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British banks and building societies drew down 4.36 billion pounds ($7.0 billion) from a Bank of England program to boost lending in its first two months, in what analysts said was a moderately encouraging start.
Net lending by the banks involved rose by only 496 million pounds, but the BoE's executive director for markets, Paul Fisher, said it was too early to use Monday's data as a guide to the scheme's success - a view largely shared by economists.
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The Funding for Lending Scheme, which opened at the start of August, offers banks cheap finance if they in turn lend on to households and businesses, and is aimed to boost the economy in ways that the BoE's 375 billion pounds of quantitative easing bond purchases has failed to.
"Quite whether it kick starts the chain reaction that is required to get the economy going is less clear. Nonetheless, it is a case of so far so good," said Alan Clarke, an economist at Scotiabank, which is not directly involved in the FLS.
Economists estimate that banks and building societies can access just under 70 billion pounds of cheap funding via the FLS, and they have until the end of January 2014 to do so.
The BoE and the government say a lack of lending is partly responsible for Britain's very slow recovery from the 2008-09 financial crisis, though firms' unwillingness to invest in an uncertain economic climate is also a factor.
Net lending figures since the scheme's launch vary widely across major British banks.
Barclays was the only one to report an increase, with an extra 3.8 billion pounds of lending. Santander and state-backed Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland reported net falls of 3.5 billion, 2.8 billion and 0.6 billion pounds respectively.
RBS said its fall in lending was mostly due to it scaling back commercial property loans, while Lloyds said it intended to draw down an extra 2 billion pounds of funds to support small business and mortgage lending.
The National Federation of Small Businesses said it was concerned that it would be home-buyers not businesses who got the bulk of the benefit of lower interest rates and increased credit availability.
Some analysts said the more visible impact on mortgage lending to date is because business lending has longer lead times.
The BoE expects it to be 6-12 months before the FLS's full benefits are clear, though others are more critical.
"There is a deep tension at the heart of the government's policy mix, where banks have to be less leveraged and at the same time lend more," said Darren Sharma, chief executive of credit analysts Frontline Analysts.
"The FLS is a considerable improvement on (previous government lending scheme) Project Merlin, which was flop, but it remains fundamentally limited in what it can achieve."
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Pinnacle's The One to rise in vibrant southeast False Creek
Pinnacle building is in a community that has seen many improvements and continues to grow
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In recent years, the southeast False Creek area has been transformed from a community in the making to a community well made. This is nothing but great news for Anson Realty owner Grace Kwok and her colleagues. Selling suites in The One in late 2012 and early 2013 puts Pinnacle at a distinct advantage in the neighbourhood because the most anticipated amenities — a bank, café, London Drugs, Urban Fare grocery store and community centre — are now open.
It's that gradual enlivening of the neighbourhood, with more retail, commerce and condominium homes set to appear in the next few years, that will turn the area into what Kwok sees as the greatest option for homeowners tired of highrise downtown lifestyle. "Just look at what's here already, with the convenience to downtown through cycling paths (via Seaside route) and nearby SkyTrain stations (Main Street-Science World and Olympic Village). It's an alternative to the downtown highrise. It's less congested, there's more green space, and it's a fun place to live."
For many, it's also a prestigious place to live. Kwok points out that Vancouver buyers are still very conscious of a cachet of the West 1st Avenue address, even if the building is just on the cusp of the city's east and west sides. "The west side address is very important, so over here we are west side, but our price is not much more than the east side." Once they're occupied, The One's suites will enter into a relationship of sorts with one other in the vicinity. The back landscaped courtyard will neighbour the back courtyard of a Pinnacle building in construction at the corner of Ontario and 2nd Avenue. Today, an alleyway separates the rear end of the nearly constructed building from the site of The One.
By 2015, when residents will occupy their suites, that alleyway will be a landscaped laneway, green and well lit. On both sides of that lane, the greenery of two courtyards will directly mirror one another. The effect will be a dramatic improvement in the community as a whole, Kwok suggests. In the front of the building, hedges, small entrances and fences will give townhomes a physical buffer from West 1st Avenue. Residents of The One's highest floors will be able to view, over the roof of the Salt building, the village plaza, with the giant public art installation of the Birds, a pair of 16-foot, 4,200 pound house sparrows at either corner of the plaza. It's surrounded by new retail and restaurants, such as London Drugs, the community centre, a brew pub, wine store and Terra Breads bakery-café. By the time homeowners occupy their suites in 2015, the neighbourhood will be a scene of even more activity. The Salt building, directly across the street from The One's site, celebrated its grand opening in October as a craft beer market and brew pub.
The One's building itself will be exceptional, Kwok promises. While sub-penthouse suites will be graced with extra-large outdoor decks, penthouse owners will get small balconies and large rooftop terraces. A long lap infinity pool and hot tub surrounded on all sides by landscaping, and a deck large enough for lounge chairs and a change room will inhabit the roof of the second and lowest building, while a fitness centre and yoga studio will be built on a lower level.
The presentation centre houses one-bedroom and two-bedroom show suites, each with its own charms. With hardwood floors underfoot, nine-foot ceilings and air conditioning in every suite, both display suites sport granite countertops, Grohe fixtures, Bosch appliances and a full-sized Fisher & Paykel refrigerator in the kitchens. Steps from the kitchen prep areas, both suites also have generous storage areas that could be transformed into a home office or twin bed space. The one-bedroom suite shows a small solarium with full windows, directly beside the balcony, which could range in size from 40 to 60 square feet, depending on the suite size.
The second bedroom suite opens to a long foyer stretching to the right and left, with a guest bathroom and washer-dryer closet near the entrance. The hallway space is generous enough to fit a storage unit and a chaise. An open-concept living space holds a kitchen and solarium, a wide living and dining space and generous storage or den area. Double-door closet in the hallways and walk-in closets in the master bedroom include built-in shelving and drawers, and come as a standard feature in every home. In the two-bedroom suite, Pinnacle has included very few built-in display-only items, so built-in closet organizers and drawers come as a surprise for most buyers.
A large master bedroom includes a long walk-in ensuite closet. The bathroom shower stands independent of the deep bathtub, separated by a vanity with a dual sink. The master bedroom has a unique feature: bathe in the tub in the ensuite bathroom and look out through a transparent glass wall out to the main bedroom. The large window, which stretches from the top of the tub to the ceiling, has proved to be popular in past Pinnacle condo projects.
Kwok says she expects The One's buyer demographics to be similar to the population of homeowners who will occupy two neighbouring Pinnacle buildings next year. "We have a lot of first-time buyers, but the majority are professional couples — people who work downtown or close by and find this is a location they can spend time relaxing or cycling on the weekends."
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President Barack Obama now faces the heavy lifting of trying to move ahead on the lofty second-term vows and declarations he laid out in his inaugural address.
He presented a muscular retooled agenda that includes addressing climate change, controlling health care costs, advancing gay rights and tax fairness, overhauling the immigration system and curbing gun violence. And it comes amid a series of looming new fiscal fights.
The president will outline specifics in his State of the Union address Feb. 12.
The day after his second and final inauguration, Obama on Tuesday attended the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral. He did not speak.
He and first lady Michelle Obama also were to preside over a final inaugural ball in the evening for White House and campaign staffers. It was to feature singer Lady Gaga.
Meanwhile, the House is to vote Wednesday on a GOP leadership-proposed measure that could keep the government — temporarily — from running out of borrowing authority.
The government already has hit its $16.4 trillion debt ceiling, and Treasury Department officials say ways to pay all the bills will be used up as early as mid-February. The congressional measure would suspend the debt ceiling until May 17, and it appears to have wide support in both House and Senate.
Meanwhile, leaders of both parties are urging political reconciliation.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., denounced the "sharp political divides" of the last Congress and said in a Senate speech that he hoped the new 113th Congress "will be characterized not by our divisions but by our renewed commitment to cooperation and compromise."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said, "Republicans are eager to work with the president" on achieving common goals. And House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said it's time to "renew the old appeal to better angels."
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Park idea raises concerns, gets nixed
Word that Electric City was going to develop a park along the waterfront of Banks Lake brought a number of opposing letters to the city's planning commission meeting last Friday.
Commission members were as surprised as city officials and acted quickly to put the idea to rest.
The planning commission instructed City Clerk Jackie Perman to correspond with the letter writing residents and reassure them that there was no plan to put a park in the area. City officials were quick to sign on to the letter.
"We are having a hard time financing the upkeep of North Dam Park, why would we want to build another park," one planning commission member stated.
The proposed park lies off Sunny Drive and is in front of a number of properties that are along the lake.
The park idea was fostered by former city council member Birdie Hensley, who told planning commission members that the idea originated in a brief discussion of the city council a number of years ago.
In one letter to the planning commission, Kary and Pam Byam and Jack Hilson, stated: "There are no restroom facilities, which would cause major pollution problems, and how would you control campfires?"
James and Mary Jane Bailey wrote: "Some of the lake banks are eroding and should be stabilized without removing the few access places and destroying the beaches. A public park should not be developed between the houses in Electric City and the lake because there is limited access and many of the parks in the Grand Coulee Dam area are under used and costly to maintain."
Donna Kreiter, another resident in the area stated in her letter: "No walkway, no park, no picnic area, no camping, no campfires."
Larry and Marsha Christian informed commission members: "... the soil there is the same clay that is everywhere you look around town, it is on a steep slope, most of the shoreline has a high bank and no beach." They emphasized that there could be serious erosion problems.
And Myrna Francis wrote that there are "bank swallows" there and they are protected.
It all points out how quick residents were to respond to the idea and how quick the city was to quash it.


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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria's commercial capital, the British Consulate-General reported Friday.
Diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping, which took place earlier this week, said consulate spokesman Wale Adebayo.
The person was kidnapped shortly after leaving the international terminal, said a British statement.
Adebayo would not say what day it occurred or give any other information, citing the "sensitive nature" of the issue.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria sent an alert about the kidnapping, saying it "urges all U.S. citizens living and traveling in Nigeria to take extra precautions for your personal security and safety" because of the "high threat of kidnapping of expatriates country-wide."
The embassy advised U.S citizens to be particularly vigilant around church and other places of worship, locations where crowds gather, government facilities and areas frequented by foreigners because of an ongoing threat from Islamic extremists operating mainly in northeast Nigeria, where there is a 2-month-old state of emergency.
Kidnappings for ransom are relatively common in oil-rich Nigeria — both of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians.
The 3-year-old son of a state legislator and four Chinese nationals in two different states all have been reported kidnapped this month.
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The latest piracy statistics from the London-based International Maritime Bureau also reported an increase in kidnappings of the crew of hijacked ships off the coast of Nigeria and the rest of the Gulf of Guinea.


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Reality checks can be a bad thing to do if you already are aware you are dreaming, for if the reality check fails (which they often can do).. it then leaves most in such a confused state that they then often end up at that point then convincing themselves they are not aware they are dreaming or the confusion can even wake people up.
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Sergei Filin, a 42-year-old former ballet star, was approached late Thursday night by an unknown man who threw the acid at his face as he got out of his car outside his home in central Moscow, city police spokesman Arkady Bashirov said. Theater officials said the man was masked.
The theater's general director, Anatoly Iksanov, said he believed the attack was linked to Filin's work.
"He is a man of principle and never compromised," Iksanov said on Channel One state television. "If he believed that this or that dancer was not ready or was unable to perform this or that part, he would turn them down."
Filin knew that someone was trying to threaten him or undermine his position at the theater, Iksanov said. He said Filin's car tires had been slashed earlier this week and he was targeted in early January by hackers who posted his professional correspondence online.
"He said `I have a feeling that I am on the front lines,"' Iksanov quoted Filin as telling him Thursday before the attack.
Filin, who danced for the Bolshoi from 1989 until 2007, was appointed artistic director of the Bolshoi's ballet company in March 2011. Before returning to the Bolshoi, he served as artistic director at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater, Moscow's second ballet company.
Bolshoi spokeswoman Katerina Novikova, who visited Filin in the hospital Thursday night, told The Associated Press that his condition is stable but he could lose his sight.
"We never imagined that a war for roles -- not for real estate or for oil -- could reach this level of crime," Novikova said on Channel One.
Several stars at the Bolshoi including Nikolai Tsiskaridze, one of its most celebrated dancers, have complained about what they call Filin's unfair treatment of dancers at the Bolshoi.
Alexei Ratmansky, who served as Bolshoi artistic director from 2004 until 2008, described an atmosphere of intrigue at the theater.
"What happened with Sergei Filin was not accidental," Ratmansky, now artist in residence at the American Ballet Theater, posted on his Facebook page. "The Bolshoi has many ills. It's a disgusting cesspool, of those developing friendships with the artists, the speculators and scalpers, the half-crazy fans, ready to bite the throats of the rivals of their favorites, the cynical hackers, the lies in the press and the scandalous interviews of staff.
"This is all one snowball caused by the lack of any ethics at the theater."
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DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) — The top administrator at an eastern Idaho high school is standing behind his decision to drop the school's Redskins nickname, but for now is putting on hold plans to swap out team uniforms and remove logos and signs.
Teton County School District 401 Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme announced his decision to drop the nickname earlier this week after getting support from the school board.
Woolstenhulme said he wanted to show respect for American Indians, teach students to look beyond skin color, and respond to efforts nationwide to change names with tribal references.
But the decision has generated public outcry and criticism in and beyond the resort town of Driggs, prompting Woolstenhulme to schedule a public forum next month and consult with local tribal leaders.
"The decision is made, but we are taking time to listen to (patrons) before we implement the decision," Woolstenhulme said. "I knew there would be passionate response to this, but not this large, this much or this fast."
School officials say they have received comments from more than 100 people this week, some in favor and some opposed.
At least one critic created a Facebook page called "Save the Redskins" that had more than 1,230 members from around the country as of Friday. Foes also launched an online petition on Change.org to keep the Redskins mascot.
"We demand Mr. Woolstenhulme cease and desist any destruction of school property involving the Redskins mascot ... until a public school board meeting can be held to address this issue with full public input," the petition states.
Woolstenhulme vows to also seek the opinion of leaders of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes in Fort Hall, in the state's southeastern corner.
"Feedback from the Shoshone-Bannock will be key because they are the voice of the tribes closest to the Teton Valley," he said.
Earlier this week, Woolstenhulme said his decision to change the school name also came as part of a national discussion on the appropriate nature of tribal names for sports teams.
Last month, 10 members of Congress sent letters to the owner of the Washington Redskins of the NFL and the league commissioner urging the team to change the name. The letter to team owner Daniel Snyder said Native Americans "consider the 'R-word' a racial, derogatory slur akin to the 'N-word' among African Americans."
Snyder has vowed he will never change the nickname. On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to the congressional pressure, calling the Redskins nickname a "unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect."


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FOX's week was propelled by strong premieres of "Sleepy Hollow," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Dads" and the return of "Bones," "New Girl" and "The Mindy Project."
On Monday, the debut of "Sleepy Hollow" (3.5/9) dominated its time period and grew 133 percent from last year's premiere of "Mob Doctor" in the time period among Adults 18-49 (9/17/12, 1.5/4). "Sleepy Hollow" was FOX's highest-rated fall drama premiere in seven years (since 9/5/06), and was the highest-rated drama premiere on any broadcast network in one year (since "Revolution" on 9/17/12 with "The Voice" lead-in, 4.1/11; it also beat "Under The Dome," 3.3/9 on 6/24/13). In L + 3 day, "Sleepy Hollow" (5.0/13) is FOX's highest-rated fall drama premiere among Adults 18-49 in 12 years (since "24," 5.4/13 on 11/6/01). Its +1.5 rating gain in L+3 over L+SD surpassed any new series premiere last season (high was "Revolution" with a +1.4 rating gain).
On Tuesday, FOX dominated the night and ranked No. 1 for the night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, with "New Girl" ranking as the night's highest-rated program among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, followed by "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." This marks FOX's highest-rated Tuesday night with entertainment programming since 3/5/13.
The series premiere of "Dads" (2.2/8) increased 29 percent from last year's premiere of "Raising Hope" in the time period in Adults 18-49 (10/2/12, 1.7/5). Building 18 percent over its lead-in, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2.6/8) was up 24 percent from last year's premiere of "Ben & Kate" in the time period among Adults 18-49 (9/25/12, 2.1/6). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was also up 8 percent from last year's "The Mindy Project" debut in Adults 18-49 (9/25/12, 2.4/6).
Starting its third season, "New Girl" (2.9/8) grew 4 percent from last year's premiere in Adults 18-49 (9/25/12, 2.8/8). "New Girl" improved 38 percent over last season's finale and prior season average among Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.1/6 for each). "New Girl" delivered its highest rating in a year and a half (since 3/6/12).
At 9:30 p.m., "The Mindy Project's" premiere (1.9/5) was up 46 percent from last year's season finale in Adults 18-49 (5/14/13, 1.3/4). Compared to last year's season average, "The Mindy Project" improved 27 percent in Adults 18-49 (1.5/4). "The Mindy Project" earned its highest rating since February (2/5/13).
FOX ranked No. 2 for the week among Adults 18-34 and No. 3 among Adults 18-49.
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•8 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-49: "Sleepy Hollow" (No. 3), "New Girl" (No. 5), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (No. 7), "Bones" (No. 12), "Dads" (No. 13 tie), "The X Factor"-Wed. (No. 13 tie), "The X Factor"-Thu. (No. 17), and "The Mindy Project" (No. 18).
•10 of the Top 20 programs among Adults 18-34: "New Girl" (No. 3), "Sleepy Hollow" (No. 4), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (No. 6), "The Mindy Project" (No. 7), "Bones" (No. 8), "The X Factor"-Wed. (No. 13 tie), "Dads" (No. 13 tie), "The X Factor"-Thu. (No. 15), "The Simpsons" encore (No. 18), and "Family Guy" encore (No. 19).
•9 of the Top 20 programs among Teens: "The X Factor"-Wed. (No. 5), "The X Factor"-Thu. (No. 10 tie), "New Girl" (No. 10 tie), "Sleepy Hollow" (No. 10 tie), "Family Guy" encore (No. 14), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (No. 17), "Bob's Burgers" encore (No. 19 tie), "Dads" (No. 19 tie), and "The Simpsons" encore (No. 19 tie).
•3 of the Top 20 programs among Total Viewers: "Sleepy Hollow" (No. 8), "Bones" (No. 13), and "The X Factor"-Wed. (No. 20).


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A late charge gave England's Matthew Nixon an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead after the first round of the South African Open, the start of the 2014 European Tour season.
Two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen and former Masters winner Charl Schwartzel also were in early contention at their home tournament.
Nixon was one of the last players to finish Thursday, but ended with birdie, eagle, par to knock Italy's Marco Crespi and South Africa's Jbe Kruger off the top of the leaderboard at Glendower Golf Club.
Goosen began with a 66 to tie for third, while Schwartzel shot 67. Schwartzel's younger brother, Attie, a pro on South Africa's Sunshine Tour, matched his more famous sibling to share sixth place at 5 under.
Goosen is still recovering from back surgery in 2012 that wiped out most of his last two seasons and made steady progress on Thursday with seven birdies and just one dropped shot at the par-3 No. 6.
"Six under any day is pretty good," the 2001 and 2004 U.S. Open champion said. "It was nice to finish off good, too. I'm feeling good. I'm going after the ball a little bit now, so getting some consistency going."
The 44-year-old Goosen hasn't won a tournament since March 2009.
Charl Schwartzel, fresh off a victory in China on the OneAsia Tour last month, had five birdies, while Attie Schwartzel had seven birdies and two bogeys.
South African Christiaan Basson set the early pace, adding four birdies and an eagle to a string of pars in a 66. Crespi and Kruger picked up four straight birdies from No. 12 through 15 and moved a shot ahead.
Nixon took the lead at the end after opening with four birdies in his first five holes and finishing strongly with an eagle on the par-5 No. 8, his 17th.
Former British Open champion David Duval had a 74, and Europe Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley shot 75.
The new season teed off in Johannesburg just four days after Henrik Stenson won the 2013 money list and season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators, including the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, have stepped up their pressure on the CIA over its response to "Zero Dark Thirty," a new film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
In a letter sent to the CIA and released on Thursday, Dianne Feinstein, the head of the Intelligence Committee, Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and Senator John McCain asked the agency for evidence that "enhanced interrogation techniques" produced information that helped U.S. authorities locate and kill the al Qaeda leader in May 2011.
The letter is the latest broadside in a renewed political fight over enhanced interrogation techniques, which some equate with torture, touched off by the nationwide premiere of "Zero Dark Thirty" on January 11.
The movie depicts a detainee being subjected to harsh interrogation techniques, which President George W. Bush's administration later abandoned, and suggests they played a role in finding bin Laden, who was behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Last month, in response to an earlier letter from the senators, acting CIA director Michael Morell said in a statement that some of the information that led agency analysts to conclude that bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad, Pakistan, "came from detainees subjected to enhanced techniques but there were many other sources as well."
In their latest letter, sent on Monday, the lawmakers said that an Intelligence Committee review of the CIA's post-September 11 interrogation and detention program determined that an agency detainee who provided the most accurate information about a courier who led the CIA to bin Laden "provided the information prior to being subjected to coercive interrogation techniques."
A lengthy report on the investigation, which the committee approved last month in a mostly party-line vote, remains highly classified.
Feinstein, Levin and McCain requested the CIA produce evidence to back up Morell's assertion that useful information related to the hunt for bin Laden came from detainees subjected to harsh techniques, and whether it was obtained before, during or after enhanced interrogations.
The senators' release of the letter came a day after Reuters reported that Feinstein's committee was reviewing CIA records about the agency's interactions with "Zero Dark Thirty" filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal to see if the spy agency gave them "inappropriate" access to secret material.
The committee also will investigate whether CIA personnel are responsible for the film's portrayal of harsh interrogation practices and the implication that they were effective, a person familiar with the matter said.
Asked for comment on the senators' latest request, CIA spokesman John Tomczyk said: "As we've said before, we take very seriously our responsibility to keep our oversight committees informed and value our relationship with Congress."
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Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel Has a Storyline, Eyes Late 2013 Release
This is the one with like two dozen actors you love.
You heard about all the actors joining Wes Anderson's European period piece The Grand Budapest Hotel, yes? (No? Fine, you asked for it: Bill Murray, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Edward Norton, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Harvey Keitel, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Saoirse Ronan, Tom Wilkinson, Mathieu Amalric, F. Murray Abraham. Like we said — all the actors.) Now Budapest has been picked up by Fox Searchlight and may see a release by the year's end. Along with the news comes a basic plot synopsis: "The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century." Not as much like Hotel Transylvania as we would've guessed, but that's okay.


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More than a dozen Cooper County citizens showed up at the Boonville Library Tuesday evening to meet with one of Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Field Representatives, Cole Karr, to ask questions about Obamacare and other issues of concern to them.
Several members of the audience stated they (the public) didn't know enough about Congresswoman Hartzler and how she feels about some of the major issues. An invitation was reissued for Hartzler to come speak to the people in person.
Besides Obamacare, questions covered the Amnesty Program for Illegal Aliens, the United Nations Agenda 21, voter ID, Social Security being mislabeled an entitlement program, cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits, jobs continuing to be shipped overseas, and the Fair Tax.
Some of the questions the audience asked to see answered in Hartzler's newsletter include: Where do you stand on the Federal government now wanting to track every mile we drive so they can tax us accordingly? Why is so much of the food we produce in the United States shipped overseas to be processed in countries that don't require food inspections, and why aren't we inspecting it when it comes back into our country? Since the federal government requires bids before awarding government contracts, why wasn't the Obamacare Website awarded this way? How do you stand on a law that requires all laws to be written in the vinacular that a person with a 12th grade education could read and comprehend?
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Since joining the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin has played in five Game 7s on home ice. The Capitals have now lost four of them, as the New York Rangers demolished Washington at Verizon Center on Monday night, 5-0, to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals and eliminate the Capitals. -Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo! Sports


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|2009-04-27, 09:41
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 32
As for the Memorial Box ... i have to say, that is a very tempting offer. Well worth considering for that price, which is quite abysmal for all that content. I wonder if it will get me past my stinginess ... sorely tempted.
|2009-04-27, 10:05
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 29
Plus it is such a big box of CDs I am sure the customs would make as much noise as possible (I got hauled to court before for importing something which makes them suspect is hentai......) with regards to the import.....not sure if $300 is worth that risk.
EDIT : Wait, it says it will be launched in July. Is this pre-order the only chance to get the extras or can we wait until the launch date?
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|2009-04-27, 11:43
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC, NY
Age: 40
Spoiler for image:
Though for what is... I guess we just have to wait until the radio show.
This by noway means if you don't pre-order it, you won't be able to buy it.
You'll just have to pay much much more for it. For example the only reason I would bye it would be because I'd be able to sell it for 2x the price (or more) on Yahoo Auction.jp
|2009-04-28, 16:15
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Irvine, CA
Age: 29
I would like to preorder this. I have never ordered anything from another country through another way. What is the easiest and/or cheapest way possible? I read the thread and saw that himeya was pricey compared to others. How do I order through a deputy, I have never done this before. I have used playasia before but not for something this large.
Also is it possible to get one if I know someone going to Japan during the summer? Will I have to preorder it and he could pick it up or would he have to find a copy and purchase it there?
I am sorry with all the questions since I am new with ordering things from another country.
|2009-05-01, 16:34
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 32
The best way to pay the least for this kind of purchase is indeed the service of a deputy company (or if you are extra lucky, asking to an acquaintance that is over there already for quite some time).
For this, I believe reading the site would be enough, but perhaps proto can give more guidelines for that ordeal.
Yes, you will have to pre-order the game, before the 13th may. Key will not provide the games through shops and all. Instead, they are basically making as many boxes as the orders they received, then they will deliver the ordered games on July. Which means that if you don't order that, you will be forced to look for it in auction sites, which will be a serious chore (at least double price if you are "lucky").
It will be a rare item as they limited the number of copies (5 copies per person max).
and as far as the pre-ordering go, you will need to have a valid address upon preordering the said item. Fortunately, you only pay upon delivery, not as soon as you order it.
So, I believe that it will be a bit troublesome if your acquaintance isn't in Japan already.
|2009-05-01, 16:53
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Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 33
It's pretty much straighforward. You can read a tutorial on how to place an order here. Other than that, on JAA's order page you only have to put the memorial box order URL provided in the first link, and input the cost of the item with shipping (15600 yens). You also have to have a Paypal account, since it is the only payment method they accept.
|2009-05-05, 18:21
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Shipping rates and weight?
For the purpose of calculating shipping costs, does anyone have an estimate for how much the Memorial Box would weigh? 5 lb (2.3 kg)? I was originally thinking of getting it from JAA, but I found that if it weighs any more than 1.0 kg, it will be $209 compared to the $208 that Himeya offers. Does Himeya's price include shipping or not? I'm excited; this will be my first VN! .
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|2009-05-05, 23:45
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Rewrite of the Life
I wanna know what the extra items look like. The box set is an actually a deal if you narrow down the prices for brand new each. Sure if you go to your local bookoff or Mandarake you can get them 2nd hand and in very nice shape but for those who want them brand new.
I was expecting the boxset to be alot more.
As well there is support for Vista which I don't know if previous kanon and AIR releaes had.
I thought Na-Ga's design too looked like Haruhi. I hope she is different. Knowing Jun is in charge of story I think her story will be better.
|2009-05-11, 01:37
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I'm a moron, and I'm crossing my fingers that the last-minute order from JAA is going to go through
Himeya's is "sold out", apparently. So I have this one shot at getting it...
I got it.
Also, deadline is extended a week.
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|2009-05-12, 22:27
|Link #38
Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 33
For me it was 2-3 hours, but you also have to consider the time difference in Japan and more or less calculate if they are in working hours when you place the order.
First they will send you an invoice requiring payment for the item. If you are fast enough in paying for the service, they will proceed to buy your item and get back at you in less then 2 hours.
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Survey participants said social media and digital, customer data and brand awareness are their top three marketing challenges, while 100 percent of respondents cited digital advertising among the most important marketing tools for their organization. Nearly 50 percent of participants said there is need for improvement in their companies' digital and social "listening" strategies, as well as in how they use customer data to improve marketing efforts.
"The survey sheds light on some important trends that are driving changes in marketing, namely the importance of accurate, timely, holistic grasp of customer data, the continuing importance of brand awareness and shopper experience, and customer communications shifting to social and digital channels," said Greg Giraud, program director, Merchandising and Marketing Strategies and Retail Analytics, IDC Retail Insights. "These in turn are driving the importance of marketing technology."
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Is This The Beast Of Banff?
Posted 30 March 2007 - 08:59 AM
Now you can see the footage exclusively on the Banffshire Journals own website.
The footage comes courtesy of a Banffie reader from the Cornhill area, who does not want to disclose his identity or the exact location of the sighting.
He spotted the beast from his house last summer, crossing a field some distance away. In case the cat came back, he set up a video camera pointing down the field and yes, the cat did re-appear.
Beast Of Banff Here you'll find the article plus the video of this black cat/beast
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 30 March 2007 - 09:22 AM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 30 March 2007 - 12:55 PM
Isn't a little conveniant that the person had the camera aimed and centered on the exact spot where the beast appeared? It's either a big cat or a low shrubbery.
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Then again, it is poor video footage.
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Posted 31 March 2007 - 01:14 PM
Around here, we have bob cats. I've never had the pleasure of seeing one. I was always told ifyou do see one, and live to tell about it, then it must have been sick.
I dont' know if thats really true or not. You can bet that I'm not going to hunt one down just to find out. LOL
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If the fence is 4 feet high, it would make the cat less than 12 inches high, roughly. Watch where it comes thru. Even if the fence was 8 feet high, the subject would only be a bit over 12 inches high.
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Interest in converting furrow and sprinkler-irrigated cotton to drip systems has increased substantially over the past few years as water availability has become more of an issue.
Additionally, the shift away from cotton in favor of permanent crops, vegetables and forage crops has relegated some of the remaining cotton acreage to fields with less stable water supplies as well as soils that are less than ideal.
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At the Central Coast Cotton Conference, Hutmacher outlined some of the factors to consider when putting cotton into a drip system.
"A change to a drip irrigation system can relieve problems such as water stress associated with variable soils, sand streaks and compacted areas," he pointed out. "It allows more frequent application of nutrients directly to the active root zone. Additionally, in some soils, drip irrigation helps avoid aeration problems by using small, frequent applications of water versus larger volumes of water applied by furrow or flood."
The physiological response of the cotton plant is not necessarily changed when irrigation is switched over to drip, but the method of delivery of water and nutrients brings new considerations into the management mix.
"Part of the potential with these types of systems is to be able to avoid water and nutrient stresses to have a more sustained type of growth and more manageable plant," he says. "Some of the situations where these types of systems can be beneficial are in soils where physical or chemical characteristics make water infiltration difficult. It also certainly has the potential to reduce runoff and evaporation losses if managed correctly."
There are two concepts about how stress avoidance due to higher frequency irrigation can impact shoot and root development, according to Hutmacher.
"If you avoid deep cycles of severe soil water deficits occurring with long irrigation delays, you will maintain more uniform and continuous new shoot and root growth in late season," he says. "That results in the potential to extend the fruiting cycle and improve yields."
However, yield improvements are generally only realized when fertility levels are also maintained, and factors impacting fruit retention are under control such that photosynthate and nutrients are also directed to fruit.
In the second scenario, stress avoidance can be beneficial due to higher frequency irrigation during more severe high temperature periods which can mitigate some temperature effects on fruit retention and yield potential.
There are several physiological processes that are important to consider with a drip system due to the way plants respond to changes in how water and nutrients are delivered. Root function is particularly critical.
"You want the tissue to remain hydrated and functioning so you will avoid severe water stress that will have an impact on the plant's growth," Hutmacher says. "Roots also have a function as a method for evaporative cooling. Also, some soluble nutrients such as nitrate can be moved up into the plant along with the water."
There are many factors that can impact where roots grow, how fast they grow and how long they will be retained and active. "Temperature can have a big impact," Hutmacher says. "That really comes into play early season. Water availability is another — where it's available and replenished. The aeration status of the soil — the relative balance of how favorable those conditions are for root growth are things that you can impact with a drip system."
Root distribution under a drip system can be altered fairly dramatically and is one factor in particular that growers should be aware of when switching from furrow or sprinklers. It's important to realize that cotton has a taproot and does not tend to develop a lot of secondary roots that "look" for water and nutrients in response to irrigation. Knowing where the water is being delivered in relation to where the roots are is critical in a drip irrigation scheme.
"Studies have shown over the years that while you can have a fairly widely distributed root system with drip, you tend to have a fairly concentrated root volume with typical drip irrigation systems and management," Hutmacher says. "It's important to keep in mind what happens with less soluble nutrients that don't move as readily with water. You need to have roots to intercept those nutrients. You can rapidly mine what's in the soil if you're not replacing it."
High frequency irrigation with less amounts of water can have potential benefits in drought situations. Cotton plants that are "used" to that situation often perform better than cotton plants that are programmed to receive larger amounts of water at one time. However, interruptions in water can result in quicker, more severe stress on plants that have become used to frequent, short irrigations.
"Plants can tolerate a moderate amount of water stress," Hutmacher says. "A grower may want to consider going for slightly reduced yields when water gets tight.
Across a number of years of studies we've looked at total evapotranspiration — including total water use — versus lint yield response. There are opportunities to back off some on total evapotranspiration under drip irrigation systems and maybe look for a little bit better balance between total water use and yield."
Water savings from a drip irrigation system vary tremendously depending on soil types. Hutmacher says the savings have been most pronounced at the Shafter Research Station where sandy loam soils are prevalent and cotton is typically more shallow-rooted.
"We've had savings up to 30 percent in water on those types of non-uniform soils that have terrible late season infiltration," he says. "We've seen tremendous improvements in both yield and water savings with drip as compared to furrow irrigation. Some of those fields under typical furrow irrigation would be getting in excess of 40 inches of water to try to keep them reasonably low on stress."
At the Westside Research Center, Five Points, Calif., where soils are clay loam soils, water savings from drip irrigation have generally been much lower — in the neighborhood of 5 percent to 10 percent. Knowing where drip could potentially provide the greatest benefit and understanding how drip alters the delivery of water and nutrients to the plant are both critical to success.
"There certainly is a physiology behind the type of responses plants have to the ability to change where you deliver the water and how frequently you deliver it," Hutmacher says. "Some of those are not necessarily unique to drip, but they definitely need to be taken into consideration when switching to a drip system."


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College Sports Roundup: UNH women tipped by BU in hockey
January 27. 2013 10:23PM
No. 5 Boston University used Isabel Menard's second-period power play goal to claim a 3-2 home ice win over the University of New Hampshire in women's ice hockey Sunday afternoon in Boston.
The loss dropped the Wildcats to 10-13-2 overall and to 6-6-1 in Hockey East conference play while the Terriers improved to 17-3-3 overall and 12-2-1.
Jenn Gilligan took the loss in the Wildcat goal despite making 27 saves. She is 7-3-1 on the season.
BU led 2-1 after one period. Shannon Stoneburgh and Shannon Doyle scored for the Terriers while Caroline Broderick notched a goal for UNH.
Jessica Hitchcock tied the game 2-2 4:25 into the second period but Menard's goal came at 11:06 to give BU the lead for good.
The Wildcats were 0-for-4 on the power play while the Terriers were 2-for-6 with the advantage.
The team will remain on the road as they travel to Burlington, Vt., to take on the University of Vermont for a pair of games. Friday's puck drop is slated for 7 p.m.
Men's volleyball
Rivier: The Raiders dropped a 3-0 decision to SUNY-New Paltz before upending MIT, 3-0, in their second match of the day. In the MIT match, Chris Markuson and Terrence Matatall each had 12 kills while Aaron Almario added 9 kills and two blocks.
Men's hockey
Dartmouth 5, Clarkson 1: At Hanover, Tyler Sikura, Eric Robinson, Dustin Walsh and Alex Goodship scored third period goals for the No. 12 Big Green Saturday. Dartmouth's offense put 49 shots on goal, its highest figure this season, while the defense allowed only 21 shots to reach netminder Cab Morris.
Assumption 4, Franklin Pierce 3: At Worcester, Mass., Brendan Glynn, Roscoe Sweeney and Brendan McCarron helped the Ravens build a 3-1 lead before the Greyhounds rallied with three goals in the third period Saturday. FPU goalie Pat Dunn was credited with a career-best 47 saves.
Women's basketball
Dartmouth 58, Harvard 45: At Hanover, Nicola Zimmer poured in 18 points and Faziah Steen added 13 as the Big Green opened its home Ivy League slate Saturday. Dartmouth is 3-13, 1-1 in the Ivies.
Colby College Carnival: At Carrabasset Valley, Maine, Annika Taylor finished second in the 5K classic Nordic race to lead UNH to its third straight race victory and third place following Saturday's second day of skiing. Taylor's time was 17:43.1. Anya Caldwell Bean of Wolfeboro was seventh in 18:09.9. UNH trails Vermont and Dartmouth, 731-627-584.
Per Lindgren was seventh for the UNH men who finished in fourth place.
University of New Hampshire: The Wildcat women's team finished third overall at the Colby Carnival over the weekend in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.
Annika Taylor and Wolfeboro's Anya Caldwell helped the UNH cause by finishing one-two in the 15k freestyle race.
Indoor track
BU Terrier Invitational: At Boston, Mass., Franklin Pierce's Mike Abrams became the first freshman to break 50 seconds this season (49.86) and placed 44th in the 400-meter dash Saturday. He was fourth among NE-10 runners. Concord's Antoine Gisore was 46th overall in the mile in 4:16:88, the sixth-fastest time in the conference this season.
Keene State runners Maggie Fitter (800-meter run) and Ryan Widzgowski (mile) posted New England Champions qualifying times.
Women's swimming
Simmons 166, Plymouth State 97: The Sharks won 13 of the 16 events Sunday afternoon in Boston. Simmons is 8-5 in dual meets this year while PSU is 3-7. Salem's Jennifer Samaro won two events for Plymouth - the 50 breaststroke and the 200 backstroke. Shannon Rogers had the other win for the Panthers in the three-meter diving event. Molly Bohannon and Maddy McDonald won three events apiece for the Sharks. Bohannon captured the 500 and 1000 fresstyle races and the 200 butterfly. McDonald was the top swimmer in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle races.
Both teams will compete in the New England Swimming Championships Feb. 8-10 at the Upper Valley Aquatics Center in White River Jct., Vt. The New England Diving Championships are Feb. 16-17 at Plymouth State.


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Jackson residents outraged over shooting at MLK parade
Police search for suspects in Saturday shooting
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson said Saturday's shooting at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade should not be an indictment against the city or the parade itself.
"It's an indictment against the individual who committed the crime," Johnson said.
A 16 WAPT viewer shot video of the moments after the shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Grandberry Street. The video shows a crowd around a police cruiser and the parade still rolling by.
"Everybody, of course, panicked. It was horrible," said candidate for Jackson mayor Jonathan Lee.
A 23-year-old man was shot in the chest at about noon, police said. His name has not been released, but at last check he was listed in stable condition at a local hospital. Jackson Police Department spokeswoman Officer Colendula Green said the man is expected to recover.
"While the shooting was going on, some young girl was out there dancing," said witness Sharon Minor. "The next thing you know, we just heard fire and everyone scattered and ran for safety."
Lee said he was taking part in the parade when he heard a shot ring out. He said everyone hit the ground.
"I, of course, dove for my child and a couple of children around us to keep them covered," Lee said.
Johnson said there were nearly 50 police officers at the parade and intersections were blocked off for the event.
"I walked the parade -- a lot of the parade route -- I did not feel that I was in a situation that was unsafe," Johnson said. "It was unfortunate that we had at least one person who decided to get involved in a violent act during this time. That's very unfortunate, but again, when I was there what I witnessed was a lot of camaraderie, excitement, joy, appreciation of the day and the event itself."
Police took a 19-year-old man into custody for questioning, but he was later released, authorities said.
"It could have been a tragedy. I'm telling you, that this young man could (have) been dead today," said Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes.
On Sunday, Stokes condemned the shooting, which he said took place on a day that was supposed to stand for peace.
"You can't allow anything to hurt Dr. King's celebration. It's the largest celebration in the country. You can't let anybody make Dr. King's dream become a nightmare," Stokes said.
Saturday's shooting was also fresh on the minds of residents at a Stop the Violence rally in Jackson.
"I was very upset to hear about it. It's no secret. I was upset. I was outraged," said Pam Greer, of Stop the Violence. "I just want people to say, 'You know what? Yesterday's event wasn't the first one.'"
Police said officers have recovered a weapon, but have made no arrests.
Another anti-violence rally is planned for this weekend in response to the shooting.


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Sad news for American Idol fans as Simon Cowell has confirmed he will be leaving the hit show when his contract ends after the 2010 season.
This comes weeks after numerous reports speculated the AI 'mean' judge would be exiting the show. Simon will judge and produce an American version of his British hit music show, The X Factor. His new show is set to debut on Fox in Fall 2011.
"Because of that this will be my last season on American Idol," he announced Monday. "I felt like doing something different," he explained. "I want to leave Idol this year bigger and better than it's been before."
In an interview with Extra, Simon says money was not a factor in his quiting the show. He said he simply wanted and needed a new challenge. The Today Show reported Simon was offered 144 million dollars to do both American Idol and The X Factor, an offer he declined.
There are also rumors that Simon is courting former AI judge Paula Abdul to become one of the judges on the X Factor. When asked about those Paula rumors, he said: "I adore Paula. Whatever happens with her, I will be working with her in some capacity because I miss her."
Simon was reportedly earning 34 millions a year as an AI judge.


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By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
April 13, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — While most of the tech world is talking about Facebook's billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram, a couple of local startups in mobile and social apps are making some noise of their own. Boston-based AisleBuyer, a maker of mobile commerce apps, is being acquired by California giant Intuit, for a rumored price of around $100 million. And Charlestown-based Springpad has released a new version of its smart notebook app. The software lets you share and discover things like books, movies, and restaurants with your friends. It's all part of a wave of companies trying to build more useful ways to navigate the Web — and the real world.
In other innovation news…
Cambridge-based Flagship Ventures and the Merck Research Ventures Fund formed a new partnership to bankroll startups that are developing drugs for unmet medical needs.
Our deal of the week goes to Waltham-based Harvest Power, which raised $110 million in venture funding for its technology that converts organic waste to energy.
And in our "distinguished visitor" category, Web startup GrabCAD hosted Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia, at its new Cambridge office this week. GrabCAD has operations both here and in its native Estonia; to stay connected, the teams use another Estonian-born service called Skype.
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GALT - A teenager was shot and killed Sunday night in the 400 block of Second Street, according to Galt police.
GALT - A teenager was shot and killed Sunday night in the 400 block of Second Street, according to Galt police.
Officers responded to three shots fired in the area of Second and E streets at 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of the teenager, identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office as Ricardo Guererro of Galt.
Lt. Brian Kalinowski said the Galt Police Department would not release further information pending further investigation.
STOCKTON - Six vehicles at three separate locations just east of Fritz Grupe Park in northwest Stockton were torched early Monday, Stockton police reported.
Arson investigators are handling the case and had little to go on later in the day. Police Department spokesman Officer Joe Silva said it was unknown if any of the vehicles were targeted or it was a random crime.
Officers were initially dispatched at 2 a.m. Monday to the 3100 block of Sea Gull Lane on a report of three vehicles on fire. While they were investigating that incident, authorities located two more vehicles on fire in the 6000 block of Carolina Circle. Officers then located another vehicle on fire in the 3100 block of West Swain Road.
"We are really encouraging the community to call us. Call Crime Stoppers if you want to stay anonymous," Silva said. Contact police at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600.
FRENCH CAMP - A commuter train traveling at nearly 80 mph in foggy conditions plowed into a car south of Stockton on Monday morning, pushing the empty vehicle about a quarter-mile down the tracks and spraying nearby parked cars with debris.
Nobody around the crash site nor the 37 people aboard the San Jose-bound train were harmed, according to rail and law enforcement officials.
The visibility in the fog was about 300 feet when the collision occurred shortly after 7 a.m. Monday, but why the 2000 Toyota Corolla was in the path of the Altamont Corridor Express train was not certain, California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer James Smith said.
A 50-year-old man driving the Toyota south on McKinley Avenue had veered onto the railroad tracks north of Industrial Drive for an unknown reason. There was no evidence that another car was involved, Smith said. The car got stuck on the track, and the driver got out of the car, he said.
A few minutes later, the train struck the car, he said. It kicked up rocks that flew into a nearby parking lot and damaged eight cars.


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UFC Vet Mike Russow Signs With World Series of Fighting, Will Make Debut Next Year
(Is the WSOF ready for this jelly? / Photo via Getty)
Despite kicking off his UFC career with four consecutive wins — including a heroic comeback knockout against Todd Duffee in May 2010 — Chicago-based heavyweight Mike Russow was swiftly given his walking papers earlier this year after suffering back-to-back TKO losses against Fabricio Werdum and Shawn Jordan. The 37-year-old has kept a very low profile since then, but it looks like he'll be re-emerging under the World Series of Fighting banner against an opponent to be named later. (Yes, World Series of Fighting, not Bellator. We're just as surprised as you are.)
MMAJunkie reported the news over the weekend, adding that Russow will likely make his promotional debut early next year, and will join a still-developing WSOF heavyweight division that's been dominated by ex-UFC champ Andrei Arlovski and perennial whateverweight champ Anthony Johnson, and also includes fighters like Derrick Mehmen, Devin Cole, and Dave Huckaba.
Russow's decision to keep his job as a Chicago police officer has slowed his progress in MMA over the years — he's only competed six times since 2009 — but occasional gigs in World Series of Fighting could be a good fit for this stage of his career. We'll keep you posted when details of his WSOF debut are officially announced.Read More DIGG THIS


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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — This metropolis of 6 million people may be one of the world's most intense, overwhelming cities, with tremendous levels of crime, traffic and social strife. The sounds of Caracas' streets live up to its reputation.
Stand on any downtown corner, and the cacophony can be overpowering: Deafening horns blast from oncoming buses, traffic police shrilly blow their whistles and sirens shriek atop ambulances stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Air horns routinely used by bus drivers are so powerful they make pedestrians on crosswalks recoil, and can even leave their ears ringing. Loud salsa music blares from the windows of buses, trucks with old mufflers rumble past belching exhaust, and "moto-taxis" weave through traffic beeping high-pitched horns.
Growing numbers of Venezuelans are saying they're fed up with the noise that they say is getting worse, and the numbers of complaints to the authorities have risen in recent years.
One affluent district, Chacao, put up signs along a main avenue reading: "A honk won't make the traffic light change."
"The noise is terrible. Sometimes it seems like it's never going to end," said Jose Santander, a street vendor who stands in the middle of a highway selling fried pork rinds and potato chips to commuters in traffic.
Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega recently told a news conference that officials have started "putting an increased emphasis on promoting peaceful coexistence" by punishing misdemeanors such as violations of anti-noise regulations and other minor crimes. That effort has translated into hundreds of noise-related cases in recent years.
Some violators are ordered to perform community service. For instance, two young musicians who were recently caught playing loud music near a subway station were sentenced to 120 hours of community service giving music lessons to students in public schools.
Others caught playing loud music on the street have been charged with disturbing the peace after complaints from neighbors. Fines can run as high as 9,000 bolivars, or $2,093.
Associated Press video on Caracas traffic.
On the streets of their capital, however, Venezuelans have grown used to living loudly. The noisescape adds to a general sense of anarchy, with many drivers ignoring red lights and blocking intersections along potholed streets strewn with trash.
"This is something that everybody does. Nobody should be complaining," said Gregorio Hernandez, a 23-year-old college student, as he listened to Latin rock songs booming from his car stereo on a Saturday night in downtown Caracas. "We're just having fun. We're not hurting anybody."
Adding to the mess is the country's notoriously divisive politics, which regularly fill the streets with marches and demonstrations.
On many days, the shouts of protesters streaming through downtown can be heard from blocks away, demanding pay hikes or unpaid benefits.
And the sporadic crackling of gunfire in the slums can be confused for firecrackers tossed by boisterous partygoers.
It's difficult to rank the world's noisiest cities because many, including Venezuela's capital, don't take measurements of sound pollution, said Victor Rastelli, a mechanical engineering professor and sound pollution expert at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas. But Rastelli said he suspects Caracas is right up there among the noisiest, along with Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Mumbai.
Excessive noise can be more than simply an annoyance, Rastelli said. "This is a public health problem."
Dr. Carmen Mijares, an audiologist at a private Caracas hospital, said she treats at least a dozen patients every month for hearing damage caused by prolonged exposure to loud noises.
"Many of them work in bars or night clubs, and their maladies usually include temporary hearing loss and headaches," Mijares said. For others, she said, the day-to-day noise of traffic, car horns and loud music can exacerbate stress and sleeping disorders.
Several cities have successfully reduced noise pollution, said Stephen Stansfeld, a London psychiatry professor and coordinator of the European Network on Noise and Health.
One of the most noteworthy initiatives, Stansfeld said, was in Copenhagen, Denmark, where officials used sound walls, noise-reducing asphalt and other infrastructure as well as public awareness campaigns to fight noise pollution.
But such high-tech solutions seem like a remote possibility in Caracas, where streets are literally falling apart and aging overpasses regularly lack portions of their guard rails. Prosecutors, angry neighbors and others hoping to fight the noise will have to persuade Venezuelans to do nothing less than change their loud behavior.
For Carlos Pinto, however, making noise is practically a political right.
The 26-year-old law student and his friends danced at a recent street party to house music booming from woofers in his car's open trunk, with neon lights on the speakers that pulsed to the beat.
When asked about the noise, he answered: "We will be heard."
AP video on Caracas traffic: https://vimeo.com/54542824
AP freelance video journalist Ricardo Nunes contributed to this report.
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Wal-Mart a Good Place to Shop But Some Critics Too
Holiday Greeting Flap: Ho, Ho, Hum
About the Survey
Results for this survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International among a nationwide sample of 1,502 adults, 18 years of age or older, from December 7-11, 2005. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on form 1 (N=761) and form 2 (N=741) the sampling error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.


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Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i young scientist receives research awardUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Oct 12, 2009
Iona Cheng, Ph.D., M.P.H., a young scientist at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i's (CRCH) Epidemiology Program, was recently named one of 17 recipients to receive a V Scholar award from the Jim Valvano Foundation for Cancer Research. Her selection was based on high ranking of her grant proposal titled, "Identifying IGF1 Genetic Susceptibility Variants for Prostate Cancer in African Americans." As a V Foundation Scholar, Dr. Cheng will receive a two-year $200,000 grant, which will be used to offset the costs of her research.
"This highly competitive award is a terrific recognition for Dr. Cheng and the Center's genetic epidemiology research which focuses on understanding ethnic differences in cancer risk," states Loic Le Marchand, M.D., Ph.D., director of the CRCH Epidemiology Program. "Dr. Cheng's project on African Americans will generate new critical knowledge on prostate cancer that will benefit all ethnic groups."
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in U.S. men. African Americans have a higher incidence and at least twice the mortality rates of prostate cancer compared to other racial/ethnic groups. The disease is characterized by the disruption of regulatory systems that intervene in normal cell growth and death. The Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) system is involved in both of these key pathways and may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer.
Dr. Cheng and her colleagues' previous research has linked inherited differences at the IGF1 gene to prostate cancer risk. However, the specific genetic variants responsible for this increased risk of disease have yet to be identified.
Through the support of the V Foundation, their new study will further investigate the IGF1 gene to identify novel genetic variants and test whether these inherited differences influence the risk of prostate cancer among African American men from the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC). The MEC is one of the largest ongoing population studies in the world, having begun in 1988 and representing whites, African Americans, Hispanics, Japanese, and Native Hawaiians. The information being gathered from the MEC is looking at possible links between cancer and nutrition, cancer and other lifestyle factors such as smoking, and to determine whether genes make people more or less susceptible to cancer.
The long-term goal of Dr. Cheng and her colleagues is to understand the genetic basis of prostate cancer susceptibility, especially among understudied populations with high rates of disease, such as African American males.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was started in 1993 by ESPN and Jim Valvano, the former North Carolina basketball coach and award-winning broadcaster, who had been diagnosed with cancer. The goal of the Foundation was to provide early developmental, critical-stage grant funding to promising young scientists, who would eventually find cures for cancer.The Foundation solicits submissions of grant proposals through the directors of National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and prominent universities involved in critical cancer research throughout the U.S., who then recommend specific young researchers for the Board's consideration.