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Skip to comments.Shooting Outside Club in Suburban Phoenix (13 people shot)
Posted on 03/03/2012 11:24:57 AM PST by dragnet2
TEMPE, ArizonaAn altercation outside a nightclub in suburban Phoenix erupted in shooting, leaving 13 people wounding including two in serious condition, U.S. police said Saturday.
Police are looking for two young men as possible suspects after the gunfire occurred shortly before midnight Friday in the parking of The Clubhouse Music Venue, located about 7 miles east of downtown Phoenix.
At least two of the injured were hospitalized in serious condition, while the others were treated for wounds that appeared less severe. He said some of the injured drove themselves to the various hospitals in the area so police aren't sure if there were other victims besides the 13.
Police are searching for the suspects who fled from the club on on foot. Sgt. Carbajal didn't have immediate details on the altercation, a motive, or the type of guns used.
Calls to the club went unanswered early Saturday.
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Is this Amish country?
Over a dozen shot, witnesses everywhere, yet no description of the suspects. I guess it's a secret.
Very odd.
"ah dint see nuthin'"
Whatever the details of this crime, I'm betting that the MSM will initially blame it on "right wing hate mongers".
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Tempe police Officer T. Williams is seen at the scene at the
Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe on March 3, 2012. A shooting the
night before during a concert at the nightclub left 13 people injured.
How do you shoot 13 people without killing anyone?
A tiny gun?
The shooting occurred during a rap concert by Los Angeles artist Nipsey Hussle, who broke onto the rap scene in 2009 and is a self-proclaimed Crips gang member, according to a New York Times article two years ago.
Not too hard to draw conclusions from that little detail.
I think my picture of this whole event has now come clearly into focus. Just more of the same it seems.
Spray and pray
U.S. Police? Brought in from one of the FEMA reeducation camps?
Tempe Police spokesman Sergeant Steve Carbajal said officers responded to reports of shots fired at the Clubhouse Music Venue at 11:30 p.m. Friday local time.
Carbajal said police had identified 13 victims from the incident. Two were in serious condition at local hospitals.
"Witnesses have reported that after the shooting, two black males wearing dark colored clothing fled the scene on foot," Carbajal said. "Those individuals have not been located at this time."
A local report had a man being interview who said that the line to get in was much longer than the venue capacity and the crow mood was getting ugly. Don't know how that translates into the shootings.
Welfare Check Weekend....
Always a good one for fun and hilarity.
Everyone's a critic. Look, cRap music sucks, shooting up the place won't change that.
Similar incident at ~2:30 a.m. in Jackson, TN a couple of weeks ago....details hard to come by...just guess!
No. Wife says Miss South Carolina works at the WSJ now.
I'm guessing the shooter didn't use a fiddycal.
Inner City Yutes be just like Middle East Muzzies: cordon 'em off, leave 'em alone, and they'll eat themselves alive.
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- Created 25 September 2010; Published 28 September 2010Reception and Presidential Tree Planting Ceremony
A red maple is planed on the lawn south of Laird Hall in honor of President Poskanzer's inauguration.
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The Installation Ceremony in Skinner Memorial Chapel, featuring an address by Hugo Sonnenschein, President Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago
- Created 24 September 2010; Published 25 September 2010Convocation: Steve Poskanzer
The eleventh president of Carleton College, Steven G. Poskanzer assumed his new role on August 2. Originally from Central New York, Poskanzer attended Princeton University as an undergraduate, where he studied International Relations with a concentration in African Studies. He subsequently received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, after which he launched his career into higher education. Formerly chief of staff to the president at the University of Chicago for four years, Poskanzer served for the past 12 years in the SUNY system, the New York state system of higher education that encompasses 64 campuses. He held associate and senior associate provost positions in the main SUNY office, the final two years as head of the office of academic affairs. He became vice provost for academic affairs in 2000 before moving to the SUNY–New Paltz campus in October 2001 as that institution's president, serving first on an interim basis until being named permanently to the position in 2003. Having served leadership roles at both public and private institutions of higher education gives Poskanzer a unique perspective as the new president of Carleton College. The title of his convocation address was "Setting Prairie Fires."
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By ANGEL GONZALEZ
HOUSTON -- A Royal Dutch Shell unit struck a deal with a Kinder Morgan company to export liquefied natural gas out of an existing import terminal near Savannah, Ga., the companies said Monday.
The move, which comes in the wake of a recent report commissioned by the US Department of Energy that came out in favor of LNG exports, is the latest among major energy companies seeking to capitalize on North America's the newly found abundance of natural gas from shale. ExxonMobil last year announced it wanted to turn an existing import terminal in Texas into a facility than can also export, and Chevron last month partnered with Apache to liquefy and export natural gas out of western Canada. Shell is also working on a competing Western Canada LNG export project.
To be sure, the Georgia export project faces hurdles: it still must receive US permission to export to countries with which the US doesn't have free trade agreements, and the companies must finalize investment decisions. But it is likely to strengthen the project's chances of standing out amid 20 or so different projects awaiting for permits to sell LNG to non-FTA countries, due to Shell's big pockets and its experience in the LNG business. So far only one project, Cheniere Energy's Louisiana terminal, is authorized for exports and is under construction.
The companies said that they would seek to modify El Paso Pipeline Partners's Elba Express pipeline unit and the Elba Island LNG terminal to move natural gas to the terminal, liquefy it and ship it. El Paso, a Kinder Morgan unit, will own 51% of the partnership and run the facility, and Shell will own 49% and have rights to 100% of the liquefaction capacity of the terminal. The project is expected to be able to ship 350 million cubic feet/day of gas.
"This project will facilitate further development of the abundant natural gas resources in the United States and will be a positive factor in the overall balance of trade between the US and other countries," said Kinder Morgan CEO Richard Kinder in a statement. Dow Jones Newswires


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New Japan Commercial V-51 'NWO Typhoon '98' DVD
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This Valis video release covers various comibination of the NWO group as they take on the New Japan-loyal tandems.
- Keiji Mutoh & Big Titan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Shinya Hashimoto (clipped, 9:18 of 18:37 aired, 10/10/98)
- Keiji Mutoh & NWO Sting vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki (clipped, 7:29 of 15:47 aired, 10/11/98)
- Keiji Mutoh/NWO Sting/Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Shiro Koshinaka/Tasutoshi Goto (clipped, 5:48 of 12:54 aired, 10/16/98)
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Sony NEX-VG900 Full Frame Camcorder
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BANGOR, Maine — A Washington County man who has pleaded guilty to theft of benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs was back before a federal judge Friday charged with violating his supervised release.
Richard C. Ramsdell, Jr., 38, of Cutler was on supervised release after his conviction in February 2011 for stealing copper from the Telecommunications Station in Cutler when last month he waived indictment and pleaded guilty to the theft of benefits charge.
A hearing date to determine whether Ramsdell violated the terms of his supervised release has not been set.
Ramsdell was released Friday on $10,000 unsecured bail in the revocation case. That is the same bail set in the theft of benefits case.
Ramsdell has admitted to obtaining more than $200,000 in VA benefits by making false statements about his back and his mental condition in responding to VA questionnaires, according to a previously published report. Ramsdell also claimed to be unemployed and incapable of working.
An investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General showed that Ramsdell has been harvesting balsam tips for two Washington County wreath manufacturers and has been working as a fisherman and a painter, despite telling the VA he had been unemployed for 11 years, according to documents filed in federal court in Bangor.
According to a VA ratings examiner, Ramsdell served only a period of months in the U.S. Marine Corps and would not have qualified for VA benefits without providing false information to the federal agency.
Ramsdell's fraud was discovered while he was incarcerated in a federal prison in Pennsylvania on the copper theft conviction. He was recorded during a telephone call describing the strenuous manual labor that he was performing as an inmate and his eagerness to resume clamming once released.
Ramsdell also "counseled other veterans as to how they could defraud the VA," court documents said.
Ramsdell faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and could be ordered to pay restitution for the benefits theft.
If his supervised release is revoked, he could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in federal prison.
Ramsdell was sentenced in February 2011 to four months in federal prison for stealing copper from the Telecommunications Station in Cutler. He also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and make $4,900 in restitution to the U.S. Navy.
It was unclear Saturday whether a possible sentence on the revocation charge and a sentence on the benefits theft conviction could be served at the same time or would have to be served consecutively.


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Just a few months ago, teams featuring players from 25 schools statewide took to the courts as the Colorado Boys High School Volleyball Association witnessed its 18th season.
And across Colorado fields, scrums became quite common as rugby continued to mushroom as one of the state's fastest-growing boys' nonvarsity sports.
If popularity meant anything, these entries would merit serious consideration to add to the list of Colorado High School Activities Association-sponsored varsity sports.
"It's not a simple process," CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann said. "We've had conversations about volleyball and rugby, even bowling, and every now and then, inline hockey and bicycle sports.
"While it's not a simple process, it's a process that works for schools. It forces them and people who are interested in adding sports to really think them through before they come in with a great idea."
Lacrosse was the last boys' sport added by CHSAA in 1999. At that time, fewer than 30 schools had varsity teams.
"I definitely think boys' volleyball needs to become a CHSAA sport," said Karen Warnock, who has overseen a co-op club team at Liberty for the past nine years after six years at the helm of the girls' varsity team. "I've seen plenty of boys get full-ride scholarships, but because we're not sanctioned, the numbers are dwindling. There's such a huge volleyball presence in the community with USA Volleyball right here in town. It just doesn't make sense."
The CHSAA lists several factors in its bylaws, including school support, funding, recommendation from equity committees, proportionality of member schools, the ability to complete a schedule and availability of school facilities and training of coaches and officials.
Schools already with a full complement of sports, while supporting new sports, fear possible repercussions of being stretched too thin.
"We wouldn't be opposed to adding a sport like boys' volleyball," Cheyenne Mountain athletic director Kris Roberts said. "We have 23 sports already with 1,300 kids. Then you have to ask where you place a sport like that. If you assume the spring, then you have to have gym availability and equipment.
"From a cost standpoint, you have coaching monies and officials. I'm all for giving kids an opportunity to access new sports, but it's more of a conceptual framework to figure out what fits."
The Colorado Springs Grizzlies, a compilation of athletes from 12 city and area schools, recently won their fourth consecutive state championship.
Incoming senior Seth Halliman is playing on an All-American touring team in Argentina.
"Oh yeah, I could see rugby having enough teams at the high school level to be CHSAA," Grizzlies coach Otis McGregor said. "What I've found, is that if I can get a boy to come to a handful of practices, he'll really get into the game. I don't think there's a better sport for a young man when you combine soccer, football and wrestling, and it's nonstop."
Nationally, 23 states sponsored boys' volleyball in the 2011-12 participation survey compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Surprisingly, varsity boys' bowling was next, offered in 22 states. Rugby has yet to be sponsored outside the club level.
While Borgmann sees the interest level growing in several boys' club sports, perhaps the state of the economy will have the final say, at least for now.
"I don't see anything happening any time soon," Borgmann said. "The economy has limited everyone. I think schools want to maintain the programs they have right now, not necessarily add programs."


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University Again Makes Princeton Review's "Best in the Southeast"
For the fourth year in a row, Radford University is on the Princeton Review's list of best colleges and universities in the Southeast.
"To be recognized again by the Princeton Review as one of the best institutions in our region is another indication of the high quality of Radford University and the education and opportunities we offer our students," said President Penelope W. Kyle. "This is an honor for all of us: faculty, students, staff and friends of our university."
The college and universities included on this year's list were chosen primarily for their "excellent academic programs," according to Robert Franek, senior vice president and publisher of the Princeton Review. Radford University has recently added doctoral programs in both nursing and physical therapy and will award its first Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees this summer. It has also added an undergraduate degree in geospatial science, the first of its kind in Virginia, which begins this fall.
"We are dedicated to providing superior degree programs in areas that will best serve the needs of the Commonwealth and its citizens, and more students are recognizing this as one of our greatest strengths," said Kyle, noting recent record enrollment.
More than 2,100 new freshmen will begin classes at Radford University this fall, representing a 13 percent increase from 2010 and a 42 percent increase from 2009. The university plans to continue to increase enrollment by 1,400 undergraduate students within the next six years.


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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - New Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus continued to fill out his coaching staff for the upcoming season, naming former All-Stars Omar Vizquel and Wally Joyner to positions on Monday.
Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner and the all-time leader in MLB history in games played by a shortstop, will serve as first base coach in addition to assisting with the infield and baserunning.
Joyner will take over as Detroit's hitting coach after spending one year as an assistant in that capacity with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2013. The 51- year-old ex-first baseman was a teammate of Ausmus with the San Diego Padres in 1996.
Ausmus also tabbed Mick Billmeyer as bullpen coach and Matt Martin to be the club's defensive coordinator.
"I'm very excited to have Omar, Wally, Mick and Matt join the Tigers," said Ausmus. "There is a lot of baseball and coaching experience in this group that is committed to the details of winning baseball games."
Since ending a distinguished 24-year playing career in the majors in 2012, Vizquel worked as a roving infield instructor with the Angels last season.
Joyner was the lead hitting instructor for MLB's International Elite-level development program for four years prior to his time with the Phillies.
Ausmus, hired by the Tigers earlier this month to succeed the retiring Jim Leyland, had previously announced that pitching coach Jeff Jones and third base coach Dave Clark would be retained.


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Can you imagine being at the zoo with your family and running into Justin Bieber?! The pop star took time out from his Believe tour yesterday to visit the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.
He posted some awesome pics from his fun-filled day on Instagram; click through above to see him cuddling up with an adorable baby cheetah and posing with some very excited Beliebers!


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Last month we introduced our latest LS swap buildup, which features an SS '70 Chevelle and Chevrolet Performance's new Connect-and-Cruise LSA and trans package. The story was a simple overview of the parts that come with the Connect-and-Cruise, the car, and the shop doing the work. Before we move on, let's review the LSA Connect-and-Cruise concept.
The heart of it is the LSA engine that comes in the ZL1 Camaro and the CTS-V Cadillac. It's a 6.2L with redesigned heads and forged internals fitted with an intercooled Eaton supercharger that produces 556 hp, yet purrs like a kitten at idle. With the Connect-and-Cruise part number, you also get a SuperMatic 4L85-E transmission that was designed by the engineers to handle the monstrous 572 crate motor, so it can back the LSA with no problems. The trans has an improved valvebody for firmer shifts and features a gear set of; 1st: 2.48, 2nd: 1.48, 3rd: 1.00, 4th: 0.75. Those are the major components in the Connect-and-Cruise, but it's the rest of the items that really help with installation. The engine and trans also comes with all the electronic control modules, wiring harnesses, manifolds, ignition, drive-by-wire gas pedal, and more needed to get things up and running. The idea is to have a simple plug-and-play system available with one simple part number.
All the work is being done at D&P Classic Chevy in Huntington Beach, California, one of the most well-respected shops in the country. Owner Darryl Nance and the rest of his crew are well-versed in the LS swap and have already done more than most shops will ever do. In this story, we are going to cover mating the engine and transmission, and then fitting the new combo into the car. This will let us check clearances and figure out what all we will need to do to finalize the installation. We did run into a few clearance issues, but just know the motor and trans fit with no floor or firewall modifications.


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Wednesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida needs 500,000 jobs to return to pre-recession highs
Florida is still short of about 500,000 jobs in reaching a pre-recession peak of more than 8 million jobs, according to the business group the Florida Chamber Foundation. Using St. Louis Federal Reserve data, the foundation found the state had the highest number of jobs in March 2007, half a year before the Great Recession hit in December 2007. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Florida Chamber Foundation.
State, All Aboard Florida sign deal for Miami-to-Orlando train
A train that would link Orlando to Miami has taken a giant step closer to becoming reality. The builders of All Aboard Florida reached an agreement with the state to lay tracks on land along the BeachLine Expressway. More at the Orlando Sentinel.
Obama climate plan pleases environmentalists, worries Central Florida utilities
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President Barack Obama unveiled his plan Tuesday to clamp down on utilities and the heat-trapping pollution emitted by their power plants, which could lead to higher electric bills in Central Florida and other parts of the U.S. that depend on plants that burn coal. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
BP mounts offensive in spill settlement dispute
With an ad blitz and a tersely worded letter, BP is mounting an increasingly aggressive campaign to challenge what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses following its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More at the AP.
Demanding workplaces necessary for some -- or are they?
A new study from Harvard Business Review says putting in more than 70 hours per week reduces work performance to roughly the same level as being inebriated. And a new FSU study on workaholics found that when employees habits fall far on either the low or high end of the "workaholism'' scale, both the company and the employee are likely to suffer. More at the Miami Herald.
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|2004-11-03, 15:12
|Link #1
Senior Member
Which Uchiha brother is your favorite?
Some Would say Sasuke because of his grudge and the curse seal
Other would say itachi cause he kicks ass
I like Itachi personally because not only is he hot but he's also powerful!
|2004-11-03, 15:36
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Guy From Canada
Join Date: Jan 2004
Age: 32
Itachi because he is making his own destiny.
Sasuke had his destiny handed to him by Itachi.. and cannot even fulfill it on his own.. and has to go to Oro...
Believing in something, regardless of what it is, is always better than being a tool... which Sasuke is...
|2004-11-03, 16:31
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Reverend K-Rist
Because I hate the poor little Bishonen Bastard " Woe is me, I hate the world " Sasuke.
I hope he dies.
I hope he dies, and gets sodomized by an angery moose.
I hope he dies, gets sodomized by an angry moose, who then has a heart attack and falls on top of the bastards dead body, crushing the bones to powder.
I hope he dies, get sodomized, gets crushed, and gets ripped to shreds by large fanged carnivores.
I hope he dies, gets sodomized, crushed, ripped, mauled, burned, bashed, battered, then shit on.
|2004-11-03, 16:39
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Senior Member
I like it
|2004-11-03, 16:43
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
I just hope you realize that Sasuke won't die.
|2004-11-03, 17:14
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Hidden Pimp Villiage Kage
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hidden Pimp Villiage, baby!
Age: 30
|2004-11-03, 17:28
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Senior Member
But what your saying is true sasuke isn't going to die any time in the near future because he is Kishimotos favorite character
|2004-11-03, 18:19
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Senior Member
By the way Itachi is in lead!!! HAH HAH HAH! See Sasuke is NOTHING compared to Itachi HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
|2004-11-03, 18:25
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Sasuke because his road of development is much tougher. I think Itachi was born with a silver spoon (ability, no less) stuck in his mouth... I have no doubt that Itachi works hard, but it was too easy for him.
Sasuke's got a lot more going against him, and
|2004-11-03, 18:47
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Join Date: Aug 2004
dudee, sasuke should die. he's such a wuss and he dosen't even have full sharingan. he thinks his clan is so cool even though his brother slaughtered them all. sasuke has no personality to him. itachi>sasuke
itachi isn't that great either, but whatever. he's cooler
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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But yeah, if it was vs anyone else, Sasuke would get my vote not because his development is much tougher (he's still getting it easy in my opinion) but because of that spoiler;
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im not going to vote for any one who is going to spoon with orochimaru by own his will
100% for itachi on this vote.
Its like the current election: theres no such thing as a PRO-Kerry just lots of anti bush
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|2004-11-03, 19:42
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Reverend K-Rist
What would you do?
You would train your god damn ass off until you were on the verge of death, day and night, to achive the goal and the revenge that you thirst and hunger for since the day your brother murdered your family infront of you [ Well, it was shown with the Mange, but still.. Technically they were, illusion or not ]
You wouldn't walk around, acting all calm and cool like your better then everything else while doing absolute piss shit as far as training goes.
Thusly, Sasuke is a bastard boy that deserves to die.
He deserves to die by having a baseball bat wrapped in barb wire shoved up his ass.
He deserves to die, with a barbwire bat up his ass, while being pissed on.
He deserves to die, with a barbwire bat up his ass, while being pissed on, while being tortured with the death of a thousand cuts.
He deserves to die, with a barbwire bat up his ass, while being pissed on, while being tortured with 1000 cuts, while having someone systematicly smashing every joint in his body with a 500kilo sledge.
He deserves to die, with a barbwire bat up his ass, while being pissed on, while being tortured with 1000 cuts, while having someone systematicly smashing every joint in his body with a 500kilo sledge, with someone driving large, rusty nails oh so very slowly through his testicles.
That mental image.
or the fact that I am strangely aroused by it.
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Since the reveal of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, we've learned about Talion and his quest for revenge against the dark lord, Sauron. We've also known that somehow, he became bonded to a wraith that gives the ranger inhuman powers.
Today, we finally learn who that spectral being is and why he is helping Talion. Celebrimbor was one of the elven lords that fashioned the rings of power (as Sauron made the One Ring in secret).
The evil lord turned on Celebrimbor, torturing him and murdering his family (explaining his reasoning for choosing Talion as an ally). Because elves are immortal, Celebrimbor chose to remain in Middle-earth rather than return to the Undying Lands.
The two will work together to work their way into Mordor and take the fight to Sauron. Revenge and the excellent Nemesis system will be yours a week earlier than expected (as we reported this morning). Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be out on September 30 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. For more, check out our E3 preview.
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The $2.5 billion of settlements reached in the London interbank offered rate rigging scandal are compelling banks to hand over information in the probe of a separate financial benchmark tied to interest-rate derivatives.
Barclays Plc, UBS AG and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the lenders fined in the Libor case, risk criminal prosecution in the U.S. under the settlement agreements if they're seen as withholding evidence related to potential manipulation of the benchmark known as ISDAfix, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because details of the investigation aren't public.
"Those banks have to cooperate at the risk of blowing whatever agreements they have," Peter Henning, a Wayne State University law professor in Detroit and a former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor, said in a telephone interview. "They are over a barrel."
The Justice Department deferred prosecution against the three banks as part of the Libor-rigging settlements and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the primary investigator in the ISDAfix probe, will keep it "apprised of what's going on," Henning said. Barclays has turned over recorded telephone calls of its traders to the CFTC, Bloomberg News reported last week.
Global Crackdown
Kerrie Cohen, a spokeswoman for Barclays, declined to comment, as did Megan Stinson at UBS and Ed Canaday at RBS. Steve Adamske, a spokesman for the CFTC in Washington, also declined to comment.
Regulators are probing manipulation of key financial gauges in world markets on everything from interest rates to currencies to commodities.
Britain's markets regulator is looking into the currency market, where $4.7 trillion is exchanged each day, after Bloomberg News reported in June that traders have manipulated key rates for more than a decade. The European Commission said in May it was investigating Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Statoil ASA, three of Europe's biggest oil explorers, over potential manipulation of Brent crude, which helps set prices in the $3.4 trillion-a-year global oil market.
Regulators from Canada to Switzerland are investigating whether lenders rigged interest rates including Libor, a measure representing the cost at which banks say they can borrow from other lenders that serves as a global benchmark for more than $300 trillion of contracts from mortgages to student loans.
Bafin Inquiry
German financial regulator Bafin is reviewing whether the country's banks may have participated in manipulating ISDAfix and so far hasn't found any indication they were involved, Ben Fischer, a spokesman for the agency, said in an interview yesterday. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority started an inquiry of how the rate is set in British pounds, Bloomberg News reported in April.
As part of the CFTC's ISDAfix investigation, the regulator has interviewed more than a dozen traders and brokers since May at Barclays and ICAP Plc, both based in London, and New York- based Citigroup Inc., and plans to talk with people at 13 other banks as it sifts through 1 million e-mails, Bloomberg News reported on Aug. 2.
"The substance of white-collar crime is getting your hands on data," John Coffee, a law professor who specializes in corporate governance at Columbia Law School in New York, said in a telephone interview. "If you can get your hands on 1 million e-mails or phone calls, you will likely find something interesting."
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The correspondence shows that traders at Wall Street banks instructed ICAP brokers in Jersey City, New Jersey, to buy or sell as many interest-rate swaps as necessary to move the benchmark -- set each day at 11 a.m. in New York -- to a predetermined level, the person said.
By rigging the measure, the banks stood to profit on separate derivatives trades known as swaptions, or options on rate swaps, that they had with clients who were seeking to hedge against moves in interest rates. Banks sought to change the value of the swaps because the ISDAfix rate sets swaptions prices, the person said.
Swaptions, which give the holder the right to swap a fixed- for a floating-rate obligation at some future point at a predetermined level, are used by firms from Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world's biggest mutual fund, to the manager of Dutch postal operator PostNL NV's pension, according to regulatory filings.
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PostNL's pension earned 6.4 percent on its interest-rate swaps and swaptions in 2010, according to its annual report. Representatives from the Dutch company and Pimco didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Banks set ISDAfix for 10-year rate swaps at 2.831 percent yesterday, up from 1.785 percent at year-end, according to ICAP data.
In their five-year settlement agreements with the CFTC, Barclays, RBS, and UBS said they would "cooperate fully and expeditiously with the commission" and any other governmental agency related to Libor or "any investigation, civil litigation, or administrative matter related to the subject matter of this action or any current or future commission investigation."
U.S. investigators used such sweeping language to aid probes of other benchmarks, Henning said.
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"They knew this was coming when they settled Libor," he said. "It's not like they stumbled across this. That's why they made it broad."
Cooperation clauses in deferred prosecution agreements allow banks to order their employees to talk with investigators or face being fired, according to Coffee at Columbia.
"If you breach your deferred prosecution agreement, the government can indict you" and seek greater damages than it received under the settlements, he said. The three firms have already "bitten the bullet," he said. "They don't want a second round of penalties."
Investigators will need to produce e-mails that clearly show manipulative intent by traders, as they did in the Libor probe, said Jack Chen, a financial consultant in New York who has written about the swaps benchmark and Libor for SFC Associates, a financial consulting firm specializing in litigation matters. Otherwise, the banks may be able to defend the actions as typical trading activities, he said.
Lawsuit Risk
RBS said in a regulatory filing last week that it "continues to cooperate" with inquiries of its "submissions, communications and procedures relating to the setting of a number of trading rates," including ISDAfix.
Prior to the CFTC investigation, which began last year, the lenders that contributed to ISDAfix were Bank of America Corp., Barclays, BNP Paribas SA, Citigroup, Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings Inc., Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and Wells Fargo & Co.
ISDAfix rates are distributed by Thomson Reuters, Telekurs and Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, according to ISDA's website. Bloomberg competes with ICAP in some businesses, including foreign-exchange and swaps trading.
"The real risk to these banks is private lawsuits" from asset managers and pension funds, Henning said. "This isn't going up against mom and pop," he said, "and that's scary for the banks if there was manipulation."
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According to most sources, stroke - also known as a brain attack - is up to 80 percent preventable. However, the disease stubbornly remains on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s top 10 list of leading causes of death in the United States, and many people still don't know enough about it, according to Dr. Ash Jain, M.D., cardiologist and medical director of Washington Hospital's Stroke Program. "It's always best to learn about stroke before it happens," according to Dr. Jain. "Most risk factors for stroke - such as high blood pressure - build up over time with no outward symptoms. Then you suffer a stroke, which leaves you at risk for permanent disability." Later this month, Washington Hospital will host its free Stroke Awareness Day & Screenings event - an opportunity for members of the community to identify risk factors for stroke - on Saturday, March 23. The event will feature important screening tests for stroke, including blood pressure, blood glucose (diabetes), electrocardiogram (EKG) for atrial fibrillation, and a test for carotid artery disease, as well as a chance to discuss the results of the screenings with Dr. Jain or another Washington Hospital Medical Staff physician. Ischemic strokes - which account for the majority of strokes - are caused by blockages of the arterial pathways that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the brain, according to Dr. Jain. As a result, brain cells are literally starved of oxygen and begin to die off, making both prevention and early detection key, he says. "This is why it is vitally important for members of the community to take advantage of free community screenings like the one coming up so that they can achieve a better understanding of their overall risk for stroke and take steps to prevent this devastating disease process," Dr. Jain says. Doug Van Houten, R.N., clinical coordinator for the Stroke Program, points out that Washington Hospital is fairly unique in the level of educational and preventive measures it offers to the community regarding stroke. "The hospital actually does three kinds of screenings a year, all vascular in nature," he says. "There's the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening in January, the Peripheral Vascular Disease Screening in June, and Stroke Awareness Day and Screening coming up later this month." Van Houten says the event is the perfect opportunity to get screened and also learn from health care professionals what steps can be taken to lower stroke risk. "My goal is to get as many people in and assessed as possible," he says. "We have all these professionals to test community members for various risk factors and to teach them. Then, two physicians will be available to put it all together for them." Fortunately, most of the risk factors being screened for during the Stroke Awareness Day and Screening event are ones that can be reduced through simple lifestyle changes. Others, however - like atrial fibrillation - require a doctor's care. Atrial fibrillation is not only the most common type of irregular heartbeat, but also one of the main risk factors for stroke, according to Dr. Jain. In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) cites data indicating that AF accounts for between 15 percent and 20 percent of strokes in the United States. "With atrial fibrillation, it is very important to identify these patients and treat them so that they don't go on to have strokes," Dr. Jain says. "Irregular heartbeat causes blood clots to form in the heart chamber, and these then travel to the brain, clogging the circulation and causing stroke. Also, heart function is decreased by as much as 30 percent, and this decrease in function makes people tired, short of breath, and they experience less energy and weakness and tiredness." While AF and carotid artery disease require medical intervention, Van Houten is a big proponent of tackling the many preventable risk factors for stroke - like high blood pressure and obesity - with lifestyle changes like healthy diet and regular exercise. "After someone has just gotten blood glucose and blood pressure tested, we'll do some really fast one-on-one education," he says of the event. "We might say, 'Your blood sugar is fine, but your blood pressure is high. Now you really need to be careful about sodium intake.' Then we might tell the person about the DASH diet and the benefits of exercising every day." "The big thing is that this event is free, and a lot of people don't have money for preventive care. We're providing free health information and really good, focused tests that can help people determine their stroke risk." Dr. Jain says that he would much rather help community members prevent stroke than have to treat them in the hospital. Still, he continues to see younger patients - including those in their 40s and 50s - coming to the hospital with stroke. "Recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke is important for every member of the community, because the faster people call 9-1-1, the sooner we can treat them and improve outcomes," he says. "At the same time, the more people we see and assess during Stroke Awareness Day, the less likely it is that we'll see those people in the ER because they'll be better able to manage their risk factors." Free screenings To learn about your risk for stroke and talk to experts in stroke care, make sure to attend the Stroke Awareness Day & Screenings event being held on Saturday, March 23, in the Conrad E. 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Late rally gets Post 60 past Galchutt
As the clock passed 9 p.m. Friday and darkness started to replace the natural light at Charlie Brown Memorial Field, the Valley City Post 60 baseball team had two goals.
First — Get through the fifth inning of its second game that night with Galchutt. Second — Scrap a few runs together and get the win.
By the time the game finished roughly 20 minutes later, both tasks were complete as the team, which played as the visitor on the score board in the second game, won 4-3 after scoring three runs in the top of the fifth.
The late rally clinched a double header sweep for Valley City, which won 15-12 in the first game before the 4-3 win.
But after the high scoring, error-filled opener, the two teams played against both each other and the setting sun.
By the time that Valley City got to the top of the fifth inning, trailing 3-1, it was light enough to play, but visibility wasn't at its best.
"It was hard to see the ball but we still swung, hit the ball real hard," said Valley City first baseman Troy Anderson.
Jaden Keys and Chase Carpenter, Valley City's first two batters that inning, got out in succession to start the inning.
Valley City then had a single by Spencer Meyer. Anthony Olstad then reached base on an error by the second baseman that got him all the way to second base.
Andrew Glaser then hit a double to right field, scoring both Meyer and Olstad to tie the game.
Anderson then got the winning hit on a single to deep left field that scored Glaser. The deep fly ball was just short of the fence.
"I was expecting (to hit) a ground ball because I had been hitting those all game," Anderson said. "This time I got it in the air somewhere."
Coach Jason Beilke was pleased with the offense, particularly in the last inning.
"I knew we had the heart of our order coming up," he said. "We had (the) three, four, five (spots) coming up, so I was hoping we could get a few runners on and make it interesting."
The offense made up for what was generally a bad day in the field. In the second game, Valley City had four errors and only one of Galchutt's three runs were earned.
Valley City pitcher Andrew Glaser finished the game with only three hits allowed and had five strikeouts.
But the reliance on offense wasn't limited to one game.
Valley City also had eight errors in the first game, but again made up for it with stellar offense. Valley City started the first game with seven runs in the first inning and finished with five runs in the sixth inning.
Ben Sorenson and Chase Carpenter scored three runs each in the the win.
Valley City continues its season against Fairmount-Hankinson at 5:30 p.m. today at Charlie Brown Memorial Field.


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HAMILTON -- The winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats owed the Calgary Stampeders a little retribution and served up a heaping helping of it last night.
The Cats, beaten two weeks ago on a last-play field goal in Calgary, rode the toe of newcomer Mark Myers who booted the 44-yard winner as time expired for a 20-17 victory.
The winning kick was set up by Calgary punter Burke Dales' shank from his own 19-yard line with just 24 seconds remaining.
With the loss, the Stampeders fall to 3-2 but remain in first place in the CFL West, while Hamilton, 1-4, finally hits the win column under interim head coach Ron Lancaster.
"Hey, of course this one hurts. Nobody wants to lose, especially to a team still looking for its first win," said Stampeders receiver Jeremaine Copeland.
"We didn't expect to come here and lose but all teams get the upper hand whenever their head coach gets fired.
"We didn't want to fall into that hole but it happens. Whenever you go out there and take 15 to 20 penalties, that's the way the game goes and we flat-out shot ourselves in the foot too plenty times.
"We have to play better, play smarter and minimize all those penalties and maybe the game would have been different."
Stampeders starter Henry Burris posted just 228 yards passing, completing 15 of 24 passes including one touchdown.
He also threw a first-quarter interception to Tay Cody, a pick Hamilton starter Jason Maas converted into the Ticats' first major, keeping the ball on a two-yard run.
"We finally had a little adversity but we never got in sync and we just didn't make enough plays," said Stampeders head coach Tom Higgins.
"We had a chance to take this thing into overtime and we didn't get as good a kick as we wanted."
Calgary was flagged 16 times for 111 yards.
The Stampeders had opened an 11-10 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 30-yard toss from Henry Burris to Ken-Yon Rambo.
Stamps placekicker Sandro DeAngelis made it 14-10 with a 42-yard field goal with 10 minutes remaining but the Tabbies regained the lead on a 15-yard TD run by Corey Holmes.
DeAngelis tied it 17-17 with a 36-yarder with two minutes remaining, setting the stage for Myers' heroic boot.
The Stampeders held a substantial edge in yardage at the half -- 227 to Hamilton's 127 -- yet trailed 7-4.
"We had 220-some yards of offence at half-time -- we just didn't execute what the coaches had for a game plan," said Stamps tackle Jeff Pilon.
"The plays were called but we kept making little mistakes everywhere."
After a sensational game last week in Regina, Burris again struggled finding his receivers, either because of botched routes or overthrows.
The Cody pick in the first quarter left Burris and intended receiver Nik Lewis hashing out the miscue on the sidelines.
"That was just a lack of communication between the two of us, something we've got to work on," Burris said.
"I've got to be smart in that situation, take what they give me. We need to work on our timing and communication."
Stamps safety Trey Young said penalties and miscues cost the team a chance to take command of first place in the West.
"There were some penalties on key second downs to give them the ball back on downs and that eats the clock up and get them down the field," Young said.
DeAngelis kicked three field goals but was also wide left from 39 yards in the second quarter for a single. It was his first miss after connecting on 16 consecutive attempts dating back to Game 2 vs. Edmonton.


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What is it that hasn't happened once, let alone twice? Abiogenesis? What does that have to do with copyright?
i was going to post this exact same thing. Goldeneye was the first big multiplayer split screen game that i could think of. But im pretty sure that there were a few that were before it.
Its actually refreshing to see a media/news company exec get where things are heading. The sad part is 99% of them act like the world owes them something. Reminds me of a cartoon i saw once where there was a guy yelling at an incoming tsunami, daring it to move him. Walled gardens make about as much sense.


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Grain prices mostly rose Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for March delivery rose 7 cents to $7.39 a bushel; March corn rose 5 cents to $6.9975 a bushel; March oats were flat at $3.80 a bushel; while March soybeans rose 2 cents to $14.20 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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Foods to stay hydrated in the summer with Heidi Skolnik
Foods to stay hydrated
Since this summer has seen record temperatures in high temperatures across the country, one of the concerns among many adults and parents is how do we stay hydrated besides water. One of the best ways to stay hydrated is through food which consists of 20% of the water we consume on a daily basis. Many people do not know that certain foods actually can help hydration especially in the months where the temperatures rise or drop at alarming levels.?
Fruits and Vegetables actually provide a great alternative source of water that can help people who struggle to have the recommended intake of water each day. We have compiled a list of FIVE items that are alternatives to water.
This fun summer treat that all ages can enjoy is one way to stay hydrated in the very hot months of summer.
Heidi mentioned that popiscles are more than a nice tasty summer treat that parents and kids can create together.
Apple Sauce (GoGo squeeZ)
One of the very foods to stay hydrated is apple sauce especially a product called GoGo squeeZ. Coming in eight flavors orginal, strawberry, banana, cinnamon, peach and three others. This product is great for children since it comes in pouches and contains 3/4 serving of fruit and only has 60 calories along with being gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free and made with no artificial flavors or preservatives. This is only one of the products of apple sauce currently out there but is the easiest way for kids to eat it.
One of the morning standards for breakfast foods also is a great source of nutrients in staying hydrated since it contains 180 ml or 6 oz., of fluid. This product also is a good source of nutrition that helps the body in every shape and form.
One of the standards for breakfast also is a great source of nutrients for staying hydrated, since one serving tends to contain around 6 oz. of fluid. Yogurt also can be a good source of protein, which will help you stay full.
In addition to staying hydrated, yogurt also provides a good source of bacteria for the system along with many nutrients/ minerals needed to help the body fight off Osteoporosis, risk of high blood pressure and helping the gut.
As oranges are made up of 85 percent water, the fruit makes for a very simple snack that you can take anywhere.
Oranges also are great for the body since it contains Vitamin C, Vitamin A and other minerals.
Containing 95% of water along with being a good source of fiber and vitamin, this little vegetable is one of the best foods to eat in the hot months.
This green fruit is actually a great way to stay hydrated since it contains 75% of water. This fruit also contains a great source of fiber along Avocados also boast 11 percent of your daily value of magnesium and manganese and 14 percent of copper.
Source: Livestrong
This summer soup is a great way to cool down and also stay hydrated since tomatoes contain a high amount of water.
"Gazpacho is a wonderfully hydrating food -tomatoes are over 90% water and all vegetables are really high water content foods".


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Walrus Arch Rival Solid
Request: Does anyone happen to have a copy of the…
Design: 3-season non free-standing (hoop)
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy
Weight: 4.75 lbs.
Price Paid: $125
Request: Does anyone happen to have a copy of the Assembly-Care brochure, which came with the Walrus Arch Rival X-V? Mine got soaked and dissolved?
If so, could you please email me a copy at firstname.lastname@example.com? Also, does anyone know whether this tent has, with the help of a couple of straps-with-buckles, a "fly-only" set up option?
Thanks much.
This tent requires careful site selection to work…
Design: 3 season 2 hoop non-freestanding
Sleeps: 2 tightly
Ease of Setup: Easy to do poorly, little harder to do well
Weight: under 5#
Price Paid: $109
This tent requires careful site selection to work as well as it can. This somewhat limits the tent's utility. It is a terrific little tent though when you get it pitched well on an appropriate spot. Mine has always served me well through very nasty weather, even through 5 inches of very wet, very heavy snow. Ventilation is not its strong suit when weather dictates full fly coverage, but not many tents of this design could do better and it's all about weight and weather-proofness with this tent choice.
Positives: I spent a long time looking at lightweight…
Design: 3-season non-freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: moderately difficult
Weight: 4 lb, 12 oz.
Price Paid: $120
I spent a long time looking at lightweight 2-person tents before I bought one. I found the Arch Rival to have the best characteristics of the group. It is lightweight (the posted weight includes all stakes that come with the tent, as well as the stuff sack, as weighed on my postal scale). It is large enough to sleep two people, and you can place one pack inside the tent and one pack underneath the fly. The fly does a good job of covering the tent and has a decent-sized vestibule.
Also, the tent floor seams are taped.
In fact, the weight of the tent can be further reduced by two ounces by leaving excess tent pegs at home.
On the negative side, I found the tent difficult to set up properly. While easy to set up in a sloppy sort of way, it is imperative that the tent be properly staked in order to get the tent walls tight. I had a difficult time getting proper ventilation/seperation between the tent walls and the fly. As a result, on our high sierra trip this summer (the first time we used the tent) half of the time my wife and I experienced condensation inside the tent, although we later remedied this through more ventilation (leave the door unzipped).
The tent pegs are cheap and will have to be replaced with ones which don't bend so easily. The front door zippers are awkward.
All in all, I find the Arch Rival Solid to be an excellent tent for the weight and for the money. If I were buying over again, I'd probably buy the mesh version to save a couple of extra ounces.
Size: Snug, although comfortably long, and very light.
Design: 2-hoop staked
Sleeps: 2 good friends
Ease of Setup: "Difficulty of tent setup" does not apply to this one!
Weight: 4.5 lbs.
Price Paid: $119
Size: Snug, although comfortably long, and very light. The 4.5 lbs. includes the stuff sacks and stakes (most published tent weights don't) Tapered footprint makes it a little tight width-wise at the foot end. Nice vestibule, although zipping the rainfly door while inside the tent is a trick.
Design: Simple and minimal, well-thought out. Setup WAY easier than rolling off a log. A breeze even on a dark and stormy night. One caveat: there is no latitude for adjustment when setting the stakes. The structure of the tent is dependent on the stakes pulling the fabric tightly over the two hoops and down, and placement is critical. Tying out to a stake with a length of cord to avoid a rock results in a limp tent. The only solution is to relocate the tent (or the rock, I suppose).
Comfort: Stuffy when closed up on a warm, rainy night. There is a mesh version available which must be nicer for warm-weather camping. I was truly impressed with the tent's watertightness. We stayed quite dry on a very wet weekend, watching pools of water form on the groundcloth, safely beneath the translucent floor.
Overall: Aside from the necessary accuracy of stake placement, the two-hoop design functions superbly with a minimum of components. This makes for a lightweight shelter and an efficient design. The Arch Rival is well-crafted and longer than any other 2-person tent (as well as most 3-person tents!).
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Published: 2012/11/28
Les Claypool Will Join Bob Weir, Jackie Greene and Friends at Benefit Performance
Primus' Les Claypool has been added to a December 6 benefit at Mill Valley, CA's 142 Throckmorton Theatre. As previously reported, the fourth annual event will benefit the children of the Peruvian orphanage, Casa de Milagros. This year's benefit will also support the Haitian Relief Organization J/P HRO. Previously confirmed guests include: Bob Weir, Jackie Greene, Primus' Jay Lane, ALO's Lebo & Steve Adams, and James Nash of TheWaybacks.
Claypool is expected to perform with his new Duo De Twang project. Since he also plays with Lane in Primus and has collaborated with Weir over the years, one can expect some additional collaborations.


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Gah! Am I talking about myself too much today? I really don't think it's all about me, but it's just one of those days. And, actually, I'm not talking just about me. I talked about retro sexuality, dirty words, and the scrotum-y look of Bill O'Reilly's neck or whatever the hell that first post was about. It's not all about me, but it is about me and some rather low things.
And so Bob has this obsession with why more women don't like Bloggingheads, and how he had to ask me what's causing that -- hence Mickey's wisecrack -- and then how my answer was pretty much about my own opinion -- as a woman -- rather than more broadly stereotypical ideas of what women want. (Bob's very into gender difference.)
Bob thinks I was "scathing," in that I called Bloggingheads "grim" and "remorseless." Whoops! He heard me. That was a rather harsh thing for a woman to say. Then there's this:
Bob: I think we should encourage Ann Althouse to come up with what would... Just turn her loose. She should do her dream Bloggingheads that women are going to like, and she should decide who she wants to do it with, and if they are game, we will get a camera to them, whether they are in the North Pole or North Korea. Wherever. Unless it's North Korea. We can't do that. We will get a camera to them.Well, they left the thought unformed, but you can see what they both were thinking. I'm not really a good representative of the female mind, because I'm not feminine enough! They both essentially said that. Especially Mickey.
Mickey: The Bob Wright estrogen challenge.
Bob: Yeah. Yeah.
Mickey: That's good. Although I have a feeling... Ann Althouse is a pretty argumentative person, so the...
Bob: She'll pick a fight. Oh, she and Eric Alterman.
Mickey: I think that she's got to provide a sort of nurturing...
Bob: The Althouse-Alterman thing, the Alt-Alt thing, is out of control...
But Bob did make an offer that I should accept. I need to come up with a Bloggingheads partner who would do the kind of diavlog that women would like, which, of course, I'll take to mean I get to do one that would be what I would like.


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An electrical engineer with 27 years of experience within NYCT, including ten as a senior manager within the Department of Subways, Leader's tenure also includes approximately five years as superintendent of track safety and as director of investigations in the Office of System Safety. He also served as a line general manager and led the effort to implement FASTRACK.
"The subway system faces enormous challenges in order to continue to meet the primary objective of providing safe and reliable service to 5.4 million customers each day," said Leader. "This must be done even while we continue to invest in critical system maintenance and conduct a massive rebuilding effort in the wake of Superstorm Sandy."
"Joe brings a strong track record of operational success, strategic planning and an unwavering commitment to employee safety to the effort of leading the Department of Subways through these very challenging upcoming months," said Bianco, who picked Leader for the position and to whom Leader will directly report.
"I am taking the lead of what I consider to be the greatest subway system in the world during one of the most challenging periods in its history," said Leader. "Having witnessed up close, the damage caused by Sandy, I am well aware of the work that remains. However, it makes things just a little easier knowing that I am supported by the finest group of transit professionals anywhere."


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The latest European Commission figures show that in 2011 just 42% of European 15-year-olds were competent in their first foreign language, despite often having learned it from seven years of age. Furthermore, the figure differed hugely across different EU countries, with 82% for Sweden and just 9% for Britain. [...] The commissioner also spoke of the position of English as the EU's lingua franca - once an "elephant in the room" in Brussels - but added that learning it should not come at the expense of other languages.
"While English may be seen as a 'basic skill' today … I am still absolutely convinced that it is more and more the knowledge of other languages that can make the difference in getting a job and progressing in one's career," she said.
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#1 Man Arrested For Live Assault On TV Reporter04-20-2012, 08:58 PM
Suspect interrupted piece on Myrtle Beach crime rate
APRIL 19--In the midst of a live TV report about a South Carolina crime crackdown, a 20-year-old man last night shoved a female reporter, grabbed her microphone, and screamed, I am that n****r! into the camera.
Shortly after bumrushing reporter Ashley Taylor, 23, during her report on the 11 PM news, Justin Moore, 20, was collared by Myrtle Beach cops. Taylor, a reporter with WMBF, an NBC affiliate, was not injured during the incident.
According to a Myrtle Beach Police Department report, Taylor told cops that 4-5 black males approached her crew as they prepared for a report. When she went live with her report one of the black males pushed her to the side almost to the ground and ripped the microphone from her hand.
After interrupting the broadcast, Moore ran off laughing and yelling, reported police. He was later located by cops--who examined video of Taylors report--and apprehended after he attempted to flee. Moore, a Charlotte, North Carolina resident, was also positively identified by Taylor.
Moore, pictured in the above mug shot, was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. He is being held in the Horry County jail in lieu of $1356 bond.
Before Moore interrupted her broadcast, Taylor was planning to report on how escalating crime rates were impacting businesses along Ocean Boulevard, where she had set up with her crew. Immediately after Moore yelled "I am that n****r," WMBF cut away from Taylor's report.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...ed-live-691235Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
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Teamlist Tuesday is here with #NRL Teamlists and officials for Round 12 confirmed.
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I touched on it last week, but how good is Sunday afternoon footy at a suburban ground? I spent last Sunday down at Brookvale and after miserable weather all morning the sun came out just as the game kicked off. Unfortunately for the club the persistent rain scared people away and the crowd was a pretty low 9,065.
I hate when I hear people calling for Sydney games to be played at ANZ or Allianz. Brookvale, Leichhardt, Kogarah, Parramatta, Penrith and Cronulla are some of my favourite places to go and watch the footy and it all has to do with atmosphere. I would chuck Campbelltown in there as well but I can't recall ever going to a game there before. Yeah the bigger stadiums are more comfortable, less crowded and provide you with a seat (or a whole row of seats mot of the time) but that can't compete with the intensity of one eyed parochial fans baying for the blood of their opposition that you get at the smaller venues where you are closer to the action.
Lets not forget the advantage the home team receives by playing at these suburban grounds. Manly's home record over the last decade would surely not have been so dominant if games weren't played at fortress Brookie. And I'm sure if you ask players they would tell you that it is easier to come away with the two points against the Tigers when games are at ANZ instead of Leichhardt. For this reason clubs that play at the big stadiums like the Bulldogs, Roosters and Rabbitohs probably find themselves at a disadvantage.
Despite the big wrap I'm giving suburban footy the crowds aren't always so great. Tigers especially have been a bit of a rocks or diamonds case when it comes to Campbelltown and Leichhardt. I know the weather has been pretty crappy lately but fans need to start voting with their feet if they want their team's matches to remain at these historic grounds. Grant Mayer has even given fans out Campbelltown way the courtesy of warning them that matches will be moved if the crowd figures don't rise. Tickets for their game against the Broncos have also been slashed to just $10 so high cost can't be used as an excuse either.
Certain clubs and the NRL should also look at their scheduling if they want crowd numbers to rise. The Wests Tigers is one team in particular that I am making reference too. A quick look at their draw for the season left me scratching my head with some of the scheduling choices. While Leichhardt gets Sunday afternoon games against Manly and the Gold Coast, Campbelltown seems to get stuck with Saturday nights all against out of Sydney teams (Cowboys, Broncos and Raiders). I know Channel 9 and Fox have pretty much the final say on when games are played but surely the club or the NRL could speak to them to try and get the fans out west a Sunday game? What surprises me even more is that the Tigers home game against the Bulldogs in round fourteen is being played at ANZ. On a Sunday afternoon mind you. Wouldn't you think the battle of two teams from out west would be a great opportunity to fill Campbelltown stadium? It would give the Tigers a true home ground advantage as well in a game that could prove pivotal for the finals race. I obviously don't know all the ins and outs of NRL scheduling but I do believe the Tigers have some explaining to do with that one.
Despite all this the patience of those in charge is running out when it comes to small crowds at suburban grounds. It is up to us as fans to get down there no matter the conditions if we want to keep these iconic venues in operation. If you aren't attending games then you will have no right to complain if they are relocated in the future. So get down to a game this weekend!


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Welcome to the Asia Markets live blog, a running account of what the region's stock markets are doing, along with other news. Today, China\'s economy shows slow, but better-than-expected growth for the first quarter, with markets giving a mildly positive reaction to the data.
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- 9:20 pm
- Japan, Australia stocks advance, while currencies weaken
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Japan and Australia stocks rise for the second day in a row after U.S. stocks rebounded on upbeat earnings, while the yen and Aussie both weakened ahead of China's GDP data due later in the day.
The Nikkei Average widens opening gains to 1.7%, and the Topix index also pops up 1.5%. The dollar is buying ¥102.06, up from ¥101.86 in the previous session.
Telecom and tech stocks rebound, as heavyweight SoftBank climbs 6.8%, and Yahoo Japan pushes higher by 4.1%.
Property developers also lead the rally. Tokyo Tatemono Co. jumps 3%, both Mitsui Fudosan and Heiwa Real Estate gain 2.8%, and Sumitomo Realty & Development adds 2.5%.
Steel shares extend gains from the previous day, as Misshin Steel tacks on 3.3%, Pacific Metals moves up 1.4%, and Kobe Steel trades higher by 1.2%.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 is up 0.3%, while the Australian dollar retreats to 93.36 U.S. cents from 93.56 U.S. cents on Monday.
Financial stocks continue to rebound, as top investment bank Macquarie Group moves higher by 0.7%, Westpac Banking Corp. is up 0.6%, and both National Australia Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group edge up 0.3%.
However, mining shares retreat amid worries about slower growth for China, which is Australia's major trading partner.
Newcrest Mining declines 2.1%, Alumina falls 1.5%, Fortescue Metals Group loses 1%, and Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest iron-ore producers, gives up 0.5%.
- 9:26 pm
- Markets check -- 10:26 a.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 1.8%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.1%
- 9:36 pm
- China data wait
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Other than the current 1.8% gain for Japan's Nikkei Average, the major Asia indexes are showing relatively constrained moves, perhaps a sign of caution ahead of key Chinese numbers slated for release Wednesday.
With that in mind, here's a rundown of market expectations for the data, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey of economists:
Gross domestic product
Q1 seen +7.3% (Q4 2013 was +7.7%)
Industrial output
March seen +9% (Jan-Feb was +8.6%, reported as a single result)
Retail sales
March seen +12.2% (Jan-Feb was +11.8%, reported as a single result)
Fixed-asset investment
Jan-March seen +18% (Jan-Feb was 17.9% — investment is reported on a year-to-date basis only)
- 9:47 pm
- Markets check -- 9:47 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 1.9%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.4%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) flat
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.2%
Taipei (Taiex) flat
- 10:09 pm
- Markets check -- 10:08 a.m. in Hong Kong
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(after China data)
Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 2.2%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.3%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.2%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.1%
- 10:48 pm
- China's economy slows in Q1, but still tops forecasts
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China's economy grew slightly better than economists had expected, with Hong Kong markets reacting positively immediately after the results.
China's gross domestic product grew 7.4% in the first quarter, down from 7.7% in the previous quarter, China's National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. However, the gain was higher than the 7.3% increase forecast by economists from two seperate polls by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters.
The economy rose 1.4% from the previous quarter, the statistical bureau said.
Among other data, China's industrial output gained 8.8% in March versus a year earlier, up from 8.6% in the January-to-February period. Retail sales growth also accelerated to 12.2% in March, compared to 11.8% for the January-to-February period.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index is rising 0.5%, up from the opening gain of 0.1%. However, the Shanghai Composite is edging down 0.2%.
The Australian dollar, which is often sensitive to economic news from China — Australia's top trading partner, strengthened after the data and reversed earlier losses. The currency is trading at 93.57 U.S. cents, slightly higher than 93.56 U.S. cents from the prior session.
- 10:59 pm
- Markets check -- 10:58 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 2.3%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.5%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) flat
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.4%
Seoul (Kospi) flat
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.1%
- 12:06 am
- Hong Kong extends gains after China data
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The lackluster, but bette
r-than-expec ted growth seems to have temporarily eased investors concerns for a hard-landing of China's economy.
Some buyers are returning to the markets after China released first-quarter economic data, lifting Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index by 0.7%. Over on the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index also bounce back after a 1.4% loss in the prior session, now trading up 0.3%.
Mainland banks recover after plunges in the previous day on liquidity worries, as China Merchants Bank rebounds 2.3%, China Citic Bank Corp. rises 2%, China Minsheng Banking Corp. gains 1.9%, and Bank of Communication trades higher by 1.6%.
Shares of construction material makers also get firmer, as China Shanshui Cement Group climbs 2.9%, Anhui Conch Cement advances 2%, and China National Building Material Co. and Beijing-based BBMG Corp. move up 1.9% and 1.7% each.
Meanwhile, tech stocks are mixed. Online major Tencent Holdings adds 1.3%, following rallies of the U.S. tech equities and upbeat earnings from rival Alibaba. However, software provider Kingsoft drops 0.9%. Among online game developers, Forgame Holdings goes up 1.1%, but NetDragon Websoft pulls back 0.4%.
- 1:15 am
- Markets check -- 2:14 p.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 2.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.7%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.3%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) flat
- 2:24 am
- Markets check -- 3:24 p.m. in Tokyo
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 3% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.6%
Seoul (Kospi) flat
Taipei (Taiex) up 0.1%
- 4:09 am
- China data reaction: More stimulus ahead?
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China's GDP growth slowed less-than-expected in the first quarter of this year, data showed today (see earlier posts in the blog). But analysts said there is a risk that China might miss its 7.5% growth target for 2014, and policy makers are likely to implement stimulus measures in the coming weeks.
While the "implied" January-February growth is weak, the Chinese economy showed "a meaningful rebound" in March, said analysts from Goldman Sachs, adding that the rebound may be due to policy moves from Beijing over the past few weeks
The Chinese government announced in March that it would implement "forceful" measures to aid the economy, and introduced earlier this month several small-scale stimulus measures, including reducing tax burdens for small and medium-sized enterprises, building more affordable housing, speeding up railway constructions in central and western China.
"The announcements revealed the policy intentions of the government, which has probably begun to take administrative measures to accelerate the pace of exiting projects already under construction," said Goldman's analysts in a note on Wednesday.
However, the economic improvement in March may not be big enough, analysts from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (B. of A. Merrill Lynch) warned in another note, noting that there is a risk that China will not "deliver an around 7.5% growth target for the whole year."
"Today's data will not change the current pro-growth policy stance," said the analysts from B. of A. Merrill Lynch.
In particular, given the continued weakness in the property sector (as reflected in falling housing sales), the Chinese government might slightly ease restrictive measures "in some lower-tier cities" and quicken social housing to increase residential investment.
Looking ahead, analysts expect China's economy to rebound in the next few months, with the supportive policies kicking in.
According to B. of A. Merrill Lynch's forecast, China's GDP growth may accelerate to 7.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, with the estimated sequential growth up to around 1.8%.
Meanwhile, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) analysts also believe a possible mild easing of the policy stance would help hold up the Chinese economy.
"Despite the weak start to the year but encouraged by the mild pick-up in March, we remain relatively constructive on China's economic growth outlook for this year," RBS economists Louis Kuijs and Tiffany Qiu said.
They maintained their GDP growth forecast of 7.7% for 2014, while noting that "growth-policy dynamics in the coming months may keep markets nervous."
- 4:15 am
- Markets check -- 4:14 p.m. in Hong Kong
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Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 3% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.1% (closed)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.2% (closed)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.6% (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) flat (closed)
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I have started playing exteel like a day or two ago and I am actually very good at it. I mostly play Team DM and I have placed first in whole match every game. I usually am the one who pritty much saves us from loosing. I do not get my points through Kill Stealing I actually can take on like 2 people at a time by myself. As my first weps I use Duel Beam Spitters-C and my second are the Planet things I think the First smg. I have the best booster and I am currently saving for new pieces of armour.
Anyway I was wondering if anyone needed someone for there clan or somthing.


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Jim Cornette: "I'm staying away from wrestling, because people in wrestling these days make me crazy…"
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Jim Cornette recently spoke with Steve and the Scum on WGD Weekly, talking about the launch of his new website, many of his current activities outside of the ring, his early days in the wrestling business and much more. The interview with WGD Weekly can be heard in its entirety here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G1Su7MwNj0
Highlights of the show include Cornette discussing:
His reasoning for "staying away" from wrestling: "…I'm staying away from wrestling, because people in wrestling these days make me crazy…"
His new website and what fans can expect from it: "…I want to tell all the folks, jimcornette.com, we are…revamping the site…I've actually been working on a lot of non-wrestling projects… there is gonna be a lot of wrestling, but there is gonna be a lot of pop culture and non-wrestling content. I have a podcast in the works…I'm gonna have no shortage of things to plug…the more I try to retire the busier I get, I'm not sure how that works…I spent so much time over the past few years obsessing over my Ring of Honor project and didn't update it as I should…there is a bunch of new material ready to go up…"
His introduction to the performance side of wrestling as a manager: "…A lady named Christine Jarrett, who was Jerry Jarrett's mother…Jeff Jarrett's grandmother…she saw this little fourteen year old kid running around buying everything that was available on the souvenir stand and asking a lot of questions. She ended up giving me little chores and tasks and errands to do, then saw my pictures…that was my entre for about seven years from the time I was about fourteen until I was almost twenty-one. I was the part time ring announcer, full time photographer, and all around gopher, and then one day Jerry Jarrett asked the fateful question, 'You've been around here so long, everybody knows you, do you want to be a manager?' That was how it got started."
The "Mama" Cornette persona: "…Jerry Jarrett was very adamant that everything they did in their booking should have a root in fact, it should be something that people could believe…as my photo empire grew my mom started being one of the people who would sell the pictures at the merchandise stand every week…I was so young I didn't have a driver's license and if I was going to get to the events, my mother had to drive me…so she was always around and the people recognized her…she was actually very popular…when I first started managing, she had to stay home because that was part of the deal…for all the town's that she used to go to up at the northern end of the territory, I used to have more heat because people would say, 'Your mother is so nice. She has got to be ashamed of you and what you're doing. Jerry Jarrett wanted to update the old 'Playboy' Gary Hart gimmick…the people wouldn't believe the playboy part for me,
but they would believe that I was this clueless, rich, putz whose mother bought my way into everything I wanted to do…it was a great way to introduce me…to this day, Mama Cornette remains the most famous, the most talked about wrestling personality that never actually worked a show, appeared on a television taping, or even had her picture printed in a program…but everybody remembers Mama Cornette."
The origin of carrying the Tennis Racket: "…the one thing I had always heard was how dangerous the crowds were down there, the Cajuns in Louisiana, and the cowboys in Oklahoma and Texas, and the rednecks in Mississippi, and if anything the stories were understated. Everybody told me 'Cornette, they are gonna kill you,' …so right when we started with Mid-South wrestling…I had a rare day off and took my girlfriend to a movie, it was November of 1983, a time when all the teen movies…were going on…in this movie, the rich kid always carried a badminton racket in every scene. Wrestling managers had done umbrellas and canes and books and briefcases, but nobody had ever carried a tennis racket. I figured this could have a dual purpose, not only can we use this in the ring, but also I can get some reach on these fans that are going to be trying to physically attack me…I presented it to Bill Watts, I said, I'm a rich kid, shouldn't I carry a
tennis racket around like I just came back from the country club, and he said, 'sure.' He gave it the blessing and that's how it got started…"
In addition to these items, Jim also discusses the his recently released book, "Rags, Papers, and Pins," the history of Memphis wrestling younger years as a wrestling fan, becoming a photographer prior to his days as a manager, working as a manager for Dick Murdoch, Crusher Bloomfield (One Man Gang), "Exotic" Adrian Street and others, the formation of the Midnight Express, a talent swap between Jerry Jarrett in Memphis and Bill Watts in Mid-South that brought him to Louisiana, how he was paired with the Midnight Express, his thoughts on his seven year run managing the Midnights, and so much more. This interview was the first of two that will be featured on WGD Weekly with Steve and the Scum, with the second part of the interview scheduled to take place in the upcoming weeks.
WGD Weekly with Steve and the Scum presents new material every Sunday, where they sit down with a different figure from the "glory days" of wrestling. All of the past shows, as well as their new ones when they debut are available at WGD Weekly's Facebook page that can be viewed here https://www.facebook.com/WGDWeekly. All of their shows are also available on their YouTube channel and iTunes.