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Does Red Rock Golden Ginger Ale contain real ginger? This ginger ale tastes very good. But when I look on the ingredients list, ginger is not listed as one of the ingredients. I was very surprised. Can anyone tell me if their is actually any real ginger in this product.
I just ordered 24 bottles of red rock expecting to get the same taste of the bottles I tasted in alt, I hope I am not disappointed
I was really hyped about ordering the Red Rock. It came today. It was a little different from the bottles I have tasted from down south like GA. These bottles don't have the cayenne pepper in it like the bottles I have tasted from down south. Flavor is good just don't have that kick taste.
I live in ar. but I go to ATL a lot so where is the place I go before coming home,Krogers on cascade dr. to load up on red rock, have given this drink to so many people here at home and everyone loves it,some even send by me to bring them some back.I drive down so I'll have enough room to bring them home.Glad to know you can order on line I'll tell my friends so they can get them here.
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The Arts Commission's Recognition Grants will award $1,000 to exemplary arts organizations that have a record of excellence in programming, service and organizational capacity. The awards support activities that advance an organization's marketing and outreach efforts, raising their profile in the community.
The Commission has finite resources. Not all eligible applicants will receive funding.
Arts Recognition Grants are a visible indication of Commission support and assist in raising an organization's profile and in leveraging other funds and resources. These awards are not for operating support.
The Commission has established the following priorities for funding applications in the Arts Recognition category:
- Applicants with annual cash budgets of less than $100,000;
- Applicants that have never received an Arts Recognition Grant; and
- Applications from geographically underserved areas of Oregon.

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South Shore Swimwear is a manufacturer and retailer of luxury womens' swimwear.
We are temporarily closed.
South Shore Swimwear is proud to be the Official Swimwear Sponsor of the 2014 Miss Massachusetts pageant.
We congratulate, Miss Lauren Kuhn, as she won the title of Miss Massachusetts 2014 and is going on to compete in the Miss America pageant this Fall!
We congratulate all 21 contestants on a job very well done!
We look forward to working with you again!


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1. When all you did was cardio did you get that lean, athletic body you've always wanted? No…because you were missing the most important component – STRENGTH TRAINING.
2. Does it make sense for YOU to use the same strength training program that a MAN would use to get huge legs and a thick chest? No… your bodies are NOT the same!
FAST – No workout more than 33 min…
FLEXIBLE – Workout where you want when you want.
FUN – You'll love every minute of it… especially the results!
Workouts you can do at home, in a gym, or on the road.
A meal plan that fits into your busy life but still allows you
to be a restaurant-trying, party-going social butterfly!
Results come from consistency and when
your enjoying your workouts it's easy to be
consistent and see even better results!.
With the power of scientifcaly backed
nutrient fusion, you will never count a calorie
or measure an ounce and still lose weight!
Oh yeah, and we're not going to ask you to
go without your favorites either!
Results come from consistency and when
your enjoying your workouts it's easy to be
consistent and see even better results!.
Trying to convince a woman not to obsess over the number on the scale is like pulling teeth. Thanks to the media, it's far too ingrained in our psyches. It's the way we've been taught to judge ourselves, our figures and progress in our weight loss efforts….
We all love protein and granola bars because they're so convenient! They can travel with you anywhere and give you the protein and carb boost you need pre or post workout or for any snack. However, most of the grocery store brands contain more calories or sugar than we might wish…
Many of our favorite celebrities have unbelievable figures, but we just can't write them off to "good genetics". The truth is that these stars work hard to stay lean – both in terms of exercise and diet. Thankfully, these days it seems that the celebrity trend is toward "healthy" rather than extreme diets…


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Tuesday February 05, 2013
TripAdvisor is seeking a smart, experienced, and highly motivated Sr. Product Manager to join our Partnerships Product Management team. Reporting to our Sr. Director, Product Management for TripAdvisor for Business, this position will focus primarily on our review collection business, and additionally support our brand distribution efforts. Review collection is a growing part of our business with a combination of self-service and licensed products.
The TripAdvisor for Business organization works as a separate business unit within TripAdvisor where our Product team leads the definition, design and implementation of high quality products that meet the needs of our business customers. Our small and growing team offers exciting growth opportunities to its product managers. We are responsible for any area of the business where we interact with hotel and other business owners that cater to travelers planning their trips on TripAdvisor. Our team collaborates closely with our Business Development team to gather insights from the field, do competitive analysis, and develop business cases for the products we build. We work closely with Engineering to develop flexible and scalable solutions to meet our business objectives. Products that we support include APIs, widgets and XML feeds used for brand distribution and content licensing, a suite of self-service listing management tools for owners, content badges and widgets, and a platform for review collection and syndication.
The candidate's knowledge of online media and User Experience will help create robust and innovative products that support our mission to help travel related businesses around the world grow and thrive. The candidate will be an innovator who understands how to craft a vision, define products, and drive concepts from business requirements to launch. S/he will combine strategic and operational skills to enhance and grow our core product platform.
What You'll Do
Desired Skills & Experience
In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:
Company Description
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors. TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 69 million unique monthly visitors**.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, January 2012
**Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Inc. and its subsidiaries, Worldwide, January 2012 ©2012 TripAdvisor, Inc. All rights reserved. SOURCE TripAdvisor TripAdvisor is an Equal Opportunity Employer
**This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer may provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization. ***


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The upcoming Falsified Medicines Directive will only really succeed in increasing patient safety if all supply chain stakeholders grasp the opportunities that the legislation creates. The EAASM was excellently placed to bring together all of the major stakeholders and collate their views, in an article published by Pharma Times, which you can read here.
The DoDs report is one of two reports the EAASM is publishing simultaneously. It highlights the abject standards in three member states where online pharmacy is supposedly not allowed (but seems rife) and the barely-better standards where the activity is legal. As an Alliance dedicated to patient safety, it would rather that it had not been necessary to undertake either of these projects, but the harsh reality is that much of Europe (and globally) the internet remains the pharmaceutical wildwest. The report, which you can read here, is a real eye opener.
This sister publication complements the DoD report and shows just how widespread counterfeit medicines are online, how easy it is to access them and how much money criminals can generate. The results are astounding with the fake website attracting in excess of 182,000 unique visitors. Of these over 12,000 decided to click through - having been exposed to a message about the dangers of buying medicines online - se are questions that are often asked and that often go unanswered. Now, the EAASM, in its most ambitious project to date, uncovers the reality. Counterfeiting the Counterfeiter is a remarkable story and you can read it here.
To read the full report, click here
The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM) submitted a report to European Parliament, calling for enhanced legislation to improve the protection of Europe's patients against the intensifying risks and dangers of counterfeit medicines.
Packaging Patient Protection, published by the EAASM in partnership with stakeholders in patient associations, non-governmental organisations and the pharmaceutical industry, is a clear set of recommendations for new laws to combat fake, counterfeit and substandard medicines.
The document delivers seven key recommendations for Europe's policy-makers, including:
To read the full report, including the extensive research results and recommendations, download it here.
There has been an explosion in the number of counterfeit medicines reaching patients in recent years – one reason for this is the increase in illegal online pharmacies.
Scope of this report
Untrained, unsuspecting consumers are vulnerable to the potentially lethal outcomes of buying medicines online. The Counterfeiting Superhighway reveals the scope and repercussions of this dangerous practice through extensive research and examination of over 100 online pharmacies and over 30 commonly purchased prescription-only medicines. These include medicines indicated to treat serious conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease, neurological disorders, and mental health conditions).
Key findings from this report
62% of medicines purchased online are fake or substandard
95.6% of online pharmacies researched are operating illegally.
94% of websites do not have a named, verifiable pharmacist.
Over 90% of websites supply prescription-only medicines without a prescription.
The report concludes by providing recommendations
Based on the research findings and calls all stakeholders including search engines, credit card companies, shipping companies, patient groups and regulators, to take action and halt this dangerous trend.
To read the full report, including the extensive research results and recommendations, download it here.
The European pharmaceutical market could be heading towards a public health disaster with respect to distribution chain regulation and supply chain security.
Scope of this report
The compelling report by Dr Jonathan Harper distils and analyses available studies, and examines the economic issues around parallel pharmaceutical trade (PPT). The report looks at how the right of every patient to expect safe medicines can best be respected.
Key reasons to read this report
To date, the main academic and policy arguments have focused on the economic issues of PPT. Dr Harper's report provides analysis of the topic in a broader context, which involves a number of factors in addition to pure health economics.


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Stormy seas in Tel Aviv
Posted By Rachel Neiman On December 20, 2013 @ 1:21 pm In Israel in Pictures | No Comments
There's been a lot of talk about the unusually cold weather that covered the upper altitudes of our region in snow last week. But the areas nearer to the sea were also affected by the storm and the accompanying power outages, leaks and floods.
Photographer Elyssa Frank of MADEinISRAEL braved the elements last week and wandered down to the Tel Aviv port to document the storm at its height…
The waves raged for days…
Eventually, the storm began to clear…
But nothing, not even the lowest temperatures recorded in a century, could stop this surfer from catching a wave…
A week later, temperatures are rising and the sea is calm in time for a peaceful Sabbath.
Visit Elyssa Frank's MADEinISRAEL site and her Facebook page for more photos of beautiful Israel.
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As America's head of state, the president of the United States welcomes guests from across the country and around the world to the "people's house." For many foreign leaders, the White House is their introduction to the United States, and the experience these visitors have at the President's House may be critical to establishing relations between governments. This was especially true in the 19th century, when rules of protocol were strict. Therefore, White House ceremonial events are a mix of the personal and political. Guests must enjoy themselves, while feeling respected and honored in the home of the president, and - if all goes well - depart with a positive view of America and Americans. World leaders who visit may have very little exposure to our nation's citizenry and so the president and the first family, in essence, represent all Americans.
For his fellow citizens, a president's invitation to the White House is special. A White House event is often a time for the president to honor his American guests — such as the winners of the Medal of Freedom or the Olympic athletes. Above all, the White House represents the cultural link of home. The president welcomes visitors to his home — whether they hail from the Far East or from just down Pennsylvania Avenue and the halls of Congress. But by extension, the president's home is the people's home. The people have allowed the president temporary occupancy, and they expect him to be the most gracious of hosts.
Early Years
George Washington conceived the role of the White House, as it was being built in the 1790s, as a place that would command respect at home and abroad. The young republic was an experiment in self-government and Washington believed that foreign diplomats, especially, needed to regard the United States as a formidable and permanent nation.
Washington died before the completion of the White House. The second president, John Adams, was the first chief executive to occupy the structure then known as the "President's House." John and Abigail Adams welcomed the public to the first New Year's Day reception on January 1, 1801, a tradition that would last until the 1930s. The White House was unfinished when they moved in, and the room that was to be the largest and grandest space for parties and ceremonies - the East Room - was used by Mrs. Adams to dry her laundry.
The People's House
In the first half of the 19th century, "Washington was the one and only American city where, on a few annual occasions, any properly dressed man and woman could enter its grandest and most famous house, walk through its elegantly furnished reception rooms, and sip lemonade or Madeira and eat cake and ice cream with distinguished personages. Fashionable hobnobbing made people feel good about themselves and optimistic about their country." [Barbara Carson, "Social Seasons and Rituals of Entertainment," in Our Changing White House, 56-57]
The open houses held on New Year's Day and the Fourth of July were important because they promoted the idea that the people had ready access to their leader, who was in fact the foremost public servant in the country. According to the author of A Description of the Etiquette at Washington City (1829), "At these levees any citizen of a fair character, and of suitable appearance for such a place, may . . . ultimately succeed in being introduced to any individual that attends the levees and parties at Washington . . . . Strangers not particularly distinguished are introduced to [the president] at his levees." [Carson, 71-72] This offended some Europeans, who were accustomed to a rigid societal hierarchy. The wife of the British prime minister during Jefferson's administration (1801-1809) was shocked to find herself introduced to her tailor at one party, as if they were of the same social station. Jefferson's response summed up his thoughts on the issue of who should be welcomed at the White House: "When brought together in society all are perfectly equal, whether foreign or domestic, titled or untitled, in or out of office."
Depending on the president and first lady, and their personal preferences, the White House was more or less accessible to the public. Dolley Madison (James Madison, 1809-1817), an exuberant hostess, brought the waltz to the President's House. Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe (1817-1825) preferred smaller dinners rather than well-attended evening receptions called levees or drawing rooms. In 1828-29, crowded White House events were relieved with the completion of the East Room.
One of the wildest public occasions in White House history was the reception following the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1829, when thousands of well-wishers from all walks of life converged on the White House. They made themselves at home, sipping lemonade and eating ice cream. The scene became so overwhelming, Jackson spent the night at a nearby hotel. The first president to hail from the American frontier, Jackson enjoyed a popular appeal throughout his two terms in the White House.
With expansion of government and those associated with it, coupled with the growth of the Washington population, public functions were curtailed, but New Year's Day receptions and Fourth of July open houses were still held into the 20th century. In 1933, however, President Herbert Hoover cancelled the New Year's Day open house after he shook hands with 6,000 guests. Until then it was the most democratic of the White House events. After World War II and during the Cold War, and especially in response to recent terrorist activities, access to the White House has become very restricted. Gone are the days one could wander over to the front door, knock, and receive a tour of the president's home. This does not mean, of course, that Americans do not attend special activities and dinners. The house acts as a museum, as well.
» A Tour of the White House
The State Visit
While economic and political business may be at the core of the visit, the state visit is also a social occasion, with the president and first lady as official hosts of a nation. Foreign heads of state - kings, queens, presidents - and other important representatives from around the world are invited to share the home of their counterpart.
Just before the Civil War, President James Buchanan (1857-1861) brought to the White House his experience as a minister to Russia and Great Britain, where he learned the courtly manners of Europe's receptions. Buchanan was the only bachelor president, but protocol dictated that the White House must have a hostess, and so he turned to his niece, Harriet Lane. The first diplomatic visit from Imperial Japan in 1860 caused a stir, as the public gathered outside the White House to catch a glimpse of the entourage, numbering more than 60, and their exotic outfits. Later in the same year, Queen Victoria's son Albert, Britain's Prince of Wales, stayed at the White House. A Washington, D.C., newspaper reporter covered the public reception with the prince and captured the frenzy, as all ranks of society came to meet the man who would one day be crowned King of England: "The rush at the doors was terrible. People clambered in and jumped out of windows. Confusion reigned. The Royal party have certainly seen Democracy unshackled."
The first ruling monarch came to the White House in 1874, when President Ulysses S. Grant welcomed King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was the guest of Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) on more than a few occasions, and during World War II the allies worked as often as they socialized.
Today, the first lady and White House Social Office work with the Protocol Office of the State Department to plan state visits.
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2008: Year of extreme poachers and dangerous encounters
By Gary Bogue
Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 6:02 am in Department of Fish & Game, Poaching.
Deer always alert for danger. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, Calif.
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Law Enforcement Division noticed an upswing in "extreme" poaching cases in 2008.
These cases are characterized by the excessive killing of fish and wildlife species and repeat poaching offenders undeterred by prior poaching convictions. Wardens also experienced two officer involved shootings during 2008, serving as a chilling reminder of the dangerous work wardens do.
Deer always alert for danger. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, Calif.
The actions of extreme poachers challenge wardens, who often confront these poachers alone with little or no backup. This dangerous work is frustrating when wardens encounter the same poachers again and again.
For example, during 2008:
** A Tuolumne County man was convicted of deer poaching to the extreme. During the initial investigation, wardens found evidence of 26 deer, many of them fresh kills with body parts strewn about the property. In the garage, 23 severed deer tails were tacked up on the wall.
** A Gilroy man was convicted of a gross overlimit of waterfowl among other violations. Wardens found him to be in possession of 335 birds, mostly waterfowl species, representing almost every species of waterfowl that migrates to and from California.
** Two Monterey County men were arrested for take and possession of 66 abalone from an area completely closed to abalone harvest year round. Both men had multiple prior convictions for abalone/commercial fishing violations.
The two shootings wardens were involved in took place during marijuana garden raids with allied law enforcement agencies. One grower was killed by a member of an allied agency during one raid and in a separate incident, another grower was apprehended after shots were fired. Marijuana garden eradication on public lands is a high priority for wardens because of public safety concerns, poaching associated with the growers, pollution of grow sites and extensive habitat destruction.
On a positive note, DFG added 23 wardens from the 2008 Warden Academy and eight lateral transfers from other law enforcement agencies. The January 2009 Warden Academy is scheduled to begin with 28 new warden cadets. /Gary
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TOWN of EAST HAVEN
Links for detailed Local and Regional B&C group information are on the Boards & Commission home page.
Town Calendar for specific meeting dates and times.
Download the free Adobe Reader to view, save and print agendas, minutes, public hearing notices, Board & Commission members lists and report pdf files.
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Graffiti tagging and vandalism is a recurring problem in the Burdekin Shire costing ratepayers many thousands of dollars annually.
These are funds that would otherwise be spent on providing local projects like parks, walk ways and improved roads.
Burdekin Shire Council has partnered with the Queensland Government to launch the GraffitiSTOP initiative.
All incidents that are provided to GraffitiSTOP will be removed within seven days. This rapid, zero tolerance response makes offenders likely to stop targeting your area.
Is graffiti tagging a problem in your neighborhood? Is your home or business impacted by this crime?
GraffitiSTOP is the best way for citizens to share information about graffiti tagging and vandalism problems in our community.
Report all information to GraffitiSTOP and help keep our streets clean.
There are multiple ways to provide information:
- Call 1300 Graffiti (1300 472 334) to report what you know and get graffiti removal and prevention advice. Hotline operates 6am to 6pm Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays.
- SMS what you know to 1300 Graffiti (1300 472 334) – 24/7.
- Report offences and share images via www.graffitistop.com.au
GraffitiSTOP is a Queensland Government initiative.
Council will pay a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the conviction of any person or persons for vandalism.
Who to Contact
If you have knowledge of acts graffiti tagging call or SMS 1300 Graffiti (1300 472 334).
For other acts of vandalism to Council property contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or
Please contact the Customer Service Centre using the Online Contact Form.
You can also contact the Customer Service Centre using one of the following methods.
|Customer Service Centre
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Ayr Qld 4807
|Postal Address
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Ayr Qld 4807
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|8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (except Public Holidays)
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|Use the Online Contact Form
|Building Certification and Plumbing Officers
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|Please phone (07) 4783 9942 if you need access the Building and Plumbing Department between 7am – 8am, Monday to Friday.
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|The Burdekin Shire Council is committed to an open and friendly relationship with members of our community. Whether you're telling us what we do well, or how we can improve, your feedback is important to us.If you would like to provide a compliment or complaint regarding actions or decisions made by Council, or by one of our councillors or officers, please visit the
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We will only use personal information provided in your email to address the subject matter of your email. This may involve passing on your email to other areas within the council. We will not disclose your personal information to other government agencies, organisations or anyone else unless one of the following applies:
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In his moving article in Vanity Fair about his cancer, Christopher Hitchens disclosed that just before he went on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he violently threw up — the result of the illness he had learned about that morning, when he woke unable to breathe, was barely able to cross his hotel room to call for help, and was saved by emergency treatment by doctors who did "quite a lot" of work on his heart and lungs and told him he needed to consult an oncologist immediately.
That evening he nevertheless appeared as scheduled on Stewart's show (and then at the 92nd Street Y, where he threw up again), unwilling to disappoint his friends or miss the chance to sell his memoir. In the article, he did not describe what he said on The Daily Show, but his appearance there is worth remembering for reasons going beyond his extraordinary fortitude in proceeding with it.
The video is here. At the end, after discussing his work in a camp for revolutionaries in Cuba in the 60s, there was this colloquy:
Stewart: If you had been young today, going through this same sort of [unintelligible], where do you think your alliances would be, where do you think you would have—
Hitchens: Well, I teach at the New School, and I teach English and a lot of journalists and would-be journalists come, and I often hang out with young people who are journalists, and I'm sorry for them, in a way. Because what are they gonna do – I mean, are they going to say 'I'm a global warming activist'? It's not quite the same, is it?
Stewart: Isn't it all the same once you realize that your idealism — you can use it to further your aims, [if] you realize that nothing is nirvana, nothing is perfect?
Hitchens: Oscar Wilde used to say that a map of the world that doesn't include Utopia isn't worth looking at. I used to think that was a beautiful statement. I don't think that at all anymore. I tell you, to be honest, the most idealistic and brave and committed and intelligent young people that I know have joined the armed forces. And they are now guarding us while we sleep in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere. … I never would have expected that would be what I would say about the students I have to teach.
Stewart's audience, which is often raucous, listened to this in silence.
Hitchens writes in Hitch-22 that these days he thinks about "the shipwrecks and prison islands to which the quest [for Utopia] has led" and that he came to realize that "the only historical revolution with any verve left in it, or any example to offer others, was the American one." His appearance on the Daily Show was an example not only of his physical courage but also of the intellectual audacity that pervades his book.


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PaCT workforce development
Course title: Managing Safely- Safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of liberty safeguards (2 days) - £50 per person
Course description
This course will support managers to develop the knowledge and skills required to:
- Identify the responsibilities of the management team in delivering a high quality service in line with CQC Outcome 7 'Safeguarding people who use services from abuse'.
- Engage in joint working with all partners to assess and make decisions on the level of risk , seriousness & required level of intervention when responding to a safeguarding alert, in line with HCC's multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
- Describe any relevant changes to legislation and policy in relation to safeguarding adults, and understand these in relation to their practice.
- Understand & implement HCC HR policies & procedures when an allegation of abuse involves a member of staff, and their contribution to the multi-agency safeguarding process.
- Identify the role & responsibilities managers have in the development of individuals' understanding & practice of safeguarding - CQC.
Recognise the importance of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivati
on of Liberty within Safeguarding
Learning outcomes
To be confirmed
Dates, times & venues
There are currently no dates available, if you would like to register your interest in this course, please contact Gemma Catlin-Holmes on 01962 845611 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Link to CQC guidance for compliance
This course is linked to outcome 7
People who use services:
- Are protected from abuse, or the risk of abuse, and their human rights are respected and upheld.
This is because providers who comply with the regulations will:
- Take action to identify and prevent abuse from happening in a service
- Respond appropriately when it is suspected that abuse has occurred or is at risk of occurring
- Ensure that Government and local guidance about safeguarding people from abuse is accessible to all staff and put into practice
- Make sure that the use of restraint is always appropriate, reasonable, proportionate and justifiable to that individual
- Only use de-escalation or restraint in a way that respects dignity and protects human rights, and where possible respects the preferences of people who use services
- Understand how diversity, beliefs and values of people who use services may influence the identification, prevention and response to safeguarding concerns
- Protect others from the negative effect of any behaviour by people who use services
- Where applicable, only use Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards when it is in the best interests of the person who uses the service and in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
For further information about this course please contact Gemma Catlin-Holmes on 01962 845611 or at email@example.com
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Baking For Others: Watermelon Cake
Posted By Cara and Phoebe On 08/19/2010 @ 3:05 pm In Baking For Others | 26 Comments
But before everyone dispersed for family vacations or camp, I remember the summer birthday kids would share one batch of cupcakes, on one afternoon, to the tune of one "Happy Birthday to You [plural]." My sympathy was not even lessened by the thought that they were guaranteed good weather or by the fact that we always had fun celebrating my sisters' birthdays.
You can modify this recipe according to what you have. If your bowl is smaller, reduce the quantities; if larger, increase them. Just be sure to clear a space in the freezer for the bowl you choose, and make sure that space also fits whatever platter you serve the cake on. On the off chance that there are leftovers.
Soften the raspberry sorbet and place it into a large bowl. Sprinkle in the chocolate chips and stir to distribute them evenly.
When you're ready to serve, invert the cake on a flat serving platter. Lift off the bowl, then carefully peel off the foil. Smooth the cake with a plastic spatula dipped in warm water before. Serve immediately–quick! before it melts.
The damage: a sorbet and ice cream-soaked paper towel, with candles
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Babies really begin to show their personality during these months. So you might find yourself talking to your baby's doctor less about sleeping and eating and more about physical and social development.
Most likely your baby will now be seen at 4 months and at 6 months, but your doctor may schedule extra visits to check on any problems found earlier.
Colds and ear infections can become more common at this age, especially in wintertime. Once babies can reach out and grab objects and start having contact with more people, they can be at increased risk for contagious illnesses, especially if they're in daycare or have older siblings.
Well-baby visits vary from doctor to doctor, but here are some common elements of a checkup:
Bring to the doctor any questions or concerns you may have at this time. Make sure to write down any specific instructions you receive regarding special baby care. Keep updating your child's permanent medical record, listing information on growth and any problems or illnesses.
Immunizations usually given at the 4-month visit:
At the 6-month visit, your baby also may receive (depending on the brand of vaccine given, and whether your child has received earlier doses):
Babies at high risk of developing a meningococcal disease, which can lead to bacterial meningitis and other serious conditions, may receive an additional vaccine. (Otherwise, the meningococcal vaccine is routinely given at 11-12 years old.)
Colds and other illnesses are a part of growing up. Your baby is beginning to explore and probably is being exposed to other kids. While it's hard to see your baby fight a stuffy nose or suffer with an ear infection, rest assured that most kids grow out of the frequent-illness stage as they build their immunity.
Meanwhile, these safeguards can help keep your baby well:
Call your doctor if your baby has a fever, is acting sick, refuses to eat, suddenly has trouble sleeping, has diarrhea, or is vomiting.
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The problem with Windows Phone apps – or lack thereof – is getting worse, with users now finding that third party apps don't always work.
The developer of a Windows Phone app for viewing and uploading Instagram photos says that photos uploaded to Instagram via the app are being deleted. The Verge first reported on the issue.
It's the latest headache for Windows Phone users, many of whom complain about the lack of popular apps.
One of the most popular apps at the moment, Instagram isn't available on Windows Phone. And unlike other biggies, like Vine and Flipboard, the company hasn't said that it plans to build an app for Windows Phone.
But it appears the company sure doesn't want other people making me-too apps.
Instagram didn't respond to a question about whether it is deleting the photos by design. It offered this statement: "We recently made an update to the systems that we use to fight spam to help prevent future attacks and increase security," it said.
It's not hard to figure out what's going on here.
Instagram's terms of use for its API clearly forbids an app like Instance. The terms of service say: "You shall not: Use Instagram APIs for any application that replicates or attempts to replace the essential user experience of Instagram.com or the Instagram iPhone App."
Instance most definitely replicates Instagram and doesn't try to hide it. Instance's description in the Windows Phone store reads like this: "Instance has all of the features of the paid version, only free! (With Ads). The only fully featured Instagram client on the market."
Whether Instance complies with the rules or not is little consolation to Windows Phone users. So keen is the community for an Instagram app that in March, Nokia released an app called #2InstaWithLove, designed to encourage Instagram to build an official app. "Many of you have asked when Instagram will be coming to Windows Phone, and the #2InstaWithLove app was created as a way for you to have your voice heard," according to the app description. It simply adds the #2InstaWithLove hashtag to photos and adds a Polaroid filter.
Instagram is just an example of the problem that the Windows Phone platform faces. Microsoft has tried to emphasize quality over quantity, saying that it doesn't need to match the Apple and Android stores in terms of numbers. But despite it's best efforts, it clearly can't attract all of the popular apps. Without them, the platform will continue to have trouble growing.
Even Microsoft's biggest partner, Nokia, agrees that killer apps are needed for Windows Phone to succeed. An executive recently said that Windows Phone could use an app like Halo, which allowed Microsoft to enter and eventually dominate the gaming console market. So far, a Windows Phone Halo seems to be elusive.


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NEW: TAG bill defeated in SenateWASHINGTON (UPDATED: 12:58 p.m. ET, 12/13/12)--Today's defeat of a Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) extension on a budget point of order is a "death blow" to the legislation and a significant victory for the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), credit unions and state leagues across the country that aggressively opposed this bank bailout program, CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney said.
Just minutes ago, the bill failed to gain the 60 Senate votes needed to move forward for final consideration. The final vote count was 42 to 50.
"This is the first time that credit unions have vigorously opposed bank-backed legislation; it won't be the last time," Cheney emphasized.
The TAG legislation (S. 3637) would have extended unlimited deposit insurance coverage granted during the financial crisis for noninterest bearing transaction accounts. Coverage is set to revert back to $250,000 at year's end without congressional action. The bill has been strongly favored by major bank trade associations.
CUNA has criticized the TAG extension by noting the program already has cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. almost $2.5 billion and has provided a guaranteed oasis to the banks of $1.4 trillion.
CUNA and the leagues have urged federal lawmaker not to "expose taxpayers to potentially $1.4 trillion in losses while the banks are making billions again."
"We will be alert for any attempt by banks to attempt to attach this bill to some other year-end legislative package--and will oppose any such effort just as energetically as long as there is no similar treatment for credit union business lending legislation in the same measure."
In the meantime, Cheney said, "credit unions will continue to look for, and seize, any opportunity to include our member business lending legislation in any appropriate end-of-year legislative package."
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Please correct me if I'm wrong but there is speculation that reboots due to 3G might be due to unlocking the bootloader. Daz is investigating.
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Nick D'Aloisio, the now-17-year-old who founded Summly, sold it today to Yahoo for $30 million.
A 17-year-old from Britain and his investors are roughly $30 million richer today, thanks to Marissa Mayer.
Of course, Nick D'Aloisio won't get all that money Yahoo's paying for his slick news reading app, Summly. His investors, including Ashton Kutcher, will get a cut.
It's also something of an aqui-hire, since D'Aloisio, who started Summly when he was 15, will be joining Yahoo along with the rest of his team.
D'Alosio wrote in a blog post:
When I founded Summly at 15, I would have never imagined being in this position so suddenly. I'd personally like to thank Li Ka-Shing and Horizons Ventures for having the foresight to back a teenager pursuing his dream. Also to our investors, advisers and of course the fantastic team for believing in the potential of Summly. Without you all, this never would have been possible. I'd also like to thank my family, friends and school for supporting me.
D'Alosio also, of course, took to Twitter to announce the acquisition, where he wrote: "@Summly has signed an agreement to be acquired by Yahoo!! Excited for the next chapter of Summly! Thanks to all who have supported me."
Mayer has been on a mission to bulk up Yahoo's mobile offerings and tech chops, and the Summly acquisition is squarely within that mission, writes Adam Cahan, the web portal's SVP of Mobile and Emerging products. Cahan writes:
Mobile devices are at the center of how we engage with the people, experiences and interests we love. Across Yahoo!, we're focused on creating beautiful experiences that people are excited to use every day—products that inspire and delight. We can't wait to work with Nick and the Summly team to do just that.
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The Sound of Music is full of some of the most beloved songs in all of musical theater, including many that have become standards in their own right. Here are just a handful of our favorite interpretations of these classics.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is full of some of the most beloved songs in all of musical theater. Many of them have become standards in their own right, appearing in TV shows, movies, and commercials for decades. Here are just a handful of our favorite interpretations of these classic songs.
Crooners Eddie Fisher, Andy Williams, and Bobby Darin give "Do-Re-Mi" a swingin' sixties vibe in this clip from The Andy Williams Show from January 1966. Bobby Darin even breaks into a few bars of "Oklahoma!"
This song also lends itself to a large group performance, as evidenced in this great flash mob from the central train station in Antwerp, Belgium from 2009. And yes, it was all a promotion for a Belgian TV station!
The von Trapps, a singing group made up of the great-grandchildren of the original von Trapp Family Singers, are rising stars in the music world. They recently teamed up with Pink Martini on a new album, Dream a Little Dream, which includes covers of "The Lonely Goatherd" and "Edelweiss." Here is the talented quartet—Sofia, Melanie, Amanda, and August von Trapp—singing a beautiful a capella version of "Edelweiss."
"My Favorite Things"
The legendary saxophonist John Coltrane took "My Favorite Things" as inspiration for what is one of the greatest jazz recordings in history. Here is his take on the song, which gave his groundbreaking 1961 album its title. Also on this record? Coltrane's take on "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess.
Because of its winter-themed lyrics, My Favorite Things has also become a popular holiday song-covered by everyone from Diana Ross and the Supremes to Kelly Clarkson for holiday albums. Here are Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in a live performance of their remake from their 1968 Christmas album:
"I Have Confidence"
One of the songs written specifically by Richard Rodgers for the film version of The Sound of Music, "I Have Confidence" has become a welcome addition to the musical—and it will be performed as part of Lyric's production starting on April 25. Here is the brilliant Audra McDonald performing the song live:
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
It takes a gigantic voice like that of Christine Brewer, who will be portraying the Mother Abbess in Lyric's production, to do this wonderful song justice. But Welsh songstress Shirley Bassey lends it a touch of Vegas with this interpretation:
"The Lonely Goatherd"
Julie Andrews hosted The Muppet Show in its second season and, fitting for a show built around puppets, performed "The Lonely Goatherd" with the wacky menagerie:
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
Dame Judi Dench performs with Brendan O'Hea at the Richard Rodgers Centenary Concert in 2002, giving a hilarious take on a song usually performed by two teenagers in love:
Hear all of these great songs—plus many, many more!—when you see Lyric's new production The Sound of Music starting on April 25!
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Although an association between deployment and respiratory effects was noted in some studies that assessed respiratory effects on the basis of self-reports of symptoms, studies that used more objective markers of respiratory disease (such as pulmonary-function tests and respiratory examinations) did not document a consistent relationship between deployment and respiratory disease.
None of the primary studies considered for respiratory effects (one study in Vietnam veterans and six in Gulf War veterans) found a higher risk of chronic respiratory effects in deployed than in nondeployed veterans on the basis of objective measures of pulmonary function and disease. However, deployed veterans reported more symptoms of respiratory effects, such as cough and shortness of breath, in one Gulf War study and of asthma and chronic bronchitis in a second Gulf War study than did the nondeployed veterans. In both studies, on examination, pulmonary function was not compromised in the deployed groups. Of the 12 secondary studies that relied on self-reports of respiratory effects, 11 found that deployed Gulf War veterans reported more symptoms of respiratory effects. The one secondary study that assessed hospitalizations of Gulf War veterans for respiratory disease found no increase in risk.
Results regarding the relationship between PTSD and respiratory effects are mixed. No primary studies were identified; in the secondary studies, although modest increases in respiratory symptoms were reported in Vietnam veterans and in female veterans with PTSD, no such increase was seen in a small study of Gulf War veterans.
Respiratory conditions are common in veterans regardless of deployment status. The population burden of asthma and COPD in all U.S. adults is high, but COPD takes many years to develop and is uncommon in people under the age of 50 years. The prevalence of respiratory disease is even higher in adults with a history of cigarette-smoking. Thus, with additional followup of the veterans, future studies might show an effect of war-related stress. Many studies fail to make clear whether there is a direct relationship between deployment stress and increased pulmonary complaints as opposed to some other mediating or moderating factor. Veterans of the Gulf War were exposed to numerous air pollutants, including smoke from oil-well fires, pesticides, exhaust from tent heaters, and possibly chemical-warfare agents. Veterans of other conflicts may have similar exposures to toxicants and to other agents, such as Agent Orange in the case of Vietnam veterans. Many of the studies considered by the committee identified other possible exposures of veterans, particular those who were deployed to the Gulf War, but were unable to eliminate possible confounding when assessing risks. The association between increased Gulf War deployment and cigarette-smoking is unknown. Cigarette-smoking was not controlled in the analyses in a number of the studies so it is unclear to what degree smoking may account for any increase in respiratory symptoms, complaints, or disease.
The few studies that collected more-objective data on respiratory outcomes—such as data on pulmonary-function testing, data from physical examinations, and data on verified pulmonary events from medical-record review or physician questionnaires—did not find strong indications of increased risk among veterans with combat deployment. The vast majority of available studies of veterans with respiratory diseases were not specifically designed to focus on these outcomes as primary variables but derived information from a larger nonspecific self-administered symptom checklist.
The committee concludes that there is inadequate/insufficient evidence to determine whether an association exists between deployment to a war zone and chronic respiratory effects.


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March 8-11 | Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival
Hollywood Theatre
Known to its fans as "POWfest," this five-year-old celebration of female filmmaking typically boasts two-thirds of its films' directors in the audience—one of them picking up the annual POWfest Pioneer Award. Past winners include Irene Taylor Brodsky (The Final Inch) and Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career). This year's fest features documentary Sisters in Arms, about Canadian women serving in combat in Iraq. Portlander Megan Johnson will premiere her feature film Stealing Roses, a tragicomedy about a man who starts robbing banks to pay for his dying wife's cancer treatments. Jacqueline Gualt will debut Dinner Party, a short from her five-part series "about friendship … and revenge." $7.50–10. powfest.com
March 9-10 | Best of Now
Northwest Dance Project
Chinese-born Canadian choreographer Wen Wei Wang features in this trio of world premieres with the latest of his visually striking mix of martial arts and street dance. French choreographer Patrick Delcroix and NW Dance Project artistic director Sarah Slipper add their own seductively energetic, ballet-rooted pieces. Newmark Theatre, nwdanceproject.com
March 10 through May 19 | Portland 2012: A Biennial of Contemporary Art
Back in 1992, Prudence Roberts, then an associate curator at the Portland Art Museum, was part of a team that resuscitated the Oregon Biennial after its death many years before. Now teaching and running the gallery at Portland Community College's Rock Creek campus, she's returning as the picker-in-chief for the reinvented biennial put on by the alt-arts space Disjecta. Culling from 280 entries and more than 50 studio visits, Roberts selected 24 artists and collaborative teams for four different venues. If you want a seasoned pro's view of the brightest lights of contemporary Portland artmaking, look for the glow here with work like Cynthia Lahti's emotionally layered ceramic sculptures, Akihiko Mioshi's confounding photographic abstractions, Wendy Red Star's meditations on the powwow, and the collective Future Death Toll's Internet-based sound art. Various venues; disjecta.org
March 10 through June 17 | Emerging
Portland Art Museum
Upon the sudden death of the Portland Art Museum's much-beloved curator of photography, Terry Toedtemeier, local photographers Christopher Rauschenberg and Stu Levy called in some chits, asking the many artists around the world whom Toedtemeier had shown, helped, and otherwise engaged (and sometimes peeved) to give a print in his memory. More than 100 ponied up, among them Jerry Uelsmann, Linda Connor, Mark Klett, Suzanne Opton, and many others who can be labeled among the greatest living artists of the photo medium. This "new acquisitions" show offers a look at some of them, along with other pieces reeled in by Toedtemeier's successor, Julia Dolan, by equally important artists like Bea Nettles, Ray Metzker, Drex Brooks, Chris McCaw, and Frederick Henry Evans. pam.org
March 15 through July 28 | Generations: Betty Feves
Museum of Contemporary Craft
One of the pioneers of mid-20th- century modernist pottery, Betty Feves never achieved the renown of Robert Arneson or Peter Voulkos. But among potters, she was no less influential. Having studied with painter Clyfford Still during his brief stint in the late '30s at Washington State University and later at the Art Students League and Columbia University in New York, she learned the iconoclasm of abstract expressionism firsthand and then turned it to her own, cooler ends in her studio in Pendleton. Curator Namita Gupta Wiggers is pulling together the first serious survey of Feves's work ever in Oregon. It's about time. Whether drawing, throwing pots, sculpting, or investigating experimental firing techniques, she created a graceful, gritty beauty that will excite far more than the pottery set. $4. mocc.pnca.edu
March 23-25 | A Head of Time
Linda Austin
From her tiny, former St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church just off SE Foster Road, Linda Austin has built an experimental stronghold with Performance Works Northwest. In a simple, bleachered room, she helps young talents flower and brings out the movement latent in nondancers (among them, prominent Portlanders like former Metro head David Bragdon and Pink Martini's Thomas Lauderdale) with her everchanging troupe, the Boris and Natasha Dancers. But Austin is also a serious, accomplished choreographer who weaves the more ethereal concerns of dance with Chaplinesque physical humor for an allegorical magic. This is a rare opportunity to see her work on a full-production-equipped stage. Imago Theatre, performanceworksnw.org
March 28 | East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Music Northwest
The Occupy Wall Street movement offered a glimpse of pure democracy—warts, beauty marks, and all. For some lessons in harmony, the protesters might look to East Coast Chamber Orchestra, which operates with some of Occupy's anarchic style. Calling itself "democratically principled," the 27-member group makes all of its arrangement decisions by discussion and consensus—this by some of the music world's biggest names: Jonathan Vinocour (viola) of the San Francisco Symphony, Grammy-nominated Melissa Reardon (viola), and Raman Ramakirshnan (cello) of the internationally renowned Daedalus Quartet. $15–45. Reed College, Kaul Auditorium, cmnw.org
March 29 through May 13 | Brother/Sister Plays
Portland Playhouse
In the annals of graduate school theater, few productions have rocketed to the success of the Brother/Sister Plays. First workshopped at the Yale School of Drama in 2006 by then-second-year-student playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, the project won rave reviews at New York's Public Theater, ultimately earning McCraney a prestigious Whiting Award. The autobiographically inspired tale of an African American family's two-generation plight of poverty, addiction, disease, a hurricane, and the youngest son's gay sexual awakening is "operatic, while the gritty moment-to-moment truth was as sharp as Sam Shepard," says Portland Playhouse Artistic Director Brian Weaver. "These plays will illuminate the pre-Katrina Louisiana bayou community for our Portland audience." $15–28. portlandplayhouse.org
April 3-29 | Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Portland Center Stage
Seattle writer Kevin McKeon has adapted literary epics A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, so giving him the job of whittling the pages of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina down to a bite-size production seems like a smart call. A doomed romance set in politically turbulent 19th-century Russia, the story follows the titular heroine, as she exchanges the role of dutiful wife and mother for that of a woman driven to desperate deeds by her all-consuming desire for another man. "Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand," she says of her untenable predicament. $34–59. Gerding Theater, pcs.org
April 7 and June 21-24 | PICA Gets Physical
No local arts group has seen more change than the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Founded in 1995 by the charismatic Kristy Edmunds (now curating the UCLA Live festival in Los Angeles), it began as a series of performances and exhibitions in borrowed spaces, grew into a full-fledged "institution" in Wieden & Kennedy's sparkling headquarters, then shrank and reincarnated into the annual Time-Based Art Festival. But with the phenomenal success of TBA and a new curator, Angela Mattox, from San Francisco's dynamic Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, PICA's reaching for a year-round presence again. Its latest digs are smack-dab in what might be called the new "Stark Street District" cultural hub at 415 SW 10th Avenue. Look for the April open house and mark your calendars for June 21–24: PICA will host legendary San Francisco choreographer Keith Hennessy and his company for a series of symposia and in-progress performances for "Turbulence," a new "dance about the economy" the group will premiere at September's TBA Festival. pica.org
April 12-14 | Göteborg Ballet
White Bird Dance
Plenty of companies work hard to reach new audiences. The Sweden-based Göteborg Ballet reaches for a new kind of ballet. The classically trained, full-scale company can move from "crashing wildness" to "luscious glut of physical imagery" to "wrenchingly plaintive and beautiful" in a single evening, according the Boston Globe. Artistic Director Johannes Öhman has created a showcase for some of Europe's leading choreographers that, on this tour, will make only two US stops. Count yourself lucky, Portland. $26–64. Newmark Theatre, whitebird.org
April 12-15 | Chromatic Quartet
Oregon Ballet Theatre
Accompanied by everything from Stravinsky to African drums, this eclectic evening of four short pieces is anchored by a rerun of an audience favorite, the explosive "Lambarena." But get ready to stretch with two new works: a company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's "Liturgy," an exploration of the architecture of the duet; and a still-to-be-titled world premiere by Canadian choreographing sensation Matjash Mrozewski. "Equally at home in ballet or contemporary dance," writes Toronto's Globe and Mail, "Mrozewski's works are hallmarked by his fearless love of innovation, with each successive piece radically different from the one before." $23–140. Newmark Theatre, obt.org
April 26-27 | New Ideas in Music
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
Nothing stokes the mind's fires like a competition—which is why Third Angle Ensemble is hosting its first-ever contest to identify the most innovative local, regional, and national new ensemble compositions. Mirroring Third Angle's wide repertoire, among the judges are Portland State University's Bryan Johanson, the Charles Ives Living Award–winning Chen Yi, and Zygmunt Krauze of the Academy of Music in Warsaw. $30. thirdangle.org


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Bill Daley of the Chicago Tribune must have snapped this photo of me right before the semi-finals of a blind tasting at the Wine Bloggers Conference last weekend. Bummer my quotes didn't get in, but still cool. I enjoyed meeting Bill – super nice guy – and have always devoured his food writing.
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A new photo from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has now surfaced online. Bearing an official WB logo, this looks to be a new still of Professor McGonagall, as portrayed by actress Dame Maggie Smith. You can see this photo here in our galleries.
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News of Riverton, Lander and Fremont County, Wyoming, from the Ranger's award winning journalists.
Four hurt in near head-on wreck Monday
Dec 27, 2013 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer
Three Shoshoni women were transported to Riverton Memorial Hospital at about 6 p.m. Monday after being involved in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 20/26 near Moneta.
A Casper man was airlifted from the scene.
Officials said Lyle Bryan, 66, of Casper, was eastbound in a 2009 GMC pickup truck when he crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck a westbound GMC Envoy driven by Kimberly Robinson, 44, of Shoshoni.
"I know (she) saw him coming and attempted to move to the right but never got it done," WHP Lt. Tom Adams said.
Adams said he didn't know how fast the vehicles were going at the time of impact.
"I don't know if (Robinson) was on the brakes," he said. "They were going highway speeds I'm pretty sure."
Robinson had two passengers: Beverly Kerns, 66, and
Judy Tappe, 84, both of Shoshoni. All of the women were transported to RMH, and Kerns was treated and released.
Robinson and Kerns were wearing seatbelts, but Adams said Tappe and Bryan were not. No one was ejected, however.
"Everyone was in the vehicles, and I guess that it took some time to get them all out," Adams said. "They were extricated by the fire department."
Initial reports said one or two people were stuck inside of a vehicle. A first responder arrived at the scene at about 6:30 p.m. and said a woman involved possibly had suffered rib fractures.
Adams said the road was blocked for "quite a while" as a result of the crash. The nearly head-on impact ripped the left front wheel assemblies off the vehicles, and Adams guessed the cars were totaled.
No citations have been issued, but Adams said the investigation is ongoing.


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Yes, coal - that 19th century technology, which happens to be the dirtiest source of energy and biggest contributor to global warming - will be burned in ever greater amounts with each photo shared and status update posted, unless Facebook changes its plans.
If you have a Facebook profile you can join up right now to turn Facebook green!
Data centers are huge consumers of electricity, and as more and more internet users shift to "cloud computing" platforms like Facebook, we can only expect this demand to grow. Companies who run their data centers on energy from burning coal are supporting the biggest source of man-made CO2 emissions in the world. The only truly green data centers are the ones running on renewable energy.
Facebook faces the same choices and challenges that other large "cloud computing" companies face in building their data centers. While other companies have chosen Oregon as a good choice given the abundant hydropower, it is expected to become more expensive by the time Facebook's data center is completed, and Facebook has chosen instead to go with PacifiCorp, a power company that generates the majority of its electricity from coal-fired power stations.
Facebook has responded to criticism of this decision by pointing to its highly energy-efficient design standards and equipment specifications. Saving energy makes good business sense, and it's good for the environment too. But given the massive amounts of electricity that even energy-efficient data centers consume to run computers, backup power units, and related cooling equipment, the last thing we need to be doing is building them in places where they are increasing demand for dirty coal-fired power.
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A few weeks ago, conservatives rushed to support Brendan Eich, so if we are consistent, why shouldn't we defend Donald Sterling too? One could argue that even if the First Amendment does not apply, it is morally objectionable for a person to be deprived of his livelihood for his beliefs–even if they are demonstrably wrong. After all, there are many people who–notwithstanding the biological facts which underlie marriage–argue that the defense of marriage as a sexually complementary union is simply wrong and should not be tolerated. So why is racism different? Why shouldn't we feel obliged to defend Donald Sterling?
In both this and the Brendan Eich affair the First Amendment clearly has no bearing. Corporations can prohibit their employees from speaking in any manner of ways as a condition of employment. This is not a free speech issue, but a question of how far we can and should go in preventing workplace discrimination. The comparison is useful, because both Brendan Eich and Donald Sterling were/are the heads of their respective organizations. Both have attracted unwanted publicity for their organizations and, like Brendan Eich, Donald Sterling has been banned from the NBA for life. However, that is where the similarities end.
Marriage is an expression of biological fact. The begetting of life requires male and female to unite as one. This is indisputable. Contrariwise, racism is a form of discredited pseudoscience as valid as phrenology or astrology. There are some fringe groups who believe that the races are inherently different, but the disparities which have been well observed by social scientists have nothing to do with biology. Any difference between races is a complex mix of many factors of history, economics, and culture. Moreover, individuals within a given race may have very little in common besides the color of their skin–if even that. On the other hand, virtually all men have a Y chromosome and virtually all women do not and it is precisely this distinction and this distinction alone which forms the very essence of all their other differences. This is simply not true of any two individuals from different races.
There is also a difference between defending marriage and being a homophobe. Defending marriage does not degrade individuals who have same-sex attraction. We may disagree on the meaning of equality, but we can all agree that people should be regarded equally in the eyes of the law and of society. The fact that there are differences between the sexes does not affect their dignity as human beings. It is preposterous to argue that larger restrooms or maternity leave policies which are more generous for women than for men somehow degrade the dignity of women. These are merely an expression of observable reality. Racism on the other hand is precisely so pernicious because it consists entirely of an attack the dignity of the human person. Every stereotype and every prejudice is a rejection of what we can observe for ourselves and substitutes error for truth.
Moreover, it is clear that Donald Sterling allowed his views to influence his actions towards others. There is no law against being rude or bigoted, but there are laws against discrimination in housing and employment. Donald Sterling has been investigated by the Justice Department because of his actions, not because of his speech. This is perhaps the most important distinction. People like Donald Sterling and Paula Deen get into trouble not because they perpetuate gross racial stereotypes, but because they carry their views into action towards their employees. Brendan Eich did no such thing. Indeed, the company which he founded attracted and nurtured a workforce whose very diversity proved to be his undoing.
Mozilla and the NBA are both faced with negative publicity. The NBA also faced the loss sponsorhips and even the possibility of a general player strike. As a business decision, it makes sense for them to eliminate the source of problem. However, there is one more difference which is especially disconcerting. Brendan Eich was forced to resign for a single instance of speech which only recently became politically dangerous. Brendan Eich's forced resignation for joining in an active, ongoing, and vigorous public debate is unprecedented. On the other hand, Donald Sterling is not the first instance of a public figure to suffer dire consequences for espousing racial bigotry. Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds faced similar actions.
As is so often the case, Sterling's fall from grace has been preceded by a long train of abuses and misbehavior which demonstrate that he is utterly unrepentant and unlikely to change his views–which are not merely unfashionable, but morally wrong. Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for life because he violated a longstanding and broad public consensus that such overt and public displays of racism are simply not acceptable. Despite this, Donald Sterling's punishment is less severe than that of Brendan Eich, because even if the other NBA owners collectively force him to sell the Clippers, Sterling will still stand to benefit financially from the sale.
Without question, the First Amendment protects all forms of speech in public debate, but those protections do not necessarily extend to the workplace. That said, banishing racism entirely from the face of the earth is an impossible task. We cannot police the innermost thoughts of every person on the globe. As long as there are superficial differences between groups of individuals, there will always be stereotypes which erroneously apply certain characteristics of a group to all of its members. This is as true of skin pigment as it is of religious belief. Just as we cannot stamp out racism by making everyone the same race, we cannot stamp out the freedom of religious expression by making everyone follow the same religion or none at all.
It is now taken for granted by a large proportion of our society that defenders of marriage are vile bigots who should be treated as enemies of mankind. However, unlike matters of race, there is not a broad consensus for redefining marriage. This is the reason that liberals insist on linking same-sex marriage to race as a continuation of the civil rights movement. In order to give legitimacy to their cause, marriage advocates need to be marginalized just as racial bigots like Donald Sterling rightly are today. If we are to remain a free society which respects the rights of every individual, we must balance the right to hold unpopular views against the scourge of dehumanizing racial discrimination, which ultimately will fall somewhere in the fuzzy gray middle ground between Brendan Eich and Donald Sterling.
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Anyone who cannot have children should be forbidden marriage rites. As a matter of fact, we should make it mandatory to have couples fertility tested before we allow them to marry. Rather like the blood test idea only a little more invasive and rude. If one or both are sterile, no marriage rite! At least this way if someone is biologically unable to have kids, they won't be able to get married and defraud the Church on the procreation thing. Obviously elderly people getting married is out of the question. BTW, why has the church EVER allowed elderly people to get married? I had a relative who was a widow and she remarried at 65 years of age. OBVIOUSLY she would not be having kids. I think they need to get on this issue, right now. The idea of people marrying solely for companionship and love must be offensive to God. I know it's offensive to me (tongue in cheek in a very big way).
Dear "sad coyote,"
Any couple who cannot provide a mother and a father for children "should be forbidden marriage rites." The couple doesn't need fertility (they could adopt), but they do need gender diversity.
In contrast, male "marriage" discriminates against women and deprives children of a mother. Female "marriage" discriminates against men and deprives children of a father.
Marriage is gender-integrated. But same sex "marriage" by its very nature, is sexist.
You are aware, right, that the Church certainly allows anyone incapable of having children to get married? However, they must be able to have normal, natural marital relations.
If marriage is only about loving and compassion for each other then no one can stop me from marrying my mother whom I deeply love and besides my mother is a widow. Marriage is not only about love and compassion for each other or about procreation, marriage is more than these.
If job discrimination is wrong and illegal, why did you support the bill in Arizona which would have strengthened the right of employers to fire people for being gay?
"Marriage is an expression of biological fact. The begetting of life requires male and female to unite as one. This is indisputable. "
I thought marriage was about loving and caring for each other and not about sexual acts for procreation?
Marriage is about 2 people taking care of each other through compassion and understanding. A man can do that with a woman or even another man as such a woman can do that with a man or even a man.
I am for homosexual marriage. If a heterosexual does not like homosexual marriages then they shouldn't get one rather than imposing their own opinion upon those who wan to marry the same gender.
So, in essence, marriage is not an expression of the biological fact. But rather it is the expression of the love and compassion stated above. People can procreate without ever getting married.
"I thought marriage was about loving and caring for each other and not about sexual acts for procreation?"
Loving and caring is only part of it. The other part is pro-creation.
Why would the government get involved if marriage was only about loving and caring for somebody? That seems rather silly.
The government realized that marriage was a good way to legally bind a husband and wife for the good of any children that might come from the marrital act. Without the legal bond, it would be very easy for one side to walk away. This has been demonstrated with the destructive idea of no-fault divorce. The purpose of government's involvement in marriage was forgotten, or perhaps intentionally disegarded, when no-fault divorce came to be. The effect has been to reduce marriage to simply agreeing to "love and care" for another person until you no longer want to love or care for that person.
I haven't looked into it, but I wonder if the same people/groups behind the move for no-fault divorce are also behind the push for "homosexual marriage." It would not surprise me if this was the case.
"If a heterosexual does not like homosexual marriages then they shouldn't get one…"
It is not a matter of "liking" them, it is a matter of whether or not it is even a physical reality/possibility (I believe marriage should, at the very least, have the possibility of being a fruitful union which no homosexual act can ever be) and whether or not the government should concern itself with who loves who. The government has no standing to regulate/legislate/keep tabs on who loves who. It does, however, have standing when it comes to the welfare of children which is why it got involved in marriage in the first place.
"People can procreate without ever getting married."
From what I have seen, people can love without ever getting married, too. Also, unless you are living under a rock, you will have noticed that procreation within marriage is generally better for children than procreation without marriage.
Marriage is not about procreation. There is no law that stipulates that for. Otherwise it would be illegal by law to procreate outside of marriage and also to never procreate after getting married.
Plain and simple. This shows that marriage is about loving and compassion for each other and not for procreation.
The marriage institution is invented on the basis that men and women procreate and raise the next generation.
It has been like that on the 5 continents for millennia, in civilizations that didn't know one another.
Of course procreation and rising up of the next generation does not always happen. People can get married for all sorts of reasons. But we are talking of the *meaning* of an institution here.
B. O'Neill, a non-beliver, is crystal-clear on the subject:
Racism is different. It was invented by a few groups of people, self-appointed "superior", to exploit other people savagely. But it never had any objective basis.
And… Last time I checked it – a natural baby is created between a woman AND man. No one is saying that love is not part of a relationship, but remember What the government gives, they can take away and what God gives, no one can take away. If the government is giving people the "right" to love each other, that's just rather scary.
If the people of a state, through legislative process (as opposed to judicial fiat) wish to codify marriage as the union of any two individuals who proclaim their desire to enter into such a union, so be it. The state has no way of determining whether they are in love so I'm not sure what the fundamental nature of marriage as a public contract is in that context, but it is true that the state has a legitimate interest in insuring that a child of that union will have the deck stacked in factor of having his needs and expenses met. Be that as it may, what is disturbing is the possibility that people who do not support same-sex unions, by cause of religious belief or plain logic or other reason, would be compelled by law to participate in the validation of these unions. The day will come soon when a court rules that the Catholic Church can be compelled to officiate for such a ceremony since refusal to do so constitutes a violation of the couple's rights under the law. So that will be one more weapon to use against the Church, in the form of whatever penalty will be exacted when the Church, as it must, declines to comply. I know folks will jump all over me for saying this and declare that I'm reactionary and that couldn't happen here. Nobody hopes they're right more than I do, but current indicators aren't good.
Sean, I would hope that you would have love and care for everyone around you, and I would hope that everyone reading this blog, and everyone in the world, would do that. Marriage is different. You don't marry thousands of people. You marry one person. And the purpose and character of marriage is that that one person is the person with whom you have a sexual and/or romantic bond. That's why you choose that one person and reject all others. Just because someone is your best friend, and you love and care for them, it almost certainly wouldn't enter your mind to marry them – unless you were also sexually attracted to them. People with solely opposite gender attractions are not going to enter into a same gender "marriage," because they wouldn't be sexually attracted to a person of the same gender. People with solely same gender attractions would not be inclined to enter into a marriage with person of the opposite gender, because they wouldn't be sexually attracted to that person. This is why people with same gender attractions want there to be same gender marriage. If it was just about loving and caring, they would cheerfully marry people of the opposite gender. It is not. It's a sexual and romantic phenomenon which is based in one's sexual attractions.
With all respect that is due to you as a child of God, one of two things *must* be true: 1) You concede the obvious reality that marriage is most basically founded in sexual attraction, since that's the very reason why people with same gender attraction want same gender marriage to exist, or 2) you're lying.
With that out of the way, sexual attraction is a motivation toward performing sexual acts with a person. Which parts of the body are basically involved in sexual acts? That's right, the reproductive system. What is the purpose of that system? Reproduction! To produce new human beings! Can two females naturally do that? No, they cannot. Can two males naturally do that? No they can not. The reproductive system is built for two people of the opposite gender to produce new human beings. A same gender attraction is a desire to use a system of the body for something other than it was naturally designed. Sexual attraction is, in healthy and psychically normally-functioning human beings, ended toward reproduction. That means that, when an individual's sexual attractions are directed towards people of the same gender, something within that person – psychologically, hormonally, cranially, whatever – is objectively malfunctioning. Saying that is not being mean or hateful or discriminatory, but rather exercising the common sense which all of us have. Since a) the desire for marriage is founded in sexual attraction, and b) normally-functioning sexual attraction is directed toward people of the opposite gender, then both c) marriage is by its nature associated with reproduction (even if it doesn't always result in that) and d) marriage is of its essence between a man and a woman.
As others have pointed out, since new people come into the world through marriage (between a man and a woman), then society has an interest in protecting that bond – hence all of the benefits that accrue to marriage between a man and a woman.
When two people of the same gender clamor for a right to marry one another, they are asking society to say that their attraction, which comes out of the dysfunction of some psychic system, is equal to a normal and natural attraction which is ended toward bringing new human beings into the world. It's an Emperor's New Clothes proposition. It's like me protesting that the NBA is violating my rights by not letting me make a living playing professional basketball, when I am slow, short, can't jump, and can't shoot. If I sue the NBA and win, and basketball courts are flooded with people like me who can't really play the game of basketball, then the product of the sport of basketball is ruined. I have succeeded in destroying it by getting the civil courts to agree that it isn't based on talent. Likewise, if I sue to be able to "marry" someone of the same gender and win, I hurt marriage by forcing society to say that two people asking for recognition of a relationship based on the dysfunction of a psychic system which is not ended toward what marriage is ended toward, are up to the exact same thing as two people who are entering into a bond out of a natural attraction who deserve legal supports because their relationship of its nature could introduce new human beings into society. We don't have to wait for studies, outcomes, and results. The public, societal, and philosophical declaration has already crippled marriage by lying about its meaning. And to put it bluntly, your assertions in these comments already provided abundant evidence of that.


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