The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari at the International Seminar on ?Islamic Art and Culture? in Hyderabad on December 30, 2011. The Governor of the Andhra Pradesh, Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Minister of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Shri D. Sridhar Babu and the Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Prof. Mohammad Miyan are also seen.
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Republican presidential candidate, former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Storm Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Republican presidential candidate, former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Storm Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Republican presidential candidate, former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Storm Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Republican presidential candidate, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Storm Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks with the media during a stop at his campaign office, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) ? As he scrambles to stop a slide in Iowa, Newt Gingrich's strategy amounts to this: hammer home a message about jobs and the economy while wrapping himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan. But the loquacious former House speaker keeps struggling to stay on message.
On a 22-stop bus tour of Iowa, Gingrich finds himself unloading on his GOP rivals and reviving talk of a Greek cruise that nearly sank his campaign earlier this year. He fields questions about his work for mortgage giant Freddie Mac, ethics allegations and whether his three marriages make him a polygamist.
The economy? Jobs? Those issues sometimes have been lost in the mix.
"It's been wild and woolly," Gingrich acknowledged to a voter as his wife, Callista, collected a double cappuccino at a Sioux City coffee shop.
If there was ever a time when Gingrich has needed the discipline he's long lacked, it's probably now, as polls show his support tumbling in Iowa in the wake of a storm of ads assailing him as a Washington insider who used his influence to line his pockets.
He now trails rivals Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in Iowa and even if he does manage to score in the top three in Tuesday's caucuses, he doesn't have the money or the organization at this point that those two opponents do as they prepare to go the distance in the state-by-state march to the GOP nomination.
Gingrich argues that his economic pitch is the key to victory, and he doubled down on it Thursday ?or at least tried to.
He appeared in Storm Lake with noted Reagan economist Art Laffer, who praised Gingrich as "far and away the best person to bring this county back to prosperity." Gingrich outlined his tax-cutting economic proposal and implied he was the heir to Reagan's supply-side vision. But he also strayed into long-winded digressions on the federal government's regulation of particulate matter load and conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.
His trademark spray of ideas leaves some voters impressed ? but overwhelmed.
"He has so many," said Ruth Lawlor, 76, who came to hear Gingrich speak at a chocolate store in Algona this week. "It's hard to keep track."
Gingrich's predilection to go for the jugular also has tripped him up, earning his self-described "positive" campaign headlines that he didn't want.
In an interview on CNN this week, Gingrich took the bait.
He not only blasted Romney and Paul but used some of the most incendiary language of the campaign so far. Romney wasn't "man enough" to own up to the negative attacks launched at Gingrich. And Paul was "totally outside the mainstream of every decent American."
Just days later, Gingrich seemed to be suffering from selective amnesia.
"The strategy of focusing on jobs and economic growth, staying positive and being pretty relentless in answering questions at every meeting is working," he said Thursday.
At his campaign events, Gingrich encourages his audiences to fire away with questions about allegations made in attack ads.
In recent days, he's been asked about an ethics fine he paid as speaker and his work for Freddie Mac.
"I don't understand numbers with all those zeros," said a man in Thursday's crowd, referring to the $1.6 million Gingrich's company earned from Freddie Mac.
Gingrich explained that he didn't take in all that money himself and that he fought to increase regulations and not increase funding for the government-sponsored entity.
The candidate argues that such forums give him an opportunity to set the record straight on issues that have been distorted. But they also dredge up the controversies, even as he seeks to put them behind him.
One example came in a telephone town hall meeting Wednesday night when a caller likened Gingrich's three marriages to polygamy.
"Jesus very specifically states in the Bible that divorced people are really still married, which I think technically means now that you're a polygamist, and I'm wondering what you'll do to legalize polygamy in the U.S. if you were to be elected president," the man said.
Gingrich labeled the question "fairly unusual" and said he would oppose any effort to legalize polygamy.
The former Georgia congressman acknowledges his tendency to stray off script.
At Mabe's Pizza in Decorah he was asked why his Republican rivals have been so eager to embrace government intervention in the economy.
He paused and an impish smile crept across his face.
"I'll just get in trouble," he said.
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Friday 30th December, 2011 (IANS)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's comment that Washington may have been involved in the cancers of South American leaders are 'horrific and reprehensible', the US State Department said Friday.
Chavez, who is known for his anti-US rhetoric, told a ceremony for the Venezuelan Army Wednesday that the US could have developed 'technology to induce cancer without anyone knowing about it', reported RIA Novosti.
Chavez, who had been suffered from cancer, voiced his suspicions after Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner announced this week that she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as well as the incumbent, Dilma Rousseff, and Paraguay's leader, Fernando Lugo, have all been diagnosed with cancer in recent years.
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BEIJING (Reuters) ? China's factory activity shrank again December as demand at home and abroad slackened, a purchasing managers' survey showed on Friday, reinforcing the case for pro-growth policies to underpin the world's second-largest economy.
The People's Bank of China is widely expected to lower its requirement for the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves to let lenders inject more credit into the economy to fight headwinds from Europe's debt crisis and sluggish U.S. demand.
The HSBC Purchasing Manager's Index, designed to preview the state of Chinese industry before official output data are published, inched up to 48.7 in December from a 32-month low of 47.7 in November, but fell short of the flash reading of 49.
The HSBC PMI has been mostly under 50, which demarcates expansion from contraction, since July.
"While the pace of slowdown is stabilizing somewhat, weakening external demand is starting to bite," said Qu Hongbin, China economist at HSBC.
"This, plus ongoing property market corrections, adds to calls for more aggressive action on fiscal and monetary fronts to stabilize growth and jobs, especially with prices easing rapidly."
He said China would avoid a hard economic landing so long as policy easing measures filtered through in coming months.
HSBC believes a PMI reading of as low as 48 in China still points to annual growth of 12-13 percent in industrial output.
China's once turbo-charged economy is on track to slow for a fourth successive quarter, easing further from the first quarter's 9.7 percent annual growth rate with economists expecting the final three months of the year to have slipped below 9 percent.
The official PMI, due to be published on Sunday, is expected to paint a similar picture, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is finishing 2011 on a weak note, in tandem with the global economic outlook.
Both the official and HSBC PMIs are stuck near their weakest levels since early 2009, when China took a blow from the global financial crisis.
Economists polled by Reuters earlier this month forecast the PBOC will deliver 200 bps of required reserve ratio (RRR) cuts by the end of 2012 but refrain from an outright cut in interest rates unless quarterly GDP growth dips below 8 percent.
Economists typically view growth of 7 to 8 percent as the bare minimum needed to generate enough jobs to help China absorb the urban influx of rural migrants and maintain social harmony.
"I think the government will ratchet up pro-growth policies if (quarterly) growth falls below 8 percent, otherwise the economy could face big risks," said Guotai Junan Securities economist Wang Hu in Shanghai.
"Another RRR cut could happen any time."
ROOM FOR RRR CUTS
China's central bank cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders late in November for the first time in three years.
The RRR remains at 21 percent for big banks, giving the central bank plenty of room to cut and free up funds that could be used for lending.
Persistent capital outflows from China are putting more pressure on the central bank to release cash to keep credit conditions supportive for growth.
Underlying indexes of the HSBC PMI showed softening demand at home and abroad, which helped cool inflation -- a boon for Chinese policymakers, according to the data collated by UK-based information firm, Markit.
The sub-index for overall new orders edged up to 46.9 in December from November's 45, but still signaled falling demand. New export orders shrank in a reflection of listless demand from the United States and Europe -- China's top overseas markets.
Average input costs faced by manufacturers continued to moderate as raw material prices slipped, the HSBC survey showed.
Inflation appears to be cooling, having fallen from a three-year high of 6.5 percent in July to 4.2 percent in November, creating additional room for policy easing to support growth.
HSBC's Qu expects the government to move on the fiscal front to boost job creation, cutting taxes for exporters -- a sector employing more than 30 million workers -- while increasing spending on public housing and other projects.
"On top of monetary easing, mainly in the form of further reserve ratio cuts, we have long argued that fiscal policy can and should play a more important role in stabilize growth and jobs," Qu said.
(Editing by Nick Edwards and Chris Lewis)
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HARARE, Zimbabwe ? Zimbabwe's weather department is issuing a flood alert and says heavy rains are expected to continue.
The Meteorological Service says downpours of more than 3 inches (nearly 8 centimeters) are forecast in northern and eastern regions through Jan. 2, accompanied by gusty winds.
In a statement Friday, the government's civil protection agency also advised affected communities to find shelter on higher ground.
It warned that roofs could be blown off and low-cost and mud-built houses risk collapse from water saturation.
In years of economic decline, broken drainage and sewers have led to outbreaks of waterborne diseases worsened by rain. More than 4,000 people died from the waterborne illness cholera in 2008.
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What is it with BC and midseason slumps? It seems every year we go through a stretch where it just seems like nothing can go right. Tonight was more of the same as BC fell to Michigan in the GLI semifinals, 4-2.
There were a lot of glaring issues in this game. First, the team didn't show up to play in the first period. BC once again played from behind most of the game - not a formula for winning hockey. Michigan scored early, just a minute and a half into the game, to go up 1-0, and scored again on a 5 on 3 late in the period to head into the locker room 2-0.
BC thought it would be a good idea to show up for the 2nd, and show up they did. In what was, for the most part, an absolutely sparkling period for the Eagles, BC roared back to tie the game. First, on easily the best shift of the game, BC managed to get the puck in the net after a full minute or two of possession in the Michigan zone. The Wolverines were completely gassed by the time the rubber hit the twine, and those on the ice were only too happy to take a seat. A few minutes later, BC got the equalizer on a power play.
Unfortunately, late in the third period, Michigan scored on a 2 on 1 break completely against the run of play to retake the lead for good at 3-2. The Wolverines iced it with an empty netter in the third.
Those odd-man rushes were really the story of the game. It's partially a product of BC's up-tempo style of play, but it just seemed like Michigan had a 2 on 1 or a clean breakaway every minute or two of this game. It was a theme all night and was the primary reason we lost the game. The biggest goals of the game - the first and third ones - were both the result of Michigan 2 on 1s.
Aside from those goals and the goal Michigan scored on the two-man advantage, Billett was superb. I know, I know, it's a classic "other than those two times he wasn't good, he was really good." But the fact of the matter is, without Billett in net, BC probably loses this game by a lot more. His rebounds were also much improved - much, much improved - though the second goal was a direct result of a bad rebound bouncing two feet from the goal line in the blue of the crease... *Facepalm*.
Less seasoned BC fans might start to get worried about the team right now, going 4-6-0 since mid-November, and no one would blame them. It can get frustrating. But this is pretty much par for the course for Boston College. Start out strong, go through a mind-knumbing mid-season stretch where we are frustrated at times and God-awful at others, and then go on a huge 2nd half run. BC actually looked like a national championship team for the first 16 minutes of the 2nd period, so it's clear the talent is there. Also, the addition of Bill Arnold, who is representing the USA in World Juniors, would definitely have helped.
Oh, and by the way... BC is somehow *still* ranked #3 in the pairwise rankings after the loss today.
BC plays Michigan Tech (Really? Michigan Tech?) in the GLI Consolation Game tomorrow afternoon.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At age 16, Paw Pree was separated from her family and on the run, fleeing an oppressive military regime in her homeland, Burma.
A member of the minority Karen tribe, Pree joined 15 other runaways and worked her way through jungles and safe houses, eventually finding shelter in a refugee camp in Thailand, where she lived for seven years.
Now she lives in a Lakewood apartment, attends Cuyahoga Community College, plans to go to nursing school and works as a social worker at Asian Services in Action.
Because of her language skills -- she speaks Thai, Burmese, English and her native tongue, Karen -- and her commitment to helping people, Pree is a lifeline for other Southeast Asian refugees being resettled in the Cleveland area.
"I love working with people," Pree, 25, said in a recent interview. "As a Christian, Jesus is my role model. He helped and cured a lot of people."
Between 400 and 500 refugees, Muslims and Christians, from Burma (now known as Myanmar) are living in Greater Cleveland, Pree said. "I'm the one who can talk to them," she said. "I'm their voice."
But she is more than just an interpreter. And she helps non-Asians as well, mentoring preschool to high school kids through an Asian Services program.
"She might get a call at 2 a.m. from someone saying, 'I'm in the hospital,' and she will go there," said her supervisor, Kitty Leung. "People generally rely on her a lot."
While living in the camp, Pree studied English and was an outreach worker for the American Refugee Committee, which was providing services there and working to resettle the more than 4,000 residents of the camp.
Year after year, Pree hoped to get free, but she knew that those who got out usually had family or political connections in the Western world.
It was a sad life, she said, watching people come and go and checking a board every day to see whether her name was posted for a departure, only to be let down over and over again.
"I felt no hope, no future living in the camp," she said. "You live to die."
Finally, in 2008, Pree saw her name posted. "I was so happy," she said. "I ran to my supervisor and said, 'I found my name. I'm going to be leaving you soon.' "
Thirty minutes later, she said, she was told she was going to Cleveland. "I said, 'Where's Cleveland? Do you have a map?' "
Two days later -- July 16, 2008 -- she landed in Cleveland. "I'm all by myself all the way," she said. "I don't even know who's going to pick me up."
A person from Catholic Charities met her at the airport and shuttled her to a new life in a strange new world.
"You have to have hope," Pree said. "And be willing to work hard."
Pree, who has two brothers and one sister, has not seen her family since she fled her homeland. And her father and mother, rice farmers, have no phone.
When she got to Cleveland, it was arranged for her to call her mother who had to walk an hour and a half to a phone.
But Pree didn't want to say too much in their conversation because she believed the phones could be tapped and her family fears the majority's regime.
"I said, 'Hi mom,' " Pree said, recalling her first contact with her mother in seven years. "She was quiet. I said, 'Are you there?' "
Pree said she deeply misses her family, but her faith, she said, tempers the pain of separation.
"Even if we don't see each other one more time," she said. "We have hope that we will see each other in Heaven."
Plain Dealer news researcher Jo Ellen Corrigan contributed to this story. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: momalley@plaind.com, 216-999-4893
Source: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/12/paw_pree_once_a_refugee_is_now.html
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