This is a very serious obligation

Payment card data was stolen from an unknown number of Target Corp customers starting on the busy Black Friday weekend in a major breach at the U.S. retailer, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Secret Service is investigating, according to a spokesman for the agency, which safeguards the nation’s payment systems. Target officials did not respond to requests for comment.

Investigators believe the data was obtained via software installed on machines that customers use to swipe magnetic strips on their cards when paying for merchandise at Target stores, according to the person who was not authorized to discuss the matter and declined to provide further details.

In meetings with a confidential DEA source in Africa,  asics gel noosa tri 8Ukraine and Romania starting in late 2010, Pouryan and Orbach arranged to provide $25 million worth of weapons, ammunition and training to the source posing as a Taliban representative. They expected to make more than $800,000 on the transactions, according to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Dein released Kim into the custody of his sister, who lives nearby, and an uncle. She ordered him to stay off the Harvard campus, other than to return with the school’s permission and an escort to retrieve possessions he left behind.

“This is a very serious obligation,” asics womens running shoes  Dein said. “If you do go on the (Harvard) grounds you must be escorted.”

A Harvard spokesman declined on Wednesday to comment on whether Kim remained a student at the Ivy League university.

“When all is said and done, this one will put its mark up there with some of the largest retail breaches to date,” gel noosa 7 running shoes  the report cited an unnamed source as saying.

The biggest credit card breach at a U.S. retailer reported to date was an attack against TJX Cos, the parent of TJ Maxx and Marshalls. The company disclosed in March 2007 that data from 45.7 million payment cards had been stolen by hackers over 18 months. Banks later asserted in court documents the hackers could have obtained more than 94 million account numbers.

The data breach at Target could have extended from just after Thanksgiving to December 15, Krebs said, asics shoes citing evidence from investigators.

An American Express spokeswoman said the company is aware of the incident and is putting fraud controls in place.

Representatives for Visa and MasterCard declined to comment.

There are no indications that the theft affected shoppers on Target’s website, Krebs reported.

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The Philippines has expressed interest in joining the pact and Kerry said a delegation from Manila would visit Washington in January for technical talks

Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday played down tension with China over the East China Sea, saying U.S. efforts to strengthen maritime security in South East Asia were part of a normal process to help allies defend themselves better.

Kerry said maritime disputes between countries should be resolved peacefully through arbitration and the United States would speak out when a country, such as China, took unilateral action that raised the potential for conflict.

TYPHOON DESTRUCTION

Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea has set it directly against Vietnam and the Philippines – the two countries Kerry is visiting – while Brunei,  asics gel noosa tri 8Taiwan and Malaysia also lay claim to other parts of the sea, making it one of Asia’s biggest potential trouble spots.

The Philippines has a $1.7-billion spending plan to upgrade military capabilities, particularly surveillance and monitoring systems on its maritime borders in the South China Sea.

Maritime security will feature prominently in Kerry’s talks with President Benigno Aquino, as it did on his stop in Vietnam.

The United States has said it is not taking sides but has moved in recent weeks to defend allies against new moves by Beijing to control regional waters.

“This group has always had ideological prejudices against China, and continues to make unreasonable criticisms and starts rumors to smear China,” asics gel kayano 18   said Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The camps are part of a controversial program called re-education through labor that lets police detain political and religious dissidents for up to four years without any judicial process.

Such dissidents include petitioners, government critics, members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong and petty criminals.

China has yet to announce its moon ambitions beyond the sampling mission, Wu said, when asked if it planned to send astronauts there.  asics running shoes He insisted the plans were for peaceful purposes.

The heightened tension with China has raised concerns that a minor incident in the disputed sea could quickly escalate.

U.S. and Chinese warships narrowly avoided collision in the South China Sea last week, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Friday.

On Wednesday, Kerry will travel to Tacloban in the central Philippines, the epicenter of super typhoon Haiyan, which decimated towns and villages on November 8.  asics t139n  The storm has killed more than 6,000 people and displaced 4 million.

The treatment was often sparked by detainees’ refusal to renounce religious beliefs or stop petitioning the government.

Kerry’s visit to Southeast Asia comes as the United States strives for a trade deal with 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific. A Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact is the centerpiece of U.S. efforts to refocus attention on the fast-growing region.

The Philippines has expressed interest in joining the pact and Kerry said a delegation from Manila would visit Washington in January for technical talks.

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There is no agreement yet on where the ship will anchor while the work is carried out

President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Monday he would soon enact a sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s ailing energy sector which is aimed at boosting growth in Latin America’s No. 2 economy.

The reform, which changes the constitution to allow private companies to operate independently or partner with state oil giant Pemex via new types of contracts, won approval from a majority of Mexican states on Sunday, after a tense debate in Congress.

While key reforms have been approved, nike free run shoe  some, including a political reform demanded by opposition parties to level the playing field in local elections, still lack implementing laws that hash out the fine print of the reform.

David Penchyna, a Senator for the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party and head of the powerful energy committee, said on Monday Congress could push through implementing laws as soon as March.

Such dissidents include petitioners, free run 2  government critics, members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong and petty criminals.

Amnesty, in a report based on more than 60 interviews with families, lawyers and former inmates conducted over five years, found the use of other forms of extra-judicial detention, especially drug rehab facilities, had widened and could supplant the labor camp system.

“Many of the policies and practices which resulted in individuals being punished for peacefully exercising their human rights by sending them to re-education through labor camps have not fundamentally changed: quite the contrary,” free run 3  Amnesty said.

The chemicals will be destroyed at sea on board a specially adapted U.S. ship because they are too dangerous to import into a country. There is no agreement yet on where the ship will anchor while the work is carried out.

“Being optimistic, nike free running shoe I would say that from February to March Congress will finish pending matters such as in telecommunications and definitely finish the political and energy work in which we have advanced significantly,” Penchyna told a local radio station.

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It’s a big cause for concern

Renault SA (RENA.PA) clinched full access to China’s auto market on Monday by sealing a joint venture agreement with state-owned Dongfeng Motor Group (0489.HK) in Wuhan, a city fast shaping up as China’s own Detroit.

But after the initial haul, Apple will find itself in a familiar, expensive battle with its main smartphone rival, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, to win over customers, one wallet at a time.

China Mobile, which says it already has 45 million iPhone users, could gain 17 million new activations and the deal should generate at least $3 billion in revenue for Apple in 2014, according to Forrester Research.

Thanks to its central position and its rail, road and waterway networks it is better-positioned than other cities to become China’s Detroit – minus the bankruptcy, shop nike said Peng Zhimin, a regional economics researcher at the Hubei office of ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences who advises the provincial government.

Peng sees Wuhan as a combination of Detroit, home of the U.S. auto industry, and Chicago, North America’s transportation hub.

While analysts and commentators sharpened their knives, Boucher – the bank’s burly chief executive, described by one MP as “a hard bastard with a hide like a rhino” – started setting up meetings.

China is Apple’s second-largest market after the United States. Net sales in China for the fiscal year ended September 2013 rose 13 percent to $25.4 billion, free run on clearance accounting for about 15 percent of Apple’s $170.9 billion in total net sales.

RIVAL AUTO CITIES

Wuhan has already successfully attracted General Motors Co (GM.N) and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Group (600104.SS). Earlier this year, the companies started building an assembly plant in the city capable of producing 300,000 cars a year when production starts in 2015. They are also building an engine plant.

“He’s one of those really great leaders,” McMorrow told Reuters. “There are only a handful of bank CEOs in the world that could have pulled off what he did… I don’t think the longevity of his employment ever crossed his mind.”

Despite his feat, 55 year-old Boucher still attracts more brickbats than bouquets. Along the road to making Bank of Ireland the country’s “least-worst bank” – as he puts it – its CEO has been mauled in parliament, nike shoes pilloried by a TV sketch show and had an egg flung at him by an irate shareholder.

BIG PLANS FOR WUHAN

In addition to Renault, Wuhan is also home to the headquarters of Dongfeng’s joint ventures with Nissan, Honda Motor Co.(7267.T) and PSA Peugeot Citroen. Honda, Dongfeng and Peugeot also assemble cars in or around Wuhan.

The city, which currently has the capacity to produce roughly 1 million vehicles a year, is aiming to boost that to 3 million by 2016. Much of that planned capacity boost will come from Renault’s joint venture with Dongfeng and other global automakers such as Peugeot, which is close to getting a sizeable capital injection from Dongfeng.

Bank of Ireland had its investment thanks to the billionaire investors’ input and their participation in a rights issue, that ran alongside a debt-for-equity swap. shop nike free  The state’s stake fell to 15 percent from 36 percent and Boucher’s bank gained the status of being the only Irish lender to stay out of state control.

Now, thanks to Zambian-born Boucher, Bank of Ireland is on the verge of becoming the first in the country to return fully to private hands after repaying 1.9 billion euros to the state earlier this month ahead of the government’s exit from the EU/IMF bailout program on Sunday.

Wuhan government officials say GM’s long-term blueprint for its Wuhan assembly plant includes an option of adding another assembly line to double its overall annual capacity to 600,000 cars.

“I am a pretty seasoned manufacturing guy, right?  free run  I’ve never seen anything like this before,” GM China Chairman Tim Lee, who has overseen GM’s manufacturing operations around the world throughout his career, said earlier this year in an interview, referring to the booming auto towns in China including Wuhan.

Other cities, such as Chengdu and Shenyang, are also competing to become auto hubs. That worries China’s industrial policymakers, as well as industry insiders and experts, over the possibility of a glut in auto manufacturing capacity.

“It’s a big cause for concern,” said Peng, of the ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences. “Too many cities are competing to become auto capitals.”

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Previous estimates have put an American’s average stay abroad at roughly 20 nights

American travelers often focus on avoiding diseases or violence in foreign lands, but a new study shows they may overlook a larger health threat: road accidents.

Between 2003 and 2009, more Americans died abroad from crashes involving cars or motorcycles than from homicide or terrorist events, the researchers write in the journal Injury Prevention.

Money spent on public health interventions related to homicides “has apparently been spent successfully,” Dr. David Bishai told Reuters Health.

Previous estimates have put an American’s average stay abroad at roughly 20 nights.

Homicides occurred most often in the Philippines, asics gel noosa tri 8  at a rate of 21 per million visits. Seven Americans were murdered in that country in 2007 and 11 in 2008. The remaining top-five countries for intentional deaths were Columbia, with 13.7 intentional deaths per million American visits; the Dominican Republic, with 11 deaths per million; and Thailand and Morocco, each with about 5.5 intentional deaths per million visits.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depression affects between 5 percent and 10 percent of adolescents and anxiety, which may include panic disorders, affects about 25 percent of teens.

In the new analysis, asics mens running shoes  stronger links were seen between parenting and depression, including sad moods and decreased interest in activities, as compared to anxiety.

Keeping track of kids whereabouts, or “monitoring,” while giving them an autonomous say in family decisions were parent behaviors associated with lower levels of depression.

The deal left Linde as minority investor in Ikaria, creating a company with more than $160 million in revenue. asics womens running shoes  Six years later, Ikaria had about $361 million in 12-month revenue as of the end of March 2013, according to Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

The other countries in the top five for fatal road accidents were: Morocco, with 12 deaths per million visits; South Africa, with 11 deaths per million visits, and Indonesia, with 10 deaths per million visits.

“We know that the distribution of road traffic fatalities varies dramatically across different parts of the world,” clearance gel kinsei 4 Huseyin Naci told Reuters Health in an email.

“While pedestrian deaths are more common in many parts of Africa, motorcycle and bicycle deaths occur more frequently in southeast Asia,” he said.

Naci who researches health and policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, was not involved in the current study.

Genes, family history of mental health problems, poverty and ethnicity have been independently linked to teen mood disorders, and those are basically immutable.

“Parenting is one factor that should be possible to alter,” asics triathlon shoes  Rapee said. “So if we can identify ways that parents influence anxiety and depression in their children, then we can teach parents different ways of acting and prevent the development of these emotional disorders. “

For travelers going to Thailand or Vietnam, “you are going to these destinations, then you can lower your risk drastically by just not getting on a motorcycle or scooter,” Bishai said.

He advised caution when traveling by taxi, too. Even if a taxi driver appears to be alert and safe, “pretend you are being driven by a high-risk driver,” because the environment and other drivers may not be as safe, Bishai said.

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prompt global strike

The pilot of a South Korean airliner that crashed in San Francisco in July felt very stressed about touching down without a functioning instrument landing system to guide him, according to newly released documents.

Three passengers died when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 clipped a seawall with its landing gear, skidded off the runway and burst into flames at the tragic end of an otherwise routine flight from Seoul on July 6.

Weapons that have been developed in the United States under the so-called “prompt global strike” program would be capable of striking targets anywhere in the world in as little as an hour with deadly precision. Russia, nike running shoes which has lagged far behind in developing such weapons, has described them as destabilizing.

Without naming the U.S., Rogozin told lawmakers in comments carried by Russian news agencies said that those who “experiment with non-nuclear strategic weapons” should remember that “if we come under attack, we will undoubtedly use nuclear weapons in certain situations to defend our territory and state interests.”

The lost family hunkered inside their overturned Jeep, even though the heater wasn’t working. If you don’t have a car, huddling near a tree or digging a snow cave can provide a shield from the elements.

AAA suggests tying a brightly colored cloth to an antenna to make the vehicle easier to spot.

Should I go for help?

The group in Nevada stayed in place,  nike free run 3 knowing crews would be looking. Rescuers said that was key to their safety and is recommended in almost all cases.

The Russian doctrine mirrors the American strategy during the Cold War, when the U.S. would not rule out using nuclear weapons first, because it feared it might have to do so in response to overwhelming conventional attack on western Europe by Soviet forces.

Rogozin said that Russia is working on developing its own version of the “prompt global strike” weapons, but wouldn’t give any details.

But Howe cautions against relying on cellphones in the wilderness. While triangulation can help guide a search, the data probably won’t provide the lost person’s precise location because rural cell towers are so few and far between.

“It’s not a five-ounce rescue package at all, period,” shop nike  Howe said. “You’re better off with a BIC lighter.”

What can I do today to avoid the situation?

The Nevada family was wearing snow clothes — something that travelers should keep on hand.

Captain Dave McKenney of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations said today’s pilots are expected to use automated systems so often that they get “few chances” to keep up their manual skills.

On the rescue effort,  free run on clearance Assistant Deputy Chief Dale Carnes of the San Francisco Fire Department’s airport division said all trapped passengers were pulled from the wreckage within 19 minutes of the crash.

He regretted that a survivor had been fatally hit by a fire truck, but insisted: “We were very much focused on the task at hand — and that was rescuing as many people as possible.”

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They have complementary skill sets and the personalities are such that they work really well as a team

Banks and asset managers scored some small victories after U.S. regulators narrowed the scope of a provision in the Volcker rule that restricts banks’ ownership stake inhedge funds and private equity funds.

Someone familiar with the GM board’s thinking said that Ammann, 41, works “amazingly well” with Barra, who will be 52 once she takes over as CEO.

“They have complementary skill sets and the personalities are such that they work really well as a team,” said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing the process.

“There were some successful efforts to deal with some unintended overreaching aspects of the proposed regulation,” nike free run women  said Mark Nuccio, an attorney at Ropes & Gray in Boston.

Linking these funds will take 10 years, however, and it will fall to countries to cover the costs in the mean time.

Independent auto analyst Maryann Keller said that Ammann complements the skills of Mary Barra, who will replace retiring CEO Dan Akerson in January.

The final version adopted by five regulatory agencies on Tuesday excludes publicly offered foreign funds, air max 1   insurance company accounts, certain corporate vehicles, loan securitizations and a broader array of commodity pools.

Robert Plaze, a former deputy director of the SEC’s investment management division, said the agency didn’t even originally realize the full extent of their fund-related responsibilities under the Volcker rule until after Dodd-Frank became law.

Failure to reach agreement would reflect badly on the bloc’s politicians, whose response to the crisis has at times been slow and chaotic.

For the bank union to work, an agency has to get the power to close down a bank.

Ken Spain, the vice president of public affairs for the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, also said he was optimistic about the rule.

“On first review, it appears that the regulators have addressed a series of important changes,” he said.

The Volcker rule is among the most controversial provisions of Dodd-Frank. Nike Zoom Kobe  The measure seeks to limit the type of Wall Street risk-taking that helped land banks in trouble during the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

As regulators struggled for years to finalize the complex rule, some banks have been proactive in complying with the reform.

In addition to running the regional units, Ammann will have the Chevrolet and Cadillac brand operations and GM Financial report to him. Analysts welcomed his promotion as it keeps the highly regarded executive in the fold and gives him the operational experience many felt he lacked to round out his resume.

Until now, venture capital funds were largely spared from many of the other regulatory burdens that hedge funds and private equity funds face today. free run 3.0v5 But the political view of venture capitalists as job creators, which protected them while Dodd-Frank was being written, may have faded, said Bruce Ettelson, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis.

“People are less concerned about the job creation element in 2013 than they were previously,” he said.

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they had the incident under control within an hour of receiving their first call

A crowd of around 400 people set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday after a man was hit and killed by a bus, the first major riot in the city-state for more than 40 years.

Police said they had arrested 27 suspects after the riot, which started after a private bus hit and killed a 33-year-old Indian national in the Little India area.

Spanish politicians are not impervious to the consequences of corruption, Rajoy told El Pais, and he denied any parallel accounting in his party in relation to a slush fund scandal that has dogged the center-right People’s Party this year.

The report also did not refer to Jang’s aide, nike free run whose defection, if confirmed, would be the most serious for North Korea in 15 years.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service last week said it believed Jang had been relieved of his posts in November. It also said two of Jang’s close associates were executed recently for corruption.

The sacking means Pyongyang is undergoing its biggest leadership upheaval since the death in 2011 of former leader Kim JongIl, the younger Kim’s father.

Spain was at the heart of the euro zone debt crisis last year, but emerged from recession in the third quarter and is funding itself comfortably on the money markets once more following a European Central Bank pledge to defend the euro at all costs.

“Affected by the capitalist way of living, Nike Free Run  Jang committed irregularities and corruption and led a dissolute and depraved life.”

Jang is married to Kim’s aunt, the daughter of the North’s founding leader Kim Il Sung, and was widely considered to be working to ensure his nephew firmly established his grip on power in the past two years.

Last week a South Korean official said Jang was likely alive and in no immediate physical danger, as was his wife,  Nike Womens Shoe Kim Kyong Hui.

Experts say Jang’s removal will help the younger Kim consolidate his power base with a group of younger aides.

“What concerns me most is that all European governments, especially that of Germany, … have a clear view of where we are headed.”

Footage on Channel NewsAsia showed several vehicles in flames and debris strewn across Racecourse Road, one of the main thoroughfares in Little India. Nike Air Max footwear  Many other private cars were reported to have been damaged as well.

Police said they had the incident under control within an hour of receiving their first call.

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I had a chance at the (British) Open Championship and a good chance in the (European Tour’s) PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Lee Westwood, reunited with his longtime caddie and happy to put in long hours with his swing coach, plans to improve every aspect of his game for next year as he hunts a first major title.

Suarez delivered a dazzling collection of goal-of-the-season contenders at Anfield and Bendtner scored two minutes into his first start in more than two years to help the Premier League leaders beat HullCity 2-0.

Second-placed Chelsea and ManchesterCity in third came through tight tussles to beat Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion, nike free running shoe but champions Manchester United lost 1-0 at home to Everton to slip 12 points behind the leaders.

“My focus heading into next year will be to just work on everything really, just try and improve every aspect of my game. That’s what you’ve got to plan on doing, keep doing.

Tottenham moved up to sixth on 24 and Manchester United dropped to ninth.

“After so long without a coach I felt I was getting a little bit out of synch,” added Westwood, who split with his previous coach Pete Cowen in August 2012. “The idea of linking up with Sean was to get back to swinging the way I used to.”

SPECIAL CHEMISTRY

Asked if fellow Englishman and U.S. Open champion Rose had influenced him in his move to Foley, nike running shoes Westwood replied: “No, I just wanted to work with Sean.

“We are very good friends so we are obviously going to have a close connection,” Westwood said of the special chemistry and sense of humor he has long shared with Foster.

Though Zimbabwean Mike Kerr gelled well with Westwood after taking over as the Englishman’s caddie in August 2012, Westwood always had a feeling he would eventually reunite with Foster.

Moyes was given a hostile reception from Everton’s travelling fans, but the mood turned to jubilation for those clad in blue as left back Oviedo converted Romelu Lukaku’s cross from the right.

After Moyes had failed to ever get a positive result at Old Trafford, new boss Roberto Martinez picked up three points at the first time of asking, nike free run 3 the Toffees’ first win at the ground since 1992.

There was also disappointment for Sunderland manager Gus Poyet as the former Chelsea midfielder came unstuck against his old club.

Arsenal, with 34 points, stayed four points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table, with Manchester City two adrift in third and Liverpool a point further back in fourth, ahead of Everton on goal difference.

Having not started a game since March 2011, Bendtner took just two minutes to etch his name on the scoresheet, shop nike  rising to meet a Carl Jenkinson cross and slamming a powerful header into the net from four meters out.

“I had a chance at the (British) Open Championship and a good chance in the (European Tour’s) PGA Championship at Wentworth.

“I’ve played okay for most parts of the year but I’ve just not quite done enough, not had a great last day when I’ve needed it.”

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In conflict situations, all of that goes out of the window right away

Las Vegas, where the only design rule seems to be that everything must mirror something else, is getting a new mall modeled on Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.

Construction began this week on the Grand Bazaar Shops outside of Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The 2-acre outdoor mall is expected to open next fall on the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, in the heart of the Strip.

Developer Larry Siegel describes the project as a sanitized, glitzed-out version of a traditional Middle Eastern market.

The case now turns to crunching numbers and trying to strike deals, although unions are pursuing an appeal.

Some retirees said they felt socked by the outcome Tuesday.

“We’ll be thrown out of our homes and starving if they seriously slash our pensions. Then they’ll tell us to go to the soup lines,”  nike shoes said David Sole, 65, who retired from the public works department in January after 22 years and whose wife also is a city retiree.

“In conflict situations, all of that goes out of the window right away.”

With the ouster of longtime Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh last year, the lawlessness that followed led to an expansion of corruption in army, police and government agencies.

In Libya, bribery and embezzlement were common under slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule. But the collapse of his government in an uprising supported by a Western bombing campaign has done little to root out corruption.

“This once proud and prosperous city can’t pay its debts. It’s insolvent,” Rhodes said in formally granting Detroit the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history. shop nike free  “At the same time, it also has an opportunity for a fresh start.”

The ruling came more than four months after Detroit filed for Chapter 9 protection.

Las Vegas is increasingly looking to beat its reputation as a shut-in.

MGM Resorts International is spending $100 million to build a park outside of its New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos. Caesars is planning its own outdoor shopping and dining “district” on the Strip. That project, Linq, is anchored by a 550-foot-tall observation wheel slated to open in 2014.

Last year, for example,  free run  Prime Minister Ali Zidan revealed that a monthly stipend of 3,000 dinars ($2,300) a month for rebels who fought Gadhafi’s regime was paid out to 250,000 duplicated names — meaning Libya may have paid out hundreds of millions of dollars extra until the program was halted.

And in Syria with the ongoing civil war, smuggling, bribe paying and other issues have increased with the breakdown of state order.

Marcia Ingram, a retired clerical worker, said she may need to find work but added: “How many folks are going to hire a 60-year-old woman?”

The judge spoke for more than an hour in a packed courtroom, reciting Detroit’s proud history as the diverse, hard-working MotorCity devoted to auto manufacturing. But he then tallied a list of warts: double-digit unemployment, nike free run  catastrophic debt deals, thousands of vacant homes and wave after wave of population loss.

Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia tied for last place with scores of eight.

The survey, first conducted in 1995, draws on a variety of sources that capture perceptions of corruption, including World Bank and World Economic Forum assessments, the African Development Bank’s governance ratings, and Transparency International’s own Bribe Payers Survey.

If the concept works, Siegel, who’s developed malls in Canada and Spain, says he plans to open Grand Bazaars in other cities.

“I think people will come from all over Las Vegas and beyond to experience this,” he said.

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