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</a> When a pension fund or investor wants to sell a large numberof shares also known as a 'block' trade, dark trading was"absolutely essential", she said, and could be done in unlimitedquantities without hurting the broader market.
</a> The match was played on a baseball pitch on the town of Minamisoma, part of which falls within the 17-mile no-go zone around the crippled plant, against an international team drawn from players across the Tohoku region.
</a> Elected lawmakers will replace a transitional council thathas been in place since 2010, and a smooth election could usherin a period of stability needed to attract investments inGuinea's mining sector where investor interest has waned due tothe political violence and the collapse of metal prices.
</a> Fischer told media outlets last week that Bosch had provided performance-enhancing drugs to high school students, sparking further interest from the feds. The News first reported in January that federal investigators, including the DEA, had taken preliminary steps to launch a probe into Biogenesis.
</a> Sentencing was set for Dec. 3 for Kwiatkowski, who pleaded guilty to 14 charges of drug theft and tampering. With his plea, Kwiatkowski will avoid criminal charges pertaining to patients outside New Hampshire. At least two dozen civil lawsuits related to his case are pending, most of them against Exeter Hospital, where he worked for 13 months.
</a> Most global grain importers are resting easier now than justabout any time in at least the past three years - a period thatfeatured a U.S. drought that cut corn exports from the world'stop supplier to a 37-year low and a worst-in-a-century droughtin Russia that shut off exports for nearly a year.
</a> Earlier on Tuesday, the Association of European Carmakers reported a 4.9 percent drop in European car sales in September, with Peugeot's registrations down 18 percent as the company lost more ground to premium and Asian rivals.
</a> Ever since the re-emergence of jumpsuits the trend has been pushed and pushed and here it is at it's least logical conclusion. Dungarees made from leather. It sounds wrong but actually when styled well they can look so right. We're not sure Riri's oversized coat and hoodie do this look justice. The overalls would look better with a simple white T-shirt or blouse underneath and a nice pair of high heeled sandals. This is how the street style crew are wearing them outside the shows so you know you're onto a good thing.
</a> Protests against Chinese rule had already emerged in the 1990s, to which the Chinese authorities reacted forcefully. These culminated in clashes in the city of Yining (Ghulja in Uighur) in 1997 in protest at the execution of 30 alleged separatists. The authorities reported nine dead in the violence, although separatists said more than a hundred protestors were killed.
</a> âPeanut knew he was a superstar. Itâs just the weirdest thing. Iâve never raised anything with this attitude â like he was born Tom Selleck,â Bartheld said. âHe struts around the field like heâs in charge of the other calves and they follow him around. And heâs not the oldest calf.â
</a> âIt could resolve after that time frame, it could take more time. I canât rule out ultimately the disabled list,â GM Brian Cashman said before Fridayâs series opener against the Twins. âWeâre going to play it safe for the weekend and see what happens after that.â
</a> Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank ofAtlanta, said the shutdown would hurt growth in the last quarterof this year, while the Bank of Japan said an extended budgetstandoff would have a severe global impact.
</a> The positive impact of international companies can be seenin the once derelict area of Dublin's docklands, now dubbed Silicon Docks, where Google and Facebook's offices sit next to the country's largest theatre, newestfive-star hotel and modern apartment blocks.
</a> Hollywood marketing executives also say the plot for "WhiteHouse Down" - the taking of the White House by terrorists - ismuch the same as "Olympus Has Fallen," distributed in March byindependent Film District.
</a> "I'd never heard about any of these ideas before. If you go to the hospital they would never offer you anything like that. It's a shame. I see people all the time who really have a problem, maybe the man and the woman live under such stress that they're psychologically unstable.
</a> FBI spokesman Simon Shaykhet says police were called to the Trillium Theater in Grand Blanc Township near Flint on Tuesday night after someone noticed the vest and gun. Delavergne was watching a movie when police arrived.
</a> Breaking his silence on the lethal attacks by security forces on civilians in the Islamist opposition, Obama announced Thursday morning that he was canceling the biannual Bright Star exercise, which involves thousands of U.S. and Egyptian troops. He said he was reviewing other punitive steps, including a halt to the $1.5 billion in U.S. aid earmarked for Egypt.
</a> An aerial photo shows a Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No. 66 (C) cruising next to Japan Coast Guard patrol ships in the East China Sea, near what are known as the Senkaku isles in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 23, 2013.
</a> Richard Hannon junior told the stable’s website: “Toronado worked on Tuesday morning, but, having had a break since the wind operation he had after York, he clearly needs a bit more time, so we will put him away for next season, when the Breeders’ Cup will be his ultimate target.
</a> Taffer got to work with the five Tubridy brothers, Rockaway natives who co-own the Bungalow Bar and have the kind of supersized personalities that would make them a great reality show in their own right.
</a> According to the BoE's survey of 30 financial institutions,trading in the U.S. dollar increased to 86.9 percent from 86percent in October. The sum of the percentage shares totals 200percent not 100 percent because two currencies are involved ineach transaction.
</a> Jackson, who is 23, has a five year-old son and four-year-old daughter. The kids are asleep when he leaves in the morning and have already gone to bed by the time he gets home. The only real time he gets to spend with them is on weekends.
</a> Meanwhile, in New York City, human Smurf allies Patrick (Neil Patrick Harris) and Grace Winslow (Jayma Mays) contend with the sudden arrival of Patrick’s coarse, self-centered father-in-law, Victor (Brendan Gleeson). And in Paris, Gargamel and his dishwater-gray minions, the Naughties, have hatched a new scheme to kidnap Smurfette and steal the precious essence that turned her blue.
</a> Shares of port operator LLX Logistica SA, whichU.S. investment group EIG Global Energy Partners is set to takeover for an investment of 1.3 billion reais ($562 million), lostas much as 11 percent in early trading.
</a> Judge Robert Pegg revoked Hunt's bail this afternoon after prosecutors presented evidence that Hunt had sent more than 20,000 text messages as well as lewd photos and videos of herself to the younger girl despite the conditions of her bond.
</a> Before this change, Facebook users read 57 percent of the stories populating their News Feeds, on average, and did not scroll far enough to see the other 43 percent. When the unread posts were resurfaced, however, people read 70 percent of stories.
</a> Analysts downplayed the likelihood of any major marketimpact of what Nicholas Spiro, managing director at SpiroSovereign Strategy, called a "belated" downgrade, afterinvestors shrugged off other rating cuts over the past months.
</a> He did not get much help from his teammates, as they scored only the two runs in six-plus innings against starter Jerome Williams, who came into the game winless since June 12 with an 0-8 record and 6.15 ERA in the interim.
</a> Chinese authorities have been cracking down in recent monthson graft in various industries, with foreign companies such asBritish drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and Germany's Bayer in regulators' sights. Autos, telecommunications andbanks may come next, regulators have suggested.
</a> In the largest transfer, prosecutors say that Cipriani andTulli signed a fax on Sept. 6, 2010, ordering 20 million euros($26 million at today's rate) be moved from an IOR account atCredito Artigiano, a small Italian bank owned by CreditoValtellinese, to a Frankfurt-based IOR account with JPMorgan. JP Morgan and Credito Valtellinese both declinedto comment.
</a> The latest odds from Ladbrokes has Elop as the favourite, ahead of Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner (6/1), former president of Microsoft's Windows Division Steven Sinofsky (8/1) and Julie Larson Green (8/1), executive vice-president of Microsoft's devices and studios business.
</a> And Mr Thompson said MAG was working hard to secure a direct flight to China, as well as pursuing opportunities in places like Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the States, such as Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
</a> The standoff between congressional Democrats and Republicansto pass an emergency funding bill, which has led to a third dayof a partial U.S. government shutdown, continued with littlesign of progress toward a solution.
</a> On Wednesday, spot silver prices ended 2 percenthigher, for the largest six-day consecutive rally in nearly twoyears. Spot silver has soared about 15 percent in the last sixdays, sharply outperforming gold's 5 percent gain.
</a> While the percentage of working-age Americans with a criminal record has increased significantly over the past 20 years, African Americans and Hispanics are arrested two to three times as much compared with the rest of the U.S. population, according to a commission report at the time of the vote.
</a> The move has helped to grow the firm's market value to morethan 13 billion pounds ($20 billion) and its steady growthstands in contrast to the roller coaster ride endured by BTwhich suffered two major profit warnings in 2008 and 2009.
</a> "We will not start before governments have agreed on a backstop - emergency funding for capital holes - which we might find in the balance sheets," Yves Mersch, the member of the ECB's executive board in charge of supervision, said on Monday, referring to the bank balance sheet checks.
</a> The meeting between Dimon and Holder, the highest-ranking U.S. law enforcement official, marks another step in the nation's attempts to sort out responsibility for the financial crisis that hit five years ago.
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</a> "I know the film intends to depict me and my work in a negative light. I believe it will distort events and subtract from public understanding. It does not seek to simplify, clarify or distil the truth, but rather it seeks to bury it. It will resurrect and amplify defamatory stories which were long ago shown to be false," Assange wrote.
</a> âGary [Cohen] is in control of that,â says Hernandez. âHeâs the orchestra leader, as he is in every broadcast; heâll know exactly what to do â it went really seamlessly last time. We had fun and by no stretch of the imagination did it get in the way of the broadcast.â
</a> National Children's Bureau chief executive Dr Hilary Emery said: "The UK must have greater expectations for children's health if we are to be the best place in the world for children to grow up.
</a> It says Mr Murray – who was appointed chairman of Aim-listed oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum in July – has "missed one board meeting and one of the four scheduled audit committee meetings during the fiscal year ending 2013". It also criticises him in his capacity as chairman of the nomination committee for failing to commit to making its board 30pc female, in line with the Davies' Report.
</a> The DUP motion for the proposed debate says: "Attempts to build a shared future have been harmed by the action of those who oppose the concept of sharing space and respecting cultural identity."
</a> Glenn Novarro, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, saidAbbott shares had dipped as much as five percent in the pastmonth on concerns about the China investigation and price cuts,and are a buying opportunity.
</a> Canadian retailers have come under increasing pressure fromU.S. retail giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc and newcomerTarget Corp. Domestically, Empire Co Ltd,which owns Sobeys, is buying Safeway Inc's Canadianassets, solidifying its position as Loblaw's closest Canadiansupermarket rival.
</a> Researchers, led by Armando Giuliano of Saint John's Health Center, analysed two procedures in 850 women with invasive breast cancer who had their tumors removed and underwent radiation and chemotherapy.
</a> But one part of the compromise had to do with establishments that serve alcohol. The law will allow diners to carry weapons into restaurants and other establishments where liquor comprises no more than 50 percent of gross sales. One of the main provisions of Quinn's amendatory veto was to nix guns in businesses that serve any alcohol.
</a> I, too, saw this notice in 2010, and it did not appear to be new even then. Why has it not been updated to read “within 47 years”? Either the Trust believes its own propaganda, in which case the notice should be altered annually, or it does not, in which case it should be removed.
</a> CAIRO â More than 200 people and police were killed in clashes across the country that erupted Wednesday when Egyptian security forces cleared out thousands of people at sit-ins who were demanding the return of ousted president Mohammed Morsi.
</a> The clown appeared at the finals of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo at the fair in Sedalia, Missouri, about 94 miles southwest of Kansas City. A Facebook account of the clown's stunt appeared on the website of Show Me Progress, which identifies itself as a "progressive politics community" for Missouri, from a person who reported attending the fair with a student from Taiwan.
</a> A tech-heavy portfolio, perhaps because of the nature of themilieu. The good news: $10,000 invested in those stocks wouldhave turned into $16,261 in a single year, garnering me 62.6percent annual returns over the past 12 months. Maybe there wassomething to this idea after all.
</a> When Congress returns in September from a five-week recessthat starts on Friday, it will need to pass a stop-gap measureto fund government agencies and discretionary programs in thenew fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Without such new spendingauthority, the government faces a massive shutdown.
</a> He said Canadian officials had provided information on thewireless market to Verizon in a meeting in New York at Verizon'srequest. He noted the importance that Canada placed on ruralmarkets and on the overall marketplace.
</a> Our bipartisan legislation is a carefully crafted approach, leaving many crimes within the chain of command, including 36 crimes unique to the military, such as insubordination, in addition to crimes punishable by less than one year of confinement. Our proposal will not let commanders off the hook. In fact, commanders will still be fully responsible for setting the command climate whether or not they make this one legal decision. As Diane H. Mazur, a law professor and former Air Force officer concluded, "Everything about the proposal takes military needs into account, except for the fact that military leaders don't like change."
</a> If you were a techie, once you cleared the threshold, you were in. This doesn't comport with the image the NSA liked to create — that it was stingy about sharing anything because it was so secretive. But just as important as NSA's being too secretive was what "too secretive" actually meant. What it meant was: The NSA was too confident that the system worked because it had worked, and was unwilling to examine the dangers of how a closed system of power can foil well-intentioned oversight from within and without.
</a> Regular remortgaging was a significant feature of the pre-crisis housing market where borrowers were frequently switching lender and at the same time releasing equity to spend elsewhere. This had the effect of reducing the term of the average mortgage.
</a> Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius also addressed the conference, speaking before Holder, and she too brought up the case, calling Martin’s death a “tragedy for his family and his community, but it’s also a tragedy for our country.”
</a> âWe werenât sure who we were going to get back first when it came to those two,â Girardi said. âInitially, we thought that weâd get Derek out of spring training, but that didnât work. He recracked his ankle in a different spot. Iâm not really sure if I find it hard to believe that Alex has played more than Derek, or vice versa. Itâs just been a strange year.â
</a> Latest EPFR data seems to confirm that trend with Europeanequity funds enjoying their second biggest inflow year-to-datein the week ending Sept. 11, helped by investors' continuedswitch out of bonds and into stocks as the global economyrecovers.
</a> Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at a technology conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, said the IPO process had made Facebook stronger by forcing it to better understand the various facets of its business.
</a> "However, under certain conditions, EU law does not preclude such a system of a general levy with the option of reimbursement in cases where the intended use is not the making of private copies," it added.
</a> Of those losing their keys, one in five misplaced them at work, 15 per cent during a shopping trip and 13 per cent while visiting friends or relatives. Among those with stolen keys, 19 per cent were taken from a bag while more than one in 10 were swiped from inside the car.
</a> Even with the power saving features being stripped out, I never saw a drastic increase or decrease in general battery life. Of course, if you really need power saving features to eek out that last bit of juice in your battery, there are a plethora of options available on Google’s Play Store.
</a> Coalition sources said the decision to proceed with naming aprovisional government went ahead despite opposition from theUnited States, which hopes to convene, along with Russia, apeace conference in Geneva that could come up with atransitional administration.
</a> First off, a default is Armageddon, and as you may have heard, no-one survives Armageddon. That means that for money managers, who work against a benchmark, it is sort of meaningless. While Noah gets props for the ark, very few money managers lie awake at night fantasizing about outperforming during a nuclear winter. It probably won't come and they will all be out of luck if it does.
</a> âMaking the process of changing banks easier means that people can more quickly vote with their feet when dissatisfied with their bank and have more confidence that they wonât lose essential direct debits and â¨credits,â said Richard Lloyd, the executive director of consumer campaign group Which?. âHowever, on its own the seven-working-day switching service wonât necessarily transform competition in retail banking.â
</a> Part cookbook, part how-to guide for using the alluringkitchen tool, the book is an ode to the luminous blush squaresthat can be used on the grill or in the oven and have begunturning up in gourmet kitchen stores and in top restaurants.
</a> Or some get to join Spike Lee courtside at a New York Knicks basketball game. That's how Lee rewarded donors who gave the maximum of $10,000 to his latest film project, which he funded through a Kickstarter campaign in July that raised $1.4 million.
</a> Other cities now on the radar include Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Portland, Ore., and Santa Fe, N.M. -- following Moodyâs saying in April that they and 11 other municipalities were being reviewed for a possible credit downgrade, the result of a new analysis system that further considers pension liabilities.
</a> Caroline Kennedy (C), daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, prepares to testify at her U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 19, 2013.
</a> Smithen, in a note to clients on Monday, said he believesthe recent decline in the company's share price to well belowFairfax Financial Holdings' stalking horse bid price of$9, "has finally attracted enough interest from the global techtitans who may take a 'punt' on enterprise mobility."
</a> "It is no defense to participation in an illegal price fixing conspiracy to suggest that others did it too," she wrote in her ruling. "A meeting of the minds to raise e-book prices by working together could not be more clear from this record."
</a> Ritzer is a 2011 graduate of Assumption College, where she earned a bachelors degree in mathematics and a minor in psychology, with a secondary education concentration, according to Assumption Director of Media Relations Lorraine U. Martinelle. Ritzer graduated magna cum laude.
</a> Every security incident in Kidal is grist to the critics' mill because it makes it less and less likely that the terrified population of the town - and of all but the major urban centres in the north - will venture out to vote on 28 July.
</a> Women's yoga-centric brand Lululemon announced its plans to open its first dedicated men's store in 2016 -- but will men be willing to shell out $100 on yoga gear from a brand so focused on flattering female curves?
</a> No matter how bad it looks, remember that's not a crime wave by any fair measure, let alone by league standards. Think of it instead as just the cost of doing business. Everybody in the NFL already does.
</a> More selective prosecutions for the wealthy in the United States. The pedophile doctor trafficking immigrant orphans for child porn in Massachusetts is getting a plea deal because over half his clients are political contributors to the current administration.
</a> He noted that Fitch had kept a stable outlook on the creditrating and said that reflected France's efforts to reform itslabour market and pension system, and the reduction in thebanking sector's risk exposure.
</a> "He had a very dysfunctional relationship with Netanyahu andthey managed to overcome it," said Aaron David Miller, a formerState Department adviser now at the Woodrow Wilson Center inWashington. "The idea that he would now pick a fight with theIsraelis is improbable. They will look for common ground."
</a> Lackey, who didnât address the media before Friday nightâs game, made his feelings clear on A-Rod a day earlier, and then Ortiz on Friday told the Daily News that Red Sox players were sick of being asked about A-Rod, implying that he has little sympathy for his situation.
</a> "London Fashion Week is horrible. I mean it isn't horrible really. It's amazing. But having to work that much every day is," says top model Cara Delevingne. London Fashion Week begins tomorrow.
</a> The question, of course, is whether people will pay an estimated $3,890 for the Kinetic Desk. Labrosse is confident that there are enough would-be buyers with an interest in health, willingness to invest in it, and a respect for hand-crafted, USA-made furniture to make the desk a success, though he wouldn’t be drawn on exactly how many sold desks Stir would consider successful. Although we love the concept, and could easily see ourselves happily instructed by WhisperBreath (because, let’s face it, actually stepping away from our computers is unlikely to happen), the price tag is a little rich for most right now. Still, clinch some sales at deep-pocketed, staff-centric firms like Apple, Google, or Facebook, and Stir could well have an ergonomic hit on its hands.
</a> Berlusconi, who has dominated Italian politics for two decades, brushed off suggestions that his parliamentary career might soon be over after the conviction and an aborted attempt to topple the government.
</a> "The whole world has been waiting for Kate to go into labor and now that she has, we have witnessed another betting frenzy," said Nicola McGeady, spokeswoman for the firm, in the hours before the birth was announced.
</a> The Korean War, pitting North Korean and Chinese troops against U.S.-led United Nations and South Korean forces, ended with an armistice on July 27, 1953. A peace treaty was never signed, leaving the Korean Peninsula in a technical state of war and divided at the 38th parallel.
</a> Icahn said Apple has the ability to do a $150 billion buyback now by borrowing funds at 3 percent. "If Apple does this now and earnings increase at only 10 percent, the stock - even keeping the same multiple currently - should trade at $700 a share," Icahn said.
</a> Many Republicans, including McCain, have been critical of the Obama administration's quick draw down of the Iraqi forces and warned that leaving the country too soon and abandoning crumbling infrastructure could make the country vulnerable to being taken over by terrorists.
</a> * Creditors are set to provide $5.9 billion in financing toTokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), a person involved inthe talks told Reuters on Monday, offering a lifeline to theembattled owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
</a> Last season's top scorer Theo Walcott - whose curling shot across the penalty area ended up opening the scoring for Arsenal yesterday when it dropped into the far corner - believes there is more to come from his new team-mate.
</a> Siemens has mandated HSBC to organise the sale of its wiringaccessories unit and several peers including ABB,Schneider, Legrand and Asian companies havealready handed in final bids valuing the company's equity anddebt at 150-200 million euros, two people familiar with thattransaction said.
</a> Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota said: "In the coming years we need to devote as much attention to the digital as we have given recently to the physical expansion and improvement of our buildings."
</a> Those moments make you want to see Johnson against John Dodson again. Hopefully we’ll get that moment in time before the year is out. But for now, Johnson is imperious, scoring with takedowns at will.
</a> Create some electronic funny money out of thin air, and use it to do all kinds of public works construction projects. If you are collecting unemployment for a long time and are physically able to work, you take one of the public works jobs, or get cut off the dole.
</a> "ATTENTION/WARNING: this piece of s--- u see in this flyer RAPED A (15) YR OLD GIRL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD !!! ... me personally, if i seen him, id call the cops then i would beat the s--- out of him myself till the cops arrive. I HATE WORTHLESS SCUM LIKE THIS. STAND UP FOR YOUR HOOD."
</a> Tele2 Russia's new owners have links to Rostelecom. In 2011NMG sold its stake in cable TV company NationalTelecommunications to Rostelecom. The former chief of the cablecompany, Sergei Kalugin, became CEO of Rostelecom.
</a> Trian said the combination of PepsiCo and Mondelez wouldcreate substantial cost savings and would benefit bothcompanies' shareholders. Trian estimates the merger could leadto an implied value of $175 per share for PepsiCo and $72 pershare for Mondelez by the end of 2015.
</a> There were no other individuals on board the plane, which erupted into flames as it crashed and its fuel caught fire near the plane's tail, according to Birmingham Mayor William Bell. Bell was briefed by National Transportation Security Board investigators this afternoon.
</a> Not for an instant should anyone see Rouhaniâs magical, mystery transformation as anything but yet another strategic delay â one meant to make the existential red line drawn by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appear to be irrational âwar-mongering,â to use the term employed by Rouhani.
</a> After buying 3 percent of Generali Deutschland's shares andlaunching a squeeze-out of the remaining 4 percent, Generaliplans to delist the German unit.($1 = 0.7821 euros) (Reporting By Isla Binnie, editing by Stephen Jewkes)
</a> These small acts of resistance came to an end in October 1941, when Saint Marc joined the military academy at St Cyr. The following June he failed his exams miserably and determined to flee to Spain and, from there, join Free French forces. On July 13 1943 he was with 15 others being smuggled out of Perpignan towards the border when the lorry in which they were travelling was brought to a halt by a German patrol and its clandestine passengers were arrested.
</a> MLB fired back on Friday morning with a statement that said the lawsuit violates the confidentiality provisions of its drug program and is a "desperate attempt" to circumvent the appeals procedure outlined in the basic agreement.
</a> “Dealing with instant feedback is more of a challenge these days. The better umpires learn to deal with that faster and even work on body language to a point when they will stand in front of a mirror or a colleague and practise having to reverse and change a decision in a way that still looks strong and promotes confidence.”
</a> "They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed and out of that silence came thousands of voices," she said to cheers from the students gathered at U.N. hall.
</a> India's surrogacy industry is vilified by women's rights groups who say fertility clinics are nothing more than "baby factories" for the rich. In the absence of regulation, they say many poor and uneducated women are lured by agents, hired by clinics, into signing contracts they do not fully understand.
</a> Michael Victor Harper, 26, an estate agent from Hampstead, north west London and Lewis James Murphy, 29, from Chelsea, central London, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.
</a> But the sweeping scope of the surveillance disclosures leaked by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden means the issue is likely to be more than a temporary distraction for Obama, given the vigorous debate they have prompted on Capitol Hill and among the American public.
</a> "You could make the analogy that this is what Miami did three years ago, when they won 17 games, cleared their books (and later signed James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the summer of 2010). I'm not saying that's going to happen with the Lakers, but something like that could happen."
</a> Canadian actor Cory Monteith, heart throb of Fox’s musical-comedy television series “Glee”, was found dead on Saturday at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in downtown Vancouver, police said.
</a> The three-cylinder, 1,200cc engine needed energetic gear-changing on hills to keep it going and I don’t remember one moment on the test route when any thought of overtaking crossed my mind. Compared with the buzzbomb three-cylinder engine in Ford’s 1,000cc Fiesta, Nissan’s engine has about as much zest as leftover lettuce.
</a> Of course, since nothing went right for the Giants in September, Steve Weatherfordâs punt was returned 89 yards for a touchdown by Dexter McCluster, even as six Giants had legitimate shots at him. That two-play sequence over 21 seconds changed the game.
</a> Gasoline cost $3.5908 a gallon on average, according to thewidely followed survey of about 2,500 retail stations taken onJuly 12. That is 0.61 cent a gallon cheaper than the last surveyon June 21, but still 18.05 cents higher than a year ago.
</a> "We'll see whether I race in Soelden. For sure, Beaver Creek is going to be the latest that I'll be racing. Things are definitely farther along than I anticipated, but I'm not going to race until I'm 100 percent. That's more of a mental thing than a knee thing."
</a> Euronews correspondent Rudy Herbert puts the current context in perspective: “The German European policy has actually been a domestic policy, some say. Considering the dangers of the eurozone crisis, others say this policy was right and pragmatic. What should Germany’s policy on Europe be? What should we expect from the future government in Berlin? This is the second question we’ve been asking in Brussels.”
</a> "It was like wink, wink, do this as fast as humanly possible," said a former USIS investigator, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid crossing a former employer. "There was this intense pressure to do more and faster."
</a> The case is one type of scenario for harmed investors thaterrors and omissions coverage likely cannot salvage. That isbecause the policies generally exclude fraud and otherintentional misconduct, say lawyers. The investors may recoversome money through forfeiture proceedings against the duo, butthat is far from certain, Malecki said.
</a> Cablevision blamed the 15-day blackout, which deprived its customers of most of the World Series, for the loss of many of the 35,000 subscribers who gave up their cable subscriptions during that quarter.
</a> âThereâs no question that parents and all Internet users need to be sufficiently sophisticated and educated about the benefits and some of the potential harms online and need to ensure they have the tools to address their concerns,â he said.
</a> In doing so, they are effectively stepping in for Morsi's Gulf patron Qatar, a close ally of the Brotherhood that gave his government several billion in aid. During Morsi's year in office, he and his officials toured multiple countries seeking cash to prop up rapidly draining foreign currency reserves and plug mounting deficits -- at times getting a cold shoulder.
</a> "It is simply not possible to adequately reflect the culpability of the offender for the deaths of eleven vulnerable people, for whose care he was responsible, by any lesser penalty," Justice Latham said.
</a> The Senate has yet to confirm Democrat Tom Wheeler as the FCC's chairman and Senate Republicans have indicated they wanted to wait for O'Rielly's nomination to pair the two for a confirmation vote after the chamber returns from the August recess in September.
</a> In four separate incidents over the past few weeks, bears have broken into cars and ended up locking themselves in. According to Sgt. John Mon Pere of the Truckee Police Department, less snow has led to a depleted food supply this year, making the bears more daring in their search for something to eat.
</a> Local authorities closed a portion of Highway 190 near the site, but said the derailment is not expected to disrupt any rail service. Police also evacuated 101 homes within one mile of the derailment as a precaution.
</a> âNo one should ever think that because someone works as a prostitute or works in the sex trade that theyâre not going to get law enforcementâs best efforts. Everybody counts. Every personâs a child of God. We are never going to give up on it until we charge and convict someone,â said McClain, the third prosecutor to take office since the 2006 murders. âI have great hope in justice. Iâll never give up on that.â
</a> Credit Suisse has been among the most aggressive banks inparing back its fixed income, currency and commodities tradingbusiness after the financial crisis. The Swiss bank winnoweddown the 120 product areas it traded in to around 80, throughconsolidating some businesses and exiting others altogether.
</a> "This year we've been working on even more ways to connect the dots for customers who want Steam in the living room. Soon, we'll be adding you to our design process, so that you can help us shape the future of Steam."
</a> "The addition of a claim based on what happened with Libordoes not change the bank's view. This business had a suite ofadvisors and a lot of financial experience and skill in-house,"it said on Friday.
</a> The Prius Plug-in is available only in 15 states: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Hawaii.
</a> The NHTSA had asked Ford, the No. 2 U.S. automaker, to recall nearly 424,000 Ford Escape sport-utility vehicles with a defect that caused a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal was fully or almost fully depressed. The Escapes were from the 2001 to 2004 model years.
</a> “They’ve learned to say ‘Buongiorno’ and ‘grazie’ but that’s about it,” said Emanuele Mattera, 37, the owner of a bar. “The Anglo-Saxons don’t seem to be very good at languages.”
</a> Six Flags Over Texas opened in 1961 and was the first amusement park in the Six Flags system. It is 17 miles west of downtown Dallas. The park's first fatality happened in 1999. A 28-year-old Arkansas woman drowned and 10 other passengers were injured when a raft-like boat on the Roaring Rapids ride overturned in 2 to 3 feet of water.
</a> The India investment is part of a global expansion spree ledby POSCO Group Chairman and Chief Executive Chung Joon-yang, anearly decade-long strategy that was intended to capitalise onrapid emerging economy growth and help reduce the company'sreliance on its domestic market.
</a> Federal furloughs are the result of automated across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, which went into effect earlier this year after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on a deficit-reduction package.
</a> CIT, who met Penney officials on Tuesday, is currently in talks with the department store chain to resolve the issue, the source said. Penney and CIT representatives were not immediately available for comment.
</a> Thurman, divorced and the father of two daughters, lives in Dallas in the offseason. He remains linked back to Los Angeles through his family. As a player, he helped his mother buy a house. As a coach, heâs bankrolled an effort to feed the hungry with Juniorâs church. In Valley Glen, Calif., Junior, who played at USC and in Canada for seven years, has two sons, Jairus and Jonas, 11 and 7 years old, respectively. He hears onlookers compare them with his brother. Juniorâs wife, Tamara, wonât let Jairus play tackle football, only flag. Jairus trains in all conditions like his uncle once did.
</a> Prime Minister Abe ordered a study of the economic impact ofvarious alternatives for implementing a planned sales taxincrease, including a plan for more gradual 1 percent annualrises, government sources familiar with the situation said overthe weekend.
</a> Joined by workers from adjacent factories, they vandalized several factories, he added, which prompted the owners of more than 300 units to halt production for the day, fearing more vandalism. The workers later joined the Dhaka rally.
</a> It is expected to call on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to submit detailed options within 30 days of the resolution's adoption, including the possibility of transforming the AU force into a UN peacekeeping force.
</a> 'We’re seeing 13-year-olds with a lipid (cholesterol) profile you would find in a 50-year-old and eight- to nine-year-olds with high blood pressure. It means big trouble,' he told The Evening Standard.
</a> The popular NBC variety show kicked off season eightâs live shows by bringing the showdown to one of the nationâs most prized theaters Tuesday â and even the showâs judges admit the enormity of it all gave them butterflies.
</a> Long considered reliably Republican, Virginia has been putsquarely in the swing state category by changing demographics,particularly in the northern suburbs. President Barack Obama wonthe state in 2012, following up on his 2008 victory, the firsttime a Democrat had won the presidential vote there since 1964.
</a> There was other stuff, too. Such as avoiding âofficiallyâ naming a starting QB. Or daring to turn his back on a reporter while answering a question. That provided at least a weekâs worth of material, and high indignity, in the Valley or the Stupid and other media precincts. And his decision to travel to South Carolina to see his son dress for his first college game with Clemson sparked a media debate second only to whether the USA should bomb Syria.
</a> Morrison was in line for a high-profile bout with Lewis when he was upset by Bentt in Tulsa, Okla., not far from where Morrison was raised. He was knocked down three times and the fight was called before the first round ended.
</a> "If you look at oil spills which happen in tropical waters, normally within a few years you don't find the oil anymore," he said, "because there are bacteria which actually absorb the oil and the oil disappears.
</a> "It's my goal and it's my moral responsibility to do what Ican to make our society more harmonious, to make our socialfabric tighter and closer and to work toward a solidarity thatevery day appears to become more distant," he said.
</a> He added: “There is a sense that corporation tax is voluntary for some multinationals which operate globally while small UK-based businesses go by the book and have to pay. That brings the tax system into disrepute and loses much-needed revenue.”
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</a> TOKYO - Asian shares rose in early trading on Thursday after economic data suggested the global economy is expanding, which took the edge off persistent fears of the U.S. Federal Reserve's likely withdrawal of stimulus.
</a> KELTNER: Whether you're, you know, with a team at work or you're having a family dinner, all of that hinges on how we adapt our behaviors to the behaviors of other people. And power takes a bite out of that ability, which is too bad.
</a> Trevor Sterling, a lawyer for Slater and Gordon, which isrepresenting 37 people - both survivors and relatives of thedead, said British workers had felt reassured by BP'sinvolvement in the project. "Our clients would not have gone towork for Sonatrach. It was because it was BP. They felt safebecause it was BP," he said.
</a> Oracle acknowledged it had outspent New Zealand but it is not clear how much by. Estimates of Oracle's cup defense range well over $100 million but sources said the spigots were not opened any wider for the emergency work carried out after the team lost four of the event's first five races to the Kiwis.
</a> Whether they touted a "convertible arbitrage strategy," a "split-strike conversion strategy" or no particular strategy, "the truth was that Madoff and his co-conspirators - with very rare exception - were not making any trades at all," the indictment said.
</a> The myth is on display, among other places, at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, overlooking the site where Kennedy was shot. âMassive new social programs were central to Kennedyâs New Frontier philosophy,â said one exhibit panel when I visited there. Another referred to âKennedyâs philosophy of using induced deficits to encourage domestic fiscal growth.â
</a> "We didn't want some kind of gruesome, macabre shrine, if you will, that would get gawkers and curiosity seekers," Joseph Frolic of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office said during a press conference.
</a> On moving day, extra help can be invaluable, and there are options to fit all budgets. With a full-service move, you hire a moving company to load the moving truck, haul your belongings and unload the truck at your new home. Some companies will even pack your stuff for you. A self-service move involves you packing and loading your belongings into a large crate that the moving company transports to your new address. If you choose not to hire professional movers, you may still need to rent a self-service moving truck.
</a> Finest news of the week? According to reports, Eidos Montreal has confirmed that there's a next-gen Deus Ex in the works. Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a current-gen title, was a tremendous role-player, and one of the few games where you truly felt in complete control of the world's fate . . . Double Fine's The Cave just hit iOS. It was a bit clunky on consoles, and it's not for everyone, but there's definitely some appeal here . . . A cool little puzzler on iOS in Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign, although as usual, the freemium model rears its ugly head . . . If you haven't jumped in on Xbox's Games with Gold promotion, you owe it to yourself to do so now. The current giveaway is Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, a solid title . . . And on another note about Microsoft giving stuff away for free, Live Gold costs you nothing this weekend . . .
</a> Avi passed the test. He maintained his composure, spoke softly to Jon, and let Jon know that it would be better if he as the Salon owner â not Jon â negotiate the price. He promised that he would do just that after my haircut.
</a> Beausey said Ponzo "re-invented himself" while he was on the run, first as a large-scale marijuana distributor in Arizona, then as a cattle rancher in Idaho. She said Ponzo used the money he made illegally in Arizona to re-establish himself and his girlfriend in Idaho.
</a> "In recent months we've been at great pains to try to explain some of the facts about this matter. Single-sex clubs are in a very small minority in the UK. Half of them are women only, half of them are men only. They're perfectly legal.
</a> None of this work was interrupted by Batten’s appointment as Physician to the Royal Household in 1970 and, four years later, to the Queen. The immediate needs of the Royal Family and its 300-strong Household are looked after by a GP, who comes to the Palace for half a day during the week. If necessary, a particular case can be referred up to the Physician of the Household. The Physician to the Queen looks after the monarch and the immediate members of her family.
</a> Because of the girl's age and some challenges she has in communicating, police set her up to speak with a specialist. The police also ordered a rape kit â DNA samples that are to be tested for evidence â but did not get it to a Michigan State Police lab for testing until last Monday, 19 days after the incident. The State Police tests rape evidence in Detroit cases.
</a> Parents of some of the children who attended Plaza Towers, where seven third-graders were crushed by a collapsing wall, say their kids frighten easily, especially during severe weather, and are often haunted by thoughts of their friends who died.
</a> Most analysts, however, also saw the acquisition of Siemens' NSN stake in a positive light, saying the price was cheap given NSN's turnaround in the past year. The formerly troubled unit is seen bolstering, rather than weighing on, Nokia's bottom line.
</a> If anything, cushioning "takes away from the tactile sensation that tends to protect a runner," Kelly said. "In other words, if something hurts our feet when we are jogging, we will naturally change things up so it doesn't hurt. If anything, a harder midsole offers more protection, because it may induce more stability on the plantar surface of the foot and thus spread the impact out more evenly."
</a> This is an attack to be studied closely, and thereâs no doubt that the NYPD has dispatched intelligence detectives to the scene to bring lessons learned home to New York. Likely, those will include how quickly and easily an armed band can transform an enclosed public space into an abattoir, along with the identities and backgrounds of the attackers. Should any them have ties to the metropolitan area, that data will be entered into the departmentâs files.
</a> Wellington has voiced frustrations over Fonterra's footdragging in disclosing the contamination issue, and during avisit to China on Thursday, Foreign Minister Murray McCullysought to distance the country from Fonterra's woes.
</a> Damian Green, Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, told a think tank that public faith in officers had been 'undermined' by revelations police spied on the Lawrence family after his 1993 murder.
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</a> “I think if people can see a direct benefit from fracking and from shale gas they will be more willing to really look at the arguments about, ‘what will this mean for my community if it goes ahead’. I think in that way we can see wells dug and we can see the benefits of shale gas here in the UK," he said.
</a> Yahya Kubaisi, an analyst at Iraq's Institute for StrategicStudies, said Islamist militants might have carried out theattack in Arbil in revenge for the Kurdistan RegionalGovernment's perceived support of Kurds fighting them in Syria. (Additional reporting by Ahmed Rasheed in Baghdad; Editing byAndrew Heavens)
</a> A fter Jim Leylandâs butter-churned lineup gave Fister a nice five-run cushion in the second inning, he mostly pitched without stress. He escaped unscathed after allowing a leadoff double to Mike Napoli in the second inning and retired Shane Victorino and Dustin Pedroia after giving up a one-out double to Jacoby Ellsbury in the fifth.
</a> Royal officials have remained vague about the due date of the baby so the world media's has been camped since July 1 outside St. Mary's Hospital in London where Kate is due to give birth, growing increasingly impatient with what has been dubbed the "Great Kate Wait".
</a> Enbridge spokeswoman Katie Lange said fears about the pipeline's safety are overblown. She described routine aerial patrols of the pipeline and its seven pump stations and round-the-clock computer monitoring in Calgary that "can shut it down from just a touch of a button" if necessary.
</a> Kipsang, 31, was smiling during the stunt. The world class runner clocked in at two hours, 3 minutes, and 23 seconds, which is a new world record for the 26.2 mile marathon. His prize was $54,000 for winning the race, and another $68,000 for setting the record.
</a> The two men making these promises on behalf of their peoples were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Arafat was hailed as a hero in Gaza after 27 years in exile – at least be a part of the Palestinians.
</a> Ashar beat, slapped and raped his victim – who had no family or friends in the UK and had never been to school – and even taught her to use sign language to help the family steal £30,000 worth of benefits on her behalf.
</a> In a statement, Holy Cross said veteran coach Bill Gibbons told his Division-1 team that "he has voluntarily offered to step back from his coaching duties" while the Worcester, Mass. school reviews former player Ashley Cooper's allegations.
</a> In one of the most shocking recent cases, Zhang Ruqiong, a 44-year-old farmer from Hubei province, was crushed to death by a cement mixer during March protests against forced evictions. After a public outcry, the driver was charged with murder.
</a> The operator losses - and customer savings - areparticularly significant when it comes to the country's largeexpatriate population using such applications to call or messagehome. According to the CIA Factbook, there are 5.6 millionexpats in Saudi, about 21 percent of the population.
</a> The modem featured an array of lights on its front panel and was connected to a computer and the telephone network. It worked by encoding and decoding Internet Protocol packets,(or “modulating and demodulating”, hence the name modem) on the audio carrier signal. Early modems had a top speed of 300bps, but they eventually reached 56 kbps, on a good quality phone line.
</a> "Patients will often describe that it feels good when they get sun exposure or go to a tanning salon ⦠They talk about needing to do it and craving it, and when they don't do it, (they have) a feeling of withdrawal," Langley told CTV News.
</a> He said: "People use knives like it's nothing now. Before it was not really heard of in Birmingham. Now it's just everyone uses it as a quick answer to everything, but it's not."
</a> It was a continuation of the theme of the pope’s first mass in Brazil on Wednesday in which he called on young people to reject the “ephemeral idols” of “money, success, power, pleasure” that take the place of God.
</a> âEverybody is still interviewing,â Cromartie said. âAll 90 players are still interviewing. We got a new GM. I have this year and one more year. Iâm still interviewing and thatâs how I treat it.â
</a> Certainly, the late, great showman himself would be dismayed by the attractions on offer in this circus: the shortest man in the world doesn’t look very short, the oldest woman looks younger than I am, and all you get of Jumbo the gigantic elephant is his four legs and a dangly trunk.
</a> Emmerdale producer Kate Oates said: "Alan Turner was so important to Emmerdale and we felt it was right to give his character a proper send off. It will be emotional as both the character and Richard are sorely missed and will be for a long time to come".
</a> Alibaba's profits are 10 times that of Facebook, but it may be wary about repeating Facebook's post-IPO dive. Analysts estimate that it could be priced at $120bn or as low as $60bn - that is about 84 times estimated 2012 net income.
</a> (o) been unable, or having admitted in writing that it is unable, to pay its debts or having commenced negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling or restructuring any of its indebtedness or having stopped or suspended (or threatened to stop or suspend) payment of its debts generally or ceased or threatened to cease carrying on all or a substantial part of its business;
</a> "The Saudis are very skilful politicians. They wouldn't bein power otherwise," said one who argued Washington would heedSaudi concerns. "Most American administrations, Republican orDemocrat, listen to the Saudis and their advice on many things,including the Iranians - who they can trust and who they can't."
</a> Five years ago, auto engineers were willing to accept starting salaries between $50,000 and $45,000, said Matt LePage, lead technical recruiter for GTA Staffing, a Dearborn, Michigan-based firm focused on the auto industry.
</a> With the competition winners only recently announced, an exact date for the construction and completion of the new centre hasn’t been confirmed, but future visitors to Bogotá should find CAN’s multiple districts easy to explore. They are to be unified by a green path that extends the paths of the Simon Bolivar Park to the National University plaza that stands on the other end of the site. A bike path and cultural attractions will operate along the route as an extension of Bogotá’s popular Ciclovía initiative which has introduced new bike paths and pedestrian zones throughout the city, and which also sees certain streets in the capital block access to automobiles on Sundays.
</a> Hersman said many questions remained about the incident. The South Korean airline's flight crew members were not tested for drugs or alcohol after the crash, a requirement for pilots of U.S.-based carriers involved in accidents, she said.
</a> The peer pressure was tremendous at school. Those kids who knew everything about football, who had memorised all the stats and were besotted with all the players, had a cultural monopoly. Enjoying kicking a ball around was nowhere near enough. Admitting to not liking football – or in my case, liking playing it but not following it – was akin to declaring oneself infected with leprosy.
</a> Under a new rule, the department said home health workers,personal care aides and certified nursing assistants will bebrought under the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Actstarting in January 2015.
</a> To accompany the written material (the conclusions of which were published in books and magazines), a group of under-cover photographers were enlisted too, a selection of whose efforts are on show in a new exhibition.
</a> Each morning, a bailiff wheels Hasan, a paraplegic since a base police officer shot him to end the shooting spree, into the courtroom. Doctors have said Hasan cannot sit upright for more than 12 hours a day without his concentration being affected, and he has trouble writing more than a few pages at a time.
</a> The case was covered on several Sunday morning TV talk shows, and celebrities also reacted â Beyonce took a moment of silence at a concert in Nashville. And the case was a topic at churches around the country, with many leaders urging peace in the wake of the verdict.
</a> Harvard and University of California, Berkeley, part of the edX online alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are among the universities beginning to experiment with this more refined model.
</a> German debt and equity market showed little reaction to weaktrade data, with analysts saying the poor June performance wasmore than compensated for by startling jumps in industry ordersand factory output in July.
</a> McCarthy's self-deprecating humor is a new asset in theObama administration's push to sell its climate plan - inFriday's case, regulations that will use the Clean Air Act toseverely limit greenhouse gas emissions from yet-to-be-builtpower plants.
</a> Some big designers including Reiss and Paul Smith regularly run events in their warehouses to discard excess and out-of-season stock. Most sample sales are held in London but you will find a selection across the country.
</a> Prospects that the Fed will this week start to scale back ortaper its bond-buying programme has led to a recovery in bondyields, which in turn has boosted bank and insurance shares,since higher yields could see them make more money on interestmargins and their bond investments.
</a> DBS waited 16 months since making its offer before walkingaway on Wednesday. It had invested S$10 million dollars ($7.9million) in the deal to buy a controlling stake in Indonesia'ssixth-largest bank from Singaporean state investor TemasekHoldings Pte Ltd. Temasek owns about 67 percent stake in Danamonand a 29 percent stake in DBS.
</a> Carlos Santana is taken out in a head-on collision at home plate Aug. 2. Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish tries to score from second when Shin-Soo Choo threw a bullet to Santana. Kalish tries to slide through Santana's legs, but the Indians catcher blocks the plate completely, leading to a scary collision that knocks Santana out of his left shoe. Santana leaves the game on a cart and is headed to Cleveland for an MRI on his left knee.
</a> She mentions an innovative pilot in the coastal town of Scarborough, which is currently testing a new way of working with the NHS and police to crack down on alcohol misuse. Drinking specialists have been appointed onto NHS A&E wards, in part to advise people coming in with an injury caused by alcohol about the dangers of excessive drinking. The pilot is testing whether this can help reduce anti-social behaviour. "It's a really interesting pilot because if we can reduce [excessive] drinking, it will reduce the cost to the NHS and the amount of social-anti behaviour," she says.
</a> The network has been boosted in the past three months by aseries of big news events, including the Boston Marathonbombings in April and the sensational trial of Jodi Arias,convicted in May for murdering her ex-boyfriend.
</a> The Monkees - Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork - are often credited with being the first boy band back in 1965. The made-for-TV group caught plenty of flak from haters who thought they were a weak Beatles imitation - but the teenage girls who bought their records and merchandise didn't care.
</a> Egypt experienced one of the deadliest bouts of violence in recent days since its Arab Spring began in 2011. Nationwide clashes and attacks killed more than 1,000 people after the security forces cleared two Cairo sit-ins belonging to supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi, overthrown in a popularly supported July 3 military coup.
</a> With Congress still unable to reach an agreement on the federal budget, the U.S. government was forced to enter its first shutdown in 17 years on Oct. 1, 2013. See what services have been impacted ...
</a> Indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve would scale backits monetary stimulus dominated the two-day talks in Moscow,with emerging markets most concerned by a resulting selloff instocks and bonds, and a flight to the dollar.
</a> The decision last week to award the contract to CPMIEC, a company that is under U.S. sanctions for dealings with Iran, North Korea and Syria, surprised global arms trade experts and senior NATO officials.
</a> The NCAA sanctioned USC after it was found former star Reggie Bush received improper benefits. The program's scholarship limit was reduced from 85 to 75. Next season is the last that USC will have to play with the 75-scholarship limit.
</a> The exchange said it keeps a close eye on the site. âWe take all information security matters seriously. We work with leading security vendors and have a trained and professional team that evaluates all credible threats across our digital assets,â said the Nasdaq spokesman.
</a> "It's not something that you just turn the switch and turn it off," Rivera said before the game. "You have to keep working. You can't stop. When it happens, everything is magnified, like 'Ooh' I lost a leg or something. This happens."
</a> "The state of Israel respects the sovereignty of Egypt in its entirety," he said in a statement, adding that there was "stepped up activity by the Egyptian army recently, including this weekend, against the terrorist infrastructure in the Sinai peninsula". He did not offer any operational details.
</a> Florida Georgia Line, pop singer Ariana Grande, alternative rock band Imagine Dragons and Phillip Phillips, the winner of the 11th season of the TV singing competition "American Idol," will also compete for new artist of the year.
</a> Lloyd, 27, had been dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée. Prosecutors said Hernandez soured on him a few nights before the body was found, and that the two had argued after Lloyd socialized at a nightclub with people Hernandez disliked.
</a> The 26-year-old was last seen leaving York Street at around 2.13am on Wednesday morning. He had bought food from Flames kebab shop and police think that he may have walked in to the churchyard to eat it before he was attacked. It is not thought that he knew his attacker.
</a> “Massachusetts General Hospital, during the worst of the outbreak, had more patients awaiting admission in the hospital — which was completely full — than we had beds for many mornings in a row,” he said. “Patients waited in many hospitals in Boston for more than a day just trying to be admitted with again, severe symptoms, severe illness.”
</a> One group lobbied the French consul at Almaty in Kazakhstan, where he is accused of embezzling the equivalent of 4.5 billion euros. Activists believe the charges against the opponent of the president are politically motivated.
</a> More than half the countryâs local press is within weeks of going out of print, with at least five newspapers already having gone under, according to numerous editors and industry leaders across the country who spoke to GlobalPost. It's the latest sign Venezuela's private businesses are still struggling with former President Hugo Chavez's economic policies six months after his death.
</a> But for all of these people to benefit from the design of the plans, they have to know how to use them. And survey after survey shows that they do not. An August report from Fidelity Investments, for instance, found that 65 percent of workers do not understand the basic rules.
</a> A portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, hangs outside the history department. The great man sits scowling, censorious, serious, certain, and imperious, flushed from having just finished his interminable oration at the opening of the school in 1843. In that speech, Gladstone proposed a vision of education which was deeply Christian and deeply democratic.
</a> Despite the rising yen value of its exports, though, Japanactually shipped out almost 6 percent less in the second quarterthan the year before. And the value of those exports in U.S.dollars fell 13.8 percent.
</a> An independent review released in June concluded the Halifax Regional School Board could have done a better job, but it was hindered by the fact that Rehtaeh was often absent from class. The report also said the Parsons family faced challenges when they turned to Nova Scotiaâs mental health system for help.
</a> But Jennifer Webber, from RenewableUK, told the Telegraph: "All the expert academic research published in this country and abroad over the last few years shows there's no conclusive evidence to suggest that wind farms affect house prices."
</a> Thursday’s blast, a month after a car bomb wounded more than 50 people in the same district of the Lebanese capital, came amid sectarian tensions over the intervention of Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah against Sunni rebels in Syria’s civil war.
</a> "It's consistent with somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting," said Dr. Vincent DiMaio, a former chief medical examiner in Texas, in testimony in a case that inspired renewed national debate on race, profiling, gun rights and self defense.
</a> âHe hasnât caught a couple of these guys in a while; I thought he did fine. I am sure the whole experience, the travel and the jumping right in there, heâs gonna be fine. He looked fine.â
</a> Garcia has a current medical license in Illinois, according to state records, and has had permits in Indiana and California at various times the past decade. And he has lived in other states and may have practiced medicine without licenses. What a task force of FBI agents and Nebraska investigators are looking at is whether Garcia committed additional murders in other places.
</a> Attack a mall in africa and we act, attack our embassy and we get nothing. The one responsible for there safty quits and now wants to run for president 2016. Bah. Our goverment is screwed up. They have become the biggest tyrants in the world, operating without rules or limits.
</a> MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, which had hit a three-week high on Friday onhopes a U.S. deal was imminent, eased 0.2 percent, althoughChina's CSI300 index added 0.5 percent. Markets inJapan and Hong Kong are closed on Monday for public holidays.
</a> Churches were attacked in the Nile Valley towns of Minya, Sohag and Assiut, where Christians escaped across the roof into a neighboring building after a mob surrounded and hurled bricks at their place of worship, state news agency MENA said.
</a> The Pentagon plans to extend to legally married same-sex couples the same privileges and programs that are provided to legally married heterosexual couples, including benefits tied to health care and housing, the official said.
</a> The Illinois-born Black had done TV before 1969, but from that seminal year on, she was in movies. By the middle of the Me Decade, she was in a popcorn extravaganza, as the stewardess who has to fly the plane (still a delicious B-movie cliché) in "Airport 1975." A year later, she was part of the pristine ensemble in Robert Altman's masterpiece "Nashville."
</a> He has shown calm and resolve over the past week, never wavering in purpose and unwilling to make compromises over Mr Berlusconi's judicial problems. For the time being at least, his success has ended any discussion over the leadership of his own Democratic Party.
</a> "Let's hope they find out what happened and the reasons for it," said Mar Nogueira as she watched emergency teams work at the accident site from a nearby bridge. "This mustn't happen again â here or anywhere else."
</a> No one was on board when the rig caught fire, BSEE said. Hercules said 44 people were evacuated after the rupture and no injuries were reported. The rig is in 154 feet of water about 55 miles south of the coast of Louisiana.
</a> Calum MacLean, Grangemouth Petrochemicals chairman, said: “This is a hugely sad day for everyone at Grangemouth. We have tried our hardest to convince employees of the need for change but unsuccessfully. There was only ever going to be one outcome to this story if nothing changed and we continued to lose money”.
</a> NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday andthe Dow registered its best weekly gain since January, helped bya rise in Intel shares, though trading was subduedahead of the Federal Reserve's expected reduction of stimulusmeasures next week.
</a> Senator John McCain, a Republican who has been one of the most vocal proponents of a military strike, told a Wall Street Journal breakfast roundtable with reporters that he was not optimistic that diplomacy would succeed.
</a> A few hours after reports surfaced that Russia sent two missile ships into the Mediterranean Sea due to the Syria crisis, the US sent another destroyer, their fifth so far, towards the center of the build-up and probably increases the possibility of an attack on Syria.
</a> "After the massive ... rally over the past six weeks, Fedtapering remains a concern going forward and that is why furthergains might be hard to achieve for the moment," said Lex vanDam, hedge fund manager at Hampstead Capital, which managesaround $500 million in assets.
</a> Gazmin and del Rosario stressed in their letter the importance of the Philippines' decades-old military alliance with the United States, saying "this relationship is useful not only in our diplomacy but also in enhancing our capabilities at the vital task of territorial defense."
</a> Darvish (9-4), who last pitched July 6 before going on the disabled list with a right trapezius strain, struck out four and walked two. He left after allowing consecutive batters to reach in the seventh, having thrown 60 of 90 pitches for strikes.
</a> Sales and operating profit declined in personal care, thecompany's biggest unit with products such as Huggies diapers andDepend and Poise incontinence products. Much of the salesdecline in that business stemmed from Kimberly-Clark's decisionto exit much of its European business.
</a> Yes there is further action to be taken. Since Trayvon called Zimmerman a creepy a$$ cracker and then attacked him, his parents should be held liable for his attempted hate crime. Remember that hate crime legislation you all love? It goes both ways.
</a> Constructing a block of flats costs three times as much in Nigeria than in South Africa, builders say, and many developments are abandoned when projects run out of money or become slums because they are poorly built.
</a> Apple also announced that the latest version of its Mac operating system, Mavericks, would be offered at no cost to owners of computers already running any version of OS X released since 2009. It is the first time the company has not charged for a major Mac OS upgrade.
</a> But it's not all technique and motivation, Astley notes. The mere and sheer number of frogs and jumps matter. The paper includes calculations of how many jumps are required before certain distance benchmarks became probable. Among rental frogs, for example, a sample of 50 jumps yielded a 56 percent chance of producing a jump of 1.6 meters, but a sample of 10 jumps would only yield a 14 percent chance of seeing that distance.
</a> This allows water splitting to take place that leads to the capture of about 15% of the energy in the incident sunlight - that which falls on a set area for a set length of time. This energy can then be stored in the form of hydrogen.
</a> Meanwhile Rodriguezâs camp was believed to have pushed an inaccurate claim that Rodriguez had rejected an offer of a 100-game suspension and that MLB had left a standing offer of a 150-game suspension on the table.
</a> Private owners of Greek debt were forced to swallow significant losses on their holdings last year, but European governments and the ECB, which bought up Greek bonds at the height of the crisis, have so far avoided taking a hit.
</a> But behind the arguments about calculation methodology aredeeper concerns about the composition and competitiveness of thebenchmarks themselves. Falling output of crudes deliverableagainst the Brent contract has left it looking increasinglyunrepresentative and vulnerable to squeezes.
</a> On a conference call, KPN boss Blok refused to be drawn intoexplaining America Movil's position, merely adding that theMexican group has two members on the supervisory board, which asa whole voted for the deal. America Movil has yet to make anypublic statement.
</a> * Potash Corp of Saskatchewan reduced its outlook forfull-year earnings more than Wall Street expected, as buyersbacked away from the key fertilizer ingredient potash due touncertainty caused by the breakup of rival Belarusian Potash Co.
</a> Mrs Brooks, 45, Mr Coulson, 45, former managing editor Stuart Kuttner, 73, and former news editor Ian Edmondson, 44, deny conspiracy to intercept mobile phone voicemails between October 2000 and August 2006.
</a> Among the regulator’s collaborators is the Financial Conduct Authority, which told Diary that it works “as closely as we can” with the Competition Commission on promoting “effective competition”.
</a> "Every console cycle that we've seen from 1990 has done better than the prior cycle and you keep building audiences and products that appeal to broader demographics," Kotick said. "I don't have a crystal ball but there's a lot to be enthusiastic about."
</a> Russia has been Assad's most powerful backer during the conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people since 2011, delivering weapons and - with China - blocking Western efforts to use the Security Council's clout to pressure his government.
</a> The play unfolds in overlapping monologues. Blunt Jack (Shawn) cops to being lowbrow. Heâs married to brainy Judy (Deborah Eisenberg, Shawnâs real-life partner). Her father Howard (ever-classy Larry Pine) is a towering and icy highbrow.
</a> Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the committee's ranking Republican, ended the hearing by saying that she "reluctantly" could not support the nomination. The Alaskan said she was "not convinced" that Binz's views were compatible with FERC's mission.
</a> Edwards spoke highly of both QBs after the first day of training camp. The wide receiver said of Sanchez: âThis is his chance to prove everybody wrong. A lot of people have written him off, said a lot of nasty things about him.â
</a> The insects have a lifespan of 100 days or so and are in their prime in the autumn. Every year, 25 major cities in China hold regional fights and the winners advance to the prestigious contests in Beijing.
</a> Cruz met Jay Z two years earlier through his friendship with Wale, a Roc Nation artist. Soon they became friends and doors began to open. But when Jay Z approached him about an alliance and his intention to revolutionize sports representation, Cruz still needed some time to think about it before he agreed.
</a> At 75, the Rangers took 6-1, 176-pound forward Pavel Buchnevich of the Russian junior league â the 34th-ranked prospect in the entire draft who slipped due to scouting reports citing need for increased strength and intensity. Then at 80, they picked 5-11, 180-pound left wing Anthony Duclair from the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
</a> "What is the core of this dispute is banning all trademarkson the pack," said Joost Pauwelyn, a leading expert on WTOdisputes, who has advised Ukraine in the WTO dispute but said hewas speaking in his own capacity.
</a> And what about points for trying? According to Gallup 16 percent of Americans approve of Congress; of that number, a bit over one in four (28 percent) cited a reason related to lawmakers making an effort. So were I a Republican strategist, I might cast about for a better talking point than the idea that they're trying really, really hard.
</a> It means that instead of relaxing by binge-watching Arrested Development on Netflix, go explore a new park, get a Groupon for a new kayaking place or take a bike tour of your neighborhood. Being fit and active will open up new weekend activities that you'll end up loving, plus they'll help keep you on track to your weekday fitness goals.
</a> Those broader conversations won't come without questions about privacy, though, said Sterling. Users are still able to see only information that has been shared with them -- but that could include posts that others have made public.
</a> "Their story just needed to be told. No one really knew what they did, but they were instrumental in the historical movement of not only how we viewed sex but how we viewed men, women and society," Ashford said.
</a> Also included in the sale, C$350 million ($340 million) ofnotes due Sept. 17, 2043. This tranche has a coupon rate of4.922 percent, and was priced at par to yield 165 basis pointsover the Canadian government benchmark.
</a> "I don't think social conservatives will see him as a reliable ally at all, and I don't think you can win a Republican nomination without significant support from social conservatives," said Peter Sprigg, a senior fellow at the Family Research Council in Washington, a conservative Christian group.
</a> Markets have largely avoided steep losses on optimism thatlawmakers would agree to end the partial government shutdown andraise the debt ceiling. At the same time, volatility has spikedas the deadline approaches with little obvious progress seen.The CBOE Volatility index jumped 11 percent and is up 36percent over the past four weeks.
</a> The White House's goal is to enroll 7 million Americans in the first year. But ask Sebelius, and she has no idea how many people have enrolled. In the first week, Kantar US Insight demonstrated that less that 1 percent of those who entered the website were able to complete the enrollment process. After two weeks, only 23 people in South Dakota have signed up for the government health insurance online.
</a> "I remember when I was a young social worker, the first time I went to the state capital in Arizona, where I eventually served for seven years, I was so nervous to go and lobby my state legislators," Sinema said Wednesday at the Center for American Progress. "Because I only had a master's degree at the time in social work," she added to laughs.
</a> Darius Bolder, 34, unemployed from Chelsea, central London, was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and conspiracy to steal, while Tony Colston-Hayter, 47, unemployed from Marylebone, central London, was charged with conspiracy to steal.
</a> "In general there are many species of brood parasite that we don't know much about and it will be exciting in the future to see what strategies they have to successfully parasitise hosts," said Dr Stevens.
</a> U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Some 55 percent of theFDA's employees will be working. Of those reporting to work, 74percent will be funded with fees paid to the FDA by theindustries it regulates. The FDA's expert advisory committeemeetings, which recommend whether the agency should approve newproducts, will for the most part continue. The next scheduledpanel is on Oct. 8 to recommend whether to approve expanded useof certain pacemakers and defibrillators from Medtronic Inc.. The FDA will cease most of its food safety, nutritionand cosmetics activities, such as routine inspections of plantsand facilities. It will also be unable to monitor imports, andwill cease certain compliance and enforcement activities.
</a> Food Network television personality Paula Deen cheers for her husband Michael Groover during the semi-finals of the ''Papa'' Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida July 21, 2012.
</a> "Permanent solutions for water supply and sanitation both in camps and in host communities, require large, costly infrastructure projects," says UNHCR. The UN is trying to get a two-year plan approved by host governments and funded by donors. But it is a hard task: with no knowing what will happen in Syria, no one is sure how long refugees will stay.
</a> Tuason, the acting chief of the coast guard, said 690 people were rescued, but coast guard officials on Cebu island, the site of the accident, said only 575 people were brought ashore. They said officials had counted 17 bodies and that two coast guard vessels and a naval ship would continue to search for more survivors overnight.
</a> Several experts told CNBC that that low number of usable applications reflected flaws in software design that had nothing to do with the traffic levels blamed by HHS. But on Monday, an insurance industry source said "that stuff is coming in better ... some of the files are actually pretty clean."
</a> Supranational organisations, overly bureaucratic corporations and undemocratic political unions will struggle increasingly to achieve progress. Scale is often neither the best nor the most human way to operate.
</a> U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is the operator of the giantoilfield and last year had offered to sell its entire stakeafter a dispute with Baghdad over contracts it signed withautonomous Kurdistan, deals which the central government rejectsas illegal.
</a> Samsung said on Thursday that Packingham left the company for personal reasons. The departure followed the appointment of Gregory Lee, a former head of Samsung's Southeast Asia business, as the chief of Samsung's U.S. unit in July.
</a> John Richter, a collector of history photos and director of the Center for Civil War Photography, revealed six years ago a person in the image he â along with Civil War photography expert and journalist Bob Zeller â believed to be Lincoln.
</a> But different clocks tick for the two allies. While they agree that Tehran could make its first nuclear device in months if it were intent on doing so, Israel warned last week this gap could shrink to weeks due to new Iranian uranium centrifuges.
</a> The company is entirely controlled by the Versace family:Gianni Versace's sister Donatella has a 20 percent stake, herbrother Santo has 30 percent while Donatella's daughter Allegrahas the remaining 50 percent.
</a> Across the street, jam-packed gift emporium Ben & Tournesol makes a great source for cliché-free homegrown souvenirs, like cruelty-free âleatherâ products from cult Montreal brand Matt & Nat and porcelain animal-head jewelry holders ($39.95) from Torontoâs IMM Living.
</a> There is little doubt the Knicks can use some World Peace toughness on defense, but at the same time they may require Bargnaniâs range to spread the roughhouse, claustrophobic defenses employed by Indiana and Chicago last season that so stifled them. There is no right answer to Woodsonâs dilemma. For now, the coach is insisting Bargnani and World Peace are both viable pieces.
</a> Investment advisers who register with the SEC, or withstates, must act as fiduciaries, or in their clients' bestinterests at all times. That includes getting the best pricingfor clients at all times, the SEC said.
</a> The chief U.S. prosecutor and an appointee of President Barack Obama, Holder received a warm welcome from the more than 14,000 sorority members in the audience at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
</a> Angola is gradually rebuilding its infrastructure, retrieving weapons from its heavily-armed civilian population and resettling tens of thousands of refugees who fled the fighting. Landmines and impassable roads have cut off large parts of the country. Many Angolans rely on food aid.
</a> According to its most recent trading update, funds undermanagement at Aberdeen stood at 201.7 billion pounds at the endof August, against around 177 billion in 2011. The firm joinedBritain's blue chip FTSE 100 index last year.
</a> In EcoCamp Patagonia, accommodation is full board. The excellent food may include lentil and vegetable soup, shrimp salad, beef and mash, pasta with mushroom sauce, chicken risotto, mousse, ice cream and fruit salad. Good Chilean wine is served with lunch and dinner.
</a> Graham Stringer, the MP for Blackley and Broughton, criticised the shadow cabinet’s “deafening silence” during the summer recess and said the party was “genuinely worried” about the lack of activity from Labour's high command.
</a> Snowden's stay in Russia has strained already chilly relations between Moscow and Washington. Granting him asylum would further aggravate tensions with Washington less than two months before Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama are to meet in Moscow and again at the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg.
</a> In-state tuition at public four-year colleges averaged $8,900 for the 2013-2014 academic year, an increase of just 2.9%, the College Board reported Wednesday. That's a dramatic slowdown from the previous decade's average annual growth rate of 8%, and the smallest increase since 1975.
</a> Sellers would also include private equity firm Carlyle which owns 18 percent after selling the bulk of itsholding to Eurazeo. Carlyle took a 48 percent stake in 2008 whenthe whole of Moncler was valued at 220 million euros.
</a> That is one of several shots the statement takes at Booker, 44, who has been faulted in some quarters for being a celebrity candidate who has put his drive to build a national political profile above the nuts and bolts of governing.
</a> A spokeswoman for the $269 billion pension fund released astatement hinting at a truce with Stockton's capital marketcreditors. "We are hopeful this proposed plan of adjustment willallow Stockton to regain its footing and continue to provide theessential services to its citizens," the statement said.
</a> The OPCW experts have visited three undisclosed sites in their first week of operation and say that Syrian authorities have been cooperating. But they will face great challenges reaching locations in rebel-held or disputed territory.
</a> Paddock rumours overnight were rife that the reason McLaren had delayed committing to their current pairing of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez for 2014 was because they were hopeful of persuading Alonso to rejoin the team he left in acrimonious circumstances in 2007.
</a> Indiaâs Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on an official visit in Beijing, where he has met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. China and India inked nine deals on Wednesday covering a range of areas from border cooperation to economic issues. The two BRICS countries also agreed to boost their cooperation in infrastructure construction.
</a> "I've got this thing and it's [expletive] golden," jurors heard Blagojevich saying in one wiretapped conversation about Obama's vacated seat. "And I'm just not giving it up for [expletive] nothing. I'm not going to do it."
</a> Organizers said they expect the wind to start light and build through the afternoon for Sunday's two planned races, reaching about 20 knots (23 mph), which would be under the wind limits that have halted racing several times during the regatta.
</a> Most of the previous 13 Algerian nationals repatriated from Guantanamo have not been imprisoned. One exception is Abdul Aziz Naji, who was sent back to his homeland against his will in 2010. He was later sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of past membership in an extremist group overseas and remains behind bars, according to human rights groups and his former U.S. lawyer.
</a> When asked about whether he still has an appetite for a merger or acquisition, Malone said that, if cable came up with a transformational product to rival Netflix, it would "increase my appetite as an investor to be willing to invest in the business through consolidation."
</a> A renewed push by conservative Republicans to put fresh restrictions on abortion at the state level has resulted in a rash of new legislation over the past two years. New laws have ranged from limits on insurance coverage for abortions to requirements that women considering an abortion undergo an ultrasound test, during which technicians typically are required to point out a fetus' visible organs.
</a> Michael Jacksonâs mom was heartened by a private conversation with the jury that rejected her billion dollar wrongful death lawsuit and told her lawyer late Thursday that she supports his research into an appeal.
</a> President Obama has long understood that investments made to our nation's infrastructure will create jobs here in America that can't be outsourced or replaced overseas. Interestingly, this is the same dynamic that has united two bitter enemies, the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, around their mutual quest to see Congress appropriate more funding for infrastructure projects.
</a> Once fully operational, the NCTN will provide a unique internet-based resource connecting patients, medical researchers, healthcare professionals, clinical-trial sponsors and related organisations (e.g., patient and community groups, research centres), as well as disease, patient and investigator registries, into a national collaborative research network, the Forum says.
</a> Much of the legal wrangling over whether Guandique will receive a new trial has taken place out of the public eye, but even Levyâs parents have expressed doubts about whether the right man was convicted.
</a> According to details of Sundayâs proceedings released by the court in Twitter-like posts, Bo was escorted into the courtroom by marshals and stood to listen as the judge read out the lengthy verdict. He had crew-cut hair and wore a white shirt and black pants.
</a> "It combines slow motion exercise and mind concentration to focus on movement. That itself can reduce your stress and, of course, it will increase your flexibility and endurance," said Dr. Xianglan Zhang, one of the study's authors from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.
</a> Since first coming to power in 2002, Erdogan's Islamist-rooted AK Party has reined in army influence with a series of reforms designed to boost democracy, while prosecutors have pursued suspected coup-plotters in the army through the courts.
</a> The U-turn will be welcomed by para-athletes around the world. NBC paid over £1 billion for the rights to the London Olympics and, screening it on time delay, had projected lower ratings against the Beijing Games.
</a> Rather than interrupt, I would use the time to give some attention to the cases of more considerate clients, who benefited from such work free of charge, at the expense of the person chatting on the other side of my desk.
</a> The order told other prosecutors across Greece to investigate birth certificates issued since 2008 on the basis of a signed declaration by parents rather than those issued after births recorded at a hospital.
</a> Not all do. But wealth managers, banks and fund managers have increasingly noticed gold's non-correlation with other assets. In other words its price does not move in line with the value of shares, bonds, property and other commonly held investments, making it useful as a diversifier of risk. It is not uncommon for wealth managers to recommend all clients hold some gold – typically less than 10pc – in their portfolio.
</a> Northeastern Nigeria is under a military state of emergency to battle an Islamic uprising prosecuted by Boko Haram militants who have killed more than 1,700 people since 2010 in their quest to install an Islamic state, though half the country's 160 million citizens are Christian. Boko Haram means Western education is forbidden in the local Hausa language.
</a> Not surprisingly, the Harvard University AIDS leadership award (first of the night), went to Sir Elton, whose organization has raised $300 million to fight AIDS over the past two decades, including $3 million contributed at the gala. John credited his âpigheaded stubbornnessâ for the foundationâs success and vowed not to change his ways.
</a> The decision is the latest step in a patent battle betweenthe two companies that has spread across several countries asApple and Samsung vie for market share in the lucrative mobileindustry. Samsung and Apple are the No. 1 and No. 2 smartphonemakers globally, respectively.
</a> But IBM faces an unlikely challenger in Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce retail giant that is becoming a force in the booming business of cloud computing, even winning backing from America's top spy agency.
</a> It is still little known to travellers from the UK, but these days Bornholm is reinventing itself somewhat – it has been seeking a younger holiday crowd, as well as the international foodie crowd, and even the political crowd: each year the island hosts a uniquely Scandinavian public political festival, Folkemødet, where all of Denmark’s political parties come to debate the issues of the day: like Glastonbury with spin doctors.
</a> The Met Office says the 29.9C reached at Edenfel, County Tyrone, on 8 July was the highest UK temperature of the year so far. But temperatures in Northern Ireland over the weekend are not expected to exceed 20C.
</a> The announcement follows a rapid series of advances in the field of brain-computer interfaces, devices that read brain signals and typically try to translate them into motions in robotic prosthetic arms or legs. Paralyzed patients demonstrated the control of robot arms using signals from brain implants last year, for example. And researchers at Duke University and Harvard have demonstrated the transfer of brain signals between rats, and from a person to a rat, as well. So-called "transcranial magnetic stimulation," which sends magnetic pulses to the brain, has become a treatment for neurological ailments such as Parkinson's disease.
</a> "The government and three mobile phone companies – O2, Vodafone and EE – will conduct separate tests later this year to look at a how different technologies work and how the public react when they receive an emergency alert to their phone," said Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude.
</a> The deal is aimed at advancing Lixil's goal of roughlydoubling its operating profit margin and revenues to 8 percentand 3 trillion yen, respectively, over the medium term. It wantsto lift overseas sales five-fold to 1 trillion yen.
</a> Although the return of civilian employees will lessen theblow of the government shutdown, Hale cautioned that thePentagon was still unable to pay death gratuities on time tofamilies of active duty troops who die during the shutdown.
</a> "The continuing volatile security situation in Libya in general, and in the eastern and southern parts of the country in particular, is a source of grave concern," said the UN. "Targeted political assassinations, criminal activity and attacks and threats against the diplomatic community continue to plague the country, including Tripoli."
</a> On the same day as the arraignment, Boston's police commissioner appeared on Capitol Hill and complained to a Senate panel that the Justice Department failed to share information on terrorism threats with local officials before the bombing.
</a> Ms Morriss's business partner, Prof Lee Silver, a geneticist and expert on bioethics at Princeton University, New Jersey, told BBC News: "We get the DNA sequence from two prospective parents. We simulate the process of reproduction, forming virtual sperm and virtual eggs. We put them together to form a hypothetical child genome.
</a> In the meantime, questions remain about the NFL’s stance, most notably the success of those rule changes designed to reduce collisions with the head. The league will not be rocked off its axis by the Fainaru brothers' investigation, but as former New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson put it: “The NFL has given everybody 765 million reasons why you don't want to play football.”
</a> BP rejected a proposed method, called BOP-on-BOP, whichwould have landed a second blowout preventer onto the lowerportion of the failed Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer,because it would have precluded using an alternate solution ifthat effort failed, the company said in court papers. BP insteadtried the Top Kill approach.
</a> A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey March 9, 2009, after Merck & Co Inc said it would acquire Schering-Plough Corp in $41.1 billion deal, widening Merck's pipeline and diversifying its portfolio of medicines.
</a> George Stephanopoulos is anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America" and "This Week." He is also the network's chief political correspondent, reporting on political and policy stories for all ABC News broadcasts and platforms.
</a> Investors continue to monitor developments in Syria. U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov discussed a Russian plan under which Damascuswould give up its arsenal of poison gas and avert a U.S.military strike.
</a> "The mean length of fish retained in traps with escape gapswas significantly greater," the authors of the study wrote in'Fisheries Research'. The average biomass or weight of the catchwas also larger in the experimental traps.
</a> Health workers, environmental and community groups planned to rally in Richmond on Saturday in advance of the one-year anniversary of the August 6 fire. The fire, which was started by a pipeline rupture, knocked out the refinery until April.
</a> Seriously, in a town where lobbyists are more numerous than dandelions on my front lawn in spring, can you really winnow down the entire population to just 10? It may help reporters win friends and influence sources to put something like that together, but it rarely reflects the last word on the subject.
</a> More than a third (38%) of those who were 18 in 2011/12 went into higher education, up from three in 10 (30%) of those who were the same age in 1998/99, according to data published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
</a> But before they do, they ought to consider the long and winding road that A-Rod has taken back to the big leagues during this rehab, and really from the when he started rehabbing from his most recent hip surgery:
</a> BlackBerry received a tentative $9 a share offer last monthfrom a consortium led by its largest investor, Prem Watsa'sFairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, which wants to buyBlackBerry for $4.7 billion and take it private. Earlier thismonth, co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin said theywere also considering a bid.
</a> The article did not give the real reason behind the bombing. The Taliban said that they would stop the bombings when the USA stop firing Drones into their neighborhood. Hey, I believe that they have a point.
</a> Billionaire hedge fund investor John Paulson threw hisweight behind the sector this week, publicising investments inPiraeus Bank and Alpha Bank shares, whileoutlining why he saw Greek banks as a good play on the country'seconomic recovery.
</a> The club, which stands fourth in the Italian league in the early stages of the current season, have not won a trophy since 2010 and finished a disappointing ninth last season, missing out on a place in the lucrative Champions League.
</a> For in the formulation “Michael Caines at ABode, Canterbury” , the word “at” means “not at”. Or to be more precise, “not at anything like as often as he should be if he does not wish wickedly to degrade his reputation”.
</a> Waterhouse said one or both generics could be introduced by 2014 or 2015. But he said there is a good chance neither generic will be ready for launch next year because of difficulty making the complicated molecule.
</a> The episode was the one of the most outlandish chapters in the long saga of the underworld in Johannesburg, where turf battles over drugs, fraud schemes and other spoils sometimes turn deadly. Over the years, South Africans have been riveted by this fringe universe of hit men, corrupt cops, sleaze merchants and grisly murders.
</a> "It's a pretty small agreement in the grand scheme of thingsfor Amazon," said Aaron Kessler at Raymond James. "But it'sdefinitely a positive if Amazon can become the backbone for moredigital subscriptions."
</a> The first two are prescription-only and I think people either have friends who have prescriptions and buy through them or, in the case of Modafinil, you can basically find a website and it will be shipped to you from East Asia.
</a> Asked if her fight for her sons is about the money, Tameka responded, "That's amazing. Not to, like, gloat or anything, but I come from a very well-earned career. I've made lots and lots of money. And $8,000 a month is not a lot of money to me."
</a> It was a continuation of the theme of the pope’s first mass in Brazil on Wednesday in which he called on young people to reject the “ephemeral idols” of “money, success, power, pleasure” that take the place of God.
</a> "The outcome of this tribunal sends a strong clear reminderto all accountants and accountancy firms that they have aresponsibility to act in the public interest in the work theyundertake," FRC executive director for conduct Paul George said.
</a> He and his chums have previously celebrated the resignations of prominent figures on the left of the Liberal Democrats, such as Richard Grayson; and have acted as cheerleaders for the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ and other Tory-inspired cuts to welfare that have affected the most vulnerable, so I suspect most readers of LFF will not see much to agree with in what he writes.
</a> The Blueshirts played the best hockey of their young season in large stretches of Saturday nightâs 5-3 defeat to the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. But backup goalie Martin Biron (13 saves) couldnât stop two routine shots in the second period of his first start of the season, and defensive breakdowns and lack of discipline helped sink the Rangers in their third straight loss.
</a> NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped onThursday, putting the S&P 500 within range of an all-timeclosing high, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke onceagain said monetary policy will remain "accommodative" for sometime.
</a> Salt is like a religion in my home. A full-on corner of my kitchen counter is devoted to cans, jars, shakers and salt cellars loaded with everything from Maldon French sea salt and chardonnay smoked salt to pink Himalayan salt, black Hawaiian salt and snowy Egyptian Givre de Sel.
</a> However, she notes that although coverage had increased annually in most healthcare settings, this does not apply to long-term care facilities, which showed a vaccination coverage of 59%, compared with hospitals at 83%.
</a> "We believe that political contributions are a poorinvestment and are calling companies not to spend money opposinglegislation that would give consumers labeling information," said Lucia von Reusner of Green Century Capital Management,manager of environmentally focused mutual funds.
</a> The dress is by Donna Karan, taken from the Fall 2013 collection, but since it sauntered straight off the catwalk and onto Kim's curves, it isn't available to buy online. Then again, we're assuming it would be pretty pricey anyway, so head to our edit of the best dresses we could find to get the look (below).
</a> The spokesman repeated Washington's longstanding call for North Korea to comply with a 2005 aid-for-disarmament agreement signed by North Korea, its neighbors and the United States. Under that pact, Pyongyang would have dismantled its nuclear program in exchange for economic and energy aid.
</a> The driver of the tractor trailer, Akos Gubica, 36, of New Jersey, told authorities at the scene that he was driving to Ohio when his truck was struck in the rear by the bus. Gubica said he was traveling at about the speed limit and did now know why the bus slammed into his rig.
</a> "Many libertarians simply want a less powerful federal government because they imagine how much larger, both proportionately and absolutely, their ability to use governmental power for their own benefit would be if more issues were handled in their state capital rather than in Washington."
</a> “It was generally assumed that development led to cell/tissue specification by ‘opening’ certain differentiation doors,” said Emmanuel Nivet, a post-doctoral researcher at the Salk Institute.
</a> Praised for its conciliatory message of white settlers and natives succeeding through co-operation, it became the second of Leonard's books to be made for the cinema - this time with none other than Paul Newman in the lead role.
</a> The government said that, during an internal probe into the cementing after the blowout, Halliburton ordered workers to destroy computer simulations that showed little difference between using six and 21 centralizers.
</a> Bellatti noted that foods and drinks aren't good for people just because they don't have any calories or have been shown to be safe. He added that ingredients such as aspartame only keep people hooked on sweets over more wholesome choices.
</a> "I'm not there yet because I see him work," Kubiak said. "I see what he's going through. I am concerned about repetitions. That's just me as a coach. ... We gotta do what we gotta do. We're trying to do the smart thing here."
</a> 'Evening' co-stars Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy secretly tied the knot in a quiet ceremony in France in early September. The pair, who met on the set of the 2007 flick, announced their engagement in February.
</a> Speaking to the Press Association, Mr Clegg said he would use the conference to set out "a number of very distinctive ideas which set us apart from the Conservatives" on the economy, as he sets out his position that Lib Dems will be the only party at the next election offering both a stronger economy and a fairer society.
</a> “As we continue our journey of being a better, more relevant Taco Bell, kid’s meals and toys simply no longer make sense for us to put resources behind,” said Greg Creed, chief executive officer of Taco Bell, in a statement. “What does make sense is concentrating on expanding choices that meet and exceed the diverse needs of consumers of all ages, without losing focus on what makes us great today.”
</a> To a certain extent, the CDC has been flying blind when it comes to food-borne illnesses for the past week because the government shutdown meant it had to close PulseNet. That's a national computer network that connects 87 public health laboratories and look for trends and matches to spot food-borne illness outbreaks. It's one of the agency's most important tools in detecting this kind of problem.
</a> "No decisions will be made on the final standards without afull opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on the EPA'sproposed 2014 renewable fuel standards and be heard on how tobest foster a growing biofuels industry that takes into accountinfrastructure- and market-related factors," McCarthy said.
</a> We're not more menacing. We're not less intelligent. We're not more upstanding. We're not less credible. We're not more belligerent. We're not less honest. We're not more drug-addicted. We're not less lovable.
</a> Instead of blaming individual trainee pilots, I would say leadership and management of this airline is more culpable. They shouldn’t deploy apprentices to fly long haul across Pacific with the mentor not even in charge landing that risks so many lives and corporate reputation. They need to review their system.
</a> In an address laying out U.S. policy toward the volatile Middle East and North Africa, Obama made clear that the United States will take direct action to eliminate threats when necessary and will use military force when diplomacy fails.
</a> Itâs small compared to the more than 100,000 deaths, the majority civilian, in the 30-month-long civil war. But the death toll is irrelevant: the key factor requiring a US response is US credibility, which Obama unwisely put on the line.
</a> âWhen a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system,â said Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberities Unionâs Speech, Privacy & Technology Project.