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|In its present form, Nanjing (Nanking) is a Ming
dynasty creation. It was the capital of the first Ming ruler, Emperor
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The location of the city is strikingly attractive, swept on its northern flank by the Yangzi River and surrounded by mountains. The river and mountains have made the city of strategic importance throughout history. It has been the capital of eight dynasties, and the setting of many bloody battles. The Rape of Nanking must be the worst example of these bloodbaths in recent times. In 1937 the Japanese occupied the city in the wake of the fleeing Kuomintang (Nationalist) army, which had made the city its temporary capital after the Japanese conquest of northern China. The occupation was followed by the brutal massacre of an estimated 300,000 people, both soldiers and civilians.
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A great achievement of Nanjing is its bridge across the Yangzi River, which was built despite the withdrawl of the Russian engineers who designed it. The Yangzi Bridge, with its road and rail platforms, is six-and-a-half kilometres (four miles) long, and was completed in 1968. The bridge is a symbol of national pride and is important in Chinese communications. Before its construction, all north-south traffic through China had to make the crossing by ferry.
In the city centre, at 30 Meiyuan Xincun, travellers interested in Chinese communist history can visit Zhou Enlai's house. Here the late premier lived and worked when negotiating with the Kuomintang after the defeat of the Japanese.
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The Nanjing Museum houses an excellent collection
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a jade burial suit, dating from the Han dynasty, which was believed to
prevent physical decay. Small rectangles of jade were wired together to
cover the body from head to foot, and a jade disc was then inserted into
the corpse's mouth. Archaeologists discovered that the suit, alas, did
not have the desired effect. The exhibits of the museum have been
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dynastic period in which they are most interested.
Purple and Gold Mountains
East of the city are the Purple and Gold Mountains, which are home to some of the most famous sights of Nanjing. One of these is the Observatory, built on the summit of one of the peaks. It houses a fine collection of astronomical instruments, including a Ming copy of a Han dynasty earthquake detector. Also in the collection is a bronze armillary sphere, designed by the Yuan dynasty astronomer, Guo Shoujing, in 1275.
The most visited sight in the Purple and Gold Mountains is Zhongshan Ling,
the mausoleum of Sun Zhongshan, better known in the West as Dr Sun
Yat-sen. He is considered the father of the Chinese Republican
Revolution. Dr Sun rose to prominence in the early years of this century
as an activist in the anti-imperial movement. Prior to that, he lived
in exile abroad (in 1896 he gained much publicity when he made a narrow
escape after being kidnapped by Chinese secret service agents in
London). In 1911, when news of the Qing overthrow reached him, Dr Sun
returned to China and became the first president of the new republic. He
did not have the support or personality to stop military leaders from
taking power into their own hands, and he died a disappointed man in
Beijing in 1925. You reach the mausoleum, which has a roof of brilliant,
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Senate approves FAA fix; House next
Senators approved a last-minute deal Thursday night to eliminate furloughs to air traffic controllers after thousands of flight delays piled up nationwide this week.
The bill would allow the Department of Transportation to shift $253 million in funds to the FAA's operations account to prevent the worst of the sequester's aviation pain, at least until Oct. 1, when the next fiscal year's automatic budget cuts hit.
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Flight delays stretched to three hours this week at some airports as pressure mounted from the flying public to patch a hole in the FAA's budget for essential, frontline workers. The famously deliberative Senate was able to write and pass the legislation all in one day, with aides shuttling the final copy of the legislation to the Senate floor shortly after 8 p.m. — after many senators had already left for a weeklong recess.
The Senate approved it using a procedure allowing the measure to pass without a roll call vote after all 100 senators signed off on the bill. Some gave their approval en route to the airport for a flight home.
Next the bill goes to the House, which is expected to take up the measure Friday before it too leaves town.
"Tonight we worked together in the Senate to avoid total gridlock in our aviation system and avert the real harm that rampant delays would cause to our economy and jobs," said Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), who played a key mediating role in negotiations with House and Senate Republicans and the White House.
The White House's response was less glowing, however.
"It will be good news for America's traveling public if Congress spares them these unnecessary delays," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement late Thursday. "But ultimately, this is no more than a temporary Band-Aid that fails to address the overarching threat to our economy posed by the sequester's mindless across the board cuts.
"We hope Congress will find the same sense of urgency and bipartisan cooperation to help the families who have had children kicked out of Head Start, the seniors who have lost access to Meals on Wheels, the hard-working employees who have been laid off due [to] defense cuts, and the 750,000 Americans who have lost a job or won't find one because of the sequester by acting on a balanced deficit reduction plan like the one the president has proposed," Carney added.
Senators working to fix the chaos in the skies fell short of including an explicit prohibition on closing 149 air traffic control towers that are set to lose their funding June 15 — lawmakers disagreed on just how much of the gridlock in the skies to alleviate. But Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a key architect of the bill, was cheered by the ability to find common ground.
"It's nice to know that when we work together we really can solve problems," Collins said on the floor after the bill passed.
A separate bill that drew bipartisan support from dozens of senators, written by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), would have prohibited the Obama administration from shuttering any air traffic control towers. But that didn't make it into the legislation.
On the other hand, the Senate-passed bill provides an extra $21 million in funding flexibility above the $232 million cut from the FAA's operations account because of the sequester. Moran praised the Senate for putting "common sense before politics" and said the amount would be more than enough to head off closures of the 149 contract towers, an important victory for the Kansan, who had held up a spending bill for days in March fighting to prevent those cuts.
But Rockefeller was more skeptical.
"This does not fix all of the problems the FAA faces because of budget cuts, especially for contract towers in rural communities," Rockefeller said. "And it does nothing for other essential government operations and employees that also desperately need relief. But it's a start, and I'm committed to keep working on more solutions."


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EU regulators ask Google to change privacy policy
PARIS (AP) — European regulators have asked Google to clarify its new privacy policy and make it easier for users to opt out of it because of concerns that the web giant may be collecting too much data and holding it for too long.
France's data protection agency led a European investigation into Google's new unified privacy policy, which replaces individual policies for its search, email and other services, and regulates how it uses the personal data it collects. The policy allows Google to combine data collected from one person using its disparate services, from Gmail to YouTube.
That gives Google a powerful tool for targeting the user with advertising based on his or her interests and search history. Advertising is the main way the company makes its money.
The collection of data is not just limited to people with accounts to Google applications. The web giant can collect information from anyone who visits a website that has a link to its services — for example, a Google map posting. The French agency said that of the top 500 most-visited sites in France, 90 percent had a link with Google.
With that kind of power, comes responsibility, the agency said.
The agency outlined three main concerns about the new policy: it's not clear enough in explaining to users what data is collected and how it will be used; it's too difficult for users to opt out of data collection and combination; and Google doesn't always say how long it will hold onto data.
The agency also noted that, under the new policy, Google doesn't differentiate between data collected, so a search term and a credit card number are treated the same and can be used for any purpose stated in the policy.
The agency, called the French National Commission on Computing and Freedom, was careful to note that it wanted to work with Google to change the policy.
"You have to understand the approach of the data protection authorities: It's not to make war with Google and to stop all innovation," said Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, the French agency's president.
This is not the first time Google has run afoul of regulators. In August, the company agreed to pay a $22.5 million fine to settle a suit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The U.S. regulator alleged that Google broke a promise not to track Web surfers who use Apple's Safari browser, as long as they didn't change the browser settings to permit the tracking. As part of a separate anti-trust investigation, the commission is also looking into whether Google abused its dominance of Internet search to stifle competition and drive up online advertising prices.
European regulators want Google to flesh out the vague parts of its policy, tailor the way it uses data to the kind of data collected and, in general, make it easier for users to wriggle out of the wide net it has cast.
In one example cited, regulators said that in order to opt out of targeted advertising, users have to take six actions — and that's just one part of Google's universe that the privacy policy touches.
All of these concerns and suggestions were sent to Google in a letter Tuesday, although the findings were presented to Google representatives last month. Data protection authorities in all 27 European Union countries signed the letter.
Google's global privacy counsel, Peter Fleischer, said the company is reviewing the commission's report but believes its policy respects European law.
Falque-Pierrotin, of the French authority, said that Google would have three to four months to respond but that there wasn't a firm deadline.
"We haven't asked Google to go back to its old policy," she told reporters. "We've asked it to complete and clarify it on a certain number of points."
If it fails to comply, she said regulators could move into a more "contentious phase" — but wasn't clear on exactly what that would entail. Data regulators in many of the countries represented have the power to fine companies, but the response would vary by country.
Falque-Pierrotin said she expected there to be a dialogue between the regulators and Google, although she chided the company for responding vaguely to many of the questions asked during the investigation. In fact, the report occasionally says it's unclear exactly what Google's privacy policy is — and asks the company to state that it respects the broad principles of privacy protection, like minimizing the amount of data collected, using it for narrow purposes and protecting the user's right to object.
"Unless people are aware just how much of their behavior is being monitored and recorded, it is impossible to make an informed choice about using services," said Nick Pickles, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch.
Raphael Satter in London contributed to this report.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana senator is opposing a bill that would close loopholes in a state cockfighting ban, saying it threatens the legitimate, less bloody sport of "chicken boxing."
The criticism from Republican Sen. Elbert Guillory, of Opelousas, seemed to confuse senate judiciary committee members and stunned New Orleans Sen. J.P. Morrell, a Democrat from New Orleans who proposed the loophole-closing bill.
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Guillory represents an area of rural Louisiana that fought to keep cockfighting legal prior to the ban. He said chicken boxing is a sport that uses some of the paraphernalia involved in cockfighting, but he did not specify what paraphernalia that was, or how the sport was any less violent or deadly than cockfighting.
"I have no knowledge whatsoever on chicken boxing so I cannot speak to that," Morrell said. "I have never heard of that. It sounds like something to circumvent cockfighting."
Guillory replied, "There is a legitimate sport known as chicken boxing. It has nothing to do with cockfighting, and it is clear that this bill would interfere, would criminalize that legal enterprise."
Morrell said what Guillory described — two chickens fighting each other — already is banned under the 2008 Louisiana law that criminalized cockfighting.
The two men will carry the fight into the full Senate, after the judiciary committee voted 4-2 to advance Morrell's proposal.
John Goodwin, director of animal cruelty policy for the Humane Society of the United States, said there is no such sport as chicken boxing.
In an email, he said that chicken boxing "is just a creative excuse the cockfighters have come up with to mask their real agenda, which is to maintain the weakest penalties for cockfighting possible."
Cockfighting is a rural tradition in which specially bred roosters, often outfitted with spurs, gaffs or knives, fight to the death while spectators place wagers on the outcome. For years, lawmakers resisted animal rights activists' efforts to outlaw it. They relented in 2007, and the ban took effect a year later, making Louisiana the last state to make the rooster fights illegal.
Morrell said his proposed bill would tighten the state's cockfighting ban, putting it in line with state laws that prohibit dogfighting.
The bill would broaden the definition of "chicken" in the current law to include roosters, game fowl and other birds. It also would criminalize the possession, manufacturing, buying and selling of spurs, gaffs and knives if there is evidence the paraphernalia is being used to fight chickens. The bill also would toughen the penalties for anyone convicted of cockfighting.
"My concern is about the breadth of this bill," Guillory said. "It covers all chickens. I represent a rural area where people raise a lot of chickens, including chickens that are 15th- and 20th-generation fighting birds that are exported legally and legitimately to other nations."
Morrell said it was illegal to raise chickens for fighting.
"These are not fighting chickens," Guillory replied.
Guillory and Sen. Jonathan Perry, R-Kaplan, voted against the bill. Perry said he was concerned about the penalties.
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Killing Ground on Okinawa
- Subject: General Military & Naval History | World War II | USMC Reading List | U.S. Marine Corps
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September 15, 2007
- Product Dimensions:
9 × 6 × 1 in
- Product Weight:
13 oz
A key point in the Japanese defensive line on Okinawa in May 1945, Sugar Loaf Hill was the site of a tenacious seven-day battle that inflicted heavy casualties on the U.S. Marines attacking the hill. In this emotionally compelling account of the fierce fight, James H. Hallas chronicles the extraordinary courage and tactical skills of the 6th Marine Division's junior officers and enlisted men as they captured a network of sophisticated Japanese defenses on Sugar Loaf while under heavy artillery fire from surrounding hills. To give human dimensions to the story, the author draws on his many interviews with participants and skillfully weaves together their individual stories of the sustained close-quarter fighting that claimed more than 2,000 Marine casualties. Pushed to their physical and moral limits during eleven attempts to capture the fifty-foot-high 300-yard-long hill, the Marines' proved their uncommon valor to be a common virtue, and this detailed record of their courage and commitment assures them a permanent place in history.


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Watching "Pawn Stars" last night brought the realization home that one man's trash is another man's mid-tier free agent.
Seriously, whether it's a a Civil War rifle, a toy bartender who makes dirty martinis or Emmanuel Sanders, the value of a product is whatever someone is willing to fork over for it. Or, in the latter's case, whatever someone verbally agrees to fork over. You get the point.
Over the past week, we've seen incredible player movement based on this market reality, with the direct result being some power-shifting across the NFL -- and the indirect result being a re-jiggering of our NFL.com Power Rankings. All of these roster shakeups have the league hierarchy all shook up.
As always, feel free to share your thoughts: @HarrisonNFL is the place.
Let the dissension commence ...
(Expletive deleted) got real this offseason. Seattle lost key components from its pass-rush rotation ( Red Bryant and especially Chris Clemons) and a solid nickel corner ( Walter Thurmond). Throw in the departure of the fiery Golden Tate -- who made many big plays for this franchise -- and even the most ardent Seahawks fan will agree it's clear the team is weaker. That said, Seattle cleaned up in Super Bowl XLVIII for a reason. Retaining Michael Bennett? Huge.
I wouldn't compare the Elway-Belichick arms race to Kennedy-Khrushchev, but I see Big John's point about competing with the Patriots for football world domination (well, outside of soccer, that is). First, the Broncos have to break down how they were dismantled in February. Then we'll see how the Ward-Ware-Talib trifecta plays out. As much as we love DeMarcus Ware, we have to point out that Aqib Talib put the ban on opposing WR1s last season. The cornerback was truly a great signing.
We're not ready to jump the Patriots over the 49ers yet, but everything surrounding Harbaugh-gate smacks of the Jimmy Johnson-Jerry Jones feud that rocked the Dallas Cowboys exactly 20 years ago, when the two-time defending champs lost their head coach in an ego tussle with ownership. Of course, in that case, Johnson was not upset about money -- it was never considered an issue -- but there seems to be a lot of that going on in the Bay Area. And ego. Whatever the case, the Niners had better hope Antoine Bethea's best days aren't behind him and that Eric Wright can play. (Not the old Eric Wright, who was amazing.)
While Bill Belichick's recent track record in free agency has been ... um ... uninspiring, we think Darrelle Revis will work out slightly better than, say, Marcus Stroud or Chad Ochocinco -- or even Danny Amendola. What's more interesting to these eyes, however, is how some of the kids -- namely, Jamie Collins at outside linebacker and Alfonzo Dennard at cornerback -- will play. (Especially Dennard, who's bound to see a lot more balls coming his way with Revis on the other side.)
The Saints won't be players in free agency. ... New Orleans is in salary-cap hell. ... This might be a down year for Sean Payton..
Really? Boom! So maybe Jairus Byrd isn't as sexy a name as Revis or Ware; the acquisition was still big-time, and quite a coup for a front office thought to be sitting on the sidelines. Byrd and Kenny Vaccaro will comprise a dynamic duo in the back end. Who has a better safety tandem?
Tell you what: The Colts are either going to be so-so on offense or freaking explosive. If Reggie Wayne struggles to recover from knee surgery, Hakeem Nicks re-ups for season tickets to the injury report and Trent Richardson continues to be Trent Richardson, this team could be staring at 9-7. But if Wayne can still play, Nicks turns the dial back three years and Richardson decides he's tired of people discussing his personal life and not his game, look out.
I like the club not overpaying to retain receiver James Jones and picking up a veteran D-lineman in Julius Peppers. Maybe Peppers didn't play well with the Bears last season, but if placed on a pitch count, he can still be a real force. Let us not forget that Aaron Rodgers is healthy, Randall Cobb is healthy and Eddie Lacy is not a rookie anymore.
The Chiefs could be due to take a slight step back this year, and by that I just mean they might win one or two fewer games. At this point, Kansas City's going to be relying on some relative unknowns to step up. That includes OT Donald Stephenson, DE Allen Bailey and FS Malcolm Bronson. Don't feel bad if you've never heard of them -- you're not alone. This is what the salary-cap era has wrought: depth issues. Let's see what those guys can do -- and what K.C. does in the draft -- before judging too harshly.
Any way you look at it, there is NOTHING not to like about the Eagles dealing a fifth-round pick to the Saints for Darren Sproles. Yes, the running back will turn 31 this summer, but it's not like he's an every-down player. Moreover, the Eagles think they can win now. And given the state of the NFC East, that's not a kittens-and-rainbows outlook -- it's reality. Finally, that fifth-round selection falls in the back end of the round anyway, meaning it will represent somewhere around the 160th-best college player on the board. Big whoopie.
Word out of Carolina is that general manager Dave Gettleman has been reading
"Pro Football Preview: Who's Gonna Win the Title in 1938?". Which explains why he apparently doesn't see the need to have a receiver with a single NFL catch on the roster.
The Panthers finally got back on the football map last fall. Let's hope they don't crash back to Earth just because they end up having to rely on someone like Sidney Rice to convert on third-and-8.
Boy, it's tricky completely buying into the Cardinals -- just given the spectacular strength of the NFC West -- but based on the depth chart, it is tough not to like the group being built out in Arizona. The John Carlson and Jared Veldheer signings might lack splash appeal, but the former allows the offense to run out two tight ends and the latter shores up a well-documented team deficiency (offensive tackle). Now it's up to Carson Palmer to play lights out.
This might be the third-best team in the AFC West, but like the Cardinals in the NFC West, the Chargers can hold their own versus the rest of the league. Re-signing Donald Butler to rejoin a now-healthy Charger defense was integral to the success of the 2014 campaign. While he didn't play at a high level last year, he has before, and at 25, his best days are in front of him.
Everything in Cincinnati swirls like a whirlpool around the issue of quarterback play. Are there things we should be paying attention to beyond Andy Dalton? Losing Michael Johnson -- a vital member of the pass-rush rotation -- hurts. What looms larger is losing not one but both coordinators. Some were glad to see Jay Gruden go. As for Mike Zimmer? That's another story entirely. The Bengals' defense kept this team in a lot of games over the past six years. It's your baby now, Paul Guenther.
Bears' free agency strategy in a nutshell:
1) Re-sign the guys you had to have ( Peanut Tillman , D.J. Williams).
2) Shore up the pass rush ( Lamarr Houston, Willie Young, Israel Idonije).
3) Let the luxury items go ( Josh McCown, Michael Bush, Julius Peppers).
We still wonder about giving so much guaranteed money to a guy (Houston) who has never broken the seven-sack threshold, but oh well. The defense needed help and the front office had cash.
Somewhat quietly, the Ravens have managed this offseason very well. No Harbaugh drama on this coast, and none of the high-profile departures of the 2013 offseason. Re-signing Eugene Monroe, Dennis Pitta and especially the unheralded Daryl Smith made so much sense that you would think Ozzie Newsome is the GM. Well, he is -- which is why, as much as any other reason, this franchise has won two Super Bowls. Getting Steve Smith was smooth.
As long as Ben Roethlisberger is quarterbacking this team, the Steelers have a puncher's chance in the AFC North. (Of course, he wasn't good enough to make this team.) While Pittsburgh didn't have the funds to make a serious dent in free agency, the Mike Mitchell acquisition was phenomenally smart. At 26, he provides some much-needed youth at safety. And he's coming off a solid campaign in Carolina, where he was excellent in coverage. Maybe the Panthers let him go because he can catch the ball; that seems to be their M.O. lately.
Miami's offseason has gone a whole lot smoother than, well, the regular season. And it's hard not to appreciate the direction the club has taken in the marketplace. The Dolphins signed an offensive tackle in Branden Albert, retained their most important free agent in Brent Grimes and added another big piece in Cortland Finnegan. Getting Randy Starks back in the fold was important; he had an excellent 2013. If Louis Delmas can stay healthy, the defense will be one of the best units in the AFC.
Is Rex Ryan pissed? Wouldn't you be? The man wants to play defense, has been hog-tied with crappy quarterback play for years and has Tom Brady in his division. Ryan needs corners like a vegan needs soy. We like the Eric Decker signing, but we would've liked an Antonio Cromartie re-signing more.
Perhaps it's a product of the win-now salary-cap era, but the Giants won the Super Bowl just 25 months ago, and yet, nobody talks about them as potential contenders. Make no mistake, GM Jerry Reese is thinking about winning, as Big Blue has been busy busy busy in the free-agent marketplace. While adding RB Rashad Jennings was smart, pulling in Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Walter Thurmond could allow New York to compete with Philadelphia for the NFC East title. Very curious about how this group will perform come September.
Here's another team that, like the Giants, has proceeded wisely in free agency. Acquiring Jon Asamoah and Paul Soliai to shore up the front lines was huge. Tyson Jackson should figure prominently, as well. Jackson rebounded from a poor 2012 campaign to be a viable player up front in 2013. The question in Atlanta is whether this team is closer to the group that made it to the NFC Championship Game in 2012 or the squad that went 4-12 in 2013. Smart mid-tier signings should nudge the Falcons closer to the former.
Terrell McClain and Jeremy Mincey aren't exactly Jason Hatcher and DeMarcus Ware -- and the Cowboys had the worst defense in the league with Hatcher and Ware. Ugh. Thus, it was a serious dose of good news when Dallas landed Henry Melton. He's coming off a major injury, but his signing is a bit easier to understand than Brandon Weeden's.
He might not be a star, but getting Golden Tate to come suit up in Honolulu Blue is a major development. The Lions needed two major things: 1) a complementary piece outside to take pressure (and coverage) off Megatron, and 2) some attitude from someone on offense. Love him or hate him, Tate comes to play. He's a poor man's Hines Ward -- and that's not meant as an insult. Ward was an MVP in a pretty important game in Detroit not too long ago.
Given the fact the Rams went 7-9 in the toughest division in pro football, it might not seem fair to have them sitting at No. 23. Yet, with Sam Bradford still a question mark, no weapons added outside in free agency and the NFC West still being what it is ...
The potential is there for a turnaround ... the
potential. Without getting too carried away, the Bucs certainly represent one of those teams that can go from the basement to the wild-card round in one year. Three things would have to happen:
1) Josh McCown parks Mike Glennon's butt on the bench and puts up a 3,700/25/10 line -- as in, nearly three TDs for every pick.
2) The Falcons' offensive line and defense struggles for the second year in a row.
3) Carolina continues to think the wide receiver position is completely pointless.
Project Make The Playoffs For The First Time In 15 Years is off and running this offseason after Project Make The Playoffs For The First Time In 14 Years failed in 2013. The Bills have been posting photos of head coach Doug Marrone and new O-line acquisitions in the snow that are heartwarming ... what's more important at this stage is the development of EJ Manuel and how the secondary will fare minus Jairus Byrd. Yes, the club didn't want to spend too much money on a safety. But is Mario Williams that much more impactful? The club guaranteed him $50 million two years ago. Byrd's signing bonus in New Orleans was half that.
While everyone watches the Chris Johnson situation, let's ponder the mystery of why the club gave Michael Oher more than 9 million bucks guaranteed. Frankly, it's hard to decipher what the Titans are doing. Meanwhile, the club lost one of its best young players in Alterraun Verner via free agency. Hey, at least they got the one guy who wants to hold a clipboard more than any guy in NFL history.
Loved the Ben Tate signing. (And still do!) No matter how you look at this team offensively, the need for a 200- to 250-carry back was there. If the Browns roll with Brian Hoyer, they will need a running game to complement a quarterback not thought to be a franchise quarterback. And if Hoyer is replaced by a first-rounder in May's draft, how important will a Tate-fueled ground game be then?
The Jags know they won just four games last year. They know the franchise has been in a black hole worse than the movie "The Black Hole" over the past few years. That said, major kudos to GM David Caldwell. Instead of making a giant splash, he carefully added pieces like Chris Clemons, Red Bryant and Ziggy Hood to provide Gus Bradley with a line rotation that can stop the run and get after the quarterback. Meanwhile, Toby Gerhart has been the consummate pro and will help allow Jacksonville to pound the ball and play defense.
The Cassel-Ponder brokerage at quarterback is primed to break fans' hearts again -- unless, of course, the Vikings nab Blake Bortles or Johnny Manziel on draft day. Either way, the club did make an effort to firm up all three levels of the defense with serviceable free-agent acquisitions. Call me Positive Perry here, but I loved the Captain Munnerlyn signing. For all the Revis/DRC/Talib blabber, signing a solid corner for $5 million a year was boss.
Tough to gauge what's happening in Raiderland right now. Oh, there's been some activity. ... But has it been conducive to rebuilding the club? GM Reggie McKenzie let some young players walk ( Lamarr Houston and Jared Veldheer) because he didn't want to pay their market price. That's OK. But signing Donald Penn and Justin Tuck? James Jones could work out, but the thought here is probably not too different from what Raider fans are thinking: With $70 million to spend, is this -- Jones, Tuck, an unproductive LaMarr Woodley, a 30-year old Kevin Boothe and Tarell Brown -- the best the Raiders could do?
Some interesting smaller moves made by the Redskins in free agency. For example: Andre Roberts, one of those players who often makes the plays that win games without the fanfare or giant fantasy numbers. Of course, the crown jewel for Washington was the acquisition of Jason Hatcher. The beauty of Hatcher is his ability to play inside or outside. Oh, and the fact he'll aim to absolutely destroy the Cowboys twice a year.
All eyes on the franchise with the No. 1 overall pick. Most of our mock drafters have the Texans rolling with Jadeveon Clowney. That sounds like what Houston should do, especially if the club is not in love with any of the quarterbacks. New head coach Bill O'Brien should get two to three years at the minimum to turn around his new team. There is no rush to get a quarterback now, at least not with the first overall pick. Take the best player available and roll.
Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter @HarrisonNFL.


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Sommer kept his hydrozoans in petri dishes and observed their reproduction habits. After several days he noticed that his Turritopsis dohrnii was behaving in a very peculiar manner, for which he could hypothesize no earthly explanation. Plainly speaking, it refused to die. It appeared to age in reverse, growing younger and younger until it reached its earliest stage of development, at which point it began its life cycle anew.
Sommer was baffled by this development but didn't immediately grasp its significance. (It was nearly a decade before the word "immortal" was first used to describe the species.) But several biologists in Genoa, fascinated by Sommer's finding, continued to study the species, and in 1996 they published a paper called "Reversing the Life Cycle." The scientists described how the species — at any stage of its development — could transform itself back to a polyp, the organism's earliest stage of life, "thus escaping death and achieving potential immortality." This finding appeared to debunk the most fundamental law of the natural world — you are born, and then you die.
One of the paper's authors, Ferdinando Boero, likened the Turritopsis to a butterfly that, instead of dying, turns back into a caterpillar. Another metaphor is a chicken that transforms into an egg, which gives birth to another chicken. The anthropomorphic analogy is that of an old man who grows younger and younger until he is again a fetus. For this reason Turritopsis dohrnii is often referred to as the Benjamin Button jellyfish.


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Ray Rice used to be the solution to whatever ailed the Ravens.
If quarterback Joe Flacco was having a bad day, the offense would go through Rice. If there was nothing open down the field, Flacco would find the diminutive yet durable running back and watch him pick up positive yards. If the Ravens needed to pick up a key third down — or if it was fourth-and-29 — they'd get the ball to Rice and take their chances.
But more than a third of the way through this season, the Ravens search for a competent running game remains mystifying and Rice, their three-time Pro Bowl back, has provided far more questions than answers.
As the Ravens prepare for Sunday's showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, Rice's role in the team's running woes has become a source of great debate. Is the struggling offensive line mostly the cause of the NFL's 27th-ranked rushing attack or should Rice get a significant part of the blame?
"When I look at running games, there's never one reason that a running game doesn't work and there's never one reason that it does work. It's a combination of things and it starts up front," said former Denver Broncos Pro Bowl running back Terrell Davis. "You've got to have some lanes up front. There's got to be some good push where a back's vision will allow him to see where the seams are. After that, it's up to the back. He's got to get more than what the play gives him and there were a few runs that I did see on video where he's letting one guy bring him down [that] I believe last year, he would have broken those tackles."
Rice is off to his worst start since becoming the team's primary back in 2009. His 197 rushing yards through five games — he sat out Week 3 with a hip flexor strain — rank 34th in the NFL and trail the rushing output of three quarterbacks. He's on pace to finish with 630 rushing yards after averaging 1,267 over the past four seasons.
He's gaining just 2.8 yards per carry, which ranks last among current starting running backs, despite never averaging under 4.0 yards per carry for a season during his career. He's already lost two fumbles and one of the league's most dangerous all-purpose threats, Rice is on pace to finish with 278 receiving yards, which would be his lowest since his rookie year.
Group effort
Davis, now an analyst for NFL Network, reviewed many of Rice's 91 total touches and saw several instances where Rice wasn't able to beat a linebacker, matchups he has watched him routinely win in the past. However, Davis feels most of the factors that have contributed to a punchless Ravens' running game go well beyond Rice's control.
"I didn't see a whole lot of room to run up front and some of it seems to be a little schematic," Davis said. "I was watching some of the plays and they tend to pull their guards a lot. I'm not a big fan of that. It just muddies the water for a back. I also know that he had the hip flexor and even prior to that, he wasn't getting a whole lot of [carries]."
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that the coaching staff is reviewing the team's blocking schemes and could make some changes before Sunday. He has been consistent in saying that the team's running woes are "collective."
Rice, who is in the second year of a five-year, $35 million contract, didn't talk to reporters Wednesday though he's expected to later this week. He did admit in a brief interview after Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers that the lack of execution in the running game left him a "little frustrated."
"I think we're all just frustrated at a certain level," quarterback Joe Flacco said Wednesday. "But I don't see him any more frustrated than he normally is. He's still himself. … Any time you get a little banged up and aren't 100 percent, you have to take a little bit of time before you can really expect to have full explosion."
Rice just 26 years old, is known for having a strong work ethic and being in great shape, and he's said on multiple occasions that he feels fresh, especially with backup Bernard Pierce carrying part of the load. Nobody with the team has voiced concern that Rice is slowing down.
Several factors
Former Raven Jamal Lewis, who holds just about all of the team's rushing records, doesn't see anything with Rice that suggests a long-term concern. However, Lewis said he doesn't see Rice being as decisive as he's been in the past.
"Me watching from the outside looking in, I see [hesitancy] in both him and Pierce," Lewis said. "Any time you take the ball and your second step is side-to-side, that's pretty much doubt. That's not having trust in your offensive line. The play is already drawn up where the hole is and where it's supposed to be. There should be no hesitation in where you go. When you have doubt, that's when your second step is not north and south, it's east and west. That's a problem as a running back."
Lewis rattled off several things going against Rice, including the hip injury, defenses focused on stopping him, the team's lack of commitment to the run and the struggles along the offensive line. However, he said that the onus is on Rice to get things corrected.
"As a running back, you have to adjust to the cards that you were dealt and when I say the cards that you were dealt, that means the people that are around you, the offensive line you have," Lewis said. "I still think there's hope for the running game but at the same time, Ray Rice probably has to do some more studying, he's got to be able to figure out how to match up to the defenses that they are going against. That's why you get paid the big bucks."
On 40 of Rice's 71 carries, he's gotten two yards or less. That includes 20 carries for either zero or negative yardage. Rice and Pierce, who is also gaining only 2.8 yards per carry, clearly haven't had much space to operate. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Ravens' rushers were hit in the backfield on nine of their 21 designed runs against the Packers, the highest total since Week 1 of the 2010 season.
But compounding matters, Rice has struggled after initial contact. Pro Football Focus credits Rice for breaking just three tackles this season. Only one other back with more than 40 rushing attempts — the Miami Dolphins' Lamar Miller — has broken fewer.
Though never really known to break a ton of tackles — he broke 20 last year according to Pro Football Focus — Rice traditionally does get more yards after contact than the 1.6 that he's averaging this year.
Still, retired Steelers running back and current ESPN analyst Jerome Bettis doesn't see Rice as the problem, noting that he hasn't seen him missing "holes or reads."
"As a running back, it's really difficult because we don't get the opportunity to decide our fate. We need the offensive line to block for us and give us the opportunity to get to the hole. But if you can't even get to the hole, you can't impact the game like you want to," Bettis said. "He needs 20 to 30 touches. That's the kind of running back he is. They are doing him a disservice by not getting him the football more."
Ray Rice is on pace for his worst season since his rookie year in 2008.
Past four seasons avg;Projected total this season
No. of carries;277;227
Rushing yards;1,266;630
Rushing yards per game;79;39
Receiving yards;610;278
Total touchdowns;10;10


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While reading through the Ball® Complete Book of Home Preservation recently, I came upon a variety of pectin-free jam recipes. Instead of pectin for thickening, these recipes used homemade applesauce made from whole, uncored, unpeeled apples and whole unpeeled lemons. The high amount of natural pectin in these two fruits thickens the jam naturally. Additionally, using the homemade applesauce as a base helps to extend your other fruit - be it plums, cherries, berries, peaches, or the like - much further, allowing you to make more jam with less of this other fruit. I was totally intrigued, and liked the idea of not needing pectin to thicken the jam. Sure, I love my Pamona's Pectin dearly, but wouldn't it be nice to take a break?
The recipes looked easy to adapt to include unrefined sweetener instead of cane sugar, and I had all the ingredients on hand. So, I whipped up a batch of jam with apples, plums and a bit of ginger, sweetened with agave nectar. It turned out marvelously. The jam is soft and spreadable, but still thick enough to mound on the end of a spoon. The color is fantastic, and the flavor is sweet and bright. I knew immediately I had to share it with you!
Gingery Plum-Apple Jam
yield 6 8-oz. jars | adapted from the Ball® Complete Book of Home Preservation
This plum jam is made with unrefined sweetener and homemade applesauce. The applesauce is made with unpeeled apples and lemons, which are both loaded in natural pectin, and then is strained before combining with the plums. The result is a naturally thick, sweet jam that does not require the addition of pectin and is much lower in sugar than conventionally prepared jams.
This jam is simple to prepare and is affordable to make. Jam is a great thing to have on-hand for easy contributions to brunches or as a lovely gift!
- 5 organic Granny Smith apples (unpeeled, uncored)
- 1/3 cup peeled, chopped ginger root
- 1 organic lemon, finely chopped (unpeeled)
- water
- 6 cups pitted, chopped black plums (unpeeled)
- 3/4 - 1 cup agave nectar
Remove stem and blossom ends from apple, and coarsely chop. Prepare ginger root and lemon, and place in a large, tall pot with enough water to eliminate sticking. Don't be alarmed by all the seeds, pith, and skins - this it is all high in natural pectin and will help thicken the jam! You will be straining all of the chunky stuff out before using it. Bring apple mixture to a boil, cover, and reduce heat and simmer until apples are very soft, about 20-25 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from heat and run mixture through a food mill, or scoop small amounts into a fine mesh strainer positioned over a bowl and push apple mixture through the holes with the back of a spoon (scrape out skins/seeds often and work in batches). Reserve two cups of the fresh applesauce, and place leftovers in the fridge to eat on its own or use in other recipes. Discard seeds/skins.
Prepare boiling water canner by filling with enough water to cover jars by 1-2 inches. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water, and place in a bowl of hot water (NOT boiling) until you are ready to fill them. I often like to fill a teapot with water and bring to a boil, just in case I find I need more water for my canner once I fill with jars.
Place the applesauce, chopped plums, and agave nectar in a tall pot and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer until plums are soft, about 20 minutes, stirring often. Mixture will spatter, so be careful! I'm still nursing a burn or two :)
Remove jars from hot water, drain, and place on a kitchen towel. Ladle jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove bubbles with a chopstick or small spatula by running around the sides of the jar, then adjust headspace if necessary, and wipe rims with a clean damp cloth. Apply lid and screw on band finger-tight.
Lower jars into boiling water canner, making sure that jars are covered by 1-2 inches of water. Add more boiling water as necessary, and cover with lid. Once water has returning to a rolling boil, start timing and process 10 minutes (increase 5 minutes for every 1,000 feet of elevation). Once time is up, shut off heat, let sit in canner for 5 minutes, and transfer jars to a double thickness of towel placed 1-inch apart. Do not tip jars or wipe dry - water will evaporate.
Let sit undisturbed for 12-24 hours, away from drafts. Then check seals - the tops of the jars should dip in the middle, and not bounce back when you press down with your fingers. If jars are well-sealed, wipe them clean, label, and store in a cool, dark place. Consume with in 1 year. Jars that did not seal should be refrigerated and contents consumed. Eat open jams within 3 weeks.
Spiced Jam - feel free to add your favorite spices, such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or cardamom. Start with a small amount and add gradually, tasting as you go.
Other fruit jams - use this same basic technique and substitute an equal amount of other fruit for the plums, such as peaches, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, or pluots.
This recipe is linked to Slightly Indulgent Tuesday on Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free.
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I may be spending the holiday in the office, but at least I get to go home at the end of my shift and see my family. For some people, that's not an option.
Today in the Daily Item, is the story of families who are dealing with family members deployed overseas.
Sunday night, I visited with the Laubachs, whose son Bryan is on his fifth holiday deployment. Bryan's father, Murray, was proud to show the military photo of his son showing Bryan's military service ribbons:
Bryan is a National Guardsman serving in Kuwait and has been in the military for about 25 years, his mother said.
Bryan's dedication, and the dedication of all our military men and women, is something to think about this holiday.
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But look, don't worry about what you'll actually use the thing for. I didn't want to have to say this, but stamps have been down on their luck for a few decades now. They were there for you in the past and now they could use your support of a gimmicky resurgence. You owe it to stamps to make Stampy happen. [Yanko Design]


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Situated approximately 115 km north of the Newman townsite, the Roy Hill project is established on flat plains at the eastern end of the Chichester Range.
Commencing on-site in August 2012, Wormall Civil undertook the bulk earthworks and civil construction at the Roy Hill mine site, including the provision of all in-ground services for the mining camp/village. Under contract to principal contractor Brookfield Multiplex, Wormall Civil employed a workforce in excess of 150 persons for approximately 12 months at the site.
Wormall Civil's scope of works included:
· The Jindee land was purchased in 1978
· Jindee will be a coastal urban development in the fast developing North West Corridor, which will add approximately 1,000 residential lots and approximately 1,300 dwellings.
· The development will incorporate a unique village linked to the coast and Regional Open Space, which will protect landform and vegetation made possible through the Jindee Land Rationalisation MRS Amendment achieved in 2010.
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Lot 450 Vivadi Drive Mandurah is a small 11 lot subdivision nestled on the north eastern waters edge just south of the Mandurah Marina and the northern ocean entrance to the Mandurah/Peel waterways.
The succesful construction and delivery of of this small lot subdivision in tight confines and adjacent to close by existing residences proves that Wormall Civil is also capable of undertaking small as well as medium and large scale projects.
Moadora Bay is regarded by many as the most liveable land estate in Mandurah, primarily because of its beachside location and ease of access to Perth. Located just 10 minutes north of Mandurah, the suburb is fringed by the pristine shoreline of Madora Bay Beach.
The project has three distinct facets: the construction of a 64 lot residential subdivision, the upgrading of Madora Beach Road and the forward earthworks for Madora Bay North.
Wormall Civil is proud to have been chosen once again by...Read More >
Brightwood is located 40 minutes' drive south of the Perth CBD in the heart of Baldivis. With a choice of reputable schools, parklands and more than 80 specialty retail stores at Stockland Baldivis Shopping Centre. The beaches of Warnbro Sound are just ten minutes away whilst the city centres of Rockingham and Mandurah provide endless restaurants, cafes, bars and entertainment.
Works completed by Wormall Civil include:
9,152 m2 of Asphalt Pavement
2,074m of Kerbing...Read More >
The Contractor's Scope of Works
The first stage of the project was divided into 2 phases.
Phase 1 involved the clearing of the site and the removal of any contaminated material. The site was visually inspected for any contaminated material lying on the surface and this was subsequently removed. Removal of any rubbish and green waste also continued.
Apart from the protected trees, all other trees were cut down to stump level. Once cleared, the site was then tilled by enviornmental contractors McElhinny Consulting to disturb the...Read More >
This masterplanned land development is located between Baldivis Road and the west side of Kwinana Freeway just north of Safety Bay Road. One71 Baldivis is 45 minutes south of Perth, just 10 minutes from the beach and the nearby retail hub of Rockingham, and just 3 minutes from the Baldivis Shopping Centre,
Wormall Civil has undertaken the earthworks and civil components of the project for the abovementioned stages of the project which presents the company with numerous challenges. Amongst them the removal and treatment of a large...Read More >
Vivente at Hammond Park set a new standard for residential land estates in 2015.
The vision of experienced land developers Richard Noble, Vivente has become a landmark development renowned for its contemporary styled natural environment and prime access to educational facilities, creating an inviting family enclave.
Located within the City of Cockburn and positioned on the western side of the Kwinana Freeway, south west of Thomsons Lake nature reserve, some 400 lucky families will eventually call this vibrant community their home.
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Key aspects of this project included:
Installation of 1630 metres of DN250 PE16 Sewer Pressure Main – through sensitive wetland conservation area and existing subdivision
Installation of Type 40 Wastewater Pumping Station:
The project includes a Type 40 Sewer Pump Station, 2.7km of 200mm diameter pressure main and 550 metres of 300mm diameter gravity sewer. The excavation for the pressure main is 11 metres from ground level and ends up 8 metres below sea level. The pump station pit is 1800mm diameter with the largest section on the base weighing 16.5 tonne.
The pump station also includes 3 retention tanks which are 20m long and 1800mm diameter. The gravity sewer is 550 metres long, at a depth...Read More >
Situated approximately 115 km north of the Newman townsite, the Roy Hill project is established on flat plains at the eastern end of the Chichester Range.
Commencing on-site in August 2012, Wormall Civil undertook the bulk earthworks and civil construction at the Roy Hill mine site, including the provision of all in-ground services for the mining camp/village. Under contract to principal contractor Brookfield Multiplex, Wormall Civil employed a workforce in excess of 150 persons for approximately 12 months at the site.
Wormall Civil's scope of...Read More >
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A focus by the developer and approval authorities on the principles of environmental sustainability, and in particular water sensitive urban design, helped underpin the development. The intention was to avoid transplanting 'suburbia' to this unique coastal location.
Strong prevailing winds with resulting dust presented construction difficulties, particularly during the early stages of bulk earthworks. Unprecedented contingency measures such as the installation of a...Read More >
Located in the much sought after South Beach precinct close to the Fremantle CBD, this project presented Wormall Civil with some of the most challenging civil and environmental construction tasks the company had ever undertaken.
This environmentally sensitive site had previously been used as rail marshalling yards, a tip site and foundry, with asbestos, pesticides and heavy metals present within the soils.
Meticulous planning and scheduling of the civil works was necessary to accommodate the staged removal of decommissioned water, sewer, gas and electrical power...Read More >
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Bulk earthworks and civil construction works included sewer, drainage, retaining and feature walls, roads, water, power, gas, communications and landscaping.
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Oil paint on large format carbon print, mounted on card
Unidentified artist and photographer
Image © and courtesy of Diana Burns
The example presented above, sent to me by Diana Burns, is from that end of the "hand colouring" scale in which little of the photograph remained visible. Although it is not dated, from the style of sitting I estimate it was originally taken in the late 1880s ot 1890s. I have previously posted examples of an early carte de visite from Cape Town and somewhat later large format prints from Yorkshire which were coloured in a similar style.
Although the outline of a rectangular sheet of thin paper underneath the oil paint is obvious, the thick layer of paint and somewhat garish colours used obscure almost all signs of the photograph, and only small remnants are visible at the edges in the top right hand corner.
The painting is, for the most part, rather rough, and in places almost seems intentionally crude, to the extent where I would suggest that it is either unfinished or perhaps was not carried out by a professional. The rough texture of the pale blue-grey backdrop contrasts with the smooth surface covering the gentleman's body, although the brush strokes are still very evident. The beard is asymmetrical, the tie is just a collection of blotches, the shoes merely vague elongated blobs at then end of his trousers, and very little effort has been made to give the chair much semblance of a means of support. In fact, the longer one looks at the portrait, the less one notices the chair - it almost seems to vanish into the background, leaving the subject precariously perched in mid-air.
There is a strip of semi-transparent, cracked, varnish-like substance around the edge of the card mount, and partly encroaching onto the print, which may be the remains of an adhesive used to affix the mount to some kind of frame.
The back of the card mount has "14488 Col" written in large digits, while "Colbert Whitrigg 1/125" and "Special" are in much smaller writing at the top left and lower left, respectively
There is also a strip along all four edges along which the surface appears to have been taken off, perhaps by the removal of tape previously used for mounting or framing.
There's not much more to say about this colourised portrait. If it had been me sitting for the photographer, I'd like to think that I'd have chosen an uncolourised photograph, but I'll admit that it must have been enough of a novelty in the day to have attracted at least a few customers. Besides, one could never be sure how slick the oil finished portrait would turn out.


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Teams are encouraged to pull together in this inspiring challenge which combines the skills of creativity and communication. Flat Out — Rickshaw Rally tests the communication skills, collaboration and creativity of your people to build a full scale Rickshaw against the clock and against each other. Working from supplied plans, each team has to pull together to turn a 'flat-pack' kit of materials into the ultimate cardboard racing vehicle — 'tricked out' with some Bollywood Bling! The challenge concludes with a race, where the teams pit their Rickshaws against each other in a test of speed and control. A fun experience that brings out the best in your people and encourages ingenuity, co-operation and good-natured competitiveness.
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China's Wanda Plans to Open 80 IMAX Theaters by 2021
Deal Would Make China IMAX's Largest Market
BEIJING—China's Wanda Cinema Line Corp. is expanding its partnership with IMAX Corp., signing on 80 new IMAX theaters in a deal that would make China the big-screen company's largest market.
Wanda, a unit of real estate conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. and China's largest movie-theater chain by outlets, plans to open the 80 IMAX theaters by 2021, rolling out 20 each year starting in 2016, said IMAX Chief Executive Richard Gelfond. The company declined to disclose investment details of the deal....


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JERUSALEM -- Dozens of soldiers and members of the Israeli civil administration demolished on Wednesday six homes in an outpost located in the West Bank, military sources confirmed to Xinhua.
In addition, four families residing in Ma'ale Rechavam, an outpost located at the Gush Etzion settlement bloc not far from Jerusalem, were evacuated from their houses.
All roads leading to the outpost were blocked to prevent settlers and right-wing activists from returning to the spot.
There are about 30 settler families living in the outpost, and the structures that were demolished on Wednesday were built in the past year, the Walla news website reported.
The outpost was established in 2001 and initially received funding from the state, however it has since then been designated as an illegal outpost built on private Palestinian land and several injunctions were issued for its destruction.
Military sources told the Ynet new website that the residents of the outpost have been warned not to expand the outpost in the past.
Settlers and right-wing politicians had expressed their objections to the eviction and called upon the government to legalize the outpost, a move it had declared it would do in the Supreme Court in a discussion about the legality of the outpost back in 2011.
"These are state land and this community is in the outline of the entire Gush Etzion bloc. It's legal and there was no reason for this destruction," Drori Bar-Lev, secretary of the outpost, told Ynet.


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Citigroup memo predicted Occupy Wall Street Movement
by Nashath Rafeeq on Oct.12, 2011, under Uncategorized
Linked here is a paper by Citi group that predicted the current climate of back lash against the robber baron's of wall Street. I find the following except particularly haunting :-
A third threat comes from the potential social backlash. To use Rawls-ian analysis, the invisible hand stops working. Perhaps one reason that societies allow plutonomy, is because enough of the electorate believe they have a chance of becoming a Pluto-participant. Why kill it off, if you can join it? In a sense this is the embodiment of the "American dream". But if voters feel they cannot participate, they are more likely to divide up the wealth pie, rather than aspire to being truly rich.
Could the plutonomies die because the dream is dead, because enough of society does not believe they can participate? The answer is of course yes. But we suspect this is a threat more clearly felt during recessions, and periods of falling wealth, than when average citizens feel that they are better off. There are signs around the world that society is unhappy with plutonomy – judging by how tight electoral races are. But as yet, there seems little political fight being born out on this battleground.
A related threat comes from the backlash to "Robber-barron" economies. The population at large might still endorse the concept of plutonomy but feel they have lost out to unfair rules. In a sense, this backlash has been epitomized by the media coverage and actual prosecution of high-profile ex-CEOs who presided over financial misappropriation. This "backlash" seems to be something that comes with bull markets and their subsequent collapse. To this end, the cleaning up of business practice, by high- profile champions of fair play, might actually prolong plutonomy.
Our overall conclusion is that a backlash against plutonomy is probable at some point. However, that point is not now. So long as economies continue to grow, and enough of the electorates feel that they are benefiting and getting rich in absolute terms, even if they are less well off in relative terms, there is little threat to Plutonomy in the U.S., UK, etc.
But the balance of power between right (generally pro-plutonomy) and left (generally pro-equality) is on a knife-edge in many countries. Just witness how close the U.S. election was last year, or how close the results of the German election were. A collapse in wealth in the plutonomies, felt by the masses, and/or prolonged recession could easily raise the prospects of anti-plutonomy policy.