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As the most restrictive language policy context in the United States, Arizonas monolingual and prescriptive approach to teaching English learners continues to capture international attention. More than five school years after initial implementation, this study uses qualitative data from the individuals doing the policy work to provide a holistic picture of the complexities and intricacies of Arizonas language policy in practice. Drawing on the varied perspectives of teachers, leaders, administrators, teacher-educators, lawmakers and community activists, the book examines the lived experiences of those involved in Arizonas language policy on a daily basis, highlighting the importance of local perspectives and experiences as well as the need to prepare and professionalize teachers of English learners.
Restrictive Language Policy in Practice is a tour-de-force study of the impact of restrictive language policy on the lives of administrators, teachers, and students. No other work to date has examined restrictive language policy in the United States and the damage it can cause to English learners. A must-read for educators and language policy scholars.- Christian Faltis, The Ohio State University, USA
In this detailed, comprehensive case study of language policy in Arizona, Heineke provides an in-depth, close-up view of language policy processes and their impact at different policy levels (e.g. classroom, district, state) and offers strategies for shifting our paradigm from top-down policies to bottom-up professionalization.- Ester de Jong, University of Florida, USA
Heineke's monograph is a powerful portrait of a language policy implementation and is well worth reading.- Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 2018 - Jo-Kate Collier, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Amy J. Heineke is Associate Professor of Education in the School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, USA, where she leads undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs focused on English learners and bilingual education. Her research interests include language policy, English learners and teacher preparation.


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Julien Henzelin needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
We are a Swiss school specialized in Natural medicine. We have a 4 years cursus during the weekend and we love technology and social media. Our new website will be like this : http://public.share.liquid-concept.com/EPSN/
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Morocco Hotels
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Morocco is a unique country, with sights, sounds, and smells you won't find anywhere else, which can be found in the heady markets of Marrakesh and the open desert. You have to really get into the culture, which is popular with families and both retired and younger ones. While you're exploring, you know you'll have a great base as Hotels.com can set you up with a fabulous place to rest your head in "The cold country with the hot sun". This nickname is due to the chilly winter nights - if you go then, you'll find them quite refreshing! Our hotel pages have maps, reviews, and photos, making it a snap to get your accommodation covered.
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As mentioned, Morocco has a vibrant culture and many fascinating sights. The Marrakesh Medina is a must-do on your itinerary. Here you will find all sorts of goods to haggle over in the maze-like alleyways. Tangier was once the hangout of writers like William Burroughs, giving it a rather hip feel with cool Morocco hotels. Volubilis is a dramatic monument to the Roman Empire with fragments of temples which are gorgeous at sunset. Ait Ben Haddou is an ancient adobe-built fortress which has an unreal quality that attracts many. The magnificent gateway of Bab al-Mansour in Meknes with its quintessential Arabic arches is another stunner. If you want to get away from the hustle of the medinas, the gorgeous Dades Valley is a rugged area that's great for hiking and has plenty of wildlife.
Tips for Getting Along with Locals in Morocco
Moroccans are a friendly people, but as this is a highly devout Muslim nation, you should take care to respect their faith. Don't expect much to happen on Friday as this is Holy Day when businesses close; they are often closed on Thursday as well. Ramadan is a time of great celebration and it's good to see the iftar, the nightly celebration of the end of the fast. During the day, Muslims fast and aren't allowed to smoke, drink, or chew gum. As a traveler you don't need to fast, but you should not perform any of these activities in public. When meeting a Moroccan for the first time such as the manager in Morocco hotels, a handshake is the norm, although when you get to know a person better, the customary greeting between members of the same sex includes kisses on the cheek. If a man and woman meet, the woman must extend her hand and if she doesn't, the man bows his head.
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Video: Wolves Return to Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula
Wolves near Petoskey? Mike Cromley of the Timber Wolf Alliance says, yes—that a small pack is forming in the Northern Michigan forests outside that bustling little city. Cromley goes on to talk about how this endangered species found its way below the Mackinac Bridge and how other Michigan wolves are faring.


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Construction Projects in Gainesville, Texas
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A major industrial and commercial construction company in Texas, Bob Moore Construction has served gainesville and the Lone Star state as general building contractor, construction manager and design / build contractor since 1946. We have decades of experience working with subcontractors, property owners, developers and local governments in communities all around the state and leverage this experience to keep our projects running smoothly, on schedule and in budget.
As one of the largest commercial general contractors in Texas, Bob Moore Construction is a proud member of TEXO, the North and East Texas chapter of the Association of General Contractors (AGC). The AGC is a group of associated general contractors that espouses the ideals of integrity, honesty and safety at our jobsites and a genuine focus on our clients' needs. We are also a sustaining member of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), the preeminent international nonprofit trade association for the global Tilt-Up concrete construction industry. The mission of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association is to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up by providing education and resources that enhance quality and performance. These ideals mirror the approach to business that has guided Bob Moore Construction from our first building more than a half century ago. This is why experienced property developers and companies return to us time after time for all their industrial and commercial construction in Texas.
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Loretta Pierson, 96, of McPherson, Kan., died after a long life and a short illness at 5:10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 29, while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital.
Loretta Pierson, 96, of McPherson, Kan., died after a long life and a short illness at 5:10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 29, while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. Loretta was born in Dalhart, Texas, on March 1, 1916, to Minnie Mariah (Hardy) and Olen Hardgrave, the fourth of their five daughters. Loretta attended the Waurika, Okla., schools through her freshman year when she moved to McPherson, a town she truly loved all her life. She graduated from McPherson High School in 1933. While attending Fort Hays College in Hays, she met and fell in love with the man of her dreams, Weir Pierson. Loretta Hardgrave was united in marriage to William Weir Pierson on Jan. 22, 1939, at Hays. Dr. Weir Pierson died on July 14, 2002. Loretta was a mother who never retired. She was a longtime member of Ladies Reading Circle and was a member of the First Congregational Church, McPherson. Loretta was unconcerned about belonging to a specific church because, as she often said, "I just want to belong to the Lord." Surviving family members include her children: Judy Talbott and husband Pete, of Santa Fe, N. M.; Merrily Pierson, of McPherson; Susan Redstone and husband Marty, of McPherson; Kristi Whorton and husband Allen, of Little River; and Tad Pierson, of Memphis, Tenn. The Talbott grandchidlren and their children: Blaine and Kate Talbott, William and Hannah; Megan Talbott and John Moench, Mary Ren, Bridget, and Bea; Catilin and Chris Tobin, Pierson and Garnet; Bevan and Darren Gacicia, Teddy and Grant. The Redstone grandchildren and their children: Travis and Mike Powers, Alisyn, Gillian, and Katelyn Martin, and Alyssa, Kalyn, and Megan Powers; Josh and Regan Redstone and Dexter and Rowan Loretta. The Whorton grandchildren and their children: Gunner and Traci Whorton, Jalyn, Emily, and Reesa; Tyler and Darsha Whorton, Zoey and Roary; Garrett and Maranda Whorton. Several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, Olen and Minnie Hardgrave; her husband, Dr. Weir Pierson; her son, Tim Pierson; her sisters, Eura Mae Carlson, Ila Opal Zelgewicz, Ruby Lois Vollmer, and Mari OlaWeatherbee. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at Glidden- Ediger Chapel, McPherson. The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 4 at New Hope Evangelical Church, McPherson, with Reverend Jim Keil and Reverend Ted Weis officiating. The final resting place will be at the McPherson Cemetery McPherson. Family request donations to the Weir and Loretta Pierson Scholarship Fund at Fort Hays State University, Hays, and they can be sent in care of the Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home; 222 W. Euclid St.; McPherson, Kansas 67460


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Sometimes, a career change has the feel of deferred destiny.
"I was in the Caribbean," said Rob Munier, "at Grand Cayman Island, doing graduate work in the mid-1970s, and one day there was Alvin at the dock, with its tender ship, R/V Lulu. It always stuck in my mind as an exciting image of oceanography and science."
Now, Munier has responsibility for the submersible Alvin, as well as the rest of the deep-submergence vehicles, ships, and ocean observing systems at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). On March 1, 2010, he became WHOI's vice president for Marine Facilities and Operations. He succeeds Susan Humphris, who had served as acting vice president since November 2008.
Munier came to WHOI from Tyco Telecommunications, a company specializing in large-scale undersea technology. During a 30-year career in ocean engineering, he has worked on cable systems for telecommunications, oil and gas exploration, ocean observing, and military applications; ocean energy; and oceanographic research. Most recently, as managing director for Tyco, he developed transoceanic fiber-optic systems, the basic infrastructure for the global Internet and voice communications.
"For the first half of my career I was frequently aboard ships and have spent more than 500 days at sea—mostly putting things in the ocean and taking them out," he said. "I look at this job as cutting down on travel! But no matter what, I plan to periodically get out on the WHOI ships to be sure I appreciate what's going on at sea."
"It's a very different environment and the challenge of this job is very different," he said. "I come from an environment where the pressure's on to deliver a product. In a commercial venture, failure is not an option. Here, the process is part of the objective, because you're doing experimental work."
Nevertheless, as a service provider for the scientists using WHOI ships, vehicles, and tools, the Marine Facilities and Operations Department "needs to be reliable, so the scientists have leeway to try things," he said. "If we don't do well, the ramifications are different, but reputationally it's the same."
The first weeks of his new job demonstrated some of the challenges.
In his first week, a WHOI deep-submergence vehicle called ABE was lost. "And then a diver was injured [on a private dive in the Galápagos] before joining R/V Atlantis as part of the Sentry team. Fortunately, he was all right, but we had to operate one man down on the ship for a portion of the cruise."
"The way I look at it, one of my main jobs is to be a problem solver and a planner," Munier said. In the latter category, he will help formulate long-term strategies for ship replacement and also be involved in the ongoing operations of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a major national effort to establish long-term networks of sensors to provide real-time data on ocean conditions.
Munier grew up in the suburbs of New York City but spent summers at his grandparents' home on Peconic Bay in Mattituck, Long Island.
"I grew up in boats and swimming," he said. "I've had a passion since I was 12 years old for the ocean."
At that age, he learned to scuba dive—a sport that has been a commitment and serious hobby ever since. He has been diving all over the world for both work and pleasure and is frequently joined by his wife, Jan, whom he met at Mattituck and who has the same love for the water.
"I am an avid outdoor person," he said. "My most transportable activity is running, but I like to boat and kayak, and I am looking forward to kayaking around the Cape." The Muniers have two grown sons, Robert and Steve, and a golden retriever, Ursa, named for the mascot bear at Stratton, Vt., where they like to ski.
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Among the many challenges of space missions is the fact that you can't just crack a window up there and get some fresh air. That means astronauts have to be very careful about what they bring aboard spacecraft, lest they get stuck with a pungent odor they can't escape -- and that could literally make them sick.
How do you prevent such a scenario from unfolding? By employing a designated sniffer. In this case, George Aldrich, a NASA veteran who puts his superior sense of smell to work to evaluate items before they are sent to space with astronauts. The Daily Dot reports that includes not only spacecraft parts, but astronauts' personal items, from bibles to a model ship in a bottle.
Aldrich, who has spent almost 40 years with the space agency, clearly enjoys the limelight. He's been a regular speaker at schools over the years, where he frequently serves as a judge of "smelly sneaker" contests. He's also been featured on many science-oriented TV shows, including World's Strangest:


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Transfer regrets
Zdenek Zeman plays the 4-3-3 and has a particular taste in players, so it's bizarre that Roma should sack him 48 hours after the transfer window has closed. New Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli is caretaker for a week or perhaps to the end of the season, but either way he has to make do with a squad created by and for Zeman.
The non-defending defender
As if Roma didn't already have enough defenders who are considerably more effective in attack, they snapped up full-back Vasilis Torosidis for a nominal fee from Olympiacos. "Defending isn't his strong point," said his now former teammate Leandro Greco, suggesting the Greek international will fit right in.
Goalkeeping quandary
Maarten Stekelenburg flew out to London for his medical on deadline day, but the transfer to Fulham never went through. Now Roma are dealing with two incredibly inconsistent and error-prone goalkeepers jostling for position and openly insulting each other. No wonder Mauro Goicoechea is so anxious he throws the ball into his own net.
De Rossi delight
There can be few doubts that Daniele De Rossi is delighted at Zeman's early exit, but the club and fans must also be breathing a sigh of relief that Roma didn't sell. There had to be the temptation with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Manchester United interested while the midfielder was rotting on the bench as Zeman continued to pick Panagiotis Tachtsidis instead. The season starts now for Capitan Futuro.
Nico's chance
Roma's transfer window was less about who they signed and more who they didn't release. Nico Lopez scored on his Serie A debut and then vanished, but the 19-year-old Uruguayan has been notching up great performances at the South American Youth Championship throughout January. He even finished top scorer in the tournament with six goals. With Mattia Destro out following meniscus surgery and Zeman gone, he could get a chance after all.
It's difficult to comment on a transfer session that brought in one player, did not sell any first team options and concluded just days before the Coach was sacked. Roma made the commitment to stand by Zeman's vision in their buying strategy, but then shoved him out the door. Now Andreazzoli or whoever becomes a more permanent pick must form a team with the players who started the season.
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I get a lot of mileage out of my blog. Free food, free beer, speaking at conferences, invitations to contribute to books - the freebies rock. You might not be able to make much money blogging, but you can definitely get a lot of mileage out of it.
But in the wake of Jeff Atwood's recent post about punditry on the Web, I have to wonder - have I become a micropundit?
I think I have.
The shame! Oh how the mighty have fallen! Once so proud, so filled with hope and dreams and vigor - and now, today, a micropundit. My grandfather would be so ashamed to hear it, or at least, he might be ashamed to hear it, if he had any fucking idea what it meant. But yes. A micropundit. That is me.
I have opinions, cleverly phrased, concerning an incredibly narrow range of topics. I have a tiny crowd of fans, foes, friends, and people who remember me because they heard me talking. You could simplify it and call me a blogger, but that doesn't quite cut it. A blogger doesn't necessarily have readers, and if he or she does, their blog might still have useful content. We don't mess around with that stuff round here! Not in these parts. This here's micropundit country. No content, only opinions. We got an opinion about Rails, an opinion about Seaside, and over there in the corner, a rusty kind of thing that was once an opinion about Python. We had an opinion about Lisp in the back of the store, but that opinion done ran away and joined the circus. Yee haw!
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Goran Djurovic (Berlin)
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The images in this room by Goran Djurovic deal mainly with Berlin. Only the very tops of the Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church) and the Brandenburg Gate can be seen rising above a sea, watched closely by helpless, lonely figures on a hill. The metaphorical similarities with the city's actual situation are obvious. Other paintings in the room invoke more upbeat connotations, whereby the artist's fantastic, surreal imagery almost always elicits a smile.


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Like lists? I don't care! This is a list of my favorite stories in the world! Here on FilmDrunk, we know we run a site that's supposed to be about movies, but every once in a while, a story comes along that's so insane that it sounds like it should be a movie, and we can't help but cover it. Besides, how much consistency can you expect from me? I'm not even wearing pants. Stop harshing my mellow, guy.
These days, the headlines are so insane that "man bites dog" just doesn't cut it anymore. If that infamous dog biter from the old time days wanted to make headlines today, he'd have to eat the dog's eyeballs, then train it to have sex with his daughter, whom he'd kept locked in a backyard shed for the last 20 years. So without further ado, here are my picks for the most insane news stories of 2010, the stories which — some funny, some tragic, some weird — made me feel like I'd been f*cked by a blind dog in a backyard shed.
12A. (Late Addition): Woman Arrested After Demanding Cunnilingus At Knife Point
In what was perhaps the worst performance of Black Swan fan fiction of all time, West Virginian Melissa Lee Williams was arrested in November for demanding cunnilingus at knife point.
According to investigators, Williams–who lives four doors down from her estranged husband at the 77 Motor Inn–showed up at his door and asked Danny Williams and another man to "eat my p***y." At this point, Williams "commenced to undress herself," reported Deputy Ross Mellinger.
While Danny Williams "declined said invitation," the other man, Adam Watson, told cops that he "agreed to perform at her request." However, as Watson approached Williams, "he became overwhelmed by horrible vaginal odor emitting from Melissa Williams." Watson, understandably, "declined to proceed any further."
Yes, sadly, this lake was too polluted for swans.
This is when Melissa Williams allegedly "produced a lock-back folding knife," opened it, and pointed the weapon at her estranged husband. She then reportedly uttered a line never before memorialized in a police report: "Somebody is going to eat my p***y or I'm going to cut your f**king throat."
When Deputy Mellinger arrived on the scene he observed Williams–who, like the two men, appeared to be intoxicated–nude from the waist down. After pocketing a knife that was on the coffee table in front of Williams, Mellinger arrested her for domestic assault and brandishing a deadly weapon. [Sounds like she was brandishing two, but who's counting.] |via TheSmokingGun|
Since this happened in West Virginia, I like to imagine Lee's ex-husband stumbling home from the coal mine hacking up soot, chewing Red Man, and throwing back Mountain Dew after Mountain Dew, and then when she shows up with her kitty out he still nearly vomits from the stench. Good God, that thing must be like a superfund site. Though I do enjoy the West Virginia tradition of keeping your ex in the same motor lodge in case it's late and you want some oral sex.
12B. Out of Work Actor Kills with a Sword Part 1
Step Up 3D bit player and Ugly Betty extra Michael Brea this year killed his mother with a decorative Masonic sword, proving once again that hell hath no fury like an out-of-work actor with a sword.
Neighbors heard screams coming from an apartment at about 1:30 a.m. (ET), according to WPIX, a local New York television station.
Responding officers found Brea, 31, in the apartment, and had to subdue him with a taser.
The body of 55-year-old Yannick Brea "was found badly hacked, decapitated and stabbed multiple times in another room." [TheWrap]
In a predictably batsh*t interview following the incident, Brea was careful to note, "I didn't kill her, I killed the demon inside of her," which does seem an important distinction. Brea explained that he came home to find his mother boiling three chickens in a large pot, at which point he became convinced that this was a sacrifice, and that she was possessed by black magic. Her demons have yet to be found, but boiled chicken does taste pretty sh*tty.
But wait! Did I say this proved once again that hell hath no fury like an out-of-work actor with a sword? I did indeed, friends, and 'twas not a misprint.
11. Out of Work Actor Kills with a Sword Part 2
June 8th, 2010. The headline? "Sword-wielding porn star wanted to kill." Five months before Michael Brea came down with a case of the chicken madness, adult film actor Stephen Clancy Hill likewise went sword crazy, and for once his sword wasn't made of beef (get it? porn star? beef sword?).
After leaving one dead and two wounded at a porn company (hey! I used to work at a porn company! that could've been me!), the one-time star of 10 Man C*m Slam, was killed during a stand off with SWAT officers in the San Fernando valley.
Hill's death came just four days after he went on a rampage at Ultima DVD's production facility in the San Fernando Valley. He fatally stabbed one Ultima employee, Herbert Hin Wong, 30, [stage name: Tom Dong] and wounded two others, Christopher Rachal, 36, and Yuri Drell, 28. Hill, 34, had worked both as an actor and in production for Ultima, a small company that produces niche films featuring fetishes and sexual domination of men. He had been living on a film set at the production facility but was recently fired and ordered to move out. [Yahoo]
I remember that day. As I sat there in a coffee shop taking another bite of my eggwich, watching a sword-wielding porn star get tazed off a cliff I thought, "Yes, it's a wonderful time to be alive."
For me the most impressive part of the whole story was that an unemployed former gay porn star managed to find another way to embarrass his parents before he died. Eat your heart out, Montana Fisburne.
10. Crocodile on a Plane Kills 19
On a flight from Kinshasa to Bandundu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a crocodile someone had hidden in a sports bag got loose and killed 19 people. If the croc had eaten those people, this would be the number one story instead of the number 10, but tragically, the crocodile on a plane didn't eat anyone. So very, very sad.
The croc tore loose and ran amok, sparking panic.
A stampede of terrified passengers caused the small aircraft to lose balance and tip over in mid-air.
The unbalanced load caused the aircraft to go into a spin and crash into a house. [News.Com.Au]
One passenger survived the crash, as did the crocodile, until it was killed by a rescuer with a machete as they were sifting through the wreckage. So basically, just your average day in Africa.


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A new report has come out that could make a lot of people, no-one more than Carole Middleton, VERY happy.
According to the new report, both of her daughters, Kate and Pippa, are PREGNANT! It will be Pippa's first baby, and Kate's third, as it's revealed that Prince William and Duchess Kate "want more kids" and have been trying to "expand" their family, a new report from OK! Magazine claims.
The same report claims that broody sister Pippa has been longing to start her own family, and that she is expecting a "little boy", while sister Kate has another "little princess" on the way.
While we are unsure if these new reports have any truth to them, we would sure be happy for the sisters!
But, there has been zero confirmation on the alleged pregnancy claims.
The mag even goes as far as to claim that Pippa's wedding "may be so far along that they'll be heading down the aisle very pregnant."
Apparently the two sisters "love the idea of being pregnant at the same time," and "they're extremely close, and having kids the same age is something they used to talk about when they were little girls," the mag claims.
There's also mention of supposed names. "Kate is leaning toward Alice," a reported friend of the royal apparently tells the OK! "While Pippa likes Michael, after their father, or Tristan."
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A managed object type is a core data structure of the server-side object model. Instances of various managed object types are referred to generically as managed objects, of which there are two broad categories:
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sold to Japan to Mr Rihei Shimada
Porter is an impressive gelding. He Measures 17 hands and one inch. He has a very friendly character.Also, he displays excellent gaits. He excels at Prix St. George level and knows the passage,Porter has a very strong passage, the piaffe is not fully developed yet. An 'easy-to-ride' horse.
Dear Saskia, This mail represents my thanks for selling me the brilliant horse, Porter. Several months have passed since I owned Porter. As I am a beginner horse rider and have only one year experience, I cannot control him yet. His elegant gait impresses everyone who watches training. Sincerely, Rihei Shimada. Nakabaru, Kasemachi, Saga, JAPAN
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swimmerdude99 wrote:The Pinta Tortoise that was indigenous to the Galapagos, has officially gone extinct.The last known individual of the subspecies was a male named Lonesome George (Spanish: El Solitario Jorge/George),[5] who died on 24 June 2012. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served as a potent symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos and internationally.
since you posted this 6 more species have died.
we currently lose an estimate of 3 species per hour.
we've been fighting to save the dolphins and the whales for years but in this whole time tens of thousands of other species have gone extinct.


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Puts lid on flushed and trashed prescription meds that poison the environment
About 30 percent of medicines sold today go unused and flushing them down the toilet has been a common means of disposal. But when flushed, controlled substances like OxyContin and other such medications flow directly to wastewater treatment plants, which are unable to remove or degrade the complex pharmaceutical compounds.
Pharmaceuticals thrown in the trash also find their way into the environment. The Cedar Hills landfill in Maple Valley, Wash., generates 200 million gallons a year of landfill leachate—the chemical ooze that seeps out of garbage. The leachate is pumped into a sewage treatment facility that was not designed to remove such complex chemicals, whose long-lasting and hazardous properties contributed to the contamination of Puget Sound.
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The IE Cumulative Security Update for October 2008 is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven't already to ensure that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products.
This update addresses six vulnerabilities. The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles the error resulting in the exploitable condition. For detailed information on the contents of this update, please see the following documentation:
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It's that time of year when PC gamers huddle around their computers, set their countdown clocks to 6pm, and F5 the shizzle out of the Steam homepage, eager to discover which new deals may be awaiting them each day.
Yes, the Steam Winter Sale is back, but which games are worthy of your pennies? We've spent the morning trawling through the complete list of games on offer in an attempt to find the best of this year's Steam sale. If there's anything you think we've missed, leave us a comment below to let us know. And keep your wallet at the ready - there are some deals here that simply shouldn't be missed.
To The Moon - £3.49
Remember how It's A Wonderful Life was often upsetting, but a great film to watch over the Christmas? It's a similar case for To The Moon. Nominated for multiple awards for its narrative, To The Moon achieved perfect scores from critics for its heart-warming story and elegant design.
Valve Complete Pack - £24.99
Half-Life 2! Portal 2! Left 4 Dead 2! Dota 2! Team Fortress 2! Possibly the finest set of '2s' you ever did see, all rolled into a single pack. If you're sitting in front of a PC having never played any of the games featured in the Valve Complete Pack, stop whatever you're doing, cancel Christmas and pick this up immediately. It'll be the best £25 you've ever spent.
A real-time strategy game where players take control of the globe's nuclear armament, DEFCON's relaxing ambience chills to the core. If you've ever thought about what it would be like to hit the red button, or build up an army of nuclear submarines in the South Pacific, eagerly watching the death toll count up as warheads detonate across the planet, you'll get a sick kick out of DEFCON. And you should probably get your head examined, too.
Prince of Persia Complete Pack - £10.74
This PoP pack isn't as complete as you might at first believe - only the recent 3D games are included here, rather than the original side-scrollers - but it's still a fine collection for the price. Featuring all of the Prince's games from the PS2-era onwards, including the most recent Forgotten Sands and Sands of Time Trilogy, the Complete Pack is a good investment for anybody looking for some solid platformers to get through at Christmas. And ignore the haters: Prince of Persia 2008 is a gloriously-presented adventure well worth your time and money.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - £1.74
This is included in the Complete Pack, of course, but if five Prince of Persias seem a little too much to invest in at once, just be sure to at least pick up this one. Considered by many as the best in the franchise, The Sands of Time was one of the previous generation's finest puzzle-platformers, merging superb level design from series creator Jordan Mechner with an excellently balanced rewind-time gameplay mechanic.
Zeno Clash - 69p
A forgotten gem, Zeno Clash was a first-person brawler that actually worked. Set in the superbly-named Zenozoik, players adopt the role of Ghat in a quirky adventure that you'll find hard to forget. It's so odd, in fact, that Jamin thought the entire game was a result of "an intense drug induced trip".
Broken Sword Trilogy - £1.99
Charles Cecil's superb point & click series originally released during the PS1-era, this trilogy features the revamped Director's Cut and its two immediate sequels, following the story of journalist Nico Collard and tourist George Stobbart as they're drawn into an ancient conspiracy.
The Hitman Collection - £3.74
This doesn't include Hitman: Absolution, but consider that a blessing in disguise. The Hitman Collection includes two of the best Hitman titles - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman: Blood Money - and the experimental original. Everybody has their favourite moments: the St Petersburg Stakeout in Hitman 2 or A New Life in Blood Money, and there are plenty more memorable instances in each game. And if you've ever wanted to kill Santa Claus, this'll let you do just that.
Thomas Was Alone - £2.99
One of the more intriguing titles in this list, Thomas Was Alone is a minimalist platformer that's gained traction amongst the press for its quirky aesthetic and piquant charm. A quirky indie title that deserves a place on your Christmas playlist.
Commandos Collection - £2.39
The real-time tactical genre has downsized significantly in the years following Commandos 3's release, but this collection is an excellent opportunity to experience the very best the genre had to offer. They're top-down stealth games, essentially, where players lead a crack squad of army men across various scenarios throughout WWII. Commandos 2 is my personal favourite, largely for its excellent range of characters and cultural references, and for 79p individually, is one of the best bargains available in the Steam sale. And if you've ever heard Neon shout 'Oim comin'!' on the VideoGamer.com Podcast and wondered what on Earth he was on about, this is your chance to find out.
Sine Mora - £2.71
A side-scrolling shmup from Suda 51's studio Grasshopper Manufacture, Sine Mora won praise for its ability to appease both newcomers to the genre and hardened genre veterans, successfully striking the balance between challenge and accessibility. If you've always ruled bullet hell games out as not being for you, give Sine Mora a chance.
Cave Story+ - £3.49
Considered by many as the pinnacle of the Metroidvania genre, Cave Story is one of gaming's best-loved indie games. Developed by Daisuke Amaya, the game follows the tale of a young adventurer who awakens in a cave with no memory of who they are.
Lone Survivor - £3.49
Don't be fooled by its lo-fi visuals: Jasper Byrne's psychological adventure succeeds in being incredibly unnerving. Casting players as the titular lone survivor in a city, players must escape a destroyed city without succumbing to the madness that surrounds them.
Mirror's Edge - £3.24
DICE's 'other' game, Mirror's Edge was well received by critics when it launched in 2008 for its alternative approach to first-person gameplay. Primarily a first-person platformer, rather than one firmly based around combat, Mirror's Edge puts players in the role of Faith Connors, a courier on the run across a stylised city as she fights to prove her sister's innocence in the murder of a mayoral candidate.
SpaceChem - £3.49
Martin wouldn't stop talking about this design-based puzzler from indie dev Zachtronics Industries earlier in the year, but having never played it, you'll have to take his word for it rather than mine. "SpaceChem seriously makes my brain hurt," he says, "but in a really, really good way." If you want something a little more taxing than Articulate to sit down with this Christmas, ol' Garsen doesn't think you'll get much better than this.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition - £1.49
An all-time classic, Warren Spector's superb cyberpunk adventure is still fondly remembered as one of video gaming's finest action role-players. Set 25 years after Human Revolution, Deus Ex follows the trail of nanotechnologically-augmented agent JC Denton as he explores a dystopian future and attempts to thwart the plans of a rampant AI.
Zombie Driver HD - £1.74
As anyone who has ever had to deal with a zombie apocalypse will tell you, nothing puts the undead down quicker than a 70mph metal box. Zombie Driver HD is a top-down racing game which mixes the best bits of Carmageddon and GTA, sending players on missions to eradicate zombies or pick up survivors within a zombie-infested city.
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack - 74p
Written by the developer that brought us the BAFTA-winning sex 'education' game Privates, Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! are two of the most irreverently funny games you'll have played in years featuring Nazi dinosaurs. 'Nuff said.
The Longest Journey - £2.39
Another point and click classic, this adult adventure from The Secret World developer Funcom tells the tale of a young woman able to shift between two parallel universes. It looks fairly dated by today's standards, but The Longest Journey is still considered by some as one of gaming's greatest adventure stories.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut - £1.75
CD Projekt RED went on to deliver one of the best-received RPGs in recent years with its sequel, but the original Witcher is essential if you wish to learn the back-story. And for this price, it's unmissable.
Borderlands 2 - £14.99
The only AAA game in our list to be released this year, Borderlands 2's punchy dialogue and engaging world did enough to secure it a position in our Game of the Year shortlist. Though it's far more of a compelling solo adventure than the original game was, Borderlands 2 is still best-experienced with four-players. And if you know a few friends who are after Gearbox's hilarious shooter as well, there's a four-pack available for £44.99 offering a further 25 per cent discount.


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Puree the mushrooms, pancetta, onion, celery stalks, carrots, garlic, together in a blender.
In a heavy-bottomed pot add olive oil, bay leaves, herbs and cook gently until fragrant, then add vegetable puree and continue to cook for a further 5 to 10 minutes.
Raise the heat a bit and add the ground pork and beef; brown until the meat is no longer pink, breaking up the clumps with a wooden spoon. Add the milk and simmer until the liquid is evaporated, about 10 minutes. Carefully pour in the tomatoes, and wine and season with salt and pepper. Bring the sauce to a boil, then lower the heat and cover. Slowly simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring now and then, until the sauce is very thick. Taste again for salt and pepper.
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LANSING — Many of the Michigan Department of Corrections' food service workers who are being laid off as a result of a privatization deal approved Monday may end up becoming corrections officers, a spokesman for the department said.
The State Administrative Board approved a three-year, $145-million prison food contract with Aramark Correctional Services of Philadelphia after a technical appeal filed with the Civil Service Department was dismissed on Friday. Unions say they still plan to appeal to the Civil Service Commission, but in the meantime the state has the green light to proceed with the plan, expected to result in the layoff of about 370 state workers.
Russ Marlan, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections, said some or all of those workers will be given an opportunity to train as corrections officers at a special school planned for December.
Marlan said some of the workers are likely to retire and some will likely want to work for Aramark.
But the workers — who have not yet received their layoff notices — will be given the first chance to apply for the special training program and will be accepted if they can pass the required physical fitness test, he said.
The department needs to hire about 500 corrections officers to replace officers who have retired or otherwise left the department, Marlan said.
One training school for about 300 applicants is planned this month, he said. A separate school for the food-service workers will be held in December, he said.
Most of the workers the state plans to lay off are food-service leaders, whose pay tops out at $22.18 an hour. Pay for corrections officers tops out at $19.61 for part-time and $24.51 for full-time, according to the state Civil Service Department website.
The state plans to start implementing the Aramark contract Tuesday and hopes to have Aramark take over completely by Dec. 1. The state estimates it will save $12 million to $16 million a year.
Nick Ciaramitaro, legislative director for AFSCME Council 25, the union representing the state prison food-service workers, asked the State Administrative Board to delay or reject the contract.
"Aramark claims it can provide the same service at a substantial savings; the evidence is to the contrary," Ciaramitaro said.
Jeff Brownlee, the state purchasing director, told the board it's true that all the bids for prison food were rejected after state officials scrutinized them the first time. But an error was later discovered in calculating the department's current costs, Brownlee said. When that error was corrected, it was clear Aramark would save the state more than 10 percent a year, he said.


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This study examines the Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (RASP) in an afterschool recreation program with sixth grade students (N=137). The purpose of the study was to inspect the psychometric properties of the RASP and the internal consistency of the RASP global scale and subscales. This article expands on research reported on the RASP. Findings suggest that the RASP measures aspects of resiliency along four factors/dimensions. Suggestions for future research are provided.
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It's remix-the-city-time: the Conflux Festival is back. This annual NYC-based festival of psychogeography promises some great urban tinkering, featuring the work of several artists we've featured here on Inhabitat. From Eve Mosher to Swimming Cities to Reverend Billy, the artists of Conflux use technology to explore public space in the city — re-defining the city and its proper use and maintenance.
Friday and Saturday include all-day presentations and workshops in NYU Steinhardt's Barney Building. A few questions addressed in the workshops over the weekend: How can we use new tools and technologies to organize and connect with audiences? How do you make and ride a beautiful junk from Koper to Venice with many dirty people, put on a show, and then take it all apart again? How do you put on a performance in the subway?
Above all, the festival provides a toolkit for participants taking apart the city and putting it back together again. The artists transform urban space from the concrete blah we walk past every day to a thriving, liquid character in our everyday lives. Like your mom. But don't do this kind of deconstructing on your mom.
You might recall artist Eve Mosher's piece Insert_Here (pictured above) from last year's CitySol: it involves the playful suggestions of sustainable additions to urban space — which Mosher then digitally enhances. This year she's invited people to "rethink" their neighborhoods in her Friday afternoon workshop.
Other workshops involve text messaging the fish in the East River (seriously!), a blindfolded Urban Disorientation Game, and an instructional How-To on Breaking into public space.
On Sunday, the city will explode with ConfluxCity, a "user-generated" event in the spirit of Burning Man or PARK(ing) Day, with performances, parades, workshops and projects all day. Fans of The Yes Men can witness their Survivaballs out in full force! There's a google map of scheduled events provided for more precise wandering.
Whether you love messing with space, hate urban re-development, are a performance junkie or just love important outside playtime, Conflux promises to be an inspiration, yet again, to the perpetual improvement and analysis of our increasingly urban lives.
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I checked this morning to make sure it exists, but there actually is a well-organized group called Republicans for Obama that was launched in 2006, according to its Web site.
The group should set up shop in Michigan or someplace in the Midwest where there is a General Motors or Chrysler operation. The industry's constituency essentially has been abandoned by the current group of Republican presidential candidates.
Last night, in lock step, the GOP candidates said they opposed the 2008-09 bailout of the auto industry and said it shouldn't have happened. None of them was more hypocritical than Michigan native son Mitt Romney, whose father once ran American Motors Corp. (which was acquired in 1987 by Chrysler after the U.S. government rescued Chrysler in 1979).
"My view with regards to the bailout was that, whether it was by President Bush or by President Obama, it was the wrong way to go," Bloomberg quoted him as saying during the event in suburban Detroit.
Unlike most Republicans, at least Romney acknowledged the bailout was initiated by fellow Republican President George W. Bush. Otherwise, he was all wet.
The nouveau myth being perpetuated by Romney and other Republicans is that General Motors and Chrysler should have been put in bankruptcy sooner, and that they should have been reorganized with private money.
That's nonsense and Romney knows it.
At that time, there was no private financing available to provide debtor-in-possession reorganization money for companies the size of the automakers. The money didn't exist because of the nation's financial crisis. And even if the money did exist, no private investors would have been interested in bringing the companies back out of bankruptcy at that time.
Quite simply, if Romney and the others had their way, GM and Chrysler would have been liquidated -- and the economy of the Midwest would have collapsed. Anyone in the know back then, including former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, has said so.
Another myth from the GOP hopefuls: That the bailout will "cost" taxpayers $15 billion. We don't know yet how much the bailout will cost, if anything. It will depend on the stock price of GM and Ally Financial -- and when the U.S. Treasury decides to sell its stakes in those two companies. We're also not counting income tax revenue generated by anyone who depends on GM, Chrysler, or Ally Financial for their livelihood.
For his part, Michigan's current governor, Republican Rick Snyder, wouldn't join with the ideological robots from his own party.
"It wasn't just one or two companies at risk, but the entire national supply chain," Snyder told The Detroit News. "Losing that would have had a devastating impact on the economy."
But after last night's blatant display of ignorance about the auto industry and the Midwest economy, Romney and the GOP can forget about getting any traction next year in key swing states such as Michigan and Ohio -- which are wedded to the auto economy. They've now given these states to Obama.


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Welcome to the Asia Markets live blog, a running account of what the region's stock markets are doing, along with other news. Today, there is no shortage of headlines for investors to chew over, including China widening the yuan\'s trading band, Crimea reportedly voting to join Russia, and U.S. IPOs for Alibaba and Sina Weibo.
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- 8:12 pm
- Australia bank stocks guide market lower
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Sydney is trading on the weak side as the Monday session opens, but not so weak — not Friday's-1.5%-drop weak.
With investors wondering what Crimea's irredentist referendum means (sanctions? war?) and dealing with volatility in commodities, the banks are lower: CBA is down 0.4%, NAB is down 0.2%, Westpac is down 0.3%, and ANZ is down 0.1%.
BlueScope is also getting slapped lower (currently down 0.7%) amid a soft market for steel. Shanghai steel futures suffered their biggest weekly drop in almost a year, per Reuters.
Among the gainers, the top two senior miners — BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto — are up 0.3% each as investors balance a roughly 1% loss for iron ore against a roughly 1% gain for LME copper futures. Helping BHP are reports the company may launch a massive share buyback to return some its cash pile to investors.
But those miners focused on iron ore aren't able to brush off the commodity's weakness so easily, with Fortescue down 0.7% and Atlas Iron flat.
And then the gold miners: With the yellow metal rising on the back of the Ukranian crisis, Newcrest and Kingsgate are up 3.3% each, while Evolution Mining is 3.6% higher.
Meanwhile, Leighton Holdings is lower by 3.8% in early moves, as the shares trade without rights to the latest dividend. As you may remember, Leighton just lost its CEO after majority shareholder Hochtief AG sweetened its bid for a larger stake in the Australian contractor.
- 8:42 pm
- Japan markets stay afloat on buoyant Softbank
- by Mike Kitchen
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After briefly tickling positive territory, the Nikkei Average is trading flat, recovering from its opening drop of 0.5%.
Helping hold the Japanese blue-chip benchmark above water is Softbank: The telecom holds a heavy weighting on the Nikkei Average, and it's currently up a rocking 6%. The gain comes as shareholders stand to make a tidy sum of money if Alibaba (of which Softbank owns 37%) goes ahead with a U.S. IPO, as reports are saying.
Without the Softbank gains, the Nikkei might be closer to where the broader Topix is trading — currently down 0.5%. Part of this is the yen's continued strength and a negative lead from Wall Street, as rising tensions in Ukraine dampen global risk appetite. Right now, the dollar is changing hands at 101.38 yen, holding on to losses seen late last week.
Thus, we see Sony down 1.4%, Fujitsu and Fanuc down 1.5% each, and NEC off 3.2%.
Auto makers are a bit closer to the flatline though, with Toyota Motor unchanged (after brief gains this morning), Nissan down 0.2%, Mazda up 0.2%, and Honda off 0.1% despite a recall of some of its Honda Odyssey vehicles in the U.S.
Not doing so well, however, is Aeon — lower by 4.4% after chopping about 20% from its net-profit estimate for the fiscal year that ended last month.
And Nikon is down 2.6% as China's state television made the camera company the focus of its latest consumer expose. CCTV said Nikon is selling faulty cameras, among other issues, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- 8:53 pm
- Markets check -- 9:52 a.m. in Tokyo
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Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.1%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1%
- 10:10 pm
- Solving the yuan trade-band puzzle
- by Mike Kitchen
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The official explanation of China's move over the weekend to widen the yuan's daily trading band to 2% is that it will introduce greater two-way volatility.
But, writes Craig Stephen in this week's column, another possibility is that we should simply expect it as a policy to send the yuan lower.
China's credit system needs liquidity, and some analysts say Beijing will need to print money to keep the economy afloat rather than try to keep its currency on its upward trend. Otherwise, China could face hundreds or even thousands of credit defaults.
Read Craig's take on what's really going on with the latest forex-liberalization move in the Middle Kingdom.
- 10:40 pm
- Shanghai breaks Hong Kong stocks' fall
- by Laura He
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Hong Kong investors' mood seems to have been damped by rising tensions in Ukraine, although losses are capped today by a rebound in Shanghai marekts.
The Hang Seng Index is currently trading 0.1% lower at 21,522.41, while the Shanghai Composite is up 0.5% to 2,013.80.
Internet giant Tencent Holdings is sliding further by 4.2% in Hong Kong trading, as investors remain cautious of buying Tencent after its top rival Alibaba Group announced its plan to go for an IPO in the U.S. over the weekend.
Meanwhile, markets are also awaiting Tencent's annual results due out Wendesday, while also digesting news that the central bank has halted online credit-card services offered by it and Alibaba, among others.
The central bank's recent decision on online credit cards is also affecting shares of China Citic Bank Corp, which is down 8% in Shanghai and 1.3% lower in Hong Kong. The bank has said previously it planned to work with Tencent and Alibaba to launch virtual credit cards for online shoppers. However, on Sunday night, the bank said the online credit-card service was still in test mode, and the bank would evaluate its compliance with the central bank's ruling and security issues before any official launch.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong tycoon Josepho Lau was found guilty of bribery and money laundering by a Macau court and was sentenced to five years in jail, helping inspire a 2% fall in the shares of his flagship firm, Chinese Estates Holdings. Lau stepped down as Chinese Estates chairman on Friday, succeeded by his son, Ming-wai, according to a filing by the company.
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- 10:40 pm
- Markets check -- 10:40 a.m. in Hong Kong
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Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.4% (at break)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.2%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.2%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.2%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex) up 0.1%
- 12:51 am
- Band on the run
- by Mike Kitchen
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As expected, China has widened the daily trading band for the yuan's value against the dollar. For the most part, economic circles are greeting the move with a yawn, though the consensus is that this could slow (or just maybe even stop) the Chinese currency's long, upward crawl in the near term.
First of all, there seems to be agreement that this isn't a very big deal in the grand scheme of things. This, because the central bank will still set its desired "parity rate" (the level that determines the center of each day's trading band, now widened to 2% above or below the parity rate).
Société Générale China economist Wei Yao says: "Widening the band is a relatively easy promise to deliver. The more difficult and more meaningful one is for the People's Bank of China to really let go its control over the exchange rate."
Likewise, Capital Economics chief Asia economist Mark Williams says: "If the PBOC was really confident that the renminbi [another name for the yuan] was now close to its market value, it would leave the reference rate to the market. But that still, apparently, remains a step too far."
While the move may be small potatoes to some, many economists also say it's not completely without consequence. Generally, they see the change to the trading band as more likely to weigh on China's currency than to send it rising faster.
Although Standard Chartered said the wider band "does not have direct implications for medium-term yuan appreciation or depreciation dynamics," it adds that the change makes their previous target for the yuan look "a little aggressive."
As a result, StanChart now sees the dollar buying 6.02 yuan at the end of the third quarter, up from 5.98 yuan previously. On the other hand, the bank's year-end projection remains at 5.92 yuan.
Over at Daiwa, they're taking a stronger view that the yuan will now weaken — you can read the details of this argument in Craig Stephen's "This Week in China" column.
J.P. Morgan also sees a weaker yuan, but just for the near term (they keep their year-end forecast at 5.95 yuan). They note that the last time the trading band was widened in 2012, the yuan fell in value for a short while. And certainly, we've seen some pullback for the yuan this month already.
Of course, any weakening in the Chinese currency helps Chinese exporters, and J.P. Morgan says a softer yuan would also stop those pesky hot-money inflows that has worried the PBOC recently. So maybe this is a good thing, for China at least.
- 1:15 am
- Markets check -- 1:14 p.m. in Hong Kong
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Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.4%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.2%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.1%
- 1:15 am
- Hong Kong and Alibaba's "close sesame"
- by Laura He
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Over in Hong Kong, there's controversy stirring over the decision by China's Alibaba Group to pick New York for its planned IPO, snubbing Hong Kong's own market.
Or really it may have been Hong Kong's decision: the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has a "one-share
-one-vote" rule, and Alibaba reportedly refused to change its partnership structure that would allow Jack Ma, founder of the company, and its senior executives to keep control of the board even if the listing resulting in them holding less than a majority of all shares outstanding.
On Monday, Charles Li, the chief executive of Hong Kong's bourse operator HKEx, said the exchange is proud of Hong Kong's tradition of "respect for the rule of law and adherence to principles."
But Li also said HKEx needs to be "more responsive and competitive, particularly with respect to new-economy or technology companies."
"We have to consider possible changes where they might be necessary, with everything according to our due process," he said.
Li also said the bourse' listing committee would continue working on its rules for shareholding structures, a discussion which "didn't start because of Alibaba and will not end now because of Alibaba."
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- 3:00 am
- Japan markets nervous as Ukraine tensions mount
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Japanese investors were quite nervous as tensions mounted in Ukraine after the referendum in Crimea Sunday. The Nikkei index dropped 0.4% to close at 14,277.67, and the Topix index ended 0.8% lower at 1,154.93.
The Nikkei's losses were capped by a 4.9% jump in shares of SoftBank Corp, which is heavily weighted in the Nikkei. The telecom company drew buyers' interest after the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, where SoftBank has a 37% stake, just announced plans for a U.S. IPO.
Japanese retailer Aeon Co. sank 4.3%, after the company on Friday cut its profit estimate by nearly 20% for the fiscal year that ended Feb. 28.
Tech manufacturers declined broadly, as NEC Corp. tumbled 3.2%, Nikon and Fanuc Corp. shed 1.7%, and Fujitsu Ltd. fell 1.4%.
- 3:05 am
- Markets check -- 4:04 p.m. in Tokyo
- by Laura He
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Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.4% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.2%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.2% (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.4% (closed)
Taipei (Taiex) up 0.1% (closed)
- 6:01 am
- Chinese stocks climb to one-week high
- by Sara Sjolin
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Chinese stocks closed at the highest level in a week after China's government over the weekend announced plans to invest more in urbanization.
The 2014-2020 urbanization plan released on Sunday aims to boost migration from the countryside to urban areas, in efforts to lift incomes and domestic consumption. As part of the plan, Beijing seeks to increase the number of city residents by almost 1.4 billion by 2020, according to Reuters.
The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1% at 2,023.67.
- 6:04 am
- Markets close
- by Sara Sjolin
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Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.4% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.3% (closed)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 1% (closed)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.2% (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.4% (closed)


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Tigers new skipper Ausmus getting ready for replay
DETROIT -- Manager Brad Ausmus has enough history to follow in the Tigers dugout. He'll become part of club history the first time he leaves it.
While fans and critics debate Jim Leyland's legacy as a manager, his arguments are a huge part of his legend. His back-and-forth with Barry Bonds two decades ago with the Pirates remains a staple among his video highlights. His many, many disputes with umpires provided a highlight reel.
DETROIT -- Manager Brad Ausmus has enough history to follow in the Tigers dugout. He'll become part of club history the first time he leaves it.
While fans and critics debate Jim Leyland's legacy as a manager, his arguments are a huge part of his legend. His back-and-forth with Barry Bonds two decades ago with the Pirates remains a staple among his video highlights. His many, many disputes with umpires provided a highlight reel.
Never, though, did Leyland have the option to challenge a call on replay. By rule, managers couldn't ask for a review of a home run; only umpires could decide whether to check the monitor on those. Starting this season, managers are expected to have several potential calls they can challenge, from tag plays to fair-or-foul calls.
It would have been a huge adjustment for Leyland if he was still managing. Ausmus will know no other way.
"I like instant replay," the new skipper said. "I don't think it's going to significantly slow down the game. I think it's important to get the calls right. There's a few questions I have about it that I will raise when MLB [officials come] to Lakeland [Fla.].
"I actually think it's probably going to eliminate some ejections, because the umpire's going to have that caveat: Are you challenging or not? It's going to kind of stop the argument."
That last part could be a benefit. In some cases, though, it could become a challenge.
Though Leyland's arguments became legendary, he always said he never did it for the sake of arguing. If he felt a call was right, he wouldn't charge out of the dugout simply for the sake of supporting a player. That wasn't Leyland's style.
As a first-time manager, Ausmus doesn't have a style yet. With replay in place, he might have to think long and hard before forming one.
"It might actually add a little bit more difficulty for a manager, because now he's going to have to pick his spots when he argues," Ausmus said. "Because the umpire may call him on it and say, 'Hey, are you going to challenge this or not? Because if you're not, I don't want to hear it.' And it may be a situation where the player was wrong.
"You still want to support your player, but it may significantly shorten the argument if the umpire calls you on it and you know that the umpire got the call right, and you're trying to support your player. He says, 'Hey, are you challenging or not?' You're like, 'No, never mind.'"
A player's opinion will only be part of the input on whether to challenge a call. Video access will be another facet. One of Ausmus' staff hires was Matt Martin as a defensive coordinator, but the title doesn't fully encompass Martin's responsibilities to take in video footage for scouting purposes.
Martin's work, Ausmus said, will include looking at replays and having input on whether to challenge a call. He won't be in the dugout, but he'll be able to place a call there from his post. Ausmus and the Tigers are still working out their plans on that, but it'll be a point of discussion in Spring Training.
"I think the most common [plays to challenge] are going to be the plays at first, tag plays -- whether it's a pickoff or a steal at second -- and not as significant, but I think the hit-by-pitch," Ausmus said. "Does it hit the hand? Does it hit the bat? I don't know how much they can slow it down or how hi-def the video will be. I'm not as certain on that one, but there's been many times when the [batter] has acted like he got it and you look at the replay and it's hit their hand. That's my guess going in, but that's all subject to change."
The positive, Ausmus said, is that every manager -- veteran and rookie alike -- is having this same discussion. On this topic, he has just as much experience as his counterparts.
"It's new for everyone. That's the one upside for me," he said. "I'm a first-year manager, but this rule is first-year for everyone. There's no experience involved going in."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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Below is a description of the procedures to be followed in order to implement this change. We are presenting this information in three categories: General Information which applies to both Class C meal allowances and monthly mileage allowances; Class C Meal Allowances; and, Monthly Mileage Allowances.
General Information
It is important to note that the change in procedures for the payment of these allowances applies only to payments to employees filling established positions as well as those not filling established positions. Payments of such amounts to nonemployees should continue to be paid through the Voucher Audit System as they have been historically.
Effective July 1, 1990, a weekly payroll schedule has been established to process these payments. Because these payments will not be made at the time we pay the employees' regular wages, they will be subject to the 20% withholding of income tax rule. Once a person has paid the maximum FICA taxes, the payments will not be reduced by the 7.65% FICA or the 1.45% Medicare Tax, whichever is applicable.
This special weekly payroll will usually be processed on Wednesday. The warrants will be printed the night of the payroll processing and are scheduled to be released to the agencies two working days later. Because this is a special payroll and there is only a brief time period between warrant preparation and warrant release, there will be no EFT (direct deposit) for this payroll.
The payments will be made on salary warrants and will be attached to a complete earnings statement with year to date information as well as information regarding the specific payment. For this reason, agencies may want to follow their salary warrant distribution procedures for these warrants.
Because the taxes to which these payments are subject must be withheld from the payments themselves, effective July 1, 1990, agencies are prohibited from making payments of Class C meal allowances and monthly mileage allowances to employees from revolving funds. All such payments must be made through the Payroll System. Other types of travel expenses may be continued from an approved revolving fund for that purpose.
The change in the method of paying Class C meal allowances and monthly mileage allowances will mean that these amounts are no longer automatically recorded in the Departmental Accounting System. The Bureau of State Payrolls will make available a magnetic tape of this payment data in the standard payroll record format. Agencies wishing to receive this magnetic file should request it in writing from the Bureau of State Payrolls.
The Bureau of State Payrolls will publish instructions concerning the preparation of form DBF-BP-34 for Class C meal reimbursements as Volume V, Section 13, of the Payroll Preparation Manual. This section and the revised payroll schedule showing the processing dates for Class C meal allowances and monthly mileage allowances will be distributed June 1, 1990 to all holders of the Payroll Manual and to all individuals on the Comptroller's Memorandum mailing list. Additional copies of these instructions may be requested from the Bureau of State Payrolls.
Class C Meal Allowances
Employees should continue to complete a Voucher for Reimbursement of Travel Expenses, Form DBF-AA-15, for all travel expenses incurred, including Class C meals pursuant to Chapter 3A-42, Florida Administrative Code. However, the form has been amended to include a column for segregation of Class C meal amounts from all other expenses claimed. A line in the "Totals" area for reducing the amount claimed has been provided for Class C meals. In the event the employee has expenses claimed in addition to Class C meals on the same Voucher for Reimbursement of Travel Expenses, the amount of the Class C meals should be deducted in order for the other expenses to be processed through the Voucher Audit System. A copy of the revised Voucher for Reimbursement of Travel Expenses, Form DBF-AA-15, is attached.
Class C meal allowances will be submitted on Form DBF-BP-34 to the Bureau of State Payrolls. This is a new nonrecurring compensation requisition form which was designed specifically for Class C meal allowances. A supply of Form DBF-BP-34 will be distributed to the Finance and Accounting Office of each agency by June 1, 1990. Additional supplies of the form can be obtained by contacting the Bureau of State Payrolls. A copy of the new form is attached. If the employee is only claiming Class C meal allowances, then the employee should complete the Form DBF-AA-15 and attach it to the DBF-BP-34. If the employee has other expenses claimed, the form DBF-AA-15 will be attached to the voucher that is processed through Voucher Audit.
An agency that has an alternative Voucher for Reimbursement of Travel Expense form approved by the Bureau of Auditing to be used in lieu of Form DBF-AA-15, should incorporate the changes in the DBF-AA-15 into its alternative form. Bureau of Auditing approval of these changes will not be required but nonconforming forms may be rejected by the Bureau of Auditing if submitted for payment.
Class C meal allowances will continue to be subject to the provisions of Section 215.422, Florida Statutes. However, since they will no longer be paid through Voucher Audit, they will not be monitored by the automated monitoring system. It will be the responsibility of each agency to promptly pay such amounts and any interest penalty accruing to its employees for failure to promptly pay.
Monthly Mileage Allowances
Comptroller's Memorandum No. 14 (1989-90) established Object Code 265000 for Mileage Allowances and gave instructions for reporting payments made between January 1, 1990 and June 30, 1990. Payments to be made July 1, 1990 and after should be reported to the Bureau of State Payrolls on form DBF-BP-33 and must be clearly marked as "Mileage Allowance." Bureau staff will enter the necessary Key Code and the payments will be processed on the special payroll with Class C meal payments.
If you have any questions regarding the submission of these reimbursement requests to the Bureau of State Payrolls, please call Phyllis Burkhart at 488-7762, Suncom 278-7762. Questions regarding the taxation of these payments should be directed to Patti Calhoun at 488-7762, Suncom 278-7762. Questions regarding the effect of these changes on the Departmental Accounting System and Voucher Audit process should be directed to Elwood McElhaney at 488-8424, Suncom 278-8424. Questions regarding the changes to the Voucher for Reimbursement of Travel Expenses, Form DBF-AA-15, and travel in general, should be directed to Steve Wilson, 488-4098, Suncom 278-4098.


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