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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally revealed the name of their baby girl, according to several reports.
And it's a doozy. The name is North, as in North West.
(They may as well have named her Doozy...)
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TMZ cited a birth certificate it obtained from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where the reality TV starlet, 32, and her Grammy-winning rapper boyfriend, 36, welcomed their child Saturday, several weeks earlier than her July 11 due date.
Here we were, kind of hoping the birth certificate is a fake. Alas, People has a picture of the document as well.
Original reports said that Kardashian, who stars in the E! reality series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," had a C-section, but sources have said that she had a natural birth. She delivered early because of "medical complications" potentially related to the medical condition preeclampsia, which is marked by high blood pressure that can include severe swelling. (Hey, it doesn't just happen in "Downton Abbey," OK? It's a real problem.)
The new mom, who has uncharacteristically stayed mum about the recent addition to her family, had only these words to say when radio host Ryan Seacrest, who produces "KUWTK," reached out to her: "Can't believe it! It's so crazy!"
PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Her pregnancy has intrigued both fans and haters of the couple, and this nomenclature is sure to add more fuel to the Kimye fire.
But let's literally change directions for a second -- back to North.
When Kardashian appeared on the "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last March, the fashionista laughed off reports that her "Yeezus" rapper beau really wanted to name their baby "North." She said it was out of the question and instead joked that she was fond of the name "Easton." Get it? As in, "Easton West."
Which still makes us wonder, if they had more kids would they name them based on all the directions of the compass? South, East and West West? Can we expect a navigation-inspired nursery? Here's hoping this kid doesn't turn out with a poor sense of direction. That would just be a shame.
But North it is, no middle name, and apparently her nickname will be Nori, the Japanese word for a type of seaweed. ("Hey, little Seaweed! You're so cute and slimy!")
Previous reports said the couple would be giving their child a moniker that begins with a "K," just like mommy, daddy, grandma Kris and aunties Kourtney and Khloe have. Here at the Ministry, we've always been fans of Kid. As in Kid Kardashian.
But why not Knorth? That would have made both camps happy. A previous report also said that the couple had named the child "Kaidence Donda West," which has just about all the Kardashian-West trademarks in it: a K, a musical inclination, unique spelling and a nod to West's late mother, Dr. Donda West. Other suggestions included Kai Georgia Dona and Klementine Star.
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Still, these aren't the strangest celebrity baby names we've heard of. Musician Frank Zappa's daughter Diva Muffin still has everyone beat. Click here for more oddly fantastical celebrity baby names.
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WASHINGTON — Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.
Long weighed down by dwindling populations in farming and coal communities and the movement of young people to cities, rural counties are being hit by sputtering growth in retirement and recreation areas, once residential hot spots for baby boomers.
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"When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently"
When I Grow Up - Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they'll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. When they see her, they start guessing right away! A frog? A duck? No, a beaver! They discover that, while Puggle may have some similarities to other creatures, she will grow up to be a duck billed platypus! Doing It Differently - Nick and Sally can't seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. D
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Meet our partner Mr. Hicham Bennani
The Bennani family has been with us since the early 90's. Hicham Bennani's father was even the first Potato Man of the Year. They started importing seed potatoes from Hettema in 1991 and now, 26 years later, they are still working with HZPC.
This year we are making an extra effort to link Potato People around the world. That is why each month we share the story of one of our colleagues or partners. This month, our partner Hicham Bennani from Morocco shares with us his story.
You can read Mr. Bennani's full story here.
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I had accepted that my child would have Down syndrome, decided there was nothing in the world that could change my love for him. I had loved him from the moment I knew I was pregnant with him. Did I love him unconditionally? I did. But still. The pain was there."
Lawrenceburg Church of Christ
to hold clothing giveaway
The Lawrenceburg Church of Christ will be hosting a clothing giveaway on Saturday, March 15 and Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lawrenceburg Church of Christ.
The clothes are free for anyone who needs them, event organizers said in a release.
The Lawrenceburg Church of Christ has a "clothing closet" where people bring clothes that no longer fit, but are in good condition, and provide help for people to have clothes after a fire or during financial difficulties.
According to news reports, North Korean despot Kim Jong Un has apparently ordered the execution of 33 Christians who are charged with having had contact with a Baptist missionary in an attempt to start 500 underground churches in the oppressed country.
'Joyful Noise Gospel Choir' concert
to be held in Harrodsburg
St. Peter African American Episcopal Church will be hosting Georgetown College's "Joyful Noise Gospel Choir" in concert on March 23 at 3:30 p.m.
St. Peter African American Episcopal Church is located at 225 W. Lexington Avenue, Harrodsburg.
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Anxiety is a dark companion. The Apostle Paul, writing to Roman Christians about his struggles in living the Christian life says, "When I want to do right, evil lies close at hand" (Romans 7:21). While this refers specifically to the sin nature that is still present in every child of God, one common manifestation of this is anxiety and worry. For most people anxiety is close at hand, lurking in the shadows. It is easily provoked, and with much difficulty is it dealt with.
Nineteenth century British Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon shared the following story: A boy in the streets, selling mince pies, kept crying "hot mince pies!" A gentleman bought one and found it to be quite cold. "Boy," he said, "why do you call these pies hot?" The boy retorted "That's the name they go by, sir!"
Salvisa Christian Church
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free clothes days
Salvisa Christian Church will be sponsoring a Project Linus Make-A-Blanket Day on March 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come and go as you are able. A potluck lunch will be served.
Participants are asked to bring 1.5 yards of fleece, any color or characters pleasing to children, infants to 18 years of age. If you can't bring any fleece, come anyway.
Mom2Mom to host
free clothing exchange Saturday
Mom2Mom, a faith-based group for Lawrenceburg mom and their families, will be hosting a free clothing exchange on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The clothing exchange will be held at the American Legion building off Broadway.
For more information, contact First Baptist Church at 502-839-6966.
Sand Spring to host
Kingdom Heirs, Common Bond
The Kingdom Heirs from Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Dollywood) will be in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
There is an old saying that goes "the proof is in the pudding."
Likewise, the Bible says in 1 John 2:3, "And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments." For example, if I claim to be a skilled athlete and when it comes to the game of basketball I can dominate the court, what is going to prove my claim? My ability (or inability) to play the game of basketball is going to validate or disqualify my claim to be a very skilled basketball player.
Sand Spring to host Kingdom Heirs, Common Bond
The Kingdom Heirs from Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (Dollywood) will be in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
Also appearing will be Common Bond from Mt. Sterling, Love offering accepted.
Sand Spring Baptist is located at 1616 Harrodsburg Road in Lawrenceburg.
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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A bench warrant was issued Tuesday for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne, who is facing drug and weapons charges in Arizona.
A Yuma County Superior Court judge issued the warrant after the entertainer, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, failed to appear in court for a final trial management conference.
But Lil Wayne's attorney, James Tilson, said his client couldn't appear because he's serving a one-year jail sentence in New York for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. The rapper began serving that sentence March 8 at the Rikers Island jail complex.
Lil Wayne was arrested in January 2008 at a border checkpoint 78 miles east of Yuma after authorities say they found cocaine, Ecstasy and a handgun onhis tour bus.
The 27-year-old rap star has been charged with one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He has plead not guilty to all the charges.
Tilson said he has filed motions to have Lil Wayne's March 30 trial date vacated, and asked the court that his client be allowed to appear in Yuma when he finishes his New York jail sentence. He also has asked that his bond remain the same.
"It does not appear that a trial will be occurring anytime within the next eight to 12 months," Tilson said.
But Yuma County prosecutor Deann Sandry said it was the state's position that Lil Wayne is now a convicted felon and that a bench warrant should be issued and his bond be increased to $150,000.
Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" was the best-selling album of 2008 and won a Grammy for best rap album. His latest album, "Rebirth," was released last month.
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Dates: 15, 16 and 18 July 2013
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Coordinator: Ms. Helene Gandois
The potential of international trade and the multilateral trading system to contribute to economic growth, development and employment is widely recognized. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the principal international organization governing world trade and providing a multilateral forum for trade negotiations. Established in 1995 as a successor organization to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), WTO counts 159 member states today. In November 2011, the WTO committed to a development agenda at its 4th Ministerial Conference held in Doha, Qatar. Adopting the 'Doha Work Programme', trade ministers launched a new round of trade talks focusing on broad areas of global trade with a view to facilitating greater developing-country participation in the multilateral trading system.
The Doha Round was supposed to have been concluded by 1 January 2005, but due to persistent differences in the positions of countries, negotiations were suspended in July 2006. They were resumed again in February 2007, and while some progress was made, efforts to reach agreements continued to prove elusive. Further talks in July 2008 saw limited progress, but the negotiations fell apart over the issue of the special safeguard mechanism to be used by developing countries in the event of import surges.
With the global economic crisis, WTO Members turned their attention to adopting policies which would rejuvenate their economies. Less attention was given to the DDA negotiations, even though there are several studies which indicate that the successful conclusion of the Round could boost the global economy by several billions of dollars. Since then attempts to narrow the differences in Members' negotiating positions have floundered. At the Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on 29 April 2011, Director-General Lamy warned about the risk of collapse of the negotiations. He said that the positions of Members, particularly on sectoral agreements in the NAMA negotiations were unbridgeable. The future of the negotiations hangs in the balance and it is not certain if Members would make the necessary compromises which would pave the way for the conclusion of the Round. As both momentum for the Round wanes and Members continue to disagree on key areas of the negotiations, there are now talks of salvaging the Round through a 'plan B' as a means of preserving those areas that have been agreed to and protecting the vitality and credibility of the WTO."
At the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
• Explain the objectives and rules of the multilateral trading system and the WTO framework;
• Analyze key negotiation issues and negotiation modalities under the Doha Round;
• Identify and discuss issues that cut across different related areas, including climate change, public health, gender, and development etc.;
• Further develop their expertise to contribute positively to current trade-related duties and negotiations within the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.
This seminar is intended for delegates of permanent missions to the United Nations in New York who are involved or interested in trade-related issues, and/or follow the work of the Second and Sixth Committees of the General Assembly. Depending on space availability, representatives of governments, the United Nations system and civil society may also attend.
Registration and Fees:
The course participation fee is 600 USD. Diplomats from least developed countries and developing countries can participate free-of-charge.
Related Information:
All participants who successfully complete the seminar will receive a UNITAR Certificate of Participation.
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I made the mistake of installing a couple free video editing programs and this malicious search engine or toolbar or whatever it is, called mysearchresults.com starting to automatically show up in my IE, Chrome and firefox. I uninstalled firefox and reinstalled again and from firefox it is gone but although i did the same to chrome it is still there. And from the chrome options i can not get rid of it as it even managed to change the settings and options stuff for chrome.
How can I get rid of this unwanted toolbar and search engine that frustrates me so much. Please help me to get rid of this. also am in infected with a virus and what else can i do?
note: it also caused my desktop background to set to defult for some reason. when i turned my pc off and on i mean...


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Court: Feds Can Spy On Americans Without Warrants With No Legal Repurcussions
from the uh,-what-now? dept
Eventually, the court actually ruled that the feds violated wiretapping laws, but then there were questions of what the court could actually do about it. It turned into a wrist slap for the government, with it being ordered to pay $20,400 to each of the two lawyers who represented Al-Haramain.
However, earlier this week, that got overturned. The appeals court has basically said that even though Congress passed a law that said the feds could not eavesdrop on Americans without a warrant, it didn't waive sovereign immunity rights for the government, which lets the government basically wave away any lawsuits. And thus, the government can ignore wiretapping lawsuits -- even in the one and only case where there's clear evidence of it violating the law. Yeah.
Think about that one for a second.
And then... realize it gets worse. That's because in a different ruling, by the same court, a few months ago, the court said that someone couldn't sue the telcos for helping the government warrantlessly wiretap Americans, in part because they could still sue the government. Yet now they're saying that you can't actually sue the government either (once again, paging Joseph Heller).
The court tries to get around this by suggesting that you might be able to sue individuals within the government (though it then goes on to reject such an attempt in this case) or to recover actual monetary damages, if you can prove that such damage occurred. But "distress" apparently doesn't qualify since there's no monetary issue there. So, as long as the government spies on you illegally (and everyone seems to admit that it's illegal) without doing anything with that info that is causing you monetary damages, even if you find out about it, you probably can't do anything about it.
Yeah. That doesn't seem right.
The court itself admits that this result is "anomalous and even unfair," and says that's really Congress' problem because of the way it drafted the statute. Either way, the end result seems pretty crazy, and gives the federal government wide ability to spy on people at will, even as the law says they can't. This is a situation that Congress now needs to fix, though it almost certainly will not do so.


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Dr. John Becker is easily annoyed -- by noisy neighbors, a ridiculous comment, a flickering streetlight, the antics of his misfit staff members. He's a talented and dedicated doctor and goes the extra mile for those in need, but he doesn't waste a chance to give anyone a piece of his mind.
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February 14. 2013 9:22PM
Man sentenced in 2011 Portsmouth kidnap attempt, almost has to pay for victim's gun as well
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
BRENTWOOD - A Portsmouth man received the maximum sentence for attempting to kidnap a woman as she got out of her SUV at a shopping plaza, and almost got ordered to pay for the gun she later bought to protect herself.
James Perry, 37, was sentenced to 7½ to 15 years in state prison Thursday, drawing harsh words from Judge N. William Delker about the lifelong fear he imposed on the victim, Katherine Booth.
"My only regret in this case is that I can't sentence you to more than the maximum," Delker said. "You are a complete predator. ... You are a walking example of what society fears and why people like Ms. Booth are driven to the point where" they have to carry a gun.
The attempted abduction happened Dec. 14, 2011, in the parking lot of an Ocean State Job Lots store on Woodbury Avenue in Portsmouth.
Prosecutors asked that the cost of the firearm - roughly $500 - be covered through Perry's court-ordered restitution, a request that Delker said was not allowed by law. Assistant County Attorney Patricia Conway argued that Booth would have never bought the firearm to protect herself but for Perry's actions.
Perry claimed at trial that eyewitness testimony by Booth was not completely reliable and that his jacket - recovered in woods near the store - had a secondary, lesser DNA profile in addition to his own, suggesting another man could have been the attacker.
Booth faced Perry in the courtroom Thursday, admonishing him for going through with a trial in the hopes that she wouldn't be able to identify him.
"This was the most horrific thing that ever happened to me. It has changed my life and the way I see the world forever," she said.
Booth was able to get away from her assailant after refusing to get in her vehicle, prompting Perry to flee on foot.
"He didn't just back off," Conway said Thursday. "He continued to try and keep her under his control by essentially pushing her over in the car and diving over her."
Public defender Anthony Naro argued for Delker to suspend 3½ to seven years from the sentence, acknowledging there were aggravating factors in the case.
Naro said the law on restitution is clear - buying a firearm cannot be counted as part of compensating a victim.
Conway argued for a maximum prison sentence, citing Perry's criminal history, which included serving 7½ to 15 years in prison for two counts of armed robbery in 1995. Perry was convicted of forgery in 2004 and for being a habitual offender in 2012.
Booth said the majority of women she shared her story with told her they would have gotten in the car with him. Perry said she might not be alive if she went with him.
"This has been all-consuming for the past year," Booth said. "Whether it be with family or friends, my life has revolved around this one incident and the changes that have taken place since."


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From Fedora Project Wiki
Naming process
- Names are suggested by the community.
- The fedora-devel-list mailing list was previously used for suggestions.
- Beginning with Fedora 11, name suggestions are solicited through a wiki page.
- To suggest a name, a community member must:
- Show how the name meets the "is-a" test. For example, "Schnozz is a ____, and so is Keister." Names for releases N and N+1 must be related, and names for releases N and N+2 cannot share the same relationship.
- Document preliminary searches showing the name is not encumbered by trademarks or other use that makes it a bad or risky choice.
- Names are vetted through the Red Hat Legal department for a more intensive trademark search.
- The Fedora Board is responsible for making sure the name ballot is of sufficient size and composition.
- The final release name is decided through a community vote.
- Problems are resolved through the Fedora Board and the FPL.


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We recently wrote about the government's situation in regards to Microsoft Windows XP, support for which is scheduled to end in April next year. Microsoft says that if agencies haven't started migrating over to a new operating system, that they are now behind the curve. That's because it sometimes takes 18 months to roll over to a new OS, especially for a large agency.
This all served to remind me about my own experience with Windows XP. I recently wrote about how much I loved the OS because of its stability and reliability. In fact, I was one of those holdouts, the ones that make up 37.7 percent of the global market who have refused to give up on XP.
I realize that a lot of people have stuck with XP for economic reasons. But for others like me, it was more a matter of simply knowing the OS from front to back. I see operating systems as a means to an end. They are there to help launch other programs, so they have little value on their own. I knew XP. It worked fine. Upgrading is always a bit of a pain. So why bother?
For me, upgrading came out of a clear blue sky, because I came home one day to find a blue screen of death on my XP system. Since then I've done some forensic analysis and found that there was a total system meltdown, enough to fry memory and wipe hard drives, yet no surge was detected by the equipment monitoring for such things. All I can figure is that some internal component on the machine went bad, and triggered a surge inside the box, thus bypassing the surge protection outside. No other system in the network was affected. So it's a bit of a mystery. But I don't blame XP.
Given that I was starting over from scratch with a new system, I wasn't going back to the old OS. My new system runs Windows 7. While I was familiar with the OS from my reviews and lab work, this is the first time I've worked with it every single day. And after a couple months, I can see how it's leaps and bounds ahead of XP. In fact, I wonder why I didn't upgrade sooner.
Yes, an OS is there to launch other programs, but Windows 7 handles this so much better than XP did or could. I've now got frequently used programs pinned to the bottom task bar. I use Windows Live mail to merge and manage all of my e-mail accounts into one large, efficient e-mail command center. Internet Explorer 10 is fast and responsive, and updates itself automatically like Firefox, so I'm never out of the loop or behind on patches. And I have access to DirectX 10 graphics, so many of the programs I launch with the new OS are themselves made better.
I still think that XP was a great OS, the best of its time for sure. But I'm not so much of a diehard anymore as I see and experience the value of Windows 7 every day. I'm less enthused with the prospects of Windows 8. While the security enhancements are nice, I think too much of a focus might have been placed on the OS with 8 and its fancy tiles interface, instead of its actual core function, to help launch other programs.
In fact, I can see a lot of XP holdouts likely making a smooth transition to 7, though perhaps not so much to 8. Perhaps 10 years from now there will be people still working with Windows 7 and resisting the upgrade to Windows Phoenix or Windows 11, or whatever is the hot new thing. The more I settle into 7, the more I think I may be one of them.
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Don't dismiss Win 8 too quickly. It is not that different from Win 7 once you learn a few short cut. If you don't like the "Metro" interface just click to the desktop. If you've learn to use a smart phone or tablet then the Metro interface has a small learning curve and gives you an alternate interface. Two suggestion: learn keyboard shortcuts, and if buying a new laptop go with a touch screen. It is worth the small difference in cost.
I have a dual boot machine with Windows 7 and Linux Mint, guess which one crashed, and bricked itself forcing me to totally reinstall the OS.... Hence I use Mint unless I absolutely HAVE to use Windows.... I touched Windows 8 once and it was horendous! It will put Windows ME to shame!
It takes me 15 minutes to install LinuxMint from a flash drive and get back to work. I usually dual boot, so I can go back to Windows just to remind myself of the olden days.
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Duelist (UK - DVD R2)
Scott McKenzie tries to make sense of this slow motion martial arts fest...
Set during Korea's Chosun Dynasty era, Duelist tells the story of a young female detective called Namsoon who is investigating the spread of counterfeit money. At various points of her investigation, her path crosses that of a swordsman known as Sad Eyes. As they fight in a series of duels, they find themselves drawn to each other and must deal with the conflict of love and duty.
I really wanted to like Duelist. When the DVD fell through my letter box I had high hopes for a well-produced Hero-esque action movie but the reality is very different. After the first fifteen minutes or so, I found myself enjoying the stylish slow motion and obvious high production values. However, it then became clear that slow motion and high production values are all that Duelist has going for it. Now don't get me wrong, I like a bit of slow motion action as much of the next man, but I'm sure even John Woo would think the director has gone overboard here.
At first glance, Duelist appears to be a mainstream Korean action drama but in actual fact it is an experimental art movie, which may aid your enjoyment if your expectations are appropriately set before you sit down to watch it. The director Myung-se Lee attempts to mix genres together, but goes too far. The abrupt change in style from action to comedy, then romance to slapstick is jarring and takes the viewer out of a film that should draw them in to the relationship between the central characters.
The misjudged combinations don't stop at the themes either. The mix of different types of music, from strings and pipes that are appropriate to the time period to electric guitars, means that consecutive scenes lack continuity and give the feeling that the viewer is watching a set of student films rather than one consistent, credible movie. During one duel between Namsoon and Sad Eyes tango music accompanies their fight, which is intended to represent the feelings of the characters. However, the sight of two Korean warriors doing a tango with swords edged the movie too close to parody for my liking.
I wonder if Duelist may make a better stage play or dance show. The thought of watching this kind of production on stage with a live band is a lot more appealing than sitting through the whole movie again. The longest duel dance takes up the last five minutes of the film and if you've bought into the concept, it is the emotional climax to the relationship between Namsoon and Sad Eyes. Being thoroughly slow-motioned out, I hadn't bought into it and I was reaching for the fast forward button.
As I reach my conclusion, you have no doubt noticed that I didn't like Duelist much. On the plus side, it looks great. It's the type of film where you could hit the pause button at almost any time and put that frame on your wall. It's when you hit the play button again that the problems become clear. A movie I could compare Duelist to would be Lady in the Water. They both have high production values and great visuals but there is no emotional hook to make you care about the characters and want to keep watching.
I've said it before— Duelist looks good and the quality of the 2.35:1 anamorphic picture here does not disappoint. Duelist is a colourful film and the reds and yellows are vibrant, while the dark scenes are well represented. The large patches of black in these scenes are suitably dark and show no signs of compression. Filmed on 35mm film, the picture also shows no signs of dirt or scratches.
Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 (my chosen option) are the two audio options available. The DTS track is loud and I had to turn my system down from its usual level when I loaded the disc. Music plays an important part in the film, especially since there are many scenes with little or no dialogue. I may not have agreed with the use of electric guitars and tango but I have to admit that they sound great through the surround speakers. As with the picture quality, there is no noticeable interference and if you like the movie, you will be very happy with the quality of the sound on this disc.
All of the extra features can be found on the second disc. The 'Production Notes' are a set of featurettes, based heavily on interviews with members of the cast and crew. They focus on the post-production process, cast preparation for their roles and the visuals. These featurettes are very dry and would have benefited from a narrator to tie the different interviews together. The 'Making of' documentary also features a lot of raw behind-the-scenes footage and is more of a fly-on-the-wall featurette rather than a complete document of how the film was made. The 'Promotional Gallery' brings a set of trailers and TV spots together and an interview with the director rounds off the set of extras, where he talks about the critical response to his films and his early career.
In my opinion, Duelist is either an experiment with a big budget or an example of a director's ego running away with him. I can recommend watching certain scenes in Duelist and admiring the nice still shots, but I found watching the whole movie to be a joyless experience. This two disc set does a good job of presenting the film with decent video and audio but the extras, while they contain a lot of information, aren't as polished or watchable as they could be.
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This film would have been about fifty minutes long if there hadn't been so much slow motion. It was way, way over the top. I lost interest in the first twenty minutes.
Ardvark Member Join Date: March 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 99
I can see and understand all the criticism on this film, but I still love it. It's definitely silly beyond compare.
But I think it works in an opera sort of way, but with slo-mo shots instead of singing. If you can get into that vibe, this is just a hell of a funny movie, deliberately overdone in a good way.
But I think it works in an opera sort of way, but with slo-mo shots instead of singing. If you can get into that vibe, this is just a hell of a funny movie, deliberately overdone in a good way.
scottmck Contributor Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 393
Ardvark wrote: But I think it works in an opera sort of way, but with slo-mo shots instead of singing.
I may not have enjoyed the film but I would give a stage version a go, certainly more so than the recent crop of movie-musicals. Seems like Broadway have run out of ideas at the same time as Hollywood!
I may not have enjoyed the film but I would give a stage version a go, certainly more so than the recent crop of movie-musicals. Seems like Broadway have run out of ideas at the same time as Hollywood!
Simon Abrams Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 710
I agree with Ardvark; the camerawork alone was wonderful. I'm a big fan.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd July 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Korean, DTS 5.1 Korean
Subtitles: English
Extras: Making of Featurette, Production Notes, Conversation With The Director, Promotional Gallery
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Myung-se Lee
Cast: Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn, Dong-won Kang, Young-chang Song
Genre: Action and Drama
Length: 109 minutes
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BCTC and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentuckys Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) Program in Georgetown won first place for the Career Pathways Partnership Excellence Award. They will be honored at the 2013 National Career Pathway Network (NCPN) Conference Member Luncheon on Tuesday, October 15 in San Antonio, TX.
The AMT Program began in Fall 2010. Its goal is to produce technicians for advanced manufacturing that are as capable as those from the best technical education programs in the world. This will ensure that U.S. manufacturing has a human talent stream that is better than our toughest global economic competitors. The AMT Program has three major phases: K-12 engagement and recruiting, a two-year college associate degree, and a one to two year internship. Those who successfully complete the program may continue directly into high paying jobs.
Toyota visits schools, promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs, and arranges special tours to the manufacturing plant and campus for those in 5th grade, middle, and high school.
The AMT Program has expanded to include 8-10 additional area manufacturers who are sponsoring students this fall. Toyota and other manufacturers visit more than 25 high schools each year to promote and recruit for the program. Sponsored students attend class full time two days a week and work at their respective sponsoring manufacturer three days a week.
The National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) assists its education and business members in implementing, evaluating, and improving Career Pathways initiatives by providing a communication network. NCPN strives to compile and share information on exemplary practices; collaborate to develop implementation resources; and foster communication about Career Pathways and other workforce education programs. The Career Pathways Partnership Excellence Award, sponsored by Kuder, Inc., emphasizes the importance of career guidance and advising, professional development for educators and employers, and the employer role in providing work-based learning opportunities for students. Kuder, Inc.s mission, to raise student aspirations and provide career options for students and adults through self-assessment and education, aligns with the purpose and qualifications of this award.
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Kennedy, a 2012 MLS All-Star, signed a contract extension with Chivas USA through the 2016 season Thursday, ensuring his place at the club for the next three-plus seasons.
"We are very happy to announce that we have reached an agreement with Dan Kennedy to extend his contract through 2016. We are very proud to keep him as our symbol and our leader in the locker room and in the institution of Chivas USA. He brings great support to the team as a player and as a person," Chivas technical director Francisco Palencia said at a team press conference.
Kennedy, a Fullerton, Calif., native has been a part of the club since 2008 and was one of the few holdovers following a massive overhaul of the club's roster.
"I've said before we have this new era, and that with all the changes in the offseason there would still be great opportunity here. I truly believe that and i'm excited to be a part of it," Kennedy said. "Everybody knows that I'm from Southern California and I have played nearly all my career with this club so it's close to my heart."
Chivas is off to a 3-3-2 start under new coach Jose Luis "Chelis" Sanchez Sola, and Kennedy has made a league-high 36 saves to do his part in the new era for the club.
"We have a long way to go but I do feel that with all the changes that have been made, we are taking the steps in the right direction, and through my time here and in the future I'm going to give everything I have so we continue going in that direction and we become champions on the field and off the field," Kennedy said. "I'm very excited, I think for me this was an important deal in this part of my career and I'm glad it's done and behind me so we can move forward on the vision that we have for this club."


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It seems likely the Orlando Magic will continue to play rookie guard Victor Oladipo in critical fourth-quarter situations, despite his struggles late in Saturday night's 108-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Magic officials appear intent on giving Oladipo on-the-job training — perhaps even at the expense of Jameer Nelson's playing time. Though healthy, Nelson watched the final 17 minutes of Saturday's game from the bench.
Oladipo finished with nine turnovers, but he also scored 10 points, collected four rebounds and compiled six assists.
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The root issue here stems from the logistics companies that were taking orders. They were unaware of the shipping contract our material handling company had with FedEx, where FedEx would not deliver to a PO Box. They discovered this late in the game, and have been revising the errant orders by contacting the donors directly(very time consuming).
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Taylor offered just a single chance on the way to his third Test century, when he lofted Enamul to wide long-off where Shahriar Nafees failed to take a difficult catch on the run.
The partnership was finally broken by the second new ball, with Waller bowled for 55 by Rubel Hossain, who was then denied the wicket of Elton Chigumbura when replays suggested the bowler had overstepped.
In between those incidents Taylor went to three figures with a distinctive fist-pumping celebration that told of his recent frustrations.
"The celebration was due to the poor performance we had in the West Indies," he said. "To fail in pretty much every game in the whole tour was tough to swallow, so today was very rewarding.
"I've prepared well, I've worked hard and it was nice to see it pay off."
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Taylor offered just a single chance on the way to his third Test century, when he lofted Enamul to wide long-off where Shahriar Nafees failed to take a difficult catch on the run.
A defiant, unbeaten century from captain Brendan Taylor allowed Zimbabwe to build a solid platform on a sluggish first day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club.
In their first home Test in 18 months, Taylor put Zimbabwe's recent problems aside as he scored 105 not out and took his side from 65 for three early in the second session to 217 for four at the close of play.
Taylor endured a torrid tour of the West Indies last month and has seen his squad become increasingly dispirited in the wake of another contract dispute, but led from the front on a difficult pitch.
Although on the low side, Zimbabwe's total represented a reasonable day's work for the hosts after they were inserted on a greentop by Bangladesh, who lacked the fast bowling arsenal to take full advantage.
"If they had scored 300-plus today then I would have been pretty upset, but I think it's still a pretty even game," said Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen.
Robiul Islam charged in manfully for 24 overs, but after removing both of Zimbabwe's openers cheaply, Bangladesh's only genuine seam threat was unable to make further inroads.
Although Enamul Haque had Hamilton Masakadza caught at slip 10 overs after the lunch break to leave Zimbabwe in a spot of bother, Taylor was joined by Malcolm Waller and the pair put on 127 for the fourth wicket.
Both batsmen took their time to adjust to the pace of the pitch in the afternoon, before gradually lifting Zimbabwe's lethargic run-rate in the third session.


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katory wrote:
You shod try out dungeon and dragons online or loro
loro got lots good guys good content but have a boring combat system but excellent group play system.
Ddo up downs but there are allot of players willing to help. good combat all content is instanced based fun group play but alot of players solo play then do the group play.
so i heard D&D online become f2p a while ago, but it kinda restricted you, like you cant go past lvl 4 with a free account, is it still the same? or the whole content is unlocked?
Yes in d&d get to lvl cap on f2p acount and if want more content you purchase at the turbine store.
Read more on faq page to know more.
Dragonica if not already said.
its a pretty neat and simple game ^^
sure worth to atleast take a look at imo.
You should try Iris online, it's a pretty good game. That or Prius if you're not too into the graphics from Iris.
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12evival wrote:
Luna online
Legend of Edda
Clod Nine
Nos Tale
I can still play them but all currently inactive, but if you mail me i get back on which ever one =P
Luna is a good game (I use to play it and I still have an account lol) but it's pretty old.... The gameplay isn't up-to-date as most other recent MMO's.
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Kiiroitori-o wrote:
Luna is a good game (I use to play it and I still have an account lol) but it's pretty old.... The gameplay isn't up-to-date as most other recent MMO's.
Yeah i guess personally not too much of a fan for Luna Plus, but still chibi styled games ftw ^_^
Alright hope your having a great day ^^
Eden Eternal :D
come join eden eternal and play the coolest game ever ^.^
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ATLANTICA ONLINE (it MIIIIIIGHT be dieing, not many newbies in the newb zone I think. . but it's an interesting game, as you start out levels 1-30 higher level players give out money to newbies cause of a quest they had to do LOL. . the cash shop and mounts are somewhat imbalanced / luck based so if you're into PVP its not your game - on a side note, armors level 70+ no one sells because they are so powerful and hard to craft that no one really wants to sell like a max upgraded one.. mostly trading or manual crafting)
you gotta be really bored or have a friend to play this game with you(party bonus exp is super good), because the quests go like this. .
"Find 10 drops from X mobs"
5% drop but out of the 6 mobs you fight there is only 1 x mob that actually drops it
PERFECT WORLD(tried it, got bored really fast, this is a pve game because pvp looks retarded, most f2p games are pve favored. . cash shop item is like a potion that heals you every time you drop below x hp so its somewhat imbalanced. . I THINK there are exp scrolls so. . good luck with that. . the community is kinda spread out. . not sure if i ever found the "CENTRAL" meeting place in the mmo but there should be one. . it's just at low levels you're kinda lonely. . and the quests suck, , i guess it's somewhat similiar to FF11 where you quit the game if ur not in a linkshell LOL)
LUNIA(pretty cool game, gotta try it for sure. . but not many high levels are willing to help lowbies unless they rebirthed o_o. . the fishing in the game gives you a little bit of exp :D) cool action game though, cash shop is similiar to maplestory but not sure about the stats)
atm im playing League of legends, it's not really a mmorpg though but people really like certain champions and i guess thats where the role playing is
my friend kept bugging me about maplestory but he quit saying theres too much to do but no time for it, i said theres not much to do but the same things over and over again to level up LOL
i used to play RF ONLINE, but the game died due to f2p shop really OP, and people started race stacking and left. .
in the end the best MMORPG is entirely community based, if people quit all are leaving too if the mass don't agree with something they'll leave in a zap. . maybe a new game they'll switch asap, one of the reasons people choose p2p mmorpgs is because there is less chance of hackers/more moderation, patches/events and more players "willing to play" since they payed for the game :)
I used to be hardcore in WoW but I think it's really boring now, since im not really a pve fan, and the open world is really empy, most people live in the arena/bg queues or INSTANCE queues
sick and tired of being sick and tired
my fave mmo is Perfect World, its so much fun !!(:
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Kiiroitori-o wrote:
You should try Iris online, it's a pretty good game. That or Prius if you're not too into the graphics from Iris.
:V i played Prius Online like a couple weeks ago, suuuuuuuuuucks so bad, i put all settings on max and the game still looks ugly as hell, i think Aika looks waay better and its an older game from the same company (publisher at least, don't know about developer).
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Eden Eternal :D
agreed, if you want casual and fun game with a so far not unbalanced cash shop join Eden Eternal, i played the CB for 3 days u.u then it ended now im playing OB so no more wipes
:V i made a thread asking about people still playing EE after CB ended and so far only 1 answer u.u
Sorry for the extra posts i don't know why it was posted 3 times :S
if you haven't tried Dungeon Fighter Online, i'd recommend it. prolly my favorite MMO to date, second being Lunia Online. DFO's got fast-paced, side-scrolling, beat-em-up action, and the system requirements are lower than other games out there. definitely give it a go if you get the chance.
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and i am also playing Grand Fantasia ill let u kno if im making one... coz the downloading is taking forever.
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if you haven't tried Dungeon Fighter Online, i'd recommend it. prolly my favorite MMO to date, second being Lunia Online. DFO's got fast-paced, side-scrolling, beat-em-up action, and the system requirements are lower than other games out there. definitely give it a go if you get the chance.
im having a hard time playing Luna Online.
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try Rusty Hearts or Remnant Knights (i wonder if anyone said it <.< >.>) they look pretty good i played Remnant Knights its hard to lvl but the lvl cap is 45 and GM is always active Events starts approximately 30 mins - 1hr and Exp Boosts and Gold Boosts always happens (well ur lucky if u got the Exp boost) and stuff 2 different Schools only get to pick one school 3 different starter class and atleast 6 main class I think but depends which Cycle u go in Example like gunner,fighter or magic
oh by the way how about Grand Chase Online???
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a new book coming, this time about Christmas.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate has a deal with HarperCollins for "A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas," scheduled for November. HarperCollins announced Monday the book will criticize the "over-commercialism" and "homogenization" of Christmas and call for a renewed emphasis on the religious importance.
The book also will include Palin's memories of celebrating Christmas.
HarperCollins also published Palin's two previous books, "Going Rogue" and "America by Heart."
Palin was again represented in negotiations by Washington attorney Robert Barnett. Financial terms haven't been disclosed.
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We're not going to sugarcoat this: Playing Candy Crush Saga is entertaining to a borderline problematic level—or so say the friends we ignore when we're mid-game on our smartphones.
And game developer King's latest venture is just feeding our mania—literally.
Gamers and sugar fanatics alike can head to boutique sweet-tooth enabler Dylan's Candy Bar to sample King's new line of (what else?) Candy Crush-inspired candies. The confections are modeled after the actual treats you frantically tap on in the real game. The flavors: Jelly Fish, Mixed Fruit Gummies and Sour Fruit Gummies. Sounds like a win-win situation to us.
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lankou wrote: he avoided the hardships many veterans of his generation went through.
AT2JA wrote:The show was very good, surprisingly THTC was skipped and the Lion King tune was played.
Lots of the new album (no Guns of Brixton unfortunately) and cool versions of Miss Jamaica, Rivers of Babylon and yes, Bongo Man . Unfortunately Reggae Night was played as well.
The band is tight as hell and mashed it up even though they looked like they weren't always sure what Jimmy had in store as he seemed to be calling the shots especially regarding encores.
An accapella version of "The Rebel In Me" was surprising. As was no "Blessed Love".
Jimmy's voice is s still very strong, he sounded fantastic. I'd go again if given the chance.
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"The best of the best" — that was one description of this year's Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winners, honored in Panama City, Fla., as part of the 13thAnnual Southern Peanut Growers Conference.
Awards based on production efficiency were presented to producers from each growing region of the U.S. Peanut Belt.
The winners this year included the following: Lower Southeast Region — Kreg Freeman, Coquitt, Ga.; Upper Southeast Region — Vic Swinson, Mt. Olive, N.C.; and Southwest Region — Cornelius Enns, Seminole Texas;
"I would like to thank the 2011 award winners for their achievements this past year," said Greg Frey, Farm Press publisher. "This marks the 12th class of Peanut Profitability Award winners and each class continues to impress with innovative production practices that help insure increased bottom-line profits.
"When you tell someone that a grower is a recipient of the Peanut Profitability Award, it means you are standing in the presence of greatness."
Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., has been advisor for the awards program from its beginning.
"It has been a wonderful program, with an excellent education component, and I thank Farm Press for the opportunity to participate," said Lamb
When judging nominees for the awards, Lamb and his staff take into account the "total farm profitability picture."
"It's not small plots and parts of fields. It truly is a total farm profitability picture of the peanut enterprise on their farm so that we can glean out some educational programs to help other growers. Looking at total farm profitability brings into account production, which accounts for yields, on both dryland and irrigated peanuts.
"We had tremendous yields this year, ranging from about 4,000 pounds per acre on extensive dryland production up to 6,626 pounds on irrigated — we just had phenomenal yields this year," he said.
Lamb says he also considers marketing, on both irrigated and non-irrigated peanuts. "Farmers are really starting to become much better marketers of their crops than they used to be. They are more aware of marketing and of their various options."
Finally, he says, cost management is weighed. "To me, this is the most important part of the program. Variable costs are very difficult to control. Many times, when we have a drought along with a pest outbreak, you're going to have to irrigate, and you're going to have to put out some pesticide or fungicide.
"But the key component I've seen with this year's winners and with winners from past years is the management of fixed costs. They know exactly where they need to be in terms of equipment costs and with all of their fixed costs elements.
"On more than one occasion, that has made the difference between someone winning the program and someone coming in second or third. These guys did a great job of managing fixed costs."
The honorees for 2011 also are very innovative in finding ways to manage fixed costs, said Lamb. "One of our growers this year gets help harvesting his crop from his brother. They find innovative ways to help reduce fixed costs yet still get the crop in."
The educational component of Peanut Profitability is as important if not more important then the recognition part of the program, said Lamb.
Sharing knowledge with industry
"What these winners are giving back to the peanut community far outweighs what they're receiving for being part of this awards program. They've shared what they know with the entire peanut community."
During a question-and-answer session following the awards presentation, this year's Peanut Profitability honorees were asked about their primary source of information regarding peanut production and farming in general.
Freeman, of the Lower Southeast, says he has always relied on his Extension Agent Tim Moore, and the specialists with the Extension Service.
"Whenever we call on them for anything, we get an answer back pretty quick. I wish the referendum for the extra $1 for the Georgia Peanut Commission had passed, because I know we're going to run into problems that they need to be on top of pretty quickly. I'm afraid the answers won't be there as quickly as they have been in the past," says Freeman.
Swinson, of the Upper Southeast, says he is very fortunate to have North Carolina State University, a land grant university, and the peanut specialist there, David Jordan, as his primary sources of information.
"They have always helped us on the farm, along with our county Extension agent. We also talk to other farmers in other areas about issues," says Swinson.
Enns of the Southwest says he relies mostly on his neighbors and Extension personnel for information as it relates to Texas peanut production.
In response to a question about whether they use generic or brand-name products in their pest management programs, the answers were mixed.
"I stick with brand-name products," says Freeman. "Some of these foreign products may have the same chemical name, but you don't know what the carrier is. I've never had too much luck with them. If you do have problems with name-brand products, you can always go back to your rep."
Swinson says he started out using only name-brand products but has changed over time. "I'm a label reader, so I switched to generics. It saves us a lot of money. I'm all about the dollars."
Like Freeman, Enns prefers the brand-name products. "I stick with the brand names because they've been around longer, and you can go back to your chemical rep because they usually guarantee their products."
Sponsors of this year's awards include include Arysta, Becker Underwood, Devgen, Golden Peanut, Syngenta, U.S. Borax, John Deere, National Peanut Board, Southeast Farm Press, Southwest Farm Press and Delta Farm Press.


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I can play Half Life 1 in HD aswell without a remake.
Its just Half Life 1 recreated in the Source engine. And they did a perfect job at it!
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Wow, Someone makes an article that should empower gamers, people get butt hurt over semantics and enable companies to continue butt raping them. Gj guys, have a slow clap for your efforts.
Damn totally forgot about this project. Half-Life is one of my most memorable shooters growing up. Can't wait to replay it for....I don't know how many times I played HL :P
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The Secretary shall have the power to subpoena the attendance and testimony of any witness, the production of all evidence (including books, papers, documents, electronically stored information, and other tangible things that constitute or contain evidence), or to require the person to whom the subpoena is directed to permit the inspection of premises relating to the administration or enforcement of this chapter or any matter under investigation in connection with this chapter.
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The Secretary shall publish procedures for the issuance of subpoenas under this section. Such procedures shall include a requirement that subpoenas be reviewed for legal sufficiency and signed by the Secretary. If the authority to sign a subpoena is delegated to an agency other than the Office of Administrative Law Judges, the agency receiving the delegation shall seek review for legal sufficiency outside that agency.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this title", meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, known as the Plant Protection Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
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2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10203(c)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall have power to subpoena the attendance and testimony of any witness, and the production of all documentary evidence relating to the administration or enforcement of this chapter or any matter under investigation in connection with this chapter."
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Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10203(c)(3), in first sentence substituted "testimony of any witness, the production of evidence, or the inspection of premises" for "testimony of any witness and the production of documentary evidence" and in second sentence substituted "question, produce evidence, or permit the inspection of premises" for "question or to produce documentary evidence".
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Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London on 28 May 1908 and was educated at Eton College before spending a formative period studying languages in Europe. His first job was with Reuters News Agency, followed by a brief spell as a stockbroker. On the outbreak of World War II he was appointed assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiral Godfrey, where he played a key part in British and Allied espionage operations. After the war he joined Kemsley Newspapers as Foreign Manager of The Sunday Times, running a network of correspondents who were intimately involved in the Cold War.His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and introduced James Bond, Special Agent 007, to the world. The first print run sold out within a month. Following this initial success, he published a Bond title every year until his death. His own travels, interests and wartime experience gave authority to everything he wrote. Raymond Chandler hailed him as `the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England.' The fifth title, From Russia With Love, was particularly well received and sales soared when President Kennedy named it as one of his favourite books. The Bond novels have sold more than sixty million copies and inspired a hugely successful film franchise which began in 1962 with the release of Dr No starring Sean Connery as 007. The Bond books were written in Jamaica, a country Fleming fell in love with during the war and where he built a house, `Goldeneye'. He married Anne O'Neill in 1952. His story about a magical car, written in 1961 for their only child Caspar, went on to become the well-loved novel and film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Fleming died of heart failure on 12 August 1964, aged fifty-six.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:
James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and thought about life and death.
It was part of his profession to kill people. He had never liked doing it and when he had to kill he did it as well as he knew how and forgot about it. As a secret agent who held the rare double-0 prefix—the licence to kill in the Secret Service - it was his duty to be as cool about death as a surgeon. If it happened, it happened. Regret was unprofessional—worse, it was death watch beetle in the soul.
And yet there had been something curiously impressive about the death of the Mexican. It wasn't that he hadn't deserved to die. He was an evil man, a man they call in Mexico a capungo. A capungo is a bandit who will kill for as little as forty pesos, which is about twenty-five shillings—though probably he had been paid more to attempt the killing of Bond—and, from the look of him, he had been an instrument of pain and misery all his life. Yes, it had certainly been time for him to die; but when Bond had killed him, less than twenty-four hours before, life had gone out of the body so quickly, so utterly, that Bond had almost seen it come out of his mouth as it does, in the shape of a bird, in Haitian primitives.
What an extraordinary difference there was between a body full of person and a body that was empty! Now there is someone, now there is no one. This had been a Mexican with a name and an address, an employment card and perhaps a driving licence. Then something had gone out of him, out of the envelope of flesh and cheap clothes, and had left him an empty paper bag waiting for the dustcart. And the difference, the thing that had gone out of the stinking Mexican bandit, was greater than all Mexico.
Bond looked down at the weapon that had done it. The cutting edge of his right hand was red and swollen. It would soon show a bruise. Bond flexed the hand, kneading it with his left. He had been doing the same thing at intervals through the quick plane trip that had got him away. It was a painful process, but if he kept the circulation moving the hand would heal more quickly. One couldn't tell how soon the weapon would be needed again. Cynicism gathered at the corners of Bond's mouth.
'National Airlines, Airline of the Stars', announces the departure of their flight NA 106 to La Guardia Field, New York. Will all passengers please proceed to gate number seven. All aboard, please.'
The Tannoy switched off with an echoing click. Bond glanced at his watch. At least another ten minutes before Transamerica would be called. He signalled to a waitress and ordered another double bourbon on the rocks. When the wide, chunky glass came, he swirled the liquor round for the ice to blunt it down and swallowed half of it. He stubbed out the butt of his cigarette and sat, his chin resting on his left hand, and gazed moodily across the twinkling tarmac to where the last half of the sun was slipping gloriously into the Gulf.
The death of the Mexican had been the finishing touch to a bad assignment, one of the worst—squalid, dangerous and without any redeeming feature except that it had got him away from headquarters.
A big man in Mexico had some poppy fields. The flowers were not for decoration. They were broken down for opium, which was sold quickly and comparatively cheaply by the waiters at a small cafe in Mexico City called the 'Madre de Cacao'. The Madre de Cacao had plenty of protection. If you needed opium you walked in and ordered what you wanted with your drink. You paid for your drink at the caisse and the man at the caisse told you how many noughts to add to your bill. It was an orderly commerce of no concern to anyone outside Mexico. Then, far away in England, the Government, urged on by the United Nations' drive against drug smuggling, announced that heroin would be banned in Britain. There was alarm in Soho and also among respectable doctors who wanted to save their patients agony. Prohibition is the trigger of crime. Very soon the routine smuggling channels from China, Turkey and Italy were run almost dry by the illicit stockpiling in England. In Mexico City, a pleasant-spoken Import and Export merchant called Blackwell had a sister in England who was a heroin addict. He loved her and was sorry for her and, when she wrote that she would die if someone didn't help, he believed that she wrote the truth and set about investigating the illicit dope traffic in Mexico. In due course, through friends and friends of friends, he got to the Madre de Cacao and on from there to the big Mexican grower. In the process, he came to know about the economics of the trade, and he decided that if he could make a fortune and at the same time help suffering humanity he had found the Secret of Life. Blackwell's business was in fertilisers. He had a warehouse and a small plant and a staff of three for soil testing and plant research. It was easy to persuade the big Mexican that, behind this respectable front, Blackwell's team could busy itself extracting heroin from opium. Carriage to England was swiftly arranged by the Mexican. For the equivalent of a thousand pounds a trip, every month one of the diplomatic couriers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carried an extra suitcase to London. The price was reasonable. The contents of the suitcase, after the Mexican had deposited it at the Victoria Station left-luggage office and had mailed the ticket to a man called Schwab, c/o Boox-an-Pix, Ltd, WCI, were worth twenty thousand pounds.
Unfortunately Schwab was a bad man, unconcerned with suffering humanity. He had the idea that if American juvenile delinquents could consume millions of dollars' worth of heroin every year, so could their Teddy boy and girl cousins. In two rooms in Pimlico, his staff watered the heroin with stomach powder and sent it on its way to the dance halls and amusement arcades.
Schwab had already made a fortune when the CID Ghost Squad got on to him. Scotland Yard decided to let him make a little more money while they investigated the source of his supply. They put a close tail on Schwab and in due course were led to Victoria Station and thence to the Mexican courier. At that stage, since a foreign country was concerned, the Secret Service had had to be called in and Bond was ordered to find out where the courier got his supplies and to destroy the channel at source.
Bond did as he was told. He flew to Mexico City and quickly got to the Madre de Cacao. Thence, posing as a buyer for the London traffic, he got back to the big Mexican. The Mexican received him amiably and referred him to Blackwell. Bond had rather taken to Blackwell. He knew nothing about Blackwell's sister, but the man was obviously an amateur and his bitterness about the heroin ban in England rang true. Bond broke into his warehouse one night and left a thermite bomb. He then went and sat in a cafe a mile away and watched the flames leap above the horizon of rooftops and listened to the silver cascade of the fire-brigade bells. The next morning he telephoned Blackwell. He stretched a handkerchief across the mouthpiece and spoke through it.
' Sorry you lost your business last night. I'm afraid your insurance won't cover those stocks of soil you were researching.'
'Who's that? Who's speaking?' 'I'm from England. That stuff of yours has killed quite a lot of young people over there. Damaged a lot of others. Santos won't be coming to England any more with his diplomatic bag. Schwab will be in jail by tonight. That fellow Bond you've been seeing, he won't get out of the net either. The police are after him now.'
Frightened words came back down the line.
'All right, but just don't do it again. Stick to fertilisers.'
Bond hung up.
Blackwell wouldn't have had the wits. It was obviously the big Mexican who had seen through the false trail. Bond had taken the precaution to move his hotel, but that night, as he walked home after a last drink at the Copacabana, a man suddenly stood in his way. The man wore a dirty white linen suit and a chauffeur's white cap that was too big for his head. There were deep blue shadows under Aztec cheekbones. In one corner of the slash of a mouth there was a toothpick and in the other a cigarette. The eyes were bright pin-pricks of marihuana.
'You like woman? Make jigajig?'
'Coloured girl? Fine jungle tail?'
'Mebbe pictures?'
The gesture of the hand slipping into the coat was so well known to Bond, so full of old dangers that when the hand flashed out and the long silver finger went for his throat. Bond was on balance and ready for it.
Almost automatically, Bond went into the 'Parry Defence against Underhand Thrust' out of the book. His right arm cut across, his body swivelling with it. The two forearms met mid-way between the two bodies, banging the Mexican's knife arm off target and opening his guard for a crashing short-arm chin jab with Bond's left. Bond's stiff, locked wrist had not travelled far, perhaps two feet, but the heel of his palm, with fingers spread for rigidity, had come up and under the man's chin with terrific force. The blow almost lifted the man off the sidewalk. Perhaps it had been that blow that had killed the Mexican, broken his neck, but as he staggered back on his way to the ground, Bond had drawn back his right hand and slashed sideways at the taut, offered throat. It was the deadly hand-edge blow to the Adam's apple, delivered with the fingers locked into a blade, that had been the standby of the Commandos. If the Mexican was still alive, he was certainly dead before he hit the ground.
Bond stood for a moment, his chest heaving, and looked at the crumpled pile of cheap clothes flung down in the dust. He glanced up and down the street. There was no one. Some cars passed. Others had perhaps passed during the fight, but it had been in the shadows. Bond knelt down beside the body. There was no pu...
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I still think general gets the most exposure on topics.
Quote from: JP on March 19, 2008, 10:54:45 amI still think general gets the most exposure on topics. So what's the answer? One big free-for-all forum with no type of organization? I can see many people getting frustrated sorting thru the crap and not coming back.... so much for exposure then ;)
JP:"Announcing" in GENERAL that you're gonna have a post in REMOVAL is just as bad and and maybe worse than not posting in the proper forum in the first place. What you are doing is TURNING ON LIGHT BULBS in the heads of OTHER MEMBERS who will do the same thing, creating TWO post for the sake of one - please don't do this. I think the Mods you talk to every night are busy enough as it is, they don't need to be chasing "sneak-peek trailer posts" around the forums too!Besides, if someone doesn't want to read a removal story, it doesn't matter WHERE you post it, they aren't going to read it, and if they do have interest, then nothing will stop them from finding it! Please JP - don't do this again, you are just opening a can of worms and putting wrong ideas into people's heads.
You know my main beef. Its that the removal section at least on my computer, not Ken's, takes a while to load, its just aggravating. And I even have fast cable connection.
Quote from: JP on March 20, 2008, 12:33:16 amYou know my main beef. Its that the removal section at least on my computer, not Ken's, takes a while to load, its just aggravating. And I even have fast cable connection.JP, Hate to say it, but it is something up with your system. The exact same code runs for all the forum sections (general, removal, coffee house, etc.) and they all get the data from the same database.
I'll be asking Robo to place a hypertext link leading to the swarm removal map in the removal forum, so that the page will load as fast as all others - if that doesn't satisfy those posting in Removal, I give up.