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Daimler AG (DAI) Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche's effort to reclaim the crown of world's largest luxury-car maker is looking a lot like the 1980s.
Mercedes-Benz next week will start deliveries of the CLA, a four-door compact coupe that harkens back to the 190 -- a sedan introduced in 1982 that earned the nickname Baby Benz because it marked a shift away from catering to the wealthiest buyers.
The new model, with more horsepower at a lower price in the U.S. than competing models from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) (BMW), is designed to broaden the brand's appeal, especially outside the slumping European market.
The CLA and a planned small sport-utility vehicle use the same compact-car underpinnings as the A- and B-Class hatchbacks, cars that have thus far failed to help Mercedes close the sales and profit gap to BMW and Volkswagen AG (VOW3)'s Audi.
"We want to beat the competition -- on a permanent basis," Zetsche said today at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Berlin. "The course we have set is the right one. We will follow it -- undeterred by the ups and downs of the markets."
Daimler plans to update its 2013 forecasts later this month after many car and truck markets started the year weaker than expected and Europe showed no signs of recovery, the company said today. The automaker didn't reiterate an earlier target to match 2012's operating profit this year.
'Lethargic' Progress
Zetsche is under pressure from investors to show progress in his effort to regain the lead in luxury cars. Mercedes has fallen further behind BMW and Audi since the CEO vowed in 2011 to overtake his rivals by the end of the decade.
"They've been resting on their laurels in Stuttgart and until recently didn't take the necessary strategic steps," Ingo Speich, senior portfolio manager at Frankfurt-based Union Investment said at today's meeting. "There's a large gap between what Daimler claims and what they actually achieve."
Mercedes lost the No. 1 position in luxury-car sales to BMW in 2005 and sank to third behind Audi in 2011. The company also posted the weakest profitability of the three last year, with car earnings at 7.1 percent of sales compared with BMW's 10.9 percent margin and Audi's 11 percent.
The gap to the competition has widened this year as the A- Class, which was rolled out in 2012 under the motto that "A stands for attack," failed to offset declines in China. Zetsche merged two sales organizations in the country and appointed Hubertus Troska to Daimler's management board to boost growth in the world's largest car market.
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Mercedes global sales gained 3.5 percent to 324,898 vehicles in the first quarter, while Audi's deliveries climbed 6.8 percent and BMW's 7 percent.
The struggle to keep pace is reflected in Daimler's share performance. The market value of Daimler, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has dropped 33 percent to 45 billion euros ($59 billion) since 2007, compared with BMW's 54 percent surge and VW's 23 percent gain.
Still, the catch-up gained some traction in March, when Mercedes grew by 6.5 percent versus 3 percent for Audi and 4.4 percent for BMW. Daimler said today that earnings should pick up in the second half helped by the CLA and an updated E-Class.
The stock climbed 1.79 euros, or 4.4 percent, to 42.66 euros today in Frankfurt trading.
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To create buzz when the CLA hits German showrooms next week, Mercedes's dealership in Leipzig will host an art exhibition, while the Berlin store will install a go-cart track and stage a concert with German hip-hop singer Chima. In the U.S., where the car will go on sale in September, Mercedes ran a Super Bowl ad featuring swimsuit model Kate Upton.
"From a volume point of view, the extended compact car family will become our biggest model line," said Joachim Schmidt, sales and marketing chief for Mercedes. "And the family will expand further in the next generation."
The small-car push is based on a new front-wheel drive design that will serve as the basis for at least five models, including the CLA and the new SUV. The CLA is the first of those to have a trunk instead of a hatchback, key in attracting drivers in the U.S. and China, where sedans are more popular. The styling highlights design chief Gorden Wagener's effort to give the brand an edgier look.
The shift to smaller cars is reminiscent of the Baby Benz in the 1980s. The C-Class, the successor to the 190, is now the brand's best-selling line worldwide.
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"Mercedes is thoroughly changing," said Thomas Schiller, an automotive partner at consulting firm Deloitte in Munich. "Mercedes used to be the pinnacle of comfort and elegance, and it's more and more moving toward sportiness and a youthful and modern design."
Mercedes is undercutting BMW and Audi with the CLA in the U.S., where the Daimler unit is leading in luxury-car sales this year. The car will start at $29,900 for a 211-horsepower model. That compares with $32,550 for a 180-horsepower BMW 3-Series and $32,500 for Audi's 211-horsepower A4.
Audi will counter Mercedes with a 25,000-euro sedan version of its A3 compact, which will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show next week. The new Audi will be equipped with a 140-horsepower gasoline engine that can accelerate the car to 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour in 8.4 seconds.
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Boosted by growth in compacts as well as an updated E-Class and a new generation of its S-Class flagship, Mercedes sales could rise by 7 percent to 1.45 million vehicles this year, researcher IHS Automotive estimates. The gain of 92,700 deliveries would outpace BMW's 56,500-car increase as Audi's sales sink slightly. The CLA will add almost 36,000 vehicles to sales, IHS predicts.
The automaker is bringing a total of 13 new models with no predecessor to market in the next eight years, Zetsche said.
AMG, Mercedes's high-performance unit, will offer a version of the CLA boasting a 360-horsepower turbocharged engine that speeds it to 100 kph in as little as 4.6 seconds. Yet Mercedes hasn't abandoned its traditional emphasis on safety, offering options like a radar-based collision prevention system.
"The new models offer Mercedes the opportunity to peel away customers from BMW and Audi and to regain lost ground," said Thilo Mueller, managing director of MB Fund Advisory GmbH. His investment firm in Limburg, Germany, counts Daimler shares as the second-biggest holding of the 110 million euros ($144 million) it manages. "But Daimler is still acting lethargically compared to the dynamism at Audi and BMW. I wish they'd pick things up a bit."
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Okay, I asked for a use case from Aditya in our lab, and he sent me this; I could write a "proper" use case from this, and I think it's interesting standalone. Kendall -- Most API to parse ontologies such as Jena and the Manchester OWL API have a basic reasoning service (or query language from another angle) that isn't as sound and complete as a RACER or Pellet say, but provides some fast and convenient services for obtaining useful semantic information about an ontology. These would be very useful in an RDF Query Language as well. For example (some of them are RQL like), class.getEquivalentClasses(ontologies, direct) class.getSubClasses(ontologies, direct) class.getSuperClasses(ontologies, direct) class.getDisjointClasses(ontologies, direct) class.getProperties(ontologies, direct) // get all object/datatype properties who's domain is the class class.getIndividuals(ontologies, direct) where the "ontologies" parameter is used to specify the context for the query since the same class (URI) can have different axiomatic definitions in different ontologies, and "direct" is used to specify whether a transitive closure of the query should be taken or not (similar to the ^ operator in RQL). The first three methods above are useful for creating a class tree hierarchy, even if they support only named classes (i.e. no anonymous entities in the return set). This is almost a necessary feature in any ontology editor/visualizer. Also, the methods seem straightforward enough to implement and don't require any complicated inferencing algorithm. Finally, construction of the tree hierarchy enables more useful queries such as NearestCommonNamedAncestor(class1, class2,..) (since farthest would obviously be owl:Thing) etc. The last two methods above are very useful from the instance support point of view in an ontology editor (w/ the getProperties method providing slots for a more frame-based view). It would be nice to treat Properties separately as Object and Datatype Properties in some queries esp. since OWL (Lite & DL) enforces that distinction. The corresponding methods exist for properties to extract a property tree hierarchy. Other (related) useful queries for extracting semantic information about properties would be: property.getDomainsOf(ontologies, direct) //return all classes in domain of property property.getRangesOf(ontologies, direct) and for individuals.. individual.getTypes(ontologies, direct) individual.getProperties(ontologies, direct) // combination of individual.getTypes(..) to get class set and class.getProperties(..) for each class type individual.getSame(ontologies, direct) individual.getDifferent(ontologies, direct) There are obviously more complicated queries I haven't considered, which would involve advanced inferencing and hence considerably slow down the querying process. All I know is that having these basic queries would make use of the semantic information in the ontology to better enable ontology visualization/editing. I'll let you know if I can think of others I might have missed out. Cheers, AdityaReceived on Thursday, 16 September 2004 13:08:34 UTC
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Hello there! I'm playing disc PvP for around 2 months now. Currently sitting on 2.4 k mmr pri rog. I have a question tho, when exactly do you use renew. I find it to be quite hard to use renew over pws, pom, penance or flash heal.
The only time I find it to be useful is when my rogue has opened, is on 100% and has pws on. I then use renew instead of pom because pom might proc when my rogue is on 99%, causing a waste. What do you think about this?
Please tell me all the ways to use it correctly. I'm a geek if it's about playing something well.


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Ashley1316 - we are both just 1 year away today! I am sending out my STD end of August, Working on group rate late fall! The summer flying schedule is not out yet for next summer. I have been checking WestJet and Air Canada for their packages but still not showing me July. Right now Sunwing flies to Jamaica during the week and I am wanting to leave on the weekend.
we both are 1 yr away today! woooooooooo!!!! it came really fast. today is actually my FI and I's anniversary. 9yrs. we'll be getting married on our 10th yr anniversary. I know LONG! lol
I sent out my save the dates back in March. Only because i know a few of my friends need some extra time to save. so i wanted to give them a heads up. I have spoken to a local travel agent here in my town, and she has given me some prices. but when i look online on expedia ect, they arent showing july 2011 yet.
how are your other plans coming along?
I have my wedding packaged paid for, the location at the resort picked out, and my private dinner as well.
currently i am trying to figure out when i should send the invites out. I am think in Jan or feb, that way they can have their deposits in for april.....
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America can't overlook energy issues
With all the consternation about government takeover of our health care decisions dominating the news, Americans must not overlook the issue with even more potential to negatively impact our lives: cap and trade.
I founded the American Energy Freedom Center because American energy policy is at a crossroads. We face a series of choices that will determine whether we promote affordable, abundant and reliable energy sources or those that are expensive, are imported and come with more costly government regulation. Unfortunately, the recently passed House cap-and-trade legislation sets us on the wrong course, one that will hurt families, jobs and the long-term competitiveness of American businesses.
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The House approach starts from the faulty premise that we can act unilaterally with regard to the so-called global warming issue. American firms compete in international markets with companies in developing countries, and energy costs can determine success or failure. With lower wages, less environmental regulation and lower litigation liability costs in China, India and Brazil, we cannot afford to tie both our hands behind our back as we strive to retain good-paying manufacturing jobs.
A recent analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that the House legislation would impose 347 new regulations and 1,060 new mandates on American companies. While our country is struggling to regain its economic footing, now is not the time to increase the regulatory cost burden on companies that we hope will hire more workers in the coming months.
Not only will higher energy costs hurt American companies, but cap-and-trade or carbon taxes will not effectively reduce carbon emissions. Emerging nations naturally want to provide electricity to their citizens and businesses. These countries utilize the most reliable and cost-effective source: coal. Indeed, America exports coal to countries that are improving their residents' living standards. China, for example, has initiated new coal-fired generating capacity in the past five years equal to the entire amount of coal-fired generation in the United States.
China and India, the world's fastest-growing economies with a combined population of 2.5 billion people, will be the biggest beneficiaries of our cap-and-trade policy if the United States commits unilateral economic disarmament. Both countries have made it clear that they have no intention of placing similar restrictions on their sources of carbon emissions. Our cap-and-trade scheme will have a minuscule impact on greenhouse gases globally because industries in the U.S. will move to countries such as China and India, which will not hold themselves to such counterproductive standards.
Recently, 10 Democratic senators from states that rely heavily on the mining and manufacturing industries wrote a letter to President Barack Obama outlining their collective concerns that the cap-and-trade tax would harm America's competitiveness, particularly in the manufacturing sector. I applaud the leadership of these members, many of whom have supported worse versions of cap-and-trade tax schemes in the past. However, while they correctly diagnosed the problem with cap and trade, they proposed the wrong solution. Tariffs on other countries would only precipitate a trade war and would probably violate international trade agreements.


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- Every year, colleges compete for memorable college commencement speakers
- President Barack Obama spoke about climate change at University of California-Irvine
- Sean Combs, Shonda Rhimes and Jennifer Lee spoke at schools they attended
It's that time of year when colleges around the country show off the people who will offer the last lesson to soon-to-be graduates: the commencement speakers.
This year, some universities drew on famous alumni: The University of New Hampshire featured 1992 New Hampshire graduate Jennifer Lee, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and director of Disney's hit film "Frozen." Shonda Rhimes, creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal," told graduates of her alma mater, Dartmouth College, that it's impossible to do it all, but it's still worth doing as much as they can.
"Volunteer some hours. Focus on something outside yourself. Devote a slice of your energies towards making the world suck less every week," Rhimes said. "Some people suggest doing this will increase your sense of well-being. Some say it's good karma. I say that it will allow you to remember that, whether you are a legacy or the first in your family to go to college, the air you are breathing right now is rare air. Appreciate it."
Other schools competed for high-profile speakers like President Barack Obama, who spoke at University of California-Irvine in June after receiving 10,000 postcards from the community asking him to attend. First lady Michelle Obama spoke at Dillard University in New Orleans, as well as a high school senior recognition ceremony in Topeka, Kansas, and a college access program in Washington.
President Obama used part of his speech at University of California-Irvine to address climate change, calling lawmakers and pundits who deny manmade climate change a "fairly serious threat to everybody's future."
"Progress won't always be flashy. It will be measured in disasters averted, and lives saved, and a planet preserved -- and days just like this one, 20 years from now, and 50 years from now, and 100 years from now," he said. "But can you imagine a more worthy goal -- a more worthy legacy -- than protecting the world we leave to our children?"
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This is the first fleece i've purchased in years. I was not dissapointed. In fact i have not taken it off since it arrived! The fit is great and it feels like a warm blanket. The only negative i could say is that there is no draw string around the waist-sometimes a little drafty, and the sleeves sta... Read More
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I know it's not the end of the world, but it seems a shame that it's being clipped. I liked it. When used against other players, it was a minor annoyance, but kind of cool to me that it was another tool in a Rogue's bag of nasty tricks. It was funny to me, as sap is.
I think Rogues need as many cool little things/details as possible. It's also a bummer that lock picking and trap disarms aren't needed as much/at all.
I think they could keep those things in the game as optional things. Picking pockets, making poisons and other little things made me feel like my Rogue was a Rogue.
Do you guys also enjoy the little things/details, even if they're not super important any more?
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There are many different ways to do it. I am going to make one on saturday but I've seen different methods such as (my methods are in "( )"......... type of meat ( I'm using pork butt) brine or not (I'm not) rub (Salt, Pepper, Brown Sugar, Cayenne, Papika) Mop (None) Time and temp (6-8 at 225) Sauce (sweet vinegar based)
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Warfare and Arms of the Early Iron Age Steppe Nomads
Oleksandr Symonenko
At the turn of Bronze and Early Iron Ages, the nomads of the Eurasian steppe brought about a new and progressive phenomenon in world military history: cavalry warfare. Spanning the vast distance from the Danube in the West to the Hwang Ho in the Far East, among nomadic peoples including the Cimmerians, Scythians, Sakas, Sarmatians, Xiongnu, and Xianbei, a universal mode of warfare, more or less similar in tactics, battle, arms and armor, and horse harness, dominated.
The chronological frames of the Early Iron Age are differently determined in various historiographical traditions, but for the history of steppe Eurasia the frame is customarily considered to begin in the 10th century
The light-armed cavalry was a basic military force of the nomads. Each nomadic man was an armed and skillful warrior. Judging from archaeological material and narrative sources, the nomadic light cavalryman was armed by bow and arrows, light javelin and/or lance, and probably lasso. The light cavalry consisted of the common nomads. Since the 7th c.
The tactical principles and fighting methods of nomads were conditioned by the composition of their army, with light cavalry prevailing. One of the main methods was raids, which varied in duration, range, and composition of personnel involved. The battle tactics of nomadic troops developed due to a need to overcome a resistance of deep infantry formation. Since the long spears of infantry inhibited close combat, nomadic horsemen first covered the adversary with a massive and dense, although undirected, torrent of arrows. After that, light horsemen approached and threw spears and javelins from shorter distances, thus causing confusion in the ranks of the infantry. Then heavy cavalry rushed into the breach for fighting with close-combat weapons, spears, and battleaxes.
Warfare in Premodern Southeast Asia
Michael Charney
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. Please check back later for the full article.
Warfare in premodern Southeast Asia was shaped by the environment and political fragmentation across the region. Maritime trade connections saw the introduction and circulation of external models of warfare that would help to frame the way warfare in the region was depicted in indigenous literature and art. Firearms played a more direct role in determining the development of warfare in the region over the course of the early modern period. As a result of the 17th-century crisis and better firearms, the elephant declined in battlefield importance and was increasingly replaced by cavalry. The 18th century saw Southeast Asians field some of their best-organized armies, and the early 19th century witnessed a temporary revival of mainland naval strength. Nevertheless, the introduction of the steamship and better European military technology from the 1820s saw the decline of the remaining Southeast Asian armies by the end of the 19th century. Although indigenous states would attempt to modernize and catch up with Europe militarily, all of Southeast Asia, except for Thailand, fell under European control.


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Pocket-sized comic books (lianhuan hua) first published in the 1920s were a major source of entertainment and a means of publicizing government policies in the 1950s and 60s.
One of the masters of lianhuan hua - literally linked pictures - is 91-year-old illustrator He Youzhi, known for his pictures of childhood scenes in old Shanghai.
"My Childhood Days," an exhibition of 54 of He's works is underway through Sunday at the Xuhui Art Museum. He drew them last year when he was 90.
Lianhuan hua originally targeted children and marginally literate readers. Some featured folk legends and opera and a number of noted illustrators were involved.
The popularity of lianhuan hua ended with the start of the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s the little picture books made a comeback. Many publications circulated, adapting literary works from China and overseas.
They were often rented or sold at kiosks in Shanghai.
The works of He Youzhi and other artists became collectibles because of their detail and artistry.
The 54 drawings on display depict traditional Shanghai longtang or lane games, such as cricket fighting, kicking shuttlecocks and jumping rope.
"Today you seldom find these traditional lane games," says Wang Na, a member of the organizing staff. "These drawings remind me of indelible memories of childhood when classmates and friends played in the neighborhood after school."
"At the age of 90, illustrator He still can render every small detail with superb technique," says Hu Jianjun, a professor at Shanghai University. He is the rare artist who can still paint at that age.
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Roma striker Mirko Vucinic is determined to help his team finish in the top four this season.
He said: "Personally my objectives for 2009 are to score at least 20 goals, including Cup competition. I have already got 10 so far this season and I want to double that tally.
"As a team we are targeting fourth place, because the first three have already been 'booked' by Inter, Juventus and Milan.
"The dream, however, is to reach the Champions League Final and to play it at the Olimpico."


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Made the send! Most incredible highline I've walked yet. Inredibly simple setup too!
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LeAnn Rimes to commute between L.A. and Chicago for husband
LeAnn Rimes plans to split her time between two cities on opposite sides of the country once her husband Eddie Cibrian starts a new job.
The actor is preparing to start work on new TV show "The Playboy Club," which will be filmed in Chicago, Illinois, and Rimes is planning to commute back and forth from the couple's home in Los Angeles so they can spend time together.
In a series of posts on her Twitter page, the singer writes, "3 sets of toiletries, 3 sets of clothes. Starting Thursday our time is split between L.A., Chicago & the world! I'm ready!… Boxes are a go for Chicago! Very excited for our new adventure! Lots of flying back & forth, but well worth it! Beyond proud of my husband… We'll be in Cali often! Our roots and family are here!"
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's son hospitalized
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's son Christopher is in an intensive care unit (ICU) in the hospital after a surfing accident, according to a report.
The 13 year old, the actor/politician's youngest son with estranged wife Maria Shriver, was seriously injured in Malibu, California over the weekend. He was admitted to a medical center suffering from multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports Christopher has spent the last few days in an ICU, although his current condition is not known.
Schwarzenegger also has a 17-year-old son, Patrick, with Shriver, and he recently revealed he fathered another boy with a member of his household staff – a revelation that appeared to end his marriage.
Cee Lo preparing for Las Vegas residency
Soul star Cee Lo Green is set to launch his own residency in Las Vegas with a show inspired by pianist Liberace
The hitmaker first voiced his desire to follow in the footsteps of pop icons Cher and Celine Dion and become the first hip-hop artist to stage his own Sin City show last year, and now it appears he's landed a deal to make his dream come true.
Green announced the news during an appearance on the "Today" show in New York on Friday as he braved the Big Apple heat wave and struggled with a sore throat to perform tracks like "Forget You" and "Bright Lights, Bigger City" for his adoring fans.
However, he failed to go into further detail about where and when the run of Vegas gigs will take place, only revealing the concerts would be called "Lo-Berace."
He said, "Lo-Berace it is. I wanted to do something refreshing for this generation. I don't think anyone from my generation has gotten the opportunity to do something monumental like that. So I'd like to do something exceptional and I feel like the way I feel about myself and the way my career is going, it makes sense."
Green recently paid tribute to Liberace by dressing up as the artist in the music video for his song "I Want You (Hold On To Love)."
The hitmaker is also embarking on a film career after signing on to play an entertaining mummy called Murray in Steve Buscemi's new animated movie "Hotel Transylvania."
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo honeymoon in St. Barts
Newlyweds Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have jetted off to the tropical island of St. Barts for their honeymoon.
The singer wed TV presenter Minnillo in a secret ceremony on media tycoon Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island last week and they are now enjoying a romantic break onboard a luxury yacht in the Caribbean.
The happy couple was snapped soaking up the sun on the boat's deck on Thursday, before strolling hand in hand along the beach.
Jessica Alba leaving baby preparations late
Jessica Alba is taking time with the preparations for her new baby and has decided not to finish the nursery until after the birth.
The Hollywood actress is currently pregnant with her second child with husband Cash Warren and the tot is expected later this summer.
However, Alba, who is already mother to daughter Honor, has been slow to get her house ready for the new arrival and admits her work probably won't be completed until after the baby is born.
She tells Us Weekly, "The nursery isn't ready. It's not even close, but I'm accumulating things. In the beginning the baby stays with me in the room, so you don't need the nursery ready so soon. We're remodeling our house, so it's going to take a few months. I'm really taking my time."
Alba is also planning to document her progress in a new blog, adding, "I like to buy like old furniture and new furniture and refurbish it. I did that with Honor, so it'd be nice to show it off how I did it."
Tom Cruise rocks out at free fan concert
Tom Cruise channeled his inner rock star on Monday by performing for more than 1,000 fans at a free concert in Florida.
The Hollywood actor plays a singer in the upcoming movie adaptation of Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" and he joined the other cast members to film a gig scene at the Florida Sun Life Stadium on Monday.
The movie's director Adam Shankman invited fans to watch the show for free and they were able to see Cruise perform as lead character Stacee Jaxx. The set list included Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."
The audience was told to dress up in 1980s clothes to fit the setting of the movie, and Cruise asked them to send in their own pictures and videos, which he then published on his official website.
Lady Gaga and Cher record duet
Lady Gaga is set to team up with Cher for a collaboration.
The veteran pop legend has long been keen to work with the "Poker Face" hitmaker and was thrilled when Gaga wrote a song for her new album.
Cher previously insisted the track, titled "The Greatest Thing," would not be a duet, but she has now revealed Gaga will be joining her in the studio to record vocals for the song.
In a post on Twitter, Cher writes, "Can't wait till Gaga puts her voice on The Greatest Thing. She will rock it so f**kng (sic) hard!"
Ewan McGregor doesn't miss drinking
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has no regrets about quitting booze a decade ago, insisting drinking is a "self-centered" activity.
The "Trainspotting" actor stopped drinking in 2001 after his partying spiraled out of control, and later revealed he had been drunk on the set of some of his biggest movies.
A decade on, McGregor insists he does not miss alcohol, telling Britain's Daily Mirror, "Drinking is a very self-centered way of being. I was successful and felt invincible – drinking and just living the life. I had a problem, which is why I stopped and I haven't had a drink in more than 10 years now."


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BigCommerce, the leading ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, and Envato, the leading community for buying and selling creative assets, today announced the launch of a new BigCommerce category in the world's largest theme marketplace, ThemeForest. Through this partnership, theme designers will have expanded access to BigCommerce and its modernized design framework, while retailers will have new opportunities to leverage vertical-specific ecommerce themes to sell more online.
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"Through this partnership, ThemeForest will provide online retailers access to a range of high-quality themes, specifically built for the BigCommerce platform, making it even easier to create a branded website that is tailored to their business," said Adrian Fittolani, General Manager of Content at Envato. "It also provides additional opportunities for our community of theme developers looking to create products specifically for the BigCommerce platform."
Since launching in 2006, Envato's community has made more than $490 million selling their digital assets. ThemeForest, Envato's burgeoning theme marketplace, is one of the world's Top 300 most visited websites, providing BigCommerce's theme authors access to an expansive audience of buyers. Through ThemeForest, authors can now leverage BigCommerce's new theme framework, which introduces a new approach to front-end development, enabling them to create unique, dynamic and powerful storefronts optimized for the BigCommerce platform.
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"Design is a competitive advantage in today's digital economy, and it's increasingly important for merchants to have a website that is visually distinct and compelling," said Russell Klein, senior vice president of corporate development at BigCommerce. "By partnering closely with ThemeForest, we are giving merchants an easy access point to our platform while also enabling the ThemeForest community to use our industry-leading design framework, Stencil, and join one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in ecommerce."
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Ward 5 ballot box will be opened today
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LACONIA — The 47 ballots cast on September 10 in the primary election for the City Council seat in Ward 5 will be recounted today at City Hall beginning at 4:30 p.m., as the result of a brief hearing before Justice James D. O'Neill III of Belknap Superior Court yesterday.
Dave Gammon, who believes former mayor Tom Tardif received enough enough write-in votes to earn a spot on the general election ballot, asked the court to order the recount. Tardif has yet to indicate whether he will be a candidate, saying that he would await formal notification from City Clerk Mary Reynolds.
"It's a family decision," he remarked.
The City Charter stipulates that the two candidates receiving the most votes for each office in the primary election shall advance to the general election in November. In Ward 5, incumbent City Councilor Bob Hamel, who ran unopposed in the primary, was declared the winner with 39 of 47 ballots cast. Although election officials reported no write-in votes for city councilor, a computer print-out indicates that three write-in ballots were cast in the race.
Gammon claimed that he, his wife and another woman cast write-in ballots for Tardif. Election officials reported that Tardif received three of four write-in votes cast for ward clerk, but none for city councilor. If Tardif received a majority of the write-in votes, he would be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, which he has ten days to either accept or decline. After the deadline for requesting a recount passed,
Gammon petitioned the court to order City Clerk Mary Reynolds, who otherwise has no authority to unseal and open the ballots, to conduct a recount. Attorney Laura Spector-Morgan, representing the City Clerk, endorsed the call for a recount, but also asked the court to require Tardif to decide whether or not to become a candidate "immediately upon completion of the recount."
When the parties appeared in court, O'Neill asked Gammon and Spector-Morgan to approach the bench, where he explained that, as in past matters to which Tardif was a party, he would recuse himself from the case. He asked Gammon and Spector-Morgan to draft an agreement to hold a recount then forward it to the Merrimack County Superior Court, which would order Reynolds to conduct it.
O'Neill said that a hearing on Gammon's request that the city reimburse him for his $278 in court costs would be scheduled in either Merrimack County Superior Court or Carroll County Superior Court at a later date.
Outside the courtroom, Spector-Morgan and Gammon reached an agreement, written in longhand, to recount the votes for councilor and ward clerk in Ward 5. When Spector-Morgan asked Tardif if he would make his decision once the recount was over he initially suggested he might defer his decision pending the outcome of the hearing on court costs. He said that Gammon should not have to incur expenses for protecting the integrity of a municipal election.
Later Tardif said that he would not tie his decision to the question of court costs.
However, when he and Gammon suggested that since Gammon paid to correct an error by election officials, the city should bear the cost, Spector-Morgan agreed to approach City Manager Scott Myers about picking up the tab. She noted that if the city simply paid his costs it would spare itself the costs arising from another court.
Reynolds said that she has drafted a letter to Tardif in anticipation that the recount will confirm he is entitled to a place on the general election ballot. She said that she will hand deliver the letter once the ballots are counted.
Reynolds said that the dispute has already delayed her preparations for the general election on November 5 by more than week. She said that if Tardif has not notified her of his decision by the end of this week, she will order the ballots to be printed and the machines programmed for Wards 1, 2, 3 ,4 and 6 on Monday. "I was trained to avoid paying the set-up fee twice," she said, explaining that to print and program for Ward 5 separately could add $500 or more to the cost of preparing election materials.
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I believe that you are reading this post for a purpose. Perhaps, you would love to travel someday and you are gathering enough courage to do so. Or probably, you already got the courage but still don't know how can you make your first international adventure. For this reason, I came up with ten easy steps to help you plan your first trip abroad.
I used to believe that traveling is for those people who are naturally born with a silver spoon in their mouth until I get exposed to different travel blogs. These platforms have changed how I see things when it comes to traveling. I have come across not just one, two, or three, but many blogs that keep on proving that there are ways for traveling to be possible. I found it 100% true when I started my own trip abroad last 2015.
Here are my simple tips on how can I make your trip abroad possible.
1. Choose a country where you want to travel
It is better to choose a country that will not require you for a tourist visa. No tourist visa needed, no hassle.
My first international travel destination was Singapore, one of the countries which is near on my own. I chose it for several reasons. First, it is known as a safe and peaceful country. Second, it is just 3-hours away from the Philippines. Third, it is the country where I am going to meet again my Chinese best friend.
2. Determine the length of your stay
There are many factors that you need to consider before you take a vacation to another country. One of these factors is your line of work and how long will you be allowed to have a vacation abroad.
Another thing that you should not forget in mind is to find the cost of living in that particular country. Remember, your budget must be proportionate to the length of your vacation trip as well.
3. Plan the activities that you are going to do.
Now that you already have an idea on how long are you going to stay in your destination, the next step is to identify what activities will you do in there. If it is just merely sightseeing, then you just have to spend on your food and transportation. If you desire to spend some of your time to amusement parks, you can also avail discount tickets online prior to your visit.
4. Research, research, research.
A budget trip abroad is possible if you do your research well.Researching is the key for a successful travel budget.Click To TweetRead travel blogs, ask people, join travel blog groups. Doing such things are essentials. Do a research on how much you really need to be able to enjoy your holiday overseas. You don't actually have to spend much. Traveling to some countries in Asia is possible, even you just have around $200 to $300.
5. Work hard, save harder.
Traveling involves sacrifices when it comes to spending money. If you want to save more, you better work hard. Make no room for laziness if you want to achieve something. You better work hard and spend your money wisely.
Prioritize the things which are most important like foods, tuitions, bills, etc. If you have debts to anyone, do not forget to pay that person first. Traveling is not good when you know you still have a debt to someone. So better settle everything first before you leave.
6. Secure a passport.
Getting a passport has become easier now because of technology. For Filipinos, just go directly to DFA's passport application online where you can make an appointment for your passport application. All the information you need to know can be found just by clicking on their FAQ's menu.
On the other hand, if you already have a passport, you have to make sure that it is valid 6 months beyond the date of your departure to avoid inconvenience.
7. Book your plane tickets.
Have patience waiting for a seat sale before you book a plane ticket abroad. To keep yourself updated with the promos of different airlines, visit their websites regularly. You can also join them through their social networking accounts by liking their page and saving it.
Others keep on complaining they cannot go in another country because the ticket already cost an arm and a leg. A round trip ticket to Singapore may cost as high as 18,000 pesos but if there is a promotion you can have it for 6,000 pesos or even lower than that.
8. Make sure to book your accommodation in advance.
The earlier you book for an accommodation abroad the better. It is advisable to go to a hostel rather than a hotel to save money. There are many decent and budget hostels to choose from. Both Agoda and Airbnb will be of great help for you.
Study the reviews given to a particular hostel and its location as well. It is much better to stay in a hostel which is just near to the tourist attractions that you are going to visit.
9. Phone your credit card company that you will be out of the country on specified dates.
Credit cards are a big help when you are going to travel abroad; however, before you plunge on your dream trip you must inform your credit card issuer of your travel schedules. It might raise suspicion if the banks noticed that an unexpected transaction overseas was done using your credit card. Such occurrence of a sudden change in spending pattern might make your banks stop granting spending authorization.
10. Tell your family members and trusted friends that you are going for a trip.
No matter what is your age right now it is always necessary to let the people around you know your whereabouts for safety reasons. Accidents occur sometimes even we do not want them to participate in our dear life. Traveling outside the country is much better if you have the blessings and support from your loved ones.
One motto that Steven and I believe is that "If there is a will, there is a way!" Traveling in a budget is possible with careful research, proper discipline in spending money, and having faith in God and in yourself.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists have developed a new system to help policy makers better assess the costs and benefits of building dams – the first system of its kind to use an interdisciplinary approach to simultaneously evaluate the distribution of biophysical, socio-economic and geopolitical impacts of dams, according to one of the study's co-authors.
"We as scientists tend to look at things through our own tiny little drinking straw, studying our one narrow field," said Bryan Tilt, an assistant professor of anthropology at Oregon State University and one of the study's authors. "When it comes to dams, we felt a broader perspective was needed. Because when you put up a dam, it affects whole ecosystems and whole communities."
The study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, is part of a special issue on dams featured in the summer edition of the Journal of Environmental Management. The entire special issue was edited by Tilt and Desiree Tullos, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering at OSU. Tullos is another co-author on the study and the principal investigator on the National Science Foundation grant.
Each scientist was brought in for their piece of the dam puzzle. Lead author Philip H. Brown of Colby College is an economist who studies microeconomic issues in economic development. Tullos is an environmental engineer with expertise in ecohydraulics and hydraulic modeling. Tilt is an environmental anthropologist who studies the social and environmental impacts of rural development, with a special focus on China, where dam construction far outpaces any other nation. Darrin Magee of Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a geographer specializing in energy and water issues in China. And OSU's Aaron Wolf studies water resources policy and conflict resolution.
The scientists have developed what they call an Integrative Dam Assessment Modeling tool, or IDAM. The model was designed as a decision-support tool that policy makers can use to understand holistically the impacts, costs and benefits of building a dam in any area.
"It can be used anywhere, with some modifications," Tilt said, adding that the researchers have used the tool to study the impact of dams in China and are continuing that research through a new National Science Foundation grant this summer.
The dam assessment tool measures the costs associated with a proposed dam development project and also measures the possible benefits. Each of the diagrams in the tool consists of 27 individual indicators of the effects of dam construction, divided into socio-economic, geopolitical and biophysical themes.
In the published study, the authors illustrated the use of the IDAM tool by testing it on two hypothetical dams with different design characteristics.
This summer the research team travels to China again where it will put the IDAM tool into practice on real dams. Tilt said they will collect data on two rivers: one that has several dams on it already (the Upper Mekong River) and one that is slated for dam development in the near future (the Nu River, also called the Salween).
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Filming may have wrapped, but Tom Holland still does whatever a spider can.
Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts shared a behind-the-scenes video showing the actor performing facial capture for the role, and judging by Holland's work, it's for an action sequence.
"And this felt weird when I was in the costume," Holland, wearing a t-shirt rather than Spidey's spandex, says with a laugh - before showing off a trademark webslinging move.
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Holland recently revealed in a The Hollywood Reporter cover story that he is signed on for six Marvel Cinematic Universe films - including three solo films and three other appearances (such as in this summer's Captain America: Civil War). He also opened up about what his Peter Parker brings to the MCU.
"I think the biggest difference is his youth and innocence," he said.
Marvel's and Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming opens July 7, 2017.
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Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 25, 2012
The Third Annual Global Cloud Computing Conference will be held on December 12, 2012 at the South San Francisco Conference Center. Techcess Group has been nominated in two different categories at the Up 2012 Cloud Computing Conference and is up against some of the largest companies in the United States.
The 2012 UP-START Cloud Awards are now established in the cloud community as the de-facto recognition platform to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of cloud computing to the business and technology community. Techcess Group has been nominated for 2 awards including the Best Cloud Consulting and the Best Hybrid Cloud Solution. The final round is scheduled on December 12, 2012 during UP 2012 conference.
"We are honored to be selected to compete in the 2012 Up-Start Cloud Awards", said Hugh Sazegar, President & CEO of Techcess Group. "We are excited to be in the running for 2 different awards, Best Cloud Consulting and Best Hybrid Cloud Solution."
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Up next for UConn football: Memphis
Updated 8:35 pm, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Up next: Memphis
Nickname: Tigers
Conference: American Athletic
Series: First meeting
2013 record: 3-8 (1-6 AAC)
Last week: Memphis lost to Temple 41-21
Connecticut connection: There are no players from Connecticut on the Memphis roster.
Notes & Notations: While Memphis has players from 18 states on its roster, they also have a player from "Down Under." Senior punter Tom Hornsey hails from Geelong, Victoria, Australia and played Australian Rules Football before learning the American game at ProKick Australia.
Did You Know?: This will be just the third time in program history that Memphis will play a game in the Northeast. The Tigers played at Army in 1985 and 2000. East Hartford (41.7614 degrees latitude) will be the second-most Northern city that Memphis has even played in. Detroit (42.3314) was the highest.


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Track officials at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth have announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will compete in the O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race in April at TMS.
Earnhardt Jr., who is scheduled to run only seven Nationwide races in 2009, will be driving his own JR Motorsports entry – the No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet – for the O'Reilly 300, which will be held at TMS on Saturday, April 4. In addition, he will also be competing in the Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, April 5.
"The Junior Nation has a strong presence in Texas and I hope they take advantage of seeing Dale Jr. chasing victories in both the O'Reilly 300 and Samsung 500," Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. "We traditionally have a dozen or more Sprint Cup stars competing in the O'Reilly 300 and the addition of Dale Jr. adds even more luster to this prestigious Nationwide Series event."
TMS officials said that this will mark only the fourth time since he began competing in NASCAR in 1998 that he will run in a Nationwide Series race at TMS.
Ironically, his first visit to TMS was his most memorable one because he posted his first career Nationwide Series victory there in 1998. He finished 10th in 1999, and he finished seventh at the O'Reilly 300 at TMS in 2008.
"We've worked really hard putting a program together that will keep this No. 5 car on the track and we are extremely pleased to bring Fastenal into the JR Motorsports fold for 2009," said Earnhardt Jr., a 22-time winner and two-time champion in the Nationwide Series. "This team was a two-time winner last season, and I feel all the pieces are in place to keep that momentum going."
Officials said the No. 5 entry for JR Motorsports is slated to run 21 Nationwide races this season. Additional drivers and races for this team will be announced at a later date. In addition, Fastenal will sponsor 14 of those races. Their season debut will be with Earnhardt Jr. in the O'Reilly 300.
This team posted two victories last year with Mark Martin winning at Las Vegas and Ron Fellows winning in Montreal.


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Volvo Car Corp. showed a five-door hatchback this week in Geneva featuring the world's first pedestrian air bag. The Swedish carmaker is counting on such innovations to burnish its safety image and help double sales.
The V40, Volvo's first model designed under owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. of China, has an air bag that ejects from the hood to protect pedestrians from injury. It also has a backswept headlight and panoramic glass roof to give it a sporty look.
Volvo is targeting the hatchback at potential buyers of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's 1-series, Audi AG's A3 and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz A-Class as the carmaker tries to push into the premium market. Volvo will need to fill other gaps in its product lineup and replace aging vehicles to meet a target of lifting annual volume to 800,000 by 2020.
Old models and holes in Volvo's product portfolio highlight the high development costs in the auto industry and the difficult choices facing an automaker that is not part of a larger group. Volvo sold 449,255 cars last year. That compares with 1.3 million at Audi, itself a unit of Volkswagen AG, which delivered 8.27 million vehicles across all its brands.
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Volvo, which will start building the car in May, targets annual sales of 90,000, mainly in Europe, where demand is strongest for small cars in large urban areas. The model won't be sold in the United States.
Volvo dealers are hoping for a vehicle at the other end of the spectrum for American buyers: a big, luxurious sedan that can challenge BMW's 7-series, Audi's A8 and Mercedes' S-Class.
"We're missing that next step up in the luxury line," said Randy Pullen, the general manager of a Volvo dealership outside Atlanta. "We have to create a broader selection of product."
Volvo is also missing a subcompact car and facing a growing need to replace aging vehicles. The XC90, its largest crossover, will be 12 years old when it's renewed in 2014. The S80, its biggest sedan, will be 9 years old when it's revamped in 2015.
The S40 and V50, Volvo's smallest sedan and station wagon, are both 8 years old, and the company has yet to announce when they will be replaced. Volvo last year pulled them from the U.S. market because of poor sales.
The average life span for models in Europe is about seven years, according to Michael Tyndall, an auto analyst at Barclays Bank.
"We have not made a decision on whether to go further up and down" in the various car segments, Chief Executive Officer Stefan Jacoby Tuesday at the Geneva auto show. Volvo intends to focus in the coming years on "core" cars, such as the midsize S60 sedan and crossover XC60, its two best-sellers, he said.
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Now your saying Russia and Syria were in cahoots with the US on the inside 911 job?
I'm British. Hopefully Russia won't get too upset with us...
Originally posted by FlyInTheOintment
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Syria's former agriculture minister Riyad Hijab (left) has been named as new prime minister by Bashar al-Assad Photo: Reuters
The strategy of Damascus risks causing a genocide without rapid intervention," Mr Terzi said.
Italy was among those countries who expelled the Syrian ambassador to Rome last month in a coordinated action with other Western powers after a massacre in the town of Houla.
The Syrian leadership "is fighting for its survival with an ever more direct and brutal escalation, with terror against the civilian population and with the artificial fuelling of internal conflict," Mr Terzi said.
His strong comments came as Mr Assad has appointed Riad Hijab as new prime minister, tasking him with forming a government, as armed rebels continued to go on the offensive in and around Damascus
Former agriculture minister Mr Hijab, 46, replaces former premier Adel Safar, who had formed his government in April 2011, one month after an Arab Spring-inspired uprising erupted across Syria, shaking the regime which responded with force.
According to figures of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 13,500 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the uprising.
Looking for a way forward, Clinton is meeting Wednesday evening in Istanbul with like-minded European, Turkish and Arab officials hoping to advance a political transition strategy. The latest talk has focused on a plan such as the one agreed to last year by Yemen's former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose resignation allowed his vice president to form a caretaker interim government.
But Assad has balked at such proposals, and the U.S. and its allies have yet to persuade the Kremlin to drop its support for the Syrian leader.
In recent days, Clinton has sought to open the door to a compromise with Russia, calling Assad's ouster a necessary outcome of any political transition but not necessarily a "precondition."
The nuance suggests the U.S. is willing to allow Assad to hang on in power for part of a structured regime change. But the administration is also making it clear that Assad's eventual departure must be agreed on by all parties as part of the transition, and that it cannot accept Russian ideas about promoting reform or greater dialogue in Syria as a substitute for true political change.
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad, facing a raging insurrection that threatens his rule, on Wednesday named a longtime ruling party loyalist as the prime minister who will form a new "reform" government.
Assuming the post will be Riyad Farid Hijab, who has served as agriculture minister since April 2011 and once headed a regional branch of Assad's Baath Party, state media reported.
Hijab previously served as governor of coastal Latakia province, where opposition activists have in recent days reported an intense government siege of rebel-controlled enclaves. The province is home to ancestral highland strongholds of Assad's minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Alawites are a pillar of support for the government
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(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday warned Syria that more than 55 countries would seek to impose "maximum financial pressure" on President Bashar al-Assad's government in an effort to stop his regime's violence against Syrian people
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TEHRAN (FNA)- British defense chiefs have drawn up secret plans to start covert military operations in Syria.
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Warren Gatland may not be directly involved in Wales's first two matches in their autumn series, starting with Argentina on Saturday as he focuses on the Lions, but he has been spotted patrolling his squad's base in the Vale of Glamorgan on a Segway, a battery-powered, two-wheeled contraption that allows him to be mobile without using the feet he injured in a fall last May.
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"Warren has been involved," said Rob Howley, the interim head coach in Gatland's absence. "He is looking after Wales for the New Zealand and Australia games and the selection in the first two weeks impacts on that. He does not come to training and he will not be at the game on Saturday, but I speak to him every day and had discussions with him before the team to face Argentina was picked."
Gatland may be getting about on a Segway as his foot heals, but the segue that matters for Wales is that between the New Zealander and Howley, who will be in charge for the Six Nations campaign. "Warren is here in his rugby mentality if not his body," said the second row Alun Wyn Jones. "His mantra is being carried on: hard work, being direct and not being afraid to play."
Wales tend to start slowly in the autumn. The last time they won their opening match in a November series was back in 2002, and then it was only Romania; the previous year, they lost to Argentina on Saturday's date, the Pumas' one victory in Cardiff. Only a draw against Australia in 2006 breaks a sequence of first-up defeats in the past 10 years.
Wales are the Six Nations champions, but they lost the series to Australia 3-0 in the summer, twice blowing winning positions and lacking the creativity in midfield they needed to match the Wallabies' ability to create tries when they needed to. It is at forward where they will face their prime threat from Argentina and their pack has been diluted by injuries to Adam Jones, Dan Lydiate and Ryan Jones. Adam Jones's replacement at tighthead prop is his fellow Osprey, the 26-year-old Aaron Jarvis whose career until a few weeks ago had been that of a journeyman. He made eight starts in four seasons at Bath, shadowing Duncan Bell and David Wilson, and most of those were in the LV Cup. Most of his appearances for Ospreys have come from the bench.
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