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Set near Leidseplein, one of the top entertainment areas in Amsterdam – absolutely jam-packed with coffee shops, bouncing bars and clubs – this hotel is fantastic for location alone. The trams in the district – one, two and five - will also take you around the centre, if you are looking to explore a little further, and the Rijksmuseum, dedicated to arts and history, is just 10 minutes away. The 3-star hotel is seriously traditional, taking inspiration from the name with a French influence – it's all deep red, chandeliers and dark furnishings. The guest rooms are spacious and cosy, and they each have a private bathroom and WiFi access. And, you can relax in the cosy hotel lobby after a long day of celebrating.


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Learning Disabilities Collide With Educational Standards
March 18, 2002
Just last month in California, Federal District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that students with learning disabilities had the right to special treatment when taking statewide tests to determine whether they could graduate high school.
It was the first time a state had been ordered to adjust the conditions for its graduation exams for students with learning disabilities -- most of whom are dyslexics with reading problems.
- Students affected would be afforded special accommodations -- such as the use of a calculator or the chance to have test questions read aloud.
- Education specialists predict that with more than a dozen states putting graduation exams into effect in the next three years, many courts and legislatures will have to weigh the question of fairness to the learning disabled with the value of a diploma granted to students who cannot read, write or do arithmetic.
- More than 12 percent of the nation's schoolchildren are now identified as disabled -- some with physical problems, but most with learning disabilities.
- In recent years, half the states have enacted laws requiring that high school students pass standardized exams to graduate.
High failure rates on the tests have prompted some states to delay putting them into effect or lower the score for passing. The concern over testing students with learning disabilities is further complicated by the fact that there is little scientific data on precisely which accommodations help which disabilities.
Source: Tamar Lewin, "In Testing, One Size May Not Fit All," New York Times, March 18, 2002.
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On Dec 25, 2013, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Magellan Health Services Inc. (MGLN) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) from a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Why the Downgrade?
Magellan Health has been experiencing declining earnings estimates on the back of deteriorated third-quarter 2013 results and a faltering guidance for 2014. Additionally, this specialty healthcare insurer underperformed the one-year Nasdaq index, which posed a growth of 37.9% against Magellan Health's 10.1%.
On Oct 24, Magellan Health reported third-quarter 2013 operating earnings per share of $1.70, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. However, earnings declined 28% from the prior-year quarter figure of $2.36.
Top-line growth of 9.4% year over year was more than offset by 11.7% hike in total expenses. Even segment profit declined 14.7%, resulting in a deteriorated bottom line and operating cash flow.
Furthermore, management expects operating earnings per share of $2.00−2.56 in 2014, noticeably lower than that of $4.28−4.93 projected in 2013. Moreover, revenues are expected within $3.61−3.80 billion in 2014 against $3.5−$3.7 billion guided in 2013.
Given the uncertainty related to the healthcare reforms and increasing expenses vis-à-vis very nominal top-line growth, we believe Magellan Health's target of achieving long-term compounded annual growth of 20%, in both revenue and earnings per share, appears delusionary.
Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 dipped 0.8% to $4.70 per share in the last 60 days. More significantly, the same for 2014 plunged 22% to $2.56 during the same period. Even on a year-over-year basis, the earnings per share for 2014 are projected to decline by 45.5%. No upward revision in estimates was witnessed for both the years.
Other Stocks to Consider
While we prefer to avoid Magellan Health for the time being, some better-ranked insurers in the industry are HCI Group Inc. (HCI), The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) and Chubb Corp. (CB). All these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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How Seniors Will Pay for ObamaCare
September 23, 2010
The cost of ObamaCare will be quite high for some people, says John C. Goodman, president, CEO and Kellye Wright Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
- By 2017, thousands of people in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio will be paying more than $5,000 a year in lost health care benefits to make ObamaCare possible, according to a study published this month by Robert Book at the Heritage Foundation and James Capretta at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
- For some New York City dwellers, the figure will exceed $6,000 a year.
- Residents of Ascension, La., will pay more than $9,000 in lost benefits.
Who are these people? These are the enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans. In many areas, Medicare Advantage enrollees will lose about one-third or more of their health-insurance benefits, says Goodman.
Ostensibly, Medicare Advantage plans do everything President Obama says he wants to accomplish with health reform, including provide subsidized coverage to low- and moderate-income people and no pre-existing condition limitations.
On measures of quality and efficiency, they also score well. According to a study published in June by the trade group America's Health Insurance Plans:
- Medicare Advantage enrollees had 33 percent more doctor visits (presumably representing more primary care), yet experienced 18 percent fewer hospital days and 10 percent fewer hospital admissions than conventional Medicare patients.
- They had 27 percent fewer emergency room visits, 13 percent fewer avoidable admissions, and 42 percent fewer readmissions.
According to a report published in April by the Medicare Office of the Actuary, about 7.4 million people who would have been enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2017 will lose their coverage completely. Those who are able to retain their coverage will lose significant benefits.
To those who view this as an entitlement wash, don't be misled. Many of the seniors losing their health plans will enroll in taxpayer-funded Medicaid, in addition to Medicare, says Goodman.
Source: John C. Goodman, "How Seniors Will Pay for ObamaCare," Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2010.
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Hi. I know the lake district very very well, it´s stunning. Windermere is very popular with visitors as is Coniston , but not crowded with tourists at this time of year generally. My all time favourite place has to be Dungeon Ghyll in great Langdale though. There are a few hotels dotted around that area but when I went there I used the national trust campsite, except for one special birthday when my husband booked us a hotel. There aren´t many shops and other things to keep you entertained in that area though, which may or may not be a draw back for you, depends what you like to do really.
Have a fantastic time but remember your warm and waterproof clothing, it didn´t get all those lakes for nothing, but it doesn´t rain all the time either and you may just be lucky with some warm spring days. :)
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I love the words "not crowded with tourists". I used to live in North Wales and am over the tourists (though I am one now myself). Thank you for your input, friend!
Those towns already listed are all well worth a visit as are some of the boat trips on the lakes, but If you are feeling really adventurous you could try one of the famous Wainwright walks. This will get you right up in the hills and many allow stunning views of the lakes, though they are not lakes. There is only one lake in the Lake District, so here's something to do. Find out which one and what the others are called.
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I live nearby and know it well. Where to stay and what to do depends on what you are interested in doing. The major towns/villages are:
Kendal - gateway to Lakes. The most town-like of all of them. Good for shopping & Kendal Mint Cake of course. Nice little ruined castle which you can walk up to in a few minutes from the town.
Windermere/Bowness-on-Windermere - Effectively 2 towns, Bowness is small, quaint and touristy, situated right next to the Lake. About a mile up the hill is the slightly bigger town of Windermere with more of the standard and larger shops. Lake Windermere boat cruises leave from the shoreline at Bowness.
Ambleside - About 10-15 minutes drive from Windermere, Ambleside is probably the busiest and most touristy of the Lake District towns, but still very nice. Ambleside also by Lake Windermere, you can take boat trips and also hire boats from the shore.
Grasmere - A small village on Rydal Water. The two highlights are Dove Cottage, William Wordsworth's cottage (which is a really great place to visit even if you aren't a poetry fan), and the Grasmere Gingerbread Shop, housed in the tiny old schoolhouse. It makes the nicest gingerbread ever, made to the same secret recipe for about 200 years!
Keswick - Another quite big town, this one further north than the others. On the shores of Derwentwater. Lots of nice shops, B&B's & places to eat, along with a few eclectic but fun mueseums (Cars with the Stars & the Cumberland Pencil Museum).
Hawkshead - Nice little small town just across the lake from Windermere (easiest way to get to it is from Windermere by ferry - there's a passenger & a car ferry). Beatrix Potter's home, Hilltop is near Hawkshead and well worth a visit, as is Beatrix Potter World in Bowness.
If walking's your thing, take your pick from the big fells - Scafell Pike, Helvelyen, Coniston Old Man, Skiddaw...
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Thank you so much for the in-depth response! I will certainly look at all of those. We'll probably stick to more natury things, and castles too, as my boyfriend has yet to experience them!
Plenty of accommodation at Ambleside - large variety from humble B@B to luxury hotels. Our favourite is the Punchbowl at Crosthwaite. More information -
www.visitbritain.com. Enjoy!
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. Is it time to reconsider a legal global trade in tiger, elephant and rhino products? That was the question being debated last Thursday (October 17) at an EarthWatch Institute…Read article
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) will progress to end stage without treatment, but the decline of renal function may not be linear. Compared with glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria, new surrogate markers, such as kidney injury molecule-1, neutrophil gelatinase-associated protein, apolipoprotein A-IV, and soluble urokinase receptor, may allow potential intervention and treatment in the earlier stages of CKD, which could be useful for clinical trials. New omic-based technologies reveal potential new genomic and epigenomic mechanisms that appear different from those causing the initial disease. Various clinical studies also suggest that acute kidney injury is a major risk for progressive CKD. To ameliorate the progression of CKD, the first step is optimizing renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade. New drugs targeting endothelin, transforming growth factor-β, oxidative stress, and inflammatory- and cell-based regenerative therapy may have add-on benefit.
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If you like to listen to something more productive than music when you're commuting, I recommend Librivox — a very large free library of audio books of public domain works. When I was browsing their catalogue a title jumped out: "Vegetarianism and Occultism". Interesting, I thought, I wonder if this is an anti-vegetarian rant that claims vegetarianism results in occult practices? It sounded good for a laugh so I downloaded and listened to it. It was in fact the opposite. It was a pro-vegetarian rant with occultism thrown in as a bonus. Oh well! Still, that's even better to look at from a skeptical perspective.
The book is by C.W. Leadbeater who was a theosophist in the late 19th and early 20th century. It's quite short and he makes three main types of arguments for vegetarianism: moral arguments, health arguments and arguments to the occult. The moral ones I have no issue with, finding them generally convincing enough not to eat at least mammals, birds and reptiles. However it is interesting to note that he devotes very little time to the moral arguments, perhaps believing they're too obvious.
The real fun begins right at the start when he lists "selfish" reasons for being vegetarian, namely health reasons. His book should be read by every skeptic as an early, historical blueprint for modern medical crankery. The claims he makes are extremely bizarre to say the least. Meat is low in nutrients. Meat cannot be digested by the body. Meat makes you depressed. Meat makes you lethargic and tired. I think he might have even said meat has little to no useful protein compared to vegetables because it can't be absorbed by the human body. He sweepingly generalised. He argued from assertion. He argued from selected anectotal evidence, for instance a town of mine workes in South America who supposedly ate mainly wheat and no meat and could carry hundreds of kilos without a problem. (That and they were ten feet tall, breathed fire and were impervious to bladed weapons.) He quotes (selectively) from medical doctors, saying that the medical consensus is now starting to shift. Just like the "growing dissent" against "Darwinism" that's about to take off any day now.
Of course it is true that in his time medical research was in its infancy compared to today. At the time, probably even the most intellectually rigorous didn't have much more than anecdotal evidence at their disposal. Still, this is the problem of hanging your ethical stance on very specific claims in a complex area such as health. It makes your ethics appear dependent on the health claim (to irrational creatures like humans).
It was in his discussion about occultism that I began to convulse with laughter. He says eating meat (and thereby contributing to the suffering of fellow creatures) is very detrimental to occult studies. And he should know, having advanced greatly in the field and having found many Spiritual Truths that us unoccult mortals shan't know. It's not necessary to be a vegetarian to advance in occultism, he says, but why disadvantage yourself by dragging yourself down? And of course eating meat will cut you off from the levels of the highest oneness with Gaia or the Goddess or Beelzebub's Niece.
Of course, useful information can come even from a dubious book like this one. He mentions something I wasn't aware of: the appalling combination of the horrors of the industrial revolution and the grittiness of animal slaughter. Namely the employment of young children in slaughterhouses in the 19th century. Indeed this bit of child labour is even more Dickensian than the traditional Dickensian occupations, given working in a slaughterhouse is the most dangerous job, with annual industry turnover being 75%-100%.
But mainly the book shows that crankery hasn't changed too much in the last century. The tone is of a person who Knows what's true and seems genuinely and honestly uninterested in the evidence for/against his position. His crankery is part of a worldview and his factual claims proceed from his worldview. If eating meat is immoral it MUST be bad for your health. This is very similar to modern crank counterparts:
- If drug companies engage in unethical practices, their drugs/vaccines MUST be bogus.
- If food companies engage in unethical practices GM food MUST be bad for you.
- If abortion is immoral, getting an abortion MUST be bad for your health.
Sorry Leadbeater, that's the interesting thing about this world. The morality of something is independent to its benefit. Even if something is immoral (eg. drinking the blood of infants…mixed with puppies), it could be the healthiest, most rejuvenating thing in the world.


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On January 19th, 2011 representatives from organisations in Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate for an early start of the LifeWatch infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem research. Spain took up the challenge to became the project leader, from the conviction that LifeWatch will be essential to preserve biodiversity and will contribute to consolidate an EU common research network.
In particular, the Stakeholders Board agreed that Italy, the Netherlands and Spain take lead by pledging financial support for establishing the technical, managerial and legal aspects of the LifeWatch Common Facilities on the basis of their respective capabilities and commitment.
Italy, responsible for the construction of the Service Centre, is now implementing the website.
The initial pages of the website will be increased also in view of the number of EU Member States that will join the establishment of the LifeWatch European Research Infrastructure Consortium.
The Memorandum of Understanding for the start-up of LifeWatch was signed by designated organisations and authorized persons: Carlos Martínez Riera, as director general de Cooperación Internacional y Relaciones Institucionales, Ministerio de Innovación, from Spain; Peter an Tienderen, director of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, for the Netherlands; Giuseppe Martini, director Department of Life Sciences for Italy; Katalin Török, director of the Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, for Hungary; and Constatin Cazacu, University of Bucharest, for Romania.
Early initiatives
Biodiversity and ecosystem research did already benefit at an early stage from the new opportunities provided by information and communication technology. Especially the possibility to build relational databases proved to be an important tool to capture biodiversity data and to organize information differently. This promoted in various sub-disciplines the development of new software packages to deploy the growing databases. A number of EU funded Networks of Excellence in these scientific areas explicitly addressed ICT developments and could build a more integrated European approach. The ENBI project, European Network for Biodiversity Information (www.enbi.info) designed an outline plan for the further integration of these different approaches within a proposed European Research Infrastructure.
Scientific networks push LifeWatch
In early 2005, Prof. Carlo Heip of the MARBEF network invited a number of scientific networks for a meeting in Amsterdam to consider an initiative in the framework of ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures .
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The joint meeting agreed on proposing a European research infrastructure since its sheer size with respect to costs, functionalities and user communities would require large-scale collaboration. It was concluded that implementation of LifeWatch is only possible through international cooperation. The initial support from a few countries resulted in the uptake of LifeWatch as priority in the first ESFRI Roadmap of 2006.
On request of the collaborating scientific networks, the University of Amsterdam prepared a proposal for a FP7 LifeWatch preparatory project, which was subsequently funded for three years (January 2008 – January 2011). 19 European countries expressed their interest in the prospects of LifeWatch. The preparations were directed at:
Elaborating the details of the construction plan (data resources, technical architecture, service organisation, legal structure, financial plan)Securing sufficient (potential) national commitments to establish LifeWatch and to start the construction
The project resulted in a detailed construction plan and cost book. An initial group of countries signed a memorandum of Intent in order to establish a Stakeholders Board as provisional governing board. Five countries of these pledged advanced funding for a start-up phase towards the actual infrastructure construction.


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A month ago, we did not join the crowd that prematurely crowned Volkswagen king of all automakers. A week later, we pronounced that VW's triumph may be fleeting. And fleeting it is: As of today, Volkswagen finds itself back in the familiar number 2 position, with Toyota resuming the lead. [Continue Reading]
World's Largest Automakers: Toyota back on top
Toyota's record gains, and Piech's shattered dreams
Today, Toyota announced a second year of record net profits, and it forecasted a third. The press conference was held at 3pm in Tokyo, timed to coincide with the close of Tokyo trading, and the start of Friday business in Wolfsburg. You, and Volkswagen, can watch the entire presser on streaming video. For a quick summary of the important numbers, refer to Reuters, or Bloomberg. Instead, let's focus on a question that was neither asked, nor answered at the press conference: What was Piech's beef with Winterkorn, and why did Piech have to go? It had to do a lot with today's numbers.
Toyota's TNGA is TPS 2.0
Yesterday, Toyota trucked a few busloads of journalists to Toyota City to unveil the Toyota New Global Architecture. Those who didn't go, and who used the press release to write about common parts, missed the story. Those who expected a Japanese version of MQB, went home disappointed, or confused. Those who followed prior hints that production engineering plays an essential part in TNGA, with the aim of increasing a plant's output and flexibility, while keeping CAPEX in check, were not surprised. In a full day of presentations, we saw very little hard evidence of modular systems. What we heard, saw, and could touch was living, working, grinding and stamping proof of TPS 2.0, a new-millennium-ready version of Toyota's vaunted production system. [Continue Reading]
Annual warning: Don't read too much into Chinese numbers this time of the year
Statistics for February new car sales in China are dribbling out, and they are bad. They are supposed to be bad. In February, all of China was (I am looking at you, Elon Musk) truly on vacation, most dealerships were closed for weeks, while people enjoyed the Chinese New Year festivities, either at home with their families, at the beaches of Thailand, or on Tokyo's Ginza, buying electric toilet seats. Old China hands are used to discombobulated car sales numbers at this time of the year. Aspiring analysts fall for them every year. [Continue Reading]
The Truth About Japanese Import Quotas: There are none
Sometimes, when I read Detroit's shrill anti-Japanese propaganda these days, only a quick look on the calendar assures me that it's no longer 1941. The degree to which the toxic bombast has poisoned the ADHD-afflicted minds of our youth became evident again yesterday, when the alleged Truth About Cars wrote that "a new quota on U.S. imported cars was struck down as part of trade negotiations with Japan. In exchange, Japan will buy more American rice."
Jalopnik followed Detroit one step further into the deep shit, and wrote: "U.S. automakers are limited to selling just 5,000 cars a year in Japan."
None of this is true. Brains have become collateral damage of Detroit's propaganda war, and that's a charitable assumption. I had to look at the calendar again. To my surprise, yesterday was January 27, 2015. Speaking of ADHD, let's get two things out of the way, quickly, before attention dissipates:
There are no quotas on car imports to Japan. No old ones, no new ones. Japan also won't buy more rice, at least not now. [Continue Reading]
Done. VW crosses 10 million mark in 2014, stays #2 worldwide, #1 in China
Volkswagen achieved its "first goal of Strategy 2018" by crossing the 10 million unit threshold in 2014. On a group level, Volkswagen delivered 10.14 million units, including heavy trucks and buses by group companies MAN and Scania, the company said in a statement today. Volkswagen beat GM again in China, solidifying its leadership in the world's largest car market with 3.68 million units vs. GM's 3.53 million. Worldwide, Volkswagen remains in the #2 slot. [Continue Reading]
Brokerage: Tesla could be sitting on 3,000 unsold cars
The Rule of Scarcity plays a large role in the persuasion process, as any pop psychologist can confirm. Nobody knows that better than master salesman Elon Musk. Waiting times for a Tesla are legend. If you believe the on-line chatter, the Model X is basically sold out for 2015. Is the scarcity for real? John Lovallo, a research analyst at Merrill Lynch, wanted to find out.
In the case of the Model X, Lovallo did not have to dig deep. The way it looks, there won't be a Model X in 2015. As far as the Model S is concerned, Lovallo was told by Tesla that "essentially, in the third quarter, we sold every car that was. Including cars in, like, showrooms, and everything we basically had." But then, Lovallo started going through the books, and he found that "Tesla's finished goods inventory at the end of 3Q appears to tell a different story." [Continue Reading]
Tesla's patent give-away: Worthless junk, or freebie marketing to fill the gigafactory?
Late last week, Tesla surprised the world by giving away all its patents. Social media savvy as he is, Tesla chief Elon Musk adroitly painted it as a good-for-mankind move, and that "the world would all benefit from a common, rapidly-evolving technology platform." A few days later, "open source cars" gets 56,300 hits on Google. Some killjoys think that putting Tesla's patents in the public domain is as altruistic as giving oil lamps to China, freebie marketing to bring the wayward scale to Musk's gigafactories. Some see it as a desperate move, as admission than an EV-only auto company is doomed.


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From exotic-coloured watermelon to a cheerleader's unfortunate accident, we count twelve fake photos that went viral!
12 – Hercules, the Giant Dog,
- Dogs may come in all different shapes and sizes – but so do lies on the internet. If come across a photo of a dog that looks way larger than it should you can usually assume the image has been tampered with.
- Take these photos of the monstrously large Neapolitan mastiff, Hercules, who is supposedly as big as a horse! According to internet rumours this dog is so enormous that the Guinness World Records officially recognised him as the largest dog in the world.
- You can tell this dog is fake because its owners are smiling. If it was real they'd be broke and miserable from having to buy ninety pounds of dog food each day.
11 – Moon Melon,
- Most people would agree that the thought of eating green eggs and ham is pretty gross, but what about blue watermelon? Known as 'moon melon', this expensive delicacy hails from the land of everything weird: Japan!
- Moon melons sell for a whopping 16,000 yen – or roughly $200 – each! Apart from their amazing colour moon melons have another interesting feature: their taste can shift from sour to salty to sweet.
- Sounds interesting, right? There's just one problem: they're completely fake! Yep, this Photoshop trickery was widely shared across Twitter in 2014. Guess you'll just have to settle for Japan's equally weird square watermelons! What the hell's up with those…
10 – Shark Attacks Helicopter,
- Ah, the early 2000s… A time when people would believe anything their eyes showed them. This viral image of a shark attacking a military helicopter is so old school it had to be circulated via email! You can imagine people's anticipation as their dial-up connection slowly loaded the attachment. "No… way… It's a shark attacking… a helicopter!"
- Yep, apparently thousands believed this simple Photoshop composition exercise was National Geographic's photo of the year. Personally I think a tiger doing a backflip would've been more plausible but, y'know, there are some trusting people out there.
- While I have you hear, here's a quick PSA: you know that hyper-realistic Sharnado movie? It's not a documentary.
9 – Rainbow Owl,
- Every so often we see photos of animals sporting exotic colours that are totally unlike the rest of their species. Well, someone on the internet decided to have fun with this phenomenon and created a completely new species of owl known as the Rainbow Owl.
- According to its creator, this rare wonder lives in the forests of China and the United States.
- In reality it lives in your imagination. This completely ridiculous image is just a heavily photoshopped regular barred owl. Sorry, kids. The tooth fairy isn't real.
8 – Computer-Addicted Kids,
- In 2012 the Philippines was hit with terrible flooding that killed almost a hundred people and caused widespread disease.
- Photos of the devastation spread all around the world, but one shocking image went viral. It showed a roomful of kids using computers while waist-deep in water. It was almost like the kids didn't notice the terrible flood water around them… Like it wasn't even there…
- Fortunately several keen internet detectives pointed that the reflections in the water don't match up the way they're supposed to.
7 – Shark Escape,
- Sharks are one of the most terrifying creatures around and the internet is making sure everyone knows it.
- If these photos are to be believed the sharks have begun their uprising. They've clearly had enough of humans swimming in their territory and are bringing the fight to us.
- The story goes that these sharks broke free of their enclosure during a severe flood. They can be seen swimming in circles around the bottom of a Kuwait But actually this photo never happened. It's a photoshopped image of Toronto's Union Station.


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And, given this short a time period, shaving a day or so does not buy much. >> > Since we should recognize that a small number of people might >> > want to change their votes, I'd recommend "when the vote would no >> > longer be in doubt if no more than quorum voters change their >> > current ballots." >> >> What are the use cases for pushing for an early resolution? Have >> we ever been in a situation where a early decision was critical? > No, we haven't. Nor have we been in a situation where the ballot > would have been unambiguously determined before the end of the > voting period. > I'm thinking the advantage here is a [minor] reduction in the > red-tape factor of our decision making. But, you're right it's a > rare event where this would be significant. We seem to be in agreement, then. >> BTW, people did revote on the last day of the DPL elections, and >> the narrowest victory was in single digit votes, ( 4 beats 2: 228 >> 224 = 4 ). A voter would not have known a pariori whether the vote >> was close or not -- and this does add pressure to vote early, since >> your franchise would be worthless unless you got in early. > The outcome isn't unambigous in a situation like that. You can't > assume that the vote is determined ahead of the deadline unless it's > true that if every voter who hasn't voted votes against the current > outcome (and, for my proposal if quorum people change their votes > from favoring the current outcome to opposing it) the outcome > remains unchanged. Quite. Well, I do not have enough data to make a determination if "quorum" is a reasonable estimate of people who are likely to change their vote, and I would much rather not put such a guesstimate into the constitution, unless there were a compelling case for it. 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The second installment in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan series, The Return of Tarzan, starts with the iconic man of the jungle in America, still in shock over the engagement of his true love, Jane Porter, to another man.
Leaving for Europe, Tarzan is soon embroiled in new adventures. He takes part in a duel, becomes a special agent in Algeria, and becomes an adopted member of the Waziri tribe. Eventually, his paths cross again with Jane, who is back in Africa on a tour of its western coast.
Subtly modulating her voice to portray various characters, Shelly Frasier gives a measured, understated performance of this story of a noble "ape man".
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"Not as Good as the Original"
If you really wish to continue the Tarzan story than this book is ok. It is very far fetched with many coincidences which occur so that characters will not drop out of the narrative. It would seem that there are only about 10 people in the world because they just keep happening to bump into each other.
I also did not like the narrator Shelly Frasier as much as James Slattery who narrated the first volume.
"Narrator hard to tolerate"
The book itself is not too bad, but the narrator just about totally ruined it. If I'd known I could return the book at the time, I would have!
"Narrator is the problem"
The second of the Tarzan series is, as was the first, a wonderful story. The problem with this rendition is the narrator. She mispronounces English words, which is bad enough, but her pronunciation of the French is attrocious. Monsieur is pronounced "Miz zur," without fail. Do not fail to listen to this excellent story, but choose the other narrator that Audible offers. Although I have only experienced a third narrator, whose name escapes me, when I listened to Tarzan of the Apes (he was great!), anyone is likely to be better than Shelly.
I really like the first book. This one however went into way too much, unbelievable, detail of his life in France, U.S., and Europe. Though the book got better toward the end - dealing with his adventure in the lost city, (which is the only reason I gave it 2 stars)I hated the ending.
"A Perfect Sequel to the Original. A must read!"
This book picks up right where the first one left off. Tarzan's journeys and his evolution as a man and then de-evolution bring the King of the Apes full circle. I was hooked from the beginning and and my attention was held throughout. This book is very much an adventure romance, and leaves you wanting more.
"Well done classic"
Yes Well read classic Tarzan.
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Bobcats-Magic Preview
The struggling Orlando Magic look to end their six-game losing streak when they challenge the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Through a quarter of the season, the Bobcats have shown signs of being both a good and bad team and currently hold a 10-11 record. Also at the quarter mark of their own season, the Magic haven't been able to win consistently and enter the game with a 6-15 record. Their season hasn't gotten any easier, as they have lost eight of their last 10 games. This game has a start time of 7:00 pm EST and FSN-FL and SportSouth will be providing coverage of the contest.
The Bobcats come into today's game after topping Golden State, 115-111. With 31 points, Kemba Walker was the team's high scorer in the game. Meanwhile, the Magic are coming off a 94-85 loss to the Grizzlies. However, Andrew Nicholson played well, recording his second double-double so far this year with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Second-chance opportunities project to be few and far between for Orlando in this contest. They rank 27th in the NBA in offensive rebounding (OR% of 21.5%), while Charlotte is best in the league on the defensive backboards (DR% of 77.5%).


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A restructured management approach that has put more onus on staff is paying dividends for farm managers Isaac and Michelle Johnstone.
Western-style breakfast is on the rise in China with Fonterra saying rising incomes and a growing middle class in China are fuelling demand for items such as butter, cream and cheese.
To meet demand, Fonterra has boosted the availability of its Anchor Dairy Foods' product range, increasing the number of stores it sells into from 1400 to 1700 in recent months and elevating the presence of its products on e-commerce platforms – a popular way of purchasing food items in China.
It also launched a mobile app campaign inviting users to share their favourite breakfast recipes using various dairy ingredients.
More than 8000 recipes were shared during December and January by shoppers who bought Anchor products. Around 70%of the recipes shared were Western-style dishes such as breakfast paninis and omelettes, while 30% were Chinese-inspired dishes such as sweet potato cream soup, toast rolls with peanuts, and cheese and egg breakfast cups.
"Breakfast as we know it is changing in China," said Chester Cao, Vice President of Brands for Greater China. "As incomes rise and the middle class grows, we are seeing greater demand for Western-style breakfast items such as butter, cheese and cream.
"Fonterra has supplied these products to the foodservice industry here for many years, but now we are focusing more closely on shoppers, encouraging them to see dairy products as a healthy, protein-packed start to their day."
To promote dairy as essential, everyday breakfast food, Fonterra's campaign also involved a number of chef demonstrations, including one by Michelin star holder Steven Liu who staged a cooking event in Shanghai in December.
The campaign also included digital advertising and activation with China-based food delivery app Eleme, which generated 89 million impressions among app users.
"It's great to see a high level of engagement with our campaign and with our products," said Christina Zhu, president for Fonterra Greater China. "It reaffirms that there is a growing appetite in China for more high quality dairy ingredients."
Data from China Customs shows that imports for butter, cream and cheese all rose significantly in the first eleven months of 2016 compared with the year prior, with cream up 57%, cheese up 31% and butter up 21%.
"This increase in demand is significant," says Zhu. "It's driven by factors such as urbanisation, rising incomes and a greater desire for more premium items. We're committed to meeting this demand with the right products in the right places."
National Foods will sell its cheese processing plants in South Australia and close its two Victorian plants within three years. The moves were announced as part of a $132 million investment in Tasmania, aimed at rationalising the company's cheese making business.
NEW ZEALAND dairy farmers will be forced to make more hard decisions in the season ahead, as the country's processors slash their forecast farm gate milk prices to well below the cost of production.
International demand and expansion in local processing facilities has fuelled renewed competition between Australian processors for southern milk supply.
SOME 2200 megalitres of water might seem only a drop in the ocean for flood weary farmers in northern and eastern Australia but in the drought-stricken west every bit of a new allocation will be precious.
VOTERS have welcomed changes to the Dairy Levy Poll Process Review with the vast majority voting in favour of the new approach.
Unfortunately, many families can't broach the topic of succession planning at the kitchen table, so it was refreshing to hear WA farmer Peter Evans discussing his family's approach in front of 200 people.
THE QUEENSLAND dairy industry is starting 2011 in chaos, swamped by New Year floods engulfing the State.The big wet which drenched Central Queensland in December moved to the southeast corner of the State with devastating impact in the second week of January.
PRIME MINISTER Julia Gillard is deliberately misleading Australians by claiming she wants to keep the Murray-Darling reform process on time, according to Coalition Murray-Darling Basin spokesman Senator Simon Birmingham.
MURRAY GOULBURN has taken up all of its rights in takeover target Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory's (WCBF) $48 million entitlement offer.
FONTERRA'S FORAY into the burgeoning Indian dairy market is a sign of things to come.
THE HEAD of one of the world's largest dairy cooperative wants the industry to do more to promote the goodness of dairy.
MURRAY GOULBURN has increased its prices by 35c/kg for protein and 14c/kg for butterfat – or $5.25/kg for milksolids – backdated to July 1.
ALTHOUGH AREAS of northern Victoria may remain under water for months, the amount of damage wreaked by the state's floods is slowly being assessed.
FLOODING ACROSS the country will have a severe impact on hay and silage availability this year.
THE RAPID growth of supermarket house brand milk during the past decade is stripping as much as $407 million annually from higher-priced processor branded milk.
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Executive director of the Global Dairy Platform, Donald Moore, recently told an Australian audience that the biggest future threat to the world dairy industry could be synthetic milk.
TWO New Zealand companies Lewis Road Creamery and Whittakers have teamed up to deliver what must be every dairy lover's dream: chocolate butter.


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Lancaster was the obvious choice when undertaking my PhD, a highly ranked institution nationally and internationally and with staff who are experts in their fields. Having completed a Masters degree at Lancaster I was already familiar with the collegiate and friendly atmosphere within the department and was eager to become a part of that as I progressed towards my doctorate.
During my studies this belief was reinforced, and as well as being welcomed and included by staff both engaged in my fields of study and not, I was presented with a number of opportunities as well as guidance which undoubtedly has ensured my success in achieving a career in academia.
The environment at Lancaster both inside and outside of the Law School was engaging and enjoyable throughout my studies. Opportunities both social and academic were constantly available within the department itself and elsewhere in the University. As a result as well as achieving a doctorate and working with expert supervisors and colleagues I undoubtedly made lifelong friends.
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On the heels of the Texas court's ruling earlier this week, and with more than a month of experience with the NLRB's new election rule behind us, I thought it would be interesting to find out what the data actually shows is happening under the new rule. So, yesterday I turned to Susan Connelly of PTI Labor Research (PTI) to get her insights on that question. Susan, as the Executive Director of PTI, collects and analyzes petition and election data from the NLRB on a daily basis. Susan told me that PTI's databases contain 25 years of NLRB case filings. Thus, the data is a helpful source to identify trends. Here is what Susan had to say:
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Fans enter Super Bowl stadium as we count down to kickoff
HOUSTON (WTXF/AP) - Fans started entering NRG Stadium four hours before the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.
The Patriots are going for their fifth Super Bowl in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era. A win would give Brady the most Super Bowls in league history, breaking a tie with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw.
The Patriots have overcome Brady's four-game "Deflategate" suspension, star tight end Rob Gronkowski's season-ending back surgery and the loss of two defensive stalwarts, Chandler Jones and Jamie Collins.
The Falcons, making their second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, are going for their first title led by league MVP Matt Ryan and wide receiver Julio Jones.
Country star Luke Bryan will do the national anthem and Lady Gaga will perform the halftime show.
New England will enter the game as a 3-point favorite.
Did you plan to go?
FOX Houston station KRIV reports, "The least expensive tickets available for Super Bowl LI as of game day morning are $2,619 in the Upper Corner section. Super Bowl LI tickets have sold in the range of $1,500 to $15,432. Last year at this time, Super Bowl 50 ticket price range was between $1,040 and $27,983."


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Economy Commentary
It's Time to Stop Net Neutrality Madness
One year ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose massive new "net neutrality" regulations on Internet providers. The decision was made after one of… Read More
Economy Commentary
One year ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose massive new "net neutrality" regulations on Internet providers. The decision was made after one of… Read More
Wireless data caps, the annoying limits on how much data you can use from your phone, have been a fact of mobile life for several… Read More
Television has come a long way since it was dubbed a "vast wasteland" more than a half-century ago. Once limited to a meager handful of… Read More
President Obama is nothing if not predictable. Required by law to release plans for new regulations twice a year, the administration has consistently done so… Read More
For most businesses, losing over $5 billion would be a shock. Share prices would plummet, and management would fear for their jobs. But over at… Read More
A proposal offered by Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, to increase the debt limit includes, among other reforms, two overlapping freezes on the writing of new… Read More
Are inmates in state and federal prisons charged too much to make a phone call? The Federal Communications Commission thinks they are. On Oct. 22,… Read More
This week, the Obama administration released its long-awaited report on broadband adoption, produced by a presidential "Broadband Opportunity Council" representing 26 federal agencies. Among other… Read More
As Americans set out to the beach this summer with their favorite novels in hand, federal officials are being asked to sue the nation's largest… Read More
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, recently introduced legislation to allow state tax collectors to require out-of-state retailers to collect taxes for them, even if the retailer… Read More


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Darkstar® Kush is one of the most powerful strains in the T.H.Seeds® fleet, famous for its legendary knock out power. This mega Indica not only grows ridiculously dense buds, but the potency is out of this world. Darkstar® Kush is a great plant for those seeking pain relief, appetite enhancement and other wordly activities. Darkstar® Kush is a dream to grow with its high calyx to leave ratio, making it a breeze to manicure. Beautiful dark green Indica structure with lots of side branches. Small internodes and very mold resistant. You can grow Darkstar® Kush in all conditions like soil, coco, hydro and all techniques can be used like sea of green, scrog and topping. She's going to produce large yields and in the middle of flowering, if your room has the right conditions, will turn nice and purple. Around the finish she will turn darker and darker, a real Darkstar®! This is going to be your new favourite Indica!
With two proven parents this combo of Cali super plants just gets better. The O.G. Kush™ we used in this cross has a following of biblical proportions; the S.A.G.E.®, on the other hand, delivers the essential Sativa influence to lift up the sometimes overwhelming Kush effect. With a longer flowering than the O.G. you can expect bigger yields and more elegantly shaped plants. The sandalwood flavor of S.A.G.E.® and the crystal clear high add an extra boost to the almost addictive buzz of the O.G. Kush™.
Cannabis has come of age. Medicinal uses are at an all time high and everyday new information is reaching the surface. T.H.Seeds® is devoted to bringing the best possible Cannabis medicine to patients world-wide by giving them a chance to produce their own in controlled environments.
T.H.Seeds® was established in 1993 when it opened the doors of the C.I.A. Head Quarters (Cannabis in Amsterdam): a Cannabis information centre, world renowned seed shop, the first hemp store in Europe and, according to Robert C. Clarke (author: Marijuana Botany, HASHISH!), "The epicenter of the Cannabis universe." T.H.Seeds® brought Holland (and the rest of the World) the original Bubblegum seeds and the rest is history. With an eye for flavor and strength T.H.Seeds® gained a large following of devoted growers and smokers who to this day continue to enjoy the many flavors such as S.A.G.E.®, MK-Ultra ®Kush, Bubblegum, Heavy Duty Fruity, Kushage®, Burmese Kush®, Sage®'n Sour, Darkstar® Kush and more recently the MOB®, Chicle and CBD line. T.H.Seeds® continues its 23-year search for the best genetics in the world, focusing on quality and always keeping the grower in mind. The varieties offered in this catalogue have been stabilized and tested thoroughly to ensure that you get the best possible chance to experience the best nature has to offer. T.H.Seeds® sticks to a simple philosophy: "To protect genetics and serve mankind."


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When Betsy DeVos was nominated for the position of Secretary of Education, she faced a barrage of criticism about her policies of school choice and school vouchers. Her critics, largely coming from political opponents charged that she would want to destroy our present educational system and that she was a danger to our society.
Of course, that would be a disaster for anyone to try, as DeVos is a very concerned citizen regarding the state of our affairs concerning education. She has been a strong advocate of finding ways to serve better the inner city students as well as students in rural areas where funding is usually not as great as suburban schools.
Betsy DeVos operates with the same assumption that consumers do whenever they purchase any product. Rather than more choice resulting in the current public school model becoming destroyed, it should provide wider choices for parents and students regarding their education.
Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/01/dick_and_betsy_devos_lift_the.html
When Uber and Lyft came out, offering ridesharing, the taxi companies had a fit, stating that it was unfair, but not mentioning that the Taxi companies have a monopoly in the larger cities where no new companies can ever start another taxi company. The same is true for the school districts.
DeVos asks the question to the point of why is it mandatory that students receive their education where quality is determined by the zip code in which they live? Would it not make more sense to give a quality education to students no matter where they live?
The technology that is available should be able to be applied to the problem. Most students already know how to operate a smartphone or a tablet, and there may not be a better device to use for delivering education than those types of products.
We are still using methods of educating our children that are the same as they were 400 years ago. The students are forced to come to a location and endure 4 or 5 30 minute lectures about subjects that are unconnected and have little or no meaning to the students. Why not rethink how students receive information and deliver it in the most meaningful way?
No one mandates that people take a Uber ride to the store, as there are many choices and people can usually decide for themselves how to handle most of their opportunities. DeVos has been very proactive in helping to set up and see first hand how school choice systems work.
She was very involved in the Detroit publically funded Charter School project that showed very promising results. Reading scores were way up, and so were graduation rates. This project took place over just a few years, but there was positive measured progress. This same idea is transferable and should be investigated more thoroughly. Visit dbdvfoundation.org to know more about their foundation.


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Hornschemeier covers Strange Tales 2 with help from Kate Beaton
How much do you love Marvel's Strange Tales anthology? The mixing of independent talent with these mainstream comic icons is truly something to behold, and it looks like Marvel is continuing that with the recently leaked cover to the second volume's collected edition.
Cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier recently released the cover he designed for Strange Tales II (as you can see on the right) , which features Hornschemeier's design sensibilities with the art of Kate Beaton. Hornschemeier calls Beaton "one of the best, most pitch-perfect cartoonists working today," and said he knew she wanted her work on the cover even before he started going through the book's contents.
Make with the clicky to Hornschemeier's blog to see the cover at a larger size as well as the back cover and more thoughts on the whole project.
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To view Show Schedules for the 2017 New Forest and Hampshire County Show please click on the relevant sections below.
You will be able to find entry forms and enter online for sections where it is possible to do so.
Both amateurs and professionals are invited to enter exhibits into the Art Pavilion.find out more
The Wrought Ironwork Schedule is now available to download. Entries close on 13th July.find out more
Entries for all Flower Arranging classes close on Monday 26th June 2017.find out more
Classes in this year's competition range from cakes, wax moulds and scones as well as a class specifically for children.find out more
Download the equine schedule to view the range of horse classes to enter including 38 HOYS qualifier classes.find out more
Cattle and Sheep exhibitors are invited to enter their livestock into the 2017 Show.find out more
The 2016 theme for the WI Tent this year is 'Once upon a Time' take a look at the 12 classes open to entries.find out more
Take a look at the 21 different classes available to enter for the 2016 Show.find out more


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Ekta Kapoor, famed Bollywood filmmaker , has lashed out at veteran Tamil actor Vinu Chakravarthy's statement that script of any film on the late 'Silk' Smitha would invariably have to seek his approval and consent as it was he who 'created' the myth called 'Silk' Smitha, by introducing her in the Tamil film 'Vandichakkaram' more than three decades back.(Click here for More)
'Silk' Smitha went on to become one of the most celebrated 'item' girls in the country as she acquired almost a 'magnetic' image which drew many actors, producers and directors as she continued to sizzle throughout the eighties and till the mid-nineties.
Recently , Ekta announced the launch of the film 'The Dirty Picture', a film based on the late 'Silk' Smitha's life. The film would also explore the reasons which abetted Smitha's suicide, it was said. Bollywood's Kerala-born Vidya Balan, not known for many glamourous roles, would be playing Smitha's role. Vinu had also criticized the choice of Vidya Balan, whom he described as having a 'sad face' and had said that either Deepika Padukone or Aishwarya Rai would have been a better choice.
Getting back at Vinu, Ekta dismissed Vinu's claims of being Smitha's 'godfather' and said he wasn't not even a 'blood relative' of the late actress and that there wasn't any need for her to either take his approval or discuss with him about the making of the film. "Your services, free or otherwise, aren't needed at all," says Ektaa and adds that she was ready to face him in Court if need be.


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Baked Chicken Patties
- 4 cups water
- 4 teaspoons McKay's Chicken Style Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon soy margarine
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup cold water
- ½ cup Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream
Chicken Patties:
- 1 cup water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups onions, slivered
- 1 cup red peppers, slivered
- 2 9.5-ounce packages MorningStar Farms® Grillers® Chik'n Veggie Patties
- ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
- In a medium-sized kettle on high heat bring the water, McKay's Chicken Style Seasoning, sea salt, onion powder, and soy margarine to a boil.
- In a small container, mix the cornstarch with the cold water together until it is well blended.
- Slowly pour the slurry into the kettle, stirring rapidly. When thickened, remove from heat and stir in the Better Than Sour Cream. Set aside.
Add the water and salt to a medium-sized skillet. Add onions and red peppers and sauté over medium heat until all the water is gone.
- Spray a separate large skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium high.
- Bread the MorningStar Farms® Grillers® Chik'n Veggie Patties with the seasoned bread crumbs, place in the hot skillet, and cook on both sides.
- Pour some of the gravy into the bottom of baking dish. Add patties, sauteed vegetables and remaining gravy. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until hot.


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This notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an application for permanent alien labor certification for the relevant job opportunity. This Notice of Filing will be posted for 10 consecutive business days, ending between 30 and 180 days before filing the permanent labor certification application. This notice is provided in compliance with 20 CFR 656.10(d). Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer of the U.S Department of Labor holding jurisdiction over the location of the proposed employment. Contact information for this office is below:
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E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: (404) 893-0101
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(1) Posting a clearly visible and unobstructed notice, for at least ten (10) consecutive business days, in conspicuous location(s) in the workplace, where the employer's U.S. workers can readily read the posted notice, including but not limited to locations in the immediate vicinity of the wage and hour notices.
(2) Publishing the notice in any and all in-house media, whether electronic or printed, in accordance with the normal procedures used for the recruitment of similar positions in the employer's organization.
DATE POSTED: February 7th, 2017
215 32nd Ave SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
Position: Agricultural Engineer
Position Duties
The Agricultural Engineer serves as technical lead for the production team that is responsible for all greenhouse operations. The role involves substantial work implementing, calibrating, overseeing, and maintaining a variety of complex agricultural engineering systems, including the Priva Integro 730 greenhouse control system. Utilize knowledge of greenhouse climate control systems to optimize growing conditions and ensure crop quality. Oversee all technical aspects of climate regulation. Regularly maintain and calibrate equipment to control temperature, light intensity, humidity, and CO2 concentration. Leverage expert knowledge of the complex biological processes occurring in the greenhouse throughout the year to understand how these processes affect crop pest control efforts. Oversee and implement the Integrated Pest Management program in all Bushel Boy ranges to mitigate spoilage of tomato crops, including the development of a spraying program and biological applications. Ensure company compliance with all applicable government regulations in the application of sound IPM practices. Oversee greenhouse labor planning, including determining crop quality norms and quality controls and developing and implementing training for greenhouse workers. Maintain and calibrate irrigation equipment and related machinery. Conduct weekly crop recording and maintain and review cultural information for crops, assess reports against desired outcomes, and plan and implement programs to ensure on-track production. Develop crop rotation and sowing schedules. Utilize a variety of tools and technologies, including: Priva Integro 730 system, irrigation equipment, EC meters, and pH meters. Job titles of subordinates include: Integrated Pest Management Crew Leader (1); Pack House Manager (1); Crew Leaders (5); Integration Pest Management Bio-Scouts (4); Greenhouse Crop Workers (60).
Position Requirements
The position requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Agricultural Business, or closely-related field of study, and at least 5 years of post-Bachelor's degree agricultural production experience managing greenhouse climates, preventing pest and disease damage to crops, monitoring EC and pH levels of water, and operating Priva and/or Hoogendoorn crop management systems. All experience may be gained concurrently.
Rate of Pay
$91,624.00+ per Year
The employer will pay or exceed the prevailing wage, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Location of Employment
215 32nd Ave SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send cover letter + resume to:
Keith Kersten
Bushel Boy Farms, LLP
Owatonna, MN 55060
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Auto sales in Spain increased 14.8% in July, thanks to the government's subsidies for new vehicle purchases.
According to car manufacturers' association Anfac auto sales in Spain last month reached 75,024 units, up 14.8%, as the subsidy scheme implemented by the government was extended in July. This move is expected to lead to sales of more than 700,000 units by the end of this year.
Analysts predict that the improvement in the second quarter from a drop of 0.5% in the first quarter is only temporary as it was based only on seasonal gains in tourism. According to National Statistics Institute, retail sales dropped 5.1% in June.
"It's no secret that domestic demand remains very weak because spending is massively impaired by unemployment and austerity," Gilles Moec, analyst at Deutsche Bank, said. "Whenever the economy starts breathing, you'll have additional pressure to start cutting the deficit, so we get in to additional austerity and spending will fall. It's going to be a choppy ride."
Spain saw its auto sales falling 2.6% in May, after an increase of 10.8% in April. Although the government's subsidy scheme has improved sales to individuals, it did not offset the loss in fleet sales to companies. Renault fell 46% and VW 17.3%.
Source: Reuters


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