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Customers can benefit from these sessions designed to help shape the body with machines combining vacuum, compression and gentle cupping
Customers can address weight management challenges thanks to three sessions of ultrasonic cavitation performed at this Brick Lane clinic
During this treatment cellulite stubborn areas on client's bodies are massaged, which helps to restore skin's firmness and elasticity
Ultrasound cavitation sessions are designed to help sculpt the curves with the use of ultrasound waves
An aesthetician aims to sculpt the body by harnessing low-level ultrasound waves in one or three sessions of ultrasonic cavitation
Customers can undergo a tummy contouring bundle treatment that includes laser lipolysis, ultrasonic cavitation and radio frequency treatment
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Nationwide clinics aiming to to reduce the appearance of cellulite on the legs or body with near infra-red laser technology
Customers can improve their skin appearance and make it look revitalised with this HIFU treatment
This body-contouring treatment uses low temperatures to target up to three body areas, such as the lower abdomen or inner thighs
Clients can choose from treatments aiming to cleanse, revitalise or tone various parts of the body, such as face, decolletage or feet
Low temperatures are used to target a choice of one or two areas, such as arms, flanks, abdomen and thighs; a lymphatic massage can be added
Aestheticians harness laser technology with the aim of shaping body curves on areas such as chin, abdomen, love handles and thighs
This high-tech treatment is designed to help contour bodies, harnessing the power of low temperatures
Customers can address their body contouring goals by engaging in up to ten power plate sessions
Clients can take advantage of this treatment aimed at contouring the buttocks and including a G5 massage, RF and cryogenic lipolysis
Ultrasonic cavitation paired up with skin tightening treatment targets subcutaneous fat to revitalise and smoother the skin
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Customers can undergo a tummy contouring bundle treatment that aims to tighten the skin and result in a flatter belly
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Body curves can be shaped with a cryogenic lipolysis treatment, available on one or two areas at this salon near Streatham Hill station
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Welcome to my blog and the place where I will post my photos and musings from my life as an ultrarunner. My nickname "Shining" was given to me by a group of very special students after I finished my first 100-miler, the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100. They were the inspiration that enabled me to finish this awesome race, and I try to live each day with a "shining" attitude!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
4 comments:
- Kim said...
Wow what a nice montage. And how many of the runners I know now..and are my friends.
Maybe I should put this on my running list, if I continue to improve,for 2013.
- December 6, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- ultrarunnergirl said...
Ha! I love the Vicki and Barb show bit. Classic!
One of these years, I may get out there to see why you all love Hellgate so much.
- December 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- alyssa said...
Sophie!! I will be thinking of you and the others out on the Hellgate course this weekend. Have fun and enjoy it :) Congrats on an amazing 10 years of ultrarunning, and I'm looking forward to sharing the trails with you in the next 10!
- December 7, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- Becky at Prairie Runner said...
New follower!!!! I can't wait to read all about your running!!!!
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Showrooming probably isn't going to make it onto a list of retail executives' favorite words any time soon. After all, the notion that the significant amounts of money required to operate physical stores is increasingly going to waste as consumers use stores to check out products they'll buy cheaper online isn't a pleasant one.
But is all of the fear around the showrooming really justified? According to a study published by Ipsos MediaCT and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the answer may be no.
In polling nearly 500 consumer about their consumer electronics shopping habits, Ipsos MediaCT and the IAB confirmed what we already know: the showrooming phenomenon is real. But they also discovered that the assumption showrooming hurts brick-and-mortar retail sales may not be accurate.
While 42% of those surveyed who used a mobile device in-store indicated that they completed their purchases online, not offline, some 30% said they went on to complete their purchase in the store. What's more: 42% of those shoppers who used a mobile device spent over $1,000; just 21% of non-showroomers did the same. All told, "65 percent of shoppers who use their mobile device in-store said it made them more likely to buy the product."
Does showrooming even matter?
Consumer electronics is a highly competitive space, and the showrooming stakes are high for consumer electronics retailers. Not surprisingly, the Ipsos MediaCT and IAB study demonstrates that consumers are generally motivated to educate themselves when purchasing these types of products, many of which aren't cheap. Case in point: even for consumers who didn't use a mobile device in-store, 75% of those polled said they did research online before going to a store.
This has a potentially significant implication: showrooming may not really matter because even those who aren't online while in the store have probably made it a point to look at what's online before they enter the store in the first place.
So how can retailers increase the odds that those shoppers purchase from them? Of those in the study who completed a purchase offline, convenience, ability to try the product and price were the top considerations, in that order. Price, not surprisingly, was the top consideration for those who bought online, followed by convenience and selection.
With this in mind, retailers might want to focus less on showrooming itself and consider that they're dealing with two general customer segments: the price sensitive and not so price sensitive. Price matching initiatives like the one Best Buy just made permanent should, in theory, help with the former, but struggling retailers shouldn't assume that showrooming is responsible for most or all of their woes.
There are customers ready to buy in-store, and spend healthy amounts, but only if they're met by a great customer experience and attractive selection when they walk through the doors.


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This is a great opportunity to meet some other Magic: the Gathering Players in your community, and play some games. It will also give you a chance to let our team know what kind of events you want to see in the area!
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2-3 October 2012, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
Nearly 50 delegates from permanent missions and from a few foreign ministries honed their diplomatic skills during a UNITAR workshop on Structure, Drafting and Adoption of United Nations Resolutions. During the two-day training course, delegates learned how UN resolutions have developed over the years their own distinctive form and style.
Experienced trainers further taught delegates how to structure the preamble and the operational texts as well how to propose and get a resolution adopted.
With instruction from senior UN officials, delegates received both class room presentations and exercises on the practice of reviewing and amending resolutions. They also learned about the role of the General Assembly Secretariat staff in supporting some of the technical aspects of resolution drafting and dissemination. For these topics, participants benefited from high quality UN trainers, including Mr. Larry D. Johnson, a former Legal Affairs Assistant Secretary-General, and Ms. Maria Maldonado, a former Deputy Director of the General Assembly. They provided both a tutorial and hands on assignments so that participants could actually draft resolutions in simulation style working groups. The delegates' draft texts were reviewed by Mr. Kenji Nakano, a Senior Political Affairs officer with the Division of General Assembly Affairs. Thereafter, Ms. Philippa Burgess-Arcos, Chief, Editorial Control Section, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management provided expert presentation on the editing of resolutions.
The young delegates also received perspective from a delegate's experience in drafting resolutions, and perhaps more importantly getting them adopted. From the Permanent Mission of Egypt, the Councellor, Mr. Amr Aljowaily, advised delegates on the importance of the Committee chair in getting a resolution adopted in his presentation: "Situating Resolutions on the Ladder of Negotiated Outcomes."
"I found the workshop to be a big eye opener" said one participant. "By the end of the course, I had the impression that I really understood what the basic components of a resolution were and how I could make a first draft on my own."


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BRIDGEWATER, Va. – A late field goal proved the difference Saturday as Bridgewater defeated Shenandoah University 17-14 in the ODAC football opener for both schools.
The loss comes in the first-ever ODAC football game for Shenandoah (1-3, 0-1 ODAC).
Freshman John Griggs nailed what proved to be the game-winner for BC (3-0, 1-0), hitting a 33-yarder from the right hash with 8:47 to play.
Bridgewater only drove nine yards on the drive that ended with the Griggs field goal and was set up with excellent field position thanks to a 23-yard Antonn Briley punt return that set the hosts up with a 1st and 10 from the Hornets 25.
The Eagles gained one first down on the drive before losing a total of three yards on the next three plays.
Griggs split the uprights with his field goal.
Shenandoah forced BC into taking that attempt by taking the score at 14-14 on a Corey Taylor 1-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Taylor's TD run, his second of the day, was set up by a Brandon Martin interception that gave SU a first down on the Bridgewater 3.
Andrew Smith gained all but a foot of what SU needed on the first-and-goal play, setting Taylor up to score on second down.
Taylor's first score, which tied the game at 7-7, came on a 14-yard run up the middle and capped a 10-play, 71-yard drive.
The Eagles answered that score with one of their own, as Shawn Lee hauled in a 63-yard Willie Logan pass on 3rd and 19 to put the hosts back up again by a touchdown.
The Shenandoah defense once again played well, holding BC to just 55 yards rushing on 40 attempts. The Eagles had 121 of their 261 yards passing on three plays.
Jujuan Johnson had 12 tackles and Josh Rogers nine for the Hornet defense.
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Telephone: 717-249-3166
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This site provides valuable information both to the general public and to members of the Bar Association.
The navigation menu on the left has links to the resources available here, including member listings, the history of our association, our Lawyer Referral Service, upcoming CCBA events and more. Feel free to browse our site and avail yourself of the helpful information.
If you have questions or to receive more information, email us by clicking on the "Contact the Bar" link on the menu to the left.
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Johanna Niedermeier Buchner
Born: April 15, 1904
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Johanna was born in Vienna when it was still the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her Christian family experienced the disruption resulting from the empire's collapse, as well as the instability of the Austrian republic. The depression of 1929 hit Vienna especially hard. In 1931 Johanna became a Jehovah's Witness.
1933-39: I traveled constantly in and out of Austria distributing our Jehovah's Witness literature. In March 1938 Germany annexed Austria and we were subjected to Nazi law; our religion was banned. In 1939 the Gestapo arrested me at home at 6 a.m.; the court sentenced me to six years imprisonment. I was sent to a women's penitentiary in Aichach, located in Upper Bavaria in Germany.
1940-44: I spent all six years of the war in Aichach, working every day from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. sewing and knitting civilian clothes. I refused to do any work for the army. I was denied the right to have a Bible, but the authorities changed their mind when I argued that if other Germans had the right to go to church then I, too, had the right to own a Bible so that I could worship as well. I trusted in Jehovah and he gave me the strength to withstand the hardships of the war.
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38 You know that Hebrew Scripture sets this standard of justice and punishment: take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.[a] 39 But I say this, don't fight against the one who is working evil against you. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, you are to turn and offer him your left cheek. 40 If someone connives to get your shirt, give him your jacket as well. 41 If someone forces you to walk with him for a mile, walk with him for two instead. 42 If someone asks you for something, give it to him. If someone wants to borrow something from you, do not turn away.
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Here is a wedding announcement* for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great granddaughter, Maine Olson.
Maine's wedding certificate was posted previously.
Maine was the daughter of Mary (Knutson) and Stephen Olson and the grandaughter of Elizabeth (Finnestad) and Ole Andreas Knutson.
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As the popularity of using curved steel in the building industry has risen, so has the need for shops that specialize in bending and rolling steel. Since opening Hornsby Steel nearly seven years ago, we've succeeded in creating a niche for ourselves within the fabricating industry by developing an expertise in spirals and other complicated shapes.
Our formula for doing so has been rather simple: find the right equipment, hire the right people, add a touch of innovation, then do what it takes to get the job done. We like to think of us as a modern-day blacksmith shop. We just use hydraulic power instead of the old heat-and-beat method.
Including spirals, bends or rolled steel can certainly create a new dimension to an otherwise ordinary design. Having the right shop bending or rolling the steel to arches, curves or other shapes can also lessen the concerns in making design decisions involving complex curves, bends or rolls.
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- Mid-length
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- Made in Italy
- Model wears size medium
Launched in 2013 by Luke Meier and Arnaud Faeh, OAMC brings together functionality and modern construction techniques to create forward-thinking premium menswear. Made in limited quantity runs in Italy, France, Portugal and Japan, the emphasis is on high quality, technical fabrics to maximise innovation and construction technology to introduce new evolutions in contemporary menswear. Referencing the traditional, OAMC modernises classic silhouettes with fabric advancements and luxurious materials to forge an elevated technical aesthetic.
Taking inspiration from military aviation, the AW16 collection from OAMC gives a nod to combat dress codes with reconstructed flight jackets, abstracted camouflage prints and technical bombers. Maintaining its utilitarian approach to fabrication, pea coats are tactile and pocketed, T-shirts feature bonded tape seams and tailored pants are crafted from high-tech cottons. Durable, asymmetrically constructed parkas are worn over simple mohair panelled crew necks whilst officer roll neck sweaters are paired with cropped patch pants in petrol blues, khakis and muted tones. With updated military silhouettes, innovative constructions and modern detailing, OAMC upholds its signature forward-thinking, functional aesthetic for the Autumn/Winter season.
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GSA Announces Governmentwide Travel Advisory Committee
Dec. 27, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. General Services Administration announced the formation of a new Governmentwide Travel Advisory Committee, which is another step in implementing transparent travel regulations and policies. GSA is now accepting applications for this new committee, which will review existing travel policies, processes and procedures for federal government travelers, beginning with the methodology by which annual adjustments are made to the Federal Per Diem rate.
The committee's members will be drawn from the travel industry, local and state governments, travel and convention bureaus, and representatives from corporations and the federal government. The committee will address current industry and federal travel trends while also providing advice and recommendations for improvements that will increase travel efficiency and effectiveness, reduce costs, promote sustainability, and incorporate industry best practices.
GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy, who will house the new committee, oversees federal travel regulations that help federal agencies plan necessary travel in an effective and efficient manner at the lowest logical travel cost.
The notice for the new committee was published in the Federal Register. Individuals interested in being considered for membership on this committee should submit a letter of nomination stating the name, affiliation, field of expertise, qualifications and a complete professional biography and/or resume via mail to:
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The Local Government Act 2009 (section 183) provides the tribunal with jurisdiction for local government remuneration matters for all Queensland local governments, except the Brisbane City Council.
Local government categories
The tribunal must review local government categories once during each local government four-year term. This review must be completed before 1 December of the year before the next local government election (section 243, Local Government Regulation 2012). This ensures that the categories are relevant and up-to-date for each new local government term.
More information about criteria in determining local government categories.
Every year the tribunal must also decide the maximum remuneration payable to councillors, mayors or deputy mayors in each category of local government (section 244, Local Government Regulation 2012). This decision must be made before 1 December.
In making its decisions about the remuneration to be paid to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors, the tribunal must have regard to:
- Local Government Act 2009 provisions about the entitlements and responsibilities of councillors
- community expectations about what is an appropriate level of remuneration in the circumstances.
Remuneration determined by the tribunal does not include the reimbursement of expenses incurred by councillors or the provision of facilities as these are provided for in local governments' expenses reimbursement policies.
Within 90 days after each remuneration schedule is published in the gazette, local governments must resolve to pay their councillors an amount no more than the maximum determined by the Tribunal.
If the local government does not resolve to adopt a lesser amount, councillors receive the maximum amount by default, which is payable from 1 July each year.
A local government can also make a submission to the tribunal seeking a specific ruling on the amount of remuneration to be paid to a councillor if it believes that exceptional circumstances exist (section 248, Local Government Regulation 2012).
The tribunal maintains an online register of all submissions pursuant to section 248 for a variation in councillor remuneration and records its decision on each submission.
Tribunal report on local government categories and remuneration
When the tribunal makes a decision about remuneration, it must prepare a remuneration schedule and publish it in the Queensland Government Gazette. The tribunal must also prepare a report about the schedule and give a copy of the report and the schedule to the Minister for Local Government.


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Mike Cardillo: Damn Patriots spoiling playoffs like they always do
Damn Patriots.
Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue like the old Broadway show "Damn Yankees," does it? No matter, the sentiment is still the same.
Every January for the last decade, it's been the same story, rooting with all my heart against the New England Patriots in the NFL playoffs ... mostly to no avail.
There's simply something about the Patriots that irks me right down to my core, mostly due the fact I'm an exceedingly bitter Jets fan who'll likely never see my favorite team win a title.
Part of me wonders: Couldn't all this success -- three Super Bowl wins -- have been the Jets? What if Bill Belichick didn't resign as head coach of the Jets after a few hours, doing so on a crumbled napkin and mumbling his way to Foxborough, in the wake of Bill Parcells retiring from the role after the 1999 season?
And what if Mo Lewis didn't nearly kill Drew Bledsoe with a tackle back in the 2001 season, forcing sixth-round unknown quarterback Tom Brady into the New England lineup? Maybe this dynasty in New England never happens.
Or what about if later that season, the Patriots didn't catch one of the all-time breaks in the AFC Championship game against the Raiders when Brady's fumble at snowy Foxboro Stadium was overturned by the baffling "Tuck Rule" by referee Walt Coleman?
Damn Patriots.
Instead, every single stinkin' January, there the Patriots stand, mowing down patsies who still can't figure out a way to stop Wes Welker from catching a 3-yard pass on third down or put any sustained pocket pressure on Brady. Naturally, the one year the Jets figure out a way to beat the Pats in the playoffs, 2011, they lose the following week in the AFC Championship game to the Steelers and then devolve into a walking punch line.
Damn Patriots.
It doesn't help matters, either, that watching a Patriots playoff game on CBS called by Jim Nantz and Phil Simms -- cooing like love-struck teenagers at Brady's every movement -- turns the stomach like rancid milk. Double the nausea for the now obligatory shots of New England owner Robert Kraft's luxury box every CBS telecast, or the endless parade of front-running New England fans who've come out of the woodwork in the last decade.
Bubbling beneath the surface of the Patriots' success is the unsavory "Spygate" story, with its whispers of how New England might have cheated by filming St. Louis' walk-through on the eve of Super Bowl XXXVI. Why did the NFL destroy the tapes, sweeping the whole incident under the rug? Then again, it's hard to talk about Spygate and not come off sounding like a raving lunatic who saw Bigfoot on his fishing trip over the weekend.
The worst part of rooting so adamantly against New England? Today this level of unabashed Patriots loathing has me rooting for Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens to be the AFC representative next month at the Superdome.
And trust me, everyone's going to get awful tired of reading lionizing stories about Lewis, an all-time great who'll retire once Baltimore is eliminated, for the two weeks of pre-Super Bowl hype.
Damn Patriots.
R.I.P. CARP: The City of Milford lost a good one when Bill Carpenter passed away a week and a half ago.
Carpenter -- "Carp" to many -- was a fixture in the city's amateur athletics scene, particularly the softball diamonds like Washington Field or Foote Field. The banter behind the backstops and in the bleachers just won't be the same this coming season without his unmistakable voice booming in the background.
Beyond that, there was nothing quite like watching a Giants game on the couch alongside Carp, a rabid fan of Big Blue.
In fact, every NFL fan should have been so lucky to experience it.
Rest in peace.
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Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster
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Scientific name: Aglais urticae
Bright orange and black wings with white spot in forewing which separates it from the larger and much rarer Large Tortoiseshell.
Widespread throughout Britain and Ireland, commonly found in gardens.
The Small Tortoiseshell is among the most well known butterflies in Britain and Ireland. The striking and attractive patterning, and its appearance at almost any time of the year in urban areas have made it a familiar species. It is one of the first butterflies to be seen in spring and in the autumn it often visits garden flowers in large numbers.
The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most widespread species and has shown little overall change in range.
Size and Family
- Family: Nymphalids
- Size: Medium/Large
- Wing Span Range (male to female): 50-56mm
Conservation Status
- Butterfly Conservation priority: low (but concern over recent decades)
- European status: Not threatened
Caterpillar Foodplants
Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (U. urens) are used.
A popular garden visitor that can be found in a wide variety of habitats.
- Countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
- Distribution Trend Since 1970's = -3%


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Faculty Research Detail - Hassan Hassab-Elnaby, Ph.D.
Faculty Detail
|Name: Hassan Hassab-Elnaby, Ph.D.
|E-mail: email@example.com
|Office: ST 3036
|Phone: 419-530-2780
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Cairo University, Ph.D., Accounting, 1998
|Research Interests
Financial reporting issues, Executive compensation, Performance evaluation, and International
|Selected Publications
• The relative and incremental information content of accounting earnings versus the cash recovery rate, (with Amal A. Said and Tanya S. Nowlin). Review of Accounting and Finance 2008 (7): 372-395.
• An exploration of ethical decision-making processes in the United States and Egypt (with Rafik I. Beekun, Rania Hamdy, and James W. Westerman). Journal of Business Ethics 2008 (82): 587-605.
• Enterprise resource planning & non-financial performance incentives: The joint impact on corporate performance (with Benson Wier and James Hunton). International Journal of Accounting Information System 2007 (8):165-190.
• Audit committees oversight responsibilities post Sarbanes-Oxley Act? (with Amal Said and Glenn Wolfe). American Journal of Business 2007 (22):19-32.
• An investigation of the organizational and behavioral effects of corporate and national cultural in budgeting systems (with Patricia Douglas, Carolyn Norman, and Benson Wier). Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation 2007 (16): 90-109.
• The role of taxes in deferred compensation plans: The case of alternative minimum tax, (with Baugu Musazi and Tanya S. Nowlin). Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly 2007 (55) 4: 795-827.
• Waiving technical default: The role of agency costs and bank regulations. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 2006 (33) 9&10: 1368-1389.
• The rentention of nonfinancial performance measures in compensation contracts (with Amal A. Said and Benson Wier). Journal of Management Accounting Research 2005: 23-42.
• Culture's consequences in controlling agency costs: Egyptian evidence (with Michael Mosebach). Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation 2005: 19-32.
• An empirical investigation of the performance consequences of nonfinancial measures (with Amal A. Said and Benson Wier). Journal of Management Accounting Research 2003: 193-223.
• The impact of environmental factors on accounting development: An Egyptian longtitudinal study (with Amal Said and Ruth W. Epps). Critical Perspectives in Accounting 2003 (14): 273-292.
• Consequences of the accounting environment on debt covenants: Comparing Egypt to developed countries (with Amal A. Said). Journal of Emerging Markets (Fall/Winter) 1997: 57-71.


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Zavadnikov Wins First Ever Audi Melges 20 Russian Open Championship Title, American Whitmyer Takes Overall Event Win
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Porto Ercole, Italy - Congratulations to Valentin Zavadnikov on Synergy with crew members Alexander Ekimov and Nikolay Kornev, as they are the very first ever Audi Melges 20 Russian Open Champions. Aleksander Ezhikov aboard Pirogovo placed second and Victor Emets' Phantome came third.
In the overall standings, American Wes Whitmyer on Slingshot with Max Fraser and Jonny 'Rockstar' Goldsberry celebrated a string of first place bullets, a second and a fifth to win. Italy's Mirko de Falco on Peccere finished second with Zavadnikov in third.
The event commenced on Friday, May 2 with Whitmyer taking an immediate and aggressive first place stance to lead with a 1-1-7-1 result. With a fine southeast breeze of 12-14 knots, four races were completed with Whitmyer seizing the lead over Ezhikov who was his closest contention finishing the day in second. De Falco had a solid day of all third place finishes.
With not enough breeze to sail on Saturday, the tension mounted for Sunday's final four races. Whitmyer maintained a substantial lead to win the event some 10 points ahead of de Falco, his best ever finish in the Audi Melges 20 Class. 2014 Russian Open Champion Zavadnikov had a banner day with a 5-3-1-1 to take the big trophy and title.
The Russian Open Championship was the perfect lead-up event to what is going to be yet another amazing forthcoming weekend of racing in Porto Ercole for the Audi Melges 20 fleet - the 2014 Audi-Tron Sailing Series Event No. 2, May 10-11 hosted by Circolo Nautico della Vela Argentario, organized by BPSE and Melges Europe.
TOP FIVE OVERALL RESULTS (FINAL - After eight races, one discard)
1.) Wes Whitmyer/Max Fraser, Slingshot; 1-1-[7]-1-1-1-2-5 = 12
2.) Mirko de Falco/Paolo Scutellaro, Peccere; 3-3-3-3-3-[5]-4-3 = 22
3.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Alexander Ekimov, Synergy; 8-5-[9]-5-5-3-1-1 = 28
4.) Stefano Speroni/Lorenzo Bodini, Maolca; 6-6-4-2-2-4-[8]-6 = 30
5.) Aleksander Ezhikov/Daniil Odintsov, Pirogovo; 2-2-1-7-[8]-7-5-7 = 31
TOP THREE RUSSIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (FINAL - After eight races, one discard)
1.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Alexander Ekimov, Synergy; 8-5-[9]-5-5-3-1-1 = 28
2.) Aleksander Ezhikov/Daniil Odintsov, Pirogovo; 2-2-1-7-[8]-7-5-7 = 31
3.) Victor Emets/Maxim Logutenko, Phantome; 5-[8]-5-6-6-6-3-8 = 39
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LMP, FTRs and capacity markets; the operational and economic issues
raised by the integration of solar, wind, distributed generation, and
demand response power resources into the existing Power Grid; how to
market and trade physical and financial electricity both within and
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The seminar also addresses the basics of the electricity futures contracts which trade on the Intercontinental ("ICE")and Chicago Mercantile ("CME") Exchanges.
What You Will Learn
- The structure and function of the electric service system, its terminology and units, and the properties of electricity.
- How the North American power grid is structured and how it operates; how the major sources of electric generation work ( coal, natural gas, nuclear, renewables ) and the issues they face; how control areas, spinning reserves, AGC and economic dispatch works.
- Who the key players in the industry are, and why the industry is so difficult to restructure.
- The differences between cost-of-service regulation, open access markets, ISOs, transcos, ITCs, RTOs, and ICTs.
- What the "smart grid" is, a summary of the different business models being tested, a discussion of the key issues and and how the smart grid is likely to develop.
- The major issues facing wind energy, solar and other renewables and how these generation sources relate to the proposed buildout of the backbone power grid.
- How ISO Day-Ahead auction markets operate in PJM, New York, Texas, California and other markets; what locational marginal pricing (LMP) is, and why it is important; how LMP is applied in the ISO markets, and why FTRs, TCCs, CRRs, TLRs, RPM and forward capacity markets are important concepts to understand. (The seminars presented at the Houston and California locations will discuss the Texas and California/Western Power markets respectively. Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. seminars will focus on PJM, MISO and the New York ISO.)
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- The details of how to structure and execute wholesale and retail power marketing transactions both within and outside of an ISO footprint - including common contract language, NERC tags, LMP basis risk, NITS & ancillary service charges, etc.
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- How power marketing wholesale and retail transactions are done within the ISOs, why wholesale bilateral transactions in theses markets are primarily financial, AND how each piece of end-user transactions is assembled and hedged step-by-step, including price, basis, delivery, NITs charges, UCAP charges, ancillary charges, etc.
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- How the Dodd-Frank law implementation is impacting power markets.
- An introduction to electricity swaps and Cfds and how these relate to ISO financial transmission rights (FTRs, CRRs and TCCs).
- The difference between operating, economic, market and negotiated heat rates, and what spark spreads, dark spreads, are bark spreads are.
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Among those who will benefit from this seminar include energy and electric power executives; attorneys; government regulators; traders & trading support staff; marketing, sales, purchasing & risk management personnel; accountants & auditors; plant operators; engineers; and corporate planners. Types of companies that typically attend this program include energy producers and marketers; utilities; banks & financial houses; industrial companies; accounting, consulting & law firms; municipal utilities; government regulators and electric generators.
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This fundamental level group live seminar has no prerequisites. No advance preparation is required before the seminar.
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Basic level. This fundamental course begins with basic material and then proceeds to the intermediate level.
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- The properties and terminology of electricity - current, power, var, voltage, etc
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- How cost-of-service ratemaking and retail open access markets work
- The structure and function of the North American power grid.
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- A summary of FERC Orders 888, 889, & 2000
- The difference between ISOs, ITCs, Transcos and RTOs.
- What TLRs, ATC, OASIS, pancaking rates, shrinkage, economic dispatch and other terms mean.
- A summary of the key issues of today and where the U. S. electric power industry is headed, including a discussion of the smart grid, renewable energy and the building of new transmission lines.
- What locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) is and why it's used
- What the "smart grid" is, a summary of the different business models being tested, a discussion of the key issues and and how the smart grid is likely to develop.
- The major issues facing wind energy, solar and other renwables and how these generation sources relate to the proposed buildout of the backbone power grid.
- The difference between auction and bilateral bulk power markets and the pros & cons of each
- The fundamentals of the PJM, MISO, ERCOT or California wholesale market (Depending on seminar location) and the role of LMP
- How the PJM/MISO/ERCOT/California two-settlement energy and Day-Ahead markets operate.
- What capacity markets and resource adequecy are, and how these important issues affect the integration of wind, solar and other renewables and how all these issues relate to demand response and the Smart Grid. You will also learn what California's new "Energy Imbalance Market" and "Duck Curve" are and why these topics are important.
- What PJM FTRs are; their equivalent names in other ISOs, and how and why these financial instruments are used.
- An overview of the similarities and differences between the PJM, New York, New England, MISO, ERCOT and/or California markets. (Depending on seminar location)
- The fundamentals of bilateral bulk power trading units and terminology.
- The three different types of wholesale forward power markets.
- Common contract language used for bilateral power transactions.
- What OASIS & NERC tags are.
- How power marketers and traders use "sellers choice" to buy and sell forward power at "virtual hubs" across North America.
- How power marketing wholesale and retail transactions are done within the ISOs, why wholesale bilateral transactions in theses markets are primarily financial, AND how each piece of end-user transactions is assembled and hedged step-by-step, including price, basis, delivery, NITs charges, UCAP charges, ancillary charges, etc.
- An introduction to electricity swaps and Cfds and how these relate to ISO financial transmission rights (FTRs, CRRs and TCCs).
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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The markets closed out the year in rally mode amid hopes lawmakers will be able to finalize a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. Despite a tumultuous year-end run, the major market averages all tacked on solid gains for 2012.
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Today's Markets
According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 168 points, or 1.3%, to 13106, the S&P 500 surged 23.9 points, or 1.7%, to 1426 and the Nasdaq Composite soared 59.2 points, or 2%, to 3020.
For the year, the Dow added 7.3%, the S&P 500 tacked on 13.4% and the Nasdaq jumped 16%.
The markets had been on a five-day losing streak as of Friday amid concerns about the fiscal cliff. However, sentiment took a swift turn for the upside on Monday amid hopes a last-minute deal can be forged.
The remarks from McConnell, a Republican, came after similarly optimistic remarks from Democratic President Barack Obama. Analysts expect a deal to be passed in the Senate first, and then move to the House of Representatives, before landing on Obama's desk. It wasn't clear immediately whether Republicans in the House would pass the Senate bill that is under discussion.
The bill in the Senate would lower taxes on individual filers making $400,000 a year or less and joint filers making less than $450,000 a year, a source close to the discussion told FOX Business' Rich Edson. It would also permanently fix the alternative minimum tax, extend emergency unemployment benefits and likely push back automatic spending cuts, this person said.
The fiscal cliff -- a mixture of painful tax hikes and spending cuts -- is set to be triggered in mere hours as America celebrates New Year's. Still, analysts at Nomura pegged the odds of a "mini deal" before the fiscal cliff at one-in-three. The investment bank also rang warning bells about the impact the ongoing strife on Capitol Hill will have on the U.S. economy.
"Our outlook for the first quarter has for some time anticipated a significant economic slowdown in response to fiscal drag and a contentious fiscal debate," the analysts wrote.
"We will continue to monitor closely how businesses, consumers, and financial markets react to the fiscal debate in coming weeks."
On the economic front, traders got a look at the manufacturing sector in China. The world's second-biggest economy saw its factories rev up at the fastest pace since May 2011, according to a report by HSBC.
As the week progresses, there will be several reports on the U.S. economy, capped with the monthly employment report from the labor department.
Energy futures were in the green. The benchmark crude contract rose $1, or 1.1%, to $91.82 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline advanced 0.43% to $2.812 a gallon. In metals, gold gained $19.90, or 1.2%, to $1,676 a troy ounce.
Foreign Markets
The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.34% to 2636, the English FTSE 100 dipped 0.47% to 5898 and the German DAX fell 0.57% to 7612.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 climbed 0.7% to 10385 and the Chinese Hang Seng edged lower by 0.04% to 22657.


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FDA's Pharma-First Focus Driving Medical Device Tech Away From The US
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Reason has an article about how the FDA is driving medical device innovation to Europe and elsewhere because it's still not set up to even think about medical devices. The article focuses on the new X-Prize attempt to create a "tricorder." It's a great contest, but then the article points to the news that the FDA won't certify such things:
The regulatory environment could present problems for any such device. "The Food and Drug Administration has stated that it will not certify tech that makes a diagnosis directly," said Ross Mitchell, the author of a study published last week that shows that strokes can be diagnosed with the aid of a smart-phone application with the same degree of accuracy as with a hospital computer.Indeed, the report points to many other examples of useful new technologies showing up elsewhere, but not in the US due to the FDA. So why is the FDA so bad at actually helping people get healthy? Take a guess. It seems like regulatory capture has taken hold of the FDA in a big bad way. Just recently, we discussed how the FDA has set up a system to limit competition in the medical field to just a few giant pharma companies, and has been actively banning cheaper drug competitors, in order to help big pharma companies jack up the prices on old medicines.
Bartholomew says that because of FDA restrictions, the contest could lead to innovations that might only be used outside the United States.
While the FDA is supposed to be keeping us healthy, it looks like its general focus is on keeping the profits of a few pharma firms healthy instead.


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The newly reprised restaurant is moving to Kanuga Road, in the location of the former Nibs restaurant.
If you look closely at the famous cover photograph of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road on the restaurant wall, you may notice each is carrying a bag from Mean Mr. Mustard Express.
The newly reprised restaurant is moving to Kanuga Road, in the location of the former Nibs restaurant. Monte and Diane Rosemond, the owners of Mean Mr. Mustard Cafe, are excited about the changes in their business.
"We wanted to create an offering that was healthier both for our customers as well as ourselves," said Monte Rosemond, whose passion for music set the tone for the restaurant. "We enjoyed five successful years with the cafe and were ready to downsize into a business that gives us more time to enjoy life, to do things like get to know our grandchildren."
Classic items from their former Fourth Avenue caf� menu, such as Eggs Diana, will be complemented by newer items, including breakfast wraps and sandwiches.
"We are also going to offer daily specials such as eggs Benedict — traditional as well as Creole and Mediterranean variations — in lieu of omelets and other a la carte breakfast dishes," Monte Rosemond explained.
Diane Rosemond will still be baking her famous biscuits, muffins, scones, cookies, brownies, cakes and pies.
"People will be able to relax and enjoy a meal with friends inside the restaurant or come through our drive-in window to grab a cup of coffee and food to go," she said. "In lieu of table service, customers will order at the inside counter, take a number for their table, and we will bring their food out to them.
"We have an espresso machine and will offer cappuccinos and lattes as well," she said.
The couple is focusing on supporting local suppliers. Coffee will be from the Brown Bean Coffee Co. in Brevard. They will also offer Joey's Bagels as well as fresh, locally baked breads for their sandwiches.
"We are planning lunch paninis, soups, exotic salads, wraps, and personal pan pizza specials," Monte Rosemond said.
Brian Shipman, lead banquet chef at Season's restaurant, will be working at Mean Mr. Mustard Express in the mornings. "Brian is a soup ninja," Monte exclaimed.
Lucio Salitre, whom Monte nicknamed "Santana," will continue as the chef. "Santana started out as our dishwasher at the caf�," Monte Rosemond recalled. "He has an incredible work ethic and has learned and worked his way up to chef."
And while the menu caters to quicker, healthier offerings, a welcoming atmosphere will still be a major ingredient of their restaurant. "We want to keep the business personal and intimate," Diane Rosemond said.
"We moved here and opened the caf� five years ago this month," Monte Rosemond said. "The more we got to know the people of Hendersonville, the more clearly we knew we were home."
Diane nodded, adding, "That's true."
They plan to open Mean Mr. Mustard Express before Christmas.
"We want to celebrate the holiday season with our friends in Hendersonville," Diane Rosemond said. "Look for our sign on Kanuga. Once that goes up, we'll be open."
They will also "let their freak flags fly" with welcoming "Open" flags to trumpet the news.
Mean Mr. Mustard Express will be open for breakfast and lunch six days a week. A bright sunroom offers mountain views and an outdoor deck encourages open air dining in warmer weather.
The Rosemonds won't be accepting credit cards at this new location; instead, they have chosen to have an ATM inside their restaurant.
"We were being eaten up by credit card fees," Diane Rosemond said. "Now we will be passing those savings along to our customers."
The Express will continue to offer T-shirts that proclaim John Lennon's, "We all shine on." And the Rosemonds expect this new business will allow them to continue to shine.
"We want to control our restaurant instead of our restaurant controlling us," Diane Rosemond said. "With this new, simpler business, we will be able to do that. We'll even be able to take a vacation now and then!"


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I guess if you're going to show the car you might want those filters, but how good are they? I think I remember a discussion some years ago on TC that cut some filters apart and showed their innards. I decided to use a Napa Gold and they have the extra tall version that holds a little more too.
Thanks Chick. Never thought about repainting the filter..Oh and by the way - very, very beautiful looking 69 with the Cross-ram..Puts my car to shame...TMREddie
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DailyDirt: Waiting In Line Isn't Fun
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Queuing theory is a subset of applied math that looks into the behavior of waiting in line and algorithms that optimize various aspects of this particular kind of resource allocation. Retailers of all kinds are interested in this kind of math because it can improve customer satisfaction and get more products out the door. Apple reduces long cashier lines with employees who can accept payments anywhere in its stores. Fry's Electronics has the giant single line that feeds into a massive array of cashiers (aka the serpentine line). There are self-checkout lanes at the grocery store, but there's no silver bullet to eliminate waiting in lines. Here are just a few more links on this problem of civilization.
- Ever pick a checkout line at the grocery store and think "I always pick the slowest lane" once you've committed to a particular cashier? The math says that the odds of picking the fastest lane are against you, so you're most likely right that you never pick the fastest line. [url]
- Waiting in line at Disney can be cut short with its Fastpass system, but what does Fastpass really optimize? FYI, Disney doesn't let you hire disabled kids to cut in line anymore. [url]
- The best system for boarding planes is not the one that most airlines use, but Southwest's boarding method does pretty well. A few studies have looked at how to board planes more efficiently, but the Jason Steffen method isn't used by any airline (and there's little incentive for most airlines to change what they're currently doing). [url]


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Sunday, February 03, 2008
Diary of a Bad Year
The premise of the book finds a German publisher seeking strong opinions from a group of literature's elder statesmen, all of which are to be published in a single volume. Coetzee creates a stand-in for himself, a South African author now living in Australia, and calls him "Senor C." Each page of the book is rather neatly divided into three sections. The upper one-third of each page in the book contains one of Coetzee-C's "strong opinions," usually on politics and usually a rant against something American. The middle third of each page is written from "C's" point-of-view and involves his relationship with the young lady he has become smitten with as she types up his rants. The bottom third of each page is written from the point-of-view of the young woman and often describes the exact scene just seen earlier from "C's" vantage point.
Coetzee had the makings of a dull little novel going with the second two-thirds of each page but even that was ruined by his childish rants on the upper part of each page. Never offering alternatives to any of the things he so despises, and actually doing little more than name-calling, ends up making Coetzee look like a simpleton who is filled more with hate than writing talent. Whatever he was aiming for, if it was more than an excuse to ridicule those he despises, he missed by a wide margin. This one is so bad that I suspect it will be the worst book I read in 2008.
Do yourself a favor and avoid Diary of a Bad Year.
Rated at: 0.5
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Wow, it's not often you rate a book so low. I'll follow your opinion on this one...for some reason I'd been shying away from Coetzee anyway...ReplyDelete
Bybee, I absolutely hated this book. I kept at it mostly because I found Coetzee to be personally a very irritating writer...and I wanted to respond, in-kind, to his cheap attack on my country and way of life. He's a jerk.ReplyDelete
Thanks for saving me the wasted time to read this book. Love the pun for your suggested new title.ReplyDelete
I just finished a book was a pleasant surprise in a good way. There are universal themes present in Shades of Darkness - Shades of Grace. These include the incredible bond of family, loyalty, the existence of evil within ordinary lives, and the realization that even the most morally grounded of people can be pushed to commit acts they would otherwise never fathom.
I don't think this one would disappoint.
I'll take a look at the book, allfiction...thanks for the tip.ReplyDelete
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Reviewed By Ronald A (Charlotte, NC) Reviewed for a 2008 Nissan 350Z —11/22/2013 7:05 AM
I received my cover in well under the two weeks promised and it is everything I was looking for in a cover for my Z that is not garaged. Easy, but snug fit, sturdy fabric and designed specifically for my car. All in all, a very good purchase.


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"Here comes the judge, Supreme and otherwise..."
News programs announced the monumental Supreme Court decision upholding the national health care act just prior to the court's summer recess, however lesser known but contentious case rulings are worthy of attention and explanation.
In federal government vs Arizona Immigration SB 1070 Legislation, the government sued to confirm immigration enforcement is solely federal jurisdiction. The "papers please" proviso of the AZ Section 2(B) was upheld, however the Court (5-3) warned further legal challenge of that Section is possible if racial profiling occurs when enforcement begins.
The court, on June 25, ruled 5-4 overturning a century-old Montana law restricting corporate spending in that state's political campaigns, applying Citizens United Freedom of Speech to override a 1912 voter referendum preventing corporate corruption and influence in Montana politics. Montana, and all states, are now open to unlimited corporate 'persuasion'.
A week earlier, Labor Union political campaign contributions were hamstrung by the court's 5-4 conservative decision restricting use of union dues in such donations. In light of the court's decision granting freedom of speech to corporations to make unlimited Super Pac contributions, this ruling could be defined as corporations (boards of directors) are people, union organizations (American workers) not so much. Freedom of speech seems conditional.
Finally, the June 28, 5-4 decision rendered the much maligned 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutional, with Chief Justice John Roberts applying constitutional legitimacy to the individual mandate requiring all residents acquire health insurance. Citing Congressional taxing authority, the conservative Roberts offered the decisive opinion, seeming to preserve the court's impartiality directive.
Republicans broadcast "this is disastrous" rhetoric, vilifying the ACA, while diligently spreading unfounded claims about the law, however factual information is available. The Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, health care community, and general public, offers enlightening Q&A - "After The Ruling: A Consumer Guide", at Kaiser Health News website.
I urge readers to use impartial resources and disregard political naysayers because, at this point, doomsday prophecies resemble similar inflammatory opposition surrounding the July 1966 inception of Medicare. Ronald Reagan, H.W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole - all decried Medicare as "socialism", "the worst thing to happen in America", "total loss of our freedom". Today, lawmakers wouldn't dare abolish the very popular Medicare Program.
Full implementation of ACA coverage begins in 2014, a four-year phase-in demanded by Republican lawmakers - a delaying tactic, I suspect, in anticipation of Republican congressional and presidential supremacy. It is estimated the "freeloader" penalty will apply to few taxpayers as the requirement to acquire coverage can be waived for several reasons, including financial hardship or religious beliefs. Warnings of dramatic upheaval of existing medical policies are capricious and unjustified at this time.
A mandate penalty of 1 percent will begin tax year 2014 and increase slightly each year thereafter, however the amount due will be substantially less than a year of insurance premiums. The core of this conservative "individual mandate" concept is personal accountability, hence those who choose to shirk, or freeload, will ultimately contribute, via tax revenue, to help mitigate uninsured patient costs.
Jonathan Gruber, MIT economics professor, who crafted Gov. Mitt Romney's Massachusetts Healthcare Program, was recruited by Obama's Administration to help create a national program. "Obamacare (ACA) is the MA program on a national scale. The non-group (individual) plans in MA were very harsh and expensive for residents so the goal was to equalize coverage to protect everyone in the state. The health insurance requirement resulted in more participation. Without the mandate/requirement, residents simply took a free ride on the system." Today 98 percent of Massachusetts residents are covered by "Romney-care".
Lastly, Darrell Issa's (R-Calif.) House Oversight Committee Chairman forced contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder, judging he violated documentation demands associated with investigation of what has been revealed by Fortune Magazine as a non-existent ATF Field Division gun-running operation. Republican puppet master National Rifle Association "scored" the House contempt vote, essentially blackmailing several Democrat Representatives, from states where gun ownership is cherished, to vote for the Contempt action. House Democrats submitted formal rebuke of Issa for abuse of power, an effort which was defeated.
"Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice." - Lin Yutang
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Huskies Fall in 14 Goal Game Against Nebraska-Omaha
OMAHA - It was an offensive shootout at the Century Link Center on Saturday night as the St. Cloud State Huskies fell to the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks 8-6.
The Mavericks took an early 2-0 lead with goals from Justin Parizeek and Brock Montpetit to lead off the scoring.
The Huskies would then score three unanswered goals to finish the first period. Kalle Kossila scored twice and Jimmy Murray added another for a 3-2 SCSU lead.
Both teams continued to battle back and forth in the second period. The Mavericks would re-take the lead with goals from Nick Seeler and Dominic Zombo to make it 4-3.
David Morley tied the game again for SCSU with his seventh goal of the season, making it 4-4.
Omaha would take a 5-4 lead with Zombo's second goal of the game. Kossila would pick up the hat trick with an unassisted goal to tie the game 5-5 at the end of the second period.
The Mavericks would take control of the game in the third, Zombo also picked up a hat trick for Omaha with his third goal at 10:03 in the third period. Zahn Raubenheimer and Brock Mantpetit also scored to make it 8-5.
The Huskies would get one more goal from Cory Thorson, making it 8-6.
St. Cloud State now falls to 14-6-4 overall and 8-4-2 in the NCHC. Nebraska Omaha improves to 10-12-2 overall with the victory.
The Huskies return home next weekend for a pair of games against Denver at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.


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The Auxiliary of Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital announces fashion and art show at Abbott's Grill.
The Auxiliary of Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital will host a "Creative Couture" fashion and art show at Abbott's Grill next month.
The event opens at 11:30 a.m. with a "Meet the Artists" reception, featuring participating Mispillion Art League artists, including Shirley Conley, Rosemary Connelly, Blythe Eggleston, Sarah Gallagher, Geri Gaskill, Sharon Hepford, Harry Humes, Gervasio Ruiz, Bobbie Rainy, Cathy Serwalt, Joanne Thompson and Cathy Walls.
Each artist is donating a small work, which will be placed on each table and taken home by one lucky person seated at the table. Cards by each of the artists will also be available for sale. Additionally, three artists will be offering to do commission work.
The fashion show will feature clothing from three Delaware boutiques: Coolspring Cottage of Coolspring, Twilla's of Lewes and Jane and Georgie of Rehoboth. Each boutique will supply a model, who will wear two outfits from her assigned shop.
"We are thrilled to have Sandy of Twilla's to be the fashion show moderator," said Blythe Eggleston of the Milford Memorial Auxiliary.
Tickets for a 50/50 raffle will also be for sale. The event will conclude with drawings for a $50.00 gift certificate to Abbott's Grill and a $150.00 gift certificate from Jane and Georgie.
Abbott's Grill will offer a buffet lunch at noon.
Cost for the Creative Couture Fashion & Art Show is $35.00 per person. Tickets may be purchased at Reflections Gift Shop at Milford Memorial, through any member of the Milford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board or by calling Cynthia Jones at (302) 270-1842. All proceeds benefit Bayhealth Milford Memorial.


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Never mind the Marmite abomination aloft Oxford Street. There are plenty of pretty lights around London this year. Enjoy, and have a happy Christmas.
Many thanks to the photographers who shared their images in the Londonist Flickrpool: chipperchowders, Andy Blackwell, Paki Nuttah, WPhoto, Adam Lister, Yvonne White, Ian Wylie, Simon & His Camera, Cybermyth13 and Londonshotsuk.


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Please point out anything I may have missed or misstated as there is a lot and I want to reduce it as much as I can without missing the arguments made by each post. I will update as I find more posts and more responses come in.
Aug 26 - Lova Rakotomalala post
Aug 27 - Counterpart Int'l response
Aug 28 - TI Georgia supports Bruckner
Aug 28 - TI comments
Sept 1 - CARE comments
May 24
PhD candidate Till Bruckner guest posts on the AidWatch blog describing how, while working for Transparency International (TI) in Georgia, he requested 12 NGOs to publicize their budgets. Only Oxfam GB complied. 10 of the remaining 11 got together and wrote a letter saying, "there are a number of legal and contractual implications involved with donors, head office and other stakeholders which will take time to resolve." He tried USAID with the Freedom of Information Act but was met with the response that they need the permission of the NGOs.
Aug 18
PhD candidate Till Bruckner guest posts again on the AidWatch blog after he is mentioned in a recent OpEd by Bill Easterly. In it he picks up from his May post to update that USAID finally released the budgets of 19 UN bodies. Strangely, the white pages had a lot of black that was not type but covered information. Till asked why so much ink and USAID explained that, "the opportunity to address how the disclosure of their information could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm." Brucker goes on to question the commitment of organizations to transparency. He names UMCOR, Mercy Corps and AIHA as most transparent; Save the Children and CARE in the middle; and CNFA, World Vision and Counterpart International as the least transparent. He finishes by saying that USAID needs to get better are releasing information requested and NGOs need to match their actions with their verbal commitments to transparency
Later in the Day
Scott Gilmore of Peace Dividend Trust writes a response post questioning Bruckner's conclusions by making four points.
- He takes a different approach to the definition of transparency is by saying it should ask what the money did not where it went.
- To him budgets do not guarantee a lack of corruption as they do not specify what is actually done with the money. Audits function as this check.
- Recipients are have problems with impact, not process
- Sharing budges could be damaging to nonprofits applying for grants.
The Transparency Extremist jumps into the fray and comments on the posts by Gilmore and Bruckner. He makes the following points in response to Gilmore:
- As taxpayers and funders of programs, it is our right to know how our money is being spent
- If we could see the actual budgets across the board, there would be no need for audits
- Bids would be helped by complete transparency across the board, not harmed by it. All bids should be published and made public to ensure everyone involved is held accountable.
Gilmore responds to the Transparency Extremist and other comments with the following counterpoints:
- Transparency is not asked of from civil servants and government organizations for privacy and safety. Fair bidding will be impossible to achieve through transparency as it will expose organizations to others that will undercut.
- Complete budgets will still allow for people to hide corrupt acts such as bribes. Audits are a far better option.
- Transparency is important in ensuring impact, but impact should be a large emphasis when making the evaluation.
- "This is not a debate about transparency vs secrecy. It's about meaningful transparency vs useless paper chasing."
Bruckner comes back with a response to Gilmore. He says, "As a taxpayer, I have the right to ask what my money is being spent on as well as the right to ask what those expenditures actually achieved. Plus, if I cannot even find out what the total cost of a project was, how can I judge whether it was worth my money?" Blacking out budgets will make it hard to understand how the money is being used for things like evaluating what portion of the budget filters back to the donor country. He adds that calling for transparency from the outside prevents NGOs from hiding behind claims of keeping themselves accountable. He finishes by saying that transparency will help to avoid backroom deals and improve inter-agency learning. If Oxfam and others can do it, why not all of them?
Later that Day
Gilmore returns by saying that Bruckner is partially right but so is he. He agrees in principal to a lot, but is evaluating not from the perspective of economic research but from one of combating corruption and improving impact. Taxpayers should know total budgets, but line items will have a negative impact on competition. It is unfair to be critical of NGOs competing for grant money as it is a part of their mission to bring in as many resources as possible to accomplish their stated missions. While transparency as a tool for research is valuable, its main goal should be to focus on results rather than process.
Even Later that Day
Aid Watch posts a response email from CFNA to the original post from Bruckner. In it they reaffirm their commitment to transparency saying that it is one of their core values. They state that their results speak loudest and it would be detrimental to their efforts to publish the complete budget. It complies with all reporting requirements imposed by donors and believe that the records they have made available coupled with their results speak to their success as a program.
Aug 21
World Vision makes a statement to Aid Watch that is posted on the blog. While reaffirming their commitment to transparency, World Vision stated that they were not aware of the request made by Bruckner or their own request to USAID to redact information. Upon contacting USAID they learned that the redaction was made independently by USAID.
Aug 24
Bruckner responds to the statements made by World Vision. He shows excerpts of correspondences he had with USAID where he was lead to believe that all NGOs were contacted after his initial FOIA request and that the resulting documents were based on such contacts. When following up with CNFA's response email, they were asked if USAID had contacted them in regards to Bruckner's request and have yet to reply. In contacting USAID, Aid Watch learned that it is standard practice to notify all NGOs involved when a FOIA is filed. If there is no response, "USAID redacts trade, commercial, financial, and personally identifying information in order to protect USAID's and external organizations' business and personal data." Bruckner questions why it would be in the interest of organizations to reply to such requests as they are not compelled to and doing so forces USAID not to disclose.
Later That Day
Mercy Corps responds to the request for a comment. Glad to be considered transparent, MC is troubled by the fact that the willingness to release project budgets is being used as an measure of the accountability of NGOs to beneficiaries and stakeholders. They continue to tell how TI and Bruckner had poorly engaged them in requests for budget information. They then ask and address three questions:
- Does budget-sharing constitute accountability?
- "Posting the raw budgets of a handful of agencies reveals little about whether those agencies are effective, whether they are accountable to their beneficiaries, or whether their cost structures are reasonable."
- How does accountability make aid more effective?
- "This is best achieved when the beneficiary population is involved in the design, implementation, and monitoring of that activity. This integration of stakeholders into core parts of the project management process ensures that divergence between community needs and NGO deliverables is kept to a minimum."
- What constitutes accountability to our constituents?
- "At a program level, NGO accountability means providing community stakeholders with means of evaluating a project's goals, the appropriateness of its implementation strategy, and ultimately its effectiveness in meeting those goals. Publicizing budget data may be a part of the approach depending on the context – but it is not a substitute for a project methodology that puts a core focus on community priorities and community participation."
Aug 26Master of Public Policy student at the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Princeton University and Madagascar native, Lova Rakotomalala, adds some thoughts at the end of his recent post by comparing transparency to fans of the L.A. Lakers.
This debate can be tied to the other debate about overhead for non-profit organisation.
In sports, fans care about how the budget is allocated: players salaries, luxury tax etc.. but at the end of the day, LA Lakers fans would not have cared one bit that O' Neal made 30 millions more than Karl Malone in 2004 had they had won the whole thing. They want to know why they did not win and only then wold they wonder about the discrepancies in salaries. Was the fact that salaries were so unbalanced a factor? Probably but it is an issue only because 1) they did not come through 2) The chemistry may have been disrupted.
The chemistry factor needs to be assessed first before we worry about whether K. Malone was underpaid.
La Lakers fans care only about championships. Similarly aid recipients will only care about how, in the short and long run, this aid project will affect their lives.Later That Night
Counterpart International writes to Aid Watch that they did not know of the request as it was emailed to two former employee email accounts. The redactions were done by USAID because of a lack of response and they have now contacted USAID to release all information except for their NICRA rate which they say to be proprietary and competitive information.
Aug 27
Transparency International Georgia makes a statement to Aid Watch about Till Bruckner. Bruckner worked for TI Georgia in 2008-9, but made his FOIA requests outside of the auspices of TI Georgia. They reaffirm the need to have transparency as, agreeing with Scott Gilmore, it will help lead to greater impact. The refute the idea that raw data is not a useful measure; countering that it, "may not be a catch-all indicator for transparency of an NGO or donor, it is certainly a meaningful one." TI agrees with statements that say some shared data will have an impact on programs or individuals, and references its handbook that says the same. In regards to the NICRAs, they question why the NICRAs are kept secret in the USAID system and suggests that they too make a change so that NGOs will become more willing to disclose budgets.
TI Georgia recognizes that that the assignment mentioned by Mercy Corps was correctly problematic and it is why they decided not to publish. They also note that some called Bruckner a 'self-appointed watch dog." TI prefers using the term 'whistle-blower' and feels that the term should be celebrated rather than condemned. They conclude by applauding Bruckner and expressing hope that the NGOs and USAID will continue to engage in the discussion.
Later That Day
Roslyn Hees, Senior Advisor to the Humanitarian Assistance Programme of Transparency International responds to this post reaffirming TI Georgia's statement that the claims for competitive a advantage or privacy by NGOs to keep budget information from being public are unacceptable. The only exception is when the release of such information will have an impact on physical security. The standards, set in the handbook, are applied by TI to all organizations, not some.
Aug 31
CARE makes a statement to Aid Watch. The FOIA requests did not make it to CARE because of errors with the two emails used by USAID. The first was inoperative and the second was misspelled. Because of this, the request was not received and information was redacted by USAID. They have reviewed the request and will release the data without redacted information, including indirect costs.


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Akureyri is Iceland's third largest city, and the unofficial capital of North Iceland.
Get in
The city is accessible by bus (or car) via Route 1-Ring Road, the highway that circles the island along the coastline. It can also be reached more quickly by the smallish airplanes which connect Icelandic cities, flying over the deserted/partially-glaciated interior.
By plane
Akureyri is accessible via a short flight from the Reykjavik Airport on domestic carrier Air Iceland [1]. There are also seasonal flights between Akureyri and Copenhagen on Iceland Express [2].
Get around
Being Iceland's northern capital city doesn't mean it's a huge metropolis. Although it can get a bit hilly leaving the waterline, walking distances are reasonable for a fit traveller. The public bus system is free for all.
By thumb or foot
Iceland is typically a great country for hitchhiking, but be extremely careful of the weather in this region, as it is highly unpredictable. As late as March or April, terrible Arctic blizzards can blow in off the sea, and hit you in an instant. If you're even a couple kilometers out of town, and one of these storms hit, you will be stranded for an indefinite amount of time. It's wholly possible to freeze to death, or at least come down with hypothermia or frostbite, in such a situation.
Akureyri is a good base to explore some of the more remote areas of Iceland, such as Myvatn. Bus tours are available which take you to see the sulfur fields of the Devil's Kitchen, the enormous crater of Viti, and Godafoss (waterfall of the gods).
Typical of Icelandic cities, there is a heated outdoor pool and hot-pots available to the public. Thorough showering before and after bathing or swimming is expected.
A local way to eat a hamburger is with french fries included in the bun and kokteilsósa (a cocktail of mayonnaise and ketchup). A shop that sells a delicious version of this called a MacGratsky burger is Nætursalan located downtown right next to the main bus stop. This is a popular snack to end the evening after a heavy night of drinking. Akureyri also has the world's northernmost Domino's Pizza. Rub23, located just below the cathedral of Akureyri, has a most friendly atomosphere and serves one of the best fish dishes in the area.
The Indian Curry Hut, located at Hafnarstraeti 100b, has some of the best curry in all of Iceland--perfect for warming up after a winter's day! It's a take-away, though as of March 2009 there were two chairs and a counter. The owner of the restaurant is very friendly, with an interesting life's story.
Strikid: Fresh, high quality restaurant. Their chocolate cake is the best I've ever had, hands down. Mostly fish, lobster, but one or two meat dishes. Has an amazing view at the top floor of a building at the coastline. Greifinn: Considered high quality, just sells sandwhiches, starters, soups. Obviously a nice restaurant though. Frederick the 5th: Haven't been, but apparently is a "Slow Food" restaurant, where it takes about 3+ hours for all of your courses to be finished. Supposedly a great experience, extremely high class. The chef cooks European cuisine, but uses local ingredients so adds an Icelandic touch.
A nice bar is across the street from the main movie threater. It seems that people in the city enjoy an 'early' movie theater around 8pm or so, and, as customary in Iceland, go clubbing/barhopping after midnight. However, the clubs close at 1AM, at least during the weekdays. A strange wheel-of-fortune with shots, beer, and nothing, is there, for 1500 Kr.
There are many guesthouses more inland immediately away from the city center. They double as residences for college students, but they are the cheapest lodging you'll find, at around 8000 Kr double and 5000 single.
Get out
Several buses run mostly hourly from the city centre to other important places like the airport and neighbouring settlements.


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Do readers of this weblog ever get bored? It seems that life is short, and there's so much to do and read. I understand that work can quite often be tedious and mind-numbing, but that's not quite what I'm talking about. What I'm referring to is having leisure or free time, and being bored because you don't know what to do with it.The post struck me as a reminder of how different the relationship with time is for those with an insatiable need for cognition compared to those who are intellectually incurious. For the former, it's in perpetually short supply. For the latter, time often cannot pass by quickly enough. In the words of Roman general and Hannibal nightmare Scipio Africanus:
I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure...I cannot recall the last time I've been in boredom. I always keep at least one book in the car and have my iPod in pocket at all times. Just getting to work on my backlog of books to read and podcasts to listen to guarantees I won't be twiddling my thumbs for months, and even if I did nothing else with my free time but these two things, I've reached a sort of singularity in which my to-do stack grows at a faster rate than my ability to shrink it down does. Yet I get texts and calls frequently enough from people I know asking what I'm doing at the moment, and if I want to go do something with them because they're bored sitting at home. I would never be the originator of such a text. Even if it's with a vivacious girl in her late teens, I can't imagine going somewhere without having already formulated a desirable plan about what I'm going to be doing.
I am quite confident in asserting that the same is true for the vast majority of readers, who are both intelligent and curious (the two are not synonymous, of course, but they are good proxies for one another). Most high IQ people always have something stimulating to engage in with their free time.
This isn't just me speaking from personal experience--the data confirm it. The GSS asked respondents in 1982 and again in 2004 how often they have time on their hands that they don't know what to do with. Using the familiar categorization method employed here before*, the following table shows the percentage of each group's members who reported to "almost never" be without something worthwhile to do in their free time:
|Really Smarts
|Pretty Smarts
|Pretty Dumbs
|Really Dumbs
So much to do, so little time to do it. Now when are we ever going to get around to reproducing?
GSS variables used: WORDSUM(0-3)(4-5)(6)(7-8)(9-10), BORED
* Really Smarts (wordsum score of 9-10, comprising 13% of the population), Pretty Smarts (7-8, 26%), Normals (6, 22%), Pretty Dumbs (4-5, 27%), and Really Dumbs (0-3, 12%).


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