the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad.
Benazir became the target of the militants and almost 20 years later, she was killed in a suicide attack. But, the way the embassy was blown up was just the beginning of the long war within Pakistan. Pakistan put a defensive posture, succumbed to the pressure and dumped the policy of sending foreigners back to their countries.
The issue of Afghan refugees is a peculiar one as because of the failure of their policy, millions have now become part of our society. This has practically changed the political dynamics of Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Many Afghans allegedly became facilitators, if not directly involved in terrorist activities. Now, Sindh and Punjab have also shown their concerns.
The 1997 report had also disclosed that some Islamic countries were continuing a proxy war in Pakistan and were behind sectarianism and they must be stopped. It also suggested a strong political will to deal with this menace before it's too late and warned that unless the authorities concerned dealt with it with an iron hand it would continue spreading.
Pakistan can win this war with clarity about terrorism, extremism and the mindset. It's not a conventional war against one country or the other, but against those who have been targeting the places of worship like a mazar or a mosque. Unlike in conventional war, where truth is the first casualty, in this war of minds, the state must keep the nation's morale high by painting a clear picture before them. Don't misguide people by relating success stories that 80-85pc terrorists had been eliminated.
Our capacity to fight such a war not merely required soldiers to fight but a political will to defeat extremism, as without addressing this core issue, no matter how many suspected terrorists we kill, the extremist mindset would continue affecting young men's minds.
It is an irony that after sacrificing lives of thousands of civilians and military, para-military personnel, officers, police, we are still confuses as a nation how to protect our country. Our intelligentsia still looks for 'ifs and buts' of this war. The enemy is not merely sitting in our neighbours, but in our homes, which has made this war against terrorism more challenging.
In the past 20 years, not only Benazir became fell victim to terrorists killing spree but also leaders of other political parties. Suicide attacks were carried out to kill former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former president and army chief General Pervez Musharraf, but they survived.
In the post-1990 era, successive governments made attempts to change the narrative of the 1980s, but due to political instability from 1988 to 1998, they could not succeed. Civil-military relationship practically came to standstill after October 12, 1999 coup by General Musharraf.
About a month before 9/11, Pakistan banned sectarian outfits on August 14, 2001 and after 9/11, it also banned jihadi outfits in January 2002, but by that time things practically went out of control.
In the aftermath of US-led NATO attack on al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, and its chief Osama bin Laden, the then Taliban regime of Mullah Omar refused to hand over Osama to America.
The war further aggravated situation in Pakistan, as thousands of Taliban, al-Qaeda and other militant groups, who had made sanctuaries in Afghanistan, shifted their bases to Pakistan, and selected North Waziristan Agency as their base camp.
Quetta and Karachi were the other two cities where they made their 'sleeper cells'. Pakistan launched an offensive against them and, as a result, top al-Qaeda leadership was caught. Pakistan paid a heavy price for it, as these groups launched a reign of terror in different parts of Pakistan, targeted civilians as well law-enforcement agencies.
The 1997 report had warned that if concrete measures were not taken to eradicate all forms of terrorism, things could go from bad to worse, and this is exactly what happened later on.
A little clarity came when, for the first time during the PPP government, the civil and military leadership came on one page and Swat operation was launched, followed by operations in Malakand and South Waziristan. The issue of several million refugees was also settled. But, even under the PPP government, confusion persisted over addressing the issue of eradicating extremism and changing the narrative about the extremist mindset.
During 2013, the PPP and Awami National Party (ANP) paid a heavy price for their resolve against terror networks and became the prime target in the elections and simply could not even initiate their campaigns. They lost the elections for other reasons too like poor governance, but the fact remains that they never got level playing field.
In the last three-and-a-half years of operation Zarb-e-Azb, army cleared North Waziristan of major sanctuaries of local and foreign militants, killing hundreds of them, but what they failed was killing their leaders, who fled to Afghanistan.
In 1997, the government was being led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and in 2017 too, he is the chief executive of the country. We have come a long way in reaching consensus that this 'war' is our war, but what we are still confused about is building a new narrative about changing the mindset. This mindset has allowed growth of scores of big and small extremist groups, which are not militant, but provide 'support' to those who are fighting against our security forces.
Despite success stories of Zarb-e-Azb, the war is far from over and could not merely be won through a blame-game, but through a fresh strategy.
The very fact that within hours after the attack on Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, thousands gathered at the place and showed their eagerness to go inside to perform 'dhamal' showed the resolve of the nation against terrorism. But, they expect of the state and its institutions to be more clear about the problem and its solution, as it's not merely a war of weapons but a battle of minds, where defeat is not an option.
If diagnosis is right, the medicine suggested is correct, then why we are allowing the disease to spread?
This writer is a senior columnist and analyst of Geo, The News and Jang.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — University of Miami sophomore defensive back Corn Elder is part of a dying breed — two-sport athletes at the collegiate level.
Elder played in 10 games for the football team, recording seven tackles and 164 yards on kick returns, before sustaining a season-ending knee injury. It would keep him off the hardcourt for coach Jim Larranaga and the Hurricanes basketball team.
The 5-foot-10, 188-pounder is originally from Nashville where he was rated one of the nation's top athletes as a running back and point guard.
Recently, FOX Sports Florida's Christina De Nicola (@CDeNicola13) caught up with Elder, whom you can follow on Twitter (@AIR_CORN23), about his favorite two-sport star, what he can't go a day without and more.
FOX SPORTS FLORIDA: People often ask what came first — the chicken or the egg? What came first for you? Basketball or football?
CORN ELDER: Football. I started playing when I was about 4. They both came at the same time. Football came first, then basketball season.
FSF: What do you like most about each sport?
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ELDER: They're both competitive games. I'm a real big competitor. I like to compete a lot. Football — you get to run around, hit people, score touchdowns. Basketball — it's very challenging. I'm kind of short for a basketball player, so it's challenging. I just like to compete.
FSF: What outside of sports are you really competitive with?
ELDER: I'd say Xbox.
FSF: Which game?
ELDER: 2K. I beat everybody on the team.
FSF: What was your first memory of being at the University of Miami that stands out?
ELDER: I'd probably say the Florida game. It was my first big college football game and the atmosphere was great. It was exciting to be there.
FSF: You're from Nashville. What do you miss most?
ELDER: I don't know. I just miss my friends back home, my family.
FSF: Do you listen to country music?
ELDER: No.
FSF: So you're not really from Nashville?
ELDER: (laughs)
FSF: Who was your favorite two-sport star growing up?
ELDER: Allen Iverson. He stopped playing (football) after high school but I heard about him. He was my favorite basketball player.
FSF: What can't you go a day without?
ELDER: My phone. I'm on my phone 24/7.
FSF: Do you have a go-to app? Texting?
ELDER: Everything. Twitter, Instagram, texting. I just can't go without it.
FSF: You have music playing (from speakers) while you practice. What would be the one song you would like to hear?
ELDER: Probably "We Ready" (by Archie Eversole). It's on my high school highlight tape. That's one of my favorite songs to get me hyped up.
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It is such an exciting time for equine medicine. We are engaged in an era of true medical breakthroughs and are discovering revolutionary options for treating joint disease in both horses and humans. New imaging technologies, such as MRI, CT, digital ultrasound, and nuclear scintigraphy, have helped us understand anatomy better and improved our ability to visualize joint injury and pathology.
This growing knowledge about physiology has led scientists to helping the body heal itself, using advances such as stem cells, for example. Young researchers that grasp not only the experimental model, but are also out in the field working on real horses in real clinical settings, have added a "real-life" research component.
We also better recognize benefits and failures of old treatments, such as those of cortisone injections. When cortisone was first discovered it was seen as a miracle for treating joint inflammation. Then its overuse let to the discovery that too much of a good thing was harmful to the joint. Now, we understand through new research that it can actually help prevent cartilage damage when used in small amounts, carefully and judiciously. Cortisone essentially is the body's naturally produced anti-inflammatory substance. We're also mixing in hyaluronic acid, which is a component in the body's own joint lubricant.
When a joint is inflamed, it creates an unhealthy environment for healing. The natural response of inflammation is Mother Nature's way to tell us to rest: If it hurts, don't use it. Let it rest. The negative side, however, is that the inflammatory process can create a less-than-optimal chemical mix in the joint fluid. Researchers developed interleukin receptor antagonist protein (IRAP) therapy as an answer to this problem. Basically, IRAP is an incubated "soup" that's produced from the horses' own blood that has been collected and incubated overnight with chromium-coated glass beads, then put in a centrifuge and filtered. The collected serum is then injected into the affected joint (or tendon sheath). This "soup" then locks up inflammatory receptors, creating a more normal, healthy joint fluid environment.
Intra-articular stem cell use has also been an exciting new direction for treatment of joint disease. While research is still under way, it is a promising avenue of therapy. One of our biggest challenges in treating osteoarthritis is replacing damaged, degenerating, or destroyed cartilage. Once the cartilage is gone, there are few options for a bone-on-bone situation. Early evidence suggests that stem cells injected into a joint can make new cartilage. It is only a matter of time before researchers will discover how to "program" stem cells to produce the new tissue. Early clinical results of stem cell use in joints have been promising in my practice.
Intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) use is also on the table, and there is some interesting new research available, but it is too early to recommend it for regular clinical use. Platelets contain many growth factors that signal the body's own mechanism to heal, so there is potential for using it to treat tendon and ligament injuries and possibly joint damage.
The concept of helping the body heal itself is a fundamental shift from the medical approach of yesterday, which was, "Got a problem? Take a pill." As we understand the body better through basic medical research and new technology in imaging, we can approach treatment of disease and injury with greater success. We are now looking at the "whole horse," not at just the leg, for example. If the horse has an injury and has an underlying disease (insulin resistance, for example), we must treat the insulin resistance in order for the joint or tendon to have optimal healing.
These are exciting and promising times in equine medicine, and help for your horse is advancing daily. Injuries that were career-ending just a few years ago are now manageable. What's next?
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Pierce County sheriff's deputies are on the scene this morning of a car that smashed into a duplex in the 10100 block of Park Avenue.
The Cadillac had been stolen in Tacoma this morning, Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. A deputy spotted the car and got behind it.
It took off and crashed into the duplex. The three people in the car have been taken into custody.
It was not immediately known how much damage was done to the duplex or whether anyone was home at the time.
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It sounds like this crash is the tail end of a mini-crime spree for three juveniles – two boys and a girl.
They're suspected of stealing a Durango around 8 a.m. from the 11700 block of 12th Avenue South, Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. They crashed that vehicle at South 72nd and Trafton streets.
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The girl tried to run but was quickly taken into custody, Troyer said. The boys were also taken into custody.
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My husband and I and our 2 boys, 14 and 16, are traveling to France for 12 nights the end of July. We rented an apt in Paris for 6 nights and then plan to rent a car and travel. We would like to take our boys to Normandy. My questions are: should I rent a car in Paris or outside of the city? Where should we go from Normandy? the Loire Valley? We are flying in and out of CDG. I appreciate any ideas, tips you can give me.
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Since you are in Paris it is probably easier to train to Bayeux or Caen and rent a car there. It wouldn't be too bad to spend the 6 days in Normandy. There is Mont St. Michele. Honfleur, Rouen, Giverney, etc. on that "side" of Paris.
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vr 22 - welcome to fodors! what a great trip for your family and how sensible to give yourselves a nice long time in Paris.
There are quite a few threads about Normandy, and here's one of the best trip reports about staying there, written by an american who is living in the UK with his family at the moment:
i think that I would suggest picking a base - eg Rouen or Bayeux, getting the train there from Paris, and then possibly picking only one other place before you head back to CDG and return your car there. this would avoid having to drive in Paris, and give you all a nice train ride, something that i suspect your boys haven't done much.
if you want to see normandy properly, IMO you don't have time to see the Loire too - save that for another time!
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When we visited Paris and Normandy, we took the train to Caen and rented a car there. With only 6 nights at your disposal, I would consider spending them in Normandy. You might enjoy returning by way of Giverny or, if you decide to rent your car in Paris, stopping at Giverny on your drive north.
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Thank you to all! Great ideas!
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You could stop in Chartres on your way back to Paris,too. And keep in mind that Normandy is huge, much more than just the D-Day sights. There's the cider route and the cheese route, and the wonderful towns of Fougères and Vitré...lots more than the delightful coastal towns and D-Day sights.
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If you're going to take a train from Paris to Caen to pick up a car you'll need to buy those train tickets 3 months in advance for the cheapest prices. Since there are 4 of you the cost of gas and tolls may be less than the cost of 4 train tickets if you just drove from Paris. The cost of gas and tolls driving from Paris to Caen should be about 50€ and it's just over a 2-1/2 drive if you don't stop or hit traffic. You can compare and make your own decision. If you drive out from Paris you can stop along the way at Monet's house and gardens in Giverny, or visit Richard the Lionheart's castle of Château Gaillard or stop in Honfleur. Look at the thread below for info about the major sites in Lower Normandy from Giverny out to the D-Day sites:
You could split your time between Normandy and the eastern part of Brittany if you are thinking of going to Mont Saint-Michel. Look at the thread below for info about Brittany:
If you want to split time between Normandy and the Loire look at the thread below for some info:
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As I have posted several times, when we did this we rented upon arrival at CDG, drove around Normandy, returned via Chartres, and returned the car at Orly (easy) and ended the trip in Paris rather than vice versa. I think it consolidates the time a little better and you know what it will take to get to CDG to depart for home.
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FMT, Thank you so much for the great advice! One question: should we return to Paris the night before we leave for the States or is it easy enough to get to the airport from our last destination, which I have not decided on yet, possibly Loire or Chartres...
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If you look at my post above, if you flip your trip--outside Paris first and then Paris, you can easily manage that part. Otherwise, you may need to check into another hotel near the air port, etc. to manage your departure. Just a thought. Whether it is "easy enough to get to CDG from our last destination" depends a LOT on where that is, non?
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If you look at my post above, if you flip your trip--outside Paris first and then Paris, you can easily manage that part. Otherwise, you may need to check into another hotel near the air port, etc. to manage your departure. Just a thought. Whether it is "easy enough to get to CDG from our last destination" depends a LOT on where that is, non?
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Gretchen: thank you for your input! I truly appreciate it. I have already booked an apt in Paris for the beginning of our trip. We didn't want to drive for hours after getting off an overnight flight from the US.
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I understand. Didn't mean to post it twice!! Your last night will depend on where you are, but since most planes leave in the AM, I think a hotel near CDG would be wise.
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whether you stay near the airport on your final night is rather dependant on what time it departs!
but as an option for your last day, if you keep to the Paris 1st, Normandy 2nd, scheme, you might consider spending it at Parc Asterix - it's a french theme park, based loosely on the Asterix books, and our kids found it a hoot. they have accommodation as well as a restaurant, and it's quite close to CDG, so convenient for an am flight.
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WE've just rented and returned a car from the Carousel du Louvre and didn't find it too bad but we've driven in France a lot. The question I would add is whether you'll have gps? It's so much easier to drive in foreign country with it. Obviously you have a couple of options, adding France to a gps system you have from home and bring it with you, renting from the car rental company or, if you have an unlocked phone just getting a cheap data plan here and using your smart phone.
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If you drop off your car at the airport, please give yourselves ample time to get there. We almost missed our plane because we ran into terrible traffic on the way to the airport (the road was closed due to an accident). We only made our flight because we got off the highway and navigated through the back streets to the airport. We literally parked the car and dropped the keys in a box. Thankfully, the plane was late and we made it. My husband will never let me forget this and now I always plan more than enough time to get to the airport.
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Every summer when I was a kid, I went through the torment of the damned in August as I woke up to the fact that school was going to start in just a month AND I WAS ENTERING A NEW GRADE. A GRADE I HAD NEVER BEEN IN BEFORE. WITH A TEACHER WHO DIDN'T KNOW ME.
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High oil prices, currently triple the average of the 1990s, are the main cause of today's high gasoline prices. But they are not the only cause. The cost of refining oil into gasoline has also risen, due in part to unnecessarily costly and onerous federal refinery regulations. One pending bill, The Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act (H.R. 5254), takes steps to streamline the regulatory process. Reining in refinery regulations should lead to increased refining capacity and thus lower prices.
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No new refinery has been built in the U.S. since the 1970s, and even expansions of existing refineries have not kept pace with growing demand for gasoline in recent years. Consequently, the price consumers pay at the pump reflects not only high oil prices due to tight supplies, but also high refining costs due to tight refining capacity.
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H.R. 5254 is a modest attempt to rein in this regulatory excess. It seeks only to expedite the permitting process and judicial review for refinery expansions. It does not make substantive changes to the underlying regulations.
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We sympathise with you on the demise of your father, Mufutau Sanni.
Thank you, Sir.
When and how exactly did the incident happen?
It happened on Friday, July 31, 2015. My father gave up around 11 o'clock in the morning. And being a Muslim, he was buried that same day around 5 o'clock in the evening.
Where was he buried?
He was buried at his house (yet to be completed) at Akinale after Wasinmi, along Lagos Abeokuta Road, Ogun State.
What's the cause of his death? Was it an okada accident or heart attack as being bandied?
None is true out of the two. He didn't have any accident and neither did he die of heart attack. His death was natural and it was an act of God. The only thing I got to know was that it was his wife that called me that he was weak. And before I got there, they have invited a nurse to check on him before he would be taken to the hospital if it would be necessary. And when the nurse checked his blood pressure (BP), she discovered that it was high. The BP was about 280. The nurse advised that he needed to rest. And when I got there, I saw him in the living room lying down. And I lifted him up and carried him on my chest. As we wanted to start talking, I just discovered that he had passed on. I just couldn't believe it. I was still calling him, 'Daddy, daddy, what's happening? What's wrong with you?' But he couldn't look at me again. It now dawned on me that my father had gone. I was shocked.
Before his death, was there any moment he experienced high BP like that?
There wasn't anything of such. He had never complained of anything of such to me.
But what do you think could have informed the sudden rise in his BP?
No one can tell, let's just believe it's time. It's been destined that's how he would die. It's not by choice.
Some are saying he died of poverty, and maybe that's what heightened his BP which eventually led to his death. What's your reaction to this?
A lot of people can say anything they like. They are all entitled to their opinion. But one thing I know is that Ajigijaga was my father and no one can claim he or she knows him more than me. I have been living with him since I was a child till I got married. So, no one could understand him better than me. My father was blessed with two gifts by God, it is not everybody that possess such. First, he was a contented man and second, he was very honest. No matter the situation in the movie industry, my father never begged to eat. Anyone that's' famous as far as the industry is concerned can't be hungry. My father was famous and I am sure his fame was enough to fetch him what he wanted. So, he didn't die of poverty. He wasn't a poor man because he wasn't ordinary in the entertainment industry. He lived in a better apartment, though rented. He had a car. So, I believe some people were just assuming what's not even close to the truth.
We learnt he built a house which he was planning to move into soon. How true is that?
No, he hasn't completed his house. It remains a little to complete which he was planning before death struck.
What was your last discussion with him?
We only had a meeting concerning his 60th birthday. That was what we're planning. Actually, he clocked 60 on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, which was during the just concluded Ramadan fast. So, our plan was that the birthday celebration would hold after Ramadan. Even, we had perfected plan to invite Alhaji Shefiu Alao to perform that day. We even planned it that by this week, the invitation cards might have been ready and all hands would have been on deck for other preparations for the ceremony, not knowing he won't even live to execute the plan. Man proposes, God disposes.
How do you feel that you won't see Ajigijaga anymore?
You don't need to ask me, sir. Everybody knows how painful it is to lose someone you loved and that he or she also loved you as well. My father was so loving and caring. It will be very difficult to find his kind. But all I know is that if he didn't die now, he would surely die one day. And as a Muslim, you can't query Almighty Allah because He gives and takes at will. The only thing baffling me is the mother he left behind. He had an aged mother, I think mama would be around 88 now. He was the one taking care of the old woman and the woman so much loved him.
What would you miss most about him?
I will miss his fatherly advice and all the links he used to give me. My father had linked me to so many people. He had really helped my career as a fuji artiste.
That means his name has opened a lot of doors for you?
Yes, I have enjoyed that a lot.
What will you be remembering him for?
A lot. He will surely be remembered not by me alone but every member of his family. He loved fostering unity in the family. He didn't joke with his family at all. And personally, I will miss his care and generousity. If I was broke, he would always be ready to assist me. He won't even want to think or say I am also mature enough to take care of myself and my family, he would just make sure I was comfortable.
How do you feel being his son?
It makes me feel great, even among my peers. His name alone has helped me a lot in whatever I do. I am living on his good relationship with people.
But a lot of people will think he was hard in real life because of his movie roles and they may not want to relate with you because of that, what's your comment on this?
It's only those who're not close to him that will be thinking in that direction. Those who were close to him knew my father was a devout Muslim. He practiced Islam till death. Even, a day prior to his death, a branch of Celestial Church came to hire him to advertise the church. Those that the church sent told him they wanted him to wear the white garment of the church and take a photograph with it which will be displayed in their posters, but my dad turned down the offer. They wanted to pay him N100,000 but he refused. He told them he was a Muslim, that he can't soil his image because of money. Even one of his friends who was with him tried to convince him to collect the money, my father refused. He told them if it had to be acting he could do anything in accordance with the rules of his profession. But this is a different thing entirely. He said appearing in a poster in a white garment will tarnish his image as a Muslim. So, he rejected the offer. Not knowing he would die the next day.
There was a report that Ajigijaga had many wives and many children and that he even married another younger wife last month. How true is it?
Nothing like that at all. My father didn't marry many wives and he didn't marry any wife last month. My mother was his first wife, I am his first child. My mother died about 12 years ago. My father waited for about 10 years before he married another wife. And that was on Saturday, November 24, 2012. And the woman had a child for him, expecting another one. My father wasn't a womanizer.
How many children did your dad leave behind?
We are four. Myself, and two others from my mom. The new wife had one, expecting the second one by God's grace. When that one comes, we will now be five.
How is life going to be without Ajigijaga in the family?
We believe in God but it's not going to be that easy. The truth is that all his siblings relied on him too much, especially on their mother and now that he is gone, things are not likely to remain the same. And concerning myself, I will cope. Life continues because I am old enough to take care of myself. Although, I will surely miss him.
Has he been sick before?
No, the last time he was sick was 1997 and it was malaria. Since then, I have never heard him fall sick.
But he was reported to have died of okada accident.
No, he didn't even like okada. If Ajigijaga was on the road side to board a bus, he won't even stay there long before he would see someone that will pick him for free. Besides, he had his personal car.
As a fujj artiste, how is your career going to be now?
Just like I said, my father owned the name I am using. I was actually riding on his back in the industry, but now he's no more. But no matter what, life continues. All I will concentrate on is what can I do to ensure the name he left behind remains intact and immortalized. If I don't soil his name and I am not arrested for anything illegal, I will definitely keep the name. So, Ajigijaga is not dead. He lives forever because he left behind good children.
How old are you?
I am 38.
How long have you been in the industry as a fuji musician?
I have been a fuji artiste for 22 years, with a number of albums to my credit.
Can you mention the names of your younger ones?
Why not? They are Adijat, Fatima and Jamal Sanni.
How many children do you have?
I have four children and those are the only grandchildren of Ajigijaga. They are all boys.
What are the preparations for his final burial?
There will be a Fidau on Friday, August 7, 2015. The entertainment of guests will be low key. We don't want to make it elaborate because of his mother. But being a celebrity, there is no way we won't have many guests that day. But the most important thing to me is how we're going to take care of his wife. Also, we're staging artistes nite in his honour on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Everything will hold at Olusanya Primary School, near our family compound here in Agege. I am sure my father will not only be missed by his family but his colleagues and Nigerians. May his soul rest in peace.


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By the Division of Professional Licensure
- 3.01: Application Procedures
- 3.02: Examination Procedures
- 3.03: Registration Procedures
- 3.04: Federal Appraiser Registry
3.01: Application Procedures
(1) Application Filing. A person desiring to become a Licensee shall file an application in a format prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee and supporting documentation. Applicants must certify, under pains and penalties of perjury, that information provided in an application is truthful and accurate.
(2) Application Form. The application form shall require the applicant to provide all or any portion of the following information:
(a) a list of previous residences;
(b) an employment history;
(c) information pertaining to the applicant's character and reputation;
(d) information pertaining to the applicant's real estate appraisal education;
(e) information pertaining to the applicant's real estate appraisal experience; and
(f) such other information as the Board may require to determine the applicant's eligibility for licensure or certification
(3) Supporting Documentation. Each applicant shall provide supporting documentation as required by the Board, including, but not limited to the following:
(a) One (1) character endorsement in the form prescribed by the Board attesting to the applicant's good moral character and reputation.
(b) Complete explanations of any criminal complaint made against the applicant, any criminal convictions other than minor traffic violations, any civil actions related to the practice of real estate appraisal, and any disciplinary actions or denial of licensure/certification by any professional licensing agency.
(c) Verification that the applicant has met the education requirements set forth in 264 CMR5.00: Licensure/Certification Requirements. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to submit documentation from the course provider that indicates:
1. the applicant has successfully completed and passed an examination for the course; and
2. the number of classroom hours awarded for completion of the course.
(d) Only Board-approved courses shall be acceptable to meet the education requirements.
(e) Appraisal reports and file data verifying that the applicant's real estate appraisal experience meets the Experience Criteria set forth in 264 CMR 5.00: Licensure/Certification Requirements .
(4) Personal Appearance. The Board may require an applicant to appear before the Board or a subcommittee of the Board for an interview, or audit as set forth in 264 CMR 5.00: Licensure/Certification Requirements.
(5) Experience Review. Applicants who are required to provide appraisal reports and file data to the Board or appear before the Board for an audit of claimed experience, may be determined ineligible for licensure or upgrade of their current license classification if the reports and files reviewed by the Board demonstrate a lack of competency in appraisal methodology or fail to comply with the requirements of the USPAP..
(6) Board Action. When an application is fully processed and ready for Board action, it shall be reviewed by the Board or a subcommittee to determine whether the applicant is eligible to sit for a licensing or certification examination. When the Board has made its decision, the applicant will be notified. If an applicant fails to provide any of the required or requested documentation necessary to complete the application, pay required fees, appear before the Board, or cooperate with an audit of claimed experience within six (6) months of the date the applicant is notified by the Board of such a requirement or request, such application shall be considered denied and a new application and application fee shall be required to be submitted for license qualification.
(7) Appeal of Application Denial Based on Experience Review. Applicants whose applications are denied based on the Board's review of appraisal reports and file data may request reconsideration of their application. Reconsideration of a denied application must be requested within six (6) months of the date the application was originally denied by the Board. If after such request and reconsideration, the Board again denies the application, a new application and application fee shall be required to be submitted for license qualification.
3.02: Examination Procedures
(1) Examinations
(a) The Board or its agents shall administer licensing and certification examinations.
(b) Jurisprudence Examination. The Board may require a jurisprudence examination.
(2) Satisfaction of the Education and Experience Requirements Prerequisite to Examination. Only applicants who have been approved by the Board may register to take such examination.
(3) Examination Scheduling - Passing Score Required Within Two Years of Application Approval Date. Board approval of an applicant to take an examination shall expire two (2) years from the date of such approval. Scheduling information shall be provided to each eligible candidate. Each candidate shall be responsible for scheduling himself/herself for the appropriate examination. A candidate may only schedule himself/herself for the examination that corresponds to the appraiser classification for which he/she is eligible. If a candidate fails to attain a passing score on the examination within two (2) years of the date the candidate was determined to be eligible o take such examination, the approval to take the examination shall expire and a new application, and application fee must be submitted by the applicant.
(4) Re-Examination. A candidate who fails to attain a passing score on an examination may take the examination again. There is no limit to the number of times an individual may take an examination. A separate fee shall be paid for each examination. It is the candidate's responsibility to schedule and reschedule all examination sin a timely manner.
(5) Notification. Candidates shall be notified in writing of their examination results. Candidate receiving a passing score on the examination will receive instructions for obtaining a license or certificate.
3.03: Procedures for Receipt of Initial License or Certification
(1) Payment of License/Certificate Fee Required Within Two Years of Examination Date. Examination results are valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of successful completion of the examination and the license/certificate fee must be paid within that time. Successful candidates shall receive their license or certificate upon payment of the license/certificate fee. Neither a license nor certificate will be issued to any applicant who fails to make timely payment. Failure to make such payment will require the submission of a new application in accordance with 264 CMR 3.01 and 3.02.
(2) License/Certification Issuance. A license or certification card shall be issued to each applicant and shall include the individual's license/certificate number. An individual's license/certification and right to practice shall be deemed to commence upon payment of the prescribed fee and issuance of the card.
3.04: Federal Appraiser Registry
The Board shall provide a roster of all non-trainee Licensees and the federal portion of each Licensee's fees to the Federal Appraisal Subcommittee..
264 CMR 3.00: M.G.L. c. 13, § 92; c. 112, §§ 173 through 195.


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A committee of St. Louis aldermen advanced $65 million in subsidies Wednesday for phase 2 of Ballpark Village.
The committee voted 8-1 to advance the plan to the full board of aldermen. The new subsidies agreement is $15 million more than the original development in 2012, but the Cardinals and Cordish Companies argued that the second phase is larger than they originally planned.
The subsidies will come from multiple areas, including tax increment financing and the state of Missouri.
The proposed plans call for 550,000-square-feet of new construction along Clark Street, including a 29-story apartment tower, retail shops, entertainment space, and the first new "Class A" office building in downtown since the 1980's.
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- 1 c. margarine, softened
- 1/2 c. powdered sugar, divided
- 1 Tbsp. lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c. cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp. salt
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- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp. almond milk or soy milk
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp. lemon extract or lemon zest
- Whip margarine with an electric mixer until creamy. Add ½ c powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until light and fluffy.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and then gradually add to the margarine mixture beating at low speed just until blended.
- Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Drop by tablespoon sized balls onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
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text: Let me start by saying I am not the most tech savvy on this site. I just added the leaked 2.1 yesterday and was trying to add the new 2.1 music player that a few people have added. I dl'ed it on my computer and connected my eris to my PC through USB. Once I connected, it gave me three options, charge only, HTC Sync, or disk drive. I chose disk drive and added the new musicplayer file to my phone. Forgetting how to access my SD card files, I went to Settings>SD card &phone storage> and quite regretably hit Unmount SD card. In doing this, the only option I have on that screen is to Format (erase) my SD card (Which I'd rather not do). Now when I connect using USB, I only get the first 2 options, charge and HTC sync, and cannot connect with my PC anymore as a disk drive. Does anyone know how I can connect back up with USB to my computer? and where do I go to access the files I've added to my SD card? Thanks in advance!


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Virginia Home Sales Rise, but Area Jobless Rate Also Grows
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Home sales in Fairfax County rose 10.7 percent last month, the county's first double-digit increase in a year and a half, according to the most recent data from the company that tracks local real estate listings.
The flurry of sales activity suggests that prices have dropped low enough to lure buyers to the Washington area's largest county. But the uptick in sales is not widespread throughout the region, and unemployment data for August show a steady slowdown in the region's economy.
"The big unknown is to what extent the financial trauma we've seen in the news in the past week has scared buyers away," said Barry Merchant, senior policy analyst at the Virginia Housing Development Authority. "We know it has shaken people's confidence in the economy and their own personal situations."
Fairfax's median sales price was $375,000 in August -- meaning half the homes sold for more and half for less. That's nearly a 22 percent drop since August 2007. The last time prices fell lower was in April 2004, said John McClain, a senior fellow at George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis.
"Perhaps we've seen enough cut out of prices to see a return to normalcy," McClain said. "We're seeing buyers move back in from the sidelines in the past few months."
Sales have dropped in Fairfax each month since March 2007 until they went flat in May and June, according to Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, the local multiple listing service. Sales rose 8 percent in July.
The trend contrasts sharply with almost every other county in the region, except for Prince William and Loudoun counties, both of which have been devastated by an unusually high share of aggressively priced foreclosures. Sales in those counties have been climbing for a few months as buyers have been snapping up deals.
In Prince William, the number of homes sold shot up 100 percent last month as prices plummeted nearly 42 percent since last year to $251,384. In Loudoun prices dropped 24.6 percent to $335,000, and sales rose by 28 percent.
But it's premature to predict a recovery based on such market shifts, housing experts said.
In past slumps, a surge in sales typically signaled the start of a rebound. But this slump is unlike any in recent history. Never before have prices climbed so high so quickly and then dropped so precipitously, which makes it tough to predict what's next.
"It's a sign that we're in the early stages of recovery, but in a downturn as severe as this one, the recovery is going to be much longer and slower than most people would like," Merchant said.
In Fairfax County, about half of the homes for sale are bank-owned properties, Merchant said.
Unemployment in both Virginia and Maryland rose 0.2 percent to near-record highs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a decline experts attribute to the collapse of the housing market in recent months.
The jobless rate in Virginia rose to 4.6 percent, the highest since January 1996, and Maryland to 4.5 percent, the highest since December 2003, experts say. Unemployment in the District fell by 0.2 percent, to 7 percent. The national average is 6.1 percent and represents a 1.3 percent increase from August 2007.
The bureau is scheduled to release data from the Washington region next week, a spokesman said. Because of a growth in government contracts, unemployment in Northern Virginia and in Maryland suburbs surrounding the District traditionally has been much lower than other parts of the states and in other regions around the country. The local rate in July was 4.1 percent, up from 3.2 percent a year earlier.
Still, with a slowdown in the construction and financial services sectors and the recent turmoil on Wall Street, experts predict that the situation will worsen before it improves.
"There is emerging weakness in the economy that will persist 12 months, perhaps longer," Anirban Basu, chairman and chief executive of Sage Policy Group, an economic and policy consulting firm based in Baltimore, said yesterday.
"The economy is not enjoying any kind of relief," added Basu, who keeps tabs on Maryland's data. "We are rolling from one crisis to another."
Unemployment in Northern Virginia has risen from 2.3 percent in July 2007 to 3.4 percent in July 2008. Jobs are up in contracting, hospitality, government and health care, but down in construction, telecommunications and transportation, said William F. Mezger, chief economist at the Virginia Employment Commission.
"This summer, transportation turned negative because the airlines started cutting flight crews," Mezger said. "What's surprising in a good area like Northern Virginia, the duration of unemployment is several weeks longer than not-so-good areas."
According to the D.C. Department of Employment Services, 23,600 people were unemployed in August. The number of wage and salary jobs dropped by 400. Contracting, transportation, utilities and information services were among the sectors that lost jobs.
"We're starting to see people pulling back -- they're not filling jobs they had before," said Barbara B. Lang, president and chief executive of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce.
"I think the city is going to be called upon to provide more health and human services" for the people losing their jobs, she added.


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There are certain wedding customs that I think we should keep and others should be deleted for good.
In todays blog, I'll like your honest opinion
Ready? here we go.
1 Sit down diners
Positive: Some clients are convince that a sit down diner if served properly could be very elegant and proper.
Negative: you might get stuck sitting at a table with boring guess.
What do you think? Keep or delete for a buffet style served diner?
2 Bathroom attendants.
Positive: It's a way for someone to make a living
Negative: Do you really need someone to hand you a hand towel for a tip? Besides, what is the proper tip to give this person?
What do you think? Keep and allow a person to make a living? or delete, while saving someones dignity?
3 Using a lot of flowers for decor.
Positive: Creating a beautiful environment.
Negative: Some guess believe, that using a lot of flowers at a wedding, is just a way for a host to show off that they have lots of cash. They also consider this to be a big waist.
What do you think? Keep or Delete?
4 A big and elaborate decorated wedding cake.
Positive: There is nothing more dramatic at a wedding that a gorgeous decorated cake.
Negative: Most of these cakes are decorated with sugar flowers, that no one eats not to mention that sometimes half of these elaborated cakes are not real, they are cardboard..
What do you think? Keep or delete?
Please give us your opinion, in one or all of the above.