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What's It All About?
The Pavilion is a groovy 30 room hotel in central London targeted at a discerning, artistically minded clientele. Rooms are themed to project a funky and glamorous image. "Honky Tonky Afro" is a tribute to the 1970's while "Casablanca Nights" is a deco inspired Moorish fantasy.
Located near Oxford Str and Hyde park, Harpers & Queen magazine described the Pavilion as "London's chicest little Hotel". According to the Evening Standard newspaper it is "London's hottest crash pad for style slaves in W2."
The hotel is just a few minutes walk from Padington Station and is accessible direct from Heathrow Airport via the new fast train service and from Waterloo Station (home of Eurostar).
Rooms are crammed with quirky eccentricities and benefit from having all the necessities of modern day living such as en suite facilities, direct dial telephones and satellite television.
The Pavilion is popular amongst the fashion, media and music world. A diverse collection of bands, pop stars and actors have visited the hotel.
The Hotel's tariff is - Small Single £69, Large Single £100, Double/Twin £110, Triple £130 (Sleeps 3 adults), Family £135 (Sleeps 2 adults and 2 children) - unbeatable prices for beautifully designed rooms. Prices quoted are per room/per night and are inclusive of continental breakfast and VAT.
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Pavilion Hotel is a small funky laid back townhouse Hotel in central London
ideal for the artistically minded clientele. The Hotel has been created by
brother and sister team 29 year old Danny and 33 year old Noshi Karne. He is a
former fashion model who after staying in boring Hotels around the world,
decided to open a Hotel with a difference. The Hotels Success has paid off for
the Karnes and they're reaping the benefits. If your stuck for a cab why not ask
Danny if he can lend you one his cars including a Range Rover, a yellow Ferrari
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All the 30 rooms have been designed to project a funky and glamorous image.Many are themed and have names such as "Honky Tonk Afro" a tribute to the 1970's and "Casablanca Nights" a deco inspired Moorish fantasy. "Better Red Than Dead" is a voluptuous symphony of vermilion,claret and crimson and "Enter The Dragon" a mystical cocktail of oriental treasures. Other rooms have equally exotic names. All rooms have small bathrooms, satellite t.v's and telephones.
The Hotel is extremely photogenic and has become a popular location for photo/ fashion shoots by photographers such as Mario Testino who recently shot at the Hotel for British Vogue. It's also regularly used for T.V filming, music videos and celebrity interviews (Contact Danny for prices).
The Hotel has become extremely popular with the fashion, music, t.v and film industries. Supermodels, Oscar winning actors, famous musicians and t.v stars have all visited the walls of the Pavilion. If you're looking for something different and glam, then the Pavilion is definitely for you. Recent celebrity guests to grace the walls of the Pavilion include Supermodels Sophie Anderton, Naomi Campbell, Erin o connor, Bridget Hall and Honor Fraser. Actresses Kate Beckinsale, Helena Bonam Carter and Estella Warren, Oscar winning actor Daniel Day Lewis , Charles Dance, and Antonio Fargas ('Huggy Bear' of Starsky & Hutch fame~who always asks for the 'Honky Tonk Afro' room~what else!), t.v celebs Tess Daly, Kelly Brook, Melinda Messinger, Lisa faulkner, and levitating magician David Blaine who recently stopped by with new best pal Leonardo di Caprio. Musicians such as the Sugar Babes, Craig David, Jools Holland, Bryan Ferry, Ian Brown, The Manic Street Preachers, Neneh Cherry , Feeder, Daft Punk, Badly Drawn Boy, Faithless, The Jungle Brothers, Jarvis Cocker, Martine McCutcheon, BB MAK, Mis-Teeq, The Beach Boys, several Pop Idol contestants and Duran Duran have all asked "please please tell me now" how much is my room service bill!!!!.
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On Wednesday the exiled commander for Hamas's West Bank operations confirmed his organisation's responsibility for the June murder of three Israeli teens.
Speaking with a group of clerics in Turkey organised by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Al Jazeera Arabic's popular Doha-based mega-preacher, Turkey-based Saleh Arouri said Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades were responsible for the murders, which set off a cycle of arrests, reprisals, and escalations that continues over two months later.
In a way, Arouri's admission doesn't reveal anything that wasn't already publicly known. In early August, Israeli court documents revealed a man named Hussam Qawasme had been arrested in early July for the kidnappings, and that training and coordination for the kidnappings came from Hamas' military wing in Gaza.
It was significant enough that the kidnapper and his apparent accomplices came from the Qawasme family, which is synonymous with the Hamas establishment in the West Bank. Hamas' West Bank commander in Hebron during the second Intifada in the mid-2000s was Abdulla al Qawasme, an uncle of one of the alleged kidnappers. Hussein Qawasme was the chief explosives engineer of a major Hamas network in the West Bank; Ayub al-Qawasme, a Hamas official long sought by the Israelis authorities, was arrested this past March.
Even before Wednesday, it was known that a top-level West Bank Hamas network had pulled off the kidnappings with help they had recieved from other branches of the organisation.
But this is circumstantial evidence, at least compared to the admission of Hamas' top West Bank military commander, who was sitting next to the Qatari-based Qaradawi at a meeting in Turkey when he made his statement:
#Qatar's Qaradawi shared #Turkey stage w/ Aruri when he admitted #Hamas role in kidnapping: https://t.co/nj2zTvdbHe pic.twitter.com/qhBwVml8L3
— David A. Weinberg (@DavidAWeinberg) August 20, 2014
Arouri's admission comes just a few days after Israel's Shin Bet revealed Hamas had been planning a violent coup against the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. The plan reportedly involved the stockpiling of weaponry and over $US600,000 in funding which was seized by Israeli investigators. The plan was apparently hatched while Arouri was being driven to the Allenby Bridge — the border between Jordan and the West Bank — en route to exile aboard after being released from an Israeli prison.
The kidnapping plot appears to buttress or even advance this end goal. It now seems to be part of an attempt to trigger the sort of West Bank-wide chaos that could eventually lead to the internal collapse of the Palestinian Authority, or create a security and political environment where Hamas could seize power by force. The kidnappings were consistent with a strategy that Hamas was apparently pursuing anyway — and that Arouri was coordinating from Turkey.
Hamas is a badly fractured organisation, with cross-cutting sources of power and a leadership spread out over several countries, territories, and time zones. The actions of its Gaza, Qatar, Turkey, and West Bank branches aren't always perfectly coordinated or even related to one another.
But Wednesday's statement on the kidnappings sheds at least some indirect light on Hamas' decision to continue its bombardment of Israeli cities during ceasefire negotiations, and to try to restart a war in which it has lost hundreds of fighters, thousands of rockets, and perhaps its entire cross-border tunnel network.
Hamas has asymmetrical goals, like destabilizing the Palestinian authority, damaging Israel's international reputation, and reducing its opponents' range of strategic options — regardless of the costs it incurs upon itself.
This calculus manifested itself when Hamas operatives kidnapped the Israeli teens just a few weeks after the organisation entered into the first Palestinian unity government in seven years. And it's apparent now, as Hamas lobs scores of rockets at Israel in the midst of ceasefire negotiations, and after a war in which it suffered a battlefield defeat by most conventional standards.
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Christine and Niall have settled into their new lives in Ireland and are ready to start a family. But they are bitterly disappointed when they learn they cannot have children. What follows is a year of waiting to adopt a baby, a year in which they continue their pastoral lives - farming, tending livestock and sharing a commumity spirit with neighbours.
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American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery's Annual Survey Shows Self Improvement Stronger than Ever in Men and Women
NEW YORK, NY, March 5, 2008 – Men and women across the States continue to turn back the hands of time with invasive and non-invasive cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The annual member survey, conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), unveiled a 27 percent increase in surgical and non-surgical activity among men and women since 2000. Men account for 30 percent of the increase while women take credit for 26 percent.
"Our statistics illustrate that facial plastic and reconstructive surgery is not characterized by race, gender, or age," said AAFPRS President Vito Quatela, MD. "Nineteen percent of cosmetic procedures were performed on non-Caucasian patients."
Popularity of Procedures by Ethnicity
Over the past 8 years, African American (40 percent), Hispanic (19 percent), and Caucasian (7 percent) cosmetic surgical patients increased. The proportion of Asian American cosmetic surgical patients is down slightly since 2000 (negative 8 percent). In the past year, there has been little change among Caucasian and African American cosmetic surgical patients.
Considering four popular cosmetic surgery procedures, AAFPRS members reported that African Americans are most likely to under go rhinoplasty or nose job surgery (63 percent) as are Hispanics (45 percent). Asian Americans are most likely receiving blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery (39 percent) while Caucasians are more evenly split between rhinoplasty (27 percent), blepharoplasty (24 percent) and face lifts (26 percent).
Once the secret of the elite, cosmetic surgery has now filtered down to the masses. For many minorities, cosmetic surgery is no longer viewed as a sign of self-hatred or a rejection of racial identity. It is about enhancing natural beauty.
Facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery is now easier to afford, with many surgeons offering financing plans on procedures ranging from $4,800 for a nose job to nearly $7,000 for a face lift. And thanks to reality shows on which unhappy patients of all ethnicities are physically — and emotionally — transformed, it has more publicity than ever before.
"As techniques advance, as downtime dissipates and as pricing becomes more affordable, people are more willing to talk about it and are more accepting of others' experience with plastic surgery," said Dr. Quatela.
It's Not a Girl Thing Anymore
With people staying in the workforce longer, this year's survey revealed that both men and women requested cosmetic surgery to remain competitive in the workplace (66 percent and 65 percent, respectively).
Also confirmed by 58 percent of participating surgeons was the fact that more patients opted to undergo procedures during the colder months. Surgeons also detailed
that approximately 55 percent of procedures performed in 2007 took place at private offices, and 25 percent at free-standing surgical centers. Nearly 18 percent were performed at hospitals and much fewer at medical spas (3 percent).
AAFPRS surgeons tell that more than half of patients (53 percent) have had multiple procedures in the same year. Most of the patients having multiple procedures in the same year are women (82 percent) versus men (18 percent). "Patients who are fearful of surgery often begin with a small procedure and return pleased with their preliminary results," commented Dr. Quatela.
Multiple visits may also be attributed to patients having injections, Botox and laser rejuvenation, all of which require regular treatments and follow-up care. The AAFPRS 2007 Member Survey illustrated this trend with a projected 749,200 Botox procedures, 333800 hyaluronic acid injections, 249,600 chemical peels and 56,800 ablative skin resurfacing performed per surgeon. Each of which requires regular visits to maintain the effect.
Men Keeping Their Cool
The quest to look as good as they feel continued strong in men during 2007. This year's report showed guys turning to both invasive and non-invasive approaches for self-improvement. The most commonly reported 2007 included:
- Botox
- Hyaluronic Acid Injections (including but not limited to Juvéderm™, Restylane®, Perlane®)
- Chemical Peels
- Microdermabrasion
- Rhinoplasty
- Facelifts
- Hair Transplants
Women Aging Gracefully
Women continue to be the most likely candidates for facial plastic surgery: 81 percent of all surgical procedures and 82 percent of all non-surgical procedures were performed on women. This year's report details that the most common procedures among women:
- Facelifts
- Blepharoplasty
- Lip Augmentations
- Rhinoplasty
- Ablative Skin Resurfacing
- Botox
- Microdermabrasion
- Hyaluronic Acid Injections (including but not limited to Juvéderm™, Restylane®, Perlane®)
- Chemical Peels
This year's report highlighted the inclination among women to request cosmetic surgery in order to remain attractive to a partner or spouse (50 percent). It also showed growth in the practice of moms and daughters venturing in for cosmetic procedures together (34 percent).
Women Under 35
For those under 35, rhinoplasty was the most popular surgical procedure performed. Botox, hyaluronic acid, chemical peels and microdermabrasion were also popular among this cohort.
Chemical peels, once the hot thing, are now sharing the limelight with laser treatments that eliminate little broken blood vessels, sun spots and other bothersome blemishes. These treatments are safe if done correctly by facial plastic surgeons who have undergone training.
Knowledge is Power
"Research and do your homework before you seek cosmetic rejuvenation," emphasized Dr. Quatela and members of the AAFPRS. In 2007, there was an average of 19 revision surgeries performed per surgeon. This year's survey illustrated that 45 percent of all those who traveled abroad to undergo cosmetic surgery returned to AAFPRS surgeons with requests to correct complications.
Educating patients is one of the most important roles of facial plastic surgeons, and it's having a positive effect on both doctors and patients. Today, patients feel more confident and comfortable with their choices to get facial plastic surgery because they play a larger role in the process. In fact, 88 percent of surveyed surgeons reported an increase in patient knowledge regarding plastic surgery in the past year.
Tomorrow's Prognosis?
AAFPRS surgeons are acutely aware that the future of facial plastic surgery is bright. They predict that additional fillers will be introduced into the market and feel that patient safety will continue to be a focal point in cosmetic surgery. Most surgeons forecast that cosmetic surgery will increase for ethnic populations (89 percent) and that more surgeons will offer patients wellness and lifestyle techniques; only 49 percent feel that medical spas will become more popular.
"We hope the results of the annual survey give some understanding of the dedication that AAFPRS members have to providing the highest quality of facial plastic surgery available. We are optimistic that patients will trust their faces to facial plastic surgeons," concluded Dr. Quatela.
About the AAFPRS:
The AAFPRS is the world's largest association of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons with more than 2,800 members – whose cosmetic reconstructive surgery focuses on the face, head and neck. Academy fellows are Board certified and subscribe to a code of ethics. In addition, the AAFPRS provides consumers with free information and brochures and a list of qualified facial plastic surgeons in their area by visiting the AAFPRS Web site, www.facemd.org.


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KnightExemplar wrote:But... is this the one with the "European" sphere grid and the Dark Aeons?
Apparently yes - at the beginning of the game you get to choose which sphere grid to use, and I assume Dark Aeons are part of the game as well. You also get to choose to play the original soundtrack or the arranged one, which apparently was recorded with a live orchestra and sounds pretty good.


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Amigurumi is my love at first sight. The first time I saw it, I know I'm in love with it. Since then I have been making loads of them. I started to make them out of love and passion and then, came some who really see the beauty of it offers them a new home and I let them go to the good hands.
And now, if you ask me, yes I will answer that I do sell my amigurumis and toys. I am offering every single one that I made for a small fee (except some I might note as not for sale) because I have to buy the yarn indeed. I don't produce them in mass because I believe every single of them has their own character and personality and most of all, they are made with love... and passion. But, I do take customised order should you need them for special occasion because that is what they are meant for.
So, feel free to contact me through email (email@example.com) or at facebook page :
should you have anything regarding to my work. I am more than happy to serve you for that. But please, serious buyer only and I am focusing on keepsake amigurumi and bears and also baby jackets/item.
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A woman charged with masterminding the murder of her ex-boyfriend will face an Ottawa County jury in November.
Maryann Leal Castorena, 40, of Park Township, is charged with open murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder. Open murder is punishable by life in prison.
The trial is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Ottawa County Circuit Court in Grand Haven in front of Judge Edward Post.
Anthony Alfredo Delagarza, 19, of Holland, admitted during a preliminary exam earlier this month that he killed Jose Hernandez by beating him with a metal tool on Jan. 5 in the parking lot of Amberwood Apartments in Park Township. As part of a deal, he will plead guilty to second-degree murder and testify against Castorena.
Police said Castorena wanted Hernandez dead so she could collect $1.5 million in life insurance. Investigators produced a note found in Castorena�s room that they say detail how to kill Hernandez. Delagarza said she offered him $75,000 to commit the killing.
Castorena can be charged with open murder because, prosecutors say, she encouraged or aided the crime. That results in being tried as if the person directly committed the murder.
Castorena�s trial will be the second murder trial this fall in Grand Haven.
Jodie Christine McLean, 42, of Holland, faces a charge of open murder and manslaughter in the death of Steven Gordon on Feb. 20 after a fight in an apartment on East 20th Street the previous evening.
Her trial is set for. Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in Ottawa County Circuit Court in Grand Haven. Judge Jon Hulsing will preside.
A list from April shows 28 potential witnesses, according to court documents.
Teen charged with murder faces evaluations
The 15-year-old Dorr boy charged with killing his 21-year-old cousin and attempting to kill his 67-year-old grandmother is undergoing competency and criminal responsibility exams before the case moves forward.
Joshua Lee Keyzer faces life in prison if convicted of either charge.
On June 25, police responded to a 911 call of an assault in Wayland Township on the eastern side of Allegan County. Upon entering the house, police found Keyzer�s grandmother Sharon Keyzer with severe injuries to her neck. The body of Kassandra Keyzer was found in the lower level of the house and a knife was discovered at the scene.
Joshua Keyzer tried to flee the scene when police arrived so they used a Tazer to subdue him.
The competency exam determines if the defendant understands the legal proceedings he�s involved in and can assist in his own defense. The responsibility evaluation determines the suspect�s state of mind when the offense occurred.
The reports will be examined by Judge Joseph Skocelas on Aug. 27.
Mother jumps off pier to rescue daughter
Strong waves on Lake Michigan washed a 4-year-old girl from the South Pier in Grand Haven about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The child�s mother jumped in to rescue her and bystanders threw a life ring to the pair to pull them back to safety, according to the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.
The child was not wearing a life jacket. No one was injured.
Holger Kuester and his brother, Ulrich Kuester of Spring Lake, saw the incident sprang into action by grabbing life rings from the pier stands, according to the Grand Haven Tribune. By then, the woman had grabbed the child. The first toss of the life-saving device fell short.
Holger said he could see the woman and child were quickly drifting away.
�Mentally, I just placed where I wanted it to go and I threw it,� he said. �It went right past them. It couldn�t have been placed any better.�
Holger said the woman was able to hang onto her child and grab the life ring. The men on the pier were able to pull the mother and daughter to a nearby ladder and lift them out of the choppy water.
Grand Haven State Park Officer Paul Vargo said strong winds out of the north-northwest led to a red flag warning at the park on Wednesday. He said that�s when it�s not safe to be on the pier.
�We�re getting waves smashing over the pier,� he said. �That�s what causes people to lose their footing. There�s a lot of power behind the water.�
� The Grand Haven Tribune contributed to this report.�Follow Jim Hayden on Twitter@SentinelJim.
Police wrapup: Trial dates set in Park Twp. murder case
A woman charged with masterminding the murder of her ex-boyfriend will face an Ottawa County jury in November.


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Marion High School librarian and Key Club adviser Lori McLinden spoke to Marion Kiwanis about Key Club on Tuesday.
Key Club has 34 members this year. Members are required to complete 10 hours of community service during the school year to qualify for the club's year-end activity.
One upcoming community service activity Key Club is working on is a blood drive. Volunteers will start unloading at 6 a.m. for the Nov. 11 blood drive in the middle school gym. The blood drive will continue until mid-afternoon.
If the blood drive has at least 50 donations, the school will receive a $250 scholarship to award to a student. If the blood drive has 100 donations, the scholarship amount doubles. Anyone who wants to schedule a donation can email McLinden at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Key Club also will raise money for maternal and neonatal tetanus prevention via Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Last year the club raised $163. Key Club also is involved in numerous other activities, including helping Kiwanis serve breakfast at Chingawassa Days and lunch at Old Settlers' Day.
McLinden also sponsors SAFE Team, which has events to encourage students to wear seatbelts. Earlier this year they did a survey through covert observation and found about 87 percent of students wore seatbelts.
Gene Winkler announced that Kiwanis' website, http://marionkiwanis.com, has been updated.


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Terry McAuliffe's big test
RICHMOND, Va. — Will black voters come out for Terry McAuliffe?
In an election that polls show is his to lose, one of the last hurdles between the Democrat and the Virginia governorship is making sure African-American voters don't stay home without President Barack Obama on the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Turning out party loyalists is critical for candidates of either party in any off-year election, when voter interest tails off dramatically. Republican Ken Cuccinelli has staked what slim chance he has left of an upset on firing up the GOP base.
But the challenge is particularly pronounced for McAuliffe and blacks, who make up about a fifth of the electorate and are often the difference between victory and defeat for a Democrat running statewide in the commonwealth.
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Obama lost whites to Mitt Romney by 24 points, according to exit polls, but he carried the state by 4 points because 20 percent of voters were black (and he carried 93 percent of them). Blacks comprised just 16 percent of the electorate in exit polls of the last governor's race in 2009, which the Republican won big. McAuliffe doesn't need to match Obama's performance among African-American voters last year, but the dropoff cannot be too steep.
The former Democratic Party chairman and businessman is plainly aware of this. At the annual meeting of the Virginia NAACP here Friday night, McAuliffe tried to recreate the spirit of 2012. Obama's campaign deployed him to an elementary school on election night, he recalled, to encourage voters waiting in the cold to stay until they cast their ballots.
"I was handing out hot cocoa and hand warmers and coffee," he said. "You know what? Not one person left that line. Not even families with school-aged children. We need that intensity again this year, folks! We need that intensity the next 10 days."
McAuliffe's strategy in the 2009 Democratic primary for governor was also to run up the black vote. He campaigned with the hip-hop artist will.i.am, organized in black neighborhoods and saturated urban radio stations. But he failed to expand the electorate and lost by a humiliating 23 points.
Most of McAuliffe's television ads this year have attacked Republican Ken Cuccinelli, who a majority of voters now view negatively. But McAuliffe's own favorability rating is middling, and he still has yet to demonstrate he can fire up the Obama coalition of young people, women and blacks.
( Also on POLITICO: Cuccinelli lashes out at McAuliffe)
In interviews at the NAACP conference, a chorus of leaders expressed concern about the risk of a drop-off in African-American voter turnout that could devastate Democrats.
"I hope that, as African-Americans, we've learned in 2009 and 2010 that you cannot sit back," said Penny Franklin, 55, the president of a manufacturing union local in Christiansburg. "That's what I'm hoping is going to happen, but I'm just hearing way too many folks saying I don't like either one and I'm just not voting."
Henry Marsh (D), who in 1977 became Richmond's first black mayor, warned against putting too much stock in polls showing McAuliffe up in the high single digits. He recalled that Doug Wilder, the state's first black governor, was also way ahead two weeks before his 1989 election but wound up winning by less than 7,000 votes.
"If there is a drop off like last time, we'll lose the election," said Marsh, a state senator since 1992. "The tea party folks are going to vote. There are not as many of 'em, but they're all gonna vote."
McAuliffe made the hard sell. Accompanied by his wife, he told the NAACP members he wants more state contracts for minority-owned businesses, automatic restoration of voting rights for felons and the closure of all payday lending stores in Virginia.
"We cannot do it if you do not vote," he said. "Many of you voted last year in the presidential year … People fought and died for the right to vote in this country, and let's make sure we set a great example for the nation by voting."
Turnout among all groups always drops off from the presidential to gubernatorial elections. In 2008, 75 percent of eligible voters cast ballots. It was 40 percent in 2009. Last year, 72 percent voted. Most analysts predict a number below 40 percent on Election Day.
( Also on POLITICO: Poll: McAuliffe leads by 7 points)
Behind the scenes, McAuliffe advisers say a huge part of their get-out-the-vote operation is devoted specifically to African-Americans. They hired field coordinators months ago who worked for Obama last year in North Carolina and Wisconsin.
They have identified almost 300,000 African-American voters, and they are spending money on targeted radio and TV to reach as many as they can. More than 350 African-American businesses have put signs up in their windows that show McAuliffe and Obama together.
McAuliffe field organizers are employing a technique called "group validation" as they go door to door. They note that African-Americans voted at a higher rate than whites last year and say they have the chance to do it again. The message is not that it will be a low-turnout election, an adviser said, but that everyone else is voting so you should, too.
The White House and the McAuliffe campaign have not said firmly one way or another whether Obama will campaign for McAuliffe in the final days, but a presidential trip seems more unlikely by the day. It could undercut McAuliffe's effort to downplay his own partisan past while helping Cuccinelli excite his conservative base.


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Washington's intervention in the auto industry in 2009 is looking more and more like a success story. The auto industry bailouts weren't politically popular, especially outside the Midwest. But it appears they worked.
Washington's intervention in the auto industry in 2009 is looking more and more like a success story.
General Motors has just recorded its fifth consecutive profitable quarter. Chrysler announced this week that it has paid off $7.9 billion in loans from the U.S. and Canadian governments, with interest. Company officials noted the payoff came a year earlier than it did in the 1970s when the company received a similar bailout from Uncle Sam.
To understand the bailout of Chrysler and GM, we must remember the context. In the immediate aftermath of a global financial meltdown, auto sales dried up and the financing operations run by the major auto companies were in deep trouble. Because of the global liquidity crisis, GM and Chrysler couldn't refinance their loans and were forced into bankruptcy.
Yes, there were changes in the way the companies did their business that were long overdue. Both GM and Chrysler had dragged their feet on improving quality, trimming their product lines and reducing their expense structures. But they needed to get past their critical cash-flow crisis –– and get the kick in the pants that a major new lender/investor can provide –– in order to make those changes.
Uncle Sam became the lender of last resort, and the Obama administration delivered the kick in the pants. GM and Chrysler made changes in their product lines and corporate practices that allowed them to prosper once the market recovered. They were also able to borrow money again, which they promptly used to pay back the government loans and regain their autonomy.
GM and Chrysler went through bankruptcy with the federal help. Without it, they may well have been forced into liquidation, with factories permanently closed. Hundreds of thousands would have lost their jobs, not only within in those two companies but also within the supplier companies dependent on them.
The auto industry bailouts weren't politically popular, especially outside the Midwest. But it appears they worked.
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Wheel of Wealth is a popular, turn based (both local and online) Windows Phone game that is modeled after the Wheel of Fortune games. You spin the wheel of wealth to determine your earnings for guessing the correct letters in a word puzzle. You play against up to two opponents,or against the phone, in a three round game.
Wheel of Wealth was recently updated to version 2.6 to resolve a nasty bug that crashed the game when you went bankrupt. You can still lose all your money but that should be all that is lost. The update also fixes a few other bugs and throws in a few performance tweaks for good measure.
Wheel of Wealth is a free game for your Windows Phone and you can find it here at the Windows Phone Store. It is available for both Windows Phone 7.x and 8 devices.


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Groupon's stock has been crawling back from the abyss, with the company now worth about $3.8 billion.
That's still less than the $6 billion Google offered for the daily-deals site shortly before Groupon went public.
And now Google seems like it's moving to kill off Groupon by making ads for discounts and deals easier than ever to buy.
Larry Kim, founder and CTO of WordStream, an online-marketing technology company, noticed that Google's Offers ads—deals broadly similar to Groupon's email discounts—were now available to anyone using Google's upgraded AdWords dashboard for managing ads.
Rob Shilkin, a Google spokesperson, told us that the Offers format dates back to 2010, but was previously available only to customers in a limited test. He confirmed that it's now available to a broader set of advertising customers.
Few appreciated how symbiotic Google and Groupon were in Groupon's early days.
Groupon would buy ads on Google promising users discounts, persuading them to sign up for its email newsletters. It would then make money on the discount coupons it sold on behalf of local businesses.
It was essentially an arbitrage play on the cost of acquiring consumers via Google and other marketing channels against the profit made on the discount coupons it sold—themselves a form of advertising.
Google subsequently entered the local-discount business with Google Offers. It initially mimicked Groupon's approach with local salespeople.
By putting offers into the mainstream of Google ad-buying and opening them up to its entire customer base, Google is cutting out the middleman, and creating the powerful feedback loop of data—tracing a transaction from the search results or Web page where a user saw the ad to the redemption of the discount on-site.
That was the reason why Google was so interested in Groupon in the first place. And now it's created a very threatening way to take away Groupon's business.
This isn't lost on Groupon, of course—the prospect of Google gunning directly for its core discounts business is exactly why the company has been trying to add payments and customer-relationship management tools to the mix of services it offers local businesses.
It also has a brand that's synonymous with discounts at local businesses, and that's often underrated.
But make no mistake: Google has moved slowly and deliberately, but now it's showed its plan of attack.
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It seems that the San Diego-based 3D film studio PassmoreLab has licensed a number of its latest 3D films to Nvidia for use on the 3DVisionLive.com online 3D community website, making accessible some of the movie studio's extensive library of 3D video content available online. Of course you will be required to have 3D Vision-equipped desktop or mobile computer in order to be able to watch these movies online. The first seven titles are expected to be available online in April.
The licensing agreement consists of seven titles from PassmoreLab, with more to follow:
– The original 1968 George Romero zombie thriller "Night of the Living Dead, Now in 3D!"
– Ed Wood's 1959 cult classic "Plan 9 from Outer Space, Now in 3D!"
– The Science documentary "The Extreme Nature of Bats"
– The Science documentary "Microworlds"
– Extreme downhill skateboard racing documentary "DROP 3D: My Life Downhill"
– Extreme snowmobile documentary "S:4 The Product"
– The PassmoreLab original animated short "Holy Moly"
The 3DVisionLive.com website is an online community where users of Nvidia's 3D Vision technology can enjoy and share a broad range of 3D content on their PCs. It allows them to stream 3D films, trailers, music videos, sport clips, and video shorts, as well as upload, share and view full-resolution 3D photos. Analysts estimate about 75M 3D PCs will be sold per year within five years. (Source: Jon Peddie Research, 75 million PCs in 2014).


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 5, 2012) - NXA INC. ("NXA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NXI) announces that it has received correspondence from the Compliance & Disclosure Department of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") indicating that the TSXV has determined that the Company has more than one Tier 2 continued listing requirement ("CLR") deficiency. The deficiencies identified relate to the Activity and Assets & Operations Requirements for an issuer classified under the Mining Industry Segment. If the Company has not provided the TSXV with a submission on or before January 22, 2013 and/or has not satisfied the TSXV that it meets all Tier 2 CLR, the TSXV will proceed to transfer the Company's listing to the NEX board of the TSXV, without further notice. The Issuer intends to respond to the TSXV in connection with this correspondence.
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Andorrans are a minority in their own country; Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make the up 67.7% of the population.
The national language is Catalan, a romance language related to the Provençal groups. It is spoken by more than 6 million people in the region comprising French and Spanish Catalonia. Spanish and French also are spoken.
Education law requires school attendance for children up to age 16. A system of French, Spanish and Andorran lay schools provide education up to the secondary level. Schools are built and maintained by Andorran authorities, but teachers are paid for the most part by France or Spain. About 50% of Andorran children attend the French primary schools, and the rest attend Spanish or Andorran schools. In July 1997, the Andorran Government passed a law on universities and shortly afterward, the University of Andorra was established. Neither the geographically complex country nor the number of students makes it possible for the University of Andorra to develop a full academic program, and it serves principally as a center for virtual studies, connected to Spanish and French universities. The only two graduate schools in Andorra are the Nursing School and the School of Computer Science.
Population: 66,824 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15% (male 5,382; female 4,883)
15-64 years: 72% (male 25,463; female 22,837)
65 years and over: 13% (male 4,160; female 4,099) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.22% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.58 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.27 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 83.46 years
male: 80.56 years
female: 86.56 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)
noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran
Ethnic groups: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)
Religions: Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages: Catalan (official), Spanish, French.
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Hi! I haven't forgotten you! I haven't been able to post much this year due to health, but I have managed to make some Christmas crafts I'm really loving and wanted to share them with you and send you all my love and wishes for a wonderful Christmas and the best New Year yet!
Last year I shared adorable trees I made from magazines and old books using a tutorial from The House That Lars Built. My original post is here.
For trunks, I sat the big trees on candles in metal snowflake holders that I got from Bed, Bath and Beyond. The smaller tree from the old book is sitting on a tub of glitter wrapped in brown paper bag.
This year I took it a bit farther...
I have a narrow area on my china cabinet that I wanted a little forest on, but it's too narrow for the round trees, and I didn't want them all the same height. As most magazines seem to be the same "height", I trimmed the open top edge of my magazine to create shorter trees. I also cut the open side edge of the magazines to make narrower diameter trees. Then instead of gluing the two covers together to make it round, I left it open so the back was flat...just what you need to fit a narrow area! And they store small since they can fold right back up!
Then I cut a magazine down enough to make a folded tree ornament for the Christmas tree! For the smaller trees I cut a ring from a paper toilet roll for the trunk and glued them to the bottom of the tree. By slitting the toilet paper roll open vertically you can adjust the diameter of your trunk a you wish and the natural paper is perfect! Add a twine loop and you have an ornament for the tree.
I keep meaning to try spray painting a tree...or a forest...or use colored glitter on them, but the truth is that in my home, the way they look with their natural pages and the gorgeous clear glitter I poured over them (on top of ModPodge) takes my breath away and I haven't gotten to the other ideas yet. I gave away all but the first one I made last year and love it so much I left it out all year. I am still delighted to walk through the room and see the sunlight dancing on the glitter, or the TV light doing the same. I have to stop and gaze, the sparkle taking me to a magical happy place. Sigh! And now that I have my little forest, methinks they will stay too! When you find something pure in life that makes you happy, you should go with it!
This could also be used on a few inches of magazine to make a 3D tree that you could glue the two ends to paper as decoration, or in the center of a card so it opens when you open the card. Still looking forward to trying that one! I can also see adding elements around the tree to be garland and ornaments...
I have a couple of other goodies I plan to share soon. Merry Christmas!
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Felix Baumgartner: Daredevil Lands on Earth After Record Breaking Supersonic Leap
(NEW YORK) -- Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has landed safely on earth -- and in the record books -- after a supersonic leap from the edge of space.
The Austrian thrill-seeker broke the world record for the highest skydive.
"I'm coming home," Baumgartner said before he jumped out of a capsule 24 miles above the earth, as millions around the world watched online.
Baumgartner was in freefall for approximately 4 minutes and 22 seconds, during which he aimed to break the speed of sound.
"My visor is fogging up," he told ground control over his radio.
Moments later, his parachute opened, allowing the daredevil's family and training team on the ground to breathe a massive sigh of relief.
"I practiced this for so many years," Baumgartner said while training for the big jump. "This is my biggest dream."
The 43-year-old had a couple of disappointments and weather-related cancellations this week.
He was set to take the leap Tuesday, Oct. 9, but winds at 20 miles per hour at the top of the 55-story helium balloon that was to lift him into the stratosphere were far faster than the safe 3 mph limit.
It took approximately three hours for the balloon to rise to 120,000 feet today, which is also the 65th anniversary of when legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
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We may not be "pot" heads like the good people of Portland or Seattle, but it's a known fact: You never mess with Angelenos and their lattes. Coffee shops are about so much more than a liquid love affair in our town — they're where we commingle, study, and catch good vibes along with our java high. Therefore, it's mandatory that the roasting spot itself is simpatico with your personality, just like the café au lait is with your palate.
So, with your quirky Lala sentiments in mind, we've rounded up 27 buzzy spots that are anything but pedestrian. From hidden-forest decor on Franklin and legal advice with your mug in Santa Monica to a shop that'll play your LPs on Vermont, you'll be hard-pressed not to find your new jam on our nifty list. Bottoms up!


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|Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. Since South Sudan's independence, conflict has broken out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which has resulted in 1.2 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons needing humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. Violence in Darfur in 2013 resulted in an additional estimated 6,000 civilians killed and 500,000 displaced. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation known as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and government denial of access have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.
Dominated by the Nile and its tributaries
|north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 1,861,484 sq km
land: NA
water: NA
Size comparison: slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 6,819 km border countries (7): Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1,403 km, Egypt 1,276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2,158 km note: Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan
|853 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
|generally flat, featureless plain; desert dominates the north
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 100% arable land 15.7%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 84.2% forest: 0%
other: 0% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|18,900 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
|Current Environment Issues:
|inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese
|Ethnic groups:
|Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
|Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
|Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
|36,729,501 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 39.43% (male 7,351,759/female 7,130,224)
15-24 years: 20.77% (male 3,926,374/female 3,703,826)
25-54 years: 32.42% (male 5,779,482/female 6,129,213)
55-64 years: 4.12% (male 793,848/female 721,075)
65 years and over: 3.25% (male 645,876/female 547,824) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 78%
youth dependency ratio: 72.1%
elderly dependency ratio: 5.9%
potential support ratio: 16.9% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 19.6 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 19.9 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.69% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|28.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 33.8% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 2.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|KHARTOUM (capital) 5.129 million (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.19 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|311 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 50.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 64.1 years male: 62 years
female: 66.3 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|3.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|9% (2010)
|Health expenditures:
|8.4% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Hospital bed density:
|0.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 66% of population
rural: 50.2% of population
total: 55.5% of population
urban: 34% of population
rural: 49.8% of population
total: 44.5% of population (2012 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 43.9% of population
rural: 13.4% of population
total: 23.6% of population
urban: 56.1% of population
rural: 86.6% of population
total: 76.4% of population (2012 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.25% (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|55,900 (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|3,000 (2015 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|6.6% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|33% (2014)
|Education expenditures:
|2.2% of GDP (2009)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 75.9%
male: 83.3%
female: 68.6% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 7 years male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2013)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 20% male: 16%
female: 32% (2009 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan
conventional short form: Sudan
local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
local short form: As-Sudan
former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
etymology: the name "Sudan" derives from the Arabic "bilad-as-sudan" meaning "Land of the black [peoples]"
|Government type:
|presidential republic
| name: Khartoum
geographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile
|1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
|previous 1998; latest adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005 (interim constitution); amended 2015; note - in 2011, the Government of Sudan initiated a process for drafting a new constitution (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law
|17 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President BAKRI Hassan Salih, Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMIN (both since 3 December 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President BAKRI Hassan Salih, Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMAN (both since 9 December 2013)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the NCP, formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF, dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020)
election results: Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (NCP) 94.1%, other (15 candidates) 5.9%
|Legislative branch:
| description: bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis al-Wilayat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)
elections: last held on 13-15 April 2015 (next to be held in 2021)
election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19 note: the mandate of the members from the south was terminated upon independence by the Republic of South Sudan effective 9 July 2011 and membership in Sudan's National Assembly was reduced to 354; it is unclear whether this total will be retained for the next election or whether the previous total of 450 will be reconstituted
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary judge selection and term of office: National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years
subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Democratic Unionist Party or DUP Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] Muslim Brotherhood or MB National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] National Umma Party or UP [Saddiq al-MAHDI] Popular Congress Party or PCP [Kamal UMARI] Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN] Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN] Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH] Unionist Movement Party or UMP
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM [Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR, various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI] National Consensus Front or NCF [Farouq ABU ISSA] Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or SPLM-N [Yasir ARMAN]
|International organization participation:
|ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|secretary bird; national colors: red, white, black, green
|National anthem:
| name: "Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan" (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)
lyrics/music: Sayed Ahmad Muhammad SALIH/Ahmad MURJAN
note: adopted 1956; originally served as the anthem of the Sudanese military
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Maowia Osman KHALID (since 31 January 2014)
chancery: 2210 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 338-8565
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Steven KOUTSIS (since 2016)
embassy: Sharia Ali Abdul Latif Street, Khartoum
mailing address: P.O. Box 699, Kilo 10, Soba, Khartoum; APO AE 09829
telephone: [249] (187)-0-(22000)
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Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan's economy. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture, keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line. Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world's largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world's total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to 18% in 2015.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $176.3 billion (2016 est.) $171.1 billion (2015 est.) $163.1 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $94.3 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|3.1% (2016 est.) 4.9% (2015 est.) 1.6% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $4,500 (2016 est.) $4,500 (2015 est.) $4,400 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|10.7% of GDP (2016 est.) 9.3% of GDP (2015 est.) 10% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 82.6%
government consumption: 7.4%
investment in fixed capital: 14.1%
investment in inventories: 1.3%
exports of goods and services: 7.1%
imports of goods and services: -12.5% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 82.6%
government consumption: 7.4%
investment in fixed capital: 14.1%
investment in inventories: 1.3%
exports of goods and services: 7.1%
imports of goods and services: -12.5% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum Arabic, sugarcane, cassava (manioc, tapioca), mangoes, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame seeds; animal feed, sheep and other livestock
|oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly, milling
|Industrial production growth rate:
|2.5% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|11.92 million (2007 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 80%
industry: 7%
services: 13% (1998 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|13.6% (2014 est.) 14.8% (2013 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|46.5% (2009 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 26.7% (2009 est.)
| revenues: $7.301 billion
expenditures: $11.28 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|7.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
|68.8% of GDP (2016 est.) 68.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 17.6% (2016 est.) 17.3% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$5.545 billion (2016 est.) -$6.386 billion (2015 est.)
|$3.703 billion (2016 est.) $3.169 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum Arabic, sugar
|Exports - partners:
|UAE 32%, China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 15.5%, Australia 4.7%, India 4.2% (2015)
|$9.345 billion (2016 est.) $8.368 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat
|Imports - partners:
|China 26.4%, UAE 10.1%, India 9.1%, Egypt 5.6%, Turkey 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$167.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) $173.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$51.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - 6.32 (2016 est.) 6.03 (2015 est.) 6.03 (2014 est.) 5.74 (2013 est.) 3.57 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|12 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|9.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|3.7 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|30.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|66.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|64,770 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|2,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|5 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|88,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|108,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|5,984 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|24,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|21.24 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|14 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 27.939 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 77 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2010)
|Broadcast media:
|the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 9.61 million percent of population: 26.6% (July 2015 est.)
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|74 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 16
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 58
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 12 (2013)
|6 (2013)
|gas 156 km; oil 4,070 km; refined products 1,613 km (2013)
| total 7,251 km
narrow gauge: 5,851 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations (20014)
| total 11,900 km
paved: 4,320 km
unpaved: 7,580 km (2000)
|4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile Rivers) (2011)
|Merchant marine:
| total 2
by type: cargo 2 (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Port Sudan
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|Military branches:
|Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Rapid Support Forces, Popular Defense Forces (2016)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national service was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|the effects of Sudan's almost constant ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; as of mid-2013, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan provided shelter for more than 600,000 Sudanese refugees; during the same period, Sudan, in turn, hosted about 115,000 Eritreans, 32,000 Chadians, and smaller numbers of Ethiopians and Central Africans; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia proceed slowly due to civil and ethnic fighting in eastern Sudan; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 98,676 (Eritrea); 8,894 (Chad) (2015); 263,245 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016) IDPs: 3,218,234 (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2015)
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Bruce Davis: In the Oct. 5 LATExtra section, an article about the recommendation by a state prisons panel to grant parole to Bruce Davis, a Charles Manson follower convicted in two slayings, said that Gov. Jerry Brown had 120 days to review the matter. In fact, the state Board of Parole Hearings has 120 days to review the recommendation before it goes to the governor, who would have 30 additional days to reverse, modify, affirm or decline to review the board's decision.
"Escape Fire": A review of "Escape Fire" in the Oct. 5 Calendar section said that the documentary about healthcare issues was playing at the AMC Santa Monica 7. It's playing at the AMC Broadway Cinemas 4 in Santa Monica.
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Forums: Index > The Wizengamot > Harry sees into Voldemort's thoughts
Can anyone explain this to me? Why could he do that when he was relaxed? Why was he the first one to realize the connection?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs).
- "On the night Lord Voldemort went to Godric's Hollow to kill Harry, and Lily Potter cast herself between them, the curse rebounded. When that happened, a part of Voldemort's soul lached itself onto the only living thing it could find. Harry himself. There's a reason Harry can speak with snakes. There's a reason he can look into Lord Voldemort's mind. A part of Voldemort lives inside him." - Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Deathly Hallows Part 2.
- Part of Voldemort's soul was transferred into Harry when he tried to kill him. Voldemort's was weakened throughout the first four books, so he didn't notice then, likewise to Harry, who was maybe 'too young' to notice any of these connections. Dumbledore may have known, but chose not to tell Harrt in his youth.
Lord Voldemort eventually did figure it out when Harry witnessed him attacking Arthur Weasley, but Voldemort didn't realize at first because there is usually no part of Harry within Voldemort. Icecreamdif (talk) 03:57, July 26, 2012 (UTC)
- It didn't take long for Voldemort to witness the innate connection between their two souls. However this does not mean anything other than that the Dark Lord was arragant. Tom thought that being the master of legimency and occlumency that he didn't need to shield his thoughts, proving that he really should've marked Harry as his equal. 220.127.116.11 10:07, August 17, 2012 (UTC)
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Marmelade Recipes
Homemade Tangerine Kumquat Marmalade Recipe
Every year, we make preserves with the fruits from the garden. As I told you in a recent post, I had it all planned out so that nothing would go to waste and was determined to create Orangina soda. I used the kumquat pulp for the syrup of the drink and used all the kumquat rind for marmalade. To repeat the same flavors of the soft drink, I added tangerine to the marmalade as well. To make the marmalade a bit fancier, I added some vanilla beans and vanilla extract at the end.
Making marmalade is labor intensive, so gather some friends and family to get through the process. Rest assured that your efforts will be rewarded. We cooked and canned 13 pounds of fresh kumquats. If sealed properly, you can keep the jars of marmalade for a year. Good luck holding on to it that long though. The girls have already gone through two jars! The sweet fragrance of the kumquats and vanilla is intoxicating. Spread a little (or a lot) on a slice of buttered toast, pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy. It's the perfect way to start the day!
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Homemade Kumquat Marmalade
We've been very lucky this year. Our kumquat trees have produced a bumper crop. Yesterday, the girls brought me a huge bucket filled with beautiful kumquats. When I tasted them, I found them a bit sour, so I decided to make a nice batch of marmalade.
As a child, I ate a ton of marmalade on my vacations to Great Britain, but I have to say the best marmalade I've had is made by husband's friend Laura. She adds a dash of vanilla extract to her marmalade which I think really brightens and accents the citrus flavor. She also makes great homemade vinegar.
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The rooms, junior suites and suite all come with an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, a telephone, satellite TV and a radio. In addition, a minibar (charges apply), air conditioning, heating, a double bed, a hire safe (charges apply) and either a balcony or terrace with a sea view (on request, for an additional fee) are also provided in all accommodation as standard.
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Digital Agenda: how new EU rules foster more competition in telecoms markets
New EU telecoms rules to promote a more competitive telecoms sector and better services for customers are due to be implemented in national law by 25th May 2011 (see IP/11/622). This MEMO explains how the new rules will ensure more consistent and effective regulation of competition in EU telecoms markets.
More Commission oversight on competition remedies
As of 25th May 2011, the European Commission has increased powers to oversee the details of remedies proposed by national telecoms regulators to address problems relating to, for example, the conditions of access to the network of a dominant operator or fixed or mobile termination rates. As a result, customers and businesses will be better able to benefit from a fair and competitive single EU telecoms market, and telecoms operators will have the regulatory certainty they need to confidently operate EU-wide.
This will happen through a revised so-called "Article 7" procedure. This consultation and notification mechanism (established originally by Article 7 of the Electronic Communications Framework Directive - 2002/21/EC), requires national telecoms regulators to notify the Commission, BEREC (the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) and telecoms regulators in other EU countries, of measures they plan to introduce to solve market problems. More precisely, national telecoms regulators, in accordance with competition law principles, must define the boundaries of the relevant market, assess whether any one or more players is dominant (or has significant market power, "SMP") in this market and where operators are found to be dominant, propose appropriate regulatory remedies to ensure effective competition. The objective is to ensure a more consistent, efficient application of those remedies across the EU in a single telecoms market (see MEMO/09/539).
The rules in the new Article 7a of the Framework Directive, as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC, give the Commission additional powers over remedies proposed by national regulators. In practice, should the Commission, in close cooperation with BEREC, consider that a draft remedy notified by a national regulator would create a barrier to the single market, the Commission can begin an in-depth review of the notified measures lasting up to three months, and issue a Recommendation asking the national regulator to amend or withdraw its planned remedy. During that review the Commission, BEREC and the regulator concerned should closely cooperate to identify the most appropriate remedy.
The new rules also enable the Commission to adopt further harmonisation measures in the form of Recommendations or legally binding decisions if divergences in the regulatory approaches of national regulators, including remedies, persist across the EU in the longer term, for example on broadband access conditions or on termination rates.
Greater independence for national telecoms regulators
The new telecoms rules reinforce the independence of national regulatory authorities by outlawing political interference in their day-to-day duties and protecting the heads of national regulators against arbitrary dismissal. They also require Member States to ensure that telecoms regulators have appropriate human and financial resources, including their own budget, which are essential for regulators to perform their functions effectively.
In particular, a new amendment to the Framework Directive requires Member States to ensure that national regulators responsible for market regulation are protected against external intervention or political pressure. This reinforces their authority and the predictability of their decisions. The new rules also oblige Member States to ensure that heads of national telecoms regulatory bodies can only be dismissed on the grounds that they no longer fulfil the conditions required for the performance of their duties.
Monitoring the effective implementation of the rules on independence of regulators has been a priority for the Commission. The Commission closely monitors the institutional arrangements with regard to the independence and effectiveness of national regulatory authorities. Where necessary, the Commission has taken action and has opened infringement proceedings.
Functional separation of network operations from service provision:
Under the new rules, all Member States' telecoms regulators have a new item in their tool box of regulatory remedies to overcome competition problems: functional separation. This enables regulators, where necessary to ensure competition, to oblige a dominant telecoms operator to separate its access network operations from its telecoms services operations, without involving ownership separation or the creation of a separate company.
Under certain circumstances, functional separation is a useful tool to address persistent competition problems in the telecoms markets. In particular, it ensures that alternative operators have fair access to the networks of dominant companies while maintaining incentives for operators to invest in new networks.
The new EU telecoms rules (the new Article 13a of the Access Directive, as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC) stipulate that regulators should only consider functional separation as a last resort when it can be established that other measures have failed. In addition, the new Article 13b of the Access Directive also addresses situations when vertically integrated telecoms operators voluntarily decide to separate their access networks and services activities.
Functional separation and/or other ways of imposing a more stringent 'non-discrimination obligation' have so far been implemented in the UK, Italy and Poland either through voluntary or regulatory measures. The option of imposing a functional separation remedy is also currently being discussed in Sweden.
The new EU rules on functional separation add legal certainty for countries moving towards different forms of separation, while ensuring overall regulatory consistency for the benefit of the single market, effective competition and consumer choice.
The new rules (Directive 2009/140/EC) are part of the package of telecoms reforms adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in late 2009 (see MEMO/09/491). The Parliament and Council agreed that the rules must be implemented into Member States' national laws by 25th May 2011.
See also MEMO/11/319 and MEMO/11/320
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Neelie Kroes' website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/
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New talent joins the Baroque Folke for this year's free holiday concert. Ruth Harvey adds the bowed strings of viola da gamba and psaltery to the mix, while Jane Pouw Asprelli, a returning former member, displays musical agility at the harpsichord. This holiday tradition of more than two decades will be renewed Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. when the Baroque Folke perform at CenterStage/Evergreen.
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