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Those who are current members of the CCP or its affiliated organizations are with these statements resigning their membership ; former members use these statements to sever all association with these organizations . mahdi::member##prep_of##Mahdi_Army::APW_ENG_20070422.0916.LDC2009T13::16 It was not the first time al-Maliki has flexed his political muscle in a bid to force the Americans to back down . In October , U.S. forces pulled down roadblocks around Baghdad 's eastern slum of Sadr City hours after al-Maliki gave the order . The Shiite prime minister was said to have feared an explosion of violence among members of the Mahdi Army that is headquartered in Sadr City and was loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr . It was not immediately clear if the announcement by al-Maliki in Cairo was part of an effort to win Arab Sunni support . Aides to al-Sadr , who had been a key al-Maliki backer but has since withdrawn his support , also denounced the barrier 's construction as an unacceptable move by the United States , saying it feared Shiite areas in Baghdad like Sadr City would be next . mahdi::member##prep_of##Mahdi_Army::eng-NG-31-142149-10023913::60 Every government building should be empty from intruders , he said in an interview in his office , which is decorated with several photographs of him with Gen. David H. Petraeus , the top U.S. commander in Iraq . Many of these families have houses . The general said a member of the Mahdi Army , a Shiite militia loyal to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr , lived in the building in Zayouna . Iraq 's government , controlled by political parties at odds with Sadr 's , has cracked down on the militia in recent weeks . Abadi acknowledged that the Mahdi Army member was a resident and said that she often urged him to leave the militia . mahdi::member##prep_of##Mahdi_Army::NYT_ENG_20080331.0233.LDC2009T13::17 Leaders in Nasiriya , the site of intense battles between militias and government forces , said that 165 people had been killed and 300 injured . The police chief in the holy city of Karbala said that 12 people had been killed and 500 arrested as a result of the fighting there . And at a news briefing in Basra , Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf , a spokesman for the Interior Ministry , asserted that in nearly a week of fighting , government security forces had killed 215 members of the Mahdi Army , wounded 600 and arrested 155 . He did not give casualty tolls for the government forces . mahdi::member##prep_of##Mahdi_Army::AFP_ENG_20070727.0509.LDC2009T13::7 The US military could not immediately comment on the incident . At least three of the dead were Mahdi Army fighters , according to Razak al - Musawi , a local spokesman for the political movement of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr , which commands the militia . The Americans were looking for a well-known member of the Mahdi Army named Hamza Matrud . There were three people killed and seven wounded from the Mahdi Army , he said . Cities in south-central Iraq have seen several running battles in recent months between rival Shiite militias and US and Iraqi forces . mahdi::member##prep_of##Mahdi_Army::APW_ENG_20070124.1282.LDC2009T13::13 Six insurgents are killed and 27 are detained , some of them foreign Arabs . -- July 15 , 2006 : Seven people are wounded after a mortar attack near the street . -- June 24 , 2006 : Fighting in the alleys and doorways of the street kills a member of the Mahdi Army , a Shiite militia , along with five Iraqi soldiers and three police officers . Eight suspected insurgents are arrested . -- June 23 , 2006 : Iraqi and U.S. military forces clash with attackers armed with rocket-propelled grenades , hand grenades and rifles . cpi::rise##nsubj##CPI::XIN_ENG_20070130.0385.LDC2009T13::6 The report , released by the research department of the China Construction Bank , predicts China will maintain a GDP growth of about 10 percent this year , with inflation remaining low and Renminbi appreciating by some 5.5 percent . The central bank is also expected to increase the required reserve ratio for commercial banks three or four times this year at a pace of 0.5 percentage points , says the report . China 's consumer price index , or CPI , rose 2.8 percent last December . Some analysts say the increase will force the central bank to raise interest rates . Some disagree , however , saying rising inflation does not necessarily trigger a rise in interest rates . cpi::rise##nsubj##CPI::AFP_ENG_20071105.0495.LDC2009T13::10 The wholesale price index -LRB- WPI -RRB- in October rose 5.69 percent year-on-year , which was up a seasonally adjusted 0.62 percent month-on-month , the DGBAS said . Comparative data for September showed the WPI rising by 4.63 percent year-on - year and increasing by a seasonally adjusted 0.48 percent month-on-month . In the 10 months to October , the CPI rose 1.35 percent , the core price index grew 1.13 percent and the WPI gained 6.05 percent from a year earlier . cpi::rise##nsubj##CPI::APW_ENG_20070411.0789.LDC2009T13::10 Most food prices -- including for grains , meats , fish and other items -- rose from a year earlier , but were slightly offset by a decline in olive oil prices . Clothing was 4.4 percent more expensive than a year earlier , while prices in the category of hotels , cafes and restaurants were up 3.4 percent on the year . Measured on a month-on-month basis , March CPI rose 2.3 percent from February , the National Statistics Service said . -------- . On the Web : . cpi::rise##nsubj##CPI::CNA_ENG_20080505.0042.LDC2009T13::15 Excluding the impact of the Taiwan dollar 's appreciation , the WPI for imported commodities valued in U.S. dollars soared by 20.41 percent , Wu said . The biggest culprits were skyrocketing international fuel and commodity prices , such as crude oil and corn , which have risen 207 percent and 270 percent , respectively , since the beginning of 2006 . Although the annualized inflation rate of 3.7 percent is more than double the 1.8 percent rate seen in 2007 , Wu noted that it was still lower than in China , Hong Kong and Singapore , whose CPIs have rised 8.0 percent , 4.6 percent and 6.6 , respectively , in 2008 . Despite upward trends in both the consumer and wholesale price indexes in the first four months , Citibank Taiwan predicted the annual CPI rise in 2008 to land at 2.3 percent , citing a potential drop in international commodity prices in the fourth quarter . Cheng Cheng-mount , Citibank Taiwan 's chief economist , cautioned , however , inflation could rise further due to potential rises in domestic fuel and electricity prices , with the state-owned oil refiner CPC Corp. , Taiwan , and Taiwan Power Company ready to raise prices to meet soaring international energy material costs . cpi::rise##nsubj##CPI::AFP_ENG_20070919.0478.LDC2009T13::5 The Labor Department 's consumer price index -LRB- CPI -RRB- compared with analysts ' expectations for a flat reading . It was the first decline in the headline inflation index since October 2006 . The core CPI , which excludes food and energy costs , rose 0.2 percent , in line with Wall Street expectations . Over the past 12 months , prices have risen 2.0 percent while the core index showed a 2.1 percent increase . storm::weather##dobj##storm::eng-NG-31-102460-10984702::37 This crisis originated in the US and is mainly hitting the US , he said . In Europe and Germany , such a package would be neither sensible nor necessary . Unlike the US two-tier banking system , he said , Germany 's three-pillar system had weathered the storm . The network of savings banks , much derided in the past by US critics , had provided business with more credit in the first half of this year than in the same period last year . In Germany , the three-pillar system has acted as a stabilising factor , he said , and was continuing to provide the economy with sufficient liquidity . storm::weather##dobj##storm::APW_ENG_20081106.1164.LDC2009T13::39 Also , while it is clear that a recession will hurt the tech sector , things do n't figure to be as bad as they were during the dot-com bust , which helped spark the last recession . This time around there is no tech bubble to burst . So while corporate customers are temporarily putting projects on hold and delaying upgrades to weather the economic storm , Minton said that overall , businesses are still optimistic about technology . . storm::weather##dobj##storm::APW_ENG_20071128.0870.LDC2009T13::12 The big worry for economists is that consumers and businesses will cut back on spending and investing , dealing a blow to the economy . The odds of a recession have grown this year . Still , many economists remain hopeful the country will be able to weather the financial storm . Against the backdrop of such uncertainty about how forces will play out with consumers and businesses , Kohn once again said Federal Reserve policymakers must remain nimble . In his view , these uncertainties require flexible and pragmatic policymaking , Kohn said . storm::weather##dobj##storm::APW_ENG_20070713.0867.LDC2009T13::1 Latvian central bank chief confident that economy can weather storm . RIGA , Latvia 2007-07-13 13:45:46 UTC . Despite high inflation , excessive wage growth and massive consumption , Latvia 's economy -- the fastest growing in the European Union -- will stabilize and survive the storm unscathed , Latvia 's central bank chief said Friday . storm::weather##dobj##storm::AFP_ENG_20080313.0074.LDC2009T13::2 EU leaders wary of US recession , rocketing euro , oil prices . EU leaders fretted on Thursday over the rocketing euro , runaway oil prices and a likely US recession , but still voiced confidence that Europe 's economy can weather the growing storm . Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said that fellow European leaders were worried about the dramatic market swings , which lifted the euro , oil and gold to new record highs . Clearly we are worried about the euro 's exchange rate , and the prices of oil , gold , raw materials and agriculture commodities , he said , describing market turmoil as a big problem . atlanta::write##prep_for##The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution::NYT_ENG_20080813.0118.LDC2009T13::26 In almost every case we 've eliminated some of those steps , if not all of them . . Kelly Yamanouchi writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . E-mail : kyamanouchi AT ajc.com . atlanta::write##prep_for##The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution::NYT_ENG_20080131.0068.LDC2009T13::71 . A : In 2004 , as I recall , everyone just took quaaludes and went to sleep . John Kessler writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . E-mail : jkessler AT ajc.com . atlanta::write##prep_for##The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution::NYT_ENG_20080501.0053.LDC2009T13::30 The capper in earning the Cayman the biggest thumbs-up is the price tag . This world-class performance vehicle carried a sticker price of $ 52,635 . Rob Douthit writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . E-mail : rdouthit AT ajc.com . atlanta::write##prep_for##The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution::NYT_ENG_20080104.0052.LDC2009T13::50 Jason Kidd , Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter - New Jersey . This group might be a bit past its prime , everyone but Jefferson , but they 're still as dangerous as any trio here when they 're playing their best . Sekou Smith writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . E-mail : sksmith AT ajc.com . atlanta::write##prep_for##The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution::NYT_ENG_20080229.0061.LDC2009T13::36 So far , have n't had to do that . . Rick Minter writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . E-mail : rminter AT ajc.com . sfax::town##prep_of##Sfax::AFP_ENG_20070924.0458.LDC2009T13::5 Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia are one point ahead of Tout Puissant Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group A and the contenders complete their six-match programs with away fixtures . Al-Merreikh of Sudan are much better placed in Group B with a three-point advantage over Dolphin of Nigeria , who must win the top-of-the-table clash 5-0 next month to squeeze through on head - to-head records . Sfaxien outclassed Astres Douala of Cameroon 3-0 in the Mediterranean town of Sfax via goals from Congolese Blaise ` Lelo ' Mbele , Ivorian Blaise Kouassi and Hamza Younes after leading 1-0 at half-time . Unlucky runners-up to Al-Ahly of Egypt in the African Champions League last year , the Tunisians have been outstanding at home in the second-tier continental competition , scoring 19 goals without reply in six outings . Mazembe outplayed South African visitors Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in the southern city of Lubumbashi in a match both teams had to win to remain in contention . sfax::town##prep_of##Sfax::XIN_ENG_20081127.0042.LDC2009T13::7 Following these efforts , we expect oil production to rise to 9 . 4 million tons next year , more than 20 percent increase over that of 2008 and 2007 , he added . Chelbi said the country plans to invest 3 billion dinars in the sluggish mining sector eyeing better output especially in southern towns of Sfax , Gafsa and Gabes . Tunisia produces some crude oil but it has run deficits on its balance of energy for years . It widened to 800 million dinars so far this year following the soaring oil prices which reached over 140 dollars per barrel . sfax::town##prep_of##Sfax::AFP_ENG_20081005.0218.LDC2009T13::4 The odds on an all-Tunisia African Confederation Cup final shortened Sunday after CS Sfaxien and Etoile Sahel achieved significant results . Title holders Sfaxien triumphed 3-2 over InterClube of Angola in Luanda and former winners Etoile came from behind twice to force a 2-2 draw against Asante Kotoko of Ghana in Kumasi . Victory lifted Sfaxien from the Mediterranean town of Sfax to 10 points in Group A , three more than compatriots Club Africain with Harras al-Hodoud of Egypt a further point adrift and InterClube out of contention . Etoile , the only team to win every African Football Confederation club competition , lead Kotoko on goal difference in Group B with Al-Merreikh of Sudan and JS Kabylie of Algeria a point behind . The last series of mini-league fixtures in the African equivalent of Europe 's UEFA Cup is set for mid-October with group winners advancing to a two-leg final next month . sfax::town##prep_of##Sfax::AFP_ENG_20080920.0364.LDC2009T13::3 Football : Gift goal takes Sfaxien back to top . Title holders CS Sfaxien of Tunisia regained top spot in Group A of the African Confederation Cup with a 1-0 win over Harras al - Hodoud of Egypt this weekend . The 26th-minute winner in the Mediterranean town of Sfax came gift-wrapped from Hodoud goalkeeper Mathurin Kameni , an elder brother of Cameroon and Espanyol guardian Carlos . He allowed a low free kick from defender Issam Merdassi to slip under his body into the net at the 20,000-seat Taieb Mhiri Stadium for the lone goal of a match in which Sfaxien created most of the scoring chances . Kameni crowned a disastrous performance when he was sent off one minute from full-time by the Mauritanian referee for fouling Ghanaian Agyemang Opoku on the edge of the penalty area . sfax::town##prep_of##Sfax::AFP_ENG_20070420.0036.LDC2009T13::16 Tunisian clubs CS Sfaxien and Gaouafel Gafsa are also well placed to make the playoffs that determine which eight clubs go forward to the group phase in search of a 400,000-dollar first prize . Sfaxien trail Issia Wazi of Ivory Coast 1-0 after conceding a goal on the stroke of half-time in Abidjan to leading Confederation Cup scorer Wilfried Bony , who raised his tally to six from three matches . But Swiss coach Michel Decastel believes unlucky 2006 African Champions League runners-up Sfaxien will sweep Issia aside in the south eastern town of Sfax . After losing the Champions League final against Al-Ahly of Egypt to a stoppage time goal , Sfaxien lost key players like defender Wissem al-Abdi and midfielder and captain Anis Boujelbene to Cairo clubs . I am now focusing on building a new team and with the Tunisian title beyond our reach , the African Confederation Cup is the primary objective . abt::abt##nsubj##it::eng-NG-31-135818-9767038::55 100k msg \/ sec seems very low . I just whipped up a quick perf test stub , it contains abt 80-100 diff msgs -LRB- some with long-ish seqs -RRB- , and randomly chose one to encode \/ decode , for 1\/3\/5M messages . It uses a simple single thread test app , On my Thinkpad T60 , Core 2 Duo T2500 -LRB- 2 Ghz -RRB- , it can do abt 500k msgs \/ sec -LRB- avg between 9 sec 670 ms and abt 9 sec 980 ms for 5M msg iterations -RRB- , -LRB- compile flag - O2 -RRB- , or abt 2 microsec per msg . I believe Rolf @ Pantor has done some perf testing that they can do encode \/ decode in the 100ns range . My parser is written in C , but for modern compilers the performance diff between C and C + + should be negligible . abt::abt##nsubj##it::eng-NG-31-142248-10039408::63 some people said current wireless technology development should credit to those application developers who get insight knowledge of information theory . another example would be how Japanese companies use Fuzzy logics which is American Scientists ' ideas . it is abt how well they understand the theory and know where to use it . \* Any comments ? \* = -RRB- they should be gentle and introductory to all . abt::abt##nsubj##it::eng-NG-31-142505-10056829::25 . oh , i remember now !!! it was abt . noit was n't . forget i mentined it . abt::abt##nsubj##it::eng-NG-31-148738-10575501::6 2008-01-15T12 :15:07 . Good beginning Sameer . Please find my answers marked @@ \*\*\* since it is project time now @@ R u sure abt this ??? \*\*\* post your project title @@ Something abt ocean engineering . \*\*\* with a brief explanation @@ Nothing as of now . nsc::say##nsubj##NSC::CNA_ENG_20080806.0025.LDC2009T13::5 A bat exhibition promoting life technology concepts through biology , the arts and technology opened at the Taipei Zoo 's education center Wednesday . The exhibition , jointly organized by the National Science Council -LRB- NSC -RRB- , the Tainan National University of the Arts , and the Taipei Zoo , is being held as part of this year 's NSC-sponsored Science Season activities . The NSC said the bat was chosen as the topic of this year 's Science Season exhibition featuring life and the sciences because of its symbolic significance as the only mammal with the ability to fly . The exhibition features three main themes , including bat structure and senses , which will include displays on robot bats , bats ' use of sonar for navigation , and sketches of artist Leonardo Da Vinci 's flying machines based on the wing structure of bats , to name a few . The exhibition 's second main theme , bat ecology and species , will include displays introducing bat behavior in nature , special bat species indigenous to Taiwan , as well as vampire bat skulls borrowed from the New York Museum of Natural History and shown in Taiwan for the first time . nsc::say##nsubj##NSC::XIN_ENG_20040116.0145.LDC2007T07::20 Some foreign ministry officials were probed by the Blue House for their impertinent jokes over Roh and the National Security Council -LRB- NSC -RRB- 's policy toward the United States . Roh also made public criticism over those officials . NSC said in a statement on Thursday the resignation of Yoon did not mean any change of policy toward US-South Korea alliance . nsc::say##nsubj##NSC::CNA_ENG_20081129.0034.LDC2009T13::14 Through this project , we hope to ` win back ' those talents at a time when even the hi-techs are facing a downturn , Chen explained . According to the NSC , under the project , the total number of post-doctoral researchers hired by academic institutions will be increased from 1,300 to 1,900 per year . Meanwhile , the number of job openings for full-time research assistants will be increased to 5,100 per year and for part-time research assistants -LRB- for post - graduate and doctoral students -RRB- to 6,500 per year , the NSC said . nsc::say##nsubj##NSC::CNA_ENG_20070410.0028.LDC2009T13::11 The NSC was responding to reports by the China Times , a local newspaper , that said the drill was designed with nearly 200 scenarios against a domestic background in which Ma Ying-jeou , former chairman of the main opposition Kuomintang -LRB- KMT -RRB- , loses the 2008 presidential election and his supporters , refusing to concede defeat , stage a massive protest . As a result Taiwan is thrown into chaos . The NSC said that such reports are groundless and pure fabrication . The NSC explained that the drill envisioned a scenario in which major political and economic changes take place in China and international clashes erupt due to competition for valuable sources in the Asia and Pacific waters , leading in turn to a bold move by China to launch a lightning attack on Taiwan . nsc::say##nsubj##NSC::XIN_ENG_20081222.0084.LDC2009T13::6 According to the National Customs Service -LRB- NCS -RRB- , the deficit increased significantly from the same 11 month period last year when the trade shortfall posted 3.4 billion U.S. dollars . The NCS attributed South Korea 's huge deficit with its neighboring country to South Korea 's growing reliance on high - tech Japanese firms as well as the weakening won against Japanese yen . As the semiconductor , mobile handset and plant construction businesses picked up throughout the year , imports of core parts and equipment from their Japanese counterparts grew accordingly , which led to a greater deficit with Japan , the NSC said . Sharp depreciation of the Korean currency , which has lost over 40 percent against the Japanese yen so far this year , also influenced the trade imbalance by boosting import prices of Japanese-made items , it added . nomura::strategist##prep_at##Capital_Nomura_Securities::AFP_ENG_20071220.0375.LDC2009T13::65 They said foreign investors also refrained from buying ahead of Sunday 's election , the first since last year 's bloodless coup ousting prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The Stock Exchange of Thailand -LRB- SET -RRB- composite index fell 13.27 points to 791.71 , while the blue-chip SET-50 index lost 11.68 points to 575.75 . Investors continued to sell energy-related stocks due to concern over PTT 's deal , said Chai Chirasevenupraphand , a market strategist at Capital Nomura Securities . Under the deal with the military-backed government , Thailand 's biggest energy firm will have to pay the state five percent of its revenue from gas transmission as a rental fee for using the network . Energy shares account for nearly 30 percent of the Thai stock market . nomura::strategist##prep_at##Capital_Nomura_Securities::AFP_ENG_20070926.0477.LDC2009T13::92 The Thai baht was quoted at 34.24-25 to the dollar , little moved from Tuesday 's close . Against the euro , the Thai currency finished at 48.34-37 from 48.20-25 . Foreign investors turned buyers today , buying up banking and property shares , said Chai Chirasevenupraphand , a market strategist at Capital Nomura Securities . Growing hopes for a possible interest rate cut have spurred demand for banking and property-linked shares , Chai said , adding the Thai bourse also rose on steady markets across Asia . The Bank of Thailand is to hold a rate-setting meeting on October 10 , amid calls from local business leaders for a rate cut in a bid to spur a slowing economy . nomura::strategist##prep_at##Capital_Nomura_Securities::AFP_ENG_20081211.0523.LDC2009T13::7 The Thai currency strengthened against the US dollar , closing at 35.07-09 baht compared to Tuesday 's 35.42-45 . But the unit slipped against the euro , finishing at 45.92-46 .09 from 45.62-66 . The market rose today due to gains in big-cap shares especially in banking and energy sectors , said Chai Chirasevenupraphand , market strategist at Capital Nomura Securities . Some investors , however , sold shares to collect short-term profits as they were uncertain about the current direction of Thai politics . News on the formation of a new government seemed uncertain , he added . nomura::strategist##prep_at##Capital_Nomura_Securities::AFP_ENG_20080319.0476.LDC2009T13::9 The baht closed at a new 10-year-high of 31.18-19 against the dollar , slightly up from Tuesday 's 31.22-23 . Against the euro , the Thai unit was quoted at 49.07-13 from 49.26-31 . The market rose in the morning but fell later as investors sold stocks on profit-taking , said Thanomsak Saharatchai , senior strategist at Capital Nomura Securities . Investors initially reacted positively to the US rate cut , but sustained fears over a slowdown in the US economy and soaring global oil prices continued to pressure sentiment , Thanomsak said . The US central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark fed funds rate by 75 basis points to 2.25 percent , the lowest level in over three years . nomura::strategist##prep_at##Capital_Nomura_Securities::AFP_ENG_20080806.0404.LDC2009T13::64 BANGKOK : Thai share prices closed 1.38 percent higher , dealers said . The Stock Exchange of Thailand -LRB- SET -RRB- composite index rose 9.23 points to close at 676.35 , while the blue-chip SET-50 index gained 8.61 points to 475.04 . The market sentiment was more enthusiastic than the past two days , said Chai Chirasevenupraphand , market strategist at Capital Nomura Securities . Gains on the US stock market and a decrease in oil prices recently helped ease the market atmosphere , at least in the short term . . norfolk_southern::track##prep_with##Norfolk_Southern::APW_ENG_20071201.0247.LDC2009T13::19 Norfolk Southern spokesman Rudy Husband said he had no details about what caused the accident or what the freight train was carrying . Amtrak spokesman Derrick James said it was unclear which train was in the wrong place . He said Amtrak shares the track with Norfolk Southern , which owns it . He also said he did not know if the freight train was moving or stationary when it was struck . Amtrak was awaiting information from an event recorder , a device similar to the black boxes on airliners , James said . norfolk_southern::track##prep_with##Norfolk_Southern::APW_ENG_20071130.1274.LDC2009T13::21 Husband said he had no details about what caused the accident or what the freight train was carrying . James said it remains unclear which train was in the wrong place . He said the train shares the track with Norfolk Southern , which owns it . He also said he did not know if the freight train was moving or stationary when it was struck . James said Amtrak is awaiting information from an event recorder , a device similar to the black boxes on commercial jets . norfolk_southern::track##prep_with##Norfolk_Southern::APW_ENG_20071201.0192.LDC2009T13::19 Norfolk Southern spokesman Rudy Husband said he had no details about what caused the accident or what the freight train was carrying . Amtrak spokesman Derrick James said it was unclear which train was in the wrong place . He said Amtrak shares the track with Norfolk Southern , which owns it . He also said he did not know if the freight train was moving or stationary when it was struck . James said Amtrak was awaiting information from an event recorder , a device similar to the black boxes on airliners . mpd::have##dobj##MPD::eng-WL-11-174598-12965192::54 Obviously below pedophilia suggestions . Dr. Atsuko 's alter ` Paprika ' talks to her -LRB- as they can do in reality -LRB- schizophrenia is often misdiagnosed MPD\/DID ; the fact that ` schizophrenia ' literally translates as to split - the mind when it has nothing to do with the mind splitting from conscious reality , shows the intentional confusion -RRB- , warning her against going into this MK symbolic scene , as she finds an open trapdoor , with a ladder , which she climbs down before seeing a blue butterfly which leads her through a door to the typical amusement park theme seen in many mind kontrol\/MK related movies . The butterfly symbolism will become obvious in the later rape scene ; here it is leading one victim -LRB- she has MPD -RRB- into the extremely symbolic dissociative hallucination -LRB- all the trapdoors\/ladders\/corridor \/ door are symbolizing her accessing the alter-reality in her mind -LRB- psychotherapists have always used these types of visualizions during hypnosis , to access repressed memories and such -RRB- -RRB- . She goes past all the various MK symbolic things like the carousel\/merry-go-round -LRB- doubly symbolic with Atsuko -LRB- the name means a warm\/kind - child -RRB- being mirrored with the horses -RRB- . In the same way the old short doctor jumped out of the window -LRB- this is something I 've posted on before -LRB- and others -RRB- , as hypnosis\/hallucination being used to make people happily jump from the buildings -RRB- , Atsuko thinks she is just jumping over a short gate in the amusement park to reach the Himuro Doll -LRB- with the usual blue butterfly around him -RRB- , when in reality it is the balcony of the tall apartment block , she is saved by Osanai -LRB- Chairman 's puppet ; and perversely obsessed with Atsuko\/Paprika -RRB- . mpd::have##dobj##MPD::eng-NG-31-142148-10019298::57 2008-04-27T08 :34:00 . It was no forgery . I have MPD . 2008-04-27T19 :04:00 . Ummmmm ? mpd::have##dobj##MPD::eng-WL-11-174598-12966672::72 it 's going to be a hectic few years . Also , go watch that South Park episode , pretty much accurate in its supposition about Miley . The page I got the above image from says , jokingly : Does this girl have MPD or something ? One of those random adverts that pop up in your internet browers -LRB- got quite a few of those saved -RRB- , note the green\/purple and altered personality -LRB- Miley\/Han | naH -RRB- . And you 'll never guess who Miley wants to be like . mpd::have##dobj##MPD::eng-WL-11-174598-12965447::13 Too Funky - George Michael Edit : Interesting story from a commenter worth adding here , cheers : Jay-Z worries about Beyonce 's Multiple Personality Disorde r . Jay-Z ca n't keep her on a leash . Expected , all of these stars -LRB- Britney 's described here -RRB- have MPD -LRB- Christina 's dad was physically and verbally abusive also , to complete the trinity ; I 'm sure in a couple of years we 'll be hearing the same things coming from her -RRB- . Edit : And speaking of Britney ; the next main MPDisney Princess Miley Cyrus AND Britney will be appearing -LRB- was not aware MC was on it too ; Britney on the later results show -RRB- on the X-Factor tonight . with Simon Cowell who is obsessed with mirrors -LRB- for MK purposes , obviously not for the reasons stated in the article -RRB- . mpd::have##dobj##MPD::eng-WL-11-174598-12966588::31 Back across the pond , Miley Cyrus ' never-ending supply of leaked images continues , this time with a shot of her flexing her index and pinky fingers , for some vague horns hand signalling . It takes Miley specifically 37 seconds -LRB- 777 synch -RRB- to change clothes in a concert according to her mom . Double life\/alter personality -LRB- click image for complete scans of extremely dodgey article , the poster in the link again speculates that she might have MPD -LRB- correctly -RRB- -RRB- Note checkerboard skirt below on one of the many Miley Cyrus Quiz s that seem to pop up every two seconds in my browser . Edit : Celtic Rebel and I are in synch it seems , he has also posted this image -LRB- as well as some Salvador Dali -RRB- in his latest blog , check it out . Finish with a song that most will have obviously heard and I 've really liked for a while -LRB- used in programming though , for obvious reasons -RRB- to imagery from Disney 's Alice in Wonderland . cowboys::have##nsubj##Cowboys::NYT_ENG_20070613.0164.LDC2009T13::26 This is the same Romo who saved last season from being about a 7-9 disaster , or worse . He was the one difference-maker on the field . He was the best player on the team , although not in December , when the Cowboys had no best player . It says here the least of Wade Phillips ' worries , or Jason Garrett 's worries , is Romo . What went wrong with this team under Bill Parcells goes far beyond the quarterback play . cowboys::have##nsubj##Cowboys::AFP_ENG_20071218.0017.LDC2009T13::4 The Dallas Cowboys placed a franchise record 11 players on the National Football Conference Pro Bowl team that was announced Tuesday . Dallas is off to one of the best starts in franchise history with 12 wins and two losses . The Cowboys also had 11 players on the 1993 and 1994 NFC Pro Bowl teams . Washington Redskins free safety Sean Taylor , who was murdered in a shooting at his home last month , was named to the team posthumously - the first NFL player to be honored in such a fashion . A replacement for Taylor will be announced at a later date . cowboys::have##nsubj##Cowboys::NYT_ENG_20080427.0060.LDC2009T13::10 . Jenkins was the fourth cornerback taken Saturday , five picks after the Bucs chose another corner in Kansas ' Aqib Talib . The Cowboys , the defending NFC East champions , could have had him at No. 22 but instead chose Arkansas running back Felix Jones . Seeing Jenkins still available three picks later , Dallas traded up three spots to take Seattle 's pick at No. 25 . The Cowboys gave up fifth - and seventh-round picks . cowboys::have##nsubj##Cowboys::NYT_ENG_20070628.0008.LDC2009T13::27 Sure enough , Matt Mosley of ESPN.com reported Tuesday that a Valley Ranch voice was singing the praises of Mr. Johnson 's football ability . You do n't think . Sure , the Cowboys would have an interest . And why not , based on a talented player , particularly a defensive lineman , coming in at a low financial risk . If he screws up again , the boot is salary-cap painless . cowboys::have##nsubj##Cowboys::NYT_ENG_20081103.0009.LDC2009T13::7 . These were the impotent stand-ins for Tony Romo in as unsightly a Giants-Cowboys game as it gets , won by the home side in bruising , cruising fashion , largely because Dallas was utterly helpless on offense . Is n't it amazing when a team with Super Bowl hopes -- which these Cowboys certainly had but have already downgraded to wild-card prayers -- embarks on its journey without a competent quarterback on the bench ? . Because what are the chances of an injury within the airtight security chamber in which the quarterback typically plays ? macau::territory##prep_of##Macau::APW_ENG_20070324.0115.LDC2009T13::5 The Bush administration says it is dispatching a Treasury Department official to Beijing to help authorities move ahead on the release of $ 25 million -LRB- euro19 million -RRB- in frozen North Korea funds . The frozen funds led to the breakdown of fresh talks on North Korea 's nuclear program . Daniel Glaser , deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes , will lead a delegation to China on Saturday to offer assistance to authorities in Macau and China dealing with the frozen money held at Banco Delta Asia , a bank in the Chinese territory of Macau . North Korea refused to participate in full six-nation disarmament talks that opened Monday until all $ 25 million -LRB- euro19 million -RRB- was released . The U.S. agreed earlier this week to let the money be transferred to a North Korean account at the Bank of China account in Beijing . macau::territory##prep_of##Macau::APW_ENG_20070524.0360.LDC2009T13::12 The DPRK will automatically not be in need of even a single nuclear weapon when the time comes when the normalization of DPRK-U.S. relations and confidence building is made , it said . North Korea said it was important to enforce a February agreement to shut down its nuclear reactor in good faith and refrain from acts of hindering the implementation , but did not state why it failed to meet a deadline about a month ago . It has publicly said it will not shut down the Yongbyon reactor until it gets US$ 25 million -LRB- euro18 .4 million -RRB- in funds from a bank in the Chinese territory of Macau that had been frozen after the U.S. blacklisted the bank in 2005 . While accusing the U.S. , Japan and South Korea of forging an alliance of war and positioning an arsenal of weapons around North Korea for a future strike , the North reserved its most stinging criticisms for the first two . It said Washington 's unilateral policy of invading countries such as Iraq and its continuing efforts to bolster its military machinery beyond the Cold War era threatens world peace . macau::territory##prep_of##Macau::APW_ENG_20080926.0206.LDC2009T13::3 China ' s tainted milk problem hits Japanese company . BEIJING 2008-09-26 04:02:40 UTC . A Japanese confectioner has been caught up in China 's tainted milk scandal after cookies it exported to the Chinese territory of Macau were found contaminated with the toxic chemical melamine . Macau 's government said late Thursday that they had found levels of melamine 24 times the safety limit in Koala 's March cookies made by Lotte China Foods Co. . The company is a member of Tokyo - based conglomerate Lotte Group . macau::territory##prep_of##Macau::APW_ENG_20080922.0142.LDC2009T13::29 At the time , the government promised to overhaul inspection procedures and crack down on companies that took shortcuts . The crisis has included almost all of China 's biggest dairy companies . Their products have been pulled from stores around the country , and in other places such as the autonomous Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau . Singapore announced Sunday that it had found traces of a toxic chemical in a third Chinese-made dairy product . The country 's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said samples of milk-based White Rabbit brand candy imported from China were contaminated with melamine . macau::territory##prep_of##Macau::APW_ENG_20070315.0054.LDC2009T13::11 The Yongbyon reactor is believed to have produced plutonium for North Korea 's nuclear test blast on Oct. 9 . North Korean officials told ElBaradei they were waiting for the United States to drop financial sanctions that include a freeze on overseas assets , he said . A particularly sore spot for the North Korean government has been the freezing of accounts in a bank in the semiautonomous Chinese territory of Macau , which include what Washington says are more than US$ 25 million -LRB- euro18 .96 million -RRB- in North Korean assets . Washington said Wednesday it would order U.S. banks to sever ties with Banco Delta Asia , a measure that could in fact help the bank by replacing the blanket allegations with a definitive and limited U.S. restriction . The Treasury Department also is expected to help overseas regulators identify individual account holders ' risk of involvement in illicit activities . hamilton::say##nsubj##Hamilton::APW_ENG_20080822.0017.LDC2009T13::17 Hamilton said he was eager to race on the circuit 's newest track . They 've done a fantastic job in doing the place up . The track looks incredible , said Hamilton , who was runner-up to Raikkonen in 2007 , his debut season . I think it looks pretty awesome , so I 'm looking forward to getting out on it tomorrow , he added . Ferrari , with five victories this season , lead the constructors ' standings with 111 points . hamilton::say##nsubj##Hamilton::NYT_ENG_20080705.0101.LDC2009T13::23 Another , The Daily Mail , rebuked Hamilton for forgetting the oldest rule of the road : stop for a red light . The Mail followed up with a biting commentary on the driver 's failure to offer a straightforward acknowledgment of his mistake or a forthright apology to Raikkonen , and for his boastful remark , after the crash , that only the crash had kept him from winning . The fact is , we destroyed everyone , Hamilton said , referring to his car 's speed . In the run-up to Sunday 's race , an edge of frustration has shown through in Hamilton 's remarks , which have suggested that he was as much a victim of the Montreal incident as Raikkonen , and implied that the sport 's regulators have imposed unduly harsh penalties on him to tighten up the title battle . I ca n't begin to explain how much pressure I have on my shoulders , he told the BBC after the race in Canada , referring to the on-track challenges and off-track demands for promotional appearances . hamilton::say##nsubj##Hamilton::NYT_ENG_20070304.0186.LDC2009T13::12 St. John 's , which is guaranteed its first winning season since 2002-3 , is seeded 11th ; Marquette is 6th . Hamilton said he was not sure whether he would be 100 percent . I felt a whole lot of pain and I thought I was n't going to be able to walk on it , Hamilton said of his knee . Thank God I can . I was n't thinking too much of anything . hamilton::say##nsubj##Hamilton::AFP_ENG_20070907.0251.LDC2009T13::9 . Hamilton , keen to become the first man to win the title in his rookie season , said he wanted to carry on pushing to close the gap on Alonso and ensure that they both together beat the Ferraris . Hamilton said : We went through our usual set-up and Bridgestone Potenza tyre comparison work and now have a good understanding of our competitiveness this weekend . The car feels really good to drive round here , and we have already made some good steps forward today . However you never know what everyone else is doing , so we will be looking for further improvements before qualifying tomorrow . hamilton::say##nsubj##Hamilton::AFP_ENG_20070521.0345.LDC2009T13::21 Billups put the Pistons ahead 78-76 and the teams traded misses and turnovers until the Cavaliers had a chance in the last seconds , but Donyell Marshall missed a 3-point corner shot and Billups was fouled going for the loose ball . LeBron going to the basket draws so much attention that -LRB- Marshall -RRB- was wide open . We 're just lucky he missed , Hamilton said . We 're going to be aggressive . We 've got to know where he is at all times . cna::responsible##nsubj##CNA::CNA_ENG_20081231.0013.LDC2009T13::13 The CNA provides this listing of some of tomorrow 's events in Taipei and some other cities as part of our daily English - language service . Reporters interested in covering the events listed in the Daybook are advised to contact the organizers for additional information . The CNA is not responsible for any cancellations or last-minute changes made in the scheduling of these events . cna::responsible##nsubj##CNA::CNA_ENG_20081222.0048.LDC2009T13::11 The CNA provides this listing of some of tomorrow 's events in Taipei and some other cities as part of our daily English - language service . Reporters interested in covering the events listed in the Daybook are advised to contact the organizers for additional information . The CNA is not responsible for any cancellations or last-minute changes made in the scheduling of these events . -1030 AF | | u2008 ~ ~ yHh NdvoGO | Axj | -RRB- 3B -RRB- x_n1q2-13 ^ C. cna::responsible##nsubj##CNA::CNA_ENG_20070313.0046.LDC2009T13::10 The CNA provides this listing of some of tomorrow 's events in Taipei and some other cities as part of our daily English - language service . Reporters interested in covering the events listed in the Daybook are advised to contact the organizers for additional information and confirmation . The CNA is not responsible for any cancellations or last-minute changes made in the scheduling of these events . cna::responsible##nsubj##CNA::CNA_ENG_20070320.0049.LDC2009T13::36 Taipei and some other cities as part of our daily English - language service . Reporters interested in covering the events listed in the Daybook are advised to contact the organizers for additional information . The CNA is not responsible for any cancellations or last-minute changes made in the scheduling of these events . cna::responsible##nsubj##CNA::CNA_ENG_20070321.0050.LDC2009T13::4 03\/21\/07 23:40:55 . Reporters interested in covering the events listed in the Daybook are advised to contact the organizers for additional information . The CNA is not responsible for any cancellations or last-minute changes made in the scheduling of these events . css::experience##prep_in##CSS::eng-NG-31-128844-12097205::10 Action Script and OOP principles are the big hitters for this . AJAX and PHP are nice to haves but not required . The candidate will be passionate about the latest developments within digital media , with demonstrable commercial experience in HTML , CSS , Flash and ActionScript 2.0 -LRB- AS 2.0 -RRB- combined with good knowledge of Photoshop . Knowledge of PHP , JavaScript , AJAX -LRB- DOM -RRB- and knowledge of CMS systems is highly desirable , but not essential . The OOP Professional will be dealing with flash based complicated Action Script code and retrieving data files from XML files . css::experience##prep_in##CSS::eng-NG-31-146063-10338935::15 Development of enterprise level Adobe Flex solutions . Also should have past experience building rich web interfaces . Strong 5 + years experience in Javascript , HTML , XML\/XHTML & CSS Solid knowledge of Object Oriented Design and Patterns . Experience with Object-oriented ActionScript 3.0 & flash remoting . Knowledge and experience for the developing Rich Internet Applications -LRB- RIA -RRB- . css::experience##prep_in##CSS::eng-NG-31-102087-10968472::9 Should have 8 + years of overall experience . \* - \* Must have basic SQL\/DB skills . \* - \* Must have experience and skills in JavaScript and CSS Must have solid OOP and software design ability ; should be able to create designs and write code that meets specified architectural objectives . \* - \* Must have expertise of Adobe Flex development framework e.g. \* - \* Pure MVC \* - \* Experience and skills in Adobe AIR experience is a plus Experience in developing flex custom components is plus . e.g Custom Flex chart component suing drawing function . css::experience##prep_in##CSS::eng-NG-31-103840-11890300::10 Male\/Female , max 28 y.o. per 31 December 2009 -LRB- 1,2 -RRB- 2 . Indonesian Nationality , preferrable Jakarta commuter -LRB- live in or around jakarta -RRB- -LRB- 1,2 -RRB- 3 . Experienced in PHP , MSSQL , AJAX and CSS , min 1 year experience -LRB- 1,2 -RRB- 4 . Experienced in building\/setup SMS server with PHP -LRB- 2 -RRB- 5 . Knowledge the W3C Standards and usage -LRB- 1,2 -RRB- 5 . css::experience##prep_in##CSS::eng-NG-31-147238-10498604::15 Net . Knowledge of data access methods like ADO.NET , ADO , RDO , DAO and ODBC . Good experience in ASP3 .0 , VB Script , Java Script , HTML , DHTML , IIS5 and CSS . Hands on experience in SQL Server and Oracle database design and development in writing Constraints , Indexes , Views , Stored Procedures , Cursors , Triggers and User Defined Functions . Expertise in programming with SQL , PL\/SQL and TSQL . international_monetary_fund::say##nsubj##International_Monetary_Fund::AFP_ENG_20070712.0658.LDC2009T13::2 IMF accepting chief applications until Aug 31 . The International Monetary Fund on Thursday formally launched its appeal for candidates to replace managing director Rodrigo Rato and said it would accept applications until August 31 . The nomination period will commence immediately and will close on August 31 , 2007 , the IMF said in a statement . In September , the Executive Board will consider the candidate -LRB- s -RRB- who have been nominated on the basis of the -LRB- listed -RRB- candidate profile , without geographical preferences . international_monetary_fund::say##nsubj##International_Monetary_Fund::AFP_ENG_20081115.0446.LDC2009T13::25 Friday brought news that the 15 nations in the eurozone were now gripped by recession after two quarters of economic contraction and the leading index of the US stock market plunged 3.9 percent . Data showed US consumers hunkered down in the face of a sharply slowing economy , sending retail sales tumbling a record 2.8 percent in October . In other initiatives announced Friday , the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Forum said they would cooperate to provide an early-warning system in an effort to prevent financial crises . Japan , China and South Korea also agreed to play a pivotal role in stabilizing Asia 's economy by extending currency swap agreements and funding the Asian Development Bank . They are to meet at a separate summit in December , a source told AFP . international_monetary_fund::say##nsubj##International_Monetary_Fund::AFP_ENG_20080305.0467.LDC2009T13::2 Liechtenstein vulnerable to money-laundering : IMF . Liechtenstein remains vulnerable to money-laundering despite efforts by authorities to tighten regulations , the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday . The tiny Alpine principality , currently at the heart of an international tax evasion scandal , offers discrete and flexible legal structures , strict bank secrecy and favourable tax arrangements , the IMF said in a report . Around 90 percent of Liechtenstein 's financial services business is provided to non-residents , it noted . international_monetary_fund::say##nsubj##International_Monetary_Fund::XIN_ENG_20081212.0190.LDC2009T13::8 Meanwhile , the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that at the end of October , public sector debt was 640.9 billion pounds -LRB- about 961 billion U.S. dollars -RRB- , representing 42.9 percent of the country 's GDP -LRB- gross domestic product -RRB- . The chancellor 's November pre-budget report said UK debt would hit 1 trillion pounds -LRB- about 1.5 trillion dollars -RRB- over the next few years . Those levels have led the International Monetary Fund to say that the British economy is the weakest in the developed world and its recovery period will be lengthy . RISE AND FALL OF FINANCIAL CENTER . Analysts believe the crux of the UK 's economic vulnerability lies in London 's relatively new status as the world finance center . international_monetary_fund::say##nsubj##International_Monetary_Fund::XIN_ENG_20080220.0384.LDC2009T13::3 Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT , Feb. 21 . PARIS . The forecast for French 2008 growth has been trimmed to 1.5 percent due to the drag of the soaring oil prices , the rise of the euro and the slowdown in partner countries , the International Monetary Fund -LRB- IMF -RRB- said Wednesday . The growth forecast is substantially weaker than anticipated earlier , the IMF said in a report published on its website . -LRB- France-Slowdown -RRB- . cartoon_network::head##prep_of##Cartoon_Network::APW_ENG_20070209.1740.LDC2009T13::2 ATLANTA 2007-02-09 19:47:19 UTC . The head of the Cartoon Network has resigned following the scare in Boston over a marketing stunt . cartoon_network::head##prep_of##Cartoon_Network::LTW_ENG_20070210.0129.LDC2009T13::3 Turner Exec Quits After Ad Stunt Panics Boston . The terrorist attack on Boston carried out last week by little middle-finger-baring cartoon characters has claimed its first victim . Jim Samples , head of Turner Broadcasting 's Cartoon Network resigned Friday , saying he was taking responsibility for having deployed the little Lite-Brite creatures that caused widespread panic in the city . Central Boston was virtually paralyzed for hours on Jan. 31 as bomb squads closed highways , bridges and a section of the Charles River to round up boards featuring the stars of a TV show about a box of french fries , his milkshake best friend and a meatball . The program , Aqua Teen Hunger Force , runs in Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim late-night programming block . cartoon_network::head##prep_of##Cartoon_Network::NYT_ENG_20070309.0102.LDC2009T13::23 The network has expanded its offerings to include some original programming , in addition to its core lineup of old films . TCM is n't the only Turner network where leadership is in flux . Turner has n't named a replacement for Jim Samples , who resigned recently as head of Cartoon Network . Samples stepped down after a botched marketing campaign caused a terrorism scare in Boston . Scott Leith writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . cartoon_network::head##prep_of##Cartoon_Network::APW_ENG_20070209.1829.LDC2009T13::3 Head of Cartoon Network resigns after marketing stunt , bomb scare . ATLANTA 2007-02-09 20:40:09 UTC . The head of the Cartoon Network resigned Friday after a marketing stunt went badly awry , causing a terrorism scare in Boston and leading police to call in the bomb squad . Blinking electronic devices had been planted around 10 U.S. cities in a guerrilla marketing campaign to promote the cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force , but Boston police got a series of 911 calls about the suspicious devices last month and feared the circuit boards could be explosives . In an internal memo sent to Cartoon Network staff members , Jim Samples said he regretted what had happened . cartoon_network::head##prep_of##Cartoon_Network::APW_ENG_20070209.1765.LDC2009T13::3 Head of Cartoon Network resigns following marketing stunt . ATLANTA 2007-02-09 20:00:29 UTC . The head of the Cartoon Network resigned Friday following a marketing stunt that caused a security scare in Boston . Blinking electronic devices had been planted around Boston to promote Aqua Teen Hunger Force , but when authorities got a series of emergency calls about the suspicious devices on Jan. 31 , they called out the bomb squads and shut down bridges and highways for fear they could be explosives . A few hours later , Cartoon Network 's corporate parent acknowledged it was part of a marketing move . macao::quote##nsubj##Macao_Post_Daily::XIN_ENG_20070430.0087.LDC2009T13::4 MACAO , April 30 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The Macao police have busted an IDD scam racket which allegedly has generated 30 million Hong Kong dollars -LRB- 3.75 million U.S. dollars -RRB- in illegal income , local media reported Monday . The Macao Post Daily quoted police sources as saying that the racket was believed to have for at least three years switched the routes of Macao-bounded IDD calls in a bid to bypass Macao 's licensed telecommunication operators . Suspects nabbed included those from the Chinese mainland , Hong Kong and Macao , the sources were cited by the newspaper . The racket had conspired with operators overseas , they were cited as saying . macao::quote##nsubj##Macao_Post_Daily::XIN_ENG_20071010.0023.LDC2009T13::4 MACAO , Oct. 10 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Macao 's natural gas import plan has been delayed until December , local media reported Wednesday . The Macao Post Daily quoted Michael Tong Seak Kan , executive director of Sinosky Energy , as saying that the import scheme , which was slated to start by the end of October , has been postponed due to construction license application problems . The high-pressure gas transmission pipeline was planned to cover a distance of 6.5 km from Hengqin Island in the neighboring Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai and the required pipeline construction license has been issued two months later than expected , Tong was cited by the newspaper . Sinosky Energy , a joint-venture enterprise run by Macao Natural Gas and China Petroleum and Chemical , was granted a government concession in 2006 to import natural gas from the mainland . macao::quote##nsubj##Macao_Post_Daily::XIN_ENG_20070815.0091.LDC2009T13::4 MACAO , Aug. 15 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Macao registered 218 juvenile delinquency cases in the first half of the year , a year-on-year rise of 34 percent , local media reported Wednesday . The Macao Post Daily quoted sources from the Public Prosecution -LRB- PP -RRB- as saying that the number of suspected forgery cases involving documents , bank notes and credit cards rose 6 percent to 590 in the first half . The number of alleged crimes concerning public servants reached 20 in the period , witnessing a notable year-on-year rise of 75 percent , the sources told the newspaper . macao::quote##nsubj##Macao_Post_Daily::XIN_ENG_20070621.0120.LDC2009T13::4 MACAO , June 21 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The Macao police have apprehended a casino staff who allegedly stole gaming chips worth 50,000 Hong Kong dollars -LRB- 6,250 U.S. dollars -RRB- , local media reported Thursday . The Macao Post Daily quoted police sources as saying that the 38 - year-old female suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after the casino surveillance camera had notice the chip stealing action and informed the police . The police later searched the suspect 's flat and seized a mount of cash which was believed to be exchanged from the losing casino chips , the sources were cited by the newspaper . Further investigations are underway , according to the newspaper . macao::quote##nsubj##Macao_Post_Daily::XIN_ENG_20070413.0087.LDC2009T13::4 MACAO , April 13 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The Macao police have launched a crackdown on an unlicensed inn and nabbed 39 guests for questioning , local media reported Friday . The Macao Post Daily quoted police sources as saying that the swoop , conducted on Thursday , was part of the authorities ' ongoing campaign against unlicensed inns in the Outer Harbor Land Reclamation Zone . The police searched 14 flats of the building and took 39 guests for questioning but no formal arrest was made , the sources were cited as saying . somaliland::republic##prep_of##Somaliland::APW_ENG_20081127.0135.LDC2009T13::7 That official confirmed the FBI and Justice Department were investigating . Another U.S. law enforcement official , also speaking on condition of anonymity , said authorities are calling it one of the first instances in which a U.S. citizen has acted as a suicide bomber . The Oct. 29 bombings included a series of five seemingly coordinated attacks in the breakaway republic of Somaliland and the Somalia 's Puntland region . More than 20 people were killed . We 're aware of the circumstances in Somalia right now and the events of the Oct. 29 bombings . somaliland::republic##prep_of##Somaliland::XIN_ENG_20070209.0045.LDC2009T13::15 Ethiopia already hosts 17,000 refugees from Somalia in Kebribeyah camp , near the town of Jijiga . At its peak in the early 1990s , there were 628,000 Somali refugees in eight camps in eastern Ethiopia . Since 1997 , when the UNHCR began repatriating refugees to Somalia 's self - declared Republic of Somaliland , most of the camps have been closed . somaliland::republic##prep_of##Somaliland::APW_ENG_20080212.0834.LDC2009T13::13 We have sent policemen and military personnel to the mountainous area . We are hopeful to find him soon , Nor added . Sanag lies in an area claimed by both the semiautonomous region of Puntland and the breakaway republic of Somaliland . Agro Action said its employee was stopped by armed men while driving from the town of Er Gabo , some 250 kilometers -LRB- 150 miles -RRB- west of the commercial town of Bossaso , to the coast , where he was to meet with fishermen . Agro Action said the abducted man was a project leader who had been working in the Horn of Africa region for nearly two years as part of a large food security project . somaliland::republic##prep_of##Somaliland::AFP_ENG_19950829.0075.LDC2007T07::2 Somaliland frees detained foreigners . Authorities in the breakaway Horn of Africa republic of Somaliland have released five foreigners detained for a week charged with violating the country 's airspace , Somaliland President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal said Tuesday . Egal told AFP by telephone from Hargeisa , Somaliland 's capital , that his government had decided to release a Swedish diplomat , an Italian , a Frenchman and two Kenyans held after they landed their small passanger plane at Hargeisa airport unannounced on August 21 . The release follwed appeals from the detained men 's governments , he said . somaliland::republic##prep_of##Somaliland::APW_ENG_20081029.0438.LDC2009T13::3 Suicide bombs hit Somalia intelligence facilities . MOGADISHU , Somalia 2008-10-29 09:42:51 UTC . Suicide bombers attacked two intelligence facilities in northern Somalia on Wednesday and three explosions rocked the capital of the breakaway republic of Somaliland , officials and witnesses said . The two suicide bombers died in the attack and six security officials were wounded , said Muse Gelle Yusuf , governor of Somalia 's northern port city of Bossaso , which is in Puntland -- a hotbed of abductions and piracy . Also Wednesday , three explosions were heard in Hargeisa , capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland . gala::attend##dobj##gala::eng-WL-109-174581-12950094::5 April is National Poetry Month in America - I 'm envious , I want one of those here too . The event is kicked off on April 1 by the Poetry and The Creative Mind event , presented by the Academy of American Poets at Alice Tully Hall , Lincoln Center . Amongst the creative minds attending the gala and taking part in readings is Maggie Gyllenhaal . But the image a month of poetry brings to my mind is that of Holden in The Good Girl reading his poetic efforts to Justine , or a young Jake mixing takes with reading ` dead white males ' on the set of October Sky . I remember Douglas quoting The Merchant of Venice in a North African country , showing how little times have changed , and I remember Hal finding poetry in a mathematical proof . gala::attend##dobj##gala::eng-WL-109-174581-12950234::15 But it seems like Washington DC is about to outdo the Globes , Baftas and everyone else in starriness - the Obama celebrations will be in full flow and much of the West Coast will be relocating to the East Coast -LRB- with coats , and hats , and scarves -RRB- . Who knows but maybe Jake will be heading East next week ? Maggie is closer at hand and will be attending Tuesday 's Creative Coalition gala , along with Elvis Costello , Sting , Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins . You can decide which of the events you 'll want to take a look at here , in an exhausting schedule . It 's a good job we 've been doing all this jogging lately - we 're going to need the energy for the Democratic Knees Up . gala::attend##dobj##gala::eng-WL-11-174611-12974483::4 2009-07-28T00 :00:00 . A proposed repeal of DOMA floated by Rep. Jerry Nadler -LRB- D-NY -RRB- would not include federal rights for couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions , but would force states to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions . The Bay Area Reporter : Congressman Jerry Nadler -LRB- D-New York -RRB- , in an exclusive interview with the B.A.R. while attending the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in San Francisco Saturday , July 25 , ruled out including anything other than legally recognized marriages in the legislation he plans to introduce either this week or once Congress returns from its August recess . No , it will not include domestic partnerships or civil unions . It is going to be just marriage , said Nadler , who chairs the House Judiciary Committee 's Subcommittee on the Constitution , Civil Rights and Civil Liberties , and therefore , will be the lead sponsor of legislation aimed at repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act . gala::attend##dobj##gala::LTW_ENG_20080910.0070.LDC2009T13::17 Yet so was the cast of High School Musical , who 've fought back gossip to stay clean-cut . Brand 's focused transgressiveness was a relief amid this happily hedonistic , conformist bunch . Nobody seems to remember when rockers were supposed to rattle the jewelry of the folks who attend glittery galas . But then , MTV has long trafficked in turning rebelliousness into a commodity . Brand , saying uncontainable things , upset the apple cart . gala::attend##dobj##gala::XIN_ENG_20070808.0220.LDC2009T13::6 While Bangkok , the capital of Thailand , is celebrating the opening of an 11-day world university games , Beijing , the capital of China , is celebrating the one - year countdown of the Olympic Games . They even have similar slogans , with All become one and One color , one power for the 24th Universiade and One world , one dream for the upcoming Beijing Olympics . Over 12,000 university student athletes and coaches from 158 countries and regions attended a splendid singing and dancing gala held at the national stadium in Bangkok , which features the traditional Thai culture . We both emphasize unity and harmony , said Dr. Wichit Srisa-an , minister of education of Thailand and chairman of the Universiade organizing committee , who hopes Thailand will accumulate experiences through hosting the Universiade and bid successfully for summer Olympics in coming years . A remarkable feature of organizing the current Universiade is that the committee has built not a single new sports venues . ut::ut##nsubj##p::eng-NG-31-135907-9776921::1 M , I. 5 , Persec ution ' wh y wo n't th e Brit ish p olice do t heir job and p ut a stop to it ? . 2008-01-01T09 :09:00 . ut::ut##nsubj##p::eng-NG-31-100817-10916852::1 M , I ` 5 , Persec ution ' why w o n't the B ritish pol ice do th eir job a nd p ut a stop to it ? . 2008-01-01T13 :52:36 . ut::ut##nsubj##p::eng-NG-31-100752-10901624::1 M ` I. 5 ` Pers ecution , why won ' t th e Briti sh pol ice do thei r jo b an d p ut a stop to it ? . 2008-01-01T13 :53:49 . ut::ut##nsubj##p::eng-NG-31-131715-9426348::1 M,I-5 Persec ution ' w hy wo n't t he Brit ish pol ice do thei r jo b a nd p ut a st op to it ? . 2008-01-01T08 :29:00 . ut::ut##nsubj##p::eng-NG-31-100865-10923651::1 M-I 5-Per secution - why wo n't the Bri tish poli ce do t heir job a nd p ut a sto p to it ? . 2008-01-01T13 :56:54 . queen_city::Queen_City##prep_of##South::eng-NG-31-108264-12010631::13 Mactan , Cebu , provides one with both the laid back pace of provincial living , as well as prerequisites of the urban dweller . Schools , hospitals , restaurants , shopping malls , and leisure are all found on the island itself . Cebu City is the acknowledged gateway and Queen City of the South . Cebu is the most important trading and commercial hub outside of Metro Manila . The Mactan-Cebu International Airport assures the arrival of a steady stream of international flights from Amsterdam , Frankfurt , Bangkok , Macau , Singapore , Jakarta , Hong Kong , Tokyo , Kota Kinabalu , Seoul and Qatar . queen_city::Queen_City##prep_of##South::eng-NG-31-103701-11256668::33 Not only that , current real estate appreciation is also a factor running at some 15 % per annum in Cebu said Collingz . Whilst some renovation works are still ongoing within the complex , unit rentals are still available to guests at ` Special Promo Rates ' . Cebu City is the acknowledged gateway and Queen City of the South . Cebu is the most important trading and commercial hub outside of Metro Manila . Mactan Cebu International Airport assures the arrival of a steady stream of international flights from Amsterdam , Frankfurt , Singapore , Hong Kong , Bangkok , Macau , Tokyo , Jakarta , Kota Kinabalu , Seoul and Qatar . queen_city::Queen_City##prep_of##South::eng-NG-31-146642-10434822::33 Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences is also offering Studio and 2-Bedroom Fully Furnished Ready for Occupancy Suites on daily , weekly , monthly or yearly lease rental terms . Whilst some renovation works are still ongoing within the complex , unit rentals are now available to guests at ` Special Promo Rates ' . Cebu City is the acknowledged gateway and Queen City of the South . Cebu is the most important trading and commercial hub outside of Metro Manila . Mactan Cebu International Airport assures the arrival of a steady stream of international flights from Amsterdam , Frankfurt , Singapore , Hong Kong , Tokyo , Kota Kinabalu , Seoul and Qatar . tianjin::city##prep_of##Tianjin::XIN_ENG_20081028.0328.LDC2009T13::4 TIANJIN , Oct. 28 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Scholars and experts have suggested the foundation of a Northeast Asia cooperation and development bank to better promote the regional economic development . The proposed bank will serve financing for big transnational projects and environment-friendly economic cooperation , according to a declaration announced on Tuesday at the 17th Northeast Asia Economic Forum held in north China 's port city of Tianjin on Monday and Tuesday . The Tianjin Binhai Declaration said the forum attendees agreed to draw an action plan for the establishment of the Northeast Asia cooperation and development bank . No details of when , where or how the bank would be set up were decided nor was the question of who would pay . tianjin::city##prep_of##Tianjin::XIN_ENG_20070304.0069.LDC2009T13::8 Some 189 ships have taken refuge in Yantai harbors . By 10 a.m. Sunday , a cold wave was closing on Yantai with winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour . In north China 's coastal city of Tianjin , about 10,000 people have been organized to carry out rescue work . The port of Tianjin had a 4.69-meter-high tide early Sunday morning . About 10,000 tons of material and cargo in Tianjin Port were transferred to safety and coastal restaurant staff and residents were evacuated , government sources said . tianjin::city##prep_of##Tianjin::XIN_ENG_20070705.0125.LDC2009T13::4 BEIJING , July 5 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . China 's disciplinary watchdog on Tuesday expelled senior political advisor Song Pingshun from the Communist Party of China -LRB- CPC -RRB- for dissolute lifestyle and serious violation of Party disciplines , according to an announcement . Song , chairman of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference in the northern port city of Tianjin , was discovered dead on June 3 . A police investigation showed that Song had committed suicide . The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection -LRB- CCDI -RRB- decided to take the rare step of a posthumous stripping of Song 's CPC membership after finding that he had led a dissolute life and abused his public power to seek benefits for his mistress , seriously violating CPC discipline . tianjin::city##prep_of##Tianjin::APW_ENG_20071231.0470.LDC2009T13::11 Hu has made a priority of distributing the benefits of recent decades of speedy economic growth more evenly , stressing sustainable development and the creation of a harmonious society . . On Monday Hu visited residents living on government subsidies in the industrial port city of Tianjin , as well as senior citizens . He also stopped by a market to stress the importance of stabilizing food prices , which have risen by nearly 20 percent in 2007 hurting low and middle income families . Hu said in his speech he hoped the Olympics beginning Aug. 8 , 2008 , will be a platform for promoting understanding and friendly cooperation between the people of China and the world . tianjin::city##prep_of##Tianjin::XIN_ENG_20070422.0104.LDC2009T13::5 China will face Brazil and Denmark at the women 's World Cup 2007 group stage as the official draw was unveiled on Sunday at Wuhan , the largest city of central China . Host China , which was seeded at the top of Group D , has been grouped with Brazil , Denmark and New Zealand . The women 's World Cup , a flagship competition of women 's football with sixteen teams competing in , will be played in the cities of Shanghai , Chengdu , Hangzhou , Tianjin and Wuhan from 10 to 30 September 2007 . The competition starts in five months and Chinese sport officials have set the squad a minimum target of a semifinal finish . georgia::say##nsubj##Georgia::NYT_ENG_20080902.0134.LDC2009T13::59 In the field , there is evidence from an extensive set of witnesses that within 30 minutes of Saakashvili 's order , Georgia 's military began pounding civilian sections of the city of Tshkinvali , as well as a Russian peacekeeping base there , with heavy barrages of rocket and artillery fire . The barrages all but ensured a Russian military response , several diplomats , military officers and witnesses said . After the Russian columns arrived through the Roki Tunnel , and the battle swung quickly into Russia 's favor , Georgia said its attack had been necessary to stop a Russian attack that already had been under way . To date , however , there has been no independent evidence , beyond Georgia 's insistence that its version is true , that Russian forces were attacking before the Georgian barrages . During the battle , one Western military officer said , it had been obvious that Georgia 's logistical preparations were poor and that its units interfered with each other in the field . georgia::say##nsubj##Georgia::APW_ENG_20080809.0370.LDC2009T13::14 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that Moscow sent troops into South Ossetia to force Georgia into a cease-fire . Moscow has said it needs to protect its peacekeepers and civilians in South Ossetia , most of whom hold Russian passports . Georgia said it has shot down 10 Russian planes -- including four brought down Saturday , according to Kakha Lomaya , head of Georgia 's Security Council . The first Russian confirmation that its planes had been shot down came Saturday from Russian Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn , deputy chief of the General Staff , who said two Russian planes were downed . He did not say where or when . georgia::say##nsubj##Georgia::AFP_ENG_20070807.0218.LDC2009T13::6 We are waiting for an official explanation from Russia . . Georgia says that a Russian plane fired a rocket , which did not explode , at the outskirts of the village of Tsitelubani on Monday . Moscow has repeatedly denied involvement . georgia::say##nsubj##Georgia::AFP_ENG_20080812.0064.LDC2009T13::2 Georgia reports new attacks , 100,000 rally in Tbilisi . Georgia said Tuesday that Russian attacks on the country continued despite Russia 's pledge to halt its military offensive as 100,000 people gathered in central Tbilisi in a mass display of patriotism . Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a halt in Moscow 's operations around midday on Tuesday , but Georgia claimed a series of bombings , troop movements and attacks on boats in the port of Poti had taken place since . Having been driven out of the separatist region of South Ossetia , Georgia also withdrew from the last sliver of the province of Abkhazia controlled by government forces , the Kodori Gorge , officials in Tbilisi said . georgia::say##nsubj##Georgia::AFP_ENG_20080810.0593.LDC2009T13::5 We have left practically all of South Ossetia as an expression of goodwill and our willingness to stop military confrontation , Georgian National Security Council Secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP . Officials in South Ossetia , the separatist region at the heart of the fighting , said artillery fire was exchanged overnight and Georgia claimed Russian jets had bombed a military airfield near the Georgian capital Tbilisi . Georgia also said Russia had brought 10,000 extra troops into South Ossetia and was assembling armored vehicles close to the border . Reports said Russia was imposing a naval blocade after moving warships into range . Lomaia said Georgia had asked the United States to act as a mediator with Russia in the conflict , which broke out in the middle of last week and has left 2,000 dead according to Russian figures . cdu::win##nsubj##CDU::APW_ENG_20080128.0009.LDC2009T13::32 both scored a point , he said . The CDU and SPD won 42 seats each in Hesse 's state legislature , with the Free Democrats winning 11 , the Greens nine and The Left six . In Lower Saxony , the CDU won 68 seats , the SPD 48 , the Free Democrats 13 , the Greens 12 , and The Left 11 . cdu::win##nsubj##CDU::APW_ENG_20080127.0717.LDC2009T13::9 The projections showed support for the business-friendly Free Democrats , Koch 's preferred coalition partner , at between 9.1 and 9.5 percent ; and for the Greens , Ypsilanti 's preferred partner , at 8 percent . A second deputy leader of Merkel 's party , Lower Saxony governor Christian Wulff , appeared headed for re-election . The CDU won 43.8 percent of the vote in the northern state , according to ARD projections , far head of the Social Democrats ' 29.6 percent . According to the projection , The Left -- a combination of former Social Democrats and ex-communists -- won 6.6 percent , enough to enter the state legislature for the first time . It appeared to be just short of winning the necessary 5 percent in Hesse . cdu::win##nsubj##CDU::XIN_ENG_20080128.0207.LDC2009T13::5 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under huge pressure after her conservative party saw its majority slashed in a key state election , local media reported Monday . Merkel 's Christian Democratic Union -LRB- CDU -RRB- party lost its decade - long absolute majority in the state of Hesse , home to the German financial capital of Frankfurt , dealing her one of the heaviest blows since she came to power in 2005 , Germany 's N-TV said . According to preliminary results , the CDU won 36.8 percent of votes in Hesse , compared with 36.7 percent for its main rival , the Social Democratic Party -LRB- SPD -RRB- . The election , which could imply the outlook for the 2009 federal election , was considered the first genuine political test for Merkel , who is leading a so - called grand coalition of the CDU and the SPD . In an another election Sunday , the CDU , as expected , sealed a clear victory in the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony . cdu::win##nsubj##CDU::APW_ENG_20080127.0745.LDC2009T13::22 The Left can no longer be reckoned without , senior party official Dietmar Bartsch said of the result , which extended the party 's reach in the former West Germany . Wulff ran a far less polarizing campaign than Koch and faced a weaker SPD challenge . The CDU won 43.8 percent of the vote in the northern state , according to ARD projections , far ahead of the Social Democrats ' 29.6 percent . Wulff won 48.3 percent in 2003 , and has governed in a coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats . The votes in Hesse and Lower Saxony come as Germany starts to look ahead to national elections next year . cdu::win##nsubj##CDU::AFP_ENG_20080128.0365.LDC2009T13::15 Hesse 's incumbent state leader Roland Koch described himself as the victim of a defamation campaign and vowed to win the race to build a governing coalition in the state . Preliminary official results in Hesse showed the CDU with 36.8 percent and the SPD on 36.7 percent , meaning the conservatives ' score had plummeted more than 10 points compared with the last election in 2003 . In Lower Saxony , the CDU won about 42.5 percent of the votes -- lower than their score in 2003 but still comfortably ahead of the Social Democrats ' 30.3 percent . Koch took his stance following a string of highly publicised attacks by youngsters of foreign origin . One , recorded by security cameras in a Munich station , showed two youths repeatedly kicking a man slumped on the ground while shouting bloody German . hitmen::kill##nsubj##Hitmen::AFP_ENG_20080826.0195.LDC2009T13::2 Hitmen kill 8 , including 5 family members , in Mexico attacks . Hitmen killed eight people , including five members of one family , in Mexico 's northern Chihuahua state , officials said Tuesday , as three recently kidnapped males were reported dead elsewhere . Gangland-style killings have claimed the lives of more than 2,700 people so far this year , and official kidnapping figures have spiked , despite the deployment of more than 36,000 soldiers across the country in a government crackdown on drug gang-related violence . Rights groups are planning mass demonstrations this Saturday in response to public anger at growing insecurity . hitmen::kill##nsubj##Hitmen::AFP_ENG_20081103.0071.LDC2009T13::1 Hitmen kill shooting victim in Mexico operating theater . Hitmen stormed an operating theater in a clinic in the north Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez to finish off a youth who had earlier been shot in the street , local police said Monday . The 25-year-old patient had been shot overnight Sunday near the Red Cross clinic , a police official told AFP , declining to be named . hitmen::kill##nsubj##Hitmen::AFP_ENG_20080827.0017.LDC2009T13::2 Hitmen kill 4 police , 17 others in Mexico attacks . Hitmen killed two police commanders , two officers and 17 others in various attacks across Mexico , state authorities said Wednesday.Gangland-style killings have claimed the lives of some 2,700 people so far this year and kidnapping figures have risen , despite the deployment of more than 36,000 soldiers across the country in a government crackdown on drug gang-related violence . In northeastern Durango State , two hitmen shot and killed a police commander and two officers Tuesday night in a restaurant in Guadalupe Victoria town , before escaping , a statement from the local prosecutor 's office said . In central Aguascalientes , hitmen shot more than 70 bullets at the car of a local police commander , killing 55-year-old Edgar Labra , a spokesman for the state prosecutor said . hitmen::kill##nsubj##Hitmen::AFP_ENG_20081015.0198.LDC2009T13::1 Hitmen kill three prison guards in north Mexico . Masked hitmen shot dead three prison guards in the volatile Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez , and seven other people died in separate incidents in Chihuahua State , police said Wednesday . Attackers drove up in two trucks and shot more than 50 bullets at the prison guards as they waited for a bus to take them to work in the city across from El Paso in the United States , police said . hitmen::kill##nsubj##Hitmen::AFP_ENG_20080826.0055.LDC2009T13::2 8 killed , 3 more decapitated in northern Mexico violence . Hitmen killed eight people , including five members of one family , in Mexico 's northern Chihuahua state , officials said Tuesday , as police found three decapitated bodies in a rubbish dump in Tijuana.Gangland-style killings have claimed the lives of more than 2,700 people so far this year and official kidnapping figures have spiked , despite the deployment of more than 36,000 soldiers across the country in a government crackdown on drug gang-related violence . Rights groups are planning mass demonstrations this Saturday over the growing insecurity . In the attack in Chihuahua state , where most of the murders have taken place , a group of armed men stormed a family meeting on a ranch , killing five , the state prosecutor 's office said . gotham::stage##prep_at##Gotham_Hall::eng-WL-11-174611-12982844::6 Auction begins at 8pm . BearForce 1 performs later in the evening . NYC : The Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project will stage their 2007 Courage Awards at Gotham Hall on November 19 th , hosted by B.D. Wong . This year 's honorees : New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell , Ms. Verna Eggleston of the Bloomberg Family Foundation , and Sundance Channel . LOS ANGELES : The Gay , Lesbian & Straight Education Network 's Respect Awards on Oct. 12 th will honor individuals and corporations who have helped move the work of GLSEN foward . gotham::stage##prep_at##Gotham_Hall::eng-WL-11-174611-12982640::16 Singer and Activist Jenifer Lewis and the Gay Men 's Chorus of Los Angeles to be Honored ; Chorus to Perform duet with the iconic Linda Ronstadt . Tickets : $ 300 for individuals , $ 400 for VIP admission which includes preferred seating ; $ 3,000 for a table of 10 , and $ 4,000 for a VIP table of 10 . NYC : The Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project will stage their 2007 Courage Awards at Gotham Hall on November 19th , hosted by B.D. Wong . This year 's honorees : New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell , Ms. Verna Eggleston of the Bloomberg Family Foundation , and Sundance Channel . Labels : Good Work Wednesday New ! gotham::stage##prep_at##Gotham_Hall::eng-WL-11-174611-12982884::6 Orange County\/CA : ECCO , a political action group for Orange County , California , holds its 2007 Awards Dinner at the Disneyland Hotel on October 13th . Honorees : Alicia Berhow , Lighthouse at Southern California Edison , California Teachers Association , Peg Corley , Ivy Bottini . NYC : The Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project will stage their 2007 Courage Awards at Gotham Hall on November 19th , hosted by B.D. Wong . This year 's honorees : New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell , Ms. Verna Eggleston of the Bloomberg Family Foundation , and Sundance Channel . LOS ANGELES : The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force holds their Los Angeles Leadership Awards on Sept. 30th at the Beverly Hills Hotel . gotham::stage##prep_at##Gotham_Hall::eng-WL-11-174611-12982773::24 Tickets : $ 300 for individuals , $ 400 for VIP admission which includes preferred seating ; $ 3,000 for a table of 10 , and $ 4,000 for a VIP table of 10 . Purchase tickets here . NYC : The Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project will stage their 2007 Courage Awards at Gotham Hall on November 19 th , hosted by B.D. Wong . This year 's honorees : New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell , Ms. Verna Eggleston of the Bloomberg Family Foundation , and Sundance Channel . Labels : Good Work Wednesday New ! gotham::stage##prep_at##Gotham_Hall::eng-WL-11-174611-12982802::3 Good Work Wednesday . 2007-10-10T00 :00:00 . NYC : The Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project will stage their 2007 Courage Awards at Gotham Hall on November 19 th , hosted by B.D. Wong . This year 's honorees : New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell , Ms. Verna Eggleston of the Bloomberg Family Foundation , and Sundance Channel . LOS ANGELES : The Gay , Lesbian & Straight Education Network 's Respect Awards on Oct. 12 th will honor individuals and corporations who have helped move the work of GLSEN foward . flames::score##prep_for##Flames::APW_ENG_20070418.0304.LDC2009T13::42 Flames 3 , Red Wings 2 . At Calgary , Alberta , Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal at 9:21 of the third period , leading Calgary over Detroit . Matthew Lombardi and defenseman Mark Giordano scored power-play goals for the Flames , who avoided falling behind 3-0 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series . Game 4 will be Thursday night at Calgary , with Detroit leading 2-1 . Kris Draper scored twice for Detroit , and Daniel Cleary assisted on both goals . flames::score##prep_for##Flames::APW_ENG_20070311.0222.LDC2009T13::70 The Lightning had n't been back to Calgary since Game 6 of that series , when they beat the Flames 3-2 in double overtime . Lecavalier and Nick Tarnasky each had a goal and an assist for the Tampa Bay , which won its second straight game . Jeff Friesen and Craig Conroy scored for the Flames , who lost their second straight . END . flames::score##prep_for##Flames::APW_ENG_20070323.0319.LDC2009T13::59 Flames 3 , Predators 2 , OT . At Calgary , Alberta , defenseman Rhett Warrener scored 1:27 into overtime to give Calgary a come-from-behind victory over Nashville . Alex Tanguay and Craig Conroy scored for the Flames , who had lost eight straight against Nashville since last beating the Predators on Jan. 22 , 2004 . Jason Arnott and Vernon Fiddler scored for Nashville , who moved into a tie for first place overall in the NHL with Buffalo . flames::score##prep_for##Flames::APW_ENG_20080410.0414.LDC2009T13::23 In San Jose , California , Stephane Yelle scored two goals to lead Calgary to an upset win over San Jose in their series opener . Miikka Kiprusoff made 37 saves and the seventh-seeded Flames stunned the NHL 's second-best regular-season team . Dion Phaneuf also scored a power-play goal for the Flames , who opened the best-of-seven Western Conference series with three opportunistic goals and a late defensive scramble to win a game largely controlled by the Sharks . Game 2 is Thursday . Ryane Clowe scored two goals as San Jose outshot Calgary 39-23 , but the Flames generated three scores in the first 40 minutes and then held on after Clowe 's second with 56 seconds to play . flames::score##prep_for##Flames::APW_ENG_20080317.0277.LDC2009T13::21 Flames 4 , Blackhawks 2 . In Chicago , Jarome Iginla , Kristian Huselius and Dion Phaneuf scored second-period goals , and Miikka Kiprusoff made 34 saves for Calgary . Adrian Aucoin also scored for the Flames , who climbed into a three-way tie with idle Minnesota and Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division at 84 points . Calgary 's Owen Nolan and Alex Tanguay each had two assists . Hurricanes 5 , Senators 1 . faw::factory##prep_of##FAW_Toyota_Motor_Co.::XIN_ENG_20071229.0115.LDC2009T13::18 The Sino-Japanese friendship brings peace to the world , the father , Takeo Fukuda , had written in cursive script , a traditional form of Chinese handwriting . After Saturday morning 's breakfast , Wen and Fukuda played baseball , a spontaneous game that followed Fukuda 's suggestion during Friday 's talks . Later , Fukuda visited a primary school in northeastern Beijing and then left for Tianjin , a northern port city , where he visited the Binhai new area , an economic development zone , and a factory of Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. . Ltd. . The Binhai new area houses more than 6,300 companies , including over 70 joint ventures among the world 's top 500 companies . faw::factory##prep_of##FAW_Toyota_Motor_Co.::XIN_ENG_20071230.0007.LDC2009T13::18 Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama who served in the position in mid-1990 , visited Qufu in 2002 . The Temple of Confucius in Qufu , first built in 478 B.C. , is the prototype of some 2,000 Confucian temples all over the world , including Japan , the Republic of Korea , the United States , Singapore and Vietnam . Fukuda arrived in Shandong province on Saturday afternoon from Tianjin , a port city neighbouring Beijing , where he visited a factory of Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. . Ltd. . Fukuda 's trip , which is taking place three months after he took office , is another important step to boost bilateral ties , following the ice-breaking visit by then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in October last year and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao 's ice-thawing trip to Japan in April . faw::factory##prep_of##FAW_Toyota_Motor_Co.::XIN_ENG_20071230.0016.LDC2009T13::19 He said Japan would very earnestly reflect on the agonizing part of history and continue to follow the path of peaceful development so as to establish forward-looking China-Japan relations . Aside from talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing , Fukuda also delivered a speech at Beijing University , played baseball with Premier Wen and visited a primary school . Fukuda arrived in Shandong province on Saturday afternoon from Tianjin , where he visited a factory of Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. . Ltd. . Fukuda told reporters Sunday morning his visit to the hometown of Confucius left him deep impression . naples::city##prep_of##Naples::AFP_ENG_20071229.0023.LDC2009T13::3 Italian police seize illicit New Year fireworks : report . Italian police said Saturday they had seized some 25 tonnes of illicit fireworks ahead of New Year celebrations which see hundreds of people injured annually . The biggest haul emerged from a warehouse in the southern city of Naples where around 20 tonnes of Chinese-made fireworks were seized , the ANSA news agency reported . Police seized one tonne from a warehouse in the northeastern town of San-Vito - al-Tagliamento and another tonne in the northern city of Verona . More than 900 kilos -LRB- 1,985 pounds -RRB- were confiscated in and around Naples and about 500 kilos in two towns near Rome . naples::city##prep_of##Naples::AFP_ENG_20080918.0031.LDC2009T13::2 Seven dead , two seriously wounded in shooting in Italy : police . Seven people including six foreign nationals were killed Thursday in two shooting incidents near the southern Italian city of Naples , police said . Two people were also seriously injured in the shootings which the Italian news agency ANSA reported was believed to be linked to drugs trafficking . During the first shoot out which took place near Castel Volturno , on the coast between Naples and Caserte , six people were killed and two very seriously injured , an officer from the Caserte carabinieri paramilitary police told AFP . naples::city##prep_of##Naples::AFP_ENG_20080930.0547.LDC2009T13::2 Three Italian suspects held over African murders : police . Three members of the local Camorra mafia were arrested Tuesday near the southern Italian city of Naples over the September 18 murder of six Africans , police said . The three men were also wanted for other killings apart from the massacre in Castel Volturno , in which the Italian owner of a local recreation hall was killed along with three Ghanaians , two Liberians and a Togolese , they said . A crackdown was also under way Tuesday in the Caserta region , north of Naples , against the Casalesi clan , the most powerful of the Neapolitan mafia with the implementation of 107 arrest warrants issued by Naples prosecutors , the ANSA news agency reported . naples::city##prep_of##Naples::AFP_ENG_20081229.0121.LDC2009T13::2 Italian judge 's son quits over corruption allegations . The son of one of Italy 's leading anti-corruption judges resigned from his political party Monday after he was named in a corruption scandal that has rocked the city of Naples . Cristiano Di Pietro resigned as a member of the Italy of Values party after allegations emerged he asked a former director of public works in Naples to recruit and promote his friends . Recordings of those telephone conversations had been made public last week and several members of Italy of Values had called for him to go . naples::city##prep_of##Naples::AFP_ENG_20080327.0155.LDC2009T13::10 If it considers this further action as inadequate , the commission will consider proposing safeguard measures for dairy products orginating from the region of Campania , the statement said . Italy produces 33,000 tonnes of mozzarella per year , some 80 percent of it in Campania , where a quarter of a million buffalo are farmed to produce milk for the product . Italian authorities said last week that high levels of dioxin , which increases the risk of cancer , were found in 66 buffalo herds around the city of Naples . Most health experts quoted by the Italian media have said that the raised levels do not constitute a danger to health , but domestic sales have already fallen by 30 to 35 percent , according to the body that oversees the product . Officials have previously said the contamination is probably linked to the Naples region 's chronic waste disposal problems , which saw thousands of tonnes of rubbish left undisposed of in past months . li_jie::contribute##nsubj##Li_Jie::LTW_ENG_20070719.0063.LDC2009T13::52 We 've been attacked by rats since 1984 . . Researcher Li Jie contributed to this report . li_jie::contribute##nsubj##Li_Jie::LTW_ENG_20070614.0069.LDC2009T13::45 Go ask whomever you like about it . . Researcher Li Jie contributed to this report . li_jie::contribute##nsubj##Li_Jie::LTW_ENG_20071124.0088.LDC2009T13::18 The committee has also said that pollution from the project -- including industrial pollution and fertilizer collecting in the backed-up reservoir water -- is not serious . . -- Researcher Li Jie contributed to this report . li_jie::contribute##nsubj##Li_Jie::LTW_ENG_20071017.0025.LDC2009T13::58 Ozone and sulfur dioxide attack tissue in the airways , hampering breathing and the processing of oxygen . -LRB- End optional trim -RRB- . News researcher Li Jie contributed to this report . li_jie::contribute##nsubj##Li_Jie::LTW_ENG_20070120.0013.LDC2009T13::67 It 's a whole disorder of a person . . Researcher Li Jie contributed to this report . cma::warn##nsubj##CMA::XIN_ENG_20080125.0211.LDC2009T13::3 China metereological authority raises severe weather alert . BEIJING , Jan. 25 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- -- The China Meteorological Administration -LRB- CMA -RRB- on Friday put weather officials on a heightened state of alert as widespread rain and more snow was forecast for central and western provinces . The CMA activated a level-three severe weather emergency plan requiring weather offices to guarantee 24-hour staffing , provide continuous updates on forecasts , alerts and disasters , and to warn and prepare the public . The plan was initiated in units directly under the CMA and the Meteorological Bureau in Guizhou , Yunnan , Hunan , Hubei , Henan , Anhui and Shaanxi provinces . The severe weather was expected to hit from Jan. 25 to 28 , said Xu Xiaofeng , deputy director of the CMA . cma::warn##nsubj##CMA::XIN_ENG_20080204.0035.LDC2009T13::5 Parts of south China affected by the worst winter weather in 50 years were shrouded in heavy fog on Monday morning , adding to traffic woes caused by snow and frost over the last three weeks . Visibility was less than 100 meters in parts of Chongqing Municipality and the provinces of Anhui , Jiangsu , Zhejiang , Hubei , Jiangxi , Hunan and Guizhou , the China Meteorological Administration -LRB- CMA -RRB- said . Meanwhile , a new wave of snow , rain and sleet is likely to hit parts of central and south China on Monday and Tuesday , including Chongqing and the provinces of Hubei , Henan , Yunnan and Guizhou , the CMA warned . The heavy fog forced 50 flights to be postponed or canceled at an airport in Nanjing , capital of Jiangsu Province , on Monday morning , local authorities said . It also led to temporary expressway closures in parts of Zhejiang , Hunan , Anhui , Jiangxi and Jiangsu , the Ministry of Communications said . cma::warn##nsubj##CMA::XIN_ENG_20080204.0008.LDC2009T13::12 As parts of southern China affected by the worst winter weather in 50 years were shrouded in heavy fog on Monday morning , traffic woes caused by snow and frost may worsen . Visibility was less than 100 meters in parts of Chongqing Municipality and the provinces of Anhui , Jiangsu , Zhejiang , Hubei , Jiangxi , Hunan and Guizhou , the China Meteorological Administration -LRB- CMA -RRB- said . Meanwhile , a new wave of snow , rain and sleet is likely to hit parts of central and south China on Monday and Tuesday , including Chongqing and the provinces of Hubei , Henan , Yunnan and Guizhou , the CMA warned . The heavy fog may worsen the traffic chaos on expressways and affect flights in central , eastern and southern regions . Hundreds of thousands of people , mostly migrant workers , who are returning home for family gatherings during the Spring Festival holiday that starts on Wednesday , are still stranded on icy expressways and at train stations . cma::warn##nsubj##CMA::XIN_ENG_20080125.0236.LDC2009T13::3 1st LD-Writethru : China metereological authority raises severe weather alert . BEIJING , Jan. 25 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- -- The China Meteorological Administration -LRB- CMA -RRB- on Friday put weather officials on a heightened state of alert as widespread rain and more snow was forecast for central and western provinces . The CMA activated a level-three severe weather emergency plan requiring weather offices to guarantee 24-hour staffing , provide continuous updates on forecasts , alerts and disasters , and to warn and prepare the public . The plan was initiated in units directly under the CMA and the Meteorological Bureau in Guizhou , Yunnan , Hunan , Hubei , Henan , Anhui and Shaanxi provinces . The severe weather was expected to hit from Jan. 25 to 28 , said Xu Xiaofeng , deputy director of the CMA . cma::warn##nsubj##CMA::XIN_ENG_20070313.0097.LDC2009T13::4 BEIJING , March 13 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Snowfall that began in Tibet on Tuesday morning will continue in some southwestern regions until Wednesday evening , the China Meteorological Administration -LRB- CMA -RRB- forecast on Tuesday . The CMA warned some southwestern areas could experience blizzards . smk::Greetings##prep_from##SMK_Soft_Inc::eng-NG-31-133418-9544299::3 Urgent Rek : ASP Developer with Strong Financial Background . 2008-01-18T13 :15:00 . Hi Associates , Greetings from SMK Soft Inc I have an urgent requirement for the following position Please forward the appropriate resumes ASAP to mane @ smksoft.com ASP DEVELOPER - NOT ASP.NET - MUST HAVE STRONG FINANCIAL BACKGROUND . FINANCIAL ASP developer with ORACLE 10G and PL\/SQL . Min 5yrs of experience . smk::Greetings##prep_from##SMK_Soft_Inc::eng-NG-31-133418-9544294::3 ASP Developer with Strong Financial Background - Urgent Requirement . 2008-01-18T13 :55:00 . Hi Associates , Greetings from SMK Soft Inc I have an urgent requirement for the following position Please forword the appropriate resumes ASAP to mane @ smksoft.com ASP DEVELOPER - NOT ASP.NET - MUST HAVE STRONG FINANCIAL BACKGROUND . FINANCIAL ASP developer with ORACLE 10G and PL\/SQL . Min 5yrs of experience . smk::Greetings##prep_from##SMK_Soft_Inc::eng-NG-31-133418-9544422::3 Consultants available - Oracle DBA , Apps , VB.Net , Java\/J2EE . 2008-01-16T15 :14:00 . Hi Associates , Greetings from SMK Soft Inc I appreciate that you took time to read this . Please let me know if I could be helpful in your endeavors . We have the following consultants readily available for projects . smk::Greetings##prep_from##SMK_Soft_Inc::eng-NG-31-133415-9538842::3 Consultants available - Oracle DBA , Apps , VB.Net , Java\/J2EE . 2008-01-16T17 :02:00 . Hi Associates , Greetings from SMK Soft Inc I appreciate that you took time to read this . Please let me know if I could be helpful in your endeavors . We have the following consultants readily available for projects . smk::Greetings##prep_from##SMK_Soft_Inc::eng-NG-31-133418-9544408::3 Excellent Consultants available - Oracle DBA , Apps , VB.Net , Java\/J2EE . 2008-01-18T10 :00:00 . Hi Associates , Greetings from SMK Soft Inc I appreciate that you took time to read this . Please let me know if I could be helpful in your endeavors . We have the following consultants readily available for projects . nablus::city##prep_of##Nablus::XIN_ENG_20080729.0013.LDC2009T13::4 RAMALLAH , July 29 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The security forces of President Mahmoud Abbas continued the crackdown on Hamas movement all-over the West Bank areas , Hamas movement said in a statement Tuesday . Hamas said that the security forces of Abbas arrested 32 Hamas members and supporters in the cities of Nablus , Qalqilia , Tubas , Ramallah , Jenin and Salfit after storming their homes . Since Friday , Abbas security forces arrested over 100 Palestinians , affiliated with Hamas movement , including the deputy mayor of Nablus , academics , notables and intellectuals . Abbas security forces crackdown in the West Bank was a response to Hamas security forces crackdown on Fatah movement members and institutions in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip . nablus::city##prep_of##Nablus::APW_ENG_20080227.1696.LDC2009T13::54 A poll published Wednesday , before the fatal rocket attack , showed that a majority of Israelis favor talks with Hamas stop the barrages and win release of a soldier captured in 2006 . Israel 's government has ruled out talks with Hamas , which is sworn to Israel 's destruction . In the West Bank on Wednesday , undercover Israeli troops killed a militant and wounded a bystander in a daylight raid in the city of Nablus , Palestinians said . The dead man belonged to a militant offshoot of the Fatah movement led by President Mahmoud Abbas . The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out an operation but gave no details . nablus::city##prep_of##Nablus::XIN_ENG_20080827.0031.LDC2009T13::7 . About forty former fighters got full amnesty in which they enjoy a complete freedom and others got a partial amnesty in which Israel will not chase down them as long as they stay in Palestinian-controlled territory , the sources said . The Palestinian security forces started to release the activists whom were held in the prisons in the West Bank city of Nablus . The move comes a day after Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners to bolster the position of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and to give a thrust to the peace talks between the two sides . Israel and the PNA reached several deals to grant amnesty for dozens of the fighters who are members of Abbas ' Fatah party . nablus::city##prep_of##Nablus::APW_ENG_20070804.0375.LDC2009T13::10 Young people in the Middle East , particularly unemployed Palestinians living in refugee camps , often put off marriage for years because of the high cost of providing a home and furnishing it . In addition to organizing the event , Hamas provided each couple with US$ 1,500 -LRB- euro1 ,088 -RRB- in a mixture of cash and household appliances , the couples said . While this is the first such mass wedding to be held by Hamas in Syria , the group has sponsored others elsewhere in the region , including one in the Palestinian city of Nablus in 2005 involving 226 couples . Hamas ' sponsorship of the event was not left in doubt as each groom wore a green sash emblazoned with the organization 's slogan over a black suit . The women wore long white dresses and religious headscarves . nablus::city##prep_of##Nablus::XIN_ENG_20071105.0203.LDC2009T13::3 5 Palestinians wounded in clash between Abbas ' security and gunmen . RAMALLAH , Nov. 5 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Five Palestinians were wounded Monday in clash between President Mahmoud Abbas ' security forces and gunmen in the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus , witnesses and hospital officials said . The witnesses said clashes erupted in the afternoon when a jeep belonging to the Palestinian security forces was trying to enter the Balata refugee camp adjacent to the city . The clashes came after 308 Palestinian security officers were redeployed on Friday in Nablus upon an agreement with Israel , which was aimed at restoring security and ending a status of chaos in the old city area . china::have##nsubj##China::XIN_ENG_20080314.0340.LDC2009T13::28 At that time , lawyers were civil servants . With judicial reforms , lawyers have gradually stepped out of the government . Currently , China has around 140,000 lawyers . They are regarded as an important component of China 's new social stratum . china::have##nsubj##China::XIN_ENG_20080419.0183.LDC2009T13::7 Aprirak then handed the torch to the first torchbearer , Anant Siripasraporn , Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration -LRB- BMA -RRB- , who started running to kick off the first ever Olympic torch relay in his home city , amid a cheering crowd and followers . Thailand 's Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart , in his capacity as president of the Bangkok Olympic Torch Relay 2008 Organizing Committee , said in a speech ahead of the relay , We are very happy that Bangkok is one of the cities in the global tour of the Beijing Olympic Torch . Thailand and China has a friendship for centuries . The two countries have been more closely related in the new era . Thailand would like to offer its staunchest support and most sincere blessings for Beijing 's hosting the 2008 Olympics . china::have##nsubj##China::XIN_ENG_20080804.0294.LDC2009T13::7 We know it is very hard , but we can try , assistant manager of the Australian team Edan Dakman told Xinhua outside the boathouse in the park on Monday afternoon . Women 's scull , lightweight double and women 's double are our favorite events , he said . He also said that China , Britain , Germany , the United States and New Zealand also had very strong teams and they were the main challenges to the Autstralians during the Beijing Olympics . We have made very good preparations at home . You know , we do not have to do much to get accustomed to the Beijing time and the weather here because ours are similar , he added . china::have##nsubj##China::XIN_ENG_20080921.0251.LDC2009T13::29 Others questioned the 300-yuan price . Some thought the product was worth the price since there was too much tainted baby milk in the market , but others said it was too expensive . As for whether the mother 's business was legal , Yang Yongtao , a nutrition department director at a Chengdu hospital , said China had no laws forbidding it . Breast milk is good for babies and is recommended by the government , Yang said . However , he also reminded the buyers to check the health of mothers , who could carry infectious diseases , such as hepatitis B. More than 6,200 infants had developed kidney stones and four infants have died after drinking baby formula tainted with melamine , a chemical illegally added to give false protein readings in tests . china::have##nsubj##China::XIN_ENG_20071115.0047.LDC2009T13::23 Carbon emissions trading is a market-based scheme , under the Kyoto Protocol , for environmental improvement that allows parties to buy and sell permits for emissions or credits for reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide , a Green House Gas primarily contributing to global warming . The Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism -LRB- CDM -RRB- presents new business opportunities in many Chinese industries such as energy and mining , industrial products and waste management , experts said . As the world 's largest CDM market , China has huge potential , estimated at about eight billion U.S. dollars per year in carbon trading . We 're providing consulting services for investment in projects that generate CO2 certificates for investors , Sandhoevel said . mod::say##nsubj##mod::AFP_ENG_20080131.0427.LDC2009T13::5 Citing a senior defense source , The Times newspaper reported that the army 's combat infantry course would be cut to 14 weeks from the usual 26 to 28-week course length . This was because every battalion set to be posted to Afghanistan is at least 100 soldiers short of required manpower levels , said the report . But the MoD said this option was being considered for reservists , not regular troops . No-one is deployed on operations without the right training , it said in a statement . It is not the case that the army 's combat infantry course will be cut to 14 weeks . mod::say##nsubj##mod::AFP_ENG_20080526.0477.LDC2009T13::7 The three soldiers ' vehicle was hit as they returned to their base after operations in the Musa Qala area . The two injured servicemen were airlifted to Britain 's main base at Camp Bastion for medical treatment . Families of the men , whose identities have not been released , have been informed , the MoD said . Sunday 's death took to 62 the number of international soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year and to 97 the number of British troops who have died since late 2001 when coalition forces ousted the hardline Taliban from power . mod::say##nsubj##mod::eng-NG-31-142680-10068365::5 links for 2008-04-30 Ministry of Truth ` The question is , ' said Humpty Dumpty ... So , Gordon Brown 's skunk as ` lethal ' as he claims ? In short , no. . British forces will continue to use cluster bombs , MoD says : The Guardian Because nothing says Liberation ! quite like an unexploded bomblet BBC NEWS : Ronaldo in transvestite scandal Come on ! Who amongst us can say this has never happened to them ? mod::say##nsubj##mod::AFP_ENG_20081204.0154.LDC2009T13::4 A British soldier died in Iraq on Thursday due to a gunshot wound to the head , though no enemy forces were involved , the Ministry of Defense -LRB- MoD -RRB- said , without elaborating . The soldier was serving with 9 Regiment Army Air Corps in southern Iraq , where Britain 's remaining 4,100 troops in the country are based . At approximately 9:00 am local time -LRB- 0600 GMT -RRB- a report was received of a soldier who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head , the MoD said in a statement . Immediate medical assistance was provided , but sadly the soldier was declared dead at the scene . No enemy forces were involved . mod::say##nsubj##mod::AFP_ENG_20070328.0620.LDC2009T13::20 Military chiefs at the MoD used maps and GPS coordinates to argue that the naval personnel were clearly within Iraqi territorial waters at the northern end of the Gulf when they were seized last Friday . The sailors were 1.7 nautical miles -LRB- 3.15 kilometres -RRB- inside Iraqi territorial waters , Vice-Admiral Charles Style , deputy chief of the defense staff , told reporters . The MoD said it disputed two sets of coordinates provided by Tehran , one inside Iraqi waters and one inside Iranian waters . It is is hard to understand a legitimate reason for this change of coordinates , Style said . In any case we unambiguously contest both the positions provided by the Iranians . bradford::say##nsubj##Bradford::APW_ENG_20080904.0904.LDC2009T13::22 International steel demand and production has remained relatively strong and China , a major importer , still faces a coal shortage , Bradford said . Ocean freight rates have also helped push U.S. coal exports up an estimated 51 percent this year . After doubling earlier this year , Bradford says freight rates have dropped more recently , though they remain higher than January 's low point . bradford::say##nsubj##Bradford::APW_ENG_20081214.0065.LDC2009T13::7 Bradford , who leads the U.S. in touchdown passes with 48 , received 1,726 points . University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was second with 1,604 and Tebow -- who received the most first - place votes -- was third with 1,575 points . I was definitely surprised and I think it 's everything I imagined , said Bradford , who raised the 25-pound bronze statue with his left hand still in a cast from a recent surgery . I think it will take a couple weeks to set in . . bradford::say##nsubj##Bradford::APW_ENG_20070613.0695.LDC2009T13::18 There also are criminal investigations in New York and Massachusetts , Robison said . Before the court hearing , Alexander also was arrested on three warrants from Dallas , where prosecutors plan to seek indictments on suspicion of sexual assault , said Jamille Bradford , a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney . Two warrants are include allegations of sexual assault , and a third accuses him of sexual assault of a child younger than 17 , all second-degree felonies , Bradford said . Alexander is accused of assaulting two of the victims in both California and Texas . Bail on the warrants was set at $ 500,000 -LRB- euro374 ,672 -RRB- , and an extradition hearing was waived . bradford::say##nsubj##Bradford::APW_ENG_20070206.0014.LDC2009T13::58 Putting them together , he said , is like two garbage trucks colliding : What you end up with is a big pile of garbage . . Bradford also says Esmark would have to find another source of slab steel for processing at Weirton because Weirton 's equipment is not the same width as the steel Wheeling-Pitt makes . Bradford believes the Bouchards are adopting an old-fashioned U.S. model , combining steel mills with service centers , to create buzz about their company , then take it public . And it is clear that Esmark will grow , soon finalizing a deal for another service center . bradford::say##nsubj##Bradford::APW_ENG_20080314.0068.LDC2009T13::12 Bradford 's last day as a Microsoft corporate vice president is March 19 . She will begin as Spot Runner 's executive vice president of national marketing services later in the month . I 'm thrilled about joining such a visionary and entrepreneurial team , Bradford said in a Spot Runner press release . Spot Runner gives local businesses a lower-cost , self-serve way to run ads on television . The company has received funding from Battery Ventures , Index Ventures , CBS Corp. and advertising agencies WPP Group and Interpublic Group , among others . ba::say##nsubj##BA::APW_ENG_20080215.1410.LDC2009T13::8 Passengers who bought tickets in the United States or Britain for travel on long-haul routes between those two dates will be entitled to claim one-third of the fuel surcharge levied per long-haul ticket , BA said . The law firm said the agreement , which potentially affected 8 million ticket buyers , would provide US$ 59 million -LRB- euro40 million -RRB- for American ticket purchasers and US$ 145 million -LRB- euro99 million -RRB- for buyers in Britain . BA said that would be worth between US$ 1.50 -LRB- euro1 .03 -RRB- and US$ 20.50 -LRB- euro14 .051 -RRB- per ticket bought in the United States . The settlement is subject to court approval . British Airways was also fined more than US$ 500 million -LRB- euro342 million -RRB- by U.S. and British authorities for its role in the fuel-surcharge price-fixing case . ba::say##nsubj##BA::AFP_ENG_20070124.0355.LDC2009T13::4 British Airways said Wednesday that trade union officials have called off the first 24 hours of a planned three-day strike by the airline 's cabin crew . BA 's stewards and stewardesses were set to stage a strike from January 29-31 in protest over sick leave , pay and staffing conditions . However , officials from the Transport and General Workers ' Union -LRB- TGWU -RRB- have advised the airline that the planned stoppage will now take place on January 30 and 31 , BA said in a company statement . The TGWU confirmed the news in a separate statement later Wednesday , saying that the strike has been postponed by 24 hours as a goodwill gesture to allow more time for further negotiations . But the union added : If the dispute is not resolved , the strike will go ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday next week . ba::say##nsubj##BA::AFP_ENG_20080801.0517.LDC2009T13::6 The combination of unprecedented oil prices , economic slowdown and weaker consumer confidence has led to substantially lower first quarter profits . . BA said its net profit figure for the three months to June 30 compared with profit after tax totalling 274 million pounds during the same period in 2007 . ba::say##nsubj##BA::APW_ENG_20070119.1443.LDC2009T13::7 She protested that the policy amounted to religious discrimination because Sikhs and Muslims were allowed to wear head coverings . British Airways said those coverings are part of the firm 's official uniform and featured company colors . In a statement , BA said it had reviewed the airline 's uniform policy and consulted a wide range of religious groups , including representatives from the Church of England , the Catholic Church and the Muslim Council of Britain . Uniform policy should be amended to allow a lapel pin symbol of faith such as a Christian cross or a Star of David , with some flexibility for individuals to wear a symbol of faith on a chain , the statement read . BA chief executive Willie Walsh said the company had unintentionally found itself at the center of one of the hottest social issues in current public debate , adding that the decision was taken to ensure employees of all faiths felt they were being treated equally . ba::say##nsubj##BA::APW_ENG_20070518.0620.LDC2009T13::4 LONDON 2007-05-18 11:17:52 UTC . British Airways PLC revealed it has set aside million of pounds -LRB- dollars -RRB- to pay possible fines as it admitted anticompetitive behavior while posting a final quarter net loss on Friday , sending shares in the airline lower . BA said it has earmarked 350 million pounds -LRB- US$ 690 million ; euro510 million -RRB- to cover potential fines and legal action that is likely to stem from an investigation into whether senior staff had discussed long-haul fuel surcharges with rivals , after acknowledging breaches of policy . The move compounded negative sentiment arising from its swing to a net loss of 124 million pounds -LRB- US$ 244.5 million ; euro180 .9 million -RRB- in the fourth quarter , compared to a net profit of 80 million pounds -LRB- US$ 157.8 million ; euro116 .8 million -RRB- a year ago , after threatened cabin crew strikes in January and a new British tax on flights bit into the carrier 's bottom line . Revenue dropped 6 percent to 1.9 million pounds after thousands of passengers canceled their flight reservations before the cabin crew dropped their planned strike , costing the carrier a total of 80 million pounds -LRB- US$ 157.8 million ; euro116 .8 million -RRB- . mdc::say##nsubj##MDC::eng-NG-31-141958-9980916::19 On Friday , armed riot police raided the MDC headquarters and detained scores of people in the toughest measures against the opposition since the elections . Computers and documents were seized in the raid . The MDC says its activists have been attacked around the country - with at least 10 killed . The police claim that no one has died . Gordon Brown yesterday called for a United Nations mission to inspect human rights abuses . mdc::say##nsubj##MDC::AFP_ENG_20081205.0423.LDC2009T13::34 We agreed to give them -LRB- the opposition Movement for Democratic Change -RRB- 13 ministries while we share the ministry of home affairs , but if the arrangement fails to work in the next one - and-a-half to two years , then we would go for elections , Mugabe was quoted as saying by The Herald newspaper . In his comments , made during an address to members of his ZANU-PF party 's politburo , Mugabe accused the MDC of trying to destroy the power-sharing agreement . The MDC should say no if they do not want to be part of the inclusive government , he said . We agreed to work with the Movement for Democratic Change so that we push government programs together as a country , but when elections are announced we go against each other . . mdc::say##nsubj##MDC::AFP_ENG_20080418.0201.LDC2009T13::19 Never has the government rolled out such a military plan to fight against the people because the people have voted against the government . . The MDC says two of its members have been killed by Mugabe supporters while a coalition of Zimbabwean doctors says its members have treated more than 150 patients who had been beaten and tortured since the March 29 polls . Despite the Zimbabwean opposition 's concerns , South African President Thabo Mbeki brushed aside the significance of the shipment . If you say there are weapons that have arrived from China in the Durban Harbour , I think you should ask the Chinese , he told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York . mdc::say##nsubj##MDC::AFP_ENG_20080428.0333.LDC2009T13::9 Muchadehama said the court order also allowed for lawyers to have access to the activists , who were being held at various police stations across the capital , and gave the detainees the right to seek medical attention . Police said they detained 215 people when they raided the MDC offices . But the MDC said at least 245 who had sought shelter from retributive attacks at the hands of pro-government militias had been rounded up and 30 of them , including young mothers and children , were later released . Also on Friday , police raided the offices of the only independent local election observer group , the Zimbabwe Election Support Network , and took away some files and computer equipment . The MDC says at least 15 of its supporters have been killed and thousands displaced following attacks by Mugabe 's Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front -LRB- ZANU-PF -RRB- militants after last month 's general elections . mdc::say##nsubj##MDC::AFP_ENG_20080514.0117.LDC2009T13::13 . Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist since the country 's break from white rule in 1980 . Zimbabwean doctors , trade unions and teachers have reported beatings and intimidation by government-backed militias since the elections on March 29 and the MDC says 32 of its supporters have been killed . The government has also intensified a crackdown against its political opponents with the arrests and detention of journalists , union leaders and opposition activists . The call for an end to violence and offer to form cross-party investigation teams comes amid pressure from the regional body the Southern African Development Community -LRB- SADC -RRB- , the African Union and the United Nations . cana::say##nsubj##Lorik_Cana::APW_ENG_20080403.0745.LDC2009T13::6 Marseille , which is in fourth place , was the first team to beat six-time defending champion Lyon earlier this season and another win could see it leapfrog third-place Nancy , which play at home to PSG . We are not scared . We will play in front of 60,000 passionate fans , Marseille captain Lorik Cana said . It 's a chance to test ourselves against one of the best teams in Europe and to keep marching forward . . cana::say##nsubj##Lorik_Cana::AFP_ENG_20080919.5007.LDC2009T13::8 But it also reveals that we still have work to do in terms of going for 90 minutes and controlling games . . Marseille captain Lorik Cana said it was crucial to put the Liverpool defeat - engineered by an imperious Steven Gerrard - behind them for Sunday 's big derby against Monaco . The team is playing good football at the moment . And we 're improving faster than ever - we 're getting better with each passing day , Cana told the club 's website . cana::say##nsubj##Lorik_Cana::APW_ENG_20081208.0941.LDC2009T13::27 . Marseille , however , is without Niang , who broke his right toe Saturday . It is very tough for us to lose Mamadou , who is our main striker and our biggest strength in attack , Marseille captain Lorik Cana said , adding that the club would have no problem regrouping for a possible UEFA Cup berth . It 's a European competition and a club like ours has a duty to continue , Cana said . I think we are one of the teams that could go all the way in this competition . cana::say##nsubj##Lorik_Cana::AFP_ENG_20081107.5006.LDC2009T13::6 The supporter , Santos Mirasierra , is accused of inciting disorder , attacking a policemen and resisting arrest , and has been detained in Spain since the incident on October 1 . And , instead of focusing on Saturday 's match with Grenoble , Marseille players were this week rallying to Mirasierra 's cause . We have just learned that eight years have been called for , said team captain Lorik Cana on Thursday . It 's incongruous , inexplicable , that should n't be happening . . cana::say##nsubj##Lorik_Cana::APW_ENG_20081124.0460.LDC2009T13::44 UEFA ordered it to play the game behind closed doors because of crowd trouble at the 2-1 victory over Marseille Oct. 1 . Marseille won its last visit to Anfield last season in group play and , despite having five points to make up with two games to go , has n't given up . As long as the second place is mathematically available , we 'll try to go for it , said Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana , whose team is top scorer in the French league with 29 goals in 14 games . Everything will be really decided in Liverpool . We 're coming a long way , we wo n't try to calculate , we 'll go there to win . abbott::say##nsubj##Abbott::NYT_ENG_20081219.0039.LDC2009T13::93 Still touring at the age of 83 , he is the star of the videos , which begin with his first visit to the spot where he was born at Berclair , 16 miles east of Indianola . Jim Abbott , a retired newspaper editor and one of the movers in creating the $ 14 million museum , said King returns to Indianola each June to play a concert in the town park . The museum 's goal , Abbott said , is to be the southern anchor in Mississippi 's Blues Trail , an attraction that will draw tourists worldwide . BLUES HIGHWAY HIGHLIGHTS . -- Ground Zero Blues Club : Clarksdale . abbott::say##nsubj##Abbott::APW_ENG_20041011.0342.LDC2007T07::9 It has about 260 employees . Its stock is n't traded publicly . Abbott said the move fits its strategy to meet growing consumer demand for healthy snacks and meal replacements , offered through its Columbus , Ohio-based Ross Products division . This acquisition expands Abbott 's position in the rapidly growing ` healthy living ' category , said Gary McCullough , senior vice president for the division . North Castle managing director Brent Knudsen said the private equity firm succeeded in broadening its appeal from specialty markets to multiple consumer markets over the past five years . abbott::say##nsubj##Abbott::NYT_ENG_20080707.0177.LDC2009T13::26 In a memo to employees shortly before he left Cape Cod Healthcare , former chief executive Stephen L. Abbott warned of catastrophic losses at the hospital in the fiscal year that started Oct. 1 , 2007 . During the first seven months of the year , the system , which includes a visiting nurses association , lost $ 17.6 million . In the memo , Abbott said he did n't think the system could make up the loss in the remaining months of the year . The system typically compensates for losses during the summer , when the annual influx of tourists dramatically increases patient volume . The system has been hit hard by declining referrals for MRIs , PT scans , and high-tech diagnostics - tests that usually generate millions of dollars in revenue for hospitals . abbott::say##nsubj##Abbott::NYT_ENG_20081229.0025.LDC2009T13::26 Though the Border Patrol force has become more ethnically diverse , it 's still 95 percent male . However , the recruiting drive boosted the number of female agents to nearly 1,000 . To me it 's an indication we 're making headway in trying to parallel the civilian labor force , by increasing the diversity , Abbott said . But there are some concerns about thousands of new agents enforcing laws in the same communities where they have strong family ties , some that extend across the border . The problem I think that will come up are with people who are born and raised there , and have associates on both sides of the border . abbott::say##nsubj##Abbott::APW_ENG_20070115.1310.LDC2009T13::29 Still , these drop tables are only a rough guide , cautions Geoffrey Abbott , author of Execution : The Guillotine , the Pendulum , the Thousand Cuts , the Spanish Donkey , and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death . . A person could weigh an amount that required a length of 8 feet , but because his neck is particularly scrawny , his head might come off , Abbott said . Iraqi officials said that the gallows were built in accordance with international standards , but human rights officials disputed that claim . 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Smith had 25 points and nine rebounds . The Hawks had no defensive answer for Zach Randolph , who had 29 points and 17 rebounds . hawks::have##nsubj##Hawks::NYT_ENG_20080503.0119.LDC2009T13::7 Mike Woodson , the coach , was already in jeopardy of losing his job . Given the ease with which the Celtics sliced up the Hawks , it seemed very likely that the roster would be examined closely . But the Hawks have had the last word against the doomsayers . Atlanta suddenly looks like a promising franchise because it has taken the Celtics , who had the NBA 's best record this season , to Game 7 on Sunday in Boston . When you make the playoffs , you are not guaranteed to play in it the next year and the year after , so when you get an opportunity to play in it , you better try to make the best of it , Woodson said . hawks::have##nsubj##Hawks::NYT_ENG_20071101.0090.LDC2009T13::52 Unless these young guys turn a major corner this year , which we 're all hoping they can , that 's still going to have to be a part of our process at some point . . The Hawks have had the necessary resources - high draft picks , expiring contracts , young assets and salary cap space - in each of the past two seasons to be major players in the free agent fireworks that light up every summer . But all they have to show for it is veteran point guard Speedy Claxton , whose injuries -LRB- broken finger , cartilage tear in his knee -RRB- limited him to just 42 games last season and will keep him on the inactive list to start this season . The Hawks were all over the draft rumor mill this past summer , the sexiest story had them getting Johnson 's old teammate in Phoenix , Amare Stoudemire , in a three-way trade that the general managers for both teams swear was never on the table . hawks::have##nsubj##Hawks::NYT_ENG_20070625.0141.LDC2009T13::4 Cox News Service . ATLANTA -- Go ahead and mark it down : The Hawks will get a point guard . After years of passing -LRB- now infamously -RRB- on the likes of Deron Williams , Chris Paul and Marcus Williams , the Hawks have to address one of their biggest needs . They will do so when they have the greatest leverage - two top-11 picks in Thursday 's NBA draft - general manager Billy Knight and coach Mike Woodson both said Monday . Woodson is n't sure who that new point guard will be , a veteran or a draft pick , but both he and Knight acknowledged that the draft - and whatever possibilities it affords - will produce a new face in the Hawks ' backcourt . hawks::have##nsubj##Hawks::NYT_ENG_20080226.0110.LDC2009T13::16 Everything kind of bleeds into that , but it 's not like there 's any one guy or one thing you can point to as to why we 're turning the ball over so much . . After Monday 's loss in San Antonio , the Hawks could have easily pointed fingers at their two leading scorers . Joe Johnson and Josh Smith combined for 14 turnovers in a game the Hawks led 37-30 at halftime . It was a crucial game that would have served as a monstrous win over the reigning world champions -- had they been able to finish the deal . ces::show##prep_at##CES::eng-NG-31-141405-9954003::90 2008-03-06T16 :52:00 . For pads and the like , Bourns make some , and MillMax for the spring loaded pins . 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UMD NOT RIP But this growth might also actually stimulate some software development , which went off a cliff at some point last year . But in terms of cheaper casual titles - no more big-budget flops . ces::show##prep_at##CES::LTW_ENG_20080108.0144.LDC2009T13::12 Its contrast ratio -- a measure of the screen 's brilliance -- is 10 times the current state of the art . Buying one will set you back $ 2,500 . Sony and Panasonic were among the dozens of companies showing off high-tech gear and services at CES , the top industry convention that takes place here every January . An estimated 140,000 convention goers came for a peek at the products that will hit store shelves this year and beyond . While much of the focus at CES is on the devices themselves , many of the announcements involved partnerships with entertainment and content companies . ces::show##prep_at##CES::NYT_ENG_20070119.0056.LDC2009T13::7 SCREENS . Size still matters , of course , when it comes to TV screens . At CES , Sharp Electronics showed off the biggest flat-panel LCD TV ever , a 108-inch high-definition behemoth it plans to start selling this summer . It makes watching a golf tournament seem like you 're on the green and a game show seem like you 're in the studio audience . Sharp has n't said what the giant screens will cost , but rest assured the price tag will befit its big size . ces::show##prep_at##CES::NYT_ENG_20070109.0004.LDC2009T13::15 Software from Hewlett-Packard turns the TouchSmart into a family communications hub , for leaving text and voice messages , tracking activities on a calendar and browsing and printing photos . The computer also doubles as a Media Center PC , for watching and recording television and other media . Also at CES , Sony Corp. is showing its upcoming Vaio TP1 Living Room PC , a white , spherical machine resembling the top tier of a wedding cake . It uses Windows Vista Home Premium edition , which includes Microsoft 's remote-controlled interface for accessing television and other media . Previously , that interface was available only in a specialized Windows Media Center version . prc::part##prep_of##PRC::CNA_ENG_20070906.0004.LDC2009T13::5 President Chen Shui-bian said Wednesday the United States has informed Taiwan that it disagrees with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 's interpretation of the U.N. Resolution 2758 that Taiwan is part of the People 's Republic of China -LRB- PRC -RRB- . It is obvious that the United States does not agree with , nor accept , either China 's or Ban 's claim that Taiwan is a part of the PRC , Chen said while meeting with Harvey Feldman , a senior researcher with the Heritage Foundation , a noted U.S. think tank . While rejecting President Chen 's letter expressing Taiwan 's intention to join the United Nations under the name Taiwan earlier this year , Ban quoted the U.N. Resolution 2758 as claiming that Taiwan is part of the PRC and therefore not entitled to a separate seat in the world body . Ban 's interpretation was not only deviated from the reality but also marked an example of abuse of his power , Chen said . None of the 153 words contained in the Resolution 2758 mentioned Taiwan or touched on the issue regarding Taiwan 's relations with China , Chen said , adding that the U.S. authorities already informed Taiwan of their disagreement with Ban 's biased misinterpretation . prc::part##prep_of##PRC::CNA_ENG_20070924.0026.LDC2009T13::8 Chen made the remarks in an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel , which was published Sunday . Chen said that China uses all possible means to oppress Taiwan , and that the failure to normalize the cross-Taiwan Strait situation is mainly due to China 's refusal to recognize , respect and accept the fact that Taiwan is a sovereign country . The ongoing stalemate is also due to China 's insistence on a one China principle , which refers to the People 's Republic of China -LRB- PRC -RRB- only , and its perception of Taiwan as a part of the PRC , Chen noted . He also attributed the failure to China 's five tactics against Taiwan . Asked about the possibility of unifying Taiwan and China , Chen said that no one can be certain about the future . prc::part##prep_of##PRC::CNA_ENG_20070831.0008.LDC2009T13::18 Taiwan , which maintains diplomatic relations with 24 countries around the world , is undoubtedly a sovereign country independent of China and is entitled to the right to become a full member of the world body , the MOFA said . According to the MOFA , a consensus is lacking among U.N. member states on the relationship between Taiwan and China , and the United Nations should stop claiming that it follows a one China policy . Of all 169 countries maintaining diplomatic relations with China , only fewer than 60 recognize or support the notion of Taiwan as a part of the PRC , while others simply acknowledge China 's position or do not take a stance at all , the MOFA said . On Wang 's accusation that Taiwan is attempting to change the cross-strait status quo that both Taiwan and the mainland belong to one and the same China and working towards de jure Taiwan independence by pushing for a referendum on the U.N. bid , the MOFA reiterated that Taiwan is a sovereign independent country known officially as the Republic of China and has no need to declare independence . The MOFA noted that Taiwan and China have been ruled separately and have been independent of each other since 1949 , a situation which remains the status quo to this day . prc::part##prep_of##PRC::CNA_ENG_20071207.0041.LDC2009T13::7 During the meeting , Chen said that Taiwan 's U.N. membership bid under the name Taiwan this year unexpectedly resulted in the public exposure of China 's misinterpretation of Resolution No. 2758 . China claimed that under the terms of Resolution No. 2758 , Taiwan is a part of China and , as a result , Taiwan has no right to join the U.N. However , Chen said that the 153-word resolution does not mention Taiwan at all . The U.N. resolution neither deals with Taiwan 's representation in the U.N. , nor does it say that Taiwan is a part or province of the PRC , Chen said . The United States , the United Kingdom , Japan , and Australia have all openly expressed disagreement with China 's misinterpretation of the resolution , Chen said , describing the disagreement as an unexpected fruit . . prc::part##prep_of##PRC::CNA_ENG_20070905.0052.LDC2009T13::4 Taipei , Sept. 5 -LRB- CNA -RRB- 09\/05\/07 23:19:25 -LRB- By Sofia Wu -RRB- . The U.S. government is concerned about U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 's misinterpretation of the gist of the U.N. Resolution 2758 as meaning that Taiwan is part of the People 's Republic of China , Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang said Wednesday . Huang was responding to a report by the Taipei-based China Times that the United States has sent a letter to the United Nations expressing disagreement with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 's statement earlier this year that Taiwan is a part of the PRC in terms of the Resolution 2758 . According to Huang , Ban 's statement deviated from the internationally accepted formula . To the best of his knowledge , he added that the U.S. government is concerned with Ban 's statement because there was a large gap between Ban 's interpretation of Resolution 2758 and the U.S. stance on the issue . kcna::say##nsubj##KCNA::AFP_ENG_20070814.0054.LDC2009T13::13 . The official North Korean news agency KCNA reported Monday that the heavy rains and flooding had destroyed or inundated some 30,000 homes housing 63,300 families . Some 30-67 centimeters -LRB- 12-26 inches -RRB- of rain on the affected area fell between August 7-12 , KCNA said . In Geneva , WHO 's spokesman Simon Pluess said that Pyongyang had made a preliminary request for aid . kcna::say##nsubj##KCNA::XIN_ENG_20080508.0274.LDC2009T13::4 PYONGYANG , May 8 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . A hot spring was found at the foot of Rakwon Peak on Mt. Paektu in the northern part of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea -LRB- DPRK -RRB- , the official news agency KCNA reported on Thursday . The maximum temperature of the 20-meter long and 5-meter wide spring of sodium bicarbonate is 47.5 degrees Celsius , and its average temperature is 45 degrees , said the KCNA . Its pH is 6.8 and its total mineral content is 1,250.25 milligrams per liter , the report said . It is drinkable with high efficacy for chronic gastritis , chronic hepatitis , skin disorder , anemia and urinary diseases , according to the KCNA . kcna::say##nsubj##KCNA::APW_ENG_20070623.0347.LDC2009T13::33 . North Korea is to ultimately get aid worth 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil and other political concessions after it fully disables the reactor and takes other steps . KCNA also said the two sides would seek to hold a meeting in early August of foreign ministers from the six nations taking part in the nuclear talks on the sidelines of an Asian security forum in the Philippines . ------ . Associated Press writer Bo-Mi Lim in Seoul contributed to this report . kcna::say##nsubj##KCNA::XIN_ENG_20081206.0148.LDC2009T13::3 DPRK wants to exclude Japan from nuclear talks . PYONGYANG , Dec. 6 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea -LRB- DPRK -RRB- will not hold talks with Japan in the upcoming six - nation talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula , the official KCNA said Saturday . We will neither treat Japan as a party to the talks nor deal with it even if it impudently appears in the conference room , the KCNA news agency cited a spokesman for the DPRK foreign ministry as saying . The main task of the new round of six-party talks is to ensure the speed of economic compensation to the DPRK , but Japan has refused to provide any economic aid until some progress is made on the abduction issue , the spokesman said . kcna::say##nsubj##KCNA::APW_ENG_20070818.0326.LDC2009T13::7 The event , which would be only the second summit ever between the rivals , has now been rescheduled for Oct. 2-4 , both Koreas said . The North 's official Korean Central News Agency said Pyongyang unavoidably made the delay request because the country has to focus on coping with the aftermath of the recent flooding . KCNA said the torrential rains over recent days have caused great damage , making recovery from flood damage and returning people 's lives to normal a top priority . . The South 's presidential office said the North reaffirmed in a message that it remained committed to holding a summit . new_caledonia::territory##prep_of##New_Caledonia::AFP_ENG_20070327.0271.LDC2009T13::3 Eramet says it is safe from takeover moves . The head of French nickel producer Eramet said on Tuesday that the group was less vulnerable to a takeover than other companies in the sector because it had a unified shareholding structure . We have an extremely solid shareholder base as three parties represent 70 percent of the capital , Eramet chairman Jacques Bacardats told AFP during an international nickel conference here in the French territory of New Caledonia . He said the three principal shareholders were the Duval family , with 37 percent , the French nuclear group Areva , representing the French government , with 26 percent , and the STCPI , grouping provices in New Caledonia , with 5.0 percent . But Bacardats acknowledged that governments change , and that the state 's future position on the company remained an unknown , particularly as a shareholder pact linking Areva and the Duval family is to expire in June . new_caledonia::territory##prep_of##New_Caledonia::AFP_ENG_20080529.0455.LDC2009T13::9 It would be like going to see L.A. Galaxy without -LRB- David -RRB- Beckham , she said . Zidane retired in 2006 after a long and distinguished international career with France and at the club level with Real Madrid and Juventus . Zidane arrived with other members of France 's 1998 squad in the French territory of New Caledonia on Wednesday , where they were expected to play in an exhibition on Saturday . new_caledonia::territory##prep_of##New_Caledonia::APW_ENG_20070126.1424.LDC2009T13::9 CVRD , the world 's second-largest mining company after the Anglo - Australian BHP Billiton Ltd , said its 2007 capital expenditure budget would focus on consolidating the acquisitions made last year , especially CVRD-Inco . CVRD-Inco , the result of CVRD 's purchase of Canada 's Inco Ltd in October , is responsible for the company 's nickel projects and accounts for US$ 1.45 billion -LRB- euro1 .12 billion -RRB- of the 2007 budget . However , CVRD said that the key Goro nickel deposit in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was still under review . The company 's statement did not provide any funding or development details about the project . The Goro project is one of the largest nickel mines currently under development , with expected production capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year . new_caledonia::territory##prep_of##New_Caledonia::XIN_ENG_20080409.0377.LDC2009T13::4 BEIJING , April 9 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit the Loyalty Islands in the south Pacific Ocean at 20.2 degrees south and 168.9 degrees east at 8:46 p.m. on Wednesday -LRB- Beijing Time -RRB- , according to the Chinese Seismological Network . The Loyalty Islands -- an archipelago comprising the islands of Lifou , Mare , Ouvea and Tiga -- are part of the French territory of New Caledonia , lying about 100 kilometers east of the mainland . new_caledonia::territory##prep_of##New_Caledonia::AFP_ENG_20070410.0070.LDC2009T13::5 The National Disaster Management Office revised the toll upward after the discovery of a two-year-old boy 's body . Separately , Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced that Friday would be a day of mourning following last Monday 's 8.0-magnitude quake and tsunami which smashed into town and villages in the west of the improverished South Pacific archipelago . Aid continued to pour into the Solomon Islands during the Easter weekend , with new supplies arriving from Australia , New Zealand , the French territory of New Caledonia and Japan . But New Zealand Defense Minister Phil Goff , who returned late Monday from a 24 hour visit , said some isolated areas were still to receive food , water and other emergency supplies . Up to 7,000 people were left homeless by the disaster and many more living in low-lying areas are afraid to return home from hill camps because of fears of another tsunami . sikorsky::company##prep_of##Sikorsky_Aircraft::APW_ENG_20080717.0657.LDC2009T13::12 Second-quarter profit rose to $ 1.28 billion , or $ 1.32 per share , from $ 1.15 billion , or 1.16 per share , a year earlier . Wall Street analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had expected earnings of $ 1.30 per share . United Technologies , which is also parent company of Sikorsky Aircraft and other businesses , said quarterly revenue increased 12.7 percent to $ 15.7 billion . Looking ahead , the company expects revenue of more than $ 60 billion and earnings of $ 4.80 to $ 4.95 per share , up from previous guidance of $ 4.65 to $ 4.85 . Meanwhile , United Technologies said it expects to spend about $ 300 million on restructuring this year , double what was anticipated at the beginning of 2008 . sikorsky::company##prep_of##Sikorsky_Aircraft::APW_ENG_20080520.1361.LDC2009T13::14 . There might be other opportunities that show up on the radar screen in this environment that are really core to us and that 's what I will pursue aggressively at that point in time , said Chenevert , who was running UTC 's jet engine subsidiary Pratt & Whitney two years ago when UTC picked him as the company 's next CEO . United Technologies , which is also parent company of Otis elevator and Sikorsky Aircraft , is seeking to broaden its security business and expand into China . It announced March 2 that it made an offer to buy Diebold for $ 2.63 billion -LRB- euro1 .68 billion -RRB- . The chairman of the North Canton , Ohio-based Diebold quickly rejected the bid , saying it undervalued his company . sikorsky::company##prep_of##Sikorsky_Aircraft::APW_ENG_20080303.1527.LDC2009T13::25 Diebold , a North Canton , Ohio-based manufacturer of ATMs and voting machines , said United Technologies ' offer undervalues the company 's potential growth . UTC 's proposal is an opportunistic attempt to buy Diebold at a time when shareholders do not have sufficient data to evaluate the offer , said John N. Lauer , nonexecutive chairman of Diebold 's board . The offer by United Technologies -- the parent company of Otis elevator , jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney , and Sikorsky Aircraft , which manufactures helicopters -- would add strategic depth to its fire and security business in North America , Heymann said in a note to investors . Diebold could leverage Otis elevator 's service and distribution platform in Asia , he said . Mark Demos , an analyst at Fifth Third Asset Management in Minneapolis , Minnesota , said United Technology 's strong revenue also would support increasingly complicated ATMs that now offer automated check imaging , new encryption software and other features . washington::say##prep_in##Washington::NYT_ENG_20080315.0104.LDC2009T13::3 SMITHSONIAN CHOOSES A NEW CHIEF . A year after a financial scandal forced the head of the Smithsonian Institution to resign , the organization announced Saturday that it had named a highly regarded university president , Dr. G. Wayne Clough of the Georgia Institute of Technology , as its new chief . Clough , 66 , a civil engineer by training , was selected Friday night as the new secretary , or chief executive , in a unanimous vote of the Smithsonian 's board of regents , officials said at a news conference in Washington . He will assume the post on July 1 . He faces the task of restoring stability to an institution that is struggling with a $ 2.5 billion shortfall , crumbling buildings and the repercussions of last year 's scandal . washington::say##prep_in##Washington::NYT_ENG_20070726.0282.LDC2009T13::44 . State Department spokesman Sean McCormack responded coolly to the comments . The only real dialogue that 's needed is with the Cuban people , McCormack said in Washington . If the Cuban people were able to express their opinion on the question of whether or not they would like to freely choose their leaders , the answer would be yes . Unfortunately , that 's not a dialogue that is taking place in Cuba at the moment . washington::say##prep_in##Washington::NYT_ENG_20080315.0112.LDC2009T13::3 SMITHSONIAN CHOOSES A NEW CHIEF . A year after a financial scandal forced the head of the Smithsonian Institution to resign , the organization announced Saturday that it had named a highly regarded university president , Dr. G. Wayne Clough of the Georgia Institute of Technology , as its new chief . Clough , 66 , a civil engineer by training , was selected Friday night as the new secretary , or chief executive , in a unanimous vote of the Smithsonian 's board of regents , officials said at a news conference in Washington . He will assume the post July 1 . He faces the task of restoring stability to an institution that is struggling with a $ 2.5 billion shortfall , crumbling buildings and the repercussions of last year 's scandal . washington::say##prep_in##Washington::LTW_ENG_20070816.0123.LDC2009T13::17 . Domestic security officials already have access to commercial satellite imagery , including the high-definition photographs available from Google and other private vendors . But spy satellites offer much greater resolution and provide images in real time , said Jeffrey Richelson , an expert on space-based surveillance and a senior fellow with the National Security Archive in Washington . You also can get more coverage more often , Richelson said . These satellites will cover during the course of their orbits the entire United States . washington::say##prep_in##Washington::LTW_ENG_20070611.0011.LDC2009T13::17 . Fairfax parks officials do not permit dirt within two feet of the surface to include any debris . In Washington , mayoral spokeswoman Mafara Hobson said , field conditions in the school system are horrible . They probably should have been redone a long time ago . . mainland_china::have##nsubj##Mainland_China::NYT_ENG_20080131.0161.LDC2009T13::28 Ma says such plans have stagnated while the current government has been distracted by constant sniping with Beijing . To be sure , cross-strait relations are never far from the surface here . Mainland China still has some 1,300 missiles trained on its restive island neighbor . Mostly , however , petty and symbolic feuds stand in for any real aggression . Plans for the Olympic torch to stop in Taipei fizzled when Beijing insisted that no Taiwanese flags be flown along its path . mainland_china::have##nsubj##Mainland_China::AFP_ENG_20070816.0485.LDC2009T13::10 The Shanghai A-share Index fell 109.64 points or 2.14 percent to 5,001.92 on turnover of 127.08 billion yuan and the Shenzhen A-share Index dropped 6.71 points or 0.48 percent to 1,381.35 on turnover of 72.72 billion yuan . While China 's tumble on Thursday tracked other Asian markets , dealers said Chinese shares were particularly impacted by the falls on the Hong Kong bourse . Mainland China has more than 40 A-share companies listed in Hong Kong , including its largest bank , Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , which dropped 0.32 yuan to 6.77 on Thursday . Ping An Insurance tumbled 4.83 yuan to 93.16 while Bank of China declined 0.24 yuan to 5.95 . Analysts noted that financial stocks led the decline partly due to a report in the state-run press that the finance ministry would begin selling a first batch of 600 billion yuan in special treasury bonds next week . mainland_china::have##nsubj##Mainland_China::APW_ENG_20081029.1058.LDC2009T13::37 Pan Fengxia , Jingshan 's manager , said a retailer had notified her of the Hong Kong test result and said she was sending another sample of eggs to be tested by the Hubei provincial food safety authority . In Hangzhou , authorities recalled a brand of eggs produced by Green Living Beings Development Center that contained 3.5 ppm of melamine , Xinhua said . Mainland China has no set standard for the chemical in food . After the dairy scandal permissible levels were set at 1 part per million and 2.5 parts per million for liquid milk , milk powder and food products that contain more than 15 percent milk . At the city 's Lianhua Supermarket , an employee said all of Green Living Beings ' eggs had been removed from shelves and customers had been encouraged to return the product . mainland_china::have##nsubj##Mainland_China::APW_ENG_20071208.0323.LDC2009T13::5 Ang Lee said Saturday he edited a line in the mainland Chinese version of his new spy thriller Lust , Caution at the request of censors , to make the main female character appear less of a traitor to the Chinese . The Oscar-winning director had said earlier he cut sexually explicit scenes from the Chinese-language movie . Mainland China does n't have a ratings system . All movies that pass censorship must be appropriate for all ages . But Lee said at a press conference in Taipei besides editing the film for sex and violence , he also changed the dialogue for political reasons . mainland_china::have##nsubj##Mainland_China::CNA_ENG_20080524.0020.LDC2009T13::3 Taiwan , China set to make progress on cross-strait ties : President . Taipei , May 24 -LRB- CNA -RRB- 05\/24\/08 16:47:50 -LRB- By Howard Lin -RRB- . Both Taiwan and Mainland China should have the acumen to resolve immediate issues , such as launch of the direct cross-strait charter flights , President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday , stressing that only when this happens will cross strait relations progress . Ma made the statement at a send off for the ruling Kuomintang 's Chairman Wu Poh - hsiung ahead of Wu 's departure May 26 for a six - day visit to China at the invitation of Hu Jintao , general secretary of the Communist Party of China who doubles as the president of China . Wu 's trip to China will give new energy to cross-strait relations , Ma said , noting that cross-Taiwan Strait links had been developing steadily after 1989 when the KMT lifted the ban on travel to China for the purpose of visiting relatives , but had ground to a halt for the eight years between 2000 and 2008 when the Democratic Progressive Party -LRB- DPP -RRB- was in power . tse::say##nsubj##TSE::XIN_ENG_20081005.0095.LDC2009T13::6 About 129 million Brazilian electors will chose mayors and 52,137 councilors at the 5,563 municipalities of the country , TSE told the local press . Since early Sunday morning voters started lining up at the polling stations , most of which were located at school . The TSE said that each voter will have some 40 seconds to vote at the electronic boxes and that the results would be given at 5 p.m. local time -LRB- 2100 GMT -RRB- . Some 380,000 candidates , mainly from the four main traditional parties , contended for the positions in the elections . They are the ruling Party of the Democratic Movement -LRB- PMDB -RRB- and its partner , the Party of the Workers -LRB- PT -RRB- , and two opposition parties , the Brazilian Social Democratic Party -LRB- PSDB -RRB- and the rightist Democrat Party -LRB- DEM -RRB- . tse::say##nsubj##TSE::AFP_ENG_20080304.0435.LDC2009T13::32 Turnover was low at 84.12 billion Hong Kong -LRB- 10.80 billion US -RRB- . A combination of factors pulled down the market and wiped out gains in early trade , said Steve Tse , research manager at Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Ltd. . Tse said sentiment was brittle and many investors were prone to locking in profit quickly amid a host of uncertainties in global markets . China Mobile lost 2.30 at 113.80 and China Life was down 1.10 at 29 . HKEx shed 4.10 at 141.60 ahead of its results Wednesday . tse::say##nsubj##TSE::AFP_ENG_20080304.0493.LDC2009T13::9 Turnover was low at 84.12 billion Hong Kong -LRB- 10.80 billion US -RRB- . A combination of factors pulled down the market and wiped out gains in early trade , said Steve Tse , research manager at Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Ltd. Shanghai 's fall over Ping An 's fund-raising exercise and the shares supply and demand imbalance in that market exerted considerable pressures on H-shares , especially financial counters , he said . News of Buffett 's withdrawal of his bailout offer to US bond insurers have heightened fears of downgrades of these institutions and possible defaults by some , negative developments which could easily trigger a wave of selling on Wall Street , Tse said . Tse said sentiment is brittle and many investors were prone to locking in profit quickly amid a host of uncertainties in global markets . The raft of bad data from the US briefly pushed the dollar to a new all-time low against the euro , and caused oil prices to rise above 103 dollars per barrel , heightening fears of inflation and weakening hopes for further Federal Reserve rate cuts . tse::say##nsubj##TSE::AFP_ENG_20070615.0169.LDC2009T13::3 Tokyo bourse buys almost five percent of Singapore exchange . The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced Friday that it had acquired a stake of almost five percent in the Singapore stock exchange operator as part of its efforts to forge links with overseas bourses . The TSE said on its website it had purchased 53.051 million shares in Singapore Exchange Limited -LRB- SGX -RRB- , or about 4.99 percent of its issued share capital , and had informed the exchange after the close of trade . TSE initiated this purchase recognizing the importance of having closer collaboration with SGX , the Tokyo bourse said . tse::say##nsubj##TSE::AFP_ENG_20070615.0175.LDC2009T13::3 Tokyo bourse buys almost five percent of Singapore exchange . The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced Friday that it had acquired a stake of almost five percent in the Singapore stock exchange operator as part of its efforts to forge links with overseas bourses . The TSE said on its website it had purchased 53.051 million shares in Singapore Exchange Limited -LRB- SGX -RRB- , or about 4.99 percent of its issued share capital , and had informed the exchange after the close of trade . TSE initiated this purchase recognizing the importance of having closer collaboration with SGX , the Tokyo bourse said . 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Unauthorized use of budgets and advisories constitutes a violation of our contract terms . tehran::deny##nsubj##Tehran::AFP_ENG_20071005.0335.LDC2009T13::8 Ahmadinejad provoked an international outcry shortly after his election in 2005 when he called for Israel to be wiped from the map and also described the Holocaust as a myth . He has since toned down his rhetoric but on Friday he reaffirmed his deeply controversial questioning of the mass slaughter of Jews in World War II and his suggestion that Israel could be moved to arctic North America . Widely considered to be the Middle East 's sole if undeclared nuclear power , Israel fears that Iran is using its controversial nuclear program to obtain atomic weapons , a charge Tehran denies . tehran::deny##nsubj##Tehran::APW_ENG_20071010.1073.LDC2009T13::23 . Rowhani 's quotes were reported by the semi-official ISNA and Mehr news agencies and confirmed to The Associated Press by party members attending the speech . The United States and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon , a claim Tehran denies , saying its nuclear program aims only to generate electricity . France has stepped up its warnings against Iran 's program , and President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Russia on Wednesday aiming to crank up pressure on Tehran . The United Nations has demanded Iran suspend enrichment because the process can produce the material for a nuclear warhead , as well as fuel for a peaceful reactor . tehran::deny##nsubj##Tehran::AFP_ENG_20070820.0247.LDC2009T13::33 Violence between rival Shiite militias is now rife in Iraq 's second city , Basra , from which British troops deployed since the invasion are preparing to withdraw to a desert airbase . US commanders say the situation has been exacerbated by Iranian agents training and arming hardline Shiite militias known as Special Groups to carry out kidnappings and attack US-led forces . Tehran has always vehemently denied trying to destabilise Iraq , and Maliki 's government maintains close ties with its larger Shiite neighbor . The slain governors ' party , formerly known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq , was founded in Tehran under the auspices of the Iranian government as an Iraqi opposition force in exile . Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to make his first visit to Iraq , the ISNA news agency reported . tehran::deny##nsubj##Tehran::AFP_ENG_20070731.0639.LDC2009T13::22 And GCC member Oman said Sunday that Iran did not pose a threat to the Gulf region . Iran is a neighbouring state and we have a common interest , which is to maintain stability and security in the region , said Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah , the Omani minister responsible for foreign affairs . Bush says Iran is racing to develop nuclear weapons , something that Tehran denies , insisting its nuclear program is peaceful . Washington is also concerned its most powerful Sunni Arab ally , Saudi Arabia , is bankrolling Sunni militants , allowing them to stoke the insurgency in Iraq . But a senior State Department official said US allies in the Gulf did not trust Washington and were unlikely to commit to any course of action . tehran::deny##nsubj##Tehran::APW_ENG_20081030.1126.LDC2009T13::25 He asked not to be named because he was not authorized to be quoted by name . For the U.S and others , Iran is a top proliferation concern because of suspicions it had at least drafted concepts of nuclear weapons programs during nearly two decades of covert atomic activities discovered six years ago . Tehran denies past , present or future nuclear arms ambitions . But it is stonewalling IAEA attempts to probe alleged past weapons program experiments and continues to expand its uranium enrichment program . Iran has shrugged off U.N. Security Council sanctions prompted by fears that through enrichment , it may want to produce the fissile core of nuclear warheads instead of the fuel the Islamic Republic says it needs for a future civilian program . abbot::abbot##prep_of##monastery::APW_ENG_20070914.0096.LDC2009T13::29 In Japan , court officers kept records of the dates of cherry blossom festivals , which allow modern scientists to track the weather of the time . Early records often are only discovered by chance in documents that have survived in centuries-old European monasteries like Einsiedeln , or in the annals of rulers , military campaigns , famines , natural hazards and meteorological anomalies . In Klosterneuberg near Vienna an unidentified writer notes a lack of ice on the Danube in 1343-1344 and calls the winter mild , while the abbot of Switzerland 's Fischingen Monastery laments the late harvest of hay and corn in the summer of 1639 when there was hardly ever a really warm day . . Scores of similar clues are pieced together year by year to determine temperature ranges , says Pfister , whose team of four uses old weather reports to work back as far as the 10th century . abbot::abbot##prep_of##monastery::AFP_ENG_20070531.0007.LDC2009T13::9 I declared that I would not sign even at the cost my life , or risk of imprisonment , -LRB- or -RRB- death . . Chinese government officials then asked him in the middle of this month to step down as chief abbot of the monastery . I agreed since I did n't have the option of not accepting it -LRB- the request -RRB- , he said . The abbot said monks at the monastery are forced to sit through sessions aimed at ending their support for the Dalai Lama , who remains the region 's most revered figure even after nearly 50 years living in exile . abbot::abbot##prep_of##monastery::APW_ENG_20080523.0034.LDC2009T13::37 In a meeting before Ban traveled to the delta , Thein Sein said the relief phase of the government 's operation was ending and that the focus had shifted to reconstruction , according to the U.N. official at the talks who requested anonymity for reasons of protocol . Yangon citizens did not seem optimistic that Ban 's visit would make a difference . Do n't just talk , you must take action , said Eain Daw Bar Tha , abbot of a Buddhist monastery on Yangon 's outskirts . The U.N. must directly help the people with helicopters to bring food , clothes and clean water to the really damaged places . . abbot::abbot##prep_of##monastery::NYT_ENG_20071013.0081.LDC2009T13::70 . The worst thing now is that no amount of persuasion from the abbots will stop the young monks from disrobing . An abbot of a monastery where hundreds of children are taught said three-quarters of the monks had fled : . How difficult this is . They ran away for their security . abbot::abbot##prep_of##monastery::APW_ENG_20071113.0055.LDC2009T13::15 Pinheiro has said he is determined to gain access to prisons and other sites to assess allegations of abuse by the ruling military junta . State television Monday night showed Pinheiro visiting the Ngwe Kyar Yan monastery on Yangon 's outskirts , which was raided by troops in late September . The abbot of the monastery , U Yawata , said at the time that 70 monks and lay disciples were taken away during the raid , one of many in which monks were beaten and hauled off in trucks by rifle-wielding soldiers . U Yawata said there were bloodstains on beds as soldiers shot up the complex and stole gold during the raid . Pinheiro abruptly cut short a visit in March 2003 after finding a listening device in a prison room where he was interviewing political detainees . zahle::town##prep_of##Zahle::AFP_ENG_20080420.0076.LDC2009T13::2 Two shot dead at political meeting in Lebanon by Hassan Jarrah . Two activists close to Lebanon 's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority were shot dead on Sunday at the opening of a party headquarters in the eastern town of Zahle , a security official said . Salim Assi and Nasri al-Murani , both members of the Christian Phalange party which is part of the ruling coalition , were killed in a shooting during the inauguration of a Phalange office , the official said on condition of anonymity . Three other Phalange supporters were wounded in the shooting , which took place at a checkpoint on a road leading to the event , a Phalange spokeswoman told AFP . zahle::town##prep_of##Zahle::AFP_ENG_20080420.0121.LDC2009T13::2 Two shot dead at political meeting in Lebanon . Two activists close to Lebanon 's anti-Syrian majority were shot dead on Sunday at the opening of a political party headquarters in the eastern town of Zahle , a security official said . Salim Assi and Nasri al-Murani , both close to the Christian Phalange party which supports the ruling coalition , were killed in a shooting during the inauguration of a Phalange headquarters , a senior security official said , on condition of anonymity . zahle::town##prep_of##Zahle::AFP_ENG_20080117.0591.LDC2009T13::3 Facebook jibes land four Lebanese in jail : reports . Four Lebanese university students have been jailed for a week for making crude remarks on the Facebook social networking site about the singing talents of a woman they met at a party , media reports said on Thursday . Local newspapers reported that the students -- all male -- were ordered to be detained on January 10 after the young woman 's father objected to the authorities in the western town of Zahle . The four were charged with slander and violating public morality and were ordered to be held in preventive detention despite objections by human rights groups . zahle::town##prep_of##Zahle::AFP_ENG_20080421.0464.LDC2009T13::2 Lebanese town tense after deadly shooting . The Lebanese town of Zahle was tense with many people in mourning on Monday , hours after two activists were shot dead at the inauguration of a Phalange party headquarters . Funerals for Nasri al-Maruni and Salim Assi , whose son was wounded in the Sunday evening attack , are planned for Tuesday . Both Assi and al-Maruni were supporters of the Christian Phalange party , a member of Lebanon 's ruling coalition . zahle::town##prep_of##Zahle::APW_ENG_20080422.0481.LDC2009T13::24 The presidential deadlock has become Lebanon 's worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war , and the fierce power struggle between the government and the opposition has occasionally degenerated into violence . Lebanese troops in armored carriers sealed off parts of downtown Beirut around the Parliament building to ensure security Tuesday . A shooting Sunday killed two members of the pro-government Christian Phalange Party in the eastern town of Zahle . A suspect from the opposition is wanted in the shooting . The opposition said the shooting was an isolated incident . abc::tell##dobj##ABC::APW_ENG_20070912.0537.LDC2009T13::19 But he declined to say how many ministers opted for a change of leader . Howard did not completely reject reports that most ministers thought he should quit now . The reporting he -LRB- Downer -RRB- gave me was more equivocal than that summary suggests , Howard told the ABC . Howard 's likely successor and Liberal deputy , Peter Costello , snuffed out the potential for a leadership change ahead of the elections by declaring his support for the current leadership team . The team and the program is the key to win this election , Costello , the national treasurer , told reporters , referring to the leadership team and Howard 's policy agenda . abc::tell##dobj##ABC::APW_ENG_20080722.0008.LDC2009T13::22 There are deep concerns from their perspective about a timetable that does n't take into account what they anticipate might be some sort of change in conditions . . Obama also told ABC that knowing what he knows now he still would have opposed sending more troops to Iraq last year . Late last week , al-Maliki said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel that he was not supporting either presidential candidate but felt Obama 's plan to remove combat forces within 16 months was in line with his government 's wishes . Aides later said the prime minister 's remarks were misunderstood , but al-Dabagh reinforced the 2010 timetable again on Monday . abc::tell##dobj##ABC::APW_ENG_20070607.0382.LDC2009T13::20 But he said Thursday that Australians will not accept higher charges for electricity that must come as the nation moves to clean-coal technology or nuclear power generation unless the rest of the world did the same . What they do n't want . is Australia ending up paying more than we should or Australia ending up paying when other countries do n't pay , Howard told ABC . abc::tell##dobj##ABC::APW_ENG_20071203.0670.LDC2009T13::11 She had filed for divorce on Tuesday , and the couple were due to for a domestic violence hearing shortly after Eisenberg allegedly walked into the Clinton office on Friday . She said Eisenberg saw a televised Clinton campaign ad where a man said the senator helped him when an insurance company refused to pay for his son 's medical treatment . I still love him , I 'm still here and I wish there was something I could have done and that I 'm sorry that it ended up this way , Warren told ABC . The couple have been married for about 1 1\/2 years . When he was on his medication he was always making me laugh , he spoiled me , she said . abc::tell##dobj##ABC::eng-NG-31-147907-10553711::15 She said she had fought discrimination for 40 years . My concern has been over how I 've been treated as well and hurt , absolutely hurt by how they have taken this thing and spun it to imply that in any way , any way I am racist , she said . ` SLICE AND DICE ' When asked about Ferraro 's remarks , Obama told ABC that being an African American man named Barack Obama was not the quickest path to becoming U.S. president . If nominated and then elected , Obama would be the first black U.S. president . Anybody who knows the history of this country I think would not take too seriously the notion that this has been a huge advantage , but I do n't think it 's disadvantaged either , Obama said . australian_broadcasting_corporation::tell##dobj##Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation::AFP_ENG_20070906.0035.LDC2009T13::6 But Putin will first pay a one-day visit to Australia focused on the contentious agreement for Australia to export yellow cake to the Russian Federation . Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer confirmed Friday for the first time that the deal would go ahead . The deal will be signed , Downer told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . ml\/adm . australian_broadcasting_corporation::tell##dobj##Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation::AFP_ENG_20080123.0828.LDC2009T13::33 He was always a complex and complicated man to work with but . just a master . just so passionately concerned to get it right , he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation -LRB- ABC -RRB- . Film critic Margaret Pomeranz said the death of the actor , who previously dated Hollywood stars Heather Graham and fellow Australian Naomi Watts but had recently separated from actor partner Michelle Williams , was shocking . I am so upset , I just ca n't tell you , she told ABC radio . australian_broadcasting_corporation::tell##dobj##Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation::AFP_ENG_20080430.0405.LDC2009T13::10 The apple was bred naturally in Australia from the varieties Lady Williams and Golden Delicious , the West Australian newspaper said on its website . Chance said the fact it was produced without genetic modification meant it can be marketed around the world . We 've got an apple now that has particularly strong qualities , he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . You could almost say -LRB- the qualities -RRB- are unique , particularly the anti- browning , but we also have a non G -LRB- genetically modified -RRB- apple , which means when we ultimately internationalise the variety it will be acceptable right around the world . . australian_broadcasting_corporation::tell##dobj##Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation::AFP_ENG_20080728.0549.LDC2009T13::12 Air safety officials confirmed that if an exploding oxygen bottle is proved to have blown a hole in the jet , it would mark the first time such an incident has been recorded in a large passenger plane . As far as we can determine this has never happened before on a passenger aircraft , Civil Aviation Safety Authority -LRB- CASA -RRB- spokesman Peter Gibson said . There 's no reports of it anywhere , so it 's very , very unusual and obviously understanding why that happened will be absolutely critical to making sure it ca n't occur again , he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . If it turns out that is the cause of the accident , the cause of the hole in the side of the aircraft , obviously that will be a key part of the investigation , working out why a bottle would suddenly give way , Gibson said . Metal fatigue in the cylinder , a failure of the regulator valve , something hitting it and puncturing the bottle , or it overheating , were among possible causes the ATSB would look at , he said . australian_broadcasting_corporation::tell##dobj##Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation::AFP_ENG_20081007.0768.LDC2009T13::4 The Australian Navy has detained 17 suspected asylum seekers at sea just a week after a boatload of Afghans , Iranians and Indonesians was intercepted off the country 's coast , officials said Tuesday . Immigration Minister Chris Evans declined to reveal where the latest boat people were from , but said there could be a connection between the two batches of suspected illegal immigrants . I have n't ruled out the possibility that these two boats may have been launched by the one people smuggling syndicate , Evans told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation -LRB- ABC -RRB- . We do n't know as yet , but certainly I 'm of the view that there may be a connection between the two . . borno::state##prep_of##Borno::AFP_ENG_20070620.0312.LDC2009T13::2 Nigerian village quarantined after 20 children die of measles . Nigerian health officials on Wednesday said an outbreak of measles in a village in the northern state of Borno had killed 20 children and caused a further 100 children to be hospitalised . The epidemic has killed 20 children and over 100 children are in two hospitals at Maiduguri , the state capital , for treatment , Abdulrahman Usman , director of infectious diseases at the Borno state health ministry told AFP . He said Jimkilo village , where the outbreak happened , had been quarantined to stem the spread of the disease because people were fleeing the village with their children out of fear . borno::state##prep_of##Borno::XIN_ENG_20070417.0349.LDC2009T13::7 They also secured the governorship seats in southern states of Delta , Edo , Rivers , Cross Rivers , Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom , and also swept the seats in southwest states of Ogun , Oyo , Osun , Ekiti and Ondo . In the northwest , the PDP took Kebbi while in the southeast , it took Anambra and Ebonyi . The Action Congress has only Lagos state so far while the All Nigeria Peoples Party swept the states of Borno , Yobe and Bauchi in the northeast as well as Zamfara and Sokoto states in the northwest . The Progressive Peoples Party has Abia state . Two states , Enugu and Imo , have been void due to alleged irregularities and another election will be conducted in the two states on April 28 while Kano election results is still been awaited . borno::state##prep_of##Borno::XIN_ENG_20070119.0297.LDC2009T13::3 Three killed in violence in northeast Nigeria . LAGOS , Jan. 19 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Three people were killed and many others injured in a violent clash between two militant groups in Ngomari Costain in Nigeria 's northeastern state of Borno , the official News Agency of Nigeria reported on Friday . Bashir Umar , public relations officer of the Borno State Police Command , was quoted as saying , The trouble started about 2 p.m. local time -LRB- 1300 GMT -RRB- on Thursday when the two groups clashed , using dangerous weapons such as machetes and knives . . borno::state##prep_of##Borno::XIN_ENG_20070106.0149.LDC2009T13::4 LAGOS , Jan. 6 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . The Nigerian government has embarked on water projects worth 1.4 billion naira -LRB- about 11 million U.S. dollars -RRB- in northeast Nigeria , the official News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday . The projects which would benefit the nation 's three northeastern states of Adamawa , Borno and Yobe were part of government 's water policy , Mohammed Lamin , board chairman of the Chad Basin and Rural Development Authority -LRB- CBRDA -RRB- , was quoted as saying . The projects aimed at providing 80 percent of potable water supply and sanitation delivery when completed by the end of this year , he said , adding that 83 of the projects were aimed at attaining some targets of the Millennium Development Goals . Muhammed said contracts for the supply of potable water to 63 communities through the construction of motorized boreholes including 47 tube and 213 wash boreholes for irrigation had been signed . borno::state##prep_of##Borno::XIN_ENG_20070415.0173.LDC2009T13::5 Nigeria 's ruling People 's Democratic Party -LRB- PDP -RRB- has won 12 gubernatorial seats in the West African country 's elections for governors and state legislators held on Saturday , according to preliminary results based on vote counting in 15 states . PDP won Bayelsa , Rivers and Delta states in the Niger Delta region , where 80 per cent of Nigeria 's oil and gas are produced , and Katsina state in the northeast , home state of two front - runners for April 21 presidential election -- Umaru Musa Yar ` Adua and Muhammadu Buhari , who respectively represent PDP and All Nigeria People 's Party -LRB- ANPP -RRB- . ANPP won in northeast state of Borno , while Abi state in the southeast went to People 's Progressive Alliance , according to the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission Sunday . Lagos , Nigeria 's most populous state , went to Action Congress , whose presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar , a strong rival for Yar ` Adua and Buhari , has been disqualified for the presidential polls on the grounds of indictments for fraud . Abubakar has denounced such indictments and is waiting for the Supreme Court 's verdict on his appeal . sac::remove##dobj##sac::APW_ENG_20080903.1264.LDC2009T13::18 He 's been a model of consistency . But Manning has never endured anything like this . He had surgery on July 14 to remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee , missed all of training camp and did n't return to the practice field until Aug. 26 -- the longest absence of his pro or college career . Last Thursday , before the Colts ' preseason finale against Cincinnati , Manning finally went through his normal pregame routine , and resumed his regular work schedule this week when he had no setbacks with the knee . Now that it appears Manning has finally ended the speculation about missing the opener , doubters have begun a new line of questioning hinging on his effectiveness with such little time to prepare . sac::remove##dobj##sac::NYT_ENG_20081027.0188.LDC2009T13::32 Manning vs. the Patriots secondary is n't an automatic mismatch . Despite mixing and matching defensive backs and having some occasional problems with the deep ball , the Patriots still rank 15th in the NFL in pass defense . Plus , playing behind a banged-up offensive line and working his way back from surgery to remove an infected bursa sac on his left knee , Manning has n't always performed at his usual level this season . Entering their game Monday night with the Tennessee Titans , the Colts ranked ninth in the NFL in passing offense at 244.8 yards per game . In the first six games , Manning had thrown for eight touchdowns , but also had seven interceptions and had completed 60.7 percent of his passes , which would be his lowest completion percentage since his rookie year -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . sac::remove##dobj##sac::APW_ENG_20080908.0182.LDC2009T13::48 Bears 29 , Colts 13 . At Indianapolis , rookie running back Matt Forte ran for 123 yards and one touchdown in his NFL debut , and Kyle Orton committed no turnovers to help Chicago beat Indianapolis in the first regular - season game at Lucas Oil Stadium . Two-time league MVP Peyton Manning did n't look like himself in his first game action since having surgery to remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee in July . And the loss snapped the Colts ' 21-game winning streak in September and October , the longest streak since Green Bay won 23 straight pre-November games from 1928-32 . sac::remove##dobj##sac::APW_ENG_20080819.1307.LDC2009T13::12 My goal is to be back for the first game . . Indy 's franchise quarterback had been kept out of public view since having surgery to remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee on July 14 . Team officials said he was staying away to reduce the risk of another infection . Since he was drafted No. 1 in 1998 , Manning has started all 160 regular-season games and 14 straight playoff games , leading the Colts to eight playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title in 2007 . sac::remove##dobj##sac::NYT_ENG_20080907.0065.LDC2009T13::10 Meanwhile , rookies Jamey Richard -LRB- seventh round , University of Buffalo -RRB- and Steve Justice -LRB- sixth round , Wake Forest -RRB- are the options at center , while third-year veteran Charlie Johnson will slide into the right guard void . Johnson has the most experience of the group -LRB- 30 games , 11 starts -RRB- . It 's not exactly a comforting thought for Colts fans already worried about the health of quarterback Peyton Manning , who did not play in the preseason after undergoing surgery in July to remove an infected bursa sac in his left knee . cpn::tell##dobj##CPN::LTW_ENG_20070817.0115.LDC2009T13::27 According to local news reports , at least 200 people had been buried in the rubble of a church in Pisco . Another church in Ica was also reported to have collapsed . The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets , Pisco Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN . We do n't have lights , water , communications . Most houses have fallen . cpn::tell##dobj##CPN::APW_ENG_20070817.0198.LDC2009T13::24 Why ? . The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets , Pisco Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN , sobbing . We do n't have lights , water , communications . Most houses have fallen . cpn::tell##dobj##CPN::APW_ENG_20070816.1517.LDC2009T13::14 The historic Senor de Luren church was among several heavily damaged in Ica , where at least 57 bodies were taken to the morgue . Services were packed when the quake struck at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday because Aug. 15 is celebrated by Roman Catholics as the day when the Virgin Mary rose up to heaven . The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets , Pisco Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN , sobbing . We do n't have lights , water , communications . Most houses have fallen . cpn::tell##dobj##CPN::APW_ENG_20070817.0334.LDC2009T13::19 Why ? . Pisco Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN , sobbing : The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets . We do n't have lights , water , communications . Most houses have fallen . cpn::tell##dobj##CPN::APW_ENG_20070816.0949.LDC2009T13::7 Rescue workers struggled to reach the center of the destruction , the port city of Pisco about 125 miles southeast of the capital , Lima . Pisco 's mayor said at least 200 people were buried in the rubble of a church where they had been attending a service . The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets , Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN . We do n't have lights , water , communications . Most houses have fallen , churches , stores , hotels , everything is destroyed , he said , sobbing . communist_party_usa::member##prep_of##Communist_Party_USA::eng-NG-31-141957-9978165::112 2008-04-24T22 :25:00 . Docky Wocky wrote in crayon . I posted this in another thread : Obama-lama-ding-dong 's parents were Marxists , his mentor in Hawaii was a member of the Communist Party USA , the person that helped launch his political career , William Ayers , was Marxist . The Weather Underground is the violent wing of the SDS which was founded by the Chicago 7 , all are Marxists . Jeremiah Wright whose church was founded on the Black Values System which was based on James Cone 's liberation theology has its roots in Marxism . communist_party_usa::member##prep_of##Communist_Party_USA::eng-NG-31-100708-11215123::35 According to people who were present at the time ... Hayden offered advice on conducting psychological warfare against the U.S. BILL FLETCHER -- Originator of the call for founding Progressives for Obama , is the executive editor of Black Commentator , and founder of the Center for Labor Renewal . Fletcher is a former Maoist and is currently a leader of Democratic Socialists of America -LRB- DSA -RRB- . In 1998 he was also a founding member of the Communist Party USA -LRB- CPUSA -RRB- \/ CCDS \/ DSA dominated Black Radical Congress . http:\/\/www.blackradicalcongress.org\/index.html BARBARA EHRENREICH -- With Hayden , Ehrenreich is a member of The Nation 's editorial board . She is an honorary chairman of DSA and was formerly active in the New American Movement-led largely by former SDS and CPUSA activists . communist_party_usa::member##prep_of##Communist_Party_USA::eng-NG-31-142147-10014584::18 Were it not for Horne 's speech at New York University in March 2007 , and a February 18 , 2008 report by Cliff Kinkaid of Accuracy in Media -LRB- AIM -RRB- , titled Obama 's Communist Mentor , the significance for the American people could have been lost . Obama 's close ties to yet another influential mentor would never have been known . Was Obama aware that Davis , his pre-college mentor , was identified as a member of the Communist Party USA in the 1951 report of the Commission on Subversive Activities to the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii ? According to Kinkaid , Obama makes only brief references to Davis in his memoir . Obama writes about a poet named Frank , who visited them in Hawaii , who once had some notoriety , who imparted a lot of hard-earned knowledge , and who was a contemporary of Richard Wright and Langston Hughes . communist_party_usa::member##prep_of##Communist_Party_USA::eng-NG-31-100720-10898296::8 A careful reading of Obama 's first memoir , Dreams From My Father , reveals that his childhood mentor up to the age of 18 ` a man he refers to only as Frank ` was none other than the late communist Frank Marshall Davis , who fled Chicago after the FBI and Congress opened investigations into his subversive , un-American activities . In a belated story on the relationship , the Associated Press describes Davis as left-leaning . In fact , Davis was a member of the Moscow-controlled Communist Party USA , according to the 1953 report of the Commission on Subversive Activities of the Territory of Hawaii , which labeled him a bitter opponent of capitalism . The report was introduced as evidence in the U.S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearings probing the Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States . Davis scholars dismiss the idea that he was anti-American , the AP reports . british_airways::say##nsubj##British_Airways::APW_ENG_20080415.0542.LDC2009T13::9 The carrier has canceled hundreds of flights since the opening , and a high-tech baggage routing system broke down . At one point , more than 15,000 pieces of luggage went missing . British Airways has said the problems have cost it some 16 million pounds -LRB- US$ 32 million ; euro20 .2 million -RRB- in lost revenue and compensation through March . British Airways had planned to switch almost all of its long-haul flights from Terminal 4 by April 30 , but has moved the target back to June 4 . british_airways::say##nsubj##British_Airways::APW_ENG_20070125.0690.LDC2009T13::3 British Airways cabin crew to strike next week as talks with union reach no agreement . LONDON 2007-01-25 10:49:46 UTC . British Airways said Thursday said that it is canceling all flights from London Heathrow airport for two days next week because of a strike by cabin crew . The airline said , however , that it still hoped to reach an agreement with the Transport and General Workers union to prevent a 48-hour walkout on Tuesday and Wednesday . If we postponed the cancellation of flights until the eve of a strike , customers would have virtually no time to make alternative arrangements , said Willie Walsh , the airline 's chief executive . british_airways::say##nsubj##British_Airways::APW_ENG_20081218.0937.LDC2009T13::1 Qantas , British Airways say no merger as talks end . LONDON 2008-12-18 16:47:48 UTC . British Airways PLC and Qantas Airways Ltd. called off their merger talks Thursday after failing to agree on the terms of a potential deal . british_airways::say##nsubj##British_Airways::APW_ENG_20080306.0906.LDC2009T13::8 Clark said that fuel now accounts for 30 percent of Emirates ' costs , up from about 14 percent in 2004 . Clark also said the airline -- the biggest buyer of Airbus ' new A380 planes -- is considering cost savings of at least US$ 100 million in the coming financial year and higher ticket prices . British Airways also said Thursday that higher fuel costs will crimp its profitability . Oil prices digested gains Thursday after rising to a trading record near US$ 105 a barrel on a surprising drop in U.S. crude oil supplies and inaction by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on boosting output . british_airways::say##nsubj##British_Airways::APW_ENG_20070202.0732.LDC2009T13::3 British Airways 3Q profit falls 14 percent ; FY revenue forecast down on labor dispute . LONDON 2007-02-02 10:56:26 UTC . British Airways said Friday that third-quarter profit fell 14 percent as fuel costs rose and new security requirements cut into revenue . The company also downgraded its full-year revenue growth forecast to between 3.3 percent and 3.8 percent , down from the previous outlook for 4.5 percent to 5 percent , because of a labor dispute with cabin crew that caused severe disruptions in January . BA said that an averted 48-hour strike by cabin crew was still likely to cost it 80 million pounds -LRB- US$ 157.3 million ; euro120 .8 million -RRB- in lost revenues because a deal with the union came after it already offered passengers refunds , later flights and transfers to other airlines . canton::canton##prep_of##Geneva::APW_ENG_20071011.1542.LDC2009T13::3 Swiss to pioneer ' unbreakable ' encryption method in upcoming elections . GENEVA 2007-10-11 21:57:33 UTC . A new unbreakable encryption method will be keep votes safe for citizens in the Swiss canton of Geneva in the country 's upcoming national elections , officials said Thursday . The city-state will use individual particles of light -- or quantum technology -- to encrypt election results as they are sent to the capital on Oct. 21 , said Nicolas Gisin of the University of Geneva . The technology will ensure the data can not be intercepted or tampered with , he told The Associated Press . canton::canton##prep_of##Geneva::AFP_ENG_20081016.0698.LDC2009T13::5 Ceylon Biscuits Limited said their Munchee Lemon Puff biscuits will be withdrawn from the market because of the reports , but maintained it was not using milk products from China . The milk ingredients were sourced only from Australia , Holland and Canada , the company said in a statement . On Monday , authorities in the Swiss canton of Geneva identified Munchee Lemon Puff biscuits as containing traces of melamine . Melamine , a poisonous substance generally used in the manufacture of plastic , has been found to be added to Chinese milk , forcing dairy products and some confectioneries off the shelves in many countries . Four Chinese children are known to have died and at least 53,000 made ill after consuming melamine-laced milk . canton::canton##prep_of##Geneva::APW_ENG_20071011.1233.LDC2009T13::3 Swiss to pioneer ' unbreakable ' encryption method in upcoming elections . GENEVA 2007-10-11 17:56:17 UTC . A new unbreakable encryption method will be keep votes safe for citizens in the Swiss canton of Geneva in the country 's upcoming national elections , officials said Thursday . The city-state will use individual particles of light -- or quantum technology -- to encrypt election results as they are sent to the capital on Oct. 21 , said Nicolas Gisin of the University of Geneva . The technology will ensure the data can not be intercepted or tampered with , he told The Associated Press . canton::canton##prep_of##Geneva::XIN_ENG_20070716.0308.LDC2009T13::10 The authorities are advising people to avoid physical exertion , to keep homes cool and to drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day . In 2003 , a record hot summer when temperatures edged above 40 degrees resulted in 1,000 more deaths than the normal summer average in Switzerland . The cantons of Geneva , Vaud and Ticino have since installed a special alarm system to help look after particularly vulnerable people . canton::canton##prep_of##Geneva::APW_ENG_20070620.0838.LDC2009T13::4 GENEVA 2007-06-20 13:56:09 UTC . A painting of Joseph Beuys and a collection of African art worth around 2.4 million Swiss francs -LRB- US$ 1.9 million , euro1 .42 million -RRB- were stolen from a house near Geneva , police said Wednesday . The thieves broke into the house and carried away the art on April 12 , said Patrick Pulh of the police for the canton of Geneva . They stole 140 objects from the private collection , including masks and statues from West Africa , he said . No arrests have been made , Pulh said . kgb::successor##prep_to##KGB::NYT_ENG_20071211.0156.LDC2009T13::28 With Putin 's endorsement , he is regarded as likely to win the presidential election in March . If Putin is serious about becoming prime minister , then it is widely believed here that he and Medvedev have already worked out an agreement for transforming the office from its current role . The presidency is far by the most powerful post in Russia , holding sway over the security forces -- like the FSB , the successor to the KGB -- as well as the armed forces , the Interior Ministry and the judiciary . The prime minister has no real power base , being appointed by the president and approved by Parliament . With his party , United Russia , dominating Parliament , Putin could bolster the powers of the prime minister 's office considerably even without amending the constitution . kgb::successor##prep_to##KGB::NYT_ENG_20071217.0181.LDC2009T13::6 He did n't stand out from the crowd , said Evgeny Zaytsev , the organizer of the conference on Nov. 9 . That is , until he acknowledged in a newspaper interview that the $ 3.6 billion group of equity funds he manages serves investors close to the top of the FSB and SVR , the domestic and overseas espionage agencies of the Russian government . Russians and outsiders have long suspected that the Federal Security Service , or FSB by its Russian initials , the successor to the KGB , has had a hand in Russian business . But Shvartsman 's statement , the boldest such assertion yet , has generated debate over the appropriate corporate role for spies and ex-spies . Highly educated and well connected , former Federal Security Service officers include among their number Russia 's president , Vladimir V. Putin . kgb::successor##prep_to##KGB::AFP_ENG_20081117.0350.LDC2009T13::12 Politkovskaya wrote books and articles that fiercely criticised Russia 's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin , notably for abuses committed by Russian forces during the second Chechen war , which he oversaw as president . More than two years after Politkovskaya was shot dead on October 7 , 2006 , the authorities have failed to arrest the hitman who pulled the trigger or those who ultimately ordered the murder . One of the suspects on trial is a former agent of the FSB security service , the successor to the Soviet-era KGB . Pavel Ryaguzov is suspected of providing Politkovskaya 's home address to the killer . Two of the other defendants , Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov , are Chechen brothers accused of following her in her last weeks . kgb::successor##prep_to##KGB::AFP_ENG_20070514.0350.LDC2009T13::2 Russian spy agency to set up panel to monitor rights violations . Russia 's Federal Security Service , the main successor to the Soviet KGB , Monday said it was setting up a civilian panel to monitor whether it was breaching the rights of ordinary citizens . The body will comprise 15 members drawn from civic , religious and scientific organizations as well as former security service officials , a statement said . It would effect public control on the activity of the FSB concerning the respect of rights and constitutional liberties of Russian citizens , the Ria - Novosti news agency quoted the statement as saying . kgb::successor##prep_to##KGB::AFP_ENG_20080512.0318.LDC2009T13::13 In another sign of Putin 's strong grip on Medvedev , the new presidential administration head is to be Sergei Naryshkin , an influential Putin ally believed to have a background in the Soviet-era KGB . As head of administration he will have control in preparation of presidential decrees . Meanwhile , Nikolai Patrushev , head of the powerful FSB national security agency , successor to the feared KGB , moved over to the Kremlin security council . The new FSB chief will be the little - known Alexander Bortnikov . Sergei Ivanov , another KGB veteran who until last year was widely seen as the sole rival to Medvedev for replacing Putin in the presidency , was demoted from first deputy premier to simple deputy . bluffton::carry##prep_from##Bluffton_University::AFP_ENG_20070302.0265.LDC2009T13::4 A bus carrying a US college baseball team toppled off a highway ramp on Friday in Atlanta , killing at least six people and seriously injuring nine others , US media reported . Authorities said the bus crashed through a fenced barrier on an exit ramp before it fell onto Interstate 75 in the southern state of Georgia , US television reported , showing images of the badly damaged bus lying on its side . The charter bus was carrying a baseball team from Bluffton University in Ohio and was headed south to Florida for a tournament , Fox News reported . Police said 29 other people were injured , with nine being treated at a local hospital . bluffton::carry##prep_from##Bluffton_University::APW_ENG_20070302.0705.LDC2009T13::4 ATLANTA 2007-03-02 12:39:41 UTC . A charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway ramp early Friday and slammed into the pavement below , killing at least six people , authorities said . The bus carrying the team from Bluffton University toppled off a bridge and onto Interstate 75 , a major highway , police spokesman Joe Cobb said . At least six of the 35 people aboard were killed and others were injured . It 's bad , I know that , he said . bluffton::carry##prep_from##Bluffton_University::AFP_ENG_20070302.0470.LDC2009T13::4 A bus carrying a US college baseball team toppled off a highway ramp on Friday in Atlanta , Georgia , killing at least six people and seriously injuring nine others , US media reported . Authorities said the bus crashed through a fenced barrier on an exit ramp before it fell onto Interstate 75 in the southern state of Georgia , US television reported , showing images of the badly damaged bus lying on its side . The charter bus was carrying a baseball team from Bluffton University in Ohio and was headed south to Florida for a tournament , Fox News reported . Police said 29 other people were injured , with nine being treated at a local hospital . bluffton::carry##prep_from##Bluffton_University::APW_ENG_20070302.0877.LDC2009T13::4 ATLANTA 2007-03-02 14:59:37 UTC . A charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway ramp early Friday and slammed into the pavement below , killing six people and injuring 29 , authorities said . The bus , carrying the team from Bluffton University , a Mennonite - affiliated school south of Toledo , toppled off a bridge and onto a pickup truck on Interstate 75 , a major highway , police spokesman Joe Cobb said . It looked to me like a big slab of concrete falling down , said 57-year-old Danny Lloyd , whose truck was struck by the falling bus . I did n't recognize it was a bus . bluffton::carry##prep_from##Bluffton_University::APW_ENG_20070302.1110.LDC2009T13::4 ATLANTA 2007-03-02 17:35:55 UTC . A charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway ramp early Friday and slammed into the pavement below , killing six people and injuring 29 , authorities said . The bus , carrying the team from Bluffton University , a Mennonite - affiliated school south of Toledo , toppled off a bridge and onto a pickup truck on Interstate 75 , a major highway , police spokesman Joe Cobb said . It looked to me like a big slab of concrete falling down , said 57-year-old Danny Lloyd , whose truck was struck by the falling bus . I did n't recognize it was a bus . nss::say##nsubj##NSS::XIN_ENG_20070618.0210.LDC2009T13::5 The Greek unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in March 2007 , higher than the 9.2 percent in the same month last year , the National Statistics Service -LRB- NSS -RRB- said on Monday . The number of the employed persons totaled 4.418 million in March 2007 , while the number of the unemployed was 462,642 , said the NSS . The Greek employment rate fell by 0.17 percent during the period of March 2006 to March 2007 , compared to a 3.7-percent increase in the previous year , said the NSS . The south Aegean and Ionian islands and western Macedonia recorded the highest unemployment rates in March , while central Greece , Evia and Attica regions recorded the lowest unemployment rates . nss::say##nsubj##NSS::XIN_ENG_20071008.0286.LDC2009T13::5 Greece 's inflation rate rose to 2.9 percent in September , compared with the same month last year , the National Statistics Service -LRB- NSS -RRB- said on Monday . The statistics service said in its report the country 's harmonized inflation rate was also 2.9 percent . NSS said the consumer 's price index rose 2.0 percent in September form August . Commenting on the figures , NSS Secretary-General Manolis Kontopyrakis said the September rise reflected a 0.5 percent increase in petrol prices , after an 11.2 percent decline in petrol prices in September 2006 . Kontopyrakis said he expected the consumer price index to rise slightly in October because of higher heating and petrol prices in the country . nss::say##nsubj##NSS::XIN_ENG_20070208.0275.LDC2009T13::4 ATHENS , Feb. 8 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- . Greece 's inflation rate dropped to 2.7 percent in January 2007 , down 0.2 percent from December 2006 , and saw a sharp drop compared with the 3.2 percent rate in January 2006 , the National Statistical Service -LRB- NSS -RRB- announced on Thursday . NSS said in its monthly report that the average levels of inflation in 2007 will remain below the 3 percent budget target and that inflation in February is expected to stay at roughly the same levels . The agency attributed the inflation rate decrease to the winter sales , reduction of housing costs and rise of household goods consumption as well as a drop in travel costs . But the prices in sectors such as food and non-alcoholic beverages , health services , hotel , and restaurant & cafe services mostly experienced a rise . nss::say##nsubj##NSS::XIN_ENG_20070301.0306.LDC2009T13::6 The hike was due to an increase in final demand by 5.2 percent , according to NSS . Investments increased by 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 , compared with the same period of 2005 . NSS said exports increased by 7.9 percent in fourth quarter of 2006 compared with that in 2005 while imports rose by 8.9 percent . nss::say##nsubj##NSS::XIN_ENG_20070921.0282.LDC2009T13::9 Unemployment among women remained more than double the figure for men , with the unemployment rate reaching 12.6 percent and 5.0 percent respectively , while unemployment among young people aged 15-29 reached 17.8 percent . The statistical service said that out of a total of 398,006 unemployed people in the country , 38.5 percent are seeking full - time jobs and 50 percent are willing to accept part-time jobs . NSS said the Western Macedonia region and Epirus recorded the highest unemployment rates in the second quarter , while Crete , the South Aegean and Thessaly recorded the lowest rates . communist_party_of_nepal::Communist_Party_of_Nepal##prep_of##Communist_Party_of_Nepal::XIN_ENG_20070309.0180.LDC2009T13::6 According to local leading media group 's website THT Online , the Interim Parliament passed a government-sponsored bill aimed at amending the interim statute by a two-third majority . In the 329-member house , 278 members voted for the amendment when Speaker Shuvash Kumar Nemwang put the bill for voting . Nepali Congress , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Unified Marxist - Leninist -RRB- , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Maoist -RRB- and Nepali Congress -LRB- Democratic -RRB- members voted for the amendment . The four big parties had issued whip to their members to be present in Friday 's session . Five members voted against the Bill . communist_party_of_nepal::Communist_Party_of_Nepal##prep_of##Communist_Party_of_Nepal::APW_ENG_20080831.0413.LDC2009T13::4 KATMANDU , Nepal 2008-08-31 14:55:58 UTC . Four political parties joined Nepal 's new government Sunday , boosting the strength of the ruling coalition to six parties . The Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Maoist -RRB- and Madeshi People 's Rights Forum were joined by the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- United Marxist-Leninist -RRB- , the People 's Forum Nepal , the Nepal Sadbhawana Party and the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Marxist -RRB- . Home Secretary Bhoj Raj Ghimire said the new parties received ministerial appointments that increased the size of the Cabinet to 24 . Bam Dev Gautam from the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- United Marxist - Leninist -RRB- was appointed deputy prime minister and home minister , becoming second in the government 's hierarchy , Ghimire said . communist_party_of_nepal::Communist_Party_of_Nepal##prep_of##Communist_Party_of_Nepal::XIN_ENG_20070309.0194.LDC2009T13::6 According to local leading media group 's website THT Online , the Nepali Interim Parliament passed the government-sponsored bill aimed at amending the interim statute by a two-third majority . In the 329-member house , 278 members voted for the amendment when Speaker Subash Kumar Nemwang put the bill for voting . Nepali Congress , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Unified Marxist - Leninist -RRB- , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Maoist , CPN-M -RRB- and Nepali Congress -LRB- Democratic -RRB- members voted for the amendment . The top four parties in the Interim Parliament issued whip to their members to be present in Friday 's session . Five parliament members voted against the Bill . communist_party_of_nepal::Communist_Party_of_Nepal##prep_of##Communist_Party_of_Nepal::XIN_ENG_20070309.0196.LDC2009T13::6 According to local leading media group 's website THT Online , Nepali Interim Parliament passed a government-sponsored bill aimed at amending the interim statute by a two-third majority . In the 329-member house , 278 members voted for the amendment when Speaker Subash Kumar Nemwang put the bill for voting . Nepali Congress , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Unified Marxist - Leninist -RRB- , the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Maoist , CPN-M -RRB- and Nepali Congress -LRB- Democratic -RRB- members voted for the amendment . The top four parties in the Interim Parliament issued whip to their members to be present in Friday 's session . Five parliament members voted against the Bill . communist_party_of_nepal::Communist_Party_of_Nepal##prep_of##Communist_Party_of_Nepal::XIN_ENG_20080728.0047.LDC2009T13::13 The vehicular movements in different parts of the country including the capital have halted due to the protests since last Thursday . The protesters chanted slogans , torched tires and effigy of the vice president during demonstration . The students unions affiliated with different political parties including the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- Maoist -RRB- , Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal -LRB- United Marxist-Leninist -RRB- are leading the demonstrations against the vice president . They have demanded the public apology and the re-taking of oath from him in the national language . After the order of the Supreme Court , the agitating student unions of the ruling parties said they have withdrawn their demonstrations . uga::have##nsubj##UGA::NYT_ENG_20070830.0197.LDC2009T13::48 Is it because he is an individual offering this course service , and not an organization such as KAPLAN or ASHP ? . UGA graduates about 125 pharmacy majors a year and has a 99 percent pass rate on the exam - higher than the national average , according to UGA spokesman Tom Jackson . Jackson said the university did not track the number of graduates who had taken Warren 's review class , offered through the Continuing Education & Outreach . Students from other pharmacy schools could also sign up for the class . uga::have##nsubj##UGA::eng-NG-31-103131-11655479::3 UGA update . 2009-03-17T16 :29:32 . UGA had issues getting refs , so they have asked if we would be interested in providing a ref for some of the games we are not participating in . The entry is going to be reduced to $ 150 . Since we have some players that will be reffing for the HS in the fall , I thought this would n't be a problem . uga::have##nsubj##UGA::NYT_ENG_20080403.0039.LDC2009T13::10 . Georgia schools have responded to rising demand for Chinese language and culture classes by signing dozens of similar initiatives . UGA currently has about 11 cooperation agreements with Chinese universities , including a program with Tsinghua 's law school to offer summer classes and a relationship with Chinese government institutes to provide mid-career training classes to Chinese officials , Mace said . More than 120 UGA students are studying in China and interest in China is increasing almost exponentially across the University of Georgia , Mace said . The partnership signed on Thursday at Tsinghua , a sprawling campus founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1911 , will lead to concrete programs for UGA within a year , he said . uga::have##nsubj##UGA::NYT_ENG_20070514.0195.LDC2009T13::14 McCorkle also bought FHM and Maxim men 's magazines on road trips , showed players pictures of a Victoria 's Secret catalog and compared the models to players on the team , and once had a Paris Hilton video pop up on his computer screen when players were in his presence , according to the documents . Generally , McCorkle 's comments and actions made his female charges feel uncomfortable and were in violation of UGA 's non - discrimination anti-harassment -LRB- NDAH -RRB- policy , UGA investigators concluded . Based on our investigation of these matters , -LRB- UGA has -RRB- determined there is evidence you did engage in inappropriate behavior in violation of the University 's NDAH Policy , Steve Shewmaker , UGA executive director for legal affairs , wrote in a May 4 memo to McCorkle . ? Your comments had the effect of creating a hostile and offensive environment . ns::center##nsubj##NS::eng-NG-31-151764-10664195::21 - Erin -- Erin Oakes Membership and Program Co-ordinator members . @afcoop . ca P\/420 -4480 The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op PO Box 2043 Halifax , NS , Canada B3J 2Z1 www.afcoop.ca The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative -LRB- AFCOOP -RRB- is an accessible member-run center for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative learning environment . AFCOOP is proud to be the oldest filmmaking cooperative in English speaking Canada . TraineeApplication08 . ns::center##nsubj##NS::eng-NG-31-151764-10664177::8 Thanks again , Elizabeth 429-6620 - Erin -- Erin Oakes Membership and Program Co-ordinator members . @afcoop . ca P\/420 -4480 The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op PO Box 2043 Halifax , NS , Canada B3J 2Z1 www.afcoop.ca The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative -LRB- AFCOOP -RRB- is an accessible member-run center for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative learning environment . 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Of the top 50 companies in East Africa , the Tanzania Breweries Ltd. ranked 15th , followed by the Tanzania Cigarette Company on the 34th and the Tanzania Portland Cement Ltd. on the 36th respectively . Of the three founding members of the East African Community , Kenya has 32 companies listed in the top 50 list whereas Uganda had none . Local analysts attributed the cause of low Tanzanian rankings on the East African enterprises list to poor supplies of electricity and water , high cost of manpower , lack of skilled workforce and high capital input . uganda::have##nsubj##Uganda::XIN_ENG_20080525.0106.LDC2009T13::12 . Ethiopia deployed thousands of troops in Somalia in late 2006 to help the Somali government oust an Islamic Courts movement from the south . Uganda currently has 1,600 troops in Mogadishu , Somalia 's capital . uganda::have##nsubj##Uganda::eng-WL-11-174611-12969707::3 World Net Daily Columnist : Homosexuals Should Be Put To Death . 2010-02-18T00 :00:00 . World Net Daily columnist Molotov Mitchell says that Uganda has it right , the Bible clearly calls for homosexuals to put to death . If gay Ugandans do n't like that , they can just leave . And that America 's Founding Fathers had it right too , because was a death penalty for gays in the original colonies . uganda::have##nsubj##Uganda::XIN_ENG_20070705.0083.LDC2009T13::9 It found that industrial products accounted for 51 percent of total informal exports , while agricultural products accounted for 48.7 percent . Particularly the volumes of agricultural products confirmed Uganda 's position as a major food basket in the region , Kihangire noted . Generally , the findings indicate that Uganda has a comparative advantage in agricultural products exports which should be explored , he said . Fish was found to be the main export product , earning the country 33 million dollars , followed by maize -LRB- 27 million dollars -RRB- , beans -LRB- 20 million dollars -RRB- and groundnuts -LRB- six million dollars -RRB- . The survey also found that nontraditional cash crops had surpassed traditional cash crops in earnings . uganda::have##nsubj##Uganda::APW_ENG_20070907.1129.LDC2009T13::8 Friday , Congo 's President Joseph Kabila and Uganda 's President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Arusha and went into separate meetings with their officials . The two presidents are later expected to hold talks , Tanzania 's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Membe said . Congolese Foreign Affairs Minister Mbusa Nyamisi told the meeting earlier that his country wants any oil in Lake Albert to be jointly exploited and Congo and Uganda to also have , possibly a joint pipeline for petroleum from Lake Albert . . Nyamisi expressed optimism that Ugandan President Museveni , has goodwill to see the tensions are diffused between the two neighboring countries . downey::say##nsubj##Downey::APW_ENG_20081008.0058.LDC2009T13::57 I do n't run a sloppy operation , Singlaub told The AP . In an interview last month , Downey , the full-time employee of Singlaub 's council , said she has a clear memory of McCain resigning in 1986 , but not earlier . It was during the time when the U.S. Council had been wrongly accused of being owners of the Hasenfus plane downed in Nicaragua , said Downey . A couple of days after that , I was in Washington and called home to get messages from my mother . I returned that call and a staff person wanted to ask for the resignation of Congressman McCain . downey::say##nsubj##Downey::NYT_ENG_20080916.0138.LDC2009T13::31 Debates are perfect for sketches because you 're making fun of both sides , Meyers said . James Downey , the lead writer for the political sketches on SNL , noted that the debate would take place on a Friday night , leaving the writers only 24 hours to write jokes . Downey said the writers would probably write some jokes in advance of the actual debate . Then we 'll just have a hellish night and hope for the best , he said . downey::say##nsubj##Downey::NYT_ENG_20070925.0019.LDC2009T13::58 It was something that was done to him . . Downey said he 's just glad to have finally closed this chapter in his life . He somehow even musters sympathy . My heart goes out to the Rigas family , he said . downey::say##nsubj##Downey::eng-WL-109-174581-12950805::15 Someone said to me , ` He paints with people . ' The word ` perfectionist ' is oversimplifying it . ' We promise you that in the course of filming Zodiac no animals were hurt , Downey says with a laugh . That 's where the humane behavior ended . No ego was left untarnished . downey::say##nsubj##Downey::NYT_ENG_20080812.0113.LDC2009T13::24 There 's much doubling and plenty of double-entendres in Tropic Thunder . . I 'm the dude playing the dude , disguised as another dude , says Downey as Kirk , portraying a five-time Oscar winner who has undergone a radical procedure that tints his skin to make him appear black . Downey is the only lead actor who trusts the comedic -LRB- and more -RRB- possibilities of Stiller , Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen 's script . Or maybe it 's that he trusts audiences more than Stiller does . garden_city::Collin_Finnerty##prep_of##Garden_City::LTW_ENG_20070113.0111.LDC2009T13::6 His decision to recuse himself was welcomed by the defense team representing the three Duke lacrosse players initially accused of raping a 28-year-old stripper at a team party . We feel very good about this . It 's a fresh set of eyes looking at the case , said William Cotter of Raleigh , one of three attorneys for Collin Finnerty of Garden City , N.Y. We think it 's more likely that they will listen to us and we will certainly be cooperative with him or her . . The defense believes that another prosecutor would , after reviewing the contradictions of the alleged victim 's accounts and the paucity of physical evidence , drop the case . garden_city::Collin_Finnerty##prep_of##Garden_City::LTW_ENG_20070121.0031.LDC2009T13::28 The pressure came from the knowledge he was prepared to take that pretty strong action . . No trial date has been scheduled for the three indicted players -- David Evans of Bethesda , Md. , Collin Finnerty of Garden City , N.Y. , and Reade Seligmann of Essex Fells , N.J. -- on the remaining charges . Nifong stepped aside last week to defend himself against a North Carolina State Bar ethics complaint for statements he made early in the case , including calling Duke lacrosse players hooligans . The North Carolina attorney general appointed two special prosecutors to take over . garden_city::Collin_Finnerty##prep_of##Garden_City::LTW_ENG_20070412.0102.LDC2009T13::16 I think that those people ought to consider doing that . . Reade Seligmann , 21 , of Essex Fells , N.J. ; Collin Finnerty , 20 , of Garden City , N.Y. , and David Evans , 24 , of Bethesda , Md. , were indicted last spring on charges of rape , kidnapping and sexual offense . But as the case fell apart , Nifong dropped rape charges in December . The athletes , their lawyers and many relatives spoke at an afternoon news conference . garden_city::Collin_Finnerty##prep_of##Garden_City::NYT_ENG_20070113.0100.LDC2009T13::25 But over the last 10 months , his case disintegrated as defense lawyers offered time-stamped photographs challenging the stripper 's account , prosecution reports highlighting the lack of DNA evidence and inconsistencies in the woman 's story . Defense lawyers insisted that the woman , 28 , is a false accuser and have painted Nifong , 55 , as a renegade prosecutor with political motives . Sexual offense and kidnapping charges are pending against Collin Finnerty , 20 , of Garden City , N.Y. ; Reade W. Seligmann , of Essex Fells , N.J. ; and David F. Evans , 23 , of Annapolis , Md. . The three men were initially charged with rape , but that charge was dropped by Nifong after the alleged victim told an investigator she could not be sure what had penetrated her . garden_city::Collin_Finnerty##prep_of##Garden_City::NYT_ENG_20070411.0256.LDC2009T13::11 Nevertheless , Cooper said that for now he would leave any official sanctions to the North Carolina State Bar , which has already taken the extraordinary step of formally accusing Nifong of numerous ethical violations , including withholding exculpatory evidence and misleading the judge who presided over the case . At an emotional news conference of their own on Wednesday , the three former teammates spoke of relief and vindication , but also of their lingering anger toward Nifong and many in the news media for what they described as a rush to believe the worst about them . Reade W. Seligmann , 21 , of Essex Fells , N.J. ; David F. Evans , 24 , of Annapolis , Md. ; and Collin Finnerty , 20 , of Garden City , N.Y. , were initially charged with rape , sexual offense and kidnapping -- crimes that could have put them in prison for three decades . Nifong and the accuser could not be located for comment on Wednesday . Nifong has denied violating ethics rules , although he has acknowledged mishandling evidence and making intemperate and unjustified remarks about the Duke lacrosse team . drake::say##nsubj##Drake::LTW_ENG_20070826.0010.LDC2009T13::11 Drake told his supporters that he attempted to talk to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State about the issue . He cited a verse from the Gospel of Matthew that says , I f your brother sins against you , go and show him his fault , just between the two of you . Drake said his efforts were rebuffed . Now that all efforts have been exhausted , we must begin our Imprecatory Prayer , at the key points of the parliamentary role in the earth where we live , Drake wrote . Under the heading , HOW TO PRAY , he listed all 31 verses of Psalm 109 , in which King David appeals to divine justice . drake::say##nsubj##Drake::LTW_ENG_20070807.0031.LDC2009T13::53 Willie Drake , president and founder , said the wood averages 100 to 600 years old and comes from barns , ancient temples , buildings and schools around the world , including countries as far away as China . Recently , he said , the company bought 25-by-25-foot wooden Guinness beer vats from Ireland to convert to flooring . Drake said most customers are from the United States , particularly the mid-Atlantic , but he just shipped an order to Moscow and just sent an order to Italy . . We have never cut down a tree to make our product , he added with pride . drake::say##nsubj##Drake::LTW_ENG_20070914.0140.LDC2009T13::66 I think it 's a shame . . In an interview , Drake said the law school 's namesake and $ 20 million donor , Donald Bren , had no role in the decision . He stayed away from the decision entirely , he said . One well-known political scientist at UC Irvine said the controversy may stir up Orange County 's old image as a bastion of right-wing conservatism -- the birthplace of President Nixon and the John Birch Society . drake::say##nsubj##Drake::AFP_ENG_20081015.0215.LDC2009T13::6 . Tests at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center showed she had suffered a fracture to her pelvis and sacrum , Drake said . She will remain at UCLA for a few days -- until doctors are satisfied with her progress -- and then return home , Drake said , adding that her recovery would take six to eight weeks . . Mrs. Reagan is in good spirits , especially comforted to be receiving care from talented doctors in a world-class hospital named in honor of her late husband , Drake added . drake::say##nsubj##Drake::LTW_ENG_20070508.0023.LDC2009T13::17 The color stars at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York this month , where emerging design trends often begin their journey into the mainstream . A lush bedroom decorated by Manhattan designer Jamie Drake included lavender wall-to-wall carpeting , a lavender velvet slipper chair and high-gloss lavender lacquer wall panels . Lavender can be a soft and embracing neutral when used in lavish amounts , Drake said in an e-mail . Many people have a misconception about neutrals , designers say . Neutral does not have to mean shades of beige .