The index, which surveys purchasing managers in the sector, fell to 48.3 from 50.7 in February. Economists were expecting a reading of 49. Any reading below 50 indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector.

Ahead of the ISM report, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles I.

Real truths at heart of the Creation stories

Secular science would not discover geologic time until 3000 years later. Merely reading the "first day" through the "seventh day" has little meaning, and has been called "a constructed creation myth". However, in the Gospels, the Lord Jesus reveals the chronological order of the days of Moses, to where their true meaning is uncovered. Consider the following: A. The Fourth Day of Moses, from Creation Week 1. Covers the period 4.6 Billion BC to 245 Million BC a) Depicts the creation of the (other) celestial bodies B. The fifth day of Moses, from Restoration Week 1 1. Covers the period 245 Million BC to 65 Million BC a) Depicts the creation of "sea monsters" and birds b) Discovered life forms i. ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, pliosaurs, plesiosaurs, and archaeopteryx C. The sixth day of Moses, from Restoration Week 2 1.

Visclosky robbed outside grocery store

MERRILLVILLE | Police are looking for a man who robbed U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky on Friday night outside a local supermarket."It was terrifying," the 11-term Democratic congressman from Merrillville said Saturday while describing the strong-arm robbery, which he said probably lasted less than a minute.Visclosky said he doesn't think his assailant knew him because a witness said the suspect had been hanging around the store for a while. "I think I was just a target of opportunity."Visclosky said the robbery happened shortly after 9 p.m. as he was walking alone with groceries to his car, which was parked outside the south Merrillville market."I was putting my grocery bag on the back seat when I was grabbed from behind. I never saw it coming. He told me to 'Give it up.' twice. I thought it was going to be a carjacking."He said the man, who he described as black and "shorter than me" demanded Visclosky's wallet and keys.

Conditions in P risons and the Treatment of Prisoners

Overcrowding remains the most serious problem in most Georgian penitentiary facilities, particularly in pre-trial facilities, and itself may lead to serious human rights violations.61 Overcrowding has been documented for many years by local NGOs, the Council of Europe, the CPT, and the United Nations Committee Against Torture.62 In 2001 the PACE monitoring committee noted, “We were shocked by the dramatic overcrowding in the pre-trial detention centres, mainly in the section of adult men. It is hard to describe without emotion the circumstances under which human beings are kept. We described the situation to Georgian officials and explained that in the European Union it is not permitted to keep even pigs under such conditions.”63 During its May 2006 review of Georgia, the CAT also noted the problem of overcrowding and recommended that Georgia should further reduce the period of pre-trial detention, expedite filling the vacancies in the court system and use alternative measures in cases where the accused does not pose a threat to society.64

The space allocated for prison cells in Georgia—both in law and in practice—is significantly less than that required by regional human rights standards.

Corpas locked, loaded Rockie

TUCSON — Manny Corpas' knack for perfect endings has created the beginning of a long-term relationship with the Rockies. The Rockies agreed in principle Wednesday on a four-year deal with two club option years with Corpas, The Denver Post learned, continuing a trend of locking up their core young players.

In a deal first reported by The Denver Post, Corpas, 25, will receive more than $8 million in guaranteed money, with the possibility of earning $22 million if both the options are exercised in his last year of arbitration and first year of free agency in 2013.

It represents a landmark deal, the longest the Rockies have ever given a relief pitcher.

Baseball has no precedent for a closer with less than two years' experience .

Wave of anarchy blamed on Kenya's 'General Coward'

In the town of Kericho in the Rift Valley, hundreds of homes belonging to people of Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe were being set alight by gangs of youths.

Kibaki's handling of the crisis, so far limited to one brief visit to displaced people and reading out a few pre-written statements insisting he won fairly, has invited fierce criticism. The normally pro-government Daily Nation newspaper warned Kibaki: 'If Kenya disintegrates, history books will record that the collapse of a once great, united and prosperous country happened on your watch'. The Nairobi Star was headlined: 'Where is Kibaki? ... as Kenya slips into anarchy'.

Other questions come from millions of Kenyans struggling to understand what is happening in their country. How could people have misread a man who has been in government since independence, regarded as the gentleman of Kenyan politics? What motivated an already wealthy President, with little apparent ego, caricatured in newspapers as enjoying afternoon naps, to stage what the opposition has called a 'civilian coup'?

'I have spoken to nearly every prominent columnist in this country and asked "Did you see this coming?"' said Wycliffe Muga, one of Kenya's best-known journalists.

B-schools may soon lose monopoly over strategic management lessons

KOLKATA: He is a professor and a gentleman. In a career spanning over two decades with leading companies and top B-schools including IIM Calcutta (IIM-C), he has taught and consulted top corporates on strategic management. But Ranjan Das is now about to change course.

He plans to take the concept of strategic management out of the elitist confines of B-schools into every corner of the country. On a sabbatical from IIM-C since November 2007, he has set up The Strategy Academy (TSA) — a first-of-its-kind initiative.

“All I can say is I have dared to dream. This is an experiment, which is close to my heart and I would like to devote two-to-three years on this. I am ready to put my own money into this venture. I have invested my own funds, including PF money into this," Mr Das told ET.

Senator: Arizona prisons are progressing

HONOLULU (AP) _ A Hawaii senator says he's pleased with two privately run Arizona prisons that house island inmates.

The prisons have been criticized for an accidental release of seven inmates in August and complaints by former employees who say the facilities are mismanaged.

Senator Will Espero says the prisons run by Tennessee-based Corrections Corporation of America are moving in the right direction. He is the chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee.

He inspected the prisons with two other senators and a Public Safety Department deputy director on Friday and Saturday.

Plumbing and college courses still haven't started at the prisons, and officials want video conferencing to become available so inmates can keep in touch with their families at home.