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A story told in diamonds
This immersive coffee table book is the story of Laurence Graff and the House he has built, and a tribute to the creativity and talent of the designers, gem setters and craftspeople behind our jewels. Featuring beautiful photography and personal images from the Graff family archive, Graff makes mesmerising reading for aficionados of High Jewellery.
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Jewellery historian Vivienne Becker recounts the fascinating story of how a self-taught Hatton Garden apprentice made his way from the East End of London to become a figurehead of the modern-day diamond world.
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A journey through Graff advertising campaigns over the years explores how our vision of glamour evolved, and how the most fabulous diamonds in the world were portrayed across shifting times and trends.
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Maria Doulton, founder of The Jewellery Editor, considers the fusion of natural wonder and extraordinary human ingenuity that transforms a diamond from a humble deposit in the Earth's mantle to an irresistible vision of beauty.
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Jewellery consultant Joanna Hardy examines our history as a custodian of the world's most celebrated gemstones, tracing the epic journey of these once-in-a-millennium jewels from rough stone to wonder of the world.
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Vivienne Becker steps into the London atelier of Graff's design team, revealing the creative processes through which a designer's dreams become a jewellery-lover's reality.
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Jewellery author Nina Hald meets our artisans to learn how boundary-breaking technology and handcrafting skills dating back thousands of years contribute to the making of a masterpiece.
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In the space of a single decade, we have become as well known for the intricacy of our horological engineering as for our jewels – Nicholas Foulkes examines the rapid rise of Graff Watches.
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Malbec Glass Introduced By Riedel Glassware
Who knew that when a new wine glass is introduced, it can take up to a year from inception to market? Such is the case with the new Malbec glass from Riedel Glassware. Since there are glasses for many varietals of wine including Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, Malbec's time has finally come.
Riedel in fact teamed up with Bodegas Graffigna to create this glass which is made out of non-lead crystal. The aroma of the wine is heightened by the wider size of the bowl and the narrower width of the mouth. Since Malbec has very fruit forward aromas and in particular red and black berries, the taste of the wine is more intense as the bowl has allowed the wine to breathe.
The stem is designed to balance the design and to keep your hands from warming the wine. The base is also designed to stabilize the glass and to showcase the creators logos, which can be found engraved inn the base. The glasses are currently only available from Graffigna wines and can be ordered directly from www.themalbec.com. They will be available for the next six months.
I recently had the opportunity to try a couple of the Malbec wines from Graffigna at a private launch of the glass in West Hollywood at Mercato de Vetro Italian restaurant. This event was hosted by Graffigna Global Representative Federico Lleonart who flew in from Buenos Aires to educate us about Malbec. During the event, I tasted the Centenario Reserve Malbec and the Grand Reserve Malbec. Although the Malbec grape is a often associated with Argentina, it actually originated in France.
Both of these wines displayed all the qualities of an excellent Argentine Malbec; the Centenario, tasting like ripe berries with black pepper and spices and The Grand Reserve has deep plum aromas with smoke and chocolate notes that come from the oak and bottle aging. The lively feeling in the mouth along with its lasting finish, makes this a wine well worth seeking out.

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, says that his Republican colleagues are increasingly nervous about President Trump's conduct and privately describe him as "pretty crooked" and a liar — even if they are not yet ready to publicly break with him.
"As more things come out … I see them sweating," Brown said in an interview on the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery." "I hear Republican members of the Senate say things like, 'We know he's pretty crooked, he lies a lot, he's a pretty bad guy.' Some of them will say, 'We know he's a racist.' But they are not saying it publicly."
Brown discussed how a trial is likely to play out in the GOP-controlled Senate if the House — as is now widely expected — approves articles of impeachment against Trump, perhaps as early as next month.
Asked if he thinks it's likely that any Republican senators will actually vote to convict the president on his Ukraine dealings, Brown said that a month ago he would have answered "No, zero." Now he sees at least one GOP senator who might vote to convict — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney. But several more with endangered seats in next year's elections could vote against the president as public opinion increasingly shifts against him, he added.
"We'll see how this plays out," Brown said, citing Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and Maine Sen. Susan Collins as among the Republicans who have tough reelection battles next year and could turn against the president.
"They're all going to lose in the next election, if things work the way I think they're going to work out," said Brown.
But like most of his colleagues, Brown — who represents a state that Trump carried by 8 points in 2016 — didn't commit to voting one way or the other on convicting the president, saying that as one of 100 jurors in a Senate trial, he wants to wait to hear the evidence.
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The Personal Music Site of Kelvin Smith
Classical music is one of the great achievements of Western Civilization. Its roots trace back to ancient Greece and early Christian chants as well as secular folk music. It was scientifically studied and developed and instruments were invented and painstakingly developed by skilled craftsmen. Genius composers devoted their lives to exploiting the infinite varieties of possible sounds. Difficult questions about tuning had to answered and for a time there was a stream of new notes that needed to be added to the octave. Choirs of a thousand voices assembled and instruments weighing many tons have been built. The masses of the world today take it all for granted, but after years of experience, a trained musician has a deep appreciation for what has been done.
Classical music is a medium of communication, a sophisticated language in which feelings, emotions and abstract ideas are communicated. Sometimes the meaning can be put into words, sometimes it applies differently according to our circumstances in life, sometimes attempts to define its meanings seem to short-change it. Rhythms, keys and modulations, themes and forms, tonal colors and textual effects and phrasing all contribute to meaning in classical music. Fashion and popularity do not affect it; it transcends culture and creeds and political movements.
About this Collection
Much classical music is in the public domain. Scores published before 1923 (in the United States) can be reproduced and performed freely. Laws vary in other countries. The scores and recordings in this collection have been produced by Kelvin Smith as a public service and a personal hobby. Choral, organ, piano and vocal music are included. Some compositions by Kelvin Smith are included and may be used for non-commercial purposes. The scores are PDFs and can be viewed and printed with Adobe's Acrobat Reader. The audio files are in the MP3 format.
Bed and Breakfast
Kelvin's major activity now is running a bed and breakfast featuring the substantial pipe organ in his house. Full details can be seen at bnb.UntraveledRoad.com
Choral Music
Choirs are one of the great traditions of our western culture, and date back to Old Testament times. Churches, schools and communities have traditionally hosted choirs. Participating in them gives us a sense of common purpose and unity and a powerful bond. What can compare with standing with a group of hundreds of singers who are all pouring out their hearts for the beauty of music!
The choral music is layed out on letter-sized sheets. Many scores do not include the accompaniment, which has the advantage of fewer page turns.
Organ Music
The organ music is layed out on legal-sized sheets in landscape orientation. The printing is often rather small, so that page turns can be avoided. There is a large collection of such scores, which were generated for personal use in practise and performance, eliminating the need for toting a pile of books around. Most scores include fingerings, which are just those used by Kelvin Smith. Many scores use the C clef, which some novices will hate, but the clef works out well for the left hand which is often straddling middle C. The C clef can actually be moved to put middle C on any line of the staff, but here the center line is generally used. Try it! You'll like it. Since it is generally necessary to play passages a thousand times anyway to learn them, it's not that big of a deal to have to think to figure out the notes at first.
Five Fingering Techniques
Here are five fingering techniques, in order of preference, which guided the fingerings herein: 1: Distribute notes between both hands. This is the best and most forgotten solution to solving tricky passages. 2: Finger crossing (you should develop facility at moving fingers under and over the others, especially the thumb. 3: Thumb glissando 4: Finger glissando. 5: Substitution. Any good organ method will teach you these tricks, and if you have not learned them, you are not an organist! In these scores, fingerings are usually only marked when some change in hand position is necessary.
Music Books
Enjoy also a collection of books on music which are in the public domain. Outlines of Music History by Clarence Hamilton is a short and straightforward general history of music which has been very popular. Karl Gehrkens wrote a useful book on Music Notation and Termonilogy where you can look up all those funny squiggles and Italian terms, as well as an easily-understood handbook on the Essentials in Conducting. See the current list of music books.


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Even the French feel they are Taxed too Much
Week in Review
President Obama is sick and tired of the Republicans, conservatives and the people who don't give him everything he wants. The fiscal year ends Monday so he has to fight with the Republican controlled House of Representatives to get them to pay for his increased spending. And because he's spending so much we have to raise the debt limit again so we can borrow the money to pay for his out of control spending. How he wished the United States was more like France. They don't have these problems. Why, the French will even elect a socialist president. While President Obama has to veil his contempt for capitalism France can just tax and tax and then tax again. And no one bitches about high taxes. Well, that may be changing (see Why do the French tolerate such high taxes? by S.P. posted 9/24/2013 on The Economist).
The government is planning an extra €3 billion ($4 billion) of taxes next year, which will push up the overall tax take in the economy to 46.5% and make 2014 the fifth consecutive year that the tax burden in France has grown. François Hollande, the Socialist president, was elected last year on a promise to tax the rich, with a scheme for a top income-tax rate of 75%. But the tax bill is now wearing holes in the pockets of not just the rich but the rest, too. Why do the French put up with paying so much tax..?
Historically, the French have tolerated high taxes as the price of decent public services and a proper universal safety-net. All those fast trains, first-rate hospitals and public crèches do not come for nothing, and the French are the first to defend a way of life subsidised by the public purse that can often only be bought privately in Britain or America. Moreover, the French make a firm distinction between taxes and social-insurance contributions. Only half of households have to pay income tax, but everybody pays social charges… Indeed, the longstanding tolerance for taxes has underpinned the solidity of French sovereign debt, since it is a fair bet that France's government can efficiently collect the taxes it needs…
This social contract, however, could be on the verge of breaking down. Over the past year, as taxes on beer and cigarettes have risen, tax-free overtime abolished, tax deductions squeezed and tax-band thresholds frozen, even the French have started to grumble. Polls suggest that tax increases have become the top worry among voters, and chief reason for Mr Hollande's calamitous popularity ratings. The sharp rise in taxes, which began under Nicolas Sarkozy, the previous president, as part of an effort to reduce the government's budget deficit, is all the more resented at a time when the French are no longer convinced that their public services—underperforming state schools, overcrowded commuter trains—are so much better than those that cost less in other countries. What is the point of paying Swedish-style taxes (or more) if you do not receive Scandinavian-style public services in return?
The new mood has not passed the politicians by. Mr Moscovici acknowledged recently that the French are "fed up" with taxes. Mr Hollande even conceded in a television interview that tax increases have been "too much". Most of the effort to reduce the budget deficit in 2014 will now fall not on tax increases but public-spending cuts. Mr Hollande has promised a "tax pause", which will be part of the message in the 2014 budget.
Yes, even the French are tiring of constantly rising taxes. Especially when they keep paying more for less. Which is what happens with socialism. High taxes are a disincentive. When you have "decent public services and a proper universal safety-net" it takes away a person's ambition to do more and achieve more. They may want to. But if half of their income from this extra effort goes to taxes why put in any extra effort? After all, there are already "decent public services and a proper universal safety-net" available. Why work twice as hard to have virtually the same things?
This is the price of the welfare state. It makes people less willing to take risks. To start a business. To create something new that everyone will want to have. Socialism kills the entrepreneurial spirit. And stalls the engine of job creation. With all those small businesses going uncreated huge amounts of wealth goes uncreated. Wealth that they can never tax. Tax revenue doesn't grow to keep up with the growth in spending. So they increase tax rates. And find other ways to make people pay more taxes. While the quality of services fall. Just like they are in France. Just as they are in the United States.
And they will only get worse in the United States with the addition of Obamacare. Which will explode the deficit while throwing the country back into recession. With a corresponding fall in tax revenue the government will look for other ways to make people pay more taxes. It's happening in France. As it has happened in every other socialist country. And will happen in the United States. Because of President Obama's veiled contempt of capitalism. The kind of contempt for capitalism shown by socialist President François Hollande.
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I don't know if this is specific to me or if the website just doesn't include them for some reasons, but the checklist and budgeter do not include any info about purchasing or fitting dresses. I also noticed that my budgeter's recommended spending only accounts for less than 77% of my total budget, so I imagine that has something to do with it.
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A special mural charting co-operation between local kids of different ethnic backgrounds has been unveiled in South Belfast.
The mural, which was the handiwork of children from the Lower Ormeau, including those from the Roma community, was launched at Shaftesbury Recreation Centre in Balfour Avenue.
Guest of honour, Lord Mayor Niall Ó Donnghaile, helped the children show off the mural, which was completed with the help of ethnic arts organisation ArtsEkta. Depicting their interpretation of life on the Ormeau Road, it was the culmination of several classes between the kids.
"It was the first time local kids and Roma children really got together to work on a joint project at this level," said community worker Gerard Rice.
"Eight kids took part altogether and at the start there were a lot of language barriers. But it's amazing how far the children came along in relation to that while working on this project. There were a couple of kids in particular who could hardly speak a word of English at the start but by Saturday they were confident enough to say hello and ask for things."
Gerard said the mural was part of ongoing work to improve race relations in the Lower Ormeau.
"The Rec Centre has always been used lots by different ethnic minorities but recently there has been a concerted effort from us in a number of areas – the most recent being the Love Music Hate Racism concert in An Droichead, which we held in conjunction with the Irish centre and the Oh Yeah Centre.
"That was groundbreaking because it was the first time Roma musicians were showcased. It is really important we work at taking down those barriers. We are hoping to build on this mural with another project that will see 16 teenagers from different backgrounds coming together.
"They've had two get-togethers so far and things are going really great with them. Community relations in the Lower Ormeau are moving ahead at pace and that is good news for everyone involved."


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Is the reunion a cash grab or a genuine go at creating together again? Can you really "rock" after becoming over the hill? We looked at 10 recent comebacks from '90s bands and saw who soared… and who sunk. BEST: Green Day Jason Merritt / Staff/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Punk-pop suffered growing pains at the turn of the millennium. Genre giants Green Day were no exception. Their 2000 album, Warning, displayed a maturity that seemed desperate to leave behind songs of getting high and masturbating. The threesome cocooned but returned in 2004 with the rock-opera opus American Idiot. Since then (save for a stint of outpatient rehab for singer Billie Joe Armstrong's alcohol and pill addiction in 2012), Green Day have wowed arenas worldwide and bombarded hungry fans with music galore. In 2012 alone, they released three full-length albums! And in 2015 the threesome became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. BEST: Blur Courtesy EMI. EMI Britpop fans celebrated when it was first revealed that the original lineup of Blur would be headlining Coachella 2013— its first American concert date since 2003. For ages, front man Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon had rows, which saw the latter musician pingponging in and out of the group for a decade. With the solid four back intact, Blur played an elegant, anthemic set for the sweaty desert crowd. Then finally in 2015, the group released The Magic Whip, their first album in 12 years. BEST: Neutral Milk Hotel Image by Will Westbrook. Will Westbrook estate Some band comebacks are as spellbinding and rare as a total solar eclipse. But miraculously, Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum emerged from the shadows following a long absence after the release of his critically hailed 1998 album, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. 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When Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker regrouped in 2009 after a four-year hiatus, the music that sprung forth was more akin to DeLonge's side project, the stratospheric Angels and Airwaves. Neighborhoods (2011) and 2012's Dogs Eating Dogs EP showcased the group members' musicianship and growth as fathers— and forefathers of the pop-punk scene. As of 2015, though, DeLonge has left the band, and Hoppus and Barker are performing with Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba on guitar. BEST: Pulp Courtesy Daniel Milne. Daniel Milne Though this gang of British pop-rock hooligans formed in the late '70s, they came to prominence in the '90s with Different Class. The much-beloved album spawned singalongs like "Common People" and "Disco 2000," but the mammoth responsibility of stardom became too much for singer Jarvis Cocker. Overcoming a cocaine addiction and quietly releasing solo material throughout the aughts, he and Pulp made their triumphant return at Glastonbury 2011 and have wooed back live audiences ever since. An entertainer as radiant as Cocker, all scissor kicks and amp scaling, can't be curtailed, as shown in the 2014 documentary Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets. WORST: Stone Temple Pilots Courtesy Stone Temple Pilots. Stone Temple Pilots There was trouble from the start in Shangri La Dee Da— even at the height of their popularity, Stone Temple Pilots dealt with singer Scott Weiland's substance abuse. The gravelly voiced front man tried another go with his STP brethren after Velvet Revolver dissolved. But as the quartet planned a 2013 tour that focused on classic material, accusations flew back and forth between Weiland and his mates about artistic motives. He jumped ship again, gathering a backing band to perform STP songs, and that resulted in the remaining original Pilots to sue for breach of contract. They recruited Linkin Park's Chester Bennington for a new song— which was met with mass disappointment from fans of STP and Linkin Park… and a countersuit from Weiland. The new band is recording a full-length album with Bennington as of 2015, and Weiland has moved forward with his Wildabouts. WORST: Limp Bizkit Courtesy Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit Often credited with dishonoring the peaceful spirit of Woodstock with its 1999 performance that incited riots and rapes, Limp Bizkit were the epitome of testosterone-driven, frat-boy rap-rock. When the luster of Fred Durst's backward cap started to fray, he turned to a brief film career. In 2011, however, the call of the bro beckoned, and Durst and Co. released Gold Cobra. Longtime collaborator DJ Lethal split from the group in 2012, and despite universal panning, rap impresario label Cash Money agreed to sign Limp Bizkit. Expect their Stampede of the Disco Elephants (and run away?) later this year. WORST: Hole Courtesy Anderson Group. Anderson Group What was once one of the most commanding and influential female-fronted groups of the '90s became a neutered shell of itself during its 2010 "reunion." The first Hole album in more than a decade was called Nobody's Daughter, but it might as well have been c Nobody's Band Mate, since the only notable member left was firebrand Courtney Love. Hole used to boast a 3-women-to-1-man ratio, but on the ramshackle 2010 tour, it was Love and a whole lotta dudes. The letdown was even more severe when the sets were pared down to under an hour, and Love would fumble with her guitar as though it were an eel trying to slither away. How the mighty have fa , since the only notable member left was firebrand Courtney Love. Hole used to boast a 3-women-to-1-man ratio, but on the ramshackle 2010 tour, it was Love and a whole lotta dudes. The letdown was even more severe when the sets were pared down to under an hour, and Love would fumble with her guitar as though it were an eel trying to slither away. How the mighty have fallen. WORST: Rage Against the Machine Courtesy Rage Against the Machine. Rage Against the Machine Here's an example of wasted potential. Rage Against the Machine, the political rabble-rousers of rap-rock, abandoned music when the world needed it most. (OK, three-fourths of the band teamed with Soundgarden's Chris Cornell as Audioslave, but that band traded activism for mainstream radio play.) The second term of George W. Bush soldiered on without much protest from the normally outspoken Los Angeles foursome. Indeed, from 2007 on, their reunion shows did bring awareness to a variety of causes, especially immigrant rights. But the message got drowned out time and again by aggressive fans causing havoc in the pit. A new album might have been a stronger outlet for change. WORST: Blind Melon Replacing the lead singer is one of the most contentious things a band can do (just ask Sublime, Alice in Chains or Journey). Especially when the face of the group has passed away, like Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon did in 1995. Do you risk tainting the legend or just let it be? Upon recruiting Travis Warren in 2006, the Blind boys went for it— and came up flat. Warren plays things a little too safe, unable to conjure up the free-spirited vibe that Hoon so effortlessly exuded. Now, photographer and filmmaker Danny Clinch is trying to honor Hoon via his in-progress documentary.


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Ever get tired of mortgage and car payments? Dan and Susie Kellogg sold their Colorado home, packed up their 12 kids and moved into an RV — to escape crushing routines and to teach their kids about freedom, adventure, and living in the moment.
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Easy to setup and use
I thought my project was going to be difficult after opening and reviewing the directions. Is so easy to setup and all the features have worked flawlessly. Great product. I keep expanding the system every couple of months.
This is the first hard wired system that I have installed. Installation was easy. The programing was a little challenging, but once I contacted support the programing went very smooth. The system is up and running. We are very satisfied with this system.
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The Ademco Vista 20P is a security system that will do just about anything and does it with ease. I bought this system and added a 16-zone wireless expansion module. Everything from the can to the accessories are built with quality. I'm amazed at how far the wireless transmitters can communicate. This system does way more than I need but is built with the quality I demand! I recommend two things: 1- READ the install manual many, many times. Seriously people, you'll just get lost. I'm an Electrical Engineer and skipping over the manuals is something I usually do…don't do it here! Installing the hardware is simple, easy and fun. That said, until you learn Ademco's programming methods, you might get lost. Once you figure out how to enter data fields, etc. it goes pretty quick. It took me about two days to get things going after spending a day running wires. I used 18/4 shielded wire for keypads and motions and 20/4 for everything else. 2- Use the Security Forum and the experts there to help you out. For the forum alone, you should buy from homesecuritystore.com!!!
Great Alarm Kit, Great Price
The Honeywell Ademco V20P is a tremendous (although complex) system that should rigorously satisfy requirements ranging from basic home security to business burglary protection. The programming takes a bit to learn, however, once you do, this system can do nearly anything that is needed. The level of customization is almost endless – your system can truly be personalized to tell you EXACTLY what is going on in your home. From a design point, it appears that the more zones you can add (buy expansion modules) the finer level of detail you can report. I have designed my system to identify all doors separately by easily understood names (Front Door, Back Patio Door, Garage Entry Door, Family Room Door etc.) which means a separate zone for each door. I have then grouped all the opening windows in a given room into it's their own zones – again with names that everyone in the house understands. My system has the ability to detail exactly which room in my home has been compromised. I will need yet another expansion module for my passive IR zones. The keyfob activation/deactivation was a bit tricky at first, however, once you understand the programming basics they work very well – you need the RF receiver expansion module to use the keyfobs. For the do-it-yourselfer this system takes some serious study of the manuals to set up – I guess if it were too easy then it could be defeated more easily. I am an electrical engineer who normally skims the manual and has no trouble even on the most complex equipment – don't try that with this. The flexibility, power, and ultimate ease of use (after properly programed) make this a great system for those who want a really comprehensive professional alarm system. It is really worth the time it took to learn it!


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Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, November 2, 2015.
The New Americans Report. A federal Strategic Action Plan for Immigrant ad Refugee Integration. The White House, April 2014.
Why Don't They Get In Line The Real Story of Getting a "Green Card" and Coming to the U.S. Legally. Immigration Policy Center, 2008.
New Americans in the Centennial State The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in Colorado. Immigration Policy Center, 2009.
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Ishqbaaz: Anika gets hurt badly in Future Episode In Ishqbaaz
In the forthcoming chapter of Star Plus show Ishqbaaz viewers will get to witness Anika (Surbhi Chandna) coming to a conclusion to take Shivaay's (Nakuul Mehta) trust test.Anika will order Shivaay to cook something special for her.Shivaay will obey Anika and make custard for her, while Shivaay makes his entry in the room, Anika will intentionally fall on Shivaay.
astonishingly, Shivaay will save his self made custard instead of Anika.
Anika gets hurt badly and Shivaay will be seen applying ointment to Anika.
On the other Hand , Rudra (Leenesh Mattoo) will be seen in the pool meditating as Shivaay & Omkara (Kunal Jaisingh) sidelined him post getting Anika and Gauri's (Shrenu Parikh) love.
Shivaay & Omkara will apologize before Rudra while Rudra will ask to take him to Goa leaving Gauri and Anika behind.
therefore Anika and Gauri will permit Shivaay, Omkara and Rudra to have fun and enjoy their road trip to Goa.
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Renewable Energy Sector Analysed by Kuick Research
13 Aug 2012 • by Natalie Aster
The world's largest producer of oil and gas is finding it increasingly difficult to suffice its own needs. An unprecedented increase in population and growth in industrial and economic activity has triggered newfound interest in renewable energy development for six major Middle Eastern economies. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, together knows as the Gulf Cooperation Council, have turned their focus towards the exploitation of renewable sources of energy present in the region.
Electricity production is the most energy intensive industry in these countries and is produced mostly from fossil fuels. The climatic conditions of the region make air conditioning a must resulting in more than average power consumption as compared to the rest of the world. About 99% of water in these countries comes from desalination, another energy consuming process, working mainly on gas feeds. Water and electricity together are the most energy consuming sectors in the region and some of these countries are the highest per capita consumers of power and water. With depleting oil and gas reserves and export quotas and commitments to fulfill, it is vital for the GCC countries to diversify and look at renewable sources of energy for power and water production.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman have each declared their plans to produce at least 10% of electricity from renewable sources of energy by 2020 and are leaving no stone unturned to secure their future with renewable sources of energy, the report implies.
The research report "GCC Renewable Energy Sector Analysis" by Kuick Research is an intriguing text that gives facts and projected figures about the paradoxical situation arising in the world, with the world's largest oil and gas providers looking at renewable sources to light their own bulbs. The report meticulously takes through each country's electricity and water situation and then its renewable energy efforts along with policies and regulations. It is packed with information and adds a special feature on the GCC interconnection grid that will be fed with power from the renewable sources of energy in the coming years and also gives the potential renewable sources of energy and the future scenario of the GCC region with the latest developments.
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SubtleData has integrated with the leading Point of Sale systems, and put various interfaces into a single, standardized interface available from the company's cloud platform.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 13, 2012
SubtleData™ Inc., the company that connects mobile applications to Point of Sale systems, today announced the general availability of their platform for Point of Sale applications, along with a new Chief Executive Officer appointment and an oversubscribed seed round of funding. The news comes as the company has been experiencing global adoption of their technology within the developer community.
The company announced that over 200 companies are developing applications on the patent-pending SubtleData platform, which makes it simple for developers to tap into the most common Point of Sale systems in use at service industry locations nationwide. The range of applications being developed empower consumers to split checks at restaurants, purchase drinks for their friends, track loyalty and rewards points, and even connect with other people at the hottest night clubs.
"Working with SubtleData has been a pleasure for our development team," said Jeff McGregor, CEO of Dash. "Their depth of knowledge was clear the first time we looked at their API documentation. The SubtleData technical team even wrote custom API calls for our use, a tremendous added value. They easily cut our time to market in half."
Dash is a smartphone application that allows users to open, view, split and pay their restaurant and bar tabs, as well as receive targeted loyalty offers from their favorite venues, and share information through leading social media outlets.
With hundreds of Point of Sale companies in the U.S., the process of developing mobile applications that interact with bar, restaurant, hotel, or retail store systems is incredibly complex and time-consuming. SubtleData has integrated with the leading Point of Sale systems, and put various interfaces into a single, standardized interface available from the company's cloud platform. This allows any developer to utilize the write-once and deploy-many platform to reduce time to market, easily integrate their applications across a wide range of Point of Sale systems, and expand their potential customer base.
Kyle O'Connor, CEO of Me+1, a Washington, DC-based mobile payment application targeting bars and restaurants said, "We estimated that it was going to take us six months and over six figures to get our app to integrate with just one Point of Sale system. With SubtleData we were instantly integrated with all of the major POS systems with no upfront costs."
SubtleData also announced the addition of Bryan Menell as Chief Executive Officer, joining Richard Bagdonas, company founder and Chief Technology Officer, on the executive team. Mr. Menell most recently spent three years as an executive at the Dachis Group in Austin, Texas, and has previously founded several technology companies including publicly-traded Perficient®. Mr. Bagdonas has been a founder and executive at several technology companies previously including Remote Operations™ and publicly-traded company Prosoft Training.
While funding is a challenge for any company, SubtleData leveraged the popular social investor network AngelList to raise seed funding. During the fundraising process, the company was the #1 trending company on AngelList, helping drive the company's $500,000 Seed Round to quickly be over-subscribed.
"We're extremely fortunate to have a group of investors that are bringing key customer and developer relationships to us along with their investment" said Bryan Menell. "This provides us with significant momentum as we continue to expand our Point of Sale integrations and number of mobile developers."
The SubtleData platform is available to developers today. For more information, please visit: http://subtledata.com/
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SubtleData is the world's leading Platform for Point of Sale apps. SubtleData designs, develops, and manages Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that connect mobile devices to the majority of existing Point of Sale systems in a platform-as-a-service environment. This provides application developers with a write-once, deploy-many platform that saves them money, reduces their time to market, simplifies their system integration effort across a wide range of Point of Sale systems, and expands their potential customer base. The company continues to add support for new POS systems and versions within those POS systems.
To develop on the SubtleData platform, simply register for a free developer account at https://www.subtledata.com/start, and sign up for a 1:1 tour of SubtleData APIs.
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I'm Alyssa- FMA fan from the South-Western Manitoba, Canada region. And I come with a OMGBRINGTHEMENINWHITECOATS theory!! XD
I've been reading a lot of theories around this LJ and others about the upcoming movie. Things like:
What's Ed want with rockets?
What does Ed have against Albert Einstein?
Does Al get his memories back?
But this one is focused around our favorite palm-tree head: Envy. Where DID he go? I know he went through the gate and stuff, but no evidence that he might actually be on the other side.
Now for my crack theory: If Envy DID make it to the other side- where or WHO is he? Saying he still holds his shape-changing abilities, Envy could pose as anyone in history, right? And after some quick thinking and research I have come to the insane conclusion that Envy could most likely be posing as Adolf Hitler.
Think about it: both of them hate humanity, are manipulative, betrayed/killed their own buddies, hate their fathers, always try and get what THEY want...
Or maybe someone just slipped something into my coffee. *shrugs*
VERY VERY sorry for the LJ-cut not working last time. I shall perform hara-kiri with a fork for my sins. T___T


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SDS Myth-Busting
Five Myths About Sudden Death Syndrome
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- It's that time of year again, when a soybean plant can go from thriving to dying in a matter of days.
Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is surfacing in soybean fields across the Midwest. The disease will be at its worst in areas that saw heavy rains this spring, as well as in mid-July and August.
"I would say that we certainly had the right conditions early on for the disease," said Iowa State University plant pathologist Daren Mueller. As you scout for the distinctive interveinal yellowing and browning leaves of the disease, now might be a good time to brush up on five common misperceptions about the disease.
Planting later into warmer soils can keep the SDS fungus at bay or lessen its impact, it's true.
But a growing body of research from across the Midwest shows that the yield penalty from planting late significantly outweighs the yield penalty from SDS infection, Mueller said.
"You might get a little less SDS or reduce your risk of getting any, but you're also reducing your yield potential so much with late planting," Mueller explained. "We really want farmers to go after maximizing yield."
Keep in mind that SDS severity is heavily influenced by weather, so late planting is no guarantee of reducing SDS symptoms, Mueller added. Wet, cool weather in June may be rarer than in the spring, but it's always a possibility.
The SDS fungus isn't too picky when it comes to a host. While it prefers soybeans, it can also survive -- and even thrive -- in corn residue, according to Iowa State research dating back to 2010.
A more recent study from the University of Minnesota (http://bit.ly/…) showed that the fungus can survive on a broad range of hosts, from alfalfa to sorghum and wheat.
That doesn't mean crop rotation is out the window as a management practice. It just needs to be longer than one year to make a difference.
Scientists at Iowa State have conducted long-term rotation studies since 2010. While a two-year corn-soybean rotation does little to reduce SDS infections, a three-year rotation with oats, corn and soybean shows significantly less infection. A four-year rotation that adds alfalfa performs even better.
The SDS fungus loves cold, wet, compacted soils. So, naturally, growers often turn to tillage to warm and dry out soils before planting.
While that tactic might work to reduce SDS symptoms in heavily compacted spots in a field, research doesn't support it as a consistent, long-term SDS-prevention practice, Mueller noted.
He has been measuring SDS infections in no-till and tilled fields in Iowa since 2010, and at no point has tillage proven to lower or affect SDS infections at all.
Farmers may have other reasons for tillage, of course, but this disease shouldn't be their primary one, Mueller concluded. "Don't spend money on tillage just to manage SDS," he said.
You've probably heard both claims at one time or another -- cover crops prevent SDS or they make it worse.
The truth is we don't have good evidence yet to prove either definitively, Mueller said. Because cover crop species are so numerous and diverse, researchers have had to pick and choose their study subjects, resulting in narrowly focused studies.
For example, one study from the University of Illinois showed that cereal rye had a suppressive effect on the SDS fungus (http://bit.ly/…). But, as the previously mentioned Minnesota study showed, the fungus can also survive on the roots of crops like red clover and peas, popular cover crop choices.
Iowa State researchers recently inoculated a field with a 15-year history of cover crops with SDS and found no effect on the disease, Mueller said.
The good news is that more researchers are tackling this topic as interest in cover crops grows among farmers, so answers are likely coming.
For now, feel free to embrace cover crops for their known soil health benefits, but don't expect them to affect SDS symptoms, Mueller said.
While no in-season treatments exist for SDS, university researchers have found good success with a seed treatment from Bayer Crop Sciences called ILeVO.
Across university trials, the seed treatment appears to significantly reduce SDS symptoms and preserve yield when the disease is present.
Mueller estimates that Iowa State studies have shown a 36% reduction in SDS severity, with the majority of yield bumps ranging from two to 10 bushels, in moderate to severely infected fields. When SDS symptoms are lighter, that yield bump drops to the 2- to 3-bushel range, and with no SDS in the field, it falls close to zero.
Since predicting SDS infections is hard to do, Mueller recommends using field history as a guide when considering ILeVO.
"If a field has had real problems with it in the past, that's probably significant enough risk," he said. "But if you're just putting [ILeVO] out there in fields with no history of SDS, the chances of getting your money back are pretty small."
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Carl W. Rausch calls it "the Holy Grail" of the IV drug industry: artificial blood. His firm, Biopure Corp., in Boston, doesn't make artificial blood per se. Rather the company is working on the purification of hemoglobin drawn from cows. Clinical trials in humans are expected to begin later this year.
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My art studio (the Hell Razor studio) is in a spare bedroom of our 3-bedroom house. I love this room, because it's painted pink, and I have all of my favorite things on display to keep me motivated and inspired when I work. A long long time ago, I posted some photos of the studio (hmm I should probably do an updated post!), so for now you can check that out (apologies for the tiny photos - I tried re-sizing them, but the original size is what you see - they'd get pixely if I enlarge them...).
My focus today is on some of my organizing tricks and fun ways to keep my items on hand and on display, so that you can personalize your own work space with some of these tips you think that they might work for you, too!
My first tip is to display and store ribbon on an inexpensive curtain rod: this large one is from Ikea. I also have some overflow ribbon spools in/on a wire basket/paper towel rack that hangs on the wall... By the way, I have a bunch of black and white striped ribbon on hand right now because I anticipate using it for Lisa's wedding flowers in October! Exciting!
I have little racks with hooks in a couple of places in the art studio. I get these from places like Target, or even Home Depot. What are they usually for? Potholders? Dog leashes? They're not quite large enough for coats, but too big for keys... Hmm... Well, I use hooks for beads, chains, necklaces, rosaries, and my sweet DIY Motley Crue apron. One of these sets of hooks (not pictured) is used for finished necklaces, as opposed to the work in progress/parts & pieces that you see on this one below:
One of my very favorite organizational tools is to repurpose an old vintage beverage set! I purchased an inexpensive wire holder for glasses (probably used to have a super awesome vintage set of glasses in it) at a thrift store, sans glasses. I kept it for a while until I could find 8 glasses that fit, but it was worth the wait! I found these plain glass ones at Ikea for only a buck or so apiece. Now, it's my amazing colored pencil holder! I opened up ALL of my sets of colored pencils, and sorted them by color... see below...
When I work in colored pencil, I was always opening up a bunch of sets anyways to get the colors that I wanted, and I hated having to fit them all back into their boxes afterwards, and trying to re-locate my colors again later on. This is the PERFECT solution. Color families all organized together, and easy to use and clean up afterwards. And bonus - it looks really cool on display on my art table! This would be a really fun centerpiece for a family dining/craft room table, too.
Another organizing tip that I use ALL the time is to make use of your favorite vintage pieces from the thrift store, especially if it's a slightly damaged and/or mismatched piece that you wouldn't be able to otherwise use. Above is my sole piece of Franciscan Starburst dinnerware. One day, when I am a millionaire, I will own a full set. Until that time, my little bowl houses random pieces of jewelry findings that await being transformed into something new. There's a tiny milk-glass-ish bowl from Todd that holds my stash of skull beads, too.
My Temporama sugar bowl has no lid. And it's slightly discolored. I'm not sure that I'd actually use it for sugar. But it DOES make an awesome vessel for holding all of my skull-painting supplies!
Long ago, I splurged and had the closet in the art studio re-done using Elfa shelving from the Container Store. Expensive? Yes. But worth it. One of my goals this summer was to try and reorganize/clean up the closet a little bit more, as I had stashed stuff onto the shelves that had been just sitting there for a long, long time.
One way that I cleaned up the closet shelves were with these wire baskets from Amazon. I love how they look, all lined up on the shelf, and I can easily see what I've stashed in them, too!
Another great vintage item that can be re-purposed in the art room are ash trays! You weren't going to use them for ashes anyways, so use them like small bowls/organizing vessels. Super expert tip: you can use an ash tray as a water dish for painting - there's even a built-in brush rest!
My last fun organizing tip is to use flower vases for extra long/tall items, like my "bouquet" of pipe cleaners. It's one of those craft-room supplies that I keep pushing around, not sure where to store them. But they are less annoying (dare I say, fun?) to look at when they're put into a glass vase on the desktop!
So those are my art studio organization tips... although now, I realize that I need to write an updated art studio tour post, so I guess I've just made more work for myself? No matter. Hope that you found some neat ideas that'll work for you!
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Sometimes, it takes a life-changing event to spur people to action. Dr. Lee Buono, a neurosurgeon from Medford, Burlington County, was encouraged by one of his patients to thank Albert Siedlecki, the teacher who inspired him to become a neurosurgeon. In the 1980s, Mr. Siedlecki taught Dr. Buono how to dissect a frogs brain. Nearly 20 years later, Dr. Buono is saving lives. Watch their story.
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White House Taps Twitter Legal Vet for Tech Advisor Post
(Correction: With more details on Wong's correct position below, who will be working as "senior advisor" to United States CTO Todd Park and not as Chief Privacy Officer.)
Nicole Wong, Twitter's legal director of products and longtime veteran of Internet litigation issues, has been picked by the Obama administration to be the nation's top privacy officer assisting U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The exact details of her new position are unclear, but it's likely that she'll be working closely with Park, who assumed office after replacing Aneesh Chopra, the nation's first CTO (a position also created by the Obama administration).
Wong's appointment, first reported by CNET, is a new position in the White House.
Wong joined Twitter approximately five months ago to head up its legal team, which has long dealt with First Amendment issues for the microblogging service. Previous to her time at Twitter, Wong spearheaded decisions at Google on whether certain user-generated content would remain up on YouTube and other Google-owned applications. She also dealt much in litigation with China and its government's decisions to censor Google search content in 2010.
Sources said Twitter has not yet picked a replacement for Wong.
Neither Twitter nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment.
Full correction: A previous version of this post stated Wong's new position was as Chief Privacy Officer. As was amended this morning, sources said Wong will act as "senior advisor" to Park. We will update what that role means when we get more information.


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First trailer of UT3 360 released, game dated as "summer"
See it after the link. As you can see, at the end of the video a man who clearly smokes to much pegs the 360 version of Epic's shooter for a summer release date. According to this IGN piece, it's going to have split-screen and five new maps over the PS3 and PC versions. The game's being shown off at Midway's Las Vegas event this week, so expect plenty of playtests in the not-too-distant future.


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Novi Sad Journalism School, a SEENPM member, is implementing the monitoring of public service broadcasters (PSBs) during 2016.
The project yielded six thematic reports so far, published in Serbian (and featured below), each dealing with specific topics within the research.
The aim of the six-months long monitoring of PSBs' programs is to establish in what way and to what degree Radio-television of Vojvodina (RTV) and Radio-television of Serbia (RTS) fulfill public interest stipulated by law.
Another aim is to establish to what extent PSBs fulfill their legal obligation to take care of socially vulnerable groups while meeting the needs for information of all parts of the society without discrimination.
Also, the research aims to show to what extent PSBs fulfill legal principles of work, such as the independence of editorial policy and other principles of independence from economic and political power centers.
The project is funded by the Open Society Foundation.
Flash report 1: The campaign before the campaign
Parliamentary elections in 2016 were marked by a campaign that began even before the elections were officially announced. Uncertainties about the date, scope – and, in the end – the cause of holding the elections, were not obstacles for parties to announce coalitions, to launch promises and slogans, to attack their political opponents or to make ideological (re)positioning. This period of uncertanties, when nothing was known formally – but informally everything was known, was used by ruling parties for the acquisition of additional positive publicity, which was mainly based on the self-promoting performance of public functions entrusted to them. The report "The campaign before the campaign" provides an analysis of primetime news programs on Radio-Television Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina in the period from 18 January to 1 March 2016.
Flash report 2: The campaign outside the campaign
Placement of various pseudo events, such as laying of cornerstones, red tape cuttings and the announcement of investments, helped the ruling party to receive free positive publicity in the media during the election campaign. The privileged position of the ruling party was accompanied by insufficient engagement of journalists, lack of critical attitude and lack of distance from promotional events. This campaign was based on positive attitudes, on the fight outside the formal flow of the campaign and on self-promotion, with insufficient confrontation of opinions and the exchange of arguments, which is also reflected in the rhetoric of subjects. The report "The campaign outside the campaign" presents an analysis of primetime news programs on Radio-Television Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina in the period from 1 March to 21 April 2016.
Flash report 3: Public services, children and youth
In the domain of children's programs, Radio-Television of Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina meet the basic criteria stipulated by the Act on public services: content is mainly represented in an adequate manner, consistent with the age of the children, and – with rare exceptions – it promotes a positive value system, with a focus on learning, solidarity and healthy life. On the other hand, public services are heavily reliant on re-runs, which is justified when it comes to the promotion of universal values, but at the same time it is (more or less) outdated, because such programs cannot respond to all the challenges of the children of the 21st century. The report "Public services, children and youth" presents an analysis of TV and radio shows for children on Radio-Television Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina in the period from 18 January to 30 June 2016.
Flash report 4: Culture in the public services
The six-month long monitoring of Radio Television of Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina shows that contents in the field of culture are rich in themes and genre diversity. Different shows, observed in total, cover all topics, present events and phenomena, illuminating individual activities of artists, cultural workers, questions and issues in the work of cultural institutions and the overall cultural policy. In this comprehensive editorial policy, every radio and television show keeps its uniqueness and remains recognizable in the program schedule. The report "Culture in the public services" provides an analysis of TV and radio shows dedicated to culture on the Radio-Television Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina in the period from 18 January to 30 June 2016.
Flash report 5: Changes on the Radio-Television of Vojvodina
Starting from May 2016, a series of changes – on the administrative, editorial, journalistic, programming, political-ideological and financial level – affected the Radio-Television of Vojvodina. Some of these measures have had a negative impact on programming diversity and the overall quality of the program, particularly when it comes to news programs: the genre diversity is reduced, the share of pseudo-events is increased, as well as the representation of the executive authority. The extensive monitoring of public service, implemented during the first six months of 2016, which included all segments of the program, enabled the comparative analysis of the quality of RTV programs in the period before and after the editorial changes. The results of this research are presented in the report "Changes on the Radio-Television of Vojvodina".
Flash report 6: Women in the programs of public services
Although both public services are, compared to many commercial media, more tolerant in relation to gender, it could still be argued on the basis of this monitoring that the broadcasters dominantly have a male view of the world in which we live, regardless of the fact that more female than male journalists work in public service media, and that there is no open misogyny and hate speech against women. The report "Women in the programs of public services" provides an analysis of TV and radio shows dedicated to culture on the Radio-Television Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina in the period from 18 January to 30 June 2016.


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It was about 2 weeks ago when my Gopro Hero 5 leaked while i took into the swimming pool for some undewater shots.Turned out the Camera was faulty. I tried reaching the Gopro India support on the number floating on the Support page. Everytime i tried calling that number, it reached to poor lad in West Bengal ( i think so , I am not sure) who has never heard about gopro. And he doesnt speak english. Second thing, I thought i could reach gopro through Support mail id. * Road block* Turned out there is no dedicated email contact for such concern. So what next? I had to call the international no. Viola! My mobile service provider didnt provide international calls at the package i have choosen and i have to subscribe again to be able to reach Gopro. What did i do then? I had to stay late in the office ( which is an service organisation, and we have International calls facility obviously) sneak in to the conference room and call up the international number, looking over my shoulder and hoping nobody questions my intentions to make international calls for personal concerns from an office landline.
After an hour long wait at the call support someone picks the call. Here on the experience was much better, The support executive listened carefully and handled the complaint very proffessionally, he was kind and gave me confidence that Gopro will take care of the replacement and all the related expenses. He also sent me mails asking for the related invoice and documents, i sent. He replied me with all the instructions to ship the camera to the nearest RMA office ( singapore). Relieved after this, i packed and sent my gopro through UPS . After i got the tracking number, i sent a information mail with the tracking number to same email loop. Now i recieved an automated reply from gopro saying the request was closed. Well again, The whole call the Gopro support process repeats. Someone again answers the call and says the request will not be closed and the replacement will be shipped very soon.
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WASHINGTON — Speaking as a potential Senate candidate who has formed an "exploratory committee," Democrat Jon Hinck today criticized Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's vote against President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan as a "no" vote that is "bad for jobs, bad for Maine."
Hinck, a state representative from Portland, is one of two Democrats who have been eyeing a run against Snowe, and today's blast at the Maine Republican also is a declaration that Hinck now is an all but official challenger.
Snowe and fellow Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins joined other Republicans in voting against a procedural motion on the bill, as did two Senate Democrats, resulting in a 51-48 vote that fell far short of the 60 needed to end debate and go to a final floor vote on the jobs package.
Snowe and Collins sounded a similar note in saying that they weren't satisfied with a "take it or leave it" up or down vote on the bill, but both asserted that there are a number of job-creating elements that Obama and Democrats back that they, too, could support.
"Job creation is indisputably our nation's number one priority, and there are elements of the president's package that Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree upon," Snowe said in a statement after the vote. "Unfortunately, yet again the Senate was faced with a take it or leave it package to which no amendments would be allowed on this bill with massive and wide-ranging implications."
Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant slammed the votes by both Snowe and Collins, saying the Maine Republicans "toed the party line in an effort to appeal to the radical tea party base and wealthy campaign contributors."
But Hinck singled out Snowe – Collins is not up for reelection until 2014 – on a letterhead that carries a logo stating: "Making change happen for Maine Jon Hinck U.S. Senate Exploratory Committee."
Forming an exploratory committee allows Hinck to begin raising money and contacting donors as a potential candidate until he crosses a $5,000 fundraising threshold, when he would have a brief window within which to file as a formal candidate.
Former Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap of Old Town also is considering running, setting up a potential Democratic primary next year. Snowe has two announced tea party movement-affiliated, GOP primary challengers, Scott D'Amboise of Lisbon Falls and Andrew Ian Dodge of Harpswell, but is far outpacing both in terms of campaign cash.
The latest campaign finance report Snowe is filing later this week with the Federal Election Commission shows she had more than $3.2 million on hand as of Sept. 30, after raising more than $792,000 during the third quarter.
Hinck is "getting close" to announcing as a formal candidate against Snowe, but currently still is "exploring the race and that involves making sure we can raise the kind of money it will take to take on Sen. Snowe," said Sean Flaherty, a Hinck exploratory committee aide. But Hinck "couldn't sit back and ignore the opportunity to question Snowe's vote on this last bill. This issue is too big to ignore."
In his statement, Hinck endorses Obama's jobs bill, which included an extension of the Social Security payroll tax reduction in place this year and several other tax breaks such as one aimed at getting businesses to hire workers, financed in large part with a tax surcharge on people with incomes of $1 million and above. Obama's initial proposal included limiting tax deductions on households earning more than $250,000, which Senate Democrats replaced with the tax on millionaires.
The Obama jobs package also attempts to stimulate the economy by spending more money on infrastructure projects and on hiring more teachers and first responders.
"In Maine, 30,000 businesses would receive a payroll tax cut under the American Jobs Act, putting more money in the pockets of businesspeople and their employees," said Hinck in his statement. "Voting no on job creation is inexcusable, particularly when the plan is entirely paid for by a fair and modest increase in income tax on money earned above one million dollars a year."
In her explanation for why she voted against the jobs bill, Snowe said that the proposed surcharge on millionaires would also hit many small business owners, adding there was no opportunity to try to alter the bill prior to a final vote.
"We should have had the opportunity to improve this bill that regrettably threatened to actually cost jobs, by raising taxes on small businesses," Snowe said in her statement.
Snowe added that Obama and Senate Democrats were calling for a permanent tax increase to pay for temporary spending programs.
But Snowe said that the country requires an "economic game-changer to reverse the disturbing and lasting trends of high unemployment and weak growth that are plaguing the nation."
She said that elements of the Obama package that can garner majority votes in Congress should be brought to the floor separately and as soon as possible. Senate Democratic leaders have indicated they will begin doing just that.
Snowe said she favors the extension of the payroll tax cut as well as overall tax reform. She also cited tax incentives for employers to hire military veterans and using existing highway trust funds to speed up road and bridge projects as "good proposals that will help foster job creation."
Snowe also plugged proposals by her and other lawmakers, mostly Republicans but some Democrats also, to reduce or eliminate many federal regulations.
MaineToday Media Washington Bureau Chief Jonathan Riskind can be contacted at 791-6280 or at: [email protected] Twitter: Twitter.com/MaineTodayDC.
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I'm a parent to a picky four year old. He used to eat everything I put in front of him but as he's gotten older, he's gotten more and more selective. This is all very unfortunate as I have branched out since starting up this little blog and make a lot of unique meals that are not so common here in the Midwest. My palate has really expanded and I am way less picky than I used to be.
Of course there are still things I don't enjoy but I'm pretty proud of some of the things I make these days.
Green beans are a veggie I have had a hard time supporting. They just aren't appealing to me but since I have a child to set an example for, I choke them down so that he can see that I was eating them "to make me healthy and strong." That line works sometimes. He likes muscles.
Last week I decided to roast them in hopes that they would be a bit more bearable to consume. I love the transformation of veggies when they are roasted, especially cauliflower. They get all brown and crispy and all their natural sweetness comes out.
I figured it could only up the green beans game. It doesn't just make them bearable but really tasty! Seriously, I actually enjoyed them and went back for seconds. Pretty sure this is the only way green beans will be prepared in my house going forward. And an added bonus, they are so easy for a weeknight meal.
- 12 oz. fresh green beans
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. fresh black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. roasted garlic powder
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Toss all ingredients together in a bowl. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes. Flip, then roast another 10-15 minutes.