Final negotiations commence in Durban
A greater consensus regarding a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol, a key issue in the climate talks has been reached since negotiations began in Durban last week, UN wholesale jewelry suppliesclimate chief Christiana Figueres said.
"Countries are now [discussing]discount fashion jewelry how to build a second commitment period rather than whether to have the second commitment period," she said. "It's an important shift."
Figueres said that under a second potential commitment period countries would have to meet ambitious targets for emissions reduction before 2020. She said countries would have a chance to modify emissions reduction targets this week.
The United States is not bound by Kyoto's obligations; furthermore, Canada, Russia and Japan have said they will not renew the 1997 Kyoto Protocol pledges that expire next year.
Figueres remained confident that new targets would be set despite previous political hang-ups.
"Canada, Russia and Japan won't stand away, because they've never been against the [Kyoto] protocol and they will continue to contribute to emissions reduction," Fugueres said. "At the samefashion jewelry shop time, [these countries and the U.S.] will also make a comparable effort under the [UNFCCC] convention, which is still under discussion."
Xie Zhenhua, head of China's delegation, said Monday that China is willing to accept a legally binding commitment after 2020 with certain conditions, which would include an extension of the Kyoto Protocol.
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the president ofcheap jewellery the COP17, said China is currently in discussions regarding how its commitments would be orchestrated, but is hopeful that a new deal can be reached.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dairy firms accused of setting low standards
Dairy firms accused of setting low standards
A standard which would have imposed strict limits on the amount of bacteriafashion jewellery in raw milk was changed at the last minute after it had been hijacked by dairy manufacturers, it was claimed yesterday.
Experts and officials had agreed that baseline bacteria count in raw milk should be 500,000 cells per milliliter, but it was increased to 2 million, Wei Ronglu, an official with the Dairy Association of Western China told People's Daily.
The Ministry of Health also lowered the minimum standard for protein content to 2.8 percent from the proposed 2.95 when the standard was published in March last year, said Wei, who has taken part in formulating the National Dairy Standard on four occasions. "I have no idea till now on when and why some key indexes that were discussed repeatedly were overthrown," Wei said.
The new standard has come under fire from both consumers and the media, as the maximum safety limit for bacteria in raw milk was 20 times higher fashion jewelry wholesalethan in Europe and the United States.
The standards were actually drafted by some domestic dairy manufacturers, Zeng Shouying, another expert who has taken part in formulating China's dairy standards since 1962, told the newspaper.
"China Mengniu Dairy drafted the standard for pasteurized milk, the Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd drafted the standard for raw milk, while the Bright Dairy did that for yogurt, according to an internal file," Zeng told the paper.
Wei said he asked about the reason for the changes, and was told they were "the result of coordination among various parts."
In an official response, government authorities said they set a "loose standard" for fear a stricter one would squeeze small and medium-sized dairies out of business.
However, experts say the lower standards would only damage product quality, setting back the progress of China's dairy industry. Wang Dingmian, director of the Guangdong Provincial Dairy Association, called the standard "a shame on the whole industry."
In December 2008, the Ministry of Health decided to make a new standard and require everywholesale crystal jewelry dairy producer to apply for a new license as the country bid to shore up an industry badly affected by a baby milk melamine scandal.
Nearly half of China's 1,176 dairies were ordered to cease production after failing to obtain new licenses required by the country's quality inspection agency.
The melamine scandal, which was blamed for the deaths of at least six children and which sickened about 300,000 others, shook consumer confidence in China's dairy industryfashion earrings and also hurt major players, including China Mengniu Dairy and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd.
A standard which would have imposed strict limits on the amount of bacteriafashion jewellery in raw milk was changed at the last minute after it had been hijacked by dairy manufacturers, it was claimed yesterday.
Experts and officials had agreed that baseline bacteria count in raw milk should be 500,000 cells per milliliter, but it was increased to 2 million, Wei Ronglu, an official with the Dairy Association of Western China told People's Daily.
The Ministry of Health also lowered the minimum standard for protein content to 2.8 percent from the proposed 2.95 when the standard was published in March last year, said Wei, who has taken part in formulating the National Dairy Standard on four occasions. "I have no idea till now on when and why some key indexes that were discussed repeatedly were overthrown," Wei said.
The new standard has come under fire from both consumers and the media, as the maximum safety limit for bacteria in raw milk was 20 times higher fashion jewelry wholesalethan in Europe and the United States.
The standards were actually drafted by some domestic dairy manufacturers, Zeng Shouying, another expert who has taken part in formulating China's dairy standards since 1962, told the newspaper.
"China Mengniu Dairy drafted the standard for pasteurized milk, the Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd drafted the standard for raw milk, while the Bright Dairy did that for yogurt, according to an internal file," Zeng told the paper.
Wei said he asked about the reason for the changes, and was told they were "the result of coordination among various parts."
In an official response, government authorities said they set a "loose standard" for fear a stricter one would squeeze small and medium-sized dairies out of business.
However, experts say the lower standards would only damage product quality, setting back the progress of China's dairy industry. Wang Dingmian, director of the Guangdong Provincial Dairy Association, called the standard "a shame on the whole industry."
In December 2008, the Ministry of Health decided to make a new standard and require everywholesale crystal jewelry dairy producer to apply for a new license as the country bid to shore up an industry badly affected by a baby milk melamine scandal.
Nearly half of China's 1,176 dairies were ordered to cease production after failing to obtain new licenses required by the country's quality inspection agency.
The melamine scandal, which was blamed for the deaths of at least six children and which sickened about 300,000 others, shook consumer confidence in China's dairy industryfashion earrings and also hurt major players, including China Mengniu Dairy and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Greek PM turns to negotiations for unity administration
Greek PM turns to negotiations for unity administration
A Greek referendum over the European Union (EU) aid package was more unlikely on Thursday, as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou suggested during a crucial cabinet meeting that he was willing to withdraw the plan in exchange for the forming of a national coalition.
"The referendum was never a primary goal in itself. Even though we are not afraid of people's judgment, I am glad this discussion forced the main opposition to support the October 26 agreement on the new aid package," he said in a statement.
He would seek the creation of a national consensus administration in the coming hours with the main opposition conservative party New Democracy (ND), the prime minister said.
Amid a revolt by key cabinet ministers and lawmakers of the ruling PASOK party, Papandreou did not confirm the rumors that he intended to step down.cheap nfl jerseys china
He said he was forced to call a referendum on Monday to force the ND Antonis Samaras to shoulder his responsibilities.
Holding snap general elections at the moment would pose a danger of default for the country,,cheap adidas shoes, the prime minister warned.
He announced that he mandated his close aide Nikos Athanasakis and Transport Minister Dimitris Reppas to negotiate the creation of a national unity government with the ND.
He had a short telephone conversation with Samaras,Demeco Ryans white jerseysReplica Rolex watches who earlier Thursday had called for a transitional government and snap election in the coming weeks, according to a statement released by the prime minister's office minutes before he addressed PASOK's parliamentary group.
A Greek referendum over the European Union (EU) aid package was more unlikely on Thursday, as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou suggested during a crucial cabinet meeting that he was willing to withdraw the plan in exchange for the forming of a national coalition.
"The referendum was never a primary goal in itself. Even though we are not afraid of people's judgment, I am glad this discussion forced the main opposition to support the October 26 agreement on the new aid package," he said in a statement.
He would seek the creation of a national consensus administration in the coming hours with the main opposition conservative party New Democracy (ND), the prime minister said.
Amid a revolt by key cabinet ministers and lawmakers of the ruling PASOK party, Papandreou did not confirm the rumors that he intended to step down.cheap nfl jerseys china
He said he was forced to call a referendum on Monday to force the ND Antonis Samaras to shoulder his responsibilities.
Holding snap general elections at the moment would pose a danger of default for the country,,cheap adidas shoes, the prime minister warned.
He announced that he mandated his close aide Nikos Athanasakis and Transport Minister Dimitris Reppas to negotiate the creation of a national unity government with the ND.
He had a short telephone conversation with Samaras,Demeco Ryans white jerseysReplica Rolex watches who earlier Thursday had called for a transitional government and snap election in the coming weeks, according to a statement released by the prime minister's office minutes before he addressed PASOK's parliamentary group.
China's readiness to help EU politicized
China's readiness to help EU politicized
China's readiness to help the debt-ridden EU out of its quagmire has been unjustly politicized, as some Europeans fear China's assistance would come in exchange for EU political concessions on thorny issues.
The prejudicial assumption exaggerates China's pragmatism in international economic affairs and reflects EU mistrust with its strategic partner.
However, even if the debt crisis had not happened and the EU had not sought Chinese help, China would never stop demanding that the EU abandon its obsolete mentality and take a more open-minded approach on issues of currency disputes, high-tech export restrictions, arms sales embargo and human rights censure.
Simply put, China's goodwill deserves fair treatment from the EU.
China has reiterated its confidence in the EU to ride out its hardships and uphold the spirit of partnership with China. Yet the SOS sent by the 27-nation bloc has absurdly made its domestic audiences uncomfortable.
In response to criticism within the EU, Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker told German public broadcaster ARD last week that "this will not take place in the form of a tight political negotiation -- assuming that of China invests, we have to give China something back.,Cheap authentic nfl jerseys,"
It is becoming increasingly prominent that the issue of market economy status, which is, to a certain extent, a result of the lingering "Cold War" mentality, has become the EU's invisible bargaining chip.
Since the beginning, the notion of a non-market economy was coined by Western countries as the economic system implemented by a communist government, which underscores its strong ideological color.
The non-market economy status has long overstated export countries' production costs and dumping margins and gives exporters unfair trade disadvantages.
When China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) 10 years ago, it was the only country among the 147 members to stay on the waiting list of the market economy countries. China has been persistently moving to loosen the state interference of the economy and to rectify the obsolete system impeding the fair play between state and private business, domestic and foreign-invested companies.
While the EU refused to do China a favor, saying China failed to meet technical criteria, it intentionally neglected the fact that a handful of other countries, including some EU nations that have been recognized by EU as full market economies, also fail to meet the standards. There is also the example of the EU recognizing a European country's market economy status even though it so far has not joined the WTO, which is apparently out of the normal practice.
These facts reflect the EU's selective standards toward different nations, which casts a shadow over its political integrity.
Even so, the non-market economy status has not dampened China-EU trade ties. On the contrary, China is the EU's second largest trading partner, and the EU is China's biggest overseas market.
It is not expected that granting China the full market economy status will be a tremendous blessing for China, because the anti-dumping duties cover a very meager share of Chinese exports to Europe. Also, it wouldn't be a panacea for all the trade frictions between the two sides.Sanyo Projector Lamp Worse-case scenario,,cheap adidas shoes, China will automatically gain full market economy status by 2016, according to WTO rules.
To recognize China's status as early as possible could be viewed as a manifestation of the EU's strategic trust with China and its political sincerity, wisdom and vision to expand bilateral relations. Otherwise, the one-sided trust cannot persist.
Admittedly,Demeco Ryans white jerseys political reciprocity is what China pursues at the international negotiating table. But it is not the case on the issue of market economy status, as well as other thorny issues between the two sides.
Smooth and balanced China-EU economic and trade ties are conducive to restoring the world's economic recovery and promoting long-term prosperity.
It is time for the EU and China to share the difficulties at this critical moment that offers a chance for the two sides to turn hardships into hopes and deepen their long-cherished mutual trust.
China's readiness to help the debt-ridden EU out of its quagmire has been unjustly politicized, as some Europeans fear China's assistance would come in exchange for EU political concessions on thorny issues.
The prejudicial assumption exaggerates China's pragmatism in international economic affairs and reflects EU mistrust with its strategic partner.
However, even if the debt crisis had not happened and the EU had not sought Chinese help, China would never stop demanding that the EU abandon its obsolete mentality and take a more open-minded approach on issues of currency disputes, high-tech export restrictions, arms sales embargo and human rights censure.
Simply put, China's goodwill deserves fair treatment from the EU.
China has reiterated its confidence in the EU to ride out its hardships and uphold the spirit of partnership with China. Yet the SOS sent by the 27-nation bloc has absurdly made its domestic audiences uncomfortable.
In response to criticism within the EU, Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker told German public broadcaster ARD last week that "this will not take place in the form of a tight political negotiation -- assuming that of China invests, we have to give China something back.,Cheap authentic nfl jerseys,"
It is becoming increasingly prominent that the issue of market economy status, which is, to a certain extent, a result of the lingering "Cold War" mentality, has become the EU's invisible bargaining chip.
Since the beginning, the notion of a non-market economy was coined by Western countries as the economic system implemented by a communist government, which underscores its strong ideological color.
The non-market economy status has long overstated export countries' production costs and dumping margins and gives exporters unfair trade disadvantages.
When China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) 10 years ago, it was the only country among the 147 members to stay on the waiting list of the market economy countries. China has been persistently moving to loosen the state interference of the economy and to rectify the obsolete system impeding the fair play between state and private business, domestic and foreign-invested companies.
While the EU refused to do China a favor, saying China failed to meet technical criteria, it intentionally neglected the fact that a handful of other countries, including some EU nations that have been recognized by EU as full market economies, also fail to meet the standards. There is also the example of the EU recognizing a European country's market economy status even though it so far has not joined the WTO, which is apparently out of the normal practice.
These facts reflect the EU's selective standards toward different nations, which casts a shadow over its political integrity.
Even so, the non-market economy status has not dampened China-EU trade ties. On the contrary, China is the EU's second largest trading partner, and the EU is China's biggest overseas market.
It is not expected that granting China the full market economy status will be a tremendous blessing for China, because the anti-dumping duties cover a very meager share of Chinese exports to Europe. Also, it wouldn't be a panacea for all the trade frictions between the two sides.Sanyo Projector Lamp Worse-case scenario,,cheap adidas shoes, China will automatically gain full market economy status by 2016, according to WTO rules.
To recognize China's status as early as possible could be viewed as a manifestation of the EU's strategic trust with China and its political sincerity, wisdom and vision to expand bilateral relations. Otherwise, the one-sided trust cannot persist.
Admittedly,Demeco Ryans white jerseys political reciprocity is what China pursues at the international negotiating table. But it is not the case on the issue of market economy status, as well as other thorny issues between the two sides.
Smooth and balanced China-EU economic and trade ties are conducive to restoring the world's economic recovery and promoting long-term prosperity.
It is time for the EU and China to share the difficulties at this critical moment that offers a chance for the two sides to turn hardships into hopes and deepen their long-cherished mutual trust.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Pregnant mom's horrid sandwich ordeal
Pregnant mom's horrid sandwich ordeal
NICOLE Leszczynski couldn't imagine that two chicken salad sandwiches would land her and her husband in jail and her 2-year-old daughter in state custody. But it happened five days ago,Replica Rolex watches when the 30-weeks-pregnant American woman forgot to pay for her snack while shopping in Honolulu.Wholesale Monster Headphones
Leszczynski, 28, and her husband Marcin, 33, were handcuffed, searched then released on US$50 bail each. Their ordeal at the police station lasted a few hours,Christian Louboutin shoes but their daughter Zofia spent the night away from her parents in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage in the United States and forced the Safeway supermarket chain to review the incident.
"It was the most ridiculous chain of events that happened," the mother said while sobbing on Monday.
The family had moved to an apartment near downtown Honolulu in Hawaii from California two weeks ago. Still settling in, they ventured out last Wednesday to stock up on groceries, took the bus, got lost, and ended up at a Safeway supermarket.
Famished, the former Air Force staff sergeant picked up the two sandwiches that together cost US$5. She munched on one while they shopped, saving the wrapper to be scanned at the register later. But they forgot to pay for the sandwiches as they checked out with about US$50 worth of groceries.
"When the security guard questioned us, I was really embarrassed, I was horrified," she said. They were led upstairs, where the couple expected to get a lecture, pay for the sandwiches, and be allowed on their way. But store managers wouldn't allow them to pay for the sandwiches, she said.
Four hours later, a police officer arrived and read them their rights. A woman from the state Child Welfare Services arrived to take Zofia away.
The pregnant mother said she tried to keep her composure until Zofia, who turns three in December, left the store. "I didn't want Zofia to be scared because she's never spent a night away from us."
The national supermarket chain said it was looking into the incident.
"It was never our intent to separate a mother from her child. That was a very unfortunate consequence to this situation," said Susan Houghton, a spokeswoman for the California-based supermarket chain.
The couple was released after posting bail. A police officer escorted them back to the store - which banned them for a year, she said - where they picked up their groceries and walked home just before midnight.
"We basically stared at each other all night. We woke up at the crack of dawn and called (the state child welfare office)," Leszczynski said. While waiting, she vented about the experience on babycenter.com and contacted a lawyer for help with being reunited with Zofia. At the lawyer's suggestion, they took their story to the media.
Zofia was returned after an 18-hour separation from her parents.
The couple is charged with fourth-degree theft, a petty misdemeanor,Lions jerseys authentic and has a court date on November 28, the city prosecutor's office said.
NICOLE Leszczynski couldn't imagine that two chicken salad sandwiches would land her and her husband in jail and her 2-year-old daughter in state custody. But it happened five days ago,Replica Rolex watches when the 30-weeks-pregnant American woman forgot to pay for her snack while shopping in Honolulu.Wholesale Monster Headphones
Leszczynski, 28, and her husband Marcin, 33, were handcuffed, searched then released on US$50 bail each. Their ordeal at the police station lasted a few hours,Christian Louboutin shoes but their daughter Zofia spent the night away from her parents in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage in the United States and forced the Safeway supermarket chain to review the incident.
"It was the most ridiculous chain of events that happened," the mother said while sobbing on Monday.
The family had moved to an apartment near downtown Honolulu in Hawaii from California two weeks ago. Still settling in, they ventured out last Wednesday to stock up on groceries, took the bus, got lost, and ended up at a Safeway supermarket.
Famished, the former Air Force staff sergeant picked up the two sandwiches that together cost US$5. She munched on one while they shopped, saving the wrapper to be scanned at the register later. But they forgot to pay for the sandwiches as they checked out with about US$50 worth of groceries.
"When the security guard questioned us, I was really embarrassed, I was horrified," she said. They were led upstairs, where the couple expected to get a lecture, pay for the sandwiches, and be allowed on their way. But store managers wouldn't allow them to pay for the sandwiches, she said.
Four hours later, a police officer arrived and read them their rights. A woman from the state Child Welfare Services arrived to take Zofia away.
The pregnant mother said she tried to keep her composure until Zofia, who turns three in December, left the store. "I didn't want Zofia to be scared because she's never spent a night away from us."
The national supermarket chain said it was looking into the incident.
"It was never our intent to separate a mother from her child. That was a very unfortunate consequence to this situation," said Susan Houghton, a spokeswoman for the California-based supermarket chain.
The couple was released after posting bail. A police officer escorted them back to the store - which banned them for a year, she said - where they picked up their groceries and walked home just before midnight.
"We basically stared at each other all night. We woke up at the crack of dawn and called (the state child welfare office)," Leszczynski said. While waiting, she vented about the experience on babycenter.com and contacted a lawyer for help with being reunited with Zofia. At the lawyer's suggestion, they took their story to the media.
Zofia was returned after an 18-hour separation from her parents.
The couple is charged with fourth-degree theft, a petty misdemeanor,Lions jerseys authentic and has a court date on November 28, the city prosecutor's office said.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Ind vs Eng: India defeat England by five wickets
Ind vs Eng: India defeat England by five wickets
After a complete washout in England, India finally exacted revenge with a resoundinChina nfl jerseys wholesaleg ODI series win at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. But more than avenging the defeat, it's redemption that has been achieved by the Indians.
Faced with a tough chase of 298 runs, India finally ended on the winning side but England,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, for the first time in the series, gave a fight. India were comfortably cruising towards victory till the tipping point came in the form of three quick wickets of Gautam Gambhir (58), Virat Kohli (35) and Suresh Raina (0), that brought England back in the game.,Nike shox shoes, However, skipper MS Dhoni (35) and Ravindra Jadeja (26) squeezed through the crunch as England faltered in the final stages.
The seeds of victory were sown by rookie Ajinkya Rahane (91) who played a calculated innings to give India the edge early on. Playing with soft hands,,BlackBerry Wholesale, flicking and opening the face of the blade, he exploited pace of the English quicks. The Mumbai batsman late cut and chipped tweakers to steal singles.
His near-perfect timing was the standout feature of his batting as the English bowling looked clueless for a major part of the innings.
Earlier, Jonathan Trott (98 no, 116b, 8x4) put in all his might to keep England in the game, and in the series.china jewelry store With a knock that did good not only to his team but to his own place in the team as well, the underfire Warwickshire batsman held the innings together and helped put 298/4.
England skipper Alastair Cook reposed more faith in batsmen than bowlers by opting to bat first on a seamer-friendly wicket and the batting show justified the decision. Kevin Pietersen (64) and Craig Kieswetter (36) added their bit in augmenting the total. But it was Trott who cautiously walked the distance.
After a complete washout in England, India finally exacted revenge with a resoundinChina nfl jerseys wholesaleg ODI series win at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. But more than avenging the defeat, it's redemption that has been achieved by the Indians.
Faced with a tough chase of 298 runs, India finally ended on the winning side but England,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, for the first time in the series, gave a fight. India were comfortably cruising towards victory till the tipping point came in the form of three quick wickets of Gautam Gambhir (58), Virat Kohli (35) and Suresh Raina (0), that brought England back in the game.,Nike shox shoes, However, skipper MS Dhoni (35) and Ravindra Jadeja (26) squeezed through the crunch as England faltered in the final stages.
The seeds of victory were sown by rookie Ajinkya Rahane (91) who played a calculated innings to give India the edge early on. Playing with soft hands,,BlackBerry Wholesale, flicking and opening the face of the blade, he exploited pace of the English quicks. The Mumbai batsman late cut and chipped tweakers to steal singles.
His near-perfect timing was the standout feature of his batting as the English bowling looked clueless for a major part of the innings.
Earlier, Jonathan Trott (98 no, 116b, 8x4) put in all his might to keep England in the game, and in the series.china jewelry store With a knock that did good not only to his team but to his own place in the team as well, the underfire Warwickshire batsman held the innings together and helped put 298/4.
England skipper Alastair Cook reposed more faith in batsmen than bowlers by opting to bat first on a seamer-friendly wicket and the batting show justified the decision. Kevin Pietersen (64) and Craig Kieswetter (36) added their bit in augmenting the total. But it was Trott who cautiously walked the distance.
Lord Turner attacks EU as clampdown is unveiled
Lord Turner attacks EU as clampdown is unveiled
The chairman of the Financial Services Authority last night attacked heavy-handed European legislation in response to the financial crisis on the day the European Union announced a market clampdown.
In a speech at the Mansion House, Lord Turner said pending European rules could reduce the UK financial authorities' ability to act in Britain's interests.
He told his City audience: "European capital adequacy regulation should enforce minimum standards across the European Union,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, but it should leave national authorities free to exceed and vary them above the minimum.
"The idea that securing the single marChina nfl jerseys wholesaleket requires the harmonisation of maximum as well as minimum standards is simply wrong and potentially harmful."
Lord Turner made his warning after Brussels unveiled tough new measures to rein in high frequency trading and exert more control over commodities, equities and off-exchange derivatives.Nfl teams jerseys shop
The long-awaited measures, known as Mifid, call for high-frequency traders to be properly regulated and for rules to limit them moving in and out of markets.Dolphins jerseys wholesale The use of computer programs to trade securities in an instant has been under attack for exacerbating market volatility.
Commodity traders have also been accused of driving up world food prices. Mifid proposes setting position limits for commodity derivatives across the region Epson Projector Lampif national rules were judged ineffective.
The chairman of the Financial Services Authority last night attacked heavy-handed European legislation in response to the financial crisis on the day the European Union announced a market clampdown.
In a speech at the Mansion House, Lord Turner said pending European rules could reduce the UK financial authorities' ability to act in Britain's interests.
He told his City audience: "European capital adequacy regulation should enforce minimum standards across the European Union,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, but it should leave national authorities free to exceed and vary them above the minimum.
"The idea that securing the single marChina nfl jerseys wholesaleket requires the harmonisation of maximum as well as minimum standards is simply wrong and potentially harmful."
Lord Turner made his warning after Brussels unveiled tough new measures to rein in high frequency trading and exert more control over commodities, equities and off-exchange derivatives.Nfl teams jerseys shop
The long-awaited measures, known as Mifid, call for high-frequency traders to be properly regulated and for rules to limit them moving in and out of markets.Dolphins jerseys wholesale The use of computer programs to trade securities in an instant has been under attack for exacerbating market volatility.
Commodity traders have also been accused of driving up world food prices. Mifid proposes setting position limits for commodity derivatives across the region Epson Projector Lampif national rules were judged ineffective.
China starts building 1st spallation neutron device
China starts building 1st spallation neutron device
The CSNS is a tool to utilize neutrons to probe the structure of the microscopic world,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, which "functions like the x-ray when scanning the human body," said Chen Hesheng, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The device mainly consists of an H-linac and a proton rapid cycling synchrotron and is designed to accelerate China nfl jerseys wholesaleproton beam pulses to strike a solid metal target to produce spallation neutrons,Dolphins jerseys wholesale according to Chen.
The CSNS will help China's research into flammable ice and radiation therapy for tumors, said Chen.
"The building of CSNS will mutually benefit the already built synchrotron radiation source and advanced nuclear reactor in China and provide technical support for the country's cutting edge research,,Nike shox shoes," said Chen.
The CSNS is the first of its kind in developing countries and projected to be operational in 2018, with a budget of 1.,BlackBerry Wholesale,67 billion yuan (about 262 million U.S. dollars), according to the statement.
Jointly built by the CAS and the southern Guangdong Province, the CSNS is located in Dalang County of the city of Dongguan in Guangdong, about 125 km from Hong Kong.
The world's other three operating spallation neutron sources are in the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan.
The CSNS is a tool to utilize neutrons to probe the structure of the microscopic world,,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, which "functions like the x-ray when scanning the human body," said Chen Hesheng, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The device mainly consists of an H-linac and a proton rapid cycling synchrotron and is designed to accelerate China nfl jerseys wholesaleproton beam pulses to strike a solid metal target to produce spallation neutrons,Dolphins jerseys wholesale according to Chen.
The CSNS will help China's research into flammable ice and radiation therapy for tumors, said Chen.
"The building of CSNS will mutually benefit the already built synchrotron radiation source and advanced nuclear reactor in China and provide technical support for the country's cutting edge research,,Nike shox shoes," said Chen.
The CSNS is the first of its kind in developing countries and projected to be operational in 2018, with a budget of 1.,BlackBerry Wholesale,67 billion yuan (about 262 million U.S. dollars), according to the statement.
Jointly built by the CAS and the southern Guangdong Province, the CSNS is located in Dalang County of the city of Dongguan in Guangdong, about 125 km from Hong Kong.
The world's other three operating spallation neutron sources are in the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan.
France greets the birth of the First Baby with a yawn
France greets the birth of the First Baby with a yawn
Baby, what baby? France, or part of France, greeted the birth of President Nicolas Sarkozy's daughter with an ostentatious yawn yesterday.
The centre-left newspaper Libération ignored the happy event completely. The upmarket Le Monde, carried only a teasing article on page two,China nfl jerseys wholesale mocking the obsession of the twittosphere and foreign press with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's pregnancy. It also led its front page with the story that the world population was now 7 billion, implying, perhaps, that one baby was incidental.Epson Projector Lamp
President Sarkozy was equally coy. He spoke of "very great happiness" but turned up at his wife's clinic yesterday morning with a sheaf of documents and departed after 40 minutes for an official engagement in western France.
There was some surprised comment in other French media at President Sarkozy's decision to skip the birth on Wednesday night in favour of eurozone crisis talks in Germany. Euro crisis talks are daily events after all.Dolphins jerseys wholesale The birth of a daughter is special.
Political commentators suggested that the President was trying to make a point. New father or not, he would remain focused on trying to rescue the European economy.Nfl teams jerseys shop Although some Sarkozy supporters have been hoping for a "baby bounce" in his poll ratings, the Elysée Palace insists that the birth is a private, not public, event. This may be tactical as well as principled. Much of his presidency has been dominated by his private life: his divorce, his marriage to Carla Bruni and his son's Jean's fast-track political career.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, People would prefer what remains of Mr Sarkozy's mandate to be devoted to them.
Baby, what baby? France, or part of France, greeted the birth of President Nicolas Sarkozy's daughter with an ostentatious yawn yesterday.
The centre-left newspaper Libération ignored the happy event completely. The upmarket Le Monde, carried only a teasing article on page two,China nfl jerseys wholesale mocking the obsession of the twittosphere and foreign press with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's pregnancy. It also led its front page with the story that the world population was now 7 billion, implying, perhaps, that one baby was incidental.Epson Projector Lamp
President Sarkozy was equally coy. He spoke of "very great happiness" but turned up at his wife's clinic yesterday morning with a sheaf of documents and departed after 40 minutes for an official engagement in western France.
There was some surprised comment in other French media at President Sarkozy's decision to skip the birth on Wednesday night in favour of eurozone crisis talks in Germany. Euro crisis talks are daily events after all.Dolphins jerseys wholesale The birth of a daughter is special.
Political commentators suggested that the President was trying to make a point. New father or not, he would remain focused on trying to rescue the European economy.Nfl teams jerseys shop Although some Sarkozy supporters have been hoping for a "baby bounce" in his poll ratings, the Elysée Palace insists that the birth is a private, not public, event. This may be tactical as well as principled. Much of his presidency has been dominated by his private life: his divorce, his marriage to Carla Bruni and his son's Jean's fast-track political career.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES, People would prefer what remains of Mr Sarkozy's mandate to be devoted to them.
Parkway Pantai's RM700m expansion plan
Parkway Pantai's RM700m expansion plan
Parkway Pantai Ltd, the healthcare group controlled by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, is investing some RM700 million to build new hospitals and upgrade existing ones in Malaysia to expand its business.
Parkway Pantai now has some 11 hospitals in Malaysia. It is building three new hospitals, a 300-bed facility in Johor, a 200-bed facility in Sabah and a 100-bed hospital in Perak. It is also expanding hospitals in Kuala Lumpur.
"The market for healthcare in the whole region is growing,,BlackBerry Wholesale," Parkway Pantai Group chief executive oChina nfl jerseys wholesalefficer Dr Tan See Leng told reporters at a briefing here recently.
The briefing was done ahead of a topping-up ceremony for the Parkway Novena Hospital,china jewelry store the group's latest addition in Singapore, yesterday.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES,
Parkway Pantai is the new investment holding company set up in March this year. It holds all of the shares in Singapore's Parkway Holdings Ltd and Malaysia's Pantai Holdings Bhd.
Parkway Pantai is 100 per cent owned by Integrated Healthcare Holdings Sdn Bhd,,Nike shox shoes, which in turn is 70 per cent held by Khazanah. The rest comes under Japan's Mitsui & Co.
Its Malaysian operations make up 30 per cent of the group's revenue for the first half of 2011 and a third of net profit in the same period.
Parkway Pantai Ltd, the healthcare group controlled by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, is investing some RM700 million to build new hospitals and upgrade existing ones in Malaysia to expand its business.
Parkway Pantai now has some 11 hospitals in Malaysia. It is building three new hospitals, a 300-bed facility in Johor, a 200-bed facility in Sabah and a 100-bed hospital in Perak. It is also expanding hospitals in Kuala Lumpur.
"The market for healthcare in the whole region is growing,,BlackBerry Wholesale," Parkway Pantai Group chief executive oChina nfl jerseys wholesalefficer Dr Tan See Leng told reporters at a briefing here recently.
The briefing was done ahead of a topping-up ceremony for the Parkway Novena Hospital,china jewelry store the group's latest addition in Singapore, yesterday.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES,
Parkway Pantai is the new investment holding company set up in March this year. It holds all of the shares in Singapore's Parkway Holdings Ltd and Malaysia's Pantai Holdings Bhd.
Parkway Pantai is 100 per cent owned by Integrated Healthcare Holdings Sdn Bhd,,Nike shox shoes, which in turn is 70 per cent held by Khazanah. The rest comes under Japan's Mitsui & Co.
Its Malaysian operations make up 30 per cent of the group's revenue for the first half of 2011 and a third of net profit in the same period.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Frank Lampard bullish about Chelsea future after goal against Valencia
Frank Lampard bullish about Chelsea future after goal against Valencia
Frank Lampard bullish about Chelsea future after goal against Valencia: I have had setbacks before and know how to overcome them
Frank Lampard says he is determined to fight for his place in the Chelsea first-team after his goal helped his side to a draw against Valencia on Wednesday and insists he has overcome other setbacks in his career.
The 33-year-old midfielder had been left on the bench by Andre Villas-Boas against Swansea at the weekend, but started the Champions League Group E fixture against Valencia.
“I always want to be playing games - that's a given,” Lampard told ITV after the game.
“I've been like that for all my career.Human hair Full lace wigs I respect the manager may want to make changes at times, and that may mean I’m going to be on the bench.
“But I like playing for this club. I love the fans, their support here tonight was fantastic and they always give me a great reception, so I am very proud to play.
“I have had knocks in my career before; it always makes me dig in and work even harder to come back,digital video recorders and after sitting on the bench I was always going to give it everything, playing in a place like this.”
The Blues had led for some time following Lampard’s cool finish early in the second half and although they conceded a late equaliser from the penalty spot, the England man feels a draw was a good result from a high-quality game.
“It was probably a fair result,Nfl bears jersreys cheap but it is a more frustrating one for us to take having been in the lead going into the last five minutes,” he admitted.
“It was a very end-to-end game, particularly in the second half it really opened up, so it was tough to catch your breath having to go up and down the pitch so often.
“Some qualifying games in the group stages can be quite bland at times but this certainly was not - it was one of the top-quality ones.Moncler jackets sale
Frank Lampard bullish about Chelsea future after goal against Valencia: I have had setbacks before and know how to overcome them
Frank Lampard says he is determined to fight for his place in the Chelsea first-team after his goal helped his side to a draw against Valencia on Wednesday and insists he has overcome other setbacks in his career.
The 33-year-old midfielder had been left on the bench by Andre Villas-Boas against Swansea at the weekend, but started the Champions League Group E fixture against Valencia.
“I always want to be playing games - that's a given,” Lampard told ITV after the game.
“I've been like that for all my career.Human hair Full lace wigs I respect the manager may want to make changes at times, and that may mean I’m going to be on the bench.
“But I like playing for this club. I love the fans, their support here tonight was fantastic and they always give me a great reception, so I am very proud to play.
“I have had knocks in my career before; it always makes me dig in and work even harder to come back,digital video recorders and after sitting on the bench I was always going to give it everything, playing in a place like this.”
The Blues had led for some time following Lampard’s cool finish early in the second half and although they conceded a late equaliser from the penalty spot, the England man feels a draw was a good result from a high-quality game.
“It was probably a fair result,Nfl bears jersreys cheap but it is a more frustrating one for us to take having been in the lead going into the last five minutes,” he admitted.
“It was a very end-to-end game, particularly in the second half it really opened up, so it was tough to catch your breath having to go up and down the pitch so often.
“Some qualifying games in the group stages can be quite bland at times but this certainly was not - it was one of the top-quality ones.Moncler jackets sale
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
stop complainin' and fight
Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight
In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.
And though he didn't say it directly,Prada handbag sale for a second term, too.
Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he's been giving away too much in talks with Republicans -- and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent.
"It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y'all," Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a darkened Washington convention center.
But he said blacks need to have faith in the future -- and understand that the fight won't be won if they don't rally to his side.
"I need your help," Obama said.Anime distributor
The president will need black turnout to match its historic 2008 levels if he's to have a shot at winning a second term, and Saturday's speech was a chance to speak directly to inner-city concerns.
He acknowledged blacks have suffered mightily because of the recession, and are frustrated that the downturn is taking so long to reverse.Breitling watches wholesale "So many people are still hurting. So many people are barely hanging on," he said, then added: "And so many people in this city are fighting us every step of the way."
But Obama said blacks know all too well from the civil rights struggle that the fight for what is right is never easy.,Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys,
In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.
And though he didn't say it directly,Prada handbag sale for a second term, too.
Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he's been giving away too much in talks with Republicans -- and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent.
"It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y'all," Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a darkened Washington convention center.
But he said blacks need to have faith in the future -- and understand that the fight won't be won if they don't rally to his side.
"I need your help," Obama said.Anime distributor
The president will need black turnout to match its historic 2008 levels if he's to have a shot at winning a second term, and Saturday's speech was a chance to speak directly to inner-city concerns.
He acknowledged blacks have suffered mightily because of the recession, and are frustrated that the downturn is taking so long to reverse.Breitling watches wholesale "So many people are still hurting. So many people are barely hanging on," he said, then added: "And so many people in this city are fighting us every step of the way."
But Obama said blacks know all too well from the civil rights struggle that the fight for what is right is never easy.,Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys,
Monday, September 26, 2011
40% Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives
40% Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives
As many as 40 percent Indians are embarrassed to ask for contraceptives, said a global survey released Monday.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES,
The survey added that despite campaigns to promote safe sex, nearly three-quarters of sexually active people globally don`t use them.
Also, it stated that 32 percent of Indians said they were not at the risk of pregnancy.
The survey, which also covered India,Golf Ladies Clubs said that 72 percent don`t use a contraceptive with a new partner, putting them at high risk of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Unplanned pregnancies emerge as a major global concern, particularly among the young, said the survey titled "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be Informed about Contraception".
It said that worldwide approximately 41 percent of the 208 million pregnancies each year are unintended.
"Lack of right information on contraception, leading to non-use or inaccurate use, is a huge issue in India," says Vishwanath Koliwad, secretary general of the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI).
"Both men and women need to take family planning seriously and should share the responsibility of making informed choices," he said.cheap coach handbag
In countries like Australia, Chile, Colombia, Britain, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Singapore,Louis Vuitton Handbags wholesale Sweden and Turkey, nearly 40 percent people have already had unprotected sex with a new partner.
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The survey added that despite campaigns to promote safe sex, nearly three-quarters of sexually active people globally don`t use them.
Also, it stated that 32 percent of Indians said they were not at the risk of pregnancy.
The survey, which also covered India,Golf Ladies Clubs said that 72 percent don`t use a contraceptive with a new partner, putting them at high risk of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Unplanned pregnancies emerge as a major global concern, particularly among the young, said the survey titled "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be Informed about Contraception".
It said that worldwide approximately 41 percent of the 208 million pregnancies each year are unintended.
"Lack of right information on contraception, leading to non-use or inaccurate use, is a huge issue in India," says Vishwanath Koliwad, secretary general of the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI).
"Both men and women need to take family planning seriously and should share the responsibility of making informed choices," he said.cheap coach handbag
In countries like Australia, Chile, Colombia, Britain, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Singapore,Louis Vuitton Handbags wholesale Sweden and Turkey, nearly 40 percent people have already had unprotected sex with a new partner.
Gillett was rocked by the death of his good mate
NRL: Gillett's spot stirs bitter-sweet memories
Jenny Stirling could not be prouder of Matt Gillett if he were her own son.
Gillett, who will play five-eighth for Brisbane in place of injured skipper Darren Lockyer against Manly in tonight's NRL preliminary final,,Stretch tricot knitted fabric, is as close to her as a son could be.
He was best mates with her son, Todd Parnell, a promising young footballer. They played together for the Bribie Island Warrigals and shared a dream of being NRL teammates.
Parnell's life was snatched from him tragically at the age of 22 after he was allegedly king hit during a fight outside the Warrigals' Bongaree clubrooms on July 25, 2009.
Gillett was rocked by the death of his good mate, as was the shattered Bribie Island league community.
Parnell's death, though, proved to be a turning point in Gillett's life, on and off the football field.
Unable to attract interest from NRL clubs,Cheap rolex watches Gillett changed his attitude after his mate's death, playing his way into a contract with Brisbane on the back of an outstanding Queensland Cup season with Norths in 2009.
He dedicated his 2010 NRL debut season with Brisbane to his close mate and honoured his memory by being crowned 2010 NRL rookie of the year.
Parnell's mother believes fate has played a hand in Gillett playing in the No 6 position against Manly.
"Todd's favourite position was five-eighth," an emotional Stirling said when asked about Gillett's big night in front of his proud parents, Peter and Debbie.
While Gillett's success is a source of joy for Stirling, it's also a painful reminder of her son, who was contracted to the Broncos by the club's legendary talent scout, Cyril Connell.
"There's barely a second goes by when I don't think about my gorgeous, handsome young man," she said.
"Matt playing in the [No 6] position Todd loved so much has to be an omen.
"Todd was born on December 6. Six was his lucky number."
Parnell played five-eighth in a club game for the Warrigals only hours before he died. "He wore the No 6 jumper that night. I still have it," Stirling said. "I watched him play, he had a wonderful game.
"He went home, got changed and went back to a 21st party at the club and was killed later that night."
While Parnell was a tireless, dedicated trainer,,wholesale authentic nfl jerseys, Gillett's focus was not always on football before he linked with the Broncos.
Gillett was blessed with natural ability but didn't always push himself.
"Matt always had the potential but didn't always take training that seriously whereas Todd was just diligent. He never, ever, ever would miss it," said Parnell's mother.
"Todd would often tell Matt how good he could be as a player if he'd only apply himself to training and commit himself more.Coach handbag
"I think girls were a little more important to him than football at one stage," she said. "But when it happened [Todd's death], it inspired Matt to give it his all.
"I'm so proud of Matty, he's such a wonderful person, so humble and so reserved."
It reminds you a little of the player he's replacing tonight.
Jenny Stirling could not be prouder of Matt Gillett if he were her own son.
Gillett, who will play five-eighth for Brisbane in place of injured skipper Darren Lockyer against Manly in tonight's NRL preliminary final,,Stretch tricot knitted fabric, is as close to her as a son could be.
He was best mates with her son, Todd Parnell, a promising young footballer. They played together for the Bribie Island Warrigals and shared a dream of being NRL teammates.
Parnell's life was snatched from him tragically at the age of 22 after he was allegedly king hit during a fight outside the Warrigals' Bongaree clubrooms on July 25, 2009.
Gillett was rocked by the death of his good mate, as was the shattered Bribie Island league community.
Parnell's death, though, proved to be a turning point in Gillett's life, on and off the football field.
Unable to attract interest from NRL clubs,Cheap rolex watches Gillett changed his attitude after his mate's death, playing his way into a contract with Brisbane on the back of an outstanding Queensland Cup season with Norths in 2009.
He dedicated his 2010 NRL debut season with Brisbane to his close mate and honoured his memory by being crowned 2010 NRL rookie of the year.
Parnell's mother believes fate has played a hand in Gillett playing in the No 6 position against Manly.
"Todd's favourite position was five-eighth," an emotional Stirling said when asked about Gillett's big night in front of his proud parents, Peter and Debbie.
While Gillett's success is a source of joy for Stirling, it's also a painful reminder of her son, who was contracted to the Broncos by the club's legendary talent scout, Cyril Connell.
"There's barely a second goes by when I don't think about my gorgeous, handsome young man," she said.
"Matt playing in the [No 6] position Todd loved so much has to be an omen.
"Todd was born on December 6. Six was his lucky number."
Parnell played five-eighth in a club game for the Warrigals only hours before he died. "He wore the No 6 jumper that night. I still have it," Stirling said. "I watched him play, he had a wonderful game.
"He went home, got changed and went back to a 21st party at the club and was killed later that night."
While Parnell was a tireless, dedicated trainer,,wholesale authentic nfl jerseys, Gillett's focus was not always on football before he linked with the Broncos.
Gillett was blessed with natural ability but didn't always push himself.
"Matt always had the potential but didn't always take training that seriously whereas Todd was just diligent. He never, ever, ever would miss it," said Parnell's mother.
"Todd would often tell Matt how good he could be as a player if he'd only apply himself to training and commit himself more.Coach handbag
"I think girls were a little more important to him than football at one stage," she said. "But when it happened [Todd's death], it inspired Matt to give it his all.
"I'm so proud of Matty, he's such a wonderful person, so humble and so reserved."
It reminds you a little of the player he's replacing tonight.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Civic employees in Mumbai on strike
Civic employees in Mumbai on strike
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staff,Anime toys merchandise distributor owing allegiance to the Municipal Mazdoor Union led by Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Rao, went on a strike on Tuesday demanding salaries on the lines of the sixth pay commission. Civic employees who have joined the strike include those involved in jobs such as garbage collection, dousing fires, monitoring water supply and working in civic hospitals.
The strike called by Sharad Rao led Municipal Mazdoor Union - the most dominant labour union in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,,Moncler jackets, with 70,000 employees enrolled as it members.
However, Shiv Sena's Municipal Karmachari Kamgar Sena led by Baba Kadam is not participating in the agitation. Rao blamed municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar for instigating the strike and said he would negotiate only with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and executive president of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray.
The total employee headcount of the Mumbai civic body is 1,Human hair Full lace wigs10,000 and authorities cannot afford to ignore Rao's strike call.
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad, who has termed the strike as illegal, had summoned a meeting of civic and police officials to prepare a contingency plan to deal with the strike. Gaikwad, who in his past,digital video recorders had served in MCGM as additional municipal commissioner has had first hand experience of MMU's pressure tactics through strikes.
Gaikwad said that strict action will be taken against those who attack or intimidate any employee who turns up for work.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staff,Anime toys merchandise distributor owing allegiance to the Municipal Mazdoor Union led by Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Rao, went on a strike on Tuesday demanding salaries on the lines of the sixth pay commission. Civic employees who have joined the strike include those involved in jobs such as garbage collection, dousing fires, monitoring water supply and working in civic hospitals.
The strike called by Sharad Rao led Municipal Mazdoor Union - the most dominant labour union in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,,Moncler jackets, with 70,000 employees enrolled as it members.
However, Shiv Sena's Municipal Karmachari Kamgar Sena led by Baba Kadam is not participating in the agitation. Rao blamed municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar for instigating the strike and said he would negotiate only with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and executive president of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray.
The total employee headcount of the Mumbai civic body is 1,Human hair Full lace wigs10,000 and authorities cannot afford to ignore Rao's strike call.
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad, who has termed the strike as illegal, had summoned a meeting of civic and police officials to prepare a contingency plan to deal with the strike. Gaikwad, who in his past,digital video recorders had served in MCGM as additional municipal commissioner has had first hand experience of MMU's pressure tactics through strikes.
Gaikwad said that strict action will be taken against those who attack or intimidate any employee who turns up for work.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
32 held in crackdown on nation's swill oil scandal
32 held in crackdown on nation's swill oil scandal
POLICE have detained 32 people for allegedly making and selling cooking oil originally dredged from gutters,Cheap Flower Girl Dresses China's Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.
A network covering the production,Ed Hardy wholesale distribution and sale of swill oil - old cooking oil scooped out of restaurant drains and processed into edible oil - had been operating in 14 provinces including Zhejiang, Shandong and Henan, the ministry said on its website.
Six underground factories, including one that claimed to be turning kitchen oil into fuel, were closed and more than 100 tons of swill oil confiscated, police said.
Recycled oil can contain carcinogens and traces of aflatoxin, a potentially deadly mold.
"Not only did we destroy a criminal chain that was illegally turning gutter oil into food oil, we also unveiled the greed of the criminals and pulled back the curtain on the immoral acts of those producing this poisonous and harmful food oil,Sports jerseys wholesale" the ministry's statement said.
It didn't specify what charges the 32 people in detention would face.
A crackdown campaign began four months ago when police found a factory in Zhejiang Province processing cooking oil and swill collected from restaurants, and then tracked down a company in east China's Shandong Province which was buying the oil at between 5,000 yuan (US$781) and 6,cheap Giants Jerseys000 yuan a ton.
The Jinan Gelin Biology Company, police said, would resell the oil to wholesale markets and charge 2,000 to 3,000 yuan more after further processing or refining.
POLICE have detained 32 people for allegedly making and selling cooking oil originally dredged from gutters,Cheap Flower Girl Dresses China's Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.
A network covering the production,Ed Hardy wholesale distribution and sale of swill oil - old cooking oil scooped out of restaurant drains and processed into edible oil - had been operating in 14 provinces including Zhejiang, Shandong and Henan, the ministry said on its website.
Six underground factories, including one that claimed to be turning kitchen oil into fuel, were closed and more than 100 tons of swill oil confiscated, police said.
Recycled oil can contain carcinogens and traces of aflatoxin, a potentially deadly mold.
"Not only did we destroy a criminal chain that was illegally turning gutter oil into food oil, we also unveiled the greed of the criminals and pulled back the curtain on the immoral acts of those producing this poisonous and harmful food oil,Sports jerseys wholesale" the ministry's statement said.
It didn't specify what charges the 32 people in detention would face.
A crackdown campaign began four months ago when police found a factory in Zhejiang Province processing cooking oil and swill collected from restaurants, and then tracked down a company in east China's Shandong Province which was buying the oil at between 5,000 yuan (US$781) and 6,cheap Giants Jerseys000 yuan a ton.
The Jinan Gelin Biology Company, police said, would resell the oil to wholesale markets and charge 2,000 to 3,000 yuan more after further processing or refining.
Williams complaint over Shanghai Open final to be investigated
Williams complaint over Shanghai Open final to be investigated
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has launched an inquiry into a snooker that Williams laid in the 17th frame.
Williams, who lost 10-9, was convinced Selby fouled, insisting he struck the pink, but referee Eirian Williams said Selby hit a red first.
"I was robbed. The referee made such an appalling decision," said Williams.
The WPBSA made clear the result of the match would stand, regardless of the inquiry.
At the time of the digital video recordersincident, the Welshman led the best-of-19-frames match 9-7 and was 48-5 ahead in the 17th, but lost the frame in question and the last two of the match.
"It was plain to see that he hit the pink. We didn't need to play it back," added Williams.
But slow-motion replays were inconclusive and there was no freeze-frame option available at the tournament.
WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson will lead the inquiry along with former referee Alan Chamberlain, with finalists Williams and Selby and referee Williams to give statements.Moncler jackets sale
"I want to make very clear from the outset that this inquiry is not part of any disciplinary procedure and has no effect on the outcome of the match," said Ferguson.
"Mark Selby is a deserving champion and won the match fair and square. Our rules state that any decision by the referee is final.
"However,Human hair Full lace wigsNfl bears jersreys cheap through this inquiry, we will look to establish tighter guidelines for referees when such difficult decisions need to be made."
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has launched an inquiry into a snooker that Williams laid in the 17th frame.
Williams, who lost 10-9, was convinced Selby fouled, insisting he struck the pink, but referee Eirian Williams said Selby hit a red first.
"I was robbed. The referee made such an appalling decision," said Williams.
The WPBSA made clear the result of the match would stand, regardless of the inquiry.
At the time of the digital video recordersincident, the Welshman led the best-of-19-frames match 9-7 and was 48-5 ahead in the 17th, but lost the frame in question and the last two of the match.
"It was plain to see that he hit the pink. We didn't need to play it back," added Williams.
But slow-motion replays were inconclusive and there was no freeze-frame option available at the tournament.
WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson will lead the inquiry along with former referee Alan Chamberlain, with finalists Williams and Selby and referee Williams to give statements.Moncler jackets sale
"I want to make very clear from the outset that this inquiry is not part of any disciplinary procedure and has no effect on the outcome of the match," said Ferguson.
"Mark Selby is a deserving champion and won the match fair and square. Our rules state that any decision by the referee is final.
"However,Human hair Full lace wigsNfl bears jersreys cheap through this inquiry, we will look to establish tighter guidelines for referees when such difficult decisions need to be made."
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
U.S. Dollar falls on Fed Beige Book
U.S. Dollar falls on Fed Beige Book
The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Wednesday as Federal Reserve's Beige Book helped lift investors' confidence on American economy.
The Beige Book indicated that there was no double-dip recession and that the economy continued to expand, although at a "modest pace.Air Jordan Shoes"
The dollar weakened as investors'confidence on the economy slightly recovered. The dollar index lost 0.7 percent to 75.42 on Wednesday.
The euro was under pressure over eurozone debt crisis,Stretch tricot knitted fabric but found some supports from Swiss central bank's decision on Tuesday to set a ceiling of the Swiss franc against the euro.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court upheld the country's participation in last year's Greek bailout plan and the establishment of the European Financial Stability Facility. The news also supported the euro.
The Japanese yen rose against the dollar as the central bank of Japan decided to keep its interest rate unchanged at 0 to 0.1 percent.
Investors' focus began to shift to upcoming events on Thursday, including U.S.BlackBerry Wholesale president Barack Obama's job creation plan and European Central bank's decision on monetary policy.
In late Wednesday trading, the dollar bought 77.25 yen, comparing with 77.67 yen late Tuesday, and the euro rose to 1.4093 dollars from 1.3991.cheap adidas shoes
The British pound also rose to 1.5980 dollars from 1.5936. The dollar fell from 0.8615 Swiss francs to 0.8580, and also fell to 0. 9858 Canadian dollars from 0.9901.
The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Wednesday as Federal Reserve's Beige Book helped lift investors' confidence on American economy.
The Beige Book indicated that there was no double-dip recession and that the economy continued to expand, although at a "modest pace.Air Jordan Shoes"
The dollar weakened as investors'confidence on the economy slightly recovered. The dollar index lost 0.7 percent to 75.42 on Wednesday.
The euro was under pressure over eurozone debt crisis,Stretch tricot knitted fabric but found some supports from Swiss central bank's decision on Tuesday to set a ceiling of the Swiss franc against the euro.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court upheld the country's participation in last year's Greek bailout plan and the establishment of the European Financial Stability Facility. The news also supported the euro.
The Japanese yen rose against the dollar as the central bank of Japan decided to keep its interest rate unchanged at 0 to 0.1 percent.
Investors' focus began to shift to upcoming events on Thursday, including U.S.BlackBerry Wholesale president Barack Obama's job creation plan and European Central bank's decision on monetary policy.
In late Wednesday trading, the dollar bought 77.25 yen, comparing with 77.67 yen late Tuesday, and the euro rose to 1.4093 dollars from 1.3991.cheap adidas shoes
The British pound also rose to 1.5980 dollars from 1.5936. The dollar fell from 0.8615 Swiss francs to 0.8580, and also fell to 0. 9858 Canadian dollars from 0.9901.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Nats' Strasburg Impressive in Return From Surgery
Nats' Strasburg Impressive in Return From Surgery
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five scoreless innings Tuesday night in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery.
His workload carefully monitored, Strasburg threw 56 pitches, 40 for strikes. He struck out four and his fastball peaked at 99 mph.
Strasburg left with the Nationals leading 3-0, but he was handed a no-decision when the Dodgers tied it in the top of the sixth.
The 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick wowed the baseball world last year during his rookie season. Those magical days of "Strasmus" came to an abrupt end when his elbow popped in a game at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, and his long road back began when he had ligament replacement surgery last Sept. 3.
Strasburg received a long standing ovation as he made his way from the bullpen to the dugout shortly after the national anthem.cleveland cavaliers jerseys The crowd was sparse as the game began because of daylong rains that had threatened to postpone his much-anticipated comeback.
Strasburg made six minor league rehab starts this year,cheap Chargers Jerseys going 1-1 with a 3.54 ERA with 29 strikeouts and three walks.
The Nationals also recalled right-handers Yunesky Maya and Craig Stammen, left-hander Atahualpa Severino and outfielder Corey Brown from Triple-A Syracuse. They purchased the contracts of right-hander Brad Peacock and infielder Steve Lombardozzi from Syracuse.
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Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five scoreless innings Tuesday night in his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery.
His workload carefully monitored, Strasburg threw 56 pitches, 40 for strikes. He struck out four and his fastball peaked at 99 mph.
Strasburg left with the Nationals leading 3-0, but he was handed a no-decision when the Dodgers tied it in the top of the sixth.
The 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick wowed the baseball world last year during his rookie season. Those magical days of "Strasmus" came to an abrupt end when his elbow popped in a game at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, and his long road back began when he had ligament replacement surgery last Sept. 3.
Strasburg received a long standing ovation as he made his way from the bullpen to the dugout shortly after the national anthem.cleveland cavaliers jerseys The crowd was sparse as the game began because of daylong rains that had threatened to postpone his much-anticipated comeback.
Strasburg made six minor league rehab starts this year,cheap Chargers Jerseys going 1-1 with a 3.54 ERA with 29 strikeouts and three walks.
The Nationals also recalled right-handers Yunesky Maya and Craig Stammen, left-hander Atahualpa Severino and outfielder Corey Brown from Triple-A Syracuse. They purchased the contracts of right-hander Brad Peacock and infielder Steve Lombardozzi from Syracuse.
Washington moved right-hander Cole Kimball to the 60-Day disabled list, released right-hander Adam Carr and designated right-hander Garrett Mock for assignment.nfl hats wholesaleOnline stores are generally ALWAYS cheaper than boutiques in town and you'll be looking for a price of around 250 dollars or less for the cheap wedding dress to really be classed as bargain wedding dresses. Luckily, this is easily achievable online, even for custom made dresses.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Ernie advances in FedexCup
Ernie advances in FedexCup
Veteran South African golfer Ernie Els sank a five footer on his last hole to move into the top 70 of the PGA tour's FedexCup playoff standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston in Massachusetts on Monday.
The FedexCup is made up of four events with the field reduced according to the points standings every week.
The top 70 advance to the next event to be played at Cog Hill in Chicago from September 15 to 18.
His final round 70,wholesales mac Lip gloss was enough to move him up to 68th in the FedexCup
standings, along with opening rounds of 70 65 and 71 for a total of eight
under par 276 for the tournament. Els shared 16th on the leaderboard, seven shots behind American, Webb Simpson, who won in a playoff.
After making a good sand save on the 17th hole, Els needed to birdie the 18 to ensure he dipped into the top 70.
He launched a drive 321 yards down the fairway, and his second shot with a five iron finished just left of the putting surface. With just over 30 feet to the hole, the 'Big Easy' hit an average chip leaving a nervous five footer to take any further part on this season's PGA tour.
To his credit, Els, sporting his belly putter he stroked the ball into the hole to grind out a closing birdie.
Speaking in a TV interview after his round, a relieved Els said the unique format of the FedexCup gave him new motivation.
“I think it's great, you never take your form for granted,” said Els, “when your form is up you have to go for it, I haven't had great form and now I'm scrapping. In a away it's good for me,Anime supplier it brings out a little bit of fight in me.”
“Now I know my game is just around the corner so hopefully I can get my game
going.”
Els has slipped to 33rd in the world rankings and has not had a top 10 this season on the PGA tour.
“I've been struggling all year, especially with the putter. Now I've gone to the belly putter, the putts that I made today will help me in the future.
It is an unusual position for the 41-year-old who finished 9th in last season's FedEx Cup standings.
“It almost feels like you're defending a tournament or trying to make the cut the way I played out there today,” he said.
“I was happy to make those clutch putts and hopefully I can play a lot better in Chicago Els made mention of his tense finish.cheap coach handbagBreitling watches wholesale
“On 17 I hit it in the bunker and left myself a little slider (for par) and I think it (his putting stroke) looked a little more steady than it has been.
Knowing he needed to make the final putt on 18 made for a fitting climax.
“That one was a real knee-knocker, because just before I got to the green I saw the board and I was 71st and I knew I had to get it up and down so it was good to make that one obviously.
The final event, the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and Georgia will have only the top 30 on the FedexCup standings eligible and no cut with the limited field.
Veteran South African golfer Ernie Els sank a five footer on his last hole to move into the top 70 of the PGA tour's FedexCup playoff standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston in Massachusetts on Monday.
The FedexCup is made up of four events with the field reduced according to the points standings every week.
The top 70 advance to the next event to be played at Cog Hill in Chicago from September 15 to 18.
His final round 70,wholesales mac Lip gloss was enough to move him up to 68th in the FedexCup
standings, along with opening rounds of 70 65 and 71 for a total of eight
under par 276 for the tournament. Els shared 16th on the leaderboard, seven shots behind American, Webb Simpson, who won in a playoff.
After making a good sand save on the 17th hole, Els needed to birdie the 18 to ensure he dipped into the top 70.
He launched a drive 321 yards down the fairway, and his second shot with a five iron finished just left of the putting surface. With just over 30 feet to the hole, the 'Big Easy' hit an average chip leaving a nervous five footer to take any further part on this season's PGA tour.
To his credit, Els, sporting his belly putter he stroked the ball into the hole to grind out a closing birdie.
Speaking in a TV interview after his round, a relieved Els said the unique format of the FedexCup gave him new motivation.
“I think it's great, you never take your form for granted,” said Els, “when your form is up you have to go for it, I haven't had great form and now I'm scrapping. In a away it's good for me,Anime supplier it brings out a little bit of fight in me.”
“Now I know my game is just around the corner so hopefully I can get my game
going.”
Els has slipped to 33rd in the world rankings and has not had a top 10 this season on the PGA tour.
“I've been struggling all year, especially with the putter. Now I've gone to the belly putter, the putts that I made today will help me in the future.
It is an unusual position for the 41-year-old who finished 9th in last season's FedEx Cup standings.
“It almost feels like you're defending a tournament or trying to make the cut the way I played out there today,” he said.
“I was happy to make those clutch putts and hopefully I can play a lot better in Chicago Els made mention of his tense finish.cheap coach handbagBreitling watches wholesale
“On 17 I hit it in the bunker and left myself a little slider (for par) and I think it (his putting stroke) looked a little more steady than it has been.
Knowing he needed to make the final putt on 18 made for a fitting climax.
“That one was a real knee-knocker, because just before I got to the green I saw the board and I was 71st and I knew I had to get it up and down so it was good to make that one obviously.
The final event, the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and Georgia will have only the top 30 on the FedexCup standings eligible and no cut with the limited field.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Stoner admitted the punishing race schedule played its part in his lack of pace
Stoner admitted the punishing race schedule played its part in his lack of pace.
He told BBC Sport: "Everything felt pretty good, I didn't want to push too hard when it was raining so I felt comfortable sitting behind Jorge.
"But when I started to push on I felt tired. My arms were tired and I couldn't push hard enough on the brakes.
"No excuses, I'm just worn out from the last three races. I've not slept well all week after travelling from Indianapolis."
Simoncelli was able to see off a thrilling fight from Andrea Dovizioso and Ben Spies to claim fourth as Lorenzo eased to win by 7.299 seconds.
Meanwhile The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will continue to host a round of the MotoGP championship until at least 2014, series promoters Dorna said on Sunday.Nike shox shoes
There were fears after last month's race at the Brickyard that MotoGP was set to leave the home of American motor sport after agreeing deals with California's Laguna Seca and the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.digital scales supplier
Dorna said in a statement that they had agreed a contract extension for three more years after talks with Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus at the San Marino Grand Prix.
He told BBC Sport: "Everything felt pretty good, I didn't want to push too hard when it was raining so I felt comfortable sitting behind Jorge.
"But when I started to push on I felt tired. My arms were tired and I couldn't push hard enough on the brakes.
"No excuses, I'm just worn out from the last three races. I've not slept well all week after travelling from Indianapolis."
Simoncelli was able to see off a thrilling fight from Andrea Dovizioso and Ben Spies to claim fourth as Lorenzo eased to win by 7.299 seconds.
Meanwhile The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will continue to host a round of the MotoGP championship until at least 2014, series promoters Dorna said on Sunday.Nike shox shoes
There were fears after last month's race at the Brickyard that MotoGP was set to leave the home of American motor sport after agreeing deals with California's Laguna Seca and the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.digital scales supplier
Dorna said in a statement that they had agreed a contract extension for three more years after talks with Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Cheap Treadmills-Tips For Finding Quality Cheap Treadmills
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If this might be you, examine your motives before purchasing, and make sure the machine will be utilized so that you don’t throw away several hundred dollars. If you have decided to buy a treadmill for the benefit of you and your family, then you would obviously like to buy at least a decent one.
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If you have already zeroed in on your buy, just consider whether the treadmill supports a few basic functions. This includes functions such as incline/decline of up to 10%, a running area which should be at least 48 inches long and 16 inches wide to prevent you from tripping over. Of course, you would not like to have that cramped feeling and a sense of being tied down every time you hit the gear on your treadmill.
A motor preferably modulated (PWM) controller one to give power without noise is an absolute must and so is a good shock absorber. You want to work out on your treadmill but not at the cost of injury to your knees and joints. So invest in a good quality treadmill having sound suspension systems.
If your treadmill supports these basic functionalities, then you can go for it and if you are not spending too much then nothing like it. You can go for higher models also for that extra zing like wireless heart and pulse monitor, LED display etc. but these features are not there in cheap treadmills. Of course, these rae really not necessary for getting in shape; while they can be nice features to have, don’t be swayed into buying a decked out treadmill for a bunch of gadgets and gadgets you really won’t be using.
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First of all, consider again why you have decided to buy a treadmill. Is it because your neighbor too has one or does it have something to do with your commitment to have a healthy and fit life style? If you are like many people, you will go out and buy one because it makes you feel better about yourself, but won’t really make the commitment to using it regularly.
If this might be you, examine your motives before purchasing, and make sure the machine will be utilized so that you don’t throw away several hundred dollars. If you have decided to buy a treadmill for the benefit of you and your family, then you would obviously like to buy at least a decent one.
A mid range treadmill meeting most of the reasonable requirements comes in the range of around $1000 or so. Of course you can splurge as much as $3000 or more for most of the top end models. So cheap treadmills means something far less than that.Tory burch handbags
If you have already zeroed in on your buy, just consider whether the treadmill supports a few basic functions. This includes functions such as incline/decline of up to 10%, a running area which should be at least 48 inches long and 16 inches wide to prevent you from tripping over. Of course, you would not like to have that cramped feeling and a sense of being tied down every time you hit the gear on your treadmill.
A motor preferably modulated (PWM) controller one to give power without noise is an absolute must and so is a good shock absorber. You want to work out on your treadmill but not at the cost of injury to your knees and joints. So invest in a good quality treadmill having sound suspension systems.
If your treadmill supports these basic functionalities, then you can go for it and if you are not spending too much then nothing like it. You can go for higher models also for that extra zing like wireless heart and pulse monitor, LED display etc. but these features are not there in cheap treadmills. Of course, these rae really not necessary for getting in shape; while they can be nice features to have, don’t be swayed into buying a decked out treadmill for a bunch of gadgets and gadgets you really won’t be using.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
who chairs the sovereign debt committee at S&P's
And John Chambers, who chairs the sovereign debt committee at S&P's, praised France for a "well-designed fiscal policy" – in particular plans to raise the retirement age to cut the country's long-term pension burden. "The government got a lot of pressure from the street, but it didn't cave in to that pressure, and that underscored its credibility," Mr Chambers said.
Nonetheless, on one measure, the cost of insuring government bonds against default, the markets havealready downgraded France – hergovernment bonds are more costlyto insure against wipe-out than those issued by the Malays, Thais, orMexicans.
A minority of analysts are starting to argue that the UK could be vulnerable because of its poor growth prospects. Economists at UBS Bank commented: "The UK's AAA sovereign rating is vulnerable if the economy continues to disappoint on growth and the political response is seen to waver from a stringent fiscal consolidation plan. The key risk here is the impact of the downgrade on US economic growth and any spillover impact on Spain, Italy and France. On the political front, there is reason to be somewhat more comfortable. All in all, the fear in the UK is not so much about errors from policymakers, but rather, on the potency of the tools available to policymakers to address the crisis."
Nonetheless, on one measure, the cost of insuring government bonds against default, the markets havealready downgraded France – hergovernment bonds are more costlyto insure against wipe-out than those issued by the Malays, Thais, orMexicans.
A minority of analysts are starting to argue that the UK could be vulnerable because of its poor growth prospects. Economists at UBS Bank commented: "The UK's AAA sovereign rating is vulnerable if the economy continues to disappoint on growth and the political response is seen to waver from a stringent fiscal consolidation plan. The key risk here is the impact of the downgrade on US economic growth and any spillover impact on Spain, Italy and France. On the political front, there is reason to be somewhat more comfortable. All in all, the fear in the UK is not so much about errors from policymakers, but rather, on the potency of the tools available to policymakers to address the crisis."
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
COMPLEX ISSUE
COMPLEX ISSUE
Prof. David Nachmias of the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya said Netanyahu may be facing his toughest political challenge of his premiership.
"There are several problems, not only the housing crisis, but also the rising prices of commodities including food, gasoline and electricity," Nachmias said, "where the middle class is being hurt really badly. They are protesting."
He added that at the same time, people are also protesting against the concentration of wealth and finances in the hand of a relatively small number of people.
"It's a serious crisis, and given that Netanyahu and his governing coalition might indeed be in trouble," Nachmias said.
Nachmias argued that the current crisis is a much more complex problem for Netanyahu than the diplomatic pressure he faces regarding to the peace process with the Palestinians.
While it might have been possible for Netanyahu to tell the Americans that he is planning to do something but then do nothing and still get away with it, Nachmias said, but when it comes to domestic politics, that wouldn't be possible.
"With internal problems, if you don't deal with them, people see that, and they immediately don't accept it and react. That is what's happening now with the protests," Nachmias said.
Prof. David Nachmias of the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya said Netanyahu may be facing his toughest political challenge of his premiership.
"There are several problems, not only the housing crisis, but also the rising prices of commodities including food, gasoline and electricity," Nachmias said, "where the middle class is being hurt really badly. They are protesting."
He added that at the same time, people are also protesting against the concentration of wealth and finances in the hand of a relatively small number of people.
"It's a serious crisis, and given that Netanyahu and his governing coalition might indeed be in trouble," Nachmias said.
Nachmias argued that the current crisis is a much more complex problem for Netanyahu than the diplomatic pressure he faces regarding to the peace process with the Palestinians.
While it might have been possible for Netanyahu to tell the Americans that he is planning to do something but then do nothing and still get away with it, Nachmias said, but when it comes to domestic politics, that wouldn't be possible.
"With internal problems, if you don't deal with them, people see that, and they immediately don't accept it and react. That is what's happening now with the protests," Nachmias said.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Although the issue had been covered off-and-on over the years
Although the issue had been covered off-and-on over the years, almost exclusively by the Guardian, allegations of illegal behavior at the News of the World have received feverish attention since a July 4 report alleged that someone at the tabloid hacked the phone of 13-year-old murder victim Milly Dowler in 2002 while police were still searching for her.
The temperature cooled a bit on Thursday, with Parliament closed for the first day of its summer recess, but the investigation appeared to be intensifying.
London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday it was assigning 15 more officers to help the 45 already involved in the investigation.
Since the latest phone hacking allegations emerged, London's police chief and the head of its antiterrorist operations have resigned. So have Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, which runs Murdoch's British newspaper division, and Les Hinton, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal who formerly headed News International. Murdoch has shut down the 168-year-old News of the World, leaving 200 employees looking for work, and abandoned his bid to win control of lucrative British Sky Broadcasting.
Shutting News of the World apparently will also cost Murdoch's surviving British newspapers their exclusive access to British athletes ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
Team 2012, an initiative supporting British Olympians, had signed up News International as its official partner to help raise funds for athletes. But without the News of the World, Team 2012 said News International can no longer meet its contractual obligations, and it is looking for new media partners.
The temperature cooled a bit on Thursday, with Parliament closed for the first day of its summer recess, but the investigation appeared to be intensifying.
London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday it was assigning 15 more officers to help the 45 already involved in the investigation.
Since the latest phone hacking allegations emerged, London's police chief and the head of its antiterrorist operations have resigned. So have Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, which runs Murdoch's British newspaper division, and Les Hinton, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal who formerly headed News International. Murdoch has shut down the 168-year-old News of the World, leaving 200 employees looking for work, and abandoned his bid to win control of lucrative British Sky Broadcasting.
Shutting News of the World apparently will also cost Murdoch's surviving British newspapers their exclusive access to British athletes ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
Team 2012, an initiative supporting British Olympians, had signed up News International as its official partner to help raise funds for athletes. But without the News of the World, Team 2012 said News International can no longer meet its contractual obligations, and it is looking for new media partners.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Anonymous bid to destroy Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto
Anonymous bid to destroy Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto
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"I ask that you distribute this book to everyone you know," Breivik wrote in the introduction.
Now, a group of online activists are about to do just that — though perhaps not in the way the killer anticipated.
Anonymous has called on internet citizens to destroy Breivik's legacy by creating altered versions of the text which mock the author and promoting them as the real document.
Through an exercise titled "Operation UnManifest", the group hopes that, eventually, no one will be able to figure out which manifesto is the original.
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"Anders Behring Breivik wants to use the cruel action of killing over 90 young people to promote his 1516-page manifesto," says a message posted online.
"Anonymous suggests:
"1. Find the manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik: '2083 - A European Declaration of Independence'.
"2. Change it, add stupid stuff, remove parts, shop his picture, do what you like to.
"3. Republish it everywhere and up vote releases from other people, declare that the faked ones are original.
"4. Let Anders become a joke, such that nobody will take him serious anymore.
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"6. Have a moment for the victims of his cruel attacks."
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WHAT was supposed to be a mass-murderer's legacy is about to be obscured forever on the internet.
Shortly before his horrific attacks, Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik published a 1500-page manifesto on the web outlining his motives and beliefs.Wholesale Cheap Handbags
"I ask that you distribute this book to everyone you know," Breivik wrote in the introduction.
Now, a group of online activists are about to do just that — though perhaps not in the way the killer anticipated.
Anonymous has called on internet citizens to destroy Breivik's legacy by creating altered versions of the text which mock the author and promoting them as the real document.
Through an exercise titled "Operation UnManifest", the group hopes that, eventually, no one will be able to figure out which manifesto is the original.
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"Anders Behring Breivik wants to use the cruel action of killing over 90 young people to promote his 1516-page manifesto," says a message posted online.
"Anonymous suggests:
"1. Find the manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik: '2083 - A European Declaration of Independence'.
"2. Change it, add stupid stuff, remove parts, shop his picture, do what you like to.
"3. Republish it everywhere and up vote releases from other people, declare that the faked ones are original.
"4. Let Anders become a joke, such that nobody will take him serious anymore.
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"5. Spread this message around the internet and real life, translate it.
"6. Have a moment for the victims of his cruel attacks."
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The note ends: "We all are anonymous, We all are Legion, We all do not forgive murder, We all do not forget the victims."
Friday, July 29, 2011
China's soccer, basketball, volleyball face tougher battles for Olympic berths
China's soccer, basketball, volleyball face tougher battles for Olympic berths
With London Olympic Games only one year to go, prospects for Chinese soccer, basketball and volleyball to earn Olympic berths remain slim.
Chinese men's Olympic soccer team has just finished their campaign as they lost to Oman 4-1 in a two-leg second round of 2012 London Olympic Asian men's soccer qualifiers.
Croatian Miroslav Blazevic, who once took the Croatian national team to win a bronze medal in 1998 World Cup, became head coach of Chinese team in last December but failed to bring a miracle to China. The team assembled five times for a total of 70 days but changed little in terms of tecniques and tactics.
Chinese women's team once won silver medals in 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 1999 Women's World Cup. However, they have been going down due to lack of young players. According to Chinese Football Association, China has only 400 registered women soccer players in sharp contrast to the world's 29 million. As a result, Chinese women's team failed to reach the quarterfinals of 2004 Athens Olympics and were even absent from the 2011 Germany's World Cup.
Now the team has finished their training in Changchun, northeast of China, where they aimed to reserve physical strength. The team played two friendly matches against Russia with one win and one draw. And then they moved to Shenyang for next training phase and will leave for Jinan about ten days before the Olympic Asian qualifiers slated from Sep 1 to 11.
According to the competition schedule, China will play successively against South Korea, DPR Korea, Thailand, Australia and Japan. Top two teams will be awarded Olympic slots after the single round-robin tournament.
Li Xiaopeng, head coach of Chinese women's team, expressed his confidence in earning an Olympic berth despite the fact that China lacks good forwards as Han Duan and Ma Xiaoxu both sustained injuries.
"We are on the same level with other teams, and we have the strength to beat them."said he.
Yu Hongchen, deputy director of China's football governing body, said:"I totally trust the coaching staff and they will bring hopes to us."
Compared with Chinese soccer's goal of winning Olympic tickets, Chinese basketball aimed to enter the last eight in London.
If Chinese men's and women's teams are crowned in Asian Championships this year, they can go directly to London. If not, they will have to play wildcard tournaments next year, which will allocate three tickets each for men and women.NFL jerseys wholesale from China
Asian Men's Basketball Championships will take place from Sept. 15 to 25 in Wuhan of China. Reigning champion China will encounter a big challenge from Iran, champion in 2009 and South Korea, runner-up in 2010.
Hu Jiashi, vice president of Chinese Basketball Association, downplayed China's defending prospects. And veteran Wang Zhizhi said that former NBA center Yao Ming's retirement will definitely influence China's preparation for the Asian Championships.
However, another NBA player Yi Jianlian, who plays for Washington Wizards, said in confidence:"We have home advantage and winning the tournament is our mere target."
Asian Women's Basketball Championships will be held from Aug. 21-28 in Japan. China has built up their confidence after they lifted the titles in 2009 Asian Championships and 2010 Asian Games.
China head coach Sun Fengwu said:"We will be the champion in the 2011 Asian Championships." Center Chen Nan echoed:"There must be some difficulties, but we are still stronger than our rivals South Korea and Japan."
Chinese volleyball may face a tougher road to the London Olympics.starcraft 2 Promotion For the women's side, they have not been what they used to be in 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Games. After a variety of defeats, the flagship team has changed its head coaches from Cai Bin to Wang Baoquan and then to Yu Juemin.
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It's really hard for China to go to London upright through the World Cup as Russia, Brazil are strong rivals. However, if China remain in a steady level, it is possible for them to win an Olympic ticket in the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
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With London Olympic Games only one year to go, prospects for Chinese soccer, basketball and volleyball to earn Olympic berths remain slim.
Chinese men's Olympic soccer team has just finished their campaign as they lost to Oman 4-1 in a two-leg second round of 2012 London Olympic Asian men's soccer qualifiers.
Croatian Miroslav Blazevic, who once took the Croatian national team to win a bronze medal in 1998 World Cup, became head coach of Chinese team in last December but failed to bring a miracle to China. The team assembled five times for a total of 70 days but changed little in terms of tecniques and tactics.
Chinese women's team once won silver medals in 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 1999 Women's World Cup. However, they have been going down due to lack of young players. According to Chinese Football Association, China has only 400 registered women soccer players in sharp contrast to the world's 29 million. As a result, Chinese women's team failed to reach the quarterfinals of 2004 Athens Olympics and were even absent from the 2011 Germany's World Cup.
Now the team has finished their training in Changchun, northeast of China, where they aimed to reserve physical strength. The team played two friendly matches against Russia with one win and one draw. And then they moved to Shenyang for next training phase and will leave for Jinan about ten days before the Olympic Asian qualifiers slated from Sep 1 to 11.
According to the competition schedule, China will play successively against South Korea, DPR Korea, Thailand, Australia and Japan. Top two teams will be awarded Olympic slots after the single round-robin tournament.
Li Xiaopeng, head coach of Chinese women's team, expressed his confidence in earning an Olympic berth despite the fact that China lacks good forwards as Han Duan and Ma Xiaoxu both sustained injuries.
"We are on the same level with other teams, and we have the strength to beat them."said he.
Yu Hongchen, deputy director of China's football governing body, said:"I totally trust the coaching staff and they will bring hopes to us."
Compared with Chinese soccer's goal of winning Olympic tickets, Chinese basketball aimed to enter the last eight in London.
If Chinese men's and women's teams are crowned in Asian Championships this year, they can go directly to London. If not, they will have to play wildcard tournaments next year, which will allocate three tickets each for men and women.NFL jerseys wholesale from China
Asian Men's Basketball Championships will take place from Sept. 15 to 25 in Wuhan of China. Reigning champion China will encounter a big challenge from Iran, champion in 2009 and South Korea, runner-up in 2010.
Hu Jiashi, vice president of Chinese Basketball Association, downplayed China's defending prospects. And veteran Wang Zhizhi said that former NBA center Yao Ming's retirement will definitely influence China's preparation for the Asian Championships.
However, another NBA player Yi Jianlian, who plays for Washington Wizards, said in confidence:"We have home advantage and winning the tournament is our mere target."
Asian Women's Basketball Championships will be held from Aug. 21-28 in Japan. China has built up their confidence after they lifted the titles in 2009 Asian Championships and 2010 Asian Games.
China head coach Sun Fengwu said:"We will be the champion in the 2011 Asian Championships." Center Chen Nan echoed:"There must be some difficulties, but we are still stronger than our rivals South Korea and Japan."
Chinese volleyball may face a tougher road to the London Olympics.starcraft 2 Promotion For the women's side, they have not been what they used to be in 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Games. After a variety of defeats, the flagship team has changed its head coaches from Cai Bin to Wang Baoquan and then to Yu Juemin.
China will have to go through the Asian Championships in September to win a slot for the World Cup in Japan in November, where top three placers will advance to the London Games.Stretch tricot knitted fabric Otherwise,Cheap Christian Louboutin China will have to play the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan in 2012.
It's really hard for China to go to London upright through the World Cup as Russia, Brazil are strong rivals. However, if China remain in a steady level, it is possible for them to win an Olympic ticket in the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
As for Chinese men's volleyball, chance is slim as the team is far from the world class.nfl throwback jerseys from china They only played the Olympics in 1984 and 2008. But head coach Zhou Jian'an said they will never give up.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Hu says backs African plan to end Libyan crisis
Hu says backs African plan to end Libyan crisis
BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday held a phone conversation with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma, in which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and issues of common concern.,Fashion boots,
The two leaders both said they felt satisfied with the development of bilateral ties and expressed their willingness to work together to deepen the China-South Africa comprehensive strategic partnership.
Zuma told Hu the efforts the African Union (AU) have made to peacefully solve the Libya issue.
Zuma said the AU has offered a road map on a political solution to the Libya issue and has been keeping contact with the two parties and others involved in the Libya conflict.,starcraft 2 Promotion,
The AU would continue to communicate and coordinate with China and interested parties in a bid to peacefully resolve the Libya issue.
Hu said the situation in Libya has become the spotlight of the international community and the humanitarian crisis it had triggered was worrisome.
China has called for an immediate ceasefire among related parties and urged them to negotiate on peacefully solving the Libya crisis, solve the dispute in a political and peaceful way and restore a normal order through dialogue and negotiations, Hu said.
Libya's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity should be respected and its future should be decided by its people, so the international community should respect the choice made by the Libyan people, Hu said.
China hopes that Libya could adopt a more flexible and pragmatic attitude and seriously consider the peace plan proposed by the AU and other parties, considering the basic interests of the country and the people and safeguarding regional peace and stability as priority.,air jordan shoes, The international community should also play a more active and constructive role on the issue, Hu said.
South Africa and the AU have played an important role in promoting a political solution to the Libya crisis,,cheap ugg boots, which demonstrated the determination of the African countries to stick to "African solutions to African problems", Hu said.
Hu added that China highly appreciated this and was willing to maintain close communications and coordination with South Africa and the AU on the Libya issue.
BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday held a phone conversation with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma, in which the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and issues of common concern.,Fashion boots,
The two leaders both said they felt satisfied with the development of bilateral ties and expressed their willingness to work together to deepen the China-South Africa comprehensive strategic partnership.
Zuma told Hu the efforts the African Union (AU) have made to peacefully solve the Libya issue.
Zuma said the AU has offered a road map on a political solution to the Libya issue and has been keeping contact with the two parties and others involved in the Libya conflict.,starcraft 2 Promotion,
The AU would continue to communicate and coordinate with China and interested parties in a bid to peacefully resolve the Libya issue.
Hu said the situation in Libya has become the spotlight of the international community and the humanitarian crisis it had triggered was worrisome.
China has called for an immediate ceasefire among related parties and urged them to negotiate on peacefully solving the Libya crisis, solve the dispute in a political and peaceful way and restore a normal order through dialogue and negotiations, Hu said.
Libya's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity should be respected and its future should be decided by its people, so the international community should respect the choice made by the Libyan people, Hu said.
China hopes that Libya could adopt a more flexible and pragmatic attitude and seriously consider the peace plan proposed by the AU and other parties, considering the basic interests of the country and the people and safeguarding regional peace and stability as priority.,air jordan shoes, The international community should also play a more active and constructive role on the issue, Hu said.
South Africa and the AU have played an important role in promoting a political solution to the Libya crisis,,cheap ugg boots, which demonstrated the determination of the African countries to stick to "African solutions to African problems", Hu said.
Hu added that China highly appreciated this and was willing to maintain close communications and coordination with South Africa and the AU on the Libya issue.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Do not capitalize on China's local government debt
Do not capitalize on China's local government debt
China's local governments at the provincial,polo ralph Lauren municipal and county levels had amassed more than 10.7 trillion yuan in debt by the end of last year, according to a report recently released by the National Audit Office. The huge debt has caused great concern among reporters and businesspeople both foreign and domestic about a possible default and the repayment capability of China's local government.
Industry insiders believe that China's local government debt is still under control and will not create an adverse chain reaction. The central government is increasing regulatory efforts to curb the disorderly growth in local government debt.
China's local government debt burden exaggerated
The National Audit Office's report has generated a heated discussion among domestic and overseas media about whether China's local government debt is massive and whether it will produce adverse effects on the Chinese economy. Certain international credit rating agencies failed to provide objective and fair ratings. As a result, many foreign investment institutions took the chance to hint at a possible economic downturn in China and started using local government debt as a new tool to make negative predictions about China's economy.
Moody's,the north face jackets one of the three leading international rating agencies, recently said in a report that China's local government debt burden may be 3.5 trillion yuan larger than auditors estimated and warned that the credit outlook for Chinese lenders could turn negative. Shortly afterward, the share prices of major Hong Kong-listed Chinese banks dropped sharply.
Sun Mingchun, chief China economist for Daiwa Securities,timberland boots sale said that Moody's used inaccurate data and inexact calculations to produce the report on China's local government debt. Independent economist Andy Xie believes that there will be more negative reports about the country's debt burden from Moody's because they serve the interests of both the rating agency itself and international investors.
Zuo Xiaolei,chi hair straigntener chief economist at China Galaxy Securities, said frankly that certain influential rating agencies have formed a community of interests — if not a conspiracy — with short-sellers and are trying to gain benefits by issuing negative ratings, making negative predications about China's economy and exaggerating China's local government debt burden.wholesales mac Lip gloss Their purpose is to use the money of the Chinese people to pay off the debt of crisis makers.
Local debt risk controllable
"Foreign media indeed have exaggerated China's local debt risk," Zhou Li, a professor from the School of Economics and Management under Tsinghua University, said during an interview. Zhou also said that although China's local debt has currently reached 10.7 trillion yuan and there are some problems in the local borrowing system, this would not influence the solvency and normal operation of local governments.
Guo Tianyong, director of the China Banking Research Center under the Central University of Finance and Economics, said that the primary cause of the rapid expansion of local debt is that the reform of the tax system has caused the asymmetric distribution of administrative and financial powers between local governments. This gradually caused a situation in which administrative powers gathered in hands of governments at the higher level, while financial powers were transferred to governments at the lower level.
China's local governments at the provincial,polo ralph Lauren municipal and county levels had amassed more than 10.7 trillion yuan in debt by the end of last year, according to a report recently released by the National Audit Office. The huge debt has caused great concern among reporters and businesspeople both foreign and domestic about a possible default and the repayment capability of China's local government.
Industry insiders believe that China's local government debt is still under control and will not create an adverse chain reaction. The central government is increasing regulatory efforts to curb the disorderly growth in local government debt.
China's local government debt burden exaggerated
The National Audit Office's report has generated a heated discussion among domestic and overseas media about whether China's local government debt is massive and whether it will produce adverse effects on the Chinese economy. Certain international credit rating agencies failed to provide objective and fair ratings. As a result, many foreign investment institutions took the chance to hint at a possible economic downturn in China and started using local government debt as a new tool to make negative predictions about China's economy.
Moody's,the north face jackets one of the three leading international rating agencies, recently said in a report that China's local government debt burden may be 3.5 trillion yuan larger than auditors estimated and warned that the credit outlook for Chinese lenders could turn negative. Shortly afterward, the share prices of major Hong Kong-listed Chinese banks dropped sharply.
Sun Mingchun, chief China economist for Daiwa Securities,timberland boots sale said that Moody's used inaccurate data and inexact calculations to produce the report on China's local government debt. Independent economist Andy Xie believes that there will be more negative reports about the country's debt burden from Moody's because they serve the interests of both the rating agency itself and international investors.
Zuo Xiaolei,chi hair straigntener chief economist at China Galaxy Securities, said frankly that certain influential rating agencies have formed a community of interests — if not a conspiracy — with short-sellers and are trying to gain benefits by issuing negative ratings, making negative predications about China's economy and exaggerating China's local government debt burden.wholesales mac Lip gloss Their purpose is to use the money of the Chinese people to pay off the debt of crisis makers.
Local debt risk controllable
"Foreign media indeed have exaggerated China's local debt risk," Zhou Li, a professor from the School of Economics and Management under Tsinghua University, said during an interview. Zhou also said that although China's local debt has currently reached 10.7 trillion yuan and there are some problems in the local borrowing system, this would not influence the solvency and normal operation of local governments.
Guo Tianyong, director of the China Banking Research Center under the Central University of Finance and Economics, said that the primary cause of the rapid expansion of local debt is that the reform of the tax system has caused the asymmetric distribution of administrative and financial powers between local governments. This gradually caused a situation in which administrative powers gathered in hands of governments at the higher level, while financial powers were transferred to governments at the lower level.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Schwartzel continues fine form in Players' Championship
Schwartzel continues fine form in Players' Championship
Masters champion Charl Schwartzel put together a final round four-under-par 68 to vault him to a share of 26th place in the Players' Championship at Sawgrass in Florida on Sunday.
Schwartzel's four-round total of six-under-par 282 was seven shots behind KJ Choi of South Korea and David Toms of the United States.
Choi and Toms duelled in a sudden death playoff with the Korean winning on the first playoff hole.
Schwartzel, who flew straight to the Malaysian Open after donning the green jacket at Augusta in April, then took a two week break back at his home course, Maccauvlei Golf Club in Vereeniging, before jetting back to the US for the tournament regarded as "the fifth Major".GHD Pink Limited Edition
The 26-year-old, who in 2007 was ranked 83rd in the world, is now 12th and South Africa's highest ranked player.Instyler He trails 14-time major winner and struggling former world No 1 Tiger Woods by only four positions.
Rory Sabbatini was the top-placed South African after three rounds in Florida, on seven under par, but got his final round off to a bad start.
He opened with bogey, bogey, double-bogey to end any chance he had of winning the tournament.
The fiery Sabbatini, who was involved in a heated argument with American Sean O'Hair in New Orleans last month, rallied on the back nine to pick up four birdies with a solitary bogey, shooting a 73 and joining Schwartzel in a tie for 26th.
Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman finished a shot behind in a tie for 34th.
Defending champion Tim Clark, who presented the trophy to Choi, was unable to finish two rounds due to an elbow injury. He withdrew after the tendonitis in his right elbow became unbearable after 10 holes in his second round.chi flat irons
Clark picked up the injury shortly after the Sony Open where he finished second in January.
On the European Tour, Thomas Aiken followed up his victory last week with a tie for ninth on level par for the four rounds in the Iberdrola Open in Mallorca.
The South African was six shots behind winner Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland.
Aiken fired a final roundGHD Black two-over-par 72 in windy conditions.starcraft 2 Promotion The seven-time Sunshine Tour winner had a chance of making a charge until a double bogey on the par four 11th ended his challenge.
Masters champion Charl Schwartzel put together a final round four-under-par 68 to vault him to a share of 26th place in the Players' Championship at Sawgrass in Florida on Sunday.
Schwartzel's four-round total of six-under-par 282 was seven shots behind KJ Choi of South Korea and David Toms of the United States.
Choi and Toms duelled in a sudden death playoff with the Korean winning on the first playoff hole.
Schwartzel, who flew straight to the Malaysian Open after donning the green jacket at Augusta in April, then took a two week break back at his home course, Maccauvlei Golf Club in Vereeniging, before jetting back to the US for the tournament regarded as "the fifth Major".GHD Pink Limited Edition
The 26-year-old, who in 2007 was ranked 83rd in the world, is now 12th and South Africa's highest ranked player.Instyler He trails 14-time major winner and struggling former world No 1 Tiger Woods by only four positions.
Rory Sabbatini was the top-placed South African after three rounds in Florida, on seven under par, but got his final round off to a bad start.
He opened with bogey, bogey, double-bogey to end any chance he had of winning the tournament.
The fiery Sabbatini, who was involved in a heated argument with American Sean O'Hair in New Orleans last month, rallied on the back nine to pick up four birdies with a solitary bogey, shooting a 73 and joining Schwartzel in a tie for 26th.
Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman finished a shot behind in a tie for 34th.
Defending champion Tim Clark, who presented the trophy to Choi, was unable to finish two rounds due to an elbow injury. He withdrew after the tendonitis in his right elbow became unbearable after 10 holes in his second round.chi flat irons
Clark picked up the injury shortly after the Sony Open where he finished second in January.
On the European Tour, Thomas Aiken followed up his victory last week with a tie for ninth on level par for the four rounds in the Iberdrola Open in Mallorca.
The South African was six shots behind winner Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland.
Aiken fired a final roundGHD Black two-over-par 72 in windy conditions.starcraft 2 Promotion The seven-time Sunshine Tour winner had a chance of making a charge until a double bogey on the par four 11th ended his challenge.
Monday, July 25, 2011
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Henri-Levy said Sarkozy listened to them but did not say whether any aid or arms were pledged.
France has played a driving role in the NATO-led campaign of airstrikes,,Cheap Christian Louboutin, mandated by the U.N. to protect civilians from a crackdown by Gadhafi's forces on an uprising against his rule, amid revolts this year around the Arab world.
Last week, more than 30 nations including the United States gave the Libyan rebels a boost by recognizing their National Transitional Council as the country's legitimate government, potentially freeing up billions of dollars in urgently needed cash.
Henri-Levy said Sarkozy listened to them but did not say whether any aid or arms were pledged.
France has played a driving role in the NATO-led campaign of airstrikes,,Cheap Christian Louboutin, mandated by the U.N. to protect civilians from a crackdown by Gadhafi's forces on an uprising against his rule, amid revolts this year around the Arab world.
Last week, more than 30 nations including the United States gave the Libyan rebels a boost by recognizing their National Transitional Council as the country's legitimate government, potentially freeing up billions of dollars in urgently needed cash.
Paraguay into Copa America final
Paraguay into Copa America final
Paraguay rode its luck through another penalty shootout to beat Venezuela on Wednesday and set up a Copa America final against Uruguay.
Paraguay, which has not won any of its five matches in the tournament, booked its place in the final following a goalless draw and a 5-3 victory on penalties.Instyler
The only miss in the shootout came when Justo Villar stopped Franklin Lucena's shot. Dario Veron held his nerved to net the final spot kick and set up Sunday's final against Uruguay, which beat Peru 2-0 in the other semifinal on Tuesday.
Venezuela, known more for its baseball, twice hit the post in extra time but came up just short of reaching its first ever final in the South American championship.GHD Black
Paraguay advanced to its first Copa America final since 1979 despite its mediocre record. It eliminated Brazil in another penalty shootout in the quarterfinals.
"Today we played bad, we played good," said Paraguay's Nestor Ortigoza. "The important thing is we won."
After the shootout, a brawl between the teams started as Paraguay celebrated, prompting police to intervene. That came after a game in which Paraguay had its coach and assistant coach expelled from the sideline for arguing decisions.
Nestor Ortigoza,starcraft 2 Promotion Lucas Barrios, Cristian Riveros and Osvaldo Martinez also netted for Paraguay in the shootout.
Giancarlo Maldonado, Jose Rey and Nicolas Fedor scored for Venezuela, but Lucena - taking his team's third kick - saw his low shot to the bottom left corner comfortably held by Villar.
"We came convinced we could advance," Venezuela coach Cesar Farias said. "We did everything humanly possible. Our team never lost its focus. .chi flat irons.. We're not content because we worked to go farther."
After a lackluster 90 minutes, Venezuela twice hit the woodwork in extra time and had some good scoring opportunities.
Maldonado fired a cross shot that was deflected by Fedor onto the post in the 93rd minute. A couple of minutes later, Juan Arango's long-range free kick struck Villar's far post and the Paraguay defense just barely cleared the rebound. Fedor came close again in the 96th, but his shot from close range was saved by Villar.
Venezuela was able to pressure even more after Jonathan Santana was sent off in the 102nd minute for receiving a second yellow card.
Villar had to make another stop on a shot by Salomon Rondon from near the penalty spot, and Gabriel Chichero shot wide from the top of the area in the 114th.
Venezuela had made it through to the Copa America semifinals for the first time in its history by beating Chile 2-1 in the quarters.GHD Pink Limited Edition
Paraguay rode its luck through another penalty shootout to beat Venezuela on Wednesday and set up a Copa America final against Uruguay.
Paraguay, which has not won any of its five matches in the tournament, booked its place in the final following a goalless draw and a 5-3 victory on penalties.Instyler
The only miss in the shootout came when Justo Villar stopped Franklin Lucena's shot. Dario Veron held his nerved to net the final spot kick and set up Sunday's final against Uruguay, which beat Peru 2-0 in the other semifinal on Tuesday.
Venezuela, known more for its baseball, twice hit the post in extra time but came up just short of reaching its first ever final in the South American championship.GHD Black
Paraguay advanced to its first Copa America final since 1979 despite its mediocre record. It eliminated Brazil in another penalty shootout in the quarterfinals.
"Today we played bad, we played good," said Paraguay's Nestor Ortigoza. "The important thing is we won."
After the shootout, a brawl between the teams started as Paraguay celebrated, prompting police to intervene. That came after a game in which Paraguay had its coach and assistant coach expelled from the sideline for arguing decisions.
Nestor Ortigoza,starcraft 2 Promotion Lucas Barrios, Cristian Riveros and Osvaldo Martinez also netted for Paraguay in the shootout.
Giancarlo Maldonado, Jose Rey and Nicolas Fedor scored for Venezuela, but Lucena - taking his team's third kick - saw his low shot to the bottom left corner comfortably held by Villar.
"We came convinced we could advance," Venezuela coach Cesar Farias said. "We did everything humanly possible. Our team never lost its focus. .chi flat irons.. We're not content because we worked to go farther."
After a lackluster 90 minutes, Venezuela twice hit the woodwork in extra time and had some good scoring opportunities.
Maldonado fired a cross shot that was deflected by Fedor onto the post in the 93rd minute. A couple of minutes later, Juan Arango's long-range free kick struck Villar's far post and the Paraguay defense just barely cleared the rebound. Fedor came close again in the 96th, but his shot from close range was saved by Villar.
Venezuela was able to pressure even more after Jonathan Santana was sent off in the 102nd minute for receiving a second yellow card.
Villar had to make another stop on a shot by Salomon Rondon from near the penalty spot, and Gabriel Chichero shot wide from the top of the area in the 114th.
Venezuela had made it through to the Copa America semifinals for the first time in its history by beating Chile 2-1 in the quarters.GHD Pink Limited Edition
Friday, July 22, 2011
Baidu makes deal with world music giants
Baidu makes deal with world music giants
Baidu Inc., the largest Chinese search engine based in Beijing, said Tuesday it closed a deal that allows the company to provide download services of music from Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music.
According to the deal signed between Baidu and One Stop China (OSC), a joint venture of the three music companies, Baidu will pay them on a per-play and per-download basis for all tracks delivered through its MP3 server, said a press release provided by Baidu.
Users can have access to the authorized music free of charge, and Chinese songs, both in Mandarin and Cantonese, and some global content provided by the three music companies will be included in the catalogue.,sheepskin boots,
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Li Xinzhe,,Mbt shoes, CFO of Baidu, described the deal as a "milestone" that can benefit not only Baidu and its partners but also music lovers and the privacy-stricken industry.
Wang Bin, secretary general of Copyright Union of Internet Society of China, predicted that it would have a demonstrative effect on the Internet sector.
In 2008, Universal, Warner and Sony Music sued Baidu for at least 63.,hair weave,5 million yuan (9.8 million U.S. dollars) in copyright infringement.
Baidu Inc., the largest Chinese search engine based in Beijing, said Tuesday it closed a deal that allows the company to provide download services of music from Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music.
According to the deal signed between Baidu and One Stop China (OSC), a joint venture of the three music companies, Baidu will pay them on a per-play and per-download basis for all tracks delivered through its MP3 server, said a press release provided by Baidu.
Users can have access to the authorized music free of charge, and Chinese songs, both in Mandarin and Cantonese, and some global content provided by the three music companies will be included in the catalogue.,sheepskin boots,
Baidu also launched a social music platform called "Baidu ting!" through which users can obtain and share some music-related information and content.,discount ugg boots,
Li Xinzhe,,Mbt shoes, CFO of Baidu, described the deal as a "milestone" that can benefit not only Baidu and its partners but also music lovers and the privacy-stricken industry.
Wang Bin, secretary general of Copyright Union of Internet Society of China, predicted that it would have a demonstrative effect on the Internet sector.
In 2008, Universal, Warner and Sony Music sued Baidu for at least 63.,hair weave,5 million yuan (9.8 million U.S. dollars) in copyright infringement.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Mr. Dranoff, who produced both "Red Hot and Rio" recordings, noted that technological change accounts for the sequel's increase in scope. "When we did the first one, we had to send master tapes all over the world," he explained. "Every time we handed one off to FedEx, we practically said a prayer that it would reach its destination." Now many of the collaborations were finished by sending digital sound files back and forth via email.
The new recording is the contemporary equal of the original, its tracks brimming with energy and vitality. The album begins with a duet between R&B singers Alice Smith and Aloe Blacc, who deliver an elegant take on Mr. Veloso's "Baby." The backing sounds combine small Brazilian percussion instruments and sweeping cinematic string arrangements. On his "Tropicália," which melds Brazilian percussion and rock bass lines, Beck sings with Brazilian crooner Seu Jorge. Mr. Veloso provides two of the album's highlights. His rendition of "Terra," which he wrote, is adroitly remixed and enhanced with gentle atmospheric sounds by the producer Prefuse 73, and Messrs. Veloso and Byrne close disc one with a riveting duet on their "Dreamworld/Marco De Canaveses."
Os Mutantes and Of Montreal turn "Bat Macumba," a piece written by Messrs. Veloso and Gil, into a funky romp. And the Phenomenal Handclap Band plus Brazilian singer-songwriter Marcos Valle make "Todo O Que Você Podia Ser" into an infectious anthem. Strong performances are also turned in by Mr. Zé, Money Mark, Mia Doi Todd and Bebel Gilberto.
The new recording is the contemporary equal of the original, its tracks brimming with energy and vitality. The album begins with a duet between R&B singers Alice Smith and Aloe Blacc, who deliver an elegant take on Mr. Veloso's "Baby." The backing sounds combine small Brazilian percussion instruments and sweeping cinematic string arrangements. On his "Tropicália," which melds Brazilian percussion and rock bass lines, Beck sings with Brazilian crooner Seu Jorge. Mr. Veloso provides two of the album's highlights. His rendition of "Terra," which he wrote, is adroitly remixed and enhanced with gentle atmospheric sounds by the producer Prefuse 73, and Messrs. Veloso and Byrne close disc one with a riveting duet on their "Dreamworld/Marco De Canaveses."
Os Mutantes and Of Montreal turn "Bat Macumba," a piece written by Messrs. Veloso and Gil, into a funky romp. And the Phenomenal Handclap Band plus Brazilian singer-songwriter Marcos Valle make "Todo O Que Você Podia Ser" into an infectious anthem. Strong performances are also turned in by Mr. Zé, Money Mark, Mia Doi Todd and Bebel Gilberto.
He's dedicated his whole life on that cause.
Though the charges are not related to espionage, the arrest adds another strain to the already difficult relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, which suffered after the U.S. found Osama bin Laden hiding inside Pakistan and killed him without telling the government there.
ISI has a complicated relationship with U.S. intelligence. The agency is a crucial ally in the war on terrorism but also works against the U.S. at times, including running double agents against the CIA.
"Dr. Fai and the Kashmiri freedom movement have nothing to do with the ISI," said Nadim Malik, a close associate of Fai and the executive director of the advocacy group Kashmir Mission USA.
Fai has donated to congressional campaigns of both parties for years. His donations include $250 to President Barack Obama in 2008; a total of $4,500 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2004 and 2008; and $250 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2009. Prosecutors said none of the recipients knew the organization was a front for money from Pakistan.
Zahid Bukhari, the president of the Islamic Circle of North America who says he's known Fai for years and used to teach at Georgetown University, said he found the accusations stunning.
"It doesn't make any sense," Bukhari said. "He's dedicated his whole life on that cause."
ISI has a complicated relationship with U.S. intelligence. The agency is a crucial ally in the war on terrorism but also works against the U.S. at times, including running double agents against the CIA.
"Dr. Fai and the Kashmiri freedom movement have nothing to do with the ISI," said Nadim Malik, a close associate of Fai and the executive director of the advocacy group Kashmir Mission USA.
Fai has donated to congressional campaigns of both parties for years. His donations include $250 to President Barack Obama in 2008; a total of $4,500 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2004 and 2008; and $250 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2009. Prosecutors said none of the recipients knew the organization was a front for money from Pakistan.
Zahid Bukhari, the president of the Islamic Circle of North America who says he's known Fai for years and used to teach at Georgetown University, said he found the accusations stunning.
"It doesn't make any sense," Bukhari said. "He's dedicated his whole life on that cause."
He was speaking just to promote peace
A second man, Zaheer Ahmad, was also charged. Prosecutors said he recruited people to act as straw donors who would give money to the Kashmiri American Council that really was coming from the Pakistani government. Ahmad is not under arrest and is in Pakistan, prosecutors said. Both men are U.S. citizens.
Prosecutors said the Kashmiri American Council was being run in secret by the Pakistani government. Fai coordinated his activities with his ISI handlers and often communicated in coded emails, the FBI said. Pakistani officials reviewed Fai's budget and told him what to do and with whom to meet.
"You are aware that we have been working together for the cause for over a decade now," Fai wrote in an email to a senior ISI official in 1995. "All these years, I have closely worked with you and others who came before you. It has taken us much time, energy, dedication, strategy and planning to achieve our common cause."
Fai, 62, appeared before a federal magistrate judge, who ordered him jailed until a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. Prosecutor Gordon Kromberg said Fai faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
A soft-spoken father of two, Fai is a leading voice in the debate over the future of Kashmir, the mountainous border area that India and Pakistan have fought over for years. He supports the pro-Pakistan viewpoint that Kashmiris should vote on whether to be part of Pakistan or India. India claims the territory as its own.
He is perhaps best known in Washington for organizing the annual Kashmir Peace Conference on Capitol Hill. The event is billed as an independent forum for Indian and Pakistani voices, but the Justice Department said the Pakistani government approved the speakers and gave Fai talking points to highlight. Photo galleries on the group's website include images of him alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Israr Mirza, the former president of the Pakistani Student Association at George Mason University, recalled hearing Fai speak at a February event his organization hosted on India-Pakistan relations.
"I don't see him as a spy or anything. He's an old gentleman," said Mirza, who has since graduated from George Mason. "He seemed like a very collected guy. He was speaking just to promote peace."
Prosecutors said the Kashmiri American Council was being run in secret by the Pakistani government. Fai coordinated his activities with his ISI handlers and often communicated in coded emails, the FBI said. Pakistani officials reviewed Fai's budget and told him what to do and with whom to meet.
"You are aware that we have been working together for the cause for over a decade now," Fai wrote in an email to a senior ISI official in 1995. "All these years, I have closely worked with you and others who came before you. It has taken us much time, energy, dedication, strategy and planning to achieve our common cause."
Fai, 62, appeared before a federal magistrate judge, who ordered him jailed until a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. Prosecutor Gordon Kromberg said Fai faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
A soft-spoken father of two, Fai is a leading voice in the debate over the future of Kashmir, the mountainous border area that India and Pakistan have fought over for years. He supports the pro-Pakistan viewpoint that Kashmiris should vote on whether to be part of Pakistan or India. India claims the territory as its own.
He is perhaps best known in Washington for organizing the annual Kashmir Peace Conference on Capitol Hill. The event is billed as an independent forum for Indian and Pakistani voices, but the Justice Department said the Pakistani government approved the speakers and gave Fai talking points to highlight. Photo galleries on the group's website include images of him alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Israr Mirza, the former president of the Pakistani Student Association at George Mason University, recalled hearing Fai speak at a February event his organization hosted on India-Pakistan relations.
"I don't see him as a spy or anything. He's an old gentleman," said Mirza, who has since graduated from George Mason. "He seemed like a very collected guy. He was speaking just to promote peace."
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
China urges 'wisdom' to resolve South China Sea disputes
China urges 'wisdom' to resolve South China Sea disputes
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"It is important to manage the conflicting points," Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said in a speech on "China's peaceful development and international environment" in Hong Kong on Monday.
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"You could see we are moving in that direction," she said, acknowledging the countries in the territorial dispute all felt strongly about their claims.
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Vietnam and the Philippines have in recent months accused China of taking increasingly aggressive actions in staking its claims.
In May,portland trailblazers jerseys Vietnam said Chinese marine surveillance vessels cut the exploration cables of an oil survey ship inside Hanoi's exclusive economic zone.
And Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has accused China of inciting at least seven recent incidents, including one in which a Chinese vessel allegedly opened fire on Filipino fishermen.
In response,timberland boots sale China has insisted it wants to resolve disputes peacefully but remains firm in its claims to most of the South China Sea, even waters within the Philippines' economic exclusion zone.
China on Monday told the Philippines and Vietnam to use "diplomatic wisdom" to resolve tensions in the South China Sea,,wholesale Gucci Shoes, amid criticisms that Beijing was being increasingly aggressive in its claims.
"It is important to manage the conflicting points," Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said in a speech on "China's peaceful development and international environment" in Hong Kong on Monday.
"It takes diplomatic wisdom from China, from Vietnam and from the Philippines to make sure that our differences will be contained,,Celebrity lace wigs, well-managed and we will be able to not allow the differences to affect our relationship.
"You could see we are moving in that direction," she said, acknowledging the countries in the territorial dispute all felt strongly about their claims.
China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan have overlapping claims to parts of the South China Sea,phoenix suns jerseys which is believed to have vast oil and gas deposits, while its shipping lanes are vital for global trade.
Vietnam and the Philippines have in recent months accused China of taking increasingly aggressive actions in staking its claims.
In May,portland trailblazers jerseys Vietnam said Chinese marine surveillance vessels cut the exploration cables of an oil survey ship inside Hanoi's exclusive economic zone.
And Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has accused China of inciting at least seven recent incidents, including one in which a Chinese vessel allegedly opened fire on Filipino fishermen.
In response,timberland boots sale China has insisted it wants to resolve disputes peacefully but remains firm in its claims to most of the South China Sea, even waters within the Philippines' economic exclusion zone.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
threatens grain output
Experts also argue that an increase in plant disease and the deterioration of the environment have been triggered, partly, by years of chemical fertilizer use.
"Farmers usually only care about crop output and income. They seldom consider the soil damage and potential risks to human health from overusing fertilizers," Li Shilin, director of the agricultural technical station in Anhui province's Fengtai county, said.
China uses 1.3 million tons of pesticides annually, with usage per unit area 2.5 times the global average, Zhang Weili, a CAAS professor on soil and fertilizer, told China Daily, citing official figures.
Also, the country's surface water pollution is grave while its seven major rivers and coastal waters are also polluted, a report by the Ministry of Environmental Protection said in June.
Of the 26 lakes and reservoirs under monitoring, 42.3 percent are "eutrophicated", a process that can lead to a proliferation of plant life caused by excessive levels of phosphorous and nitrogen, the report adds.
"China can no longer boost grain production by relying on agrochemicals," Zhang said.
Together with her colleagues at the CAAS, Zhang conducted a field investigation on the effects of agrochemicals on soil fertility across the country over the past 10 years.
"More cultivated land will face risks of greater yield decreases in the next few years since the soil is too fragile to withstand natural disasters, which will become more severe and longer due to climate change," she said.
Jiang, from the Academy of Sciences, highlighted the importance of government support.
"More subsidies are needed to support intensive cultivation, a traditional way to protect soil fertility. At present, almost no farmers are willing to do so because of higher costs in terms of time and money," he said.
Lu Bu, another CAAS professor, said farmers needed practical help.
"The government should encourage companies to help local farmers with intensive cultivation, such as providing advanced equipment that ordinary farmers cannot afford."
"Farmers usually only care about crop output and income. They seldom consider the soil damage and potential risks to human health from overusing fertilizers," Li Shilin, director of the agricultural technical station in Anhui province's Fengtai county, said.
China uses 1.3 million tons of pesticides annually, with usage per unit area 2.5 times the global average, Zhang Weili, a CAAS professor on soil and fertilizer, told China Daily, citing official figures.
Also, the country's surface water pollution is grave while its seven major rivers and coastal waters are also polluted, a report by the Ministry of Environmental Protection said in June.
Of the 26 lakes and reservoirs under monitoring, 42.3 percent are "eutrophicated", a process that can lead to a proliferation of plant life caused by excessive levels of phosphorous and nitrogen, the report adds.
"China can no longer boost grain production by relying on agrochemicals," Zhang said.
Together with her colleagues at the CAAS, Zhang conducted a field investigation on the effects of agrochemicals on soil fertility across the country over the past 10 years.
"More cultivated land will face risks of greater yield decreases in the next few years since the soil is too fragile to withstand natural disasters, which will become more severe and longer due to climate change," she said.
Jiang, from the Academy of Sciences, highlighted the importance of government support.
"More subsidies are needed to support intensive cultivation, a traditional way to protect soil fertility. At present, almost no farmers are willing to do so because of higher costs in terms of time and money," he said.
Lu Bu, another CAAS professor, said farmers needed practical help.
"The government should encourage companies to help local farmers with intensive cultivation, such as providing advanced equipment that ordinary farmers cannot afford."
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