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VENUE: Wendy's Apartment, Financial District
PARTY SIZE: about 20 twenty-somethings
TYPE: Cocktail Hour and Buffet
MENU: JC's Roast Chicken (Julia Child, not Jesus), White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, Classic Hanukkah Latkes, Creamed Corn Crostini (P), String Beans with Spiced Nuts and Apple Cider Vinaigrette (P); Gingersnaps (C)
To call Wendy's Sunday-evening holiday party a potluck would be to do it a grand injustice. While it's true that Phoebe was in charge of the buffet's veggie dish and pre-dinner finger food and Cara, late in the party, set out a platter of still-warm gingersnaps, it was Wendy's friend Alexis who deserves full credit for slaving away in the not so itsy-bitsy (well, marginally larger than ours) kitchen all day. Apron-clad, Alexis basted roasting chickens, doctored rich mashed potatoes with grated cheese, and—most martyr-like of all—flipped latkes onto an awaiting plate at just the same speed hungry guests devoured them.
The impressive dishes seemed to pave the way to conversations among guests who'd met just moments before, in a marked contrast to the party we'd been at the night before—at our friend Kate's parents' place, where we sat cozy and comfortable surrounded by some of our oldest friends.
Still, as we left Wendy's to sleep up before a week of work (and yet more holiday events), it suddenly struck us: the two parties, so different in size, guest list, and timing (Saturday vs. Sunday, night vs. day, half parents vs. completely kids), had hit upon the same formulas for their success. Both had casual but delicious dishes, and not too many at that. Both relied on guests to contribute, yet without jeopardizing the harmony of the meal. Both set the scene with warming, wintry holiday drinks like cranberry punch and spiked hot cider. And both harnessed the spirit of the holiday season simply by bringing people together over fattening food.
Below, what we made. From our kitchen, albeit small, to yours,
-Phoebe and Cara, THE QUARTER-LIFE COOKS
Because of oven issues (more on them, and the creative meals they induced, to come soon), I brought over dough, not baked cookies. This had the pleasant upshot that guests got to inhale the sweet spices as the cookies baked, then taste them warm and soft from the oven. Made ahead and cooled, though gingersnaps keep well for days.
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup molasses
¼ cup honey
¾ cup unsalted butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
Put the sugar, molasses, honey, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until the butter is melted, the sugar is dissolved, and the whole mess bubbles a bit.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, spices, baking soda and salt. Add the sugar mixture and stir until combined. Add the water and incorporate it.
Refrigerate the dough until it solidifies to a workable consistency (about an hour). Roll heaping tablespoons into balls and place them about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies puff up and are slightly cracked on top. Cool 5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove to a rack or serving platter.
Creamed Corn Crostini
Makes 10 servings
Dreaming of Kate's family's buffet stalwart, her mother's warm corn pudding, inspiration struck, and I decided to do an appetizer adaptation of another corn classic for Wendy's party. The resulting dish put a holiday spin on some late-summertime flavors: corn chowder sopped up by a piece of rustic, crusty bread. The addition of sage and the light topnote of cured meat make this dish all the more hearty, comforting, and complimentary to wintertime cheer.
1 French baguette (best if a day old)
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, minced
8 sage leaves, minced
2 15oz cans corn, rinsed. If in season, use 5 ears of fresh corn, kernels removed
1/2 cup half in half
1/2 pound prosciutto, thinly sliced
In a medium saucepan or skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until it begins to brown. Add the garlic and the sage and cook until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the corn and half in half. Simmer gently until the half in half has thickened and reduced by at least (yes, you guessed it) half. The corn mixture should be thinner than chowder and have just enough liquid left to coat the kernels.
Sliced the baguette and arrange on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with a touch of olive oil and place under the broiler to toast. Remove the bread when it is a light golden brown, and very crisp around the edges. I tend to toast the bread more so for this recipe more than for other bruschetta or crostini concoctions due to the wet, creamy consistency of the corn.
Spoon the corn onto the bread, being careful not to soak it with the remaining cream sauce. With your hands, shred the prosciutto into small, rustic strips and garnish the top of each slice.
What color! Festive corn crostini with prosciutto
Green Beans with Spiced Nuts and Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Makes 10 servings
For Thanksgiving, my mother makes this simple, easy string bean side. The spiced nuts can be made days or weeks in advance if they're kept in an airtight container, and the beans themselves take less time to cook than the water does to boil. Since I knew my mother's cider gravy would not be available to drizzle atop, I gave the beans their own sauce, a variation of the foolproof vinaigrette I keep returning to in my Barefoot Contessa recipe book.
4 pounds fresh string beans
For the nuts:
1 1/2 cups raw pecan halves
1 cup raw walnuts
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary (and/or thyme if you have it on hand)
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1⁄2 tsp chili powder
For the dressing:*
¾ cup apple cider
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 shallot, minced
1 1/2 tbsp.
Olive oil and salt to taste
*A variation on Ina Garten's vinaigrette in Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics
Preheat the oven to 250 °F.
Place the nuts in a medium-sized bowl. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the olive oil. Add the rosemary and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour the seasoned oil over the nuts and add the remaining ingredients, tossing to coat the nuts evenly. Transfer the nuts to a cookie sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes.
In the meantime, bring a large pot of water to boil for the string beans. While you are waiting, heat the cider, vinegar, and shallot over medium-high heat in the saucepan you used for the nuts (no need to clean it). Let simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until the mixture is reduced by half. Off the heat, whisk in the mustard and 3 tbsp of olive oil. If the dressing is too acidic, add more oil.
When the water comes to a boil, cook the green bean until they are a bit soft, but still with a have a bite. Drain well.
Scatter the nuts on top of the beans and add the vinaigrette right before serving.
This is gorgeous, with its floating frozen cranberries and sweet-tart bite.
1 part Cranberry Juice
1 part Pineapple Juice
1 part Vodka
A touch of grenadine
Frozen cranberries
Mix all ingredients. Serve in a glass pitcher or punch bowl with ladle.
Warm Spiked Cider
A warming pot of spiced cider on the stove sets the scene for holiday festivities to come…
3 gallons apple cider
½ a (750ml) bottle of Jack Daniels
10 cinnamon sticks
Slowly warm the apple cider and cinnamon sticks in a big soup pot. Add the Jack and serve in heat-proof cups.


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The main benchmark EGX 30 index was up by 0.1 percent reaching 4489.55 points.vThe broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by 0.7 percent to hit 397.56 points. The all-embracing EGX 100 index gained 0.5 percent to reach 699.05 points.


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Employer job posting login: MyCatCareers.biz
How do I find a Work Study student to fill my position?
You should have an established username and password to log in to MyCatCareers.biz—the job posting database listed above. If you do not have a username and password established or are unsure what your username and password is, please call the Work Study desk at 994-3432.
When you are logged in to the site, you may post a Work Study job. Be sure to select
Work Study in the Position Type field in order to attract those students with eligible
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time period. You will receive an e-mail warning when the job posting is about to expire
and you will have the ability to extend the posting for another six weeks, or reactivate
the job.
What is the process for hiring Work Study students?
The students are hired as if they were regular employees. Each Work Study eligible student receives a blue Certificate of Eligibility from Financial Aid Services. After you have determined that a student is suitable for employment, is enrolled for at least 6 credits, and still has a valid Work Study award, you and the student must complete the Certificate and return it to the Financial Aid Office. You will also need to provide the student with a current W-4 and I-9 to complete and turn into Human Resources (MT Hall Room 19).
When can a Work Study student start work?
Students may begin employment no sooner than the first class day in the semester they have been hired. The Office of Financial Aid Services must receive a fully completed and non-expired Certificate of Work Study Eligibility to establish the Work Study authorization. Be aware that students can lose eligibility for the program after Certificates have printed due to award expiration, or because they have received other resources, such as a scholarship. It is advisable to verify the student's award via telephone if you suspect one of these factors may exist, prior to allowing the student to begin work.
What portion of the Work Study student's wages will I be charged?
As a qualified Work Study employer, you will pay 30% of the student's wages plus FICA and Workers' Compensation. If you are an off-campus employer, you will also be charged an administrative fee equal to 10% of the student's total wages.
How much can I pay a Work Study student?
Students must be paid no less than minimum wage and no more than $11.00 per hour. Exact hourly rates between those two ranges are decided by the employer.
How many hours can a Work Study student work?
A Work Study student can work up to 20 hours per week during the semester. During breaks (such as Spring Break) a Work Study student is allowed to work up to 40 hours per week. Under no circumstances is it appropriate for a Work Study student to work overtime.
Who is responsible for keeping track of a Work Study student's hours?
The employer as well as the student must keep track of the hours worked. If a student exceeds his or her Work Study award, the employer will be billed back 100% of the wages in excess of the student's award. The Office of Financial Aid Services will send out monthly reports detailing the hours worked by each student to assist employers in keeping track of their students remaining eligibility.
Can I terminate my Work Study student?
If you, as the employer, deem that your Work Study student is unprofessional or otherwise unfit for your work environment; you have the right to terminate the employment of the student. Please contact our office when this occurs, so that we can make a note of the student's performance issues and keep track of the student's employment.
Can a student continue to work for us after their Work Study award has been exhausted?
If an employer wants to continue employing their Work Study student after they have earned their total award, the employer can opt to continue the employment under a "Student Employment" arrangement. To change to a "Student Employment" status, an Electronic Personnel Action Form (EPAF) must be processed and submitted to Human Resources. Questions regarding the EPAF process should be directed to Human Resources at (406) 994-3651.
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Adam Tullie
The drawings of Adam Tullie are a beautifully irregular thing. On his pages we see a penchant for primitivism, rudimentary figuration and ceremonial African masks. It's a traditional visual story told a different way – bits of collage here, a streak of red paint there, a touch of sexuality thrown in for good measure. Recent exhibitions have grouped Tullie under common themes of "psychonauts" (i.e. explorers of the unconscious) and "ritualistic iconigraphy" and that seems to sum him up well. His are the faces of a familiar dark dream, as intoxicating as they are unnerving.


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Military families are familiar with the inventory sheet which they use to diligently check off items delivered to their new home during a move. This document lists your belongings, but if you had a disaster, such as a fire, severe weather or a home burglary, this kind of inventory would not provide the details necessary to report your loss to your insurance company. To protect the value of your possessions, take the time to compile a meticulous inventory that will provide all you need to file a claim in case of loss.
Preparing an inventory before a disaster occurs can provide a more thorough list, as well as more precise values. It will also simplify the task of meeting insurance requirements during a time when you may be stressed. The key to being organized is having a system that is easy to create and maintain. Digital tools such as a computer and a camera can simplify the process and make additions or changes easy to input during periodic updates. Digital files are easy to access, move and store.
To begin your inventory, select a method to list your belongings. For ease, you can use free home inventory software, which may be offered by your insurance company or can be accessed at ready.gov. Other options include a purchased program or creating your own spreadsheet that has columns to record the following:
Check with your insurance company to see if they offer advice about documenting your belongings. Many offer inventory spreadsheets and storage capabilities so your file will not be lost in a home disaster (more about storage is below).
Next you will need to photograph or create videos of your belongings. Use your inventory to guide the qualities you want to emphasize in the photos, such as brands or quantities. Neaten and de-clutter the areas you will photograph so the item stands out clearly. Here are some tips to get photos or a video that will support your inventory:
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I currently have an Imac and mac book pro and 2 PC laptops. Do they all need the airport utility software installed to work with the airport extreme?
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text: |Believing the sky holds no limits, "Shoot for the moon and land in the stars" has always been the fore front theme of her adventures, Paije holds nothing back. She has given herself to the "industry" for most of her life, singing in and fronting several successful bands such as High Level Blues, The Good Booty Band, The Flying Emu House Band, Covered in Country, The Muskeg River Band and finally her own self-titled band. The Paije Hartwick Band promises to be a crowd draw with her catchy, upbeat original music to cover performances that are completely polished by the experience and musicianship of her hired guns. It can be a completely immersive experience. "Crowds love Paije" says fellow long time musician Kevin Lesmister, "She's an extremely vibrant and energetic performer".


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Facebook has announced an new sharing button that is "Send Button". This send button allows your users to share your website pages/ blog posts with their friends network. Which means user can send your website article to his facebook friends and also non Facebook friends. On clicking on Facebook Send Button it creates a Popup dialog box through which you can send message to a Facebook Groups (if you are part of that group). This button is similiar to Facebook like button which includes "Counting of Each Send",
The Most Powerful difference here is when you like a post then it will be visible on friends news feed. So there is no guarantee that each of your friends will see your shared post. But in "Send Button" it sends to "Facebook Messages" box where there is 100% GUARANTEED that each user will see your post. I created a "how to" post for our users so that they can add "facebook send button" on their blogs.
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Karly Gustafson makes six saves and Wolfpack defense blocks four shots
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State Women's Soccer Begins ACC Schedule Sunday
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The NC State women's soccer team hosted Duke on Sept. 25, 2014.
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NC State lost a close 2-1 decision to No. 11 Portland on Sunday, Aug. 24.
@PackWSoccer Defeats UNCW, 2-1
Freshman Annah Lindberg scores two goals as NC State takes down UNCW, 2-1.
As a freshman (2014): Played 13 matches, earning 12 starts ... Led the team in goals (5) and points (11) ... Scored the first goal of her career against Portland on Aug. 24 ... Also found the back of the net at Maryland (Aug. 31), against Coastal Carolina (Sept. 4), at UNC Greensboro (Sept. 14), and against ACC foe Miami (Oct. 23) ... Recorded 32 total shots, 13 of which were on target ... Best game of the season was against Coastal Carolina, a 3-0 Wolfpack win during which she scored one goal and notched one assist ... Fired a career-high seven shots on Sept. 14 at UNC Greensboro.
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Coach Santoro's take: "Kayla is a pure target striker who likes goals. She's very dangerous in the final third combining with the midfield and putting herself in positions to score. Her adjustments in the other two thirds of the field will determine when Kayla becomes the productive ACC striker I expect."


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Dr Loh is developing an anti-cancer biomaterial drug delivery system that limits collateral damage to healthy cells during cancer treatment. Made up of tiny multi-stimuli responsive exploding bubble-like micelles, these anti-cancer smart 'bombs' can be guided to their target to release chemotherapeutic drugs, just like how today's precision munitions work. The main difference here is that Dr Loh's anti-cancer smart 'bombs' can differentiate friend from foe, and explode only at sites with cancerous cells, limiting damage to healthy cells. Dr Loh Xian Jun, a researcher from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), was recently elected a Fellow of the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam College. Some of the College's very notable alumni include Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent-Gy�rgyi, who discovered Vitamin C and Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who is an honorary Fellow at the college. Dr Loh is also a Visiting Professor at the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, where his study on the anti-cancer smart biomaterials is being done.
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Imagine yourself as an earth scientist investigating the geological evolution of a piece of land, perhaps a rather large and remote area like parts of the Himalayas. You may be one of the first people to attempt this, so previous publications might not help much. Do you pick a large area to grasp at the 'big picture' and risk losing critical information in the rush of reconnaissance? Or do you narrow it down to a small, detailed area that risks not being typical or critical to understanding the region's evolution?
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Tonebytes Tape Noise plugin released
Emulates everything from reels to compact cassettes
One of the quirks of the music technology market is that you can buy plugins both to remove noise and to add it. Tonebytes' new Tape Noise processor is, unsurprisingly, designed to do the latter.
Offering 21 tape noise profiles (including samples of magnetic tapes, compact cassettes and reels), this promises to add an analogue flavour to your recordings. A built-in EQ enables you to emphasize or reduce certain parts of the profile, and you can also adjust the frequency response and amount of wow 'n' flutter. 32 presets are included to get you started.
You can download the demo of Tape Noise or buy it for $20/€15 from the Tonebytes website.


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Naked Wizard Tasered [NSFW]
Cops really, really tased this naked wizard dude at Coachella because he was being obnoxious or something. The crowd did not like it. Curiously, his penis is also incredibly small. But we love him for it, don't we BuzzFeed.
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I love the wonderful smell of citrus in this product. I use it to wash my laundry, dish washer detergent and even use it to clean my teeth. It does the job fairly good and it's safe for us and the environment.
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Thought I might make a Topic about my guitar covers because everyone seems to be doing it!
So I have only done Green Day on my channel, but other bands will be there soon I hope!
99 Revolutions
Nulcear Family (collaborative cover)
Walk Away (Collaborative cover)
X-Kid (terrible Guitar tone )
Basket Case
There are some others on my channel but they are old and were done before I had my recording Gear. If you want to know any thing else I will be happy to answer!


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MICHAEL Vick
Nnamdi Asomugha
Jason Babin
Cullen Jenkins
DeSean Jackson
Demetress Bell
Danny Watkins
Vince Young
Over the last two years there have been more Eagles playing sub-par, sub-THEM ball, than I've ever seen at one time. In fact, over the same time period only two Eagles really lit it up over the the last two years:
Jason Peters
LeSean McCoy
In fact THAT isn't true either. They were better TWO years ago. Not so great last year. (Injuries.)
I'm not so sure that we aren't jumping the gun with all the low opinions of the athletes on our roster. We've managed to take a LOT of talent and squander it. And it's been across the board, at multiple positions. (I mean, BOTH Pro Bowl CB's suddenly went bad? BOTH? That doesn't seem weird?)
Maybe we need to cut these guys a little slack and see what this new coach, this... "change of scenery", can do for what we have already. I don't buy that THAT many players, on ONE roster, simply had their talent evaporate between winter and fall of 2011. It seems more realistic that there was systemic problem somewhere in the core.
I don't think it is a coincidence at all. Look at the majority of the names on your list. They aren't Eagles. They were mercenaries. Guys who came here for personal reasons. Money, revenge, redemption, and some of them were forced to come in trades. None of them understand Philly and how the people of Philly operate. They all had their own thing going on. They were a mesh of guys who collectively took Jeff Lurie's money and offered little in return. They are almost like a group of guys who are getting payback for all those players who didn't get the chance to fleece the Eagles out of millions with mediocre work. I think of all of the talk and causes they were supposedly trying to win for, but the reality is they are just a bunch of individuals. The list reminds me of those Redskin teams Dan Snyder paid all that money to and all they did was steal his money. Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders, Dana Stubblefield, Dan Wilkerson, Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Ki-Jana Carter, and so on. They were a regular who's who of overpaid underachieving veterans and that mentality set that franchise back years. The wise thing for the Eagles would be to purge as many of those guys from the roster as soon as possible. Get them gone before they ruin this locker room. Considering how some young guys are acting and how veterans like Trent Cole are changing it may already be too late.
As u can see the bad ones r gone already, plus Patterson. DRC just has too much talent to let walk without a decent offer. All these players can't just all of a sudden got this bad. Usually it's guys who aren't that good, babin, get paid n don't live up to the hype. Guys like DRC n asomo were good for years not just one.
My point is that NO Eagle has been tearing it up over the last two years. We aren't comparing one of our players being good vs. another who's been sucking. We're measuring suck vs. suck.
You know the phrase "A rising tide lifts all boats" ? Who's to say that this roster with 2 brand new systems on either side of the ball, won't see a team-wide resurgence. I mean that IS what we're all hoping for, right? We all want a better Offense AND a better Defense, right?
Considering how much of that roster will still be in place and how much of it (especially on Offense) will return as starters, it's important to realize that you can't hope for much if you truly believe your roster can't play.
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S. Koreans spent $21b on extra education in 2012
SEOUL (AFP) - Parents in education-obsessed South Korea spent 19 trillion won (S$21 billion) on extra classes for their children last year, seeking any edge in the hugely competitive race for a coveted college place.
The 2012 figure, published by the education ministry on Wednesday, includes cost for after-hour cram schools, private tutoring or online courses, and was equivalent to about 1.5 per cent of the country's gross domestic product.
Last year actually marked a drop of 5.4 per cent in total spending from 2011, attributed to slowing economy and weakened consumer spending.
About 70 per cent of students in elementary, middle and high schools are privately tutored in subjects like mathematics or English, with annual spending for each student standing at an average US$2,600, the ministry said.


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After his record-breaking run of pantomimes from 2005 to 2010, Jonathan Wilkes returns to the Regent Theatre in the hilarious Christmas 2012 treat Cinderella. Jonathan captured the hearts of panto lovers and now he's back to reclaim his crown as the region's favourite panto star!... Read more >>
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After his record-breaking run of pantomimes from 2005 to 2010, Jonathan Wilkes returns to the Regent Theatre in the hilarious Christmas treat Cinderella. Jonathan captured the hearts of panto lovers and now he's back to reclaim his crown as the region's favourite panto star!
The most famous panto of them all, Cinderella features all your favourite characters. Join the dashing Prince Charming, the hideous ugly sisters, the loveable Buttons, the enchanting Fairy Godmother and of course, the beautiful Cinderella at the ball - and make it a Christmas to remember for the whole family.
Get your tickets now and help our Fairy Godmother spread some panto magic!
There is lift access to all levels of the theatre from our foyer (with audible announcer).
On arrival at the theatre there are 9 steps leading from the front doors to the theatre foyer. If you bear to your left on entering he doors we have a small lift suitable for wheelchair users and buggies.
There are designated wheelchair space on both auditorium levels:
x 4 spaces Circle Row B
Accessed by lift
x 4 spaces in Stalls Row U
Accessed by lift
Row E in the stalls can accommodate between 1 and 18 wheelchair users
Accessed by flat level from foyer
Box Office, cloakroom and bars all have low level counters.
Backstage Tours are accessible to wheelchair users.
We have an infra-red sound enhancement system in the auditorium. Using a headset (without a hearing aid) or one that is worn around the neck (with a hearing aid) you can boost the volume of the performance. There is no charge for using the headsets which you can collect from the box office.
Guide, hearing and other working dogs are welcome in all parts of the theatre and we will provide water for them on request.
There are accessible toilets in the Foyer, the Stalls Bar and the Circle bar.
By car:
The Regent Theatre is situated in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley), easily accessible from the M6, junctions 15 and 16, and from the A50. Follow the prominent brown tourism signs for the Cultural Quarter and then Theatres. Ample secure parking nearby (£1 eves).
By bus or coach:
Drop off space for coaches and parking nearby. Please contact the Groups Hotline 0844 871 7619 for details or for information about alternative coach parking. The Regent Theatre is a five minute walk from the city centre bus station.
By train:
Frequent trains to Stoke-on-Trent from towns in the surrounding area. Stoke-on-Trent railway station is a 10 minute bus ride or taxi drive away.
Book online: Use the links below
Telephone Booking: 0844 871 7649
Customer Service: 0844 871 7627
Groups Bookings: 0844 871 7619
Access Bookings: 0844 871 7677
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Please note tickets cannot currently be collected from the Tourist Information Centre.
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Arbitration is the current flavour of the legal and corporate world. And it does come in various flavours, one has domestic arbitration, institutional arbitration, ad hoc arbitration, international arbitration, forced arbitration, sole arbitrator arbitration, three member arbitration, named arbitration and arbitration by an expert, current employee, retired judge or as per mutual understanding.
What started as a alternate to complex court proceedings dominated by complex legal language and pitfalls and became the favoured child in the tri-family of alternate dispute resolution mechanism, the other two being mediation and conciliation has now grown up to encompass various countries, legal processes, territorial jurisdictions and trans national laws and become even more complex and complicated than law of any nation could ever aspire to be. Thus we now have internation arbitration counsels spending every billable hour trying to distinguish between the fine line of lex arbitri and lex fora and slice it with law of countract versus the law of arbitration mixed healthily with law of land of arbitration and law of land of execution.
Arbitration truly is the weapon of choice of corporates and thus NBFIs and credit card companies created the perfect proceedure of speedy recovery of disputed debts by process of forced arbitration by process of having the arbitration take place beyond the territorial jurisdiction of occurance and having a helpful arbitrator giving quick and benovalent awards in their favour.
No wonder, out of the blue, the common man has suddenly shown his back to the favoured child of ADR mechanism and various checks and statutes are being created to rein in the process of arbitration.
The government too, at least in India, has shown it's favour to mediation as can be seen from various hoardings one sees outside police stations, electricity boards and such. The corporate world, not to be outdone, too is doing its bit by advertising arbitration through lobby groups, arbitration associations etc.
The question is, whether all this has helped? Or the attempts of various arbitration associations, councils have merely slowed the inevitable death of a giant.
Unless arbitration professionals, wake up, take the responsibility, take charge and cure the ills that face the process; only time will tell.
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Real Housewives of Atlanta
Kandi Burruss Buys a Huge New House (PHOTOS)
We've known for a long time that Kandi Burruss is one of Atlanta's most successful housewives, even if she doesn't flaunt her dough like some of the other gals do. (We're looking at you NeNe Leakes.)
Earlier this year, Kandi tweeted a pic of her new digs, and let's just say we're really impressed. Kandi tweeted, "Just got a new house!!!!!! So much work to be done...." and included the Instagram picture below.
Kim Zolciak may have been unimpressed by Kandi's new abode but the place has an indoor pool with a waterfall. What's not to like?!
We've gotta hand it to Kandi, she's always been classy, and obviously worked very hard to buy that enormous house. Congrats girl, you deserve it!
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If you had to pick a top ten list of your 10 favorite games, which ones would they be?
If you had to pick a top ten list of your 10 favorite games, which ones would they be?
On top of this list, we also need people's feedback on whether or not they want the arcade games on the left. Several people have a gigantic number of victories, so I wanted to know how everyone feels about it...
We need feedback so we can make an educated decision as to which games stay, which definitely need to go (some of the Japanese games with foreign text probably fit into this category)
do you mean in general, or from the ones on this forum?
the ones on the forum, and if you would like me to track down others.
i like the original collection more than the new ones, so all the OGs should stay except Mario (can't score).
i also think tied scores for #1 should not bring down your ranking -- a few games are beatable and everyone maxed out the score but not everyone has the same #1 rank.
Games where you can't read the directions in english should go. Do they have the pop. games for xbox arcade available? I am thinking zuma (sp), geometry wars, etc.
geometry wars would be sick- but you would probably want to use a controller.... What is your HS on that? I hit 2.2 million
Try getting some games from this board.
I like the word games personally.
I will smash your face into a car windshield and then take your mother, Dorothy Mantooth, out to a nice seafood dinner and never call her again!
Tell me about it, this morning, I woke up and I shit a squirrel, but what I can't get is the damn thing is still alive. So now, I've got a shit covered squirrel running around my office and I don't know what to name it.
you are better than me, i just got a bit over a mil. I guess if you learn the patterns you can go on forever and max out, i obviously did not.
yeah, Ive never learned it either- some people on the xbox live arcade have like 30 million- 200k is a good score, really.


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be developed and how? IPsec, perhaps the most popular secure VPN technology, has been developed and deployed extensively since the late 90's.
Over past the year or two, MPLS VPNs have started to see significant market growth. SSL (TLS) is also being used for general purpose VPN tunneling. Many market analysts expect to see MPLS and SSL eat into the IPSEC market, but we will probably see all three kinds of VPNs being used for many years to come.
One older VPN technology, PPTP, is now being phased out in favor of alternatives like IPSEC and L2TP over IPSEC. L2TP also replaced another older VPN technology, Cisco's L2F. L2TP over IPSEC is found primarily in newer Windows products, but this combination still has not replaced "vanilla" IPsec for secure remote access.
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For those of you who have the cookbook, my Three Sisters Stew is on page 69. For those who don't, click on the NYT link above for this delicious, nutritious recipe!
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The Art & Entertainment Network (A&E), in partnership with Warner Horizon Television and TNT, has placed Longmire, a pilot episode for a television series based on Craig Johnson's mystery series, on its production schedule for 2011. Australian actor Robert Taylor will take on the role of Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire, Johnson's central character.
Taylor has appeared in such films as Coffin Rock (2009), Storm Warning (2007) and Rogue (2007). He is also known for his role as Agent Jones in the 1999 film The Matrix.
Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny wrote the hour-long pilot for Longmire. They will also serve as executive producers along with Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin. Greg Yaitanes will direct.
In a March 3, 2011 post on his Facebook page, Craig Johnson comments on his role as "creative consultant" for the Longmire production. "They've pretty much kept me in the loop and asked my opinions on everything – which means that if it fails, I'm blaming me," he writes. He also includes a photograph of Robert Taylor, whom he describes as being "the guy I wanted" to play Sheriff Walt Longmire.
Johnson introduced Walt Longmire in the 2004 series debut novel, The Cold Dish. Longmire is a Vietnam veteran who has served for over two decades as the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming.
Johnson has continued the adventures of Longmire, his Philadelphia-born deputy, Victoria Moretti, and his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, through five additional novels – Death Without Company (2006), Kindness Goes Unpunished (2007), Another Man's Moccasins (2008), The Dark Horse (2009) and Junkyard Dogs (2010). A seventh Walt Longmire novel, Hell Is Empty, will be released in the U.S. on June 2, 2011.


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Brewer: Grand Canyon to fully open on Saturday
PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced the Grand Canyon will open on Saturday after being closed due to the government shutdown.
Great news! I've just negotiated a deal for #AZ to fully reopen @GrandCanyonNPS tomorrow!— Jan Brewer (@GovBrewer) October 11, 2013
The state was balking at paying for a full reopening of the Grand Canyon at a cost of $112,000 a day.
"I'm gratified the Obama administration agreed to reverse its policy and allow Arizona to reopen Grand Canyon, Arizona's most treasured landmark and a crucial driver of revenue to the state," Brewer said in a statement.
"While this deal will buy us some time and bring back lost revenue to the state, I would hope our elected officials in Washington move urgently to negotiate an immediate end to this government standstill. Arizona is doing what it can to keep the Grand Canyon up and running, but we cannot pay the federal government's tab for long."
The Grand Canyon draws about 18,000 visitors a day this time of year. They pump an estimated $1 million daily into the local economy.
The Interior Department said Thursday that states opting to reopen their parks can't choose that partial option because it would be too complicated. Officials also said states wouldn't be repaid for the money they spend to reopen the park, another point of contention for Arizona officials.
Arizona was the only state that reopened a national park after the 1995 shutdown, with then-Gov. Fife Symington negotiated a deal to open the road to the Grand Canyon with private and state money that was later reimbursed. The majority of the park remained closed, but tourists from around the world were able to get to the most popular scenic overlooks using 11 miles of roadway, walk the South Rim and visit the Grand Canyon Village.
Friday's talks came as five national parks in Utah began reopening because Gov. Gary Herbert wired $1.67 million to federal officials. They're all expected to be reopened by Saturday.
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Canadian Queen of Jazz, Diana Panton is back with a compilation of her greatest hits and some new songs. Consisting of songs selected from her past 5 albums: <To Brazil With Love>, <Pink>, <If the Moon Turns Green>, <Yesterday Perhaps> and <Christmas Kiss>. The album also records 2 new songs such as the famous Bee Gee's 'How Deep Is Your Love' and the classic jazz hit 'Smile'.


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It wasn't long after the Corvette arrived that toy versions starting showing up in stores. At first they were mostly crude, die-cast iron or tin replicas, but as plastics caught on in the '50s, companies flooded the market with styrene-plastic kits of miniature airplanes, boats, ships, and, yes, cars. These companies formed a close relationship with carmakers, and by the mid-'60s, some car kits were being released simultaneously with their real, full-sized counterparts. While Matchbox was making vintage and European cars, Hot Wheels began to popularize muscle cars, race cars, and Corvettes in die-cast.
Two developments in the toy industry occurred in the late '80s and are still being felt today. As tool-and-die manufacturers in China started to gain proficiency, we saw $100-plus, pre-assembled die-cast cars with details that rivaled the more difficult plastic kits. Second was the introduction of toy-grade radio-controlled cars and trucks from Taiyo, Tyco, Nikko, and others, all with prices under $100.
Then a new player arrived, and it had a profound effect on the toy-car market. Build-A-Bear Workshop took the traditional teddy bear to a new level in 1997, when CEO and founder Maxine Clark created a chain of stores that invited girls to come in and make their own customized bears. It wasn't long before Clark was swamped with all sorts of "build-a-toy" ideas. She even outlined her own DIY model-car line, but she was too busy overseeing her existing business to make it happen.
In 2005, entrepreneur Larry Andreini pitched Clark his own build-a-car concept, which he called RIDEMAKERZ. Andreini's background in financial services, customer-loyalty programs, and experience at bringing a brand to reality convinced Clark to collaborate with him, and RIDEMAKERZ was launched.
The concept follows Build-A-Bear, but with lots of diamond-plate aluminum and edgy, urban-style graphics in place of fake fur and tiny clothing. The plan was to create a cool, fun miniature-garage environment where boys (and girls) could build their own custom rides, just like the ones they see on popular TV shows like Overhaulin'.
RIDEMAKERZ shops offer 14 different body styles that measure 10 to 12 inches, including trucks, sports cars, race cars, and even muscle machines. All of the bodies fit onto two different chassis-4x4 off-road or street machine. While not over-the-top caricatures, certain characteristics of the 1:14 to 1:20 scale models are exaggerated and enhanced for dramatic effect. Bodies are pre-painted, so no glue or paint is needed, and all the parts snap on and off.
Kids can choose the stock push-around chassis, or go motorized with a 27-MHz R/C chassis and controller. Next, they choose from six sound chips; 31 wheel styles; four street or four off-road tire designs; three plug-in engines; four hood scoops; seven front-grille guards; wheelie bars; nine exhaust tips; roof items such as rally lights, nitrous tanks, and surf boards; three ground-effects glow kits; five side pipes; three running boards; seven spoilers; and 11 different truck-bed covers. RIDEMAKERZ says there are more than 649 million different combinations, not counting decals.


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The 2013 recipient of the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) Education Prize is incoming RASC Honorary President Prof. John R. Percy. The AAS Education Prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to the education of the public, students and the next generation of professional astronomers. Previous winners include Owen Gingerich, Frank D. Drake, and Fred Hoyle and Carl Sagan (both won the predecessor Annenberg Prize).
Have you ever wondered about planets around other stars? The physics of Angry Birds? How to make a telescope? Taking pictures of the night sky? We have the answers! Please join the Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on Saturday April 27 at UVic's Bob Wright Building from 10am to 4pm, and 7pm to 11pm. Experience these topics and more!
Astronomy Day is an international science education and outreach event head annually in April of each year. Many RASC Centres will be celebrating the day with special activities and events that you are welcome to come out to!
Highlights this year are an impressive waxing Moon, the planet Jupiter and the amazing planet Saturn.
Here are just some of the Astronomy Day events on offer from East to West across the country:
The RASC Vancouver Centre is hosting a spectacular Astronomy Day event on Saturday, April 27th.
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Toronto, Canada (April 15, 2013) – Members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) and its 29 local RASC Centres will celebrate International Astronomy Day this Saturday, April 20, 2013. Be on the lookout for telescopes and astronomers to pop up unexpectedly on street corners, in shopping malls and other public places, ready and eager to bring the universe down to Earth for everyone!
This morning on CTV's Canada AM, York University professor and longtime RASC member Paul Delaney sat down with host Marci Len to discuss NASA's ambitious plan to capture an asteroid.
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Effingham took full advantage of a strong wind blowing out to left last Wednesday, using three home runs to compliment a strong pitching performance in a 11-0 win, which spoiled Vandalia's home opener.
Tyler Pilcher led off the game with a line-drive home run to left, and then no-hit the Vandals through the first three innings. Cole Braunecker pitched the final two innings, allowing the Vandals' only hit – a double by junior Nick Metzger – to lead off the top of the fifth.
Jenee Sikma and Nathan Mackiewicz, both of Vandalia, have announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.
During his basketball career, McKendree University senior Eric Hobbie made everyone sit up and take notice of him.
There are a lot of players who have accomplished that particular feat, but not many can claim that they have garnered attention on the national scene since their freshman year. The former Vandalia superstar can make that claim.
While his college career is officially in the books, Hobbie will be getting more awards in the upcoming months.
The Fayette County Retired Teachers Association is offering a scholarship to a student who will be a senior in 2011-12 and is attending an Illinois college.
To be eligible, students must:
• Be an education major.
• Be a graduate of a Fayette County high school.
• Fill out an application.
• Include an essay with their application.
The deadline to apply for the scholarship is April 20.
To apply, contact Billyanna Dugan, president of the group, at 317 W. Randolph St., Vandalia; phone, 283-0642.
Kayla Bell (second from left) was honored at The Illinois Principal's Association student recognition breakfast on Wednesday, March 23 at Greenville College.
Bell is a senior Vandalia student and attends New Approach High School. She is on target to graduate in May and plans to pursue the nursing field following graduation. Annually, students are recognized for their leadership, character and overall pursuit of personal excellence at the IPA event. Kayla attended the ceremony with her principal, Laura Benhoff (left), and two teachers, Emily Nelson and Jessica Sefton.
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Stephen Berg, Zachary Logsdon and Dakota White.
Elissa Baron, Elizabeth Biggs, Jacob Bloemker, Chloe Carson, Laura Gurtner, Kayla Haslett and Colton Payne.
Emmett Chandler, Lane Himes, Amber Sarchet and Lane Thompson.
Evyn Barker, Sierra Orechovesky and Makenzie Parkison.
The Illinois High School Association announced the 2011 baseball and softball regional assignments last Thursday.
Regional tournament games for baseball will begin on May 16, and softball tournaments will start on May 17. The state tournament for each is June 3-4.
Assignments for area teams are listed below, along with the other teams that were placed in the same regional:
BROWNSTOWN – Bryce Mason did just about everything for the Bombers last Thursday.
The senior shortstop stole two bases, scored a run, drove in the winning run and relayed an outfield assist to home plate that gunned down a Christ Our Rock Lutheran runner for the third out to stave off a potential rally.
All of that helped secure a 2-1 Brownstown victory.
"That was a big momentum shift for one team or the other," coach Ken Milano said of the assist. "Our guys made it a big momentum play for us."
Vandalia Community High School last Friday presented a play titled "A-Haunting We Will Go." The two-act play included a cast of about 20 students. In the first photo, Chelsey Stewart gestures while Stephanie Boas, left, Ellie Ehrat, center, and Olivia Bowen look on. In the second photo, Ehrat reads while Tanner Opfer watches. The play was directed by Melissa Dreas and Marissa Dunn.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Lions regular season is beginning to wind down. Fortunately for the Lions, they appear to be stumbling upon their winning ways again having won two of their last three games.
The Lions, led by Dominique Daniels ninth double-double of the year, secured a 54-45 win over SSC foe Florida Tech last Saturday. Daniels led the way with a team-high 14 points and 13 rebounds. Brittany Carannante dropped in nine points to go along with four rebounds and a game-high two blocks. Willonda Windham made her 30 minutes count, scoring seven points in addition to her seven boards. Gekeela Clemmons registered a team-high four assists and Sierra Williams chipped in eight points.
The win gave Saint Leo a 13-8 overall record and pushed them above the .500 mark in the SSC. Now with the Panthers' contest behind them, SLU can now turn their full attention to a rival that handed them their worst loss of the season, the University of Tampa Spartans. Including a 78-42 loss this season, the Lions have now lost four-straight games to the Spartans. SLU currently trails 64-13 all-time in the series. Their last win came on February 13, 2008 by the overtime score of 74-73.
The Lions and Spartans are set to tangle on Wednesday, February, 10th at 5:30 p.m. on the Bowman Center hardwood.
About Saint Leo...
The Lions are going back to their inside game, something that led them to great success in the early parts of 2009-10. In their last three contests, the Lions inside duo of Daniels and center Willonda Windham have spearheaded the winning charge. Windham is averaging 13.0 ppg. while Daniels continues to hover around her season average of 12.3 ppg. Daniels has also become fierce in the rebounding department lately, vacuuming up 12.3 rpg. Sierra Williams has also provided that veteran boost they have been looking for. She has controlled the guard spot and leads the team with an 86.7 free-throw percentage. Gekeela Clemmons leads the team in assists with eight and continues to deliver around the basket, averaging 10.3 ppg. Brittany Carannante's point production may have slipped but it is not stopping her effort on the defensive end as she leads the team in blocks and steals over the stretch. As a team, the Lions are average 60.3 ppg. and are holding opponents to 60.0 ppg and a 15.7 shooting percentage from behind the three-point line. The most impressive line of the night though comes in the turnover department where the Lions have committed two less than their opponents, 50-48. Defensively, the squad has forced 23 steals and is out-blocking their opponents 8-to-6.
In the Lions last meeting with the Spartans, the Green & Gold were out-paced by the Spartans, 78-42. In the game the Spartans connected on 11 three-point shots
The Lions, on the other hand, connected on only 29.3 percent of their shots, while going to the free-throw line only four times. They were also out-rebounded, 48-34. Monique Reynard and Clemmons came off the bench to score 11 points each. Carannante also had a good game, contributing team-highs in blocks, assists, and steals.
Coach Olds' Keys to Success…
"We need to get off to a better start this time, we need to be able to defend the perimeter better and do a better job on the boards." Olds went on to say, "We have been doing a better job at limiting turnovers and that must continue to have success. Also, we can't allow clean looks at the basket. Our defense needs to play quick and smart and if we do the little things correctly, we will be hard to beat."
Probable Starters…
|F, #50, Dominique Daniels
|78.0% FT's (78-for-100), 10 Blk's
|C, #13, Willonda Windham
|G, #3 Kiara Bradley
|11 Stl's
|G, #9, Brittany Carannante
|49 Stl's, 19 Blocks
|G, #24, Sierra Williams
|33 Assists 25 Stl's
About Tampa…
The Spartans enter the contest No.14 in the latest top-25 poll with a record of 20-2. They also possess one of the top performers in the SSC in Tiara Cook. Cook is currenty 4th in the SSC in scoring averaging 16.7 ppg. She has also forced a team-best 35 steals and is responsible for 27 blocks. The low-post dominance of Cook has also put her at the top of the rebounding department, averaging 8.8 rpg. Gianna Messina is not to be outdone as has put up nearly 15 ppg. on the season. She is shooting 80 percent (72-for-90) from the free-throw line. She is second on the team in assists with 72 and is averaging 6.1 rpg. Taja Green is the third Spartan to average in double figures on the season, putting up 10.7 ppg. Caitlyn Mitryk is as solid as they come, averaging 7.9 ppg. on top of her team-high 74 assists and 35 blocks.
That group of players, along with a steady cast of other, caused SLU havoc in their last encounter. Green posted a game-high 20 points, while Cook registered a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Catriana Messina was deadly from behind the arc, connecting on 3-of-4 shots for 15 points. Mitryk capped the offensive explosion with 11 points and eight assists.
As a team, Tampa shot 41.8 percent from the field (28-for-67) and 52.4 from behind the three-point-line (11-for-21). Also,the team could not miss from the charity stripe, knocking down 11-of-12 shots.
On the season, the Spartans are averaging just a tick under 70 ppg. They are hitting 76.1% (353-464) of their free throw shots, and have committed 57 less turnovers than their opponents. The most telling stat, however is the Spartans dominance on the boards as they have out-rebounded their opponents 876-749, a +127 turnover margin.
Probable Starters...
Player PPG RPG Specialty #24 Tiara Cook 16.8 8.8 35 Stl's, 46.5 FG% (117-253) #8 Gianna Messina 14.8 6.1 32 Stl's, 74 Assists, 80.0 FT% (72-90) #40 Taja Green 10.7 5.7 44.4 FG% (84-189), 23 Stl's #12 Caitlyn Mitryk 7.9 5.5 37.0 3-point FG% (30-81), 74 Assists, 29 Stl's, 35 Blk's #20 Angela Guiu 5.3 2.1 42.0 3-point FG% (34-81)


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The UNCTAD/TrainForTrade Port Training Programme in Lomé, Togo on 25 - 26 July inducted a new class of 12 middle level managers from the Lomé port community into the UNCTAD modern port management course.
The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN) invited UNCTAD to present the Principles on Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing at its session in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on 25 July.
The position of Chief of UNCTAD's New York Office will become vacant in November this year with the retirement of the present incumbent. The post has been advertised. Deadline for applications is 18 September 2012.
A meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) clusters was held in Nairobi, Kenya, 24 - 25 July to review the African Union Commission's 2012 Work Plan to date.
At its substantive session held yesterday in New York, the UN Economic and Social Council adopted without a vote a resolution on follow-up of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) outcomes, and another resolution on science and technology for development.
UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi has expressed his sadness on the passing away of His Excellency John Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana, and offers his sincere heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and the Government and people of Ghana.


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AC Transit to appeal court-ordered arbitration in contract dispute
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 7:59 am in Uncategorized.
The AC Transit Board voted last night to appeal a court order forcing the transit district into arbitration with its prolonged contract dispute, and also decided to appeal an injunction forcing the bus sytem to return to old work rules and contract provisions in operating the district. The decision is the latest twist in the confict over the board's effort to wring cost-cutting concessions out of its unionized bus drivers and mechanics as the district struggles with financial problems and service cuts.
Read more about it later today at www.contracostatimes.com . AC Transit reiterated last night that it is going to look in the coming weeks at cutting weekend bus service and other money saving options to offset the higher cost of operating the district under the old contract provisions.
In a statement issued by AC Transit, interim General Manager Mary King said, "We have a duty to ensure the long term sustainability of the district. We are here to serve our riders and the District. Unfortunately, the union's economic demands, coupled with the imposition of binding arbitration, are out of whack with economic realities."
King added "AC Transit must balance the needs of its riders who rely on bus transit, the taxpayers who support us, and our drivers and employees. We cannot allow the system to favor the bus drivers over our riders and taxpayers—which is what the union is demanding."
The bus drivers' union has said it was willing to make some concessions, and that going to an arbitrator would iron out the last unresolved issues. The district contends it's a bad idea to let a third party make important contract decisions that affect the district's financial health.
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Dear Friends, Students, Faculty Members and lovers of books,
This is Deb Stevens. I am the administrative director for the American Academy of Bookbinding based out of Telluride, Colorado. This blog was started as a way for all of us, those who have studied at AAB, friends of AAB, as well as those who want to find out more about this place, can keep in touch with each other during the year. I'll be posting all kinds of photos, news and updates as regularly as possible (or newsworthy). I hope you will also share any bookbinding thoughts, questions, revelations, etc. Send me your photos and let us all know what you're up to. Keep connected!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Don's Class Going Well.....Suzanne arrives today
Don Glaister's Intermediate Binding class is in the second week and all is well. Students are very focused on their work and making beautiful books. I'll post some finished book photos on Friday. Here are a few shots from class.....
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Finalewatch: 'The Shield' -- Let the rain fall down on me...
"That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven; for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust." -- Matthew 5:45
Twice during FX's broadcast of the The Shield's 90-minute finale here in Los Angeles, the emergency broadcast system broke in to warn of flash flooding. From Santa Barbara to Yorba Linda, heavy rains are falling on scorched earth, threatening deadly floods and mudslides to the rich and the not-so-rich alike, to the honest and the cheaters, the young and the old, the righteous and the heinous.
Life is not fair.
But, the measure of justice is not about how long one lives or how much stuff one accumulates. Instead, it's weighed out in friendships made, families created, love shared, help given, wisdom passed on.
Whether or not you believe any of the above is true will likely affect how you feel about the final scene of The Shield. After seven seasons, born in murder and raised in corruption, does rogue LAPD Detective Vic Mackey get what he deserves?
I'm getting ahead of myself. Family Meeting begins...
As the episode opens, Vic is negotiating with drug-cartel boss Beltran, his ace in the hole in his deal for immunity from Olivia Murray and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) -- a deal which conspicuously does not include his last remaining Strike Team member, Ronnie Gardocki, who is blissfully unaware of his own impending doom.
Meanwhile, Dutch tries to convince Corinne that her husband going scot-free won't wind up with her and her kids facedown in a ditch somewhere, but she's not buying it.
Back on the run with Shane and pregnant Mara and little Jackson, the Vendrells finally come home, at the end of their wits, their resources and, with Mara's injury and her shooting of an innocent woman, their will and ability to keep running. Mara frets that her son will wind up in foster care -- which might as well be "death by hanging," the way she says it -- and that her daughter will be ripped from her after birth in a prison hospital.
Together, Shane and Mara decide to name the unborn child Frances Abigail, or Franny Abby for short. Father-of-the-year Vic Mackey swings by Corinne's to give her the good news that she's off the hook for her fake arrest, and she gets an Academy Award pretending she's relieved and OK with having him in her house.
Here, let me pause for a theory. I've come to think Vic is a sociopath, incapable of true emotion. His extravagant devotion to his wife and children is a way he convinces himself he's still human. As long as he's doing his "heinous sh-t," as Dutch puts it, for them, it's excusable. Of course, life won't be worth living if he doesn't have them. More on this later.
Shane confronts slacker Steve and offers him surrender terms to pass to Claudette -- Mara stays out of jail, and he'll come in.
Vic leads ICE in a raid and comes up snake eyes. Things aren't looking so good for that immunity right now.
Back at the Vendrells', Mara needs Shane's help to get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Anyone who's ever had a major injury or surgery knows what a nightmare it can be to perform the simplest necessary bodily functions. The scene plays out with honesty, pathos and tenderness. It's sweet and sad and foreboding all at the same time.
Out in a patrol car, uniformed officer Tina muses if she'll get a cake for being one year out of the Police Academy, while partner Julien flicks on the mental wayback machine upon seeing some hot young men. Ah, the graveyard of abandoned plot twists...
In the middle of this reverie comes a call, and the two are confronted with loud and proud mayoral candidate Robert Huggins (Andre Benjamin from OutKast), who's whipping up support on the street for his New Paradigm Party, which promises radical change. He's a young African-American, and his buttons are round with a round design. Mark this moment -- it's about as close as The Shield has ever come to commenting on the real world. The parallels thankfully grow less obvious as we go along.
Shane, having found Los Angeles' last working pay phone -- and it looks it -- gets bad news from Steve. He rings up Vic and tries to bully him into helping, but Vic's all immunity-wunity, boo-hoo for you. Shane rears back and throws a haymaker, telling Vic that Corinne's working behind his back to bring him down, while he, Shane, still has his family on his side.
Vic hits back where it hurts, threatening to pay visits to Shane's family while he's in jail, tell them bedtime stories about the good old Strike Team days. Shane, who worships the innocence of his wife and children, goes into a blind panic.
Back at the Barn, the subplot about Ted Bundy Jr. -- a k a Lloyd -- and his mysteriously dead mother starts looking like a frame-up for Dutch, whom Claudette yanks off the case. His fate now rests in Steve's hands. Looks like the dam just burst all over our Dutch Boy.
On the bright side, Steve's lawyer -- who looks suspiciously like Julia Campbell, the real-life wife of Jay Karnes, who plays Dutch -- drops by to chat with Dutch. When he stalks away, she gives him The Look...you know the one.
Shane, now calm and even a bit cheerful, enters a convenience store to buy a pad, pens and a toy police car, then drops a wad of cash on the luckiest Asian-American teen girl to ever sit behind a bulletproof glass panel.
Vic, the same as ever, bulldogs forward with his plan to take down Beltran and make Olivia happy. In another part of town, Huggins makes life tough for campaigning Aceveda, who is plainly irritated at having to go through all these boring electoral formalities. It all ends with a slavery reference and some very nice singing.
Shane comes home and calls a family meeting, unaware that a neighbor has ratted him out to Claudette, who has just been doing her best and silkiest mindfrack on young Lloyd.
Mackey makes the nice with Aceveda, who's willing to play. I always thought these boys protested too much.
Arriving at Shane's house, Claudette and the team decide to go in quiet. Inside, where it's already awfully quiet, Shane is writing a note. The cops come in. Turns out Shane's sitting on the toilet. The cops fan out. There's a bang, and Danny looks into the bathroom to see Shane slumped against blood spatter on the wall.
Claudette is taking this in when she's called into the bedroom. Lying on the bed are Mara, holding yellow flowers on her belly, and Jackson, one leg slightly bent, wearing white socks and holding the toy police car on his belly.
I'd like to say I was surprised when I saw this scene at a screening of this episode, but I wasn't. Shane signaled his suicidal intent at the convenience store by giving away money. He also fits the profile for a "family annihilator," a white male in his 30s or 40s who has lost control over his fate and sees no way out.
But instead of taking out his rage on his family, as many annihilators do, Shane's motivation is love, but also a good dose of narcissism (the same word Claudette will eventually throw at Lloyd). Shane is his family; his family is Shane. Preserving his vision of their innocence -- even at the cost of their lives -- is both his penance and his redemption.
Of course, Mara, Jackson and little unborn Frances Abigail have to make the ultimate sacrifice for this to happen, but that's beside the point.
Anyway, Ronnie and Vic head in to take out Beltran and his boys. Olivia shows up and is immediately all, "So where's the drugs, big boy?" But, hey, there they are. Vic wins the immunity lottery.
Back at the Barn, lawyer lady drops the date-me hammer on Dutch, who's too dense to realize he's been hit. Luckily, Danny is there to clue him in.
Aceveda, true to form, throws on his Superman cape and explains to credulous member of the press how he managed to run a mayoral campaign and work undercover to bring down a drug cartel, all at the same time. All hail Super Aceveda! He don't need no stinkin' election..
After metaphorically slapping Lloyd around a bit more, ailing and pained Claudette falls, metaphorically, into the arms of Dutch, who mother-hens all over her, until she drops the "dying" word on him. But it's OK, the lupus won't get her today, and Dutch just has to go on being her good friend.
While his romantic skills are nonexistent, that, the Dutch Boy can do.
Things are not so indefinite for Huggins, who is gunned down. In the ambulance, he loses his life, but first he gets Tina's vote.
Summoned back to the Barn, Vic sees Ronnie sobbing, partly in grief over Shane and his family but, I think, mostly in relief that the last one who knew of their crimes is now gone. Good one, Ronnie. As long as you come out of this smelling like a rose, it's all just ducky. You're dead to me.
Vic meets Claudette in interrogation, where she crisply orders him into the perp's chair. She then reads him Shane's last words, which are:
"I guess enough painkillers can make even the worst kind of hurt go away. The thing you need to know is that Mara was innocent, and Jackson was innocent. They didn't know what they were drinking, and their last moments together were happy ones. They left the way I first found them, perfect and innocent. They were innocent; they're in heaven now; and we'll always be a family.
"The guilty ones are me and Vic. Vic led, but I kept Following. I don't think one's worse than the other, but we made each other into something worse than our individual selves. I wish I'd never met him. I can see it all now, there's no apologies I can make, no explanations I can give.
"I was who I was, and I can't be that person anymore. I can't let myself..."
Oh, yeah, and she also brought pictures.
"You must be very proud of yourself," Claudette says, cool as an executioner. "This is what the hero left on his way out the door."
Vic takes a look then takes out his anger on the camera. At least he didn't punch the wall. That's so bad-action-movie.
He tells her to bill him for it, and his first payment is to see Ronnie arrested and dragged off, howling in rage. Eat it, Ronnie. You're no Boy Scout.
Vic shows up for work at ICE, and Olivia informs him he's going to spend his days at a bland cubicle, writing 10-page, single-spaced memos on gang-crime patterns, all while pissing into a cup once a week. Oh, and lose the leather jacket, bucky, this is a suit-and-tie kind of place.
Vic's every kind of pissed, but Olivia's like, oh, well, you're my rented mule now.
Aceveda drops by to see Claudette, who congratulates him on winning the election that hasn't happened yet. He waves her off with false humility. I'm sure he'll do just dandy.
Back at the ICE offices, Vic, wearing possibly the worst-fitting gray suit the wardrobe department could find, gets the HR briefing. Most important -- don't mess with the thermostat.
Somewhere in America, a Handsome Marshal -- no kidding, that's what the credits said -- played by director (and former Homicide: Life on the Street star) Clark Johnson, shows Corinne and the Viclets their new small-town home, proudly proclaiming that a local museum has "the largest and finest juvenile T-Rex" around.
Corinne's cool with the house, the new life and the T-Rex.
Dutch takes one last swing at Lloyd, asking him what serial-killer nickname he wants, telling him about public-works employee Mack Ray Edwards, who murdered children and buried them under the Los Angeles freeways (totally real, BTW). Then he muses that 50 percent of known serial killers have spent at least part of their lives in Southern California.
He asks Lloyd why, and Lloyd says it's because folks come to L.A to get famous.
Nah, it's the weather. Nothing's worse than burying your victims in snow or rain. It just sucks all the fun out of it.
Down in the Barn's kitchen, Tina's gotten her cake, but a call comes in before it can be sliced, and off go the real cops.
At ICE, under humming fluorescent lights, Vic puts out pictures of his progeny and a two-shot of himself and the unfortunately fragged Lemansky. A police siren wails outside, and the old firehorse sprints to the window, looking like a Dickensian orphan peering at a bakery display full of sugary goodness.
Poor Vic, stuck behind a desk. He sits, ponders, ponders some more, starts to get a bit misty -- then the lights go out (but at least that stops the infernal humming). But, wait, Vic's got a gun in the lockbox. He pulls it out, smiles at it, tucks it in his belt, tosses on his ill-fitting suit coat and prepares to head out and do ...what?
Who knows? But I have another theory.
Look at it this way, now unencumbered by family, friends or having to maintain a facade of upholding the law, Vic is finally free to be the soulless shark that he is. If you doubt me, watch last week's episode again, as he confesses his many, many crimes to Olivia. Gosh, he's been waiting for years to tell somebody about all the cool stuff he's done. He enjoyed it. Oh, yes, he surely did.
Sadly, I think Vic will be just fine. Oh, he's likely to get himself or a lot of other people killed, but he's going to have plenty of fun first.
And the rain falls down...