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At the risk of pushing the Morrissey/Denver needle even further into the red (what am I even talking about here -- that ship has long since sailed!), there's one more item of interest that we'd be considerably remiss if we didn't pass along. Last night, Churchill, the most recent local additions to the A&M Octone Records imprint, performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. While that in itself is noteworthy, what makes it even more so is the fact that the Denver band's appearance was in lieu of Morrissey, who reportedly opted out because the Duck Dynasty dudes were also slated as guests. Continue on to see Churchill perform a pair of tunes.
See also: - The longtime friends in Churchill are on a mission - The failed Smiths '80s radio takeover attempt is really a story of redemption - Morrissey's new Denver date is April 26
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Mobile mentor for app creation and development throughout all process involving idea conceptualization, business model, architecture and communications plan development.
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Best Chicken Biscuit Casserole!
Why do many people love to eat chicken meat? Well, one of the best reasons would be that chicken is high in protein. Chicken meat helps muscle growth and development as well as supports a healthy body weight and aids weight loss. There are actually a lot of recipes that you can do when chicken is the main course. Chicken is an instant and healthy way to get your dinner on the table. I bet that Potsies Creamed Chicken and Biscuit Casserole could easily become a family favorite and will fill the kitchen with mouth watering aromas.
This recipe is made with simple ingredients and easy to assemble. As you use refrigerated biscuits, it is a time saver on those days you don't have time to prepare biscuits from scratch. Casseroles in general are an excellent dish to get comfortable if time is a limited factor in your life. You can easily prepare them when you have a quiet moment and they are easy to pop in the oven at the last minute when dinner is near. Generally they freeze well too, so they make a great meal to always have in the freezer when you in a pinch.
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By Victoria Bryan and Tim Hepher
MIAMI/PARIS (Reuters) - Global airlines raised their forecast for 2015 industry profits by more than 17 percent to $29.3 billion on Monday, almost doubling from last year and heralding a boom for carriers in North America that stand to reap half the worldwide total.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announcing the upgrade during a gathering of 260 member airlines, said lower oil prices were the main factor pushing the industry further into the black. But the windfall could be muted by the rise in the value of the dollar and widespread airline fuel hedging.
"The industry's profits are far from uniform. Many airlines still face huge challenges," IATA Director General Tony Tyler said in a declaration to the airline lobby's annual meeting.
IATA had previously forecast a $25 billion 2015 profit.
It said the industry's average net profit margin would almost double to 4 percent from last year's 2.2 percent. It saw the fuel bill dwindling to $191 billion from $226 billion in 2014, when airlines made a restated profit of $16.4 billion.
At the same time, planes are expected to fly fuller than ever before as the industry continues to match capacity more closely to demand, though some airline bosses meeting in Miami are worried such discipline could start to fray.
"A focus on efficiency is seeing supply matched more closely than ever with demand and is expected to produce a record high load factor of 80.2 percent," IATA said, referring to the proportion of seats sold on an average flight.
The forecasts came alongside figures showing that airlines are set for a significant breakthrough in 2015, delivering returns on capital invested in them that exceed the average cost of that capital for the first time in the industry's history.
Although some airlines generate significant profits when the economy is strong, high costs such as labor and fuel, and intense competition, have given air transport a chronic reputation for destroying value for investors.
This year, the industry, which employs 2.5 million people, is expected to generate $4.9 billion of value for investors, helped by restructuring and low interest rates, IATA said.
But it noted that high returns are not widespread outside North America where, unlike many foreign rivals, airlines have felt the full benefit of cheaper fuel denominated in dollars.
An expected 7.5 percent net profit margin in North America, fueled by profits of $15.7 billion, contrasts with profit margins of 2.5 and 2.8 percent in Asia and Europe respectively.
Asian carriers are exposed to doldrums in the cargo industry and China's slowdown, while Europe is hurt by the weaker euro.
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There are times in your life that simply leave you feeling stressed and/or depressed. It is during these times that your brain goes into survival mode. This usually goes hand in hand with eating the wrong foods since eating sends messages to the brain of pleasure and survival.
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Andrews: President's Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy Will Lead to Quagmire
Statement by Tom Andrews, National Director of Win Without War and former US Congressman (D-ME) and Member of the House Armed Services Committee:
desire to protect our nation from a genuine threat, has outlined a policy that
will undermine our security, not enhance it.
"The president's policy is already
uniting our enemies to fight us:
- The New York Times
reports today that the Afghan and Pakistan Taliban are burying their
differences and uniting forces to fight the United States in response to
our military escalation;[1]
- According to a
recent study by the Carnegie Endowment, the
single most important factor behind the resurgence of the Taliban is the
presence of foreign forces on Afghan soil;[2]
- The Coordinator of
the al Qaeda/Taliban Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council has reported
that al Qaeda aims to provoke a greater
foreign military presence in Afghanistan
and Pakistan
to unite disparate tribes in fighting a common enemy.[3]
"In short, the president's policy is
playing into the hands of al Qaeda and the Taliban by providing them with a
cause that unites and strengthens them.
"A stronger American military presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan
will make securing the support of regional stakeholders like Russia and China more difficult by placing US
forces on their sensitive borders for an indefinite period of time.[4]
"Meanwhile, our NATO allies are
increasingly divided, putting the burden of waging this war increasingly on the
shoulders of Americans. Britain is the only
country that has committed more troops to Afghanistan. Others,
including Canada and the Netherlands,
have announced plans to bring their troops home.
"The policy announced today by President
Obama is economically unsustainable. Even before the escalation of troops, the
cost of our military intervention in Afghanistan is more than $2 billion
per month and rising. His announcement that he will be seeking $1.5 billion per
year for increased foreign aid to Pakistan is a small fraction of the
cost of our military commitment.
"Finally, no exit strategy
was announced or discussed despite the president's admonition last week
on national television that "there's got to be an exit
While the president announced his intention to have performance benchmarks he
gave no indication as to what these performance benchmarks might be.
"We want to be able to support the
president and his efforts to protect the American people from the threat of al
Qaeda. But the policy announced today will fail to do so and instead takes a
significant step toward a perilous quagmire."
"Pakistan and Afghanistan
Taliban Close Ranks," by Carlotta Gall, The
New York Times, March 27, 2009. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/
Carnegie Endowment for Peace, "Focus and Exit: An Alternative Strategy
for the Afghan War," by Gilles Dorronsoro, January 2009. Available at http://carnegieendowment.org/
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political
Violence, "Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaida's Strengths and
Vulnerabilities," by Richard Barrett, September 2008.
Leslie H. Gelb, "How to Leave Afghanistan," The New York Times, Opinion, March 12,
2009. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/
President Obama, speaking with Steve Kroft, CBS 60 Minutes, March 20, 2009. http://www.cbsnews.com/
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Architects, engineers, contractors and owner-operators working on key infrastructure projects in the Gulf region are using Bentley Systems' software solutions to accelerate project delivery and improve asset performance.
In Qatar, for instance, Bentley products and solutions are being used on the Doha Metro and some key sports facilities among a host of projects.
Commenting on the company's involvement with these projects, Malcolm Walter, COO Bentley Systems, tells Gulf Construction: "Bentley Systems is helping seven of the eight joint ventures working on the various Doha Metro packages achieve common data environment (CDE) while adopting an optimal BS1192 methodology.
"Since these are multi-team global project engagements, increased productivity, reduced costs and fast access to the most up-to-date information is a must. This is being achieved by using Bentley's ProjectWise, as the single integrated collaboration platform for all project participants, while supporting their key software."
Walter says this enables team members and project stakeholders to share all work-in-progress and collaborate in real-time regardless of their physical location across the globe. It also provides the ability to track who has modified, reviewed, and approved what. This applies to all project information; not only documents and drawings, but building information modelling (BIM) models, all within user defined controlled access, to ensure proper security of project data.
Other renowned projects where the US software specialist's solutions are in use include Riyadh Metro and the Midfield Terminal Building at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, which Abu Dhabi Airports CEO Tony Douglas has dubbed as the single largest building information modelling (BIM) model in the world.
Two of the largest consortiums (of a total of three) on Riyadh Metro have also elected to standardise on Bentley's ProjectWise as an efficient and optimal BS1192-compliant software, while attaining a CDE, in addition to using several of Bentley's design and modelling software solutions, according to Walter.
Updated version
Last spring, Bentley Systems introduced the Connect Edition of its software, which provides users a common environment for comprehensive project delivery that enables them to productively integrate modelling and documentation workflows across disciplines for projects of any size and complexity.
"With the Connect Edition, our users can easily access, share, and manage all their data throughout the project and asset lifecycle. They can make better decisions with immediate feedback and clear insight, made possible through complete visibility into design and project performance," explains Walter.
"As we roll out the Connect Edition of all of our products, we have thus far made available the ProjectWise Connect Edition, MicroStation Connect Edition, and Navigator Connect Edition in general access, and users are starting to take full advantage of these advancements."
The ProjectWise Connect Edition is Bentley's workhorse for comprehensive work sharing that advances the project from design integration to collaboration, adding hybrid cloud services for deliverables management, issues resolution, and engineering content management.
The MicroStation Connect Edition advances Bentley's common modelling environment for unified support of design modelling, analytical modelling, construction modelling and reality modelling. Meanwhile, the Navigator Connect Edition is an application that extends the common, connected experience for users from the office to site or the field.
"Its advances are highlighted by model-based visual reporting and, with the addition of ProjectWise, issue resolution," says Walter.
Key benefits
"Our Connect Edition products are natively enabled with always-on cloud service that enables construction management teams to create a common data and project performance environment to integrate isolated project data, connect distributed project teams, and plan for skilled resources. We built it as a hybrid project environment to provide these cloud services to pre-existing technology such as on-premise servers that can be cloud provisioned, desktop applications, and mobile devices," says Walter.
He continues: "Construction project teams face challenges every day. Projects are ambitious and complex, the teams are more distributed and project completion schedules are tighter. With our solutions, users can streamline construction workflows, optimise resources, and manage the lifecycle of their projects from planning through handover. Our users have visibility into the path of construction using industry-standard project delivery methodologies. Whether in the office or in the field, our solutions provide construction project teams with instant access to the right information at the right time to make better-informed decisions and keep the project moving forward."
Walter says Bentley solutions include multi-discipline design and analysis, construction modelling, project collaboration, deliverables management, WorkFace Planning, work packaging, and construction management. The company addresses any type of infrastructure including buildings, industrial plants, offshore structures, utility and communications networks, railways, highways, bridges, and more.
"Our products empower construction teams to manage each project effectively and gain insight and consistency across projects. These products include ProjectWise, ConstructSim, Bentley Navigator, and Eadoc," he adds.
In the GCC, most of the company's product users are large contractors and large consultants. Bentley also caters to most major municipalities in the region (like Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah), as well as water and electric authorities such as Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa), Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), and Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal).
Other major customers include Saudi Aramco, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), Sadara, Adco, Zadco, EGA (Emal and Dubal), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Doha Metro, Petrofac, Parsons, Worley Parsons, Bechtel, Aecom, Arcadis, CH2M, Technip, Siemens, DAR, Khatib and Alami, Consolidated Contractors Compan (CCC), China State and Arabtec.


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Another "We find out tomorrow" post.
This time, we find out if we're having a boy or a girl (as long as baby cooperates). I have no idea what I think we're having. I spend more time looking at girl's clothes, rooms, toys, but I imagine us having another boy when I think about our future.
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Should friends impose their advice on what you should do? Unsolicited advice. If you ask for their advice, that's another story.
Over the weekend a friend of many years phoned me and began to tell me how to run my life and then had the nerve to criticize how I do it.
"Lois" as I'll call her, decided she had information about a "cure" for my long time digestive disorder. She went into a long spiel about her dental hygienist who saw this medical practitioner who had her change her diet, that it wasn't all just eating fibre, and…
But I'm coming to the sick part shortly. I didn't just sit here and let her go on without saying something.
"It's not diet with me. I've changed my diet a lot. It's stress. I need to relax. On the Doors Open weekend last month I went to a Buddhist Centre on Crawford Street – not sure if that name is an omen. It was so peaceful and I intend to go back. It's just been so busy lately."
I did ask her for the doctor's name and if he was covered by OHIP. She gave me his name and I did write it down. (Since then I ripped up the piece of paper and threw it in the recycling bin). Yes, he is covered by OHIP, she said. But I couldn't find him listed in the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons registry online.
"Does he rely on drugs?" I asked.
He didn't, but what Lois said that he did to her dental hygienist is sickening.
"She had surgery and he froze part of her intestines."
Triple yuck! I don't even want to imagine any side-effects or damage to the intestines.
The conversation continued with Lois saying something about how anti-depressants have helped her.
Was that a hint about how she sees me?
So, I jumped in with, "I'm not depressed (haven't been for years) but go to the other side – anger."
"You have a lot of anger in you," said Lois.
"Yes, but it is all for good reasons. Sometimes I use my anger to do something about my problems."
She didn't say any more about that but when I got into what I want to do with my life and what I want to stop doing, she struck again.
Me: "I've been spending a lot of time promoting my books."
Lois: "You won't make any money that way."
Me: "Well I enjoy doing that and want to refocus some of my business on doing some of that for authors. Maybe make some money that way. I'm kicking a lot of things and people out of my life."
I'm beginning to wonder if she should be added to that list. I did wish her a happy birthday as that is coming up later this week, and mentioned that I couldn't afford to take her out to dinner for her birthday. What I didn't say was that I had planned to invite her here for dinner, which I would cook. No way now.
Operative word is "had." She doesn't deserve that. I've wished her a happy birthday and that's it.
She's on hold until at least the fall.
Late last night it occurred to me why her derogatory comment on promoting my writing. I am happy about what I do in my writing life (except maybe the straight editing manuscript part. I still like evaluating manuscripts. But that's fodder for another post). I'm sensing she is not happy with her lot in life. Without going into details about her career, let's just say she has been doing the same thing for at least 30 years. All lateral.
At least with my writing, I develop and change what I do, learn and improve and also help other authors.
But I don't tell them what to do about their health and other personal problems. If they ask for suggestions, maybe.
And I have other friends who are not writers and I don't get this "get a life" attitude. They are respectful and accepting of what I do as I try to be about what they do.
The truth is we are all individuals with individual life paths and it is up to us to decide where we want to go with our life.
So, Lois, take that in your pipe and smoke it.
Oops. Forgot, you quit smoking a few years back. And while I'm glad you did, I never told you to do so.
What do you think about friends who try to run your life? Do they have the right to do so with unsolicited advice?
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A lot of brides need to ensure that their wedding dresses stand out during their wedding. A thing quite a few of them like is getting their wedding dresses shine, so as to catch the eyes of their guests. You will find 3 basic methods to do that.
1. Satin, satin, and much more suiting. Satin is what quite a bit of wedding dresses are produced of, and it's a incredibly shiny material. If a bride went with an all white dress with really little accouterments, embellishments, and kept the dress as smooth as you can, the dress would end up being pretty shiny and eye catching. The problem is the fact that the dress would also look pretty plain, even though it was type fitting, and could not be all that comfortable.
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What exactly is It?
A Bitcoin is digital kind of currency. The central concept of a Bitcoin is that it can be designed and transacted utilizing cryptography instead of becoming issued by a central bank. The Bitcoin started the year having a value of about $15. 4 months later a Bitcoin trades above $70-a value larger than the Euro.
Bitcoin-a global, decentralized virtual currency-first appeared in 2009 because of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. It operates on a vast P2P network which can be currently comprised of a huge number of systems. Its aim is very ambitious: to resolve many in the concerns with currency nowadays, for example delivering near-cash anonymity with on the net transactions, governments having the ability to produce their own income whenever they want, transfer costs linked with transactions, and more. No banks, no charges, and no traces. As opposed to a currency a Bitcoin operates a lot more like a commodity.
Understand more here on bitcoin explained.
How is it made?
As opposed to conventional currency bitcoins are no produced in a mint. Rather they're made by computer systems using a process called Mining. This process requires the remedy of complex mathematical issues. You are rewarded having a bitcoin right after a remedy is located. These difficulties are by no signifies uncomplicated to resolve and if attempted by your typical personal computer will take years to resolve even a single one resulting in only a single bitcoin. The purpose behind this is to minimize the creation the creation of unnecessary bitcoins and make them a prized possession. To maintain its prized worth only 21 million bitcoins will ever be created. Computer systems with fast and devoted processors happen to be set up for the sole goal of mining bitcoins.


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The next notes are from the University of Copenhagen MSc Global Health subject journey to Tanzania. As someone who has lived with universal health care and now does not, there is a large distinction for lots of people in the society. After France on the World Health Organization's list of rankings come 35 other countries before the United States comes in at thirty seventh, simply behind Costa Rica. Interesting debate – In Canada we now have Government Insurance coverage PLUS many individuals have additional insurance as the Government doesn't cover all. The humane thing to do. However, to do this, we as a country would need to make certain modifications to what we expect from our health care system. All individuals should be coated by an employer-offered health insurance policy.
I've had debates like this before, and they normally descend to the purpose of cultural relativism – healthcare is an effective example. On Tuesday, Smith signed up for coverage, finishing washington state health insurance coverage a paper kind, and discovered that he qualifies for Medicaid beneath the new guidelines. Rarely a week goes by with no headline concerning the emergence or re-emergence of an infectious disease or other health menace somewhere in the world.
We'll minimize a whole bunch of billions of dollars in waste and inefficiency in federal health packages like Medicare and Medicaid and in unwarranted subsidies to insurance corporations that do nothing to enhance care and the whole lot to improve their income. If all the public choice manages to draw is the sick, the rejected by the insurance coverage corporations, and the malnourished poor- the excessive risk pool, if you will, then it'll have bother. As a European, I can only really comment on US points as they appear in debate.
What an excellent and thorough refutation of a number of the foremost arguments in opposition to single payer/universal health care! As for waiting lists, there are for non-important issues, however people are free to have their very own non-public insurance or to pay immediately. However the problems with cultural dissonance, tangled government protocols and the frequent human factors have been ignored. I can not comprehend an employer that willingly provides health insurance previous to this laws would do that. The ultimate signal ups for the brand new Reasonably priced Healthcare Act insurance are eight million for this preliminary period. There are 4 predominant ways the reform we're proposing will provide more stability and security to every American.
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Running from Tweedbank to Edinburgh, the brand new Borders Railway line has seen four new stations built in Midlothian and three in the Scottish Borders.
The Borders Railway Project supports the Scottish Government's strategy of strengthening transport connections and maximising employment, business, tourism and leisure opportunities in the area. With the journey from start to finish taking less than an hour, it is also hoped that the new line will reduce residents' reliance on cars, thus lowering emission levels.
Opening celebrations took place in September and included 'Golden Tickets' awarded to the first 200 passengers on board the train, some of whom had travelled from as far south as Kent. Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the railway on 9 September and said, "It has been wonderful to witness the excitement which the return of the railway has brought here. The Borders Railway brings so much promise for sharing and invigorating this most beautiful countryside as a place to work, live and enjoy."
For more information, visit Borders Railway.
5 spectacular railway journey
For sea views
1. Exeter to Penzance
Brunel's 'atmospheric railway' hugs the coastline and Bodmin Moor before finishing with a view of St Michael's Mount.
For more information, visit Great Western Railway.
For nostalgia
2. Whitby to Pickering
Take the steam railway over the North Yorkshire Moors and through woodland, finishing with a cream tea at Pickering station.
For more information, visit North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
For remoteness
3. Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog
Originally a horse-drawn line for slate transportation, this route delights tourists with scenes of Snowdonia.
For more information, visit Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
For history
4. Inverness to Wick
Wind through some of Britain's most remote and northerly landscapes, crossing into the Highlands and Wick's Vikig territory.
For more information, visit Scot Rail.
For heights
5. Settle to Carlisle
Pass over the Ribblehead Viaduct and through allegedly haunted Blea Moor tunnel before dropping down into stunning Eden Valley.
For more information, visit Settle-Carlisle Railway


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Europol Exposes Match-Fixing Scam Affecting Hundreds Of Matches In England, Europe
Hundreds of football matches have been fixed in a global betting scam run from Singapore in "a blow to the image of the world's most popular sport" and a multibillion-dollar industry, according to Thomas Escritt of REUTERS. About 680 "suspicious matches," including qualifying games for the World Cup and European Championships, and the Champions League for top European club sides, have been identified in an inquiry by European police forces, the European anti-crime agency Europol, and national prosecutors. Europol Dir Rob Wainwright said, "This is a sad day for European footbal. This is now an integrity issue for football. Those responsible for running the games should hear the warnings." The matches in question, some of which "have already been subject to successful criminal prosecutions," were played between '08-11. About 380 of the matches in question were played in Europe, and another 300 were identified in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (REUTERS, 2/4). BLOOMBERG's Christopher Elser reported an 18-month investigation called Operation VETO found 425 match officials, club execs, players and criminals in 15 countries "worked to cheat." Wainwright said, "Europol and its law enforcement partners are committed to pursuing serious criminals wherever they operate. Unfortunately this also now includes the world of football, where illegal profits are made on a scale and in a way that threatens the very fabric of the game." Europol worked with police from 13 countries in the probe, which was completed last month. It examined 13,000 emails and other materials, and has "led to several prosecutions." In Germany, 14 people have been convicted and have been sentenced to 39 years in prison (BLOOMBERG, 2/4).
ORGANIZED CRIME SYNDICATE: In N.Y., Sam Borden reported match-fixing, the sport's "ugliest side," will not go away. Fixers typically seek to dictate a game's result by "corrupting the players or the on-field officials." Officials said that roughly 425 people were "under suspicion because of the investigation, with 50 people having been arrested." An organized crime syndicate based in Asia is "believed to be the driving force behind the fixing activity," which stretches across at least 15 countries. Individual bribes were as high as $136,000, and fixers would "place bets on the tainted matches through bookmakers in Asia." Officials at Monday's news conference "repeatedly dodged questions from reporters" on how many of the 680 matches cited were previously known. Officials also refused to identify the teams and individuals newly linked to match-fixing, citing "the need to guard the confidentiality of police procedures" (N.Y. TIMES, 2/4).
TIP OF THE ICEBERG: FORBES' Chris Smith reported investigators found that $2.7M "was paid out as bribes to players and officials." Another $10.9M was won as "related gambling profits." However, those amounts are "just what investigators could definitively prove." As one investigator put it, Monday's report is just "the tip of the iceberg" (FORBES, 2/4). The AFP reported Europol showed TV coverage of a suspect match -- a junior int'l between Argentina and Bolivia -- during which a Hungarian referee "awards a highly dubious penalty at the end of the game." German Chief Investigator Friedhelm Althans said it showed the truly "horrifying nature of the problem." Althans added that "the implications were stark, including financial losses for legal betting firms, clubs, players and the trust of the supporting public" (AFP, 2/4). In N.Y., Simon Zekaria reported UEFA is "cooperating with authorities and will review the results of the probe" when it receives further details, expected this week. FIFA was "unavailable for comment." The Premier League also was "unavailable for comment." Links were also found to "Russian-speaking and other criminal syndicates" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2/4).
ENGLAND GAME IN QUESTION: In London, Simon Rice reported a Champions League tie played in England "is among 380 suspicious matches in Europe uncovered." The specific match in England officials believe was corrupt "has not been revealed," although it took place in the last four years. Premier League sides ManU, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea have all featured in the competition in recent years (INDEPENDENT, 2/4). The BBC reported Wainwright declined to identify the match because of "ongoing judicial proceedings" when asked specifically about the allegations surrounding the Champions League tie held in England. However, he did say that it happened in the last three to four years. Wainwright: "The focus has been on other countries, not the United Kingdom" (BBC, 2/4). In London, Tom Collomosse reported Wainwright said that it is to be expected that the English game was affected. Wainwright: "It would be naive and complacent of those in the U.K. to think such a criminal conspiracy does not involve the English game and all the football in Europe." Arsenal and England forward Theo Walcott was "stunned by the revelations," telling a press conference ahead of Wednesday's friendly with Brazil: "I'm completely shocked. I don't want to be related to anything like that, and I'm sure none of you guys want to either. It's something we need to get out of the game" (EVENING STANDARD, 2/4). Also in London, Rob Burnett reported Wainwright said that while many fixed matches were already known, the Europol investigation "lifted the lid on the widespread involvement or organised crime in rigging games." Wainwright: "This is the first time we have established substantial evidence that organized crime is now operating in the world of football" (DAILY MIRROR, 2/4). In a statement, UEFA said, "UEFA is aware of the statements made by Europol regarding the alleged match-fixing that has taken place in various football competitions and expects to receive further information in the coming days. As part of the fight against the manipulation of matches, UEFA is already co-operating with the authorities on these serious matters as part of its zero-tolerance policy towards match-fixing in our sport" (LONDON TIMES, 2/4).
FACTS NEEDED: In London, Owen Slot noted Wainwright said at the press conference, "We think we have uncovered a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe. Slot opined, "I don't 'think' that is a big problem. I am mighty sure that is a big problem. Plain and simple: for sport to work, it needs its integrity and the foundation has to be that it is believable. The news from The Hague tells us that what we have been watching is not" (LONDON TIMES, 2/4). Also in London, David Conn opined on the GUARDIAN's The Sport Blog there was "just a hint of irritation" from the FA, UEFA and FIFA in their response to Europol. It "could be suspected that Europol was trying to make a name for itself," by announcing match-fixing allegations, "many of which remain vague and unspecified." Match-fixing in football "provided a fittingly headline-grabbing subject for a press conference." Nobody is "saying it isn't so, that the danger is not real, or difficult to detect." Now the world "waits to see how many of these matches will produce evidence" (GUARDIAN, 2/4).
LA LIGA SAFE: The EFE reported Althans said that Spanish football was not implicated in the scandal. Althans said, "In none of the cases investigated has their been manipulations in La Liga. In addition, no clubs, players or Spanish referees have been involved." He added the only connection with Spain was "in some cases, the games were played on Spanish territory" (EFE, 2/4).
GERMAN INVOLVEMENT: BILD reported "the three most-affected nations in the betting scandal are Turkey with 79, Germany with 70 and Switzerland with 49 suspicious games." Europol "did not reveal any details about specific games." The fraudsters have generated €8M ($10.8M) through match-fixing in Europe alone (BILD, 2/4).
From SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, in German.
From LE FIGARO, in French.


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I just spent a fascinating day at the launch of the Amazon Academy in London, on Wednesday. The location was the HQ of their new fashion label (yes, they do clothes too!) in Hoxton.
Amazon laid on a range of lectures and expert-led panel discussions to demonstrate what's on offer which included KDP (Kindle), Alexa and Amazon Marketplace workshops. There were guest panels in the morning and break-out sessions with Q&A in the afternoon. It wasn't just for authors – there were also experts who spoke on Amazon Web Services (for serious techies and programmers) and a new service that targets entrepreneurs in the food and beverage space. Professional, entertaining, friendly.
The company is forging ahead with interesting ideas and isn't resting on its laurels. The event was a well-planned, precision-executed taste of corporate America before a taste of vegetarian (other diets catered for too) lunch.
Deputy Mayor of London for Business, Rajesh Agrawal, told an amusing anecdote about arriving penniless in London from India in 2001. He spent weeks working on a business plan which he took to the bank hoping for a £10,000 loan. He was turned down. He returned a few days later with a request for £20,000 for a car…which was approved. And guess what he used the money for? He quickly added that the bank has been paid back in full!
Lessons learned? The company treats its writers as valued customers. Despite its size, Amazon demonstrated a human face and will continue to trial the Academy concept.
As a writer, what did I take away with me? Lots of great tips!
In particular, I learned from the mouth of author/entrepreneur Mark Dawson:
- have at least one free book on offer;
- build a loyal following via interaction;
- have a well though out and researched marketing plan before you begin to spend your budget,
and from the Founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross:
- develop your own email distribution list as one of your key pillars in your marketing plan,
- speed up your operation by using a database manager like Mailchimp and
- don't start spending money on advertising until you have at least three books out there.
So far, there have been two other Amazon Academy events on this side of the pond: one previously in Dublin and this one in London. And there will be one more in Newcastle coming soon! After that, Amazon will review feedback to see if they will do it again.
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This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event May 3, 1985: Neoconservative NSC Consultant Tells Israel that US Supports Arms Sales to Iran. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
About 500 Iranian students take over the American Embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. The Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) is one of the groups that supports the take-over. [US Department of State, 4/30/2003; PBS, 1/15/2006]
Entity Tags: People's Mujahedin of Iran
Timeline Tags: US confrontation with Iran, Iran-Contra Affair
Neoconservative academic Michael Ledeen is brought into the Defense Department as a consultant on terrorism, via the auspices of Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle, a fellow neoconservative. Ledeen's supervisor, Noel Koch, is troubled by Ledeen's frequent visits to his office to read classified documents. When Koch and Ledeen journey to Italy on Pentagon business, Koch learns that Ledeen is considered an "agent of influence" for a foreign government: Israel. After returning from Italy, Ledeen asks Koch to help him obtain two highly classified CIA reports which he says are being held by the FBI. Ledeen gives Koch the reports' "alpha numeric designators"—numbers as highly classified as the reports themselves. Koch is at a loss to understand how Ledeen obtained such information. Koch tells his executive assistant to stop allowing Ledeen to access the classified materials in his office. In return, Ledeen stops coming to work. [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004] Shortly thereafter, Ledeen will begin "consulting work" for the National Security Council (see Late 1984).
Entity Tags: Michael Ledeen, Central Intelligence Agency, US Department of Defense, Richard Perle, Noel Koch
Timeline Tags: Neoconservative Influence
Neoconservative academic Michael Ledeen, who left the Defense Department under suspicion of engaging in espionage on behalf of Israel (see 1983), gains a position at the National Security Council. His boss is Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North (see July 7-10, 1987 and May-June, 1989). According to Iran-Contra investigators, it is Ledeen who suggests to North "that Israeli contacts might be useful in obtaining release of the US hostages in Lebanon" (see November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981). Ledeen is granted high-level security clearance. [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004]
Entity Tags: Michael Ledeen, National Security Council
Timeline Tags: Iran-Contra Affair, Neoconservative Influence
NSC Middle East analyst Donald Fortier writes to his boss, National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, of his concerns that NSC consultant Michael Ledeen (see Late 1984) might be a risk for passing classified information to Israel (see 1983). According to Fortier, NSC staffers agree that Ledeen's role in the secret hostage negotiations with Iran should be limited to ferrying messages to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres regarding Israel's role in the negotiations, and Ledeen should specifically not be entrusted to ask Peres for detailed operational information. [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004]
Entity Tags: Michael Ledeen, Robert C. McFarlane, National Security Council, Donald Fortier
Michael Ledeen, a neoconservative author who consults for the National Security Council (see Late 1984), meets informally with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Ledeen tells Peres that the Reagan administration will quietly support Israeli arms shipments to Iran. [New York Times, 11/19/1987]
Entity Tags: Reagan administration, National Security Council, Shimon Peres, Michael Ledeen
Secretary of State George Shultz writes to National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane that "Israel's record of dealings with Iran since the fall of the Shah and during the hostage crisis [shows] that Israel's agenda is not the same as ours." Referring to the plan concocted by NSC staffer Oliver North and North's consultant, neoconservative and likely Israeli spy Michael Ledeen (see 1983), to seek Israeli help in freeing the American hostages in Lebanon (see Late 1984 and April 9, 1985), Shultz writes, "Consequently doubt whether an intelligence relationship such as what Ledeen has in mind would be one which we could fully rely upon and it could seriously skew our own perception and analysis of the Iranian scene." [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004]
Entity Tags: Robert C. McFarlane, George Shultz, Oliver North, Michael Ledeen
Israel sends 96 TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran (see May 3, 1985). [New York Times, 11/19/1987] No American hostages are freed in return. [PBS, 2000]
Timeline Tags: Iran-Contra Affair
Defense Department official Noel Koch arranges to discuss a matter of potential espionage with the FBI. Koch is worried that his former aide, neoconservative Michael Ledeen, has access to highly classified information in his role as a National Security Council consultant (see Late 1984 and May 3, 1985). Koch feels that Ledeen had possibly given classified information to Israel during his tenure at the Defense Department (see 1983). Koch is debriefed for two hours by FBI investigators, who tell him that they are only worried about possible Soviet espionage. Koch wonders at this, considering that Naval intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard had been arrested just months before and charged with espionage on behalf of Israel. A frustrated Koch writes up his knowledge of Ledeen's actions at the Defense Department and sends the report to Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Nothing concrete comes from Koch's attempts to alert the FBI and Congress to potential espionage by Ledeen. [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004]
Entity Tags: Jonathan Pollard, Charles Grassley, Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Department of Defense, Michael Ledeen, National Security Council, Noel Koch
President Reagan testifies before the Tower Commission. His chief of staff, Donald Regan, had previously told the commission that the US had not given its approval for the August 1985 sale of TOW missiles to Iran via Israel (see August 6, 1985 and August 20, 1985), but Reagan shocks both Regan and White House counsel Peter Wallison by admitting that he had indeed approved both the Israeli sale of TOWs to Iran and had agreed to replenish the Israeli stocks. Reagan uses the previous testimony of former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane as a guide. After Reagan's testimony, Regan attempts to refocus Reagan's memories of events, going through the chain of events with Reagan and asking questions like, "Were you surprised" when you learned about the TOW sales? Reagan responds, "Yes, I guess I was surprised." Regan hammers the point home: "That's what I remember. I remember you being angry and saying something like, 'Well, what's done is done.'" Reagan turns to Wallison and says, "You know, I think he's right." [Cannon, 1991, pp. 630-631]
Entity Tags: Tower Commission, Donald Regan, Peter Wallison, Robert C. McFarlane, Ronald Reagan
President Reagan testifies for a second time to the Tower Commission (see January 26, 1987). His testimony is incoherent and confused; some observers outside the White House begin speculating that Reagan suffers from Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia. Commission investigators note that while the Meese investigation claimed Reagan did not know of the August 1985 shipment of missiles to Iran (see August 20, 1985 and November 21-25, 1986), Reagan himself claimed in his previous testimony he did know of the shipments. When asked to clarify the inconsistency, Reagan shocks onlookers by picking up a briefing memo he had been given and reading aloud, "If the question comes up at the Tower Board meeting, you might want to say that you were surprised." [PBS, 2000] White House counsel Peter Wallison is stunned. "I was horrified, just horrified," he later recalls. "I didn't expect him to go and get the paper. The purpose of it was just to recall to his mind before he goes into the meeting" what he, Wallison, and Chief of Staff Donald Regan had agreed was the proper chain of events—that Reagan had not known of the shipments beforehand, and had been surprised to learn of them. [Cannon, 1991, pp. 631-632]
Entity Tags: Peter Wallison, Tower Commission, Ronald Reagan, Donald Regan
President Reagan sends a memo to the Tower Commission in an attempt to clarify his previous rambling and incoherent testimony (see January 26, 1987 and February 2, 1987). The memo does not improve matters. It reads in part: "I don't remember, period.… I'm trying to recall events that happened eighteen months ago, I'm afraid that I let myself be influenced by others' recollections, not my own.… The only honest answer is to state that try as I might, I cannot recall anything whatsoever about whether I approved an Israeli sale in advance or whether I approved replenishment of Israeli stocks around August of 1985 (see August 20, 1985). My answer therefore and the simple truth is, 'I don't remember, period.'" [PBS, 2000]
Entity Tags: Tower Commission, Ronald Reagan
Testimony in the Iran-Contra investigations turns to the possibility that NSC aide Michael Ledeen may have profited from the US sales of arms to Iran through Israel (see January 24, 1986). Ledeen's former supervisor at the Department of Defense, Noel Koch, who has long suspected Ledeen of spying for Israel (see 1983 and 1986), says that he first became suspicious of Ledeen when he learned that the price Ledeen had negotiated for the sale to the Israeli government of basic TOW missiles was $2,500 each. Koch found that no TOW missile had ever been sold to any foreign government for less than $6,800 per unit. Under orders from his superiors in the department, Koch renegotiated the deal with an Israeli official, eventually raising the price to $4,500 per missile, almost twice what Ledeen had "negotiated" in Israel. Author Stephen Green, who will write two books on US-Israeli relations, will comment, "There are two possibilities here—one would be a kickback, as suspected by his NSC colleagues, and the other would be that Michael Ledeen was effectively negotiating for Israel, not the US." [CounterPunch, 2/28/2004]
Entity Tags: US Department of Defense, Joint House-Senate Iran-Contra Committee, Michael Ledeen, Stephen Green, Noel Koch, National Security Council
Oliver North testifying before the Iran-Contra Committee. [Source: Bettmann / Corbis]Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North testifies before the joint House-Senate Iran-Contra investigative committee. During the course of his testimony, he says he does not know if President Reagan had any knowledge of the diversion of funds from Iranian arms sales to the Nicaraguan Contras (see December 6, 1985 and April 4, 1986). North also testifies that William Casey, the recently deceased CIA director (see May 6, 1987), knew of and approved the diversion of funds to the Contras. North admits that the Iranian arms sales were initially designed to help facilitate the release of the American hostages being held by Hezbollah. [New York Times, 11/19/1987] Tour de Force - North's testimony is a "tour de force," in the words of authors Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein, that allows Republicans the opportunity to reverse the field of the hearings and go on the offensive instead of defending the conduct of the Reagan administration. North, a Marine lieutenant colonel, wears his full-dress Marine uniform throughout his entire testimony with rows of ribbons festooning his chest. Handsome and full of righteous patriotism, he is striking on television, and contrasts well with the nasal, disdainful committee lawyers (see May 5, 1987) who spend four days interrogating him. Need to Free Hostages Trumps Law - For the first two days, North and House counsel John Nields spar for the cameras. North says that Casey had directed him to create the so-called "Enterprise" (see November 19, 1985 and February 2, 1987), the clandestine organization that supported the Nicaraguan Contras with money, weapons, and sometimes US personnel. North admits to shredding untold amounts of evidence after the operation came to light (see November 21-25, 1986). He also admits to lying to Congress in previous testimony. But all of his actions are justified, he says, by the need to get Iran to free the American hostages. "I'd have offered the Iranians a free trip to Disneyland if we could have gotten Americans home for it," he declares in response to one question about US arms sales to Iran. Senate counsel Arthur Liman will later write, "He made all his illegal acts—the lying to Congress, the diversion [of funds from Iranian arms sales to the Contras], the formation of the Enterprise, the cover-up—seem logical and patriotic." Targeting Covert Operations - Nields's preferred line of questioning—covert operations—makes many committee members uncomfortable. Some House Democrats want to use the investigation to further their own goals of limiting covert actions, and others simply want the truth to be revealed. In contrast, House Republicans are united in opposition to any details of covert operations being revealed on national television and thus hampering the president's ability to conduct future operations as needed. After the first day of North's testimony, committee member Dick Cheney (R-WY) exults on PBS that North "probably was as effective as anybody we've had before the committee in coming forward very aggressively and stating what he did, saying why he did it, arguing that he was in fact authorized to take the activities that he did." Leaky Congress Unfit to Know of Covert Ops, North Contends - North echoes Cheney's position that the question is not whether White House officials broke the law, but whether Congress was fit to consider the question of national security at all. North goes so far as to question the propriety of the hearings themselves: "I believe that these hearings, perhaps unintentionally so, have revealed matters of great secrecy in the operation of our government, and sources of methods of intelligence activities have clearly been revealed, to the detriment of our security." North's message is clear: Congress is not fit to handle covert operations or, by and large, to even know about them. Best for the legislature to allow the White House and the intelligence community to do what needs doing and remain quiet about it. North's contention that Congress has leaked vital national security information is shot down by Senate committee chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who not only forces North to admit that he has no evidence of his contention, but that the White House, not Congress, is the main source of leaked classified information. Indeed, North himself has leaked information (see July 7-10, 1987). Inouye's co-chair, Warren Rudman (R-NH) will later say: "The greatest leaks came out of the White House. North and company were the biggest leakers of all during that period." [Dubose and Bernstein, 2006, pp. 75-78] Nields, addressing North's implication that the NSC has no obligation to tell the truth to Congress, says towards the end of his session with North: "We do believe in a democracy in which the people, not one lieutenant colonel, decide important policy issues, don't we? … You denied Congress the facts North had admitted to lying about the government's involvement with the Hasenfus plane. You denied the elected representatives of the people the facts." [Boston Globe, 7/9/1987] Impact on Public Opinion - Results will differ on North's popularity with viewers (see July 9-31, 1987).
Entity Tags: William Casey, Warren Rudman, Ronald Reagan, Oliver North, Joint House-Senate Iran-Contra Committee, Arthur Liman, Bush administration (41), Contras, Daniel Inouye, Hezbollah, Richard ("Dick") Cheney, John Nields, Jake Bernstein, Lou Dubose
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal (see February 1989), is convicted of three counts of falsifying and destroying documents (see November 21-25, 1986 and March 16, 1988), of obstructing a Congressional investigation, and of illegally receiving a gift of a security fence around his home. He is acquitted of nine other counts. Though facing up to ten years in prison and a $750,000 fine, North receives an extremely lenient sentence: three years' suspended, two years' probation, community service, and a $150,000 fine. He also has his Marine service pension suspended. During the trial, North admits he lied repeatedly to Congress during his testimony (see July 7-10, 1987), but says that his superiors, including National Security Adviser John Poindexter, ordered him to lie under oath. North contends that he was made a scapegoat for the Reagan administration. "I knew it wasn't right not to tell the truth about these things," he says, "but I didn't think it was unlawful." US District Court Judge Gerhard Gesell calls North a "low-ranking subordinate who was carrying out the instructions of a few cynical superiors," and says to North: "I believe you still lack understanding of how the public service has been tarnished. Jail would only harden your misconceptions." North, who had been staunch in justifying his actions in the Iran-Contra hearings, now expresses remorse over his crimes, saying, "I recognize that I made many mistakes that resulted in my conviction of serious crimes… and I grieve every day." North, who is a popular speaker with conservative organizations, can pay off his fine with six speaking engagements. Nevertheless, he says he will appeal his conviction. [BBC, 7/5/1989; New York Times, 9/17/1991] North's conviction will indeed be overturned by an appeals court (see September 17, 1991).
Entity Tags: John Poindexter, Reagan administration, Oliver North, Gerhard Gesell
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Amal Clooney and George Clooney have been in New York City with their 1 and 1/2-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, over the past few weeks, E! News has learned. On Wednesday, the couple, minus the kids, attended the United Nations Correspondents Association Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street. They were jointed by George's parents. Amal, an international human rights attorney, was honored as the 2018's Global Citizen of the Year at the event.
She looked glamorous in a navy and ivory silk color block gown. George wore a black tux.
"Amal was honored to receive such an acknowledgement," an eyewitness told E! News. "George couldn't have been more proud. He was leading Amal around by the hand and beaming. He complemented her over and over and was telling people how remarkable she is. George's parents also had a great time and seemed proud of Amal. They have a great relationship and a lot of respect for her. She is completely different from the previous women George had dated and they have a lot to talk about."


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State officials this week allocated another $47 million to subsidize individuals or businesses who install their own systems to make power from sunlight or cow manure. The state Public Service Commission authorized the expenditures in an order issued Tuesday.
Prior to this week's action, state funds for solar power and anaerobic digester biogas systems (which make power from the methane in cow manure) had run dry, because the technologies proved more popular than anticipated when the subsidies began last year. The background: In 2004, the PSC set a goal to make 25 percent of New York's electricity from renewable sources by 2013. As part of that effort, the PSC set aside $45 million in 2007 for a two-year program to assist customers who installed their own power systems using one of four renewable technologies: solar, biogas, fuel cells or small wind turbines. The money is collected from all utility customers.
But the PSC vastly underestimated the popularity of solar and biogas, said Paul Agresta, assistant counsel, who briefed the commission at its Oct. 15 meeting. So while there was nearly $13 million still available for fuel cells and wind at the end of August, all the money for solar and biogas had been spent and there was a backlog of $7 million in applications.
The new allocation of $47 million is intended to sustain the growth of solar and biogas through March 2009, when the PSC plans to undertake a thorough review of its renewable energy program.The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will disburse the money.
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Summary – 10 things students need to say to themselves
We all have been there. The life in which all you should do is actually study study study. It a strange new world where every problem seems to be the most critical problem on earth. And every seconds seem like torture but when you think about it, it was the best time of your life.
However in this life (student life), you will faced some of the most challenging task in life. Hopefully these words will help you cope with the situation.
Listed below are 10 of the most common situation faced by students. And of course its corresponding responses. Just say it out loud when you are stuck in that situation.
When you are feeling lazy to study
- If I don't study now, I will have to do it later. At least now.. I will have more time and can study with minimum concentration
When you are doing something else besides studying
- This isn't helping
When you fail an exam
- Wow.. failure sucks. Now where exactly can I improve
When you succeed
- I will definitely remember this feeling. Now where exactly did I do right?
When you are shy to ask questions in the classroom
- Years from now, I most probably won't meet these people again my entire life. What they think won't matter then, and should not matter now.
When you have that butterfly in your stomach just before the exam
- I've done what I can, and I shall fail or succeed entirely up to my preparation. Nothing else. So get off me you silly butterfly
When you are so busy with your study, it overwhelm you.
- Stop right there.. Breathe. Let me do this one at a time. In the end, everything will be done.
When you have so much free time
- This is not supposed to happen. Either I am extremely efficient or I'm missing 2 or 3 classes
When you think you just can't study anymore.
- I better rest. There is no such thing as information overload, it's just that I'm tired. My brain is better than this.
When you have so many problems, you think your head is going to explode
- Millions of galaxy, each with millions of stars, each possibly with a series of planet orbitting, and assuming one of the planet may have millions of people like earth, that will total up to almost infinite amount of people, each with their very own problem. How can my problem be any bigger than this.
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– I wonder –
Any other situation I might miss?
——— Personal Note ———-
I think you would agree that distraction work at its most efficiency during studying time. Suddenly there's your favorite songs playing in the radio, or friends coming to chat. I'm not sure why, maybe because deep down we always prefer to do other things besides studying.
During my time, my only distraction is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). I actually almost fail one of my subject due to this. Anyway I learnt my lesson the hard way 🙂
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Today is officially the first day of spring, so what better way to welcome the season than a warm weather makeup how-to? "It's fun to mix up a traditional smoky eye with colorful shadow right now," makeup artist Mai Quynh told us. "You get a softer look that's more daytime appropriate." She gave Ashley Benson the springtime look for The Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest on Sunday in Los Angeles using a range of purple and pink shades we can't wait to try—and we doubt we're alone. Click through our slideshow for all the tips and tricks you need to know to pull off the look.
To start, Quynh gave Benson's skin a jolt of moisture with Restorsea's Rejuvenating Day Cream ($150) and prepped her lips for color with La Mer's The Lip Balm ($50).
Quynh applied Laura Mercier's Oil Free Supreme Foundation ($45) in Tawny Beige to Benson's skin with a foundation brush, then reached for Koh Gen Do's Moisture Concealer ($54). "Apply the concealer around your nose and under your eyes," Quynh says.
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For a smoky eye that's still "fresh and light," Quynh reached for Lancome's Color Design 5 Shadow & Liner ($50) in Coral Crush. She applied the peach shimmer on the inner corners of Benson's eyes, the medium brown hue onto the actress' crease, and the darkest hue along her top and bottom lashline. "Then blend the shadows together with a clean, fluffy eye shadow brush," Quynh says. Two coats of Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara ($19) in Black came next.
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So basically every election with more than two people two weeks ago went into runoff mode, and that election is TODAY, June 28, 2016. Indeed, polls open less than 3 hrs from when I write this, and as with the election 2 weeks ago, I will likely be one of the first people there. (Indeed, I was Republican #1 on the signature list 2 weeks ago.)
HOWEVER, the runoff has shown some particularly nasty sides to some candidates, and my thoughts have changed at least in part on 3 of the 4 races – even though of the 4 races, 3 include people I supported in the last election.
So here goes, straight down the ballot:
The (remaining) Candidates: Rick Hubbard, Candice Lively.
My Pick: Rick Hubbard
Reason: In the last election, I supported Lively as the outsider who could get shit done. I pointed out that Hubbard had allowed the prior Solicitor to be as bad as he was, as well as allowing former Sheriff James Metts to be as corrupt as he has been convicted of being. Both those and more still hold true. So why am I supporting him now? Because – and you will find this theme with 3 of my 4 picks – his opponent outed herself as discriminatory. Now this particular discrimination is so prevalent that we don't even have a word for it, yet I experience it somewhat often and am somewhat vocal in speaking out against it. This particular discrimination is against childless adults. We see this quite often when such an adult runs, that at least one candidate will bring up "I can protect kids better because I actually have them.", which is SOOOOOOOOOO offensive and equally blatantly wrong. (Famously, we also saw this line of thought used in Georgia against Karen Handel in both the 2010 Governor race and the 2014 Senate race.) This time, Lively was the one that made that comment – on the eve of Father's Day, speaking against her male opponent no less! This would be equivalent to someone cheering the display of the piss crucifix on Good Friday for many, yet she is cheered for this behavior! I put up with a lot of crap from Lively in the election two weeks ago because I thought her opponents' background made them worse, but this particular incident showed just how bad Lively was and lost this voter's support because of it.
The (remaining) Candidates: Lisa Comer, Emily Hinson
My Pick: Lisa Comer.
Reason: I picked her last time, and I have seen nothing in the last two weeks to change that. Indeed, in the last two weeks it seems that the people I trust the least – elected officials – have been lining up behind her opponent. Good enough for me to stay Comer.
The (remaining) Candidates: Erin Long Bergeson, Dino Teppara
My Pick: Erin Long Bergeson
Reason: My fights against natives seeking public office are epic and very nearly the stuff of legend. And Bergeson seems to think that anti-tax groups count as "special interests" and "lobbying" and seems open to raising my taxes. So why the hell am I going with her? Because Teppara is a racist, plain and simple. His opposition to more housing for more people to come to Chapin can only be because he doesn't want "those people" living in his "perfect" town. Dude, Chapin has a LOT of problems, and the VAST bulk of them are caused by the white people here. Giving some people I know personally a chance to live much closer to work is NOT a bad thing, and the quality of the people I speak of is better than the quality of you. So I go with Bergeson not because I like her, but because Teppara is such a blatant racist.
The (remaining) Candidates: Rich Bolen, Tina Guerry
My Pick: NOTA? Unfortunately not an option, so Tina Guerry
Reason: Guerry is a friend, and at this point that is one of only two reasons she is getting my vote. (The other being her opponent is a blatant sexist.) That so many elected officials are lining up to support her is beyond troubling, and if she were not a friend would disqualify her immediately (other than her opponent being a sexist).


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Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath De Sarkar, who won the gold in bridge at the recently-concluded Asian Games, were felicitated by the Tollygunge club on the sidelines of an invitational bridge tournament here on Saturday.
Along with the duo, bronze medal winner Debabrata Mazumder along with their coach and non-playing captain Debashish Roy were also acknowledged.
Another bronze medal winner Sumit Mukherjee could not be present at the felicitation programme due to a prior engagement.
Meanwhile, Bangur Cement, comprising former international Debashish Roy (captain), S.K. Ienger, Uttam Gupta, Kamal Mukherjee and Suman Mukherjee bounced back into the reckoning and finished at the top with 137.71 Victory Points (VPs) at the end of the ten-round Swiss league on the second day.
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Law firms in Asia have been busy making lateral hires this year, logging more than 100 partner appointments in the first half of 2017.
The most active hirer has been Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which landed 14 partners for its Greater China offices – almost all from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in January and February. In July, Withers snapped up Winston & Strawn's Greater China commercial practice head Mabel Lui plus five more corporate lawyers.
China is the main driver when it comes to recruitment for international firms. Moreover, the competition has been complicated by the growing presence of PRC firms, and 26 of them now have offices in Hong Kong.
Generally, though, firms are now avoiding practice areas where they will have to compete on price and are looking to focus more on niche and less commoditised areas instead. "Where firms are looking strategically to grow is often around areas where there's less fee pressure," says Carl Hopkins, Asia managing partner at global legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa. "Capital markets, for example, is very price-sensitive and turning a profit is a significant challenge."
Litigation and regulatory enforcement proceedings such as probes led by the Securities and Futures Commission or tied to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could see more growth, says Hopkins, "perhaps because the potential consequences can be so severe on companies under investigation."
Firms are also focusing on diversification, adds Hopkins. "If you look back to 2007 or pre-global financial crisis, everyone was doing Hong Kong capital markets work. But that isn't the case now, and you need to have a balanced office, so you want to make sure that you don't just have a capital markets team," he says. "You have litigation because it's counter cyclical, so that when the capital markets are quiet, litigation might be busy."


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A mischievous 62-year-old photographer known for his practical jokes dreamed up a good one for airline passengers arriving at Milwaukee's Mitchell Field airport.
Because Mark Gubin's large art gallery's building was directly underneath the flight path of low flying jets, he painted a welcome message on his roof – but the greeting has been confounding passengers for 27 years now.
He painted the message in white letters 6 feet-tall telling people: WELCOME TO CLEVELAND.
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"There's not a real purpose for having this here except madness, which I tend to be pretty good at," Gubin told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Gubin says he was having lunch on his roof in 1978 with his assistant said it would be nice to make a sign welcoming everyone to Milwaukee.
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as i was making my way down the stairs carrying the following this morning :
- 1 overnight containing a change of clothes and pjs (as i am house-sitting this evening)
- 1 box of 30 tree cuttings, sent to me for some reason by the woodland trust last week (even though i have nowhere to plant them)
- a bag of rubbish from my kitchen bin
- a box of mr men tissues for my desk
- a bunch of bananas (a bit over-ripe, to be turned into banana loaf this evening)
- my usual handbag
- my swimming bag, containing costume, towel, gym card etc
i do feel a bit as though i haven't stopped this week, although i suppose it's a good thing as it's all part of the 'post-breakup-busyness-plan'..there's a big part of me that thinks it would be nice to have an actual day off, though, just to loaf around and do nothing..although whenever i try to do that i get annoyed at myself for time-wasting..i have so many craft and sewing project ideas hwich i would like to make the time to do, and i have to make some christmas cards pretty soon, and sort out buying and wrapping all of the things i'll need to get in the post before the dreaded day!
anyway, despite the sniffly nose and regular sneezing, i'm rather pleased today - this dress was one i found in a vintage shop in london almost three yrs ago, on my last visit there..i was so excited to have foudn something that (just about, with some breathe-in-and-squeez-in action) fitted my not-very-vintage frame, that i snapped it up and took it home with a smug look in the direction of the man in the shop who had advised me kindly to be aware that all of the garments were rather smaller sizes than modern ones..! (i always feel like a whale when vintage shopping!)
however, i dug it out of the wardrobe this morning determined to give it a try, as i know that i have lost 4inches from my waist in the past few months..and i have to say it fits the best i've ever known it, so that put a smile on my face, despite the rudolph-esque nose!
i've added to it a pair of past-it grey tights (they have had an awful hole / ladder in the back for almost a year, but i can't find any others in the shops which are the right shade to replace them, and they wash fine so they stay, and new look cardi and shoes..
my day will be spent (other than work), picking up little sis, going swimming, going home for tea, at my rangers meeting, then back home to bake banana loaf, and various other things so that she can take them into school for their children in need bake sale tomorrow..


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Growth-oriented exchange traded fund investors take on a good amount of exposure to tech giant Apple (AAPL).
"Apparently, what growth means varies very widely from ETF to ETF," Melissa Brown, senior director of applied research at Axioma, said in an Institutional Investor article. "Basically, you've got two different definitions of growth. One is more stable growth, which would be steady and not extremely volatile. Then there's the cyclical growth, where growth may be higher now but probably contains more volatility."
Growth stocks typically see above-average earnings relative to the overall market. Additionally, these companies would hold back on dividends but reinvest retained earnings into capital projects. Most tech stocks fall under this category.
ETFs like the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) , Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) and SPDR S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) lean toward Apple. AAPL is 6.0% of VUG, 5.7% of SCHG and 6.1% of SPYG. [Tech ETFs Surging on Apple]
The Nasdaq-100 ETF PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) , which has a 13.2% position in AAPL, has been recently outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) , which has 3.1% in AAPL. QQQ gained 3.4% over the last three months while SPY was up 0.7%. However, the outperformance could be slowing, with the relative performance of the Nasdaq-100 to the Dow Jones Industrial Average beginning to level out, writes Greg Harmon for Dragonfly Capital.
On the other hand, some growth ETFS have no exposure to Apple due to the way the underlying indices are structured, including First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) , Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF (RPG) and PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (NYSEArca: PWB) . For instance, RPG tilts toward momentum stocks that have done well recently.
In other tech-related news, Microsoft (MSFT) wants in on the mobile phone business, acquiring Nokia (NOK) for $7.2 billion, Reuters reports. The bid is seen as an attempt to help promote the Windows Phone platform.
"Microsoft cannot walk away from smartphones, and the hope that other vendors will support Windows Phone is fading fast. So buying Nokia comes at the right time," Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Gartner, said in the Reuters article. "In today's market it is clear that a vertical integration is the way forward for a company to succeed. How else could Microsoft achieve this?"
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An Internet version of a red light district opened on Tuesday as Web addresses with ".xxx" endings became available for purchase by those interested in providing online adult content.
Florida-based ICM Registry is overseeing the top-level domain (TLD) geared for adult entertainment and reported that it is seeing nearly a million visits daily to its buy.xxx Web site showing where the addresses can be purchased.
"We've put a lot of money into this, and 10 years of blood, sweat and tears," ICM chief executive Stuart Lawley said. "I feel validated. It has been a long struggle, but we stuck to our guns and took the high road."
The non-profit Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board in March approved a petition to add .xxx to the list of "generic top level domains," those endings that include .com and .org.
Lawley estimated that between US$10 million and US$20 million were spent on the campaign, which began in 2000.
"Everything up to today has been the warmup," Lawley said. "The marathon is on."
He depicted the .xxx domain as "win, win, win," since it creates an online district clearly marked for those intent on finding or avoiding adult content, and which automatically scans Web sites for viruses or other malicious code.
"That is a first — scanning doesn't happen at .com," Lawley said. "Instead of adult sites being risky, they will be among the safest sites on the Internet."
ICM enlisted anti-virus specialty firm McAfee to scan .xxx Web sites daily for nefarious software.
The sites are also designed with tags to be easily identified by parental filter features in commonly used Web browsers, Lawley said.
Public sales of .xxx addresses come after ICM gave recognized brands and established adult entertainment industry players opportunities to secure Web sites related to their names.
Some popular Web addresses, such as gay.xxx, were sold at auction. The gay.xxx address sold for several hundred thousand dollars, according to ICM.
The risque online neighborhood was opposed by some adult industry firms that feel they are compelled to buy new Web site addresses to avoid others capitalizing on their names and by conservative groups opposed to porn.
A lawsuit has been filed accusing ICM of taking advantage of its exclusive control of .xxx to jack up fees. Annual registry of a .xxx Web site is about US$70 compared with US$10 or so typical of other Web sites on the Internet.
"The lawsuit is clearly without merit and we will defend against it," Lawley said. "You can choose not to buy a new TLD."


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