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Greater Worcester Farmers Market 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, through Oct. 31. Beaver Brook Park parking lot, 306 Chandler St., Worcester. (508) 753-7761.
Music Guild Annual Fall Lecture Series �Off The Beaten Track � Familiar Composers,� by Dr. Paul Shannon, 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 10, 17 and 24. $10 each lecture. Briarwood Community Center, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester.
Concert Healing Spirit with Leslie Saffer. 11 a.m. Oct. 10. Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St., Worcester. (508) 799-1232.
Treasures in Your Attic Auctioneer Wayne Tuiskula of Central Mass. Auctions will discuss items collectors are looking for and prices of objects sold in Worcester auctions. 1-2 p.m. Oct. 10. Registration required. Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St., Worcester. (508) 799-1232.
Job Loss Recovery Program 7 p.m. Oct. 10 and 17. $25. Forest Grove Middle School, 495 Grove St., Worcester. (508) 799-3090.
Insects Explore and collect insects in the meadow and woods, learn about what they eat, compare their biodiversity and adaptations, 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. For children 6-8 and 9-12. $35 per class; members, $25. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester. (508) 929-2703 or www.ecotarium.org.
Music Marla Mase and more, 9 p.m. Oct. 10. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester. (508) 363-1888.
Music The Dropstoppers, 8 p.m. Oct. 10. Beatnik�s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester. (508) 926-8877.
Film and Discussion �La Churona: Historia de una Virgen Migrante,� hosted by Director and Anthoropologist Maria Cristina Carrrillo, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. Alden Trust Auditorium, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508) 767-7305.
One-Woman Play �Clara Barton� by Pat Jordan, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10 in the Sullivan Auditorium and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Science & Technology Auditorium ST 102, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester.
Disability Awareness Movie Festival 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 10. Seven Hills Lounge, Wasylean Hall, Worcester State University, 485 Chandler St., Worcester.
Appearance Adult film icon and realty TV star Ron Jeremy promoting his brand of rum �Ron de Jeremy,� 3:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Austin Liquors, 117 Gold Star Blvd., Worcester.
Central Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. 2 Washington Square, Union Hall, Worcester. (508) 459-3338.
Adoptive Parent Group with Kristy Bouley and Deborah Henderlong. Share personal concerns and needs around adoptive parenting, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Faith Evangelical Free Church, 54 Hosmer St., Acton. www.mspcc.org.
Book Bites Book club for children 9-12. Discussing �Owlboy,� by Billy Hooten, 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Registration required. Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge St., Auburn. (508) 832-7790.
Cedarbrook Learning Connections Homeschooling Programs For children 6 and older, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Dec. 5. Hitchcock Free Academy, 2 Brookfield Road, Brimfield. (413) 245-9977 or www.hitchcockacademy.org.
�Feeling Good Fitness� Series �Mix-it-up,� with Pamila Stratton, 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Oct. 22. Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales residents, $25; all others, $30. Hitchcock Free Academy, 2 Brookfield Road, Brimfield. (413) 245-9977 or www.hitchcockacademy.org.
North Brookfield Sportsmen�s Trap Shoot 7 p.m. Wednesdays. 20 Boynton Road, North Brookfield. Ammo is available.
Farmers Market 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays (rain or shine). On the Common, Route 9, West Brookfield. WIC and Elder coupons accepted.
Lego Club Children 6-12 are invited to join. Registration is required. 3:45-4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Merriam-Gilbert Public Library, 3 West Main St., West Brookfield. (508) 867-1410 or www.wbrookfieldlibrary.org.
Apple Pie Fundraiser 7 p.m.-noon Oct. 10 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 13. $10. Charlton City United Methodist Church, 74 Stafford St., Charlton. (508) 248-7379.
Harrod Lecture �Memory and the Middle English Literary Tradition of Confession,� by Kisha Tracy, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10. President�s Hall, Fitchburg State University, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.
Wachusett Chess Club meets 7-11 p.m. Wednesdays. Classroom C159, McKay Campus School, Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg. (978) 345-5011.
Exercise Classes Nia, 5:30 p.m. $12 drop-in; Tong Ren, 6:45 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. Simonds-Hurd Complementary Care Center, HealthAlliance Hospital � Burbank Campus, 275 Nichols Road, Fitchburg. (978) 665-5800.
Book Club �Fin,� by John Clinch, 1 p.m. Oct. 10. Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg. (978) 829-1780.
Cultural Traditions AseraCare invites all to attend this multi-cultural event that demonstrates birth and wedding traditions. Refreshments serverd. 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10. Free. Senior Center, 14 Wallace Ave., Fitchburg. (978) 829-1790.
Ham and Bean Supper 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 10. $4. Senior Center, 14 Wallace Ave., Fitchburg. (978) 829-1790.
Information Meeting on October Town Meeting Warrant Article Timothy Deschamps, executive director of the Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project, and Dr. Sam Telford Tufts, professor and CMMCP board member, will present information about CMMCP. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 10. South Grafton Community House, 25 Main St., South Grafton. (508) 839-5335, ext. 128, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Art Tea Singer/Songwriter Rodney Mashia, 4 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. The Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick. (413) 477-6746 or www.centerateaglehill.org.
American Red Cross Blood Drive 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 10. Mobile bus will be parked at Woodmeister Master Builders, 1 Woodmeister Way, Holden. www.redcrossblood.org.
Leicester Garden Club Meeting �End of The Season,� by Dianna Provencher. 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Leicester Senior Center, 40 Winslow Ave., Leicester.
Pasta Supper 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. $6; children and seniors, $4. Fall Brook Elementary School, 25 DeCicco Drive, Leominster. (978) 534-7745 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Just Two�s Story Time For children ages 3-5, 10 a.m. Oct. 10. Leominster Public Library, 30 West St., Leominster. (978) 534-7522.
Community Helper-Themed Family Fun Night for children 3-5. 6 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. Registration required. Leominster Public Library, 30 West St., Leominster. (978) 534-7522.
American Red Cross Blood Drive 2:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Masonic Hall, 208 Mai St., Marlboro. www.redcrossblood.org.
Bingo 1 and 6 p.m. Oct. 10. Senior Center, 1 River St., Millbury. (508) 865-9247.
Open Mic Bill McCarthy and local musicians, 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Hotel Belfont, 11 South Main St., Millbury. www.myspace.com/OpenMicWorld.
Mother Goose on the Loose for children birth-2 with caregivers. 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10. Northboro Free Library, 34 Main St., Northboro. (508) 393-5025.
Graphic Novel Book Club Children in Grades 4 and up are welcome. �Earthling,� by Mark Fearing. 6-7 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. Registration required. Northboro Free Library, 34 Main St., Northboro. (508) 393-5025.
Fitness Class Low impact aerobic/strength training classes, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. $5 per class. First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Paxton. (508) 754-2821.
Beginners Hike Meets at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Visitor Center, 345 Mountain Road, Princeton and travel in individual vehicles to the trailhead for day�s hike. Hike Routes vary. Wear comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes and bring water and a snack and insect repellent if desired. (978) 464-2987.
Mountain Bike Ride Meet at 6 p.m. Wednesdays on Route 122 in Rutland, where the Mid-State Trail crosses the rail trail for a mountain bike ride in Rutland State Park with the Seven Hills Wheelmen. Helmets and lights required. (508) 831-0301
Job Seekers Group �My Red Carpet Moment: How Do I Best Describe What I Do,� presented by Julie Bernardin. 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 10. Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., Shrewsbury. (508) 842-0081 or www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/library.
Zumba Fitness Classes 6:15 p.m. Oct. 10 and 17. Donations accepted. Bring water and a towel. Holy Trinity Church, 446 Hamilton St., Southbridge. (508) 765-9559 or (508) 347-1414.
Crafty Wednesdays Geared toward children 4-8, but all ages welcome. All day Wednesdays. Free. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge.508) 764-5426 or www.jacobedwardslibrary.org.
Superkids Stories and songs aimed at the preschool crowd, but all ages welcome. 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Free. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge.508) 764-5426 or www.jacobedwardslibrary.org.
Woman in Business Luncheon Registration: 11:45 a.m. Luncheon meeting, noon Oct. 10. �Your Invisible Ceiling,� by Dennis A. McCurdy. Members, $14; nonmembers, $16. T.J. O�Brien�s, 407 Main St., Sturbridge. (508) 764-1657 or www.wibsturbridge.org.
Meet and Greet with South Valley Department of Developmental Services Dan Lunden, Central West Regional Director; Sally Mueller, Area Director; Lynda Moore, Assistant Area Director, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. South Valley Family Support Center, 128 Main St., Sturbridge. (508) 796-1950.
Bicycle Ride Meet 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the Old Stone Church, Route 12, West Boylston, for a 20- to 30-mile bicycle ride with no leader. Helmets required. (508) 831-0301 or www.sevenhillswheelmen.org.
Watoto Children�s Choir �Beautiful Africa: A New Generation,� 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Free. Cornerstone Church, 122 Gardner Road, Winchendon. (978) 297-3125 or www.cornerstoneag.net.


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Event Archive - Traditional Celtic Music: Ballyhooley
Tue. March 4th 2008 @ The Irish Heather (All Ages)
7:30 - 10:30
Event CategoriesMusic: Folk / Celtic / Latin / World
Ballyhooley performs live acoustic traditional Irish music on pipes, fiddle and guitar at the Irish Heather (back room) every Tuesday evening. See you there!
For more info, check out http://www.ballyhooley.com
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Ballyhooley (Traditional Irish)
A group of Vancouver-area musicians in love with the Irish tradition, Ballyhooley presents fresh, fun versions of traditional Irish music. Playing nine instruments between them, the three band members delight in creative arrangements representing the many moods of Irish music. Lively jigs and reels alternate with songs of all descriptions - love b... more info

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Manchester United is in the Boston area to battle the MLS's New England Revolution tomorrow, as part of something called the World Football Challenge. Man U's playing a bunch of MLS teams on a summer tour.
Boston undoubtedly brings Britons several unpleasant memories, so Man U decided to head to the one place that make them feel at home: Harvard University. Now, perhaps they're big fans of The Social Network and wanted to see where the film took place. (They actually filmed the thing at Johns Hopkins, but I digress.) Maybe they wanted to throw down with countrymen James Wood and Niall Ferguson.
But most likely, it seems that Manchester United wanted to hang out with folks who know their pain, starchy types that spend all their time ranked number one, but lose when it counts.


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Make sure you know when and where you will vote for in-person voting, and if you're planning to vote by mail, request your ballot today.
This Labor Day, America's working families are facing unprecedented challenges.
The path to the presidency runs through the labor movement.
Multinational corporations pressing Congress to adopt an updated version of the North America Free Trade Agreement shed over half a million U.S. jobs for trade-related reasons since NAFTA took effect, according to a new analysis of government data.
Early in the morning on Nov. 26, 2018, Dave Green, the president of Local 1112 of the United Auto Workers, which represents workers at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, received a call from the plant's personnel director. Green needed to be at the plant at 9 a.m. for a meeting. The personnel director rarely called Green, and when he did, it was almost always bad news. Green got into his car — a silver Chevy Cruze — and sped toward the hulking 6.2-million-square-foot factory, which had manufactured nearly two million Cruzes since the car was introduced in 2011.
On May 4, 1886, thousands of workers rallied together in Chicago's Haymarket Square to campaign for an eight-hour workday—initiating a tradition of protest for some of the most basic human rights. That was formalized on May 1, 1890, when the first International Workers' Day was celebrated around the world.
On April 11, at 1:15 p.m., the 31,000 workers at Stop & Shop, the largest supermarket chain in New England, walked off the job to protest proposed cuts to their health care, wages, and retirement.
The bakers, cashiers, stockers, deli clerks and butchers who are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union not only provide an invaluable service to millions of customers, they also made Stop & Shop's parent company, Ahold Delhaize, over $2 billion in profits in 2018.
Stop & Shop's stores were ghost towns during the recent strike.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka cautioned the public not to become "numb" to workplace fatalities and illnesses, as his organization released its annual report detailing the hazards workers face every day.
The debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) spans more than 25 years. The trade deal was originally negotiated by the first Bush administration, then came up for a vote early in President Clinton's first term with opposition from a broad coalition of Democrats, unions, some environmental groups, family farmers and others.
Patt Moon-Updike wanted to be a nurse since she was 9 years old. In 2007, after raising her family, she was finally able to make that dream come true after graduating from nursing school and joining the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, a union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers.


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Again a minor update that deprecates the previous beta release.
From now on the city-name is used for configuration rather than the city-ID. But this change is only effective for the developer's release of Blue Mars, which includes any Iam operating in Iam Town. Iams used in 'real' cities (so far only Caledonia) don't need to change anything and will continue to use the city-ID as provided to them. The standard client will probably move to the same procedure soon, but hopefully no change to the framework will be required in that case as the framework now supports both ways to connect to the city. Just make sure you don't specify both the city-name and the city-ID.
All Iam developers will at least need to download a new IamFramework.jar and update their configuration XML file to use 'cityName' and use as value "AR_IamTown". When in doubt, refer to the Wiki.
All example projects will be updated.
The Iam Framework for developers is here:
Newcomers are probably best served by downloading the IamTemplate project first, which is completely self-contained and also includes the IamFramework.jar and the javadocs:
Instructions how to get started and more can be found at the wiki: http://ai.bluemars.com/wiki.
Bugs can be reported on this forum.
Lastly there's the Iam Library. It is not strictly required to download this file in order to develop Iams. But if you want to follow the step-by-step introduction that's on the Wiki you're going to need it for some of the sections:


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"I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion." A summer evening's ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine's room, and a runaway imagination--fired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley about science, galvanism, and the origins of life--conspired to produce for Marry Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning, it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece, "Frankenstein." Written in 1816 when she was only nineteen, Mary Shelley's novel of "The Modern Prometheus" chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time, "Frankenstein" remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.
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What's really at stake when Rich Franklin and Cung Le face off in Macau? And are we getting ahead of ourselves with all this talk of Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva meeting in the cage after UFC 154?
In this week's installment of Twitter Mailbag, MMAjunkie.com's Ben Fowlkes looks at those questions and much more, with at least one reference to the performance-enhancing drugs featured in the great cartoons of his youth.
Check out all the questionin' and answerin' below, and submit your own query on Twitter to @BenFowlkesMMA.
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ATX Steve M @atxsteve17
@benfowlkesMMA q: does the Franklin Le winner matter in any rankings, or is it just for the show? #tmb
If we're talking about whether the winner of this fight has any realistic hopes of fighting for a UFC title as a result, then no, it's not a fight that matters. Rich Franklin and Cung Le are a combined 78 years old. Time is running out on both of them. Le seems more interested in chasing a movie career than a title, and Franklin has already had all the cracks we need to see him get at Anderson Silva. Don't get me wrong, I like Franklin and enjoy watching him fight, but does anybody think a third meeting with Silva would go any better for him or for his nose?
This is another one of those "fun fights" we've heard so much about recently. But in fairness, it does seem like it will actually be a lot of fun to watch. Le has an entertaining style, and Franklin always comes to battle, so who cares if it has no impact on the rankings? It's on cable TV on a Saturday morning. Get some donuts and some coffee and enjoy yourself. We'll get back to the fights that actually matter in Montreal next weekend.
TheKidd @VineStreetLife
@benfowlkesMMA If GSP beats Condit, what are the odds that the Spider goes all "Sonnen" on GSP to provoke a showdown? I say 75%. #tmb
You're forgetting something very important: Chael Sonnen used his mouth to get fights because he had to. He knew it was the most effective tool he had. Anderson Silva does not have that problem. As far as most English-speaking fans are concerned, Silva could have his voice box removed and it wouldn't matter. People want to see him against Georges St-Pierre because they want to see the fight, not the interview. That's why – while I understand why the UFC would want to usher Silva into the cage for a quick staredown if GSP beats Carlos Condit at UFC 154 – it still seems kind of weird and scripted, especially if we're talking about it this far out. The best way to convince the MMA gods to screw with your best-laid plans is to talk about them like there's nothing that could possibly go wrong.
Kristofir Napier @KrisNapier
@benfowlkesMMA if you had to choose one Mma fighter to be the president of the US, who would you choose? #TMB
Brian Stann. I get the sense that we might not agree on all the policy issues, but he's an honest, ethical man, which is more than you can say for most politicians. I'd love to see him run for office when his fighting career is over, but as he told me when I asked him about it recently, he prides himself on being someone who will speak his mind and tell the truth, "so I'm not sure which party would have me."
Prolapse Washington @ProlapseWashing
@benfowlkesMMA why so negative re WSOF? every sport has minor leagues, and fans still show up to them. They did a good job
If you think it's too negative to point out things that a promotion did wrong in addition to things it did right, you should read press releases rather than MMA news sites. Our job is to call it like we see it, good or bad. The World Series of Fighting debut had both, as I pointed out in my column. That's to be expected from a new organization, but it doesn't mean we should sweep the problems under the rug just to be polite.
As for your minor league comparison, I'm not sure it holds up. WSOF isn't some minor league affiliate that the UFC set up to cultivate talent. It's an MMA promotion trying to make its own way and build its own stars. Those stars might harbor dreams of fleeing for the UFC some day, much like minor league baseball players dream of making it to the majors, but the system is not set up to facilitate that the way it is in other sports.
Also, most minor league teams operate in cities where there is no major league option. That's part of their appeal. When I go down to the ballpark in summer to watch the Missoula Osprey play, I know I'm not seeing the best baseball players around. But hey, the tickets are cheap, so is the beer, and it's easier than driving eight hours to Seattle to see the Mariners. WSOF, on the other hand, held its debut event in Las Vegas, which sees plenty of big-time MMA each year. Convincing that crowd to show up for "minor league" MMA, which the town already has plenty of, is not so easy. Just ask the WEC and Strikeforce Challengers.
Kevin LaCoste @klacoste
@benfowlkesMMA Say Bonnar wins, gets popped and retires. Is the infamy not worth it? He's already a one-time cheat anyway. #TMB
You know the difference between a one-time steroid cheat and a two-time steroid cheat? It's the difference between people believing that you screwed up and used steroids and them believing that you screwed up and got caught. The first time Bonnar got busted he said he'd been "desperate" after an injury. So he used, got caught, did his penance, and we assumed he'd learned his lesson. Clearly though, he didn't. That makes you wonder how many other fights he had not learned his lesson for. Especially after retiring on this note, the steroid stain is one that's going to stick with Bonnar and color how we remember the entirety of his career in the UFC.
James Parker @SometimesJames
@benfowlkesMMA Have we considered that Bonnar may have been on steroids BEFORE he got the call to take the fight? It was last minute.. #TMB
It's possible, but let's not forget that Bonnar thought of himself as more or less retired before this offer came through. As much as he loves to strike bodybuilder poses with his shirt off, I'm not sure I see him hanging out at the gym and shooting steroids just to look good. Or at least, I really hope that's not what was going on since that would be so much sadder.
kevin janke @rivergiants
@benfowlkesMMA #TMB If GSP fights Silva, what happens to both belts? If GSP beats Condit and gets hurt against Silva, back to midwght limbo
Chances are they'd fight at a catchweight, with neither belt officially on the line. That's the right way to do it, especially if neither man is interested in hanging around in the other's division and defending the new title after winning it. There's still the chance that GSP or Silva might get hurt in this epic superfight and knock a title out of circulation for a while, but that risk is always part of this business. The last time GSP got hurt it was in his own gym. We can't start treating our champions like classic cars that we're afraid to take out on the road.
Kenneth Borrero @KennethWB
@benfowlkesMMA #tmb what'd you think of @Tyrone_spong MMA debut? I say best striker in the division hands down. thoughts?
Best kickboxer, maybe, and as long as his opponents consent to a kickboxing match with MMA gloves, as Travis Bartlett did, but we still don't know what he can do in an MMA bout against a real opponent. A lot of strikers look great when no one is threatening to take them down. Bartlett fought like he knew it was his job to get knocked out and he wanted to hurry up and get it over with. That's not to say Spong won't be a success in MMA. Certainly, I'm excited to see what he can do. I just hope WSOF gives him some competition next time, now that his highlight reel is sufficiently padded.
Zack Melton @ZackMelt
@benfowlkesMMA will we ever see the UFC go to VADA, WADA (or a similar group) for year round PED testing? If so, when? If not, why? #TMB
If you're asking me to look into the future, sorry, I can't do it. I can tell you that if the UFC wants to do something about performance-enhancing drug use (if, mind you), year-round, random, unannounced testing is the way to go. It doesn't necessarily have to engage the services of an outside organization to do that, but I think it's pretty clear that you can't rely on athletic commissions with limited budgets and predictable procedures to get it done. We've tried that, and the PED problem in this sport is not getting any better. The UFC could do a lot to change that, but it won't be easy or cheap. In the long run, I think it will be more expensive to keep putting it off.
Nick Raymond @NickolasRaymond
@benfowlkesMMA #tmb Is the main reason why UFC doesn't do random drug testing is that it could easily destroy their current fight schedule?
I doubt it. I think the UFC would rather catch serial dopers months out, before it's put them on posters and in TV ads to sell a pay-per-view. Remember what happened with Alistair Overeem? If the UFC could have seen that one coming thanks to its own testing program, it could have saved some time and money. Even the cheaters who only get exposed after the event, such as Bonnar, still create a huge distraction. You should see how many more TMB questions I got about Bonnar than about the UFC's debut in China this Saturday. Even if you ignore the moral responsibility the UFC has to ensure a safe(r) working environment for fighters, there's still the practical concern any promoter has of keeping fans focused on future events rather than recent screw-ups. When the MMA news cycle is dominated by stories of the latest drug cheats, that's tough to do.
Jared @Orderx7
@benfowlkesMMA What makes Jon Jones so good? I hear his name thrown around as the greatest, maybe we're jumping the gun here, maybe?? #tmb
Jumping the gun and completely overreacting is one of the things the Internet does best, so yeah, it's possible that we've gotten ahead ourselves when it comes to Jon Jones. At the same time, he's a 25-year-old guy who started fighting professionally just a little over four years ago, and already he's beaten five former UFC champions in fights that weren't even really competitive. I think Anderson Silva still lays claim to the title of best eva, as Phil Baroni might say, but what Jones has done is damn impressive.
Baltasar Shepard @BaltasarShepard
@benfowlkesMMA What martial art would you like to see in MMA, for funsies? Capoeira? That one that Batman uses? W/e it is that Seagal does?
I would love to see some UFC fighter employ "that one that Batman uses," but only if Bruce Buffer would refer to him as a "that one martial art that Batman uses fighter" in the pre-fight introductions. Because that'd be awesome.
Jesse Raine @jesseraine
@benfowlkesMMA Am I the only 1 that gets sick of fighters saying they do it for the fans?They do it to get paid, it's not wrong,just say it!
Fair enough, Jesse. But even if we assume that all fighters do this only to get paid, we have to ask ourselves how they get paid. Answer: the fans. OK, so it's a little more complicated than that, but that's essentially what it boils down to. Fans pay the UFC, and the UFC pays the fighters. It also tends to pay more to the fighters who more fans are willing to pay to see. Point is, there's a connection between having fans (for the purposes of this discussion, let's say fans are people willing to pay to see you fight, whether they want you to win or lose) and receiving money.
But to your deeper point, there's a difference between doing something for a living and doing it only to get paid. Everybody needs money to survive, so we all come up with ways of acquiring it, but I think we also recognize that the ideal situation is one where we are paid to do something we want to do anyway. Fighters (most of them, anyway) have found that. As Cain Velasquez told me when I talked to him recently, "I love working out for a living." Because MMA is an extremely competitive environment that favors the young and the healthy, they know they have to make as much as they can while they can, but it doesn't mean that they're in it just for the money.
Jason Webb @generalwebb
@benfowlkesMMA following the bischoff formula that competition creates cash, see:WCW/WWE feud, why isn't the media super stoked about #WSOF1
I think the media always welcomes competition among MMA organizations, as do fighters. The more viable options there are, the better it is for everyone, fans included. But that doesn't mean we feel any obligation to pretend that a new promotion is better or more sustainable than it is. Our job is to tell it like it is, not like we might want it to be.
JoeMMA @JoeMMA83
@benfowlkesMMA how about this, better of 2012: the fights scrapped due to injuries or the fights that happened to replace injured fighters?
The thing about the fights that didn't happen is that we don't know what we missed out on. It's easy for us to lament the loss of Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir or Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson, but for all we know those fights could have turned out to be duds. Thinking about them now is like thinking about some girl in high school you never got up the courage to ask out. The two of you might have hated each other if you'd ever taken the time to find out. Or she might have initially agreed to the date, only to cancel at the last minute after tearing her ACL. Best not to dwell on it.
Albert Heredia @albertrebla
@benfowlkesMMA If Anderson can't be beat with high testosterone or steroids, what does the trick? Tiger blood? Bath salts?
We can look at Silva's record against drug users and tell that chemistry is not the answer. He's beaten fighters on testosterone, steroids, painkillers, anti-anxiety meds – you name it. Unless some fighter gets ahold of Popeye's spinach or the magic juice that the Gummi Bears used to drink, we can forget about anybody beating Silva with the help of outside substances. Actually, now that I think about it, those Gummi Bears were a bunch of PED-using cheaters. Take away that juice, and they had nothing. Really makes you wonder why the local cartoon forest commission didn't crack down on them.
Jordan Bregman @NotAirJordan
@benfowlkesMMA what do u think of overeem doing supplement commercials during a PED suspension? #tmb
It's true that featuring Alistair Overeem in a workout supplement ad while he's currently unlicensed due to his unsanctioned testosterone use is maybe not the best idea, especially if the ad is going to show off how much he can bench press. That'd be like putting Nick Diaz in an ad for "water pipes." Even if the thing he's hawking in the ad is not itself illegal, it can't help but remind us of the other thing. Somebody really should have thought that one through.
Luke Williamson @ltw0303
@benfowlkesMMA Why does some of the MMA media believe Bisping is close to a title shot? Everytime he has fought a top guy he has lost.
Michael Bisping has lost four fights in his MMA career, and to the likes of Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen. Three of those four were decisions that could have gone the other way. That doesn't immediately make him a top contender, but it should help at least keep him in the conversation. As for why he might be close to a middleweight title shot, well, there just aren't that many other options. If he beats Vitor Belfort (and he is not favored to do so, according to oddsmakers), he'll be right there with the winners of Chris Weidman vs. Tim Boetsch and Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami. Eventually Anderson Silva has to fight a middleweight again, so any of those guys could be one win away from a title shot. Will it be Bisping? I wouldn't count on it. But then, I never would have guessed that Chael Sonnen would be next in line for a crack at Jon Jones, either.
Ben Fowlkes is MMAjunkie.com and USA TODAY's MMA columnist. Follow him on Twitter at @BenFowlkesMMA. Twitter Mailbag appears every Thursday on MMAjunkie.com.


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After three feature-length movies and countless hours of TV, the question most people have about the "Jackass" crew isn't so much "why do they do it?" but "how do they KEEP doing it?"
In this exclusive preview of the "Jackass 3.5" DVD and Blu-ray (coming June 14th), director and longtime collaborator Jeff Tremaine explains how he keeps Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Dave England, and Chris Pontius motivated from stunt to stunt.
And, yes, it often involves blackmail.
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Queensland Health has agreed to overhaul a scheme that allows doctors to treat private patients in public hospitals.
The scheme is supposed to be cost-neutral but an auditor-general's report has found it has cost more than $800 million over the past decade.
In a scathing assessment, Andrew Greaves says doctors have either never understood or lost sight of the objective.
Under the scheme, doctors are paid a private practice allowance as well as a base salary, with all revenue generated from private patients going to the hospital or health service.
But the report has found the money doctors generated has been significantly less than the allowances they are paid.
It calls for Queensland Health to immediately try to recover the lost revenue.
Biala staff cut
Meanwhile, Queensland Health is defending its decision to cut jobs at Brisbane's major sexual health clinic and transfer the work load to general practitioners.
Up to 30 specialist sexual health service providers in the Metro North Region will be offered redundancies.
It is likely all of those redundancies will be from Brisbane's Biala sexual health clinic.
Metro North Board chairman Dr Paul Alexander says Biala will be left to offer health care to people with HIV.
"At this stage, somewhere between 10 and 11 staff, it's anticipated, will be required to retain the services that we need in that specialist HIV area," he said.


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I was amused by the statement from John Beers, with the Virginia Department of Agriculture, in the article "Cheese reprieve: Delay good news for feisty farmers" [Newsbiz, February 19, 2004].
Beers stated that Solem's and Coles' vigorous opposition to the regulations was a good thing in that the regulations underwent a more extensive review because of it. He specifically stated, "They're better regulations than they would have been otherwise."
I was president of the Virginia State Dairy Goat Association and sat on the advisory panel reviewing the incipient proposed cheese regulations in April of 2001.
I can state with authority that not one word in these regulations was ever changed to accommodate small farmers desiring exemptions from the regulations for on-farm/farmers' market sales, in spite of requests from the advisory panel, well over 100 letters demanding such exemptions received during the first public comment period, and well over 200 received during the second. In fact, no substantive changes of any kind were made to these regulations from day one.
In addition, on August 23, 2001, the Board of Agriculture, in a closed session, denied my formal request for an evidentiary hearing with respect to safety concerns connected to farmers selling their own farm-produced goat cheese direct to the final consumer either at the farm or at local farmers' markets.
It would appear that Beer's definition of "extensive review" is a bit narrow.
Christine Solem
Albemarle County


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Tuesday's Trunkline 2012 is packed with an array of tidbits regarding last night's debate including several on polls that will make the left cry, as well as some analyses of the debate from Charles Krauthammer and David Gergen. But today's news summary also includes reports of Republicans being more educated than liberals, the future of the Supreme Court in the next four years, the truth about Obama and Iran, 5 reasons for independents to vote for Romney, a very poignant letter that the New York Times refused to publish, and more;
- CNN poll: More debate watchers likely to vote for Mitt Romney than Obama
- Lol, I Think They Are Going To Cry – Romney Wins CBS Focus Group In Ohio
- Krauthammer: Romney Won Unequivocally; Obama's Responses Were Petty
- David Gergen: Romney Passed The Commander In Chief Test
- The Obama Administration and Iran
- 5 Reasons Independents Should Choose Mitt Romney Over Barack Obama
- The next President may appoint 5 Supreme Court Justices, so if you want a Leftist Court, go with "O"
- Pew Report: Republicans Smarter Than Democrats: Tea Party More Educated
- A fateful letter to the editor of the Times
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BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Technology giant Oracle Corp said software sales growth will stay strong into the new year despite fears that there could be big tax hikes and US government spending cuts that could cause a slump in spending by customers.
Shares of the world's No 3 software maker rose 1.3% after it reported fiscal second-quarter revenue and earnings that surpassed Wall Street forecasts.
Oracle President Safra Catz told investors that businesses were still looking to spend money already allocated to 2012 technology budgets.
"Folks want to close deals," she told analysts on a conference call following the earnings release on Tuesday. There has been "no negative impact on pricing. Pricing remains very good for us."
Oracle said software sales would grow three to 13% this quarter, which runs through February. It expects fiscal third-quarter hardware products sales to be flat to down 10% from a year ago.
The company's software and hardware forecasts were roughly in line with Wall Street expectations, according to FBR Markets analyst Daniel Ives.
Oracle reported that software sales and cloud software subscriptions rose 17% from a year earlier to US$2.4bil (RM7.2bil) in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov 30.
It had forecast that new software sales would climb five to 15% from a year earlier, when it last reported earnings on Sept 20.
"I would call it an early Christmas present," Ives said. "It's a positive sign for the overall technology sector."
Investors pay close attention to new software sales because they generate high-margin, long-term maintenance contracts and are an important gauge of the company's future profits.
Oracle posted a second-quarter profit, excluding items, of 64 cents (RM1.92) per share, beating the average analyst forecast of 61 cents (RM1.83) according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Jefferies & Co analyst Ross MacMillan said Oracle's results are encouraging for other makers of business software, many of which end their quarter on Dec 31.
Off a cliff
Some investors have worried that corporations would postpone spending on technology projects because of uncertainty over the year-end deadline for Congress and US President Barack Obama to reach a compromise to thwart an automatic rise in tax rates and government spending cuts.
Failing to reach a deal, economists say, could lead to another US recession. Catz said Oracle's customers are still spending on software.
"What's going on in Washington — I don't know who it's necessarily influencing today. But I can tell you, our customers have been spending money with us even here in December."
On Tuesday, Oracle forecast earnings per share in the current fiscal third quarter of 64 to 68 cents (RM1.92 to RM2.04), excluding items. That was about level with an average forecast for 66 cents (RM1.98).
"It tells you that there's still money being spent by enterprises on software. It's not like the world has ground to a halt," MacMillan said.
The picture was not so bright for Oracle's troubled hardware division, which it acquired with its US$5.6bil (RM16.8bil) purchase of Sun Microsystems in Jan 2010. The division's revenue has fallen every quarter since it closed that deal.
Hardware systems product sales fell 23% from a year earlier to US$734mil (RM2.2bil). Oracle had forecast that hardware sales would drop between eight and 18%.
Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts he expected hardware systems revenue to start growing in the fiscal fourth quarter which begins March 1. — Reuters
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The wild turkey was prominent at the first Thanksgiving dinner, when pilgrims and American Indians gathered in peace to give thanks for the bounty of the North American wilderness. Today, wild turkey populations in most of Kansas have been growing for years, offering hunters the opportunity to pursue them in fall, and add this celebrated game bird to the holiday feast.
All of Kansas except Unit 4 (westcentral and southwestern Kansas) is open to fall hunting. Long seasons this year run Oct. 1-Nov. 30, Dec. 13-31, and Jan. 10-31, 2011. One turkey permit per hunter is allowed, valid in Unit 1 (northwestern Kansas), Unit 2 (the eastern one-half of the state), and Unit 3 (central Kansas). In addition, hunters may purchase as many as three additional turkey game tags valid in Unit 2 only. One turkey of either sex may be taken with each permit or tag. Hunters may use legal shotguns or archery equipment.
Unit descriptions may be found in the 2010 Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulations Summary, available at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website — www.kdwp.state.ks.us — KDWP offices, and license vendors.
October offers some of the best hunting. Turkeys are in small groups, with many young birds that have never been hunted. Often, a hunter can stalk the birds or break up a group, then hide and call them back. Public wildlife areas and Walk-In Hunting Access lands often hold large numbers of turkeys in October before hunting pressure moves them to private land.
The combination of good turkey populations, uncrowded hunting, and mild fall weather make October an excellent time to go turkey hunting, or keep a permit in hand while hunting upland game or deer. It's also a good time to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Web 2.0 Workshops will take place on Wednesday, October 5 2005. Click here for the complete schedule.
Sessions in iCalendar Format (More info)
Morning Workshops | Afternoon Workshops
Please Note: Program content subject to change.
Wednesday Morning Workshops
Applications 2.0: AJAX and Beyond (The Business Case)
In this workshop, Jesse James Garrett and Peter Merholz of Adaptive Path will curate a series of applications built on solid Web 2.0 principles. In discussions with the applications' creators, they'll probe the challenges of development, the benefits to the users, and the business cases that make this all viable. With its underlying philosophy of openness and relinquishing control, developing Web 2.0 applications are less about tight plans and roadmaps, and more about corralling a disparate set of technologies and potential uses. How does a business take advantage of AJAX, APIs, the "architecture of participation," and other components in the Web 2.0 stew?
Building a Developer EcoSystem (Sponsored by MSN Search)
VC 2.0: An Entrepreneur's Market?
What's in a Tag?
CANCELED: From Community to Commerce: The Arrival of Podcasting (Sponsored by Outcast Communications)
In short, podcasting has created an explosion of multimedia advertising inventory. Advertisers and media companies alike are enthusiastic about a new form of advertising that opens up unlimited possibilities with respect to reach, frequency, and target marketing.
At the same time, podcasters and listeners still get to experience their information and their entertainment on their terms. With winners on both sides of the equation, who's to say this isn't the first great media breakthrough of the 21st century?
Identity 2.0: Identity Protocols, Today and Tomorrow (Sponsored by Sxip Identity)
This model will be discussed in the context of past, present, and future IdM protocols. Hardt will start by establishing a definition of digital identity and examine how identity information is currently stored and transported on the Web. Then he'll review the lessons learned from the successes and failures of past identity protocol implementations.
Hardt will also look ahead to impending digital identity development needs, the evolution of standards and protocols, and realistic expectations for Identity 2.0 in the near and distant future. This will be a lively debate!
Open Source Infrastructure
This workshop will review many of the leading standards and present those leaders in an interactive format so that new standards, functionality and potential can be discussed in an open manner. Panelists will present their technical standards, while also discussing the ramifications of what happens when these standards go viral and trickle down the pyramid to the mainstream. More specifically:
The world of micro-content will be discussed both from a "microformats" worldview, as well as a "structured blogging" perspective.
Open Media will be a general theme, and tagging will be discussed as well as how tagging fits in and drives ALL of these standards.
Advanced services such as pinging and aggregating will be discussed as well as new eco-systems (such as Events or Reviews) and what happens when trends are combined together--like social networking and blogging (a la Y! 360 or GoingOn.)
Finally, discussions will be geared towards whether or not non-profit organizations are the right vehicle for organizing and establishing standards (as opposed to a free and open marketplace) and what is the future of open source infrastructure and what audience participants can do to contribute to this open movement.
Search by Another Name: New Ideas in Search
Web 2.0 Ad Models: A New Approach to Marketing?
Strategic Blogging: Avoiding Death by Opinion (Sponsored by Fenwick & West)
Additional speakers Shawna M. Swanson, Attorney, Fenwick & West Matt Kesner, CTO, Fenwick & WestThe phenomenal popularity of blogs raises important business and legal questions for employers. During this workshop, Fenwick & West attorney Shawna M. Swanson and the firm's chief technology officer, Matt Kesner, will discuss the questions below that currently confront employers, as well as certain technical aspects of blogs, including the ability of IT professionals to unearth content from outdated blogs. All attendees will receive Fenwick & West's model policy on blogs.
Can companies whose employees post personal blogs prohibit employees from:
Are company-sponsored blogs a corporate liability waiting to happen?
Should employers micro-manage the manner in which employees use company-sponsored blogs?
Must human resources representatives include "develop and implement blog policy" on their ever-lengthening "to do" list?
What liability might the employer face when its employees post objectionable material to a blog?
What policies should companies develop to address blog usage at work?
What are the other critical electronic communications issues, and what pro-active strategies can protect companies and their executives from liability?
Video 2.0: When and How Will It Come?
What are the challenges, what's working and what needs immediate fixing? What is interesting that's coming soon, and what are users doing that we didn't expect?
We will look at these issues in an interactive audience discussion remix, to get closer to what Video 2.0 will look like: an on demand, rich media world online where it's not just creators and consumers, but enthusiasts and remixers, all of whom will add to both the business models of content producers and tool makers, and the enjoyment of those who view rich media.
Marketing to a New Generation -- The "Echo Boomers" (Sponsored by Akamai)
Additional panelists: Dave Williams, Chief Marketing Officer & General Manager of AtomShockwave.com Katie Burke Mitic, Vice President of Marketing, Zazzle.com Chip Russo, Regional Vice President, PointRoll Jonathan Steuer, Technology/Consumer Electonics VP, Comsumer Strategist, IconocultureMeet the "Echo Boomers," the first generation to grow up immersed in a digital- and Internet-driven world. There are 80 million of them and they are intensely focused on all things digital, mobile, personal and virtual. In this workshop, Akamai Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Arthur details how enterprises require a unique digital operating environment to effectively do business online in today's "Demand Economy," where the consumers are taking control and forcing companies to rethink their business models and their go-to-market strategies. Attendees will learn about best practices and success stories of leading-edge firms who have had to make big decisions about their approach to their Web sites, the priorities they set, the innovations they introduced, and the new technologies they have adopted such as Flash Video to engage more deeply with their site visitors. They will learn about the struggles between marketing and IT to accomplish their business objectives via their externally facing online presence. The world has shifted and the economic, social and cultural impact is being felt right now. The emerging market spurred by the young, tech-savvy, Web-immersed "Echo Boomers" has arrived. Find out how you can engage this new breed of Internet "Power Users."
Wednesday Afternoon Workshops
What's New in the Search Ecosystem: Users, Publishers, and Advertisers (Sponsored by Yahoo!)
Panelists: David Madelorot, VP Search Content, Yahoo! Search Will Johnson, VP & GM, Yahoo! Publisher Network Online Anne Frisbie, Sr. Director of Category Search Marketing, Yahoo!With several innovative product launches this year, Yahoo! has firmly established itself as a leader in search. Offerings that include My Web 2.0, Yahoo! Search for Creative Commons, Yahoo! Search Subscriptions, the Yahoo! Publisher Network and Y!Q demonstrate Yahoo! is thinking creatively while keeping its user, publisher, and advertiser constituents top of mind. In this workshop, you will hear from a panel of Yahoo! experts who will explore Yahoo!'s strategy for making information available to its users as well as its plans to extend its distribution network to help small and medium-sized publishers enhance their own web sites with Yahoo! advertising and content. You'll also hear how many advertisers are increasingly leveraging the power of search to improve their branding efforts and cross channel integration.
AttentionTrust: First Board Meeting and Discusssion (Open to All)
This Web 2.0 workshop will explore the definition of attention, the goals and principles of attentiontrust.org, and the creation and seeding of tools for the notification, preservation, and leveraging of attention metadata in the Web 2.0 marketplace. The session will also serve as a public forum for discussion of the first release of AT.EXT, a browser plug-in that will facilitate commercial attention services.
Data on the Move (Sponsored by AT&T)
Additional panelists: Mazin Gilbert, AT&T Suranga Chandratillake, Blinkx Usama Fayyad, Yahoo! Dave Sherfesse, AlexaThe Internet is the world's largest source of information, offering data on nearly every topic imaginable. The challenge is to extract useful information from the constant and enormous daily flow--in essence, to do data mining on a moving target, "in flight" as it were.
Web data comes in formats ranging from traditional fielded records, through text, speech, image, and video. The bulk of the data is referred to as "semi-structured" because it inherits the hypertext structure of the Web; organizationally, however, more often than not it is unstructured text.
The magnitude and richness of this data offers a compelling target for data mining. One can derive information about nearly any subject or anyone. Companies involved in web-based commerce --virtually all businesses these days--present a tremendous volume of information about their products, services, and operations. More importantly, one also can learn a tremendous amount about individual web users.
The researchers at AT&T Labs are now turning their data mining expertise to the challenges presented on the Web. AT&T's Daytona Database Management System is the largest known database in the world, with more than 100 terabytes of data and one trillion indexed records. For years, Daytona has been used to spot telephone calling card fraud in real time, and it is now being used in AT&T's Internet Protect service to analyze the 2,500 terabytes of IP traffic that flows over the company's backbone network every day to spot early signs of worm and virus attacks.
AT&T will host a panel discussion with other industry experts on technologies and applications of data mining, presenting views from across the industry on the use of data available on the Web and data created by use of the Web.
Launch Pad: A Dozen New Companies in One Sitting
Mash-ups 2.0: Where's the Business Model?
So you built a mashup, it's super-cool, and your site just got slashdotted -- but will it ever pay the rent?
Since Google Maps debuted earlier this year, mashups combining multiple web services have become the poster children for the Web 2.0 movement. However, while no doubt amazing, can sites like these that remix data from others ever be used to make money on their own? Join us for a tour of the latest Mashups hit parade, and a discussion of how mashup business models might attract commercially-minded developers with Web 2.0 aspirations. We'll discuss key technologies & services needed to implement mashups, and what business models could be used to generate revenue for their owners. Our panel will include popular mashup developers, as well as technology evangelists from platform companies like Yahoo, Google, and eBay offering mashup services.
Click here for the complete schedule.
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- You confidently answer a question about why you follow Jesus.
- Your friend asks you how you became a Christian and you give a clear story.
- You share the gospel story without being tongue-tied.
Just this week, I met a church member who felt that evangelism was not doable because he felt he had
- no talent,
- no skill,
- nor verbally eloquent like his pastor.
My friend lacked any confidence that he could witness to anyone.
Maybe you feel the same way. You find personal evangelism intimidating. You would rather clean a pig sty instead of talking about Jesus to your friends.
I was.
Learn how Personal Evangelism can be Natural
The Personal Evangelism for Ordinary People seminar will help you overcome those natural fears and find fresh freedom in sharing your faith.
As you go through the seminar with Chris Walker, you'll
- Learn to recognize God given moments to talk about your faith
- Discover evangelism can be as normal and natural as breathing.
- Find and develop the four core evangelism skills you need, even if you don't know your Bible.
Discover a compassion for the lost and learn how to share your faith.
This seminar is designed to give you a clear understanding of personal evangelism which results in a compassion that swallows fear and equips you to be effective in everyday life.
It's designed to move you from clumsy to confident in just ONE day.
Coming to Chester Maryland, March 22, 2014
If you live in or near the Annapolis MD or central Eastern Shore area you don't want to miss this FREE event. . . .
Chris will help you find the same confidence that has helps him talk about his faith in Christ to anyone who asks. He used to be the obnoxious evangelist no one wants to be and has learned core skills to make evangelism.
The seminar dispelled the fears associated with evangelism. Both personal stories and Biblical truth provided a framework from which to proceed in making sharing my faith conversationally more a part of my lifestyle.
I would highly recommend this class to anyone with a heart for becoming more verbal in their witness. — Participant
Come to learn some of the practical ways Chris has discovered to share your faith out of his research, study, and first hand real life experience from serving as a local pastor, planting two churches and doing evangelism work cross culturally in 9 different countries.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
9:00a – 4:00p
Registration opens at 8:30am.
Kent Island United Methodist Church, Chester Maryland.
2739 Cox Neck Road, Chester, MD 21619
This personal evangelism seminar is free. It is sponsored by Kent Island United Methodist Church
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- Registration information will be shared with EvangelismCoach.org.
- Lunch will be provided. More information as time draws closer.
- A resource table will be available, where Chris will provide audio CDs and other items from his resources.
- When you register online, you'll receive a complimentary subscription to the weekly newsletter by email, every Friday at 2pm. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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Register online for free. You'll receive reminders as the conference draws near.
We encourage you to bring your ministry leadership team to this event.
Event is open to the public and other churches are invited to register and attend.
Who is Chris Walker?
Chris Walker, of https://www.evangelismcoach.org, is the featured speaker.
He is fittingly known as the Evangelism Coach because of his extensive work with churches in the US and Latin America in the areas of evangelism and church growth. Chris is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
His website has over 1000 articles on personal evangelism, congregational evangelism, and hospitality, as well as a podcast feed, all for free.
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Chris has also recorded 2 CDs on church hospitality issues, authored 2 DVDs for training greeters, and a 3 DVD set on Breaking Unseen Barriers that keep your visitors from coming back. Plus, he's recorded additional DVDS and CDs on personal evangelism. All resources will be available at the resource table. Credit Cards will be accepted.
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Your talk helped us see the need to engage people, not just serve them. I think overall it was one of our most successful events ever, and was a real example of how the momentum is shifting in a positive way." P Strachan, Midlothian VA.
Chris is a highly accessible speaker who brings a passion and energy to his workshops that is contagious.
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Following the release of fourth album Piramida (Sep 2012, 4AD), Efterklang add another string to their bow with The Ghost of Piramida, a film by Danish director Andreas Koefoed, that documents the Danish trio's visit to the abandoned Russian mining town where the record's inception began back in the summer of 2011.
Accompanied by their taciturn and indifferent Russian polar bear guard, the group goes on an audio treasure hunt in the empty buildings of the abandoned town, while the narrator, former Piramida citizen Alexander, takes us back to a bygone era, when Piramida flourished and the immigrant Russian miners and their families lived in a Soviet parallel society far from the brutal reality of their homeland.
The Ghost of Piramida premiered in November 2012 in Amsterdam at the world's biggest documentary film festival IDFA, and here the film was selected as one of the top three music films of the year. Since then, the film has been screened at several other film festivals and in art house cinemas around Europe.
The film was also screened via Efterklang's own distribution system, the so called Private-Public Screenings where anyone can host an official screening as long as they can accommodate minimum 5 guests. A total of 812 Private-Public Screenings of the film were held across the globe between February 8th and March 31st 2013. You can watch group photos from the Private-Public Screenings here.
Directed by Andreas Koefoed
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Celebrate Your LifeStyle 2014
River Cottage Australia - Sneak Peek
Behind the Scenes of River Cottage Australia Take 2!
How to Construct a Veggie Garden
Episode 1 Sneak Peek!
Aboriginal Belief: Looking After the Land
Top Tips for Prepping and Cooking Octopus
Behind the Scenes of River Cottage Australia!
Episode 2 Sneak Peek
Making Cheese in Tilba
The Benefits of Organic Produce
How to Make Cow Poo Brew
Nose to Tail Eating
Baking with Nelleke Gorton
Top Tips for Keeping Chickens at Home
How to Joint a Chicken
Top Tips for Coastal Foraging
Raising and Processing Animals for Consumption
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May 25, 2013
Xbox One will monitor users' content viewing in a number of ways.
Microsoft's next-generation console has applied for a patent offering users Xbox 360-like achievements for watching specific content and adverts, reports Gamesindustry International.
The console's Kinect 2 will also employ DRM measures to prevent more people than the license allows viewing the content at one go, as per another patent filed last year.
If Kinect senses too many people in the room, it will prompt the users to upgrade the license.
"Television viewing tends to be a passive experience for a viewer, without many opportunities for the viewer to engage or have interactive experiences with the presented content," the application for the achievements reads.
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A NEW YOU: You're able to go further than you think is possible
"The stronger the wind, the mightier the oak becomes." — proverb
One morning at the gym, a fitness trainer told the group an interesting story. It was about a woman named Meredith who had set out to run a half-marathon event. However, as Meredith was running in the cool autumn breeze, she made a mistake and took a wrong turn. And, soon, that wrong turn put her on the full-marathon course.
Eventually, when Meredith realized what had happened, instead of turning back, she said to herself, "Why stop now?" And she forged onward, running the race, her strides long and fast.
Although the course was tough, and it was her first full marathon, Meredith didn't think, 'I am not qualified,' 'I'll never succeed,' or 'I've gone as far as I can go.' Rather, running faster and further than she thought possible, she was determined to complete the race. She kept her self-talk positive and under her breath she uttered, "You can do this. Just get it done," for the words we speak have dynamic power.
Meredith persisted and continued forth. And remarkably, sometimes, what we think is a setback or mistake, can actually turn out to be a stunning victory. In a record time of three hours, 11 minutes and 48 seconds, Meredith ran across the finish line. She had the best time among women and 10th overall in the entire race. Her determination, unshakeable confidence and positive self-talk took her beyond her training, beyond what she had done before, and beyond what she originally thought she could do.
During our lives, we could make mistakes and face obstacles. Situations may not have turned out exactly as we thought they should. Or our dreams haven't transpired at the precise time that we wanted them to happen. Then, we might get disheartened and lose our passion and momentum for living.
But, don't lose heart and settle for 'good enough.' God has more in store for you. And like Meredith, if you don't quit, you will go further than you think is possible. So start now, right where you are today. Put one foot in front of the other and take a step forward in faith. For the hills and valleys that you may be passing through are not meant to stop you, but to strengthen and equip you for a higher purpose.
• Maybe you see other people getting the gifts you long for, and you are still in the same place, unfulfilled. But, just because things haven't worked out entirely for you up until now, it doesn't mean you won't find the happiness, success and the fulfillment that you seek. Therefore, press on. Overnight, your God-inspired dreams can come true, for when they do happen, they will come quickly.
"And in due season, you will reap if you do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)
• Perhaps, your goals seem too big to be achieved. Yet, God is not limited by ordinary factors. So stay the course, look to Him and trust in Him. Right now, God is walking ahead of you, making a path to ensure your victory.
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desire of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)
• Possibly, obstacles look impossible to overcome. But God has not brought you this far to give up on you now. Hence, pray and believe you can prevail over your challenges. You are going to survive what you now face and come back stronger, healthier, and more blessed.
"According to your faith be it unto you." (Matthew 9:29)
Live to your highest ideals. You were born to make a difference and to give this world something that no one else can. Keep your mind on thoughts of faith, hope, joy and expectancy. See the possibilities. See solutions. There's an old saying, "There are no two ways about it." Hence, think about only what you'd like to experience, and speak words that you want to see manifested. Let the negative, unfair situations go: and each day, focus on all the positive aspects of your life and the extraordinary things you are looking forward to welcoming into your future.
A while ago, a former business associate of mine, I'll call Ben, lost his longstanding job. Ben is hardworking, honest and one of the most honorable people I know. He was in the entertainment industry; and because of job cuts, his position was eliminated. Although what happened to Ben was unfortunate, rather than becoming depressed, he moved ahead with his career. He had a family to support and worked tirelessly to find a new position. Yet, month after month, he came up short.
Then, he applied for an outside sales position. And even though Ben was overqualified, the sales manager would not hire him and negatively said, "Find another profession." Ben let those hurtful comments go in one ear and out the other. But God does things in unusual ways and failure to attain that position led unexpectedly to another. A month later, that sales manager was let go from the company and almost instantaneously, Ben was hired. Rather than being an outside sales person, Ben was appointed to be the Vice President for the entire organization.
I like the message I have engraved on a bookmark that reads, "God makes a way where there is no way."
So persist on your journey toward your goals with focused determination. And when you come across a difficult terrain, say to yourself, as Meredith did, "Why stop now?" and "You can do this. Just get it done."
God has wonderful blessings in store for you and those around you. And before you know it, as long as you refuse to give up, you'll triumphantly cross the finish line to the divine destiny that has been beautifully prepared for you.
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Amber (A big directioner) comes home to her moms after spending the summer at her fathers. This time her mom has a boyfriend who came with a child of his own. The one and only Louis Tomlinson. What will happen as a new life and new family is pushed at her. Will she welcome them with open arms or will she run away?
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SEPA - Climate Change Awareness
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) invited REALSENSE to tender for the development of a bespoke e-learning course on Climate Change Awareness. The course was for SEPA staff, and was to cover climate change and its effects, the sense and impact of new legislation being enforced, and SEPA's role within this as Scotland's environmental regulator.
Working with the SEPA climate change team to meet the identified learning objectives, and the marketing and communications department to ensure compliance with brand guidelines, we delivered an information rich course with a strong corporate image that successfully reflected the SEPA brand. Engaging media, dynamic graphics and a strong corporate image helped present the information in a meaningful and memorable way.
ITV –I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
The ITV Health and Safety team took the decision to change their H&S induction process for their TV show, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Several issues needed resolving — crew working on site before receiving induction training, the time team were spending delivering training, the administration of training records, and of course fitting training in with production schedules. The obvious answer was to use online delivery allowing people to go through the training at a time that suited them, wherever they are, and before arriving on site.
REALSENSE was engaged to help design, build and deploy the induction training to all 600 employees. The training was brought to life with recognisable faces from the show, the dulcet tones of didgeridoos in the background, brilliant colourful imagery and a splash of humour. All proof that Health and Safety training doesn't have to be dull. In fact, one of the Australian crew members said: "Best induction I've come across. Other inductions I've done make you want to gouge your eyes out."
Driver Safety
The REALSENSE Driver Safety Awareness E-Learning Course aims to help employees become more aware of their responsibilities while driving on behalf of their employer and remind them of some of the important aspects of road safety while at work.
With strong instructional design and creative multi-media, this highly interactive course brings together the theory of safe driving, practical examples and simulations of real life driving conditions and experiences.
Developed in partnership with Chartered Health and Safety Practitioners this course is part of our Health and Safety E-Learning Portfolio. It is SCORM compliant, contains Accessible content and can be customised to your organisations specific requirements.
REALSENSE delivers interactive multi-lingual kiosks for non-English speakers in Derby. The aim of the project was to address communication 'barriers' and improve the initial contact with individuals from Ethnic Minority Groups when they arrive at a Derby Adult Learning Centre.
REALSENSE made use of the existing technical infrastructure at DALS learning centres for the multimedia kiosks and developed software to provide the user with information, in their first language choice of Punjabi or Urdu, about the English language courses on offer, and offer guidance on the learning support available and how to enrol enrol on a course at a level appropriate to their learning needs.
The kiosk had an easy-to-use language selection process, and a straight-forward menu providing access to information about Courses, Enrolment and Registration information, DALS centres and how to obtain further learner support.
BRIO - Virtual Railway
BRIO Virtual was a concept piece containing a series of children's educational activities designed to support their early years development.
Building upon the successful BRIO brand, REALSENSE produced a series of interactive 3D activities based on the fun BRIO range that assisted young children with the learning and understanding of shapes, counting, classification, comparing, orientation and free creation.
Guided by 'Eddie the Engine Driver', children were helped along their learning journey exploring activities, puzzles and challenges of the BRIO Virtual Railway. Options for varying levels of difficulty enabled children to learn, develop and improve their skills.
HORNBY Live Steam
REALSENSE was asked by Hornby to deliver an interactive multi-lingual instruction guide as part of Hornby's award winning LIVE STEAM range.
The software runs on standard multimedia PCs and enables purchasers of the LIVE STEAM locomotive to quickly get up to speed with understanding live steam, how it works, important safety points, operational techniques as well as care and maintenance information. The instructional information is available in four languages - English, French, Spanish and German and included an impressive LIVE STEAM video accompanied by the voice of Sean Bean.
Bertling - Health and Safety
Bertling identified a need to standardise their Health and Safety Induction training for employees worldwide. As e-learning was the preferred method of delivery, we were approached to create a Health and Safety Induction Course, to be deployed in 43 countries, and in a number of languages.
Through REALSENSE's learning platform, Activbase, Bertling now trains its global team with a standardised Health and Safety Induction Course in 5 different languages. Training management is easy – with Activbase the Bertling H&S team can report on the training of their staff at a senior and line management level, by country, role, and department.
Fire Safety E-Learning for Schools and Colleges
Working with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, REALSENSE developed an online e-learning Fire Safety course, specifically for Schools and Colleges.
The online training course contains comprehensive safety information, tailored to a school or college environment, presented in defined and distinct chapters. Filled with interactions, multimedia, quizzes and an assessment, the course ensures learner engagement and that the key safety messages are delivered.
The course is SCORM compliant, and can be delivered via any industry standard learning platform, or via a stand-alone delivery mechanism such as a USB or CD-ROM.
National Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises of nine museums across Wales. They approached REALSENSE with a proposed pilot scheme to introduce Health and Safety and HR e-learning into their training provision. Running across six out of the nine sites, they undertook a one year trial, using a selection of eight REALSENSE's ready-to-go Health and Safety courses. After the successful pilot they decided to roll out our Health and Safety e-learning across all sites for all staff.
In order to introduce this new initiative and demonstrate to staff its ease of use and accessibility, National Museum Wales asked REALSENSE to develop a bespoke bi-lingual introductory piece to be delivered with the training courses through REALSENSE's learning platform, Activbase.


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Rookie Jets wideout Stephen Hill wowed anyone within a one-hundred-mile radius of East Rutherford yesterday, catching five passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He was the first player to catch two touchdowns in his debut since 2005. But imagine what he could have done if he were healthy? Rich Cimini explains:
Turns out that the rookie wide receiver, when he wasn't catching passes and scoring touchdowns, was puking on the bench. Hill apparently played the game with a bit of a bug.
"He got sick a couple of times on the sideline," Rex Ryan said Monday. "He showed that toughness, which you knew he had."
Meanwhile, Jacksonville's Justin Blackmon, Arizona's Michael Floyd, Tennessee's Kendall Wright, and San Francisco's A.J. Jenkins—the four wide receivers selected in the first round—combined for eight catches, 61 yards, and zero touchdowns yesterday. And they were all not suffering from stomach bugs. So yeah. Stephen Hill is good.
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oneworld to move head office to New York with new CEO10 December 2010
• Bruce Ashby to succeed John McCulloch as head of world's premier airline alliance
• Relocation to take oneworld central team to heart of world's biggest air travel market
• Office to be shared with American Airlines, British Airways and other member airlines
• Latest step in its breakthrough year to consolidate oneworld's lead
oneworld® today announced plans to relocate its headquarters to New York under new leadership, in the latest step to establish itself firmly as the world's premier alliance in what is turning out to be its "breakthrough year".
The move - from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - will enable its central alliance team to keep its finger right on the pulse of the world's single biggest air travel market, with New York's airports used by 110 million passengers a year.
New York is served by more flights by more oneworld member airlines than any other city worldwide, with 10 of the alliance's 14 existing and designate members flying to at least one of its airports. Between them, they serve the city's three main gateways of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, and four other airports in New York State. New York is also one of American Airlines' five cornerstone hubs, anchoring its US network, and a critical gateway for its services to Europe, Asia and Latin America.
As part of the transition, oneworld Managing Partner John McCulloch has informed the oneworld Governing Board that for family reasons he is not in a position to relocate, and after 10 years with the central alliance team - the last seven as Managing Partner - now is as good a time as any for him to hand over.
He will be succeeded by airline industry veteran Bruce Ashby, who joins the central alliance team today as oneworld Chief Executive. After 16 years working for US airlines, latterly as Senior Vice-President Alliances and then Executive Vice-President Marketing for US Airways, Ashby then spent the past five years leading carriers in India and the Middle East, as Chief Executive of IndiGo and then of SAMA Airlines.
Gerard Arpey, Chairman of the oneworld Governing Board and Chairman and Chief Executive of American Airlines, said: "On behalf of our entire oneworld Governing Board, I want to thank John McCulloch for his leadership, commitment and pivotal role during the past decade in positioning oneworld firmly as the world's premier alliance. We are equally fortunate that John can pass the baton to Bruce, who brings a track record of tremendous experience, success and knowledge of our industry to oneworld as we continue to strengthen its competitive position and service to customers."
John McCulloch said: "It's been a real privilege to be part of oneworld virtually from its birth to positioning it firmly as the world's leading airline alliance. The relocation of our central alliance team to the world's biggest airline market at this stage in oneworld's evolution makes clear sense. Personal circumstances prevent me from being part of that future, but I am committed to achieving a full and seamless transition, working with Bruce as he beds in, to ensure oneworld continues on its journey towards pre-eminence."
New Chief Executive Bruce Ashby commented: "oneworld has set the benchmark in the increasingly important arena of airline alliances, with its grouping of best-in-class carriers from each region and its focus on quality and innovation. It is a privilege to be invited to succeed John McCulloch to lead oneworld forward, as it becomes an even more vital element of its member airlines' own strategies."
Premises for the new oneworld headquarters in New York have been secured at 2 Park Avenue, Manhattan.
They will also house the team managing the new transatlantic joint business launched in October by oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. Bringing these various functions together will maximise synergies between these key elements of the alliance, particularly in developing more new services and benefits for customers.
The 46 200 sq ft facility will also accommodate the New York offices of American, British Airways and a number of other oneworld member airlines.
Besides the 25-strong central oneworld team, up to 210 employees from across the alliance's member airlines will be based there, in a largely "open plan" lay out, designed to promote collaboration across the alliance teams. The first of them should move in there in mid-summer 2011.
oneworld Governing Board Gerard Arpey said: "Our decision to relocate and consolidate offices in New York is another important accomplishment during a milestone year for oneworld. New York is a critical global hub for oneworld and a key focus of our transatlantic joint business. As we transition to a new home we also thank Vancouver for its support during oneworld's first decade."
The move to New York is the latest key step taken by oneworld in what is turning into a breakthrough year for the alliance, with:
- The addition of S7 Airlines, Russia's leading domestic carrier, last month.
- The signing of India's leading carrier Kingfisher Airlines and Europe's fifth biggest airline airberlin as members elect.
- The launch of a transatlantic joint business between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia after gaining long-awaited anti-trust immunity in both the USA and Europe.
- Approval from authorities in both the USA and Japan for a joint business between American Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) covering their services North America and Asia, following JAL's reaffirmation of its oneworld membership earlier this year and its deepening of co-operation with its oneworld partners.
- British Airways and Iberia on track to complete their merger by the end of the year.
- LAN Airlines celebrating its 10th anniversary as a oneworld member on 1 June.
- oneworld adding both the Global Traveler GT Tested 2010 Awards" Best Airline Alliance and World Airline Awards' World's Best Alliance titles to the World Travel Awards' World's Leading Airline Alliance trophies it has won for the past eight years.
About Bruce Ashby, oneworld's new Chief Executive
Bruce Ashby entered the airline industry in 1987 as a consultant, and then full-time in 1989 as Manager Operations Research with United Airlines. He remained with United until 1995, serving in several positions, including Vice-President Financial Planning and Analysis and Vice-President Finance and Treasurer.
He then moved to Delta Airlines, as Vice-President Marketing Development.
In 1996, he joined US Airways as Vice-President Financial Planning and Analysis. In 1997, he was named its Senior Vice-President Planning and then, in 1999, Senior Vice-President Corporate Development and IT.
He served as US Airways' Senior Vice-President Alliances from 2003 to early 2005 - as the airline joined Star Alliance - before stepping up to become Executive Vice-President Marketing. At the same time, he also led US Airways Express, the group's regional operation, as its President, from 2003 to 2005.
During this time, he played a central role in the restructuring of US Airways out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and negotiating and planning its merger with America West.
As the merger was completed in late 2005, he moved to India to launch Indigo as its CEO. After three years leading the Indian airline, he was recruited in late 2008 to serve as CEO of Saudi Arabia's SAMA Airlines.
Besides English, he speaks French, Italian and some Hindi. Aged 49 and with US citizenship, he is a graduate of Stanford University and based in Virginia, near Washington DC.
- A print-quality hi-res picture of Bruce Ashby can be downloaded from http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news-and-information/gallery
About oneworld
oneworld brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Mexicana, Qantas, Royal Jordanian and S7 Airlines, and around 20 affiliates including American Eagle, Dragonair, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru. airberlin and India's Kingfisher Airlines are both members elect. Between them, these airlines:
- Serve almost 900 airports in nearly 150 countries, with some 9 500 daily departures.
- Offer more than 550 airport lounges for premium customers.
- Carry 340 million passengers a year.
- Operate a combined fleet of almost 2 500 aircraft.
- Generate around US$90 billion annual revenues in total.
oneworld enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges. oneworld also offers more alliance fares than any of its competitors.
oneworld was named the World's Best Alliance in both Global Traveler's GT Tested 2010 Awards and the 2010 World Airline Awards after retaining the World's Leading Airline Alliance title for the eighth year running in the 2010 World Travel Awards.


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Type IV Procedure
This review procedure is required for demolition reviews.
- Pre-Application Conference - Required prior to submittal of the land use review
- Completeness - Staff notifies applicant of any missing information or materials within 21 days of submittal
- Posting - The applicant must post the site at least 30 days before the hearing
- Public Notice - Upon receipt of a complete application, public notice is mailed to all property owners within 400 feet and to the recognized organizations within 1,000 feet of the site. The notice is mailed at least 20 days prior to the hearing.
- Public Meeting - Held before the Historic Landmarks Commission
- Hearing - Occurs before City Council within 71 days after the application is determined to be complete
- Decision - Made by City Council following the public hearing
- Appeal - To the State Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA)


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In 2019, the company achieved net sales of CHF 833.5 million and currently employs approximately 2500 people. Siegfried Holding AG is publicly listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange in Zurich (SIX: SFZN).
Siegfried is active in primary and secondary drug manufacturing. The company develops and manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical clients with R&D programs, related intermediates and controlled substances. Siegfried also offers development and production of finished dosage forms, including sterile fillings.
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Having diabetes raises the risk of developing a number of eye problems, including the following:
Diabetic retinopathy. Damage to the smallest blood vessels serving the light-sensitive retina of the eye. Retinopathy results in bleeding, leakage of serum and other blood components, a decreased oxygen supply, and the possible development of new but abnormal blood vessels that bleed profusely and cause fibrovascular scar tissue that detaches the retina, causing severe loss of vision.
Cataract. A clouding of the eye's internal lens that results in loss of vision.
Glaucoma. Damage to the optic nerve associated with increased internal eye pressure, leading to permanent loss of vision. It typically causes few or no symptoms until late in the disease.
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. A sudden loss of blood supply to the optic nerve, resulting in severe vision loss. It can be thought of as a stroke of the optic nerve.
Keratopathy. Chronic damage to the cornea (the clear "windshield" at the front of the eye), causing irritation, redness, dry eye, reflex watering of the eyes, and sometimes impaired vision.
Eye muscle palsy. A loss of blood supply to the nerves responsible for controlling the coordinated movements of both eyes, resulting in double vision.
Retinal vascular occlusion. A sudden blockage of the arteries or veins serving the retina, sometimes resulting in severe vision loss.


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May 11th is "Eat What You Want" Day!
The dolphins and sea lions at Dolphin Research Center, eat a variety of fish including, capelin, hering, and smelt!
Sometimes they don't just eat it, but they play with it too. As you can see from the picture above, Gambit loves to show off his breakfast, lunch, and dinner.


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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state regulators are warning small businesses and entrepreneurs to wait to join the crowd.
In an advisory on Wednesday, state regulators warned small businesses that they should wait until the SEC has finalized its crowdfunding rules before offering shares in their ventures for public sale. "Until that time, federal and state securities law prohibitions remain in place against publicly accessible Internet securities offerings," said the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), a state regulators' trade group.
Indeed, the chief counsel of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, Thomas Kim, told the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee during its first meeting in May that as part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which was signed into law in April, the division is grappling with the issue of equity crowdfunding, which allows investors of any net worth to fund entrepreneurial startups. "Crowdfunding is not yet legal until the commission appoints rules," Kim said.
The JOBS Act directs the SEC to adopt rules within 270 days to implement a new exemption to allow entrepreneurs and small businesses to offer investments in their ventures through crowdfunding. But Kim said that a timeframe for an SEC rulemaking on equity crowdfunding is "challenging."
SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro told a congressional panel on Thursday that staff in the agency's divisions of Corporation Finance and Trading and Markets as well as agency economists are "working closely together" to develop recommendations for the commission.
While crowdfunding has been going on for a number of years as a form of raising money through donations from donors, the SEC must formalize rules for equity crowdfunding, which, as set out in the JOBS Act, allows capital raising through investors via Internet funding portals.
NASAA's advisory highlights concerns for small businesses and entrepreneurs seeking to raise investment capital through crowdfunding, which began as a way for the public to donate small amounts of money, often through social networking websites, to help small startups finance their projects.
Through the JOBS Act, small businesses and entrepreneurs will be able to tap into the "crowd" in search of investments to finance their business ventures.
NASAA's advisory also notes that the JOBS Act only exempts crowdfunding equity offerings from securities law registration requirements. "The requirements of federal and state securities laws regarding disclosures, including disclosures of all material facts and risks to investors, remains in place," the advisory says. "If you do not comply with these disclosure requirements, you and your business can be liable for securities fraud and subject to private lawsuits as well as administrative enforcement actions."
Jack Herstein, NASAA president and assistant director of the Nebraska Department of Banking & Finance Bureau of Securities, noted that "small businesses are important to the nation's economic growth and the crowdfunding concept has the potential to provide legitimate small, innovative enterprises with access to capital that might not otherwise be available."
In May, the SEC staff published responses to frequently asked questions related to the crowdfunding exemption to provide guidance on the implementation of the Title III provisions within the JOBS Act. In April, the SEC issued a notice reminding market participants that this title was not yet effective.