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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) _ Go Between won the $1 million Classic in
an upset today, giving trainer Bill Mott his third victory of the
day. This helped Florida-bred horses defeat their California
counterparts in the sixth annual Sunshine Millions.
Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Go Between covered 1 1-8 miles in
1:45.64 at Santa Anita and paid $12, $6.60 and $4.60 at 5-1 odds.
Mott's other victories were in the $500,000 Filly and Mare Turf
with Quite a Bride at Santa Anita and the $500,000 Turf with War
Monger at Florida's Gulfstream Park.
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I'm seeing a strange result, when I put the following in my JUnit code:
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It works when I'm testing in Firefox but throws an error saying it can't find the link when I test in IE.
Is this a limitation with IE? That seems like a severe selenium bug, I'm banking I'm missing something... ;)


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The cooling solution on the card has to be mentioned. ASUS has a 29 fin fan on the rear of the front of the PCB. There is a funnel which air is blown through to the front grill when 2D mode is in operation. This is the standard cooling system found on many an ATI card since the HD 3870 card of 2007. On top of the card are two heatpipes that draw air upward when 3D mode is in operation. ATI says this is a Hybrid Cooling solution that provides the best of both worlds.
When the card was clocked at default speeds it ran great in 2D mode, with temperatures of around 36C under normal operations. In 3D mode after running 3DMark06 to stress the card, the card reached a maximum temperature with normal clock speeds of 42C, which is much cooler than ATI's reference card. Overclocking the card brought the temperature up to 63C but this is still a far cry from the high temperatures found on the card on the reference cooler.
There are 8 memory chips on the card. Each of the chips is a 512-bit chip, bringing a total of 512MB of GDDR3 memory. The memory is clocked at 1986MHz by default, meaning that there is about 64GB of memory bandwidth when considering the 256-bit memory bus. The rear of the card has the mounting bracket for the GPU, the Part Number sticker and the various circuitries necessary to run this card efficiently.
ASUS decided to include the standard Dual Dual-Link DVI connectors and TV-Out connector combination that has been around for several years. The HD 4850 card supports HDMI and VGA Output, but these require adapters. Two monitors can be used with either two DVI, two HDMI, two VGA, one HDMI+DVI, one VGA+HDMI, one DVI+VGA combinations all supported. Note that ASUS includes a HDMI adapter and a VGA adapter in the bundle for excellent monitor support.


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The cast for Clint Eastwood's forthcoming biopic "J. Edgar" continues to build in fits and starts. Leonardo DiCaprio is already on board, and he'll be joined by Armie Hammer and as we exclusively revealed Aussie actor Damon Herriman and now, the director himself has confirmed a very big name for the cast.
Speaking with SandwichJohnFilms on the red carpet for his California Hall Of Fame induction, when asked about Charlize Theron's possible casting in film Eastwood told the site, "We think she will be in the film [with a smile.] And Judi Dench is definitely in the film and there we are."
We have been hearing about Dench's potential casting for awhile, and had been trying to confirm with official reps, but with the director himself dropping the news, you can certainly consider this legit. As for Theron, it seems like it's not quite official but it certainly appears like she's leaning toward working with Eastwood and DiCaprio rather than toplining the fairy tale tentpole "Snow White And The Huntsman" which she's also considering, and which is slated to shoot at the same time.
No word yet on Dench's role in the role, but Eastwood is certainly amassing one helluva group of actors for his next film. DiCaprio is set to take the titular role; with Hammer playing his assistant/closeted lover Clyde Tolson; Herriman as Bruno Hauptmann, the man convicted of kidnapping and killing the Lindbergh baby and Theron -- if she takes the role -- as Helen Gandy, a Justice Department file clerk who ended up being Hoover's personal secretary.
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Join Matt while he explores the different uses and kinds of trucks in his bedroom. Peter SÃs has written and illustrated Trucks Trucks Trucks about the different motions that the primary character Matt uses to pick up his room using his toy trucks.
Trucks Trucks Trucks is a simple, yet creative book that shows the different actions of trucks through line drawings in white, yellow and blue accents. Page by page Matt plows, pushes, and rolls through his room while the trucks become gradually bigger until they are life sized and Matt becomes the driver. The book shows direction and motion well to through Matt's movements and efforts.
The layout of the book is very simple, with a question on the first page and then one word on each subsequent page. While it may not be the most difficult reading level book, it connects to the overall subject of physical science and demonstrates the vocabulary and spelling through large print and clear pictures. The beginning line opens the book into a fantasy science world for Matt, "Matt, will you pick up your trucks?".
Curriculum Connections
The reading level of Trucks Trucks Trucks is geared more towards kindergarten or pre-k, however, the book can be used for a physical science lessons in kindergarten and first grade involving straight, circular and back-and-forth motion. The book also shows through pictures and vocabulary that pushing or pulling an object can change the movement. Matt demonstrates the motion through words such as plowing, pushing, rolling, scooping (up and down), sweeping (circular motion), and lifting. In Virginia this relates to science SOL K.3a (attraction/nonattraction, push/pull, attract/repel, and metal/nonmetal) and 1.2a (objects may have straight, circular, and back-and-forth motion) and 1.2c (pushes or pulls can change the movement of an object).
Additional Resources
- A Turtle Book Lesson Plan offers coloring pictures, additional books, and has additional modes of transportation that move in ways that show straight and circular paths.
- Books of Common Thread Project includes a list of books that serve a similar purpose as Trucks Trucks Trucks and gives a short abstract and reflection on how the book can be used in a science or language arts lesson.
Book: Trucks Trucks Trucks
Author/Illustrator: Peter SÃs
Publisher: Greenwillow
Publication Date: 1999
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You mean Pink Kitty 2?
*shrugs* who cares... I just remember the black pokeballs and the huge black man sig.
hayy racist lol
*Nigginator, btw
Yeah I do, that shit was hilarious.
possibly my next avatar ::)
Hey GS! Long time no talk... how goes it?
nice avatar pants
Yeah he was real niggerish ...
it was a mighty fine gimmick
he 'has no potential life on his face'
would you care to re-arrange that so it actually means anything?
Didn't he get banned?
Now that you mention it, I recall God telling you to stay in the SPAM, but I was actually referring to the Niggernator.
wow that was so dumb that it was brilliant sal. GFY :)
stay focus and on subject
anyways how did he get banned
What on earth do you mean by that? Over half of those were when I was restricted to the SPAM forum. Only recently have I actually come out of here.
You just don't get it. Don't play me off for some fool. Explain yourself! Who are you on this board!


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Kendall Jenner Attracts Attention With Calvin Klein Underwear Photo
March 16, 2014 01:09 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
The social media snapshot featuring Kendall Jenner's underwear is in no way a new phenomenon. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was creating a stir on Facebook and Instagram long before her 18th birthday. The other day, she offered fans an update, showing off a a trendy bra and panty set from Calvin Klein.
Kendall Jenner has been the recipient of several fashionable gifts as of late. The latest designer duds to join her vast collection? Underwear from Calvin Klein. The other day, she posted a photo of her new undies to her Instagram page, along with the following caption: "Morning! Just going to hang out in #MyCalvins alllll day! Thank you @calvinklein for my little gifts."
Technically, despite the complaints of a handful of allegedly offended Twitter followers, Kendall was wearing more than a simple underwear set in her controversial photo. She also donned a pair of jeans, carefully pulled down to show off the Calvin Klein label on her undies.
Although she attracted the vast majority of the Calvin Klein attention, Kendall was by no means the only person to take part in this promotion. Several other Calvin Klein fans also posted similar photos, along with the #MyCalvins hashtag. As much as we assume Kendall appreciated her free items, we're sure Calvin Klein was even more grateful for the ensuing publicity!
What do you think of Kendall Jenner's underwear photo? Does the reality star need to follow fan advice and stop posing in her skivvies? We know you have an opinion and we want to hear it, so feel free to sound off in the comments section below!
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I'm waiting on her sex tape to show up or will it be playboy first. Mom Kris has to keep the name out there by any way possible.


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Tina Davis Milligan is a partner in the Private Client Group and joined Baker Tilly after eight years with financial institutions where she advised high net worth clients regarding tax, wealth transfer, philanthropic, insurance, investment, and other advanced financial planning matters. Prior to her time with financial institutions, Tina worked with business owners, corporate executives, and family offices on their tax planning as part of a national accounting firm. She also has presented and published on a wide range of financial and tax planning topics.
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China's Consumer Products Markets: Understanding the Changing Chinese Consumer
This week, Bruce Tompkins takes the reins and speaks with Steve Ganster about China's consumer product market. What does the future hold for this bustling industry?
This is Bruce Tompkins. I'm the leader of the consumer products team for Tompkins International, and I've got the pleasure of having with me Steve Ganster, our executive vice president for Asia. Steve has a lot of answers to the questions that I'm going to be asking today and so Steve, very glad to have you with us.
Bruce, it's a pleasure to be here. Hopefully I can answer those questions.
I'm confident you can. We want to start off by talking about some things to do with China.
The first question I have is that there are 1.3 billion people in China – if I have my facts straight – and obviously they're buying a lot of consumer goods and consumer products.
What kind of headlines can you give us about the growth in the area of consumer products in China?
Well let me start out just talking about the consumers themselves. You mentioned 1.3 billion people – which is the general number that's thrown around, but it can be plus or minus 200 million, 300 million people – which is interestingly about the size of the United States. It's a big market and nobody has real precise numbers, but we know there are a lot of them.
If you start to look at these consumers, obviously there is a wide spectrum in their income levels. Generally people talk about a middle class and again there are definitional differences there. But in an area of 300 million people, these are people who have enough money to buy an apartment, maybe to buy a car eventually (not quite that many), to buy a number of the consumer goods, and even some fashion goods. So that 300 million is big compared to the total population of the United States.
And with China's continued urbanization – you may not know this but there are over 170 cities with a million or more people – and we expect over the next 10 years or so that another 50 cities with over a million [in population] will just emerge. And some ways they will emerge out of a rural area, so the growth is just astounding. China is now the #2 economy in the world behind the US, surpassed Japan not long ago, but there is expected another 5 to 6 trillion dollars of economic activity to come into play over the next ten years or so. It is definitely a high priority for consumer product companies.
That is very interesting, Steve, that not only is it a huge market, but there's really lots of people that are in the buying world. What kinds of things are they buying, and what kind of customers are we seeing?
Well the question is: What things aren't they buying? We are seeing the staples and food, which is a high consumption item in terms of income relative to here for many Chinese consumers. But those in that middle class and upper class — certainly a lot of apparel, very fashionable, ready-to-wear casual, the whole full line you would see here – lots of accessories, beauty and body care is a big area, travel – they are spending money on various travel plans, both domestically and internationally. Some is even spent on some type of recreational level – golf, casinos, various adventure – sports, climbing. You're starting to see a lot of activity there.
And certainly cars – there are some seventy million or so cars on the road now. An interesting ratio is: If there were the same cars per person in China as there were in the United States, then what would that number be? It would be a billion cars on the road and the roads are pretty congested at 70 million so that's hard to imagine.
Another interesting aspect of that: It isn't just what they are buying, but who are they, and we're starting to see as China sophisticates a lot of different consumer groups and buying groups and more creative areas.
You'll have the traditional buyer who wants the top 5-25 kind of luxury products and they'll stay within very preferred traditional brands. And you'll have the new luxury shopper, often younger people, who are seeking different experiences, maybe niche-oriented brands. They'll kind of go on a new, more trendy path and with the internet everyone is aware of what's going on in the world.
Of course, you have in China, in multiple aspects, the powerful woman and maybe other places; often they control the purse strings on a lot of products, and significant spends too. You may know China is basically still a one-child system, so there is a lot of little what you call "little emperors," who are privileged, have a lot of money, and they are buying a whole spectrum of kinds of luxury and middle class kind of products.
Is there a similar level of online buying in China that we see here in the United States? Is that exploding?
It's absolutely exploding. There are probably 10-12 what we call "Amazon wannabes" as consumers are increasingly turning to e-commerce. The Internet has been for a number of years a good place to market your products, but now it is becoming a very active channel to sell your products. Where it didn't exist before for some consumer product companies, it can be 5-10 percent of their sales, and we see that rapidly growing.
So that was really interesting about the consumer base there. Do they spend at the same kind of rate in the US? In other words, do people, when they go in the store, do they spend quite a bit of money, or are they still reserved in what they do?
No, they spend a lot of money, especially proportionally so. Let me give you an example of that.
In the United States the average, what we call 'female prestige consumer' with a registered household income of $150,000 spends $3,000 annually on things like handbags.
Her counterpart in China would have an annual income of $18,000 or so versus that $150,000, yet spend up to $2,000 of that on handbags and related. So you have 2/3 of that spend at a fraction of the income level.
They do spend. What we find especially is these luxury consumers are young — three quarters are below 45 and almost half the market is below 35 in age. We have a lot of young consumers with money.
There is a statistic that the average millionaire in the West may be in his 50s, where the average millionaire in China would be in his mid 30s — so we're finding these people coming in at a lot younger age.
You'll see in other products too, such as cosmetic or personal care products, particularly women spend a lot of money; some say 10-15 percent of their income on cosmetics and skin care. The Chinese are very concerned with getting the look and not a lot on perfumes and things, although that's changing.
You'll find in a lot of these products, 70 percent is skincare, and the rest might be color cosmetics, so a little different kind of spin so as a consumer product company you have to be aware of what they are buying and what they are not buying. And obviously with the different environment, the Chinese skin, a lot of consumer products in that area have to tailor their product to suit the local clientele.
How about other kinds of consumer products like appliances and those sorts of things? Are they as open to spending in those areas?
Yeah, I think that the incidents rates for things like TVs is extremely high, and you have to remember most of these products are made locally, so the price points are more accessible.
Even back in the downturn a couple of years ago, part of their stimulus plan — and they had one much like ours here but it actually worked — but part of it was to help the rural consumer without a lot of money, so they subsidized the prices of small cars, appliances, rice cookers, things like that. So you go to even a small apartment, the incidence levels of these appliances are very high.
Steve, what motivates the Chinese buyer to buy consumer products?
As you might suspect there are a number of different factors. This is one of the areas in China that things may be quite different than here. Certainly status. I'm sure you've heard that face is an important thing: Status, ostentation, in many cases is a big motivation, particularly for branded products, self reward, a desire to be part of the world.
There are lots of expressions like political expressions. China is a communist country, but it is a socialist country with communist characteristics — Chinese characteristics rather — and it's the same way: They like to be part of the world with Chinese characteristics if they can.
Research says more than 70 percent of goods are bought to demonstrate status or economic success. People are coming into millionaire status and a good middle class income to show to family and friends. Many luxury goods are bought as a reward for hard work and satisfaction. Again, there is a lot more sophistication today in segmenting consumers and demographics by type and buying groups with Chinese characteristics.
We already talked about the online channel, but going back on to that discussion a little bit more: What other channels are really important in China for consumer product companies? Where do they focus their time and efforts for the channels that people are buying in today?
There are two traditional channels that are still at the bulk of the market, but then maybe three emerging channels: ecommerce. Certainly for a lot of consumer goods there's the classic department store, a supermarket in some case, shopping malls – you'll find those in pretty much every city.
China is segmented into city tiers, classically tier 1, 2, 3, and now even tier 4, based on their economic level. One important thing to go back to the consumer targets is the tier 1 cities and tier 2 cities, which have traditionally been across those east cost cities – Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou – those are not saturated but relatively soaked by brands and competitors.
Where we're seeing a lot of the new money, this new 50 million class of consumers coming into the game, is in those tier 3, tier 4 cities, which are more out in the west if you will. So we're seeing a lot of growth there in those traditional channels, whereas in the tier 1 cities, a lot of those traditional channels are getting very competitive — really tough to get space, and costly to get space.
So that still represents, for many consumer products, the bulk of the market still today for consumer companies. Then stand-alone stores, apparel companies that have a single brand store, a lot of these will be in the shopping malls, again, very choice location and central district of all tier cities. Those are still growing, but are a little more competitive and intensely developed for many cities — certainly the more mature cities.
The three emerging channels we talked about included ecommerce, which is increasingly important for all types of products. But then we'll have multi-brand retailers which are starting to get traction in different markets, multi-brand boutiques, which are again tending to cater to higher-end specialty, luxury brands.
You may not know but for Amway, China is their biggest revenue market in the world. They can't do the traditional direct-channel but it is a direct channel, so even that market is fairly sizeable and still growing.
Is the infrastructure for buildings and creating these department stores keeping pace with that, or is it sliding to the west too?
For the malls — China is ahead on building in that context, so you'll find shopping malls popping up very quickly. I used to live in China, and now I commute every month. If I'm gone for two months – as it might happen – I may not be able to find my apartment, because there is a new highway or building, so that gives you a flavor of the pace of change.
On the infrastructure and logistics side, I think that is where the market is trying to catch up, especially on the fulfillment side. We will talk about that a bit later when we talk about supply chain. I would say that the venues and malls are developing rapidly, but the fulfillment side to get product is trying to hang on and catch up.
So let's talk supply chain, and things that are going there. Not just the infrastructure, but in general how supply chain is working for CPG companies in China.
We're in a tipping point in some markets. Over the last 10 years, China has been in the double digit growth for retail spending, even in 20-30 percent level of growth. A lot of consumer products companies were dotting the map with distribution centers randomly just to keep up. Now that it has gotten large and more complex, we are seeing a number of companies stepping back, saying, we need to get a handle on this and design a more efficient and future-friendly distribution structure.
We're seeing a lot of network analysis today and a lot of companies are rethinking how to go to market – where they consolidate, where they have a main DC versus a depot or forward kind of fulfillment – so there is a lot of rethinking, and part of that again is pace of change. We've probably talked about this before, but China years are like dog years – one year is like 7 years in the US – it is very difficult to anticipate what the market is going to be.
Particularly ecommerce, it's growing fast so how do we design supply chain? At the same time we're dealing with issues of growth of tier 3 and tier 4 cities, which is largely is in the Central Western part of China. So now we go farther out and the infrastructure to get there is inefficient or costly — for keeping up with that new consumer growth we are seeing.
At the same time we talk about how good the market is, but it is a very competitive market. Every major brand is there including the emergence of some local brands, so supply chain is becoming important for competitive differentiation.
Now we have to get some points or costs out from supply chain. First, cost has been brought down a lot from China, especially for exports, but labor costs are rising and land costs are higher today. My costs are going up, so how do I get a handle, how do I be competitive? Supply chain is becoming a more important differentiator in that context.
Are multinational companies learning how to compete in China?
Some do it better than others, but we won't mention names.
Over the last 15 years or so, many large consumer product companies have been there a long time. They are on their fifth duration of their strategy. The shelf life of a strategy, supply chain, or other is usually only 2 – 3 years, because of that rapid pace of change. Foreign and local companies are learning a lot and doing well. It is just difficult to plan with a lot more uncertainty than you'd have in a more mature western market.
Steve, this has really been interesting, and helpful for me. And I have one last question: What do you see working in China, and on the counter side to that, what is not working so well in China and needs some improvement?
Good question. One thing we have learned – and I say us as Tompkins has learned – through the years as well as clients: We've learned a lot the hard way in China: lessons learned and mistakes made. One thing that we're keen on in terms of our clients is: Let's not make those mistakes, but let's make new mistakes to call our own.
There is no reason to go into China with your eyes shut, because there is a lot of experience, and we need to tap that. So if we go back and look at some of those lessons learned — and one of my favorite ones and one thing that still happens — is structure before strategy.
We get ahead of ourselves in terms of setting up an operation, doing a partnership without really understanding where our addressable market is, what's our goal and what's realistic, and then let strategy or structure follow. That sounds like business 101, but you'd be surprised how many people still violate that.
Companies still have a snapshot view of the market. We talked about pace of change. In China, information is hard to get, and we get more misinformation. So even to understand the current market is not easy, and now you have to look ahead 3-5 years and anticipate with a lot of uncertainly what it's going to look like. Planning not in a snapshot sense, but where the market is going and having your timing at the right point in the curve.
Consider unexpected competition particularly at local Chinese companies. I think western firms often underestimate the capabilities, as many of these companies are learning and growing and getting more sophisticated every day, so you probably have to have a broader view of who your competition is.
Many companies have partnerships in some form: firm equity or contractual not doing enough due diligence in that partner selection. Here again it is more difficult in China when you have financial information that is not as transparent. You often hear two sets of books or maybe the real book is in the stakeholder's head.
Poor relationship management: China as much of the world is more relationship-oriented, and we tend to be a little bit more of low context communicators. Black is black, white is white, well China is gray, so it needs a lot of face-to-face relationships.
China is a long ways away — but spending time there and going out to dinner and understanding the people you are playing with; — This is very important in China. We use that term guanxi for relationships, and that is a critical, often underestimated capability for western management.
Getting enough support: China can be in favor on Wall Street one month and not in favor the next. China has a long-term strategy so we need to give them the right support. In the history of China's ups and downs, our of polling managing directors in China found that that was one of the biggest areas of discontent. When China got off the top of the table in terms of corporate management, they didn't get that support and suffered dramatically.
The flip side of those are often the key principles of success, so instead of structure before strategy, strategy before structure. We say observe the six "Ds" — due diligence, due diligence, due diligence in everything you do — Understanding culture.
Probably one of the most important areas I'll close with is "Chinafying" your business model. Obviously to be successful in China you need to do well there what you do here. We have to bring something competitive, but in bringing it to China – whether it's your product, branding, marketing approach – that often has to be "Chinafied," and understanding that right blend of what we do well and what the local market demands — that can be a tricky balance, but often that's the key to success.
Great. This has been very helpful, and I've learned a lot. I've been engrossed by what you've been saying, so I thank you very much for your time.
My pleasure, Bruce, and let's do it again.


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remove a large shipment of toxic chemical agents this month.
"Literally yesterday the Syrians announced that the removal of a large shipment of
chemical substances is planned in February," Gennady Gatilov said on Tuesday.
"They are ready to complete this process by March 1," the Russian official added.
On September 14, 2013, Russia and the United States agreed on a deal according to
which Syria would see its chemical weapons eliminated and the US would in return not
follow through planned military action against the country.
Under the deal, supervised by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW), Nordic vessels are set to collect the chemicals from the port city
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for annihilation.
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Popularity is something that can be determined by two things. Firstly, it doesn't last! When too many people start liking you anyway, there is always someone that is there ready to knife you in the back. 'Heil Caesar!' soon turns into 'Et tu, Brute'! Secondly, it depends on not what you tend to do but on what the other people (normally those that are voting for you) tend to think you are actually doing in the current circumstances. Popularity is nothing more then, in short, than an inherent social phenomenon that can rarely be explained and can rarely be understood. That doesn't mean we can't try, though!
Time and time again, we can look back in history, even our own recent history and say 'why the heck did I vote for so-and-so' or 'he hasn't done anything since he got into power'. Time goes on, and we forget, we reminisce and we end up seeing that person as being not quite as bad as they were at the time they were in power. French President François Hollande is banking on that right now, anyhow. He is grinning and baring it right now in the hope that the lowest popularity of the French Republic for a President will soon be a thing of the past. Or is he going to go down in history as the most unpopular President that France has ever had? Somebody said that his popularity wouldn't increase as much as unemployment. 74% of the French are unhappy with him. But, that could have been predicted way before. The French nicknamed him 'Mr. Flabby'. They thought they had it worse with former President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his ratings only hit rock bottom at 70% being unhappy in April 2011.
Have politicians got it wrong today. Is there too much spin, and not enough action. We're talking about real action of course. Not just rhetoric. Not just the words we hear over and over again. The words that crop up in combinations these days are 'resilience', 'getting back on track', 'going back to core values', 'unity', 'redefining economics'. Words, words, words. Where's the action?
We have lists of the most ridiculous world leaders and influential people in our societies that are created. But, how can we rank their popularity against each other? If social networks are anything to go by, we could say that networks like Twitter can make or break people around the world. A US news agency once tweeted that there had been not one but two explosion at the White House in April this year. It was fake, but it brought about economic nose-dive and sent the markets into a tailspin. The Dow Jones dropped 140 points immediately. It might have picked up its losses after just a momentary blip that lasted nothing more than a few minutes, but the temporary loss was calculated at something like $135 billion by specialists. That's a lot of dangerous money on the line when you get it wrong.
So, maybe Twitter is the answer to who is the most popular? Or, at least who makes us think they are the most active. Remember, it's all about making people think you're doing something, isn't it? President Obama hits the top of the list in the world with the greatest number of tweets and followers. He has 24 million following him on average and that's an improvement of 15 million since a year ago. Did all those people really follow him? Followers? Even the mere word makes us project them into a position of 'leadership', doesn't it? They lead, we follow. We're 'followers', not doers. But, they seem to forget that we can also 'undo' (them). Before Hugo Chavez died on March 5th this year, he was the second most active leader on Twitter. He used it as a media tool to fight against his opponents in the run up to the elections in Venezuela from his sick bed. He still had 20 million fewer followers than Obama though.
But, right now, who is popular in politics? Most European leaders have been retired to country estates or foreign countries in the wake of the political instability that has been our daily bread since the financial crisis took over our lives! Oh! That's another word I should have added to the lips of the leaders of our countries. There were 11 EU leaders that have been ousted since 2008. Just to name but a meager few:
- June 5th 2011
Portugal waved goodbye to Prime Minister Jose Socrates.
- September 20th 2011
Slovenia had had enough of Prime Minister Borut Pahor.
- October 11th 2011
Slovakia got rid of Iveta Radi?ová.
- November 6th 2011
Greece saw George Papandreou resign.
- November 12th 2011
Italy kicked out Silvio Berlusconi.
- November 20th 2011
Spain voted heavily against Jose Zapatero.
- May 6th 2012
France wiped the floor with President Nicolas.
2011/2012 was definitely not the year that was. One that will be forgotten…or remain etched in the minds of those that had to step down or that were forced to.
Popularity ratings of most world leaders is on the wane. Is it the economic times and the financial troubles? The access to information? The rumors that spread like wildfire? The coming clean on this scandal and that scandal that gets revealed in our whistle-blowing age? Tittle-tattling is nothing new anyhow. Obama currently stands at below the average rating of all US Presidents (54% between 1938 and 2013), at 49%. His lowest rating was just 38% in 2011. He has a popularity rating of 49% today in May 2013, but he was at 69% in 2009. But, can we believe what we see in the polls? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran came in just after Queen Elizabeth II of England in a popularity poll for world leaders not so long ago.
When it comes to dishing the dirt, the politicians are always the ones in the firing line. They are the ones that take daily decisions (or don't for that matter!) that affect our lives for better and for worse. But, hey we never got married. I didn't say 'I do'. So, it's better to oust them as soon as they get too covered in the muck that's being raked. A good mud-fight is always fun…what did a philosopher say one day 'lupus est homo homini', roughly translated as 'Man is man's wolf'? Woof! My bark is worse than my bite!
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some even think widely reported polling results are valid, yes many hear this pols says the voters like a and not b, another weapon to shape your world view , hey everybody likes this gal or guy get aboard global warming we all agree, gun control why it's the peoples will...simple minds.
When it comes to be a servant to the 'american' King class aka WeThePeople aka the 'american' middle class, popularity does not matter.
It is part of the job for an 'american' servant to take the blame that should go to their master, the one that empowers the servant.
Servants to the 'american' middle class, be they corporations or politicians, know that.
A servant to the 'american' middle class needs one thing: serving well his master.
An 'american' corporation will take advantage or organize child labour, take the blame for as long as it is satisfying for the 'american' middle class.
The 'american' middle class will consume the cheap products, tell how sorry they feel for the poor kids and lay the blame on corporations.
Everyone is happy: the 'american' middle class does their consumption act they are renowned for and the corporation serves well his master.
The way it works in an 'american' society.
The current situation is bumpy for the servants though as there is no other 'american' solution to serve the 'american' middle class but to thin it, to reduce the number of middle classers so that the rest can thrive.
'Americans' are people of entitlements and they consider their 'american' middle class status an inborn priviledge.
So popularity of servants to the 'american' middle class will go down: all the infuriated former middle class 'americans' will bash their former servants. They have access to the polls instruments so they will pour their hatred on their servants.
Yet a minor detail as the servants and the 'american' middle class wait for the 'american' normalization of things.
When those former 'american' middle classers get used to their new status and understand that they are no longer part of the people an 'american' servant is supposed to serve, they adopt the 'american' normal and stop bashing the servant.
They will keep bashing other people, especially just right down to them, in fear of falling even more.
'Americanism' at work. Nothing new under the Sun. Same, same good ole 'americanism' since 1776, July, 4th.
AnAnonymous has taken up smoking little matterings of crack.
Hey...AnAnon...still sleepin with that guy?
'AnAnonymist' Chinese citizenism citizens are so full of themselves they are fighting desperately lost causes.
Lets open the dam of propaganda. Your long comment addresses none points, is without having ground, and is very zero.
How to be popular and stay popular for a long time! All of life is a stage, why not let your character have a long run. Popularity may be over rated but for people who's character craves the adulation of the crowd, popularity is Mana from Heaven.
I've mentioned before about the correlation between mere Celebrity status and Star status, for all Stars are Celebrities yet not all celebrities are Stars, Politicians seem to flirt with Stardom at times but true Stardom seems never to want to dwell in the Politician role.
Lady Gaga is a Star I've often admired, last year Yahoo reported she was the eighth most influencial woman in the World, of course she was behind Hilliary but I wonder how far behind, not really very far at all, I'll bet!
Imagine!; if Gaga was secretary of State and went to NK and danced for Kim and all the koreans on NK TV The American Citizen's hearts would swell with pride, America's leadership on display for all the World to see, with this kind of innovative stuff we might come to a peacefull solutin to some of our problems.
Nobody has ever really stayed popular except perhaps `Roscoe` Fatty Arbuckle, there is a guy passing through time undimished, still good for a belly laugh, Politician roles don't seem to be able to hold the audiences the way a good comedian can, there is something which gets written in the script that won't let let the crowd love it for long.
"Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully."
-Samuel Johnson
The great EU leadership, what a bunch of crooks; The MEPs seem to spend most of their time thinking up ways to steal shit from Brussels.
One Member of the European Parliament I knew well always had between 5-10 laptops a year from the job on top of around 100,000 in expenses, he reckoned while in his cups that a man should if he was any good, pull 250,000 a year from the EU not including lobbying work. This is on top of that fine fat pension he was to get once he left.
As for members of differing European Parliaments best description is FULL RETARD, goes to show all because someone can give a good soundbite does not mean he's that clever same goes for the media. So in short the reason people dislike their leaders is that their leaders are lapdogs for special interests who have bankrolled their election.
Same in the USA I guess, as this side of the pond but lets look forward to the day we see them dance a Tyburn Jig.
"A little rebellion is a good thing. "
- Thomas Jefferson
"A little rebellion is a good thing. "
Well, they'll get what they want very soon. Funny thing is, they think they'll win. They won't.
You've just described every form of "representative government" that has ever existed.
Of all the above, Papandreou gets the prize for top hilarious video about himself
From his last days as prime minister, the terrific one-minute hit 'F-ck You Papandreou', with its lyrics to the tune of Falco's 'Amadeus':
« ... But Papandreou didn't give a sh-t, and then he said
'I'm gonna hold a referendum about this deal of yours'
And then the leaders of the Eurozone said 'F-ck you Papandreou' »
He better not be a goat...
He'll get eaten.
Well, this is about the stupidest contributer article I've seen here in a while.
What's next, a critique of the inner workings of Santa Claus?
As I posted in your other article, who gives a fuck about the Clown Show?
Don't you realize your support of the system only further empowers them? The idea that you can "throw the bums out" is childish beyond belief.
Simply put, there is an infinite supply of Al Qaeda "Number Twos." (or any other gang)
Was this entire article one run on sentence?


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Q2. Which Fulham player claimed the first assist of the 2010 World Cup?A2. Kagisho Dikgacoi
Q3. Fulham signed World Cup winner Karl-Heinz Riedle in 1999. He netted just once in that 1990 tournament, though, in a penalty shoot-out win over which nation?A3. England
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Q5. How old was George Cohen when he won the World Cup?A5. 26
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Q7. How many members of Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad graced the Craven Cottage pitch in Juventus' famous 4-1 defeat in March 2010?A7. Four
Q8. Daniele De Rossi also played at Craven Cottage that season. The Italian midfielder was red carded in the Group Stages of the 2006 showpiece when he elbowed which Fulham player? A8. Brian McBride
Q9. Which player did Fulham sign after he scored twice at the 2002 World Cup?A9. Junichi Inamoto
Q10. The 2014 tournament is not Roy Hodgson's first World Cup. Which nation did he lead to the last 16 of the global showpiece 20 years previously?A10. Switzerland
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Jennifer Lopez And Robin Thicke Join Forces
September 17, 2013 04:58 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
Jennifer Lopez is quite capable of producing a killer track on her own, as she's proven time and time again. That being said, the American Idol judge's best work results from musical collaborations. And this is exactly why we're thrilled to learn that JLo and Robin Thicke are hitting it off in the recording studio!
American Idol diva Jennifer Lopez is definitely keeping busy, what with her participation on a hit reality show's judging panel, not to mention current efforts to record an eighth studio album. Of course, news of JLo's upcoming album has spurred plenty of gossip about potential collaborations. First, an onstage duet convinced fans that JLo would take Taylor Swift under her wing. Taylor may have denied the rumors, but that's not stopping fans from speculating about other possible guest artists. The latest gossip target? None other than Blurred Lines hunk Robin Thicke.
We're not sure if JLo and Robin Thicke have been attempting to keep their alleged collaboration under wraps or if their latest get-together was just a spur of the moment thing. Either way, the cat is officially out of the bag. This genius joining of forces was first discovered by Jennifer's sister, who, upon capturing a snapshot of the dynamic duo, tweeted, "Uh oh…walked into the studio to find this: @JLo @robinthicke …can't be nothing but trouble…" The accompanying photo features the musicians having a blast in the recording studio.
No further details just yet from either of the singers, although JLo did end up re-tweeting her sister's post. We're eager to learn more about this collaboration and we'll be sure to spill the beans when we do!
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brenda Says:
September 18th, 2013 at 9:22 am
Paula Paula NO WIFE should ever let her man work with the 2 sexiest women alive- JLo and Ciara. Paula Paula, I just dont know how long your marriage gon last.
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The fact that J-Lo CAN'T sing should be a deterent for ANY REAL singer/songstress to SATY away. If you want to end the crisis in Syria, just play ANY of her albums. Screeeeech!


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Under the bankruptcy law a petition preparer must do the following:Sign the documents. The preparer must sign the documents prepared for filing. [11 USC § 110(b)(1)]Identifying number. The preparer must place his or her Social Security account number on the documents after the signature. [11 USC § 110(c)]Preparer's name and address. The preparer must print his or her name and address on the document. [11 USC § 110(b)(1)]If the preparer is not a individual, officer, principal, responsible person, or partner of the bankruptcy petition preparer must sign, provide his or her Social Security account number, and print his or her name and address on the document.Copies of documents. A bankruptcy petition preparer shall furnish the debtor a copy of the document no later than when it is presented for the debtor's signature. [11 USC § 110(d)]Fee declaration. The petition preparer must file a declaration under penalty of perjury with the petition. That declaration must include:Disclosure of fees received from or on behalf of the debtor within the 12 months before the filing of the case.Disclosure of any unpaid fee charged to the debtor.If the rules or guidelines have set a maximum fee for services, a declaration that the bankruptcy petition preparer gave notice to the debtor of the maximum fees before preparing any document for filing or accepting any fees from the debtor. [11 USC § 110(h)(1)]
In reality many small time preparers do not want to attach themselves to any possible liability and that is why they request that you not included them.
However, be aware it is required under the Bankruptcy law to do so.
If you were filing, and all you have is the company name from the website (no phone and no address), would you complete relevant sections for the petitioner or turn it in as is and see what the trustee says?
Yes, you should list the company name, and the trustee would contact them for the information if he needs it, most often unless their is a fraud in your petition the trustee would not bother.
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Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren, Stanley Kubrick and Shelley Duvall, David O. Russell and Lily Tomlin. At the Los Angeles press day for Palme d'Or winner "Blue Is The Warmest Color" (our review), we were given these precedents by a publicist for the film's increasingly heated behind-the-scenes con...Read More »
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Back in London again and having Proustian moments with objects I had with me over Christmas. They smell of Das Boot, oddly disturbing and provocative now I'm home.
I've been thinking about my Christmas afloat and gauging its success. I may have forgotten just about everything I learned on my helmsman's course, but I've found out things about myself. I've realised that I am quite resourceful and I don't tend to throw up my hands and give in where there's a problem. My heart may sink, but I do start thinking about solutions. All those years in the Brownies obviously add up. Solitude doesn't worry me. I'm fine in my own company, though having the Cat obviously helps, and I probably talked to him more than usual. I also appreciated how amazingly adaptable and accepting he is. I enjoyed watching him explore, deciding where he wanted to sleep, looking inside cupboards.
Watching the Cat settle in, and doing simple, every day things like making breakfast, turned the boat into home. Drinking coffee while watching the sun come up over the river, and seeing the swans and moorhens go by made it magical. At night, I slept so well, rocked by the gentle motion of the water, cosy with my hot water bottles and warm Cat.
Staying somewhere other than Mother's old house also put a different perspective on things. Das Boot might be more cramped than Mother's bungalow, but it's a new space and it doesn't echo with memories of her life there. I can enjoy it and the surrounding area as something separate from, yet close to her. I only really went to the house since she moved out of it when I was going to see her, so I was always in daughter mode. I hope Das Boot will be more than a convenient place to stay and provide me with a refuge from some of the hurly burly of life here in London. It will be a bolthole, a place to take time out. Other.
But to really make it work I'm going to have to find ways of entertaining the Cat and keeping him safe. He may be turning into an old bloke, but he still likes some action. If he can't stretch his legs and run about on land as he usually does, he's going to need to burn some energy on board. He spurned my attempts to get him to play with bits of screwed up paper (generally a favoured toy) so I'm going to have to be a bit more creative. His desire to explore outside is making me think hard about what to do when the good weather comes. A dog crate may be the answer, allowing him some secure space while keeping him from falling overboard. If he weren't able to wriggle out of his buoyancy aid at will, he could have the freedom of the boat all year, albeit attached on a long tether, but that idea now seems too dangerous. One drowned cat and I'll off the boat never to return.


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1. Background on Information Technology Agreement
During the Singapore Ministerial Conference of the WTO, a proposal for the expansion of world trade in information technology products was adopted vide the "Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information Technology Products" dated 13th December 1996. The declaration was adopted by 14 parties including the QUAD Countries (USA, Canada, Japan & EU), Singapore and Hong Kong representing about 80% of the trade in these products. The agreement became effective once the number of countries joining the agreement represent 90% of the trade in information technology products. Other WTO Members could opt to join the agreement as a participant.
The Information Technology Agreement (ITA), a plurilateral agreement within the WTO, aims to expand world trade in information technology products considering the key role this trade plays in development of information based industries and the dynamic expansion of the world economy while recognizing the goal of raising the standards of living and expanding the production of and trade in goods. ITA also desires to achieve maximum freedom of trade in information technology products and to encourage continued technological development of the information technology industry on the worldwide basis. The objective of the Agreement is to bring down tariffs on IT items in stages to zero level by a specified year. The concessions evolving out of the negotiations would be in addition to those already agreed upon under the GATT.
India joined the ITA on 25th March 1997. The main features of our schedule for ITA products are:-
Indias schedule for ITA products is available at the following address:
Keeping in view the importance of information technology in international trade, fourteen participants submitted proposals on expansion of trade in IT products (referred to as ITA-II). These proposals were discussed extensively in various meetings of the WTO during April-June 1998 and subsequently. The updated list of products proposed to be covered under ITA II includes a few consumer electronic items and certain security related products which is one of the main reasons why it has not been possible for the members of ITA to come to a consensus yet.
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A push of a button lets the user select from six menu choices: White Rice, Quick Cook (high-speed rice cooking), Brown Rice, Porridge, Soup and Steam. The integrated micro-computer automatically optimises the cooking temperature to match the menu selection. For example, brown rice can be easily cooked and steamed foods, which normally require difficult heat control, can be quickly and easily prepared in the included steam basket.
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Hammerwatch is one of them Indie rogue-like dungeon crawler hack 'n' slash 4-player co-op games, being Crackshell's (Ducktales anybody?) first game . I bet most of you didn't even hear of it, since it's not that well known, but you know about it now!
Hammerwatch has both a singleplayer mode and a multiplayer mode, both having the same setting though. Solo isn't that fun, since it can get boring pretty fast because of it's repetitive nature. But multiplayer sure is fun! Loot dungeons together! Kill monsters together! Run into spikes together! Kill bosses together! You know, the fun stuff!
I didn't play that much of it… well, I only got past the first boss (We still gotta find out how to save in multiplayer). I don't think the rest of the game will be any different. Harder, maybe, but game-play wise most likely the same. Out of what I played, here's a list of pros and cons, in my opinion:
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- A very fun multiplayer experience (Seriously, give it a try).
- Fun puzzles and lots of secrets.
- 4 classes – one for each player!
- Quite a challenge.
Cons :
- Pretty repetitive (But well, it's a dungeon crawler)
- Solo can get boring fast.
- Can be very hard (If you don't like a challenge, you might not like this. If you loose all your lives, it's game over, you gotta play from the start again)
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Men's Hoops Seventh Seed at Big 12 Tournament
Mar. 1, 1998
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas Tech Red Raiders will face Texas at 6:00 p.m. CT Thursday in Kansas City's Kemper Arena in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament.
Tech (13-13, 7-9 Big 12) earned the seventh seed in the tournament, while Texas (12-16, 6-10) is the 10th seed in the 12-team field. Both Tech and Texas lost their final regular-season games on Saturday. Oklahoma handed the Red Raiders an 89-56 defeat in Lubbock, while Colorado beat the Longhorns 81-64 in Austin.
The winner of the Texas Tech-Texas game will play No. 2 seed Oklahoma State at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Texas has won three of the past four meetings between the two teams. UT won twice this season, 88-79 in Austin, and 82-80 in Lubbock. Kris Clack leads four Longhorns in double figures with 17.6 points per game. Freshman Chris Mihm has a team-high 8.0 rebounds. Fellow freshman Luke Axtell has made 64 three-pointers and is second on the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game.
Texas Tech leads the all-time series rivalry, 50-48. The Lonhgorns won three of the four SWC Post-Season Classic meetings between the two programs. The Red Raiders won the final SWC tourney in 1996 with a 75-73 victory in the championship game over UT.
The Red Raiders tied for seventh with Colorado and Kansas State at 7-9. Tech earned the seventh seed since Kansas State won the tiebreaker over the Buffaloes due to a better divisional record (5-5 to 3-7). The Red Raiders received the higher seed over K-State since they beat Wildcats 79-76 in Lubbock on January 21.
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- Safari's Interactive Animal Sanctuary (MAP) is open for the last time (for a while) from noon-5pm this Saturday and Sunday. If you haven't been recently, this would be a good time to show your support, and also, be sure to check out these pics from earlier this month!
- The Doug Jeppesen ceramic art exhibit is still at the Broken Arrow Historical Society Museum (MAP) from 10am-2pm on Saturday. Also, be sure to check out the photos from the Broken Arrow Historical Society Museum from last weekend here on DTBA!
- Persimmon Hollow Village is open from 10am-5pm on Friday and Saturday and 1pm-5pm on Sunday. (MAP).
- Market on Main, Farmers Market is open from 8am-noon on Saturday. (MAP)
- Artists of the Future is still in progress. For more info, join the Artists of the Future Event on Facebook, and follow Your Design (Main Street Broken Arrow) on Facebook. The event runs through August 17th (MAP)
- If you would like to stay indoors where it's cool, check out The Watch at both Broken Arrow Theaters this weekend; Step Up Revolution in 3D at Cinemark.
Did I miss anything? If you would like your event (Broken Arrow addresses, only, please) considered for this list, add it in the comments.


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Right. I was thinking we should read the luma from the second register right away for one cycle and then, on the next (non-DMA) cycle, transfer the first register to the second and then read it out. That way we're only multiplexing 8 bits every cycle instead of 16 bits every two cycles. Also, by reading out the second register first, we eliminate ~0.5 color-clock delay between luma and GTIA which I measured on the prototype (see old thread).
The timing diagram shows the SRAM but not the LUMA timing. (does it?) While we are loading one register, are we reading LUMA from the other? In the next/same cycle?
I was thinking yesterday that we could also eliminate the full 8 color-clock (4 cycle) delay by chaining 4 more 8-bit registers and clocking the luma data through them every cycle. That would make the luma output line up with the GTIA output so the programmer would not have to offset the luma plotting. Also the character modes (above) would work better. It takes 32 more flip-flops, but you said you had some 64 FF CPLDs, right?


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