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White House orders government agencies to begin shutting down Oct 1st 2013, 03:58 WASHINGTON – The White House budget director late Monday ordered federal agencies to begin closing down after Congress failed to pass a budget to avert a government shutdown.   "Agencies should now execute plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations," said Sylvia Mathews Burwell, director Of the White House Office of Management and Budget in a memo.   The order was issued 10 minutes before the US government officially ran out of money after a day of angry brinkmanship between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Senate, where Democrats have the majority.   Burwell urged Congress to pass a temporary operating ... Keep on reading: White House orders government agencies to begin shutting down

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INQUIRER.net: Drilon lets peers rule on Napoles subpoena

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Drilon lets peers rule on Napoles subpoena Oct 1st 2013, 03:37 MANILA, Philippines— In an apparent change of heart, Senate President Franklin Drilon decided on Tuesday  to just leave it to his colleagues in the Senate to decide whether or not to issue a subpoena to Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind in the P10 billion "pork barrel"funds scam. Drilon said the matter concerning the appearance and testimony of Napoles  before the investigation of the buue ribbon committee would be discussed in a caucus when Senate resumes session on October 14. "In view of the response of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, I will submit the issue whether to issue a subpoena to Napoles to the decision and judgment of the senators," he said in a stat... Keep on reading: Drilon lets peers rule on Napoles subpoena Media files: franklin-drilon.jpg (image/jpeg)

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Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Hebrew month when Hanukkah starts / 10-1-13 / 1943 penny material / Blue-skinned race in Avatar / Caffeine-laden nuts / Pitchers hitless games in baseball slang

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Hebrew month when Hanukkah starts / 10-1-13 / 1943 penny material / Blue-skinned race in Avatar / Caffeine-laden nuts / Pitchers hitless games in baseball slang Oct 1st 2013, 04:00, by Rex Parker Constructor: Joel Fagliano Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more Medium for me, but posted times seem high...) THEME: GEESE / MIGRATION (18A: With 50-Across, it's represented by 15 squares in an appropriate arrangement in this puzzle) — Vs make a V-formation, like that of a G[oo]SE MIGRATION Word of the Day: KISLEV (28A: Hebrew month when Hanukkah starts) — Kislev (Hebrew: כִּסְלֵו, Standard) Kislev Tiberian Kislēw; also Chislev is the third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. In a regular (kesidran) year Kislev has 30 days, but because of the Rosh Hashanah postponement rules, in some years it can lose a day to make the year a "short" (chaser) year. Kislev is an autumn month which occurs in November–December on the Gregorian calendar and is sometimes known as the month of dreams. The name of the month may be taken from Akkadian kislimu, which means "inspissated, thickened" due to plentiful rains. But the name may also derive from the Hebrew root K-S-L as in the words "kesel, kisla" (hope, positiveness) or "ksil" (Orion, a constellation that shines especially in this month) - because the expectation and hope for rains. (wikipedia) • • • This is odd. Bunch of Vs. Hardly any theme material in the bottom of the grid. It's interesting and non-standard, I'll give it that. But the theme feels pretty thin, and the Vs don't really make much of a visual impact, so I'm lukewarm on this one. Outside of the theme, there's some nice fill here and there. I liked COP TO and LIVING WILL (which I had wondered about, puzzle-wise—sometimes the NYT likes to avoid morbidity, but apparently this answer's OK, which is good). UP TO YOU, also nice. NICE JOB, even. Real, *real* outlier here is KISLEV. Been doing puzzles a long time, can't remember ever seeing this particular Hebrew month. Needed every cross for sure on that one. Everything else was pretty familiar. After KISLEV, I struggled most in the area around LAIN / MILES, actually (LAIN, in particular, was virtually impossible for me to see—just didn't compute). Not sure why you go SHAVER / AVES when SHIVER / IVES allows you to avoid the abbrev. Both the composer and the printer IVES are pretty famous. At least as famous as NIVEN, at any rate. But AVES isn't sooo offensive (just avoidable). Like the parallel complete first-person sentences I HOPE and I WON'T. I also like baseball, which I have to get back to watching now. Even though I don't care about either of the teams playing (Tampa Bay / Texas), I'm still hooked. It's a crazy game. Watched a no-hitter two days ago that ended with the winning pitcher in the on-deck circle (32D: Pitchers' hitless games, in baseball slang=NO-NOs). That just doesn't happen. But then it did. Amazing. So I gotta go watch. Signed, Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld P.S. I kinda feel bad for the RAVEN that got run over by the damned GEESE. The OWL had the right idea and got the hell out of the way. P.P.S. "GOOSE MIGRATION" googles twice as well as GEESE MIGRATION, and somehow feels righter to my ear/mouth.

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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: 2 share lead in Wroclaw after 3

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2 share lead in Wroclaw after 3 Oct 1st 2013, 03:53, by Chess Daily News http://wgmradzikowska.pl Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: World Top Players (October 2013 - Above 2700)

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World Top Players (October 2013 - Above 2700) Oct 1st 2013, 03:43, by Chess Daily News www.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: World Top Women (October 2013 - Above 2500)

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World Top Women (October 2013 - Above 2500) Oct 1st 2013, 03:42, by Chess Daily News www.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: World Top Juniors (October 2013 - 2600 and above)

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World Top Juniors (October 2013 - 2600 and above) Oct 1st 2013, 03:40, by Chess Daily News www.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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INQUIRER.net: NPA rebel killed, 5 soldiers hurt in Davao Oriental clash

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NPA rebel killed, 5 soldiers hurt in Davao Oriental clash Oct 1st 2013, 02:24 MANILA, Philippines — One communist rebel was killed while five soldiers were injured in a clash in Davao Oriental early Tuesday. Troops from the Army's 67th Infantry Battalion encountered about 25 members of New People's Army in Aliwagwag village in Cateel town at about 2a.m., said Army's 10th Infantry Division spokesman Captain Raul Villegas. The soldiers were deployed Monday night after receiving reports on NPA threats there. The encounter lasted for 30 minutes. One NPA rebel was killed while the five soldiers were wounded from bomb detonated by the insurgents. The soldiers were brought to the hospital for treatment, while the NPA rebel was turned over to a funera... Keep on reading: NPA rebel killed, 5 soldiers hurt in Davao Oriental clash Media files: npa-701x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Funeral home fast-tracks service to ‘presumed dead’ victim

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Funeral home fast-tracks service to 'presumed dead' victim Oct 1st 2013, 02:13 MANILA, Philippines — When a person meets an accident on the road, a standard operating procedure would be to take him or her to the hospital, right? Wrong. At least in this case. The victim, identified as Dalmacio Capuyan, was instead taken straight to a funeral home even before he could be declared dead, allegedly a casualty of a runaway taxi, according to Senior Police Officer 1 Laurente Teaño, case investigator. It wasn't clear who or to what funeral parlor Capuyan was taken but what was certain was that he was hit by a cab on the northbound lane of Mindanao Avenue in Barangay (village) Bahay Toro in Quezon City while on board his motorcycle and ironically, looking at anothe... Keep on reading: Funeral home fast-tracks service to ‘presumed dead’ victim Media files: quezon-city-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Pau Gasol is Lakers’ man in the middle once again

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Pau Gasol is Lakers' man in the middle once again Oct 1st 2013, 02:48 EL SEGUNDO, California — Pau Gasol politely stepped out of the paint when Andrew Bynum emerged as a dominant NBA center for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 7-foot-Spaniard stayed in a complementary role when Dwight Howard joined the club for one crazy season. With Bynum in Cleveland and Howard now in Houston, Gasol is eager to be the Lakers' man in the middle again. "I want to be back to being a dominant player out there," Gasol said. "I'd like to dominate the game, dominate whoever I face, and get back to being one of the top players in the league. ... My preference is to be more inside, because I think I've been very effective throughout the years. I think I can be more product... Keep on reading: Pau Gasol is Lakers’ man in the middle once again Media files: Pau-Gasol.jpg (image/jpeg)

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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: An unfortunate situation

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An unfortunate situation Sep 30th 2013, 19:00, by Chess Daily News So denies committing to play in SEAG By Joey Villar (philstar.com) | Updated September 30, 2013 - 7:40pm MANILA, Philippines – Chess Grandmaster Wesley So on Monday denied the National Chess Federation of the Philippines' claim that he has given his word he'll play in the 27th Southeast Asian Games from Dec. 12-22 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. "I was surprised to read that the NCFP was claiming I have agreed to play in the SEA Games," said the 19-year-old So, who is currently ranked 34th in the FIDE world rankings with a rating of 2710. "I haven't confirmed or even talked to them, they should talk to me directly," added So, who has athletic scholarship at US Division I chess champion Webster U. So's strong-armed response was a product of the failure of the NCFP as well as the Phl Olympic Committee and Phl Sports Commission to support or even recognize the former's feat of copping an unprecedented gold medal in the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia last July. "Somehow I feel that my federation does not care about me or my goals," said So, who will turned 20 on Oct. 9, on his Twitter account, @wesleySo93. So, however, isn't closing the door on a possible appearance in Myanmar. "I'm not closing the door on playing in the SEA Games, but they should talk to me. So far they haven't contacted me yet, everything I read [was] from the media," he said. So's Webster U coach, five-time world women's champion Susan Polgar, defended his student. "He represented the RP in World Cup, Olympiad, World University...Never represented other countries. I don't understand," said Polgar on his Twitter handle, @SusanPolgar. NCFP executive director Jayson Gonzales a few days ago said So is "under contract" to play in the SEA Games and all other tournaments approved by the POC. Source: http://www.philstar.com  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 10892, Tuesday 01 Oct 2013, LIghtning

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No 10892, Tuesday 01 Oct 2013, LIghtning Oct 1st 2013, 03:00, by Deepak Gopinath Enjoyable offering from Lightning.   ACROSS 1   Medium ale brewed is heavenly (8) ETHEREAL {ETHER}{ALE*} 5   Muscle therapist of old following incomplete art of healing (6) PHYSIO {PHYSIc}{O} 9   Cheat and secure fortune finally at card game (8) CRIBBAGE {CRIB}{BAG}{E} 10 Missing blood type dispatched (6) ABSENT {AB}{SENT} 12 Stay back at southern wastelands (5) MOORS {MOOR<=}{S} 13 Translate one book with hesitation before end of contest (9) INTERPRET {1}{NT}{ER}{PRE}{T} 14 Sad weaver enters the borders of Gooty (6) GLOOMY {Go{LOOM}otY} 16 Foretell the German wind (7) MEANDER {MEAN}{DER} 19 Tighten damaged fist, freezing every nerve for starters (7) STIFFEN {FIST}*{F}{E}{N} 21 Image is materially demonstrating a form of prejudice (6) AGEISM [T] 23 Peacekeepers in booth to set things up? Quite the opposite (9) UNINSTALL {UN}{IN}{STALL} 25 Article thanks Greek character (5) THETA {THE}{TA} 26 Acknowledgment of a promise by gangster (6) AVOWAL {A}{VOW}{AL} 27 Empower half a dozen to break in causing resentment (8) ENVIABLE {EN{VI}ABLE} 28 Followed measure to prosecute Democrat (6) ENSUED {EN}{SUE}{D} 29 Madness exhibited by shy, irate doctor (8) HYSTERIA* DOWN 1   Settle in a tent in Spanish party (6) ENCAMP {EN}{CAMP} Camp & Party are not exactly synonymous are they? 2   U.S. state set up one election, essentially wooing the common people (3,6) HOI POLLOI {HO<={1}{POLL}woOIng} 3   Visual puzzle about transportation vehicle (5) REBUS {RE}{BUS} 4   Furiously destroy gray line for the most part (7) ANGRILY {GRAY+LINe}* 6   Nervous? Breathe in and be dormant (9) HIBERNATE* 7   Son to exhibit promise (5) SWEAR {S}{WEAR} 8   Surpass another at gazing, resulting in tears (8) OUTSTARE {OUT}{TEARS*} 11 First half of the English alphabet — is it 'indivisible'? (4) ATOM {A to M} 15 A soft cube designed to confuse (9) OBFUSCATE* 17 Amputate lady's arm (9) DISMEMBER {DI'S}{MEMBER} 18 Kiss ace Lotus engineer (8) OSCULATE* 20 Disheartened Indian writer gets food item (4) NAAN NA{?}AN Couldn't think of the Indian writer! Is it Nanjil Nadan ? 21 Plant developing around eastern border of Bellary in abundance (7) APLENTY {APL{E}NT*}{Y} 22 Recording device in which discussions remain private? (6) CAMERA [C&DD] 24 Driving aids, that could be wooden too (5) IRONS [CD] 25 Shade around a spot (5) TAINT {T{A}INT}

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