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Romain, what's the key to a good result this weekend in Hungary?
Romain Grosjean:
It's a familiar story; we need to achieve a good qualifying performance. We have a few updates coming which is good news and I'm sure we are going to be better than we were last time out. In terms of conditions, it should be hot and hopefully sunny which will suit our car better than the cold we've seen recently, and certainly better than in the cold and wet! The Hungaroring is a circuit that I quite like and one where I have had good experiences in the past. Hopefully my past history at the track will help me to have a proper race weekend. Having all sessions in the dry, so we can work properly from beginning to end, will also be very helpful!
What went wrong for you in Hockenheim?
Romain Grosjean:
It was a difficult weekend, especially in qualifying and in the race. We weren't able to get any pace in qualifying and we're still trying to understand why that was. My car was very difficult to drive when it was wet, and it was always raining hardest when I wanted to set a fast qualifying lap. On top of that I had a five place penalty on the grid due to my gearbox change. Then in the race, the first lap was a bit of a mess and I got hit by another car. Maybe it was bad luck, but either way I know I need to improve my first laps. I am working on that as it is a bit of a shame when you have a good car, but your race is effectively over after a couple of minutes. In Germany my front wing needed replacing and the punctured tyre damaged the floor. It was then very difficult to finish the race let alone to keep up any sort of good pace. There are races where nothing goes right and it was one of those. Let's hope the luck will turn around and everything will be much better in Budapest.
Had you driven a race lap with a punctured tyre before?
Romain Grosjean:
No. That was the first time, so I can add that to my experience. It's difficult to know how fast you can go and you can't see how much damage is being done to the bodywork. It's not a nice experience. It's far better with a car that is healthy!
You still had to push on in case there were any opportunities for points - it must have been quite character building?
Romain Grosjean:
It was very difficult. The car was not handling well, but this is normal with the damage we had. I hope I don't have that situation again. The car was unbalanced, unpredictable and inefficient. Everything you don't want from a car!
How is your past experience at the Hungaroring?
Romain Grosjean:
I scored my first GP2 Series pole position there in 2008. Last year I won and finished third, which was a pretty good weekend. I'm heading to Hungary with a positive attitude.
How does it feel to have completed half of the season?
Romain Grosjean:
It's not been easy so far. We've had some very good results and some very bad races. The last race was maybe one of the worst - so let's work, analyse and try to understand so I don't make mistakes any more. Stay out of trouble and qualify better, this is the key. And from that we can go forwards.
What do you have planned for the August break after the Hungarian Grand Prix?
Romain Grosjean:
I'm going to have my honeymoon so it's going to be a good month for me. Hopefully I can head off on holiday with the very nice present of a podium finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix.


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Last updated: Aug 20, 2009
If "death panels" and "government-funded euthanasia" are bad news (as all sides of the health-care reform debate seem to agree), what's better? When dying looms at the end of an eldercare experience "" as it inevitably does "" it can be navigated in a less stressful way.
Having experienced both a quick death and a prolonged goodbye with my own parents, I've followed the brouhaha over end-of-life planning with special interest. My [mother] (https://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/questions-i-wish-id-asked-mom) died less than two years ago and my dad is now in a serious decline ("serious" defined as facing dementia, cancer, and stroke, and that's not even counting the urge incontinence and recent inability to walk).
And these gems of wisdom heard amid the debate seem worth pointing out because they can help guide stressed-out family caregivers right now (no matter what Congress does this fall):
- 1. Forget what you've seen on TV.
Our grandparents and great-grandparents saw death at home from a young age. But nowadays, much of it happens in the hospital. Our vision of death tends to be informed by TV and movies, where it's attractively cast, antiseptic, and often thwarted by amazing high-tech interventions. (More than 60 percent of TV characters survive after CPR, but in real life only 5 to 10 percent of patients over 70 do, Jane Brody notes in her New York Times health column this week.)
The reality: "The system defaults toward treatment rather than compassion. Just because we can do a procedure doesn't mean we should," says registered nurse Sara Billings in the [Naples (FL) News] (http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/aug/19/guest-commentary-knowledge-power-health-care-debat/). (Worth a read for her personal story.)
Deciding whether and when to end treatment is a difficult, often traumatic, decision that varies by situation. But when evaluating quality of life (right to the very end of life) all options should be on the table "" because life, and death, aren't like the movies.
- 2. Help the person you care for see that talking about his or her goals regarding end-of-life care is an extension of talking about goals for health care.
Nobody likes to think about death, especially when sick. But normalizing the conversation (ideally before a health crisis, or even once it's underway) is constructive. Ideally, a good physician approaches end-of-life care as part of health care all along "" not as a separate conversation (or as a job for an imperial panel). It's part and parcel of treatment.
"What [people] really need is someone who can sit down, turn off their beeper, and not look at their watch every 30 seconds, to listen and provide information," Diane Meier, a palliative-medicine specialist who directs the Center to Advance Palliative Care tells Newsweek.
And of course Caring.com's Melanie Haiken just noted in this blog that receiving end-of-life counseling improves terminal patients' mood and, ironically, quality of life, according to a [new study] (https://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/cancer-palliative-care).
- 3. Tell your relative: "If you want to maintain control, do the paperwork."
Doctors like living wills and advance healthcare directives because it clarifies wishes and helps everyone follow through on hard decisions. At least the healthcare debates present a fresh rationale for getting your loved ones moving on getting their preferences in writing: People who don't want the government (or anyone else) meddling in their final days have a special incentive to do so. Alternately, try appealing to your loved one's sense of duty to others: " You always say you don't want to be a burden to me. Well this will help lift a possible burden down the road. Do it for me."
In a Time interview, geriatrician Laurie Jacobs at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City notes that family members are afraid to limit options for relatives who haven't expressed how they'd like life to end, but are much more comfortable when that conversation has been made clear verbally or on paper.
Also point out to the person that living wills and advance directives can spell out what the person wants," not simply what they don't want.
- 4. Check out hospice before you think you need it.
"Death panels" surely has a sinister ring. Yet mingled within many articles about this feared misrepresentation of proposed Medicare-funded end-of-life counseling is another word new to many Americans """hospice" "" and its connotation is entirely wholesome.
Ideally, more people, not fewer, would know about this wonderful option designed to guide and comfort people at a difficult time. And they would know about hospice before it was needed, as an option to serve the goal of maximizing quality of life. Sounds counterintuitive that a care option reserved for someone nearing death would improve life (for the patient and his or her family) but that's the experience of nearly everyone I know who's utilized it, my own family included.
That people might come away confused about [what hospice is] (https://www.caring.com/articles/hospice-palliative-care) seems to be one of the bigger tragedies of the storm.
On the other hand, the silver lining to the rancor is that at least people are finally talking -- loudly -- about end-of-life decisions. That's big, considering that we live in a culture where nobody wants to think about death, even when they have a relative sliding inexorably toward it.
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Jordan's wedding dress makes top 20 list
She married in a pink meringue, but Jordan's Barbie-style wedding outfit has been named among the most stylish of all time.
Her OTT nuptials - complete with Cinderella carriage, 10ft-wide dress and groom Peter Andre's hair extensions - were dubbed ``chav-tastic'' when they took place in 2005.
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"Jordan's Swarovski-crystal and tulle wedding dress transformed her from C-list to A-list overnight."
The glamour girl's dress was designed by Isabell Kristensen and encrusted with thousands of pink crystals. She topped off her outfit with a foot-high crown.
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It was also ranked ahead of Princess Margaret's 1960 Norman Hartnett design and the traditional Giorgio Armani creation worn by Katie Holmes when she married Tom Cruise last year.
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DOVER, ENGLAND – Faced with strong waves just kilometers from reaching the French shore, 70-year-old Toshio Tominaga of Hiroshima on Wednesday abandoned his attempt to become the oldest Japanese person to swim the English Channel.
"I want to do my best and challenge myself next year," Tominaga said later in a suburb of Dover, on the southern English coast.
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The Zionist Federation of Texas and Louisiana, at its two-day convention here, set a quota of $4,000 for the Zionist extension fund. Support of the program of the Zionist Organization of America was pledged by the 120 delegates, who came here from all sections of the two states.
A "Nachlath Texas" to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Texan independence will be established in Palestine with funds to be raised by the Jewish National Fund.
A commission of seven members, with Rabbi Henry Raphael Gold of Dallas as its head, was elected. Louis A. Freed of Houston, for the past thirty years at the helm of Zionism in this section, retired from active leadership. He accepted membership on the commission.
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Assemblyman Pete Lopez (R, C, I – Schoharie) joined with the Kosak Family, Vincent McLaughlin, and local residents and members of the Autism Society of America, Hudson Valley, at their annual walk and expo held recently at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds (pictured above). "Autism is a growing concern for parents. With increased opportunities for early diagnosis and treatment, it is important that all parents know that early detection of autism spectrum disorders is vital in helping their child. I am proud to join with the Autism Society and to advocate on behalf of them and persons affected by autism," said Assemblyman Lopez.


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Minnesota is suffering a deadly year on our roads. Traffic deaths last week topped the 200-death mark for the year and we are on pace for around 450 deaths for 2013, which would be 55 more than 2012.
It may be easy to glance over these numbers and see them as figures and data. But we all know there's much more behind them than that.
These numbers stand for Sherwin Johnson, 73, who was killed on his motorcycle July 29.
These numbers include Krista Suronen, 42, killed on July 27.
And these numbers represent Naw Wah, 48, and La Yin, 48, who also died in a crash on July 27.
Our hearts go out to these victims and their families. These are just a few of the 18 people we lost on the road in the past two weeks. Sadly, there are another 200-plus names that we could add to the list of 2013 traffic crash victims.
We can't forget the lives lost. As drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians, it's up to each of us to remember these victims as the reasons to practice safe behaviors to prevent future tragedies.
It's a scary thought, but a crash could happen to any of us. You may not have heard about any of these crashes in the past week. There's a good chance these violent episodes didn't occur in your community, and you may not have had any connection to the victims or those involved.
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Guy Ritchie Just Wants To Go To The Pub
Man, does he look beaten down or what? It was bad enough when she was forcing him to direct her vanity projects. Now she's dragging him to Israel so she can proclaim to the world that she's a Jewish American Princess. And is that….is that Dawson? What the hell? Dawson's into the Kaballah? It's not helping with the post-Creek career, unfortunately. And where's Demi? I see Ashton, he's got that intense concentration look that's very painful for him to maintain. But where's the wife? Does Tel Aviv have incredibly expensive plastic surgery procedures?
Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism," local newspapers reported Sunday.
The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.
Rosie O'Donnell and Donna Karan were also up in the synagogue. Madonna allegedly told President Peres that all she hears from Hollywood celebs is how popular the Book of Splendor [the guiding text of Kabbalah] is. Really? Not coke and hookers? Well, she looks weirdly happy. And not in her usual condescending ice queen way. I guess this is her thing. It ain't her husband's, though. All he wants is a pint and enough about this bloody Jewish magic mess.
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DAYTON -- A longtime civil rights leader, retired U.S. Supreme Court clerk, a TV talk show host and Ohio's governor are among the speakers this weekend for the state's newest college graduates.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson took part in commencement services at Wilberforce University in western Ohio on Saturday. A social justice activist since the 1960s, Jackson also ran for president twice.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court clerk Gen. William Suter spoke Saturday morning to the University of Dayton Law School commencement. The career judge advocate who had joined the Army in 1962 became Supreme Court clerk in 1991. He retired last year.
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A baby from Orem, Utah, is being hailed a miracle after his mother managed to postpone his premature birth by an excruciating 39 days.
Rachel Whitchurch was just 28 weeks pregnant when her water broke, indicating that her body was gearing up to go into labour eleven weeks early.
"We had multiple doctors, nurses, and specialists talk to us and warn us of the risks and problems that we should expect if our baby was born that day or the next," Rachel tells local news station KLS.
Rachel was faced with two gut-wrenching options: she could deliver her baby, Gideon, then -- almost three months early -- or she could stay bed-ridden in the hospital and try to prolong the pregnancy as long as possible.
"If he had been born at 28 weeks, he would've been in the hospital for months and months feeling scared and lonely, being poked by needles, trying to grow and develop his little body into what it needed to be," Rachel says of her decision to postpone the delivery.
Rachel and her husband, Jeff, have endured three miscarriages in the past five years. Rachel says she was determined to delay the birth because the doctors told her that every day she let her baby grow inside her meant three less days her baby would have to spend in an intensive care unit.
"I was being given the opportunity to sit in a hospital bed so he didn't have to," says Rachel. "All the pain, loneliness, stress, fear, needles, medicine, etc., was worth it because I could take my child's place."
The odds were stacked against her, though. Doctors predicted there was only a five per cent chance that Rachel would be able to prolong the pregnancy for five days after her water broke. Yet remarkably, she hung on for a whopping 39 days to allow her baby to grow.
During those gruelling 39 days, Rachel was given steroids to help her baby's lungs grow, as well as medications to stop the contractions that were encouraging her body to give birth.
Finally, just five weeks short of a full term, doctors determined that she was ready to give birth with minimal health risks to her baby. Gideon was born weighing just three pounds, but has now grown to be a healthy, happy six-month-old boy.
"My doctors called me and our little Gideon both miracles," says Rachel.
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Mariah Carey's Pregnant Photo
Mariah Carey will give birth to twins in just a few weeks. From the look of things here, I think they are ready for some room.Just a few weeks ago, we blogged "cheesy pregnant photos" on the site. Would you consider Mariah's picture here, that she posted on her twitter, to be one of those type pics? I'm sorry, but these type pregnant photos make me cringe. Yes, I do think pregnancy is a beautiful gift, I guess its just a weakness of mine.


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DNV Sells Its Bunker Fuel Services Subsidiary
Funds managed by IK Investment Partners (IK) have entered into an agreement with the Norwegian foundation Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to acquire its subsidiary DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS), a global leader in fuel management services. Financial details for the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded by the Norwegian foundation DNV in 1981, DNVPS is a leading global provider of fuel management services for the maritime and power sectors with customers including ship owners, managers and charterers as well as power plant operators. The company primarily operates within two segments, Fuel Quality Testing and Bunker Quantity Surveys, having pioneered the development of and were introduced in 1981 and 1987, respectively. DNVPS is currently the market leader within fuel quality testing with approximately half of the global contracted volume.
DNVPS has experienced strong growth since inception, reaching USD 50-million in revenue with a business model resilient to cyclical freight rates. Headquartered in Singapore, the company employs 220 staff and has offices in Rotterdam, Houston, Fujairah and Oslo with four strategically located ISO 17025 accredited and specialised laboratories, supported by sales and customer support in 150 key shipping clusters. The business is uniquely positioned to provide fuel and cost-efficiency solutions and ensure regulatory compliance to its long-standing customer base.
"The sale is a strategic decision, based on a review of the DNV Foundation's total portfolio of activities following the DNV GL merger. DNVPS was not part of the merger process and has remained with the DNV Foundation. We believe the new ownership will provide DNVPS with a stronger platform and better focus for delivering on its strategic ambitions," said Henrik O. Madsen, President and CEO DNV GL Group.
Eirik Andreassen, who will remain as Managing Director of DNVPS, said: "This is a defining moment for DNVPS as we are poised for growth with IK. Opportunities will come from sharpening our focus on our clients' needs, building on our global leadership position, expanding our high-quality service offerings and R&D capabilities and leveraging our fuel quality testing database to create value and develop innovative services and products. We are also pleased to maintain close ties and collaborate with DNV so that clients can benefit from our enhanced capabilities."


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News Transcript
|Presenter: Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco
|January 15, 2013
DEFENSE MINISTER JOSE PEDRO AGUIAR-BRANCO (through translator): I would like to begin by greeting the secretary of defense, Leon Panetta, for two reasons: because he's here representing a friendly country to Portugal and because I know that Leon Panetta is a friend of the Portuguese community in California. These are the two reasons I would like to greet him and welcome him in the name of the Portuguese people here in Forte de Sao Juliao da Barra.
Knowing that the United States is a fundamental ally of the Portuguese defense policy, in our meeting, we spoke about bilateral issues, defense issues between Portugal and the United States, especially about Lajes, and of international interest, especially about Afghanistan, where Portugal is participating with ISAF.
Concerning Lajes, I was -- I expressed my -- the Portuguese position, which we had already referred to in the communique, when the United States reduced its troop -- and the situation that causes much concern to the Portuguese government, particularly because of the impact that it will have in the Azores and because the situation must make us mitigate the situation.
I explained to Mr. Leon Panetta the delicacy and importance to work together in order to mitigate the consequences of this situation and to lessen the impact on -- in the region of the Azores. In concluding, this meeting was a very important stage in the work as allies and partners in our work to reinforce and strengthen our relationship.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON E. PANETTA: Good morning. Bom dia to all.
I'm honored to be here in Portugal today. And I'm particularly honored to be here with my -- my good friend, the minister of defense, and thank him for his gracious hospitality that he has shown me throughout my visit.
He is a good friend and someone that we -- we have both been able to develop, I think, a close relationship both at our NATO meetings and at our bilateral meetings, as well.
I've come to Portugal in one of my last overseas trips as secretary of defense to thank the Portuguese people, thank the Portuguese people for their steadfast support and for their partnership over the past decade in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and in other areas of mutual concern. And I have sought to strengthen our sustained dialogue about how we can take steps to continue to improve our relationship for the future.
Portugal is one of our oldest European allies. And America's ties to Portugal go back, indeed, to the very birth of our nation. Portugal has impacted our history, our culture, and our beliefs. In my own state of California, it was the early Portuguese explorers and missionaries that helped establish a new state along the Pacific Ocean.
Today, the United States has tremendous respect and admiration for Portugal's critical role in promoting security not only here in Europe, with its strong participation in NATO's Kosovo mission -- they're doing an impressive and remarkable job in Kosovo, helping to provide security there -- but also around the world, from the Indian Ocean to the Middle East and to Africa.
In our meeting today, the minister and I discussed the program we are -- the program that both of us are involved with, with regards to our relationship in Afghanistan and we both discussed the progress that is being made as well as the Afghan security forces move to assume the lead for security throughout the country this spring and take full responsibility for security nationwide by the end of 2014.
I was able to provide the minister and his staff an update on the discussions that we had with President Karzai last week and with the decisions that were made at that time. As the war in Afghanistan draws to a close, the minister and I also discussed how to build on our close defense relationship even as both of our nations deal with steep fiscal challenges.
In the United States, those challenges, just as in Portugal and in other countries, have forced us to make some difficult decisions with regards to our defense budget. Those include decisions to reduce the size of our military and to adjust our global force structure. We were presented by Congress in the Budget Control Act a number of $487 billion to reduce the defense budget over 10 years, and we have implemented a strategy to accomplish that.
As a result of these kinds of changes, we've made clear that there would be an impact in terms of the tempo of operations at Lajes Air Base. But I want you to know -- and I said this directly to the minister, and I say it to the Portuguese people and to the people of the Azores -- we will do everything we can to minimize the impact and the hardship to that community and, indeed, we will use this as an opportunity to build an even stronger mil-to-mil relationship between the United States and Portugal.
Today I made clear to the minister that I am fully committed to work with him and the local community to be able to mitigate the impact of this decision with the local community. That effort is going to be directed along three tracks.
First, let me make clear that the United States military is committed to Lajes Air Base. This is an important air base for us. It has important airlift capabilities. It will remain a vital part of our global forward posture. We will need to continue to make use of this important base.
As a result, we'll do everything possible to try to lessen the economic impact of the reduction in tempo. We're committed to working with the local community to provide aid and maintain a strong relationship that we have built over the years.
Let me say to the people of the Azores that support that base, we deeply thank them and are indebted to them for their continuing support of that base. They have been loyal, they have been hardworking, and they have been very dependable. And we thank them for that.
Recognizing the concerns that the minister made, we have delayed the transition of that reduction to October of 2014. We will maintain, in addition, a 24/7 fire and emergency services there and we are committed to a 3-to-1 ratio of employees from the local community. For every one that the United States employs, we will employ three of the local community with regards to jobs.
A second area of focus will be to explore opportunities to expand our trade and business relationship. I'm pleased that the United States European Command will host a delegation of business executives next month, which will include a visit to the Azores that may provide opportunities for expanded economic development there.
And, finally and most critically, as I mentioned, we're committed to expanding our mil-to-mil relationship with a focus on the key security challenges of the future. We have a bilateral team made up of officials from the Pentagon and from the ministry that are continuing to work on the efforts to look at additional opportunities to improve our relationship and to renew and to re-emphasize the strong relationship between the United States and Portugal.
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to visit Strike Force NATO here in Lisbon. This was a decision to move that headquarters here to Portugal. This is an important new expeditionary naval headquarters, and it's demonstrating how the United States and Portugal can lead on maritime security and on other areas of concern involving NATO. It will play a vital role not only in strengthening our bilateral cooperation in this area, but in enhancing NATO's maritime capabilities.
I had a chance to visit different offices within that headquarters -- made up of intelligence, operations center -- and it really is, I think, what I would call a model headquarters for a number of countries to work together under NATO to implement the vital operations that we need to implement for the future.
We're also looking to deepen the cooperation between Portuguese and the U.S. special operations forces through increased training and exercises, which will enhance our shared efforts to build partner capacity in the region and beyond. I should also point out that we will not only increase our exercises and our training and our presence, but we will continue to have important visits here, such as the Harry S. Truman carrier group, which will be visiting within the next few weeks, and we will have other ships visiting ports here, as well.
The defense strategy the United States released one year ago this month makes clear that in an era of fiscal constraint, it remains essential for us to invest in our historic alliances with countries like Portugal and for all of us to invest in alliance capabilities.
By committing ourselves today to expand our strong defense relationship into new areas, we are, in fact, beginning a new era in the relationship between the United States and Portugal; one that will meet the challenges of the 21st century together. We are fulfilling that vision and helping to build a safer and more secure world for both of our nations.
My presence here, as a son of Europe, is to reaffirm that Portugal is a vital part of our history, our family, and our security, and always will be. Thank you.
Q (through translator): I would like to ask this question of both of you. Mr. Panetta, what type of opportunities -- investment opportunities -- is the United States available to compensate the reduction in troops in the Lajes base?
SEC. PANETTA: The purpose of the visit by these business executives is to determine what areas we can develop in terms of investment to provide added jobs and opportunities for that area. This has been an effective group of business executives, by the way. This is -- I've worked with BENS [Business Executives for National Security] -- they're called the BENS group. They've been very involved in supporting our military. And they've been very involved in helping to support our allies, as well.
And so we ask them to go there and to look at, what are the economic opportunities that can be developed for the future? It's important. I mean, they're -- the Azores is beautiful. There are a lot of opportunities that we think can be developed there. And it could be a real investment for the future, so let's wait and see what their recommendations are, but I think it's an important step in the right direction.
MIN. AGUIAR-BRANCO (through translator): Thank you for your question. I had the opportunity to tell the defense secretary that there are two important areas, that the timetable for the reduction of the U.S. forces in Lajes, that this happened the later the better, and that the timeline and criteria be as favorable to the workers and the region as possible, be it the reduction and the planning in this area.
On the one hand, the government will be able to mitigate the effects of this retreat and to study the possibility of structural funds to support what is happening now in the island. It will also permit us to work in the bilateral relationship in order to find other projects and alternatives for -- to mitigate the situation.
I would also like to point out the importance -- the importance of the visit in February of a group of businessmen -- U.S. businessmen linked to the defense area to evaluate and assess the opportunities -- business opportunities that are now open. These two reasons -- this will be a way to reinforce the cooperation, strategic cooperation between the United States and Portugal, and to allow -- to allow projects to mitigate the situation and the situation in the local economy.
Q: Mr. Secretary, yesterday, you spoke to us a little bit about U.S. participation in Mali. I was wondering if you could just expand a little bit today on some of your concerns about the French operation. There have been some setbacks, there have been some problems with the French operation. The insurgents have been gaining ground, getting closer to the capital. Do you see this as making the situation more urgent for the U.S. to do something?
The French are also putting ground troops in. Is there some consideration by the U.S. to also provide ground troops? And have you made any decisions on other aid that the U.S. can provide?
SEC. PANETTA: There -- there is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time. We have commended the French for this effort to try to go in to Mali to stop the AQIM, these terrorists and members of al Qaeda from being able to develop a base of operations in Mali. And we have -- we have always been concerned about efforts by al Qaeda to establish that kind of base. And our commitment ever since 9/11 has been to go after al Qaeda wherever they are and to make sure that they have no place to hide.
And so the effort that France has embarked on is one that the international community supports. The United Nations has supported what the French are doing. And our hope is that we can work with the French to provide whatever assistance we can to try to assist them in that effort.
The hope is that ultimately they will be able to succeed in establishing better security for Mali and that ultimately the African nations will be able to deploy a presence there to ensure that they can do everything necessary to make sure that Mali is secure and free from the influence of al Qaeda and AQIM.
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MIN. AGUIAR-BRANCO (through translator): I would also like to confirm the -- the contents of our meeting. It's a situation that is very serious, both at a political level, as in security and human rights, and it is a threat to peace and international security, both to the region and to Europe.
Portugal believes that France's actions contribute to destabilizing the region. And on Thursday, there will be a meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union where this situation will be analyzed for training of Mali troops. This will define the national strategy, and we expect to have international cooperation.
Q (through translator): A question for both of you. Mr. Secretary of Defense and the Portuguese defense minister, after 2014, what type of support does the United States believe that the NATO countries and member of NATO after -- after the United States retreats from Lajes? Afghanistan, I'm sorry.
SEC. PANETTA: All of the nations involved in Afghanistan, made in Chicago -- and it comes from the Lisbon conference, as well -- is the commitment that we will do everything possible to maintain an enduring presence in Afghanistan beyond the end of 2014. Our goal right now, obviously, is to work these next two years to complete the transition of authority, both security and governance, to the Afghans.
We have implemented a number of tranches now -- I believe we're in the process of implementing the fourth tranche of areas that place almost 75 -- in excess of 75 percent of the population in Afghanistan under Afghan security and control. We'll complete tranche five -- or we'll begin the implementation of tranche five sometime in August of 2013. Now that will represent the last group of provinces that will be turned over to Afghanistan.
In the early spring, we will turn over the lead to Afghanistan on combat operations so that they will lead those combat operations and ISAF, and the United States will be in support. And so we will -- we will continue to support them as they implement this transition and as we begin a gradual drawdown towards the end of 2014.
But as the president of the United States made clear, we have a commitment for an enduring presence there. And we -- we look forward not only to the United States, but to NATO being part of that enduring presence in the future.
MIN. AGUIAR-BRANCO (through translator): I would like to remind, first of all, the reasons of the international intervention in Afghanistan in the combat against terrorism. And I would like to note the role of Portugal in this international situation and in the combat.
It's good to remind -- it is important to remind Portugal's role in a combat of this nature. Portugal is faithful to the principle that was established in Lisbon: together in, together out. That is, within the timetable that is established, gradually and coordinated, Portugal will start to reduce its troops in Afghanistan as of October, and we will stop participating in these -- in the airport in Kabul. And because of this reduction, 230 military to 158 troops.
This is, after 2014, we will accompany and follow closely through the ministers of defense meeting at NATO, it will be through that -- the follow-up of this meeting that we will define the situation after 2014. We have no predicted situation right now for the future. Our participation will always be related to a -- a reduction in our budget.
Q: Secretary Panetta, you took your job at the Pentagon shortly after the death of Osama bin Laden. I believe you said that al Qaeda core leadership was at the brink of strategic defeat.
You know, and today the U.S. military's engaged in fighting al Qaeda and its affiliates in Somalia and Yemen. We're seeing a resurgence in al Qaeda fighters in Mali, Syria, Iraq. Do you still think al Qaeda's on the brink of strategic defeat? And as you leave this job, what's your assessment of the threat to the United States posed by its affiliates in these other countries?
SEC. PANETTA: You know, I -- I believe strongly that as a result of the efforts by the United States, particularly our intelligence and military personnel, that as a result of strong efforts to go after the leadership of al Qaeda, particularly in the FATA in Pakistan, that we have significantly weakened al Qaeda's leadership capabilities, their command-and-control, and their ability to put together the kind of attack that we saw on 9/11. So I honestly believe that, after four years, America is safer from that kind of attack that we experienced on 9/11.
Having said that, al Qaeda still remains a threat. And they have relocated in other parts of the world. We know they have a presence in Yemen. We know they have a presence in Somalia. We know they have a presence in Iraq. And obviously, they have a presence with AQIM in North Africa.
And we are continuing to go after al Qaeda in these areas. We have had successful efforts to weaken al Qaeda in Yemen, and we are continuing those operations, working with the country of Yemen to conduct those operations that I think have -- have seriously weakened AQAP, the al Qaeda version in Yemen.
We have been very successful, I believe, as well, in the efforts to go after al Qaeda in Somalia. Al-Shabaab, which represented a real threat there, you know, they're still there, but the fact is that Somalia has been greatly strengthened in terms of its ability to stop Al-Shabaab and to stop the growth of terrorism there.
The job is not finished. We have to continue the -- hopefully, the effort to go after al Qaeda in -- in Iraq. We have to continue the effort to go after al Qaeda where it decides to locate. There's an al Qaeda presence in Syria that concerns us. And there is the AQIM version of al Qaeda in -- in Mali. And it's for that reason that we are supporting the French in their effort to try to make sure that -- that we not only stop their advances, but that we weaken their ability to locate a base of operations there.
The fact is that the war on terrorism continues. We have made good progress. We have undermined their ability to conduct the kind of attacks that they would like to conduct. But the war on terrorism continues.
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Warner Bros. Animation has released the following clips, stills, and plot synopses from "Grandma Voice," the next premiere episode of Teen Titans Go!, and the accompanying DC Nation short "Shazam!" Both are to premiere on April 30, 2014,
TEEN TITANS GO! "Grandma Voice"
In order to defeat Mother Mae Eye, Cyborg starts using a grandma voice, but soon that persona takes over and he begins making the other Titans dress warmly and clean their dishes.
DC Nation Shorts: "Shazam – Courage"
Billy Batson transforms into Shazam in order to see an R-rated, scary movie. Maybe not the best idea before a dark and spooky walk home.


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Jeep noob looking for advice
I am totally new to Jeeps. I've been poking around the forums for a few days looking for information on what to look for and stay away from in a CJ-7. Can you say "analysis paralysis"? I don't know what to think! Dana-this, locker-that.
Does anybody have any red flag items that should immediately scare me away from a purchase of a CJ-7? Frame rust is a biggie, obviously. But what else? I saw a thread on bad SOA and steering mods...yikes.
I'm mainly looking for something to get me up to the trailhead over pretty rough roads in the Montana and Wyoming mountains. There are a number of CJ-7s on CL in the area, anywhere from a rust bucket/project, to beautiful ones that I can't afford.
For instance, here's a listing that looks interesting:
http://bozeman.craigslist.org/cto/3955338456.html It's a little more than I want to pay, but if it's a solid unit, I'd be willing to stretch the budget a little.
I'm not planning on rock hopping, so this may be overkill. But I just have no idea what's a good price, and what's a bad price. Obviously, you guys can't tell from a few pictures, but I'm curious if you would even consider one like this at that asking price.
There are lots of 4-banger CJs and YJs around but I'd like to have a bigger motor, so the choices really narrow down. Would it be worth buying a stock 4-cyl CJ on the cheap, and then putting a bigger motor/lift/tires on it, or would it be cheaper in the long run to just go for one that's got the bigger motor and already had the work done?
Sorry for the long-winded first post!
Thanks for any advice...
If you were to go the 4-banger-with-swap-plans route, you have the option to get a newer, more efficient design in a lighter package that will make more power and have better MPGs than something like an older 360, or even the smaller 304. Also, parts support for newer motors might be better, depending on your location.
That being said, buying a Jeep, then buying the engine and all the parts you'd need for the swap including transmission, t-case, adapters, rear axle, driveshaft, lift equipment, and possibly diff gears if you need to match the diffs after the engine swap will all end up being horrendously expensive, much more than just buying the CJ7 in your post and being done with it.
You could contact the seller and offer $6k cash, and see what he says. That one seems like a well-built rig, but it's hard to say without seeing it in person.
If you buy an older Jeep, I would plan on having additional funds to repair hidden issues. The day I bought mine, it ran fine. Two months later, I ended up mechanically restoring it. No rust and such - I guess just driving something for the first time in a while. Needless to say, I have spent more than double what I spent for the Jeep itself. As I did not intend on having this, except for a weekend vehicle, I now have it for sale!
I agree that doing a proper engine / transmission / transfer case swap would be incredibly expensive.
My humble opinion is to decide what you are ultimately willing to pay for a Jeep, and then pick the best option from there. You may have better luck than me, but a $6,000 initial cost could add up QUICKLY...
Thanks for the advice!
I looked at that '86 in person and passed on it. The running gear seemed in pretty good shape, although heavily modified, but the body was kind of rough. Lots of rusting spots, cracked paint and heavy scratches on first look. I didn't dig much deeper than the exterior. And, as suspected, way too much Jeep for what I was looking for. I see it still listed on CL as of this morning right at $6k.
Ended up finding a fairly decent condition '83 CJ7 with a 4.2, T-5 and stock running gear/suspension. Needs a little work, as expected, but was able to get it for a price that left me some funds for working on it. Very minor body rust, and the frame is solid. It spent its life in a fairly dry, no salt climate.
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chuck1947 Feb 13, 2013
I'm all for anything that will make it more difficult for some to not even pay the little bit of tax on a ten or fifteen year old car. Now if they would just do away with 6 month insurance policies, I could drop the uninsured motorist protection on my auto insurance.
beef Feb 11, 2013
As long as I can still do it online it's OK with me.
Brian Jenkins Feb 7, 2013
Call me naive if you like but this sounds like it will be one less bill I have to respond to. That seems good to me. Whether I pay it now or in 3 months is irrelevant in the long run. Thus, simpler is better... to me.
February 7, 2013 12:49 p.m.
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Thank you. People at like they are paying more or having to pay earlier or whatever they think. If this is a burden you CANNOT afford you car.
Brian Jenkins Feb 7, 2013
well said paddie...I don't like the idea of have a larger single payment, maybe it will help some people...it won't help me.
February 7, 2013 2:20 p.m.
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SAVE your money. You get LONGER to pay!!! LOL how do people make it through a day???
SMAPAEA Feb 7, 2013
well said paddie...I don't like the idea of have a larger single payment, maybe it will help some people...it won't help me.
Whatdaheck Feb 7, 2013
Call me naive if you like but this sounds like it will be one less bill I have to respond to. That seems good to me. Whether I pay it now or in 3 months is irrelevant in the long run. Thus, simpler is better... to me.
southerntalent Feb 7, 2013
one of the main reasons is because dmv has people in daily if you have even been in line to renew tags who did not pay their prop tax on the vehicle,they have to go to dept of rev pay the bill then return to dmv to renew their tags after it is paid causing headaches for the dmv folks.It also happens to dealers when folks transfer their tags and have not paid property tax,the dealer has to call and get them to go pay their tax and get a reciept before they can get their tags due to the tax stop on them.
superman Feb 7, 2013
Guess you never paid for your tag on line. It asks you the county in which the car is registered. It will be mixed up if you dont know or give them the wrong info. I like the idea. We have 3 cars. That means I write 3 checks for the tags and then another 3 for the taxes. It will be more convenient for me. Six pieces of paper. That is one about every two months.
DontVote4LiarsCheatsOrThieves Feb 6, 2013
Road-wearier - "DMV handling my automobile property taxes? What could possibly go wrong?"
Didn't the state just make a multi-million dollar mistake on Medicare or Medicaid?
DontVote4LiarsCheatsOrThieves Feb 6, 2013
djofraleigh - "...it is harder for the poor guy when he buys a car, having to come up with the cost of the car, the 30+ for tags, insurance, $75 for title, and now the $10 or $20 for property tax."
Hi DJ - Some dealerships will add those things to the financing of the car, or will give a temporary tag and (I think) 30 days to come up with some of it.
DontVote4LiarsCheatsOrThieves Feb 6, 2013
How long before we hear the state made an error, due to aged computers, that resulted in the taxes for a vehicle at an address in one county being paid to the wrong county?
I live right on the cusp of three counties, but am fully within just one. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if mine goes to the wrong one, especially with the state handling it.
rlwieland Feb 6, 2013
Great job! If the republicans now in control keep making our state govt. run more like a business and treat us like customers they will have my vote everytime! Now lets do away with the income tax!
Brian Jenkins Feb 6, 2013
I like the change, but it is harder for the poor guy when he buys a car, having to come up with the cost of the car, the 30+ for tags, insurance, $75 for title, and now the $10 or $20 for property tax.
February 6, 2013 2:04 p.m.
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Then he cant afford the car can he!!!
aspenstreet1717 Feb 6, 2013
Get rid of the yearly inspection while you're at it.
beaupeep Feb 6, 2013
If you can't afford the taxes, you probably can't afford the car.
Nancy Feb 6, 2013
In NC, there are "personal property" taxes that have nothing to do with your land property - personal property is for vehicles, boats, furs etc.
Road-wearier Feb 6, 2013
DMV handling my automobile property taxes? What could possibly go wrong?
abylelab -BT- Feb 6, 2013
lessismore - actually, another re-reading, and the "property tax" mentioned in the article is only the for the vehicle, not for your house.
djofraleigh Feb 6, 2013
I like the change, but it is harder for the poor guy when he buys a car, having to come up with the cost of the car, the 30+ for tags, insurance, $75 for title, and now the $10 or $20 for property tax.
abylelab -BT- Feb 6, 2013
+++My taxes are paid into escrow every month with my house payment and my mortgage lender pays them.. does anyone know how this will work?
you sure did seem to get a lot of rather useless responses to your question.
after re-reading the article, it seems the bills are still separate, but sent at the same time. if that's the case, it won't affect your escrow.
Nobody but Carolina Feb 6, 2013
I find this more conveniant as well. Plus it shifts the property tax bill to an easier time for me to pay it rather than in the July/August timeframe when I do a Bluegrass festivl as well as a couple of other bills in the same range.
426X3 Feb 6, 2013
I guess my county taxes will go up now,seeing as how county property tax will be paid to the state.
CarolinianByChoice Feb 6, 2013
Actually I consider this will be more convenient - always did think it was a hassle to have to pay property taxes at a different time than my registration was due. . . .
MonkeyFace Feb 6, 2013
yea.. i don't pay my taxes until its time to register my tags again lol
BubbaDukeforPresident Feb 6, 2013
Golfers Phil Mickelson has gone public stating that he may do what Tiger Woods did - leave California over their extremely high taxes. How many people do you know in this area that once lived in California? How many people do you know here that used to live in New York or Wisconsin or Vermont?
Celebrities like Tina Turner, Denise Rich, and FB co-founder are renouncing their U.S. citizenship and moving to countries with lower taxes than ours. Even boxing matches are being moved out of country because the fighters don't want to pay U.S. income taxes.
We are over-taxed and under-served by our government. When people renounce their citizenship because of taxes, it's gone too far. I'm not ruling out moving overseas myself once I win tonights PowerBall lottery.
goldenosprey Feb 6, 2013
"How about dropping the vehicle tax all together? jgilchr
I'm for that, but it will never happen. Can anyone tell me where this money is used, since it doesn't seem to be for repairing highways and byways." Offshore
Localities allocate it variably. Most of it goes to law enforcement and schools (in county taxes)
ladyofthehouse Feb 6, 2013
I think this puts an unfair burden on some people. I've lived through tough financial times when we had to account for every dime. We worked hard to get in a better position but now in our senior years with health problems etc. we are back at that stage again. It's not that people are not going to pay their taxes or fees. Some people cannot afford to do everything at one time. As for planning ahead, children get sick, cars break down and employers cut back making it very difficult to pay rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries etc plus the off-month expenses like this all at once. And please don't be mean to people just because they are struggling or don't understand something.
BubbaDukeforPresident Feb 6, 2013
North Carolina is the seventh worst state overall, and is also the eighth worst for individual income tax rates and the forth worst for sales taxes. However, the state's corporate taxes are decent (ranking 29th) and unemployment insurance taxes rank 5th in the nation, according to the Fiscal Times in a January 31st article.
Terkel Feb 6, 2013
I think this is where the confusion started:
""Registered motor vehicle collections always lag real property collections." (Kincade)
Real property means land and fixtures. He meant personal property taxes, not real property taxes.
ThomasL Feb 6, 2013
See no problem with it they should be more concerned with these out of staters moving here and NOT changing there vehicle registration and running around with whatever state plate they have.If you travel 40 west you'll likely see plates from all over the us at least 8-10 per morning evening commute.They also need to crack down on ones with expired plates etc.Had game warden in franklin county check a man hunting had non existent plates no registration no drivers license no insurance vin number on truck was changed and came up to a vehicle in Virginia and the guy still drives the ranger around Zebulon all the time.
Nancy Feb 6, 2013
Quite honestly, the staggered way you pay taxes on your vehicles and registration is and always has been a nuisance.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx Feb 6, 2013
"I hope this explanation helps."
FE, I think what they are asking is the same situation I am in (and probably everybody else). My registration is due in January and my property taxes come due in, say, June. So if I pay my taxes in June this year, will they send me another bill next January when my registration is due again? Will I have to pay my full tax bill twice in six months?
jblake1932 Feb 6, 2013
They are referring to VEHICLE property tax, not your REAL property tax. GEESH, some of you need to read SLOWLY!!
amenmike Feb 6, 2013
NC State governement has a long history of "withholding" tax payments due to the counties. This is yet one more grab at power and purse in the Statehouse in Raleigh.
ohmygosh Feb 6, 2013
This is an acceleration of tax collection. Mine is due in Sept instead of the following January. I've seen this same sort of tax grab in New York. Once the money gets to Raleigh, they will decided how much and when to dole it out to the counties. Maybe not now but surely later. This will undoubtedly lead to job layoffs in the county tax collection offices.
Terkel Feb 6, 2013
"It's not a matter of paying bills correctly. It's a matter of having the money to pay a larger bill at the time the bill is due.."
That IS a matter of paying bills correctly.
Brian Jenkins Feb 6, 2013
WHat would it matter if you used your tax refund check or not? Are you serioulsy cutting it that close that you plan on using your tax return to pay property tax? Thats sounds insane to me. LOL
Terkel Feb 6, 2013
tayled, go to the DMV website and look up the rules for inspections. Sorry don't have the link handy. But there is a $200 limit on repairs. If your repairs cost more you're allowed to apply for an exemption. Again, look it up but there is a limit.
The guy at my inspection place "very kindly" (and while talking faster than I've ever heard a Southerner speak) offered to hook my car up to the computer for $30 so he could tell me what was wrong. Advance Auto will do this for free.
RocknRollDoctor Feb 6, 2013
I see a lot of fingers pointing at the State of NC.
The tax money goes to your county and city if you live in a city.
The counties are the one's that benefit from this plan. The State of NC still only gets its $28 registration fee. Although, that is sure to go up once the real cost of collecting and distrubuting these funds is realized.
FE Feb 6, 2013
Re the "taxes stay the same" issue:
Some of those taxes billed each year are not really taxes but rather fixed fees based on location of the registered vehicle. At one time you had to purchase a windshield decal, or even years ago a separate "city" tag. You can be driving a worthless/old vehicle, but those annual fixed fees still show up each year.
As an example: The "City of Raleigh" fixed fee that appears on annual vehicle property tax bills is now $30. As recent as 2005, it was a "mere" $15 per year.
dirkdiggler Feb 6, 2013
"I know all about it. I bought a new Camaro last year."
Weren't you just bragging about how frugal you are in your '92 Honda? Either way, you're a complete tool.
dirkdiggler Feb 6, 2013
"WAHHHH me and my girl have our bills due at the same time"
So now I'm a lesbian? You assume so much, it's hilarious. Here's a thought- If you can't even accurately guess a poster's gender, you most likely also can't accurately judge their financial situation.
nckidd29 Feb 6, 2013
I even have to pay property tax on my 10ft John boat. Really!?
That's what you get when you tell them everything you own ! I get a paper from the county every yr,,List all of your personal property,,tax this tax that,,,do you own a dog ? blah blah blah !!!When they start feeding my dog,or paying for my rec toys, Then they might know what i have,,,Until then NOT !!!!!!!!!
Terkel Feb 6, 2013
"in an economy with high unemployment, the State is going to punish the unemployed, or the underemployed by forcing them to pay taxes they can't afford to pay in order to get their license renewed so they can continue to look for jobs. How very compassionate."
This applies to EVERYONE. Please stop with the "poor, minorities, and children hardest hit" stuff.
dirkdiggler Feb 6, 2013
"No is this the first year you paid property tax?"
No. What would give you that indication? Because I made a sarcastic remark based on someone'e else's remark that has nothing to do with not paying taxes? Who peed in your cornflakes this morning?
geaton Feb 6, 2013
Paying taxes on a car I own, in order to keep it is called extortion. When the government does that I guess it is not illegal. Go figure.
Brian Jenkins Feb 6, 2013
I know all about it. I bought a new Camaro last year. I could not transfer my personalized specialty plate so i had to get a new tag. I never knew I had to turn that old tag in because I have other tags that were not required. I just didnt know. I had to pay the full years tax on a car I DIDNT EVEN POSSESS simply because I didnt turn the tags in. I know all about it. How do you get charged property tax on property you didnt own and have the bill of sale proving the trade in? Its based on a license plate not even the car you own.
beas Feb 6, 2013
vinylcarwraps--calm down. Until you have walked in someone else's shoes, stop the blame.
FE Feb 6, 2013
"I don't understand how this will work - I JUST paid my registration fees and my taxes are due in June. Will I have to pay the registration fees again 5 months later?"
Registration fees are just that - REGISTRATION! They are paid once, and only once, at the time you register the vehicle via purchase or ownership transfer. There are such goodies as "Highway Use Tax" included. Those fees go to the state...ONCE!!
Property taxes are completely different and are an annual (assessed) charge based on the value of the vehicle. Yes, you pay them EVERY year. Those payments go to the county where the vehicle owner resides.
I hope this explanation helps.
NYtoNC81 Feb 6, 2013
offconstantly: why am i still paying taxes on a car, that i bought 8 years ago, and paid taxes on it in the begining when i bought it???
Me: You wouldn't have to if you didn't use public roads. If you never drive on roads maintained by the state or federal government you don't need to be insured/registered. Easy solution is to build your own road.
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Winner: Big E. Langston
Then, the RAW Rebound is shown and it focuses on the fight between Brock Lesnar and Mark Henry. A small amount of footage from a WWE.com interview with Michael Cole and Paul Heyman is shown where Heyman talks about why Lesnar decided to come back.
Next, Bad News Barrett cuts a promo on the New Year and resolutions. Then, CM Punk comes out for his match.
CM Punk and the Usos vs. The Shield
Punk and Ambrose start off. They lock up and shove each other to the corner. Ambrose hits right hands to the head. Punk lands several kicks to the mid section. He knocks Ambrose down and tosses him into the Shield's corner. Rollins tags in and wrenches Punk's arm behind his back. Punk locks in a side headlock. Punk hits a shoulder tackle. He elbows Rollins in the head and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Jey tags in and drops an elbow on Rollins. Jimmy tags in and drops a leg on the back of Rollins's head. Jimmy works on Rollins's arm. Rollins fights back with a shot to the head. Jimmy lands a dropkick. Jey tags in.
Jey lands a kick to the chest. Rollins sends him into the corner and rams his shoulder into Jey's stomach. Jey lands a flying shoulder tackle. He clotheslines Rollins out of the ring and goes for a dive, but Reigns stands in his way. Back from commercial and Ambrose is in the ring with Jimmy. Reigns keeps the offense up. He takes Jimmy to his corner and Rollins tags in. He punches Jimmy in the head. Rollins gets a two count on Jimmy and cranks his head. Jimmy gets to his feet. He power whips Rollins into the corner. Ambrose tags in for Rollins and stops Jimmy from making a tag.
Ambrose drops an elbow on Jimmy. He locks in Jimmy's head from behind. Jimmy breaks free, but Ambrose hits a clothesline. Ambrose sets Jimmy up top and climbs up. Jimmy punches Ambrose off, and Reigns tags in. Jimmy kicks him away and leaps off, taking Reigns out. Rollins tags in and hits Jey off the apron. He leaps into the air to land on Jimmy, but Jimmy moves. Jimmy tags in Punk, and Punk clotheslines Rollins. He hits Rollins with the swinging neckbreaker and hits the running high knee in the corner. Punk goes up top for the Macho Man elbow drop. Ambrose gets on the apron and distracts him, allowing Rollins to hit him off.
Rollins goes up top and hits a crossbody. Punk locks in the Anaconda Vise, but Ambrose breaks it up. An Uso takes Ambrose out, and Reigns gets in the ring. Reigns hits one of the Usos with his Superman punch. Rollins tags in Ambrose. He attacks Punk in the corner. Ambrose sets Punk up top and climbs up. He hits Punk with a super double underhook Suplex for a near pin fall. Reigns calls for Ambrose to tag him, but Ambrose ignores him. Punk kicks Ambrose in the head and goes for GTS, but Ambrose gets off. Reigns runs in, and Punk kicks him in the head. The Usos double Superkick Reigns and send Rollins from the ring. They take out Reigns and Rollins with dives, and Punk hits Ambrose with the GTS for the win.
Winners: CM Punk and The Usos
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BEIJING – The winner of a Japanese-language essay contest for Chinese students urged Japan and China to embrace peace and move away from the deep enmity rooted in their wartime past.
In her piece titled "Shiawasena Genzai" ("The Happy Present"), Li Xinchen, 22, writes about the tragic experience of her grandfather, a former soldier who fought in the Korean War, and the importance of preserving the peace that Japan and China managed to achieve after bitter struggles.
The two countries "have been caught in the shadow of the past, cursing each other and don't notice the bright light beaming just above their heads," she says in the essay that won the contest last December.
A native of Guizhou Province, Li had a negative impression of Japan in her childhood because of Chinese TV dramas about the 1937-45 war Japan waged on the mainland.
But she became interested in learning about Japan and its culture after reading the popular Japanese comic book "The Prince of Tennis" when she was a junior high school student.
Li, who is studying Japanese at Hubei University, was invited to visit Japan in late January as an extra perk from the award, which was organized by Duan Press, a Tokyo-based publisher that promotes exchanges between Japan and China.
She said she found Japan to be "very clean" and was amazed to see that even strangers would greet her when they passed by.
During the one-week trip, Li was given a chance to meet former Prime Ministers Yasuo Fukuda and Yukio Hatoyama through the assistance of Duan Yuezhong, chief editor of Duan Press.
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"I am not running for mayor and I haven't endorsed anyone," Quintana told PolitickerNJ.com. "I understand what the needs of the city are and I can work with both sides. I don't want to polarize our city into Latino and African American.
"The office of the mayor right now needs attention," the councilman added. "It doesn't need a showcase."
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