树上的鸟儿成双对，绿水青山带笑颜；随手摘下花一朵，我与相公夹书间；他种地来我织毛衣，我烤蛋糕来他浇园；寒窑虽偏远能避风雨，夫妻恩爱苦也甜……当记者请Connie阎简单介绍她在加拿大素里的生活时，Connie用这么几句新编的黄梅戏歌词做了俏皮的回答。
Connie移民来加拿大已经11年了，最初她是在多伦多登陆的。作为技术移民的她既没有丰厚的经济条件，也没有好的专业技术可以很快找到工作，于是在登陆最初的日子里，省吃俭用成为她日常生活的习惯。
移民前走南闯北做生意
Connie是山东人，在大学学的是贸易专业，出国之前在贸易公司工作过，后来就自己开公司做矿产品开发机械的贸易，2001年还把自己的矿产品机械的生意做到印度去了。所以她大学毕业参加工作后，一直是走南闯北的，经历了许多生活和工作的波折，最后选定在素里买房定居，每天赏花后院中，悠然见蓝天。
Connie是个巧手能干的人，初到多伦多时，由于没有工作，就自己在家里学着做一些家人想吃又舍不得买的食品，她学做的第一种食品就是寿司，在得到一个在寿司店工作的好朋友传授的经验后，她试做的寿司得到了家人的一致夸奖。于是她学做各种蛋糕、饼干、蛋糕上的装饰糖花、装饰水果等，越做越有心得。
在满足了家人的口福之后，她竟然还在西人开的Bento寿司店里和YIG Bakery蛋糕烘焙店里找到了工作，不过，那个时候，Connie觉得这两份兼职工作都是临时性的，是自己走入加拿大社会的一点尝试，和贴补家用的暂时行为。
后来，Connie随着丈夫回流到中国的济南生活，那是2008年。因为丈夫在济南有工作，Connie就没有生活的压力了，但她是个闲不住的人，当她看到当地报纸上的一个国际猎头公司招聘糕点课程讲师时，她就勇敢地去应聘并获得了聘用。
回流济南 获聘糕点讲师
这个培训班是为培训去日本工作的糕点制作工人的，Connie的烘培经验和技巧都是靠自己琢磨出来的，而且她最初做这些蛋糕产品都是为了家人食用，所以特别注重健康的因素，她把这些独特的因素贯穿在自己的讲义中，深受公司和学生们的喜爱。
教课之余，Connie用了一些时间把自己的烘焙作品图片放到博客里，朋友们看了都赞不绝口，就有人建议她开店卖蛋糕，她始终想着是当消磨时间来做蛋糕的，也不想太多的资金投入到开店中，就赶着当时的时髦，在中国有名的淘宝网上开起了“淘宝蛋糕店”，基本只供应同一个城市的客户。
这段在淘宝上卖蛋糕的生意虽然经营的时间不长，但给Connie留下了很宝贵的经历和美好的回忆。那时候，她都是有订单才加工，所以供应给客户的蛋糕很新鲜，但价格比普通糕饼店会稍微贵一点儿，有的客户在订蛋糕时会质疑为什么比普通糕饼店的贵，Connie就耐心解释小批量生产的效率低，还有她的原料都是选质量比较好和价格贵的等等；比如她总是买贵的天然奶油做蛋糕，这样做成的蛋糕既健康、口感也好很多。
淘宝开店 味道佳好评多
有一位客户听了Connie的解释后，接受了她的价格，吃了她的蛋糕后，果然感觉口感很不同，于是这位客户在Connie的淘宝蛋糕店的客户反馈一栏里写了几百字的评语，非常客观地赞扬了Connie做的蛋糕好吃的地方，这个评语也让Connie大为感慨：人与人的交往是靠真诚换真心的。你自己的做事方式和做人原则是怎么样的，你也会得到相应的回报。
几年过后，Connie又随着丈夫回流到温哥华，丈夫在本地一家贸易公司供职，她自己则凭着高超的裱花技术在糕饼店找到了兼职工作，这个糕饼店在温哥华，是当年她在多伦多短暂工作时的那个YIG Bakery蛋糕店的连锁店，当时的偶然尝试行为为她后来找工作打开了方便之门。
虽然她在这一行真正从业时间并不长，但她善于研究和琢磨，特别注意加拿大人都主张的健康饮食的概念，所以她非常乐于在奶油裱花中加一些可爱的水果雕刻制成的鲜花或小动物形象，既丰富了蛋糕的健康食材，也让整个蛋糕的造型更有动感和生活气息，深受客户喜爱。
回流再回流 安家素里
那段时间他们过得挺开心，经过回流再回流的折腾，Connie夫妇很渴望赶紧找个地方安家，安定下来，不再漂泊了。他们大约花了三个多月的时间看房子，选地区；温哥华的房价太高了，他们不想给自己太大的经济压力；列治文的华裔人口太集中了，几个主要购物中心一到周末就人潮涌涌，车位难寻，无法放松地逛街和购物，当然如果是爱热闹的人又另当别论了；本拿比、高贵林的房子好多在山上，冬天雨季开车总得小心翼翼的……
最后，他们选定了北素里Fleetwood 20年左右的独立屋，结构舒适而不奢华，宽大的前、后院，满足了他们夫妻养花种草的心愿，Connie的老父亲有时候也从多伦多的儿子家里来她们家里小住一阵，那后院就成了老人家施展拳脚的地方。
而素里房屋合理的价格，让他们夫妇只要一人工作就可以轻松地应付房贷，Connie也就懒得每天跑温哥华去上班，就在家里专职相夫教子，做点自己喜欢的事情就好了。
有了大把的闲暇时间后，Connie把丢弃多年的老爱好——织毛衣——捡了回来。她从网上看到心仪的毛衣款式后，就去商店里买相应的毛线，然后改成合适自己的尺寸和颜色搭配，兴冲冲地开始编织。每天开始编织之前，她泡一壶好茶，放着好听的音乐，碟子里备几块自己烤的饼干或芝麻糖，……然后在洒满阳光的客厅沙发上，飞针走线地编织，编织到一半时，她会给半成品拍张照片，放到博客上，请朋友们点评款式和配色。有时候她的一件毛衣还没有织好，就被朋友看中了，她也无所谓，织好后送给朋友，她自己再挑新的款式，配别的颜色，重新体验创作与完成的快乐。
织毛衣烤饼干都成生意
让Connie意想不到的是，由于互联网的作用，她在家里慢慢享受自己爱好的同时，还结识了许多朋友，进而还给自己带来了生意和收入。由于不用赶时间上班，Connie有了更多的时间结交朋友，而最便利的结交朋友的方式是在网上加入一些华裔新移民组成的QQ交友群和各种协会。
Connie加入的QQ群就有一个叫“素里吃货群”，在这个群里，大家互相交流购买食品、烹饪佳肴、享受美食的各种经验，她的烘焙技巧很快得到其他群友们的赞赏。
她进群后不久，恰逢素里的菲沙华人协会举行中国元宵节晚会，鉴于Connie平时的热心和高超的烘焙水平，晚会组织者委托她为晚会烘焙一批蛋糕，供300人食用。她很高兴有机会展露手艺又结交更多朋友。不计成本做出20多个香甜可口的蛋糕，成功亮相。之后大家给她起了一个外号“康师傅”。
让“康师傅”从自家厨房走出来的是“素里吃货群”的群友小艾。Connie为她的儿子生日Party烘焙出动物小饼干和大蛋糕，被小朋友抢着吃。从这个订单开始，Connie就陆续在群里接了不少蛋糕、饼干、芝麻糖、凤梨酥的订单。在元宵节过后的一个月，她竟然接了总值1700元的订单。这让她大受鼓舞。
Connie在加拿大的生活就是这么惬意，每天睡到自然醒，在鸟语花香中，编织时尚的毛衣，烘焙健康的食品，结交知心的朋友，和爱人一起，坐看花飞蝶舞，行挽云淡风清。 |
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</a> The LongRiver consortium abandoned plans to bid for SevernTrent last month after the water utility spurned its multipleapproaches and allowed a bid deadline to expire, disappointinghedge funds who bought its stock in anticipation that the dealwould be sealed.
</a> St. Louis, Missouri, had the least expensive gasoline in thecountry at $3.01 per gallon, according to the Lundberg survey,while drivers in San Francisco--often the country's priciestgasoline market--again paid the most, at $3.88 per gallon.
</a> U.S. officials are largely optimistic about the chances that the security pact will win approval from the Loya Jirga, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Monday that progress toward an agreement was "on track".
</a> Earlier this month, anti-immigration campaigners were angered by Migrationwatch claims that immigration figures have been undercounted. The group said that the number of âEU immigrants has been undercounted by half a million over a 10-year periodâ. It claimed on Thursday that the revised numbers would mean around four million extra migrants in Britain.
</a> The state court judge in Michigan's capital of Lansingordered Orr to withdraw the bankruptcy petition because thestate law that allowed Snyder to approve the bankruptcy violatedthe Michigan Constitution. The governor lacks the power to"diminish or impair pension benefits," according to the rulingby Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina.
</a> The data is the latest sign of resurgent conditions in the property sector, with the latest Nationwide figures also showing that house prices rose 0.6pc between July and August and 3.5pc year-on-year this month.
</a> Garrard, who hasnât played in the NFL since 2010, was signed by Gang Green in the offseason. However, he retired before training camp began. He recently approached the Jets looking for a second chance, which he received, and has practiced in each of the last two weeks. Garrardâs largest role is expected to be as a veteran mentor for Geno Smith.
</a> The U.S. Internet company joined Japan's SoftBank Corp in backing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's planned partnership structure. Yahoo, which owns24 percent of Alibaba, stands to reap huge windfalls from an IPOas Alibaba's market valuation would add billions of dollars tothe two companies' assets. Yahoo is also keen to sell part ofits stake.
</a> When Melcher finally turned Manson down, he was at risk of losing major face with the Family. He very much needed to move them to an even more isolated location, Death Valley. But there was no money. In the violent scramble for funds, Manson swindled, then murdered a drug dealer. When a Family associate was arrested in another extortion attempt gone lethally wrong, Manson had every reason to fear the cops would close in on him.
</a> Another attraction of foreign-currency CDs is their yield, typically much higher than anything that can be found in U.S. bank products at the moment. EverBank is offering 5.75 percent interest on a three-month CD for the Brazilian real, for instance.
</a> France can now count a First Baby among its ranks. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed a baby girl into the world on Oct. 19, much to the delight - and relief - of the First Lady. "Quite frankly, I can't stand it anymore," Bruni-Sarkozy, 43, previously told French magazine Le Parisien of her experience being pregnant. "I spend most of my time either sitting down or lying down. I can't smoke or drink anymore. I'm in a hurry to get it over with."
</a> Montreal, Maine & Atlantic used a railway siding in Nantes to store rail cars set aside for Tafisa, a particleboard manufacturer located in Lac-Méganticâs industrial park. The practice did not contravene any safety regulations, but it meant MM&A engineers were unable to pull onto the siding when parking trains during a crew change.
</a> Aniston invited a stock of celeb friends to their Bel Air mansion for a birthday celebration Saturday in honor of her man. Guests included couples Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi, Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney, and Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka.
</a> When A-Rod began the assignment July 2-3 with Class-A Charleston he said the first phase would not be about results, but rather getting accustomed to playing every day. Right now is about the time he thought there could be improved results. âI said it was going to be around Game 10, 11 or 12 that I would hopefully start impacting the ball. . . . and the ball is definitely coming off the bat different,â he said.
</a> "It's not the people who need the blood's fault that the ban is in place," said Daugherty, who is not averse to gay men choosing to lie in order to donate. "It's most important that they get the blood they need."
</a> Most fundamentally, Americans are not united in this concept, and as the chart below shows, the percentage of people who consider themselves wealthy differs drastically by income. According to UBS's data, most people consider being wealthy as the freedom from financial constraints on what they are able to do, and $5 million seems to be the number to get there.
</a> CircleUp, whose compensation is tied to the performance ofits portfolio companies, says it admits only businesses that itbelieves have a real shot at success. It provides services farbeyond investor matchmaking, including introducing portfoliocompanies to potential partners. It recently hosted officialsfrom consumer giant Procter & Gamble to an "incubator day"featuring presentations from CircleUp companies.
</a> Netanyahu brandished a cartoon time-bomb in his U.N. speech last year to illustrate his view that time was running out to curb Iran's nuclear arms ambitions. Israeli sources predict he will opt for a less flashy approach due to the delicate nature of the outreach with Iran but will still stress skepticism.
</a> Russia has also been criticized because of an anti-gay lawthat was passed in July that would ban âpropaganda of non-traditional sexual relationsâ among minors. Individuals whoviolate the law could be fined 5,000 rubles and non-Russian maybe jailed for 15 days and deported.
</a> "We strive to make each day at Pegatron better than the last for our employees. They are the heart of our business. That's why we take these allegations very seriously," Pegatron's CEO Jason Cheng said in the statement.
</a> At the height of the sub-prime crisis, the exposure to mortgage credit risk built up by a small division of AIG shocked regulators. Who will be the AIG of interest-rate risk when the next interest-rate shock hits?
</a> According to the most recent survey by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011 about 21 percent of adults who smoke traditional cigarettes said they had tried the electronic alternative, up from about 10 percent in 2010.
</a> - Consume high-fat dairy instead of low-fat dairy. A Harvard University study showed that women who ate more than two portions a day of low-fat dairy foods were 85 percent more likely to be infertile due to ovulatory disorders than those who only ate it less than once a week.
</a> With more than 20 years of published writings about technology, as well as industry stints as everything from a database developer to CTO, David Chernicoff has earned the term "veteran" in the technology world.
</a> We may never be able to hide information about who we are communicating with over a public network. I write “systematically” because ad hoc schemes using (yes!) obscurity will still be as available as they always have been.
</a> A nursery school that once balanced precariously near the edge of a sheer drop now has a balcony, many of the steepest steps in the favela have had railings fitted and recycling bins dot the area to discourage residents from stockpiling rubbish.
</a> The central bank's policy board is expected to review the three special loan programs in November or December. In addition to extending the operation beyond March 2014, the board may also opt to combine the programs to simplify their operations, said the sources who asked not to be named.
</a> As tough as these courses are, Stewart says participants have the opportunity to learn from failure. "The best thing about obstacle races is they're challenging, but in the end they're forgiving," he says. "This is not life or death: This is a challenge, this is a race, this is still fun and the idea is to push yourself as far as you can and once you've gotten there, well, you've learned something. And the next time you show up you can work on getting a little better."
</a> Do you actually think Obama, congress or senate are the least bit worried? They will get paid and get another whopping 25% pay raise when all is said and done. Politicians couldn’t care less that ground beef is now $4.59 a pound and chicken is just as high, yet they expect people to eat and spend money to help the economy recover.
</a> Check periodically to see that the beans are still covered in liquid and add more stock as necessary. The length of cooking will depend on how fresh the beans are. This season’s beans will cook within one hour; older ones may take two hours or more.
</a> "A Nikiski area liquefaction plant and export terminal will be a multi-billion investment and huge shot in the arm to both Alaska's economy and confidence in our state's energy future," U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, said in a statement. "A gas line from Prudhoe Bay to the Kenai Peninsula can meet Alaska's in-state energy needs while supplying the energy-thirsty countries of the Asia Pacific."
</a> In 2011, the company conducted a more limited review into its practices after a Bloomberg television anchor said on air that he had used client log-in data in his reporting, but no policy changes resulted, according to the report released Wednesday.
</a> "The key is that while the rest of the world would likeChina to grow at 10 percent, policymakers are happy for growthto maintain between 7-7.5 percent over the coming year," saidSavanth Sebastian, economist at CommSec in Sydney.
</a> “The rufa red knot is an extraordinary bird that each year migrates thousands of miles from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back, but – like many shorebirds – it is vulnerable to climate and other environmental changes,” said Service Director Dan Ashe. “In some areas, knot populations have declined by about 75 percent since the 1980s, with the steepest declines happening after 2000. We look forward to hearing from the public with any new scientific information as we consider the proposal.”
</a> This is a type of cookie which is collected by Adobe Flash media player (it is also called a Local Shared Object) - a piece of software you may already have on your electronic device to help you watch online videos and listen to podcasts.
</a> In real life this part of the world is an area in the Western crook of Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island. With its looming snowy peaks and shimmering grasslands, it feels disorienting on screen, huge and yet powerfully remote. Campion, who grew up in New Zealand but now lives in Sydney, has what she calls a “hut” there, where she spends part of each year.
</a> "On track, Nissan uses the latest biometric training technologies to improve the performance of our Nissan Nismo Athletes and it is this technology we want to bring to our fans to enhance their driving experience and Nismo ownership."
</a> Teachers and school communities are a vital component to the healthy functioning of our society and yet in the UK, teacher morale is in crisis, external criticism is rife and sickness due to stress is exploding.
</a> Fronstin gives the example of a plan that would offer freediabetes medication, while at the same time raising deductibles."Something will be taken away while you'll see something elsebeing enhanced," he said.
</a> In a statement issued on Sunday, Minister of Transport Denis Lebel issued a statement saying that "the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is conducting a full investigation" and that "should any deficiencies be identified, we will not hesitate to take appropriate action.
</a> MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1 percent, having earlier hit a freshthree-month high. It has gained nearly 3 percent so far thisweek and was up more than 8 percent in two weeks.
</a> Tour operators in Egypt fear the now-ousted Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohammed Morsi would frighten off unmarried couples. Currently, though, the chaos in Egypt has choked off tourism to a trickle.
</a> The study admits that all this will be very challenging in technological, operational, social and political terms. For example, achieving targets for bioenergy would require the use of nearly 9% of the worldâs total arable and pasture lands.
</a> Motivated and in shape, Bynum has the potential to get Cleveland back near the top more quickly. A force on the floor, the 280-pounder will give Brown a defensive presence to protect the rim and he can do enough on offense to keep teams honest inside.
</a> U.S. INSURER American International Group Inc hasextended the deadline for the sale of its $4.8 billion ILFCaircraft leasing unit to a Chinese consortium to Aug. 31, BasisPoint reported citing sources.
</a> "It's again a tribute to the nimble trading in their fixedincome group and that's what they're always known for," saidJack De Gan, chief investment officer at Harbor Advisory Corp inPortsmouth, New Hampshire.
</a> Many people like to use this app to store “very personal” photos, especially because many parents let their kids play with their phones and they often times open up the camera app. KeepSafe founder Zouhair Belkoura uses the app for separating out work sketches and ideas from personal photos of friends and family.
</a> She said the EU had developed a "strong reputation as a trusted interlocutor", and pointed to successes such as brokering a deal between Serbia and Kosovo, and working to democratise Somalia.
</a> Cantwell also focused particular criticism on Citigroup’s Faisal Khan, who alleged to the committee in his prepared materials that a 93-year old maritime law represented an unnecessary burden on petroleum shipping costs, among other external factors.
</a> The government departments involved were Business, Innovation and Skills; Health; Children, Schools and Families; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Culture, Media and Sport; Northern Ireland Office and Cabinet Office.
</a> "It was incredible that he was allowed to get away with it. This stuff about Gordon not knowing, I'm sorry, it was absolutely key to the relationship I had (with his minister) there was an understanding of what was acceptable and what wasn't acceptable. You couldn't have the relationship without that."
</a> Globally, the solar industry has made significant gains in driving down costs over the last five years, but it has yet to be weaned off big subsidies. Solar power remains an inefficient source of energy and is hugely expensive - installing 35 GW of solar capacity would cost around $50 billion, plus the subsidies needed for solar producers under long-term power purchase agreements with the government, analysts said.
</a> It remains unclear what steps the military is planning after Friday's show of strength -- whether it would try to break up sit-ins by Morsi supporters or attempt to arrest more than a dozen Brotherhood figures who have warrants against them.
</a> On Friday night, the couple held a reception for 300 guestsat the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan for a preview of thenew exhibition of works by Belgian painter Rene Magritte -"Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938."
</a> euronews: Just on that issue of emotion. We’ve seen a very hard bargaining stance from France in recent weeks.Paris insisted that its audiovisual sector was excluded, even before these negotiations kicked off. What do you make of that? Does hard bargaining really work if we want to defend our interests?
</a> The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 83.8 points to finishat 5,230.9. The benchmark rose 0.4 percent for the week. NewZealand's benchmark NZX 50 index added 0.5 percent tofinish at 4,740.8. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Anand Basu)
</a> Former colonial power France - which intervened earlier this year to oust Islamist rebels from another one of its former colonies, Mali - has been reluctant to get directly involved in the crisis. It has urged African nations and the African Union to do their utmost to resolve the crisis among themselves.
</a> London police and Santander said in a joint statement that 12 suspects were arrested Thursday following an attempt by a bogus maintenance engineer to install a keyboard-video-mouse â a device typically used to control several computers at once â onto one of the bank's computers at a branch located in a south London shopping center.
</a> "I'm very happy if there are emotions," the thin, wiry 49-year-old Denic told Reuters in an interview at the opera house's press office on Wednesday, a few hours before he, Castorf and the production team took their now infamous curtain call in which the booing went on for some 10 minutes.
</a> Touch ID, which was only introduced on the top-of-the-lineiPhone 5S, lets users unlock their devices or make purchases oniTunes by simply pressing their finger on the home button. Ituses a sapphire crystal sensor embedded in the button.
</a> Meanwhile, up to 50 firefighters were called to a blaze which started in a 20-tonne pile of rubbish and spread to a neighbouring plastics recycling plant in Sheffield at around 2.30pm on Sunday.
</a> It remains unclear whether high premiums may coax additionalgrain supplies into the market. Farmers who sold most of lastyear's diminished haul last summer, when futures hit recordhighs, can now afford to gamble with the remainder. Some mayhold out, hoping prices will rise as the squeeze intensifies.
</a> PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - European shares dipped early onWednesday as nagging concerns over a potential U.S. governmentshutdown at the end of the month and uncertainty about theoutlook for the Federal Reserve's stimulus programme keptinvestors on edge.
</a> Marlon Byrd hit his 19th home run -- one shy of his single-season career high -- of the season right before Davisâ shot in the third, the second time this year the Mets have hit back-to-back homers. Daniel Murphyâs two-run shot in the fourth was his 10th of the season. The Mets scored first for the eighth straight game, with Recker coming home on Eric Young Jr.âs groundout in the second.
</a> Merger activity helped boost technology stocks withInvensys up 1.2 percent on reports General Electric may lodge a $5.3 billion, bid that could trigger a battlefor the British software company with France's SchneiderElectric.
</a> "A small taper seems to be what the market is expecting," says former Fed economist Joseph Gagnon, who thinks the central bank will pull back its bond purchases to somewhere between $70bn and $75bn monthly.
</a> "The question is, the NFL always comes at a pretty hefty price tag. ... Can you make it work in a way that creates any economics for anyone other than the NFL?" Freer told Reuters on the sidelines of Variety's Sports Entertainment Summit.
</a> The S&P/ASX 200 index added 3.8 points to 5,262.9,extending Tuesday's 1.0 percent gain. New Zealand's benchmarkNZX 50 index added 0.2 percent to finish at 4,758.8. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
</a> Meanwhile, Kay Matheson struggled to negotiate the unfamiliar route to Oxford, being forced to stop for directions several times. Eventually she realised that her repeated inquiries would leave a trail for the authorities to follow, and struck out instead for the house of an English friend in Birmingham. The journey was long, at one point stalling altogether when the car boot swung open and her piece of the Stone fell out. On arrival she left the car and its contents at the friend’s house and made her way to Scotland by train.
</a> Activision will have "the focus and flexibility to drivelong-term shareholder value," Kotick said. "The importance ofthis transaction is that it gives us the opportunity to reallyreward our public shareholders and you see that in theaccretion."
</a> There was much discussion about the dessert portion of the meal. When someone suggested he get a cookie, the president reminded the employees behind the counter that “I’m not on furlough” and was not eligible for their free cookie offer.
</a> That should mean a camp full of players who are hungry to prove themselves to the league, and grateful to the Giants for getting an opportunity. And every single one of those players will drive past MetLife Stadium daily, knowing that the NFL season will end in East Rutherford, one way or another.
</a> The rouble is also being supported by central bankinterventions to stem the currency's slide. At current levels ofthe dollar-euro basket, the bank is selling around $200 millionper day, traders say.
</a> Chuck Michel, a Southern California attorney who advises the National Rifle Association on gun rights issues, said that with the exception of a bill phasing out the use of lead in ammunition used in hunting, Brown vetoed the measures that were of greatest concern to the NRA.
</a> Its minerals have been smuggled throughout the region, causing a diplomatic incident between DR Congo and Kenya two years ago when it was discovered that Nairobi was at the centre of multi-million dollar smuggling ring.
</a> Previous studies have linked obesity to chronic migraines, which by definition occur at least every other day. But there's less evidence on whether weight also plays a role in less frequent migraines, researchers said.
</a> –There is a distinct lack of progress on gun control. This was one of Obama's main priorities this year. But Vice President Joe Biden, the administration's lead figure on the issue, admitted this week that, even though the administration is still pushing privately for action, there has been little movement toward the administration's position.
</a> Like third-largest operator Bouygues, France's leadingtelcos Orange and Vivendi's SFR are racing tobuild fourth-generation mobile networks and sign up customers tonew offers featuring five times faster mobile Internet speeds.
</a> Importantly that is not just a complaint about Scotland. It is a complaint about the Westminster system itself. Over 60 per cent of people in England do not trust the UK government to act in Englandâs best interests. And in none of the questions we asked about Englandâs constitutional options did more than a quarter plump for the status quo. Over half favoured some form of England-specific, England-wide political arrangements: the top choice (of a third or so) was special arrangements for English laws in the UK parliament; second was a free standing English Parliament at around 20 per cent.
</a> At 74, Harper is the oldest celebrity competitor in the cast. She says she has a strained knee for which she’s receiving therapy, but added that she “wouldn’t be doing this if it was endangering me in any way.”
</a> Four months later, in December 1891, he became engaged to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, a German Protestant. The engagement did not last long. Eddy became feverish on January 8 1892 and died a week later.
</a> "Like most companies, Jones Group has ongoing relationships with a wide range of advisors," a spokeswoman for the company said in a statement. "As a matter of practice, the Company does not share the specifics of these relationships."
</a> Comedian Patrice O’Neal died on Nov. 28 after suffering a stroke in late October, his friends confirm. He was 41. The 'Opie and Anthony' radio show, where O’Neal was a frequent guest, confirmed the sad news on Twitter the next day. 'Yes it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I've ever known PERIOD. #devastated,' host Opie tweeted. O’Neal, a long-time fixture in the New York comedy scene, was a diabetic.
</a> Obama said Wall Street should be worried about the debtceiling. "I think this time's different. I think they should beconcerned," Obama told CNBC. "When you have a situation inwhich a faction is willing potentially to default on U.S.government obligations, then we are in trouble."
</a> A statement about the operation from Police Scotland Asst Ch Con Ruaraidh Nicolson said: "It focused on the activities of individuals sympathetic to dissident Republicanism but who are not affiliated to any specific group.
</a> The system, which can involve withdrawal of medication, food and fluids, was developed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the city's Marie Curie hospice in the 1990s to provide a model of best practice in the care of dying patients.
</a> However, employers have been more reticent about adding new workers to payrolls. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its services index fell to 54.4 last month after nearing an eight-year high in August. The pace of hiring cooled, with the employment sub-index slipping to 52.7 last month, a four-month low.
</a> Written by a judge-led commission that the Pakistani government set up shortly after U.S. special forces killed bin Laden in 2011, the 336-page report is based on interviews with 201 sources including members of his family and various officials.
</a> In a statement on Monday, Patriot said it struck a deal fornew collective bargaining agreements and retiree healthcarebenefits, which members of the United Mine Workers of Americamust ratify. Terms of the deal have yet to be filed publicly onPatriot's electronic bankruptcy docket.
</a> SIR – I fail to understand why it takes an alleged chemical attack to persuade Western powers to consider military intervention. Agreed, the use of such weapons is a terrible thing but does not the killing and maiming of innocent civilians by high explosive ordnance equally merit a firm response from those nations that consider themselves to be the arbiters of fair play in civil wars?
</a> âThey were poking me on my nose and they were, like, looking me in my eyes,â added Davis, who works as a community rep for the Knicks. âThey had my hands like, tied up and the next thing you know, I was f------ in Montebello, dude, burning rubber on the way back to L.A. It was like four oâclock in the morning.â
</a> In interviews in Lebanon and Jordan, aid agencies and refugees confirmed that refugees remain largely unaware of available services, especially outside of camps. Services are often out of easy reach, and women must secure transportation or child care to use them.
</a> Since his expulsion, the Communist Party has been hit by more scandals. On Jan. 24, Xinhua reported that police in Chongqing cracked a criminal ring accused of hiring women to seduce local officials and then secretly filming the encounters to blackmail them. One official caught on tape having sex with a woman, former district-level party secretary Lei Zhengfu, was sentenced to 13 years in jail in June for taking bribes. Former railway minister Liu Zhijun was given a suspended death sentence earlier this month for accepting bribes and abuse of power.
</a> The other object, Mars, is much fainter â shining about the same brightness as nearby Procyon â and sits about halfway between Jupiter and the horizon. When Mars isnât bright enough to give a commanding presence, it can be located by following its descriptive nickname. They donât call it the Red Planet for nothing! Another give away is that, while the neighboring stars twinkle, Mars does not. Its steady light indicates that it is a planet, not a star.
</a> He has benefited from the reputation of his father, Heydar,who led the country out of the economic chaos of the 1990s and awar over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous territory controlled byethnic Armenians. About 30,000 people were killed in the war.
</a> The minutes showed that several policymakers were willing toconsider lowering the 6.5 percent threshold if they determinedthat an even easier policy stance was needed. Still, a fewworried changing the threshold could cause it to be viewed as amoveable goalpost, which could undermine its effectiveness.
</a> He has worked in South Africa, Burundi, Portugal and as part of the Vatican's diplomatic team at the United Nations in New York. His office is on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace inside the Vatican City, yards from the papal apartments.
</a> The saddest paradox revealed in the poll is that ordinary Americans agree with the elites about what it takes to get ahead, or at least to stay afloat, in the 21st-century United States. Half of the respondents said that college was the best way to earn and maintain membership in the middle class. But almost half – 49 percent – thought that only the upper class could afford to pay for their children’s higher education.
</a> Jon Crossfield, a director with City realtor Savills, which advised on the deal, said, "This transaction a potentially landmark transaction, given it is the first by a Chinese Insurance company overseas. It is a high profile and confident entry to the market for them and further illustrates the dominance of overseas investors in London at present."
</a> Ryan maintained that âevery single team is talented, including us,â but the truth is that Johnson and new general manager John Idzik have given Ryan the nearly impossible task to win this year with one of the least talented rosters in the NFL.
</a> Park(ing) Day was founded by Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, in 2005 to raise awareness for the need for green spaces in urban environments. Philadelphia celebrated Park(ing) Day for the first time in 2008 with over 25 installations for relaxing, cycling, creating art, education, and socializing.
</a> Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, criticized the proposal even before Obama's speech, saying: "Republicans want to help families and small businesses, too. This proposal allows President Obama to support President Obama's position on taxes and President Obama's position on spending, while leaving small businesses and American families behind."
</a> The priorities are similar to the factors the Justice Department has previously considered in determining whether to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries. But the memo also clarifies that just because a regulated marijuana operation is big and profitable isn't reason enough to raid it.
</a> Now that Bridget is returning once again to the single life, with the very real responsibilities of children by her side, she can show us "how much we need satirical fictional heroines to shed light on the absurdities of our condition," writes Butler.
</a> (c) there being no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, preliminary or permanent enjoinment, or other order threatened or issued and being in effect by a court or other Third Party which has the effect of making the Acquisition or any acquisition or proposed acquisition of any shares or other securities in, or control or management of, any member of the Wider Abbey Protection Group by any member of the Wider Markel Group or the implementation of either of them, void, voidable, illegal and/or enforceable under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or otherwise directly or indirectly prohibiting, preventing, restraining, restricting, delaying or otherwise interfering with the consummation or the approval of the Acquisition or any matter arising from the proposed acquisition of any shares or other securities in, or control or management of, any member of the Wider Abbey Protection Group by any member of the Wider Markel Group.
</a> Acknowledging a "lowering of trust" in U.S. spy agencies, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said he would consider measures including limiting how long data is kept and releasing more information about how it is used.
</a> Before Saturdayâs game, Baxter hadnât played for the Mets since June 9; he was demoted on June 10 after a slump in which he went 3-for-30 over 26 games. âI knew I wasnât playing well, that was the reality of it,â Baxter said. âI was trying to make adjustments on the fly and unfortunately what I was doing wasnât working.â
</a> After opening a retail space in Paris furniture store Silvera, Chimere's next target is the United States. Stouls said the company was also working on new ideas for products such as beehives for the design-conscious apiarist.
</a> The FCO urges travellers to keep their valuable documents safe at all times on their adventures, and warns: âYour passport is not always safer on you â lock it in a safe if you have access to one. Make two photocopies of your passport â leave one with friends or family and take the second with you, or store it online using a secure data storage site.â
</a> Aquis, founded a year ago by Alasdair Haynes, the formerchief executive of rival share trading platform Chi-X Europewhich now belongs to share market operator BATS Global Markets, wants to shake up European equities trading byintroducing subscription-based pricing for market users modelledon the mobile phone market.
</a> Diplomats in New York said Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin questioned some of the findings in chief U.N. chemical investigator Ake Sellstrom's report at a closed Security Council meeting on Monday. Churkin, they said, asked Sellstrom to describe the quality of the weapons that dispersed sarin.
</a> This week is sure to see mobile phone releases from Samsungand next week will reveal the new iPhone. Competition has never been tougherbut Sonyâs phone is a contender: sleek, powerful and with an awesome camera.
</a> Meanwhile Lu Wei, director of the State Internet Information Office, told a forum on internet social responsibility on Saturday that "big-Vs" or Internet celebrity "VIPs" should "promote virtues".
</a> BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.
</a> The CARD Act requires banks to give customers at least 45 days notice before making key changes to their accounts, such as altering its fee or interest rate structure. While they don't have to provide small business owners with the same type of warning, four of the eight largest issuers in the country have proactively adopted this policy for all of their customers.
</a> The study had 46 participants, aged 60-85, engage in 12 hours of the training over the course of a month. During that time, they vastly improved their performance in the game, and at the end of that time, they were just as good as 20-somethings who had never played it before.
</a> He took Maureen McDonnell on a $15,000 shopping trip in New York, he gave $15,000 for catering at the wedding of McDonnellâs daughter and he gave a $6,500 Rolex watch intended for the governor. He also gave a $10,000 wedding shower gift to another McDonnell daughter.
</a> The new approach to sentencing, and more lenient treatment of some recreational drug users, are in line with policies Obama has pushed since his first presidential campaign in 2008, when he declared that the “war on drugs was an utter failure.”
</a> Domestic rivals Tencent Holdings Ltd and AlibabaGroup Holding Ltd are also investing to stimulaterevenue growth, with Alibaba this year buying stakes in SinaCorp's social-networking website Weibo and innavigation and maps firm AutoNavi Holdings Ltd.
</a> "I think (the Vatican suspension) is a good decision," said Bernhard Dobelke, a priest in Solingen, a town north of Limburg. "Thinking about what to do and probing which of the allegations made against him are true is a good outcome."
</a> She has criticized QE, saying it could promote asset bubbles and higher inflation, though she said Tuesday that inflation expectations right now "seem to be in a good place." She has dissented at every FOMC meeting so far this year; its next meeting is at the end of July.
</a> The euro was steady after staging a rebound overnight onnews from Italy that as many as 20 senators from SilvioBerlusconi's centre-right party were ready to break away,dealing a blow to his plans to topple Prime Minister EnricoLetta's coalition government.
</a> Clancy was the author of more than 25 books. Seventeen of those reached the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Several of his books, including "Clear and Present Danger," and "Patriot Games" were adapted into blockbuster films. His most famously and frequently used fictional character is Jack Ryan, an investment broker turned academic and CIA agent. Ryan stars in eight of Clancy's novels, beginning with "The Hunt for Red October," and has been played by Ben Affleck and Harrison Ford in films based on the books.
</a> âThe New York Yankees in no way instituted and/or assisted MLB in the direction of this investigation; or used the investigation as an attempt to avoid its responsibilities under a player contract; or did its medical staff fail to provide the appropriate standard of care to Alex Rodriguez,â the team said.
</a> By January 2014, wholesale prices could fall back to under 10 rupees a kg as farmers, tempted by current high prices, boost production. Some farmers could be hit by huge losses then – effectively setting the scene for the next price rise a year ahead.
</a> Sgt. Alain Tremblay said that autopsies were being conducted on the bodies of the boys. It wasn't clear exactly when results would be available, but Tremblay said he expected they would provide details on what happened to the young victims.
</a> With Saturday's attacks, at least 612 people have been killed since the start of Ramadan, according to an Associated Press count. Along with security officials being killed, there have been multiple bloody attacks targeting civilians in cafes as they broke their daily fast. It's been the bloodiest Ramadan in Iraq since 2007.
</a> Many public health organizations worldwide recommend eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day, but previous studies have been inconclusive on whether meeting that guideline helps improve health and by how much, researchers said.
</a> In 2011, when Siri arrived on Apple’s iPhone 4S, Bennett’s friends were playing around with the system and remarking on the similarity between the computerized voice and the voice of their friend. When Bennett went to Apple’s website to investigate her friends’ claims, she heard Siri’s voice and knew that it had been derived from her own voiceover recordings for the GM Voices/ScanSoft project.
</a> In debt markets, German Bund futures edged back intonegative territory in thin trade and euro zone periphery bondseased, but investors refrained from placing big bets before thisweek's monetary policy decisions and data.
</a> While the shale gas grants have attracted the most attention, Heinz also funds many other environmental grants on issues such as storm water, pollution from coal, public parks, and general education and outreach. They also fund many other programs that focus on children, art, and education.
</a> I'd be interested in hearing COL Ritchie's understanding of military law and whether it is more difficult there to get a "not guilty" verdict.  Is there little precedent for people getting cleared in a military court after a  "drug induced (iatrogenic) psychosis"?  E.g., are there few or no cases of "steroid psychosis" that went well for the defendant? Â
</a> Ministers will make available £12bn of guarantees to lenders â enough, they believe, to support £130bn of mortgages, with the buyer paying a deposit as low as 5%. The government gives lenders who offer low-deposit mortgages the chance to buy a guarantee on the portion of the mortgage between 80% and 95%. If a borrower gets into financial difficulty and their property is repossessed, the government will cover a chunk of the lender's losses.
</a> After nearly four years of legal delays, prosecutors will lay out their case against Hasan in opening statements at hismilitary court martial on the base where he is accused of theattack on Nov. 5, 2009.
</a> And in a sign of the budget fights that lie ahead this autumn, senior Republicans queued up to dismiss the speech even before it was delivered, charging that while the build-up and pre-publicity from the White House had been worthy of Bond film, the speech itself contained old policies and was more like "midday rerun of some '70s B movie".
</a> "To this end, equal footing, mutual respect and the recognized principles of international law should govern the interactions," he said. "Of course, we expect to hear a consistent voice from Washington."
</a> Other Arctic animals, fortunately, are easier to encounter. Each day we would head off in inflatable Zodiacs – this being one of Quark’s first family-friendly expeditions, the teenagers usually went off with the ebullient Val, their immensely knowledgeable leader.
</a> The annual price growth of more than 12 percent reflects a startling recovery since a massive housing collapse. In mid-2012, the year-over-year figures turned positive and moved swiftly upward. Pent-up demand and limited inventory are two factors that have driven prices upward, and they both continue to keep home prices climbing, says Ellen Haberle, economist at real estate brokerage Redfin, in an email to U.S. News. Still, she sees prices flattening out before the end of this year.
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</a> He is having the kind of run now that happens when extraordinary champions are healthy and in a groove. He has no tape on his knees and topspin to spare. He is having quite a summer, the sort of streak that only the greatest players ever experience.
</a> He noted that the U.S. often finds itself in a Catch-22 related to the Middle East: it's bad-mouthed either for "meddling" or "blamed for failing to do enough to solve the region's problems."
</a> Danone Dumex took more infant formula tins off supermarketshelves in Singapore as a precautionary measure after being toldby Fonterra that the product was packed on a production linethat may have held residue of the questionable material,Singapore's Channel NewsAsia reported, quoting a statement fromDanone Dumex.
</a> Because Mr. and Mrs. Kroeger, who appropriately tied the knot on Canada Day July 1 in the South of France, think of themselves as rock royalty they obviously prefer to sip from Moser crystal gilded gold flutes that will set their rich VIP friends back $615 each and $185 pewter chalices (she wants 16 of those, please).
</a> "I immediately threw the spear down with the fish because there was an enormous pool of blood around me and that shark was swimming all through the blood, sort of looking around, for more," continued Mr Norrie.
</a> “If you’re serious about commemoration at such a place of horror, then you don’t pay such a visit during an election campaign,” she told the daily Leipziger Volkszeitung.
</a> We hope that both documents give clear answers, thereby presenting less opportunity to vacillating politicians to avoid reaching a final, very necessary, decision. It was depressing to learn that at a recent CBI dinner, Nick Clegg was still questioning whether the UK needed any new capacity at all.
</a> Smith said he decided to sell the Ferrari because he wanted it to go someplace where it could be seen and enjoyed. Since his father's death six years ago, Smith said, the car has been kept in an airplane hangar.
</a> Paradigm Capital Inc analyst Spencer Churchill said Kerimovhad fallen out of favor with Belarusians and if Kogan, a closeally of Kremlin and (Vladimir) Putin, would end up with morestake at Uralkali, the dispute with Belarus would be defusedquickly.
</a> If Israel decided to use Cyprus's terminal to export its own gas. the project would remain on schedule. If not, there couldbe a delay of between one and two years until further Cypriotdiscoveries come online, Ellinas said.
</a> Slovenia President Borut Pahor said on Thursday that thecountry would be able to solve its financial problems withoutinternational help.($1 = 0.7555 euros) (Reporting By Marja Novak; Editing by David Goodman)
</a> To prepare for that possibility, which is still small, banksand money funds have begun taking steps to avoid any exposure toTreasuries bills they see at risk of delayed payments. Interestrates on bills maturing at the end of October have risen sharplyin the last week.
</a> âI will just say first I know the concern for Jake . . . we have the same concern . . . we donât know the extent,â he said. âHe injured his hip, from there we donât know much more than that. He was in pain.â
</a> The documents, described as "union multilingual standard forms", are being rolled out across the European Union from next year. They will carry the same weight as official British documents, but can be used in any member state.
</a> To cheering and applause from union autoworkers in Liberty, the Democrat tore into Congress, demanding that it fund the government and raise the debt ceiling without touching his signature accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act. “We’re not some banana republic,” he told more than 1,000 at the new Ford stamping plant near Claycomo. “This is not a deadbeat nation. We don’t run out on our tab.”
</a> The space agency's All-sky Fireball Network currently consists of 12 cameras. Six of them are in the Southeast (spread across Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee), while two apiece are in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Mexico.
</a> Universally praised by the field, the setup seemed to make for an impressive leaderboard while bringing in all types of players. By pinching in the fairways the longer you went, it took driver out of the hands of the big hitters and evened things up for guys like Furyk.
</a> Blockages of the artery can be diagnosed if there are symptoms like chest pain or shortness of breath during exercise, or by way of a stress test — either physical exercise on a treadmill, or taking medicine that simulates exercise.
</a> U.S. group Emerson Electric was in talks to buyInvensys a year ago, while a report in May 2012 said Germany'sSiemens, Switzerland's ABB and U.S. giantGeneral Electric had also made informal contact.
</a> If you decide at age 60 to buy a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit for $100,000, Fidelity offers a product from MetLife that will charge you a fee of $1,900 a year if the product covers only you, or $2,050 a year if you want the product to provide income for your lifetime and that of a surviving spouse.
</a> BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.
</a> A controversial study from the Heritage Foundation released in May estimated that over a 50-year period, the cost of legalizing the country's 11 million immigrants would be $6.3 trillion. The Heritage Foundation took into consideration everything from the estimated cost of immigrants accessing welfare programs like food stamps, which they are not eligible to do for 13 years, to the cost of providing health care and education for immigrants and their children.
</a> Left-hander Francisco Liriano held the Reds to one run on four hits over seven innings and was backed by two home runs from catcher Russell Martin as a standing-room only crowd of more than 40,000 at PNC Park waved black hankies and roared their support at Pittsburgh's first playoff game in 21 years.
</a> Overall, women are almost twice as likely as men to suffer from depression. However, some experts feel that depression in men is under-reported. Depression has no racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries.
</a> With the tired job growth, demand for office space left the vacancy rate in the third quarter well above the 12.5 percent average U.S. vacancy rate seen in the third quarter 2007. During the recent cycle, the vacancy rate hit a high of 17.6 percent in late 2010 through the first quarter 2011.
</a> The Daily News has some of the most memorable photos in sports history. From legendary boxers and iconic tennis players to golfing greats and fabled Olympians, the Daily News has the photos you want of the once-in-a-lifetime sports moments. Find yours today and relive history.
</a> Meanwhile the beachgoers were swabbing them with wet T-shirts. One of the newspaper issued reports on Monday that nearly seven of the dolphins have already passed away, six of the total seven died on the Upanema beach.
</a> This year we celebrate the fifth annual PPR Structured Product Awards. The 13 awards are divided into two, covering the products delivered to market over the past year and the support services that are also essential to the market. All the awards are designed to highlight not just the winners but the strengths and capabilities of the range of providers in this highly innovative market.
</a> Qingdao Haier, which makes and distributes washing machines,refrigerators, air-conditioners and other appliances, has amarket value of some $5.8 billion. Trade in its shares washalted on Sept. 12, pending an announcement.
</a> Itâs hard for a Tiger Beat poster boy to change his stripes â but allegedly spitting on people and peeing on custodial equipment isnât edgy â itâs âBabyâ behavior. Timberlake, the 'N Sync crooner-turned âSexyBackâ singer could show the Biebs how to grow up with grace. And if Timberlake canât get Bieber in a âSuit & Tie,â maybe he can at least convince him to put a shirt on.
</a> The Yanks (82-73) failed to gain major ground as the Rays, Indians and Rangers all won, leaving the Bombers 31/2 games behind wild-card leader Tampa Bay, three behind second wild-card team Cleveland and 21/2 back of Texas. The Yanks host the Rays for three games starting Tuesday. They did pass Baltimore and Kansas City in the chase.
</a> It really began to unravel about a week ago, as polls indicated that Americans overwhelmingly blamed Republicans for the congressional stalemate that had closed national parks, delayed death benefits for military families, suspended medical research and closed a range of other federal programs.
</a> After being confronted by the alleged victim's mother in 2011, Michael Le Vell texted a message saying: "Make sure she knows the magnitude of her lies. This is like a life-changing thing. It could cost me my job. It's not just a schoolyard story."
</a> The Institute for Supply Managementâs index unexpectedly rose to 56.2, the strongest since April 2011, from 55.7 a month earlier, the Tempe, Ariz.-based groupâs report showed Tuesday. Readings above 50 indicate growth. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 55.
</a> âIt shows our economic plan of doing more business withChina and also making sure more economic activity in Britainhappens outside the city of London is working,â he said in atelevision interview with Sky News from Beijing, where heâs on atrade mission with delegates including London Mayor BorisJohnson and representatives of U.K. technology companies.
</a> Even when scientists began using computer programs in the 1970s, limits in processing power forced them to focus on small molecules. They also had to choose between using classical or quantum theories of physics.
</a> Li's Hutchison Whampao Ltd has put Hong Kong'sdominant supermarket business up for sale, asking for $3-4billion. The operator of China's second-largest supermarketchain has said it is interested in ParkNShop and discussedselling non-core units to fund future acquisitions withoutmentioning specific assets.
</a> The striker - still wearing protection on the head wound that sidelined him for the defeat at Liverpool and England's draw in Ukraine - put the hosts ahead in contentious fashion as the German side appealed furiously for offside.
</a> Hassan wants to be put to death so that he can achieve martyrdom. Please do not give him this opportunity. Put him in the general population in prison for the rest of his life, without possibility of parole. I will gladly allow my tax dollars to be used toward this purpose.
</a> Boehner said before the White House meeting the decision to move a clean increase a GOP effort at meeting Obama halfway. "It's time for leadership. It's time for these negotiations and this conversation to begin," he said.
</a> Yet, we've become a throw-away society (and not in the recycling sense). The wastefulness is staggering. (For example, it costs less to go buy a NEW printer than it does to have the old fixed!! Of course, you could just go to the library and print whatever you need for a few dimes & nickels - but even dimes & nickels add up, plus the cost to get to & from the library, and your time & effort, etc, etc. Okay so much for the bad hair day.) But where does it all end?
</a> Hospital operators are increasingly looking to grow through acquisitions as they seek to gain leverage in negotiations with health insurers and reinforce their presence in local markets, and as they brace for diminishing payments from government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
</a> Nickel, whose share of the winnings will amount to about $9million, said she intends to keep her job until her retirementin 18 months. Some of the winnings will go towards finishingrepairs on her home, which took on 7 feet (2 metres) of waterwhen the region was hit by Superstorm Sandy last October, shesaid.
</a> The so-called single supervisory mechanism is the first of three pillars of the bloc's planned banking union, the cornerstone of efforts to turn the tide on the 17-nation eurozone's three-year-old debt crisis.
</a> Among other leading figures whose convictions were upheld were Engin Alan, a retired general elected to parliament as a member of the National Movement Party in 2011, and retired general Bilgin Balanli, who had been in line to become air force commander before his arrest.
</a> He expected the euro to struggle over the next few monthsand end the year at $1.25, as improving U.S. data was likely tosee the Fed trimming its massive stimulus, moving interest ratedifferentials in favour of the dollar.
</a> The electric motor produces 170Nm torque to boost accelerationand drives the vehicle in "EV" mode, where this motor also acts asa generator, harvesting kinetic energy through regenerativebraking, charging the battery when the vehicle is slowing. ForWired.co.uk, this boost was most welcome nipping in and out oflanes in the frankly horrific traffic on the way from Delhi to Agra(let alone dodging unexpected incoming tractors on dualcarriageways, which is an all-too-often occurance during ourtwo-day drive).
</a> "The pen will have two functions -- calligraphy and orthography mode," Daniel Kaesmacher, the 33-year-old co-founder of Lernstift, told ABC News. "When it comes to orthography mode -- the pen will be able to recognize words and compare the word it recognized to a language database. If the word isn't recognized it will vibrate."
</a> Nicholas Sloane, senior salvage master, said: ‘‘It’s a big concern to everyone especially us and the families, so when we bring it upright we’ll have underwater cameras that will see exactly what is on the seabed and the authorities will be looking for the missing people – that’s one of the priorities.”
</a> Meiji Yasuda, Japan's second-largest life insurer by premiumincome after Nippon Life Insurance Co, beat SumitomoLife Insurance Co to win the auction that alsoattracted private equity firms Carlyle Group LP, KKR & Co and CVC Capital Partners.
</a> The agency, which offers mortgage lenders guarantees againsthomeowner defaults, told Congress it does not have enough cashto cover projected losses on the loans it backs. It said itneeds the subsidy to shore up its insurance fund to maintain arequired capital cushion.
</a> OneOfTheSheep: “Wonât work. EconCassandra/PseudoTurtle, flashrooster, and Foxdrake_360 are all mouth and no cash. They want societyâs âpowers of persuasionâ employed to take from the producers and give to the takers for the âgood of allâ.
</a> She is one of those bosses who stands up on the work of her subordinates. Her former coworkers hate her. With her new backward policies at Yahoo (no home office), its likely that many of her new colleagues hate her too.
</a> For a full meal, consider Frankie & Benny’s, a Fifties-themed American Italian restaurant with a children’s play area and views over the airport, offering affordable breakfasts and pizza, pasta and burgers; £4.95 for two-course children’s daytime menus and unlimited soft drinks.
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</a> She also admitted involvement in the attempted arson of U.S. Forest Service Industries in Medford, Oregon, and pleaded guilty to eight counts of arson for the 1998 torching of a Vail ski resort in Colorado.
</a> Worried that the recent improvement is solely down toDaimler's product cycle, some analysts argued that it couldstruggle to close the gap on BMW and Volkswagen's Audi. BMW and Audi had margins of 9.8 percent and 10.5 percentrespectively in the first half, against 4.9 percent at Mercedes.
</a> Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader in the U.S. Senate, has, along with the RNC, joined McCutcheon's side in the case. The court has granted McConnell's attorney permission to take part in the one-hour oral argument. This is not the first time the Kentucky senator has challenged campaign finance laws, and his involvement has led to accusations that a ruling against the limits could create a fundraising bonanza for Republicans and constitute a defeat for Democrats.
</a> The first crew of four is slated to launch in September 2022, and should touch down on Mars in 2023. The group estimates that the cost of landing the first four settlers will be about $6 billion, and plans to fund this by selling advertising for a reality TV program documenting the mission's progress, all the way from the astronaut selection process through the settlers' first few years on Mars.
</a> "Another possible explanation is that they are cashing in on a glut of young frogs or toads which can be very common near the water's edge in early to mid-summer as they begin to emerge on to land.
</a> ROME, Oct 4 (Reuters) - An Italian Senate committee onFriday recommended that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconibe expelled from parliament after his conviction for tax fraud,paving the way for a final decision this month that could sealhis political fate.
</a> From "Laguna Beach" to the altar! Kristin Cavallari and her Chicago Bears fiance Jay Cutler tied the knot during an intimate ceremony at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, Tenn., on June 8, 2013. The couple, who welcomed baby boy Camden together in August 2012, were married in front of a small group of friends and family. Cavallari, 26, donned a stunning strapless Monique Lhuillier dress for the occasion along with a billowing veil and carried white peonies. The two had been engaged since November 2011.
</a> Icahn last month ended his months-long effort to block the deal, smoothing the way for the largest buyout since the financial crisis. Icahn, the company's second largest shareholder at the time, said he would no longer try to head off the deal, and that a war with the billionaire founder and the company's board "would be almost impossible to win."
</a> It also requires new city employees to split pensioncontributions evenly with the city. San Jose, which has twopension funds, currently pays $8 toward pension benefits forevery $3 contributed by its employees, according to Dave Low, aspokesman for the mayor.
</a> "But it's obvious that North Korea is a tough nut to crack and the U.N.'s means are limited. There would need to be profound political changes in North Korea to make headway in the field of human rights."
</a> “We never wanted it to be like that,” says John, an engineer and trained physicist. “When we started house hunting, the rented home we were living in was damp and expensive to heat and we were absolutely sure we didn’t want to live in another house like that, especially as we had a baby on the way.” The problem, common to many young couples, was that they couldn’t afford all the items on their wish list. They needed to be near a train station for work, and, keen on growing their own vegetables, they wanted a decent sized garden.
</a> The debate between business interests and consumer groupsplayed out internally at the agency, with Republicancommissioners Daniel Gallagher and Troy Paredes advocating for alift of the ban quickly. Democratic Commissioner Luis Aguilarurged that it be completely rewritten to include measures tokeep investors safe.
</a> Waving goodbye to Brazil, it was a trip to remember for the first Latin American head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis’s five-day visit to the country had aimed to breathe new life into the institution.
</a> Still, Archer had faced the minimum 13 batters and allowed no hits until Lyle Overbay rapped a single to center with one out in the fifth. Brett Gardner's two-out double in the sixth was the Yanks' only other hit against Archer, who also walked none to improve to 4-0 with a 0.73 ERA in five July starts. The hard-throwing righty was acquired when Tampa Bay dealt Matt Garza to the Cubs in 2011.
</a> Former professor Heather Ann Clements returned to Asuza Pacific University as Heath Adam Ackley â a transgendered man. The theology professor was asked to part ways with the university after being open about his gender transition.
</a> Valencia, a city of about two million people, is the capital of Carabobo. A statement from the attorney-general's office said Sebin agents had found "criminal items of interest" during the raid to arrest the mayor.
</a> We’d have had Larry Lucchino wrestling on the mound with Stan Kasten. We’d have imported Larry Bird for a home run hitting contest with Magic Johnson. We’d have asked Carl Crawford why he made up all that stuff about a “toxic” atmosphere in Boston. We’d have asked Adrian Gonzalez if he minded playing late-night games in the World Series. We’d have teased Josh Beckett about a billboard (of Beckett) that still adorns the Kenmore Square T stop.
</a> Cyrus, 20, was seen gyrating and twerking on stage with Robin Thicke, 36, during a joint performance of his hit 'Blurred Lines' and her own 'We Can't Stop.' During the act, Cyrus also provocatively touched herself with a foam finger.
</a> The net positive impact on Nokiaâs valuation could add up to about $6.7 billion, or $1.80 per share from this deal ($1 $0.60-$1.10 $1.33). The upside to this depends on how effectively Nokia is able to monetize its patent portfolio now that it will not have a handset division to worry about while suing others. It is not therefore very surprising that Nokia has already added almost $6 billion to its market cap since the deal was announced this week.
</a> “Commensurate with the political will of the leadership of the United States and hoping that they will refrain from following the short-sighted interests of war-mongering pressure groups, we can arrive at a framework to manage our differences,” said Rouhani, adding however that Iran expects to hear a “consistent voice” from Washington.
</a> Ellison said he and the city had unrealistic expectations when they signed "very, very complex development deals," with neither anticipating how difficult it would be to obtain federal and state development permits along the waterfront, or how costly it would be to repair city piers.
</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> The 23,000-square-foot mansion, now known as Casa Casuarina,will go on the block at a bankruptcy auction on Sept. 17,according to Lamar Fisher, president of the Fisher AuctionCompany. The auction will be held at the mansion.
</a> Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in an open letter to customers late Tuesday that Starbucks Appreciation Day events "disingenuously portray Starbucks as a champion of 'open carry.' To be clear: we do not want these events in our stores."
</a> The lack of confidence is evident not only from the play-it-safe Michelin-beige decor (walls in pastels or covered with Regency-style wallpaper, parquet flooring, spotlighting; perfectly pleasant but bland and lacking character). There was also a sense of the staff straining to be lovable characters as they unleash a fearsome volley of “splendidos” and “fantasticos”.
</a> "I think it is extremely significant that yesterday, Sunday,within a week of the resolution being passed, some chemicalweapons were already being destroyed," Kerry said at a jointnews conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov atan Asia-Pacific summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
</a> Curiosity previously found evidence of an ancient environment that could have once been suitable for microscopic life. Scientists still hope to uncover signs of organic molecules, considered the chemical building blocks of life, at the base of Mount Sharp.
</a> Following the deaths of around 80 Mursi supporters on Saturday when security forces opened fire near one of the sit-ins, government pledges of action have raised concerns of more casualties. By pushing back any move to break up the sit-ins, the government has given the mediation effort a chance.
</a> In early July, all 12 Atlantic City casinos took the first step to secure Internet gaming permits by notifying New Jersey regulators of plans to partner with Internet gaming providers, according to the gaming division.
</a> The prosecutor said a new law enacted two weeks after the women's arrest eliminated sentence reductions for good behaviour for people convicted of drug trafficking. Previously, parole was possible after 32 months for drug couriers who pleaded guilty.
</a> Rihanna’s photo, which quickly got more than 200,000 “likes” online, also caught the attention of Phuket police officials who arrested the two men they say provided the animal as a photo prop.
</a> "No country has the capacity to establish absolute protection" of its communication networks, Amorim told the Senate's foreign relations committee. "Even in an ideal situation, there would not be a shield that could completely protect us."
</a> Congo's U.N. peacekeeping mission announced on Tuesday it was setting up a security zone around Goma and the nearby town of Sake, which briefly fell into M23 hands last year, to prevent the population being caught up in renewed fighting.
</a> Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are giving Brangelina a run for their money. The teen stars posed for a photo, posted on Bieber's Instagram page, that may give fans a look into their future. Posing on a picnic blanket in a park, Bieber and Gomez were all smiles as they sat surrounded by six adorable babies. "Brangelina 2.0 hahahahahaha," the "Baby" singer jokingly wrote in the photo caption, referring to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's famous brood of six children.
</a> So well, in fact, that Jacobs is the biggest reason the Giants (0-6) had their best chance to win in weeks. He kept the offense moving, even when it looked like Eli Manning wasnât on the same page with some of his receivers. He kept them in the game until Manning threw it all away with his third interception.
</a> The trucks will be built and fielded by a team from South Africa, one of the countries where the Ranger is produced and where similar vehicles are contested in the Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship, which adheres closely to Dakar rules.
</a> "At the same time, we wouldn't overstate the dollar'svulnerability," they said, adding that their analysis suggestedthat the market is no longer holding long dollar positions andthe possibility of an end to the shutdown meant investors willbe reluctant to get too bearish on the dollar.
</a> Though Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's relationship is often thought to be on the rocks, the two shared a passionate embrace together on the beaches of Mexico. Spending some rare family time away from Hollywood, Scott landed a kiss on his girl.
</a> If the wizards who hacked into your account forgot to change your password and you can still log in â do it immediately and change that password. Oh, and make it stronger, stranger and less "you." That means no birthdays, addresses, kids' names, dogs' names, maiden names, favorite movie names, favorite band names, or anything else that you might otherwise feature on your Facebook page.
</a> You donât have to spend a fortune in order to entertain your pet. The most common household items can turn into pet playtime pieces with a little imagination. Most pets seem to have great interest in paper bags, particularly if there is a treat in it. Drop some treats in paper lunch bags and allow your pet to go to town on them. It is like a treasure hunt for your pet and you can stimulate their curiosity while at the same time allowing them to tear up an item you deem acceptable. Empty plastic bottles can also provide an inexpensive alternative to store bought toys again by putting a treat or another toy inside and allowing your pet to have at it. Just make sure the bottle is properly washed before you give it to your pet and that there were no dangerous chemicals in it before.
</a> "Let's be clear. Under the law on the quality of theenvironment, the minister does not ask for or suggestcompensation ... he orders it. It's not optional," QuebecEnvironment Minister Yves-Francois Blanchet said in a statemente-mailed to Reuters.
</a> The European Commission, which has to approve the state aid,has criticised Austria for the pace of its restructuring ofHypo. The bank's supervisory board chief and chief executiveboth resigned in the last two months. ($1 = 0.7661 euros) (Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Louise Heavens;Editing by Louise Heavens)
</a> However, a transition to a fully open market in which properties in parts of the country at risk of flooding are charged the full cost of insurance will take up to 25 years to introduce, he has suggested.
</a> "Fan girls, whether it's the Walking Dead or Disney in general, have deep attachments to the characters of their favorite series or show," Wade said. "When they choose to portray a character they share a connection with as oppose to a passing fad, they are more likely to adopt some of that character's characteristics on Halloween. Which also could lead them to choose to hold themselves to a higher standard than their more scantily clad peers."
</a> When they returned back home the next day and saw the report of the amber alert for Anderson, they notified authorities. Authorities quickly located a blue Nissan, owned by DiMaggio, covered in brush on Friday.
</a> And then there's Just Dance, which is taking a drastically different road. On Thursday night, for the second year in a row, Ubisoft's flagship dancing game series had a presence in New York City's Fashion Week. This time, the company staged a Just Dance with Boy Meets Girl fashion show, partnering with designer Stacy Igel. Igel, apparently, based her spring line around the video game.
</a> Congress clamped down on such travel in 2007 after disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal tainted many Republicans with close ties to him, contributing to their 2006 election losses in the House of Representatives.
</a> The U.S. dollar index rose 0.1 percent against abasket of currencies. The euro was flat, recovering fromearly pressure after French and Italian industrial productiondata fell short of market expectations.
</a> "Our findings linking the follow-up biopsy result to lymphoma risk will lead us to redouble our efforts to better understand intestinal healing and how to achieve it," said Lebwohl, a member of the Celiac Disease Center.
</a> "The Trussell Trust itself says it is opening three new foodbanks every week, so it's not surprising more people are using them. They also agree that awareness has helped to explain their recent growth.
</a> Radio 4 has just been speaking to Charlie Cornish, the head of the Manchester Airports Group, after Chancellor George Osborne said a Chinese company would invest in the airport there. "Developing a relationship takes time. And what we've got to do is create an environment where that would work," he adds.
</a> But the public is owed more than a statutory rewrite offered in trade for an investigative stand-down. Having created a 25-member commission that he touted as âthe best minds in law enforcement and public policy,â Cuomo should instruct the panel to go where it wants, how it wants â and then stand well back.
</a> Long haul carrier AirAsia X Bhd raised $310 million in anIPO and made a modest debut on Wednesday. Energyand water firm Ranhill Energy and Resources Bhd isexpected to price its $240 million IPO on July 15.
</a> "Nokia’s share of the smartphone market will fall to 3 per cent in 2013, down from 5 per cent in 2012 unless Nokia follows this launch with a strong new smartphone portfolio across all price points in the autumn," he said. "Additionally, Nokia must continue to invest in content and services to bolster the range of Windows Phone app choice and quality.”
</a> But the 63-year-old Henry, who becomes the largest employerof journalists in Boston with his purchase of the Boston Globefrom the New York Times Co, has a somewhat tattered image in acity that once celebrated him as a hero. Some of his problemsstem from columnists and reporters who will now call him boss.