Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Winter Wreaks Havoc on Syrian Refugees | Reduction

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Winter Wreaks Havoc on Syrian Refugees

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Mothers and their children sit among their washing in a refugee camp on the border between Syria and Turkey near the northern city of Azaz on Dec. 5, 2012. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) The sprawling collection of white tents pours down a muddy hillside packed with olive trees. There's a Turkish military outpost just a few hundred yards away, on the other side of the border fence, but this is as far as most Syrians fleeing north from the civil war wracking Syria are going to get, as Turkey blocks all but the most vulnerable from entering, having reached its sustainable limit. There's no snow yet, but the winter rain has turned the soft red dirt into a sea of mud.

People:

Yakzan Shishakly

Overall Sentiment: -0.203771

Relevance: 0.275592

SentimentQuote
0.148781"The support we're getting is nothing, just a few individuals paying here and there," said Shishakly.
0.107036"The support we're getting is nothing, just a few individuals paying here and there," said Shishakly. "If there is no country or government supporting us, we cannot manage to run this camp."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.255817
  • Mean: 0.1279085
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

President Bashar al-Assad

Overall Sentiment: -0.739579

Relevance: 0.26924

Abu Shaikir

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.234003

Mohammed

Overall Sentiment: -0.0285108

Relevance: 0.21507

Adib Shikakly

Overall Sentiment: 0.0704746

Relevance: 0.18755

Yakzan

Overall Sentiment: 0.0928212

Relevance: 0.167139

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Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Facility: Atma refugee camp

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.907723

Country: Syria

Overall Sentiment: -0.32268

Relevance: 0.479922

Country: Turkey

Overall Sentiment: -0.245932

Relevance: 0.304195

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Organization: Red Crescent

Overall Sentiment: -0.125591

Relevance: 0.326263

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Cleanup continues at Louisiana munitions plant | Synopsis

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Cleanup continues at Louisiana munitions plant

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DOYLINE, La. –  Crews were working again Wednesday to move millions of pounds of explosives that authorities said were improperly stored at a munitions recycling facility in north Louisiana. Though some of the material was found out in the open, authorities said there was little danger it could have been stolen from the former Army base that's still guarded by military police. State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said the materials are being moved to a safe location at the Camp Minden industrial site in Webster Parish. The town of Doyline remains under a voluntary evacuation, though officials said most residents had either stayed or returned to their homes. Authorities said about 6 million pounds of explosives was not stored in approved shelters at the facility operated by Explo Systems Inc. State police have opened a criminal investigation. Officials of Explo Systems have not responded to repeated requests for comment.

People:

Julie Lewis

Overall Sentiment: 0.16643

Relevance: 0.652007

SentimentQuote
0.306522"This is military police. They are not taking this lightly. It's a secure facility," Lewis said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.306522
  • Mean: 0.306522
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Organization: State police

Overall Sentiment: -0.273621

Relevance: 0.601451

Organization: Army

Overall Sentiment: -0.115476

Relevance: 0.308322

Company: Explo Systems Inc

Overall Sentiment: -0.163043

Relevance: 0.544169

City: DOYLINE

Overall Sentiment: 0.383619

Relevance: 0.79243

StateOrCounty: Louisiana

Overall Sentiment: -0.129708

Relevance: 0.322423

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Facility: Camp Minden

Overall Sentiment: 0.56392

Relevance: 0.307288

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Credit unions gaining ground on banks | Redux

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Credit unions gaining ground on banks

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Life Inc. is about how the economy is affecting you: your life, your job, your family, your finances, your spending. Check us out on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Keywords:

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Credit unions gaining ground on banks

Additional Info:

Company: Life Inc.

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.881322

Company: Facebook

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.86602

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.801969

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