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U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle in Chicago said the lead plaintiff plausibly alleged that Groupon used improper "refund accounting" to boost revenue and reduce operating losses in initial public offering materials and subsequent regulatory filings, and knew or should have realized its statements were false.
In his order dated September 18, Norgle also rejected requests by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which arranged the IPO, to dismiss claims against them.
Groupon spokesman Nicholas Halliwell said the Chicago-based company does not discuss pending litigation.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status and is led by Michael Carter Cohn, an individual investor.
Norgle said he will decide later whether Cohn has standing to pursue one claim on behalf of a class given that he did not buy his shares directly from the IPO.
Groupon went public at $20 per share on November 4, 2011, valuing the company at the time at well over $10 billion.
But five months later, Groupon unexpectedly revised its fourth-quarter 2011 results by reporting a larger net loss and "material weakness" in its internal controls, saying it failed to set aside enough money for customer refunds.
The stock price bottomed at $2.60 last November 12, but has since recouped more than half of its post-IPO decline.
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Feature Summary
1GHz ARM Cortex A8 application processor, large memory (512MB DDR RAM, 4GB NAND Flash), and dedicated high performance multi-core DSP array for advanced voice processing
1 integrated T1/E1/J1 interface, 2 PSTN trunk FXO ports, 2 analog telephone/Fax FXS ports with lifeline capability in case of power outage and unlimited SIP trunk accounts.
Hardware DSP based 128ms-tail-length carrier-grade line echo cancellation (LEC), hardware based caller ID/call progress tone and smart automated impedance matching for various countries
Gigabit network port with integrated PoE, USB, SD card, integrated NAT router with advanced QoS support
Strong defense against malicious attacks (Fail2ban, Whitelist, Blacklist, alerts, etc.)
Data communication via T1/E1/J1 and data-voice combined communication via T1/E1/J1 with SS7 or PRI
Supports up to 2000 SIP endpoint registrations, up to 200 concurrent calls (up to 100 SRTP encrypted concurrent calls), and up to 64 simultaneous conference attendees
Flexible dial plan, call routing, site peering, call recording, central control panel for endpoints, integrated NTP server, and integrated LDAP contact directory
Automated detection and provisioning of IP phones, video phones, ATAs, gateways, SIP cameras, and other endpoints for easy deployment
Strongest-possible security protection using SRTP, TLS, and HTTPS with hardware encryption accelerator
Redundant power supply, support for Hot Standby Clustering & High Availability to minimise system down time (pending
Automatic export of previous days data; periodically cleans up user data
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Caller ID: Bellcore/Telcordia, ETSI-FSK, ETSI-DTMF, SIN 227 BT, NTT Japan
Polarity Reversal/ Wink: Yes, with enable/disable option upon call establishment and termination
Call Centre: Multiple configurable call queues, automatic call distribution (ACD) based on agent skills/availability/busy level, in-queue announcement
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Maximum Call Capacity: Up to 2000 registered SIP endpoints, up to 200 concurrent calls
Conference Bridges: Up to 8 bridges, up to 64 simultaneous conference attendees
Call Features: Call park, call forward, call transfer, DND, ring/hunt group, paging/intercom etc.
Multi-Language Support: English/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Spanish/French/Portuguese/German/Russian/Italian/Polish/Czech for Web UI; Customisable IVR/voice prompts for English, Chinese, British English, German, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic
LEC with NLP Packetised Voice Protocol Unit, 128ms-tail-length carrier grade Line Echo Cancellation,Dynamic Jitter Buffer, Modem detection & auto-switch to G.711
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DTMF Methods: In Audio, RFC2833, and SIP INFO
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Disconnect Methods: Call Progress Tone, Polarity Reversal, Hook Flash Timing, Loop Current Disconnect, Busy Tone
Media Encryption: SRTP, TLS, HTTPS, SSH
Advanced Security: Fail2ban, alert events, Whitelist, Blacklist, strong password based access control
NAT Router: Yes (user configurable)
Hardware Summary
2 Analog Telephone FXS ports, both with lifeline capability in case of power outage
2 PSTN Line FXO Ports, both with lifeline capability in case of power outage
T1/E1/J1 Interface: 1 x RJ45
Network Interfaces: Dual Gigabit ports (switched or routed) with PoE; A 3rd Gigabit port for Hot-Standby Clustering
Peripheral Ports - USB, SD
LED Indicators: Power 1/2, PoE, USB, SD, T1/E1/J1, FXS 1/2, FXO 1/2, LAN, WAN, Cluster Heartbeat
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Dimensions: 440mm(L) x 185mm(W) x 44mm(H)
Unit Weight: 2.165 kg; Package Weight: 3.012 kg
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While wmii can be configured using most any language, this document focuses on the excellent ruby-wmii project developed by Mauricio Fernandez (mfp).
You'll need to install Ruby, which is available in [extra]. Furthermore, some plugins may require additional ruby libraries, such as the MPD plugin which requires ruby-mpd from [community].
mfp's project has many useful basic bar applets and configurations; with the 0.3.0 release, the script has adopted a useful plugin architecture making overriding or adding functionality simple.
The ruby-wmii project is installed to ~/.wmii-3, consisting of:
- ~/.wmii-3/wmiirc -- The heart of the ruby-wmii scripts; shouldn't be edited. This is what is run when wmii starts.
- ~/.wmii-3/wmiirc-config.rb -- Your config file, which should be edited (running wmiirc script will create it if it doesn't already exist)
- ~/.wmii-3/plugins -- A directory containing plugins (sets of keybindings and bar applets)
- ~/.wmii-3/plugins/standard-plugin.rb -- The default plugins, which you needn't edit.
To get a copy of the development version of ruby-wmii from mfp's repository, checkout the code using darcs (darcs available in [extra] repos):
user@host % cd ~/src user@host % darcs get --partial http://eigenclass.org/repos/ruby-wmii/head ruby-wmii user@host % cd ruby-wmii user@host % ruby install.rb
This copy can then be updated at any time via:
user@host % cd ~/src/ruby-wmii user@host % darcs pull user@host % ruby install.rb
This last command will copy the updated ruby-wmii over what you have in ~/.wmii-3. CAUTION: This will overwrite any changes you have in ~/.wmii-3/wmiirc or ~/.wmii-3/standard-plugin.rb. For this reason, you shouldn't edit these files! Rather, make config changes in ~/.wmii-3/wmiirc-config.rb, and if you want to modify a plugin, copy it into a new file under ~/.wmii-3/plugins and make your edits in this file.
One utility which might not be present on your system is ssid. If you lack this application you will find that the trust Mod-p menu will no longer launch applications. It is a tiny application intended as a replacement for setsid and can be found on the wmii website at [1]. It needs to be built and put somewhere that wmii-ruby can find it.
user@host % tar -xvzf ssid-0.1.tar.gz user@host % make user@host % make install
Personally I prefer not ever to run a make install unless through a PKGBUILD so you can alternatively copy the ssid binary somewhere into your local user's path.
Low level access
The wmiir command can be used to manipulate wmii at a low level; read the manpage for details (although this isn't really necessary for a new user!). Control scripts in different languages can use this command to control wmii. wmii is controlled through a filesystem interface using the 9P2000 protocol, which in turn is derived from the plan 9 operating system. As such, there are also libraries such as ruby-ixp which can be used to manipulate the window manager programmatically over 9P. This is technically faster, as no calling of external programs such as 'wmiir is then needed; however, at the time of writing, ruby-ixp is quite new and isn't used by the ruby-wmii project.
ruby-wmii's plugins consist of both bar applets and key bindings. The standard-plugin.rb file provides the following plugins: volume, mode, dict, battery-monitor, mpd, cpuinfo, status. These are mostly self-explanatory, except perhaps mode, which toggles between wmii catching key combos and passing them to programs directly. It also provides a lot of sensible key bindings and actions, such as being able to tag and rename windows with ease (check out this for more information about tagging in wmii).
Bar applets are used by editing ~/.wmii-3/wmiirc-config.rb, and modifying/adding "use_bar_applet" lines. Traditionally, numbers are used to modify the order in which plugins appear in the bar; I personally prefer to specify them thusly:
order_index = 1 from "nogoma" do %w{mpd}.each do |plugin| use_bar_applet plugin, "%03d" % order_index order_index += 1 end end from "standard" do %w{cpuinfo volume status battery-monitor mode}.each do |plugin| use_bar_applet plugin, "%03d" % (order_index) order_index+=1 end # More configuration... end
This will cause mpd (my custom one, listed below, in namespace "nogoma"), cpuinfo, etc. to be included in the bar, in the given order.
Many plugins also provide parameters that can be modified. For example, the "volume" plugin allows you to specify the mixer used:
plugin_config["standard:volume"]["mixer"] = "Headphone"
Here, we've set the mixer parameter of the volume plugin in the standard namespace to be "Headphone". These sort of configuration parameters make life a lot easier as users do not need to create custom plugins to modify existing behaviour.
Another aspect of wmii is keybindings; how different key combinations affect the wm. Some plugins define key combos by default when they're used; others define sets of bindings that can be selectively included/excluded in the wmiirc-config.rb. They can be used by including:
in your wmiirc-config.rb
Basic keybindings can also be made with the on_key command in wmiirc-config.rb:
on_key("MODKEY-LEFT") { #actions }
Don't forget you can leverage most all of the power of Ruby when using this control script; there are a lot more functions and helpers the ruby-wmii project provides. The files are fairly self documenting, and Ruby a fairly sensible and readable language. Don't be afraid to experiment and add new plugins and keybindings!
Arch user contributions
Here are some plugins/snippets from users on the Arch forums.
MPD (modified for use w/ multiple hosts)
I (nogoma) like to be able to control either mpd on my laptop when out and about, or my media pc via my laptop when at home. So, I (trivially) modified the standard mpd plugin to allow me to change hosts. The ruby-wmii is relatively self-documenting about how to define your own plugins; hopefully the below makes sense (it defines a new plugin in the "nogoma" namespace, which contains a bar applet called "mpd". Notice that this new applet doesn't conflict with the mpd applet shipped w/ ruby-wmii, because it is referred to as "nogoma:mpd" instead of "standard:mpd").
Plugin.define "nogoma" do # {{{ MPD Bar bar_applet("mpd", 100) do |wmii, bar| require 'mpd' server = wmii.plugin_config["nogoma:mpd"]["default_host"] || `hostname` mpd_do_action = lambda do |action, *args| Thread.new do begin mpd = MPD.new(server) r = mpd.__send__(action, *args) LOGGER.info "MPD #{action}" r ensure mpd.close end end end mpdserv = MPD.new bar.data = "Connecting: #{server}" update_bar = lambda do if /^Connecting/ =~ bar.data mpdserv = MPD.new(server = bar.data.split[-1]) end begin mpdserv_status = mpdserv.status["state"] rescue show_info = false end case mpdserv_status when 'play' : text = ">>: "; show_info = true when 'pause': text = "||: "; show_info = true else show_info = false end if show_info title = mpdserv.strf("%t")[0..(wmii.plugin_config["standard:mpd"]["title_maxlen"] || -1)] author = mpdserv.strf("%a")[0..(wmii.plugin_config["standard:mpd"]["author_maxlen"] || -1)] bar.data = text + "#{author} - #{title} " + mpdserv.strf("(%e/%l)") + " [#{server}]" else # Player is stopped or connection not yet initialized... bar.data = "[#{server}]: NOT PLAYING" end end keys = wmii.plugin_config["nogoma:mpd"]["switch_server"] || ["MODKEY-Control-m"] wmii.on_key(*keys) do wmii.wmiimenu([]) do |server| bar.data = "Connecting: #{server}" end end end # Initialize MPD status Thread.new do loop{ begin; update_bar.call; rescue Exception; end; sleep 1 } end bar.on_click(MOUSE_SCROLL_UP) { mpd_do_action[:previous] } bar.on_click(MOUSE_SCROLL_DOWN){ mpd_do_action[:next] } bar.on_click(MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) do Thread.new do begin mpd = MPD.new(server) mpdserv_status = mpd.status ensure mpd.close rescue nil end case mpdserv_status["state"] when "play": mpd_do_action[:pause] when "pause", "stop" : mpd_do_action[:play] end end end bar.on_click(MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT) do mpd_handle = wmii.on_createclient do |cid| wmii.write("/view/sel/sel/ctl", "sendto 0") wmii.write("/view/sel/sel/geom", "400 0 center+200 south") wmii.unregister mpd_handle end wmii.write("/view/ctl", "select toggle") term = wmii.plugin_config["standard"]["x-terminal-emulator"] || "xterm" system "wmiisetsid #{term} -e ncmpc -h #{server}&" end end end
This plugin also provides the default keybinding of MODKEY-Control-M for switching hosts. Typing in a new hostname and hitting enter will cause the mpd applet to try connecting to that host. It also exposes two configuration values which can be set:
plugin_config["nogoma:mpd"]["default_host"] = "foohost" # host to connect to on startup plugin_config["nogoma:mpd"]["switch_server"] = "MODKEY-Control-m" # Key combo to change current host
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Bookmark manager
Bookmark manager in the development darcs repos for ruby-wmii, on mfp's site. To get a recent copy of ruby-wmii, follow the #darcs directions.
Feature list:
- mouse-less interaction
- search as you type (extended autocompletion) for both title and URLs: the set of bookmarks matching what I'm typing at any position in the title or the URL is updated instantaneously as I type
- del.icio.us integration: importing bookmarks from del.icio.us and getting new ones automatically
- tagging (it will import your del.icio.us tags if you let it try)
- powerful search expressions (as many criteria as you want):
- all bookmarks in the last week: ~d <7d
- all bookmarks whose description matches a regexp: ~t regexp
- all bookmarks with "redhanded" on the description or the URL, defined/last used in the last month: redhanded ~d <1m
- all bookmarks with "ruby" on the URL, defined/last used in 2006: ~d 2006 ~u ruby
- all bookmarks tagged as "blog", defined/last used in Q1: :blog ~d q1
- progressive refining: I can enter successive expressions and each one further restricts the possible choices, which are shown in the menu
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Create an internal load balancer that receives network traffic on port 1521 (Oracle SQL Node Port) and sends load-balanced traffic to two virtual machines
Create NAT rules for SSH and TELNET access to virtual machines behind the load balancer
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In Poland a miasto na prawach powiatu or powiat grodzki (city with powiat rights or urban county) is a city which is also responsible for district (powiat) administrative level, being part of no other powiat (e.g. Poznań, Kraków, Łódź). In total 65 cities in Poland have this status.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, "unitary authorities" are English local authorities set up in accordance with the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 made under powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1992 to form a single tier of local government in specified areas and which are responsible for almost all local government functions within such areas. While outwardly appearing to be similar, single-tier authorities formed using older legislation are not Unitary Authorities thus excluding e.g. the Isle of Wight Council or any other single-tier authority formed under the Local Government Act 1972 or older legislation.
This is distinct from the two-tier system of local government which still exists in most of England, where local government functions are divided between county councils (the upper tier) and district or borough councils. Until 1996 two-tier systems existed in Scotland and Wales, but these have now been replaced by systems based on a single-tier of local government with some functions shared between groups of adjacent authorities. A single-tier system has existed in Northern Ireland since 1973.
For many years the description of the number of tiers in UK local government arrangements has routinely ignored any current or previous bodies at the lowest level of authorities elected by the voters within their area such as parish (in England and Wales) or community councils; such bodies do not exist or have not existed in all areas.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is divided into 26 single tier local government districts. The councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, e.g. they have no responsibility for education, for road building or for housing. The districts are often combined for various purposes including Education Boards, Health Boards and Eurostat statistical units. Districts are variously styled 'District Council', 'Borough Council', 'City Council' and 'City and District Council'.
- Category: Subdivisions of Northern Ireland
Local authorities in Scotland are unitary in nature but not in name. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 created a single tier of local government throughout Scotland. On 1 April 1996, 32 local government areas, each with a council, replaced the previous two-tier structure, which had regional, islands and district councils. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (formerly the Western Isles Council) uses the alternative Gaelic designation Comhairle. The phrase "unitary authority" is not used in Scottish legislation (whether from the Scottish Parliament or the UK Parliament), although the term is encountered (used either descriptively or erroneously) in publications[4] and in (usually erroneous) use by United Kingdom government departments.[5]
Local authorities in Wales are unitary in nature but are described by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 as "principal councils", and their areas as principal areas.[6] Various other legislation includes the counties and county boroughs of Wales within their individual interpretations of the phrase "unitary authority"[citation needed]. In s.2 of the Act each council formed for a county is allocated the respective English and Welsh descriptions of "County Council" or "Cyngor Sir", each council formed for a County Borough is allocated the respective descriptions of "County Borough Council" or "Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol"; in all cases the shorter alternative forms "Council" or "Cyngor" can be used.
Similar to the civil parishes in England, the lowest tier of local government in Wales are the communities. All of the principal councils are fully divided into communities, but not all such communities have established community councils.
United States
There are several types of single-tier governments in the United States. In the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and much of Massachusetts, county government has been abolished and the municipalities (known as New England towns) are the only governing tier below the state government, though the former counties still exist in the ceremonial sense.
In Virginia, all municipalities with city status are, by definition, independent from any county. Three other cities across the United States are also independent of any county government: Baltimore, Maryland, St. Louis, Missouri, and Carson City, Nevada. There are also several consolidated cities where the county government and municipal government are unified. San Francisco and Philadelphia are two examples, wherein the city and county are coterminous and have one singular governing body.
See also
- ^ "Fort Nelson becomes B.C.'s first Regional Municipality". Brent Hodson. February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ "2013 Census definitions and forms: U". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Glossary". localcouncils.govt.nz. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "About Falkirk Council". Falkirk Council. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Local Councils in Scotland". DirectGov. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994". Retrieved 16 September 2009.


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Did you know Jesus' Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover? Come join us as Mark Landrum of Jews for Jesus re-creates the traditional Passover service at Emmanuel College in the Taylor Chapel on March 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm in a presentation called "Christ in the Passover."
Landrum will set a table with items traditionally used at the Passover meal and detail their spiritual significance. He will also explain the connection between the events of the first Passover in Egypt and the redemption that Jesus accomplished, as well as the deep bond between the ancient Passover feast and the Christian communion celebration today.
Jews for Jesus has presented "Christ in the Passover" at over 38,000 churches. It has been enthusiastically received by Christians who appreciate learning more about the Jewish background of their faith.Landrum will be happy to answer questions after the presentation. There is no admission charge; however, due to limited seating, tickets are required. Please call Emma Pettyjohn at 706-245-7226 ext. 2651 to reserve tickets or for more information. Tickets may be picked up at the door. A free-will offering will be collected.


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China looks to spur consumer spending to maintain growth rate
SHANGHAI — China's government, which has overseen enviable economic growth for the past three decades by pushing huge volumes of exports, is searching for ways to get its own people to buy more things in hopes that will help sustain its economic miracle.
Whether it can pull off this slow but seismic shift is an open question, however, one that carries important implications not only for China but for the United States as well.
Multinational companies have long looked at China's burgeoning middle class — the size of which now exceeds the entire U.S. population — as the dream consumer market. Some are doing quite well. General Motors sold more than 2.35 million vehicles in China last year, exceeding its sales in the United States by more than 130,00. When Apple introduced its iPhone 4S here last month, hundreds camped outside its stores in Shanghai and other cities and a mini-riot broke out in Beijing when the company said it was too dangerous to open its store there due to the crowds.
"We welcome China's continued economic growth, because a prosperous China is good for the U.S. economy," Richard Buangan, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, said last month while announcing a huge increase in Chinese visa applications to the United States. "It creates American jobs and it fuels worldwide economic growth."
The stakes are also high for China.
"This is hugely important," said Shaun Rein, the managing director of China Market Research Group in Shanghai. "If it gets this wrong, the economy is going to stall. It's a paradigm shift that everyone here recognizes needs to be done. If Europe's economy collapses and exports (from China) get hit real hard, what's going to happen to all the unemployed workers in China? The government wants to minimize the social instability risk that could happen."
Trade issues are certain to come up when the heir apparent to China's top leadership position, Xi Jinping, meets with Obama administration officials Tuesday in Washington in a high-profile visit that's intended to highlight Xi's ability to deal with China's increasingly complex relationship with the United States.
Trying to persuade Chinese to spend more to keep the economic dynamo going is an internal issue that faces deeply engrained cultural obstacles.
For one, the Chinese people are notorious savers. Lacking the social safety net that's taken for granted in the West, they save for their children's education, for medical expenses, for retirement and to buy homes. It's an ingrained part of the culture that won't be easy to change, despite the occasional headlines over shopping mania.
"You have to spend what you need to, but I don't like to spend too much," said Lin Juwen, who moved to Shanghai in November from the southern metropolis of Guangzhou. When she was asked whether she'd spend more or save if given a raise from her current 3,200-yuan-a-month salary (slightly more than $500), Lin shrugged and said, "I would save it."
What can the government do to impel consumers to spend in a nation of savers?
"The government should transfer more money to households to make sure they have enough to spend," said Zhou Hao, an economist at ANZ Bank in Shanghai. "Make it more fair and transparent. We need a system to make sure people have more long-term funding. We need to improve the public welfare system and the public housing system. The government is trying to do these things but is very far from achieving success."
Rein, whose book "The End of Cheap China," comes out in March, says the government needs to improve access to health care, continue to hike the minimum wage — which it did in 22 of China's provinces last year — and lower import tariffs so that products aren't so expensive.
"China is no longer a cheap place to do business," he said. "You cannot rely on the export sector at all. China has to see a shift anyway to service and higher-end manufacturing," jobs with higher salaries. "Right now, manufacturing is killing the country. Pollution is high. They need a healthier economy and environment."
Andrew Rothman, a China macroeconomic strategist with CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets in Shanghai, said the economy was in the midst of change and argued that it's already largely consumer-driven.
"Forget about the fact that household consumption accounts for a small share of China's GDP," he wrote last month in his economic forecast for this year. "Driven by more than a decade of double-digit income growth and low household debt, China will this year continue to be the world's best consumption story, for everything from instant noodles to luxury cars."
He forecasts that the government this year "will continue to ramp up spending on education, health care, social (low-income) housing and the environment."
Rothman's contention about Chinese consumers is borne out by some of the recent numbers. Retail sales, along with incomes, have been rising at a fast clip for years. According to China's Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer spending rose 17.1 percent last year.
And while China's trade surged anew, up 22.5 percent from 2010 to $3.64 trillion, its trade surplus narrowed to $155 billion, down 14.5 percent, as imports accelerated faster than exports. China still enjoyed a gargantuan $272.3 billion trade surplus with the United States, however.
China already is the second-largest purchaser of luxury products in the world, with its expanding class of millionaires. Now national and regional governments are trying to find ways to bolster the standard of living for middle- and lower-income Chinese, as well, in part to free up income to spend on consumer items.
Shanghai, mainland China's biggest and wealthiest metropolis, has taken several steps in recent weeks aimed at bolstering the spending power of its 23 million people. They include making more people eligible for subsidized housing, raising the minimum wage, increasing public pensions by 15 percent on average for 3.1 million people and tying the wages of workers for state-owned companies not just to the companies' growth but also to the rising incomes of the companies' leaders.
At the national level, the central government pledged last week to hike the minimum wage an average of 13 percent annually during the next five years. The goal is to have those at the bottom earning 40 percent of the local average salary by 2015. China's minimum wage varies by city and province, ranging from 870 yuan a month (about $140) in Chongqing to 1,500 ($240) in Shenzhen. In Shanghai, it's 1,280 yuan (about $203) a month, but it's scheduled to rise April 1.
Despite the savings culture, the government is counting on those who earn more to spend more, people such as Zhu Xiao Gang. Zhu, 30, who was questioned while he shopped Sunday in a major Shanghai electronics store, said he saved part of his 4,500-yuan-a-month salary (about $715) from working for a telecom company, but probably would spend whatever he got in his next raise.
"I want to buy some more expensive products," he said. "So I will probably save more just to buy the things I want later."
In addition to pay raises, a big key to improving Chinese people's incomes is simply the continuing migration to the cities for jobs. It began by design, with China's initial moves into capitalism in the early 1980s, when millions began flocking to Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan as factories ramped up production of toys, sewing machines and clothing to sell to the world.
The migration continues as the government encourages employment in the cities, where the pay is much higher. In its current five-year plan, the government is offering tax breaks and other financial support to urban enterprises, especially small- and medium-size ones, to spur more jobs and drive up incomes.
China passed a milestone last month when it was announced that urban dwellers outnumber their country cousins for the first time, by 51 percent to 49 percent. Some 690 million people now live in China's cities, where salaries are more than triple those in the countryside.
That difference continues to attract migrant workers, who now number more than 250 million, an increase of 10.5 million in the last year, the Chinese Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Their average monthly income was put at 2,049 yuan (about $320). While that may not sound like much, it represents a 21 percent increase in one year, and it dwarfs what they'd earn back home on the farm.
That's the kind of steady progress that China's government is trying to engineer in hopes of keeping its economic juggernaut moving forward.
(Melnicoe is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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Busy weekend of hoops
December is one of the busiest months of the year for basketball recruiting fans. This weekend starts a busy and star-filled month of tournaments and events from coast to coast. Rivals.com will be at the two best events this weekend.
Jerry Meyer will be in Benton, Kentucky for the Marshall County Hoopfest while Justin Young travels to Upper Marlboro, Maryland for the DTLR National High School Hoops Festival. Also on the road will be some college recruiters as well as a number of top players from all grade classifications.
Meyer said the month is a big proving ground for prospects on a national stage.
"Events in December provide an opportunity to check out the progress prospects have made since the summer and to see them in a different setting with their high school team," Meyer said.
"It is also a time for unsigned seniors to grab the attention of coaches looking for late signees. Underclassmen can also elevate their stock with coaches going into the spring with a strong performance. This is exactly what Cory Joseph of Findlay Prep did a couple weeks ago at the National Prep Showcase."
The Marshall County Hoopfest is one of the best basketball atmospheres in America. Tucked away in rural Benton, Kentucky, thousands of fans pack the gorgeous Marshall County gym. The crowd is well versed in hoops knowledge and the community makes it a big to do right down to the fresh baked goods for sell and good 'ole Southern hospitality from event organizers.
The marquee game at this year's Hoopfest pins Oak Hill Academy (Va.) against Duncanville (Texas) in a game that will have at least eight Division I players on the floor at the same time.
Oak Hill is anchored by future Oklahoma big man Keith Gallon and 2010 four-star guard Doron Lamb. Duncanville is loaded with a number of future Big 12 players including Shawn Williams (Texas), Roger Franklin (Oklahoma State), Reger Dowell (Oklahoma State) and Perry Jones (Baylor).
Other players of note at this year's Hoopfest include: Tristan Thompson (Texas/St. Benedict's), Tamir Jackson (Rice/St. Benedict's), Lamar Patterson (Pitt/St. Benedict's), Myck Kabongo (St. Benedict's), Leslie McDonald (North Carolina/Briarcrest), Johnny Williams (George Mason/Briarcrest), Tyler Griffey (Illinois/Lafayette), Joe Jackson (White Station), Ferrakohn Hall (White Station), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State/Northland), J.D. Weatherspoon (Xavier/Northland), Jon Hood (Kentucky/Madisonville North Hopkins)
Richard Howell (N.C. State/Wheeler[/db], Ari Stewart (Wake Forest/Wheeler), Ge'lawn Guyn (Scott County), Dakota Euton (Kentucky/Scott County), Brandon Spearman (Simeon), Marcus Jordan (Whitney Young), Chris Colvin (Iowa State/Whitney Young), Ahman Starks (Oregon State/Whitney Young), Ruslan Pateev (Arizona State/Montverde), Justin Jackson (Montverde), Robert Chubb (Auburn/Montverde), Avery Bradley (Texas/Findlay), D.J. Richardson (Illinois/Findlay), Victor Rudd, Carlos Lopez (UNLV/Findlay), Cory Joseph (Findlay),, Isaiah Grayson (Findlay) and others.
Marshall County Hoopfest schedule
Friday, December 5
5:30 p.m. Marshall County (KY) vs Obion County Central (TN)
7:00 p.m. Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs Duncanville (TX)
8:30 p.m. St. Benedicts (NJ) vs Jackson Provine (MS)
10:00 p.m. Briarcrest (TN) vs Homewood Flossmoor (IL)
Saturday, December 6
10:30 a.m. Paducah Tilghman (KY) vs Lexington Catholic (KY)
12:00 p.m. South Laurel (KY) vs Lafayette (MO)
1:30 p.m. Memphis White Station (TN) vs Columbus Northland (OH)
3:30 p.m. Marshall County (KY) vs Madisonville North Hopkins ((KY)
5:00 p.m. Wheeler (GA) vs Jackson Callaway (MS)
6:30 p.m. Scott County (KY) vs Duncanville (TX)
8:00 p.m. Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs Chicago Simeon (IL)
9:30 p.m. Chicago Whitney Young (IL) vs St. Benedicts (NJ)
11:00 p.m. Montverde Academy (FL) vs Findlay (NV)
The sports world in the Washington D.C. area will have plenty to watch this weekend. The Redskins and Ravens tangle on the hardwood and the action at Wise High School will be competitive and filled with Rivals150 prospects at the DTLR National High School Hoops Festival.
Some of the nation's most famous head basketball coaches have made the trek to Baltimore in the preseason to catch a glimpse at Walbrook junior Roscoe Smith. A number of those same coaches will likely make it out this weekend to see the five-star junior take on North Catholic from Philadelphia.
North Catholic boasts an intriguing young forward Rakeem Christmas, a 6-foot-9 sophomore. Christmas drips potential and a good-showing against Smith could be the spark that he needs to tap into his natural talent.
Future North Carolina teammates Kendall Marshall and Reggie Bullock will have a chance to play against each other on Saturday night. Marshall suits up for his third consecutive season as the starting point guard for Bishop O'Connell while Bullock headlines a very good Kinston club from North Carolina that won the 3A state title last year.
Future Pittsburgh big man Talib Zanna and his Bishop McNamara team take on Terrell Vinson and St. Frances.
On Sunday, National Christian will take on St. John's Catholic. The two programs have pumped out big time players over the last couple of years. This year's crop is just as good.
National Christian is led by future Pitt Panther star Dante Taylor. Head coach Trevor Brown is excited about the prospects of Ayodeji Egbeyemi, a 6-foot-4 junior that just moved to the United States from Nigeria. St. John's boasts Canadian sophomore Grandy Glaze.
Future Villanova guard Maalik Wayns and his Roman Catholic (Pa.) team will take on Virginia's Paul VI featuring Virginia Tech signee Erick Greene on Sunday. The game will serve as the undercard for a pair of intriguing match-ups later on Sunday.
Two of the best prep school teams in the country, Hargrave Military (Va.) and Patterson (N.C.), will play in a highly anticipated match-up.
Hargrave is stocked deep with prospects, including Maurice Creek (Indiana), Chris Braswell (Charlotte), DeShawn Painter (Florida), Freddie Riley (UMass) and others.
Patterson boasts a lineup that includes Rashanti Harris (Georgia State), Clarence Trent (Washington), Arsalan Kazemi (Rice), Vincent Council, DeAndre Kane and others.
The final game of the weekend pairs one of the best teams in the D.C. area and nationally in DeMatha against Murrah (Miss.), featuring the No. 1 sophomore in the country in LaQuinton Ross.
DeMatha's line up of guards is one of the best in the nation. Texas A&M signee Naji Hibbert, Tennessee commitment Josh Selby and 2010 Rivals150 prospects Victor Oladipo and Jerian Grant man the wings. Class of 2011 guard Quin Cook is also a prospect to watch for the future.
DTLR National High School Hoops Festival schedule
Saturday, December 6
1:30 p.m. Wise (MD) vs. Archbishop Carroll (DC)
3:30 p.m. Walbrook (MD) vs. N. Catholic (PA)
5:30 p.m. Bishop McNamara (MD) vs. St. Frances (MD)
7:30 p.m. O'Connell (VA) vs. Kinston (NC)
Sunday, December 7
1 p.m. National Christian (MD) vs. St. Johns Catholic Prep (MD)
3 p.m. Roman Catholic (PA) vs. Paul VI (VA)
5 p.m. Hargrave (VA) vs. Patterson (NC)
7:00 p.m. DeMatha (MD) vs. Murrah (MS)


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Date: 4th October 2010
Today was the last day of our trip, and what a trip it has been: 3 whirlwind days in Singapore, 6 full days in Malaysia (1 day in Penang, 2 in Langkawi, and 3 in the capital city)
We woke up at a reasonable time and since I was done with all my packing yesterday itself, after breakfast I headed to Times Square just to roam about and see if there was anything I could pick up for the last time.
I did go around looking for camera tripods but as mentioned earlier, most shops were closed.
Once all three of us were packed and ready, we checked out of Irsia and hailed a taxi. We initially asked him to take us to KL Sentral, from where we thought of taking the monorail to the airport. Then the taxi driver offered to drive us to the airport for RM60 (Rs. 875/$20/€14). The three of us looked at each other and wondered about all the luggage we had, sighed… and then said "fine" to the taxi driver.
We arrived at the LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal) an hour later, and were among the first to check-in for our 3:30pm flight.
We had pre-booked for 20kg luggage (per person) and fortunately all our luggage came just under 60kgs!
Relieved everything worked out alright, we went through customs and made our way towards the departures lounge. There is a Duty Free at the LCCT but liquor prices weren't that great (read: cost more than Bangalore Duty Free) but you get good enough selection of international brands and chocolates. I instead went to a store selling traditional Malay sweets and snacks, and picked up tea biscuits, chips, etc. Something different for a change I thought.
We had to sit a bit longer in the boring departures lounge because our Air Asia flight was delayed by 45minutes. By the way, there is a new LCCT set to open by the end of the year.
Once it was time, we made our way in. We pre-selected our seats as myself and Ramesh were keen on window seats.
I took a break from taking photographs to reminisce about the last few days. I guess its always sad when a holiday comes to an end, especially when you think how fast time flies by.
We began planning for this trip as early as March. Booked our flight tickets in April. Made arrangements for stay in Singapore first, since we were going during F1 weekend. We made most of our booking via Hostels.com and Hostelworld.com, with only our Langkawi booking done via Agoda.com.
We flew Tiger Airways (one way) to Singapore (which cost Rs. 4500 per person) and our Air Asia one way journey from KL to Bangalore (with 20kgs luggage and pre-booked meals) cost us Rs. 3600 per person. All in all, this 9 day trip (10, if you include today) cost us around Rs. 36,000 ($810/€560) — that's flight, stay, food, commuting fares, and sightseeing expenses! 🙂
I didn't do a whole lot of shopping, so I spent the least among the three of us.
If we had gone via a packaged tour, it would have easily cost us more than Rs. 50,000 per person and I doubt we would seen all that we saw the past 9 days. Sure, we didn't check out Sentosa Island (and Universal Studios) but that's due to lack of time in Singapore. It was either Sentosa or the Zoo — we chose the Zoo. In Malaysia, we skipped Genting Highlands as well because it was another theme park and casino — places subsidized package tours include so that they bring in droves of tourists in hopes the tourists will spend some money.
The long wait at the airport made me quite hungry and I was looking forward to the meal I had pre-booked. Not that I had high expectations, I was just hungry.
So would I go back?
To Singapore, that's a definite 'yes'! Mostly because the experience of being in Singapore during F1 weekend is just too good. The whole city really comes alive during the Grand Prix. The main lesson learnt from this Singapore visit is that 3 days isn't enough, even for such a small city state. You can spend an entire day at the Zoo itself — go see the animals in the morning and then the Night Safari once it gets dark. You can spend an entire day at Sentosa, for which they have activities from daylight to sunset. Next time, I'm definitely going to Universal Studios Singapore.
Also, next time, I'm going to carry a lot more money. SGD$250 is enough to get by for 3 whole days in Singapore (which is what we spent on getting around, eating, some shopping, and the attractions we visited). But next time, I'll probably triple my budget and stay for minimum 5 days. I want to have fun in Singapore!
Would I go back to Malaysia? Well, depends really. I felt I saw all that I needed to see and do in Langkawi. I also saw quite a bit of what I sought in Kuala Lumpur. The one place I do feel 'incomplete' about is Penang. Just one day in Penang was a bit of a stretch, plus I didn't get to see what was on the other side of the bridge, which apparently has its fair share of attractions.
Funny thing though, until last year, I didn't even know there are two 'sides' that make the nation of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Langkawi are all on one 'side' — but there is more to Malaysia, on the Borneo side.
Sabah and Sarawak are famous for its wildlife, lush forests and serene coast line — offering an experience quite different from that of the 'main land,' so to speak.
But because they are far apart, and not as developed, most tourists to Malaysia are often oblivious to Sabah and Sarawak's existence.
Air Asia has flights to Sabah and Sarawak, so if I do go back to Malaysia, I would probably hop over to 'the other side'.
As we descended, the nice and sunny outside suddenly turned dark and rainy.
After picking up some stuff at the BIAL Duty Free, we were out in half-an-hours time. We hired a cab who agreed to take us to Srajapur Road (near Total Mall) for Rs. 650. We opted not to take the airport bus due to the luggage we had.
If felt nice to return to the post-rain, fresh air and experience Bangalore's greatest asset — its weather. But 30 minutes into our journey, and into peak hour traffic, it didn't take long for all three of us to get frustrated and say the same thing:
"Man, I wanna go back!"
P.S: I also didn't get to have bread ice cream in Singapore!
Other posts in this series:
Singapore & Malaysia 2010: Planning and preparing for the trip
Singapore 2010: Day 1 – Little India, CBD, Clarke Quay, China Town… and a lot of walking
Singapore 2010: Day 2 – Orchard Road, mall-hopping… and already shopping
Singapore 2010: Day 3 – Singapore Zoo, Marina Bay Sands; leaving Singapore for Penang
Malaysia 2010: Day 5 — Langkawi (Ferry ride from Penang, Cable car & Sky Bridge)
Malaysia 2010: Day 6 — Langkawi (Island hopping tour, Pantai Tengah beach, Night market)
Malaysia 2010: Day 7 — Kuala Lumpur (Low Yat Plaza, Petronas Towers, Jalan Alor)
Malaysia 2010: Day 8 — Kuala Lumpur (Batu Caves, Petaling Street/China Town)
Malaysia 2010: Day 9 — Kuala Lumpur (KLCC Aquaria, Merdeka Square, KL Tower observation deck)


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City of Orange to rehabilitate Navy Park, adding new skate park
The Orange City Council held a public hearing Tuesday, Feb. 10, to discuss the proposed rehabilitation and revamp of Navy Park at 511 Morrell Blvd. in the historic Navy District in Orange. According to information presented by Grants Planner Sandra Wilson at the Feb. 10 meeting, the city's intent is to create a safe, attractive and child-friendly neighborhood park in the low-income area utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Wilson said the proposed project is loosely estimated to cost about $150,000, with $105,000 coming from CDBG. The area where the park is to be constructed is within the 100-year floodplain, and Tuesday's public hearing was necessary as part of the environmental review process mandated by HUD.
"There has been so much reconstruction around Navy Park," Wilson said in an interview, mentioning new public housing in the neighborhood and that the city resurfaced streets there. "We really needed to update that neighborhood park. It's been there since 1941. It was actually constructed when there was a Naval base here in Orange. The Navy Park District was built then to accommodate the Navy personnel and the shipyard workers, and the park was built as a neighborhood park for the families of the shipyard workers and Navy personnel. Over the years, it's kind of fallen into dilapidation and then, when we had the two hurricanes, Rita and Ike, that really finished it off."
The new design proposed by city staff would replace the concrete slab and its battered basketball goals with a small skate park.
"The city manager got a lot of calls about a skate park, particularly after Beaumont got theirs," said Wilson. "What we wanted to do was a small skate park where that basketball court is."
She said the skate park would not be as large as Beaumont's facility, but she feels it will be a big draw for local youth. Wilson also pointed out that anyone who wants to play basketball could go to Emma Wallace Park, where they have new goals and nets, less than a half mile from Navy Park.
The city removed the picnic table and barbecue pits from the new Navy Park design but added stretch bars, exercise equipment and benches near the walking path. Wilson said when she took time to observe traffic in the park, she noticed the children were not utilizing the picnic tables, and the revamped park would focus primarily on drawing in neighborhood children.
"There are a lot of kids in that area," Wilson explained. "We wanted to do this designed around elementary and middle school ages."
In addition to the other changes, the city hopes to repurpose the baseball field at the park and create two soccer fields. The play area that was destroyed during Hurricane Rita is to be replaced, and a small "squirt area" water feature is in the proposed design. The parking lot is to be enlarged, and ADA parking spaces will be available. The park will be upgraded so all items meet ADA compliance.
Councilman Charles Guillory expressed concern regarding the proximity of the park to Cooper's Gully since children would be playing at the park adjacent to the open drainage ditch. Wilson responded that the play areas, skate park and exercise equipment would be located at a distance from the gully. In a phone interview, she said there has not been an incident or accident reported in relation to the park's proximity to the gully since the park was built in 1941. She also noted that the planned positioning of the equipment keeps it out of the floodway.
In e-mail correspondence, she explained that city of Orange building official and floodplain manager and parks manager Richard Melancon worked together to ensure the safety of the equipment that is to be installed and, more importantly, the safety of the children who will be utilizing the park.
"All equipment will be located well out of the floodway and the park designed to draw children away from the ditch to play in the center of the park," Wilson asserted.
Orange resident Larry Spears Jr. spoke in favor of the park rehabilitation during citizen comments on Feb. 10.
"I am here today to encourage this movement," Spears said regarding the Navy Park endeavor. "I think the project is a wonderful opportunity. It will be a positive impact as well as a major step toward the direction of growth. Navy Park and its surrounding area is full and rich with history, and I believe we should capitalize on this wonderful opportunity to revitalize the park as well as making it ADA-accessible and more inviting to youth and local citizens to use."
Spears commended the City Council for the plan and said the park would provide "positive and uplifting" activity opportunities for the youth it serves.
Bids will be accepted after the environmental review is completed pending HUD's final approval.


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Hart of Dixie Review: The Ship Is SailingKate Brooks at .
On "Blue Christmas" there was major heartbreak - but also major love!
From Crazy Earl turning not-so-crazy Earl... to Ruby breaking up with Lavon, this Hart of Dixie Season 2 episode was definitely one of my favorites to date.
Let's start here: Wade and Zoe FINALLY got together!
Zoe's speech to Wade at the end was ADORABLE and you have to admit that it was even if you ship George and Zoe. I really enjoyed how she maned womaned up and came to her senses. Wade HAS evolved and is definitely worthy. Now that they're on the same page, it's working out great. The tension they've played up to the past few episodes paid off here. Big time.
Since I missed last week and didn't get to review "Sparks Fly," I will take this part to talk about how I DO love Tansy and George. Except every time I see Tansy I think of the actress and her role in Magic Mike. Anyone else? No? Just me. Okay. Anyway, George looks happy with Tansy and he's changing too. He is going outside of his "good guy" box, which is something that needed to happen.
I was so proud of Lemon tonight, putting aside her personal feelings to help Lavon keep the current love of his life in Bluebell. I am astounded at how much Lemon has grown in these 10 episodes of Hart of Dixie. This is how character growth should be done. Ruby just needs to learn to keep her mouth shut and bad things won't happen. (I still love you, Ruby)
That said, I adored the immaturity between the both of them tonight. I was laughing so hard at their scene at the cookie contest. They hate each other so much and are not afraid to show it, it's perfect. I really will miss these scenes between Ruby and Lemon. I will also miss Ruby. I don't believe we've seen the last of her, but I do believe we won't see her for awhile. I was actually surprised when it was revealed that Lavon was going to be proposing, but I am glad it didn't work out. I'm sorry, Lavon, except that I'm not: you and Lemon are meant to be.
Elsewhere, Brick has a new and much younger lady friend! What a HYSTERICAL add the end, I was not expecting Brick to come up from the covers. Last week, Brick was dreading going on a date with her because of her cell phone obsession and look how that turned out! I love it. Get yours, Brick, it makes me love you more.
Back to Zoe and Wade. After watching last week's episode and this one, I have to say that Wade is becoming a very likable and lovable character. In the beginning and at times he can be a real ass and very immature. Now it's the opposite. He has become this sensitive and down-to-earth guy ever since Zoe and that is what love is folks. Love changes you and "evolves" you. That is exactly what happened to them both. Crazy Earl said it best. Those two are in love.
Move over George and Zoe, endgamers, Wade and Zoe is where it's at. I'm on this ship and I will sail with it until the end!
Overall this episode was definitely top three if not my all-time favorite. Unfortunately, we have quite the break before Hart of Dixie returns. Hopefully when that takes place, we will see more of Rose and Annabeth, my two underused favorites.


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16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
There seems to be a lot implied/assumed in those two verses. I'll try to keep it focused.
What is meant by children of God being "heirs of God"? What does He have to give us besides salvation? If salvation is something to be inherited, then does it mean that God once inherited/was given salvation?
As for being joint-heirs with Christ, does that mean we can obtain the same glory as he has?


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È stato scelto un vincitore tra 80 design presentati da 23 designer.
'Mamaneem' is a new brand of 100% pure herbal hair-dye powder, hair-treatment powder, hair-washing powder and related hair-care products for the urban India market. These herbal powders have been used in India and elsewhere for centuries to dye, treat and wash hair; they are traditional, gentle and effective alternatives to synthetic hair dyes, treatments and shampoos.
Our brand promises beautiful, healthy hair using traditional products made with the purest quality herbs. Each package will contain 100 grams of dry herbal powder which customers can easily mix with water and then apply to their hair.
Urban women in India, from their late 20s onwards. Mamaneem products will be sold in stores and from websites.
The Illustration should help customers identify Mamaneem as a trusted provider of traditional Indian hair-care products
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I'm looking for someone to hit with this weekend, or on a regular basis in DC. Most people here seem to be looking partners around the 3.5-4 level, but I'm not quite there yet...
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Just for curiousity, where in DC? Are you willing to play in the Maryland area? Singles or Doubles?
Ideally, somewhere in northwest DC. But anywhere in the city would probably be fine. I might be able to play in MD, depending on where....? Never played doubles before, but I'd give it a try.
i recently got back into tennis and am in a similar boat. i've just been rallying with folks to strengthen my game. i have two tennis courts in my building in rosslyn. so if you ever make it out this way. just let me know.
I could come out to Rosslyn. I'll actually be traveling the next couple weeks, but I'll get in touch when I get back.
sounds like a plan.
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Arriving in Louisiana Friday to counter increasing criticism of his handling of the BP oil rig disaster, President Obama will find few allies and low expectations in a region still stinging from the government's botched response to hurricane Katrina.
Mr. Obama, responding to criticism that his administration was too slow to act on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, declared at a White House press conference on Thursday that "the federal government is fully engaged, and I'm fully engaged." Asserting that his administration was in charge of BP's efforts to cap the gushing oil well and contain the spill, the president added that he should have pushed BP executives earlier to provide images of the leak and accurate measurements of the spill's size.
BP executives said for weeks that about 5,000 barrels of oil a day were gushing from the blown wellhead a mile below the Gulf of Mexico's surface. Independent scientists estimated the spill at possibly more than 10 times that amount. The US Geological Survey reported Thursday that oil is leaking at two to four times the rate of BP's original figure. Under that scenario, the spill, which began drifting onto Louisiana beaches and wetlands last week, has surpassed the amount of oil dumped into Alaska's Prince William Sound by the Exxon Valdez in 1989 and threatens a huge swath of the Gulf Coast.
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On Thursday, the president's critics in Louisiana ranged from long-time Democratic strategist James Carville – a New Orleans resident who railed against what he called the administration's lagging response – to oil industry veterans who lambasted Obama's decision to extend a moratorium on drilling permits for six months and suspend planned exploration drilling on 33 wells currently operating in the Gulf.
In Washington, Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) of Louisiana excused himself from a House Energy subcommittee hearing Thursday after breaking down while explaining the crisis facing the region he represents. "Having flown over this disaster, I can tell you it greater than anyone can ever imagine," said Representative Melancon, who represents six coastal parishes most threatened by the spill. "My constituents are watching a slow-motion tragedy unfold in front of them. Our culture is threatened, our coastal economy is threatened, and everything I know and love is at risk."
In St. Tammany Parish, parish President Kevin Davis complains that BP maps are not accurately showing the location of giant oil slicks in the Gulf that are threatening Lake Pontchartrain, which abuts New Orleans. Mr. Davis says oil washed ashore on uninhabited Brush Island four days ago, 20 miles closer to Lake Pontchartrain than official maps currently indicate.
"It doesn't show up on the new maps and we don't understand why," says Davis, who estimated that oil could be at the entrance of the lake as soon as next week.
Davis, who says he did not have time to watch the president's press conference on Thursday, says he had no expectations about Obama's visit, but one request: "I hope he will sign the permits we need to dredge barrier islands to help keep the oil out as soon as possible. If the oil gets in here, it will kill everything. We have the choice of dredging and dealing with whatever problems that might cause later on, or losing everything right now."
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has pressed the administration to approve his plan to dredge a series of temporary sand berms along a 100-mile stretch of Louisiana's coast to help keep the oil spill out of inland waters. On Thursday, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard approved building six segments over 40 miles of coastline. Coastal geologists have criticized the plan as an unrealistic defense that could cause more problems with erosion along the state's threatened coastline.
In an informal poll conducted by a New Orleans radio station Thursday, 70 percent of respondents rated the Obama administration's handling of the crisis as poor.
In Venice, La., where hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, assistant manager Stephanie Cubbage stood outside with other employees of the Light House Motel to watch as Obama's motorcade passed on his previous trip to Plaquemines Parish on May 2. She doesn't have high hopes for the president's second visit.
"He hasn't done anything for us, and I don't expect him to do anything," Ms. Cubbage said Thursday. "We feel like they forgot about us and everyone is pointing the finger at everybody else. They been lying to us from Day 1."
A conservative state, Louisiana gave Obama less than 40 percent of the vote in the 2008 presidential election. With the spill crisis, the president seems to find himself in a no-win situation across the state's political spectrum.
"Everyone has been disappointed in the response of BP and the federal government," says Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green Initiative, an environmental group in New Orleans focused on green energy. "We need regulation and to end the too-cozy relationship between government and the oil industry. I was surprised by the president's half-measure of putting offshore drilling on hold, when it seems like we really need a moratorium until this industry is truly safe."
Valerie Gonsoulin, an office manager and kayak fisher-woman from Lafayette, La., who voted for Obama in 2008, says she is angry, but not sure who she is most angry with.
"I think the oil shouldn't be in the marshes at all, and I think the federal government should have stepped in at the beginning," says Ms. Gonsoulin, who has traveled to coastal Venice and Grand Isle since the spill to see the response firsthand. "I think Obama dropped the ball. I expected him to be more proactive. But I think closing down the rigs offshore is only putting more of a burden on the people of Louisiana. Now all those people are out of work, too."
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Men may lack many important qualities—self-awareness of douche-y behavior, the ability to actually call rather than text, acceptable bedroom skills—but they typically all have one crucial thing: a penis.
Well, not Andrew Wardle, a man who was born without a member. Though, crazily enough, the 39-year-old's lack of schlong hasn't kept him single—or a virgin. In fact, he says he's slept with over 100 women sans penis, which is pretty damn impressive. And, you know, we'd bet that he's bomb in the sack. (I mean, how much better would guys be in bed if they weren't constantly thinking about getting their own rocks off, right?)
Though, obviously, not having a penis has presented some challenges for Wardle—hence why he's now getting one made with skin taken from his arm. Starting this summer, he's undergo three surgeries that will turn his own flesh into a full-functioning johnson. No word on whether or not Wardle has any say in how big it will be or how it looks, but we imagine he'll bring the doc a few pics for inspiration. (Look, if we bring our stylist photos of bangs every time we go in for a trim, we can only imagine wanting to make sure your new wang is exactly how you want it.)
We have to wonder how much of a dealbreaker not having a dick would really be...so, we gotta ask: Would you date a dude who didn't have a penis?
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