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Banker Occupation of GreeceWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Economy - International
Economist Michael Hudson calls it "Replacing Economic Democracy with Financial Oligarchy" in a June 5 article by that title, saying:
After being debt entrapped, or perhaps acquiescing to entrapment, the Papandreou government needs bailout help to pay bankers that entrapped them. Doing so, however, requires "initiat(ing) a class war by raising its taxes (harming working households most), lowering its standard of living - and even private-sector pensions - and sell off public land, tourist sites, islands, ports, water and sewer facilities" - in fact, all the country's crown jewels, lock, stock and barrel, strip-mining it of everything of worth at fire sale prices.
Why? Because the US-dominated IMF, EU and European Central Bank (ECB), the so-called "Troika," demand it as the price for bailout help that wouldn't be needed if Greece wasn't trapped in the euro straightjacket. Membership means foregoing the right to devalue its currency to make exports more competitive, maintain sovereignty over its money to monetize its debt freely, and be able to legislate fiscal policies to stimulate growth.
Instead they're entrapped by foreign banker diktats demanding tribute. They call it a "rescue." In May 2010, the Papandreou government agreed to earlier austerity in return for loans. Now they're at it again, demanding more or they'll collapse the entire economy, or so they say. And the same scheme is replicated in Ireland and Portugal. Moreover, it's heading for Spain, and potentially most of Europe and America as representative governments head closer to "financial oligarchy."
In other words, it amounts to financial coup d'etat authority over sovereign governments unless popular anger prevents it, involving more than street protests or short-term strikes accomplishing nothing.
Former Wall Street broker, financial analyst, radio/TV host, and consummate critic Max Keiser calls it "banker occupation" for good reason. They:
-- make the rules;
-- set the terms;
-- issue diktats;
-- pressure, bribe or otherwise cajole or force governments to acquiesce; and
-- burden working households with higher unemployment, wage and benefit cuts, higher taxes, and other austerity measures to assure financial predators profit - always at their expense, forcing once prosperous nations to surrender sovereignty to financial oligarchs, ruling world economies like fiefdoms.
Hudson said European central planning concentrated financial power in "non-democratic hands" from inception under European Central Bank (ECB) dominance. Operating like a financial czar over its 17 Eurozone members, it:
-- "has no elected government (to) levy taxes;
-- (t)he EU constitution prevents (it) from bailing out governments," unlike the Fed able to monetize US debt in limitless amounts; and
-- "the IMF Articles of Agreement also block it from giving domestic fiscal support for budget deficits," saying:
"A member state may obtain IMF credits only on the condition that it has 'a need to make the purchase because of its balance of payments or its reserve position or developments in its reserves.' "
However, despite ample foreign exchange reserves, IMF loans are offered "because of budgetary problems," precisely what it's not allowed to do. As a result, "when it comes to bailing out bankers," said Hudson, "rules are ignored" to save them and their counterparties from incurring losses. And it works the same way in America under the Fed, dispensing open-checkbook amounts to Wall Street on demand.
No wonder Hudson calls finance "a form of warfare," operating like pillaging armies, taking over land, infrastructure, other tangible assets, and all material wealth, devastating nations in the process, causing unemployment, poverty, neoserfdom, "demographic shrinkage, shortened life spans, emigration and capital flight."
Greece's business-friendly fiscal legacy, in fact, caused today's crisis, squeezing public spending in favor of the rich the rich, especially with sweetheart tax policies letting much of their income go undeclared.
Financial deception followed. On February 8, 2010, Der Spiegel writer Beat Balzli headlined, "How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt," saying:
In 2002, Goldman helped them borrow billions by circumventing Eurozone rules in return for mortgaging assets. Using creative accounting, debt was then hidden through off-balance sheet shenanigans, employing derivatives called "cross-currency swaps in which government debt issued in dollars and yen was swapped for euro debt for a certain period - to be exchanged back into the original currencies at a later date."
Debt entrapment followed, nations like Greece held hostage to repay it, the usual price being structural adjustment harshness, making a bad situation worse. In 2010, in return for a $150 billion loan, Papandreou imposed:
-- large public worker layoffs (around 10% overall);
-- public sector 10% wage cuts, including a 30% reduction in salary entitlements;
-- cutting civil service bonuses 20%;
-- freezing pensions;
-- raising the average retirement age two years; and
-- higher fuel, alcohol, tobacco, and luxury goods taxes, knowing much more lay ahead given Greece's worsening debt problem.
More bailout help is now needed in return for greater austerity, as well as selling off Greece's crown jewels as explained above. On June 24, New York Times writer Stephen Castle headlined, "Europeans Agree to a New Bailout for Greece with Conditions," saying:
The deal "came a day after Greece agreed with international creditors to more austerity measures (requiring parliamentary approval) as part of revised plans for 2011-15 aimed at" assuring bankers are first in line to get paid, popular and national interests be damned.
An agreement in principle expects half the funds offered to come from new loans, a fourth from state asset sales, and the remainder from private sector contributions.
An unspecified larger amount (of around 110 billion euros in total) will follow an initial 12 billion euro emergency loan with strings. They include:
-- laying off another 20% of public workers;
-- privatizing public enterprises and assets on the cheap;
-- a one-time personal income levy from 1 - 5%, depending on income;
-- lowering the tax-free income threshold to 8,000 euros annually from 12,000;
-- setting the lowest tax rate at 10%, with exemptions for people up to age 30, over-65 pensioners, and disabled people; and
-- annually taxing the self-employed an additional 300 euros.
Up to $120 billion in cuts are expected though final figures haven't been announced, depending on amounts raised from asset sales and private contributions.
In response, public anger is visceral through daily protests. The ruling PASOK party's approval rating is 27%. Over 90% of the public are dissatisfied with Greece's governance. Another 90% say the country is "on the wrong path." About 80% are unhappy with their lives, and 70% are concerned that conditions will keep deteriorating.
Nonetheless, on June 22, Papandreou won a parliamentary vote of confidence ahead of two more steps the IMF and Eurozone leaders require before releasing more funds - agreeing on their demanded austerity plan and enacting measures to implement it.
In fact, acting IMF managing director John Lipsky (a former JP Morgan Investment Bank vice chairman) said no opposition will be tolerated. In other words, Eurozone nations have no option but to obey IMF diktats, Lipsky acting more like a commissar than banker.
At the same time, austerity, privatizations, and greater debt amounts are self-defeating. Workers, of course, are hardest hit unless mobilized mass action stops it. Ideally they can do it by general strike, shutting down the country, setting non-negotiable demands, staying out until predatory banker diktats are rejected, and prevailing by letting nations regain their sovereignty and people their rights.
That's how labor battles are won. It works the same everywhere when rank and file determination stays the course to victory.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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ABC's "This Week" — Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.; Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state; Michael Chertoff, former homeland security secretary.
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There's nothing gray about "50 Shades of Funny."
There's nothing gray about "50 Shades of Funny."
Darin Frazier's descriptions of its crazier moments can't be printed here.
In "re-branding" his comedy-hypnosis routine, Frazier has discovered an even more eager audience.
"Since we switched to the new name, we've absolutely turned people away at the door," said Frazier, a Linden resident and architect of an R-rated series of hypno-comedy shows at Stockton's Valley Brewing Company. "It caters to a crowd that's more mature. It's a way for people who never thought about going to a show to take a second look."
That's mostly because his performance is based on readings from "Fifty Shades of Grey," a kinky and explicit 2011 "romance" novel by England's E.L. (Erica Leonard) James.
Frazier tries it for a fourth time Saturday. The show includes a diversity of racial shades, too, with Stockton's Martin King, Roseville's Janelle Murphy and D.J. Sandhu, from Sacramento, doing their stand-up routines.
"It's important to give people an opportunity to hear comedians from different perspectives," said Frazier, 43, an Edison High School graduate who's been developing his hypnotic skills since 1995. "I don't like stereotypes. I don't like stereotypes based on race."
King concurred with that.
"Yeah, you wanna keep it diverse," said King, 43, who's returning to a more-regular comedy schedule. "It's very important to mix it up and have something for everybody. One clean. One dirty. One in-between."
Keeping it interesting - and titillating - helps, too, even if King is skeptical about hypnosis.
"It's funny," King said of "50 Shades of Funny." "It's really good. Something different. After he (Frazier) makes you believe it (hypnotism), it's a trip. I've seen a really big man cry."
Of course, audience members - Frazier's clientele includes lawyers, police officers and, once, a 14-member group from San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department - were laughing. Not derisively, though.
Frazier's premise for "50 Shades of Funny": The audience members are deaf, but can't read conventional sign language. So, the person he brings on stage must act out the erotic - sometimes really kinky - James passages that he reads.
"The volunteers are full-body translators," Frazier said. "I'll read three or four passages and they wind up gyrating and making all kinds of different motions. It's kind of like charades."
He hypnotizes people into thinking they're Christian Grey, the protagonist in the "Grey" trilogy.
"We try not to use really adult language," said Frazier, who had to do just that in describing the show's raunchiest scenarios. "It's more like theater."
After "several" friends had read James' books, "I decided maybe I'm gonna read them, too," Frazier said. "And get an idea for a new show. I actually have all three of them."
Frazier, who still operates his "legal support business," hopes to become a full-time hypno-therapist by the end of the year. He's already certified as a "virtual gastric-band therapist."
He can use hypnosis to "make (people) eat less food and lose weight" rather that undergo surgery.
King, a single father of three teenage sons, fits the "adult but not so aggressive" comic mode. Eddie Murphy is a major influence.
Originally from Cassopolis, Mich., King attended Delta College when his U.S. Army family moved to Tracy.
He saw "Eddie Murphy Raw" (1987): "That's when I wanted to be a comedian. In high school, I always made people laugh."
In Stockton, he did that in Motown & More, a "dance-vaudeville" act with Eric Guzman, before trying stand-up comedy in 1997.
He also was an on-the-field announcer for the Stockton Ports in 2008 and worked the night shift and weekends for 18 months at KWIN radio as DJ Pork Chop.
He and Guzman won Stockton's Apollo Night competition in 1997. King now runs a business (NorCal Limo Party Bus) that transports people to sporting events and wineries.
"I stopped about four years ago," King said of his stalled comedy career with routines ranging from "PG-13 to R" ratings. "I wasn't going anywhere. I took a couple of years to think about it. Now I'm getting back in.
"Oh, man, it gives me a chance to give them some relief. Give 'em an escape. I can give them a good laugh. They can go home and give it a good cry."
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It will be a record year for California alfalfa hay prices and likely yields when this season is put in the record books, predicts Philip Bowles, chairman of the California Alfalfa and Forage Association (CAFA).
The Los Banos, Calif., producer and president of Bowles Farming Co., calls current hay prices "pretty staggering." Adding icing to the alfalfa cake is the fact pests have been nonexistent and mild weather has produced outstanding yields.
Recent USDA Market News data is still showing supreme and premium hay prices hovering in the $200 range in many markets. In the heart of the California dairy country in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley, fair quality alfalfa is averaging about $180 per ton, $50 per ton above last year's price at the same time.
Rising milk prices are one reason for good hay prices and secondly, all dairy rations are priced higher than a year ago, fueled partly by the ethanol-driven corn prices.
The fifth generation family member to farm at Bowles says it is no accident alfalfa is prospering.
Alfalfa for many growers has emerged from a perceived low value rotation crop maybe undeserving of close management. No more, says Bowles. "Alfalfa can be farmed as intensive as vegetables, wine grapes or any other high value California crop to produce a high quality uniform product that is in demand."
"People are starting to realize it is not a crop you grow for fun or something you do for your brother-in-law. What you do in the field can make a real difference between a good and bad year economically."
Alfalfa is the cornerstone of a growing dairy forage production acreage ranging from silage corn to green chopped wheat to crops like Sudan grass. Almonds, pistachios, and wine grapes are often touted as alternatives to row crops like cotton. Now alfalfa and forages are on the same alternative list due to the income potential they offer.
"There is a reason they call alfalfa the queen of the forages. God never made a better feed for lactating dairy animals. Alfalfa provides all the things necessary to keep a dairy animal healthy and making milk for a long time," said the man who farms 6,000 acres of alfalfa as part of the Bowles 12,000-acre operation.
Bowles admits alfalfa has been the benefactor of a growing California dairy industry. "What drives hay prices are milk prices," said Bowles.
"There are one-third more dairy cows in the state than there were 12 years ago. While I think the growth has stopped in the dairy industry, it has stopped at a very nice level," he added.
According to USDA/NASS, there are about 1.8 million dairy cows in the state in about 2,000 dairies averaging almost 900 cows per dairy.
"Alfalfa hay buyers and dairymen are very sophisticated today. Dairymen are highly educated, talking to animal nutritionists all the time. Dairying is a business on a tight margin, and dairymen know what kind of alfalfa and other rations they want to economically produce milk to stay in business."
However, particular alfalfa hay buyers and dairymen are good for alfalfa producers. "Dairies are demanding good quality and that is driving alfalfa growers to create higher quality for a demanding market."
He compared this to the California cotton industry, which produces niche (Acala, Pima) cottons for textile mills and receives premium prices for it. "California cotton growers do not grow cotton to put in a government loan program. It is grown for specific markets developed by the California cotton industry to meet the needs of their customers, the textile industry."
"This is the story of all California agriculture; constantly striving for improvement," he added. "It is no different with alfalfa."
The Los Banos area is considered one of the best places in California if not the world to grow alfalfa, and Bowles has maximized that for decades. However, 15 years ago there was too much hay around for the local market.
"We started exporting hay to get the prices we needed. But that has all changed. I can now make more money on hay shipped across the street than shipping it halfway around the world," said the longtime farmer.
There are more acres of alfalfa in California, 1.1 million acres, than any other crop in the state. It displaced cotton, which has fallen on hard times due to low prices compared to more profitable alternative crops, including alfalfa.
However, unlike many other commodity crops, alfalfa is a marketing enigma. There is no futures or options market from which to discover price. It cannot be forward contracted, although it is not uncommon for dairies or hay brokers to make long-term agreements to buy hay from specific hay producers.
"Alfalfa prices are reported as a result of thousands of transactions between two people, a buyer and a seller, who may not necessarily tell the truth, especially at the coffee shop," said Bowles. "It is also often difficult to get good marketing information because markets tend to be very localized."
Seth Hoyt, senior economist, USDA/NASS California field office, does a "wonderful job" in reporting on the hay markets and trends in California, said Bowles, "but in realty we do not always know what is going on in the marketplace."
Part of that is the localization of alfalfa markets created by the dairy animals. "Animals get used to hay from different areas. Alfalfa hay graded by objective standards should feed the same, regardless of where it is from. However, it doesn't always."
"That is one of the mysteries of this business; why one grower's hay feeds and milks and another load of hay does not, even though they test the same," he said. Cows, he said, get used to certain hay from certain areas and will not eat other hay as well.
Hay testing for quality has been one of the long-running mysteries of the alfalfa business. "Testing standards are much better than they were 25 years ago because we have a better understanding of the biology of the cow and are able to do bioassay to more accurately predict how a cow will respond to feed and correlate that to hay testing,"
Nevertheless, there is more to be done in that area. CAFA and Dan Putnam, University of California, Davis, forage specialist, are involved in a new national organization attempting to standardize hay testing nationally.
Bowles believes alfalfa has a long and solid future ahead in California agriculture.
"I do not think you will see a big increase in alfalfa acreage because there are only certain areas where soil types and other factors are suitable for quality alfalfa," he said. "Alfalfa is not the type of crop you can jump into and jump out. Unlike other areas of the country where alfalfa or hay are often tied to on-farm livestock, it is a commercial crop in California. It takes a commitment over a period of years, and it takes specialized equipment to farm it."
It also requires a reliable water supply, which is becoming more expensive and often elusive for farmers with constant environmental challenges.
However, in this era of water uncertainty, alfalfa is the only crop that offers a unique drought/no-drought, off/on switch. Everyone knows you can stop irrigating alfalfa in the summer, and it will not die off. As California producers continue to face water uncertainty, that may make alfalfa a more attractive cropping alternative when water is in constant doubt.
It is not uncommon for growers, especially in the desert, to harvest for dairy quality hay in the spring and cut the water in the summer to save water or because prices are too low to justify harvest. This has been done for years.
A grower cannot cut the water on an orchard or a tomato crop like alfalfa, said Bowles, and that may make the forage crop a more economically attractive alternative.
This summer there have been reports of growers not irrigating to save water for other crops, or selling the water earmarked for summer hay production. Water auctions for a limited supply of surplus water have brought unbelievable prices this year.
"If you are looking at selling water for $250 or cutting summer hay for $150, water may bring more money," said Bowles.
The fifth generation farmer also said alfalfa is a good crop in this era of reduced pesticide use on crops like cotton or tomatoes. "Alfalfa is a good insectary for lace wing and other beneficials." Entomologists like University of California IPM specialist Pete Goodell and others have long advocated leaving uncut strips of alfalfa to keep lygus in the alfalfa and out of the cotton, where it can cause major damage.
"That concept has been around for years. It is amazing to see how many growers are now adopting it," he added.
Alfalfa's rise to great economic prominence is attracting new technology, specifically herbicide-resistant alfalfa.
However, this technology is now on hold because a Northern California judge earlier this year ruled the federal government did not do an environmental impact statement before releasing the technology. A radical organic food group filed the lawsuit because transgenic pollen would contaminate organic alfalfa. The judge stopped all herbicide-resistant alfalfa seed sales, but allowed herbicide-resistant alfalfa already planted to be grown and harvested.
"It would be a terrible shame if Roundup Ready alfalfa is not put back on the market. If the government needs to do an environmental impact statement, let's get on with it and get the technology back on the market."
Bowles is optimistic it will return since there is a huge market for the technology nationwide. Before sales were started, Monsanto and others were predicting Roundup Ready alfalfa would eventually account for 90 percent of California alfalfa.
Bowles planted several fields and he said stands are "beautiful with terrific yields."
"There is no weed competition with the transgenic alfalfa, and we did not have to use some of the standard herbicides which can stunt the growth early of a new stand," he said. "We got none of that with Roundup-resistant alfalfa."
He also believes drip irrigation has a place in alfalfa production. Growers in other parts of the country are trying it. He has other crops that are drip irrigated on Bowles Farming, but he has not tried alfalfa.
"In theory, alfalfa should respond well constantly irrigated with drip," he said. However, since it is new territory it would take a large financial commitment to try it. "You are looking at $1,500 per acre for the drip system, and $700 to establish a stand of alfalfa." Bowles is not ready to take that gamble first.
Hybrid alfalfa is another new innovation. "We have seen hybrid vigor in the Hazera cotton, and we are hoping to see that in alfalfa. Of course the cost of hybrid crops is a concern." Bowles has one field of hybrid alfalfa.
Alfalfa breeders have done a good job of breeding varieties for pest resistance, but Bowles is disappointed that there have not been yield increases like farmers have seen in new cotton and processing tomato varieties.
"We are on a yield plateau on alfalfa and that concerns me," he said.
Bowles is the newly elected chairman of CAFA. He is pleased with the growth of the 400-member volunteer organization formed to raise the awareness and political presence of alfalfa in California. CAFA works on many issues from assisting in getting products registered for use on alfalfa to dealing with hay transportation issues like the new rules the Department of Transportation wants to impose on hay haulers.
"They want strapping lengthwise on hay loads in addition to the over the trailer strapping now used. We have shipped more than a million tons of hay from here and have never lost a bale on the highway," said Bowles. The feds want to revise strapping laws to deal with bales tumbling on the roadways in the Midwest. "One rule does not fit all, we remind them."
"Our commercial hay haulers do a good job of securing loads in California. What the feds are proposing is unnecessary in California, and CAFA is working to gain an exemption for California," he said.
CAFA is also working on establishing a federal alfalfa research presence in the West.
CAFA has taken a pivotal role in representing California alfalfa, a role Bowles expects to grow not only in his home state, but on a national level as well.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to prevent the government from going over the so-called fiscal cliff will also block a $900 automatic pay hike for members of Congress.
It's one more reason for lawmakers to vote for the measure extending Bush-era tax cuts on individual income up to $450,000 while increasing rates for earnings above that threshold.
Under a 1989 law, lawmakers are supposed to receive automatic cost-of-living pay hikes, but as Congress' approval ratings have fallen, lawmakers have routinely voted to reject the raise.
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Hospitals and the government are devising plans to ensure an uninterrupted supply of critical medications after the disclosure of numerous problems with sterility procedures at Ameridose LLC, a major drug supplier that suspended operations after the national meningitis outbreak.
Ameridose — a sister company of the Framingham phamacy that produced contaminated steroids blamed for hundreds of cases of meningitis and more than 30 deaths — is slated to remain closed until Monday, but its reopening date is now in question. A spokesman for the state Department of Public Health said in an e-mail the date is "under review."
"I get tired of holding my breath – now it's just like even if it ever opened again, I'm not sure I'm comfortable putting my eggs back in that basket," said Margaret Clapp, chief pharmacy officer at Massachusetts General Hospital. "This is kind of a new day, so we are working to rethink what our strategy and our capability is going to be here."
Clapp said the Partners HealthCare system, which includes Mass. General, has begun to examine the possibility of creating a central compounding facility that would seek approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to prepare medications for the hospitals within the state's largest health care system.
Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, commissioner of the FDA, said Wednesday in testimony before a congressional committee that six Ameridose products were already on the FDA's shortage list before the company shut down. One drug in particular, sodium bicarbonate injection, a standard hospital medication often used in emergency procedures, is now so hard to obtain that she said the FDA is looking atallowing "temporary importation" from foreign drug companies.
None of Ameridose's drugs have been linked to infections, but on Oct. 10, the company agreed to suspend operations as it underwent inspection by officials, who were concerned because of its shared ownership with New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy tied to the outbreak. Now, Ameridose has recalled all of its more than 2,000 products from hospitals nationwide, and most of Ameridose's employees have been laid off.
And on Monday, the FDA released a lengthy inspection report listing 15 issues at the company's Westborough facility, ranging from failure to investigate complaints about ineffective drugs to problems with equipment and procedures intended to insure drugs are sterile.
The report, called a 483, is what investigators use to alert a company about issues that may be in violation of federal law. Although the FDA has declined to comment on the severity of the findings, Steven Richter, president and scientific director of Microtest Laboratories in Agawam and a former FDA microbiologist, said that he was appalled by the problems described.
"These are all critical observations, because it's an aseptic processing facility," Richter said. "You can't run a facility like this."
In a statement, an Ameridose spokesman said that the company was preparing a full response to the FDA.
"Ameridose is committed to addressing all observations in order to enhance our existing systems," the statement said.
In light of the uncertainty surrounding the company, Clapp said Partners is thinking broadly. Creating a central drug-making facility would take significant time and funding, so in the short-term, Clapp said she hopes state regulators will loosen regulations so that, for example, Mass. General's pharmacy could provide drugs for other hospitals in the system.
Clapp plans to buy robotic equipment and expand into recently renovated space that could help the pharmacy, which has already added several employees and evening, overnight, and weekend shifts, to increase capacity.
At Mass. General, she said it has been especially difficult to keep up with demand for patient-controlled pain medication and epidurals — medications for injection near the spine — because creating the individual doses is time-consuming.
"We're in what I would call an everyday crisis status quo – the everyday crisis part is because we're just keeping up," Clapp said.
In its newsletter this week, the Massachusetts Hospital Association said hospitals are grappling with shortages of succinylcholine, a drug doctors use when they intubate patients who need help breathing.
In a statement, the hospital association said solutions being explored "include the state allowing a hospital pharmacy to ship compounded drugs – that are made following appropriate quality and safety standards – to other hospitals within its own health system, or to modify state regulations so that the time in which a medication can be used is extended while still ensuring the medications meet quality and safety standards."
David Kibbe, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Health, said the agency is working together with clinical experts, hospitals, and pharmacies to address drug shortages.
Rob Brogna, a spokesman for UMass Memorial Medical Center, said the hospital bought only a small number of products from Ameridose, and has found other certified suppliers of those drugs.
"We have had a Critical Shortage Taskforce in place for some time, as the closure of Ameridose exacerbates an already difficult national problem," Brogna said in an e-mail.
Even hospitals that did not use Ameridose are monitoring possible shortages. Jerry Berger, a spokesman for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said that its Boston campuses did not use Ameridose, but are closely monitoring their supply chain for the possible ripple effects from hospitals that have had to turn to alternate suppliers.
Ameridose alerted state officials of its layoffs in a letter made public Tuesday.
In that letter, dated Friday, Nov. 9, the company's director of human resources wrote, "While we continue to expect to resume operations, we have now determined that because of continued inspection by state and federal authorities it may be necessary to resume operations at a reduced level."
The letter states that 676 Ameridose employees were laid off last Friday, and that an additional 31 Ameridose employees would be laid off at the end of November.Carolyn Y. Johnson can be reached at cjohnson@
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Our nation's renewable fuels movement, which has matured from a fledgling corn-based ethanol product called "gasohol" in the '70s to a sophisticated industry featuring environmentally friendly and economically stimulating gas and diesel fuel products made from an ever-growing list of feed stocks, is facing a challenge to its integrity. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a reduction in the Renewable Fuels Standard. The RFS is the guideline that directs the mandated inclusion of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. The Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reduce the total renewable fuel volume from 18.15 billion gallons to 15.21 billion gallons. Within the total 15.21 billion gallons of renewable fuel, EPA has proposed to reduce the volume of advanced biofuels (fuels which must be at least 50 percent improvement to gasoline for greenhouse gas emissions) from 3.75 billion to 2.2 billion gallons. Together, these proposals have the effect of reducing the total amount of grain-based ethanol that can be used to meet the standards from 14.4 billion gallons to 13.01 billion gallons. EPA's proposals would leave room for the possibility of 263 million gallons of imported ethanol in the advanced pool, which directly conflicts with our mission of reducing imports of foreign oil and/or fuels - we can grow our own, thank you!
According to Iowa State University, 2013-14 corn prices would fall by $0.19/bushel to $4.35/bushel because of the EPA proposal causing reduced corn demand (equating to a loss of $2.7 billion to the corn industry). Further, the reduction would send corn prices below the 2013-14 cost of production ($4.42/bushel), according to the University of Illinois. The bottom line is that EPA's proposal would have a devastating ripple effect on investment in ethanol plants, their production and the jobs they support - as well as the surrounding communities. With less money, there is a smaller tax base - our schools, hospital and local municipal services will suffer. During a time of economic uncertainty we need to capitalize on opportunities such as biofuel production to spur investment and innovation to keep America and our rural economy strong.
The 60-day comment period to let the EPA know your feelings on this issue ends on Jan. 28, and to help rally support for sustaining our biofuels platform we're working with Adkins Energy Ethanol LLC (along with the Illinois Corn Growers Association and the Illinois Farm Bureau) to host a rally here at the Farm Bureau. We are tentatively targeting Thursday, Jan. 23 (pending confirmation of the availability of Congresswoman Cheri Bustos) from noon to 1 p.m. with light refreshments provided. Watch for more details soon, and if you can't make the event but wish to support the cause, give me a call and I'll provide some additional information.
Anniversary baskets
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the Stephenson County Fair, and the fair board is planning various means of celebrating this milestone. First on the list is a unique commemorative basket that we have on sale at the Farm Bureau office with a beautifully etched wooden top showing the fair sign and an engraved brass plaque noting the anniversary year. We have the cloth-lined version for $60 or the unlined one for $50, with a certificate of authenticity provided. Stop in and pick yours up today. This is a limited quantity item!
Scholarship opportunity
Once again this year, longtime Farm Bureau member Leland Wenzel is offering one or two $1,500 scholarships through the Leland and Marjorie Wenzel Kentland Farms Agricultural Scholarship Fund. The grants are open to graduates of Lena-Winslow or Pearl City High Schools who will be continuing their education in an agricultural discipline for the 2014-15 academic year at an accredited college or university. Applicants can be freshman or higher in the fall 2014 semester, with the application deadline being April 15, 2014. Applicants must include three letters of recommendation, along with high school transcripts (for incoming freshmen) or college transcripts (for students with at least 30 credit hours earned) and an essay page highlighting educational and vocational goals. We have application forms here at the Farm Bureau office or call us at 815-232-3186 and we can send one out to you.
Task Force meetings
SCFB members are invited to join us on Jan. 7 as our four Task Forces meet to discuss ideas and shape plans for our 2014 programs and activities. The schedule is as follows: Member services and outreach (7 p.m.); farm business (7:30 p.m.); education (8 p.m.); and government and local affairs (8:30 p.m.). We value and welcome the input of our members as we develop our program of work for the coming year, so please consider sparing a bit of your time to help the cause. We will have refreshments throughout the evening, and we look forward to seeing you then.
Watershed meeting
The Illinois EPA will hold a meeting to discuss the draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development process for the Pecatonica River Watershed from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 9 at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau. This is a critical meeting for farmers and others who may be affected by the potential regulations, so please join us for this session.
Bruce Johnson is the manager of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau.


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STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Even if it's good for business, NBC's revival of "The Sound of Music" wasn't one of the von Trapps' favorite things.
Three-quarters of a century after they arrived from Austria, and in the week since the televised version of the musical classic became a national topic of conversation, the singing family and the vacation lodge it runs in the hills of Vermont are in high demand.
And yes, the family was watching as Carrie Underwood, in a widely watched and panned performance, took over the role of Maria von Trapp, made famous on Broadway by Mary Martin and on film by Julie Andrews.
Kristina von Trapp, granddaughter of the real Maria von Trapp, who died in 1987, visited guests as it was shown at the inn in Stowe. And in a blog post, Francoise von Trapp, daughter of Maria von Trapp's stepson Rupert, questioned the casting.
"For everyone who thought the whole thing was wonderful and that NBC did a spectacular job, I say maybe your expectations weren't high to begin with," she wrote. "If they hoped to have created a new holiday classic, I think they missed their mark."
But they aren't denying the musical is helping business, even if the majority of callers are merely curious and not making reservations.
"It definitely stirred up a lot of conversation wanting to know was the family watching, things like that," said Jennifer Vincent, the lodge's marketing director.
It wasn't entirely unexpected. Whenever the movie starring Andrews and Christopher Plummer airs on television — typically around Christmas — the lodge gets a lot of traffic on its website and social media, Vincent said.
More than 18 million people tuned in to the revival, according to the Nielsen company. NBC plans an encore broadcast Saturday.
The musical and movie are a fictionalized account of the life of Maria von Trapp and tell the story of a 1930s Austrian governess who teaches her charges to sing and falls in love with her employer, naval captain Georg von Trapp, and the family's flight during World War II.
They moved to Vermont in 1942 after visiting during a singing tour and vacationing in Stowe.
"They enjoyed the kind of quality of people that were here in Vermont," said Sam Messer, who gives tours of the lodge. "They loved kind of the work ethic and stick-to-it-iveness."
They built a rustic farmhouse and started taking in boarders. As a ski industry developed in the area, they expanded. Fire destroyed it in 1980, but the family rebuilt.
One of the captain's daughters, also named Maria von Trapp, would play accordion and teach Austrian dance with sister Rosemarie at the lodge. Rosemarie also taught her sons how to play the recorder, said Phoebe Everson, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., who has been a visitor for decades.
Four of the 10 von Trapp siblings are still alive, although none live at the lodge anymore. At least three are still in Vermont.
The 96-room chalet style inn is the height of charm during the holidays. With its wide views of the mountains that reminded the family of their native Austria, the lodge is decorated with Christmas trees and poinsettias. In the restaurants, wiener schnitzel and apple strudel are on the menu, as well as the family's beer and some dishes coming from the Scotch cattle and egg-laying hens they raise.
Photographs line the halls showing the von Trapp girls in Austrian-style dresses, or the family pouring concrete for the foundation and doing the haying and maple sugaring — which they still do.
Aside from a large network of cross-country ski trails, the inn offers fitness and yoga classes, snowshoeing, mountain biking, summer concerts and wine tastings, as well as occasional harp lessons — and frequent music.
On Christmas Eve, guests get a special treat: The von Trapp family sings Christmas carols with the guests. But no songs from "The Sound of Music."
Francoise von Trapp's blog: http://realvontrapp.blogspot.com


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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Florida man faces insider trading charges in New Jersey for allegedly tipping off two people to a company acquisition.
New Jersey's U.S. Attorney on Friday announced the arrest of 37-year-old Kevin Dowd of Boca Raton on a charge of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
Prosecutors say Dowd used his position at the Florida office of an unnamed global wealth management firm to profit from a tip that Gilead Science Inc. was buying New Jersey-based Pharmasset Inc.
Dowd allegedly told two co-conspirators about the upcoming deal, which prosecutors say Dowd learned about from a customer.
Prosecutors say the alleged co-conspirators netted more than $700,000 buying stock before the $11 billion acquisition.
They allegedly paid Dowd $35,000 for his part in the plan.


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i want to go kiting in dec/jan 02 where it´s warm. can anyone tell me an alternative to cabarete? which islands have in this season high probability of winds? which kites are to bring? any info about accomodation and links would be highly appreciated
many thanx in advance!
martin "wanna kite naked on newyears´s eve" from austria


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[Produced by Just Blaze]
[Just Blaze]
Welcome to the house of pain, Just Blaze niggas
[Intro: Mary J. Blige]
There's no way out, it seems I can't get free
Somebody tell me what's happening to me
[Verse 1: Notorious B.I.G.]
The country bud got me chokin'
I'm on a mission to the point that motherfuckers think I'm smokin'
Yea that sick nigga Biggie wit the 8-shot fifth
Wit the extra clip for that extra shit
Don't you know that a killing is thrilling
All the blood spilling, is all a part of drug dealing
A born gangsta my daddy was a thug
Had a .38 wit the hollow point slug
So when he licked shots
Niggas dropped quicker than a bootlegger sells his liquor
A little nigga tried to squeeze .22's in my Reebok shoes
Payin' dues, while kids was on their one's and two's
Now I'm much older, colder, fuck a holster
Got the MAC-11 swingin' from my shoulder
It's a damn shame I got to put my momma through the strain
I'm livin' in a house of pain
[Hook: Mary J. Blige]
Is anybody listenin' and tell me can you can see this darkness surrounding me
Now it's gettin' colder heavy on my shoulder and it's gettin' hard to breathe
Visions gettin' blurry, I'm gettin' worried cause it's gettin' hard to see
When your livin' in the house of pain
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
The motherfuckin' dust kicker, who can you trust?
Do you have the heart to see a nigga, before you bust?
My name is spoken on the tongues of so many foes
Bustin' motherfuckers out the box, I ain't even go!
Now how the hell do you explain my claim to fame?
From doin' flicks to bustin' tricks out the fuckin' frame
Got these bitches on my jock, niggas on my block
Jealous ass suckers got 'em duckin' from my smokin' Glock
And bustin' niggas asses is to stay alive
Skinny ass player watchin' bigger motherfuckers fry
They ask me how I'm livin', I'm a hustler
Buckin' busters 'til they die
Now it's on in the ghetto you ain't heard?
Niggas got they AKs headin' for the 'burbs
Aimin' at them skin headed bitches let it rain
Givin' 'em a wet welcome to the house of pain
[Hook: Mary J. Blige]
[Verse 3: Nas]
MJB, be worried niggas, yea, Nas
Wendy Williams say I stayed dusted maybe I should
Cuz these rappers'll have your phone tapped like Savion Glover
And on the West, yo, police corrupt, some are bloods
But these Teflons I loaded explodin' some mugs
I'm like Furious in "Boyz n the Hood"
But at the drive through I ain't runnin' I'm dumpin'
Crazy like a Piru and locc'd up, know how Nas do
I'm callin' Henchmen and Conception, to organize a black truce
And we party hard, party wit Nas
Since they ain't no more - Mardi Gras
And Bush won't apologize
I got gangsta hoes Kobe Bryant scared to sodomize
And .45's for them suckers y'all idolize
Ya'll yellin' my name but y'all soon dyin'
Tryin' to portray real but they be ly-in
Cuz they want the real niggas to die so they can gain
But never that, this ain't Everlast, this the House of Pain
[Hook: Mary J. Blige]
This song is a remix of the song House of Pain, one of the few songs biggie and pac did together.


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Frequently Asked Questions about the Enrollment Process
1. I have applied for admission, am I enrolled?
2. Do I have to wait to be admitted before I can register?
3. Do I have to apply for admissions just to take a class?
4. Why do I have an advising hold on my account?
5. What if I can't get a hold of my advisor to register?
If you are unable to reach your advisor, you can always contact the School's program coordinator or the general advising centers.
UAS Schools:
- School of Arts & Sciences: 907-796-6090
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- School of Education: 907-796-6424
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- Juneau Student Resource Center: 907-796-6000
- Ketchikan Advising Center: 907-228-4508
- Sitka Student Success Center: 907-747-7703
6. What do I do if I need special accommodations?
If you need special accommodations for your classes, you simply need to work with our Disability Services.
Yes, after you have been working with your advisor they can set your permissions so that you can register online.
If you are a returning student (with no holds) or a non-degree seeking student you can also register online.
8. Should I register before my transfer credits have been transferred?
It depends. Typically the reason students wait until they have their official transfer evaluation done is so that they do not repeat any classes that transferred from their prior institution.
If you have met with your advisor and you have an unofficial transfer evaluation you should have an idea of what classes you have already completed and be able to register for classes at UAS.
9. Do I have to attend Orientation?
It depends on if you are a degree seeking student, registered for classes, and where you are located.
The Orientation at the Juneau Campus is required for all new students who are registered for 12 credits or more, regardless if you are a freshmen or transfer student. A mandatory fee will be placed on your account approximately one month before classes begin if you are required to attend Orientation.
The Ketchikan and Sitka Orientation programs are optional.
For more information, please visit our Orientation website.
10. When should I purchase my books?
You should purchase your books after you have registered for classes (and if you are not making any changes to your schedule).
If you are ordering your books online, make sure you allow enough time between your order date and delivery date, so that your books arrive prior to classes starting.
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May 22, 2006
How to Query God
John Piper
Thoughts on Romans 9:20: You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?"
Clearly Paul was displeased with this response to his teaching about God. Does this mean that it's always wrong to ask questions in response to Biblical teaching? I don't think so.
Paul had said some controversial things. Peter admitted that Paul was sometimes hard to understand: "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures" (2 Peter 3:16). Paul had said that God "has mercy on whom he wills and hardens whom he wills" (Romans 9:18). The point was: his will decides finally whether we are hard-hearted or not. "Before they were born or do anything good or evil" God had mercy on Jacob and gave Esau over to hardness (Romans 9:11-13).
Someone hears this and objects in verse 19, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" To this Paul responds, "You, a mere human being, have no right to answer back to God."
The word "answer back" (antapokrinomenos) occurs one other time in the New Testament, namely, in Luke 14:5-6. Jesus is showing the lawyers that it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath. He said to them, "'Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?' And they could not answer back (antapokrithenai) to these things."
In what sense could they not "answer back"? They could not show him wrong. They could not legitimately criticize him. They could not truly contradict what he said. So the word "answer back" probably carries the meaning: "answer back with a view to criticizing or disagreeing or correcting."
That, I think, is what displeased Paul in Romans 9:20. This leaves open the possibility that a different kind of question would be acceptable, namely, a humble, teachable question that wants to understand more if possible, but not rebuke or condemn or criticize what has been said.
For example, in Luke 1:31 the angel Gabriel comes to the virgin Mary and says, "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus." Mary is astounded and baffled. Virgins don't have sons. She could have scoffed and argued. But instead she said, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" (Luke 1:34). She did not say it can't happen; she asked, "How?"
Contrast this with Gabriel's visit to Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. The angel comes and tells him, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John" (Luke 1:13). But Zechariah knew that "Elizabeth was barren and advanced in years" (Luke 1:7). Different from Mary, his skepticism gave rise to a different question. He said, "How shall I know this?" Not: "How will you do this?" But: "How can I know you'll do it?"
Gabriel did not like this answer. He said, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time" (Luke 1:19-20).
So I conclude that humble, teachable questions about how and why God does what he does are acceptable to God. To Mary God gave a very helpful answer, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you" (Luke 1:35). This did not remove the mystery, but it helped.
I can't remove the mystery from Romans 9. But there may be more to understand than we have seen and I do not want to discourage you from pressing further up and further in to the heart and mind of God.
Wanting to be teachable with you,
Pastor John
The Truth and Beauty of Jesus Christ: No person or thing is more real or desirable than Jesus Christ. The true and infinitely precious portrait of Jesus in the Bible shows him to be the answer to our yearning for Truth and Beauty. In these seven messages, John Piper seeks to strengthen the fiber of our faith in truth and quicken our love for Christ by demonstrating the veracity and desirability of the biblical account of this unsurpassable Person. (7 messages - 4 Discs) Available at the Desiring God online store.
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We'll post a weekly blog, feature posts from friends in the craft beer industry and have convenient links and information
for local craft breweries, focusing on Maryland and our neighbors in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Virginia and West Virginia.
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Intel's Pentium D With DRM Technology
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Intel announced the launch of its new Pentium D dual-core processor, as well as the accompanying 945 chipset, this past Thursday. During the launch, Intel failed to talk about the new digital rights management technology featured in the new platform. This is really the beginning of the trusted computing (TC) age. TC is basically DRM at the processor level rather than in software. TC will make it much harder for you to run unlicensed software. In the first version of TC, pirate software could be detected and deleted remotely. The plus here is that if you run a business where you distribute shareware which has an expiration date - try before you buy - you now have the opportunity to greatly reduce the instances of your material being pirated.
Getting Over The Fear Of Failure
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What is kakorrhaphiophobia? Aside from being a word that is near impossible to pronounce correctly, it happens to be a morbid fear of failure. One of the things about starting a business on the Internet is that since the medium is still relatively new, and Internet users can be fickle, there is a lot of risk involved. Once you get started there will be so many things you will need to do to keep things afloat depending on what type of business you are choosing to run. The thing is, you really should expect to fail in certain aspects of your business at least once. The following article takes a look at a few key areas in which you should not only expect to fail in at some point, but how to learn from it and use it to your advantage in the future.
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Project Blinkenlights: Huge Screen for Classic Games
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Noted by EGM, France's Bibliothèque nationale de France allows a person with a cellphone to literally call the building and play a few classic games: Tetris, Pong, Breakout, and Pac-Man. Anyone standing in front of the building (during certain unknown times of the year according to EGM) can play one of those games by calling the building. The building-sized version of Pong even has support for two cellphone players. Suddenly my big screen TV doesn't seem so cool.
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X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity: Amazing Audio From Creative Labs
Demonstrated at E3 2005, the X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio Processor is capable of upconverting 16-bit audio to 24-bit audio. According to Chris Roper of IGN, who was able to listen to a demonstration, it's able to convert all kinds of audio back into their original 24-bit/96 KHz masters. Looks like Creative has another product to attract audiophiles and possibly the general consumer - sounds good to me.
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RIAA Hands Out Lawsuits To Internet2 Users
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Proving that no one is safe, the RIAA is once again going after Internet2 users. Described as a second-generation network serving universities and research institutes, Internet2 is the means by which students have illegally shared music with the i2hub program. The RIAA is filing lawsuits against 91 students from Berkeley to Harvard.
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E3 Interview: Sam Gomersall, Professional Magic Player
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The other day we brought you our interview with Mark Rosewater, Head Designer of Magic: The Gathering and Head of Magic Research and Development. Today we bring you the next installment of Magic love in our interview with professional player Sam Gomersall and give you some insight into why people dedicate their lives to the game of Magic: the Gathering.
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E3 2005: Far Cry Instincts Details Released
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Ubisoft has announced a sequel to the hit PC game Far Cry, titled Far Cry Instincts. The game story is pretty basic from what we've been told so far. Basically, it's your job to survive the wilderness and take out mercenaries using every tactic and skill you know. The following bulletpoints about the game are quoted from Ubisoft's press release:
- It's open season in a 100% open environment: Do whatever it takes to exterminate the mercenaries in any situation. Take cover in the undergrowth, set traps, kill by stealth, battle from extreme long range and gun-mounted vehicles and fight in close quarters or through the wilds of the island.
- A real arsenal: Plunder an arsenal of responsive, realistic weapons and vehicles including ATVs, gunboats, hang gliders and much more. Turn the mercenaries' stockpile into the instruments of their own destruction.
- Unleash your predatory skills: Survive the furious and inhospitable wilderness by unveiling your true nature: develop your vision, track the enemy's scent and become faster and stronger.
- F.A.R. AI: Outsmart the mercenaries' complex Full Action Response AI. Snipers, stalkers, scouts, and grenadiers react to your tactics with coordinated strikes from all angles, distances and terrains.
- Create your own shooter's paradise: The battle continues with deep multiplayer and level editor features. Build custom maps in real time, upload them via Live Console Systems and stage ultimate deathmatches against your friends.
The game is scheduled to be released Fall 2005.
2005 Fastest Growing Companies In America
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Entrepreneur.com has released it's 2005 list of the 100 fastest growing companies in America with Huron Consulting Group, an IT consulting firm topping off the list. There's quite a few internet marketing related business on the list with two in the top ten alone. It's been a good year for internet advertising with estimates around $8.5 billion. That's a lot of Google AdWords, Viagra emails and "Shoot the president and win an iPod" ads.
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Yahoo! Publisher Launches
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Yahoo! has begun the rollout of their Yahoo! Publisher service, offering a $5000 prize to the site which most creatively implements the new service, namely Y!Q. Y!Q allows site visitors to perform a contextual search in relation to the content that is displayed on the current page. For example, if I was at a site reading about the latest version of the Apple PowerBook and used the Yahoo! Publisher contextual search, it would display the most relevant search results at that moment in time regarding the new PowerBook. To me, it looks similar to Vibrant Media's IntelliTXT ads, which I actually don't mind too much.
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21 Kwietnia będzie koncert AFI w Stodole Wa-wie
Oprucz mnie będzie tez innych ludzi z tego forum..
Przed koncertem pojdziemy na piwko, dołonczysz sie do nas ????
hey! been to an Offspring show in Slovakia? no?
The wallpaper with greg k is not bad. Is the bass guitar from the net or your own?
Hey girl,
U´re so beautiful and style *_*
Happy Birthday ... Enjoy
cześć. wesolych urodzin ;D
Zycze ci wszystkiego dobrego w tym nowy roku!!!
I wiecej Offspring!!!
Zycze ci dobrych i wesolych swiat bozego narodzenia!
Who knows? But they must return to Europe one more time! Maybe Polska will be sellected finally. And Slovakia. I would like to visit the ice hockey tournament in Sosnowiec in August, but in depends not on me. And we plan some meetting in Bratislava.
At one moment, I could touch him, but after several waves, he dissapeared and I haven´t seen him anywhere. I was there only on friday, since Donots played. Than we had an afterparty with RAFRAG, You should be there.
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Accomplice: The VillageA new show from the producers of Accomplice: New York that is part interactive theater and part game that sends participants on a mission along the streets of the West Village. Performances run every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-3pm and meet at a location TBA. $55. www.accomplicethevillage.com. 212-209-3370. Also visit www.accomplicenewyork.com for events in other areas of NYC.
All Her Faces - A Portrait of Dusty SpringfieldFeatures some of the singers best and least known songs and goes beyond biography to look behind the stories and memories surrounding one of pop musics great voices and personalities. June 1-3 and 8-10; Fri. & Sat. at 10pm and Sun. at 5:30pm. LA MAMA E.T.C., The Club, 74A E. 4th St. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org. $18.
Boys Just Wanna Have FunIn the late 1980s, NYPD detectives Ralph and Lauren, go undercover at a Staten Island gay bar to infiltrate an alleged drug ring. Instead, Ralph soon finds himself under the covers with Danny, the local heartthrob. Thru June 9; Fri. at 8pm and Sat. at 3 & 8pm. ACTORS PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, 100 7th Ave. South, bet Bleecker & Christopher Sts. 212-239-6200. www.BoysJustWanna.com. $55.50.
Buffalo Bill Combination: Exhibition #1In preparation for an Off-Broadway production in 2008, Axis Company is developing material concerning Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show. One of the most successful events in theatrical history, Codys pageant became a large contributor to the beginnings of our national identity. Attend a free workshop presentation. Mon. Wed., June 11 13 at 8pm. AXIS THEATRE, One Sheridan Square, just off 7th Ave. 212-807-9300. www.AxisCompany.org.
The Chronological Secrets of TimWhen the love of Tims life leaves him on his 30th birthday due to his bad boy behavior, he decides to end his life in dramatic fashion. First he must deal with two ex-girlfriends and revisit his outrageous and heartbreaking past. Will he finally come to his senses? Thru June 3; Thurs. Sun. at 8pm. ACCESS THEATER, The Gallery Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor, bet Walker & White Sts. www.brownpapertickets.com. $18.
The Eaten HeartOn a hot summer evening the characters escape the monotony of their own lives by visiting a remote motel. Entering into a dream of hilarious, erotic and gory twists, they engage in steamy roadside intrigue before disappearing back onto the lonely highways. Thru June 9; Tues. & Thurs. Sun. at 8pm. THE ONTOLOGICAL THEATER, St. Marks Church, 131 E. 10th St. at 2nd Ave. $17, $12 students. 212-352-3101. www.Ontological.com.
Escape From BellevueA music-driven multi-media rock n roll production written and performed by Christopher John Campion with music by Knockout Drops. Opens Thurs., May 31 for an open run. THE VILLAGE THEATRE, 158 Bleecker St., bet Sullivan & Thompson Sts. $30 advance, $35 door for Thurs. at 8pm & Sat. at 11pm; and $35 advance, $40 door for Fri. & Sat. at 8pm. 212-307-7171. www.ticketmaster.com. www.KnockoutDrops.com.
Fates ImaginationLilah, desperate to reconnect with true love, believes she has found it in a chance sexual encounter with Brock, a man half her age. Brocks mother, Susan Thomas, a senator from New York, is determined not to let a family scandal derail her bid for President. Tues.- Thurs., thru May 31 at 8pm. PLAYERS THEATER, 115 MacDougal St., bet W. 3rd St. & Minetta Lane. 212-352-3101. $35 - $65.
Fitz & Walloughs Get in the EndThis unique theatrical experience reunites the award winning team behind the 2004 hit The Only Thing Straight Is My Jacket. June 3 - July 8, Sundays at 8pm. ACE OF CLUBS, inside Acme, 9 Great Jones St. at Lafayette. 212-352-3101. www.SpinCycleNYC.com. $15.
Gods EarA full-length play with musical interludes. Mel and Ted have lost their young son. Now, wherever Ted goes, he meets people with dead sons and whatever Mel touches falls apart. The two try to continue through life guided by their young daughter, the Tooth Fairy and G.I. Joe. Thru June 2, Wed.- Mon. at 8pm. EAST 13TH STREET THEATER, 136 E. 13th St., bet 3rd & 4th Aves. $25, $18 students & seniors. 212-868-4444. www.smarttix.com.
Golondrina (Swallow)In a time of strong partisan division and massive street demonstrations for and against the government, two sisters are forced to take a profound look at their dying father and what he represents. June 7-24; Thurs.Sun. at 8pm and Sun. at 2:30pm. LA MAMA E.T.C, 74A E. 4th St. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org. $18.
Hysterical DementiaThe Monumental Misfits of Comedy present a character-driven variety show for the way-Off Broadway crowd featuring Rob Shapiro, Stephanie Sabelli, Bruce Smolanoff & Steve Bird. Tues., June 12 at 10pm. BOWERY POETRY CLUB, 308 Bowery, bet Bleecker & Houston. 212-614-0505. $5.
I Google MyselfThe unusual story of three very different men with the same name. One is a gay porn star with a dirty little secret. One is a stoner mechanic who blogs poetry and has anger management issues. And another is a wily stalker with a balloon fetish, desperate to make a connection. Their worlds collide when one man Googles his own name to find others who share his moniker. June 14 - July 7; Thurs. & Fri. at 8pm; Sat. at 8pm & 10:30pm. UNDER ST. MARKS, 94 St. Marks Place bet 1st Ave. & Ave. A. 212-352-3101. www.TheaterMania.com. $18.
King KongHorse Trade Productions presents Radiotheatre in the first live on stage performance of King Kong complete with a troupe of storytellers, an original orchestral score and sound effects. Thru June 10; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8pm and Sun., June 3 & 10 at 2pm. RED ROOM THEATER, 85 E.4th St., bet 2nd Ave. & Bowery. $20. 212 868-4444. www.smarttix.com.
Maktub, It is WrittenA performance passage of poetry, paint & song (a fusion of folk, blues and Hip Hop) by Mahina Movement, Gabriella Callender & Erica R. DeLaRosa. Thru June 9; Thurs. Sat. at 7pm. NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ, 236 E. 3rd St., bet Aves. B & C. 212-505-8183. $15.
Love LettersA benefit performance of A.R. Gurneys Love Letters featuring Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels. The piece traces the lifelong correspondence between Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the spirited and impulsive Melissa Gardner as they mature from childhood playmates into adulthood. Mon., June 4 at 7pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATER, New York University, 35 W. 4th St. at Greene St. 212-226-0051 x 110. $250.
MarisolAbrons Arts Centers Urban Youth Theater presents Jose Riveras award-winning play about the harsh realities of a post apocalyptic world. A young professional from the Bronx finds herself in a New York City that is on the verge of a breakdown. Acid rain burns the skin, apples and coffee are extinct and the moon is on a steady course away from the earth. June 7-10; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 7:30pm and Sun. at 2pm. ABRONS ARTS CENTER, Henry Street Settlement, 466 Grand St. at Pitt St. www.abronsartscenter.org. www.theatermania.com. 212-352-3101. $10, $5 kids.
Off Stage: the East Village FragmentsProduction travels the streets of the East Village with a company of 80 actors & 17 directors visiting over a dozen theatrical landmarks. Short scenes from Off-Off Broadway plays are acted out to reawaken the actual sites where they premiered. Begins at the traffic island in Astor Place (with The Cube) near E. 8th St. & 4th Ave. June 14 30; Thurs. Sat. with four 2-hour tours each day at 7, 7:30, 8 & 8:30pm.
The Quantum EyeAn amazing evening of intimate parlor mentalism brought into the 21st century as Sam Eaton performs a succession of impossibilities including: predictions, mind reading and fantastic revelations. June 15 July 20; Fridays at 7pm. SOHO PLAYHOUSE, 15 Vandam St., bet 6th Ave. & Varick. 212-691-1555. www.sohoplayhouse.com. $45.
Romeo and JulietA new twist on Shakespeares beloved story. This dance opera version brings unusual elements to the story, setting it as a traveling road show attended by the Montagues and Capulets in Verona. Thru June 17; Thurs. Sun. at 7:30pm. LA MAMA ETC, Annex, 66 E. 4th St. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org. $25.
VampingGUTWorks, a multifaceted New York-based theatre & multimedia company, presents an original & dynamic multimedia piece as part of the soloNOVA Arts Festival. Wed. Fri., May 30 & 31 at 8pm and June 2 at 1pm. PERFORMANCE SPACE 122, 150 1st Ave. at E. 9th St. 212-352-3101. www.ps122.org. $18, $15 students & seniors.
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The act of going to the toilet when you don't really need to, to make sure you don't need to go later. Usually conducted prior to long car journeys or departure from drinking establishments.
Her:"lets leave this pub before your too drunk to leave"
Him:"OK, but I need to take an insurance piss first"
Him:"OK, but I need to take an insurance piss first"
by SuperBeerFiend May 07, 2009
Previous to the act of masturbation, an Insurance Piss is the act of urinating immediately after the primary finish. This is to ensure that the individual can avoid cleaning up his Second Wind. (See Second Wind).
Paul was tired of cleaning up his Second Wind, so he began trying an Insurance Piss. This way he could pee and not worry about a secondary clean up.
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10 killed,200 injured in Bangladesh tornado
Dhaka, March 23 (IANS) At lest 10 people died and over 200 injured in a tornado which swept through Bangladesh's eastern Brahmanbaria district, about 110 km from Dhaka, Friday evening, an official said.
The tornado flattened hundreds of houses, trees and electric poles while damaging crops on farmland in four sub-districts, reported Xinhua citing Nur Mahmud Mozumder, chief executive officer of the district.
The tornado, with a speed of over 70 km, was accompanied by hail storm and lasted for a few minutes, the official said, adding the victims were killed by collapsed houses and fallen trees.
The toll might go up as reports from remote villages were yet to be collected, he said.


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Whether you want to "begin anew," celebrate a special occasion, or you just love the color combo of black, gold and navy, this sticker set is for you!
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Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler: New Year's Yoga Class!
Vanessa Hudgens heads inside her yoga class for some invigorating exercise on Wednesday (January 2) in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old actress was joined for her workout by her beau Austin Butler.
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Vanessa recently updated her blog with a new year book recommendation.
"The New Year is a time for adventures and this book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D. and Howard Rheingold is sooo good." Vanessa wrote. "P.s. How is 2013 treating you???" she added.
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