| Text of Obama's remarks on slain journalist Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:52 PM PDT  Text of President Barack Obama's remarks about American journalist James Foley, as provided by the White House. Foley was killed by Islamic State extremists shown in a video released Tuesday. The extremists called the beheading retribution for recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq:
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| Least Expensive: The Five Least Expensive Homes for Sale on Mercer Island Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:37 PM PDT  This week we're checking out the five least expensive homes for sale on Mercer Island. Boundaries are set by the realtors. We didn't include any property that's currently in contract. A friendly reminder: read the fine print, as some of...
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| OPENING ALERT: 8oz. Burger & Co. Launches in Ballard Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:20 PM PDT  Does Ballard have room for any more burgers? 8oz. Burger & Co. is wagering yes. Joining Li'l Woody's, Red Mill, Scooter's, Five Guys, King's, and the just-opened Giddy Up Burgers & Greens, 8oz. officially joins the neighborhood today in...
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| U.S. officials: Military mulling more troops to Iraq Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:03 PM PDT U.S. officials say military planners are weighing the possibility of sending more American forces to Iraq mainly to provide additional security around Baghdad. |
| Greetings: Introducing Guest Blogger Taneisha Jordan Posted: 20 Aug 2014 11:44 AM PDT  Hello, friends! I'm Taneisha Jordan and I'll be bringing you fashion and beauty-related news for the rest of the week. You might recognize me from my role as Senior Fashion Editor at Second City Style, or from the posts I've...
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| Springboks recall Smith after long absence Posted: 20 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT  Juan Smith has been recalled by South Africa after a three-year absence for a Rugby Championship Test in Argentina Saturday. The flanker replaces Marcell Coetzee in one of the three changes to the Springboks starting line-up that laboured to a 13-6 victory over the Pumas in Pretoria last weekend. Eben Etzebeth comes in for Bakkies Botha at lock and loose-head prop Gurthro Steenkamp replaces Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira. Coetzee, Botha and Mtawarira have been named among eight replacements for the second-round southern hemisphere match in north-western city Salta.
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| NYC mayor declares 'Al Roker Appreciation Day' Posted: 20 Aug 2014 11:06 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Al Roker didn't have this honor in his forecast.
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| The Shutter: After only a few months in... Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:48 AM PDT  After only a few months in business, the Upper West Side location of Bocca di Bacco is dark, according to the West Side Rag. The spot is up for grabs on Craigslist for $35000 a month, plus $300,000 in key...
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| Insight: How aggressive lending came back to bite South African bank Abil Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:31 AM PDT  By David Dolan and Tiisetso Motsoeneng JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Unemployed South African construction worker Daniel isn't sure how he fell so deeply in debt. All he knows is that African Bank Investments , which was bailed out this month, kept offering him money and he kept taking. For years African Bank, known as Abil, made high-interest loans to millions of lower-income, black South Africans like Daniel, even when bank statements produced to obtain the loan showed they would have struggled to service their debts, according to court documents in cases brought by the bank against defaulting borrowers. Daniel's 226,000 rand of debt ($21,300) became the South African taxpayer's problem on Aug. 10, when the central bank said it would buy Abil's 17 billion rand bad loan portfolio after the lender revealed it would make a full-year loss and needed to raise more capital for the second time in a year.
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| Tennis - Serena Williams named US Open top seed Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:11 AM PDT  - Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was named the top seed for the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam tennis showdown that opens Monday on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts. World number one Williams was also the US Open top seed in 2002 and 2013 and each time went on to win the title. Romania's Simona Halep, runner-up at this year's French Open, was made the second seed followed by Czech Petra Kvitova, who last month captured her second Wimbledon crown, and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in fourth. Russia's Maria Sharapova, the reigning French Open champion and 2006 US Open winner, was made the fifth seed while Belarus' Victoria Azarenka, who lost to Williams in the past two US Open finals, goes in as the 16th seed.
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| Gilberto spreads her 'Bebel Sound' in new album Posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:54 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Bebel Gilberto isn't just about bossa nova.
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| Menu Porn: Behold Proof & Pantry's Opening Dinner and Cocktail Menus, Launching August 27 Posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:35 AM PDT  The hotly anticipated new project from cocktail whisper Michael Martensen and partner Sal Jafar II has set a date at One Arts. Proof + Pantry will open officially on August 27. In addition to announcing an opening date, the restaurant...
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| Emma Stone to enter 'Cabaret' on Broadway Posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:17 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Stone is about to get saucy — she'll be slipping into the slinky Broadway revival of "Cabaret."
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| Fla. Panhandle military beach is little-known gem Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:59 AM PDT  EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Alabama tourist Lance Du Bose has long enjoyed taking his family to a little-known spit of beach underneath a highway bridge on the Florida Panhandle, where there's sand, shade and shallow water and fewer visitors than the beaches in nearby Destin. The only drawback: occasional encounters with military police armed with AR 15 assault rifles.
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| Eater Interviews: Is Fine Dining Dead? Andrew Knowlton Reveals How He Selected America's Best New Restaurants Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:42 AM PDT  Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appétit Magazine With the announcement of the 50 nominees for America's best new restaurants by Bon Appétit, came the question: What is the current state of dining? Andrew Knowlton, the magazine's restaurant editor, is the...
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| Development Battles : It's Old Folks Homes V Redevelopment in Downtown, Midtown Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:24 AM PDT  Today MLive pulls at the heart strings with the tale of an elderly dude asked to relocate from downtown's Griswold apartment building who died before he could find a new home. He had lived there for 16 years. Yikes....
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| Top Cheffage: George Pagonis of Kapnos to Compete on 'Top Chef' Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:07 AM PDT  D.C. has someone to root for on the next season of Top Chef. Bravo has announced that George Pagonis of Kapnos is among those chefs to compete on the food show. Pagonis already has one Top Chef connection: his restaurant...
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| Sketch released in search for Del. peeper Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:49 AM PDT  Police have released a sketch of a man being sought in 'peeping' case in New Castle County.
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| Mountain Linkage : Park City Banksy Drama, More Colorado Records, Maps, More! Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:31 AM PDT  · Park City Banksy vandalism suspect tagged with arrest warrant · Sun Valley aims to keep green space · New map navigates Steamboat's trails · Vermont invests $15 million in snowmaking · Colorado resorts set record for revenues
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| Coming Attractions: Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Will Up K-Town's 'Cue Game Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:14 AM PDT  Korean comedian and former wrestler Kang Ho Dong is planning to bring his Korean barbecue restaurant, Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong to Manhattan's Koreatown, reports Grub Street. LA Weekly critic Jonathan Gold is a big fan of the L.A. outpost,...
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| Ambulance carrying patient crashes in East Mt. Airy; 6 injured Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:55 AM PDT  Officials now say 6 people are hospitalized after an ambulance carrying a patient crashed in East Mount Airy.
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| Hoyer gets starting spot over rookie Manziel Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:38 AM PDT  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns coach Mike Pettine has picked Brian Hoyer as starter over hotshot rookie Johnny Manziel.
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| More weapons heading for Iraq's kurds, from unlikely source Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:02 AM PDT  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is prepared to send arms to Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq fighting Islamic State militants, Germany's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday. Military equipment such as helmets and security vests would be sent immediately, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, adding that Berlin had agreed also to send weapons. "We can imagine providing further equipment, including weapons. Great Britain, Italy and France have decided to send such goods and we are prepared to do so too," he told reporters. ...
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| Linkage: Architecture Firm Signs at PCM; Local Talent; ATL Growth Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:22 AM PDT  · Architecture firm joins PCM tenant roster · Suburban ATL talent to help lead SEC Network · Sneak peek at latest Atlanta-filmed flick · Permitting red tape delays Atlanta businesses · Chance to visit Lakewood for free · More...
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| Refracking brings 'vintage' oil and gas wells to life Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:03 AM PDT  Hydraulic fracturing, which has upended global energy markets by lifting U.S. Canada's Encana Corp invested $2 million to refrack two wells in Louisiana's Haynesville shale formation earlier this year, after seeing its production in the area dip 27 percent from 2012 levels. "There were a significant number of wells that we considered unstimulated," said David Martinez, Encana's senior manager for Haynesville development. Using minuscule plastic balls, known as diverting agents, pumped at high speeds with water into the old wells, most of which are three to five years old, Encana blocked some the older fractures, or cracks. "The thought is that the diverting agent will go to the cracks with the least amount of pressure," bypassing cracks with higher pressure and boosting the pressure of the entire well so output climbs, Martinez said. He said the process can't be as precisely controlled as an initial round of hydraulic fracturing, in which water, chemicals and sand into are blasted into rock to unlock oil and gas.
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