Killing of adviser another blow to Afghan leader

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen strapped with explosives killed a close adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament on Sunday in another insurgent strike against the Afghan leader's inner circle.

Jan Mohammed Khan was an adviser to Karzai on tribal issues and was close to the president, a fellow Pashtun.

His killing, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for, came less than a week after the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half brother and one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan.

Two men wearing suicide bomb vests and armed with guns attacked Khan's home in the western Kabul district of Karti Char, said Defense …

Saturday's Sports Scoreboard

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All Times Eastern
American League
N.Y. Yankees vs Toronto, 1:07 p.m.
Boston vs Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota vs Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.
Texas vs Baltimore, 4:10 p.m.
Detroit vs Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Seattle vs Oakland, 9:05 p.m.
National League

Moscow College Grads Find Jobs Scarce - Especially for Women

MOSCOW She will soon have an economics degree from Moscow StateUniversity and already speaks fluent English. So why is DinaBrusilovskaya having trouble finding a job in business?

"I don't want to work as a secretary," she said. "All therecruitment agencies offer me these kinds of jobs."

Brusilovskaya was among hundreds of Russian students who came toa job fair at the university last week to talk to representatives ofRussian and international companies.

Under the Soviet system, university graduates were guaranteedemployment. Now they must figure out how to find their own jobs.

The task can be especially tough for women, the last to be hiredand the …

Poll: 'Jersey Shore' not hurting New Jersey image

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Here's the real situation: It turns out MTV's "Jersey Shore" isn't killing New Jersey's reputation after all.

A new nationwide poll finds the reality show about a group of hard-drinking, foul-mouthed 20-somethings at a beach house in Seaside Heights, N.J., may even be helping a bit by bringing attention to the real Jersey shore.

The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll, released Monday, found no statistical difference between those who have seen the show and those who haven't.

It also found that the series is drawing attention to the state's 127 miles of beaches and generating positive buzz for the Garden State as a …

Himalayan nation of Bhutan crowns its 5th king

The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan has crowned it's 5th king in an elaborate Buddhist ceremony.

On Thursday morning, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck placed the Raven Crown on the head of his son, 28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, giving him the title of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King.

The …

Iraqi leadership trio blasts Egyptian president: Say his allegation of Shiite disloyalty is unfair, baseless

CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak angered Iraqileaders Sunday by saying Shiites there and across the Middle East aremore loyal to Iran than to their own countries as he gave astartlingly frank warning about possible civil war in Iraq.

The flap highlights the escalating tensions between predominantlySunni Arab countries -- alarmed by possible Kurdish and Shiitedomination of their neighbor -- and Iraqis who say they are notgetting enough support from their Arab brothers.

"Definitely Iran has influence on Shiites," Mubarak said in aninterview broadcast Saturday evening. "Shiites are 65 percent of theIraqis. . . . Most of the Shiites are loyal to Iran, …

MATT MULLICAN

MATT MULLICAN

TRACY WILLIAMS, LTD

Most artists would argue that their work is on some level about consciousness, but few could make the claim as literally as Matt Mullican. Over the past thirty years, Mullican has intermittently created "trance" performances in which he undergoes hypnosis, either self-induced or prompted by a hypnotist. For the next hour or so he experiences (or, depending on your faith in the process, acts out) a range of tasks, emotions, and impulses: pacing, talking to himself, painting, singing, regressing to childish behavior, and occasionally becoming enraged. One particularly notorious incident occurred during a 2002. performance at Anton Kern Gallery …

G20 Leaders at economic summit eye detection plan

World leaders at an emergency economic summit are moving to sharpen detection of risky investing and regulatory weak spots, hoping to avoid future financial meltdowns like the one now threatening the global economy.

In the largest gathering of its kind here in nearly a decade, President George W. Bush and some two dozen foreign leaders were to meet Saturday behind closed doors as they prepared to adopt an action plan for more openness in financial markets and an early warning system for problems like the speculation frenzy that fed the U.S. housing bubble.

"The stakes are indeed high," Bush said Friday. "Billions of hardworking people are …

Metro Briefs

BODY OF MISSING WOMAN FOUND

The body of a missing Cicero mother was found Wednesday morningin the trunk of her car, and police believe she met with foul play.An autopsy was to be conducted by the Cook County medical examiner'soffice to determine how Nayecy Murry, 23, of the 1400 block of 51stAvenue, died. Murry was last seen driving off from her Cicero homeat about 9 p.m. Sunday to collect her toddler from her estrangedhusband in Countryside, one official said. She never made it there,police said. Murry was reported missing Monday by her family, CiceroPolice spokesman Dan Proft said. About 3 a.m. Wednesday, police insouth suburban Robbins spotted her car, Proft said. …

Spurs Hold Back Cavs for 2-0 Finals Lead

SAN ANTONIO - They've got the superstar center, the speedy point guard and the super sub. The San Antonio Spurs have a trio unlike any other on an NBA team. They're three of a kind who are just two wins from another title.

Tony Parker scored 30 points, Manu Ginobili had 25 and Tim Duncan added 23 as the Spurs schooled Cleveland in championship basketball for 3 1/2 quarters, overpowering the Cavaliers 103-92 in Game 2 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.

San Antonio was vastly superior in almost every way imaginable - building a 29-point lead and then relaxing in the fourth quarter - when the Cavaliers stormed back within eight points before the Spurs …

Clinton: US seeks to restore Latin American clout

The Obama administration is working to improve deteriorating U.S. relations with a number of Latin American nations to counter growing Iranian, Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.

Clinton said U.S. officials are looking at renewing envoys and other strategies aimed at Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Ecuador to improve ties that languished during the Bush administration. Clinton said the U.S. also wants better relations with Cuba but wants to evidence of reform there.

Speaking to State Department employees Friday at a town-hall meeting, Clinton said Republican President George W. …

Thrifts to lend $233 billion by year's end

Savings institutions are expected to lend a record $233 billionfor mortgages this year, according to the U.S. League of SavingsInstitutions.

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reported that savingsinstitutions closed …

Set in Stone

Stone Computer in Fort Wayne's Coldwater Crossing is the right place for businesses and individuals seeking the latest in computer products and the ultimate in knowledgeable customer service. The store offers a wide selection of computer hardware, software, networking products and accessories.

Stone Computer is a member of the Stone Technology Group, a leading manufacturer of high-end computer systems. The Fort Wayne store is one of three. (The other two are in Toledo, Ohio and Royal Oak, Mich.). Stone Computer appeals to users who are familiar with complex hardware components, but the store is also perfectly suited for less experienced and even first time buyers because of the patient and eager-to-educate personnel.

The staff operates with the theory that the image of computer use has been mystified beyond its true complexity. "We want people to understand that a careful, informed purchase of a computer system will permit greater flexibility as the user's needs change or capabilities expand," according to Stone Computer's Fort Wayne manager, Bin Lin. This is not the case for computers purchased at some other retail establishments.

Sales staff will spend whatever time is required to learn the specific needs of the customer and to explain any details necessary to promote understanding of the products. The company's technicians are certified to provide the specific service needs of the client. Stone Computer does all of its repair work locally, considerably speeding up that process.

A relatively recent addition to Stone Computer in Fort Wayne is the provision of networking services. Stone Computer's highly trained staff assists businesses and individuals with the expertise needed to set up, maintain and improve functional and productive links between computers. Stone Network Services certified team offers extensive system integration, network design, development and management, thinclient setup and support (workstations with user interface capacity only, substantially lowering network maintenance costs and increasing both system security and flexibility), on-site network administration and service contracts. Stone offers a wide variety of network software along with the other extensive hardware and software.

Stone Network Services is a Microsoft Solution Provider, Citrix Solutions Provider, 3Com networking partner, a Cisco reseller and an A+ authorized service center. Certified engineers develop network solutions, and custom built workstations and servers are offered. Stone is one of the most comprehensive service areas available. Small businesses, major corporations, school systems and universities use their network services locally.

Home network systems, along with business network systems, are increasingly popular and Stone provides top-notch service in this area as well. "Stone Computer is dedicated to quality relationships with its customers, from an informed sales transaction to long term professional service," says Bin Lin.

Malcolm X and the fight against psychological poison

May 19 will be the 82nd anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X. This day, as has happened annually since he was assassinated on February 21, 1995, will be celebrated by thousands of Malcolmites in cities throughout the country.

They will celebrate the life of a man whose love for and commitment to the empowerment and psychological liberation of Black people was total and inspiring.

One of these celebrations will be held in New York at the site of the Audobon Ballroom where he was assassinated. A part of it is now the Malcolm X-Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center. One of the highlights of that celebration, which will be hosted by two of Brother Malcolm's daughters, Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz, will be the showing of a 30-minute DVD on a reunion last summer of 18 founding/charter members of the Organization of Afro-American Unity which was founded by Brother Malcolm after his split from The Nation of Islam. It was the first time that most of us had seen each other since 1965.

From 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon until 10:00 o'clock in the evening, we fellowshipped and testified about our eyewitness memories of working with and learning from Brother

Malcolm during the last fourteen months of his life. It was a deeply emotional and historical experience. Since we had been there, serving on several levels, we had knowledge and insight that only we could provide. I had served as the editor of the organization's newsletter, The Blacklash. This, my entry into journalism, was greatly influenced by Brother Malcolm's insistence on the importance of collecting and distributing information.

One of my most personal memories about Brother Malcolm, whom I consider to have been one of the most valuable of human beings, a master teacher, was his focus on the intense, unrelenting psychological attacks on the minds and souls of our people by a white supremacist society. He once said that America's greatest crime against Black people was not just slavery or even lynching but that we "were taught to wear a mask of self-hate and self-doubt."

He was the first person I had ever heard speak so often, forcefully and knowledgably about that critical issue. He told us that when discussing slavery, the focus is usually on the slave traders and the slave owners. Too often ignored was the pivotal role of what Brother Malcolm called the slave maker, a person whose job was to systematically and brutally take a people who had their own beliefs, culture and traditions and break them down, not only physically, but psychologically into slaves totally dependent on the whims of slave owners. A graphic illustration of the slave maker in action occurred in Roots when Kunta Kinte was forced, through physical brutality, to call himself Toby.

One of the most revealing examples of what self-hate and self-doubt has done to the minds and souls of many, if not most, Black people in this country, is exemplified by an observation made by George Schuyler in his book, Black and Conservative. Wrote Schuyler, who is often called the father of Black conservatism, "A Black person learns very early that his color is a disadvantage in a world of white folk. This being an unalterable circumstance, one also learns very early to make the best of it. So the life time endeavor of the intelligent Negro is how to be reasonably happy though colored..."

Unfortunately, perhaps the majority of Black people in this country share Schuyler's defeatist position. They believe White people always were, are now and always will be the dominating force in the world. Brother Malcolm didn't accept that. He strongly believed that our people needed a "revolution in the mind" to combat such psychological poison.

As we gather in cities from coast to coast on May 19 to celebrate Brother Malcolm's birthday, we must focus on developing ways to protect ourselves, and especially our children, from the psychological poison of the white supremacists and their self-hating and self-centered Negro allies in the entertainment, academic, civic, journalistic and political arenas.

[Author Affiliation]

A. Peter Bailey is editor of Vital Issues: The Journal of African-American Speeches, and a lecturer on Malcolm X.

Where's the Chief? Illinois must decide

The whole country was watching Illinois in the Final Four, andtens of thousands of fans were there and a lot of stuffy schoolofficials in suits, all feeling good and puffy about themselves. Thiswas a huge moment for the university to show what it's about. Sowhere was the university's official symbol?

Chief Illiniwek was in the attic. Everywhere you looked, he wasn'tthere. And you could just feel it, obvious and embarrassing.

Time's up, Illinois. Make up your mind on the Chief and go withit. We have had this debate for at least 15 years, whether his danceand attire are symbols honoring the Illini tribes or just raciststereotypes.

Fifteen years, and the solution is to say we're proud of theChief, then create a school policy not to take him on the road?

You're either ashamed or proud. Not both. You can promote him orretire him. Not both.

Fifteen years, and the Illinois board of trustees stokeseveryone's passions by considering the discussion, tabling it,forming committees and other bureaucratic b.s. Resolutions aresuggested, then disappear. And you know where the board is now?

It has decided on guidelines to serve as a framework fordiscussion.

This is hard, but these people aren't making a decision. They'refilibustering, seemingly less concerned with the heart of the issuethan with making sure big alumni and donors who love the Chief aren'tangered.

So one side hides, and the other side? Political groups keeplumping in the Chief with all American Indian mascots. Some of thesesymbols are so obviously racist, like the toy tomahawks, chops andchants of Atlanta Braves and Florida State fans, and Chief Wahoo'shuge grin. The Washington Redskins name -- the N-word to AmericanIndians -- is indefensible.

Mixed emotions

I've always been against these things, and also against the Chief.But this year, I went to more Illini games than usual, and early inthe season I stood to watch the disgusting dance. The Chief came outand started dancing.

And I got choked up. It was beautiful, so prideful. The next game,I got chills. It happened every time, becoming a guilty pleasure.

For me, this became a serious seasonlong conflict between brainand heart. For help, I called a sociologist who has been opposed toAmerican Indian mascots. He thought there was room for compromisewith the Chief but said that idea wasn't embraced by his peerPh.D.'s. He also said most American Indians don't care aboutIlliniwek. Those who grew up in a traditional way, those onreservations, though, see dance as religion. And Illiniwek's isawfully close to authentic.

So how would I feel, he asked, if the halftime entertainment of abasketball game was some guy dressed up as a priest giving fakecommunion to honor me?

But one Illiniwek hitchhiked to a South Dakota reservation in the1920s, asked for help and came back, roughly, with what we have now.That's a pretty good effort. And 20 years ago, another tribal leadergave the current headgear for use in the Chief's dance.

There has to be room for discussion here, not just hyperbole ordenial. But George Benge of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, whowrites about American Indian issues for Gannett News Service, wrotethat the Chief is 'among the most demeaning of the sports mascots,symbols and nicknames whose existence is an affront to all NativeAmericans. Others of Illiniwek's ilk include the Washington Redskins,Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians and the Tomahawk-chopping fansof the Florida State Seminoles and Atlanta Braves."

No, the Chief was not picked indiscriminantly to have a crazyIndian mascot for fun. He is not used to work up fans who still wantto play cowboys and Indians to rally the team at the two-minutewarning. Good intentions don't make things right, of course, but theChief is here to honor a history. This is the state of Illinois,after all, and the Illini tribes matter here. He comes out, dances,leaves.

That doesn't mean Illiniwek is sensitive and not hurtful. And ifhe offends the people he's trying to honor, he needs to go.

Conflicting polls

What we can't grasp is whether American Indians really areoffended, or if it's only a loud minority. I've seen two polls ofAmerican Indians: One said that 81 percent are not offended by theChief, and one said that 81 percent are. Meanwhile, the NCAA has putschools with American Indian mascots on warning.

On Wednesday, I watched the documentary "In Whose Honor" about theChief and Charlene Teters, the American Indian and former Illinoisgrad student who started the anti-Chief movement. And it's prettyalarming to see white guy after white guy say this is a tribute andthen see Teters in tears, remembering the first time she saw theChief.

'My kids just sank in their seats," she said. "I saw my daughtertry to become invisible, and my son tried to laugh. ... They havebeen taught to respect the person who has earned the right to wear aneagle-feather headdress."

If the university can't find a single prominent American Indianorganization to support this thing or find a compromise -- somethingit should have done 15 years ago -- then let's just retire him. Thisfilibuster only escalates the embarrassment.

There's no pride in the attic.

Filmmaker in Dole case: I was never a 'yes man'

A filmmaker whose interviews in Nicaragua are a critical issue in whether a multimillion dollar judgment against Dole Foods will be dismissed insists he "wasn't here to be a yes man" for either side in the dispute over damage to banana workers.

Jason Glaser acknowledged during testimony in Los Angeles on Friday that he was working undercover for lawyers representing workers who claim pesticides made them sterile. But he said his tapes of mysterious "John Doe" witnesses may have helped or harmed either side in the lawsuit.

Jurors awarded six plaintiffs $2.3 million in 2007, but Dole investigators uncovered evidence that some Nicaraguans suing the company had lied.

Judge Victoria Chaney adjourned three days of hearings Friday and ordered arguments Monday before she decides whether to overturn the verdict.

FIVE STEPS TO ERROR CORRECTION AND PREVENTION

If Adam Kolawa had his way, there would be no such thing as "error correction" in the software-development industry. Kolawa is CEO of Monrovia, Calif.-based Parasoft, a company that specializes in software development tools and services. He's also a passionate advocate for an industrywide commitment to error prevention, rather than the currently predominant approach of accepting bugs as part of the development process and correcting them piecemeal. "Sophisticated error prevention is the sign of a mature industry," Kolawa says. "Right now, the software industry is still going through growing pains."

And, like it or not, costly software errors continue to be a reality amid those growing pains. So Kolawa preaches a five-step approach in which a company corrects an existing problem and also puts the pieces in place to prevent future ones. Besides drastically reducing its own errors, this prevention-focused approach also allows the company to better anticipate and protect against errors that occur industrywide. "In the first approach, you learn from your own mistakes," Kolawa says. "But in the second, you learn from others' mistakes, which is far more cost-effective."

This chart shows how an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cure:

1 Identify the error

For some reason, a bank's Java-based transaction-processing system is double-debiting certain charges to customer accounts. This is costing the bank staff time correcting the problem with customers and vendors, and generating and mailing corrected statements.

2 Correct the error

A review by the development team reveals that the database runs out of space about every 10,000th transaction. The Java code throws out an exception, which cleans the database and restarts the system. But it begins again with the same item that it ended with, thus debiting it twice. In simple error correction, developers would correct the code and stop here.

3 Find the origin

Now it's time to dig deeper. The error was the result of a specific section of code that was not closed out correctly and failed to roll the transaction back to its original state. The error was introduced in a code update three months ago. There are wider problems- in the development process of faulty code and insufficient testing- that must be addressed.

4 Prevent other errors

Search all Java application code systemwide for similar occurrences of the coding error to ensure that no other problems are looming. And don't stop there. Stay abreast of problems other companies have had with systems similar to yours. For example, hackers have recently targeted Structured Query Language (SQL) databases in an attack known as SQL Injection. Configure your automated error-prevention software to scan your SQL systems to look for and prevent the code vulnerabilities associated with this attack.

5 Monitor the system

Step by step, the automated error-prevention software will develop a library of potential threats and their telltale signs, and scan the system for problems on a nightly basis. Corrected processes are monitored to ensure they continue to behave. All code updates and system changes are checked to ensure that no new problems are introduced.

Lilly 1Q profit rises on higher sales, flat costs

Eli Lilly & Co. said Monday flat costs and strong sales of several top-selling drugs boosted first-quarter profit 23 percent, surpassing Wall Street expectations.

Higher sales volume and increased prices helped boost revenue from many of Lilly's drugs. Those factors helped offset a reduction in revenue caused by the stronger dollar, the company said.

Sales of the antidepressant Cymbalta, Lilly's second-best seller, grew 17 percent to $709 million, and the insulin Humalog saw revenue rise 11 percent to $450.6 million.

Lilly earned $1.31 billion, or $1.20 per share, compared with profit of $1.06 billion, or 97 cents per share, during the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 5 percent to $5.05 billion.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected profit of 99 cents per share on revenue of $5.05 billion.

The cancer drug Alimta saw strong growth, with sales surging 36 percent to $335 million.

Lilly also recorded $94.1 million in revenue from the cancer drug Erbitux, which was part of the company's $6-billion-plus acquisition of ImClone Systems Inc. last fall.

However, Lilly's top seller, the anti-psychotic Zyprexa, had flat sales of $1.12 billion. Another top-selling drug, the cancer treatment Gemzar, saw sales fall 14 percent to $367.8 million.

The company said its overall costs remained flat, on a mix of lower marketing expenses and higher research and development expenses. Lilly's cost of sales fell 27 percent to $816 million.

Looking ahead, the company backed full-year profit guidance between $4 and $4.25 per share. Analysts forecast $4.14 per share.

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AP Business Writer Damian J. Troise in New York contributed to this report.

Duckies, Vincent H(arris)

Duckies, Vincent H(arris), American musicologist; b. Boston, Sept. 21,1913; d. Berkeley, Calif., July 1, 1985. He began his training at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (A.B., 1936). After studies at Columbia Univ. (M.A. in music education, 1937; Ed.D., 1941), he pur-sued training once more at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (B.L.S., 1949; Ph.D., 1953, with the diss. John Gamble's Commonplace Book). He also held Fulbright senior research scholarships at the Univ. of Cambridge (1950–51) and at the Univ. of Göttingen (1957–58), and a grant-inaid from the American Council of Learned Societies for research in Europe (1964–65). He was a music librarian (1949–57), assoc. prof. (1957–60), and prof. (1960–81) at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley. In 1982 he was made an honorary member of the American Musicological Soc. He specialized in 17th-century English song literature, music bibliography, and the history of musical Scholarship. He publ. the valuable and enduring source Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography (N.Y., 1964; 5th ed., rev., 1997 by I. Reed).

Bibliography

P. Elliott and M. Roosa, "V. D. (1913–1985): A Bibliography of His Publications," Notes (Dec. 1987).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

AP-News Pronunciation Guide D-K

D

Dagestan -- dah-guhs-TAHN'

Dahab -- DAH'-hahb

Khaled Dahdouh -- kha-LED' DAKH'-dookh

Dai-ichi -- dy-EE'-chee

Daisetta -- day-ZET'-uh

Stephen Damman -- DAM'-man

Mazen Dana -- MAZ'-en DAH'-nah

Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi -- MEH'-dee DAH'-nesh YEZ'-dee

Richard Dannatt -- DAN'-at

Osman Danquah -- oos-MAHN' dahn-KWAH'

Mohammed Daraghmeh -- duh-RAHK'-muh

Darfur -- dahr-FOOR'

Dennis Daugaard -- DOO'-gahrd

Mychael Darthard-Dawodu -- meh-KELL' DAHR'-thuhd DOW'-uh-doo

Dashst-i-Qula -- dash-tee-kah-LAH'

Shaniya Davis -- shuh-NY'-uh

Davos -- DAH'-vohs

John DeBlase -- duh-BLAYZ'

Yvo de Boer -- EE'-voh duh BOH'-ah

Peter DeFazio -- dee-FAH'-zee-oh

Russell Defreitas -- deh-FREE'-tus

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer -- yahp dee hohp SKEHF'-ur

Mohammed Deif -- dy-EEF'

DeKalb County -- deh-KAB'

Deland -- deh-LAND'

Jean Marc de la Sabliere -- zhahn mark duh lah SAH'-blee-yehr

Rocky Delgadillo -- del-gah-DEE'-oh

Alfred Delucchi -- deh-LOO'-kee

Joy Deleston -- DEL'-uhs-tuhn

Angel Del Valle -- AHN'-hel del VAH'-yay

John Demjanjuk -- dem-YAHN'-yuk

Denosumab -- deh-NAHS'-suh-mab

Veronica Deramous -- duh-RAY'-muhs

Paul Dergarabedian -- der-gayr-uh-BEE'-dee-uhn

Frank Desiderio -- deh-sih-DEHR-ee-oh

Des Plaines River -- dehs-PLAYNZ'

Jon DeStefano -- deh-STEF'-ah-noh

Deutsche Bank -- DOY'-chuh

Deutsche Boerse -- DOY'-chuh BUR'-zuh

Lindley DeVecchio -- dih-VEH'-kee-oh

Dominique de Villepin -- doh-mee-NEEK' duh veel-PAN'

Frank De Winne -- deh-WINH'-uh

Deylam -- day-LAHM'

Vladimir Dezhurov -- deh-ZH00R'-ahf

Dhahran -- dah-RAHN'

Dhi Qar -- dee kahr

Khaled Diab -- HAH'-lehd dee-AHB'

Dido -- DY'-doh

Samuel Dieteman -- DEET'-man

Anurag Dikshit -- AH'-noo-rahg DIKS'-it

Kara DioGuardi -- dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee

Jacques Diouf -- zhahk dyoof

Diyala -- dee-YAH'-lah

Diyarbakir -- dee-YAHR'-bah-kir

Diwaniyah -- dee-wah-NEE'-yah

Djibouti -- jih-BOO'-tee

Zoran Djindjic -- JIHN'-jihch

Charles Djou -- duh-ZHOO'

Ekaterina Dmitriev -- eh-kat-ur-EE'-nah dih-MEE'-tree-yehv

George Docherty -- DAHK'-ur-tee

Curtis Doebbler -- DOHB'-blur

Matt Doering -- DOHR'-ing

Pete Doherty -- DAHK'-ur-tee

Dominica -- doh-MIN'-ih-kuh

Domodedovo -- DOH'-muh-DYED'-uh-vuh

Tim Donaghy -- DAHN'-uh-hee

Donghekou -- dahng-heh-koh

Vincent D'Onofrio -- duh-NAH-free-oh

Genero Espinosa Dorantes -- huh-NEH'-roh ehs-pih-NOH'-suh duh-RAHN'-tehz

Jean-Jacques Dordain -- zhahn zhahk dor-DAN'

Dotiki mine -- doh-TEE'-kee

Douala -- doo'AH'-luh

Nada Doumani -- NAH'-duh doo-MAH'-nee

Philippe Douste-Blazy -- doo-stuh-blah-ZEE'

Doyline -- doy-LEEN'

Dracut -- DRAY'-kut

David Dreier -- DRY'-ur

Steve Driehaus -- DREE'-hows

Janez Drnovsek -- yah-NESH' dehr-NOHV'-shek

Darleen Druyun -- DROO'-yin

Abdel Aziz Duaik -- AHB'-dehl ah-ZEEZ' dwayk

Amber Dubois -- doo-BWAH'

Joshua DuBois -- doo-BWAH'

Michel Duclos -- mee-SHEHL' doo-KLOH'

Charles Duelfer -- DEHL'-fur

Donald Dugan -- DOO'-guhn

Jaycee Lee Dugard -- DOO'-gahrd

Gordon Duguid -- DOO'-gud

Mike DuHaime -- doo-HAYM'

Dujail -- doo-ZHAYL'

Arne Duncan -- AHR'-nee

Marc Dutroux -- doo-troo

Eric Dybas -- DY'-bas

Robert Dziekanski -- zhih-KAN'-skee

Mikulas Dzurinda -- MIH'-koh-las zur-IN'-dah

E

Shirin Ebadi -- shih-REEN' eh-BAH'-dee

Dalton Eby -- EE'-bee

Yukio Edano -- YOO'-kee-oh EHD'-ah-noh

Edinburg, Texas -- ED'-in-burg

Edinburgh, Scotland -- EH'-din-bur-uh

Boudewijn van Eenennaam -- BOH'-duh-van vahn AY'-nuh-nohm

Jan Egeland -- yahn EHG'-lahnd

Robert Ehrlich -- UR'-lik

Eid al-Adha -- eed al-AHD'-hah

Eid al-Fitr -- ayd ahl-FIH'-tur

Kai Eide -- ky EYE'-duh

Walid Eido -- wah-LEED' eye-EE'-doh

Rafi Eitan -- RAH'-fee ay-TAHN'

Rolf Ekeus -- eh-KAY'-us

Elan -- ee-LAHN'

Ihsan Elashyi -- ih-SAHN' eh-LAH'-shee

Mohamed el-Atriss -- el-AH'-trees

Elazig -- AY'-leh-zeh

Susan Elbaneh -- el-BAHN'-uh

Mohamed ElBaradei -- ehl-BEHR'-uh-day

El Cajon -- kah-HOHN'

Eldorado, Texas -- el-doh-RAY'-doh

Wadih El-Hage -- WAH'-dee ehl-HAHJ'

Elida -- uh-LEE'-duh

Amer El-Maati -- ah-MEER' el-MAH'-tee

Mounir El Motassadeq -- moo-neer ehl mah-tuh-SAD'-uhk

Magdy el-Nashar -- MAG'-dee el-nash-AHR'

Adnan El Shukrijumah -- ahd-NAHN' el SHOOK'-ree joohm-HAH'

Sarah Eltantawi -- ehl-tehn-TOW'-ee

Aicha El Wafi -- EYE'-shuh el-WAH'-fee

Embarras River -- EM'-brah

Enceladus -- ehn-SEH'-lah-duhs

Guillermo Endara -- geel-YAYR'-moh en-DAHR'-ah

Ben Endres -- EN'-dris

Eluana Englaro -- el-oo-AH'-nah en-GLAH'-roh

Bill Engvall -- ENG'-vahl

John Ensign -- EN'-sin

Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn

Saeb Erekat -- sah-EEB' EHR'-ih-kaht

Erez -- EHR'-ehz

Eritrea -- ehr-ih-TREE'-uh

Jon Erpenbach -- URP'-ehn-bahk

Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa -- eh-RA'-soo-rees OH'-sah

Gerhard Ertl -- EHR'-tul

Mike Escudie -- EHS'-kyoo-jay

Anna Eshoo -- EH'-shoo

Martin Esparza -- mahr-TEEN'

ETA -- EH'-tah

Roger Etchegaray -- roh-ZHAY' eh-cheh-gah-RAY'

Eutaw -- YOO'-taw

Mark Everson -- EE'-vur-suhn

Ewa Beach -- EH'-vah

Gnassingbe Eyadema -- nyah-SING'-bay ee-yah-DEE'-mah

Leopold Eyharts -- AY'-ahrts

Eyjafjallajokull volcano -- ay-yah-FYAH'-lah-yur-kuhl

F

John Fabrizi -- fuh-BREE'-zee

Fajr (Hezbollah missile) -- FAH'-zher

Rima Fakih -- REE'-mah fah-KEE'

Duke Fakir -- fah-KEER'

Fallujah -- fuh-LOO'-juh

Falun Gong -- FAH'-luhn goong

Faneuil Hall -- FAN'-yul

Steve Farese -- fah-REES'

Iyman Faris -- EYE'-mihn FEHR'-ihs

Amjad Hussain Farooqi -- AHM'-jed hoo-SAYN' fuh-ROO-kee

Louis Farrakhan -- FAHR'-uh-kahn

John Faso -- FAS'-oh

Andrew Fastow -- FAS'-tow

Fatah -- FAH'-tah

Josh and Laura Fattal -- fuh-TAHL'

Raouhi Fattouh -- ROW'-hee fa-TOO'

Fatwa -- FAHT'-wah

Kathryn Faughey -- FAW'-hee

Christophe Fauviau -- KREE'-stohf FOH'-vee-oh

Ahmad Fawzi -- FOW'-zee

Dodi Fayed -- DOH'-dee FY'-ehd

Italia Federici -- ih-TAL'-yuh fed-uh-REE'-chee

Yuri Fedotov -- fee-DOH'-tuhv

Douglas Feith -- fyth

George Felos -- FEE'-lohs

Myisha Ferrell -- my-EE'-shuh FUR'-ruhl

Drew Feustel -- FOY'-stuhl

Lamen Khalifa Fhimah -- LAH'-mehn kah-LEE'-fah feh-HEE'-mah

Vinson Filyaw -- FIHL'-yaw

Jasmine Fiore -- fee-OR'-ee

Joschka Fischer -- YUSH'-kuh FISH'-ur

Fiserv -- FY'-serv

Isla Fisher -- EYE'-luh

Flocke -- FLAH'-keh

Kyle Foggo -- FOH'-goh

Anders Fogh Rasmussen -- AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn

Raffaello Follieri -- rah-fy-EL'-oh foh-lee-EHR'-ee

Fon Verettes -- fon ver-ET

Pim Fortuyn -- pim for-TOWN'

Byron Fouty -- FOW'-tee

Vicente Fox -- vih-SEN'-tay

Rend Rahim Francke -- rend RAH'-heem fran-KEE'

Jendayi Frazer -- jen-DY'-ee FRAY'-zhur

James Frey -- fry

Thomas Frieden -- FREE'-den

David Friehling -- FREE'-ling

Johan Friso -- YOH'-han FREE'-soh

Josef Fritzl -- YOH'-zef FRIT'-sul

Christer Fuglesang -- KRIHS'-tehr FYOO'-guhl-sang

Yasuo Fukuda -- yah-soo-oh foo-koo-dah

Fukushima -- foo-koo-SHEE'-mah

Fukushima Dai-ichi -- foo-koo-SHEE'-mah dy-EE'-chee

Futalognkosaurus -- FOO'-ta-long-koh-SOHR'-us

G

Gabon -- ga-BOHN'

Adam Yehiye Gadahn -- ah-DAHM' YEH'-heh-yuh guh-DAHN'

Gadid -- guh-DEED'

Moammar Gadhafi -- MOO'-ah-mahr gah-DAH'-fee

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi -- sayf

Kai Gadison -- KY GAD'-ih-suhn

Yuri Gagarin -- YOOR'-ee gah-GAH'-rin

William Gagen -- GAY'-gehn

Yegor Gaidar — yeh-GOHR' GY'-dahr

Faysal Galab -- FY'-suhl gah-LAHB'

Dennis Galbraith -- GAHL'-bruhth

Jorge Galindo -- HOHR'-hay gah-LIN'-doh

Ejup Ganic -- AY'-oop GAH'-nich

Akbar Ganji -- AHK'-bar GAHN'-jee

Gardez -- gahr-DEHZ'

Richard Garriott -- GA'-ree-ut

Leonel Garza -- lay-oh-NEHL'

Gautier -- goh-SHAY'

Laurent Gbagbo -- loh-RAHN' BAHG'-boh

Samir Geagea -- sah-MEER' zhah zhah

Robert Geathers -- GA'-thurz

Harold Gehman -- GAY'-muhn

Raymond Geisel -- gy-ZEL'

Timothy Geithner -- GYT'-nur

Kyrstin Gemar -- geh-MAHR'

Amin Gemayel -- ah-MEEN' jeh-MAY'-el

Pierre Gemayel -- jeh-MAY'-el

Julius Genachowski -- jen-uh-KOW'-skee

John Geoghan -- GAY'-gan

Mark Geragos -- GEHR'-uh-gohs

Julie Gerberding -- GUR'-bur-ding

Pete Geren -- GEHR'-ehn

Christian Gerhartsreiter -- GAYR'-hahrtz-ry-tur

Eugene Germain -- juhr-MAYN'

Gina Gershon -- ger-SHON'

Bill Gerstenmaier -- GUR'-sten-my-ur

Ricky Gervais -- jur-VAYS'

Mohamed Ghannouchi -- gah-NOO'-shee

Ghazni -- GAHZ'-nee

Wael Ghonim -- WY'-uhl goh-NEEM'

Carlos Ghosn -- GOHN

Ghanim Ghudayer -- GHAH'-nem kuh-DAYR'

Miep Gies -- meep ghees

Nicholas Giglio -- GIHG'-lee-oh

Gila National Forest -- HEE'-luh

Yousuf Raza Gilani -- gee-LAH'-nee

Kirsten Gillibrand -- KEHR'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand

Al Ginglen -- JING'-lun

Louis Giovino -- jee-oh-VEE'-noh

Matt Giraud -- jir-AHD'

Raanan Gissin -- rah-NAHN' GIH'-seen

Salvatore Giunta -- sahl-vuh-TOHR'-eh JOON'-tuh

Rajiv Gandhi -- rah-ZHEEV' GAHN'-dee

Ahmed Kalfan Ghailani -- KAL'fahn guh-LAHN'-ee

Ali Ghufron -- GOO'-frahn

Gillian Gibbons -- JIHL'-ee-uhn

Julia Gillard GIH'-lahrd

Ray Girouard -- juh-RARD'

Gizo -- GEE'-zoh

Glasgow -- GLAS'-goh

Glioma -- GLEE'-oh-mah

Ben Glisan -- GLIH'-sen

Gloucester -- GLAH'-stur

Faure Gnassingbe -- fahr nyah-SING'-bay

Yahya Goba -- YAH'-yah GOH'-bah

Tim Goeglein -- GAYG'-lyn

Ron Goetzel -- GEHT'-zuhl

Gol Airlines -- gohl

Aijalon Mahli Gomes -- EYE'-jah-lahn MAH'-lee gohms

Goleta -- goh-LEE'-tuh

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu -- een-YAR'-ee-too

Gonaives -- goh-nah-EEV'

Marc Gonsalves -- gahn-SAHL'-vehs

Cyclone Gonu -- GOH'-noo

David Gorcyca -- GOHR'-sih-kah

Gori -- GOHR'-ee

Dom Gorie -- GOOR'-ee

Kristin Gossel -- GAH'-sul

Jon and Kate Gosselin -- GAHS'-lihn

Mark Goudeau -- goo-DOH'

Justin Gouveia -- GOOV'-way

Gozo -- GOHT'-soh

Graco -- GRAY'-koh

Edward Gramlich -- GRAM'-lihk

Sam Granato -- grah-NAH'-toh

Charles Graner -- GRAY'-nur

Hermine (tropical storm) -- hur-MEEN'

Hermione Granger -- hur-MY'-nee

Scott Gration -- GRAY'-shun

Mike Gravel -- grah-VEL'

Graz -- grahts

Ronald Allen Grecula -- GREK'-yuh-luh

Bunnatine Greenhouse -- BUHN'-uh-teen

Christine Gregoire -- GREG'-wahr

Robert Greifeld -- GRY'-feld

Grenada -- greh-NAY'-duh

Adrian Grenier -- grehn-YAY'

Ray Gricar -- GREE'-kahr

Ioan Griffud -- YOH'-uhn GRIH'-fith

Matt Groening -- GREE'-ning

Groton -- GRAH'-tun

Gstaad -- guh-SHTAHD'

Guadagnini -- gwahd-uh-NEE'-nee

Ingmar Guandique -- wahn-DEE'-kay

Guangzhou -- gwahng-joh

Rudy Hermann Guede -- GAY'-day

Carl Gugasian -- guh-GAH'-see-uhn

Guinsaugon -- gween-sow-OO'-gahn

Guillain-Barre syndrome -- gee-LAN' bah-RAY'

Guinea-Bissau -- GIHN'-ee bih-SOW'

Guixi -- gway-shee

Hamid Gul -- HAH'-mihd gool

Sai Gunturi -- sy guhn-TOO'-ree

Carlos Gutierrez -- goo-tee-AYR'-ehz

Abimael Guzman -- ab-ee-MY'el GOOZ'-mahn

Gwinnett -- gwih-NEHT'

King Gyanendra -- gee-YAN'-en-drah

H

Nate Haasis -- HAY'-sihs

Thomas Habinek -- HAH'-bihn-ehk

Selcan Hacaoglu -- SAL'-jahn hah-JAH'-oh-loo

Hesham Mohamed Hadayet -- huh-SHAHM' moh-HAH'-med hah-DY'-eht

Haaretz -- hah-ah-REHTS'

Rabih Haddad -- RAH'-bee hah-DAHD'

Hadera -- hah-DEHR'-uh

Mizban Khadr Hadi -- MIHZ'-bahn KAH'-dur HAH'-dee

Haditha -- hah-DEE'-thuh

Michael Hagee -- HAYG'-ee

John Hagee -- HAYG'-ee

Joerg Haider -- yorg HY'-dur

Haifa -- HY'-fuh

Corey Haim -- haym

Hajj -- hahj

Halabja -- hah-LAHB'-juh

Tarja Halonen -- TAHR'-yah HAH'-luh-nen

Dan Halutz -- DAHN hah-LOOTS'

Hamas -- hah-MAHS'

Farid Hamayoun --HAH'-may-yoon

Imad Hamed -- ih-MAHD' hah-MED'

Muhammed Hameeduddin -- ha-MEED'-oo-din

Salim Hamdan -- sah-LEEM' hahm-DAHN'

Hamdania -- hahm-dah-NEE'-ah

Yaser Esam Hamdi -- YAH'-ser EE'-sahm HAHM'-dee

Assem Hammoud -- AH'-sem hah-MOOD'

Abdelaziz Hamze -- ahb-del-ah-ZEEZ' HAHM'-zeh

Hatshepsut -- haht-shehp-SOOT'

Michael Haneke -- HAN'-uh-kuh

Ismail Haniyeh -- IHS'-may-el hah-NEE'-yuh

Ahmed Hannan -- AH'-mehd hah-NAHN'

Mahmoud Abu Hanoud -- mah-MOOD' ah-boo hah-NOOD'

Mokhtar Haouari -- MOHK'-tahr how-AHR'-ee

Naveed Afzal Haq -- nah-VEED' AHF'-zal hahk

Abdul Haq -- ahb-DOOL' hahk

Naveed Afzal Haq -- nah-VEED' AHF'-zal hahk

Haqlaniyah -- HAHK'-lah-nee-yuh

Harare -- hah-RAH'-reh

Harbin -- HAHR'-bin

Rafik Hariri -- rah-FEEK' hah-REER'-ee

Saad Hariri -- sahd hah-REER'-ee

Nidal Malik Hasan -- nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN'

Farris Hassan -- FAH'-rihs hah-SAHN'

Saeed Hassan -- sah-EED' hah-SAHN'

Wassef Ali Hassoun -- wah-SEF' ah-LEE' hah-SOON'

Hat Yai -- haht-yeye

Haverhill -- HAY'-vruhl

Kip Hawley -- HAH'-lee

Haworth -- HAW'-worth Hamid Hayat -- hah-MEED' HY'-et

Umer Hayat -- OO'-mer hy-YAHT'

Nathaniel Heatwole -- HEET'-wohl

Hebron -- HEH'-bruhn

Richard Heene -- HEE'-nee

Mayumi Heene -- my-OO'-mee

John Hege -- HEG'-ee

James Heidinger -- HY'-ding-gur

Dorothy Height -- hyt

Katherine Heigl -- HY'-guhl

Heiligendamm -- HY'-lee-guhn-dahm

Aribert Heim -- AH'-ree-behrt HYMDavid Heim -- hym

Guy Heinze -- hynz

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar -- gool-boo-DEEN' hek-mat-YAHR'

Henry Hendee -- HEN'-dee

Tom Henze -- HEN'-zee

Hennepin County -- HEN'-ih-pin

Quadrevion Henning -- kwah-DRAY'-vee-ahn

Herat -- hehr-AHT'

Herodium -- heh-ROH'-dee-uhm

Herzliya -- hurts-LEE'-uh

Hesperia -- heh-SPAYR'-ee-uh

Hezbollah -- hez-BUH'-lah

Hialeah -- hy-uh-LEE'-uh Abdallah Higazy -- ahb-DAH'-lah hee-GAH'-zee

Farouk Hijazi -- fah-ROOK' hee-JAH'-zee

Hilla -- HIL'-luh

Hindiya -- hin-DEE'-yah

Jeremy Hinzman -- HIHNZ'-min

Hiroshima -- heer-oh-SHEE'-muh or hih-ROH'-shih-muh

Hit -- heet

Hmong -- mung

Katie Hnida -- NY'-da

Charlie Hobaugh -- HOH'-baw

Hobe Sound -- hohb

William Hochul -- HOH'-kuhl

Peter Hoekstra -- HUK'-struh

Hokkaido -- hoh-ky-doh

Kim Holien -- HOH'-lee-ehn

Homosassa -- HOH'-moh-sas-uh

Russel Honore -- AHN'-ur-ay

Robert Horan -- hohr-AN'

Takafumi Horie -- tah-kah-foo-mee hoo-ree-ay

Horry County -- OHR'-ee

John Hostettler -- HOH'-stet-lur

George Hotz -- HOHTZ

Julianne Hough -- huhf

Houma -- HOH'-muh

Marques Houston -- MAR'-kus

Jennifer Hramadka -- rah-MAHD'-kuh

Andrew Hruska -- huh-ROOS'-kuh

Frank Hsieh -- syeh

Norman Hsu -- shoo

Hu Jia -- hoo jah

Marianne Hudec -- HYOO'-dek

Gerard Hueber -- HYOO'-bur

John Hueston -- HYOO'-stun

John Huhn -- hyoon

Hu Jintao -- hoo jin-tow

Ollanta Humala -- oh-YAHN'-tah oo-MAH'-lah

Venjah Hunte -- VEHN'-jah huhnt

Rielle Hunter -- ree-EHL'

John Huschke -- HOOSH'-kee

Liban Hussein -- LEE'-bahn hoo-SAYN'

Faisal Husseini -- FY'-suhl hoo-SAY'-nee

Hutaree -- hoo-TAH'-ray

Craig Hutto -- HUH'-toh

Hutu -- HOO'-too

Abdel Tawab Mullah Huweish -- ahb-DEL' tah-WAHB' MOO'-luh hoo-WAYSH'

Long Huynh -- hwin

Hwang Woo-suk -- whahng woo-suhk

George, Jennifer Hyatte -- HY'-uht

Hyderabad -- HY'-dur-uh-bad

Hyndman -- HY'-man

Tomi Rae Hynie -- TAHM'-ee ray HY'-nee

I

Ibiza -- ee-BEE'-zuh

Saad Eddin Ibrahim -- sahd uh-deen ee-brah-heem

Barzan Ibrahim -- BAHR'-zahn EE'-brah-heem

Muktar Said Ibrahim -- MOOK'-tar sah-EED' EE'-brah-heem

Ica -- EE'-kuh

Carl Icahn -- EYE'-kahn

Jonathan Idema -- ih-DEE'-muh

Mohammed Osman Idris -- OHS'-man EE'-dree

Robert Iger -- EYE'-gur

Karen Ignagni -- ihg-NAH'-nee

Hurricane Igor -- EE'-gohr

Jared Ilovar -- EYE'-luh-vahr

Imam -- ih-MAHM'

Jeffrey Immelt -- IHM'-mehlt

Immokalee -- ih-MAHK'-ah-lee

Carrie Ann Inaba -- ee-NAH'-bah

Inamed -- IN'-uh-med

Martin Indyk -- IHN'-dihk

Ingushetia -- ing-goo-SHEH'-tee-ah

James Inhofe -- IN'-hahf

David Innes -- IN'-es

Daniel Inouye -- ih-NOH'-way

Intefadeh -- in-tuh-FAHD'-uh

Peggy Ioakim -- eye-OH'-kihm

Rich Iott -- EYE'-aht

Ipilimumab -- ihp-ee-LIHM'-uh-mab

Allison Iraheta -- eye-rah-HEE'-tah

Irbil -- ur-BEEL'

Atif Irfan -- AH'-tif AYR'-fahn

Irrawaddy delta -- eer-ih-WAH'-dee

Irvine -- UR'-vyn

Johnny Isakson -- EYE'-sihk-sun

Riduan Isamuddin -- ree-DWAN' EESAH'-moodin

Thammarak Isaragura na Ayuthaya -- TAHM'-ah-rahk iz-ah-rahng-GOON' na AY-yoo-TEE'-yah

Neville Isdell -- IHZ'-del

Isfahan -- IHS'-fah-hahn

Islamabad -- ihs-LAH'-muh-bahd' (Slight stress on final syllable, not as strong as stress on second syllable)

Methyl isocyanate -- eye-soh-SY'-uh-nayt

Darrell Issa -- EYE'-suh

Hamdi Issac -- HAHM'-dee EYE'-zik

Igor Ivanov -- EE'-gohr ee-VAHN'-awf

Sergei Ivanov -- SUR'-gay ee-VAHN'-awf

Bruce Ivins -- EYE'-vinz

Iwo To -- EE'-woh TOH

Alija Izetbegovic -- AHL'-yuh ee-zeht-BEG'-oh-vich

J

Jabaliya -- juh-BAH'-lee-yuh

Jabir Air Base -- jeh-BEER'

San Jacinto -- hah-SIN'-toh

Jacobabad -- jak-oh-ba-BAHD'

Michael Jacques -- jayks

Gregory Jaczko -- YAHTS'-koh

Jadiriyah -- jahd-REE'-yah

Thoerbjorn Jagland -- TOOR'-byohrn YAHG'-lahnd

George Djura Jakubec -- JUHR'-ah JAK'-oh-behk

Jalalabad -- ju-LAH'-lah-bahd

Beit Jalla -- bayt JAH'-lah

Qatradullah Jamal -- kwah-trah-DOOL'-ah jah-MAL'

Zafarullah Khan Jamali -- zahf-ROO'-luh kahn juh-MAH'-lee

Una James -- YOO'-nah Jammu -- JUM'-moo

Ziad Jarrah -- ZY'-ed jur-RAH' +Maurice Jarre -- zhahr

Sven Jaschan -- YAH'-shan

Abderraouf Jdey -- ab-der-uf juh-DAY'

Jebaliya -- juh-BAH'-lee-yuh

Ben Jelen -- YEL'-in

Elfriede Jelinek -- ehl-FREE'-duh YEHL'-ih-nehk

Jemaah Islamiyah -- jeh-MAH' is-lah-MEE'-uh

Jena -- JEE'-nuh

Jenin -- juh-NEEN'

Kajal Jhaveri -- KAH'-jihl jah-VEHR'-ee

Yukun Jia -- yoo-koon jah

Haisong Jiang -- hy-SOHN' jee-AHNG'

Tanak Jigme Sangpo -- TAH'-nahk JIHG'-mee SAHNG'-poh

Hurricane Jimena -- hee-MAY'-nuh

Bobby Jindal -- JIN'-dul

Jing Haipeng -- zhing heye-pawng

Jisr al-Shughour, Syria -- JIHS'-ur ah-shee-GOOR'

Steve Jobs -- jahbz

Jokhang Temple -- joh-kahng Jolo -- HOH'-loh

Jos -- jahs

Louis Jourdain -- johr-DAYN'

Miroslav Jozwiak -- MEER'-roh-slahv yahz-vee-YAK'

Johanna Justin-Jinich -- yoh-HAH'-nah JUHS'-tihn JIHN'-ihk

Majid Jwad -- MAH'-jihd juh-WAHD'

K

Kabardino-Balkariya --- kah-bahr-DEE'-noh bahl-KAH'-ree-ah

Ahmed Tejan Kabbah -- AH'-mehd TEH'-jahn KAH'-bah

Kabul -- KAH'-bool

Tanya Kach -- kash

Jane Kaczmarek -- kaz-MA'-rihk

Lech Kaczynski -- lehk kah-CHIN'-skee

Kadima -- kuh-DEE'-muh

Farouk Kaddoumi -- fah-ROOK' kah-DOO'-mee

Lakshman Kadirgamar -- LAHK'-shmahn kuh-DEER'-guh-mahr

Akhmad Kadyrov -- kuh-DEE'-ruhv

Kalai-Zal -- kah-LAY'-zahl

Jason Kamiya -- ka-MY'-uh

Natascha Kampusch -- nah-TAH'-shuh KAHM'-poosh

Naoto Kan -- now-OH'-toh KAHN

Kankakee -- KANG'-kuh-kee

Rena Kanokogi -- kan-uh-KOHG'-ee

Karabilah -- ka-ruh-BIL'-uh

Radovan Karadzic -- RA'-doh-van KA'-ra-jich

Costas Karamanlis -- KOH'-stus kar-uh-man-LEES'

Karbala -- KAHR'-bah-lah

Islam Karimov -- EES'-lahm kah-REE'-mahv

Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye -- ahb-deer-uh-HAHM' ky-EED'-eh

Raed Karmi -- RAH'-ed KAHR'-mee

Karmiel -- kahr-mee-EHL'

Karnei Shomron -- kahr-NAY' shahm-ROHN'

Neel Kashkari -- kash-KAHR'-ee

Hamid Karzai -- HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye

Qayum Karzai -- ky-OOM' KAHR'-zeye

Kashiwazaki -- kah-shih-wah-zah-kee

Ilyas Kashmiri -- IHL'-ee-uhs

Anurag Kashyap -- AH'-noo-rahg KAHSH'-yahp

Garry Kasparov -- kas-PAHR'-ahf

Mikhail Kasyanov -- kah-see-AH'-nahf

John Katehis -- KAY'-tihs

Katowice -- kah-toh-VEET'-suh

Moshe Katsav -- moh-SHEH' kaht-SAHV'

Katyusha -- kuh-TOO'-shuh

Jorma Kaukonen -- YOR'-mah KOW'-kah-nen

Yoriko Kawaguchi -- yoh-ree-koh kah-wah-goo-chee

Naomi Kawase -- kah-wah-see

Kazaa -- kuh-ZAH'

Kazakhstan -- kah-zahk-STAHN'

Sahel Kazemi -- sah-HEHL' kah-ZEE'-mee

Steven Kazmierczak -- kaz-MUR'-chek

Kehl -- kayl

Kelis -- kuh-LEES'

Bernard Kerik -- KEHR'-ihk

Gil Kerlikowske -- kur-lih-KOW'-skee

David Kernell -- kur-NEL'

Jerome Kerviel -- zheh-ROHM' kehrv-YEHL'

Kfar Darom -- kuh-FAHR' duh-ROHM'

Kfar Giladi -- kfahr gee-lah-DEE'

Kfar Kila -- kuh-FAHR' KEE'-luh

Khabarovsk -- hah-BAH'-rohvsk

Phan Van Khai -- fahn vahn keye

Khaldiyah -- KAHL'-dee-yah

Teresa Borcz Khalifa -- teh-REH'-zah borch kah-LEE'-fah

Zalmay Khalilzad -- ZAHL'-may kah-LEEL'-zahd

Ali Khamenei -- hah-meh-neh-EE'

Abdul Qadeer Khan -- ahb-DOOL' kah-DEER' kahn

Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan -- nah-EEM' nohr kahn

Khaneqin -- hah-nah-KEEN'

Kamal Kharrazi - kah-MAHL' kah-RAH'-zee

Khartoum -- kahr-TOOM'

Mohammad Khatami -- HAH'-tah-mee

Abdul-Ilah Khatib -- ahb-dool-ee-LAH' khah-TEEB' Essid Sami Ben Khemais -- EH'-seed ... keh-MEES'

Mikhail Khodorkovsky -- mih-hah-EEL' khoh-dohr-KAHV'-skee

Ayatollah Khomeini -- ah-yah-TOH'-lah hoh-MAY'-nee

Khost -- hohst (heavy stress on first "h'')

Mwai Kibaki -- mwy kih-BAH'-kee

Kibo -- KEE'-boh

Gerald Kicanas -- kih-KA'-nuhs

Adam Kidan -- KIH'-dun

Stephen Kiesle -- KEEZ'-lee

Rinko Kikuchi -- rink-oh kih-koo-chee

Kikuyu - kee-KOO'-yoo

Jakaya Kikwete -- jah-KAH'-yah kee-KWEH'-teh

Nancy Killefer -- KIL'-uh-fur

Kim Jong Il -- kim jawng eel

Nestor Kirchner -- KURSH'-nur

Kiribati -- keer-ih-BAHS'

Metropolitan Kirill -- meh-troh-pah-lee-TAHN' kih-REEL'

Kirkuk -- keer-KOOK' or keer-KUK'

Kiryat Shemona -- keer-YAHT' shuh-MOHN'-uh Kiwa hirsuta -- KEE'-wah hur-SOOT'-uh

Kkottongnae -- GOHT'-dohng-nay

Paul Klebnikov -- KLEHB'-nih-kahf

Thomas Klestil -- KLAY'-steel

Amy Klobuchar -- KLOH'-buh-shahr

John Kluge -- KLOO'-gee

Melania Knauss -- meh-LAH'-nee-uh kuh-NOSS'

Knippa, Texas -- kuh-NIP'-uh

Knut -- kuh-NOOT'

Takeru Kobayashi -- tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee

Shosei Koda -- shoh-say koh-dah

Andrew Koenig -- KAY'-nihg

Mark Koenig -- KOH'-nig

Nancy Koenig -- KOH'-nihg

Kogelo- koh-GAY'-lay

Koh Racha -- koh rah-chah Junichiro Koizumi -- joon-ee-chee-roh koh-ee-zoo-mee

Joshua Komisarjevsky -- koh-mih-sahr-JEV'-skee

Filipp Kondratyev -- fihl-EEP' kahn-DRAHT'-yehv

Mary Jo Kopeckne -- koh-PEHK'-nee

Tim Kopra -- KOH'-pruh

Valery Korzun -- val-uh-ree kohr-ZOON'

Vojislav Kostunica -- voh-YEE'-slahv kohsh-too-NEET'-zuh

Hoda Kotb -- HOH'-duh KAHT'-bee

George Kouloheras -- koo-loh-HEHR'-us

Dmitry Kovtun -- dih-MEE'-tree kohv-TUN'

Sergei Krikalev -- SUR'-gay KREE'-kuh-lev

Kristallnacht -- kris-TAHL'-nahkt

Frank Kruesi -- KROOS'-ee

Paul Krugman -- KROOG'-muhn

Ryszard Krystosik -- RIH'-shahrd krih-STAW'-sehk

Kok Ksor -- kahk kuh-SOHR'

Bassam Salih Kubba -- BAH'-sahm sah-LIH' KOO'-bah

Leonid Kuchma -- KOOCH'-mah

Dennis Kucinich -- koo-SIN'-ich

Hans Kueng -- koong

Kufa -- KOO'-fah

Ted Kulongoski -- koo-luhn-GAH'-skee

Josias Kumpf -- yoh-SEE'-uhs KOOMF

Kunar -- ku-NAHR' (The vowel sound in "ku" is similar to the double-o sound in "took")

Kunduz -- KUHN'-dooz

Kushiro -- koo-shee-roh

Kut -- koot

Aleksander Kwasniewski -- kvahsh-NYEV'-skee

Kyrgyzstan -- KEER'-gih-stan

Kyushu -- KYOO'-shoo

RAISING THE BAR NH'S TOP ATTORNEY'S: William E. Brennan

Family Law:.

William E. Brennan

Founder

Brennan, Caron, Lenehan, & lacopino in Manchester

www.bclilaw.com

Years practicing law: 38

Law: School Catholic University of America

If you're getting divorced, you'd better hope Bill Brennan is on your side. The state's leading divorce attorney gets results, whether representing CEOs, doctors, business owners . . . or their spouses.

"Every divorce is different," says Brennan, who is selective about his clients, choosing those with interesting cases and those with whom he can communicate and provide all the services needed. And while known for his courtroom savvy, Brennan prefers to avoid litigation. Still, he says he's always prepared to go to trial. "But my goal is to settle it," he says.

Brennan likes his clients. "I realize they are going through hell. I try to make it easier for them," he says. But he says those cases that involve children are the most difficult, and he finds parents who use their children as bargaining chips distasteful. "I'm prepared to go into the courtroom to debate custody, but it's an area of my practice that cries out for settlement and negotiation.... I try to teach clients that kids deserve both parents, not just one."

He began his career in criminal law, serving as a criminal prosecutor for the NH Attorney General's Office and the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office. He prosecuted for three years before going into private practice. Brennan's career changed in 1987 during an arbitration case when a client asked him to represent him in his divorce. "I was not sure I wanted to be a divorce attorney, but he was persistent, he says. After that, Brennan quickly became an in-demand divorce lawyer. He says his experience in criminal law prepared him for work as a divorce attorney. "It trained me how to take people though the highs and lows of a case," he says. Now 90 percent of his work is divorce cases and 10 percent is mediation. And while divorce is about a separation, Brennan enjoys helping couples find a resolution.

The state's premier divorce attorney has never been divorced. In fact, he has been married to his wife Marilyn for 41 years, and he gets a twinkle in his eye just talking about her. He says dealing with others' failed marriages makes him a better husband. "She knows when I'm going through a tough case. I'm extra nice to her. Marriage is a job. You have to work at it." And it's not just Brennan's career that has soared. Brennan is a licensed pilot, flying a single engine Beechcraft. "It takes a lot of stress of my job out of me," he says. As for his professional future, Brennan wants to expand his mediation practice.

AP: Democrats Plan $30 Million Ad Buy

WASHINGTON - Signaling a new phase in the struggle for control of Congress, House Democrats have reserved time for more than $30 million worth of campaign advertising this fall in roughly two dozen congressional districts, with a heavy emphasis on the Northeast and Midwest.

The Democratic targets include clusters of Republican-held seats in the Philadelphia area held by Reps. Jim Gerlach, Curt Weldon and Michael Fitzpatrick, as well as the Ohio River Valley, where Reps. John Hostettler of Indiana, Geoff Davis of Kentucky and Steve Chabot of Ohio can expect a protracted televised barrage.

Based on information available to date, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee intends to air ads for eight weeks in an attempt to defeat Rep. Heather Wilson of New Mexico. Rep. Clay Shaw of Florida faces a particularly well-financed opponent, but he can also expect to face five weeks of Democratic-paid advertising.

After 12 years in the minority, Democrats need to pick up 15 seats this fall to gain control of the House.

Material about advertising reservations is publicly available. Bill Burton, a spokesman at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, declined to comment, although other officials said the organization is in the process of identifying additional target seats and reserving more advertising time.

Reserving time in advance can save money for a purchaser because some stations will sell advertising during the summer months at lower rates than they can command in September or October.

By signaling their intentions this far in advance, Democrats also make it possible for their own candidates to know how much help they can expect. While the advertising effort must be kept independent of the candidates, the public nature of the information makes it widely known.

At the same time, Democrats have not yet paid any money to stations, and the strategy of reserving large amounts of advertising time far in advance can carry risks.

Two years ago, the DCCC reserved time to advertise in a pair of House races in New Hampshire, heartening the party's candidates as well as activists in the state. When the station asked for payment, the committee dropped its plans, infuriating local officials who complained that the state had been written off by strategists in Washington.

Carl Forti, a spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, said the organization has not yet reserved advertising time, although it plans to do so in the coming weeks.

Until recently, the two parties have largely been focused on candidate recruitment, fundraising and opposition research to prepare for the intense final few months of the two-year campaign cycle.

Two years ago, the two parties spent more than $70 million combined on their own advertising, which by law are undertaken independent of activity by the campaigns.

Judging by recent reports, the totals for 2006 will be higher.

The DCCC reported this week it had $32 million in the bank as of June 30, compared with $18.4 at the same point two years ago.

The NRCC reported slightly $26.5 million cash on hand as of June 30.

Party-paid advertising has played a critical role in the national battle for House control in recent years, with Republican and Democratic strategists both concentrating their efforts on a relatively small number of seats that appeared competitive.

Democrats have labored for more than a year to increase the number of competitive districts, and appear to have done so to an unknown extent.

There are other differences between the current campaign and the last one that appear to benefit Democrats.

The electorate has grown weary of the war in Iraq, and as a result, President Bush's poll ratings are far lower than during his successful re-election campaign in 2004.

Additionally, unlike in 2004, Democrats are not defending a spate of districts in Texas that were redistricted to make them more favorable to Republicans. The DCCC spent roughly $4.5 million in advertising in five districts in the state two years ago in an effort to save incumbents from defeat. Four of the seats fell to the Republicans.

Based on the time reserved to date, Democrats appear inclined to make Hostettler the recipient of their most sustained advertising barrage, 11 weeks in the area around Evansville.

Other targets include Reps. Dave Reichert of Washington, Mike Sodrel of Indiana and Rob Simmons of Connecticut.

Apart from Republican incumbents, Democrats intend to advertise in several GOP-held seats where lawmakers are retiring. They include districts held by Reps. Jim Kolbe in Arizona, Bob Beauprez in Colorado, Jim Nussle in Iowa, Mark Green in Wisconsin and Henry Hyde in Illinois.

The party also reserved time to advertise in districts held by Democratic Reps. Melissa Bean of Illinois, Leonard Boswell of Iowa and Alan Mollohan of West Virginia. Republicans have signaled they will target all three for defeat.

Bahrain to become 2nd Arab nation with embassy in Baghdad

Bahrain's state-run news agency reports that the tiny Gulf state is getting ready to open an embassy in Baghdad.

The Bahrain News Agency was quoting Foreign Minister Sheik Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa as saying the island kingdom "is in the phase of naming an ambassador" to Baghdad.

Bahrain would be the second Gulf country to announce sending an ambassador to Iraq since Saddam Hussein's fall following the United Arab Emirates.

On Thursday, Emirates' foreign minister announced in Baghdad that his nation is to send an ambassador next week. Many countries have diplomatic missions but no ambassador in Baghdad.

The statement did not say who the upcoming ambassador would be, or when he will go to Baghdad, adding that the location of the embassy as yet to be determined.

Thursday's Sports Scoreboard

All Times Eastern

	American League
Cleveland 8, Baltimore 4	F
Toronto 16, N.Y. Yankees 7	F
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 4	F
Texas 5, Seattle 0	F
	National League
Florida 6, Chicago Cubs 3	F
Colorado 12, Milwaukee 3	F
San Francisco 6, San Diego 2	F 12 Innings
	WNBA Basketball
Seattle vs San Antonio,	9 p.m.
	Major League Soccer
No games today.

Chavez maintains fast

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CHESEBROUGH, Caroline

Born 30 March 1825, Canandaigua, New York; died 16 February 1873, Piedmont, New York

Wrote under: Caroline Cresebro'

Daughter of Nicholas G. and Betsey Kimball Chesebrough

Caroline Chesebrough attended Canandaigua Seminary and taught English at the Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, New York, from 1865 until her death in 1873. She wrote novels and short stories for both adults and children, publishing them in daily newspapers and magazines such as Knickerbocker, Putnam's, Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, and Appleton's Journal. Chesebrough's work can be classified as domestic-sentimental and highly moralistic. Some of it depicts seduction and betrayal (The Children of Light, 1853), but most of her fiction portrays women as agents of moral regeneration. Peter Carradine (1863), probably Chesebrough's best work, falls in the latter category. It opens with a conflict between the schoolteacher, Miranda Roy, and the school's patron, Peter Carradine. Roy has disciplined one of Carradine's favorite students, and he decides to dismiss her. Roy's position as a female teacher is tenuous and Carradine succeeds in removing her; to overcome her resistance he has her pupils vote on her exposition. The novel make a strong statement, with its setting grounded in a social milieu in which teaching was the only respectable employment for middle-class women.

Chesebrough explored a variety of religious experiences in her fiction. The Foe in the Household (1871) depicts Delia Rose's secret marriage to a man outside her Mennonite sect and thedisastrous consequences of this act. The setting of the short story, "Victory and Jacqueline," is France; the conflict is between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics. In Victoria (1856), Chesebrough attacks the Calvinist who bases his religion only upon justice, not mercy. She contrasts Calvinist justice with the compassion found in such women as Mercy Fuller (Peter Carradine), whose aid to a family in distress is subtle but powerful.

For Chesebrough wisdom does not come from the intellect but from dreams which tell of a better world to come. God speaks through these dreams to the sleeping mind which was previously closed by the intrusion of the outside world. Women are the source of this knowledge and thus possess a power uniquely theirs and uniquely female.

The "True Woman" of the 19th century is presented in Chesebrough's fiction. She is merciful, long-suffering, pious, composed, and forgiving. She is never angry, vengeful, passionate, or egotistical. She might be initially poor or orphaned, but is usually rewarded for her spiritual goodness.

Chesebrough's fiction for children is primarily allegorical and features orphans who live in poverty and rural, remote settings. Death and loss are frequent events in these stories, and here, too, the female is the agent for moral regeneration. Even though Lucy Fitzhugh is an orphan raised without Christian instruction, she eventually brings spiritual enlightenment to Gamp's Island (The Fishermen of Gamp's Island, 1865). Her stories at times capture a child's traumatic religious awakening as in "A Story of a Cross," where young Fanny wonders at night what will be her affliction while watching the shadows of crosses formed on her bedroom wall shaped by the canes of a rose bush outside her window.

In Chesebrough's fiction the women are the primary characters and possess superior qualities. Although she wrote in a period that spans the Civil War, no mention is made of this or other political events. Her focus is on the spiritual world within and not on the social world without. Except for Peter Carradine, her fiction projects an inner world in which women reign; characterization replaces events. Although Chesebrough's work offers some interest to the critic of American culture, it must be remembered that the cult of true womanhood represented in her fiction might have no relationship to the realities of 19th-century American women.

Chesebrough's novels and short stories remove the reader briefly to a world of female moral superiority where the male is incomplete without his spiritual complement. Calvinism, the religion of justice, is replaced by a religion of mercy in a society feminized by writers like Chesebrough. It is a world of camphor, of family Bibles, of fainting couches, and of moralistic, allegorical fiction.

Other Works:

Dream-land by Daylight (1851). Isa, A Pilgrimage (1852). The Little Cross-Bearers (1854). Susan, The Fisherman's Daughter (1855). The Beautiful Gate, and Other Stories (1855). Philly and Kit (1856). The Sparrow's Fall (1863). Amy Carr (1864). The Glen Cabin (circa 1865).

Bibliography:

Baym, N. Women's Fiction (1978). Brown, H. R., The Sentimental Novel in America, 1789-1860 (1940). Douglas, A., The Feminization of American Culture (1977). Papashvily, H. W., All the Happy Endings (1956).

Reference Works:

Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States (1995).

—JULIANN E. FLEENOR

Spurs Get Tough to Take 3-1 Series Lead

SALT LAKE CITY - With each drive to the basket and each fall to the floor - flop or not - Manu Ginobili made the Utah Jazz and their fans angrier and angrier. Players and coaches complained to the refs. Fans booed, threw things and popped balloons. All Ginobili did was keep hitting his free throws, pushing the San Antonio Spurs to a 91-79 victory Monday night and a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Ginobili scored 22 points, 15 coming in the fourth quarter and 11 of those coming from the foul line. San Antonio was 19-of-25 on free throws in the final period, with four of the attempts courtesy of technical fouls.

"I'm very proud of what we did in the fourth quarter because it was looking ugly for us," Ginobili said. "We stepped up and did a really good job."

Some of the calls Ginobili got were questionable, but the key was he forced the action after not doing "too much to get under their skin the first three quarters." The Jazz weren't about to let him get to the rim easily and wound up losing their temper as the foul calls mounted.

Utah drew four technicals fouls down the stretch, leading to the ejection of coach Jerry Sloan and usually mild-mannered Derek Fisher. Jazz fans - seeing their team lose at home for the first time in eight games this postseason - showed their disgust by hurling things toward the court, appearing to hit San Antonio's Bruce Bowen with something small.

"They threw Carmex at me," Bowen said. "I like Carmex, but not getting it thrown at me."

Of all the blows landed in this game, the most severe is to Utah's comeback hopes. After a 26-point win in Game 3, the Jazz felt good about their chances to pull off a historic comeback but now will have to win Game 5 in San Antonio on Wednesday night just to bring the series back to Salt Lake City. Utah has lost 18 straight games in San Antonio dating to 1999.

"I'm sure a lot of people are counting us out in the series," said Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, who had 18 points and nine rebounds. "We have a much better feel for this team after playing them four times. All we can do is toughen up ... see if we can get one in San Antonio."

Tim Duncan had 19 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and five turnovers. He was 5-of-8 from the line in the fourth quarter, part of San Antonio going 19-of-25 from the stripe.

Fabricio Oberto had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Tony Parker had his worst game of the series with 17 points, two assists and three turnovers.

This ugly-but-effective performance - more free throws (30) than field goals (28) - puts the Spurs within a victory of reaching the NBA finals for the third time in five years, and the fourth time since 1999. San Antonio has won the title each time.

"It could've been a tied series and a whole new ballgame," Duncan said. "It's a great position to be in."

Utah's Deron Williams had 27 points and 10 assists in 38 minutes despite having lost eight pounds the last two days while fighting a stomach ailment. He had two IVs in the morning, then was so good through three quarters that pregame reminders of Michael Jordan overcoming illness to have a huge game against the Jazz in the 1997 NBA finals - made even by Sloan - no longer seemed silly.

But Williams didn't get enough help. Boozer was the only player to score more than nine points, and he didn't even make it to the foul line. Neither did center Mehmet Okur.

"We felt there were a couple of things that were questionable ... but they won the game," Williams said. "They made plays. They kept their heads. We were the ones getting the techs, not them. And that's why they prevailed."

After three lopsided games, this one got tight midway through the third quarter, starting with Boozer stuffing Duncan on a drive to the rim.

Duncan went down and lingered on the court while Boozer made a jumper on the other end, this time leaving Ginobili on the ground. Parker missed a layup, then Williams dribbled up the court and nailed a jumper at the foul line with Duncan backing up, daring him to shoot.

Utah went into the fourth quarter down 63-62 and was within 67-66 a few minutes later. Then Ginobili hit a 3-pointer, Williams went miss-turnover-miss on the Jazz's next three possessions and the Spurs soon were up by six points. The Jazz never got closer than four.

San Antonio was up 79-72 when Ginobili got fouled attempting a 3-pointer with 3:57 left. He made all three, and Utah's hopes were flickering out.

"We just couldn't keep them off the free-throw line," Sloan said. Asked about all the technicals, he said: "I don't want to talk about those because all that does is give me more trouble."

Notes:@ This was San Antonio's first playoff win in Salt Lake City. The Spurs had been 0-9 counting losses in 1994, '96, '98 and Saturday night. They also were 0-3 in Salt Lake City this season. ... The Spurs improved to 6-4 in the game after a playoff loss by 12 or more points since 2004. ... Utah's Gordan Giricek got two fouls in a 3-second span early in the second quarter. Uh, make it three fouls as he got a technical, too, after complaining about the second one. ... The "True Blue" T-shirts given out at Game 3 were on sale for $10 this time. ... San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich moved back into a tie with Sloan for fifth on the career playoff wins list with No. 87. Neither can catch Red Auerbach's 99 wins for at least another year.

Woman, Dog Get Stranded in Canoe on Pond

An Ohio University student thought she had a plan for rescuing her dog from an icy pond but then got the two of them stranded in a canoe.

Katie Kiracofe, 21, and her dog, Dudley, had to wait almost an hour for emergency crews to come to their aid Thursday near her family's home in central Ohio's Licking County.

Dudley had run out on the mostly frozen pond and had fallen into the water at a spot where there was no ice.

So, Kiracofe crawled across the ice pulling a canoe. She put it into the water, pulled the dog on board, wrapped him in her jacket, and then sat in the cold, wondering what to do.

Using a rope, her parents were able to get a coat to her but weren't able to pull the canoe in. That's when they called for help.

PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2011: THE CHOICE FOR PROCESSING AND INNOVATION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS JOINTLY ADDRESS OPERATIONS NEEDS.

Arlington, VA -- The following information was released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute:

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) will be balancing consumer demands with efficiency and productivity, according to PACK EXPO producer PMMI's findings from Vision 2015 focus groups.

PMMI most recently conducted the Vision 2015 focus groups at last year's PACK EXPO show. Consumer and industry trends impacting the entire production line, from processing to packaging, include increased attention to food-, employee- and environmental-safety issues, sustainability issues, and packaging and products considered 'unique' by consumers.

"Consumers demand and reward innovations in products and packages -- especially those that deliver convenience, value and safety," says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI. "In September, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be home to technologies and concepts from processing and packaging suppliers committed to helping their customers find new ways to address consumer demands and to improve efficiency and productivity -- from processing to packaging to warehousing."

The September 2011 show marks the first appearance of processing equipment on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor.

"We're excited about bringing processing to PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Attendees at last year's PACK EXPO International let us know they were pleased to come to PACK EXPO and find total systems solutions. I am certain PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees will have the same reaction," Yuska says.

For Nestle Global Technician Procurement Manager Stephane Boubee, the expanded show meant widening his sourcing horizons.

"The show allowed me to initiate some commercial relationships with suppliers I didn't know before. PACK EXPO is definitely a 'must-be-at' show," Boubee says.

Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will also find the solutions they need up and down the line. The food industry (42 percent of attendees) is well-represented, but is only one of many industries sending decision makers to PACK EXPO. Regardless of the products an attendee manufactures -- food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like -- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will deliver solutions from robotics and automation to food safety, filling and palletizing.

Serving and Evolving with the Industry Since the 1950s

To help attendees focus their efforts, PMMI is introducing several new exhibit areas at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, including the brand-new Pharmaceutical Pavilion.

"Once we expanded PACK EXPO to include processing equipment, pharmaceutical solutions providers approached PMMI and requested a concentrated presence at the show, starting in Las Vegas in 2011. As we explored the concept, we found their customers were just as enthusiastic. With its location in the Central Hall, The Pharmaceutical Pavilion will be an ideal spot for attendees looking for total systems solutions to support their processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products," Yuska says.

2011 marks the 55th anniversary of PACK EXPO, first launched in 1956, and the 16th year since PMMI launched PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

"Since 1956, PACK EXPO shows have mirrored the industries they serve, and today's CPG companies see production as a single, continuous function," Yuska says. "Our goal is a PACK EXPO experience that allows attendees to get the seed of a branding idea, and find sources for it all, from the drawing board to production to the store shelves."

In addition to The Pharmaceutical Pavilion, special features like The Brand Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, and the Processing Zone will showcase the suppliers attendees like Jeff J. Strong, director, global engineering, Starbucks Coffee, need to see to have that experience:

"PACK EXPO is the best way for us to meet with [our suppliers] and learn about new technologies," Strong says.

"PACK EXPO will be in the lead as new trends emerge throughout the year," Yuska notes, "and will address them with an assortment of exhibitors and displays that offer greater variety and more potential to inspire innovation."

Packaging and processing do not stand alone. To maximize efficiency and minimize waste, processing, packaging and warehousing must be integrated.

"I'm very excited about what PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will have to offer attendees and exhibitors," Yuska adds.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK Mexico, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Mexico at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

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PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2011: THE CHOICE FOR PROCESSING AND INNOVATION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS JOINTLY ADDRESS OPERATIONS NEEDS.

Arlington, VA -- The following information was released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute:

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) will be balancing consumer demands with efficiency and productivity, according to PACK EXPO producer PMMI's findings from Vision 2015 focus groups.

PMMI most recently conducted the Vision 2015 focus groups at last year's PACK EXPO show. Consumer and industry trends impacting the entire production line, from processing to packaging, include increased attention to food-, employee- and environmental-safety issues, sustainability issues, and packaging and products considered 'unique' by consumers.

"Consumers demand and reward innovations in products and packages -- especially those that deliver convenience, value and safety," says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI. "In September, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be home to technologies and concepts from processing and packaging suppliers committed to helping their customers find new ways to address consumer demands and to improve efficiency and productivity -- from processing to packaging to warehousing."

The September 2011 show marks the first appearance of processing equipment on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor.

"We're excited about bringing processing to PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Attendees at last year's PACK EXPO International let us know they were pleased to come to PACK EXPO and find total systems solutions. I am certain PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees will have the same reaction," Yuska says.

For Nestle Global Technician Procurement Manager Stephane Boubee, the expanded show meant widening his sourcing horizons.

"The show allowed me to initiate some commercial relationships with suppliers I didn't know before. PACK EXPO is definitely a 'must-be-at' show," Boubee says.

Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will also find the solutions they need up and down the line. The food industry (42 percent of attendees) is well-represented, but is only one of many industries sending decision makers to PACK EXPO. Regardless of the products an attendee manufactures -- food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like -- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will deliver solutions from robotics and automation to food safety, filling and palletizing.

Serving and Evolving with the Industry Since the 1950s

To help attendees focus their efforts, PMMI is introducing several new exhibit areas at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, including the brand-new Pharmaceutical Pavilion.

"Once we expanded PACK EXPO to include processing equipment, pharmaceutical solutions providers approached PMMI and requested a concentrated presence at the show, starting in Las Vegas in 2011. As we explored the concept, we found their customers were just as enthusiastic. With its location in the Central Hall, The Pharmaceutical Pavilion will be an ideal spot for attendees looking for total systems solutions to support their processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products," Yuska says.

2011 marks the 55th anniversary of PACK EXPO, first launched in 1956, and the 16th year since PMMI launched PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

"Since 1956, PACK EXPO shows have mirrored the industries they serve, and today's CPG companies see production as a single, continuous function," Yuska says. "Our goal is a PACK EXPO experience that allows attendees to get the seed of a branding idea, and find sources for it all, from the drawing board to production to the store shelves."

In addition to The Pharmaceutical Pavilion, special features like The Brand Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, and the Processing Zone will showcase the suppliers attendees like Jeff J. Strong, director, global engineering, Starbucks Coffee, need to see to have that experience:

"PACK EXPO is the best way for us to meet with [our suppliers] and learn about new technologies," Strong says.

"PACK EXPO will be in the lead as new trends emerge throughout the year," Yuska notes, "and will address them with an assortment of exhibitors and displays that offer greater variety and more potential to inspire innovation."

Packaging and processing do not stand alone. To maximize efficiency and minimize waste, processing, packaging and warehousing must be integrated.

"I'm very excited about what PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will have to offer attendees and exhibitors," Yuska adds.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK Mexico, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Mexico at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

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PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2011: THE CHOICE FOR PROCESSING AND INNOVATION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS JOINTLY ADDRESS OPERATIONS NEEDS.

Arlington, VA -- The following information was released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute:

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) will be balancing consumer demands with efficiency and productivity, according to PACK EXPO producer PMMI's findings from Vision 2015 focus groups.

PMMI most recently conducted the Vision 2015 focus groups at last year's PACK EXPO show. Consumer and industry trends impacting the entire production line, from processing to packaging, include increased attention to food-, employee- and environmental-safety issues, sustainability issues, and packaging and products considered 'unique' by consumers.

"Consumers demand and reward innovations in products and packages -- especially those that deliver convenience, value and safety," says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI. "In September, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be home to technologies and concepts from processing and packaging suppliers committed to helping their customers find new ways to address consumer demands and to improve efficiency and productivity -- from processing to packaging to warehousing."

The September 2011 show marks the first appearance of processing equipment on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor.

"We're excited about bringing processing to PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Attendees at last year's PACK EXPO International let us know they were pleased to come to PACK EXPO and find total systems solutions. I am certain PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees will have the same reaction," Yuska says.

For Nestle Global Technician Procurement Manager Stephane Boubee, the expanded show meant widening his sourcing horizons.

"The show allowed me to initiate some commercial relationships with suppliers I didn't know before. PACK EXPO is definitely a 'must-be-at' show," Boubee says.

Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will also find the solutions they need up and down the line. The food industry (42 percent of attendees) is well-represented, but is only one of many industries sending decision makers to PACK EXPO. Regardless of the products an attendee manufactures -- food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like -- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will deliver solutions from robotics and automation to food safety, filling and palletizing.

Serving and Evolving with the Industry Since the 1950s

To help attendees focus their efforts, PMMI is introducing several new exhibit areas at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, including the brand-new Pharmaceutical Pavilion.

"Once we expanded PACK EXPO to include processing equipment, pharmaceutical solutions providers approached PMMI and requested a concentrated presence at the show, starting in Las Vegas in 2011. As we explored the concept, we found their customers were just as enthusiastic. With its location in the Central Hall, The Pharmaceutical Pavilion will be an ideal spot for attendees looking for total systems solutions to support their processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products," Yuska says.

2011 marks the 55th anniversary of PACK EXPO, first launched in 1956, and the 16th year since PMMI launched PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

"Since 1956, PACK EXPO shows have mirrored the industries they serve, and today's CPG companies see production as a single, continuous function," Yuska says. "Our goal is a PACK EXPO experience that allows attendees to get the seed of a branding idea, and find sources for it all, from the drawing board to production to the store shelves."

In addition to The Pharmaceutical Pavilion, special features like The Brand Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, and the Processing Zone will showcase the suppliers attendees like Jeff J. Strong, director, global engineering, Starbucks Coffee, need to see to have that experience:

"PACK EXPO is the best way for us to meet with [our suppliers] and learn about new technologies," Strong says.

"PACK EXPO will be in the lead as new trends emerge throughout the year," Yuska notes, "and will address them with an assortment of exhibitors and displays that offer greater variety and more potential to inspire innovation."

Packaging and processing do not stand alone. To maximize efficiency and minimize waste, processing, packaging and warehousing must be integrated.

"I'm very excited about what PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will have to offer attendees and exhibitors," Yuska adds.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK Mexico, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Mexico at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

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PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2011: THE CHOICE FOR PROCESSING AND INNOVATION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS JOINTLY ADDRESS OPERATIONS NEEDS.

Arlington, VA -- The following information was released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute:

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) will be balancing consumer demands with efficiency and productivity, according to PACK EXPO producer PMMI's findings from Vision 2015 focus groups.

PMMI most recently conducted the Vision 2015 focus groups at last year's PACK EXPO show. Consumer and industry trends impacting the entire production line, from processing to packaging, include increased attention to food-, employee- and environmental-safety issues, sustainability issues, and packaging and products considered 'unique' by consumers.

"Consumers demand and reward innovations in products and packages -- especially those that deliver convenience, value and safety," says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI. "In September, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be home to technologies and concepts from processing and packaging suppliers committed to helping their customers find new ways to address consumer demands and to improve efficiency and productivity -- from processing to packaging to warehousing."

The September 2011 show marks the first appearance of processing equipment on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor.

"We're excited about bringing processing to PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Attendees at last year's PACK EXPO International let us know they were pleased to come to PACK EXPO and find total systems solutions. I am certain PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees will have the same reaction," Yuska says.

For Nestle Global Technician Procurement Manager Stephane Boubee, the expanded show meant widening his sourcing horizons.

"The show allowed me to initiate some commercial relationships with suppliers I didn't know before. PACK EXPO is definitely a 'must-be-at' show," Boubee says.

Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will also find the solutions they need up and down the line. The food industry (42 percent of attendees) is well-represented, but is only one of many industries sending decision makers to PACK EXPO. Regardless of the products an attendee manufactures -- food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like -- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will deliver solutions from robotics and automation to food safety, filling and palletizing.

Serving and Evolving with the Industry Since the 1950s

To help attendees focus their efforts, PMMI is introducing several new exhibit areas at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, including the brand-new Pharmaceutical Pavilion.

"Once we expanded PACK EXPO to include processing equipment, pharmaceutical solutions providers approached PMMI and requested a concentrated presence at the show, starting in Las Vegas in 2011. As we explored the concept, we found their customers were just as enthusiastic. With its location in the Central Hall, The Pharmaceutical Pavilion will be an ideal spot for attendees looking for total systems solutions to support their processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products," Yuska says.

2011 marks the 55th anniversary of PACK EXPO, first launched in 1956, and the 16th year since PMMI launched PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

"Since 1956, PACK EXPO shows have mirrored the industries they serve, and today's CPG companies see production as a single, continuous function," Yuska says. "Our goal is a PACK EXPO experience that allows attendees to get the seed of a branding idea, and find sources for it all, from the drawing board to production to the store shelves."

In addition to The Pharmaceutical Pavilion, special features like The Brand Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, and the Processing Zone will showcase the suppliers attendees like Jeff J. Strong, director, global engineering, Starbucks Coffee, need to see to have that experience:

"PACK EXPO is the best way for us to meet with [our suppliers] and learn about new technologies," Strong says.

"PACK EXPO will be in the lead as new trends emerge throughout the year," Yuska notes, "and will address them with an assortment of exhibitors and displays that offer greater variety and more potential to inspire innovation."

Packaging and processing do not stand alone. To maximize efficiency and minimize waste, processing, packaging and warehousing must be integrated.

"I'm very excited about what PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will have to offer attendees and exhibitors," Yuska adds.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK Mexico, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Mexico at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

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PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2011: THE CHOICE FOR PROCESSING AND INNOVATION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS JOINTLY ADDRESS OPERATIONS NEEDS.

Arlington, VA -- The following information was released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute:

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) will be balancing consumer demands with efficiency and productivity, according to PACK EXPO producer PMMI's findings from Vision 2015 focus groups.

PMMI most recently conducted the Vision 2015 focus groups at last year's PACK EXPO show. Consumer and industry trends impacting the entire production line, from processing to packaging, include increased attention to food-, employee- and environmental-safety issues, sustainability issues, and packaging and products considered 'unique' by consumers.

"Consumers demand and reward innovations in products and packages -- especially those that deliver convenience, value and safety," says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI. "In September, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will be home to technologies and concepts from processing and packaging suppliers committed to helping their customers find new ways to address consumer demands and to improve efficiency and productivity -- from processing to packaging to warehousing."

The September 2011 show marks the first appearance of processing equipment on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor.

"We're excited about bringing processing to PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Attendees at last year's PACK EXPO International let us know they were pleased to come to PACK EXPO and find total systems solutions. I am certain PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees will have the same reaction," Yuska says.

For Nestle Global Technician Procurement Manager Stephane Boubee, the expanded show meant widening his sourcing horizons.

"The show allowed me to initiate some commercial relationships with suppliers I didn't know before. PACK EXPO is definitely a 'must-be-at' show," Boubee says.

Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will also find the solutions they need up and down the line. The food industry (42 percent of attendees) is well-represented, but is only one of many industries sending decision makers to PACK EXPO. Regardless of the products an attendee manufactures -- food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like -- PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will deliver solutions from robotics and automation to food safety, filling and palletizing.

Serving and Evolving with the Industry Since the 1950s

To help attendees focus their efforts, PMMI is introducing several new exhibit areas at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, including the brand-new Pharmaceutical Pavilion.

"Once we expanded PACK EXPO to include processing equipment, pharmaceutical solutions providers approached PMMI and requested a concentrated presence at the show, starting in Las Vegas in 2011. As we explored the concept, we found their customers were just as enthusiastic. With its location in the Central Hall, The Pharmaceutical Pavilion will be an ideal spot for attendees looking for total systems solutions to support their processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products," Yuska says.

2011 marks the 55th anniversary of PACK EXPO, first launched in 1956, and the 16th year since PMMI launched PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

"Since 1956, PACK EXPO shows have mirrored the industries they serve, and today's CPG companies see production as a single, continuous function," Yuska says. "Our goal is a PACK EXPO experience that allows attendees to get the seed of a branding idea, and find sources for it all, from the drawing board to production to the store shelves."

In addition to The Pharmaceutical Pavilion, special features like The Brand Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, and the Processing Zone will showcase the suppliers attendees like Jeff J. Strong, director, global engineering, Starbucks Coffee, need to see to have that experience:

"PACK EXPO is the best way for us to meet with [our suppliers] and learn about new technologies," Strong says.

"PACK EXPO will be in the lead as new trends emerge throughout the year," Yuska notes, "and will address them with an assortment of exhibitors and displays that offer greater variety and more potential to inspire innovation."

Packaging and processing do not stand alone. To maximize efficiency and minimize waste, processing, packaging and warehousing must be integrated.

"I'm very excited about what PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 will have to offer attendees and exhibitors," Yuska adds.

About PMMI

PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.

PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK Mexico, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK Mexico at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.

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