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News Archive for April 14, 2010

  • Bill on Derivatives Overhaul Is Long Overdue

    There is one good reason to stay awake during the arcane debate on derivatives legislation. The laws Congress ultimately passes to strengthen the market will show how much political power the banks have in a postcredit-crunch world.

  • Fitch Downgrades Greece

    Fitch Ratings cut its rating for Greece to the lowest investment-grade rating and said the outlook remained negative, adding to the pressure on the country to find a solution to its financial problems.

  • China Balances Tone on Currency, Trade

    BEIJING—Chinese President Hu Jintao indicated to U.S. President Barack Obama that Beijing remains committed to gradually changing its currency policy and helping to increase imports from the U.S., according to a report Tuesday by the ...

  • Euro, Again, Can't Hold Gains

    The euro rose slightly against the dollar, as it failed to hold onto most of its gains made on the back of strong demand for short-term Greek debt and succumbed to doubts about longer-term prospects for the common currency.

  • LVMH's Revenue Jumps on Restocking

    PARIS—French luxury-goods giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Tuesday fueled hopes for a swift rebound in the luxury-goods sector after it posted an 11% surge in first-quarter revenue that beat expectations.

  • Brazil Courts Chinese Business

    (See Correction & Amplification below .) SÃO PAULO—As Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Brazil on Wednesday for a state visit and a summit of so-called BRIC countries, business and political leaders in Latin America's biggest ...

  • Dubai Repays $229 Million Sukuk Installment

    DUBAI -- Dubai's Department of Finance has repaid a $229 million Islamic bond installment for Dubai Civil Aviation, according to a statement from the government Tuesday.

  • St. Vincent's Files for Chapter 11

    St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center filed for bankruptcy protection the second time in five years, what is expected to be the final chapter for the last acute-care Catholic hospital in the city.

  • A Shining Target on a Hill That Nobody Tries to Hit

    The First Amendment prohibits any "law respecting an establishment of religion," and in recent years the Supreme Court's Establishment Clause cases have focused on religiously themed public displays. Yet the court has failed ...

  • Feud Over NASA Threatens America's Edge in Space

    After dominating space for a half century, the U.S. is mired in a political fight that threatens its leadership role and ambitions for manned exploration.

  • China Sets Ambitious Space Goals

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— China's manned space program aims to leapfrog the U.S. by deploying advanced spacecraft and in-orbit refueling systems as early as 2016, when American astronauts still may be relying on rides on Russian ...

  • Apple to Delay International Launch of iPad

    Apple Inc. on Wednesday postponed the international launch of its iPad tablet computer by a month, saying it has been unable to keep up with stronger-than-expected U.S. demand.

  • India's Nuclear Example

    U.S. President Barack Obama's nuclear-security summit this week raised speculation in the media once again about a South Asian arms race. There is understandably deep concern in many capitals about the apparent acceleration of ...

  • The Day the Banks Turned the Corner

    Surprisingly confident consumers and small-business owners helped propel J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to a 55% profit surge in the first quarter, increasing optimism among investors that U.S. banks are rebounding from the crisis that ...

  • Economic Recovery Picks Up Steam Across Asia

    Singapore, a bellwether of the world's fastest-growing economic region, tightened monetary policy after reporting its swiftest expansion on record, in the latest sign that Asia is recovering far more rapidly than the West.

  • UBS Can't Shake Off Its Past

    ZURICH—UBS AG received a strong signal of disapproval from shareholders, who voted down a plan to absolve its 2007 management of potential culpability for losses incurred in the financial crisis.

  • Thailand Focuses on Militants

    BANGKOK—Investigations into this weekend's deadly street violence in Bangkok are adding new tensions, as they center on a murky group of black-clad militants that authorities claim played a key role in instigating the bloodshed.

  • Citi to Sell Hedge-Fund Business to Skybridge

    NEW YORK—SkyBridge Capital LLC is acquiring three hedge-fund businesses from Citigroup Inc., a transaction that quadruples the size of SkyBridge and marks Citigroup's latest sale of non-core assets.

  • U.S. Says Iran Capable of Building Weapon

    Iran could amass enough nuclear material to build a bomb in about a year, and with help might eventually be able to field a missile powerful enough to reach the U.S., senior military and intelligence officials said Wednesday.

  • Evidence Mounts of Strong Recovery

    (See Correction & Amplification below .) Shoppers turned up in surprising force at U.S. stores, auto dealers, restaurants and elsewhere in March, adding to a growing sense that the recovery could prove faster than anticipated.

  • Fujitsu Says Nozoe Failed to Heed Warning on Fund Ties

    TOKYO—Fujitsu Ltd.'s battle with its former president turned nastier Wednesday as the technology giant called a news conference to accuse its former leader of failing to heed a warning against associating with an investment fund that ...

  • Soft Economy Eases Cost of Hiring a Nanny

    The recession has given Silicon Valley-ites a break on one of their chief family expenses: their nannies. Not long ago, qualified nannies here were highly sought after and were able to bid up their per-hour wages to extreme heights.

  • New York Life's Strong Earnings

    NEW YORK—New York Life Insurance Co. posted operating earnings of $1.22 billion for 2009, aided by higher sales of insurance policies and products and a large stream of premium and fee income from existing customers.

  • A Message from 'Henry'

    I'm in the 32% federal and 10% state income tax brackets. I pay a 1.2% property tax on very expensive California real estate. I am subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax. I am self-employed and subject to a 15% payroll tax on the first ...

  • Notable & Quotable

    Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus writing on April 13: There is something weird going on in the Republican Party when Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn is the voice of reason. There is something dangerous going on in the Republican Party when he ...

  • Bond Buyers Beware: U.S. Not Isolated From Foreign Boom

    NEW YORK—Since last March, stock market investors have been locked in a high-stakes economic debate with their counterparts in the Treasury markets.

  • Iran's Ticking Bomb

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted last week that the regime would install 60,000 new, "third-generation" centrifuges to enrich uranium. As world leaders met in Washington this week to discuss how to prevent nuclear ...

  • Amnesty International and Jihad

    Amnesty International defines itself as "a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all." So why is the organization working hand-in-glove with one of the Taliban's most ...

  • Tip of the Day

    After an entertaining final-round duel between an Englishman and an American at the Masters, golf's two Ryder Cup captains will lock horns in the European Tour's Volvo China Open this weekend at its new venue, the Suzhou Junji ...

  • Sir Humphrey Strikes Again

    "The public doesn't know anything about wasting government money, we're the experts." —Sir Humphrey Appleby, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Administrative Affairs, in "Yes Minister."

  • W Holding, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals: Biggest Price Decliners (WHI, MIPI)

    W Holding Co. Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Decliners among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange at the close. See the full list.

  • Phoenix, Dialysis Corp. of America: Biggest Price Gainers (PNX, DCAI)

    Phoenix Cos. Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange at the close. See the full list.

  • Pfizer, SPDR Trust: Money Flow Leaders (PFE, SPY)

    Pfizer Inc. topped the list in late trading for Buying on Weakness, which tracks stocks that fell in price but had the largest inflow of money. See the full list.

  • Earnings Aid World Stocks

    Singapore stocks jumped after the city-state posted its fastest economic growth on record, while Asian and European stock markets rose on mounting hopes for a global economic recovery and strong results from J.P. Morgan Chase and Intel.

  • SEC Floats Options Cap

    The Securities & Exchange Commission voted 5-0 to propose new rules to cap trading fees for customers of some options exchanges. The proposal seeks to more closely align the actual cost of executing an options trade with the additional ...

  • CIA Names New Deputy as Veteran Steps Down

    WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency's second in command, who played a key role in stabilizing the agency but also had a hand in the agency's controversial counterterrorism programs, is set to retire next month.

  • Disney to Close Lyric Street Music Label

    Walt Disney Co.'s music division said it will close Lyric Street Records, its label in Nashville. Lyric Street has produced recordings by artists Rascal Flatts and Shedaisy, as well as Aaron Tippen, Love & Theft, Sarah Buxton, and ...

  • Palin, Inc. Sarah Palin has brought in at least 100 times her old annual salary as governor.

    No one knows if Sarah Palin is running for president in 2012, but we do know her decision to resign as governor of Alaska has brought her a bonanza of riches she couldn't have tapped if she had remained in her $125,000-a-year ...

  • Jobless-Benefits Bill Hits Snag in Senate

    WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats faced a temporary delay in their attempts to move forward with an extension of jobless benefits and health-care subsidies for the unemployed.

  • What's at Stake in Kyrgyzstan

    The Obama administration has been caught flat-footed once again—this time in Kyrgyzstan. The administration didn't anticipate the spring riots escalating and sweeping away corrupt President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his clan. The U.S. was ...

  • Number of Households Getting Mortgage Relief Levels Off

    The number of people benefiting from a U.S. government-subsidized campaign to avert foreclosures leveled off in March as home-mortgage borrowers dropping out roughly offset those flowing in.

  • Only Debt Restructuring Can Save Greece

    The financial crisis in Greece is best understood by looking at the hard numbers : Over the next five years, Athens has to raise €240 billion, roughly the country's current gross domestic product. Of that amount, €150 billion is to pay ...

  • W Holding, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals: Biggest Price Decliners (WHI, MIPI)

    W Holding Co. Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Decliners among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange at midday. See the full list.

  • Phoenix, Trico Marine Services: Biggest Price Gainers (PNX, TRMA)

    Phoenix Cos. Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange at midday. See the full list.

  • PepsiCo, Bank of America: Money Flow Leaders (PEP, BAC)

    PepsiCo Inc. topped the list at midday for Buying on Weakness, which tracks stocks that fell in price but had the largest inflow of money. See the full list.

  • Beijing Revises Purchase Policies

    BEIJING—China appears to be softening rules that sparked outcry from foreign businesses by limiting their access to a government procurement market worth billions of dollars a year.

  • Management of Denny's Is in the Hot Seat

    Denny's Corp. hopes a novel value menu, limited-time offers and a plan to expand at highway rest stops can help revive the brand. But some investors and analysts are skeptical Denny's new sales initiatives will succeed, especially ...

  • U.K. Government Faces Hard Battle, But Wary Voters Still Weigh Options

    WATFORD, England -- With the U.K. voters weeks away from going to the polls, the mood on the doorsteps in Watford, a town of around 81,000 to the northwest of London, is not one of excitement or partisan enthusiasm but of uncertainty.

  • Falling Volatility Doesn't Mean a Market Top Is Near

    The stock market seems a little too quiet to be near a significant peak. When trends turn, it's usually after a period of increasing volatility, marked by spikes, drops and sharp intraday reversals. Both bulls and bears have a strong ...

  • Were You Kind to the Lawyers

    Tuesday was actually National Be Kind to Lawyers Day. So I was. I took one to lunch. I selected him at random at noon from the passersby on Sixth Avenue and 47th Street. It's not that hard. You can judge from the suit, the briefcase and ...

  • China's Hunan Taizinai In Provisional Liquidation

    HONG KONG—Hunan Taizinai Group, a Chinese dairy products producer backed by U.K. private-equity firm Actis, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has gone into provisional liquidation, leaving its equity holders with a potential loss ...

  • China Broadens Oil Reach With Deal

    ConocoPhillips agreed to sell its stake in a Canadian oil-sands project to China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. for $4.65 billion, in a major North American expansion by a Chinese oil company.

  • Steel Firms Feel Bite of U.S. Mine Disaster

    Prices for metallurgical coal, a key input in steel production, jumped last week after a fatal explosion forced Massey Energy Co. to shut a West Virginia mine, squeezing an already tight market for the commodity.

  • GOP Concerns Over Bailouts 'Almost Laughable,' Pelosi Says

    WASHINGTON—Emerging from a meeting with President Barack Obama, top lawmakers from both parties continued to bicker over the proposed financial-regulatory overhaul, with Democrats vowing to move forward on controversial legislation and ...

  • Excerpts: George E. Pataki

    The Wall Street Journal: I understand you made a decision about the Senate race and I was hoping you could talk to me a little bit about why you decided not to challenge Sen. [Kirsten] Gillibrand (D., N.Y.).

  • Security Costs Rise for Amazon CEO

    The base salary for Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos remained unchanged at $81,840 in 2009 but his overall compensation jumped 39%, to almost $1.8 million, as spending on his security increased $500,000, according to a U.S. ...

  • Views Conflict on Fannie Meltdown

    WASHINGTON—A Congressional panel heard clashing views about what caused the failure of Fannie Mae on Friday, one that blamed the "impossible" balancing act of the company's competing missions, while a former regulator blamed ...

  • Recovery Act Responsible for 2.5 Millions Jobs in 1st Quarter, White House Says

    WASHINGTON—The $787 billion economic stimulus bill created or saved about 2.5 million jobs through the first quarter of 2010 mostly as a result of tax relief and financial assistance to lower- and middle-income families, the White House ...

  • Japanese Yields Fall

    TOKYO—Japanese government bond yields generally fell on expectations of a smooth sale of five-year notes on Thursday, even as Tuesday's lackluster 30-year sale continued to weigh on the super-long end of the yield curve.

  • Europe Platforms Expand U.S. Trading

    Two of Europe's new breed of trading platforms are set to start trading U.S. equities this quarter, boosting the ways investors can trade U.S. securities on a European platform during European trading hours.

  • Hanging Your Own Shingle

    Of (See Corrections and Amplifications item below.) Small, independent tax shops are burgeoning, fueled by layoffs in other areas of finance, lower technological barriers to entry and increasingly complex filing requirements for ...

  • Miners' Families Have Limited Access to Survivors

    BEIJING—Families of 115 Chinese miners rescued last week say they still have only limited access to the survivors, even as the central government opens an investigation into the causes of an accident that killed at least 37.

  • Rollover Questions Complicate Toyota's SUV Launch in China

    BEIJING—Toyota Motor Corp.'s plans to launch a new Lexus sport-utility vehicle in China were in disarray Wednesday after concerns about the car's rollover risk surfaced in the U.S.

  • Hua Xia Bank to Raise Capital

    SHANGHAI—Hua Xia Bank Co., in which Deutsche Bank AG is the largest shareholder with a 17% stake, is working on a fund-raising plan to replenish its capital, and analysts said the bank may need to raise as much as 20 billion yuan ($2.93 ...

  • Crude Prices Rise as Oil Inventories Fall

    Crude prices climbed as a drop in U.S. oil inventories signaled that the supply glut may be easing. Wednesday, light, sweet crude for May delivery settled $1.79 higher, or 2.1%, at $85.84 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent ...

  • Australia Arrests Two in Reef Accident

    SYDNEY—Australian Federal Police said Wednesday they have arrested two men in connection with the Chinese coal carrier that grounded and caused damange to the Great Barrier Reef this month.

  • Gold Edges Up as Palladium Rallies

    Gold futures rose as positive economic data stoked market optimism and pressured the U.S. dollar, while palladium prices rallied amid optimism about the economic recovery.

  • EU Takes Greece to Court Over Hellenic Shipyards Aid

    BRUSSELS—The European Commission said Wednesday it will take Greece to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover illegal government aid given to Hellenic Shipyards SA.

  • New Head of Abu Dhabi Fund Named

    ABU DHABI—Sheik Hamid bin Zayed Al Nahyan was named as the new managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Middle East's largest sovereign wealth fund.

  • Greeks Strike Ahead of Key Tax-Reform Vote

    ATHENS—Greece was hit by a series of strikes and work stoppages Wednesday as various groups protested government austerity measures ahead of a key parliamentary vote on tax reform expected Thursday.

  • Liberal Democrats Unveil Manifesto

    LONDON—The Liberal Democrats, the U.K.'s smaller opposition party, set out their policy program Wednesday ahead of the general election on May 6, outlining plans for billion of pounds in savings to cut the soaring U.K. budget deficit.

  • EU Warns on Portugal Deficit Plans

    BRUSSELS—The European Commission said Wednesday that Portugal might need to take further steps to cut its budget deficit. Portugal, which had a budget deficit worth an estimated 9.3% of gross domestic product last year, aims to bring its ...

  • Prudential Taps U.K. Chief to Lead Asia Integration

    LONDON—Insurer Prudential PLC said Wednesday that Rob Devey, chief executive officer of its U.K. and European operations, will lead the integration of Prudential Corp. Asia and AIA Group, prompting speculation over whether Prudential's ...

  • Protest in Jakarta Turns Bloody

    JAKARTA, Indonesia—Clashes broke out Wednesday when security forces tried to clear away protesters trying to prevent the possible demolition of a historic tomb, leaving two people dead and at least 130 people injured in one of the most ...

  • EU Mulls Exempting Non-Financial Firms From Derivatives Rules

    BRUSSELS—The European Commission is likely to include an exemption for non-financial firms from new rules that will require most derivatives trades to be routed through clearing houses, according to a commission document.

  • Arabtec, Abu Dhabi Fund Scrap Deal

    DUBAI—Dubai's Arabtec Holding and Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments Wednesday scrapped a plan that would have given Aabar a 70% stake in the United Arab Emirates' largest construction firm by market value.

  • Some Japan Firms Avoid the Squeeze

    Higher commodity and oil prices are putting the squeeze on some Japanese companies for the second time in three years. But this time, many of them—including steelmakers and trading firms—are better positioned.

  • OECD Says Development Aid Keeps Rising Despite Crisis

    LONDON — Governments in developed countries continued to increase the amount of aid they gave to poorer countries in 2009, despite the financial crisis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

  • Tories Versus Immigrants

    Britain's Conservatives presented their election manifesto yesterday, which promises to slash net immigration "back to the levels of the 1990s—tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands." The pledge will play well ...

  • Daimler Downgrades Ties to Iran

    BERLIN—Daimler AG's Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said Wednesday the German auto maker will divest its 30% stake in Iranian Diesel Engine Manufacturing as part of a wider review of its business relationships with the country.

  • Iraq to Hold New Gas-Field Auction

    The Iraqi Oil Ministry is planning to hold a third licensing auction this year to develop three gas fields, a senior official at the ministry said Wednesday.

  • Euro-Zone Industrial Output Rises

    LONDON— Euro-zone industrial production rose at a nearly two-year high in February, auguring well for first-quarter gross domestic product. The stronger than expected outcome suggests that while the snowy weather may have weighed on some ...

  • Building a Future With Sturdy BRICs

    Goldman Sachs's Jim O'Neil takes the credit for labeling the emerging-markets giants as the BRICs, and he continues to espouse this cause. Amid the gloom enveloping so much analysis, he finds reasons for constant optimism.

  • Gates Says Civilian Deaths Test War Strategy

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates said civilian casualties in Afghanistan were posing a strategic challenge to U.S. battlefield success there, a sign of the mounting American concern that civilian deaths are leading ordinary Afghans to turn ...

  • Deripaska Gets $70 Million in Shares

    HONG KONG -- Russian aluminum giant UC Rusal PLC said Wednesday Chief Executive Oleg Deripaska will receive $70.3 million worth of bonus shares from the company's global listing earlier this year.

  • San Miguel Net Profit Triples

    MANILA—San Miguel Corp. said Wednesday its net profit surged to a record in 2009, bolstered by a stake sale in San Miguel Brewery Inc., and flagged plans to sell more stakes in its core businesses of food, packaging and beer as its ...

  • ASML Swings to a Profit, Raises Outlook

    Dutch semiconductor-equipment maker ASML Holding NV swung to a net profit in the first quarter and said growing demand could lead to record sales for the full year.

  • CapitaMalls Profit Surges

    SINGAPORE -- Singapore property developer CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. said Wednesday its net profit for the quarter ended March 31 increased by more than ninefold from a year earlier, driven by higher rental from its shopping malls and fee ...

  • Tech, Banks Push Up European Stocks

    European stocks were buoyed by upbeat economic data and robust earnings news that reinforced investors' belief in the global economic recovery.

  • Korean Air Posts Record Profit

    SEOUL—South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air Co. Wednesday posted a record first-quarter operating profit as a strong won and economic recovery boosted outbound travel and cargo shipments.

  • Moody's Raises South Korea Rating

    SEOUL—Moody's Investors Service upgraded South Korea Wednesday, citing the country's "exceptional" rebound from the global downturn and the government's success in curbing its debt.

  • Foreclosure-Prevention Program Struggles to Make Impact

    A congressional watchdog panel said in a report Wednesday that the U.S. Treasury is still struggling to get its foreclosure-prevention programs off the ground.

  • What's News: World-Wide

    World leaders pledged to secure nuclear fuel by 2014. Ending a global summit on nuclear security, the leaders also set a 2012 summit in South Korea to measure progress. But they stepped back from binding plans to secure prescribed amounts ...

  • What's News: Business & Finance

    Morgan Stanley has told investors in its $8.8 billion real-estate fund that it may lose nearly two-thirds of its money from bad property investments. That would likely represent the biggest dollar loss—$5.4 billion—in the history of ...

  • Chris Young Exits ISS for Credit Suisse

    Chris Young, who heads Institutional Shareholder Services' proxy advisory practice, is joining Credit Suisse. ISS is at the heart of many takeover battles because the firm's advice is often heeded by large institutional ...

  • Corrections & Amplifications

    MamaMancini's, a gourmet food start-up, received $1.5 million in capital investments from investors including Carl Wolf, former chief executive of Alpine Lace. Mr. Wolf, his partner Matt Brown and Daniel Mancini started ...

  • Treasury Moves to Protect Federal Benefits

    The Treasury Department is releasing new rules preventing banks from seizing Social Security and other federal benefits from customers facing debt collectors.

  • Rancher in Brazil Sentenced for Ordering Amazon Killing

    SÃO PAULO, Brazil—A Brazilian rancher accused of ordering the killing of a U.S.-born nun over an Amazon forest land dispute was sentenced to 30 years in prison, a decision hailed by activists as a rare legal triumph in a typically lawless ...

  • Eight Injured in Emergency Landing of Cathay Plane

    HONG KONG—Eight people were injured Tuesday when a Cathay Pacific Airways jet made an emergency landing in Hong Kong after experiencing engine problems, in one of the carrier's most serious incidents in recent years involving safety.

  • Tories Vow to Protect U.K. Rate on Credit

    LONDON—Britain's opposition Conservative Party laid out its policy platform Tuesday, promising to protect the country's triple-A credit rating and to move political authority away from central government.

  • Starwood Selling Two W Hotels

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is selling two of its W hotels in Manhattan to London-based St. Giles Hotels, which will take over management of the properties.

  • Macquarie Buys AIG Planes for $1.99 Billion

    SYDNEY -- American International Group Inc.'s aircraft leasing division has sold 53 aircraft to Macquarie Group Ltd. for $1.99 billion, the companies said Wednesday, as the Australian investment bank continues to ramp up its leasing ...

  • Boy Scouts Lose Sex-Abuse Case

    PORTLAND, ORE.—A state-court jury found the Boy Scouts of America negligent in a sexual-abuse case, awarding damages of more than $1 million to an Oregon man who said he was molested by an assistant scoutmaster here in 1983 and 1984.

  • Suit Accuses Census Bureau of Hiring Bias

    The U.S. Census Bureau was accused in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of systematically discriminating against minorities in its 2010 census hiring campaign.

  • Jobs Begin to Sprout

    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Things are turning up in this blue-collar town of 61,000. Miguel Ortegon, who was laid off last year as a supervisor at a plywood saw mill, has landed a job with Caterpillar Inc., which is hiring 600 workers for a new ...

  • Tech Stocks Buoy Asian Markets

    Asian stock markets climbed Wednesday as strong results from semiconductor giant Intel boosted technology shares, while Singapore stocks jumped after the city-state's first-quarter economic growth trounced estimates.

  • Energy Drop Helps DJIA Hold 11000

    A continuing retreat in energy prices boosted consumer stocks, helping the market to a small gain to keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 11000.

  • Pataki Isn't Joining New York Senate Race

    Former New York Republican Gov. George E. Pataki has decided not to mount an election challenge against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall.

  • Democrat Wins Florida U.S. House Race

    BOCA RATON, Fla. — Democratic state Sen. Ted Deutch has handily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed President Barack Obama's massive health care overhaul.

  • German Monastic School Faces Abuse Report

    More than 15 monks and several lay teachers were involved in "brutal" physical abuse of hundreds of students over several decades at one of Germany's elite monastic boarding schools, a new report said, adding more fuel to a ...

  • Puerto Rican Banks Climb, But Compass Loses Ground

    Small-capitalization stocks rose as falling oil prices boosted consumer stocks and small-cap Puerto Rican banks led the financial sector higher.

  • White House Moves to Placate Critics of its NASA Plan

    President Barack Obama is taking steps to placate critics of his controversial NASA budget plan, including proposing a new use for a multi-billion dollar space capsule that the administration had previously sought to kill.

  • Intel Rises By 1%, but Avon Falls

    Stocks edged up for the fourth session in a row despite a disappointing first-quarter report from Alcoa, as a drop in crude-oil prices helped boost consumer-discretionary companies such as Home Depot, while the technology sector gained on ...

  • Bushmeat Presents Latest Food Scare

    Researchers testing bushmeat smuggled into the U.S. have found strains of a virus in the same family as HIV, according to preliminary findings to be released Wednesday.

  • Euro-Zone Bond Market Pressures Remain

    Debt markets finally forced the euro zone to lay a safety net under Greece. Might the bond-market vigilantes now try to force a similar bailout provision for other precariously balanced euro-zone members?

  • Overheard: Springing Back

    Even the battered pension industry has a spring back in its step. After last year's conference, which should have been called "Knocked Out," the Council of Institutional Investors' spring parley was named an upbeat: ...

  • The Gap at the Bottom of Oil's Slippery Slope

    Recent crude-oil price moves have been like a game of chutes and ladders. Right now, we are on a chute. All of the action has been in near-dated oil futures. Having rallied from $80 a barrel in late March to almost $87 last week, front month ...

  • Bank Delay Could Pay Dividends

    Dividends, please. That is what investors are thinking as the economy strengthens, stocks jump and financial institutions continue to pile up capital. But they shouldn't expect big banks to quickly slake their thirst for heightened ...

  • Congress to Examine Mine Disaster

    The coal explosion that killed 29 workers last week will come under scrutiny in the Senate in two weeks when a congressional committee holds a hearing on the accident.

  • More Life Insurance Was Sought on Woman

    An Indianapolis entrepreneur who is trying to collect on a $15 million life-insurance policy for an elderly woman who drowned in her bathtub also sought to buy other big policies on the woman's life, according to court documents filed ...

  • TV's Next 'Undercover Boss' May Come From Wall Street

    "Undercover Boss" is coming to Wall Street. The CBS Corp. reality-television series has begun phoning financial firms, hoping a senior executive will agree to appear on the program, according to people with knowledge of the calls.

  • 401(k)s' Bear-Market Bruises Are Healing

    Workplace-retirement plans enjoyed a significant rebound in the past year thanks to a resurgent equity market and ongoing contributions. However, at the end of 2009, 401(k) retirement-account assets remained about 8% below the level of two ...

  • John Wiley Insiders Unload Shares

    NEW YORK—With John Wiley & Sons Inc. stock above $40 and seemingly recovering from its 2008 slump, company officials in the last five months sold more shares than in any comparable period in the last twenty years, according to data from ...

  • Probe Fears Hit Avon Shares

    Investors sent shares of Avon Products Inc. down 8% Tuesday, concerned that its operations in crucial markets, such as Latin America, could be caught up in an internal investigation into bribery allegations involving executives of the ...

  • Bazaar: Hong Kong

    The place G-World Mobile, 1/F Sincere House Commercial Podium, Mongkok, Hong Kong The good Apple Inc.'s 16-gigabyte WiFi iPad The specs Perhaps you've heard of it. Some say Apple's latest offering is the device that wil ...

  • Western China Quakes Kill at Least 300

    SHANGHAI – A series of strong earthquakes hit the edge of the Tibetan plateau in western China Wednesday morning, killing about 300 people and injuring more than 8,000, according to state television.

  • Stern Leaving Amid Turmoil

    Andy Stern's anticipated resignation as the powerful and controversial head of the Service Employees International Union, often praised as the fastest growing union in the U.S., comes amid increasing financial strains and costly legal ...

  • Deflation Diagnosis: Shelter Skews the View

    Physician, heal thyself. Good doctors know that successful long-term treatment depends on targeting the causes rather than the symptoms of a patient's malady.

  • Will the New Audi Drive VW Shares

    Two years ago, I approached the New York International Auto show with what seemed a simple goal: a comfortable, attractive, reasonably high-performance car that got at least 30 miles to the gallon. The pickings were slim. The finalists were ...

  • China Slaps Duties on Steel Imports

    BEIJING—China has imposed duties on imports from the U.S. and Russia of a common type of electrical steel used in the power sector, following a final decision on its countervailing and antidumping investigation, the nation's Ministry ...

  • Ex-CEO of WexTrust Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Fraud

    NEW YORK—The former chief executive of WexTrust Capital LLC pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors have said defrauded investors out of more than $200 million, many of them Orthodox Jews.

  • NYSE Euronext Names Lukken to Head Clearing Unit

    NYSE Euronext said Tuesday that Walter Lukken, the former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will run the company's new clearing venture, spearheading its expansion in the U.S. derivatives sector.

  • The Gospel Heads North

    WOODSTOCK, Ga.—Some 2,000 people witnessed the weekend ordainment of four Southern Baptist ministers at a church here, including one man poised to voyage to the religious frontier of upstate New York.

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Alumni developing a golf community, 'The Georgia Club'

Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2003

 Jim Vanden Berg, CEO of The Georgia Club, stands in front of the clubhouse on the golf course in Statham. The Georgia Club and the Georgia Tech Club are two of several communities across the country seeking to reconnect college alumni by offering lectures, sporting events and the spirit of their good ol' alma mater.

John Bazemore/AP

   STATHAM - Members and residents-to-be of a golf course community under construction a few miles from the University of Georgia are likely to have at least one thing in common: their diplomas.

   Pull up the long driveway to The Georgia Club and it looks like a typical golf course community. But inside the white-columned clubhouse, amid traditional country club decor are sculptures of beloved Bulldog mascot Uga, framed art of the stadium and campus, and a golf shop awash in red and black accessories.

   The Georgia Club and The Georgia Tech Club are two of several communities across the country that seek to reconnect college alumni by offering lectures, sporting events and the spirit of their good ol' alma mater.

   In them, developers partner with alumni associations, which provide names of contributors, lend the school's name to the project in exchange for a percentage of the revenues and sometimes help with community plans.

   Alumni associations are able to boost their coffers through relationships with members and residents, who are likely to give money to the university. Although the communities target alumni, developers say a degree from the university is not a requirement.

   The Georgia Club already has attracted high-profile alumni such as former football player Don Leebern of Columbus, currently a member of the Board of Regents, and Dan Parker, head of the Atlanta executive search firm hired to identify candidates to replace Athletic Director Vince Dooley.

   ''Never did I believe I would have the opportunity to live in this environment,'' said Parker, the club's first member who is building a home in the community. ''That school spirit will evolve over time as alumni and employees of the university buy property there, it's clearly something we look for and we expect.''

   Similar clubs have been built or are in the works at schools including Alabama, Kentucky, Louisville, Penn State, Kansas State, Texas A&M and South Carolina, where a golf course bunker is embedded with a full-color Gamecock claw.

   The majority of developments have done well, but the success depends on many factors.

 Clearing for the Georgia Tech Club golf course continues outside of Alpharetta.

John Bazemore/AP

''It certainly has to do with the economy. Sometimes it has to do with whether the football team is winning or losing. It probably has something to do with the company and how good they are marketing,'' said Ed Paquette of the Council of Alumni Association Executives.

   Some schools also end up getting a facility out of the development.

   That's the case at the planned 800-acre Georgia Tech Club in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. The Melrose Co., a Hilton Head, S.C.-based developer, approached the school four years ago with the idea of a community for alumni complete with a golf course.

   When complete, The Georgia Tech Club will have a Rees Jones-designed course, a locker room, offices for coaches, a golf learning center with a larger-than-normal driving range and hitting bays, and study areas with computers for student-athletes. The community also will have cottages to be used as second homes and 200 single-family homesites, a swim and tennis center, a clubhouse, and a spa and fitness facility. Founders' memberships are $60,000 and charter memberships are $30,000.

   The alumni association will receive 10 percent of the operating revenue, which Bob Kolb, chief executive of The Melrose Co., estimates will generate $10 million a year. It will also receive 5 percent of actual sales of memberships and homesites.

   The financial benefit to the alumni association was a ''big part of our pitch,'' said Kolb. The company's University Clubs by Melrose division is also building the Traditions Club near Texas A&M.

   Georgia Tech's Athletic Association, also a partner, has been involved in the plans for the golf course and facilities.

   ''If it's done right and well, you've really added a nice jewel to the crown,'' said alumni association executive director Joe Irwin.

   The University of Georgia Alumni Association will receive $1 million from its partnership with The Georgia Club, said club chief executive Jim Vanden Berg.

   The connection to UGA will be evident in its architecture and activities. A meeting house will be modeled after the university's Phi Kappa building. When complete in eight years, the club will boast 800 homes, a 27-hole Denis Griffiths golf course, tennis courts, swimming pools and the now-open clubhouse with a restaurant and meeting space on 1,200 acres. Its antebellum architecture helped snag a high-profile project as the site of the 2004 Southern Living Idea House.

   ''We've created the air of a UGA spirit out here,'' said Dave Muia, executive director of UGA's alumni association, which endorses the club.

   ''The alumni association is in the relationship business. What better place to engage alumni and cultivate relationships than in a gorgeous setting like this,'' he said, sitting in a suite with sweeping views of the golf course.

   The club currently is taking initiation deposits of $18,500 for its first golf members, with a $5,000 rebate for people who purchase a homesite.

Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, November 22, 2003.

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{{Packing lists by country}}

 ''[ See also an alternative packing list]''

 This list has been compiled by Volunteers serving in [[Ukraine]] and is based on their experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. You can always have things sent to you later. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have a 100-pound weight limit on baggage. And remember, you can get almost everything you need in Ukraine.

 Luggage should be tough and flexible, like duffel bags and backpacks without external frames. When choosing luggage, remember that you will be hauling it in and out of buses and trains and often lugging it around on foot (there are no porters!).

 ===General Clothing ===

 Bring comfortable, professional-looking clothes that are appropriate for many occasions and can be layered according to the weather. (Note: you are expected to dress professionally during training.) Because you may be wearing the same clothes for two years, quality is more important than quantity. It is culturally acceptable in Ukraine to have a small wardrobe, so do not overpack. In addition, clothes should be wrinkle-free (polyester-cotton blends are recommended), easy to clean, and dark colored (you are likely to be washing your clothes by hand and cleaning whites is a chore!). It is possible to buy clothes in Ukraine, but selection and sizes are limited in the smaller towns. The price of clothing is also expensive relative to your living allowance. There are second-hand stores in Ukraine that get clothes mostly from the UK.

 * Mid-weight coat for spring and fall and possibly a light jacket
 * Full-length, winter coat or parka with lining (it is possible to buy a good, winter coat in country; outdoorsy, 'tech' coats like Columbia, North Face, etc. will stand out)
 * Lightweight and heavyweight sweaters
 * Gloves or mittens, preferably wool; glove liners are nice, too (and available locally)
 * Hats (even if your head isn’t cold, the babushkas will make you wear a hat)
 * Long, thermal underwear (silk or some brand like Smartwool or Patagonia recommended, cotton not recommended)
 * Good quality socks (brands like Bridgedale, Smartwool, and Teko are recommended; white cotton socks not recommended)
 * Casual clothes: jeans (1 pair), walking shorts, T-shirts, workout clothes (running)
 * Lounge wear: Sweats, fleece, yoga pants
 * Swimsuit (in Ukraine, women of all ages, shapes, and sizes wear bikinis. It is the norm for men to wear Speedos)

 ===For Men ===

 * Professional-looking Slacks (Dark-Colored, Wrinkle-Free recommended) - In most cases, khakis with a blazer and tie are acceptable in schools and universities. Note, however, that khaki pants are a rarity and will certainly distinguish a Volunteer from his colleagues as most Ukrainian men prefer to wear dark-colored trousers. Community Development Volunteers should have at least one suit.
 * Shirts for professional wear
 * Blazer
 * Sweaters - For layering, Ukrainian men commonly wear sweaters and often the same one in the same week. Sweaters are available here, but are mostly acrylic or a blend.
 * Ties - not many
 * Quality underwear

 Not Recommended/Things That Will Make You Stick Out
 * Baggy pants - men here wear things a little more fitted
 * Big, bright-colored coats (Columbia, Helly Hansen, North Face or similar) - most men here wear short, dark-colored or black jackets or coats
 * Jeans worn with big sneakers and white socks

 ===For Women ===

 * Professional Attire - separates that can be mixed and matched are better than a suit
 * Variety of slacks for different seasons, preferably in dark colors, with belt loops and pockets
 * Blouses and tops that can be layered with long underwear and sweaters (with a bit of stretch, will hold up better in the wash)
 * Durable stockings - available in Ukraine, though not in all sizes
 * Good quality bras and underwear - the selection and fabric available here may not be what you're used to

 ===Shoes ===

 * Comfortable, durable shoes for work (you will be doing a lot of walking), which are not easy to find in Ukraine (quality shoes are very expensive and the rest of the selection is low quality and expensive for what you are getting)
 * Warm, waterproof boots that are dressy enough to wear with work clothes and large enough to wear with a pair of warm socks. Although boots are widely available in Ukraine, large sizes may be hard to find. Also, professional boots for women typically have a high heel. It is better to start with a high-quality pair ahead of time than to have to invest in possibly multiple pairs after arrival. Shoe and boot repair shops are ubiquitous.
 * Heavy-duty sandals - sandals are common in the summer (brands like Teva, Chaco, and Keen are recommended)
 * Athletic shoes - high quality athletic shoes are expensive in Ukraine (if you are a runner or anticipate playing sports bring a nice pair of sneakers)
 * Slippers - you will wear these a lot, as Ukrainians remove their shoes as soon as they walk in the door, but they are readily available in Ukraine
 * Traction aids (e.g., Yaktrax): Walking on slippery roads in winter might be challenging as it increases risk of falls and traumatic injuries; traction aids will help you feel confident and safe when walking on ice.

 ===Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items ===

 Unless you have to have specific brands, you can get almost everything you need—e.g., shampoo, conditioner, lotion, shaving cream, toothpaste, antiperspirant, hairspray, coloring products, razors—in Ukraine. Things to consider bringing:

 * Two pairs of eyeglasses, if you wear them; also consider bringing a repair kit
 * Two-year supply of contacts lens solutions (the Peace Corps does not provide supplies for contacts)
 * Three-month supply of any prescription medication you take
 * Makeup (also available in Ukraine if you are not particular about brand)
 * Start-up supply of feminine hygiene products (widely available in stores, bazaars, and kiosks, but it may take some time to determine where to get what you want)
 * Moisturizing hand cream
 * Hand sanitizer that does not require water
 * Foot aids such as pads for corns, if you have tender feet
 * Tweezers
 * Nail clipper or emery boards (although they can be found in Ukraine as well)
 * Dental floss (which can also be found in bigger towns and cities, but rarely in small towns and villages)
 * Special vitamins or supplements (the Peace Corps provides multivitamins) Kitchen

 You can easily buy most kitchen supplies in Ukraine. There are a few items, however, you might consider bringing:

 * Basic cookbook (bring a vegetarian cookbook if you prefer vegetarian dishes); a cookbook of dishes that can be prepared from locally available products will be provided to you
 * Favorite recipes
 * Measuring cups and spoons with both metric and nonmetric markings
 * Oven thermometer
 * Good vegetable peeler (virtually non-existent in Ukraine; the locals use a knife)
 * Artificial sweetener (sugar and honey are available)
 * Brown sugar (Even better, bring molasses to make brown sugar. Easier to transport.)
 * Durable garbage bags (in Ukraine, they tend to be flimsy and small)
 * Twist ties
 * Plastic storage bags (one-quart and one-gallon freezer bags are best)
 * Favorite seasonings, such as Tabasco sauce, vanilla, Old Bay seasoning, cloves, taco spices, cumin, cayenne pepper, chili powder, soy sauce, and basil (although many spices are available locally at a fraction of the price)
 * Favorite foods such as chocolate chips, peanut butter, maple syrup, popcorn, and gravy and salad dressing mixes

 ===Miscellaneous ===

 * Exercise Equipment - yoga mat, resistance bands, free weights, etc. if you want to be able to exercise at home, although these are available in Ukraine
 * Sport Equipment - consider bringing an American football, a Frisbee, a kickball, which are hard/impossible to find here
 * Laptop computer - most volunteers have a personal computer, useful for work and entertainment
 * mp3 player - for listening to music while traveling/exercising
 * Digital camera - self-explanatory (photo printing/services are widely available in Ukraine)
 * Flash drive - useful for taking documents to be printed or saving emails at an internet club
 * Medium-sized daypack for weekend travel (although most locals travel with duffle bags or plastic bags)
 * Umbrella (available in Ukraine)
 * Durable, water-resistant, and inexpensive watch, with an alarm if possible
 * Reliable alarm clock that runs without electricity
 * Flashlight or Headlamp - for reading on trains, walking home in the dark, or during power outages
 * Neck safe or money belt
 * Water bottle (Nalgene or similar) - Ukrainians, as a rule, drink a lot less water than Americans
 * Sewing kit (with safety pins)
 * Swiss Army knife with corkscrew or Leatherman tool (very useful)
 * Duct tape (can be used for all sorts of things)
 * Pictures of home to show your host family, students, friends, and colleagues
 * Games such as Scrabble, cards (decks of cards here have 36 cards, 6 and up), Uno
 * Quick-drying travel towel (available at and washcloths
 * Travel books and other books to read - there is a Peace Corps library but selection is limited; the Bradt guide to Ukraine is better than the Lonely Planet
 * Day planner
 * Maps
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Angels Among Us Pet Rescue is trying to help two very friendly and personable cats who urgently need good homes.

The request for assistance came from one of the rescue group's volunteers who is vacationing on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina. There are a number of managed feral cat colonies on the island, and their residents include Banshee and Oreo, two very friendly and domesticated cats who were most likely abandoned when their owners left the island. These guys are the favorite of the island's volunteer colony feeders, as they are super affectionate and run up for petting and attention whenever someone approaches them.

Banshee and Oreo probably could have gone on indefinitely in this situation, but recently two free-roaming dogs viciously attacked and killed the other two cats in their colony. To the great relief of the volunteers, Banshee and Oreo survived the attack, and showed up after several days of hiding. However, the volunteers are extremely concerned that the next time the dogs return, Banshee and Oreo will not be so lucky.

Because Angels Among Us considers Banshee and Oreo to be at extremely high risk, they have accepted them into their adoption program while they remain in their current situation. The on-site volunteer says that basic vet work has been done (e.g., neutering, testing for leukemia and other diseases), but she will get the cats up-to-date on shots and microchipped as soon as suitable homes have been identified, and will transport the cats back to the Atlanta area for a "meet-and-greet" with an approved adopter or adopters.

Banshee is an 8-year-old long-haired black-and-white cat. This handsome fellow is blind in one eye, but otherwise is in excellent health. He is an extraordinarily friendly cat and very, very personable. His coat will require regular brushing.

Oreo is a 3-year-old short-haired black-and-white Tuxedo. What a sweetie-pie this guy is! He loves getting into the feeder's golf cart and sometimes seems more interested in attention than he is in being fed.

Both Banshee and Oreo were temporarily in a local home while their colony location was under construction. They did very well in the home, and were excellent about using the litter box.

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Oreo has been rescued from his dangerous situation and is now in a safe and loving home! We still need a home for his buddy, sweet, personable Banshee! Can anyone help this lovable kitty find a family all his own?

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On March 4, in Wasilla, the Board of Game (BOG) will begin deliberating on proposed hunting regulations.

Last year the BOG implemented a Unit 13 Nelchina caribou registration hunt for this year. All 3,200 applicants will receive a permit. Now the Board is considering whether to add a Community Hunt Program (CHP) to this Nelchina plan -- not the same as last year's Ahtna Community Hunt which was ruled unconstitutional. However, the complex CHP regulations, if approved, would allow a totally new "modus operandi" for the BOG.

This year the Board proposed only one CHP, allotting 300 caribou from the harvestable surplus to any group that agrees to practice Ahtna's tribal harvest traditions. Those traditions include salvaging certain portions of the animal (fat, kidneys, stomach) for human food, ceremonial sharing, etc. The CHP requires detailed reporting about these matters to the State. A "Draft for External Review" describing the requirements is available at www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/division_info/chp_copper_basin.pdf.

All these conditions could and should be accomplished voluntarily by individual members of the group or tribe. Each member could register and automatically receive a permit, like the other 3,200 individuals have already done. Proxy hunting is allowed.

I urge groups/tribes to define and enforce their own regulations rather than calling upon the state to define and enforce them.

The proposal's complex language allows overlapping cultural CHPs, (Ahtna, Chickaloon, Eklutna) in future years, all having potentially separate seasons, bag limits and cultural requirements defined and enforced by the state.

This year it's only 300 caribou. What will be allotted to CHPs in future years? Over 200 tribal groups exist in Alaska. This complex proposal would allow a totally new "modus operandi" for the BOG.

The state has successfully struggled to raise the harvestable surplus of caribou in the Nelchina area, above the Tier II situation. Now that surplus could be impacted to favor CHPs established for advocates who already have a substantial priority on all federal lands (over 60 percent of Alaska) plus appropriate trespass control on millions of acres of private land.

When equality is no longer the standard, how much inequality is justifiable?

Please consider submitting written comments opposing the CHPs by Feb. 18 so they can be included in the BOG member's workbook. But later is better than never.

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It was the largest almost-all-white political gathering of its size in recent times. Advocates of "open-carry" rallied outside with assault rifles. Inside, more reactionary events occurred.

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The House GOP majority rejected a Democratic attempt to aid low-wage workers by ending federal government hiring of contractors who violate the law.

Texas Republicans continue to go for off-the-grid right-wingers

Texas completed its Democratic and Republican primary elections on May 27. Unlike the results in other states, "tea party" far-right Republicans triumphed in most of the contests.

Thousands to lobby North Carolina lawmakers Tuesday to repeal rightwing laws

The Forward Together Moral Movement from across North Carolina will demand that state legislators rescind laws they say are hurting the state's most vulnerable.

House GOP rams through latest devastating Ryan budget

The House's ruling Republicans jammed through a GOP-written budget blueprint for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, by a 219-205 vote on Apr. 10.

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Asha Bhosle enters the Guinness World Records and was awarded a certificate for the most studio recordings(singles) for recording up to 11,000 solo,duet and chorus backed songs and in over 20 Indian Languages since 1947.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

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Keep or go for better? His att IV kinda bugs me : /

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It isn't really worth running a physical attack on this Xerneas as it seems that you were graced with the fact that your Xerneas was just built for fast special attacking. However if your intentions are to run a physical attacking Xerneas then it would be most optional to just get a new one if this is in your reach of course which I am speculating to be so. It has a nature not beneficial for it's attack stat and very low attack IVs so I wouldn't even say it's worth running Close Combat on it as it has access to a special fighting move which shares the same power but however a lower accuracy, Focus Blast. I wouldn't advice replacing this one as it is quite hard to get a Pokemon with such good IVs and with combined with it's Modest nature it can successfully run a Geomancy set which is in fact very deadly.
However if what you desire is a physical Xerneas then yes, it is recommended that you catch one with the Adamant or Jolly Nature or even Naive, Mild, Hasty, Rash, Lonely,Naughty if it is a mixed sweeper you seek.

answered Nov 3, 2013 by Aeternis
Thanks for your comment. I'm planning to use him as a special attacker but I was just thinking about what if I would want to have a physical attack on it, which isn't really needed so I guess I'll except this gift the Pokemon gods gave me.
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For the past few days, I have been hunting sneasel in my crystal version, so I checked the database on how rare they are, but did appear on the site (the Ice Path page), where the game says the game that sneasel can be found. Pokemon like Jynx can also be found in Ice Path in Crystal version, but was not indicated on the Ice Path page. I also noticed that none of the regular Pokemon that appear in all the 3 gen II games (Swinub, Zubat, nor Golbat) did not have their Crystal box highlighted.

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Alright, thanks for telling me. Even though my knowledge doesn't matter.
There maybe a error on the game that u May have may not have been playing.
No, I am certain that is not the case. Ever since I first encountered sneasel, in Crystal way back when, that the game said that the Pokemon was in Ice Path. I did encounter one, but KOed it by accendent. I first encountered sneasal at least 10 years or so, long before GB Colors became obsolete

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CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $571,000 in grants to promote self-sufficiency for public housing residents in Illinois. This funding is part of more than $28 million in grants being awarded nationwide to public housing authorities, resident associations, Indian tribes, and non-profit organizations to hire or retain service coordinators to help public housing residents find jobs and achieve economic and housing independence. The funding will also link the elderly and people with disabilities with supportive services that allow them to maintain independent living and age-in-place.

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The issue of gay marriage really isn't an issue at all.

As I was reading an article indicating the Supreme Court will take up the issue of gay marriage, I kept asking myself why and who cares. Does it matter who loves whom? Should not all Americans have certain unalienable rights such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

I have met lots of people who favor the marriage between two men or two women. Then there are those who tell me they have lots of gay friends and do not hate gays, yet they are against them marrying. I am not sure how you can say you are okay with your friends living together as partners and not okay with them married. Then there is the other group that is just against it, but why?

As a former classroom teacher, current events, such as this, often came up. I encouraged students to discuss these topics, but to do so with strong arguments, not just opinions. The groups that tend to be against gay marriage mostly falls into two areas. One, they were simply against the thought of displays of affection, or more pointed, bedroom acts, and two, they said it is against the teachings of the Bible.

When looking at the first argument, why are you sitting there thinking about it. "What do you want to do today?" "Oh I am going to think about two men (or women) getting it on." Really, is that how you spend your days, worrying about what two people are doing in their bedroom? That is just weird. Your argument against marriage is due to homophobia.  Because of this, maybe we should make being a doctor illegal because of iatrophobia. All you iatrophobics out there, do not worry, a movement should start soon.

To resolve the issue above, let me tell you a story. Several years back. my wife and I took a trip to Minnesota with a good friend and his partner. At one point in my trip, my friend and his partner were, making out. After an uncomfortable mile, I spoke up and asked that they stop. I do not care who you are, heterosexual, homosexual, bi-sexual, whatever-sexual, DO NOT MAKE OUT IN THE BACK OF MY CAR! Seriously, I do not need to, or want to see it. As far as I am concerned it is like watching my parents putting on a display of heavy affection. I will expand this and say in all public places. I love my wife, but I do not need to mack on her in a public place to prove it. We talked; she feels the same. We are not against two people loving each other. Go ahead, just do so in private.

Then there is religion. If you are against it because the Bible says it is wrong, please ask yourself this. Do you go to church weekly? Do you read the Bible on a regular basis? Do you truly live by the teachings of the Bible or are you one of those who attends church twice a year and calls yourself a true Christian? If you are the later, please do not use this argument. You are using that argument as an excuse to really address your feelings. If you are the former, I can understand your position.

The other part of the religious argument is the one we must address. It is probably at the heart of the issue. It is the issue of the separation between church and state. Who is making the laws, the church? Those days ended with Roger Williams and Rhode Island. Do not use a biblical argument to overturn state laws. Do not use biblical arguments to create federal laws. It is for this reason I feel the Supreme Court has only one path to take. Marriage can no longer be defined as one man and one women, but rather the union between two loving people who want to commit themselves to the other person for their life.

It used to be illegal for different races to marry. We realized that was due to unjust fear. Let us put our fears aside, address the law from a non-religious point of view and understand this may not be resolved in the upcoming Supreme Court ruling, but gay marriage will be sanctioned in the future.

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@Lyle Ruble... Scandinavian countries approved same-sex marriage 10 years ago and the impact on marriage has been devastating. Since legalization, the out-of-wedlock birthrates and the divorce rates have risen sharply. In Sweden, the divorce rate among gay men is 50 percent higher than the heterosexual divorce rate. For lesbian women, the divorce rate is 170 percent higher. The effect of these divorces is significant. These high rates of divorce lower cultural esteem for marriage. Worse, gay marriage separates marriage from parenting. It says that marriage is about adult desires, not the needs of children. Scandinavians are buying that message, and marriage is in a steep decline, as is child well-being.
Lyle Ruble December 13, 2012 at 12:11 PM
@Dave...Your citing Scandinavian cultural practices is interesting, but doesn't really prove anything. The four nations making up this region have seen a decline in traditional marriage for decades. This parallels the same trends that are found in other first tier nations. In Scandinavia, children's welfare is guaranteed by the state minimizing the financial impact on children. Therefore, relationship stability doesn't have quite the devastating impact that we experience in this nation. My close friends living in the region are not bothered by the nature of the relationships, especially since it actually impacts so few individuals. Citizens have decided that the assault to individual human rights far outweigh any social costs incurred.
Common Sense Conservative December 13, 2012 at 12:58 PM
"Citizens have decided that the assault to individual human rights far outweigh any social costs incurred." There are two problems with this. First, laws have already been established defining certain conditions under which people may marry. The would be spouse must be an adult, cannot already be married to another, cannot be closely related to the person he or she is marrying, and they must marry another human. In other words, restrictions have always existed. No one has ever been able to marry anyone simply because they loved them. Second, many civil rights leaders, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, have rejected the comparison between the fight for same-sex marriage and the fight for civil rights. As Jackson said, “Gays were never declared 3/5 human by the Constitution, and they never needed a Voting Rights Act.”
Common Sense Conservative December 13, 2012 at 12:59 PM
The "social costs" you're so quick to dismiss are important. Exparementing with the well-being of childeren is wrong on so many levels. Thousands of conclusive social science, medical, and psychological investigations published in hundreds of professional journals have shown that children without fathers are half as likely to do well in and graduate from school; they are more likely to require professional attention for physical or emotional problems; they are at an elevated risk for physical abuse or death; they are less likely to develop empathy for others; they are less confident; and they are more likely to spend time in jail and have children out of wedlock. All things being equal, children raised apart from their fathers—even if that father is replaced by another loving parent figure suffer serious declines in every important measure of well-being. Let us be clear: A good, compassionate and just society always comes to the aid of fatherless or motherless children. But a good, compassionate, and just society never intentionally creates fatherless and motherless children.
Common Sense Conservative December 13, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Fathers matter as male parents, not just as a second set of unisex hands to chip in with the housework and childrearing. Child psychologists for 40 years have been telling us how mothers and fathers parent differently, and how healthy child development demands this difference. Fathering scholar Dr. Kyle Pruett of Yale Medical School says dads matter simply because “fathers do not mother.” Psychology Today explains, “Fatherhood turns out to be a complex and unique phenomenon with huge consequences for the emotional and intellectual growth of children.” A scientific review of more than 100 published studies on the benefits of child-parent relationships found that “overall, father love appears to be as heavily implicated as mother love in offspring’s psychological well-being and health.” Very simply, the same-sex family is problematic because same-sex families intentionally deprive a child of either a mother or a father just because adults want it that way.

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