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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas came to San Antonio on Saturday for a session at FPA Experience 2012 on how we got to where we are in the economic crisis, and what's next for the recovery. John Duca, Ph.D., an official with the Dallas Fed, presided over the hour-long session and described major happenings in the housing, construction and banking sectors. As all three are heavily intertwined, the presentation often overlapped on its coverage of the issues.
He noted the construction sector experienced the worst downturn since the Great Depression as a result of the housing boom and bust.
"After a steep rise it fell off a cliff like Wyle E. Coyote," Duca said. "It hit bottom but the damage continued when the anvil fell on its head."
He added that construction usually contributes 5% to the nation's gross domestic product, but in the run up to the crash it contributed as much as 20% of the growth in overall output.
He then noted how the "wealth effect" behaved during this period.
"Typically, people spend $4 more per year for every $100 or more increase in their earnings. This causes that increase in wealth to slowly be eroded over the remainder of their lives. When it comes to housing, which is more equitably distributed than, say, stocks, people spend $2 to $3 more per year for every $100 increase in the value of their home. With 65% of the American population owning homes, this significantly increased during the boom years with the ease of access to the home's equity."
He went on to explain that when the housing market crashed, the wealth effect "got slammed," and housing held down the wealth effect from other sectors of the economy, one reason for the slow recovery.
"This affected investment and commercial banks," he said. "They pulled back and credit standards tightened as capital became constrained. Consumer credit is finally starting to come back, and it's looking more responsible [in its use], like for auto loans."
He mentioned two other items negatively impacting the recovery—counter party risk and rollover risk.
Counter party risk is the idea that a particular consumer might have acted responsibly in the run-up to the crisis, and even the institutions with which they did business, but the other companies that institutions did business with did not.
Rollover risk is the fear "that no one else can afford to buy a particular item, so I won't."
Both conditions also led to a tightening of credit and widening of spreads. He added that by the spring of 2010, they looked to again be narrowing, but "bumps" like concerns over Europe then happened. This also caused companies to "pause" in their plans for hiring.
"Just as job growth took off, we got hammered by Greece," he said. "Then we got back on track and concerns over Europe happened. We then got back on track a third time and concerns over Europe surfaced once again."
Duca said he does not believe we will re-enter recession, but how long it will take to fully recover from the last recession "is really the question."
"Profit margins are high and housing is starting to recover. It's not going gangbusters, but it's picking up."
One of the more interesting exchanges came during the question-and-answer session, when Duca was asked about recent comments made by outspoken Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher in which Fisher called for the breakup of those banks deemed "too big to fail."
"You're going to see me do a delicate dance," Duca said. "Dodd-Frank is an expression of the view among many that we should more heavily regulate big banks rather than break them up. But there is another view, expressed by [Fisher] and the prime minister of England and many others that if it's too big to fail, make it smaller."


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The name Verve encapsulates its style, with a vibrant perfume of Granny Smith apple, honeysuckle blossom and lime zest, which is mirrored beautifully on the palate.
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Leading the way for the new generation Australian Chardonnay, the name Verve encapsulates its style. A vibrant perfume of Granny Smith apple, honeysuckle blossom and lime zest is mirrored on the palate. Low alcohol thanks to the early pick style and a mouthwatering finish.
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Owned by the Aylward family - founders of the renowned Kooyong winery - Ocean Eight was established in 2004 in the southern and cooler side of Mornington Peninsula. In their state-of-the-art, temperature controlled, gravity fed winery, winemaker Mike Aylward produces stunning cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, taking influence from the great old world wine regions of Alsace, Burgundy and Champagne. All the grapes for the Ocean Eight wines are sourced from the family's 17 hectares of vineyard and their total production each year is just 5,000 cases.
Winter and early spring rainfall recharged the soil moisture at the start of the growing season. Exceptionally cold and windy conditions in late October and early November during flowering resulted in poor fruit set. However, the weather conditions during the summer were warm and dry with a heat spike in late January. Mild weather during March resulted in steady ripening and the weather remained relatively dry and warm. Standouts were Chardonnay with intense flavours.
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Looks like Bollywood has got its new hottest couple and people just can't help but obsesses over these two wonderful actors. If we go by the latest buzz then Richa Chadda and Ali Fazal are dating each other. And all this started a year back.
Well, not many knew about it except a few close friends, but the couple finally decided to go public walking hand in hand at the Venice Film Festival. One glance at the picture that's going around the Internet and you will totally see that something is definitely cooking. The actress accompanied Ali walking the red carpet with him as his film 'Victoria and Abdul' was being screened there.
It goes without saying that this picture has pleasantly surprised many fans. It is believed that Richa always wanted to be by his man's side on his big day and here she is all rooting for him. Isn't that just adorable?
There were reports that Richa was apparently dating her series co-star Angad Bedi, but we can now say that it was nothing more than plain rumours. Now what's left for us is to see if the duo will finally make their relationship official publicly, now that they have made an appearance together!
A source close to them revealed to Bollywoodlife.com, "A source close to the couple revealed, "The two want to focus on their work and don't want people's attention to be drawn to their private lives. Of course, close friends were aware of their relationship status. Richa and Ali have been friends for four years now and also have a common social circle. Their friendship turned into love only about a year ago. The transition happened gradually as they are like-minded people who share similar interests, be it films or their love for theatre."
And now is the perfect time to remember what Richa mentioned couple of months ago, ""If you meet the right person, and fall in love, you can't deny it. If someone is perfect for me, I'll be with him no matter where he is from. But I have to feel that way for him. I won't date a vaguish businessman. I need to fall in love with the person." On being prodded further to know if she has already found that special someone, she added, "I'm interested in some people. Let's see where it goes. I was so busy with work, but now that I'm going on a break, I'll finally have some time to concentrate on my love life."
The two met at the sets of 'Fukrey' in 2013 and since then, they grew fond of each other due to their common interests. We bet now 'Fukrey' fans are all the more excited to watch the second instalment of the franchise which has already garnered a great response from the viewers. What do you think about this new B-town Jodi? Tell us in your comments below.
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Self-confessed Naxalite arrested in burglary case
Ramjanam alias Rajratan Devilal Singh (65), was arrested by Khadak police in a burglary case on Wednesday.
On November 12, MiD DAY had reported ('65-yr-old claims he was part of Bihar Naxal attack 20 years ago') about Singh's astonishing assertion about his involvement in the Naxal attack at Baragaon village in Bihar in 1992, wherein 35 persons were killed.
Singh was produced in court yesterday afternoon in connection with the burglary, and was remanded in police custody till November 16 by a judicial magistrate (first class).
Khadak police refused to share details about the case. However, sources from the police station confirmed that the team of Bihar police –, which is coming to the city to take Singh into custody – has not yet arrived.
Khadak police had detained Singh on Monday after he allegedly confessed to his role in the massacre. Gaya district police on Tuesday also confirmed that Singh was an absconder in the Naxal attack case, in which 9 of his accomplices were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court.
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Singh was working as a security guard at a housing complex here. He was questioned by Pune police about his antecedents, during which he talked about his role in the Baragaon incident. When cops here contacted Gaya police to confirm Singh's claims, they were told that documents pertaining to that case had been destroyed in another Maoist attack on Tekari police station in 1996. On request of Pune police, Gaya district cops verified the name and claims made by Singh. The documents related to the case were available in the Gaya District and Sessions court, in which Singh is named as an accused.
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text: Mike 15,836 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 YAK-38/Yak-38M Forger A 1:48 Hobby Boss Dubbed the "Harrierski" by Western journalists, the Forger (NATO Reporting name) was the carrier borne development of the Yak-36, even though the two look almost nothing alike. It was the Soviet Navy's first operational Vertical Take off/Landing (VTOL) aircraft, and was designed exclusively for service on the huge Kiev class of carriers, first embarking in the summer of 1976. Its service life was relatively short however, being withdrawn from carrier service in the mid 80s and transferred to land operations due to some long standing issues with humidity and its relatively short radius of operation. Final retirement was in 1991, with the majority of remaining airframes being transferred to storage, of which quite a few still remain as museum exhibits or memorials. The Hobby Boss kit arrives in a small top opening box, with a painting of two Forgers hovering over a stretch of carrier deck in their standard blue/green finish. Inside are six sprues of parts in mid-grey styrene, and one of clear. Decals, painting guide and instructions finish the package, with all sprues being individually bagged and some parts wrapped in expanded styrene sheet for protection. The aircraft looks like an unholy union between a Scimitar and Harrier, and is surprisingly long in the fuselage. The fuselage splits vertically, and the nose section forward of the intakes is separate, again split vertically. The cockpit is built up first from a reasonable number of parts, but because of its cramped nature, very little will be seen other than the ejection seat, which is built up from 9 parts and has moulded in seat belts. The cockpit an nosewheel bay are sandwiched into the nose section early in the build, but it should be possible to leave the nose gear off until later in the build, as it drops into a pair of holes in the roof of the bay. The fuselage contains the forward lift fans, which are normally hidden beneath panels in forward flight in the same way as the new F-35 JSF works. These are provided as top and bottom inserts with the fans nicely depicted. The rear attitude jets are housed between two bulkheads in the rear of the fuselage and have location pegs for fully vertical or horizontal. If you were planning on building it in transitional flight, you'll need to knock off the tabs and glue it directly to the stringer between the bulkheads. The nozzles each build up from two halves, so careful alignment will be required, and a few ejector pin marks will need hiding if you plan on looking up the spout later on! Heat resistant panelling is added later in the build, which fits around the nozzles, hiding the bulkheads inside the fuselage. The fuselage halves close up around the nose part, which is locked in place by a pair of lugs on the nose that fit into the fuselage. The intakes either side of the cockpit are added after installing the nose, and consist of the usual splitter plate and semi-circular intake mouth, which attach to flat spots on the nose, butt-fitting to the fuselage sides. There is no attempt at extending the intake trunking, so a coat of black at the rear of the intakes will hide this fact. Care in fitting the intakes should yield a neat joint, which runs along a major panel line on the airframe, so you might even get away without any further work. The canopy is provided in two parts, and is on one of the foam wrapped sprues for obvious reasons. Once unwrapped, it is a delight to behold, having a very clear surface and a very subtle blown shape to the windscreen, accomplished by using slide moulding. Cleverly, the seam has been diverted around the flat front panel to avoid a horrendous sanding task, but the main canopy has no such luxury due to there being nowhere to divert to. A little sanding and re-polishing will be needed on the main canopy therefore. Those of you with a timid disposition can probably get away without doing this task though, as the seam really isn't that prominent compared to some. The small clipped delta wings attach to large mating surfaces on the fuselage, but the more cautious might want to put a spar straight through the existing holes and strengthen the assembly. The wings can be cut along a panel line and depicted folded by utilising a set of end pieces depicting the folding mechanism, but they are so small (not even 6cm each!) that it's unlikely to be a necessity due to storage space. Clear wingtip lights are provided as well as puffer jets for each wingtip. The vertical tail has a poseable rudder, but the elevators are moulded into the horizontal tail, which clips to the fuselage in the same way as the wings. A 2-part end cap finishes off the empennage nicely. The gear legs are all nicely moulded with no flat-spots moulded into the tyres, leaving it down to the modeller to file a spot on each wheel if that is their taste. The main gear bays are fitted into the fuselage halves early on in the build and have nice surface detail moulded in, with the complex retraction mechanism taking up the bulk of the bay once installed. The forward doors are installed closed, covering up some nice detail, with the smaller doors hanging down while the landing gear is deployed. The nose gear bay is similarly furnished, although with all three doors left open. The front lift fans have a pair of doors each, which are moulded to be posed open, so posing them closed may prove fiddly. Two small sprues of weapons are included with the kit, along with their pylons for mounting on the wings. 2 x UB-16 rocket pods 2 x UB-32M rocket pods 2 x UPK-23 gun pods with GSh-23L 23mm barrel depicted 2 x R-60 Aphid A2A missiles and adapter rails The rocket pods all have hollow missile slots in their cones, which look great, but require work if they are to be depicted with a warload within. The gun pods will need their barrels drilling out for realism, but otherwise detail here is good, and stencils are supplied to detail the ordnance further. Other missiles and bombs were carried by the Forger, but this selection is still more than adequate to load up your model to depict an operational airframe. The decals are nicely printed, have good colour density and register, consisting mostly of stencilling in impenetrable (to this reviewer) Cyrillic. From the box you can build one of the following three schemes: Navy Blue upper surfaces with light green anti-corrosion undersurfaces - yellow 28 on each engine nacelle Sand, brown and forest green camouflage all over with yellow 53 on each engine nacelle Grey upper surfaces with medium grey (described as light in the instructions) lower anti-corrosion area, yellow 88 on each engine nacelle. The location/theatre, date and ship aren't given in the marking guide, but are simply referred to as I, II and III. Conclusion This is a most welcome release in this scale, and the detail from the box is excellent throughout. Building it out of the box should result in a great looking replica of this unsual and relatively short lived example of Russian engineering, and would look splendid next to a Harrier in the same scale. The inclusion of three very different schemes is a great idea, and the stencil decals should really bring the finished model to life, without being so numerous that you lose the will to live. The weapons provided with the kit are more than adequate to fill up the four weapons stations, so some can be donated to another build at some point. The increasing use of slide moulding to improve detail and provide shape is excellent news, and long may it continue. Recommended Review sample courtesy of 1 Link to post Share on other sites


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Get the funk out...
I have to admit..for the last couple of weeks I have been in a complete funk...do I know why? Nope not at all and that's the worst part, if I knew why then I could do something about it.
I have absolutely no reason to be in this grumpy diva mood because quite honestly life is pretty good - it makes no sense, which just makes the whole thing even more frustrating.
I am sure I am not alone in this. Why does it happen? Added to that of course every little tiny problem that happens feels like a huge event.
Last week was the start of a domestic appliance saga, yep I know it happens, the washing machine died followed only hours later by the demise of the tumble dryer. Not the end of the world...but it felt like it. Should have been simple to sort, albeit we had no money...but there were hiccups and that just made the whole situation feel like a major castrophe - I was a total drama queen diva...
I also feel like I have no focus at the moment - which when you are writing a book with a deadline is really not good! However when I sit and think about it I have been quite productive, the new book is actually coming along nicely, our new Celtic Goddess course rolled out last week and we have been blown away by the response, the Kitchen Witch School is ticking along nicely and we have met some amazing people along the way that we are now honoured to call friends.
Next year is all sort, planned and organised with some really exciting new projects to get our teeth into and after this weekend we pretty much have a quiet few months and perhaps that's just what we need?
As a working mother, wife, witch and author life does get pretty hectic sometimes, especially over the school holidays when the children are home from school ... working from home and school holidays do not make for a productive schedule!
I love working with all the Kitchen Witch projects - long may it continue, but I also need to fill the gap - my inner being needs a bit of bottom kicking.
There is a void of sorts...can't quite put my finger on it, don't know what it is or why I feel like it but it's there. What to fill it with though? I don't have an answer for that...and there adds to the frustration.
Perhaps it is the control freak in me that wants answers for it all and everything sorted, organised and done NOW! I am not good at sitting back and just letting things flow at their own pace. (Yes I am a complete nightmare to live with...).
I suspect as with most things it comes down to balance, finding that balance in life between work and play.
Next month we start a three year training course of the priestess variety which I am looking forward to and hoping that it will help fill the space, I haven't done any study for a long while now and my inner geek spiritual student is crying out for some attention...I have my new lever arch file at the ready...
So I shall keep ploughing forward getting things done and keeping it all together...with only intermittent bouts of eye water for no apparent reason and fighting the urge to run away to a desert island (I wouldn't last long...where would I bake the cakes?), being thankful for those close to me that provide unending support and trust that the universe and the goddess have some sort of plan in action...
Let's face it...life is good, I am truly blessed in all areas of my little world and the problems that I have are miniscule compared to many others in the world - I just need a new pair of sparkly big girl pants.
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The news that Manhattan prosecutors are not charging FOX 5 anchor Greg Kelly with rape comes after New Yorkers saw two other high-profile rape allegations in the past year disintegrate.
Prosecutors say the dismissal of rape charges against French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the acquittal of ex-NYPD officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata, who were both charged with rape, illustrate the difficulties of investigating and prosecuting claims of sexual assault.
"[Rape] cases are really tough," said former prosecutor Julie Block, who prosecuted rape cases for a year at the Brooklyn district attorney's office.
A lack of physical evidence, or any outside corroboration of the encounter — a drink receipt, two people seen walking on video — can make cases nearly impossible to prosecute, former Brooklyn prosecutor Michael Weinstock said.
"What you don't want to do is walk into trial with a he- said/she-said case," he said. "If you go into trial and all you have is testimonial evidence, all you have is a story, you're going to lose. That doesn't reach the criminal burden, which is proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
Evidence that can really help a case includes injuries or a rape kit, particularly in a case of forcible stranger rape.
Weinstock said the first thing he did while prosecuting rape cases was pull telephone records, to find out if the records matched the victim's testimony. For example, if a woman said she didn't speak to her alleged rapist after the attack, he needed to confirm that was true.
Delaying reporting a rape is also one of the main things that can severely hamper a case, said prosecutors.
"If someone was saying this happened six months ago, that's problematic," Weinstock said. "What happened in the last six months?"
Attorney Paul Callan added that juries are suspicious of delayed reports. "The jury thinks if you were raped, you would report it to the police right away," he said.
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Another challenge is alcohol, legal experts said. In a case where a woman might be out on a date and later tells police she drank too much to consent to sex, it can be very difficult to show one party clearly took advantage of another. "How do you prove the amount was excessive, and that the man should have realized she was incapable of consenting?" attorney Paul Callan asked. Prosecutors get receipts from bars, examine video and interview witnesses to see whether people seemed intoxicated.
Burden of proof can be heavy
"There are innocent people who get charged with this crime," said Callan, of rape. "A charge of rape is devastating against a man. It may alter a man forever, even if the charge is dismissed."
Kelly thanks supporters
Greg Kelly will be back on the air at "Good Day New York" tomorrow.
"I am thankful that the investigation established what I've known all along, that I am innocent of the allegations that were waged against me," Kelly said in a statement.
He also thanked "Good Day New York" viewers who he said "expressed positive support through social media," and said, "I am so blessed to have a wonderful family and friends whose support for me never wavered."
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Thirteen days ago the first-degree murder trial in the death of university student Qian "Necole" Liu began with the defence attempting to enter a manslaughter plea.
On Tuesday, the defence announced it would call no evidence.
Accused Brian Dickson will not take the stand, as is his right.
That means closing arguments on Friday and judge's charge to the jury next Monday — one of the shortest murder trials in memory, just six days of prosecution-summoned evidence in all.
Three pathologists have taken the stand but none was able to say, definitively, how 23-year-old Liu died, found face-down and almost completely naked in her basement apartment just south of York University on April 15, 2011.
The first, Dr. Jeff Tanguay, who conducted Liu's autopsy, testified that in his best estimation cause of death was mechanical asphyxia, which could have been caused by neck or chest compression blocking the airway. The second, Dr. Christopher Milroy, did a peer review of Tanguay's report and agreed with the conclusion in his evidence on Monday, noting petechia — small hemorrhages in the eyes, the result of blood supply being obstructed — was consistent with, say, an arm or hand pressing against the throat. Tuesday, Dr. Kristopher Cunningham, a cardiovascular pathologist, told court there was nothing in his subsequent examination of the heart that indicated pre-existing disease, structural, microscopic or genetic damage to the organ.
Cunningham disputed the suggestion by defence lawyer Robert Nuttall — raised with the other others as well — that Liu could have succumbed to a rare condition called commotio cordis, arising from a concussion to the heart. This is sometimes seen in young athletes who suddenly drop dead after sustaining a strong blow to the chest.
"Blunt trauma can cause the heart to become electrically unstable, going into arrhythmia," causing death within a matter of minutes if the heart isn't "rebooted," Cunningham agreed. But in this case, there was no indication that had happened.
"The heart didn't have any bruising. No bruising on the chest or bruising on the soft tissues beneath the chest."
Nuttall has raised the scenario of a large man sitting on Liu's chest, thereby obstructing the airways, and that the victim's positioning, with head tucked or cricked, could explain bruising of the internal neck muscles.
What the jury has heard, repeatedly, are the astronomically long odds of DNA evidence collected from Liu's body originating from anyone other than the defendant. In the exacting language of the courts, this is described as genetic profiling that "could not exclude" Dickson as the source of male DNA found on Liu's breast "to a high degree of probability" — one in 25 trillion. Swabs taken from Liu's abdomen and upper groin, containing semen, were calculated to a match with Dickson of one in 2.7 quintillion. That's 387 million times the global population of 7 billion.
But Nuttall, in his brief opening address last week, emphasized to the jury that "this is not a who-done-it case. This is a what-happened-case. The mechanism of death is very significant in proving whether the Crown has made its case."
Earlier, in front of the jury pool, Nuttall had tried to enter a plea of manslaughter with Justice Anne Molloy for his client. This was immediately rejected by the Crown. Dickson, 32, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
It has become known as The Webcam Murder, ever since news emerged shortly after Liu's body was discovered that the events unfolding late that night three years ago were captured by a laptop camera on her computer as the student conversed online with her ex-boyfriend in Beijing. Xian Meng testified last Friday that he and Liu were communicating both via Skype and QQ, the Chinese version of MSN. He watched as Liu responded to a knock, rising from her desk and speaking through the closed door before opening it to a male who was wearing a blue T-shirt and shorts. Meng said Liu spoke with the man who stood in her doorway, then handed him her cellphone. The man then muscled his way into the room, even as Liu said "no, no," first in Cantonese and then in English. Meng watched helplessly as Liu was pushed to the floor and beyond view of the camera.
"Next I heard two muffled bangs and from then I heard no more sound from Qian Liu."
But Meng could hear heavy breathing, after which a male, naked from the waist down, approached the computer and turned it off.
Horrified, Meng went into a chat-room Liu used in search of anyone who might know her address so that police could get there. His pleas weren't answered until the social media tom-toms eventually roused the building superintendant the following morning.
Dickson was a first-floor tenant in that building. In a four-hour interview with police April 19, 2011, he denied killing Liu or kissing her or embracing her, though admitting he'd been in the woman's apartment briefly on a previous evening and had run into her in the basement kitchen earlier on the night of April 14.
Detectives conducting surveillance on Dickson were later able to retrieve two discarded cigarette butts from which DNA was obtained. The genetic fingerprint was then matched to swab samples taken from Liu. No semen was found internally, only on Liu's skin.
While the jurors heard reference to the DNA throughout the trial, the science of it — mathematical probabilities — was not presented as evidence until Tuesday, with Melissa Kell, a forensic biologist with the Centre of Forensic Sciences, taking the stand. Kell provided a compact tutorial on the DNA recovered from Liu's body, including foreign DNA under her finger nails. No other foreign DNA other than that matching Dickson to a degree of high probability was discovered. "The semen has been deposited since she last washed herself."
Kell tested blood found on a blue T-shirt belonging to Dickson, which police had seized from his room. Odds that the blood came from someone other than Liu, she said, are one in 140 quadrillion.
Another of the building's residents testified that he saw a man in the basement kitchen around 2 a.m. That man said hello before going into the washing machine room, although he carried no laundry.
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A complete archive of Pakistan's Education news releases since 2007
One man, one post policy being violated at PU
Lahore, April 22: Almost seven years have passed but implementation of the "one man, One post"
policy, approved by Syndicate in 2006 for the university's academic and
administrative postings in Punjab University, is still in the doldrums
as many teachers are holding more than one post.
Academic Staff Association (PU ASA) in its general body meeting has
again demanded of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhajid Kamran to implement
the policy in letter and spirit.
According to some
teachers, Mujahid Kamran, himself raised the slogan of "One man, one
post", before taking the charge of post of the VC.
Sources in the PU are of the view that many teachers believed to be blue-eyed of the VC are holding more than one post.
to the PU's official website, Dr Liaquat Ali is dean of Commerce but he
is the acting dean of six faculties including Pharmacy, Oriental
Learning, Life Sciences, Law and Education.
He is also
the principal of Hailey College of Commerce and he is not only calling
the shot at the abovementioned seven faculties but also the controller
of the university, chairman of Examination Committee, chairman of Land
Management and deputy chairman of Hall Council.
surprisingly, a cousin of Mujahid Kamran, Dr Syed Mansoor Sarwar is the
principal of Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT)
and he is also the director of Institute of Business and Information
Technology (IBIT) and the director sports as well.
Prof Dr
Zakria Zakir is dean of Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
while he is also the acting dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Sources said he was also the director of Institute of Social and Culture Studies.
Dr Muhammad Ehsan Malik is dean of Faculty of Economics and Management
Sciences. He is also the director of Institute of Business
Administration (IBA) and the director general of PU Gujranwala Campus.
Prof Dr Hafiz Mahmood Akhtar is dean of Faculty of Islamic Studies
while he is also holding the charge of chairman of Department of Islamic
Prof Dr Kh Haris Rashid is dean of Science and also director of Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP).
Dr Aamir Ijaz is the director of Centre for Undergraduate Studies and
director of Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology.
Prof Dr Ismat Ullah Zahid is chairman of Punjabi Department and he is also principal of University Oriental College.
Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid is director of South Asian Studies and chairperson of Political Science Department.
Prof Dr Rukhsana Kausar is chairperson of Department of Applied Psychology and director of Centre for Clinical Psychology.
Prof Dr Khan Rass Masood is the chairman of Department of Botany but he is also the registrar of the PU.
Dr Muhammad Akhtar is chairman of Department of Zoology and also the
chairman of Hall Council. When contacted, ASA President Dr Ihasn Sharif
refused to talk on the matter, saying he would not comment on the issue
Higher Education Department Secretary Syed Mubashir Raza said he took the charge of the department
just a few days back so he would say anything on the issue after going
through all the documents related to the issue.
scribe sent text message at the cell number of PU Vice Chancellor Prof
Dr Mujahid Kamran and call attempts were also made but he did not
respond to any call nor did he reply to any text.
However, after a while, Director Public Relations Israr Rana telephoned this scribe and said the VC was busy at a function.
Responding to a query, he claimed that 'one man, one post' policy was being implemented.
his attention was drawn that if the policy was being implemented, why a
person like Dr Liaquat Ali was holding more than one post, Rana said
that General Clauses Act (PEEDA Act) authorized the Syndicate to give
additional charge to any person for unlimited period. "Holding more than
one post is not against any law", Rana added.
A senior
teacher of the PU, speaking on the issue, said holding charge of post of
dean and chairman of the same department at a time did not fall under
General Clauses Act.
Punjab Governor/Chancellor Syed
Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood was contacted through texts and calls at his cell
phone but he was not available for comment. The news
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Charges of plagiarism, sexual harassment
Lahore: Taking up the case of illegal change of results of four students in the
Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), Punjab University Syndicate
decided to summon former dean Dr Mughees-uddin Sheikh and former
director ICS Dr Ahsan Akhter Naz in its next meeting and proceed under
the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act.
The syndicate decided to summon Dr Naz and Dr Sheikh for personal hearing in the next meeting scheduled on May 4.
Syndicate also formed a committee to inquire into misconduct of Dr Naz
and Dr Sheikh in financial irregularities at ICS. Two further committees
will probe sexual harassment allegations and illegal admissions against
Dr Naz. The Syndicate also ratified the suspension orders of Dr Naz for
90 days.
On March 15, the Lahore High Court dismissed petition of Dr
Ahsan Akhtar Naz challenging inquiry against him under PEEDA Act, 2006.
The inquiry had recommended removing Dr Naz from services. The CJ
dismissed the petition after hearing arguments from both sides. The
inquiry was conducted against Dr Ahsan Akhtar Naz and Dr Mughees-uddin
Sheikh, former director of Institutes of Communication Studies, Dr Zaid
Mahmood of Chemistry Department, and Dr Mahmoodul Hasan Arif of Urdu
Encyclopedia of Islam.
Dr Sheikh did not appear before the inquiry
committee saying that the inquiry officer was junior to him and he would
not appear before him. Dr Naz in his petition submitted that he was
given show cause notice and proceeded under PEEDA Act. He said PEEDA Act
does not apply to employees of the Punjab University.
Dr Naz and Dr
Sheikh were given show cause notices on November 22, 2011 by the vice
chancellor of the Punjab University. The notices accused both the
doctors of misconduct by preparing fake award lists to favour the four
students in passing their exams. Naz was also accused of violating the
PU rules by forming an illegal admission committee for MPhil admissions
A committee was also formed to look into the matter of
plagiarism charges against a PU dean Prof. Dr Haris Rasheed. It is worth
noting that all four co-authors of Dr Haris Rasheed have already proved
guilty because the Higher Education Commission in its report had also
suggested that there exist plagiarism in the paper. The other
co-authers of the PU center for High Energy commission comprise
Fazl-e-Aleem, Maqsood Ahmed, Sohail Afzal and Rasheed Ahmed. Daily times
PU to observe World Book Day tomorrow
Lahore: The Punjab University will celebrate the
World Book and Copyright Day on April 23 (tomorrow), PU Vice-Chancellor
Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran told APP Sunday.
The connection between April 23 and books was first made in 1923 by
booksellers in Spain as a way to honour the author, Miguel de Cervantes,
who died on that day.
He said: "A great book should leave you with many experiences and
slightly exhausted at the end. You live, several lives while reading".
He said that Chief Librarian Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif also got
displayed a number of banners in front of various teaching departments
inscribed with slogans of "The things you want to know are in books; My
best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read; Let books be
your dining table, And shall be full of delights, Let them be your
mattress, And you shall sleep nights; Nothing can do what a book can do.
Lifts you out of your life
A book like a dream you're borrowing from a
friend; The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the
man who can't read them".
The VC said that on April 23 in connection with national book day,
the awards would be given to PU library book lovers, including Rabia
Javaid Akram, Waleed Ahmad, Nida Muneer, Muhammad Niamat Ullah, Prof Dr
Khalid Latif Mir, Abdul Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Malik Khan and Waqas Sulman.
In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would
be celebrated on this date because of the Catalonia festival and because
it was also the anniversary of the birth and death of William
Shakespeare, the death of Miguel de Cervantes, Inca Garcilaso de la,
Vega and Josep Pla and the birth of Maurice Druon, Manuel Mejia Vallejo
and Halldor Laxness.
Federal schools students yet to get textbooks
Islamabad: The students of Federal Directorate of
Education' (FDE) run institutes are attending the classes without
textbooks despite the start of new academic year about a fortnight ago. The
new academic year started from April 11 this year and the students have
still not received their textbooks, facing hurdles in continuing their
academic activities.
While the officials of FDE say that the process of providing
textbooks delayed this year too as the order to the relevant publishing
authority National Book Foundation (NBF) was not placed in time.
Shaista Zahid, a mother, said: "My daughter is promoted to Class VIII
and she has to appear in the board examinations this year but the
unavailability of the books has hampered her eagerness to get good
"The students have spent ten-day holidays after annual examinations
and it is difficult to rebuild their studies tempo, adding
unavailability of the textbooks has made them lethargic," she said.
Another parent, Majid Akbar, said the careless attitude of the
relevant authorities would make the students suffer and unfortunately it
became a routine practice for the last many years.
"It is the responsibility of the authorities to pay attention to this
important matter immediately and devise a strategy to counter this
issue," he said.
A teacher at a local model college said "the weather is very pleasant
nowadays which is best time to involve the students in studies and they
are also keen to start new class studies. But in the absence of books
they are losing their interest and wasting their time in other
activities which will ultimately put burden on them in the middle and
end of the session".
The teachers have no option but to engage the students in some
activities like story and essay writing to avoid wastage of their time.
Talking to APP, a senior official of FDE said that this year too, the
order for publishing textbooks to the National Book Foundation (NBF)
was placed very late as the file remained pending for a long time due to
the series of objections on it raised by Director General FDE, Dr.
Shahnaz A Riaz.
He said NBF has forwarded some titles of textbooks to FDE which were
stocked earlier but the textbooks ordered this year have not been
published yet.
FDE provides free textbooks to the students of all the institutes
from Class I-10 every year. An official of NBF informed that the
authority has not received payments of worth Rs170 million from FDE for
publishing the textbooks through different publishers.
The authority cannot provide textbooks to FDE unless it gets all the pending dues, the official said. app
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The rainforest is alive with the most incredible wildlife.
When we walk along the corridors of the rainforest view suites, we spotted flying lemurs, hornbills, long-tail macaques, dusky leaf monkeys, monitor lizards, giant squirrels, kingfishers, kites, wild boar, tokay geckos, bats and all kinds of butterflies.
Surprisingly there are no mosquitos in the Andaman.
In the middle of the rainforest, the Andaman doesn't use insect repellent or insecticides to get rid of mosquitos but rather rely on Nature to do the job. A single bat that flies around the triple-height ceiling in the Foyer of the resort can eat up to 1,200 mosquito-sized insects every hour at night!
With Nature as his guide, Dato' Zainal began to map out the resort designed with minimal disturbance to the site, building and weaving the free-form pool around the trees and keeping as many trees intact where possible.
Living in the Rainforest
Until today, the trees are not pruned in any way, leaving it to grow as trees do in the rainforest. When a branch falls, it is cleared. Any tree that has died or becomes a danger is fell and the wood is harvested and recycled as furniture. The respect shown to the original jungle inhabitants is proudly displayed and evident in the population of wildlife in the surroundings. There is even a sign that marks "Monitor Lizard Crossing" near the free-form pool. Which goes without saying, the monitor lizard has been using this pathway for centuries.
Footprints stamp the meandering concrete walkway perhaps as territorial marking and a gentle reminder that we humans are mere visitors here. We need to learn to tread gently as guests. After all the rainforest is our host.
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Developers Who Test
Practical patterns for the well-rounded developer
-July 5, 2006
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Every software professional knows that testing is hard, and the situation is even bleaker for software developers. The good news is that effective techniques exist that won't break the schedule or overwhelm developers with test cases. Let loose your inner tester with patterns designed with developers in mind.


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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday that the NBA Board of Governors passed new rules for draft lottery reform and player resting.
Wojnarowski noted that the new lottery system meant to curb tanking will be in place for the 2019 NBA draft.
As part of the reformed lottery, the team with the NBA's worst record will no longer have sole possession of the best odds to get the No. 1 overall pick, as seen in this chart tweeted by Wojnarowski:
Not a bad idea. I have no problem with the lottery and Draft being a way for teams to start over and get back to being competitive again, but anything that prevents an ugly race to the bottom is fine in my book. Of course, it's worth noting that since the lottery was implemented, only four teams with the worst record and four teams with the second worst record have actually won it. That's only eight times out of 33 that teams racing each other for the worst record have had it pay off, and only four times that the team that "succeeded" in being the worst got the top pick out of it. I think the lottery has already been a decent safeguard against tanking yielding the number one pick, but this will perhaps be more incentive to keep trying a little longer into the season, since the odds don't get much better between the bottom five anymore.
Probably more controversial is the issue of rest:
Wojnarowski reported on Sept. 18 that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was pushing for a rule that would result in teams being fined if they sat healthy star players in nationally televised games or multiple healthy starters in regular-season games.
Silver will have discretionary power in fining teams for resting healthy players, and teams will be encouraged to do so for home games if they feel they have to. The rested players will also be required to be present on the bench, per Wojnarowski. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today reported Silver could fine teams up to $100,000.
In an effort to curb the need for teams to rest healthy players, the league reduced the number of back-to-back games from 16.3 to 14.4 per team in 2017-18.
I like both measures. By all means reduce the number of back-to-back games, but the amount of big name players being rested when healthy and in nationally televised games featuring match-ups with Playoff implications has gotten a bit silly. If nothing else, I like the stipulation that they have to show up and sit on the bench; I'd also reiterate Jeff Van Gundy's suggestion that maybe they should have to participate in an autograph session or something in lieu of playing the game. They're getting paid a lot of money, so the least they could do is fulfil some sort of obligations to their team and the league, if they insist on taking a night off when they could actually play.


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Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National Park Safaris
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This Kenya wildlife safari explores Kenya's most famous wildlife
you can visit Mount Kenya, onwards to Aberdares forests, Lake
Nakuru and finally the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
Kenya is the best places in the world to see wildlife and birds in
their natural abundance. Descend to the Amboseli National Park,
Aberdare National park, southwards to Nakuru and Maasai Mara.
Visiting Samburu, door to the remote region of the Northern
Frontier Province, Mt. Kenya Africa's 2nd highest mountain with
dense forest, and Rift Valley :akes of Lake Nakuru and Lake
Naivasha.and Masai Mara
Kenya Safaris have proved to be a very popular byword in the
tourism sector. Following are some of the highlights of travel to
Kenya Samburu, Aberdare, Nakuru and Maasai Mara
10 day Lodge / Tented Camp Safari visiting Sweetwaters,
Aberdare National park, Amboseli, southwards to Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara in Kenya
Spend one night on the foot of Mount Kenya before moving to
Samburu game reserve. Visiting Aberdare National park, and
southwards to Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara. Then back to
Nairobi before going further south to Amboseli Nat Park
Best of Kenya's Wildlife Safari with time for relaxation and rest at the beach in Mombasa. Visiting Maasai Mara Game Reserve,
Amboseli and Tsavo National parks
Safari takes you to Masai Mara where the large concentration of
wildlife is to be found, the remote lakes Bogoria and Baringo a bird
watchers and naturalists paradise, ending in Victoria Falls
This tour gives you two different but very popular experiences in Africa:
A classic African safari combined with visiting the Ancient civilization
of Egypt. The best of both worlds in one trip.
Kenya to South Africa overland. Adventurous participation
overland camping safari, wildlife viewing, beach relaxation,
stunning scenery, magnificent Victoria Falls. Starts Nairobi ends
Cape Town.
Safaris in the Serengeti, Masai Mara and Ngorongoro Crater,
meeting the Maasai tribe. Trek in search of the rare mountain
Gorillas and lay back on the white sands of exotic Zanzibar.
Watching flamingo's feed at Lake Nakuru, the Bujagali Falls &
relaxing by the waters of Lake Bunyonyi. Trekking in drives in the
famous Masai Mara.
Safari in the Masai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater. Cultural
encounters with Masai & Kalahari bushmen. Trek in search of the
rare Mountain Gorilla, kicking back on Zanzibar & Victoria Falls.
Africa is probably best known for its wildlife - it is home to the Big Five. On this safari we give you an opportunity to explore three countries in one trip. Your safari holiday starts in Tanzania, visits Kenya and ends in Madagascar, host to exotic wildlife species not found on mainland Africa.
10 days combination of the best of Kenya and Madagascar. Safari starts in Nairobi and visits the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru, both known for their abundant wildlife. Then fly to the Island of Madagascar, to discover its unique culture and nature, the only place where you can see Lemurs.
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We have participated in many of the trips found here (we have a nice job) and make our own independent assessments of the services provided, ensuring they meet with our own high standards.
All the trips are supplied by the end provider of that trip.
You may find the same or similar trips elsewhere, usually these are offered by an agent.
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The Scams, Scandals, Hoaxes, Frauds and Pranks of August
I just finished a splendid book, "The Forger's Spell" by Edward Dolnick, about how a mediocre painter named Han Van Meegeren painted a series of "Vermeers" in the 1930s and 1940s and conned the European art establishment into believing they were real. One of his forgeries was the crown jewel in the collection of the world's greatest art thief, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering. It was a delicious hoax.
When I put the book down and started looking for news stories to pin this column to, I found August was an extraordinary month for hoaxes, fakes, scams, scandals and pranks. Let's start with Wine Spectator.
Thomas Matthews, executive editor of Wine Spectator, is pissed. For starters:
Wine Spectator learned yesterday that, for the first time in the 27-year history of our Restaurant Awards program, a fictitious restaurant has entered its wine list for judging. To orchestrate his publicity-seeking scam, Robin Goldstein created a fictitious restaurant in Milan, Italy, called Osteria L'Intrepido, and then submitted a menu and wine list to Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards as a new entry in 2008. The wine list earned an Award of Excellence, the most basic of our three award levels. Goldstein revealed his elaborate hoax at a meeting in Oregon last week. He is now crowing about the fraud on his own Web site. The story has been picked up in the blogosphere, and now Wine Spectator would like to set forth the actual facts of the matter.
"Facts of the matter?"
Mr. Matthews, you were bamboozled. Hornswoggled. Thimblerigged. Flimflammed. Your awards program is a deeply flawed business model.
August 2008 is Miscreant Month!
A Personal Digression
Below are hyperlinks to the Web sites of the irate editor of Wine Spectator and that of Robin Goldstein, the perpetrator of what was indignantly described as a "publicity-seeking scam" and a "fraud." You'll love it!
- People:
- Alycia Lane
- Amy Berner
- Andrew Jacobs
- Barack Obama
- Beverly Hilton
- Brian Krebs
- Britney Spears
- Cara Anna
- Carrie Budoff Brown
- David Marin
- David Perel
- Edward Dolnick
- Evan Bayh
- Gail Hillebrand
- George Tenet
- Han Van Meegeren
- Helmut Kohl
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Howard Stern
- John Edwards
- Larry Mendte
- Linda Deutsch
- Lori Drew
- Michael Levy
- Michael Phelps
- Pam Belluck
- Ready-Made Rockefeller
- Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering
- Rielle Hunter
- Rob Richard
- Robin Goldstein
- Ron Suskind
- Saddam Hussein
- Sara Rimer
- Sector Seattle
- Thomas Claburn
- Wine Spectator.Thomas Matthews
Denny Hatch is the author of six books on marketing and four novels, and is a direct marketing writer, designer and consultant. His latest book is "Write Everything Right!" Visit him at dennyhatch.com.


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May 2nd, 2018: AAPL Chart Update
Posted by pugsma on May 2, 2018
SCI-SCV, SCA-SCC: Super Cycle
C1-C5, CA-CC :Cycle
P1-P5, PA-PC : Primary
[1]-[5], [A]-[C] : Major
1-5, A-C : Minor
(1)-(5), (a)-(c) : Minute
i-v, a-b : Minuette
Primary Count:
White/Green (Bull Market)
White/Red (Bear Market)
Alternate Count: Blue
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Valentine's Day 2020 Restaurant Deals
Treat your Valentine to yummy restaurant deals and specials! ❤
If the way to your Valentine's heart is through his or her stomach, these restaurant deals and freebies are a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day without breaking the bank! These delicious deals would also be perfect for Galentine's Day, Bromance Day, or just treating yourself, too!
Here are this year's best Valentine's Day restaurant deals –
Once again, Auntie Anne's is celebrating Valentine's Day with a twist – literally! On Friday, February 14, My Pretzel Perks app users can buy one heart-shaped pretzel (in-store only) and get one free. This offer is valid for Original or Cinnamon Sugar pretzels.
Auntie Anne's is also partnering with Door Dash to offer a different deal each day from now through February 14. You can view the complete list of deals on Auntie Anne's Valentine's Week page.
From February 10th – 16th, enjoy Bertucci's $35 Dinner for Two featuring two starters, two main courses, and one dessert to share. Visit Bertucci's Valentine's Day page to see the menu or to make reservations.
For a limited time, Blaze Pizza is offering TWO pepperoni pizzas for just $10 when you order online (valid at participating locations, no substitutions allowed). That's just $5 per pizza!
Share a Lasagna Lovefeast this Valentine's Day for $54.99! On February 14th and 15th only, you and your Valentine can enjoy a Heart-Shaped Lasagna for two along with a Buca Small Garlic Bread, Buca Small Mixed Green or Caesar Salad, and Mini Chocolate Chip Cannoli for dessert. Visit Buca's website to learn more or to reserve your table.
Ordering takeout? On Valentine's Day (February 14th only), get a FREE Heart-Shaped Pizza with the purchase of any To Go item!
From February 12th – 16th, you can order from CPK's Sweet Deal for Two prix fix menu for the sweet price of $35! Your meal for two will include one appetizer, two entrées, and one dessert from a specially prepared menu for just $35!
From February 11th – 16th, guests can also order any of their favorite CPK pizzas on special heart-shaped crispy thin crust for no additional charge. Even sweeter, when you dine-in anytime during that same time frame, you'll receive a special card to redeem for a buy one, get one free offer during a return visit and be eligible to enter the California Wine Country Sweepstakes!
From February 10th – 17th, enjoy Valentine's Day Specials featuring a four-course surf and turf dinner for two starting at just $30 per person. This offer includes an appetizer to share, two soups or salads, two entrées, and a dessert to share. Visit Carrabbas.com to view the menu for this special event.
Now through February 29, Chick-fil-A is offering 30-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets, 10-count Chick-n-Minis and 6-count Chocolate Chunk Cookies in a heart-shaped container. These special trays will be available at participating restaurants for a limited time, while supplies last.
For a limited time, you can order a special Valentine's Day Meal for Two from Chili's! Enjoy a starter, two entrees, and a dessert to share for just $25. Heat things up by adding a Hearts on Fire or Presidente Margarita to your meal for $5!
Treat your Valentine to The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Buy One, Get One Free special! From February 14 to 16, coffee, tea, and Original Ice Blended lovers can purchase any regular or larger drink and get a second beverage for free. This offer is valid from 2 PM to close at participating The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf locations.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with one of Dunkin's signature heart-shaped doughnuts or one of the chain's new pink drinks. The Pink Velvet Macchiato and Pink Velvet Signature Latte are now available hot or iced for a limited time only.
Dunkin's MUNCHKINS 10-Count Donut Holes are also available for just $2 for a limited time at participating locations nationwide.
Stop by Firehouse Subs on February 14 to get a free medium sub with the purchase of a medium or large sub, drink, and chips. This offer is valid after 4 PM on Valentine's Day only, and you must print this coupon or show it on your smartphone to get this deal.
From February 12th – 15th, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse is serving its annual three-course Valentine's Day dinner for two. Prices start at $75 per person, and you can add on everything from wine pairings to jewelry from David Yurman! Check out the full Valentine's Day menu and learn more about the available packages here.
On February 14th only, Hooters is offering a Buy 10, Get 10 Free boneless wings deal as part of their annual "Shred Your Ex" promotion. You'll get 10 free boneless wings with the purchase of any 10 wings by shredding an image of your ex at your local Hooters or online at Hooters.com.
From February 13th – 16th, Joe's Crab Shack is offering a three-course dinner for two for $49 per couple. The dinner includes an appetizer to share, two entrées, and a dessert to share. You can add on a Dungeness Crab for $11 or upgrade to the Sweetheart Steamer steampot entrée for two for $69. For more details, visit Joe's Valentine's Day Dinner page.
Now through Valentine's Day, Krispy Kreme is making it easy to say it with doughnuts! For a limited time, you can get Krispy Kreme's heart-shaped filled doughnuts in four different colors, four delicious flavors, and 24 fun sayings.
Logan's Roadhouse is featuring a Prime Rib Dinner, Surf and Turf, and more specials for Valentine's Day. For the complete menu, visit the Logan's Roadhouse Valentine's Day page, where you can also enter to win a Rock 'N Romance $10,000 Getaway between February 10th – 16th.
From February 7th – 16th, Maggiano's Little Italy is featuring Valentine's dinner for two for about $80 per couple. The dinner includes two drinks, two salads or a starter to share, two entrées, a dessert to share, and a box of Chocolate Zuccotto Bites, compliments of the chef.
For around $50, you can also order a similar meal for carryout. For more details or to make a reservation, visit Maggiano's Valentine's Day page.
February 10th – 14th, Max & Erma's is offering a Cupid's Special Valentine's Dinner for Two for just $29. The dinner includes two starters, two entrées, and a dessert to share.
On February 14th, participating McAlister's Deli restaurants are hosting their annual Valentine's Family Date Night where kids eat free! Get up to two free kids meals with the purchase of an adult entrée! For more details, visit McAlister's Facebook page.
Sign up for Club Fondue and receive a complimentary box of six of Signature Chocolate-Covered Strawberries with a required minimum purchase.
From February 8th – 15th, enjoy a succulent 8-ounce filet topped with whole Maine lobster and Béarnaise sauce at participating locations for just $59. Head on over to Morton's website for more details and to make a reservation.
Olive Garden is helping you plan the perfect night in with their Dinner for 2 ToGo, starting at $35 (valid for takeout only). Get a soup or salad, breadsticks with dipping sauce, a shareable entrée for two, and a dessert to share.
You can even use one of these fun printables to wrap up your breadsticks and present them to your Valentine in the form of a Breadstick Bouquet. Also available for download are these printable mint boxes for your after-dinner chocolates. Choose from a variety of designs and Valentine's Day messages!
Now through February 16, get Papa Murphy's Sweetheart of a Deal Special, which includes a pepperoni Heartbaker take-n-bake pizza paired with scratch-made chocolate chip cookie dough for just $13.
You can also follow Papa Murphy's on Instagram for a chance to win free pizza for a year! Go here for all the details.
For a limited time, Pizza Hut is offering a Large 3-Topping Pizza for $9.99. You can also get a Large Meat Lover's Pizza for just $10!
From February 7th – 16th, P.F. Chang's is offering Valentine's Dinner for Two for just $75 (pricing may vary by location). You'll get a starter course, two entrées, one shared dessert, and two glasses of bubbly. The complete Valentine's Day menu can be seen here.
The "Qdoba for a Kiss" promotion is back for another Valentine's Day! Simply stop by any participating Qdoba location on February 14th, purchase an entrée, kiss a loved one (or pretty much anything), and get a free entrée – no coupon necessary! Head on over to the Qdoba website for all the details.
Beginning February 10, while supplies last, you can add a heart-shaped box to your To Go order of Cheddar Bay biscuits for just $1. The box holds half a dozen warm biscuits, which you can pick up right from the restaurant or have delivered directly to your Valentine's door!
From February 7th – 16th, score a 3-course Valentine's Dinner for Two at Romano's Macaroni Grill for just $45, including one antipasti, two entrées, and one dessert to share! See Romano's Valentine's Day menu here.
From February 7th – 16th, Ruth's Chris Steak House is offering its Celebration Surf 'n Turf Valentine's Day menu. Get twin Cold Water Lobster Tails with a filet or ribeye starting at just $49.95.
Waffle House is once again hosting a special Valentine's Day Dinner at select locations – be sure to call now to make your reservations. Each restaurant will be transformed with white tablecloths, candlelight, special menus, and flowers. Some locations will even have live entertainment!
White Castle is now accepting reservations for its annual Valentine's Day dinner on Thursday, February 14. Some restaurants are also accepting reservations for February 15. Find a Castle near you and make your reservation for this popular event here!
February 14th at 3PM only, head to your local participating Menchie's store where they will be offering the first 50 customers a FREE 5oz Frozen Yogurt!
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Atlético Madrid returned to play against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday after a three-month break due to COVID-19, and Diego Costa wasted no time returning to form, dedicating an important goal to an important player.
Costa scored Atléti's first goal since March (and his first goal of the entire year) in the 39th minute, and celebrated by holding aloft the jersey of Virginia Torrecilla, a player on Atléti's women's team. Torrecilla had surgery in May to remove a brain tumor that had been discovered after she complained of headaches and back pain.
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The tumor was benign, and Torrecilla has been recovering in Spain since her surgery. When she saw Costa's tribute, she thanked him on Twitter.
No tengo palabras.... SOIS INCREÍBLES!! ¡¡GRACIAS de corazón!!♥ @Atleti @AtletiFemenino #Nuncadejesdecreer 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/FcppjiR2fC— virginia torrecilla (@VirginiiiaTr) June 14, 2020
Torrecilla's tweet reads: "I have no words.... you are incredible! Thank you from my heart!"
Costa's goal tied the game, but Atléti settled for a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao.
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