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Definition of curtain
1 : a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up; especially : window drapery
2 : a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier — compare iron curtain
3a : the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastionsb (1) : a similar stretch of plain wall (2) : a nonbearing exterior wall
4a : the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theaterb : the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain; also : its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)c : the final situation, line, or scene of an act or playd : the time at which a theatrical performance beginse curtains plural : end; especially : death it will be curtains for us if we're caught
curtainlessplay \ˈkər-tən-ləs\ adjective
Examples of curtain in a Sentence
Curtains separated the hospital beds.
When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone.
As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms.
Origin and Etymology of curtain
Middle English curtine, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē court), from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, court — more at court
First Known Use: 14th centurySee Words from the same year
Definition of curtain
curtainingplay \ˈkərt-niŋ, -ˈkər-tən-iŋ\
transitive verb
1 : to furnish with or as if with curtains
2 : to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain
Examples of curtain in a Sentence
she dropped her head and in shame curtained her face with her hair
First Known Use of curtain
14th century
CURTAIN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of curtain for English Language Learners
: a piece of cloth that hangs down from above a window and can be used to cover the window
: a piece of cloth or other material that is hung to protect or hide something
: a very large piece of cloth that hangs at the front of a stage and that is raised when a performance begins and lowered when a performance ends
CURTAIN Defined for Kids
Definition of curtain for Students
1 : a piece of material (as cloth) hung up to darken, hide, divide, or decorate
2 : something that covers, hides, or separates like a curtain a curtain of fog
Definition of curtain for Students
1 : to furnish with cloth that darkens, hides, divides, or decorates
2 : to hide or shut off
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Can Obama really double exports in five years?
- By Annie LowreyAnnie Lowrey is assistant editor at FP.
At his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama swore to double U.S. exports in five years. At the time, some pundits (including one here) scoffed at the idea. Doubling exports, of course, means convincing the world to buy twice as much of the stuff the U.S. produces. That will be no easy feat, particularly given that just about every high-income economy is looking for an export-led recovery.
But it is a feat that has been accomplished before. I used Commerce Department trade data to make the above graph. It turns out, the last time the United States had a year that doubled its trade level from five years before was 1981; the average five-year increase is around 140 percent.
Still, Obama's plan to double the number by 2015 does not seem so far-fetched. For one, trade has fallen due to the recession, meaning the United States needs to double a lower-than average number.
Obama started to detail how he plans to double exports at the annual conference of the Export-Import Bank today. First: panels. He is creating an "export promotion cabinet" including representatives from state, treasury, agriculture, commerce, and other agencies, and creating an "export council" with adivsers from the private sector. Second: trade regulation reform, to make it easier for businesses to put products and offer services on the global market. Third: better governmental promotion of small- and medium-sized businesses.

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USA Today: Giuliani is "half Woody Allen, half Rambo and 100% cerebral"
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In an August 23 article on former New York City mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's recent campaign swing through New Hampshire, USA Today reporter Jill Lawrence wrote: "Suffice it to say Republicans have never had a presidential candidate like this -- half Woody Allen, half Rambo and 100% cerebral."
This is the first time Media Matters for America has documented a news outlet comparing Giuliani to the fictional character John Rambo, the Medal of Honor-winning former Green Beret portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in numerous action films. However, media figures have repeatedly depicted Giuliani as a tough guy:
- On the June 12 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, MSNBC host Chris Matthews called Giuliani a "street fighter," adding, "He was there on the curb when 9-11 struck. He had soot on his face."
- On the May 16 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, CNBC chief Washington correspondent and Wall Street Journal national political editor John Harwood, comparing Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Giuliani, claimed: "Rudy Giuliani also has a bit of a claim to combat in a different way, because he was on the ground in 9-11."
- On the May 2 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, Matthews asked Mike DuHaime, campaign manager for Giuliani: "Who would win a street fight ... Rudy Giuliani or [Iranian] President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, who would win that fight?" Matthews said that the fight would take place "over in Queens somewhere ... a dark night, it's about 2 in the morning. Two guys are out behind the building, right?" DuHaime responded, "I am putting my money on Rudy on that one." Matthews added, "If [Giuliani] wins that notion, he is the next president."
- In a May 29 front-page profile of Giuliani -- headlined "To Temper Image, Giuliani Trades Growl for Smile" -- New York Times reporter Michael Powell wrote that Giuliani is a "commanding daddy of a candidate" and "is the father" when compared with other presidential candidates of both parties.
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star Osaka hotel in Osaka Castle, near Osaka Castle
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Located in Osaka Castle, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Mint Museum and Osaka Museum of History. Osaka Castle and Osaka Science Museum are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
2 restaurants, a bar/lounge, and self parking are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Room Amenities
All 315 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, flat-screen TVs with digital channels, and comforts like pillow menus and down comforters. Guests will also find refrigerators, hair dryers, and phones.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. 4 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Hotel Keihan Tenmabashi has designated areas for smoking.
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 315
- Number of floors - 10
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Designated smoking areas
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- Free wired high-speed Internet
- One meeting room
- Parking (limited spaces)
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 2
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
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- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Phone
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Hotel Keihan Tenmabashi has 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Tengiku - Onsite restaurant.
Manten - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Porn Studios Sue Verizon for Defending Its Customers From Torrent Suits
Jason Mick
November 27, 2012 2:55 PM
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Media group claims Verizon is acting in bad faith by protecting its customers against mass lawsuits
brings word
that Verizon Communications Inc. (
) has been targeted in a lawsuit by three adult film companies: Malibu Media, Patrick Collins, and Third Degree Films.
The adult filmmakers want the court to hold the cable firm -- among the largest in the nation -- in contempt for objecting to dozens of mass-filed subpoenas from piracy attack dogs like the aforementioned trio's legal representatives.
Traditionally, piracy attack dogs have filed subpoenas to get ISPs to cough up the name and address of the customer associated with a particular IP address. The piracy watchdogs then turned around and sent extortion letters to the marks, telling them to pay a settlement or prepare to be sued.
Verizon is relatively cooperative with
copyright enforcement efforts. It's among the
pioneering members
the so-called "six-strikes" plan
, which could lead to customers who pirate having their connections throttled to disabled until they take remedial classes on anti-piracy "education".
However, that plan only deals with those who pirate content from the major movie studios and major music labels; porn piracy is not part of the deal (which is good news for
certain Congressional offices with a taste for porn torrents
). Thus the lawsuit, filed in plaintiff-friendly Texas federal court is likely in part a testament to this media market's frustration at being left out of Verizon,
et al.
's anti-piracy pact.
Porn studios are upset at Verizon for fighting their subpoenas of bittorrenters.
[Image Source: Julie Jacobson/AP]
When it comes to porn-piracy (not part of the aforementioned pact), Verizon suddenly goes from cooperating with the content holders in targeting customers with punishments to defending its customers. In these cases, it has argued that the infringer is often a teenager or neighbor and not the customer themself, and begun to file mass objections to the subpoenas. That has thrown a wrench in the plans of mass litigation contractors for these media players, as it would be prohibitively expensive to try to overturn each of the objections in court.
writes in one such objection, "[The subpoena] seeks information that is protected from disclosure by third parties' rights of privacy and protections guaranteed by the first amendment."
When it comes to the
mass lawsuits, Verizon's
also takes issue with the premise of mass lawsuits itself, pointing to
cases that copyright groups lost
, on the grounds that the defendants did not act in a concerted manner (and hence the mass suit was inappropriate).
The porn studios have launched a bold legal attack on the far bigger ISP Verizon.
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The internet service provider's (ISP) unexpected defense of its customers has the pornography studios mad enough to sue. Their lawyers lash out at Verizon in their filing, commenting:
Verizon objects to the subpoenas on various grounds, all of which lack merit. Accordingly, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court overrule each of Verizon's objections, compel immediate compliance with Plaintiffs' subpoenas and hold Verizon in contempt for failing to obey the subpoenas.
Verizon's current Objections can only be seen as being asserted in bad faith, and with the expectation to continue to profit from BitTorrent infringement at the expense of other, lower-tier ISPs and the consuming public at large. There is seemingly no incentive for ISPs such as Verizon to aggressively identify infringers on their network.
The trio cite an Aug. 2011
Northwestern University
and Telefónica Research
[PDF], which claims that larger internet service providers (ISPs) like Verizon profit off allowing BitTorrent traffic, while smaller ISPs are left footing the bill. The study did not disclose its source of funding.
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Audi: Partner of Sport
by Audi AG on 5 February 2013 in Motorsport Sports Sponsorship
- AC Milan
- Audi quattro Cup
- FC Bayern Munchen
- FC Ingolstadt
- german olympic team
- German Skiing Federation
- golf
- Kieler Woche
- olympics
- sailing
- skiing
- soccer
- Successful commitments in soccer, winter sports, golf and sailing
- Audi partners with International Olympic Committee (IOC), the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) and the Paralympics Committee Germany (DBS)
- Regional partner in ice hockey, soccer and basketball
From the Soccer Champions League, the German Olympic team and the Kieler Woche to the world's most popular tournament series for amateur golfers: through its various commitments Audi is a close partner and sponsor of national and international sports. In 2013, the company is featured in a wide range of attractive activities.
Vorsprung durch Technik – Audi breathes new life into this motto through its motorsport commitments year after year. Whether quattro, TFSI, TDI or hybrid vehicles: the brand's successes on the world's race tracks are always closely tied to the developments that successfully make their way into production cars as well. More than once Audi has gone down in history at the Le Mans 24 Hours – most recently in summer of 2012 when the first ever car with hybrid drive – the Audi R18 e-tron quattro – won what is arguably the most famous race in the world. In 2013, the brand with the four rings continues to move ahead at full throttle, focused in particular on the title defense in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the commitment in the DTM and extended activities in U.S. racing.
In the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Audi is competing as the title defender in 2013. Audi Sport Team Joest will be contesting the series with two updated Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars while a third R18 e-tron quattro will be fielded at the Le Mans 24 Hours and the WEC race at Spa. At Le Mans and in the WEC, Audi is thus exclusively relying on hybrid technology that was successfully launched in 2012.
Contrary to the WEC, a freeze on technology was imposed by the regulations in the DTM. Therefore, up to the season opener at the Hockenheimring on May 5, the DTM squad of Audi Sport is mainly concentrating on bringing the Audi A5 DTM's full potential to bear. Since 2004, Audi has again been involved in the DTM under a manufacturer's commitment – initially with the Audi A4 DTM and since the beginning of the 2012 season with the newly developed Audi A5 DTM.
With a one-two victory at the Daytona 24-hour race at the end of January and an intensified involvement in the GRAND-AM Series, Audi rang in its return to U.S. racing. In the United States, the brand with the four rings has been recording stronger growth than the U.S. market as a whole, particularly in the prestigious large premium car segment. The racing activities in the United States are intended to support this trend over the long run. Therefore, an entry of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro on March 16 in the 12-hour race at Sebring (Florida), which Audi has previously won ten times, is being planned as well.
But Audi is not neglecting the customer sport market in Europe and the rest of the world either. An evolution of the Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3 sports car that mainly differs from the current model in the area of the rear bodywork will start to be delivered to customers by quattro GmbH in February 2013. Customer teams supported by Audi Sport customer racing will be starting from the grids of the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring (Germany) and at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) in 2013. The increasingly diverse customer sport program of AUDI AG is complemented by continuing the Audi R8 LMS Cup in China that was successfully launched in 2012.
Audi in winter sports: far more than a financial sponsor
Its involvement in winter sports provides Audi with an important platform to present the brand's sporting performance and dynamism to international audiences. For over 25 years, AUDI AG has been the principal sponsor of the German Skiing Federation (DSV) including all the national teams – not only as a financial supporter but also as a co-sponsor of a large number of joint events and campaigns.
The 2012/2013 season is now seeing the four rings as the title sponsor of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in their eleventh year. In addition, after St. Moritz, Bormio, Val d'Isère and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Audi in 2013 is part of the Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming as the presenting sponsor for as much as the fifth time.
The DSV athletes experience the advantages of quattro drive whenever they safely travel to training sessions and World Cup events in Audi models. The alpine national teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States can rely on the power of the four rings off the slopes as well. The cars are made available to active athletes, officials and coaches. Furthermore, the sportsmen and sportswomen benefit from the technical know-how of AUDI AG as they regularly practice at the wind tunnel center in Ingolstadt to gain a crucial competitive advantage in their fiercely competitive sport.
At the beginning of the 2011/2012 winter season, Audi joined another alpine trend sport on the slopes. The automobile manufacturer from Ingolstadt has been giving its name to the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup, featured around the events, and has thus extended its presence in winter sport. With the athletes being pitted against each other in direct duels, ski cross is particularly popular with young audiences.
Audi as a partner of German Olympic and Paralympic athletes
When the German Olympic and Paralympic athletes were fighting for medals in Vancouver at the beginning of 2010 Audi accompanied them as a partner of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and National Sponsor of the Paralympic Committee Germany. At the Summer Games in London, the German delegations again competed under the symbol of the four rings.
The partnership was sealed in February 2010 and has meanwhile been extended until the end of 2016. In London, Audi equipped the shuttle service between the German House and the MS Deutschland cruise ship with a total of 60 vehicles, including several e-tron models. In addition, the brand with the four rings presented the TV coverage from England aired on ARD and ZDF and invited athletes and visitors to a dedicated Audi Lounge at the German House.
Five rings are running with four rings: Audi is the new vehicle supplier to the International Olympic Committee and equips the fleet of the organization in Lausanne plus international IOC events with Audi models. Furthermore, joint projects are in development, including the topic of corporate responsibility. The collaboration officially commenced on January 1, 2013 and has been contractually agreed for an initial term until the end of 2016.
Audi in soccer: partner of premier international clubs
'Vorsprung durch Technik' is a daily companion of players, coaches and officials of Europe's premier soccer clubs. Audi and German record champion FC Bayern München have been 'on the ball' together since 2002. As a premium partner, Audi provides the club with 50 vehicles and is present at the stadium during all Bundesliga matches and other events. Audi and 'Bayern' have further extended their successful partnership off the playing field as well, as the premium manufacturer based in Ingolstadt is holding a total stake of 9.09 percent in FC Bayern München AG. The circle of Audi partner clubs also includes the teams from Mönchengladbach, Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremberg and Hoffenheim.
Audi has commitments with top-caliber teams on an international scale as well. Since 2003 the brand has been the vehicle partner of record Champions League winner Real Madrid. In return, the brand from Ingolstadt is featured at the legendary Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and enjoys advertising rights with the 32-time Spanish champion. The partnership with the international top-class club FC Barcelona has been in existence since 2006. All the players around super star Lionel Messi have been driving Audi models ever since, just like the current Champions League winner FC Chelsea, which has been a member of the Audi soccer family since 2012. In addition, via its importers, Audi supports AC Milan, Red Bull Salzburg, Grashoppers Zurich and Zenit St. Petersburg plus the Japanese national soccer team.
Another highlight among the soccer commitments of the four rings is the Audi Cup that was held in Munich for the first time in 2009 and for the second time in summer of 2011. The two-day event featured meetings between host Bayern München, AC Milan, SC Internacional de Porto Alegre and the subsequent winner, FC Barcelona, at the Allianz Arena. With a total turnout of 132,000 spectators, the tournament was sold out.
Audi in golf: complementary elegance
Audi has been successfully involved in golf for more than two decades. Technology, design and sporting performance are hallmarks of every Audi vehicle, which are reflected by the special fascination exuded by golf as well.
The commitment is centered on the Audi quattro Cup as the world's most popular series for amateur golfers. At the invitation of regional Audi partners, qualifications as 'foursomes with selected drive,' in which around 80,000 players participate every year, are held between April and September. The winners qualify for the German finale and the country's two best teams then meet with their international competitors. This year, the world finale will be played in Los Angeles (USA) from October 7 to 11.
35,200 visitors watched Anne-Lise Caudal's way to victory at the UniCredit Ladies German Open in May 2012. Ever since the inaugural event of the most important German ladies' golf tournament that is again being held this year at Gut Häusern near Munich, from May 30 to June 2, Audi has been the presenting sponsor and vehicle partner.
The long-standing partnership with the Süddeutsche Zeitung Business Golf Cup is another important element of Audi's golf commitment. For nine years, the brand has been presenting this popular German tournament series, which not only defines itself as a sporting competition but also as a business platform to intensify existing business relations and to establish new contacts. Furthermore, Audi is again supporting the German Golf Association (DGV) in 2013 as its exclusive automobile partner and, at www.mygolf.de, presents the association's internet offering.
Audi in sailing: Kieler Woche and Audi Sailing Team Germany
Sailing stands for precision, dynamism, aesthetics – and is thus a superb discipline for Audi, not only in Germany but also in international waters.
The Kieler Woche, which Audi in 2012 accompanied as a premium partner for the third time, is a perfect example. With numerous prominent guests in attendance, on- and offshore activities, the shuttle and trailer service plus the presentation of "Kieler Woche TV" as one of the week's highlights the spectacle in North Germany was again dominated by the four rings. Audi's assessment of its commitment at the world's biggest sailing festival is extremely positive and the brand is already looking forward to this year's event.
Aside from the grand spectacle, Audi has been dedicated to supporting young German sailors since 2010. Partnering with the German national sailing team, which appears under the name of Audi Sailing Team Germany, the automaker provides 50 vehicles to the athletes and is featured with its logo on team wear, sails and boat hulls. The long-term objective is to progressively develop the skills of the German talents for bigger challenges. The Olympic Games in London in summer of 2012 marked their first baptism of fire.
Six boats of the Bavaria B/one type recently started sailing under the Audi flag as well. The boats will be competing at various sailing events and as part of the Audi Club Offensive Sailing help to promote enthusiasm for this fantastic sport. For example, the entire Bavaria-B/one fleet will be used to hold races for partners and customers of AUDI AG during the Kieler Woche as part of the Audi sailing experience. In addition, a dedicated B/one World Cup sailing competition will take place in the international part of the Kieler Woche.
Audi as a regional partner: commitments in soccer, ice hockey and basketball
On the regional level, Audi is a reliable supporter of sports as well. For more than a decade, the brand has been partnering with the ice hockey club ERC Ingolstadt and is featured with the four rings at the home Saturn-Arena.
With the soccer players of FC Ingolstadt 04, who wear the four rings on their chests, Audi has had a long-standing partnership. The home games of the second-league club are held at the Audi Sportpark that was opened in 2010. As a partner of the Audi Schanzer Soccer School that organizes children's and youth camps Audi has assumed responsibility for the next generation as well.
The support provided to the basketball department of FC Bayern München by the Audi Region South is the most recent commitment in the brand's portfolio. Since the beginning of the Bundesliga season in October 2011, the league climbers have been holding their home matches at the Audi Dome. Together with the club Audi has redesigned and converted the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Hall built in 1972 into the new home of the professional and youth teams.


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Reports today that Sen. Baucus spent the weekend circulating a draft of his $900 billion health care reform package. It doesn't sound good for those hoping for a public option.
Two highlights, first from the Washington Post:
Two of the Baucus measures reflect the group's long-standing goal to find common ground on highly contentious issues. Instead of a government insurance option, the Baucus proposal would create a network of non-profit cooperatives — an alternative that Grassley, the lead Republican negotiator, has backed. And it would levy a fee on insurers for providing high-cost plans, a provision aimed at curbing health-care cost inflation that Democrats and Republicans have endorsed, but that would violate an Obama campaign pledge not to target more generous plan covering many union households.
And from the NY TImes:
The proposal by Mr. Baucus does not include a public option, or a government-run insurance plan, to compete with private insurers, as many Democrats want.
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- Fours
- Sixes
- Wickets
- DA Warner 59
- SR Watson 47
- GJ Maxwell 27
- MEK Hussey 12
- GJ Bailey 3
- CL White 0
- DT Christian 3
- MS Wade 6*
- PJ Cummins 1*
- Abdul Razzaq 0/12
- Umar Gul 2/30
- Yasir Arafat 2/30
- Saeed Ajmal 2/19
- Raza Hasan 1/34
- Shoaib Malik 0/20
- Mohammad Hafeez 0/17
There you go, Razzaq is opening the bowling
Fahad: "I've been to see Razzaq in a few county games over the last few years... and I certainly wouldn't trust him with 4 overs. He is simply too slow now."
Ryan: "Looking at Pakistan squad, they should fix the top five batsmen into their positions permanently. They then have the options to juggle around with three good all rounders - Razzaq, Malik & Afridi at 6,7,8. This way it gives the the fire power in later stage of the innings. As the Sri Lanka pitches are apparently spin friendly, Pakistan only need one specialist bowler in Gul and Razzaq can be the other catalyst as and when required. He is experienced enough at this level to do both jobs and so is Afridi." Does the team management have enough confidence to trust Razzaq with four overs? He's hardly bowled this series, though he's delivered in the only over he's got.
Adil: "So the team selection suggests that both teams have taken safe route. I guess no team want to go to WC with a loss in thier last game. It will be interesting to see if Pak change their batting order and go with a better opener than the captain himslef, Kamran can be a good option."
Mohammad Akram, Pakistan bowling coach, on his approach: "A bowler should go through the physical and mental grind for two years in domestic cricket. He should also be taught to handle the media and should be groomed before he comes to the international level. We used to bowl for two hours at a stretch. Nowadays, players watch their videos and are happy to bowl for 15 minutes. We don't have as much talent now as we used to. I want talented youngsters to be given annual training programmes and I want to monitor them. I am confident we will unearth good talent, fast bowlers as well as spinners. As long as I am there, it should not be that a player is removed after playing one match. I want to guide a player how to react in various situations."
7.30 pm Pakistan win the toss again and will have a bowl
Mohammad Hafeez: "We have one change. Yasir Arafat is back and Sohail Tanvir is rested. We wanted to get the right momentum for the World T20 and the boys are responding well."
George Bailey: "We would have had a bat so that worked out well. Glenn Maxwell comes in for David Hussey. That [the second T20I] was the first time I have been involved in a Super Over."
7.15 pm Welcome to our coverage of the third and final Twenty20 international between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai. Two contrasting matches later, Pakistan have won the series. Can Australia win this one? No side would want to go into a world event having lost its previous series 0-3. Have a look at Dan Brettig's preview for the game.
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, no run, gentle length ball from over the stumps, patted away
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, no run, moves away across the left-hander from a length, worked back to the bowler
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, FOUR, a thick edge first ball, Razzaq has his hands on his head, making Warner drive with a pitched up ball that moved away enough to take the edge, race past the lone slip and beat third man's dive
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, no run, a leg-before appeal now, big one from the bowler, hit right in front of middle stump, on the knee roll, on the hop as he missed the work to leg, but that pitched clearly outside the leg stump
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, no run, solid start this from Razzaq, not much pace, but he's moved it around, kept it tight, this one is pitched up on the stumps, and is worked to leg
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, 2 runs, too much leg side and works it in front of square leg
End of over 1 (6 runs) Australia 6/0 (RR: 6.00)
- DA Warner 6 (6b 1x4)
- SR Watson 0 (0b)
- Abdul Razzaq 1-0-6-0
Umar Gul now
Umar Gul to Watson, no run, zip and away swing first ball, widish delivery swerving away from a good length, Watson goes after it, cannot connect
Umar Gul to Watson, no run, this time he has him flailing outside the line, this ball has done the opposite, it has started slightly across outside off, and then nipped in after pitching on a length, beats the inside edge
Umar Gul to Watson, 1 run, into the pads now from short of a length, worked behind square
Mazher Arshad is around: "This is only the 3rd time in history that Australia are playing dead-rubber against Pakistan after losing series. The previous two incidents came in 1982 when Australia toured Pakistan and lost both Test (3-0) and ODI (2-0) series."
Umar Gul to Warner, 1 run, fullish into the pads, and whipped in the air, deep square leg in place few metres in from the rope
Umar Gul to Watson, 1 run, goes across, opens up to softly defend a short of a length ball on leg and takes one
Umar Gul to Warner, 1 run, Gul working up some pace, fullish into the stumps, Warner leans across to work to mid on, and beats the direct hit to the other end
End of over 2 (4 runs) Australia 10/0 (RR: 5.00)
- DA Warner 8 (8b 1x4)
- SR Watson 2 (4b)
- Umar Gul 1-0-4-0
- Abdul Razzaq 1-0-6-0
Abdul Razzaq to Warner, 1 run, that kicked a bit from a good length, Warner checks his push from the crease, single is on to extra cover
Abdul Razzaq to Watson, no run, that looked a very good shout, full and catching him on the pads as Watson missed the flick, pitched around off, hit him in front of leg stump as it nipped in, some doubt with the angle
Abdul Razzaq to Watson, FOUR, smack! Watson breaks free in typical fashion, gets forward to a pitched up ball, reaches with the swing and deposits it cleanly straight down the ground
Abdul Razzaq to Watson, no run, was lining up the swing again, this one held its line from a good length, and he defended solidly to off
Abdul Razzaq to Watson, no run, tries to smash it down the ground again, wider line this time, mistimed off the inner part of the blade
Abdul Razzaq to Watson, 1 run, opens the bat late and runs a length ball down to third man
End of over 3 (6 runs) Australia 16/0 (RR: 5.33)
- SR Watson 7 (9b 1x4)
- DA Warner 9 (9b 1x4)
- Abdul Razzaq 2-0-12-0
- Umar Gul 1-0-4-0
Umar Gul to Watson, 1 run, back of a length, cramping him as it moves in a bit, dropped towards point
Wasif: "going by the frequency and the relevance of the stats that mazher arshad pipes in with, he deserves to be on cricinfo payrolls." don't give him ideas
Umar Gul to Warner, SIX, Warner gets going now, shortish, he pulls off the front foot, from outside the crease, mows it over wide long on
Umar Gul to Warner, 1 run, Gul replies with a skiddy sharp bouncer into Warner, who pulls his head away and hooks it behind square leg
Umar Gul to Watson, 1 run, tries the swat down the ground again, thick inside edge behind square leg
Umar Gul to Warner, 1 run, pings him on the glove, good delivery, short of a length, getting big on Warner, who tries to weave out of the line, it holds its line and takes glove to roll behind point
Umar Gul to Watson, 1 run, Gul coming back superbly after that six, now he hurls in an inswinging yorker to Watson, who barely gets it away behind square leg
End of over 4 (11 runs) Australia 27/0 (RR: 6.75)
- SR Watson 10 (12b 1x4)
- DA Warner 17 (12b 1x4 1x6)
- Umar Gul 2-0-15-0
- Abdul Razzaq 2-0-12-0
Yasir Arafat to bowl
Yasir Arafat to Watson, 2 runs, some width first ball, cut late past a diving point, and they charge back for two
Yasir Arafat to Watson, 2 runs, more width, Watson slaps it to the left of mid off, Razzaq scrambles and manages to put in an awkward dive to take pace off the ball
Yasir Arafat to Watson, SIX, carted over deep midwicket, used the angle into him on the back of a length ball, fetching it from middle and heaving it into the stands
Yasir Arafat to Watson, no run, missed out this time, crashed a full delivery straight to mid on
Yasir Arafat to Watson, 1 leg bye, slower one, down the pads, nudged behind square
Yasir Arafat to Warner, 3 runs, pushed in the air, but right in the gap between cover and extra cover, lurches away from them before one of the slides near the rope to haul it back in
End of over 5 (14 runs) Australia 41/0 (RR: 8.20)
- DA Warner 20 (13b 1x4 1x6)
- SR Watson 20 (17b 1x4 1x6)
- Yasir Arafat 1-0-13-0
- Umar Gul 2-0-15-0
Here is Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal to Warner, no run, straightens off a length outside off, pushed to point
Saeed Ajmal to Warner, 1 run, fired into middle and leg from round the stumps, worked in front of square
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, no run, moves forward to work towards midwicket, the ball pops up to vacant forward short leg
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, no run, tried to make room and bash him through the off side, cramped for room as it skidded in, forced to covers
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, no run, backs away and opens the face to run it from middle, against the turn, wide of short third man
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, no run, Watson shuffling about in the crease looking to pull, the ball spins in and goes between his legs
End of over 6 (1 run) Australia 42/0 (RR: 7.00)
- SR Watson 20 (21b 1x4 1x6)
- DA Warner 21 (15b 1x4 1x6)
- Saeed Ajmal 1-0-1-0
- Yasir Arafat 1-0-13-0
Obaid: "Bringing on a medium pacer when the two openers are set. Might as well offer them a steak with diet coke on the side."
Raza Hasan now, only one over for Arafat
Raza Hasan to Warner, no run, fired in flat to leg stump from over the wicket, rolls away
Raza Hasan to Warner, 2 runs, angled in full to leg again, flicked behind square leg, the throw is very close to the stumps from Arafat, right into Kamran's gloves, direct hit was needed
Raza Hasan to Warner, 3 wides, quick into the pads again, looked to have brushed the pad as he shouldered arms, they run as it is pulled back inside the fine leg rope, given wides
Raza Hasan to Warner, no run, tries to slog-sweep over midwicket, cannot connect with the full delivery angled in
Raza Hasan to Warner, no run
Raza Hasan to Warner, 1 wide, full, flat and fast down the leg side
Raza Hasan to Warner, 1 run, some flight, Warner comes down the track, and swings it hard to long on
Raza Hasan to Watson, 1 run, punched off the front foot to wide long off
End of over 7 (8 runs) Australia 50/0 (RR: 7.14)
- SR Watson 21 (22b 1x4 1x6)
- DA Warner 24 (20b 1x4 1x6)
- Raza Hasan 1-0-8-0
- Saeed Ajmal 1-0-1-0
Shoaib Malik to bowl now
Shoaib Malik to Watson, SIX, slog-swept first ball, tossed up on leg stump from round the wicket, Watson reaches out, and dismisses it high over deep midiwicket
Shoaib Malik to Watson, 1 run, lines up a big swing again, this one arrives quicker and fuller, hit down to long on
Shoaib Malik to Warner, 1 run, that has been steered to short fine leg, Warner moves around in the crease, becomes a right-hander, and runs the offbreak from outside his, now, off stump
Shoaib Malik to Watson, SIX, swatted, Malik pitches it shortish and flat now, some width too, Watson readies himself and bashes it flat over midwicket
Shoaib Malik to Watson, no run, full, swung back to the bowler, Malik threatens to throw it back at Watson
Shoaib Malik to Watson, SIX, oh dear, just got worse for Malik off the last ball, low full toss on the pads, Watson deposits it over deep midwicket once more, thank you very much
End of over 8 (20 runs) Australia 70/0 (RR: 8.75)
- SR Watson 40 (27b 1x4 4x6)
- DA Warner 25 (21b 1x4 1x6)
- Shoaib Malik 1-0-20-0
- Raza Hasan 1-0-8-0
Raza Hasan to Warner, SIX, they are coming from the other end now, Warner winds up and bursts into a slog sweep over deep square leg
Raza Hasan to Warner, no run, beaten on the cut with a quick one outside off
Raza Hasan to Warner, no run, worked to square leg
Raza Hasan to Warner, SIX, he's created so much momentum with his movement down the track, not to the pitch of the ball, but his swing takes it way behind the boundary at wide long on
Raza Hasan to Warner, SIX, faster they come, higher they go, full, Warner reaches out, picks it from way outside off, and launches it in front of square leg
Raza Hasan to Warner, 1 run, length, worked to midwicket
Raining slog-sweeps and slog-swats, whatever you call them, the ball is disappearing over wide long on and deep midwicket
End of over 9 (19 runs) Australia 89/0 (RR: 9.88)
- DA Warner 44 (27b 1x4 4x6)
- SR Watson 40 (27b 1x4 4x6)
- Raza Hasan 2-0-27-0
- Shoaib Malik 1-0-20-0
Saeed Ajmal to Warner, SIX, hello, Warner has switch-slog-swept Ajmal over deep midwicket, incredible, he is ready with the right-hander's stance, and carts it with just too much power
Saeed Ajmal to Warner, 1 run, worked in front of square leg
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, SIX, another six, shortish from Ajmal, Watson is not quite in position for the pull even as it skids on, but still manages to pack enough power on the swing to cart it over wide long on, first time a batsman has made 50 this series
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, no run, tries to repeat the stroke, this one came on even quicker, and he ends up mishitting to off
Watson having a go at Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal to Watson, 1 run, absolutely crunched, absolutely crunched, down to long on
Saeed Ajmal to Warner, 1 run, slower through the air, outside off, turned softly to leg
End of over 10 (15 runs) Australia 104/0 (RR: 10.40)
- DA Warner 52 (30b 1x4 5x6)
- SR Watson 47 (30b 1x4 5x6)
- Saeed Ajmal 2-0-16-0
- Raza Hasan 2-0-27-0
Yasir Arafat in the firing line now
Yasir Arafat to Warner, SIX, they are going after everything, flicked over wide long on for six now, walks down the pitch, again creates so much momentum that he does not need more than a flick to the length ball, and away it goes as it it has been clubbed
Yasir Arafat to Warner, 1 run, shortish, swatted in front of square leg
Yasir Arafat to Watson, no run, swinging in late, full, driven to extra cover
Yasir Arafat to Watson, OUT, relief for Pakistan and release for the crowd, Watson surprised as this short ball nipped back at his throat, ended up hooking weakly and short fine leg took the top edge
SR Watson c Umar Gul b Yasir Arafat 47 (47m 32b 1x4 5x6) SR: 146.87
More Mazher Arshad: "111- That's Australia's highest partnership in Twenty20I Cricket for any wicket. Previous best was earlier in the year, 108 between Watson and Hussey vs West Indies."
Maxwell gets a promotion
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, 1 run, driven off the front foot to sweeper cover
Yasir Arafat to Warner, no run, slow length ball around middle and leg, nudged towards midwicket, bowler cuts off the single
End of over 11 (8 runs) Australia 112/1 (RR: 10.18)
- DA Warner 59 (33b 1x4 6x6)
- GJ Maxwell 1 (1b)
- Yasir Arafat 2-0-21-1
- Saeed Ajmal 2-0-16-0
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, no run, shuffles across and works from middle to midwicket
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, no run, moves across again quite calmly, and runs it to short third man
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, no run, comes down the pitch, pushes to midwicket
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, no run, low loopy full toss, patted back to the bowler
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, no run, cannot get it away again, moves across and pushes to extra cover
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, 2 runs, down the track, beaten in the flight, but takes two off a thick outside edge behind point
End of over 12 (2 runs) Australia 114/1 (RR: 9.50)
- GJ Maxwell 3 (7b)
- DA Warner 59 (33b 1x4 6x6)
- Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-2-0
- Yasir Arafat 2-0-21-1
Yasir Arafat to Warner, OUT, Hafeez is settling under the steepler and he takes it at point, Warner swinging hard at a length ball going across, thick edge flies high, and even though there is a fielder very close to him, Hafeez takes it safely
DA Warner c Mohammad Hafeez b Yasir Arafat 59 (53m 34b 1x4 6x6) SR: 173.52
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, no run, wobbly full one, outside off, swings and mistimes it down the pitch
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, FOUR, that has been scythed through extra cover, pitched up, width outside off, and he creams it off the front foot
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, FOUR, another one, Maxwell continuing the attack, heaves a length ball from off through midwicket
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, no run, yorker moves in full for the middle stump, jammed away to off, bowler fields
Yasir Arafat to Maxwell, 1 run, low full toss swung away to deep square leg
End of over 13 (9 runs) Australia 123/2 (RR: 9.46)
- GJ Maxwell 12 (12b 2x4)
- MEK Hussey 0 (0b)
- Yasir Arafat 3-0-30-2
- Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-2-0
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, 1 run
Mohammad Hafeez to Hussey, 1 run, quick, worked to vacant midwicket
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, SIX, he's given it everything, he really has, swivelled violently to the full ball and shovelled it high over deep square leg
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, 1 run, drills a very full one to long on
Mohammad Hafeez to Hussey, 1 run, worked to midwicket, man from the deep runs in
Mohammad Hafeez to Maxwell, 1 run, skips out, fetches it from wide outside off, does not get hold of it, dragged on the bounce to wide long on
End of over 14 (11 runs) Australia 134/2 (RR: 9.57)
- GJ Maxwell 21 (16b 2x4 1x6)
- MEK Hussey 2 (2b)
- Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-13-0
- Yasir Arafat 3-0-30-2
Raza Hasan to Maxwell, 2 runs, straightens as he bowls slow on middle, worked through midwicket, the throw hits direct from the deep at the non-striker's, but Hussey has made it
Raza Hasan to Maxwell, FOUR, thumps a reverse-switch hit past short third man now
Raza Hasan to Maxwell, no run, tries to slog sweep, beaten by the slight turn and bounce outside off
Raza Hasan to Maxwell, OUT, connects with the slog sweep now, but finds deep midwicket who runs in and manages to hold on
GJ Maxwell c Nasir Jamshed b Raza Hasan 27 (14m 20b 3x4 1x6) SR: 135.00
Raza Hasan to Hussey, 1 run, quick on the stumps, worked past the bowler to long on
Raza Hasan to Bailey, no run, driven to a tumbling Hafeez at extra cover
End of over 15 (7 runs) Australia 141/3 (RR: 9.40)
- GJ Bailey 0 (1b)
- MEK Hussey 3 (3b)
- Raza Hasan 3-0-34-1
- Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-13-0
Mohammad Hafeez to Hussey, 1 run, worked through midwicket, they are kept to one as Gul runs in from the deep
Mohammad Hafeez to Bailey, 2 runs, shuffles across and works it through square leg, they take the second this time, throw was wayward
Mohammad Hafeez to Bailey, no run, misses the sweep as he is struck on the pad
Mohammad Hafeez to Bailey, no run, going across on a length, slapped straight to extra cover
Mohammad Hafeez to Bailey, 1 run, whipped to deep midwicket
Mohammad Hafeez to Hussey, no run, misses the slog-sweep, inside edged into pad
End of over 16 (4 runs) Australia 145/3 (RR: 9.06)
- MEK Hussey 4 (5b)
- GJ Bailey 3 (5b)
- Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-17-0
- Raza Hasan 3-0-34-1
Saeed Ajmal to Bailey, OUT, bowled 'em, tried the slog sweep, missed, Ajmal found middle with some sharp turn from round the wicket
GJ Bailey b Saeed Ajmal 3 (5m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Saeed Ajmal to White, 1 leg bye, offbreak hits the pads and rolls square on leg as White misses with the bat
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, 4 byes, missed stumping surely, beats the batsman with flight and lots of turn, pitched leg stump, puff of dust as it zips across, Kamran cannot collect, have to wait for replays, yes, Hussey's back leg was in the air
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, no run
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, 1 run, cut away to sweeper cover
Saeed Ajmal to White, no run, patted back to the bowler
End of over 17 (6 runs) Australia 151/4 (RR: 8.88)
- CL White 0 (2b)
- MEK Hussey 5 (8b)
- Saeed Ajmal 3-0-17-1
- Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-17-0
Umar Gul to Hussey, 1 run, full ball angled widish across the left-hander, drives hard but not far enough from extra cover
Umar Gul to White, no run, that moved in late and full, and he ended up pushing it straight back to the bowler
Umar Gul to White, OUT, Australia losing their way towards the end, White now heaves a pitched up ball straight to long on
CL White c Umar Akmal b Umar Gul 0 (5m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Mazher Arshad: "Just when Saeed Ajmal passes Shahid Afridi's tally of 58 wickets, Umar Gul now joins Afridi at 58 wickets. These three are the leading wicket-takers in T20I Cricket."
Umar Gul to Hussey, no run, full and right on middle and leg, worked straight to midwicket
Umar Gul to Hussey, FOUR, slower ball, Hussey latches on, pulls it from outside off stump, off the front foot, flat and over midwicket
Umar Gul to Hussey, 2 runs, low full toss now on leg, worked through midwicket, the throw is at the bowler's end as they go for two, but Gul cannot collect the ball cleanly, would have been really tight otherwise
End of over 18 (7 runs) Australia 158/5 (RR: 8.77)
- MEK Hussey 12 (12b 1x4)
- DT Christian 0 (0b)
- Umar Gul 3-0-22-1
- Saeed Ajmal 3-0-17-1
Nintan: "Australia are having a Pakistanesque collapse."
Saeed Ajmal to Christian, 1 run, sliding across wide from round the stumps, could have gone harder at that, guided through point
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, no run, some effort that from the captain at extra cover, it is a flat hit from Hussey, the ball is dying on Hafeez as he dives forward, he takes it on the bounce, and rips the throw to Kamran, who seems surprised as the ball arrives, and hits him, Hussey scrambles back
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, OUT, no, you can attack Ajmal successfully for only so long, he has the smile on now, cleaning Hussey up with a really quick faster one fired in on a length, Ajmal does a furious jig
MEK Hussey b Saeed Ajmal 12 (28m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
Saeed Ajmal to Wade, no run
Saeed Ajmal to Wade, no run, cuts from off stump, backward point dives and stops the ball, throws it to the keeper, Wade has to dive back in now
Saeed Ajmal to Wade, 1 run, opens the face as he shuffles across and runs it behind point
End of over 19 (2 runs) Australia 160/6 (RR: 8.42)
- MS Wade 1 (3b)
- DT Christian 1 (1b)
- Saeed Ajmal 4-0-19-2
- Umar Gul 3-0-22-1
Umar Gul to Wade, 2 runs, full one sliced hard over covers for a couple as sweeper gets to it
Umar Gul to Wade, 2 runs, slices again, off a thick edge down to third man, Wade charges up for the second
Umar Gul to Wade, 1 run, low full toss hit down to long on
Mazher Arshad once again: " Even after going for 2 SIXES in an over, Saeed Ajmal finishes at 4-0-19-2."
Umar Gul to Christian, 2 runs, moving in a bit full, mishit to midwicket, it still fetches them two
Umar Gul to Christian, OUT, slow bouncer, and Gul has one more, Christian had a belated go at it, ended up thick-edging it to the keeper
DT Christian c †Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul 3 (11m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Umar Gul to Cummins, 1 run, high full toss shovelled past extra cover for a single
Australia made 57 for 6 in 9.2 overs after the opening partnership was broken. Remarkable hitting from Warner and Watson, and remarkable fightback from Pakistan. Ajmal tormenting Australia till the very end of this tour then
End of over 20 (8 runs) Australia 168/7
- PJ Cummins 1 (1b)
- MS Wade 6 (6b)
- Umar Gul 4-0-30-2
- Saeed Ajmal 4-0-19-2


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In its first major policy decision regarding China, the Bush administration plans to sponsor a United Nations resolution next month condemning Beijing's record on human rights, officials said today. But it was unclear how vigorously it would seek the international support necessary to make the resolution a diplomatic success.
The decision follows a debate over the wisdom of maintaining the Clinton administration's emphasis on using the resolutions to censure China at the annual meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The efforts have won insufficient backing from other countries, and even some human rights advocates dispute the effectiveness of the exercise.
Although the American effort in recent years to organize international criticism of China's rights abuses has been a major irritant in relations with Beijing, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was preparing a recommendation for the White House to move ahead, the officials said.
By deciding not to change course, the Bush administration will be sending a signal that at least in the early going, its relations with Beijing will depend on issues besides trade and security.Continue reading the main story
At home, the administration will be satisfying the demands of a Congressional coalition that includes Senators Jesse Helms, the conservative Republican of North Carolina, and Paul Wellstone, the liberal Democrat of Minnesota. Many saw the decision on the China resolution as an early test of the administration's commitment to human rights.
A number of rights groups have called for persistence on the resolution, pointing out that religious persecution has been particularly intense in China in the last year.
But rights advocates are divided on how useful the measure really is in improving rights in China, especially if the administration does not lobby its allies to garner support.
State Department officials who toured European capitals this month to test support for a resolution found very mixed reactions and little enthusiasm for joining the Americans at the annual Geneva meeting of the rights commission next month.
Not only are the Europeans cool to the plan, but the administration will also be proposing it to a panel dramatically changed in composition. The 53-member human rights commission now includes Libya, Malaysia, Vietnam and Syria.
Even as the administration appeared to be doing what some rights groups wanted, there was skepticism about its motives.
As Mike Jendrzejczyk, the Washington director for Asia of Human Rights Watch, put it, ''Is this going to be done for domestic consumption, or to have a serious impact in Beijing -- which will require high-level lobbying by the secretary of state and the president to get co-sponsors of the resolution?''
Stronger criticism came from John Kamm, a rights advocate who heads the Dui Hua Foundation, and who has been conducting an unofficial dialogue with Beijing on the release of political prisoners.
''I'm asking someone to explain to me how a resolution that will almost certainly fail and will not be supported by our allies can help the human rights situation in China,'' Mr. Kamm said. ''I think the Chinese government will portray a failed resolution as a validation of their human rights policies.''
Some diplomats -- and rights specialists -- argue that sponsoring a resolution satisfies an urge to wave a banner of protest but precludes the United States from bringing effective pressure on the Chinese to improve their record. After past rights resolutions in Geneva, those people say, Beijing has generally refused to discuss reforms because it has feared looking as though it was caving in to outside pressure.
''By sponsoring a resolution we greatly reduce the chance of a renewed bilateral human rights dialogue in which we could have handed over a comprehensive list of political and religious prisoners,'' Mr. Kamm said.
Experience has shown, Mr. Kamm said, that the more often a Chinese political prisoner is asked about by outsiders, the ''better chance'' the prisoner has of release.
The State Department's annual human rights report, due to be released next Friday, is expected to detail China's crackdown against the Falun Gong spiritual movement, as well as widespread use of torture.
As the State Department mapped its strategy on the rights resolution, the administration was also planning to nominate a new ambassador to Beijing, Clark T. Randt, a Hong Kong-based businessman, officials said. Mr. Randt was in Washington this week, but it was not clear how extensively he was consulted on the planned resolution.Continue reading the main story


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She knew about the Facebook group "Women Who Eat On Tubes" and assumed, correctly, it was the target destination of the picture.
McCaughey said she had not read TNR's apology, but that she assumed it was "politically motivated."
He enrolled in Rangsit University as a cover, got a student visa, and took on an assumed name.
The ghost writer in question is assumed to be one Siobhan Curham—an established author of both YA and adult fiction.
In El Reno, when you order a hamburger, an onion-fried burger is assumed, unless you instruct the cook to leave the onions out.
Faulkner assumed an air of real affliction, presumably for the departed.
The face of the Glee Club's comedian had assumed just the right seriousness.
I assumed, then, she must be talking to Miss Stuart, for surely she would not say that to her maid.
The actor, assumed a rôle and improvised all which he had to say in trying to act it out.
It was thought the scoundrel had sailed for England under an assumed name.
early 15c., assumpten "to receive up into heaven" (especially of the Virgin Mary), also assumen "to arrogate," from Latin assumere "to take up, take to oneself," from ad- "to, up" (see ad-) + sumere "to take," from sub "under" + emere "to take" (see exempt (adj.)).
Meaning "to suppose, to take for granted as the basis of argument" is first recorded 1590s; that of "to take or put on (an appearance, etc.)" is from c.1600. Related: Assumed; assuming. Early past participle was assumpt. In rhetorical usage, assume expresses what the assumer postulates, often as a confessed hypothesis; presume expresses what the presumer really believes.


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An EHR-derived model more accurately estimated cerebrovascular and cardiovascular mortality than did the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), highlighting the potential to use EHRs for clinical and policy purposes. The method was published as a feasibility study in the March issue of Medical Care.
Jeremy B. Sussman, MD, MSc, of the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., and colleagues observed several trends that favor the use of EHRs in predictive models: current prediction methods rely on resource-intensive chart reviews and patient interviews; large amounts of data now exist in EHRs; and the use of EHRs is growing, thanks to federal incentives. At the same time, state-of-the art methods may be applied to nudge up predictive performance.
"Clinical risk prediction also could benefit from concurrent progress in the development of flexible and adaptive (or 'nonparametric') regression and machine learning methods, many of which are particularly well suited for large datasets with many variables," Sussman et al wrote. "For example, 'ensemble methods' (which are also known as 'metaclassifiers,' and include random forests and boosting) work by incorporating predictions from a large number of small, simple models, and would have been computationally infeasible until relatively recently."
To compare the performance using EHR data and traditional risk predictors, the researchers designed a retrospective cohort study with data from patients at 12 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities from 2003 and 2007. The patients were all 18 years old or older with at least two clinic visits in 2003. Patients with a known cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diagnosis or event in 2003 were excluded. Data were obtained through a variety of VHA databases and resources. The outcome measure was cerebrovascular- or cardiovascular-related death within five years.
For comparative analyses, they examined the FRS versus internally developed EHR-derived models; parametric versus nonparametric regression methodology; and traditional risk predictors versus additional risk predictors such as hypertensive medications and comorbid conditions available in the VHA EHR. For their evaluation, they assessed the methods' discrimination and calibration as well as changes in estimated risk after reclassification.
They identified 113,973 patients, of whom 4.4 percent died from cerebrovascular- or cardiovascular-related causes within five years. Those patients were, on average, 10.1 years older in 2003 and were more likely to have diabetes or be prescribed hypertension or diabetes medications. Results showed the FRS predicted 3,031 cerebrovascular- and cardiovascular-related deaths—39.9 percent fewer than the actual number of deaths—and was particularly weak at predicting low-risk patients.
Reclassification analyses favored internally developed models over the FRS, and the flexible and adaptive method bested logistic regression. Compared with FRS, boosting (one of the metaclassifiers) showed the largest net reclassification improvement, reclassifying 61.7 percent of patients with an event into a higher risk group and 8.3 percent of patients without an event into lower risk group.
Sussman et al put that in a clinical context, using as an example patients in their dataset with a risk of 5 percent or greater taking aspirin as a preventive. "Using boosting, 12,568 people would be treated who would not have been treated under the FRS, and 5,767 people would not be treated who would have been treated under the FRS," they wrote. "The boosting treatment regime would be more accurate, as 1,366 of the 12,568 people (10.9 percent) who would have been treated only when using boosting went on to die of CCV [cerebrovascular- or cardiovascular]-related causes, compared with only 203 of the 5,767 (3.5 percent) who would have been treated only when using the FRS."
They suggested that including more risk predictors (even if EHR data are imperfect), larger datasets with more clinical data and changes over time may achieve greater performance and improve accuracy while automation may facilitate implementation.
"Our study shows that, once the data exist, developing good risk scores is within the scope of most large health systems," they concluded, adding that the methods they applied are no more difficult than traditional methods and can be applied using freely available software. "The greatest opportunity for future work, though, is in clinical


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90,000 expected to visit Norfolk Show
It is the region's biggest agricultural event - up to 90,000 people are expected through the gates at the Royal Norfolk Show over the next couple of days.
Big numbers then, but there is criticism the show organisers are taking advantage of punters, with a family a ticket at the gate costing in excess of £60. Watch Jim Rice's report.


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South Carolina Mortgage Rates
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South Carolina Mortgage Rates and Your Path to Owning a Home
South Carolina is one of the most popular locations to live on the East Coast. It's metropolitan without being overwhelmingly populated, and the natural beauty of the state can't be beat. From the inviting Atlantic coast to the mountainous Blue Ridge Region, South Carolina has something for everyone.
Although current South Carolina mortgage rates change based on various factors, there are many programs available for SC residents who want to purchase a home. The vast majority of these programs are available through the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SCSHFDA), which offers residents access to loan programs with low mortgage interest rates.
Low SC Mortgage Interest Rates in Conforming Mortgages
South Carolina residents can take advantage of the best SC mortgage interest rates with a conforming mortgage. A conforming mortgage is delivered through conventional lenders and backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so there are several criteria that participants must meet in order to qualify. However, the benefit to these conforming mortgages is that the interest rates are lower than current SC mortgage rates.
There is a maximum loan amount for conforming loans, which is set on a yearly basis in response to the region's median homes values. Your lender or broker should be able to discuss these limits with you, as well as the qualifications that must be met for approval.
First Time Homebuyers and SC Mortgage Interest Rates
First time homebuyers can benefit from low South Carolina mortgage rates as long as they haven't owned a home within the last three years. They also must meet specific income and credit guidelines. The first time homebuyers program through the SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority is available in two different categories – Non-Targeted counties and Targeted counties.
Besides these location-based differentiations, the program is also separated into three different categories based on the median income of the applicants. The categories are "above 80 percent of Median Income," "50.01 to 80 percent of Median Income" and "50 percent of Median Income", each with different down payment and mortgage interest rates. Your lender or the SCSHFDA will be able to help you determine into which category you fall.
Current South Carolina Mortgage Interest Rates for Second Mortgages
Second mortgages can be obtained with current SC mortgage interest rates if you need to borrow more money if you are unable to refinance due to a decrease in the value of your home. Second mortgages in South Carolina can be obtained with two different programs.
The first is a variable-rate home equity line of credit (HELOC). A HELOC works like a revolving credit card account. The second option is a fixed-rate home equity line, which functions like a regular debt that is paid off with specific payments each month. Both of these options will let you use the equity in your home and take advantage of current home loan rates.


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For redheads and brunettes, cranberry juice will give you natural highlights. Just take 1/4 cup of cranberry juice mixed with 1/4 cup of water and rinse it through your hair after you have shampooed and conditioned it. Blondes should use lemon juice instead. ("Passport to Beauty" by Shalini Vadhera)
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We know of a few sex workers. In fact, at least two pages of them help keep a roof over our heads. Some are shockingly witty and artistic. So the situation treads on the old saying about not judging a hook, er, book by its cover.
Annie Oakley, founder of the 7-year-old Sex Workers Art Show, is determined to show that those in the sex industry should be seen as artists, not just dark street/back room/video trash. Case in point: Oakley lectures, performs and teaches workshops when not participating in the exhibit, which aims to catapult sex work out of the gutter and into the gallery.
Oakley shares the red spotlight with, among others: Scarlot Harlot, who coined the phrase "sex work" in the late 1970s and is a sex workers' rights activist. She has for the past 20 years been a prostitute and filmmaker in the Bay Area. Her documentaries and shorts have received awards from the American Film Institute.
The Sex Workers Art Show hits Denton at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio, 411 E. Sycamore, on Monday at 10 p.m. Admission is $7. Call 940-387-7781.
There's also Ducky Doolittle, a 42nd Street peepshow girl-cum-sex educator and comedic performer, who has adapted her experiences into comedy/burlesque stage performances; David Henry Sterry (that's right; men, too), the author of the autobiographical Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent, which was adapted into an acclaimed one-man show in Great Britain; and Leslie Bull, "ex-junkie ho, activist poet," who writes and rants, according to www.sexworkersartshow.com, "for survival, living through art and debunking the myth of the sacred pussy."
So what, right? Let's not kid ourselves--we're all part voyeur. The idea of life in sex work is shocking, interesting, scary and distant all at once. Which is part of the appeal of the show. It takes the art of more than 10 of the "experienced" and morphs it into a cabaret-style show with music, spoken word, burlesque, video, poetry and a visual art exhibit that travels with the tour. It's naughty and smart, forbidden and accessible. And it's here because this art is life for these people, despite any occupation that would cause people to look at them as anything but artists.
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! OR ELSE.
Because red wine is just like Lays potato chips. Betcha can't eat just one bottle. Not that you'd actually EAT the bottle. That would be ridiculous. And painful.
Sure, you've got problems. Work sucks, the bills are piling up, and the stress is starting to give you panic attacks. BUT YOU CAN'T BRING THAT STUFF UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S THE HOLIDAYS AND YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY OR YOU'RE A BIG MEAN JERK. Okay, fine. Nothing helps the holiday spirit along like a nice bottle to give, receive, share, or even better just keep to yourself.


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April 10, 2014
Reno, Nev. -
The University of Nevada track and field team is competing at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge hosted by Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif. Action will begin Thursday, April 10th and will conclude Saturday, April 12th.
This week last season:
The Pack competed in the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge this weekend a year ago and finished sixth overall with BYU winning followed by Sacramento State and UC Davis.
Kerri Simmons won the shot put with a mark that nearly set the school record. As a junior last year she would go on to set the school record in the shot put, and qualify for nationals as the MW shot put champion.
Nevada also received great performances from current graduate La Tijera Avery who won the long jump, and finished second in the high jump.
On the track in the 200-meter dash, seniors Samantha Calhoun and Angelica Earls turned in strong performances to reach the podium finishing in second and third place respectively.
Coach Twiggs, head coach, "Although we have a few athletes out this week, we are looking to improve on last week's performances. At our last outing, Kerri Simmons, Demerey Kirsch, Emily Myers, and Raffy Wiesbeck were able to put together marks to put them at the top or among the top in the MW and NCAA West Region. Their performances were amazing and represented us well."
Coach Elias, distance, "The team likes what's going on. The athletes are having fun and racing well, and it builds confidence. We are giving everyone a shot at racing well this weekend and making our traveling team for the conference championships."
Coach Williamson, multi/jumps, "We have a lot of athletes who will be training through this weekend, and are looking forwards to big competitions the following week. This weekend does provide our athletes an opportunity to get in more races, think towards the conference championships, and get a chance to make our traveling team for the conference championships. It will be a great opportunity for our younger athletes."
Results will be posted at Nevadawolfpack.com in .pdf format along with a recap of the daily event each day after the action.
The Middle of April will be busy for the Pack as the Mt. SAC Relays kick off April 16th and continue through April 19th. Nevada will also be competing at the Clay Invite hosted by Azusa Pacific University on April 18th, and the Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State April 19th.


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Elliot Carver - the ultra-rich media mogul - has found a way to "create" news and broadcast it all over the world as it happens. Now he has devised the ultimate plan: to start a war between Great Britain and China. The conflict will reach every television in the world and garner the highest ratings in history. A man who can start a war anytime and anywhere he pleases - and then profit from it - will be the most powerful man in the world. But Carver didn't count on James Bond.
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I am short on time this morning, so I'll just get right to the point: transportation procurement is hot right now. In every conference that I've attended so far this year, I've spoken to many shippers who have put their freight out to bid over the past 6-9 months. And this trend is confirmed by TMS vendors, consultants, and logistics service providers.
Yesterday, at the Manhattan Associates' Momentum 2009 conference, I attended a very informative session titled "Leveraging Transportation Procurement in a Challenging Economy." The presenters were Barb Pitroski, VP Carrier and Freight Solutions at GENCO Supply Chain Solutions, and David Meyer, Corporate Logistics Manager at Wausau Paper.
Ms. Pitroski kicked things off, highlighting many of the trends and challenges facing the industry, including ongoing fuel price volatility, the growing role of politics (e.g., infrastructure, taxes, free trade, Employee Free Choice Act), and 'green' initiatives (e.g., 2010 engine regulations, SmartWay, and cap-and-trade). The bottom line of her message, which echoed much of what I've been saying for months too, is that shippers need to stay informed of these trends and fine tune their transportation strategies and networks accordingly.
Mr. Meyer gave a brief overview of Wausau Paper ($1.2 billion in sales in 2008, 8 production facilities in 5 states, more than 63,000 shipments in 2008, 4 distribution centers, and distinctly different supply chains for each of its business segments). The company has about 100 carriers in its database, but they use about 50 for most of their volume.
Since 2005, the company has conducted three transportation procurement engagements. The first one was driven by a need to consolidate its carrier base (the company had been using hundreds of carriers), the second was driven by mode conversion, and the latest one by market conditions. In each of the three bids, Wausau saved at least $2 million in freight spend.
GENCO managed the last two bids for Wausau. According to Meyer, GENCO provides them with the industry knowledge and expertise to successfully manage a procurement engagement. GENCO also provides valuable input to their near- and long-term transportation strategy by proposing and analyzing various "what if" scenarios.
The one piece that GENCO lacked prior to this last procurement engagement was a good technology solution. GENCO had been using an internally-developed procurement application, but it wasn't flexible enough. Anytime Wausau wanted to evaluate a different scenario, the analysis would take a day or more. In short, Wausau encouraged GENCO to find a best-of-breed transportation procurement application and it ultimately selected Manhattan's Transportation Procurement solution. Among the benefits: During this last procurement engagement, Wausau and GENCO were able to analyze many different scenarios in a single day.
Meyer shared a lot of good information, but here are the points that I found most interesting:
- Wausau wants to be a leader in 'green' transportation. The company is involved with SmartWay, and 100 percent of its carriers are SmartWay certified. Not all of the carriers were certified when they were selected, but Wausau set the expectation that they needed to become certified within 6 months, and the company helped many of them achieve certification.
- Educating employees (including upper management), customers, and other stakeholders about transportation is another key objective. The more everyone knows about the different factors influencing transportation costs, service levels, and mode options, the more buy-in and support is achieved from everyone.
- In line with the previous two points, mode conversion (specifically, using more rail and intermodal, especially in serving new markets) remains a priority for Wausau. As I've written about in the past, many shippers are looking to get away from "one-way" truck freight, knowing that capacity will get extremely tight again (much worse than 2005) when the economy recovers. Wausau has been working with several of its customers, including Staples, to convert more shipments to rail and intermodal. This shift typically adds a day of lead time, but the cost and 'green' benefits are usually worth it. Before approaching customers, however, you need to educate your internal sales team on why mode conversion is beneficial and get their buy-in. Meyer uses the results of the procurement engagement to make his case. He shows them what transportation would cost sticking with the status quo versus scenarios that use more rail and intermodal. The numbers speak for themselves. And with the help of JB Hunt, Wausau's primary intermodal partner, the company calculates its transportation carbon footprint under different scenarios, which also helps in getting buy-in from the sales team and customers.
The bottom line: if you haven't conducted a transportation procurement engagement in the past year, you're probably missing out on cost savings. But Ms. Pitroski and Mr. Meyer also warned about the dangers of taking a short-term, non-strategic approach, a point that I also raised back in January in "Transportation Statistics Point to Continued Economic Woes." Here is what I said then that still applies today: Can shippers "strong arm" their carriers into getting lower rates in this environment? Absolutely, but it's a poor strategy from a long-term perspective. Smart shippers understand that maintaining "carrier-friendly" practices at this time is the best approach. It may take a few years, but fuel prices will climb over $100 a barrel again and there will be a severe shortage of capacity once the economy improves. Shippers that establish "strategic" relationships with their core carriers today will be in the best position to weather these future challenges.


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So the British Press is sharper than ours? Part three
posted at 8:43 am on June 2, 2009 by Keemo
I simply can't help but to ask the question. Wouldn't it be a breath of fresh air to read the following analysis from an American newspaper? Thoughtful, provocative, articulate, with a twinge of historical relevance…
It is time for President Obama to recognise that his strategy is weakening his country and making the United States more vulnerable to attack, says Nile Gardiner
No leader in American history has gone to greater lengths than Barack Obama to make amends for his own country. From condemnation of American "arrogance" in a speech in Strasbourg to acknowledging U.S. "mistakes" before millions of Muslims on Arab television, Obama has rarely missed an opportunity to apologise for the actions of the American people.
President Obama has elevated the art of national self-loathing to new heights, and seems to delight in prostrating the most powerful nation on the face of the earth before its critics and rivals, especially on foreign soil. The Obama worldview revolves around the central premise that the United States must be humble and "engage" and work with its enemies through the application of "smart power". There is nothing smart, however, in appeasing rogue states such as North Korea or Iran.
The Obama doctrine is now lying in tatters after North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-Il and Iranian demagogue Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Obama's recent overtures with missile tests and even a nuclear blast from Pyongyang. The president's video message in March offering "a new beginning" to "the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran" was followed by the launch of a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 1,200 miles capable of reaching southern Europe. Incredibly, the U.S. response has been to slash defense spending, with a dramatic scaling down of plans for a global missile defence shield.
The world today is considerably more dangerous than it was in the days of the Bush Administration, and the Obama White House has nothing to show for its weak-kneed efforts. The brutal truth is that the United States is increasingly viewed as a soft touch by its enemies, increasingly jeered rather than feared.
Obama's supine approach has become a humiliating spectacle for a country that, together with Great Britain, has done more to advance the cause of liberty and freedom across the world than any nation in the world. Every groveling apology by the president undermines America's confidence, standing and power, and strengthens the hand of those who seek her destruction.
It is time for President Obama to recognise that his new strategy is weakening his country and making the United States more vulnerable to attack. The dream of America haters who revel in the vision of the humbling of a superpower, is being realised by an administration that has so far fundamentally rejected the idea of American exceptionalism.
The world needs a president who aggressively projects American power on the world stage, rather than seeks the adoration of traditionally hostile foreign audiences. In Egypt, Obama should not be afraid to offend the sensibilities of Muslim leaders, by calling for religious tolerance, freedom of speech, worship and association, and a rejection of Islamist extremism.
No one expects Barack Obama to adopt the swagger of a John Wayne or Clint Eastwood when he travels to the Middle East and Western Europe. But he should adopt a more forceful and confident approach to international affairs that marks him as a force to be reckoned with rather than a Jimmy Carter-like pushover. It is not too late for the president to acknowledge that the time for apologies is over, that the world needs robust American leadership that projects strength and power rather than timidity and weakness.
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