text: Expect Volatility from Grain Stocks Report March 27, 2014 01:59 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Fran Howard AgWeb Contributing Writer Email Get ready for significant volatility following USDA's quarterly Grain Stocks report released Monday, March 31. "Four out of the past seven Grains Stocks reports showed limit days," says David Hightower, president and cofounder of the Hightower Report. Hightower was the commentator on a pre-report CME Group webcast. Analysts expect March 1 quarterly grains stocks of 7.1 billion bushels, down 32% from last quarter's 10.426 billion but 31% higher than last year's 5.4 billion bushels. The range of estimates stretches from 6.861 billion bushels to 7.54 billion. With the hog, cattle and dairy industries very profitable right now, Hightower expects demand for corn from the feed sector to increase. "Corn is already cheap," Hightower says. Allendale, a brokerage firm in McHenry, Ill., expects corn stocks of 6.995 billion bushels, which implies a 3.431 million bushel usage for the second-quarter of the marketing year, the third highest ever for that quarter. Corn prices could drop following the report, but the long-term demand picture for corn is strong, says Hightower. The ethanol industry is making money and exports are expected to increase "If new-crop stocks build to over 2.42 billion bushels, we will become the gas station to the world," he adds. Bean Stocks Dwindling Soybean prices have been nearly as volatile as corn following recent Grain Stocks reports. "We are expecting a bullish report but the volatility could be very significant," says Hightower. Soybeans stocks are expected to be slightly smaller than a year ago at 989 million bushels but down 54% from last quarter's 2.148 billion. The range of estimates for soybeans stocks as of March 1 is 955 million bushels to 1.087 billion. Last year, July soybeans spiked to $16.30 in an effort to ration demand, but planted acreage was lower last year than what analysts anticipate for this year. And South America's soybean crop is also larger this year than last. Allendale puts soybean stocks as of March 1 at 981 million bushels, which is just slightly lower than the average trade estimate. Wheat stocks are also expected to drop substantially from year-ago levels. The average trade estimate for wheat stocks as of March 1 is 1.042 billion bushels, nearly 16% smaller than the previous year's 1.235 billion bushels and 29% lower than last quarter's 1.463 billion. The range of estimates for wheat stocks as of March 1 is 985 million bushels to 1.115 billion. Back to news


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We never had the urge to shop Lady Gaga's closet (let's just say we can't picture ourselves in this, this or this). But all that changed when we saw her most recent look.
Gaga wore a gorgeous and feminine Twobirds wrap dress in blush for her best friend Bo O'Connor's wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Saturday. And as a few StyleWatchers can attest to, this dress is pretty amazing.
Yes, it's $310, but there are 15 different ways to wrap the chic design. (Why are we not surprised that Gaga went for the plunging halter style?) The brand shares video tutorials on how to wrap the dress and even offers "professional wrappers" to style bridesmaids.
RELATED: Share a photo of your bridesmaid dress here!
As for her beauty look, Gaga went for an understated glam with a pink lip, sideswept waves and a tropical bloom in her hair.
What do you think of Gaga's bridesmaid dress and toned-down beauty look?
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It's certainly brightening up these cold Winter days, and also getting me excited and so enthused about what I am going to be working on later this year. Keep an eye out as there are going to be lots of bigger (and hopefully more beautiful!) things on the horizon from me!
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Yas Marina to hold triathlon at twilight
Abu Dhabi, February 12, 2012
Yas Marina Circuit, a major sporting venue in Abu Dhabi, will hold the 2012 edition of its annual triathlon Tri Yas on April 13 at twilight.
Athletes of all abilities are encouraged to take part individually or as a member of a relay team in the Sprint or Olympic categories.
Another addition to the 2012 competition is the inclusion of a Junior Biathlon for 11-14 and 15-17 year old age groups, aimed at introducing the sport to younger members of the community.
Nick McElwee, director of Marketing and Communications at Yas Marina Circuit said that over 600 athletes participated in the inaugural event last January.
"Last year's Tri Yas established Yas Marina Circuit as one of the world's most unique settings for a triathlon. The twilight hours will not only benefit all participants with cooler temperatures, but also act as a stunning backdrop to a world-class event. With the addition of the Junior Biathlon we're anticipating an even bigger turn out," he said.
As in 2011, Tri Yas 2012 will encompass the entire Yas Marina Circuit; swim in the Yas Marina, bike on the Formula 1 track and run on Yas Marina Circuit roads. The swim leg will fall during daylight hours and the bike and run legs will take place under full floodlights on the F1 circuit. – TradeArabia News Service


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Wasn't there a show with Poppy Montgomery as a detective with a mind like a steel something-or-other? Oh, yeah, "Unforgettable." The once-canceled police procedural returns for a second season. 9 p.m. CBS
You can wear a wire, then testify in court, go into witness protection and spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder. Or you can play it safe and go "Inside the American Mob" via this new docu-series. 9 and 10 p.m. Nat Geo
Mama's got a camera: Filmmaker Nina Davenport documents her own epic journey into single motherhood in "First Comes Love." 9 p.m. HBO
Autism is seen from the unique viewpoints of three autistic people — a child, a teen and an adult — on a new "POV." 10 p.m. KOCE
You're invited into "The Writers' Room" — but don't touch their doughnuts — in this new behind-the-scenes look at such top-notch TV shows as "New Girl," "Breaking Bad" and "Game of Thrones." 10 p.m. Sundance
It's all about thinking locally, seasonally and sustainably in the 2012 documentary "Eating Alabama," while the global impact of biotechnology is detailed in 2011's "Bitter Seeds." 8 and 9 p.m. KLCS
You might opt to be set adrift on an ice floe rather than spend your declining years in an assisted-living facility after you watch an exposé about that multi-billion-dollar industry on a new "Frontline." 10 p.m. KOCE
Cow-mageddon? A bevy of bovines tying up traffic on a Georgia highway is just one of the "Epic Spills" in this special. 10 p.m. Travel
They done good: "American Idol's" Jennifer Hudson and "Modern Family's" Jesse Tyler Ferguson are among those saluted for their activism at this year's "VH1 Do Something Awards." 8 p.m. VH1
The next "Hunger Games" movie doesn't hit theaters till November. So if you absolutely have to watch people running around in a forest trying to hunt each other down, there's the new reality competition "Capture." 9 p.m. KTLA
Before German scientist Werner von Braun helped America win the space race, he designed Hitler's dreaded V2 rockets, as seen on the finale of "Nazi Mega Weapons." 10 p.m. KOCE
Funny foodie Daymon Patterson will have his order to go, and yes, he would like fries with that, in the new series "Best Daym Takeout." 10 and 10:30 p.m. Travel
Don't bogart that Bogart! Turner Classic Movies' annual "Summer Under the Stars" kicks off with a batch of Bogie's best, including the tough guy opposite real-life ladylove Lauren Bacall in 1946's "The Big Sleep." 5 p.m. TCM
L.A. hosts its last "X Games" before that extreme-sports competition decamps for Austin, Texas in 2014. How not rad is that? 6 p.m. ESPN
See the superstars of tomorrow – before they eventually resort to face lifts, lipo, hair plugs, etc. — in "2013 Young Hollywood Awards." 8 p.m. KTLA
Tan, rested and ready for his close-up: "Our Nixon" uses archival footage and rare home movies to craft a new portrait of the 37th U.S. president. 9 p.m. CNN
The fussin' and feudin' continue for the descendants of America's most famous rival clans in the new unscripted series "Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning." 10 p.m. History
"America's Next Top Model" goes coed! Hunky guys compete against the usual assortment of lovely ladies when the reality series returns. 8 p.m. KTLA
OMG! Miley Cyrus is, like, totally a private detective who goes "So Undercover" at a college sorority in this 2012 comedy. 9 p.m. ABC Family
The music of Wagner and Verdi fills the Viennese night when Lorin Maazel leads the Vienna Philharmonic in an open-air concert on a new "Great Performances." 9 p.m. KOCE
Boston bookmakers scrap over turf on the mean streets of Beantown in the new reality series "Saint Hoods." 10 p.m. Discovery
Tiara not included: A former beauty queen runs a boutique for young pageant hopefuls in the new reality series "Obsessed With the Dress." 10 p.m. WE
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and other imaginary figures — sorry, kids — unite to save the world in the animated 2012 tale "Rise of the Guardians." 8 p.m. HBO
An assistant DA is in a real bind when her own father becomes the prime suspect in "The Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer" in this new thriller. 8 p.m. Lifetime
If at first you don't conceive: A childless couple's prayers are magically answered in the 2012 fantasy "The Odd Life of Timothy Green." Jennifer Garner stars. 9 p.m. Starz
So they think they can dance, and that dancing will save their Miami neighborhood from redevelopment, in the 2012 franchise entry "Step Up Revolution." 9 p.m. Showtime
The medium is the message in the new unscripted series "Psychic Tia." 10 and 10:30 p.m. A&E
Gerard Butler is the chairman of the board in the 2012 surfing flick "Chasing Mavericks." Elisabeth Shue also stars. 10 p.m. Cinemax
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In-Sain in the membrane! Hus-sain Hashim rap-attacks UAE
Emirati rapper Hussain "Sain" Hashim.
Emirati rapper Hussain "Sain" Hashim, is back.
After releasing his debut single Who's Sain and video late last year, the 22-year-old is launching his new single, 1990, on Tuesday and putting the finishing touches to the video, developed with Abu Dhabi's TwoFour54 Creative Lab. He spoke to Soundbites about music and why he's going back in time.
Q: Remind us quickly about your step into music?
A: To get my message out there because there is abundant talent in the UAE and local talent should one day become global talent. I do it for everyone around here and I keep it positive so that everyone can relate to it.
Q: What's happened since we spoke last? Any defining moments?
A: We were pretty much on the planning phases when we last spoke but I did a couple of shows here and there. One of them was with Abd Al Malek, an award-winning French rapper. It was a pleasure performing at the same night as him at Allure on Yas Island, Abu dhabi. I've also worked on a track based on the '90s and we're now shooting its video.
Q: Tell us about the music video. Why was it important to shoot in the UAE?
A: The video is based on a lot of things that were here back in the '90s. I basically wanted to dedicate this to all the '90s babies and the ones who lived through those moments while at the same time a little of it is a bio on my life. I feel like it's important in the UAE because we put together shots of places that people used to be around back then. I even mentioned some memorable moments that we had here as a nation that most of us will remember.
Q: Who came up with the script for the video?
A: Ade, my manager, came up with the script that was based on the lyrics that I put down for the track. He then brought in Umesh, a member of the Content Cartel creative company, to write the treatment.
Q: Has your focus changed when it comes to music?
A: My focus was always on what I want to achieve. Ambition is forever burning, and it's always been my aim to finally be what I want to become. My focus is to be the first to break through the international music scene from the Middle East.
Q: An international star told you your music "wasn't you", how have you changed that and was it hard?
A: Yes, I have made a lot of changes here and there. It's hard to please everyone, but I have always made music that came from the heart. I have middle aged women rapping along to "Who's Sain", and the song was not aimed at them at all. If someone does not know me, they might have a different opinion about my music but when you walk down the street in Rashidiya, you'll understand where I'm coming from.
Q: Any more advice from anyone famous?
A: Abd Al Malek asked me to keep doing what I'm doing. He asked me to hold on to the dream that I have and that's exactly what I'll keep on doing. He was very supportive. He chose to work with me from all the other Emirati acts that was presented to him and that is my motive to continue right there.
Q: Do your parents support you?
A: My parents have always supported me in what I'm doing, and I am grateful to have that.
Q: What's the overall dream/goal/aim?
A: I want to give us [ Middle East] a voice. We need the world to understand us more because a lot of what we are really about is being pictured in the wrong way. All eyes everywhere are on the Middle East right now, and if we use this time wisely to our advantage at a positive level we can all bring out greatness for the world to understand us better.
For more on Hussain 'Sain' Hashim, go to officialsain.com and cosignworld.com.


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We are all very busy here preparing for the BlackBerry World™ 2011 conference, coming up soon on May 3-5! Small and Medium-sized Business mobility is always a popular topic of discussion at the conference, and this year we have added more SMB sessions, tracks and content than ever before. There are multiple sessions being held for our Global Retail Channel partners and our IT Value Added Resellers, as well as for the Small & Medium-sized business owners and IT decision makers who will be with us in Orlando.
If you're an IT decision maker within a small business attending BlackBerry World, I'd like to point you to this session in particular: BlackBerry Solutions for Your Business (WA28) – taking place Wednesday May 4 at 11:15 a.m.


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Newton County 4-H Building Fundraiser
$229,000 has been raised so far for the construction of the new 4-H Building at the Newton County Fairgrounds. Phase I was complete just in time for the 2017 Fair. This included the 96'x60' structure with a 12' porch, concrete floor, overhead door, and roughed in plumbing for future restrooms and pantry. Plans for Phase II include insulation and interior walls, heating and cooling, and a pantry. Roughly $68,000 is needed for completion of this Phase in time for the 2018 Fair. We are hopeful of raising that amount and are excited to announce a generous matching gift from Kentland business people John and Kathy Cassidy. The Cassidy's have committed to match all donations made from October 15 through December 10, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000! If you have been thinking of supporting the final phase of 4-H Building expenses, NOW IS THE TIME! Your gift will double if you give now! Mail your check made payable to "Newton County Community Foundation" to 4117 S 240 W, Suite 600, Morocco, IN 47963 or visit www.nc4hbuilding.com and click on DONATE. We look forward to you joining the campaign to complete the building that will house 4-H members, projects and activities for generations to come! Your support is greatly appreciated.
Wednesday, 08 November, 2017
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Visual Basic (VB)
Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language.
Download: The Developer's Guide to IoT
The IoT world may be exciting, but there are serious technical challenges that need to be addressed, especially by developers. In this handbook, learn how to meet the security, analytics, and testing requirements for IoT applications.
Ask your questions about .NET and Visual Basic on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Since Visual Basic is easy to learn and fast to write code with, it's sometimes used to prototype an application that will later be written in a more difficult but efficient language. Visual Basic is also widely used to write working programs. Microsoft says that there are at least 3 million developers using Visual Basic.
|Getting started with Visual Basic
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Hitachi NV83A4 Framing Nailer Full Round-Head Coil
The NV83A4 Round Head Coil Nailer is used for construction work such as wall sheathing, roof decking, and subflooring, mobile and modular home construction, making of wooden boxes, pallets and drums, packing operations in manufacturing plants, and for other types of general packing and crating work.
Standard Equipment:
- NV83A4 Framing Nailer
- Safety Glasses
- Allen Wrenches
- Tool Lubricant
Optional Accessories:
- "M" Style Coupling System
NOTE: This tool uses the 1503-DL Male Coupler Plug with 3/8" Thread
- 115158 50' Air Hose
- Straight & Coiled Air Hose
See the NV83A5.
- Nail Type: Full Round-Head, 15° Coil Wire-Weld Collated
- Nail Gauge: .099, .113, .120, .131
- Range: 2"- 3-1/4"
- Magazine Capacity: 200-300
- Operating Pressure: 70-120 psi
- Air Inlet Type: 3/8" NPT
- LxWxH: 11-11/32"x 5-13/32"x 13-11/16"
- Weight: 8.2 lbs
- At 8.2 lbs, lightweight and well balanced for easy maneuverability.
- Quick driving, 2-valve, cylinder drive system for efficiency.
- Top load pop-out magazine, easy to quickly replenish nails.
- Hardened aggressive toenail push lever, resists wear for prolonged life.
- Depth of drive dial allows the user to easily adjust the drive depth.
- Open nose design, for easy extraction of a jammed nail.
- Plastic shield, deflects wire collation for added safety.
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Hydroxyzine is an antihistamine used to treat symptoms of allergies and motion sickness.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Alternative Names
Atarax overdose; Vistaril overdose
Poisonous Ingredient
Hydroxyzine, a prescription medication.
Where Found
- Atarax
- Durrax
- Rezine
- Vistaril
- Ucerax
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
Dilated pupils are the classic symptom of this type of overdose. Other symptoms may include:
- Airways and lungs
Shortness of breath
- Bladder and kidneys
- Difficulty urinating
- Eyes, ears, nose, throat, and mouth
Blurred vision
- Dry mouth, nose, and throat
- Heart and blood
Rapid heartbeat
- Low blood pressure
- Palpitations
- Nervous system
- Coma
Convulsions Delirium Depression
- Disorientation
- Dizziness
Drowsiness Excitation
- Hallucinations
- Nervousness
- Sleeping difficulties
- Tremor
- Uncoordinated movement
- Skin
Flushed skin
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patients age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
- If the medication was prescribed for the patient
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to expect at the emergency room
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patients vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate.
The patient may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing support
- Fluids through a vein (by IV)
- Medicine (antidote) to reverse effects of overdose
- Laxative
- Tube through the mouth into the stomach to empty the stomach (
gastric lavage)
Expectations (prognosis)
If the patient survives the first 24 hours, survival is likely.
Kirk MA, Baer AB. Anticholinergics and antihistamines. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchesters Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 39.
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Latin America and the Caribbean
From BioenergyWiki
Bioenergy > Regions > Latin America and the Caribbean
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Information on biofuels and bioenergy in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Sub-regions / Countries
Click the country names to see pages about specific countries. (Blue links indicate pages that exist in the wiki; red links indicate pages that do not exist yet.)
- Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
- Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
- South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Region-wide organizations/networks:
- Intergovernmental organizations:
- InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB) - multilateral development bank financing development projects and activities in the region.
- Interamerican Ethanol Commission - Launch website: http://helpfuelthefuture.org/
- Nongovernmental organizations:
- Forum of Resistance to Agribusinesses
- LAC-CORE - Latin American and Caribbean Council On Renewable Energy - Works to "optimize energy security, energy access, environmental stewardship, technology leadership and development," and cooperation among "Latin American and Caribbean countries".[1]
- Latin America Thematic Network on Bioenergy (LAMNET) - "The main objective of LAMNET is to establish a trans-national forum for the promotion of sustainable use of biomass in Latin America and other emerging countries."[2]
- Africa: Stop Human Rights Abuses Fuelled By EU Biofuels Policy, Says Actionaid, 25 April 2012 by ActionAid (London): "As the European Commission is given an opportunity to revise the EU's biofuels targets in 2012, a new ActionAid report reveals that the EU continues to ignore that its biofuels policies are driving up global food prices and pushing people in poor countries off their land."
- "'Fuel for thought' highlights that increased demand for biofuels may push global food prices to crisis levels; EU's biofuels policies alone could push up oilseed prices by up to 33%, maize by up to 22%, sugar by up to 21% and wheat by up to 10%, between now and 20201."
- "Laura Sullivan, ActionAid's Head of European Advocacy said: 'If it continues to ignore the impacts of its biofuels policy on people living in some of the poorest parts of the planet, the EU will effectively be sponsoring hunger and human rights abuses on a massive scale'."
- "The ActionAid report, launched at a biofuels debate with participants from the European Commission, United Nations, NGOs and business, shows how a series of dodgy deals by European companies have led to mass displacements and rights abuses in countries in Africa and Latin America." [3]
- EU biofuel policy could defeat its environmental aims 9 April 2012 by Fredrik Erixon for New Staits Times: "Is it really in Europe's interest to provoke a trade war with emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Latin America over biofuels? Of course it is not. Yet open trade with these regions may become the first casualty when the European Union (EU) moves closer to restricting access to its markets for foreign producers of biofuels."
- "At the centre of this emerging trade conflict is the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), a law with the noble ambition of substituting fossil fuels with biofuels, yet in a manner that espouses green protectionism in Europe."
- " EU biofuel policy is generally prejudiced against foreign production. Production in Europe is both heavily subsidised and protected by tariffs, especially ethanol, with tariffs of up to 63 per cent. Total subsidies add up to between 25 and 35 per cent of the market price for the fuel. Unsurprisingly, biofuels consumption in the EU is heavily dependent on local production." [4]
- Climate impact threatens biodiesel future in EU, 8 July 2011 by Reuters: "Europe's world-leading $13 billion biodiesel industry, which has boomed in the wake of a decision by Brussels policymakers in 2003 to promote it, is now on the verge of being legislated out of existence after the studies revealed biodiesel's indirect impact cancels out most of its benefits."
- "Biofuels were once seen as a silver bullet for curbing transport emissions, based on a theory that they only emit as much carbon as they absorbed during growth."
- "But that has been undermined by a new concept known as 'indirect land-use change' (ILUC), which scientists are still struggling to accurately quantify."
- "'The experts unanimously agreed that, even when uncertainties are high, there is strong evidence that the ILUC effect is significant,' said the report from the Commission's November workshop."
- "Biodiesel from Asian palm oil, South American soy beans, and EU rapeseed all had a bigger overall climate impact than conventional diesel, said a fourth leaked document."
- "'Ethanol feedstocks have a lower land use change effect than the biodiesel feedstocks. For ethanol, sugar beet has the lowest land use emission coefficients,' said [an] IFPRI report."[5]
- Small-scale farmers increasingly at risk from 'global land grabbing', 15 April 2011 by The Guardian: "Fresh evidence from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the former Soviet Union was presented last week at an international conference on 'global land grabbing' convened by the Land Deal Politics Initiative and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the Institute of Development Studies, where researchers revealed documentation of land deals amounting to over 80m hectares – almost twice what was previously estimated."
- "With land deals accelerating, particularly in Africa, it is essential that the fine print of such deals is subject to careful scrutiny, and that transparent and accountable governance mechanisms are put in place."
- "The rush to acquire land is driven by four factors: food price volatility and unreliable markets; the energy crisis and interest in agro-energy/biofuels; the global financial crisis; and a new market for carbon trading."
- "The commodification and privatisation of land and the dispossession of farmers and herders is seldom taken into account in the boardrooms of corporations or in high-level meetings with governments."[6]
- Boeing Releases Study On Jatropha Sustainable For Aviation Fuel, 3 April 2011 by AvStop.com: "Boeing released research conducted by Yale University's School of Environmental Studies showing significant potential for sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, an oil-producing, non-edible plant."
- "The study shows that, if cultivated properly, jatropha can deliver strong environmental and socioeconomic benefits in Latin America and greenhouse gas reductions of up to 60 percent when compared to petroleum-based jet fuel."
- "A key study finding identifies prior land-use as the most important factor driving greenhouse gas benefits of a jatropha jet fuel. If Jatropha is planted on land previously covered in forest, shrubs or native grasses, benefits may disappear altogether. If the crop is planted on land that was already cleared or degraded, then additional carbon is stored and emissions reductions can exceed the 60 percent baseline."
- "A second important finding is that early jatropha projects suffered from a lack of developed seed strains, which led to poor crop yields. Advancing jatropha seed technology through private and government research is critical and many Latin American countries are now engaged in supporting such technology development."[7]
- Boeing study: Biofuel shows 'significant potential', 31 March 2011 by Puget Sound Business Journal: "Boeing Co. said a study of using the jatropha-curcas plant as biofuel showed 'significant potential.'"
- "Researchers studied the environmental and other benefits of the jatropha, an oil-producing and non-edible plant found in Mexico and Central America."
- "'The study shows that, if cultivated properly, jatropha can deliver strong environmental and socioeconomic benefits in Latin America and greenhouse gas reductions of up to 60 percent when compared to petroleum-based jet fuel,' Boeing said in a statement."[8]
- Biofuel jatropha falls from wonder-crop pedestal, 21 January 2011 by Reuters: "Jatropha, a biofuel-producing plant once touted as a wonder-crop, is turning out to be much less dependable than first thought, both environmentalists and industry players say."
- "Some biofuel producers found themselves agreeing with many of the criticisms detailed in a report launched by campaign group Friends of the Earth this week -- 'Jatropha: money doesn't grow on trees.'"
- "Jatropha has been widely heralded as a wonder plant whose cultivation on non-arable land in Africa, Asia and Latin America would provide biodiesel and jobs in poor countries without using farmland needed to feed growing numbers of local people."
- "'The idea that jatropha can be grown on marginal land is a red herring,' Harry Stourton, Business Development Director of UK-based Sun Biofuels, which cultivates jatropha in Mozambique and Tanzania, told Reuters."[9]
- Brazil airline successfully tests aviation biofuel, 23 November 2010 by Stan Lehman: "Brazil's largest airline announced Tuesday that it has successfully conducted what it called the first experimental flight in Latin America using aviation biofuel."
- "The statement said the biofuel was mixed half and half with conventional aviation kerosene."
- "Continental, Japan Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand and KLM have held similar experimental flights with biofuel produced from Jatropha and other materials such as coconut oil, algae and the camelina oil seed."[10]
- US $50 Million Pledge For Cleaner Cookstoves is Big Win For Women, Forests & Climate, 21 September 2010 by TreeHugger: "Today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to announce a $50 million pledge of seed money, distributed over five years, to help the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves provide 100 million clean-burning biomass cookstoves by 2020 to people in Africa, Asia and South America."
- "[T]he UN says every year 1.9 million people, mostly women and children, die from ailments caused by exposure to smoke from inefficient biomass cooking stoves."
- "What fuels these cookstoves? In some places it's dried animal dung--eminently renewable and frankly a good use of natural resources, but still a health hazard indoors--but it's also wood. Gathered and cut from forests, often carried long distances, again most often by women, this contributes to rampant deforestation in some places and is a burden that can be lessened by stoves which use fuel more efficiently."
- "Beyond the effect of cookstove smoke on people in the immediate vicinity, the black carbon soot has a climate impact as well."[11]
- Greens Warn World Bank Over Palm Oil Funding, 5 September 2010 by Jakarta Globe: "Environmental groups Greenpeace and Sawit Watch have called on the World Bank to extend its international suspension of financing for the palm oil sector unless producers meet environmental criteria."
- "Jefri Saragih, head of Sawit's campaign in Indonesia, said on Sunday that the World Bank must provide palm oil makers with clear guidelines on what they must do to reduce their industry's impact on global warming."
- "Since 1965, the World Bank has channeled nearly $2 billion for 45 projects in the palm oil sector in 12 nations across Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia."[12]
- UNECE Black Carbon Group Holds First Meeting, 28 June 2010 by Climate-L.org: "The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on Black Carbon under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 17-18 June 2010."
- "During the meeting, national experts and policymakers from Europe, North and South America and Asia reviewed the current state of black carbon research, discussed knowledge gaps, and explored future strategies for reducing the pollutant's emissions."
- "By the end of 2010, the Group, chaired by Norway and the US, is expected to provide options for potential revisions to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol, enabling parties to the Convention to mitigate black carbon as part of a broader particulate matter strategy for health purposes and to achieve climate co-benefits."[13]
- Biofuels cause four times more carbon emissions, 22 April 2010 by the Telegraph (UK): A "new report commissioned in Brussels found some biofuels can lead to four times more carbon dioxide polluting the atmosphere than equivalent fossil fuels."
- "The report for the European Commission, released under Freedom of Information rules, looked into the 'indirect emissions' from biofuels caused by land use change. The worse example is soy beans in America. Because the land that used to grow soy beans for animal feed is now being used for biofuels, it means that more soy beans must be grown in the rainforests of Brazil to make up for the loss in the domestic market."
- "Soybeans grown in America therefore have an indirect carbon footprint of 340kg of CO2 per gigajoule, compared to just 85kg for conventional diesel or gasoline."
- "By contrast, imports of bioethanol from Latin American sugar cane and palm oil from southeast Asia have relatively low indirect emissions at 82kg and 73kg per gigajoule respectively."[14]
- Read the full report, Quantification of the effects on greenhouse gas emissions of policies and measures (PDF file)
- Agrofuels in the Americas: An Irrational Strategy, 28 April 2009 by Organic Consumers Association: "The Food First report, Agrofuels in the Americas (PDF file), looks back over the last several years of the ethanol/biodiesel boom. The authors conclude that using crop land to produce fuel is an irrational strategy – one that negatively affects climate change, the environment, food security, and rural development worldwide."
- "According to a study in the report by Guatemalan researcher Dr. Laura Hurtado, the agrofuels boom has already led to 'considerable loss in the amount of land available for food cultivation' in Guatemala;...small family farmers are being pushed off their land, agribusiness firms are expanding colonial-style plantations, and the human right to food of thousands of indigenous farmers has been systematically violated."
- "Similar evidence from Brazilian activist Maria Louisa Mendonça finds that 80% of Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions come from deforestation in the Amazon – largely driven by the expansion of soy monocultures....Mendonça debunks the myth that agrofuels are good for rural development in Brazil, citing numerous workers rights violations, industry concentration, health risks to workers, and land evictions."[15]
- Download the Food First report, Agrofuels in the Americas (PDF file).
- IDB launches interactive Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard 9 September 2008 press release by the IADB. The Inter-American Development Bank released an interactive tool known as the Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard on September 9th, during the 4th Annual Western Hemisphere Energy Security and Cooperation Forum, held at IDB's headquarters in Washington DC. and as part of a comprehensive effort to ensure that biofuel investments produce social, economic and environmental benefits. The Scorecard addresses 23 key environmental and social issues such as food security, greenhouse gas emissions, water management, land use change, biodiversity or poverty reduction. The IDB is inviting comments and suggestions regarding the Scorecard, which is available at www.iadb.org/secci, during a six month public consultation period that will end in March 2009.
- IDB lends $269 million for three Brazilian ethanol plants 23 July 2008 press release by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) regarding the Board's approval of three loans today: "At a time of soaring food and energy prices, it is crucial to develop renewable fuels that don't compete with food crops," said IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno. "After examining the social, environmental and economic dimensions of these projects for more than a year, we concluded that they will produce clean and sustainable energy and provide quality jobs—without impacting food prices in any way."
- Biofuels industry grows in Latin America, 22 July 2008 by Reuters: "Latin America is emerging as an important producer of biofuels, taking advantage of good climate and soil conditions."
- The age of ethanol? 14 June 2008, in IDB América. "Brazil has shown the world that biofuels can be used to reduce dependence on petroleum. But will other Latin American nations follow its lead?"
- Brazil's president says biofuel crops are not pushing up food prices, 10 April 2008 by the International Herald Tribune:"Brazil's president insisted Thursday that crops used for ethanol are not responsible for driving up food prices, and said Haiti — where food riots have erupted recently — could benefit from a biofuel industry."
- Biofuel Holds Promise for Caribbean 6 December, 2007, According to Caribbean Net News, Caribbean nations have a large incentive to export to the United States because of an exemption from the 54-cent-per-gallon tariff, thanks to the 1983 Caribbean Basin Initiative.
- 22-23 February 2011, Miami, Florida, USA: Renewable Energy Finance Forum- Latin America and the Caribbean. (Themes: climate, markets, policy, sustainability, Geographic focus: (Caribbean, Central America, Latin America))
- 17-19 November 2011, Ilhabela, SP, Brazil: Land Use Transitions in South America: framing the present, preparing for a sustainable future Workshop (Themes: biofuels, land use, ILUC, Latin America)
- 17-18 February 2009, Bogotá, Colombia: Andean Stakeholder Outreach Meeting for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. To download the agenda, click here (PDF file) (en (Español)). (Themes: biofuels, Latin America, standards, sustainability)
- 18-20 March 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Southern Cone Stakeholder Outreach Meeting for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. To download the agenda, click here (PDF file) (Version Español (PDF file)). (Themes: biofuels, Latin America, standards, sustainability)
- 22-23 April 2009, São Paulo, Brazil: BioPower Generation Americas. (Themes: Latin America, biomass, commercialization)
- From the conference website: "The inaugural BioPower Generation Americas event will highlight the developments and opportunities in Latin America's biomass power generation market. There is great potential in the region for bio power to satisfy the increasing demand for energy. Key issues to the development of the market include setting effective policies and developing secure, sustainable feedstock supplies. Another opportunity is the benefit of CDM as a co-financing option for biomass power generation. This event will look at the entire bio power generation value chain to evaluate the main opportunities for this continuously growing sector in Latin America." [16]
- 7 October 2009, Mexico City, Mexico: Biofuels Markets Mexico & Central America (Themes: algae, biodiesel, biofuels, Central America, ethanol, Mexico, policy, sugarcane)
- 9-10 September 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: From Crude Oil to Biofuels - Trends Impacting Global Fuels. (Themes: markets, Latin America, technology, trade)
- 28-30 September 2009, São Paolo, Brazil: Regional Workshop on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels. Organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity. (Themes: biofuels, Latin America, sustainability)
- 15-16 October 2009, Montego Bay, Jamaica: The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (PDF file) (Themes: biomass, Caribbean, Latin America, Renewable energy)
- 24 January 2008, Miami, Florida: Energy Business Forum - Biofuels in the Americas: Technology, Investment, and the Path Forward (Themes: biofuels, international cooperation, investment, Latin America and the Caribbean, technology, trade)
- From the conference website: "The purpose of the conference is to catalyze the development of biofuels in the Americas....Energy security and sustainability in the Americas can and should be pursued by developing a portfolio of biofuels to supplement traditional fuel supplies. The recent MOU between the USA and Brazil underlines the determination of the two top biofuel-producing countries in the world to help the entire hemisphere move towards greater energy security through collaborative efforts."[17]
Trade - The Caribbean Basin Initiative.
|Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional institutions: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard) | International Ethanol Commission
| Africa | Asia | Europe | Latin America and the Caribbean | Middle East | North America | Oceania & Pacific
See also: International cooperation | International organizations
What is bioenergy? | Benefits/Risks | Who is doing what?


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moved that Bill S-31, an act to implement agreements, conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Slovenia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Senegal, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Germany for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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From http://www.securityfocus.com
By Brian McWilliams, Newsbytes
Feb 25 2002 10:32AM PT
A quirk in media players from Microsoft and RealNetworks could enable attackers to hijack Web browsers and run scripts on the computers of some MP3 music fans.
The trick has apparently been discovered by pornography sites and spammers, which have been seeding some music file trading services with bogus MP3 music files.
One such MP3 file, ostensibly containing the music of the Los Angeles-based rock group Lifehouse, launched a pornographic video and generated a "massive" amount of pop-up ads when played back on the Windows Media Player from Microsoft, according to one newsgroup report.
Tests by Newsbytes have shown that both the Windows Media Player and the RealOne Player from RealNetworks are susceptible to the attack, which involves creating a special multimedia file in the players' respective proprietary formats, and then renaming that file so that it has a .MP3 extension.
Representatives of Microsoft and RealNetworks were not immediately available for comment.
Because they cannot contain viruses or other malicious code, files in the MP3 format are generally trusted by Internet users, who freely swap such files with strangers over services such as Morpheus, Grokster and Kazaa.
But security experts today said the popular players' handling of multimedia files could open a new door for "malware" writers.
"With this feature, security holes in Internet Explorer are now exploitable from MP3 files," said Richard M. Smith, an Internet consultant and formerly chief technology officer for the Privacy Foundation.
In fact, the booby-trapped MP3s circulating on file swapping services are not MP3s at all, but instead are camouflaged files in the proprietary formats created by Microsoft and RealNetworks.
In tests by Newsbytes, both companies' media players ignored discrepancies between a file's actual media format and its file name extension.
For example, a special multimedia file created by Newsbytes in Microsoft's proprietary .WMA format played back properly in the Windows Media Player after being renamed with a .MP3 extension. The demonstration launched Web pages in the listener's browser while an audio track played.
Similarly, the RealOne player successfully launched a RealVideo file that had been renamed with a .MP3 extension and vice versa.
According to Thor Larholm, a Danish security researcher, downloaded media files with embedded URLs and scripts are subject to the security features built in to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Since such files are usually treated as local files by IE, they may have additional privileges that allow the files to run hostile ActiveX components and execute commands, he said.
AOL Time Warner's WinAMP media player is not capable of playing such renamed files, nor are any other popular music players that do not support Real's and Microsoft's proprietary formats.
Besides modifying their media players to ascertain whether a file's content matches its file name extension, Smith said Microsoft and RealNetworks could resolve the potential security issues by restricting the ability of music files to execute JavaScript or launch URLs.
In response to a growing threat from malicious HTML e-mail messages, Microsoft has made similar changes to its Outlook e-mail reader, Smith said.
Microsoft's information on embedding URLs in digital media files is available at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...7_urlflips.asp .
Real's page on synchronized multimedia is http://service.real.com/help/videoccg/synchmm.html .
A demonstration of the issue is at http://www.pc-radio.com/camouflage.html .
Reported by Newsbytes, http://www.newsbytes.com .
© 2001 The Washington Post Company
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Hello all, I'm praying someone can offer some advice.
My LO is 15 weeks old. I have been BF and supplementing since she was born (supplementing bc I was not producing enough milk). Luckily my LO never had a problem going back and forth from breast to bottle.
In Friday I got my period for the first time. Monday I was out of town for a funeral-I pumped while I was away-but seemed to produce less than normal.
Then Tuesday, my milk was basically gone. I pumped and only got about 1/4 oz from both breasts combined! My LO also won't really nurse bc nothing is coming out so she gets frustrated and stops.
I'm freaking out. I was not ready to stop nursing!
So I have been drinking a ton of water, drinking a Ton of mothers milk tea, taking fenugreek, pumping about every 2 hours (the most I've gotten out of a pump was 1/2 oz) and having my LO nurse as often as possible. I called the lactation consultant at my pediatricians office and she said that's about all I can do. Is that true!? Is there anything else I can do!? How long would it take for me to see if any of this is working? Please help. So sad-Not ready to give up.


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The funding is coming from Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which the energy department launched in 2009 and modeled after a Department of Defense program that supports early-stage technology research. Many of these defense projects ended up providing the military with telecommunication and Internet technologies that later became widely used by the public.
"We are in another Sputnik-like moment in a race to develop clean energy. As a country we have a choice to make. We can compete in a global marketplace and create American jobs and sell American products, or we can buy products from abroad," said Arun Majumdar, director of ARPA-E, during a press conference to announce the new funding.
Energy department officials have been using Sputnik to rally for more funding for clean energy research and development at a time when lawmakers are in the budget-cutting mode. In a speech deliver last November, Energy Secretary Steve Chu warned that the country will lose its technology leadership in the world and the economic prosperity that goes with it if it doesn't invest more in science and technology.
The 60 new projects announced by Majumdar will tackle a wide range of subjects, including biofuel, solar energy and electric grid. The money is going mostly to universities and national laboratories, but some is heading to private companies as well. Abengoa Solar, for example, is set to get $3.6 million to design a solar power plant that will be able to store the sun's heat for power generation whenever needed.
Abengoa said the project will improve its current solar thermal technology, which uses mirrors to concentrate and direct the sunlight for producing steam. The steam then goes to a generator to produce electricity. The company is currently building two solar farms in California and Arizona using $2.65 billion in federal loans.
Google-backed startup, Transphorm, is getting $3.6 million to develop electronic devices for converting the direct current from solar panels into alternating current for feeding the grid. Transphorm is teaming up with another startup, Enphase Energy, for the project.
Here are three research projects that Majumdar highlighted during the press conference:
1. From pine trees to biofuel: University of Florida at Gainesville is getting $6.3 million to work on boosting turpentine production from pine trees. Turpentine is a fluid made from distilling pine tree resin and is often used as solvent. Researchers in Florida want to squeeze more turpentine – from 3 percent to 20 percent – for biofuel production. If successful, 100 million gallons of biofuel can be made each year from under 25,000 acres of pine forest.
2. Rare earth independence: University of Minnesota, along with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will develop a prototype iron-nitride magnet material that won't rely on rare earth elements but should outperform the best magnets available today. The research team, which is getting $2.5 million, said this new material "has the potential to be the 'holy grail' of magnets."
ARPA-E has created a new program devoted to coming up with materials and components that won't need to use rare earth, which refers to a collection of elements that currently are crucial for producing parts for electric car motors, wind turbines, LED lighting and other green tech products. Rare earth is a hot topic these days because most of the materials come from China, which has tighten its rare earth exports and angered many countries.
3. Banking heat for power generation: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is receiving $2.9 million to work on using nanomaterials to store thermal energy. Storing thermal energy is about storing heat, and more than 90 percent of the energy technologies we use, including those for electricity and transportation fuel generation, involve thermal energy. The MIT team will come up with a device that can store solar thermal energy and release it for electricity production whenever the need is there. The portable "heat battery" also can find other uses, such as heating homes or purifying water.


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Drug makers are tightening their belts again—and more doctors are feeling the pinch.
Of the hundreds of millions of dollars paid each year to compensate physicians for pharmaceutical marketing and research efforts, two of the biggest drug makers are cutting back.
Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC last year reduced payments to U.S. doctors...


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Indulge in a Sensational Seafood Buffet at Waterfalls Restaurant, perfect for the whole family, with sittings starting from 5.30pm.
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Prices are $130 for adults, $85 for children aged 14-18, $55 for children aged 8-13, and $35 for children aged 4-7. Kids under 4 eat free.
Or enjoy a sophisticated black and white themed, 3-course dinner at Daydream's signature Mermaids Restaurant.
You'll feast on delicious entrees such as a seafood tasting plate, freshly shucked oysters with indigo dressing, king prawns with avocado mousse, salmon gravlax, crab and chilli salsa; mains including aged beef tenderloin, thyme, marrow and mustard crust, potato and confit garlic tortellini, green beans and prosciutto; and red wine poached pear, crème diplomat and gingerbread pain perdu for dessert.
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Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) - – Nigerians living abroad will meet over three days at a conference scheduled to start in the capital city of Abuja 25 July, a government statement said.
The conference, which would mark this year's Diaspora Day and the 3rd Science Technology Conference, will be declared open by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
It is being jointly organised by the collaborating Federal Ministries and the Nigeria National Volunteer Service (NNVS).
According to the statement, by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, more than 500 Nigerians from 25 countries, with various professional backgrounds, had so far registered for the conference.
"The conference is part of efforts by the Federal Government to mobilise and involve Nigerians abroad, especially professionals, in the development process at home.
"The 3rd Science Conference, which is the principal event of the Nigerian Diaspora Day, is aimed at deepening the collaboration between the scientific and technological communities of Nigeria at home and in the Diaspora," the statement said.
It will focus on Science and Technology with emphasis on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), health services, education, investment and youth engagement.


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. stocks moved higher Wednesday, with metals producers leading advancers, and Marks & Spencer PLC a standout on anticipation of expansion plans by the retailer.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.03% rose 0.1% to close at 6,659.04, extending Tuesday's climb of 0.8% when European markets as a whole gained on upbeat manufacturing reports from the euro zone and the U.S.
The metals group was the best performing sector on the U.K. equity benchmark, picking up the pattern overnight in Asia when prices for spot iron ore rose and gold futures staged a rebound. Copper futures US:HGK4 turned higher, pushed to $3.04 a pound in the wake of a strong earthquake in Chile, the world's largest producer. Five deaths have been reported after the magnitude-8.2 quake hit the country's northern coast.
Workers at Anglo American PLC and Glencore Xstrata's PLC Collahuasi copper mine in Chile were evacuated after the quake. Shares of Anglo American AAL, -0.34% US:AAUKY in London added 1.5%, and Glencore Xstrata GLEN, -0.57% GLNCY, +0.73% rose 1.3%. Meanwhile, shares of BHP Billiton PLC UK:BLT BHP, +0.40% BHP, -1.30% popped up 1.9%, stretching their 2.1% rise on Tuesday when the company said it may continue to adjust its portfolio to focus on up to five key commodities. A BHP executive on Wednesday expressed confidence in its coal business.
Stock in Marks & Spencer Group MKS, -1.07% shined, posting a 2.2% rise following a report from the U.K.'s The Times that the department-store chain operator is planning to open 250 stores world-wide over the next three years, including food-only stores in Paris.
Meanwhile, new snapshots captured growth in the U.K. real-estate market.
Lender Nationwide said its monthly house price index rose 0.4% in March from the previous month, and by 9.5% on a year-over-year basis, putting the average house price at the highest level since January 2008 at £180,246 ($300,001).
On the construction side, confidence on a 12-month horizon among builders reached the highest level since January 2007, according to market research firm Markit. Housing activity was the stronger performing construction category last month, driven by improving demand. The Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI was 62.5 in March versus 62.6 in February.
The PMI reading "was a little below consensus expectations, but at these sorts of levels it makes next to no difference to the message from the survey. Construction is booming," said Robert Wood, chief U.K. economist at Berenberg, in a Wednesday note.
Year-to-date, shares of home builder Barratt Developments PLC BDEV, +0.37% have risen 20% and shares were up 0.3% on Wednesday.
In the wake of recession and government cut backs, "low interest rates, rising confidence and surging house prices are combining in a sweet spot for the sector," wrote Wood. "That is yet another reason to think the U.K. will easily outperform consensus growth expectations this year."
Investment in dwellings was up roughly 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the year-ago period, according to the Office of National Statistics which on Wednesday released a roundup of economic developments over the past month. Gross domestic product in the final quarter of last year grew by 0.7% and by 1.7% on an annual basis.
Elsewhere, shares of Standard Life PLC UK:SL and St. James's Place PLC STJ, +0.08% rose 2.1% and 0.1%, respectively, with J.P. Morgan Cazenove telling clients that the companies are set to benefit the most from proposed new regulations on workplace pensions and annuities in the U.K.
But finishing lower was GlaxoSmithKline PLC GSK, -0.44% GSK, +0.21% off 0.7%, after the British drug maker halted a late-stage trial of its MAGE-3 cancer vaccine.
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Mercury Underground
Mercury Underground are a modern rock band, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
With influences in the band ranging wildly from classic and progressive rock to fusion, Mercury Underground aren't your typical rock band using this unique blend of influence to their advantage, creating their own take on the 'classic rock' sound.
In recent times Mercury Underground have been working their way up the ladder, relentlessly crafting their sound. To date, the band have played venues such as Camden Underworld in London, and the world famous venue King Tut's in Glasgow, along the way supporting such acts as Adrenaline Mob, Voodoo Six, Gun, Sick Puppies, Attica Rage and The Sword during their tour with Metallica. They also gained experience in playing European festivals after performing in front of thousands at the MEI Festival in Italy in 2009. Recently they were selected as one of 10 bands worldwide to play at Canada's biggest rock festival, D-TOX Rockfest 2012 and were nominated for a Los Angeles Music Award for Best Hard Rock Band and more recently a Scottish New Music Award for Loud/Metal Recording Of The Year.
On May 4th 2012, Mercury Underground released their new EP through license with Pop Pills/Emu Bands in Glasgow, which is being followed up with live shows to promote as well as licensing in the sports industries and more.
Mercury Underground on Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter.
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Vizlingo is a new platform that animates each word of a text messages or social media posts with a user-generated video clip. Vizlingo messages are shared across social networks and on mobile devices, merging two prolific trends: social messaging and video sharing. Users can submit their own clips, see what clips their friends use, and select favorites from an ever-growing database of more than 30,000 clips from over 40 countries.


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Wingate, N.C. - Coker College senior forward Mason Ambler (Atlanta, Ga.) scored a career-high 32 points as the visiting Cobras rallied for a 72-67 victory over Wingate University Monday night in Cuddy Arena. Ambler added nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals to his statistics ledger. Wingate senior guard Larry Staley (Charlotte, N.C.) scored a career-high 26 points for the Bulldogs. Staley hit eight-of-12 field goals and nine-of-10 free throws Monday night.
With the win the Cobras improve to 4-4 overall, while Wingate falls to 5-4 overall.
Joining Ambler in double figures was Vatrick Thompson (Columbia, S.C.) with 17 points, while Liam Kyle (Cleveland, Ohio) added seven points and seven rebounds and Thomas Wright (Sydney, Australia) also had seven points.
Coker will now break for the holidays, returning to the floor on January 7, when they take on Conference Carolinas rival St. Andrews Presbyterian College at home. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.


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Jennifer Lawrence - BAFTAs 2013 Red Carpet
Jennifer Lawrence hits the red carpet at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (February 10) at the Royal Opera House in London, England.
The 22-year-old actress looked stunning in a Dior Haute Couture dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, Chopard jewelry, and a Judith Leiber bag.
Jennifer is nominated for Best Leading Actress for her work in Silver Linings Playbook. She is up against Zero Dark Thirty's Jessica Chastain, Rust and Bone's Marion Cotillard, Hitchcock's Helen Mirren, and Amour's Emmanuelle Riva.
The night before, Jennifer looked ravishing in red while out for dinner.


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KnowledgeBase 00061: Moving the Two Digit Year Number Range
Multivalue database products have always adopted a convention that a two digit year number represents a date in the range 1930 to 2029, a range that is roughly centred on the point at which the data model was created. We are rapidly approaching the upper limit of this range and the time has come to consider changing how two digit year numbers are interpretted.
The YEARBASE Configuration Parameter
In common with many other multivalue products, QM provides a way to move the 100 year range adopted for two digit year numbers. In QM, this is done by setting the YEARBASE configuration parameter to the start year of the range. This parameter defaults to 1930 for compatibility with other products.
YEARBASE is a private configuration parameter that takes its initial value from the QM configuration file but is maintained separately for each active QM session and can be modified with, for example,
Application Issues
It is strongly recommended that any application that allows entry of dates with two digit year numbers should reflect these back onto the screen with all four digits so that the user can see any possible unwanted effects of applying the 100 year range.
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A concoction of trapeze artists, daredevil circus acts, sword swallowers, voodoo acrobats, extreme contortionists and vampires - the finest examples of extreme circus! This event is not suitable for under 16s.
The Circus of Horrors presents what is undoubtedly its greatest show to date. The show that stormed into the finals of BRITIANS GOT TALENT is back with an awe-inspiring rock n roller coaster of show that flies like a bat out of hell to celebrate an astounding 18 years of shock n' roll. Ever since its conception at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival the show has toured the World achieving cult status and dragging circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. The new sensation is inspired by the legendary & sinister lost movie ?London after Midnight' and is packed with new shocks and it will take you on a whirlwind journey though a plague ridden London in 1665 & culminating during the great fire of London in 1666. The story will twist & turn as 5 murders are committed in various London landmarks, each one becoming more & more horrific and all intermingled with some of the greatest, most daring, bizarre & beautiful circus acts on earth. From sword swallowers to dare devil balancing acts, from hair hangers to demon dwarfs, from a pickled person to astounding ariel acts, all performed with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek by my an almighty cast & the devil driven rock n' roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors from Hell. Not suitable for children as it contains some nudity and bad language. Running time: 2hrs


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Family says dog tried to pull baby out of burning home
Story Created: Jul 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM EDT
(Story Updated: Jul 9, 2010 at 7:34 PM EDT )
BRISTOL — The Elkhart County Red Cross is calling a Bristol pit bull a hero after he alerted his family to a fire, and even tried to pull a 3-month-old baby girl away from the danger.
The fire started around 3 a.m. Thursday in a hallway and quickly spread throughout the home.
"It sounds like the real hero here is the family pit bull," said Frank Connolly, assistant executive director of the Elkhart County Red Cross. "Apparently 'Thor' woke the family up and even tried to pull the baby and bassinet out of the house. Lately we have learned how important pets can be to a family, and this is as stark an example as I've ever seen."
The family says Thor barked and jumped on them until they woke up. Then he grabbed the baby's bassinet and dragged it to the front door.
"He's the hero today. He's the man," said Kemper Hunter, Thor's owner. "We turned around to look for the bassinet that was at the head of the bed, and it's at the door. All we got to do is open the door and go out. [Thor's] like 'Let's roll, dad! It's time to go, I got you.'"
No one in the family was injured, but their home was heavily damaged. The Red Cross is providing short-term housing as well as food, blankets, clothing and a crib for the baby.
Donations to the family may be directed through the Elkhart County Red Cross. Call (574) 293-6519.


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Matt's Fun and Vintage Minnesota Kitchen
Who cooks here? Matt
Location: St. Paul, MN
Owned or rented? Owned
Kitchen size: 105 square feet
What challenge have you overcome in your kitchen? We moved the gas line to put the stove into an existing "nook" and at the same time made room for the fridge to fit without blocking the doorway. After adding vintage appliances, re-painting the cabinets, and a fun VCT floor; the kitchen had a great old feel to it!
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What's the story of your kitchen?
Bought an old 1930's double bungalow that needed a complete renovation. The kitchen was awkwardly laid out with a fridge blocking a doorway and awkward placement of the stove. We were able to move the gas line for the stove, make room for the fridge, and use vintage appliances and formica countertops with metal edge to give it a great period feel.
What is your favorite meal to cook here?
Any meal with friends – from a good night of Mexican food to comfort foods in the winter, friends always have fun in the kitchen (it's quite the conversation piece!).


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Kara Dullea, who handles public relations for the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., recently sat in a coffee shop on Main Street enjoying a mild pleasant December day and her first trip to Hendersonville to discuss upcoming events at one of Greenville's premier entertainment venues.
Kara Dullea, who handles public relations for the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., recently sat in a coffee shop on Main Street enjoying a mild pleasant December day and her first trip to Hendersonville to discuss upcoming events at one of Greenville's premier entertainment venues.
During the dark months for Flat Rock Playhouse and other theaters in the tri-county area, those who thrive on live theater and musical events might want to travel a short distance to take in one of the big Broadway shows or smaller one-evening performances at the Peace Center, in downtown Greenville.
Ringing in the New Year is "The Wizard of Oz," based on the iconic movie but with additional songs by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice, opening Tuesday and running through Jan. 5 at the Concert Hall, with its two balconies and 12 opera boxes, seating 2,100.
It's a perfect venue for this bigger-than-life show with spectacular moving set pieces and multimedia effects, including the Wicked Witch of the West's multistoried castle, the unforgettable Kansas tornado that blows Dorothy to Oz and an amazing revolving yellow brick road for Dorothy and her friends to follow.
The show's Dorothy, Danielle Hope, was chosen through a Canadian reality show, produced by Lloyd-Weber, called "Over the Rainbow," just as the original Dorothy was chosen for the first production of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Palladium in London. The viewers picked Hope after a series of elimination rounds.
"It was people's choice. She won, and she's been touring," Dullea said. "She's getting great reviews."
Of course, there could be no Wizard of Oz without Toto, who is really a little dog named Nigel, trained by William Belloni, made famous by training the Sandy dogs for Broadway's "Annie."
All of the dogs, including Nigel, are humanely trained rescue dogs, as are all the animals trained by Belloni, who calls himself a "guardian" of the dogs, not their owner. Belloni travels the nation to find his performers; Nigel was found at the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society in 2008.
The other big Broadway show at the main stage will be "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess: The Broadway Musical," on stage at the Peace Center's Concert Hall Jan. 28-Feb. 2.
Kingsley Leggs, who has performed before at the Peace Center, will play Sporting Life in "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess," while the title character of Porgy will be played by Nathanial Stampley, who has appeared on Broadway in the show as well as in the "Lion King" on Broadway and the West End. Bess will be played by Alicia Hall Moran, who performed in the Tony-winning production of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" on Broadway.
The cast of this Lowcountry tale of love and loss on Catfish Row, winner of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will be accompanied by a 23-piece orchestra as it performs such classics as "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "I Got Plenty of Nothing."
Newsday called the production "A luscious piece of musical theater — a gripping, in-your-face, vibrant revival that bursts with fierce immediacy."
In addition to the big, longer-running events, a series of one-night shows will also heat up the cold winter months of January and February, beginning on Jan. 17 with country Hall of Fame artist Don Williams, who for decades has smoothly crossed the lines between country and pop with classics inluding "Tulsa Time," made famous by Eric Clapton, as well as country classics such as "It Must Be Love," "I'm Just a Country Boy" and his hit duet with Emmylou Harris, "If I Needed You."
Promoting his first album in eight years, "And So It Goes," Williams' performance will be preceded by Colm Kirwan, who hails from Northern Ireland but now resides in Nashville, where he produced his first album to be released in the U.K. and Ireland in April and the U.S. in late summer. Audiences attending his appearance with Williams at the Peace Center will be some of the first in our area to hear this unique sound he calls "country Celtic."
Although it might seem unusual to some, country artist Ricky Skaggs, pop icon Bruce Hornsby and Bluegrass group Kentucky Thunder, appearing Feb. 5, are touring to promote their second bluegrass album.
"The album has been very popular with bluegrass fans, and Hornsby is such a renaissance man," Dullea said.
This blend of harmony, bluegrass picking on mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle and banjo, along with Hornsby's signature improvisational piano, should make for an exciting evening of music.
The Soweto Gospel Choir, appearing Feb. 9, is a 52-member choir that brings its unique sound to the Peace Center for only one performance. Of the choir's latest album, "Grace," Billboard magazine said, "The choir's performance is a sustained display of individual and ensemble virtuosity, underwritten by its deep spiritual sensibility."
Dullea said, "Tickets are only $15, and it's a Sunday afternoon show, a perfect time for a family event. They're super dynamic."
A few days later, on Feb. 11, gospel moves over for some big-time blues with Chicago Rhythm and Blues master Buddy Guy, along with Jonny Lang. Bridging the gap between ages, the rock and roll Hall of Fame and 2012 Kennedy Center honoree meets the young independent artist who started his career in North Dakota at the age of 12 and recorded the hit album at 16.
Both are promoting albums — Guy's "Rhythm and Blues," an eclectic mix that includes collaborations with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, and Lang's "Fight for My Soul," which merges his signature sizzling guitar with soulful vocals.
Finally, on Feb. 22, Bill Maher will bring his biting social/political humor to the stage for two shows, one of which is already sold out. Often controversial, predictably unpredictable, Maher's stand-up show is sure to raise the temperature of a cold February evening.
From Broadway to blues, gospel and country to razor sharp comedy, the Peace Center aims to appeal to almost every taste this winter.


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Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen get on their bikes and ride as they film a scene for their upcoming flick Very Good Girls on Tuesday (July 17) on Coney Island in New York City.
Dakota, 18, and Elizabeth, 23, were joined on set by their co-stars Boyd Holbrook and Finise Avery.
Very Good Girls, which also features Demi Moore, is a coming-of-age story that focuses on the friendship between two young women and what happens when a love interest comes between them. The flick is set to hit theaters next year.
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Pasadena Police Officer's Death Cause for Speculation
The death of retired Pasadena Police Lt. David Richter has highlighted the need for responsible journalism in a time when tabloid reporting and the sentiments of bloggers are confused with news.
Richter's abandoned car was found
by a water-filled pit in Irwindale last January. Police assumed the
retired lieutenant had either taken his own life or simply walked
away from his financial troubles.
The later discovery of
Richter's corpse and a firearm under a nearby overpass seems to corroborate the theory that Richter took his own life. But then there's the
conspiracy theorists, and admittedly the case possesses all the
potential of a Law and Order episode.
Thursday, I read an
article by Andre Coleman of the Pasadena
Weekly. Buried on page 13, the article uses an unnamed source and
anonymous letter to create speculation amongst readers. After a short
recap of the facts, Coleman delves into a lengthy digress about an
anonymous letter sent to members of the Pasadena City Council. The letter
alleges everything from police malfeasance to racism.
sublimation of this anonymous letter leads to another anonymous
"According to an earlier
conversation with one coroner's office employee who did not wish to
be named, among the factors that may have led authorities to reopen
the case (the case was
never closed) was that a gun found near Richter's body
appeared to have been fired four times, and one bullet remained in
the weapon."
Keeping in mind that they are a tabloid, I find it alarming
that the Pasadena Weekly published this story. Had someone in the coroner's office made the statement, a statement that Los Angeles County Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter doubts the legitimacy of, I would have written it off as conjecture, rather
than present it as news. How would someone in the coroner's office
know this information? According to Winter, homicide detectives would
have taken the weapon and run ballistics on it, not the coroners
office. While the article spends ample time on anonymous sources, it
fails to mention Richter's financial possible motives for Richter to commit suicide.
Prior to writing my
article on Richter, I searched for reliable information,
unfortunately reliable sources of information weren't permitted to
Friday I spoke with
a psychic who claims the spirit of David Richter awakens her every
morning seeking justice for his murder.
Monday morning I
listened to a voice-mail from an anonymous caller who presented
himself as law enforcement by using the word "we" often in
his rant. I listened to the message several times in an ill-fated
attempt to extract meaningful insight.
"You'll never find out what
happened, because that's what happens to us good cops when we make
promises we can't keep."
What promises? Promises to financial
institutions involving adjustable rate mortgages?
After racking my
brain for three days I had an epiphany: there probably isn't any
credible information indicating Richter's death was anything but a
Let's face it,
Richter was a retired cop and retired cops kill themselves. By the
age of 55 Richter had spent his entire adult life in law enforcement, and didn't have a spouse or children.
Police who survive
years of service, only to take their own lives after retirement is not a new concept. My own grandfather retired after 30 years as a
Philadelphia homicide detective, and spent the next ten years
drinking himself to death.
Sure, it's possible that
Richter caught a bullet during an old-west-style shootout
with a crooked cop. However, it's far more likely that
Richter was lamenting his career, his impending financial doom, and a Christmas without not only kin but comrade, last holiday season when he died.
Regardless of what
happened to Richter, it's important that journalists remember their
role: to report the news not create it. That's why I take it as a
compliment when bloggers like Aaron Proctor recognize me with a "ham
and egger" award for "stealing" a story. So long as
the Associated Press continues to recognize the difference between
news coverage and misleading narratives, there just might be hope
for the media and the role it should play in our society.


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