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HAMPTON, VIRGINIA -- I ordered clothing from them twice within a week. The orders did not come in right away but in dribs and drabs. I didn't care for any of them so sent them back immediately as indicated in order to get credit for them. They tell you that you just put the label included on the bag and bring to UPS and you will be billed $6.95 each label. As I had to send them back right away in order not to be penalized, I had to use 3 labels (21.00) for ordering nothing. Then their site says give them 30 days to credit the account. Every time I called or looked at the bill, there would be just some of the items but never all.
My last order was sent back to them on March 21 but not processed or credited until May 20. Meanwhile the bills kept coming for the whole order minus 1 or 2 items, with interest of near 25% (I had opened a Newport News credit card as I expected to pay it off immediately), finance charges and a $1 process fee on one bill whatever that meant. I paid the minimum payment for the first 2 bills, a total of $21. Then I told them I refused to pay more until everything was credited. As I paid $21 for the return shipping (a charge many companies waive) and the $21 for the minimum payment, I felt that they were more than compensated.
I had paid at that point $42 for absolutely nothing as I had returned all items. I said I expected to see a zero balance. These negotiations occurred with different emails and 2 phone contacts with customer service. Then I received my next bill of $34. I talked to someone again by phone who I thought waived all return fees which would have been $21 and I would have to still pay $12 which at that point I was resigned to doing although it meant now paying $56 and buying nothing. However, on June 9 I received my bill and they had waived one return fee of $6.95 and left a balance of $29.48.
Of course this includes a finance charge and interest. Supposedly these fees all come from the shipping it originally cost them to send the items to me. If we go by their shipping chart which I now see clearly how ridiculously high it is (I'm a small person and these were mainly little bathing suits) perhaps they're in the ball park. However, is there no compensation for these charges caused by them (in my opinion, deliberately) prolonging the crediting of my items and the fact they did not keep within the 30 day crediting of items policy? If I pay this bill I will have paid them $71.48 and have bought absolutely nothing.
Every phone call and contact gets me another person who knows nothing about the previous communication and constantly tries to redirect me to another department. I have a busy life and this is just an unbelievable nightmare.
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA -- I placed several orders with Newport News in November of 2009. Never did I imagine the unbelievable hassle I was about to get myself into. I'm not even sure how this company can get away with doing business this way or how their employees can live with themselves for treating people in such a horrid manner.
After the items I ordered arrived nearly 4 weeks later, I found that most of them were of terrible quality (snags in the material, uneven, unfinished seams, sizing is way off, etc.) I kept only 2 of the items and returned them immediately via their UPS sticker (which incidentally costs you an extra $6.95 PER ITEM and they will deduct this from your return amount... if you ever see any of that money back).
I kept copies of the UPS stickers and confirmed the day, time, and signature of when it arrived back on their dock on December 16th. Two weeks later I called Newport News and they confirmed that the items did arrive and that the processing of the return would take about 5-7 additional business days.
Two weeks later, I called back and they said it would be another 10 days to process the returns. In other words, the company gets to sit on your money for as long as they want... hoping that you will forget about it or get tired of the hassle and move on. Six weeks later, I filed a dispute with my credit card company, providing them with the documentation from the UPS tracking system where Newport News had received the returned items. My credit card company could not get any response from Newport News regarding the returns.
Two days ago I received a "past due"?? invoice from Newport News for $233.00. This is about double the amount for all my orders and makes no sense whatsoever. So I called Newport News again (this makes 7th call so far throughout this whole ordeal) and they said that I owe THEM now for items that I returned 2 months ago and that they show in their records as having been received. Huh?
They told me someone would have to call me back (I said, yeah, I've heard that before.) Today, lo and behold, someone from Nova Scotia called today trying to collect $233 from me for items returned 2 months ago. I couldn't believe it. I asked the extremely rude woman, "So, let me get this straight. You want me to pay you $233.00 for items I've returned 2 months ago because your company doesn't want to process the return in a timely manner? In other words, you want me to pay double for items that YOU show in YOUR computer as having been returned?"
She just said, "ma'am, you owe us $233." So I said, "so after I give you another $233.00, how long before you credit back my account for the items that were returned 2 months ago?" No joke, she said 5-7 business days. Uh, huh. I started to tell her that's what the first person told me when I called to inquire the first time about my return and she literally SCREAMED through the phone, "I don't know how to explain it to you any better than that!" and slammed the phone down in my ear. Very mature and professional.
I wish I would have done my homework three months ago and researched this "company" before placing any orders with them. If you decide to place an order with Newport News and it isn't what you expected, you will be better off keeping the merchandise, giving it away, or selling it. Otherwise, get ready to be hassled for a long, long time. Horrible, horrible company. Newport News... SHAME ON YOU!!
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA -- I feel what the other consumers "**" and "**" are going through because I am having the same problem with Newport News Clothing, going through the same thing with them. My problem started with a Christmas present order for family members last year and the entire order was all wrong, wrong colors, item, sizes and everything. I send the return back the same day before the UPS driver left my residence. Have not hear anything back after a month so I called them, nothing, called again, and nothing. After two months, I called back again. They finally see my return after two months.
So I explain to them that they were Christmas presents and I had to go out shopping all over again and buy family members gifts. I ask for a refund and they refuse. So I asked again for my money back or refund and the refuse again. So I report them to the BBB and all of a sudden, I received a email stating that they can give me a up front credit but I have to give them my credit card number to put another credit my account just in case I might get credit double. Now does that make any sense to you - I will be still out the amount they owe me because they will have charged me twice for the order that I do not have.
Anyway, I was told that legal actions can be taken out against them and reporting this to the Consumer affairs as well. Now if you have not notified the BBB in Norfolk, VA - you should because they have my complaint regarding this mess. You see, I'm getting my money back. Truly, I thought that I was alone on this but I see that they are making others mad at them. Thanks for sharing.
I made an online purchase from Newport News on Dec 6th, 2011. When I did not get any kind of shipping notice after a week I checked my order status on the website. It said the order was still "processing" so I contacted them via the customer service link on their site. I never got a response, so I called. I was told that they had moved their warehouse and all orders were delayed. No one could tell me when my order would ship, but I was told that they would send it expedited shipping when it did ship.
I waited a couple of weeks more, checked the order status via the site (still "processing") and wrote customer service again. Never got a response. Called, and was told the same thing about the warehouse moving, etc etc. Here it is mid Jan, and I go and check the website and it actually says my order shipped! Hurray! So I wait a 2 more weeks, and nothing. I go to the site, and there is a link in my order status to "Track Shipping"- but there is no tracking number... nor is there even a shipping date! I write customer service again (at this point just for and grins, knowing I won't get a response, which I didn't) and then call.
The person I got on the phone this time stumbles through a bunch of questions then informs me I am being issued a refund. When I ask why- he can't tell me. When I ask to talk to his supervisor, he told me to call back. Which I did, hoping to get someone who wouldn't OBVIOUSLY be making things up as he goes along. This time I was told that I was being issued a refund because my "shipment was lost." I was told I will receive my refund in 7-10 working days. Riiiight. I'm not holding my breath.
I will NEVER order from this company again. Never received ANY responses to my inquiries to customer service, was given the runaround whenever I spoke with someone on the phone, and after 2 months of waiting and being told numerous stories, I am not even receiving what I purchased. How this company is still in business is beyond my comprehension.
I placed an order for a swimming suit back in November. I received the suit and it didn't fit so I placed it back in the bag and sent it back the very next day asking for a refund. I called and they said it would take up to six weeks to be refunded. In February I received a "merchandise certificate" because they claim it took more than 30 days for the swimsuit to be returned and they could not credit my card. Instead of calling and complaining, I go with it and order three items with the certificate. First two items, I received. The third item I call a couple of times and each time am told it's on back order.
This morning I discover that $15.00 has been debited from my account for this order. I call Newport News and they said I should have received a check in the mail in March for the portion of the merchandise credit that was on backorder and that because they had my credit card number from the original order they could go ahead and debit my account for $15.00. I did not receive a check in March for the difference of the backordered item. I was not told I was receiving a check for that amount which I did not receive and certainly was not told that they would be debiting my bank account for the item when it finally came in.
They told me this morning that they could debit my bank account for the backordered item now that it came in because the original swimsuit was ordered on the debit card. I asked why they could not then just credit my account instead of sending a check in March for the amt. of the backordered item or credit my acct. for the returned swimsuit which I returned promptly. And they said they could not because it from a merchandise certificate. Although, I am only talking $15.00 here, they did not have authorization to take the $15.00 from my account.
I never received the check back in March for the backlogged item that was supposedly credited off their merchandise account amount which was a credit off my original order which was by my debit card. Their story is contradictory to their own policies, very sheisty and smacks of fraud.
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA -- On 9/27/2011 I ordered 2 swimsuits from Newport-News, size 12. I received 2 swimsuits, size 6. Imagine my surprise! I immediately got on the phone to request a return authorization number. I have ordered merchandise from Newport News over a period of probably 20 years. Never had any problems. When I was on hold for 30 mins, I decided to try the order line. I was on hold again so I got on the computer to see if something was going on with the company. That's when I read about the complaints and the bankruptcy. I called the credit card company and explained my issue and what they thought I should do.
They advised me to return the merchandise and then immediately submit a dispute. I am not willing to cause any damage to my credit by not paying the bill so I have submitted the dispute and will wait to see what happens. At the very worst, I will be out $38.00. I would suggest the same for anyone else in this situation. I am very disappointed that Newport News is continuing to sell merchandise but not standing up to the customer service side of the business.
I will never order anything else from them unless they redeem themselves totally and completely. Further, I have read that Lynn Tilton Companies has acquired Newport News and this could possibly be the shot in the arm that Newport News needs. Lynn Tilton has been reputed to have turned around many bankrupt companies.
I swear this whole ordeal has taken months off my life. I too have returned items back in Feb. (2011) and have gotten such a runaround I thought I was in a bad movie. Two different times after being told my refund was absolutely in the works I let the invoice sit and then was forced into making last minute phone payments to save my credit at the tune of 10.00 each.
Last month I didn't make the payment after learning they declared bankruptcy and have now been charged a 25.00 late fee. So now I have the original 90.00 return plus 5 months of finance charges, 20.00 in phone pymt. fees & a 25.00 late charge. I will never forgive myself if I pay them so let them turn me over to collections or whatever they do because this is highway robbery!
I have been going back and forth for two months with Newport News trying to get a refund on items I returned. They just informed me, after several attempts to make contact, that they are filing for bankruptcy and are refusing to process credits for items returned.
My advice, do not place an order with them at this time and cancel any pending orders you that you may have with them. They also informed me that I was expected to continue making payments for the amount due although I am no longer in possession of those items. They are a sinking ship, approach with caution. In the meantime, I will wait for the letter they claimed has been sent out to their clients regarding this matter.
VIRGINIA -- I have never kept anything that I have ordered from newport news so I don't know why I tried one more time. I placed an order for 2 shirts on march 1, 2011 which was immediately debited from my checking account. Received the item and prompted returned it. According to my ups tracking info, they received it on march 11, 2011. I have emailed several times and get the same old story (if they even reply)... It can take up to 2 billing cycles for your refund to appear. Billing cycles for what??? I used my debit card not a credit card!
it is now may 4, 2011 and still no refund. Beware of this company... Will never order from them again and will caution everyone I know to do the same. If they can take my money immediately why can't they refund it immediately??
Well, I ordered an item from Newport News online and I am still waiting to receive it. I ordered it July 6th, and today on the 24th I call customer service who tells me that it will ship out on the 27th. Three weeks is way too long to wait for an item to ship, but they don't actually have the item they sold me.
And while I have received numerous E-mails attempting to sell me more products, the company apparently could not notify me that my item was out of stock and would take longer than usual. When I first contacted customer service they told me that my item was going to ship a week ago. I was also disappointed to find that both times I spoke with them their customer service was completely unsatisfactory.


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By David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Obamacare is likely to have
a "rocky" enrollment start on Oct. 1 in some U.S. states,
because of ongoing technology challenges facing new online
health insurance exchanges, a leading expert told U.S. lawmakers
on Tuesday.
"At this moment, not a single state appears to be completely
ready," W. Brett Graham of the Salt Lake City-based consulting
firm Leavitt Partners said in testimony to a
Republican-controlled oversight panel in the House of
He said states should be capable of providing "baseline
functionality" when enrollment begins in three weeks. But he
cautioned about the potential for delays: "Most, if not all,
exchanges will experience a rocky enrollment period as they work
to overcome both known and unknown operational challenges."
Leavitt Partners has been involved in the design and
development of some state exchanges and tracks exchange progress
nationwide. The firm is headed by former Health and Human
Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, a former Utah governor who
held the health post under Republican President George W. Bush.
Graham's assessment for states that are working with the
administration to implement President Barack Obama's healthcare
reform was in sharp contrast with comments from technology
contractors working to ready a federal marketplace for 34 states
that have chosen not to set up their own exchanges.
Officials from technology contractors CGI and QSSI told the
same House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing that they
are on schedule for federal exchanges to begin operations as
expected on Oct. 1.
Graham did not identify the states that are facing
challenges. Oregon has said it will delay full public access to
its exchange for several weeks in October. California's exchange
said on Monday it would be ready for full enrollment in time.
The exchanges are key to the healthcare law's success as the
vehicle for enrolling an estimated 7 million uninsured Americans
in new health plans for 2014. They will have until March to sign
up for coverage next year.
Graham said state capacity has been strained by trying to
tackle the complexity of the information technology (IT) needed
to run the exchanges and a short timeline for implementation.
Some states are having difficulty integrating exchange
technology with existing Medicaid and other state systems,
according to Graham, who said the results could include slow
enrollment, delayed eligibility determinations and increased
potential for fraud and abuse.
There has also been a lack of adequate state exchange
testing with "stakeholder" platforms and the federal hub system
that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has built
to transfer consumer information between federal and state
agencies, Graham said.
A U.S. watchdog agency warned in August that the federal IT
system was months behind on security testing and said the HHS
deadline for certifying system security had been set back to
Sept. 30. QSSI executive vice president Michael Finkel told
lawmakers on Tuesday that the data hub completed a security risk
assessment on Aug. 30 and should be on track for certification.
"While some states have completed basic testing with the
hub, others are working through the final testing phases despite
still being in the building stages of development," Graham said.
"The risks of not having testing completed, or if something
doesn't work as planned, is really delay - delay for the
consumer and then delay for enrollment."
Graham said some states have had to cut back on planned
functions by limiting initial website access, opting for manual
processing on some functions, removing online chat functions for
consumer assistance and limiting foreign language access.
"While such de-scoping is necessary to achieve basic
functionality by Oct. 1, the changes will impact the ability of
both consumers and stakeholders to effectively access the
system," Graham said.

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By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc wrote its largest-ever check for a subscription-streaming deal, securing hundreds of mostly childrens' TV programs from Viacom Inc for its Internet video service and ratcheting up pressure on rival Netflix.
Amazon's deal with Viacom gives the world's largest Internet retailer broader access to hit shows including "Dora the Explorer" and "SpongeBob SquarePants." Netflix had previously conceded that losing access to those shows would be a blow.
Amazon agreed to pay more than $200 million to Viacom for the license, its largest subscription-streaming transaction ever, a person familiar with the deal said. A second person familiar said the deal would run more than two years and included a deeper library of content than the prior Netflix agreement.
The Amazon-Viacom pact comes just days after Netflix stopped streaming popular Nickelodeon programming, following the expiration of its deal with the company.
The deal includes about 4,000 TV episodes that will be available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Instant Video. This service is free for subscribers to Amazon's Prime program, which, for $79 a year offers free two-day shipping in the United States for items purchased through Amazon.
Part of the payment went to secure exclusive subscription streaming rights to several shows from Viacom's Nick Jr channel, including the "Dora" franchise, "Go Diego Go!," "Blue's Clues" and "The Backyardigans."
Amazon is spending heavily on video content as it competes with Netflix and Hulu for a piece of the fast-growing market for TV and movies delivered over the Internet. Childrens' shows are among the most-watched on Amazon's service, according to Bill Carr, the company's vice president for digital video and music.
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings, in a CNBC interview last week, said his service still had plenty of content for children but losing the Viacom programming could hurt.
"If you're a parent and your child's looking for 'Blue's Clues,' you know, that is definitely a problem," he said, while noting that Netflix still has programming from the likes of Disney and Cartoon Network.
In early May, Netflix announced a new multiyear license agreement with Walt Disney Co that gave Netflix the exclusive right to stream "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," along with access to other Disney shows including "Handy Manny."
Viacom's shares rose 1 percent to $67.575 in morning trading, while Netflix shares were up 1.4 percent at $225. Amazon gained 44 cents to $267.34.
(Reporting by Alistair Barr; Additional reporting by Liana B. Baker in New York; Editing by Richard Pullin and Maureen Bavdek)


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Chip dynamo loses ex-AMD execs
Brass dulled at PA Semi
Exclusive Flashy chip start-up PA Semi has started losing some of its top executives ahead of the release of its first product, The Register has learned.
PA Semi's VP of engineering Jim Keller and customer engineering chief Wayne Meretsky left the chip maker late last year. According to our sources, the two former AMD executives have teamed up again to attack a new, stealthy project. Their departures look bad for PA Semi, which hopes to get its initial processor out this year.
The company looks to attack a wide variety of markets - from embedded to servers - with a low power processor centered on IBM's Power instruction set. Its unique design has garnered much attention, including the lustful gaze of Apple.
Before AMD, Keller spent time at DEC and was considered one of the main people behind PA Semi's bold design.
"Jim Keller and Wayne Meretsky are no longer employed by P.A. Semi," the company said in a statement to El Reg. "During their time at the company, they made significant contributions to the initial PWRficient processor design and the company and we are grateful for their work. We wish them well in their future endeavors."
PA Semi still has a number of its DEC veteran superstars around, although you have to wonder what the departures of Keller and Wayne "I celebrate Michael Bolton's entire collection" Meretsky mean for the start-up. One would think two engineering chiefs handy for the initial product rollout. ®


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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's feuding political parties have signed a roadmap to break their months-old impasse and put an end to the country's drawn out democratic transition.
The parties of the Islamist-led ruling coalition as well as the largely secular opposition signed an agreement Saturday to begin a dialogue that would replace the current government in three or four weeks with a technocratic body to supervise new elections.
The agreement represents a setback for the moderate Islamist Ennahda Party, which has run the country for nearly two years.
However, the deal also calls for the elected assembly dominated by Ennahda to finish writing a new constitution and pave the way for elections.
Ennahda agreed to step down after the assassination of a leftist politician provoked demonstrations and an opposition walkout from the assembly.


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I've seen so many disclaimers on med labels that indicate suicide as a side effect. They may have fifteen lines of side effects and one line dedicated to it's virtues.
Everyone is different in regards to meds. Everyone is different in their opinions of cars, favorite colors, furniture, booze of course and mates/partners. There is no perfect anything. Well, there is one perfect thing.
If a placebo works for you then, by all means, continue.
A mind is a wonderful tool and opinions could be easily swayed by someone casually mentioning differing effects.
One of my medical professionals indicated that I'm more normal than I think I am. I began to worry about being in traffic with "normal" people. So, I find a happy place and set there. Sometimes with a drink of questionable lineage.
The Placebo Effect
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Posted 13 April 2010 - 08:05 AM
Some folks may cringe each time I use the term "Booze" regarding these high quality drinks.
I mean no offense. There are bottles of extraordinary booze out there. I've tasted a few. Relax.
I mean no offense. There are bottles of extraordinary booze out there. I've tasted a few. Relax.
Posted 13 April 2010 - 11:09 AM
I'd be afraid to take that stuff.
well.... for sometime I took Abilify, together with a "coquetel" .... all prescribed by my MD.....
it is something like this :
You know that you are in the railroad
the train is coming to run you over
but you don't care
that is the feeling.
what is really correct is to jump out of the tracks !!!! What I only did after stopping with all these drugs.
and worse than that... for 2 years I could not even drink a beer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was the WORST PART !!!!!!!!!!
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Bereavement is our experience of grief when someone we care
about has died.
It isn't just one feeling but a range of
different emotions. We feel them most in the months – often up
to 2 years, sometimes longer – after the death.
After this, although life is very different,
most people manage to come to terms with their loss.
We most often grieve for someone that we have
known for some time. But if you have had a stillbirth, or
miscarriage, or have lost a very young baby, you will go through
many of the same emotions.
There is no 'standard' way of
grieving. Cultures and individuals have their own beliefs and
ceremonies. However, they all share many experiences.
You might feel:
Numb: Particularly in the few
hours or days following the death. You feel simply stunned, as
though you can't believe it has actually happened.
Agitated: After a few days
the numbness usually wears off. You feel a sense of agitation, of
pining or yearning for the dead person. You want somehow to find
them, even though you know you can't. You find it difficult to
relax, concentrate or sleep properly. You may dream, see fleeting
visions or hear the voice of your loved one.
Angry: You can feel
very angry - towards doctors and nurses who did not prevent the
death, towards friends and relatives who did not do enough, or even
towards the person who has died because they have gone.
Guilty: You may find yourself
going over all the things you would have liked to have said or
done. You may wonder if you could have prevented the death, even
though death is usually beyond anyone's control.
Relieved: You may feel
relieved if your loved one has died after a painful or distressing
illness. This is not callous – it is common and understandable.
Sad: After the weeks of
strong feelings, you may gradually become quietly sad and
withdrawn. You feel less agitated but may have more
periods of depression. These peak between four and six weeks
Reflective: For several
months, other people may see you as spending a lot of time just
sitting, doing nothing. In fact, you are thinking about the person
you have lost, going over in your mind your memories of the times
you had together. This is a quiet, but essential part of coming to
terms with the death.
You are becoming whole again:
As time passes, the fierce pain of early bereavement fades, the
sadness lifts and you start to think about other things and look to
the future. Although the sense of having lost a part of yourself
never goes away entirely, after some time you can feel whole
Like letting go: You finally
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Hans Rümmich (Riemmich), one of the Anabaptists (see Philippites) who were arrested in Passau, Bavaria, on their flight from Moravia in 1533. At his cross-examination on 30 August he confessed that his home was two miles from Schwäbisch-Hall (in Marbach); that in Bruchsal 500 persons had assembled; that he had been baptized by Blasy (see Blasius Kuhn) in Austerlitz about eighteen months previously. He could not be persuaded to recant. His wife Judith confessed that she had been baptized at Heilbronn three years before by Wolf of Gritznis (Griesbach?), who was executed at Pretouw (Bretten) on the Rhine. She too remained steadfast.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 564.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923: 30 f.
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Karachi: Famed Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram said Thursday he hoped Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar would play his final Test farewell against Pakistan in Kolkata.
World record run-getter Tendulkar, 40, is set to achieve the unique record of playing his 200th Test later this year against the West Indies, who have agreed to tour India.
Speculation is rife that Tendulkar might retire from all cricket after that or sometime early next year.
Tendulkar, regarded as one of the best batsmen to play the game, has so far scored 15,837 runs with 51 hundreds in 198 Tests and 18,426 in 463 one-days with 49 centuries -- all world records.
But Wasim, who played in Tendulkar`s debut Test in Karachi in 1989, said Tendulkar`s farewell Test should be against Pakistan.
"I have created an ideal scenario for his farewell Test: India playing Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with a passionate crowd and both nations at a standstill," Wasim told AFP.
"It could be the best farewell Tendulkar can have," he added.
The Indian media has speculated that India may cancel their tour to South Africa later this year and invite Pakistan for a short two-Test tour.
The nuclear rivals have not played a full series since 2007, but there were hints that full ties may revive after India invited Pakistan for a short limited over series last December.
Recent tensions on the de facto border in the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir, however, have left 11 people dead since early August and are likely to make the prospect of a tour more remote.
Pakistan`s domestic team Faisalabad Wolves, due to play in India`s Champions League Twenty20 that starts September 17, are still waiting for clearance from New Delhi.
Wasim said sport should be separated from politics.
"Cricket, as always, has the capacity to bring the people of both nations closer," said Wasim, who led a Pakistan tour of India in 1999 despite extremist threats.
Wasim said Tendulkar was also revered in Pakistan.
"He is a role model," said Wasim. "He is one of the best without any doubt and if I had to vote for the best sportsman of the century I would not hesitate for a second to give it to Sachin.
"Having played with him for years and having been in touch even after my retirement I have found him a true role model," he said.
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- Memphis is starting to look like a dangerous team, having only lost three games since Christmas by a combined six points, and some additional help may be on the way in the form of freshman Adonis Thomas, who has been cleared to play this Thursday. Thomas, out since January with an ankle injury, should provide additional help for the Tigers and should not alter their offense too much, as he is not a high-volume shooter, but it will be worth watching to see what kind of shape he is in and how the dynamic of the team changes with his return.
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- Randy Peele has had significantly more success at Winthrop, but even two Big South Conference titles (2008 and 2010) were not enough to overcome back-to-back losing seasons including a 20-loss season this year, which was the school's first since the 1997-98 season. So the school announced yesterday that it was firing Peele, who finished 77-82 in five seasons. Unfortunately for Peele, his time at Winthrop was feast or famine, what with the two NCAA Tournament appearances and three losing seasons in his five years there with nothing in between. The school, which owes Peele $165,000 for the last year of his contract, will begin looking for a successor.
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The videotaped testimony came on a day Valle opted not to take the witness stand at his kidnapping conspiracy trial in federal court in Manhattan. Lawyers are due back in court on Wednesday to discuss jury instructions before closing arguments set for Thursday in a case that's made Valle a tabloid sensation.
The evidence shows that "this is all fantasy role play," defense attorney Robert Baum said outside court. "Gil had nothing to add to that really ... except to say, 'I didn't do it.'" Valle, 28, was arrested in October after his wife discovered the chats on his computer and fled their home, turning a computer over to the FBI in Reno, Nev.
The government has conceded that Valle never met the purported Internet co-conspirators and that no women were harmed. But they argue he took concrete steps to carry out abductions of his wife and former college and high school classmates, including researching potential victims on a restricted law enforcement database.
The defense rested in the trial's second week after playing the Merenkov video and calling only two other witnesses, including a paralegal who offered examples of profiles from Merenkov's website. A woman who called herself Vicious-Vixen said she fantasized about "being executed with a gun and eaten as a meat girl" but added, "I will never meet you in real life."
The testimony of Merenkov was record using Skype from Moscow after he refused to travel to New York for the trial. Sitting in a leather chair, wearing a black T-shirt and speaking in Russian, he frequently leaned back in and put his hands behind his head, and he sipped from a coffee cup as he explained how he and partners started a website in 2010 to create a Facebook-like environment for people with kinky fantasies.
"We saw a niche in the market. So we decided to jump in and create the website for these people that have similar interests," he said.
Merenkov called sexual asphyxiation the "main fetish" but said cannibalism and sex with dead people also were popular on the website, which is "oriented to people with fetishes that are not considered to be standard."
He testified of the 38,000 members, about 4,500 are active users who commonly engage in role-play on the site, such as when a woman poses as a witch and a mob of 10 or more angry villagers prepare to hang her.
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READSBORO — A distraught hunter took his own life after accidentally shooting and killing a companion Saturday.
The deaths occurred shortly after noon in the woods off Howe Pond Road, Vermont State Police Detective Sgt. Albert Abdelnour said. When troopers arrived, they found Benjamin Birch, 39, and Timothy Bolognani, 49, both of Readsboro, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Police said Birch, Bolognani and a third man were hunting Saturday morning when Birch shot a deer. While the men were tracking it, Bolognani fired and heard Birch shout out. Bolognani found Birch shot and lying on the ground. Birch later died.
Police said Bolognani used his rifle to take his own life. There's no evidence of foul play.
The deaths were the second tragedy in two years in the Bolognani family. Timothy Bolognani's daughter, Jessica, 18, died in January 2010 in a snowmobiling accident in Readsboro. The young woman fell from a snowmobile and was struck by a second snowmobile.


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Once every three years, fresh-faced high school cadets in US Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs line up with for a rigorous inspection, the Joint Program of Accreditation. It goes beyond an eagle-eyed senior military officer making sure every button is polished and every shoe shined. The evaluators review the entire program: service learning projects, continuous improvement programs, even firing questions about military knowledge at individual cadets as they stand in ranks at attention.
The Battalion's command team consists of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Greg Barry who will join former Storm Battalion cadet, Taylor Fritz at the United States Air Force Academy this summer. Executive Officer, Cadet Major Jacob Clifford, who returns to the program for his senior year and Cadet Command Sergeant Major Devin DuBose who plans to attend Central New Mexico Community College after graduation. Cadet Lt. Col. Barry and Cadet Major Jacob Clifford are shown in the top photo along with Lt. Col. Jess Capel, and at left Lt. Col. Barry addresses the RRPS school board.
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Carlos Zambrano is pitching well enough to get traded.
But apparently he has acted badly enough in an embarrassing past and has pitched inconsistently enough this embarrassing year to remain a Cub.
How badly has he acted and how inconsistently has he pitched? Enough, apparently, for the Yankees to hang up on a rumored deal in which the Cubs supposedly offered to pay most of Zambrano's remaining $24 million as a lovely parting gift.
Depending whose story you read, that's the story. The Yankees didn't want a free starter for a rotation that includes a mediocre Phil Hughes, an injured Ivan Nova, and former sweaty and fat White Sox starters Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon.
What could be worse than that?
Try this: Garcia and Colon have better ERAs than Zambrano. No lie. The washouts signed out of desperation have ERAs of 3.23 for Garcia and 3.29 for Colon, making them at least a full run better than Zambrano's 4.59, and in a tougher pitcher's league, too.
And that's Zambrano's ERA after allowing only two runs in 6 2/3 innings in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
After that game, Zambrano said he wants to remain a Cub but only if the team makes changes, although he wouldn't detail what changes. Zambrano also said that if he is one of the changes, he's OK with that, but apparently nobody else is the major leagues is OK with making Zambrano one of those changes.
Which gives me an idea. This laughable Zambrano situation seems ripe for a reality show. Call it "The Deadline.'' Here's the hook: By the trade deadline Sunday, either Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has to trade Zambrano or Hendry loses his job.
The idea is that one of them has to go. The Cubs cannot end the weekend with both of them still on the payroll. Zambrano obviously has waived his no-trade clause, so Hendry should waive the rest of his contract unless he can right a terribly expensive wrong. Ready, go. Zambrano and Hendry try to outsmart each other (smart being a relative term for a Cub). Merriment and hijinks to follow.
Hendry offers Zambrano to the Cardinals with the Cubs' picking up the rest of his salary, for instance, so, on Friday when the Cubs are in St. Louis, Zambrano brings a bottle of vodka out of the Cubs dugout and staggers over to the Cardinals dugout to mock Tony La Russa.
Or Hendry offers Zambrano to the Pirates, and then Zambrano paints a Magic 8 Ball on Mike Quade's head, explaining that's how the Cubs manager has made decisions this year.
Think "Jackass'' meets "Punk'd.'' Get me Spike and VH1. Have their people call my people. Let's do deli.
Oh, and quick, someone wake up Tom Ricketts. Tell him this is a better idea than bison dogs and more entertaining than anything his team has done this year.


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John Legend Performs New 'Love In The Future' Tracks At Grey Goose Event
Last night (Aug. 27), Grey Goose hosted a private performance by John Legend to toast the release of his forthcoming album, Love in the Future, in stores Sept. 3. The soul crooner took the stage to offer an exclusive first listen of fresh album cuts and also shared personal tales, explaining that his fiancée Chrissy Teigen inspired "The Beginning" and "All Of Me."
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Taming Handplane Tear-Out
One of the biggest frustrations is when the grain tears out instead of slicing clean. Conventional wisdom has some solutions, but some of them might not help.
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Nothing in handplaning is more frustrating than tear-out – which is when the wood rips up in small chunks instead of being sliced clean away. Over the years, I've collected solutions to eliminate it and found the following ones to be the most useful.
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In God We Trust
Under God: Religion and American Politics
Garry Wills is at pains at the outset of his book to demonstrate the persistence, not to say dominance, of religiosity in contemporary American life, "a marvel of religiosity, for good or ill." He is quite aware that this view places him at odds with opinion widely prevailing among his peers in and out of the academy. He frames his provocative challenge in the opening sentence of his introduction: "The learned have their superstitions, prominent among them a belief that superstition is evaporating." And in a later aside: "No ignorance is more securely lodged than the ignorance of the learned."
The "secularization" of American life alleged by the learned is said to result from the spread of urbanization, social mobility, education, technology, and scientific knowledge. With the irresistible advance of these forces, especially the secular explanations of the universe by science, religion is expected to wither away completely. In the face of impressive evidence to the contrary, however, one is reminded of the outcome of Marxist predictions about the withering away of the state with the advance of socialism. The evidence is that American religious beliefs, including orthodoxy and fundamentalism, with deep roots in the past, have remained remarkably stable through the last half century.
Wills uses available survey data of pollsters and specialists in the sociology of religion on this point.1 They show, among other things, that nine tenths of Americans say they have never doubted the existence of God, four fifths expect to be called before God on Judgment Day, eight in ten believe God still works miracles, seven in ten believe in life after death, half of them believe in angels, and more than a third in a personal devil. As compared with other nations, 40 percent of Americans attend church weekly and only 14 percent of English and 12 percent of French people. Among all nations surveyed, only the people of tiny Malta outdo Americans in the high rating they give to the importance of God in their lives.
All of which is calculated to make secularists appear rather foolish for overlooking such appreciable percentages of our fellow citizens in our scholarly reckonings. At the expense of two historians, out of the many he might have chosen, Wills rubs the point in. He quotes Henry Steele Commager's The American Mind as arguing that since the American mind is pragmatic, optimistic, and secular, and since religion represents a "flight from reason," it is impossible that Americans can really believe in the outworn creeds they profess: "For three hundred years," Commager wrote, "Calvinism had taught the depravity of man without any perceptible effect on the cheerfulness, kindliness, or optimism of Americans." For Commager, "no American could believe that he was damned," and all true Americans "preferred this life to the next." The church was "something to be 'supported,' like some aged relative whose claim was vague but inescapable."
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Fox is on the trail of the most wanted 18-year-old in the country, buying feature rights to "Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw," for Rough House Pictures to produce.
Story centers on Colton Harris-Moore — the teenager who's stolen cars, boats and planes and taught himself how to fly in order to evade local police, Homeland Security and the FBI. He's still at large and has a massive Facebook following.
The feature is based on a book proposal by Bob Friel, who profiled Harris-Moore in the January edition of adventure magazine Outside.
Harris-Moore is a suspect in more than 100 crimes, mostly felonies, in the Pacific Northwest since escaping from a juvenile facility in 2008. Harris-Moore was dubbed the Barefoot Burglar after having been seen running barefoot from the scene of a crime. Rough House is seeking writers for the project, picked up as a possible directing vehicle for Rough House principal David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express").
Deal for "Taking Flight" comes four months after Mandate Pictures set up Rough House, headed by Danny McBride, Green, Jody Hill and Matt Reilly.
Rough House is co-producing "Eastbound and Down" for HBO, which begins filming its second season in May.
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One of our users is going on a rather long trip, and wants to take a laptop with him. One of his collegues showed him how to export .pst and import it on his laptop, but something clearly went wrong.
At the time they rang me for help, they somehow managed to delete all original content , leaving them with one .pst which holds all data. The problem is that someone encrypted the file, and the password they say to have used isn't accepted anymore. My guess is that they used another password altogether, but fact is that the original password was lost. I tried all different combinations of the password I could come up with, combined with anticipating errors, nothing worked.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It appears police officers behaved appropriately when they put a protective body wrap on a drug user who later died in custody, New York City's police commissioner said Monday.
Ronald Singleton's death was ruled a homicide on Friday by the city medical examiner's office, which cited physical restraint by police as a factor, along with severe intoxication from the hallucinogenic drug PCP, heart disease and obesity.
Singleton, 45, was acting erratically in a taxi July 13 when police were called to the scene. Police Commissioner William Bratton said the taxi driver was "scared to death" and the officers were trying to protect Singleton from hurting himself and others. He stressed the term "homicide" is a medical definition and doesn't mean an officer did something wrong.
Singleton, who was not placed under arrest, was on his way to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation when he went into cardiac arrest, authorities said.
Prosecutors are investigating, which is standard protocol involving a police death.
Singleton's death came four days before Eric Garner died on Staten Island after an officer placed him in a chokehold. The 43-year-old asthmatic father of six could be heard on an amateur video shouting "I can't breathe!" as an officer placed him in a chokehold during an arrest on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. The officer was stripped of his gun and badge after Garner's death.
The Staten Island district attorney is assembling a special grand jury next month to hear evidence in the Garner case.


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Some of the most memorable pieces of modern furniture to emerge from the 20th century were designed by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio. When one thinks of the space-age styles and ideas of the 1950s and 60s, Aarnio's "Ball" and "Bubble" chairs immediately come to mind. Their round, pod-like structure and use of new and unfamiliar materials lend the Bubble and Ball chairs a very futuristic feel that is delightful for the modern furniture enthusiast.
Innovative for their use of both fiberglass and plastic, as well as a nearly completely spherical shape that was new in modern furniture designs, the Bubble and Ball chairs were not only popular with the public but frequently used on the sets of television shows and films because of their futuristic look. Aarnio's Ball chairs consisted of a hollow sphere of plastic or fiberglass with one side open for someone to sit in. The Ball chair, which was designed in 1963, was often made of white fiberglass and stood on a matching stand with a round base with padded interior walls and a matching seat. The hanging version of the chair, called the Bubble chair was designed by Aarnio in 1968 and featured the innovative use of a clear acrylic sphere with a steel frame around the opening. Unlike the stand version of the chair, the hanging version did not have padded interior walls, but did feature padded back and seat cushions and was suspended by a long chain from the ceiling. In spite of the clear walls, the Bubble chair provides a closed-off, more private space from the rest of the room, enclosing anyone seated within it in a sphere of relative silence and welcomed solitude.
As one of the best modern furniture retailers around, EZ Mod Furniture features detailed reproductions of Aarnio's hanging Bubble chairs for your home or office. With a sturdy ceiling mount and six feet of chain to hang from, the Bubble chair can support up to 300 lbs hanging from your ceiling. The red fabric back and seat cushions are removable for cleaning. EZ Mod Furniture prides itself not only on selling quality modern furniture reproductions, but also on having one of the most affordable furniture selections available. While other modern furniture retailers sell Bubble chair-inspired reproductions for nearly $1,800, EZ Mod competitively prices their version at $899.99. If you love the look and feel of modern furniture for your home or office, come in to EZ Mod Furniture today for quality, prices and selection you will love.
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Early wreck in Daytona 500 takes out favorites
Early wreck in Daytona 500 takes out favorites
Feb. 25, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart dealt with more Daytona 500 heartache.
And he wasn't the only contender whose run at the checkered flag ended long before the finish.
Stewart, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick all won secondary Daytona races during Speedweeks. Just not the Daytona 500.
Stewart, who won the crash-marred Nationwide race Saturday, never got the chance to be in the hunt. With one big wreck, the sentimental favorite to win the Daytona 500 turned into a handyman. He grabbed his tools and banged away on the No. 14 in the garage for do-it-yourself repairs.
Told the accident spoiled the start of his season, Stewart wasn't buying it.
"To hell with the season," he said. "I wanted to win the Daytona 500."
Harvick, the driver to beat in Speedweeks, had his bid at a second Daytona 500 win end in the same crash that took out Stewart. Matt Kenseth had the dominant car and led a race-high 86 laps until an engine issue forced him from the track with the lead.
"You can't drop out and win championships," he said. "We had all the right things, we just didn't make it to the end."
Harvick and Stewart were collected in an early crash that knocked out several top contenders, shaking up NASCAR's opener and paving the way for underfunded rides driven by Regan Smith and Michael McDowell to finish in the top 10.
Stewart made it 0 for 15 in the Daytona 500 after another failed effort in a strong car. In 17 seasons spanning NASCAR and IndyCar, Stewart has been able to cross most everything off his to-do list. He still has a big checkered flag to chase at Daytona.
Stewart eventually returned to the track — 82 laps back. He finished 41st, and Harvick was 42nd.
"If I didn't tell you I was heartbroken and disappointed, I'd be lying to you," Stewart said.
The wreck ended Harvick's attempt to become the first in NASCAR history to win the exhibition Sprint Unlimited, a twin qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in the same Speedweeks.
"It was just one of those deals," Harvick said.
Harvick stripped his firesuit down to his waist and rode off in a golf cart, a more solemn ride than his two trips to Victory Lane this week. Harvick had dominated in Speedweeks as the prelude to his final season driving a Richard Childress Chevrolet. He won last weekend's Sprint Unlimited and one of the Duel races, each time plopping infant son Keelan into the cockpit for a quick rub of good luck.
This time, his battered No. 29 couldn't be saved.
The early nine-car wreck started when Kasey Kahne let off the gas to slow as they neared the first turn at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Busch tried to do the same, but couldn't avoid contact.
Busch sent Kahne spinning across the track. Juan Pablo Montoya, 2010 race winner Jamie McMurray and Brad Keselowski also were involved. So were Kurt Busch and Casey Mears. Montoya is a former Indianapolis 500 winner. Kurt Busch won the 2004 Cup title. None of them had a chance to pad his resume.
The accident came a day after a horrific wreck in a second-tier NASCAR series race hurled chunks of debris, including a heavy tire, into the stands and injured nearly 30 people.
The next nine-car wreck came 105 laps later and took out Carl Edwards. Edwards said his team was ready to come back and dominate at Phoenix after a miserable month at Daytona.
Joe Gibbs Racing also needs to rebound after a promising 1-2-3 run by Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch quickly fell apart. Kenseth's smoky No. 20 hit pit road with engine woes and Busch's race soon ended with a blown engine. Busch was furious as he walked alone back to his hauler.
Hamlin failed to keep his fast pace and fell back to 14th.
"All of the guys at JGR built an awesome piece," said Busch, who won the second duel of Speedweeks. "But we've got to have engines that last."
Hamlin didn't have an engine issue, he had an ex-teammate issue. Hamlin took aim at former JGR driver Joey Logano, who moved on to Penske Racing.
Hamlin tweeted, "(at) keselowski sorry I couldn't get close to you cuz your genius teammate was too busy messing up the inside line 1 move at a time."
Keselowski, the reigning Sprint Cup champion, escaped the first wreck that knocked out the heavy favorites and dodged danger again in the Edwards' crash. He led the race with 20 laps left, but smacked into some debris on the speedway and slowed down just enough to finish fourth.
"We wrecked about three times today and still had a shot at the win," Keselowski said. "We just came up short."
So did Stewart. His second-tier win was his 19th victory at Daytona in all races at the track other than the 500. He has more wins at one of NASCAR's most famous tracks than everyone except Dale Earnhardt (34).
Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 in his 20th try. Stewart's wait will stretch out to at least 16.
The race wasn't a total loss for Stewart. His Stewart-Haas Racing team fields the car for pole-winner Danica Patrick. Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. She led five laps and finished eighth. On the starting grid, Stewart gave her a big hug and whispered into her ear before she slid into the cockpit.
"He just said, 'Block this all out,'" Patrick said. "You go do it. It's your time now."
Once again, it wasn't Stewart's time.
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Scarjo Mango
She's the new face of Mango. Her friend Penelope Cruz was the old face of Mango. Or maybe she still is a Mango face but they made room for more.
In any event, Scarjo has added yet another endorsement to her growing list. She's also currently repping Moet & Chandon (hmmmm... I just got the champagne shakes), D&G cosmetics, and was the face of Louis Vuitton last year.
Her Mango ads will hit in the fall. These are behind the scenes shots.
LOVE this hair. Total sexpot. Sexpot married to a sucky bitch. Maybe they're both sucky bitches together?
Ever since I wrote that story about Ryan Reynolds the other day – click here if you missed it – similar citizen reports have poured in.
I'm saving them up to dole out slowly. Here's a good one though from his days with Alanis:
Ryan and Alannis Morrisette came in one night (obviously a few years ago at the restaurant where I worked). They asked to sit in a quiet corner, so naturally, I sat them in my section. She was a doll - an absolute doll. So polite and kind and beautiful. (And surprisingly short!). He, as we all know, was really tall and really beefcake-ish. She had chicken tenders and caeser salad and he had the salmon (why I remember this sh-t, I don't know). Anyway, she and I had a little chat about the Grey Cup (the Lions were in it that year) and I told her how hers was the first concert I ever saw. She was really gracious and nice. HE, on the other hand, kept swearing like a sailor every time I came around! I mean, swearing about nothing. Swearing just to swear and sound like a big shot. It was pathetic and totally not what a normal down to earth person would do. Would you say something like, "I don't watch f-cking CFL" to your server? No, a nice, polite person would not. He kept on doing this - it was really douchey.
SO douchey.
Like all of a sudden Ryan Reynolds reckons he's George Clooney.
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