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Letter BATAVIA, 2 April 1948
On instructions from Van Zeeland, Herremans has asked that the corrigenda [1] to the summary record of the 61st meeting at Kaliurang on January 13th [2] be incorporated in a completely revised summary record. You will recall that the corrigenda include the revision agreed by the original members of the Committee in New York many weeks after the Kaliurang meeting and after the time limit for submitting corrigenda had expired.
Herremans argued that there were so many corrections to be made that it would be difficult to consider them without a new complete document.
I was personally reluctant to agree, partly because the proposal was contrary to our agreed procedure, partly because the issue of a new document with a serial number would destroy the status of the original summary record, and partly because the issue of the new document to the parties would have an unsettling psychological effect on the Republicans. As a compromise, it was eventually agreed that, in order to preserve the status of the original summary record any new record would not be counted as an official document nor given a serial number, but would be prefaced by a short statement explaining its precise nature. I suggested that this statement should make it clear that the new revised record was issued at the request of the Belgian representative. This was unsatisfactory to Herremans and it was therefore agreed that the preface should say that the new record was 'compiled and issued at the request of the original representatives of the Committee of Good Offices in order to facilitate a reading of the record together with the corrigenda', but that the record should not be issued until approval was obtained from each of the original representatives on the Good Offices Committee.
In accordance with this decision, I am enclosing a copy of the new compilation for your approval or otherwise. [3] Delay in obtaining approval is inevitable and the procedure agreed upon as good as kills Van Zeeland's proposal. In other words, if you are at all uncertain as to whether you wish to agree with Van Zeeland's proposal, I suggest you do no more than hang on to this document.
There is little to report on developments of the last fortnight.
The talks are still in process of settling down and it is largely a matter of the parties exploring their respective positions in informal discussions. Originally we endeavoured to carry out discussions in Committee meetings but the difficulty of coping with three languages and translations, and in fact four languages when Herremans was chairman, soon showed that if we were to reach any agreement the discussions would have to start with informal across-the-table talks in one language.
In the informal across-the-table talks, discussions of the two papers on the 'scope of the eventual political agreement' revealed, I understand, two outstanding points of difference. [4] These concerned the plebiscite and foreign affairs. The Republicans claim the plebiscite should be held only in the Netherlands occupied areas. They know their case is weak but they are motivated by political difficulties in the Republic and they fear the psychological effect of proposals which contemplate, however remotely, the division of the Republic. Nevertheless they realise they will have to give way and I believe they will prepare for this.
With regard to foreign affairs the Netherlands are stressing that as the sovereign power they must be responsible in the interim period. The Republic, on the other hand, is prepared to hand over their foreign affairs to an interim government providing that interim government has real power such as the right to approve treaties which affect Indonesia. The Dutch are adamant and deadlock may develop on this issue. For the time being, the Republic intends to suggest that the subject be left for later consideration when other issues are clearer. I need hardly stress that the right of Indonesians to have a say in matters affecting the foreign relations of these Islands may be extremely important to Australia even in a short interim period.
Informal discussions on the United States of Indonesia seem to be going reasonably well. Where there are differences of opinion the parties follow the simple device of agreeing that the problem is one for the 'Constituent Assembly'.
The Netherlands still appears to be confusing the issue by making numerous complaints at the slightest provocation and on some occasions with, to my mind, no provocation.
There is also a marked tendency for the Dutch, in their approach to the problems under discussion, to look back on the position as it existed before the war and to seek to return there rather than face up to the formation of a United States of Indonesia and to make proposals leading up to this final settlement.
I have been giving special attention to the need of developing trade between the two areas. We are getting somewhere with local trade but there is as yet no prospect of the Republic being permitted to trade with outside countries direct. In this connection the announcement of the trade agreement between Malaya, Singapore and the NEI is a serious blow. [5] The full effects cannot yet be estimated but it will certainly restrict the Republic.
In committee, Van Vredenburch has skilfully put Roem. in a position in which the Republic appears to be stalling. I have already mentioned my misgivings about the leader of the Republican delegation and now reinforce them. In part, the difficulty may be Roem's inability to conduct discussions in English, but he gives, both in appearance and in speech, the impression of a man who lets a lot pass over his head. Hatta, on his way to Bukittinggi in our plane, was in Batavia yesterday afternoon, when we had a long chat. I endeavoured to sow some seeds of doubt and suggested a strengthening of the delegation, but I had to be extremely careful as Roem is obviously a close and trusted confidante of the Vice President.
Hatta did not say so, but there are still many political undercurrents in the Republic. I am informed, for example, that our friend Setiadjit is playing a waiting and watching game and will not be unhappy to find an opportunity to embarrass the Government. Sjahrir is playing canny. He has been asked by Hatta to return from Singapore but is stalling unashamedly. The Republic's position would be far stronger if they could submerge their political differences and ambitions for the time being, at least until the establishment of the U.S.I.
Criticism of the Committee's publicity arrangements has for the time being abated. I was in a minority in pressing for the appointment of a public relations officer, but in effect we will have much the same thing, as the Committee has now agreed that one of the new members of the Secretariat, the assistant head, who is reputed to have press experience, will be given the primary task of looking after the Committee's press relations. The storm while it raged was useful in obtaining a general agreement that publicity should be extended. Van Vredenburch continues, however, to seek the restriction of any publicity without both parties' consent, and he has the ear of the other two members of the Committee.
I feel that a key to the situation here will be Dutch policy in the structure of the Netherlands-USI Union. The Netherlands delegation is under instructions not to discuss it at this stage.
As you know, there are two points of view, one that Indonesia should be tied to the Netherlands in the strongest possible fashion and with the creation of a special structure, the other that the agreement should be loose in treaty form and only concerned with matters in which there is a real mutual interest.
Tahiya, East Indonesian representative here and a member of the Dutch delegation ('with whom I have established the most friendly relations') assures me that the Netherlands have sent out a paper which goes a remarkable way in providing for the freedom of the USI. He says the proposal is so generous that he feels sure it will cause trouble in the Netherlands and possibly affect the election plans of the present government. You also will probably scent propaganda in this latter statement. Tahiya is not averse to creating a wrong impression, so I take his statement under advisement with suspicion.


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Welcome to Cornerstone, a place where Play is the Work of Children! Cornerstone School has been open since 1996. We serve about 180 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years, who participate in our full time preschool and before and after school care programs and summer camp. Children at Cornerstone are taught based on the Holy Bible with a nondenominational emphasis. Teachers use the A Beka curriculum, which is a Christian-based reading, phonics, math and Bible program as well as Group's Hands-on and Creative Curriculums, and other supplemental materials. Children are also exposed to art, music, computers and gym time.
We provide an environment that is safe, comfortable and enriching socially, emotionally, academically and spiritually. This is not just a job for our teachers, it really is a passion for them.
Cornerstone provides an educational, full time, experience with the convenience of childcare hours for the families.
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This full day, full week program is for Children going into First through Sixth Grade that runs from June through August. Our daily activities include outside play, organized games, rest/reading time, Bible, arts and crafts. Each week we go on off site field trip, have water play, and help our community. Breakfast, lunch and snack are provided daily.
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A charming farmhouse B&B with ensuite rooms just minutes from Loch Lomond. Wonderful hearty Aga-cooked breakfasts.
Dumbain Farm Bed and Breakfast Balloch offers spacious en suite bedrooms in a quiet location only minutes from Loch Lomond. An ideal base for city and country touring. The family, double and twin en-suite ground floor bedrooms are located in The Byre. All rooms are provided with televisions, dvd players, kettles for making tea and coffee, glossy magazines and jugs of flowers.Guests are served Aga cooked breakfasts, fresh fruit, homemade raspberry and strawberry jam.
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Bunny Cupcakes
This recipe has been featured in a step-by-step "how-to" post on The Recipe Girl blog: How to Make Easter Bunny Cupcakes.
Bunny Cupcakes
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 40 min
Cook Time: 25 min
If you have little ones, you must make these for Easter!
1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix with pudding
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extractVANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 pound powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extractDECOR:
pink food coloring
5 large marshmallows
pink sugar
candy decorations and sprinkles or skinny black licorice, as desiredDirections:
1. Prepare cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 12-cup cupcake tins with cupcake liners.
2. Beat all ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer just until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes or until batter is smooth, stopping to scrape bowl as needed.
3. Coat paper muffin cups with cooking spray; spoon batter evenly into baking cups, filling each two-thirds full.
4. Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks, and cool 1 hour or until completely cool.
5. Prepare frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Increase speed to medium, and slowly add milk and vanilla, beating until smooth. Split the frosting into two bowls. Stir a few drops pink food color into 1 bowl of frosting. Frost cupcakes with pink frosting.
6. Spoon 1 heaping teaspoonful of white frosting on the center of each cupcake. To make ears, cut each large marshmallow crosswise into 5 pieces with kitchen scissors. Using scissors, cut through center of each marshmallow piece to within 1/4-inch of edge. Separate to look like bunny ears; press 1 side of cut edges into pink sugar, flattening slightly. Arrange on each of the white frosting mounds as shown. Use candy decorations and sprinkles/licorice pieces to make eyes, nose and whiskers.
7. Store loosely covered.
*If you have only one 12-cup muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Then bake the rest of the batter in the cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or 2 minutes to the bake time.
*You can certainly use any white cupcake recipe that you wish for this.
*To save time, use tubs of white icing and just color those.Source: RecipeGirl.com (Adapted from Southern Living & Better Crocker )


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James Levy and The Blood Red Rose 'Pray To Be Free' available now and London show announced.
Released on Heavenly Recordings under the name James Levy and The Blood Red Rose, Pray To Be Free is a romantic yet playful collection of jaunty pop and bruised ballads, imbued with stunning vocals and wrapped in a variety of velvet strings, suave horns and lush arrangements.
Akin to the kind of classic Serge Gainsbourg recorded in the '60s with Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin, or Lee Hazlewood's similarly charged duets with Nancy Sinatra and Ann Margret – long time friends James Levy and Allison Pierce deliver the vocal sparing in these sumptuous duels of love and war.
Allison played an instrumental part in the making of this album, not only by choosing to cover Levy's song Glorious with her sister, but by introducing him to their producer, Coldplay's Guy Berryman. Guy loved what he heard and offered to produce Levy's album.
Says Guy – "I met James Levy in New York city in the summer of 2009. James had written a song called 'Glorious' which the Pierces were recording and visited us in session. I was curious to learn that James lived in a window-less basement in Brooklyn, sleeping during the day and writing songs through the night. Alison Pierce had given me 5 recordings she and James had recorded in the basement and I immediately fell in love with the sound of their voices together — it felt classy."
"The songs collected on 'James Levy and the Blood Red Rose' document romance in all it's guises; dark, twisted, hopeful and joyful. The sounds, drawing upon classic arrangements from the 50's and 60's, are melodic and lush and are hopefully a breath of fresh air in a world dominated by urban electronica."
With the exception of Allison's Cry Myself To Sleep, the songs on Pray To Be Free are picked from a collection of more than 50 Levy-penned tracks — some of which were originally recorded by the band named LEVY, which released two albums on One Little Indian in the mid 2000s and toured the UK alongside The Macabees. Other songs were chosen from a series of post-LEVY releases that more closely embodied the Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan spirit that James took with him when he left his native Vermont in the early Naughties for New York City. One of the premiere songwriters and performers in town, he was readily embraced by the burgeoning anti-folk scene centred around the Sidewalk Cafe, which included contemporaries like Adam Green, Kimya Dawson and Regina Spektor.
At the heart of Pray To Be Free sit some of James' newest and most compelling compositions, including the soon-to-be-singles "Sneak Into My Room" and "Hung to Dry". "The new songs came alive for me when I performed them with Allison," James says. "These songs were meant to be sung as duets. There is a beautiful, knowing quality to Allison's voice. She understands where the songs come from." Other songs that hold a particular resonance to Levy include "Precious Age Of 13", half-sung in Hebrew (the words come from the passage James memorised for his bar mitzvah) and the album's finale. "I wanted to write a song like Gainsbourg but I couldn't sing in French, so I sing in Hebrew instead!".
James' roots helped support him during his more recent years when he worked for a Jewish cemetery. But now, with the imminent release of Pray To Be Free and The Pierces' success with their version Of Glorious, he has finally given up the day job. His prayers have been answered.
Levy and Pierce will play their only UK show in a headlining slot at the Lexington on February 29th. Tickets available here
"Levy's baritone brings a velvety richness to string-drenched songs about infidelity and betrayal, while Pierce proves a distinctive foil. These are beautiful songs with a murderous heart" UNCUT****
"21st century take on the wry, sexually challenged but always beautiful '60s/'70s duets of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra…they create an impossibly catchy magic…Q****
"whether they sang as one, or better still, entwined their voices around the others like old slippers or young lovers , they soared" EVENING STANDARD****
"the growling boy/cooing girl dynamic of Nancy & Lee, Serge and Jane has been much imitated but few have produced a more convincing blueprint.…his songs are simple and seductive helped by hints of dry bone humour.…MOJO****
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The Illinois Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP,) which explored the most effective methods for providing Internet training for seniors, was the only BTOP Sustainable Broadband Adoption (SBA) program focusing on seniors. It is, far and away, the most comprehensive effort in exploring the opportunities and challenges for getting seniors online and using the Internet to date.
The BTOP program was conceptualized and organized by Don Samuelson of DSSA Strategies in Lake Forest, Illinois; implemented by Andrew Lowenstein and Gina Baxter of Connected Living, Inc. (CL) of Quincy, Massachusetts; evaluated by Jim Ciesla of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois and funded by BTOP, an initiative of NTIA in the Department of Commerce.
This report explains Samuelson's conceptualization of the program, the key results in the progress reports submitted by CL to BTOP over the nine quarters of the program: the three NUI evaluations — 1.) mid 2011; 2. year-end 2011; 3. summer of 2012 and 4. Samuelson's final assessment of the total program in 2013.
These four perspectives provide a rich collection of perspectives on this important demonstration program. They also begin to describe opportunities for future analysis, study and research.


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Although none of these cases has yet arrived at final adjudication, the corporate defendants are worried they will no longer enjoy immunity for their behavior abroad. Many influential business associations have sought to repeal, amend, or otherwise eviscerate the act. In addition, the administration of President George W. Bush has opposed the application of the Alien Tort Claims Act in numerous cases and has called for the law's immediate repeal. Attorney General John Ashcroft has recently asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn this centuries-old law.
Our call for justice, equity, and compassion in human relations demands our support for the Alien Tort Claims Act. We must speak out for the oppressed, the victims of torture, and the exploited and against the abuses of multinational corporations. We must stand for human rights and oppose overturning the Alien Tort Claims Act.
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Events 2012
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Steve Coffman engages librarians in Barcelona about the roles of libraries in the digital age
Vice President of Library Support Services at Library Systems and Services, Steve Coffman, delivered the opening lecture of the 13th Symposium on Information and Documentation in Barcelona on November 21. The event, organized by the Catalan Association of Librarians, is the most important event in the library field in the region of Catalonia, gathering over 300 librarians, students and information professionals. Coffman addressed the on-going discussion in the U.S. on the future of libraries in the age of Google, e-books and social media. During his visit to Barcelona, Coffman also gave a talk to high school students from Costa i Llobera's a public school in Barcelona, and did a presentation to undergraduate students from the University of Barcelona. »
U.S. Election Night party in Barcelona
Around 500 people attended the election night party organized by the US Consulate General in Barcelona at the Hotel Majestic. Guests included local and regional authorities, representatives from all political parties, business leaders, the academic community and cultural contacts. Every major news organization from the consular district attended, and the consul general gave a series of live radio and TV interviews to a diversity of media outlets.
New Consul General , Tanya C. Anderson, meets with leading Catalan authorities
As part of her incoming courtesy calls, Consul General Tanya C. Anderson met Artur Mas, president of the Generalitat; Nuria de Gispert, President of the Catalan Parliament; Maria de los Llanos de Luna, Delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia and Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona. The Consul General discussed issues of common interest.
Andrew Wilder highlights the importance of the political transition in Afghanistan
United States Institute of Peace Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs, Andrew Wilder, underscored the importance of the political transition in Afghanistan during a conference at Casa Asia, organized by the Consulate General and the Catalan International Institute of Peace on October 23. In his view, the political future of Afghanistan has three upcoming challenges: the 2014 elections, the regional dimension and the reconciliation with the Talibans. During his visit to Barcelona, Wilder did also give two talks at International Relations graduate and undergraduate students at Ramon Llull University and IBEI. »
Rodríguez and Vargas, a 2012 Election debate in Barcelona
Estuardo Rodríguez, Principal and Counsel on Media and Communications at The Raben Group and Democrat strategist, and Danny Vargas, Executive Director of the National Republican Hispanic Assembly and a Republican strategist, participated on October 19 in a conference organized by the Consulate General and Institute of Social and Political Sciences at the Diputació de Barcelona, in which they confronted their views ahead of the upcoming US elections. Economy, model of nation, role of the government, healthcare reform or foreign policy are some of the topics they discussed in front of a very engaged and participative audience.
Ambassador Solomont delivers remarks at Pompeu Fabra and Ramon Llull universities
Ambassador Alan Solomont visited Pompeu Fabra and Ramon Llull universities in Barcelona on October 3, where he delivered remarks about the recent events in the Middle East, President Obama's speech before the UN General Assembly and the upcoming US elections. In both universities, he was welcomed by a large audience of more than 200 students which were totally engaged. On the US elections, Ambassador Solomont underscored the importance of the electoral process as a national conversation which this year, according to him, will be about the role that Americans want their government to have in their lives.
Mona Noriega shares Chicago best practices on fighting discrimination
Mona Noriega, Chairman of the Commission of Human Relations of the City of Chicago, participated in the seminar 'Preventing Discrimination and Xenophobia: Comparative Perspectives' organized by CIDOB Foundation, GRISC-UAB, ACSAR Foundation and the US Consulate General in Barcelona on October 2. She exposed the model of organization and operation as well as the best practices developed by the Commission she directs to fight against all the different kinds of discrimination and also hate crimes. The experiences of the US were complemented by those of Carlos Muñoz-Acevedo, from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Homeland Security, who also highlighted the importance of the respect to civil rights in all policies implemented by the US government.
Commissioner Mona Noriega speaks at two high schools
Mona Noriega, Chairman of the Commission of Human Relations of the City of Chicago, gave two talks at high schools: one in Lleida and the other one in Badalona. In both, Noriega exposed her work at the Commission and highlighted the importance of daily language as a tool to show respect to others and as the basis to promote tolerance and accept diversity. At the high school Barres i Ones in Badalona, she received numerous questions of students who were curious to know why she devoted her life to this issue and how similar are Chicago and Barcelona in this sense.
180 students in Barcelona speak to Charles Bolden via DVC
180 students from three high schools and the two American schools in Barcelona spoke to NASA Administrator, Charles F. Bolden, during a video conference in CosmoCaixa. Bolden was speaking at CaixaForum in Madrid also to an audience of more than 300 students. During his lecture "Shooting for the moon: inspiring the next generation of STEM thinker", Bolden encouraged the students in both auditoriums to study hard and go after their goals in life. Students in Barcelona could ask him their questions, as for example what had motivated him to become an astronaut. Charles Bolden answered that his parents did.
Teju Cole talks about his "Open City"
Writer and urban photographer Teju Cole reflected on what he calls "the cityness of cities" and nowadays identities during his conference "Open City" at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona on September 17. The conference room was packed with people willing to hear this US writer born to Nigerian parents, talk about his recently published booked named also "Open City". During his stay in Barcelona, Cole also portrayed with his camera El Raval neighborhood in an innovative project aimed at showing this multicultural area of Barcelona with the eyes of a foreigner. »
U.S. writer and photographer Teju Cole visits a high school in Barcelona
"Luck has a lot to do with photography, but you also have to make your own luck". This is one of the reflections that U.S.writer and photographer Teju Cole did before a group of high school students from Barcelona. Cole spoke about his photographies and visit to the neighbourhood of the Raval, which he photographed for the first time during his visit to the city. Teju Cole came to Barcelona to present his book "Open City".
Ambassador Solomont underscores the importance of bilateral economic relations with Andorra
On September 4-5, Ambassador Alan Solomont and the Consul General Tanya C. Anderson visited the Principality of Andorra. During their visit, Ambassador Solomont introduced the new Consul General to the Head of Government, Antoni Martí. They also met with the President of the Parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Economy. Throughout the visit, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the promotion of economic and commercial ties.
New Consul General Tanya C. Anderson speaks before a group of students from the California-Illinois Program in Barcelona
U.S. Consul General Tanya C. Anderson and Consular Officer Justin Williamson gave a safety and security and absentee voting presentation to 37 U.S. students from California-Illinois Program in Barcelona. These students will spend a year studying at the University of Barcelona. Following the presentation, they answered questions on the Foreign Service career and internship opportunities within the Department of State.
Save a bottle, save a life
Jordan Elist, a 17 years old student from the US, presented on July 9 and 10 his project "Save a Bottle/Save a Life" to a group of kids participating in a summer urban camp in Sant Joan Despí, organized by Centre d'Esplai El Nus y Esplai El Tricicle, and at the American School de Barcelona. The objective of his non-profit organization is to promote recycling cans and bottles and donate the funds obtained to a food bank in Los Angeles. His inspiring talks, in which he explained how he came up with the idea and later developed the project with some friends, were an example of entrepreneurism and highlighted the importance of community service.
American Independence Day Celebration at the Consulate
On July 3 took place in the gardens of the U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona, the official reception to commemorate the 236 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Members of the Catalan government, the Parliament of Catalonia, local authorities, representatives of the civil society in the Consular District and American residents attended this traditional American party. The Michelle Faber Quintet entertained the party and U.S. singer Gwen Perry sang the national anthem. »
The Consul General speaks at the presentation of the Kennedy Award at the IEN
On June 28, the consul general, Greggory Crouch, gave some remarks at the presentation of the annual Kennedy Award at the Institute of North American Studies (IEN). The Kennedy award recognizes prominent Catalan citizens who have helped build bridges of understanding between Catalonia, Spain, and the United States. This year's recipient was Dr. Valentí Fuster, who serves as Physician-in-Chief at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Ambassador and Mrs. Solomont talked about Corporate Social Responsibility in Barcelona
Ambassador and Mrs. Solomont were in Barcelona on June 13 to participate in a program on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) hosted by the Abertis Foundation. The Ambassador discussed the history of volunteerism and citizen service in the United States. Mrs. Solomont, who has spent much of her career in corporate philanthropy, reviewed the history and trends of CSR in the United States and discussed CSR best practices. She emphasized that CSR can strengthen a company's competitive advantage by enhancing its corporate reputation.
Lila Azam speaks at CCCB about Nabokov and happiness
On May 31, Lila Azam, Iranian-born writer established in US, participated in the session called "Fiction world", a dialogue with the writer Francesc Serés at the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona. Both debated about Azam's oeuvre, the concept of happiness and the influence that Vladimir Nabokov had over her career. Azam visited Barcelona as part of a series of meetings between young American writers and Spanish writers, organized by Granta magazine, Casa del Lector, Germán Sánchez Ruiperez foundation and the Consulate.
Lila Azam gives a talk to students at the University of Barcelona
On May 31, Lila Azam gave an inspiring talk to students of 19th century American literature at the University of Barcelona. Azam, author of "The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness", discussed about Nabokov's oeuvre, the value of literature to discover what she called the "height" of words and their meanings; and also about the life adventure of reading, which is an objective activity that entails creating an interior subjective universe. Iranian-born writer established in US, Azam also spoke about her experiences as a writer in the US and about the humility that all writers need to have.
ASB and BFIS charity challenge for Make-A-Wish Spain Foundation
The American School of Barcelona and the Benjamin Franklin International School, together with the Consulate General, organized a community service for the benefit of Make-A-Wish Spain Foundation, which works with children suffering serious illnesses. After having fundraised money for the foundation during the last weeks, on May 25 both schools celebrated the positive result of the project by participating in a 5 km race through Collserola Park and a barbeque at the Consulate. The Deputy Chief of Mission, Luís Moreno, who gave the starting shot of the race, highlighted the importance of community service for the Embassy in Madrid and for the whole of the Obama administration. »
The Consulate General participates in a seminar about working abroad
On May 18, Consul for Political Affairs, Darby Parliament, took part in a seminar about working abroad organized by the Barcelona County which was directed to public administration workers that deal with young people from the area. Parliament gave an outline of the US labor market and explained visa requirements to work in the US. He also commented on several job and study opportunities. He shared table with representatives from France, United Kingdom and Germany.
Justice O'Connor speaks about judicial independence
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor visited Barcelona on May 17, where she gave a talk at the Judicial School about judicial independence and the role of courts in public policy. O'Connor, who was the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court –where she served from 1981 to 2006–, focused her remarks on the importance of separating the judicial branch from the others and also from social constraints, so that judges are able to make any kind of decisions, even those that may be controversial.
Talk on the US elections at a high school
Consul for Political and Management Affairs, Darby Parliament, gave a talk on May 9 about the US elections to a group of 100 students (ages 16-18) at Severo Ochoa high school in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona). He explained the main characteristics of the US political system and highlighted the main differences of the US elections compared to the Spanish electoral system. The students were surprised to see the importance of the Latino voters in the electoral campaign and took the chance to ask him some questions related to the US government and also his job as a consul.
Consul General attends the Day of Europe commemoration ceremony at the Parliament of Catalonia
On May 7, the Parliament of Catalonia commemorated the Day of Europe with a ceremony with the consular corps accredited in Barcelona. As dean of the consular corps, the U.S. Consul General, Greggory Crouch, highlighted the importance of Barcelona and the fact that there are 92 diplomatic representations in the city. He also spoke about US-EU relations. »
Afghan civil society representatives meet with locals counterparts
On April 25, Sadiq Mohibi, Advisor to the Ministry of Labor on rights for the disabled; Mirwais Rahimzai, Country Director, Center for Human Services/University Research Co. LLC; Razia Arooj, Program Officer of the Education Unit, UNESCO; and Freshta Karimi, Director of Da Qanoon Ghushtonky, an NGO that provides free legal representation for women and other vulnerable sectors of society, participated in an encounter held at Casa Asia with representatives of the local civil society and reporters, members of NGOs, academics and an Afghan national. The two Afghan women highlighted the advancement of women and education in their country giving very significant numbers of female university students (20% are women). The four representatives presented today's Afghanistan from a different perspective to that depicted in the media, the achievements made in the last ten years – "investments from the international community in 10 years has helped achieve 50 years of progress" was repeated at all venues – and the role of an increasingly strong and proactive civil society.


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More than a year after a giant tree smashed our house, we're back home.
I got a lot of help from these forums during the long rebuilding process. Thank you all so much for your generosity of knowledge and spirit. Here's how one of my favorite rooms-- the master bath-- turned out: Details include: Victoria and Albert "York" tub
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Beautiful bathroom. Everything is so well coordinated. I really like the super white with the floor. Thanks for listing your fixtures, etc. Ya gotta love those windows! |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sat, May 26, 12 at 12:50
Very pretty room. Love the colors. |
Congratulations on getting back in your house after such a disaster. I hope no one was hurt! Our trees all around could easily do the same so it's a worry but with all that natural beauty and privacy it's worth it. Your bathroom is beautiful and has a great high end look. You made great choices. |
I can see why it's one of your favorite rooms! It's gorgeous! |
Beautiful space! I love the way the shower is more of a 'room' than a glass box. We're thinking of doing something along those lines, and I'd love to hear how you like it. I'd also love to hear about your V&A tub. Is it the composite marble? Or acrylic? |
Thank you all so much for your kind comments. It was very scary and disruptive, but nobody was hurt. Our insurance company and contractor were very good, and by kicking in a little extra on our end, we ended up with a pretty amazing home. Sweeby, there's a nice symmetry with the shower roomlet at one end of the tub and the toilet roomlet at the other. So the layout gives some privacy in the shower and complete privacy in the loo, while creating a cozy alcove/frame for the tub and the windows. It doesn't feel closed off or cut up, I think because of the light colors, windows, and similar materials used throughout. The V & A tub is "Englishcast," a mix of volcanic limestone and resin. It's supposed to hold the heat better than acrylic, and I think it looks richer, as well. Plus it comes with a 25-year warranty. |
- Posted by treasuretheday (My Page) on Mon, May 28, 12 at 21:49
What a beautiful room! Your V & A tub could not look more perfect sitting in front of the gorgeous windows overlooking your picturesque view. Wishing you many years of peaceful enjoyment in your "new" home! |
Thank you, treasure! I've been giving the tub a real workout. |
- Posted by mydreamhome (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 12 at 15:17
What a relaxing elegant room!! Love it! Enjoy!! |
- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 10:52
I'm so sorry that your house was smashed by a tree. That sounds devastating. But, wowza! The new bathroom is fabulous! |
NaRo.... Can you tell me where you bought your tub from? |
Katie, I got it through European Sink in Atlanta-- where I also had the chance to try it on for size. http://europeansinkatlanta.com is the website. |
Lovely bathroom. I especially like the movement in the tile on the floor and the room like enclosure of the shower. |
- Posted by michoumonster (My Page) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 20:21
NaRo, your bath is beautiful. the view outside your tub is also so nice. It is such a peaceful place! |
- Posted by hosenemesis (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 0:19
Luxurious! |
- Posted by hobokenkitchen (My Page) on Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 6:55
Don't know how I missed this reveal, it's gorgeous!! Congratulations!! |
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Resources Connection
Another potential earnings short-squeeze trade is business services player Resources Connection (RECN - Get Report), which is set to release its numbers on Tuesday after the market close. This professional services firm that provides clients with experienced professionals specializing in finance, accounting, risk management and internal audit, corporate advisory and strategic communications. There are no analyst estimates available for Resources Connection.
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This stock is off to a strong start in 2012, with shares up around 25% so far. Shares of Resources Connection are trading just one point off their 52-week high of $14.49 as we near the company's earnings report. The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Resources Connection stands at 3.7%. That means that out of the 40.50 million shares in the tradable float, 1.14 million shares are sold short by the bears. From a technical perspective, RECN is currently trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bullish. Shares of RECN recently formed a double bottom chart pattern at around $10.89 to $11.04 a share, and then subsequently went on to soar to its recent high of $13.61 a share. During that spike higher, shares of RECN were consistently making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. That move has now pushed RECN within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade post-earnings. If you're in the bull camp on RECN, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock can manage to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $13.61 to $14.36 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that registers near or above its three-month average action of 204,956 shares. If RECN triggers that breakout, then this stock will have a great chance of re-testing or possibly taking out its next overhead resistance levels at $16 to $17 a share. I would simply avoid RECN or look for short-biased trades if after earnings this stock fails to trigger that breakout, and then drop below some near-term support at $12.75 to $12.50 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then RECN will setup to re-test or possibly take out its 200-day at $12.16 and its 50-day at $12.08 a share post-earnings.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Support Lewa
Safaricom Marathon
The 15th annual Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon took place on Lewa on Saturday, 28th June 2014. Organised by Tusk and supported by Safaricom, this fundraising event hosted 1,000 runners from over 20 different countries. The Safaricom Marathon is regarded as one of the toughest marathons in the world. However, runners of all abilities take part, from fun runners, walkers and amateurs, to professionals like Paul Tergat the Kenyan international and former world record holder.
Philemon Baaru won this year's race making history as the first man to win the full marathon three years in a row. Fridah Lodepa finished first in the women's race, retaining her title and making history as well.
Nathan Mathenge won the men's Half Marathon after clocking 1:05:14, only two seconds ahead of Robert Mbithi while Patrick Kithinji came in third.
In the women's category, Eunice Mwendwa dominated the race with a time of 1:15:46, followed by Lucy Karimi and Peredis Lekapana.
Race Results
Click here for more news on this year's race.
The Event
There are two race categories: The Full Marathon, which is an individual event, and the Half Marathon, a team event, to which a minimum of five and a maximum of ten runners can enter per team. Entrants must be 18 years of age and over. Both races start at 7.15am at the southern end of the conservancy. The course is set on dirt roads that take the runners on an undulating 21km course through the reserve, across savannah plains, along river banks and through acacia woodland before finishing close to Lewa's headquarters.
Each Half Marathon runner completes one loop of the course, Full Marathon runners, two. The route is watched over by a large and experienced team of armed rangers, with two helicopters and a spotter plane in the air throughout the race. Water stations and first aid points are situated every 2.5km along the course. Medical support at the finish is provided by AMREF - the flying doctors, the Kenya Red Cross and local hospitals. On completion of the race each runner is presented with a medal and goody bag. Prizes for race and age group category are awarded at a prize giving ceremony at 12.30pm.
There are two age categories for the Children's 5km Race - 10 to 13 years and 14 to 17 years inclusive. Both races start at the same time and are run on the same route. There is a limit of 150 entries per age category.
The impact of the event has been huge and the benefits are very tangible. Since its inception the event has raised over $4.2 million. Tusk and Lewa have always shared a common goal to use wildlife conservation as a catalyst to alleviate poverty, reduce conflict, and improve education and livelihoods in rural areas rich in biodiversity.
Entry is strictly limited to 1,000 runners. Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis and will only be accepted with a signed disclaimer, completed entry form and full entry fee payment. Proof of medical insurance is required.
Please email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information about registering for the 2015 Safaricom Marathon.


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Breakfast Topic: What's the saddest quest in WoW? {WoW}
May 12th 2011 5:12PM The quest that always hits me hardest, is the quest in Borean Tundra, to go collect the gnome pilot's insignia's. There are always so many bodies. But. Maybe if you're dealing with down range folks... i don't know. That quest makes me say "Damn you Blizz." I hope the guys come home is all.
The Queue: Teeth and can openers {WoW}
Feb 16th 2011 12:52PM What's the proper way to set the new Custom Lag interface option?
The Queue: The one with the dungeons and the dragons {WoW}
Feb 15th 2011 7:39AM 4.06 dropped a new interface option on us, Custom Lag. What is the proper way to set it? Ignore it? Greater than my world ping? slightly lower thatn my home ping? If my ping avg is anywhere from 110-220, am I correct in thinking that if I can set it properly, It's going to give me anywhere from 1/10th to 1/5th of a second less lag time when trying to cast the next spell?
The Queue: Something about tabards {WoW}
Jan 19th 2011 11:07AM The elementium vein to the left of IG... Priest levitate.
Blood Sport: The PvP perspective on 4.0.6, part 2 {WoW}
Jan 18th 2011 10:48PM So... It bothers no one that they've buffed almost all alliance racials? Almost like saying "Yes We at bliz realize that alliance has been underperforming in all bg's, we just figured we'd buff it and no one would notice." Jeebus. Hire a freakin' Game Theory grad, thery're mostly broke, and we know your budget could afford one. OF COURSE DEFENSIVE RACIALS TILT THE SCALE IN PVP. Meh. When does Kotor come out?
in before the down votes: MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction. Same prinicples = why Reagan's Star Wars never worked out.
Seriously, I get it, horde is supposed to be superior, but for those of us with two lobes fully functional, pls quit blasting us in the face with it.
Around Azeroth: Insert joke here {WoW}
Jan 15th 2011 10:37AM After much QQ, engineering was once again nerfed.
12 Days of Winter Veil Giveaway Day 2: Razer Nostromo gaming keypad {WoW}
Dec 23rd 2010 9:26AM Anyone else already have one of these, and can't get it to work with Windows 7 64? I read that for a year there wasn't anything, and it does draw power(lights up), but no driver I've found will make this thing work. Not giving up, but I'd be pretty upset to find I just dropped a chunk of change on a paperweight.
Blood Sport: Seeing the big picture in PvP, part 2 {WoW}
Dec 22nd 2010 7:34AM Isn't there a beholder boss in Auchindown right after you cross the Bridge of souls, and again as a boss in Violet Hold, right next to puppy?
Breakfast Topic: How often do you read quest text? {WoW}
Nov 29th 2010 8:11AM Never did Loremaster, but I'm loving the new quest texts. There's a lot more flavor in the new ones. Lots of thought and humor. I am, however, constantly lagging behind my questing friends because I actually read the text. If you don't read, how are you to figure out that one whole zone is dedicated to Rambo?
Must-have PvP talents for priests in 4.0.1, Part 3 {WoW}
Nov 21st 2010 5:28AM The sky IS falling, but not on us. They just boosted priest base heals 20% for the next patch. Flash, greater, binding, and regular ol' bread and butter Heal base values. Source: Mmo-champ on the 17th. That hits us when 4.0.3a drops. Bliz is stingy with buffs usually this close to the release date, so you have to assume they've seen that something ain't pretty with 85 priest heals. 20% buff to your workhorse heals? Somebody woke up, and they ain't happy.


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Why Did my Health Insurance Deny My Claim!?
No! You expected your health insurance to cover a service, and then you get the dreaded letter that it's been denied. Why do claims get denied and when does it actually matter (that's right, sometimes it doesn't matter)?
Your health plan might refuse to pay for a service or treatment you received for many reasons. It's good to know whether it was denied because of the services themselves OR because of how your provider submitted it. Why is this important? Because in the first case, you'll probably be responsible for paying the claim. In the second, you won't be.
Here are some common reasons claims get denied where you could be responsible:
- You didn't get a referral or prior authorization when it was required
- The service isn't covered by your plan
- You already used up your benefits for the service (like a cap on the number of physical therapy visits per year)
- You went out of network when you have an HMO
- Your insurance wasn't effective at the time of the service
Don't confuse these situations with those where a claim (or a portion of a claim) was denied because of how your provider submitted it to your insurance. This happens surprisingly frequently. It might be that:
- Your doctor didn't submit the right billing code to your insurance plan
- Your doctor didn't submit the claim in the timeframe your insurance required
- The service was actually covered as part of another claim or set of services
- The claim is a duplicate that was already paid
You might see these things show up on your EoBs, or Explanation of Benefits–the statements you get from your health plan just informing you about your coverage (the ones that say "This is Not a Bill"). Just know that if your provider made a mistake submitting a claim, or your insurer found that it had already been paid for, you're not responsible!
So before you panic, look into the reason for the denial. And if you believe you were billed unfairly for the cost, you can always appeal the decision. All health plans have to honor a process of reviewing claim appeals from their members.


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Jack White makes solo live debut on 'Saturday Night Live' – video
Jack White launched his live solo career on long-running US sketch show Saturday Night Live last night (March 3)
The former White Stripes man performed two tracks off of his debut solo album 'Blunderbuss', due for release on April 23, on the show guest hosted by Lindsay Lohan.
White also debuted two new bands - one all-female, one all-male.
Scroll down the page and click to see videos of Jack White playing debut solo single 'Love Interruption' and the previously unheard 'Sixteen Saltines'.
For 'Love Interruption', he was backed by a six-piece all-female six-piece band, while 'Sixteen Saltines' featured a five-piece all-male band, including a violin player.
The latter is a heavier rock song in a similar vein to that of The White Stripes and had White throwing himself around the stage.
The appearance precedes White's debut solo live shows, which will take place at the end of this month in United States.
Jack White returns to the UK in the summer and will play at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on June 23-24, alongside Lana Del Rey and The Maccabees.
'Blunderbuss' is produced by the man himself and recorded at his Third Man Studio in Nashville.
To learn more about Jack White's career, head to iTunes.com.apple.com/nme-icons, where you can purchase a special NME iPad app detailing the celebrated singer/guitarist/producer's past 15 years in rock'n'roll.
A one-off NME Icons special issue magazine dedicated to White is also available - see Backstreet-merch.com for details of how to purchase.


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Jul 27, 2010 3:10 PM by Carina Corral
Local Catholic Healthcare West hospitals are offering non-profit organizations grant money.
The annual grant program is aimed at local non-profits with an interest in building healthier communities.
French Hospital Medical Center is offering $40,758; Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is offering $25,000; and Marian Medical Center is offering $94,034.
The money from each hospital will be divided among several organizations.
The criteria for the 2011 grants will focus on the following areas: cardiac wellness, cancer prevention, resources and education, diabetes prevention and management, general healthcare education and disease prevention, and outreach to the underserved.
Projects that address at least one of these areas will be given priority.
Some of last year's local Community Grant recipients include the Arroyo Grande High School, Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, the El Camino Homeless Organization, Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc., Santa Maria Valley YMCA, and Transition Food & Shelter.
For a look at the grant materials and requirements visit www.chwHEALTH.org/communitygrants.
Applications are due Friday, August 20, 2010.
After review by a local volunteer grants committee, several organizations will be invited to submit a full proposal in October, and the CHW Investment Committee will approve the final grant in early December.


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Making Your Life Easier
We know that as educators, you're incredibly busy with lesson planning, grading, communicating with parents, professional development and so much more.
We're helping make things easier for you with a Teacher Care Package. Just like the ones you received in college, enclosed in this Care Package are supplies to support you through the end of the school year.
In each package, you'll find direct links to the Common Core State Standards for both math and ELA by grade. Additionally, we've collected our favorite classroom resources and categorized them by grade as well. This Care Package makes it simple and easy to find what you need most.
Let us care for you as you continue to care for our students.
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About the 2006 Peg Perego Venezia
The ideal solution for trasporting baby. The carriage that converts into a stroller.Cover and Child Tray are standard.
- Book closing
- When folded it stands up alone
- Backrest reclines to a completely horizontal position
- Footboard adjusts in two positions
- Adjustable and removable front bar
- Five-point seatbelt
- 4 double wheels
- Suspension on all wheels
- Swivelling or locked wheels
- Independent brakes on all wheels
- Open-close remote control with buttons "1 & 2"
- Height-adjustable handlebar
- Reversible handle
- Carrying side handles
- Child tray
- Adult cup holder
- Large basket
- Ganciomatic, the attachment system for all chassis and strollers
- Complete with hood and cover
- Opening hood with zipper transforms into a sun canopy
- Hood in waterproof fabric
- Cover with zipper opening
- Light and resistant lacquered aluminium frame
- Upholstery can be hand-washed at 300C -850F
Suitable From | Year Released | Pram / Stroller Type | Jogger? | Number of Seats |
Birth | 2006 | Single | 1 |
Dimensions and Weight
Weight | 10 kg |
Width | 55 cm |
Length | 101 cm |
Folded Width | 55 cm |
Folded Length | 86 cm |
Folded Height | 34 cm |
Seat Type | Seat Recline Angle | Seat Recline Positions | Seat Recline Method | Seat Capacity |
Structured fabric | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 kg |
Removable Bumper | Adjustable Footrest | Harness Type | Reversible Seat |
Front Wheels Type | Front Wheels Size | Back Wheels Type | Back Wheels Size |
Plastic | 0 cm | Plastic | 0 cm |
No. Wheels | No. Swivel Wheels | Removable Wheels | Fixed Wheels |
4 | 2 |
Handle Height | Adjustable Handle | Reversible Handle |
104 cm |
Share your experiences with this pram and help other mums makes a more informed purchase.
Great stroller
2007 Peg Perego Venezia
Donna, South on 15th Jul 08
Reviewed ByThe Pros
REversable handle.
Great fabric, cup holder for both baby and mom, fabric boot that stores in the basket, great size basket, easy to fold, looks really good
The Cons
Very Satisfied.
2007 Peg Perego Venezia
Nikita, USA on 11th Jul 08
Reviewed ByThe Pros
Overall lightness.
Switch back handle.
Smoothness of ride.
The Cons
No cup holders.
Small storage area.
Lack of colors avalible.
Great value for money
2007 Peg Perego Venezia
Mary, Perth, Australia on 16th Dec 07
Reviewed ByThe Pros
Reversible handle
Not too heavy
Basket a reasonable size
The Cons
Folding mechanism can stick sometimes
Wheels too small for serious off road stuff
Does look a bit plasticky and not much colour choice
Very sturdy pram
2005 Peg Perego Venezia
Jesse Retriever, Australia on 21st Jul 07
Reviewed ByGeneral Review
I found the Venetzia was very good for long distance walking.
Easy to collapse. I was very happy with it.
The Pros
the reversible handle is very good
The Cons
Difficulty to steer
2005 Peg Perego Venezia
Kate, Melbourne, VIC on 22nd Mar 07
Reviewed ByGeneral Review
Great pram.
The Pros
reversible handle is great. Boot cover keeps bubs warm and snug.
The Cons
Only problem is no toddler seat available, now have to buy a new pram for child 1 and 2 to use.
Love this pram
2005 Peg Perego Venezia
Paula, Canberra, Australia on 13th Sep 06
Reviewed ByGeneral Review
I love this pram and am convinced it is the best pram on the market. My husband convinced me that we should spend the extra $$ and get a good pram, he was so right. I have used this pram from newborn on and my child is now 2.5yrs. Seriously I could not recommend this pram highly enough. It is fantastic!!! I have never had any problems with it.
The Pros
Fantastic for newborns, with zip off cover, reversible handle so you can see your bub, and turns around when the bub is bigger and wants to look around.
Everything is adjustable, the wheels, handles, seat position, toddler food tray etc.
Best thing is it is very easy to fold, one handed while standing upright, no need to bend over!!!! And it is very light and fits easily into my boot. Easy to steer, adjust all 4 wheels to suit you.
The Cons
No cons, other than I can't get a toddler seat to fit it, so will have to get another pram when bub no 2 arrives. I am really sad and not looking forward to a new pram.
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A task force looking into UW System governance and operations is recommending a variety of changes that would give the UW System more autonomy over operational and governance matters, and transfer some authority over spending from state government to the Board of Regents. Read more.
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Smooth, Quiet Operation! Kaeser's M50 – now with push-to-load switch
Posted By cprewitt On September 2, 2010 @ 3:02 pm In Boomerang | No Comments
Kaeser's popular M50 Mobilair™ portable compressor powers a variety of tools and equipment with added fuel savings and proven reliability. This unit delivers 185 cfm at 100 psig, and now includes a push-to-load switch for easy starting– all at a very competitive price!
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Fall 2014 Registration: Fall registration is now open for all divisions for children ages 3-18. The season will start on September 6th. Cost is $55.00 and includes a shirt.
Register Online at - www.sportssignup.com/suncookyouthsoccer.start
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The casualties of the sub-prime debacle are mounting. Thousands of banking employees have been or soon will be laid off. CEO's of major banks and financial institutions have been let go. The integrity of retirement funds and governments has been shaken. Last week Florida local governments pulled 8-billion dollars from a state run investment pool after learning the fund contained more than 700 million dollars of troubled debt instruments, so-called "Structured Investment Vehicles -- sub-prime mortgages bundled and sold as bonds.
According to a study released last week by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, property values of American homes will drop by $1.2 Trillion dollars next year. That projected fall in value will cut property tax revenue by more than 6 and a half billion dollars.
Here to help us understand both the scope of the problem and to identify some of the regulatory and legal solutions are: David Swensen, Iowa State University economist and Katherine Porter, associate professor of Law at the University of Iowa.
Johnson Boyle: Katherine and David, thanks so much for being here. We appreciate it. Dave, let's begin with you. This is a very difficult question but maybe you can give us a quick summary. This is the perfect storm. Can you describe how we got to this point?
Swenson: We didn't know there was going to be a storm, and there were lots of paths to this and there are lots of participants. But if you cast back about eight years, we had a recession. We had a dot-com bust and then we had a recession. The markets were very soft. People didn't know where to put their money. There wasn't a lot of action in the economy. But one part of the economy started to do okay, and that was housing. Housing continued -- there continued to be interest in investing in housing. Also, the central banks at this time lowered interest rates tremendously, and it made capital quite easily accessible to a lot of traditional borrowers. So the housing market became a popular place to start investing, both in terms of new homes, expanded home purchases, as well as home improvements. So the economy locked onto the housing market as a viable mechanism for helping to get the economy back on track. We kept doing this. If you remember back, President Bush talked about an ownership society. Oftentimes during that period when we wanted to point at strengths in the American economy, they pointed to the housing market and how it was driving some percentage of the growth that was occurring. So for a very long time, this is what was carrying the economy forward. It was moving America forward and it was looked to as an asset and a strength in regional economies. It's only been in recent months that people have started to look at this and say, oh my goodness, we've overbuilt, we've over invested, we've overexposed ourselves to a lot of risk and have started to rethink exactly where are we with regard to the housing market and how widely exposed, not just our purchasers, our homeowners, but how widely exposed is the broader financial markets.
Johnson Boyle: You know, I'm going to ask you this, knowing full well the answer. Have we felt the full force of this crisis yet? If not, what should we be prepared to face this?
Swenson: We can't possibly have felt the full force of it because we haven't -- we're just now learning about it and we're just now figuring out very slowly, day by day, institution by institution exactly where we're exposed and how much. We just heard in the last few weeks of different institutions -- just different major financial houses that have had to write down loans, have gotten rid of their CEOs. That's what we're going to continue to hear over time. I think the natural inclination of firms is to kind of keep it in house and see if you can't manage it. And when you find you can't manage it and you've got to come clean. That's what we're seeing, these firms coming clean, both with regard to their shareholders as well as to the public. Have we seen the extent of it? No. The market is -- it's continuing to deal with it. The realtors and the bankers really think this is going to continue on very seriously into the end of next year.
Johnson Boyle: What about for those of us here in Iowa, our people, our communities? What's this doing to our state?
Swenson: Iowa isn't as exposed as the average American to this crisis. We have much fewer subprime loans as a fraction of loans. And just overall, Iowans -- this is more of an issue for rapidly growing areas. There are three areas that stand out: Rapidly growing areas where you have rapidly appreciating housing markets; areas that had high concentrations of people who, for one reason or another, weren't good candidates for home ownership; and third, areas that were regionally in recession like Michigan and Ohio and Indiana. And not one of those three fits Iowa right now, so our exposure is much less than the national average.
Johnson Boyle: Dave and Katherine, either of you can answer this question. Who is to blame for all this? Can we place the blame anywhere?
Swenson: Well, in the broadest sense, we can argue that the financial institutions in an effort to make more money for shareholders and investors started to change the way they viewed traditional lending. And they -- you could argue that they cut corners or they became creative, one way or the another. What they did was they created a different security or a different mechanism for investment. And as a consequence, they increased the risk inherent in that whole process, and the examples, of course, are an adjustable rate mortgage, no interest loans, no down payment loans. Some of the traditional safeguards were done away with in the name of, really, volume, getting as many loans on paper as possible and as many people signed up as possible.
Porter: And I think one of the things that's different about the mortgage crisis that we're facing now is that we have so many more different parties that are involved in that transaction. This is not just a home owner and their local bank. This is a home owner, a broker who may have helped that home owner -- or not helped in fact -- but ostensibly helped the home owner find a loan. Then we have the institution that made the loan, the originating bank. Those loans were normally sold to an institutional bank who bought them, and they were then packaged into securities. Even within those securities, there are different levels or trenches of investors. Some of those investors who are at the top of the investment chain aren't as interested in working with troubled home owners; whereas, the investors who are at the most risky slice of those mortgages stand to take real losses if we continue to see default. So it's just a much more multiplayer market than we had thirty or forty years ago in the residential home market.
Johnson Boyle: Let's make the transition to possible solutions. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is proposing the freeze of the reset of subprime mortgages. Will that help alleviate this problem at all?
Porter: I think it will. I think what we've seen so far have been a lot of people into foreclosure even before their loans have reset. What Treasury Secretary Paulson's scheme is really trying to do is to be a preventative. The bulk of A.R.M.s, of adjustable rate mortgages, are going to have their interest rate reset in 2008 and 2009. So this is really a preventative plan to try to help them stem off that coming wave. The proposals would freeze the mortgage rates at the initial rate. There are many families though who can't afford the mortgage even at the initial rate. That initial rate mortgage took up 50 or 60 percent of their family's income just to make the mortgage payment. But for families at risk from interest rate reset, this will help.
Johnson Boyle: Who is going to pay for this?
Porter: Ultimately, the investors will pay, and to some degree most of us are invested in the housing market. Most of us own, through our 401(k) or pension vehicle, shares or securities, either a bank security or a real estate investment trust. The investors will ultimately take the hit. But to be clear, if these loans proceed to foreclosure the losses would be even greater. That's why you're seeing the banks and the investors willing to come to the table with Secretary Paulson. Some of it's political pressure, but some of it is a growing realization, I think, that they need to do something to try to modify these loans, or if they let them go all the way to foreclosure, the losses could be even more severe.
Johnson Boyle: How feasible is it to work out some of these loan issues under the circumstance?
Porter: It's very, very hard for consumers right now. One of the things that my research looked at was how do consumers fair in terms of getting information from their mortgage services. Right now the person that you, as a consumer, send your payments to is usually a mortgage servicer. That's a separate company from the company that originated your loan, and it's usually a separate company from whoever owns your home loan. These mortgage servicers do not work for the consumer. They work for the investors, and they don't have an incentive to provide good customer service. So we've heard a lot of stories about consumers, troubled home owners. They want to work something out. They want to make a payment a month late. They can't get a hold of an employee. They call back. They call 26 times. They get put on hold. I've had lawyers who are trying to help these people relay the same stories. It's very, very hard to get through. I think that's why secretary Paulson is looking for a more systematic solution.
Johnson Boyle: Katherine, I just want to interrupt you for a minute to mention that on your screen, for those of you watching at home, you will see a number for the Iowa Foreclosure Hotline, so if you are having trouble making your mortgage payments, you can call this hotline to get more information. David, what kind of effect is all this having, very briefly, on the lending market, and do you have any advice for viewers out there?
Swenson: Well, first off, on the lending market, that's probably the crux of the crisis is that money supply has tightened, banks have had to become much more cautious with regard to lending. They did not want -- their exposure to these risky instruments have increased over the last few months, and they've tightened up their credit. So that's why we have the central bank reacting now and trying to do what they can to ease the markets. So where are we with regard to that? What we're doing is we're still shaking that out and we're trying to figure out what's the worth of those investments, and we're watching these major financial houses write down some of the values. In the future what we're going to be dealing with, it's going to tighten up credit, and that affects everybody. It affects everybody who wants to borrow money for anything, whether it's a business, a home, or to buy a car. Everybody has to pay higher borrowing costs, and that's affects, also, the pace and pattern of economic growth.
Johnson Boyle: Katherine, I want to mention, before the interview ends, that you've done some research about home owners who file for Chapter XIII bankruptcy protection, and they're facing actually fees from mortgage companies with no documented merit. Do you want to discuss that?
Porter: So my study looked at 1,700 families who had filed for bankruptcy protection, because they wanted to hang onto their home. They came into federal court. They were willing to file bankruptcy. They wanted to keep their houses. And what I found is that more than half of the loans, the mortgage company had failed to follow the law that requires them to attach the documentation, that is they weren't able to come up with the evidence that showed exactly what the consumer owed. There were also a lot of troubling fees, some of them very small but, applied to thousands of families, added up to a large amount. So I really encourage consumers to keep their paperwork from their loans; if they get in default, to work with their lender very, very early in the process before they get hit with these fees, which can easily amount into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Johnson Boyle: So how do we bring integrity back into the housing system?
Porter: Well, one of the problems is -- in the bankruptcy system, we're starting to see the U.S. Trustee, a branch of the department of justice, do some looking at the mortgage lending and mortgage servicers to make sure they're following the bankruptcy rules. The problem is for most consumers, foreclosure is a state law process, which means we have 50 different systems of law. And so it's very, very difficult for a consumer to get information and to make sure that they're following the rules. We simply need more government attention to this process -- to the foreclosure process and making sure it's being carried out fairly.
Johnson Boyle: Dave, do you want to weigh in on this as well?
Swenson: Well, I don't know that I can add anything to this other than we've got a ways to go to figure out exactly what are going to be the needs of some of the most vulnerable people versus people in the middle. There's a lot of people exposed to this whole credit crisis problem who aren't necessarily destitute or facing foreclosure, but they're going to be living through stress over the eighteen months to twenty-four months to thirty-six months. They're having massive increases in their mortgage payments because of these adjustments. They're making payments on this borrowed money. They're not buying things in your economy. We're going to see an economic impact as we shift from consumption to paying off these loans, and we'll feel that as well.
Johnson Boyle: I know you mentioned it earlier, but it bears repeating that you feel we have only begun to see the very first effects of all this?
Swenson: That's correct. I think we're still learning and we've got a ways to go. We don't quite know -- we've heard now about official reactions to this. It's like the farm crisis or any other crisis. We sort of feel our way along as we go along, and we're not sure how it's going to resolve itself because we're yet to figure out what the depth of this crisis is.
Porter: One of the problems is that the government really doesn't have very good data about foreclosures or about how many families are being affected, so there's not a good government handle on the extent of this either at the federal or the state level. But we haven't yet seen the bankruptcy filings go to the level that I think they're going to go in reaction to this problem. I think we really are at the beginning of what's going to become a much bigger problem.
Johnson Boyle: All right. Well, thank you so much for shedding light on a very complicated and complex problem. I know we've just scratched the surface of it, but I really appreciate your insights. Katherine Porter and David Swenson, thanks for joining us here today. Appreciate it.


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New leadership emerges for House DemocratsVermont Press Bureau | December 10,2012
JewettThe voluntary departure of House Majority Leader Lucy Leriche has prompted a shake-up of the 96-member Democratic caucus leadership team.
Rep. Willem Jewett, who spent the last two years as Leriches deputy, won unanimous election to the top post in the caucus Saturday. In a victory speech, the five-term Ripton Democrat reflected on party successes over the past decade.
When I joined this caucus it was strong, but we were 69 strong, Jewett said. I like rearranging those numbers a little bit.
Jewett said that voters have rewarded Democrats allegiance to Vermont values, and that the caucus over the next two years will be remembered less for what legislation it passes and more for how it conducts itself.
How we do our work is perhaps more important than exactly what we do, Jewett said. What exact bills we pass, theyre going to matter less than how we conduct ourselves.
Saturdays caucus featured a rare contested race for assistant majority leader between Tess Taylor of Barre City and Rebecca Ellis of Waterbury.
Also known as the whip, the assistant majority leader is often responsible for finding out where members stand on various pieces of legislation, and perhaps compelling them to rethink their stance.
The vote featured an interesting debate over whether to accept the proxy votes sent by seven House Democrats who were unable to attend Saturdays caucus. Rep. Mitzi Johnson of Grand Isle said the essence of the body and the power of the institution is in the ability to exchange ideas.
I know that my mind has been changed more than once, even when I didnt intend for it to be, by listening to nominating speeches or floor debate, said Johnson, who opposed accepting the seven proxy votes.
Rep. Michel Consejo, of Sheldon, said that after an election cycle in which they pleaded with voters to cast a ballot any which way they could, it would be hypocritical for Democrats to disenfranchise fellow members unable to make to Montpelier on a Saturday.
I find it puzzling that we would have been encouraging people to vote in any way, shape or form we can think of ... and when it comes to us somehow that doesnt work, he said.
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