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Today, Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Randall Howe ordered the following in the special action filed by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, state Rep. Victoria Steele, CCEC commissioner Louis Hoffman and the Arizona Advocacy Network to challenge the hubris of the Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature regarding campaign contribution limits:
At the conclusion of oral argument,
IT IS ORDERED accepting special action jurisdiction and granting relief, with opinion to follow.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED preliminarily enjoining Real Party in Interest, Ken Bennett, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, from enforcing or implementing House Bill 2593 pending further order of this court.
Judge Howe's order reversed an earlier ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark Brain, who declined to issue the plaintiffs' requested injunction.
Earlier this month, plaintiffs filed their petition in the Appeals Court. Concluding, after making the case in the first 40 pages,
For the foregoing reasons, Petitioners respectfully request that this Court accept special action jurisdiction, reverse the trial court's denial of Petitioners' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, and preliminarily (and, if appropriate, permanently) enjoin the Secretary from implementing HB 2593.
Secretary of State and gubernatorial wannabe Ken Bennett, Senate President Andy Biggs and Congressional wannabe and House Speaker Andy Tobin responded to the lawsuit. Former Senate President Steve Pierce along with Toby Farmer and the Southern Arizona Conservative PAC filed an amicus brief hoping to sway the Appeals Court. Plaintiffs replied to the amicus brief pointing out that Pierce, Farmer and sacpac had nothing to add that Bennett, Biggs and Tobin couldn't advocate for.
Amici do not articulate any reason why Petitioners' should not be granted the relief they seek. Petitioners therefore respectfully request that this Court accept special action jurisdiction, reverse the trial court's denial of Petitioners' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, and preliminarily (and, if appropriate, permanently) enjoin the Secretary from implementing HB 2593.
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That Amici have discerned ways to circumvent the base limits even with the aggregate caps in place does not diminish the aggregate caps' function as an anti-circumvention measure. (Amici Br. 32.) Nor does Amici's suggestion that there were other ways the voters could have addressed anti-circumvention concerns establish that the aggregate individual cap is not designed to prevent circumvention.
Today's ruling is a clear and emphatic, if possibly only temporary, statement that in Arizona the unholy alliance between Big Money and GOP lawmakers must be subject to the explicitly stated limits as implemented by the voters of this state.

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Cost of opioid intravenous patient-controlled analgesia: results from a hospital database analysis and literature assessment
Authors Palmer P, Ji X, Stephens J
Received 14 March 2014
Accepted for publication 30 April 2014
Published 20 June 2014 Volume 2014:6 Pages 311—318
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S64077
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 3
Pamela Palmer,1 Xiang Ji,2 Jennifer Stephens2
1AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Redwood City, CA, 2Pharmerit International, Bethesda, MD, USA
Background: Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) equipment and opioid cost analyses on specific procedures are lacking. This study estimates the intravenous PCA hospital cost for the first 48 postoperative hours for three inpatient surgeries.
Methods: Descriptive analyses using the Premier database (2010–2012) of more than 500 US hospitals were conducted on cost (direct acquisition and indirect cost for the hospital, such as overhead, labor, pharmacy services) of intravenous PCA after total knee/hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA) or open abdominal surgery. Weighted average cost of equipment and opioid drug and the literature-based cost of adverse events and complications were aggregated for total costs.
Results: Of 11,805,513 patients, 272,443 (2.3%), 139,275 (1.2%), and 195,062 (1.7%) had TKA, THA, and abdominal surgery, respectively, with approximately 20% of orthopedic and 29% of abdominal patients having specific intravenous PCA database cost entries. Morphine (57%) and hydromorphone (44%) were the most frequently used PCA drugs, with a mean cost per 30 cc syringe of $16 (30 mg) and $21 (6 mg), respectively. The mean number of syringes used for morphine and hydromorphone in the first 48 hours were 1.9 and 3.2 (TKA), 2.0 and 4.2 (THA), and 2.5 and 3.9 (abdominal surgery), respectively. Average costs of PCA pump, intravenous tubing set, and drug ranged from $46 to $48, from $20 to $22, and from $33 to $46, respectively. Pump, tubing, and saline required to maintain patency of the intravenous PCA catheter over 48 hours ranged from $9 to $13, from $8 to $9, and from $20 to $22, respectively. Supplemental non-PCA opioid use ranged from $56 for THA to $87 for abdominal surgery. Aggregated mean intravenous PCA equipment and opioid cost per patient were $196 (THA), $204 (TKA), and $243 (abdominal surgery). Total costs, including for adverse events, complications, and intravenous PCA errors, ranged from $647 to $694.
Conclusion: Although there is variation between different types of surgery, the hospital cost of intravenous PCA after major surgery is substantial. Novel technology should demonstrate cost-effectiveness in addition to clinical superiority.
Keywords: patient-controlled analgesia, intravenous, total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, abdominal surgery, cost
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Theo was vaguely aware that the rain was increasing in speed, creating a dull roar as the droplets drummed onto every surface they could reach.
The wind picked up, too, forcing the rain at an angle into their so-called shelter, making them wetter by the second.
None of that really made an impact, though. It was background noise—literally—to what was happening between him and Eddie. The other man's reaction to his sudden movement had been wholly favourable, and the outside world had dissolved away as they became wrapped up in each other.
The coarseness of Eddie's ginger hair against Theo's fingers was in direct contrast with his lips, which were surprisingly soft and supple. And boy, did he know what to do with them. Theo had no idea what Eddie's previous experience was, if any, but he was a mighty fine kisser.
Their bodies melded together, their wet clothes making squelching noises which were barely noticed as tongues duelled, teeth nibbled, hands wandered and cocks stiffened.
Theo felt as though his blood was rushing through his veins at a hundred miles an hour. It was exhilarating—all the tiny hairs on his body seemed to stand on end as his cells strained towards Eddie, aching to be closer.
Backing Eddie up to one of the bridge's supporting walls, he crushed their bodies together once more, desperately wishing they were both completely naked, and also somewhere more private. Another part of him, though, felt that the moment, the time, the place and the situation were utterly perfect.
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The 4-star Stansted Novotel (formerly the Hilton) is the perfect hotel near Stansted airport if you're looking to start (or end) your trip in style, close to the terminal. The hotel runs a shuttle bus to the terminal every half an hour, that will whisk you to check-in in just 6 minutes - so there's no need to worry about lengthy transfers!
In true Novotel fashion, the hotel is tastefully styled throughout and facilities are of a high standard. The modern bedrooms are equipped with plenty of homely mod-cons including free wifi, flat screen TV, tea and coffee-making facilities, not to mention a free morning paper! Before heading up to bed, however, be sure to try a dish from the vibrant hotel restaurant or enjoy your favourite tipple in the bar/lounge. For any fitness fanatics you'll be pleased to know there's even a 24 hour gym if you fancy squeezing in a pre-holiday workout.
Getting to the airport:
The hotel shuttle bus to the airport takes around 10 minutes, running every half hour between 4am and 1am. It's £3pp, with under 16s travelling free. It's a door to door service.
Overnight parking at the hotel is available if you need it and costs £10 per car for the first night. It's £15 per night thereafter. There's CCTV, entry and exit barriers and floodlighting.
This package doesn't include parking. If you need parking for the duration of your trip search for an airport hotel with parking package instead.
Hotel location:
The Novotel is 2 miles from Stansted airport.
Travelling by train? Stansted airport train station is closest one to the hotel. It's on the ground floor of the airport and a taxi to the hotel costs £10 to £15.
Driving directions, and a postcode for satnavs will be on your email confirmation if you need them.
Check-in is from 2pm and check-out by 12 noon.
Rooms are decorated in pale, natural colours with crisp, white bedding. Our guests tell us that the beds are really comfortable. All standard en suites have a shower over the bath. The child age for rooms at the hotel is 12 and under.
Rooms include:
- Tea and coffee
- 24-hour room service (£5 tray charge; limited menu after 10pm)
- Free wifi (high-speed)
- Iron and ironing board
- Hairdryer
- USB charge points beside the bed
Wifi is free, high speed and available in public areas and guest rooms.
The hotel and car park is accessible and has:
- Accessible parking
- Level or ramp entrance into the building
- Induction loops
- Lifts
- Large print menus
- Cutlery with oversized or adapted handles
- Evacuation chair available to help evacuate a disabled person
- Strobe alarms
- Visual alarm for hearing impaired
- Service support animals welcome
Accessible rooms include:
- Rooms accessible to wheelchairs (no steps)
- Lowered surfaces
- Walk-in showers
- Grab bars in bathroom
- Inflatable chair to assist in getting in and out of a bath
- Emergency pull cords
- Audio and visual emergency warning devices
- Wider guest room and bathroom doorways
If you would like to request an accessible room please call us before you book.
The restaurant is contemporary with touches of American diner style. The menu offers a similar style of cuisine, with hearty dishes like steak, pizza, chicken and fries. You can also choose lighter options including club sandwiches, salads and soup. Dietary requirements can be catered for - just speak to a member of the restaurant team. Mains average £15.50 each.
Open 5pm – 10pm (daily)
The bar is right next door the restaurant and offers all the same dishes. There are comfy sofas and big screen TVs which show the news during the day. Plus there's a garden area. Coffee is served here to and can be ordered to take away.
A bottle of Curious Brew is £5 and a small glass of wine starts at £5.
Open: 10am - midnight daily
Food served: 5pm - 10pm daily
It's a full English and continental buffet and our guests are consistently impressed by the quality and huge amount of breakfast offered. Fill up as much as you like.
Tip: Pay when you check in to save £3 compared with paying on the day.
Served: 4am - 10am weekdays; 4am - 11am weekends
Things to do:
The on-site gym is open 24 hours.
Hints, tips and extra bits:
Guests say that ground floor rooms are particularly quiet and easy to get to - ask for one when you check in.
**All prices correct at time of writing
Novotel address
Stansted airport,
Novotel Additional Information
|Star rating
|Round Coppice Road,
Stansted airport,
|Continental and English buffet
|Breakfast times
|Served from 4am - 10am on weekdays and from 4am - 11am on weekends.
|Breakfast price
|£12.95 per person
|Disabled facilities
|The hotel and it's car park are fully accessible with lifts and adapted rooms. If you would like to request an accessible room please call us before you book.
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If you're interested in Nippon Dragon Resources Inc. (CVE:NIP), then you might want to consider its beta (a measure of share price volatility) in order to understand how the stock could impact your portfolio. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. The first type is company specific volatility. Investors use diversification across uncorrelated stocks to reduce this kind of price volatility across the portfolio. The second sort is caused by the natural volatility of markets, overall. For example, certain macroeconomic events will impact (virtually) all stocks on the market.
Some stocks mimic the volatility of the market quite closely, while others demonstrate muted, exagerrated or uncorrelated price movements. Some investors use beta as a measure of how much a certain stock is impacted by market risk (volatility). While we should keep in mind that Warren Buffett has cautioned that 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk', beta is still a useful factor to consider. To make good use of it you must first know that the beta of the overall market is one. Any stock with a beta of greater than one is considered more volatile than the market, while those with a beta below one are either less volatile or poorly correlated with the market.
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What does NIP's beta value mean to investors?
Given that it has a beta of 1.92, we can surmise that the Nippon Dragon Resources share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If this beta value holds true in the future, Nippon Dragon Resources shares are likely to rise more than the market when the market is going up, but fall faster when the market is going down. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Nippon Dragon Resources is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Does NIP's size influence the expected beta?
Nippon Dragon Resources is a rather small company. It has a market capitalisation of CA$3.3m, which means it is probably under the radar of most investors. Relatively few investors can influence the price of a smaller company, compared to a large company. This could explain the high beta value, in this case.
What this means for you:
Beta only tells us that the Nippon Dragon Resources share price is sensitive to broader market movements. This could indicate that it is a high growth company, or is heavily influenced by sentiment because it is speculative. Alternatively, it could have operating leverage in its business model. Ultimately, beta is an interesting metric, but there's plenty more to learn. In order to fully understand whether NIP is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Nippon Dragon Resources's financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:
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BROCKTON, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman used a kitchen knife to stab two of her children to death and later told police it was part of a Voodoo ritual, authorities said Tuesday.
Latarsha Sanders, 43, told police she attacked her 8-year-old son, Edson "Marlon" Brito, with a kitchen knife as part of a ritual but failed, so she attacked her 5-year-old son, Lason Brito, assistant Plymouth District Attorney Jessica Kenny told a judge during Sanders' arraignment on murder charges.
She told police it had to do with "Voodoo stuff," according to a police report of their interview with her.
The older boy was stabbed 50 times, and she admitted to the killings, Kenny said.
"She said she had stabbed him because she had 'failed' in the ritual with Marlon," Kenny said, according to The Boston Herald . "She responded to police that she felt bad about what she had done."


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Passers-by highlights, 2012
The full videos of all the passers-by are below:
A passer-by discusses the stimulus package.
This passer-by, a spirited debater, explains why a government's stimulus policy won't work.
A passer-by visits Sydney.
Click here to hear how a woman changed this man's perspective.
For Christmas, David wants to ditch wasteful consumerism and replace it with charity. Click here.
Bill Browne
- A young man stepped up onto The Ladder of Knowledge and argued that chimpanzees should be given human rights, and what an extraordinary job he did. Peter, the heckler, gave him a run for his money and the discussion between them was interesting and amenable. William George is always welcome at Speakers' Corner. (Plus, look out for the man wearing spooky golden glasses.)
Joseph took two years off work to study the masters of wisdom and happiness, and can now help you become the person you want to be. Part of the answer, it seems, is to reprogram our thinking.
Good old Mirko had no intentions of letting a first-timer speak freely (in, ironically, the very place which allows free speech), but Joseph coped well with the interference. He stuck to his guns and didn't allow Mirko to change the topic. In short, Joseph did an outstanding job, and is welcome at Speakers' Corner any time.
A lass.
This lass made an interesting suggestion regarding the parking meters at the Domain. Do you agree?
Michael doesn't like the banks.
If only Michael were running the Federal Reserve! Click here to hear him speak.
Carlos and Yvonne.
Click here to see a little romance at Speakers' Corner!
It's no exaggeration – the dinosaurs are dead, and this earnest young man explains how they died.
'If you could change the world, what would you do?' was the question asked of young Mia, and the budding town planner was up to the challenge. Her ideas were thoughtful and a touch unexpected. Click here to hear the gentle wisdom of a child.
Kate talked about bullying, and in her sights were the bullying practices of politicians, nations, homophobes, bible bashers and internet trolls. And it is fair to say that she is not Tony Abbott's biggest fan. She was clear and vocal, and is welcome at Speakers' Corner any time. Click here to hear Kate serve it up.
Miss Reticent.
One of the world's greatest intellects, Mr Ed the talking horse, never spoke unless he had something to say. The lass who visited Speakers' Corner adopted the same wise habit. (Let's hope some of the hecklers follow her example.) Listen to the few words she did utter by clicking here.
Heckler Michael chose to say a few words about religious believers who don't know the history behind their faith.
Lauren does not recite 'Bloody Shakespeare'
Lauren brings to life social activist Elizabeth Stanton's fiery and inspiring address of 1861. Given that it was a speech written by Elizabeth to promote the cause of Womanhood, it is ironic that the speech was heckled by Angela, a woman obsessive about the subject. (Angela appears at the bottom of this post.) Had Angela actually listened, she might have remained silent.
Then again, probably not.
It is astonishing that two of Speakers' Corner's hecklers, Tony and Angela, don't let even first-timers perform without interruption. Honestly, they'd heckle a dying man's last words. Indeed, if there was a gasp from a corpse in a coffin, they'd heckle that too.
Expert orator Rupert gave lucky listeners a taste of how orators did it in the 1940s. In a few stirring words we discover the ideals of the Australian Labor Party from the point of view of Australia's 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. Compare Chifley's speech with today's parliamentary speeches, and with today's eight second sound bites, and see what you think.
Here's a character who believes in cold fusion and energy too cheap to meter. Hear what he says.
Mark Jago.
Mark gives an intriguing but plausible explanation of how the story of an ancient Egyptian god, Horus, came to be the story of Jesus. 'The son of God' is actually 'The sun of God', 3,500 years BC.
Joanne Lin, from China.
A Chinese tourist gave Speakers' Corner a go. Well done! We don't know what she said, but it sounds charming.
(And Tony strikes again).
An astonishing talk by a talented young man. Timothy speaks about Stickman, that universal figure drawn when a pencil is shoved into a young hand. Stickman is the precursor to all forms of Art, explains Timothy, and if it weren't for Stickman we wouldn't have the art of Da Vinci and Picasso.
And he's probably right.
Now, would the pest of Speakers' Corner, Tony (a stickman himself), heckle a 12 year old boy? You betcha. Without fully understanding Timothy's point, Tony gets stuck into the lad, demanding 'Where's your evidence?! Where's your evidence!'
Philip Feinstein of Smokenders
Philip Feinstein spoke about his 'Smokenders' program, which is designed to help people give up smoking. Listen to him by clicking here. He explained why people have trouble giving up smoking, and he suggested novel solutions. For example, he reckons that once a person has decided to give up smoking they should consciously smoke for another five weeks! It is refreshing and provocative views like this which are at the heart of Speakers' Corner. Thank you, Philip Feinstein!
In the old days politics was a common subject at Speakers' Corner, and generated a lot of emotion. Nowadays it rarely gets a mention, but today Laurence has a few unkind words to say about the two current main political parties.
Diana is visiting Sydney and felt the need to thank all those who helped make it possible. One gains the impression she is practising for when the day she will be accepting an Academy Award.
In 1878 legislation was passed allowing free speech in the Domain. So, for example, if you stood on the ground and criticised Queen Victoria you were committing an offence, but if you stood on a box and criticised her, you weren't committing an offence. Therefore, if someone wanted to officially declare a controversial point of view, they did so at Speakers' Corner, on a box. And today Karen made an official declaration to her daughter, in just nine words.
Mind you, her daughter didn't take her mother's declaration too seriously.
Wanted: Someone to take on Tony!
When Clarence stepped onto the Ladder of Knowledge Tony the heckler quickly directed the young man towards his own pet interest: criticising religion. Clarence displayed no interest in the subject but that didn't stop relentless Tony. Clarence quite rightly ignored Tony's persistent questions, but being unable to speak under the barrage, understandably gave up trying to speak. To his credit, Clarence kept his cool and his patience, and left the Ladder of Knowledge still in good spirits.
(The good news: Clarence left a message on this blog to say he might try to speak again sometime, and adds, 'Say hello to Tony for me!'.)
But jeepers, is there someone out there who can put Tony in his place?
Chris was another passer-by who chose to give it a go by advocating the legalisation of gay marriage. Unfortunately, heckler Tony was within earshot. Although Chris's points were well received by an appreciative audience, Tony's interruptions were as welcome as the proverbial fart in a space suit. Mind you, Tony agreed with homosexual marriage provided it remains platonic. (For goodness sake.) From there his arguments went downhill. But thankfully, Chris presented a thoughtful view.
At times the banter did sound like a tree full of cockatoos, but Chris kept the discussion upbeat, interesting, and good-natured with his patience and persistence. His compassionate view won the audience, and when he concluded he received a round of applause.
The search is now on for a way to throw Tony back into the twentieth century.
(Warning: if you wish to avoid being offended by a heckler's unenlightened view, avoid this video.)
Superman had just saved the planet from almost certain destruction, and to celebrate he said a few words on the Ladder of Knowledge. He gives a novel but plausible reason why there is so much injustice and inequity in the world, and suggests a solution. With aplomb he deals with the hecklers daring to interrupt him.
(As you know, Superman is indestructible. Bullets just bounce off him. Why then, does he duck when a gun is thrown at him? (at 50 secs))
Rui Cao
Rui discussed the nature of Art, and obligingly answered questions from the interested public. She was a popular speaker with some fresh ideas.
John requires evidence before he believes anything. But what evidence does he require, precisely? John explains why he is an agnostic.
Angela gave it a go by talking about men and domestic violence.


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August 29, 2017 — Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC (ARS PAC), the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Navy Combat Veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, today announced its endorsement of 12 candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates. Each of these candidates has demonstrated a strong commitment to gun violence prevention policies that help keep guns out of the wrong hands, protect the rights of law-abiding Americans and make Virginia a safer place to live.
The newly-endorsed candidates include:
Dawn Adams (House District 68)
John Bell (House District 87)
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Kelly Fowler (House District 21)
Jennifer Foy (House District 2)
Elizabeth Guzman (House District 31)
Chris Hurst (House District 12)
Mike Mullin (House District 93)
David Reid (House District 32)
Danica Roem (House District 13)
Shelly Simonds (House District 94)
Kathy Tran (House District 42)
Congresswoman Giffords:
"We need more leaders in the Virginia General Assembly with the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and stand with the overwhelming majority of Virginians who support commonsense change to help keep guns out of the wrong hands and save lives. We are confident that each of these leaders will be a strong voice for the responsible steps we need to help protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners, keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people and prevent senseless gun tragedies.
"Every year, over 33,000 Americans are killed by a gun. Virginia has not been immune to this deadly crisis: somebody is killed with a gun in Virginia every 10 hours. The next Virginia General Assembly will have a real opportunity to make Virginia's communities safer by closing the loopholes in the state's background check laws, cracking down on gun trafficking and making it harder for domestic abusers to access firearms. Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC is proud to endorse these gun safety champions and look forward to them being a steady voice for responsibility in the Virginia House of Delegates."
Today's announcement by Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC comes on the heels of its endorsement of Ralph Northam for Governor, Justin Fairfax for Lieutenant Governor, Mark Herring for Attorney General and Kathleen Murphy for the Virginia House of Delegates.


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A review of tonight's "Girls" coming up just as soon as my boyfriend is doing lights for Carly Rae Jepsen…
The title of "Boys" suggests a high-concept episode told entirely from the perspective of Ray, Adam, and the other male members of the "Girls" universe. The actual episode doesn't go that far, though, as we spend a good deal of time on what's going on individually with Hannah (who gets an offer to write an ebook) and Marnie (who proves Hannah isn't the only regular who can inadvertently talk her way out of a relationship in a hurry), and then about their strained friendship and how they lie to each other constantly to make themselves feel better.
But if "Boys" isn't entirely Ray and Adam-centric, it makes the most of their time together, demonstrating how complicated, prickly and appealing they can be, both alone and together, in the same messy but fascinating way that the women of "Girls" are portrayed.
Ray and Adam are linked together by the women in their lives and not much else – though, as Adam notes, "we're both kinda weird-looking." Ray overanalyzes everything, Adam operates purely on animal instinct, but both approaches often get them into trouble. (The only thing keeping Adam from being homeless like Ray is the money he gets from his grandmother to subsidize his angry existence.) But they get along, however briefly, because Adam needs backup for his Staten Island adventure, while Ray has clearly never been asked to be somebody's backup before and revels in the opportunity.
Alex Karpovsky and Adam Driver worked very well together, and the script turned their relationship into a funhouse mirror of the dynamic that Adam has with Hannah, where Ray just keeps talking and talking and talking (primarily, but not entirely, about his visceral hatred of Staten Island) until he eventually drives Adam away. (Without realizing it, he backs Adam into a position where he has to defend Hannah, even after he's renounced her.) So Adam runs off, the daughter of the dog's owner belittles Ray on a day when he's already feeling small, and he winds up stuck with the stolen, angry dog, in the middle of his most hated borough, feeling once again like a complete loser. As much humiliation as the show's regular protagonist suffers, Hannah always has the innate ability to pick herself up and go looking for more. Ray's older and possibly wiser, but he doesn't have that resiliency. It's a funny story, and then a sad one.
Even Marnie's story gave us some insight into Booth Jonathan, who remains a smug and insensitive d-bag – who didn't for a moment consider that Marnie might think she was at the party as his girlfriend and not his employee – but who's at least allowed a few moments of empathy and self-awareness as he acknowledges that no one actually likes him, but rather the idea of him.
Though "Girls" went largely off-format with last week's episode, it was still an half-hour about Hannah Horvath. I'd be curious to see them try the "Enlightened" approach of the occasional episode centered entirely around a supporting character. Based on how well everyone's written here in their own moments, I think it could work quite well.
Some other thoughts:
* Hannah's editor is played by "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" writer/director/star John Cameron Mitchell.
* The worst Shoshanna can think to say about Donald Trump is that he shouldn't have hired Ivanka as a judge on "Celebrity Apprentice."
* Jessa has, for now, taken over the bedroom formerly belonging to Marnie (and then Elijah), which makes karmic sense now that Marnie has taken her place at Shoshanna's.
* Ray's discussion of his relationship with Shoshanna establishes that this episode takes place only seven weeks since the end of season 1. Given that Jessa and Thomas John were just returning from their honeymoon in the season premiere, I suppose that works.
* "Boys" is only the second episode of the series to not have Lena Dunham's name on the writing credit, and the only other time (this season's "I Get Ideas") was by co-showrunner Jenni Konner, where this was by Murray Miller.
* The closing credits song was a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Fool to Cry" by Tegan and Sara.
What did everybody else think?
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My XF-S 3.0d and my wifes S Type 2.7d are due for servicing but we have had a poor experience at our independent specialist since it changed ownership last year. Can anyone recommend an honest, reliable and reasonably priced garage in or close to Norwich please.
You might want to post your question in a forum which gets a wee bit more traffic than here. Either the XF, or S-type forums come to mind; The S-type forum can be found here:
or to cast an even wider net, try the General Chat forum:
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Posted on October 30, 2002By Richard Lowe, Jr.
An especially annoying type of spam is called a "self sending spam". This is a spam message which you receive and the "From:" address is your own email address, or some variation of it. For example, firstname.lastname@example.com might receive an email with a from of "firstname.lastname@example.com. Sometimes the email has your exact same email address in the "From:" field, making it appear you've sent the message to yourself.
Why do the spammers bother to do this?
It makes the receiver more likely to open the message - Studies have shown that people like seeing their own name. Researchers have found much higher response rates from emails sent in which the sender had the same first name as the receiver.
It appears to make it harder to trace the spammer - Actually, spammers tend to forge just about everything in the email message, and thus are often difficult to trace. However, making the "From:" address the same makes it appear hopeless to try and find the sender. After all, it is obviously (unless you look deeper into the message header) wrong. So why do any more searching?
It confuses some automated spam reporting programs and scripts -
Some programs and scripts have the ability to report spam
(automatically or upon command) to various places. The software
attempts to determine who sent the spam so it can be reported
to the ISP, web host and anyone else who can do something about
it. Some of the less intelligent spam reporting software will
become confused by self-sending spam and actually cause the
receiver of the spam to report himself as a spammer (this
actually happened to me once).
It looks more legitimate - Spammers have to put something in the "From:" field - it may as well be your name or something close to it. They cannot use their own email address (for fear of being shut down) and some strange, random string of characters is not very appealing. So why not just use your own name? It sure makes creating the spam message esay.
What kinds of issues does self-sending spam cause?
Autoresponders - Self-sending spam causes problems for autoresponders. An autoresponder is an email address which returns a message to the sender (the "From:" or "Reply-to:" address). This is a very common method for returning information to people upon request. When one of these self-sending spam messages is sent to an autoresponder, a message is returned - to the sender, which, in this case, is the autoresponder address. Unless the autoresponder code can detect this condition (and most modern ones do), a nasty looping condition can result. An email server can literally send thousands or hundreds of thousands of messages to itself (I've seen it happen and it's not pretty).
Bounce messages - Bounce messages may get returned to you instead of the sender. Not very useful.
Is self-sending spam legal?
As with most legal questions on the internet, the answer is short but not very satisfying. It depends. Some countries have other things to worry about than spam, or they simply do not care. Even if they did, trying to mount a legal challenge in another country might be difficult. In actual fact, trying to even find a spammer can be quite a challenge, and suing, even in your own country, can be a hopeless task.
What can you do?
Get good spam filters and just eliminate as much of this junk
mail as you can. Never, ever purchase anything from a spammer.
In fact, just delete the messages without even opening them.
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I'm selling my absolutely mint Gibson Explorer. I bought this from Long and McQuade brand new and it is still under warranty. I have literally played it 5 or less times so it is essentially brand new. It even still has the protective plastic coating on the pick guard still. I have all paperwork as well. If you're looking for an Explorer, here's your chance to get a brand new one at a huge discount!


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Reese Witherspoon was so overcome with emotion as she honoured Goldie Hawn at the Hollywood Walk of Fame that she admitted her first ever email address was email@example.com.
It's one of our firm Goldie favourites too...
The Big Little Lies star had to hold back tears during her heartfelt and impassioned tribute at the ceremony, which also saw Goldie's equally-legendary other half Kurt Russell receive a star too.
"Oh my God," Reese giddily addressed the audience. "I do not know where to begin with the amount of excitement since about 6.30 this morning!
"I had to go down and make an 'I love Goldie' button because I am literally her biggest fan!
"If you don't believe me, my very first email was firstname.lastname@example.com! That is how much I love these two people!"
Reese began to tear up as she praised Goldie for being a "true movie star" and "an inspiration to women", continuing: "The first time I ever fell in love with a movie star was Goldie Hawn... Oh my gosh, I'm going to try not to cry.
"I saw that you could be feminine and funny and tough. She's a legend, she is an icon, she is a true movie star.
"She changed the possibilities of what women could do in film. So thank you for inspiring all of us. Thank you for inspiring women and actresses to control their own destinies and for inspiring women to demand respect.
"Thank you for making us laugh and thank you for making us happy."
Following rapturous applause from the crowd, Reese added: "She's changed my life and she's quite simply my idol. I love you, Goldie."
Someone hand us a tissue...
Reese recently appeared in HBO's hit drama Big Little Lies, while Goldie will star in upcoming action comedy Snatched opposite Amy Schumer.
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Flotilla is a turn based, space combat game. Combat operates a little bit like Frozen Synapse in space. Players lay in waypoints for thier squad and submit them to be executed simultaniusly with the computer's actions. The ships automatically shoot when they are in range unless ordered not to. So It's really a matter of ship movement.
The player controls a terminally ill commodore of a space fleet embarking on his final mission. There is seven months left to live. Time to make the most of it. Gameplay is simple, which is something you don't often hear about a turn based stratefy game, but it is also difficult. Get ready to die alot. But then, your terminally ill in this game. At best, your going to die.
That leads me to my one problom with the game. I feel like the campeigns are too short. As soon as get into building my fleet, the game is over. Also, there is no save feature since the game is supposed to be really short. Even still, this is a big minus that a lot of steam users are upset about on the forum. Running the campeign is pretty cool though, you can meet all sorts of oddball characters who can either help you build up your armada or try and take you down.


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The Effect of Foreign Exchange Rate Volatility on Kenyan Export Trade
Akwabi, Pauline R
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The Kenyan export sector is a key contributor to the country`s economic performance. The markets for Kenya's exports are majorly the United States of America and Europe. The currencies for these countries are the dollar and the Euro respectively. These being different currencies therefore, the issue of foreign exchange rate present itself since exports from Kenya are given a value in-terms of the market to which the products are destined. Kenya operates a floating exchange rate system where the exchange rate is determined by forces of demand and supply for the local currency (Kshs). With this in mind therefore, the value of the Kenyan shilling is never constant against the currencies of its export market. The exchange rate and the export market cannot be looked at independently and therefore the researcher is keen to establish the role of inflation and foreign direct investments as a percentage of GDP in the export trade and their relationship to the exchange rate. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of exchange rate volatility on Kenyan export trade. To achieve this objective, monthly export earnings were obtained from the central bank and analyzed together with monthly exchange rate movements (Kshs Vs USD) that were obtained from the central bank for the period January 2011 to December 2015. The model adopted for this study included monthly inflation indices and Monthly foreign direct investment as a percentage of GDP statistics to derive a wholesome idea of how these factors affect or relate to Kenyan export trade. Multiple Linear regression was employed to determine the relationship between the export trade earnings and foreign exchange rates, inflation indices and FDI as a percentage of GDP for the period 2011-2015. From the findings of this study, it is concluded that the exchange rate is associated to export trade in Kenya with a Pearson correlation of 73%. This means that the movements in foreign exchange rates affect largely export trade in Kenya. The government of Kenya needs to come up with mechanisms to cushion the export sector from these shocks amidst other factors that affect the export industry. The central Bank and particularly its policy makers should create an enabling environment to sustain a stable exchange rate system that is resistant to external shocks occasioned by movements in foreign currencies. It's also important for the government to diversify its exports to these foreign markets besides boosting the export sector by offering tax incentives and subsidies that with reduce production and export costs. As relates to further research, other studies should be carried out to establish the effect of other factors such as domestic transport infrastructure, institutions among others. Also a longer period of time say 10 years can be considered in another study to capture more seasons of economic significance such as booms and recessions to establish if the findings will be consistent or not with those of this study.
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Greetings everybody! I finally finished my Tobira textbook last week (more than a year after purchasing it OTL), so as promised, here is a post regarding my experience with the book. I hope that you guys will find this helpful and / or interesting in guiding your own Japanese studies. I have also written a bit about comparisons between Tobira and An Integrated Approach, in case you wish to know more about that. If you can't be bothered to slog through all this, just head to the bottom of this post.
The book has 15 chapters. My photos of the contents page turned out a bit crappy and unclear, so I will just list the topics here instead:
- 日本の地理
- 日本語のスピーチスタイル
- 日本のテクノロジー
- 日本のスポーツ
- 日本の食べ物
- 日本人と宗教
- 日本のポップカルチャー
- 日本の伝統芸能
- 日本の教育
- 日本の便利な店
- 日本の歴史
- 日本の伝統工芸
- 日本人と自然
- 日本の政治
- 世界と私の国の未来
The book also has 17 sections dedicated to language notes and 10 notes on culture. You can see photos of these further on in the post. As you can see, the book covers a diverse range of topics. Some of the earlier chapters deal with pretty stock-standard 'Japanese textbook' subject matter (e.g. food, sports and recreation etc), but I still enjoyed these nonetheless. I thought that the chapter topics were well-chosen and engaging (except maybe for Chapter 2, that was a bit dry but hopefully you can get past that lol). I learnt a lot about aspects of Japan and Japanese culture that I hadn't really bothered to explore, such as its traditional arts. I have even started listening to podcasts about Japanese history, it's that bad O.O The later chapters about politics and the environment also had lots of specialist vocabulary that would be useful if you're transitioning to more authentic and difficult texts such as newspaper articles, or the articles that often appear in the JLPT N2 reading.
Pre-reading activities
Each chapter has a little activity that can be done before actually beginning the chapter. It gives you an idea about what you'll be learning about, and useful context for the reading passages. As there were no similar pre-reading activities in AIATIJ, this was a first for me. Some activities link you to pages compiled on Tobira's website (more on that later), while some just have vocabulary or discussion activities meant to be done without the Internet. I didn't do the discussion activities because I was learning by myself but I did the other research activities. It was a good way for me to have a handle on reading vocabulary so that I didn't have to consult the glossary later, and in some cases, especially for topics I didn't know much about (like Japanese history), good background information. Thumbs up from me!
Reading Passages
Here is an example of a Tobira reading passage. This is from Chapter 5 (food!) so it's not that long, but the passages in the second half of the book definitely get longer. There is a mix of horizontal and vertical writing (but mostly horizontal) and 1-3 passages per chapter. There are kanji readings at the bottom of each page if you need, and a vocab list if you need on the next page. The book doesn't have a CD, but all of the passage audio files can be found on the Tobira website (details on how to login are found in the book :D).
As mentioned before, a typical vocabulary list (as well as a snippet of a 言語ノート). You can download Anki decks of all the Tobira vocabulary from their website if flashcards are your thing.
There are usually 1-2 dialogues per chapter. These are a mix of formal and informal language. As with the reading passages, you can listen to them if you download the tracks from the Tobira site. The book also comes with some pairwork activities and a sort of "fill in the blank, make your own conversation based on the dialogue you've just read" exercises, which are probably more for a classroom environment? idk.
Comprehension Questions
Test your understanding of the dialogues and reading passages here. There are also expansion questions aka questions based on the general topic of the passages but not the exact content, so a good way to test your active skills of writing and / or speaking.
There are quite a lot of grammar points introduced in each lesson (10+), but some of these aren't so much grammar points, as phrases or expressions, which makes things less strenuous. Some of the points were also already covered in AIATIJ. There are no English translations for sample sentences, but it's good to get rid of the crutch I think. At this level, translation shouldn't be too hard. But it is hard to think about the best way to translate some of the harder, very Japanese language-specific structures.
Language and Cultural Notes
Each chapter has at least one language and / or cultural note. These are a nice touch, with interesting points on nuance or further cultural knowledge. The language notes are particularly important because you want to use this book to transition to a more advanced level right? So it's getting these little mistakes and knowing the subtle differences in language usage that will help to make the difference.
The Tobira site / Tobira's aim of 'multimedia' learning
You can see on the little disclaimer on the front of the book that Tobira aims to distinguish itself from other textbooks by taking a multimedia approach to learning. In this day and age, this is pretty appropriate. So this is where the Tobira website comes in. You can download kanji practice sheets, kanji exercises, grammar exercises, watch (grainy) cultural videos (the book is from 2008 I think so no HD here guys…), Anki decks, listen to the audio of the book's passages and find the links used in the pre-reading activities etc. The site makes for an interesting and useful companion, but I question how they will go about updating everything when a new version of the book comes out. However, the sheets that you can find online mean that you can probably do without Tobira's companion kanji and grammar workbook I reckon.
In Conclusion:
-engaging content with lots of cultural information
-self-learner friendly
-lots of resources available on the Tobira website
-pretty decent grammar explanations (that can be supplemented with a grammar dictionary if you want) and lots of sample sentences
-err…in AIATIJ they would point out when new grammar points were being introduced in the reading passages. I personally would have found it useful if they did this as well in Tobira because sometimes I couldn't remember whether I'd learnt it already or not (lots of Japanese grammar points are so similar >.<) and I'd just get confused, and my translation would get a bit funky.
-I don't think there are answers to the worksheets available on the website…?
So…Tobira or An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese?
I'm just going to put this out there now that I personally found Tobira more engaging and less dry than AIATIJ. I was also eternally grateful that the Tobira content was much broader in context, and not just limited to university student-centric topics (e.g. letters of recommendation, awkward homestay situations). That aspect of AIATIJ literally drove me up the wall, I wanted to tear my hair out sometimes. It seems to me that Tobira is less well-known than AIATIJ, probably because the former is newer, but I enjoyed learning from Tobira more, I'm going to say this upfront.
In terms of difficulty…I would say that Tobira is a bit harder than AIATIJ? Well, the titles do say 'a gateway to advanced Japanese' and 'intermediate Japanese' respectively so….yeah. There is overlap between the grammar points covered in the two books though, so I don't know if it's so much of an investment to buy both books. I had initially only bought Tobira, but then I had to buy AIATIJ to take with me to university Japanese classes.
There are downloads of AIATIJ floating around on the net, so what I would perhaps recommend is get the PDF and purchase Tobira, if you indeed have language learner fear of missing out. Otherwise, just buy one and use a grammar dictionary (PDFs floating around on the net too). Learning is pretty individual after all so the choice is yours! Edit: A reader has drawn my attention to the fact that not paying for language resources hurts their creators, and by extension, the language learning community. I acknowledge that this is true, and am embarrassed that I did not think of this at time of writing. All creators should be remunerated for their works, and I apologise for the callousness of these comments.
So here ends my textbook experience with Tobira. If you have any thoughts and questions, please feel free to leave a comment ^^


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Archive for November 4th, 2009
Korean Race Relations and the ESL Recruiting Industry
We have a strict policy at our agency that schools cannot request a certain 'look' or reject an application based on race, ethnicity, appearance, or nationality as long as the applicant meets the requirements to obtain the E-2 visa. This doesn't stop them from asking for a young, attractive 'American' teacher or a tall, handsome British lad. To be honest, if the ideal type requested is available, we do send them their way.
However, if not, and we send someone that doesn't exactly fit the mold that they are looking for, it is still up to them if they wish to accept or reject. If the rejection is deemed unreasonable, then down the priority list they go. Schools understand this for the most part but they usually come up with the excuses, 'oh, the parents are very sensitive to race', 'that person doesn't look like a native English speaker'(?!?!?!), 'she doesn't look like she can adapt to Korea'.
Perhaps the applicants for teaching positions in Korea back west are not too aware or simply don't care for the archaic attitudes that some Koreans still have regarding their 'great homogeneous society'. It's usually an unpleasant surprise they realize once they land on the peninsula. Koreans don't want the west (or the world) to know this. In fact, some like to go as far as to tout this country as a 'great multicultural society'. While the multiculturalism is there, with the record number of 'economic refugees' applying for teaching positions and 3D workers (dirty, dangerous, difficult/demeaning) from southeast Asia, the dividing lines between race in Korea are all too visible.
Well now the 'secret' is out. There was a recent uproar (and minor victory) among foreigners in Korea when Bonogit Hussain, a 29-year-old Indian man was on a bus in a Seoul suburb with a Korean female friend, and was berated and insulted with racist and sexist slurs from a Korean man named Mr. Park. Mr. Park was subsequently charged with contempt. The story made it to the New York Times and details the sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant discrimination that foreigners face in Korea (thanks to Brian in Jeollanamdo for the link).
So how are employers allowed to be discriminatory against qualified applicants who are applying for these teaching positions in Korea? As you all know, a photo is required for submission along with a resume whenever one applies for a teaching position in Korea. Some of you may not know but a photo is required for any type of employment in Korea (whether it's full time or on a contract basis). If you ever get a chance to look at a Korean's resume, there's a square blank at the top where one inserts the photo (Koreans all must use the same template because every resume I've seen looks the same!).
Of course, photos are not necessary for a job application in the U.S. or Canada; applicants usually interview in person anyways. However, the topic has been widely debated on various HR/Recruiting sites. The resounding response to the debate as to whether applicants should put their photos on resume seems to be NO.
We're looking for English teachers NOT fashion models dammit! I do understand the employer's perspective however that since an in-person interview is not possible, then a photo could at least give slight insight into the person's character, friendliness, etc. but we all know that you can't judge a book by it's cover.
We once hired an instructor for a major chain in Gyeonggi; great college, 3 years of teaching experience, great personality, and awesome interview. When she finally made it to Korea and met the employer guess what they discovered? She was an amputee, missing one arm. Now this usually wouldn't bode well in Korea (if you worked here more than a month you would know) but the employer loved her and felt that this instructor who was physically 'different' would set a great example for the students that not all people are the same colour, size, and shape. Turned out to be a great instructor and continues teaching to this day.
I would love to see the day when we can submit resumes to employers WITHOUT a photo. Everything will be based on the interview and the qualifications listed on the resume. It's only a pipe dream though:(