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George Osborne slipped out a potential "secret tax cut" for Britain's biggest banks that could see them pay hundreds of millions less in tax, critics have warned.
Barclays and HSBC could be in line for a combined fall in their levy charges of more than £300 million under Treasury proposals to switch the bank levy to a band-based system which would see an individual bank's tax capped at an upper limit.
The move would suggest that the chancellor has heard the message from the City of London, which warned a few weeks ago that it was putting the competitiveness of London's financial sector at risk.
Labour's shadow financial secretary Cathy Jamieson warned that the proposals would be a "secret tax cut" for major British banks.
"This looks like a secret tax cut for the big banks hidden in George Osborne's Budget," she told the Telegraph.
"The bank levy has already raised billions less than was originally promised. George Osborne must come clean and explain what impact this banding will have on revenues from the bank levy in future years."
Osborne's proposed changes would come in after a consultation at the start of next year and put banks into five separate bands, with the levy rising from nothing to banks with balance sheets smaller than £20 billion to £375m for those with chargeable assets between £160bn and £320bn.
A Treasury spokesperson said: "The bank levy is forecast to raise £2.9bn a year from 2015-16 according to the independent OBR and the government has no plans to reduce the amount of money the levy raises.
"The consultation, announced at Budget last week, will look at ways to make the levy more predictable and sustainable moving forward.
"The suggested changes will not impact on the target yield from the levy, which is designed to ensure that the sector makes a fair contribution."
The British Bankers' Association warned Osborne in a written submission: "The bank levy rate has been increased eight times since (it) was first announced at Budget 2010, and many of those increases have been implemented with minimal advance notice.
"The frequency of the rate change has not resulted in a stable tax environment for the banking industry and is inconsistent with the government's desire for the UK to have a competitive, stable and predictable tax regime for business."
Just 19% of people think banks are competently managed.
The big banks have been battling to get money out of the door to help British SMEs but are still struggling as business lending has fallen in most parts of Britain. An investigation by Lawrence Tomlinson, the business department's entrepreneurial adviser, found that government-owned banks were "crucifying" firms in the way they managed their financial support.
Banks are still paying out millions for mis-sold payment protection insurance. This has led to a peak in complaints too.
Over a dozen high street banks and credit card firms have agreed on a compensation fund of more than £1 billion for potentially for seven million people who had been mis-sold credit card and identity theft protection. It all stems from card insurance policies supplied by York-based CPP Group.
Did the Bank of England miss an attempt by traders to rig the gilt market too? Tory MP Andrea Leadsom thinks so. Financial regulators are investigating. Meanwhile one of the Bank officials said such an attempt at a dodgy trade would be "reprehensible" if proven.
Banker bonuses effectively increased by 4% over last year to £38.6 billion, after banks deferred bonuses to take advantage of George Osborne's 50p income tax rate coming in. Osborne's introduction of the lower 45p income tax band, announced in his Budget last year means that the taxpayer lost out on an estimated £85 million as banks deferred £700 million of bonuses to April this year. Also, we have three times more millionaire bankers than the rest of the EU combined.
Regulators are still looking into the Libor interbank fixing scandal, bringing charges against traders they have managed to single out.


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Assets under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry fell by 4.5 per cent to Rs 8.08 lakh crore in July-September quarter amid continued volatility in the rupee and stock markets.
The country's 43 fund houses together had an average AUM of Rs 8,08,295 crore in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, down from Rs 8,46,677 crore in the previous three-month period.
This included the AUM of Fund of Funds managed by the AMCs (Asset Management Companies) in the domestic and overseas markets, according to the data released by industry body Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
Of the 43 fund houses, 34 saw their AUMs dropping during the period, which market experts largely attributed to continued volatility in the rupee and equity markets.
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That's because the float contained a floralgraph of her husband Paul, who died in a bicycle accident in 2006.
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A report in the Daily Mail last week said ex-Bath players and joint captains Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett intend "to seek legal retribution for the nine-month ban imposed on them last June by an RFU disciplinary tribunal for allegedly missing drug tests."
The pair denied missing the tests and walked out on Bath shortly after the ban came into effect. According to the Mail, they believe they had no option but to resign and are considering a case of constructive dismissal.
The paper quotes their solicitor Richard Mallett as saying: "I can confirm they are pursuing a further course of action. Things are still on-going. We have an awful lot to talk about. Constructive dismissal is one of a number of considerations."
What is constructive dismissal?
Where someone feels forced to resign because of their employer's unlawful behaviour, they may be able to claim for constructive dismissal.
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To prove constructive dismissal, Lipman and Crockett must demonstrate that Bath committed a serious breach of contract, they did not accept the breach, and they felt forced to resign because of that breach.
Examples of serious breaches of contract in the context of constructive dismissal include:
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Research firm NPD Group has released a new report called Q3 2013 Games Market Dynamics: U.S., which details the spending habits of video game consumers in the United States during the third quarter of this year. The report notes that $3.45 billion was spent on games in Q3 2013. Around $1.30 billion of that total was spent on physical game software, while $1.75 billion was spent on digital content (digital purchases, DLC, subscriptions, social, and mobile games), $436 million went towards used games and game rentals.
The third quarter also saw a 17 percent increase in content spending, due to a 20 percent increase in new physical game purchases and a 35 percent increase in full digital and DLC purchases. These two categories of spending accounted for $1.98 billion of the quarter's total, up from $1.59 billion year-over-year. Social network gaming was the sole category to see a decline during the quarter.
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Scranton man who stalked ex, sent her pizzas, sentenced to three to 23 months
Man sentenced for stalking woman
A Scranton man who stalked his ex-girlfriend - sharing her phone number and other personal details on Craigslist - said he didn't remember many of the actions leading to his arrest.
Lackawanna County Judge Vito Geroulo sentenced Derek Robinson, 29, to three to 23 months in county jail and one year of probation Wednesday.
Police arrested Mr. Robinson in August after he shared his ex-girlfriend's information on Craigslist. She received lewd photos, texts and calls after the message was posted, according to police. He also had large quantities of pizza delivered to her and her friends on multiple occasions. The woman, Kendra Taylor, filed a protection from abuse order against him in June, the third woman to do so since 2003, police said.
Mr. Robinson told Judge Geroulo he wanted to apologize for his actions, noting that alcohol abuse had been a factor.
"I regret doing it," he said. "I can't use alcohol as an excuse, although I don't remember half the stuff I was arrested for."
In sentencing Mr. Robinson, Judge Geroulo cited the duration of the stalking and "repetitive conduct," which spanned approximately five months.
"With modern technology, it is so easy to disrupt lives," he said.
The judge also questioned Mr. Robinson's drug use, which he said was not disclosed during an evaluation.
"You weren't truthful," Judge Geroulo said.
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More men are showing up to yoga. Why has a practice that has been so unanimously adopted by western women only now starting to attract equal attention from their male counter parts? The answer might surprise you.
The comments are always the same; "Soooo many hotties in there!" … "Did you see that wheel pose bro?" … "Thank the Lord for Lulu Lemon". I think we can all agree that the number one reason straight guys first set foot in a yoga studio is to see and meet girls. But what keeps them coming back for more? By now most girls are on to our little ploy and most of the time the post-savasana "hey what's up" approach fails miserably in a tumult of garbled half tones and obscure conversation. So if we're getting rejected on the regular, why are we still showing up to class? I decided to push a little deeper into this subject.
After sitting down and talking with 10 fine gentlemen who recently began practicing Power Yoga I noticed an answer was common in all of their responses… better sex.
So is there a direct correlation between yoga and sex? A broad and highly unscientific analysis of the top 7 ways Yoga improves sexual performance in Men.
1. Improved Cardio Equals Extended Endurance
For men, being good at having sex is important, but it can also be exhausting. Believe it or not ladies, a large number of us CAN actually control the timing of our orgasms and often times we choose not to. Why you may ask? Because holding plank position for two minutes in yoga class is one thing, but throw in some aerobics and a 118-pound koala bear clinging to your chest and the feat becomes a bit more challenging. To put it more eloquently, sex can be extremely tiresome for men and for that reason; it sometimes ends more quickly than it needs to .
But don't give up on us babes, because we're going to yoga!
Certain yoga practices have been scientifically proven to improve cardiovascular functionality, stamina and endurance. Power Yoga for example includes the continual repetition of specific movements such as Surya Namaskar A,B over the course of a one-hour class. Cardio exercises also release endorphins in the brain that produce feelings of euphoria and pleasure. So not only will we be able to last longer in the sack, we'll be happier about it too.
Not convinced by the science? How about the numbers… 100% of our male interviewees reported that their physical endurance during sex increased exponentially after they started practicing yoga.
2. Better Circulation and Improved Blood Flow.
Prescription drugs are not the only solution for erectile dysfunction, enter Yoga.
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes are associated with erectile dysfunction. Two studies published in the British medical journal The Lancet, showed that simply practicing the yoga pose Savasana (Corpse Pose) for three months led to a 26- point drop in systolic blood pressure and a 15-point drop in diastolic blood pressure.
This is a pretty simply concept here guys. The lower you're blood pressure is the more freely blood can flow to every limb and/or member of your body. Having good blood flow and circulation not only helps in the process of arousal but also helps maintain it.
"Dude, I've been taking subscriptions for this problem since I was 24. Take a minute to let that sink in. A 24-year-old professional athlete in his prime who can't get it up, FML right? … I don't know how it works but I've been going twice a week (to yoga) and I haven't been back to the doctor in over a year." -Anonymous
3. Mastering the Pose and Mastering the Position
It's said that men think about sex every 7 seconds. If the average yoga class is about an hour in length then that means men think about sex 514 times per class. That's actually quite frightening. But if that is the case, isn't it plausible to assume that at least one of those thoughts might be "hey, I could make this pose really hot if my girlfriend were here". It's more than just plausible, it's factual. 100% of our interviewee's reported that not only did they bring yoga poses into the bedroom; but that they're respected partners reacted favorably to it.
"She was like, 'whoa, oh my god, where did you learn that!?'" -Anonymous
"I've never experienced sex like that before because I never thought my body could actually do that." –Anonymous
Our interviewees were asked to list the yoga poses that most improved upon their sexual performance. These were their top five answers:
- Upward Facing Dog
- Plank Pose
- Pigeon Pose
- Childs Pose
- Bound Angle
4. Control the Breath and You Control the Mind(s)
This one is HUGE. Premature ejaculation is a rather common medical condition; some professionals in this sphere consider that approximately one-third of all men experience PE. However the actual number of males suffering from this condition is impossible to estimate due to the private character of the disease. Now, I'm not saying that Yoga will cure you of this problem, but take a look at some of the responses we received from our interviewees.
"It's absolutely amazing. Before I started going to yoga I would last maybe, 2, 3 minutes max. Now, I have the ability to wait until we're both ready to experience that moment together."
"Every time I feel myself getting closer to (explicit), I start focusing on my breath and everything just slows down. She gets chills from it too, because I'm breathing right into her ear and neck, its rad."
"You know when you hear about those people who are able to have like 30 minute orgasms? I'm almost positive that I can do that now. I'm pretty sure it has to do with breathing."
5. No More Cramping
Have you ever been rudely interrupted by a painful cramp in your calf right at the climax of your practice? Me too, it sucks. It totally kills the experience and you have to start all over again from the beginning and most of the time you can't even make it across the finish line… and yes we're talking about sex, not yoga.
One of the body's main physical reactions to practicing yoga is improved flexibility. Medical authorities such as Dr. Melissa Copler agree that consistent stretching will help prevent serious cramping. Guys, if you want to avoid these frustrating and sometimes embarrassing moments in the sack, get into Yoga.
6. Improved Self-Confidence – both from yoga and sex
Go do 108 days of Yoga and take a look in the mirror. You should see Superman staring back at you. Do you know how many girls want to sleep with Superman? A shit ton of them.
Self-confidence is a sexual magnet. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, studied data from more than 3,200 men and women ages 18 to 26, analyzing the association between self-esteem and sexual pleasure among those in established heterosexual relationships of longer than three months. It was discovered that high self-esteem in men was among the top 3 contributors to an improved sexual experience.
Even products like The Ultimate Yogi are so sure that practicing yoga will improve self-confidence that they offer a money back guarantee if you're not satisfied.
"We used to always make love with the lights off because she (wife) was so much prettier than I was. Now the lights are on and she can't take her hands off me… She'll always be prettier than me tho."
"Yo man, how's this for self confidence (literally takes off his shirt and stands up in the middle of the Urth Café patio)"
7. Becoming Mindful
This is the most important one. Every one of our interviewees responded with a comment that suggested their sexual experiences were most dramatically improved upon because they became more present during the act. The culmination of all of the benefits of yoga funnel together to achieve a heightened sense of awareness one's self and of others.
"Its so much more beautiful now, like I truly feel as if I'm experiencing the act of making love as opposed to just having sex."
"Sex used to be all about me and what I wanted because I thought it would feel the best if I was in control. It turns out that's actually not the case. The moment I stopped trying to direct the experience was the moment it started becoming more than just a physical thing."
"Dude, the best sex I've ever had was this morning. It just keeps getting better and better and its because we both really dig what's going on."
"Becoming entangled with someone in a moment of passion is one thing. Becoming One with someone in a moment of love is something quite different"
So if you are having a little trouble in the sack and have not wanted to bring it up – encourage your man to attend the next yoga class you go to. You will be surprised at how much it improves not just sex but everything. So instead of trying to separate yoga and sex unite them.
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Ricky and I each have a son from previous relationships. The oldest will be 31 this summer and is in corporate operations. The youngest will be 27 and is an engineer with NASA.
We're proud of our boys.
We're also at the age where we're starting to put off projects maybe just a little bit until 'the boys' come to visit. And since they're both going to be here on Easter Sunday, I've got a little list prepared.
Since it's going to be a beautiful day, it would only make sense for them to take the cover off the pool so the last of the ice can melt and it can be ready for Mr and Mrs Mallard Duck who for the last 5 years have spent about a week relaxing in our pool on their journey home in the spring.
And since I've finally joined a health club, it would only make sense if they'd get my bike suspended from the rafters in the garage, where it will hang until I get tired of it and give it away, or it comes loose and falls on sexy car and gets violently tossed in the trash.
The operations son and his family are well settled into their new home, and it's only right that he and his family enjoy all the art projects, ribbons and awards, and various toys that Ricky stashed away over the years. This would be a good time to tuck those things into their van and send them home.
And engineer son is moving away soon to start his new job with NASA, so maybe he should pack up some memorabilia from his grandfather to take with him as he sets up his new household on the west coast.
We've had lots of changes in the year since last Easter, including the passing of the torch to Ricky and I, who are now the patriarchs of both his and my side of the family.
And 'the boys' are all grown up and charging forward on successful lives of their own. And part of the changes they experience will probably include checking off a to-do list of tasks when they come home for a visit.
One of the reasons I write this blog is so parents of a gay kid can see an example that their kid can live a nice life with someone of the same gender; a gay kid can see the same thing; and so everyone else can know that we're pretty much just like every other family.
We just have cleaner cars and greener lawns.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Marie Antoinette Wedding Cake at the Marines Memorial, San Francisco
This is the email I recieved a couple days after the wedding. It's a good one, made me feel proud.
[I wanted to] let you know that I was absolutely, completely, totally head-over-heels for my cake!!! It was truly stunning, and completely exceeded all my expectations! I literally screamed when I saw it, I was so happy!! All our guests were amazed, and our photographer said that it was the most special and beautiful cake he'd seen in his 16 years of SF weddings. AND it was completely delicious!!!!!! The color was perfect, the shape was perfect, the design, the taste, the gold scrollwork and garlands were completely unbelieveable!
I can't thank you enough for making it the most perfect cake to ever exist.
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- June 12, 2009 at 5:57 AM
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
Beautiful cake! I don't think I've ever seen anything so intricate on a cake before. I would have hesitated before cutting into it!
- June 12, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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Gabrielle! it's breathtaking, I think it's my favorite too, just gorgeous!
- June 18, 2009 at 6:38 PM
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- June 25, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Kathryn @ Pink Frosting said...
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Hello from Toronto,
OMG!!!I love Marie Antoinette and this cake is absolutely spectacular!
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Makes 25 large hearts
100g unsalted soft butter
100g caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
200g plain flour, plus more for dusting
1. Using an electric mixer or handheld mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until soft and creamy in texture. Ensure the sugar is well mixed in so you don't feel the grains anymore, but be careful not to overwork the mixture, or the biscuits may spread during baking.
2. Beat the egg in a bowl and then add the beaten egg mix into the bowl with the sugar and butter, mix until well combined.
3. Slowly sift in the flour and mix on a low speed until a dough forms.
4. Gather it into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 30minutes.
CHARA'S TOP TIP: If you are making your dough in advance you can leave it in the fridge overnight!
5. Place the dough on a clean, floured surface and knead it, but not too much. You don't want to warm it up.
6. Using a large rolling pin, dusted in flour, roll out the dough to an even thickness.
7. Using your heart cookie cutters, cut out your hearts using all one size or all different sizes, then use a palette knife to lift the cookies and lay onto a
baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
8. Chill again for about 30 minutes and preheat the oven to 180C/160Cfan/350F/gas 4.
9. Bake for 6–10 minutes, depending on size, preferably until the edges go golden brown.
10. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Once cooled you can decorate however you like.
To decorate:
1. Use 50g of icing sugar and a table spoon of water and mix together with a spoon, you want the consistency to be quite dry so it doesn't run over the edges of the cookies but you may need to add a tad more water or more icing sugar to get the right consistency.
2. Add a food colour of your choice to the icing then spoon on to your cookies, or spoon the mix into a piping bag and pipe patterns or writing onto the hearts.
I have used coloured fondant icing, which can be bought in all supermarkets or cake shops.
1. Knead a small amount of fondant on a floured surface.
2 Using the same sized heart cutters you used for the cookies, cut a heart out of the fondant.
3. Put a small amount of icing sugar mix on the cookie then place the fondant heart on top! Simple and stylish valentine cookies.
CHARA'S TOP TIPS: If you want to add a flavour to your cookies try some of these ideas:
For vanilla biscuits, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.
For lemon biscuits, add the zest of 1 lemon grated finely.
For chocolate biscuits, replace 50g of the plain flour with 50g cocoa powder.
You can keep your cookies for up to two weeks in an air tight container. Happy Valentine's Day.
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WHEELING - Advanced placement students at Wheeling Park High School say an early start to the school year is needed so they can get started on the work necessary to earn them college credit by June.
WPHS class officers spoke out at Monday night's public hearing regarding the Ohio County school calendar for the 2014-15 academic year, saying it is important that students - especially those in advanced placement classes - start classes no later than mid-August so they can meet deadlines needed for their college transcripts and scholarship applications.
Karen Laska, vice president of the senior class, said she is among students currently applying to colleges.
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"My applications required a mid-year report of my grades, which was due in early February," she said. "If we followed a schedule in which school didn't begin until after Labor Day, and had to take exams after Christmas break, our semester wouldn't be completed until the end of January. It would be extremely difficult for seniors to get their mid-year reports processed in the guidance office and sent off in time to meet deadlines."
Advanced placement classes give students the chance to receive college credit in high school and reduce the cost of their education, according to Laska.
"This ability could be jeopardized if we were to lose up to six weeks of instruction (earlier in the year) - as would occur if the first day of school were pushed until after Labor Day," she said. "I am currently taking six AP classes, and losing 30 periods of class instruction in six classes would significantly impact my ability to pass exams and earn college credit."
Jacob Galik, who teaches an advanced placement class at WPHS, said AP students often come in on Saturdays and Sundays to take practice tests. He has found that losing classes to snow days forces him to teach information more quickly to the students before they must take advanced placement tests.
"The more I have to cover, the faster I go, the more likely it is that I miss something," he said. "Me missing that can be the difference between their earning an advanced placement credit or not."
Most attending Monday's public hearing - and a prior one on Feb. 10 - agreed there should not be a year-round "balanced" school calendar, but there are differing opinions on when the school year should start.
Many parents present Monday praised the student leaders but said they were not representative of most of the students in the school, some of whom burn out on education more easily and need the summer down time.
Ohio County Schools must submit their school calendar for the 2014 to 2015 school year by May 1 to the state Department of Education. Superintendent Dianna Vargo said the school district's calendar committee will continue to meet in the coming weeks, and a proposed calendar will be submitted to the board of education for consideration at its April 14 meeting.


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Molecular Shape
We know, then, what makes atoms stick together, but what limits the proportions in which they can combine and what factors control molecular shape? The simplest and most basic factor arises from the relative sizes of the different atoms. The concept of atomic size is, however, somewhat fuzzy: the size of an atom is controlled by the extent of its electron charge cloud, and the density of electrons around an atom does not suddenly reduce to zero; it gradually decays. Nevertheless it has proved possible to assign approximate radii to atoms (as shown on the left). And purely geometrical factors will limit the ways in which we can pack atoms together. These factors become most obvious when we consider packing in crystals; thus in crystal structures containing, for example, the large caesium ion, there are often eight other atoms surrounding each caesium; whereas the smaller lithium ion has room for only four. We return to these considerations when we discuss the structure of crystals.
The next point is that atoms have well defined combining powers (the chemical concept of valence) which arises from specific features of their electronic structure; in particular the number of electrons in the outermost shell relative to the total number of electrons that can be present in that shell. Indeed, the concept of valence springs from one of the oldest and most powerful ideas of theoretical chemistry - the 'electron pair' bond. Chemical bonds (like those between the two hydrogen atoms in H2) often have a pair of associated electrons. And when there are different numbers (four or six) we often refer to them as 'double' or 'triple' bonds (for example,oxygen has a double and nitrogen a triple bond). Chemical bonding can be thought of in terms of the drive by atoms to achieve stable configurations in which all their outermost orbitals are full, which can be effected by teaming up with other atoms with whichthey 'share' electrons in pair bonds. Thus the atom carbon has 4 electrons in its outermost shell which has 'room' for a total of 8; carbon has a valence of 4 (as in the compound methane, CH4). Oxygen has 6 electrons and again room for a total of 8; hence it has a valence of 2 as in water, H2O. The value of this approach is shown by the fact that atoms in which the outermost shells of electrons are full are chemically inactive. These are the famous "rare gases" (many of which were isolated by Sir William Ramsay working at University College London at the beginning of the twentieth century). Thus helium and neon have no chemistry; the atoms bond neither with themselves nor with any other species. Argon and krypton show very limited chemistry because it turns out that theoutermost shell of electrons can, with difficulty, be expanded. In one of the remarkable developments of chemistry in the 1960s, it was found by Neil Bartlett and coworkers that Xenon has a quite extensive chemistry as it is relatively easy to expand its outermost shell. Some of the compounds it forms are shown on the left.
The more traditional chemical concepts of valence and pair bonds are fully compatible with the approach to chemical bonding in terms of electron density redistribution which we presented earlier. The former allows us to understand why atoms form bonds; the latter guides us as to the constraints on the molecular structures that can form. A key feature of chemical bonding to which we now turn concerns the fact that it can have specific directional requirements. Thus the carbon atom in the majority of its compounds bonds to four atoms which are close to the corners of a tetrahedron; although in a significant proportion of cases it adopts a rather different bonding pattern with three surrounding atoms close to the corners of an equilateral triangle and insome gases a linear arrangement is adopted. These specific geometricalrequirements (discussed in greater detail in the Appendix) follow naturally from the criteria that the resulting assembly of atoms should have the lowest possible energy. More specifically, they can be understood in terms of the different shapes of the atomic electron density charge clouds and by the ways in which these can interact. Chemical bonding occurs where the atomic charge clouds interact and overlap with each other. And different shapes of the charge clouds.
Just as the differently shaped atomic charge clouds are labelled s, p and d, so the different shaped molecular charge clouds (often referred to as molecular orbitals) are labelled sigma, pi and d. Examples of molecules containing these different types of bonds are shown above. These different types of bonds have different properties, sigma bonds concentrate electron density directly between the nuclei where the interactions between electron and nuclei are strongest, unlike pi bonds where the maximum in the density is away from the internuclear axis.
Sigma bonds have therefore to be more stable and pi bonded molecules morereactive. There are subtle geometrical differences as well. We can rotate about sigma bonds but, as shown below, rotation about a pi bond destroys the orbital overlap. Pi bonded molecules like C2H4 are therefore more rigid than sigma bonded frameworks.


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Mark Burnett's Son Of God Posts First Full Trailer
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Next year expects to be huge for The Bible. You know, bigger than things tend to ALREADY be for Christianitys most important book. Multiple faith-based projects will make their way to multiplexes in 2014, starting with the feature-length pass of the 10-part History Channel mini-series based on the Bibles most legendary tales. The above trailer was cut on behalf of the film, which Deadline says will open in theaters on Feb. 28, 2014.
British TV producer Mark Burnett, who is best known as the brain behind the reality competition Survivor, helped bring the 10-part series to the History Channel in 2013. The scripted series ran from March 3 to March 31, and went on to earn three Emmy Award nominations for best miniseries, and sound editing and sound mixing in July. But Burnett long has promised a three-hour "edit" of the series would reach theaters, and would focus primarily on Jesus death and resurrection. Of the feature-length version, Burnett said:
Just on the scripted side, I could spend the next 10 years just distributing the Bible series and the movie. I believe that in the next 15 years, more people on the planet will have seen our Bible series that havent seen it."
Hes certainly confident. Perhaps hes looking at the box office numbers of Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ, and realizing that when Bible stories are handled properly, they have the potential to break the bank. Gibsons movie earned a staggering $611 million worldwide back in 2004 and that was with a limiting R rating, due to its violent tone.
Burnetts Bible wont be the only film vying for Catholics attentions. One month later, on March 28, Darren Aronofsky and Russell Crowe will unveil their take on the Old Testament story of Noah, who built an ark during a massive flood to preserve the species and restore the planet. That drama recently revealed its first full trailer. Give it a spin.
"Is this the end of everything?" Quite the opposite. There should be room enough for both projects in local movie theaters. And if audiences respond in kind to quality Bible stories, there are countless other cinematic stories that could be told in the future. It will be interesting to see how this trend plays out in the coming year, because Hollywood cold be dipping into the Bible often if both movies find a massive audience.
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Kingston man accused of concealing drugs, scuffling with police
KINGSTON - Police say Terah Mperey Odoi bit off more than he could chew.
After he pulled several bags of heroin from his rectum during a strip search, Odoi shoved it in his mouth and tried devouring the evidence during a fight with police that included him punching an officer in the face and being zapped with a Taser, according to police.
In the end, Odoi, 28, of 201 Schuyler Ave., found himself behind bars facing numerous drug distribution charges and possible deportation.
Police say Odoi sold a confidential informant heroin on three occasions this month, each at an apartment building at 790 W. Market St. - across the street from Wyoming Seminary Prep School.
On Thursday, Odoi, who goes by "Mike," sold the informant a bag of heroin for $110, according to a police affidavit.
"He was selling raw heroin," Kingston police Detective Richard Kotchik said. "He wasn't bagging his heroin, and he claimed he wasn't cutting his heroin. It was basically coming in the pure form, which is the raw. What he would sell was enough to probably make a bundle, which is 10 bags."
Police arrested Odoi after he exited the building and brought him to police headquarters.
According to the affadavit:
Odoi refused to exit the vehicle, sliding to the other side of the back seat. Police removed him and brought him to a holding cell, and investigators got a tip that Odoi had heroin secreted in his anus. Odoi denied having the drugs and was strip-searched.
"When asked to bend over he quickly removed an unknown number of plastic bags from his rectum area and put them in his mouth," the affidavit says.
Sgt. Thomas McTague deployed a Taser, but Odoi didn't stop.
"It turned into a fight. He was kicking. He was swinging," Kotchik said. "There was no way he was getting out of there, so I'm going to say he was probably concealing or trying to get rid of it, so we couldn't get it out of his mouth."
Odoi punched Kotchik's partner, Detective Edward Palka, in the face and continued chewing the bags as he struggled with officers.
Eventually, police subdued him and put him in a holding cell. A search of his clothing revealed $490, including money recorded from two controlled drug buys.
Police took Odoi to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for testing blood work and an X-ray because of ingesting the heroin, Kotchik said. Doctors found heroin in his system, but he was released a few hours later, he said.
Odoi is charged with two counts of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, four counts of resisting arrest, and one count each of aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, criminal use of a communication facility, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Kotchik said drug trafficking charges are also pending against Odoi for drug sales that took place Jan. 7 and Jan. 9.
If convicted, Odoi faces a two-four year enhanced sentence in each case because he was operating in a school zone, Kotchik said.
Magisterial District Judge Michael G. Dotzel arraigned him on Friday morning and set his bail at $20,000.
Odoi was being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 29.
Kotchik said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also put a detainer on Odoi on Friday morning, and that he faces deportation after his release from prison. His nationality was not immediately known.
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The warm weather of summer brings with it the start of another change in weather commonly known as "hurricane season". During this six-month period from June through November, the likelihood for hurricanes and tropical storms that impact the eastern United States is extremely high. While hurricane events in Prince George's County are quite rare, the possibility of associated tropical storms, intense thunderstorms, and flood events are very real.
Residents and business owners located near a stream may wish to take measures to safeguard against potential losses associated with flooding. The Prince George's County Department of the Environment (DoE) has a number of services available to assist local home and business owners with information about how to reduce the likelihood of flood losses. DoE administers a comprehensive floodplain management program that includes: technical assistance to property owners with flooding and drainage problems, construction of capital projects to alleviate drainage and flooding problems (drainage systems, floodwalls, stormwater management ponds, levees), administration of a floodplain/stormwater management ordinance to prevent building in the floodplain and reduce the effects of development on "downstream" properties, dissemination of floodplain information to residents, businesses, lenders and insurance companies, and participation in the National Flood Insurance Program/Community Rating System which enables County residents to purchase flood insurance at a reduced rate.
A review of the floodplain studies prepared by FEMA and DoE can determine if your property is located in or near the floodplain. Perhaps the single most important measure that owners of flood prone property can make is to purchase flood insurance. To obtain additional information on the location of your property as it relates to the floodplain, call the Department of Public Works and Transportation at (301) 883-5777. For more information on how to obtain flood insurance call the National Flood Insurance Program at (800) 427-4661. Information on flood insurance, flood safety tips, flood and disaster preparedness can also be found on the FEMA website at www.fema.gov and at the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) website. Although flooding and other natural disasters can strike at any time, advance planning and preparedness will go a long way in reducing the impacts of a natural disaster.
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