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- 88 years old
- Date of birth: Sep 30, 1921
- Date of passing: Jul 18, 2010
|Let the memory of Catharine be with us forever
"Kit was a shining light in the Ukulele Club and the Hawaiian Serenaders Group, here at Laguna Woods Village. We enjoyed her
cheerfulness and her teaching and ukulele playing skills.
Craig Charlton
July 24, 2014"
"I think about Kit from time to time...What a great friend she was...A wonderful person...My getting to know her was through our Uke Group in Laguna Woods Village. She loved Hawaiian music especially, I would say, and she often did hula dances as group strummed their ukeleles!"
"Kit Anderson was one of the finest women I have ever met. I admired her cheerful personality and her unending desire to learn. She was a good and dear friend and I am so glad that I got to know her."
"Kit Anderson was one of the most delightful people I have ever met. She was full of life and energy and was an inspiration to me.Even though I had not seen Kit in several years, she always kept in touch at Christmas and recorded the many activities in which she was involved. She was a treasure."
"Thank you Kit. You were a light in my life though I knew you such a short time. We shared a passion for the music and history of the South Pacific that made our ukulele sessions so alive. I miss you."
"Kit and I first met via email while doing research on our Williamson genealogy. It wasn't long after that we met in person and shared some stories. She was a wonderful lady."
"From Phyllis Feemster: Although I only had the pleasure of being with Kit a few times, I found her very friendly - one who puts one at ease immediately. She was very talented, creative, and artistic."
"Kit and my wife, Karen, had a long close relationship. Hawaiian music and dance brought Kit to our house every week for Hawaiian dancing. Kit was a sweet lady but also very determined."
"A very special lady who brought happiness to many people.Our best wishes to your family at this sad time from Herbie and Suann Dayal(nee Pascall) London UK"
"From Craig and Carol Charlton: Kit worked faithfully for many years as the Uke Club Librarian, printing song books for members.
I will greatly miss her cheerfulness, fine character, and friendship."
"From Craig and Carol Charlton: My association with Kit was in the Laguna Woods Village Ukulele Club. She was always pleasant and helpful in giving lessons to fledgling ukulele students in her home."
"She was a very good person and a true lady. You could sense goodness in her at the first glance. I hope her energy lives on in the nature she loved."
"My husband and I had the unique pleasure of spending time with Kit and her family for the past few years. She was a remarkable lady whom I admired and respected in so many ways. I will miss her."
"Jean and Lawrence Lamoon lit a candle on 28th July 2010
A kind and loving lady who gave much joy to Eric in their time together. Fondest memories of Kit who holds a special place in our hearts."
"Kit was a lovely person who was always helping others. She always seemed very calm and poised. Our Uke Club and Hawaiian Serenaders just aren't the same without her."
"I haven't been around much in the last two years. But I do remember what a spark Kit added to the club. It will be an honor to play at her "Celebration of Life".
Carolyn Rorman"
"Kit was such a great friend. She and Barbara and I went on a Ukulele cruise and she was a gas. My husband and I took walks with her and had trouble keeping up! I'll miss you, Kit."
""We are really going to miss seeing Kit in Laguna Woods Village. She was a part of so many activities here...I am grateful to the Lord for her many years with us...Kit was a wonderful friend!"
"Wonderful to keep on learning about a favourite American cousin. I loved her lively mind and concern for family history."
"Everyone who met Mom was struck by her sweetness, her love of people, her embrace of those from different backgrounds and cultures, and her many hobbies and interests. Ave atque vale, Mom. I miss you."
"Here's our favourite family hymn When the Mists Have Rolled Away. Not a soulful performance, sorry!
"Here's Iz Kamakawiwo'ole Over the Rainbow --
"Here's Jake Shimabukuro Ukulele Weeps --
"Here's slack key guitar "Kalena Kai" --
"Re music:
I decided not to use the site's available background music for now. I'll provide links to some appropriate music in other candles."
"I hope others will add remembrances and photos of Kit, who brought so much joy and love of life to us all. She was a beautiful person and a wonderful mother. I miss her very much."
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Devin Hester Sketch – Superbowl BluesBy
February 2007, Chicago fan's flew flags, and prepared for a long anticpated Superbowl. Party preparations, excitement was in the air like the blizzard of 1967 &1979.
The city stopped during those snow storms. Last year, Bears Fan's stopped at any chance they could to discuss the upcoming game, all over the city, Monster's of the Midway. The Art Institute Lion's doned the Chicago Bears Helmet's.
92 yards for a touchdown at Superbowl XLI, we sat with racing hearts and sweaty palms, with anticipation of a Superbowl celebration. Well, we all know how it ended, and as the Superbowl weekend kicks into gear, I decided to draw a tribute to a player that has held his own, and held the ball for:
- Most touchdown returns in a season – (6) (2006, 2007)
- Most touchdowns kick and punt returns in a season – (6) (2007)
- Most touchdown returns as a rookie (6) – (2006)
- Most touchdown returns in one game (2)** – Against St. Louis on 12/11/2006 and Denver Broncos on 11/25/07
As the weekend get's underway, this sketch, done with a General's Woodless Graphite HB, merging three of Devin's famous poses into one 18 x 18 sketch, it will be a Bear's Superbowl at heart!
Stay tuned for the finish product!.
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[…] promised at the beginning of this drawing, I release my Super Bowl Day Drawing of Devin […]
OMG….Susie, this is a great scetch! I am HUGE life long Bears fan…..This is sooooooooooo cool! 🙂
Susie…this is GREAT! You are so talented..
I think it should be hanging in the Hall of Fame:)
Datz Nice. Even though I'm a Buccaneers fan, your sketches of Mike Ditka and Devin Hester is straight gutta(nice).

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World Politics, part 2
Stephan Stetter, Oliver P. Richmond. World Society and the Middle East: Reconstructions in Regional Politics (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies)Publisher:
This book ffers a novel cross-disciplinary theoretical perspective on conflict and conflict transformation in world society, and integrates the study of conflicts in the Middle East region into a modern systems theoretical framework.
John D. Rigazio. National Politics Is Everybody's BusinessPublisher:
National Politics Is Everybody's Business is a compilation of newspaper columns and letters written by John D. Rigazio, a former businessman from Barrington, NH, who ran for President of the United States in 2004. It gives his insight on many problems facing the United States today, and offers solutions as well. In his book, Rigazio questions the terminology used in America today regarding the class system, stating there are no "middle class" Americans. He also deals with the situation in Iran, our trade with China, the yearly deficits of $500 billion which we pay for our national debt, how the WTO (World Trade Organization) is not in the best interest of America, how to reform the welfare system in America, and why we must repeal the 2005 bankruptcy law.
Michael Crocker. Sharing the Ocean: Stories of Science, Politics, and Ownership from America's Oldest IndustryPublisher:
Most popular and scholarly investigations of the New England groundfish management crisis have not produced very complex stories. Environmentalists and scientists are typically portrayed as the protagonists in a relentless struggle against antagonistic fishermen to prevent overexploitation. Instead, this book explores how an ideology shared by officials at the National Marine Fisheries Service and mainstream environmentalists has paradoxically sustained the ecological crisis and led to an unjust distribution of access to the fishery. A major goal of the book is to demonstrate how deeply the fisheries crisis and, indeed, most natural resource dilemmas are influenced by competing social values. Intended for a general audience, this book explores the ecological sustainability of complex biological systems such as marine fisheries, as well as the economic benefits if such resources are shared equitably. Using a collaborative change approach, the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance has...
Omar G. Encarnacion. Spanish Politics: Democracy after DictatorshipPublisher:
Since the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1977 Spain has emerged as one of the worlds most successful new democracies. But what accounts for the remarkable process of democratization in Spain, a country infamous for its long history of civil wars, military coups and ethnic conflicts? In this book, Omar Encarnacion shows how a post-transition settlement, anchored on intra-party consensus and collaboration, made possible Spain's smooth transition from authoritarian to democratic rule, a string of stable governments from the Center, Left and Right, a modern and competitive economy, and a new national multi-cultural identity. Each chapter in the book is devoted to a different aspect of the post-transition settlement, from its origins in the political traumas of Spanish history, to its implications for the evolution of the party system, the state, civil society and the economy, and finally, the consequences of its deterioration under the socialist administration of Jose...
Martin Myant: T. Reinventing Poland: Economic and Political Transformation and Evolving National Identity (Basees/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies)Publisher:
The end of communism and accession to the European Union have had a huge impact on Poland. This book provides an overall assessment of the post-1989 transformation in Poland. It focuses in particular on four key themes: economic transformation and its outcomes; the heritage of the past and national identity; regional development in Poland including the implications of EU accession for regional development; and political developments both before and after EU accession. In addition the book shows how changes in all these areas are related, and emphasises the overall common themes. The book is in memory of George Blazyca, of the University of Paisley, whose work on the political economy of transition in Poland is highly regarded, and who did a great deal to support the work of Polish academic colleagues and to promote the work of young scholars.
Susan Baker: Ka. In Pursuit of Sustainable Development: New Governance Practices at the Sub-National Level in Europe (Routledge/Ecpr Studies in European Political Science)Publisher:
The book explores how implementation strategies engage sub-national, regional and local actors in the promotion of sustainable development. Following the obligations incurred at the Rio Earth Summit and the related UNCED process, European states began to produce sustainable development strategies in the 1990s. Implementation efforts are increasingly using 'new' governance arrangements, including:use of public/private partnershipsnew policy toolspolicy transfer and benchmarkingpolicy networks and involvement of stakeholder groups and institutional capacity enhancement. The editors, whom are leading experts on the subject, explore the nature, extent and characteristics of the new governance arrangements that have been put in place to implement sustainable development strategies and initiatives at the sub-national levels. They also examine the approaches that sub-national governments adopted towards the mobilization of 'stakeholders' in these initiatives and what type of...
Erik Jones. Economic Adjustment and Political Transformation in Small StatesPublisher:
The smaller countries of Western Europe have a reputation for being more successful than their larger neighbors. They are wealthier per capita, they are more stable politically, and they are more flexible economically. The secret to this success lies in their consensual style of politics and their corporatist style of decision-making. Unfortunately, however, that may be about to change. A political transformation underway in small states is undermining the politics of consensus and breakdown the effectiveness of corporatist institutions. Small countries are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the vicissitudes of world markets as a result. Belgium and the Netherlands offer clear examples of the problem at hand. The political societies of both countries were tightly organized to avoid conflict and to promote consensus. Over time, however, this tight organization has broken down, politicians have opted for conflict over consensus, and elections have become more volatile as a result. In...
Edwin Amenta. When Movements Matter: The Townsend Plan and the Rise of Social Security (Princeton Studies in American Politics)Publisher:
When Movements Matter accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. The book tells the overlooked story of the Townsend Plan--a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty.Both the Townsend Plan, which organized two million older Americans into Townsend clubs, and the wider pension movement failed to win the generous and universal senior citizens' pensions their advocates demanded. But the movement provided the political impetus behind old-age policy in its formative years and pushed America down the track of creating an old-age welfare state.Drawing on a wealth of primary evidence, historical detail, and arresting images, Edwin Amenta traces the ups and downs of the Townsend Plan and its elderly leader Dr. Francis E. Townsend in the struggle to remake old age. In the process, Amenta advances a new theory of when social...
Pierre-Yves Gomez, Harry Korine. Entrepreneurs and Democracy: A Political Theory of Corporate Governance (Business Value Creation and Society)Publisher:
What legitimizes power within a corporation? This question is of concern to the millions of citizens whose lives depend upon the fate of business corporations. Entrepreneurs and Democracy explores the opposing tensions of entrepreneurial force and social fragmentation that form the basis of legitimate corporate governance in modern societies.
Margarita Estevez-Abe. Welfare and Capitalism in Postwar Japan: Party, Bureaucracy, and Business (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)Publisher:
Estevez-Abe traces Japan's highly egalitarian form of capitalism to the electoral strategies of its politicians. She analyzes how the current electoral system renders obsolete the old form of welfare capitalism creating a more market-driven society with less equality.
Angela Vergara. Copper Workers, International Business, and Domestic Politics in Cold War ChilePublisher:
In this book, Angela Vergara tells the story of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of workers in copper mines owned by Anaconda, a major multinational corporation. Relying on archival sources, newspapers, and oral histories, she recounts he workersi economic, political, and social struggles over the forty-five-year period when the Cold War dominated politics.The labor movement, Vergara argues, was a progressive force instrumental in the introduction of national reforms and the radicalizaton of politics. In Chile its role is critical to understanding the expansion of the welfare state in the 1950s, the introduction of social reforms in the 1960s, and the Chilean road to socialism in the early 1970s. The book reveals the historical origin o the implementation of neoliberal policies, the erosion of labor rights, and the emergence of the so-called Chilean economic model championed by the iChicago boys.i Many of the changes undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s, the book...
Brink Lindsey. The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and CulturePublisher:
Until the 1950s, the struggle to feed, clothe, and employ the nation drove most of American political life. From slavery to the New Deal, political parties organized around economic interests and engaged in fervent debate over the best allocation of agonzingly scarce resources. But with the explosion of the nation's economy in the years after World War II, a new set of needs began to emerge—a search for meaning and self-expression on one side, and a quest for stability and a return to traditional values n the other. In The Age of Abundance, Brink Lindsey offers a bold reinterpretation of the latter half of the twentieth century. In this sweeping history of postwar America, the tumult of racial and gender politics, the rise of the counterculture, and th conservative revolution of the 1980s and 1990s are portrayed in an entirely new light. Readers will learn how and why the contemporary ideologies of left and right emerged in response to the novel challenges of mass prosperity. The...
Michele Morrone. Poisons on Our Plates: The Real Food Safety Problem in the United States (Politics and the Environment)Publisher:
The safety of our food supply is an environmental health issue that affects every American citizen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 76 million people in the United States suffer from foodborne illnesses every year. Microbiological contamination--bacteria, viruses, and parasites--is the leading cause of foodborne illness. Morrone faults the media for focusing the anxieties of the American public on such issues as irradiated food, genetically modified foods, and mad cow disease, while ignoring the microbial foodborne pathogens that are running amok in our food supply--except when point-source outbreaks of E. coli in spinach and green onions or salmonella in peanut butter sicken thousands of people at once. Many readers will be alarmed to learn from Poisons on Our Plates that there is no federal environmental health policy or agency that controls the bacteria and viruses in our food supply. The FDA Food Code and various voluntary systems overseen by...
France on The World Stage: Nation-State Strategies in the Global Era (French Politics, Society and Culture)Publisher:
This book examines the ways in which France's relations with the international community have evolved in a period of accelerating globalization. It considers the role of the nation state, and its capacity for political initiative, examining French strategies to reinforce French influence on the world stage. It questions whether an intermediary country like France can continue to "punch above its weight," and analyzes the sources of international leadership, cultural innovation and partnership-building in a world increasingly dominated by one superpower.
Howard G. Wilshire, Jane E. Nielson, Richard W. Hazlett. The American West at Risk: Science, Myths, and Politics of Land Abuse and RecoveryPublisher:
The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges in the 11 contiguous arid western United States - America's legendary, even mythical, frontier. When discovered by European explorers and later settlers, the west boasted rich soils, bountiful fisheries, immense, dense forests, sparkling streams, untapped ore deposits, and oil bonanzas. It now faces depletion of many of these resources, and potentially serious threats to its few "renewable" resources. The importance of this story is that preserving lands has a central role for protecting air and water quality, and water supplies--and all support a healthy living environment. The idea that all life on earth is connected in a great chain of being, and that all life is connected to the physical earth in many obvious and subtle ways, is not some new-age fad, it is scientifically demonstrable. An understanding of earth processes, and the significance of their biological connections, is critical in...
Edited by Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young. National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World CupPublisher:State University of New York Press
"National Identity and Global Sports Events" looks at the significance of international sporting events and why they generate enormous audiences worldwide. Focusing on the Olympic Games and the men's football (soccer) World Cup, the contributors examine the political, cultural, economic, and ideological influences that frame these events. Selected case studies include the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin, the 1934 World Cup Finals in Italy, the unique case of the 1972 Munich Games, the transformative 1984 Games in Los Angeles, and the 2002 Asian World Cup Finals, among others. The case studies show how the Olympics and the World Cup Finals provide a basis for the articulation of entrenched and dominant political ideologies, encourage persisting senses of national identity, and act as barometers for the changing ideological climate of the modern and increasingly globalized contemporary world. Through rigorous scholarly analyses, the book's contributors help to illuminate the increasing...
Performing Religion in the Americas: Media, Politics, and Devotional Practices of the 21st CenturyPublisher:Seagull Books
Religious practice and belief remain astoundingly diverse across North and South America. At a time when globalization is taken to mean the ever greater homogenization of cultures, Performing Religion in the Americas reveals how individual cultures are more resilient than ever and that religion is a particularly rich area of diversity. Religion is an especially rich arena for the analysis of political and cultural performance because the complexity of devotional practice and the intensity of faith can permeate all other parts of social life. The performance of religion highlights how communities and individuals in the Americas define themselves as both similar to and different from others. Presenting detailed ethnographies from Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Canada, and the United States and drawing on a wide range of approaches - from Theater, Comparative Literature, Sociology, Anthropology, History, English, and Performance Studies - Performing Religion in the Americas reveals...
Charlene Floyd. Christian Voices: Journeys through Faith and Politics in Contemporary American ProtestantismPublisher:Praeger Publishers
Today, religion plays a significant role in the political positions people take on a number of important issues: stem cell research, abortion, right to life, gay marriage, etc. But how do people of the same faith come to radically different conclusions and positions on these issues? How has the right convinced a majority of evangelical Christians that there is a Biblical mandate to oppose abortion, stem cell research and gay marriage? Or, why do progressive Christians believe they are called to be "the voice of the voiceless," to advocate for the poor and to challenge aggressive foreign policy? This book gives voice to politically active Protestant Christians with an eye toward understanding how people who share the same scriptures, hymns, prayers, and creeds arrive at and embrace radically different political perspectives. Floyd explores the notion of agenda-setting within Christian communities (left and right) and provides an in-depth look at the lives of a small but diverse number...
Michael Leo Owens. God and Government in the Ghetto: The Politics of Church-State Collaboration in Black AmericaPublisher:University of Chicago Press
In recent years, as government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This collaboration, activist churches explain, is a way of enacting their faith and helping their neighborhoods. But as Michael Leo Owens demonstrates in God and Government in the Ghetto, this alliance also serves as a means for black clergy to reaffirm their political leadership and reposition moral authority in black civil society. Drawing on both survey data and fieldwork in New York City, Owens reveals that African American churches can use these newly forged connections with public agencies to influence policy and government responsiveness in a way that reaches beyond traditional electoral or protest politics. The churches and neighborhoods, Owens argues, can see a real benefit from that influence—but it may come at the expense of less involvement at...
Antony Black. The West and Islam Religion and Political Thought in World HistoryPublisher:Oxford University Press
This comparative history of political thought examines what the Western and Islamic approaches to politics had in common and where they diverged. The book considers how various ancient and medieval thought-patterns did or did not lead to modern developments; and how sacred monarchy, the legitimacy of the state, and the role of the people were looked upon in each culture. The author focuses on the period from the rise of Islam to the European Reformation, but his analysis extends to the main genres of political thought up to the present. He argues that until the mid-eleventh century, Europe, Islam, and the Byzantine world had more in common than is commonly thought. What made the West different was the papal revolution of the late eleventh century, Europe's twelfth-century 'renaissance', and the gradual secularization of political thought which followed. At the same time, Islam, after an early blossoming, interpreted its own revelation more and more narrowly. This volume throws light...
Ray Suarez. The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in AmericaPublisher:Harper Paperbacks
Not since the Civil War has the United States been so polarized, politically and ideologically. At the heart of this fracture is a fascinating, paradoxical marriage between our country's politics and religions. In "The Holy Vote", Ray Suarez explores the advent of this polarization and how it is profoundly changing the way we live our lives. With hands-on reporting, Suarez explores the attitudes and beliefs of the people behind the voting numbers and how the political divide is manifesting itself across the country. The reader will come to a greater understanding of what Americans believe, and how this belief structure fuels the debates that dominate the issues on our evening news broadcasts.
Mario Aguilar. The History and Politics of Latin American TheologyPublisher:SCM
This work explores the contribution of major Latin American theologians to contemporary politics. Aguilar argues that within the Latin American context there has been a rediscovery of a fluid and sometimes contradictory relationship between the practice of religion and the practice of politics. For Christians in that context were forced to respond to a crisis in politics, whereby their own beliefs, practices, and way of life was pushed to the limit by human rights violations and absolutist forms of government. The Christian response was a confrontation against the state, the case of Chile, or a dissenting silence, the case of Argentina. The historical relations between Church and state has been well documented but with the advent of democratic governments and the collapse of socialist regimes in Eastern Europe those narratives were given less attention by theologians and Christians around the globe. However, the basic relations between religion and politics outlined by Gutierrez...
Fred Halliday. The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and IdeologyPublisher:Cambridge University Press
The international relations of the Middle East have long been dominated by uncertainty and conflict. External intervention, interstate war, political upheaval and interethnic violence are compounded by the vagaries of oil prices and the claims of military nationalist and religious movements. Fred Halliday sets this region and its conflicts in context, providing on the one hand, a historical introduction to its character and problems, and, on the other, a reasoned analysis of its politics. In an engagement with both the study of the Middle East and the theoretical analysis of international relations, Halliday, one of the best known and most respected scholars writing on the region today, offers a compelling and original interpretation. Written in a clear, accessible and interactive style, the book is designed for students, policymakers, and the general reader.
Neill Nugent. The Government and Politics of the European UnionPublisher:
The leading text in its field, The Government and Politics of the European Union offers a clear and comprehensive explanation of the historical development and ongoing evolution of the European Union (EU). As in previous editions, this sixth edition presents an account and analysis of the origins of the Union, the key treaties, the main institutions and political actors, and the EU's policies and policy processes. The book, in short, explains where the EU has come from, what it now does, and how it does it. There have been many developments within the European Union since the last edition of this volume. In May 2004, the EU increased in size from fifteen to twenty-five member states, and, in so doing, became a pan-European, rather than Western European, organization. The following month, national leaders reached agreement on the contents of the long-discussed and exhaustively negotiated Constitutional Treaty only to see the fruits of their labors rejected in 2005...
Peter L. Francia. The Future of Organized Labor in American PoliticsPublisher:
In 1995, promising a more active political presence for unions, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO. Labor would develop a "new voice," one that could not be ignored or taken for granted by Democratic and Republican politicians. However, by the summer of 2005 opposition to Sweeney's leadership threatened to divide the labor movement. In The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics , Peter L. Francia discusses the effects of Sweeney's controversial tenure as president and assesses labor's influence on American political elections and legislation. Drawing on interviews with union and business leaders, as well as campaign-finance and public-opinion data, Francia argues that Sweeney has employed a more effective and expansive grassroots political operation than his predecessors. He challenges critics who dismiss Sweeney's efforts as a failure but cautions that the decline in union membership presents a serious crisis for the labor movement. When...
David F. Prindle. The Paradox of Democratic Capitalism: Politics and Economics in American ThoughtPublisher:
A truly interdisciplinary enterprise, The Paradox of Democratic Capitalism examines the interplay of ideas about politics, economics, and law in American society from the pre-revolutionary era to the eve of the September 11 attacks. David F. Prindle argues that while the United States was founded on liberalism, there is constant tension between two ideals of the liberal tradition: capitalism and democracy. Tracing the rise of natural law doctrine from neoclassical economics, Prindle examines the influence of economic development in late medieval society on the emergence of classical liberalism in early America and likens that influence to the impact of orthodox economics on contemporary American society. Prindle also evaluates political, economic, and legal ideas through the lens of his own beliefs. He warns against the emerging extremes of liberal ideology in contemporary American politics, where the right's definition of capitalism excludes interference from...
Ari Aukusti Lehtinen. Postcolonialism, Multitude, and the Politics of Nature: On the Changing Geographies of the European NorthPublisher:
Postcolonialism, Multitude, and the Politics of Nature explores the latest developments of Nordic human geography in the Finnish-Russian Greenbelt, also known as the Fennoscandian Greenbelt, located at the long north-south border between Finland and Russia. Through case studies, this exciting work examines the region's hybrid geopolitical and socioenvironmental identity that is made up of an array of cultural, economic, environmental, political, and epistemic elements.
Jr., Howard Gillette. Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City (Politics and Culture in Modern America)Publisher:
Recipient of the Author's Award of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance "Camden After the Fall is a thorough, well-researched, and important book. Through a careful analysis of people and politics, Gillette challenges the accepted narrative of postwar urban decline. The story of Camden is of special consequence to urban historians, historians of late twentieth-century U.S. political economy, and students of contemporary urban policy. Gillette is certainly the person to tell that story."--Robert Self, Brown University "With keen insight, Howard Gillette movingly details how de-industrialization, suburbanization, racial isolation, and political exploitation reduced Camden from industrial powerhouse to America's third poorest city. Through the rich biography of one city, Camden's fall could be the story of the half-century decline of many industrial cities and their struggles to revive, just more so. Camden After the Fall will become a classic in the field of...
Benedicte Bull. Aid, Power, And Privatization: The Politics of Telecommunication Reform in Central AmericaPublisher:
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2016 Dakar Rally – Day 12, Stage 10: Al-Attiyah moves up to second overall. Four MINI ALL4 Racing now placed in the top ten.
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2016 Dakar Rally – Day 12, Stage 10: Al-Attiyah moves up to second overall. Four MINI ALL4 Racing now placed in the top ten.
The Fiambala dune section proves once again why it is the most notorious stage of the Dakar Rally.
Munich. Day 12 proved to be a "a hard day in the office" for many, many competitors including the MINI ALL4 Racing family.
Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) moved to second place overall behind leader Peterhansel despite a difficult day. This brilliant result came about after a marvellous recovery from an incident early in the Special Stage. One of the many victims of the sandy and rocky conditions, the crew of AXION X-raid Team (#300) MINI ALL4 Racing crashed heavily.
Fortunately, the two men were uninjured and the strength of the MINI ALL4 Racing chassis and components meant the determined duo could carry on and make up for lost time. Even though race distance was shortened due to a swollen water crossing, the crew successfully pushed hard and finished 14th.
"Today was not an easy day," said Al-Attiyah. "After five kilometres from the start we crashed and rolled the car. We spent a lot of time getting the MINI ALL4 Racing back on four wheels and checking everything is ok. Afterwards we then go easy all the way but still we got a little lost. It wasn't easy in the soft sand and we lost 20 minutes at one point when we got stuck. Still, we are now in second place and there are more days to come before the end of Dakar."
Highest placed MINI ALL4 Racing at the end of Stage 10 was the #304 MINI ALL4 Racing of AXION X-raid Team crew of Joan 'Nani' Roma (ESP) and Alex Haro (ESP), who finished fourth. This result sees Roma move up to seventh in the overall standings.
Roma: "A really positive day despite it being a hard day for everybody including us – at the beginning I rolled the car and then I lost my windscreen wipers. Alex did a really good job today by keeping us off the main tracks and away from trouble while I tried not to make any more mistakes. A tough day with tough navigation but it is all part of what makes the Dakar."
Another solid racing display came from the pairing of Harry Hunt (GBR) and Andreas Schulz (GER). They finished the incident-filled day by taking their X-raid Team MINI ALL4 Racing (#323) to a creditable eighth at the finish point. This was the second highest placed MINI ALL4 Racing of the stage and means Harry Hunt is now 10th overall.
"A very good day," said an obviously happy Hunt. "This stage is renowned for being difficult and we went into it with an easy, relaxed mind-set. In the first three kilometres we found Nani on his side, so we stopped and pulled him over onto his wheels. We then got lost for five or ten minutes looking for a waypoint, but I think everyone did. We did get stuck later on but only for two minutes or so. For us, no real dramas."
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) and co-driver Michel Périn (FRA) didn't have their best day at the Dakar but still managed an incredible result. The ultra-fine fesh-fesh sand proved, once again, to be troublesome as the AXION X-raid Team crew (#315) found out when their MINI ALL4 Racing got stuck. Eventually they managed to dig themselves free to finish the stage in 16th and retain fourth overall.
Hirvonen: "We got a little bit lost. And then when we were finding our way back we got badly stuck... for a long time in a bad place. After that we were ok, no big issues. It was a difficult one today. But this is part of the game. Now I realise how difficult navigation can be as well..."
Erik van Loon (NLD) and Wouter Rosegaar (NLD) were the leading MINI ALL4 Racing privateers at the start of Stage 10 but were displaced very early into the Special Stage when they rolled their Van Loon Racing (#306) MINI ALL4 Racing. Fortunately, Van Loon managed to make the finish in 43rd place. This result sees the Dutchman slip to 14th overall.
Orlando Terranova (ARG) and co-driver Bernardo 'Ronnie' Graue (ARG) from AXION X-raid Team (#310) had to settle for 33rd on the day and now sit in 15th overall.
ORLEN Team (#327) crew of Jakub 'Kuba' Przygonski (POL) Andrei Rudnitski (BLR) continue at a consistent pace in order not to jeopardise their top 20 position. A finish of 26th in the stage keeps them in 17th overall.
In 28th position at the finish point was the MINI ALL4 Racing (#313) of Boris Garafulic (CHL) and Filipe Palmeiro (POR). Adam Malysz (POL) and co-driver Xavier Panseri (FRA) in MINI ALL4 Racing #325 (ORLEN Team) continue their fight back and completed the day in 37th. The #351 X-raid Team duo of Nazareno Lopez (ARG) / Sergio Lafuente (URU) also finished the day and in 41st.
2016 Dakar Rally: Day 12, Stage 10, Belén – La Rioja . MINI ALL 4 Racing standings:
Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT)
Mathieu Baumel (FRA)
AXION X-raid Team
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)
Michel Périn (FRA)
AXION X-raid Team
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Joan 'Nani' Roma (ESP)
Alex Haro (ESP)
AXION X-raid Team
Harry Hunt (GB)
Andreas Schulz (GER)
X-raid Team
Erik van Loon (NDL)
Wouter Rosegaar (NDL)
Van Loon Racing
Orlando Terranova (ARG)
Bernardo 'Ronnie' Graue (ARG)
AXION X-raid Team
Jakub 'Kuba' Przygonski (POL)
Andrei Rudnitski (BLR)
ORLEN Team
Boris Garafulic (CHL)
Filipe Palmeiro (POR)
X-raid Team
Nazareno Lopez (ARG)
Sergio Lafuente (URU)
X-raid Team
Adam Malysz (POL)
Xavier Panseri (FRA)
ORLEN Team
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Renault has made changes in its top executive positions, appointing new bosses to several ranks including engineering and quality head, product planning chief and China operations boss. The new appointments are among the first major management changes by Renault COO Carlos Tavares, who was appointed in the position last year.
Renault has named Jean-Michel Billig as the new chief of engineering and quality, replacing Odile Desforges who is leaving the automaker for retirement.
Presently, he serves as the R&D head at helicopter maker Eurocopter. His new position will be effective on July 1. Katsumi Nakamura has been named Renault's chief of China business operations effective April 1. At present, he is the chairman of Renault's operations in the Asia-Africa region.
Analyst Carlos Da Silva at IHS Automotive commented that the appointment of Nakamura to lead the newly created China business operations is a "logical" approach considering his experience as head of the Asia-Pacific region. He further stated that Nakamura was the one leading Nissan's introduction in China. In addition, Nakamura knows "what's ahead," Da Silva said.
He further commented that Nakamura will "certainly be an invaluable asset" to Renault since the automaker is basically venturing into a new territory. Also effective on April 1, Thomas Lane will oversee product planning, replacing Beatrice Fouchier who will have a new position not yet specified.
Lane is presently serving as corporate vice president for product planning at Nissan. He will also oversee Renault's technology partnership with Daimler. Renault's new chairman for the Asia-Pacific region will be Gilles Normand, effective April 1. He is currently working at Nissan as corporate vice president for the automaker's operations in India, Africa and Middle East.


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According to an e-mailed statement, Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit and its Abu Dhabi-based partner, Aabar Investments PJS, now have full ownership of the Mercedes GP racing team by acquiring team principal Ross Brawn's remaining 24.9 percent stake.
The Mercedes Grand Prix racing team will still compete under Brawn's leadership, and cars and engines will still be developed and made in England.
The team emerged from the former Honda team - which quit the sport for financial reasons - after a Brawn-led management buyout.
Brawn is also a former Ferrari technical director. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said the company considers the Formula One program to be essential to the brand's history.
He added that acquiring a majority stake holding in the carmaker's Silver Arrows team indicates that it seeks to achieve technical and sporting success on world motorsport's most important and biggest stage – and to achieve success in "cost-effective conditions."
In November 2009, Mercedes acquired a 75.1 percent stake in the team with Aabar, which, since March 2009, has held a 9.1 percent stake in Daimler. [via autonews - sub. required]


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When you pick up a banana, what do you do?
Break off the stem and start peeling, right? If so, you're like the rest of us who are wasting precious seconds of our lives fumbling to crack open a banana when we could already be enjoying it. Take a lesson from the animals, and try starting from the opposite end, away from the stem: Pinch the bottom and split the banana peel right open.


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While you can set a policy that deducts from nonexempt employees' wages if they damage or lose company equipment, don't extend that policy to exempt employees or you'll risk their exemption status.
Exempt employees must receive their full, predetermined salary, "not subject to reduction because of variations in the quality or quantity of work." Some exceptions are allowed, such as full-day deductions for safety violations. But a Labor Department opinion letter says, "None of the exceptions contemplates charging employees a fine for damage to or loss of company equipment."
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Seasoning is key when using pumpkin in desserts. The vanilla and spices are crucial to bringing the whole recipe together while the delicate praline of pumpkin seeds and caramelised sugar brings texture and a sweet crunch.
This creative pumpkin dessert is sure to impress. A lovely alternative to the more traditional Thanksgiving pie, this recipe uses the whole pumpkin, including the crunchy seeds, so nothing goes to waste. Think of it as contributing to your five a day!
To note: Choosing the right pumpkin is essential. My favourite is a Kabocha (or Japanese pumpkin), much sweeter than hefty carving pumpkins and a lot less stringy. Alternatively, use a Crown Prince which is easier to find in the supermarket and recognisable by its greyish outer skin. The firm flesh is packed with flavour.
Before you start: The ganache needs time to set so prepare it and the meringue at least a day before you need them. The advance prep makes this dessert very straightforward to put together.
To prepare the chocolate ganache: Put the milk and cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until frothy. Pour the hot cream over the egg mixture and stir gently until thickened.
Pour this mixture over the chocolate pieces in three parts, stirring carefully each time with a wooden spoon until all the chocolate has melted. Cover with cling film and put in the fridge to cool and set.
To prepare the meringue: Preheat your oven to 120ºC. Make sure your egg whites are at room temperature and your mixing bowl is spotless.
Whisk the whites on a medium speed until foamy and doubled in volume. Gradually add the sugar and cornflour until the whites are stiff and glossy. Using a palette knife, spread a thin coat of meringue over a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until crisp on the outside and soft in the middle.
On the day of serving: Peel and halve the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Cut into bitesize morsels, place in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook the pumpkin until the flesh yields to the tip of a knife (this will take about 8 minutes) but it is still firm.
Strain and set to one side. Rinse the pumpkin seeds under cold water and remove any membrane. Dry the seeds on kitchen paper before spreading out on a baking tray. Cook the seeds for 10 minutes at 180ºC until dry and crisp but not coloured.
To prepare the praline: Place the sugar, water and salt in a saucepan and heat until the syrup reaches 117ºC; this usually takes 6 to 8 minutes. Add the seeds to the pan and stir continuously with a wooden spoon over a gentle heat until all the seeds are coated in caramel.
Once the caramel has coloured (don't let it get too dark) carefully tip the caramelised seeds onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Leave to cool and harden then break into pieces.
Create a dry caramel by putting the sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a small frying pan and set over a gentle heat. Melt the sugar and add the cooked pumpkin chunks to the pan. After 3 to 4 minutes, when the sugar has melted completely, add the butter to the pan and make sure all the pumpkin pieces are coated in caramel.
To serve: Dress each plate with several chunks of caramelised pumpkin, a generous scoop of chocolate ganache and a slick of caramel syrup, scatter over the praline pumpkin seeds and broken meringue pieces.


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Showboating amateur fighter gets knocked out (VIDEO)
Showboating can give a fight a little bit of personality, but there are times it goes wrong. At the Tuff 'n' Uff amateur MMA card on Sunday, Shai Lindsey raised his arms at Carlo Juinio in the Nick Diaz-ian, "Come at me, bro," gesture. Unfortunately for Lindsey, Juinio did as he requested.
By the end of the video, Lindsey is sitting up and on a stool. The only lasting wound is on his pride.
A note to all fighters and future fighters out there: Only showboat if you're ready to accept the kick to the face it may inspire.


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On April 7th 2011, Toby Huddlestone and ourselves – proposed an experiment at the The Woodmill's closing event S.A.G.S. Thoughout the event, spanning the 9th April to 1st May 2011, LuckyPDF's media construct of video cameras, lighting and rigging; akin to a makeshift television studio was available to artists to conduct live interviews or events. On invitation, we were more drawn to the idea of being around at a moment in the studios assemblage. We decided, then, to record a dialogue that has been developing between the three of us - with the least formality - for several months, returning repeatedly to ideas on history, politics and utopia. With the integral media in place, we asked LuckyPDF to continue as they would if we weren't there in constructing the studio around us.
The co-ordinates of this experiment were in large part set by LuckyPDF, as the studio setting was by this time more refined. In working with the space that they were temporarily inhabiting at the Woodmill they had discovered for example in their search for under-floor power sockets that the carpeted floor panels could be turned upside down in order to reveal the aluminium casing, so the whole room was transformed. The table-tennis table, which had been part of the room already, was lowered into a space vacated by removing a section of the floor panels. This was then under lit with some spare neon strip lights and provided a useful means of defining the parameters of the set. It also provided a platform on which to place one of the display monitors. Also of use were the transportation boxes for the monitors that could be used as plinths for the monitors themselves. They had also suspended a painting from the ceiling as a backdrop to the studio setting, contributed by an artist visiting from the Netherlands.
Entering into this updated scenography, we set up the three screens roughly in equivalent proximity and direction to how we sat during the initial dialogue, with the chairs shadowing them to the side. In addition there was one monitor with footage of us all and another linked to a camera on live feed. We set all the monitors going simultaneously, with equivalent volume so as the discussion could be played out again. It quickly went out of sync and the content of the dialogue receded with it. It was never our intention to publicly refine and impart knowledge onto the viewer so this acted as a formal negation of that. In order to extend this further we masked out our faces on the screens labeling them T1* (Toby), T2 (Terry) and R1 (Robert). Instead of mask the faces, it rather distorted them due to the translucence of the tape. The idea was that in rendering ourselves anonymous (or coded), we would remove further the faces from the characters we assumed, as we all felt uncomfortable with how our way of speaking shifted within this construct.
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The taxation of mutual funds other than equity funds have undergone a major change in taxation that has been brought about by the Budget 2014. As per the Finance Bill, that has just been given a green signal, non-equity mutual funds would be taxed at 20% as compared with the earlier rate of 10% (without indexation) and 20% (with indexation).
Non-equity mutual funds, which include debt funds, monthly income plans, international funds, gold funds, fund of fund scheme, are the investments on which one can claim indexation benefits. Indexation is nothing by adjusting investments for inflation during the period a person remained invested.
This adjustment often helped investors, especially those investing in Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs), to reduce the tax applicable to nil as the gains were set off against inflation. Though these are similar to the fixed deposits (FDs) offered by banks, except for the fixed nature if returns, indexation isn't permitted on FDs. The taxation structure prior to Budget 2014 was favourable for debt mutual fund investors.
The tax differences have been fixed by increasing the tax rate applicable to debt scheme.
Another blow has been that the timeline for investments into non-equity Mutual Funds to be qualified as long-term has been stretched to 36 months from 12 months earlier.
The indexation benefit was earlier available for FMPs maturing even a few days after a year as the maturity dates were placed in different financial year. This indexation benefit would now be available only on FMPs maturing after 36 months.
Those redeeming funds from non-equity funds before 36 months would have to pay tax as per their bracket as the gains are added to their income. In fact, if we take into account the surcharge, then the rate applicable to debt funds is higher than that charged to non-resident Indians – 48%.
But as an exception, the maturities of non-equity mutual funds only after July 10, would be subject to higher taxation, as the Budget was presented in July this year.
So, to escape high taxes stay put until you complete 36 months since you invested or roll-over the maturating investment for another cycle.
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Jaguar has announced a new Heritage Driving Experience package allowing fans to 'arrive and drive' its finest cars.
Lovers of the luxury brand will be able to turn up and drive or ride in an unprecedented array of classics, as well as modern-day supercars.
Jaguar says it will provide its ever-expanding army of fans with "more than 100 years of beautiful, fast cars from pre- and post-war road racers and Le Mans champions, to later sporting saloons and grand tourers."
Drivers and passengers will be able to pick from rides in XK150s and Mark 2 saloons, and drives alongside a professional in "selected pairings" like Series 1 and Series 3 E-types.
For a little variety, Jag lovers can drive their favourite classic cars followed by their modern counterparts, like an E-type then an F-type.
Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations Managing Director, John Edwards, said: "This is the first experiential offering from our new division and is the first time in Jaguar's history that we have made a collection of vehicles of this calibre available for 'arrive and drive' experiences."
The variety of packages offered will be as wide as the variety of cars, ranging from £95 to £2,000 all day experiences, so Jaguar lovers of every kind should be able to find something to suit them.
Copyright Press Association 2014


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I'm super stoked to welcome Michaela Grey to #TeamCorvisiero. Her male/male erotic romance, BUTTONS certainly pushed all of mine in the best way with her deliciously kinky men exploring their relationship in the BDSM lifestyle while confronting their demons.
Welcome Michaela Grey!
Michaela Grey told stories to put herself to sleep since she was old enough to hold a conversation in her head. When she learned to write, she began putting those stories down on paper. She and her family reside in the Texas hill country with their cats, and she is perpetually on the hunt for peaceful writing time, which her four children make difficult to find.
Michaela started her career with Dreamspinner Press. Her first book is called Coffee Cake, published in May of 2015, and its sequel is Beignets, coming in October of 2015.
Queer romance is her happy place, and she delights in pushing her limits, testing her abilities and forcing herself to write scenarios she's not familiar with. Angst is her lifeblood, and she wants you to know that your tears are delicious. (But don't worry, she'll always give you a happy ending.)
When she's not writing, she's knitting while watching TV or avoiding responsibilities on Tumblr, where she shamelessly ogles pretty people and tries to keep her cat off the keyboard.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Welcome Michaela Grey to the Corvisiero Literary Agency
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Labels: 2015: 09, agency: corvisiero literary agency, author: michaela grey, gen: announcement, genre: male/male
E-Pub Agent extraordinaire and avid coffee-drinker, Saritza is as short and simple as this paragraph. Give her a good paranormal or fantasy romance, a giant mug of strong Cuban coffee and a corner to put her feet up to read, and she's one happy camper!
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MATT Jones is "just scratching the surface" of what he can achieve in the United States.
And the quietly spoken Aussie sees no reason why this week's US PGA Championship at the gruelling Oak Hill Country Club in New York can't be where he breaks through.
Jones thrives in the anonymity that would enable him to walk down George St in his native Sydney and have only avid golf fans recognise him.
But the 33-year-old is piecing together a season that will make that increasingly less likely.
Three top-seven finishes in his past five PGA Tour starts and another six in the top 30 have propelled him to 48th on the FedEx Cup rankings, clear of such luminaries as former world No.1s Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy with the playoffs looming.
"I just feel as though it's not far away everything in life is coming together with family life mainly, and my golf's never been better," Jones said from Rochester yesterday.
"I've got Gary (Barter, his long-time coach from the Australian Golf Club,) here and we've been working hard ... and I just believe that it's not far away."
Jones, who left Australia in 1999 to attend the University of Arizona for whom he later became a collegiate All-American has largely been out of the spotlight at home and is based in Scottsdale with his wife Melissa, their 14-month-old daughter, Saber, and another child on the way.
But he's still proudly Australian.
"I make sure that flag is on me every time I tee it up somewhere," he said.
"The boys have been doing well (in majors) this year, so hopefully it's my turn soon."
Jones, who made this week's field as an alternate, said the course is one of the most testing but fair on the Tour.
"The rough is absolutely brutal. Just take a sand wedge and chip out sideways," he said.
"There's no way you can win this tournament if you don't hit fairways."
The course predominantly favours players who can shape the ball left to right, the opposite to Jones' natural draw shape.
"Gary and I have really been working on my driving this year and I think that, along with my wedges, is the big reason (for the improvement).
"You need to be able to hit it both ways confidently around here and I feel like I'm hitting it well enough to know where it's going."
Jones said the Oak Hill set-up was the equivalent of any US Open in terms of toughness with the third cut of rough 10cm deep "and seriously thick it turns the club in your hands, no worries".
The course has previously hosted three US Opens and two US PGA Championships, and each time the course has wreaked havoc.
The lowest scoring average for the week in those five previous events is 73.40 against a par of 70 with the worst an extraordinary 76.28 in the 1956 US Open.
"I think if you're under or around par this week, you won't be far away," Jones said.
Oak Hill Country Club's scoring average in previous major championships (par 70)
1956 US Open # 76.28
1968 US Open # 74.51
1989 US Open # 73.40
Originally published as Jones adamant he can conquer Oak Hill


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From N Eldridge Parkway and Interstate 10 Frontage Road, Houston, Texas, drive west on Interstate 10 Frontage Road W toward N Eldridge Parkway. Make a left turn onto N Eldridge Parkway. San Montego Apartments will be on the right.
Stay in or go out, that is the dilemma at San Montego Apartments, a gated community in Houston. Staying in is tempting with the large carpeted living rooms, the dining areas with wood floors, the fireplaces in some units, and the patios or balconies in all units. However, the view of the tropical lagoon style pool with cabanas and the view of the park next door create a desire to go outside.Inside, the apartments have oversized, jetted tubs, large walk-in closets, and modern kitchens with wood floors and stainless steel appliances. There are ceiling fans in the living rooms and in the carpeted bedrooms. All units have full-size washers and dryers and security alarms. Attached and detached garages are included. San Montego Apartments also has staff fluent in Spanish.Outside, there are tropically landscaped courtyards and a gazebo with grills and a kitchen. Complementary mountain bikes are available to ride the trails in nearby parks. Shopping and dining are within walking distance. Additionally, there is a club house, a business center, a sauna, and a fitness center offering strength training, Pilates, and water aerobics. So, inside and outside, there are a lot of reasons to live here.


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text: Globalisation and proliferation of information technology have led to a complex and dynamic business environment today, where sustainable development has become the biggest goal for organisations. In the wake of this changing business context, top B-schools across the country are working on all-round holistic development of business managers through experiential, immersive, integrative and interdisciplinary programmes. "At International Management Institute (IMI), MBA graduates develop a more global perspective, leadership skills rooted in self-awareness and self-reflection, and an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of business as well as the limitations of models and markets," says A. K. Rath, dean of Executive Education and International Relations at IMI.


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Amol Palekar prefers original talent
Veteran film-maker finds children's talent hunts 'disturbing'; says parents shouldn't push kidsbollywood Updated: Nov 19, 2013 11:10 IST
Actor and film-maker Amol Palekar expressed his unhappiness about the increase in the number of child artistes, who are more like carbon copies of big stars in movies and music.
He believes that those with original talent should be promoted instead. The Chhoti Si Baat (1975) star was one of the panelists at a children's film festival in Hyderabad.
"Why are we asking children to be perfect copies of stars like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan? Why are we encouraging them? Why not encourage original singers or actors who have their own identity?" asks Palekar.
"Talent hunts are disturbing. No one knows where are the winners of reality shows now. It's just momentary glory," he added.
The actor also believes that paying money to child actors is a way to show respect to their work and the hours put in by them, but the variation in amounts is unfair.
"Is so-and-so a bigger star or is he paid higher than the other child actor? If you start differentiating like that, it's exploitation and unfair," he says.
Palekar also says that it is incorrect for parents to live their own dreams through their children. "Parents try to fulfil their dreams which they couldn't do themselves. It is unfair. It's not the child's duty. When I've to work with children, I don't like the parents to be around. I want to see the child what he's good at because ultimately I've to deal with the kid," said Palekar, who has made films like Dumkata (2007) and Kairee (2000) which feature children.


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November 30, 2007
Health care insurance premiums in New York state are about 5 percent above the national average, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute (PPI).
According to PPI, an arm of the Business Council of New York State Inc.:
- Health insurance premiums for the average New York family totaled $11,280 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available; this is the 11th highest premium in the nation.
- The national average for a family premium was $10,728; Rhode Island, with an average family premium of $11,924, paid the highest premiums.
- New York premiums grew by about 59 percent between 2000 and 2005, an increase that was in line with the national average.
The PPI's analysis also found that employers pay an average of 77 percent of premiums, leaving 23 percent to their workers. The national average is 76 percent.
Source: "NY'ers pay above average for health care," Buffalo Business First, November 29, 2007.
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An Abortion Law's Dramatic Passage
Morning Edition, April 11, 2000 · Melissa Block looks back on New York State's historic abortion law. The measure legalizing abortion in the state passed in 1970, three years before the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide, after one legislator's last-minute, pivotal vote change.
Robert, who listens to WFSU in Florida.
"[George Michaels'] speech, in which he described the reasons for his vote, knowing full well that his decision would result in his not being re-elected, was an act of political courage we rarely see today. That speech, plus the heartfelt comments of the legislators son, who discussed the reactions to his fathers decision, were spellbinding and actually brought me to tears. Several years later, when I was asked to deliver a layperson 'sermon' at my synagogue, I played this story and many of the congregants had the same reaction that I had."


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A couple weeks ago, I read Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. Those of you who've read it already know what I'm going to say. It's an incredible, emotional journey that becomes all encompassing. I cried a lot. I loved every minute of it even though I knew I was racing toward a cliff. It's the kind of book that stays with you long after the minimal amount of time it takes to read it.
Since then, I've gotten about halfway through three different books and haven't finished anything. All the sudden it seems like my reading windows have shrunk into nothing. My Goodreads goal is a dream I once dreamed when I was an optimistic person. I simply cannot get myself to finish a book. Reading slumps are the worst.
I have to admit, I get very hard on myself for not reading anything. This takes the joy out of reading and I want to do it even less. Which is the saddest thing, because reading is usually my escape. I'm the girl who regularly declined plans with actual, real-world friends to stay in and read. I'm not even embarrassed to admit to you how often I did this the weekend I read The Selection Series. I had to know what would happen. FOMO applies to me only in the sense that I'm afraid I'll miss out on some great books because there just isn't enough time to read everything.
So how is it that I can't get to that same place of reading nirvana now? What's changed?
For starters, I've got a lot on my plate right now. I have this blog that I love. I have a new job that I love. And these are good things. But they are definitely contributing to the general sense of tiredness I feel all the time now. It's hard to get it together in the evenings when I get home from work and all I want to do is have a glass of wine and watch TV. TV is so easy.
I'm juggling a couple things that I love doing, but I'm not a very good juggler. At least not yet. I'm learning. There are a lot of things I need to improve on in all areas of my life, and I know it's time that will really help here. Which isn't the greatest consolation to an impatient person, but I'm working on that too. I'm trying to find the balance, and I know that my reading goals are somewhere in there. I'm going to have to do a little excavating.
For now, I'm going to keep trying to plow through. I feel as though finishing one book will fix my DNF mentality. You might remember a post we wrote about why it's okay to not finish a book. I stand by all that advice. But not finishing anything is a different situation entirely. Sometimes books don't speak to you, and that's okay because you get to decide. But in my current case, the books definitely aren't the problem. I'm the problem.
This is the part where I ask for help. I know a lot of you are bloggers, bookish people, and writers. What do you do when you have so much on your plate your reading suffers? All I want is to get back in the groove. I want to be a person that can do it all. And that might sound a bit ridiculous, but I know there are some of you out there, and you are my inspiration. So please comment below (or leave one on Instagram, Facebook, or via Twitter) with your tips for getting out of a reading slump.