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In what is almost a miraculous turn of events, an off-the-cuff comment by Secretary of State John Kerry may provide a way out of war for the United States. When asked if there was a way for Syria to avoid a military strike John Kerry said in effect that if Syria gave up its chemical weapons within a week then a strike could be avoided. Then he seemed to give that look like, right, like that is going to happen.
But Russia latched onto the comment. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a proposal and said that "We are calling on the Syrian leadership not just to agree to put chemical-weapons stores under international control, but also to their subsequent destruction, as well as fully fledged accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention." At first then the State Department said we weren't serious about that, but on second thought if the Syrians agree this might be a face-saving way for the United States to get out of the box that we were painted in. The Syrian government said it welcomed the proposal by Russia to avoid a U.S. military strike and they would be happy to put the international community in control of the chemical weapons that they denied they had in the first place.
The White House seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said they would take a hard look at the proposal. President Obama invoked Ronald Reagan by saying trust but verify. He also said that the Syrians would have never offered to give up their weapons if it were not for the threat of force.
So if war is avoided, who will get the credit? Secretary of State John Kerry? Will the Russians be seen as peacemakers? Will President Obama get the credit for his pressure on the regime? Or maybe it should be Pope Francis for his prayer vigil, because let's face it, this is a miraculous turn of events.
It sure turned oil lower. Most of the impact was seen in Europe, not only in the Brent crude but a sharp reversal in the gas oil. Fears were building that supply of gas-oil would tighten with a conflict as we headed into winter, but now that risk has diminished. Oil prices are down even as global stock markets soar, not only on strong global economic data but relief that war could disrupt the global economic recovery. Still there are worries about Libyan supply but now with the risk of war lessened perhaps the markets will worry less.


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Be Still My Vampire Heart
- Love at Stake, Book 3
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Series: Love at Stake, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-29-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: HarperAudio
Regular price: $28.51
Publisher's Summary
If it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost 500 years and it's not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she's a vampire slayer, intent on killing the "monsters" who killed her parents. And it's Angus's job to stop her.
The only good vampire is a dead vampire. It's been Emma's motto since she committed her life to the destruction of these things. Now Angus MacKay wants to convince her differently. Sure, he's a sexy Highland warrior who seems to have stepped off the cover of a romance novel, complete with brogue, kilt, and sword, but he's also one of them. And it's her job to kill him.
The war is on, but will it end in the destruction of one or both of them... or in total surrender to a passion for the ages?
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- Tiffani
- The Woodlands, TX, United States
- 07-15-11
Negative points for narrator
These books are a fun diversion from reality but the narrator choice for THIS one ruins the fun. WHY, when the main character of THIS book is Scottish, did they choose a narrator who can NOT do a Scottish accent? The narrators for the other books (so far) have done FINE Scottish accents so it makes NO sense that this narrator was chosen for THIS book. Makes me believe that the publisher takes a "who's up next" attitude toward choosing narrators and they should be ashamed! It's a disservice to the author, reader and to the otherwise capable narrator.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Julie
- freeville, NY, United States
- 04-11-13
Horrible narrator
I really liked this series, but I have never heard a narrator this bad before. I got really bored with the story after listening to the robotic voice, and couldn't wait for it to be over. If the book had a different narrator I'm sure the story would have been better.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Janet
- United States
- 12-14-11
Love the Book/Story - Not so Much the Narrator
This book series is one of my favorites and I have read all the books in the series, in some cases multiple times. This particular book (Angus MacKay's story) has always been (and remains) one of my favorites. I have the entire series in audio book format and have completed the first two and just started this one. Although I had read some of the previous reviews regarding this narrator, I decided to hold back my judgement and listen for myself. I realize that often times, perception is key and is different for each indivudal.
Sadly, however, the previous reviews regarding the perforamance for "Be Still My Vampire Heart" were not wrong. Although the performances in the previous two books were not perfect, they were still good in the fact that the narrators were able to differenate between characters and used accents that matched the characters. Ms. Rawlins, however, has fallen very short in this regard.
Not only does she not deliver the necessary accents, she seldom varies the delivery of each character. Not only is it very hard to determine when one character voice changes to the next, but her overall delivery comes across as flat. I have listened to many different books over the past years, and this performance is not close to what I have come to expect.
I listened to the first three chapters, which is enough to know that I don't want to continue with this book. Fortunately, I have read the book and will be able to move on to the next book in the series without losing any continuity.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Amy
- Charlotte, NC, United States
- 06-29-11
Right Story, Wrong Narrater
This book really needed someone to do accents. I am completely distracted by the American woman not even trying to get the voice right. I cringe very time she reads the male lead that should be a Scot. I KNOW there are narraters who can do this. Why wasn't one used???
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Julia
- 05-01-14
Way to ruin it...
Would you be willing to try another one of Donna Rawlins's performances?
Absolutely not. The midwestern accent gets old quick and her accents are off. It's very clear she doesn't quite connect with the characters. For example: a scottish character that says "ye" its not some old-timey yee. It's just part of the accent. They don't always say the whole word. Oh, and clit-OR-is. The mispronunciation got me every time.
Any additional comments?
This is a book I've read previously. I like to listen to audio books as I drive, but don't want something I haven't read before, because I tend to miss stuff. As a read, this has always been one I particularly enjoyed, but the narration just makes it drag and make me wonder what is taking so long with this plot... A shame. If you like the series, go read it on your own. Definitely worth it.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- KKelly269
- Lena, MS
- 03-04-14
I love this series but.....
Would you try another book from Kerrelyn Sparks and/or Donna Rawlins?
Kerrelyn is a yes but Donna is a HECK no
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Donna Rawlins?
Almost anyone but Donna
You didn't love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The actual book is great but the narrator can NOT do accents and can never seem to keep the accent during the entire sentence
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Mary
- Milwaukee, WI, United States
- 10-17-12
Absolutely the WORST narrator I've heard yet!
Would you try another book from Kerrelyn Sparks and/or Donna Rawlins?
Who was your favorite character and why?
I find this series has a great ensemble of characters and without them the characters that the individual books in the series focus on wouldn't shine quite as bright without them. So I don't think I would be able to pick just one.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I was so put off from the narrator performance of the accents that I couldn't even finish the book all the way which was very up setting since I've read this book and love it and most all Kerrelyn Sparks books and enjoy listening to the audio versions of the books. If I could give the narrators performance zero stars I would since it was the only thing lacking. And fed only reason the overall rating is as low as it is is because the narrators performance was so bad which deterred you from how great the book really is.
Do you think Be Still My Vampire Heart needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Obviously it already does so this question is irrelevant.
Any additional comments?
I REALLY hated the narrator performance and if bad narration makes audio books unbearable for you like it does me you should NOT by any means waste a credit and especially any money this one unfortunately.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Bayard, NE, United States
- 07-30-11
Good book
The only thing I didn't like is that this narrator took a really good book and made it very hard to listen to. Overall this was a very good book and Angus and Emma are two of my favorite Kerrelyn Sparks caracters, very engaging.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Amazon Customer
- 02-14-18
always loved the book
i have always loved this book. this was the first one of The love at stage series i read. it got me into the whole series. But the reader... it could have been so much better. very little character voice change. The accents were terrible, and for the love of God Emma is supposed to sound British! That killed me. the writing is great, reader is not so great.
- andrea
- 09-12-15
Kind of corny in some places but very entertaining
My type of book. Sparks is a good steady writer, her whole vampire series is similar in that the stories are entertaining without evoking any feelings of sadness.
- clare
- 04-22-15
Bloody Brilliant
Loved the book, loving the series
The narrator Utterly Rubbish she cannot do any type of accents,
Don't use her again,


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Heart palpitations are experienced by both men and women. Palpitations are common and generally caused by anxiety, stress and perimenopause but they can indicate a serious medical problem such as underlying heart disease or an abnormal heart structure.
Heart palpitations are described by those who experience them in several different ways such as:
Though heart palpitations do not always indicate a severe health problem they can be uncomfortable and, over time, can pose some threats to your health. For this reason it is important to recognize some of the triggers of heart palpitations:
Some of these triggers can be minimized by avoiding or reducing the intensity and/or frequency of certain activities or circumstances. For those situations that are beyond your control, such as PMS, it is important to keep track of your symptoms to make sure that they are just part of your normal functioning. Even in these 'normal' scenarios it is important to inform your doctor of your palpitations.
When you report your palpitations to your healthcare provider he or she may want to examine you to try to determine the cause of your symptoms. He or she may find that there is no health problem associated with your palpitations but even then it will be important and helpful in the future for this information to be on your medical records.
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If your healthcare provider does think that you should receive treatment for you palpitations he or she may recommend one or all of the following:
There are some instances in which it is imperative that you seek medical attention right away such as:
These symptoms may indicate that you are having a more serious health problem.
It is not uncommon for women who are about to enter or are in the midst of menopause to report heart palpitations. Doctors are not yet sure why palpitations sometimes occur with menopause, but one theory is that varying hormone levels stimulate the heart differently causing occasional unusual rhythms. Talk with your healthcare provider about these and other symptoms of menopause.
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A town high in the mountains of Oaxaca state now has a mobile phone network – but it's not because of Carlos Slim's Telcel or any other cellular service provider.
The townspeople built their own network with the help of some foreigners, and now their cellular bills are about $1.20 a month, a thirteenth the size of average monthly bills in places where the big players offer service.
The town is called Villa Talea de Castro. Most of its inhabitants are Zapotec Indians.
It's so remote that there was no cell service. In stepped Rhizomatica, a nonprofit with the goal of increasing "access to mobile telecommunications to the over two billion people without affordable coverage and the 700 million with none at all."
The U.S. and European experts working with Mexican engineers got the network set up by March of this year. At first, they ruled that phone calls were not to be longer than five minutes each to keep the small network from getting saturated.
By May, local numbers in Mexico City, Los Angeles and Seattle were set up, meaning that Oaxacans in Villa Talea could call relatives in the capital or in California as if it were practically a local call, a few cents a minute.
The French news agency, AFP, just did a story about the project (in English), and here's an earlier story in Spanish from a Mexican news portal.
AFP says Slim's Telcel, whose parent company, America Movil, has 262 million subscribers across Latin America, refused to provide service in the town because it had fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.
The local network appears to be quite a success. AFP says "600 villagers signed up since the service opened three months ago." Already, the Red Celular de Talea (or Talea Cellular Network) is preparing to buy better equipment to improve service and donate their old equipment to another indigenous village.


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Michael Copps, a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stops by The Nation offices every year to talk about what is happening to our media landscape. Invariably, he let's us know that no matter what a person considers his or her #1 issue – whether it be fighting poverty, ending the war, affordable health care, or anything else – the #2 issue better be media matters.
As he recently said in an interview with Salon: "Your No. 2 issue has to be this media issue, because all those other issues you care about… are funneled and filtered through big media, if they're lucky enough to get in that funnel at all…. Then they're covered with the slant of a few particular companies."
Copps is currently battling FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's attempt to circumvent public comment and rush through an anti-democratic plan that would make it easier for a single company to own multiple media outlets in a single market. Though Martin claims he would only allow companies in the top 20 markets to own both a daily newspaper and a broadcast outlet, Copps points out that that represents approximately 43 percent of US households, and there is a major loophole allowing companies to do the same in "just about any market on the basis of meeting a few loose criteria." Martin's consolidation not only would weaken an already lacking diversity of voices in the media as well as in media ownership, it would also deepen the political crisis of our time – our downsized politics of excluded alternatives.
It's worth noting that the FCC attempted an even more extreme consolidation makeover in 2003 and an outpouring of transpartisan grassroots, citizen opposition defeated its efforts. (That proposal would have allowed a single company in one town to own up to three TV stations, eight radio stations, the daily newspaper, the cable system and the Internet service provider – so it's not just old media that Martin has set his sights on.) The response in 2003 was a model of citizen activism that can work again. But at this crucial time, it's also important that presidential candidates show leadership, speak out, and educate the public on these issues. Some are doing that, and most are at the very least cosponsors of the bipartisan Media Ownership Act of 2007 which would prevent Martin from holding a FCC vote on the new rules – scheduled for December 18 and sure to win approval – for at least six months. Below is a look at what most of the democratic candidates are doing – or not doing – to address these issues.


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Ian Clark's Pop Culture Club: All the new hardware and promises for 2013 are delights for gamersBy IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 12. 2013 8:29PM
It was a big week for video game news at the Consumer Electronics Show, and the home entertainment console market is going to become crowded in 2013.
Three new home hardware video game machines are set to release this year. It's also expected that the big boys that make Xbox (Microsoft) and Playstation (Sony) will announce their own next generation machines this year (at the Electronics and Entertainment Expo in June).
With smartphones and tablets pulling in millions of dollars with simplistic "app" games such as Angry Birds, the next step of connecting those devices to your TV and/or increasing the power was an obvious one.
Nvidia announced its device last week, called Shield. It's based on Android technology and looks much like a tablet mated with an Xbox controller.
Shield appears to be a high-end portable gaming device. That means it's going to be too big and clunky for your pocket and not have enough power to run legitimate video games that Xbox and Playstation support.
However, it should fit a nice niche for gamers who want to be able to throw a gaming device in their travel bag that plays more than simple app games. And as with most new devices, eventually game designers figure out the right way to use it and build games that get the most out of the devices.
Then there's the Ouya, which shattered Kickstarter's record for the most money taken in on the site's crowd-sourcing/fundraising mechanism, garnering $8.6 million.
And that money was all made on the promise of what it can be, not on anything tangible.
The Ouya is a home console rumored to be out this year with a price tag of just $100 and boasting 3D capability.
The innovative idea behind the Ouya (and the reason there was nothing to promote for games) is that the system will encourage developers to either port over older games or create new ones.
To that end, the Ouya folks are offering $45,000 for a 10-day competition that will start Monday in which game designers build a game from scratch using the system's specs.
Ouya clearly has a lot of people interested as the Kickstarter numbers attest, but with so much "unknown" about just where it will end up, it does have some people (myself included) taking a wait and see approach.
Then there's Steam Box from Valve. The Steam game-downloading engine has been very popular with PC gamers and the early word is that the Steam Box would be an entertainment system for the whole house, meaning you could play on multiple TVs at once.
Valve has plenty of money and millions of users to push the Steam Box and, if done correctly, this one looks to have the potential to give Microsoft and Playstation a serious run for their money.
Three different pricing levels, from $99 to $300, will also ensure that the system is available to most anyone who wants one.
If the home box can be configured to support the thousands of games already on Steam, it will have that much more appeal when it launches sometime this year.
So where does all this leave development for Microsoft and their Xbox 720 machine and Sony's new Playstaion console?
Considering that those two have been largely unopposed for years (Nintendo has always gone after different demographics, such as families with the Wii U) and just how different gaming is now because of smart phones and tablets, both Microsoft and Sony are going to have to really come up with some major innovations to stay on top of the heap.
Regardless of the plans of the big two, all the competition means video game enthusiasts will have that many more options to choose from.
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Q: I heard most fish-oils supplements don't deliver the health benefits they claim. Is that true, and what's a good alternative?
Q: I heard most fish-oils supplements don't deliver the health benefits they claim. Is that true, and what's a good alternative?
A: Fish-oil supplements are just that, supplements, and therefore not tightly regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Most of the omega-3 fish-oil supplements that are on the market today are EPA and DHA EE (ethyl ester) concentrates, or what we call resynthesized fish oil. The problem is that resynthesized ethyl ester fish oil contains a form of DHA that keeps natural DHA from doing its job on a molecular and cellular level. And the EE concentrates only have about 50 percent of the bioavailability of the true omega-3s (EPA and DHA) that come straight from fish or algae (which is where the fish get theirs).
This matters, because many people take fish oil to help lower their blood pressure, reduce body-wide inflammation, prevent heart disease and cancer, and manage type 2 diabetes. But we know resynthesized fish oil fails to deliver blood-pressure-lowering benefits, for example, and that's a heart-health hazard.
So, always be vigilant about reading the labels and double-check to make sure your fish oil is not an ethyl ester or EE; it should be a triglyceride (TG). If it doesn't say it's TG, look for another source. When you do, there are some easy options:
1. Get your omega-3 DHA from algal oil supplements. We do; microalgae are what fish eat to make their omega-3s.
2. Feast on DHA two or three times a week from a 3- to 4-ounce serving of salmon or ocean trout — the only two fish commonly available in the U.S. that are sure to have an ample dose of DHA.
3. Or be super-safe and go for options 1 and 2. We take 900 IU of algal-oil DHA a day as an insurance policy, in case we miss our serving of salmon.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — France's president opened talks with top leaders in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday in hopes of pushing ahead efforts to sell up to 60 Rafale fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates and strengthen French ties in Gulf energy and defense industries.
The meetings by Francois Hollande, which include the UAE's president and head of the armed forces, also could test Gulf Arab support for France's attempts to weaken Islamist insurgents in Mali, including airstrikes launched last week.
The Gulf states have taken a higher military and political profile in the region following the Arab Spring uprising, including crackdowns on Islamist-inspired groups by the Western-backed Gulf leaders. Qatar and the UAE joined the NATO-led military campaign to topple Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, and the Gulf states have been leading the call to supply Syrian rebels with more powerful weapons.
Visiting a French naval base in Abu Dhabi, Hollande said there are 750 French troops in the Mali offensive and "the number will increase," according to French media.
Later, he opened a Future Energy Summit, which brought together policymakers and experts in green technology, by warning the world is headed for an environmental "catastrophe" unless leaders begin serious work on renewable energy and other eco-friendly initiatives.
Hollande urged for more investments in renewable energy and efforts to renovate older cities for greater energy efficiency. He added that he hoped Paris could host an international climate conference in 2015.
Hollande is hoping for a breakthrough in the stalled talks over the fighter jet sale by France's Dassault Aviation. The company has been in negotiations with the UAE for years in efforts to sell the Rafale, which is currently used only by France. The UAE is a major customer for U.S. warplanes and military equipment.
In late 2011, a senior UAE defense official cast doubts on the possible Rafale sale by claiming the Dassault was seeking "uncompetitive and unworkable commercial terms."


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XR: a cross between an enduro and a sports bike.
Here's the perfect BMW motorcycle for all those who want the dynamic performance of a sports motorcycle, the versatility of an enduro and the comfort of a touring bike. The new S 1000 XR combines the very best of these worlds to create something completely new: the first ever adventure sports bike made by BMW Motorrad; perfect for everyone in search of sporty flair that knows no bounds.
Hot fusion. The design.
The S 1000 XR is exceptional - and that's exactly what it looks like. As a synthesis of sports and enduro it unites the power of the S 1000 R with the upright seating position of the GS. No matter where you go on the XR: all eyes will be on you.
The best of both worlds: the technology.
As a cross between an adventure bike and a sports bike, the S 1000 XR draws on the full range of experience BMW Motorrad has in these categories. The sports engine of the S 1000 R with its 160 bhp at 11,000 rpm and 112 Nm at 9,250 rpm is combined with the seating concept of the GS series to create a motorcycle that is at home in the threshold range - on every road.
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|Water/oil-cooled 4-cylinder 4-stroke in-line engine, four valves per cylinder, two overhead camshafts
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|Rated output
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|Max. torque
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|Compression ratio
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|Mixture control / engine management
|Electronic injection
|Emission control
|closed-loop 3-way catalytic converters, with interference pipe
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|Maximum speed
|Consumption per 100 km based on the WMTC
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|Super (premium) unleaded, octane number 95 - 98 (RON) (knock control; rated output at 98 RON)
|Electrical system
|12 V / 8 Ah, maintenance-free
|Power transmission
|Multiplate clutch in oil bath, anti-hopping clutch, mechanically controlled
|Constant-mesh 6-speed gearbox, straight-toothed
|Chain 17/45
|Chassis / brakes
|Aluminium composite bridge frame, partially self-supporting engine
|Front wheel location / suspension
|Upside-down telescopic fork Ø 46 mm, compression and rebound stage adjustable
|Rear wheel location / suspension
|Aluminium 2-sided swing arm, rebound damping adjustable
|Suspension travel front / rear
|150 mm / 140 mm
|1548 mm
|117 mm
|Steering head angle
|Cast aluminium wheels
|Rim, front
|3.50 x 17"
|Rim, rear
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|Tyres, front
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|Brake, front
|Twin disc brake, floating brake calipers, radial 4-piston fixed caliper, diameter 320 mm
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|BMW Motorrad Race ABS (part-integral), disengageable
|Dimensions / weights
|2183 mm
|Width (incl. mirrors)
|940 mm
|Height (excl. mirrors)
|1408 mm
|Seat height, unladen weight
|840 mm
|Inner leg curve, unladen weight
|1.894 mm
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|228 kg
|Permitted total weight
|434 kg
|Payload (with standard equipment)
|206 kg
|Usable tank volume
|20 l
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By Mark Souder for The News-Sentinel/TodayColombia
When I was elected to Congress, I was appointed to the committee with jurisdiction over narcotics policy. Combined with my previous work for Dan Coats, I wound up as the point person on the drug issue for most of my career, a position I would not have chosen, but it needed to be done.
Cocaine and heroin, centering on the nations in the Andes Mountains — Bolivia, Peru and Colombia — put them all on the verge of being failed nation states as well as corrupting everything north in Central America up through Mexico and the Caribbean up through Miami.
Most Americans think of coffee and Juan Valdez when they think of Colombia in terms other than cocaine. Others think of emeralds. Colombia was, before the terrorists, our eighth-largest supplier of oil (it is next door to Venezuela), and it also supplies coal and other natural resources.
Most American flowers come from Colombia in an extraordinary supply system through Bogota and Medellin, where airport service can supply flowers we buy in major stores with in 24 hours, greenhouse to shelf.
In 1995, we had machine guns pointing out of our armored vehicle windows, with armed police on rooftops and fleets of motorcycles around us and were not allowed to stay overnight. Riding in a vehicle with former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Morris Busby, I commented that it was like Tom Clancy's book "Clear and Present Danger."
He replied: "Yes, but I died in the movie."
To watch the evolution from that first visit in 1995, to being escorted and unloaded in hotels underground with 50-100 soldiers guarding your motel, to going to eat at a restaurant in Bogota (which itself took years) without arriving by driving the wrong way on a one-way street with protection inside and outside the restaurant, to attending President Uribe's inauguration where terrorists blew off one side of the adjoining presidential mansion (rather unnerving), to the comparative freedom when President Uribe left office was truly astounding.
Your eyes don't lie, nor does the amount of protection afforded American officials (except to ambassadors in Libya under this administration, but that is another story).
Former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe's new book, "No Lost Causes," tells the success story of Colombia in depth. He is an amazing man, a Colombian patriot and true hero. For that he was falsely smeared and unjustly vilified, but he stayed the course. Murders and kidnappings were reduced to a fraction of what they had been, education improved for all, the criminal justice system became fairer and the Colombian economy was stabilized.
I do not know whether Colombia leaders will sustain his success. I do not know if those who follow Uribe will continue his leadership. What I do know, from observing firsthand nearly every year during my 16 years in Congress and through multiple Colombia and U.S. presidents, that change for the good can be done and the drug mafias can be dramatically reduced in power.
President Alvaro Uribe proved it.
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On July 1, the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Further down is a brief survey of the institution's history and current activities.
The staff of the institution countrywide constitutes 963 public servants.
The National land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture was founded on July 1, 2001. Two establishments with common aims and a compatible field of activities were then merged into one – Land Administration and Law Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Service of Geodesy and Carthography under the Government of Lithuania.
On July 1, 2010, upon the dissolution of the administrative function of county governors, their previous tasks of controlling over the divisions of land management and other county head administrative functions, related with land management, were taken over by the National Land Service. To perform these functions, over 48 regional management divisions were created, expecting them to cater for all county areas of the state. On April 2, 2012 a renewed administrative structure was introduced, which was authorized with executing the state policy in land administration via 50 territorial and management sections with the headquarters in the capital city Vilnius.
Meanwhile 963 public servants are occupied at the fifty units of National Land Service. The Service is aimed at offering maximum availability of its support to the population, in that the judgements on land privatisation or the legalization of unrewarded land use can be passed by the local NLS administrative bodies. It is a determination of the Service to make the procedure between a person's submitting an application for either land ownership or rental and the act of land designation as short as possible.
64 services offered
At the present moment the National Land Service provides the general public with 64 civic and administrative services including licences of land purchase for the needs of farming, acceptance of land plot formation and reformation projects, temporary grants of land use for farming activities, approval of land expropriation projects, sales and rent of state land and the like. Over 0.5 million documents, such as applications, complaints and reports from both private people and legal entities are being annually processed at the National Land service. The same amount of replies to individuals and offices are made ready there.
A fifth of the entire Lithuania's land owned
The main objectives of the National Land Service are to implement the state policy in the field of land management and administration, real property cadastre, geodesy and carthography. The National Land Service ensures legal regulation of land relations in the implementation of land use planning documents and carries out their supervision. The Service also performs functions of a state land legal subject trust (trustee) and owns a fifth of the entire Lithuanian land, i.e. 1.05 million hectares. The National Land Service also organizes and pursues state control of land use. Fifteen years ago, when the Service was established, the major task was restoration of ownership rights to the land, forests or water bodies that had been owned until nationalization. Currently the reimbursement process is drawing to an end. Following the data from April 1, 2016, citizen's property rights to land in the countryside have been restored to 99.74 percent of the whole area dealt with in the applications, while in urban areas land reimbursement amounts to 89.11 per cent.
Geodesy and cartography
Apart from land administration and management, another important field of activity of the National Land Service is geodesy and cartography. The Service performs the formation and updating of the state's geodetic basis, public georeferenced spatial data sets, coordinates activities of aerophotography and carries out renewal of orthophotographic maps. It also organizes the Lithuanian state border surveying and mapping work.
According to the legal acts the Service administers respective exclusive economic rights of authors of georereferenced-based maps, state orthophotographic maps, public georeferenced spatial data sets and establishes the procedure for the provision of data users. It also manages the Lithuanian Spatial Information portal (LEIP), Land Information System (ZIS), Global Positioning System Network of Permanent Stations of the Lithuanian Republic (LITPOS), Georeference-based Cadastre (GRPK).
Every year the National Land Service issues 400 qualification certificates, carries out supervision of the country's surveyors, geodeists and land management project promoters' activities. It also coordinates the land value mapping work, controls land mass valuation work, is involved in the development of the Republic of Lithuania's State Land Fund accounting data.
National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture. Code 188704927Gedimino ave. 19, LT-01103 Vilnius. Phone (+370) 706 86666, Fax (+370) 706 86949, E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com Budgetary Institution. Data have been accumulated and stored in the Register of Legal Entities.


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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A 63-year-old Everett, Wash., man has been sentenced to six months in jail for fatally stabbing his ex- girlfriend's parrot with a serving fork.
The Daily Herald reports (http://is.gd/haAErl ) that Richard J. Atkinson pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and domestic-violence malicious mischief in the Aug. 19 attack.
In a letter to the newspaper in September, the woman said she had the parrot, Bailey, for 18 years.
Defense lawyer William Steffener said at Tuesday's sentencing that his client doesn't remember what happened, but he may have mixed anti-anxiety medication with whiskey and slipped into a blacked-out rage.
Snohomish (snoh-HOH'-mish) County Superior Court Judge George Appel ordered Atkinson to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He also has to pay the woman for her parrot and destroyed belongings, and he can't own any animals for five years.
Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com


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The date was June 6, 2001. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal had just led the Los Angeles Lakers in a furious comeback to tie Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals at 94 as the fourth quarter clock expired.
Then the dynamic duo spotted LA a 99-94 lead early in the overtime period, sending the Sixers into disarray and seeming to break the hearts of nearly every Philadelphia 76ers fan watching the game from home.
But then something—or someone, to be exact—amazing happened. That someone was Allen Iverson, who hit the biggest three-pointer of his career—which capped off a 48-point night—as the Sixers rallied to win 107-101 and take a 1-0 lead against the reigning NBA champions.
Even though Philly lost the next four games, nobody will ever forget the year Allen Iverson nearly led the Sixers to the promised land. 76ers Nation has never seen anything quite that exciting since then, with constant struggles and lackluster performances leading to a continuing decline in interest and attendance.
It was Iverson's passion, fearlessness and audacity that won him over as a player; not only did Sixers fans fall in love with the six-foot guard, but the entire NBA showed up to watch games when A.I. was in the building. He just had this aura around him that commanded attention and a certain level of respect.
Since Iverson left town, the Sixers have made numerous attempts to re-kindle the "Allen Iverson effect" (a.k.a the "Charkles Barkley effect"), some of which included drafting Andre Iguodala, signing Elton Brand and bringing back Iverson himself a couple seasons ago.
The latter two were complete failures, but people point to the branding of Iguodala as "the Other A.I." as a slight success. He is viewed favorably around the league, they say. He made this team look respectable and dangerous when they were, in fact, a bottom-tier squad. To those folks who think you can even put Iguodala and Iverson in the same sentence, let alone use the same nickname for both, I say, "Blasphemy."
Finding a player like Allen Iverson isn't easy. They don't grow on trees, and they definitely don't come around every year when you draft in the mid-first round annually.
Free agency, alas, won't be the solution.
Iverson was a homegrown product, drafted and developed by Larry Brown and his staff. The team's next big superstar will have to be handled in the same manner, because as has been shown by players like Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose and others, drafting and developing the right kind of player can go a long way to sparking interest.
That said, the Philadelphia 76ers are holding themselves back when it comes to revitalizing a town that was once called the "hub of American basketball."
This team hasn't drafted all too badly over the last several years, taking impact players like Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, Nikola Vucevic, Moe Harkless and Arnett Moultrie. What they've been hesitant to do, however, is throw the young guys out there and see whether they'll sink or swim, something they did with Iverson who played over 40 minutes per game in his rookie season.
Sure, none of those guys were as highly touted as Iverson, but limited playing time has stunted the growth of Evan Turner, delayed Nik Vucevic's career basically by one season and could threaten to hurt the development of 2012 draft picks Arnett Moultrie and Maurice Harkless in the coming season. Jrue Holiday, in fact, has been the most successful of the bunch because he was given the reigns earlier than the rest.
To make a long answer short, I think the Sixers will find their next "Allen Iverson," but whether it is next year or in a decade remains to be seen. If the front office is willing to roll the dice on one or two big-time picks starting right away, it could be sooner rather than later.
If they don't, the Sixers will remain a barely above-average team at best and the Philadelphia fanbase might just have to wait a little longer until the Sixers become relevant once again.


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With a soft medium-weight drape, racerback cut with keyhole and neutral mix of stripes, this bebe maxi dress is sure to land you a glamorous resort look. Try it with a floppy hat, a pair of ornate wedge sandals and a leather tote bag.
- 92% rayon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 58" (147 cm)
- Jersey lining
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- Model is 5'9" and wearing a US size S
Mixed Striped Maxi Dress is rated out of 5 by 26.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mhouston from MIXED STRIPED MAXI DRESS I give this dress more than 5 star, nice material, very very true to size, and curves's hugging. I love the high neck, which make the dress elegant and unique. I am very petite 4'9, bras c, 95 lbs, waist 26, and hips 37 and the xxs fit me like a glove. Of course I have to hemmet but I is not a problem for me, only like 2 inches to wear with flats because with heels it is perfect. Don't miss this dress, I have purchased all kind of maxis Fromm bebe but this is my favorite for now. Love love love it.
Date published: 2013-11-19
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Date published: 2013-10-20
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Date published: 2013-10-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by blacktie from Fabulous! I was looking for a dress for my wife to wear on our anniversary. Unfortunately, I had purchased a different dress from another company before I got this one. She is a slender 5'-8" with a similar figure to the model, so I ordered a Small. She loved it and said it was "very me" but it was a little tight and more form-fitting than she likes to wear; she looks fabulous in it and I regret that we have to return it.
Date published: 2013-09-28
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Date published: 2013-08-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by Iamher from GREAT FIT I love, love, love Bebe....I am 5'9 140lbs mom of three..I bought and wore this dress with a pair of wooden wedge sandals. This dress like many other items I purchase from Bebe fit my body so beautifuly. I looked absolutly STUNNINGin this dress. I wore it to work and all day I just kept say "Thank you".
Date published: 2013-08-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by Funka from Gives you body. I love this dress! It fits so great, the only issue is like all BEBE dresses...way too long!! I wish more of their items would come in petite, I pay so much money to get it hem. The color is flattering and the pattern fits nicely.
Date published: 2013-08-03
Rated 5 out of 5 by ItalianPrincess1 from Very slimming and elegant I love this dress because it not too revealing, but very sexy. It also elongates you. I had to get it shortened because I am petite. Bebe, please make more petite dresses!
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Funeral will be Sept. 6 in the Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile.
Mae E. Christianson, 83, of Crookston, formerly of rural Maple Bay, MN, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the RiverView Care Center, Crookston, MN.
Mae was born on October 21, 1928, to Olous and Josephine (Viggen) Rodahl in Holt, MN. Mae grew up and attended Busy Bee Country School near her home, and moved to Oklee, MN, where she attended Pleasant View Country School. Mae graduated from the Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, MN in 1947. While working at a Kife's Café in Thief River Falls, Mae met Arnold Christianson.
On November 23, 1952, Mae was united in marriage to Arnold Christianson at Thief River Falls. They made their home and raised their family on the farm in rural Mentor, MN. She was employed by Lee's Nursery for 11 years, but for the most part, Mae was a wonderful farm wife and mother. They farmed until moving to Crookston in January of 2006; and Mae entered the Riverview Care Center in February 14, 2009. Mae was a former member of Hitterdal Lutheran Church, where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and with the Ladies Aid. She was a current member of Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile and its ladies aid. Mae was also active in the Maple Bay Birthday Club, gathering with area women to celebrate birthdays together.
Eating homemade lefse, doughnuts and farm raised chicken dinners brought Mae's family and friends a lot of joy. Her flower and vegetables grew in abundance in her gardens due to her nurturing. Music, especially gospel music, soothed Mae's soul and encouraged her. At the core of Mae's personality was her helping nature. Mae's deep love for her family, especially her grandchildren, was seen in her giving of herself to care and comfort. Spending time with family was her greatest joy.
Mae is survived by her, one son, Wyman (Teresa), rural Mentor, MN, and their children, Eric, Bennie, Laura, Racheal, and Samantha; two daughters: Vonnie Christianson, Crookston, MN, and Karen (Matt) Lunak, rural Mentor, MN, and their children: Mariah and Savannah; and great-grandchildren: Jackie, Paxton, Parker, Stormi, Vada, Alex, Axel, and Penny; one sister, Gladys West, CA; and several cousins, nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by his parents, husband, Arnold, September 6, 2008, one grandson, Jason Christianson, July 14, 2012, her siblings: Norman, Orris, Lester, Julian, Clarice Clemmons, Eleanor Hopper, Victor, Cora Johnson, and LeRoy.
Funeral services will be in the Maple Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fertile, MN, at 11 AM on Thursday, September 6, 2012.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, from 5-7 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 PM in the Erikson-Vik Funeral Home, Fertile, MN.
Burial will be in the Hitterdal Lutheran Cemetery, Maple Bay, MN.
Erikson-Vik Funeral Home, Fertile, MN: www.eriksonvikfh.com


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When my original chrome came off I don't remember any adhesive being on them, only a plastic or rubber insert. When I reinstalled them, I cut strips of a truck inner tube and wrapped them over the glass before tapping the chrome back on. The chrome went on tight and the rubber sort of squeezed out as it was compressed. I ran a razor down the edge to trim the excess. Seems to be working well.


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Not a question, just seems like a nice distraction for this sleep deprived monk.
Testing out a code snippet in the debugger today, only a cup or two shy of my caffeine requirements, I tried this:
...which I recognize as not being correct, but wondered about the return value, 49. Immediately I fixed it like this:
But I wondered where 49 came from. Then it hit me:
Which made me think of this:
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Hi guys, new here but I've been doing a lot of research into the psychology and neuroscience of cognitive enhancement the last few months.
In my research, I found that lowering stress improves memory retention and productivity, being happier or mindful also does this, and anything that increases BDNF levels.
A brief history of myself - I'm 20 years old, have been working out consistently for about 4 years now and got into bodybuilding and educating myself on proper nutrition. Interestingly, I found a lot of the things that go along with simply getting lean and that I used in my food already contributed to increased levels of BDNF (curcumin, nuts, berries, etc). This last year, I began experimenting and researching psychedelics and meditation as part of a school paper, and I found incredible similarities between the two.
That said, my protocol for cognitive enhancement would be as follows (note, I have not tried typical 'nootropics')
5-10mg adderall when needed (have not tried modafinil due to money/availbility)
Huperzine A (will be trying soon)
5g creatine monohydrate (neuroprotective, atp, yada yada)
.1-.3g psilocybin containing mushrooms (microdosing LSD would be better, but availability issues..discuss further)
200-400mg caffeine taken 2-3x a day
250mg l-theanine with caffeine (anxiolytic, works with caffeine to promote alertness without negative sides)
will be adding L-tyrosine soon also (reduces stress, acts synergistcally with caffeine)
400mg DMAE 2x a day
3-5 cups of green tea, OR could supplement with green tea extract
yohimbine HCL 6-15mg spread out through day (increases blood flow)
when available 30-90mg ephedrine HCL spread out throughout day (bronchodilator, acts synergistically with caffine for fat loss - more open lungs, more oxygen)
4-12 whole eggs daily
are consumed daily typically
Other foods are based around dietary goals suited to my sport/fitness goals at the time
I do not eat processed sugar and my sugar is limited to fruits/veggies
other carbs come from lentils, oatmeal, and occasionally jasmine or brown rice, sweet potatos
Essentially I eat paleo/bulletproof, but I didn't realize it was called this
I also follow an intermittent fasting protocol and meditate 10-30 minutes a day, but will be working on doing this more over time
I workout or do some physical activity at least everyday
I have never thought clearer in my life over the last few months of following this protocol, memory is better, mood is better, I have effectively cured myself of depression, bipolar, and any social anxiety I had prior to starting and in general, life is F**KING awesome.
Improve your brain, improve your perception, and that is your world. Better brain - better life.
It should be noted I also take testosterone replacement and regularly get bloodwork done to optimize my hormone balance.
I'll work on adding the studies I based all of my supplements from given my cognitive goals and will continue to update here. I'll be looking into adding in a few other things over the next few months once funds are available.
I know a lot of you guys talk about stacks - but exercise, diet, and things like meditation/yoga/clearing your mind I believe are also VITAL. Not only that, meditation is free and has been shown to increase levels of BDNF just by learning to clear your mind. I sort of think our brains are like computers and meditation is just basically learning how to control all the spam from our daily lives, or sort of like defragging a computer. Helps consolidate memory just like sleep but in less time. AMAZING to do with a study protocol - study 30 mins, take 5 break, repeat, every 4 hours take a break to eat, meditate for 30 mins..sort of like taking a nap.
Psychedelics also have incredibly potential from my research - I will elaborate on this more, just wanted to get this posted for now to get some feed back or questions so that I can begin contributing.
In my free time, I'm teaching myself german and coding as well. Never been easier. I am a student but off for the summer and looking into learning more about genetics/microbiology/electronics now in order to contribute to the DIYbio movement.
Thanks guys! Love it here, and so happy to have found a place I feel that I can contribute and learn from
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Looking at your diet I feel a huge lack of protein, don't you ?!
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Looking at your diet I feel a huge lack of protein, don't you ?!
One egg contains, on average, about 13g of protein. If MetaMan eats between 4 and 12 whole eggs each day, that's between 52g and 156g of protein daily. The recommended daily dosage of protein is about 0.8g per kg of body weight. So, he's pretty well covered assuming his weight is not outside the 65kg (143lbs) to 195kg (430lbs) range.
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No work and all play on Labor Day!
Parishioners of St. Kevin Church held an All American Festival during Labor Day honoring military veterans, past parish priests and Warwick mayors, including Mayor Scott Avedisian, who stopped by for some fun Saturday. Congressman Jim Langevin also visited and gave children free ride tickets. Parishioner Christopher Dias served as event chair and said he is pleased with the turnout, as they raised "a substantial amount" for both the church and the school. "We've had tremendous community support," he said, adding that the parish is grateful for the encouragement of parish priest Fr. Robert "Father Bob" Marciano. He also praised Northeast Midway, LLC for the use of their carnival equipment, as well as their professionalism throughout the event. Monday brought along a dance competition. Madasyn Bibby (left, center) was victorious and earned free ride tickets. (Warwick Beacon photos by Jessica A. Botelho)


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Brazilian Economy Hits A BRIC Wall And Goes Into Recession
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazil's economy, once an emerging-market darling, fell into recession, according to government data released Friday, as millions of new middle class citizens tightened their belts and further dampened a credit-driven spending spree.
The results are a blow to President Dilma Rousseff, who faces an increasingly tough reelection in October. A new poll released late Friday showed her biggest rival pulling into a dead heat with her in a first-round vote — and is 10 percentage points ahead of the Rousseff in an expected runoff ballot.
The government's statistics bureau reported that gross domestic product dropped 0.6 percent in the second quarter, in large part because of soft consumer spending. First-quarter results also were revised downward from 0.2 percent growth to a 0.2 percent drop, showing a two-quarter slide that most economists use to define a recession.
Analysts said the economy also suffered because investors are holding off, waiting to see how the October election changes the economic winds.
Even the World Cup played a part in Brazil's doldrums because workers took many days off, contributing to weak industrial output.
But the heart of the problem is a crisis for the government's model of consumption-led growth, which many economists say is played out.
"Of course I'm spending a lot less!" said Maria Sousa, a 25-year-old doing some window shopping but no buying at a mall in Rio de Janeiro. "I'm feeling less confident about my financial situation and I'm thinking more about trying to save than spend."
London-based Capital Economics wrote in a research note that "it is consumption that has been the key driver of growth since the 2009 global financial crisis. But consumers are now struggling, in part because household balance sheets have become stretched following a decade-long credit boom."
After blistering 7.5 percent growth in 2010, Brazil's economy has limped along. The long, slow slide means there aren't any regional shocks expected from the official drop into recession, but it still darkens the horizon for Brazil's neighbors, many of whom send a large percentage of their exports into the nation.
Argentina, whose economy is in recession and where citizens face inflation of 40 percent, may be hurt the most. About one-fifth of Argentina's exports flow into Brazil, but the amount Brazilians buy is forecast to shrink.
"It's another headwind for Argentina, at exactly the wrong time," said Neil Shearing, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics.
Brazil itself has been hurt by falling demand for its cars and big-ticket household items like refrigerators and washers in Argentina, one of the reasons Brazilian industrial output fell for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Analysts said that to return to its days of fast growth, Brazil must undertake long-delayed reforms to its tax system, labor laws and bureaucracy.
Brazil remains a grindingly difficult place to do business. It ranked 116th on the World Bank's most recent "Ease of Doing Business Index," despite being the world's seventh-largest economy.
Brazil's taxation regime was billed as the globe's most complicated and burdensome, according to this year's comparison of tax systems in 189 nations carried out by accounting company PwC, along with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
That adds to bottlenecks at every turn when Brazil tries to capitalize on its potential, analysts say.
The economic indicators are the last thing Rousseff's struggling re-election campaign needed.
The slump gives more ammunition to Rousseff's rivals ahead of the Oct. 5 presidential election vote, particularly for environmentalist Marina Silva, who is now leading polls and tapping into the widespread frustrations of many Brazilians with a sputtering economy and poor public services, angst that fueled last year's massive anti-government protests.
The race is certain to go into a second-round runoff on Oct. 26, as no candidate has the support win an outright majority of ballots to avoid that.
"For Rousseff, who has watched her lead in opinion polls evaporate in recent weeks, this is the worst possible news; it's the last thing she wanted," said Shearing. "There is not much that can be done for the economy ahead of the election. It's like turning around the proverbial tanker; it's going to take a long time."
Respected polling group Datafolha said Friday night that Rousseff and Silva are now even, each capturing 34 percent of voter intentions in the first round.
But when asked about a second-round runoff, Silva opened a wide lead over Rousseff, taking 50 percent to the incumbent's 40 percent.
The poll, aired Friday on Globo TV, was based on 2,874 interviews carried out across Brazil on Thursday and Friday. The margin of error was 2 percentage points.
Earlier Friday, Rousseff's team argued that Brazil's souring economic scenario wasn't their fault — and questioned whether the country is in recession.
They blamed the slowdown on continuing global economic weakness that has dampened appetite for Brazil's exports and a severe drought that has sent energy prices soaring for industry and consumers alike, as most of the country is powered by hydroelectricity.
"The international scenario didn't help," Finance Minister Guido Mantega told reporters in São Paulo. "There's a lack of market (in developed economies) and that's resulted in a trend of deceleration for emerging economies."
Asked if Brazil is in a recession, Mantega said, "You can't really say that." He emphasized that unemployment remains at historic lows and inflation is within the upper limits of the government's tolerance band.
"There are not universally accepted criteria for defining a recession. You can't talk about a recession in Brazil because, for me, a recession is when you have a prolonged stall, of many, many months. And a recession is when you have unemployment."
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Clarkson Student Spotlight: January '11
Aaron Kreher '12
Software Engineering
If you're trying to find junior Aaron Kreher on campus, there's a good chance he's in one of two places: Fuller pool, or the Clarkson Open Source Institute (COSI) lab in the Science Center. Why? As a member of Clarkson's varsity swim team, Aaron spends lots of time working on his butterfly and freestyle (or maybe just sitting in the hot tub). And as a software engineering major, he has an affinity for tinkering with computers, so he's a member of COSI, a club that meets every week in their Linux-based lab to review class projects and offer tutorials and workshops for their fellow students. Pretty sweet, huh? Luckily, we were able to track the Clarence Center, NY native down and learn a few more fun facts about him.
Q: Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you.
A: My family owns a poultry farm. We distribute Eggland's Best eggs to most of New York.
Q: What has been your favorite class so far or your favorite professor?
A: Professor Lou Ann Lange is a fantastic woman. Her sense of humor is much like my own -- very dry and sharp, and based on knowledge that most people don't possess.
Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
A: Longevity. There is so much to experience in this world; I feel like I could never have enough time to take it all in.
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Video games. Specifically PC games because console games are too slow for me. Halo and Call of Duty can't compare to Quake and Dystopia. RPGs (role-playing games) are good, too, and the worse the graphics are, the better the game is.
Q: Who are your heroes?
A: My high school swim coaches, Eric McClaren and Russ Sampson, taught me so much. Their guidance was a major influence in my life. Under them, I learned self-respect, perseverance, humility, and how to be part of a team.
Q: What unique experiences have you had at Clarkson?
A: Meeting people from such different backgrounds and with such different viewpoints has made me realize just how diverse the world is - in a good way.
Q: What are your goals for the future?
A: I'd like to get a job in network security, and I would prefer to be on the offensive side. With all the new developments happening everyday with technology, both the government and the private sector are going to have to stay on top of their game!
Q: If you could reincarnate as any animal, which would it be? Why?
A: An octopus. They are extremely intelligent, and their bodies are just plain better than human bodies.
Q: Who is your favorite musician/band and why?
A: Pendulum. They have a sound I like, and a lot of energy!
Q: What is your favorite thing about January?
A: When everything is covered with a thick layer of snow, the sun shines brightly, you cannot hear a sound, and nothing moves. Then I stay in bed as long as I can.
Q: What does "defy convention" mean to you?
A: To me, "defy convention" is a call to do something unexpected. Only by pushing the boundaries can we truly advance society.
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By Jameel Abraham
pages 38-43
From the April 2011 issue #189
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Geometric bandings and inlay patterns, or parquetry, are widely used, from Japan to Egypt to Spain. I developed a method of creating parquetry while learning to build ouds, a musical instrument that is the ancestor of the European lute and modern guitar.
The method can be employed to make bandings and inlays from as little as two species of wood, one at a time, to more detailed patterns using multiple layers to produce several copies of the same pattern. The designs I most frequently use create the illusion of dimension, as if the pattern were a flexible ribbon, folding, twisting and turning along its length. These patterns are fun to design and make, and can richly embellish any project.
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Seventh generation West Volusian Mary Lee Prevatte — whose family has owned land near Seville since the 1860s and whose neighbors twice in 2010 accused her of grand theft — is no stranger to the legal system.
Seventh generation West Volusian Mary Lee Prevatte — whose family has owned land near Seville since the 1860s and whose neighbors twice in 2010 accused her of grand theft — is no stranger to the legal system.
In fact, the number of civil and criminal claims she's filed and the accusations she's tried to deflect are nothing short of prolific.
Over the past 17 years, Volusia County Sheriff's Office and court records show the 65-year-old Seville resident has been in the eye of a storm of litigation, dozens of charges and counter-charges. Currently, she faces a charge of felony grand theft for renting property that prosecutors say was not hers to rent.
The majority of the criminal allegations filed against her were never prosecuted and never went to court, but in November a jury found Prevatte not guilty of stealing four of her neighbor's goats.
So why are Prevatte and her neighbors so often in legal turmoil?
Prevatte said at its core, the legal feuding is an effort to force her off land she has owned for 35 years and that has been in her family for a century and a half.
"This whole thing stems from me stopping their subdivision," Prevatte said of her successful opposition in November 2007 to a rezoning of 55 acres purchased in 1995 by KHD Ltd., along with retired Daytona Beach resident and surgeon Dr. Craig Hankins and his wife, Sharon Hankins. That acreage is directly west of her property at the end of bumpy, two-wheeled-rut-in the grass Prevatt Road.
Volusia County planning officials said there are no current applications for development of the property on file.
Prevatte said the Hankinses want her lakefront access.
"I would not sell out to them," Prevatte said. "I am not going to sell to them for any reason."
The Hankinses did not respond to numerous attempts to contact them for comment. Their attorney, Jeffrey Brock, also declined to comment citing the on-going litigation.
In court records, Prevatte claims the Hankinses or their agents have threatened her, denied her access to her property, and falsely accused her of animal cruelty and numerous other criminal activities in an effort to get her to leave her land.
Prevatte is a farmer and rancher who has raised goats and horses on the horse-apple-strewn property that was once a family fernery and citrus grove. Prevatte also is the elected chairwoman of the Volusia Soil and Water Conservation District board.
Prevatte also claims to have served as an officer with the Atlanta, Ga., Police Department and to have attended law school at Emory University in Atlanta. However, checks with both organizations failed to turn up any records of such employment or attendance, to which Prevatte responded that both those endeavors were conducted under a pseudonym because at the time she was involved in undercover narcotics work for the government.
Despite her deep roots in Seville, she has her detractors in the small farm community she calls her ancestral home.
"I have lived in Seville for 50 years and know pretty much everybody," said resident Annette Robinson. "Mary Lee Prevatte has done nothing for the community. She is a troublemaker who doesn't have a friend in Seville."
Several other residents interviewed for this story wouldn't speak publicly about Prevatte or even acknowledge knowing her well enough to say anything.
However, she does have her supporters.
"She is intensely loyal and passionate about her heritage," said Spruce Creek Fly-In resident Wayne Wallin, who identified himself as a friend.
Another friend and supporter, Tom McGurn of Daytona Beach, calls Prevatte "a well-meaning dedicated person . . . dedicated to things she should be dedicated to, particularly Seville community history and her family's history."
There have been Prevattes in West Volusia for more than a century and a half.
Prevatte describes herself as a lover of history, particularly the history of her family in Seville, a community with more ferns and livestock than people.
Her great-great-great grandfather Joseph Prevatte came to Seville in the 1860s after his father, Judge James Prevatt, Volusia County's first judge, settled the Lake Helen/Enterprise area in 1847, according to the History of Volusia County and Volusia: the West Side.
Prevatte said her grandfather operated a citrus grove and fernery on the property until she resettled the land almost 35 years ago.
When she isn't restoring her grandfather's house for a possible bed and breakfast, she said she is writing a book about the Prevattes in Seville.
But more than anything, Prevatte said she is a lover of the land.
"I can get high on life just standing on my property," she said.
That property, Prevatte believes, is at the root of most of her legal troubles.
Most recently, those battles focused on property Prevatte claims as part of her original homestead, but that courts and land surveys have determined are part of the Hankins' holdings.
In a lawsuit filed in 2011, Prevatte attempted to overturn a 1999 court ruling that four acres directly west of her property belong to the Hankins and not her. The suit also attempts to force the removal of fences around the Hankins' property, which Prevatte said encroach on her land.
"(Prevatte) lost this case and is attempting another bite at the apple," the Hankins attorney, Jeffrey Brock, stated in the reply to Prevatte's complaint. "The fence was constructed along the boundary line established by this court."
Brock declined to comment further, citing the ongoing litigation.
As part of that litigation, records show the court denied a temporary injunction seeking removal of the barriers, thus shooting down Prevatte's contention the fences blocked her access to her property.
A portion of this property was at the center of a criminal complaint filed by Craig Hankins in 2010 that claimed Prevatte rented a site — for $200 per month — to a woman for placement of her RV, while knowing the land did not belong to her. He accused Prevatte of grand theft and scheming to defraud for depriving him the use and value of his land.
On Jan. 3, Judge Margaret Hudson ruled the allegation of grand theft should go before a jury at trial in February, but agreed with Prevatte's attorney that there was no fraud involved, thus dismissing that count.
Among the many accusations Prevatte has made are applications — six total, all denied — for injunctions for protection from "repeat violence" filed against the Hankinses and people Prevatte calls their employees — Charles Behm, Marg Holder, Tommy Richard and Herb McLain — in both 2010 and 2012.
In those documents, Prevatte claims she has been threatened at gunpoint, run off the road and prevented from entering her property, as well as being "harassed" and "spied on."
In each of the six injunction applications, the court found the facts alleged were insufficient to support the requested protection orders and they were dismissed without a hearing, court records show.
Volusia County Sheriff's Office and court records also show Prevatte filed criminal complaints against the Hankinses and their associates, including one in September for vandalism.
In her complaint Sept. 10, 2012, Prevatte alleged Craig Hankins cut or damaged her telephone lines.
"As in the past, this is an ongoing civil property dispute," sheriff's Investigator Brian Cobb concluded in the report. "At this time it is impossible to determine if a crime has been committed due to the two litigants bickering over property lines in civil court."
The report goes on to say the Hankinses have the property in question fenced and in their possession, which is the reason for the complaint by Prevatte.
In that report, Cobb said he told Prevatte on many different dates and times that when the civil lawsuit is over and the property has one established owner, then the Sheriff's Office can determine who committed a crime or if a crime has been committed, the report states. Until then, the case is closed.
Prevatte said in the past three years alone she has called the Sheriff's Office 150 times about issues she has had with her neighbors, but nothing is done.
"All this is documented, but people think it is a joke," she said. "I have done everything I know to do."
Sheriff's reports show several criminal complaints filed against Prevatte as well.
Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson offered summaries of complaints against the widow that go back to December 2009 when a neighbor, Thomas Richard, accused her of punching him in the face after he claimed he caught her trespassing on his property and stealing lumber.
The State Attorney's Office did not prosecute that battery charge, Davidson said. A similar decision was made on four other occasions in 2010 and 2011 on allegations of failing to sufficiently feed her horses and knowingly giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
The back and forth has filled civil court calendars as well.
A review of public records for the 7th Judicial Circuit shows Prevatte as a litigant in 14 suits going back to 1986. This includes the repeat violence injunctions.
Some of Prevatte's legal battles cross from the civil to the criminal courts, as did allegations of illegally renting Hankins' property as her own, in addition to the unsuccessful prosecution in November for the grand theft of goats.
Prevatte has also run up against county officials.
Volusia County code enforcement department records show she has amassed more than $51,000 in fines for two violations related to having mobile homes on her property.
Prevatte said the violations would not exist if she had been allowed access to right-of-way easements she claims have been blocked by fences erected by the Hankinses.
However, the judge in her 2011 lawsuit about the easements denied a request to open the right-of-way, saying the fences had been in place for years and Prevatte uses an alternate route to access the property.
Even with the multitude of accusations against her, as well as her own legal setbacks, Prevatte said more lawsuits and complaints are in the works.
"I will never give up my property," she said.


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IRVINE – The City Council today will consider appointing municipal law firm Jones & Mayer LLP as the interim city attorney after it dismissed Rutan & Tucker LLP in a quickly called special meeting Thursday.
The council voted 3-2 in a closed session to terminate its contract with Costa Mesa-based Rutan & Tucker, the city's attorney since it was incorporated in 1971. Rutan & Tucker, whose contract was set to expire in 2014, had not raised its hourly rates since 2007, according to a review of the city's contracts.
If the council approves Jones & Mayer, the Fullerton-based firm would be paid the same rates as Rutan & Tucker for all services, except it would be paid $110 per hour for paralegal services – $30 less an hour than what was paid to Rutan & Tucker.
The city will also consider approving a long-negotiated deal with FivePoint Communities (also referred to as Heritage Fields) to establish taxing districts to pay for infrastructure improvements in the park, including streets, demolition, water, sewer, electrical lines, and the park's operations and maintenance costs.
FivePoint, the private developer building homes near the park, is responsible for paying for the park's infrastructure construction, estimated at $383.3 million, according to a report compiled by city staff. It's also responsible for paying several million dollars annually to cover the ongoing cost of the park's operation.
If the community facility districts are approved, the city would seek bond revenue to fund the improvements upfront and reimburse FivePoint for its costs when necessary.
A special tax levied on the future owners of homes built on FivePoint's property near the park would cover the costs of the bonds and ongoing park operations.
The bond revenue would also reimburse the city for its costs to establish the taxing district, estimated at about $1.2 million, according to the staff report.
Councilman Larry Agran is expected to ask the council to reconsider applying for renewed Measure M funds to expand iShuttle services. The council voted against expansion at the last meeting.
The City Council meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday at 1 Civic Center Plaza.
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Brazil's central bank cut its growth forecast and said the outlook for inflation, already running above target, is unfavorable as the real posts the largest decline against the dollar among major currencies.
Policy makers, in their quarterly inflation report today, said inflation will reach 6% this year should the benchmark rate remain unchanged at 8%, up from a March forecast of 5.7%. They also cut the 2013 growth prediction to 2.7%, from 3.1%.
President Dilma Rousseff's administration is trying to steer Brazil's $2.5 trillion economy out of its second-worst economic performance in 14 years without further stoking inflation. Government efforts have been complicated by the biggest street protests in more than a decade as 1 million people took to the street to press authorities for less corruption, lower prices and better public services. Rousseff vowed to improve health care, public education and transport, while maintaining fiscal austerity in the world's second-largest emerging market.
"The worsening of family and business sentiment is partially fueled by price increases in segments with high visibility, such as food, fuel and public tariffs," the central bank said. "In the short term, annual inflation still has a tendency to rise and the balance of risks in the prospective outlook is unfavorable."
Weaker Real
The real weakened 5.8% in the past month, the worst performance amid the 16 most traded currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The currency gained 0.2% to 2.1828 per U.S. dollar at 10:11 a.m. local time. Swap rates on the contract due in January 2015 fell 13 basis points to 9.77%.
Policy makers are stuck between worsening inflation and growth outlooks, said Enestor dos Santos, senior Brazil economist at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.
"They repeat that inflation will rise in the short term," Dos Santos said by phone from Madrid. "At the same time, their growth projections for this year are optimistic because they are above market expectations."
Annual inflation through mid-June reached 6.67%, the fastest pace since November 2011, even after officials cut energy tariffs and raised the benchmark interest rate this year to cool price increases. Brazil's central bank targets annual inflation at 4.5%, plus or minus two percentage points.
Faster Pace
Inflation prompted central bankers to double the pace of benchmark interest rate increases last month by raising the Selic 50 basis points to 8%. Policy makers had lifted the key rate by 25 basis points in April after holding it at a record low since October.
A weaker currency can fuel inflation by increasing the price of imported goods. The central bank said today the pass- through to consumer prices from a weaker currency has been reduced in the past 10 years.
First-quarter growth decelerated to 0.55% from 0.64% during the last three months of 2012, as family consumption dropped. Brazil's economy expanded by 0.9% last year, the slowest pace since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2009.
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The Twilight Impulse
My thoughts and impressions of the Twilight Saga, written by the fabulous Stephenie Meyer
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Hey, I'm a massive Twilight Fan, and thanks to my friends being fed up with having to listern to my non-stop chattering about Twilight, i decided to create a blog for myself to just vent and document my twilight obsession!! I'm current studying journalism and have aspiration to become one, so why not write about something as awesome as the Twilight Saga!!
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