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Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City offers an unparalleled travel experience on the East Coast. The 2,000 room stylish casino-hotel, located at Renaissance Pointe, presents a destination designed to rival those once found only in cities such as New York City and Las Vegas.
After igniting Atlantic City's revival with its 2003 opening as the first new hotel property in 13 years, Borgata has experienced overwhelming popularity and near-capacity occupancy since its debut.
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The casino hotel's 2,000 guest rooms and suites include six tiers of chic accommodation — 1,600 Classic Rooms (460 square feet); 313 Fiore Suites (700 square feet); 8 Studio Suites (900 square feet); 39 Opus Suites (1,000 square feet); 40 Piatto Suites (1,500 square feet); and two Residences (5,000 square feet).
The redesigned guestrooms provides guests with a variety of in-room amenities coupled with personalized care that results in rooms that are as smart as they are stylish. Fashionable and fully functional amenities include sumptuous 300-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets with Fili D'oro linens and hypoallergenic poly-filled pillows, Borgata's signature beds welcome guests into a peaceful sleep sanctuary. Each redesigned guestroom is outfitted with a 46" flat-screen TV, equipped with an interactive ITV solution that provides the ability to check My Borgata Rewards balances and existing reservations, explore all aspects of the property via imagery and menus, review room folios and check-out without visiting the front desk. Guests will also have access to wireless, high-speed Internet access and a Bittel integrated phone unit offering multimedia functionality, including speakers, clock radio and alarm, iPod charger and player, and a USB charge port.
With a 161,000-square-foot casino floor incorporating 3,475 slot machines and over 250 table games, Borgata puts the high-octane excitement of casino gaming on display in all its glory. Among the available table games are poker, blackjack, roulette, Baccarat, novelty games, Racebook, Pai Gow tiles and Sic Bo. Borgata's preeminent poker program continues to gain momentum with daily tournaments in Borgata's Poker Room, the largest in Atlantic City.
Borgata's destination restaurants bring a world of culinary experiences to Atlantic City including the New York–landmark Old Homestead Steakhouse. Acclaimed chefs Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, Michael Schulson and Stephen Kalt join Borgata's stellar lineup of fine dining restaurants with Bobby Flay Steak, Wolfgang Puck American Grille, Izakaya and Fornelletto. Also on-site: The Metropolitan Café, Oyster Bar and Gelato Bar; Gypsy Bar; B Bar; Borgata Buffet, and Noodles of the World (N.O.W.).
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Michigan wildlife officials will open more deer management units to antlerless deer hunting this fall.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission decided to allow more DMUs in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula to offer antlerless hunting because of increased deer populations.
A list of open deer management units and their hunting quotas will be published soon in the 2012 Antlerless Deer Hunting Digest.
Antlerless deer license applications go on sale July 15. The Department of Natural Resources says special statewide hunts for youth and disabled veterans will be held Sept. 22-23

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A couple months ago, I was writing about how this year's NBA first draft pick Anthony Bennett can add something new to a Cavaliers game, but the young Canadian is struggling to to even get regular minutes.
So far, Bennett played eight games in this season, averaging just above 12 minutes per game, and averaging 1.4 points per game and 2.9 rebounds. If you would look at this stats without knowing whose these numbers are, a lot of people would probably say that this player might be a late second round pick, who is getting some minutes every night so coach can rest his starters.
But these are the stats of first overall draft pick in 2013 NBA Draft. After Bennett had a solid pre-season, it was expected from him just to intensify his game and be fully ready for the regular season, as he was coming back from an injury. But Bennett's game is going into the opposite direction right now, as he is playing much worse than in the pre-season.
With Bennett struggling on the court, there have already been some conversation whether Bennett is the next Kwame Brown. Brown was the first overall draft pick in 2001 by Washington Wizards, even though he was coming out of high school.
The 7'0'' center never live up to expectations, and was bouncing around the league for a while. Right now, Brown is part of Philadelphia 76ers, but he has yet to play a game this season, as he is having problems with injuries.
It's been frustrating for Bennett that he can't get a lot of minutes on the court, and that it is hard for him to find an opportunity to shoot the ball. But we need to know that this boy is only 20 years old, and maybe he needs more time to develop and adjust to NBA life.
Of course, he will get his chance, and the Cavs organization believes in him, so with patience and persistence, Bennett can find a proper role for himself in the NBA.
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God I love a good year-end roundup. Condensing the 365 days I just lived into a round number of momentous events just feels so good, like cleaning out my closet, finishing a term paper, or pouring shredded cheese into my mouth over the sink. Won't you travel with me down memory lane as we revisit the top 12 most talked about celebrity stories of 2012?
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43 U.S. Code § 966 - Right of way in Arkansas to pipe-line companies
A right of way through the public lands of the United States in the State of Arkansas is granted for pipe-line purposes to any citizen of the United States or any company or corporation authorized by its charter to transport oil, crude or refined, or natural gas which shall have filed or may hereafter file with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proof of organization under the same, to the extent of the ground occupied by the said pipe line and ten feet on each side of the center line of same.
Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
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Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) said on Friday it agreed to buy Oxford Casino in Maine for about $160 million in cash, as the company continues to pursue newer properties in gambling-friendly states.
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The deal, which is pending the acquisition of a gaming license from the Maine Gaming Control Board, is expected to immediately add to Churchill Downs' per-share earnings and provide annual cash flow of roughly $12.5 million.
Oxford Casino is owned by Black Bear Realty and opened in June, completing an expansion of its gaming floor in early October.
Churchill Downs said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
"The acquisition of Oxford continues our focus on investing capital in gaming-friendly states, in newer properties, in what we believe are competitively defensible markets, and at valuations that we believe will result in significant future free cash flow generation at rates of return attractive to our shareholders," Churchill Downs Chairman and CEO Robert Evans said in a statement, adding that Oxford has more than 400 employees.
The horse racer runs the Kentucky Derby and other thoroughbred races. Churchill Downs owns its namesake racetrack and others in Kentucky, California and Florida.
Shares of Churchill Downs closed Thursday at $70.04 and are up 5.4% so far this year.


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Essays on China's Political Organization and Political Economic InstitutionsGrünberg, Nis (Frederiksberg, 2018)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The present dissertation is a compilation of three individual papers, and an introduction chapter. While the introduction lays out the theoretic backdrop of the project as a whole, the papers represent interventions into three specific dimensions of China's Party-state order: structural organizational issues, decision-making institutions, and political economic dynamics. These three dimensions are presented as aspects of the same political organizational order, a Party-state order assembled around the hegemony of the Communist Party of China's (CPC), conceptualized in the introduction using a Gramsci-inspired theory of the state. Employing a historical institutional approach, the three papers engage with specific strands of literatures of China Studies in a conceptual and theoretic manner, while also contributing with empirical findings. They discuss the concept of Fragmented Authoritarianism (FA), the organization and institutionalization of Leading Small Groups, and the social embeddedness of state-owned enterprise (SOE). FA has been an influential concept to explain structural issues of China's bureaucracy, and with China's energy administration as example, I review its value as a theoretic notion today, 30 years after its inception. Discussing the growing importance of Leading Small Groups, the second paper addresses some of the institutional "fixes" to decisionmaking and policy coordination, which have evolved in response to structural fault-lines described in the FA paper. The third paper takes the dissertation into the political economic dimension of the Party-state order, providing a case study of how China National Petroleum Corporation, a central, state-owned and CPC led SOE, is organizationally rooted in its local operations, remaining institutionally embedded in local society through its legacy as a socialist work unit (danwei). Using Polanyi's concept of embeddedness, the paper reveals how SOEs are split into two tiers each tasked with the respective objectives of economic development and political stability, and thus as Party-state organizations are used to flexibly support CPC hegemony. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9596
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Process Models and Advanced Services Offshoring to IndiaØrberg Jensen, Peter D. (, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper addresses a recent strand of offshoring research that concerns the processes of evolution and change that appear in offshoring partnerships after the launch of offshoring operations. Based on longitudinal case studies of offshoring of advanced IT and engineering services from Danish firms to Indian firms, I identify a process model with three stages that captures the evolution of the initial 1-2 years of the offshoring partnership. Overall, the data portray a rapid development of the Danish-Indian offshoring partnerships which show that once trust is established and offshoring firms gain experience, the offshoring firms will increase the sophistication as well as expand the range and volume of advanced work done offshore. The dynamics of the process therefore suggest that at a broader scale, advanced services offshoring will increase in the coming years. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8946
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Borgström, Benedikte (Frederiksberg, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: With care of writing as a method of inquiry, this paper engages in academic writing such as responsible knowledge development drawing on emotion, thought and reason. The aim of the paper is to better understand emancipatory knowledge development. Bodily experiences and responses shape academic writing and there are possibilities for responsible academic writing in that iterative process. I propose that academic writing can be seen as possibilities of passionate as well as passive writing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9342
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Generating Cross-domain Knowledge about Connecting Work Analysis and Interaction DesignClemmensen, Torkil; Sandblad, Bengt; Lopes, Arminda; Abdelnour- Nocera, Jose; Copenhagen Business School. CBS; Institut for IT-Ledelse; ITM; Department of IT Management; ITM (Cape Town, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Proceedings of Workshop at INTERACT 2013 – 14th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2013 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8751
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Norus, Jesper (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: In recent years, establishing successful collaborative arrangements and relationships between university, industry and public institutions has come to be seen as essential in transforming new scientific knowledge into new innovations and business ventures. The fit between these very different actor groups has been treated as a contingent factor. However, little attention has been given to the managerial efforts that entrepreneurs have make to establish the fit between small firms, university research, and public policies such as regulatory policies and R&D policies through network-type structures. New biotechnology organizations are perfect objects to study these relationships because new biotechnologies and techniques predominantly come from the university sector (Kenney, 1986; Yoxen; 1984; Zucker & Darby, 1997; Robbins-Roth, 2001). From the perspective of the small biotechnology firms (SBFs,) this paper analyzes four different managerial strategies of how to create network structures to deal with the interfaces between industry, university and public institutions. The research-oriented strategy, the incubator strategy, the industrial-partnering strategy, and the policyoriented strategy. The research-oriented strategy focuses narrowly on how biotechnology firms transform scientific results into solid business plan or business models revealing the aim of the technologies, services or products. The incubator strategy is concerned with localization and how to overcome specific types of managerial problems in the initial stage of forming a business venture. The industrialpartnering strategy is concerned with how to overcome the problem of bringing the technologies from an experimental stage at a research lab to be able to handle industrial processes and full-scale production. Last, but not least, the policy-oriented strategy focuses on the problem of having products approved by the public authorities. The aim of the article is to demonstrate how SBFs over time develop network structures through patchwork-like activities, ongoing and overlapping activities, that serve as a blueprint for the management URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6779
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Analyzing the consistency of EPO's ruling on novelty and inventive step in emerging industriesBurke, Paul F.; Reitzig, Markus (København, 2006)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The increasing number of patent applications worldwide and the extension of patenting to the areas of software and business methods have triggered a debate on "patent quality". While patent quality may have various dimensions, this paper argues that consistency in the decision making on the side of the patent office is one important dimension, particularly in new patenting areas (emerging technologies). In order to understand whether patent offices appear capable of providing consistent assessments of a patent's technological quality in such novel industries from the beginning, we study the concordance of the European Patent Office's (EPO's) granting and opoposition decisions for individual patents. We use the historical example of biotech patens filed between 1978 until 1986, the early stage of the industry. Our results indicate that the EPO shows systematically different assessments of technological quality during the granting and the opposition phase. The inconsistency is likely not entirely attributable to additional information revealed after the grant date. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6778
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Davis, Lee (København, 2002)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6822
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Do Patents "Crowd Out" Prizes?Davis, Jerome; Davis, Lee (København, 2006)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Debate over the merits of patents versus inducement prizes has tended to ignore the signaling roles of patents, and totally ignores the impact of patent signaling on prize contests. This paper asks: How does patent signaling affect the strategic choices of firms considering entering prize contests? First, we consider contests that do not allow patenting, then contests that do. If patenting is not allowed, we argue, patent-holders, both internal and external to the contest, can adversely impact prize contests by claiming prize winner violation of their patents, and suing for damages. The likelihood of such challenges being made can deter entry, particularly in contests requiring large sunk costs. Furthermore, the firm's decisionmaking process will discriminate against entering prize contests and favor R&D projects with patentable outcomes. Together, these problems may circumscribe any future wider role for prize contests, and limit their major putative welfare advantage: the ability to place prize winning solutions into the public domain. In contests where entrants may patent their inventions, entry is subject to basically the same problems as above (although such contests may carry some advantages as regards contest design). Our overall conclusion is that prize contests are liable to fail due to the lack of potential entrants, particularly as regards entry on the part of larger commercial firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7204
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Sommerlund, Julie (København, 2005)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6687
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Zinck Pedersen, Kirstine (, 2008)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8194
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A Comparative Analysis of China and IndiaPatibandla, Murali (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Qualitative information and data show significant differences in the magnitude and type of foreign direct investment inflows among developing economies. Explanation of the differences requires analysis of market institutional factors as well as the supply and demand side conditions. This paper adopts the approach that different configurations of supply, demand and market institutional factors explain the type of investment flows into developing economies. The argument is illustrated through a comparative study of China and India. Key Words: Developing Economies; Foreign Direct Investment; China, and India JEL Classification: F23, P52 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6524
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an explorationPatibandla, Murali (København, 2001)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6553
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Assessing network structures within container shipping industryProckl, Günter; Kotzab, Herbert; Kinra, Aseem (frederiksberg, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Purpose - Container shipping, due to its boundary crossing nature, is generally seen as an international business. A first look into the physical networks of the industry has shown that container-shipping companies operate however rather differently, with different motives for internationalization, and infact show different patterns to their international development. However, there are other important transactional and market-oriented considerations, and overall dynamics that need to be examined before concluding on the internationalization levels of container shipping companies, and the industry. The purpose of this paper is to further investigate the patterns of internationalisation by the examination of the more demand-oriented considerations. Design/methodology/approach - In order to answer the research question, the paper focusses on the examination of the front-end activities and structures like sales office networks and the overall extent of market presence. For this the fundamental sales networks of the companies were considered as a key indicator, and the port networks of the 20 largest container-shipping companies in the world (by TEU capacity) were analyzed. Findings - The resulting data set allows an examination on each company's overall network at various geographic levels, and a direct comparison of the networks of the companies. It shows that not all shipping companies are highly international. It also shows that market share and total capacity are not necessarily a good indicator for the worldwide presence of a company. Research limitations/implications (if applicable) - The paper adds yet another piece to the interesting puzzle on internationalization patterns of container shipping companies. However, for a complete picture on the internationalization process further work will be required that is based e.g. on the development pattern of single companies and that may also take more the dynamic aspects and comparisons into account. Practical implications - Preceeding work provides insights that are directed towards the port networks and thus toward the more back office oriented resource architecture and the more geographical aspect of physical coverage. By reorganising the focus on the sales network of the single container shipping companies, this paper presents findings that are also applicable to the front end, towards the customer, The comparison of both views is promising interesting insights such as ownership structures and entry modes along with the specific location commitment as a basis for strategic considerations. Originality/value – In the academic literature there is not much to find on the internationalization process and the dominating internationalisation patterns related to container shipping. The paper makes an important contribution in this regard by considering the different aspects of the international shipping networks and by bringing these closer to extant frameworks on internationalization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8812
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Lacruz, Isabel; Carl, Michael; Yamada, Masaru; Aizawa, Akiko (Frederiksberg, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Traditionally, attempts to measure Machine Translation (MT) quality have focused on how close output is to a "gold standard" translation. TER (Translation Error Rate) is one standard measure that can be generated automatically. It is the normalized length of the shortest path (smallest number of edits per word) needed to convert MT output to an average of "ideal" translations (Snover et al., 2006). MT quality has now improved so much that post-edited (or in some cases, raw) MT output is routinely used in many applications in place of from-scratch translations. Despite the translators' continued resistance to post-editing, there is increasing evidence that productivity is greater when translators post-edit rather than translate from scratch (e.g., Green et al., 2013). Machine-assisted alternatives to post-editing, such as Interactive Translation Prediction (see for example Sanchis- Trilles et al., 2014) are also making rapid advances. Because of these changing paradigms, alternative ways of measuring MT quality are being developed. Under many circumstances, perfect accuracy is not necessary: it is enough for MT output to be "good enough." The end-user of the raw product should be able to use it with little effort, and the posteditor should easily be able to produce a satisfactory product. MT utility is determined by the effect the MT output has on the actual effort expended by the user, while MT adequacy is determined by the anticipated demand the MT output places on the user. Adequacy has been measured by human judgments along Likert scales, as well as by automatic metrics such as TER. In the context of post-editing, TER is modified to HTER, to measure the discrepancy between MT output and the final post-edited product. Thus, HTER measures the smallest number of necessary edits per word during post-editing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9279
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Bucciol, Alessandro; Foss, Nicolai J.; Piovesan, Marco (www, 2014)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Extant research offers conflicting predictions about the effect of pay dispersion on team performance. We collected a unique dataset from the Italian soccer league to study the effect of intra-firm pay dispersion on team performance, under different definitions of what constitutes a ''team''. This peculiarity of our dataset can explain the conflicting evidence. Indeed, we also find positive, null, and negative effects of pay dispersion on team performance, using the same data but different definitions of team. Our results show that when the team is considered to consist of only the members who directly contribute to the outcome, high pay dispersion has a detrimental impact on team performance. Enlarging the definition of the team causes this effect to disappear or even change direction. Finally, we find that the detrimental effect of pay dispersion is due to worse individual performance, rather than a reduction of team cooperation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9072
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who should compensate who?Astrup Jensen, Bjarne; Sørensen, Carsten (København, 2000)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7176
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A Repertory Grid AnalysisHolst, Jacques; Hedmann, Jonas; Kjeldsen, Martin; Tan, Felix B. (Frederiksberg, 2015)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Over the last decade, we have witnessed payment innovations that fundamentally have changed the ways we pay. Payment innovations, such as mobile payments and on-line banking, include characteristics or features that are essential to understand if we want to know how and why payers choose among payment innovations. Using the Repertory Grid technique to explore 15 payers' perception of six payment instruments, including coins, banknotes, debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, and on-line banking, we identify 16 payment characteristics. The characteristics aggregate seventy-six unique features. Many of the characteristics and one of the categories are completely novel and unaccounted for in previous works. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9190
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A Repertory Grid AnalysisHolst, Jacques; Kjeldsen, Martin; Hedman, Jonas; Tan, Felix B. (Frederiksberg, 2015)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Over the last decade, we have witnessed payment innovations that fundamentally have changed the ways we pay. Payment innovations, such as mobile payments and on-line banking, include characteristics or features that are essential to understand if we want to know how and why payers choose among payment innovations. Using the Repertory Grid technique to explore 15 payers' perception of six payment instruments, including coins, banknotes, debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, and on-line banking, we identify 16 payment characteristics. The characteristics aggregate seventy-six unique features. Many of the characteristics and one of the categories are completely novel and unaccounted for in previous works. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9167
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Korsgaard, Søren (Frederiksberg, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This thesis consists of three chapters. The rst, "Paying for Payments", examines the role of interchange fees in payment card networks. The second, "Bank Liquidity and the Interbank Market" (co-authored with Mikael Reimer Jensen), investigates how banks' liquidity holdings at the central bank a ect outcomes in the money market. The third, "Collateralized Lending and Central Bank Collateral Policy", considers the emergence of credit constraints under collateralized lending, and how central banks use collateral policy to mitigate these constraints. While the chapters can be read independently, they share common themes. Each chapter is concerned with payments in one way or another, each is concerned with the e ciency of market outcomes, and, to the extent that there is scope for improving these outcomes, each discusses the appropriate role for policy, in particular central bank policy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9313
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Kjærgaard, Annemette (Frederiksberg, 2015)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This document describes the pedagogical principles that guide teaching and learning at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). The purpose of making the pedagogical principles explicit is to guide and inspire students, faculty and administrative staff who are involved in designing, implementing or evaluating teaching and learning activities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9263
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Mexican War Service Records at Fold3
If you are like me, you may know practically nothing at all about the Mexican War. My kids are Texan by birth and I may know that there was such a war and that about exhausts my familiarity with this particular military conflict.
And, that doesn't stop me from appreciating that fold3 has a Mexican War Service Records which were the topic of a recent blog post. This collection includes service records for volunteers who served from MS, PA, TN, TX and the Mormon Battalion (for which there are also Pension Files available).
Now I just need to find someone to research who might have served in this war!
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Metallica Frontman James Hetfield Offers Update on New Album + 3D Film
Though Metallica are working toward a new album, the band is taking time out to play some of the world's top festivals, including their current run as part of Australia's traveling Soundwave Festival.
Frontman James Hetfield tells Australia's Triple M, "We're trying to write, but gigs keep popping up that are too exciting to stay home for." However, the festivals are just minor detours on the way to a new record.
Hetfield reveals, "We have lots of material [we've been] working on from the day 'Death Magnetic' ended all the way up until now. There's tons of material. Some [riffs] stick with me because the themes keep coming back. Out of 700 riffs, there's at least three I've played 20 times."
The frontman added that it's too early to talk about direction, as there are a lot of different sounds and styles that have emerged, but he stated that the band is "not afraid of jumping into past 'feels.' He explains, "After 'Death Magnetic,' we've stopped running hard and started embracing some of our past. 'Master of Puppets' was kind of a core reference for 'Death Magnetic.'"
At the same time, Hetfield says that Metallica is not about rehashing the past, just because fans are calling for a return to their early sound. "We have been artists since day one," he remarks. "We're not going to roll over for anyone and, you know, we're Metallica for a reason and we're going to keep doing that."
Meanwhile, the singer-guitarist also addressed the band's upcoming 3D film, which incorporates elements of their performance with an overall story arc. Hetfield says, "The footage is unbelievable but we wanted a storyline along with it … It's about one of the runners in the show who goes on this crazy adventure trying to find this 'bag' that we need for the end of the show. There is a plot, but we're still trying to figure it out!" At present, the band is editing the film and trying to bring the story and performances together.
Metallica still have a few more festivals on their bill for the rest of the year, including their own curated 'Orion Music + More' festival, taking place in Detroit on June 8 and 9.


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Back in 1993, Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine conducted the first survey on tree-stand safety in North America. This ground-breaking study revealed that 1 in 3 hunters had fallen from a tree at some point in their lives. It not only underscored the stark reality of hunting from high places, it changed the way tree stands were made and improved safety efforts.
Now 20 years later, hunters are overall more safety conscious when hunting and scouting. However, falls still happen — even when hunters take all the necessary precautions. This is highly evident in the following GRAPHIC video clip posted online.
If you want to learn how to prevent falls, be sure to read everything you can about your tree stand, your safety equipment, and proper hunting procedures.
Although we can't be 100 percent safe when hunting from above, we can do a lot to make sure we come home safe. Here are 5 tips for staying safe:
1. Remember safety when hanging treestands. Always be clipped on to a safety line from the time you leave the ground until the time you climb back down from your stand.
2. Buy treestands that are certified. The Treestand Manufacturers Association (TMA) has stringent tests for all types of hunting stands.
3. Never exceed the weight limit of the treestand. This limit includes all of the gear you bring to the stand with you, not just your body weight.
4. Wear a full-body harness. The days of lap-style belts are long gone. If you're going to hunt from above, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to invest in a quality harness.
5. If you are new to bowhunting, take a class. Learn the best ways to stay safe. Don't guess. Learn from an experienced hunter.
Want to learn more? Download and watch this complete episode of Deer & Deer Hunting TV that shows everything you'll need to know to get started to safer hunting.


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R12 Generic Data Fix (GDF) Patch for INCORRECT POSTED_FLAG WHEN PMT SET TO ACCOUNT AT CLEARING ONLY
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Feb 20, 2013
Baseball picks up a 12-8 road victory over Carson-Newman. The Tornado scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning and never looked back. Alex Gonzalez gets his second victory from the mound as he struck out 5 batters in as many innings pitched. Collecting 3 hits apiece for the Tornado were Stephen Mullins, Hunter Smith and Tyler Gaby. Gaby led with 4 RBI while Smith had 3 RBI on the day. Garret Cook had two doubles while knocking in 3 runs. King will travel to Belmont Abbey this weekend for a 2:30pm single game on Friday and then a doubleheader set to begin at noon on Saturday.
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Hi there,
I created a form with NetBeans. The client lets the user choose two files.
There's a text box that saves the full path of the files' locations.
Only when I browse for the files and add them to the project, the paths written in the text boxes are not the paths where the file are located.
i.e. the path is "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\test\\file_name.txt", the text box line is:
"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\My Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\Test\\file_name.txt"
where "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\My Documents\\NetBeansProjects\\Test\\" is the project folder.
I tried to use
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but both showed the same results.
Of course, when I tried to read the files, I got the "File Not Found" error.
Can any please tell me why this is happening?


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The annual Hunter Education program conducted by the Mississippi Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Parks is underway with courses available online and throughout the state.
Hunter Education classes are 10 hours long which include classroom instruction and time on a firing range. There is no charge for the course.
The program is designed to help reduce hunting accidents and enrich a person's knowledge of the outdoors by teaching hunting ethics and responsibility, wildlife conservation, and firearm safety fundamentals.
Students must be 10 years old prior to Dec. 31 of the year of the class. They must attend all course hours, score 70 percent or above on an examination, and show safety proficiency with a firearm prior to certification.
Hunter Education courses are also offered online. The online course is not intended to replace the traditional classroom course but is designed to work within the established course curriculum and allow the Hunter Education certification to be obtained throughout the year. Upon completion of the online exam, students must complete the final three hours within a classroom setting. This allows the student time for interaction with the instructor, final testing, and the range firing exercise.
Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1972, is required to complete a Hunter Education course before purchasing a Mississippi hunting license. Anyone 12 years of age and less than 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the MDWFP before hunting alone in Mississippi. A child at least 12 years of age and less than 16 years of age may hunt without having the certificate of Hunter Education if the child is in the presence and under the direct supervision of a Mississippi licensed or exempt hunter at least 21 years of age when hunting. Sportsmen and women can also take Hunter Education voluntarily to enhance their knowledge and skills.
Volunteer instructors, county 4-H Youth Agents, school teachers and wildlife agency personnel teach Hunter Education. They are qualified by attending a certification course. Instructors maintain their teaching credential through a yearly evaluation process.
Call 1-800-354-5033 or visit mdwfp.com/law-enforcement/hunter-education for more information regarding Hunter Education courses or about becoming a volunteer Hunter Education instructor.


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Hassan declares State of Emergency over use of 'spice'By PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 14. 2014 9:34PM
CONCORD — As a result of dozens of recent drug overdoses in Manchester and Concord, Gov. Maggie Hassan declared a State of Emergency on Thursday related to the use of synthetic cannabinoid known as "Smacked!", the same day Manchester police announced the number of overdoses related to the drug has reached 44 since Monday.
The declaration of a State of Emergency triggers the state's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) public health powers under RSA 21-P:53 to investigate, isolate or quarantine and destroy the "Bubblegum Flavor" of "Smacked!".
Since Monday, Manchester police and city health authorities report 44 people in the Queen City area have experienced serious medical reactions to the synthetic cannabinoid, with at least 20 taken by ambulance to Manchester hospitals for treatment. In addition, the Concord Police Department reported at least three cases in 24 hours.
"These products pose a serious threat to public health, especially to young people, and it is our responsibility to do whatever we can to combat the recent rash of overdoses," said Hassan in a release. "In consultation with the New Hampshire Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, public health officials in the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General's office, I have declared a State of Emergency so that we can move quickly to stop the sale of this dangerous substance that has caused an outbreak of serious overdoses."
While authorities say they are not related to the series of overdoses at this time, samples of at least two other brands of synthetic cannabinoids, "Crazy Monkey" and "Green Giant," have tested positive for controlled substances. It is illegal to sell or consume these controlled substances under New Hampshire law.
On Wednesday, Manchester officials shut down three convenience stores that allegedly sold the synthetic marijuana "spice" connected to the overdoses.
Han's Food Mart, 353 Maple St., Union Street Market, 621 Union St. and TN Convenience, 90 Bridge St., sold the brand called "Smacked!"
Commonly referred to as "spice," synthetic cannabinoids are chemically engineered substances similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana.
"It's very important that individuals be made aware that use of this product poses serious and immediate danger to their personal health," said DHHS Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas in a release. "We strongly recommend the public avoid any use of this product, and we will work with local police departments as quickly as possible to put the quarantine into effect."
"As we have seen in recent days in Manchester and Concord, the misuse of products such 'Smacked!' can cause significant and adverse health risks," said Attorney General Joseph Foster in a release. "Therefore, we are strongly recommending that merchants who have similar products remove them from their shelves and destroy their current inventory. Retailers that continue to knowingly sell these dangerous or illegal products are placed on notice that they could be held responsible for harm caused to a user of the product." Hassan's declaration will last 21 days, unless terminated earlier or extended by further order.


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BERLIN (AP) — A gunman opened fire on a meeting in a village in south Germany on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding five before taking his own life, police said.
A police statement said the assailant had been attending an evening meeting of a property owners' association in a restaurant in Dossenheim, a village near Heidelberg, about 273 miles (440 kilometers) southwest of Berlin.
Heated words were exchanged and the man stormed out but returned later with a weapon and opened fire on the meeting before turning the weapon on himself, the statement said.
The five wounded were rushed to the hospital, where one was reported in serious condition. None of the dead or injured were identified.
Police spokesman Tobias Keilbach said it was unclear exactly what prompted the shooting and "the precise sequence of events is unclear."
Those who attended the meeting but were not injured were so badly shaken that police have been unable to question them, he said.


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Let The Groom Eat Cake
Let The Groom Eat Cake
The groom's cake is a very old tradition dating back from the seventeenth century. The tradition went away for awhile and is now back especially in the American South.
Whatever the reason it would be nice to serve your groom a cake of his own to show him a little attention on this big day. The rehearsal dinner or reception would be a good time to serve his cake.
Make sure to make it with his favorite flavors, so pay attention at those cake tastings. Liquor based and chocolate are most guys favorites. Also, show a little bit of what makes him tick by using his hobbies or interests for the style of the cake.


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Poland Archives and Libraries
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Helpful guides to addresses of Polish repositories are:
- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as governments or churches.
- Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for Poland. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in the FamilySearch Wiki, there will be a link to return to this article to obtain the address.
If you plan to visit a repository in Poland, contact the organization and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees.
Although the original records you need may be in an archive or library in Poland, the Family History Library may have a microfilm copy of them. The library has copies of many records from Polish archives.
The Polish government collects records relating to Polish history, culture, and people. These include records of genealogical value such as:
- Transcripts of church records
- Jewish records
- Church records no longer in the possession of the church including many Protestant church records
- Civil registration turned in by local civil registration offices
- Census returns
- Court records
- Military records
- Emigration lists
- Land records
Poland has two major types of genealogical repositories: government-run archives and offices and church-run archives. Government-run archives include the state and provincial archives as well as the civil registry offices.
Archiwa w Polsce: Informator adresowy(Archives in Poland: Informant of Addresses). Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Panstwowych, 1996. (FHL book 943.8 J54ap.) This guide describes the services of the archives and libraries in Poland as well as some limited information for major archives and libraries in other areas of the world.
Lewanski, Richard C. Guide to Polish Libraries and Archives. New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1974. (FHL book 943.8 J54l.)
- 1 State Archives
- 2 Branches of State Archives of Poland
- 3 Provincial or County Archives
- 4 Local Civil Offices
- 5 Church Archives
- 6 Some of the records found at the church archives
- 7 Other Libraries
- 8 Historical and Genealogical Societies
- 9 Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs
- 10 Web Sites
State Archives
There are several regional state archives. These collect civil records and civil transcripts (copies) of church records. Recent records, generally those less than 100 years old, are kept at local civil registration offices (Urząd Stanu Cywilnego).
The State Archives of Poland are not open to the public. Limited access is offered only to scholars who have first acquired permission from the state archive where they plan to visit. Some of the materials you need may be found in local church and civil offices.
Microfilm copies of many records at the Polish State Archives are available at the Family History Library, but the State Archives have several records that have not yet been filmed. If the records you need are not in the Family History Library collection, you may request information from, or photocopies of, the records you need by writing to the Directorate of the Polish State Archives (Naczelna Dyrekcja). They will forward your request to the appropriate state archive.
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Panstwowych
ul. Dluga 6
00-950 Warszawa skr.poczt. 1005
Fax: 48 22 831-75-63
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: The Head Office of State Archives:Panstwowych
- To do a search on their holdings go to the following site:Archiwa Panstwowe:The SEZAM database in English or Polski
- Naczelna Dyrekcja has published two books about the holdings of all the national archives in Poland:
- Biernata, Andrzeja and Anny Laszuk. Archiwa panstwowe w Polsce, Przewodnik po zasobach (State Archives in Poland, Guide to Resources). Warszawa: "DiG," 1998. (FHL book 943.8J54a 1998.)
- Laszuk, Anna. Ksiegi metrykalne i stanu cywilnego w archiwach panstwowych w Polsce, Informator (Parish and Civil Registration Records at State Archives in Poland, Directory).Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Panstwowych, 1998. (FHL book 943.8 J53k.)
- For the vital records at the State Archives in Poland: See the PRADZIAD database. Enter the name of the town where the parish, the public registry office or the religious community were located, or enter the name of the commune on the territory of which the town searched for is located, or the county on the territory of which it was located before the war; select the name of the province within the 1975-1998 or 1918-1939 borders; select the denomination or religion in respect of which the register was kept; select the type of event.
- Archiwum Zabużańskie Urzędu Stanu Cywilnego Warszawa Śródmieście, ul. Smyczkowa 14, 02-678 Warszawa. For catholic records check the Register of Vital Records of Roman Catholic Parishes from the Region beyond the Bug River by Edward A. Peckwas.
- More records at the state archives:
The State Archive in Lomza The Registry of Residents since 1899 –For some of the towns within the province –for details we have to contact the archives.
The State Archive in Torun The Residents Registration Records 1865-1930, Police Records –Passport Applications 1920-1939, Lists of Residents for surrounding area (Chelmza)
The State Archive in Krakow The List of Residents in the City of Krakow from 1921 (1850, 1857, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910). Go to: ELA database - under "tytul spisu" put "spis ludnosci")
The State Archive in Przemysl The Greek-Catholic Church Records from the area of Przemysl and Rzeszow (you can find more detail information about it in the "East European Genealogist" Winter 1997).
At State Archive in Olsztyn you can perform searches or go directly to State Archive in Olsztyn / Szukaj where you will find numerous books with Polish headings but within the births, marriages, and deaths are written in German.
Branches of State Archives of Poland
Regional branches of the State Archives, located in major cities, collect records of the area they serve.
Addresses of these archives are available on several Internet sites:
For a listing of Polish archives with connections to the Internet see:
State Archives in Olsztyn
http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/ Polish State Archives in Warsaw.
http://www.katowice.ap.gov.pl/ State archives of Katowice
http://www.ap.wroc.pl/index_de.html State archives in Wrocław
http://www.gca.ch/Genealogie/Oels/staatsarchiv_breslau.htm Information about the State Archives in Breslau and information about Kreis Oels.
State Archives in Torun and Woclawek
Naukowy Portal Archiwalny - http://www.archiwa.net
Archiwa Państwowe na portalu www.polska.pl - http://www.polska.pl
Poznań w Dokumentach http://www.poznan.ap.gov.pl
Biblioteka Kórnicka - http://www.bkpan.poznan.pl
For Slask area http://www.christoph-www.de/archivns1.html
Provincial or County Archives
In Poland many provinces have their own repositories for records pertaining to their area that are separate from those of the national government.
Many records of genealogical value are kept by these archives, including:
- Birth, marriage, and death records
- Census records (when available)
- Land records
- Some church records
The provincial archives of Poland are not open to the public. Limited access is offered only to scholars and those who have received specific permission in writing from the Polish Directorate of the Polish State Archives in Warszawa.
Local Civil Offices
In Poland, records created by the local government less than 100 years ago—including birth, death, and marriage records—are kept in local offices. These records are not available to the public. For more information about these offices (which are comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the U.S.) and their records, see Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records.
You can get information about records kept at local civil offices by writing to them. See Poland Letter Writing Guide.
Church Archives
Church archives collect records generated by the church, such as parish registers. Each diocese has its own policies regarding gathering records into the archive of the diocese. Generally, older records are found in the diocesan archives; more recent records are found at the local parish.
Some Catholic dioceses have gathered older records into a diocesan archive. You can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. See Poland Church Records.
Protestant church records can be difficult to locate in Poland. Many have been lost due to wars and boundary changes, especially so in former Pomerania regions. Many other records have been filmed and are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. In a few cases, records still exist in the local church but have not been microfilmed (e.g. Lublin Lutheran). For a complete listing of Protestant Church archives and repositories, see references in Poland Church Directories. Some Lutheran records for former Prussian regions are held in Lutheran Church Archives in Berlin. Protestants should not hesitate to look into Catholic records for their information. If no Lutheran or other Protestant church existed in a particular area, the residents would have been civilly obligated to register their b/m/d at the nearest Catholic Church.
Many church records are kept by local parishes, which may also have earlier records. You can write to local parishes and church archives for information. See Poland Church Records.
Genealogical Societies with focus on specific regions of Poland can often help to find records that may be particularly elusive.
Some of the records found at the church archives
Archdiocese Archive in Bialystok is in possession of the extracts from the vital records (total of 1041 volumes) from1865 up to the current year. The extracts are listed in accordance with the following Decanates:
- Decanate Białystok - 430 volumes
- Decanate Korycin - 64 volumes
- Decanate Krynki - 81 volumes
- Decanate Knyszyn - 93 volumes
- Decanate Dąbrowa Białostocka - 74 volumes
- Decanate Sokółka - 182 volumes
- Decanate Grodno (1865-1937) - 92 volumes
- Decanate Łunna (1922-1937) - 25 volumes
The Archive of the Polish Province of Dominicans in Krakow is in possession of catholic records from Czortkow, right now within the borders of the Ukraine. www.dominikanie.pl, ul. Stolarska 12 , 30-215 Krakow, Poland.
Other Libraries
Some useful sources, such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers, and genealogies, are available in major libraries in Poland and the United States. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees.
Historical and Genealogical Societies
Very few historical and genealogical societies exist in Poland. Such societies may maintain libraries that collect genealogical records. Some North American societies are also working at indexing and/or extracting data from Polish records of various types. For more information, including addresses of some societies, see Poland Societies.
Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs
Many archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit an archive so that you can use your time more effectively.
The Family History Library has copies of several published inventories, catalogs, directories, and guides of other libraries. These records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
Web Sites
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A decade ago, Kadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Baghdad. Pictured with a sledgehammer while attempting to demolish the huge statue of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the city's Firdos Square, al-Jabouri's jubilant act of destruction made front pages around the world.
For former British prime minister Tony Blair and then-US president George W Bush, the image was a godsend, encapsulating the delight of a grateful nation that their hated leader had been ousted.
However, almost exactly a decade later, the "sledgehammer man" — who was helped by a US tank carrier to topple the statue — furiously regrets that afternoon and the symbolism of what he was involved in.
"I hated Saddam," said the 52-year-old, who owns a motorcycle spare parts shop. "I dreamed for five years of bringing down that statue, but what has followed has been a bitter disappointment."
"Then we had only one dictator. Now we have hundreds," he said, echoing a popular sentiment in a country mired in political problems where killings occur almost daily.
Video from the time shows al-Jabouri that day, a huge bull of a man in a vest top with cropped hair, battering the statue's concrete plinth with furious intensity.
What actually happened that day is still the subject of rival claims by those involved. A report in the Los Angeles Times in 2004 suggested the toppling of the statue was stage-managed. Al-Jabouri denies that. His claim is contested by the US soldiers involved, including the crew of the M-88 tank tow truck that eventually pulled the statue down.
Two years ago, they told the New Yorker that the hammer belonged to them and that US First Sergeant Leon Lambert gave it to Iraqis.
These days, al-Jabouri is still recognizable as the man from those images, the former champion power-lifter who spent 11 years in Abu Ghraib Prison under Saddam.
Despite his physique, he could only break off chunks of concrete. Even with a rope supplied by the crew of the M-88, the crowd still not could not shift it and in the end it was the vehicle that pulled it down.
Asked why he had been in prison under Saddam, al-Jabouri says only that his crime was "semi-political."
Whatever his subsequent regrets, the day the statue came down remains etched on his memory:
"I was in my shop here on my own. It was around noon. I heard that the Americans were in the suburbs. I went to get my sledgehammer and headed to Firdos Square," he said. "I'd had the idea in my mind of knocking down the statue so I went to do it. There were secret police still in the square and fedayeen [Saddam's paramilitary forces]. They were watching what I was doing, but my friends surrounded me to protect me if they shot."
"The Americans came 45 minutes later. The commander asked if I needed a hand and pulled it down. It was just me at first. Then 30 of us. Then 300. In the end there were thousands in the square. It was all about revenge for me, for what the regime had done to me, for the years I spent in prison," al-Jabouri said.
The regrets began two years later under the US occupation and nothing since has changed his mind — not the end of the occupation nor the handover of control to Iraq.
"Under Saddam there was security. There was corruption, but nothing like this. Our lives were protected and many of the basics like electricity and gas were more affordable. After two years, I saw no progress. Then there came the killings, the robberies and the sectarian violence," al-Jabouri said.


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Placing a penny on Sully is an honored tradition for Aggies.
The former president of Texas A&M, Sul Ross would tutor students for one red cent back in the 1890's but his statue is said to bring luck to those who carefully place a pretty penny at his feet.
The tradition lead a few graphic design students to put their penny pinching to good use and make a little art that made some cents.
"It was really nice and really relaxing to do kind of a mundane task, just laying out pennies," joked senior Tara Gerke.
Aggies seniors Tara Gerke, Jessica Powell, and Lauren Costin usually work with computers when it comes to graphic design but this project was a little more hands on and helped raise awareness of their field of study of Texas A&M.
"I think it just felt really good to get some publicity for the visualization program since it's not really well known and to get other Aggies involved since all of these pennies were donated," said Gerke.
In all 13,500 pennies were used to spell out a word that is probably the main reason people place pennies on Sully. Procrastination.
"Kind of a lot of irony there," said Gerke with a laugh.
The art has been circulating all over the internet and it's doing exactly what these future graphic designers wanted.
"It makes me really excited about the future, especially with our graduations approaching. It's nice to know that what we're doing long term is going to make people happy and help them appreciate art," said Powell.
The 13,500 pennies used in the penny art will meet the same fate as the rest of the pennies at Sully's feet. They'll be donated to the Boys and Girls Club.


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O'REILLY: "Back of the Book" segment tonight. As we discussed in the "Talking Points Memo," the Benghazi, Libya story is very important because there may be a misconduct, misconduct by the federal government, on a high level.
However, democrats, they don't want to know about it. And joining us now from Washington, Fox News Political Analyst, Charles Krauthammer.
You know, I'm trying to be fair on this. I'm trying to be fair on this story. I don't want to be perceived as somebody who is trying to get Hillary Clinton or get President Obama.
But the thing that really, really annoyed me was Hicks, when he said that he was demoted for, pretty much, telling the truth.
And Hillary Clinton had to sign off on that. That -- that's -- that really got me. And you say.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, FOX NEWS POLITICAL ANALYST: That's the heart of the story. That's why the story changed yesterday.
This story isn't going to explode. This is a drip, drip, drip. And what the drip, drip, drip is about is this, the administration tried to suppress the truth about what happened in Benghazi.
And did that consistently and deliberately while the president, at the same time, said publicly that his only objective was to collect the facts and to share them, as they received them, with the American people.
Every piece of evidence that we heard yesterday contradicted that. Now, this is not a hanging offense, it's not a jailing offense, it's not a break-in, it's not a burglary.
It is an administration trying to cover up what was not a criminal act, there could have been misjudgments, and there were, but there was a lot of human error.
You can have some sympathy. They might have made the wrong judgment about to rescue or not. You have to balance it left and right.
So, it was not that great, I mean, a crime. But they decided, in the middle of an election, where the president had proclaimed, "al-Qaeda is gone and conquered all this. The war on terror is over. I'm a big hero. Osama is slain. G.M. is alive and Osama is dead."
In the middle of a campaign where they're pushing this, they decided to maintain that line. They would suppress the truth.
They would demote a hero like Hicks. They would shout at him. They would threaten him. They would not allow him to meet with the Congressional delegation. All of these things are part of a cover-up.
O'REILLY: And it's because of the election. It's a -- you know, and we have to refresh people's memories a little bit. The Watergate scandal was because of the election. Richard Nixon wanted to know --
KRAUTHAMMER: Exactly.
O'REILLY: -- what his opponent was doing, so they broke into the headquarters to try to figure that out. So, this is the same thing. They don't want the narrative that the terror warrior -- Barack Obama had a slip-up in Libya.
They didn't want that to be part of the election campaign. That's what it's all about.
KRAUTHAMMER: Look, but that's the great irony of it. It wasn't as if Obama ordered a burglary or a criminal act, or had a plumber seal it or hide any of this.
It was simply to make him -- look, I have to speculate because why else would you have the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs write a memo the day after the attack saying, "It was an attack by Ansar al-Sharia, the al-Qaeda affiliate."
So, State Department admits it on day two. CIA submits evidence, its evidence on day four that it's all about a terror attack. There is no speculation about a video.
There was no demonstration. Why else would you create a false story that you announced on the five networks. I mean, there is no plausible reason.
O'REILLY: Is it beyond reasonable --
KRAUTHAMMER: The only possible reason is that they were trying to look politically-good --
O'REILLY: Yes. They didn't want to give the republicans a hammer to go after them because, as you know, Romney came out the day after the attack.
KRAUTHAMMER: But it's so disproportionate. It makes no sense. Admit there were some mistakes.
O'REILLY: Of course.
KRAUTHAMMER: Americans are forgiving.
O'REILLY: In this climate, 24/7 news, how do you think you're going to cover something like that up. Come on.
But is it possible that this was done at a level -- I don't think it's possible in the State Department. I think that Hillary Clinton had to know that Hicks was, you know, in their -- he was off the reservation. That's the term they used.
She had to know that. And she was OK with the demotion, which is ridiculous.
But at the White House level, it could have been guys in the campaign. I mean, we have to give the benefit of the doubt here right now, do we not.
KRAUTHAMMER: It wasn't the members of the campaign who doctored the talking points. I'm not saying Obama sat down and he edited them.
But the story that Jay Carney has told, that the only thing that was done by the political people on the talking points was to change one word, I think "embassy" into "facility" or something, is ridiculous. We know what happened in the e-mail.
O'REILLY: I wonder who did that. I wonder who actually sat down and changed that.
KRAUTHAMMER: The story they have put out, Jay Carney has said, "This is the administration's story. We initially assumed or thought, the evidence was, it was a demonstration, not in the video. And as we learned the new evidence, it became a terror attack."
That is completely false. They knew in the State Department, in CIA, everywhere. As Hicks had said, "There was no demonstration."
O'REILLY: Right.
KRAUTHAMMER: "There was no indication of it." They knew it was a terror attack. They subtracted that truth, ended up with a fantasy.
O'REILLY: Right. We just have to find out who did it. That's what we need to know.
KRAUTHAMMER: Well, who did it. It was high people in the White House and high people in state. That we know.
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Whether you're a new runner, a savvy veteran or somewhere in between, there is a good chance a half marathon is your favorite racing distance.
You're not alone. The half, as we fondly call it, has become the distance du jour worldwide, with over 1.9 million finishers in the U.S. in 2013. It makes perfect sense when you consider that for beginners, the 13.1-mile distance is a difficult challenge, yet still an achievable goal. Moreover, for the experienced runner, the half-marathon is often a favorite distance because it still tests the limits of endurance, but requires far less training time—and recovery time—than the marathon.
Beginners and advanced runners alike face certain physiological challenges when training for the half-marathon.
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For beginners, the amount of time spent running is the most important factor in training. Research shows that biological markers of muscle fatigue—aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and myoglobin—increase significantly immediately after a half-marathon and remain elevated for more than 24 hours after the race. Put simply, two hours of running puts a tremendous amount of stress on the muscles in your legs. To prepare for the specific demands of a half-marathon, it's necessary for newer runners to keep their workout and long run volumes fairly high.
On the flipside, the physiological demands of the half for advanced runners mimic those of the 10K distance. From an energy system standpoint, the half marathon is 98 percent aerobic and only 2 percent anaerobic. This means experienced runners training to race faster must improve their threshold and develop their ability to clear lactic acid and reconvert it back into usable energy.
The physiological demands of the half-marathon clearly demonstrate that success at racing the 13.1-mile distance involves a blend of stamina and speed endurance. It's important to progress training in a way that prepares the body to first handle the hard workouts and long miles before targeting the specific physiological demands of the half-marathon distance during the final few weeks of training.
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Hi, I am really new to this pmp/mp3 player business. I just got my first pmp, a Cowon D3, primarily to listen to music. I cannot seem to get a playlist to work for me. I know the D3 has issues with playlists, and I'm not too impressed with JetAudio, itself. JetAudio is not very intuitive nor documented enough to make it useable to a novice such as myself.
I have been playing with Winamp, and Ive read on this site where other D3 users have successfully used Winamp on the D3. Id appreciate any help anyone can offer.
Ive learned how to create and manage playlists within Winamp, but I cannot figure out how to get them to play on the D3. I have tried creating and exporting both .pls and .m3U type playlist files to the D3 and Winamp worked very nicely in automatically transferring all of my playlists associated files to the D3 into the MUSIC folder. What I noticed is that the playlist files, themselves, either the .m3u or .pls, only exist on the D3 until the file transfers are complete and then the playlist files themselves are gone. Ive noticed after all of my music files are transferred, they exist on the D3 as individual files (tracks or songs) within their respective folders (albums). I assume this is normal for file transfers and I expect that to play these music files, Id only need to select and play the playlist file, itself.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pacific International Lines, a Singapore-based container ship company, is being ordered to pay $2.2 million in criminal penalties for concealing illegal waste water discharges in a falsified oil record book.
The company pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard and violating a law designed to prevent pollution from ships. Pacific International operated the vessel Southern Lily 2 in American Samoa. The oil pollution was discovered in a routine inspection by the Coast Guard, which found that the ship's oil water separator was not functioning.
This is the second recent case involving dumping in waters off American Samoa. Last month, a New Zealand fishing company was ordered to pay $2.4 million and sentenced to three years of probation for dumping oil waste.


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Mass. man injured in ATV rollover in Stewartstown
May 25. 2014 12:36PM
STEWARTSTOWN - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says a man was seriously injured when the ATV he was driving rolled over and pinned him underneath.
Conservation officers say Louis Parisi Jr, 46, of Hopkinton, Mass., lost control of the ATV around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. A male passenger who was thrown from the ATV was not injured.
Fish and Game said in a release Sunday that Parisi, who was not wearing a helmet, was taken to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, then transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for additional treatment.


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$800,000 dedicated to four state projects, two in Kansas
WICHITA — During a Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) Management Board meeting in Wichita in January, board members approved $100,000 in ConocoPhillips grants to support four conservation projects with matching partner contributions totaling $694,681, continuing the company's 20-year effort to improve wildlife habitat in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Two of the four projects target Kansas.
"The proposals were all very high quality this year, making for some tough decisions," says Christopher Rustay, PLJV conservation delivery leader. "The four projects that were chosen will greatly improve habitat conditions in the Great Plains."
Chestnut Slough Habitat Enhancements in Weld County, Colorado
This year's ConocoPhillips grant will help Ducks Unlimited make enhancements to one of the most important waterfowl roosting sites in the central South Platte River watershed. The project will conserve non-breeding waterfowl habitat by enhancing the hydrology of a warm-water slough and improving shallow-water wetlands and wet meadows through the installation of water-control structures. The increased size and quality of slough, marsh, and wet meadow habitats will help non-breeding waterfowl maintain body condition by providing excellent forage and roost habitat in a stretch of the river deficient in these habitat types. These activities will also benefit other wetland-dependent wildlife by increasing plant biodiversity, improving the time wetlands are covered by water, and establishing greater habitat diversification.
Wetland Enhancement & Water Conservation in Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
One of the funded projects in Kansas will restore and enhance wetland habitat at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (QNWR) that benefits many birds currently considered PLJV priority species, such as the northern pintail, mallard, greater white-fronted goose, snowy plover, American avocet, long-billed dowitcher, whooping and sandhill crane, and American white pelican. Narrow, deep, open water sites next to dikes and outlet structures and cattail-choked sites will be transformed into moist-soil habitat that can be more efficiently drained and flooded to encourage annual plant and invertebrate production, increasing forage resources for shorebirds and waterfowl.
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Restoration, Outreach, and Education in Kansas
Pheasants Forever is partnering with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fund three farm bill biologists positions. These biologists will provide technical assistance, outreach, and education to farmers, ranchers, and land managers about the importance of restoring and improving habitats for lesser prairie-chicken, northern bobwhite quail, and other species of concern in southcentral Kansas. The biologists will also provide information about how to use federal, state, and local conservation programs to offset the costs of making needed improvements. They will work closely with the partners and other area resources to increase enrollment in these programs. This program was funded through a ConocoPhillips grant last year as well, resulting in more than 8,000 acres of new or improved habitat.
Statewide Burn Association in Oklahoma
The ConocoPhillips grant will help the Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance, the High Plains RC&D Association, and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission form a statewide burn association. Burning is an important tool in wildlife habitat restoration because fire suppression has a detrimental effect on grasslands. Without controlled burning, invasive species such as eastern red cedar expand rapidly. Removal of these invasive species by mechanical means has failed to make significant reductions. This project will improve support for local burn associations and allow more prescribed burns through statewide coordination, sharing of data, development of regional smoke plans, and a statewide platform that will provide access to burn insurance.
Since 1990, ConocoPhillips has contributed more than $2 million to the PLJV-ConocoPhillips Grant Program and supported more than 250 conservation projects throughout the PLJV region.


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Although Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith is still dealing with a sprained right knee, he's active for today's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Smith did not display his usual explosiveness in warmups and his running was labored Friday, but the thinking is that it's unlikely he's going to further damage his knee and will have to deal with the injury for the remainder of the season.
Smith was characterized as a game-time decision by coach John Harbaugh on Friday. The former Maryland standout has never missed a game in the NFL.
Against the Miami Dolphins last week, Smith's knee swelled during warmups before kickoff. He played 15 snaps, but wasn't targeted with a...


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Solar power boom 'unsustainable', says Gov
Massive payouts to rooftop panel owners to be slashed
The Great British Solar Power rush may soon come to a dramatic halt: the amount knocked off 'leccy bills for solar-powered homes will be slashed. Energy minister Greg Barker confirmed today that if cuts to the feed-in tariff (FiT) aren't made, his budget will simply run out.
But by how much will it be reduced? Details leaked by the Energy Savings Trust suggest that domestic tariffs will fall from 43.3p/kWh to 21p/kWh, effectively doubling the length of time required to pay back an investment in solar generating equipment. The quango believes the tariff change will be made in five weeks; meanwhile a consultation started today and ends on 23 December.
"This boom has been built on unsustainable foundations," writes energy minister Greg Barker on The Guardian website today. Barker also confirmed additional qualifications so that only "energy efficient" buildings receive the full tariff.
The FiT isn't a subsidy, strictly speaking, but it is a market-rigging mechanism that ensures electricity is more expensive to consumers than it should be. The government compels energy companies to pay owners of home solar installations a hefty sum - at the moment, several times the price of the electricity - whenever they generate any power, even if they use that power themselves rather than supplying it to the Grid. (The panel owners are also paid a small extra sum if the power goes to the Grid rather than using it themselves.) Some of this money comes from the government, and some comes from higher prices charged to ordinary businesses and consumers who don't have solar panels.
As they are in large part a flat tax on electricity which hits the poor much harder than the rich, climate activist George Monbiot has described FiTs as "extortionate, useless [and] deeply regressive".
Even after the proposed FiT reductions, the scheme will still push up electricity prices - an awkward fact given that the number of households living in fuel poverty, according to the Energy Dept, has doubled since 2004.
The idea of micro-power generation has the imprimatur of the Prime Minister. While he was still leader of the opposition, David Cameron was filmed on the roof of the offices of Greenpeace in London extolling the virtues of micro-generation:
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Barker says the installed capacity is higher than expected and that "the generous pot of £867m secured for the feed-in tariff scheme by the Coalition last year will be completely devoured if we don't act now".
Increasingly governments have realised that market intervention to increase solar and wind renewable energy isn't sustainable. In Spain, where the solar rush was halted last year, a study found that one 'green' job cost 2.2 real jobs.
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Gasoline fell to a three-week low after the Energy Department reported that inventories of the motor fuel rose the most last week since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
Futures sank 1.9 percent as gasoline supplies climbed 7.86 million barrels in the seven days ended Nov. 30 to 212.1 million, the biggest increase since the week ended Sept. 21, 2001. Stockpiles jumped as demand slipped 0.9 percent and refinery rates reached the highest seasonal level since 2005.
"Bearish? This is the Kodiak grizzly of bearish reports," said David Pursell, a managing director at Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. LLC in Houston.
Gasoline for January delivery fell 5.12 cents to $2.6378 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since Nov. 8.
The median estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was for a 1.55 million-barrel gain. Supplies have risen 9.74 million barrels in two weeks.
The premium of gasoline over crude on Nymex, or the crack spread, shrank $1.53 to $22.91 a barrel, the narrowest margin since Oct. 23.
"It's a very bearish report as inventories swell and pressure prices and refining margins," said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates LLC in Houston.
Gasoline demand declined 73,000 barrels to 8.35 million barrels a day, 2.6 percent below a year earlier.
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Demand has slipped for three weeks to the lowest seasonal level since 2000 after jumping 7.2 percent in the seven days ended Nov. 9 as wholesalers restocked following disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy.
"The pipeline to the East Coast had been full in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and as we moved past Thanksgiving demand has declined," Lipow said.
Refiners used 90.6 percent of capacity, up 2 percentage points to the highest level since the week ended Aug. 24.
The largest increase in gasoline stockpiles was on the Gulf Coast, or PADD 3 region, where inventories rose 2.47 million barrels to 77.3 million, the highest level since September 2011. PADD 3 refiners used 95.2 percent of capacity.
"The refiners are converting crude surplus into product surplus because it's been profitable to refine crude oil," Lipow said.
Distillate supplies, which include heating oil and diesel, climbed 3.03 million barrels to 115.1 million in the seven days ended Nov. 30, department data show. Analysts estimated a 850,000-barrel increase, according to the survey.
January-delivery heating oil fell 1.33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $2.9907 a gallon, the first time the front-month contract has settled below $3 since Nov. 15.
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