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EU ministers to OK Ireland's euro85B ($113B) bailout

European Union nations planned to sign off uggs free shippingon a a proposed euro85 billion ($113 billion) emergency loan for Ireland on Sunday in hope of preventing the bloc's financial crisis from driving Spain and Portugal into an international bailout, officials said. "Today we will conclude about ugg brand bootsIreland and we will organise the best solution for the eurozone," Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said as he arrived at a hastily called meeting in Brussels. The finance ministers at the meeting were poring over a series of documents spelling out proposed terms and conditions for loans from across the globe, but chiefly from debt-burdened Ireland's European partners. With the euro tumbling and interest rates on bonds from buy cheap uggsPortugal and Spain soaring over the past week despite the promised loan to Dublin, finance ministers were also scrambling to stabilize the 16-nation eurozone. "It's not only about aid for Ireland, but together with Ireland about the stability of the common currency," said Austrian Finance Minister Josef Proell. Britain's treasury chief said his country could provide both a bilateral and an EU-organized loan to Ireland, and the EU's 27 financial chiefs wanted to sign off Sunday on "the details of the whole package." "Obviously we've all come here on ugg boots sale discounta Sunday in order to get some stability. It's absolutely in Britain's national interest that we sort out Ireland," George Osborne told reporters before entering the Brussels conference. When asked about the total amount of a proposed bilateral loan and Britain's contribution to a wider bailout fund, Osborne said, "That's precisely what we're going to discuss today, the details of the Irish package." The European Central Bank forced Ireland into accepting a bailout this month as it became clear that several state-backed banks in Dublin were struggling to raise funds and were instead relying on louis vuitton handbagseuro130 billion in short-term loans supplied or approved by the Frankfurt bank. The finance ministers meeting was preceded by a flurry of telephone cponversations involving senior EU officials, including Herman Van Rompuy, the EU president, the president of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet as well as Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, the German and French leaders respectively. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said she thought the deal for Ireland was almost complete, but that there was likely to be some discussion about the interest rate the Irish will have to pay on the loan. Irish officials have disputed reports that at least part of the nike shoes bailout would come with an interest rate of 6.7 percent. They have said it will be nearer the 5.2 percent average being paid by Greece for its euro110 billion ($150 billion) EU-IMF bailout in May. Ministers were under pressure to sign off an a deal before markets open Monday. In the mix were bilateral loan offers from Britain, Sweden and Denmark, which are not members of the euro currency but have major business interests in Ireland. Aides to Irish Finance cheap nike shoesMinister Brian Lenihan said he was still en route to the EU capital because of delays caused by heavy snowfall in Dublin. "We're nearly there, we've made great progress in the talks in Dublin in recent weeks, but there can't be an agreement until it's signed off and approved at political level," said an Irish government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk on the record about this month's Dublin negotiations. Most Irish people and many economists say the emerging loan package uggs outletshould include requirements that foreign banks that loaned hundreds of billions to Irish banks should share the cost of the Irish bailout. But until now, the cheap uggs for saleIrish government and European Commission have been unanimous in ruling out any partial defaults on Irish bank debts, arguing this would cause unpredictable shockwaves in global banking. The major lenders to Ireland's debt-crippled banks are from Britain, Germany and the United States. European chiefs have expressed hopes that an Irish financial rescue, regardless of its terms, will restore faith in the ability of the 16-nation eurozone to prevent defaults among its members. They face challenges from global investors, who have been dumping the bonds and bills of several eurozone members -- chiefly Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain -- in the belief that all are on course for eventual ugg sale storedefaults or more bailouts. "We are working toward a solution and I hope that as of tomorrow the financial markets will be reassured that the euro is a currency with a stable future," said German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Ireland was long the EU's economic star, but the Celtic Tiger suffered a spectacular fall in 2008 when its construction-dependent growth amid a global credit crisis and burst property bubble. ugg boots for sale usaUnemployment has nearly tripled to 13.6 percent, second only to Spain in Europe, and tax revenues have plummeted. Those offering bailout funds expect Ireland to take drastic action to reduce its Europe-leading deficit. The Irish government this year is spending more than euro50 billion but expected to collect just euro31 billion, while exceptional costs from a euro45 billion bank-bailout program have inflated Ireland's deficit to 32 percent of GDP, a post-war European record. To combat this, Ireland has already imposed three emergency usa uggs outletbudgets and plans to unveil a fourth Dec. 7 that would cut euro4.5 billion in spending and raise euro1.5 billion in new taxes. Prime Minister Brian Cowen has only a two-vote majority in parliament and faces a series of tough votes that, if he loses one, could force the government to collapse. On Saturday, more than 15,000 people marched in Dublin to denounce the imminent bailout as likely to give Ireland, a nation of 4.5 million, a bill it can never repay.
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Season coming up roses for No. 3 TCU

About the only thing that could prevent TCU from playing in its first Rose Bowl would be a chance to play for its first BCS national championship. With a week remaining before the final few us uggs outletgames of the regular season, including two involving the nation's top-ranked teams -- Auburn and Oregon -- the Horned Frogs remain third in the Bowl Championship Series standings and have a healthy lead on fourth-place Stanford. The final standings, which help seed the five BCS bowl games, will be announced Sunday. The top two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan.10. With their regular seasons uggs saleconcluded, the Horned Frogs (12-0) lead the Cardinal (11-1) .9167 to .8413 in the BCS average. If the top two teams hold next Sunday, only a "voter epiphany" would knock TCU from its third-place spot. The Frogs also moved back into third place in both The Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today coaches' polls. "The voters would have to collectively change their minds and abandon TCU for that to happen," BCS analyst Jerry Palm said. But if Auburn, which overtook Oregon atop the BCS on Sunday -- marking the cheap uggsfirst time a No. 1 team has dropped in the final four weeks of the BCS after winning -- loses Saturday in the Southeastern Conference title game to South Carolina, voters would be in unprecedented territory. They'd have to choose whether a non-automatic qualifying team such as TCU deserves a title shot over several one-loss automatic qualifiers, such as No. 5 Wisconsin. Even Auburn (12-0), which came from behind to beat Alabama this week, could hold onto one of the top two spots. The Tigers top all six computer rankings that make up a third of the BCS formula. "Right now, no one is chocolate ugg bootsvoting TCU to play in the title game, they're voting them third," Palm said. "If one of those top two loses, then they're voting for the top two and that's when you see voters possibly changing their minds [on how they view TCU]. It's a lot easier to vote TCU third than it is to vote them second on that last week of the season." Wisconsin (11-1), the top-rated Big Ten team in the BCS, would likely face TCU in the Rose Bowl, which has long been partnered with the Big Ten. The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. "We want to play in the national championship game, but obviously the ugg free shipping Rose Bowl is awesome," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "It's quite an honor if that's what we get an opportunity to do." No. 2 Oregon (11-0, 8-0 in Pac-10) plays ugg boots sale storesat Oregon State (5-6, 4-4) on Saturday in the rivalry called the Civil War. The Beavers, who lost 30-21 in Week 1 to TCU, have had an up-and-down season, but have beaten Southern California and No. 23 Arizona. "We did our body of work," Patterson said. "We'll find out next Sunday when the ratings come out. I wouldn't have thought Auburn would jump Oregon, either."
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Shop Talk: Ready to shop again? It's Cyber Monday

If you thought that retailers dumped all their deals on Black Friday and in the weeks prior, there is more to come. In the past several years, the retail uggs clearance bootsindustry has adopted the term Cyber Monday in reference to deals they plan to give the Monday after Thanksgiving. It's based on the belief that many shoppers will spend their lunch hour at the office shopping online. Regardless of where people end up shopping online today, retailers are getting into the spirit of this younger retail "holiday" -- more than 88 percent of retailers surveyed plan to offer some sort of discount or deal today, according to Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation. Last year, about 96.5 nike outlet storemillion people shopped online on the Monday after Thanksgiving, according to Shop.org. Shopping online isn't a new concept, but some local shoppers are depending more on web shopping. Michelle Gustafson of Prosser said on Twitter last week that she uggs outlet onlineplanned to shop online instead of dealing with the weather. Faye Kohler of Yakima often finds that uggs sale outletshe enjoys shopping online in the late-night hours and enjoys finding deals on games for her Wii, which she uses with her children and grandchildren. And free shipping, which has become more common online, just sweetens the deal for her, she said. Local retailers are also seeing signs of more online activity. Joe Smith, manager of the West Valley Walmart store (he previously managed the store in east Yakima), said that he's designating more stockroom space for online purchases than in past years. Customers who shop online can opt to pick up orders at the store. And while he continues to work on attracting customers to his store at 6600 W. Nob Hill Blvd., he understands customers' appeal to shopping on Walmart.com. "The merchandise is uggs outlet onlinebetter online because we can showcase a larger variety," he said. Winter bump The first gust of winter weather came to the Yakima Valley last louis vuitton saleweek. Typically, the weather is bad news for retailers, as many shoppers opt to stay home, especially with the option of online shopping. But I heard from several Shop Talk readers who said they did brave the weather to get necessary winter weather supplies, such as clothing and food. "We sold hundreds and chanelhundreds of pairs of boots," said Dennis Thompson, manager of the Yakima Fred Meyer store at 1206 N. 40th Ave. And another reason local retailers may cheer for bad (but still bearable) weather? Such weather also keeps shoppers from spending those holiday dollars in Seattle and the Tri-Cities, said Smith, the West Valley Walmart manager. "Personally, I like to have some snow," he said. "That nike outlet storeswould keep them shopping here in Yakima."
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The Iron Maiden by Catherine DeMarco

I want to talk about iron deficient anemia. Who gets it? What causes it? What are the symptoms? What do you do about it? Who needs to know? Why because it has become part of my own personal story. Lets start with the research. About 20% women of childbearing age and 2% adult men (NWHIC) suffer from this. The total incidence rate is approx 1 in 24 or 4.12% or 11.2 million people in USA. This type of anemia has a number of causes. These can include: not enough dietary intake of iron (often related to growth or breastfeeding), iron malabsorption due to problems in the GI tract (anything from chronic diarrhea, to more serious diseases like Celiac disease and diverticulitis), GI bleeding from overuse of drugs such as aspirin, and abnormally heavy periods. Basically there are three categories: you are not getting enough iron, you are getting it in, but you can't use it, or you are bleeding it out somewhere. Next, symptoms. Here things get a little tricky. The only way you know you have an iron deficiency is with a blood test ( I don't recommend this). However common symptoms include extreme fatigue and general icky feeling. They often also include rapid weight loss, paleness, irritability, headaches and a whole host of other seemingly generic symptoms. Here is where I want to interject with my personal anemia experience so far. I had been feeling rather poorly for at least a few months, but with no specific symptoms other than general fatigue and ickyness. When the school year started in August I noticed these symptoms increasing and also began to notice a that my skin was becoming very pale and sickly looking ( I even had a few students comment on my lips being blue). I knew I needed to see a doctor, so I did. I had a general exam and was then referred for bloodwork. My blood was drawn on a Tuesday morning at approximately 8:30/9AM. On Wednesday morning I was teaching my regular class when I was buzzed by the school office asking if I could take a phone call. Now for you teachers out there, you know how unusual this is. No school administration is in favor of interrupting educational time for the teacher to take a phone call, it just doesn't happen! For those of you who are not teachers, trust me, this is way out of the ordinary. This of course clues me in that it is a big deal, before I can even say ok and make my way to the phone in our internal planning area. When I get on the phone I find the nurse from my doctor's office telling me that my blood tests results are in, my hemoglobin is very low and I have to go to the hospital for a transfusion. I don't even know what she is saying the first three times she repeats this. Finally I grasp enough information: I have a hemoglobin of 6 (apparently exceedingly low), it is very dangerous, I need to get someone to cover my classes and go to the emergency room. So I do, pausing to call and inform my parents and ask them to meet me at the hospital. I go to the emergency room desk not even knowing what exactly to tell the person there. I don't feel sick, I didn't pass out or have any incident, I just know I was told to come for a low blood count, so that's what I tell her. I proceed to be processed through the emergency room channels, at each stop being asked if I know what my blood count is, and each time in repeating the 6, getting the same shocked look (again, apparently this is very bad, who knew??). My blood was retested in the emergency room and again came up at only 6.1, so it was decided that a transfusion was necessary. The next part of my experience with anemia was the three days in the hospital. I had two bags of blood and six hours of IV iron. I then went through a series of tests to look down my throat for possible bleeds, and up my intestines for possible bleeds. (Not that I recommend either of this tests, but thank god for modern medicine and a good anesthesiologist because I had no real experience with either the endoscopy or the colonoscopy, I didn't even have to count backward from ten. I was out, then I was awake and it was over.) While the colonoscopy found some lower intestinal ulcers, that was it. This was good, but it was also bad. My treatment since my hospital stay has been first for the ulcers (you don't want to know!) then iron pills, three times a day (Again, I do not recommend these, they taste bad, they block up things they shouldn't block and turn things black that shouldn't be black, just stay away if you can). I have also tried to increase the amount of iron in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, oatmeal (go figure) lentils, beans, and red meat. Thankfully there are lots of resources on the internet for finding foods high in iron and recipes to go with them. My saga continues as my blood count is up (yay) but I am still iron deficient. Next steps in my personal road? I must have a pill camera test to determine if there is a bleed somewhere along my system that they haven't found yet, and if I can't bring up my iron level with the pills, I will have to switch to IV iron, until I can get it up and stabilize it. This condition has drastically decreased the quality of my life and put me at risk for other health issues. It is something to be taken seriously. This has been (and continues to be) a long road for me. Much of my poor health for the last half a year is likely due to this condition, that I had no idea I had, and had no idea I was at risk for. I never lost weight or was under weight (Hah!), I'm not a vegetarian, and I don't have any menstrual issues. I am in no way a typical candidate for anemia, but I have it just the same. I guess that is the reason I am writing this. Anemia affects 30% of the population so we all need to be more aware of whether or not we are getting enough Iron. I'm not a doctor. I'm not suggesting you do anything drastic. I'm not even suggesting you go to a doctor (unless you think you need one, then RUN!). What I am suggesting is be aware. And eat some broccoli.

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Obama Says Vote Turned on Economy

WASHINGTON – President Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that he views last week’s mid-term Congressional elections as “a referendum on the economy” rather than a referendum on him, his policies or the Democratic Party. While he said he should be held accountable for the economy as the nation’s leader, he did not accept the suggestion that he pursued the wrong agenda over the last two years, and he focused blame on his failure to build public support for what he was doing or to change the way Washington works. In a session taped for CBS’s “60 Minutes” before Mr. Obama left for Asia, the correspondent Steve Kroft pointed out to the president that Republicans view the election as a referendum on him and the Democrats, and asked if he agreed. “I think first and foremost it was a referendum on the economy,” Mr. Obama said. “And the party in power was held responsible for an economy that is still underperforming.” The interview was Mr. Obama’s first since the election and largely tracked the sentiments he expressed at his news conference the day after the vote. The president’s interpretation of the election underscored the contrasting messages the two parties have taken from the elections. Republicans won at least 60 more seats in the House to take control, the largest such gain by either party since 1948, and picked up six more seats in the Senate, putting them close to parity with the Democrats, who maintained a much slimmer majority. Republicans also scored significant victories in governor’s and state legislative races. Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader slated to become speaker, and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican minority leader, have said the election was a clear verdict on Mr. Obama’s policies. Mr. Boehner told ABC News last week that the president is experiencing “some denial” and Mr. McConnell repeated Sunday that the issue was not the message but the substance. “I think the president believes that somehow he didn’t – his product was good but he just didn’t sell it well,” Mr. McConnell said on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “I think he’s a good salesman. I think his problem was not his sales job. It was the product. The American people simply did not like what the president and this Congress were doing substantively.” Surveys of voters at polling places showed that 37 percent said last Tuesday they were casting their votes to express opposition to Mr. Obama’s policies, while 24 percent said they were supporting his policies. The rest said he was not the impetus for their vote. Those numbers are almost identical to those in 2006 when voters cast judgment on President George W. Bush’s policies and Democrats seized control of Congress in a mid-term election they cast as a referendum on the incumbent president. Mr. Obama made clear in his interview that he sees the economy as the main source of voter frustration. With unemployment stuck for months at 9.6 percent, no other president in decades has gone into a mid-term election with the jobless rate as high for as long. Nearly 9 in 10 voters last week expressed worry about the direction of the economy; four in 10 said reducing deficits should be the first priority while 4 in 10 said job creation should be a priority. In his interview, Mr. Obama focused on the latter group, which tended to vote more Democratic than those concerned about deficits. To the notion that voters may have sent a message for smaller, less costly, more accountable government, Mr. Obama responded, “First and foremost, they want jobs and economic growth in this country.” Pressed by Mr. Kroft, he then added that voters also care about spending. “There is no doubt that folks are concerned about debt and deficits,” he said. “I think that is absolutely a priority. And by the way, that’s a concern that I had before I was even sworn in.” Echoing comments from his news conference, the president expressed his willingness to negotiate with Mr. Boehner and Mr. McConnell on tax cuts and other issues but gave no specific examples of where he would change his position to build consensus. The president offered praise for the Republican leaders and expressed regret that at times he had gone too far in his campaign rhetoric attacking the opposition. “Both John and Mitch are very smart,” he said. “They’re capable. They have been able to, I think, organize the Republican caucus very effectively in opposition to a lot of the things that we tried to do over the last two years. And that takes real political skill.” Without mentioning any examples, he said he bore responsibility for some of the tenor of political discourse lately. “I’ve been guilty of that. It’s not just them,” he said. “Part of my promise to the American people when I was elected was to maintain the kind of tone that says we can disagree without being disagreeable. And I think over the course of two years, there have been times where I’ve slipped on that commitment.” Obama opens door for talks with GOP on tax-cut extension President Obama said a Republican proposal to preserve the full array of Bush administration tax cuts for two more years presents a "basis for conversation" that could lead to a compromise as lawmakers prepare to meet next week for a high-stakes showdown over taxes. However, a senior House Republican on Sunday flatly rejected the option most favored by the White House: decoupling the Bush tax cuts that benefit the wealthy from the cuts that benefit the vast majority of Americans by extending each set of provisions for a different period of time. "No, I am not for decoupling the rates," Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the No.2 Republican in the House, said on "Fox News Sunday." He echoed the GOP argument that such a move virtually would guarantee the eventual expiration of tax breaks in the upper brackets, where some of the most successful small businesses pay taxes. "I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to the job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again," Cantor said. "I am not for sending any signal to small businesses in this country that they're going to have their tax rates go up." The comments highlighted the shifting political landscape in the wake of a Republican landslide in last week's midterm elections. Obama, who has argued strenuously that the nation cannot afford to keep the tax cuts for millionaires, has been adopting a conciliatory tone in recent days in hopes of reaching a deal with resurgent Republicans to prevent all the cuts from expiring on schedule - an outcome that would sharply increase IRS withholding in January for virtually every American taxpayer, including the middle-class families Obama has sworn to protect. ad_icon "My number one priority coming into this is making sure that middle class families don't see their tax rates go up January first," Obama said in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" set to air Sunday night. Asked on the show about a proposal by House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) to cut spending back to 2008 levels and extend all the Bush tax cuts - even those that benefit the wealthy - for two years, Obama said: "I think that when we start getting specific like that, there's a basis for a conversation. . . . We can look at what the budget projections are. We can think about what the economy needs right now, given that it's still weak. And hopefully, we can agree on a set of facts that leads to a compromise." Republicans, meanwhile, have been less accommodating, with some suggesting that they could simply hold off until January, when they will control the House and hold a stronger hand in the Senate. That would set the stage for a more powerful push to permanently extend all the cuts - the preferred GOP alternative. "They might blame GOP obstructionism. But, you know, people are going to start missing a lot of money in their weekly paychecks in January. And there's only going to be one person in the White House," said a Republican House aide, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe party thinking. Permanently extending the full spectrum of Bush tax cuts would add nearly $4 trillion to deficits over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Obama's proposal to extend the cuts only on income of less than $250,000 a year would add more than $3 trillion to future deficits. Eager to find a compromise short of full extension, administration officials began focusing more than a week ago on the concept of decoupling. Under the ideal scenario, House Democratic aides said, the middle-class cuts would be permanently extended, while the upper-income cuts would expire after just one or two years. Senate Democrats also are considering tinkering with Obama's income threshold, with some pushing a plan to keep the tax cuts for families who earn up to $500,000 or even $1 million a year. Congressional Republicans have been slow to embrace specific ideas but say they are keeping an open mind. "I do sense some flexibility on the president's part, and we're happy to talk to him about it," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday on "Face the Nation." Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), who is in line to chair the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, added in an interview: "I think we need to be open to having these conversations and see where they lead. It's very important to address this before the end of the year."

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JLS Discuss New Album, Claim They're Going In Dubstep Direction

Speaking to the Daily Star, band member Oritse said: “We’ve taken a few risks and integrated different styles we’ve never played with before." Adding, “We worked with Jay Sean on a track which is very hot and sexy – it has to be, doesn’t it? It was all about pushing outside of the box, which we did with the help of Labrinth. I love that guy" Oritse also claimed that JLS are going all Magnetic Man on us and trying out some dubstep too. He said, “There’s some dubstep on there. Some of the songs are hopefully going to be listened to on the streets as well as the overground.” "The topics we’ve talked about on the new album are more intense and the styles more risqué" We can't wait! NBC: Olbermann suspension ending Tuesday Keith Olbermann's suspension from msnbc television for donating to three Democratic campaigns will end this coming Tuesday, NBC announced Sunday night. Olbermann was suspended indefinitely Friday for violating NBC News rules about donations. (Msnbc.com, a joint venture of NBC Universal and Microsoft, also has a policy against its journalists contributing to political campaigns.) In a statement released Sunday evening, Phil Griffin, president of msnbc television, said he had deliberated about Olbermann’s status for several days. Story: Keith Olbermann suspended over political donations “I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night's program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy,” Griffin said. “We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night. On his own Twitter account, Olbermann broke his silence about the suspension on Sunday. “Greetings From Exile! A quick, overwhelmed, stunned THANK YOU for support that feels like a global hug & obviously left me tweetless XO,” he wrote. The anchor was likely referring to an online petition calling for his immediate reinstatement, run by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, exceeded 250,000 signatures. Vikings’ Childress Lives to Coach Another Day MINNEAPOLIS — There are times when Vikings Coach Brad Childress can be deadpan funny and disarming. Sunday afternoon was one of them. After the Vikings appeared to save his job by coming from behind to beat Arizona in overtime, 27-24, Childress faced a roomful of reporters at the Metrodome who had expected the owner Zygi Wilf to fire him if the Cardinals had won. Fans had already started to leave when Brett Favre, with his team trailing by 14 points, directed two touchdown drives in the final 4 minutes 39 seconds of regulation to tie the game. Favre passed for a career-high 446 yards, and Ryan Longwell won it with a 35-yard field goal, leaving the Vikings (3-5 ) with some hope of turning around a disappointing season heading into next Sunday’s game in Chicago against the 5-3 Bears. Childress heard mostly cheers as he walked briskly off the field after the game, flanked by two security guards. “I think they came expecting to see an execution,” Childress said of the fans. “And it ended up a pretty good football game at the end.” The afternoon ended much more upbeat than it began. The crowd of 64,120 booed Childress during warm-ups, chanted “Fire Childress!” during the game, and appeared on the verge of getting its wish until Favre engineered the comeback. Earlier in the day, an ESPN report cited unnamed players who said Childress should have already been fired. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported that Childress and wide receiver Percy Harvin argued at practice on Friday over the severity of his sprained left ankle. After Harvin and Childress spoke for 15 minutes before the game to clear the air, Harvin went out and caught nine passes for 126 yards, both career highs. Childress declined to address whether the players won the game for him, and it was difficult to find anyone in the Vikings’ locker room who viewed it that way. “We won one for us,” defensive end Jared Allen said. The result ended a tumultuous eight-day stretch that began with a 28-18 loss at New England, when Randy Moss reportedly told Wilf to fire Childress before conducting a bizarre news conference in which he asked his own questions and praised the Patriots, his former team, and their coach, Bill Belichick. That set in motion the events that jeopardized Childress’s job — waiving Moss without Wilf’s approval; misleading reporters about it so that when the news broke, players were left to comment before he did; and failing to explain the decision at his next scheduled news conference two days later. Wilf spent Thursday and Friday talking to players and staffers about Childress while reportedly deciding whether to retain him. On Sunday, Wilf declined to discuss Childress’s future. After the game he stood outside the locker room, telling players and coaches, including Childress, “Great heart,” as they walked in. “If I was sitting here with a loss, we should all feel like we’re sitting here with one foot in the parking lot,” Favre said. “First and foremost, you have to play for yourself, which ultimately helps the team. To say a coach or a coordinator or my tackle or running back or quarterback is at fault is being a coward. You have to look in the mirror.” From the day Childress, a former offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, was hired to replace Mike Tice in January 2006, he has struggled for credibility and respect in his locker room. Before coaching a game here, Childress questioned the starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper for choosing to rehabilitate a serious knee injury near his Florida home instead of at the Vikings’ Winter Park complex. Culpepper asked to be released and was traded to Miami. Childress also had disagreements with the veteran quarterbacks Brad Johnson and Gus Frerotte before feuding with Favre, whose decision-making he criticized after a 28-24 loss at Green Bay on Oct. 24. Childress has never been popular with Vikings fans, who called for his ouster after a 1-3 start in 2008. The Vikings rebounded to finish 10-6 and win the N.F.C. North. But Childress never fully regained the fans’ support, in part for questionable game-management decisions. In 2008 against the Giants, Childress sent out Longwell to try a game-winning 50-yard field goal on second down with nine seconds left, only to change his mind and call timeout — in effect, icing his own kicker. After an incomplete pass, Longwell, one of the N.F.L.’s most reliable kickers, made the field goal. And in last season’s N.F.C. championship game at New Orleans, sideline confusion during a timeout with 19 seconds left in regulation caused a penalty for having 12 men in the huddle, taking the Vikings out of field-goal range. Favre threw an interception, and the Vikings lost in overtime, 31-28. Publicly, Childress’s credibility suffered in August, the day Longwell, Allen and guard Steve Hutchinson flew to Hattiesburg, Miss., to talk Favre into returning to the Vikings this season. Childress was not scheduled to speak to the news media that day, and he told the offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and the special-teams coordinator Brian Murphy not to disclose the players’ whereabouts, even though word about the trip had leaked. Childress later apologized for asking them to lie. This season the Vikings have not thrown the ball or defended as well as they did last season. They had gone three games without a sack before bringing down Arizona quarterback Derek Anderson six times Sunday, with Allen contributing two and a half sacks and Ray Edwards two. Favre completed 36 of 47 passes for two touchdowns, the second a 25-yarder to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe with 27 seconds left in regulation. Bernard Berrian had nine catches for 89 yards; he was one of six players with at least four receptions. “We just have to stay focused and not get derailed by nothing,” Shiancoe said. “It’s a circus around here all the time. We’re used to it.” Favre said he was playing for his own job Sunday, not Childress’s. Of the victory, Favre said, “Time will tell if that gives us a spark.” For now, it was enough to keep his coach employed. “Another day at the office, you know,” Childress said, after anything but.

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Artists to Watch for 2011?

Top 5 artists I feel are destined for major success in 2011: Introducing Jamal Hadaway and Corinne Shields, better known as Chasing Pluto. This new pop music duo from London has been impressing music lovers of the underground and mainstream with their haunting vocals and dark beats. But not only do they sing; they're also becoming sought-after producers having already worked with the likes of Labrinth and Jay Sean. After headlining popular London club night YoYo's, these guys let it be known that they're not like their miming colleagues (sorry Cheryl Cole) and can put on an amazing live show with flawless vocals to match. East London is a part of the UK's capital that is very well-known for unearthing some of the best grime talent (Dizzee Rascal, Wiley et al) and Maxsta is no exception. With an already successful year, this unsigned grime MC has been impressing fans and critics with his thought-provoking lyrics, style and flow. The young lyricist already has a fanbase that many Z-listers could only dream of and is being hotly tipped as the next chart-topping grime star of tomorrow. Already with sold-out mixtape 'The Maxtape' under his belt, Maxsta is one of the leading members of the new wave of grime artists who are now carrying the baton for that real-gritty-grime sound, something that MCs of yesteryear have swapped for glitz, glamour and awful electro/pop. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and fellow powerhouses, you all might want to take a seat when you hear what this UK songstress has to offer the R&B music scene. Jessie J is a rising star who has a voice that could match any diva, past and present. Not only does she have a big set of lungs on her, she's also an accomplished songwriter who has written for the likes of Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown, to name a few. Island Records have yet another winner on their hands. Random Impulse is an unsigned artist who has managed to maintain a hype and buzz around his name continually for quite some years now. His fusion of grime and indie allows him to stand out from the rest of the grime-MCs-who-like-to-shout type crowd and has honed his skills to become one of the biggest names on the underground music circuit. His 'Refix' series sees him remake underground hits and chart-topping tracks, old and new, and make it his own by adding his own style take on it. A&R's... Get to work! Move over Eminem, there's a new white rapper in town that has something to say. North west London's K Koke has the UK streets on fire at the moment. His straight to the point account of life on the 'roads' has won him fans worldwide, literally from Camden to Canada. The up-and-coming rap star has proved on many occasions that he lyrically has what it takes to compete with the rest of the big players in the game. Qantas CEO: Oil leaks in 3 engines of its A380s SYDNEY (AP) — Tests have uncovered oil leaks in three Rolls-Royce engines on Qantas' grounded Airbus A380s, the airline's CEO said Monday, as engineers tried to zero in on the cause of an engine failure on board one of the carrier's superjumbo jets last week. Australia's national carrier grounded its six double-decker A380s, the world's newest and largest airliner, after an engine burst minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney last week, scattering debris over Indonesia's Batam island. The plane made a safe emergency landing in Singapore. Engineers conducted eight hours of extensive checks on each engine over the weekend. On Monday, CEO Alan Joyce said engineers have discovered oil leaks in the turbine area of three engines on three different A380s. "The oil leaks were beyond normal tolerances," Joyce told reporters. "So Rolls-Royce and our engineers have looked at what we have gathered as an accepted level and they have passed that threshold." "All of these engines are new engines on a new aircraft type," he added. "The engines are not performing to the parameters that you would expect with this." Because of that, he said, all of the airline's A380s will be grounded for an additional 72 hours — at least. All three affected engines have been removed from the planes for further testing, he said. "As a consequence, it's now narrowing our focus on that issue," he said. Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, the other airlines that fly A380s fitted with Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 engines, also briefly grounded their planes last week but resumed services after completing checks. The Qantas engineers are working with Rolls-Royce, who manufactured and maintains the engines, as well as Airbus. Investigators have focused their search on a missing piece of turbine from the Rolls-Royce engine. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is leading an international investigation into the blowout on the A380, appealed for help from residents of Indonesia's Batam island to find the missing chunk of a turbine disc. The island was scattered with debris last Thursday when one of the A380's four Trent 900 engines failed minutes into a flight to Sydney, with 466 people aboard. The engine was quickly shut down and the plane returned to Singapore and safely made an emergency landing. "The recovery of that disk could be crucial to a full understanding of the nature of the engine failure, and may have implications for the prevention of future similar occurrences," the bureau said in a statement. It released a photograph of a jagged and bent piece of turbine disc from the Trent 900 engine and asked that anyone who might have found a similar piece should hand it to police. It said one piece of the shattered engine that had been found on Batam was being sent to Britain for examination by Rolls-Royce engineers, under the supervision of bureau investigators. Extra experts were being sent from Australia to Singapore to examine other debris. Rolls-Royce Group PLC, a London-based aerospace, power systems and defense company separate from the car manufacturer, has said the investigation is in its early stages and that it is too early to draw any conclusions. John Goglia, a former National Transportation Safety Board member and an expert on aircraft maintenance, said the photo showing the broken turbine disc indicates it was the disc that may have failed. The photo didn't show any signs of discoloration on the disc that would indicate overheating. There are several reasons why a disc might fail, but they usually involve the metal used to make the disc or the manufacturing method, Goglia said. He cautioned that he was looking at one photo, which was not enough information to make a definitive judgment.

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Did midterm elections lift Sarah Palin higher, or not?

A day after Election 2010 one thing is clear: Sarah Palin, the moose-hunting former GOP vice-presidential candidate, just raised the stakes for a tea party-flavored 2012 presidential run that, let's face it, could start in a matter of months.To begin with, Ms. Palin's endorsement win-loss record was 27-15 (with eight races still undecided), coming amid a historic Republican midterm sweep of a kind the party hadn't enjoyed since the 1920s.Palin, who has become the "mama grizzly" embodiment of the antitax tea party and disaffected independents across the United States, accomplished two key goals with her contribution: She proved that, more than a year out of office, she is perceived as a Reaganesque player in national politics while at the same time laying a groundwork of new friends in suddenly high places.RELATED: Tea Party Top 10 biggest winners and losersBut the former Alaska governor also played a role in thwarting a GOP Senate takeover, pretty much hoisting Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle past more mainstream Republican primary contenders who may have won on Nov. 2 – possibly giving the GOP a majority. Consequently, Palin's hit-and-miss effect on Election Day has reinvigorated a debate within the GOP about whether a Palin presidential candidacy would work against President Obama, who is all but certain to run, in 2012."In terms of Sarah Palin's influence, the picture is mixed," says Costas Panagopoulos, a political scientist at Fordham University in New York and editor of Campaigns and Elections magazine. "While Palin's influence in the [2010] general election was actually rather mild, the success that she's had in this election cycle in remaining a player in national politics and having the capacity to mobilize voters across this country still makes her a force to be reckoned with."Palin's misfiresMagnifying Palin's misfires, two high-profile candidates whom the news media tracked extensively – Ms. O'Donnell and Ms. Angle – lost in the election, in O'Donnell's case by double digits. Dustups like O'Donnell's "I am not a witch" ad and Angle's awkward characterizations of ethnic teens fed into perceptions that a Sarah Palin-inspired tea party is, at its core, fringe and ultimately unlikely to find its way to the White House.

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Bernanke Says New Purchases Should Aid Economic Growth With Lower Rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said resuming large-scale asset purchases should boost economic growth through lower borrowing costs and higher stock prices and that concerns about the strategy are “overstated.” “This approach eased financial conditions in the past and, so far, looks to be effective again,” Bernanke said today in an opinion article for the Washington Post released hours after the Fed announced the $600 billion of Treasury buying through June in a second round of unconventional monetary stimulus. Central bankers in the world’s largest economy are struggling to bring down a jobless rate that has persisted at 9.5 percent or higher for 14 months. U.S. payrolls have declined for four straight months as employees hired for the census were fired and state and local governments eliminated positions to balance budgets. “Stock prices rose and long-term interest rates fell when investors began to anticipate this additional action,” Bernanke said. “Easier financial conditions will promote economic growth.” The Fed said in its statement earlier today that progress has been “disappointingly slow” in bringing down joblessness close to a 26-year high and that the asset purchases will “promote a stronger pace of economic recovery.” Bernanke said that while “asset purchases are relatively unfamiliar as a tool of monetary policy, some concerns about this approach are overstated,” including the idea that the money supply will expand too much and eventually lead to a surge in inflation. The Fed’s previous asset purchases did not result in higher inflation, and “we are confident that we have the tools to unwind these policies at the appropriate time,” Bernanke said. Preferred Gauge The Fed’s preferred gauge for consumer prices, which excludes food and energy, rose 1.2 percent in September from a year earlier, the slowest pace since 2001. Fed policy makers have a long-run goal of 1.7 percent to 2 percent inflation they see as consistent with achieving legislative mandates for maximum employment and stable prices. Bernanke said the Fed could “hardly be satisfied” with an unemployment rate near 10 percent and inflation lower than what Fed officials aim for in the long run. Bernanke defended Fed efforts to raise inflation, saying that “although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy -- especially when the economy is struggling.” “In the most extreme case, very low inflation can morph into deflation,” he said. That can “contribute to long periods of economic stagnation,” Bernanke said. Bernanke said that low and falling inflation indicates that the economy has many idle resources and that further monetary policy efforts will not cause the economy to overheat. The Fed chief’s last newspaper op-ed was in November 2009, opposing legislative proposals to strip the Fed of bank- regulatory powers and allow audits of monetary policy.

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Claiming Moss a risk-free gamble for Titans

Claiming Randy Moss off waivers Wednesday made sense for the Titans—a playoff contender led by the longest-tenured coach in the NFL. Jeff Fisher is a player's coach on solid ground, unlike Brad Childress of the Vikings (2-5), who is under fire because of his team's struggles and the failed Moss-to-Minnesota trade. The Titans (5-3) already were winning, and they did not surrender any draft picks or players for Moss. If Moss acts out, Fisher can release Moss and move on. However, Fisher hopes Moss will be a big-play threat without bringing big-time problems. "We had an opportunity to upgrade our offense, and Randy has been a tremendous threat wherever he has been," Fisher said in a statement. "We will bring him up to speed as quickly as possible." Moss is both talented and eccentric, so there are no guarantees he will work out with the Titans. Already this season, both the Patriots and Vikings have sent Moss packing. Even Brett Favre, who was thrilled when the Vikings traded for Moss on Oct. 6, admitted Moss' effort varied play-to-play. "Did he hustle every play?" Favre said Wednesday. "I don't know if Randy's ever hustled every play. That's just Randy." However, here are five reasons why Moss makes sense for the Titans: 1. Fisher. He has not last 17 years as an NFL head coach without deftly handling strong-willed players (see: Albert Haynesworth). Fisher said numerous Titans players begged him to pursue Moss after he was surprisingly waived Monday night by the Vikings. Fisher obliged. But in return, Fisher asked his locker room leaders to help keep Moss from blowing up the team's chemistry. 2. Money. The Titans only have to pay Moss' salary for the final nine games, almost $3.4 million. Meanwhile, Moss wants a new contract. If this marriage with the Titans ends in failure, Moss will further damage his market value. According to an NFL Network report, the Titans were the only team that put in a waiver claim for Moss. Teams desperate for wide receiver help like the Bears, Rams, Redskins and Seahawks all passed on Moss. If that does not get Moss' attention, nothing will. Moss must show NFL general managers and coaches his best side, not his worst, or he never will get anything close to the money he seeks in the free-agent market next spring. 3. Style. Moss' game fits the Titans. Quarterback Vince Young can throw deep, and All-Pro running back Chris Johnson demands extra attention. Moss' mere presence outside will make opponents reluctant to crowd the box to stuff Johnson. 4. Timing. The Titans have a bye this week, giving Moss extra time to learn the offense before the Nov. 14 game at Miami. Meanwhile, Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt (hamstring) already has been ruled out for that game. That makes Moss' acquisition even more opportune. 5. Winning. Moss in a losing situation is a recipe for trouble. But Moss with a solid team like the Titans gives this a decent shot to work.

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The new projections could vindicate the initial estimates

Of the Bush administration that saving the two companies would require no more than $200 billion. chanel outlet The Obama administration said it would provide as much as $400 billion in aid, and air shox then removed the limit entirely, promising to provide all necessary funds. So far, Treasury has pumped $148 billion into the two companies. In return, the companies have paid dividends to the federal government totaling $13 billion, meaning that the net cost to taxpayers stands at $135 billion. nike shoes Because the companies are losing money, the dividend payments come directly from the money provided by Treasury, basically refinancing a portion of the government??s aid. In coming up with the air max wright latest aid projections, the housing finance agency performed three sets of stress tests on the companies, each reflecting a different set of assumptions about the economy. In the bleakest case, the economy would return to recession and housing prices would tumble again, falling 45 percent in total from the peak levels of 2006. The companies might then require another $215 billion from Treasury, of which they would return $91 billion in the form of dividend payments. The total cost to taxpayers: $259 billion, including the $135 billion already spent, or new assistance of $124 billion. In the most optimistic case, housing prices would hit bottom this fall, about 31 percent below the 2006 peak, and then begin to recover as the economy continues to grow. The companies might then require another $73 billion in aid, of which they would return $67 billion in dividend payments. The total cost to taxpayers: $141 billion, only slightly more than the $135 billion that has already been spent. The agency says that it considers the third, intermediate case to be the most likely. Housing prices would air max 97 continue to decline until next coach outlet store fall, bottoming out 34 percent below 2006 prices, and then begin a slow recovery. Fannie and Freddie might then require about $90 billion in aid, of which they would return $71 billion in dividend payments. The total prada outlet cost to taxpayers would be $19 billion on top of the $135 billion already provided, or a total of $154 billion. Under both of the more moderate assumptions, the agency projects that Freddie Mac would return to profitability and begin to make dividend payments from those profits rather than simply refinancing its federal aid.
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Communications: can spread through blood

Health experts told reporters that at present no known physical disease transmission in two ways. It is mainly transmitted through tick bites insects. Insect bites, tick host animals carrying pathogens, then bite people, the pathogens can be followed into the body causing disease. However, some studies found that direct contact with ill patients or contaminated animal blood and other body fluids may lead to dissemination, but the specific communication mechanism needs further study has confirmed. Incidence of the disease all year round, the peak incidence is from May to October. According to experts, Xinyang mountainous region suspected of anaplasmosis study insect called the tick Ixodes persulcatus, in order to suck blood for a living. This ticks worms stay in the shallow mountain hills of grass, plants, love hiding in the tea back. Xinyang locally produced "Xinyangmaojian" green tea, most of the tea farmers in the legs, have the scars left by tick insect bites. Each dog in the village stomach, and often can look through to the ticks worms. In addition to anaplasmosis, tick-borne encephalitis worm also can spread, Xinjiang hemorrhagic fever and Lyme disease, symptoms of these diseases have some similarities, but also to the tick-borne diseases in the early diagnosis of insects more difficult. CDC deputy director of Henan Province Henan Province in view, the ticks is a very dangerous worm, but which, like mosquitoes, such as, "You know it will spread the disease, but no way will it become extinct." Health experts today rushed to Xinyang To make prevention and control of the disease, experts will be the name of the disease tentatively fever syndrome associated with thrombocytopenia. Experts said the insect bites, ticks cause "fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome" can be controlled without anti-panic The day before yesterday, the reporter learned from the Henan Province Health Department, Ministry of Health sent a group of experts today rushed to Xinyang, upon arrival, in addition to the clinical diagnosis in patients with locally available, the investigation will "fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome" Etiology. It is reported that the Ministry of Health expert group a total of three people, including Peking University First Hospital, WANG Gui-qiang, he had many times to Henan, Shandong and other places for ticks to hold consultations in patients with insect bites, has extensive clinical experience. After the arrival of Xinyang, in addition to the existing local clinical diagnosis of patients, the fever will investigate the cause of SARS patients with thrombocytopenia. At present, the Henan health department has been guiding people around the bush weed removal Habitat homes, cleaning livestock pens, improve sanitation. Use of Diuron, dry grass, Picloram and other insecticides on the field of free ticks, housing, animal body to carry out the work of eradicating ticks. At the same time, strengthen personal protection, to avoid insect bites by ticks. (Xinhua News Agency, Beijing News Henan Business Daily)

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Since an election slate headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi

Won slightly more parliamentary seats than that of current Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a stalemate has persisted, casting a bold spotlight on the differences between Maliki's mainly Shiite backers and Allawi's secular Shiite and Sunni support base. Rival parties speak bitterly about one another. Maliki's rivals argue that if he wins a second term, he will establish a dictatorial regime; Maliki's backers warn that without his guidance, the government could slip into paralysis or slide back into civil war. Allawi, for his part, has warned that if he doesn't get the chance to head the government, the country risks violence. Allawi's supporters are now whispering that the United States has betrayed them despite the fact that his slate won 91 seats to Maliki's 89. "Mr. Maliki is supported by Iran and America. We don't understand this," said Qutaiba Turki, a member of parliament from Allawi's list. "I think America killed freedom and democracy in Iraq when they left Iraq in the hands of Iran and Maliki." Othman also spoke in grim terms. He bluntly criticized the American drawdown as a domestic calculation for President Obama. He emphasized that he agreed with the goal of removing American troops but said the timing was wrong. "If they could have [waited for] Iraqis to form their government it would have been better," he said. "But Obama made a promise to the voters. November elections are approaching and the Democrats aren't expected to do very well. Obama wants more support from the people." Officials talk of a ruling coalition that includes all the major political blocs as the only way forward, and wonder what happens if one side or the other fails to join in. All worry about the role of neighboring countries: Sunnis speak darkly of Iran's role; Shiites point to the invisible hand of Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Some Iraqi security officials describe the country as remaining very much ensnared in an internal war. Jawad said Iraq is as at least two years away from an end to its conflicts. "We are still in the middle of a civil war, but we have passed through the sectarian war," Jawad said. "Iraqis are still killing each other." He said the government was battling against figures from political parties, organized crime and armed groups. "Once the government is formed, with an economic program, oil and reconstruction providing jobs … eventually we will absorb all the people causing the violence." A senior U.S. military officer, who was not authorized to talk publicly, agreed Wednesday that violence is bound to continue. "The war for Iraq, who is going to control Iraq, is just getting underway," the officer said. "It's too early to declare complete success…. In the end if this doesn't succeed, maybe we destroyed Iraq and imperiled the region." The American officer framed the conflict as one between secular Iraqis and religious ones, as well as a fight between Arab nations and Iran for influence in Iraq. Perhaps the biggest challenge remains addressing the popular discontent over the government's continuing failure to adequately provide for the general population. The longer the current stalemate goes on, the less faith Iraqis have in their democratic system. The country's new elected leaders will have to soon show they can make good on promises of a better life, several leaders said. "People have changed their point of view. They feel sorry for having done what they did. If they voted today, they would change their votes," said lawmaker Wael Abdul Latif, a former governor of Basra. "They think the current political powers have failed. "

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British men and 40 snake coexistence narrow room 114 days record

A British men and 40 dangerous snake in 20 square Atlanta Falcons Jerseys meters of fierce narrow room for 114 days together, broke the record of the project. The sun newspaper on August 23, says David Jones at the age of 45 in the past four months lock yourself in 20 square meters, the room inside airtight room seven cobra, seven African tree snakes, 27 puff snake etc 40 dangerous snake. Since this Carolina Panthers jerseys year may Jones with 40 snake coexist one room, the time for 114 days, broke the world record in the days before 113. Reports from next week, Jones plan the airtight room. He said: "to create a world record would be a great achievement, it is long. I want to do a thing. These days, let me to experience a more understanding of snakes, make me more respect snakes."

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