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UBS Appoints Jerker Johansson as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Bank
To strengthen the management structure of the firm, UBS announces three appointments to the Group Executive Board (GEB): Robert Wolf, Chairman and CEO, UBS Group Americas and President and Chief Operating Officer, Investment Bank; Alexander Wilmot-Sitwell, Joint Global Head, Investment Banking Department, UBS Investment Bank and Marten Hoekstra, Head of Wealth Management, Americas.
UBS announces the appointment of Jerker Johansson as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its Investment Bank, and his appointment to the Group Executive Board. He will take up his appointment from 17 March 2008 and will be based in London.
Mr Johansson joins UBS from Morgan Stanley, where he was Vice Chairman, Europe. In his 22 year career at Morgan Stanley, Mr Johansson was previously Head of the Institutional Equity Division and co-head of the combined Equity and Fixed Income sales and trading businesses.
Marcel Rohner, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS commented: "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jerker Johansson as head of the Investment Bank. Jerker brings with him the skills and experience to grow the world's leading client driven investment bank. While this has been a difficult time for the Investment Bank, because of the losses in Fixed Income, we have continued to see strong performances in both our Equities and our Investment Banking divisions. I am confident that under Jerker's leadership we will build on this performance and strengthen our position further in all areas. I very much look forward to working closely with Jerker in the GEB to the benefit of all of UBS's clients."
Jerker Johansson commented:"UBS is one of the world's leading financial services firms, with powerful and deep positions across its chosen client segments and markets. The current turbulence in financial markets represents a challenge, but also a huge opportunity for well run firms, and I look forward to leading UBS's Investment Bank to a prosperous future."
At the same time, to strengthen its management structure, UBS announces the following appointments to the Group Executive Board (GEB):
Robert Wolf, Chairman and CEO, UBS Group Americas and President and Chief Operating Officer, Investment Bank, will join the GEB in his current role.
Alexander Wilmot-Sitwell, Joint Global Head, Investment Banking Department, UBS Investment Bank, will also become Chairman and CEO, UBS Group EMEA, and will join the GEB.
Marten Hoekstra, Deputy CEO, Global Wealth Management & Business Banking and Head of Wealth Management, Americas, will join the GEB in his current role.
Commenting on these appointments, Marcel Rohner, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS, commented: "These appointments significantly strengthen the management structure of the firm. The new composition of the Group Executive Board reflects the breadth of the businesses and the markets we operate in, ensuring continuous, excellent execution against our strategic vision. I am delighted to welcome Jerker, Robert, Alex and Marten to their new roles."
Zurich/Basel, 13 February 2008
Curriculum Vitae Jerker Johansson
Jerker Johansson was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the UBS Investment Bank on February 13, 2008.
Previously he was Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Europe, and a member of the firm's Management Committee. From 2005 to December 2007 he was head of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division. In August 2005 he was also named co-head of the combined sales and trading business, consisting of the Institutional Equity Division and the Fixed Income Division. In April 2007 he became co-head of sales and trading with responsibility for clients and services, continuing his responsibility for prime brokerage and becoming solely responsible for the sales and trading side of capital markets.
Jerker joined Morgan Stanley in 1985 as a Summer Associate and held various positions including Head of Equity Capital Markets, Europe before being promoted in 1997 to Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Equity Division Europe. There he had responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the equity business, while serving as a member of the European Management Committee. From 2002 to 2005 he was head of the Institutional Equity Division in Europe.
Before joining Morgan Stanley, Jerker was part of Bankers Trust's Graduate Training Program, and also worked for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Jerker holds a Master of Economics degree from Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden and an MBA from Stanford. He was born on May 19, 1956 and is a citizen of Sweden.


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Millie Perkins' Home is the home of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas character Millie Perkins and is located in the Prickle Pine district of Las Venturas. Protagonist Carl Johnson enters Millie's home during the mission Key to Her Heart, after killing Benny. Carl collects a Caligula's Palace key card from within Millie's home, allowing him to later pull off a heist at the casino. Millie's pink Club is often parked outside her home, and can be accessed after Carl's relationship with Millie reaches 50%.
If you kill Millie Perkins whilst on a date BEFORE she calls you wanting to take part in the heist, you can go into her house and collect the key after Wu-Zi Mu calls you asking how your relationship is going.

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Coomealla Triathlon Club River Run
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Mildura Rowing Club, Hugh King Drive, Mildura, VIC
The Coomealla Triathlon Club River Run in Mildura, Victoria on Sunday, 30 July 2017 is a monthly 2km & 5km fun run with a focus on participation and personal bests rather than overall results.
It is usually run on the last Sunday of each month, but there are some changes to avoid event clashes. Each participant is assigned a number that stays with them for the year. You do not need to be a member of the Coomealla Triathlon Club to participate in the run, but they would greatly appreciate it if you signed up.
Coomealla Triathlon Club River Run
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- </span>Druid yourself: Helping buyers catch their breath<span class="s1">
ADDRESS:1012 Druid Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD: Belmont
CITY ASSESSMENT: n/a
SIZE: 2640 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 0.5 acre + common area
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of 10
LISTED BY: Sue Plaskon of Real Estate III
In 1993 the American Lung Association issued guidelines to establish Health House standards. Prompted in part by the rising incidence of people afflicted with asthma and other respiratory problems, Health Houses have been designed to insure the cleanest possible indoor air flow. The Environmental Protection Agency claims that indoor air contains two to five times as many pollutants as outdoor air and that air quality is one of the top five most urgent environmental risks to public health. Considering that most people spend almost 90 percent of their time indoors, the potential hazards are frightening.
Enter Dale Abrahamse of Abrahamse and Company. A builder for over 30 years in Albemarle County and Charlottesville, he's seen his share of the vagaries unique to his profession. In 2004, he became interested in Health Homes and contacted the American Lung Association to take a training course enabling him to construct such homes according to the association's specifications.
A glimpse of the houses from the road reveals nothing unusual. Beautifully situated on a small knoll and painted in rainbow hues, all five of the houses fit right in to the funky hodgepodge that has become Belmont. Beyond that, any similarity to a developer's business-as-usual construction ends. The houses are at various points of completion, with the last one slated to be market-ready in March 2007.
The list of materials used to conform to with Health Home guidelines reads to us like a chemistry exam to a Shakespeare scholar. The foundation is a Superior Walls system with warranties for 15 years against side wall water penetration, defects in workmanship, and for a "lifetime" against freeze/thaw cycles and water vapor transmission. Walls are insulated with soy oil-based polyurethane spray-in-place foam; interior paint is zero VOC latex; cabinets meet HUD formaldehyde emission standards; and all exterior wood is borate pressure-treated southern yellow pine. All this is presumably is fantastic news to people who care about such things.
The fireplace will be a direct-vent, sealed-combustion, natural-gas unit with brick refractory liners, all the water will be treated with a charcoal filter, and the indoor air quality will be maintained by a ducted dehumidifier capable of keeping humidity lower than 50 percent year round (necessary to keep mold, fungus, and bacteria at bay). The list goes on.
But like any complex system– whether it be the human body, a computer, or a health home– it's still the packaging that initially catches the eye. And these houses do not disappoint. The Planned Urban Development will be subject to a Homeowners Association that will take care of the communal area (leaf blowing, snow removal, etc.). Although each house is a carbon copy of its neighbor, the elevated site as well as window placement ensures a degree of individuality for each occupant.
These particular homes have also been designed for easy access for people with problems of mobility. There are no step entrances, and door openings on the first level are wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair. A bedroom and full bathroom can be modified for full accessibility.
Architect Andy Thomas has created an unusually large amount of space, fitted to a wide variety of living arrangements, in a relatively small house. The potential space outlined in the current plans calls for five bedrooms and four bathrooms. In case one gets nervous thinking a bedroom might house the dining room table, included also in the floor plan is an office, rumpus, and loft space.
More than anything, the houses feel right. Some quality without a name pervades every corner. Perhaps the design has something to do with it, or the quality and enthusiasm of the builders– maybe even the feeling that an asthmatic child or an ailing grandparent could live here peacefully without the threat of dreaded toxins invading precious breathing space.
Having already exceeded the standards designed by the American Lung Association as well as those set by EarthCraft and Energy Star, these houses are primed to mark a turning point for Charlottesville. As the first Health Homes in Virginia, we may start a trend. If these houses are any indication, Abrahamse and Company are leading the way.
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Winter 2012
Erik Quist, USMC, Fights to Recover from Combat Injuries
Wounded in Afghanistan, Capt. Erik Quist '99, USMC, works to rejoin his "brothers"
Mike Daisey Bites the Apple
For monologist Mike Daisey '96, the death of Steve Jobs was another defining moment in a remarkable career
"Moms Who Need Wine" Uncorks the Mommy Market on Facebook
Phenomenal Facebook following has Marilé Borden '94 contemplating the future of Moms Who Need Wine
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A Half Century of Jan Plan
A bold experiment in 1962, Jan Plan remains a "defining characteristic" of Colby
Internship Fund Enables First-Choice Jan Plan
Annie Chen '12 got a grant to do a paralegal internship in New York
Colby and KIPP Charter Schools Form Partnership
Colby and KIPP charter schools form partnership
Sports Shorts
Runner EVA LAUER '15 finished in 26th place as WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY placed ninth among 51 scoring teams at the NCAA New England Region Qualifier Championships on Nov. 12 at Bowdoin. Lauer was fourth among first-year runners with a time of 22:06.45. BEROL DEWDNEY '13 finished 31st in 22:12.94, while CLAIRE DUNN '13 clocked a […]
Mestieri Moves On
Football coach Ed Mestieri announced Dec. 3 that he was resigning, and a national search was launched to have a new head coach in place for the 2012 season. Mestieri was head coach of the team for the past eight seasons and spent 23 years in all at Colby, including time as offensive coordinator, offensive […]
Scheck Traces POW Account to Senegalese Luminary
Raffael Scheck in the French National Archives with documents including the anonymous POW's report he later proved was written by Léopold Senghor. Photo by Vincent Fournier,Jeune Afrique History Professor Raffael Scheck's 2006 book, Hitler's African Victims, opened old wounds in Europe and Africa when it revealed that the German army massacred thousands of black African […]
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"Love Story," a Poem by Lucy Dotson
by Lucy Dotson '13J My mother wore glasses, thick and roundas the bottom of a coke bottle, and rosy overalls my father had a shiny polished helmet of chestnut hair and dated my mother's older sister one night in Cold Spring Harbor, he climbed up the trellis and into the wrong window and after that, […]


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In 2008, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens opened the Save The Frogs! Amphibian Conservation Center to join the fight in saving the world's fragile amphibian species. Rather than a typical animal exhibit, this building is a lab environment where visitors can see directly what JZG is doing to assist the world's ailing amphibian populations.
Striped Newts
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Following the extirpation of the Striped Newt in Apalachicola National Forest, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (JZG) and Memphis Zoo teamed together to help breed and release these fragile animals back into their native habitat.
One of the rooms in the Save The Frogs! building houses these newts. Since 2013, JZG has released 1,065 newts back into the ephemeral pools in which they live. After the breeding program's inception, other institutions including Central Florida Zoo, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and Detroit Zoo have joined our small, but impactful coalition to save this threatened amphibian.
This year, we received news of the newts we released breeding in the wild! When a team returned to the field site, they found multiple newt larvae in the waters in which they breed.
Striped newt - adult
Striped newt larvae found in pools where captive adults were released
Striped newt larva
Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Bufo lemur
Many people are familiar with the famous Coqui from Puerto Rico, but if you visit the western side of the island you may (or may not) come across the critically endangered Puerto Rican Crested Toad (PRCT, or Sapo Concho). The only toad native to Puerto Rico, the PRCT has succumbed to habitat loss and introduced species such as the marine toad.
JZG is one of 20 AZA zoos that help breed this toad in our facility and sending the tadpoles to Puerto Rico for release. This 'head start' program for the tadpole
s helps increase their chances of survival against the invasive species on the tiny island. Since JZG joined the program in 2008, we have released about 4,500 tadpoles. This year alone has proven to be a great year – sending over 3,700 back to their native pools in Puerto Rico. For detailed information in the entire project, visit the Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP website.
PRCTs in amplexus
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Macmillan Specialist Dietician Helen Kennedy explains how a healthy diet can reduce your risk of cancer and help if you're having treatment.
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The exact cause of testicular cancer isn't known. Certain things called risk factors may increase the chance of developing it.
There are lifestyle and diet changes you can make to help reduce your risk of getting cancer.
People with poor immunity are more likely to develop some types of cancer.
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Third Age 1015
Third Age 1015 (abbreviated to T.A. 1015) is the 1015th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- King Ciryandil of Gondor slain in the siege of Umbar.[1]
- King Ciryandil's son, Ciryaher (as Hyarmendacil I), became the fifteenth King of Gondor, and the last of the Ship-kings.[2]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"


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Daily entertainment news with what to watch tonight on TV and raw footage of the One World Trade Center becoming the tallest building in New York.
What to watch: 'The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant' on CNBC at 9 p.m. EDT/ 8 p.m. CDT
Costco is a warehouse chain that racks up $88 billion in annual sales. Go behind the scenes and talk to the CEO of the company to find out how he made his deep-discount warehouse idea such a success.
Trending topic: One World Trade Center
Today, the new One World Trade Center –– the building that is replacing the twin towers that were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks –– became the tallest building in New York. Workers erected the first column of the building's 100th floor this morning, making it a little more than 1,250 feet high, according to CBSNews.com.
Video: One World Trade Center becomes tallest building in N.Y.
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Comedian and actor Dave Chappelle is headed to San Diego next month, headlining at downtown's Spreckels Theatre.
The "Chappelle's Show" funnyman is set to perform on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the venue located at 121 Broadway, #600.
Tickets to the show go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. via LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com, at the Spreckels Theatre Box Office or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Chappelle, 40, is known for his risqué brand of humor.
The 1998 film, "Half Baked," propelled him into the spotlight. In 2003, he launched "Chappelle's Show," his own popular sketch comedy show on Comedy Central.
He abruptly retired from the TV series in 2005, at the peak of its popularity, and reportedly checked himself into a South African mental health facility.
Since then, the comic has stayed largely out of the limelight – that is, until recently.
On Aug. 29 – while headlining the "Funny or Die Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour" in Hartford, Conn. – Chappelle rankled fans when he suddenly cut his performance short and sat silently on a stool on stage for nearly a half hour.
He sat on the stool, read from a book and told the crowd he was still getting paid.
According to one witness, Chappelle said the audience was making too much noise, which is why he stopped performing. After giving the audience the silent treatment, he walked off the stage.
The incident left some fans upset and asking for a refund, while others defended Chappelle's move and blamed the crowd.
After the incident in Hartford, Chappelle has continued to perform with the 15-city "Funny or Die" comedy tour.
At a show in Chicago earlier this month, the comic told the crowd he'll never return to Hartford, adding this punchline:
"I don't want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford, Connecticut."
On Friday night, Chappelle will take the stage in Mountain View, Calif., before heading to Las Vegas on Saturday and then Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday.


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NH House speaker mixes up chamber seating to promote bipartisanship
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire House Speaker Terie Norelli is shaking up the traditional seating arrangement in the chamber to promote bipartisanship.
Norelli, a Democrat from Portsmouth, is assigning members of both parties to sit among each other instead of continuing the longtime practice of separating members by party affiliation.
Norelli said voters sent a message in November that they want cooperation in government, and she thinks mixing Republicans and Democrats in the chamber will foster that.
She said getting to know one's seatmate is a step toward bipartisan discussions.
Norelli also recently held a training session for Democratic committee chairs and ranking Republican committee members, breaking a tradition of only including members of the majority party.


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A topic which seems to thread itself into the tapestry of nearly all of our conversations at our Life with MS blog is employment.
In these economic times, finding and/or keeping a job is difficult for "typical" people. For we of the compromised myelin, the idea of finding new employment is daunting, while the thought of losing our jobs (and oft, thus our health insurance) is downright frightening!
There are so many questions we have about MS and employment: Who do we tell and when? How much do we disclose? What are reasonable accommodations to request? What does discrimination look like? When do we say when?
There is no shortage of questions…the problem is: Who do we ask?
That one, I can answer!
I am in the process of writing a two-hour television program/webcast which I'll host entitled, "Staying In The Employment Game" as part of the "MS A-Z" television series. The program will be televised live with a studio audience from Seattle and webcasted directly to a computer screen near you on April 6th, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM (PDT).
The viewing options will be many. You can watch the TV broadcast live (in western Washington) on the University of Washington Television Network. The webcast will also be sent out over the Internet via the University and The Research Channel and live on their Web sites for webcasting/podcasting downloads.
This nine part series began on February 2nd with Dr George H. Kraft presenting "Overview and Current Concepts in MS."
As in the past, with our MS webcasts, I would like to mine the vast resources of the Life With MS blog community for questions. So many of us are living the very scenario which leads to the questions I'll be asking of our panel of experts. Please tell me what you'd like to know!
I should mention players of the panel. Ray Hecox, is the President of KING5 TV and Belo Broadcasting and lives with MS, Dr. Kurt Johnson is a researcher into quality of life issues and MS and, Andrea Brenneke is an attorney specializing in employment law and ADA issues. Together we will discuss their areas of expertise as well as take questions live from our studio audience as well as via phone and e-mail.
For those of you living in the Seattle area, there are a limited number of spaces available for the studio audience. If you are interested, sign up as those seats will fill quickly.
I really look forward to your responses as to your employment issues and questions. It will help me direct our panel to real topics that are important to all of us living with MS and hopefully help us all stay in the employment game.
UPDATE: If you would like to attend the live event you can follow the directions on this page. You'll need to sign into your National MS Society account to RSVP or create a new account if you don't have one already. Hope to see you there!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Consultant Medical & Clinical Oncology – Full Time – London
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The expansion presents more Disney characters and stories—in rich detail—in 2 new themed areas. Discover fun for the entire family in the following regions:
More additions of fun will continue to be revealed through 2014. Upon completion, Fantasyland will nearly double in size—for the largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom park.
Meet some favorite Disney Characters in Enchanted Forest, inspired by The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Here, you can venture through lush landscapes, discovering roaring waterfalls and royal castles along the way.
Enchanted Forest attractions and experiences include:
From whimsical encounters with princesses to delectable dining experiences, there's something to delight every age and interest in Enchanted Forest.
Step right up to the classic American circus in an area that evokes the spirit of the classic Disney film Dumbo. Storybook Circus transports Guests to another era—a period in time when the colorful big-top tents attracted audiences from far and wide with astonishing stunts, majestic animals and spectacular entertainment.
Delight in the following Storybook Circus attractions:
With multicolored circus tents, lively characters and other nods to Dumbo—Storybook Circus is designed to make you feel like you're a part of this cherished film.
Rock around like never before as you race through the diamond mine from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on an adventurous family coaster.
An interactive, online experience lets you be part of the legend of New Fantasyland from the comfort of your home.
As story has it, deep in the depths of Magic Kingdom park lies a legendary world—New Fantasyland—that's been long hidden from our view by a curse. It's a place where mermaids sing, beauties tell tales, beasts roar and elephants fly.
To discover—and break—the curse on New Fantasyland, visit the Finding Fantasyland website.
Check back soon for more details about the magic that awaits you on your next vacation at Walt Disney World Resort. For the latest updates on New Fantasyland, visit the Disney Parks Blog.
And to enjoy a unique look at this enticing area, visit Walt Disney: One Man's Dream at Disney's Hollywood Studios park, which features a model of New Fantasyland.
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Justin Bieber spent some quality time with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday, but even that moment didn't pass without a bit of controversy for the embattled pop star.
Bieber was in Chicago to perform at the United Center Tuesday night, and was invited to the Blackhawks locker room to pose with the trophy.
Hawks marketing executive Peter Hassen tweeted a picture of "The Biebs" -- who is Canadian and a huge hockey fan -- posing with the Cup in front of a Blackhawks jersey with his name on the back.
The Biebs meets THE CUP!!! pic.twitter.com/oh4AvDbYbT — Peter Hassen (@PJHASSEN) July 10, 2013
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The photo provoked immediate outrage among many Hawks fans on social media, upset that Bieber was allowed to hang with Lord Stanley.
Justin Bieber has touched Lord's Stanley Cup. Retweet if you cried ;( — The Hockey Gods (@HockeyGods) July 10, 2013
Some Blackhawks fans are upset because Bieber was dressed too casually and wearing shades while in the prescence of the Stanley Cup, others are simply not fans.
@NHLBlackhawks let bieber hold the Stanley cup. Congrats on disgracing the most famous trophy in the world to sell a few tickets #scumbags — Jeremy Pepin (@pepperpepin) July 10, 2013
But Bieber is also taking flack for jumping on the Hawks bandwagon, because he was seen wearing a Boston Bruins hat before the Stanley Cup playoffs, and for standing on the Blackhawks Indian Head in the locker room, a definite superstitious no-no among the players.
@Bollig87 Go kick Bieber's ass... #disrespect pic.twitter.com/9k1ggK6wDX — Tim Kaufmann (@tkaufmann_26) July 10, 2013
Obviously, Blackhawks fans are protective of their Cup, but Bieber is a 19-year-old millioniare who's protective of his fans in whatever city they may be in. He's a self-proclaimed Toronto Maple Leafs fan, but has been seen wearing the gear of every other team imaginable, including the Bruins and Blackhawks.
After all, fans in those cities pay good money too.
The flap over Bieber's proximity to the Cup preceeded another controversy that surfaced Wednesday morning.
A new video, posted on the celebrity website TMZ shows the 19-year-old in what looks like the kitchen area of a New York restaurant where he apparently urinated in a mop bucket.
The clip, which the site claims was taken earlier this year, appears to be shot by one of Bieber's friends as they laugh about his behavior. The clip shows the group joking that the restaurant should be honored that Bieber has chosen to urinate at their establishment.
As Bieber exits the restaurant he appears to grab a bottle of cleaning fluid and spray a framed image of President Bill Clinton.
"F*** Bill Clinton!" the teen sensation can be heard shouting before he and his friends reenter the public area of the establishment.


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U.S. ending stocks for corn and soybeans declined further from last month, based on projected lower yields and continued strong demand, according to USDA's monthly update of last year's crops.
In its Jan. 12 Crop Production Report and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, USDA also raised projected U.S. production for cotton and rice.
In a Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on the report, Peter Georgantones, Abbott Futures, said the competition for acres between corn, cotton, wheat and soybeans this spring is bound to push prices higher.
With the lowering of corn yield and very low stocks numbers, "there is going to have to be a rationing process taking place in corn. That's why we're at $6.25 now, but I think we're going to have to ration more. We'll have to fight for acres with other commodities."
Estimated U.S. corn production is 93 million bushels lower based on a 1.5-bushel-per-acre reduction in the national average yield, according to USDA. Corn used for ethanol was raised 100 million bushels due to record ethanol production in December.
Projected corn ending corn stocks for 2010-11 were lowered 87 million bushels to 745 million, down 963 million bushels from last year. The stocks-to-use ratio is projected at 5.5 percent, the lowest since 1995-96 when it dropped to 5 percent.
Lower projected U.S. corn production was a big reason behind a reduction in global corn production as well. Global corn ending stocks are projected 3 million tons lower with more than two-thirds of the reduction in the United States.
U.S. soybean production is estimated at 3.329 billion bushels, down 46 million bushels from the previous month. Soybean yield is estimated at 43.5 bushels per acre, down from last year's record of 44 bushels per acre. Soybean exports are projected at a record 1.590 billion bushels, while ending stocks are projected at 140 million bushels, down 25 million from last month.
Global soybean production is projected at 255.5 million tons, down 2.3 million tons.
The U.S. 2010-11 rice crop is estimated at 243.1 million hundredweight, up 1.5 million hundredweight, or 0.6 percent. The increase is due to higher projected yields. Average yield is estimated at 6,725 pounds per acre, up 56 pounds per acre from last month, but a decline of 360 pounds per acre from the previous year.
Projected rice imports for 2010-11 were lowered 1.5 million hundredweight to 18 million with the decline all in long grain. Projected rice exports were lowered 2 million hundredweight to 117 million hundredweight, with long-grain lowered 4 million and combined medium- and short-grain raised to a record 38.0 million.
Rice ending stocks for 2010-11 are projected at 51.8 million hundredweight, up nearly 2 million from last month and the largest stocks since 1986-87. Long-grain rice ending stocks are forecast at a record 41.9 million hundredweight, up 2.3 million from last month. Combined medium- and short-grain rice ending stocks are projected at 8.4 million hundredweight, fractionally lower than last month, and a decrease of 3.7 million from 2009-10.
Global rice production declined from last month primarily due to a smaller crop in Egypt. World ending stocks are projected at 94.4 million tons, down 400,000 tons from last month and last year.
U.S. cotton production for 2010-11 was raised 47,000 bales, due mainly to increases for California and Georgia. Domestic mill use is raised 50,000 bales to 3.6 million bales, reflecting stronger-than-expected activity in recent months. Exports and ending stocks are unchanged.
Global cotton production was reduced marginally while worldconsumption was raised slightly.
U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2010-11 are projected 40 million bushels lower due to a 50 million bushel increase in exports. At a projected 1.3 billion bushels, exports would be the highest since 1992-93. Most of the increase is expected in hard red winter and soft red winter wheats. Global 2010-11 wheat supplies are raised slightly from last month.


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Rihanna has canceled her performance at the 2016 Grammys.
The singer's rep confirmed in a statement to E! News, saying, "Based on Rihanna's examination, after Grammy rehearsal today, Rihanna's doctor put her on vocal rest for 48-hours because she was at risk of hemorrhaging her vocal chords. The antibiotics she has been on for 3-days did not kill the infection adequately therefore she cannot perform safely."
The 27-year-old made it to rehearsals but left and did not walk the red carpet.
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It was the second time Rihanna missed a scheduled Grammy performance. In 2009 she canceled after then-boyfriend Chris Brown had beaten her the night before the show.
Rihanna attended MusiCares this weekend honoring Lionel Richie and performed his hit "Say You, Say Me." She had been on antibiotics ahead of the show but her publicist says her doctor concluded her condition hadn't improved enough by Monday night.
Rihanna also presented her Fenty x Puma collection during NYFW on Saturday. "Rihanna had a very strong idea; she was like, 'I just want to see white. I want it to feel like frozen,'" Yusef Williams, the show's head hairstylist, said to E! News about the show. The models, including Gigi Hadid, had the front of their hair slicked back and painted in an icy white color. The models also sported a chic black lip.


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Location11 Spinnaker Way, North of the west end of University Avenue- Waterfront/Northwest Berkeley
Cesar Chavez Park, built on the site of a former landfill, offers a wide range of recreational opportunities in a marina setting with spectacular views of the three bay bridges, Alcatraz, and Angel Island.
[Click on photos to see a larger image.]Park Features
HistoryThe park was renamed in 1996 after César E. Chávez, noted union leader and founder of the United Farm Workers of America. In 2004 the Berkeley City Council approved the Phase I Design for the Chávez Memorial Solar Calendar – http://solarcalendar.org. For city-wide commemorative activities and resources on César Chávez, go to http://www.ecologycenter.org/chavez.
A 17-acre off-leash dog area was recommended by a special Task Force created by City Council and was approved with modifications by the City Council in 1998 after a long period of public hearings and review by various commissions. Originally known as North Waterfront Park, this open space was built on a former landfill that dated back to 1957, when dikes were constructed for the purpose of containing municipal waste. In 1969, a Marina Master Plan was adopted setting aside the landfill area for unstructured recreation. The landfill was completely sealed in 1991 and the park opened soon thereafter. (Waterfront Telephone: 510-981-6731)
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These artisan made flats feature very soft pressed leather and natural leather soles and lining.Please take care of your leather-soled shoes and avoid wearing in inclement weather. Prior to wearing your shoes you may want to bring them to a shoe repair shop to have them weatherproofed.
Artisan made
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Here's how this product leaves a lighter footprint
Meet the designer
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Osborn - Aaron and Carla Osborn
The spirit and rich traditions of the Guatemalan people had a profound effect on founder Aaron Osborn during his post-college (RISD) stint as an art teacher in the country. Aaron and his wife Carla (an equally talented artist and designer) collaborate with teams of traditional weavers, embroiderers, spinners, block printers and dyers in the handcrafting of custom textiles. They also create in-house prints and patterns produced with low-impact dyes.
The Guatemalan's rich weaving traditions and outstanding work ethic is the beating heart of Osborn's production process, and their mission is rooted in providing steady work to this community of skilled craftsmen. From sourcing raw materials, to using "clean water conscious" production methods, to their worker's health and families, Osborn is consistently finding new ways to ethically make products while using materials and processes that are eco-conscious.
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Awarded by GenArt as a selected brand for Fresh Faces in Fashion, Osborn is proud to be one of the very few footwear brands delivering small-batch, direct trade footwear that ties the world of weaving, eco-materials, and socially conscious production into a thoughtful one-of-a-kind collectible.
Osborn collaborates with teams of traditional weavers, embroiderers, spinners, block printers and dyers in the handcrafting of custom textiles. They also create in-house prints and patterns produced with low-impact dyes. These textiles serve as their centerpiece. By working to produce their own specialty artisan weavings and prints, through channels of sustainable production methods, the design duo has created more than a craft footwear brand; they seek to influence the consciousness of what lies behind the products we buy.


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The New Saints' world-record winning run ends after draw
Welsh champions The New Saints saw their world-record winning run come to an end at 27 consecutive games after a 3-3 draw on Saturday.
The New Saints break Ajax's world record for consecutive wins
Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints have broken the world record for consecutive wins.
Welsh champions The New Saints one win from breaking Ajax's record
Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints can end Ajax's 44-year hold on the world record for the most consecutive wins on Friday night.
HMRC investigating 43 players, 12 clubs, 8 agents over financial affairs
Dozens of football players are under investigation by the UK tax authorities for potential irregularities in their financial affairs, HMRC has said.
Ten people arrested as Welsh match-fixing allegation is investigated
Detectives began investigating after receiving information about betting patterns on the match between Port Talbot Town and Rhyl in April.
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By Ed Harris
Several residents have reported seeing a bobcat prowling around town the last few weeks.
Michelle Allaire was on the phone with her sister when she noticed the animal sitting in the garden at her Lazy Lane home.
"The bobcat was just sitting there, blending right in as if it belonged there," Allaire said. "It looked like some African jungle safari. I told my sister on the phone that I had a lion in my yard because it looked so big. It just didn't look real."
Allaire said the bobcat sat in the garden for about ten minutes before it walked off into the nearby woods. Allaire said this was not the first time she has seen a bobcat in her backyard, but the animal was never as big as the present sighting.
A week or so prior to the sighting at the Allaire residence, Greg Godston and his family came across one on their way home from church.
The family stopped the car and watched the large cat stalk a woodchuck. The woodchuck escaped into a nearby hole, while the bobcat waited about ten minutes in front of the hole before leaving.
It is not clear if the two families spotted the same bobcat.
Southington Animal Control Officer Dave Ireland believes there are multiple bobcats in town. He said that he has seen a couple of them himself.
Ireland said that bobcats generally eat smaller animals, though noting that it is more likely that a coyote would attack and kill small household pets, like cats.
"They're not known to go after people," Ireland said of the bobcat.
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Float bags are a necessary accessory for kayakers. They serve to displace water that enters and to keep your valuable craft afloat while you recover and pump or dump the water out. Boaters who have small kayaks with foam pillars sometimes think they don't need additional flotation. Each gallon of water weighs over 8 lbs.; minimizing the amount of water in the boat lets it float higher. There's really no substitute for flotation bags.
Today, urethane-coated nylon fabrics are a commonly used material in float bags. With this material, getting a consistent bond between the urethane coating and the nylon base fabric has always been the tricky part and where most bag failure has occurred. Less expensive, price-point bags are made with vinyl-coated fabric. However, vinyl welds don't have the strength of urethane welds.
At NRS we are always striving to be the industry leader, and our Infinity Flotation is a perfect example. We're making these bags out of 10-gauge 100% ThermoPlastic Urethane (TPU), with a special finish to make them extra tough. It cannot delaminate because it's not a laminated material, and it welds with seams that just won't leak. The material is very light in weight, and the bags are PVC-free even down to the inflation tube. And since there's no fabric in the material, they do a better job of conforming to the shape of the kayak or canoe and therefore displace more of the water.
So, the kayak float bag has evolved from the old jury-rigged inner tube or pool toy to the latest high tech material and manufacturing processes. The Infinity floats are totally tough, won't leak and are PVC-free. That's a bunch of reasons to like them.
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I'll be honest with you. I'd never heard of these cigars before my friends over at Tex Cigars sent them my way for a review. But it fits the criteria for a cigar I want to smoke and review. So let's see how this mysterious new smoke stands up.
Cigar Stats:
Size: 6 x 50 (Toro)
Wrapper: U.S. Connecticut
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Smoking Time: 2 hours
Beverage: Water
Price: ~$4.00 (Buy 'em here)
The Pre-Smoke
In looking the cigar over I found it to be very light in color, easily qualifying as "colorado claro" and mostly smooth with only a few veins. One of the cigars I smoked for this review had a small imperfection around the end of the second third.
Nothing else visually stood out about this cigar, so I gave it a little squeeze to check the density. It was nice and firm with a bit of give.
I noted a light sweet hay scent on the wrapper before I clipped it with my flamboyantly-red Xikar for a cold taste. I noted a sweeter, molasses or licorice flavor.
The Burn
In my notes on this cigar, I noted that it has a beautiful ash. And that's a little refreshing. Many of the cigars I've been smoking recently have had flaky, chunky looking ashes. I got about an average length of ash out of the cigar, never longer than about an inch.
The draw was good and consistent also. And the burn line was generally even, though it did stray a bit. In the final third of one cigar the wrapper did crack, but it didn't unravel. Overall, I'd say it was a pretty good burn.
The Flavor
The cigar opened up with a nice, rich earthy flavor and took on a sweet grain flavor. (I'm thinking barley here, but I won't swear to it.) I also noted a good deal of honey sweetness to this third.
In the second third it continued to be be very vegetal. Grain and grass became creamy, almondy, wood and leather a bit further along.
In the final third my notes on the two smokes diverge a bit. In the first it tasted woodier and spicier. In the second I got more of an herbal grain flavor, and a surprise appearance of sweet cherries. A bit later on those cherries tasted more like toffee, but it continued to be sweet.
The Price
There's no need to drag out the price discussion. Four bucks for a cigar with good flavors and a nice burn isn't too shabby.
The Verdict
I really enjoyed the second, sweeter one I smoked, but the first wasn't too bad either. I'd say the Casada Connecticut merits further exploration in the future.
I'd like to thank Tex Cigars again for kindly supplying me with these smokes! If you're interested in trying these out for yourself, consider giving them your business!
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Buy It Again: Yes
Recommend It: Yes
What Other People Are Saying
There have been quite a few reviews of this cigar recently, and the verdicts are all over the place. Here's a quick sample:
- Stinkie over at CigarBeat thinks they're overpriced.
- Velvet Cigar has a bad experience with this cigar.
- Cigar Monkey gives it a solid 89, and says it will "blow away your expectations".
The Cigar In Action
Here for your viewing pleasure is Casada Connecticut Toro being transformed into an attractive pile of ash!
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How to read and set environment variables in CentOS
Environment variables are a set of dynamic variables that are part of the operating environment for UNIX-like operating systems such as CentOS. These variables affect the behavior of processes that run in that operating system. For example, the TEMP environment variable specifies a suitable location for storing temporary files. Environment variables are set to initial values when you log in to your shell, but you can also change them during the logon session. Displaying and changing environment variables is a routine task that all CentOS users should be able to perform.
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Read Environment Variables
Several commands can display the environment variables in CentOS.
env command allows you to export an environment, often for the purpose of modifying the environment for a particular program. This command produces the following output:
set command prints the name and value of each environment variable, and produces this output:
printenv command also prints the environment variables.
You can also read the value of a specific variable with the echo command:
In this example, TEST is the variable name.
Set Environment Variables
Set an environment variable with the export command:
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Smells are evocative: the smell of fresh-cut grass, strawberries and cinnamon all make you think of certain things. This prototype odor recorder creates smells from 8 components, then analyzes the results to make sure that it's producing the appropriate stench. The developers are hoping to use the odor recorder in fields such as e-commerce and games. Personally, I can't wait until all of those virtual pet games come with a device like this so potential pet owners can appreciate the fine aroma of a cat litter tray in need of cleaning.
The Odor Recorder. [Red Ferret]
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Jeannette Gurung of WOCAN highlights some of the gender differentiated impacts of REDD.
While REDD presents opportunities for positive social outcomes, it also brings risks of serious negative outcomes. The current discussions on REDD mechanisms and impacts have paid little attention to the gender differentiated impacts of REDD, in terms of the increased vulnerability of rural women to its negative consequences and the opportunities that REDD presents for women. There are a number of concerns here that relate to the different roles, responsibilities and rights of women's and men's use of forest resources. Three of the main issues are:
1. Women as farmers: Due to existing gender roles that are defined by cultural norms and practices and women's primary responsibilities for food production/ preparation and household care, women's roles in forest management are usually limited to those of subsistence needs for fuelwood, medicinal products, fodder for livestock, and selling small quantities of fuelwood in local markets while men's roles are more likely to be linked to timber and NTFP extraction for commercial purposes. Women's greater responsibilities for crop and food production in most of the developing world render them more susceptible to the impacts of climate change, such as declining water supplies and increasing pest outbreaks.
2. Women as fuelwood collectors: The depletion of forest resources often severely increases women's labour and time for fuelwood collection for cooking and heating. Conservation measures that bar entrance into protected forests (as part of a nation's REDD program, for example) also increase women's labour and time demands, sometimes forcing parents to remove their children from schools to help with collection tasks. Monoculture tree plantations (as included in REDD programs) generally have negative impacts on women's livelihoods as they cannot provide the multiple benefits of fuelwood, fodder, medicine, water and soil nutrient retention, etc.
3. Women's land rights: Women are commonly without any formal rights to land or forests. Under statutory or customary laws, most tropical forests are owned by indigenous peoples or forest dependent communities but it cannot be assumed that women have equal rights with men to these lands. Land claims may be affected by privatization as corporations, international conservation agencies and governments scurry to acquire land for REDD.
There are many cases of women's groups successfully managing forestry and agroforestry projects, nurseries and woodlots, yet women continue to be nominal stakeholders in decision-making and planning. What assurance, therefore, exists that they will receive equal benefits and participation in REDD mechanisms? If decision-making processes of REDD fail to acknowledge the roles, skills and knowledge of women, the sustainable use and management of forest for climate change mitigation will be severely constrained.
Despite the very real risks that REDD poses to rural women, there are opportunities for it to make significant immediate and direct contributions to their livelihoods. It holds out the hope of rewarding the managers of forests for their efforts to protect, nurture and rehabilitate forests, while expanding community-based forestry systems that address the basic livelihood concerns of women and other forest-dependent groups. Thus it could reduce the vulnerability of women to climate change while also creating new financing and mechanisms to address poverty alleviation goals. REDD can reward women for their biodiversity stewardship (especially regarding saving seeds and nurturing trees) through targeted and effective public governance measures that pay them for their time.
It could provide a renewed focus on reforms to decentralize forest management and institutions, to make them more accessible and responsive to the needs of rural women, and to assure appropriate and equitable benefit-sharing for women of communities that are both forest-dependent and forestenhancing.
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Daryl Atkinson isn't just quoting statistics when he talks about America's most overlooked domestic crisis–mass incarceration as a result of the War on Drugs. 2.3 million people in prison, nearly 7 million in our criminal justice system. The United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other nation in the world. Since the early 1980's, when our War on Drugs was declared, incarceration rates have increased by nearly 800%. The result: 65 million Americans–most of them people of color–have been relegated to a criminal caste that is denied access to employment, federal housing, and financial assistance for education.
Daryl quotes these facts from memory, rapid fire. They are a part of the stump speech he gives dozens of times each week, no doubt. But on this particular Sunday afternoon at the end of April, as we're sitting before a mass meeting that our local NAACP has called to address "racial profiling," Daryl says something important. "I'm not here because I know this stuff. I'm here because I spent 40 months in an Alabama state prison on a nonviolent drug crime. I'm here because I'm a victim of America's War on Drugs. And there's nothing special about me. I left a thousand intelligent brothers behind the walls."
We talk for nearly three hours about the problem. Complex as it is, each of us sees it manifested in different ways. This isn't Bull Conner's bigotry; it's not codified in Jim Crow statutes that are overtly racists. It's hard to get to the bottom of it, hard to know how we as a community might begin to address it.
But Daryl knows something basic to organizing–something that is rooted in his own experience. He looks at the hundred or so people gathered in the room and says, "We can't lead this movement. We've got to support the people who've got skin in the game."
Which is not to say that we can do nothing. In America's abolitionist movement, white evangelicals told the stories of freed slaves and Quakers opened their homes. Freed black folks gave money and established local groups to protect runaways from bounty hunters under the Fugitive Slave Law. All of this was crucial. But it depended on the leadership of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. It depended on the awakening of people who had "skin in the game."Ella Baker knew this in the 1960's when she stepped in to support the young people who organized sit-ins across the country in the spring on 1960. They had skin in the game, so Ella Baker knew they would have the will power and the imagination to lead the Freedom Rides of 1961, voter-registration and direct action campaigns, Freedom Summer in 1964, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. But Baker was determined that these young people not simply get in line behind Martin Luther King, Jr. His leadership was important (she'd helped him start SCLC). But he could not take these young people where they needed to go. In fact, their empowerment was necessary for his own continued growth in the movement.
What the abolitionists and Ella Baker knew, Daryl knows. Deep down, we all do. So we ask, where are our young leaders?
I had the chance to talk with some of them last night. Last Tuesday here in Durham, a youth worker at the Catholic Church was involved in a traffic accident and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. She's being held in a detention center. "She's like a second mother to me," one of the youth said.
Some people call Fabiana "illegal." But these kids know that slur is a lie. Their teacher, their mentor, their friend is not illegal. She is an essential part of their community. And they are determined to get her back.
"Who organized this protest?" I asked the kids. "We did," they said proudly. Then, in the interest of full disclosure, one of them said, "I mean, we made the signs ourselves. We had some help inviting others to join us."
Their help, I happen to know, came from a fearless leader of the undocumented community, only some five years their senior. Last year, she infiltrated a detention center in Florida to tell the stories of women detained there. After she organized a hunger strike, along with a co-worker on the men's side, she was kicked out. "Please, just leave," a guard was overheard saying on her way out.
We have found our leaders–and there are more yet to be found. To follow them is to support their cause and learn from their tactics. It is to pass along the stories and the wisdom they are living so faithfully.
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How to prove $$\frac{1}{ n+1}+\frac{1}{ n+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n}<\frac{25}{36}$$
by Mathematical induction,n$\ge $1
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How to prove $$\frac{1}{ n+1}+\frac{1}{ n+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n}<\frac{25}{36}$$
by Mathematical induction,n$\ge $1
As far as I can tell, none of the answers so far gives a proof by induction. Here's one.
As others have pointed out, the sequence monotonically increases, so this establishes the inequality up to $n=16$. Now we can prove
$$ S_n\lt\frac{25}{36}-\frac1{4(n-1)} $$
for $n\ge16$ by induction. The base case is handled above. The induction step is
$$ \begin{align} S_{n+1} &= S_n+\frac1{2n+1}+\frac1{2n+2}-\frac1{n+1} \\ &= S_n+\frac1{(2n+1)(2n+2)} \\ &\lt S_n+\frac1{4n(n-1)} \\ &\lt \frac{25}{36}-\frac1{4(n-1)}+\frac1{4n(n-1)} \\ &= \frac{25}{36}-\frac1{4n}\;. \end{align} $$
The general insight to be gained here is that a proof by induction sometimes becomes easier when we make the conclusion stronger. That's because this not only strengthens the conclusion of the induction step but also its premise. In the present case, the original claim can't be proved directly by induction, since knowing that the inequality holds doesn't help in proving that it holds if we add something to the lesser side; but by strengthening the conclusion slightly more for $n$ than for $n+1$ we can create some space to work with in the induction step.
Here's one approach to the problem. It's entirely possible that there's a shorter, slicker solution to this particular problem, but I thought that it might be helpful to explain my thought processes in solving it as an illustration of how one might attack such a problem. I've still left quite a bit of work for you to fill in.
Let $$s_n=\frac1{n+1}+\frac1{n+2}+\ldots+\frac1{2n}$$ for $n\ge 1$; the problem is to show that $s_n<\frac{25}{36}$ for all $n\ge 1$. A little calculation shows that $s_1=\frac12,s_2=\frac7{12}$, and $s_3=\frac{37}{60}$, so it appears that the sequence is increasing. Since the righthand side of the desired inequality is constant, $\frac{25}{36}$, the sequence can't be increasing very quickly; it might be a good idea to see just how much it increases with each term.
$$\begin{align*} s_{n+1}-s_n&=\left(\frac1{n+2}+\frac1{n+3}+\ldots+\frac1{2n+2}\right)-\left(\frac1{n+1}+\frac1{n+2}+\ldots+\frac1{2n}\right)\\ &=\frac1{2n+1}+\frac1{2n+2}-\frac1{n+1}\\ &=\frac1{2n+1}-\frac1{2n+2}\;. \end{align*}$$
$$\left\{\begin{align*}s_1&=\frac12\;,\\ s_2&=s_1+(s_2-s_1)=\frac12+\frac13-\frac14\;,\\ s_3&=s_2+(s_3-s_2)=\frac12+\frac13-\frac14+\frac15-\frac16\;, \end{align*}\right.\tag{1}$$
and so on. You should be able to prove a generalization of $(1)$ fairly easily by induction.
Now notice that in each line of $(1)$, the series on the right is alternating except for the first term, and the terms are decreasing. Consider the infinite series
and let $t_n$ be the $n$-th partial sum: $t_1=\frac12$, $t_2=\frac12+\frac13$, $t_3=\frac12+\frac13-\frac14$, and so on. Notice that $s_n=t_{2n-1}$ for every $n\ge 1$.
Corrected: At this point I recognize a familiar series and get out a moderately heavy hammer:
$$\ln 2=\sum_{n\ge 1}\frac{(-1)^{n+1}}n=1-\frac12+\frac13-\frac14\pm\ldots\;,\tag{3}$$ which is exactly the same as $(2)$ after you combine the first two terms. Because $(3)$ is an alternating series with strictly decreasing terms tending to $0$, its partial sums are alternately above and and below its sum, and our terms $s_n$ are precisely the partial sums that are below $\ln 2$, the sum of the series. Since $\ln 2\approx0.69315<0.69\overline{4}=\frac{25}{36}$, we have the desired inequality.
Here's an elementary proof, that requires no lengthy computations. Let
We show by induction that $S_n \le \frac{25}{36} - \frac{1}{4n+1}$ for all $n \ge 2$. To start with, $S_2 = \frac13+\frac14=\frac{25}{36} - \frac19$, so the hypothesis is true for $n=2$. Now suppose it is true for $n-1$. Then
$$\begin{align} S_n &= S_{n-1} -\frac1n + \frac{1}{2n-1} + \frac{1}{2n}\\ &= S_{n-1} + \frac{1}{2n(2n-1)}\\ &\le \frac{25}{36} - \frac{1}{4n-3} + \frac{1}{2n(2n-1)}\\ &= \frac{25}{36} - \frac{1}{4n+1} - \frac{4}{(4n-3)(4n+1)} + \frac{1}{2n(2n-1)}\\ &< \frac{25}{36} - \frac{1}{4n+1} \end{align}$$ because $2n(2n-1) > (4n-3)(4n+1)/4$.
Maybe you want to use Botez-Catalan identity and then Taylor expansion of $\ln(1+x)$ at $x=0$.
See my answer here.
Let $$S_n:={1\over n+1}+\ldots+{1\over 2n}\ .$$ Since $$S_{n+1}-S_n={1\over 2n+1}-{1\over 2n+2}>0$$ I don't think there is a genuine inductive proof of the stated inequality. But we can argue as follows: $$S_n={1\over n}\left({1\over1+{1\over n}} +{1\over1+{2\over n}}+\dotso+{1\over1+{n\over n}}\right)$$ can be regarded as a Riemann sum for the integral $\int_0^1{1\over 1+x}\ dx$, and looking at the graph of the integrand we see that in fact $$S_n<\int_0^1{1\over 1+x}\ dx=\log 2<{25\over36}\ .$$ If desired one could prove the last inequality "from first principles", using the series for $\log(1-{1\over2})$.
EDIT: I didn't use induction, my bad :P
I'll provide an analytical approach, but I won't verify every detail so the solution might be false. We try prove $\sum^n_{i=1} \frac 1 {n+1}$.
My first approach was to take the upper bound for each summand, which failed because the resulting sum is $\frac n {n+1}$. So I wanted to find a tighter inequality. I chose
$$ \sum^n_{i=1} \frac 1 {n+1} = \sum^{2n}_{i=n+1} \frac 1i \overset{!}\leq \int_n^{2n}\frac 1x dx = \ln(2n) - \ln(n) = \ln(2) + \ln(2) - \ln(2) = \ln(2)$$
Now we need to show $\ln(2) < \frac{25}{36}$. This can be done using the series expansion of $\exp$.
I didn't prove it by mathematical induction.
Set $a_{n}=\frac{1}{n+1}+\frac{1}{n+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n}$, then by calculation, $a_{n+1}-a_{n}=\frac{1}{2n+1}-\frac{1}{2n+2}$, $a_{n}$ is strictly monotonically increasing.
So we can obtain that
$$\begin{align*} a_{n}&=a_{1}+\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}(a_{k+1}-a_{k})\\ &=\frac{1}{2}+\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}(\frac{1}{2k+1}-\frac{1}{2k+2})\\ &=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}(\frac{1}{2k+1}-\frac{1}{2k+2})\\ &=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\int_{0}^{1}(x^{2k}-x^{2k+1})dx\\ &=\int_{0}^{1}\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}(x^{2k}-x^{2k+1})dx\\ &=\int_{0}^{1}\frac{1-x^{2n}}{1+x}dx\\ &=\ln2-\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{2n}}{1+x}dx \end{align*}$$
When $x\in[0,1]$, $\frac{x^{2n}}{2}\leq\frac{x^{2n}}{1+x}\leq x^{2n}$, integraling at both sides, we can get that $(0<)\frac{1}{2(2n+1)}\leq\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x^{2n}}{1+x}dx\leq\frac{1}{2n+1}$, so for arbitrary $n$, $a_{n}<\ln2<\frac{25}{36}$.
EDIT: This approach is unfortunately wrong, as pointed out in the comments.
Let $S(n) = \frac{1}{ n+1}+\frac{1}{ n+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n}.$
(1) Base step. Let $n=1$. Then $n+1 = 2n$, so the series only has one term. $S(1) = \frac{1}{2} < \frac{25}{36}$, hence the statement is true for $n=1$.
(2) Inductive step. Suppose the induction hypothesis is true. Then
$S(n+1) = \frac{1}{ (n+1)+1}+\frac{1}{ (n+1)+2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2(n+1)}$
$= \frac{1}{ n+2}+\frac{1}{n+3}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2}$
$= - \frac{1}{n+1} + \left(\frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{ n+2}+\frac{1}{n+3}+\cdots+\frac{1}{2n}\right) + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2}$
$= - \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2} + S(n)$
$< - \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2} + \frac{25}{36}$
where the inequality comes from the induction hypothesis.
Now $S(n+1) < \frac{25}{36}$, as we want to show, requires $- \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2} < 0.$
As $- \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+2} < - \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1}$, this is certainly true if
$- \frac{1}{n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} + \frac{1}{2n+1} < 0$, or $\frac{1}{n+1} < \frac{2}{2n+1}$. The last inequality is trivial to show.