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In February 2015, businesswoman Susan Inglis posted a request on "Geneva Womenpreneurs", a Facebook group for women running small businesses in the Geneva and the Vaud area. The request asked if they would like to meet up and have a chat about the challenges they faced. At that first meeting, 15 women arrived, they introduced themselves and their businesses, three months later they are now on their fourth "meet up" and the group continues to flourish.
Living in Nyon spoke to Susan to find out more about the Womenpreneurs' group, Susan's own business and how she is finding life in Switzerland after moving here from Scotland.
"Before moving with my partner to Switzerland in 2012 (from Glasgow), our initial plan was to stay here for just two years but we knew within two days that we wanted to stay. Very quickly I knew I loved Nyon and felt at home immediately. I am originally from a small town like Nyon called Oban on the West Coast of Scotland. Oban is a town surrounded by the sea and hills (see short video below) whereas Nyon with its lake and mountains, is equally beautiful.
I moved here with my partner for his job and as I knew I wasn't going to meet anyone sitting at home, I joined Nyon tennis club.
I love tennis and through the club have built great friendships; there is a fantastic little community within the club. We try to support as much as we can with everything that is going on in Nyon: wine tasting at the château, Saturday food markets, outdoor cinema, great restaurants, music festivals, theatre and lots more, for a small town there is a lot happening.
Learning French
Although I am used to speaking a second language (I learned Scots Gaelic at school), I really started as a beginner learning French so initially I took some private lessons and then moved on to group lessons organised by Ecole Club Migros. After six months of settling in and enjoying a fantastic summer here, I decided to give my existing business "The Purple Thistle" a try here in Switzerland. I create cushions, accessories and gifts using Scottish Harris Tweed, this material is steeped in heritage and woven by skilled and experienced artisans.
Photo above – some of the Purple Thistle's products
I had kept some of my original customers from the UK, but didn't really develop anything until last year I ran a stall at my first market in Nyon. I met some great ladies at this market and we all attended the Christmas circuit of fairs together and became enthusiastic. Things then fell very quiet in January. As I used to attend a monthly "makers" market in the West End of Glasgow, where we also visited Edinburgh & St Andrews, I hadn't realised how much I missed these markets and the opportunity to meet others in business.
Photo above – Dog collars made with Harris Tweed
Forming a group for other business women
So at the end of January, I posted that comment out on the Womenpreneurs site and I haven't looked back. We now have our own group on Facebook with over 60 members and continue to help each other to develop our businesses! As that first event proved such a great success we realised that we all missed having a regular market to attend. Markets are essential for local creators and makers to develop relationships with their customers.
So myself and two other business women, Debbie Willis from "Bedes Beads" and Alison Philips-Pearce from "Brit Chic" began talking about how we could change this and UpMarket Markets was born, affectionately known as UMM! The first UpMarket Markets will be held at the
Hotel Beau Rivage in Nyon on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2015 from 10:00 – 16:00
All vendors have to either have made or designed their product to be able to join UMM. We have a great range of products and produce ranging from cushions to handbags, jewellery to children's clothes, there is even a local farm which will be selling their produce on the day. There will also be a children's creative 'Make & Take' area and 'Gateaux & Cadeaux' where you can enjoy a coffee with a slice of homemade cake overlooking the lake at the same time!
So after three years in Nyon I really feel I am growing some roots here now. My little dog Belle loves it too, she comes everywhere with me. Who knows what the future will bring but I am certainly going to enjoy this town and Switzerland as much as I can!"


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Corinthian Helms for Oblivion
Adds 7 new Corinthian Helms to the Balmora Fighter's Guild Basement3 Light non-Crested Helms3 Medium Crested Helms1 Heavy Double Crested HelmScripting done by Venymora - Thank You
Overunity 1.8 for Oblivion
Plugin Manager by ShanjaqSee readme for full details.
Easter Egg Hunt for Oblivion
Look in Seyda Neen for all nine eggs once you find them all you get a special reward! Happy hunting!
Miner's Pick for Oblivion
Someone on the Offical forums was complaining about the Miner's pick displaying an Axe Shadow, next time I was playing, I too noticed this and decided to fix this... Therefore I imported the model, and added the ShadowBox... I also created an alternate verison of the miner's pick, more along thelines of how I see a pick looking like (image i
Throwing Knives for Oblivion
This mod adds 9 throwing knives to the game... it replaces some of the existing meshes as I really didn't like the one of the orginal meshes The knives are also added to the lvl lists too.
trainer mod for Oblivion
This mod adds a trainer house with a npc with like 99999 hp, and one weapon of each type, giving 1 damage. It also got 999 throwing stars. The npc respawns, however, i dont think youl kill him so easily. The npc himself got a weak weapon too, but in case you need it, in the chest are some potions. File size 9kb, i dont know howmuch mb that is.
Inwah's weapon pack for Oblivion
Weapon packThis plugin adds 7 new weapons, and 2 defensive daggers to the game of morrowind.The weapons can be found outside Ebonheart (go left out of Ebonheart, when you arrive withthe boat!). There is an argonian selling you the weapons! This is only a sample plugin, on how you can use the weapons, not a plugin ment to be fully pl
The Arsenal for Oblivion
Adds 29 new weapons to game... daggers, stillettos, maces, polearms, axes, katars, kutkri, rapier, gurkha, navaja, tridents, kriss...Includes Off-handed verisons of the katars too.Note by redwoodtreesprite: Screenshots of all the weapons have been added.
Boneshields for Oblivion
Adds two boneshields a la Diablo 2. Have to be added via the console because I plan to continue adding onto this mod!
Key Replacer for Oblivion
Ever noticed that there are only 2 key designs in the entire game? Want to experience a bit of change? The amazing key replacing mod introduces 50 new key designs and replaces almost every key mesh and icon in the game.Note by redwoodtreesprite: Screenshots of all the keys in-editor are now included.
Wizard Hats 1.0 for Oblivion
"What makes the mage I ask? Power and knowledge? Those things are important but a good fashion sense is greatly underestimated but with the simple addition of one my amazing wizard hats will correct any problems there!" - Dana Darksun (Wizard Hat Seller)Adds 31 recolored Wizard Hats to game world that can be bought in the following mag
Aleanne Clothes and Armor part 1 and 2 for Oblivion
Aleanne clothing and armor 1
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How to cheat-proof your love: If you do decide to live together, Popenoe says, don't use it as a trial for marriage. That mindset "is almost the opposite of the one you need to have if you want a long-term commitment: Let's see if this works, and if it doesn't we can get out easily." If your guy's got a history of serial monogamy, the risk escalates: "After a whole series of relationships like that, it's very difficult to jump into one where you've got to work everything out and can't run away," Popenoe says. And if a guy feels trapped, an affair can seem like an easy way out.
The Web makes cheating easy.
It's simpler than ever to find an affair online -- and the people searching for one are not always those you'd suspect. Of the 3.3 million users of AshleyMadison.com, a dating site that unapologetically caters to married people looking to stray, about 500,000 are newlyweds, according to the site's president, Noel Biderman.
Even if a person doesn't go online specifically to troll for a dalliance, the very nature of the Internet can be the start of a slippery slope toward infidelity. First, there's the easy access to pornography: The University of Washington data found that men under age 35 were two and a quarter times more likely to have cheated if they had seen an X-rated movie. "Consumption of pornography might lead to increases in specific types of sexual behaviors, including anonymous sex," says James Furrow, Ph.D., a co-author of the study and the Freed chair of marital and family therapy at the Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology.
Then there are sites like Facebook, where anyone from exes to one-night stands can find you. What starts as innocent e-flirting (which 20 percent of adults who used social-networking sites in 2008 admitted to in a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project) can quickly get out of hand.
Mark, 28, a financial analyst from Connecticut, began using online dating sites when he was single and hasn't stopped, even though he got married in 2004. At first he just chatted online, but eventually he started arranging dates in cities he traveled to for work. He had his first fling within 16 months of his wedding and has racked up four more since then -- none with anyone from his hometown. "The feeling of having e-mails from women across the country in your inbox is exciting," he admits.
How to cheat-proof your love: Not every guy with an e-mail account is going to stray, and checking your man's browser history will only show you don't trust him. It's important to remember that most men who use the Internet to have an affair are looking for sex, not intimacy, says Mary Jo Rapini, a psychotherapist at Methodist Hospital in Houston who specializes in sex and intimacy issues. Given that, Rapini advises circumventing the temptation by watching a steamy flick or even some light porn with your hubby. "You're taking away the sneaking-around element and instead enjoying it together," she says. "And that usually ends up turning you both on."
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Black SwanBarcelona, Spain
If you travel to Barcelona one day this small hostel is a good choice. Convenient location - walk away distance to everywhere, excellent and clean facilities, nice and helpful staff. They don't serve breakfasts but who would going to eat them if most of guests oversleep the morning after spending exciting nights somewhere around... By the way, there is a pretty and cheap restaurant nearby where you can start the day.
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Le Montclair Montmartre Hostel & Budget HotelParis, France
I enjoyed staying at this hostel for 4 nights. The staff was helpful and friendly, our room was cleaned every day. However, frequent lack of warm water in the shower at 4th level was frustrating. All in all, I'm going to stay there again if I go to Paris next time.
Glencoe Independent HostelGlencoe, Scotland
Very climatic hostel for those who like hillwalking and nature. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Even those little biting monsters flying around can't change my positive feelings about Glencoe Independent Hostel. Full recommendation for everyone.
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This is the hostel I usually stay in when I'm in Glasgow. Very friendly, very cozy and quiet. Excellent bus transport to Buchanan Bus Station and the Centre (take '20', or metro). Good option for short stay.
Summer Hostels - BeaverbankEdinburgh, Scotland
Excellent option to stop in Edinburgh for a few days. A new facility, clean, tidy quiet and secure. Friendly staff, is a big advantage as well. But be aware they have no double rooms with twin beds! There was a misleading information on the Hostelworld. But never mind, the staff can sort it out.
myOE Shared HouseLondon, England
That's the place I'm going to stay at for the next time if I'm in London again. A clean, quiet, cozy and friendly guesthouse. Not far from Hammersmith underground station, a bit aside from the main street and close to Tesco. Nice and fully equipped kitchen, a washing machine, and access to a computer plus internet as well. A bathroom is rather tight and uncomfortable, but usable enough (it's not Hilton, or Hyatt for sure). Definitely a good budget option for a short stay.


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Back before the majority of the world knew what snowboarding was, there was skiing and it was fashionable. Here's some photos taken at Silver Mountain back in the day - possibly the late 1970s or early 1980s. Marketing director, John Williams, isn't sure of some of the date, but says it was before his time.
The resort is gearing up for their "Jackass Day" on Friday. It's actually a day dedicated to the historical creation of the resort in 1968.
Earlier today we mentioned the history behind the event: "Jackass Ski Bowl on Wardner Peak opened to the public in January 1968 with a single Riblet chair. After four years, the name was changed to Silverhorn Ski Area. Then in 1990, it became known as Silver Mountain, after a major expansion of trails on Kellogg Peak."
Williams also had another historical factoid up his sleeve. The resort was supposed to open in December, but there wasn't enough snow, so they had to delay until January 7th, 1968 - thus Jackass Day.
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I've written extensively in the last few weeks about the feedback we've gotten from our Beta 2. I hope you can tell we've heard your feedback, we are taking it very seriously and are committed to shipping a product that you love. I'm grateful for all of the feedback you've given. I'm also grateful to all of you who have been able to pick up Super-Limited Community Technology Preview (SLCTP) builds.
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Joseph Anthony Rowzee, 44, passed away on July 27, 2014 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was a Baptist and loved his church. He loved singing, memorizing Scripture and praying for others.
He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Rowzee.
He is survived by his mother and step-father, Caroline Rowzee Horn and Gary; sisters, Jean Michaelis and Frances Buckner; brothers, David, Charlie and Sam Rowzee and numerous nieces and nephews.
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What's with the ribbons and how does somebody acquire them. Under quick links, My Rankings?
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I believe that's for arcade high scores.
And again, what's with the different colored green rep squares? Looks like you get 5 light green then they become darker?
You do the math..... I'll do the alfredo!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
He's talking about the medals in the My Rankings, I believe. There are 4 categories you can medal in, Posting, Activity, Helping, Community.
Community is whoever has the most reputation.
Wow, so many different ways to tell someone that they're fantastic... or terrible, as I have been rated.
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Yaaaayyyyy, so many new gadgets (read: distractions) on this site. *sigh*
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Mario & Luigi would be proud.
Sometimes, discovery is about putting things together in new ways. We know that mushrooms can be great at breaking down pollutants, and we know that disposable diapers are a huge problems, with mountains of the slow-degrading poop-containers filling up landfills… So how about finding a kind of mushroom that feasts on diapers? That's what researchers at the Metropolitan University in Mexico City have apparently done.
In an article published in Waste Management (the journal, not the company), Alethia Vázquez-Morillas describes her research. Via the Economist:
cultivating the right type of mushroom on soiled nappies can break down 90% of the material they are made of within two months. Within four, they are degraded completely. What is more, she says, despite their unsavoury diet the fungi in question, Pleurotus ostreatus (better known as oyster mushrooms), are safe to eat. To prove the point she has, indeed, eaten them.
Oyster mushrooms are good at this job because they feed on cellulose, the main material used in disposable diapers. In the wild, the Oyster mushrooms grow on dead trees, so they have the enzymes to break down cellulose…
This post was originally posted on Treehugger.
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Thank you Lindsay, for Sharing this!
its good to know this, with more research it could be a practical way to take care of diapers, but we may need a special waste disposals just for diapers. once again we need to remember how important is to separate our trash.
This is fantastic! Now are we going to make this work to our advantage?
This sounds like a wonderful idea.
Hmm. Gives new meaning to "oyster" mushrooms...
Lemme get this straight: so she's eaten the mushrooms that eat the diapers? ewwwww.....=P
Great news! But will the mushroom break down fast enough to keep up with the huge quantity we threw out?
Perhaps, we should consider going back to what our great-great grandmother were using back then... cloth diaper. Nowadays, there are diaper liner, to be used with cloth diaper. They are environmental-friendly and it make washing not as messy and unpleasant.
Wow, that is great news! Hopefully implemented soon...
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Great news but i don't know about eating the mushrooms after.
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1989 agreement shows funding ratio for Human Relations Commission was authorized
County's share 13 percent, not 9 percent
EVANSVILLE - Vanderburgh County officials who had said the county was paying more than it should to fund the city-county Human Relations Commission were incorrect, its director said Wednesday.
The city's paying 87 percent and the county 13 percent of the agency's budget was accurate all along, HRC Executive Director Diane Clements told County Council members. Since early September, County Commissioners had contended that 91 percent city and 9 percent county was the correct funding split.
"I just felt in my heart of hearts that there was one," said Clements about a 1989 interlocal agreement that stipulated an 87-13 split.
Clements got the agreement from the City Clerk's Office through a public records request. County attorney Joe Harrison said his search for the most recent city-county funding agreement yielded a 1987 contract that mandated a 91-9 split.
"The information we were provided a couple months ago," Harrison said, "just didn't have it there."
County Council's 2013 budget, which passed Sept. 26, was based on that 1987 agreement, resulting in a decrease from its 2012 contribution of 13 percent.
Commissioners, who openly expressed discontent with the HRC, pushed Council to honor the 1987 contract. But the discovery of the 1989 contract is poised to change things, as Harrison said it is legitimate.
"It had been recorded in 1989," Harrison said. "That tells me that everything is in order."
County Commission President Marsha Abell told Council members in late August she would have taken HRC funding "completely out" if she could. On Wednesday she said by telephone that "Whatever the legal binding agreement is, we will abide by it."
In an emailed statement, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke said: "Over the past couple months, the discussions over funding of the Human Relations Commission have highlighted various areas of needed process improvement and those are being addressed to ensure the necessary standard of service for any city or county department.
"We are pleased the county has indicated it will honor the original funding arrangement agreed to in 1989 and look forward to further cooperation in all matters related to the Human Relations Commission."
The development means the city no longer needs to increase the 87 percent it planned to allocate for 2013. It also means the county will have to increase its contribution to 13 percent from 9 percent to be in compliance with the agreement.
But the County Council can't add that additional appropriation of about $15,300 until January officials said. The HRC's total 2013 budget is $382,347.
Waiting for that appropriation shouldn't put the HRC in a bind, City Controller Russ Lloyd and County Auditor Joe Gries said.
The HRC investigates allegations of discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations and housing.
Commissioners have said they have been less than happy with the HRC of late for several reasons. Among them are reports of "shake downs" of employers accused of discrimination, and the manner in which it pressed commissioners this past spring to expand the county discrimination code to include language on age, sexual orientation and gender identity.
About summer, commissioners decided to cut 20 percent from the HRC, the only joint agency to be cut. In August, Harrison said he — without prompt — initiated a search for all the interlocal agreements dealing with the HRC.
"I was just curious," said Harrison, adding he wanted to see how long the agreement lasted, the makeup of the commission and other things.
"I just didn't have any of that," said Harrison, who was hired by the county in January.
Harrison asked the County Auditor's Office to search its records search for the latest interlocal agreement.
The secretary there, Madelyn Grayson, found the agreement from 1987, Gries said. She also conferred with Deputy City Clerk Lynn Buhr to see if the city had some records the county didn't.
Buhr had only what the Grayson had, Gries said.
About that same time, Clements began her own public records inquiry at the Auditor's Office and the City Clerk's Office. Clements, however, asked for the minutes of any county meeting at which the HRC was discussed.
Her wording proved to be the difference. Gries said after a weeklong search, his office found a mention of — and then the actual — 1989 agreement.
But it had no signatures on it.
Still, Clements took the resolution number to Buhr, who used that to pinpoint the 1989 agreement that her office had. Buhr's copy was signed.
Buhr said the 1989 agreement was not in a folder where she keeps interlocal agreements, which is the reason she didn't know about that agreement when she and Grayson talked.
It's unclear why the signatures on the auditor's copy were blank and why the city clerk's copy had no stamp from the County Recorder's Office, a stamp that's needed for such a document to take effect, Harrison said.
"Maybe it slipped through the cracks," Buhr said.
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"There is no excuse for the propagation of these weapons," he wrote the day after the tragedy.
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Former Military Administrator of Bauchi State, General . Chris Garuba and a top member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Dr. Usman Bugaje, have accused the Federal Government of not doing enough to address the security challenges posed by Boko Haram and other militant groups.
The two, who spoke at different fora in Abuja yesterday, said government must promote justice, true democracy, power sharing and respect for fundamental human rights and rule of law, as well as tackle poverty to achieve peace and security.
Delivering a paper entitled 'Capacity Building for Crisis Management and Resolution in Africa' at a session organised by the Institute for National Transformation (INT) in Abuja, Garuba lamented that the country has not built enough capacity to manage conflicts more effectively and efficiently.
He regretted that the military might used against Boko Haram has not achieved much because government has failed to adopt dialogue as a means of resolving the problem.
He said praise-worthy as the amnesty granted Niger Delta militants by the President Yar'Adua might be, it does not appear to have stopped the violent activities of militants in the region.
The continued violent activities of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), he said, showed that there is a gap in the strategy which would have been closed by dialogue.
On his part Bugaje, speaking at a colloquium on Human Rights, the State and National Security organised by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), lamented the collapse of security institutions.
According to him, the Nigeria Police of 30 years ago was far better than today's.
He said: "All government institutions are not doing what they are supposed to. Politics has lost its purpose, security agencies are anti-people, they don't connect with the people. They lord themselves over people. They don't seem to know what to do.
"I don't think the security agencies are trying to understand the mindset of the Boko Haram and what is the motivation for the people killing themselves."
Faulting the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, over his comment that the army would crush the Islamic sect, Bugaje said it was wrong of him to say he would crush people he was yet to understand their strength.
He added: "The country needs to build its capacity to manage conflicts more effectively and efficiently. More use should be made of Truth and Recociliation Commissions. This will douse tension, calm frayed nerves and avoid vengeance missions."
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I am supposed to be presenting a poem in my undergraduate math class, that relates to mathematics. The point of the presentation is to show the beauty of math , and the fun of it ,and also it will help us "appreciate math more" according to my professor! Which I definitely agree with. The poem that I have so far is "the square root of 3" by Dave Feinberg:
I'm sure that I will always be,
a lonely number like root three.
The three is all that's good and right,
why must my three keep out of sight?
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic.
I know I'll never see the sun,
as 1.7321.
Such is my reality,
a sad irrationality.
When hark! What is this I see,
another square root of a three!
As quietly co-waltzing by,
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to form a number we prefer,
rejoicing as an integer.
We break free from our mortal bonds
with the wave of magic wands.
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OverviewYou can configure a single Windows Server 2003-based computer to host multiple Web sites where each Web site is distinct and separate, with separate Web content and permissions. To create a virtual server, you map a new Web site to the content folder that you want. This Web content can be on the local computer or on a remote share. Virtual servers are defined by a combination of the following three parameters:
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About that $3 Ventra single-ride disposable ticketContinue reading.
Evaluating the CTA's Ventra FAQs—what's helpful, what's confusing and what's spin
The CTA announced today rollout of its new Ventra card system will begin as early as next Monday for some riders. Despite paying relatively close attention to news about the transit payment system over the past few months, I still felt a little bewildered by Ventra after this latest news.
And I'm not alone, based on Twitter chatter.
Happily, the Q&A page and Common Misconceptions page at the CTA website and the FAQ at the dedicated Ventra website do a pretty good job of explaining what's up if you've got 10 to 15 minutes to spare. With the transition approaching like an express train about to skip your stop, it's time to read up so you don't get left behind.
There are some real benefits to this card. You can (but are not required to) link it to a credit card like you would with Chicago Card Plus, or you can load it with cash like the regular Chicago Card. It's durable and available immediately at train stations throughout the city, unlike Chicago Cards. Yes, you have to pay an initial $5 fee to get it, but you get that back when you register online or by phone—a process the CTA says will be fast and easy and protect you if your card is stolen. And it'll cut down on littering of those wasteful blue CTA cards.
Still, a few of the CTA's points are misleading or incomplete, like these two on its defensive myth-debunking page:
"Ventra will cost CTA riders more to ride"
CTA fares remain the same, and all unlimited-ride pass prices (1-day, 3-day, 7-day, 30-day) remain the same. CTA is introducing a new fare product—a single-ride disposable ticket—for customers who don't want to use a reloadable card. The 50-cent fee for this ticket is avoidable by using any of the other payment options available.
CTA vending machines currently do not provide change, so those without exact change are already paying $3 for a single ride.
C'mon, CTA: You're only already paying $3 for a single ride if you immediately toss your card with its remaining 75-cent balance into the trash. (By that logic you're already paying $20 for a single ride if that's the only denomination you have at the time you purchase a CTA card.)
Today, that leftover 75 cents can be used later—if not by you than by a friend or by reporters investigating the value of discarded cards.
"Customers must use a Ventra Card"
Riders can also use their personal credit/debit cards or can purchase a single-ride or 1-day disposable ticket. One of the great things about Ventra is that you can choose which option works best for you, including the option to use a card you may already have in your wallet.
With a Ventra Card, there are some really great options. You'll have a card that you can use for transit and, optionally, use as a prepaid debit card. And whether you use Ventra Cards or your own contactless bankcard, you can use the very same card for both regular pay-as-you-go fares and any unlimited ride transit pass you're using today. There's no need to tie a bankcard to a Ventra Card either–you can pay with cash at machines in every station or at Ventra retailers.
Sure, you can use a personal credit/debit card instead—but only if it has contactless payment technology. (None of the three cards in my wallet do.)
And if you purchase a single-ride ticket, you'll be paying that $3 price ($2.25 for a single fare, plus an automatic 25-cent transfer—whether you want it or not—and a 50-cent fee). Who among us hasn't forgotten or misplaced a Chicago Card for a day and enjoyed the ease of buying a single-use card for $2.25? Forgetfulness will cost you an extra 75 cents now.
Still, that fee is most likely to hit out-of-towners who don't want to register a Ventra card or don't know how. (The 50-cent fee won't be assessed at O'Hare or for one-day passes. Single fare from O'Hare already recently jumped to $5, and cost for a one-day pass jumped from $5.75 to $10, so those riders are hurting enough.)
And one last clarifier, this one from the Q&A:
Q: What will happen to my Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus?
A: Chicago Card Plus (CCP) and registered Chicago Card (CC) customers will receive notifications via email of the transition to Ventra in July, and a few weeks later will receive their new Ventra Cards in the mail with instructions on how to activate. CCP and registered CC customers will be among the first groups to use the new Ventra System in August.
Well . . . unless you participate in a pretax commuter benefits program through your employer, the Trib's Jon Hilkevitch reports. In that case, you won't get an email about switching from your Chicago Card until September.
See, couldn't be more clear, right? Still have questions? Leave them in the comments and we'll try to find answers. Or tweet them to @samkirkla.


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)(n.) An extremely lightweight personal computer. Notebook computers typically weigh less than 6 pounds and are small enough to fit easily in a briefcase. Aside from size and portability, the principal difference between a notebook computer and a personal computer is the display screen. Notebook computers use a variety of techniques, known as flat-panel technologies,to produce a lightweight and non-bulky display screen.
The quality of notebook display screens varies considerably. Many notebook display screens are limited to VGA resolution. Active-matrix screens produce very sharp images, but they do not refresh as rapidly as full-size monitors.
In terms of computing power, modern notebook computers are nearly equivalent to personal computers. They have the same CPUs, memory capacity, and disk drives. However, all this power in a small package is expensive.
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In October 1998, Denise Browning was hired by Michael P. Harvey to work for his newly founded company, Pay Pro Resources. It was a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), a firm that provided employee benefits, payroll and workers' compensation, recruiting, risk/safety management, and training and development for small companies. They are commonly used for small construction and contracting companies because of lower worker's compensation rates. One of Ms. Browning's responsibilities from 2001-2005 was paying the taxes they collected from the clients they served by submitting IRS Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
Harvey played loose with the money he collected from clients that should have gone to the IRS. Unknown to Browning, Harvey had amassed a debt to the IRS of over $15 million from his days at Pay Pro (1999-2000). In fact, the IRS was already on to Harvey and had issued wage levies against him and his companies for repayment. However, that did not stop him from getting paid. Jason Harvey, sole owner of Global and son of Michael, had opened up his own PEO where he had company checks made out to "cash" and those passed those proceeds on to his father, Michael.
"These are the types of cases the IRS should be all over from the beginning," said New Jersey CPA Joe Petrucelli who authored Detecting Fraud in Organizations. Petrucelli went on to say, "Payroll companies involved in fraud is nothing new and small businesses are hurt by the practice." New legislation is now being proposed and the U.S. Senate has recently pushed the IRS to take more actions against rogue players … and the story that follows tells you why.
When cash got short at Jason Harvey's new outfit Global, he called on Browning to eliminate certain customers from their quarterly 941s and thus make it look like the amounts due to the IRS were much lower. To be clear, Global collected the money on its clients' behalf, they just did not pass it on to the government. Browning, who had no ownership in any of the Harveys' companies nor any authority to sign checks, claims that the Harveys, Michael and Jason, were calling the shots. The only thing Browning was getting out of the deal was holding on to her job to care for her 3 year old son who had ongoing health issues stemming from his 16-week premature birth (see video here of Denise and her son's story).
Browning's position was that her direct boss, Michael Harvey, and Jason Harvey, the owner of the company, instructed the transactions, approved them and signed off on the IRS forms …. so what was the harm? She was just obeying orders but she was also operating under the understanding that the Harveys would "make up" for those shorted payments in later quarters. Her basis for that assumption? The IRS's own Publication 15, that seemed to offer her an out by way of instructions to "amend" any quarterly reports/payments that were found to be inaccurate … hey, it's a stretch but what the heck. In an interview, Browning told me that, "I felt that I was within the law if the 941 was incorrect for a quarter or two as long as we were all paid up with the IRS by the end of the year." While that is not the law, it was how she interpreted the law. In July 2005, she saw the Harveys diverting more money out of the company and it was clear to her that they had no intention of making up those short payments. She immediately tried to quit but was talked back into staying after Harvey told her that she would no longer have any responsibility for preparing 941s (IRS payments).
Browning's other interaction with the elder Harvey went beyond her office duties. According to Browning's court documents, she and Harvey began having sexual encounters in 2000 and it continued for a number of years. Harvey, married during this time, berated Browning verbally when business was bad and would later apologize looking for sex. According to Browning it was an intimidating environment in which she complied to keep her job and medical insurance for her family. There recalled times when bank account balances at the company got so low that Michael Harvey would call screaming at Browning to do something to get money into the account. Her remedy? She began depositing her own money into the company account to cover the company's short term cash needs, most of which came from a line of credit she had on her home. Over $500,000 of undocumented loans from Browning flowed into and out of the company. Finally, in 2008, and in a relationship with her current husband, she left the employ of the Harveys … but then the Feds came knocking.
IRS agent Dave Nichols visited Browning's home in October 2009, over a year after she left Global, with questions about the 941 statements and payments made. When asked whether the quarterly 941 document should match the actual money collected by the company, Browning responded that, "It should," but it did not. After being visited by the IRS, and still with no legal counsel, Browning then received a subpoena to come in and speak with Assistant US Attorney in the Central District of California, Darwin Thomas. Browning spoke with Thomas and the IRS's Nichols for hours answering all of their questions openly and honestly … she did not appear to be hiding anything. With no defense attorney present, Browning broke down at the end of the meeting and said, "I can't go to jail, there is nobody to care for my son."
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Reston answers these questions and more in the 287 pages of the book in which he enchants the reader with an absorbing saga of the end of Europe at the last millennium. As the year 1000 approaches Christianity is seen in a battle for its existence against pagan and Muslim enemies, which were on the brink of conquering the Christian Kingdoms. The Vikings had a stranglehold on England, Ireland and France, the Magyars were laying waste to Germany and Italy and the Moors were chipping away at the last remnants of Charlemagne's empire in Spain. In the meantime, corruption and internal conflict are undermining the Church, rendering it useless against the rising tide of pagans and Muslims.
Yet by 1000 AD, the Church has pulled its act together and got its! house in order. It managed to convert the ruthless Vikings and the Hungarian Magyar Chiefs from their pagan ways to Christianity. It also checked the Muslim advance in Spain with the First Crusade, keeping them from reaching into the heart of Europe.
Reston convincingly argues that it was the conversion of pagan rulers to Christianity that truly made possible the transformation of the embattled kingdoms of 10th century Europe into the familiar history that we know today. He brings to life legendary leaders and warriors from King Ethelred the Unready of England, to the Moor Al-Mansor the Illustrious Victor to the abiding genius of the age, Pope Sylvester II, all bringing this strife-torn period to vibrant life with each page.
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Hat - Elysees Modes, Pillbox. Light Brown Fur, circa 1960s Reg. No: HT 744
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- Toque style hat. Brown fur lined with brown satin. Label Elysees Modes PARIS.
Part of a collection of hats ordered and worn by Lorna Waller (1912-1997), an artist and aesthete. The collection represented the avant-garde of fashion from 1940s Melbourne. Some of the hats were made locally, and some were imported.
Millinery styles varied enormously between the late 1930s and the early 1950s. In the late 1930s, Salvador Dali and other Surrealists had a dynamic impact on the range of hat shapes. The onset of World War II resulted in a shortage of materials to make hats, so trimmings were used to create an upbeat mood in the face of hardship. Towards the end of the War, restraint was the key look, and the turban was again popular. Later, gaiety prevailed and, with it, feathers were back.
Born in New Zealand, Lorna travelled overseas when young and settled in Melbourne. While at the National Gallery School in the mid-1930s, she took up with her teacher, the artist Napier Waller. They did not marry until 1954, when his first wife died. An independent income enabled Lorna to maintain an apartment in Spring Street, decorated in a bohemian style. The leopard skin prints and slacks she once wore to the Lyceum Clu proved too much for conservative Melbourne: she was told to go home and change.
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25th September 2006
Newark Diocese ponders gay bishop 3
12:00 AM — An openly gay priest from San Francisco is among six candidates for bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark at a time when a divide over sexuality is threatening the solidarity of the worldwide Anglican church.But a win by Canon Michael Barlowe, 51, would put the diocese at the centre of a crisis over whether Anglicans who disagree about ordaining gays can stay in the same fellowship.
22nd September 2006
Gay rail passengers risk 'colluding with homophobia' 4
12:00 AM — PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveThe gay community may risk funding its own persecution after a company owned by an anti-gay activist took over one of the country's biggest rail franchises, campaigners warned today.Bus and train operator Stagecoach was this morning awarded the franchise to run South Western trains, which operates from gay hotspots such as Brighton and London Waterloo, but gay rail passengers have expressed concern regarding the company's chief exectuive Brian Souter, who previously funded a campaign against repealing Section 28.
Zimbabwe Government legislates against LGBT community
12:00 AM — The Gay and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has been banned by the Zimbabwean government from attending a United Nations (UN) human rights workshop.The workshop which started in Kariba on Thursday is expected to lay the groundwork for the creation of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission.
Rainbow Project volunteer indecently assaults man
12:00 AM — A northern-Ireland gay-support group worker has been given three years probation for indecent assualt.William McGinley, 45, a Rainbow Project volunteer, indecently assaulted a man, 22, at his home on 3 March 2005.Londonderry Crown Court heard Mr McGinley's victim awoke to discover Mr McGinley assaulting him.
Ex-lover 'saws through neck' of newly-out girlfriend 1
12:00 AM — A man who killed and almost decapitated his newly-out girlfriend did so by sawing through her neck, a court heard today.Pathologist Dr Vesna Djurovic said Jacqueline Queen suffered dozens of injuries before she died and may have been unconscious as her ex-boyfriend James Seaton, 46, battered her to death.
LA LGBT victory over Buju Banton 7
12:00 AM — The LGBT community has again ensured the cancellation of a gig by murder music advocate Buju Banton.Following reports earlier this week on PinkNews that pressure was growing to cancel Buju Banton's gig in Boulder Colorado, a Los Angeles nightclub has now led the way by scrapping a scheduled performance by the Jamaican reggae star.
Latvia legislates in favour of gays and lesbians at work 1
12:00 AM — Latvian legislators have endorsed a ban on sexual discrimination against gay men and lesbians in the workplace, reversing an earlier decision that earned them sharp criticism at home and abroad, Agence France-Presse reports.This decision reverses a failed vote to ban discrimination in the workplace against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people (LGBT) in June. the failure to implement the ban drew strong criticism from human rights and gay and lesbian groups but also from Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
Gay comedian saves life in pier drama
12:00 AM — Gay comedian Alan Carr, star of the Friday Night Project yesterday helped to save a man's life after he was about to jump from Blackpool Pier.Alan Carr along with tap dancing legend Lionel Blair had been filming an End-of-the Pier show in the North Pier's Sun Lounge when they heard the commotion before rushing to the scene to help.
USA: compulsory AIDS tests for teenagers and adults
12:00 AM — In a major shift of policy, the USA federal government recommended yesterday that all teenagers and most adults have H.I.V. tests as part of routine medical care because too many Americans infected with the AIDS virus don't know it, reports the New York Times today.The recommendation, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urges testing at least once for everyone aged 13 to 64 and annual tests for those with high-risk behaviour.
Japanese city amends pro-gay law despite protests
12:00 AM — A Japanese city has amended a rare local law protecting homosexuals from discrimination, despite protests from activists who said the law was being watered down to exclude the gay community.The step coincides with efforts by conservative lawmakers, including the next prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to revive respect for traditional family values they fear are being eroded in modern society.
Tutu criticises church's gay opposition 2
12:00 AM — One of Christianity's most high profile figures has criticised the Anglican Church for its conservative attitude towards the ordination of gay clergy.An authorised biography on Nobel peace prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, reveals the church leader was shocked by the Episcopal denomination's reaction to the appointment of gay bishop Gene Robinson in 2003.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell' students prevented from enlisting
12:00 AM — Nine people were charged with trespassing yesterday after staging a sit-in protest when four openly gay college students weren't allowed to enlist in the U.S. Army.The four students -- Jessica Arvidson, Stacey Booe, Matt Hill Comer and Alex Nini -- were participating in the Right to Serve campaign, a national effort by the group Soulforce protesting the federal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
21st September 2006
Russian transgender's killer sentenced to life 4
12:00 AM — A transgender woman was stabbed to death by a man whom had left a gay club with him, the St Petersburg Times reports.Lucas McCauley, 30, frequented a well known gay and transgender club dressed as a woman named Reshae.The murder was being considered as a possible hate crime.
Scotland less equal for LGBT 1
12:00 AM — The Scottish Executive has backtracked on gay hate crime legislation , according to Scottish LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) group Equality NetworkEquality Network highlights that in October 2004 the Scottish Executive's Working Group on Hate Crime recommended to the Executive that they should introduce a 'statutory aggravation' so that a crime motivated by hate on grounds of sexual orientation, would be treated as an aggravated crime, and sentenced accordingly.
Japan pushed to uphold gay rights
12:00 AM — A move to eliminate "sexual orientation" from a Japanese city's groundbreaking antidiscrimination ordinance would be a damaging blow to the cause of full equality, gay activists at Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the city's mayor this week.The city assembly of Miyakonojo has begun debating the proposed changes week but Scott Long, director of HRW's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights programme warned that equality should never be taken away.
South Korea tips gay film for Oscar success
12:00 AM — South Korea has only recently taken homosexuality off its list of "unacceptable social acts," but now the conservative country has picked a gay themed production as its Foreign Language Film submission for next year's Oscars.The film, King and Clown, has been a surprise hit in South Korea selling over 12 million tickets, and now it hopes to follow the success of gay themed cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain which proved a hit at the Academy Awards this year.
Conference to address "hidden" HIV poverty link
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12:00 AM — The Liberal Democrats must include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) MPs in their commitment to equality and making the party more representative, campaigners have warned.Speaking at the party's annual conference in Brighton this week, Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay charity Stonewall told a fringe meeting of DELGA, the LibDem's LGBT lobby group, that a motion passed by members to improve the representation of women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities, should also cover the gay community.
British students protest for LGBT rights in Uganda. 2
12:00 AM — The National Union of Students (NUS) is organising an emergency demonstration outside the Ugandan embassy this week over continued persecution of the LGBT community within the country.The NUS LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) led campaign will be handing a letter of protest to the Ugandan embassy calling on the country to respect equality and freedom.
20th September 2006
Dis-Orientations: A Chinese gay revolution?
12:00 AM — A new play in London aims to tell the tale of modernisation and self-expression in developing areas of China, PinkNews.co.uk's Marc Shoffman asks if this production can help challenge the country's taboo attitude towards homosexuality."We will have to turn the lights down on the gay sex scene," Dis-Orientations' artistic director Michael Walling admits when asked if his new play, which attempts to merge Chinese Opera and British theatre, would work in China.


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Both harnesses make use of the brand's 3D-Vent technology, designed around the ethos that a comfortable climbing harness has a large surface area, in order to distribute pressure as evenly as possible. With this in mind the harnesses are designed with waist and leg loop width measurements up to 60cm. In order to ensure maximum comfort 3D-Vent harnesses are not flat like many other climbing harnesses, rather they make use of ergonomic 3D shaping, which is particularly evident in the leg loops that are contoured using an elastic mesh insert.
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Former 'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry has grabbed himself a role in the forthcoming 'Coronation Street' musical.The winner of last year's 'Popstar to Operastar' will make a guest appearance in 'Street of Dreams' when it visits Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on 29 and 30 May.
Joe will sing the final number in the show, joining a cast that includes Paul O'Grady, Kym Marsh and 'Coronation Street' veterans Julie Goodyear and Kevin Kennedy.
"I can't wait to be stood on stage in my home town alongside the cast of Corrie singing this beautiful finale number. It's an honour."
Other stars of the soap appearing in the 'Coronation Street' musical include William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, and Katy Cavanagh, who plays Julie Carp. [The Sun/STV]
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Ricky Gervais' new pilot 'Derek' has premiered to critics at BAFTA. Early reviews of the show, about a nursing home worker with learning difficulties, have been positive, with the Radio Times calling it 'a sensitive comedy drama that recalls the sudden cries from the heart we saw at the end of 'Extras' and, particularly, 'The Office'.' Gervais is said to be already turning it into a series. [Radio Times]
Tom Jones has slated Amanda Holden in the latest 'Britain's Got Talent' vs 'The Voice' spat, after she questioned whether the 71-year-old singer would last the whole series. He batted off the joke, saying: "I had no idea who she was or what she did." [Daily Star]
'Yes, Prime Minister' is to make a comeback after 24 years off the screen. A new series, penned by its original writers Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay, will be shown on comedy channel Gold. [The Sun]


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