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The opnly way you will know if the handles are comfortable for you is to test them. Linda C |
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I have tested the CIA saute pan by sauteing a sliced onion/pepper/garlic mixture in olive oil for pasta. It has nicely rounded shape to aid in turning/stirring, but still politely sits flat on the burner without wobbling. The interior sandwiched layer of aluminum continues from the bottom all the way up the sides for even heat distribution. The handle has a nice curve to help carry the weight of the pan and its contents. It can be used on any type of stove, even induction. It is a well thought out design and pleasant to hold. |
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Thanks for the info. The problem for me is I live far away from cities in central Texas and, even when I am in the city, I do not find these particular brands in stores. Therefore, it's difficult to try them out for myself. I do not mind, in fact I prefer, heavy pans. Many people recommend All-Clad, which are readily available, but I find that the handles dig into my hand, even when I use the helper handle, so I have ruled out that brand. |
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Russia: Arming Libya Rebels Is "Crude Violation"
July 7, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Lutfi Abu-Aun
Head of the rebel forces Abdel Fattah Younes gestures as he arrives at Green Square in the Kish, Benghazi July 6, 2011, to demonstrate against Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori |
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Russia accused France on Thursday of committing a "crude violation" of a U.N. weapons embargo by arming Libyan rebels, while Washington said it was acting legally, creating a new diplomatic dispute over the Western air war.
France confirmed on Wednesday that it had air-dropped arms to rebels in Libya's Western Mountains, becoming the first NATO country to acknowledge openly arming the insurgency against Gaddafi's 41-year rule.
France, Britain and the United States are leading a three-month-old air campaign which they say they will not end until Gaddafi falls. The war has become the bloodiest of the "Arab Spring" uprisings sweeping North Africa and the Middle East.
Rebels acknowledged French support, saying it had helped sustain them in the region.
"There should be no doubt that Libyans in the Nafusa Mountain (Western Mountains) area are alive and safe today thanks to a combination of heroic Libyan bravery and French wisdom and support," Vice Chairman Abdul Hafeedh Ghoga of the Transitional National Council said in a statement of thanks to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Though rebel advances have been slow, the insurgents scored a success in the region on Sunday in pushing to the outskirts of Bir al-Ghanam, within 80 km (50 miles) of Tripoli.
On Thursday the rebels surveyed the strategic town from a ridge overlooking the desert plateau that leads to the capital, in preparation for a possible attack. A Reuters journalist with them said they were waiting for NATO airstrikes to help them.
Libyan television broadcast a statement from tribal leaders condemning Sarkozy over the arms, calling the rebels in the Berber area "a product of France."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow "asked our French colleagues today whether reports that weapons from France were delivered to Libyan rebels correspond with reality."
"If this is confirmed, it is a very crude violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1970," he said. That resolution, adopted in February, imposed a comprehensive arms embargo.
Paris said on Wednesday it believed it had not violated the U.N. embargo because the weapons it gave the rebels were needed to protect civilians from an imminent attack, which it says is allowed under a later Security Council resolution.
Washington agreed. "We believe that U.N. Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973, read together, neither specified nor precluded providing defense materiel to the Libyan opposition," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.
"We would respectfully disagree with the Russian assessment," he added. Nevertheless, although legal, arming the rebels was "not an option that we have acted on," he said.
Although Russia is not involved in the bombing campaign, its stance could add to reservations among some NATO countries wary over an air war that has lasted longer and cost more than expected. Moscow could also challenge Paris at the U.N. Security Council, where both are veto-wielding permanent members.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said it was up to the Security Council to determine what is permitted by its resolutions.
France's weapons airlift, while possibly increasing the insurgent threat to Gaddafi, highlights a dilemma for NATO.
More than 90 days into its bombing campaign, Gaddafi is still in power and no breakthrough is in sight, making some NATO members feel they should help the rebels more actively, something the poorly-armed insurgents have encouraged.
But if they do that, they risk fracturing the international coalition over how far to go.
The World Bank's Libya representative said on Thursday Islamist militants could gain ground if the conflict wears on.
"If this civil war goes on, it would be a new Somalia, which I don't say lightly," said Marouane Abassi, World Bank country manager for Libya who has been in Tunisia since February.
"In three months we could be dealing with extremists. That's why time is very important in this conflict, before we face problems in managing it."
Even before news of the French arms supply emerged, fissures were emerging in the coalition with some members voicing frustration about the high cost, civilian casualties, and the elusiveness of a military victory.
Gaddafi says the NATO campaign is an act of colonial aggression aimed at stealing the North African state's oil. He says NATO's U.N.-mandated justification for its campaign — to protect Libyan civilians from attack — is spurious.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made clear on Thursday the weapons airlift was a unilateral French initiative. Asked by reporters on a visit to Vienna if NATO had been involved, he answered: "No."
"As regards compliance with the U.N. Security Council resolution, it is for the U.N. sanctions committee to determine that," Rasmussen said.
The rebel advance toward Tripoli's southwest outskirts from the Western Mountains has not been matched by progress toward the capital from the east, where they hold Misrata on the coast about 200 km (130 miles) from the capital.
The city has been bombarded for months by Gaddafi's forces. Six rockets landed early on Thursday near the oil refinery and port. A Reuters journalist there reported no casualties.
Britain's military said its Apache helicopters had attacked a government checkpoint and two military vehicles near Khoms, on the Mediterranean coast between Misrata and Tripoli.
Insurgents say Gaddafi's forces are massing and bringing weapons to quell an uprising in Zlitan, the next big town along the road from Misrata to the capital. Rebels inside Zlitan said they mounted a raid on pro-Gaddafi positions on Wednesday night.
"(We) carried out a violent attack last night on checkpoints … and exchanged gunfire, killing a number of soldiers," a rebel spokesman, who identified himself as Mabrouk, told Reuters from the town.
Le Figaro newspaper said France had parachuted rocket launchers, assault rifles and anti-tank missiles into the Western Mountains in early June.
A French military spokesman later confirmed arms had been delivered, although he said anti-tank missiles were not among them. Despite the diplomatic storm, the rebels encouraged more arms deliveries.
"Giving (us) weapons we will be able to decide the battle more quickly, so that we can shed as little blood as possible," senior rebel figure Mahmoud Jibril said in Vienna.
The conflict has halted oil exports from Libya, helping push up world oil prices. Jibril said it may take years for oil exports to fully resume: "No, no oil is being sold. A lot of the oil well system was destroyed, especially in the east."
French Fast Food Chain Quick Sparks Halal Burger Appeal
February 28, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
A French council has lodged a complaint against a fast food chain that serves only meat that conforms with Islamic dietary laws at a local branch.
The mayor of Roubaix, in northern France, said the halal menu constituted "discrimination" against non-Muslims.
The Roubaix branch is one of several restaurants at which the chain, Quick, took non-halal products and pork off the menu in November.
The move has triggered the latest row over France's Muslim minority.
Several deputies from French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party have condemned the move, while Marine Le Pen, a vice-president of the far-right National Front, warned of "Islamisation".
Their comments came ahead of regional elections in France next month, and against the backdrop of a debate over French national identity launched by Mr Sarkozy's government.
'Going too far'
In Roubaix, Mayor Rene Vandierendonck, a socialist, called for a boycott of the Quick branch, and the town council has filed a complaint for discrimination with a regional court in Lille.
"I'm not bothered by the fact that there is a halal menu," Mr Vandierendonck said.
"But this is going too far because it is the only menu on offer and it has become discrimination."
Quick decided to take a bacon hamburger off the menu at eight of its 350 branches, replacing it with a halal version that comes with smoked turkey.
It said the move was designed to test the "commercial interest and technical feasibility" of introducing halal menus.
The Quick manager responsible for the Roubaix branch said there had been a slight increase in business after the introduction of halal menus and that he had not received complaints from customers, AFP news agency reported.
France is home to Europe's biggest Muslim minority, estimated at more than five million people.
Debate has recently focused on the Islamic veil, with a French parliamentary committee recommending a partial ban on women wearing Islamic face veils last month.
French Secularism and Islam
July 20, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Geoffrey Cook, MMNS
Oakland–On these pages of a fortnight ago was a report that the French President Nicolas Sazkozy pronounced a speech to both houses of his "parliament" condemning the use of the Burqa. He denied it was not a religious symbol, but "a sign of debasement" for women. This is a curious statement made by a head of State of a major European power, for women's rights are constantly used as an excuse by Imperial powers while it has been only been within the last hundred years that Western jurisprudence has caught up with Islamic protection of the family and the legal rights of the female! Sarkozy continued in his terribly Islamophobic speech that "The Burqa is not welcomed on French territory." Further, he used the Feminist clichés that are too often engaged to oppress Islam in a Western context, "…we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen…from all social life…all identity."
A small percentage of French civil society has been calling for the ban on the Burqa as happened with the hijab six years back leading to a law banning Islamic woman from wearing it. As your author said in his article on that subject at the time, a potential controversy in America on this (as the Burqa) are non-issues because of these articulations of the Islamic customs are protect by the rights to Freedom of Speech (Expression) and Freedom of Religion in the U.S. first ten Amends to the American Constitution, but ,in France, because of the power of the Church in the ancien regime, the Church (Roman Catholic) buttressed the rule of the hated oppressing aristocracy and the King. Therefore, their post-Revolutionary Constitution (theoretically) banned all religion, and was held up by the early Nineteenth Century Code Napoleon! That means in France, with the largest Islamic population in Europe, external Muslim symbols have become constitutionally questionable even though Muslim lobby groups within that country have urged Paris to refrain from deliberations that would damage the Islamic community there vis-à-vis the mainstream French population. Although the Burqa is a symbol/custom of the minority Salafi faction of Islam, most of them are Wahhabi, a conservative sect of Sunnism, who, produce, incidentally, most of the Jihads, and, thus, are anathema to most of the ummah. Still, seventy-six Franco-Parliamentarians within the French Assembly advocate banning the public display outright. They have called for a sanctified Commission leading for a "legal" basis under France ultra-secular basis for such a prejudicial ban under the support of the President himself! After the law against the much milder Islamic symbol, the hijab, it is doubtful that legal action can be prevented under their Constitutional rulings!
Last fall, in the neighboring city here, Berkeley, Myanthi Fernando came to talk to us about her teaching experiences in a French public school that had majority Islamic children although they had become naturalized French citizens. She taught mainly North African-heritage students in a high school. Since she has gone through the academic training to become an anthropologist, with this new sensitivity, she noted a pronounced conflict between the students and the teachers. "There is a conflict between religions and the authority of the Mosque and the Republic."
Historically, the first generation who became Muslim citizens was recruited from the Colonies to rebuild France after World War II as Germany opened their doors to the Turks to do the same. For their children and grandchildren, a generalized system of difference developed and that dissimilarity was based on religion. Many ordinary Frenchmen believe there is a fundamental conflict between Islam and themselves as an Islamic revival has emerged on Gallic soil at the same time.
As alluded to above, the State banned the hijab in 2004. In essence La France believed that the hijab would re-enforce Islamic patriarchy. In actually, the hijab (as the Burqa) is worn by choice (if it is not, the State should step in, but it is part of the aforementioned Islamic regeneration in the West). Islamic women "believe they decide – not the law or the State!" The hijab (or the Burqa) must be an individual decision, and must not come from outside (either the family or the nation). "It is the believer who decides, but… [It]… has … [its]…textual authority," also. Fernando claimed that secularism and religious submission are not at odds in France," too. Also, political choice and religiosity do not conflict. France's Muslims assert religious choice and accept civic obligation. International law enunciates religious freedom according to conscience. Performing religious duty is a matter of choice.
In 2003 there were demonstrations against proposed bans on Islamic lifestyles. "One person's freedom ends where another begins…" It is (almost) impossible for Muslim women to live in the language of the secular State. On the contrary, the secular State argued it didn't violate [religious] freedom because [religious] adherents could still believe." Paris maintained that there was a difference between internal belief and external expression while the European Commission as a whole do not recognize the hijab as right (and it most definitely will not acknowledge the Burqa as acceptable). On the other hand, most individual Islamic women believe it may be their right and duty as the hijab while the French public considers it no more than obfuscation of civic duty.
There is no argument that Christianity has seeped into European law which is at odds with Islamic customs. Besides, French feminism, which is a very strong force within the Republique, looks at Islamic female dress as perverse with anti-sexuality. La Republique de France's concept of sexuality is challenged on all sides. The hijab is only one such challenge.
Public schools only recently began to enroll new citizens, and the hijab is a particularly troublesome object amongst the traditional educational system there.
With this history of the Islamic hijjib in France, it is doubtful that the Burqa will receive any more cultural sensitivity.


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- The Miami Dolphins still have four quarterbacks after their final roster cuts.
- Speaking of numbers, the New England Patriots have just four wide receivers.
- The Buffalo Bills kept veteran cornerback Terrence McGee.
- New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan says this might be his best team in four years.
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Collection Creator: De Coppet, Andre, 1892-1953..
Dates: 1916 September 12.
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text: HAZFORD RUPERT 81stIn the annals of Oklahoma cattle breeding the state's first important champion show bull was Hazford Rupert 81st, a horned Hereford. Sired by Hazford Rupert 25th and calved in Kansas in January 1935, 81st came to Oklahoma in 1936 when Roy J. Turner and Forrest E. Harper purchased the show stock and small herd from famed Hereford breeder Robert H. Hazlett of Hazford Place, Eldorado, Kansas. Turner and Harper placed the herd on their ranch, a ninety-six-hundred-acre spread called Hereford Heaven, located about a hundred miles south of Oklahoma City and five miles east of Sulphur. Turner acquired his partner's share and began an impressive, lucrative, and nationally significant line breeding program. Hazford Rupert 81st, of the bloodline of famed sires Anxiety, Beau Brummel, and Lamplighter, became the 1936 international champion. Over a lifetime, 81st produced hundreds of offspring that sold for an aggregate of more than $1 million; thus, it has been called the nation's "first million-dollar bull." 81st died in 1947 and was buried on the ranch, a headstone marking the resting place. Other champion Hereford bulls owned and shown by Turner were Hazford Tone 76th and TR Zato Heir. Heir's offspring sold for more than $2 million, making it the nation's "first two-million-dollar bull." Turner ranch Herefords produced some of the most important sires and dams in the national Hereford registry and were consistent show champions through the 1960s. In 1963 Turner, who became governor of Oklahoma in 1964, sold Hereford Heaven to Winthrop Rockefeller. SEE ALSO: CATTLE INDUSTRY, OKLAHOMA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Charles Bowers, "Enthusiastic Harper and Turner Make Livestock History in the State," Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 1 August 1937. Morris P. Moore, "Green Pastures for Old 81st," Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 13 July 1947. Donald R. Ornduff, The Hereford in America: A Compilation of Historic Facts about the Breed's Background and Bloodlines (3d ed.; Kansas City, Mo.: Hereford History Press, 1969). Roy P. Stewart, The Turner Ranch, Master Breeder of the Hereford Line (Oklahoma City: Homestead House, 1961). Dianna Everett © Oklahoma Historical Society |


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DeNaples no longer tied to northeastern Pa. casino
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The state gambling control board approved changes Wednesday to the ownership of Mount Airy Casino Resort, cutting ties between northeastern Pennsylvania businessman Louis DeNaples and the business he lost control of when he was charged with perjury.
The casino had requested that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board allow DeNaples to withdraw his gambling license and split ownership of the resort among his seven children. The board previously voted to allow daughter Lisa DeNaples to take over the resort as manager of a trust that would eventually expand to include the rest of the family. That expansion, approved Wednesday, put the casino in a better financial position, according to board officials.
"Family is first and foremost to my father and his vision for Mount Airy Casino Resort has always been to establish a business his children and grandchildren could own and operate together," Lisa DeNaples said in a statement after the vote. "From the very beginning, he has envisioned Mount Airy as a legacy for generations to come and today's events are the natural next steps in that plan. This has always been my father's intention not only for his family, but for our 1,300 employees and the communities we serve."
Louis DeNaples was charged with perjury in 2009 for allegedly lying to casino regulators about his relationship with reputed mob boss William D'Elia.
D'Elia pleaded guilty in 2008 to witness tampering and conspiracy to launder drug money. He later got nearly two years knocked off his federal prison sentence after the government said he provided "substantial assistance" in the investigations of DeNaples and another businessman.
The charges against Louis DeNaples were later dropped with the condition he relinquish control of the casino. A telephone message left for him Wednesday was not immediately returned.
The gambling board approved the corporate restructuring of the casino, in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, at their meeting in Harrisburg.
Casino regulators wanted DeNaples to keep his license while he was the guarantor of the casino's loans. But an agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase to reduce that debt from $271 million to $165 million means DeNaples is no longer the guarantor.
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Indian Law Bulletins | News | Archives | 2014 Recognition & Enrollment
A voice of reason in Connecticut's anti-fed recognition wilderness (Indian Country Today) 10/9/14
Kaine calls for flexibility in recognition process for Indian Tribes (Augusta Free Press) 10/1/14
Little Shell Chippewa Tribe closes in on official federal recognition (Grand Forks Herald) 8/22/14
AB 52, Native American bill, passes committee with changes: consultation process still limited to federally recognized (Monterey Herald) 8/15/14
New rules might recognize more tribes, create new casinos (Miami Herald) 8/12/14
Tribes criticize veto provisions in BIA federal recognition rule (Indianz) 7/30/14 (See notices here and here).
San Carlos Apache Tribe ventures to increase enrollment (Arizona Silver Belt) 7/29/14
CA tribe has new recognition hopes after costly, two-decade struggle (Indian Country Today) 7/21/14
Tribal court hears argument to dismiss reopened disenrollment cases (Central Michigan Life) 7/11/14
Court acknowledges Choctaw tribe in Jackson County (Associated Press News) 7/10/14
Anti-recognition sentiment runs fierce on Kauai (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 7/2/14
Hawaiian sovereignty 101: the growing fight for native independence (Indian Country Today) 6/28/14
Federal government explores Hawaiian sovereignty (89.3 KPCC) 6/27/14
Interior's new Hawaiian initiative (Indian Country Today) 6/25/14
Native Hawaiians voice anger at federal officials (Maui News) 6/24/14
Native Hawaiian recognition takes big step (KHNL News 8) 6/19/14
Embattled Nooksacks win delay in loss of membership (Bellingham Herald) 6/12/14
Nooksack tribe re-starts disenrollment process for 306 members (Bellingham Herald RSS) 6/3/14
Tester statement on rule affecting Little Shell recognition (U.S. Senate) 5/28/14
Rule aims at recognition for Native Hawaiians (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 5/25/14
Interior proposes reform of federal acknowledgment regulations (Turtle Talk) 5/22/14
A Hawaiian nation? (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) 5/11/14
Cherokee present case in freedmen litigation (Muskogee Phoenix) 5/5/14
Hawaiian sovereignty moves forward in international courts (Indian Country Today) 4/24/14
Little Shell Tribe gets closer to recognition (Indianz.com) 4/16/14
High court: State must recognize Fort Sill Apaches (Santa Fe New Mexican) 4/16/14
Virginia Indian tribes move one step closer to federal recognition (Tidewater Review) 4/3/14
Senate Indian Affairs approves Tester and Walsh's Little Shell recognition bill (Tester Press Release) 4/2/14
New Mexico high court orders tribal recognition (Miami Herald) 4/14/14
Bill to recognize Nansemonds passes committee (Suffolk News-Herald) 4/2/14
N.M. Supreme Court to hear Fort Sill Apaches' case next month (Albuquerque Journal) 3/26/14
Fort Sill Apaches seek recognition (Albuquerque Journal) 3/27/14
A giant step forward for equal voting rights in native lawsuit (Indian Country Today) 3/20/14
Appeals panel says Nooksack ouster must get federal approval (The Olympian) 3/18/14
Cherokee Freedmen continue fight for citizenship (Oklahoma's Own) 3/6/14
'Nooksack 306' wards off disenrollment with multiple legal actions (Indian Country Today) 3/3/14
Local tribes share their struggle for federal recognition in panel discussion Saturday (Monterey Herald) 2/22/14
DOI requests summary judgement in Cherokee Freedmen case (Native Times) 2/3/14
Nipmuc Nation files federal suit seeking recognition as tribe (Boston Business Journal) 1/27/14
Tribal 'disenrollment' reaches Oregon's Grande Rondes, proves gut-wrenching for some (Oregon Live) 1/20/14
Disenrollment from Native American tribes leaves families 'culturally homeless' (Deseret News) 1/20/14
Tester statement on Little Shell recognition progress (John Tester ) 1/17/14
Pamunkey Indian tribe one step closer to federal recognition (Indian Country Today) 1/17/14
Opinion: BIA should not be allowed to make enrollment decisions for tribes (Indian Country Today) 1/15/14


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LELO Launches GIGI™ 2 and LIV™ 2 – Global Bestsellers Arrive at Retail Stores Worldwide
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LELO's Global Survey Reveals Statistics Regarding Wedding Season & Sex Toy Gifting & Usage
Over 65 percent of newlyweds use sex toys on their honeymoon, while more than 50 percent of all brides and grooms do not have sex on their wedding night, according to new research released by Swedish designer brand LELO.
LELO Launches the LELO Design Award 2013 at Milan Design Week in Search for New Forms of Pleasure
Swedish designer brand and the world's leading provider of intimate lifestyle products LELO today announced the launch of the LELO Design Award 2013. The new initiative is part of the brand's "10 Years of Pleasure" anniversary celebrations and appeals to designers and artists worldwide to present product and design concepts that reveal new possibilities for pleasure across a variety of fields.
LELO Releases World's First Eco-friendly, DIY-Assembly Vibrator with Rotation Charging
Swedish designer brand LELO aims to once again revolutionize the intimate lifestyle industry with an all-new product offering, coinciding with the brand's 10th anniversary. LELO is pleased to unveil GӒSM, the world's first, eco-friendly, DIY-assembly vibrator. A multi-speed, fully-waterproof and ultra-powerful personal massager, GӒSM features the style and quality that are hallmarks of the LELO brand, with features that make it especially unique.
LELO's Smart Wand™ Wins 2013 Red Dot Design Award for Excellence in Product Design
Swedish designer brand LELO is celebrating for the second year in a row as the recipient of the coveted Red Dot Design Award for Excellence in Product Design. The honor was bestowed upon LELO's Smart Wand™ Cordless Body Massager, the chicly-designed, all-over body massager powered by LELO's own SenseTouch™ technology. Regarded as the highest honor in product design, with over 4,500 products vying for this year's prize, there's no doubt the Smart Wand™ has earned its place in the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany.


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Lord Rennard, Professional Money-Grubber
Congratulations are surely in order now Lord Rennard has a new job as an international fundraising consultant. His experience facilitating donations from international business elites, such as for example convicted fraudster Michael Brown, is no doubt the kind of sterling experience that secured this sinecure. Although he forgets to mention that most of the money raised for the 2010 general election was during the year after he was sacked:
"He was the Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats from 2003 to 2009 during which time he was in charge of election campaigns, organisation and fundraising and personally headed the high net worth donor fundraising programme. Under his direction over six million pounds was raised for the 2010 general election campaign"
Taking personal responsibility for the money raised by colleague Lord Clement Jones, the Party Treasurer, and his team has further endeared him to LibDem colleagues. It doesn't look as though he will have many junior staff to worry about, the company appears to have only one female trainee for 23 consultants and associates. She might then find herself pulled in too many other directions to service the needs of Lord Rennard. Still happy days… particularly given his very recent retirement on ill health grounds…


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CA says 'no' to Obamacare freebies, makes own law
November 22, 2013 - By Tori Richards One of the most liberal states in the nation has said no thanks to a key Obamacare provision and instead is enacting its own version of the law. California has decided to skirt the "Buy 1, Get 3 Free!" loophole in the Affordable Care Act, a modest piece of the sprawling health care regulation with huge implications. The provision holds the insured blameless for failing to make monthly premium payments, while requiring doctors and insurers to continue to offer health care. During a three-month grace period before cancellation, subsidized policy holders can see doctors, have operations and rack up medical bills without paying for anything. Doctors and insurers will be left holding the bag. "California is usually leaning to the left, but Obamacare has gone so far that even the left coast is coming back a little to the center," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, who is among a core group of congressional members who have tried to unwind Obamacare. He has a counterpart in California: state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, who is vice chairman of the state's insurance committee. "When even California has stricter rules (than Obamacare) for a giveaway, that should tell you something," Gaines said. "This three-for-one freebie is so bad that even the No. 1 Obama cheerleader state had to break ranks. I'm not shocked anymore by any ridiculous Obamacare example. I'm surprised it's not four-for-one or six-for-one." CA versionTo that end, the California Department of Managed Health Care is drafting its own version of section 156.270 of the Affordable Care Act that says policy holders will be suspended and unable to use their Obamacare plan after one month of non-payment, which is consistent with California law for all other plans purchased outside of the state's exchange. "From our perspective this makes it much clearer to the enrollee who ultimately is responsible to pay these bills," said Marta Green, spokesperson for DMHC. "If I walk into an insurance provider in month two or three and if I get $10,000 worth of services, at the end of the month I am responsible for $10,000 worth of bills. We are not going to have people caught unaware." California is drafting language to the law and then it must go through a 45-day public comment period before it can be enacted. "We have to analyze those comments and if everyone is on board we will finalize the regulation," Green said. "It is our priority to get this resolved." March is the first month that doctors could conceivably be stuck with fronting free health care. Freebie loopholeThe freebie loophole first caught the attention of the vocal California Medical Association several years ago. CMA officials immediately began peppering the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with notices of concern seeking clarification. Initial drafts of Obamacare left insurance companies on the hook for all three months of the grace period. "Nobody really had any idea that the feds were going to go in this direction — that doctors are left holding the bag for months two and three," said CMA Association Director C. Brett Johnson. "They came out of nowhere with this and didn't give us a public comment period." When the federal government's final ruling came down on March 27, 2012, the CMA found that it violated several California laws. But it was also missing something that would give the CMA some leverage: language stating that the Affordable Care Act was preemptive, meaning that the federal version would prevail over conflicting state laws. So, armed with this bit of ammunition, the CMA set its sights on state health regulators and found a willing ally. Besides the three-month grace period, Obamacare also violates these California laws:
In addition, Obamacare creates a federal dichotomy because the law states that insurance companies cannot charge different rates inside the exchange. In reality, rates would have to be higher inside the exchanges to compensate for the grace-period freebies. So the DMHC contacted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and told them what they intended to do. "We got approval," Green said. "What California is proposing is that, if you (the insured) get in the black and pay your premium retroactively, you are all good. If you had services, you will be reimbursed." On Tuesday, the American Medical Association passed a resolution stopping short of backing California's version of Obamacare. It asked for doctors to be notified if patients were in the grace period and stated an opposition to any federal law that would preempt state law. "States have been floating around saying, 'This really sucks but it's out there and we don't know what we can do,'" Johnson said. "We have a solution." Editor's note: This is cross-posted from Watchdog.org. Contact Tori Richards at [email protected] or on twitter @newswriter2. Tags: California Department of Managed Health Care, California Medical Association, Obamacare, Tori Richards Comments(7)


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Wolfenstein Multiplayer Detailed
Details on Wolfenstein's multiplayer modes have been revealed via a Gamespot interview.The interview with Endrant Studios, the company developing the multiplayer segment of the game, reveals that the veil – the mysterious other-world that plays a large role in the single-player – will also play its part in multiplayer."We wanted to retain the overall feel and impact it has in single-player in the multiplayer side of things," said Endrant's lead game designer Matt Wilson.
IncGamers Podcast 31/7/09
This week the team discuss Halo and Peter Jackson's invovlment, Dead Space and a possible film, Ubisoft pushing Splinter Cell: Conviction and Red Steel 2 back to next year, and how wonderful a Caramel bar tastes when it doesn't belong to you!Show 11 (31/7/09)DownloadFor all previous podcasts, head to the podcast archive.
Underwater Runes Of Magic Dungeon Announced
Frogster has announced more upcoming content for its free to play MMO, Runes of Magic.
Ultima Online Expansion Now Available For Free
The seventh Ultima Online expansion, Mondain's Legacy, is now available to old and new players for free.
SOE Staffers Form New Studio
Three former Sony Online Entertainment staffers have left the company to form a new studio.
City Of Heroes: Loyal Players Rewarded
Paragon Studios has announced that players who maintain an active account for the MMO City of Heroes/Villains between 15 August and 15 November will receive special benefits for their loyalty.
AVP Sequel Might Feature Motion Control
There's a chance that a sequel to forthcoming Rebellion title Alien vs Predator might include motion control.In a forthcoming interview with CVG, Rebellion's art and design head Tim Jones has said that the company thinks motion control could be "exciting.""We're always keeping a sharp eye on any new developments available to make games more immersive, and the new motion control developments look very exciting," said Jones, adding "I don't think the technology will be quite ready for us to use in this iteration of AvP – but maybe next time…"Talk of the sequel seems a bit early to us seeing as how we still don't know much about the unreleased first game, save that it pits Aliens against Predators against Colonial Marines, which you can pretty much gather from the title.Sadly, it seems Jones refused to tell CVG whether or not we're likely to see a multiplayer beta, or even a demo.
FEAR 2: Reborn DLC Pack Dated, Detailed, Getting Demo
FEAR 2's DLC pack – titled Reborn – has received more in the way of details as well as a release date.Yesterday we reported on FEAR 2: Reborn, which casts you as Replica soldier Foxtrot813 as he travels through four new single-player levels, but we now have more in the way of details.Foxtrot813 will apparently go rogue against Replica command due to the supernatural events going on in the city of Auburn – the same events you remember, we suspect, as Reborn takes place concurrently with FEAR 2.And if you want to try it out to see if it's as solid as FEAR 2 was, you'll be able to.
Warhammer Client For Macs In Autumn
Mythic Entertainment has announced that a full Mac client for its MMO, Warhammer Online, will be available in the autumn.
Dark Void Delayed
Dark Void has been delayed until early 2010.The jetpack-based shooter, due on PC, PS3, and 360, has been delayed in order to "avoid competition" according to Shacknews – which strikes us as amusing, as this presumably means that Splinter Cell: Conviction, Red Steel 2, BioShock 2, Mafia 2, Bayonetta, and a whole lot more aren't considered "competition."That's not to say there's nothing coming out for the rest of this year, of course, and we imagine by "competition" they mean "Modern Warfare 2," but it's doubtful we'll find out for sure.We do think it's a shame, though.
Dawn of War, Company Of Heroes Cheap On Steam
Steam is currently running a 50% off deal on Relic titles.The deal, to celebrate the release of the Dawn of War II: There Is Only War patch, places Dawn of War II at £17.49 GBP – a full 50% off its standard price.Not only that, but the first Dawn of War and its expansions benefit from the deal, as does every single Company of Heroes title.Even the Relic Super Pack, which contains Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Dawn of War, Dawn of War: Winter Assault, and Dawn of War: Dark Crusade benefits, dropping the collection of those five titles to an incredible £13.49 GBP.Dawn of War is excellent, as were most of its expansions.
id's Rage Runs Faster On 360 Than PS3
id's John Carmack has revealed that Rage currently runs faster on PC and Xbox 360 than on PS3.The news comes from a reveal in the latest issue of Edge magazine, in which it is stated that the Xbox 360 version matches the PC's 60fps framerate, while the PS3 runs at "20-30 fps.""The PS3 lags a little bit behind in terms of getting the performance out of it," said id's technical director John Carmack.


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December 12
I have posted several times about how much I enjoyed going to the Summer 2012 Olympics in London, and how I am starting to plan to go to Sochi, Russia in 2014 for the Winter Olympics. Of course, there are no guarantees I will be able to attend, but I am certainly going to try. I made award reservations at some Club Carlson hotels in Sochi, and had the experience of having those reservations pulled out from under me (though I have now received bonus points in exchange for one of the cancellations – the other is still in limbo). I also posted about some of the hotel chains that are in, or on their way to Sochi. However, the Olympics are nothing without event tickets, so here is some just released info regarding those tickets.
According to CoSport, the official source for Olympic tickets for those in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and several other countries:
Individual Tickets to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games are expected to go on sale in February 2013. From now until January 7, 2013 you can begin your planning and keep a record of the events you wish to attend by creating an EOI under your CoSport Account. No pricing is available at this time and this process is non-binding. CoSport will later assist you in converting your EOI into a purchase if possible. Participating in the EOI process offers account holders the fullest opportunity to secure individual tickets in anticipation of CoSport's initial Sochi 2014 individual ticket live sales.
Beginning on December 14th at 12:00 EST, you can choose from a variety of hotel, event tickets, hospitality, and other combinations today by reserving one of the following package types:
Ticket & Hospitality Pass Package: highly sought-after event tickets and access to exclusive hospitality together (starting at US$1,305 per person)
Hotel & Tickets Package: choose from a careful selection of combined event ticket, hotel, transport and dining options to enhance your travels to Sochi (starting at US$710 per person)
This means that if you just want individual event on Friday at noon Eastern you will be able to basically create your "wish list". Or, if you are interested in getting a package they will be available beginning on Friday starting beginning at the prices listed above.
The ticket purchasing process is described in more detail:
- Expression of Interest: Before tickets become available for purchase customers can view event details as published by Sochi 2014. You will be able to record ticketing preferences online and make plans based on event location and times (not pricing). CoSport may later attempt to convert your "Expression of Interest" into a "Request". (this is the phase that opens on Friday)
- Request Phase: Customers can submit an application for the tickets they would like to purchase. Pricing for all tickets in their respective seating categories will be available during this phase. Upon closing of the Request Phase, CoSport fulfills every possible request based on available inventory. If a session is over-subscribed (more tickets requested than available) CoSport will conduct a lottery to randomly fulfill requests. CoSport will then communicate results to customers and extend them an opportunity to convert each Request into an "Order". All requests have equal chances in securing tickets, regardless of date submitted.
- Live Sales: After we enter "Live Sales" all orders will be placed on a first-come, first-served basis. At that point, you will be able to conveniently find tickets on our website, add them to your cart and check-out immediately! If you can't find the tickets you are looking for, consider visiting our website at a later time. We are constantly requesting tickets from Sochi 2014 and may receive additional allocations throughout the sales period, up until the duration of the Games. Packages are only sold via "Live Sales."
When I got tickets to the London Games, it was during the "Live Sale" portion just a few weeks before the events. I had great success getting what I wanted at the last minute both in terms of event tickets and hotel rooms on points, but I would much prefer to prepare ahead of time with this one. I remember hearing many complaints last time that people were not getting many event tickets that they initially requested, so I am certainly not expecting to simply request tickets to all my favorite events and expect to magically be granted the ability to purchase all of them…but I will keep trying at each point along the way.
Anyone else watching the Sochi developments and hoping to get tickets to some of the events?
13 Responses to "Sochi 2014 Olympic Tickets on Sale Soon"
Hope you get to go!
yep, i've GOT TO go for curling! went to round-robin curling and finals speed skating in '06 and finals curling in '10. must keep the tradition in sochi!
OK, so you got the T-Shirt, but does that London have a Town Square designated as Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 2988 like the London over in Kimble County? If not, why that lesser London is hardly worth mentioning.
How were you able to book award tickets over 1 year before the start date for the 2014 winter olympics?
I was under the impression one can only book hotel rooms up to 1 year in advance.
meant to write book an award stay instead of award tickets
Van, that is often true, but Club Carlson was available more than that in advance. Of course they ultimately weren't honored, but that is another story…..
So Im looking at it right now and all I see is hotel packages. Where are the tickets?
Thanks for the info! I also went to London 2012 (and Vancouver 2010) and never got the tickets I really wanted during the first phase. There were scalpers all over Vancouver since it was legal but in London, just like you, I was able to get last minute tickets a few months before the Games (though they were pricey!)
Good luck!!! -
Oh and note that Cosport is doing the Sochi application phase a bit differently than in the past. They never had the Expression of Interest phase for the Vancouver/London games… and when I called them up, they told me that the first phase is a live sale on Feb 7th (even though none of the prices are published.) Just an FYI that the first phase this time around is not a lottery, but a live sale!
Joey, yeah it will be interesting to see how it plays out!
Good luck on Feb 11th at the live sale!!!
this Expression of Interest thing is pretty great! i put in for 2 round-robin curlings and the skeleton final, got allocated tickets for both of the curling but didn't make the skeleton. i ended up buying one of them. yay!
Yup, writing about this as we speak.


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Where apples, pears, plums or sweet cherries are to be grown, plant two or more varieties side by side or graft two or more varieties on one trunk to permit cross-pollination. For the home garden that has limited area, grafting two varieties on the same tree where it can be done easily (apples, for example) is a procedure to insure proper pollination.
The cross-pollination varieties must bloom at the same time and be compatible. The length of the blooming season varies from 7 to 15 days depending on the fruit, varietal strain and weather. Cold, windy and wet weather may prevent bees from flying during fruit bloom so the flowers are not cross-pollinated.
Sour cherries and most grapes and peaches set fruit with their own pollen. Remember, pear pollen is not effective on apples, plum pollen is useless on cherries, and so on. Japanese and European plum varieties are not effective pollinators for each other and Burbank will not pollinate Shiro. Sour cherries are not effective for sweet cherries.
There are a number of apple varieties that we call "triploids" which do not have viable pollen. Examples of such varieties include Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, Winesap, Stayman, Gravenstein, Mutsu, Jonagold, etc. These varieties produce little or no good pollen and are not only highly self-unfruitful, but are worthless for pollenizing other varieties. If you plant one of these varieties, it should be interplanted with two other varieties that produce good pollen. Early blooming varieties, such as Lodi, are not satisfactory pollenizers for a late-blooming variety like Northern Spy, because in most seasons, there is not enough overlapping of the blooming season. Plant early bloomers with early- or mid-season bloomers.
Only Flemish Beauty and Dutchess d'Angoulene seem to be self-fruitful. And only Bartlett and Seckel will not pollinate each other.
Japanese-type varieties must be cross-pollinated by another Japanese-type variety. Therefore, Shiro and Santa Rosa will cross-pollinate each other because of their common Japanese derivation. Imperial Epineuse and Damson are European types that will cross-pollinate. Our two most popular varieties, Stanley and Fellenberg, are self-fruitful, but seem to bear better when planted together.
Nearly all peach varieties are self-fertile, yet they all seem to benefit from cross-pollination. The J.H. Hale is self-infertile and must be cross-pollinated. In other words, the grower must get a second variety in his peach planting to pollinate the J.H. Hale. June Elberta is another self-infertile variety. All common varieties of Apricots and Nectarines appear to be self-fruitful.
Sweet Cherries
Sweet cherry varieties are highly self unfruitful. Further, Bing, Lambert, Emperor Francis, and Napoleon are inter-unfruitful. Two groups that are inter-unfruitful are Black Tartarian and Early Rivers and the other group is Abundance and Windsor. The new variety "Stella" is self-fruitful. This is the only self-fruitful sweet cherry.
Sour Cherries
No cross-pollination is necessary for sour cherries; they will set fruit with their own pollen. This statement is true for Montmorency and Morello -- the common tart cherry varieties. There are a few tart cherry varieties like MC 15 or "Shook" tart cherries which genetically are a sweet cherry type that needs to be cross-pollinated with a sweet cherry like Hedelfingen.
Other Factors
Other than pollination, the following are factors which may be the reason why some trees fail to set fruit:
Winter injury to dormant blossom buds.
Frost damage to blossoms in the spring
Extremely weak trees caused by overbearing (fail to thin fruit the previous season), unfavorable growing conditions, defoliation by insects and disease the previous year.
Over-vigorous trees caused by too much fertilization and/or too heavy pruning.
Poor nutrition, especially lack of nitrogen and moisture during the blooming period.
Disease, such as brown rot of stone fruits, apple scab, fire blight (often called blossom blight), will prevent pollination.
Insect damage to blossoms.
Temperature too low during the bloom period for pollen tube growth.
Agents of Pollination
There are many agents of pollination other than bees. However, bees for commercial growers are most important. That is the reason commercial fruit growers rent bees in their orchards for pollination purposes. Insects other than bees visit flowers and serve as pollinating agents. Flies, wasps, beetles, butterflies, moths and other insects work flowers for pollen and/or nectar and help pollinate those flowers. The better a flower of an apple tree, for example, is pollinated, the more seeds it will have and the more uniform and larger the fruit will be.
Taken from: Homeowner's and Part-Time Farmer's Fruit Guide, Revised March 1979, Cornell Fruit Specialist, Richard Norton.


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Reviewed Key Lime Cake
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"For me, this cake just doesn't work. Its moist, yes. Its citrusy, yes. It is colorful, yes. But it still doesn't work. The cream cheese frosting doesn't really go, and it doesn't taste a thing like key lime pie...it tastes like lime, and it would because of the package of lime gelatin added to the batter. I know the trend is to fawn over cel""


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