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Ned Lamont on Principles & Values
LIEBERMAN: One of the major problems in Washington is too much partisanship. The best way to fix Washington is to elect people who will stand up & do what's right regardless of the political consequences. Someone who will work across party lines to get things done for the people they serve. That's what I've done for 18 years. Negativity and partisan game-playing couldn't have accomplished anything.
LAMONT: I don't think it's bipartisan to rubber-stamp George Bush's rush to war in Iraq. That's a time we needed checks and balances, and tough questions asked. Every time someone says it's time for a change, Sen. Lieberman suggests they're too partisan, or too negative. We got ourselves into this mess not because we asked too many questions, but because we asked too few.
SCHLESINGER: The Senator likes to bring up partisanship all the time. Partisanship is not the problem in Iraq. Being a crutch to the Maliki government may be the problem.
Look at the record. Gas prices have doubled. Skyrocketing health care costs are bankrupting families and small businesses alike. Connecticut families are working harder and harder and earning less and less. We're more dependent upon foreign oil. We're more dependent upon foreign capital, and we have 135,000 of our bravest troops stuck in the middle of a bloody civil war. And I say that those who got us into this mess should be held accountable.
A: In terms of support for the Ned Lamont campaign, it's grassroots support. We have got tens of thousands of people across the state of Connecticut and beyond who want the Democrats to stand up and be counted, be clear about where we stand, think boldly, talk boldly about what we want to do, offer real, constructive alternatives to the Bush agenda.
Right now we have got 63 lobbyists for every Congressman in Washington DC. You have got the best Congress that money can buy. But when it comes to the Democrats, I think it's important we go down to Washington DC, and start talking about the common good. I think that's where we make a difference as Democrats, and I think that's when we start winning again.
LIEBERMAN: On Social Security privatization--I looked at it in the late 90s. I decided it was a bad idea. I opposed it in 2000. I voted for resolutions against it. On the day that Pres. Bush started his campaign to privatize Social Security in 2005, I was one of 41 Democratic senators to say explicitly that I think it's a bad idea, it would hurt Social Security. So why don't you stop spreading that kind of untruth?
Lamont said he believes the level of support he received at the convention will send a message to Washington that people are fed up with the war. "They are saying this war was a mistake and bring the troops home," he said. "I think 33% of the people in the convention want a change."
Lamont is from an old-money Connecticut family with strong Wall Street ties. He founded his own telecommunications firm, Lamont Digital Systems, in 1984.
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There are many different things you can do to level up fast in SWTOR. Reaching level cap in any MMORPG can feel like a grind and get tedious at times. If you use all of these tips, you can level up once or twice each day just by playing for a couple of hours. Leveling up in Star Wars: The Old Republic is much easier if you have friends to help. You will want to join a guild or play with real life friends to easily complete missions without the worry of constantly dying.
Once you have found a few people to level up with, start doing missions. Missions are the quests of SWTOR and give huge amounts of experience. Be sure to pick up all of the missions in each area before you head out to complete them. For the most part, all of the missions should be in the same general area so you can knock them all out at once. Most of these missions will have bonus objectives that will also give you huge amounts of experience. If completing missions isn't the way you want to level up your character, be sure to at least complete your character's class specific quests so you can unlock your ship, companions and legacy. Once you have unlocked your ship, you will have access to space battle missions. Some of these missions are repeatable and you can complete them once daily.
PvP is a great way to level up in SWTOR. Each PvP Warzone completion will give you a large amount of experience and credits. You will also earn Warzone Commendations that will give you access to PvP gear that you can use to upgrade your current gear every few levels. PvP with your friends and guild members for a better chance at winning games. Winning gives more experience than losing. The faster you win games, the faster you level up. You will also find a daily PvP quest in your faction's fleet that gives a lot of experience. Be sure to complete this mission daily for the most experience possible.
Flashpoints are the "dungeons" in Star Wars: The Old Republic. These dungeons are full of elite mobs that will give you great Xp. Group up with your friends, guild members or other players looking for flashpoint groups around your level. Be sure to finish all of the bonus missions available in each of the flashpoints for the most experience possible. You will also find daily flashpoint missions on almost every planet. Complete these each day to gain huge amounts of experience.
Be sure to save credits as you level through SWTOR. You will need a lot of money to buy mount training and skills at higher levels. Leveling up crew skills is a good idea but do not blow all of your money sending your companions out to do the work for you. If you start to feel burnt out from leveling, try a different method. I did PvP to level up most of the way in SWTOR and got burnt out around level 30. Once I started questing, it was like a whole new game.


text: Free Linux Beta Version of Award Winning LightZone Software Now AvailablePALO ALTO, Calif. -- Dec. 18 -- Light Crafts, today announced immediate availability of a Linux version of its award-winning LightZone photo-editing software. With this open beta release, Linux users now have all the powerful LightZone tools for editing, enhancing and improving digital photos that Windows and Mac users have including the innovative ZoneMapper and Re-Light tools. LightZone is the first and only application of its kind spanning all 3 major platforms. The 3.3B beta version of LightZone for Linux is free and available for download at http://www.lightcrafts.com/linux.Every photo can be improved using LightZone regardless of camera type -- from cell phone cameras, to point-and-click digicams to dSLRs. It's quick to learn, fast to apply and can eliminate certain repeatable tasks like red eye and back lighting. LightZone also retains the original image as well so the user is free to create as many photo variations as needed without taking up significant storage space.Digital Editing Using the Zone SystemLinux users will now enjoy access to LightZone's ZoneMapper and Zone Tools, which enable digital photographers to easily apply the powerful Zone SystemTM, developed by Ansel Adams in 1941, to produce photos with exceptional exposure and tonal ranges. While in the past, the Zone System may have required considerable effort and skill working directly with film negatives, LightZone's new digital photography Zone tools effortlessly achieve the same results with no special skills. These new tools include the Zone Mapper Tool, which helps users find similar exposure areas within a photo and the Zone Tool, which adjusts these tonal groups to desired levels.High Dynamic Range ImagesLinux users will especially enjoy access to the new LightZone Relight Tool which recaptures the High Dynamic Range images they visualized when originally taking the photograph. Normally, limitations of digital camera sensors, display monitors and printers prevent capturing, rendering, displaying or printing such wide dynamic ranges. Other HDR technologies require multiple exposures or special purpose camera settings. Not so with LightZone.LightZone Re-Light Tool Creates HDR ImagesIn contrast, with just a click, the LightZone Relight Tool reveals hidden HDR detail in both the highlights and the shadows, using just a single exposure. For instance, you'll see both saturated colors of a sunset and bright detail in the face of a back lit subject that was formerly lost. Achieving such stunning results from a single exposure without LightZone would require multiple flashes, reflectors and shades at the time the photograph -- if it could be possible at all.Light Crafts' Commitment to Linux, Mac and Windows"The Linux release is our latest initiative to make LightZone available to as many users on as many operating systems as possible. Light Crafts serves a diverse Linux community consisting of many creative individuals who want the same high quality, robustness and powerful commercial photo-editing tools that are available for Windows and Mac users," said Fabio Riccardi, CEO, Light Crafts. "With LightZone for Linux, we can provide even more photographers with easy-to-use and innovative software.The new Linux version has been internally tested on such popular distributions as Ubuntu, Red Hat and Debian, with others planned.Free Beta Version Available ImmediatelyThe beta version of LightZone Linux is available for free download at http://www.lightcrafts.com/linux.


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A harmonious blend of Cognacs aged between 30 and 35 years, matured in oak barrels giving the eaux de vie a distinctive look of antique gold.
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Zynga hops the pond and acquires UK-based Wonderland Software
Today we're very excited to announce that UK-based mobile game developer Wonderland Software has joined the Zynga family. Creators of the iOS smash-hit GodFinger, Wonderland develops uniquely appealing games and the team will now be an integral part of the mobile team as it becomes Zynga Mobile UK. Through this deal Zynga is acquiring the team at Wonderland and select IP, not including GodFinger.
Zynga's first studio in the United Kingdom, Zynga Mobile UK, will be based in Farnham, within the Guildford game development scene, home to some of the world's best game companies. Be sure to check out this press release for more information on Wonderland Software joining Zynga.
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Frequently Asked Questions for Print and E-Reserves
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How does copyright law affect Reserve policy?
Title 17, section 106 of the United States Code grants to copyright owners, the exclusive right to reproduce, display, and distribute their work. Section 107 (the fair use doctrine) provides that under certain circumstances, material protected by copyright may be used without permission from the copyright owner. However, contrary to popular belief, an "educational use" does not necessarily mean material may be used without copyright permission. The QU Library developed a Reserve policy based on the fair use doctrine, the Classroom Guidelines and ALA Model Policy.
What type of material may you place on reserve?
- Library-owned books
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How many items may a faculty member place on Reserve?
How many items may a faculty member place on Reserve? A maximum of 20 titles may be placed on Reserve per semester, per class, per faculty member. The total includes print and media items. The Classroom Guidelines and ALA Model Policy, two of the documents upon which our Reserve policy is based, both clearly indicate that library reserves are not meant to supersede the need for a textbook or course pack. Reserve materials may be assigned readings or optional.
How many copies of any one item may be placed on Reserve? (Print Reserve only)
The maximum number of copies of any one item that can be placed on Reserve is 1 copy per 30 students, except for textbooks or course packs. For these items, Reserve will accept 1 copy per 50 students.
Will the Libraries place textbooks or course packs on Reserve?
Reserve does not purchase textbooks, but will place a faculty-supplied copy of a textbook or course pack on Print Reserve for one semester.
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Reserve accepts only commercially-produced video recordings or video recordings with accompanying written permission from the copyright owner.
Will the Libraries place unpublished material on Reserve?
Reserve does not accept unpublished material (e.g. student papers, faculty notes, conference handouts, PowerPoint presentations, theses and dissertations) without written permission from the copyright owner.
Will the Libraries make copies or is the faculty member required to provide copies of the material they wish to place on Reserve?
Due to staffing and workflow in Reserve, it is preferred that faculty members provide copies.
If the Libraries own the material, is copyright permission required?
If the limits listed above are not exceeded and the Libraries own the material, copyright permission is not required.
What is the procedure if the Libraries do not own the material requested for Reserve?
The Libraries will purchase a book if possible. For journal and newspaper articles, the faculty member must submit a personal copy or request the material through ILL. The Libraries will obtain copyright permission to place the material on Reserve.
From whom do the Libraries seek permission to use material we do not own?
The Libraries will pursue copyright permission only from Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). If CCC cannot give permission, once an item has been on Reserve for 1 semester (fair use), the faculty member will be responsible for obtaining copyright permission. The Libraries will notify the faculty member immediately if he or she must pursue copyright permissions for subsequent semesters. A copyright permission packet will be provided to assist in obtaining permission from the copyright owner. The Libraries will pay up to $150 per item for if the faculty member is able to obtain copyright permission. (Proof of copyright permission required.)
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If the fee for copyright permission exceeds $150 per item per semester, Reserve will return the request to the faculty member and suggest the subject specialist and/or liaison that can assist him or her in substituting a different item. What happens to the Reserve material at the end of the course period? Originals will be returned to faculty after scanning (Ereserves) or at the end of the semester (Print Reserve).
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High quality and affordable healthcare; We are Piedmont Health.
We are an organization shaped by our beliefs. Guided by our community board and management team, Piedmont Health seeks to fulfill its mission of ensuring quality healthcare to everyone in our community.
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Your Community Health Center. Today – in our 49th year of service – we're Piedmont Health. Our focus is on giving our community access to quality healthcare. To us, healthy citizens make for a healthy community. That's our mission. Piedmont Health was founded in 1970 by a group of health care professionals at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and local community members concerned with access to primary healthcare in the community. Known then as Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (OCCHS), the agency was organized to provide comprehensive healthcare services and education to all in the community, with special emphasis on those who weren't receiving proper healthcare and who lacked access to services. For over 49 years, we have been committed to helping change the lives of everyone in our communities, whether that's through our medical services, dental care, on-site pharmacy, nutrition counseling or disease management. With eight convenient locations, serving 14 counties in the Piedmont region, the health of you and your family is our top priority. Our designated service areas are: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Lee, Orange, Person, and Randolph counties. We are your healthcare home.
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March 1970 –> First incorporated as Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Services, a joint venture of the UNC Division of Health Affairs and a local Community Action Plan.
Late 1970 –> Opened Prospect Hill Community Health Center (1st NC CHC) –> Carrboro and Moncure Community Health Center followed
December 1994 –> Name changed to Piedmont Health Services, Inc.
Mid 1996 –> Opened Charles Drew Community Health Center
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December 2002 –> Opened Siler City Community Health Center
February 2006 –> Opened a new facility to house Siler City Community Health Center
August 2007 –> Began conversion to Electronic Health Records
October 2008 –> Piedmont Health SeniorCare opens in Burlington
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Spring 2013 –> Opened Sylvan Community Health Center
January 2014 –> Piedmont Health SeniorCare opens its second location in Pittsboro
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The two major party candidates for governor faced each other in Juneau on Wednesday in a debate before the state Chamber of Commerce. Although there are differences coming to the front between Republican Sean Parnell and Democrat Ethan Berkowitz, and they propose different ways of conducting business, the candidates are focused toward the same goal – improving Alaska's economy.
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All schools in the Williams Unified School District will be closed today because of a fire burning near the city. The blaze, dubbed the Twin Fire, began Friday and scorched 1,000 acres by Sunday night. About 465 fire personnel are battling the blaze...A water line broke near 11th street and Broadway Road in Phoenix about 6:30 this morning, leaving residents with no water. There were no reports of flooded homes, and crews are working to fix the pipe, which they say will take 4-5 hours...School officials in Tucson say that over the last two months, 64 Apple and HP laptop computers have been stolen from classrooms. The most recent theft occurred at Cholla High School, where someone made off with 14 machines. Officials are planning to install surveillance cameras to prevent more thefts...
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Baby names are something that have always interested me, even before I was pregnant with Arthur. For years, I was obsessed with the name Edie and was certain that if I had a little girl, that's what I'd call her. Edie Rose. It's funny though as when I found out I was pregnant, I didn't even consider the name Edie for a girl! I had two names I liked, Olivia and Devon.
Now, I know what you're thinking - but you didn't have a girl and no, no I didn't! But strangely, before I found out I was having a son I really couldn't pick a boy's name. Then once I found out it was a little boy in there, it was like something clicked in my head - he was Arthur. My Arthur. I didn't tell anyone I was set on the name at first, as I wanted to be 100% sure but when I was, I told my mum and knew how much choosing that name meant to her.
You see, Arthur isn't the first Arthur in our family. My mum's dad (my grandad - or Gonga as I chose to call him) was called Arthur too. Well actually he was called Thomas Arthur but it seems back in the day people often went by their second names instead. It was the same with my dad's dad, funny isn't it? My mum loved her dad very much and even though I only got to spend the first few years of my life with him (and therefore unfortunately don't remember a lot of our time together) I have always felt a real connection to him. I think it's because my mum has so many lovely memories of him and stories to share. I feel like I knew him well. She also says that my brother is a lot like him and I can see the likeness when I look at pictures too.
My Gonga once appeared to me in a dream. I think it was a couple of years ago. In the dream I didn't realise it was him, nor could I place the man he was with but I was speaking to him and he was telling me he was proud of me and that he hoped I had a happy life. It was only in the morning that I realised it was my Grandad in my dream and when I told my mum she wondered if the man he was with could have been his twin brother John. It made me feel quite emotional and actually what he said means even more to me a couple of years on, now I'm living a much happier life.
Because my Grandad Arthur was so important to my mum and our family, I wanted to honour him in some way by naming my little boy after him. Arthur is apparently derived from the Celtic name 'Artos' which means 'Bear.' It is also a name associated with being noble and courageous. It's a good name and the perfect choice for my little love.
My Arthur's second name is Daniel and yes, that's another family name as my brother is called Daniel. It's a name I've always loved - in fact my parents said that when my mum was pregnant with my brother I was set on the name Daniel and when my dad suggested another name, I said I was going to call him Daniel anyway...or so the story goes! But I also chose it as Arthur's middle name as my brother was really there for me when I was pregnant (and not exactly having the easiest time). I wanted Arthur to be named after another good man. Arthur absolutely adores his Uncle Danny so I think he'll love the fact he shares his second name with him once he's old enough to understand.
A special name for a special little boy. I feel like it's a name that'll suit him no matter his age and I look forward to sharing the story behind his name with him in years to come.
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A generic version of sildenafil (Viagra) can't be sold to treat erectile dysfunction until 2019, a federal judge ruled Friday in a patent infringement suit brought by Pfizer.
The company had sued Teva Pharmaceuticals after the latter announced plans to offer generic sildenafil as early as 2012. The principal patent on the drug expires next March, which has been widely regarded as the go-ahead date for legal generic versions.
But Pfizer holds a suite of other patents with later expirations, which, the company argues, also protect its exclusive right to sell sildenafil for treating erectile dysfunction.
Following a trial, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, of the U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va., ruled that one of those patents, issued in October 2002 with a 17-year life, is valid and enforceable.
That patent -- number 6,469,012, or '012 for short -- is titled "Pyrazolopyramidinones for the Treatment of Impotence" and specifically includes sildenafil as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
"Teva's proposed generic equivalent of Viagra would infringe the '012 patent," Smith concluded in a 110-page opinion.
Pfizer has filed similar lawsuits against other generic drug manufacturers that have said they intend to sell generic sildenafil, but no trials have been scheduled in those cases, the company said.
The company acknowledged that Smith's ruling may be appealed.


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The European Central Bank's decision to start buying up Italian and Spanish bonds has controversially extended its operations into detailed demands for economic restructuring, it has emerged.
Acting against the advice of Germany's Bundesbank, the ECB has been drawn into a role in the markets that had been intended for the eurozone governments' bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).
The ECB bond buying operation – which could reach €850bn (£740bn) according to analysts at RBS – has also transferred significant risk to the balance sheet of an organisation that has traditionally stuck to its remit of controlling inflation.
Behind the scenes, moreover, it has begun to dictate – and in reportedly meticulous detail – the policies to be followed in one of Europe's biggest economies.
Before mounting the intervention that drove down Italian and Spanish borrowing costs on Monday, the ECB had spent some €75bn buying the debt of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Under the terms of an agreement struck by eurozone leaders last month, however, the bank's bond-buying powers are to be assumed by a reformed EFSF.
It had been hoped that the changes could be ratified before contagion threatened Spain or Italy. But with parliaments in recess and European leaders on holiday, the overhaul of the fund is unlikely to be approved much before the end of September. "We cannot go any faster," France's finance minister Francois Baroin told Europe-1 radio.
But the latest move appears to have involved the ECB in far more than buying bonds. According to the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera, the bank's president, Jean-Claude Trichet, and his successor-designate, the governor of the Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi, sent a letter to Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, at the end of last week dictating the terms on which the ECB was prepared to buy Italy's increasingly costly debt.
The paper said the bank's demands almost amounted to a new government programme: "The level of detail in the letter must have astonished even the recipient. There are the measures to be taken; there is the timetable according to which they must be implemented. Not even the legislative instruments that the ECB asks the government to use have been left out."
They included liberalisations, to be imposed by decree; privatisations, including those of companies owned by local authorities, to be started immediately, and sweeping reforms of the labour market to abolish the rigid distinction between cosseted "insiders" in permanent employment and "outsiders" on short-term contracts with few rights and scant entitlements. It is not clear whether Berlusconi's announcement on Friday of a new fiscal initiative was taken in response to the Trichet-Draghi letter. The prime minister, who has not interrupted his summer holiday, vowed to bring forward new measures to eliminate Italy's budget deficit.
Pierluigi Bersani, the leader of Italy's biggest opposition group, the Democratic party, demanded to know the full contents of the letter. "It is incredible and unacceptable that the opposition has until now not had any account of the conditions being imposed upon us by the European and international communities," he said.
The ECB's bond-buying programme attracted criticism from analysts. Michael Schubert, an economist at Commerzbank, said the bank's new operations not only risked losses on the bonds, but its reputation as an inflation-fighting monetary authority.
"If people do not believe or are convinced that the ECB is supporting governments, then this could be a severe loss in reputation and the consequences would be that inflation expectations would go up."
In France, European leaders were strongly criticised for remaining on holiday while the single currency crisis has unfolded.While Berlusconi is in Sardinia, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, who also holds the G7 presidency, is on holiday in the south of France, while the German chancellor, Angela Merkelis walking in the Sud Tyrol.
Former French finance minister Jean-Louis Borloo said it was vital for the G8 and G20 nations to meet "urgently ... at the level of heads of state" to solve the economic crisis.
"The moment is historic and we have to act quickly," he told Le Figaro newspaper. He urged Sarkozy, currently on holiday with his pregnant wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to convene the meetings: "The situation is such that the European executive must reunite in the coming days and that national parliaments are convened at the same time. We have to get parliaments involved as soon as possible."
Borloo came up with four solutions to the crisis: a "massive intervention" of Europe's main banks, especially the European Central Bank; the setting up of an "anti-speculation stabilisation fund"– fed by a tax on financial transactions; the "cleaning up" of public finances in western economies, and the "organisation of international financial regulation".
Professor Eric Heyer, of the Centre for Economic Research of the respected Sciences Po university in Paris told the Guardian he feared the holidaying politicians and bureaucrats were sending the wrong signals and making an already bad financial crisis worse.
"What we need is action and action now," he said. "If they address these problems now, if they show there is someone running things, they will kill off the speculators." "We need decisive action straight away. People are talking about plans being put into effect in September but that's no good. It's not in September we have a problem, it's now.
Buying time by buying bonds
How much did the ECB spend today?
We will find out for certain next week, but the speculation is the bank's president, Jean-Claude Trichet, below, spent as much as €5bn. Before today, about €74bn had been spent in the past 18 months, mostly on Greek, Irish and Portuguese bonds.
How does the ECB get the money?
The ECB's balance sheet is backed by funds from eurozone members, based on population and GDP. It also takes deposits and sells other assets to raise funds.
How long can the ECB keep buying?
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) European bailout fund should be stepping into the market. But its powers need ratifying by member states which could still take weeks or possibly even months. Many bankers also believe that the EFSF's current €440bn budget needs hiking raising to as much as €2.5tn. IG Index's analyst at IG Index Christopher Beauchamp said: "The EFSF is not big enough, so the ECB could find itself acting as a stopgap on a regular basis. It cannot keep going forever without running out of funds.".
What does the ECB do with the bonds that it buys? It holds them on its balance sheet until the crisis eases and they can be sold.
Why is the ECB now buying bonds issued by Spain and Italy?
The fear is that contagion could spread to both countries, which would bring the crisis closer to the "core" nations of France and Germany. If the interest rate that Spain and Italy pay to raise new money continues to rise, the squeeze on their budgets would become too severe.Joshua Raymond, chief market strategist at City Index, said: "Not only would a default by Spain or Italy make it very difficult for them to be bailed out in the same fashion as Greece, Ireland and Portugal, but it would have huge consequences for European banks that have lent to them".
And why now?
The ECB has acted now because the scale and speed of the markets' move is making it too expensive for Spain and Italy to fund their debts. Until the changes to the EFSF are ratified by the member states, no- one else can step in. Louise Cooper, of BGC Partners, said: "This is a short-term fix which has bought them a little time. It is a pretty dramatic fix, but investors have got to be convinced that they can lend to these countries at 5%, or 4% as it was a year ago, and not 6%."
Is this real money?
Bankers can get into a long philosophical debate on this point but real cash is being used to buy the bonds.
What are the likely unintended consequences?
Probably, though they are One concern is how monetary policy will be affected. The ECB sets eurozone interest rates for specific reasons. Intervening in bond markets may dilute them and damage the central bank's credibility. Simon Goodley


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I have become a towering giantess who looks down upon you as I would a bug crawling across the ground, and just like a bug I'll simply crush you under my feet. Or perhaps I feel like a snack instead? Little men like you are so delightfully tasty that it's hard to decide if I want to crunch you like candy or swallow you whole!
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz says he felt "ashamed" watching video of a passenger being dragged off a United Express flight and has promised to review the airline's passenger removal policy.
In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" aired Wednesday, Munoz apologized to Dr. David Dao of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, his family and the other passengers who witnessed him being forcibly removed from the plane.
Munoz vowed this "will never happen again on a United flight" and that law enforcement won't be involved in future.
Munoz called the embarrassment a "system failure," saying United will review its policies for seeking volunteers to give up their seats when a flight is full. United was trying to find seats for four employees, meaning four passengers had to deplane.
It was the CEO's first on-camera interview since the video went viral.
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, seen in March, apologized for "having to re-accommodate" passengers on an overbooked flight. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
On Monday, he tweeted an apology for having to "re-accommodate" customers. His choice of terminology was met with widespread public mocking.
A day later, he issued another apology over the incident, describing it as "truly horrific" and vowing to make changes at the airline.
In a memo to staff, Munoz had defended his staff's actions in dealing with a "disruptive and belligerent" passenger. But in Wednesday's interview, Munoz said Dao was not at fault and that "no one should be treated that way."
United's stock dropped on Tuesday as anger spread over social media over both the incident and how the airline handled the fallout.
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I qualified at St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School in 1989 and carried out postgraduate surgical training in London at St George's Hospital, The Institute of Urology (University College Hospital), Charing Cross Hospital. I was awarded an MD thesis (2000) for research into prostate cancer vaccines and gene therapy. I then did further training in laparoscopic urological surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane and subsequently learned additional techniques at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
I have been a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Charing Cross Hospital) and West Middlesex University Hospital since 2002. I have a specialist interest in the diagnosis and treatment of testis, kidney and bladder cancer with specialist skills in laparoscopic surgery, cystectomy and bladder reconstruction. I have performed over 800 laparoscopic kidney operations. I perform post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for the North West London and Mount Vernon Cancer Networks.
Areas of interest
Diagnosis of Urological problems;
Kidney (renal) cancer; Laparoscopic surgery procedures ('keyhole surgery'); Bladder cancer; Reconstructive surgery; Second opinion for complex problems
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Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Urological Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Charing Cross Hospital)
Consultant Urological Surgeon West Middlesex University Hospital
Clinical Director of Specialist Surgery for Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust.
Research interests
Bladder and renal cancer
Awards received
Cancer Research Excellence in Surgical Trials
2014 CREST Award: Winning Team Lead
33 Publications - only most recent presented here:
24. Perirenal schwannoma: a case report. El-Bahrawy M, Khoubehi B, Hrouda D. J Med Case Reports. 2008 Jun 2;2:189.
25. Multiple loci on 8q24 associated with prostate cancer susceptibility. Al Olama AA, ; UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators/British Association of Urological Surgeons' Section of Oncology; UK Prostate testing for cancer and Treatment study (ProtecT Study) Collaborators, Horwich A, Huddart RA, Khoo VS, Parker CC, Woodhouse CJ, Thompson A, Christmas T, Ogden C, Cooper C, Donovan JL, Hamdy FC, Neal DE, Eeles RA, Easton DF.
Nat Genet. 2009 Oct;41(10):1058-60. Epub 2009 Sep 20
26. Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study. Eeles RA, Genetic Prostate Cancer Study Collaborators/British Association of Urological Surgeons' Section of Oncology; UK ProtecT Study Collaborators; PRACTICAL Consortium, Easton DF.
Nat Genet. 2009 Oct;41(10):1116-21. Epub 2009 Sep 20
27. Systematic review of internal hernia formation following laparoscopic left nephrectomy. Cox R, Dalatzui N, Hrouda D, Buchanan GN.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Nov;91(8):667-9. Epub 2009 Sep 25. Review.
28. Technique for urethral eversion and vesico-urethral anastomosis: application to robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Karim O, Mayer E, Kucheria R, Hrouda D, Vale J.
BJU Int. 2010 Jan;105(2):284-7.
29 Anti Ma2-associated myeloradiculopathy: expanding the phenotype of anti-Ma2 associated paraneoplastic syndromes. Murphy SM, Khan U, Alifrangis C, Hazell S, Hrouda D, Blake J, Ball J, Gabriel C, Markarian P, Rees J, Karim A, Seckl MJ, Lunn MP, Reilly MM.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Jan 4
30 Laparoscopic assisted transversus abdominis plane block: a novel insertion technique during laparoscopic nephrectomy. Chetwood A, Agrawal S, Hrouda D, Doyle P. Anaesthesia. 2011 Apr;66(4):317-8.
31 Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder: A case report and review of systemic treatment options. Pantelides NM, Ivaz SL, Falconer A, Hazell S, Winkler M, Hrouda D, Mayer EK. Urol Ann. 2012 Jan;4(1):45-7.
32 The role of laparoscopy and robotic surgery in the management of small renal masses. Hrouda D, Lienert A. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2012 Jun;12(6):799-810.
33 Tumour-to-tumour metastases: prostate carcinoma metastasising to a renal oncocytoma.
Petts G, Rashid T, Hrouda D, Ngo NT. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jan 9;2013.
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- MB BS UMDS - St Thomas's 1989
- BSC University of London 1986
- MD University of London 1990
- FRCS (Urol) Royal College of Surgeons of England 2000
Additional training
- Preceptorship Cleveland Clinic, Ohio 2003
GMC registration
Reference number 3334760
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Member of Bladder Clinical Studies Group National Cancer Research Institute 2012
- Screening, Prevention & Early Diagnosis Advisory Group (SPED) National Cancer Research Institute 2013
- Senate Member Clinical Reference Group for Specialist Urology Commissioning NHS England 2013
- Member National Cancer Intelligence Network Urology Group NCIN 2014
Details of entry to specialist register
- Entry to Specialist Register for Urology, 2002
Affiliations / memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1993
British Association of Urological Surgeons, 1994
European Association of Urology, 1995
British Medical Association, 1989
Practice hours
Appt Bookings
- Charing Cross Hospital, W6 8RF
- Monday
- 14:30 - 17:00
- 020 3311 7768
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.


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Pete: I think we should stop kissing.
Addison: Ohh.
Pete: I mean, come on, what are we, 12?
Addison: No. We... definitely, you're not.
Pete' [leans in for another kiss, but Addison stops him]
Addison: Which is why I do not want to be just another notch in your... acupuncture table.
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The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After explaining about latitude, longitude,
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This video is about impressions from the 2008 edition of the European Business Summit, and how the event blog managed and hosted by Blogactiv helped make this conference more interactive.
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We, at ICICI Bank, realise the infinite potential of women and want to encourage them to invest in their lives by building on their capabilities. Keeping in line with this cause, we bring you the #FundYourOwnWorth initiative.
It features enchanting visuals of exemplary women, from eminent photographer Somsubhro Sarkaar's series, 'My Identity, My Pride'. These women are a true example of what one can achieve by funding their self-worth.
We are sure that there are thousands of such stories of inspirational women across India, which are unheard and which deserve recognition. And hence we present to you an opportunity to share such stories, in 2 ways:
Click here to submit the story of any woman in your life who has inspired you. From all the stories submitted by you and others like you, an esteemed jury of women achievers will select the top 25 women to receive the first ever Advantage Woman Awards that will be presented to them in a glittering felicitation ceremony in Mumbai. The top 3 most inspiring women will receive grants worth ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh and ₹2 lakh from ICICI Bank, to help fulfil their vision.
It is important that children see women as role models as well as men. To sow the seeds of this thought, we have launched an interschool/college story-writing contest in which children write about any inspiring woman in their lives. There are attractive prizes for winners – both the schools/colleges as well as the students.
The winning schools/colleges will be announced basis the number of entries submitted by them. Top three schools/colleges in each size category will win an endowment to set up a library or add to an existing library.
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Student participants will be divided into 2 age groups – up to 14 years and 14-20 years. The top three entries in each age group will be selected by the jury and awarded prizes.
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We believe that every woman has a fire in her, wish to keep that flame burning. So it is with great pride that we introduce the Advantage Woman Savings Account, dedicated to helping women who wish to fund their own worth. The account brings with it benefits like tie-ups with institutes that offer skill-building courses, healthcare benefits and more. Through these multiple benefits, we believe that women across the country can be empowered to achieve their goals.
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It rained quite a lot from Monday to Wednesday this week, and my coworker Dawn reminded me to count my blessings. If I had still been living at my old place, I would have had to deal with flooding or the threat of flooding in top of the busyness of getting ready for my trip. The only 'flooding' I have to deal with, thankfully, is the leak in the laundry sink, and it could be so much worse.
My teammate Anna organized the first-ever "Give Thanks for Food Day" which took place on Wednesday and was a huge taco bar for both my department and the Mail Center. (I brought in lots of guacamole.) It was wonderful--both that she picked a day before I left, it made my last day feel like a Friday, and I didn't have to do much for dinner that night.
My boss is changing the way we handle our monthly publishes, and she decided to implement the change now, rather than waiting for January. So that was a blessing because it meant I didn't have to stay late on Wednesday as I'd expected, or drive in to work, and that meant I had the time I needed for packing and to go to church as well. That was a huge blessing, as the message I got to watch was probably the critical one of the entire set so far. I'll regret missing December 2nd, but at least I'm only missing one.
My first leg of my trip to Sacramento went great. The bumpiest part of the flight was at takeoff due to the wind. It was neat to be heading west at dawn, because that produced the most slow-motion sunrise I've ever seen, from above, to boot. In fact, the "worst" part so far is seeing how gorgeous the snow-covered mountains are east of Seattle and on the Olympic Peninsula. I want to rent a car and drive to Leavenworth...but I will be good and proceed to Sacramento... ;)


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Internationals show some pride in Presidents Cup defeat
A SUPERB singles display from the International team was not enough as America won the Presidents Cup for a seventh straight time.
After some shocking displays in the fourballs and foursomes on the first three days, Nick Price's team was left with an impossible task of having to win all the singles matches.
That was never going to happen, so the last day was all about pride and the Internationals showed plenty of that, winning the singles matches 7.5 to 4.5.
Kevin Chappell's halved match against Australia's Marc Leishman secured 15 of the 15.5 points required to claim the title moments after US President Donald Trump arrived.
Daniel Berger then bagged the decisive point, courtesy of a 2-and-1 victory over Internationals rookie Si Woo Kim.
Australians Jason Day and Adam Scott both secured victories after a poor tournament.
World No.7 Day secured his first full point at the Presidents Cup since the 2013 edition with a 2 and 1 win over American rookie Charley Hoffman, while Scott downed Brooks Koepka 3 and 2.
"'I'm very, very pleased with obviously winning, because I don't want to go out on a losing streak," said Day, who only contributed a half point in 2015.
"It disappoints me that we let captain Nick Price down, because he's put a lot of heart and soul into it."
Added Leishman: "It's a disappointing week for us, getting our butts handed to us like that.
"We definitely gave it our best going up against great competition.
"The Americans are strong, they have the home crowd and played very well. It's hard to beat the best players in the world when they are playing well."
Internationals' top-ranked player Hideki Matsuyama bagged his first match victory for the week, the Japanese world No.3 downing FedEx Cup champion Justin Thomas 3-and-1.
It is the Americans' 10th Cup victory since the inaugural edition in 1994, with the Internationals recording just one win (1998) and a tie (2003).


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Happy Halloween everyone! This year, for me, the Halloween season has been all about being pregnant. When Eric asked what we wanted to carve for our pumpkin, I of course said, "It has to be a pregnant pumpkin!" I couldn't find one in a shape I liked, so decided to carve out an ultrasound instead.
Actually, I should clarify. I picked the pattern and traced it, then I lay on the couch breathing through Braxton Hicks contractions while Eric did all the hard work with the rest of the family. What a guy!
I had grand plans for this Halloween, expecting to continue the tradition we started last year of setting up a hot chocolate stand for trick or treaters. I also planned to be a mommy mummy, with this vision of a beautiful dress I'd create by attaching strips of linen to a white skirt and shirt.
I wasn't thinking about putting a costume like that together taking extra time, money, and energy.
This morning, at the last minute, I went with pregnant cowgirl instead. Maybe I can be a mummy for the next pregnancy!
We aren't even doing the hot chocolate stand this year. In fact I broke down in tears last night, overcome with exhaustion and worrying that a night of trick or treaters would make me to worn out to work the next day, a big problem since I had to use up all my sick leave last week! Eric, the voice of reason, suggested we just put up a sign and go to bed early. "We don't have to do anything honey."
So I write this Happy Halloween post from my bed. It's 5pm and we're going to take a night off, reading to each other (and baby!) and maybe watching a movie. Yep, big party plans going on here!
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Since some of the readers out there can't make it past the first paragraph, here's the summarized version:
[1] Once a day (that's all you have to do) when you log into your social network, take a second and see if a brother firefighter/EMT is sharing a page, or an article, or their business home page, or even better, a fire department social network page or association page, and go to it.
[2] And if it looks like something okay, even if you aren't going to be going to it daily, "like" it.
You can even start with the Firehouse Zen Facebook page, if you want. Now, for those of you who will read more than one paragraph, my explanation.
I awoke this morning with a tremendous headache and the dread of having to get things done today, which in my life has not been a common thing. I am normally a morning person and like to get a lot done before anyone even wakes up, when it is quiet outside and I can enjoy a cup of strong, black, highly-caffeinated java in peace. So I was checking my e-mail and noticed a "project" I had taken on was working- slowly, but it was working. And it gave me an idea…
Some of you have seen my Facebook shares for a firefighter in Australia who happens to be a singer/songwriter and she was asking for more "likes" on her page. The day I caught that original share, I was thinking, we can help her. And we did. Then over the past few weeks, it has been even more successful, so that coming up on the New Year, she was nearing 1000 likes and being just under 100 away, asked if we could get that number up. And it looks like that is going to happen.
But then this morning I was thinking of all of the other requests I get on Facebook and other places and it occurred to me that social media has been pretty easily adopted by the fire and emergency service community because simply, we already ARE a social community. Honestly, I look at friends of mine who aren't firefighters and their pages have a few hundred friends or so, but I noticed that on my Fire/EMS friends' pages, a lot more people. Why? Because we already have something strong bonding us and we are more willing to reach out and trust one another simply by the fact that we are brothers and sisters in emergency service.
Likewise, my non-Fire/EMS friends are more often than not also tied to this community because of the positive examples you all exhibit (for the most part) and are more willing to listen to what you all have to say, or will "friend" you, etc. So as I was saying, I had an idea…
I keep saying that the lack of brotherhood in some of the comments, etc. is pretty depressing. We can only turn the tide a little at a time, so we have to keep working on that. But more importantly, we can use this scenario like we have for Lt. Dwyer and EVERY TIME WE LOG IN TO OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS, TAKE A MOMENT TO FIND A BROTHER FIREFIGHTER'S PAGE AND "LIKE" IT.
This does a few things; it drives up the traffic to their pages, which, if they have a business, bumps them up in page rank. The result is that if a firefighter has a hardware store in Lincoln, NE and is maintaining a Facebook page, they have to compete with other hardware stores all around the nation when someone searches the internet. But if we as brothers and sisters are driving up the page rank, OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS benefit from our collective actions.
Another thing we do, and even more important than all that, is we point the way for others to see that a certain business is endorsed or "liked" by a group of individuals (the fire and emergency service brotherhood) that is seen as reputable, honest, and dedicated to their community. This draws on our values as being a good thing just like advertising in your church bulletin, or at the local Little League game or in the school newspaper. People associate our group with themselves and they too want to be like that. So it benefits our brotherhood again.
But lastly, it is the right thing to do. I have said before that "applause" is necessary when you are trying to do the right things. Viral applause on the internet through "likes" and "hits" and positive commenting is important stuff when you are just trying to get up on a Sunday morning with a tremendous headache and just want to know you are doing the right thing by posting something.
So here's the summarized version:
- Once a day (that's all you have to do) when you log into your social network, take a second and see if someone is sharing a page, or an article, or their business home page, or even better, a fire department social network page or association page, and go to it.
- And if it looks like something okay, even if you aren't going to be going to it daily, "like" it.
It is that easy. If we all do that, think about what that does to the final result. And even better, if we do this, it is a POSITIVE thing to help each other. We aren't tearing each other down, we aren't saying hateful things, we aren't buying into the rhetoric. We are simply saying, "This is a brother or sister firefighter and we are supporting them".
This should be interesting, because I'd really like to see if our brotherhood can reach out and do something as simple as this to support one another. It costs no money; it is easy; you don't have to send something; you can choose who and what you support; all you have to do is point and click. And if you are so inclined, you can even suggest a few, like I tend to do on my page, when they are trying to reach a goal of 100 likes or a 1000 likes, or whatever.
So this is a reasonable, easy, and cheap resolution you can add for 2013 that is positive and will help others. Let's see if it becomes viral or if, as it seems sometimes, the brotherhood is one that happens only when convenient.
If I don't post before then, have a great New Year and of course, if you have a page you want me to like, send the suggestion. I ALWAYS walk the walk, you can be sure.
And if you are really looking, I have linked all the ones I have shared recently down below:
Smoke Is Showing Fireground Photography – Looking to break the 5K mark…
Kayla Dwyer – Like I said, a fire lieutenant in the Australian CFA who is also a musician, wants to break 1K…
Kathmandu Fire Brigade – No goal, but looking to make their message known as they "Do The Job" in Nepal…
The Thin Line – Just sharing the brotherhood…
Team Hunter – Support for a child named Hunter, which I got from the Iron Firemen site, who was recently diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy…
And like I said, if you have more, share them with me on the Firehouse Zen Facebook page and I will do my best to promote them as well!


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As the son of a farmer, Adithya Dahagam's interest in the agriculture industry began at a young age. His father is one of thousands farmers in the Telangana region of India, where agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy for centuries.
Now a master's student at the School of Natural Resources and Environment and Ford School of Public Policy, Adithya is applying his academic training in engineering, natural resources, sustainability, public policy, and economics to solve a problem back home in India. Currently, farmers irrigate their land by accessing ponds built in the region around the 13th century. The ponds store rainwater from the monsoon season but over time, silt has been filling the ponds, reducing their capacity.
Adithya and his teammates John Monnat (Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning) and Leon Espira (School of Public Health), found that by de-silting these ponds, farmers in the region could increase crop yield and reduce the use of fertilizers. They found that silt dug up from ponds during the dry season acts as a fertilizer that increases crop yield by nearly 50 percent and reduces greenhouse emissions from less fertilizer use by 50-to-90 percent. Shortly, after this discovery they formed "Chevuru" which means pond, tank, or lake in the region's lake Telugu.
Over the next five years, the Cheruvu team is working with the State of Telangana's "Mission Kakatiya" program to assess the ongoing desilting and restoration of 46,000 ponds, the backbone of region's historic irrigation infrastructure. Cheruvu is partnering with India's Telangana government and $1 billion funding from the Green Climate Fund to apply this technology throughout the region. Though their current effort is focused on the distributed pond network on the Deccan Plateau, Cheruvu hopes to collaboratively work on large and small-scale sustainability problems throughout the world.
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Emma Watson Finally Sings in First Musical 'Beauty and the Beast' Trailer
Paige O'Hara's voice carried Disney's 1991 animated featureBeauty and the Beast to a most surprising place: the Oscars. An old fashioned musical rendered with 2-D and 3-D animation earned a rare place on the Best Picture nomination list in '92, breaking new ground for the medium, sending Beauty and the Beast directly to Broadway, and solidifying the movie as a millennial classic. Girls and boys didn't dream of singing like Belle so much as O'Hara, a book-loving belter who spoke without fear.
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Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame, that's who. Last year, Disney released a pair of trailers for the Beauty and the Beast live-action remake, but none that teased the musical qualities that made the first movie a success. Now, timed to the Golden Globes, we have a look at the singsongy spine that gives the movie stature.
The trailer features Watson's minor, melancholy spin on "Belle," the big opening number from the movie. It's good. Whether it lives up to fans' nostalgia-laced dreams is an entirely different question.
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Terror threat to b day celebrations: Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday said there was a terror threat to the party workers` rally being organised here on Sunday on the occasion of his birthday.
"Police have got information that taking advantage of the crowd, terrorists are planning another attack like 26/11 on my birthday," 84-year-old Thackeray was quoted as saying in party mouthpiece `Saamana` today.
Meanwhile, Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said a Joint Commissioner of Police had informed about the terror threat to the rally. "Thackeray will not attend tomorrow`s rally being held at the Shanmukhanand Hall but Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray would attend it," he said.
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News Corp faces threat of US legal action — Fresh allegations increase likelihood of News Corp being prosecuted under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, experts say — Fresh allegations of a "culture of illegal payments" at the Sun newspaper have significantly increased the likelihood …
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Goodbye Erick, Hello Eric — TechCrunch has been through a lot lately, and we need to focus on what truly matters: covering startups and innovation. So, this post is going to be short. — But here is what's going on: Erick Schonfeld is leaving and Eric Eldon is replacing him as editor.
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MG Siegler / PandoDaily: Reset At TechCrunch: Eric Eldon Named Top Editor
Nitasha Tiku / Betabeat: And Another Crunch Bites the Dust: Editor-in-Chief Erick Schonfeld Is Out At TechCrunch, Long Live Eric Eldon
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider: Erick Schonfeld Is Leaving TechCrunch
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AOL sees three more major talent departures — For some reason, tech/media company AOL usually experiences talent departures in waves. Today for instance, people in three major positions announced that the were leaving the company for one reason or another.
Discussion: Betabeat, AllThingsD and TechCrunch
Adrianne Jeffries / Betabeat: Engineering and Editorial Exodus at AOL
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: Exclusive: AOL's CTO Alex Gounares Leaves Company
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: Well, That Was Fun — This is my 4,212th post on TechCrunch …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Once Film-Focused, Netflix Transitions to TV Shows — Belying the "flix" in its name, Netflix is now primarily an Internet streaming service for television shows, not feature films. — TV series now account for more than half of all Netflix viewing. That helps to explain why this Wednesday …
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Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo: The 20 Best Movies Getting Pulled From Netflix Streaming Tomorrow (Updating)
Mark Raby / SlashGear: Netflix Starz Play titles pulled from streaming
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Discussion: Home Media Magazine and GigaOM
Erik Gruenwedel / Home Media Magazine: More Box Office Hits Coming to Netflix; Not Pay-TV Channels
Liz Shannon Miller / GigaOM: Where are this year's Oscar nominees online? Not on Netflix
Syria: the Homs rescue - live updates — • Journalist Paul Conroy now safe in Lebanon • French president says Edith Bouvier has been rescued • Thousands of Syrian activists appear on regime 'hit list' • Elite fourth division armoured sent to Homs
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: Morning media roundup: Injured journalist Conroy escapes Syria, Bouvier still there
Stephen Farrell / At War:
Conflict Reporting in the Post-Embed Era … BEIRUT, Lebanon — These are the words of William Howard Russell, writing in The Times of London newspaper in October 1854 about The Charge of the Light Brigade, the doomed assault by a few hundred British mounted cavalrymen against Russian artillery at Balaclava during the Crimean War.
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian: FT staff 'offered 3.5% after strike vote'
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: FT's digital subs pass print
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Pearson Sees Digital Income Beating Print Publishing In 2012
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Emma Bazilian / Adweek: Niche Media Founder Jason Binn and Gilt Launch Magazine for the Uber-Wealthy
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Mark J. Perry / CARPE DIEM:
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Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Battling Sudan's Bombs With Videos — AS Sudan tries to bomb and starve the Nuba people into submission, it faces an unlikely antagonist: an American man from Florida who married a Nuban woman, gets by on local foods like locusts, and is fighting mortars with video cameras.
Discussion: Media Decoder
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder: Ann Curry of 'Today' Returns From Reporting in Sudan
Steven Musil / CNET:
Yahoo picks patent fight with Facebook — The foundering Web pioneer reportedly wants the social-networking giant to license 10 to 20 patents related to advertising and Web page personalization. — Yahoo appears to be turning to patent licensing to boost its fortunes.
Discussion: AllThingsD, Tech and China, VentureBeat, DealBook, Forbes, Financial Times, PandoDaily, ReadWriteWeb, @mathewi, TechCrunch, The Wall Blog, parislemon and ZDNet
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: So It's the Kodak Strategy for Yahoo — The Last Refuge of the Vaguely Patented
Ben Popper / VentureBeat: Yahoo turns patent troll, aims to shake down Facebook for fees in run up to IPO
Eric Jackson / Forbes: Why Yahoo! Should Seek At Least $3 Billion From Facebook For Patent Violations
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Yahoo reinforces its utter lack of ideas and/or strategy by threatening to launch a patent suit against Facebook: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/ ...
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There is never been a more exciting time to be a CTO. Possibilities for innovation are everywhere, all the time, and companies need to take advantage of those possibilities to be competitive.
Constant technological development is the lynchpin of growth for an these days, and as the resident expert in your company's C-Suite, your role is vastly greater than it was just a few years ago. The CTO is increasingly vital to the strategic vision of an organization, and the way it navigates the unrelenting changes taking place in business, and in the world.
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Clarence "Big House" Gaines
A Native Of Paducah, Kentucky And 1945 Graduate Of Morgan State University, Gaines Found His Way To Winston Salem, North Carolina. He Became The Football, And Later, Basketball Coach At Winston Salem State University. He Built One Of The Strongest And Most Competitive Basketball Programs In The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference. Among His Former Players Are NBA Hall-Of-Famers, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe And ESPN Commentator And Columnist, Stepehen A. Smith.
Gaines Coached The Winston Salem State Rams From 1946 -1993. During His 47-Year Career He Compiled An 828 - 447 Record. His Teams Won 20 Or More Games, 18 Times And He Coached The WSSU Rams To Eight CIAA Conference Titles.
His 1966-67 Team Made Winston Salem State University The First Historically Black School To Win An NCAA Title. Gaines Was Also Named National Coach Of The Year In 1967. He Was The CIAA Conference Coach Of The Year Five Different Times.
As One Of The All-Time Winningest Men's College Basketball Coaches, Gaines Was Inducted Into The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame In 1982 -- At That Time, The Only Black American Inducted As A Coach.
Clarence Gaines Died On April 18, 2005, At The Age Of 81.
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Neighborhoods and schools have a symbiotic relationship, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League believes. When residents pitch in to improve their neighborhood school, it can't help but improve the surrounding neighborhood.
That's the focus of the league's "Oak Cliff Live!" event next Wednesday, Sept. 13, which offers a venue to meet principals who helm Dallas ISD schools all over our neighborhood, and to hear from DISD District 7 Trustee Audrey Pinkerton and longtime DISD volunteer Val Haskell about opportunities to make an impact.
The 6-8 p.m. event includes a principal meet-and-greet for the first hour and a panel discussion the second. It takes place at Henderson Elementary, 2200 S. Edgefield Ave., which has a longstanding relationship with the surrounding Elmwood neighborhood, says Ellie Hajek, Old Oak Cliff Conservation League board president.
It isn't that partnerships between neighborhoods and schools are sparse in Oak Cliff, Hajek says, "but I'm sure we can do it better. Our intention was to help our neighborhoods and schools see how they might work better together, particularly how the neighborhoods can support the schools, even if the residents don't have school-age children," Hajek says.
The hope is that both principals and neighborhood residents will network and walk away with action steps, says Anne Foster, the league's executive vice president who is moderating the panel.
"I hope they leave with a concrete idea of something they could do to support their neighborhood school and, in doing that, they're supporting their neighborhood," Foster says. "Those things are very tied together."