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Vote Brown: get Blair!
The activists are waiting in vain: there is no left turn ahead. If Gordon Brown's record to date is
The activists are waiting in vain: there is no left turn ahead. If Gordon Brown's record to date is
by Richard Reeves Published
Gordon Brown is an impatient man whom fate has condemned to wait. As a 16-year-old, he was made to lie still for months in a doomed attempt to save the retina of his left eye. He endured 14 long years of political opposition. And he has played second fiddle to Tony Blair for more than a decade.
Brown is not the only one waiting. Swathes of the Labour Party, the bulk of the union movement and most left-of-centre lobby groups and policy think-tanks are longing for the baton to pass to a true Labour politician, a man with socialism in his bones. Blair won the respect of his party because of his brilliance as a vote harvester; but Brown always had their hearts. Under Brown, the activists believe, Labour will be coming home.
But love has made them blind. There is no left turn ahead. If Brown's record to date is any guide, his premiership will be more Blairite than Tony Blair's. There are, of course, many areas where there are few indications of what a Brownite future would bring, such as foreign policy, constitutional reform and civil liberty. Having spent his political life in opposition - first to the Conservatives and then to the Blairites - Brown has been able to avoid the 360-degree glare of scrutiny that comes with leadership. As Chancellor, however, Brown has given us a good idea of what kind of PM he would make, and the uncomfortable truth is that the barbs most commonly aimed at Blair stick at least as convincingly to Brown.
It is said that Blair is a chameleon, changing colours to suit his audience. All politicians do this, but few do it so well as Brown. Anyone who has heard him address a Tribune rally, quoting Bevan, thundering at social injustice, and then addressing the Confederation of British Industry, telling tame jokes, pledging flexibility in the labour market and iron discipline in fiscal policy, might be forgiven for wondering if they had seen the same man. Brown can pen rabidly anti-European articles - such as the piece last year in the Wall Street Journal - on one day and give warm speeches about Europe on another. Blair has rarely gone out of his way to please a Labour audience, preferring to confront it with what he sees as the hard truth. You may not like Blair, but at least what you see is what you get.
Blair is accused of being obsessed with spin, concerned with the headlines rather than the substance. True enough - although in recent years he has become increasingly obsessed with not wanting to be seen as obsessed with short-term popularity. But Brown and his allies have long been masters of the off-the-record briefing, selected leak and repackaging of old policies as new initiatives. And it can hardly be said that Brown has been more respectful of the Commons than Blair. One of the fiercest early rows between Blair and Brown took place when the Chancellor leaked some of the highlights of his Budget to the Guardian.
An important plank of Labour's presentational success has been its ability to keep Rupert Murdoch onside, or at least in the neutral camp. The courting of Murdoch by Blair has stuck in the throats of many on the left, not least among the Hampstead liberal set. But, again, Brown has to be found guilty, too. He assiduously maintains a cordial relationship with Irwin Stelzer, Murdoch's pointsman. His views on Europe have recently become much more acceptable to the media mogul.
Blair is accused of being too pro-market in his economic philosophy. And it is certainly the case that he is much more enamoured of wealthy entrepreneurs than his neighbour. Blair is the one driving the expansion of academies in secondary education - which trade curriculum control for private cash - and greater choice in healthcare. Brown successfully stood against giving foundation hospitals more power to borrow on the private capital markets. He is lukewarm about choice as a mechanism for improving public services.
But Brown was zealously behind the private finance initiative, levering private cash on often dubious terms into state infrastructure projects. Even when the weight of expert and political opinion was against the involvement of the private sector - in the case of London Underground, for example - Brown was adamant where Blair was ambivalent. In macroeconomics, Brown has led the accommodation between Labour and the central tenets of free-market economics: securing low inflation, reducing state borrowing and debt, and reducing corporation taxes.
In a lecture to the Royal Economic Society in 2000, Brown said that the economic analysis of Milton Friedman - hero to the Thatcherites - had been right; it was only his monetary prescriptions that were wrong. (You can bet Brown won't be praising Friedman in Brighton.) Handing control of interest rates to the Bank of England, in a stunning move in his first days as Chancellor, was a policy taken from the play books of the right-wing economists. Blair and Brown are both free-marketeers, but Brown has had more chance to prove it.
Another charge levelled at Blair, especially in the wake of the Iraq war, is that he is undemocratic in his style. The cabinet has generally been for little more than show; the House of Commons has been considered a necessary inconvenience, and the Parliamentary Labour Party a political Jurassic Park. But Brown makes Blair look like a model of democratic openness. Brown is often contemptuous of those outside his inner circle of allies and advisers. Policies are typically made in small groups, in semi-secret, and then handed to the civil servants to implement. Blair has been much mocked for his attempts to build "big tent politics", yet it is inconceivable that Brown would even bother. A small bivouac would suffice.
Those who believe that a Brown premiership will usher in greater consultation, a stronger cabinet, enhanced parliamentary scrutiny and wider policy debate are in for a shock. Similarly, it is hard to see that Brown will make a better fist of humility than Blair. The Prime Minister has at least come close to publicly admitting fault. But it takes a huge leap of the imagination to picture Brown saying over the tax credit debacle, for example, the following three words: "I am sorry." Or try these: "I was wrong."
Of course, there is another side to the story. Brown has implemented the New Deal for the unemployed, increased the incomes of the poor and poured money into public services during the second term. On the whole, however, the record of the PM-in-waiting suggests that he will be as right-wing, centralising and image-obsessed as his predecessor. Indeed, one of the great ironies of the enthusiasm for the Chancellor is that it will be entirely counter-productive. The more Brown is applauded as a lefty, the harder he will have to work to demonstrate to the electorate - and the press - that he is not.
The first steps in this journey were taken this month at the TUC, where Brown delivered a deliberately crowd-displeasing speech. It would be typical of the arch-strategist Brown to be already planning a set-piece battle with the unions and left of the Labour Party. How about privatising Jobcentres? It would fit with his desire to inject more dynamism into back-to-work schemes without getting into the more dangerous territory of health or education. More importantly, it would annoy the hell out of the public sector unions and loosen the electorally dangerous perception that he is old Labour returned.
At the last election, the Conservatives toyed with the idea of using the prospect of a Brown premiership to scare voters ("Vote Blair, get Brown"), until they realised he was more popular than the incumbent. Yet the idea that Gordon Brown is to the left of Tony Blair is wrong. In many important respects, he is more "new" than the PM himself. The truth for the Labour Party when it comes to elect its next leader is stark: vote Brown, get Blair.


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A lightning storm that has been raging beneath Saturn's placid exterior for eight months is the longest ever observed in the solar system. The marathon maelstrom generates lightning bolts that are about 10,000 times as strong as those on Earth.
Dramatic thunderstorms are a common occurrence on Saturn, but they can vary widely in duration. NASA's Cassini spacecraft have measured nine separate thunderstorms on Saturn since the probe reached orbit in July 2004. Some of these lasted less than a month. The storm that previously held the record for duration lasted 7.5 months before dissipating in July 2008.
These events often show up as light-coloured storm clouds that are distinctive and large enough to be picked up by amateur telescopes on Earth. The lightning created in the storms is not bright enough to be seen through Saturn's thick cloud cover, but it creates radio waves that Cassini's radio antenna can measure.
Like its predecessor, the new storm is located at a latitude of about 35° south of the equator in a region dubbed 'Storm Alley'. This region is the planet's main source of thunderstorm activity and commonly sports storms that span some 3000 kilometres.
Storm Alley is situated in a band of Saturn's atmosphere that circles the planet slower than other bands. Somehow water clouds beneath this band manage to stay intact as they ride updrafts from deep within the atmosphere, eventually punching through Saturn's upper layer of ammonia clouds.
"The reason why we see lightning in this peculiar location is not clear," Cassini team member Georg Fischer of the Austrian Academy of Sciences said in a statement. "It could be that this latitude is one of the few places in Saturn's atmosphere that allow large-scale vertical convection of water clouds, which is necessary for thunderstorms to develop."
Temperature differences
Cassini might also see storms emerge in more spots on the planet in the near future. The twin Voyager spacecraft found evidence of storms on the equator when they passed the planet in November 1980 and August 1981. Cassini has not seen evidence of such tropical storms, and it has been suggested that they could be tied to changing seasons.
Like Earth, Saturn experiences seasons because its equator and rings do not lie in the same plane as its orbit. The Voyager probes passed by the planet not long after its spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, which occurs once every 29.5 years.
Close to the equinox, sunlight was hitting Saturn's rings almost edge-on, and the rings could have cast shadows that shaded and cooled the planet's equatorial belt. This could have set up drastic temperature differences in the surrounding sun-drenched region, fuelling convection patterns that drove the storms.
Saturn's northern hemisphere experienced another spring equinox on 11 August, and tropical storms may follow. Because Saturn's cloud structure is fairly symmetric, thunderstorms might eventually show up at 35° north – the northern equivalent of Storm Alley – as more sunlight falls on the northern hemisphere, Fischer told New Scientist.
Jupiter also boasts lightning storms, but these are difficult to observe over a long period of time, and it is unclear how long they might last. No evidence of lightning has been found in long-lived atmospheric storms like the Great Red Spot.
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Kim Kardashian may be busy growing a little baby Kanye West inside of her, but that doesn't mean she can't still make time for herself!
On February 4, the pregnant reality star stopped by a Beverly Hills nail salon for a manicure and pedicure. Kim kept her look simple and hassle-free: opting for laid-back black workout gear and virtually no makeup.
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It is no longer a secret that if nothing is done to put a halt to the financial malpractices going within the Roberts International Airport (RIA), there will be a serious repercussions on the efforts of government to construct a new multi-million dollars modern RIA that meets current international standards.
Indeed there is a raging Pandora box of accusations and counter accusations between the Chairman of the Board of the Liberia Airports Authority (LAA) Mr. Musa Bility and the newly appointed RIA Managing Director Madam Ellen Corkrum over who should be held responsible for the misappropriation of nearlyUS$250,000.
This is a case that has apparently claimed the attention of even Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) which is one reason that can instigate investigations so as to authenticate the gravity of the situation. This is important because government is striving to re-construct and modernize the RIA as class 'A' standard International airport, considering that facilities at the RIA can no longer cope with present-day upsurge in economic activities in the country.
It is alleged that Ms. Corkrum has been engaged in contracts for the RIA without seeking the prior approval of neither the LAA Board which has the oversight responsibility for the management of the RIA nor the PPCC which provides guidelines for awarding contracts so that such contracts are entered into in a transparent manner in the interest of the Government of Liberia.
One of the contracts that Madam Corkrum entered RIA into for which the Board has raised an alarm was a service contract that she reportedly awarded to Diaspora Consulting Engineering, valued at US$250,000 that was rejected by the PPCC. The PPCC's rejection was apparently on the grounds that Ms Corkrum did not follow the normal competitive bidding procedures that ensures granting contracts only to the bidder that can perform in the best interest of the government. Madam Corkrum did not stop there, but it is also alleged that she paid another colossal US$125,000 to Shell via electronic wire transfer services without any work done or contract signed to justify such a payment.
What is also equally disheartening is that while the RIA/MD was alleged to be on the run towards the United States, the RIA Board and the LAA have been accused of dereliction of duty. They are turning blind eyes as several invoices are allegedly being prepared for encashment by the interim RIA management team without recourse to any transparency and financial accountability measures.
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Is it bad that your cum tickles when I swallow it?
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Is it bad that I like the taste of some cum?
That's one healthy boy, you should consider yourself lucky to have had the pleasure.
Thank god there's no 'first' douche-bag-of-the-day
i've never heard of that before, maybe you should try mine and see if it was just a fluke
1114 - wtf is ur problem? maybe the poster has a bf. God bless her heart.... ur just a fucking prude and a douche!
no, it's normal. But it goes away after more and more applications of cum
That's just the protein working.
You should try Drano next. I hear that tickles too.
Just be glad there are some homos out there...improves your chances of getting laid.
Economics 101: supply and demand
I love cum swollowing sluts
I think you should swallow some shit next
Its called swimmimg sperm. Its swimming down ur throat and into ur tummy to inpreginate ur liver. Lol jk
10:48 is correct by the time she got through with the football team it tasted just like chicken
its just not supposed to tickle
God damn fuckin' homos taking over this site!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes drano will definatly stop that tickle that's classic
Sure i had that happen to me too but im a guy
@ 1057... Anyone who can blow an entire football team deserves respect. I'm a pretty fit guy and by the time I'm done blowing my boyfriend my jaw, cheeks, and gums are exhausted.
Oh San Diego!
So I sent that to my girlfriend as a joke because she swallows for me and she says "It does tickle!! Lol" WTF??
It wasn't cum, it was piss!
In Billy Mays voice "you can FEEL them SWIMMING!!"
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Who says it's a homo? Dumbasses
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why was this sent in a text? why wasn't it addressed in person when it occurred?
OP is it bad that your tongue tickles my taint?
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Hopefully a girl....
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An orb web as it appears in the fog and dew of a late summer morning. Note the threads – the spokes – going toward the center, and the spirals that circulate around, connecting the spokes. Most of the dew drops settle on the sticky threads of the spirals. (Photo by Larry Weber for the Budgeteer)
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Mileage: Mt. Carmel Jct.
Zion Park 12 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
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Dixie Forest 22 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Coyote Butte 57 miles
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Salt Lake City, travel south on I15 to U-20. Exit on U-20. Turn south on U-89
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From Las Vegas: Travel I15 to exit 16. Follow U-9 to the south
entrance of Zion and through to the east entrance. Take U-9 for 12 miles to
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From Glendale, turn right on 300 N. (Bench Road) Follow the
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The beautiful Willis Creek Slot Canyon hike in the Skutumpah
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Entrance Fees: There are no fees to enter the Grand Staircase-Escalante
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Photo Album: Willis Creek Pictures
Trail Map: Willis Creek Trail Map
Day hike: Yes.
Trail Distance: 4 miles/6.4km round trip
Average hiking time: 2 hours round trip
Trail Usage: Skutumpah road is impassible if wet.
Bike Trail: No
Difficulty: Easy
Sun Exposure: Sun and Shade mix.
Trail Conditions: Skutumpah Road is remote and can be impassible if wet. Most of the Willis Creek hike is a nice stroll through
a cobblestone stream. This is an easy hike that kids and families with enjoy.
Skutumpah Road
Trailend: Same as trailhead
Best Season: Summer when the water is warmer.
Off the beaten path: Yes
Restrooms: None
This is another easy and shady slot canyon hike in the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument that the entire family can enjoy. The golden glow and towering
canyons walls are magnificent.
Trailhead: From Mount Carmel Junction, follow Scenic Byway 89 north, to Glendale,
Utah. Make a right turn on 300 North, also called the Bench Road. It's directly
across the highway from the Buffalo Bistro. Travel the graded dirt Glendale Bench
Road (road #600) for 15 miles to a marked junction in the road. There is a kiosk
at the junction with a map and other information. The road goes in two directions
from the Glendale Bench Road. One road is the Johnson Canyon Road and the other
is the Skutumpah Road (road #500). Take Skutumpah Road. It's 14 miles on Skutumpah
Road to the Lick Wash Trailhead. To find Willis
Creek continue down Skutumpah Road 11.8 miles past the Lick Wash trailhead. There
are two parking areas for Willis Creek. The trail starts on the opposite side
of the road from the registration box.
Willis Creek is a 4 mile round trip hike. It's an amazing
slot canyon adventure with narrow cliff walls and a flat, stony stream-bed
path to walk through. Towering slickrock forms the walls of this incredible
slot canyon. Some small waterfalls add to the fun and enjoyment of the Willis
Creek hike.
Willis Creek can be combined with Bull Valley Gorge for a two day backpack.
Continue another 3-miles northeast on Skutumpah Road to the GSENM kiosk. After
the kiosk, it's another 3.5 out of the monument and onto the paved scenic backway
to (Kodachrome Basin Road) Cannonville. There is a staffed GSENM Visitors Center
in Cannonville.
Caution: Flash floods are a danger with any hike through a
slot canyon. As with Lick Wash hike, check weather information
prior to hiking.
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There is no doubt that spring is the time for the predominance of bulbs-but birds, too, hold us in their thrall. ~Mirabel Osler
About the middle of April, we had a nasty reminder that winter was still in charge as he raced in with frigid temps in the 20s and more SNOW! And while it looked pretty against the early spring blooms, they and I were not happy. We both hung our heads thinking this is a cruel trick.
I was sitting indoors depressed that I could not (or would not) go out and garden in the snow and cold when all of a sudden I heard quite a bird racket. At first, I thought it was in the back garden, but it seemed too loud. So I went toward the front door, camera in hand, looking out the side window from a distance. As I approached I saw a female cardinal in one of our dwarf willows. In an effort not to scare her off, I stayed away from the window and snapped a few pictures. Her mate soon showed up as they looked the tree over.
I moved to another window and spied a robin on the porch sitting in a dusting of snow. Then I saw another robin waiting under the tree in the snow. It appears, I had stumbled upon bird couples house hunting. They had heard our front trees were for rent, and would make a great place to raise their little ones.
And they certainly were not letting a little snow and cold deter them from their natural time to nest. Don't you love the little foot prints the robins left, and the surprise wing prints as they stretched.
It seemed the cardinals were first to the tree, but moved on under the steady gaze of the robins who were intent to rent. Cardinals usually like a bit more privacy and are not as comfortable nesting that close to the house. We generally have robins take one of the two trees, and I think this year will be no exception.
So we will have to hurry to trim the trees a bit. We usually are not fast enough to beat the robins before they build a nest. Then we have to wait 2 months until the little ones fledge while the trees grow out of control. We can barely get down the walk when the trees are not trimmed in early spring. One year the robins built three nests and we had to wait until late summer to trim them.
Yes we could chase them, we could trim the trees and risk the robins abandoning the nest, but we will not. We garden for wildlife and want them to make a home in our garden. We want to give back to our home, the earth, by providing a habitat for many critters from the very tiny that will feed the young birds to the larger who may make the young birds their meal. It is an intricate food web and we will do very little to disrupt it.
Others staking claim right now are the bluebirds who are guarding two houses against the house sparrows. Soon it will be moving in day for them as well. I love being a bird landlord whether it is a tree or a house. We take pride in providing the best home and restaurant for these birds. And they, in turn, provide beautiful music and interesting sights when the babies hatch and then fledge.
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"What do you do around here, Don?"
That's the question on everyone's mind, even Don's. Four weeks into his whimper of a return to SC&P, he remains in career limbo, cooped up in a mausoleum of an office his without so much as an ad campaign to his name. Relapse was inevitable, which means repetition was unavoidable.
In last week's episode, "Field Trip," we saw Don swallow his pride and accept his old job on SC&P's conditions, not his. It was a new leaf for the entitled and narcissistic anti-hero we love to hate. But of course, it didn't take long for the tantrums to come back.
When I was pining for old Don, I meant the charming Don who churned dazzling copy from Seasons 1-5, not the cringe-inducing, sloppy mess from Season 6. It's painful and embarrassing to watch. Truth is, we've been expecting the return of this Don. Not just the viewers, but his co-workers, too.
That's the trouble with self-immolation, especially one so spectacularly disastrous as Don's Hershey fail last season: Walking away unscathed is impossible when the fire spreads so far that it burns bridges in its destructive path. Now these friends-turned-foes are practically foaming at the mouth to see Don crash and burn again.
Bert, Cutler, Lou and pretty much all the partners, except Roger and Pete, are convinced he'll implode. Joan plots with Peggy to find if he's broken a rule on his agreement. "How does he fit into everything here?" Joan asked last episode. He's an intruder, and he doesn't belong.
But Don isn't the only invader at SC&P. After an excruciatingly long and tense elevator ride, Don walks into an empty office and finds everything halted. A red phone eerily swings off the hook (more on the significance of that imagery in a bit), implying something devastating has happened. It's almost as if a meteor came hurtling to SC&P and swept out the dinosaurs. The technology-adverse dinosaurs, that is.
As Don walks upstairs, he finds the staff crowded around a clunky but then state-of-the-art computer. It's an invasion that Don, and mostly anyone who's Team Don (think: Roger and Ginsy) sees as the death of the creative backbone of the agency, aka Don.
It "can be a metaphor for whatever's on people's minds," IT whiz and entrepreneur Lloyd says. Don's never been an optimist, so this looming, whirring machine that's commandeered the creative team's lunch room only means one thing: doom.
That is, until Lloyd asks Don for advertising advice. Lloyd is eager to find a way to make Lee's Tech stand out from IBM. Suddenly, Don flips on that pro-technology switch as soon as he's useful again.
"They don't have you and they don't advertise," Don cajoles Lloyd. This is the Don we want. It's heartening to see the return of this charismatic genius of an ad man. But any spark of hope that Don reignites is quickly doused by a gulp from a stolen liquor bottle and a deluge of self-hatred.
Bert shoots down Don's idea to pitch a campaign to Lee's Technology, since his interaction with a potential client clearly violates the partners' strict stipulations. Don starts huffing and puffing and boasting that he could have taken his talents anywhere. When Bert asks why he didn't leave, Don says it's because he helped start that agency.
"Along with the dead man whose office you now inhabit." Ouch. Bert, leave the zingers to Roger and Meredith. Even Ice Queen Betty would say that's cold. From the pang of regret that floods his eyes as he turns his head, Bert knows that it was out of line, even if it was true (note how the agency's new name, Sterling Cooper & Partners, knocked out both Draper and Pryce from SCDP).
Don storms out of his office. He knows his career there is as good as dead. Accepting his fate, he tacks up Lane's old Mets pennant he found under his desk.
To Lane, that pennant was his desperate attempt to shed his British persona and blend in as a full-fledged, baseball-loving American. Eventually his financial struggles caught up with him, leading him to embezzlement, termination and suicide.
To Don, it's a white flag of defeat. He, like Lane, tried to be something he's not: someone who belongs. Namely, a respectable, functional partner of the agency he started. It worked for so long, until his boozing and self-loathing ruined his personal and business relationships.
Now that cursed pennant haunts him. It's there as he slams the door when he realizes he must report to Peggy (his female protégé — how humiliating!) and it's there floating above his head when he wakes up from his pity- and booze-induced creative nap.
He even puts it in the same exact spot, right next to the door where Lane's lifeless body swung listlessly after hanging himself in Season 5, which was eerily mirrored by the dangling red phone off the hook in the beginning of this episode.
As tiresome as "Mad Men's" repetitive plotlines can be, the writers' intricate weaving of past seasons' details into current episodes is what makes this show still enjoyable. It's a thanks to all the loyal fans out there who have stuck it out all these years.
Surprisingly, Don's relapse doesn't result in him getting fired. Instead of drunk-dialing an ex — there's too many to list here — Don calls Freddy. A wise call, even if his intentions were just to duck out to a Mets game. Freddy's the only person who's Team Don and isn't a bigger mess than he is (I'm looking at you, Roger). And he's one hell of a sponsor.


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Impressive performances on the share prices of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Forte Oil Plc and fifty other equities drove up the total market capitalisation of equities listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, NSE by N128.22 billion last week.
The market capitalisation which opened at N9,12 trillion rose by 2.39 per cent to close at N9.34 trillion. Another market indicator, the All-Share Index in the week under review appreciated by 2.33 per cent to close at 29,202.01 points from 28,538.06 points.
The numbers of gainers in the week closed at fifty-two (52) compared with fifty-one (51) appreciations recorded penultimate week. United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, topped the gainers chart for the week with 29.82 per cent share price appreciation to close N5.52 per share from N4.56 per share. This was followed by Forte Oil Plc that rose by 21.21 per cent to close at N9.83 per share, and Airline Services and Logistic Plc gained 19.32 per cent to close at N5.25 per share, among others.
On the other hand, twenty (20) equities recorded price depreciations compared with twelve (12) equities that recorded losses in the previous week. Dn Meyer Plc topped the losers chart for the week with 18.71 per cent depreciation to close at N1.26 per share from N1.55 per share. This was followed by NEM Insurance Plc that lost 13.11 per cent to close at N0.53 per share and NPF Microfinance Bank Plc lost 11.86 per cent to close at N1.04 per share, among other losers.
Meanwhile, the total volume of equities traded in the week under review appreciated by 136 per cent, recording 2.15 billion shares valued at N16.99 billion compared with 914.86 million shares valued at N7.74 billion exchanged in 12,899 deals penultimate week.
The Financial Services sector emerged the most traded sector in the week in terms of volume. The volume traded in the sector last week closed at 1.68 billion shares valued at N12.05 billion exchanged in 19,947 deals compared with 602.98 billion shares valued at N5.07 billion exchanged in 8,074 deals in the preceding week. The volume traded in the sector accounted for 78.09 per cent of the entire market compared with 65.91 percent of the ratio recorded last week.


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Water main break along Route 1 in Alexandria fixed
Section of Route 1 closed in Alexandria after two electrical poles fall over
Maryland State Highway Administration announces Route 1 safety changes following three fatalities
New changes to the Route 1 corridor near the University of Maryland were announced by the state Monday, but some wonder if it will be enough to deter drinkers acting carelessly.
Route 1 expansion near Fort Belvoir will ease traffic congestion
Shovels are literally in the ground, just feet from the stretch of Route 1 that will soon be expanded. The equipment Monday may have just been ceremonial, but it's a project that's been in the works for 20 years.
Authorities to crack down on Route 1 safety near UMD beginning Thursday night
Speeding, distracted and sometimes drunk drivers, combined with pedestrians that don't pay attention, make the stretch of road very unsafe.
Route 1 bus lanes would ease congestion
Four-and-a-half miles of new bus-only lanes could be added to Route 1, costing $20 million and adding seven new transit stops, all designed to ease congestion in the area.
Deadly crash shuts down Route 1 Thursday morning
A fatal crash on Route 1 in Virginia caused major problems Thursday morning.
Cory Hubbard, Maryland student, killed in hit and run
The driver involved in a hit and run that killed a University of Maryland student early Friday has turned himself in, police say.
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An overturned box truck spilled alcohol bottles onto Route 1 in Virginia Monday morning. It happened near Gunston Road in Lorton at about 5:30 a.m.
University of Maryland East Campus could house new hotel
As part of a long-delayed plan to redevelop the eastern part of the university's sprawling College Park campus, officials say that they're considering the sale of a 3-acre plot of land to make way for a hotel.
Tractor trailer fire on inner loop near Route 1
A fiery crash involving a stranded car and a tractor trailer caused major delays on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway early Friday morning.
Richmond Highway study looks at mass transit optionsComment
New mass transit options could be coming to Richmond Highway as a part of Virginia's sweeping transportation bill, WTOP reports.
College Park Route 1 congestion plan unveiled by SHAComment
An $8.8 million plan has been unveiled to help alleviate the often-congested Route 1 corridor in College Park near the University of Maryland campus, the Diamondback reports.
Woodlawn Stables future still murky as road construction loomsComment
The future of Woodlawn Stables, generations-old horse farm in the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County, is anything but stable after a project to widen Route 1 continues to press forward.
Hyattsville men killed in Elkridge crashComment
Three people were killed Thursday morning when a car collided with a tractor trailer near Elkridge, police say.
Pentagon gives $180 to widen Route 1Comment
The Pentagon has approved $180 million in spending to widen U.S. 1 outside Fort Belvoir to help cope with increased traffic caused by the fort's growth.
Prince George's County District Council approves rezoning for new developmentComment
On Monday, the Prince George's County District Council voted 7-2 for a rezoning that supporters say will lead to another great new development off Route 1, this time in Riverdale Park, a small community just south of College Park. But, not everyone is thrilled with this particular development.
Fairfax County residents upset over lack of recreational areasComment
Hundreds of Fairfax County residents packed Bethlehem Baptist Church Monday night to fight for a place for their children to play.
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Jesus tells us to "Pray to the Lord of the Harvest that He might send more laborers into His vineyard." We must do just that, pray that our Lord will continue to call more young men from our diocese, and that they might have the courage to respond to that Call with faithful and humble hearts. Please contact our Vocation's office if you would like prayer cards for your parish, school or religious education program.
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It is important for the whole parish community to pray for vocations together. Including a prayer for vocations in the "Prayer of the Faithful" each Sunday is a great way to encourage the parish to pray for vocations, but also raises the awareness of the need for priestly vocations in our diocese. Creating and promoting a culture of vocations is done at the parish level.
To pray for and promote priestly vocations in individuals parishes, starting a "Parish Vocation Team" is a great a to accomplish this task. The team usually meets throughout the year to discuss creative ways of supporting our seminarians as well as cultivating nurturing priestly vocations in the young men of their parish.
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My friends tell me to go bigger, but the Sporty is what I like, nothing against the bigger bikes, they just don't do anything for me. Coming off a Ninja 400R.......I am going bigger.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not a "Harley rider". I am a motorcyclist that just happens to have a motorcycle made by Harley Davidson. Before seeing the 48 the first time I had no interest in anything H-D. Never did. It was actually just a fluke that I even went into the dealership in the first place. In fact, it was a customer's 48 sitting out front that originally peaked my curiosity. Then once I saw mine (or one like it at least), with the gold bass boat paint job....
First H-D to even turn my head...
I think some guys are hung up on the whole male ego thing too. Then again, size probably has a lot to do with it. I'm not a big guy. I'm about 5'7" and weigh a whopping 145ish pounds, so a Sportster fits me well. If I was 6'4" and topped 250, I'm sure I'd feel differently. Now, don't get me wrong... If they produced my bike with a big inch motor...
Or even if it came stock with a Buell top end and could be making close to 100hp, I'd be all over that! My Buell S1 does feel a good bit quicker. But I digress. They are different machines with different purposes in mind and I new that going in. I have faster bikes already. I really just wanted exactly what the Sportster offers. Or I will at least, once I get my NRHS filter on it, get the fueling right, and then get my suspension up to snuff.... Does it ever end?
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Art Market Blog – Staggering Art Market Statistics
The transformation that the art market has undergone over the last few years has been nothing short of staggering. As an Art Market Analyst I am constantly analysing and using facts, figures and statistics for various different purposes such as to justify the purchase of a painting or to try and predict the best time to sell an artwork. Every day I come across another amazing art market fact or figure that provides me with yet another reason to be excited about the future of the art market and art as an investment. As you have probably already guessed, I just love statistics and numbers.
One of the reason's that I started the Art Market Blog was to share my enthusiasm and passion for art and art investment in the hope of encouraging more people to buy art so I am going to share some of the more interesting and exciting statistics that I have come across.
Staggering Fact Number 1: It is estimated that there are four times as many art buyers now as there were during the art market boom in the early 90′s.
Staggering Fact Number 2: Taking inflation (a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money) into consideration, the current art market has not yet reached the levels of the art market boom of the early 90′s
Staggering Fact Number 3: According to Sotheby's, the number of countries that their clients came from increased 61% in 2007 to 58 different countries
Staggering Fact Number 4: Again from Sotheby's, the number of clients purchasing valuable lots worth US$500,000 or more from Sothebys increased 238% over five years resulting in a total of 848 for 2007
Staggering Fact Number 5: The 2007 figures for the art market showed China as having the third highest sale proceeds pushing France from third spot in the rankings.
Staggering Fact Number 6: According to Artprice, in 2007 the USA accounted for 46% of the world's art auction turnover
Staggering Fact Number 7: According to Artprice, in 2007, of the 35 most expensive contemporary artists, 15 were Chinese
If these juicy tidbits of information don't get you excited about the art market then I don't know what will!!!
**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.
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But what art and which buyers? The headlines cover the big name artists, high priced art works, and wealthy buyers. Think of those 1,000 billionaires worldide who keep the market for overpriced art overpriced. What about the market for moderately priced art & buyers with moderate means?
Interesting tidbits Nicholas. I'm waiting to see how the current recession affects the market.
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Thank you for your openheartedness. Your post inspired my addressing you. I have lots of artworks on my blogs and I am getting nice feedbacks, but I receive no requests – my marketing is zero. Thus the financial situation looks like a curse – I need help – I need help to grasp what was done incorrect by me for I face such ambiguity. Could you help me to solve my problem? Please visit my blog and my art galleries.
Thank you
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Hi Nick- thanks for your very insightful blogs. Staggering Fact #7 from above- could you offer your opinion on some of the Contemporary Chinese artists- comments on their works, trends, investment potential. Much appreciated!!
I am taking a statistics class and was wondering if you have come across any statistics that you found to be false about the art market or art /framing industry and why you thought so?
Jess Coleman
I am trying to find a figure for the number of artists in the world estimated. Both professional and hobby. Does anyone know where I could find this info. Thank You
nor lee
It seems the best kept secret is the global amount of money that is spent purchasing art, art of all kinds. I saw an article that indicated Sothbey's sold $7 billion in public auctions in 2005 and this was suggested to be 2% of the total auction market, just extrapolating this would mean $350 billion in USD for the auction sector. I'm thinking the total global revenue generated from art sales of all kinds must be upwards of $5-25 billion or more.
Anyone out there have a more definitive figure?
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Hi Nicholas
I found your blog on art market statistics very interesting. Do you have any information on the sales of African art over the internet.
We get an enourmous level of interest in the art displayed in the http://www.artnetafrica.com gallery but we make far fewer sales than the level of interest would suggest. I suspect that this has a lot to do with the fact that art buyers are very nervous about buying art over the internet particularly if they feel that it is coming from Africa (think 419 scams etc) but I may be way of track here. Do you have a view on this.
the statistics are very interesting but without solid numbers (not 4 times greater, but 4 times greater than XXXXX), they really do not mean much.
Is there any real number estimate for any of those statistics?
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Regards to staggering fact No:3.
Is there any information regarding which countries that are in the top ten?
The rise in the number of people purchasing artwork in those countries when compared to prior years?
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Narrowing it down just a tad bit. What would you guessitmate the annual sales of "paintings" to be in say, USA in 2009 to be versus 2010 so far? Another level down would ask- sales for representational paintings versus abstract paintings? Just attempting to come up with a conservative but perhaps more accurate ballpark number for each of these categories.
Shed any light on this ponderance?
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I was too engrossed reading various novels. It actually all started with Fifty Shades Trilogy of E. L James.
It is not the erotic scenes that made me like the story, but the characters and the plot itself. I thought I love Christian Grey already, but I found another book similar to it with a more admirable man, Gideon Cross of Sylvia Day's Crossfire series. It started as a trilogy, but I guess the author decided to prolong it a little more to five books. I'd say Gideon Cross is more manly than Christian Grey since it was he who fought for his woman, unlike Anastasia Steele fighting for Grey.
As for now, I'm still waiting for the fourth book of this series. Anyway, while waiting, I searched more books of the same theme (The guy who is super rich falling lustful to a simple woman and eventually falling in love) and I came across the Stark trilogy of J. Kenner, whose lead is Damien Stark. What I think something in common with these novels are the guys are quite problematic.
After Stark Trilogy, I was sad that I don't have any love stories to follow (maybe, I am a hopeless romantic?). When I searched google, I found a new series, starting to hit the list or New York's Best Seller: This Man of Jodi Ellen Malpas.
Now, I am reading a novel written by Maya Banks, entitled Breathless.
That's quite a list, eh? What I like about these stories is how women change men. It is stated in Proverbs 18:12, "He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord."
It is just amazing that in these novels, women have the power of changing men. No matter how troubled they were, when they found true love, there were transformations in those men's lives.
The book though has adult content and may not be pleasing to some.
I just love how at first these men claim the power, but will eventually surrender to the women when they decided to stop playing and accept that they are in love. Women are the Kryptonites of men then. How powerful LOVE is!
However, after reading these books,
I am a fan of the love story, of the romance but not the adultery, infidelity, nor fornication.
To women who are reading this, we are created by God as powerful creations. Adam can attest to that. Do not be easily carried away by men. Sometimes, we want to be like Anastasia Steele, Eva Tramell, Nikki Fairchild, and Ava O'Shea, but our man is neither Christian Grey, Gideon Cross, Damien Stark, nor Jesse Ward.
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text: Sports Are you ready for some football? By Nick Clark August 8, 2013 at 12:00 am August is here, and that means the high school football season is right around the corner. Games across the state begin with Zero Week play Aug. 23, and everyone will be playing by Aug. 29 and 30. Luke Kyro (above) and Champlin Park open the 2013 season at Andover Aug. 29. Other Northwest Suburban Conference tilts that night include Coon Rapids at Totino-Grace, Anoka at Park Center, Osseo at Centennial, Armstrong at Maple Grove, Edina at Blaine and Elk River at Eden Prairie. (Sun staff photo by Nick Clark) Filed Under: champlin, dayton Related posts: Osseo falls to Totino-Grace 14-7, settles for second in conference football Votes go to Maple Grove for No. 1 seed in football seeding process Osseo football team to forfeit 2 games due to ineligible player Orioles blast Armstrong, stay undefeated in football


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Today, the Western Cape Government and Safely Home launch the "Safely Home Road Safety Reward" campaign. The campaign is aimed at rewarding motorists for good behaviour on our roads over this Festive Season.
"The province will be offering a cash opportunity to vehicle owners and drivers who remain fine-free over the festive season. Two cash prizes of R25 000 will be rewarded to qualifying drivers, drawn at random, from motorists with their vehicles registered in the province. All motorists in the province are automatically entered into the draw, and winners will be drawn from those who meet set criteria and ensure that their details on the National Traffic Information System (eNaTiS) are correct and up to date," said MEC Carlisle.
The initiative is part of a behavioural economics technique aimed at establishing a culture of obeying road rules by promoting an identity of responsible road users.
"This reward is aimed at the very many drivers in the province who are responsible, who obey the rules of the road religiously, and make the informed decisions that save lives whenever they take to the roads. Together, with these responsible citizens, we have managed to reduce the fatalities in the province by 28%, and will continue to work hard to reach our collective goal of halving road deaths by the end of 2014.
"The type of driving which we want to discourage was amply displayed by Mr Katleho Mosoeu of Maseru, Lesotho, who was arrested for driving a grey Mercedes Benz at 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on the Laingsburg - Leeu Gamka stretch of road on Friday 14 December. The arrest was made by Mr Mark February, our Prince Albert Traffic Chief. This reckless and irresponsible driver was travelling with his wife and child in the vehicle," added Carlisle.
There will be two draws to determine the winners, the one on 24 December 2012, and the other very early in the New Year. All motorists in the province are automatically entered into the draw, but in order to stay eligible for the prize, they must ensure that they:
- do not speed
- do not drink and drive
- are mindful of pedestrians
- do not use cellphones while driving
- ensure that they buckle up, and most importantly that children in the vehicle are buckled up.
- The terms and conditions of the reward are:
- The draw is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Winners' details will be verified on the eNaTiS for correctness, and should they not be correct, the individual will be disqualified.
- The vehicle must be licenced in the Western Cape.
- The driver of the vehicle must have no outstanding warrants, as at the date of the draw.
- The driver must be a South African citizen and have a valid driver's and, if applicable, a valid operating license.
- The driver of the vehicle must have no outstanding licence fees, at the date of the draw.
- Winners must agree to have their pictures published in the media and on the Safely Home and Western Cape Government websites. In addition, winners must be present at a ceremony to receive their prize money.
- The prize money will be paid directly into the bank accounts of the winners no later than the end of February 2013.
- Winners will be required to provide proof of identity and residence as well as to confirm that he/she is not related to any employee of the Western Cape Government.
- Drivers of government owned vehicles will not be eligible for the draw.
- No Western Cape Government employees or any persons related to such employees will be eligible for a prize.
These terms and conditions, as well as other information pertaining to the campaign can be found on www.safelyhome.westerncape.gov.za.
"Road safety is a key priority of Safely Home and the Western Cape Government. You are three times more likely to run into an enforcement officer on our roads this festive season. We will continue to do all that we can to ensure safety on our roads this festive season however, road users (particularly motorists) have the largest role to play," added Carlisle.


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I went to make a phone call yesterday and got a "this account can not be verified" message. Tried to call someone else and got the same thing. Then I remembered a text message I sent that wouldn't go through.
I was getting a bit stressed about it (see my usage below and know why I feel like I've lost an appendage if my phone isn't working), so I checked Sprint's website. Bill paid. Scrolled down. Hmm. My phone was not listed as an iPhone 4 anymore. It was a Samsung Galaxy S IV.
I ruined my husband's surprise. I'd been wanting to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but then read a review over on Noobie (I recommend email updates from him. He has some awesome tips.) about the Galaxy S4. I decided I wanted that instead and shot the review over to my husband.
I joined the iPhone wave not quite 2 years ago. I had been an android girl before that. Honestly, I hated it after the initial newness wore off. Even before my daughter cracked my screen and my husband promised to take it to his "guy" instead of over to the Apple store, and well.. I'm still waiting a year later. There wasn't much I could do on the iPhone that I couldn't do on my android. Facetime. That was about it. There were however apps I couldn't use on iPhone that I loved on Android. Mr. Number being one. I LOVED Mr Number for telemarketers who couldn't take no for an answer. (Yes, my phone is on the Do Not Call List, they still call.) Android to me is just more user friendly, especially when it came to the business side of things. I had an easier time using documents on my android. Then my phone starting muting on it's own and hanging up on calls. I thought it was my cracked screen until I talked to every one of my friends who also have an iPhone 4 and they had the same problem. It wasn't my screen. I was done with the iPhone and started looking at the Samsung Galaxy.
To say I was excited when I saw my phone was not an iPhone any more on Sprint's website is an understatement. He walked in the house trying to hide it and I said, I already know. Hand it over.
His trying to hide a new phone from someone whose last bill had this usage on it –
Thank goodness for unlimited data/text and mobile to mobile
In my defense, a lot of those messages are tweets I have sent to my phone.
is incredibly funny. I'm a blogger and a social networker. It's how I earn an income to stay home with my kids. Don't judge.
You can't sneak a new phone on the plan by disconnecting their old phone when someone uses it as much as I do. They'll notice something is wrong not long after their phone is turned off.
Now my Galaxy S4 is in my greedy little fingers and it feels like I came home. So much happier, but still figuring out things that have changed since I last had an android.
One thing that was driving me nuts was the lack of autocorrect on the S4, Googling, I found out that the S3 had it, but not the S4. Why?
As much as I joke around about autocorrect failing me, I need it. Touch screens and me don't get along and I screw up a lot.
I found Jellybean Keyboard. It has autocorrect. Yay!
I don't know if the keyboard is a lot better than the one that came installed on the phone, but to have autocorrect I don't care.
I'm still trying to figure out gestures and air gestures and face gestures or whatever their called.
I'm not sure if I need this much of a phone, but I am in heaven.
The pictures! So much better than on my iPhone 4. Clearer, crisper, I don't even want to use filters in Instagram (speaking of which, I'm so happy instagram is on Android now, it wasn't when I switched to the iPhone). I am in heaven. I'm watching ever video on YouTube that gives tips and tricks on using the Galaxy S4. I just got done with this one –
I learned some things about the air gestures. Kinda cool. Not sure why I need them, but I love them.
So what happened to my iPhone 4? Katiana was waiting with hands open for it as soon as I set my phone up. She has had a phone for a year and it was just a standard only good for calls and texts phone. I think it's appropriate that since she broke my screen, she gets to deal with it now. (She dropped it on the cement when I handed it to her as I was getting our mini-dogs-who-think-they-are-huge and were trying to take off after a collie back under control. It's got an otter box on it now.) I'm pretty sure since it's now Katiana's phone, daddy will have the screen fixed in no time.
This is making me feel like going all crazy and changing my iPad in for an android tablet. I don't know though. I really love my iPad. I do know with all the hooplah around the Kindle Fire, it wouldn't be that one. My girls both have one and I'm not a huge fan. I wouldn't mind the iPad mini. That's not exactly stepping away from the iPad is it? My sons each have a Nexus 7 tablet. I might play around with theirs one day just to see if I like it better than the iPad. I definitely wouldn't mind something smaller.
So, who has this phone? Tips? Tricks? Things I should know as I'm playing around with it? Drop them below in the comments!
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Marcelene 'Marce' E. Stutzman
Marcelene "Marce" E. Stutzman, 58, of Cashmere, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.
She was a lifetime resident of the Wenatchee Valley and had been a school bus driver for the Cashmere School District for 21 years.
Survivors include her stepdaughter, Jennifer Steinshouer of Loomis; her father and mother, Ordo and June Stutzman of Wenatchee; her brothers, Ernie Stutzman and Floyd Stutzman, both of Wenatchee, Calvin Stutzman of Bellingham and Lynn Stutzman of East Wenatchee; and her sisters, Lois Tate of Cashmere and Janet Stutzman of Wenatchee.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Sunnyslope Church.
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European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) – Your way to Cluster Excellence
The European Cluster Excellence Initiative comes to a successful end. Its outcomes will be of continued support to cluster managers in Europe managed and maintained by the following entities:
- European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA): It is the one-stop-shop for labelling of cluster organisations (www.cluster-analysis.org)
- Foundation Clusters and Competitiveness: Offers Courses for Trainers of Cluster Management Excellence based on the ECEI curriculum and administrates the ECEI training materials (www.clustercompetitiveness.org)
- European Cluster Group e.V. (ECG): The ECG is the sustainable structure for the future of the European Cluster Managers' Club and the European Cluster Collaboration Platform with strong cooperation links to the TCI Network (www.clustercollaboration.eu)
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European Foundation for Cluster Excellence
31.08.2012: The European Cluster Excellence Initiative comes to a successful end
Outcomes will be of continued support to cluster managers in Europe
Call for Expression of Interest for inclusion in the register of Foundation Instructors
Deadline: 17:00 (CET) Friday 24 August 2012
European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) publishes paper about "The quality label for cluster organisations"
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03.07.2012: Baden-Württemberg launches Cluster Excellence Quality Label
First region in Europe to apply the ECEI criteria and assessment process
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Register for the Europe INNOVA 2012 Conference in Copenhagen 23-24 October. For more information on the conference, visit www.europeinnova2012-Copenhagen.eu
Capacity Development for Cluster Managers Project (CDCM PROJECT)
The overall objective of Capacity Development for Cluster Managers Project (CDCM) is to contribute to the improvement of cluster management in Europe by promoting and developing world-class clusters in Europe which is one of the...
26.04.2012: SEE Policy Experts pursue Cluster Benchmarking Training in Bucharest
SEENECO kicks-off the series of Cluster Excellence trainings
19.4.2012: Micael Gustafsson is "European Cluster Manager of the Year 2012"
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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Micah J. Cowan wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 10:38:54AM -0700, Jonathan McPherson wrote:
> > Dylan,
> >
> > > i am interested in learning about latex, and was wondering if there
> > > were any book reccomendations out there....
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> > I highly recommend "The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e, or LaTeX2e
> > in 131 minutes", by Tobias Oetiker.
> >
> > This is a 145-page tome, and one of the best things about it is that you
> > can download it in PDF for free.
> >
> > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf
> There is also, "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System", By Leslie
> Lamport. It provides more information than lshort, IIRC. However,
> AFAIK it is not free, and goes for about $37, which is a tad expensive
> for ~250pp. Must be because it's such an esoteric subject... ;-)
That's a canonical book so might as well get it. But it's not the best
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There was this book I used to learn LaTeX. It was a really great book for
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John Putch's ROUTE 30, TOO! Makes York Premiere at Strand-Capitol Theater, 2/16 & 17
John Putch's award-winning follow up film to ROUTE 30, entitled ROUTE 30, TOO! will have its York Premiere February 16th & 17th at the Strand-Capitol Theater in downtown York.
In 2009, John Putch brought his first film in the trilogy, Route 30 to York, and now he's back with the outrageously wacky sequel, which stars Beth Behrs of the hit show 2 Broke Girls, Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds, Risky Business, Ray), Robert Romanus (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bad Medicine) & Jamie Rose (of TV's Falcon Crest).
The new film centers around the mystical Pond Bank road, where Ghost and Alien activity has been rumored. "The White Woman was so popular in the first film, that I decided to bring her back in part 2. She is a pivotal character that helps expose strange Alien activity around Mister Ed's Elephant Museum and Candy Outlet.."
Route 30 is the first transcontinental highway that stretches coast to coast and passes through York. Putch chose the Lincoln Highway to set his trilogy on because it runs right through his home town of Fayetteville, PA. The film has racked up a few film festival awards since it debuted in Chambersburg last September. Including Best Feature at Blue Ridge Music and Film Festival in Virginia, Best Director at Iowa's Landlocked film festival & Best Feature from the Oregon Film Awards.
Returning cast members include Lee Wilkof (Rotten Egg), MISTER ED (Himself), Curtis Armstrong (Deerhunter Bob), Dan Poole (Stickle), DAVID COWGILL (Tork), WIL LOVE (Jackie Flat), Robert RomanUS (Ghosthunter Dick), CHRISTINE ELISE McCARTHY (Realtor Jocelyn), St. Thomas native, ALICIA FUSTING (Candy) and DARRELL VAUGHT (Squick).
New cast members include Beth Behrs (AlienGirl) fresh off her new CBS sitcom '2 Broke Girls', Pittsburgh's own BRIGID RYAN (Mean Mary), JAMIE ROSE, from TV's Falcon Crest (Ghost-hunter Dot).
Although this film is part of a trilogy, it is a stand alone movie. Enjoying it does not require having seen the first one. PUTCH and cast members MISTER ED, Dan Poole, BRIGID RYAN, Ray Ficca & ALICIA FUSTING will attend the premiere at the Strand-Capitol Theater and participate in the post show panel Q&A.
The first 50 people admitted to each show will receive a free movie poster and DVDs of both films will be available for purchase at a special venue discount. The cast will also be available for autographing signings after the shows.
Sat. Feb 16th at 7PM
Sun Feb 17th at 3PM
For more about the film, go to www.Route30too.com, www.putchfilms.com, or find the film on Facebook and Twitter.
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YIELD: Makes 6 first-course servings
Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to large bowl. Reserve water in pot.
Combine 2 cups beans, 1 cup chopped basil and garlic in processor. Using on/off turns, process until beans are coarsely chopped. Transfer mixture to bowl with whole beans. Add remaining 1 cup basil, olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Stir to blend. Season bean mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in same pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
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Job Details: Summary: Responsible for the planning, design, development, implementation, modification and evaluation of all automated clinical systems.Facilitates the ongoing development of nursing personnel as related to nursing informatics. Facilitates and participates in the nursing and ancillary project teams associated with the development and/or implementation of clinical systems. Provides consultation in the field of information technology. Job Responsibilities: Responsible for providing guidance in the selection, development, implementation and evaluation of both clinical and non-clinical automated systems. Facilitates the evaluation of existing clinical information systems and provides solutions and recommendations for modifications and improvements to support documentation, research, quality reporting, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Defines, develops and implements systems and materials that support policy and procedure changes as related to system and technology implementation while following accreditation and other regulatory agencies. Assists with the planning and organizing of information to support the clinical nursing staff and management needs. Facilitates collaboration to ensure workflow compatibility across other clinical and non-clinical systems. Inpatient Epic Electronic Medical Record Experience preferred. Other duties as assigned. Education: Completion of a recognized course of study from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred. Experience: Three years of clinical nursing experience in a hospital or major medical center to include experience in an acute care setting required. Evidence of clinical information systems use and implementation required. Experience with implementation of clinical systems in the hospital and/or ambulatory clinical setting preferred. Previous experience with clinical leadership preferred. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current state licensure as an Registered Nurse (RN). Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to sit and be stationary for prolonged periods of time, normal or corrected vision and manual dexterity sufficient to perform work on a personal computer. Requires the ability to walk to various locations throughout the campus and function in a stressful environment. May require some driving between CCHS facilities as needed and flexible hours when needed. Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
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|How To Draw Cartoon Animals – Have you ever wondered how some people easily draw cartoon characters on a blank page? It all comes from practice. Unfortunately you cannot carry a piece of paper around to practice wherever you are. But you do take your phone everywhere and you can practice drawing cartoon characters on the phone, with "How To Draw Cartoon Animals". Read more: How To Draw Cartoon Animals: Learn To Draw Cartoon Animals [Android 1.6+]
|YouTube MP3 TV – Suppose you are writing a new blog post and you want to embed a YouTube song within the post. But you do not want the video embedded – you only want the audio. What you require in such a situation is a YouTube video to embeddable audio converter; this is precisely what a website called YouTube MP3 TV offers. Read more: YouTube MP3 TV: Quickly Convert YouTube Videos Into Downloadable MP3 Audio Files
|Stamped – Getting suggestions for restaurants, movies, and books from the Internet is easy. But people always prefer the suggestions of somebody whose tastes they respect instead of a stranger on the Internet. Appreciating this, an app called Stamped was created – to help people get recommendations from friends. Read more: Stamped: A Phone App To Get Recommendations From Friends [iOS]
|USB Manager – Windows does not provide its users with the facility to selectively disable USB device types. For example, if you want to disable all storage devices connected to your computer from within Windows, you do not have a convenient solution to employ. But here to help and make the process easier is a tool called USB Manager. Read more: USB Manager: Selectively Activate & Deactivate USB Devices
|Map2Pic – Do you want to show your clients the location of your office? Or add a Google Maps image to your website? If yes, you should give Map2Pic a try. There is no more need to install a third-party screenshot taking utility to take screenshots as it allows you to take screenshots from Google Maps. Read more: Map2Pic: Capture Google Maps Screenshots Online
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What's the prettiest F1 car ever?
2014's F1 cars aren't exactly stunners, so we need your suggestions for the finest
Posted: 04 Feb 2014
1989 McLaren MP4/5
Big car, this. Not only did it look entirely brilliant, it also allowed McLaren to take TEN victories during the season - six for Senna, four for Prost - giving 'The Professor' (that's Alain Prost) the '89 driver's title, and McLaren the constructor's championship. Its successor in 1990 would become even more famous after that Japanese GP when Senna and Prost collided, handing the championship to Ayrton. Unbeatable in its day.