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The week of accusing, voting, and reporting. Berlusconi, French socialists, the Cypriot president as well as the government of Iceland wanted to say something to the world.
The Czech prime minister has been hit by a "police-tsunami" and he should be glad if he will survive the situation not only without his function, but without jailtime as well. In these hard times, he could ask for an advice his European colleagues. For example, the former prime minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi could tell him several funny stories, which he has already shared with Nečas' predecessor. Investigations and trials involving Berlusconi are already a part of the Italian pop-culture.
The actual trial could have a serious impact on the country. Berlusconi has probably forgotten to give a receipt to his sponsors and now, he is threatened by a four-year imprisonment and a five-year ban on political activities on tax evasion charges. This sort of thread could have an impact on the whole Italian government. A departure of Berlusconi could lead to a disintegration of the prime minister Enrico Letta's government.
Problems of such a large economy with so high national debt could bring the euro crisis back to spotlight. Berlusconi, who has got through all the accusations, is satisfied. He is preparing for big enunciations. Allegedly, Italy has problems due to bad budget cuts and it should forget about some Fiscal Compact and 3% rule. "Do you want us to leave the euro area? So go ahead! Do you want us out to leave the EU? Well – we would like to remind you the fact we pay to the EU budget 18 billion per year and receive only 10 billion." In elegant way Berlusconi concluded the reality of European fiscal rules enforcement. While speaking about the Italian fiscal position he just forgot to mention that Italy did not bankrupt thanks to tens of billions euro used by the ECB for purchasing of Italian bonds.
After the short break, also Cypriots have begun to get attention once again. The Cypriot president has sharply criticised conditions of the foreign aid, which could have negative consequences on the Cypriot economy. When deposits over 100 000 euro were frozen, no differences were made between operating expenses and long-term deposits and this ignorance is harmful for Cyprian business. Similarly, the ongoing capital controls are slowing down the re-establishment of trust in bank sector.
Socialist party members of François Hollande are repeating themselves. According to them, the euro is too strong (when it was not?) and it is decreasing the EU products'competitiveness. And, naturally, strict budget rules are a cause of all problems. If the government was allowed to spend more taxpayers' money, everything would be much better.
Eurocrats are threatening us by a strike. Their unions dislike the 5% reduction of staff and the lengthening of the working hours to the usual 40 hours per week. Maybe you have not noticed (probably not), but there has already been a strike due to this reason. Even though eurocrats went on strike on June 6, calculations of cucumber curvature were not endangered.
In the relay race called "the EU budget" the baton has been moved to another hand. However, we still have to wait to an adoption of a final budget for years 2014-2020. The report of the Court of Auditors focusing on wastage and ineffectiveness is a Brusselian bad conscious. Recently, the Court has audited the 1 billion euro aid to "improving respect for human rights and democracy" to the Egyptian government. Authors of the report have concluded that the aid had good intentions but bad results. The new government was even less interested in this sort of programs than the previous one. Who would say that conservative Islamists will not be interested in women or gay rights?
The apprehension about democracy is rising even in the EU itself. The europarliamentary commitee on human rights has criticised Orbán's Hungary for its actions against media, for the liquidation of the independent judiciary, and for attacks on minorities. The committee voted they do not like it and that maybe sometime they will penalize Hungary, possibly by taking its voting rights.
The conflict with China continues. Due to alleged Chinese dumping, European representatives have already voted for import duties on Chinese solar panels. The Chinese side has answered by threat of duties on European wine. As a matter of fact the EU subsidizes (i. e. dumps) wine producers by 2.8 billion euro.
China is the fastest growing wine-consuming market in the world, thus a possible hole in the market will be gladly filled by producers from South America. This would have an impact especially on traditional producers like Spain, which is, as usual, in bad economical mood. Due to the transfer of a part of bad credits to the newly established "bad" SAREB bank, the amount of unpaid debts has been decreased by 10% immediately. However, after 3 months, the unpaid debts amount is on its original level of 11%, i. e. more than 1 loan out of 10 is not paid properly. If you are afraid of 100 billion we sent them, you are a terrible eurosceptic and a peace breaker!
The EU has lost a member – a potential one. While Croats are countdowning days to their official entry, the decisive "NO" has been expressed by the new Icelandic government. The Commission had hardship to understand such a decision, so Icelandic foreign minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson had to remind them, that this is the way how democracy works.
Unfortunately, he does not know, that Brussels works on the basis of "repetitive democracy", i. e. voting will be repeated until the result will be correct.
Currently, there is no voting, so you can go to cool down in some pool.
Martin Vlachynský
Translated by Roman Ujbányai
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A loved one or dear friend decides to take an action that you have been considering. You will enjoy riding his or her coattails as you greet what was your idea.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be flattered at how a partner or someone who wants to be your sweetie befriends you. You gain a new perspective of this person but also the people and the situations around him or her.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will become more relaxed and easygoing once you clear out some errands. A loved one lets you know how much you are missed. Be where you are wanted.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You express depth and security, yet you might not be willing to put yourself on the line or be the first person to make a move. Rethink your decision.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): An associate or someone in your day-to-day life could pop up unexpectedly. Though you might be uncomfortable at first, go with the moment.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):L Reach out to a friend or loved one to whom you have not spoken in a long time. As you bridge the lost time, you'll remember how connected to this person you feel.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Let go of possessiveness and insecurity, if possible, because you are likely to mess up what could be a great few days or a potential romance. Don't allow yourself to be a victim of your feelings.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Verify that you want to head in the present direction. A better alternative might be available; be open to changing plans.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You sense that you have left someone out or you haven't completed a situation or conversation. If you happen to zero in on the issue, by all means correct it. You will feel better.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You seem to be transforming naturally while living life. What had worked for you might not work any longer. Make those adjustments no big deal. People change with time.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The spotlight is on you. Usually, you are not comfortable with so much attention, but right now you seem to flourish in that role. You are a force to be dealt with.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Plans could change. For example, what you thought would be a quiet get-together could turn into an outrageous celebration. Be willing to step outside your comfort zone.

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After spending a month traveling through India and Dubai I have found my all time favorite pants!
The Military Travels, Right?
I know these pants were designed with LE and Military in mind but honestly they are perfect for travel. I was given a pair in Vegas just before leaving for India. I traded a pair of jeans out of my suitcase for these. Result? I would love to trade all of my pants for different colors and style of 5.11 pants and shorts.
In a Mall Near Me??? Soon???
I have been around 5.11 tactical clothes and gear for most of my adult life. When you are part of the gun community it is impossible not to know the name 5.11. I am not sure how popular they are outside of the industry. This needs to change. As to why 5.11 isn't in every mall in the states is beyond me. Okay I have gushed enough about them. Let's get down to the review.
Every Day Carry
I was offered a free pair of the 5.11 pants of my choosing. I visited the 5.11 store in Vegas and found the Stryke pants to be what I wanted to try for my trip. My brain was in India travel mode so everything I looked at there was "how could I make this trip the most comfortable for me"? I thought about what I might carry on a daily bases.
· iPhone 6 in Magpul case
· AA battery powered flashlight
· 2 Canon T4i batteries for my camera
· Passports
· Money
Pockets Full of Goodies
While that doesn't seem like a lot to keep in my pockets, it had to be kept in my front pockets. I wanted to avoid pickpockets as best as possible. I kept my phone in my left front mag pocket which kept my normal pockets free for batteries and other junk I might pick up during the day. My right mag pocket I kept my flashlight. I used my right main pocket for my passport because it is deep.
· 6.76 oz. Flex-Tac® ripstop fabric
· Self-adjusting tunnel waistband
· Fully gusseted crotch
· Articulated knees (kneepad ready)
· Bartacking at major seams and stress points
· TEFLON® finish
· 12 pockets, including double-deep cargo pockets
· Rinse washed
· YKK® zippers
· Prym® snaps
Be Comfortable Above All Else
My goal is to get the full line of pants for my travels because they are comfortable. I lost about 20 pounds in India. So the other advantage of the pants were that they have stretch in them, so they were always fitting correctly.
They have a button and a snap for the top of the pants so you can secure your pants if the snap starts to give out on you.
My only problem is that they require them to be washed inside out. While I do my own laundry at home, I had to send out for laundry in India. I requested that they wash the correct way but I cannot be sure of that.
Water Repellent
While sitting on the Double Decker bus in Abu Dhabi I spilled a little water from my water bottle and it just beaded up and rolled off my pants without them getting wet.
Reviewing pants is a little harder than I imagined, but all I can tell you from my experience is this:
· They look nice,
· they are comfortable enough to wear for 16 hours on a flight,
· they are decked out with pockets for all of your pockety goodness and needs.


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I'm linking up with Mama Kat's writing prompts today! The prompt was, write about the last thing your pet destroyed.
It's not quite destroyed, but Hermione did chew through a plastic bag of plastic Legos recently.
OK, a little backstory. For whatever reason, Hermione LOVES the Legos Harry Potter minifigs we have on our bookshelves. I don't know why, maybe because her name is Hermione? Anyway, we were constantly finding them all over the house. Constantly. They were in the family room and we'd find them three rooms away. I don't understand.
Anyway, we got a hamster (long story, but he was a class pet at work and no one was taking care of him, so we got him) so I packaged up the minifigs because Fuzzy took over their location and I wasn't sure what to do with them. So I put them in a little plastic bag.
A week or so later, we found this, in the hallway. That's right, Hermione not only chewed the corner of the bag, but she dragged it through two rooms into the hallway.
Really, I don't understand her at all.


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I apologise that it has taken me a bit longer than usual to blog about this
Of course I have been busy – busy looking after early years children ; and 4 of those that currently attend are in fact 2 year olds – so I am currently and constantly being reminded about the needs of 2 year olds.
However it would seem that our Government might have forgotten about just what a 2 year old needs in the way of care and education; in the way of personal and often individual attention and support; in the way they need space to move, in the way that most of them are not yet ready to sit still or share or take turns, or wait; in the way that most of them are in nappies or going through the process of toilet training; in the way that what works for 3 year olds or 4 year olds – does not work for 2 year olds.
They also seem to have forgotten the reasons why research has proven over and over again that under 3's are best supported in a home based setting or indeed at home with their parents – and that if group care is used that dedicated toddler rooms are best with staff that are specifically trained to meet the needs of 2 year olds
In fact, I know they have forgotten all these things because of what is said here in this article in Nursery World Link to Nursery World Article on funding for schools to take 2 year olds into school nurseries
In my opinion it was bad enough to hear the the Government wanted to encourage schools to take 2 year olds – but now we hear that 49 schools are being given £10,000 each to not only implement in their school, but to evaluate and then share with other schools.
What a contrast between this initiative and the one for childminding agencies where the trialing of the idea has no Government funded; however both are equally well intended and equally ill thought out.
The whole idea of childminding agencies is actually doing a lot of damage to childminders own professionalism and leading to some (if not many) leaving the profession – at a time when childminders should be being supported to maintain their status and the high quality care and education that they provide – especially for the youngest children – including 2 year olds.
Let's hope that those who currently provide care and education to 2 year olds, don't also decide to leave their profession or to just stop caring for 2 year olds. The potential will be that those highly dedicated professionals, who have such a passion for what they do, and who have years, if not decades of experience and a track record of high quality provision; will decided that they can not continue any more either for financial reasons or because – to be blunt – the Government have finally gone a step too far – and they just don't have the strength or willingness to carry on.
Of course I am biased BUT at a time when the Government are trying to increase the quality of childcare and early years education, are trying to save money from Government budgets – why on earth are they persisting in ignoring the research about two year olds, and paying out money to set up inappropriate provision for 2 year olds – and why are they tinkering – no destroying – the systems for regulation and inspection of childminders, that may not be perfect and may need reviewing but on the whole works , by creating a two tier system.
Ah but ……. Truss supporters will say – she has evidence – it says so in the article;
'The evidence shows that starting younger, in high quality teacher-led provision, can have a real and lasting impact on children's development and life chances, particularly for those from the most disadvantaged families.'
Maybe I am not well read enough, maybe I have not read the right articles and research papers but try as I might I can not recall any specific reference to 2 year olds benefiting from high quality teacher led provision. I certainly have read some documents about 3 and 4 years benefiting from such provision – especially if attend part time and experience either time in a home based setting or with the parents for the rest of time.
The other problem we have is research results that are 'pre' this government, generally focussed on the pre school skills and development, such as self skills (dressing and toileting), social skills (making friends, communicating with peers and adults, turn taking, and so on) and the vital development of all the skills and control of ones own body that eventually leads to reading and writing – in other words what the Government quite rightly call the Prime Areas within the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012. Whereas what the Government are basing their expectations more and more now on children being 'ready for school', and already well on their way to meeting the targets for 5 year olds (which in themselves are unrealistic for many children).
So as far as I am concerned the research (unless I have missed the relevant document) is about older children and about achievement of the personal skills not academic skills .
Reading further on in the NW article, Truss is quoted as saying
'We want more schools to offer nursery places and to extend these to two-year-olds. This will provide more choice and flexibility for parents and enable more children to benefit from all that a good school can provide.'
Oh what a shame she is not saying 'all that a good childminder can provide' or 'all that a good preschool can provide' or 'all that a good parent can provide'
And there is plenty of choice already available of part time and full time childcare, groups that parents can take their child to and stay with them – and the option of staying at home with your child (although Government pressure for all parents to be in work is intense)
The article goes on to say;
The schools in the 'demonstration project' have each received £10,000 for participating and offering peer-to-peer support.
Up to £2,500 of the funding is a capital grant for new buildings and expanding premises to offer the places.
The rest of the money can be used to contribute towards developing resources, and staff training and leadership.
A few things spring to my mind; that is a total of £490.000 in grants; and what a waste that will be if the evaluations say;
We found it difficult to meet the 2 year olds needs
The amount of funding for two years and the current ratio requirements mean that this is not cost effective
Parents have not enrolled their 2 year olds or did, but then removed them because they were too tired or upset or their behaviour deteriorated
Of course I am making a few assumptions – and the main one being that the school nurseries will have to apply the ratio limits under the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012 – as all early years settings have to ………….. but will they? What if they are given permission to apply the 1:13 ratio they can apply to 3 and 4 year olds when they have a qualified teacher ……….. I don't actually know, but doing the maths and knowing how much a qualified early years teacher earns, how much the funding for a 2 year old is and the ratios under EYFS ….. well it does not add up
Then there are restrictions on what the grant can be used for ;
Just £2,500 for capital projects like buildings – so how are the school nurseries going to provide nappy changing facilities and sleep rooms? (and in case schools and Government are of the opinion that because two years olds might only attend for a morning or an afternoon session, the two year olds will not need to sleep – they need to think again – some don't, some still have a am and a pm nap, some have one 2 hour nap after lunch, some have no routine and sleep as and when need to, factor in unsettled nights due to teething as not all 2 year olds have a full set of teeth ….. and you have two years olds all with their own unique sleep requirements – and therefore their own unique needs for snack and meal times). And goodness knows what will happen if the schools decide to offer extended care with parents paying the extra to enable their child to stay for a whole school day.
The rest of the grant can be used for resources, staff training and evaluation – so up to £7,500 per school – it may come as a shock to some but two year olds need vastly different resources to 3 or 4 year old; staff need more than a 'short course' to understand the development needs of two year olds – and especially the difference between 2 and 3 year year olds; however my guess is most of that £7,500 will be used for meetings within the school and then travel to and meeting with other schools that they will be required to share their experiences with.
So all in all, my gut feeling is that not much will be spent on meeting the needs of the two year olds.
£490,000 may be a small amount in terms of Government expenditure but to childminders like me, that are told that the shortage in the fee we pay Ofsted is a big problem for the Government; and to those like myself and my colleagues in other early years settings, who are told by the Government that we can provide a high quality place for a 2 year old for £5.03 per hour (and for the uninformed that has to cover everything – staff, premises, food, resources, meetings, paperwork – and much more ); to parents who really don't want to go to work while their child is under 3 or even under 5, but who are told by the Government the should – it is a huge amount of money that I (and I am sure many others) could think of better ways to spent it.
Government (or any of your supporters) maybe you could help with my understanding (and that of the readers of this blog) by providing the link to the specific evidence that says that 2 years do better in a school based setting led by a qualified teacher – and all the other supporting information such as in which country, in which year and how many hours they attended – plus if a long term research project – the long term outcomes.
I would be more than happy to write another blog if this evidence is provided, as this blog is about information sharing as well as my opinion on things.


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- Miners, thanks for the memories (3/26/19)1
- Not one, but two Greene County teams in the semistate (3/13/19)
- Congrats to our sectional champions, the Bloomfield Cardinals and Linton Miners (3/5/19)
- Noteworthy career achievements for Miner coach Joey Hart (2/27/19)1
- Odds and Ends: A Look Ahead at the Postseason, Junior High SWIAC and more� (2/14/19)
- The other side of the postseason, revisited (2/7/19)
- Long overdue recognition for harriers (12/12/18)
A brand new tennis star
I'll begin this column with a rhetorical question: Is there anything Bloomfield's Felicity Graf can't do?
OK, maybe she's not quite ready to perform brain surgery.
And she probably can't dunk a basketball (she's generously listed at 5-7.)
But she did average 11 points, four steals, three rebounds, and three assists for this year's Lady Cardinals Class A basketball sectional champions.
In addition, Felicity was named to the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association All-District 1 basketball team and the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Academic All-State team (her grade-point average is 4.2.)
She also received honorable mention for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Small School All-State team.
On the volleyball court the senior setter owned every Bloomfield career assist record. Felicity finished the 2016 season with 645 assists and 2,248 for her career. In addition, Graf was nearly perfect at the service line, serving at a 98.9 percent clip.
On the softball diamond, Graf was a slick-fielding outfielder who hit at the top of the batting order.
"Felicity Graf is a phenomenal athlete," former Bloomfield softball coach Nicole Fougerousse said prior to the 2015 season.
"She will probably play center field for us because she just covers so much ground and has a cannon for an arm. Felicity has a lot of power at the plate too. And she's a little quick thing."
She was all of that in softball - until this year that is.
This spring, Graf eschewed softball and decided to go out for tennis.
And in her first year of varsity tennis for the Lady Cardinals, Felicity Graf is undefeated at No. 1 singles (her season record in matches was 10-0 as of this writing.)
Allow me to reiterate: In her first year of varsity tennis, Felicity Graf is undefeated at No. 1 singles.
This is no small feat, stepping into Mike Canty's historically successful Bloomfield tennis program for the first time - as a senior - into the top spot in the lineup - and winning every match she's played so far.
And it isn't just her first year of varsity tennis at the No. 1 singles spot. It's her first year playing high school tennis, period.
She didn't get her feet wet playing No. 2 doubles as a freshman, or playing junior varsity singles.
Nope, she just dug her tennis racket out of the closet. And she's beaten all comers.
According to Canty, Graf attended his summer tennis camps when she was in fourth and fifth grade. But she hadn't played for her school's tennis teams until this spring.
"She just said she wanted to try playing this year," Canty said.
And her first foray into high school tennis has certainly turned out better than even Canty could have hoped for.
"It's unreal that she's unbeaten," the Hall of Fame veteran coach of 23 campaigns said.
The coach attributes Graf's success on the hardcourts this year to her smarts, guile and steady play.
"She is just so smart on the court," Canty said. "The thing she does best is keep the ball in play."
In other words, she doesn't beat herself. And her opponents haven't beaten her either.
And it's not as if those opponents are patsies.
The Lady Cardinals have won five of the last six sectionals. Accordingly, Bloomfield plays a tough schedule in preparation for postseason play.
And other than matches against perennial small-school power Loogootee and big-school Bedford North Lawrence, all of Graf's wins have been 6-0, 6-0 or 6-0, 6-1.
Graf beat Loogootee's Melaina Tippery in a super tie break 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (3). At Bedford Felicity remained undefeated by beating Hope Martin 6-3, 6-4 to raise her singles record to 8-0.
"That's amazing," Canty said.
Canty is left to wonder what might have been had Felicity Graf played high school tennis all four years.
"Just think of what we would have looked like with her in the lineup the past three years," he imagined. "And she has improved tremendously since the beginning of the season."
A long time ago Jimmy Buffett sang about a Brand New Country Star.
Well, Bloomfield has a Brand New Tennis Star.
And that brain surgery thing? I wouldn't put anything past Felicity Graf.
NOTE: Graf finished the season 20-1, losing 6-3, 6-0 to Paoli's Megan Dooley in the individual sectional singles final last May.
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I mounted the tyre, pressurised the Airshot, and bam! I had the rear wheel good to go, tubeless for the first time (I damaged the rim on it's first ride, when I still had tubes in situ).
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|Looking out across the Atlantic and the most easterly point in North America!
|Cabot Tower atop Signal Hill
|A look at St. John's Harbour
|Fort Amherst and a touch of fog still lingering.
|Love the erieness of the early morning fog.
|Me fooling with some enhancements.
|St. John's Harbour after sunrise.
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Sibel Edmonds offers details of Turkey's covert operations in U.S.
Testimony part of Ohio Rep. Schmidt complaint
by Emil Sanamyan
Published: Monday August 10, 2009
Sibel Edmonds answering questions after her deposition on August 8, with her lawyer Michael Kohn on right. Armenian Reporter photo
WASHINGTON - Operatives allegedly acting at the behest of the Turkish government used evidence of an extramarital affair to blackmail a sitting Democratic member of Congress, while paying off others in Congress and the executive branch to support Turkey's agenda, a former translator privy to federal investigations of the activities said in a deposition for the Ohio Elections Commission.
The scandalous details were part of testimony by former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds heard at the National Whistleblowers Association office in Washington on August 8 by representatives of incumbent Rep. Jeanne Schmidt (R.-Ohio) and David Krikorian, a candidate for the Democratic Party ticket in that district, who requested Ms. Edmonds' deposition.
With a full video of Ms. Edmonds' deposition anticipated to be released at a later time, Mr. Krikorian told journalists about some of the charges presented.
One case concerned "a current female member of Congress who [is] apparently bisexual and [Turkish operatives] bugged her apartment," Mr. Krikorian said. "She's married with children, and they set up a relationship with another female who went in and had sexual relationships with her. And they had all the episodes bugged within this current representative's home and they blackmailed her."
While Ms. Edmonds did not name the member of Congress, she later told Brad Friedman blog that the congresswoman in question is a Democrat.
Mr. Krikorian also confirmed that charges of taking bribes and engaging in other illegal activity were heard against sitting Rep. Dan Burton (R.-Ind.), ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert (R.-Ill.), and other current and former members of Congress.
Other charges of collusion with Turkish officials were made against Marc Grossman, a former undersecretary of state and ambassador to Turkey, and other former U.S. officials.
Since leaving government both Mr. Hastert and Mr. Grossman, who have in the past denied any wrongdoing, joined Washington lobby groups with ties to Turkish government contracts; reaction from Rep. Burton, one of the few members of Congress to engage in outright denial of Armenian Genocide, was not available as of press time.
The deposition came as part of the Ohio Elections Commission's consideration of a complaint filed by Ms. Schmidt, who alleged that Mr. Krikorian made "false statements" that she took "blood money" from Turkish interests to oppose a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide.
By summoning Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Krikorian sought to establish a pattern of efforts on the part of the Turkish government and affiliated entities to induce U.S. policy makers into opposing the genocide resolution.
The Ohio Elections Commission is expected to rule on Rep. Schmidt's complaint on September 3.
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The former FBI translator's testimony is based on her past access to wiretap recordings made as part of investigations of Turkish government activities in the United States from 1996 to 2002. After being fired from the FBI, Ms. Edmonds took evidence of federal mismanagement and corruption to Congress and sought reinstatement through the courts.
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But no congressional investigation or prosecutions based on her charges ever followed.
Her deposition last Saturday came despite warnings from the Department of Justice that she "has not complied with the procedures for obtaining authorization from the FBI, her former employer, prior to making any disclosure relating to information that she acquired in the course of her work for the FBI."
Lawyers for Ms. Edmonds argued that without renewing the state secrets privilege first invoked by the Bush administration against the former FBI translator to prevent her from testifying, the current Department of Justice could not prevent Ms. Edmonds from offering her testimony.
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In addition to Pleasant & Main's opening last spring, in "the village that could," Housatonic, in Great Barrington, Amy Hagerty of Baba Louie's fame, has opened Housie Market Café. The market café opened in mid June 2014, offering breakfast and lunch seven days a week.
Sourcing as much as she can locally from farms and artisan purveyors, Amy offers a creative selection of unique sustenance. A local place for residents to get food close to home, the market in time will continue expanding its offerings of shelf items.
A community gathering spot, the school bus lets school kids off right in front of the store. What a great place for parent and child to share an afterschool snack.
Housie Market Café: 226 Pleasant St., corner of Highland; 413-274-0261
District Kitchen & Bar on West Street, Pittsfield, in the former Brix restaurant space, opened this past September. Fashioned after Public Eat + Drink, North Adams (see page 34), also owned and operated by Jared Decoteau, this is his second venture in the Berkshires. We wish him continued success.
District Kitchen & Bar: 40 West St., Pittsfield, MA; 413-442-0303; District.kitchen.
Daily Bread Bakery, with a retail store in Stockbridge and a department in Gorham & Norton, G.B., has unfortunately closed.… Read the rest
From Dishwasher to
Executive Chef at Cranwell Resort
Executive Chef David Jordan, born and raised in Berkshire County, knew what he wanted at age 14. Knocking on the kitchen door at Cranwell Resort in 1987, David asked then-Executive Chef Timothy Cardillo, could he have a job learning how to cook?
The next day, after school, there he was—scraping the cooking scraps into a pail and loading the dishwasher. Never deterred, he worked through high school, watching everything in the kitchen as well as attending the southern Berkshire culinary collaborative. The collaborative offered a hands-on commercial cooking program under the direction of Chef Frank Cote through Monument Valley High in Great Barrington.
Recommended in his senior year of high school for a co-op program in the kitchen of Canyon Ranch in Lenox, under the direction of Executive Chef Barry Corriea, off he went. After high school his next stop was the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. David graduated in January 1995, receiving an associate degree in occupational studies in culinary arts.
This year mark 27 years in Chef Jordan's relationship with Cranwell, working his way up from dishwasher to executive chef. Cranwell Resort is open to the public year round, seven days a week, with casual lunch and dinner fare served in Sloane's Tavern.… Read the rest
Haven Café Bakery
Alba Sanchez, kitchen manager and Rachel O'Rouke,
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A self-taught cook, Shelly Williams started her professional culinary career when she was asked to cater a dinner for 50 people in 2003. Eleven years later, Shelly owns a café in Lenox, opened summer 2008, and a second location in Great Barrington, opened fall of 2013.
Shelly offers her customers and says her mission is "to offer high-quality food and excellent service to all her guests—whether they need a fresh cup of great coffee to go, a healthy delicious breakfast to sit down with, a tasty lifeenhancing meal to take home, or her services if they are planning a catered event for dozens of friends and family."
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Along the way she wants you to know that they support a great big team of local organic farmers, environmentally conscious and epicurean distributors. 8 Franklin St., Lenox, 413-637-8948; 325 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, 413-528-5433.
Open 7:30am–3pm in Lenox and 10am–3pm in GB serving breakfast and lunch during the week, with brunch on Saturday and Sunday in Lenox, 8am– 3pm and GB, 9am–3pm.
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Introduction by Chef Nathan Yaple, director of Harvest Barn Bakery
The Gould Farm Harvest Barn isn't just a bakery; it's a place to learn. Gould Farm is a therapeutic community that promotes recovery for people with mental health and related challenges through meaningful work, community living and clinical care. It is the nation's first residential therapeutic community for adults with mental illness.
Started in 1913, the farm hosts people living with challenges such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depression and bipolar disorder who live and work alongside the volunteers, staff and their families who manage the therapeutic program. Built like a small town, the farm is nestled on over 700 acres where community members live full-time and participate in one of several work teams that care for the animals, gardens, buildings and grounds, and produce daily meals and baked goods for each other and the wider public.
At the bakery, residential guests actively participate in their treatment and recovery by practicing symptommanagement skills that help them make the breads and pastries that have become favorites in Monterey and beyond.
I find the meaning in my work at the Harvest Barn Bakery in helping residential guests practice pastry skills while learning how to live with their illnesses.… Read the rest
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After determining that being a lawyer was not the life for him, Greg Roach switched to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, graduating at 29. His varied career as a chef includes stints in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck (Seattle), Jimmy Schmidt (Detroit) and Charlie Trotter (Chicago).
He moved to Williamstown in 2003, when his wife, Robin, was offered a position at Williams College. Greg became the chef at Helen's Place in Williamstown, a collegeoriented lunch and catering operation, for four years.
In 2007 he joined Wild Oats as executive chef and prepared foods manager. Greg has substantially grown the offerings of prepared foods, creating an in-house food, soup and salad bar. He also built up a catering operation and expanded the co-op's deli offerings as well as the selection in its bakery. He introduced an innovative healthy school lunch program at a local private school, prepared at Wild Oats and served on campus by Wild Oats staff.
Under his direction, the kitchen and bakery staff has gone from three employees in 2007 to 18 employees in 2014. Greg is a culinary team advisor for the National Cooperative Grocers Association, which includes Wild Oats as a member, and is a participant in the yearly Worlds of Healthy Flavors invitational leadership retreat, a joint initiative of the Culinary Institute of America and Harvard School of Public Health.… Read the rest
Chef Ashlin Ploss, left, owner Whitney Asher, right
A cozy wine bar and restaurant in downtown Lenox, Brava reminds one of a small tapas bar in Spain, a trattoria in Italy or an authentic Belgian beer bar.
Open every evening, and serving food until midnight, Brava attracts a diverse crowd of all ages and kinds. Out-of-town visitors and summer music lovers come in for a drink before dinner or a meal before a show.
After Tanglewood performances, the place gets packed with symphony musicians and concert-goers. In the late-night hours year-round, the place is a regular haunt for hospitality industry veterans unwinding after other kitchens and bars have closed for the night.
The wine list won a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2014 and includes over 100 wines, of which approximately 40 are available by the glass. Brava offers almost 85 craft beers from all over the world, and has a rotating selection of eight beers on tap. The food menu includes hot and cold tapas-style dishes, handmade pizzas and cheese and charcuterie plates. Whitney Asher opened Brava (his first restaurant or bar) in 2012, but the road that got him there started long before.
While working in commercial real estate finance—first in Chicago and then in San Francisco and Los Angeles— Whitney was always looking for chances to try new wines and eventually open a bar.… Read the rest
Thai Food by Jem
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Edible Berkshires met Jem and Robin Ezinga at the Lebanon Valley farmers' market, located at Windswept Farm in New Lebanon, New York.
It was, the scent of Jem's wok cooking wafting across the grounds, not to mention the market-goers standing in line to order, that caught our attention.
Growing up in Thailand, one of a daughter's duties was to help prepare the six meals a day that the family would eat. Jem admits her love of food and a thirst for learning has sent her on a quest to discover new techniques, flavors and food preparations.
In 2006 she took her first professional job with Chef Tommy Carlucci, chef and kitchen manager at Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, New York. Chef Carlucci grew up in lower Manhattan and has been cooking all of his life. So Jem got a crash course in Italian and American cooking.
From 2007to 2008, while continuing her work at Hawthorne Valley, Jem was asked to cook once a week at the Omi Lodge, Omi International Arts Center in Ghent. Cooking on-site for visiting artists, authors, musician and dancers helped to hone her Italian-American culinary skills further.… Read the rest
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Christopher Masiero was born into a large Italian family in Boston's North Shore in the small town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. With seven children who were always hungry and a mother who was a fabulous cook, the art of cooking reigned supreme. Chris has followed his passion for food since he was a teenager. Through much diligence and dedication, he has turned his heritage into a life of food-centered success.
He began his work in restaurants at the age of 15, working his way up to running kitchens by the time he was 22. Along the way, he earned his professional chef credentials at Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
In the meantime, his brother Matthew graduated from Wentworth Institute in Boston. As a young man Matt had worked in produce stores; after graduation, he hoped to open his own produce store in the Berkshires. Renie Masiero, the boys' mother, is a Lee native and brought her children to summer in the area every year.
With fond memories of the Berkshires, Matt set up shop near the Pittsfield/Lenox line. The roadside stand was located on Route 7 in Pittsfield, now home to Berkshire Flower Company.
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Legacy of Respect for Food Lives On Naturally
Introduction by Chef Aura Whitman
I have my mother to thank for my love of preparing food and caring where it came from. This happened long before the current wonderful—hopefully not trendy— movement of connection to the quality and sources of what we are eating.
Growing up, we always had gardens, goat cheese hanging in cheesecloth, bread proofing, something being canned, and we ate no meat unless it came from our stock.
I learned from many great chefs in my career. I always took the best from each of them. A highlight was meeting Julia Child when I lived in Paris for a year attending Cordon Bleu. We catered her 83rd birthday and appeared on "Good Morning America" the next day.
I traveled a lot as a child. We lived in Israel, Connecticut, New York, Oregon and California, exposing me to all sorts of different and fresh foods. The family farm in our life now is in Hancock, NY. It is worked by my husband, his father and his brother. We make maple syrup, raise beef and vegetables, primarily for family consumption. Both my daughters love food. Chloe, 10, loves to help in the kitchen where Reva, 13, will be taste tester.… Read the rest


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This begins in Gunthak. Look for Grennik Neltrin, a female human behind the bank area, in a building near a brew barrel.
You say, 'Hail, Grennik Neltrin'
Grennik Neltrin says 'Hello. Have you been exploring the island? I came here to discover the secrets of the Broken Skull trolls but I have yet to even explore the island. Rumors that their high priest Nadox held the power to cure any disease have been drifting around Norrath for some time. I've come to see if the rumors are true. Unfortunately the island is much more dangerous than I had imagined and I haven't found anything useful. If you find anything having to do with the troll High Priest, please bring it to me.'
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Rarely do I come across a set of photographs that impresses me as much as this set has done. This is an absolutely beautiful series of photographs taken by Richard Calmes with dancers on the streets of a city. It's just amazing how he captures the perfect pose with the cityscape behind each dancer. Simply sweet and simply perfect.
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Yesterday morning consisted of: receiving the estimated cost of our flowers, hyperventilating, my mom reminding me that I can't really remember what the centerpieces at most of the weddings I've been to, further reminding me that filling, good tasting food is MUCH more important at a Southern wedding than pretty flowers, and deciding that we are going to DIY the centerpieces. I will still use a professional florist for the bouquets and other personal flowers because they will be in so many photos.
Goodbye, beautiful centerpiece FI and I fell in love with after seeing on Style Me Pretty...
and back to the drawing board. When I mentioned my love of milk glass and feasibility of finding lots of vases at thrift stores, Mom raided the cabinets and we have a lot of milk glass vases already. So now I'm thinking of doing something like this:
but in these colors (and imagine that the tree stump becomes a mirror or tray and the camera becomes one of our table numbers, which are going to be in picture frames)...
Project Wedding
I totally think that my FI, mother, MOH and I, even our complete lack training as florists, could still pull these off, with a little help from our friends. It might even be fun, and I think that FI and I will feel more ownership of our wedding if we can look at our centerpieces and know that we designed them, found the supplies for them, and created them together. Mr. Spin is going to check out the "discards" room at his workplace (he sells interior design products) to see what treasures may be found there.
Ruffled blog has a tutorial on how to diy vases that look like milk glass with regular glass vases and glossy white spray paint. Ebay may also prove to be a valuable resource - a search for "milk glass bud vase lot" turned up a lot of 17 vases for just $25!
I may incorporate a Mason jar into the centerpieces... even though our venue is elegant ballroom, Mason jars are so Southern and Mr. Spin got so excited when he saw them in the vase aisle at Michael's. I think we could make them look classy next to the milk glass, maybe with some submerged hydrangea heads and a floating candle? Weddingbee's Mrs. Labrador proved that Mason jars can look elegant in the right setting! I think our friends & family would love seeing them on the tables, too- a little nod to our country upbringings and especially Mr. Spin's home county (which has a noted history of MOONSHINING!)
We can do this. I know we can. I'm so inspired by bloggers like Weddingbee's Mrs. Tulip and Mrs. Cola who have done their own centerpieces... they prove that do it yourself flowers can be done, and done beautifully.
Today's tasks, then: pricing out wholesale flowers online. While watching Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding, of course (it's becoming my Sunday ritual).
And a task for the rest of the week: having our florist send us an ITEMIZED proposal (she just left me a voicemail with the grand total for the wedding), and perhaps shopping around for other potential florists who may be able to truly give us what we want for less money.
FI's task for the week: talking to our potential officiant, his family minister.
Joint task for the week: figure out who from our list will be invited to the wedding and decide how many out of town guests we will invite so we can start blocking hotel rooms.


text: I'm very exited to be doing some work for INKED Magazine. They consistently feature great photography and their layouts really allow the photos to speak for themselves. This is Brittany Cooper from Lucky Stars Tattoo in San Jose, shot on location for the Shop Talk section of the April Issue.


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The Cupertino, Calif., powerhouse will replace telecommunications firm AT&T Inc. on the roster, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday.
The rise of Apple to the 119-year-old Dow index, whose components change only infrequently, was perhaps as inevitable as such a selection can be.
After a breathtaking rise since the mid-2000s, Apple has established itself as perhaps the country's most prominent corporation of any kind, a perception cemented by its becoming the most valuable public company ever in 2012.
Indeed, its inclusion among the country's blue-chip companies was delayed only by the fact that its shares were so expensive they would have distorted the index. Apple's 7-to-1 stock split brought its price closer to the median price of the Dow, allowing the technology giant to bump out AT&T, which is still formidable but much lower in value than it once was.
The replacement of AT&T with Apple is emblematic of how the Dow has managed to adapt to changes in markets and the economy, said Richard E. Sylla, a historian of financial institutions and markets at
"AT&T, which was in the Dow for much of the 20th century, was how people used to make phone calls," he said. "Now Apple is the way people make phone calls."
For the Dow, Apple's inclusion helps cement the rise of technology as a foundational component of the index, a process that began in 1999 when Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. joined the index. It marked the first time that the Dow included tech stocks that also were part of the
The addition of Microsoft and Intel pushed to the wayside former industrial giants
Today, about two-thirds of the Dow's 30 components are still manufacturing companies. Apple's inclusion will make it the sixth Dow component classified as an information technology company.
Financial professionals prefer to rely on the broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index, in part because the 500 companies in the index cover more of the economy.
Even so, the Dow has remained the "man in the street's view of the market," NYU's Sylla said.
Indeed, the Dow's roots to the 19th century has helped it retain a relevance, and even eminence, in the public imagination as the S&P and other indexes came to prominence and the Dow's ownership of the index changed hands.
The index was created by Charles H. Dow, a co-founder of Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, as a means of tracking the performance of the industrial companies listed on the
As stock investing became more broadly popular in the 1920s, the Dow became more widely known largely because news organizations began quoting it as a shorthand way to gauge market performance.
For decades, selection of the Dow's components was overseen by the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. In 2010, Dow Jones sold a majority stake in its index business, and the Journal retained two spots on the five-member committee that decides any changes in the index.
Among the committee's criteria in deciding what company to add to the index, a company must have "an excellent reputation," demonstrate sustained growth and be "of interest to a large number of investors."
Sylla said that adding Apple among the "bluest of the blue chips" only makes sense. "It's just gotten so big," he said.


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When it comes to "Star Wars" games, there's really only two things they absolutely need: lightsabers and the Force. Sure, the Rogue Squadron series' focus on dogfighting and aerial maneuvers was a lot of fun, but nothing beats slicing an enemy up or choking the life out of them. Like any good entry in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed features plenty of both, but it isn't just a static hack-and-slash affair like the last movie adaptation. Instead, you'll find a fully realized world brimming with objects (and enemies) that can be tossed aside or manipulated with a single wave of your character's hand. While we're only a few levels into the game, we can already tell that this should be a "Star Wars" experience like no other.
This is mainly due to the fact that you can spend a half-hour simply electrocuting Jawas if you feel like it (OK, we'll admit that there's a lot more to the game than that, but we figured it needed to be mentioned). The action kicks off with the familiar text crawl that explains the story to date. The Force Unleashed takes place after Order 66, but before the events of "A New Hope." Darth Vader is continuing down the path of the Dark Side by hunting down and slaying every last Jedi, but he's not alone in his quest. He's joined by a dark and mysterious new apprentice whom you'll be controlling as you play through the game.
The action kicks off on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyk, and you'll begin your time with The Force Unleashed in the ominous black boots of Darth Vader. There really isn't much of a tutorial, since you've only have some basic powers at your command during this quick prologue. Vader is able to easily hack his way through the Wookiee forces, as well as use his Force powers to throw them into each other or off of cliffs and bridges. The controls are fairly simple, since all you've really go to do is target an enemy by facing them. Once they're highlighted, pulling the right trigger will pick them up into the air, at which point you can use the analog sticks to move them around. If you're moving them and release the trigger, they'll fly in the corresponding direction.
As you play through the levels (you'll control the aptly named Starkiller in the rest of them), you'll learn how to use different Force powers to get the upper hand on your foes. The main campaign begins on a starship that is basically a factory for Tie Fighters, and the amount of debris and parts laying around makes it a perfect place to learn the basics of using the Force as a weapon. The first parlor trick you'll learn is the ability to violently blast through doors or send enemies flying with the tap of a button. The biggest issue with the Force powers is the fact that there's so much stuff that can be targeted that you'll need to make sure you've got the right enemy or object in your sights.
The next level introduced us to the lightning power, which allows you to fire off a spreading bolt of electricity at your target and any enemy stupid enough to be standing nearby. The lightning powers come particularly in handy when there's a large group of enemies coming toward you, as you'll be able to freeze a few of them in their tracks with a quick blast. You can also use it in concert with the other powers to string together powerful combos. For instance, you might raise an enemy off the ground with grip before frying them with the lightning and tossing them into a wall. Once you add the lightsaber toss that comes later, you'll have a full repertoire of Force moves that will allow you take down even the biggest enemies, including Rancors and massive robots.
Although we're only a few levels into Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, we're already having a great time experimenting with our powers. The impressively detailed environments are an excellent place to toy with enemies, as you'll be able to figure out just what you can do to make their lives miserable. There's also a basic upgrade system that will allow you to master new and deadly lightsaber combos (you know, just in case you ever get sick of using the Force), as well as find dozens of hidden unlockables. Keep an eye out for our full review in just a couple of weeks!


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August 2018, Taco Comfort Solutions Canada and H2O Degree form partnership with JSA Sales Inc. as their H2O Degree BC Representative. H2O Degree provides wireless solutions for measuring and controlling water, and energy in all type of multi-family, student, low-income housing, hotels and light comercial and retail. The wireless technology supports high rise, low rise, new construction, retrofit, and and all types of plumbing, electrical, and heating equipment.
June 18th, 2018 Paul Jones will be joining JSA Sales Inc. Paul will be taking on a key Sales role of supporting our Contractor and Wholesale community providing systems and business solutions. Please join us in welcoming him to the JSA team.
June 11th, 2018 Chano Hwang, EIT will be joining JSA Sales Inc. Chano will be supporting of mechanical systems to support the engineering, quotations, contractor and Wholesaler needs. Please join us in welcoming him to the JSA team.
March 31st, 2018 Olfat Omar, P.Eng. heads off on Maturnity Leave. We wish her and her new family all the best.
January 30th, 2018 Centrotherm ECO Systems recognizes JSA Sales as the Rep of the Year for 2017. See the Centrotherm Press Release
September 5th, 2017 Malcolm Bradbury and Anna Sulit, EIT will be joining JSA Sales Inc. Malcolm will be taking on a key Sales role of supporting our Contractor and Wholesale community providing systems and business solutions. Anna is a recent Mechanical Engineering Graduate from University of Alberta in Edmonton. We look forward to having Anna provide her skills and knowledge of mechanical systems to support the BC Engineering community, and all our customers. Please join us in welcoming them both to the JSA team
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October 14th, 2016, Troy Cressman, P.Eng., has left JSA Sales for a new postion at Engineered Pumps.
August 22nd, 2016, JSA Sales announces the representation of Cana Safety. Cana Safety manufacturers a full line of Shower, Eyewash and Decontamination Stations, CSA Certified with European Quality.
February 15th, 2016, It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce that JSA Sales Inc. will represent the Taco Comfort Solution - Commercial Building Services in the British Columbia Market Place. Taco, a third generation, family owned American manufacturer of the highest quality comfort solutions for residential and commercial applications.
December 14th, 2015, Troy Cressman, P.Eng., joins JSA Sales Inc.
October 21, 2015, JSA will no longer be representing King Electric. Please contact them directly.
May 11th, 2015, Bryan Jones joins JSA Sales Inc. Bryan brings over 21 years of experience in the Plumbing and Heating Industry and is looking forward to providing excellence in supporting our Customers and Manufacturers.
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On April 1st, 2014 JSA Sales Inc. was appointed the new BC Territory Sales Agent for Calefactio Solutions Inc. supplier of Plumbing and Hydronic Specialty items including Expansion Tanks, Glycol Make-up Units, Condensate Neutralizers, and Water Flow Regulators.
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