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What sorcery is this? A washing machine that fits in my bag? Hard to believe, but it's true. The Scrubba wash bag is the world's smallest washing machine, weighing a mere 180 grams. It's basically a flexible washboard that's stored inside a sealable bag. Great for people who go to places without a laundry facility or who are too cheap to have their clothes serviced.
In this exclusive interview, we got to chat to Scrubba inventor and founder, Ash Newland, about the innovative product's humble beginnings and how he managed to bring the item to market. [Read our original post about Scrubba here.]
Where did you get the idea for the Scrubba?
The idea for the Scrubba wash bag came to me as I prepared to travel to Africa to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. I realized with all our tents, sleeping mats, sleeping bags and cold weather gear that we would only have room to pack a couple of changes of casual clothes. This meant doing laundry at least every couple of days.
As we were traveling to some remote parts of Africa, laundry facilities and even basins would be hard to come by. It was then that I had the revelation that washboards have been around for centuries and they obviously work. However, they are bulky, still require a basin or tub and are impractical for travel. To create a washboard suitable for travel, I realized it would need to be a self-contained unit (i.e. not require a tub), and it would need to be light and extremely flexible to allow it to fold into a compact size. From this concept, the Scrubba wash bag was born.
During your 8.5-month backpacking trip, did other backpackers take note of your handy dandy washing machine? What did they say?
Our first prototypes that we took on the trip were pretty rough looking but as soon as we explained the concept to other travelers, they immediately realized the benefits. Most people we actually disappointed that we weren't selling them yet.
How long did the Scrubba's design process take? What was the most difficult thing in developing an innovative product like this one?
Being a patent attorney myself, the original plan for the Scrubba wash bag was to develop some prototypes, protect the intellectual property and license the invention to a larger company. However, having approached a couple of large multinational companies in the camping and outdoor space, we found that even though they liked the idea and thought it would work, there weren't willing to take it on and develop the product without the market being proven.
At the time this was the most difficult part. We knew we had a great concept but we needed to be the ones to prove it in the marketplace before it would be taken seriously. At this stage, I realized that we also needed cash flow if we were to be able to enforce the patent applications that we had filed in more than 50 countries and this meant taking the leap into manufacturing ourselves. Six to ten months was spent sorting out the manufacturing process and supply chain and we hit the ground running with a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Seeing as you are a patent attorney, how'd your knowledge of patents come into factor while you were starting the business?
Intellectual property is probably our company's most valuable asset. We have patent and trade mark applications and registered designs in more than 50 countries, which was really only possible to economically achieve by being a patent attorney myself. Our intellectual property has enabled us to prevent counterfeit products from hitting the market and this is highly valued by our retailers and distributors around the world.
While most start-ups won't seek the same breadth of international protection, it is always worthwhile speaking to a patent attorney before publicly disclosing the invention (even before crowdfunding), otherwise options for protection can be limited and larger companies with bigger budgets can push you out of the very market that you created.
Were you surprised or overwhelmed by the amazing support the Scrubba got over at Indiegogo?
I thought that we would get a good response for the Scrubba wash bag on Indiegogo. However, I was surprised how quickly things took off after Gizmag featured the product online. I did have a few sleepless nights when a large amount of orders rolled in as we still didn't know entirely how we were manufacturing the washboard component. That being said, we overcame this fairly quickly and we were able to ship all the Indiegogo orders within 4 weeks of our estimated shipping date.


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Futura Black was used for many years in the iconic branding of the Boston Police Department and their cruisers (accompanied by Eurostile). The department's branding has since been replaced with a much more bland design.
A new design is in order. I am a designer by trade and I think the new design should be a simple, classic American american design – A black body, a white roof. The car number would be large black Garamond type face on the roof so ID is easily viewed from the air. The drivers door and passenger doors would have a large "gold leaf" BPD in Garamond Bold with the old Boston Seal logo centered under done in Gold, Black and White. The vertical surface of the trunk lid would be done in large decal of diagonal stripes of Dayglow Safety Yellow Green as with the London, England cars and the 911 number. All simple and less cost to produce. Respectfully, PJ Collins PS: my grandfather was proudly a Boston Police officer for 40 years.
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WORLD BRIEFING | EUROPE; France: Ex-Minister To Join Academy
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Simone Veil, 82, a Holocaust survivor who became a French minister and president of the European Parliament, will become the sixth woman to enter the Acad?e Fran?se on Thursday. The state-sponsored body oversees French language and usage. The ceremony will be attended by President Nicolas Sarkozy and former President Jacques Chirac and will be televised live. Ms. Veil, who also served on the Constitutional Council, is considered responsible for legalizing abortion in France as minister of health in 1975 and is one of the most popular women in the country.


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By Miguel Rivera and Alfredo Jaime Gomez, notifight.com
WBC junior welterweight champion Erik "Terrible" Morales wants to close the year with another victory, by making the first defense of his title on the 10th of December. It was previously mentioned that Anthony Crolla is a possible opponent, but now former champion Jorge Barrios is being mentioned as well. Barrios was scheduled to face Morales on September 17th in Las Vegas, but legal issues in Argentina prevented him from leaving the country. Crolla, like Barrios, was at one point scheduled to face Morales on the same September date.
"I would like the fight to take place somewhere in Tijuana or Baja California. This Saturday I will meet in Los Angeles with Golden Boy Promotions to make a decision on my opponent. I will train in Mexico City and later at the Otomi Ceremonial Center. This year has been great for me. I had two interesting fights. With [Marcos] Maidana I earned the respect and admiration of the people and the other with Pablo Cesar Cano I became the WBC champion and the first Mexican to win four divisional titles. In 2012, I will try to win my fifth title. I would like to get the lightweight belt," Morales said.
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I am beginning a new blog which, when finished, will be an encyclopedia of "the world of Men."
In the year 2893, a distant human colony is the last to be obliterated by a plague, particularly virulent in nature. The sole survivor of the human race, a scientist, cloned himself, and created a thriving colony. The virus was not only deadly to humans, but to most animal life forms, leaving the planet nearly barren.
Over millions of years, the inhabitants, clones of the original scientist, evolved into a myriad of lifeforms. By 200 million years in the future, the entire world was thriving with life, all descended from the one scientist. Despite this precarious genetic situation, so many organisms so closely related by ancestry, by 200 million years AD, speciation, mutation, evolution, and so on, have produced numerous, independent, and genetically diverse genuses of man-likes.
This encyclopedia will discuss these man-likes, starting tomorrow.
Part 1 will be "the crowd mantis"
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Clear Falls to face Pearland in softball
Published 12:24 pm, Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Clear Falls softball opened the playoffs with a 3-2 victory against Clements and will face state power Pearland in an area battle later this week.
Pearland was ranked No. 1 in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A state rankings.
Pearland blanked North Shore 15-0 in the opening round.
Baseball playoffs start
District 24-5A baseball co-champ Clear Springs, which shared the title with Brazoswood, begins postseason play later this week, along with Clear Creek and Clear Falls, which ended tied for third place.
Clear Springs and Brazoswood closed district at 9-3, while Clear Creek and Clear Falls finished at 7-5.
State water polo
The Clear Creek, Clear Lake and Clear Springs boys and girls, and the Clear Falls boys, will participate the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (TISCA) Water Polo State Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, at the Southlake Carroll ISD Aquatic Center. More information and schedules are available at http://tiscawaterpolo.aquanite.com/statechampionship.


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Thanks ladies. It is tough. There are lots of things like that on our Christmas list, but I really don't want to end up with TWO of everything, like one PP said, because ltos of times the toddler just wants something just to take it from DD1, not because she actually wants to play with it. No point in having two. And like another PP said, they get their own bday/xmas gifts, and they play with them for a few days, but after the novelty has worn off it becomes communal property and they are encouraged to share. Sometimes I know DD1 gets annoyed at having to share everything, so I do try to make DD2 sit to the side and wait to take turns, giving DD1 5 minutes to play alone with the train before sharing. But it's tough because sometimes DD1 DOES want to share, and will give one train piece to DD2, but then next time DD2 expects a piece but DD1 doesn't want to share... there are just so many little toys like that. I like the sugggestions about having two 'main pieces' so they each can play and then encouraging them to share the 'filler' pieces
I don't buy two of most things. We have too many toys as it is. Plus, like I said, if I buy a second of something it's a variation of the first, not exactly the same. If they both prefer the same one, they will have to take turns. But, IMHO, some things are more fun when you are able to play together. Trains and cars are one of those. (Not tracks, just the main train and car pieces) I definitely wouldn't go out and buy an extra of everything they fight over. It's a balance you have to find. Also, I RARELY buy anything if it isn't for a b-day or Christmas. If we only have one and it's not time for anyone to get a gift, they have to take turns. I definitely teach my kids to share and take turns, but the most popular toys in the house warrant having a couple of pieces for them all to play with. Also though, that is going to depend on the toy. Having several cars, trains or dinos seems reasonable, even for only 1 child. But, having 2 doll houses or castles or rocking horses or a larger type kitchen is over board. KWIM?
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Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan, with an official estimated population of 691,529 as of March 1st 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.
Astana is the first large capital being built in the 21st century. The word Astanaoriginates from Persian Astana, from the verb Istadan (آستان) to stand (in respect)), and literally means "threshold" (royal or sacred, when people stand in respect and awe), implying where the court is seated ( capital city, a shrine town).
The city of Turkistan in Kazakhstan that host the body of the saint Ahmad Yasavi is also called the "astana" as is the city of Mashhad in Iran that is the burial place of the 8th Shiite Imam Reza. In fact, long before becoming the new capital of Kazakhstan, the city was "an astana," a burial ground of a saint, hence the old name of the city, Ak Mola (Ақмола), "white mausoleum."
The city has been described as a futuristic occult capital being built in a remote and deserted area of the Asian steppes. The city also depicts many instances of sun worship, making one believe the city is a celebration of the religion. Let's take a look at some photographs of the infamous "New world order capital."
The Presidential Palace
This layout is present in a majority of important cities, including Washington D.C. and Paris. The two golden pillars are believed to represent Masonic symbolism, Specifically the two pillars of Masonry, Boaz and Jachin. These pillars are featured in all Masonic Lodge rooms. Boaz and Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood in the porch of Solomon's Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem.
This is a globe signed by representatives from seventeen religious denominations. This represents "uniting all religions together, a new world order."
The Pyramid
Lord Norman Forster designed almost all of the structures in these photographs. This pyramid is dedicated to "the renunciation of violence" and "to bring together the world's religions". The architect claims the building has no recognizable religious symbols, but in reality the pyramid is a temple for Sun worship. (the religion of the new world order) The pyramid is the main symbol of freemasonry and ancient religious doctrine. Todays elite use these pyramids as symbols of power throughout the world. Las Vegas and Dubai contain similar structures as do many other cities in the world.
The Apex of the Pyramid
The apex is round and covered with sunlight. Images of white doves are embedded in the windows, representing peace, which teaches unification of world governments and religions, a New World Order. The apex is the ultimate representation of illumination.
Other areas in the Pyramid
This is the meeting room for conferences reuniting religious leaders of the world. Do you see a huge figure of sun in the center of the table?
In the basement, you will find Astana's opera house. (if you look closely, an image of the sun occupies the entire ceiling)
This monument is meant to embody a folktale about a mythical tree of life and a magic bird of happiness. The "tree of life", is a road map which spirits supposedly use when they leave the material world to join the afterlife. The golden globe at the top of the monument represents the Sun, Supreme Deity. (sun worship again)
Inside gold globe: the top of Bayterek
What the hell is this? It's a golden triangle with president Nazarbayev's handprint in the center. I do not find this to be a sufficient answer. The global elite scatter their symbols and doctrine all over the world yet the general population fails to recognize what is going on. Maybe it's time to wake up, the new world order is here and continuing with their plans right under our noses.
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ESPN looks back at a 'Greatest Game' from 1958
Too much about professional football on television is oversized, oversold, pumped up and exaggerated. But the two-hour special "The Greatest Game Ever Played" (8 p.m., today, ESPN) lives up to the hype. A celebration of the 1958 NFL championship game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts, "Greatest" offers a play-by-play glance at the game, along with commentary from surviving players, including Frank Gifford, Pat Summerall, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti and others.
The old timers share their memories with the audience and a select group of contemporary players from the winning teams of the last two Super Bowl games, who just happen to be the (Indianapolis) Colts and the Giants.
You don't have to love football to appreciate the 1958 game for its drama and for the human scale of the event. The copy of the televised game has been lost to history, so we're shown colorized fragments of remaining film footage. Most of the Colt and Giant players at the time were making $5,000 per year and considered themselves rich. Many worked off-season jobs, and one veteran here says he was on a factory floor the Monday morning after this classic contest.
"Greatest" also includes interviews with sportswriters and photographers who captured the game, the first and only playoff to feature sudden-death overtime. It took place in soon-to-be-demolished Yankee Stadium, then the home to the Giants, on a field that consisted of ice, frozen mud and dust. The "color" film doesn't add much to the brown field. The game wasn't even broadcast on a New York TV station because the team owners feared it would cut down on attendance.
• "Animal Gladiators" (8 p.m., Sunday, Animal Planet) recalls the role of exotic species in the popular and cruel spectacles that entertained ancient Rome. Employing an impressive computer re-creation of the Roman Coliseum (reminiscent of the Ridley Scott epic "Gladiator"), this two-hour documentary also includes live-action re-creations of battles to the death between enslaved fighters and their frightened prey. The animals included lions, tigers and bears plundered from the furthest reaches of the empire.
While we are spared the sight of the ghastly conclusions to these bouts, you have to wonder how many Animal Planet viewers will tune into a show that is essentially a chronicle of human cruelty. This seems as if it would be more appropriate for the History Channel.
Today's highlights
• Santa's got a brand-new rig in the computer-animated special "A Miser Brothers' Christmas" (7 p.m., Family).
• Jimmy Stewart stars in the 1946 Frank Capra holiday favorite "It's a Wonderful Life" (8 p.m., NBC).
• Hugh Laurie hosts "Saturday Night Live" (10:30 p.m., NBC), featuring musical guest Kanye West.
Sunday's highlights
• Scheduled on "60 Minutes" (6 p.m., CBS): the enduring mortgage mess; Barney Frank; and a college-football coach takes on gang violence.
• A winner emerges on "Survivor" (7 p.m., CBS), followed by an hour-long retrospective (9 p.m.).
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Exposure of our hands and nails to various chemicals can lead to drying of our nails, thus making them extremely brittle. This leads to splitting, breaking, peeling and cracking of the nails. At most times during the day, our nails gets exposed to harsh chemicals through different products used for cleaning our homes or due to the procedures performed on our hands at a salon. Excessive exposure of water can also make our nails brittle. This is because water removes the fibers from the nails and thus promotes peeling, tearing and breaking.
Though it is not possible to completely avoid putting hands inside water, it is possible to exercise certain precautions in order to lengthen the life of our nails. A very helpful tips is to use gloves while doing the dishes. Not only does this protect the nails, but also keeps our skin healthy. Some other helpful tips for protecting our nails from chipping and breaking include:
• To remove nail polish, use acetone free remover, preferably one that contains conditioner.
• Avoid using nail polish removed too frequently. Don't use it more than once in a week.
• Don't dip your hands in water for a long time, particularly in hot water.
• Moisturize your nails immediately after taking a shower or bath. Rub moisturizers into the nail bed and on the cuticles.
• Avoid using a metal nail file as they tend to rip of the nails. Instead use emery boards and glass files and use them gently.
Besides these reasons, there are also certain medical reasons due to which the nails of a person may become weak. Women with low levels of estrogen in the body suffer from problems of dry skin, hair as well as nails. Nutrition is also important factor for the health of our nails. A healthy diet comprising of the required amounts of minerals and vitamins is not only great for the body, but for our nails too.


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I want to convert from roman number to english number. I mean to say is their any function in php which will convert (v,vi,vii etc.) to (5,6,7 etc.) ? If not can you tell me how can be done in php? I want a script or function which will convert "roll number x" to "roll number 10".
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Though I am able to see the page where the conversion occours but the code or script to convert isn't their.
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No I don't want to use the "ereg_replace()" because if I use this function then I have to fix lots of english numbers against roman numbers and for the time being I want to avoid it.
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Re: Peloquin/Joly dit Delbec
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David Fleury 8/31/01
I have spent several months poring over the actual church records for Sorel to come to the conclusion that the marriage of Pierre Peloquin and Marguerite Jolys was never recorded. After a long process of elimination (the Pierre Peloquin born to Pierre Peloquin and Marie-Rose Hus in 1759 died in December 1760!), I came to the conclusion that my ancestor who married Marguerite Jolys was the son of Charles Peloquin and Elisabeth (Isabelle) Salvail, born in Sorel on July 23, 1762. This was confirmed by a marriage record in which one of Pierre & Marguerite's daughters married the grandson of Charles and Elisabeth. In that record, they are said to be FIRST cousins, so Pierre's father has to be Charles. As for Marguerite, due to the choice of names and godparents, it is fairly clear that she was the daughter of Antoine Joly dit Dolbec and Marie Jeanne Blet dit Gazaille. The PRDH also confirms my conclusions. I have fairly extensive information on this line, should you need more.
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Albion the team to beat in U-13
IT WAS honours even on Saturday morning last in this Under-13 Division 1 match in the wind and rain at Hollygrove. Despite the weather, both sides managed to produce a great game of soccer.
North End United 1, Gorey Rangers 'A' 1:
After a tight exchange early on, the away side took the lead with a fine headed goal from Ko Travis who got on the end of an inch-perfect cross from team-mate Danny Cranch. Gorey hardly had time to enjoy their lead as the home side hit back five minutes later.
After some neat work in the middle of the park, Darragh Murphy-Howells found space and smashed a low drive into the bottom corner to send the teams in all square at half-time.
The home side applied lots of pressure in the second-half and were unlucky not to score with a few close-range efforts, while Gorey were very dangerous with their great counter-attacking football and only a great save from North End's Charlie Delaney kept the sides level at the end.
The point sees North End lose ground on leaders Wexford Albion as the gap at the top was increased to five points following Albion's win over Moyne Rangers. North End do have a game in hand though and the sides still have to meet home and away.
Wexford Albion 3, Moyne Rangers 0: A Glen Murphy brace and a Cian Foley header were enough to keep Wexford Albion top of the Under-13 Division 1 as 2013 draws to an end. A windswept Kennedy Park played host to a very determined Moyne Rangers on Saturday last.
The weather conditions played a major factor in the outcome, with gale-force winds and driving rain making life very difficult to produce the quality football normally accustomed to both sides.
Home side Wexford Albion set the tempo from early on with Glen Murphy and Jamie Dawson causing the Moyne defence problems with their pace and trickery. The excellence of Moyne defenders Michael Delaney and Evan Long was the sole reason for Albion not taking an early lead. Albion's stylish play kept their Enniscorthy counterparts on the back foot for most of the first-half with Albion goalkeeper Eoin Kinsella being a virtual spectator.
The deadlock was broken in the 27th minute when Murphy was played in behind the Moyne back line by the influential Ciarán Carthy to finish with some aplomb.
The second-half started in a ferocious fashion with Moyne's target man Evan Long causing the Albion rearguard problems with his guile and skill. Things could have been very different when Moyne's Lee Jordan crashed his free kick against the Albion crossbar.
However, this was to kick-start the Wexford town side into action, and the midfield quartet of Carthy, Dale O'Reilly, Richie Browne and Stephen Burke began to dominate proceedings. It was only a matter of time before Albion stretched their lead and it duly came in the 16th minute of the second-half when the individual brilliance of Glen Murphy came to the fore as he jinked his way through the Rangers defence and coolly slotted home.
The romp was completed when a pinpoint cross from Ciarán Carthy found Cian Foley ghosting in at the back post to make it 3-0, thus helping Albion to keep their 100% start to the season intact.
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Pick up a copy of this week's Rutland and Stamford Mercury - out today (Friday, October 7) for your chance to win a delicious meal at the revamped PizzaExpress in Stamford.
Located in the market town on High Street St Martin's, the restaurant has been totally transformed with a fresh new décor and contemporary fixtures and fittings.
New artwork in the restaurant has been inspired by PizzaExpress's prestigious history over last 50 years, with imagery reflecting jazz, art, founder Peter Boizot, Soho London and authentic Italian ingredients.
New tiling and pendant lighting, with a mixture of coloured glass and copper shades, enhance the customer dining experience. Situated by the River Welland, there is an opportunity to make the most of the views in the heated al fresco dining area.
PizzaExpress has been dishing up fresh, handmade pizza to Stamford since 2001. Manager Madelaine Blundell, said: "We love our restaurant's new look and have a friendly and enthusiastic team who are looking forward to welcoming everyone over a delicious pizza."
The transformation coincides with the launch of a new autumn menu which includes a Basilicata Romana lamb meatball pizza and the welcome return of the Rustichella Romana pizza.
For younger pizza-lovers, the Piccolo menu is full of tasty choices including 'Create Your Own' pizza, and starts at just £3.95.
And for budding chefs looking to celebrate a birthday, a Pizza Making Party will see them transformed into pizzaiolos so they can stretch, toss and top their own pizza and play party games before sitting down to enjoy their culinary creations.
To celebrate this fresh new look, we're offering readers the chance to win one of three £50 gift cards to be spent at PizzaExpress Stamford and all you have to do to win is pick up a copy of this week's paper, answer the question on the coupon and send it back to us by first post on Friday, October 14.
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BEIJING–Modern China is advancing reforms supported by Hu Yaobang, state media said Wednesday, a day after the 25th anniversary of the death of the reformer whose passing helped ignite the Tiananmen Square protests. Hu was forced to resign as head of China's ruling Communist Party in 1987 after he allowed students in the capital to hold protest marches calling for democratic reforms.
Those rallies erupted again after his death on April 15, 1989, culminating in a massacre by the military of demonstrators on the night of June 3-4. Hu remains popular among liberals who tout him as a champion of political reform. But the Global Times newspaper contended that authorities today, who keep a tight grip on power but have promised economic restructuring, are following the course of reform that Hu laid out.
"Analysts noted that the current government is in fact sticking to the path of reform advocated by Hu in the 1980s in the new historical context," said the paper, which is close to the Communist Party.
In an editorial the Global Times also blasted Chinese who marked the anniversary with online calls for greater political openness. "It's ridiculous that some on the Internet make use of his name to oppose the course to which Hu was devoted," it wrote in both its English- and Chinese-language editions. "It's an insult to Hu's glorious life." "Those who oppose the leadership of the Party and who trumpet that China should copy the Western political model had better keep away from Hu's name," it added. No official memorial was held for Hu on Tuesday and the only reported commemoration came in the form of a low-profile visit to Hu's home town by former President Hu Jintao, who is not related. But China's popular online social networks were flooded Tuesday with messages memorializing Hu.
"When the bad news came, students' windows all across campus were filled with eulogies," influential commentator Li Chengpeng wrote on a microblog post Tuesday.
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Media: Russia will deploy in the Arctic icebreakers c combat missile weapons
Military icebreakers that can carry including missile weapons, intends to place in the Arctic, Russia. A special grouping of ships the icebreaker and ice class can enter into the Navy of Russia. As reported by "Izvestia" with reference to the Advisor to Director General of the Krylov state scientific center Valery Polovinkin, it will be done to protect Islands and the Arctic coast of the country.Related posts:


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The Government is due to sign off on its much-delayed national alcohol strategy next month.
Alex White, the junior health minister, yesterday said the strategy — which is expected to consider measures including minimum pricing and restrictions on sponsorship and marketing by drinks manufacturers — will be presented to Cabinet next month.
Mr White said that the Department of Health was close to finalising its action plan for tackling the problem of alcohol abuse in Ireland, but warned that it would include "some hard decisions".
However, Mr White stressed that it was important that "we bring people with us", even though he acknowledged such decisions are never made without "upsetting somebody".
The strategy is the Government's formal response to the 45 recommendations to tackle alcohol abuse contained in a report by the National Substance Misuse Steering Group which was published a year ago.
Mr White's predecessor, Róisín Shortall — who resigned her ministry last September in frustration at a lack of progress on a number of health issues — complained last year about unnecessary delays in bringing the recommendations to Cabinet.
Mr White was speaking at the launch of the seventh annual 'Let's Talk About Drugs' National Media Awards, which are co-sponsored by the Irish Examiner.
This year's competition, which carries a €1,000 prize for the overall winner, is seeking submissions in various formats — newspaper article, video or animated feature, audio recording, cartoon, or poster — on the themes of "alcohol and sport" and "weed and health".
Mr White said key issues around drugs and alcohol could be discussed and highlighted in a meaningful and thought-provoking way through entries to the competition.
As a father of teenage children himself, he said he recognised that many young people had creative ideas about tackling the problem of drugs and alcohol, while also having genuine fears about the issue.
The competition is being co-ordinated by the Greater Blanchardstown Response to Drugs, with support from drugs.ie, the HSE, the Department of Health, Crimestoppers, and the Irish Examiner.
One of the competition's judges, John O'Mahony, news editor of the Irish Examiner, said the newspaper was excited to be involved in such a worthwhile project that had done so much good work over the years.
"The issue of young people and drugs is something we continue to highlight as a newspaper, and any initiatives that engage young adults in debate is worthy of support," Mr O'Mahony said.
The closing date for entries to the competition is May 31. Entry forms are available on drugs.ie.
All winning entries will be either published or broadcast in the media.
Last year's winner in the video/animated feature category for those aged 15-17 was Sarah Dillon from Dominican College, Dublin. Sarah's short film, The Difference, highlighted the need for improved drugs education for children.
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This begins to look like a serial story. Hyper-V and NIC Teaming. Ever since I wrote a blog on using native VLANs with HP NIC Teaming and Hyper-V, I have been reluctant to try new versions. Now that Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was published almost a month ago, I have attempted to evaluate the consequences for this lovely combination.
Let me begin with referring to my blogs on NIC Teaming:
As from HP Network Configuration Utility (NCU) 10.10.0.x it is possible to use native VLANs in combination with Hyper-V without going through the hassle of manually adding multiple VLANs on the team and creating Hyper-V virtual networks and string those two together. By using a team setting called Promiscuous Mode we only had to make sure VLANs were known on the trunk and we were able to apply a VLAN ID to the virtual network adapter in the Hyper-V guest.
I have tested a couple of combinations:
Config: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with NCU 10.10.0.0 and Broadcom 5.2.22.x drivers from HP PSP 8.60 but without teaming configured. VLAN configured on adapter itself.
Result: Guest can communicate with network. VLANs are passed through correctly.
Conclusion: Although you have no network redundancy in this configuration, it is easy to add a VLAN id to the vNIC in the guest. Promiscuous mode is not applicable here.


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Local listings for: Time Warner Southern Manhattan (New York) [10001]
Jamie's School Dinners
Jamie Oliver tries feeding 21,000 South London school kids.
Oliver meets with the Government to lobby them to support his "Feed Me Better" campaign and to ban junk food in schools.
Oliver and Nora organize a "Dinner Lady Camp" with the Army Catering Corporation.
Oliver visits Britain's largest school catering company to try to ban junk food from their menu.
Jamie Oliver works at Kidbrooke School, Greenwich, London.


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Hello All,
Basically , I am a database guy. So Please don't mind If my questions are sounding silly.
Here is the problem that I have got.
I am trying to install a hadoop distribution named hadoopdb.
I was instructed to place installed hadoopdb.jar file under $HADOOP_HOME/lib
Basically the downloaded hadoopdb package contains 3 files
1. Catalog.properties file
2. hadoopdb.jar file
3, SMS_dist.tar.gz
The third file is nothing but Hive distribution of hadoop.
Now the issues is according to the quick start guide
To generate a HadoopDB.xml file we need to use command
When I use the above commandCode:
java -cp hadoopdb.jar edu.yale.cs.hadoopdb.catalog.SimpleCatalogGenerator path_to_Catalog.properties
I am completely clueless about this. As I cannot find the above mentioned packages(SimpleCatalogGenerator) anywhere .Code:
[hduser@node1 lib]$ java -cp hadoopdb.jar edu.yale.cs.hadoopdb.catalog.SimpleCatalogGenerator /usr/local/hdb/hadoopdb/Catalog.properties
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at edu.yale.cs.hadoopdb.catalog.SimpleCatalogGenerator.parseArguments(SimpleCatalogGenerator.java:71)
at edu.yale.cs.hadoopdb.catalog.SimpleCatalogGenerator.main(SimpleCatalogGenerator.java:54)
[hduser@node1 lib]$
Can anyone please help me to solve this issue. It is very important for me.


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Jurgen Klinsmann will debut the US squad for two vital qualifiers tomorrow morning.
Here's a look at who might be on that list Monday. We did not confine the list to a set number so expect less names tomorrow.
Again, as always, this who Klinsmann might pick–not who TSG would.
G: Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando, Sean Johnson
The skinny: Guzan is the #1 with Tim Howard ailing and Nick Rimando the back-up. Rimando's experience in altitude and in CONCACAF will come in handy should Guzan take an unfortunate knock. Bill Hamid's been the best keeper in MLS this season, but Sean Johnson–with a terrific effort against Sporting KC this weekend–gets the nod as he's the third incumbent currently.
DEF: Tim Chandler, Geoff Cameron, Carlos Bocanegra, Omar Gonzalez, Michael Parkhurst, Fabian Johnson, Matt Besler, Alfredo Morales.
The skinny: This is troubling for the States. Off the name above, only Timmy Chandler is on form right now and his last time in the Waldos wasn't exactly spectacular. Cameron is back in the line-up for Stoke City after a hiccup–the Potters registered a shutout this weekend as well. Of course, Steve Cherundolo and Edgar Castillo are out for the States with injuries.
Omar Gonzalez–your likely starter again–was okay in the Galaxy's draw as was Matt Besler against Chicago a week after having a poor outing in Toronto. One has to wonder if Jeff Parke or Justin Morrow–January camp participants will be given a look at here at all also.
MF: Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Danny Williams, Maurice Edu, Jose Torres, Kyle Beckerman
The skinny: No true surprises here. Klinsmann goes with tried and true–even if that means Jose Torres might get some playing time.
FW: Clint Dempsey, Graham Zusi, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez, Alejandro Bedoya
The skinny: The Costa Rica game for the States is precisely what you want a fit Clint Dempsey for. Alas, Deuce just made his return to Tottenham this Sunday, subbing in in the Spurs 1-0 loss to Fulham. He may go the distance, but it's not likely. Eddie Johnson will likely be employed in the left-side "swing forward" role. Tasked with playing defense ahead of Fabian Johnson and then pushing up high on the left. Johnson, of course, excelled centrally at striker for Seattle this past weekend his more natural role (that said, EJ also looked painful in that striker role during the January camp friendly against Canada.)
Herculez Gomez has been firing and the Yanks are sure to glad to see it while both Graham Zusi and Joe Corona have played good club ball of late.
No Shea or Gatt call-in, though pulling in one of the two (esp. Gatt.) would seem to make a ton of sense as a variable off the bench.
STR: Jozy Altidore, Juan Agudelo
The skinny: Altidore is burning up the Dutch league, but he's been profiting off the creation and hold-up play of others. The US will ask him to play with his back to the basket again which may work against an inferior central defense of Costa Rica but would be challenging against El Tri.
Juan Agudelo looks to be renewed under new Chivas USA coach El Chelis. Remember, Agudelo already has 17 caps to his name.


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For the record, Sakurai did let us spoil everything in Brawl if we wanted to. Ironically, I chose to spoil everything in Brawl except the Subspace Emissary.
If he's so concerned about spoilers, then why couldn't he have learned from Kid Icarus Uprising and kept the details of the story in the Adventure Mode a complete secret? Before Kid Icarus Uprising was released, no one had a clue that Hades was the true villain and there were many other characters like Viridi and new kinds of enemies. Before the game was released, everyone thought it was just going to be Pit fighting against Medusa just like in the old days. I know it's a different kind of game, but Sakurai did a fantastic job at keeping away spoilers and surprising people playing through the game's story for the first time. I don't see why he couldn't have done the same for a cinematic Adventure Mode in these new Super Smash Bros. games.


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Black citizens in Montgomery begin a one-day bus boycott to protest the arrest of Rosa Parks. Black community leaders, impressed with the boycott's success, decide to lengthen the boycott and press for summary elimination of segregation in the city bus system. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) is formed to coordinate the boycott, and Martin Luther King, Jr. of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is elected president. In connection with the boycott, King delivers his first civil rights speech, at the Holt Street Baptist Church in Montgomery.
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The Art of MedicineBy Gaby Martinez
Former President of GMT - University of Texas
Last night I was working on my Texas A&M secondary application and one of the essay questions was:
"One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient." Discuss briefly how you would fulfill this commitment as a physician. (250 words or less)
One of the hardest things about applying to medical school is to be able to put everything you want in 1 page, half a page, one paragraph. Gosh, and it definitely was one of the biggest challenges for me, considering I'm known for NOT writing short e-mails. I wished I could write non-stop until I run out of thoughts, but in the world of applying to medical school this is far from being true.
During our first clinics in the mainland, we went to several "Fincas" where you would see endless banana plantations. We would set up our clinics in humble churches, with beautiful people always waiting for us to treat them. We started seeing patients at around 8:30am and usually leave whenever all the patients were seen by one of the students and doctors...around 6...sometimes even until 730pm. After a long day, we started getting ready and packing up everything to go back to the hotel. I remember I was helping out with the pharmacy when one of my friends told me that a patient was looking for me. Even though we were done seeing patients, I decided to sit down again and see if there was a way I could help her with her problem. She had a sad appearance on her face and she was shy at the beginning because she didn't know how to start. "I was diagnosed with HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) and I'm scared my children will get infected." I explained to her that this is an STD and delicately started to address the issue of the probability that her husband might've infected her. GMT staff will go over this during the orientation...it is a very different culture in Central America, and one of the things that is very shocking is the extremely high number of men that cheat on their wives because "it is ok for them", however, women could never think of doing the same thing because of the very serious consequences. I knew that maybe her husband had infected her with the HPV, and I wanted to see if she was aware of that first by asking her if she had had sex with another man. In addition, I mentioned that her children were in no risk of getting the virus and the treatment options. I consulted this information with Dr. Wil before actually telling her everything. We were not going to be able to help her physically because we didn't have the technology to offer cryotherapy.
When I was giving her all this information, I perceived that she already knew the answers to her questions. She wasn't surprised or shocked when I said it was an STD and I didn't really notice she was paying too much attention. When you keep eye contact with a patient there is a way of knowing this and I felt there was something else that she hadn't said. I approached to her and slowly asked if there was something else she wanted to tell me. I was right. "I have tried to kill myself and now I don't know what to do. I don't want to live". I didn't expect this answer, and I realized that drugs or a prescription were not going to make her feel better. She was looking for someone that would be able to listen, and for some reason she felt that I was going to be able to do that.
I talked to her and I try comforting her... helped her find meaning in her life. I saw her cry, but I also saw her beautiful smile after she listened to me. I felt I gave her the best medicine she needed. I was able to engage on a human level with my patient. I was not "la doctora", like they called us in Panama, but also a friend. This is one of the many reasons why I've fallen in love with medicine.
I understood that the greatest satisfaction of practicing medicine is to exercise those humanistic qualities that our patients most want and need in their physician; kindness, personal warmth, empathy, compassion. Practice compassion, people...share their distress and give them relief to their physical and also emotional suffering. Form a personal bond with your patient regardless of your ability to speak Spanish or not. Use an interpreter, use your eyes, use your hands, and your smile. Even in situations where we can make little apparent medical difference, offering a patient our compassionate presence means that we learn something of who this other person is, and of what it means to be human. Compassion means "to suffer with", put in practice this important component of the doctor-patient relationship. Don't be scared of feeling; feel happy because you were there to offer the best care possible. We must never forget who and what we are and whom and how we serve. Rabbi Harold Kushner once said "Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness." It is a different type of happiness this time, because it's not about you, but about them. Everyone was already in the bus and waiting just for me. It was already 7:30pm. Before I left, she gave me a small picture of herself and said good bye. She gave me a hug and told me "Que Dios la bendiga", which in English means "God Bless You". I keep that picture in my wallet to remind me that sometimes there is no chance of curing disease, but there's always an opportunity to comfort a patient.
Practice the type of medicine you've always dreamed of. This is your opportunity. Learn as much as possible, but also take time to practice the art of medicine. Give your chance to feel how gratifying it is the most beautiful profession. Remember their smiles, their laughs, their words of gratitude.
Hold on to these thoughts and remember why you are sacrificing so many things to become a doctor.
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Are you tired of getting the phone books dropped off on your lawn, porch, or tossed in your driveway? Do you even use them? Times have changed, if we need an address, phone number or restaurant we can simply pick up our smart phone which is usually within arms reach, get the phone number to our favorite restaurant along with reviews, specials and directions.
Having no use for the phone books, we just re-delivered them to the paper recycling bin without even opening them. If you'd like to "Opt-Out" from getting the phone books delivered to your home click here for the link then choose the "Opt-Out" tab.


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Detroit Lions middle linebacker DeAndre Levy returned to practice today for the first time since straining his groin Aug. 28.
Levy took part in individual drills open to the media and did not appear to be favoring his injury. He did not play last week against the Chicago Bears but said Wednesday he hopes to return for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Defensive end Cliff Avril (knee/finger) and quarterback Matthew Stafford (shoulder) were the only Lions held out today. Stafford stood next to offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, flipping the ball from hand to hand during part of the stretching period.


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Working At MAG HQ In Manchester
You'll sense a definite feel-good factor working at MAG. We all work hard but we know it's worth it because we're making a difference to people's lives.
With a global workforce made up of more than 30 different nationalities, you'll see that we value diversity. With new, open plan offices in the heart of Manchester, our staff work closely together for a fantastic cause.
Our style is open, dynamic and relaxed. Our people are at the heart of our organisation and we know they're our most important asset.
We have been a world leader in the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for more than a quarter of a century. We also take small arms out of circulation by destroying stockpiles of excess and unstable weapons.
Beyond this, we also train army and police authorities to safely store legitimately held stocks, both reducing the risk of unsafely stored weapons and preventing weapons from moving into vulnerable communities.
Our Community Liaison teams work with communities to provide an insight into how landmines, unexploded ordnance and other weapons threaten lives and hinder development, enabling us to prioritise clearance where the humanitarian need is greatest.
In HQ in Manchester we support all of our global operations, with Finance, HR, Procurement, Fundraising, Marketing, IT and the Programmes teams working together with the staff in country to ensure efficient operations on a day to day basis.
We employ a wide range of people from a diverse range of backgrounds, which creates a vibrant office environment. Some of our staff have experience in the humanitarian aid sector and others come from a public or private sector background.
In order to deliver our life-saving work, we recruit support staff for all of the different teams as mentioned above.
Working at MAG HQ is an exciting opportunity to work for an international NGO in Manchester. We are a dynamic, fast paced and relaxed office and we want our staff to enjoy coming to work. In return, we expect our staff to work hard, be able to work as part of a global team and be flexible to changing needs and environments.
The difference we make
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Our response is long-term and cost effective, drawing on our years of experience operating in some of the world's most hostile and challenging environments. Our activities enable communities affected by conflict to rebuild and develop their social and economic potential.
We work with communities to educate them about the dangers of unexploded items to reduce the threat of death and injury, while releasing safe, cleared land and other resources back to the people who need them most.
• MAG HQ is in Manchester city centre, on Peter Street close to Deansgate and Spinningfields with excellent transport links.
• MAG currently employs 50 staff in its HQ in Manchester.
• We currently work in around 16 countries and in total employ around 2,000 staff worldwide. We also have a sister organisation, MAG America, based in Washington DC.
• Organisational turnover is approximately £36 million per annum. Around 97 per cent of this is from institutional donors, with the remainder from our charitable fundraising activities.
The majority of our HQ staff are appointed on open-ended contracts, offering job security and the chance to develop with us. We offer the following benefits:
• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year, rising to 30 days with service.
• Contributory pension scheme, to which MAG pays a matching contribution of up to 5 per cent of annual salary.
• Insurance cover, including death by natural causes insurance and, if you travel overseas, 24 hour accident/medical insurance.
• Flexible working arrangements around our core business hours.
• Childcare voucher scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• We also have a range of discounts with a number of local shops.
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We recognise that the development of our staff is key to our success. Many of our HQ staff have worked with us for long periods and have been promoted within MAG.
We encourage staff to continue with their personal development whilst working for us, not just on formal training courses but on a day to day basis. All staff are expected to be in control of their own learning and development.
We embrace different learning styles and encourage our staff to share knowledge. We also regularly run internal training courses on a wide range of subjects from networking skills to time management.
Our international staff also deliver presentations to HQ staff when in the office, giving office-based staff an insight into how our work improves the lives of others and the ups and downs of living and working overseas.
Underpinning all of this is our annual appraisal system, which allows achievements to be recognised and skills to be developed. All staff have clear objectives and the support they need to meet them.
We value commitment from our staff and we work hard to give every employee the opportunity to develop their career at MAG. For example:
• At HQ, 42 per cent of our employees have been promoted at least once.
• At HQ, 50 per cent of our senior managers have been promoted from within MAG.
• Internationally, 64 per cent of all our Country Directors have been promoted from within MAG.
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Manchester is a great place to work and MAG is proud to call it home. Manchester boasts a number of world class businesses, but as well as being a great place to work, it's also a great place to live.
Manchester was recently voted the best city in the UK to live in the 2013 Global Liveability Survey. Manchester is a thriving, multicultural city, with great transport links, excellent eateries and bars, a number of theatres and museums, two premiership football teams and easily accessible countryside.
Living in the area
There are different locations to suit different tastes. Greater Manchester includes Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside, Stockport, Trafford, Salford and Wigan. These areas all have their own identity and enjoy different benefits.
If city living is what you are after then you'll be spoilt for choice, as new apartments have cropped up all over the city in the last 10 years. Elsewhere, there are a number of popular areas dotted along the arterial routes out of the city.
Just a few miles south of the city centre are Chorlton and Didsbury, which are traditionally the pick of the bunch thanks to their cosmopolitan, café culture environments, and mix of modern apartments and traditional housing styles.
To the north, Whitefield and Prestwich offer a good choice of accommodation along with a good restaurant and bar scene.
Manchester has a thriving music scene and produces and attracts some of the world's biggest bands and DJs, as well as plenty of up-and-coming talent.
You can catch big names on international tours at the Phones 4U Arena, O2 Apollo, Manchester Academy, Bridgewater Hall and Albert Hall, which is just a few doors away from the MAG office.
You can also discover the best new and independent acts at venues such as Soup Kitchen, Band On the Wall, The Roadhouse and many more.
Food and drink
You'll never be short of food and drink options in Manchester. The city offers cuisine from practically every nation and to suit any budget, from high-class dining to cheap eats, many of which are within walking distance of the MAG office.
Try the biggest Chinatown in the UK outside London, or the famous 'Curry Mile', for starters. You'll get a taste of everything during the annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival, and don't forget to sample the delights of the Christmas markets, with a nice glass of gluhwein to keep you warm on a chilly day.
Arts and culture
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Manchester has a thriving art and culture scene. The Manchester Art Gallery, Museum of Science and Industry and the Whitworth Art Gallery are as scintillating as they are relaxing, and if you're a theatre or opera buff, you can enjoy everything from rousing arias to musicals hot from the West End, as well as experimental theatre productions.
And then there are fanastic annual events such as Manchester Pride, Parklifeand the International Festival.
Few places outside of London can beat Manchester for shopping. From the designer boutiques of King Street, the high street chains in the Arndale Centre, the Bohemian and vintage offering in the Northern Quarter to the Trafford Centre just five miles from the city centre, there are plenty of shopping opportunities to choose from.
Let's not forget the city's sporting pedigree. The city boasts two Premier League football clubs – Manchester City and Manchester United. In addition, Old Trafford Cricket Ground is the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, and the Velodrome is home to the National Cycling Centre.
As you would expect, Manchester has a number of leading health and fitness clubs some of which are just minutes' walk from the MAG office.


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Kobe Steel May Seek Domestic Partner for Aluminum, Copper
Kobe Steel Ltd. (5406), Japan's fourth- largest steelmaker, said it is keen to combine its aluminum and copper operations with other Japanese suppliers of the metals to reduce costs and negotiate better product prices.
The steelmaker will consider a merger should it find a "good" partner, President Hiroshi Sato said today at a New Year gathering held by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation. Kobe Steel is currently not in discussions with any potential partner, he said.
Profit (5406) from Kobe Steel's aluminum and copper business will probably slide 32 percent to 10 billion yen ($130 million) in the year ending March 31, the company said Oct. 31. The division accounts for about 16 percent of total sales, while steel makes up 45 percent.
Domestic metal producers may enter into mergers or alliances after Nippon Steel Corp. (5401) obtained approval from the Japan Fair Trade Commission last month to take over Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. (5405), Sato said. The creation of the world's second-biggest steel mill is in line with government efforts to encourage takeovers to spur growth in the third-largest economy.
Japanese companies must "seriously consider" taking measures, including merging their operations, to compete globally as a stronger yen cuts into sales, Nippon Steel Chairman Akio Mimura said Dec. 15.
Kobe Steel's Sato said he expects the yen to trade between 78 and 82 to the dollar this year. The currency, which climbed to a postwar high Oct. 31, has eroded the competitiveness of Japanese-made products overseas. The yen was at 76.8 to the dollar as of 5:08 p.m. in Tokyo.
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A unique feature about living in Lake County, California is actually owning property with lake front. It's exciting for me to hand the keys over to a new home owner of lake front property because I know one of the things on their mind is to go for that first boat ride and come home to park the boat at their own boat dock. Water skiing, sailing, kayaking, fishing and moonlight cruises are just a few of the simple pleasures of living on the Clear Lake.
There are options and price ranges and things to know when it comes to searching for lakefront property in Lake County and I will be happy to assist you with your lakefront search. You can find everything from the simplest lakefront cabin or bungalow to luxury homes on large lakefront parcels. I recommend that you first come to the area and familiarize yourself with the various venues around the lake. Lower cost alternatives to living directly on the lake are properties in waterfront channels. Waterfront Channel properties will still provide you with access to the lake. Waterfront Channel properties can be found in areas like the Clearlake Keys located in Clearlake Oaks and in Lakeport there is Corinthian Bay, Lands End, Pier 1900 and Lakeport Lagoons. The City of Clearlake has a waterfront channel community called Highlands Harbor. The other thing to know is that if lakefront or channel front property is still beyond financial reach then you might consider another option. There are Home Owner Associations (HOAs) like the Riviera West, Riviera Heights that have marinas on the lake for home owners that live in those communities. More exclusive areas like Buckingham Park in Kelseyville and Paradise Cove in Lucerne also provide home owners with a place to launch boats and tie up for the day. Most of our lakefront communities have public boat launch facilities that are free to the public.
You can start searching for lake front property from my website. I offer open access to the multiple listings in Lake County. To start searching just click on the Property Search tab on my home page. Select the county, the price range and be sure to check the box that says waterfront then scroll down and click on the pull down menu that says lot features. Look for a description under lot features that says "On Lake Front". Once you have done this you can initiate the search by clicking on the find properties button at the bottom of the page. If you aren't getting any results it may mean that you need to adjust the price range and try again.


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Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons and Jon Bernthal, "The Accountant" is a well-constructed, extremely thrilling, character-driven film that is one of the better movies I've seen recently. Directed by Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior", "Jane Got a Gun"), this film has an appealing story, just the right amount of action, drama, humor and various reveals or surprises in the plot. Affleck continues to expand his range and prove how solid of an actor he is as he delivers a top-notch performance that rivals his best work.
Affleck plays a very smart and peculiar character that uses his small accounting firm as a front to allow him to spend most of his time as a forensic accountant for dangerous criminal organizations. While using the alias, Christian Wolff, his handler suggests taking on a legitimate business opportunity with a major robotics company to avoid further suspicion from the Treasury Department, led by agent Ray King (Simmons). As Wolff digs deeper into the robotics company's financials, he uncovers some irregularities, which lands him in the midst of a corporate conspiracy that results in violence and a number of dead bodies.
The film begins with Wolff as a child, and as his parents talk with a doctor, you quickly realize that he is different in some way. You eventually learn that he has an extremely high functioning form of autism; the first indication of this involves him screaming when he can't find the last piece of a puzzle he is trying to complete. Most interesting is that the puzzle happens to be turned over, where he can only see the blank side instead of the picture that would help most people put it together. A benefit of his disability is that he is very smart and a whiz with numbers, which makes him the best accountant anyone's ever seen.
The film jumps to present day, but continually flashes back to experiences from Wolff's past. His father was in the army, so Wolff is moved around more than 30 times as a child. At one point, his father gets someone to teach him and his brother how to fight, which pays off later when Wolff is able to go after some of the violent criminals he encounters. As he becomes an adult, you see Wolff taking medication as well as doing some type of meditation that involves loud music and flashing lights, presumably as a form of self-control. Additionally, he only seems to keep a single plate and one pair of silverware for eating and is extremely organized.
There are a variety of known actors in the film aside from Affleck. Before becoming an accountant, Wolff spends time in jail, where he becomes close friends with Francis Silverberg (Jeffrey Tambor), a former criminal accountant, who teaches him everything he knows about the business. While consulting at the robotics company, run by Lamar Black (John Lithgow), Wolff works with Dana Cummings (Kendrick), who also gets caught up in the danger. The Treasury is never far behind, as Ray King puts a new agent on the case, a Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), who is very driven. Bernthal plays a hit man of sorts that works for a dirty type of security firm, who also gets involved in the robotics deal.
The film can be rough, even brutal at times. Especially violent scenes include one where Wolff saves someone as well as numerous run-ins with criminals where Wolff becomes physical with his hands, knife or a gun. Because of his training, he is fairly unstoppable to just about everyone he comes across, which can be exciting to watch. There is a great deal of hand-to-hand combat, as well as gunfights that get pretty intense. Wolff's motive for going after someone can be unclear at times, but as the film progresses, more and more is revealed that explain everything. Similarly, between all the flashbacks, different characters and everything going on, it's recommended that you pay close attention. By the mid to end of the film, everything culminates and comes together quite well.
In addition to action and violence, there is a good amount of humor, which often involves the way Affleck's character acts - awkward and antisocial when around other people, yet very confident and flawless when dealing with fighting or numbers. Kendrick has her typical awkward, talk-too-much personality, which has its share of laughs, and as expected, Simmons has his own traditional style as well. Bernthal, Tambor, and Lithgow have their moments too, whether it's sarcasm driven or simply a humorous comeback or comment.
There are a few aspects of the plot that may be confusing and the extensive backstory may bother some viewers. You could even go as far as saying parts are predictable, but this didn't take away from the overall experience for me. I've seen some mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed this film, in large part to Affleck's performance as well as other characters and actors, the intriguing story told, and the action and humor. This film has been talked about for some time with quite a bit of hype, and thankfully the final result seems to be worth the wait and buildup.
4 out of 5 stars.
"The Accountant" is rated R for strong violence and language throughout. Running time is 2 hours and 8 minutes.
Hayden Pittman is a special contributor to WFAA.com and a freelance writer, photographer/videographer, and filmmaker in Dallas, TX. You can find more of his work on Selig Film News. He is a film, TV, and sports enthusiast, and when he is not reviewing movies, Hayden works in film production. Don't like what he has to say? Let him know at email@example.com, find him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter at @HPMoviePitt. Enjoy the movies!


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th May 2009 20:59 UTC
When Dell announced a shift in its Linux strategy last week, accompanied by a new netbook, many wondered why Dell insisted on pre-loading Ubuntu 8.04, instead of newer versions of the popular Linux distribution such as 8.10 or 9.04. BetaNews contacted Dell about it, and Dell replied explaining their rationale behind opting for 8.04.
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BOSTON (WWLP) – After being congratulated by President Obama at the White House and winning two out of three on the road in Baltimore, the world champion Boston Red Sox are back in town for their Fenway opener Friday, and 22News is there.
22News I-Team Reporter Ryan Walsh and Storm Team Meteorologist Ashley Baylor are at Fenway Park for Friday afternoon's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Before the first pitch, some hands got a little heavier as the 2013 World Series Champions were presented with their World Series rings.
Opening ceremonies included the presentation of the 2013 World Series rings and a helicopter flyover. It also included a moment of silence in memory Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, who were both killed in a massive apartment building fire last week.
Music was provided by the Dropkick Murphys and the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart.
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Continued Trend...Aviary
While the aviary trend may seem so last year (or even the year before?), it's still quite popular with designers and consumers alike. Featured these days in everything from fabrics to mirrors to wallpaper and stationary, bird motifs are (yes) still wildly popular and can add style, color and whimsy to a space.
With the range of color and graphic interpretations, you are sure to find a design that works best for you! Take flight and fancy in every detail of your home and have fun with it! Check out some new and continued aviary ideas below.
Josef Wingback Chair @ Anthropologie
Yellow Bird Notecard @ Good On Paper
Clacket Lane Wallpaper @ Walnut
Birdcage mirror @ Anthropolgie
Pearl Chinoiserie Duvet Collection @ Dwell Studio Bedding
[Title image snapped of Thomas Paul's Robin Linen Pillow @ Room Service Home]


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CHAMPAIGN — If you've never heard of Chuck Palahniuk, University of Illinois junior Steph Panozzo will be more than eager to clue you in on one of her favorite authors.
In true Oprah-like fashion, the Illini soccer team's resident book critic heartily recommends his 1999 novel "Invisible Monsters."
"You have no idea where the book's going to end up, so I like that a lot," the well-read goalkeeper said this week while enlightening a listener on Palahniuk's work, which includes the novel-turned-movie "Fight Club." "You never know where it's going to take you to."
Panozzo's enthusiasm for the written word is no plot-twisting mystery to her teammates. They've seen her voracious reading appetite in action and have affectionately dubbed the Canada native Book Nerd.
"She'll bring like five books, even if it's just schoolbooks, on our away trips," senior defender Jenna Carosio said, "and she finishes them on the trip down because she reads so fast.
"I always tell her I want her reading skills because it takes her like an hour to read 200 pages, and it takes me like an hour to read 10. We're all jealous."
Actually, Panozzo says, it's more like 60 to 70 pages an hour. Even so, that pace can come in mighty handy for a multitasking student-athlete.
"I didn't realize how much of an asset it was until I got to college," she said. "And I can do it with textbooks, too. It helps with finishing (assignments)."
When it comes to books, Panozzo is an equal-opportunity consumer. Contemporary fiction. Nonfiction. The literary classics. If it's between hard or soft covers, she's eager to flip through the pages.
"I do love to read; I'm a total book nerd," she said.
It's no coincidence, then, that this numbers-crunching accounting major also is minoring in English. Or that back home in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Panozzo has "a few hundred" volumes sitting on her overstuffed bookshelves.
If this conjures up an image of a student-athlete who would be as much at home in a philosophical debate as she is on the soccer field, well, her current coach can attest to that.
"Very thoughtful; a deep thinker," Janet Rayfield said. "A very intellectual type of a person who certainly has a very different side than just an athlete."
Panozzo, the athlete, is highly adept at thinking on her feet, too. In a position that so often requires split-second decisions and reactions, this former Under-20 Canadian National Team member is the last line of defense for an Illini team that recently went on a shutout binge. No. 20 Illinois had not permitted a goal in five straight matches before Nebraska finally ended the streak Sunday in a 3-1 Illini victory.
"She's come up big in the last few games," said Carosio, who particularly recalls Panozzo's game-saving play in a 1-0 win against Wisconsin on Oct. 16. "It was toward the end of the game and they had a header shot on goal and she made a great diving save.
"She's come up big in crunch time. We (defenders) try to limit it to one great save a game, but she has made that save time in and time out."
Entering the season, there were questions about how an Illini defense in transition would perform. Panozzo, who had bided her time for two seasons as a backup, was about to become a full-time starter for the first time in her collegiate career. The three starting defenders in front of her weren't exactly brimming with college experience at their positions, either. Carosio, who before this season had primarily played in the midfield, entered the year with eight career starts. Sophomore Kassidy Brown was returning from a season-ending knee injury that limited her to 12 matches and 11 starts in 2010. The third starter, Stephanie Pouse, is a true freshman.
As might be expected, the largely untested back end of the Illini formation experienced some bumps. In one particularly rocky three-match stretch in early September, Illinois allowed nine goals.
"We did start out kind of slow," Carosio said.
But as Panozzo & Co. got more matches under their belts, the tide turned to the point that defense has become an extraordinary strength of this team. Since allowing two goals in each of its first two Big Ten matches, Illinois has permitted three in its last eight. In conference-only matches, only Wisconsin has a lower goals-against average than Illinois' 0.67.
"It was not what we were expecting this year at all," Panozzo said of the Illini's evolvement into a shutdown defense, "which makes it even more exciting. We were really young in the backline so ... it's been really nice that we've been doing so well defensively."
Certainly, an improving Panozzo has been a major factor. She's tied for second among Big Ten goalkeepers with six shutouts and ranks second in conference-only matches in goals-against average — 0.01 behind leader Michele Dalton of Wisconsin.
"Look at the nonconference statistics and the conference statistics, and you can see pretty evidently how much she's grown as a goalkeeper," Rayfield said.
But the UI coach doesn't need numbers to gauge Panozzo's progress. Rayfield can see it with her own eyes in her goalkeeper's decision-making, ability to organize the defenders in front of her, and growing confidence.
"Her knowledge base was large, her experience base was small," Rayfield said. "And now what we've done is taken that knowledge base and given it some experience, and out blossoms a pretty good goalkeeper."
Folks outside the program are taking notice, too. On Monday, Panozzo received her second consecutive Big Ten Defender of the Week award after making seven saves in a pair of wins. Then, in true goalkeeper fashion, she deflected the attention to her teammates.
"I would not be in this position without the great play of our entire team defense," Panozzo said. "We all the last few weeks have come together and taken great pride in defending, especially our back three."
Here's a point of pride for the entire team: By winning its last seven matches, Illinois has tied the school record for consecutive victories, originally set by the 2004 Illini. It's a record the current Illini (13-4-1) can have all to themselves by defeating visiting Michigan (9-7-2) in their regular season finale at 6 p.m. Saturday.
With Big Ten and NCAA tournaments to follow for Illinois, winning streaks are of paramount importance at this time of year. So are ultra-stingy goalkeepers, the kind currently occupying the net for Rayfield's team.
"It's taken a little bit of experience to get her to where she's now a goalkeeper that we're going to ride into the postseason," the UI coach said.
And who knows? Maybe this postseason will be an experience Panozzo will draw upon someday for a great work of fiction.
"Maybe. I've always wanted to be a penniless writer," she said, smiling at the thought. "I always wanted to be the starving artist."


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More nighttime closures are planned this week on Interstate 5 and state Route 18 in Federal Way.
Washington State Department of Transportation crews are still installing steel girders for a pair of new flyover bridges as part of a $112 million project. The ramps – one between westbound SR 18 and the other between eastbound SR 18 and northbound I-5 – are scheduled to open this fall.
Here are this week's closures:
— The two right southbound lanes on I-5 will close at 10 p.m. tonight and reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
— The northbound I-5 on-ramp from westbound SR 18 will be shut down from 9 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday.
— All northbound I-5 lanes at SR 18 will close nightly from Friday to Sunday. The lanes will reopen by 7 a.m. each morning. Traffic will be detoured onto eastbound SR 18 to Weyerhaeuser Way, then westbound SR 18 back to I-5.


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Paul McCartney paid £1 for Olympics performance
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London, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul McCartney was among other musicians who performed at the Olympics extravaganza. Paul and the rest were paid a performance fee of 1 pound. The former member ... Read more...
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Dizzy Feet Foundation: A New Chance For Dancers
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Paul Newman's widow to host star-studded gala for kids camp charity
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Washington, May 6 (ANI): Paul Newman's widow Joanne Woodward will play host in a star-studded gala for the kids camp charity founded by the legendary actor.Newman, who lost his fight to cancer ... Read more...
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Timbaland sues Oz tour company for ruining concerts, tarnishing image
September 11th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, September 11 (ANI): Hip-hop superstar Timbaland is suing an Australian tour company for unspecified damages in a US federal court, accusing it of ruining his local concerts and tarnishing his ... Read more...
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