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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.
Labourers work on the construction site of the Aspire Hotel in Doha December 2,2008.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a joint press conference after the Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 2, 2008, in Brussels. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is attending the NATO meeting for the last time, with the Alliance's relationship with Russia top of their agenda.
Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
The costs of replacing Century pipe will be considered in that assessment ... Generally speaking, system improvement costs are assessed to all customers and Xcel Energy will not seek cost recovery on an individual basis from those customers who have pipe replaced. 
The cost of the replacement projects in each state will be evaluated and have the potential to impact the respective rates of each state
This replacement of these pipelines would not affect an individual customer like with a special assessment ... It would be a rate proceeding, either a general rate proceeding or a single-issue rate proceeding.
My leg's OK. It's just standing on it too long, it aches ... I'm probably babying myself.
Patrick Volkerding (born 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware operating system. He is the Slackware Benevolent Dictator for Life. Volkerding earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1993.
Consumers are often not in the mood to resume their normal eating-out schedule, because they may have damage and they may have expenses they didn't have before
We expect the commercial and business-interruption claims to rise as power is restored to the area
When this is done, we think this storm will cost somewhere north of a quarter of a million dollars for us
