Monday, April 23, 2012

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Taylor Swift to Portray Joni Mitchell in Biopic?


Taylor Swift is under consideration for another major movie role.

After losing out on the character of Eponine in a big screen version of Les Miserables, Variety now reports that Swift may portray music legend Joni Mitchell in an upcoming biopic.

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The film is being developed by Sony Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures' and would be an adaptation of Sheila Weller's book "Girls Like Us." The role would also mark Swift's first dramatic turn, as she recently voiced a character in The Lorax and appeared in Valentine's Day.

The movie will follow around the careers of Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King, with Alison Pill rumored for the latter artist.

[Photo: WENN.com]

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Locating Possible Commercial Lenders to Supply Business Financing

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Malawi power transition hailed as democracy triumph

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David Isenberg: Thunderstruck!: The Blackwater Videos

Although the print version of the April 2012 issue of Harper's magazine has been out for a few weeks this week the digital version started making the rounds and one of its articles is attracting lots of notice, as well it should.

The article is "The Warrior Class: A golden age for the freelance soldier" (Note: it is behind a pay wall so only subscribers have full access).

It is by Charles Glass, a journalist, author, and publisher who has frequently reported from the Middle East.

The article follows the career of Tim Spicer, who goes way back in the private military and security contracting world. In fact, given that in 1996 he was the founder of Sandline International, one of the earlier PSCs, you might say he is a veteran of PSC world, Version 1.

In 2001 Spicer set up a partner firm specializing in anti-piracy consulting, called Trident Maritime. But it was in 2002, when Spicer established Aegis Defence Services, which around the beginning of the Iraq war was consulting for the Disney Cruise Line, that he emerged as one of the E.F. Hutton's of the PMSC realm, i.e., when Aegis speaks, people listen.

But the significance of Glass's article is not the story of Spicer's journey from retired British Army officer to ?ber successful risk consultancy heavyweight. Instead there are two other reasons.

First, it is a fascinating and detailed account of how one can parlay business and political connections to rise from an inauspicious beginning to become one of the most formidable companies in the PMSC sector. As Glass writes:

A year after 9/11, Spicer founded Aegis with three friends in London. Less than two years later, in May 2004, the U.S. government awarded the firm a contract for $293 million to provide security services in Iraq. And that was only the beginning of America's commitment to Aegis. By April 2011, reported the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), "Aegis had received over $1 billion for its services."

The details of that first contract, which we'll come back to, are:

By early 2004, when Spicer visited, Iraq had become among the most anarchic countries on earth. Militias, insurgents, and suicide bombers roamed at will. This precarious state of affairs had forced millions of people to flee. Bremer's demobilization of the Iraqi army and police added to the lawlessness.

And PMCs, far from contributing to stability, made matters worse. Contractors were running amok, taking part in torture at Abu Ghraib, attacking civilians, shooting at one another, and occasionally firing on American forces. No one coordinated their operations, communications, or logistics.

With this lethal chaos as a backdrop, Spicer came up with a solution for the Defense Department: let a private-security company police private security. If a firm like Aegis could clamp down on the industry mayhem, it might remove some of the opprobrium created by Blackwater (four of whose employees had been attacked, killed, burned, and hanged from a bridge in Fallujah that March).

The second, and much more controversial, point comes toward the end of the article. Here Glass recounts meeting a security contractor who had worked for Blackwater -- since renamed Xe Services and most recently, Academi, in Iraq -- who reveals what he had seen in Iraq.

According to Glass, "He condemned his colleagues' actions, but admitted that he had been afraid to report them. Whistleblowers in PSCs had, to date, been fired rather than rewarded for heeding the dictates of their conscience."

Glass was unsure if he could believe the contractor but then he was offered some video footage that Blackwater operatives had taken in the field.

Each video clip opened with an onscreen date and location. The first, identified as "Baghdad, Iraq, May-September 2005," showed Blackwater convoys racing through town. Suddenly, the door of a Blackwater SUV opened and a rifle fired at passing traffic.

"They opened the door," my companion said. "You should never break the seal." A still photo showed some graffiti scrawled on a metal beam: this is for the americans of blackwater that were murdered here in 2004 semper fidelis 3/5 ps fuck you.

The next tape had been taken by a camera in the turret of an armored vehicle. An AK-47 fired from the turret at cars that had stopped to let the convoy pass. Whoever was firing the AK did so enthusiastically and often, sending rounds into parked cars and an overhead bridge. Another sequence showed a contractor vehicle rear-ending a car, shattering its back windshield.

The footage continued. A Humvee smashed into a car to move it out of the way. Guards swore at passersby. More armored vehicles smashed into civilian cars. Blackwater helicopters shot at targets below in a Baghdad street. When the action sequences stopped, still photos of booze parties began.

Doubtlessly some might this behavior deplorable, but hardly criminal. Indeed, Glass wrote, "One might argue that Aegis had been paid $293 million to stop the clashes between contractors, not to protect civilians. There was also the fact that although much of the behavior in the videos was boorish and menacing -- not the sort of thing to win Iraqi hearts and minds -- there was no proof that anybody had been harmed."

But then there was this.

But what about the tape dated April 1, 2006, which was shot from the front seat of the fourth car in an armored convoy? Driving along a wide boulevard in Baghdad, the lead vehicle swerved close to the curb of a traffic island. A woman in a black full-length burka began to cross the street. The vehicle struck the woman and knocked her unconscious body into the gutter. The cars slowed for a moment, but did not stop, nor did they even determine whether the victim was dead or alive.

A voice in the car taking the video said, "Oh, my God!" Yet no one was heard on the radio requesting help for her. Most sickeningly, the sequence had been set to an AC/DC song, whose pounding, metallic chorus declared:

"You've been... thunderstruck!"

Interestingly, Blackwater used to be a member of the then named International Peace Operations Association, now ISOA, one of the more prominent PMSC trade associations. In fact Blackwater was a member of IPOA until October 2007. Its departure occurred before an IPOA investigation after the killing of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater contractors at Nisoor Square, Baghdad in September 2007.

ISOA has long touted its unenforceable Code of Conduct as a tool for promoting the "high operational and ethical standards of firms active in the peace and stability operations industry."

Among its provisions are sections such as this:

Signatories shall respect the dignity of all human beings and adhere to all applicable international humanitarian and human rights laws.

Signatories shall take appropriate measures to minimize loss of life and destruction of property and cultural elements, and harm to the environment.

Evidently Blackwater wasn't taking it very seriously. Blackwater is no longer a member of ISOA, but one can't help but wonder what would have happened if ISOA had known of the video's existence. Would it have investigated? If so, how? Do something on its own or ask Blackwater to look into it? And, if Blackwater had said, we checked and it was just a tragic accident which could not have been avoided would IPOA just have accepted that?

Sadly, we'll never know.

You can find the videos here.

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RSS Technology can be Employed on Gaming Sites, For Statistical ...

Today?s RSS feeds for gaming reports have been years in the making. In June of 1984, Glish Pitassi, of the Wittlin Shelhamer LLC group started the first survey and general data collection studies. Immediately following these efforts, further research and analysis was promulgated by Prof. Wertz Loranger, a retired teacher from Lesiak Hadiaris University. Two more days are remaining in the RSS feeds for gaming conference, which will wrap up just before the week is out. The keynote speaker, Lipszyc Mehaffey of Petrucelli Papillion Life and Corp., will speak this afternoon on a number of related topics before taking general questions and comments from the audience. After Petrucelli Papillion finishes, there will be several break-out panels that will feature the view points of many authorities in the RSS feeds for gaming field. Speakers will rotate among groups so that all view pionts can be heard. ?The origins of RSS feeds for gaming bewilder most people,? said Ashbrook Badoni, collector and analyst, ?but not me?And, with the work of Tomory Tannery to guide us forward, I think things will become a lot cleared in the RSS feeds for gaming community.? Not a single RSS feeds for gaming fact was left to chance. Iyo Hews made sure to pursue all leads provided by the bureau, and used the powers that be to push forward a number of new RSS feeds for gaming theories and ideas. Among these ideas was the creation of several sub sections of thought branching out from the most basic of theories, developed by the late Prof. Koep Konkel from Immel Ruddock College and Academy. ?Stunning - I am without words!? exclaimed Poehlein Lisowski, thought to be Canada?s leading RSS feeds for gaming authority, ?The research from the Madero Riney INC. group is ground breaking, but at the same time, solidifies a number of ideas that have been prolierated in the RSS feeds for gaming community now for years. I for one am going to purchase the book, attend the seminar, and join in every conference discussion I can.? Other reporters took to the streets to get the commoners? point of view on the subject. People seemed torn between practical RSS feeds for gaming dissemination of modern ideas, and the more ideological point of view that no matter what the circumstances, things can always be better. One passerby, Krugman Fieck from the Embree Weitzner Corporation and Trust, stated ?I firmly believe that moving forward, we must keep an optimistic view point and liberal stance in these RSS feeds for gaming matters. If we lean back too much and stay conservative, we?re going to remain in the dark ages forever, and will not be able to continue to modernize our views. I follow the comments of Segee Philpotts and Deveja Delavina from the second panel.? The day was full of great RSS feeds for gaming thinkers and authors who all shared nothing but the most positive of views about the topic at hand. There were, however, a few detractors in the group, who organized a small conference of their own in the adjacent Boyers Tellefson Memorial Library. Daubert Syring, leader of the oppositional faction, stated, ?I have nothing but respect for the work of Budhram Sully in the RSS feeds for gaming field, BUT, we must proceed with caution and consider all ideas on the table. If we blindly accept the work of a few thinkers without questioning the validity of their thought, we are all wasting our time.? Furthermore, Havlik Olivieri and Bard Kutchar, who have partnered before to work on RSS feeds for gaming issues, seemd split on the issues at hand and did not give allegiance to neither the splinter faction or main group. ?I?ll speak for both of us on this one,? replied Bard Kutchar, ?I agree that facts must be checked and analysis must be scrutinized, but at the same time I do trust the work of the Alea Klimczyk LLC group that has slaved away for nearly a decade now developing cornerstone theories in modern RSS feeds for gaming thinking.? Fellow authors joined Harken Curt in support of the ground-breaking work by Wiszynski Kaupu, and believed that proving the origins of basic RSS feeds for gaming ideas would help the academic community at-large move forward. Brender Soliman, perhaps the foremost authority on RSS feeds for gaming studies, was proud to release a well written documentary essay about the origins of RSS feeds for gaming in modern society and literature.

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New Lawyers | Texas Personal Injury Law

This article is dedicated to those of you who wish to join the ranks of the legal profession. It is meant to provide a clear and concise understanding of the demands that accompany the law degree.

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*Any lawyer is expected to ? and will ? put in long hours each week ? and long weeks each year. Being a lawyer is a way of life and it is difficult to divorce yourself from it for even a few hours every 24 hours. A new lawyer can be expected to put in well over 60 hours a week in many law firms.

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*New lawyers can expect to ?start at the bottom? and prove themselves the same as any ?newbie? in any other profession. Yes, we see that law degree and we realize how much work it represents to acquire it. However, the law degree is just the beginning ? the practice of law (or application of knowledge) is the real work. And it is very hard work!

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*Most lawyers do not start out making salaries in the triple digits ? and that may not come for years.

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*Poor quality work opens you up to a malpractice suit the same as anyone with a license to practice any other profession. Professionalism is the word of the day ? and should guide your decision making.

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*Take any opportunity you can to receive more training. This is important for two reasons. First, just like any other job ? things are always changing thanks to technology. It is important to stay abreast of the most recent legal information out there. One can never get to much continuing education, regardless of the level of experience in law.

Greg Baumgartner is a Austin personal injury lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Austin injury attorney call the Baumgartner firm.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

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Israeli forces evict settlers in Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) ? Israeli security forces swiftly evicted dozens of Jewish settlers from an illegally occupied building in this volatile West Bank city on Wednesday, ending a weeklong standoff that had threatened to spill over into broader violence.

The raid caught the settlers off guard. Only a day earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had moved to block the eviction order. Settler supporters in Netanyahu's hard-line government condemned the surprise raid, a key political ally threatened to quit the coalition and settler leaders vowed retaliation.

"He is expelling us from our property and land," said David Wilder, spokesman for Hebron's tiny, ultranationalist settler community. "We will be back in that building. It belongs to us."

Hebron, the traditional burial site of Abraham, the shared patriarch of both Jews and Muslims, is the only place where Jews live in the heart of a West Bank city. Arab-Israeli violence there dates back decades, and clashes are frequent.

About 850 settlers now live in Hebron in heavily guarded enclaves among 180,000 Palestinians. Hundreds of Israeli soldiers enforce a rigid separation between the two sides.

The settlers seized the home in an overnight raid last Thursday, claiming they had purchased it from a Palestinian landowner. But the military subsequently ordered them to leave the building because they had not received proper approval to live there.

After Netanyahu's call for a legal review of the matter on Tuesday, it appeared the evictions would be on hold. But government officials said Netanyahu's attorney general determined the home should be cleared out immediately.

Hundreds of police ringed the apartment building around midday on Wednesday. Settler leaders said about 70 people moved into the building last week. But only 15 or so, including children, were inside when the raid was launched, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

He said an eviction order was ripped up by one of the people inside, but otherwise there was no resistance.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who oversees the military occupation of the West Bank, promised to "continue to act to uphold the law and democracy while safeguarding the state's authority over its citizens."

Authorities were still investigating whether the house was legally purchased as the settlers claim, Barak said.

Barak heads a small, centrist faction in a government coalition that is otherwise dominated by hard-line parties sympathetic to Jewish settlers, who are intent on cementing Israel's control over the West Bank.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who heads the nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, said the settler eviction "shakes the stability of the coalition."

Hebron settlers are among the most militant in the West Bank, territory they believe God promised to Jews.

After Wednesday's raid, one of the most militant settler leaders, Baruch Marzel, warned of retaliatory attacks.

"No one wants more violence," Marzel said, but added that "when the racist government that doesn't let the Jews buy a house in the land of Israel ... I think violence is a reaction to the racist government."

The raid came shortly after Netanyahu announced new moves to try to save unauthorized settler construction in the West Bank from demolition.

The prime minister said he asked the attorney general to find a way to save the unauthorized Ulpana outpost from its Supreme Court-ordered demolition. Five apartment buildings are to be razed by May 1.

Netanyahu said he also plans to supply the necessary approvals to legalize three other enclaves settlers built without government authorization.

About 500,000 Jews have moved to the West Bank and east Jerusalem since Israel captured the territories in the 1967 Mideast war.

Palestinians want both territories as the heart of their hoped-for state and see all settlement there as undercutting their aspirations to statehood. The international community opposes all settlement construction.

On Tuesday, Israel announced it was pushing forward with an earlier plan to build hundreds of new homes in a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem.

A Construction Ministry spokesman said the latest move, seeking builders for the project, means that construction could start in the Har Homa neighborhood within a year.

Settlements in occupied territory have been the key sticking point since Netanyahu became prime minister three years ago.

Negotiations have been largely frozen during that time, though Netanyahu will hold a rare meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad after the Jewish Passover holiday ends in late April, officials on both sides said. U.S. Mideast envoy David Hale is in the region trying to get peace efforts back on track.

Palestinian officials said Fayyad would present a letter asking to resume peace talks based on several conditions Netanyahu has rejected in the past. They include basing border talks on lines Israel held before capturing the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in 1967 and recognizing east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but still controls its land crossing with the territory and blockades its coast.

In other developments, the Israeli military shot dead a Palestinian man who approached Gaza's border with Israel overnight. The military said it suspected he was a militant. There was no word on the man's identity.

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The steps towards detoxification

We all know that we consume toxins on a regular basis by the kind of food that we consume. Toxins enter our body in the form of junk food, alcohol and by means of tobacco consumption.After consuming these kinds of foods on a regular basis there is a toxic build up within our body .

Stress, various environments related factors are also known to lead to toxic build up within our body. Sometimes we consume toxins by means of pesticide that enter our body. In the case of any kind of illness we take a drug which also leads to toxic buildup in our body. Our body detoxifies by means of natural process through the kidneys, colon gallbladder, lymph and liver. However apart from natural detoxification process of our body there is a need for detoxification so that our body is free from the harmful effects of toxins. The food that we consume on dily basis is full of toxins so we must ensure that we consume the right kind of food.

We often fall prey to serious kinds of illness which also leads to toxic build up within our body. Certain life threatening diseases such as cancer, heart diseases and infections also occur due to toxic build up within our body. So we must ensure that we go for a candida cleanse to flush put the toxins from our body.

Often there are certain warning signals in our body which suggest that we must go for a candida cleanse. We suffer from depression and sleep related problems or suffer from excessive fatigue .All these symptoms suggest that we should go for a detoxification . Whenever you follow a detox diet as prescribed by your physician you might witness certain problems such as nausea, headache and constipation, However there is hardly any need to worry as you will get over the problems soon. We should try to include lots of fiber rich foods and also a lot of green vegetables in our diet to get rid of the toxic build up. One can get take the help of Candida diet to flush out the toxins from our body. A yeast named Candida Albicans gets deposited in our body and therefore detoxification is necessary so that our body is free from the effects of this yeast. A Candida Diet also helps in weight loss process.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Bank of NY Mellon must face lawsuit on Countrywide

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Global Payments quarterly results miss estimates

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Sports, art, streetlights: A new life in Mogadishu

In this photo taken Saturday, March 31, 2012, customers drink coffee at an outdoor cafeteria in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

In this photo taken Saturday, March 31, 2012, customers drink coffee at an outdoor cafeteria in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

In this photo taken Monday, March 19, 2012, Somali singers perform at the Somali National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

In this photo taken Thursday, March 29, 2012, Somali vendors sell street food at the Hamarweyne market in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

In this photo taken Saturday, March 31, 2012, a Somali cafe owner prepares coffee for customers at his cafeteria in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

In this photo taken Friday, March 30, 2012, Somali children take ride on their bicycles in Mogadishu, Somalia. The seaside capital of Mogadishu is full of life for the first time in 20 years after African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

(AP) ? The crowd ? both men and women ? cheered wildly as two Mogadishu basketball teams entered an old stadium that once bore the bloodstains of war.

During the recent reign of Islamist militants, playing basketball in Somalia's seaside capital was punishable by torture or death. Today, Somalia's blue flag has reclaimed its place over the battered Lujino Stadium, replacing the black banner of al-Shabab, the militant Islamist group that until a few months ago held sway over much of Mogadishu.

This seaside capital is full of life for the first time in 20 years. Since African Union and Somali troops pushed Islamist militants out of the city last year, schools, shops and markets have reopened. The city government has repaired potholed streets and installed streetlights. Turkish Airlines last month began weekly flights, advertised on billboards, marking the first time in decades that a reputable international carrier has regular flights to Mogadishu.

Western-style restaurants are opening, including near Mogadishu's beach front, where men and women swim together without fear of punishment from militants. People dance at weddings.

It's too early to say that the chaos, violence and hunger that have often gripped Mogadishu since 1991, when dictator Siad Barre was overthrown by warlords who then turned on each other, are gone for good. But a tectonic shift has occurred in the life of this city since al-Shabab's withdrawal last August. The group at one point had controlled all but a few blocks of the capital.

"I see so much difference as a longtime resident in Mogadishu," Abdiaziz Nur, a 31-year-old Mogadishu resident, said at a cafe where he was smoking a hookah. "I had never dreamed that I would either walk through Mogadishu's streets or drive my car at night, but now we feel glorified and proud."

The war is still sometimes felt in the capital, with a mortar round or car bomb exploding every few days. Unexploded munitions are also a danger ? an old bomb embedded in ground being used as a soccer field exploded last month as a team jumped up and down in celebration of a goal, killing two players and wounded three.

But the violence is nowhere near the scale previously seen, and al-Shabab's strict social rules are no longer enforced in a capital whose population is believed to be between 1.5 million and 3 million. No one knows how many people live in Mogadishu, because until now it has been too dangerous to conduct a census.

Changes are coming with stunning speed.

A Somali-American entrepreneur is investing millions of dollars to open the first international bank here in more than two decades. The First Somali Bank, protected by 10 guards, plans to offer mortgage loans and international banking services.

"The city is returning to normal now. Thanks to Allah we can do business here again," said Liban Abdi Igal, the bank's chairman, who was recently living in Maryland. "I have returned here with optimism after seeing progress and revival."

After getting a facelift, the national theater reopened for the first time in 20 years. The opening concert on March 19 featured musicians playing guitars and drums. The performance was broadcast live on TV. Beauty salons and gyms are again flourishing in Mogadishu. Women have started driving cars, and Somalis play music on radios without fear.

Despite the advances, poverty is still prevalent in much of the city. Thousands of refugees displaced by famine last year sleep on dusty lots. Unemployment is widespread. Women with children on their laps sit on street corners, hoping for a handout.

Nowhere is Mogadishu's transformation more clearly observed than on its many sports fields.

Just a year ago, al-Shabab used Mogadishu's stadium as a launching pad for attacks against the nearby presidential palace. Mortars fired by pro-government forces sometimes landed inside the stadium. Blood stained the walls and the stone bleacher seats, even the goal posts. After al-Shabab left, residents washed the blood away.

The coach of Somalia's national basketball team, Daud Diriye, never thought he'd see the day when sports came back to the city. His team is even traveling to Uganda to play in a tournament.

"Having endured the strict rule of the Islamists for so much time, I thought my training days were over," the 53-year-old potbellied coach said.

On a recent day, Shukri Saeed was next to a male basketball fan at a game and excitedly spoke of the city's changes.

"Sports are witnessing a revival nowadays, and everyone is in charge of his own destiny," she said.

Hundreds of men and women were joking, chewing gum and enjoying simple pleasures together at the game. Al-Shabab had banned males and females from sitting together in public as a violation of Sharia law. Violators faced public whipping or imprisonment.

Across the war-scarred capital, dozens of soccer fields fill with players. The revival of sports has not only brought ordinary Somalis outside, it has also pulled young militants away from the hold of insurgent groups.

"I have three al-Shabab defectors who want a new, entertaining life," Daud said, glancing at two men struggling to catch a bouncing ball.

Mogadishu residents are even going out at night to watch sports competitions ? a normal activity most anywhere else in the world but a forgotten pleasure here.

Mohamed Hashi, a 64-year-old former basketball player, watched a crowd arriving at the stadium with tears in his eyes.

"The grim days are over," he said.

Associated Press

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To Ace an Interview, Forget Being Liked: You Just Need to Love Yourself [Psychology]

While self-confidence is definitely a route to job interview success, it's often suggested that outright arrogance and narcissism is a real turn-off for employers. But a new study suggests that's not the case: interview performance doesn't depend on how much the interviewer likes you in the slightest, but just how much you like yourself. More »


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Monday, April 2, 2012

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(The Hosting News) ? Payment processing firm?Host Merchant Services announced a partnership with OpenSRS, the wholesale unit of Tucows Inc.

This partnership brings Host Merchant Services, the premier provider of payment processing and e-commerce services for small businesses and medium businesses, to OpenSRS Offers, the platform that allows OpenSRS Resellers to extend valuable third-party offers and discounts to their customers.

?We?re always looking for ways to provide additional services that our Resellers can bring to their customers,? said Adam Eisner, Director, OpenSRS Product Management. ?Adding Host Merchant Services to OpenSRS Offers gives our Resellers the ability to recommend and offer quality payment processing to their customers to further enhance their business relationships.?

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Host Merchant Services is driving forward an initiative to provide E-Commerce focused companies a robust solution for processing credit cards online.

?This partnership with OpenSRS is a wonderful opportunity for both companies,? said Host Merchant Services CEO Lou Honick. ?HMS shares the same commitment to excellent customer service as OpenSRS and this exclusive pairing allows HMS to bring its E-Commerce expertise to OpenSRS customers.?

Honick spent 11 years running a web hosting company and that experience has translated into Host Merchant Services becoming E-Commerce specialists capable of combining service and savings in a package specifically designed for businesses looking to make a splash online.
?We don?t write a business off as high risk just because it sells its products or services online,? added Honick. ?HMS understands the needs of e-commerce merchants and works tirelessly to provide them with the right services at the best possible rate.?

Listed among those services are:

    Proactive chargeback monitoring and assistance designed to help merchants win chargeback claims and upgrade business processes to prevent them. Interchange monitoring and optimization to ensure transactions qualify at the lowest possible rate. Flexible gateway options with broad compatibility, no gateway transaction fees, free tokenization, dynamic descriptors. Full technical support to assist customers with seamless e-commerce integration. Mobile solutions to help customers process payments anywhere.

?This is the power of the partnership with OpenSRS,? explained Honick. ?HMS can enhance the service offering of OpenSRS resellers by providing quality payment processing services to their small and medium business customers.?

?We?re excited to be able to bring HMS to our Resellers and through to their customers,? said Adam Eisner. ?HMS will provide an additional revenue source for our Resellers, and their customers get the benefit of lower transaction fees and superior customer service that HMS provides. It?s a win-win arrangement for all involved.?

About Host Merchant Services

Host Merchant Services is different type of merchant services company which focuses on delivering the industry?s lowest processing rates while providing industry-leading service and support. The company?s products include merchant services and credit card processing. Host Merchant Services is the only merchant services company that guarantees unsurpassed pricing, support, and customer service. The company is headquartered in Newark, Delaware and executes all operations with the manifesto of ?great service, great rates, great people?.

About Tucows

Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) manages over eleven million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 12,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover (http://hover.com) is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. Ting (http://ting.com) is a mobile phone service provider dedicated to bringing clarity and control to US mobile phone users. YummyNames (http://yummynames.com) owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. More information can be found on Tucows? corporate website (http://tucows.com).

Tucows, OpenSRS, Hover, and YummyNames are registered trademark of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

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Money has became a very important product and people are needs and wants are only satisfied only by the help of money people think different ways to earn money and settle in their life happily. If you are one among the people who is actually thinking of starting a new business, the options around you are really vast but investment has always been an option that possessed very good skills and ideas. Internet has come up with lots of answers for the modern era. Here are a few home best business options that could actually help you to make money in an easy way

1. Personal trainer

Are you one among the people who is fitness freak then this is the right option for you?

2. Yoga instructor

For this particular profession you don?t even need to have an office you can visit your clients directly at their place.

3. Tutoring

If you?re a nerd during your school and college days may be you can turn out to be a nice tutor and provide a bright future to other students around you these days you find tutors being highly paid. Before that you better take permission from the local district officials.

4. Business coaching

If you have a lot of experience in management you can start coaching students for business management.

5. Consulting

If you specialize in a particular field then you can open up a consultancy agency on issues like marketing, meditation, marketing etc.

6. Medical transcription

If you have the skill of transcription then by sitting at home you can keep in touch with different agencies and earn money.

7. Accounting

There are a very few accountants, if you are among the few you can mint money too.

8. Web designing

In case creativity is your option then you should try web designing it can be your passion plus work.

All these are simple home based business but the best home based business these days is supposed to be online business. Online business is also known to be home based business. You exchange services and goods through the communication and information technology. You just don?t have one option but you have various opportunities. People have made a lot of money with stupid ideas like selling goggles for dogs, sending letters to children as Santa clause and many more. Online business gives you that wide space to think and expand your business.

This business doesn?t even require more space or more time but your made available to satisfy all your wants and needs royally on the seat. The service through networks has developed and helps consumers to purchase any kind of product from the world. This development in communication and technology has played a big role helping people who earn money through home based business and providing them a regular income to satisfy their needs. So home based money making business has been playing very important role as the job opportunities are found very large in number in this modern era.

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