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Tamil electro-funk and synth-pop 1984-1989
by South-Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja
Finally out on CD, coming soon on LP:
FIRE STAR with Tamil Electro Funk en Synth Pop sounds by South-Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja.
Indian film music invariably manages to take you by surprise, time and time again. Hard electro-funk and sweet synth-pop are not genres you would expect from India. Yet, in the late 80s electronic beats and synths were eagerly embraced by the film industry of South India along with kung fu fights, aerobics, sunglasses and jogging outfits. The rich and funky Tamil grooves of early 80s transformed into stripped electronic synthesizer music. Composer Ilaiyaraaja, AKA 'The Maestro' used minimal beats and synthetic arrangements to create an addictive and captivating electro synth pop sound. His experimental mind, unfailing pop instinct and advanced harmonics make the songs a feast for the ears that will grow with every listen.
Vikram – Kamal Hassan – 1986
Adi Rani Mangama – Mano -1989
Instrumental Music – 1989
Baby – Anuradha – 1988
Pala Rathiri – Vani Jairam, M. Vasudevan & G. Amaran – 1986
Chittu Kuruvi – S.P. Balasubrahmaniam & S.Janaki – 1985
Disco King – Yesudas & Vani Jairam – 1986
Pattu Engey – Malaysia Vasudevan & S. P. Sailaja – 1987
One Two – Francis Lazarus 1986
Raja Rajadhi Raja – Ilaiyaraaja – 1988
Pavala Malligai – Malaysia Vasudevan & Chithra 1986
Ninnukkori – Chitra -1988
Love Theme On Computer – 1986
I Want To Tell You Something – S.P. Balasubrahmaniam – 1987
Valaiyosai – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & Lata Mangeshkar – 1988
Vaa Veliye – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chitra – 1987
Compiled by edo Bouman & Julien Dechery. Liner notes by Ravi Balakrishnan, Audio restauration Colin Young at Seewhyaudio, mastering Darius van Helfteren.
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by Charanjit Singh (India, 1982)
*Until recently it wasn't much more than some rumours on the web: a 1982 released LP called TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT containing Kraftwerk-like acid house music, years before the genre was invented.
So it turns out, the record was no rumour. Only a few hundred copies of the LP were ever pressed, and only a handful seem to have survived. Moreover, the LP outdoes all expectations. Performed on the synths that would later define Acid House, the Roland TB-303 and TR-808, the album sounds light years ahead of its time with its repetitive beats and hypnotic electronic melodies. Its maker, Bollywood session musician Charanjit Singh, set out to translate ancient Indian classical Ragas to the modern synthesizer and in doing so seems to have invented House music along the way. The 10 tracks make a consistent listen from A to Z. Its restrained minimalism and lack of cheesiness makes it incredibly contemporary, sounding animated, fluid and unabashedly alive.
Raga Bhairav
Raga Madhuvanti
Raga Bairagi
Raga Malkauns
Raga Megh Malhar
Side 1:
Raga Bhairav
Raga Lalit
Raga Bhupali
Side 2:
Raga Megh Malhar
Raga Yaman
Raga Kalavati
Side 3:
Raga Madhuvanti
Raga Todi
Side 4:
Raga Malkauns
Raga Bairagi
TOTAL PLAY TIME: 50 min.
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Funk from Bollywood Action Thrillers 1977-1984
Featuring 13 tracks of the best BOLLYWOOD FUNK, recorded between 1977 and 1984. After the example of Hollywood many Indian action films of the 70s and 80s were scored with great funky tunes and frantic chase funk. Bollywood being Bollywood the funk was given a strong Indian twist. The result: super funky, stunningly original funk grooves that will set any dance floor on fire. Featuring among others the steaming sexy funk of BOMBAY 405 miles and ultra rare funk gems from the Hindi safari film HABARI and the violent hippie flick SALAAM MEMSAAB.
1 Kalyanji-Anandji's Cabaret Dance Music from ANJANE MEIN (1978)
2 R.D. Burman's Main Hoon Lilly from BOND 303 sung by Asha Boshle (1984)
3 Sapan-Jagmohan's Giraffe Trapping Music from HABARI (1979)
4 Kalyanji-Anandji's Na Na Na Yeh Kya Karne Lage Ho from BOMBAY 405 MILES sung by Hemlata (1980)
5 R.D. Burman Music from SALAAM MEMSAAB (1978)
6 Charanjit Singh's instrumental of version of Pyar Chaiye Keh Paisa from CHHAILLA BABU (1979)
7 Sonik-Omi's Ye Jawani Hai Mera Jaan from HEERON KA CHOR sung by Mohd. Rafi & Asha Boshle (1981)
8 Kalyanji-Anandji's Music Theme from KASHISH (1980)
9 Laxmikant-Pyarelal's Yeh Dhuaan from DIL AUR DEEWAAR sung by Asha Boshle (1979)
10 Govind-Naresh's Dance Music from GHAMANDEE (1981)
11 Sapan-Jagmohan's Sote Sote Adhi Raat from SISKEYAN sung by Salma Agha (1983)
12 R.D. Burman's Title Music from THE BURNING TRAIN (1979)
13 Bappi Lahiri's Kya Jane Yeh Duniya Kya Jane from TOOTE KHILONE sung by Amit Kumar and S.Pandit (1977)
Nightclub Jazz, Surf and rock & roll from Bollywood films 1959-1972
Featuring 12 tracks of bouncing BOLLYWOOD NIGHTCLUB music, recorded between 1959-1972. The Bollywood industry has alwayes loved anything that draws the crowds into the cinema, and allready in the early 50's it proved that the SEXY NIGHT CLUB SCENE was a big crowd puller in prudish India. Set in a dark club with a moody jazz or R&R band, a scarcely dressed vamp sipping whiskey and smoking cigarettes – would perform sexy hip shakes that set the whole male audience on fire. Needless to say that these CLUB DANCES contain some of the most exciting cross-over music ever made, mixing sitars and tablas with jazz, beat and rock & roll. On this album 12 tracks of the golden years night club music, including the classic GUMNAAM and LOAFER and many nuggets that we've freshly dug up for you like the beatlesque sitar groover PRIYA and the infuriated bongo killer madness of KALA BAZAR.
1 R.D. Burman – KATI PATANG – Mera Naam Hai Shabnam – Asha Boshle – 1970
2 Shankar-Jaikishan – GUMNAAM – Jan Pahechan Ho – Mohd. Rafi – 1965
3 SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI – Ek Bottle Hogal Mein – Kishore Kumar & Asha Boshle – 1971
4 O.P. Nayyar – KISMAT – One Two Three Baby – Asha Boshle & Mahendra Kapoor – 1968
5 Laxmikant-Pyarelal – LOAFER – Kahan Hai Woh Diwana – Asha Boshle – 1972
6 Shankar-Jaikishan – ANARI – 1956, 1957, 1958 – Lata Mangeshkar & Manna Dey – 1959
7 Chitragupta – HAMARA ADHIKAR – Bum Pam Bum Pam Pa Ra Ra – Kishore Kumar & Asha Boshle – 1971
8 S.D. Burman – KALA BAZAR – Sambhalo Sambhalo Apna Dil – Asha Boshle – 1960
9 O.P. Nayyar – KISMAT – Title Music – 1968
10 Kalyanji-Anandji – PRIYA – Pretty Pretty Priya – Anand Prayag & Chorus – 1968
11 Shankar-Jaikishan – EK PHOOL CHAR KANTE – Bombshell Baby of Bombay – Iqbal Singh – 1960
12 Title Kalyanji-Anandji – BLUFF MASTER – Title Music – 1962
BC-301, Bombay Connection BC 301LP
Remixes & Covers by a.o. BUDOS BAND, KRAAK & SMAAK, KYPSKI & BENNY SINGS.
On this LP seven REMIX ARTISTS and one NYC FUNK BAND give their spin on tracks of the BOMBAY CONNECTION compilation series. A fresh take on these 60s & 70s Bollywood cuts, from deep funk to hard driving dance.
Side 1:
THE BUDOS BAND – "Chicago Falcon" cover of 'Na Na Na Yeh Kya Karne Lage Ho' by the NYC funk outfit BUDOS BAND, a side project of Thomas Brenneck the guitarist of SHARON JONES & THE DAPKINGS, also the backing band of AMY WINEHOUSE.
DJ KYPSKI – remix of " We ain't going nowhere" by BENNY SINGS.
GIT HYPER – "Da Kya Jane Remix" remix of 'Kya Jane Yeh Duniya Kya Jan' from TOOTE KHILONE (vocals Amit Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit)
TRULY PHEASANY – "Ballons over Bombay"
Side 2:
KRAAK & SMAAK – "Where is the Button?" remix of 'Ye Jawani Hai Meri Jaan' from HEERON KA CHOR (vocals Asha Bhosle & Mohd. Rafi)
EASY ALOHAS – "Burning Easy" remix of 'Burning Train Title Music' GERRY ARLING – "Jan pahechan ho remix" remix of "Jan pahechan ho" from GUMNAAM
THEE J JOHANZ – "Hong Kong Dragon" remix of 'Cabaret Dance Music' from ANJANE MEIN


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BREVARD, N.C. – It was an old-fashioned three point play from Tanesha Stenson that led the Coker women's basketball team to a 65-64 SAC win over Brevard College on Saturday (Feb. 15). With the win the Cobras go to 11-10 on the year and 9-8 in league play.
With 25 second remaining in regulation, the Navy and Yellow found themselves down 62-64 after a pair of Brevard free throws. The Tornados' lead was short lived however, after Stenson drove down the lane to connect on a layup and draw the foul. With the score now tied at 64, the junior guard stepped to the charity strip and knocked down a free throw to take the 65-64 advantage with just 19 seconds remaining. Brevard would have an opportunity in the closing seconds, but Coker's defense would contest every shot causing Brevard to miss the go ahead bucket.
Jessica Cohen led the team with 17 points and 8 reboudns. Priscilla Fenty was next on the scoring list with 12 points, while Patricia Sullivan and Jasmine Evans collected 11 and 10 points respectively.
Coker will be back in action this Monday (Feb. 17) as they travel to face Catawba in a vital SAC matchup. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m., followed by the men's game t 8:00.

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MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberia's president late Wednesday ordered the nation's schools to shut down and most civil servants to stay home as an Ebola outbreak that already has killed more than 130 people in the country deepened.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Peace Corps said it was evacuating its volunteers from Liberia as well as neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone as the regional death toll topped 670 people. The Ebola outbreak is now the largest recorded in history.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is skipping a summit of African leaders in Washington this week amid the crisis, also called for the closure of markets in an area near the borders with infected countries Guinea and Sierra Leone.
"My fellow Liberians, Ebola is real, Ebola is contagious and Ebola kills," she warned. "Denying that the disease exists is not doing your part, so keep yourselves and your loved ones safe."
Fear and panic over the mounting death toll has prompted some rural communities to accuse foreign aid workers of bringing the deadly virus. Others have kept people with Ebola symptoms at home instead of bringing them to quarantine centers. In anger, one man recently set fire to part of the health ministry building in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, after his teenage brother reportedly died of Ebola.
Sirleaf said that security forces would enforce the new precautions taken a week after an American man of Liberian descent boarded a plane in Monrovia and flew to Nigeria, where authorities said he died of Ebola. The fact that he was able to board a plane and traveled through a major airport transit hub in Togo has only heightened fears about Ebola's possible spread in the region.
The airline involved, ASKY, has suspended its flights to both the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone, and said passengers departing from Guinea would be carefully screened.
Ebola has no vaccine and no specific treatment, with a fatality rate of at least 60 percent. But experts say the risk of travelers contracting it is considered low because it requires direct contact with bodily fluids or secretions such as urine, blood, sweat or saliva. Ebola can't be spread like flu through casual contact or breathing in the same air.
Patients are contagious only once the disease has progressed to the point they show symptoms, according to the World Health Organization. The most vulnerable are health care workers and relatives who come in much closer contact with the sick.
Still, Liberia is among the poorest countries in the world, and the outbreak already has taxed the capacity of local health clinics and doctors, prompting concern for those who remain in the country.
In a statement released Wednesday, the Peace Corps said that 340 volunteers in the three affected countries were being evacuated and "a determination on when volunteers can return will be made at a later date."
Two U.S.-based missionary groups also have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel from Liberia after a doctor and a missionary both contracted Ebola.
SIM USA President Bruce Johnson announced Tuesday that his group and Samaritan's Purse decided on the evacuation following an upsurge in the number of Ebola cases in Liberia. A Texas-trained doctor and a missionary from North Carolina have contracted the disease and are in isolation in Liberia.


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Every year we host the Candy Gala Extraordinaire, a huge candy event that is attended by anyone who's anyone in the candy industry. I'm talking Mr. Goodbar, The Lemonheads, Baby Ruth. You get the idea.
We hold the shindig at the Candy Warehouse mansion. Think the Wonka mansion, but cooler and a little more "avante-garde". And without the oompah loompahs. Not to brag or anything, but Mr. Wonka was here last year and was obviously a little jealous.
Anyhoo, while planning the event we always run into the same problems. It's hard to make everyone happy in an industry with so many egos. Last year we sat the Nerds next to the Swedish Fish entourage, and we almost had complete mutiny on our hands. And there's always the problem of colors. Every year, we pick a color theme. Last year we did green because it was so "in". The year before we did black and white to honor the extraordinary career of Miss Tootsie Roll.
This year we did something different. We decided to go with a rainbow theme of assorted colors. At first we were nervous to do something so different, but the rainbow candy looked spectacular. We really took it to the next level this year. We made tables out of multi colored Starburst candies, and beautiful centerpieces with dark chocolate M&Ms. The whole party was colorful and vivid. Everyone was thrilled with the color assorted and rainbow candy.
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Our wilderness is under an unprecedented attack from Trump and anti-conservationists in Congress. Help us fight back.
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A bill to protect an additional 22,000 acres of wilderness adjoining the existing Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area and designate nearly 30 miles of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and 10 miles of the Pratt River as Wild and Scenic Rivers was heard by the House Natural Resources Committee's Su
The Wilderness Society issued the following statement from Kitty Craig, Pacific Northwest regional representative:
WASHINGTON (July 15, 2013) – The Wilderness Society applauded Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker for reintroducing legislation to designate new wilderness areas on the Cherokee National Forest.
The federal government is continuing to lease out land for energy development at a faster rate than it is protecting sensitive wild lands, according to The Wilderness Society. However, there are growing opportunities for land protection both from Congress and the Obama administration.
The Wilderness Society (TWS), Sierra Club and other participating groups, honored Sen. Murray for her efforts to protect America's wild places and green spaces that are essential in reconnecting people to the great outdoors.
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If you're in the Philadelphia area, you won't want to miss this FREE fitness class hosted by the Nordstrom store in KOP – taught by local fitness expert Christina Stoltz!
Fashion and Fitness at Nordstrom with Christina Stoltz
Nordstrom has partnered with famed fitness guru and owner of Ploome, Christina Stoltz to promote an active lifestyle! Christina will be at Nordstrom The Plaza at King of Prussia to host an awesome Ploome work out class – voted Best Workout of 2012 by Philadelphia Magazine. Christina and her fellow instructors will demo the famous class in style showing off the fashionable side of fitness with Zella!
While being addictively comfortable and completely affordable, Zella fitness gear features figure-flattering design elements that make it easy to amp up your workout routine and stay perfectly on-trend. Nordstrom Active Specialists will be on hand following the workout to help you find the look that best suits your fitness routine. Any customers that try on Zella will be entered to win some fabulous fitness prizes. Plus, receive a complimentary class at Ploome with your $50 in-store Zella purchase.
WHEN: Saturday, September 8, 2012 – 2 to 5:00 p.m.
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Governments tried to further water down an already weak legislative proposal, Oxfam said in response to the EU finance ministers' failure to agree on new measures against corporate tax dodging.
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The Greek government must ensure people on the move are registered and have access to the asylum process, says Oxfam in reaction to the closure of the Idomeni makeshift camp in Northern Greece.
Some progress at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul - but world leaders fail to deliver the goods
The first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul successfully brought together a dynamic mix of people who made progress on improving the humanitarian system - but ultimately it was world leaders who dodged their responsibility to protect civilians from the ongoing suffering of wars and natural disasters.
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El Niño is a crisis of global proportions, seriously affecting 60 million people around the world, yet it is not getting international attention and there remains a huge funding gap of nearly $1.8bn. The appointment of Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau as Special Envoys for El Niño by the UN is an encouraging step.
Anti-corruption summit delivers underwhelming response to challenge set by Panama Papers
The package of measures announced by governments attending the anti-corruption summit in London today will not stop tax cheats, said Oxfam. Politicians from over 40 countries, along with World Bank and IMF representatives, attended the conference.
Investor announcements are one step towards ending tainted Agua Zarca project
The Dutch Development Finance Company (FMO) and Finland's Finnfund, two of the development banks backing the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project in Honduras, yesterday announced they would seek an exit to their involvement in the project. Today's announcements are important in bringing us one step closer to finally shutting down the tainted Agua Zarca project.
Panama Papers database hugely important - but governments not whistle-blowers should be policing our tax system
The publication of the Panama Papers database is a significant blow against tax dodgers but the public should not have to rely on whistleblowers to expose tax cheats, said Oxfam today. Oxfam is calling on politicians gathering in London for the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May to end the secrecy that enables companies and wealthy individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax.
Hopes of peace as return of South Sudan opposition leader raises chances of a unity government
The return of South Sudan's opposition leader, Riek Machar, to Juba is a positive step towards the formation of a Transitional Government of National Unity that could bring an end to the country's dire humanitarian crisis.
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OCN Interviews Antiochian Charles Ajalat About Outreach
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Charles Ajalat, the former chancellor for the Antiochian Archdiocese as well as an Order of St. Ignatius member, is the featured guest during the first week of Orthodox Christian Network's (OCN) flagship program, "Come Receive the Light." Charles joined Fr. Chris Metropulos, executive director for OCN, to discuss how he has attempted to bear witness to Christ throughout his life through both philanthropic efforts and one-to-one evangelism.
A co-founder of the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), Charles has been active in many Orthodox organizations, including the Order, and also helped form the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve (FOCUS). "People should be giving much more," noted Ajalat. "And how do we take action? It should be through the Orthodox Church.
"We need to do more in America," he noted in the interview. "We need to combine our efforts because together, we are strong. FOCUS, for instance, now has thousands of volunteers. We are Orthodox, and we are here to help."


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According to the Centers for Disease Control, among current U.S. adult cigarette smokers, almost 70 percent report that they want to quit completely. It's been 12 years since the number of former smokers began exceeding the number of current smokers. Since 2012, an estimated 18 percent (42.1 million) of U.S. adults were current cigarette smokers. Of these, more than 78 percent (33.0 million) smoked every day and almost 22 percent (9.1 million) smoked some days.
Of adult daily cigarette smokers who stopped smoking for more than a day in 2010 because they were trying to quit:
• 42.7 percent of all adult smokers
• 48.5 percent of smokers aged 18-24 years
• 46.8 percent of smokers aged 25-44 years
• 38.8 percent of smokers aged 45-64 years
• 34.6 percent of smokers aged 65 years or older
Percentage of high school cigarette smokers (one in five of all high school students) who ever tried to stop smoking in the past 12 months - more than half.
Each day, 3,200 teenagers smoke their first cigarette. Two thirds of those will go on to be daily smokers. Together with other forms of tobacco, almost one-third of teenage females and one-half of males report using more than one tobacco product in the past 30 days. Recently, Hookah water pipes have become popular. This alternative form of tobacco is aimed at 17-25-year-olds. The added flavors make them particularly attractive to youngsters and for many it is their first experience with tobacco. But it leads to a nicotine addiction.
While this struggle can be formidable, the benefits are as wide-spread as the downsides of remaining a smoker.
Tobacco smoke contains a deadly mix of more than 7,000 chemicals; hundreds are toxic, and about 70 can cause cancer. Tobacco smoking increases the risk for serious health problems, numerous diseases, and death.
People who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk for disease and premature death. Although the health benefits are greater for people who stop at earlier ages, quitting is beneficial at any age.
While every smoker's recovery is different, a few things are for certain. Physical withdrawal from nicotine, while often compared to heroin or cocaine, is actually short-lived. The worst is over within four days and completely gone within a month.
It's the mindset that needs changing. I like to ask my patients, "How would your life be different, if you weren't a smoker?" Many patients fear the answer to this question. "Will I put on weight?" "Will I be able to sleep?" "Will I get depressed?" Life for many smokers often revolves around smoking. Another roadblock is the potential for failure, or the notion that "it's too late to quit."
To break this mindset, it's important to first identify all of your triggers and avoid and replace them with other behaviors, like staying away from things you associate with lighting up. If you smoke on the way to work, take a different route. If coffee is a trigger, try drinking tea instead. These can help you control cravings until the urge passes - and they do pass. Each time you can resist a tobacco craving, you're one step closer to quitting for good.
If nicotine replacement therapy will help you, by all means try the patch, gum or lozenges. I DO NOT recommend the electronic cigarettes now on the market, as most regulatory agencies and health experts consider them drug-delivery devices that have not been proven safe.
If you've failed at quitting before, identify what went wrong and do things differently. With a firm understanding of why you smoke along with the tools and support available, you can create a personal plan to quit. This should include exercise, support groups and relaxation techniques.
Above all, remember why you are quitting and the benefits of doing so. I'm sure you can come up with another few thousand reasons.
Lera Foster is a respiratory therapist and the Regional Director of Pulmonary Services and Sleep Centers at St. Mary's Medical Center. She can be reached 816-655-5237.


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While having sex with a woman from behind, ejaculate, catch it and proceed to style her hair with it making a 50's style hairdo. Then pee on her head.
by andou April 30, 2010
Sexual act of cumming into your own hand, using it as styling gel to give the girl a new hairdo, and then peeing on her.
I wanted to break up with my girlfriend so I figured giving her the ol' Doo Wop Gold would take care of things.
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Game Face Airsoft Introduces Sharpshooter Airsoft Rifle And Heavyweight Ammo
ROCHESTER, New York-Game Face Airsoft, a division of Crosman Corporation, worldwide supplier and manufacturer of products for the shooting sports, Wednesday introduced the new Game Face Airsoft Sharpshooter rifle, a new spring-powered, single-shot airsoft rifle, and new Sharpshooter ammo. Both are designed for long range airsoft targets.
According to Crosman President and CEO, Phil Dolci, "Game Face Airsoft is all about realistic gaming fun. Our new Game Face Airsoft Sharpshooter additions give your team real advantages in longer distance scenario environments."
The Game Face Sharpshooter is a spring-powered, bolt action, single-shot long gun, with a one-piece, precision metal barrel "intended to keep your opponent at a distance," said Dolci. "It features muzzle velocities of up to 400 fps, a 26-round magazine, adjustable hop-up and a spring-operated speed loader. The Picatinny accessory rails, thumb-hole stock, detachable sling and fully adjustable cheek piece make it the ultimate in customized airsoft sniper shooting," he said. The new Sharpshooter rifle carries an MSRP of $150.
Sharpshooter BBs are the heaviest airsoft BBs in the Game Face Airsoft munitions depot. The .36g BBs are green and the black BBs weigh in at .43g. "These high-precision, ultra-heavyweight BBs are built for sniper players and are best suited for use in premium AEGs and sniper-style rifles such as the new Game Face Sharpshooter," said Dolci. "The smooth surface and weight of these BBs, make them exceptionally accurate and ideal for your airsoft target shooting needs," he said. Sharpshooter ammo carries an MSRP of $24.99 for a 2,000 count bottle.
"Win your game from longer distances and add realism and excitement with the new Game Face Airsoft Sharpshooter rifle and ammo," adds Dolci. Both are currently available at retail.
Game Face Airsoft will exhibit the Sharpshooter rifle and ammo with its entire product line at the SHOT Show 2013 in Las Vegas from January 15-18. http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?Show_ID=shot13&exhid=357216&booth=13940&hall=B Visit booth number 13940.
For additional information on the new Game Face Airsoft Sharpshooter rifle and ammo, or on any Crosman, Benjamin, CenterPoint product, Crosman Archery, or Game Face products, visit the company's Web sites atwww.crosman.com, www.centerpointhunting.com, www.gamefaceairsoft.com, or write to Laura Evans, Marketing Coordinator, Crosman Corporation, 7629 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield, NY 14469, email her at email@example.com, or call her at (800) 7 – AIRGUN (724-7486). For up-to-the-minute news from Crosman Corporation, follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/crosmancorp) and Facebook (http://facebook.com/crosmancorp).
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Man jailed on charges of injuring baby girl
A Big Spring man was arrested and charged with injury to a child after law enforcement officials say he confessed to harming a 4-month-old child Monday.
Jimmy Enrique Alatorre, 20, of 1002 N. Main St. Apt. 66, was arrested Monday on a charge of injury to a child – serious bodily injury after officers with the Big Spring Police Department were called to the emergency room at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.
According to BSPD Lt. Terry Chamness, the child suffered fractured ribs — both new and older injuries — and a collapsed lung as a result of the altercation.
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Pinnacle New Media Companies Select BlogWorld's New Media Expo for Product Rollouts and Big Announcements
Jan 04, 2013, 10:13 EST
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Media Expo (NMX), the annual new media industry conference and trade show produced by BlogWorld, revealed several exciting announcements from the roster of exhibitors that are taking part in its event this month. NMX has long been a venue for product launches and important announcements by key players in the new media ecosystem. 2013 looks to be no exception with companies like BlackBerry® maker Research In Motion, Lemon.ly, Cemmerce, Bootic, .ME Registry, New Media Rights, Ebyline and many others issuing news from the highly influential conference and trade show, which is slated to take place January 6th through the 8th at Las Vegas's Rio Convention Center.
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"We're honored that many of the key companies in the New Media marketplace roll out their most significant news at New Media Expo," said BlogWorld CEO, Rick Calvert. "Timely content from bloggers, podcasters and web video creators is now essential for brand success, and the companies that exhibit at NMX are on the leading edge of connecting new media content with commerce."
Among some of the notable exhibitors at NMX this year:
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will showcase the BlackBerry® App Generator, a solution that takes web content and creates a mobile application, with a social twist. RSS feeds, blog feeds, YouTube, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook fan pages and more can be easily aggregated and turned into applications for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and upcoming BlackBerry® 10 devices, in minutes. Content providers can also enhance their apps by adding social sharing that leverages BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) – RIM's mobile social network with 60 million active customers.
"We want to offer New Media Expo attendees the opportunity to work with our platform experts to create a BlackBerry app in minutes," said Alec Saunders, Vice President, Developer Relations and Ecosystems at Research In Motion. "Adding social sharing with BBM to a web-based app is done with a simple click and creates the opportunity to gain tremendous viral buzz that can give developers greater awareness and more downloads of their app."
Bootic, the innovative e-commerce network, will debut its new Social Shopping program. Building on the affiliate model, the Social Shopping program partners with entrepreneurial bloggers and social media mavens to offer targeted consumer goods available on Bootic to shoppers. The Social Shopping program monetizes content providers' expertise, converting their web traffic into profits. In as little as five clicks, bloggers and social media entrepreneurs can connect readers and followers with the Bootic Shopping experience. Since Bootic stocks a vast variety of products ranging from pet supplies to high fashion, bloggers and others who are social media savvy can appeal to a broad range of audiences and interests.
"We are excited to offer an easy-to-implement, customizable program for partnering content with profit," explained Eric Barber, CEO of Bootic. "The Social Shopping program is one of the many unique features that sets Bootic apart as an innovative e-commerce site."
Cemmerce will help bloggers and other content providers better monetize their content with free "monetization makeover" sessions. Cemmerce will analyze and provide recommendations for increasing revenue on any attendee's web site can web site.
At its booth, Cemmerce will demonstrate how bloggers can easily capitalize on the growing affiliate marketplace. With the Cemmerce platform, free to content creators, a new standard has been set for simplicity in monetizing content. By adding only a few lines of code to a website or installing a simple plug-in, Cemmerce automatically and accurately converts product references in web content into live commerce links with real-time price-comparison data. The links generate new revenue streams from both older and current online content. Cemmerce's proprietary algorithm enables highly accurate mapping to products within the content, only identifying exact products matches that can be purchased.
.ME Registry
.ME, the most personal Internet extension available, is perfect for anyone who wants to personalize their identity and manage their reputation online. The .ME team will join New Media Expo's superstar speakers to share how to utilize and conquer new media in a presentation on the "ME Selling Proposition." Attendees will learn how personalizing the online experience adds value and emotional depth to great content.
New Media Rights
New Media Rights, a non-profit program that provides legal services, education, and advocacy for Internet users and creators, will launch reduced fee legal services for bloggers and independent online creators, including contract review, drafting of contracts, terms of use and privacy policy drafting, and copyright analysis. A broad array of professional online content creators will be welcomed to take part in the program. Because of the program's work, content creators with limited resources will not have to go without legal assistance and can better avoid costly legal disputes.
Ebyline, the platform where bloggers connect with freelance journalists, is giving away a total of $2000 in prizes to qualified content creators attending NMX 2013. Two $1000 prizes will be awarded in the form of a credit to be spent on Ebyline. For complete contest rules and how to enter visit http://www.ebyline.com/nmx.
Ebyline is a secure online platform for bloggers, brands and content producers to collaborate with vetted, professional freelance journalists. Ebyline's tools make the process of managing and tracking freelancer journalists easier than ever before. The Virtual Newsroom™ solution automates all freelancer administration including assignment/pitch flow, tax management and payment processing. Plus, editors and publishers have instant access to a pool of qualified, experienced freelance journalists from around the world for a cost-effective way to expand coverage. Founded by veterans of the Los Angeles Times, and specialists in new content distribution models, Ebyline's client partners include E.W. Scripps & Co., Los Angeles Times, Intel, Morris, and Snooth.com, among many others.
Lemon.ly's goal is to make the world an easier place to understand. Lemon.ly is a visual marketing firm that specializes in infographics, data visualization and UI/UX design. Now, the company has turned its attention to educating others on creating infographics. In early December, Lemon.ly launched a course on the Udemy platform titled 'How To Infographics: Data, Design, Distribute.' Take Lemon.ly's course and start to make your own sweet visuals.
About New Media Expo (NMX)
NMX, formerly BlogWorld & New Media Expo, is the first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference and media event geared specifically for digital content creators including Bloggers, Podcasters, Web TV & Video series producers, and is dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media. Thousands of leading content creators, representing more than 50 countries, come to network and learn about Content Creation, Distribution, Monetization and Social Media Marketing strategies, including step-by-step techniques and leading-edge tools from the most successful and influential new media pros. Additionally, NMX features a resource-packed trade show, the industry's only comprehensive new media exhibition for finding solutions and making important new media technology, service and product purchase decisions. Register to attend here: http://nmxlive.com/2013-lv/registration/
New Media Expo is sponsored by premium brands including: Ford Motor Company, LiveLab, BlackBerry, .ME, Group High, Guinness Black Lager, WeCare, WordPress, U.S. Army, Overblog, Technorati, Simul-TV, Gunnar Optiks, TechZulu, SAG/AFTRA, Social Radius, Ustream, PR Newswire, NewTek and more.
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Our American Series wine labels are inspired by our past
Posted on 06/23/2014 by Sharon Fenchak Comments(3)
In 1960, George Vanderbilt's grandson William A.V. Cecil took over management of Biltmore. In keeping with his grandfather's vision of a working agricultural property that could sustain itself, Mr. Cecil realized that nothing was more appropriate for a French chateau than a vineyard.
The first vines were planted at Biltmore in the early 70s, and by 1983, the Biltmore Estate Wine Company was firmly established. Renovation began on an original dairy structure to convert it into a state-of-the-art winery, which opened to the public in 1985.
Early labels
In honor of our new wine labels that celebrate our distinguished American appellation, we're taking a look back at our past:
In 1976, our first wine label featured a sketch of Biltmore House along with the Cecil family crest and a rampant lion. The labels were inspired by the very successful Biltmore Dairy logo that consumers already associated with quality and authenticity. Wines bearing this label were only available on the estate.
The next iteration of our labels was created in an effort to simplify the process of choosing wines. Each varietal was numbered, beginning with red wines and moving to whites (dryer whites were even numbers and sweeter whites were odd). "It was a hearfelt method for us," said Jerry, "but we quickly discovered that our customers wanted to know a little bit more about the wine than just its name and number!" These labels appeared in local markets from 1984–1985 and helped kick-off the opening of our new Winery.
New designs for new markets
This simple, elegant label graced our wines from 1986–1993. Although more refined than its predecessor, it featured the Winery clock tower and lacked a visual reference point to Biltmore House. We updated the label again to include a detailed line sketch of America's Largest Home® since this was so iconic for our brand.
Created for us by the experts of Colonna Farrell Design in Napa Valley, these labels highlighted that our wines were neither "French traditional" nor "California modern," but authentic to Biltmore and reflective of our own unique style and heritage of winemaking. The labels were a big hit with consumers on and off the estate.
Further refinements and new printing techniques resulted in this second Colonna Farrell label with a view of Biltmore House against the Blue Ridge Mountains. This label, which we used from 2001–2008, helped consumers easily identify our location and understand that our wines were crafted and bottled here. More prominence was provided for the varietal, as well, to make it easier to shop our wines.
In 2009, these labels were designed as part of an overall branding initiative for the entire company. The new look focused on the wine varietal along with highly recognizable elements of Biltmore House.
Five years later, we were ready for the launch of our newest label, which you see as our featured photo for this post. We chose the design experts at CF Napa to help us craft a stunning visual statement that celebrates our history and our passion for fine wines.
2014: A distinctive look and taste
Each of our American Series wines is handcrafted to represent true varietal character as well as outstanding taste. Recognizable by their rich red capsule, gorgeous rendering of Biltmore House, and signature of founder George Vanderbilt, the American Series is widely available in restaurants, grocery stores, and wine shops as well as the estate.
For our Limited Release wines in the American Series, it was important to create similar-but-distinctive labels to highlight this special collection available only on the estate, online, or through the Vanderbilt Wine Club.
"Handcrafted in smaller quantities, our Limited Release wines are unique," said Jerry. "Our winemakers offer creative varietal blends crafted with special techniques, and we invite you to taste them the next time you visit Biltmore."Return to Blog
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Posted on 08/25/2015 By Bill O
It would be great for the winery to sell wine labels. We purchased a wine log and it would be nice to have perfect labels to put in it. I have seen this before and it was a BIG seller.
Posted on 09/18/2014 By Vince J
We visited Biltmore and stayed in your hotel. Enjoyed everything about it and the tours - took 4 of them and want to come back since the garden will be blooming (we were there in the winter last year for our anniversary). We brought several bottle of your wine home for ourselves and brought one each for our children also. All enjoyed it and thought it was exceptional!!! Thank You!
Posted on 09/17/2014 By Robert K
Is there any wine of the 1st year vintage still around (1976) and available to purchase. I have been lucky that I have a store that gets your wines. Last year I bought a whole case of it. Looking forward to this years Christmas wine.


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Mark is responsible. This means overseeing end-to-end broadcast infrastructure and operations for the OSN network, developing our satellite and Digital platforms, and generally looking to the future for new inventions and the like.
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By Stiff
My inspiration for cooking can come from a variety of things. Sometimes I get inspired by having a dish from a restaurant that I've never had before and try to replicate it at home. Sometimes inspiration comes from recipes I may see on television. I mostly get inspired by the certain items I see in the grocery store or farmer's market.
Sometimes I fail at the outcome of what I'm making and sometimes I succeed. I just like to try new things and expand my horizons when it comes to testing new ingredients or cooking methods.
James, my fiancé is a great guinea pig. He will generally eat whatever I make and is honest about how the food tastes. Unlike James, I myself am much more critical about how my food turns out.
Laotian Chicken Noodle Soup
*This noodle soup is meant to be dressed just like Pho. It's a different broth base. The soup is a base and other items should be added to the soup to enhance the preferred flavor. What makes this soup so wonderful is that the noodles are homemade and once it is cooked into the broth, it becomes thicker and creamier. It is also intended to be made in single servings because it is made with homemade noodles. Since the noodles are fresh, if all of the noodles were added to all of the broth all at once, it would become one big glutinous mess and would no longer be a soup.
4 Large chicken thighs
4 Slices of ginger
4 Slices of galanga
3 Cloves of garlic
4 T. Salt
1 c. Tapioca starch
1 c. Rice flour
1 c. Hot water
Cilantro, scallions, limes, fried shallots, fried garlic, hot chili oil, srirachi, fish sauce, hoison sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, white pepper.
In a large pasta pot, fill it 3/4 of the way full with water. Add salt, chicken, ginger, galanga and garlic and bring to a boil. The pot should hold at least 10 quarts of water. I boiled my chicken for about an hour to an hour and a half. You want the chicken to be cooked all the way through. Once the chicken is cooked, pull it out of the pot and let it cool enough to be handled by your hands. I would say about an hour. Fish out the ginger, galanga and garlic and discard.
Once the chicken has cooled enough to handle, pull skin off and discard. Pull meat from chicken and shred the meat into smaller pieces. Once all of the meat has been shredded, set aside.
Your broth is finished. This is enough broth and chicken to serve 6-8 people, depending on how big your serving bowl is. I only cook for two so I always end up having left overs.
The measurements listed above is for a serving size of two. You basically want to have two parts starch to one part water. In a mixing bowl, add tapioca starch and rice flour and mix.
Heat water in a teapot. Take one cup of hot water and add it to the dry starch and mix with a wooden spoon. It will be clumpy until you knead the mixture into a ball. The water is hot so be careful. You want to knead the mixture for a minute or two until it becomes a dough. Dust tapioca starch on cutting board and rolling pin. Pull a small amount of dough from the ball, about a small handful. Roll that into a small ball and roll it out on the board. You want to roll it out length wise and about 1/8" thick. Once it is rolled out, take a sharp knife and cut into 1/4" thick strips. Set noodles aside in a bowl or plate and dust with tapioca starch so they do not stick together.
Tapioca Starch & Rice Flour
Big ball of dough and a small ball pulled from the bigger ball of dough.
Cut small strips from rolled dough.
Continue to do this until all of the dough is gone.
Finished fresh homemade rice noodles.
For a serving for two, take about 5 cups of the broth to a separate smaller boiling pot. Bring to a boil. Add all of the noodles and bring back up to a boil. Add chicken and split the soup into two large serving bowls.
Each person can add their own accoutrements to their liking.
Cook Time: 3 hours
(Stiff is an amateur home cook and food blogger. Stiff can be found at a grocery store, Instagram @stifferoni and Tumblr: http://stiffers.tumblr.com/.)


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Historically, bullying among school children and youth has not been a topic of great public concern. Many adults have viewed the experience of being bullied as a rite of passage for children and youth. In recent years, however, attention to bullying among children has increased dramatically among school personnel, the general public, and policymakers. The attention is well deserved. Recent research indicates that bullying is prevalent among American school children, directly involving approximately 30% of school children within a school semester (Nansel et al., 2001).
As of 2003, at least 15 states have passed laws addressing bullying among school children, and many others have considered legislation. Most laws have been in effect since 2001. Their passage was motivated, at least in part, by tragic shootings at several U.S. high schools in the late 1990s and later reports that many perpetrators of school shootings had felt bullied or threatened by peers.
How is bullying defined in state laws?
- Several states do not define bullying in their state laws. Those that do define the term vary in the types of behaviors that constitute bullying. Examples include the following:
Colorado: "Any written or verbal expression, or physical act or gesture, or a pattern thereof, that is intended to cause distress upon one or more students."
Georgia: "Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on another person…or any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm."
- Several state laws equate bullying with harassment and intimidation.
Legislative findings about bullying
- Several states include legislative findings about bullying in their statutes. Legislative findings reflect the seriousness with which policymakers consider the issue. Examples include the following:
New Jersey: "Bullying, like other disruptive or violent behaviors…disrupts both a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate its students in a safe environment."
Vermont: "Students who are continually filled with apprehension and anxiety are unable to learn and unlikely to succeed."
Directives in bullying laws
- Most state laws require or encourage that school officials (typically school boards) develop a policy to prohibit bullying, as in the following example.
Louisiana: "Each city, parish, or other local public school board shall adopt and incorporate into the student code of conduct…a policy prohibiting the harassment, intimidation, and bullying of a student by another student." • Several state laws encourage schools to implement a bullying prevention program (e.g., Colorado, New Jersey, and Oklahoma).
- Several states encourage or require employee training on bullying and bullying prevention (e.g., Georgia, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Washington, and West Virginia).
- At least six states require or encourage individuals to report school bullying incidents to authorities (e.g., Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Washington, and West Virginia).
- Some laws emphasize the importance of disciplinary action for children who bully (e.g., Georgia, New Jersey, and West Virginia).
- Two state laws suggest schools improve communication among staff and students related to bullying (New York and Rhode Island).
- One law in West Virginia addresses the need to develop plans to protect children who are bullied.
Model policies
Recognizing the challenge that schools may face in developing anti-bullying policies, several states have issued model policies or published technical advisories that guide educators in the interpretation and implementation of laws (e.g., Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Washington).
- Enacting sensitive laws and polices that address bullying in U.S. schools can encourage and support effective bullying prevention and intervention programs in schools.
- Careful evaluations of the implementation of these laws are needed to help guide policy makers.
Current state laws on bullying
|Cal. Ed Code § 35294.2 (2001)
|Colo. Public Act No. 02-119 (2002)
|Ct. Public Act No. 02-119 (2002)
|Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-751.4 (2001)
|La. R.S. 17 § 416.13 (2001)
|New Hampshire
|New Jersey
|New York
|NY CLS Educ § 2801-a (2002)
|Ok Stat. 70 § 24-100.2 (2002)
|Ore. Laws 617 (2001)
|Rhode Island
|R.I. Gen, Laws § 16-21-24 (2001)
|West Virginia
|W.Va. Code Ann. § 18-2C-1 (2001)
Limber, S. P., & Small, M. A. (in press). State laws and policies to address bullying in U.S. schools. School Psychology Review.
Nansel, T. R., Overpeck, M., Pilla, R. S., Ruan, J., Simons-Morton, B., & Scheidt, P. (2001). Bullying Behaviors Among US Youth: Prevalence and Association With Psychosocial Adjustment. Journal of the American Medical Association, 285, 2094-2100.
New Jersey Department of Education. (2002). Model policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation and bullying on school property, at schoolsponsored functions, and on school busses (on-line). Retrieved August 12, 2005, from www.nj.gov/njded/parents/bully.htm
Vossekuil, B., Fein, R. A., Reddy, M., Borum, R., & Modzeleski, W. (2002). The final report and findings of the Safe Schools Initiative: Implications for the prevention of school attacks in the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program and U.S. Secret Service, National Threat Assessment Center.
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Always an excuse, always a back door… amazing how one person can skulk through life without ownership or accountability and even more amazing how many people are willing to enable it – with enough money, I suppose anyone will say anything.
So goes the life of Paris Hilton.
Another legal issue looming over her wonky eye – this time a $10 million libel and slander suit stemming from yet another case of backstabbing karma. Some woman called Zeta Graff is taking Hollywood Ebola to court for allegedly spreading lies about her, calling her a stalker and getting it printed in the NY Post… all because Zeta used to date Paris's one-time fiancé Paris Latsis. Or something like that. Can't keep track of all of her squabbles.
Point is – Paris is now getting her ass handed to her for talking sh-t. And the bitch can't handle it. Which is why her psychiatrist is stepping in on her behalf, claiming that Paris is "distraught and traumatized" as a result of her prison sentence and therefore "given (Hilton"s) current psychological, and emotional state ... (she"s) not capable of any meaningful participation in a trial."
Because regular people don't suffer through legal battles, right? I mean can you imagine? Can you imagine if every single person going involved in a lawsuit claimed mental stress, can you imagine if each of them had their therapists write them a letter, if they all filed motions to postpone the trial due because they were sad – can you imagine the backlog? Can you imagine the consequences?
But then again, this is Paris Hilton. Everything a rich little bitch experiences has to be the most unique experience ever, right? Please.
Girl needs to suck it up and fast. 'Cause if she can't handle Zeta Graff, what of those bulldykes waiting behind bars?


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In the aftermath of a U.S. presidential debate that included blistering accusations about unfair Chinese economic practices, a commentary carried by China's state Xinhua newswire on Wednesday warned that targeting its country's products or currency would risk a trade war.
While the analysis was far from a statement of intent by senior Chinese leadership, and stopped well short of past media tirades sparked by foreign policy issues, it signaled fraying patience in Beijing with a U.S. presidential campaign that's featured criticism of China by both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
"If 'President Romney' was determined to keep his words by throwing punitive tariffs against Chinese products exported to the U.S. market on Day One, then China perhaps would be forced to fight back, and then his administration would be very likely to be on its way to a global trade war," said the item, which was attributed to a writer named Liu Chang and posted on the news service's English-language website. "Such a scenario would ultimately bury his other promises, not least the one to jumpstart the sluggish U.S. economic growth."
Chinese news organizations have published several pieces lately complaining about U.S. "China- bashing" this election season.
During Tuesday night's debate, the word "China" came up 21 times, according to a transcript, as Obama and Romney alternated between pledging to confront the nation and criticizing each other for having failed to do so.
The specific quote to which Xinhua was referring was one by Romney in which he said, "China has been a currency manipulator for years and years and years. And the president has a regular opportunity to label them as a currency manipulator, but refuses to do so. On Day One, I will label China a currency manipulator."
Although the United States has a massive trade deficit with China in goods and services – $282 billion last year – the value of the Chinese currency, the yuan, against the dollar has been increasing, undercutting the argument that Beijing should be sanctioned for keeping its value artificially low to make its products cheaper.
Financial news agencies reported last week that the yuan had hit a 19-year high. In May, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a non-partisan research center in Washington, revised its estimate of how much the yuan needed to strengthen to reach "equilibrium" with the U.S. dollar, from 28.5 percent last year to 7.7 percent.
Xinhua ran a separate report on Tuesday quoting Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai in Brussels saying that his nation wants to avoid trade wars.
"We believe that an open trading system serves the interest of everybody, especially in the difficult time of the global economy," Cui said. "If there is any trade war between the major trading states in the world, nobody will be better off."
The atmosphere surrounding business between China and the United States has been particularly rocky recently. Last month, Obama ordered a Chinese company to divest its interests in wind farm projects near a Navy testing facility in Oregon, citing national security risks. And then earlier this month, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee released a report naming two leading Chinese telecommunications firms as threats to American national security and recommended they be blocked from mergers or acquisitions in the United States.
Still, given the delicate balance of interests and conflicts between the United States and China, which are the largest and second-largest economies in the world and last year had bilateral trade worth some $539 billion, many observers think it unlikely that either Romney or Obama would introduce a radically different approach to China in 2013.
That didn't stop the two from swapping China-related barbs at New York's Hofstra University on Tuesday.
Obama needled Romney, who co-founded the private equity firm Bain Capital, for his business dealings here.
"When he talks about getting tough on China, keep in mind that Governor Romney invested in companies that were pioneers of outsourcing to China, and is currently investing … in companies that are building surveillance equipment for China to spy on its own folks … Governor, you're the last person who's going to get tough on China," Obama said.
Romney later retorted, "Let me give you some advice. Look at your pension. You also have investments in Chinese companies."
Nicholas Lardy, a Peterson analyst who's written extensively on the Chinese economy, recently cautioned against expecting a vast shift in America policy.
"I tend to think that the change might be significantly less than you would imagine based on some of the rhetoric," Lardy said in remarks posted to the institute's website last month.
Of Chinese officials watching the presidential campaign, Lardy remarked that, "I think they've learned over the years that the rhetoric escalates in campaigns, but there frequently isn't a follow through. I think they're very much of the school, we are going to watch and see what you actually do."


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Amalric, one of France's busiest actors, is such a Cannes darling he once appeared in three competition films in the same year. This year he's in two — "Jimmy P." and Roman Polanski's "Venus in Fur."
He says he enjoyed his time as a fish out of water filming in the U.S. "Jimmy P." was shot in Monroe, Michigan, a place Amalric remembers with a shudder of Gallic horror: "There was nothing there. Nothing."
"It was very intense, and the situation of the shooting itself made it even stronger, the fact that we would live all together in a hotel where there was nothing to do," he said during an interview on a Cannes rooftop terrace that would be idyllic if not for a bitter wind off the Mediterranean. "It was very close to the situation they were living in the middle of nothing."
The actor and Del Toro share a strong onscreen bond in the talk-heavy film. For long stretches the movie is an intense two-hander, with the slight Amalric and the beefy Del Toro making a compelling double act. Del Toro plays Jimmy with stoic understatement, while Amalric's Devereux is a piano-playing bundle of energy.
Amalric said he was initially surprised by Del Toro's working method. The actor didn't like to socialize off the set, or to rehearse — a technique Amalric now says turned out to be invaluable.
"During psychoanalysis, the words surprise you," he said. "You don't know why these words are coming out. But an actor is supposed to know his lines by heart, so you have this paradox.
"I didn't understand it," he said. "I understood it yesterday after seeing the film."
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Austin Sullivan was trailing by eight points when Coach Derek Dion made his way to the mat from another Blue Knigth bout. An in-state wrestler was slowly gaining dominance over Sullivan in the 183-pound match, and a red-faced coach bellowed from the sidelines.
Sullivan reversed his opponent and planted him onto his shoulders for a pin. The Southington sophomore strolled over to his coach and flashed a devilish grin.
"He came over to me, and he was really serious at first," Dion said with a laugh. "He came in close and said, 'That was a slow start.' I almost lost it."
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Blue Knights hosted their signature tournament with mats spread out across the gym and the high school cafeteria. Teams from Long Island and Rhode Island entered the fray, and a tournament that once pitted Connecticut against their Massachusetts neighbors blossomed into a challenging regional field.
For wrestlers like Sullivan, it offered them a chance to have some fun and battle the best of the best.
"We'll continue to try to get the highest competition involved," said Dion. "This has kind of grown into one of the toughest individual tournaments in Connecticut for the year as far as the quality of teams. It's our big fundraiser, but it's also a big test against a lot of out-of-state teams and high-caliber teams that we don't necessarily see. It's us a good gauge against tough competition."
For the second week in a row, the Knights competed with glaring holes in their lineup as winter illnesses and injuries continued to ravage the team. Despite a depleted lineup, Southington still managed to beat all but five of the 18 teams at the event.
New York powerhouse St. Anthony's captured the overall title with 187 points. Glastonbury (142.5) edged Dracut, Mass. (139) for second place. New Milford (138) and Xavier (137.5) rounded out the top five, and Southington (130) finished just a few points behind them. Dion said it was a decent showing for such a small squad.
"We just had too many of our experienced kids out of the lineup," said the coach. "We had two senior captains missing. Alex Martin ended up getting hurt in the first round, and we had to pull him out of the tournament. That's a lot of points with just those three missing. We probably would have even had enough points to win the whole tournament."
The Knights battled into five medal round bouts, and Zach Maxwell led the way as Southington's only tournament champion. Maxwell pinned three opponents and earned an 8-1 decision in the 195-pound division. It took just 33 seconds to secure a victory in the championship round.
"Zach's just that good. There are maybe five or six good kids in this state, but Zach's one of two special ones. Those good kids can beat each other, but nobody's beating those special kids. They're just better," said Dion. "There was a kid from Long Island that wasn't there. That Trumbull kid was a ranked kid, so I was expecting a better match in the finals. Zach just walked through it. Unless you're a special kid, he's going to take it to you."
The tournament served as an individual showcase for the Knights, and two others battled their way to a championship bout. Travis Daly dispatched three opponents in under a minute before running into an oversized heavyweight from Massachusetts in the finals. Nate Solomon dropped down to the 126-pound division and missed the title by a one-point decision.
"He lost a heart-breaking match in the finals to what might be the top ranked guy in the state. It came down to a couple of tough calls, so that has me optimistic," said Dion. "That weight class was loaded, but he beat two of the best guys in the state and hung in tough with another one to come a couple of questionable calls from winning that match. He had a great day."
Sullivan battled back from a loss in the third round with two victories and a third place finish. It took five matches, but Zach Bylykbashi battled to the consolation finals before settling for fourth place due to a five-bout daily limit.
"We had a lot of positives come out of the day. Hopefully, we'll get some kids healthy and get rid of the sicknesses and stuff for this week," said Dion. "We still have three tough matches coming up with a really tough tournament next weekend. Then, that CCC tournament is going to be a meat grinder."
A share of the conference title is still a possibility. A good showing at the conference meet could set the stage for a storied postseason. Now that the CT Challenge is out of the way, Dion's crew can turn their attention to their ultimate goals.
"From my perspective, we really have to pour it on with our cardio, our training, and our drilling over the next few weeks," Dion said. "We're going to try to push the kids to get them prepared for the Class LL and state open weekends."


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Sept. 4, 2010
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College Park, Md. - Domenic Barone's header in the 96th minute was a golden goal for the Spartans, as they upset the No. 6 Maryland Terrapins, 4-3, on Friday evening in College Park, Maryland. Barone's goal gave 24th-ranked MSU the victory in a wild affair which saw three goals scored in the final 90 seconds of regulation, as well as a game-saving stop by senior Hermann Trophy candidate Avery Steinlage with four seconds remaining to send the game to overtime.
Barone's game-winner came at 95:49, as he headed a crossing pass from Spencer Thompson almost on the right sideline. Barone was stationed in front of the net about five feet inside the box, and his shot went directly into the bottom left corner of the net - and sent the exuberant Spartan bench streaming onto the field in celebration.
"It really is one of the wildest games I've ever been a part of," admitted head coach Damon Rensing after the victory. "Im very, very proud of our team. These are two very good teams, and neither one would give up. Maryland had to fight to come back, and when our backs were against the wall, we came back, too. It was something we talked about before the game - and I was very, very happy to see the way we handled adversity.
Things had started well for Michigan State, taking a 1-0 lead into the intermission after a Maryland defender netted an own goal. Rubin Bega scored the first goal of the Spartan season in the 57th minute, giving the Spartans a nice cushion with just over 30 minutes to play.
The Terrapins, with two National Championships in the last half-decade, refused to roll over for their visitors, and upped their intensity and aggressiveness in an attempt to get back into the game. The Spartans narrowly missed a goal with about 30 minutes to go, which would have pushed their lead to 3-0; Maryland responded by pushing their offense, coming on in waves, and forcing the Spartans into a defensive posture and spending extended streaks of time in their defensive third. Matt Kassel finally broke through for the Terps, breaking up the shutout for MSU with his penalty-kick conversion in the 76th minute.
That goal shifted the momentum squarely in favor of the homestanding Terps, who put up 10 shots in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Kaoru Forbess knotted the score for Maryland in the 88th minute, on a beautiful volley off an assist from Matt Oduran. Forbess' goal came at 88:38, and at 88:51, the Terrapins completed their regulation comeback, getting a goal on a header by Doug Rodkey.
Rodkey's tally could have deflated the Spartans, but instead, they rallied to knot the score just nine seconds later. Brent Rosendall ended up with a breakaway off that midfield faceoff, and his first Spartan goal knotted the score at three and stunned the crowd of 4,500 who had assembled for the Terps' home opener.
Maryland had one last chance in regulation, and it was a stunning one - Doug Rodkey's header required a full-out stretch by Steinlage to punch away from the goalmouth and send the game to an extra session.
"Avery was absolutely special tonight," noted Rensing of his senior goalkeeper. "Maryland has one of, if not the best, atmospheres in college soccer. They have an unbelievable home crowd - and that crowd was all over him for every minute of tonight's game. There was nothing he could have done on the goals they scored, and made some unbelievable saves for us."
Steinlage finished his night with nine saves, while his counterpart, Zach McMath made two stops and allowed all four markers.
The 24th-ranked Spartans will have a day of training before wrapping up their road trip on Sunday at Georgetown at 1 p.m.
"I told our team - enjoy it tonight, but tomorrow, we get back to work," commented Rensing. "We have to focus on winning the game against Georgetown. Winning a game is one thing, but we need to focus now on winning the weekend."