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fWo Wrestling Home > News Directory > News Article: fWo Gets New Shows
May 15, 2003
Dade Williams
As the networks roll out the season finales of such popular shows as Friends, Fraiser and Smallville, this year wrestling will undergo a series finale of their own: Wednesday Warfare and Sunday Slaughter, two of the longest running wrestling television programs of all time are coming to an end.
"Due to situations in the way our product was delivered over the last year, we have been forced to pull back from what are considered our traditional programs and develop a completely new media strategy," said Silver Fox, fWo representative. "We are saddened by the loss of our existing programs, and worked very hard with [the networks] to try and obtain the properties. However, in the end it was clear that a settlement could not be reached."
The settlement in question are the trademarked names "Wednesday Warfare" and "Sunday Slaughter", both of which are owned by the two networks they were carried on, NBC broadcasting and FOX communications, repectively. The licenses for the programs won't expire until 2005, and rather than pay costly licensing fees, the fWo has opted to go forward with two completely new brands to represent their weekly programming.
Having signed a deal with ABC and their parent company The Walt Disney Entertainment Group, the fWo has moved backward one night for each show... now appearing on Monday and Thursday nights.
"We think there is great opportunity here," said William Buckly, director of Media Operations with the fWo, "Disney has a track record of providing entertainment on a global scale, and the fWo is looking to broaden our appeal. A partnership with Disney is a logical step in that direction. In addition this will put us in head-to-head competition with the current national sports entertainment leader, the WWE. Many people have complained that since the purchase of World Championship Wrestling, the Monday Night Wars have turned into a stale one-trick-pony dominating the scene. In two weeks all that changes. Look out Vince, we've got your number!"
The new shows, Monday Night Ruahh~! and fWo Uprising will be featured on Monday and Thursday nights as part of ABC's EXPN programming initative. While the promotion has denied any attempt to mimmick the WWE with a "roster" or "brand" split, executives have quietly confirmed that the two shows will focus on a different look and feel, with Ruahh~! being the more traditional program and Uprising featuring more of the newer members of the roster.
"Nothing is set in stone," said Silver Fox, "but we picked the names to represent the programming. Ruahh~! is a classic fWo term, and it will represent classic fWo action. Uprising will feature just what it says... the uprising of new talent to a national stage."
Regardless of how the shift in programming ultimately plays out, one thing is for certain... the fWo continues to push new boundries, and nothing lasts forever.

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The Greatest Showman
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Release Date : December 20, 2017
Production Country : United States of America
Production Company : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Chernin Entertainment
Runtime : 105 minutes
Stars : Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Rebecca Ferguson, Ellis Rubin,


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Cincinnati (Nov. 23)
Northwestern University's Jewish students will conduct the entire first day Chanukah services at North Shore Congregation Israel as part of the first annual Hillel Day celebration of the University's B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. Paul Ziffren, Phyllis Kolinsky and Seymour Simon, all students, will speak.
On December 2 the Foundation will sponsor an exhibit of old coins and of the works of A. Raymond Katz, Jewish artist, who will speak. That evening, at Temple Mizpah, Dr. I. M. Rubinow, secretary of B'nai B'rith, will address a youths' conference on "How Can the American Jewish Youth Readjust Themselves?"


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Sister Cities Association of Sarasota and our twinning to Perpignan, France has ties to the beginning of the hugely successful Sarasota Film Festival. The 2012 Festival kicked off Saturday, April 14. To learn about how this event has evolved and its current community impact, please read the following SRQ Daily article by Jeanne Corcoran, the director of the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office.
The SFF beginnings trace back to the 1994 Sarasota twining with Perpignan, Languedoc Roussillon, France. The tie was initiated by Alain Taulere who had a home in Perpignan and Sarasota and owned the Cafe of the Arts in Sarasota. He was very prominent in organizing the French Film Festival in Sarasota, which evolved into the prestigious Sarasota Film Festival.
For those who are not well acquainted with Perpignan, it is a cultural, business, university town and business center situated just west of the Mediterranean Sea surrounded by the Pyrenees Mountains and beautiful vineyards known for its excellent wines.
The official signing in Sarasota was by Sarasota Mayor Nora Paterson and the Vice Mayor of Perpignan, Dominique Schemia. On September 7, 1995 an official signing was held in Perpignan Mayor Jean-Paul Alduly, and Sarasota Mayor David Merrill. The relationship with Perpignan has been very active over the years and especially in the last decade under the personal handling of SCAS's City Director Harry Dunn and Vice City Director Eva Frank.
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Saturday OpEd, April 14, 2012
Evolution of a Festival
Film Festivals are evolving creatures. Our Sarasota Film Festival, celebrating 14 years, has grown exponentially from its earliest "French" film festival seedling stage to one of North America's top indie film festivals. It has spread its branches, sinking its roots ever deeper. It raises our visibility throughout the film industry as a whole and drives economic vitality into our arts-and-culture-Ioving community. It has over the years not only showcased a multitude of brilliant, challenging, eye-opening and otherwise memorable films from around the world but also helped people build relationships with others of like mind. We've seen our own area filmmakers grow in number and they relish the opportunities given by the SFF to see their own work on the big screen.
Considering that major film festivals have only been around, really, since the 1930s (Venice was the first major film festival in 1932, Cannes began 1939, joined by the Berlin FF in 19S1, to form the "big three" Category A festivals internationally), the events have blossomed far beyond what early organizations must have envisioned. There are now thousands of film festivals around the globe. Some spins on the concept of a film festival are amazingly diverse forms, from Sundance in Utah to Raindance in the UK, from showcases of experimental and independent films to genre specific animation, art and technology, horror and other niche content. For example, South by Southwest Film Festival has expanded to a current three-dimensional film-music-interactive extravaganza and the "KahBang" Film Festival of Bangor Maine serves up triple scoops of music-art-film. The diversity may one day require renaming many to "Multimedia Festivals" but we're not there yet.
Our film commission is often asked about film markets where the "money people" show up to buy films or invest or help with completion funding, co-production, partnerships, distribution, etc., as opposed to film festivals. Filmmakers hunger and hunt for these elements practically every day of their working lives when they're not physically creating their films. A film market is the business counterpart to film festivals, yet another dimension. Marche' du Film is one example as the business end of Cannes, and the American Film Market in Los Angeles primarily serves only the business of buying, selling and distributing of film industry content as well as a growing television component. The European Film Market is a film trade fair driving the buying/selling/distributing elements as a simultaneous event to the Berlin IFF (a/k/a Berlinale). Sarasota may one day become a film market.
So what lies ahead for the Sarasota Film Festival and our Sarasota County film-friendly community? More growth and success, if we keep the momentum going and the word spreading, if we keep the dedication to quality of content and excellence our focus. And we must continue to nurture the support and enthusiasm of all private sectors and public entities. Most of all, if we keep our commitment strong and fresh to do everything to the best of our abilities, the future will continue to stay rosy.
Jeanne Corcoran is the director of the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office


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1000, 2000, 3000 Milestones Hit on Digg
For many, getting a story on the front page of Digg is a nice accomplishment. Some people submit dozens, even hundreds of stories over the months and years and never make it. Others find modest success — 15 front page stories puts users in the top 1000 ranks on the site that gets over 20 million unique visitors a month.
For a pair of active diggers, the day they hit the top 1000 list is way behind them. (more…)
Obamas Propaganda Machine?
President elect Obama has been heralded before on HouseBlogger for his net savvy ability to get the grassroots to come out and vote. Now, politics is always a polarizing issue so please put away any bias you may have and please come with me as we appreciate his marketing ability. Because thats really what matters is the marketing and how we can mimmick superior online marketing of others for our purposes.
Obama took his original website and changed it to http://change.gov in an attempt to keep the buzz happening. The site recently released a new application that to me kind of shows the limits and also the manipulations that are possible with social media.
The newer system is a Digg.com like system whereby visitors can vote and deny commentary. I will let Politico.com explain what has happened:
President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today launched "Open for Questions," a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another's questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list.
It was suggested when it launched that the tool would bring uncomfortable questions to the fore, but the results so far are the opposite: Obama's supporters appear to be using — and abusing — a tool allowing them to "flag" questions as "inappropriate" to remove all questions mentioning Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich from the main pages of Obama's website.
The Blagojevich questions — many of them polite and reasonable — can be found only by searching words in them, like "Blagojevich," which produces 35 questions missing from the main page of the site.
"Given the current corruption charges involving Blagojevich, will 'serious' campaign finance reform that takes money completely out of politics through publicly funded elections be a priority in the first term?" asked Metteyya of Santa Cruz, California."This submission was removed because people believe it is inappropriate," reads the text underneath it….
…. Community reporting systems like this are often vulnerable to abuse from committed partisans — YouTube has wrestled with a parallel problem — and the only solution is conscious efforts to remedy it.
Some call user generated content and the new media the Democratization of the web. Maybe, but it also can be a giant propaganda machine. Intended or otherwise.
Other interesting articles:
The Webs Influence and Social Web: A New Thing?
Pat Kitano on Social Media Podcast
Social Distortion
Interview With a Social Media Pioneer
The Obfuscation of the truth…….& The Orgy of Free:The CIA owns part of Facebook?
Blogging Questions & Answers 27
Happy Thanksgiving for you guys that celebrate it (I know it was yesterday…). Another set of questions and answers is live.
If you want to ask a question you just need to leave a comment below with it.
1. James asks:
I run a podcast via a blog. I just started moving into video and I am now concerned that I have to many images, too many icons, and too many videos on the blog. Is there a chance I've overcrowded my blog?
I took a brief look on your blog and it does not look overcrowded to me. I think expanding beyond articles is interesting, especially if you have the time and skills to make cool podcasts and video posts. Very few bloggers do that, so it can become a unique selling proposition too.
The only thing that I would make sure is that your navigation clearly separates the three things. For example, you could have 3 main navigation tabs, one for "Blog", one for "Podcats" and one for "Videos." That one a visitor could reach the part of your site that he likes quickly and effortlessly.
2. Satish asks:
Is there a way to build automated link exchange system?
Ex:- If A and B exchange link.
A's link on B's website will be there until B's link remains on A's website.
I would like to do link exchange with some people, but I can't keep monitoring whether they remove my link at any time, it should be handled automatically. Th
First of all I recommend exchanging links only with relevant websites, and for the purpose of adding value to the user experience and not to manipulate Google's rankings.
If you follow that route, therefore, you would find yourself partnering with a handful of websites at most. On that case it becomes easy to monitor them once a month (even if you have 10 sites to check it will take 5 minutes).
The only scenario where you would need an automatic system is where you trade links with dozens or hundreds of sites, but this is something that might get you in trouble in the end so I would avoid.
Finally, I am not aware of any automatic system, but it should be possible to build one with PHP.
3. Transcriptionist asks:
What should be the optimal bounce rate? What is the minimum bounce rate that you think can be achieved? What were the bounce rates at the beginning of your blogs and what are the numbers now? How much did you target for your blogs at their inception, and have you been able to achieve it and if yes, how?
Apart from your own experiments and results in this regard and compelling content, what are other tips and techniques that you would suggest to bring the bounce rate down? Elaborate every little aspect in detail by dedicating a separate post for this topic please, as we all know the significance of controlling bounce rates arises from user behavioral tracking by major search engines and its subsequent effects on SERPs.
An optimal bounce rate is below 15%, but keep it in mind it is very hard to achieve that. The minimum that you could have without needing to spend a huge amount of time and energy on the tweaking process is probably around 25% is 30%.
I am not sure what my bounce rates were on the beginning of my blogs were because I didn't use to check on them. Even today I don't check bounce rates that often or for the blog as whole. Usually I just work with bounce rates on commercial projects, sales and landing pages.
As for optimizing sites for low bounce rates, I am working on a long and structured article on the topic. It will be part of my next project, so stay tuned for that.
4. Rick asks:
What's your take on having a companion newsletter for your blog? (You don't seem to offer one so perhaps that speaks volumes.) People swear by it, but I'm trying to understand why you wouldn't just put all your content on the blog and skip the newsletter.
If you have the time available I think that having a newsletter to complement your blog is a great idea. Internet marketers swear by email lists because they are the most responsive channel you have, and it has been proven time and time again.
Additionally, I find that a newsletter allow you to build a closer relationship with some of your readers, because an email is more personal than a blog post.
Why not just put all the content on the blog? Well, because some of the content that will be suitable for your newsletter will not be suitable for the blog and vice versa. Suppose you want to give people a sneak peek into your latest project. A blog post would broadcast it beyond your control, while with the newsletter you could be sure about how many people would get to known your news, how they could share or act upon it and so on.
5. Ad Pr New York asks:
What are the best traffic stats to use?
Looking for one that is full featured and accurate.
Detailed referrers and demographics are important
Google Analytics is definitely the most robust and feature rich web analytics program out there. It is also free, so you can't go wrong by giving it a try.
Sometimes it will report underestimated traffic numbers, but the difference will be small, and much more realistic than the rest of the trackers out there that always over estimate numbers.
6. Simon asks:
1) How do I block an IP address that is spamming my blog frequently and consistently with useless comments and links to non-Google approved sites? It seems like there is some bot auto-posting spam comments.
2) Is there a way that in the page navigation of a blog we can make a link to an outside page? Would this be done through altering the header.php to include another link or through the manage pages section in admin?
1) You can block his name internally on WordPress. Just go to "Settings," then "Discussion," and you will find a blacklist box there. Alternatively you can also block his IP with a .htaccess file if your server runs on Apache. You just need to insert the following code on the .htaccess file (changing the IP address obviously):
order allow,deny
deny from 188.8.131.52
allow from all
2) Yes you can do this. Basically you would need to delete the code that calls the page links automatically from WordPress and add the links manually. Once you have that you can add a link to whatever site you wish.
7. Netpreneur asks:
I have a plan to make a blog with forum inside, what are characteristics of content for blog and forum?
The blog content will be generated by you (or by other authors that you will hire), while the forum content will be generated by the members. You might be present and active on the forum, but unless many other people are too, it will become a ghost forum.
What I recommend is to work first on the blog, make it popular and build a community around it. Once you have that accomplished, then you launch the forum to support the lateral discussions that might arise from the blog posts.
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A man collects trash on the beach.
- An example of to collect is having hundreds of rooster statues.
- An example of to collect is picking up trash on the beach.
- An example of to collect is an agency calling to get money from a debtor to pay an outstanding debt.
- to gather together; assemble
- to gather (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby
- to call for and receive (money) for (rent, a fund, taxes, bills, etc.)
- to regain control of (oneself or one's wits); summon up (one's faculties or powers)
- Now Chiefly Brit. to pick up; fetch
Origin of collectMiddle English collecten from Old French collecter from Classical Latin collectus: see collect
- to gather; assemble: a crowd collected
- to accumulate: water collects in the basement
- to collect payments, contributions, etc.
Origin of collectMiddle English and Old French collecte from Late Latin collecta, a gathering together of ideas from the day's reading from L, a gathering, contribution of money from collectus, past participle of colligere from com-, together + legere, to gather from Indo-European base an unverified form le?-, to collect from source leech
verbcol·lect·ed, col·lect·ing, col·lects
- a. To bring together in a group or mass; gather: The teacher collected the exams.b. To accumulate as a hobby or for study: collect old coins; collect folk tales. See Synonyms at gather.
- To call for and obtain payment of: collect taxes.
- To be the site for (an accumulating mass), especially as a consequence of disuse or neglect: My guitar is collecting dust in the corner.
- To recover control of: collect one's emotions.
- To call for (someone); pick up: collected the children and drove home.
- To come together in a group or mass; gather: Sand collected in the crevices.
- To take in payments or donations: collecting for charity.
Origin of collectMiddle English collecten from Latin colligere collēct- com- com- legere to gather ; see leg- in Indo-European roots.
Origin of collectMiddle English collecte from Old French from Medieval Latin collēcta short for (ōrātiō ad) collēctam (prayer at the) gathering from Latin collēctus gathered past participle of colligere to gather ; see collect 1.
(third-person singular simple present collects, present participle collecting, simple past and past participle collected)
- To gather together; amass.
- Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
- To get; particularly, get from someone.
- A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
- To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
- John Henry collects stamps.
- (now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
- (intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments.
- He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.
- (intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.
- The rain collected in puddles.
- (intransitive) To collect objects as a hobby.
- I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
- To infer; to conclude.
(not comparable)
- To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
- It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.
(not comparable)
- With payment due from the recipient.
- I had to call collect.
From Middle English collecten, from Old French collecter, from Medieval Latin collectare ("to collect money"), from Latin collecta ("a collection of money, in Late Latin a meeting, assemblage, in Medieval Latin a tax, also an assembly for prayer, a prayer"), feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere, conligere ("to gather together, collect, consider, conclude, infer"), from com- ("together") + legere ("to gather").
(plural collects) (sometimes capitalized)
- (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
- He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.


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Ian Farrer relived the horror of the "screw attacks" which have stayed with him for the past 27 years.
Mr Farrer, of Castletown, Sunderland, was just 17 when he was sentenced to four months at the centre in February 1987 for handling stolen goods.
The 45-year-old is understood to be among at least two dozen former inmates, from or currently living in Sunderland, Washington and Houghton, who have been in touch with detectives making allegations of abuse.
In August last year Durham police announced it was opening a new investigation into claims inmates at the Home Office-run centre were either sexually or physically abused during their time at Medomsley, between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.
"I soon learned just how bad it was. One day, when we were standing out on parade in the yard, one of the buckles on my gaters was loose.
"The prison warden was walking round and the next thing I remember was receiving a massive blow to my kidneys and hitting the ground.
"I was completely out of breath but that didn't stop him giving me another crack around the head.
"I can say that, during the four months I was in there, I can't remember a day going by when there wasn't some form of physical abuse.
"I really just thought that's how prisons were. It wasn't the inmates we were scared of, it was the screws."
Mr Farrer fortunately escaped the sexual abuse which other inmates at the centre at the time allege.
An earlier investigation led to a former catering officer at the prison, Neville Husband, being jailed in 2003 for abusing a number of young men over a period of time.
He died in 2010, following his release. The detention centre housed young men from across the region and Scotland, including many from Wearside.
Mr Farrer added: "They would wake you up in the middle of the night by banging metal bars against the pipework before making you do bunnyhops all around the place.
"After I got released, I would often wake up in the night, thinking I was still there, hearing the rattling of the pipes."
Mr Farrer said he knew of youths there who would deliberately break their own leg to avoid having to do the punishing physical education sessions that would often lead to violence.
At the weekend, the former inmate spoke to detectives from Durham Police, investigating the centre, about the abuse he suffered.
It is thought there may be more victims from the city who have yet to come forward.
Durham Police are currently investigating hundreds of claims of abuse at the centre.


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|Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring past Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson, bottom, during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
City tightens grip on Premier League lead
LONDON—Manchester City tightened its grip on top spot in the English Premier League on Saturday by registering a 13th straight home victory, easing past Blackburn 3-0.
City barely broke into a sweat at fortress Etihad Stadium to move provisionally five points clear of Manchester United, with Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko scoring in a routine victory.
United States defender Tim Ream made his league debut for Bolton at Chelsea but couldn't stop the home side as England midfielder Frank Lampard scored one goal and set up another in a 3-0 win. That ended Chelsea's miserable run of five straight winless games to move past Arsenal and provisional fourth place.
Arsenal hosts third-place Tottenham in the north London derby on Sunday, when United visits Norwich.
City's solid home form is allowing it to challenge for its first English title since 1968. Not since Newcastle in 1996 has a team won as many successive home league games from the start of a season.
"People say being leader you have the pressure from those behind, but I think it is the opposite," City captain Vincent Kompany said.
At the end of a week in which Carlos Tevez returned to training with City after three months of unauthorized leave, his rival strikers all scored and proved the Argentina international will have to earn his starting place.
Balotelli opened the scoring after 30 minutes before Aguero in the 52nd and Dzeko in the 81st added further goals against Blackburn, which is third from bottom.
"We seem to have found our form again," Kompany said. "There's no such thing as an easy game and for us to win the league we've got to do the same, week in week out."
Lampard completed Chelsea's easy win with a late volley to become the first player to score at least 10 Premier League goals in nine successive seasons. It was also the 150th league goal of his career.
Brazil center back David Luiz and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba, who went off injured late on, earlier scored after a goalless first half.
"It was important to win after all the recent disappointments," said manager Andre Villas-Boas, whose job may have been untenable had Chelsea lost to a team second from last. "We have been trying so hard and today we managed to do a great, great game."
Terry Connor's first match in temporary charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers started disastrously with Papiss Demba Cisse and Jonas Gutierrez putting Newcastle 2-0 ahead after 18 minutes of their match at St. James' Park.
However, Matt Jarvis reduced Wolves' deficit at the start of the second half and Kevin Doyle snatched the equalizer in the 66th, denting sixth-place Newcastle's hopes of a finish in the Champions League spots and lifting the Wolves out of the bottom three.
Queens Park Rangers slipped to fourth from last after losing 1-0 at home to Clint Dempsey's Fulham, West Bromwich Albion beat Sunderland 4-0 and Wigan drew 0-0 at home to Aston Villa.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Malaga gave up an early goal, then rallied past last-place Zaragoza 5-1 to move within one point of fourth-place Levante for the Spanish league's final Champions League berth next season.
Levante, an early season sensation, won 2-1 at Espanyol for its first victory of 2012, getting a go-ahead goal on Ruben Suarez's late free kick in the 88th minute.
Carlos Aranda's volley put Zaragoza ahead in the 23rd minute, but Seba Fernandez tied it in the 45th and Malaga went ahead in the 67th when Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's cross deflected in off Paulo Da Silva.
In Barcelona, Valmiro "Valdo" Lopes put visiting Levante ahead in the 24th, but substitute Kalu Uche tied it in the 75th. Suarez's free kick grazed a defender before bending around goalkeeper Kiko Casilla to give Levante its first win in nine weeks.
Elsewhere, Racing Santander came from behind for a 1-1 home draw against Sporting Gijon in a relegation fight, while Getafe drew 1-1 at Real Betis after Jose Dorado's own goal canceled out Jorge Molina's opener for Betis.
MILAN (AP) -- Alessandro Matri scored in the 83rd minute, and Juventus extended its unbeaten streak to 28 games with a 1-1 tie at Serie A leader AC Milan on Saturday in a match between the league's top two teams.
Defending champion AC Milan has 51 points, one more than Juventus, which has played one less game.
AC Milan went ahead in the 14th minute, when Leonardo Bonucci's failed clearance led to Antonio Nocerino's goal on a 30-yard shot that deflected off a defender and past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Matri, who entered in the 70th, tied it when he volleyed in Simone Pepe's cross.
In the day's other game, Rodrigo Palacio scored his second goal deep into stoppage time to give Genoa a 2-2 draw against Parma.
BERLIN (AP) -- Not even the eagerly anticipated return of Lukas Podolski could stop Cologne slumping to a 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga's Rhine derby on Saturday.
Cologne fans had their hopes pinned on the striker who scored half of their side's league goals this season, but Podolski was unable to exert his usual influence after four weeks out injured.
Instead, Germany teammate Lars Bender scored twice for Leverkusen to leave Cologne two points off the relegation places after six defeats in seven games.
"These are hard times for us," Cologne coach Stale Solbakken said after his side's third straight defeat.
Bender opened the scoring from close range in the 16th minute, making sure Vedran Corluka's goalward header crossed the line after Stefan Reinartz's initial header hit the post. The Leverkusen midfielder coolly tucked the ball beyond Michael Rensing in the 51st, thanks to an outstanding pass from Renato Augusto.
Nuremberg stunned Werder Bremen in the late game when Alexander Esswein scored for the visitors to win 1-0 and move away from the relegation zone.
Bremen's Claudio Pizarro was agonizingly wide before the break, and the Peru striker went even closer after it when he struck the post after rounding the goalkeeper.
Pizarro set up Marko Marin in the 61st, only for Marin to scoop the ball over from close range.
"Unfortunately we didn't take our chances. Sometimes the ball doesn't want to go in, and this season we've hit the post pretty often," Pizarro said.
Nuremberg scored against the run of play in the 65th, when Jens Hegeler crossed for the unmarked Esswein to drill a shot to the far corner.
Coach Otto Rehhagel's long-awaited return to the Bundesliga could not prevent Hertha Berlin slumping to its sixth successive defeat, its seventh in all competitions.
Augsburg beat the 73-year-old coach's side 3-0 in his first game in charge to move above the visitors and leave Hertha in the relegation playoff place.
"Augsburg fought like lions," Rehhagel said. "Everyone has to understand that we're in a relegation battle. It's obvious that we can't play like Barcelona."
Elsewhere, Stuttgart beat bottom side Freiburg 4-1 in a local derby, Mainz routed Kaiserslautern 4-0 and Hoffenheim won 2-1 at Wolfsburg.
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Celtic recorded its 14th straight victory in the Scottish Premier League by beating Motherwell 1-0 on Saturday to maintain its remorseless march to the title.
Gary Hooper scored the winner in the 59th minute to extend the leaders' cushion over Glasgow rival and defending champion Rangers to 23 points.
Rangers, which visits Inverness on Sunday in one of its two games in hand, virtually relinquished its title after being docked 10 points for going into administration -- a form of bankruptcy protection -- last week.
Third-place Motherwell could have drawn level on points with Rangers but hardly troubled Celtic, ending its six-game unbeaten run.
Dunfermline is three points adrift at the bottom after losing 3-1 at fourth-place St. Johnstone.
PARIS (AP) -- Montpellier moved into the French league lead with a 1-0 victory over visiting Bordeaux on John Utaka's header off a corner kick in the 80th minute.
Paris Saint-Germain dropped into second place with a 4-4 draw at Lyon.
Guillaume Hoarau put the visitors ahead in the 21st, but goals by Bafetimbi Gomis in the 34th, Lisandro Lopez in the 36th and Michel Bastos in the 40th put Lyon ahead 3-1. Nene's penalty kick in the 45th trimmed the deficit, but Jimmy Briand's header off a corner kick in the 57th made it 4-2. Goals by substitute Marcos Ceara in the 73rd and Hoarau in stoppage time gained the draw.
Also Saturday, it was: Auxerre 0, Saint-Etienne 0; Valenciennes 2, Lorient 0; Nice 1, Caen 0; Ajaccio 2, Dijon 1; and Evian 2, Nancy 0.


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Pirelli has confirmed it will supply the teams with an extra set of hard compound tyres for Friday practice ahead of the United States Grand Prix.
Circuit of The Americas today began the final countdown to the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX by officially christening its new racing surface.
The inaugural Grand Prix of America race in Northern New Jersey will be postponed one year until 2014, sources have confirmed to SPEED.com.
Circuit of The Americas today announced that it has been declared ready to host the 2012 USGP by Charlie Whiting.
Drive the Circuit of the Americas for the first time with F1 2012
Circuit of The Americas today announced the date when members of the public can purchase three‐day reserved grandstand bleacher seats and general admission tickets.
Circuit of The Americas hosted a ceremony today to celebrate a significant building milestone for the track.
Circuit of The Americas has selected Phunware Inc. to build its branded mobile application.
Circuit of the Americas is accepting $100 deposits to reserve a spot on the waitlist.
Organizers of the 2012 US Grand Prix are expected to receive permission to start constructing the pit and paddock buildings this week.
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The Bubbler (Rochdale)
Editorial Staff • Blackpool, Bolton, Chester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Salford • 1 Sep 2012
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Where: Rochdale
A late afternoon performance in an out of town venue gets a small but highly appreciative audience for Cathy Crabb's The Bubbler. Scheduling aside there is little wrong with this powerful but very entertaining production.
After a hard day managing the local Cash Generator Peter (Neil Bell) needs a drink. At his local pub he bitterly reminisces about his life and treats long suffering barman Paul (Dan Street-Brown) to his opinions on the issues of the day. The subjects are wide and his opinions extreme covering scroats, volunteer workers, children (one solution to the problems endured by children in need might be to cull them like deceased cattle), the emotional intelligence of animals, Chetham's library and the behaviour of people in art galleries.
There are all sorts of potential problems with a play of this nature. It could simply be unappealing – like enduring the editorial of the Daily Mail read at high volume for an hour. Crabb avoids this with a script that is full of controversy but also very entertaining and crammed with memorable lines. Heaton Park is Manchester's Garden of Eden – why else would the Pope visit? Of course Peter can't resist another comparison point – it's also full of Jews.
A show involving just two actors could be dull but director Phil Dennison opens up the production in surprising ways. During a pause in his speeches Bell offers an aggressive but splendid air guitar version of Dire Straits back catalogue. Street-Brown's efforts to convey the beauty of a portrait in the art gallery are enhanced by subtle pastoral backing music. And you couldn't ask for a better venue for a play set in a bar than a pub that sells decent real ale.
The key to the success of the show is that no one involved tries to make Peter sympathetic. Bell delivers a magnetic and very physical performance. You really can't take your eyes off him as he strides around the stage in a state of agitation. The impression he gives is that of a manipulative man who has driven himself to a point of no return. Throughout the show one fears that Peter's vocal violence is going to turn physical. This gives the apparently innocent ending to the play a disturbing edge of menace as you wonder what Peter will do next. Dan Street-Brown is more than just the straight man; he has a comedian's timing and is able to pace his occasional digs at Peter perfectly to show Paul's growing disapproval.
This is a fine production of a strong play that deserves to be seen by a wider audience.
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What Was Your New Baby Splurge?
No matter how practical and minimalist you are (or try to be), preparing for a new baby's arrival, especially your first, will involve an influx of things into your home. Many of them will be gifts and, if you're lucky, hand-me-downs, but you're also going to make a lot of purchases, from small items like bibs to big pieces like a crib. Over and over we hear from readers, even the most frugal and budget-minded ones, about one thing they broke the bank for and really splurged on.
Does this sound familiar? Did you allow yourself one big splurge as part of your new baby purchases? Maybe it was something you thought would make life with a baby easier or more comfortable (like a beautiful glider). Or perhaps it was simply something that you'd had your eye on and couldn't resist.
You can define a splurge however you'd like. To some, it might be $1,000. To you, it might only be $100.
For my husband and I, it was our crib. It was an uncharacteristically expensive purchase for us, but we haven't regretted it.
Share your splurge, if you had one, and let us know in the comments if you would do it all over again or not.
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|maybe a man?... hey, don't get mislead by my nickname... take a look at my posters... does it seem a woman's work?...hehe
This is my favorite thing, A new member with a sense of humour. 5 androgynous lions...
|Yo, since Moo explained Naturtard via PM. FWIW, I'm a guy, but anti-sexist (#134497). It's fun to tap my lust, though, & get away with it (here). Given Moo's "that you?" & mariand's "maybe a man" comments, sarcasm on my mirror comment. Obviously it's not.
|Yo... mama.
|I'll give you a 'Yo!' on that, Moo. I 'discovered' Narutarded while going through every submission on this site, when I first discovered it. (That took a while...) Keep 'em coming!
Sweet Mother of FUCK. I thought we had another Narutarded situation on our hands!!! Most of you won't get that.....If you do ...give me a "Yo!" in the comments..and a 5L for this amsome poster.
|LOL! Yes, I took the pic with my phone while looking in the mirror. Indeed, I was referring to the photograph not my poster. @Moo It's okay to be "confused". ;)
|lol @Mooooo... maybe is a man in the picture... or maybe I have problems with the sight...hehe
Are you trying to say that thats you in the pic?...I'm still confused about whether you're a boy or a girl.
|*facepalm* Just realised how my poster description sounds. I'm not that conceited. :/ LOL!
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|Agreed. When tattoos are so vividly and artfully done, they enhance a woman's beauty.
|BTW, is the one at the bottom (sorry!) the same as the girl in 134529?
|Excellent artwork! Excellent models, too! ;)
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shit! *much*
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Chat with Tonganoxie Mayor Mike Vestal
June 27, 2007
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Tonganoxie Mayor Mike Vestal will take questions about issues in his town.
Thanks for joining us today. I'm Haley Harrison with 6News and I will serve as moderator for today's chat with Tonganoxie Mayor Mike Vestal.
Mike, thanks for joining us.
Mike Vestal:
If the Judge on the county Road 1 comes back letting the council to decide to put our tax money out there are you for that?
Mike Vestal:
welcome to my online chat
Mike Vestal:
yes I would be if we had an Interlocal agreement with the county
Mayor, thanks for taking my comment. I live here in Lawrence, and have been considering buying a home in Tongie. Tongie still has affordable housing. I am concerned the greed will spread to Tongie before I can buy a house there. I know Tongie needs to grow, but is there any way to keep the prices of housing reasonable, ie: Don't let Lawrence Realtors buy up all the property? or even sell in the city of Tonganoxie??
Mike Vestal:
We have many different prices on our homes and several of our builders make it very affordable to buy homes in Tongie. We adhere to our subdivision regulations. I believe our home town builders our very reasonable. So come out and check us out
Hi Mike! Roxanne Zarda(Glidewell) here. How are you ? Hey my son Wyatt is wondering what's going on with the skate park? Are we going to get one ? I figured it might be on hold with the swimming pool project.
Ya know I think if we do get a skate park that all kids should be required to wear a helmet. Hope we get one. It will keep them off the streets. And we wouldn't have to drive all over the metro to different parks.
Have a good day Mike! See ya around! :)
Mike Vestal:
Yes, we are planning a skate park, we have included it in our 2008 Capital Impovement budget. The difficult part is finding a site to build it. Yes kids should wear headgear and other protection. Thank you for your interest
Why don't we have an active chamber of commerce. I never hear of them doing anything. They did sponsor the christmas lighting ceremony, but they never showed up.
Why are we losing so many businesses.,
Mike Vestal:
I believe we have a pretty good chamber, I know their working to market our city better. They do a good service, I believe for our community. As far as businesses go., it's hard to pinpoint why businesses do not stay. I believe the Economy has a lot to do with it and population of our city with respect to customer base.
Mr. Mayor,
The south side of town, Eagle Valley in particular, does not have a park or playground. Is there a plan to develop a park in that area? The land south of the new middle school is undeveloped, is there a chance the city and the USD 464 could work out a co-use agreement and develop a park on that property?
Thank You,
Mike Vestal:
I can honestly say I haven't heard of any plans to build a playground on the subdivision site although it is a very good idea. I would love to work out something with the school but this would have to be a project worked out with the school board.
Hi Mr Mayor,
I'm just wondering if we've heard anything yet from Judge King regarding the
Cnty Rd 1 petition?
By the way, I think you're doing a great job! Thanks for your commitment to our town.
Mike Vestal:
Yes, just received a phone call from district court. The court has ruled in cities favor. What happens now is up to the county whether they want us involved.
Thank you for your compliment. I will try to not let voters down.
Why is the city worker driving our city vehicles home every day? Why should the tax payer pay for their gas to get back and forth to work and let them use it for there own privite use is this one of those times where you and the council think that it is yor money your spending?
Mike Vestal:
This is a policy that was adopted before I came into office, However it is NOT to be used for personal business. This may be something the Governing body needs to address. Thank You for your inquiry
Here is part of a question posted by a reader...
"Why hasn't the EAST STREET connection between 4th and 7th been constructed after having been proposed 5 years ago? Is there not a major safety issue of access to Tonganoxie's Nursing home and newly constructed Jr. High to consider as of the utmost importance? This street would allow access to both facilites in a timely and safe manner."
Mike Vestal:
East st. I believe was pushed back each years by what was thought to be more higher priority projects. The bridge on Pleasant is going to be repaired an open for heavy traffic by Labor day.
The east st. project is on the budget for next year. Yes, it is important to get emergency vehicles to the south end of town and repairing this bridge is the quickest way right now to soluve problem, until our bridge funds become available. But East street will be put through also.
We have time for just a couple more questions.
why would you want to have any thing to do with county road1 when there was close to 400 people that signed the petition and in april 3 election only 500 people voted. Don't you think that the people who put you in is saying put it to a vote?
Mike Vestal:
I do think the county rd. 1 project is a good project, but unless the county wants us involved we won't be. In cases where a City wants to spend money on projects without a sales tax hike they are as in all cities are able to use money from there capital improvement funds.
Before any thing can happen for us to get inolved, there will have to be an interlocal agreement between the City and county.
Was curious to see if there was any plans to help improve some of the older homes in Tongie. I see some projects going on and was curious if the city had any input or plans to help homeowners out with these projects.
Mike Vestal:
There are no plans that I know of as far as our city doing any kind of urban renewal projects. Thank you for that question.
Time for one last question...
When will a new police department building be built?
Mike Vestal:
The project is set on the 2010 budget. there are many street projects needing to be done first. Thank you.
I regret that our time is up and we still haven't been able to answer all your questions. I understand that Mayor Mike Vestal is still interested in hearing from you and answering the rest of your questions....
Mike Vestal:
Thank you for joining in our chat today. I still want to hear from you, the citizen, You can e-mail me at email@example.com. I will be glad to answer your questions. Thank you again.
Thank you to everyone for participating today. This concludes our chat.
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A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, it catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world's greatest novelists and ushered in a new age of realism in literature.
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"It still astonishes. If one were to ask, 'World, which is the most perfect novel ever written?' the world would immediately answer: Madame Bovary. " ( Washington Post Book World)" Madame Bovary is like the railroad stations erected in its epoch: graceful, even floral, but cast of iron." (John Updike)
"Highly recommended"
A wonderful classic. This is a simple but exquisitely crafted novel with beautiful prose. Wonderful descriptions of provincial life and insightful portrayal of the banalities of everyday life. I can thoroughly recommend this download - a definite must for the discerning listener!
"Another classic that must be read"
Madame Bovary is a book we all should read or listen. The story is catchy, we want to carry on listening to it in order to know how it's going to end. Narrator is good as well. It's not a long book. Flaubert is great.
"More interesting than enjoyable"
The book is beautifully written, with fantastically detailed accounts of the French countryside and the people, warts and all. In the days before cinema, books had to paint the backdrop with words and this is a wonderful example although it sometimes became a bit tedious.
I don't know whether it was fashionable at the time for French writers to depict the peasants as mean spirited and grasping, or if they really were like that. Not one character in the book is likeable but in particular Madame Bovary is so horrible that I couldn't help wondering if Flaubert disliked women in general, or if such an unrelenting lyrics selfish and mean person could really exorbitant.
I enjoyed the book but was glad when it was over
"Well narrated but not an exciting book"
Very little happens in this novel and the characters are not easy to like. It isn't really an insight into a slice of life in France either.
"A masterpiece. The narrator does it justice."
Of course a book like this is a must listen especially if you have not read it.
All depends on the performance and here the narrator doesn't disappoint.
I have read this a few times and it was a pleasure to find that listening to it brought a fresh perspective. It is a good translation which does Flaubert justice.
If you don't know the story you have a great pleasure waiting for you.
Great value.
"A fantastic first read"
This was the first book I downloaded from Audible, because a friend of mine was also reading it. It's been years since I read Madame Bovary and I was captured all over again by its brilliance and incredible language, scene setting, character development... Simon Vance's reading voice is perfect: comforting, articulate, soothing. Just a true pleasure.
"Bored French women are trouble"
Lessons learned in 300 pages/11 hours: Bored French women are trouble. Men are NOT to be trusted. Doctors don't know jack. If you want your kids to have a good job, raise them to be pharmacists or pawn brokers. Don't buy crap you can't afford. Don't get into debt. If you are going to kill yourself, do it right. Hide your notes. Marry for love.
"Simon Vance does it again!"
Madam Bovary is a masterpiece of literature. He carefully constructs a scenario which draws the reader into a deeper understanding of the "human condition" with vibrant characters, wonderful prose, and commentary on the yearnings of the human heart.
Thatcher's "Vanity Fair" discusses the same issues, yet with a satirical wit, that ultimately draws the reader in.
Simon Vance is a wonderful narrator. His voice and elocution is easy on the ears and his performance speaks to his grasp of the writer's intent.
"Great Classic for the romantic at heart"
Great Classic for the Romanic at heart.
I had not read this in school so finally got to it and realized it was a simple yet pleasing novel on what we would see today as a simple love, yet in the time this was a toil of near Spakespearian tragedic.
What woman would not wish for a man to love her as Emma was loved in her last.
"a well performed classic"
Flaubert's use of language is fantastic. His old fashioned idea of womanhood is a bit trite, but the rest was compelling.
"Off-Putting Narration"
I am not familiar with other works by this narrator, so he may be amazing elsewhere, but his characterizations in this performance really hampered my enjoyment of the book. Everything Emma Bovary says is delivered in a breathy whisper/whine that makes any subtlety or variation that may be written into the character simply vanish. What comes through is a petulant little girl who has the same whiny tone when begging her husband for more money, telling her lover that she wants to meet up with him, or buying a hat.
I understand Emma is not meant to be a very sympathetic character, but this is a chore to listen to. And don't get me started on the number of times something or someone is referred to as "the poor..." In this translation and production, every single person and object appears to be utterly pitiable, and it gets tiresome.
"Beautiful and superficial"
This was a big disappointment, having heard how great the book is. "Greatest novel ever written." But why? I liked the delightful naturalistic observations of plants, light, subtle details. But there were two problems: Charles is so dull, and Emma is an unsympathetic, uninteresting character. She is beautiful and superficial. I never engaged with her at any level, never cared what she did, what happened to her, had no empathy or interest in her. And certainly there was little else to do after that--the towns and other characters are of no interest either.
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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 3–16 December 2009
ICTs for parliament
A new scheme aiming to provide knowhow on using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to understand and develop science and technology-related policies has been adopted by parliamentarians in the Gambia and Togo. Members of the scheme, developed by the UN Economic Commission for Africa, are currently involved in a range of activities including establishing committees, and promoting science and technology innovation. More>> [160kB]
Researchers find key to developing drought-tolerant crops
Researchers have unravelled how abscisic acid — a plant hormone that prevents plants from sprouting until the conditions are right — helps plants tolerate environmental stresses. Writing in Nature, the team from the Vari Andel Research Institute in the United States say that their long-awaited discovery could lead to the development of drought- and heat-tolerant crops. More>>
Call for developing world diagnostics
A new grant programme is seeking ideas for developing world diagnostic technologies. The Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative says that US$30 million of funding is available to create a new class of easy to use, low cost and appropriate point-of-care diagnostics for resource-poor settings. More>>
Kenyan malaria survey finds patchy implementation
A new survey conducted in hospitals across Kenya to determine if the country's malaria burden decreased from 1999–2008 has found that efforts to boost intervention coverage "may not have been implemented uniformly countrywide". Admissions of children significantly declined in ten of the 17 hospitals surveyed but increased or stayed the same in the remaining hospitals. More>> [760kB]
Kenya goes digital
Kenya is the second African country after South Africa to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting and has set aside around US$2 million to facilitate the migration. The country will use both types of broadcasting until 2012 when analogue broadcasting will be switched off —three years ahead of the global deadline. More>>
Drug for parasitic disease remains elusive
A prolonged, higher-dose course of the drug nitazoxanide is ineffective in treating cryptosporidiosis — a parasitic disease — in HIV-positive children, researchers have found. Nitazoxanide is the only drug to have shown "demonstrable efficacy in controlled trials" and the team had predicted that a more intense course of treatment would prove more effective. Cryptosporidiosis is often fatal in immunocompromised individuals. More>>
Central Africa Republic and Sudan agree on science cooperation
Central Africa Republic and Sudan have agreed to collaborate on science, technology, higher education and information. Ministers from both countries met last week at the 6th session of the Joint Ministerial Meeting. More>>
South Africa appoints new heads to its astronomy project
South Africa has appointed five new research chairs to head up its main astronomy project, the Square Kilometre Array. The researchers, who will be established at various universities across the country, will be part of the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation. More>>
African eyecare workers need managing
If Africa is to achieve its VISION 2020 goals to eradicate avoidable blindness and eye impairment on the continent by 2020, its hospitals must employ managers to support eyecare providers and increase their productivity, says a study in PLoS Medicine. It says that the continent has the "highest regional burden of blindness and visual impairment in the world". More>>
Angola to set up science and technology museum
Angola plans to construct a science and technology museum as well as three technology parks, according to the country's minister of science and technology. The plans are part of a larger scheme to place science at the centre of the country's development, and other future plans include awards for science and innovation as well as the establishment of a research fund. More>>
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text: Christmas and holiday baking or all kinds of treats and deserts such as sugar cookies, brownies, Christmas cakes and the like is in full swing this time of the year. A friend of mine and I were joking about the term brownie points the other day. We all know what brownie points are, right? :) Well, that begs the question "What is a 'point'?" A point could be the end of an arrow. A point could also be simply a 'dot' like a decimal point in $22.52, or the dot about the 'i'. Christmas … [Read more...]


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Vargas, 42, suspected a former girlfriend, also a Police employee had started a new relationship with a fellow cop. Vargas and the woman had a child together, officials said, but had broken up. A lawyer for the detective's union said that Vargas never before under suspicion for any impropriety, let alone any criminal activity. For two years Detective Vargas contacted the e-mail hacking group multiple times and paid about $4,050 for the login information for accounts of fellow officers and some private citizens. He paid between $50 and $250 per account, according to the complaint, using a credit card or PayPal account registered to his Bronx address.
Vargas is accused of gaining access to only one of the accounts for which he obtained login details. Prosecutors also accused the detective of accessing online records for a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims. Vargas has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking and of unlawful access to a law enforcement database.


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Find love in yourself
It took singer Kailash Kher five hours to make his son Kabir sing for 20 seconds in his new album. "He is a real star
It took singer Kailash Kher five hours to make his son Kabir sing for 20 seconds in his new album. "He is a real star. Kabir has lent his voice in a rap number with me. Needless to say, I am thrilled with his debut," says the doting father. After spending a quiet New Year in Lonavala, Kailash is back in the thick of things with a new album and playback assignments. With love being the central theme of the album, CS chats with Kailash about love and relationships:
Who: Kailash Kher
What: Talking about love and relationships
Where: At his Juhu residence
Love aaj kal
The idea I am trying to convey through my new album is that love and romance lies within you. While most of us try to seek love from our beloveds, the emotion majorly exists within us. Today, relationships are different from what they used to be before. People want to be practical, and not emotional. In many cases, when I hear of people breaking up or ending relationships, I feel that they are not following their hearts. They let many external factors dictate them, and emotions take a backseat. And by the time they re-discover their feelings, their relationships are damaged beyond repair.
Love is in a song
As a kid, I loved the number Zulmi Sang Aankh Ladi Re from Madhumati. But I always heard 'zulmi' as 'filmy' and would sing Filmy Sang Aankh Ladi Re. So, my uncle corrected me saying that it was zulmi. When I asked him what the word meant, he said, "zulmi is your father." Now, in those days my father used to have quite a short temper, and I understood what it meant to be a zulmi (laughs out loud). The song from Mughal-E-Azam, Jab Raat Hai Aisi Matwaali, Phir Subah Ka Aalam Kyaa Hoga is another favourite as it denotes the madness of romance. From my compositions, I love Saiyyan because it talks about the supreme sacrifices made for love.
Record time
Working on an album and doing playback are two different things altogether. Playback singing is quicker for one. But you don't have much quality control on a song because the final call is the composer's. In playback, you just have to sing a song and forget about it. On many occasions, it might happen that the song has been scrapped from a film or the film's been shelved altogether. You can't be too attached to your song (smiles). There have been times when I have sung songs that I felt were very well sung or composed, but nothing happened with them after I left the recording studio (sighs).


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|11.10.2012 - What next for commodities?
|Stocks aren't the only asset class that could feel the pinch of the slow-growth environment. Commodities could also be at risk, says Jurrien Timmer, co-manager of the $402-million Fidelity Global Strategies Fund. Like stocks, commodities got hit hard during the financial crisis: The Reuters CRB Continuous Commodity Index fell nearly 50% from its peak on July 2, 2008, through its low on Dec. 5, 2008. And like stocks, it's since rallied: The index has jumped 80% since hitting that low...............................................Full Article: Source


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that scene, and her popping-out breasts were discussed on the Jeff Probst show.
from a physio pov, they probably don't seem that large because they changed after she had kids.
Days doesn't do location shoots any more because they're too expensive.They don't even use the exterior Salem Place set any more, for partly the same reason. I think the last one they did was the few scenes in the park before Bo & Hope's 2008 vow renewal.
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How to say cricket in Arabic ˈkrɪk ɪt
Would you like to know how to translate cricket to Arabic? This page provides all possible translations of the word cricket in the Arabic language.
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LEETON shire resident Garry Lanham has called on residents to dig deep to help the people of Fiji following last weekend's devastating cyclone.
Cyclone Winston hit late on Saturday, with winds of up to 330 kilometres an hour.
It destroyed thousands of homes, with the death toll currently sitting at 29.
Villages were cut off and some are still waiting for help in the wake of the cyclone.
Mr Lanham decided straight away there had to be something that Leeton shire residents could do to help.
"Pretty well as soon as it happened, I thought 'we have to do something'," he said.
"I saw how bad it was and knew that we had to help in whatever way we can.
"What we are looking for is cash donations mostly.
"People have been ringing up and saying they can donate clothes and blankets and that sort of thing.
"I think logistically it would be too hard and too expensive to get all of that stuff there though.
"Money will be the best way to help."
Mr Lanham will travel to Fiji on March 19 where he will deliver the donations where they are needed most.
He has been to Fiji before and made many friends and connections along the way.
The idea will be to meet with those on the ground to determine where the funds are needed the most.
"Leeton also obviously has a strong connection to Fiji, with many Fijians living here in town," Mr Lanham said.
"I'll be meeting with them to talk about the fund-raising and hearing from them through their connections where the money will make a difference.
"We figured this way the money will be going straight to those that need help.
"It's not going to get tied up in any bureaucracy.
"It's absolutely devastating to see what has happened over there.
"Fijians are just the most friendliest people as well, so I know they will definitely appreciate whatever we can do here in Leeton."
Mr Lanham is accepting donations at Lanhams of Leeton, with money tins also available at Lanhams Jewellers and The Irrigator.
On Saturday young Leeton shire resident Hannah McDowell will be busking in Jarrah Mall from 10am to 10.45am to also raise money for the cause.


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I am trying to close all child windows when I close my parent window. First of all, I thought of doing this during page onunload event. But my application in asp.net will do many postbacks and everytime the onunload is called and hence my javascript array will be reinitialised everytime. So, I came with another approach where in I am storing the object in a hidden control at server side. So, when the child windows are open, i am adding the objects to the hidden control by appending a delimiter "~".
When the parent is closed, I am fetching this array to javascript and then looping through the array and trying to close al child windows. But it is not working. I am very much hopefull that it should work since alert(array[i]) is printing [object].
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//conf() function is called when a button is clicked to open the child window.
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Catwalk is celebrating 10 years in business this week.
Owner Pauline Spiers is over the moon to be marking the milestone, especially impressive given the location of the ladies fashion store.
Pauline said: "After signing the lease I learned Princes Street has the second worst footfall in Falkirk. I decided I'd make Falkirk shoppers come down our street and now we have customers from all over the country seeking us out."
Opening in August 2004, with just one member of staff, Pauline now employs nine people, including daughter Janine Myles and sister Louise Brown, and has expanded into an accessory shop next door and a store in Jackson Avenue, Grangemouth, selling last season's fashions.
Pauline admitted her 10 years as a business owner have not been easy, citing the bad snow five years ago as a particularly difficult period. But she says because she offers something different her customers remain loyal.
"The team at Catwalk is the unique selling point, we take time to get to know customers and what they want. It's the service that makes shoppers pass many doors to get to us."


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A morning mix of entertainment headlines...
Chris Brown is back on Twitter after an unbecoming feud with comedian Jenny Johnson that led to him shuttering his account last week. He has yet to tweet anything new, but let's go ahead and assume he will soon post a photo of himself in an appropriate outfit that will anger many followers of social media. I don't know, it just seems like something the guy might do. (GossipCop)
The tax man has come for Lindsay Lohan. TMZ reports that on top of her criminal issues, Lohan's financial problems have become so severe that the IRS has seized control of her bank accounts, placing liens on all of them due to unpaid taxes. The gossip site reports that she owes $233,904 for taxes not paid in 2009 and 2010, as well as additional unpaid taxed from 2011. Maybe Charlie Sheen can loan her some more cash? (TMZ)
Brandi Glanville apparently does not like it when LeAnn Rimes refers to Glanville's children with actor Eddie Cibrian — current husband of Rimes — as her boys. And obviously there's no better way to handle hurt feelings within a family than by making passive-aggressive comments on Twitter. (Huffington Post)
David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy and dancer Natalia Makarova became Kennedy Center Honorees Sunday night. And during the event, Kid Rock — who was there to pay homage to Led Zeppelin — revealed that he told President Obama, "No hard feelings" about that whole election thing. (Washington Post; Post Politics)
" The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 " is the No. 1 movie in North America for the third week in a row. Brad Pitt's "Killing Them Softly" was a total dud, opening in seventh place. It was one of the worst openings in Pitt's career. (Box Office Mojo)
New York Magazine film critic David Edelstein has unveiled his list of the top 10 movies of 2012. At No. 1, Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty." (New York Magazine)


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Sunday letters: Traffic talk
Published 5:18 pm, Thursday, July 3, 2014
Regarding "Metro making right call in refocus on ridership" (Page B16, Sunday), with a rapidly growing economy, our city and region need a well-planned, balanced transportation system.
It's more than just the buses and cars described by Bill King, as many will continue to ride buses out of necessity, not by choice.
With maddening traffic congestion, the convenience of driving everywhere is disappearing. A lot of us are carsick. Let's recognize that buses work where the density and destinations are already in place; in contrast, fixed rail transit promotes the higher density and pedestrian zones our city needs.
Typically $100 million invested in rail transit creates over $2 billion in new real estate development, a real boon to our tax base, and quality of life. So let's not sell rail transit short, recognizing that an effective system includes better managed freeways and arterials, pot-hole scarce local streets, reliable bus routes, safe bikeways and healthy walkways. Wouldn't it be nice to live in a vibrant urban district and walk to work, shopping, a nearby sidewalk café, school or neighborhood park, and then hop on the MetroRail? Even better - save $10,000 a year by owning one less car!
Peter H. Brown, Houston
Regarding "Dallas light-years ahead when it comes to light rail" (Page A1, June 22), as a resident of Houston for 50 years, I have seen the Inner-Loop built. I have seen the Beltway built and the Grand Parkway built.
Enough with these obsolete highways. We desperately need a mass transit system to keep our people moving and to keep jobs in Houston.
We still have horrible, miserable traffic jams at rush hours on all our traffic corridors.
We are still building highways that funnel motorists into the Central Business District. These expressways are overloaded and obsolete the minute they are completed.
Dallas is way ahead of us in a mass transit system, and even Los Angeles has a heavy rail system as well as a light rail system to move its people!
What ever happened to the great Houston Spirit that built this metropolis on the banks of Buffalo Bayou?
B. Gregersen, Houston
I see plenty of articles and letters in the paper bemoaning our traffic woes, discussing roadway construction, mass transit ideas, freeway expansion etc., but have yet to see one word about something that greatly adds to our traffic problems - people on cell phones.
It impairs drivers and is very dangerous. The majority of times I see people driving dangerously slow or just driving erratically. They are engrossed in a cell phone conversation (or even worse, dialing or texting).
It is time the city bans all cell phone use in cars, perhaps excepting hands-free usage. My home town of Corpus Christi has done this, with a $500 fine as penalty.
Jack Waldhelm, Houston


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Even when measured against his own lofty standards, Kevin Durant has had a season to remember. And now, after months of speculation, we can confirm that he'll be walking home with some hardware this season.
Today, Durant was announced as the winner of the league's top honor, claiming his first his first MVP trophy.
Much like his scoring this season, KD didn't just win; he outpaced everyone else by a large amount. Per ESPN's Brian Windhorst, Durant pulled in 119 of 125 first-place votes. LeBron James finished with six first place votes, putting him in second, followed by Blake Griffin, Joakim Noah and James Harden, respectively, rounding out the top five.
The crowning shouldn't come as a surprise considering Durant's 32 points per game are the most to lead the league since Kobe averaged 35 points per game during the 05-06 season.
It's been a hell of a season for KD, and, of course, Nike's celebrating it by announcing plans to release a limited edition MVP t-shirt as well as a new pair of KD VI NIKEiD kicks, both set to release very soon.
Update: The KD MVP tee is available now at Nike Store. Go forth and flourish.
Update #2: Thanking teammates individually and recounting the journey from PG County, Maryland, to May 6, 2014, Durant delivered one hell of an emotional acceptance speech. He fought back tears the entire time, but managed to everyone in attendance get caught in their emotions telling his mother, Wanda, "You're the real MVP."
Update #3: Here's the speech in its entirety. If you haven't figured it out by now, you may need tissues by the end of these so grab a few before punching play.


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This was my first time on PBH's Free Fringe and I absolutely loved it! Bannermans was perfect for my show, as I had a pianist with me so the
fact that the room is a music venue year round made it ideal. We were full to the brim the majority of the time (except for the day we decide to try not flyering!) and had a blast. On the occasions when issues occurred (a lamp broke, a mic started cutting out - usual stuff), everyone pitched in to sort them out.
Karen and Christian were really helpful and kind, as were all the staff. I will definitely be back next year (if you'll have me!).
Thanks to everyone who makes the Free Fringe such a fantastic success.


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Non Hodgkins Lymphoma
Non Hodgkins lymphoma is a cancer type affecting white blood cells known as lymphocytes, whose role is to protect the body against various infections. Non hodgkins lymphoma is a collection of 30 or additional cancer commencing in the lymphocytes; however, all of them are similar in some ways though they differ depending on how they occur. They are all known as non-Hodgkin lymphoma to differentiate them from Hodgkins lymphoma, another tumor of the lymphocytes.
Many people suffering from non hodgkins lymphoma do not detect any symptoms. Their infection may be established during a regular physical assessment or a check for a different health problem. When people become aware of the symptoms of lymphoma, an enlarged lymph node is one of the most common symptoms. Other symptoms may arise due to growth of cancer cells. These symptoms vary based upon the location at which the tumor is growing. For example, a patient may experience indigestion or stomach pain if a cancer develops near or in the stomach. Other common non Hodgkins lymphoma symptoms include:
• Fever
• Night sweats
• Unexplained weight loss
• Extreme tiredness or fatigue
• Loss of appetite
• Very itchy skin
These symptoms of non hodgkin lymphoma can as well be signs of other illnesses. If the above symptoms are observed, it is highly recommendable to visit a doctor for further diagnosis.
Chemotherapy: this active treatment has been in use for quite a long duration for lymphatic cancers whose main aim is to slow down the spreading of non hodgkin lymphoma hence inhibiting their growth. Chemotherapy differs based on the severity of the tumor form example:
Chemotherapy for indolent lymphoma. For indolent lymphomas, this type of therapy often brings a reduction, but degeneration (recurrence of the ailment) is frequent. At relapse, a physician may advise repeated chemotherapy or use of a different treatment option, e.g. immunotherapy or transplant. For some patients, repetitive relapses can be dealt with using chemotherapy for a prolonged duration.
However, in some patients diagnosed with indolent lymphoma experience an extended reduction with chemotherapy only. Over time, non Hodgkins lymphoma may build up into an antagonistic form of lymphoma, which may call for other effective treatments such as a cord blood transplant or bone marrow.
Chemotherapy for aggressive lymphomas: aggressive lymphomas require the use of various combinations of chemotherapy drugs, which can also be used in conjunction with immunotherapy known as monoclonal antibody therapy. In case the central nervous system of the patient has been infected or there is a likelihood of infections occurring, chemotherapy injections can be administered into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.
Immunotherapy: immunotherapy or biological therapy focuses on the use of immune system as a defense mechanism against infections. Immunotherapy for non Hodgkin lymphoma includes:
Monoclonal antibody therapy: the most immunotherapy used for non hodgkin lymphoma is rituximab, laboratory-made a monoclonal antibody. The role of monoclonal antibodies is to mark specific cell types for attack by the patient`s immune system.
Monoclonal antibodies with radiation: this therapy is also known as radioimmunotherapy and uses monoclonal antibodies for transportation of radiation to the cancer cells directly. This makes the tumor cells to receive direct radiation hence leading to their destruction.


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I think this system is just showing people how absolutely terrible the odds of getting upgrades in this game have always been (they were much worse still in Classic with 40 people rolling on a few pieces per boss). You're not supposed to have most of what you want after a month. You're not even supposed to have everything you want after two months. They try to make the content last as long as it can, and it takes them about 3 months to get the next batch out (sometimes longer). It's "working as intended".
Now to whether I agree with that design philosophy, I think there needs to be a better balance than there has been up to this point. I'd like to see gear be more of a "sure thing" once the content that drops it is old. That way people aren't stuck repeating content that wouldn't be the "end of the road" for them even if they could do everything once and move on. It makes gearing alts and late-to-expansion characters less painful, while still keeping the content relevant (and relevant for people in the right level of gear instead of people in 3rd tier raid gear farming 5 man heroics designed for dungeon blues).
However, at the most recent tier? Let it be an exercise in repetition. As much as people get frustrated they come back when they don't get what they want. If everyone got what they wanted the first time they did everything this game would be dead in a few months.


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If you're looking to expand your business and/or purchase something you desperately need, but your credit is low, take a look at Zebit. The San Diego-based data platform that supports micro-lending businesses from start to finish, raised $25 million in a series D funding round led by Mohr Davidow Ventures along with Leapfrog Ventures, QED Investors and Crosslink Capital.
Launched in 2011, Zebit's mission is "to help people buy the things they want, when they want them, on terms that best suit their needs." The company helps businesses work with customers with low access to credit and enables them to make purchases using a single, customizable platform by using Adaptive Data Fusion.
"This is a science that has been used traditionally in military and wireless sensor applications – taking big, complex streams of data from multiple sources and transforming them into actionable inferences that are superior to using the data streams individually," Michael Thiemann, CEO, said in a press release. "We've applied this to Zebit, the first platform that performs underwriting on a per-transaction basis – because each customer transaction is inherently different, involving a unique purchase, unique variables and a distinct point in time — the holy grail of risk management."
Global Analytics Holdings, Inc., a parent company, will use the funding to help Zebit grow its platform. To date, the San Diego company claims to have completed more than a million transactions.
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