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Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations Series begins in Sydney

Friday, September 20, 2013

Cathedral Square, Sydney, Australia —Wikinews attended the Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations Series in Cathedral Square, Sydney, ongoing from Wednesday. This is the first time an international wheelchair rugby event has been held outdoors, and in this arena. Three nations are competing: the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

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The venue is Cathedral Square, Sydney, which is adjacent to Hyde Park. The Sydney Central Business district is on the other side of the park. An outdoor stadium has been constructed specifically for the tournament, which is believed to be the first time an international wheelchair rugby tournament has been held outdoors. This choice was validated by the fine and warm weather. Free sunscreen was given to the crowd.

The Opening Ceremony was officiated by Australian Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Jason Hellwig. In attendance were the Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Robyn Kemmis, and Paralympic swimmer Matthew Cowdrey. A large crowd, mostly consisting of school groups, was entertained by boy band Justice Crew singing their hit Best Night.

Each team is to play the others two twice, on Wednesday September 18 and Thursday September 19. Finals are to be held on Friday. All three teams are highly ranked internationally. The United States team is ranked number one in the world. It won bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, gold at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and bronze at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and is the current world champion. This is its first visit to Australia since the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

The Australian team, known as the Steelers, is ranked second in the world. It won silver in Beijing and gold in London. The team is almost unchanged from the one that won in London. Greg Smith has become the assistant coach.

The first game, held immediately after the Opening Ceremony, was between the United States and Australia. The United States proved the better team, forcing errors and turnovers. Three turnovers in the first quarter were especially costly for the Steelers, who lost 56–43.

The second game was held at 17:30 under lights. The crowd was small, but there were a number of New Zealand fans in the crowd, including a few Maori. Two of the New Zealand players are also Maori. The well-disciplined United States team proved too good for the Wheel Blacks as well, who lost 58–40 in an entertaining contest.

The third game was at 19:30, between Australia and New Zealand. The Australians led the whole game, which was nonetheless entertaining to the last. In the dying seconds of the game, Australia’s Ryley Batt shunted a stalling New Zealand player across the line to force him to score, then threw the ball to team mate Chris Bond, who raced for the line at high speed but was beaten by the buzzer. Australia won 61–48.

The New Zealand team, known as the Wheel Blacks, is ranked tenth in the world. It won gold in Athens.

Highlights of the tournament are scheduled to be shown on Foxtel Sports in Australia on September 28 and 29.

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Letters Of Credit. What You Need To Know.

By Marco Terry

Are you doing business overseas and your supplier has asked you for a letter of credit? Do you own a distributor, wholesaler or re-seller and have a large purchase order where you need a letter of credit to pay your suppliers?

As the number of national and international transactions grows, so does the number of suppliers that are asking to be paid with a letter of credit. A letter of credit is a financial instrument that serves two purposes. It ensures that your suppliers get paid (that’s why they ask for them). It also ensures that you get the goods you bargained for – otherwise the suppliers will not get paid. It protects both of you.

Letters of credit come in many flavors. The most common are:

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Revocable Letter of Credit: A revocable letter of credit allows the issuer to modify it, amend it or even cancel it. Since a RLC can be modified, most suppliers don’t like it because it increases their risk.

Irrevocable Letter of Credit: An irrevocable letter of credit does not allow for amendments, modifications or cancellation unless there is agreement by the parties. Since it is a form of guaranteed payment, many suppliers prefer this type of payment option.

Standby Letter of Credit: A standby letter of credit is a payment guarantee – rather than a payment mechanism. Under the terms of the agreement, the supplier can draw on the letter of credit if the client does not pay.

Transferable Letter of Credit: A transferable letter of credit can be revocable or irrevocable. This type of LOC allows the recipient to transfer part or all of the benefits to another party.

Qualifying for a letter of credit is not always easy. It requires one of two things. First, the business owner can deposit the actual amount of cash needed for the transaction with the bank or financial institution that issues the letter. This, of course, is very expensive. A second option is to have a bank give you a line of credit, and issue the letter of credit using the line of credit as collateral. Although this is the most common method of financing a LOC, it is also the hardest because your business must qualify for bank financing.

There is another trade finance option though. It is called purchase order financing. Purchase order financing is ideal for companies that have exhausted their bank resources. The purchase order funding company provides you with the necessary letters of credit to pay your suppliers using your purchase order as collateral. The transaction is settled once your client pays. Purchase order funding is the ideal tool to grow your business to the next level.

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Governor of Illinois arrested on suspicion of corruption

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The Democratic governor of Illinois in the United States, Rod Blagojevich, 51, along with his chief of staff John Harris, 46, were arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI on federal corruption charges.

The Chicago Tribune reports that federal agents raided Blagojevich’s home this morning and took him into federal custody. The arrest comes after a three-year investigation into Blagojevich’s “pay-to-play politics.”

Specifically, the Department of Justice alleged that Blagojevich attempted to sell the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich, as governor, has the sole authority to appoint someone to complete Obama’s term. Authorities believe the process to select a new senator was tainted after authorities secretly recorded several of Blagojevich’s conversations. They believe that he was attempting to sell the seat in exchange for financial benefit for himself and his wife.

Documents from the FBI and from U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald identify the people whom Blagojevich was considering as Senate Candidates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. According to Fitzgerald’s press release, Blagojevich told an advisor that he wanted to “get some (money) up front, maybe.”

In Illinois, a new state ethics law will take effect on January 1, 2009, so Blagojevich was trying to embezzle as much money as he could before that date, said Fitzgerald.

Authorities also believe that Blagojevich was trying to withhold state financial assistance from the owner of the Tribune, the Tribune Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. They allege he was trying to get members of the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune fired by threatening to complicate the sale of Wrigley Field by Tribune Company.

On December 8, Blagojevich responded to the reports that federal authorities had wiretapped his phone conversations, saying that “I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I’m interested in are always lawful.”

If convicted, Blagojevich could face up to 30 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.

This is not the first time in Illinois history that a governor has been arrested for corruption charges. In 2006, George Ryan was indicted and is now serving a 6½-year prison term.

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Bush says US troop build-up in Iraq has brought ‘hope’

Saturday, January 12, 2008

US President George W. Bush says the so-called “surge” strategy in Iraq is working.

The President was speaking in Kuwait during one of several stops on a tour of the Middle East to build support for his administration’s efforts to stabilize Iraq and to contain Iran’s growing influence in the region.

President Bush said the United States’ change of strategy in Iraq has sharply reduced violence there and should allow the military to withdraw 20,000 troops on schedule by July this year.

After meeting with his top military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, Mr.Bush told reporters that hope is returning to Baghdad.

The president said he has made no decision on withdrawing more troops from Iraq. He said that will depend on recommendations by General Petraeus, who is due to report to Congress on that issue in March. A day earlier, the president told the NBC television network that U.S. troops could remain in Iraq for at least a decade.

Mr. Bush also called on Syria to cut what he called “the flow of terrorists” into Iraq. He accused Iran of supporting militias and extremist groups in Iraq, and urged it to stop.

Later, the president addressed a crowd of some 1,500 American troops at a U.S. military base in Kuwait.

“The history will say, it was when you were called upon, you served, and the service you rendered was absolutely necessary to defeat an enemy overseas so we do not have to face them here at home,” he said.

Mr.Bush said the troops were part of what he called “an ideological struggle” against “cold-blooded murderers” with a “hateful vision of a future.”

In his speech Bush said “Iraq is now a different place from one year ago,” and that “we [Americans] must do all we can to ensure that 2008 will bring even greater progress”

He said the best way to defeat an ideology of hate is with an ideology of hope, based on liberty.

“There is no doubt in my mind that we will succeed,” he said. “There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world; that by doing the hard work now, we can look back and say, the United States of America is more secure, and generations of Americans will be able to live in peace.”

Kuwait is the most pro-U.S. country in the Arab world, but even so there is deep anxiety there about some U.S. policies in the Middle East. With a large Shi’ite population and a large U.S. troop presence, Kuwait is worried about the possibility of a U.S. military strike on Iran. The emirate has said it will not allow its territory to be used in such an attack. It is also concerned about a spillover of violence from neighboring Iraq.

After Kuwait, the president continues on to Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. He will later visit the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt before returning to Washington next week.

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Lose Weight Fast In Less Than 10 Days!}

Submitted by: Lisa Gylsen

Are you in an endless struggle to lose weight fast?. Diet pills, fad diets or complete weight loss programmes – you must have tried these all to no avail.The problem with most lose-weight-fast diet programmes lies in their deficient structure. Typically, these programmes are set on weight loss as the main objective, but most of them are nutritionally deficient, severely unhealthy and may even threaten the body’s immune system and lead to all sorts of ailments. They can cause nutritional imbalance which leads to food cravings that result in the accumulation of excess fat in the wrong places. Almost always, the results are disgusting, and you were better off not getting into the programme at all.

To attain optimum results and lose weight fast in a healthy way, the body needs a nutritional cleansing programme designed to burn excess fat safely, get rid of toxins and replace these with optimum nutrition.

The Clean 9 Nutritional Cleansing Programme is a 9-day complete weight management system that provides total nutritional support as if effectively eradicates harmful toxins from the body. It consists of formulations that include aloe vera and garcinia, two of the most effective natural ingredients known to aid weight loss effectively. Aloe Vera Gel has natural detoxifying properties that help bowel regulation and increases the body’s protein absorption capability. It also has more than 200 composites that include 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins. Garcinia on the other hand, contains Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA) which has the ability to diminish the conversion of carbohydrates into stored fat and allows the body to burn existing fat without having to absorb new fat cell accumulation. Garcinia is also a widely accepted natural appetite suppressant.

Nutritional support in the Clean 9 Programme comes in the form of great-tasting vanilla shake meal substitutes. Forever Lite nutritional shakes are loaded with protein but contain very little carbohydrates, perfect for creating and maintaining a naturally lean and healthy body. Forever Bee Pollen provides various essential vitamins such as B-complex and vitamin C, as well as lecithin that helps in the fat burning process plus 22 other amino acids. It also supplies the body with dietary fiber and minerals- mainly potassium, calcium and magnesium, with significant quantities of phosphorus, iron, sodium and silica.

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UK to get new nuclear power stations

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

The British government has given permission for new nuclear power stations to be built in the United Kingdom. This decision follows months of public debate and controversy over the proposal. Many Britons have argued for greater use of renewable energy supplies, but the government has said that even with a big increase in investment, renewable sources will not meet all of the UK’s additional energy demands. It is expected that 25 GW of additional generating capacity will be required over the next two decades, partly as compensation for old nuclear stations which will be closed down. This additional capacity must be met while reducing overall greenhouse gas emission as per the Kyoto Protocol.

The government also announced big increases in spending on renewable energy research and for the construction of onshore wind farms. It is claimed that 20% of energy will be produced from renewables by 2020, and if there are new breakthroughs in renewable energy science this figure may be increased further. Philip Wolfe of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) told the BBC “The government has seen the light on renewables. The energy review supports what we and many others have been consistently saying – that renewables, energy efficiency and decentralised systems are the strongest prospects for secure and sustainable energy supplies.”

The new nuclear plants will cost 400-500 million UK pounds (700-900 million US dollars) and will generate 1.5 to 2 GW of power each. These will provide the baseline amount of additional power should there be a lack of success in new areas of renewable energy research. The private sector will initiate, fund, construct and operate the new nuclear plants and will cover the full cost of decommissioning and their full share of long-term waste management costs. The Government proposes to address potential barriers to new nuclear stations, but says it will not provide any taxpayer money for the nuclear industry – tax investment will only be put into renewable energy research. This approach is similar to the successful approach adopted in the USA. It contrasts with early UK nuclear power development, where individual power plants or small groups of plants were planned and built by separate publicly funded research and engineering groups, but there was poor planning of nationwide issues such as waste management. Critics argue that the government has only put the nuclear option on the table as it is privately run and does not require government investment, whereas increasing renewable energy production would cost taxpayer money.

The review also discusses energy self-sufficiency, and points out that the increase in renewable energy to 20% of the total will improve the UK’s self sufficiency. No mention is made of opening uranium mines in the Orkney islands (or reopening Cornish uranium mines) in order to make the UK self-sufficient in uranium, something which Margaret Thatcher tried to address in 1980.

Some critics were disappointed that the review had little discussion of the reduction of emissions from transport, a sector which gives a larger contribution to the total UK emissions than electricity generation. This may relate to the high costs associated with significant reductions in emissions in the transport sector.

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Marketing Planning For Small Business}

Submitted by: Sadie Peterson

Now is the time to start planning your marketing budget for next year. If you’re like most small businesses, you’re thinking “What marketing budget?”.

I know – marketing often falls behind priorities like making payroll, buying supplies, and paying the electrical bill.

But if you want your business to grow, ignoring marketing is the worst thing you could do. You might have the best product in the world, but unless the world knows about your product, you won’t be in business next year. And with 99% of new businesses failing within five years, you can’t afford to skimp on marketing.

When building your marketing budget, consider the following aspects of marketing:

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Public Relations – press releases, media stunts, etc.

Web Marketing – website development, PPC campaigns, SEO, and more.

Advertising – print, tv, or radio.

Community Involvement – sponsorships, food drives, etc.

Print Pieces – brochures, business cards, flyers, etc. As a rule of thumb – many businesses put 10% of their PROFITS each year into marketing. You might use this as a guideline when you develop your own marketing budget.

Whether you’re considering advertising online, in print, or via radio or TV, you should consider the following factors when deciding on an advertising channel:

Reach – how many people will this advertisement reach?

Target – are these people that will buy my products? Is this the right market? For many advertisers, TV and radio reach far too many people, and are very untargeted. Trade publications, on the other hand, may reach EXACTLY the right demographic for your product or service.

Appropriate – is this an appropriate place for your message? Will it make sense to the readers/viewers?

Value – is this the best way to reach this audience? Are there other venues that will cost less per person to reach, but be just as effective? Remember to compare different advertising venues in terms of reach – cost per person/reader/viewer.

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020

The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories.

This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two presidential debates, three candidates who did not participate in those debates give their final pleas to voters, and three political pundits give their predictions on the outcome of the election.

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