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More than a decade of Boston area music photography
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A couple of the performances documented between 1978 and 1995 within the greater Boston area included audience members in the photos. Check out my U2 and Iggy Pop galleries.
I personally scan my original negatives at high resolution and adjust & clean each image so that it presents in the highest quality possible. I also inspect and touch up every order before it heads to printing to assure your satisfaction with your investment.

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Yurissa Mitchell Niman '01
Mitchell gained six All-America honors in indoor and outdoor track and field, finishing as high as second in the nation twice in the triple jump. She gained All-America status in both indoor and outdoor track in her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, and still holds the school record in the triple jump and as a member of the 400 meter relay. She placed runner up in the triple jump twice at NCAA Championships, and took third once, fifth, sixth, and eight once, making her one of the most decorated athletes in school history with six All-America performances.


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Results tagged bageri from David Lebovitz
I think I've been speaking in too many superlatives lately. It's just I've been fortunate to be traveling and finding so many great places. Either that, or it's just my American side coming out, the one that tends to speak in superlatives. Still (or "Oh my God!", as we say), whenever I find something amazing, I can't help but going a little loopy over it….


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Story highlights
- Spring allergies now start sooner and fall allergies end later, thanks to global warming
- More carbon dioxide kick-starts pollen production
- Number of Americans with allergies two to five times higher now than 30 years ago
Every year, sneeze sufferers swear: "This is the worst allergy season ever." And they're right.
"Pollen levels are increasing, pollen seasons are getting longer, and more people are developing allergies," says Estelle Levetin, Ph.D., chairwoman of the aerobiology committee for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
In fact, this year's fall allergies (affecting at least 12 million Americans) will most likely last up to 27 days longer than average in the northernmost parts of North America, going even into November in some spots, a new study suggests.
While spring and fall allergies cause the same symptoms (sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny nose), their triggers are different.
Spring allergies, which run from February to late July, are brought on by pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds. Fall allergies go from mid-August through the first autumn frost, and are chiefly set off by pollen from the ragweed plant, mold, and dust mites.
Read on to learn what's making both seasons so unbearable—and the best ways to survive them.
The seasons are longer
Spring allergies now start sooner and fall allergies end later, thanks to global warming, says Jeffrey G. Demain, M.D., director of the Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Center of Alaska.
We're using more and more carbon-based fuels, generating greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide) that trap heat from the sun in our atmosphere. This makes temperatures rise, prompting plants and trees to flower—and release pollen—earlier each spring; in the fall, they delay the death of ragweed plants from frost, extending the pollen season, Levetin explains.
End result: "Fall" allergies may go practically into winter.
There's more pollen than ever
Higher amounts of carbon dioxide not only kick-start pollen production, they also boost the amount of pollen each plant generates, too -- especially in urban areas, where the gas is more plentiful.
To add insult to injury, CO2 is making pollen more potent, too. "There's more allergen now in each grain than there used to be," Demain says.
And pollen isn't the only allergen on the rise. Increasingly balmy temperatures mean more moisture in the air, which creates mold. "The higher temperatures and gas may increase not just the growth of mold but also its spore production—which is how it distributes allergens—both indoors and out," Demain says.
More people are developing allergies
The number of Americans with allergies is two to five times higher now than it was about 30 years ago, according to surveys from the National Institutes of Health. Genes play a role in your susceptibility, but the blooming allergy boom is most likely due to the longer, more intense pollen seasons — plus these expert-supported theories:
We're too clean. Now that we're exposed to less dirt and bacteria (thanks in part to our obsession with antibacterial everything), and have fewer scourges like polio and parasites to fight, our immune systems are quicker to overreact to otherwise harmless substances like pollen, says Levetin.
At the same time, our environment is too dirty: Studies show that pollution (such as exhaust fumes) can trigger allergic flare-ups.
Our modern diet is hurting us. Today's processed, preserved foods lack the tough fibers of the plants and grains our ancestors feasted on, throwing off the delicate balance of bacteria in our guts and setting us up for allergic sensitivity, says University of Michigan professor of internal medicine Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D..
Studies suggest, too, that as use of antibiotics — which also disrupt bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract — has surged, so have allergies.
Health.com: Your secret allergy triggers revealed
The good news: Even if we're now more prone to sniffling, sneezing, and itchy eyes, "there are many more treatment options on the market now," says Levetin. "The current medications are so much better than they used to be."
A potent mix of non-sedating antihistamines, steroid sprays, and eyedrops help target today's stepped-up symptoms. And in the end, simply getting back to nature—by skipping the hand sanitizer from time to time and eating whole, fresh foods—may just be a crucial defense against, well, nature.


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It's pretty cool for a high school kid to get to go to Tokyo.
It's even cooler when it's the Montbello High School Drum Line and they're accompanying a group of Colorado and Japanese dignitaries at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo to help commemorate the inaugural flight of the Denver-to-Tokyo Dreamliner on United Airlines.
For these nine students, there will be more performances on what has to be a trip of a lifetime.
Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, who was a high school exchange student in Japan, came up with the idea of bringing along the drum line for the inaugural week mission. The students' expenses were paid with a mix of sponsorships and self-funding.
"They brought the Denver Montbello spirit tonight," Hancock said after the performance at the U.S. Ambassador's residence "What I like about them is that they perform so much that the moment wasn't to big for them to handle."
The Montbello students are headed next to Denver's city sister, Takayama, for more than a week.
Way to go, guys.


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A fractured talus usually causes:
- Extremely severe pain
- An inability to put weight on the foot
- Swelling and tenderness
Causes and Risk Factors
Most talus injuries are due to car accidents. Fewer are due to falls from high places. These injuries often also involve lower back injuries. More and more talar fractures are due to snowboarding, which uses a soft boot that isn't rigid enough to prevent ankle injuries.


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14 U.S. Code § 86 - Marking of obstructions
The Secretary may mark for the protection of navigation any sunken vessel or other obstruction existing on the navigable waters or waters above the continental shelf of the United States in such manner and for so long as, in his judgment, the needs of maritime navigation require. The owner of such an obstruction shall be liable to the United States for the cost of such marking until such time as the obstruction is removed or its abandonment legally established or until such earlier time as the Secretary may determine. All moneys received by the United States from the owners of obstructions, in accordance with this section, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. This section shall not be construed so as to relieve the owner of any such obstruction from the duty and responsibility suitably to mark the same and remove it as required by law.
Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 736 (R.S. 4676; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538; Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 1, 50 Stat. 666; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731,53 Stat. 1432).
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
1974—Pub. L. 93–283 substituted "the navigable waters or waters above the continental shelf of the United States" for "any navigable waters of the United States".
1965—Pub. L. 89–191 vested sole responsibility for wreck marking in the Coast Guard by giving the Secretary discretionary authority to mark wrecks or other similar obstructions for as long as in his judgment the needs of maritime navigation may require, by removing reference to responsibility of the Department of the Army to mark wrecks, after abandonment and before removal, and by giving the Secretary the authority to terminate an owner's liability to pay the cost of marking a wreck.
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Canaries Split Doubleheader In Fargo
FARGO, ND -- The Sioux Falls Canaries split a doubleheader with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on Thursday, losing the opener 2-0 and winning the nightcap 9-8.
The Canaries (5-9) salvaged one game of the four-game series and finished a seven-game road trip 3-4.
In game one, Tim Alberts broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a run-scoring double lined over left fielder J.P. Ramirez. He later scored on Todd Jennings' sacrifice fly. Jake Laber (1-1) pitched six shutout innings, and Chase Johnson tossed a scoreless seventh inning for his second save.
Kyle Ruwe (2-1) suffered his first loss, but still pitched well. He gave up two runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Canaries mustered just two hits, and Nick Van Stratten saw a nine-game hitting streak snapped.
In game two, the Canaries never trailed. They jumped out to a 2-0 in the top of the first inning, but Fargo-Moorhead answered with two runs in the bottom of the first. The Birds never lost a lead after Ramirez ripped a two-run double down the right field line, his second of the game, for a 4-2 lead.
Ramirez and cleanup hitter Jared Clark did the heavy lifting, going a combined 5-for-7 with a home run and six RBI.
Fargo-Moorhead loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the third, chasing Canaries starter Mitchell Clegg from the game. The RedHawks pushed across one run on a groundout, but reliever Kyle Vazquez (1-2) did not allow any further damage.
Vazquez pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits but earned his first win.
The Canaries bats exploded for five runs in the fourth inning, all with two outs. Clark blasted a three-run home run, and Tim Pahuta launched a two-run home run two batters later to build a 9-3 lead.
The RedHawks assembled a four-run rally in the sixth inning, highlighted by Zach Penprase's two-run triple. In the seventh, a passed ball brought a run home, and the RedHawks brought the winning run to the plate with one out, but Alan DeRatt struck out Penprase and pinch-hitter Buddy Sosnoskie to end the game. DeRatt notched his third save in as many attempts.
RedHawks starter Paul Burnside (0-3) took the loss, giving up nine runs, seven earned, in four innings..
The Canaries next begin a seven-game homestand starting with a three-game series with Wichita Wingnuts. Game one is at 7:05 p.m. on Friday at Sioux Falls Stadium.
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22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 "Can a man be of benefit to God?
Can even a wise person benefit him?
3 What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4 "Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?
5 Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins endless?
6 You demanded security from your relatives for no reason;
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7 You gave no water to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land—
an honored man, living on it.
9 And you sent widows away empty-handed
and broke the strength of the fatherless.
10 That is why snares are all around you,
why sudden peril terrifies you,
11 why it is so dark you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.
12 "Is not God in the heights of heaven?
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, 'What does God know?
Does he judge through such darkness?
14 Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.'
15 Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked have trod?
16 They were carried off before their time,
their foundations washed away by a flood.
17 They said to God, 'Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?'
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,
20 'Surely our foes are destroyed,
and fire devours their wealth.'
21 "Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.
22 Accept instruction from his mouth
and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness far from your tent
24 and assign your nuggets to the dust,
your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,
the choicest silver for you.
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your face to God.
27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
28 What you decide on will be done,
and light will shine on your ways.
29 When people are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!'
then he will save the downcast.
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
23 Then Job replied:
2 "Even today my complaint is bitter;
his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.
3 If only I knew where to find him;
if only I could go to his dwelling!
4 I would state my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would find out what he would answer me,
and consider what he would say to me.
6 Would he vigorously oppose me?
No, he would not press charges against me.
7 There the upright can establish their innocence before him,
and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
8 "But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;
I have kept to his way without turning aside.
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
13 "But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?
He does whatever he pleases.
14 He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.
15 That is why I am terrified before him;
when I think of all this, I fear him.
16 God has made my heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
24 "Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment?
Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?
2 There are those who move boundary stones;
they pasture flocks they have stolen.
3 They drive away the orphan's donkey
and take the widow's ox in pledge.
4 They thrust the needy from the path
and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,
the poor go about their labor of foraging food;
the wasteland provides food for their children.
6 They gather fodder in the fields
and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.
7 Lacking clothes, they spend the night naked;
they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.
8 They are drenched by mountain rains
and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.
9 The fatherless child is snatched from the breast;
the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.
10 Lacking clothes, they go about naked;
they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
11 They crush olives among the terraces[c];
they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.
12 The groans of the dying rise from the city,
and the souls of the wounded cry out for help.
But God charges no one with wrongdoing.
13 "There are those who rebel against the light,
who do not know its ways
or stay in its paths.
14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up,
kills the poor and needy,
and in the night steals forth like a thief.
15 The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk;
he thinks, 'No eye will see me,'
and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,
but by day they shut themselves in;
they want nothing to do with the light.
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
they make friends with the terrors of darkness.
18 "Yet they are foam on the surface of the water;
their portion of the land is cursed,
so that no one goes to the vineyards.
19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,
so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them,
the worm feasts on them;
the wicked are no longer remembered
but are broken like a tree.
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
and to the widow they show no kindness.
22 But God drags away the mighty by his power;
though they become established, they have no assurance of life.
23 He may let them rest in a feeling of security,
but his eyes are on their ways.
24 For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone;
they are brought low and gathered up like all others;
they are cut off like heads of grain.
25 "If this is not so, who can prove me false
and reduce my words to nothing?"
11 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3 and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them."
4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then I heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'
8 "I replied, 'Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
9 "The voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.' 10 This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
11 "Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.'
15 "As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: 'John baptized with[a] water, but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.' 17 So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God's way?"
18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life."
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord's hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) 29 The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


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Ultrasonic leak detector
Quick and easy detection of air leaks
The SKF TMSU 1 ultrasonic leak detector is a high quality, user friendly, sensitive instrument enabling the detection of air leaks by means of ultrasound. Leaks are caused by fluid flowing from a high pressure environment to a low pressure environment, creating turbulence. The turbulence generates high frequency sounds (so called ultrasound) that can be detected by TMSU 1 air leak detection equipment. The sensitive piezoelectric crystal in the sensor allows the operator to quickly guide the instrument to the loudest point which helps locate the leak location.
The SKF TMSU 1 includes an ultrasonic air leak detector, headset, rubber nozzle and batteries, all supplied complete in a sturdy carrying case.
The SKF TMSU 1 includes an ultrasonic air leak detector, headset, rubber nozzle and batteries, all supplied complete in a sturdy carrying case.
- Lightweight compact design makes it easy to operate with one hand
User friendly and easy to operate, no special training required
Highly reliable, helps identify exact position of the leak
Valuable instrument for enhancing machinery sustainability.
By identifying air leaks and fixing them, energy consumption is significantly reduced
Sensor mounted on a flexible tube helps enable reach in restricted areas
- Excellent quality headset for optimum sound quality even in very high-noise environments, also act as ear defenders
- Wide operating temperature suitable for diverse industrial environments
Technical data
Technical data Designation TMSU 1 Desciption Ultrasonic leak detector Amplification 7 levels: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70 and 80 dB
Ultrasound sensor Open sensor with a 16 mm
(1/2 in. Ø) diameter
(19 mm – ¾ in. Ø – exterior),
central frequency of 40kHz
Detected frequencies 38,4 kHz, ± 2 kHz (-3 dB) Power Two alkaline AA batteries, 1.5 V. Rechargeable batteries can
also be used but the usage
time will be reduced
Battery life Typically 20 hours Dimensions Body: 170 x 42 x 31 mm
(6.70 x 1.65 x 1.22 in.)
Flexible tube length:
400 mm (15.75 in.)
Case dimensions 530 x 110 x 360 mm (20.9 x 4.3 x 14.2 in.) Weight 412 g incl. batteries (14.5 oz) Operating temperature range -10 ºC to 50ºC (14 ºF to 122 ºF) Note: The TMSU 1 is not ATEX approved
Spare parts
Related documents
- Product data sheet TMSU 1 (109 KB)
- Instructions for use TMSU 1 (630 KB)


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OPEC and partners agree to 500,000 barrel per day...
Dec 06, 2019: The OPEC group of oil producing countries and their allies -- including Russia -- agreed on Friday to a production cut of 500,000 barrels per day in addition to their current agreement.
Ministers gathered at OPEC headquarters in Vienna "decided for an additional adjustment of 500 (thousand barrels per day)", effective as of 1 January 2020, according to a statement issued after the meeting.
This would bring production 1.7 million barrels per day below October 2018 levels.
However, the group said that "in addition, several participating countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, will continue their additional voluntary contributions," meaning the overall production cut would be 2.1 million barrels per day.
The statement said that OPEC and its partners in the so-called OPEC+ grouping would convene for a special meeting on 6 March.
OPEC members had been aiming for a cut in order to stem pressure on prices from abundant reserves and weak global economic growth.
Oil prices surged following the announcement, with US benchmark WTI and its European counterpart Brent both nearly two percent higher shortly after 1500 GMT.
Private sector borrowing increases by Rs.35.35 billion in a...
December 06, 2019 (MLN): The non-government sector has borrowed another net sum of Rs.35.35 billion during the week ended November 29, 2019, which brings the cumulative net borrowing for ongoing fiscal year FY2020 to Rs.68.31 billion. The net borrowing as of prior week was recorded at Rs.32.96 billion.
According to weekly data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the sector's borrowing has dropped by Rs.407.84 billion over the year since the borrowing as of corresponding period of last year was recorded at Rs.476.14 billion.
The non government sector is divided into three broad categories namely, the Private Sector, the Public Sector Enterprises and NBFI. Commercial banks are the main source of financing for the private sector, incuding conventional banks, islamic banks and islamic branches of conventional banks.
This fiscal year, the private sector borrowed a net sum of Rs.86.63 billion, whereas the PSE's have retired Rs.18.93 billion and NBFI has borrowed Rs.606.29 million.
As we disintegrate the inflows and outflows within the private sector, we see that Conventional Banks lent a cumulative sum of Rs.45.89 billion, Islamic Banks lent Rs.13.85 billion and lastly the Islamic branches of Conventional Banks lent Rs.26.89 billion.
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Govt. loans surge by Rs.187 billion in a...
December 06, 2019 (MLN): The government of Pakistan has acquired an additional debt of Rs.187.45 billion during the week ended November 29, 2019, which brings its total net borrowing for ongoing fiscal year 2020 to Rs.332.94 billion. As of prior week, the government had borrowed a net sum of Rs.145.48 billion.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan's weekly estimates in this regard, this year's overall net borrowing as of this week has increased by Rs.30.51 billion over the year as last year's net borrowing for the same period stood at Rs.302.42 billion.
The government sector borrowings are divided into three broad categories based on the purpose of loan which are budgetary support, commodity operations and others.
Split three ways between these broad categories, the cumulative net borrowing for budgetary support was Rs.384.85 billion, while that for other purposes stood at Rs.1.34 billion. On the contrary, a net total of Rs.53.25 billion were retired off Commodity Operations.
The two biggest source of financing for budgetary support are the State Bank of Pakistan and the Scheduled Banks. This fiscal year, the central bank has lent out a net sum of Rs.137.19 billion to the government, out of which the Federal Government borrowed Rs.381.2 billion whereas, the Provincial Government retired Rs.230.3 billion, AJK Government retired Rs.11.08 billion, and the GB Government retired Rs.2.62 billion.
Meanwhile, the Scheduled Banks have lent out a net total of Rs.247.65 billion out of which the Federal Government borrowed Rs.252.31 billion while the Provincial Government retired Rs.4.65 billion.
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Closing Bell: The KSE-100 Index lands in consolidation
December 6, 2019 (MLN): After yesterday's successful performance of the stock market, the capital markets concluded today's trade in consolidation as profit taking emerged in the second half of the session at higher levels which brought the index down to close almost flat as per Next capital.
The benchmark KSE -100 index gained 91 points in today's session, closing the day at 40,732 points.
The Index traded in a range of 388.27 points or 0.96 percent of previous close, showing an intraday high of 40,982.45 and a low of 40,594.18.
Of the 96 traded companies in the KSE100 Index 46 closed up 49 closed down, while 1 remained unchanged. Total volume traded for the index was 268.60 million shares.
Sectors propping up the index were Oil & Gas Exploration Companies with 64 points, Food & Personal Care Products with 30 points, Insurance with 24 points, Fertilizer with 23 points and Chemical with 15 points.
The most points added to the index was by PPL which contributed 34 points followed by BAHL with 30 points, HUBC with 26 points, EFERT with 23 points and OGDC with 23 points.
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The 2012 Rockford East High School graduate, who honors both parents with a hyphenated name, lost that first competition she entered but didn't give up.
Strick-Martinez, 20, was crowned Miss Midwest Belleza Latina in May. And this week she's in Orlando, Florida, competing to become the 2014 Belleza Latina International Queen.
The winner in the Orlando competition will be announced Friday.
Win or lose, Strick-Martinez plans to book as many public appearances as possible to inspire others by sharing her experience. Competing with other energetic, ambitious women "made me just want to push, be a better woman and a better overall role model for the younger generation," she said.
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Shing-Tung Yau is awarded a Fields Medal for his contributions to partial differential equations, to the "Calabi conjecture" in algebraic geometry, to the positive mass conjecture of general relativity theory, and to real and complex Monge-Ampère equations.
Donaldson publishes Self-dual connections and the topology of smooth 4-manifolds which leads to totally new ideas concerning the geometry of 4-manifolds.
Faltings proves the "Mordell conjecture". He makes a major contribution to Fermat's Last Theorem showing that for every n there are at most a finite number of coprime integers x, y, z satisfying xn + yn = zn. (See this History Topic.)
Louis de Brange solves the Bieberbach Conjecture.
Vaughan Jones discovers a new polynomial invariant for knots and links in 3-space.
Witten publishes Supersymmetry and Morse theory containing ideas that have become of central importance in the study of differential geometry.
Margulis proves the "Oppenheim conjecture" on the values of indefinite irrational quadratic forms at integer points.
Zelmanov proves an important conjecture about when an infinite dimensional Lie algebra is nilpotent.
Langlands is the first recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics. He receives it for "extraordinary vision that has brought the theory of group representations into a revolutionary new relationship with the theory of automorphic forms and number theory."
Elkies finds a counterexample to Euler's Conjecture with n = 4, namely 26824404 + 153656394 + 187967604 = 206156734.
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Bourgain, using analytic and probabilistic methods, solves the L(p) problem which had been a longstanding one in "Banach space" theory and harmonic analysis.
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Cognitive decline is a loss in executive functioning (skills, thought processes, daily tasks, etc), language abilities, and memory. In the mild form, it may have very little impact on your day to day function, or it can be severe, as in Alzheimer's disease . Although it is most often associated with aging, it is not a normal part of the aging process. The exact cause of the decline is not well understood. Some treatments may help to temporarily slow the rate of decline, but there is no known cure.
The supplement ginkgo biloba is often promoted to help prevent cognitive decline. The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory study (GEM) is a large study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh analyzed outcomes from the GEM study to look for the effects of gingko biloba on the rate of cognitive decline.
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GEM is a randomized control trial with 3,069 participants. The participants were 72-96 years old with no cognitive impairment or mild cognitive impairment. The participants were randomly split into a treatment or control group and followed for 6.1 years. The treatment group received 120mg of ginkgo biloba, and the control group received a placebo twice a day; the researchers and participants were blinded to who had which treatment.
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Nature Conservancy Buys 7,000 Acres to Expand Big Bend Ranch State Park
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Fresno Ranch to be transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to improve public access, conserve resources at Texas' largest state park
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Nature Conservancy of Texas has purchased the 7,000-acre Fresno Ranch in far West Texas and plans to transfer it to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the purchase price of about $2.6 million. The deal culminates 20 years of work to remove the largest remaining in-holding inside Texas' biggest state park, expands hiking and public access, and protects desert springs, Rio Grande river frontage, diverse wildlife and rich cultural resources.
Acquiring the checkerboard 11-section tract removes in-holdings within the park's Fresno Canyon, a beautiful natural corridor with cottonwood trees, desert springs, archeological sites, and majestic views. The acquisition means park users will be able to access all of Fresno Canyon. The property comes down to the Rio Grande, so it also now gives the state park 8.5 miles of unbroken public river frontage. Most of Fresno Ranch lies in non-contiguous tracts in Presidio County, with some 200 acres in Brewster County.
"The Nature Conservancy is thrilled to be able to make this important addition to Big Bend Ranch State Park a reality to allow Texas residents and visitors greater opportunities to enjoy this beautiful and fascinating natural resource," said Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy of Texas. "Acquiring this key piece of land means additional opportunities for park visitors, and we believe providing access to this Texas treasure is important."
"This is the most important land acquisition at Big Bend Ranch since the department bought General Land Office in-holdings in 1991, which included large parts of the current park, including the Solitario," said Scott Boruff, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department deputy executive director for operations.
"The Fresno Ranch acquisition opens up key areas in the park, places the public couldn't go before," Boruff said. "Plus, the mouth of Fresno Creek is the one remaining large tract along the river inside the park that could have been subject to adverse development. So this protects one of the most scenic and important areas at Big Bend Ranch."
The Nature Conservancy purchased the property from the estate of the late Jeanne Norsworthy, granddaughter of notable Texas newsman George Dealey, founder of the Dallas Morning-News. Norsworthy, of Houston, was a notable artist who lived on Fresno Ranch after she acquired it.
"Jeanne was a great lover of the Big Bend country," said Andrew Sansom, a member of the Texas State Parks Advisory Committee and former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director, who helped lead state efforts to purchase Big Bend Ranch.
"Jeanne was a very distinguished artist, and she created a beautiful body of art, much of it done there at the Fresno Ranch," Sansom said. "We first began to speak with her in the late 1980s. I last discussed the acquisition of this property a few months before her death, and she told me she wanted it to become part of the park, so in a very large measure this is fulfilling her vision."
Norsworthy died in 1998. Her award-winning book, "Healing Landscapes: A Journey from the Big Thicket to the Big Bend," about her observations of nature and people in the Big Thicket and the Big Bend, was published posthumously by Texas A&M University Press in 2001.
A federal Land and Water Conservation Fund matching grant will help TPWD fund the acquisition, which supports department plans to increase public use of the park. This year, the park is opening more than 50 new backcountry campsites in remote, scenic areas visitors could not get to on their own before, as well as many new miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails and newly accessible dirt roads. While there are a number of campsites accessible by car, most of the new backcountry sites require high-clearance vehicles, and some require four-wheel drive. But for adventurous travelers, the new sites offer uncrowded experiences in pristine settings.
Expanding public access at Big Bend Ranch is made possible by increased funding provided by the legislature, which allowed the park to hire four new employee positions. This includes two new park peace officers to help with everything from search and rescue to leading tours.
John Karges, The Nature Conservancy's West Texas program manager, said the abundant year-round water resources found on the Fresno Ranch are rare and ecologically important in the arid Big Bend region of the Chihuahuan Desert.
"The ranch protects springs in and around Fresno Creek and its tributary, Arroyo Primero," Karges said. "The streamside cottonwood and willow gallery woodlands of Fresno Canyon provide important habitat for resident and migratory birds."
"The native habitat here supports a rich variety of other wildlife, including mule deer, peregrine falcon, diverse bat species, Big Bend black-headed snake, Texas horned lizard and a rare reptile, the reticulated gecko, found only in Brewster and Presidio counties," Karges added.
Archeological and cultural resources on the Fresno Ranch include Native American sites as well as the former Fresno and Whit-Roy cinnabar mines (cinnabar is a source of mercury) and the ruins of wax-rendering operations that used the native candelilla plant.
Big Bend Ranch State Park lies in a rugged, remote and unpopulated region, containing more than 300,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert wilderness in Brewster and Presidio counties. The park extends 23 miles along the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo from southeast of Presidio to near Lajitas. Embracing some of the most remote and rugged terrain in the Southwest, it encompasses two mountain ranges containing ancient extinct volcanoes, precipitous canyons, and waterfalls.
The area has been a crossroads of human activities for more than 11,000 years, as diverse people and cultures have been drawn by the abundant resources of the river corridor. Prehistoric Native American sites include open campsites, rock shelters, rock art sites and special-use or ritual sites.
Archival documents indicate that Pedro de Rabago y Teran traveled through the area in 1747 during his search for suitable sites to construct presidios. Beginning in the late 1840s, subsequent explorers, surveyors, missionaries, traders and freighters followed the Texas Chihuahua Trail through what is now the northwestern portion of the park. By the 1880s, several area ranches had been established and cattle, goats and sheep became a common sight on the landscape.
Once one of the 10 largest working ranches in Texas, Big Bend Ranch was acquired by TPWD in the late 1980s and opened to the public in 1991 as a state natural area. In 1995, it was re-designated as Big Bend Ranch State Park.
The Nature Conservancy works in Texas and around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. More information is on the organization's Web site.
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Residents at the Bristol Zoo can get a little touchy about their privacy.
One local man found that out the hard way when he visited the attraction and began snapping photos of a gorilla minding its own business.
Bob Pitchford, 67, was on a visit to the city's zoo last week when he spotted the large ape chewing on some grass. He took his camera out to take a photo but when the the mammal caught sight of Mr Pritchard he swiftly made the rude gesture.
The gorilla obviously didn't take too kindly to the interruption in its regular grass chewing time and showed his displeasure apparently in the only way it knew how — by flicking the photographer off.
The unnamed flipper of the bird must not have made his point too clear, however, because Pitchford said he didn't even realize he had received the offense until he came home and reviewed the pictures.
'When I saw the pictures, I just thought "you little devil",' he added. 'He really does look a bit cheese off. 'I quite regularly photograph the animals at Bristol, but I've never seen anything like this. 'Gorillas are really good at expressing their feelings. I was just really lucky to capture this.'
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Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has promised to make every Sikkimese a 'crorepati' if he or she votes for his Sikkim Democratic Front in the April 12 Lok Sabha election, inviting criticism from his opponents.
"We will work diligently in the coming days to make every Sikkimese a crorepati in our future role," claims the manifesto of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF).
At Rs 1,42,625 in 2012-13, the per capita income of the land-locked Himalayan state is among the highest in the country and way ahead of the national average.
SDF leaders claim that if voted to power for the fifth time in a row, the government will now aim to take the per capita income to a staggering Rs one crore.
"It is because of our continuous development work that the state has done well economically. Now we have a vision to make Sikkim financially secure and independent in the near future," SDF spokesperson Bhim Dahal told PTI here.
Political opponents, however, say that the 'crorepati' dream is nothing less than utopian.
"Their party leaders have become crorepatis as they are neck-deep in corruption. The government did not allow the CBI to enquire against Chamling's assets 2-3 years ago when there was a complaint against him," Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) general secretary Jacob Khaling alleged.
He pointed out that since the outgoing Assembly has no opposition member, there was no check and balance in the functioning of the government. SDF had won all 32 Assembly seats in the last election.
Former Sikkim Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari also laughs at the 'crorepati' dream.
"It is funny that they are claiming such things. Chamling is so much into corruption that once he loses power he will go to jail. He has stopped the CBI from enquiring against him.
After he is out of power, nothing will stop the CBI from enquiring into his unaccounted assets," Bhandari charged.
SDF leaders say when the party led by Chamling came to power in 1994, the per capita income of Sikkim was a mere Rs 9000.
Since then the state government has improved agro-production, horticulture, floriculture and established new industries and eco-tourism initiatives to increase revenue generation.
By going organic, agriculture and horticulture production has increased and farmers get better prices. With good road connectivity, many tourists spots have come up in the state giving locals the opportunity to earn, particularly through homestays.
According to official figures, tourism now accounts for almost eigt per cent of the state gross domestic product. Sikkim's industrial base comprises fruit processing, brewing and distilling and pharma companies. Besides it has approved of around 25 hydropower projects to generate additional revenue.
Still dependent on central transfers, Sikkim has relatively high level of capital expenditure which has sometimes resulted in very large fiscal deficits.
According to budget estimates for 2012-13, the state's fiscal deficit stood at 3.5 per cent.
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Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler (dir. Darren Aronofsky, 2008).
Mickey Rourke has never been one of my favorite actors, and it's odd that this stale dirty-realist draaaaama should show him to best advantage. He gives himself entirely over to the role of Randy "the Ram" Robinson, a wrestler who was big in the eighties and still clings to the decade's hair-metal ethic for dear life. The film gets just the right grainy look, and for the first twenty minutes or so, you're ready to believe that The Wrestler will plunge Cassavetes-like into the quotidian depths of its subject matter's spandexy squalor. But Darren Aronofsky is no Cassavetes, and after the insanely gnarly barbed wire and staple gun scene, which is almost worthy of Gummo, it's mostly clumsy emotion-wringing about the wrestler's relationship with his estranged daughter and the stripper with a heart of gold who tries to help him straighten out his life. (The stripper, by the way, is Marisa Tomei, whom I refuse to stop thinking of as my favorite actress despite not being sure if she can really act or not.) There are a couple of scenes with Rourke working behind the meat counter of a supermarket that nearly redeem the otherwise patience-testing stretches of generic triteness.


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Motherhood has intensified Fire in the Belly: WilliamsAugust 27, 2018 05:55
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American tennis player Serena Williams, who will be participating in her third Grand Slam tournament after giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia, has said that motherhood has intensified the fire in her belly and she is working hard to do well in the imminent 2018 the United States Open.
The 36-year-old further expressed the sureness that all her hard work would unquestionably pay off.
"If anything, (after becoming a mom) I have more fire in my belly. It's very hard to describe. It's very difficult to describe. I thought after having a child I would be more relaxed. I think I've said this before, but I'm not. I work just as hard if not harder actually. I just feel like I take it just as serious if not more. That's been really surprising for me," WTA official website quoted Williams, as saying.
"I feel like I have to just be happy, you know, continue to work hard. I've been working incredibly hard. I feel like it will for sure pay off eventually," she added.
Considering her preparations ahead of the concluding Major Slam of the year, the former world number one stated that she is trying to take things flippantly and is taking out some moments to relax.
"I definitely am more of a high-strung person where everything is dramatic for me. But I've been working on just taking things more easy and being more light. Most of all, just being nicer to myself, trying to take moments where I can relax and I can just take different things and I can be easier," she said.
The U.S. Open is scheduled to be held from August 27 at the National Tennis Court.
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Christmas has left almost nine in 10 in debt - and roughly half will still be paying it off when the tinsel comes out next year.
The average festive financial hangover adds up to a whopping £2,400 after people relied on their credit card to splash out on gifts, food, booze and decorations, a study shows.
An alarming 87% will ring in the New Year in the red, with 47% expecting this to remain the case throughout 2016.
Two in three admit they are concerned about how much they owe, with one in 10 extremely worried.
On average, those struggling think they will take 17 months to get back in the black, with six per cent saying they cannot ever imagine being debt free.
Nicolas Frankcom, money expert at price comparison website uSwitch.com which carried out the survey of almost 4,000 adults, said: "At this time of the year money worries are weighing heavily on a lot of people's minds.
"Overspending during the festive period will leave many with a financial hangover, but they cannot afford to stick their head in the sand.
"By taking a quick look at their finances, consumers could save a considerable amount of money - and start taking steps to get back into the black.
"Balance transfer cards with an interest-free period could be a lifeline for those needing some breathing space from debt."
He said shifting the average debt of £2,400 to a 0% balance transfer card could save £380 over the course of a year in interest fees alone, even after paying an average transfer fee.
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Stunning, no? Campbell is described as a "visual chameleon" with a vision and process to match:
With Benedict's creative origins very much grounded in photography, his use of computer generated imagery has been to enhance reality, rather than detract from it. By creating a 'virtual studio' on computer, Benedict is able to create sets that he can light, dress and manipulate in the same way that he can do with photography. Unlike photography however, this new media is boundless in its scope , pushing back the frontiers of perception while remaining accessible and reassuringly 'organic'.
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Friday, November 9, 2012, 3:30pm
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Soaring energy costs limit prosperity in all nations. Developing nations especially require affordable electric energy to increase their standards of living. Because it is least expensive, many nations burn increasing amounts of coal to produce electricity, causing air pollution and emitting enough CO2 to foment a global warming disaster. Carbon taxes have not worked because they counter economic self-interest of nations. Wind and solar power are too expensive. The liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) has the potential to undersell energy produced from coal. Robert Hargraves will also report on his November 2012 visit to China, where a $350 million project to develop LFTR has been launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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The Change is Forever
thinking of how being married to a Marine was going to
change my life. In a way it is a prayer asking God to help
me figure this out and get though it all.
The Change is Forever
The Change is Forever that is what they say.
A truth that states my life will change in more than just one way.
Now what does this really mean, and how will I change?
Will my future plans be switched around, my desires rearranged?
Why did God choose me for this, and why have I obeyed?
All I want is for His will to be openly displayed.
The Change is Forever includes so many things.
Like the way I live my daily life, and what my future brings.
There is so much that I just want to hold onto.
But from now on, whats desired of me, is all I can do
My hopes and dreams and comfort zone will all be put on hold.
And when I gain them back again I will do what I am told.
The change is forever starts with today.
All I need is focus and endurance before I am sent on my way.
So let the change begin, I am open to Your plans.
I know You know the best for me so lead me with Your hands.
Please give me the strength to make it through the fear of the unseen.
And most of all help me change into the wife of a Marine.
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eReaderJoy: thoughts and news from Eolake Stobblehouse about the wonderful new platform of tablets and e-reading devices. Some say, one of the biggest advances to reading since Gutenberg (Okay, I said that).
In e-form, books have never been wider, cheaper or faster available, easier to understand, use, and carry, or more comfortable to read.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Leaked iPad 3 video.
Interesting that it's slightly thicker, given Apple's near-anorexic fetish for thinness, there must be a good reason for it. The camera? Power for the high-res display?
[Loud music, you may want to turn volume low.]
If the camera is as good as the one in iPhone 4S (the one in the iPad 2 is abysmal), the iPad 3 might be an interesting camera. Sure, not exactly pocketable in most outfits, but you won't find a bigger or better screen for composing those artsy photos. I've said before that I think that a screen makes for better overview of compositions of photos, and this may make a whole new game of this. Almost like Apple's 30-inch screen surprised me as being a whole 'nuther level of enjoying photos, since it's bigger than most prints people make by far, and it has a much better contrast than even the best paper print.
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- TC [Girl] said...
Was there an SD slot in there or was that just a figment of my imagination? LOVE that carrying ring/case! COOL! Could be a nice safety feature, should the little bugger try to slip away! :-D
- March 6, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- Eolake Stobblehouse said...
I doubt they will put in an SD card slot, they make money on the internal memory sizes, and it would complicate it. I think it's a SIM card slot.
I think it oughter have a little lock slot like laptops, so you can lock the iPad to a desk.
- March 6, 2012 at 11:53 PM
- TC [Girl] said...
(oh frick do I NOT like this new screen! It's a bear just to "grab" what you wanna copy! :p-/
Yeah...I was thinking re: how proud they are re: their iClouds, as well!
A SIM card for a tablet? I guess I thought those were just for cell phones.
I really like that idea re: locking it; great idea! Not a laughing matter, in many of the big cities! I don't doubt GOBS of people get them stolen right from under them! :-(
- March 7, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- Eolake Stobblehouse said...
The 3G model of iPad (with the black plastic along one edge for the antenna to work through) works outside wifi hotspots, but you need a SIM card so you know who to pay for the pleasure.
I got the one without. If I need access without a hotspot, I connect via my iPhone's hotspot. (This just became possible less than a year ago, at least as a standard iPhone 4 feature.)
- March 7, 2012 at 5:59 AM
- Timo Lehtinen said...
Rumor has it that it has Senseg's haptic screen on it. If true, that, in a way, is even cooler than what's depicted on this concept video. We'll see.
- March 7, 2012 at 5:40 PM
- Eolake Stobblehouse said...
Damn, that would explain the "and touch" word in their ad. Could be very interesting!
- March 7, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- TC [Girl] said...
The 3G model of iPad (with the black plastic along one edge for the antenna to work through) works outside wifi hotspots, but you need a SIM card so you know who to pay for the pleasure.
Oh, duh! Forgot re: the 3G! Of course; makes sense, now. :-)
I got the one without. If I need access without a hotspot, I connect via my iPhone's hotspot. (This just became possible less than a year ago, at least as a standard iPhone 4 feature.)
That's nice! At least you're not having to pay through the nose for 2 data fees, like I had to, to have an aircard AND a [separate] cell phone plan!! :-/ (Which reminds me...)
- March 7, 2012 at 7:43 PM
- Timo Lehtinen said...
No haptic interface on "The new iPad" it seems.
The rumor, based on a Senseg rep comment, sounds credible though, and would make sense. So, maybe we'll see it on iPhone 5 then (or "The new iPhone") ...
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Obama congratulates Ukraine on elections
President Obama congratulated Ukraine on its election Sunday, particularly citizens in the east who voted despite the efforts of "Russian-backed separatist groups" that "sought to disenfranchise entire regions."
In a written statement -- issued while Obama was making a trip to Afghanistan -- Obama said that "we commend the resolve of all those who participated, as well as the efforts of the Ukrainian government to conduct these elections in the face of those threats."
Early exit polls indicate a victory for chocolate magnate Petro Poroshenko, who has pledged closer ties to the west.
Obama, who has authorized economic sanctions on Russia for its annexation of Crimea and other activities in Ukraine, said the election is a major step for Ukrainians who "have repeatedly demonstrated their desire to choose their leaders without interference and to live in a democracy where they can determine their own future free of violence and intimidation."
The United States will work with the new Ukrainian president and parliament, Obama said.
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President Barack Obama on Thursday declared that America is "at a crossroads," as he urged the nation to wind down the war on terror, pledged to rein in controversial tactics like drone strikes and announced renewed efforts to close the prison for terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay.
"This war, like all wars, must end. That's what history advises. That's what our democracy demands," Obama said in an address at the National Defense University in Washington. "In America, we've faced down angers far greater than Al Qaeda by staying true to our values."
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In a rare extended speech on counterterrorism policy, Obama said he has limited drone strikes outside Afghanistan to groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and will use such weapons only against "a continuing and imminent threat to the American people." The president also said he is insisting on a "near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured" in such strikes.
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Speaking about Guantánamo, Obama declared, "History will cast a harsh judgment on this aspect of our fight against terrorism, and those of us who fail to end it." Obama promised to resume transfers of prisoners cleared for release, lifting a moratorium he imposed three years ago on sending detainees to Yemen.
Obama aides were candid in conceding that the ongoing hunger strike by scores of Guantánamo detainees affected the president's thinking and played into the impetus for the speech.
"Imagine a future — 10 years from now, or 20 years from now — when the United States of America is still holding people who have been charged with no crime on a piece of land that is not a part of our country," said Obama. "Look at the current situation, where we are force-feeding detainees who are holding a hunger strike. Is that who we are? Is that something that our founders foresaw? Is that the America we want to leave to our children?
As he spoke about wanting to close the facility at Guantánamo Bay, the president got a loud reminder of liberal dissatisfaction with the administration's current detention policy.
When he mentioned being limited by Congress in his ability to act, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink interrupted. "Excuse me, President Obama, you are commander in chief, … it's you, sir," she shouted.
As she continued shouting about the hunger strikers there, Obama tried to continue speaking, before responding directly to her. "This is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also me being able to speak and you listening," he said. Moments later, he added: "I'm willing to cut the young lady who interrupted me some slack because it's worth being passionate about."
Obama said the U.S. needs to move away from some of the more aggressive legal and military responses pursued after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


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Covent Garden, London
A golden sofa waits in the lobby of the Radisson Edwardian on Mercer Street, its spine forming a glamorous backdrop that cannot be ignored. It's nearly upstaged by the gilded birdcages and the gold-leaf shaggy sheep – but not quite. This glitzy boutique hotel lives in the very heart of London's Covent Garden, the cool part of town where actors strut their stuff, designers flaunt their wares and even chain eateries and stationers have to up their game to fit in. According to the paperwork, this hotel only has four stars, but with its glamour and service, it seems like a five. The doorman spots me struggling with my suitcase before I've even reached the door. The level of gadgetry in the rooms impresses even my own techy tastes. Rooms are spacious for London and their decor matches that of Covent Garden. Striking black and white photos of dancers tumbling over one another. Fuchsia and green bedspreads. A quilted headboard with a touch of, what else, but gold.
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The bathroom seems quite tame in comparison – a gentle blend of beige, white and silver with a bath as well as a shower for soaking away any London cares. Useful touches such as an ironing board, dressing gown, kettle and tea and coffee stay in the room right where you would need them and the flatscreen TV also syncs with your i-gadget (if you know how to get them to play nicely, that is.) The free, fast wifi puts a smile on my face but the more universal source of joy is the relative quiet that this hotel provides. Despite its central location, you'll still only hear birdsong at your window in the morning and atmospheric street chatter at night. Breakfast is a little chink in the armour, though, with the service not quite as good as it should be.
Overall, though, the Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street Hotel has a mouthful of a name but a great eye for design. It makes a lovely place to enjoy the chic, central side of London in Covent Garden.
View from the restaurant...
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I'm currently preparing my students for the final examination.
There will be some reading comprehension in the final exam, in fact, it's the most important part (35%).
What do you consider is the best approach as far as the reading comprehension part if concerned?
Read the text once, then the questions? Or look for keywords for questions and in the text?
I've read some things on the internet but it's all very subjective. Some people are saying do this whereas others are saying do that.
As I have had no training in facilitating the reading comprehension, I find myself really confused.
Are there any theories about that? Any empirical methods that work?
I don't just don't feel it would be very professional to give some advice to the students which is just my own opinion. I would rather have some reference, some source that describes a clear and effective method in dealing with the reading part in exam.
As far as I know, you become better at reading by doing it. I just don't think there's some kind of magic formula out there.
Am I wrong?
Are there some scientific method or is it just in the realm of opinions?
I would really appreciate some help here as I don't feel like I'm well armed to prepare my students for the reading part at the moment as I lack knowledge about it.
I've been pretty much pitched in a situation which seems very complex to me considering I'm a new teacher.
Thanks in advance.
I've found this so far:
I can't really picture my Chinese students starting to take notes about each paragraph. That would use up a lot of time, wouldn't it?Tip 1: Use your scrap paper. Since these passages can be rather long and present difficult sentence and paragraph structures, you may want to use your scrap paper to take very brief notes on the main ideas of each paragraph. Because the GMAT is now computer adaptive, you will not be able to mark up the passages on your monitor.
Taking brief notes is particularly useful for remembering where to find factual information in the science passages. When we say very brief notes, what we have in mind is something along the lines of "Paragraph 1: The different types of butterflies, Paragraph 2: How their nervous systems work, Paragraph 3: Why pesticide A is killing too many of them," etc. Use abbreviations liberally. Using scrap paper in this fashion can also help you outline passages and identify their main arguments for main idea questions.
Of course, you can also use your scrap paper as you go along, to keep track of the answer choices you are able to eliminate as incorrect.
I think I will simply suggest it to the students. Then at least they have a choice whether to use it or not.
What do you think?
Tip 2: Read the first question before the you read the passageMy test is not done on the computer, although I can see why you would want the first question before reading the passage.. As we stated earlier, the new CAT structure of the GMAT prevents you from seeing all of the questions about a reading passage at the same time. Nonetheless, you will gain a slight advantage by reading the first question before you read the passage for the first time. This will give you a better idea of what you should be focusing on as you read, in order to answer that question.
But doesn't reading the first question and then looking for the answer in your first reading makes you focus so much on the answer that you miss the meaning of the whole passage?
I think if the students read the whole passage first one time, it's then easier to find the answers to each question after (as they have an idea as to how the text is structured). I would instinctively believe that having a general idea and then looking for the answers is better than looking for the answers right away.
What is your opinion about that?
Tip 3: Identify the type of passage you are readingThis doesn't apply to my kind of examination.. Memorize the 3 common passages types that we outlined above and remember that each one should be treated differently in order to optimize your score on this section.
Tip 4: When answering a fact question, read both the passage providing the data – and several lines before it – carefullyThat makes sense. Not that useful but it makes sense.. When a fact question directs you to look at a particular line of text for information, you will often find that one of the answer choices is a deceptive one, taken directly from that line number. More likely than not, there will be something in the sentence or two before the referenced line number that will give you the proper frame for interpreting the data – and hence direct you to the right answer to the fact question.
Tip 5 doesn't applyTip 6: Eliminate the "oohs and ahhs" answer choicesAlso useful.. When consultants refer to "oohs and aahs," they are talking about interesting factoids that spice up presentations without adding anything of real value to the analysis. The GMAT also contains these types of answer choices. An 'ooh and ahh' choice will refer to a fact in the passage ... but just not to one that answers the question being asked.
Tip 7: Practice, practice, practiceI will also tell this to my students.. We just want to say this one last time. You can't expect to become a scratch golfer just by reading a few magazine articles and watching a few golf tournaments on TV. Likewise, you can't expect to become an expert at taking the GMAT just by reading some tips and advice. You also need to work through many practice questions and learn to put tips and strategies like the ones we have presented to use.
I've also found this article which is very helpful to me, and hopefully to everyone else out there:
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