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So, in the uberSPEWDAY turbo, I double early with AK v JJ, then crying call NYRambler's 5BB jam with A7 in the big blind and lose to AT, then some tourney donk/backer clown :-) rejams 66 over my QTs open shove on the button and flops a 6. Nice to be busted by Timex. Dunzo way quick, 26/40.
In the main, I got some chips early, then ran into an interesting hand.
Full Tilt Poker Game #22814097617: Tuesday Spewday (174876304), Table 3 - 25/50 Ante 5 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:37:51 ET - 2010/08/03
Seat 1: dackjaniels2001 (4,408)
Seat 2: twoblackaces (6,374)
Seat 3: Laff2er (2,560), is sitting out
Seat 4: AugB10 (2,723)
Seat 5: PinkyStinky (4,112)
Seat 6: heffmike (3,884)
Seat 9: Foaming_Homer (2,939)
dackjaniels2001 antes 5
twoblackaces antes 5
Laff2er antes 5
AugB10 antes 5
PinkyStinky antes 5
heffmike antes 5
Foaming_Homer antes 5
heffmike posts the small blind of 25
Foaming_Homer posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #5
Dealt to heffmike [Td Kd]
dackjaniels2001 folds
twoblackaces folds
Laff2er folds
AugB10 raises to 150
PinkyStinky folds
heffmike raises to 450 (light resteal, I suck)
Foaming_Homer folds
AugB10 has 15 seconds left to act
AugB10 calls 300 (boo)
*** FLOP *** [8s Th 7s]
heffmike has 15 seconds left to act (well, I actually have something now, probably ahead, may as well commit myself)
heffmike bets 900
AugB10 has 15 seconds left to act
AugB10 raises to 2,268, and is all in
heffmike: I play so bad. (true like always)
heffmike calls 1,368
AugB10 shows [Jc Ac]
heffmike shows [Td Kd]
*** TURN *** [8s Th 7s] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [8s Th 7s Ah] [4c]
AugB10 shows a pair of Aces
heffmike shows a pair of Tens
AugB10 wins the pot (5,521) with a pair of Aces
Total pot 5,521 | Rake 0
Board: [8s Th 7s Ah 4c]
Seat 1: dackjaniels2001 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: twoblackaces folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Laff2er folded before the Flop
Seat 4: AugB10 showed [Jc Ac] and won (5,521) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: PinkyStinky (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: heffmike (small blind) showed [Td Kd] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: Foaming_Homer (big blind) folded before the Flop
By the numbers, I'm a 60/40 fav, so it's not atrocious - but I thought I might have walked into a set or overpair there - hell, even a big draw (QsJs) has me pretty hosed - regardless, I still have to stack off with practically my entire range anyway getting 3-1...
...and because of that, I'm not sure jamming AJ no spade is all that good a play, even with overs and a gutter, b/c you have like no fold equity and even my crying call hands are still ahead. Thoughts?
Anyhow, turn was an ace, I SPEW, and from there I never really get anything going again, I donk KTo again into AQ and spike to double up right before the first break, but then I finally I call a cutoff minraise in the BB with 76o getting like nine zillion to one, and check/jam a six-high flop for like 10BB - and get snapped off by K6o. Done 23/36.
It's a great tournament, though. The CardRunners guys play a different MTT game, and adjusting is a fun experience. Oh, and I see the hostess binked a cash, so good times there for LJ..
So after that clownishness, I just fired up another 90-man SnG and took it down for $600. No chop this time, yay me. At least I'm paying for Ireland a little bit at a time.
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Story | Apr 11, 2011 | 4:35 PMGame stories --The Times' Mike Bresnahan breaks down the Lakers' late-game turnovers in their 120-106 loss to Oklahoma City on Sunday. --The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding notes that Kobe Bryant avoided his teammates following the Lakers' loss to the... -
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Story | May 5, 2010 | 4:34 PMLakers guard Kobe Bryant was selected to the NBA All-Defensive team for a 10th time, joining Orlando center Dwight Howard, Cleveland forward LeBron James, Charlotte forward Gerald Wallace and Boston guard Rajon Rondo. The award was determined by a vote of... -
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Story | May 5, 2010 | 4:32 PMThe NBA's defensive player of the year was the leading vote-getter for the NBA's all-defense team. Howard received 28 first-team votes and one second-team vote for a total of 57 points. The NBA's all-defensive team is selected by the league's 30 head... -
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Story | Mar 27, 2010 | 4:34 PMNothing went right in the Lakers' unimpressive 91-75 loss Friday to the Oklahoma City Thunder. They trailed by as many as 33 points, shot only 39.2% from the field, lacked any positive standout performances and appeared to be an entirely different team... -
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Toby Keith Performs For San Diego-Based USS Cape St. George
A country music superstar performed for more than 350 Sailors during an underway concert on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), April 24.
With the garrison flag flying from the forward deckhouse, the Sailors gathered to hear Toby Keith perform several of his numerous hit songs, including "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," "Red Solo Cup" and "As Good as I Once Was."
The United Services Organization (USO) and Navy Entertainment sponsored the concert to boost the morale of the deployed Sailors. Keith, who is on his 10th USO tour, "Live in Overdrive," performed a concert aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) the day before.
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The Nintendo DS can almost be whatever you need it to be. It can be a handheld game device, a simple organizer, an image viewer, an MP3 player, and an internet navigator. As with games, there are a lot of them out there competing for your attention. Which one you choose depends on your taste. So are homebrew applications, they're all over the place if you know where to search for them. You just need the right info & tools and you're set to go.
One of the uses the NDS-user can benefit from is the internet browsing capability. As was mentioned before, Opera for the DS is now available in Japan, and slated for worldwide release in a couple of months. However, there are also people out there who want to give internet connection to those who can't or won't buy the Opera program.
Options make situations more flexible and creative. Whether you wait for the Okiwi to bloom into a flower or go for the DS Opera browser is up to you. In the end you, the consumer, win.
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Interesting, I wonder how they will get around the DS's limited RAM, and a cache stored on the card would also be nice.
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Will this be better than Opera? I hope so becasue i dont want to buy a web browser for my DS when i have a free one on my PSP. I have a G6 flash card, i wonder if this homebrew program will work on it.
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Win tickets to 'Mystic India'
Looking for a happy Friday evening? I don't think you'll have to look farther than the Lively Arts Foundation's presentation of "Mystic India," a live Bollywood dance spectacular. This kind of music and dance just seems to bring out the smiles in audiences. Here's a description:
Audiences can expect an explosion of colors and energy as they travel on a celebratory journey through Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat, and even through the progression of Bollywood films via a stunning visual display that fuses dance, theater, and spectacular special effects.
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Hair is no longer this pinky-purple, touched it up tonight and did my roots and now I am back to my regular purple hair. I really enjoyed the light color it was but my roots were getting ridic. My hair is so thick and long that touching it up myself was the biggest pain in the ass, I think I'm just gonna go have some one do it for me next time. >.< I'm exhausted
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Earlier this week, one Hotmail user logged into their account to find that all of their emails had been removed by hackers, with the only email remaining demanding money in return for the deleted emails. According to Websense, this is a variant of "ransomware" which holds your files using methods such as encryption and demands money in return for the password. The cause of this is believed to be a computer in a Spanish Internet Cafe which was infected with spyware, therefore Hotmail users needn't worry too much at present. Hopefully MSN should be able to restore the missing emails and this should be an isolated incident, although it could be a sign of the future. Source: Neowin.net
This reason is specifically why I don't use public computers for ANYTHING that requires me to log in.
Being in a hotel from a week to month (on business or other reasons) its very tempting to get online using their free computers.
it is surprising what people do look at on free comuters a friend of mine even looks at his online bank account via free computers which is extremly silly to say the least.
If you're spending a week to a month regularly in hotels on business, I think it's time to get a laptop.


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Andrew Christopher spent the summer and fall making his living as a busker on Granville Island.
He says other buskers told him his music is "above average" for those playing on the streets.
"Some people really responded to it," he told the Times. "It was my main income for a while and that's what started my solo career from the band."
Christopher is the lead singer of Chilliwack band Pardon My Striptease.
But while his journey into the world of busking showed him he was good and could make money he was missing something: a CD.
"I saw everyone else had a CD they were selling," he said.
So with his own songs, he got help from Pardon My Striptease guitarist Brendan Woodroff, who helped him record his solo efforts in Woodroff's home studio.
Now Christopher is launching his CD, Gone, at a party at Corky's on Dec. 1. He'll be playing all the tracks from the CD live as well as a set of cover songs for everyone to sing and dance to.
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Cooling Centers Open With Forecast for Hot, Hot, Sticky-Hot Weather Friday
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Friday (June 29), although forecasters expect the hot weather to continue through Monday. The most vulnerable to health problems in the heat are children, the elderly, people with chronic conditions and of course those without air conditioning in the home. Please check in on neighbors who may fall under one of these categories a couple times a day.
Those impacted by hot temperatures can find relief by drinking plenty of cold water, taking cool-water baths, planning grocery shopping or trips to the mall for midday to take advantage of air conditioning and planning outdoor exercise and/or yard work for the mornings and evenings.
Never, ever—never—leave children (or pets) in a car in this kind of heat—even for a quick errand. Temperatures inside of a car can climb quickly to 150 degrees or even higher. Heat stroke sets in when a child's temperature hits 104 degrees. In addition, lock unattended cars to prevent children from venturing inside to play while the car is parked. Here is a disturbing look at how hyperthermia deaths occur in the United States. There were 33 last year and so far this summer, 7, including a two-year-old in Virginia who ventured into a parked car while playing outside with siblings.
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold has ordered cooling centers to be opened on Friday. Weather forecasters, including Accuweather, have predicted temperatures rising to the high 90s through Monday. The cooling centers have been ordered to stay open until Monday.
If county residents need additional services or resources, please call the Emergency Operations Center between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 410-222-0600.
In South County, the cooling centers include the Southern District Police Station Community Meeting Room at 35 Stepneys Lane in Edgewater, which will open at 7 a.m. on Friday and remain open until 7 a.m. on Monday (24 hours a day through the weekend).
The Anne Arundel Department of Aging's South County Senior Center, 27 Stepneys Lane in Edgewater, will be open as a cooling center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
In addition, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department has tips to stay cool through the period of hot weather, including limiting exercise and moderating activity; drinking plenty of fluids; use hot weather as an opportunity to go to the movies, visit the library or go to the mall; wear sunscreen, wear a hat, and try for light, loose-fitted clothing.


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A DETECTIVE leading an investigation into TR Rogers & Sons scrap metal yard has admitted his team breached police guidelines by wiping video evidence.
Det Sgt Gavin Collier appeared as a witness yesterday in the trial of five men accused of "turning a blind eye" to two police officers posing as metal thieves.
Earlier in the trial, former Det Insp Rodger Cartwright said he made a "mistake" when he ordered the yard's CCTV to be wiped.
He argued that this was to protect the undercover officers, but Peter Stage, defending Simon Rogers, yesterday suggested to DS Collier that the CCTV had been erased so the defence team could not see it and that it breached guidelines.
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- FDA Cuts Inspections of Labs Testing Medical Devices
- HIV/AIDS Deadliest Infectious Disease in China
- Food Banks Discarding Thousands of Pounds of Recalled Food
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FDA Cuts Inspections of Labs Testing Medical Devices
Enforcement of federal quality regulations at labs that develop medical devices has been scaled back by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a Project on Government Oversight report.
The independent watchdog group found that FDA inspections of "good laboratory practices" at facilities that do early testing of medical devices such as pacemakers, stents and imaging machines declined from 33 in 2005, to seven in 2007, to one in 2008, the Associated Press reported. No FDA inspections are planned for this year.
"The decision ... to not enforce [lab standards] is stunning in its contempt for the protection of patients," the group said in its report.
By focusing its enforcement on clinical trials that involve people, and not on early medical device testing in labs, the FDA says it can make better use of scarce resources and still protect the public, the AP reported.
Critics disagree. "This decision ... may result in an irreversible cascade of adverse consequences to the protection of the public," the Society of Quality Assurance said in a letter to Congress.
HIV/AIDS Deadliest Infectious Disease in China
HIV/AIDS is now the leading infectious disease-related cause of death in China, according to the state news agency Xinhua .
Between January and September 2008, AIDS killed 6,897 people. Since China reported its the first AIDS death in 1985, 34,864 people have died of the disease, caused by HIV infection. Previously the third deadliest infectious disease in the country, HIV/AIDS is now followed by tuberculosis, rabies, hepatitis and infant tetanus, according to a Xinhua reported cited by the Associated Press.
The Chinese news agency said Ministry of Health figures show that the number of confirmed HIV infections increased from 135,630 in 2005 to 264,302 from January to September 2008.
The actual number of HIV-infected people in China may actually be about 700,000, according to government and outside estimates, the AP reported. The discrepancy between official and estimated numbers is due in part to people's reluctance to be tested for HIV. The government estimates that 85,000 of those 700,000 people have full-blown AIDS.
Food Banks Throwing Out Thousands of Pounds of Recalled Food
U.S. food banks are throwing out thousands of pounds of food products recalled in the nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to Peanut Corp. of America.
The discarded products include peanut butter, cereals, cookies, nut mixes and granola bars, items which are vital to food banks because of their long shelf life and durability, the Associated Press reported.
The Houston Food Bank has thrown out 3,000 pounds of recalled products. The Cleveland Food Clinic has tossed out 1,000 pounds of food and has put another several thousands pounds of food on snacks on hold until the recall list is finalized. More than 1,300 pounds of food has been discarded or quarantined at the Food Finders Food Bank Inc. in Lafayette, Ind.
"At a time when food banks are struggling, everything inevitably has an impact," Karen Ponza, spokeswoman for the Cleveland Food Clinic, told the AP.
So far, more than 1,900 products have been recalled due to the salmonella outbreak, which has sickened nearly 600 people and caused nine deaths.
Counterfeit Toothbrushes Pose Choking Hazard
Counterfeit toothbrushes that pose a choking hazard have been distributed across Canada and consumers should check their toothbrushes to make sure they're authentic, says Health Canada.
The agency said it has received at least one report of a counterfeit product's bristles becoming dislodged and caught in a person's throat, CBC News reported.


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Honda ups the power but keeps the portability with new EU30i generator
02 Jul 2009
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Honda (UK) has enhanced the world's best-selling range of portable inverter generators with the launch of the new EU30i; offering increased power output but maintaining portability, ease of use and noise efficiency. The new EU30i offers 3kVa maximum and 2.6kVA continuous power; ideal for a wide range of applications.
With ease of use and innovation always at the heart of Honda's range, the EU30i represents a highly effective solution to the challenge to deliver higher power whilst retaining portability. Offering 1kw more output than the EU20i, the EU30i is mounted on two wheels with a foldaway multi-position handle to deliver a tow weight of just 8kg – more than portable enough for one user. Two further fixed handles have been added to the side of the unit to enable two people to load and unload.
Other enhancements which contribute to lower weight and higher portability include the use of magnesium for the first time – in the centre frame – which while more expensive than steel is four times lighter. The use of highly rigid resin in the front frame further enhances weight reduction compared to other models. A new compact inverter unit and Rotor Hub have also been added, delivering weight savings of 500g and 730g respectively, compared to previous models. Additionally, a lower centre of gravity compared to many competitor units means that more load is directly absorbed by the frame; reducing towing weight and increasing stability.
Noise reduction was also a major focus in the development of the EU30i. Honda's unique shielding layout – which positions the inverter unit between the intake and the engine – and high performance sound absorbing material in the resonator significantly reduce noise to deliver around the same level of the smaller EU20i.
Other key features of the new EU30i include an eco-throttle to minimise fuel consumption; parallel operation capability to use two units simultaneously for increased output capacity; high quality power output thanks to a 32 bit microcomputer and built in electronic governor; a closable fuel vent for improved portability and transport; and a 12v DC output. In a greater drive towards ease of use, all controls, indicators and output system are now brought together in an integrated front panel.
Martin Moll, Head of Marketing for Honda (UK) Power Equipment
"This latest addition to our range couldn't be better timed considering the continued trend towards portable power; most particularly in the leisure markets where our smaller units are hugely popular with caravanners and boaters. The EU30i with its integrated tow behind feature and innovative weight reduction will satisfy the growing number of customers demanding increased power while maintaining ease of portability. We look forward to a high level of interest in the new model from customers both existing and new."
The EU30i will be available in the UK from September 2009 from Authorised Honda Dealers, priced in line with the EU30is model.


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JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 6/15/13 Saving one of the most blistering numbers of the show for the end of the set, Jon Spencer and the Blues Explosion cut loose with "Blues X Man." Making his way to the front of the stage amid a squall of sculpted feedback, Spencer offered up a v ... More >>
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Tommy Tuberville's Challenge Is To Top Mike Leach's Record at Texas Tech
Texas Tech hired a good coach in signing Tommy Tuberville to a contract in Lubbock, Tex.
However, it is unlikely that Tuberville will be able to surpass the record of Mike Leach at Tech.
Over the decade that Leach coached in Lubbock, he averaged three wins against two losses in the Big 12 South division.
For Tuberville to top Leach's performance at Tech he will need to win four games yearly against Big 12 South opponents.
To do that, he will need to consistently beat the University of Texas, the University of Oklahoma, Texas A&M University, and Oklahoma State University.
These teams all have a significant financial advantages over Texas Tech University. Financial revenues play a key role in how well a team can compete against their conference rivals.
Texas Tech had football revenue in 2008 of $24 million. This seems substantial until you compare it against the revenues for the Big 12 teams Tuberville will face.
2008 football revenue for the University of Texas was $87 million, for the University of Oklahoma $47 million, for Texas A & M $38 million, and for Oklahoma State University $26 million.
Oklahoma State also has the financial backing of Texan T. Boone Pickens who has already ponied up nearly $200 million for the OSU football program.
I hope Tommy Tuberville has success at Texas Tech University.
But he will be battling programs with greater financial resources to hire the best coaches, build the best facilities, and recruit the best athletes.
Mike Leach did remarkably well against the strong Big 12 South Division opponents despite the financial handicaps at Texas Tech.
For Tommy Tuberville to better Leach's record, he will need be a really great coach.
And if he is a really great coach, he also must be willing to turn down lucrative financial offers from programs with the money to hire him away from Texas Tech.
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In the years 1866-1900, bird-trapping was a common practice among people in Sønderho and Nordby on Fanø's east coast. The traps were known as fuglekøjer and the towns had two each. The traps can cover up to four acres of land. Channels, radiating out from a…
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The addition of Belgian transmission company Elia to investors in the proposed Atlantic Wind Connection undersea grid is a significant endorsement for the project, the project's principal Bob Mitchell said.
Atlantic Wind Connection, which wants to build a 350-mile submarine cable between Virginia and New Jersey to transmit power from offshore wind farms to the onshore grid, said on Friday that Elia would take a 10 percent equity stake in the venture. The announcement was official confirmation of involvement by the Belgian company, which has extensive experience in the European offshore wind industry.
For more on the Atlantic Wind Connection, read: Just The Beginning For Atlantic Wind Connection.
"This is tremendous confirmation that we are on the right track," Mitchell told Breaking Energy in an interview after a public meeting on the AWC project in Point Pleasant Beach, a New Jersey shore community.
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In addition to its financial backing, Elia will offer transmission expertise from its direct experience with offshore transmission development in Europe.
The Elia Group built the first offshore HVDC project in Europe, and is now helping to construct the European Super Grid, a transmission network that will interconnect Europe and regions around its borders with a high-voltage direct current power grid that is designed to incorporate renewable energy, particularly wind, and reinforce security of supply.
Elia, which first approached AWC about participation and joins Google, Swiss renewable-energy investor Good Energies, and Japanese manufacturer Marubeni as AWC equity partners The four entities together have invested "tens of millions of dollars" in the project, AWC's Mitchell said.
AWC plans to raise more equity at the time of the financial close, estimated for early 2014, and will finance the rest of the project through debt, Mitchell said. He estimated engineering, construction and procurement will cost $5.5 billion.
The partners may choose to provide additional equity or can bring in other partners as the project progresses, Mitchell said.
Savings Through Eased Congestion
The undersea grid would transmit power to the onshore grid at a limited number of points in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, removing the need for individual wind farms to construct their own transmission lines.
Offshore wind generation interconnected through the project would reduce system-wide production costs from fossil-fuel fired generation by $1.1 billion per year, according to a recent study by the Brattle Group.
Power generated by proposed mid-Atlantic offshore wind farms – an estimated 7,000 MW — would also help ease grid congestion in the U.S. northeast, Mitchell said.
"All of us who live here are paying several dollars a month extra because of congestion on the lines," Mitchell told and audience that included local officials, trade unionists, and environmentalists.
Lower congestion costs of some $17 billion would help offset the estimated $30-$35 billion price tag for the AWC and the wind farms connected to it, Mitchell said. Including other benefits such as reliability improvements and lower fossil-fuel production costs, benefits would total $43 billion, according to AWC calculations.
The project recently received FERC approval for rate incentives. The project has already filed to acquire offshore rights-of-way with the Interior Department's BOEMRE, which has told Congress the project is on the fast-track.


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With just one day before Friday's sequester deadline, the United States government is preparing for massive cuts, but our neighbors south of the border should also be preparing, as Latin America will not escape the effects of the spending cuts.
Though much of the roughly $85 billion spending cuts will be solely domestic, consulates, airports, and countries receiving foreign aid will have to make adjustments as well.
Those traveling through airports will face longer lines, as screening will take longer due to employee cuts. Lines will also be longer at U.S. consulates in Latin America and those waiting for documentation will face longer wait times.
Foreign aid, while it will not be halted, will decrease by about $500 million worldwide. Worrisome is the fact that much of the aid provided to our neighbors to the south goes to security assistance, meaning the fight against drug cartels may shift throughout parts of Latin America.
Shannon K. O'Neil with Council on Foreign Relations also notes:
Economists predict that half a point of growth will be shaved off the U.S. economy due to the cuts. Particularly for those countries most closely tied to the United States—Mexico especially, but also most other countries in Central America and the Caribbean—declining American demand could have big consequences. A January 2013 World Bank report estimates that Latin America's total GDP growth could be reduced by 1.2 percent as a result of the United States' fiscal uncertainty.


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Date: Friday 18 Jun 2010
Though plant hire group Ashtead raised its dividend by more than expected, the 2.9p-a-share payout is not covered by earnings.
The shares remain one of the stock markets best plays on US economic recovery. But at 110¼p, down 3½p, they are up with events. No more than a hold says the Times.
Promising stories like this are often undone by the valuation, but Ashtead's shares are not expensive. On a mid-cycle basis, discounting back from estimates for 2013, the shares end up a on multiple of 4.2 times in terms of enterprise value to Ebitda. That compares favourably to usual mid-cycle metrics of 4.5 to 6 times. It's worth investing in Ashtead now, before the recovery spreads its roots and the market re-rates the shares. Buy says the Independent.
WS Atkins draws 70% of its sales from the UK and the outlook for infrastructure spending remains bleak as underlined by yesterdays move by the Government to cancel or suspend £11.5bn of projects. As it is, the companys work in hand, at 54 per cent of budgeted revenues, has remained reassuringly steady year-on-year. The other prop is the puniness of sterling, which could encourage bid interest. At 695½p, or ten times earnings, and yielding 4%, hold on says the Times.
If Consort Medical is seen as a low-growth stock with a chunky dividend yield, yesterdays full-year results did nothing to change that view. Both underlying revenues and operating profits at £118.6m and £18.6m respectively barely budged in the 12 months to April 30.But the prospect of vigorous profit growth appears no closer than before. At 355½p, or nine times earnings, a 5.4% dividend yield remains as attractive as ever but that is not enough reason to buy. Pass says the Times.
Consort's outlook is more positive than the numbers. However, if punters accept the potential of the Bespak products, there is a cheap stock on offer here. Trading on a 2010 price-earnings ratio of 9.2 times, Consort is inexpensive. The dividend yield of 5.3% alone justifies buying shares. Assuming that the company is not a basket case, and Consort isn't, investors should be supporters of the stock, so buy says the Independent.
The Telegraph has recommended five companies that could be replacements for BP in an income portfolio. The five are: National Grid, Royal Dutch Shell, Vodafone, Scottish and Southern Energy and RSA Insurance.
There could be significant opportunities for contractor Balfour Beatty, which stands on an attractive price of 7.6 times estimated full-year earnings. Balfour Beatty is a good recovery play, but wait to see further signs of a significant return of global infrastructure opportunities. Hold says the Independent.
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FILE PHOTO - On Monday October 22, 2012, Cycling's Governing body, the UCI, has formally stripped LANCE ARMSTRONG of his seven Tour de France titles for his involvement in a massive doping scandal. The UCI accepted the sanctions imposted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and would not appeal them to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. PICTURED: July 25, 2010 - Paris, France - Radioshack team rider LANCE ARMSTRONG of the U.S. reacts during the lap of honor with his team after the 20th and final stage of the 97th Tour de France cycling race, between Longjumeau and Paris(Credit Any Usage: ©ZUMAPRESS.com/Keystone Press)
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Mark McQuillan, Connecticut's commissioner of education under retiring Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, resigned suddenly Wednesday after having expressed interest in working for Democratic Governor-Elect Dannel Malloy.
In a letter to the state Board of Education, McQuillan wrote, "I realized that I no longer wanted to do this work and saw all too plainly that the stresses of my job are more than they should be and more than I am willing to accept."
But anyone who thinks McQuillan was a shoe-in for either the commissioner's job or another education post under Malloy doesn't remember his role in last year's controversial closing of J.M. Wright Technical School in Stamford.
Malloy was wrapping up his term as Stamford's mayor and both he and the individual he tapped last week as his general counsel – state Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford – were vocal critics of how the Wright Tech matter was handled.
McDonald, a close friend and confidant of Malloy's, in particular was frustrated with McQuillan after our newspapers published an in-depth report about the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that resulted in the school's closure.
I phoned McDonald, who technically is not part of the Malloy administration until the new governor is sworn in January 5, and asked him if he would have had significant reservations about McQuillan's remaining education commissioner.
"I've had no comment or position on that," McDonald said. "I will serve as general counsel to the governor and will advocate his positions, not my own."
McDonald, however, also said, "Wright Tech was an extraordinarily important issue for Stamford and surrounding communities and I was very disillusioned about how the department handled that issue from the very beginning. It was extraordinarily disappointing and heartbreaking for the students and families who had to live through it."


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SevenCubed - 3:11 pm on Oct 15, 2012 (gmt 0)
WHY is Bing's marketing department not jumping all over this?
Because jumping all over something uses up a lot of energy, and money in this case. I think Bing, and others, are adopting an aikido approach to google and letting them defeat themselves through their own aggressiveness. But if they somehow don't defeat themselves, surely somewhere out there is a project in the idea or early development phase that will eventually topple google if one of the current players don't. If that's the case, it'll likely come from outside the USA because it will require a different business cultural approach. Most of the challengers, past and present, are stewing in the same business cultural philosophy and that makes it especially difficult to beat google on their own turf.


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MC, producer, comedian, and actor Jean Grae joins the show this week, and we air electronic tunes by Johnny Ripper, Fremdkunst, and Kiln. We've got gems from newer acts like Goofy Foot, Evan Geesman, Miss Kenichi, Rachel Brotman, and Reverse People, and we'll peek at the upcoming album from Czech duo Dva.
Chicago-based Parlour Tapes+ wraps avant-garde music in a surreal and intriguing package. The music is uncanny and visceral, well worth a listen even for those unfamiliar with contemporary classical music.
Members of punk act reassemble to make atmospheric and gutsy bluegrass songs about barbeque and whiskey.
Portland producer slowly pulls glossy strings and subtle beats from an intriguing world of wintery field recordings.
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very good music comin straight from the philipines. for a real good cause as well. sending love & strength. and spreading the word.
"we are (still & forever) a part of the loud minority" - wow what an explosive version, what an explosive album. jazz footwork energy.
Submerse is definitely one of my favourite new beatmakers. There's a subtlety to his work that few others can match. One to watch.
It's on my label so of course I love it! However I was a fan first, and Tall Black Guy is just killing it right now. The Motor Is Running is a particular favourite but the album manages to tell a story despite featuring hardly any vocals. A rare talent.
Another artist that does something that I don't see anywhere else. Rough Fields album is one that never leaves the stereo - perfection.


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Pastors Gone Soft? Is that why the Church has gone soft?
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How many Pastors really want to spend time with the strung out, drug addicted, or those with criminal histories? Many pastors, including my exPastor - have learned to say… "Somebody else should". My exP used to say "I don't want to go through other people's junk".
Maybe they think God will heal it - show them acceptance - without a loving person to model the example of Christ? If so then why did Christ model spending time with the men that society discarded?
Even more surprising - many pastors don't want strong Christian men hanging around. Those guys who REALLY KNOW the bible and have shown strength in organizing a ministry are considered dangerous. These people are apparently a threat… I mean think of the horror… If they were kept around, and later got a bee in their bonnet, they might have enough leadership influence to drag half the people in the church away in what is called a church split.
The two people most likely to change the world are a strong believer who can lead men, or a forgiven criminal who GETS IT and wants to pass it on. What about one person who is both? WOW!
Now - if the modern church cannot cope with either, then I guess we get a milkfed, or geriatric and otherwise ineffective church. Apparently, this is the only kind of parishioner that most pastors can handle?
Please, somebody tell me there are places this is not true!


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Atria Books: Simon & Schuster |
Kate Morton
Atria Publications, A Simon & Shuster Imprint
Hardcover 576 pages
This copy 672 pages
Publication Date: Nov. 9, 2010
Read 10/26 to 10/30.
Advanced Uncorrected Proof provided but without an indication of from whom other than the publisher.
I am certain it was not sent un-solicited so I must have won or requested it.
To whomever sent it, thank you.
Like all books I write about, it will receive an honest review.
Book Description
A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was billeted 50 years before as a 13 year old child during WW II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives looking after the third and youngest sister, Juniper, who hasn't been the same since her fiance jilted her in 1941.
Inside the decaying castle, Edie begins to unravel her mother's past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst, and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in 'the distant hours' of the past has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.
Morton once again enthralls readers with an atmospheric story featuring unforgettable characters beset by love and circumstance and haunted by memory, that reminds us of the rich power of storytelling. Atria Books: Simon & Schuster
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Author Bio Kate Morton, a native Australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. She lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia. Atria Books: Simon & Schuster |
The synopsis I read of this book, where ever I read it, I recall hinted at secrets and mysteries. "Hmm," I thought, "Subtle magic." But, this was not a paranormal book in the sense of what I usually read or review, nor was it really a book where a subtle magic is utilized.
The magic here is the dark magic of secrets too long kept, mysteries too long unsolved, guilt and psychosis which fills this book. This magic isn't cold, rather, it sears with the heat of repressed guilt and anger, and unfulfilled dreams.
The story takes place in two time periods, the era surrounding World War II in Britain, and 1992. The WWII period is roughly from the very start when children were evacuated from London until a year or two after Dunkirk. It starts in London were Edith and Meredith Birchill are preparing to have their Sunday dinner when a letter is passed into their mail slot even though there should not have been a delivery. It is a letter from Meredith's childhood as an evacuee. She has never told her husband or daughter about this part of her youth and refuses to elaborate.
When Edie learns of it she is curious, and her curiosity is further aroused when she, very accidentally, happens on the very place to which her mother was evacuated. Like a cat to the windowsill outside of which a birdfeeder hangs, Edie is drawn into the mystery of why her mother's reticence. Then as she learns more, the mysteries of the house itself and the people who live there. which grow more complex and intertwined as she digs deeper. She gets more than she bargained for, there are ghostly visions a few times — imagined or real, one doesn't know.
Another part of the darkness of the book is about the control a parent can exert over a child and continue to exert even after they pass away. In this book that control is passed on to another family member, Percy, who controls the lives of her twin, Saffy, and half-sister with disastrous results.
While there is a strong plot the book is character-driven and one of the objectives was that Edie learn more about the mother who has hidden her joyous self away in a middle class, steak-and-chips British housewife.
As a character-driven work, Morton makes each character come to life in one's mind. Each character springs to life from the page. Juniper, the young half-sister, is a free spirit, and talented but undirected writer suffering from a psychosis or schizophrenia. Twins Percy and Saffy are completely the opposite of each other; Saffy is soft, yielding, considerate, yearns to get away and Percy is a bit butch, harsh, capable and would like to stay in their castle forever. But, within Saffy, there is also an unyielding strength of devotion to her sisters. Even incidental characters get somewhat developed, as if we can look into their homes a bit.
At 672 pages, this was a bit longer than many of the books I normally read, and filled more with the internal maunderings of the characters than the action to which I am accustomed. As I generally prefer plot-driven books this dragged a bit for me. Much internal work on the part of at least five characters was "holding up" the somethings that needed to happen in order to resolve the several mysteries that are being explored. And, just when I had a grasp on what I thought was the plot it would grow another layer.
But, having said that, the work is so complete, and Morton is such a talented and capable writer that it was an enjoyable and poignant read that helped me stretch a bit as a reader. I would most assuredly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this type of in-depth character development, and maybe even those who prefer more plot.
Maybe the development was the real work of the book. The mysteries are solved quickly and at the end, and while not rushed, feel incidental to the resulting relationship between Edie and her mother, Meredith.
Well worth the time and price, especially as it is being heavily discounted by Amazon.
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The big day is here! (its after midnight in Israel now)
Organizing BlogDay was a fun, interesting, challenging and sometimes frustrating. I want to thank every Blogger that helped me and I will be happy if some more crazy dreaming people like me will offer their help for building the BlogDay 2006 project that will start tommorow.
My BlogDay recommendations are:
Innovation WebLog: Cool content about innovation, creativity, Mind Maps, thinking and more. This blog can really help a person/innovator to upgrade his brain with new ways of thinking
Loose Wire: The Blog of Jeremy Wagstaff a technology columnist with the Asian and online Wall Street Journals.
Jake Tracey : designer and developer from Newcastle, Australia. "For now, I am interested in new web applications, design, usability and marketing".
MobHappy: Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology
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Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Corrections Victim Assistance & Restorative Justice Program. Our goal is to promote safety in the lives of victims and others who have been affected by crime through effective, supportive and informative advocacy. Minnesota CHOICE (www.minnesotachoice.com) is the web-based notification and information site for victims of crime, witnesses, or those affected by a crime which resulted in an offender being sentenced to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Minnesota CHOICE provides access to various tools and features that can help you through the criminal justice process.
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The American Election Day is approaching. The convenience store 7-Eleven, with the collaboration of the newspaper The Onion, decided to cover the election by giving away blue and red cups. Customers could choose the blue cup if they supported Obama or choose the red cup if they supported Romney. The campaign is a strong indicator of the popularity of the two candidates and a great example of cross-branding.
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Published June 17, 2010, 08:25 AM
A life remembered: Joe Zastera
A blessing for Two Harbors started with a World War II soldier's bout with malaria. Harold Koop was told he would need to find a cooler climate than the one in his home state of Nebraska. A relative visiting from the North Shore heard Koop tell his mother this and suggested Two Harbors. And that's how Joe Zastera ended up here, leaving a personal and civic legacy many fondly recalled last week with the news he had passed away Thursday at age 83.


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Rich Scaduto wins BBC Akron TT overallAPRIL 1 2012
The first BBC event of the year found itself in terrible weather, but a good number of brave souls still ventured out to see how the legs felt after a winter's worth of training indoors (some outdoors with the great weather early). Despite seeming as if the weather would hold out, it did not. The TBS crew dug in and pulled together a solid performance posting 4 of the top 5 times at Sunday's event across multiple categories.
Ben Barnhardt also posted a sub-30 minute time. Barry Sternberg and Dan Kowalik also braved the elements to try their fitness against the clock. TAGS: Adam Trost, Barry Sternberg, BBC Training Series 2012, Ben Barnhardt, Craig Polston, Dan Kowalik, JP Scaduto, Rich Scaduto Comments
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