The announcement came in the form of an e-mail message. Friends described the decision as mutual.

“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought we have decided to separate,” the couple said. “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together, following a process of long and careful consideration. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.”

The existence of the e-mail message was first reported by Politico. A spokeswoman for Mr. Gore, Kalee Kreider, confirmed its authenticity.

Mr. and Mrs. Gore were a fixture on the campaign trail in 1992 when the two campaigned with Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton on bus trips that took them across the country, as well as during Mr. Gore’s own campaign for president in 2000.

Mrs. Gore, a photographer, was frequently spotted on stage taking photographs of the campaign events and the crowds that turned out to see them.

( Souce : http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/al-and-tipper-gore-split-up/ )

Andrew Koppel was declared dead around 1:30 a.m. Monday in the apartment in the Washington Heights neighborhood, Detective John Sweeney said.

Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner, said an autopsy was performed Monday but results were pending further study, including toxicology and tissue testing.

Additional tests were needed to determine the manner and cause of death, Borakove said. They will take a few weeks to complete, she said.

Koppel had been drinking for hours with a man he met at a bar, the New York Post reported Tuesday.

“He had a straw hat on, and I had one on, and he said, ‘Nice hat, man,’” his drinking partner, Russell Wimberly, told the newspaper. “We got to talking, and he started buying me drinks.”

Wimberly said that Koppel drank whiskey, and that neither man had anything to eat all day.

Koppel was appointed attorney for the city Housing Authority’s civil litigation division in 2001, a post he resigned in 2008, the agency said Tuesday.

Ted Koppel was the longtime anchor of the ABC News show “Nightline.” Andrew Koppel, of Queens, was one of his four children. A call to the elder Koppel’s publicist was not immediately returned Tuesday.

( Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/ted-koppels-son-andrew-fo_n_595744.html )

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So, how did China begin growing so fast? It opened the floodgates for offshoring moving manufacturing plants from their home sites (for example, Europe or the United States) and plopping them down, lock, stock, and barrel, in China. Why? Because in China, you can (for now at least) produce products using cheaper labor, lower taxes, lower healthcare costs, lower energy costs, and far-less restrictive environmental regulations. Because China is such an attractive place to offshore, countries are clamoring to jump on the bandwagon and offer similar incentives — countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, and Mexico.

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With the high shopping expenditures in the neighboring states, small retailers and supermarkets in the country are finding it hard to maintain their businesses. This is evident from the low rental costs and the many unoccupied shop lots in newly built commercial areas. Furthermore, local salary earners’ overcommitment to easily available bank loans, the current car-buying spree, and the departure of many immigrant workers have also contributed to the current low sales of the supermarkets in the country (Borneo Bulletin 2002a).

A popular trend in the retail business is the “$1.99 shop.” This form of business strategy has been successful in catching the attention of consumers in the market; all items in these retail outlets cost only B$1.99, varieties of products are available and they are of relatively acceptable quality. However, other retailers began to copy this marketing concept, and many of these outlets began proliferating in the country. Competition became intense between these shops, and soon, some outlets began offering products at B$1.50, B$1.00, and then B$0.80. It appears that what seemed like a good marketing idea is eventually slowing down, with the recent closure of the first
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The state aims to preserve the customs and traditions of the Malay culture, emphasize teachings of the Islamic faith, and administer the monarchical system. Strict Islamic teachings have been incorporated into educational and social policies around the country. This does not mean that the MIB philosophy stifles the practice of other religions; it aims to act as a vehicle to develop the country with guidance from Islamic teachings, and to enhance racial harmony and mutual respect among the peoples.

Brunei’s legal system, similar to the legal systems of Singapore and Malaysia, is based primarily on English Common Law. The English judiciary system with an independent judiciary was retained after Brunei gained independence in 1984. The Ministry of Law is responsible for the legal system in Brunei, while the attorney general is the chief advisor on constitutional and legal matters (Borneo Bulletin 2000). The Supreme Court, the Intermediate Court, and the Subordinate Court hold the judiciary power in the country. The Supreme Court consists of the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and the Subordinate Courts comprise the Magistrate Courts. Syariah (Islamic) Courts exist side by side with the Supreme Court and deal with Islamic laws. In 1991, Intermediate Courts were established with civil and criminal jurisdiction, but these courts have no jurisdiction over capital cases.

From 1906 to 1959, a British Resident held administrative power, while the Brunei Sultan’s jurisdiction was restricted to Malay traditions and religion. In 1959, Brunei’s first written constitution was presented, bestowing full executive authority on the Sultan as the Head of State. The Sultan is assisted and advised by five councils; the Religious Council, the Privy Council, the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet), the Legislative Council, and the Council of Succession. In 1984, Brunei gained full political independence from the United Kingdom and has since maintained a cabinet style of government. The Sultan, also the prime minister as well as finance and defense minister, holds real political power, as the system of government revolves around him. Appointments of cabinet ministers are made at the Sultan’s discretion, as the 1959 constitution states that the sultan exercises power of appointment to the councils. Therein, Brunei is an independent sovereign sultanate that is governed on the basis of a written constitution.