When you’re installing a fence around your home or place of business, vinyl fencing is one of the easiest choices to make. Add security, privacy, and curb appeal to your property all at once! Vinyl fencing is very low maintenance and it is every bit as durable as the more expensive materials.
A fence is a big investment and a very important decision because a well made fence can last a lifetime. It’s important to choose the right fence for your property - one that meets your functional needs and looks beautiful in your outdoor space. Vinyl fencing is strong and durable and is perfect for most Ohio families and businesses, even more so than wooden fences or other types of fencing materials. Vinyl fences are five times stronger than wood fences and much less likely to collapse. When it comes to strength and durability, vinyl fencing is in the same category as aluminum and steel.
When shopping for fences that will protect your property, it is important to consider weather conditions in your location. Ohio winters bring fierce winds and harsh weather which is why we recommend resilient vinyl fences. Heavy precipitation and long winters are conditions that can make fence maintenance taxing in the Spring, unless you chose vinyl fencing. Because of the strength and the waterproof nature of vinyl fences, they are ideal for withstanding Ohio rain and snow. Regardless of where you live, the durability of vinyl fences is one of the most sought after features for fence buyers.
With very little maintenance or effort, vinyl fences can last upwards of 30 solid years before needing to be replaced. Most families live in a home for 15-30 years as kids are raised and life evolves. Vinyl fences will stand the test of time and serve a family well for many years so your time and energy can be spent on other, more important things.
Our vinyl fences also come with a lifetime warranty. Talk to us to get more details about our warranties.
Vinyl fencing is so easy to clean. Your new vinyl fence will practically take care of itself! There is no need for a power washer or tough ingredients to keep a vinyl fence looking brand new. Occasional rain is usually enough to rinse of any dirt or debris. If there’s a build up, you can remove it by spraying your fence off with a garden hose. Plain water will typically remove whatever dirt and grime may appear on the fence. For the tougher spots, a towel with warm water and dish soap will do the trick.
Rust, erosion, oxidation, and termites are “old fence” problems. You can avoid these problems by opting for modern vinyl fencing solutions. Vinyl doesn’t absorb water so securing a pool with a vinyl fence. Vinyl fences are also ideal for environments with high moisture and taxing winters because they won’t blister or peel. Wood fences are susceptible to termites and water damage but vinyl fences are built to last.
Unlike wood fences that need to be painted and stained several times over the course of their lifespan, vinyl fences will never fade or chip. Vinyl fences maintain the same color throughout the depth of the fence so refinishing or painting is unnecessary. Vinyl will look brand new for many years after it has been installed.
Vinyl fencing is usually less expensive than metal fencing materials, but it does cost more than wooden fencing and low grade types of plastic. However, when you look at the big picture vinyl fences are the most cost efficient option.
Vinyl fencing is so low maintenance that you won’t be spending money on cleaning products, paints, stains, or new hardware. Vinyl fencing is so durable that you won’t be paying for fence repairs or replacement parts. The long term cost of vinyl fences is significantly lower than the maintenance of any other fencing material.
During peak seasons, the waiting time for fence installation services can be up to six weeks. However, vinyl fences are one of the simplest types to install. If you choose to have your fence professionally installed by a company, the turnaround time should be faster because it’s a relatively quick and easy process to build a vinyl fence.
Another option to consider is self-installation. Vinyl fences are designed to be easily installed by the homeowner or business owner with the help of the expert guidance provided by the fence distributor. Self installing a vinyl fence is as simple as setting up the posts followed by sliding on the premade panel. In the event that the decision is made to remove the vinyl fences, disassembly is just as easy. Ask us for more information about DIY fencing options and we’ll tell you about EZFence2Go.
Do you live in the area? Stop by our showroom to see many styles of vinyl fencing for your home or business property. Our attentive staff will give you the information you need and help you to shop, select, and install a new vinyl fence that will last for generations.
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</a> "Boys and girls are equally likely to avoid certain apps for these reasons. There are no clear patterns of variation according to the parent's income, education level or race and ethnicity."
</a> DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Saudi water and power projectdeveloper ACWA Power plans to sell an $800 million debut Islamicbond this year and list on the Saudi stock exchange around theend of 2014 as it ramps up production capacity, its chiefexecutive said on Thursday.
</a> Two years ago Cairo’s Tahrir Square was full of protesters calling for Hosni Mubarak’s removal. His release made the front pages but caused little disturbance. However, some Egyptians see it as a sign that the Arab Spring revolution in 2011 is being rolled back.
</a> Itâs been over five years since the release of GTA IV, critically acclaimed to be one of the greatest games of all time. Now, on the same generation of consoles, rises itâs successor, promising a larger map, more customizability and more shenanigans. Can Rockstar pull off the improbable and surpass itâs predecessor as the greatest open world game of our time?
</a> Telefonica and Yoigo said they had also sold mobile towersto infrastructure firm Abertis for 385 million euros($511 million). Abertis said the deal would contribute 60million euros to its earnings before interest, taxes,depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA).
</a> "We have put in place a 24-hour curfew to maintain order. Our biggest concern now is the safety of protesters and police," said Wirot Chiwarangsan, governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, where the protest is taking place.
</a> PHOENIX â An investigative report released Saturday on the Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters found "no indication of negligence, recklessness actions or violations of policy or protocol" on the part of the firefighters, and concluded that the fire that overtook the men was not survivable.
</a> Regardless of whether an autistic man stole his mother’s legally obtained firearm and shot some children with it, the fact remains that this place will only grow poorer and more violent with more anti-gun legislation in place. My once great state is in a truly saddening state of affairs.
</a> Hadfield knows that most people aren't paying attention to the men and women passing by overhead. That's another striking feature of life in space: It's relatively anonymous. You can go around the world 16 times a day, but few of the 7 billion people down below will ever know your name.
</a> The watchdog aims to wrap up its probe by the end of the year, after which it can make recommendations to the company if proof of discrimination is found. It cannot launch a lawsuit in the absence of someone who says they were the victim of discrimination.
</a> > Other business headlines Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra : visit* BridgeStation: view story .134(Reporting By Toni Vorobyova, editing by Atul Prakash)
</a> An unexpected alliance of leading lobby companies, charities and civil rights campaigners, have united to fight the proposed legislation and force the minister piloting the bill, Andrew Lansley, to accept the bill is seriously flawed and order a revision.
</a> Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, has been a central figure in Weinerâs campaign, attending parades with him, using her Clinton connections to raise money for him and standing loyally by his side as he struggles to explain how and why he resumed sexting with women after the creepy habit forced him to resign from Congress in 2011.
</a> “He is a very good-moving horse, and his action was impressive in the gallop. If the ground is fast on Saturday, that is not really a concern. I expect him to run well,” said Wohler.
</a> Although it won best drama series for its fifth season, AMC's "Breaking Bad" has just one episode left to air next Sunday in its sixth and final season. Its creators credited a changing television world of binge-watching, video on demand, online streaming and social media buzz for its success Sunday.
</a> Leah Messer's fears about getting married at a young age have sadly come true. The 'Teen Mom' star has reportedly decided to leave husband Corey Simms, the father of her twin baby daughters whom she married in October 2010. Messer decided to pull the plug on her six-month marriage after numerous fights with Simms over financial issues and their living situation, OK! magazine reported.
</a> "The whole world knows that CNRP won the election and the whole world will help CNRP to expose the truth - the truth is that CNRP won the election," Sam Rainsy said upon arrival at the airport, where he was greeted by about 300 supporters.
</a> "To me the market has yet to reflect the reality of theeconomic damage and the psychological damage this has done," Joysaid. "I think it's awfully aggressive to think fourth-quarterearnings are going to be up 9 percent, given the shutdown ... myinstinct is to sell into this rally."
</a> Financial advisers are great as life coaches, however. The most valuable thing they do is getting people to talk about life after retirement and what they want to get out of it. Do you want to travel? Volunteer? Set up a small business? For a lot of people, you save in order to retire and never think about what's next.
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</a> The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesdayâspreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
</a> A powerful shot by Emenike was pushed onto the left post, but the first half should have finished with Arsenal pushing further head only for Giroud to miss a sitter. Podolski lasted just five minutes of the second half before his hamstring injury struck, forcing him to make way for Kieran Gibbs.
</a> The last time England failed to qualify for the World Cup finals was 20 years ago this weekend. Graham Taylor's disastrous campaign was - amazingly - recorded by a Channel 4 documentary crew. That film featured an extraordinary press conference confrontation between England boss Taylor and MailOnline Sport columnist
</a> "ReNeuron is the first company in the world to have been granted permission to run clinical trials of ground-breaking stem cell technology to treat patients with stroke, one of the top three causes of death and a leading cause of adult disability in Wales," she said.
</a> New York cardiologist Richard Stein, a spokesman for the American Heart Association, says, "We are left with the same message we had before: Exercise therapy works. Drug therapy works. The combination of the two is the most reasonable approach."
</a> Interim corporate results will dominate the China and HongKong markets over the next few weeks, though a slew of China'sJuly economic data will be in focus, starting with trade andpossibly, money supply and loan growth data on Thursday. (Editing by Richard Borsuk)
</a> Al Shabaab militants said on Saturday that Western forces had raided a coastal town under cover of darkness and killed one of their fighters. It was not clear whether the assault was related to the attack on the Kenyan mall.
</a> The Dems are the ones currently not budging on anything in the name of compromise. All they have accomplished is digging their heels in and pointing fingers at the right, blaming them for this shut down. They fail to see, as one writer stated above, that it takes two to tango.
</a> Sales of Crestor in Canada, for example, were down 77percent after loss of exclusivity there in April 2012, althoughoverall sales of Crestor at $1.48 billion held up better thansome analysts had feared.
</a> “Many thought the recent uptick in mortgage rates was discouraging potential home buyers,” he said in an e-mail. “yet the numbers aren’t supporting that thesis. Borrowing costs remain historically low and will continue to fuel demand for housing. Increasing interest rates motivated many consumers to take action. That urgency is reflected in today's strong report."
</a> While the Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan immigration reform bill in June that provides a lengthy path to citizenship, the measure has stalled in the House and appears unlikely to go anywhere before at least the end of the year.
</a> On 10 July, my days of fasting for Ramadan came to an end. One of my cerebral palsy symptoms is that I shake all the time, just like Shakira's hips. It was the first day of the holy month 2013 and, frustratingly, that shaking was finally getting the better of me.
</a> Kelly also hit back specifically at Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlinâs ruling, claiming that her decision was based on too small a sample and dismissing the idea that stop-and-frisk is discriminatory.
</a> The gains also suggest that investors are becoming morecomfortable with the prospect of the Federal Reserve slowing thepace of its economic stimulus, which has been a major driver ofthe equity rally this year.
</a> Prices dropped as market participants digested Cargill'spending purchase of Archer Daniel Midland's cocoa business. Thedeal is expected to create a company big enough to compete withZurich-based Barry Callebaut, the world's largest makerof industrial chocolate products.
</a> This law was debated in a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance in March 1984. The crucial question was how much to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchanges Act of 1934 with respect to the treatment of mortgage-backed securities, and how much to weaken protections that had been put in place since the New Deal.
</a> Though breast-feeding is very natural, it does not always come naturally and easy to every mother and baby. Attending a prenatal breast-feeding class is one of the best ways to prepare. These are available through Family Life Education at Wesley Medical Center. Most pediatricians encourage a prenatal visit to discuss breast-feeding along with other newborn issues and to answer questions.
</a> The release of documents to the SEC would mark the secondbreakthrough in the accounting spat. In May, China agreed toturn over documents to the U.S. audit regulator, the PCAOB,under certain circumstances, though no papers have actually beentransferred.
</a> When tragedy struck, the infant, his mother â who is believed to be American â and older brother had just touched down at the Alicante-Elche Airport for a vacation in the nearby town of Denia on Spainâs Costa Blanca.
</a> "The widows and families of the deceased have been systematically failed by a system which has prolonged their grieving process by failing to hold a fatal accident inquiry to establish a clear picture of the events leading up to their loved ones deaths on that fateful night."
</a> Greece, the worst affected of eurozone economies and the first to receive an international bailout in May 2010, was given another 6.8bn euros last month from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank.
</a> A supporter of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, wearing a Mursi poster around his head, stands with other protesters during an anti-army rally that started from their sit-in area around Raba' al-Adawya mosque, in Nasr City area, east of Cairo, July 30, 2013.
</a> "We are sorry when we do not meet our own high standards but can reassure that a C grade report does not mean the assessment was wrong and there are checks and balances throughout the system so that the correct decision on benefit is made by the department."
</a> The offshore market in the partially convertible rupee, for example, has seen average daily trading volumes rise to about $5 billion a day from a few hundred million dollars in 2006, traders say, putting it on par with India's onshore market, where daily spot volumes are around $5-$6 billion.
</a> Boston-based Baupost, one of the industry's most-reveredhedge funds run by Seth Klarman, boosted its stakes in Canadiangold mining shares by initiating a 3.3 million share position inYamana Gold and 2.1 million shares in Kinross Gold while keeping his 21.7 million stake in NovaGoldResources.
</a> âThe task force will strengthen already existing enforcement partnerships that help protect Puerto Ricoâs wildlife and rich wildlife heritage,â said Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago, who oversees U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement operations in southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
</a> Change Happens is one of three navigator organizations thathave received federal money to hire and train staff to helpenroll people in Houston's Harris County, home to nearly 20percent of the state's 5.8 million uninsured. The group haspledged to reach nearly 100,000 people by the time enrollmentwraps up in March. Smith thinks the final number could be closeto 300,000 with help from sister organizations across fivesoutheast Texas counties.
</a> Matsuzaka last appeared in Major League Baseball during the 2012 season with the Boston Red Sox. He came to the Boston Red Sox in 2007 after being a sensation in Japan. The team paid a combined $103 million dollars on Matsuzaka.
</a> Swap Force is undeniably more of the same in terms of game-play. There are plenty of new frills (and thrills) around the edge of the experience in terms of new mini-games, expanded Player vs. Player modes, challenges and dares. Centrally though the game is the same action platforming experience driven by the novelty of real world toys coming to life on the screen.
</a> The seed for Revolt was Comcastâs 2009 deal to acquire a majority stake in NBCUniversal. To win that approval, Comcast agreed to carry several minority-owned channels, and Revolt is one of the first.
</a> Broadcasters are hoping that the implementation of Obamacare generates hundreds of millions in additional advertising. Spenders include not only the federal and state agencies involved in the program, but also health insurance companies, hospitals and medical centers.
</a> Meanwhile the report showed that among the cases where the reporting status was known, just 36% of cases were reported to the Gardai, with two in three of these relating to rape and sexual assault and the remainder relating to childhood sexual abuse.
</a> Mr Abbott, 55 who was born in London, rose to prominence in the mid-1990s as the head of the campaign to keep Australia a constitutional monarchy. His colourful history has included competing as a rugby forward, and winning two Blues for boxing while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
</a> The funding will help establish how many women living in Australia have undergone the procedure. It is not known how many girls are flown out of Australia by their families to be circumcised overseas, or whether the practice is also performed in Australia.
</a> Dr Xu Yuming, another of the authors behind the study, said: “Based on our results, the ability of vitamin B to reduce stroke risk may be influenced by a number of other factors such as the body's absorption rate, the amount of folic acid or vitamin B12 concentration in the blood, and whether a person has kidney disease or high blood pressure.
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</a> Under normal circumstances, the operation to remove all the fuel would take about 100 days. Tepco initially planned to take two years before reducing the schedule to one year in recognition of the urgency. But that may be an optimistic estimate.
</a> The bill, Dolejsi argued, could have a devastating effect on nonprofits, such as Catholic schools, as well as state dioceses that have already paid more than $1 billion in settlements, while exempting public employers.
</a> It's hard to predict how the outcome in Bavaria might influence the Sept. 22 national election, but governor Horst Seehofer, the leader of the Merkel-allied Christian Social Union, has pledged to "sound the signal for victory nationwide."
</a> If you happen to be on the shy side, sexting can work wonders, allowing you to voice your sexual wants that you may be too embarrassed to tell him or her in person. Be careful of sending actual video or incriminating photos, you never know when these can make an appearance in your future, so itâs best to be safe and still have a little fun with your mate. However, donât allow sexting to replace the real thing or intimacy in a relationship, it is best to be used as an additional way to connect with someone, not the only way.
</a> Although Fischer was adamant against co-sleeping and bed-sharing with her son when he was an infant, she started two years ago when he was 5, as a treat when her husband traveled. âI feel like this is the last bit of little kid Iâm going to get,â she said. And although her son probably likes the feeling of security, no oneâs getting a good nightâs sleep. âWe definitely need to nip this in the bud.â
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</a> House Republicans emerged from a morning meeting saying they would insist on deficit-reduction talks with Obama as a condition for raising the federal debt limit, but some signaled they might pass short-term legislation to avert a default in exchange for immediate talks.
</a> The International Monetary Fund said this week that Germany- which has been trying to set an example to other euro zonecountries to get their budgets in order - could do more tostimulate domestic growth, given its solid public finances.
</a> For the second straight quarter, Credit Suisse's more riskyinvestment bank lifted group net profit, which rose to 1.05billion Swiss francs, a touch above the 1.02 billion francsforecast by analysts in a Reuters poll.
</a> But in an industry that's so dependent on the perception of star power - just ask Taylor Kitsch after the back-to-back busts of "John Carter" and "Battleship" last year - Reynolds certainly has yet to prove that he can carry a big-budget action movie.
</a> "They're going to use it to decide what kind of governmentsthey want, get access to healthcare for the first time ever,connect with family hundreds of miles away that they haven'tseen in decades," he told CNN's "New Day" show on Wednesday.
</a> Burkhardt told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that the engineer was "under police control" but "not in jail." Later in the day, police said the engineer is not under arrest and declined to further explain his status or name him.
</a> More subtle issues include the fact that customers who shunone company after a breach might spend just as much elsewhere.The greatest losses might be in abandoned innovation andhigh-paying jobs after digital technology is stolen and imitatedelsewhere. But it can take years to replicate such products, andthe receiving companies could actually lose as well if they cometo rely on theft and cut back on their own research, CSIS said.
</a> Managing director Peter Austin said: âWe are disappointed by the result of the ballot, but would highlight that fewer than half of our 124 conductors voted, and only 43 per cent of those voted in favour of industrial action.
</a> "We underscore one important caveat for investors: Apple's iPhone seasonality is likely to be exaggerated this cycle because of the addition of NTT DoCoMo, and particularly because of the early launch in China," said Bernstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi, who has an "outperform" rating on Apple.
</a> While its crackdown failed to spot the fake reviews of Oscar’s, Ziggy Hussain, the owner of a genuine restaurant in Halifax, claims his business has suffered after nearly 300 reviews – which he insists were legitimate – were deleted. Once ranked among the best restaurants in the northern town, Ziggy’s Spice House is now rated 122nd out of 135.
</a> The pills contain a tiny silicon chip which uses stomach acid as a battery to send a signal to a patch worn above the stomach. The patch links to a mobile phone via bluetooth and can then alert relatives and doctors that the medicine has
</a> During her time at Holloway Prison Ms Pryce said she was surprised by the comradeship of fellow inmates, who offered her shampoo and extra blankets during her four days there. She said there was bullying, but she was lucky enough to escape it, with women mainly telling her of their shock that she had been jailed.
</a> "My view on this sector is that you have to know what youare doing, but that applies just as much to investing inhigh-quality names as the low-quality ones. AT&T is a very solidinvestment grade core holding in a portfolio, but it hasUS$50-$60bn of debt outstanding and about half of its balancesheet is goodwill. In telecommunications, goodwill really isn'tworth very much."
</a> Aug. 10 - An 11-car train, carrying about 360 people,plunged from a bridge and fell 25 feet into the flood waters ofthe San Rafael River in northwestern Mexico, killing 112 peopleand injuring 200. The train was bound for Mexicali, on theCalifornia border, from the Pacific coastal resort of Mazatlan.
</a> Adam Wainwright worked eight sharp innings for his National League-leading 13th win and Allen Craig made a game-ending leaping catch at the left field wall as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday.
</a> They also asked for the names of the key executives atSmithfield Foods involved in making and marketing heparinproducts, including pig intestines and crude heparin, anddetails of key managers at any Smithfield facility involved inmanufacturing crude heparin.
</a> "This could be kind of a precedent for other municipalities. Anyone concerned about some other cities like Chicago, cities in California, what this could do is accelerate a trend where states begin to withdraw their support for cities," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank in Chicago.
</a> For Simon, the loss of his wife is still "very surreal". He said: "Little things like taking the kids to school, making their breakfast and packed lunches, crossing the school playground and seeing other mums there – it is all a constant reminder that the children will grow up without a mum.
</a> But by the time the Knicks flamed out against the Indiana Pacers in the second round, Shumpert had emerged as one of the Woodsonâs most reliable and effective players. Smithâs play was so underwhelming that he blamed himself for the Knicks being eliminated in six games. And yet, Smith is still under consideration to start even though he canât start the season.
</a> In many cases, your homeowners policy will cover only a portion of the full coverage you have at home. For instance, if your policy covers $100,000 of your personal property at home, it may only cover $10,000 of your college student's personal property in a dorm. And certain categories like electronics or jewelry may be capped around $1,000 under your homeowners policy, both at home and in a dorm, so check with your insurer.
</a> Neymar, pitched this month against former side Santos in a friendly that formed part of his transfer from São Paulo to the Nou Camp, carries a cumbersome weight upon those slender shoulders. For it is the Brazilian’s task to succeed where David Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed, in providing a legitimate foil to Messi so that Barcelona can ally some potency to all their pretty triangulations. “My relationship with Messi is marvellous,” the 21-year-old says, shyly, still speaking via a translator. “I talk to him every day and can assure you there will be no problem. He is the best player in the world – I am here to help.”
</a> ** Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is inexclusive talks to buy Blackstone Group's stake in theBroadgate office and retail complex in London for 1.7 billionpounds ($2.67 billion), Britain's Times newspaper said.
</a> "Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed. However, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed," Apple told developers on its website.
</a> Mr Sarkozy, 58, who has kept a low profile since he lost the presidential election last year, chaired a crisis meeting of MPs and other leading figures from France's main opposition party. It was the first time he had set foot in party headquarters in six years.
</a> These common sense reforms are as basic as requiring anycompany paid with tax dollars to open its books and meetings tothe public, just as public agencies do. They require companiesthat receive public contracts to pay a living wage withreasonable benefits, and they bann language that promisesprofits even if public services are no longer needed.
</a> A trust spokesman said officials had undertaken a “sample review” of 255 patients who received planned operative care from the specialist which “indicated some cause for concern over the treatment of 49 women and more serious cause for concern in the case of 17 women”.
</a> Schapiro had pushed reforms for funds, saying they remainedvulnerable to runs like one in 2008 when investors yanked moneyfrom the Reserve Primary Fund. The run on that fund, which hadheavy exposure to collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers,pushed its net asset value below $1 a share. It was the firstmoney-market fund in years to "break the buck."
</a> Given their history, it is hardly surprising that Germans would be more familiar with the tactics of state surveillance. Which is all the more reason why they, of all people, should be the most wary about drawing ludicrous analogies between the activities of totalitarian states and those of democratic ones.
</a> But the Kiwis, led by a 56-year-old managing director, Grant Dalton, who doubled as a workhorse on-board "grinder" during races, proved ingenious in developing their boat, particularly in pioneering the use of hydrofoils that lift both hulls almost entirely of the water to reduce drag.
</a> Industry and city officials, many of whom I know from the four years I reported on the gambling industry, put a brave face on the future. They said the future lies in diversifying, in relying less on slots and table games than a combination of retail outlets (more than 100 already operate here), fine dining, nightclubs and the beach.
</a> James Miller, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy,said the test failure, the third consecutive failure of therocket to intercept a dummy rocket, was surprising and involvedan "unusual anomaly." He declined comment when asked about thefaulty battery.
</a> But Snyder's darker reimagining of the complex superhero inJune's "Man of Steel" delivered a strong performance at the boxoffice with $621 million worldwide. With Nolan as executiveproducer of the film, rumors were circulating that a pairing ofBatman and Superman could come to the big screen.
</a> Administration officials declined to elaborate, but analysts and congressional aides said the White House fears that if sanctions are too hard on Iran's customers they may stop cooperating with the United States.
</a> ARM shares have enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, but have been knocked back recently by fears that Intel has finally cracked the problem of how to adapt its power-hungry PC microchips for battery-powered devices. Some technical analysts have claimed that Intel’s latest technology is better than ARM’s.
</a> Perhaps increasing the likelihood that it will wind up in the belly of a cat, the parasite makes infected rodents lose their innate aversion to cat urine, researchers discovered in 2000. The parasite strain was so potent that it killed the mice quickly, so researchers had no way of knowing whether the rodentsâ loss of cat aversion could persist.
</a> To that end, the attorney is soliciting instances from people regarding how the NFL, its coaches, players and personnel have undermined its purportedly family-friendly image through "unwholesome behavior."
</a> Price (10-8), the reigning AL Cy Young winner, had a 10.26 ERA in four previous starts at Rangers Ballpark. He was superb in this one, striking out four and walking one. He picked off two runners while allowing seven hits and throwing 81 of 118 pitches for strikes.
</a> In its announcement of Monday's speech, the White House said Obama will "discuss the progress we have made to grow the economy and create 7.5 million private sector jobs, and highlight the work we still need to do to strengthen the middle class and those fighting to get into it."
</a> The future looks brighter for Netflix for another reason — it's easy to convince young people to shell out $7.99 for Netflix's streaming-only service. While HBO does offer a digital streaming service, HBO GO, it comes as part of a cable package, which can cost around $100 before the additional HBO surcharge.
</a> Patrick Konopelski, who launched the Reading-area Halloween attraction about two decades ago, said the original nude idea was inspired by the Discovery Channel's "Naked and Afraid" show. In it, pairs of strangers are left to survive for 21 days without even the clothes on their backs, which makes them even more vulnerable.
</a> Novartis expects 2013 to be a year of transition as it bearsthe full brunt of last year's patent loss on Diovan. It iscounting on sales of new products like cancer drug Afinitor andmultiple sclerosis pill Gilenya to fill the gap. (Reporting by Caroline Copley)
</a> But all appears well in New England as the results of Bradyâs MRI came back negative. Sources told the Boston Globe and the Associated Press that Brady suffered a left knee sprain and that the injury is not considered serious.
</a> Marked on how transparently they present measures to combatcorruption, how they report on their organisations and how theydisclose data like revenue, expenditure and taxes, threequarters of the companies scored less than five out of 10.
</a> Analysts said the chatter suggests the kidnapping of Americans has the tacit of approval of Al Qaeda senior leadership. Citing the abduction of American aid worker Warren Weinstein, in October 2012, Ayman al-Zawahiri - the leader of Al Qaeda in Pakistan - endorsed kidnapping to his followers. Posted online, the Zawahiri video message said Al Qaeda members must renew their efforts to force the release of the Blind Sheikh.
</a> Receivables grew due to rising numbers of private-sectorprojects, "scope growth" on certain resources projects and the"complexity and time-consuming nature of valuing and negotiatingproject variations", the company said in a statement.
</a> Ludin said Ibragim Todashev delayed his May 24 trip to back to Russia to cooperate with federal agents. He was killed during a promised last interview — after multiple interrogrations — two days earlier.
</a> Bolt again led the seven men lining up alongside him a merry dance, toying with his underlings down the home straight in conditions in stark contrast to the rain, thunder and lightning that greeted his 100 meters victory on Sunday.
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</a> The phone isn't particularly quick, as shown by a lethargic 2,328ms in the Sunspider 0.91 JavaScript benchmark (the phone's browser can't complete the Sunspider 1.0 test). It renders web pages quickly, but there's an occasional jerk in the operating system, especially in the menus. The Q5 has slightly below-average battery life; after 24 hours of use, including 30 minutes of phone calls, an hour of listening to podcasts and an hour of web browsing, the battery had dropped to 50%; we expect to see 60% remaining from a smartphone after this test.
</a> * Mizuho Financial Group Inc has approachedAustralia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd to buyANZ's 39.2 percent stake in PT Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk (Panin) valued at about $570 million, sources familiar withthe matter told Reuters.
</a> To track the butterflies, the team used chemical identifiers in the insects’ wings to connect generational “waves” with their birthplaces. Because monarch larvae eat only milkweed, the plant’s unique regional signatures shows up in the monarch’s wings, allowing the research team to identify a butterfly’s birthplace by chemical analysis.
</a> By any reasonable standard, the ‘government’ should reinvent the (volunteer) “Civil Defense” force, steeped in the history of the “Cold War.” Instead of “fallout shelters;” “resource centers” would be needed.
</a> Synthetic prices have been supported since June by ongoingmaintenance on a coker at Syncrude's oil sands project innorthern Alberta. Syncrude's month-on-month production fell by17 percent in July to 183,000 bpd.
</a> Manziel denied accepting money in exchange for his signature during a six-hour meeting Sunday with NCAA investigators in College Station, sources told CBSSports.com. Wednesday's joint announcement showed that NCAA officials were satisfied with Manziel's denial when weighed against other evidence they collected. His transgression that led to Saturday's suspension stemmed from violating the "spirit" of bylaws 12.5.2.1 and 12.5.2.2, which require an athlete to try to stop the commercial use of his name or likeness for commercial purposes.
</a> "The decision taken by Prime Minister Enrico Letta to freeze government activities, and therefore setting off an increase in sales tax, is a serious violation of the pacts on which this government was formed," Berlusconi said in a statement on Saturday.
</a> The reason is that as a black hole pulls matter closer to its center, the material heats up. That heat causes particles to move faster, and that movement is enough to counteract the black hole's gravity.
</a> "Of course, those aircraft are not out there all the time, they have an 8-hour work day just like us," he said. "Plus, it's dangerous." But the relative low cost of the GPS method -- the signals are read through a receiver chip -- allows meteorologists to basically run the model non-stop, thereby providing more data to the modeling systems.
</a> "The government has decided that if possible the talksshould point in the direction that foreign currency mortgagesare phased out in Hungary," Varga said in a video posted on thegovernment's Internet site.
</a> “It is because of the Somali problem that Kenya is engaged in that these terrorist attacks have been waged on Kenya,” said Ruto as he left the court. “We hope that some people will begin to contextualise what is going on and begin to appreciate the challenges that Kenya is going through, the region is going through and the complications that are brought by what is going on here.”
</a> Before then I had been a constant visitor to the giant hypermarkets that line the coast. Four or five times a year I would pop over to the continent in whatever car I owned for a day, perhaps two, spent shopping.
</a> Garrison said Spierer's two-year disappearance isn't enough to presume she's dead. WRTV-TV reported that Indiana law requires a person to be "inexplicably absent for a continuous period of seven years" to be presumed dead.
</a> Several experts admit there is still much to learn about what a positive scan might mean, and say CMS's decision to cover only scans used in clinical trials may help in the search for treatments for the fatal, brain-wasting disease that affects 5 million Americans and 38 million people worldwide.
</a> "Like a lot of the investments that have come our way, a friend of a friend talked to us about it, and told us about it, and encouraged the founder and the CEO to come and chat with us," he said. "One thing led to another."
</a> But Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill said both teams' crews have improved their handling of the delicate AC72s so much since the new wind limits were put in place that they are no longer necessary and are only holding up the show.
</a> what the hell is wrong with the people on the vine they expect any politician to do a good job. if any one of them ever did a job that was worth a fiddlers fvck they would no longer be useful. unlike the useful idiot douc$bags on here whining about the tea part and how they hate. I can only hope that i could find you on the soon to be battlefield but I expect that a good american patriot is going to make sure you trashy dimwitted head up your as$ liberals all have people who care about america watching you as we speak you are gonna get your just deserts you trogressive trolls better go pick out your rocks to crawl back under cause judgement day is coming faster than you idiots can possibly imagine ha ha ha
</a> But more to the point, very few individual investors actually own the 10-year Treasury bond itself. Instead, when they want fixed-income exposure, they buy a bond fund, which is likely to include a wide variety of coupons, credits, and maturities. There are quite a few stock-pickers out there, but there are precious few bond-pickers: bond investing is hard, boring, laborious work, and just about all individual investors outsource it to someone else.
</a> “For over two decades DEF CON has been an open nexus of hacker culture, a place where seasoned pros, hackers, academics, and feds can meet, share ideas and party on neutral territory. Our community operates in the spirit of openness, verified trust, and mutual respect,” the organizers say.
</a> You've spent 16 to 20 weeks preparing for the big day â your marathon. It's important to stay focused on your goal, whether that's completing the race or a specific time. Below are some tips for the week leading up to your marathon.
</a> The Brazilian currency trimmed losses after theinterventions but remained 0.6 percent weaker at 2.2935 perdollar. It earlier slid to as much as 2.3022 per greenback, itsweakest since April 1, 2009.
</a> The problem is that the 99% are fragmented and unable to even understand the problem, much less do anything about it. Thus, they are unable to effectively use the political machinery available to return the country to them where it rightly belongs.
</a> Despite finishing second to the Red Sox in runs scored, the Tigers might feature the deepest lineup in the game. Consider this: Fielder didnât drive in a single run during the Tigersâ AL division series victory and the Detroit still managed to advance.
</a> Blogs, discussion board posts, videos and photos posted to this site are seen by teachers, students and contributors from across the country, so students pay more attention to what they put on the site, the teacher noted.
</a> Ortega confirmed he traded almost a dozen phone calls with Jacksonâs doctor on June 19, 2009, just hours before Jackson finally appeared for a rehearsal shivering, incoherent and unable to feed himself.
</a> Jahmene Douglas wowed the X Factor judges when he auditioned for the show in 2012 singing the Etta James song At Last. The song does not feature on his album but other covers include Halo, Titanium and Fix You. He also recorded The Greatest Love with Nicole Scherzinger, who acted as his mentor in the series.
</a> "Early repayments could ... be expected to have a potentialto change market expectations of future excess liquidity andthereby affect the money market term structure," the ECB said inits July monthly bulletin.
</a> "Across Florida, representatives are receiving calls, letters, visits and emails from constituents with diverse opinions on 'Stand Your Ground,'" Weatherford said. "Passions are high, but every person has the right to express their views on this matter of great importance."
</a> Indeed, its more established rival is borrowing a few pages from Twitter's book, particularly in its approach to mobile advertising. On Thursday it announced an advertising initiative for its Instagram unit, which competes most directly with Twitter.
</a> Obama met with the CEOs of technology and telecoms companies such Apple Inc and AT&T Inc on Thursday to discuss government surveillance. A Google Inc computer scientist and transparency advocates also participated.
</a> For Don Lane, 59, doctor networks are key. Lane is looking to retire next year so he and his wife, Amanda, are expecting to sign up for an exchange policy. But they want to make sure their primary care doctor, whom they've seen for years and has all their records, is in the plan they pick.
</a> * Canadian National Railway Co, the focus of fresh scrutinyafter one of its trains derailed and caught fire last weekend,reported a market-beating third-quarter profit and recordrevenue on Tuesday, as it announced a two-for-one stock splitand share buyback plan.
</a> The steely Brennan famously was felled by a pair of near-debilitating accidents but got back to work afterward. In 1982, toward the end of âPrivate Benjaminâsâ brief run, Brennan was hit by a car crossing a Los Angeles street after dining with Hawn. Polly Holiday was brought in to play a new character on the show for several episodes before it was canceled in January 1983.
</a> Exide, which makes automotive and industrial batteries, and Manulife declined to comment. A spokesman for South Korea's Samsung Life said the company is currently not considering the asset as a "prospective buy."
</a> The outgoing governor, Mervyn King, was forced to reassure lawmakers in one of his final public appearances that their concerns were unfounded and that Austen was quietly waiting in the wings for her chance to appear.
</a> Just a week into the new school year, more than 800 students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade were evacuated from Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, a few miles east of Atlanta. They sat outside along a fence in a field for a time until school buses came to take them to their waiting parents and other relatives at a nearby Wal-Mart.
</a> Those who can't afford coverage because the cost of premiums exceed 8% of their household income, or their household incomes are below the minimum threshold for filing a tax return, are not required to buy health insurance.
</a> Aquilina's order was in response to a lawsuit filed thismonth by a Detroit worker and retiree. Two other lawsuits arealso pending, one backed by the United Auto Workers union andanother filed by the city's general retirement system and policeand fire retirement system.
</a> Actor John Ritter died mid-way through production of the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" in 2003. The show went into a hiatus and then incorporated the death of Ritter's character on its return. Its ratings declined and it was canceled in 2005.
</a> "Tumeh has an excellent relationship with a wide spectrum ofSyrians. He has good reports internally. He's the right personfor generating support for the government. The current situationis very chaotic - you need to bring law and order," Safi said.
</a> In a letter released on Monday, Dempsey outlined five options the U.S. military was prepared to undertake, from providing training to establishing no-fly zones or conducting limited attacks on military targets.
</a> Of the 391 companies in the S&P 500 that have reportedearnings for the second quarter, 67.8 percent have toppedanalyst expectations, in line with the average beat over thepast four quarters, data from Thomson Reuters showed. About 55percent have reported revenue above estimates, more than in thepast four quarters but below the historical average.
</a> Scientists and officials from more than 110 governments began a four-day meeting in Stockholm to edit and approve the 31-page draft that also tries to explain a "hiatus" in the pace of global warming this century despite rising greenhouse gas emissions.
</a> Another factor behind my forecast is that it appears there will be less fiscal restraint in 2014 and 2015. Specifically, fiscal restraint will still have a negative impact on GDP growth, but it is expected to be smaller for the next few years. The tax hikes that occurred at the beginning of this year wonât be repeated in 2014. Furthermore, under current law, much of the impact of the sequester on government spending occurs in 2013; so, fiscal reductions in the next few years will be smaller, and the negative impact on growth will be less.
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</a> The Korea Automotive Research Institute in a report releasedon Friday said it projects European vehicle sales will rise 2.5percent to 13.87 million units next year, compared with adecline of 3.8 percent to 13.53 million this year.
</a> ICAP asked the CFTC to issue formal guidance on the debateover the footnote, three people briefed said. The CFTC hasnâtyet responded, in part because of the 16-day government shutdownover the budget.
</a> Earlier, in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell on profit-taking after four sessions of gains. The benchmark index closed down 1.5 percent at 13,860.81. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.2 percent to 1,955.31. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose slightly to 5,145.
</a> That is below 2014 valuations for the precious metals anddiversified miners, but above the average for the diamond sectorof 3.5 times, according to Nomura and based on consensusestimates. That number, though, includes rivals as varied asfast-growing Petra, trading at almost 6 times, and troubledsmaller players like Gem Mining at just over 3, according toThomson Reuters data.
</a> Chandler Whitmer threw two touchdown passes and Ty-Meer Brown returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter that put UConn (0-3) up 21-7. Quarterback Devin Gardner turned the ball over three times for Michigan and the Wolverines also muffed a punt inside their 10 that led to a UConn touchdown.
</a> "The Fed continues to try to talk down the concerns of kindof a premature taper. In fact, there were even tones in thispiece that were a little disinflationary," said Burt White,chief investment officer at LPL Financial in Boston.
</a> Although West Virginiaâs spread offense doesnât directly correlate to the NFL, the system strengthened Smithâs spatial-reasoning skills and gave him the freedom to put his imprint on each play.
</a> Presenter Clare Balding also wrote of her shock at the rider's death on Twitter. She said: "Devastating news of rider fatality today @somerfordpark. No details from @BEventing until family has been fully informed. Just awful."
</a> Government forces, along with US special units, began what they called the final assault to weed out the dozen or so al-Shabaab terrorists just after dawn. Almost immediately they were able to report the liberation of a number of people who had remained hiding in the complex since Saturday. As they faced up to the terrorists their task was made more difficult by their use of hostages as human shields. Nonetheless they were able to kill two of the captors, and free a number of hostages.
</a> The underwriters were forced to price the US$538.5 millionterm loan at a steep discount at 81.5 earlier this month.Although the loans have since risen to around 85, the bondswould have to offer some discount to that to account for thesubordination of the issue, one of the sources said.
</a> “The problem we face is that hiring has not picked up. So we could see jobless claims fall to below 300,000 per week and still have an unemployment problem,” he said. “As that happens, more and more of the unemployed will be new entrants and re-entrants instead of job losers.”
</a> But the signals from the 'troika' suggest Lisbon maystruggle to get any easing of austerity. Under the bailoutagreement it is supposed to slash around 4 billion euros ($5.3billion) in spending next year.
</a> Jones pleaded no contest in October 2012 to sexual misconduct and custodial interference. In a deal with prosecutors, Jones was sentenced to five years of probation but no jail time, and she didn't have to register as a sex offender.
</a> Pitching the Conservatives as the party of aspiration andtax cuts, Cameron will seek to counter Labour's charge that hehas stoked a recovery for the wealthy while failing ordinaryvoters who are grappling with prices rising faster than wages.
</a> That said, the Hooters brand has become âmore tiredâ in recent years as it hasnât invested in changing with the times, Darren Tristano, executive vice president of Technomic, a food industry research and consulting firm.
</a> The study involved feeding groups of mice different diets, with one given a low calorie diet of 7 per cent fat and the other a high calorie diet of 60 per cent fat. After 12 weeks, the obese mice resumed a normal diet and initially lost weight, but subsequently increased their food intake; the study found the disruption to their satiety signals was only partially reversed.
</a> KPN's board, which has shown little enthusiasm for thebillionaire's involvement in the company since he built up analmost 30 percent stake last year, has yet to say whether itsupports America Movil's offer.
</a> “It is the most likely place where two humans might meet each other,” Blount wrote. “If a person from state X were to mug a person from state Y on the moon, it is feasible that no state could assert jurisdiction. The crime certainly occurs outside the territory of any state…”
</a> "Progress in the three remaining polio-endemic countries has continued since 2012," said Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of the initiative. "That was the year when the fewest number of cases was reported from the fewest number of countries.
</a> Topic A: The sudden sense of drift at the top of the world’s largest economy, where the government is shut down, the leadership of the Federal Reserve is changing at a critical time for monetary policy, and it’s uncertain whether one branch of government will allow the other to pay its bills.
</a> "If this comes to pass, it could be a disastrous event forthe developing world, and that will in turn greatly hurtdeveloped economies as well," he told reporters after a meetingof the bank's Development Committee.
</a> Attempting to put the kibosh on their kerfuffle, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky made a peace offering this week to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The two Republicans have been fussing and fuming over governmental spying and spending.
</a> Public tuitions varied widely across states. New Hampshire and Vermont had the highest published in-state four-year tuition and fees for the current school year, while Wyoming and Alaska had the lowest.
</a> Boys’ GCSE results at the age of 16 increased for every additional 17 minutes’ exercise – beyond the average – registered at the age of 11, while girls showed an improvement for each extra 12 minutes.
</a> âIn recent years, increased public awareness around organ and tissue donation has helped people understand how they can save and vastly improve the lives of others through donation after their death.â
</a> Warner was made extremely wealthy by the Beanie Baby craze of the 1990s, and currently ranks as 209th on the Forbes list of the richest Americans with an estimated fortune of $2.6 billion — some of which, it appears, he had illegally stashed overseas.
</a> Current bank regulations do not require the banks to “mark-to-market” their real estate holdings. Bank management, therefore, would rather continue to book an inflated real estate value and pay the debt service and management costs to hold the property rather than sell the property and book the losses. This is why some markets have no inventory, why banks are still hesitant to lend money and why we are not free from the issues we created in the U.S. and globally by overextending our leverage.
</a> The El Al plane then received a signal from air officials to take off. Just before the plane lifted off from the runway, one of Chomskyâs campers found the missing passport in her backpack. The news climbed up the chain of command all the way to the control tower, which gave the pilots permission to come back to the gate.
</a> Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's government abandonedplans in its second term to sell down its stake in telecomsoperator TeliaSonera when it faced politicalopposition in a minority government.($1 = 6.4053 Swedish crowns) (Writing by Alistair Scrutton; Editing by Greg Mahlich)
</a> In September, the prime ministers of the two countries met in New York and agreed to maintain peace on the border but correspondents say their pledge seems to have made little difference on the ground.
</a> In another deadly incident Saturday, five members of a family were killed in the Marjah district of southern Helmand province when their mini-van struck a roadside bomb. They included three children, a woman and a man, a statement from the provincial governor's office said.
</a> The action, backed up by a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of assets and calling for money laundering penalties, is the result of a long-running investigation into a business that at the height of its powers managed more than $15bn (£9.8bn) in assets.
</a> Much of Egypt's media has sought to verbally bash the Brotherhood, even refusing to show footage of continuing protests in Nasr City, where thousands of Morsi supporters have gathered for days to demand he be reinstated.
</a> "Most middle class people don't have that kind of change lying around," said Bernard Krooks, a partner in New York law firm Littman Krooks and a past president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
</a> Woolf, before making her name as a novelist, began as a journalist for the Time Literary Supplement. She also launched Hogarth Press with her husband Leonard Woolf in 1917. Perhaps Edith will pen a novel herself-she already has a room of her own.
</a> The ruling by Justice Marcy Friedman, which was made publicon Tuesday, cleared a major hurdle for the lawsuit, one ofseveral brought by state and federal authorities over foreigncurrency transactions.
</a> Brocade makes hardware and software for connecting corporatestorage systems and servers. Its products are used in storagearea networks (SANs), which pool storage resources in bigcompanies for easier management and higher utilization.
</a> Scott Connelly, the former managing director of North American power at Barclays and the alleged leader of the scheme, has been ordered to pay $15m, while three other traders, Daniel Brin, Karen Levine and Ryan Smith, have each been fined $1m. All deny the allegations.
</a> The keys he cites here are taking a long view and buyingnot just because a company has good prospects or you think themarket will drive its stock up, but because you rate the companyhighly and you can get shares at a good value.
</a> Tonegawa, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1987, said there is a bright side to all this. Only humans have false memories; animals do not unless, like the mice at MIT, false memories are forced on them, he said.
</a> Investors are eager to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony about monetary policy on Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee. His comments will be closely analyzed for signs of when the central bank may start reducing its stimulus efforts.
</a> Tuesday's testimony comes in a civil trial in Manhattan federal court after six convicted sex offenders sued Pataki and the state. Pataki announced in an October 2005 press release that every sexually violent predator in state custody would be evaluated for involuntary civil commitment once a prison sentence was finished.
</a> The National Football League says the Super Bowl halftime show is the most-watched music event in the world. It says more than 110.5 million viewers saw last year's show featuring R&B superstar Beyonce.
</a> âThe isotopic ratios, including hydrogen-to-deuterium ratios and carbon isotopes, tend to support the idea that as the dust is moving around the planet, itâs reacting with some of the gases from the atmosphere,â said Leshin.
</a> Later on Sunday a statement from Berlusconi's office said hehad not given a formal interview to Libero but that the paperhad interpreted a chat with the centre-right leader. Thecomments remained on Berlusconi's Facebook page.
</a> "I am willing to approve the analysis of the prosecutors after their investigation, and at the same time accept legal responsibility for this. I am deeply ashamed and regretful about this incident," Bo said.
</a> The "literally thousands of documents" taken by Snowden — now encrypted for safekeeping — form an "instruction manual for how the NSA is built," Greenwald said. And while he does not believe disclosure would hurt Americans or their security, Snowden has been insistent on the matter.
</a> Fans reacted angrily to the broadcasters' announcement, with many taking to Twitter to express their disgust. one user tweeted "Please tell me it is a mistake that the #bbc is dropping #skyatnight!" [SIC], whilst another declared: "The programme which inspired many generations of astronomers, professional and amateur, must continue."
</a> Chipotle has done a great job with this sort of transparency. The company details its policy against buying meat raised with antibiotics, arsenic and growth hormones, and it's been open about its attempts to source locally-grown food. In other words, they don't just say "better ingredients" and leave it at that. They also publish their ingredients, so that customers can decide for themselves whether Chipotle really sells "food with integrity." Anything less would be nothing more than marketing hype.
</a> Actually the sale by the Graham family, who have owned the paper since Eugene Meyer bought it at a bankruptcy sale during the great depression, to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos is a stroke of brilliance. Bezos doesn't have to understand the news business – and reportedly has committed to keeping the current management team in place at least for the time being. What he does understand is the Internet, which is what has been killing print journalism and newspapers for last decade.
</a> Funding for many U.S. government operations runs out nextweek with the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, and unlessCongress reaches a deal to pay for its activities, much of thegovernment will be forced to shut down. Only certain activitiespermitted under law are allowed to continue, officials said.
</a> Obviously for London students buying and maintaining a car or hiring a private taxi every day is ludicrously expensive, but the data confirms that getting older leads to an increased use of private transport. The results suggest that it’d be in your best interests to askew the wheels and find another way to commute. Your body will thank you later.
</a> Prof Sir Bruce Keogh will describe how each hospital let its patients down badly through poor care, medical errors and failures of management, and will show that the scandal of Stafford Hospital, where up to 1,200 patients died needlessly, was not a one-off.
</a> "There will be no reconciliation with those whose hands have been stained with blood and who turned weapons against the state and its institutions," Beblawi said Saturday, referring to the Brotherhood.
</a> BA, who employed Wood for 16 years, said they were “shocked and horrified” by the allegations, which they received an anonymous letter about. They reported Wood to the Metropolitan Police, who they have been working closely alongside.
</a> Earlier Thursday, Nixon appeared at the groundbreaking for a road improvement that he said would facilitate a $3 million expansion at Toyota Bodine’s auto parts manufacturing plant in Troy, about 50 miles northwest of St. Louis. Nixon said the expansion could add 35 jobs. The state Department of Economic Development said it is providing a $350,000 grant for the project.
</a> Responding to the Miranda incident, David Anderson, Britain’s official independent reviewer of terrorism legislation asked: “Why was it that they wanted to question him?” He added that “the police are only allowed to ask questions aimed at determining whether somebody is a terrorist. Is that what they thought and if so on what basis?”
</a> Zimmerman walks now, leaves court a free man, does that in a state with its stand-your-ground laws where you thought the prosecution was fighting a losing game from the start. It no longer matters that Trayvon Martin, unarmed teenager, was supposed to have the same stand-your-ground rights that Zimmerman did. Only it never mattered once they were on the ground and Zimmerman got his gun out and shot him. If you think justice was really served in that courtroom on this night, you were watching the wrong movie.
</a> But the credit crunch showed Islamic financial structureswere no protection against sliding asset prices, and the twosuffered combined losses of $1.73 billion between 2009 and 2010,forcing them to restructure their businesses.
</a> "At [the baptismal] classes we were told that you no longer have to dress your child in a traditional gown," says Becky Bevis, who has a 13-month-old son. "He wore a white shirt and some baby chino trousers." None of the other four children baptised that day wore a gown either, she says.
</a> In its first 18 days, the Zenglibao fund attracted more than2.5 million customers and raised 6.6 billion yuan, according toTianhong's calculations. Average investment was 1,913 yuan($310), a fraction of the average for other funds.
</a> However while Mr McLoughlin intends to portray HS2 as a continuation of the “great Victorian spirit” which created much of the infrastructure Britain enjoys today, opponents have questioned his argument that the network is needed to tackle an overcrowding crisis.
</a> âWeâre looking at disruption to 16,000 passengers and 200 flights a day, so the impact is not just on Kenya but the entire region,â said James Shikwati, director of the Nairobi-based Inter-Region Economic Network, a think tank.
</a> Members of the office's board, chaired by former CIA director Porter Goss, a Republican, and former Colorado Rep. David Skaggs, a Democrat, weed out clearly frivolous complaints submitted by members of the public.
</a> In most adults bone mineral density does not significantly improve as a result of taking vitamin D supplements and widespread use of them to ward off osteoporosis is worthless, researchers found.
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</a> Smithfield Foods trades at 12.7 times forward 12-month earnings, far below an average 16.8 times for the U.S.-listed food products companies, according to data from Thomson Reuters StarMine. Similar companies in Hong Kong trade at 18.2 times, the data show.
</a> Wheeler said the court will extend appropriate courtesies to Bernanke in the scheduling and conduct of this deposition, and that Wheeler will take the unusual step of attending the deposition himself. Generally, it is only the attorneys for the parties in a lawsuit who attend a deposition.
</a> Overall, "there was a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study population," the authors reported, with 15.1% of 2-year-olds categorized as overweight and obese. A little over 16% of 4- and 5-year-olds were considered overweight.
</a> S&P 500 futures lost 0.1 point and were slightlybelow fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by takinginto account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration onthe contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures wereflat and Nasdaq 100 futures added 1 point.
</a> "These are difficult things for the individual to avoid," he said, while observing the worrying dark clouds from nearby factories that he could see from his office window in Lyon on Wednesday. "When I walk on a street where there's heavy pollution from diesel exhaust, I try to go a bit further away," he said. "So that's something you can do."
</a> After a wet spring across much of the Midwest, conditions were dry for much of the summer, but drought concerns were mitigated by cool temperatures. But over the past week, increasingly high temperatures, along with continued dry conditions, have stoked concerns about the health of U.S. crops.
</a> Prime Minister John Key, who has been previously criticized for saying the 100% pure marketing should be taken with a pinch of salt, said New Zealand would always be reliant on dairying, with its natural competitive advantage and global demand rising.
</a> MOSCOW, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi plans to invest $5billion in Russian infrastructure in a venture to be set up withthe country's state-backed private equity fund, aimed at fundingtoll roads, ports and airports, the Kremlin and the Russian fundsaid on Wednesday.
</a> Husky-voiced Johansson, who rose to prominence as a teenager in the 2001 cult film "Ghost World," stars in three films this fall. In "Don Jon" she plays the girlfriend of a pornography addict and in the sci-fi thriller "Under the Skin" she is a seductive extraterrestrial. She voices a man's computer companion in "Her."
</a> Philippine firms, including Robinsons Retail, have raised$1.35 billion from IPOs so far this year, making 2013 a recordyear in the country for new listings and compared with $783million raised in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters data.
</a> Will they keep refinery runs high in order to meet theexpected increase in gasoline demand, and try and export surplusdiesel? Or will they keep runs steady and meet any increase ingasoline consumption by curbing exports?
</a> âThis prosecution demonstrates our deep resolve to hold accountable anyone who would violate their solemn duty to protect our nation's secrets and to prevent future, potentially devastating leaks by those who would wantonly ignore their obligations to safeguard classified information," said Ronald Machen Jr., U.S. attorney for the District of Colombia, according to a Department of Justice statement released Monday.
</a> Meanwhile, Woyke hopes that other researchers will use the genome information to figure out how to grow some of these microbes in the lab and study them further. In addition, her group will continue single-cell sequencing of more unknowns. The team has a long way to go: She calculates that she needs to sequence 16,000 genomes to cover half of the microbial family tree in depth. What she's done to date, she adds "is just a drop in a bucket."
</a> âWe have also convened a formal senior working group to consider the facts as they become known, to review all aspects of this tragedy, to listen to employees at all levels and to help us learn from them."
</a> The Queen, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, gave her formal approval to the Bill – one of the most radical pieces of social legislation of her reign – this afternoon.
</a> Although South Africa has fallen in the world ranking ofgold producers, gold remains its main mineral export and theindustrial action, including an auto industry strike alreadyunder way, will inflict more damage on the economy.
</a> ** German car parts maker Schaeffler Group has sold a 3.9percent stake in automotive supplier Continental AG for about 950 million euros ($1.3 billion) to pay down debt.Schaeffler, which makes ball bearings and clutches, placed 7.8million shares with international investors at 122.50 eurosapiece, which represents a 3.5 percent discount to Monday'sclosing price.
</a> Shanahan praised the efforts of the scout team defense and said Wednesday’s action represented the type of atmosphere and coverage looks Griffin will see in a game. The quarterback at times had to maneuver around linemen being pushed into the backfield. On a 10-yard pass to Paul, a defender came free; in a game, he may have sacked Griffin. The quarterback scrambled to his left and then located Paul along the sideline.
</a> The Dow Jones industrial average was up 66.86 points,or 0.44 percent, at 15,367.50. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 3.98 points, or 0.24 percent, at 1,687.40. TheNasdaq Composite Index was up 0.04 points, or 0.00percent, at 3,716.01.
</a> While state laws give parents a great deal of freedom when it comes to choosing medical treatment for their children, that's not always true when the decision could be a matter of life or death. Courts most often will draw the line when doctors think the child's life is in danger and there's a good chance that the treatments being suggested will work, according to several medical ethicists.
</a> Sir Mike said: "These inspections are designed to provide people with a clear picture of the quality of the services in their local hospital, exposing poor or mediocre care as well as highlighting areas of good and excellent care.
</a> “But I can only wave one arm around, so I'd fall over if I did it too much, and also my face is slightly less mobile, so I'm less inclined to smile and sort of make strange facial gestures as I work. I'm conscious about that as well.”
</a> His abrupt departure from Russiaâs embattled LGBT movement, which has come under increasing pressure in recent months amid a national ban on gay âpropaganda,â appeared to be the result of a recent opinion column in Out Magazine by the Russian-American gay pornographer Michael Lucas, who accused Alexeyev of being âthe Kremlinâs new pocket gay.â
</a> âI have moments when I think about that when Iâll be reminiscing with family members and friends and going back down memory lane but right now, that probably wonât hit me until I get there,â said Anthony, who laughed off a question whether he will be nervous for the preseason contest. âI ainât been nervous since my son was born. I donât know what nervous feels like.
</a> Maria Wellard, 40, the mother of one of the teenagers who tried to rescue the man and young girl said: "My son Kieran had been sunbathing with friends on the bank then all of a sudden he heard people shouting and he got up to see what it was.
</a> Her attraction to butterflies was gradual, she said, explaining, "I'm a Christian. I felt it had to do with God directing me. It was a progressive thing. I took a picture of a butterfly. Nothing I chose to do right away. I was chasing butterflies with a camera. (Then) a woman gave me a butterfly in a jar and then I watched it lay an egg. It's really amazing to watch the process - metamorphosis - a caterpillar from an egg. For two weeks the caterpillar eats and grows and then forms a chrysalis and in a week to 10 days that turns into a butterfly."
</a> John Wood Group, up 1.8%. The company is one of the biggest gainers on the FTSE 250 after it said it will create a gas turbine joint venture with German giant Siemens that it expects to deliver USD15 million in synergies by year three and improve the prospects for its gas turbine unit. The energy services company said it will own 51% of the new venture, with Siemens taking 49%. It will include Wood Group's maintenance and power businesses and Siemens' turbocare unit, which provides after-market gas turbine, steam turbine and generator design, repair and manufacturing services. It will employ about 4,500 and have revenues of about USD1 billion. Wood Group said it is expecting to get a payment of about USD70 million from the joint venture, and expects the the deal to complete in the first quarter of 2014 after several necessary approvals are cleared.
</a> The 2000s saw a substantial increase in the number of government employees, a number that has been steadily growing for decades. Yet the last 10 years have also seen more evidence of the unsustainability of that growth as cities go bankrupt, states teeter on the edge, and the federal government continues to crush economic recovery. The last thing we need are more incentives for people to enter government work.
</a> “The government don’t want to know about the people and the people are calling for a vote. The government just want to spend money without giving health care to the people. They don’t want to give the people education. They are treating the people like cattle,” exclaimed another protester.
</a> Obama and the Democrats say bills to fund the government andraise the debt ceiling could be resolved quickly if Boehnerpermitted votes on simple, no-strings-attached measures in theRepublican-controlled House.
</a> Let's take up both sides of the question: on the one side, the factors that made consumers so eager to get their favorite tracks for free, even if the quality was inferior and the ethics were questionable, and on the other, those factors that made consumers so willing to pay a premium for the devices they used for storing those tracks and listening to them.
</a> Dennis also noted Clement's views on fictitious claims andclass action lawsuits are the subject of separate litigationbefore a separate panel of the Fifth Circuit composed ofdifferent judges and due to be heard in November.
</a> "We see this as the evolution of MOOCs," Clarissa Shen, vice president of strategic business and marketing at Udacity, said in an email. "We have brought much more human interaction back into play in order to help students throughout their learning process and giving them that much more access to their instructors."
</a> Kerr was in the audience for Bloomâs first preview Aug. 24.âThat was nice,â says Bloom. âIt was great and very supportive. She wanted to be one of the first to get a look at it. She tells it to me pretty straight.â
</a> "The Australian dollar MTN market is proving to be quitecompelling at seven years, but, historically, the offshoremarkets have dominated issuance in the seven-year plus arenathrough the US 144A, euro and US Regulation D private placementmarkets," said Peter Block, director, debt capital markets atANZ.
</a> With four million youtube hits for the trailer already, the film feels guaranteed to be a smash-hit. The fact it’s directed by the great Abhinav Kashyap also helps. His 2010 directorial debut – ‘Dabangg’ – remains one of the highestâgrossing Bollywoods film of all time.
</a> "She has a lot of energy, she's a long hitter which is going to be great for Colorado. It's quite generous off the tees and we are playing up at altitude and the ball will fly. I think she can bring a lot of great things for our team and I am very excited about her.
</a> It wasn't his first brush with the law. According to a spokeswoman for Florida's Orange County Sheriff's Office, where Disney World is located, a warrant for Pera's arrest was issued in 2009 on charges of fraudulent use of credit cards and theft. The charges were later dropped.
</a> Investigators from the University of Michigan studied the drinking habits of 16,332 high school seniors. They examined the cohort to determine prevalence of binge drinking (five or more drinks) and extreme binge drinking (greater than 10; or greater than 15 or more drinks consecutively). The sample had the following breakdown: 52.3 percent female, 64.5 percent white, 11 percent black, 13.1 percent Hispanic and 11.5 percent of other race/ethnicity. The authors defined a drink as 12 ounces of beer, a 12-ounce wine cooler, 4 ounces of wine, a mixed drink or a shot glass of liquor.
</a> Mornhinwegâs wild card is veteran tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., whose knees have betrayed him in recent years. If Winslow stays healthy and fellow tight end Jeff Cumberland develops more consistency, Mornhinweg might be able to turn one of the leagueâs worst offenses from a year ago into a respectable group.
</a> Further complicating matters is Obama's reinvigorated push for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians in talks that restarted earlier this year. Middle East diplomacy is expected to figure more prominently in Monday's meeting than originally thought, after Obama listed it beside Iran as a top priority in his address to the United Nations on Tuesday.
</a> The barges were stationed and lit with anchor lights but it was difficult to see them on the water Friday night, Piedmont Fire Department Assistant Chief Daniel Goswick said in a news conference this morning.
</a> Anna Forrester, a 21-year-old student from Tennessee University who is spending this summer in London, said: “I’ve been following this pregnancy since the start. I love everything about the British monarchy.
</a> But none of that will happen. Instead we have the worthy, well-scrubbed Cardinals, a team with history, integrity, and big horses that strut through the snow in the greatest Christmas television commercial of all time.
</a> In part, this is because New York’s economy is absurdly dependent on its main driver of inequality—the finance industry. Finance accounts for roughly forty per cent of all the wages paid in Manhattan, and almost a quarter of the city’s G.D.P. (That’s not even to mention the myriad businesses—high-priced law firms, say—that service the financial hub.) Wall Street’s importance limits what a mayor can do to reduce inequality from the top down. The same is true of the city budget’s dependence on the wealthy—the top one per cent of earners pay forty-three per cent of the city’s income tax. In other words, the rich we will always have with us.
</a> The split decision illustrates the U.S. dilemma in Egypt: adesire to be seen promoting democracy along with a need to keepup cooperation with a nation of strategic importance because ofits control of the Suez Canal, its 1979 peace treaty with Israeland its status as the most populous nation in the Arab world.
</a> "He's very lucky. FedEx has a tradition of flying odd critters around, having ferried panda bears, grizzly cubs, penguins, sea otters and even a rhino to zoos all over the world," FedEx spokesperson Carla Boyd told the Sun Sentinel.
</a> At home to Chile or Paraguay, he can be replaced. He might be missed next month away to a Paraguay side rejuvenated by last week's splendid draw against Germany, but it hardly matters. Next year in, say, a World Cup quarter-final, it might matter very much. A repetition of what happened in those last 15 minutes against Italy could lead to elimination.
</a> âThe Abe government may be tempted to shrug its shouldersand say that things are under control now, and keep pushing torestart plants,â Nakano said. âThat could be a very misguidedapproach in terms of a popular backlash and internationalcriticism if the leakage is shown to be even more serious.â
</a> Tel Aviv University claims the fortification dates back to the time in the 8th century B.C. when Assyrian King Sargon II ruled the entire southeastern part of the Mediterranean basin, including Egypt and the Middle East. According to inscription, a Philistine king in Ashdod, named Yamani, once tried to organize a revolt against the Assyrian Empire, and they responded by taking control of Ashdod in 711 B.C. and late destroyed the city.
</a> But in her practice, Dr. McIntosh said that she sees a lot of young women who develop breast cancers in their 20s and 30s. So she recommends that women have a baseline screening even earlier than the official guidelines: at age 35. She said it’s an extremely common recommendation from breast surgeons, though not necessarily from primary physicians.
</a> At the same time, more money is coming from corporations that wish to back start-ups. Last year, corporations represented 8.4 percent of all venture dollars invested, more than any time since 2007. Some of those are very active at earlier stages; Google Ventures is one of the most active seed investors in the Bay Area, according to consultancy CIBC.
</a> On our visit to the Bekaa Valley the children finished their work in the fields and then were taken back to their settlement where they helped pitch tents on rocky ground, and arranged brightly coloured plastic tables and chairs for a makeshift open air school.
</a> "It doesn't give you an exact number, but it tells you what100 percent of cost would be, or 60 percent. Then we back out tohow much you'd have to save every month for 15 years, or 10years, to accumulate that much," Madrian says. "If it's easy tothink about, people might be more inclined to start savinganything."
</a> "We are trying to change laws so that this never, ever happens again," Sharpton said to supporters who had gathered outside the New York City Police Department headquarters in New York this morning, The Associated Press reported.
</a> Charice recalls: "I was a tad emotional when the clock struck 12 midnight—not because I was tired, but because May 10 was my birthday. And I, a girl from the barrio of Gulod in the far-flung Philippines, was alone in America."
</a> Many were filed six months ago, on the same day that theJustice Department sued S&P for $5 billion. Last month, U.S.District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, California allowed thegovernment to continue pursuing that case.
</a> “We’ve also seen an acknowledgement from the Foreign Secretary about the United States’ right and ability to make our own foreign policy decisions that are in our national security interest,” said Josh Earnest, the White House deputy press secretary.
</a> The bad Fukushima news complicates Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans to restart nuclear reactors idled since 2011. At the time 70% of Japanese supported taking the reactors offline, especially as evidence emerged that the disaster “was the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and [Fukushima owner] Tepco,” as a parliamentary panel put it in a 641-page report last month.
</a> Functional and fashionable sportswear will give you the extra push to achieve that bit extra- and you'll look great doing it. Whether you're a yoga bunny or pounding the pavement, add a flash of colour to your workout gear with a pair of statement shorts like Alex Gerrard's New Balance ones or any of the bright designs below.
</a> Legal wins against other defunct Lehman units and pastsettlements with the bank's trading counterparties has freed upcash for distribution. More payouts will be made, but the finaldividend may take more than a decade because of legal wrangling.
</a> Kim isn't afraid to take a walk in her boyfriend's shoes! Whether she's wearing baggy leather pants or a more classic little black dress, Kardashian seems game to accessorize just about any outfit with her favorite pair of Kanye West for Giuseppe Zanotti heels.
</a> "It is a combination of things... tensions in Syria, whichhad been negative for risk-assets and supported the yen, haveeased a bit. Also global economic data over the last couple ofweeks has been relatively good," said Paul Robson, currencystrategist at RBS Global Banking.
</a> It is the second time that news has spread of his death, after he was reportedly killed when he was covering the Korean War. When he realised the mistake he cabled his office: "Unkilled. Uninjured. Onpressing."
</a> Rachel closes her eyes a microsecond, relishing the calm, and doubtless wondering – as I did every time I breastfed my daughter – why all the world’s ills can’t be remedied in such a simple way. Why every argumentative colleague in a business meeting, every querulous politician and Brussels bureaucrat can’t be instantly silenced with a breast or bottle. Only then does she realise that all eyes are on her. They are not openly hostile, as they would be in France, where I was born and where a doctor shrugged and told my mother, 'Make your own mistakes, Madame,’ when she announced her intention to breastfeed, but they are curious, confused, uneasy.
</a> "Reform" No. 2: The CFPB would have to come to Congress every year for its funding, rather than continue to receive a small, capped share of the budget of the Federal Reserve, where the agency is housed. Each of the other bank regulators – the Fed, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – has some form of independent funding as insulation against political shenanigans. By contrast, the two non-bank financial regulators that already fall under the appropriations process, the SEC and CFTC, have faced massive problems.
</a> Hagel also says Swenson proved his valor on the battlefield and then again by having the courage to question the Army. Swenson complained to military leaders that many calls for help during the fight were rejected by superior officers.
</a> For those of us of a certain age, Hiroshi Yamauchi brings fond memories of childhood triumph. His name was always in the end credits of Nintendo games during the company's heyday in the '80s and '90s.
</a> The main challenge in a duathlon is pacing yourself. Go off too fast on the first run, and you’ll be in a whole world of hurt by the time you get to the second – something I discovered at my first attempt at the Ballbuster Duathlon several years ago.
</a> A helicopter flies over a ridge as bushfires take hold on a hillside threatening the suburbs of Castlereagh, Londonberry, Marsden Park and Richmond on September 10, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Seven firefighters have been reported injured and two homes destroyed as bushfires rage throughout western Sydney threatening the suburbs of Castlereagh, Londonberry, Marsden Park and Richmond.
</a> There are no active discussions underway for now, and thelikelihood of such a deal remains low, as most of the potentialbuyers are in a position to acquire the entire company and donot need a side deal to sell off royalties, the people added.
</a> I feel sorry for the people where Romney lives. It was a waste of money and time to take this reptile to court, you should have known that he would win. Romney was able to fool these people, because he and little annie have that sense of entitlement. How dare you stop them, and he normally get what he wants, except for the presidency. To glad that didn’t happen
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</a> "It looks like the deal is well-advanced," said a thirdsector banker. "I would not rule out a rival bid completely buta matching all cash bid could be a lot in terms of cashallocation for Emerson, GE and ABB."
</a> Congress likely was wise to spell out that its members will not see any pay increase as a result of the deal. The bill states that members will not receive any cost of living adjustments during the fiscal year 2014 that began on October 1.
</a> To help achieve the substantial expansion over the past 11 years, Mr Butler-Adams brought in a more professional and modern way of doing things, introducing budget plans, and outsourcing the manufacturing of certain parts or processes, such as the wheels and the painting of frame parts.
</a> Last month, groundbreaking for single-family homes, the largest segment of the market, slipped 0.8 percent to its lowest level since November 2012. Starts for multi-family homes declined 26.2 percent to a 245,000-unit rate.
</a> The patient would be chloroformed. A tourniquet would be applied above the cut to control blood loss. Then incisions would be made around the leg, through the skin and muscle, leaving a flap of extra skin to cover the eventual exposed tissue. When the scalpel hit bone, the surgeon would change over to the bone saw, hack through the limb, and toss it on the pile with the rest. His attendants would stanch the severed arteries, binding the wound with horsehair, silk, or cotton threads. The surgeon would close the wound with the extra flap of skin, leaving a hole for drainage. It could be done in 10 minutes by a good surgeon. The patient was then left to survive any number of infections resulting from his unsterilized, unsanitary, but occasionally lifesaving procedure.
</a> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leaderMitch McConnell held talks that Reid later called "substantive."Reid did not provide details, but his remarks gave some hopethat Congress soon might pass legislation to fund the governmentand raise its borrowing authority.
</a> “Publication of train-by-train crowding information is, in the short term, an important tool for allowing passengers to make informed choices about which trains to travel on, and convincing those passengers who can change their travel patterns to do so,” he said.
</a> Medical and patient endorsements aside, some patient groups believe it does little more than cause brain damage. A quick Internet search turns up a long list of anti-ECT websites, many of which include testimonials from people claiming to have suffered negative effects from the treatments.
</a> The researchers said that armies of mobile cubes could someday prove useful in a number of ways, including: temporarily repairing bridges or building during emergencies; raising and reconfiguring scaffolding; assembling into various types of furniture or heavy equipment; transporting special equipment like cameras, lights or battery packs; and they could even venture into environments and places that humans cannot, identify problems and reorganize themselves to provide solutions, according to MIT.
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</a> Six judges took it in turns to read the verdicts, sentencing defendants for membership of the "Ergenekon terrorist organisation." Booing by defence lawyers, opposition politicians and some journalists in court turned to applause as half of the defence lawyers stormed out in protest at the sentences.
</a> Norway said its suspicion that a Norwegian citizen was one of those involved in the mall assault claimed by the Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab had now "strengthened". The BBC has identified one of the attackers as a 23-year-old Norwegian citizen of Somali origin named Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow.
</a> U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) hitches up his belt during a news conference with Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 2, 2013.
</a> "We're in a very competitive marketplace but we have a tonof summer play time left, so we'll see," said Chris Aronson,president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox, the studio that released "Turbo," speaking to thefilm's opening numbers and its prospects.
</a> It’s really too late. Even with the government shut down, that national debt is still growing. We are now in a situation like a family who has overspent, even if you stop using your credit cards, you are so far in debt you have no choice but to file bankrupty. So sad Chinese lenders, welcome to the American way.
</a> Almost three hours long – there were, needless to say, a lot of deserters at the interval – I found myself praying for that red-hot poker to come along. When, eventually, it did, no one had thought to heat it, but, in all the circumstances, it was hardly surprising.
</a> Fyodor Yurchikhin and Aleksandr Misurkin spent almost the entire seven-hour-plus spacewalk routing 120 feet of power and Ethernet cable. The cable had to be unreeled, then meticulously secured to handrails and hooks.
</a> The winners â seven individual winners along with representatives of some organizations who have won the prize â met in Warsaw this year to mark 30 years since Lech Walesa won the peace prize for leading the Solidarity movement, which helped topple communism in Poland.
</a> Bynum's deal will include $6 million of $12 million guaranteed in Year 1, with the rest to be earned via the centering hitting health- and game-related benchmarks to collect the full amount of the contract. The Cavaliers have a team option prior to the 2014-2015 season worth $12.5 million.
</a> UK Athletics performance director Neil Black said the Gay and Powell cases made him wonder whether he needed to remind British athletes to be even more vigilant when it came to what they were putting inside their bodies.
</a> Dr. Doogie Howser was a boy genius extraordinaire – surviving leukemia twice, finishing Princeton at age 10 and, at 14, becoming the youngest registered doctor in the country. After hanging up his stethoscope, Neil Patrick Harris' career ranged from random TV roles in shows like 'Murder, She Wrote' to stints on Broadway shows, like 'Sweeney Todd'. In 2005, the actor landed the much-loved role of Barney in the CBS sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother.' Since then, Harris' star has truly risen. In 2009, he hosted 3 awards shows, including that year's Tony Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2010, his guest spot on 'Glee' won him an Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series'.
</a> Most of those who gather hail from the immediate area in the geographic heart of Serbia. With no outside sponsorship, little promotion and no commercial facilities except for a beer tent, the event still manages to attract a niche following of curious spectators.
</a> The trust, a type known as a voluntary employees'beneficiary association or VEBA, is unhappy with the price Fiathas offered for its Chrysler stake. Now, the VEBA is exercisingits right to push Marchionne to take Chrysler public.
</a> Bill Sadler, a spokesman for Arkansas State Police, said pending applications by two or three districts for similar licenses have been put on hold because of McDaniel's opinion. Later Thursday, Sadler said any pending applications for entities or businesses that aren't security companies were also on hold.
</a> The Toronto festival has a solid track record of unearthing films that go on to succeed at the Academy Awards, such as "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The King's Speech," which won best film Oscars. Last year's winner of the People's Choice award, the festival's top prize, was "Silver Linings Playbook," an Oscar nominee for best picture.
</a> âI think about the guys who passed away and I am fortunate,â said Pulley, who spent 50 days at Ground Zero as part of the arson and explosion squad. âYeah, I have kidney cancer, but I am still here with my family. If God forbid we were ever attacked again, I would still do the same thing.â
</a> The waters around the disputed islands, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, and which are to the west of Okinawa's main island, are rich fishing grounds and the sea floor around them could hold big oil and gas reserves.
</a> Although Guenther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner, does not deal directly with euro zone debt issues, his comments are the most concrete about the likely size of any new bailout from a senior German politician since the issue burst into the election campaign last week.
</a> For example, as well as the Caribbean programme, worth £15million annually, more than £60million a year of British aid is paid to countries in Europe, according to the latest DfID figures. Until 2010, the beneficiaries included that well-known pit of misery, Croatia, which is now a member of the EU. Other recipients included the Seychelles, Mauritius, Malaysia, Oman, Turkey, Argentina, and Chile.
</a> The European Commission said a statement that it was "stillwaiting for additional written assurances" that the UnitedStates is respecting its agreement with the EU, but had noimmediate plans to propose a suspension of SWIFT to EU members.
</a> The paper, entitled "Access to patient-level trial data - aboon to drug developers", says that the sharing of detailedtrial results would increase efficiency in drug development andimprove cost-effectiveness by reducing duplication of effort.
</a> Twelve men have been arrested by Scotland Yard’s special E-Crime unit, after a bogus maintenance engineer allegedly tried to connect a device known as a keyboard video mouse (KVM) to a computer in a branch of the Santander Bank at the Surrey Quays shopping centre in East London.
</a> Discussion topics range from sex (âPeople donât know this about me, but I love sex!â says Mowry-Housley) to period-friendly snacks (Braxton raves about French toast-flavored goldfish crackers) and celeb gossip.
</a> While he was in there, the other three men moved about the cabin, changing seats, opening overhead bins, and "generally making a scene." They appeared to be trying to occupy and distract the flight attendants, the memo said.
</a> "The lack of adequate testing could result in significant delays and errors in accepting and processing...applications for health insurance coverage," he told the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform committee.
</a> XTO was already fined $100,000 for the spill by theEnvironmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department inJuly, which the company said was fair, but XTO plans to contestthe latest criminal charges.
</a> For the new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Bosland and his colleagues randomly assigned 177 men who'd had their cancerous prostates surgically removed less than four months earlier to drink either a soy or placebo beverage every day for up to two years between July 1997 and May 2010.
</a> The truck set out from Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and police detected the migrants with an x-ray at a checkpoint outside Tuxtla Gutierrez after midnight on Monday. The migrants were on their way to the United States, state prosecutors said.
</a> Manningâs game has always been defined by its gutsiness, and thatâs exactly what the Giants need now. This is a QB who carved his niche by routinely pushing plays past that point of no return (remember David Tyree?), and now, the Giants need every bit of that gambling moxie.
</a> "The good news is that we picked up intelligence. And that's what we do. That's what NSA does," U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on ABC's "This Week."
</a> Bosnia trails its fellow former Yugoslav republics in the quest to become a member of the bloc, for years the main driver of reform and stability in the Balkans by offering the hope of prosperity, investment and freedom of movement.
</a> "It is definitely possible to expect negotiations with KSCM(the Communist Party,)" Sobotka said. "The Communists are in anumber of town halls and in regional leaderships, and I do notsee it causing problems."
</a> Heidi Hamels (formerly Heidi Strobel) and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels first met in 2004 and were married on New Years Eve, 2006. While Cole may be a professional athlete, Heidi's no stranger to the spotlight, as she finished fifth on 'Survivor: The Amazon,' where she infamously took off her clothes alongside fellow tribe member Jenna Morasca to get a reward of peanut butter and Oreo cookies. She and Jenna later appeared on the cover of Playboy together (above, r).
</a> Stiff and lifeless identical skyscrapers rise in ranks from the virgin ground next to the river. This is a pristine ghost town. I've seen nothing like it since visiting a Spanish estate built before the crash.
</a> It is only five months since Agar made his first-class debut for Western Australia after moving from Victoria. He was selected for the tour to India in March after just two first-class matches and picked up four wickets in the two warm-up matches he played.
</a> In the latest attack, police officials said gunmen stormed the policeman's home late Wednesday night in the city of Tikrit, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, killing the policeman, his wife, two sons and one daughter.
</a> Symbols like the rape tree serve as a reminder to volunteers or anyone passing through of the escalating brutality "coyotes" are using to control immigrants they lead through this land. The tree is a trafficker's way of asserting power. But it also serves as a landmark for the border volunteers, allowing them to keep record of immigrant migration patterns through the brush.
</a> Concern continued to linger that the U.S. government shutdown would cut demand for oil and hurt consumer confidence.JPMorgan economists estimate that every week of shutdowntranslates to a 0.12 percent reduction in the U.S. quarterlyannualised GDP growth rate.
</a> “They now have to look at further ways of raising the real incomes of working people, as well as taking bold measures to associate the party with job creation and fighting unemployment.”
</a> In Washington, Clifford Sloan, the U.S. government's new Special Envoy for Guantánamo Closure, said the transfer of the two Algerians reflects the president's renewed effort to close the prison. "This is an important step, and we are moving forward," he said.
</a> There are 7 main points that you need to take into consideration before you choose which of the two comes out the winner, and those are design, display, interface, camera features, camera performance, specs and performance, and finally battery life.
</a> The settlement follows one month after it paid $920 millionto four other U.S. and British regulators to resolve probes ofthe bank's $6.2 billion in derivative losses involving its chiefinvestment office.
</a> “I stand behind my judgment of value for Tesla in the my last post, but all I would take out of that valuation is that I would not buy Tesla at todayâs price. Given my fear of getting whipsawed in the momentum game, I would not sell short either,” said Damodaran. “It was not meant to be investment advice. I am a firm believer that investors have to take responsibility for the own choices and I will respect yours. Thus, if you are a long-term investor in Tesla, because you believe that there are viable pathways to a value higher than the price, I understand your motives. If you are a trader who is playing the pricing game with the stock, I can tell you that I wish I could play that game as well as you do, but I stink at it. So, I won’t even try.
</a> GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A huge and rare pink diamondcould fetch more than $60 million at auction in November ascollectors chase exceptional pieces in a strong internationaljewellery market, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
</a> Other industry figures have responded more positively to Apple’s move, with Dirk Sigurdson, director of security company Rapid7’s mobile division, highlighting how the fingerprint sensor alleviates the pressure on users to remember multiple strong passwords.
</a> "The strong showing by the Libertarian candidate forgovernor in this survey adds to the challenges all thegubernatorial candidates face as they need to adjust theirstrategies to a three-way race," Stephen Farnsworth, director ofthe Center for Leadership and Media Studies, said in astatement.
</a> Better still, the versatility of nude shoes means they've become a high street staple, so if you don't have £350 to splash out on this pair, you'll find plenty of choices around that cost far less.
</a> The company has evacuated nonessential personnel from itsdrilling rig Ensco 8502, which was drilling the Madagascarprospect on DeSoto Canyon 757. Operations were safely stoppedand the rig is currently moving out of the path of the storm,the website said. (Reporting by Anupam Chatterjee in Bangalore; Editing by GeraldE. McCormick)
</a> Scientists believe that both the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets completely melted during the Pliocene period. However, researchers have always been unclear as to the fate of the East Antarctic ice sheet. Evidence suggested that the East Antarctic sheet would have had to melt to account for the increase in sea level-but how much had remained a mystery-until now.
</a> The thing is, we cannot fault the specs, as Samsung did a pretty decent job, and so itâs for this reason why we feel the design of the Galaxy S5 will be far more important than its specs, although Samsung cannot afford to be lazy in that department as well.
</a> Miners fell 1.3 percent, the top sectoralfaller. Gold is set for its worst week in two months and copperis at five week lows on expectations the Fed will curb thebond-buying that has spurred a flood of money into riskierassets such as equities.
</a> However the “Red Prince”, as he is known, owes his popularity in China to his previous job as local secretary for the Communist party in the city of Chongquing, in the southern province of Shandong.
</a> The Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 18 banks in 2011, seeking to recover losses on a total of $200bn in mortgage-backed bonds sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have operated under US conservatorship since 2008 when they were seized amid subprime losses.
</a> The fundamentals of the game are very traditional; you fight through a side scrolling 2D level, through a series of monsters, to meet a boss at the end with a health bar that fills the screen. If the player is victorious in bludgeoning the creature to death, they are rewarded handsomely with treasure and experience points.
</a> The criminal case is U.S. v. SAC Capital Advisors LP et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 13-cr-00541. The civil case is U.S. v. SAC Capital Advisors LP et al in the same court, No. 13-05182.
</a> Congress reacted typically to the president's outline, with democrats generally praising the environmental goals of the plan and republicans voicing concerns about its potential costs to consumers and businesses.
</a> Randy Frederick, who oversees Schwab's business for activetraders, said last week that trading volume among all retailinvestors had not been keeping pace with the broad rise in stockmarkets, a sign that investors were letting their profits rideand waiting for dips to buy.
</a> "Regrouping defence activities under one umbrella would havethe merit of making the target of 10 percent EBIT margin by 2015more credible in the non-Airbus divisions," said KeplerCheuvreux analyst Christophe Menard in a note.
</a> Oregon and Vermont have already begun training their enrollment advisers, while Connecticut and Washington are just starting up and other states, including Illinois and New York, will commence later this summer.
</a> Deputy General Secretary Dave Moxham said: "In our experience inquiries, held in public to examine deaths at work, take an unacceptable amount of time for those who have lost loved ones to establish the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
</a> âItâs a frustration. Players are going to get frustrated and, as you get later in the season, theyâre probably going to get more frustrated,â Joe Girardi said. âWeâre not playing here for giggles. Weâre playing to win a division and players are going to get frustrated.â
</a> Wait a second. Carl Icahn is still tweeting? “Planning dinner with Tim. Hope he like Texas beef. And not some sissy California veggie crap. Wonder if he likes dessert. I like creme brule’. With a drizzle of caramel. Will try not to get too soused.”
</a> The group is targeting Hawaii, Illinois and New Jersey, where legislative measures to legalize same-sex marriage have failed, and Oregon, where there is a drive to put a gay marriage initiative on the ballot in November.
</a> While the ruins of the World Trade Center still littered Lower Manhattan, the decorated Vietnam combat officer turned back a political assault that sought to dismantle the FBI for what some lawmakers called a failure to detect the suicide hijacking plot.
</a> In France, which has some five million Muslims, the Great Mosque of Paris intervened to settle a disagreement over the start date for Ramadan. There was no such debate over the end as thousands turned out for Eid.
</a> Government officials also say they haven't received anyformal orders to draw up fresh scenarios, although an advisorypanel to the premier had already been mandated to study theimpact of the current plan on the economy and prices.
</a> Then, last August, the U.S. Department of Justice affirmed that it would not seek to stop or prohibit the laws passed in Colorado and Washington, easing tensions between the states and federal government.
</a> "I'm disappointed we didn't hear the same outrage when the Guardian attacked David Cameron's father when he passed away after a completely spurious piece or the Mirror went through the dustbins of David Cameron to unearth the nappies of his disabled son, who has also passed away now. It seems to me that this should apply across the field."
</a> The update to Android will include new Samsung features already on the Galaxy S4 like Smart Pause and Smart Scroll. These two features will be in addition to the new features the Android update will bring. Details of all the operating system’s features can be read about here.
</a> The only thing that bothers me about this is the hitter was thinking about it before he hit Keller. I coach at the youth level, it is almost impossible to get a perfect tackle in a game situation. My boys know heads up football, but usually it’s just head up and wrap up. Anyway they can someone down. I would love to see the form we practice every week in a game, but you just have to keep coaching safe football.
</a> "Advisers who knew what was going on with American viewedthis as a one-time opportunity to increase their book," saidDavid Boardman, a pilot who also runs Diablo InvestmentAdvisors, which manages about $11 million for about 10 clientsthrough index funds and exchange-traded funds.
</a> Nevertheless, for weeks, photographers and camera crews have camped out with stepladders and other equipment outside St. Mary’s, where William, now a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, was born in June 1982. His brother, Harry, was born there in 1984.
</a> T-Mobile US, which is also capping overseas voice-roamingcharges at 20 cents per minute, said the new offers will beavailable for customers roaming in about 115 countries startingon Oct 31. It will be available for customers who sign up forits Simple Choice service plans starting at $50 per month.
</a> However, take this one off your list of things to negotiate if you're satisfied with your offer. Asking for an early salary review on a salary that both you and your hiring manager know is inflated will make you look arrogant and greedy.
</a> "We're waiting for the bodies to be buried, and tomorrow maybe there will be another revolution," said Ahmad Abou Anain, 31, as he handed out sandwiches in the crowd. "I will ask God to kill Sisi," referring to Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.