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US automakers GM and Chrysler seek more government aid

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US automakers GM and Chrysler seek more government aid
By Admin | Posted in Uncategorized

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The United States auto manufacturer Chrysler, which has been badly affected by the ongoing recession, has asked the US government for an additional US$5 billion in aid on top of the four billion it has already received, saying that it plans to fire three thousand employees. At the end of last year, the auto maker had just over 54,000 employees, meaning that the layoffs will equal about six percent of its total workforce.

In addition, Chrysler will cut the Chrysler Aspen, PT Cruiser, and Durango from production.

Another automaker, General Motors (GM), announced that it seeks $16.6 billion in loans from the government, in addition to the $13.4 billion that it has already received. GM plans to lay off 47,000 employees and close five factories. GM says that it might need as much as $30 billion from the US Treasury Department, an increase over their previous estimate of $18 billion. The company has warned that it might run out of money by March if more aid was not given.

Rick Wagoner, GM’s chief executive, described the firm’s plan as “comprehensive, responsive, achievable, and flexible”. “We have a lot of work in front of us, but I am confident it will result in a profitable General Motors,” he said, adding that “today’s plan is significantly more aggressive because it has to be.” GM says that it could be profitable in two years’ time, and might be able to repay all its loans by 2017.

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A third US car manufacturer, Ford Motor Company, has said that it can make it through this year without any government aid.

The US Treasury Department will review the car makers’ survival plans for several weeks before a decision is made on whether or not to extend the loans. That decision is due by the end of next month.

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April 6, 2022 – 3:04 pm
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Latent Semantic Indexing

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Submitted by: Carmine Hjort

LSI, or latent semantic indexing, is what all the search engines use these days. It is a new type of indexing that weights key words as well as related key words. Latent semantic indexing is a good way for Google or another search engine to index documents because it makes sure the documents that come up in a search are meaningful for the key word. Latent semantic indexing results in more helpful documents for the person who submitted the search engine query.

Google and other search engines used to not use latent semantic indexing for their search. The documents with the strongest key words matches would resulting in higher indexing. Because latent semantic indexing wasn’t being used, all the document had to have was a high key word count. Information in the document didn’t matter and the query and search was nearly pointless. But now, using latent semantic indexing a search engine can use not only key words but related key words to rank documents in a search return and the documents can actually have pertinence to the key word subject.

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Latent semantic indexing is the best way to provide good search results for a search query. A search engine like Google is using latent semantic indexing and you can easily and quickly find the information you need. Everyone uses Google, and Google uses latent semantic indexing. A search engine goes through a lot of documents online and then searches them for a key word count to see how its analysis is compared to other documents with the same key word. The higher the key word count, the better, before latent semantic indexing. But now a search engine will take into account other factors. How many LSI terms, or related key words, the document has is also very important when the search engine is indexing documents.

Latent semantic indexing is a great tool for search engines like Google who try to provide good information for the world. But marketing people need to know how to make their website or documents show up with a higher rating to the search engine. Just filling a document with key words doesn’t trick latent semantic indexing. You have to write relevant articles that pertain to the topic of the website, with plenty of related key words. Then you website and documents can show higher on a search engine query.

It is really genius how latent semantic indexing goes through a document and counts how many hits there are of each word. That analysis is then reported back to the search engine so that it can show results to the person who had the query. The more key words, the better. But that’s not all. You have to have related key words at a high count as well for latent semantic indexing to choose the document.

Latent semantic indexing, or LSI, is used by many search engines, and even Google so marketing had better know that key words aren’t the only words that count in a document anymore.

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April 5, 2022 – 3:11 pm
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Italian President ends visit to Ghana

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Italian President ends visit to Ghana
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Mr. Giorgio Napolitano, the President of Italy has completed a three day visit to Ghana.

During his visit, he met President John Kufuor at the Osu Castle. They highlighted the bonds between Ghana and Italy and past cooperation such as the building of the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam and AGIP’s involvement in Ghana’s petroleum business.

Napolitano also visited the Parliament of Ghana, where he paid a courtesy call on the Speaker, Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes. Napolitano said the European Union had a role to play in the integration of Africa. Sekyi-Hughes was pleased that the Italian president had shown confidence in Ghana’s parliament and its young democracy.

Later, he visited the Kwame Nkrumah mausoleum in Accra and inspected work on the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium where Italian workers are engaged in construction work to prepare the stadium for the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament.

The next day, he visited the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre near Accra. Ghana and Italy affirmed their commitment to the training of civilian personnel attached to various peacekeeping missions. While there, he said “Italy appreciates the level of troop contribution to and for works done by Ghana’s contingents to peacekeeping operations worldwide”. He continued, “We are pleased with your sense of mission and the high level of professionalism being exhibited by your troops on peace missions, and we would continue to support you in your role”.

He was the guest of honour at a state banquet held before his departure.

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April 4, 2022 – 3:25 pm
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Suspected serial killer appears in British court

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Suspected serial killer appears in British court
By Admin | Posted in Uncategorized

Friday, May 28, 2010

A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes.

Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a PhD in criminology, gave his name as “Crossbow Cannibal” when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a CCTV recording that appeared to show a murder.

A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow. Over the course of the weekend, the man was seen several times with bin bags and a rucksack.

On Tuesday, the day after the arrest of Griffiths, Blamires’ remains were found in the River Aire in nearby Shipley. She had been cut into several pieces and her head was located in a rucksack. Police continue to search for the other two alleged victims; Rushworth has been missing since June last year and Armitage vanished in April.

Police have searched much of Bradford’s red-light district, where Griffiths’ third-floor flat is located. Forensic investigations at the flat are expected to last around three weeks. There are plans to search landfill sites for bodies, and police may yet expand the inquiry to cover three more cold cases, although at present they have not been linked to the current inquiry.

Sniffer dogs have been used throughout the city, and police have been taking away plastic evidence bags. Some alleyways remain closed off. Police charged their suspect yesterday.

Griffiths was known as “the lizard man” in his block of flats owing to his habit of walking his two pet monitor lizards in the area. One neighbour is reported to have quoted him as saying he was studying for “a PhD in murder and Jack the Ripper,” and he has spent time in a high-security psychiatric hospital. During his five-minute court appearance he did not enter a plea, kept his head bowed and fidgeted with his cuffed hands. He said “Here, I guess,” when asked for his address.

As he stood in the glass-fronted dock, guarded by three security officers, he was watched by the families of Rushworth and Armitage, who were accompanied by police family liaison officers. Blamires’ family chose not to be present, but the victim’s mother Nicky Blamires, 54, has told the press that Suzanne was a “much-loved” family member even though she “went down the wrong path and did not have the life she was meant to have.” “Nobody deserves this,” she said. “All these girls were human beings and people’s daughters.”

Griffiths’ morning court appearance was followed by a second one this afternoon, at Bradford Crown Court. This time, he confirmed his name without incident. He was remanded into custody until next month, when he will appear in court again.

British media has been quick to compare the case to Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the “Yorkshire Ripper”. Sutcliffe was a Bradford killer responsible for thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, including several prostitutes. Since his 1981 conviction he has spent most of the last three decades in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital near London.

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April 2, 2022 – 4:40 pm
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Young Brits Choosing Holidays Over Homes}

By Admin | Posted in Property Improvement And Development Projects

Young Brits choosing holidays over homes

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Declan Ellis

According to a recent study by a UK travel tour and adventure company, many young British people are choosing to go abroad and live in the moment rather than visit the nearby estate agent Cumbria and invest in a home for the future.

With the job market for young people being more competitive than ever, some young people are preferring the instant gratification and experience offered by a trip to a far-flung place such as America, Asia or Australia, rather than saving up to buy a property for sale Cumbria.

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The company who carried out the survey theorises that this decision may be down to young people feeling like the cost of buying a house is very expensive and saving bits and pieces feels pointless in the long run. Whilst it may feel like barely scratching the service on saving for a deposit, a couple of grand could get you an exciting holiday abroad somewhere. It seems that millennials may be choosing to spend their money on experiences rather than investments like buying a property for sale Carlisle from their local estate agent Cumbria.

Whilst to some, this may seem like the younger generation being more frivolous with their money, the surveying company added that millennials are just choosing to spend their earnings differently on more affordable things, than following the traditional route of homeownership like previous generations.

Property for sale Cumbria in England has undergone an annual price increase of 5.4%, with prices rising by 1% from June 2017. This has caused the average age of the first-time buyer to increase to 32 from 31 a decade ago, and the number of homes occupied by first time buyers has dropped to 654,000 from 675,000 a decade ago and 922,000 two decades ago!

It was also reported that 82% of the young adults who were interviewed said it was unfair that their parents had a much easier time buying their home than the current generation. However, estate agents are often very understanding of this issue and have accrued a lot of knowledge to be able to better advise young people how to invest properly and find an affordable home to get them on the property ladder.

Whilst prices of homes have been on the rise, property for sale Carlisle has been falling, as have confirmed sales across the country. Another factor in this decline of the younger generation stepping onto the property ladder and finding a property for sale Cumbria that they like can also be attributed to guilt felt for borrowing from the Bank of Mum and Dad, a survey from a popular building society revealed. 66% of 18-40-year-olds who expected that they would need to borrow money from their parents also felt guilty about it.

It may be difficult for millennials to view themselves as buying and moving into their own house, but when they find a property for sale Carlisle that they love, they need to know that they have an estate agent Cumbria that they can really trust to advise them in the best way possible for their future. For those looking for a home in the North West of England, Tiffen & Co are one of the leading independent estate agents in the region. Having been established for over a century, they are incredibly knowledgeable about the local area and are highly professional and helpful.

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March 30, 2022 – 3:14 pm
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Poland wins the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest

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Poland wins the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest
By Admin | Posted in Uncategorized

Sunday, September 7, 2008

The Polish team of Edyta Herbu? and Marcin Mroczek have won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. The pair performed a version of the Rumba, Cha-Cha and Jazz Dance.

The pair were given 20 points by the jury and 134 points from the voting public with a total of 154. They were given the maximum 12 points by Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Russia came second with 121 points and Ukraine with 119 points.

This years contest was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. This is only the second Eurovision Dance Contest. The first contest was held at the BBC Television Centre, London. Three countries withdrew from the competition Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Azerbaijan debuted and came in 5th.

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March 29, 2022 – 4:11 pm
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Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power

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Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power
By Admin | Posted in Uncategorized

Monday, December 18, 2006

A state of emergency was declared Sunday for the U.S. state of Washington by governor Christine Gregoire, as additional reports of storm-related casualties surfaced. The state National Guard has been deployed to aid in distributing supplies.

Thousands were still without power in the coastal and Puget Sound regions, though most urban areas were back with power as late as Sunday afternoon, and outages were mostly contained to rural and unincorporated areas. Puget Sound Energy reported that roughly 500,000 energy customers out of the 700,000 who lost power were back in service by Sunday evening. Seattle City Light, the city’s independent municipal utility, reported only 18,000 customers still without power as of Monday morning, down from a peak of 175,000.

Four additional deaths related to the post-storm power outage had been reported as of Monday, bringing the total number of casualties to eight. A man in Gig Harbor was electrocuted by a downed power line while walking his dog. Another man in Spanaway died when an unattended candle caused a house fire.

Two died from carbon monoxide poisoning in separate incidents related to use of combustion devices indoors. Roughly a hundred additional cases of non-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning were reported from people using generators or grills indoors. News radio stations and authorities warned the public to stay away from downed power lines and not to use grills indoors. Dr. Neil Hampson at Virginia Mason’s hyperbaric unit, where a number of victims were being treated, warned it could be “the worse case of carbon monoxide poisioning in the country”.

On Monday, four new carbon-monoxide deaths were reported in a family of five in Burien due to an indoor generator. In Canada, which had some damage from the week’s storms, two southern British Columbia carbon monoxide deaths were also reported. Despite continued warnings, hospitals are still seeing cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, including a family in w:Shoreline, Washington which was taken to the hospital after they reported symptoms due to their indoor grill. Neighbors of the Burien family suggested that noise concerns are leading people to place noisy generators indoors.

The massive power outage left many stores and gas stations unable to operate. Some businesses opened with the help of backup generators, conserving power by foregoing heat and refrigeration, exterior lighting, and half the interior lighting. Most stores had run out of “D” size batteries, the most common size for flashlights, as well as firelogs and other essentials. Gasoline shortages were reported throughout the area, with one man selling excess fuel for as high as $15 per gallon, over 5 times the average retail price.

The Red Cross set up shelters throughout King and other affected counties for those without power or food. Hotels reported no vacancies as whole families took shelter in powered hotels, especially in Seattle. Restaurants also reported brisk business as people sought out a hot cooked meal. Tons of perishable food were expected to have become unsafe after the prolonged outage disabled refrigerators and freezers both in homes and stores.

Many of those without power visited nearby friends and family living where power had been continued or restored, while others traveled out of the area to places that had not been affected. The widespread outage made long-distance traveling treacherous on some major routes, with roadway lighting, cellular towers, and services disabled by the outage.

Most major roadways which were closed during the storm were reopened on Friday. The 520 Floating Bridge over Lake Washington, a major conduit to the technology-rich Eastside, sustained minor damage. Amtrak, which had halted its Cascades service, resumed Saturday evening. Sea-Tac Airport resumed operations with a reduced flight load, after a transient power outage on Friday disabled the airport radar and caused all planes to be grounded until it was repaired.

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March 26, 2022 – 3:53 pm
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Free Online Surveys That Pay Fact Or Fiction?

By Admin | Posted in Business Energy Advice

By Matt Ream

Are there really free online surveys that pay, or are they a legend like leprechauns and Bigfoot? Many online survey companies promise to pay real money for what most people would do for free in their spare time. Filling out opinion surveys is not new, but the idea of taking surveys for money surprises a lot of people. They are even more surprised when they find out how much money they can potentially make.

It’s true that there are actually free online surveys that pay. We, as consumers, look for opportunities to share our knowledge of products and services with the corporations that sell them to us and those corporations are even more interested in what we consumers have to say. It helps them build better products, market those products better, and improve their overall profitability.

The classic example of fish flavored cough syrup in plastic bags is a good one. It’s just something that no one is going to buy. Making a product without thorough market research on real consumers can end up costing a business millions of dollars, so giving gifts or paying a fee to get a valid opinion can save companies a lot of money and time.

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Free online surveys that pay that are available in a variety of places online. Be very careful however, because along with those free opportunities are less reputable survey companies. There are companies that will offer a list of free surveys, but to get the list is not free. They charge you money for the “convenience” of having already done the free online survey research for you.

The companies that try to sell you lists are basically middlemen who have done the research you can do yourself and packaged it for resale. The companies that are interested in getting consumer opinions try to make that information available to consumers for free. Still, if you feel that a fee is warranted because it will save you time, go ahead and buy a list.

There are a number of Internet sites where you can find discussion forums that will to you the stories of stay-at-home moms to fill out surveys in their spare time or blue-collar workers that gave up their full-time jobs just to take surveys. Discussion forums are a good place to research the validity of online survey programs, and to get the opinions of other people who have tried different programs.

Getting involved in free online surveys that pay can be a family affair. Most companies have surveys for children, because they are interested in children’s opinions on many products. Children are actually the most frequent consumers of things like snack foods, TV dinners and video games. As long as a responsible adult is in the home while a child is on the computer, there is no reason your children can get involved in taking free online surveys that pay.

The main thing to remember when filling out online surveys is that you can share your opinion, but be very careful with your information. You will obviously have to give some information like name and e-mail address, but never give out your credit card number unless the site is secure and they survey company needs it for a valid reason.

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March 25, 2022 – 3:09 pm
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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007
By Admin | Posted in Uncategorized

Monday, December 31, 2007

What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell apart? The year author Kurt Vonnegut or mime Marcel Marceau died, both at 84?

Let’s take a look at some of the international stories of 2007. Links to the original Wikinews articles are in bold.

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March 24, 2022 – 3:47 pm
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Two men found guilty of murder of shop owner in West Yorkshire, England

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Two men found guilty of murder of shop owner in West Yorkshire, England
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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Two men have been found guilty of murdering shopkeeper Gurmail Singh in a robbery at his shop in West Yorkshire, England. During the robbery at Cowcliffe Convenience Store in Huddersfield in February, Singh was hit over the head with bottles of wine and died the next day.

Muawaz Khalid, aged twenty, and Nabeel Shafi, aged eighteen, both from Huddersfield were convicted of murder after a six-week trial at Bradford Crown Court. Three other men were cleared of murder but two were convicted of robbery; the third had previously admitted to assisting an offender. They will be sentenced on November 16.

The court was told how smokers at a public house opposite the shop became aware of the robbery when two of the gang were seen fleeing the scene. A man attempted to trap two remaining members of the gang inside the shop but they escaped through a back door. Other members of the public tried to stop them but they were able to get away.

Detective Superintendent David Pervin of West Yorkshire Police, speaking after the convictions said, “[l]ocal people showed great courage in attempting to tackle and capture those responsible at the time of the attack and, after the tragic events of that night, the wider community united and showed massive support in helping us to put these people before the courts. I cannot thank them enough for that.”

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March 24, 2022 – 3:44 pm
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