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South Carolina Boy Nabs Alligator That Bit Woman
Twelve-year-old Joey Maffo has been handling gators since age 3.
Aug. 16, 2013 -- For South Carolina 12-year-old Joey Maffo, it's not unusual for a typical summer day to include wrestling an alligator twice his size, as he did this week.
Maffo's grandfather runs Hilton Head Island's Critter Management wildlife control company and received a call Wednesday that an alligator had attacked a woman near a lagoon.
Tamra Shattuck, 50, had been walking her and a friend's dog around a lagoon when the gator lunged out of the water toward her. The animal bit her ankle but she and the dogs were able to escape with minor injuries.
That's when she called Joe Maffo, 68, for help. Maffo, who called Shattuck a "very tough" girl, headed over to her house.
"When I arrived, I saw the gator for a split second," Maffo told ABCNews.com. "I evaluated it between seven and eight feet."
Maffo couldn't catch the gator Wednesday but went back to the house Thursday with Joey in tow. As the two were searching, Shattuck spotted the animal in the water and directed the guys to it.
"I went down and just let [Joey] fight it and hold it until it got to 16 feet out where I could reach it," Maffo said. "I stood at the edge of the water and reached out with a pole and put it around its neck and pulled it up to shore and then he pulled the rope tight. I got on the gator and he came over and taped it."
Joey is 5-feet tall and weighs about 90 pounds. The alligator was 8 feet and weighed 180 pounds.
Tape is put on the alligator's mouth and eyes, as well as used to pin its limbs to its side.
"Once they get their foot down, they can roll over and wing around so that's dangerous," Maffo said.
Under South Carolina law, the alligator must be "harvested," or killed.
Maffo said his grandson has been handling alligators since he was 3.
"I've just never been afraid of alligators," Joey told ABCNews.com today from the beach in Hilton Head, where he and his grandfather had just snared a 6-foot gator.
Aside from a few scrapes and bruises, neither Joey nor his grandfather has ever been seriously injured.
"I wouldn't take a chance on letting it bite me," he said. "I just stay away from the mouth."
The 12-year-old thinks his grandfather's job is awesome but couldn't quite put his finger on what makes it so much fun.
"I love it," Joey said. "I don't know how to explain it. It's just really fun. You get an adrenaline rush."
Maffo said, "He has the utmost respect for the animal. I would never let him go near it without me."
He said his 17-year-old granddaughter is also pretty good. As Maffo chatted, he was watching Joey on the beach with today's gator, which had already been taped.
"He just took a 6-foot alligator in a headlock," he said. "He's just practicing his maneuvers and techniques. It's all routine."
"Joey, bring that gator over here in the shade. He's a trip," Maffo said with a chuckle. "How many people would play with a 6-foot alligator?"


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Irish Potato Salad
By combining potatoes, corned beef and cabbage, this hearty salad is a perfect dish for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone in my family favors the one-of-a-kind flavor.
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + chilling
Makes8 servings
- 3 large potatoes
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 3 cups cubed cooked corned beef
- 3 cups chopped cabbage
- 1/2 cup chopped radishes, optional
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup dill pickle relish
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 4 teaspoons milk
- 3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard, optional
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Peel and cube potatoes.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pour over warm potatoes and toss to coat. Cover and chill.
- Just before serving, stir in the corned beef, cabbage and radishes if desired. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, relish, onions, milk, mustard if desired and remaining salt; pour over salad and toss to coat.
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Combines the tastiest flavors of my Saint Patrick's Day feast! Even better the second day!
Mar 29, 2012
This recipe was so good that my husbands work was talking about it the day back after our St. Patty's Day cookout! It is refreshing with a bit of tang and sweetness! I don't normally like potato salad but this was delish...the hostess's husband kept the left overs and sent home the empty bowl...I did double the recipe, left out the radishes and slow cooked the corned beef on high for 4 hrs with spices it came with...Hope this is helpful!
Jun 2, 2009
Definately a keeper...best the 2nd day.

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Have Your Home Tested for Radon During National Radon Action Month
Some residents of the Minneapolis area are still under the mistaken impression that radon is only a problem for those who live in the northeast part of the United States. In fact, radon is a problem around the entire country and around the globe, and that means that Minneapolis area homeowners are very much at risk.
The problem of radon is such a serious one that the World Health Organization estimates that it is responsible for up to 20,000 deaths from lung cancer every single year, and up to 100,000 lung cancer deaths around the world. There is little reason to think that the numbers would be any different for residents of the Minneapolis area, so it is important to get your home tested for contamination as soon as you can.
Radon Action Month is the Best Time to Test for Radon
If you have not yet had your Minneapolis area home tested for radon gas, the beginning of the new year is the perfect time to get that testing done. That is because the Environmental Protection Agency has declared that January is National Radon Action Month. The EPA hopes to use that special designation to spread the word about the dangers of radon, and to encourage all homeowners, both in the Minneapolis area and elsewhere, to have their homes tested.
During National Radon Action Month, you can expect to see plenty of public service announcements by the EPA and other government agencies. You can also expect the airwaves in the Minneapolis area to be home to many ads for radon mitigation companies, but you need to be careful about whom you hire to do the work. It is important to use a company that has experience in the Minneapolis area, and one that can provide you with the certified technicians who will be able to not only find the source of your radon contamination but get rid of it as well.
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One of the challenges of parenting is getting to know our children as individuals, and giving them what they really need, as opposed to what we think they need, or what their friends need. When we get it right, we get to see the very best of our children emerge. I was reminded of this challenge recently, while planning my daughter Ella's sixth birthday party. Fortunately, a preview copy of the PJ Library book The World's Birthday arrived just in time to offer some much-needed guidance.
Ella's birthday falls at the end of July, and since she turned 2, we've celebrated her birthday by sharing a Carvel cake with family at my mother's beach house. During preschool, birthday parties were pretty much off her radar. This changed when Ella started kindergarten; suddenly invitations began pouring in. There were monthly, and sometimes weekly, celebrations at swim clubs, rock climbing gyms and children's museums. One month into the school year, Ella was reevaluating her birthday tradition, and asking whether she, too, might have a party for her next birthday. "Whatever you want," I told her, "it's your birthday." By November, she was already drawing up guest lists, and speculating about possible venues. (I ruled out inviting the entire class to the Delaware shore.)
Halfway through the year, however, the thrill of birthday parties began to wear off a little bit. Ella is shy by nature, and most at ease playing with her sister or one or two close friends. When I asked her if she would mind missing one of her classmate's parties to come pick up her bubbe at the airport, she said, in a relieved voice, "Mind? I didn't even want to go!"
I, too, had mixed feelings about these grand events. While I was enormously grateful to the parents who made sure to exclude no one by inviting the whole class, I wasn't entirely at ease with the idea of 5 and 6 year olds getting showered with, and often tearing through, piles and piles of presents. Nor did I love the tradition of the obligatory goodie-bag, which resulted in Ella's returning home with foods that we don't usually permit, or made-in-China plastic toys that self-destruct and wind up in the landfill. (And yes, I am fully aware that I sound like the birthday version of Scrooge.) So when Ella's talk of her own party tapered off for a while, I was relieved.
But as her July birthday approached, the conversation emerged once again, and we began to talk more seriously about her party. "Maybe we should invite the whole class," I offered, "so no one feels left out." "And if we are," I added, "we'll really need to go somewhere bigger than our house – would you like to go to the town reservoir? The Y?" Ella shook her head. "I just don't know what I want," she said, exasperated.
At just about this time, we read a copy of The World's Birthday, by Barbara Diamond Goldin. It's the story of a little boy named Daniel who decides to throw a birthday party for the world on Rosh Hashanah. While at first he isn't sure how to plan a suitable party for such a big and important guest of honor, by the end of the story he settles on a perfect celebration. A cake, some candles, and a handmade card. Ella's eyes lingered on the closing illustration of Daniel and his family gathered under a tree in the backyard, singing happy birthday. "This is a really nice party," she sighed.
I realized that just as Daniel struggled to make a party that was fitting for the earth, we needed to plan a party that was "just right" for Ella and our family. After careful discussion, Ella determined that she did not want a large crowd, but something cozy and intimate, right at home. We settled on six guests (the same number as her age) and three of her favorite activities – baking cookies, doing an art project, and going to the playground across the street. I made a terribly flat chocolate cake that she and her sister decorated, and we sat on picnic blankets, singing "Happy Birthday" and opening presents – all things she loved, because they were all from close friends who knew her well.
Moments before the party ended, Ella assessed the goodie bags (which consisted of the 2 projects – cookie necklaces and sparkly collages – and 3 organic lollipops) and said, "they need something else." Before I had a chance to launch into my speech about junk food, Ella continued "I want to write a little note for every one." She sat down and quickly scribbed six personalized notes, telling each friend (including her little sister) that she loved them.
And believe it or not (I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't been there) when the guests had left, and we were cleaning up, Ella looked upat me and said "You know what's the best part of a birthday party?"
"What?" I asked.
"Being with good friends."
I know I have many mistakes left to make as a mother, but this time, I think I got it right.
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Praise for Robin Hobb and the Liveship Traders Trilogy
"Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."—George R. R. Martin
"A truly extraordinary saga . . . The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea."—Booklist
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"Rich, complex . . . [Hobb's] plotting is complex but tightly controlled, and her descriptive powers match her excellent visual imagination. But her chief virtue is that she delineates character extremely well."—Interzone


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Google found a way to infiltrate the new iPhone even as Apple tries to keep the search titan's properties off its iOS.
Google's new update of its Google+ app for iOS now has Web links open in its own Chrome browser, according to The Next Web. That means that if the browser is installed, it could easily take the iOS user on a virtual tour of its Google properties such as Google Maps, Gmail or YouTube.
And that's exactly what Apple didn't want to happen. However, this isn't happening in a vacuum. If iOS users don't have Chrome installed, it will simply default to Safari and go nowhere -- but if they do, then Google has users already lured into its Web. But arguably, Google already had those users lured to its properties already.
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There isn't anything nefarious here because Chrome is a pretty good browser for iOS, but it is obviously Google's way of getting around Apple trying to freeze out Google properties from its user interface, such as YouTube and Google Maps. It's a little sneaky, but definitely a good business move on Google's part.


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I really could do with some most basic help !
I have spent time looking at the Virtual Exhibition pages.
The thing is a lot of people are so talented that they skip little details, like track plans, how they laid the track, what it cost to build and other little details that a Gn00b Gnewbie needs to know !
First off I found the Peco 016.5 track for sale at very reasonable prices. Thing is a lot of the layouts that I really like the look of have really crazy sleepers, spaced wide and I'm left wondering how people do it !
Next I'm wondering how people get those tight curves, some of which look like 6" inch radius. I was brought up thinking OO had a minimum of something like 15". I appreciate that running short wheel base 0-4-0 locos changes that, but I'm puzzled. Should I buy Peco 016.5 track and try and bend it round 6" curves ?
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Baked Apples (Grain/Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Soy Free, Paleo)
Other than the obvious pumpkin everything, nothing says fall to me like apples. Amazingly enough I didn't have my first baked apple until about a year ago so was pretty excited to recreate one at home based on our own tastes and needs...
This is really a recipe you can play around with, and I made two variations- with and without the pecans or using slivered almonds instead of whole. One time I made it I created a lot of extra filling and saved it as well so that I would have have it prepared for the next time I wanted them. I've eaten these for breakfast or dessert- a fantastic, healthy treat for whenever!
Baked Apples
(paleo, grain free, gluten free, soy free, egg free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegan)
Coring Apples
There are a few techniques for coring apples. If you have a corer like this one or this one
you can do it pretty simply, but I ended up just using a knife and once I figured out a good technique wasn't a big deal. I inserted my knife and carved a circle in each apple, making sure not to go all the way through. Then, i re-inserted the knife at a diagonal around the circle to remove the core. I then used a spoon to finish removing the core.
1.5 cups of pistachios, almonds, and pecans (or your favorite nut/seed blend)
6 dates, chopped
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon juice
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp coconut oil
Pulse all ingredients in a food processor until reaches your desired consistency. Sometimes I like it more chunky (like in the pictures), other times a finer sticky filling. Fill each apple with filling in a pyrex. If you like it a little sweeter, drizzle a little more maple over the tops.
Bake for 30 minutes at 375*F
Makes around 6 medium apples
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Posted: Mar 18, 2013
PINEHURST, N.C. – The King University women's golf team completed the first round of play at the Wingate Pinehurst Invitational in a tie for seventh place on Monday. The Tornado shot 336 and were led by Elizabeth Swallow who posted a 78.
With the 78, Swallow is in fifth place in the field of more than 80 golfers. Anna Walker and Cortnee Young followed with scores of 85 and 86, respectively. Walker is in a tie for 29 after the first round while Young is tied for 36th.
Esther Gandarias and Kerby Jones rounded out the Tornado squad with scores of 87 and 92, respectively.
The tournament will conclude with the final round on Tuesday at National Golf Club in in Pinehurst, N.C.


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Lotus is finally adding lightness to its product lineup, becoming the first car manufacturer to make and run karts, the first stepping stone for a driver to top-flight motorsport.
The whole point, says Group Lotus, is to discover some new young talent from the young-guns talent pool that is karting. The past three Formula One World Champions got their start in karting, and getting in on that game should help Lotus out in a big way. They're fielding two new chassis, "Colin C30" and "Jimmy C32" through a factory backed team, Jefra Racing, based near Treviso, Italy. Expect to see the karts themselves unveiled at AUTOSPORT International in January.
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Since 1949, the Lanificio Faliero Sarti, located in Campi Bisenzio between Florence and Prato, has specialized in producing fine quality fabrics for haute couture and prêt-a –porter. Each Faliero Sarti
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The Lanificio Faliero Sarti stands as a sole proprietorship since 1949, by the initiative of Faliero Sarti. From the beginning, the Faliero Sarti's ideas were in step with the rising needs of the fashion industry: to manufacture articles with selected raw materials, to carefully treat fabrics during processing, to introduce the first processing of knitted fabrics and Jersey to Prato and to timely respond to the demand for quality for an increasingly selected market.
In twenty years, between 1956 and 1976, the company was equipped with its own internal and external structures, always under Faliero Sarti's personal control, specializing in manufacturing fabrics and carded combed yarn for knitting.
In the early days, the Lanificio Faliero Sarti was equipped with a weaver's room complete with 36 Dornier rapier looms, fundamental, particularly at the time, for the creation of an innovative variety of fabrics as well as a multiplicity of finishing machines capable of meeting production requirements. With the support of his executive officers, technical staff and production team, Faliero Sarti soon became a reference point in the industry and gained credit as a very prominent supplier for many leading stylists and well-known international manufacturers due to Sarti's innovative textile designs. Among the prestigious fashion houses, which still constitute more than ninety-percent of the Lanificio Faliero Sarti's production, include Armani and Donna Karan.


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New American
Dec 12, 2012
Drone-fired missiles continue winnowing the list of suspected enemies of the United States.
On December 6, a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan, reportedly killed suspected al-Qaeda leader Khalid bin Abdul Rahman al Husainan.
According to a U.S. intelligence source cited by The Long War Journal, "al Husainan was killed in a recent drone strike in Pakistan's tribal areas. The US launched a drone strike in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan on Dec. 6, as well as two strikes in in the Wana area of South Waziristan on Nov. 29 and Dec. 1. One intelligence official said al Husainan may have been moved to Afghanistan after being wounded in a drone strike."
NBC News reported that al-Hussainan, aka Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti, was killed while eating breakfast. Reportedly, the 46-year-old "cleric" was seen as part of the "very top tier" of remaining al-Qaeda leadership.
Three days after killing al Husainan, the United States killed another al-Qaeda commander in a drone strike in North Waziristan.
A shower of missiles lit up a compound in the village of Tapi near Miramshah in North Waziristan, according to Reuters. TheExpress Tribune reported that an alleged al-Qaeda commander known as Mohammad Ahmed al Mansoor and three members of his family were killed in the attack.
As described by The Long War Journal, "Al Mansoor was a midlevel al Qaeda commander and was "one of many Pakistanis who are filling out leadership positions in al Qaeda."
While there is likely much to despise about the men targeted and summarily executed by the government of the United States, two irrefutable facts should trouble constitutionalists: First, neither man was ever charged with any crime, no attempt was ever made to apprehend them, and neither was afforded the opportunity to answer the accusations made against them. Neither was afforded even the most perfunctory level of due process that the Constitution guarantees to "all persons."
It is this substantial denial of the right of due process that has prompted libertarian icon and Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) to join with his congressional colleagues Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Rush Holt (D-N.J.) to force Attorney General Eric Holder to provide an acceptable legal justification for the Obama administration's expansion and execution of the drone war overseas.
"Thus far, the administration has refused to release the memo or any documents, despite multiple requests from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. Intelligence operations that have virtually no transparency, accountability or oversight raise serious legal questions, particularly when such programs may constitute possible violations of international law or the Constitution of the United States," Kucinich said in a press statement.
The two independent-minded "mavericks" — both of whom are retiring at the end of the year — have co-sponsored House Resolution 819 that, according to applicable House parliamentary rules, must be taken up by the committee of jurisdiction, or by the whole House, within 14 legislative days.
The two-week window opened on November 28 and will close on December 18. That means that before that date the Paul-Kucinich resolution must be addressed by the House before Congress adjourns for the holidays. Should the measure pass, the Obama administration would be forced to provide all documents setting out the legal justification for the death-by-drone program, including, according to the Houston Chronicle, "any memos from the Office of Legal Counsel."
In a statement released by Representative Paul in June, he explained that the threat to our liberty posed by the president's proliferation of the drone war was more imminent than the danger to our national security posed by alleged militants:
This dramatic increase in the use of drones and the lowered threshold for their use to kill foreigners has tremendous implications for our national security. At home, some claim the use of drones reduces risk to American service members. But this can be true only in the most shortsighted sense. Internationally the expanded use of drones is wildly unpopular and in fact creates more enemies than it eliminates.
The fatal phenomenon described by Dr. Paul is called "blowback."
Blowback is defined as violent counter-attacks carried out as revenge for drone strikes that have killed thousands, many of whom were doing nothing more threatening than going to the market or attending a funeral.
After a drone attack killed 13 Yemenis by "mistake" in September, relatives of those killed in the strike spoke with the clarity and carelessness that comes from the mixture of mourning with rage.
"You want us to stay quiet while our wives and brothers are being killed for no reason. This attack is the real terrorism," said Mansoor al-Maweri, whom CNN reports as being "near the scene of the strike."
Then there was this from "an activist" who lives near the site of the September massacre: "I would not be surprised if a hundred tribesmen joined the lines of al Qaeda as a result of the latest drone mistake," said Nasr Abdullah. "This part of Yemen takes revenge very seriously."
Reuters explains that "Western diplomats in Sanaa say al Qaeda is a threat to Yemen and the rest of the world." An argument can be made that a bigger threat to the world is the United States' daily drone attacks that destroy our own dedication to the rule of law and serve as effective recruiting tool for those seeking revenge for the killing.
The former CIA Pakistan station chief agrees. Speaking of the rapid expansion of the drone war in Yemen, Robert Grenier told the Guardian (U.K.):
That brings you to a place where young men, who are typically armed, are in the same area and may hold these militants in a certain form of high regard. If you strike them indiscriminately you are running the risk of creating a terrific amount of popular anger. They have tribes and clans and large families. Now all of a sudden you have a big problem…. I am very concerned about the creation of a larger terrorist safe haven in Yemen.
We have gone a long way down the road of creating a situation where we are creating more enemies than we are removing from the battlefield. We are already there with regards to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Despite this administration's devotion to despotism and remote control assassination, it is encouraging that this small cadre of liberty-minded lawmakers declared that they oppose the drone war "because they increase radicalization among the population of the countries we use them in, violate the U.S. Constitution, kill innocent people and stain our nation's moral consciousness."
According to the schedule published by House Judiciary Committee, the resolution is scheduled for consideration by the full committee on Thursday, December 13.
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Prostitution sting nets teacher, sheriff's employee
A multi-agency prostitution sting conducted earlier this month on behalf of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month has netted the arrests of a middle school teacher, an on-duty EMT seeking sex with a minor and a sheriff's office receptionist, officials announced Tuesday.
In all, 46 arrest warrants were issued — most for misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution — on Jan. 11 as a result of Operation Blue Ice, Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said at a news conference.
Deputies spent nine hours posing as prostitutes in a South Side area known for such activity.
They also lured customers through websites such as Backpage.com and posed as "johns" to issue arrest warrants for five women alleged to have posted sex ads.
"What a lot of this (prostitution) boils down to is trafficking of human beings in sexual slavery," said District Attorney Susan Reed, who was joined at the press conference by representatives of the San Antonio Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"We have to continue the fight against this crime, if for no other reason than to protect those who are economically enslaved into this trade."
As with all arrests of prostitutes, some of the cases could eventually morph into a human trafficking investigation, Reed said.
Bexar County civilian employee Salvador Ortiz, 36, and Stinson Middle School social studies teacher Douglas Allen Grant, 47, were charged with soliciting prostitution.
Northside Independent School District officials immediately placed Grant on administrative leave and opened an investigation with its human resources department, district spokesman Pascual Gonzalez said Tuesday.
Ortiz, who worked the front desk at the sheriff's office, "is no longer with us," Pamerleau said.
EMT Christopher Bednarz, 32, was charged with attempted trafficking of a minor.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, also attended Tuesday's news conference to discuss human trafficking initiatives she intends to propose this year in the Texas Legislature.
Among them is a bill that would pave the way for victims of human trafficking to sue websites that make money off prostitution ads, she said.
"This is one of the worst crimes that exists," she said.
"There's one group of people (who) I want to make their life miserable. That's human traffickers."
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Staff Writer Francisco Vara-Orta contributed to this report.
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Over the weekend, I was at Parkway Parade and when I stepped into one of the pharmacies, I noticed that their organic skin care products were were placed on brightly lighted display stands. And when I picked up a few of the products at the front rows, they felt very warm. The white lights must have "heated" them up!
What happened to cool, dark and dry?
These are organic skin care products, which means, they likely do not contain the usual chemical preservatives and hence, are more vulnerable to spoilage if they're not stored properly. As it is, we are already instructed to store our normal skin care products containing chemical synthetic preservatives in cool, dark and dry places so what's more when it comes to organic products? Shouldn't the retailers know better than to expose such products to heat? And it wasn't just the testers alone that were exposed to the light and heat, but the new stocks as well because the entire display stand was all lights.
Spotlights can affect product efficacy
I recalled that Grace of Geranium was concerned that the quality of her products might be compromised with the spotlights used at her mobile cart and preferred to store the ones for purchase in the cupboards. Hence, my concerns are definitely not unfounded. In fact, I have also been slightly worried about purchasing organic products online since I can't tell for sure how the products have been handled and if they have been exposed to any form of heat.
Organic skin care products should be stored out of direct heat
But coming back to the pharmacy selling the organic products. They, or the distributor of the organic skin care range should be more aware that these products should be placed away from direct heat. In fact, this is why many organic skin care products are stored in dark packaging in order to preserve their product integrity. While I understand that brighter display stands are more enticing, but the integrity of the products shouldn't be compromised because of that.
Retailers ought to be more responsible with product display
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p330 of Miller's Collectables 2006 has a 6" cased red vase of the same shape down to Per Ström for Alsterfors
Hi Jay, The Wirkkala vase that you are referring to is depicted in Designlasin hintakirja, pg 339. The height is given as being 20cm. It is only a sketch, but the top of your vase looks too long in comparison.
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As any cat or dog adopter will tell you, rescuing a pet from a shelter is an incredibly rewarding experience.
It's also a disrupting one. That's because a rescue animal will bring old habits into your home and take time to adapt to the new environment while acclimating to your family.
Or, as Dr. Thomas Edling — Vice President of Veterinary Medicine at Petco — puts it, "The job description for a dog or cat is to come into your house and tear things up. It's what they do. You just have to embrace it."
And the best way to embrace this wonderful new cuddly ball of chaos is to be prepared before your new four-legged friend's arrival. Fortunately, there are a few simple things you can do to optimize their health and happiness while preserving your sanity.
To help you get started we spoke with Dr. Edling, whose most recent rescue dog is Luke—a two-year old pitbull mix. Here are Dr. Edling's top six tips to help your pet fit in with the new family.
1. Make Sure The Whole Family is on Board
Pet adoption should never be done on impulse. That means before you decide to adopt a cat or dog, it's critical that you first get the entire family to be on board with the long-term commitment.
"Everybody has to be on board," says Dr. Edling. "I've been working with shelters for years and years. We find that the families that have really been looking forward to adoption, have thought deeply about the commitment in terms of time, money and energy, are the most successful."
Part of assessing if everyone is on board is having the tough and honest conversations first. That means discussing and anticipating the realities of pet adoption and parenting.
"Bringing a new pet home is going to be a major disruption," says Dr. Edling. "There are several behavior and socialization issues that can arise with a new dog or a cat that you don't know about that happen prior to it going to the shelter. So all these things need to be understood. That's not to discourage anyone, it's just an understanding."
2. Understand the Energy Needs
That includes understanding the type of breed you're adopting and assessing if you can handle that breed's energy needs. While a cat's general personality and needs are fairly consistent across breeds, dogs' can vary wildly. For example, pugs and bulldogs require a lot less energy-expending activities than bigger breeds like Australian Shepherds, Mastiffs, Rottweilers and other working dogs that really need a purpose.
"Be sure you can handle a dog's energy needs, whether it's a couch potato or a cattle dog," says Dr. Edling. "Different energy needs are built into them — you're not going to change it. And if you don't let them have that energy and get that out, then you can run into more behavioral problems because, like anything, if something is bottled up, it can turn into some kind of concern."
3. Create Safe Spaces and Start Crate Training
Like humans, pets need to adapt to their new surroundings before they can feel at home. That means you should designate a room that feels like it's their spot. Choose a room you spend a lot of time in so they can feel like part of the family. When it comes to dogs, you'll also want to crate train them soon after they arrive so that when they're home alone or going to bed they've got a designated area that is safe and comfortable.
"Dogs respond very well to crate training," says Dr. Edling. "It's really good to have crate-trained them until they can stay inside their crate. Some dogs you can train to go in and out of their crate when you are gone, you don't have to keep them in there, it just depends on how well they do outside the crate environment. When you first get them, they need to be crated when you're not there — that's for their safety and comfort too, so they don't get into any trouble. And most dogs will also sleep in their crates."
4. Stock Up
A new pet means it's time to play Santa Claus. Before they arrive, stock up on cat and dog specific toys. When you get your dog a chew toy, make sure it's age appropriate and good for the size of their mouth. If the dog has bad teeth, opt for a softer toy it can actually chew. Cats, on the other hand, love interactive toys that keep them entertained. Finally, invest in a good bed so that when your pet is tuckered out he or she can get in a good nap.
"You need a nice bed," says Dr. Edling. "If it's an older pet, you may need an orthopedic bed because they do get arthritis just like older people do. Just be cognizant of your pet's specific needs."
5. Outsource
While we all want to be a good pet mom or dad, it's important to build a network of professional caregivers. Get a good groomer and even consider arranging a meet and greet so that your pet can have a sniff around and establish a relationship. Ditto when it comes to a trainer. All adoption animals have history (digging, barking etc.), and with history comes habits. A trainer will teach your pet how to be a good citizen so they don't do things like jump on people. And, finally, establish a relationship with a veterinarian to ensure you can get your new pet vaccinated right away.
"Having professionals like your vet or your groomer or your trainer to ask questions is a really smart idea," says Dr. Edling. "It's much better to ask someone who you know and you trust. That's why you try to develop that relationship because you will have questions come up and if you get on Dr. Google, chances are you're going to get a wrong answer, or you're going to get an answer that's not right for your pet."
6. Meal Plan
With so much change occurring in your new pet's life, the last thing you want to do after taking them home is alter their diet. As long as your pet is eating good quality food he or she will do fine. Otherwise you risk giving them something their body will be unable to break down, which will cause them to be sick. So stick with what the shelter was supplying, and if you do need to make a change do so gradually and under the guidance of your veterinarian.
"If you do want to make a change, make sure they don't have an allergy, a food allergy, or a food sensitivity," says Dr. Edling. "If they do, then you need to go work with your veterinary dermatologist. They're the ones who are allergists in the pet world. They can help you work through whether your pet needs a change of diet based on the food itself."
With more than 50 years of service to pet parents, Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer that focuses on nurturing powerful relationships between people and pets. Visit your local Petco for the best products, services, advice and experiences that will keep your new pet physically fit, mentally alert, socially engaged and emotionally happy.


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SPRING HILL, Fla. – Who could possibly forget the "Balloon Boy?"
--Map showing route of balloon which floated above Colorado. Falcon Heene's dad made a false claim the boy was inside
Three years ago Falcon Heene was exploited by his dad in a hoax involving a homemade flying saucer that soared across Colorado. Millions of television viewers watched live, afraid that Falon could be inside. Instead, it was all a big lie. Falcon was never on board the balloon. His dad, Richard Heene, was sentenced to 90 days in federal prison and forced to be a $47,000 fine for the hoax.
Now, the 9-year-old and his brothers Ryo, 12, and Bradford, 13, are collectively known as the Heene Boyz, or "the world's youngest heavy metal band," as their dad calls them.
The Broward-Palm Beach (Fla.) New Times the "Boyz" reports the boys practice and perform near their home in Spring Hill, Florida. The family moved to Florida in 2010.
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All three are dressed in black T-shirts and jean shorts. They have long, luxurious black hair that falls to their waists and would make a Kardashian look bald by comparison. These manes whip around like windmills as the boys thrash.
Falcon wails, "What do we do? Hang out in the park/Joey's out playing in the dark/Oh my God—bored out of my mind/Adults don't treat kids so effin' kind."
When it's time for the guitar solo, Bradford nails it one-handed, Eddie Van Halen style. Falcon plucks bass strings with his teeth. When finished, they grin, make devil horns, and do handstands.
The walls are covered with faded family photos, kids' paintings, chore charts, to-do lists, printouts of scientific data, and schedules ("Get up, read books, work out, do schoolwork, rehearse, rehearse, rehearse"). Then there are the typed affirmations on plain white office paper. A couple of these say, in all caps: "HEENE BOYZ WANT RECORD DEAL!" and "HEENE BOYZ WILL TOUR WITH METALLICA."
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The one-two celebrity scandal update on Mel Gibson and director Roman Polanski – in which Mr. Gibson is being tarred as a pariah for his abusive language while Mr. Polanski, a self-confessed child molester, has been freed by Swiss authorities – points to what everyone from public relations specialists to religious leaders and academics call an increasingly loose moral terrain.
Today's pariah is tomorrow's successful artist, politician, or even corporation, and in fact, the very notion of a pariah or social outcast itself may be disappearing. "The idea of a pariah suggests uniform community standards we all agree upon," says Alan Wolfe, author of Moral Freedom: The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice." With a world of increasingly interconnected value systems and cultural beliefs, that sense of uniform moral clarity is fast disappearing. "We may be moving into the era of temporary pariah status, at the most," he says.
Family counselor and author of 22 books on spirituality in modern life, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach calls this a time of "valuelessness," one in which the only shared value is winning. "When kids cheat on tests these days, the message they get is not that it's bad to cheat, but that it's bad to do badly on the test," he says, pointing out what he considers the bottom line in a competitive, consumer culture. "The only thing we punish now is failure."
Rabbi Boteach has counseled numerous celebrities, including Michael Jackson and Lindsay Lohan, and says that it is the height of Hollywood hypocrisy to dub Mr. Gibson a pariah at this point in his career, when he suggests the actor/director created what he calls a monument to anti-semitism years ago with his runaway hit, "The Passion of the Christ," and was subsequently shown in the press to have repeatedly made anti-semitic comments. "Where were they back then?" he asks, adding that the only reason for the current shunning is that Gibson's career is in a serious slump.
The threshold for even "pariah-for-a-day" status is getting lower with every scandal, says PR and reputation expert Adam Kluger. But there is no guarantee of absolution or condemnation for any given offense, he points out. "It is a mixture of many factors such as likability, past track record, and the seriousness of the deed," he says. Today's public figures, whether athletes, movie stars or politicians, have the added burden of zero privacy. "Most of us have done or said things we aren't proud of, but we don't have to see them going viral all over the Internet and then edited and mashed up with the worst parts played over and over," he says. This, of course, is aside from the very real fact that in the entertainment world, a "bad boy" image is often good for a career.
The media's role is fueling a downward spiral in shared moral values, says Walter Guarino, strategic communication professor at Seton Hall University and president of SGW Advertising Agency. "Sensationalism may have been upgraded in order to enhance sales," he writes in an email, adding, "with the speed of online news, bad news travels faster than ever," pointing to the ratings value of the recorded Mel Gibson phone call.
"The line does get fuzzy about who decides who becomes a social outcast," says Mr. Kluger. "It usually revolves around the degree of criminality we as a society assign to each individual. If an Olympic athlete smokes pot, we'll forgive him. But I don't think Roman Polanski will ever have an image other than what he has now," he adds.
While he would not have signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski as many big Hollywood names did, Mr. Wolfe says – "that is one act that is heinous and beyond the pale," he says – he points out that the current consumer culture, "is one of forgiveness." Even the Catholic church is not so quick to excommunicate people these days, because "a consumer culture needs customers." Beyond that, he points to such thorny problems as the Hollywood blacklist, a postwar period in which many careers were ruined based on rumors and speculation. "While it is a good thing to have moral boundaries, there is always the danger of getting it wrong and condemning an innocent person."


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U.S. shipbuilding company Vigor has selected ABB to supply the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage systems for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet, setting the largest U.S. ferry system on course to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.The new Olympic Class ferries, each with a capacity of 144 cars and 1,500 passengers, with the planned addition of charging capability at terminals, would reduce fuel consumption by up to 95%. Upon delivery in 2024, the initial vessel of the series will be the first newbuild in Washington State Ferry's fleet to feature hybrid-electric propulsion and a high capacity energy storage system.
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Fairbanks Morse announced it has completed the build and testing of the two main propulsion diesel engines for the U.S. Coast Guard's first Heritage class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Argus.Fairbanks Morse was awarded contracts by the prime contractor, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, to build the engines for both Argus and the second OPC Chase.The OPC is a 360 foot-long vessel that will be powered by two FM | MAN 16V 28/33D STC diesel engines, with each engine rated 7,280 kWm (9,763 brake-horsepower) running at 1,000 revolutions per minute. The first OPC engine has been built and was delivered to Eastern in Panama City, Fla. in January 2020.
Cox Diesel Outboard Passes EPA Tier 3 Testing
Cox Powertrain announced its 300-horsepower diesel outboard has achieved U.S. EPA Tier 3 approval for commercial and recreational applications.Cox's CXO300 is a new design built for purpose, meaning the manufacturer had to work with the EPA to perform rigorous testing to prove the engine's ability to meet emission standards.Joel Reid (Global Sales Director), said, "We developed a diesel engine with a much lower carbon footprint than an equivalent gasoline outboard. So far, those who have joined us on sea trials have commented favorably how quiet, smooth and clean the engine is.
Wärtsilä to Supply Simulator for Inland Shipping Training
The technology group Wärtsilä said it has been contracted by the City of Duisburg, Germany, to provide the latest in simulator technology for inland waterway navigation. The simulator will consist of seven full mission bridges in two locations within Duisburg; six at the Schiffer-Berufskolleg Rhein vocational college, and one at the DST Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems.The technology will enable inter-connectivity with other simulators, a universal hardware interface for future developments, and can be used for R&D purposes, Wärtsilä said. It will also be utilized for advanced modeling purposes with other Wärtsilä tools, and for planning and analysation tasks.
Inmarsat Extends Seafarer Support
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat says it continues to ramp up its response to COVID-19, with additional initiatives to improve seafarer wellbeing. These initiatives include further collaboration with ISWAN (International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network) and maritime charities, the launch of a new chatcard and the wider roll-out of a COVID-19 video telemedicine call service.As the pandemic has unfolded, the ompany has worked closely with welfare organization ISWAN and other maritime charities to ensure that seafarers stay connected without the burden of additional financial anxiety.


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Online exclusive: The bank signed up with the Software Productivity Consortium three years ago to network with other companies, but it concluded the group's focus was too narrow for its needs.
Mellon Financial Corp. has chosen not to renew membership in the Software Productivity Consortium. Its decision reflects the difficulties SPC has had in attracting corporate members outside its traditional coterie of technology services firms, government agencies and federal contractors.
The $4 billion bank joined three years ago when its software development group decided to embrace the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), a five-level set of standards for building software as efficiently, predictably and error-free as possible. (CMM comprises a cornerstone of the 18-year-old, nonprofit SPC.)
Membership was a way to network with other companies also doing CMM work. But Mellon found the consortium geared more toward government agencies than corporate entities, says Andy Wasser, director of the project office at Mellon in Pittsburgh.
While SPC ideas for, say, improving software testing methods do cut across industry borders, many issues carried a defense and aerospace bent, Wasser says. One example: "Every year they poll [member] needs. Last year, one of General Dynamics' needs was, 'What impact [will] IEEE 12207 [a standard for development of software life cycles used primarily by defense contractors] have on my compliance practice?' Well, IEEE is not relevant to a bank."
Having achieved CMM Level 3 compliance (on a scale of one to five), Mellon decided to leave the SPC and spend the $60,000 it would have spent on a one-year membership on more tailored consulting instead, Wasser says.
"There was no bad blood whatsoever," he adds. "It was purely a business decision."
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Scanning food in and out is replaced by dragging icons on the fridge's touch screen display, which can also display weather information and notes from family members, or help you look up recipes - actions you're as likely to use your smartphone for.
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"The Crimson Chin" hit the usual targets: Romney as aloof plutocrat, Romney as stiff CEO, and so forth. But now that general political momentum has shifted to Rick Santorum — delegate math notwithstanding — the standard Romney-ribbing cut deeper than usual.
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Sheriff's deputies have shot and killed an armed robbery suspect after a chase ended in Wilson County.
WILSON � Sheriff's deputies have shot and killed an armed robbery suspect after a chase ended in Wilson County.
Deputies say the man was a suspect in two robberies and a carjacking in Smithfield early Sunday.
Deputies say the shooting happened as the chase ended on N.C. Highway 42 near Interstate 95 in Wilson County. Wilson and Johnston County deputies fired at the man after he crashed into a deputy's car.
The man was taken to the Wilson Medical Center and later died. His name has not been released.
At least three police cars were damaged, including two from the Selma Police Department. Wilson police officers took part in the chase along with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Food dyes — used in everything from M&Ms to Manischewitz Matzo Balls to Kraft salad dressings — pose risks of cancer, hyperactivity in children and allergies, and they should be banned, according to a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). A top government scientist agrees, and says food dyes present unnecessary risks to the public.
Despite those concerns, each year manufacturers pour about 15 million pounds of eight synthetic dyes into foods. Per capita consumption of dyes has increased five-fold since 1955, thanks in part to the proliferation of brightly colored breakfast cereals, fruit drinks, and candies pitched to children.
"These synthetic chemicals do absolutely nothing to improve the nutritional quality or safety of foods, but trigger behavior problems in children and, possibly, cancer in anybody," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson, co-author of the 58-page report, "Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks." "The Food and Drug Administration should ban dyes, which would force industry to color foods with real food ingredients, not toxic petrochemicals."
Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 have long been known to cause allergic reactions in some people. CSPI says that while those reactions are not common, they can be serious and provide reason enough to ban those dyes. Furthermore, numerous studies have demonstrated that dyes cause hyperactivity in children.
Back in 1985, the acting commissioner of the FDA said that Red 3, one of the lesser-used dyes, "has clearly been shown to induce cancer" and was "of greatest public health concern." However, Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block pressed the Department of Health and Human Services not to ban the dye, and he apparently prevailed — notwithstanding the Delaney Amendment that forbids the use of in foods of cancer-causing color additives. Each year about 200,000 pounds of Red 3 are poured into such foods as Betty Crocker's Fruit Roll-Ups and ConAgra's Kid Cuisine frozen meals. Since 1985 more than five million pounds of the dye have been used.
Tests on lab animals of Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 showed signs of causing cancer or suffered from serious flaws, said the consumer group. Yellow 5 also caused mutations, an indication of possible carcinogenicity, in six of 11 tests.
In addition, according to the report, FDA tests show that the three most-widely used dyes, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6, are tainted with low levels of cancer-causing compounds, including benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl in Yellow 5. However, the levels actually could be far higher, because in the 1990s the FDA and Health Canada found a hundred times as much benzidine in a bound form that is released in the colon, but not detected in the routine tests of purity conducted by the FDA.
"Dyes add no benefits whatsoever to foods, other than making them more 'eye-catching' to increase sales," said James Huff, the associate director for chemical carcinogenesis at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' National Toxicology Program. "CSPI's scientifically detailed report on possible health effects of food dyes raises many questions about their safety. Some dyes have caused cancers in animals, contain cancer-causing contaminants, or have been inadequately tested for cancer or other problems. Their continued use presents unnecessary risks to humans, especially young children. It's disappointing that the FDA has not addressed the toxic threat posed by food dyes."
CSPI's report notes that FDA's regulations mandate a stricter standard of safety for color additives than other food additives, saying that there must be "convincing evidence that establishes with reasonable certainty that no harm will result from the intended use of the color additive." The standard of "convincing evidence" does not apply to preservatives, emulsifiers, and other additives.
CSPI charges that the FDA is not enforcing the law in several regards:
__Red 3 and Citrus Red 2 should be banned under the Delaney amendment, because they caused cancer in rats (some uses were banned in 1990), as should Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6, which are tainted with cancer-causing contaminants.
__Evidence suggests, though does not prove, that Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, and Yellow 6 cause cancer in animals. There certainly is not "convincing evidence" of safety.
__Dyed foods should be considered adulterated under the law, because the dyes make a food "appear better or of greater value than it is" — typically by masking the absence of fruit, vegetable, or other more costly ingredient.
In a letter to FDA, CSPI urges the agency to ban all dyes because the scientific studies do not provide convincing evidence of safety, but do provide significant evidence of harm.
A ninth dye, Orange B, is approved for coloring sausage casings, but in 1978 the FDA proposed banning it because it was found to be toxic to rats. The industry has not used Orange B in more than a decade. Also, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has labeled Citrus Red 2 a carcinogen, and the FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives said "this color should not be used as a food additive." However, it poses little risk because it is approved only for coloring the skins of oranges.
Because of concerns about dyes' impairment of children's behavior, the British government asked companies to phase out most dyes by last December 31, and the European Union is requiring, beginning on July 20, a warning notice on most dyed foods. CSPI predicted that the label notice — "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children" — likely will be the death knell for dyes in all of Europe.
The greater government oversight and public concern across the Atlantic results in McDonald's Strawberry Sundae in Britain being colored with strawberries, but in the United States with Red dye 40. Likewise, the British version of Fanta orange soda gets its bright color from pumpkin and carrot extract, but in the United States the color comes from Red 40 and Yellow 6. Starburst Chews and Skittles, both Mars products, contain synthetic dyes in the United States, but not in Britain.
Fortunately, says CSPI, many natural colorings are available to replace dyes. Beet juice, beta-carotene, blueberry juice concentrate, carrot juice, grape skin extract, paprika, purple sweet potato or corn, red cabbage, and turmeric are some of the substances that provide a vivid spectrum of colors.
However, CSPI warns that "natural" does not always mean safe. Carmine and cochineal — colorings obtained from a bright red insect — can cause rare, but severe, anaphylactic reactions. Annatto, too, can cause allergic reactions.
This story first appeared in ConsumerAffairs.com and is republished here with permission.


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Since its establishment, with the solid strength, excellent performance and good reputation, Summit Group has been widely recognized by the market and accumulated rich experience in real estate development and commercial property management. The brand "Longemont" of Summit Group has become well-known. At present, Summit Group is holding and running commercial propertyin Shanghai nearly up to one million square meters, comprising of Longemont shopping mall, Shanghai Longemont Hotel, Longemont Renaissance Hotel, etc.
In 2007, Summit Group started national strategy and invested projects in Shenyang, Chengdu, Xi'an and other cities. Nowadays, Summit Grouphas one project in Shenyang covering planned construction area of 4.37 millionsquare meters, one project in Chengdu covering planned construction area of 1.72 million square meters and one project in Xi'an covering planned construction area of 2 million square meters.
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has announced a newly developed UI software for its GSmart Windows Mobile
smartphones which is called "Smart Touch". This new interface that is intuitive,
informative and flexible, offers users a more user friendly interface.
GSmart has established a sound position in the market when its famous world's
first (and still the only one) DVB-T Windows Mobile smartphone (the
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were introduced to the public, and after since, GSmart has been harvesting the
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with unique features.
Growing with the PDA phones and smartphone market, GSmart has recently
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with useful and interesting features.
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they want to activate by swiping across the screen and launch the program simply
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Seattle 42, San Francisco 13: In a battle of what Cris Collinsworth called two "top-end throwers"—i.e, two NFL quarterbacks, in this case Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick—it was Wilson who was the topper-end thrower; he looked like he had roughly twice the experience as a starter, which, oddly, considering the teams are now a combined 20-9, is true. When you have receivers like Doug Baldwin, who tipped that catch up there to himself and caught two touchdowns, it's easy to be the top-most-ended ball-thrower in the league, at least for a night.
This was also a match-up of the two of the best defenses in the NFL, though this game alone may drop the 49ers a couple spots in some people's eyes. The Seahawks kept their rep up with plays like this, a brutal red zone hit that earned Kam Chancellor an unnecessary roughness penalty and left Vernon Davis out with a concussion.
The 100-0 Century Link Stadium run was broken by a pair of field goals and a garbage time touchdown, but the Seahawks still notched their third massive victory in their last three games, and clinched a playoff spot. It was enough to make the 49ers fans that made the trip drowsy, even on Seattle's legendarily loud home field:
Towards the end, there was nothing left for the Sunday Night Football crew but to show misery porn of the "fail mary" replacement ref debacle from late September. By the way, regular refs, how's it feel to be back?
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NEW YORK — An autopsy has concluded that the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein was suicide by hanging, a spokeswoman for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner said on Friday.Spokeswoman Aja Worthy-Davis said an official report on Epstein's death would be disclosed on Friday. (Reporting by Nathan Layne in New York; Editing by Will Dunham)
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TORONTO – The Toronto stock market registered a strong advance Wednesday amid signs that economic growth in China held up better than expected in the first quarter.The S&P/TSX composite index soared 142.6 points to 14,446.52 after the world's second-largest economy reported growing at an annualized rate of 7.4 per cent in the January-March period, down from the previous quarter's 7.7 per cent. It was the weakest growth in China since the 2008-09 global crisis but the number was still better than what many analysts had expected."A lot of investors were fearing the worst (because) a lot of the economic data out of China has been quite soft over the last little while," noted Allan Small, senior adviser at Holliswealth."If (growth) stays in this range, there's nothing to worry about."The Canadian dollar was down 0.34 of a cent to 90.76 cents US after the Bank of Canada said it was keeping its key rate unchanged at one per cent. The bank also lowered its forecast for first-quarter growth this year to 1.5 per cent from 2.5 per cent, but attributed the downgrade mostly to temporary impacts of a unusually severe winter.New York indexes also finished sharply higher amid good news on the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve's latest regional survey showed that the economy picked up over the past two months as bitter winter weather subsided.The Dow Jones industrials ran ahead 162.29 points to 16,424.85, the Nasdaq gained 52.07 points to 4,086.23 and the S&P index points climbed 19.33 points to 1,862.31.Earnings news also lifted markets as supermarket chain Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU) posted adjusted earnings of $1.07 per share, five cents higher than analysts had expected. Overall sales were up 1.7 per cent year over year, rising to $2.55 billion from $2.51 billion and Metro shares were up $1.58 or 2.46 per cent to $65.86.In the U.S., Yahoo's earnings per share ex-items were 38 cents, a penny higher than analyst forecasts and its shares jumped $2.14 or 6.26 per cent to $36.35. Net earnings were US$312 million, or 29 cents per share compared with $390 million or 35 cents per share a year earlier.After the close, Google disappointed, posting earnings per share ex-items of $6.26, 15 cents short of estimates. Revenue of $15.42 billion was short of the $15.54 billion that analysts expected and its shares fell five per cent in after-hours trading.Prices for metals rose in the wake of the Chinese economic data with May copper up four cents to US$3.06 a pound and the base metals sector gained 1.19 per cent.The energy sector rose 1.5 cent even as the May crude contract shed most early gains as data showed that U.S. inventories rose more than four times the amount expected last week to 10 million barrels. Oil inched up a penny to US$103.76 a barrel.The gold sector slipped about 0.3 per cent as June bullion gained $3.20 to US$1,303.50 an ounce.There was a major acquisition in the gold sector that will see Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX:AEM) jointly acquire 100 per cent of Osisko Mining (TSX:OSK) in a cash and stock deal worth $3.9 billion. The companies are paying Osisko $8.15 a share. The offer represents an 11 per cent premium to a hostile bid for Osisko that had been mounted by Goldcorp (TSX:G)."You're going to see a lot of this kind of mergers and acquisitions because the price of gold has dropped by so much and a lot of these companies now are not expanding based on any more gold in the ground — they're having to acquire other companies to expand," Small said. by Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 16, 2014 6:09 am MDT TSX rises, commodities up as Chinese economy performs better than expected


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