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Most Americans should not vote because they are misinformed, ignorant and irrational.
That's the opinion of Jason Brennan, an associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown University, who gave a recent lecture at Western Michigan University.
Many in the audience of 30 to 40 people were largely skeptical of Brennan's position but appreciated the importance of informed citizens to a working democracy.
Kalamazoo City Commission Jack Urban felt that Brennan's lecture was only partially serious. Urban said that there were a number of points that have some merit, but stressed that from a psychological point of view he was way out of line.
"Voting gives one a sense of participation and a sense of being responsible for what happens on account of the election outcome," Urban said. "Even if the sense of participation is somewhat illusory, psychologically it's still good for us."
Urban said that if someone does not vote it is an act of bad faith to complain about officials or the government they direct. Urban also mentioned the harm that could happen to minority communities if they acted on that assumption.
"It's been my observation that older African-Americans tend to be most diligent in being sure to vote," Urban said. "They remember the struggle their generation went through to gain that right, so are not about to take it for granted."
Urban and Western Michigan University student Sonja Allen said that it is important to vote in local elections were vote tallies can be quite small.
"Nationally, we put so much so much emphasis on the presidential election, but what have we thought about local and statewide," Allen said.
Keagan Potts, a WMU graduate student in philosophy, read Brennan's book, "The Ethics of Voting," and said the book was much more daring than his WMU lecture about the American voting population.
"It seems to me that he points out a well-known problem, but doesn't do much to propose a solution," Potts said of the book. "I know how difficult a problem it can be to solve, but most people seem to view democracy as repairable. Brennan clearly doesn't think so."
Jacinda Swanson, professor of political science at WMU, said she can certainly understand why people would be disillusioned with the system and pointed to examples such as Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump as candidates, who are considered outsiders. Swanson said that people in the university and the political science department feel very committed to teaching young people to vote and be good citizens.
"I think we are lucky to live in a democracy," Swanson said. "And I wish our democracy was healthier, but citizens have to take some responsibility, but it's not easy, politicians spin."


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Skogskyrkogården is a cemetery located in the Enskededalen district south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Its design reflects the development of architecture from national romantic style to mature functionalism.
Skogskyrkogården came about following an international competition in 1915 for the design of a new cemetery in Enskede in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden. The design of the young architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz was selected. Work began in 1917 on land that had been old gravel quarries that were overgrown with pine trees and was completed three years later.
The architects' use of the natural landscape created an extraordinary environment of tranquil beauty that had a profound influence on cemetery design throughout the World. The crematorium, with its remarkable Faith, Hope, and Holy Cross Chapels was Gunnar Asplund's final work of architecture, opened shortly before his passing in 1940.
In 1994, Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and although it does not have the number of famous interments as the Norra begravningsplatsen, its much older counterpart in northern Stockholm, it is a major tourist attraction. At the Tallum Pavilion, visitors can see an exhibition about the cemetery and the story of its origins and the two architects whose vision created it.
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Sponsored by the Wells Fargo Bank, The Register newspaper and Kinder Caminata, and in association with the California-based bookstore Librería Martínez, in 2005 she wrote a biographical, bilingual coloring book series about successful contemporary Hispanics in the U.S. The first installment in the collection was about Reuben Martínez, recipient of the 2004 McArthur Fellows Award for his outstanding efforts in promoting Latin culture in California. Titled Reuben the Reading Barber, or A Tale of the Power of Reading (Reuben, el peluquero lector o una historia del poder de la lectura), the piece is available free through Librerías Martínez.
In 2005 the author developed a bilingual activity book called Learning is Fun with JUMEX, for Jumex-USA. Targeting 9-12 year-olds, the project is designed to encourage kids to develop their English and Spanish skills.
Project leader for the development of bi- and tri-lingual CD-ROMS promoting direct foreign investment for the state governments of Baja California, Baja California Sur, San Luis Potosí and Coahuila (1995-2000). Directing these projects required coordinating a group of multidisciplinary talents and skills, including systems engineering, graphic design, animation, translation of texts, voiceovers and audio design. Every project sought to maximize available multimedia resources (audio, video, interactivity, animation, etc.) within the given time frame for each production.
Wrote and illustrated Spanish-language children's books from 2004 – 2005 for Arizona-based IGUANA (www.iguanarevista.com) and the magazine CABRAS for Mexico City (2007).
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In 2005 Verónica began collaborating with Mexico's National Commission for the Defense and Protection of Financial Service Users ( CONDUSEF, Spanish initials), on a college-level economic culture course titled, What Do You Do With Your Money? (¿Qué haces con tu dinero?). The project is designed for implementation in three Mexico City colleges: Universidad La Salle, Universidad del Valle de México y Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. CONDUSEF has made the project available on its website to centers of higher education in Mexico as well as the approximately 25,000 visitors it registers daily to its portal that would benefit from this course material.
CONDUSEF is a decentralized government organization invested in implementing far-reaching economic culture programs in Mexico. The aforementioned project is that and more. So much so that Senator Rafael Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas has proposed legislation in Mexico's Congress that would make economic education mandatory in primary schools. (see proposal in its original Spanish version at Ley General de Educación).
Also for CONDUSEF, Ms. Huacuja is putting the finishing touches on an educational project designed to encourage the use of information and communication technologies. In short, the project invites visitors to the agency's website to develop WebQuests (providing links needed to complete the online quest) or economic/financial culture modules related to pensions, saving and credit, among other relevant themes. This educational project can be found on CONDUSEF's website under the menu: El Universitario.
Verónica is currently involved in an ambitious children's website designed to raise economic awareness among 6 – 12 year olds:www.parauntesoro.com. Aimed at Mexican youths in Mexico and the United States, the content deals with creating an economic culture and ultimately developing more effective decision making skills related to the use and management of one's resources – monetary, time, etc.
Presented in both Spanish and English, the bilingual format of forAmigos is concordant with the philosophy of Mexico's Secretary of Public Education in that a solid grasp of English is fundamental for getting ahead in any area of science, technology, business or services in today's global, knowledge-based society.
Content in forAmigos is based on National Council of Economic Education standards for economic sciences.
During 2006 and 2007 she has been developing a non-scholastic economic culture project for 6 – 12 year olds for Grupo Financiero BBVA-Bancomer.
In 2008 she developed for the Asociación de Bancos de México (ABM), a children's story with the topic of the value of savings. This project was undertaken to join the Calendar of Values 2008-2009 that the Foundation Televisa, Grupo Bimbo, Scribe and the Foundation Alfredo Harp Helú sponsor annually. It is important to note the significance of this project given that the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) monitors it to ensure the relevance of its content and is distributed by the Comisión Nacional de Libros de Texto Gratuitos (CONALITEG) to all classrooms in primary schools in the Mexican Republic.
In 2008 she began a project on nutritional culture to improve the scholar visits of primary schools to the fabrics of Grupo Bimbo in the country.
Personal projects
In 2005, Ms. Huacuja wrote Little Souls (Pequeñas almas), a novel for 9-12 year-olds about how music enriches children's lives. The story's main characters, Paulina Morales, Daisy Flores and Juanito de los Santos, set free fantastic beings that live in the "Room of Lost Things" when they play music.
Amongst Ms. Huacuja's other creative interests are painting and adult literature. As an artist she was a finalist in the Museum of Monterrey Biennial and Roche 2000 Painting Competition. As an adult writer her work is published in the Mexican newspaper Reforma's online section: El Angel-Página Cero ( www.reforma.com).
Verónica Huacuja is the Executive Director of Desarrollo e Imagen Multimedia, a firm dedicated to the creation of educational projects.
Born in 1958 in Mexico City, Ms. Huacuja (wah-coo-ha) holds a Bachelor's in Industrial Design, completed three years towards a degree in Philosophy, and recently received her Master's in Education with a specialty in Teaching (2004 – 2007). At the moment she is taking the Diploma Course, New Methods and Techniques for Teaching and Implementing Economics (Nuevos métodos y técnicas para la enseñanza y divulgación de la economía) at Mexico City's Interactive Museum of Economics (MIDE).
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From 1983 to 1986 Ms. Huacuja developed the My Favorite Characters ( Mis personajes favoritos) series for Editorial Trillas publishing. In addition to this popular biographical collection of coloring books about celebrated characters in history, Verónica also developed the children's project, Footlights (Candilejas), a cardboard pop-out theater concept that introduces children to classics such as Don Quijote, Beauty and the Beast and Robinson Crusoe, among others.
From 1986 – 1992 Ms. Huacuja compiled a collection of traditional stories along with her own original works for the House of Fuller-México.
For McGraw Hill Interamericana she has co-authored the reading/writing pre-school series Triz Trazos Plus (1996 – 2007), which is alre
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I'm learning lots of Amazon Web Services topics via videos on YouTube. There's a lot of material, but I can absorb the content faster than people speak. Also, I often want to go back and listen to what they say a few times.
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|Highwire Deer & Animal Farm68 Park Road, Woodbury, CT 06798
A unique blend of exotic and farm animals. Picnic area available. OPEN ONLY IF WEATHER PERMITTING.
7 Shingle Mill Road, West Simsbury, CT 06092
Petting zoo, pony rides (weekends), tractor rides by appt. Pumpkins! Biodiesel & solar energy displays. Kid friendly daytime Halloween hayrides & night Halloween hayrides last two weekends in Oct. (reserv. req'd). Group & school tours.
670 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull, CT 06611
Corn maze in fall, tractor rides, build your own scare crow, pumpkin painting, & our own Farm Chef grills many wonderful things for our guest to eat. Craft fair on opening day of corn maze.
451 Sport Hill Rd, Easton, CT 06612
Five acre animal park open daily. Pick your own apples, peaches, plums. Large pumpkin patch. Face Painting some weekends, camp and school tours by appt.
1911 Poquonock Avenue, Rte.75 Windsor, CT 06095
Open daily 10am-6pm beginning Sept 12. Every weekend: Hayrides, Face Painting, Sheryl the Pumpkin Painter is on hand to personalize your pumpkin! Bring in your own ideas and see your pumpkin become personalized just for you! Children's Corn Maze (for children 8 and under)
91 Wassuc Road, Rte. 2, Exit 10, South Glastonbury, CT 06073
Open 9/6-10/31. A fall experience for the family! On weekends, a 30' Giant Pumpkin bounce , pony rides, & large petting zoo-come hold a baby chick! Corn maze & hayrides. Craft Wed. for kids. Parties, play groups, & school trips. Sun. entertainment.
Ellsworth Hill Orchard and Berry Farm LLC.
461 Cornwall Bridge Road (Rte. 4), Sharon, CT 06612
Pick your own and pre-picked pumpkins, apples, raspberries, pears, blueberries & retail store open with fresh baked pies, cider donuts, muffins, & other baked products. Fresh pressed cider on site, & a large corn maze, hayrides, & beautiful mountain top views.
160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT 06751
Spend a beautiful day on the farm this summer and fall! Enjoy a relaxing picnic with the kids while they explore the Hayloft Playscape! Complete with toys, tricycles & pedal tractors, your children will love racing around the 450 foot track, climbing the haybale pyramid & tractor tires, playing in the huge sand circle and running between the the mini Hayloft, Farm & School Houses! After playtime, cross the street to our pondside Animal Yard & Scenic Farm Hiking trail leading to seasonal Pick Your Own Fruits & Vegetables!
489 Candlewood Hill Road, Higganum, CT 06441
Pumpkin field is open every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10:00-5:00. We are also open on Monday, Columbus Day. Weave your way through the children's corn maze, enjoy a hay wagon ride around the field, play in the teepee or on woodchip mountain and find the perfect pumpkin.
Jct. Rtes 147 & 157 Middlefield, CT 06455
Sunflower maze, corn maze, Frisbee golf, festivals, harvest activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, bakery workshops, and more.
35 Branford Road, North Branford, CT 06471
One of the oldest family-owned farms in the nation.The fall season offers wonderful opportunities to spend time outside with your family. Some of the fun things to do in the fall include: scenic wagon ride featuring Pumpkin Head!hay maze, corn maze, pumpkin patch and apple picking.
603 Orange Center Rd (Rt.121) Orange, CT 06477
One of the oldest farms in central Orange. Built in the 1790's, Maple View Farm was a working dairy and produce farm. The main house was the first house on the Green in Orange and is registered in the National Registry of Homes.
Alice Acres Farm Market and Greenhouse
39 Military Highway, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Cows and Cones serves super premium ice cream and has outdoor seating overlooking fields with cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens. Come and greet Willis, a miniature donkey, and newest member of Alice Acres. He is in the fields with the cows and sheep. Buster and JackJack (cows) and the sheep are always in the fields Chickens are in their coop. Stroll around the farm and say Hi to the animals.
353 Tobacco Street, Lebanon, CT 06249
A family owned pumpkin farm offering hayrides, a 2.5 acre corn maze perfect for the whole family. A great spot for birthday parties. Maze, 9 Holes of Mini Golf, Bouncy, Corn Shellers and Paint your Pumpkin (when available)
19 Purvis Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234
This 110 acre working farm features a wagon ride that takes visitors out to the fields to visit 150 plains bison which swarm around the tractor. Sure, this is the east coast but the sight of these high-shouldered, massive creatures evokes visions of the old west.
260 Quaddick Road, Thompson, CT 06277
In the Spring join us for tours of our wonderful Quintessential Gardens including one of the largest lavender displays in New England. Summer brings pick-your-own blueberries and exciting events like our Blueberry & Bluegrass Festival. When the weather cools, things heat up. There is our annual Corn Maze Adventure, our pumpkin picking patch, hay rides, our own Farmtober harvest celebrations, and many weekend festivities like farm tours, organized hikes and more. Creamery is always open for a bite of The Farmer's Cow ice cream, made with milk and cream from the farm.
Paproski's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at Castle Hill
40 Sugar Lane, Newtown, CT 06470
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo. Open Columbus Day, October 8th.
96 Kibbe Grove Rd. Somers, CT 06071
Pell Farm in Somers is definitely one of the best Connecticut spots for Fall fun. Aside from having hundreds of pumpkins and gourds to pick from, Pell Farm really caters to kids. Children of all ages will love the hay and corn mazes, and also the tractor hayrides through the woods. Pony rides are available for smaller children, and they will also love seeing the other baby animals at the farm. Pell Farm offers games, including a ring toss and football throw, where kids can win prizes to take home from their day of fun!
90 Foster St. South Windsor, CT 06074
Foster Farm in South Windsor is much more than a pumpkin patch! This is one farm that you definitely don't want to miss this season. Foster Farm really takes corn mazes to a whole new level, offering over four miles of trails to venture through! The theme for this year's maze is "Egyptian Adventure," and adults and kids alike will love wandering through the corn together. Aside from the pumpkins, corn maze, and hayrides, children also absolutely love the play area at Foster Farm. With a pedal cart track and wooden pirate ship for kids to climb on, a day spent at Foster Farm is always a hit!
295 Matson Hill Rd. South Glastonbury, CT 06073
Rose's Berry Farm in Glastonbury is the perfect spot for pumpkin picking before Halloween! If you are really in the mood for a nice day outside, then head to Rose's on a Sunday, when they offer live music from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Other activities at Rose's include face painting, a live scarecrow, a children's play area, and a corn maze. Another thing that sets Rose's apart from other farms is the private hayrides at night for parties of 25 or more. They provide cider, a bonfire, and marshmallows for an evening of fall fun with your favorite group!


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Homoeopathy For All - September 2003 issue
Homoeopathy - Safe And Effective Treatment For Common Ailments
A brief overview of homoeopathic treatment is designed to be used by anyone wishing to treat common acute illnesses. Here, we wish to help people in the selection of remedies to assist the natural healing process in case of acute illnesses. Whereever possible, tips on prevention and self care are also given.
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Common Disorders Of Women
This article has been written with a view to educate women on the common disorders that they might suffer from during the reproductive years of their life related to their menstrual cycle. An effort to destroy the myths about menstruation has also been made. Homoeopathic treatment and tips on self care are mentioned.
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Our Skin - An Indicator Of Diseases
Our skin is an important organ of the body. It has varied number of functions. To keep our skin healthy and glowing is very important. Any skin disease causes it to not just look ugly but also causes many unpleasant symptoms. Here, the author has made an effort to explain the structure and functions of human skin and also the various symptoms that may point to a disease.
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Diseases Of Nose And Throat In Children
Children are specially susceptible to the diseases of nose and throat such as common cold, tonsillitis, laryngitis and others. Though it is a normal and essential part of growing up in a way that the child gains immunity to the common bacteria and viruses by meeting them in this way. The author in this article has hoped to provide information about the diseases of nose and throat in children and a detailed discussion on it.
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Homoeo Stops Epidemics In Tracks
Japanese Encephalitis is a fairly widespread communicable disease especially in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Where allopathy has not had much success in preventing and treating this dreadful disease, homoeopathy has come up with an answer. Homoeopathic protocol of BCT has proved very effective in treating this disease.
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Pranic Healing
Pranic healing is an ancient science or art of healing that utilizes Prana or 'Ki' or life energy to heal the whole physical body. Pranic healing has taught the author wonderful things like loving one's own self, being humble and caring and given her mental as well as physical strength. The author here gives an account on Pranic healing and its benefits.
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My Experience With Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy has performed a number of miraculour cures. This column on 'My experience with homoeopathy' aims to make people aware of these wonderous performances with homoeopathic medicines.
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Arogya, The Popular Health Event At Pragati Maidan
Arogya 2003 is being organised once again jointly by the Department of Indian systems of medicine and Homoeopathy, Govt. of India and India Trade Promotion Organisation.
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Company Profile
The production of quality medicines through sophisticated methods and hygienic environment is what Dr. Wellmans Laboratory is striving towards for the betterment of homoeopathic profession.
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Back Page
It is absurd to state that all homoeopathic medicines do not have even a molecule. Dr. P.N. Varma counters the press statement made by certain people that homoeopathy has no scientific basis. The mind set of people needs to be changed. The responsibility lies on the younger generation of homoeopaths. But homoeopaths do not seem to have the time to counter the lobby against homoeopathy. Set your minds to ponder on what needs to be done for homoeopathy so as to be able to suppress such irresponsible statements of some people.
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Readers Queries: Answers By Dr. R.K. Manchanda >> Page 13
Letters To The Editor >> Page 12
Homoeopathic Crisscross And Guess The Right Remedy >> Page 54
Monthly Forecast >> Page 57
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This horrible and Evil act done by this ass-hole. We need to crack down hard on Drunk Drivers.
This Shit should never happen. They should lock this guy up forever, and hopes justice can to delivered
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By: Bill Arceneaux (Four Beers) –
Remember my American Reunion review? In it, I spoiled the final scene of the film, where Eugene Levy gets a blowjob while watching a flick – a gag that made me gag. After that experience, I assured myself that there HAS to be a way to pull that kind of sequence off with a bit of class.
One way to do it is by casting Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.
Hope Springs tells the story of a married couple in a rut. Meryl wants passion back in her relationship, but Tommy is fine with how things are. In comes Dr. Steve Carell, whose book on marriage inspires Meryl to take Tommy with her to a small town for some counseling. Will the emotional hard ass husband open up?
Alternate synopsis: Meryl Streep attempts to bed Tommy Lee Jones for 90 minutes. Seriously.
Sometimes, it's ALL about the casting.
A Toast
A simple story can be made watchable just by the right choice of actor. Meryl Streep, as always, is great. Somehow, she glows in almost every role she takes. I don't know what her method is, but it's the key to making this movie work.
Steve Carell is good as well, giving a light hearted effort in a movie he didn't really need to be in. Actually, it was kind of odd to see him here – normally, he's an average joe / unassuming guy caught up in goofy scenarios. But, I'm glad he showed up for this.
Beer Two
Sometimes, casting isn't everything.
A simple story, even with a good cast, is still a simple story. The movie treads on familiar territory, which makes things very predictable. It all follows a formula of something better than the Lifetime Channel, but not quite good enough for a $10 ticket. Yes, Meryl is wonderful – got anything else besides that and generic wedding reception dj music?
Beer Three
Sometimes, casting can hurt.
Tommy Lee Jones is a great actor and all, but man… Sure, he did a fine enough job, but every time he was on screen, I imagined Two Face from Batman Forever and the prison warden from Natural Born Killers. I guess what I'm saying is I had a hard time taking Tommy seriously. This is one of those cases where the problem is on my end, but if you happen to watch this, try seeing his performance through my eyes; it WILL be hard not to imagine him with crap on half his face and a weird hairdo.
Beer Four
I mentioned something earlier about oral sex in a movie theater, right? Well…
>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS<<<<<<<<<< Meryl Streep tries to give Tommy Lee Jones head during a French film. Now, the scene is played out awkwardly, as the characters really don't know how to do such a thing, and it's really quite harmless – thanks in large part to the actors involved. But still, it happened. >>>>>>>>>>END SPOILERS<<<<<<<<<<
Would make for a fine Redbox recommendation for your mother or in laws. *Sigh* I'm watching Expendables 2 later this week. That ought to balance this out.
Bonus Drinking Game
Take a Drink: when you see Meryl for the first time. Doesn't she look great?
Take a Drink: because Tommy Lee Jones once played Two Face.
Take a Drink: knowing that an older couple may have had sex in your theater seat.


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Robert F Kennedy Jr - Muhammad Ali's 22nd Celebrity Fight Night at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa at JW Marriott - Phoenix, Arizona, United States - Saturday 9th April 2016
The newly-weds walked down the aisle on Saturday (Aug 2nd) at the Kennedy family compound on Cape Cod.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and American actress Cheryl Hines tied the knot at the Kennedy family compound on Cape Cod in Hyannis Port, Mass., on Saturday (Aug 2nd). The newlyweds said "I Do" in front of around 300 members, which included Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Nealon and Ed Begley Jr.
Hines and Kennedy have been dating for two years
Kennedy and Hines, who married inside a tent on the six-acre Kennedy compound, dressed to impress for the occasion. The new bride sported a strapless Romona Keveza gown with her blonde flowing hair up while carrying white roses down the aisle, whereas the groom donned a black suit and black striped tie.
Continue reading: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ties The Knot With Actress Cheryl Hines
RFK Jr was arrested at the White House along with his son Conor Kennedy this week (Taylor Swift's ex boyfriend). The Inquisitor reported that father and son were arrested during a climate change rally, protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. The Kennedys, along with actress Daryl Hannah and Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, were detained for civil disobedience.
Robert F Kennedy, lawyer and president of the Waterkeeper Alliance, said in an emailed statement "It's unfortunate that civil disobedience is the only recourse against a catastrophic and criminal enterprise that will enrich a few while impoverishing the rest of humanity and threatening the future of civilization." This is not the first time that Robert Kennedy has been arrested for protesting. In 2001, he served 30 days in jail for trespassing, as part of a protest against Navy bombing exercises.
The planned Keystone XL Pipeline will funnel synthetic crude oil from Canada, to various areas of the United States. Since the project was first planned in 2008, it has faced several opposing lawsuits. The Sierra Club broke a ban on civil disobedience in order to join the protest, with Brune saying "For the first time in the Sierra Club's 120-year history, we have joined the ranks of visionaries of the past and present to engage in civil disobedience, knowing that the issue at hand is so critical, it compels the strongest defensible action." 48 people were arrested in total.
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Texas Article Goes Nuts With Speculation February 1, 2010Posted by kinzuakid in Geocaching, In the News/Blogosphere, Somebody Else's Stuff.
Tags: FARK, Geonarcissa, GreaseMonkey, Waco
I am going to ignore the fact that this article comes from Waco at all and focus exclusively on how poorly written it is (unless intended as a piece of propaganda).
Hat tip to Geonarcissa for the link. And spend some time over there. How is it I just found out about Greasemonkey scripts for Geocaching a month ago and she seems to have a whole series of reviews on them? Go look. Stop wasting your time on my blog and read something interesting for a change.
Follow-up 3:
Uh-oh. This one hit the front page of FARK. The comments are already coming in with more flame-ey goodness.
Follow-up 2:
After 140 comments I found a single one mildly sympathetic to the message. Awesome fail.
The comments on that "news" article are hysterical. I find no need to offer my usual defense of the game/sport/activity. With 8/10 commenters opening their volley with "Worst. Reporting. Evar." I think we're well represented.
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Well My wife and I have been very sexual during our married life and have been completly honest with one another about our desires,
A friend and his wife had split up because she met a guy and had a short affair with him
We felt sorry about that because they were good friends and one night after that Le Ann and I were laying in bed talking after sex when their name came up She asked me what would you do if I ever had sex with another guy.
I patted her pussy and said nothing if you would let me watch.
She punched my shoulder and laughed then she asked no really what would you do.
I became cautious now and asked have you ? She said no but I have thought about it from time to time.
I laid there silently absorbing that bit of information for awhile then asked would you want to do it If I agreed.
She turned on her side looking at me and said well first off sex is just sex. I love you very much but yes I am curious about it.
I wonder what it would be like to have another man inside of me.
I had to absorbe this now and I found that I was strangly excited .
Le Anne noticed my growing erection and asked is this getting you excited.
I laughed now and admitted that it was.
I asked do you want to do it ? and Le Ann blushed and asked would you mind? I said What would you look for in a man if I said go ahead.
She laid back and said he would have to be clean of course not nessarily handsome because he would just be a throw away what do you think.
I started to play with her breasts wondering what it would be like to watch another man do this and I said we can talk about this later as I rolled over and mounted her.
As we fucked she asked me and what kind of a guy would you want to watch me with ? I was slowly stroking into my wife as we talking and said a black guy with a big cock.
She laughed as her body began to respond to me .
She asked really grunting as we hunched and I grunted ugh huh a very black guy with a monster cock .
I could hear her harsh breath in my ear then sae said I,m cumming and wrapped her arms and legs around me as her body shuddered in realease with her soft coos in my ear.
I came within seconds and I lay on top of her gasping for breath our bodys were slick with persperation.
I wasent sure af what she whispered to me so I asked her to repeat it.
He face was buried in the crook of my arm but this time I heard her say OK I will if you want me to.
For the next several days we talked about this excursion and she made me promise not to boot her out if we did this.
I was in a constant state of being horny as we searched the internet for a willing man.
In desperation I tried Craigs list and found a guy that looked good to us.
He lived in Vallejo and we Live in Yuontville so it was close enough.
We arranged fr a meeting but the guy was a dud he was filthy and his pants hung down around his ass like a hood so we told him sorry and left.
Another guy looked good and he was from fairfield and we arranged to meet with him.
Le Ann stayed in the car this time to let me check him out Bingo I liked him at first glance He was in the Air Force and very clean. He and I talked for awhile then I had him wait until I brought le Anne in.
We moved to a back booth for privacy and she began asking him questions she sounded kind of like she was buying a car.
She even asked how big his cock was .
Then she turned to me expectantly and said OK when ?
I looked over at him and asked if he was free for a few hours and I watched a slow smile curve my wifes lips as she asked now ? you mean today ? her eyes flashed with excitement.
I said why not ? She looked from him to me glancing at his crotch frutivly a predators smile now on her face.
I forgot to mention his name it is Doug and he is from Virginia.
Well he redily agreed saying that he was free until the next day.
Le Ann said there is a motel 6 in Vallejo where hyw 37 goes through town as she stood up taking his hand and pulling him toward the door.
I told him to leave his car here and I would bring him back for it later,
He and Le Ann got into the back seat and my wife attacked him.
I looked into the rearview mirror and she was almost on top of him her mouth was open and she was sucking on his tongue noisily.
I was surprised but excited myself
I had to force muyself to watch the road but I would glance into the mirror from time to time I heard my wife gasp and looked quickly in the mirror ,
Doug had freed ont of her breasts and was sucking on it.
I almost lost control of my driving It was broad daylight and my wife was shamelessly sitting on his lap facing him feeding him her breasts i know that the people driving beside us had to see what was going on.
I finally pulled into a parking spot a ways from the office and told them to wait here as I registered for a room I was ignored as they continued mauling each other
It only took a few min,s to register then I drove to our parking spot they were still going at each other hot and heavy.
I said we are here and they reluctantly parted.
Le Ann took my arm her hair and lipstick was in disaray and she was breathing raggedly.
She whispered his cock is huge as we moved to our room.
Once inside she attacked him again trying to unbuckle his belt as they kissed Her blouse was disguarded now and her nipples were hard little nubs as I watched his black lips suck on them.
She stood in front of him letting him nurse her until she said get my cloth tape out of my purse I want to measure his dick.
I had never heard he talk this way before.
She said I am going to fuck you silly black man and pulled his rigid cock out of his shorts she quicly kneeled in front of him looking at his swollen cock she said OH MY GOD look at him honey he is fucking huge as she measuerd his cock her hands shaking in excitement She exclaimed 9 1/2 inches oh fuck baby his cock is 9 1/2 inches and almost as big around as my wrist.
She was almost drooling now and her mouth opened sucking the head of his didk.
I almost came watchinf her suck his giant cock head then she stood impatiently and pushed him back on the bed.
Doug crabbed backwards his pants around hios knees as Le Ann cr4awled on top of him lifting her skirt and pulling her panties to one side as she raised up above his hips and guiding his cock to herr opening she setteled down on him she gasped arching her back as his dick head disapeared into her
she sat like thas for seconds then befgan to force more of his cock into her
I watched her as her hips moved from side to side ass she lowered her body onto him
she grunted with effort as this huge piece of meat entered her tight pussy.
This was the most erotic thing I have ever watched and when she setteled in his lap with only his balls showing she began to heis up and drop back down his shaft in jerky movements she did this her greath getting even moire ragged until sher grunted I,m cumming and her body shook with her release her shoulders slumped and her hands rested on his chest as she came.
I watched spell bound then she raised up again and I could see his dick slimy with her fluids I think she may have still been cumming the way her body jerled and her gasps of lpeasure,
I stood at the foot of the bed and I took
dougs shoes off and pulled his pants off one leg at a time as he hunched his ass off the bed now fucking my wife instead of the other way around.
After his legs were freed he rolled my wife onto her back and she wrapped her arms and legs around him as his ass rose and fell in between her legs Le Ann cooed and mewled in contentment as they fucked .
Doug was fucking her in long slow strokes and her legs were up over his shoulders with every stroke od his body herknees would would jerk and her feet would point toward the ceiling.
Icouldent tear my eyes off them this was the best porn I ever watched I realised that at some point I had cum in my pants They were whispering to each other and I heard my wife ask if he was goingto cum and he asked if he could cum inside of her she said of course I want you to cum in me.
Doug began to fuck her faster now his hips raising and falling with the sloppy sounds of their juicy pubic areas slapping against each orher I heard my wif encouraging him asying cum in me baby cum in me
Doug went AH AHHH Ahhhhh Oh shit as he rammed his dick deep into her Le Ann had his ass cheeks holding him in her tightly as he shot his wad into her He would stroke very fast then jam his body against my wife grunting then lay there like that for seconds pressing his body to my wife then furiously begin to strok his dick into her and cum again.
Le Ann came while he was doing this.
I watched them feeling strangly like I was intruding into their privacy.
I was ashamed and I left them alone.
I drove into town and stopped at butrger King and Bought us all a double whopper meal then went back letting myself back in
Le Ann and Doug were sitting on the bed talking they were both nude now and they eseamed to be having a good time.
They were happy to see the meal and gobbeled it down ravenpusly while we talked Le Ann said wow thank you hom god his cock is big I want to fuck him again do you want to watch as she ate with one handand fondeled his cock with the other hand.
Of course I wanted to watch Le Ann told me that she had never been with a guy that came as much as Doug did We talked until they finished eating then it was up to me to clean up the trash as they were once again going at it.
Well Le Ann got her first black man and it took all night.
I finally fell asleep in the other bed but woke up in the morning with the sound of their bed banging against the wall.
Poor Doug could hardly walk his dick was so sroe. He walked all hunched over like an old man.
Since that time though I have watched her with several more guy.s and she is ready now for her second bbc


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There is almost no one whose hair I love and envy more than Blake Lively's. It's the perfect combination of messy and curly and boho and chic. As we wrap up our 7 day curl series, I wanted to show you one of my absolute favorite Blake Lively hair styles that incorporates almost every single skill that we've learned so far. From teasing to fishtail braids to beach waves, we're doing it all in this pretty look. Don't worry, you absolutely are ready for this. Let's get to it.
- Paddle brush through your hair, ensuring that there are no tangles
- Take blowout spray, or beach spray, and spray liberally all over your hair, scrunching hair in the process
- Taking your comb, part your hair with a far right part
- Taking your comb, lift the top section of your hair, spraying with dry shampoo and doing a light tease
- Taking a 1″ curling rod, do a rough curl of your entire hair. This isn't for looks, it's just for volume. When the whole head is done, lightly brush through the curls with a brush and your fingers.
- Take the hair on the right side of your head and pull it back into a half ponytail, pinning with a bobbypin a little more than halfway behind your head, leaving out a few front pieces
- On the left side of your head, pull the front hair back into a half ponytail, meeting the hair from the right side of the head. Be sure to leave out pieces in the front.
- Taking 1-2″ section of hair in the front, do a basic fishtail braid (fishtail braid tutorial here), all the way down, securing with a temporary bobbypin.
- Repeat step 8 with a second section of hair from right behind the first fishtail braid.
- Taking a section from the left side of your hair, cross it over and pair it with a piece of hair from right behind the second fishtail braid. Repeat step 8 on this braid as well, securing with a bobbypin.
- With the remaining hair that's down, section into two loose sections of hair. Picking up the 3rd fishtail braid (the one furthest back), do a very simple three strand braid, using the 3rd fishtail braid as the middle section. This is meant to be VERY LOOSE. Secure with rubber elastic at the end.
- Pick up the front two braids and secure them together with a bobbypin on the underside of the braid.
- Take the front two braids (now more like 1) and bobbypin them to the third very loose, large braid in the back. Secure with bobbypins wherever it feels loose.
- If you have leftover hair, wrap it around the braids and bobbypin.
- Take your curling rod and touch up the front pieces, adding back in some wave.
- Mess it up, use tons of hairspray, send me a picture.
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125-acre Stanbery Park features one of the city's most extensive hiking trail systems amid streams and acres of woodlands. It also offers a civic green and walkway, play areas and one of Cincinnati's premier sledding hills. Stanbery is ideal for picnics, band concerts and community gatherings.
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• Caretaker's Residence: In the past, a charming Tudor Revival house was the home of Brigadier general Sanford B. Stanbery, the highest-ranking officer from Hamilton County in World War I for whom the park was named. It is built in the Tudor Revival style.
• World War I Memorial: Known as "The Boy and the Book," this life-size bronze sculpture shows a young man sitting on a tree stump with an open book on his lap. The piece was created by Arturo Ivone and dedicated in 1938 as a World War I memorial.


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Kanye Says Annie Leibovitz Ruined His Honeymoon, Sort Of
It's a strange thing to be Kanye West, even for just a day, or—worse—for a honeymoon spoiled by the pressures of a wedding photo Instagram that must transcend the limits of earthly perfection and reflect what Immanuel Kant once described as the feeling of "the sublime."
By most metrics, West's photo of him kissing bride Kim Kardashian in front of a glowing wall of roses in Florence, Italy is worthy. It's the most liked Instagram photo of all time (of all time!), with more than 2 million likes and an additional 109,915 retweets on Twitter. Here, behold its splendor once more:
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But that came at great cost. At a creativity conference in Cannes, France, West bashed heralded photographer Annie Leibovitz for pulling out of his wedding the day before the event. "She was afraid of celebrity," West said of the photographer who has made a celebrated career out of photographing celebrities.
According to Page Six, West then said he had to spend "like four days" of the honeymoon tweaking the photos to make sure the coloring was right:
Kanye explained, "Let me tell you something about that kiss photo that my girl put up … this was pissing my girl off during the honeymoon, she was exhausted because we worked on the photo so much because Annie Leibovitz pulled out right before the wedding. I think that she was, like, scared of the idea of celebrity."
"Because Annie pulled out, I was like, 'Okay, I still want my wedding photos to look like Annie Leibovitz,' and we sat there and worked on that photo for, like, four days because the flowers were off-color.
This discussion took place at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where the rapper reportedly also complained that "the Internet as a whole is fucking ugly." He has a point!
Today, meanwhile, marks the first anniversary of West's opus Yeezus, though he has never shown much interest in looking backwards. One of these days (and maybe even this summer) he will release its follow-up. It will not reach your desk on a postcard.


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Bilton Parish Council: The Chairman reminded the council that next year was the 200th anniversary of Addison's residence at Bilton and he thought some steps should be taken to commemorate this fact. They certainly had an Addison's Road at New Bilton and an Addison's Terrace in the Bilton Ward, but nothing else. He had spoken to Dr David who was a member of the Addison Society at Oxford and he was quite willing to lend all the assistance in his power.
October 14, 1966
Rugby is to have a trial run with the new traffic wardens' scheme for at least a fortnight in mid-December. Supt CR Jones, head of Rugby police, told an Advertiser reporter they would be available to help with the Christmas rush period and it will give the public a good opportunity to get used to the new arrangement. He emphasised the wardens would not be armed with parking tickets until the scheme actually became law on January 1st. Four applications have been received so far for the eight vacancies.
October 10, 1991
The message from Rugby School headmaster Michael Mavor to kick off the Rugby World Cup was finally revealed this week. Prince Edward read out the message at Twickenham, just before the opening match - weeks after thousands of people saw Mr Mavor place the message into the special relay ball at the launch ceremony in July. In the last few months the ball has travelled about 6,000 miles, visiting venues where games are being played. The relay also visited the grave of rugby founder William Webb Ellis in Menton, France.


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I just watched that show this evening and the young team was EUNHYUK!, Lee Wan and Minho.
It's like, they're all hotties man!
Poor Minho. He cried because he looses the game. He thought that he'd disappointed his fans. It was cute though. I mean, he didn't cry that hard. He had a red face, red eyes, red nose. I felt really touched xp. Eunhyuk had to fight with 3 rivals. He lost. He was okay at the first round but the second round he lost. He was like Minho. Red face. They're so cute!
My fever isn't going anywhere. It's still here. All the coughing, sneezing, hot fore-head. Tiredness. Isk. I want maggie. I miss maggie.
Kim Jaedong isn't the host for Star Golden Bell anymore. So sad. He has been the host of SGB for 4 years. The other host, Lee Chayeong cried and Juri, the permanent guest also cried. It was sad.
Seriously, my life is bored. It's like, nothing happened. All I talk about is TV shows. Why can't I have a fun life ?? Geez.
Okay, I'll tell you what I did today.
I woke up at 9:20 a.m out of shock. I went downstairs because there was nothing to do. So I watched the TV. I watched Love and Obsession. I love that show :) The show starts at 9:00 a.m to 9.30 a.m. I got to watch only some of it though. Anyways, after that I went to the kitchen to hang the clothes which Mak left me. They weren't spinning. So I had to lessen the clothes because that washing machine is old. It can't bare to hold heavy clothes. So it was spinning. I went upstairs and had my bath. I went to the computer and checked my YouTube if there were any comments for me to read. Yes there were. So I replied them. Then, went to Blogspot. Checked if Aqilah had updated her blog. Went back downstairs. Hang the clothes. Clean the table of the kitchen. Went back upstairs and since I'm not feeling well, I slept. Until like 4 something. Even though it was raining, I felt like my body was burned. So I can't bare to sleep anymore. I went downstairs and watched the Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2. Eunhyuk was in it!!!!! Damn, he's fine! Hehe. Then, I washed the dishes since my brothers are hopeless. They are really really hopeless. Cleaned the kitchen again. Cleaned the hall. All their uniforms, they just like throw it everywhere. I fell like scolding them but since I can't shout, so what to do ?? Just did it with an not sincerely heart. Took my bath. went back downstairs and watched Iris. Mak called me to eat and washed the dishes again. Seriously don't boys knows how to wash dishes ??? How stupid and then Mak starts blabbering talking as if I haven't done anything yet. She starts blabbering maybe because she saw my my irritated look. It's just unfair. Pfft. Whatever. It can't be helped. What to do. Nothing.
I was sort of angry.
To make me happy again,
I looked at this picture,
I mean like what more??
I can't even talk between girls and girls or whatever they say.
Aku cuma ada happiness dengan cara tak betul.
Because it's all fake around me.
Friends, loves, EVERYTHING... fake.
So, better be happy with things that aren't real than be hurt by the real things.
To me, it's all fake. FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE!!
fake friends, fake whatever!!!
Even though it's not good to have hope so high, because there isn't any guy who is nice, hot and all stuff. Like Aqilah says, I'll get disappointed but me admiring him is just like,
Oh he's hot. He's so fine. Like that, I don't get my hopes high. So it's just cheeky happiness.
Gosh, I don't know how to say it and I think I shall stop because you're confused right ??.
Any pictures of him for me ??


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SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian credit card processor Stone Pagamentos SA has hired Goldman Sachs & Co , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc as lead managers for a hoped-for New York initial public offering, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
A dual listing in New York and on Brazil's B3 stock exchange has not been ruled out, one of the sources said.
Other underwriters on the deal include Morgan Stanley , and the investment banking units of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA and Credit Suisse, two of the people added, asking for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Itaú BBA, Citi did not immediately comment. Stone declined to comment.
The IPO will be mostly primary, meaning the company will issue new shares and receive all proceeds to invest in expansion. But some existing shareholders also would like to sell part of their shares if possible, the sources said.
Key investors in Stone include founders André Street and Eduardo Pontes as well as Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Carlos Alberto Sicupira, the founders of 3G Capital Inc, also the key stakeholder in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV and Kraft Heinz Co.
Madrone Capital Partners, a U.S.-based investment firm that manages part of the fortune of the Walton family, the majority owners of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, is also among Stone's shareholders as are investment firms Gavea Investimentos Ltda and Actis LLP.
The company is timing its IPO for soon after Brazil's October elections in the hope that the country's stock market, under pressure in recent months, could rebound if a relatively investor-friendly candidate wins the contest.
Stone would be the second card processing company to go public this year in a bid to raise money to grow its business. PagSeguro, owned by Brazilian media group Universo Online SA, raised $4.4 billion in two share offerings this year.
Cielo SA, Brazil's largest credit and debit card processor, is struggling as competition from newcomers like Stone and PagSeguro increases. Cielo's shares are down nearly 40 percent this year, losing 25 billion reais ($5.88 billion) in market capitalization.
In January, Reuters reported that Stone had plans for an IPO in New York this year. ($1 = 3.9110 Brazilian reais) (Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl; editing by Christian Plumb and James Dalgleish)


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Precursor to Kindergarten K.MD.A.2
Printable Worksheets and Lessons
- Smaller Owl Step-by-step
Lesson- Find the smaller owl. How tall is that owl?
- Guided Worksheet
- Who is the baby of each group?
- Guided Explanation
- Vertical lines work great here. You can also compass-drawn circles.
- Independent Practice
Worksheet - Find the one that is smaller than your starting
- Matching Worksheet
- This one is really a warm-up.
Answer Keys
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Practice Worksheets
At this level, we compare 2 objects. This will lead to compare and contrast skill development.


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I've been writing about the way conscious experiences inform us about several levels or layers of reality, all at the same time. Here's a way to practice thinking of your mind as a multi-layer detection device. I've also found that this exercise helps me notice the complex texture of sensuous existence.
Turn on music (preferably instrumental music, or vocals in a language you do not understand) and close your eyes. Start by listening in your usual way. Then focus for a few minutes on each of the following interpretations:
(1) Think of the sounds you hear as states of the instruments themselves – the vibration of piano strings or drum-heads, or what a horn's doing as the air flows through it.
(2) After a while, think of the music as sound-waves striking your ear.
(3) Then think of it as a series of sensory experiences, auditory perceptions inside of your head.
(4) Finally, think of the music as what you get, what you receive in being aware of your own perceptions. Now you are focusing on sound as a state of the experiencing self.
Which of these interpretations felt most fitting? Did it seem as if you were in touch with the outside world (interpretations 1 and 2) or your own mind (interpretations 3 and 4)? Or perhaps all of these interpretations seemed equally apropos.
You can do the same thing with other sensory modalities, such as taste. Are you directly experiencing a hot pepper or indirectly detecting it through taste-phenomena? With scent, are you directly or indirectly detecting the particles within an onion that make it smell so strong?
If you alternate between external and internal interpretations, this may help you empathize with both philosophical externalists and internalists.
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STROUDSBURG — A few years ago, James Lambert went to prison for trying to bribe a New Jersey public official. When he got out, he applied for a job that would seemingly be off-limits to a felon: chief executive of a public waste management authority, overseeing 15 employees and a $2.5 million budget.
STROUDSBURG — A few years ago, James Lambert went to prison for trying to bribe a New Jersey public official. When he got out, he applied for a job that would seemingly be off-limits to a felon: chief executive of a public waste management authority, overseeing 15 employees and a $2.5 million budget.
Lambert got the job. And now a prosecutor wants him gone.
District Attorney David Christine is seeking Lambert's ouster as executive director of the Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority, saying his appointment to the $65,000-a-year position violated the state constitution's ban on felons holding public office.
Christine's lawsuit could have implications for public authorities throughout Pennsylvania, though it's unclear whether any currently have felons in management positions.
"We're not talking about someone who engaged in retail theft 20 years ago. We're talking about someone who, in a prior public position, was accused (of) and in fact pled guilty to acts of public corruption," Christine said. "We shouldn't have people managing moneys who have a record like this."
The Pennsylvania Constitution bars anyone who has been convicted of an "infamous crime" from holding a public "office of trust or profit."
Lambert says the ban only applies to elected officials and not to appointed officials or public employees. He may have the law on his side.
Monroe County President Judge Ronald Vican ruled last month that Lambert is an at-will employee — not a holder of public office — and thus may serve in the position. Christine has appealed the decision to Commonwealth Court.
There have been similar cases in Pennsylvania, but they involved elected officials, not executive appointees. Earlier this month, Delaware County's district attorney sued to remove a Yeadon councilman who pleaded guilty in 2003 to theft of funds. In western Pennsylvania, a Uniontown councilman has remained in office despite pleading guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Lambert's waste authority licenses trash haulers, enforces solid waste regulations and runs a recycling program. It derives its budget from dumping fees and the sale of recyclables, and receives no tax money from the county.
Lambert led a similar agency in New Jersey, the Mercer County Improvement Authority, before resigning in 2000 to become president of Central Jersey Waste and Recycling, a private trash hauler and recyclables company.
In that private-sector job, Lambert colluded with the chief of staff to Mercer County's executive to rig bids and fraudulently win county contracts for Central Jersey. He also plotted to offer a $150,000 bribe to the mayor of Ewing Township, N.J., in exchange for a demolition contract, court records say.
After pleading guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy to bribe a government official, Lambert was sentenced to five months in a federal prison, followed by five months of home confinement. He was still on supervised release when he was hired for the Monroe County job last year.
He started in October 2007 at a salary of $65,000, plus a $500 monthly car allowance.
Through his attorney, Lambert declined to comment.
Board member Richard Van Noy, who worked with Lambert at the Mercer County authority in the 1990s, knew about Lambert's conviction when he applied, but did not disclose it to the other board members. Lambert beat out 14 other applicants.
"I felt he deserved a second chance," Van Noy said. "I did not personally or professionally hold this against him. That's why I didn't disclose it."
Although irked that Van Noy hid Lambert's criminal past from them, the board decided to stand by its executive director.
Van Noy said Lambert has reduced expenses, increased revenues, beefed up enforcement and started an electronics recycling program.
"He made a mistake, he paid for it, and he's entitled to prove himself. And in the past year, he's more than proved himself," board chairman Lester Weinman said. "I think his job performance is exceptional."
Christine said it doesn't matter if Lambert has been rehabilitated or is doing a good job at the waste authority. "If that excuse worked, then you couldn't have a bar to anyone who has a prior record," he said.
Curiously, state law forbids felons from serving as managers of municipal parking authorities. But it says nothing about executives of other types of public authorities.
If the Commonwealth Court upholds Vican's ruling, Christine said, he will ask the Legislature to "make all CEOs of municipal authorities accountable to the same degree."


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Cheyenne Police Issue Fraud Warning
A spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department says that agency has been receiving a lot of reports of credit and debit card fraud recently.
Officer Dan Long says the most common problem seems to be "skimming" of personal information. Long says that involves using electronic devices to obtain account information as the cards are being scanned. He says it's extremely difficult to know if your information is being skimmed, so the best defense is to frequently check your account.
Long says any unauthorized charges should be reported to your bank or credit card company immediately. He says if a valid explanation cannot be found for the charges you should also report the theft to law enforcement.


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How to Make Your Big Plan Final:the AVRT Declaration of Personal Independence
There is no doubt that recovery group participation directly blocks the pathway to addiction recovery. Recovery doctrines strongly support a state of uncertainty about continued use of alcohol and other drugs, often explicitly, as in "We all tried swearing off and that doesn't work. Stay sober just one-day-at-a-time, keep coming back, and you will finally have a lifetime of sobriety behind you." Alas, practically all members continue drinking/using by exercising their Option to have "relapses" whenever they feel like it, often resulting in devastating losses they cannot afford.
Part of the problem faced by recovery group participants is extreme ambivalence about continuing meetings that make little sense, and which seem to aggravate the desire to drink/use by constant attention to self-intoxication. Although the meetings are offensive for a number of reasons, there still remains a strong attachment to the groups that overrides one's desire to solve the problem independently, based upon his/her native beliefs and values. That strong desire to attend meetings is the Beast of addiction, an anti-family, animal mentality based upon the call of the wild, to run with a pack of one's own kind. That desire for cohorts of like kind is amplified by the addicted person's lack of confidence that addiction can realistically be defeated on one's own inspiration and strength of character, for that is the original problem that led one to the recovery group in the first place.
Recovery groups are fellowships of addicted people, created by and for addicted people, and they are naturally based upon the beliefs and values of addicted people and certainly not traditional family values such as the ones you learned in your family. If you listen carefully, you will suddenly notice that your recovery group is extremely anti-family, seeing your family as the origin of your addiction, in both genetic and psychological terms, as in addictive disease and in the belief that you are somehow tainted as an adult by a dysfunctional family environment during childhood. Even your current family will be identified as enablers and codependents, as if they are somehow the cause of your willful, planful, self-intoxication. Your group has probably told you that your family can never understand you unless they accept the disease concept of addiction, by which they will admit that your habitual self-intoxication is caused by an inherited family disease. In short, your recovery group is a surrogate family for substance abusers who, like you, are estranged by addiction from their families, and in that new family they obtain many of the benefits of family life such as acceptance, affection, socialization, and often sexual opportunity, all during prime-time, evening family hours.So, it is quite understandable that you feel very ambivalent about continuing your association with a group of people who live away from their families, and practice a belief system found nowhere else than in rehabs, jails, and asylums, a belief system that uses spirituality and cognitive psychology as arguments against human nature and your original family values. Your are caught in a constellation of miseries we call recovery group disorder, or for short, recoveryism, explained elsewhere herein. Your thoughts are now haunted by extremely discouraging slogans such as, "You can't go it alone," "Keep comong back; it works if you work it," and "Every day I'm not working a good Program, I'm a day closer to my next relapse." The problem is worsened when a glorious relapse starts looking pretty good after all those mind-numbing meetings. A recovery group "hook" for members in the process of dropping out is the seemingly friendly and caring invitation, "If you ever need us, we'll be here." This family-like parting embrace remains an open enticement that, "When the going gets tough, and I finally relapse, I can always go crawling back to Mother Group, and I will be met with warmth and understanding by others wearing the team harness of group recoveryism, caring people who will place the worn leather back upon my shoulders." Here, recovery groups use relapse as the carrot and relapse anxiety as the stick, to keep people coming back. It is difficult to imagine a more diabolical scheme.
Time to get a grip.
AVRT is the exit door from addiction and recovery group disorder. The Addictive Voice is any thinking that supports or suggests the possible future use of alcohol or other drugs. It so happens that every word of recovery doctrines, whether spiritual or psychological, directly or indirectly supports the Option to drink/use under conditions that seem to warrant "relapse." Therefore recovery doctrines are by definition the Addictive Voice. It's no damn wonder you've been struggling without satisfaction for so many years.Many people who consciously reject any
further affiliation with recovery groups report significant
improvement in their moods. They also find that summarily rejecting recovery group doctrines steels their sense of personal responsibility and facilitates execution and affirmation of the Big Plan. A central concept of AVRT
is the Declaration of
Personal Independence, which we recommend for recovery
groupers getting started AVRT-based recovery:
I will never attend another recovery group meeting of any kind,
nor will I obtain professional services for the purpose of addiction recovery.
When you contemplate this plan, notice the mixed feelings about personal independence, first the sense of freedom and dignity, then the dread of impending failure, and then also, don't forget the glorious gratifications of relapse in both modes of living. That's quite an education in itself! That is an opportunity for you to begin the I/it split that is essential to the Big Plan of AVRT-based recovery. A cute example of the I/it split is the different meanings of this comment, "I will strike out on my own." Get it? Which will it be?
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A new study of British and American consumers reveals the high cost of failing to adapt to their needs through digital services.
The study, which was carried out by American commerce solutions firm Kibo, involved 3,000 people from the United States and United Kingdom. The resulting report is called the Kibo 2016 Consumer Trends Report.
Above all, the report shows that consumers in both the US and UK are willing to switch favored retailers based on the availability of key digital services. For example, more than half of US and UK respondents said they'd ditch a retailer if it failed to offer them a preferred method of delivery.
But that's not all. Consumers also said their preferred method of shopping is online, with items shipped directly to their homes. Consumers also want same-day delivery and, perhaps unsurprisingly, said they shouldn't have to pay any extra money for that service.
That said, consumers are also interested in buying a product online and picking it up in-store. Roughly four in ten Americans and one-third of Britons said they'd prefer this shopping option if it were available.
It's also important to consumers that retailers use digital channels to make it clear how much of their product is available. In fact, two in every three respondents said they wouldn't order from a company that failed to confirm a product's availability through a website.
Kenneth Frank, Kibo's chief executive officer, says the study reveals the growing expectations of consumers in the US and UK. "As the marketplace becomes increasingly crowded, retailers need to remain a step ahead with their digital services and fulfillment options to ensure the loyalty of their customers," said Frank.
"Most consumers have their preferred places to shop, yet retailers' lack of progression toward offering a true omnichannel experience can erode their customers' loyalty."
Looking forward, Frank suggests that the retail landscape will continue to evolve based on the availability of cutting-edge digital services. In short, the companies that fail to adapt will be rapidly squeezed out by those that do.
"The speed of change in the retail landscape is relentless," Frank added. "Embracing modern technologies is especially crucial for retailers and manufacturers looking to compete with the likes of Amazon and other Internet giants setting the digital benchmark."


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Seventy percent of respondents to an IHS Markit survey plan to deploy CORD in their central offices — 30 percent by the end of 2017 and an additional 40 percent in 2018 or later.
The findings come from IHS Markit's 2016 Routing, NFV & Packet-Optical Strategies Service Provider Survey.
The Central Office Re-Architected as a Data Center (CORD) combines network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) to bring data center economics and cloud agility to the telco central office. CORD garnered so much attention in 2016 that its originator — On.Lab's Open Network Operating System (ONOS) — established CORD as a separate open source entity. And non-telcos have joined the open source group, including Google and Comcast.
IHS Markit found that 95 percent of operators surveyed are using or planning to deploy servers and storage in selected central offices to create mini data centers to offer cloud services. And they will use them as the NFV infrastructure on which to run virtual network functions (VNFs).
The survey results are based on interviews with router purchase decision-makers at 20 global service providers that control 36 percent of worldwide telecom capex and a third of revenue.
In other survey findings, operator respondents indicated that 100-Gb/s Ethernet is the wave of the future. They said that it will make up 38 percent of their 10-, 40- and 100-Gb/s Ethernet port purchases during 2018, which is more than two times that of 2016.
In addition, 70 percent of operators surveyed are deploying packet-optical transport systems (P-OTS) or plan to do so by 2018. Between 2016 and 2018, the percentage of nodes with P-OTS is anticipated to grow six-fold in core/long haul and almost double in access, aggregation, metro core, and regional.
"We believe these plans will keep a damper on router sales," writes IHS Markit senior research director Michael Howard in a summary of the report. "And despite much industry talk, respondents have little current demand for a multilayer data/transport control plane."


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Course Description(Chef Training Course 2month)
Cooking Practice
Learn basic cooking skills and specialized knowledge fundamental to become a professional in the field of Italian culinary art.
Visit to Cheese production factory
You will study the production process of traditional Italian cheese, which has been made for over 700 year with the same method.
Visit to meat processing facility
Observe meat processing of cows, pigs, and sheep, understand how to preserve meat and how to use each part.
Pizza, Bread, Focaccia lesson
Learn the techniques of authentic "pizzaiolo" , from the typical ones to various pizza, focaccia, and bruschetta recipes.
Handmade Pasta lesson
Fresh pasta is very popular in Italian daily meals. You will learn its types, how to make them, and how to use them.
Italian language course
You will learn essential Italian conversational words, as well as technical terms in the field of culinary art, useful to work in Italian restaurants.
Italian regional cuisines
You will learn a variety of Italian regional cuisines, from Tuscany to Northern Italy and Southern Italy, each one with different characteristics.
Visit to food wholesaler
You will learn how to select and buy supplies from wholesalers for professionals.
Visit to Ham(prosciutto) production factory
You will visit traditional ham production factory and learn the process and seasoning.
Mediterranean cuisine and seafood
You will learn from traditional Mediterranean dishes to the latest seafood dishes popular in Italy
Specialized dishes and restaurant training
You will discover the variety of Tuscan cuisine with the chef of popular restaurant in Florence, and visit the actual restaurant's kitchen.
Visit to Agritourism
Study the process of grape and olive cultivation and learn agrarian dishes using fresh herbs.
Dessert lesson
You will learn from a professional pastry chef how to make various desserts as well as how to decorate them.
Salsiccia (Sausage) lesson
You will make several types of sausage, learning about: ingredients, preservation methods, and other basic information.
Home cooking for professionals
You will prepare a complete course menu at each lesson starting from appetizer to dessert. The lessons are arranged for culinary professionals, and you will learn the secret recipes of Italian home cuisine using rich ingredients from Tuscany.
Table coordination lesson
You will learn the techniques of table decoration that accompanies the dishes and gives season's touch to the eyes of the guests to enjoy the dishes even more.
Sommelier training
Wines are an indispensable part of Italian cuisine. You will acquire knowledge of Italian wines from experienced sommeliers.
Visit to the central food market
You will learn to select and purchase fresh ingredients from the perspective of a professional chef.


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Company News, 2005-12-20, 11:31 AM
Services offensive: ThyssenKrupp Services expanding in Canada and the USA
The Düsseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Services AG is further expanding its business in Canada and the USA, having acquired through its materials service company ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc. (Detroit) the industrial services, warehousing and logistics activities of the Hearn Group based in the Canadian city of Windsor. The takeover is taking effect retroactively as of October 1, 2005. The seller was the Group's founder Donald Hearn, Senior. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
"The divisions acquired from Hearn represent a further step in developing our US industrial services business," explains ThyssenKrupp Services Executive Board member Joachim Limberg. "The acquisition complements our successful activities relating to every aspect of purchasing and logistics through services close to production." In this regard, Hearn specializes particularly in such areas as pre-assembly, warehouse logistics, quality control/assurance, and finishing. "We have already established a strong services foothold in the aviation industry though our supply chain management solutions," Limberg continues, adding, "Together with Hearn we can now transfer our know-how to other sectors. We plan to increase our services share even further in future!"
In fiscal 2004/2005, Hearn generated sales in the divisions acquired by ThyssenKrupp Materials NA of some EUR22 million with a 200-strong workforce. ThyssenKrupp Materials NA's presence will thus be expanded by eleven sites?of which four are in Canada and seven in the USA. Customers come mainly from the automotive and metal-working industries.


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