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[Sean Price]
Big word halitosis, multiple scoliosis
Doctor Kill, giving the rap dosage
Postage stamped, signed, sealed, delivered
Distributed through the hood, muthafucka, what's good?
Exciting, unorthodox, biting, ought to stop fighting
Fuck it, now I'm forced to box
You got 22 tattoos, you 2Pac
You tattoo much, touch like 2Pac, dude, that sucks
Smack saliva, out the side of ya face, I ain't trying to be rude
But dude, you fruit, so I gotta make grace, choir --
(Jesus Price has all the time)
Yeah, all praises due to the rhyme, ya'll niggas is foul
Fuck it, Sean'll shoot two from the line
Two for the nine, I leave lead in ya jaw
Yo Rock these niggas ain't ready for war, let 'em know
I told 'em, these rookies ain't ready for retardation
In it's realest form in rap, this street car racing
Rebellious rhetoric, heat start blazing
After that, I seen Caucasians, in the streets all taping shit up
They could be trying to piece yall faces back together
You keep on playing, you hear?
[Sean Price]
Yeah, The Loudmouf Choir, luger lifting your name
The word-a-matician, magician, David Blaine on your chain
[Hook 2x: Loudmouf Choir]
Oops upside your head, we smack you oops upside your head
You wearing suits and a towel on your head
And eating soup with the noodles and eggs
Ok, new word, respeckanize my gangstafication and g-dentials
You scared to fire, banging your face through ya Jeep window
Get ya window shot up, in a residential area
And left, fuck a ocean and sea-ment you
This time it's the principality, punk
You a point to prove, put the pistol back, you'se a punk
Push your shit all the way off, a producer para-loser
Yeah, pussy, that's you, chump
All that yackety yackety, your teeth, where the animals be
You get your ass beat, baddily, gradilly, P, Alkatraz
And the Beast Master, take a stab at me
See all kind of red dots on ya face like bad acne
Nappy piece to be praying for ya niggas
While I'm getting my vulture on, preying on ya'll bitches, choir
(Ruck, Rock, Ruck N Roll, get you both on this collar hydro)
Yeah that's how I got my Bronx bitch, she breakdance and bomb trains
The fifty pop blocker, while giving me bar bread
Asking you car banger, and she go all way
She gone, go where I say, she know where ya'll stay, suckas
[Sean Price]
Yeah, ya'll niggas 'ready to die', blast the sket
And then you realize, ain't no fucking 'life after death'
Smash your chest with a fucking medicine ball
You think you nice, but I'm better than ya'll
Listen, Tommy Tee on the beat, Loudmouf is the Choir
Heltah Skeltah on they job, and you fuckas is fired
The fire supplier, forget your squad
Nigga, I'm dope like the tits on Oz, get your nod off
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Article Summary: This article provides information on seizing Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles from a Windows domain controller that is no longer operational.
Important: This article discusses seizing FSMO roles held by a domain controller that is no longer operational. For information on transferring FSMO roles between two operational DCs, refer to this article instead.
In an Active Directory (AD) forest, Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles are special roles distributed among one or more DCs. Of the five FSMO roles, three are held by one DC per domain:
The other two roles are held by one DC in the entire forest:
For information about the function of each FSMO role and guidelines for their placement in an AD forest, see Microsoft Knowledgebase article 223346.
It is sometimes necessary to seize a role from a domain controller that is no longer functioning or has been removed from the domain without being properly demoted first.
Important: Roles should only be seized when the original holder of the role can't or won't be recovered. If a DC fails but can be recovered by restoring a system-state backup, do not seize any FSMO roles it held; restore the backup instead. If a DC fails in such a way that its operating system must be reinstalled and no system-state backup is available, any FSMO roles it held should be seized by a working DC.
Seizing FSMO Roles Using the Command Line
Note: It is not possible to seize FSMO roles using the graphical interface.
Important: When a FSMO role has been seized, the original role holder must not be brought back online until after its operating system has been reinstalled.
It is also possible to seize FSMO roles in PowerShell by using the Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole cmdlet with the -force parameter.
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The euro fell from the highest this month against the dollar on concern a deal for Greece to buy back its bonds may falter, holding up disbursements of bailout funds to the nation.
The dollar extended gains after demand for goods such as machinery and electronics climbed by the most in five months in October. Euro-area finance chiefs and the International Monetary Fund said they would consider cutting Greece's interest rates and giving it more time to pay back rescue loans after the repurchase of government debt. The Swedish krona declined at least 0.4 percent versus all 16 of its most-traded peers after consumer confidence was weaker than forecast.
"I'm a natural seller on euro here because giving Greece more money is not the solution to any problem -- it's a band-aid at this stage," said Fabian Eliasson, head of U.S. currency sales at Mizuho Financial Group Inc. in New York. "The market went fairly long euro before this so any kind of rattling news that something will jeopardize the deal, or further demands, is going to have a negative effect."
Long refers to a bet that an asset will appreciate.
The euro fell 0.3 percent to $1.2939 at 9:42 a.m. New York time after advancing to $1.3009, the strongest since Oct. 31. It declined 0.1 percent to 106.33 yen after rising as much as 0.5 percent. The Japanese currency was 0.1 percent weaker at 82.17 yen per dollar.
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The krona fell for the first time in five days against the euro, declining 0.8 percent to 8.6433, after consumer confidence fell for a fourth month in November. The central bank signaled it may cut interest rates next month for a fourth time since December as it predicts the Nordic region's largest economy will suffer from falling demand from Europe.
In the latest bid to keep the 17-nation euro intact, the lawmakers cut the rates on bailout loans, suspended interest payments for a decade, gave Greece more time to repay and engineered a Greek bond buyback. The country was also cleared to receive a 34.4 billion-euro ($44.7 billion) loan installment in December.
The parliaments of three of the euro area's AAA rated countries -- Germany, Finland and the Netherlands -- insisted on approving the accord, with Dec. 13 set as the deadline for a formal decision to unlock the next Greek aid tranche.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies went too far when they built a massive database of all daily telephone call records and may have jeopardized political support for the very law they relied on to create it, members of Congress said on Wednesday.
Lawmakers said at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee that they doubted the legal provision had the votes to win renewal before it is set to expire in June 2015.
The warning was the latest evidence of a backlash against U.S. surveillance programs disclosed in the Guardian and the Washington Post last month from information the newspapers were given by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
One of those programs is a database of telephone "metadata," including numbers called and the length and time of calls, going back seven years. U.S. officials said they had used the database only in limited circumstances and that it had proven essential to stopping attacks against civilians.
The database included records about every phone call in the United States, not just those calls involving surveillance targets, lawmakers said.
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Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, a Republican from Wisconsin who was an author of the Patriot Act, said government lawyers had stretched the meaning of the legal provision beyond what he and other lawmakers had supported.
"You have to change how you operate," Sensenbrenner told government officials who were testifying at the hearing. He added that otherwise, "you're not going to have it any more."
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"If the government cannot provide a clear, public explanation for how its program is consistent with the statute, then it must stop collecting this information immediately," said Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat.
Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren of California said, "This will not be maintained."
Deputy Attorney General James Cole said the data collection was lawful because the government ignores the vast majority of phone records it has, looking only at those that it can prove to a court are tied directly to a terrorism suspect.
"The collection is only there and it is only valuable if it is used," Cole said.
Without the government database, he added, some records would disappear in as few as 15 months because telephone companies do not save the records.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1979 that call records in the possession of a telephone company are not entitled to privacy protection, although the case related to a single criminal investigation and not bulk records.
In 2012, analysts scrutinized fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw records collected by the National Security Agency, the government said last month.
Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, said he believed the mere collection was illegal.
"If you're collecting information about my telephone when you shouldn't be doing that, that is an abuse, even if you file it and never use it," he said.
(Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Howard Goller and Jackie Frank)


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1. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitjbecher Oct 18, 2011 2:57 PM (in response to jbecher)
I just want to precise my information:
on the laptop driver version 18.104.22.168 was preinstalled.
After I updated the driver to newer version, I first got some BSOD caused by driver netwns64.sys.
After installing most recent driver so far, i think 220.127.116.11, I get the behaviour described above, i.e. memory consumption grows from start and reaching the limit (8 GB) my system freezes.
If I manually rename the netwns64.sys in directory c\windows\systems32\drivers, the wifi adapter cannot be run correctly and the problems disappears.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks and best regards,
Jens Becher
2. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitNathalie@Intel Oct 19, 2011 11:42 AM (in response to jbecher)
Hello jbecher,
The issue you describe is not any known issue. What you can try though is doing a clean install of the drivers-only package. To do this, download and save the drivers from the link below (this is version 184.108.40.206)
Then uninstall the Intel® PROSet wireless WiFi software from control panel/programs and features/uninstall a program.
And uninstall the 6300 wireless adapter from device manager (start/right click on computer, right-click on computer, select properties then on the top left click on device manager) here check under network adapters right click the 6300 and select 'uninstall'
Then without rebooting install the file you downloaded earlier, this will install just the base driver for the network adapter.
The issue you are describing indicates software corruption, which can be caused by a number of variables like a malware, Operating System corruptions or even a failing network adapter
3. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitfeenstra Nov 1, 2011 3:10 PM (in response to Nathalie@Intel)
Hello Nathalie,
I struggle with the same problem.
My Dell Inspiron 1545 has the same problem.
I did what you asked in you're last post, but it didn't work out.
I had to replace the Ultimate-N 6300 for my old one.
Do you know something else to solve this problem?
Remko Feenstra
4. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitgordon123 Mar 25, 2012 5:42 PM (in response to jbecher)
I think I've fixed this...
The symptoms: Win 7 64-bit, sp1, done as a clean install on an Acer AMD C-50-based netbook, and adding the 6300 as an aftermarket upgrade. The automatic driver finder/downloader gives BSOD. Installing driver manually usually would cause a freeze/lockup just as it finished. When it did not freeze right away, it would freeze during shutdown, or at the latest upon restart/login before the windows login tones had a chance to play.
What works: 1) set the wifi power option to 'maximum performance' before loading the driver, and then 2) manually load driver-only version 18.104.22.168. Everything is totally stable.
To set the power option, do Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change Plan Settings -> Change advanced power settings -> Wireless Adapter settings -> Power Saving Mode -> Maximum Performance. I set this a total of 6 times, to cover high performance/balanced/power saver, and plugged-in/battery.
I tried a number of more recent drivers without luck: 13.4, 13.5, and 14.3. I needed to Google to find the 13.0 version on Intel's website.
Anything short of Maximum Performance does not work. Other power-related settings do not seem to make any difference, eg Link State Power Management for the PCIE port in the power settings, or the "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" under the power management tab of the driver in the device manager. Setting the 6300 driver to Disabled in the device manager (via a trip to Safe Mode) does prevent the freeze, but also prevents the card from working.
For those digging further than me... 13.2 is when they started bundling My Wifi Technology (MWT) with the core drivers, perhaps that is related. I started digging in the power-saving direction as it looks like there are also lockup issues with Intel SSD drivers that are fixed by selectively disabling the related power saving options on the Windows side.
Gordon Saksena
5. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitBrian May 29, 2012 6:53 PM (in response to jbecher)
I too am experiencing this issue. My system is a Dell Inspiron 1545 with the Centrino 6300 added in
Upon loading the newest driver, the computer would freeze not long after operation.
I followed the advice in this thread and adjusted the power settings and installed the 220.127.116.11 driver package.
For a while it was stabilized. Now the problem has began to happen again, and it only seems to occur during high-bandwidth usage. I have 105mbps internet, a Cisco AE4500, and now an Intel Centrino 6300... Yes I can get around 80mbps over wifi for a speedtest, but then it freezes and i have to hard shut down the computer...
Get it together Intel, it's obviously not my system, or equipment, it has been documented enough on the internet that it occurs with different systems and setups... Seems as though YOUR card can't handle MY internet...
6. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitgordon123 May 31, 2012 7:24 PM (in response to gordon123)
I gone for months with no freezing problems... except if I use the netbook's button to shut off the wifi card. It shuts off fine, but turning it back on will cause a freeze.
Since the card has a noticable impact on the netbooks battery life (the card is in Maximum Performance mode), I do want to shut it off if I'm away from power for many hours, so I've done it by disabling the driver: System -> Device Manager -> Network Adaptors -> Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN -> (Change Settings) -> Driver -> Disable. Re-enable it the same way. No problems with freezing when done this way.
Presumably the card was tested with Window's mechanisms for control, and not with the mechanism used by the driver provided by Acer.
7. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitBrian Jun 2, 2012 2:18 AM (in response to gordon123)
After 10 or so driver uninstalls and installs, my system has been stable for the most part lately, but will still from time to time go to a red x, and require a reboot. Also had the issue on an Asus G73J but was fixed with maximum performance, and oldest driver.
8. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitJelle Jul 2, 2012 7:43 AM (in response to jbecher)
My 6300 does exactly the same. It works fine for a few minutes but then it hangs the entire laptop. Working with the cable works fine. I have the 6300 installed in my Dell XT2 latitude. With a clean Windows 7 ultimate X64 and X86 both hang. So I had to downgrade to my orginal wifi card.
Funny detail, the wifi @ work works fine, when I come home, I use the Sitecom 300N router the laptop hangs..
9. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitEdward Avis Nov 10, 2012 12:37 PM (in response to jbecher)
I experienced the same symptom with the 6300 card on both Windows XP x64 edition and Windows 7 64-bit. I have downgraded to 220.127.116.11 and changed the power settings according to Gordon S.'s advice - I'll see how it goes.
Intel, could you please provide the older driver version 18.104.22.168 for download from your site? It seems to have been removed.
10. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitgordon1234 Jul 30, 2016 9:02 PM (in response to gordon123)
I am now trying to update to Windows 10, but having trouble... Windows really wants to update the driver to something from this year (v15.16), which causes the same problems as before. v13.0 seems to be no longer available to download from Intel, even via Googling, but I have a copy from before. But, I can't figure out how to get Windows to use it rather than the newer version. The Windows 10 update blocker tool (support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930) does not seem to be effective.
11. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-BitGabrieleGiuseppini Aug 19, 2016 11:43 PM (in response to gordon1234)
Any chance you can share the 13.0 drivers? I have the same issue (Centrino 6300 on Windows 7 freezing with high bandwidth usage).
12. Re: System freeze if using Intel® Centrino® ultimate-N 6300 on Win7 64-Bitgordon1234 Oct 1, 2016 6:41 PM (in response to GabrieleGiuseppini)
GabrieleGiuseppini: try here -
drive dot google dot com / open?id=0B7aBgU1RXrIkNldvZk1rOHF0Tlk


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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities re-introduced a strict curfew across most of Indian-controlled Kashmir ahead of Friday prayers, as residents simmered with anger over the secret execution of a Kashmiri man in the Indian capital.
Police drove through the streets of Srinagar, the main city, ordering residents to stay indoors. Despite the curfew, clashes and protests broke out in several places, police said.
Troops did not allow Friday prayers at main mosques in areas under the curfew, including Srinagar's Jamia Majid, for fear that worshippers would carry out protest marches afterward. However, residents were able to offer prayers at smaller neighborhood mosques.
The restive Himalayan region was rocked by violent anti-India protests after Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged Saturday in a New Delhi jail and buried there. Guru had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on India's Parliament that killed 14 including five gunmen.
Many in Kashmir believe Guru did not receive a fair trial, and the secrecy with which the execution was carried out fueled anger in a region where anti-India sentiment runs deep.
A curfew has been in place since the execution, but groups of demonstrators have defied it and clashed with government forces. Three protesters have been killed and more than 100 have been detained, according to police.
The curfew was relaxed in some areas in recent days, but was restored ahead of Friday prayers in the Muslim-majority region.
Protesters, chanting "We want freedom" and "Return Guru's body," were stopped by police and paramilitary soldiers. In some places troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse rock-throwing demonstrators, a police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. At least one man was injured.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella organization of separatist political and religious groups, called for a mass funeral prayer for Guru to be held Friday at a large square near Srinagar's Martyr's Graveyard, where hundreds of separatists and civilians killed in the region's long-running conflict are buried.
In New Delhi, dozens of Kashmiri students gathered to protest Guru's hanging and demand that his body be returned to his family.
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Today's Markets
According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 60.4 points, or 0.4%, to 15276, the S&P 500 rose 8.4 points, or 0.51%, to 1659 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 9 points, or 0.26%, to 3472.
Utilities, financials and consumer staples were the best performers on the day. The energy sector was by far the worst performer on the day as commodities swooned. Oil futures initially came under pressure from weak data out of Europe, and then the selloff heated up on a somewhat bearish inventory report from the Energy Department. Oil inventories fell 624,000 barrels, compared to a forecast of a 300,000-barrel build; however, oil stocks swelled by 2.6 million barrels, compared an expected 800,000-barrel draw.
The benchmark U.S. crude contract dipped $1.79, or 1.9%, to $92.44 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline was off by 2% to $2.779 a gallon. In metals, gold sold off $29.80, or 2%, to $1,394 a troy ounce.
Up, Up and Away?
In what is becoming a trend on Wall Street, the Dow and S&P 500 lurched to fresh highs on Wednesday. It was the twentieth record-setting day of the year for the blue-chip average and the fifteenth for the S&P. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq is trading at levels not seen since October 2000 -- during the precipitous drop following dot-com era highs.
Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup's (NYSE:C) top equities analyst, told clients that the markets may yet have some "oomph" left even as the closely-tracked S&P breaks through key resistance points, like 1650 and potentially even 1675. However, Levkovich struck a cautious tone about the Street's trajectory in coming months.
"We would expect some pullback during the summer as fears of a paring back by the Fed, European economic disappointment and a potential debt ceiling fight in the (U.S.) come together," he wrote.
Manufacturing Data Disappoint
The New York Federal Reserve's regional manufacturing gauge came in at -1.43 in May, down from 3.05 in April, and considerably weaker than expectations of 4. Readings above 0 point to expansion, while those below indicate contraction. U.S. stock-index futures added to losses on the report. A separate report from the Federal Reserve showed U.S. industrial output sliding 0.5% in April, a wider fall than the 0.2% economists forecast.
The Labor Department said producer prices slumped 0.7% in April from March in the biggest drop since February 2010 as energy prices slid. Economists expected a slightly smaller 0.6% dip. Excluding the food and energy components, prices were up 0.1%, matching forecasts.
On the European front, the eurozone's economy shrunk by 0.2% in the first quarter, marking the longest recession in the currency bloc's history, and worse than the 0.1% economists forecast. The two biggest economies -- Germany and France -- continued struggling. Germany's economy grew at a tepid 0.1%, while France contracted by 0.2%.
In corporate news, analysts at Citigroup (NYSE:C) raised Gap (NYSE:GPS) to "buy" from "neutral" and upped their price target by $8 to $48. Macy's (NYSE:M) upped its dividend by 25% as the retailer reported profits and sales that climbed from the year prior.


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On Campus
Library Honored with Bowles Endowment for New Research Competition
American University Library is very pleased to announce the Vincenza and W. Donald Bowles Endowment for the Study of Productivity, Income and Poverty in the United States. The endowment will provide an annual award of $1,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student conducting research or other scholarly or artistic efforts to understand the relationships between productivity, income, and poverty. As Dr. Bowles states, "Widening income disparities and deep inequalities of wealth holdings highlight a classic source of friction in our democratic republic—namely, the need for continual reassessment of balancing collective government efforts to improve the human condition relative to private efforts toward the same end. How to achieve this appropriate balance is a question dating to our very founding as a nation." AU Library has a rich collection of resources in economics, American studies, and other disciplines that students can apply to the study of these issues.
Learn more about the competition and award.
Professor Bowles received his MA in Economics and the Certificate of the Russian Institute at Columbia University in 1952. His appointment as Research Fellow at the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in 1955–1957 permitted completion of his PhD dissertation on the Soviet economy at Columbia. He joined American University as an Instructor in 1957. He was named Chair of the Department of Economics in 1961 and became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1965. Four years later he was appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs, where he remained until 1973. At that time he received a one-year fellowship at Columbia University's Institute on Communist Affairs. In 1974 he returned to full-time teaching, and retired in 1993. He moved in 2001 to California with his wife to be near family.
Professor Bowles views this endowment as an extension of his teaching career at AU. Dr. Bowles determined that the University Library is best suited to administer the award because it offers support for a student conducting research on poverty through any discipline or across multiple disciplines. As Acting Associate University Librarian Gwendolyn Reece, explains:
"The library is the one academic unit on campus that supports every academic field equally. A topic such as the problem of poverty cannot be fully understood from within the confines of a specific discipline. Often the most innovative work on the urgent and significant issues we face as human beings arises from combining approaches from multiple disciplinary discourses and their epistemologies ranging from the physical sciences to the arts. As such, the library is ideally situated to support this type of holistic research."
The University Library is honored to receive this endowment which supports the library's mission of enabling student success and pleased to provide a competition that builds on the success of the library's other annual undergraduate student awards.


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Morning Five: K-903 EditionPosted by rtmsf on November 16th, 2011
- The Tip-Off Marathon has come and gone, but it wasn't without an envious spectacle at the Champions Classic last night at Madison Square Garden. We've known for months that Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski's pursuit of his mentor Bob Knight's career wins D-I wins record of 902 would be matched and surpassed in the first few weeks of this college basketball season. But that didn't make it any less touching when the man known around the sports universe simply as "Coach K" went over to his former coach after the game and embraced him with a resounding thank you. We'll have more on #903 later this morning, but if you missed the poignant moment between arguably two of the five greatest college coaches of all-time, you can view it here. If you would like to read how and why the two men became so successful teaching young men how to play this sport, Seth Davis' masterful piece artfully gets to the core of their relationship. And if you simply want to see a worn-out but certifiably giddy Krzyzewski addressing the Duke student body after getting off the bus last night in Durham, that's here too. No matter what you think of the man, no objective observer of this sport can make a reasonable argument that there's anyone more deserving of this record. Nobody. Congratulations, Coach K — your contributions to this game are immeasurable — best of luck on your way to K1K.
- We made reference in Tuesday's M5 to UCLA's Reeves Nelson facing an indefinite team suspension as a result of what was termed "attitude" problems. Yesterday we learned that one of the best players in the mid-major ranks, Kennesaw State's Markeith Cummings, has also been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to his team. The preseason Atlantic Sun POY did not play at all in Monday night's loss at Auburn, and there appears to be no timetable as to when the 6'7″ guard who consistently produces 18/6 nights may return.
- Perhaps it wasn't the best day for UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero to announce such a thing, but on his weekly blog Tuesday he announced that the new Pauley Pavilion (currently under renovation) will have a statue of John Wooden constructed outside of it. The irony of UCLA announcing such a thing to honor the greatest of greats certainly isn't lost on us at the same time Ben Howland's current Bruin program appears to be coming apart at the seams. Not only has there been turmoil among players resulting in suspensions (Nelson) and public apologies (Josh Smith), but the primary issue is that UCLA is losing, and not only losing, but doing so badly. On the same day that Guerrero announced a terrific honor for a coach that once won 88 games in a row, his current coach's team gave up 71% shooting (and 10-11 threes) at 'home' to Middle Tennessee State. Wow.
- We complained about this in yesterday's M5, and we're happy that someone has finally taken the advertising overlords head on and decided that the safety of players on the basketball court supersedes the right of companies to peddle their products. During the Memphis-Belmont game yesterday, UM guard Chris Crawford slipped and fell awkwardly on one of the various EA Sports Maui Invitational stickers littering the FedEx Forum's playing surface. The official's crew of Rick Randall, Rick Hartzell and Bert Smith then made a unilateral decision that the plastic advertisements were a dangerous obstacle and ordered them removed for the rest of the game. It will be very interesting to see if the burgeoning groundswell of anti-sticker sentiment results in the NCAA making an injunctive decision to ban the ads in the name of player safety; or, if schools themselves begin threatening to sit their teams unless the stickers are removed. Regardless, this is a situation that has a feeling like change is imminent — we'd be surprised if these annoying ads make it through the rest of the pre-conference tournament season.
- The Kansas vs. Kentucky game last night wasn't the prettiest sight to behold, but it did have the two programs with the most wins in college basketball history between them — Kentucky with (now) 2,054, Kansas with 2,039. This article by Brady McCullough at the KC Star (written before the game, incidentally) takes a look at the differing ways in which the two programs continue to rack up 30-win seasons year after year. The key takeaway from this piece is that recruiting, at the end of the day, is a zero-sum game. If there are only 20 five-star recruits in a given class, and one coach is harnessing three to five of them every year, that leaves a finite number for the rest. John Calipari's move from Memphis to Lexington changed the recruiting game somewhat, and it appears that Bill Self and his Kansas program could be one of the resultant casualties of that shift.


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When it comes to bedding down in one of our favourite cities, we love the hip and the new, but we also value the time-honoured classic. We asked Time Out's international magazine and online editors to tell us about the hot hotels – both new and old – in their cities.
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The Shangri-La
The Shangri-La has made an appearance in the best lists of multiple travel publications. This is not surprising when you consider that its Valley Wing alone offers a high level of luxury, personalised service, a minimum of 50sq meters of space and floor-to-ceiling windows (some with stunning panoramic views of the city). Add to this the CHI spa – dedicated to 'restoring balance and harmony to mind and body' – and two stylish restaurants (Nishimura and Blu Lobster) offering a range of cuisines from traditional Asian to the latest international favourites and you start to understand why this hotel is grabbing so much attention. The attached souk – if not traditional – houses some of the city's hippest eateries.
Between the Bridges (+971 2 509 8888/www.shangri-la.com).
Le Méridien
Le Méridien stands as testament to a bygone era. Though shabby on the outside, the interior looks like one of David Lean's Arabian sets, and you half expect Peter O'Toole to stumble in demanding 'bed and sheets for the boy'. Despite the wealth of alternative options throughout the city, it sometimes feels as though the entire ex-pat community can be found around the pool for Friday brunch.
Tourist Club Area (+971 2 644 6666/www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien).
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Citizen M
We've seen the future, and it's a bit trendy. Citizen M (M for 'mobile') is a new concept for those who want luxury on the cheap. A little way out of town – though definitely bikeable – this design hotel is stuffed full of iconic furniture (Eames recliners and the like) but not unnecessary grinning staff. Which would be a mighty triumph of style over substance, if it didn't seem to work so nicely.
Prinses Irenestraat 30 (+31 20 8117 055/www.citizenmamsterdamcity.com).
Eden Amsterdam American Hotel
Spacious rooms have been tastefully refurbished in this grand art nouveau building in the museum quarter. Guests are greeted by 'Lady American' – a 1920s flapper on the carpet inside each bedroom – and can watch live footage from a webcam on the roof. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the 'Cafe Americain' – a stunning art deco room with Tiffany lamps, stained glass and recently uncovered murals inspired by 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Leidsekade 97 (+31 20 556 3000/www.edenamsterdamamericanhotel.com).
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The Opposite House
Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and located in the heart of Beijing's trendy Sanlitun district, The Opposite House is by far and away Beijing's coolest hotel. A striking, open-plan lobby reaches up to the sky, while fashion-themed works of art draw your eye to different corners of the relaxed space. The Zen rooms are the main reason to stay here, but the major bonus is the fantastic selection of restaurants and bars, including the popular after-work hangout Mesh and Mediterranean eatery Sureno.
11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District (+86 10 6417 8899/www.theoppositehouse.com).
St Regis
With a list of guests that extends to celebrities and heads of state, the St Regis is Beijing's most prestigious address. Many an important executive has thrashed out a deal in the Press Club Bar, and the Sunday brunch at the Garden Court is for those who prefer quality to quantity – or to put it another way, caviar to a greasy fry-up. The style is over-the-top elegance, with more marble and chestnut wood than you can shake a stick at: definitely a classy experience.
1 Jianguomenwai Dajie (+86 10 6460 6688/www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis).
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Faena Hotel + Universe
A true original in BA. Designed by French master Philippe Starck, this magnificent, lavish and camp lodging is built in the shell of an eye-catching English-style red-brick silo. The hotel continues to house the famous and wealthy in the 105 gorgeous rooms, and the even wealthier in the 83 privately owned apartments.
Martha Salotti 445, Madero Este. (+54 11 4010 9000/www.faenahotelanduniverse.com).
Alvear Palace Hotel
The clue is in the word 'palace' – not, in this case, pretentious hyperbole. For the Alvear is more than a mere hotel – it's also a source of civic pride, a symbol of grandeur and an enduring reminder of BA's golden, affluent era. Filling half a block of the lavish Avenida Alvear, the 210 rooms offer extreme opulence: rich burgundies, antique French furniture and Hermès bathroom goodies scattered around the hot tubs.
Avenida Alvear 1891 (+54 11 4808 2100/www.alvearpalace.com).
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Hotel Felix
The lovely Hotel Felix beats other Chicago hostelries (even trumping nearby Trump's) by having the city's first silver LEED certificate for environmental sustainability. This eco-chic newcomer is located in a charming brick building dating back to the 1920s. Each of the 224 guest rooms are decorated in gentle, earthy colours and fitted with high-speed internet access and flat-screen TVs.
111 W Huron St (+1 312 447 3440/www.hotelfelixchicago.com).
The Drake
The Drake epitomises old-world glamour in every sense of the word. Meeting rooms and lobbies are still adorned with Oriental rugs and chandeliers, high tea is served daily in the Palm Court and lavish weddings for the rich and famous are held in stadium-sized banquet rooms. But all is not frozen in time: rooms have been updated with high-speed internet access and non-allergenic pillows to ensure twenty-first-century amenities and comfort.
140 East Walton Place (+1 312 787 2200/www.thedrakehotel.com).
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Hotel Broadway
Built in 1956, Hotel Broadway is a throwback to a time when the split between new and old Delhi wasn't quite as pronounced as it is today. A few rooms were recently refurbished in what can only be described as a bazaar-kitsch style by Catherine Lévy of Tsé & Tsé Associées of Paris. Although painfully hip, the rooms are still comfy. There are a couple of bona fide Delhi classics on the bottom floors, as well: the Bollywood villain-themed bar, Thugs, is one of the few places in the old city where you can get a drink. Grub is courtesy of Chor Bizarre, an Indian restaurant with an accent on authentic Kashmiri food. Ask for a guided tour through the old city, or catch a movie at the beautifully restored art deco Delite cinema next door. The Sunday book bazaar, which starts pretty much outside the hotel's door and continues for a further couple of kilometres, is worth a trip in itself.
4/15A Asaf Ali Road (+91 2327 3821).
The Imperial
This Janpath beauty, located in the heart of town, just off Connaught Place, opened in 1931. If it wasn't a hotel, it could easily be a museum, displaying one of India's finest privately held collections of colonial-era prints and originals by artists such as the Daniells. Even if you don't stay here, make time for dinner at the Asian-Indian restaurant, Spice Route (easily the most beautiful eating venue in Delhi), a drink at the Patiala Peg bar, or even just a coffee on the veranda.
Janpath (+91 2334 1234/www.theimperialindia.com).
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La Maison d'Hôtes
Why not come to the Middle East and stay in a French guesthouse? Tucked away in the city's most prestigious beachside residential area, Jumeirah (Dubai's Riviera, if you will), La Maison d'Hôtes is utterly unique within this sandy land of hotels. Each bespoke room is inspired by Middle Eastern or Asian culture, yet, with its pastry shop and French restaurant, the place still manages to retain the charm of a European B&B.
Street 83B Jumeirah 1 (+971 4 344 1838/www.lamaisondhotesdubai.com).
Burj Al Arab
Dubai is so synonymous with the sail-shaped hotel that if it suddenly disappeared one day we doubt residents would be able to identify their city anymore. Entering the ten-year old iconic building after driving on to its private island is still like entering Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory – that little bit magical, even if it is only due to its downright outrageous opulence.
(+971 4 301 7777/www.burj-al-arab.com).
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The Luxe Manor
Since bursting onto the scene in 2007, The Luxe Manor has established itself as Hong Kong's premier boutique hotel. Situated on a small street in lesser-travelled Kowloon, its reputation has nevertheless spread far and wide. Beyond the Greco-Roman exterior lies a surrealist-inspired interior – the bar is called Dada, no less – which, while never taking itself too seriously, never fails to impress.
39 Kimberley Road, Kowloon (+852 3763 8888/www.theluxemanor.com).
The Peninsula
Labelled as 'the finest hotel east of Suez' upon opening, the grand old dame of Hong Kong hotels holds court over Victoria Harbour, as she has done since 1928. Afternoon tea – replete with plenty of scones and English breakfast tea – is still served in The Verandah. Make sure you visit the toilets of the rooftop, Philippe Starck-designed Felix bar – the views are stunning.
Salisbury Road, Kowloon (+852 2920 2888/www.peninsula.com).
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A'jia Hotel
Each of the 15 rooms at this stunning, former Ottoman mansion, located directly on the Asian banks of the Bosphorus, offers a breathtaking view. One of the most impressive aspects of a stay here is that a ferry can be taken directly from the hotel across the Bosphorus to any number of clubs along the shore.
27 Çubuklu Caddesi, Kanlica (+90 216 413 9300/www.ajiahotel.com).
Çiragan Palace Kempinski
Turkey's one and only Çiragan Palace Kempinski is incredibly opulent – it's even got a butler. Celebrities, politicians and musicians all stay here. The outdoor infinity pool is a must as it creates the illusion of swimming in the Bosphorus itself.
32 Ciragan Caddesi, Besiktas (+ 90 212 326 46 46/www.kempinski-istanbul.com).
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Travellers House
It's the new thing in town: the boutique hostel. Who says the words 'affordable', 'backpacking' and 'stylish' don't go together? The owners boast that Travellers House has been created by travellers for travellers, which means that it has been tailor-made to fit every traveller's needs. No surprise then that 'Hostelworld' named it the number one hostel in the world.
89 Rua Augusta (+351 210 115 922/www.travellershouse.com).
Hotel Palácio Estoril
Forty years ago, the James Bond film crew landed in Lisbon to film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. And they went straight to the Hotel Palácio Estoril, which at the time was known as a favourite hangout for Europe's spies. Yes, the real ones. They've departed now (we think), but the glamour lingers on.
Rua Particular, 2769 – 504 Estoril (+351 21 464 8000/www.palacioestorilhotel.com).
The Zetter
If you're looking for a modern, stylish and very reasonably priced boutique hotel in the capital, then The Zetter should be your first port of call. Situated in the heart of London's stylish Clerkenwell district, the hotel incorporates all the amenities you'd expect of a modern hotel – free wi-fi, 24-hour room service and movies on demand – with a host of elegant design touches that set this hotel apart: think Penguin paperbacks, pink mood lighting and Eley Kishimoto textiles. Whatever your room rate, the staff offer a level of dedicated and hospitable service usually only found in the most deluxe of London hotels.
St John's Square, 86-88 Clerkenwell Road (+44 20 7324 4444/www.thezetter.com).
The opulent Claridge's has long been the Mayfair destination for comfort, service and downright decadence. Many deluxe hotels offer the top-notch range of facilities and services available at Claridge's, but none can imitate the quintessentially English sense of luxury on offer here. From the lavish art deco interior style, to the Michelin-starred restaurant run by Gordon Ramsay, via a world-beating afternoon tea, a stay at Claridge's is an exercise in 1930s-style glamour. On a wintry London evening, nothing beats slipping through the hidden door that conceals 'The Fumoir' – a sensuous, low-lit bar perfect for a secret rendezvous.
Brook Street W1K 4HR (+44 20 7629 8860/www.claridges.co.uk).
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The Four Seasons Mumbai
With its gleaming exterior rising out of a slum, the Four Seasons is the bricks-and-mortar embodiment of the new Mumbai. It's big, brash and something of an upstart – with the only chef in India licensed to cut the poisonous puffer fish fugu working in its Chinese restaurant! But rest assured, whichever room you take, you'll have a construction site for a view.
114 Dr E Moses Road, Worli (+91 22 2481 8000/www.fourseasons.com/mumbai).
The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower
A grand old lady among city hotels, the Taj hasn't lost its charm to time, competitors or even terror attacks. Whether you check in to the old building or the new you'll be treated to crystal chandeliers, the finest Indian art works and staff that treat you like royalty. It will be a few months before the famed bell-tower suite is ready for use again, but in the meantime a Louis Vuitton shop, local boutiques and jewellery showrooms at the arcade are great retail therapy.
Apollo Bundar (www.tajhotels.com).
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Soho House New York
In a town full of chic sleeps, private members' club-cum-swish-hotel Soho House New York remains the hippest place to rest your head. The rooms exploit their ex-warehouse proportions well, stretching out with soaring ceilings, fashionably bashed sofas and, in the larger rooms, free-standing baths at the foot of the beds. The Cowshed spa, which started life in Somerset sister property Babington House, has crossed the Atlantic well and is in line with the hotel's ramshackle chic. The rooftop pool and bar out-eye-candied the 'Sex and the City' girls in an infamous episode, and it remains the exclusive playground of the trendiest of Manhattanites. Guests, of course, bypass the velvet rope and an evening spent pout-spotting is worth the room rate alone.
29 9th Avenue (+1 212 627 9800/www.sohohouseny.com).
The Waldorf-Astoria
First built in 1893, the original Waldorf-Astoria was the city's largest hotel before it was demolished to make way for the Empire State Building. The current art deco Waldorf opened in 1931 and now has protected status as a historic hotel. The rooms, with wingback chairs, love seats, rich colours and layered fabrics, feel as if they were decorated by Upper East Side socialites of yore. Those socialites would feel right at home at the exclusive new Louis Vuitton-owned Guerlain Spa. Double-check your attire before entering the hotel – you won't be allowed in if you're wearing a baseball cap and ripped jeans.
301 Park Ave (+1 212 355 3000/www.waldorf.com).
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Off hotel
A very small (19 guests and the place is full) but cheap (£12 per person per night) crash pad on Griboedova, right in the centre of the city, Off is the perfect place from which to explore the palaces, embankments and museums which can be seen from its windows.
Griboedova, 7, 23 (www.offoffoff.ru).
Astoria hotel
One of the symbols of (the old) nouveau riche Russian luxury, the Astoria was built in 1912 for the numerous princes, kings, sheikhs and artists visiting St Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad and St Petersburg. Forbes lists it as one of the ten most romantic hotels in the world – and they're right.
Bolshaya Morskaya, 39 (www.astoriaspb.ru).
New Majestic Hotel
Mirrored ceilings, an Asian boudoir-style suite, suspended four-poster beds and pop art paintings by local artist Justin Lee: a night at the New Majestic Hotel is proof that creativity thrives in Singapore. Choose wisely, as all 30 rooms are individually designed. But fret not, style does not outweigh function - every room comes equipped with a plasma TV, Kiehl's toiletries and 280-count bedsheets. Wander around the hotel to inspect the scattered artworks by nine different local artists, and when night falls, pop over to the trendy Majestic Bar for a Kampung Freeze before stepping out for a spot of dinner at nearby Chinatown.
31-37 Bukit Pasoh Rd (+65 6511 4700/www.newmajestichotel.com).
Raffles Hotel
The grand dame of Singapore needs little introduction. Open since 1887, the old-world style of the hotel with its tropical suites and open courtyards is a shining example of Singapore's colonial past – all suites come with personal butler service. While each evening should be enjoyed with a drink in hand at the hotel's Long Bar – this is where the Singapore Sling was invented – do start the day poolside with a leisurely breakfast underneath the shade of palm trees.
1 Beach Rd (+65 6431 6156/www.raffles.com).
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The Medusa
This 18-room boutique hotel in the heart of Darlinghurst is beautifully designed (every room is different), and they even have rooms where dogs are welcome. The best thing about Medusa (apart from the seriously schmick fit-out) is the that fact it's smack-bang in the action – you'll find the best bars, restaurants and clubs on your doorstep, and yet the hotel is actually pretty quiet.
267 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst 2010. (+61 2 9331 1000/www.medusa.com.au).
The Observatory Hotel
The Observatory Hotel offers real old-fashioned luxury. In fact, you can pretty much smell the history – it's set very near The Rocks, where 200 years ago you wouldn't set foot unless you were carrying a switchblade. Now, it's a must for anyone visiting Sydney. The Globe bar has original leather-bound journals written by Captain Cook (the first Westerner to see Australia). The hotel also features one of the largest swimming pools in the southern hemisphere.
89-113 Kent St, Sydney 2000 (+61 2 8248 5220/www.observatoryhotel.com.au).
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The Montefiore Hotel
Boutique hotels have been springing up throughout Tel Aviv in the past few years, but the Montefiore Hotel definitely stands out from the crowd. The hotel, housed in an impressively renovated building, is situated in the heart of Tel Aviv in a small street near Rothschild Boulevard. The Montefiore belongs to the owners of two of the most consistently successful restaurants in the city (The Brasserie and the Coffee Bar), and the pair has put their restaurant expertise to good use here as well, in a cool new restaurant that takes up most of the hotel lobby. The restaurant, open to the general public as well as guests, serves trendy, excellent food at reasonable prices. The rooms are well appointed and comfortable, and the signature suite even includes a large selection of novels, as well as poetry collections and art books.
36 Montefiore St (+972 03 564 6100/www.hotelmontefiore.co.il).
The Cinema Hotel
The Cinema Hotel was the first to break with the tradition of seaside hotels in Tel Aviv, and is situated smack-bang in the middle of the city. It is aimed at ultra-urban types who actually enjoy spending vacations in the bustling city centre. The hotel is located off Dizengoff Square, in a large, impressive Bauhaus-style building that used to house the Esther movie theatre – a local landmark. In homage to the building's rich past, the hotel holds a permanent exhibition of cinema memorabilia. One of the best aspects of the hotel is its roof terrace, perfect for sunbathing during the day or enjoying a pleasant view of the city lights at night.
1 Zamenhof St (+972 03 520 7100/www.cinemahotel.com).
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CAMBRIDGE, UK and TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Sept. 24, 2002 –ARM [(LSE:ARM) (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's leading research organization, today announced that ITRI has licensed the ARM922T™ core. ITRI is a national-level, government-sponsored, non-profit organization, which aims to accelerate the development of industrial technology and promote growth throughout Taiwanese industry.
ITRI is a significant seeding-ground for Taiwan's technology industry, with many of its leading companies, including TSMC and UMC, having originated from the Institute. ITRI is already an ARM Partner, having previously licensed the ARM7TDMI® microprocessor core in 2000. Under the terms of the agreement, ITRI will utilize the ARM922T core and the ARM7TDMI core in a number of internal research projects aimed primarily at mobile devices. The first project will use the ARM922T core for developing mobile information appliances, with the first prototypes available in 2003. ITRI will continue to use the ARM7TDMI core and the ARM922T core for SoC design to develop future products and applications based on the ARM® architecture.
"With all the added benefits, such as extensive third-party support and first-class development tools that a leading technology brings, the ability to offer local support to our engineers and designers was a key factor in reaching this agreement with ARM," said Dr. Bao-Shuh Paul Lin, general director of CCL and STC, and vice president of ITRI. "ARM's proven track record of designing high-performance microprocessors with minimal power consumption and silicon footprint makes it an ideal choice for developing applications and devices for mobile computing, and we look forward to working with ARM towards the next generation of mobile devices."
"This agreement with ITRI demonstrates the value ARM can bring to Taiwan's semiconductor industry through its ongoing relationships with both manufacturers and academic parties," said Philip Lu, president, ARM Taiwan. "Many of Taiwan's leading technology companies have their roots in ITRI, which shows the levels of innovation and excellence embodied in the Institute. This endorsement of our technology by ITRI demonstrates that ARM will play an important role in Taiwan's vision of the future."
About ITRI
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is set to boost the number of military personnel, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Sunday, as the new government led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tackles a territorial spat with China over East China Sea islets.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the LDP to a landslide election victory last month, promising to beef up the military and stand tough in the dispute over tiny, uninhabited islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
The number of personnel, now standing at about 225,000, will increase by 287 in the next fiscal year starting in April, Onodera told reporters after meeting Finance Minister Taro Aso for the final budgetary negotiations.
Onodera said the increase was the biggest in two decades. The figure represents an expansion of about 0.1 percent.
"This would allow us to firmly reinforce our surveillance activities in the southwest," Onodera said.
The disputed islets are located to the southwest of Japan's main islands, where two countries share a maritime border.
Both China and Japan sought to cool down tensions in the row last week, with Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping telling an envoy from Abe that he was committed to developing bilateral ties.
Onodera also said that the defense budget will grow 40 billion yen ($440 million), or about 0.8 percent, in the year from April, posting positive growth for the first time in 11 years.
A small budget rise had been expected as the LDP campaigned in December's lower house election on pledges to boost defense spending. The Defence Ministry this month requested an annual increase of about 100 billion yen in its budget.
($1 = 90.9800 Japanese yen)
(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Ron Popeski)


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MotorStorm: Apocalypse is the third entry in PS3's flagship off-road racing series from developer Evolution Studios. The previous game, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, introduced the series to a more tropical setting instead of the standard dirt-filled locales in the original game. Apocalypse looks to turn things on their head one more time by having you race through a city undergoing a bit of urban renewal in the form of a massive earthquake. The game has seen its fair share of delays after the recent disaster in Japan but is now back on schedule for a May release date. Having spent quite a bit of time with the single-player experience so far, I thought it was high time to give readers a glimpse at what they can expect from the offline story mode in MotorStorm: Apocalypse.
Right off the bat, you'll notice that MotorStorm: Apocalypse has one new thing going for it: The story is dubbed Festival mode. Between every race, you get a cut scene with comic book-style art and voice-over work to depict the current events. Most of the game revolves around a character called Big Dog, a surly biker who runs the MotorStorm event and is at the head of the group traveling to the city.
The city, which is not named but seems to be modeled after California's Bay Area, isn't a total disaster when Big Dog and his group arrive. Over the course of the MotorStorm Festival, which runs for two days, it sees a whole lot of transformation. The earthquake effect is pretty fantastic from a visual standpoint, and it's certainly entertaining to watch entire sections of the road constantly evolve between laps. The developers don't stop at the road, either, as you many tracks go across crumbling buildings, docks and other surfaces. Ripped-up roads lead to underground tunnels, and you even spend time racing and ramping from the inside of a building to the rooftop of another.
The whole disaster effect is used extremely well throughout the game, and it's certainly the selling point for this particular entry. Along with the natural disaster element, there are a few other obstacles to encounter. One obstacle is the people who didn't leave the city, referred to as crazies, and another is the private military group that's been tasked with clearing out the city, and these guys use actual firepower against MotorStorm participants. Most of the elements are in place to cause you to overheat faster, either by throwing Molotov cocktails at your vehicle or simply shooting at you.
Like the previous MotorStorm entries, using your boost is a huge factor in winning races. This mechanic hasn't seen much change from the other two titles; you get a meter that slowly overheats as you hold down the boost. Hold it too long, and you'll explode, causing time to slow down for a few seconds and then you respawn behind your previous spot. Running through water is the primary way to cool down your turbo, or you can let off the turbo when catching some air, along with your throttle. Turbo is absolutely essential to winning races, and with the aggressive AI, you can also use it to get you out of harm's way.
The Festival mode, which comprises the largest part of the game, is divided into three difficulties, but unlike most games, you don't get to choose between easy, normal and hard. Instead, these three difficulties are divided by characters and will put you in control of three different guys for each difficulty. The first is the Rookie class, which introduces you to the basic mechanics and eases you into the shifting environment element. In Rookie mode, you only have to finish in the top five to advance to the next race, whereas in the Pro and Veteran mode, you'll have to make it into the top three. Pro mode is certainly tougher than Rookie, featuring more aggressive AI than before, and you'll fishtail quite a bit. Then there's Veteran mode, which puts you in control of Big Dog. You tackle these difficulties in order, and each character story interacts with the others.
For the most part, MotorStorm: Apocalypse looks fantastic, maintaining a smooth frame rate even with everything that's happening on-screen during some of the more destructive segments. The car classes, which run the gamut from dirt bike to monster truck, handle in a fashion similar to the previous titles. That means that certain vehicles perform better on pavement than dirt, and you can easily plow over the smaller vehicles with the larger ones, etc.
Playing the game offline unlocks hardcore time trial events, so there are no hidden vehicles or racers to see. The unlocks that are tied to the online portion are re-skins of existing vehicles and don't seem to impact the way a particular vehicle controls. They're simply for show, and while it might not have been a bad idea to give the offline player something similar, the stuff you can unlock online isn't that big of a deal.
One last thing to mention is there are a whole lot of races to complete in Festival mode. Each difficulty is divided into 13 to 15 tracks, so you'll spend a fair amount of time in the story mode. Tracks get repeated, but since the environment is constantly being ripped apart, the track design is constantly changing between difficulty levels, so they rarely play out similarly. Each race also features a different vehicle, so by the time you finish the game, you'll have raced as every available vehicle. The game also includes five new vehicles classes, one of which — the superbike — is crazy fast.
I've definitely enjoyed what I've seen of MotorStorm: Apocalypse. I've yet to sample the multiplayer, which I'll be doing closer to launch, but I've really enjoyed the single-player content. Look forward to the full review, which will be posted closer to launch.
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Right, it's a bit old, but there has been no thread for this, so here goes my stab at making one. Basically they're giving awards every year to people significant to the franchise, as well as characters. Apparently they'll making this an annual event.
Real people:
-Bob Budiasky
-Peter Cullen
-Hideaki Yoke
-Kojin Ono
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Orlando, Fla. (June 26, 2010) Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) inducted the first class into the new TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame tonight during the annual TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as Botcon, which is being held in Orlando for the first time. The TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame honors both those influential in creating and building the iconic entertainment brand as well as TRANSFORMERS characters.
Hasbro inducted four individuals into the TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame who helped shape the global entertainment brand that has spawned popular action figures, comic book series, multiple animated series, video games and two blockbuster live action movies. The inductees, who were in attendance at the ceremony, are:
Bob Budiansky: While working as an editor for Marvel Comics in 1983, Mr. Budiansky named and wrote the personality profiles for most of the first 20 or so TRANSFORMERS characters. He then became the editor of the very first TRANSFORMERS mini-series, which led to his scripting most of the next 50 issues of the monthly TRANSFORMERS comic book. As he continued working with the brand on behalf of Hasbro, he named and wrote the packaging copy and personality profiles of dozens more TRANSFORMERS, and developed story treatments as new lines of TRANSFORMERS were introduced.
Peter Cullen: Mr. Cullen is a voice actor best known for providing the English voice for the wise and heroic AUTOBOT leader OPTIMUS PRIME in the popular 1980s cartoon series The TRANSFORMERS and in the 1986 animated film The TRANSFORMERS: The Movie. He reprised the role again in 2007 and 2009 in the live action TRANSFORMERS movies, and will return for the third installment slated for 2011. Additionally, he has provided the voice of five other TRANSFORMERS robots during his career.
Kohjin Ohno: Mr. Ohno started his career at TAKARA TOMY, working on the design of the Microman and Diaclone toy lines, which would later become one of the inspirations for the TRANSFORMERS toy line. Mr. Ohno created SUNSTREAKER, which is considered the first car to robot transforming toy. He was also instrumental in the introduction of Beast Wars TRANSFORMERS for the Japanese market. He helped design toys for both live action TRANSFORMERS movies. He takes great pride in being the person who designed the largest TRANSFORMERS toy from Generation 1: FORTRESS MAXIMUS.
Hideaki Yoke: While working at TAKARA TOMY, Mr. Yoke invented the Micro-Robot segment within the MICRONAUTS toy line, which featured the engineering innovation of transformation in action figures that were no more than 3 to 4 inches tall. TRANSFORMERS characters MEGATRON, SOUNDWAVE and RAVAGEcan trace their origins to Mr. Yokes efforts. He acted as liaison between TAKARA TOMY and Hasbro during the early years of their business relationship.
Hasbro also inducted five iconic characters into the TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame. Heroic AUTOBOTS OPTIMUS PRIME and BUMBLEBEE, as well as evil DECEPTICONS MEGATRON and STARSCREAM were selected for admission by Hasbros TRANSFORMERSHall of Fame internal panel of judges. DINOBOT, a character from the 1990s TRANSFORMERS Beast Wars series, was elected by fans voting at
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Fallout 3 DLC Buyers Get Free Xbox 360 Theme
The post-apocalyptic makeover of the Xbox 360's dashbord will be available October 1, with Microsoft sending out the free download tokens to those that qualify. Bethesda stipulated that the free theme offer is only good for those that bought the "English" versions of the add-ons.
"This is something we've been asked about a lot and we're happy to finally be able to bring it to fans as a small token of our appreciation," said Fallout 3 director Todd Howard. The theme will also be released separately for 240 MS Points ($3).


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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's reformist president said Friday that his country's recent clearing of billions of dollars of foreign debt is its first step toward ending its least-developed nation status.
Thein Sein said in his second radio address to the nation that his government has successfully negotiated with international financial institutions and donor countries to clear more than $6 billion in decades-old debt.
He said he told parliament he would try his best to help Myanmar's economy grow and end its least-developed nation status, and clearing the debt was the first move in achieving this.
Since taking power in 2011 as an elected president, Thein Sein has instituted political reforms after almost five decades of repressive military rule. That has prompted Western countries to ease long-standing political and economic sanctions against Myanmar.
Thein Sein has declared that his government's second stage of reforms will focus on economic growth.
Clearing the debt will allow Myanmar access to new much-needed aid to jump-start its lagging economy.
Myanmar, then called Burma, was declared a least-developed nation by the United Nations in 1987. The status is given to countries with the lowest indicators of socio-economic development according to the U.N.'s Human Development Index.
Myanmar had one of the region's strongest economies in the 1950s but plunged into a decline after a coup in 1962 instituted military rule with a socialist bent.
In his speech, Thein Sein said Norway, Japan and other countries that agreed to write off part of Myanmar's debt burden "have proved themselves as good friends of Myanmar in crucial times and we have to acknowledge their assistance."
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank cleared Myanmar's outstanding debt to them of about $900 million with a bridge loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation on Jan. 27. It allows them to make new development loans to Myanmar.
The deal was a major breakthrough for Myanmar, with the new loans likely to go to upgrading its dilapidated infrastructure, including electricity and ports. The knock-on effect would be to bring in more foreign direct investment.
Thein Sein pledged that the new funds will be used in a transparent manner for reducing poverty and improving infrastructure.


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NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime "Sesame Street" director who also worked on soap operas including "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" has died. Emily Squires was 71.
She died Wednesday at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Squires' husband, Len Belzer, said Friday that the cause of death hasn't been determined.
Squires directed the "Sesame Street" children's television series from 1982 to 2007 while also writing for the program.
She directed several "Sesame Street" TV specials as well as other children's programs such as the PBS show "Between the Lions," which promoted reading.
She also was a scriptwriter for soap operas including "The Guiding Light," ''Search for Tomorrow," ''The Secret Storm" and "As the World Turns."
Squires later directed documentaries including "Visions of Perfect Worlds," a conversation with the Dalai Lama.


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I have a Strange Horizons column due in a few days, and I'm going to scrap what I was working on and instead write about Russ, so I'm not going to try to say anything very coherent here. Russ was extraordinary. I've had every reaction it's possible to have to a piece of writing with her work, at one point or another, I think. When I first encountered "When It Changed" and The Female Man, I was in high school and they terrified me in a way that just about nothing ever had -- I had always unconconsciously thought that I was the default audience for books: me, the white guy. Suddenly I was reading something where I didn't think I was the default audience; not only that, the people in these stories who were like me were despicable. Later, I would learn to read Russ a bit better, and come to find her short stories especially to be works of great power and art. I returned to The Female Man in adulthood and found it fascinating and brilliantly conceived and written; still unsettling, too (for good and bad reasons. Russ herself later condemned some of her truly awful portrayals of trans people).
But it wasn't a linear path to enlightenment. In the early days of this blog, I wrote a post about We Who Are About To... that was a perfect example of How To Miss The Point. It's the only post that I remember going back years later and adding a prefatory note to basically denounce myself -- I've written plenty of things here that I later came to think of as questionable, wrongheaded, incomplete, obtuse, or just plain stupid. Anybody who's written as much nonfiction as I have over the years is probably in the same position, if they're honest. We grow and change, we think and rethink, we have bad days. But that post about We Who Are About To... seems to me just so blatantly, utterly wrong that I couldn't let it stand without some correction, especially because I think part of the reason I misread it is that even then -- even now! -- Russ's work is strong enough to really get to me.
I hope I've progressed enough through various experiences and discussions over the last five or six years that I won't make quite as blatant a misreading of Russ's work as I did with that novel, but who knows. In a 2009 post on Russ's extraordinary story "My Dear Emily", I said that I had "a passionate admiration for some [of Russ's] individual short stories and an inability to appreciate many of the novels". I think I was still feeling guilty about the We Who Are About To... post, and I think I overcompensated a bit (I don't find the reasons I gave in the following sentences there convincing now), but it is certainly true that I haven't connected with most of her novels with the same awe and passion as I have for her short fiction, but my most recent re-reading of The Female Man made me think that Joanna Russ is still teaching me how to read her, and how to read the world.
I didn't start reading her nonfiction until five or six years ago, but How to Suppress Women's Writing; To Write Like a Woman; What Are We Fighting For?: Sex, Race, Class, and the Future of Feminism; Magic Mamas, Trembling Sisters, Puritans & Perverts; and The Country You Have Never Seen are all books I've found provocative and fascinating, partly for their individual insights, and partly because of the way they show Russ's mind at work -- she is someone whose ideas kept evolving (which is somewhat different from simply changing), and it's exciting to follow her explorations.
The Country You Have Never Seen, especially, is probably best read in conjunction with Farah Mendlesohn's truly excellent anthology On Joanna Russ, because it's helpful to think about Russ's reviewing within certain contexts (Edward James's essay in Mendlesohn's anthology is very useful for that, as is Diana Newell & Janea Tallentire's essay on Russ and Judith Merril).
I'm just rambling. Really, we should all just spend some time reading Russ right now. Here are some links:
- Russ's story "Nobody's Home" can be read via Google Books in Gardner Dozois's anthology Supermen
- Russ's review of the film A Boy and His Dog
- Russ's 1975 essay "Towards an Aesthetics of Science Fiction"
- Transcript of a conversation between Russ and Samuel Delany at Wiscon 30
- A fascinating, long interview with Russ from 2007, including a discussion of slash fiction, which she not only liked, but, apparently, even tried writing


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Drought stretching from early fall into mid-winter, coupled with an unusually wet spring and summer that produced abundant vegetation in rangeland, pastures and Conservation Reserve Program acreage, makes much of the Southwest vulnerable to potentially devastating wildfires.
"The whole state of Texas, because of abundant rainfall last year that produced a heavy fuel load, is set up for catastrophic wildfires," says Kent Ferguson, state range conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Temple, Texas.
"Landowners, ranchers and rural communities need to pay attention," Ferguson says.
"And we have a lot of things we can do to limit damage from wildfires. Education is our primary focus. "We want to make ranchers and landowners aware of the situation and what they can do to prevent wildfires."
Firebreaks, sometimes combined with prescribed burning, top the list of precautionary actions. "We do a lot of prescribed burns," Ferguson says. "Some counties have burn bans and we work closely with county officials to make certain we meet proper parameters."
NRCS also recommends creating firebreaks around structures and fields adjacent to roadways. "Plow or use a blade to create a 10-foot wide strip of bare mineral soil." Bare soil will keep bar ditch fires from jumping into fields and pastures.
He says some areas require more protection than a 10-foot strip of bare soil. In some cases, where structures are vulnerable or where large tracts of land may be affected, a combination of firebreaks and fireguards may be necessary.
"We create a fireguard, near a structure or road, then build another 100 to 150 feet from and parallel to the first. We do a prescribed burn between the strips to create a black area, with no vegetation, nothing to carry a fire."
He says they put in the firebreaks first with cooler weather, higher humidity and optimum conditions, and then do the prescribed burn.
Some rangeland requires even more protection. Areas with junipers can be troublesome, Ferguson says. "Junipers can send firebrands as far as 200 feet or more downwind. So in areas with thick juniper populations we create 500-foot firebreaks to increase the area of protection. It's important for landowners to analyze their properties and identify plant types and other conditions that might make the area more vulnerable to wildfire."
NRCS recommends landowners create firebreaks on the contour to reduce erosion potential. Firebreaks should be reworked annually, prior to fire danger season. The break may need to be rebuilt in dry summers if dry or dead vegetation is present.
In some cases an approved annual green winter crop may be used as a firebreak. These may be fallowed in the summer or planted to a green summer crop.
Ferguson says something as simple as a carelessly tossed cigarette butt can ignite dry vegetative matter along field borders. Downed power lines, not a rare occurrence with high winds common to the Southwest, also pose fire threats. Sparks from welders or other equipment may start fires and arson is always a possibility. "Fires I've seen so far this year resulted from downed power lines or carelessness," Ferguson says.
He says more than farmsteads are vulnerable to wildfires. "We have a lot of CRP land in the Southwest. Some of that land backs up to rural communities, hospitals and other public buildings. Communities need to be aware of the potential threat."
He recommends community leaders or landowners take precautions to limit fire potential. "Mowing the vegetation will help. Prescribed burn is also an option."
He says prescribed burn will do more than prevent wildfires. "Burns will improve rangeland. Fire is good for brush suppression, wildlife diversity and limits damage potential from wildfires. It benefits the ecosystem. Combined with proper grazing management, prescribed burn is a good option."
Ferguson says any landowner, rancher or rural community leader wanting more information on prescribed burning, firebreaks and other measures to prevent or mitigate damage from wildfires should contact NRCS. "We have a field office in every county and we will work one-on-one with landowners in the field to establish a plan."
He says the primary goal of NRCS and other state and federal agencies this spring is education. "We're trying to get information out that wildfire potential is significant."


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Jason Garrison isn't a well-known name around the NHL. In fact, when he was asked for an interview in the dressing room after a game a voice from the next stall over cracked at the request.
"Must be a slow day at The Hockey News," said veteran Ed Jovanovski.
But despite Garrison's low profile, he's an intriguing talent. With nine goals through 29 games, Garrison leads all defensemen in the category and is on pace for a 25-goal season. Known more for defense than offense prior to this season, Garrison's success can partially be pinned on the fact he plays alongside Brian Campbell, who sits second behind Ottawa's Erik Karlsson in points from the blueline. The former Hawk knew little about his new teammate before he arrived in Florida, but the two have quickly become comfortable with each other.
"He's got a big shot and we're both lefties so I'm trying to find him as much as I can," Campbell said. "He's easy to play with. He's solid in all areas, good skater, makes really good decisions and we feed off each other a lot so it's been a good pair for us. He's got a lot of upside and he's still learning the game, too."
And what better way for a defensively stout blueliner to learn how to round out his game than to play with the offense-minded Campbell? To anyone who has followed the Panthers in recent times, it won't come as a surprise Garrison is again logging major minutes for the team. During his first full NHL season last year, Garrison pulled down 22:17 of ice time per game and hovered around level ground in plus-minus, even though Florida was the worst team in the East and allowed 34 more goals than it scored. He wasn't a point producer and is already approaching his total for 2010-11, so the maturation of that side of his game has allowed new coach Kevin Dineen to trust Garrison with big minutes once again, even after the team added a couple of experienced players.
"Bringing Campbell in, obviously he logs a lot of minutes, so I definitely don't expect to play more than he does," Garrison said. "(The coaches) just told me I have to build off the year I had and they'll put me in the same position and obviously partner me up with 'Soup' and be in a supportive role."
When you play your first NHL season at 26 and have a breakout like this at 27, you get labelled a late bloomer. In fact, everything about Garrison's game has been late developing. He was 18 when he played his first year in the British Columbia League with the Nanaimo Clippers and moved from forward back to defense. At 21, he was an undrafted college freshman and played three years for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, where he didn't take over on the offensive side of the puck, totalling just nine goals. He spent 2008-09 in Rochester of the American League and split the following season between the Americans and Panthers before staying in Florida full time last season.
Aside from the veterans he plays with, Garrison also credits assistant coach and Panthers expansion draft pick Gord Murphy with helping him refine his game at the NHL level.
"'Murph' played a long time and has shown me the way," Garrison said. "There's always something you can work on, be better offensively, better defensively. This year has been the year for me where I've tried to get my shot through as much as possible – focusing on finding the lane."
So far it's been working, even if it didn't earn him a slot on the all-star ballot. But with the attention opponents have to pay to Florida's hot top forward line and Garrison's flashy defense partner, the Panthers would be happy to see their newfound blueline bomber continue to evade enemy radar – if only so the veterans can keeping taking pot shots at him.
This article originally appeared in the Dec. 19 issue of The Hockey News magazine.
Rory Boylen is TheHockeyNews.com's web editor. His column appears regularly only on THN.com.
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LOS ANGELES --Authorities say a man has been shot and thrown from a car on a busy downtown Los Angeles freeway, triggering the shutdown of southbound lanes and a search for the gunman.
Fire Department spokesman Cecil Manresa said the shooting was reported on Interstate 110 shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday.
KNX-AM reports the man was shot twice and tossed out of the car in the fast lane.
Police Sgt. Herb Chang said the victim remained hospitalized late Saturday in critical condition.
The shooting forced officers to shut down all southbound lanes by the 9th street exit for two hours to investigate the crime scene, causing traffic to back up for miles.


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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sheriff deputies in Idaho are ordering more homeowners to clear out of the way of a wind-driven wildfire burning near the resort community of Sun Valley.
The Blaine County Sheriff Department has now issued a mandatory evacuation order covering 1,600 homes in the region.
It comes as the 100-square-mile Beaver Creek fire burns through sage and pine trees in the mountains and foothills west of the towns of Hailey and Ketchum in central Idaho.
The fire has also prompted managers at the Sun Valley Ski Resort to turn on water cannons across the ski hill to protect lodges and chairlifts.
More than 600 firefighters are battling the blaze in the affluent resort region that serves as a second home to celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Hanks.