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Friday, September 3, 2010
Aristocratic Art of Distraction.
How many unaided and invisible children were left high and dry while one family suddenly got the attention and action they needed far, far too late ?
How come the social workers involved having an average caseload of 50, yes FIFTY, is given minimal attention ?
Why the current focus almost exclusively on home education as the key issue when the alarm bell was repeatedly rung by several increasingly concerned teachers, well before the children were removed from school as well as beyond ?
Don't think for a minute that I have a blind spot when it comes to this case, caused by a desire to home educate unencumbered by regulation. I DO have a problem with the unanticipated (by the Italian state) issues that arise from the regulations I home educate under, but I am not HE regulation phobic by default.
I just can't reject regs out of hand as inappropriate or unnecessary.
Not while I regularly breath a sign of relief that I was born in 68, well before HE was a known option. Thank God.
The idea of my mother coming across home education and being given a free rein makes my blood run cold. We'd have left the age of compulsory education as keen knitters and not much else. The only reason we were able to develop our own ideas, interests, opinions and personalities was because school gave us respite from a home somewhat oppressed by maternal personality and foibles. Nothing that would catch social services eye in of itself, but the potential to be educationally limiting and emotionally stifling from the children's perspective none the less
So no, I can't oppose the regulations I home educate under full stop. Although I reserve the right to fiddle with them (at least in my head), not to water them down, but because I'm pretty sure you could re-jig ours to take the curriculum sting out of them and sort out the "hostile, subjective and powerful" accountability environment for people, like me, who have had spectacular fallings out with the entity that oversees them.
With care, attention and consultation you can probably create a system that most of the time should red flag anybody who is off kilter in either welfare or educational terms, but which also goes to great lengths to avoid causing disadvantage to any particular type of home educator, other than the "loopholers".
Yet a perfected set of regulations would still be absolutely useless as a safeguard if superimposed on a system of child protection that has been so battered and diminished by successive governments that it has fallen apart at the seams, to the point that it requires a lifeless child presented to it before it can react to an evident need of intervention.
There are children, pre school, in school, missing from education, in significant numbers who need immediate intervention today.
Just not going to happen while social workers are spread so thinly that they break…and then leave.
So the waving of a tragic case as a pretence that the sole issue is home education makes me feel ill.
Because the strategy is as transparent as it is devious. It is being employed to allow the same entity that systematically dismantled the safety net of social services, to kick the results of their decades long, lip service under the carpet.
How many more children are going to have to die or be irreversibly damaged before governments, past, present and future, take responsibility for years of "being seen to do something" knee jerks and focus their attention on putting social services back together as an effective, funded, supported and professionally run agency ?
If they don't know where to start, try asking the social workers themselves. The eternal scapegoats when political policy comes to bloody fruition have no shortage of illustrated information as to how it has all gone horribly wrong and what can be done to darn a child protection safety net that is currently more hole than thread.
When you are talking about Khyra Ishaq, who hurtled through those innumerable, gaping holes and came crashing down in a lifeless, crumpled heap on the other side, how can you not make stitching back together the whole damn thing, for ALL of the children in harm's way, the absolute priority ?
Fix social services, as an absolute government priority, if you really give a damn about children at risk of serious or deadly harm..
I can live with my regulated status as a home educator in the main, but I don't want to have to live with headlines about children being starved to death despite alarm bells ringing, or toddlers being tortured to the point of a broken back until they die, under the noses of the very people who already have the powers (but not the manpower) to protect them.
So Dear Lord Soley, don't fiddle while Rome burns.
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My mum is a social worker of some 25 years experience, working in children's services. She has just been offered voluntary redundancy. This from a council that is actively recruiting social workers. It is madness.ReplyDelete
Let me guess, she has experience so she costs more, so they'd rather get rid of her and have a "wet behind the ears" brand new recruit instead who is way down the bottom on the pay scale ?ReplyDelete
Am I warm ?
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HE is not the issue here, reading around there were questions raised far before she was taken out of school but yet again its easy to say HE is to blame rather than an over stretched system and a breakdown in societal values - what were the neighbours thinking, did nobody notice what was happening to those 5 children?ReplyDelete
To make HE an issue here is to confuse the issue - too simple to blame factor I fear


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Definitions for stuporˈstu pər, ˈstyu-
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word stupor
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stu•porˈstu pər, ˈstyu-(n.)
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
a drunken stupor.
Category: Pathology
mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.
Category: Psychiatry
Origin of stupor:
1350–1400; ME < L: astonishment, insensibility =stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned +-or -or1
Princeton's WordNet
daze, shock, stupor(noun)
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
"his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
grogginess, stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness(noun)
marginal consciousness
"his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility
a state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one's senses
Origin: Borrowed from stupor, from stupeo, from stewp-. Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.
Webster Dictionary
great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy
intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to one's interests
Stupor is the lack of critical cognitive function and level of consciousness wherein a sufferer is almost entirely unresponsive and only responds to base stimuli such as pain. A person is also rigid and mute and only appears to be conscious as the eyes are open and follow surrounding objects. The word derives from the Latin stupure, meaning insensible. Being characterised by impairments of reactions to external stimuli, it usually appears in infectious diseases, complicated toxic states, severe hypothermia, mental illnesses, vascular illnesses, neoplasms, vitamin D deficiency and so on.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
A state of reduced sensibility and response to stimuli which is distinguished from COMA in that the person can be aroused by vigorous and repeated stimulation. The person is still conscious and can make voluntary movements. It can be induced by CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS. The word derives from Latin stupere and is related to stunned, stupid, dazed or LETHARGY.
Anagrams of stupor
Translations for stupor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a half-conscious, dazed or bewildered condition caused by eg alcohol, drugs, shock etc
He was in a drunken stupor.
- stuporAfrikaans
- خَبَل، غُيْبوبَه، خَدَرArabic
- унесBulgarian
- entorpecimentoPortuguese (BR)
- ztuhnutí, otupěníCzech
- die BenommenheitGerman
- døsDanish
- αποχαύνωσηGreek
- estuporSpanish
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- טִמטוּם חוּשִיםHebrew
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- kábulatHungarian
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- 無感覚状態Japanese
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- apsvaigimas, nustėrimas, sustingimasLithuanian
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- halv medvetslöshet, omtöcknat tillståndSwedish
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- 昏迷Chinese (Trad.)
- остовпіння, заціпенінняUkrainian
- غفلتUrdu
- sự ngẩn ngơ, trạng thái sững sờVietnamese
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The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) is holding its 71st Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla., March 1-5, 2013, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. With an anticipated attendance of more than 18,000, this meeting will feature world-renowned leaders in the field of dermatology presenting the latest research in the diagnosis and medical, surgical and cosmetic treatment of skin, hair and nail conditions.
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This kit features some of the news and research that will be presented during the 71st Annual Meeting, including the following news releases:
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Ok so for the past 4 days (since Wednesday) I've been less than 100%
My symptoms are:
I constantly feel the need to urinate, when I go only a trickle will come out and then I feel a pressure/pain sensation, like there's more in there that just won't come out.
I feel a pressure in my vaginal area constantly, possibly on my cervix? Standing up makes it worse, sitting isn't much better. I've been lying down all day, but the pressure remains. As well as the feeling of the need to urinate.
I'm thinking this is a UTI? I've never had one before (that I know of.)
It doesn't burn when I urinate or anything.
Not sure if it's related, but I haven't had many BM's either.
Anyone have an idea of what might be wrong with me?
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Rock Versus Stone: A link to my new blog site
A few people have asked so here's a link to my most recent posting on my new blog site. It's ponders the eternal question of Rock Versus Stone, is there a difference?
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- Natural Stone Supplier said...
I agree that we need to turn to literature to make this determination. To me, stone is softer, smoother...rolls down a hill gently. Rock is stalwart, craggy and unmovable. Interesting article.
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Hardware news tagged Motorola
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Lenovo to Acquire Motorola Mobility, Set to Become World's No. 3 Smartphone Vendor.
Lenovo Set to Challenge Apple and Samsung
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Motorola to Focus on Smartphones, No Strong Tablet Plans for Now.
Motorola Wants to Concentrate on Smartphones
Monday, January 6, 2014
GlobalFoundries Names Ex-Motorola Mobility CEO Its New Chief Executive Officer.
GlobalFoundries Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
AT&T: It Is Impossible to Afford Big Subsidies on Smartphones Any Longer.
AT&T Calls to End Smartphone Subsidies Citing Rising Costs
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Motorola Mobility Introduces $179 Smartphone with High-End Specs.
Motorola Moto G: Low-Cost Smartphone with Quad-Core Processor
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Motorola Proposes Modular Smartphones That Everyone Could Configure.
Motorola Unleashes Ara Concept: A Smartphone Made of Building Bricks
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Google Android Passes One Billion Activations.
Over a Billion of Android-Powered Devices Sold
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Samsung's Galaxy S III Beats Apple iPhone 5 in New Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study.
Owners of Samsung Galaxy S III More Satisfied Than Owners of Apple iPhone 5
Google's Motorola Moto X Promises Ultimate Customization, Advanced Capabilities
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Google: Android Has 900 Million Activations, 48 Billion App Downloads.
Google Android Closes In to a Billion of Activations
Monday, May 13, 2013
Google Smart Watch to Be Released in Foreseeable Future, Set to Mimic Google Glass.
Motorola Expected to Manufacture Google's Smart Watch
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Immaturity of Supply Chain May Slowdown Smartphones' Transition to Full-HD Screens.
Smartphones with 1920*1080 Screen Resolution May Remain Exotic for a While
Friday, December 21, 2012
Google Designs X Phone with Motorola Mobility to Challenge Apple, Samsung.
Google and Motorola Mobility to Finally Release Own Smartphone, Tablet


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Dr. Train is a graduate of the Amercian University of the Caribbean. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Louisiana State Univeristy Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA. She completed a residency program at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. She joined the Women's Center in 2013.
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Just found these forums looking for some batch file help (so much easier in Unix!) and I thought I would say hello.
I'm in the Sacramento area and not really a coder/programmer but I try to do my little bit.
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Just found these forums looking for some batch file help (so much easier in Unix!) and I thought I would say hello.
I'm in the Sacramento area and not really a coder/programmer but I try to do my little bit.
My name is Mike, I am a Systems Support Technician (posh for server\network support) at an FE College in the West Midlands.
Our stats are:
Desktop\Laptops\PDA's, Devices Basically: 2000
Users: 650 Staff and 12000+ students
Servers: 25 Physical, 60 Virtual
IT Staff: 8 (2 Systems Support, 5 Customer Support, 1 Network Engineer)
Latest Projects: New Build Migration, VMWare Expansion, VOIP Installation, RFID Door Access Solution (we have moved into a new campus, can you tell?? he he)
I have been in IT for going on 5 years now, started a desktop support junior on a uni placement and now i'm here.
This is quite a nice setup. I'd heard about this forum in the past but only stumbled accross in person a few weeks back.
Hiya Mike,
Welcome aboard Fella;)
Found this sight on a google search. Great sight.
My name is David. I'm from Ontario Canada. Lately the home of the rain storm. Wet all summer.
Thanks for letting me become part of this great forum.
Welcome aboard Dave ;)
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Hi to all of you...
You'll be fine David - It's been wet all summer here too :rain:
Welcome to all!:D
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Hello, I'm Daniel, or more commonly known around school as Mr Beckett!
I graduated from Uni just over a year ago and i've been working ever since in an all girls catholic school in Southampton as an IT Technician.
We've got an RM domain for the students and a Server 2003 setup for the staff. We've recently entered the applemac world for media studies, so you'll probably find me in those forum pages looking lost and confused!
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Bruce Arthur: Threat of a blowup more present than ever
Threats and bluffs, omens and lies. The NHL lockout is grinding towards its moment of truth, or its moments, when we will find out whether the people involved truly mean what they say. Who is truly willing to set fire to a season? What are the two sides prepared to surrender to avoid it? And how long will it take?
A complete breakdown still seems unlikely, but that is how this week is lurching to a close, after a flurry of proposals and counter-proposals between the National Hockey League and its players; another threat of antitrust litigation, another day spent delaying and dithering and squabbling over scraps. And the threat of a blowup is more present than ever. It might even become necessary.
NEW YORK — The NHL and the union got back to work Friday, just not with each other yet.
Both sides had plans to meet separately with federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh in the morning but hadn't set up a time to return to bargaining in an effort to save the season.
The lockout reached its 111th day Friday, and the sides have only one week to reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement that would allow for a 48-game hockey season — the minimum the NHL has said it will play.
Commissioner Gary Bettman set a Jan. 11 deadline for a deal so the season can begin eight days later.
Representatives from the league and the union met twice Thursday for small meetings, one dealing with the pension plan, but never got together for a full bargaining session.
A long night of talks Wednesday that stretched into the early morning hours didn't end well and likely kept the sides apart most of the day Thursday. No new full-scale negotiations took place, and outside of a few relatively brief, small sessions on specific topics, it was basically a lost day.
The sides can't afford many more days like that.
All games through Jan. 14, along with the All-Star Game, have been cancelled, claiming more than 50% of the original schedule.
The talks appeared to take a downward turn late Wednesday after the players' association passed on declaring a disclaimer of interest that would have dissolved the union and turned it into a trade association.
The discord carried over to Thursday when Bettman had said he expected to resume negotiations at 10 a.m. at the request of the mediator. But the union was holding internal meetings then and didn't arrive at the league office until a few hours later.
When players and staff did get there, they did so without executive director Donald Fehr. The group discussed a problem that arose regarding the reporting by clubs of hockey-related revenue, and how both sides sign off on the figures at the end of the fiscal year. The union felt the language had been changed without proper notification, but the dispute was solved and the meeting ended in about an hour.
The wait for more elaborate talks went on, and didn't end until the players returned — again without Fehr — for a meeting about the pension plan. That one lasted just under two hours, and again the waiting game ensued.
But this time there wouldn't be any more talks, big or little. Neither side issued a statement, and Bettman was seen leaving league headquarters shortly after 9 p.m.
The players' association held a late afternoon conference call to initiate another vote among union membership that would give the executive board the power to invoke a disclaimer of interest.
Members gave overwhelming approval last month, but the union declined to disclaim before a self-imposed deadline Wednesday night. It wasn't immediately known when a new authorization would expire. Players are expected to have 48 hours to vote, as opposed to the five days they were given the first time.
It was believed the union wouldn't take the disclaimer route Wednesday if it saw progress.
"There's been some progress but we're still apart on a number of issues," Bettman said Wednesday. "As long as the process continues I am hopeful."
But optimism that arose after the disclaimer deadline passed took several hits Thursday.
The NHLPA filed a motion in federal court in New York seeking to dismiss the league's suit to have the lockout declared legal. The NHL sued the union in mid-December, figuring the players were about to submit their own complaint against the league and possibly break up their union to gain an upper hand.
But the union argued that the NHL is using this suit "to force the players to remain in a union. Not only is it virtually unheard of for an employer to insist on the unionization of its employees, it is also directly contradicted by the rights guaranteed to employees under … the National Labor Relations Act."
The court scheduled a status conference for the sides on Monday.
The sides have traded four proposals in the past week — two by each side — but none has gained enough traction. Getting an agreement on a pension plan would likely go a long way toward an agreement that would put hockey back on the ice.
The NHL is the only North American professional sports league to cancel a season because of a labour dispute, losing the 2004-05 campaign to a lockout. A 48-game season was played in 1995 after a lockout stretched into January.


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UNCP team to present on 'Second Life' at TLT Conference
Dr. Anthony Curtis (Mass Communications) successfully wrote a proposal for a 90-minute presentation titled "Second Life: Real Teaching and Learning in a Virtual World" at the 2008 UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Conference to be held March 12- 14 in Raleigh, N.C.
The conference is co-sponsored by the UNC's TLT Collaborative and the UNC Faculty Assembly.
For the workshop, Dr. Curtis put together a 16-member team from UNCP, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, and NC State, including14 faculty and staff members and two students. From UNCP are: Dr. Curtis, Robert Orr (UCIS), Dr. Susan Gebhard, (Education), Dr. Judy Curtis (Mass Communications), Dr. Ed Damman (Business) and two undergraduate students.
"This year, with more than 175 colleges and universities plus hundreds of libraries across the country using Second Life, the UNC TLT organizers are emphasizing the virtual world as an important venue for education," Dr. Curtis said.
The audience for the 90-minute workshop will be faculty, librarians, staff and administrators from across the state.
"Our hands-on workshop will actively engage participants in the new immersive technology and provide useful information, skills and ideas for educational uses of 3D virtual worlds," he said. "Our presentation will begin online at the UNCP campus in Second Life and travel to other UNC campuses and relevant places in Second Life. I plan to take all 99 members of the audience for our session into the virtual world, which should be quite a trip."


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The other day I couldn't find my glasses (I have to wear them to drive). Well I finally found them on the floor of my car...they had been stepped on...and are now in 4 different pieces. Thankfully I had been building our medical account. It turns out I hadn't had my eyes tested since 2008!!! I ended up at Walmart for my eye exam. I originally planned on getting my results and taking it to Lenscrafters and have my glasses in an hour or so. But OMG Walmart's glasses are so cheap!! I ended up ordering my glasses (and sunglasses!) there, PLUS saving tons. My broken pair of glasses was about $800. I had my eye exam, 1 pr of glasses, 1 pr of sunglasses for a grand total of $372! Woohoo!
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Super-Cute Halloween Desserts and Treats
These adorable goodies are perfect for your fright-night party.
Eyeball Mash & "Pumpkin" Tortilla Chips
Eyeball Mash: This quick and easy dip is a tasty appetizer for an adults-only Halloween bash, or for a group of grown-ups in charge of entertaining younger trick-or-treaters.
"Pumpkin" Tortilla Chips: It takes only seconds to cut tortillas into festive pumpkin shapes, sprucing up your Halloween party spread times 10.


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A ratio is the mathematic relationship between two numbers, where one is divided by the other. A proportion is an equation where two ratios are equal. A typical use might be something like this. The ratio of boys to girls on the bus is five to four. If the teacher counts fifteen boys, how many girls are on the bus?
Algebra Help: Proportion Basics5 stars
Algebra Help's four-page introduction to proportion, means and extremes concludes with a twenty-question worksheet that includes both a manual answer sheet and a step-by-step solution to each problem. "The four parts of the proportion are separated into two groups, the means and the extremes, based on their arrangement in the proportion. Reading from left-to-right and top-to-bottom, the extremes are the very first number, and the very last number."
Math.com: Ratios and Proportions5 stars
"In a horror movie featuring a giant beetle, the beetle appeared to be 50 feet long. However, a model was used for the beetle that was really only 20 inches long. A 30-inch tall model building was also used in the movie. How tall did the building seem in the movie?" Math.com's lesson is divided into four steps: First Glance, In Depth, Examples and Workout. The Workout consists of a ten problems with automatic grading. Unfortunately "Check Your Answer" does not work in Firefox 3.5 but does in Internet Explorer 8.
Purple Math: Ratios5 stars
This seven-page lesson from Purple Math has lots of word problems where the work is shown, and the answer explained. "Conversion factors are simplified ratios, so they might be covered around the same time that you're studying ratios and proportions. For instance, suppose you are asked how many feet long an American football field is. You know that its length is 100 yards. You would then use the relationship of 3 feet to 1 yard, and multiply by 3 to get 300 feet."
Thinking Blocks: Solving Ratio Word Problems5 stars
This all-Flash site is my pick of the day because it explains ratios using interactive manipulatives. Be sure to start with the intro video because it will walk you through a practice problem, explaining the different parts of the screen where the virtual math teacher provides feedback, and where you build the ratio models using virtual blocks. "While guided practice sets encourage students to create models with concrete objects; the independent practice sets help students transition to more abstract representations using paper and pencil."
WebMath: Help with Ratios4 stars
Today's last site is not another lesson, but rather a tool. There are three ways to represent a ratio: "x:y" or "x/y" or "x to y". Enter a sample ratio in one of the three input boxes, and WebMath will explain a bit about it. For example, entering 3 and 4 in the first line of the tool, produces this. "You entered 3:4. This is a ratio that is read '3 to 4.' Here 3 is called the antecedent, and 4 is called the consequent. The first term is always called the antecedent and the second term is always called the consequent."
Math Goodies: Percent and Proportion
Math League: Ratio and Proportion
Math Page: Ratio and Proportion Problems
Online Math Learning: Ratio Word Problems
Feldman, Barbara. "Ratio and Proportion." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 23 Feb. 2010. Web. 4 Dec. 2014. <http://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/ratio-and-proportion/ >.
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If Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard worked as a TV actress today, her famous line would be: "I am big. It's the paychecks that got small."
Networks and studios have continued to take a hard line on holding down salaries, based on TV Guide Magazine's annual survey drawn from conversations with agents, network executives and studio heads. Rare is the lead actor who can enter a new series earning more than $125,000 an episode. The exceptions are those with a ratings track record of having a major hit show (Matthew Perry) or a significant career in feature films (Kevin Bacon).
Premium cable networks such as HBO and Showtime can go higher with series that produce only 13 episodes a year. But newcomers to shows with ensemble casts earn around $30,000 or less per episode. Established mid-level actors are seeing lower rates as well. "The third role down, there are no qualms in sending out offers that are way below an actor's price quotes," one agent notes. "The actor who made $75,000 a couple of years ago is now being offered $50,000 or $60,000."
The television industry can thank the feature-film business for creating the current buyers' market. Movie studios are now driven by big-budget action thrillers that play well internationally, leaving little work for actors who made their living in genre movies, romantic comedies and family films. "Theatrical talent is coming into television, and that's pushing the price of television people down," says one network president. A tough economic climate — and smaller ratings — has also given TV executives the courage to say no. "They say we have no money and they hold firm," according to one talent manager.
So how can the stars of Modern Family be getting raises that more than double their salaries? "When you've got a hit show, all bets are off," says one network entertainment president. The cast was united in seeking a share of the fortune the show's studio, 20th Century Fox Television, stands to make from syndicated reruns of the hit ABC comedy (USA Network is already committed to $1.5 million per episode). But executives believe the recent brief standoff was a standard renegotiation for a successful series and will have no effect on actor pay scales for new shows going forward.
Networks are paying more on the reality side, where major names are being sought to create buzz and ratings. Howard Stern picked up $15 million to join America's Got Talent. Mariah Carey will get around $17 million to join American Idol. Compared to the challenges of the music business, a seat at the judges' table seems a lucrative way for recording artists looking to keep up their public profiles. "You have to do a lot of touring and sell a lot of downloads to make the money you used to make," says Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly. Stars like Carey don't come cheap, but reality competition shows are among the most profitable in prime time. Says Reilly, "If bringing some of the biggest names in the business generates a new dynamic and some viewing interest, that's a smart investment."
Check out highlights from each category below. For the complete lists, pick up this week's issue of TV Guide Magazine on newsstands Thursday, August 9!
Drama (per episode)Mark Harmon (NCIS): $500,000Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy): $350,000Kevin Bacon (The Following): $175,000Lucy Liu (Elementary): $125,000Stephen Amell (Arrow): $30,000
Comedy (per episode)Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men): $700,000Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory): $300,000Modern Family Adult Cast: $175,000 eachLea Michele (Glee): $75,000Crystal the Monkey (Animal Practice): $12,000
Late Night (per year)David Letterman: $28 millionJay Leno: $25 millionJon Stewart: $16 millionCraig Ferguson: $8 millionChelsea Handler: $8 million
Daytime/Syndication (per year)Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy): $45 millionJoe Brown (Judge Joe Brown): $20 millionKelly Ripa (Live! With Kelly): $20 millionSherri Shepherd (The View): $1.5 millionMario Batali (The Chew): $6,000 per episode
RealityMariah Carey (American Idol): $17 million per seasonHoward Stern (America's Got Talent): $15 million per seasonPauly DelVecchio (Jersey Shore): $175,000 per episodeBetty White (Off Their Rockers): $50,000 per episodeLandry Family (Swamp People): $25,000 per episode
News (per year)Matt Lauer (Today): $21.5 millionBill O'Reilly (The O'Reilly Factor): $15 millionDiane Sawyer (ABC World News): $12 millionAnderson Cooper (Anderson Cooper 360 and Anderson Live): $11 millionRobin Meade (HLN anchor): $750,000
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Police in Ferguson, Missouri, have once again clashed with reporters covering the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting. One cop, who was being filmed by local radio journalist Mustafa Hussein, threatened to shoot if Hussein didn't stop. MSNBC's Chris Hayes was also threatened by an officer who said "Get back! Or next time you're gonna be the one maced." Three other journalists – Sports Illustrated's Robert Klemko, The Telegraph's Rob Crilly and The Financial Times' Neil Munshi — tweeted that they had been briefly arrested and then released. TVNewser Three more reporters were arrested in Ferguson overnight Sunday, with several more reporting being detained or threatened. FishbowlDC Last Wednesday, The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery and HuffPost's Ryan Reilly were arrested inside a McDonald's and later released. The same night, tear gas was shot at an Al Jazeera America crew in Ferguson. TVNewser As the National Guard arrived in Ferguson, where the overnight curfew has been lifted, the broadcast and cable networks had set plans to continue coverage of the escalating violence there Monday. Brian Williams anchored Nightly News from Ferguson Monday night, and correspondents Ron Allen and Mark Potter reported from Ferguson. ABC News had Steve Osunsami and Alex Perez, CBS News sent Mark Strassmann and Vladimir Duthiers, and MSNBC deployed Hayes and MSNBC.com reporters Trymaine Lee and Amanda Sakuma. CNN's Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper were also in Ferguson, as well as Fox News' Mike Tobin and Shepard Smith. PRNewser In the wake of the violence, the town of Ferguson has hired a PR firm, Common Ground Public Relations, for communications help. According to a rep from Common Ground, the firm is only handling the deluge of media requests that the city has been getting since protests began about a week ago.


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Apple Tablet PC Announced: Possible Price and Nice Features Revealed
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is really expanding this 2010 with its intent to release a Tablet PC. According to the venerable business publication Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs will make a rare appearance on Apple's quarterly report on January 27, 2010 (today). No official release date for the Apple Tablet PC has been included in the report but is expected that Apple Tablet PC will be officially unveiled to the public. Is this Apple's response to Hewlett-Packard's HP Slate Tablet PC? I suspect so. Competition is good for us consumers.
The Wall Street Journal disclosed that Apple will be unveiling its much-talked about Tablet PC. However, the said newspaper refused to confirm the exact name for this tablet PC. Geeks around the world have been debating fiercely about it, and rumor has it that the Apple Tablet PC will either be called iSlate or iPad! I myself think Apple will call it the iNinja or something.
Apple is taking a different approach for their tablet PC. Instead of giving away free content over their product; the company is deep in talk with publishers and content providers on how they can monetize their contents over the tablet PC. The legendary Steve Jobs is confident he can revolutionize textbooks, print and tv media businesses with the tablet PC. He already did it with the iPod and iTunes. The old music industry got pummeled by Apple this decade. The big record companies had no choice but to follow the lead of Apple and its all-too powerful iTunes music store. iTunes now accounts for 25% of all music sales in the U.S. and is the dominant music retailer online with 69% market share. It is the world's biggest and most profitable music retailer.
The Apple Tablet PC is being targeted to become the premier household gadget for all family members to share. Steve Jobs has been busy converting reluctant educators and publishers to offer textbook content, news, entertainment and games on the tablet PC platform. Newspapers and magazines have suffered serious decline of readers due to the pervasive influence of the internet where news and articles are being distributed for free. Apple is in talks with big publishers like the New York Times Co., Conde Nast Publications and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Steve Jobs hopes to convince them that the tablet PC will be an ideal and secure platform for their content.
The Tablet PC is also being promoted as an alternative device for viewing TV shows. Apple is also in negotiation with CBS and ABC regarding a monthly subscription service for them. Furthermore, Apple is already cooperating with giant game publisher Electronic Arts on testing the Tablet PC's gaming capabilities. Apple computers have always lagged behind PC when it comes to games. Steve Jobs is hoping to change that with his new Tablet PC.
In my opinion the upcoming tablet PC is going to have a major impact on the technology world. Apple has done it with its revolutionary iPod, iTunes, iPod Touch, and iPhone. Steve Jobs is the messiah and history will show that he made more important contribution to the world than Bill Gates could ever dream of. Apple Tablet PC features will include a 10-inch diagonal touchscreen, Wifi-enabled, Netflix-ready and has the ability to read eBooks, among others. Technical specs will be posted here when they become available. The rumored price is $1,000! Pricey. If you want a cheap Tablet PC model, I recommend you check out Fujitsu LifeBook 5.6″ Touchscreen UltraMobile PC (FPCM21341).


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There are no small number of people in this world who, solitary by nature, always try to go back into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.Samuel Langhorne Clemens
War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.Smedley Darlington Butler
People have been making love and having sex in space over the thousands of years that our ancestors lived and traveled in small hunting-and-gathering bands. Earth is in Space.Vanna Bonta
Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property or means of livelihood, fear of poverty, fear of isolation, fear of failure. A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human dignity. It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear. Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.Aung San Suu Kyi
Graphic designers are, by and large selfish and spoiled. They stubbornly control and individually design things that are generally smaller than them, perfecting to a level appreciated only by people like them. They dont share and play well with others.Wayne Hunt
The great mass of people ... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.Adolf Hitler
Errors look so very ugly in persons of small means one feels they are taking quite a liberty in going astray whereas people of fortune may naturally indulge in a few delinquencies.George Eliot
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss peopleEleanor Roosevelt
Constancy... that small change of love, which people exact so rigidly, receive in such counterfeit coin, and repay in baser metal.Lord Bryon
When people say it's a funny thing about them, you will probably be able to control your hysterics. They are only getting ready to announce the shattering fact that they don't like something. And it's not going to be something that's really quite awful, like suttee or apartheid; it's going to be something small.Ruth Eleanor
As long as Nazi violence was unleashed only, or mainly, against the Jews, the rest of the world looked on passively and even treaties and agreements were made with the patently criminal government of the Third Reich.... The doors of Palestine were closed to Jewish immigrants, and no country could be found that would admit those forsaken people. They were left to perish like their brothers and sisters in the occupied countries. We shall never forget the heroic efforts of the small countries, of the Scandinavian, the Dutch, the Swiss nations, and of individuals in the occupied part of Europe who did all in their power to protect Jewish livesAlbert Einstein
Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the most misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakesGene Littler
It is not the smallest use to try to make people good, unless you try at the same time and they feel that you are trying to make them happy. And you rarely can make another happy, unless you are happy yourself.Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Live and work to make a difference, to make things better, even the smallest things. Give full consideration to the rights and interests of others. No business is successful, even if it flourishes, in a society that does not care for or about its people.Eugene C. Dorsey
Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people's lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure.Stephen R. Covey
Two people sat talking in a small room for several weeks, and things started happening. They began thinking about each other; one would dream about the other; they copied each other's mannerisms. What was it really all about? She liked to think she had a firm hold on the reins at all times, but the truth was that often she was just along for the ride.Lisa Alther
History itself touches only a small part of a nation's life. Most of the activities and sufferings of the people ... have been and will remain without written record.E. L. Wood word
The growing tip is a small proportion of mankind. They will carry on. As a matter of fact, that is what is happening with the whole humanistic synthesis now; the groundbreaking is done by a few people, and most of the stuff is just routine or mediocrAbraham Maslow
We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.Sonia Johnson
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Never doubt that a small group of commited people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.Margaret Mead
This planet has -- or rather had -- a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.Douglas Adams
Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.Fran Lebowitz
Writing in my sixty-fourth year, I can truthfully say that since I reached the age of discretion I have consistently drunk more than most people would say is good for me. Nor did I regret it. Wine has been for me a firm friend and a wise counselor. Often...wine has shown me matters in their true perspective, and has, as though by the touch of a magic wand, reduced great disasters to small inconveniences. Wine has lit up for me the pages of literature and revealed in life romance lurking in the commonplace. Wine has made me bold but not foolish; has induced me to say silly things but not to do them.Duff Cooper
Writing in my sixty-fourth year, I can truthfully say that since I reached the age of discretion I have consistently drunk more than most people would say is good for me. Nor did I regret it. Wine has been for me a firm friend and a wise counsellor. Often...wine has shown me matters in their true perspective, and has, as though by the touch of a magic wand, reduced great disasters to small inconveniences. Wine has lit up for me the pages of literature, and revealed in life romance lurking in the commonplace. Wine has made me bold but not foolish; has induced me to say silly things but not to do them.Duff Cooper
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody's son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted -- or at least, most of the time.Barack Obama
This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.Douglas Adams
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make very small use of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger.William James
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.Thomas Merton
These people, scattered all over the country, a few of them on the continent, were much like normal people. To outsiders, their relationship was not apparent; they certainly never revealed it; they never met. They became traders, captains of ships that traded with the Indies, soldiers, parliamentarians, agriculturists; some plunged into, some avoided, the constitutional struggles that dogged most of the seventeenth century. But they were all male or female Franks. They had the inexpressible benefit of their progenitor's one hundred and seventy-odd years' experience, and not only of his, but of all the other Franks. It was small wonder that, with few exceptions, whatever they did they prospered.Brian Wilson Aldiss
For an elementary illustration of tactics, take parts of your face as the point of reference; your eyes, your ears, and your nose. First the eyes; if you have organized a vast, mass-based peoples organization, you can parade it visibly before the enemy and openly show your power. Second the ears; if your organization is small in numbers, then do what Gideon did: conceal the members in the dark but raise a din and clamor that will make the listener believe that your organization numbers many more than it does. Third, the nose; if your organization is too tiny even for noise, stink up the place.Saul David Alinsky
The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires...Banksy
His eyes measured the little chamber. How two people could survive in so small a space was as difficult to grasp as the conventions in contract bridge. Perhaps there was some simple key that would solve the problem, and he would have the subject of another book.James Graham Ballard
The Microbe is so very small You cannot make him out at all, But many sanguine people hope To see him through a microscope.Joseph Hilaire Pierre Ren Belloc
His ridiculous and diabolical opinions made me shudder. I began to look a little more closely at this person and was amazed to see something frightening in his face that I had not noticed before: his eyes were small and sunken, his skin dark, his mouth big, his chin hairy and his nails black. Oh God, I thought immediately, this miserable creature is condemned already and may even be the Antichrist that people talk about so much in our world.Cyrano Hercule Savinien de Bergerac


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Now that the federal government has reopened and its debt limit raised, the Tea Party is more unpopular with Americans than ever—including among moderate Republicans—polls are finding, with analysts asking if the Tea Party is part of the GOP at all.
"The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the movement negatively. Overall, nearly half of the public (49 percent) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30 percent have a favorable opinion," the Pew Research Center For People And The Press said in its latest poll and report.
"For Republicans, the decline is steepest among those who describe themselves as moderate or liberal. Today, only about a quarter (27 percent) of moderate and liberal Republicans have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, down 19 points from June," Pew said, after surveying 1,500 adults over 18 across the country between Oct. 9 and 13. "Yet the Tea Party's ratings have also declined among conservative Republicans, from 74 percent favorable in June to 65 percent now."
Since the standoff ended, there's been no shortage of media reports about the Republican Party tearing itself apart—with rightwingers accusing leaders in Congress of "surrender" and finger pointing at usual targets such as the media's supposedly liberal bias. Tea Party leaders such as former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, now president of the Heritage Foundation, vowed in a Wall Street Journal column Friday that the fight to destroy the Affordable Care Act will continue. Meanwhile, another Tea Party darling, Kentucky's Sen. Rand Paul, is AWOL in this fracas, perhaps nursing his 2016 presidential bid.
But no one should think that the Tea Party's latest failures will make them go away. This faction, as epitomized by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz declaring that the shutdown was a victory, is unapologetic, arrogant and proud of it. As Pew notes, Tea Partiers share 10 beliefs and causes that make most Americans cringe—not just Democrats but millions of moderate and liberal Republicans. Let's look at those views and values, according to Pew.
1. They really don't care about America as a nation. For the past 25 years, Pew said that polls routinely find that about 55 percent of American voters want representatives in Congress to put local concerns ahead of "what they think is best for the country." Tea Partiers disproportionately take that view. "Among Tea Party Republicans, fully 76 percent say members should vote against a bill their constituents oppose, even if he or she thinks it is in the best interest of the country," Pew said. "Just 22 percent say the lawmaker should prioritize the national interest."
2. Forget national solutions to national problems. Since three-quarters of Tea Partiers value a confederacy of GOP-run provinces more than an effective national government, it's not surprising that they are always talking about making government smaller. But, as Pew found, that rhetoric means dismantling big public programs and overlooking public needs that were behind their creation in the first place.
"A driving attitude of the Tea Party is a belief in smaller government," Pew said. "Fully 92 percent of Tea Party Republicans prefer a smaller government with fewer services, just 5 percent want a bigger government. Among non-Tea Party Republicans, a smaller government is preferred by a less one-sided 67 percent to 28 percent margin." Tea Partiers tend to be older, whiter and wealthier than other Republicans—and other Americans, Pew said, which fits their self-centered, gated-community mindset.
3. They don't believe in new government debt. Despite all the warnings by economists and even foreign leaders, such as Italy's prime minister speaking at the White House on Thursday—who feared a default would raise global interest rates and spark a downward spiral—69 percent of Tea Parties said it was "not essential" to raise the U.S. debt limit, Pew said. That was 25 percent higher than "non-Tea Party" Republicans, Pew said.
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Eww, Matt Lauer. "Anne Hathaway, I've seen a lot of you lately." Really? The "Today Show" host kicked off his interview with the "Les Miserables" actress with a pervy reference to the bare crotch shots that hit the web yesterday, taken when Hathaway exited a car at the movie's NYC premiere and apparently wasn't wearing underwear. Oops! Hathaway handled this awkward moment with total class — check out her response to Lauer above. [via HyperVocal]
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If you have anemia, your blood doesn't carry enough oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body. When the brain is deprived it may affect your mental health.
"When there is anemia, the proper nutrition and proper food of the brain is not maintained which in the long run the capability of the brain decreases," says Dr. Aboo Mannan, geriatrician with Lee Memorial Health System.
Older adults face a higher risk of anemia, and now researchers believe it could be sapping them of their memory. Anemia affects as many as 23% of seniors. Studies find it raises their risk of dementia by up to 60%.
A major cause of anemia is iron deficiency, which is a largely reversible condition. Addressing the issue early may help older adults keep a sound mind. Problem is, many of these people are weak when it comes to getting screened for anemia.
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Anemia, along with many conditions, including heart function, are linked to dementia. Treating them might ward off mental decline.
"If it is too late, then it is such an extent it cannot be reversed," says Dr. Mannan.
In the case of anemia, eating foods high in iron helps prevent the most common form. Food for thought in keeping your brain strong.


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Growing up I thought that nearly everybody made meatballs the same way we did, and although it's not like I've become an expert on meatballs (or anything for that matter), I have found out that our meatballs are uniquely ours.
Thanks to the Viking superstore, masses of Dominicans have tried the world-famous Swedish ones, and yet I suspect that nobody is going to adopt them at home. This simple dish, like everything we cook, reflects our preferences for certain flavors.
In our home, a balance coexists between two cultures. OK, it's not exactly balanced: when it comes to cooking the Dominican side of our family weighs more, not that I hear anyone complaining. While my daughter and husband are big fans of the Danish frikadeller, the pan-fried pork-based, flattened meatball (is it a meatball if it is not round?), they also seem to like the Dominican ones just as well.
So here is the Dominican version. If you've never tried it, do so and see how it compares to your own version.
Cook some Dominican meatballs (ours are round!).
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 egg
- ½ cup day-old fine breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion, cut into strips
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- ¼ cups of pitted olives, sliced
- 1 small onion, diced or grated
- 6 tomatoes, cut into quarters
- ½ cup of tomato sauce
- 1 pepper, cut into strips
- 4 tablespoons of oil
- Oregano powder
- Pepper
- Salt
- Mix meat, breadcrumbs, garlic and the grated onion. Add the egg, a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper and a pinch of oregano. Mix well with your hands.
- Put two tablespoons of this mixture in the palm of your hand and roll into balls.
- In a heavy saucepan heat the oil over high heat and brown the meatballs all around.
- Add the onions, tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives and the pepper cut into strips and cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add 1.5 cups of water.
- Lower the heat to medium and simmer until the meatballs are cooked throughout (about 10 mins), turning them regularly.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and adjust water if necessary (you should obtain a cup of sauce with the meatballs).
- Serve with rice of your choice.


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Tess Daly in Upper Street heels for Strictly Come Dancing!
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I am on a card meter here and I resolutely wont go back to being DD like I tried once, had a massive argument with the eon and personally I think people would be better off watching themselves with any of the big 6, their operating a form of legalised theft I believe nowadays, especially if you dont keep track of the bills and want to work out the maths behind it.
My wife and I never had massive usage, when originally on a card meter, we were averaging £20-£25 a month on both gas and electric, even in winter it only went up to about £30-£35 and then mostly on gas, thanks to my use of bright energy saving lightbulbs pretty much everywhere(100W equivalent ones so we dont go blind) and very scant use of the dryer.
I took out their option to go DD for the electric as it was easier supposedly and they started trying to rip us off from the get go, wanted a DD of around £35 a month, which jumped to them wanting about £85 a month in winter (September onwards), gas was similar, they wanted £40 a month and then £90 in winter, which we had a massive argument with them about as we were not that high on a card meter for both utilities prior to switching, they reckoned then in February, from our meter readings that we had used and owed them back then about £400 when it came to the February, we waited for their year to finish then went to Swalec on a card meter and havent looked back since.
Even with our son now and having to keep the house heated were not putting more than £50 a month on the gas, electric is stable as well at around £25 a month in usage (the only thing that uses mass amounts of electric with us is the 500W PSU in my machine, meaning I use the iPad for anything outside of an hours gaming a day)
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Government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), helped by UN peacekeepers, have launched an operation to pacify the mountain region in the east of the country.
The aim of the security operation Amani Leo, or Peace Today, is to eradicate armed groups in the volatile region, which is at the centre of one of the world's deadliest conflicts.
Less than a week after it begun, the offensive in South and North Kivu has already resulted in attacks on civilians and people have been forced from their homes.
"The government forces came to attack the bandits who terrorised us every night. The fighting was very heavy. We then decided to flee for our lives," she said.
The three-month-long campaign is facing a daunting task in battling fighters roaming the forests.
Rwandan rebels, ethnic militias and deserters from the government army are taking advantage of the hilly terrain, using the area as a hideout.
Reprisal attacks against civilians by the armed groups are common.
Bandu Kaberuka, a displaced farmer, says: "There is no peace. We are getting tired of being attacked daily. We used to flee to the forest before but now there is nowhere to escape. The conflict is everywhere."
Natural wealth
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow, reporting from Masisi district, says the conflict is not about power or politics.
"The natural wealth that lies beneath Congo's soil is the fuel that keeps the conflict burning and a reason why the killings, rape and forced displacement continue at such an appalling rate," he says.
"We used to flee to the forest before but now there is nowhere to escape. The conflict is everywhere."
Bandu Kaberuka,displaced farmer
The Amani Leo operation comes after a controversial UN mission, trying to defeat the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), ended at the end of last year.
The mission had been criticised for lending too much support to the Congolese army which is accused of widespread rape and killings. Such crimes are allegedly also committed by the FDLR.
UN troops were first deployed following the 1998-2003 civil war in which millions of people are said to have died.
The FDLR are thought to have up to 7,000 fighters. They say they are fighting to defend fellow Rwandan Hutus, a minority tribe in the area.
They are sometimes backed by an unknown number of rebels from Uganda, including the Lord's Resistance Army. Plenty of deserters from the national army have also joined the cause.
More than one million civilians have been displaced by the fighting over the last year.
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|Wed, 10-17-2012 - 12:41pm
Hooray firefox seems to be working again for iVillage! Yesterday was pretty boring. I had my official blood test at the doc which confirmed we are defintiely pregnant! :D My first appt with the doc is scheduled for mid-November. We're going to wait to announce to FB and friends until we hear the heartbeat at that appointment. I think we're telling my parents this weekend and then we're going down to FL to visit the ILs and announce to them during Halloween week!
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I'm new here (just posted my intro below) but have been having a ton of issues reading/responding today (ugh, IV tech problems). I just scheduled my first OB/MW appt for 11/16. They will see me on 11/6 for a pregnancy confirmation (blood/urine test plus sonogram). Excited but nervous, as always. This is my fourth baby (5th pregnancy) but it never gets easier :). I don't plan on telling friends, work or family for AS LONG AS POSSIBLE ;). My kids are very close in age and I don't think anyone would be happy


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Present workshop
2013, July 3-5 Critical Metals meeting (CM2013), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This Workshop will be held on July 3-5 2013, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It will provide a unique forum for discussion of the origin and evolution of rare-earth, Nb, Ta, Li, Mo and In deposits, and related processes in igneous, hydrothermal, metamorphic and supergene environments. Keynote talks by Mongolian and international experts will address key current issues facing critical-metals research, exploration, mining, remediation and global supply market. Geologists, petrologists, mineralogists, geochemists, technologists and market experts are all welcome to attend, contribute to the Workshop and explore gorgeous Mongolia!
The Technical Sessions will take place on the campus of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST), located at 34 Baga Toiruu, just a short walk away from most downtown hotels, the Sukhbaatar Square and other city attractions (see map on page 6). The workshop will be accompanied by a rich cultural program and followed by a fieldtrip (July 6-9) to the most geologically interesting sites and deposits of critical metals in the heart of the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.
Please bookmark our website, http://www.criticalmetalsmeeting.com/, and visit us regularly for updates on the registration, abstract submission, fieldtrip and other information.
Any urgent queries regarding the Workshop can be sent to Dr. Jindrich Kynicky (email@example.com).
Any visa-related requests should be addressed to Prof. Ochir Gerel (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Abstracts should be e-mailed to Prof. Anton Chakhmouradian (firstname.lastname@example.com) by May 24, 2013 (see the circular - page 2 for details)
Workshop Program (see the pdf version of program and guidebook for details)
Second International Workshop Mongolia - finalized program
July 3, 2013 (Wednesday)
Arrival and registration. On‐site registration will take place in Building 2 of
the MUST (34 Baga Toiruu), starting at 3:00 pm
4:00‐5:00 pm Tour of the Museum of Geology and Natural Resources
Guide: Professor J. Lkhamsuren, DSc, Museum Director
6:00 pm Icebreaker at Black Pearl (this restaurant is located just down the road
from the Ulaanbaatar Hotel on Baga Toirog, see no. 5 on the city map)
July 4, 2013 (Thursday)
Conference Hall, Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST)
8:30‐8:40 am Welcome message from Professor B. Ochirbat, Vice‐rector of MUST
8:40‐9:00 am B. Baatartsogt and D. Altankhuyag
Mineral resource policy in Mongolia
9:00‐9:30 am Keynote talk: Ochir Gerel* and B. Munkhtsengel
Alkaline magmatism and related mineralization in Mongolia (p.8)
9:30‐10:00 Anton Chakhmouradian*, E. Reguir, A. Zaitsev
Rare-earth enrichment processes in igneous systems: An overview (p. 9‐10)
10:00‐10:20 Jindrich Kynicky*, O. Gerel, U. Kempe, M. Vašinová Galiová, V. Králová,
M. Smith, C. Xu
The diversity of rare-earth element (REE) deposits (p. 11)
10:20‐10:40 Refreshment break
10:40‐11:00 Baatar Munkhtsengel*, O. Gerel, S. Iizumi, D. Batbold
Petrology of the REE-bearing Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex (p. 12)
11:00‐11:20 Ekaterina Reguir*, A. Chakhmouradian, V.S. Kamenetsky, B.M. Osovetskii,
I.V. Veksler, P. Yang, A. Camacho
Perovskite: An important petrogenetic and exploration indicator (p. 13)
11:20‐11:40 Veronika Králová* and J. Kynicky
Application of integrated mineral analysis (p.14)
11:40‐12:00 Shaun Spelliscy*
Claim staking: The first step to wealth and riches in Canada (p. 15‐16)
12:00‐12:20 Tamiraa Altangerel*
Rare earth deposits in Mongolia (p. 17)
12:20‐2:00 pm Lunch break
2:00‐2:20 Martin Ondrejka*, I. Broska, P. Uher, M. Kohút, M. Putiš, P. Konečný
Accomodation of S and As by primary magmatic monazite... (p. 18)
2:20‐2:40 Wei Zhang*, C.R.M. McFarlane, D.R. Lentz, K.G. Thorne
Comparing and contrasting W‐Mo mineralization... (p. 19)
2:40‐3:00 Ochir Gerel*
Large Porphyry‐type Deposits in Mongolia (p. 20)
3:00‐3:20 Jindrich Kynicky*, A. Chakhmouradian, C. Xu, M. Brtnicky, M. Vašinová
Galiová, V. Králová
Evolution of rare‐earth mineralized carbonatites at Lugiin Gol (p. 21)
3:20‐3:40 Sven Hönig*, R. Škoda, R. Čopjaková, J. Leichmann, M. Novák
Garnet, a major yttrium and heavy rare earth carrier... (p. 22)
3:40‐4:00 Refreshment break
4:00‐4:20 Lin Ye*, T. Bao, L. Li, Y. Yang
The patterns of indium distribution in sphalerite (p. 23)
4:20‐4:40 Dagva Batbold*
Mineralogy of carbonatite from the Lugiin Gol alkaline pluton... (p. 24)
4:40‐5:00 S. Amar‐Amgalan and Dash Bat‐Ulzii*
Alkaline granites geochemical studies of the Khanbogd pluton (p. 25)
5:00‐5:20 Mihoko Hoshino*, Y. Watanabe, M. Tsunematsu
A new type of REE-bearing deposit (p. 26)
5:20‐5:40 Simon Blancher* and I. Duhamel‐Achin
The Mabounié carbonatite (Gabon) (p. 27)
5:40‐6:00 S. Oyunbat*
Geology and mineralization at the Ulaan Del Zr‐Nb‐REE occurrence (p. 28)
July 5, 2013 (Friday)
Geological excursion to Gorkhi Terelj Park
9:00 am Departure (pick up at your hotel)
7:00 pm Dinner at Mongol Shiltgeen (Hotel Mongolia); return to UB City
Fieldtrip Program
July 6, 2013 (Saturday)
8:45 am Arrival in the Oyu Tolgoi mine camp (550 km, see map on p. 5)
9:30 Safety briefing; introduction to the Oyu Tolgoi project
9:50 Oyu Tolgoi site tour, part I (main lookout hill, open pit lookout,
concentrator, core shack)
1:00 pm Lunch in the Conference Center
2:00 Khanbogd complex (alkaline granites and pegmatites)
6:30 Arrival to the Big Ger Oyu Tolgoi visitor camp, check‐in and dinner
Overnight accommodation in the Big Ger camp
July 7, 2013 (Sunday)
6:30 am Breakfast
7:30 Trip to the Lugiin Gol by car (180 km)
Lugiin Gol REE deposit (syenites, carbonatites, REE ores)
Overnight accommodation in the Lugiin Gol Reo camp
July 8, 2013 (Monday)
7:30 am Trip to Ulgii Khiid by car (100 km)
Ulgii Khiid complex (syenites and carbonatites)
6:00 pm Arrival to the Big Ger camp, dinner
Overnight accommodation in the Big Ger camp
July 9, 2013 (Tuesday)
6:45 am Breakfast at the Big Ger
7:30 Check‐out and departure for the Oyu Tolgoi airport
9:15 Return flight to Ulaanbaatar
Important dates
03 July – Registration and Icebreaker party at Chingis restaurant
04 July –05 July – Presentations
06 July – 10 July A Fieldtrip into the Heart of the Gobi Desert: Rare Metals, Porphyries
and Peralkaline Granites
Previous meeting
The First Workshop on the Critical Metals (CM2012) was held September 4-7, 2012, at Peking University in Beijing, China.
The meeting was a great success, attracting many distinguished speakers from China and abroad (USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Japan, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Russia) and delegates from as far away as Brazil. The topics discussed ranged from the geology and evolution of Bayan Obo and other deposits, to regional metallogeny, to method development, to market considerations. The Workshop was followed by a fieldtrip to Xi'an and Mo deposits in central China.


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They didn't just get recognition, they got down on the dance floor... the Alachua County Foster Grandparents program held their annual volunteer luncheon today in Gainesville.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mellors make Connie promise to do before she leaves on her trip alone?
(a) Write to him.
(b) Take the wooden necklace charm with her.
(c) Meet with him in the hut again.
(d) Tell her husband about the child.
2. What does Connie's father accuse Mellors of being?
(a) A gold digger.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) A polygamist.
3. What does Connie ask Mellors to do while she is on a trip alone?
(a) Wait for her.
(b) Come with her.
(c) Take some money.
(d) Find them a place to stay.
4. What does Mellors say he would teach the villagers if he were in charge?
(a) To lead.
(b) To write.
(c) To dance.
(d) To read.
5. How does Connie feel when Clifford finds a new interest?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Lonely.
Short Answer Questions
1. What has Clifford become enthralled with during Connie's depression?
2. What does Mellors try to help Clifford with during his walk with Connie before her trip?
3. Where does Connie go to escape from the oppressive feel of Wragby Hall?
4. What does Mellors say he needs to have happen in order to take pleasure from a relationship?
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|knock (nɒk)
|—vb (usually foll by against)
|(tr) to give a blow or push to; strike
|(intr) to rap sharply with the knuckles, a hard object, etc, esp to capture attention: to knock at the door
|(tr) to make or force by striking: to knock a hole in the wall
|to collide (with)
|(tr) to bring into a certain condition by hitting or pushing: to knock someone unconscious
|informal (tr) to criticize adversely; belittle: to knock someone's work
|(intr) Also: pink (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a characteristic metallic noise as a result of faulty combustion
|(intr) (of a bearing, esp one in an engine) to emit a regular characteristic sound as a result of wear
|slang (Brit) to have sexual intercourse with (a person)
|informal knock a person into the middle of next week to hit a person with a very heavy blow
|knock one's head against to have a violent or unpleasant encounter with (adverse facts or circumstances)
|knock on the head
|a. to daze or kill (a person) by striking on the head
|b. effectively to prevent the further development of (a plan)
|a. a blow, push, or rap: he gave the table a knock
|b. the sound so caused
|the sound of knocking in an engine or bearing
|informal a misfortune, rebuff, or setback
|informal unfavourable criticism
|informal (in cricket) an innings or a spell of batting
|[Old English cnocian, of imitative origin; related to Old Norse knoka to hit]
"Knocked up in the United States, amongst females, the phrase is equivalent to being enciente, so that Englishmen often unconsciously commit themselves when amongst our Yankee cousins." [John Camden Hotten, "The Slang Dictionary," London, 1860]
"Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without and call to the owner to come forth (Deut. 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (Acts 12:13, 16), and the three men sent to Joppa by Cornelius made inquiry and 'stood before the gate' (10:17, 18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance." Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matt. 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Rev. 3:20).


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Thanks brah.
I kinda prefer Hester. Mays was always kind of out of place in a 4-3.
Mays isn't bad. Also if you want returners Leonhard has experience, as does Willis. Hester could also be our fullback. It's your call.
And there's a reason I said it was my final offer.
I sent you a counter offer yesterday. You haven't replied yet.
Nah, I already gave up Amano and I was only looking to drop off one of em.
Do you want all stats or main stats?
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