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Biden, U.S. hold somber 9/11 remembrances as legacy questions linger
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The nation on Sunday honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost 21 years ago during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, even as the country remains mired in the fallout of the decades-long war in Afghanistan and new questions linger about the strength and resiliency of democratic institutions here at home.
President Biden led a day of nationwide remembrance from Arlington, Va., against the backdrop of heavy wind and rain. He delivered forceful remarks after attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley.
Themes of unity and resilience colored Biden’s remarks at the Pentagon.
“I hope we’ll remember that in the midst of these dark days, we dug deep,” he said on Sunday before a crowd of families of 9/11 victims and first responders who were at the Pentagon on the day of the attack. “We regained the light by reaching out to one another and finding something all too rare, a true sense of national unity.”
“To me, that’s the greatest lesson of September 11,” he continued. “Not that we will never again face a setback, but that in a moment of great unity, we also had to face down the worst impulses fear, violence, recrimination directed against Muslim Americans as well as Americans of Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage.”
This year’s ceremonies were also a reminder of the messy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the collapse of the U.S.-backed Afghan government a year ago at the end of August. It comes six weeks after the U.S. killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda and an architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, in a CIA drone strike in Kabul.
Since the withdrawal from Afghanistan, questions linger about how the U.S. is confronting terrorist threats there.
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, who was at the Pentagon when it was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, did not answer directly when asked Sunday if he agreed with the Biden administration’s assessment that ISIS and al-Qaeda do not pose a threat of being able to carry out an attack on the United States.
Instead, McKenzie said that, when he left active duty in April after serving as commander of the U.S. Central Command, he warned that al-Qaeda and ISIS would be able to regenerate after a period of time after the United States left Afghanistan.
“That is still my opinion today,” he said on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” noting that the Taliban is back in control of Afghanistan.
Although the CIA in August successfully carried out an operation to target al-Zawahiri at the end of July, McKenzie said it concerned him that the al-Qaeda leader had been “living in very good accommodations in downtown Kabul” when he was killed.
“That should give us all pause,” McKenzie said.
Another lingering issue various administrations have yet to resolve has been what to do about the repeatedly delayed trials of the five Guantánamo Bay prisoners, including the man who is alleged to have masterminded the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. When asked how he would respond to families of 9/11 victims who want justice, Biden told reporters in Delaware Sunday morning that “there is a plan for that” without going into specifics.
The solemn commemorations on Sunday also hearkened very personal memories. First lady Jill Biden traveled to the Flight 93 National Memorial Observance in Shanksville, Pa., and was joined by her sister Bonny Jacobs, a United Airlines flight attendant. In an interview with the Associated Press before the events, Jill Biden recalled being “scared to death” that her sister was on one of the four hijacked planes.
“I didn’t know where she was, whether she was flying, not flying, where she was,” she recalled in the interview. “And then I found out she was home.”
Before a crowd in Pennsylvania, Jill Biden touched on courage and interconnectedness. “So as we stand on this sacred and scarred earth – a record of our collective grief and a monument to the memories that live on in each of us – this is the legacy we must carry forward: hope that defies hate. Love that defies loss. And the ties that hold us together through it all,” Jill Biden said.
In New York, Vice President Harris and Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman, are attending a commemoration ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial. They were joined by New York Mayor Eric Adams and former mayor Mike Bloomberg as friends and family read the names of each victim of the 2001 and 1993 World Trade Center attacks.
Political leaders, including Harris, didn’t deliver remarks Sunday. But in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Harris was asked whether domestic threats pose a risk equal or greater than what the country faced 21 years ago.
Harris told NBC News’s Chuck Todd that the risks are “dangerous and extremely harmful, but they’re different.”
She also said she was worried about ongoing threats to democracy, as Republicans who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election inch closer to positions of power in several states. According to an analysis by The Washington Post, nearly two-thirds of GOP nominations for state and federal offices with authority over elections are candidates who have refused to accept the 2020 election results and, in some cases, said they would not have certified Biden’s win.
Those people, as well as officials who refuse to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, have caused others to question if America still values the integrity of democracies, Harris said.
Democrats and Republicans, who are sharply divided on most issues, agree that democracy in the United States is in danger, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University – even as they diverge on the reasons they believe American democracy is at risk.
But Biden, who inherited a nation in crisis, believes democracy can bring it back into the fold.
“For all our flaws and disagreements in the push and pull of all that makes us human,” he said, “there’s nothing this nation cannot accomplish when we stand together and defend with all our hearts that which makes us unique in the world: our democracy.”
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network have announced the Oscar 2014 and Oscar 2015 dates – respectively, for the 86th and 87th Academy Awards ceremonies. Oscar 2014 will be broadcast live on ABC on Sunday, March 2, 2014; Oscar 2015 will air live on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Both Oscar ceremonies will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles.
Oscar 2014 dates
Below are key dates for the Oscar 2014 season. Note that despite the March 2 Oscar 2014 ceremony date (the 2014 Olympic Winter Games run Feb. 7-23), nominations voting will once again end in early January – Jan. 8, to be exact.
- Saturday, November 16, 2013: The Governors Awards
- Monday, December 2, 2013: Official Screen Credits due
- Friday, December 27, 2013: Oscar 2014 Nominations voting begins
- Wednesday, January 8, 2014: Oscar 2014 Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT
- Thursday, January 16, 2014: Oscar 2014 nominations announced
- Monday, February 10, 2014: Oscar 2014 Nominees Luncheon
- Friday, Feb. 14, 2014: Voting for the Oscar 2014 winners begins
- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014: Scientific and Technical Awards
- Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014: Voting for the Oscar 2014 winners ends at 5 p.m. PT
- Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014: 86th Academy Awards (Oscar 2014 ceremony)
Oscar 2015 dates
So far, there's only one Oscar 2015 date scheduled: Oscar Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015: 87th Academy Awards (Oscar 2015 ceremony).
Potential Oscar 2014 contenders: From The Wolf of Wall Street to Fruitvale
Too early to name a few potential Oscar 2014 contenders? Hardly. Possibilities include Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, with an international cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Julie Andrews, Jean Dujardin, Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, and Joanna Lumley; Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, and Joel Edgerton; John Wells' George Clooney / Grant Heslov-produced August: Osage County, with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and Juliette Lewis; and Alexander Payne's Nebraska, with Bruce Dern and Will Forte.
Also: Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips, with Tom Hanks and Catherine Keener; Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher, with Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo; Jason Reitman's Labor Day, with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin; Terrence Malick's To the Wonder, with Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, and Rachel McAdams; John Lee Hancock's Saving Mr. Banks, with Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, and Paul Giamatti; and Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock.
A few more potential Oscar 2014 contenders: Director George Clooney's Monuments Men, with Clooney, Daniel Craig, and Cate Blanchett; Robert Redford's The Company You Keep, with Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, and Nick Nolte; and Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion, with Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, and Olga Kurylenko.
Potential Oscar 2014 indie nominees
On the English-language indie front, Oscar 2014 potential contenders include Ryan Coogler's Sundance Film Festival winner Fruitvale, with Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer; Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco, with Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Milo Ventimiglia, and Paz Vega; and Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, with Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, and Kate Hudson.
Also, David Gordon Green's Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director winner Prince Avalanche, with Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch; Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, with Greta Gerwig and Mickey Sumner; and, if released in 2013, David Michôd's The Rover, with Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce.
Potential Oscar 2014 non-English-language nominees
Among the non-English-language entries, Oscar 2014 possibilities – depending on when those movies will reach Los Angeles -include Sebastián Lelio's Chilean comedy-drama Gloria, starring Berlin Best Actress winner Paulina Garcia, and Calin Peter Netzer's Romanian drama Child's Pose, winner of Berlin's Golden Bear.
Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited is – at best – an iffy Oscar 2014 proposition, as Spanish reviews have been mostly negative and, it seems, so has word of mouth: Following a solid domestic (as in, in Spain) box office debut, I'm So Excited was down 55 percent on its second weekend out.
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Southern Gas Corridor
From its origin to its end, the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) leaves a trail of corruption, destruction, and harm. The SGC flushes big profits into the coffers of despotic dictators and gas companies that are blind to human rights abuses. It runs against the goals of the Paris Agreement. All of this comes at the cost of destroyed lands and livelihoods of those who live along the pipeline route.
Narrabri Coal Bed Methane Project
During times of drought and wildfires, the Australian company Santos is pushing a project that is putting eastern Australia’s vital water resources at risk. Its Narrabri project is a threat to the water and all those who depend on it: the indigenous Gomeroi people, local farmers, residents, and the Pilliga forest.
Exxon’s deep-water drilling in front of Guyana’s coast is threatening the South American country. Guyana is one of the world's countries most endangered by rising sea levels. 80 percent of the 791,000 inhabitants live on a dip of land 1.8 m (5.1 ft) below sea level. In times of global warming and rising sea levels, Exxon, CNOOC and Hess are developing a huge oil project in Guyana.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Keeping oil and gas companies away from the most sensitive areas of Alaska is a constant battle. For now, big oil and gas companies are leaving the plains and waters of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska alone. However, the State of Alaska is determined to turn large parts of the Arctic landscape into an oil and gas extraction site. The current peace is fragile for the animals and people living in the Refuge.
Oil and Gas Drilling in the Okavango Region
The beautiful Okavango Delta is under threat. The Canadian company ReconAfrica is developing an oil megaproject right next to Africa’s last, intact wetland wilderness. As the fossil age is ending, ReconAfrica is starting to drill for oil in the home of the world’s largest remaining herd of elephants.
Tilenga/Kingfisher Oil Fields and East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Total and CNOOC are sensing big money in Uganda. The companies want to produce oil in the country, and pump it all the way through savannahs, swamps and tropical forests to the Tanzanian coast. To make space for the wells and the pipeline, Total and CNOOC are forcing more than 100,000 people off their lands. At the same time, the oil giants are destroying the homes of elephants, lions, leopards, and giraffes.
Line 3 Pipeline
The Canadian Line 3 tar sands expansion pipeline in Minnesota is a catastrophe for the environment. Line 3 is Enbridge’s largest project and one of the largest crude oil pipelines in the world. Indigenous groups and local activists have been fighting the pipeline for 7 years, ever since Enbridge published its plan. They condemn the pipeline’s dangerous route through Minnesota’s sensitive rivers, lakes and tribal lands.
Oil and gas companies are wrecking the region of Northern Patagonia in Argentina for the gigantic Vaca Muerta fracking project. Over 25 companies are turning the region into a sacrifice zone the size of Belgium. With more than 1,000 drilling sites, the companies are destroying the environment, poisoning the people and fueling the climate crisis.
Pieridae Energy Ltd. is intimidating activists who have exposed the company’s difficulties to get financing. The Canadian company needs billions of dollars to build an LNG facility in Goldboro, Canada.
Coastal GasLink Pipeline
TC Energy’s fossil dreams are violating indigenous people’s human rights and destroying their land. The Canadian pipeline giant is building the 670 km (420 mi) Coastal GasLink Pipeline through the traditional lands of the Wet‘suwet‘en people in Western Canada. TC Energy never got permission from the Wet‘suwet‘en to take their land and put a pipeline on it.
Wisting Oil Field and Barents Sea
Equinor and OMV’s new oil and gas project is endangering millions of Arctic animals. Although oil production already exists in the Barents Sea, Equinor and OMV are pushing into the Arctic wilderness further than ever before.
Scarborough Gas Field and Burrup Hub
If not stopped, a gas project with a 50-year life span will destroy 40,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art. The project also threatens dolphins, whales and colorful coral reefs. In Australia’s remote North-West on the Burrup Peninsula, the Australian company Woodside wants to start up the country’s most emission-heavy new fossil fuel project: Burrup Hub.

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U.S. EPA made a premature decision on E15 and has done an inadequate job addressing the concerns of engine manufacturers and fuel retailers, the oil industry said today.
On a conference call, the American Petroleum Institute warned that the nation's retail fuel infrastructure is not equipped to handle E15, a blend of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol. Bob Greco, the American Petroleum Institute's director of downstream and industry operations, further called the introduction of E15 only a temporary solution, at best, to meet a flawed federal renewable fuel standard.
"EPA has not done its homework before introducing E15 to America," Greco said. "The agency's enthusiasm for E15 has clouded its judgment and led to approval of a fuel before adequate study has been done."
The comments are the latest in a bitter battle that has pitted the oil industry, engine manufacturers and some environmental groups against the ethanol industry, which argues that the introduction of E15 is vital for advancing the nation's renewable fuel goals.
The Renewable Fuels Association disputed API's claims even before today's call, saying the industry has "manufactured" concerns "in order to scare consumers away from more ethanol use."
EPA approved the fuel in October 2010 for use in passenger vehicles from model years 2007 and later. The agency approved E15 for use in models from 2001 to 2006 in January 2011.
Since then, EPA has approved a label and plan aimed at preventing the "misfueling" of vehicles not approved for E15. The agency recently announced the first registrations of companies allowed to produce ethanol for the blend.
The American Petroleum Institute today circulated a March study showing that an estimated half of the nation's existing retail fuel equipment is not compatible with E15. The study, done by Larry Gregory Consulting LLC, is "sobering," Greco said. He cited other Department of Energy and Government Accountability Office studies showing similar results.
While EPA has not mandated that gas stations use E15, the oil industry has contended that the federal renewable fuel standard has acted as a de facto mandate by requiring yearly volume requirements of biofuel production or the purchase of fuel credits.
Greco said that the difficulties with infrastructure compatibility could make it more expensive to comply with the standard by discouraging gas stations from selling E15.
"The underlying problem with all this is we've got a renewable fuel standard that is becoming unworkable for the industry," Greco said. "We have ever-increasing volumes of ethanol that are going to be forced into the market regardless of the demand for them."
Matt Hartwig, the Renewable Fuel Association's director of public affairs, countered API's claims, saying the oil industry was using the infrastructure issue as a tool to "prevent the modernization and choice consumers are demanding from moving forward." He noted that his organization has put together a retailer handbook for gas stations to navigate regulations and said that it is committed to working together to address infrastructure concerns.
"The nation didn't have the infrastructure in place for a transcontinental railroad, but that didn't stop us from moving forward because it was in the best interest of the nation," Hartwig said in an email. "The same is true with America's fueling infrastructure. Because some upgrades may be needed is no reason to accept the status quo as the best we can do."
Despite their differences, both the oil and ethanol industries have supported bills by Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) that would provide liability protection for retailers and producers of E15 and other fuels. A provision in the legislation would allow retailers to use existing compatible equipment without having to go through required certification processes.
A House Energy and Commerce Committee subpanel held a hearing on the bill last month, and its sponsor, Shimkus, is making changes to address concerns about oil company liability for contaminated drinking water (E&E Daily, April 20).


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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on February 26, 2021, released a report discussing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts and objectives in expanding the 287(g) program. The watchdog Congressional office also issued three recommendations to ICE to address various oversight and performance issues.
As background, the 287(g) program allows ICE to establish agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies for their assistance in enforcing federal immigration law. A law enforcement agency (LEA) can join forces with ICE under two models with different levels of immigration enforcement duties. Over a span of more than three years, the 287(g) program grew from 35 agreements to 150 agreements, as of September 2020.
The GAO report determined that the ICE program is currently functioning without goals or measures to evaluate its activities and the performance of partner agreements. The report noted the lack of metrics, such as how many LEAs are following training requirements. The watchdog recommended that ICE identify performance goals and related measures, and evaluate the 287(g) program’s makeup to best realize potential benefits and use of resources.
The third recommendation involved one of the models of enforcement duties. It called for the development and implementation of an oversight system for the Warrant Service Officer model. The model involves state or local authorities serving warrants to removable foreign nationals who are being held in a LEA’s correctional facility.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed to follow the recommendations, stating that ICE is formulating a 287(g) strategic plan that encompasses the program’s objectives and performance measures. ICE is also creating mechanisms for better oversight of the program.


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What Would A Democratic Congress Look Like?
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised that election of a Democratic House would insure a rollback of the current Bush tax cuts.
- Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), would be chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Rangel voted against the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts and the bill that later extended the tax cuts until 2010. In September Mr. Rangel said that he "cannot think of one" Bush tax cut he would agree to renew."
- Social Security revamping and privatization would be dead on arrival. The Democratic National Committee's "6-Point Plan for 2006" puts it in writing.
- Democrats like to talk about energy independence yet they are on record as against any off shore drilling or drawing oil and gas from ANWAR.
- Democrats have promised to eliminate the $18 billion the oil companies now get in various business tax deductions, which will serve as an increase in taxes to these companies. Who do Democrats believe will endure the cost of this? It will show up at the gas pump most certainly.
- John Murtha wants our troops out of Iraq immediately and Charles Rangel wishes to quit funding our troops.
- Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) would become the Government Reform Committee chairman, and believes domestic terrorist surveillance is illegal. Ninety percent of House Democrats opposed the terrorist surveillance program, and 80% voted against the recent terrorist interrogation legislation. Feel safer now?
- Representative John Conyers (D-MI), who would become chairman of the Judiciary Committee and has already said he would seek impeachment of President Bush.
- Nancy Pelosi has said she would like to put Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida in charge of the House Intelligence Committee. As a federal judge, Hastings was impeached in the House by a 413-3 vote, and removed from the bench by the Senate for bribery, corruption, and perjury. Rep. Hastings would lead the oversight of America's anti-terrorism policies.
I blame Republicans for doing a horrible job when they had an opportunity to achieve great things. The candidates may get removed at the ballot box but Americans will suffer the consequences of their stupidity. Democrats in power will make our economy sputter and we will become less safe.
In addition, while consumer spending drops, unemployment will rise. These are the effects of tax and spend mentality, especially when groups of small business owners, who Liberals feel are rich and must pay up. Democrats will demand higher minimum wages, providing pay raises not authorized by employers. This too will cause a rise in unemployment.
While Democrats spend cash out of the Social Security pool, system bankruptcy will be ensure. Sure I see doom and gloom with a Liberal in charge. The 90's boom was everything about technology and entrepreneurs not the Clinton administration or their fiscal policy.
The current economy is about tax cuts, especially to business owners who reinvest, create jobs and insure people. Small business will suffer and the trickle down effect will ripple across the country. Haste makes waste, so be careful when voting. Going left may mean no turning back.

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Brother PE770 reviews are everywhere on the Web. The embroidery machine model is now available in the market and a lot of people are looking for it. Let us check if the machine deserves the attention that many are giving it by assessing its features.
USB Memory Stick Support
The first interesting feature of the PE770 that I noticed is the USB memory stick support or compatibility that will allow you to get different designs on the Web, have them saved in your computer and upload them directly on the embroidery machine through the memory stick. Brother will tumble you down to a great start with its one hundred thirty six (136) built-in patterns, twelve (12) border styles, six (6) lettering fonts and ten (10) frame shapes. For some of you, perhaps, this is already perfect!
Auspiciously, the embroidery machine is also well-suited with the memory card library of Brother that you can use to obtain more designs. Brother PE770’s built-in memory feature will allow you to save your created or chosen designs for use in the future. You can rotate patterns in one or ninety degree increments.
Wider Field Support
The machine also features a well sized embroidery field that has a hoop included. Support for a wider field is allowed but with extra purchase of a hoop. With Brother PE770 embroidery machine’s intuitive LCD display and touch screen controls, you can surely see what patterns to use with ease.
Brother PE770 makes it easy to adjust the speed of the machine up to around 650 stitches a minute. Thread sensor, automatic bobbin, Quick Set bobbin, automatic thread cutter and other useful aids can be found present in the embroidery machine package. Among the accessories that are included are needle set, seam ripper bobbins, spool net, screwdrivers, spool caps, user guide or manual, accessory bag, scissors, cleaning brush and bobbins. There is no carrying case in the package but there is a dust cover.
- Its USB memory stick compatibility will enable users to obtain different designs on the World Wide Web, save them in the computer and directly upload on the machine by means of the memory stick.
- The machine has a wide work field and offers support for field expansion.
- It has adjustable speed to up to 650 stitches a minute.
- It includes automatic bobbin, thread sensor, automatic thread cutter and other useful tools.
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While many people will find no problems with the fonts, some may think that they are not that large and may require embroidery software purchase. This is given if you are doing serious embroidering.
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An Exotic Ambiance
Bolts of crimson and green fabric embellished with golden patterns adorn the walls of Fez Moroccan Restaurant. Seated atop cushioned stools, diners surround the room's low-slung circular tables as Moroccan music echoes throughout the space and Friday and Saturday evenings herald the arrival of belly dancers. Collectively, these elements create an unmistakably Morroccan atmosphere.
A Feast for the Senses
As evidenced by the swirling aromas of saffron, honey and almonds, and harissa-cumin sauces, the chefs are equally committed to the task of capturing the essence of Morocco. In addition to the selection of kabobs and tagines, the menu features a variety of vegetarian as well as meat-laden couscous dishes. The savory smells mingle with the slightly sweet smoke of the fruit-flavored shisha smoldering in the hookahs.
What Do the Experts Say About Fez Moroccan Restaurant?
Gayot described the restaurant's atmosphere as "a setting out of Arabian nights."
CBS Philly declared it one of the Top Hookah Bars In Philadelphia.
Zagat recommends this intimate Moroccan hideway for a "culinary adventure."
Marrakesh features traditional Moroccan food filled with global flavors.
Complete your meal with the perfect glass of wine or beer from this restaurant's drink list.
Little ones are just as welcome as their parents at this restaurant.
With plenty of room to go around, Marrakesh also offers a private area perfect for large groups.
Everyone will feel comfortable dining at Marrakesh, where business casual attire is standard.
Catering is also available if you'd like to serve Marrakesh's tasty dishes at your next party.
With meters and potential tickets, you'll thank us for our onsite parking!
At Marrakesh, bikers can lock their bikes safely outside.
Most items on the menu are reasonably priced, so expect to spend around $30 per person at Marrakesh.
Don't forget to stop by the ATM on your way to Marrakesh, a local cash-only restaurant.
Try Marrakesh for a great Moroccan meal.
You'll swear you stepped off the streets of Warrington and into Marrakech at Casablanca Restaurant in Warrington.
Going gluten-free? Dig a low-fat diet? Casablanca Restaurant has you covered on both fronts.
Tots and tykes will be right at home at this restaurant with its kid-approved food and ambience.
The private room at Casablanca Restaurant is an excellent option when you're heading out with a big group for a night of celebration.
Come order a flavorful feast at Casablanca Restaurant, and sit outside if it's nice!
Wifi here is on the house.
Relaxed attire is perfectly fine at Casablanca Restaurant, known for its laid-back ambience.
Short on time? Don't wait for a driver — pick it up yourself.
Call Casablanca Restaurant for catering if you have a big event coming up.
At Casablanca Restaurant, drivers can settle for safe parking in the lot next door.
Your tab at Casablanca Restaurant will usually run to about $30 per guest.
The Moroccan food at Casablanca Restaurant sets it apart from other places to eat out.
Head to Normas Medditeranean Restaurant, a local Mediterranean restaurant, for good times and good eats.
Keep your diet in check at Normas Medditeranean Restaurant, a local restaurant with gluten-free and low-fat menu items.
The perfect place to take the kids, dining out at this restaurant won't cost you a sitter.
For no extra charge, utilize Normas Medditeranean Restaurant's free wifi.
This restaurant accommodates your schedule. Pick it up yourself or have it delivered to your door.
Parking can be a pain in the neck, but it's as available as ever near the restaurant.
Bikers can store their bikes safely while they enjoy a meal at Normas Medditeranean Restaurant.
Prices tend towards the moderate side, with the average tab at Normas Medditeranean Restaurant running under $30 per person.
Mediterranean is great for lunch or dinner, so try Normas Medditeranean Restaurant today.
For good eats and good times, dine at Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine in Cherry Hill.
Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine has a large variety of flavorful and healthy dishes.
If you're having a party, no need to stress out about cooking, cleaning or getting tables and chairs, have your party at Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine instead.
No need for a wardrobe change when you hit Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine — it's strictly casual.
Drivers can find parking right by the restaurant, so don't forget your car keys.
A meal at Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine will typically set you back about $30.
For falafel, hummus, kebabs, and more, check out Cherry Hill's Cous Cous Morrocan Cuisine.
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As British bookmaker Entain Group and Apollo Global Management try to turn Australia’s bookmaking industry on its head, it is worth keeping an eye on the Murdochs and News Corp.
Fresh from launching hugely lucrative US-based sports bookmaker FOX Bet in conjunction with Canada’s The Stars Group, and years after setting up Sky Bet and SunBets in the UK, it is understood the Murdochs are considering ways to capture a share of Australia’s wagering market.
Their focus is understood to be on sports betting, in particular, and it is thinking about ways it could use its dominant sports broadcasting and media position to give it a leg up into the wagering world.
And similar to offshore, the Murdochs are keen to do it with a partner that knows the ins and outs of Australia’s wagering market, to reduce the risk, just as it has done offshore.
Sources said News Corp, whose board is headed by co-executive chairmen Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, had gone to Australian sports betting industry types, seeking expressions of interest in exploring a formal partnership and launch of a new business.
It is understood News Corp HQ received the expressions of interest late last year and is mulling its options. It’s expected to investigate taking the plans further later this year.
While it sounds like a potential logical sideways step for News Corp in Australia, and indicative of its moves offshore, its timing is now hugely interesting.
The biggest player in the country’s $4.7 billion a year horse and sports betting market, Tabcorp, is in play thanks to indicative bids by Ladbrokes owner Entain Group and global PE giant Apollo.
Should Tabcorp be acquired - or even spun out of the mothership, as some would like to see - it could signal the dawn of a new era in Australian horse and sports betting. So what better time to try to take on the big incumbents?
The other question is who responded to News Corp’s sports betting expression of interest. The media company is close to all the big bookmaking firms (counting them as valuable clients), as well as peak bodies like Peter V’landys’ Racing NSW.
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By Tiffany Ran
Northwest Asian Weekly
The Poke to the Max food trucks that brought the Hawaiian poke by lauded “Godfather of Poke” chef Sam Choy to Seattle’s shores, is now on the big screen and at its new brick and mortar restaurant in Hillman City. Since the first poke was served at Choy’s food trucks, the ubiquitous raw fish dish can be found in throughout Seattle; at the grab and go salad bar at Metropolitan Market, in local restaurants, and other small food stands and markets in the area.
“Before opening the food trucks, it was always our hope to diversify. We had our minds on a brick and mortar for some time now, we just couldn’t find a space that had the right vibe,” said Sam Choy’s business partner, Max Heigh.
The Hillman City location, said Heigh, was not just the right space, but an area of great diversity, just like the food Poke to the Max promises to offer. Unlike other poke in town, Choy’s poke aims to offer true Hawaiian flavors by using fish from Hawaii. The restaurant will allow Poke to the Max to diversify their fish options like ahi tuna, mahi mahi, and a fresh catch of the day poke. The restaurant will also offer other cooked specialties including popular food truck favorites like their beef short ribs, ahi tuna steaks, and garlic chicken.
The idea to make a documentary has been on Heigh’s mind has about as long as the idea to open a brick and mortar.
“I always had a love for the islands and the food, but the truth is I didn’t know the meaning behind a lot of it. I knew Hawaiian culture was diverse and full of love, but I didn’t know the real meaning behind a lot of it. When I started working with chef Choy a few years back, he schooled me on the importance of poke to the Hawaiian culture and how he started way back,” said Heigh.
That moment sparked the idea for Heigh for a documentary about Choy and the dish. Heigh also acted as a producer for the film. It’s easy to assume that “Poke to the Max” the documentary would run like an extended ad for the Sam Choy enterprise. However, through the documentary, we are schooled in the meaning of poke; the name of the dish references the cut or dice of raw fish which is mixed with seaweed taken off the beach and Asian seasonings.
“Poke” the film follows the dish from its origins and meanings to its evolution and journey alongside Sam Choy to the shores of Seattle and charts the rise of Hawaiian star chef Sam Choy.
With extensive interviews from chefs, food influencers, and academics like Blue Scholars and Food and Sh*t’s Geo Quibuyen, actor and Kona Kitchen owner Yoji Okumoto, and American Ethnic Studies Professor Stephen Sumida, Ph.D., “Poke” is unexpectedly intellectual, relevant, and serves to cement poke as the next great American dish.
With its documentary film showing at the Seattle International Film Festival this month and the opening of its restaurant location, Heigh says that looking forward, Poke to the Max may look to spread their wings more throughout the city as far as even a Kirkland or a Tacoma location. For now, poke enthusiasts can get their fix at any of the trucks’ regular stops at McGraw Square, Chuck’s Hop Shop, and Queen Anne Farmers Market throughout the summer.
For more information about Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max, visit samchoyspoke.com.
“Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max” playtimes:
June 4 — Ark Lodge Cinemas, 1 p.m.
June 5 — SIFF Cinema Uptown, 5:30 p.m.
Tiffany Ran can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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1. In New York State, the statute of limitations to file a claim against a nursing home or assisted living facility for abuse or neglect is three years. If you file your claim after three years, it may be dismissed. Therefore, it is very important to contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible after you have been injured. At The Law Offices of Jason B. Kessler, our experienced attorneys can review the details of your case, and if necessary, help you file a claim before time runs out.
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text: She sings rock. She sings jazz. She sings like you've never heard before! What makes this girl different from other girls with guitars? ~ The full six piece show you hear coming out of this lone girl on stage. Tiffany Christopher's multiple-personality vocals, bouncing guitar, and invisible percussion coming from her hands, feet, and voice will intrance you and throw you onto the dance floor. With vocal influences as varied as Ella to Bono it is no wonder Christopher's fans sport dreads just as often as button downs and ties. Moms come to dance with their daughters to this mixture of pop, rock and jazz that Tiffany throws at you with vivid imagery, smoldering sexuality, and impressive instrumental chops. Christopher's music will lull you into her arms then turn around and kick your ass behind stage! "A stunning display of passion, talent, and creativity. Tiffany's stuff is so damn real it's hard to take your eyes and ears off of her. Very, very few can express the human condition as Tiffany can, and then leave a crowd feeling better for it. Don't take my word on it, take the word of the folks that matter: the audience. Accolade after accolade at every show come from twenty-something females to fifty-something males." -Harold Wieties, of George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, Arkansas And it's the audience that Tiffany loves so much. When you finally get her down from bouncing around on stage she'll tell you that. 'One of the biggest motivations for me is seeing all types of people digging the music and the message. The whole reason I perform is to bring people together. ' She hopes to spread the word about her music across the fifty states and into the world... but it's a good bet her fans will beat her to it! 'She can pick up a guitar and write a song, then pour it on to a crowd with her trademark energy.' -Nathan Matney, 417 Magazine RIUL - recommended if you like Lauren Hill, Coldplay, U2, Ani DiFranco, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Johnny Cash, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Buckle.


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The 49-year-old presenter intervened when conversations between the judging panel began to become heated.
Choirmaster Gareth Malone, former choirgirl turned international recording artist Kelis and this week’s guest judge singer songwriter Bebe Rexha disagreed over comments about Welsh choir Sgarmes.
Lead singer Emma pulled out a show-stopping performance, but Gareth mentioned that as a group, there were a few flat notes at the beginning of the song.
Gareth said: "Wow, that was absolutely great. Then you had that solo! You know what, it wasn't perfect, in tuning terms it wasn't as perfect as the girls in the middle. There were some tenors that were a little bit flat in the beginning."
Pitch Battle: Mel Giedroyc forced to step in amid Gareth Malone disagreement: 'Simmer down!'
Lads, come on, simmer down!
Kelis instantly turned to Gareth and said: "I don't agree. I don't agree at all! It was in tune."
Guest judge Bebe Rexha added: "I don't agree with that. No. It was."
Trying not to become flustered, Gareth snapped: "No, it wasn't! But it doesn't really matter, because it's not ultimately why we go to see a performance."
Bebe Rexha again chirped: "We don't agree with you," as Gareth growled: "Well I don't… I'm right! Listen back!"
Pitch Battle: Gareth Malone disagreed with Kelis and Bebe Rexha
Mel then stepped in and warned the panel in jest, saying: "Lads, come on, simmer down!"
Having her moment to speak to the group, Kelis said: "I do not agree with Gareth. I think it was literally pitch perfect."
Commenting on another group from King’s College London All The King’s Men, Kelis made further comments that rubbed the rest of the panel up the wrong way.
Gareth commented: "I'm going to disagree with you again," as Kelis replied: "I don't care. I'm standing!"
Pitch Battle continues next Saturday on BBC One at 7.30pm.


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Older voters helped propel Trump with winning the White House in 2016 — but it's proving harder to get their support in 2020.
Of 121 COVID-19 deaths among young people, the CDC found 54 were Hispanic, 35 were Black and 17 were white.
A spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence denied the unnamed official's claim, calling it “complete fiction.”
"The only way they could be trying harder to get them to fight is if they personally oiled up these senior citizens and threw them into the Octagon.”
Frank Abagnale of "Catch Me If You Can" fame explains why younger adults are so susceptible to fraud.
This little memory hack is about to make your life a whole lot easier.
Teens' opinions often mirror adults' views, but some differences stand out.
With the string of Bush accusations, "dirty old man" joins "locker room talk" as an excuse that no longer flies.
What better way to celebrate your 101st birthday by breaking a world record? Meet veteran Verdun Hayes who just became the oldest man to tandem skydive.
We now know that age-related declines in sexual quality of life are largely related to modifiable factors, so we can target sexual skills, beliefs, and attitudes in clinical interventions.

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Harwich Cruise Port is a North Sea seaport in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports. It lies on the south bank of the River Stour, one mile upstream from the town of Harwich, opposite the Port of Felixstowe. The port was formerly known as Parkeston Quay. Whether you are a tourist or a resident, you will always love to take a day out to experience the serene water, scintillating music, and exotic food inside the cruise ship. Although the journey inside sounds exciting, traveling to these ports might be easy if you hire a Professional Harwich Cruise Port Minicab Services.
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Monday, November 7, 2011
About 30 percent of eligible Spokane County voters had turned in their ballots as of Friday. Spokane County Elections reported that 79,722 of the 265,966 ballots issued have already shown up at their office. The days that saw the most ballots returned were Oct. 25, when 12,442 came in, and Nov. 1, when 11,953 were returned.
Top of the Charts
Precisely half of the voters — 42 people — in the school district race in Newport, Wash., have returned their ballots, as of Friday, giving that race the highest return in the county. In Spokane, District 2 is leading in returns, with 32 percent of voters having made their choice in the race between Richard Rush and Mike Allen for a South Hill council seat.
They Who Pay
David Condon has raised nearly double the amount of money as incumbent Mayor Mary Verner. Condon's campaign has brought in $248,056, while Verner has raised $125,335.
In the City Council president race, Ben Stuckart has about twice the amount of money as his opponent, Dennis Hession, does. Stuckart, who came in second in the August primary, has raked in $109,807, while Hession, the victor of the primary, has taken in $55,804.
Candidates in districts 2 and 3 have raised about $20,000 to $40,000 for their campaigns. Meanwhile, in District 1, the two contenders there, Donna McKereghan and Mike Fagan, have been campaigning on the cheap. Fagan, who won the primary, has raised $12,975. McKereghan's campaign has brought in $4,083.
For complete coverage of the races in Spokane and Spokane Valley, visit Inlander.com/election2011.


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Love is in the air in February 2022 and Kodansha Comics is kicking off a month-long romantic celebration by highlighting all the love and romance that happens in the halls of school during the “School of Love” digital manga sale.
Right now you can take up to 50% off some of fan favorite love manga like Lovesick Ellie, the series about a girl who confesses her fantasies on Twitter, that is, until her ultimate crush finds out. Or if a makeup-focused Cinderella love story makes your heart race then definitely read Beauty Bunny. And don’t forget about suu Morishita’s poignant and incredibly cute love story, A Sign of Affection – which was recently announced for a musical adaptation in Japan.
All the series mentioned plus 20+ others are now up to 50% off during the School of Love digital manga sale happening at select digital retailers including BookWalker, comiXology, Kindle, Google Play, NOOK, izneo, and MyAnimeList.
Sale ends on February 14, 2022.
Source: Kodansha Comics

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While COVID-19 has left many business owners in uncharted waters, Philip Cragg, a businessman and dual citizen, has stayed afloat by reconnecting Canadians with boats that were moored in the U.S. when the border closed.
Born and raised in Vancouver, but now living in Point Roberts, Wash., the president of Richmond’s Pacific Coast Yacht Sales found a new revenue stream almost immediately after the Canada-U.S. border was closed to non-essential travel last March.
His business deemed essential, Cragg has spent the last six months reconnecting Canadians and Americans with their sailboats and yachts that were moored south of the 49th parallel.
“Today I’m doing a new 30-footer, brand new boat for an American customer that came from Vancouver. I’m just in the process of clearing customs right now,” Cragg told Peace Arch News over the phone Monday morning.
“I’m going to take the boat to Blaine, and then I’m going to turn around and bring a big sailboat back for a Canadian customer.”
He said there are a limited number of places in Canada that Cragg can bring a vessel, due to Canada Border Services Agency requirements. Most yachts and sailboats heading north from Blaine, he said, are taken to the White Rock Pier to be turned over to their owner.
On a typical delivery day, Cragg said he drives to Blaine, bringing a bicycle. After sailing his client’s boat to the White Rock Pier, he meets customs agents for an inspection and to receive a clean bill of health. After returning the vessel to its owner, Cragg hops on his bicycle and rides it back to Blaine to pick up his vehicle.
“So I’ve gotten a ton of exercise this summer,” Cragg said.
Cragg said there are quite a number of Canadians and Americans who remain separated from their vessels due to the border closure.
Prior to the pandemic, Canadians would head south every two weeks to check on and maintain their boats, he said. Months without routine maintenance can cause a whole host of problems, which inevitably end up being costly.
“Like a car… If you don’t run it on a regular basis, they won’t start. Things seize up and they fall apart,” Cragg said.
“When you leave a boat sitting in salt water especially, you get an amazing amount of growth occurring, especially if it’s stagnant. So you get barnacles and weeds and mussels growing on your boat if it just sits there and doesn’t get moved.”
About 160 boats have so far been safely delivered, but it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, he noted.
“Have I had problems? Absolutely. Have boats broken down on me? For sure they have,” he said, adding that he’s also a skilled marine mechanic.
“I had a $3 million yacht break down and it took me five hours to get it running again. That’s a good example of an exceptionally well-maintained boat and it still had a problem.”
A highlight of this new revenue stream, Cragg added, has been seeing people’s reaction when they are reunited with their vessel.
“People have been more than grateful.”
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Mary Ann (Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Middlemarch is perhaps her most famous book.
In 1850, Evans travelled the first time to the continent of Europe. There, she translated the book Essence of Christianity into English. This was the only book she published under her real name and not under her pseudonym George Eliot.

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Georgia High School Baseball - Douglas County wallops PebblebrookFebruary 7, 2023: Mableton, GA 30126
Spectators at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Douglas County Tigers (Douglasville, GA) and the host Pebblebrook Falcons (Mableton, GA), saw Douglas County's baseball squad knock off Pebblebrook by a count of 17-1.
Coming up next, the Tigers play the East Coweta Indians (Sharpsburg, GA) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, February 8. Douglas County will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record.
The Falcons now possess a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mays for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 9. Pebblebrook will play a Raiders squad coming off a 20-10 non-league win over Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA). The Raiders record now stands at 1-0.


John Moses Browning:
John was born in Ogden, Utah, and was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world.
He is the most important figure in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun patents—his first was granted October 7, 1879.
He influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. In 1880, with the aid of his brothers, he established his arms factory. (J.M.Browning)
Browning Arms Timeline:
Nov. 26, 1926 JMB died of heart failure at Liege, Belgium.
Sept., 1927 J.M. & M.S. Browning Company was incorporated in Utah with the Browning Arms Company as a subsidiary. It offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, pistols, and rimfire firearms.
The company was founded to market the sporting (non-military) designs of John Browning, one of the more prolific firearms inventors. Nearly all of John Browning’s designs have been manufactured by other companies, including Winchester, Colt, Remington, Fabrique Nationale de Herstal of Belgium, and Miroku.
They are best known for the Browning BPS shotgun, the A-Bolt rifle, X-Bolt rifle, the Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun, the BAR semi-automatic rifle, and the Hi-Power 9mm pistol. Browning also manufactures a set of trap shotguns in the Cynergy series.
1951 J.M. & M.S. Browning Company liquidated, and Browning Arms Company became an importer with wholesale functions.
Jan. 1, 1955 A newly created Browning Industries accepted the import functions previously held by J.M. & M.S. Browning Company. Browning Arms Company became the parent company.
1958 Browning Arms of Canada created, 70% Browning owned, 30% FN owned.
1964 Corporate Headquarters relocated to Route 1, Morgan, Utah.
1965 They began negotiations with Miroku Firearms in Japan.
1968 St. Louis sales operation relocated to Morgan, Utah. Warehouse/parts and service moved to Arnold, Missouri.
1977 90% of Browning Arms Company outstanding stock was purchased by FN and Miroku.
Miroku Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer located in Nangoku, Japan. A large part of their business is manufacturing firearms, including shotguns produced for Browning Arms Company. In the UK and European markets those products are sold under both the Miroku and Browning brand names.
Miroku produces arms for Browning, but are much cheaper to manufacture with Japanese labor, but generally accepted as rugged and reliable firearms.
2001: In partnership with Winchester Ammunition, they develop the new 300 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) cartridge.
2002: The Winchester 300 WSM cartridge becomes a family with the addition of the 270 WSM and 7mm WSM.
2003: Browning and Winchester take the short magnum concept to the next level with the introduction of the 223 and 243 super short magnum. This not only includes these new calibers, but a new class of bolt-action rifle – the super-short action.
2004: The 25 WSSM short-action caliber, (.257 bullet diameter), perhaps the ultimate whitetail deer cartridge.
2005: The 325 WSM cartridge, designed to rival the 300 Win. Mag. and the powerful 338 Win. Mag., is new in three bullet weights. It offers serious power with greater velocity in a lighter rifle.
John Moses Browning’s seminal achievement is the M1911 series handgun. We have a few 1911 reviews on our website from various manufacturers, please feel free to read them.


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The quintessential satchel, the Clipper, made in England by Tusting, is one of the longest-established and best selling bags.
It’s not often a bag can claim to be all things to all people, but we think the Clipper comes pretty close. Stylish, durable and capacious, the Clipper’s a customer favorite and it’s easy to see why. Briefcase, holdall, handbag, flight bag…the Clipper’s whatever you want it to be. We've now added a smaller size to suit those carrying smaller loads (it's perfect for a 13" laptop) and upgraded the interior to make it even more useful.
42 x 28 x 15cm (17″ x 11″ x 6”) approx. 1.5 to 1.9kg
- Single large main compartment
- 2 half-width front pockets
- 2 full-width slip pockets: one on the rear, one inside
- Padded laptop pocket, fits a 15” laptop
- Options for inserts to modify the main compartment
- Fully lined with robust cotton drill fabric
- Quick release collar stud closures
- Detachable shoulder strap
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Screen shot Capital Week published on Dec. 1, 2007
Anthony Bolton is the legendary fund manager for Fidelity (the mutual fund company Peter Lynch made his name). He visited China lately and answered investing questions from reporter of Capital Weekly.
First a little background. Longtop did its high profile IPO on Oct. 24, a short month ago at NYSE (think how much market sentiment has changed since then). As the first Chinese software company listed in NYSE, Longtop is in the sweet spot in terms of the customers they serve: the Chinese banks. Chinese banks, both the big 4 and the (smaller) city commercial banks, have lots of money to spend lately, after raising tons of cash through IPO in recent years.
On the serious side, the banks do need to improve the workflow and upgrade their IT system, so that their customers don’t have to wait one hour for over the counter service, or wait half an hour for ATM machine. The banks are also targeting the newly minted middle class for personal banking, credit card and other services. After all, it IS a competitive environment. China opened up RMB services to foreign banks early this year. If people can not get the services at domestic banks, they may go to foreign banks.
Here are two common questions for Longtop.
1) The usage of the IPO proceeds.
According to its F1 prospectus, the company plan to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:
Week in progress 11/25 to 12/01/07
1) Panera to buy back up to USD 75 millions (worth) of shares from a broker (see the news here). The is in contrast to Crocs panic buy back announced on Nov. 1, amid the sharp fall of its stock price after it announced Q3 result. Last I looked at its 10Q at SEC: “On November 7, 2007, the Company repurchased approximately 524,000 shares for a total of approximately $25.0 million”. That is $47.70 per share (currently CROX traded just under $40). Good shoes maker, not so good stock traders?
2) iPhone delayed in China. The main problem is Apple and China Mobile can not agree on the how big a pie each will get, according to NanFangdaily (Chinese). American expatriate entrepreneur (in Beijing) Billsdue predicted the outcome before hand.
3) J. Crew reported a good quarter. Here is a link to its conference call (webcast). I found its CEO Millard Drexler had good insights about fashion and fashion business.
4) China Ping An Insurance (sh601318) paid 1.3 b Euro for 4% stake in Fortis, a Belgo-Dutch financial group.
I read some interesting Chinese posts from soufun today. I just put the links here: thought we may get a better picture of Shanghai housing market by reading them all.
Pudong new housing one day tour 浦东看房一日游.
Songjiang overview 松江新城高品质公寓 (the author appears to be biased toward Poly since he/she is Poly West Bay 保利西子湾 owner); also post about lastest price at 保利西子湾.
Vanke housing buying experience 谈谈买房经历和体验 (this one is funny, in progress); another guy one month house hunting journey 一个月火速抢房日记.
Note I have not toured any of those properties, so use the reviews as your reference…
Since the economy is so bad, I am going to give away some gift certificates for restaurants.com. Just do my part to boost the US economy
Seriously, I am going to give away up to Four $25 gift certificates (valid in the US only), to the loyal supporters and friendly commentators of this wonderful stlplace. Note “this blog looks nice” etc. does not count. Tell me what you really think: you will likely to receive the certificate that way. Also note I do not decide this solely on the number of comments (you left). Or if you would like to give some practical advice regarding this blog, I will appreciate it very much too. You can find my email address at the right side bar under author.
This runs from now until Christmas Dec. 25. All the friends are encouraged to participate, but not family members. Note this is mostly for fun and my token of appreciation, as you can buy a $25 certificate for under $5 from eBay. Also some restrictions from restaurants apply.
For participating restautants in your area, click here.
(Updated) I used the revenue number from company report and calculated the growth rate, using google spreadsheet. Revenue, in thousand of $, the following columns may not align right, click the G speadsheet above if you like.
3/31/2007 3/31/2008 growth rate 3/31/2009 growth rate
Q1 9238 11530 24.81% ?
Q2 11204 20200 80.29% ?
Q3 11581 15500 33.84% ?
Q4 7750 10770 38.97% ?
Total 39773 58000 45.83% 80000 37.93%
1) Seasonality: the past quarter (ending Sept. 30) is the strongest. The company did say summer and fall are typical strong quarters. Note the seasonality is quite different from typical US software company, where Q4 (quarter ending Dec 31) is ususally the strongest.
2) Healthy growth overall. The recent boom can be attributed to the boom of Chinese banking industry. The question is can the company can sustain this 40% growth rate?
I went to do my annual eye exam today. I noticed they offer an add-on service named QuantifEye(R), which is a macular degeneration test cost $20 (not covered by insurance). Curious about the test, and because I worked a lot before computers (thought that would make my eyes aging faster than my parents), I did the computer test. The good thing is I got a good result (score 62) which is exceptional good. Interestingly, the test is developed by a St. Louis based company called ZeaVision.
I remember a short while ago, when I visited dentist, they offer a $60 (again not covered by insurance) oral cancer test. Both things made me to think that doctors (at small clinics) increasingly offer those small tests. One thing for sure this is a boom for the test developers (companies). And clinics, the distributors of test developers, can also make some money.
Think that relation smilar to the relation between ETS, Education Test Service, which develops SAT, ACT, TOEFL etc., and Prometric, the administrator of those tests…
The other day, I heard some interesting words on the TV:
If you want to be happy for a day, buy a lottery ticket; if you want to be happy for a week, buy a new car; if you want to be happy for a year, (don’t remember exactly) buy a new house; if you want to be happy for the life, find your soul mate.
While I do not agree everything been said here, I do think house is a very important part of people’s lives. Recently the slowdown of US housing market, and subsequently the sub-prime loan crisis has burned many home buyers and investors. At the same time, I have seen my family member and good friend moving into brand new houses. It may not the perfect or best time in terms of the housing market, but I think the happiness of “owning the home” is not over rated. This is further validated by my mom’s happy voice when she told me the news of “home buying”.
(an open house I visited a while ago)
I heard these UGG shoes (boots more exactly) from my friend Sophie not long ago. Today when I visited the west county mall, I stopped by the Journeys and Nord Strom, and I saw those boots were both displayed on the predominant spots. Not surprisingly, I also saw quite a few people are wearing those funky (fashion) shoes. Being curious about the stock, I looked at company Deckers (DECK) which owns UGG, and attributes its growth mainly to UGG boots lately. Here is the Q3 2007 report. While the recent growth is very impressive, I think:
1) Its sole dependency on UGG for growth could make it more vulnerable to the change of consumer taste;
2) It got majority of revenue from the US market, a slowdown in US economy could spell trouble for them;
I will add more comments if I got time to read its 10Q and 10K.
“For every Focus Media, there are 10 AirMedia or VisionChina Media”.
I took bus and taxi from time to time when I was in Shanghai, because I don’t have my own car. One thing I notice is those LCD screens on bus, metro and taxi. There are news on the bus LCD, the ones in metro and taxi are mostly advertisement. Twice have I seen the NFL (American national football league) stuff on metro. Anyway, I think this LCD advertisement thing should make money, both for the transportation companies and advertisers.
Now one such company, VisionChina Media (proposed ticker:VLSN), is coming to Nasdaq. Here is the excerpt from Pacific Epoch: Out-of-home advertising network VisionChina Media Inc. set the price range for its planned Nasdaq initial public offering at US$9.50 to US$11.50 per share, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. VisionChina plans to sell 13.5 million American Depository Shares in the offering to raise up to US$155 million. Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch & Co, CIBC World Markets, and Piper Jaffray are underwriting the IPO. VisionChina generated net income of US$3.7 million in the first nine months of 2007. VisionChina uses real-time mobile digital TV broadcasts to provide content and advertising on mass transit systems in China. The company began operations on April 8, 2005. VisionChina plans to trade under the ticker “VISN”.

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REPUBLIC INSIDER Thune: More floods coming?
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Hoeven wants to delay scheduled increases in flood insurance premiums by requiring FEMA to first do an affordability study.
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February 26, 2009 — Elizabeth Alexander, who read a poem at President Obama's inauguration, will be the Rea visiting writer at the University of Virginia March 9-13.
Alexander, a professor of African-American studies at Yale University who also writes essays and plays, will give a talk about the craft of writing poetry March 10 and will read from her poetry March 12. Both events, free and open to the public, will begin at 8 p.m. in the U.Va. Bookstore on Emmet Street, atop the Central Grounds Parking Garage.
Alexander has published five books of poetry, including "American Sublime" in 2005, which was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and was one of the American Library Association's "Notable Books of the Year." Her other books are "Antebellum Dream Book" (2001), "Body of Life" (1996), "The Venus Hottentot" (1990), and most recently, her first young adult collection, "Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color," co-written with Marilyn Nelson, which won the 2008 Connecticut Book Award.
She has published two collections of essays: "Power and Possibility" (2007) and "The Black Interior" (2004). Her verse play, "Diva Studies," was produced at the Yale School of Drama in 1996.
Alexander, who will become chairwoman of Yale's African-American studies department in July, is a founding faculty member and honorary director of Cave Canem, an organization dedicated to the development and endurance of African-American poetic voices.
She was among the first 12 recipients of the Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellowship in 2005 for work that "contributes to improving race relations in American society and furthers the broad social goals of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954." She is the 2007 winner of the first Jackson Prize for Poetry, awarded by Poets & Writers. Other awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship; two Pushcart Prizes; the George Kent Award, given by Gwendolyn Brooks; and a Guggenheim fellowship.
A graduate of Yale, she holds a master's degree from Boston University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania.
The Rea Visiting Writers program of the U.Va. Creative Writing Program in the English department is sponsored by the Dungannon Foundation and Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, in memory of her husband, the late Michael Rea. Rea visiting writers spend a week in residence at U.Va., working closely with M.F.A. students.
Fiction writer Lynne Tillman will be in residence March 23-27.


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Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said he has assured of taking up with the State Election Commission a BJP delegation's demand for deployment of central armed forces for fair and peaceful municipal polls.
Elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation are scheduled to be held on December 19, and polls to the other municipal bodies are likely in phases thereafter.
"A delegation of the BJP called on and strongly urged that for impartial, independent and fair municipal elections, it is necessary that central armed police force be positioned," Dhankhar said in a video on Twitter.
"I will take up the matter with the State Election Commission and deal with the issue appropriately," he said.
In a letter to the governor, the BJP referred to the precedent in 2013 when the State Election Commission had approached the Supreme Court for deployment of central forces in municipal polls, "despite the West Bengal government's view being contrary”.
"Looking at the present law and order situation in the state and reign of terror unleashed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, which is worse than 2013, free and fair elections will not be possible without deployment of central forces," the saffron party said. Delegation leader Raju Banerjee alleged that BJP candidates for the KMC elections and its workers are facing physical and verbal intimidation by ruling Trinamool Congress supporters.
"We will also meet the State Election Commissioner tomorrow and place our demand for deployment of central police force," Banerjee said.
TMC MLA Tapas Roy, however, sought to remind the BJP of the outcome of the West Bengal assembly elections held earlier this year, despite deployment of central forces.
"It is the people's support that matters; the masses are with (Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee,” he asserted. PTI AMR SUS RBT RBT
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This trial is evaluating whether Nivolumab will improve 1 primary outcome and 5 secondary outcomes in patients with Glioblastoma. Measurement will happen over the course of death.
This trial requires 48 total participants across 2 different treatment groups
This trial involves 2 different treatments. Nivolumab is the primary treatment being studied. Participants will be divided into 2 treatment groups. There is no placebo group. The treatments being tested are in Phase 2 and have already been tested with other people.
Nivolumab seems to be an intriguing drug for the treatment of GBM patients. In a recent study, findings suggest that Nivolumab could be proposed as second line treatment in GBM patients.
A single dose of Nivolumab did not prolong life and was very ineffective in a murine GBM xenograft model. It did, however, reduce tumor size (with a dose of 1mg/kg) in several murine GBM strains.
It is widely agreed that glioblastomas arise from the malignant transformation of neural stem cells present in the CNS during development. However, the role of genetics, environment, and environmental factors in gliomagenesis are much debated. Here we discuss the role of these variables in the development of primary glioblastoma.
The treatment response rates for the treatment of GBM have increased in the past two decades. However, the overall survival of the patients diagnosed with GBM is still poor. In the absence of an effective treatment of GBM, the quality of life of these patients still has a high mortality.
The average survival rate for glioblastoma patients is 7.1 months, and there has been a significant increase in the number of long-term survivors over the last 60 years. However, there is still a great need for a new treatment and for further research in order to develop a more effective and safer chemotherapy regimen.
Tumor-related encephalopathy, headache, vertigo, seizures, nausea and vomiting in glioblastoma patients are often accompanied by abnormal neurological examinations. A non-specific EEG is highly indicated with an increased voltage.
GBM cannot be cured even in very early stage, but surgical debulking, concurrent radiation and chemotherapy, and targeted therapy could reduce the tumor volume, decrease the edema and limit the progression of GBM. If these drugs can alleviate the pain and elevate the QL, then the patient's life quality can be markedly improved.
In the US, Glioblastoma occurs an estimated 5.1 times more often than in Canada (odds ratio, 5.9; 95% CI, 3.9-8.8); the median age at diagnosis was lower (63 years) and the proportions of female (62.7%) vs males (36.8%) in the USA were higher. Further evaluation of associations with environmental radiation, and particularly radiation dose in this area is warranted to verify and further elucidate this unusual distribution and to identify potentially useful preventive measures to protect persons exposed in this area to radiation.
Survival rates for glioblastoma have remained stable and are worse than other brain tumours. There has been a decline in the overall 5 year survival rate in recent years, but this is still better than the survival rates previously reported. These survival rates are likely to represent more appropriately selected patients, as most current patients are younger and healthier. Despite the advances in treatment and in surgical techniques, improvements in diagnostic techniques and in chemotherapy regimens, patients with glioblastoma have still not achieved the best long-term survival rates in the last 7 years, for which improvements are likely in the near future.
Nivolumab did not appear to cause new or worsening side effects in any of the patients in the studies, although its limited duration of treatment made it very difficult to collect sufficient information to document all adverse events.
This is the first study that specifically considers the question of family history of cancer in patients with glioblastoma treated with clinical conventional therapy in the U.K. It is reported that there may be an increase or no increase in family history of cancer in patients that have glioblastoma treated with clinical conventional therapy. This may represent a novel target for future genotype based pharmacogenetic studies or tailored personalized therapy.
The combination of NIV with checkpoint inhibition is not uncommon in the treatment of metastatic malignancies, including advanced renal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.


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