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Insulated Tab Curtains, 84" L
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Insulated Tab Top Curtains Keep Warm Air In — Cold Air Out!
- A beautiful and functional accent to any room
- Enjoy a more comfortable, more energy-efficient home
- Fused insulating layer lowers your heating and cooling bills
- Each set of two curtains will cover one window up to 80" wide
Classic styling and an elegant linen texture make these curtains a handsome addition to any room in your home. Now more than ever, you'll appreciate their energy-saving benefits as well. When closed, the soft, acrylic suede backing ensures complete privacy while blocking cold winter drafts and hot summer sun.
- 100% cotton front with acrylic suede insulating backing
- Sold in sets of two
- Overall length includes 3" tabs on top
- Machine washable; air dry
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- Block the cold
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cover the sliding glass doors
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We just put up the draperies and found defects in at least two panels. I will inspect each remaining panel carefully and call for instructions for returning defective items.
- Nice color
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Using in living room for privacy and thermal insulation.
- Color goes with everythin
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Refinished our guestroom and needed new curtains. I wanted them to be lined and there they were on sale.
They are insulating just great so far.
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These curtains raised the temperature in our room about 5 degrees. They really do cut down on the drafts. Best of all, they're not nearly as heavy as I thought they would be.
- Good colours
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It's hard to find insulated draperies that are machine washable. I haven't tried yet, but these say they are. The natural color is all cotton front, acrylic back and the tag says to wash them in cold water. The blue is 55% polyester/45% cotton and can be washed in warm water. Keep your kittens away from these -- any punctures let the light shine through and destroy the look.
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Everything we eat has a story. Food is the basis of our existence, but we can also craft narratives around it: stories of hunger and sharing, of bounty and blessing. The dishes we prepare embody the traditions and heritage of our cultures; the memories we create through the food we eat, help define us. Food reminds us where we come from and encourages us to go somewhere new.
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Opening Speaker: Peter Oliver, Oliver Bonacini Restaurants
Kate Krader, Food & Wine Magazine, New York, New York
Alison Fryer, The Cookbook Store, Toronto, Ontario
Nick Saul, CEO, Community Food Centers Canada
JP McMahon, Aniar Restaurant, Galway, Ireland
Andrea Most, Associate Professor of English, American Literature & Jewish Studies, The University of Toronto
Trine Hanneman, Scandinavian Chef & Cookbook Author, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter Tempelhoff, Executive Chef, The Collection by Liz McGrath, Cape Town, South Africa
Adam Mason, Winemaker, Mulderbosch, South Africa
Anne Mendelson, Author, The Surprising Story of Milk through the Ages
Per-Anders & Lotta Jörgensen, Editors, FOOL Magazine, Malmo, Sweden
Magnus Nilsson, Executive Chef, Faviken, Jarpen, Sweden
Alessandro Porcelli, Founder & Director of Cook it Raw
Padraic Og Gallagher, Gallagher's Boxty House, Dublin, Ireland
Kobe Desramaults, In de Wulf, Dranouter, Belgium
Gillian Files & Brent Preston, Farmers, The New Farm, Singhampton, Ontario
Joshna Maharaj, Chef & Activist, Toronto
Edward Pond, Food Photographer
Trevor Gulliver, CEO, St. John, London, UK
Paul Rogalski, Executive Chef, Rouge, Calgary
Ingrid Fetell, Designer, The Aesthetics of Joy
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René Redzepi, Chef & Co-Owner, Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Noah Bernamoff and Rae Bernamoff, Co-owners, Mile End Delicatessen, New York
Lesley Chesterman, Fine-Dining Critic, The Montreal Gazette
Tobey Nemeth, Co-Owner, Edulis, Toronto
Joe Warwick, Food Critic, The Guardian, Founder of The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards, Author;Where Chefs Eat
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Workshop #5 - Food on Film; an in-depth look at the technical and creative ingredients of capturing food on film. Presenters: Claudia Bianchi – Culinary Producer/Director, Food Stylist and Restaurateur & Rob Fiocca – Photographer/Director
Workshop #6 - Creative Cocktails – Heads, Hearts & Tales,
Christina addresses our most fond (and foul) recollections of drinking culture and where it's heading next. Presenter: Christina Kuypers, Mixologist
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These chefs are coming together for the Terroir 2013 lunch to present their versions of classic sandwiches and sides. We all have a favourite sandwich – a Clubhouse, a BLT, a Croque Monsieur – and we all like them done a certain way – only iceberg on a BLT! A Club isn't a Club without frilly toothpicks! The Monsieur must be done on brioche!
Dessert will include Fluffernutter Sandwiches by Prince Edward County's Matt and Erin DeMille and a selection of iconic Canadian treats by Toronto's Andrea Mut.
Participating Chefs
Scott Vivian, Beast Restaurant
Jeremy Charles, Raymonds, Nfld
Mathew Matheson, Parts & Labour
Ted Corrado, The Drake Hotel
James Roberts, Executive Chef at Park Country Club in Buffalo, NY
Bertrand Alépée, The Tempered Chef, Toronto, Ontario
Amanda Ray, Biff's Bistro, Toronto, Ontario
Craig Deihl, Cypress, Charleston, South Carolina
Matt DeMille, Pomodoro, Wellington, Ontario
Erin DeMille, Royal Sugar, Wellington, Ontario
Andrea Mut, Andrea's Gerrard Street Bakery, Toronto, Ontario
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Re: [alpha] Is Erdogan cancer?
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Date | 2011-12-04 23:21:44 |
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To: Alpha List<firstname.lastname@example.com>
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Subject: Re: [alpha] Is Erdogan cancer?
wow, first chavez, then erdogan? i'd be really wary of political
rumors to undermine Erdogan, but if this source has access to this kind of
information from the actual surgery team and is in a position to know,
this is def something we need to watch closely. is this cancer rumor
spreading in Turkey? Any trend as to who's reporting it?
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To: "Alpha List" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 4:55:09 PM
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He is going to rest for another week. No meeting on Monday. Expected to
visit Qatar on Dec. 10.
From: "Emre Dogru" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Alpha List" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 10:39:12 AM
Subject: [alpha] Is Erdogan cancer?
Sorry for not sending this in regular insight format, because this does
not qualify as an insight yet, imo. But still want to let you know about
what I'm hearing.
Erdogan has had a surgery this past Monday. The way that it was announced
officially was that he had a surgery on his digestive system and will rest
until this Monday (of course he is not meeting with Biden). Deputy PM
Arinc and President Gul say he is fine and will be working as usual soon.
Many items on OS say that roughly 10 inches of his intestine was removed
and this is not denied. He is supposed to attend the cabinet meeting on
I learned yesterday from someone who is well connected with the hospital
(The Marmara University Hospital) that Erdogan had surgery due to his job.
(He is in medicine business). The surgeon's assistants told him that
Erdogan is in the first stage of colon cancer. It may not be lethal at
this stage, but it will be painful for him to recover.
This information may still be at rumor level. But let's watch him closely
and especially what happens on Monday to see if there is some truth to it.
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THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, (312) 443-3600: Exhibits include "Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art" to Nov. 27, 2015.
Admission is free to Illinois residents from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays.
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER'S ATRIUM GALLERY: 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: "Andros: Paintings by Timothy R. Collins" will be displayed to May 26. The exhibit is a series of paintings based on Andros Island, Bahamas, where the artist worked from August 2011 to June.
MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S ROBERT F. DECAPRIO ART GALLERY: 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, (708) 974-5500: "MVCC Juried Student Art Exhibition" will be exhibited to May 18.
RIDDLES COMEDY CLUB: 5055 W. 111th St., Alsip, (708) 422-5055: Robert Stanley (Stan da Man) will perform on May 17-18.
ADLER PLANETARIUM: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-7827: "Cosmic Wonder" opens on May 17.
Other exhibits include "The Universe: A Walk Through Space and Time," "Our Solar System," "Collecting Memories: The Webster Story," "Planet Explorers" for families with ages 3-8, "Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass," and "Shoot for the Moon."
THE FIELD MUSEUM: 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-9410: Exhibits include "Images of the Afterlife" to June 9, "Living with Wolves" to July 7, "Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux" to Sept. 8 and "Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence"to Jan. 5.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (773) 684-1414: "Animal Inside Out" recently debuted and will run through Sept. 2.
Other exhibits include "Science Storms," "YOU! The Experience," "The Great Train Story" and the Baby Chick Hatchery.
There also are daily live science demonstrations like the chemistry show "Bangs, Flashes and Fire."
SHEDD AQUARIUM: 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 939-2438: "Stingray Touch" opens on May 17 and runs to October.
Other exhibits include "Jellies," which has been extended through 2013, "Waters of the World," "Caribbean Reef," "Amazon Rising," "Wild Reef" and the Polar Play Zone.
Attractions include the Shedd's aquatic show.
CONCERT FOR KEN: Riddles Comedy Club, 5055 W. 111th St., Alsip, (708) 422-5055: Nicks@Nite Live Tribute Show starring Nick Gutierrez and Nick Miller will be hosted by Commodore Tom on May 19. This benefit, featuring music by Elvis Presley to the Beatles, is for someone who is touted as a No. 1 Elvis fan. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the show at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door.
GRANDE PRAIRIE SINGERS: Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock St., Park Forest, (708) 481-8684: Music from contemporary composers will be performed during "American Choral Music Today" at 4 p.m. May 19.
The program includes works by Morten Lauridsen ("O Magnum Mysterium"), Eric Whitacre ("This Marriage," "Lux Arumque"), Guy Forbes ("Ubi Caritas," "O Nata Lux"), David Brunner "I Am in Need of Music"), John Corigliano ("L'Invitation au Voyage") and Robert Boyd ("Sing to Me, Guiding Stars").
Also, Grande Prairie Singers assistant director Darrell Dalton has written "Then I Saw a New Heaven" for the performance. The longtime Southland musician, instructor and composer set Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" to music for the group's European concert tour in 2006.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Students with identification can attend for $10.
The Grande Prairie Singers are led by Jo Rodenburg, who is in her third season as artistic director.
Information: grandeprairiechoral.org.
MUSIC RECITAL 2013: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: This show will take place at 1 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $3 or $2 for center members.
THE NEVERLY BROTHERS PRESENT FROM ELVIS TO THE BEATLES: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: This concert will be at 8 p.m. May 17. Tickets are $22, or $20 for center members.
SUBURBAN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S SPRING CONCERT: Faith United Methodist Church, 15101 S. 80th Ave., Orland Park, (708) 941-6334: This show will be at 4 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and may be purchased at suburbanyouthsymphony.org or at the door. Baked goods will be sold during intermission to benefit the orchestra programs.
The concert will feature an eclectic mix of classical and popular works that officials said are sure to delight audience members, as well as a performance of the Incredible Opportunity Program of Suburban Youth Symphony.
The group will be directed by Katie Bern and Christia Bieda, co- music directors of Suburban Youth Symphony.
"I love that this concert has so many different works," said Bern, who will be directing "Music of the Night" and "Symphony No. 5, 1st Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven.
"The children have really enjoyed the different types of music they have learned this year."
"Our chamber group will be playing 'In the Hall of the Mountain King, ' " Bieda said. " This group of our more advanced players has enjoyed playing together this year, and this piece was one that they all loved.
" 'Country Club Rag' by Scott Joplin is very challenging technically and rhythmically. We had extra rehearsals to prepare the children to play and really encouraged extra practice with private teachers and at home."
Bern and Bieda agreed that "Rosin Eating Zombies from Outer Space" is the favorite piece.
"It's a fun piece full of effects, which the kids love, and a piece that music educators love, too, because the children learn so much," Bern said.
The orchestra will be joined by a mother-daughter duo Emily Lewis Mantell and Sonia Mantell who will be the soloists for the Antonio Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Cellos, 1st Movement."
Emily Lewis Mantell grew up in Evanston and attended Roosevelt University, where she studied with Carl Fruh.
"My twin sister Betty and I both began on violin", Lewis Mantell said and laughingly continued, "but Betty was so much better and moving faster on the violin so I decided to pick a different instrument — cello."
Lewis Mantell is principal cellist of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and is an active freelance musician in the Chicago.
She has been a member of the Suburban Youth Symphony board for more than 20 years.
" Around 2004-08 we had a decrease in the numbers of students in SYSO," Lewis Mantell said. "As a board, we were wondering about what our next step as an organization should be.
"I am so grateful that Janet Kuester approached the board with the idea to create an Incredible Opportunity Program to provide south and southwest suburban students who do not have a school string program access to low-cost, quality string instruction.
"Since then, our numbers have grown steadily."
The Suburban Youth Symphony now includes more than 40 string players who are committed to the orchestra and their playing.
"We will be adding an additional ensemble for the most advanced players in 2013-14," Lewis Mantell said.
She volunteers her time to coach cello students and do sectional rehearsals. "It is really fun to work with the students and be involved with mentoring and encouraging our orchestra students."
The apple does not fall far from the tree. Sonia Mantell grew up in a musical household.
Her father, Matt Mantell, is a professional violist, teacher, and long-standing Suburban Youth Symphony board member.
Sonia Mantell chose the cello, and her first studies were with her mother.
Mantell is currently studying cello at New England Conservatory. She is also a former member of the Suburban Youth Symphony and has done some informal performances for the students during rehearsals to motivate, inspire and answer questions.
"For Sonia and I, this feels like coming full circle" Lewis Mantell said. "Sonia started her orchestral playing in SYSO and is now returning to solo. It will be so much fun for us to solo together with Suburban Youth Symphony."
GAELIC PARK PLAYERS HOSTS ACTING IRISH INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL: Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, (708) 687-9323: This 20th annual fest is taking place concurrently with the venue's annual Memorial Day weekend Irish Fest. Tickets for May 21-23 are $15 each for the show only or $20 for a pub dinner-play combo (reservations for 6 p.m. are necessary). May 24-25 tickets are $15 and include admission to the Irish Fest grounds and vice versa.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. May 21-22, 2 and 8 p.m. May 23-24 and 1 and 7 p.m. May 25. An awards ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. May 26.
The festival will feature eight theater companies from Ireland, Canada and the United States performing full-length Irish plays in competition.
The fest kicks off with the host group, the Gaelic Park Players, presenting a production of the uproarious comedy "A Wake in The West" by Michael J. Ginnelly at 8 p.m. May 21.
The Tara Players from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, follow on May 22 with John Patrick Shanley's Tony Award-winning play "Doubt."
Matinee performances begin at 2 p.m. May 23 with Dublin, Ireland's Heads on Stage presenting "Molly Sweeney" by Brian Friel. Later that evening, the Irish Players of Rochester will perform "Is Life Worth Living?" by Lennox Robinson.
On May 24 in the afternoon, Cincinnati's Irish American Theater Group will stage another Friel classic and another Tony winner, "Dancing at Lughnasa" In the evening, Milwaukee Irish Arts will present "Eclipsed" by Patricia Burke Brogan.
May 25 will begin at 1 p.m. with "Here We Are Again Still" presented by the Irish Theatre of Florida, and 2012's champion, the Liffey Players Drama Society from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will cap the festival with a performance of Martin MacDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" at 7 p.m.
RASCAL FLATTS: First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, 19100 S. Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 614-1616. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 17 for the Live and Loud Tour, which will be at FMBA on Aug. 17. Support acts include the Band Perry and Cassadee Pope. Tickets can be purchased at LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the venue box office.
BACINEMA SCREENING OF "NO": Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: The weekly film series continues with this screening at 7:30 p.m. May 22. Rated R, the movie runs for 1 hour and 58 minutes. Tickets are $7.50, or $5.50 for center members.
RAIL HERITAGE DAYS: Homewood-Flossmoor Park District auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road, Homewood, (708) 798-3000: The Homewood Rail Committee will present this train show from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 19.
WOOFSTOCK AND PET PARADE: Main Park picnic grove, 10925 LaPorte Road, Mokena, (708) 390-2401: Mokena Community Park District will present this event from 1-4 p.m. May 19.
The pet parade includes a quarter-mile fun walk along the Main Park wooded trail at 1:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 1 p.m. All animals are welcome for the parade.
Parade prizes will be awarded to the top winners in the following categories: best dressed, most exotic, most original, smallest pet and largest pet. Costumes are optional.
After the parade, an afternoon of canine contests for four-legged friends will begin at approximately 2 p.m. Contests include Woof Off, Most Obedient, Best Trick and Hot Dog Relay.
Vendors, demonstrations and giveaways will be available throughout the afternoon. For the safety of dogs and others, attendees should make sure their dog's vaccinations are current. All dogs must be on a leash.
The event's sponsors include Banfield Pet Hospital, Petsmart, Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar, Old Plank Trail Community Bank and Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete.
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The chef's nigiri bites are new to Dokku and offer a more 'dressed up' nigiri. The maguro – yellowfin tuna with garlic soy sauce – is incredibly deep and rich in color, matched with an equally impressive flavor.
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Parties to the Convention must submit national reports on implementation of the Convention to the Conference of the Parties (COP). The required contents of national communications and the timetable for their submission are different for Annex I and non-Annex I Parties. This is in accordance with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" enshrined in the Convention.
The core elements of the national communications for both Annex I and non-Annex I Parties are information on emissions and removals of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and details of the activities a Party has undertaken to implement the Convention. National communications usually contain information on national circumstances, vulnerability assessment, financial resources and transfer of technology, and education, training and public awareness; but the ones from Annex I Parties additionally contain information on policies and measures.
Annex I Parties that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol must include supplementary information in their national communications and their annual inventories of emissions and removals of GHGs to demonstrate compliance with the Protocol's commitments.
Annex I Parties are required to submit information on their national inventories annually, and to submit national communications periodically, according to dates set by the COP. There are no fixed dates for the submission of national communications of non-Annex I Parties, although these documents should be submitted within four years of the initial disbursement of financial resources to assist them in preparing their national communications.
Cover page selections from national communications submitted to the climate change secretariat.
National communications are detailed documents and can have up to 300 pages.
The importance of reliable data
Accurate, consistent and internationally comparable data on GHG emissions is essential for the international community to take the most appropriate action to mitigate climate change, and ultimately to achieve the objective of the Convention. Communicating relevant information on the most effective ways to reduce emissions and adapt to the adverse effects of climate change also contributes towards global sustainable development.
Ensuring quality of reporting
Since 1994, governments have invested significant time and resources in the preparation, collection and validation of data on GHG emissions, and the COP has made determined efforts to improve the quality and consistency of the data, which are ensured by established guidelines for reporting. Non-Annex I Parties receive financial and technical assistance in preparing their national communications, facilitated by the UNFCCC secretariat.
Each national communication of an Annex I Party is subject to an "in-depth" review conducted by an international team of experts and coordinated by the secretariat. National communications from non-Annex I Parties are not subject to such a review, but they are considered by the expert group set up by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation to deal with issues relating to these communications.
Submission of reports
Parties submit their national communications to the UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn, Germany, which makes them publicly available. Following a request from the COP, the secretariat synthesizes the most important information from submitted national communications in separate reports for Annex I and non-Annex I Parties, and in turn submits these reports to the Subsidiary Bodies and the COP for consideration.
The UNFCCC secretariat also collects and makes publicly available the annual GHG inventory submissions of Annex I Parties. It also publishes its own reports summarizing the status and trends of GHG emissions in Annex I Parties.
This section covers information and procedures for the following types of national reports submitted under the Convention:
In addition, this section covers accounting, reporting and review procedures under the Kyoto Protocol
Updated Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) training materialsThe CGE developed sets of training materials to facilitate the preparation national communications by non-Annex I Parties in accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 17/CP.8; and also to facilitate the preparation of biennial update reports by non-Annex Parties in accordance with the guidelines contained in decision 2/CP.17, annex III. The complete set of training materials are available online.
Submission of National Communications The deadline for the sixth national communcation was agreed upon in Cancún (decisons 9/CP.16 and 10/CMP.6): 1 January 2014.
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Baloney, inflation on anything but food and fuel has been dang near flat for the last ten years and negative for electronics and such.
Yes, hardware has experienced deflation for the most part.
But have you been to a movie theatre recently? A sporting event? A concert? These are much more relevant to entertainment pricing by content providers and carriers.


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"He'll be overdrafted," one personnel man told the Times of Trenton. "He did all of that at the Combine, so some team will take him way higher than he should go. I mean watch him play, just watch. He didn't do anything. And he wasn't playing at a very high level, either. All I know is he had one sack last year and it came against Austin Peay. You probably didn't even know Austin Peay had a football team."
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:: beforeHe isn't a top draft pick. He is the type guy Carolina would draft in the 2nd to continue their horrible track record.
Rather have Brandon thompson over him. Better football player.....and will be drafted where he should go....2nd round
I'm so upset at the number of mocks that have us picking Poe at 9. Give me some variety, please! Poe at 9 would be a monumental mistake. And before any Poe supporters out there use the non-argument about Cam last year and the gamble associated with picking him, they are on two totally different levels when it comes to game tape and individual success leading to team success.
Just say no to Poe.
Yeah, I was definitely on the Poewagon after the combine, but I've been less and less into him as the days go by.
Same here. I'm very much on the Dre Kirkpatrick in the first and Thompson/Worthy in the second wagon now.
Also you need to remember, he hasn't played football that long. He was in band then the football asked him to try football. He is raw and has some work to do, but with NFL coaching and battling NFL olinemen everyday in practce, he has all the tools to be an awesome defensive tackle. I'm not saying to draft him though. I don't really know who I want and don't really care.
Coples is the guy i want if we go defense. Castro if we go offense. Assuming Claiborne and Blackmon are gone.
I hope we don't draft coples. He has great size but poor, motor, stamina, work ethic, annoying arms. I watched every Carolina game and he was hardly ever doing anything. He will be a bust
If you're going to ridicule every person who has gotten a prospect wrong, you might as well just stop paying attention to the draft. It's all about probabilities, not absolutes. Amazing that people can't grasp this.Yeah and Cam couldn't throw a football and in no way should have been the #1 overall pick. "If anyone you should take Blaine Gabbert" Scouts have proven to be geniuses over the years.
I hope we don't draft coples. He has great size but poor, motor, stamina, work ethic, annoying arms. I watched every Carolina game and he was hardly ever doing anything. He will be a bust
Many scouts have said Poe has a HORRIBLE motor.
Lol @ people trying to predict the future.
Nostradamus would like a word with you.
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I guess I would clarify that you don't have to be rich, because Medicare/Medicaid will pay for many of these operations/meds, but you do have to actually *have* Medicare. Many people who qualify don't actually have all the forms filled out and such. This is why social workers are teh awesome.
...this is all unless you live in Arizona...
Seriously, health care in this country is ridiculously tricky to finance and it is nice that there are experts out there.
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Health care in the US hinges on one thing: Don't get sick. And good luck to you if you are.
We're supposed to switch over to a system similar to Canada's soon, aren't we?
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Well, no.
Canada has a single-payer system, meaning that the government pays for all health care expenses (except some elective procedures, like plastic surgery to make you more smexy). Citizens pay their taxes, they get medical care when they need it, and the government foots the bill. You can still pay for private health care if you want, but most people don't.
Anyway, the government is far and away the biggest purchaser of health care supplies, medicines, medical equipment, and so on -- meaning they have a lot of clout for negotiating bulk discounts on the stuff. It's not a perfect system, but it seems to work pretty well.
The new U.S. health care system won't kick in for a couple of years yet even if it survives the multiple law suits challenging its constitutionality. If I understand, it works basically like this:
1) Every citizen is required to get health insurance. Either you buy it yourself, or you get it from your employer as part of your job.
2) If you opt NOT to buy health insurance and do not get it through your job, the government charges you more taxes.
3) Each individual state is supposed to set up a state-run health care program called an exchange, to offer cheap health care policies to people who can't afford it regularly. There will also be subsidies for the poor.
So, instead of having a single payer system, we'll basically have the existing system of for-profit health care companies, only with fifty new non-profit health care programs run by the states. The key to making it work is the mandate that everybody has to have health insurance, because the much larger pool of insurees makes it a lot easier to spread the risk around. Or that's the theory anyway; I'm not entirely convinced that it'll work, since although the number of insured people will increase, they'll still be segmented across 50 state insurance providers and heaven knows how many private companies.
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..I think I like Canada's better.
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Wonder how large a risk pool you need in order to self-insure under that system. Lots of companies over here self-insure their vehicles up to a point because they don't incur as many costs on top of the price of the risk as an insurance company would.
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I'm going to agree with Tenshi. That sounds incredibly unstable. Besides which, making everyone purchase health care would probably file under unconstitutional. If it makes it in a few years I'll be surprised.
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I dunno; the constitutionality of the health care mandate can be argued either way. If I recall correctly, there are four separate challenges working their way through the court system right now. So far, two judges have declared it unconstitutional, and two judges have declared it constitutional.
Soooo ... not a clear-cut case either way.
Incidentally, here's a
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It rarely seems to be a clear-cut case.
Oh awesome! Thanks for the link!
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Darn, I can't believe I didn't catch this topic sooner. Need to work on my lurking.
Anyhow, I feel a need to respond to this:
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Whereas there's a primary, centralized body of thought in Judaism (...)
Not really. Moreso than Christianity perhaps, but still, there's plenty of room for disagreement.
So, I'm here to bring some Jewish education. I happen to know a little bit about this issue because I volunteered in Israel's organ donation organization for a while, during which point I was religious.
As AsA said, there are indeed Jewish laws which would prevent organ donation. One is called "Nivul hamet" which forbids harming a dead body without reason (This is the one AsA referred to). Another is "Halanat hamet" which forbids delaying burial. A third is "Hana'at hamet", which forbids getting any kind of good/happiness from a dead body. However, none of these laws actually cause organ donation to be forbidden! As Judaism puts a huge emphasis on the value of human life*, it's agreed by almost all rabbis that none of the above laws should stand in the way of organ donation.
In fact, there is a halachic issue regarding organ donation, but it stems from an entirely different issue - when can someone be said to be dead? Organs are usually (in Israel, exclusively) donated in cases of brain stem failure. In such cases, the body can be kept in working conditioning using machines, though no person in history has ever recovered from brain stem failure. Unfortunately, some rabbis hold that a person cannot be claimed dead until their heart stops beating, and so taking organs from such a brain-dead person would be considered murder and naturally should be forbidden. However, most rabbis have agreed in recent years that brain stem failure is considered death and thus organ donation is allowed and even recommended. There's a long list of rabbis who have signed organ donation cards.
And as you can all imagine, I'm an organ donor.
*As another example of this, if someone puts a gun to a Jew's head and asks him to violate Jewish law, then he may violate all laws save three very important ones.
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"The beacons of Gondor are alight, calling for aid. War is kindled. See, there is the fire on Amon Dîn."
–Gandalf, The Return of the King
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Encounter at Amon Dîn, the third Adventure Pack in the Against the Shadow cycle for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game!
Emerging from The Drúadan Forest, Middle-earth's heroes begin their return journey to Minas Tirith, but dark plumes of smoke rise across the lands of Anórien. Amon Dîn is burning, and it falls to your heroes to save the village's citizens from the spreading fires and the threat of an Orcish siege.
Encounter at Amon Dîn is the tale of a dramatic rescue mission, but whether the mission succeeds or fails is up to you! You'll have to move quickly, battle Orcs, and fight fires, and you'll need to take advantage of whatever assistance you can find. This time, you're not just fighting for your lives; your fighting for the lives of everyone in Amon Dîn!
Hobbits to the Rescue
As you race to the aid of Amon Dîn's besieged villagers, Encounter at Amon Dîn opens up some all-new, all-Hobbit strategies with the game's third Hobbit hero, Pippin (Encounter at Amon Dîn, 56), and a pair of events that provide your all-Hobbit fellowship some sneaky, potent tricks.
At six starting threat and two Willpower, Pippin is an excellent, efficient questing hero. However, it's when he's partnered solely with other Hobbit heroes that he shines. In such company, Pippin becomes quite resourceful, gaining an extra line of text:
"Response: After an enemy engages you, raise your threat by 3 to return it to the staging area. Until the end of the round, that enemy cannot engage you." We've long known that the short-statured Hobbits are good at hiding from their foes, and Pippin gives your all-Hobbit company the means to do so.
Right now, building a deck around Pippin's ability means starting him with Frodo Baggins (Conflict at the Carrock, 25) and Bilbo Baggins (The Hunt for Gollum, 1). It also means that while your heroes may be able to avoid some enemies with Pippin's ability and survive them with Frodo's ability, it will be hard-pressed to fight back.
This problem can be mitigated in multiplayer games by partnering one player's Hobbits with another player's hefty fighters. In such games, Pippin's ability allows the Hobbit player to focus on questing and controlling threat while other heroes defeat the enemies.
In a single player game, the situation is a bit trickier. Gandalf (Core Set, 73) will likely join the Hobbits at times and take care of some enemies, but even with Bilbo's extra card draw, it's hard to imagine Gandalf will be able to keep all the fellowship's enemies at bay. Fortunately, Hobbits are crafty, and Encounter at Amon Dîn also introduces two events for your Hobbit heroes, Small Target (Encounter at Amon Dîn, 62) and Hobbit-sense (Encounter at Amon Dîn, 65).
With these tricks and with its new hero, Pippin, Encounter at Amon Dîn finally permits fans of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game to undertake their quests with a fellowship devoted to second breakfasts!
Smoke on the Wind
Look for more information on Encounter at Amon Dîn to follow, including a Hobbit-themed deck list, as we get closer to the Adventure Pack's release.
Encounter at Amon Dîn is scheduled to arrive at retailers everywhere late in the first quarter of 2013!