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Athletes talk about Alicante World Cup

By Erin Greene on 28/09/13 at 10:43 am

On Sunday, the Spanish coastal city of Alicante will host its first ITU Triathlon World Cup. Spain is one of two countries this year to host two World Cups, with Alicante serving as the seventh stop on the circuit. Ahead of the races this weekend, ITU talked with several of the elite athletes about Alicante’s debut on the calendar.

Great Britain’s Jodie Stimpson, who was the runner up in the World Triathlon Series this year, will try to maintain her good shape in Spain: “I have been very consistent this year. It has been amazing getting the silver medal, it was fantastic. It’s great to compete in a World Cup in a beautiful city like this at the end of the season. I will try to do my best and then it is time to recover after London.”

Also having competed at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in London two weeks ago, Ainhoa Murua (ESP) returns to compete at home: “It is always important to stay in Spain. I would like to do my best and have a good race. It is the first time I will compete in Alicante. It is very hot, so I expect a hard race,” said Murua, who was seventh at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Murua thinks the course is very technical and not very hilly, “I think Jodie Stimpson is the main favourite. We also have to keep an eye on Alice Betto, who is very strong, and Rachel Klamer, the European champion.”

Betto, who finished 10th in the 2013 World Triathlon Series rankings, feels very happy: “I have had a great season this year. Last year I was injured so I couldn’t go to the Olympics and that was terrible for me. This year I changed my coach and my training and I changed a lot of things. I’ve had good results.”

Betto, who was a swimmer for 11 years, would like to finish this season well in Alicante. “I recognize that I should improve in running, but I have a lot of energy and feel confident”.

In the men’s race, Sven Riederer (SWE) is going to try to win his first World Cup this Sunday in Spain: “This season has not been my best one, but I finished the World Triathlon Series in the Top 10 and that was very important. The level is high and I am happy with this position.”

The Swiss athlete, who won bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, is very motivated for this weekend: “I really like to compete after the main goal of the season. It is different because all the pressure is off and I can just enjoy it. The swim is not going to be too fast, which is good for me, and I am prepared for a fast run.”

Steffen Justus (GER) is one of the main favourites on the start list. “My season was not the best. I was injured, I couldn’t run for six weeks,” he explained.“I will try to compete. I had a good start to the season with good races in Auckland and San Diego but then things changed.”

“At the end of the season, I will try to have some fun and get some good results. It is not a difficult course, it is really technical. It is warm and windy, it can be a hard bike and running with 28-30ºC is hard for everyone,” concluded Justus.

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Norwich City midfielder Jacob Butterfield has finally recovered from a long term knee injury. The Canaries signed the 22-year-old from Barnsley in July on a four-year contract, even though he had not played since December 2011.

"With an injury like that, the mental side is the toughest bit, you get a lot of down days," said Butterfield.

"You feel like you're not getting anywhere and, signing for a new club, I was desperate to get over it as soon as possible and get on the pitch."

He added: "It's the first time I've experienced it [a serious injury].

"Signing for Norwich gave me a little boost in the summer; a bit of encouragement to keep working hard to get back fit.

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The Fremont Symphony Orchestra announces the winners of its 41st Young Artist Competition on January 13 and 14, 2007 at Ohlone College. This year's competition was for string players, and 22 violinists and 16 cellists applied. Ages ranged from 9 to 21. First prize is $1,000 and an opportunity to perform with the Fremont Symphony Orchestra. Second prize is $500 and third prize is $250. Contestants perform and entire concerto from memory. The Nafisa Taghioff Award for applicants under 16 years of age is $150. Contestants in this category perform a single movement from a concerto. Of the 38 applicants, 25 were in the Taghioff category.

First prize was awarded to Mr. David Southorn, age 21, violin. He has studied violin for 15 years, currently with Ian Swenson. A senior at the SF Conservatory of Music, David plays in the Conservatory orchestra and sings in the conservatory chorus. He is also a member of the Symphony Silicon Valley and substitute violinist in the Marin Symphony. He won the Metropolitan Youth Symphony concerto competition in 2003 and the Nova Vista Symphony Young Artist Competition in 2006. David performed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major.

Second Prize was awarded to Tao Zhang, age 20, violin. He has studied violin for 16 years, currently with Ian Swenson. A native of Sichaun, China, he is a freshman at the SF conservatory of Music. Tao performed the Brahms violin concerto in D major.

Third Prize was awarded to Jennifer Wey, age 17, violin. She has studied violin for 13 years, currently with Pat Burnham. Jennifer is a junior at Saratoga High School and is a member of the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Perlman Music Program. She has performed as soloist with the Nova Vista and Peninsula Symphonies. Jennifer performed the Prokofiev Violin concerto No. 2 in G minor.

The Nafisa Taghioff Endowed Prize was won by Stephen Waarts, age 10, violin. Stephen has studied violin for 5 years, currently with Li Lin. A 5th grader at the School for Independent Learners in Los Altos, Stephen played in Music@Menlo's 2006 Summer Institute where he was first violinist in an ensemble.

Two Honorable Mentions were awarded in the Taghioff category. Travis Chen, 10, cello, received Honorable Mention. Travis has studied cello four years, currently with Sieun Lin. He is a fifth grader at Hoover Elementary School in Palo Alto. Clark Pang, 11, cello, also received Honorable Mention. Clark has studied cello five years, currently with Jonathan Koh. A sixth-grader from Orinda, he appeared at Carnegie Hall last September after winning a competition for the PBS show "From the Top," and in 2005 performed as soloist with the Diablo Regional Youth Symphony.

Judges were Philip Santos, concertmaster, Can Reiter, principal cellist, and David Sloss, conductor and Music Director of the Fremont Symphony. The competitions are sponsored by the Harriet and Dwight Thornburg, Jane Kanzler Lancefield, and Wallace & Rosaline Pond Memorial Funds, and the Nafisa Taghioff Endowed Prize for musicians under 16.

The 2008 Young Artist competition will be for pianists and the following year for brass, woodwinds and percussion.

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In an unfortunate fatal accident on Tuesday, a Libyan guard was reportedly crushed to death by the entrance gate of the US embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The incident occurred when the gate lethally dislodged from its pathway and fell on the guard.

The embassy, which is located in Walie Al-Ahed road in the Sidi Slim area, has a large, heavy gate that bars the entrance and is manned by guards for security measures.

The gate is intended to be controlled mechanically, however due to damages allegedly sustained by the mechanism, the gate has to be manually opened and shut by the security guards throughout the day.

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It’s a tool we all own. No matter the skill level, income, or age, a screwdriver is a must-have tool. We use it for installing light switch covers, for tightening down license plate screws, and for adjusting carb jets, but we also use them as impromptu hammers, chisels, and punches. A good screwdriver needs to have strong tips, it needs to be comfortable in your hand, and it needs to hold up to everyday use. Many new manufacturers have jumped into the hand tool market, and as the most competitive segment in their respective fields, screwdrivers have become better than ever.
Value and quality are always two determining factors when purchasing tools, so we placed a $40.00 limit on this screwdriver set shootout. After purchasing 13 different sets, we began testing by removing and installing screws in a typical fashion (wood, plastic, and metal), we then proceeded to remove a stripped #2 Phillips screw with each #2 screwdriver in the sets, and we also removed a high-torqued Phillips and standard ¼-inch screw. Features, such as magnetic tips, shaft material, the ability to be used as a chisel, and if they were made in the USA were all evaluated. We then closely examined ergonomics, handle material, warranty, and of course, value. This was our most competitive test to date, and the winner surprised all of us.
Eastwood 70232 9-piece set
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Well-known for their unique paint and body and automotive-specific tools, Eastwood recently launched their own line of handtools. Eastwood’s 9-piece set features comfortable, slip-resistant handles, magnetic tips, and a wrench shank for the larger drivers. With four Phillips and five slotted (both with stubbys), the set provides a good variety, while also offering a lifetime warranty. In addition, the screwdrivers have holes drilled through the handle for easy hanging on a pegboard, they have a pentagon shape at the base of the handle to prevent rolling, and they’re clearly identified on the end of the handle. During our testing, the Eastwood screwdrivers exceled in every category, with our only complaint being that they are made outside of the USA. For under $30, we’ve found the best set of screwdrivers you can buy.
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Channellock SD-7CB 7-piece set $36.99 (at www.summitracing.com) www.channellock.com Another brand expanding their tool reach, Channellock’s new Code Blue line of screwdrivers is an excellent example of a company coming to market with a clean-slate design. The three-sided handle was a little odd at first, but we really came to love the ergonomics, which provided high-torque, comfort, and speed. The steel blade was carried through the handle for easy chiseling (though not manufacturer recommended), while the magnetic tips were strong enough to pick up a variety of fasteners. Quick and easy identification at the end of the handle was appreciated, as were the large 3/8-inch slotted and #3 Phillips drivers included. Strong, easy to use, and with a unique color scheme, you’ll quickly notice if one of your buddies “forgot to return one.”
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Wera Tools 334/6 6-piece set
$30.47 (at www.amazon.com) www.weratools.com
A German company you may have never heard of, Wera Tools is a global leader in unique tools engineered to get the job done, while doing it comfortably and at a high level. A painless purchase at amazon.com, we had our 6-piece screwdriver set in a few days and quickly got to work testing them. Receiving high marks in all of the tests, it was the only Phillips screwdriver to receive an A++ rating in our stripped screw test. Using lasertips that “bite” into the screw head instead of trying to back out, the Phillips’ drivers are top-notch. In addition, the ergonomic handles were our favorites overall, and the set included an ingenious rack for a wall or tool cart. What dropped the Wera Kraftform screwdrivers to Third Place were the lack of magnetic tips, no lifetime warranty, and limited sizes. A quality tool, these are a serious upgrade from your average drivers.
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Milwaukee Tools 48-22-2008 8-piece set $29.97 (at www.homedepot.com) www.milwaukeetool.com
Keeping with the theme of tool manufacturers branching out into screwdrivers, Milwaukee’s latest tool venture is an 8-piece set with two ECX bit drivers, which combine a traditional slotted with a Phillips bit. These types of bits are commonly found on electrical outlets, wiring, and conduit, however, for use on a car or truck, they’re basically wasted drivers. That left us with six well-made drivers with metal caps for the large slotted units, as well as the included 12-gauge wire strippers for the Phillips drivers. The Milwaukee screwdrivers performed admirably in most tests and did include a lifetime warranty, but they lacked magnetic tips, weren't the most comfortable to hold, and were not made in the USA.
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Pittsburgh Professional 94607 8-piece set
$8.99 www.harborfreight.com
By far the best bang-for-the-buck was Pittsburgh Professional’s 8-piece set. With high-visibility handles that were both comfortable and easy to torque, along with magnetized tips, and chrome vanadium shanks— everyone was in agreement that spending less than $9.00 on these drivers was a no-brainer. Performing well in the stripped Phillips screw test, the drivers also received high marks for good variety of tools included. Made in China, the screwdrivers did have a lifetime warranty, but fell short on lack of chisel and overall features.
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Northern Tool 2522041 7-piece set
$17.99 www.northertool.com
Ordering the 7-piece set from northerntool.com, we had our drivers in a few days and were impressed with the intuitive stainless tool holder included. The go-through steel shank was also a helpful feature, as was the magnetic tip, and the lifetime warranty. The Northern screwdrivers handled the stripped Phillips screw with ease, while each of us thought $17.99 was a great value for seven pieces. In the end, we didn’t find the handles as comfortable as several of the top contenders and the tips didn’t feel quite as strong.
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GearWrench 80050 6-piece set
$40.51 (at www.amazon.com) www.gearwrench.com
Taking aim at the professional end user, the GearWrench screwdrivers were the only set to include a much-appreciated blow-molded case for easy storage in a toolbox. The drivers featured hex-bolstered shanks for added torque, black-oxide non-slip and magnetic tips, and a comfortable grip. With the drivers in the case, the sizes are easily identifiable on the shank, but we did wish the size was also on the end of the handle. Spinning low torque fasteners quickly and easily, the “Speed Zone” at the base of the grip did come in handy. Our only issues with the GearWrench drivers was the $40.51 price point, no chisel feature, and the fact they’re made in Taiwan.
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Kobalt 314631 8-piece set
$19.98 www.lowes.com
Available at Lowes, the Kobalt 8-piece Pro screwdriver set features cushion-grip handles, magnetic tips, chrome-plated shanks, and a hassle-free lifetime warranty. Clearly marked at the end of the handle, it was easy to grab the right tool for the job, and one of our favorite things about this set is its diverse size lineup. Small precision drivers were also included in addition to the standard sizes. Our complaints with this lineup were the handle feel, no chisel, and again, that they are made in China.
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Husky 74503 6-piece set
$19.97 www.homedepot.com
Made in the USA, Husky’s 6-piece cushion grip screwdriver set featured a lifetime warranty, comfortable grips, and were clearly marked at the end of the handle. We enjoyed using this set, but were disappointed with a sub-par performance during the Phillips torque test, lack of magnetic tips, and no chisel. For under $20, the Husky set does an adequate job of loosening and tightening fasteners, but there are better sets out there.
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Craftsman Professional 49020 6-piece set
Finishing in 10th Place, the Craftsman Professional 6-piece set didn’t stand out in a crowd of over-achievers and proved that the competition is quickly surpassing the heralded brand. Despite the blades being made from high-strength alloy steel and the tips precision cut for tighter tolerances, the handles weren’t the best or the most comfortable. The handles slipped in our hand on several occasions, and we missed the magnetic tips. Clear markings at the end of the handles and hex bolstering on the larger drivers were appreciated but for a $30 price point, we couldn’t find a better home than 10th Place for the Craftsman Professional set.
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DeWalt DWHT62513L 10-piece set
$19.97 (at www.homedepot.com) www.dewalt.com
DeWalt’s latest venture into the handtool world provides a comfortable grip, sandblasted magnetic tips for better fastener fit, and color-coded handles for quick tool selection. With those benefits, we still wished the set would’ve included a longer driver than the 4-inch ¼-inch tip driver that topped the spec list. We also prefer a true tool identifier rather than the color-coded setup, and there wasn’t any additional features that made the DeWalt set stand out.
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Craftsman 31794 17-piece set
$19.99 www.craftsman.com
The largest set in the group came from Craftsman, and we appreciated the large Made in the USA sticker on the packaging, and lifetime warranty. Even with the impressive size lineup, the plastic handles weren’t the most comfortable, the bits didn’t fit the best in both the Phillips and slotted fasteners, and the #2 Phillips driver didn’t score well in the high-torque test. A lack of magnetic tips and additional features couldn’t overcome the large-scale value.
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By Dave Parrish

I realize that we’ve spoken about credit scores here before. However, with the post-crash lending standards, “good” credit or a “good” credit score doesn’t mean a buyer will be seen as credit worthy or eligible for the advertised low mortgage rates, currently as low as 3.875 percent on a 30-year fixed rate FHA loan (as of Aug. 1).

Buyers typically focus solely on the credit score or the achievement of a particular score level. With achievement of the desired score level, they think a home and those low advertised rates are as good as theirs. While the credit score is always a major focus in becoming pre-approved/pre-qualified for a mortgage loan, it certainly isn’t the only factor lenders will consider when determining a buyer’s ability to purchase.

Credit scores revisited

Before proceeding further, let’s briefly review current credit score requirements. For the most part a credit score of 620 or 640 (the exact level varies from lender to lender) is seen as the standard lowest level credit score for which you will be considered for a mortgage loan. There are a few exceptions to this rule in that there are what we refer to as “hard money” lenders that may consider applicants with credit scores as low as 580, currently seen as the basement floor for the possibility of a mortgage loan. But be prepared for much scrutiny and obviously higher interest rates. For the best rates you’ll generally need a credit score above 700. Scores higher than a 750 don’t seem to buy you any extra advantage.

If you’re a self-employed, commissioned or 1099 income-based individual, you will again be faced with an extra burden of providing proof of the income reported to the IRS generally via tax transcripts for at least the last two years.

income substantiated, the next step is to evaluate your debt to income ratio. The “debt-to-income ratio,” or “DTI ratio” as it’s known in the industry, is the way a lender determines the maximum mortgage payment you can afford. It’s determined by dividing all your monthly liabilities (including the estimated payment with taxes and insurance for your new home) by your gross monthly income, to develop a percentage. This number is known as your DTI, and must fall under a certain percent in order to qualify for a mortgage. The maximum debt-to-income ratio will vary by mortgage lender, loan program and investor. While in the past the qualifying DTI ratio ranged between 40 and 50 percent, with the new qualified mortgage rule, most mortgages now have a maximum back-end DTI ratio of 43 percent.

Of course, getting pre-approved or pre-qualified is just the beginning step. You must stay qualified throughout the process, as all the numbers will be checked again just before closing. So, avoid that temptation to go out and buy new furniture for that dream home or you just may be looking to rent a storage unit to store it in.

May the market be with you.

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* Crimea to vote on Sunday whether to join Russia

* Local authorities wage active campaign to get yes vote

* Economic arguments feature heavily

* Activists cite IMF data, pledge better wages, pensions

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SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) - Outside the squat Soviet-era building that houses Sevastopol's authorities, pro-Russian activists have covered the wall with a blizzard of flyers aimed at persuading residents of Crimea to vote to leave Ukraine and become part of Russia on Sunday.

Patriotic extracts from the Russian national anthem jostle for space with emotional condemnations of the new Ukrainian government in Kiev, the capital, highlighting what many ethnic Russians here say are its fascist tendencies.

But look carefully and you'll find more practical appeals for people's votes. One, entitled "Ten demands from the International Monetary Fund that will put Ukraine on its knees", says the IMF will cause Ukrainian living standards, already lower than Russia's, to plummet.

Next to it, another sheet of A4, entitled "Our home is Russia", reprints what it says is glowing praise from the IMF of Russia's key economic indicators, telling voters how much higher average wages and pensions in Russia are than in Ukraine.

As Crimea's pro-Russian authorities seek to ensure what they say will be a landslide victory for those who want this strategic peninsula to become part of Russia, they are making a simple pitch for voters: Your standard of living will rocket if you become part of Russia.

Not all of the information being given to voters is accurate. The "Our Home is Russia" flyer tells voters Russia is the fifth largest economy in the world. It is in fact the eighth.

But the gap between the two countries' economies is nonetheless yawning. Ukraine's economy, according to the IMF, is only the world's 54th biggest, and with a size of $176 billion is dwarfed by Russia's, which is over $2 trillion.

Caught up in a frenzy of patriotism fuelled and sustained by Russian state media, many ethnic Russians here in Sevastopol, the home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, and Crimea's most Russian city, don't need much persuading how to vote.

Fifty eight percent of Crimean residents are ethnic Russians.

But the promise of higher living standards, a pledge aimed more at winning over ethnic Ukrainians and Tatars, who together make up 36 percent of the population, is cementing ethnic Russian convictions and, for many, is the clincher.

"Even though Crimea has been part of Ukraine all these years, Russia is the one that has invested so much money here. So much that it's even hard to list it all. Ukraine has done nothing," said Nikolai, a 35-year-old merchant seaman, who declined to give his surname.

"In Russia, wages and pensions are much higher even though the prices for goods are about the same as here. With Russia our standard of living will be higher, much higher".

In one of the most militarised areas in the world where the landscape is scarred by dozens of Soviet-era bases operated by the Ukrainian and Russian militaries, the question of servicemen's wages is also an important one.

As Crimea's pro-Russian authorities try to persuade encircled Ukrainian forces to surrender their arms, renounce their oath, and switch sides, the promise of salaries more than double the Ukrainian military wage is on offer.

A campaign flyer pasted on a crumbling wall in the town of Bakchisaray, a place with a large Tatar population, says joining Russia means "pensions, wages and social help at Russia's level" as well as infrastructure investment.

The alternative, to stay with Ukraine, means "lower pensions and salaries and the removal of welfare benefits," it says, combined with "higher gas and electricity bills" and "our land being sold off to oligarchs and foreigners".

"Make your choice. Don't be slaves," it concludes.

Nationalist pro-Kremlin Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky reinforced that message on a visit last month.

"You will always have Russian gas. You will always have millions of Russian tourists!," he told a crowd.

The crowd roared back: "Thank You!"

Zhirinovsky promised Russia would give "any amount of money" to help Crimea and south and eastern Ukraine if needed, and would ensure no-one went cold.

Trundling towards Crimea on a train from Kiev, Svetlana Dzubenko, an employee on Ukraine's rail network in her 20s, says the attraction of earning Russian-level wages is a powerful one.

"In Russia I can earn over three times what I do in Ukraine," she said. "My pay now is 3,000 hryvnias a month, but in Russia I would earn 45,000 roubles, or about 12,000 hryvnias doing the same thing. Right now I have nothing left once I've paid for housing, heating and food. What if I want to save up? What if I get sick?"

As the United States and the European Union weigh economic sanctions against Russia to punish it for what they view as its illegal military intervention in Crimea and its support for a referendum they regard as illegitimate, people here recognise their living standards might get worse before they get better.

Despite the lure of what they think will be a better life as part of Russia, they say they are ready to soak up some economic pain too.

"For a Russian person the economy is not priority number one," said Julia, an ethnic Russian housewife.

"We've been through a lot before and we won't betray our motherland so we can buy 100 different sorts of sausage like people in the European Union". (Additional reporting by Mike Collett-White in Simferopol; Editing by Alastair Macdonald, Ron Popeski and Giles Elgood)

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EU struggles to convince U.S. to export gas under trade pact

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* U.S. wary of exporting to EU because Asia is more lucrative market

By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - The European Union has yet to convince Washington to commit to exporting U.S. gas under a transatlantic trade deal despite two days of talks on the issue, highlighting the challenges Europe faces to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

Tension between Russia and the West over the future of Ukraine is spurring the European Union to renew efforts to end decades of dependence on Russian gas. One solution would be greater access to abundant U.S. resources.

But the United States is wary because more exports could push up the price of gas at home, a politically sensitive issue.

"We held two full days of discussions on the issue of including chapters on energy and raw materials," the European Union's chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero told a news conference after the fourth round of talks towards the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

"The discussions have been positive, constructive, but we have not reached a point where we can say that both partners have identified that a chapter is the way forward," he said, referring to EU demands for a clear text in the pact that would guarantee U.S. gas exports.

EU leaders have put cutting reliance on Russian gas at the top of their two-day summit in Brussels from next Thursday.

Ukraine is an important transit route for shipping Russian gas by pipeline to the EU, which relies on Moscow for about a third of its supplies. Past supply disruption because of pricing disputes between Moscow and Kiev had already motivated EU leaders to seek alternatives to Russian gas.

Washington's chief negotiator in the talks, Dan Mullaney, said the United States had not rejected the idea of exporting to the European Union, but sounded a cautious note.

"Clearly the TTIP offers opportunities for the liberalisation of trade in energy," Mullaney said. "Of course, whether or not these sales materialise depend on private actors and international pricing," he said.

Asia is for now a more lucrative export market for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Gas is just one issue in a transatlantic deal encompassing half the world's economic output in the hope that an accord can bring gains of around $100 billion a year for both sides.

If agreed, that would be the world's biggest trade deal.

But the Ukraine crisis is intensifying the EU's focus on diversifying energy sources to reduce exposure to risk in those eastern EU member states that rely most on Russia's gas.

"It is a very important issue for us," Garcia Bercero said when asked about the need for U.S. gas in the context of growing tensions with Russia.

The United States has a ban on exporting crude oil and natural gas without a licence. While an EU-U.S. trade accord would make licence approval automatic, the Europeans want a detailed chapter in the pact that lays out the U.S. commitments, hoping to make supply more secure.

Given the difficulties, EU trade chief Karel De Gucht sought to play down expectations, telling Belgian lawmakers on Wednesday that U.S. exports would not be a 'miracle solution' to Europe's energy needs.

"The price is less in the United States, but with transport across the Atlantic that would at least double," he said.

Negotiators plan to hold a fifth round of talks in the middle of the year, although trade is expected to be a central part of an EU-U.S. summit on March 26. (Reporting by Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Tom Heneghan)

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Arthur pelts Maine, moves into southeast Canada

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July 5 (Reuters) - Cyclone Arthur pelted parts of far eastern Maine and southeastern Canada with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, as the storm that had been a hurricane swept away from southern New England.

Arthur, which weakened to a tropical storm on Saturday morning, had earlier reached Category 2 hurricane status and made landfall on North Carolina's Outer Banks late on Thursday, snarling plans for tourists at the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

North Carolina reported only slight damage from the hurricane, which quickly traveled northeast and on Saturday morning was centered about 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of the Canadian town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

"It has lost some strength, although it still has 65 mph winds," said Daniel Brown, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S. National Hurricane Center. "Basically, it lost its tropical characteristics and has become more a wintertime type low."

The center of Arthur was expected to move near or over western Nova Scotia in the next few hours and over the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Saturday night.

The storm was moving to the north-northeast at about 23 mph (37 kph) at 8 a.m. Eastern Time and was expected to slow down and weaken over the next day or more, the center said.

Arthur was the first hurricane to hit the United States since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012, causing an estimated $70 billion in damage.

In Maine, some communities reported power outages and trees down, but no injuries, said Dustin Jordan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Caribou, Maine.

The Weather Service received unofficial reports of nearly 5 inches of rain (12.7 cm) in the eastern tip of Maine.

Arthur hit landfall with top sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph), earning a Category 2 status on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. It weakened to a Category 1 as it moved northeast into colder waters of the Atlantic Ocean with 90-mph (145-kph) top sustained winds.

The storm had lashed the popular Massachusetts summer resort island of Nantucket with powerful winds and heavy rain on Friday night. In Boston, the famed Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, already moved up a day due to the weather, was cut short on Thursday by heavy rain and lightning.

Arthur cut power to almost 20,000 homes and businesses, downed trees and cut off barrier islands from the mainland after making landfall on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

The tourist haven of Ocracoke Island was without mains power, but a generator was providing power on a rotating basis and officials said power could be restored by late Sunday.

A highway connecting Hatteras Island to the mainland had been blocked, but was expected to reopen by late on Sunday. (Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis and Stephen Powell)

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U.S. court scraps order to seize Kurdish crude from tanker near Texas

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HOUSTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Monday threw out an order to seize some 1 million barrels of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil from a tanker near Texas, a move that could allow the cargo to be delivered and end a nearly month-long impasse.

The United Kalavrvta tanker, carrying about $100 million worth of Kurdish crude, has been anchored in the Gulf of Mexico for weeks, as the Iraqi region of Kurdistan wages a legal battle over ownership with the central government of Iraq.

At the request of Baghdad, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in July ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to take control of the cargo, part of a broader strategy by Iraq to push back against Kurdish exports.

But a few days later the court said it lacked jurisdiction to carry out the seizure as the tanker was about 60 miles offshore. That prompted the Kurds to file a request to vacate the order.

"Kurdistan's motion to vacate is granted," U.S. District Judge Gray Miller said in his ruling.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has claimed the right to export oil under Iraq's constitution and said it plans to deliver the oil soon. Baghdad says all oil sales outside its control are illegal.

The tanker is too large to enter the port of Galveston near Houston, and companies that provide offloading services to bring cargoes ashore have steered clear of the dispute.

U.S. refiner LyondellBasell has said it had recently bought cargoes of Iraqi Kurdistan crude for its Houston refinery, but said it would halt future purchases and not accept any deliveries until the dispute was settled.

The company did not explicitly say if it had agreed to buy the crude on the United Kalavrvta, and it is not clear if it might now accept delivery of the cargo.

Reuters shiptracking data showed the tanker is still anchored in the Gulf of Mexico.

The judge said Iraq could amend its complaint in the next 10 days, leaving the country's lawyers with an avenue to potentially keep pressing their case.

The Kurds say control over their oil is crucial for their own dreams of independence and because Baghdad has responded weakly to Islamist militants who overran parts of the country in recent months.

Washington has refused to intervene in commercial sales, saying the oil belongs to all Iraqis and supporting a unified Iraq, while warning companies about dealing directly with Kurdistan.

Kurdish authorities meanwhile have continued to make new efforts to get their crude to market even though several vessels carrying their oil have been stuck in limbo. (Additional reporting by Patience Haggin)

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That’s the idea at least, but there are problems. First off, a graphics tablet isn’t the ideal tool for writing with. It may be fine for drawing and editing photos, but getting your handwriting neat while you look at a screen and write on the desk is about as easy as trying to find a small bar of soap in the bottom of a bath full of dirty water.

The other problem is that, despite the simplicity of its function, this is not the easiest piece of software to use. You soon find that there are plenty of things that begin to grate on the nerves as soon as you start to use it in anger. I tried using it to proof read and mark up this review, but quickly switched to my trusty old red biro instead.

The principal issue is that navigating documents is downright awkward. For reasons I can’t entirely fathom while in JustWrite mode, the software disables the cursor, Page Up and Page Down keys preventing you from nipping between pages and paragraphs with one hand, while making notes with the other. Using the scroll bars is no easier. Every time you try to use them there’s a short but irritating delay and a quick screen refresh.

But these are not the only niggles – JustWrite Office has plenty of other annoying foibles. The software ‘forgets’ which pen thickness and colour you were using last time you were in JustWrite mode. When flicking between JustWrite mode and back again, it changes the view, automatically zooming the page to full screen width, which causes you to constantly lose your place. It’s buggy too – it won’t let you use ALT-TAB to switch between applications while in JustWrite mode. And, finally, the yellow Post-it style tags simply sit on top of documents – they’re non-collapsible, can’t be made transparent and just get in the way.

The idea behind JustWrite Office is, essentially, a good one. Being able to hand annotate electronic documents and then send them via email is extremely appealing and it’s certainly a good paper-saving idea. At 20 quid it’s reasonably priced too. Unfortunately there are just too many ease of use issues and irritating niggles here and these, ultimately, are too much to give it anything but the thumbs down.

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Brand tie-ins seem to be de rigueur at the moment and Ferrari has to be one of the prime culprits. Ferrari's been doling out brand associations like Mentos at a Foo Fighters concert, as of late. You can now get Ferrari phones, Ferrari notebooks, and even Ferrari Lego! If it's not careful the Ferrari brand will soon be so diluted it will bring with it no caché at all.

Not that we're at that point quite yet but one does have to ponder the relevance of Ferrari branding on a piece of high-end audio equipment, even one made by award-winning Meridian. Sure, having high-end audio in your Ferrari could be desirable, but the other way round? Let's find out.

The F80 is a small desktop all-in-one home entertainment system designed and built by Meridian Audio in collaboration with Ferrari. It incorporates a 2.1 speaker setup, high-quality amplifier and digital sound processor, CD player, DAB/FM tuner, DVD player and a healthy selection of auxiliary audio inputs for plugging in your Personal Media Player (PMP) or other external audio sources. The whole lot fits in a package that measures just 408 x 230 x 185mm so fits comfortably on most window sills, bedside tables or TV cabinets. Of course, given the eye-watering price and eye-catching looks, you may not want it in any of the above places but rather have it stood high on a pedestal in the centre of your living room, both to really show it off and to keep it from the reach of children and pets.

The version we were sent is finished in a resplendent bright yellow (red, black, silver, and white are also available), or Modena Giallo, to give its official name. Whatever it's called, though, it is most certainly beautiful. The colour is rich and bright and the glossy finish is spotless. If the only impetus Ferrari had in the F80's design was doing the paintjob, it would still justify the tie-in.

You'll be glad to hear, though, that this isn't the case. As well as lending its painting skills to proceedings, Ferrari was also key in developing the low-resonance, high mass composite materials that are used in the chassis. These materials were needed to enable the construction of such a small device - especially given its chosen curved shape - that could maintain the audio quality that Meridian is associated with. Its rigidity and density quells resonances and eliminates the possibility of rattling that you might normally associate with a plastic construction.

Talking of construction, if the old audio equipment adage 'the heavier it is, the better it sounds' is anything to go by, the F80 must surely be without equal. At 6.5kg (14.3 lbs) this thing is without doubt the most deceptively heavy item we've ever reviewed. Without fail, everyone in the office that came to have a look went to pick it up and underestimated how much effort it would be - luckily no injuries occurred in the process, apart from a few mildly bruised egos.

This weight combined with the unit's mains only operation pretty much kills the F80's portability, despite its compact looks. It's ok for moving from room to room or taking outside for a barbecue but a ghettoblaster replacement, this is not.

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If you thought the endless round of megapixel-based "mine's bigger than yours" tomfoolery had reached its ultimate conclusion with the current crop of 12-megapixel compact cameras, think again. Sony has just announced a compact digital camera with a 13.6-megapixel sensor.

Featuring a 1/1.7-inch Super HAD CCD sensor, a 3x zoom, f/2.8 - f/5.5 Carl Zeiss lens with a focal length range equivalent to 35-105mm, a 2.7-inch 230k monitor and a stylish scratch resistant Titanium body, the Cyber-shot DSC-W300 is the new flagship of Sony's premium W series of compact cameras, surpassing the W200 launched last summer.

Additional high-tech features include Super SteadyShot optical image stabilisation, Bionz processor with Dynamic Range Optimisation and improved face detection technology with Sony's Smile Shutter feature. Maximum sensitivity is 6400 ISO, but given the performance of some previous ultra-high-resolution compact cameras we'll wait to see how useful that is going to be. Slightly more useful is the HDTV output, although it lack an HDMI socket, opting instead for a multi-purpose HD terminal.

The W300 measures 94.3 x 59 x 26.8mm and despite the light weight of its Titanium body, weighs a not inconsiderable 187g including battery and card. The W300 will be available throughout Europe in early May, although the price has yet to be confirmed.

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Big smile, Chuck: Sen. Schumer is taking on big corporations with his new legislation.

Sen. Charles Schumer is looking to put a check on corporate campaign financing, contesting the notion—promoted by the Supreme Court earlier this year—that big corporations have a constitutional right to spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns. In retaliation against the ruling, Schumer is introducing legislation that would call for transparency when it comes to corporate funding for political causes. President Barack Obama, as foreshadowed by his State of the Union speech’s disapproving aside about the Supreme Court’s decision, endorses Schumer’s plan.  —KA

Schumer, who is spearheading the legislative counterattack with House Democrat Chris Van Hollen, said the Supreme Court stacked the deck against average Americans and predicted its ruling would be a factor in President Barack Obama’s upcoming choice for the Supreme Court.

New measures would require corporations, unions and other groups to disclose their financial roles in political advertising campaigns.

“This legislation will stop the funneling of big money through shadow groups in order to fund ads that are virtually anonymous,” Schumer said. “We will, for the first time, follow the money.”

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By MarthaA, May 1, 2010 at 6:56 am Link to this comment

gerard, April 29 at 11:26 pm,

You are right——cooperation to appease conservatives and Republicans is not what Congress needs to do.  The Conservative EXTREMIST Movement is trying to gain total control of the government and will in no way be appeased.

Cooperation and appeasement will NOT work any more than it did for England’s Neville Chamberlain with Hitler.  These Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, FOX News Network, Freedom Works, Grassfire.org, ResistNet, Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Dick Armey, Karl Rove, Bill Kristol, Dick Cheney, Grover Norquist type Right-Wingers led by Rupert Murdoch and his ilk to name only a few, have a plan to drown the governments Constitutional promotion of the general welfare of the populace in the bathtub and in no way short of death will be appeased.

The above mentioned conservative sociopaths through their abhorrent lies and propaganda use the media for smearing, slurring, traducing, maligning, denigrating, accusing and denouncing anything at all that will keep strife stirred up all the time as a means to push their New World Order Plan through by hook or by crook—nothing barred.

The Conservative Right-Wing EXTREMISTS leading the above pack will do whatever it takes to destroy the unions of the populace, socialism for the populace, liberals, community, socialists, progressives and President Obama, who came from the liberal side of the political spectrum, while they are living off of and benefiting from socialism like mistletoe on a tree, a parasite.

These Right-Wing EXTREMISTS corporations are practicing socialism for the wealthy and capitalism for the populace, which is not promotion of the general welfare as indicated in the Constitution of the United States.

The above mentioned few of these Right-Wing EXTREMISTS only regard the Constitution as a piece of paper without meaning.  It is time for the populace and all progressives and liberals of the populace to understand that there is no appeasement and cooperation with those trying to destroy you, as all cooperation and appeasement only jeopardizes the populace further.

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MarthaA, the point I failed to make clearly was to point up the sheer, unadulterated, peevish obstructionism now seen among Republican officials—a “We won’t let you do that even though we agree that it is a good thing”. Stubborn resistance with no viable alternative offered. An echo that reminds me of the blind and ineffective psychology of “Just Say No!” according to Bush and the inane “drug wars.”

When you are dealing with this kind of tactic, IMO it is best to stop trying to get any show of “bi-partisanship” because you are just offering a lamb to the slaughter, so to speak.  Better to call it what it is, expose it, and move ahead on your own moral force.  Cooperation cannot be forced and should not be bought, especially when the price is integrity.  Everybody knows this, so excuse my yammering away on such a tired subject.

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By MarthaA, April 29, 2010 at 5:28 pm Link to this comment

gerard, April 29 at 4:21 pm,

What does it matter?  All representation by Republicans is subjective anyway, and as long as the Republican Party represents the GOP, there can be no change in their subjective representation of the populace, but on the other hand, the Democratic Party can be made by the populace to represent the populace, if the populace will register and converge on the Democratic Party—change in the Democratic Party can be made by the majority populace, but there is no hope for the populace within the Republican Party.

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By FatCat, April 29, 2010 at 3:29 pm Link to this comment
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Typical Dem.  Notice very carefully that he’s not pushing any measure that would make illegal these corporate contributions.  Instead, he just wants ‘transparency’.

Schumer is the chief fundraiser for the Senate Democrats.  You know, those folks that have all the money from wall street and the big health insurance and hospital corps falling out of their overstuffed pockets.  Schumer knows all about corporate money in politics because he’s the one who deposits the checks.

Interesting that the Dems named him the ‘spearhead’ on this issue.  And again, notice very carefully that the Dems aren’t proposing anything to get corporate money out of politics.

Instead, they are running the BS ‘transparency’ con on this issue.

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By gerard, April 29, 2010 at 12:21 pm Link to this comment
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This bill, or something like it, is absolutely essential.  The fact that elections can be bought with money from corporations and wealthy individuals is fundamentally unfair and immoral. Preventing elections and elected officials from being a market commodity is a requirement for democracy to function.
  However, when we have a Republican Party so opposed to anything the Democratic Party does, so determined to defeat Democrats in upcoming elections, it is entirely possible that Republicans (who actually know better)  will vote against their own principles, and against the public interest, simply to deny a Democratic success.

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By felicity, April 29, 2010 at 12:03 pm Link to this comment

So, corporations are ‘persons’, or so says the Court.  Well, we ‘persons’ out here, as ‘persons,’ have responsibilities.  Like, we enjoy the freedom to speak but with it we have the responsibility of not shouting ‘fire’ in a crowded auditorium. As a ‘person’ I am free to vote which includes my responsibility to do so.

As far as I can tell, corporations have no responsilities - to society, the country, the citizens, their communities, their schools, their employees, their…they only have to keep their profits as close to the poison line as possible.

The Court’s recent ruling has given corporations yet another freedom while guaranteeing that they will continue to exercise, unimpeded, their license to behave irresponsibly. It’s time to impose retroactive term limits on the Brotherhood.

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Hello, I'm new here. Thought this would be a good forum to get some tips on where to go for an out of state hunt. I'm from west-central Illinois and want to go some where different to hunt. I'm looking for a place with a good amount of turkey (prferably not Easterns), good state land to hunt on, and maybe a state park with cabins near by to stay in. If anyone has any good ideas I would appreciate hearing them. Thanks.

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  • Kramer: Oh yeah, I've been known to drink a beer or two, but then again, I've been known to do a lot of things.

  • George: Jerry, where'd you get that sweater? Jerry: What do you think? I found it in the back of my closet. George: I think that's what the back of closets are for.

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  • The scene where Kramer was drinking and smoking at the same time, required two takes to get right. In the first attempt, Michael Richards shouted.

  • On the Season Five DVD, Jerry explains that "The Sniffing Accountant" was inspired by an experience in his own life. He trusted his accountant at the time enough to give him $50,000 in cash without a receipt, and that the accountant "…snorted it up his nose". Jerry goes on to say that this episode is "…some measure of revenge".

  • The woman at the mailbox whose material Newman feels, is the same woman that worked with George Costanza, and whose wig he threatened to take off in The Revenge.

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  • When Kramer is in the bar with Barry, Jerry's stand-in is Mitch the bartender, Julia's stand-in is the waitress that hits Kramer when entering, and Michael Richards' stand-in can be seen sitting at the opposite end of the bar.

  • Frank Costanza tells George at the dinner table that he "talked to his friend Phil Cassecoff, the bra salesman, and got him an interview with his boss." At the interview, George calls him Mr Farkus. However, in Season 6's "The Doorman," Frank and Kramer have a meeting with the same man, who Frank calls Sid Farkus. In that episode, Farkus is Frank's friend, and has known Frank and Estelle for years, as opposed to simply being the boss of Frank's friend Phil Cassecoff.

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There was even a similar moment when he was being questioned by the cops and the look of fear that he showed as he rambled about maybe being a drug dealer, all while the police officer is trying to tell him to say no, he isn't. It was so silly, but it worked like a charm.

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