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DUBAI, U.A.E., 5th August 2013: Arabian Adventures, the Middle East's leading Destination Management Company (DMC) and part of the Emirates Group, has signed an agreement with Travel Professional Group (TPG) based in Kiev, Ukraine.
Under the agreement, TPG – a leading tour operator in Ukraine – will have Arabian Adventures as its partner in the UAE, providing DMC services to its clients including hotel reservations, transfers, in-resort assistance as well as tours and excursions in Russian.
"Arabian Adventures sees strong potential in Ukraine's leisure travel market. We will work closely with TPG in promoting Dubai, and the UAE, as a destination of choice among Ukrainian travellers. To meet the increased demand and requirements from this market, we are enhancing our offerings in Russian, adding tours and increasing frequencies," said Peter Payet, Senior Vice President, Arabian Adventures.
"I look forward to working with Arabian Adventures. My team and I are very happy to hear about Emirates' daily flights to Kiev and are positive about the tremendous benefit this brings to both our countries. TPG assures its full support to make the route a great success – as we promote travel between Kiev and Dubai," said Elena Getmantseva, General Director, TPG.
Emirates recently announced its services to Kiev which commences on 16th January 2014, and will provide convenient global connections via Dubai to Ukraine's population of 45 million, as well as support the country's key exports.
"With the announcement of daily flights to Kiev, Ukrainian travellers will be able to fly non-stop to our Dubai hub and conveniently connect to other destinations in the Indian Ocean Islands and Asia. This will surely help our businesses grow further," added Mr Payet.
Statistics from Dubai's Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) show that last year Dubai welcomed 70,471 visitors from Ukraine. In the first quarter of this year (January to March 2013), there was a 24.6 per cent increase in visitor numbers from Ukraine to Dubai.
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Book your room at Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Kaan - Adults Only -All Inclusive
Get an overview of this hotelAdults-only resort with 4 restaurants and full-service spa
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We carefully hand-picked this hotel based on its dedication to service and excellent guest reviews.
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Situated by the ocean, this all-inclusive resort is within 1 mi (2 km) of Aktun Chen and Riviera Maya Golf Club. Xcacel Beach and Xcacel-Xcacelito Sanctuary are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
Along with 4 restaurants, this resort has a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a snack bar/deli, and coffee/tea in the lobby.
Room Amenities
All 420 rooms feature thoughtful touches like pillow menus and bathrobes, along with conveniences such as sitting areas and coffee makers. Free WiFi and balconies are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- 24-hour room service
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Activities and facilities/equipment
Water activities
- Kayaking
- Snorkeling
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Windsurfing
Land activities
- Bicycling
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Aerobics
- Dancing
- Pilates
- Yoga
Not included
- Use of golf cart
Hotel Amenities
Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Kaan - Adults Only -All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Kaan - Adults Only -All Inclusive features a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. Dining is available at one of the resort's 4 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This all-inclusive resort also offers spa services, multilingual staff, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 36
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Outdoor pool
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Snack bar/deli
- Spa services on site
- Total number of rooms - 420
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2010
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Access via exterior corridors
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Ceiling fan
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Pillow menu
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Satellite TV service
- Separate sitting area
- Shower only
- Slippers
Where to Eat
Yal-ku - This buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Alux - This restaurant serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Maiko - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Snack Bar El Cenote - Onsite buffet restaurant.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa, Bahia Spa. Services include massages, facials, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. The spa is equipped with a mud bath and a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Manicures and pedicures
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Mud bath in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- This property welcomes adults only.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
Caters to adults only
No elevators
Optional extras
- Late check-out fee: MXN 1500
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Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services, and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

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10 Habits of Really, Really Ridiculously Stylish People
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Kate Moss, Olivia Palermo, Tom Ford and more weigh on everything from closet organization to bikini waxes. Read on after the jump!
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On Loungewear
I don't wear anything in bed. In fact, I rarely wear clothes at all when I am at home.- Tom Ford
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On Labels
I go with what looks good on me — no matter who makes it. – Olivia Palermo
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On Bikini Waxes
I love Brazilians, Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15. – Victoria Beckham
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On Pricey Denim
I don't want them to be "designed." Jeans should be jeans. – Emmanuelle Alt
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On Emulating Other People's Style
It's not bad to copy a celebrity—God, no! That's what they're there for! – Rachel Zoe
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On Closet Organization
Don't SQUEEZE the clothes on each other: like flowers in the garden [they] need their space!" – Anna Dello Russo
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On Flying
It's all about the blanket. Blanket, pillow, and red wine. You should always be asleep on a plane. – Kate Moss
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On Being Financially Independent
Money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what's sexy. It's ridiculous. - Beyonce
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On Breakup Haircuts
Buy a lipstick instead. Go and kiss loads of other people, but don't f*cking touch your hair, as you'll still feel sad—and you'll have weird hair. –Alexa Chung
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Sleep is easier to make up than a unique evening. - Diane Von Furstenberg
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Alien Babel Tech recently discovered that the HTC Vanguard, a T-Mobile operating with a HSPA+ network has a speed, which surpasses many other networks. The man who presented the benchmark at first place was Mike Bibik, a Senior Interaction Designer for T-mobile. This high-speed crazy machine has two other names like G1 Blaze Vision and Glacier. Other high-speed smartphones in the market are the Samsung Unlocked Galaxy S and the iPhone 4. When compared with the HTC Vanguard, these two phones scored 50% less than the HTC Vanguard in terms of CPU and GPU performance. A fast GPU and CPU obviously offer the users fast net connections on the phone.
This high speed facilitates browsing and downloading and thus makes phone web an enjoyable experience for its users. Earlier even if smartphones had amazing resolution and most of the key features downloading speed on the phone was very low. Thus they could not raise much in the markets. Now with highly compatible application desired speed is available on an Android Operating System. Also to increase the battery life of the phones microSIM cards have been developed. These are greatly reduced versions in terms of size.
Once the SIM card size gets reduced developers can get an opportunity to increase the battery size. This will offer longer browsing hours on the phone. These microSIM chips have been designed from 45 nm transistors and the next version promises to make it even smaller! The price of this device has not yet been finalized. One thing is that after getting high ratings on the net speed the price is expected to be pretty high and so it might not be economical for all classes of the society. Nevertheless this new HTC Vanguard phone definitely is a contribution to the world of today's smartphones.


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10 U.S. Code § 2400 - Low-rate initial production of new systems
(a) Determination of Quantities To Be Procured for Low-Rate Initial Production.—
(1) In the course of the development of a major system, the determination of what quantity of articles of that system should be procured for low-rate initial production (including the quantity to be procured for preproduction verification articles) shall be made—
(2) In this section, the term "milestone B decision" means the decision to approve the system development and demonstration of a major system by the official of the Department of Defense designated to have the authority to make that decision.
(3) Any increase from a quantity determined under paragraph (1) may only be made with the approval of the official making the determination.
(4) The quantity of articles of a major system that may be procured for low-rate initial production may not be less than one operationally configured production unit unless another quantity is established at the milestone B decision.
(5) The Secretary of Defense shall include a statement of the quantity determined under paragraph (1) in the first SAR submitted with respect to the program concerned after that quantity is determined. If the quantity exceeds 10 percent of the total number of articles to be produced, as determined at the milestone B decision with respect to that system, the Secretary shall include in the statement the reasons for such quantity. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "SAR" means a Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section 2432 of this title.
(b) Low-Rate Initial Production of Weapon Systems.— Except as provided in subsection (c), low-rate initial production with respect to a new system is production of the system in the minimum quantity necessary—
(1) to provide production-configured or representative articles for operational tests pursuant to section 2399 of this title;
(c) Low-Rate Initial Production of Naval Vessel and Satellite Programs.— With respect to naval vessel programs and military satellite programs, low-rate initial production is production of items at the minimum quantity and rate that
Source(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 803(a),Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1487; amended Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3015,Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3332; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1062(d), div. D, title XLIII, § 4321(b)(13),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 444, 673; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 821(c),Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1182.)
Prior Provisions
2001—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 107–107, § 821(c)(1), substituted "milestone B" for "milestone II".
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–107substituted "milestone B" for "milestone II" and "system development and demonstration" for "engineering and manufacturing development".
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 107–107, § 821(c)(1), substituted "milestone B" for "milestone II".
1996—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 104–106, § 4321(b)(13), substituted "this paragraph" for "the preceding sentence".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1062(d), struck out "(1)" before "With respect to", redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) of former par. (1) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "For each naval vessel program and military satellite program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report providing—
"(A) an explanation of the rate and quantity prescribed for low-rate initial production and the considerations in establishing that rate and quantity;
"(B) a test and evaluation master plan for that program; and
"(C) an acquisition strategy for that program that has been approved by the Secretary, to include the procurement objectives in terms of total quantity of articles to be procured and annual production rates."
1994—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–355, § 3015(1), substituted "this section" for "paragraph (1)" and "engineering and manufacturing development" for "full-scale engineering development".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 103–355, § 3015(2), (3), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 103–355, § 3015(2), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and inserted after first sentence "If the quantity exceeds 10 percent of the total number of articles to be produced, as determined at the milestone II decision with respect to that system, the Secretary shall include in the statement the reasons for such quantity."
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
For effective date and applicability of amendment by section 4321(b)(13) ofPub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 ofPub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 2302 of this title.
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15 U.S. Code § 7301 - National Construction Safety Teams
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(a) Establishment
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (in this chapter referred to as the "Director") is authorized to establish National Construction Safety Teams (in this chapter referred to as a "Team") for deployment after events causing the failure of a building or buildings that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential for substantial loss of life. To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall establish and deploy a Team within 48 hours after such an event. The Director shall promptly publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of each Team.
(b) Purpose of investigation; duties
(1) Purpose
The purpose of investigations by Teams is to improve the safety and structural integrity of buildings in the United States.
(2) Duties
A Team shall—
(C) recommend, as necessary, specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices based on the findings made pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(c) Procedures
(1) Development
Not later than 3 months after October 1, 2002, the Director, in consultation with the United States Fire Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop procedures for the establishment and deployment of Teams. The Director shall update such procedures as appropriate. Such procedures shall include provisions—
(D) guiding the disclosure of information under section 7306 of this title;
(E) guiding the conduct of investigations under this chapter, including procedures for providing written notice of inspection authority under section 7303 (a) of this title and for ensuring compliance with any other applicable law;
(F) identifying and prescribing appropriate conditions for the provision by the Director of additional resources and services Teams may need;
(G) to ensure that investigations under this chapter do not impede and are coordinated with any search and rescue efforts being undertaken at the site of the building failure;
(H) for regular briefings of the public on the status of the investigative proceedings and findings;
(I) guiding the Teams in moving and preserving evidence as described in section 7303 (a)(4), (b)(2), and (d)(4) of this title;
(J) providing for coordination with Federal, State, and local entities that may sponsor research or investigations of building failures, including research conducted under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 [42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.]; and
Source(Pub. L. 107–231, § 2,Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 107–305, § 15,Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2381.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(1)(E), (G), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, as amended, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.
The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, referred to subsec. (c)(1)(J), is Pub. L. 95–124, Oct. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 1098, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 86 (§ 7701 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of Title 42 and Tables.
2002—Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 107–305, which directed the substitution of "section 7306 of this title;" for "section 7307 of this title;" in subsec. (c)(1)(d), was executed to subsec. (c)(1)(D), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Short Title
Pub. L. 107–231, § 1,Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 281a of this title] may be cited as the 'National Construction Safety Team Act'."
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Sunset Pilates
at Pier 5 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Students will learn proper technique, core muscle strength, spinal alignment and shoulder stabilization.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Bowery Presents: Spoon
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Doors 6PM / Show 7PM Spoon is comprised of four gentlemen: Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey and Rob Pope. Spoon full-lengths have included Telephono (1996), A Series Of…
Category: Concerts
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Bryant Park Tai Chi
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center. Open to all ages and experience levels.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
2014 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition is a cornerstone of the park's visual arts program and is widely acclaimed for the ambition, breadth & innovation of the works on view.
Category: Art, Waterfront
The NY World's Fairs and the Port Authority Bringing Trade, Travel and Tourism to Queens, The Region and the World
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In our continuing celebration of the New York World's Fairs, enjoy this Port Authority multimedia exhibit.
Category: Art, History
Art in the Garden: Harvesting Our History: The Story of Queens Botanical Garden
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Get a sense of Queens Botanical Garden's past and how both the 1939 and 1964 New York World's Fairs influenced the Garden's development.
Category: Art, Festivals, History, Seniors
Restore and Maintain the Wetlands of Randall's Island Park
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with us to restore and maintain the wetlands in Randall's Island Park. Projects include trail maintenance, weeding, planting, litter and debris removal, and…
Category: Volunteer
Exhibition - George Boorujy: Taxonomy
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Taxonomy is a collection of George Boorujy's dynamic large-scale paintings of North American animals with disarmingly human characteristics, as well as a series of his…
Category: Art, Seniors
Story Time Photography Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Photographer, Sandra Ayala's Story Time Exhibition of imaginative photography will inspire your imagination. Ayala is a self-taught artist and registered nurse.…
Category: Art
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If you are looking to enjoy the many wonderful restaurants that New York has to offer, Restaurant Week is the perfect way to see them all without breaking the bank.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - Sunday, March 16, 2014
Where: Merriam Theater
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Cirkopolis combines the worlds of circus, dance, and theater. In the heart of a stern and imposing city, giant gears and dark portals symbolize a mechanism that crushes individuality. Twelve acrobats and multidisciplinary artists rebel against monotony, reinvent themselves, and challenge the limits of the factory-city. In a world where fantasy provokes reality, the veil of anonymity is lifted and replaced by bursts of color. Cirkopolis unfolds like an elemental universe: jugglers brave the space, a contortionist is lifted by her companions in a surge of inspiration, and aerial artists defy the height of skyscrapers. Experiencing Cirkopolis is stepping into the dance of the Cyr wheel, surrendering to the virtuosity of the diabolo, dreading the audacity of the German wheel, and discovering the candor of a man who dreams only of dancing.
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|Butler Man Injured in Cove Creek Wreck
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A Tennessee man was injured in a mid afternoon crash Saturday on US 321 in Sugar Grove. Trooper Hendrix said that 27-year old Adam Lee Potter looked down to the floorboard of his car after something dropped on the floor—possibly his cell phone—and when he looked up, he was off of the roadway.
The 2010 Chevy passenger car overturned after it ran off of the road in the 2:20pm wreck, causing the Butler Tennessee man non life-threatening head cuts and neck injuries for which he was transported to Watauga Medical Center by Watauga Medics. Hendrix said he cited Adam Lee Potter for both Failure to Maintain Lane Control and No Operators License.
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The London Film Critics' Circle Film Awards - Press Room
Helena Bonham Carter, winner of the Dilys Powell Award For Excellence... News PhotoArts Culture and Entertainment,Awards Ceremony,Awards Of The London Film Critics Circle,Celebrities,England,Film,Film Industry,Helena Bonham Carter,London - England,Mayfair Hotel,Portrait,Press Room,UK,Vertical,WinningPhotographer Dave M. BenettCollection: Getty Images Entertainment 2013 Dave M. BenettLONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Helena Bonham Carter, winner of the Dilys Powell Award For Excellence in Film, poses in the press room at The London Critics Circle Film Awards at the May Fair Hotel on January 20, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)


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I shall start with several books that spend much of their time beside my bed or sitting proud a top my shelves.
Please refrain from retelling the story, Talk about it's teachings and it's lessons not how it taught them. After all; this is a book you treasure and want to have others enjoy, And the best way to enjoy a book is to sit down on a sunny moaning with a cool drink and rise from your chair in time to prepare your evening meal during which you will mull over the tale and decode it's tragedies and it's glimmers of golden epiphanies.
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Now starting from the middle:
The Fault In Our Stars John Green
'As the tides washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the ocean: "Conjoiner rejoiner poisoner concealer reveltor. Look at it, rising up and rising down, taking everything with it."
"What's that?" I asked
"Water," the Dutchman said. "Well, and time."
-PETER VAN HOUTEN, An imperial Affliction'
You might think it odd for me to talk about how i feel this book is important by referring to it's epigraph which is of course a quote form a different book. I would suggest Imperial Affliction as i have heard it to be a wonderful and deep book and I know of at least two people who loved it dearly; So if you ever find a copy please tell me, I promise high rewards.
The Authors note is also important, It teaches us an important message that I carry with me as a reminder; "Neither novels nor their readers benefit from attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species." It tells you an important thing, a message that every religion has missed, that things don't have to be true to matter. A book can affect and shape your life further than any truth could.
This is not the only message hiding amongst the tale of Hazel and Augustus, The knowledge of coming death and impending doom sits strongly on both their shoulders. Not because they are poets or philosophers but because of terminal illness and the knowledge that the fight can not last forever. The idea of life is not permanent, that one day everyone will be dead and nobody will be alive to remember Aristotle or Cleopatra let alone you. But this is not a morbid book, although it is a tragedy, it displays human oblivion and all that surrounds it; To think of today and not tomorrow, as the future is just a series of present.
It is widely available, being a recent release and best seller, so any good contemporary bookshop should stock a copy. I will talk about several other John Green books, as like I said I am going though a pile not a list; and will add books as i please and extend entries when I figure out something new or a way to phrase my feelings.
The Alchesmist Paulo Coelho
[This is my favorite book and I have read it many times, but find it difficult to explain it's meaning and purpose.
Ostensibly it is the tale of a Shepard, Santiago, and his search for his treasure; But that is not interesting at all. The book talks about the heart and the soul and of Love. (the book is translated and I fear the english language may be missing a word for what it means, but "Love" is a decent substitute for what it is trying to mold into words)
Love is about Complexity and beauty, the reverse of entropy. It takes simple things and builds them up into marvelous things.]
This Is also a contemporary book and available from many bookshops, and i highly recommend reading it as that is the only way to find out it's teachings.
The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon
[TBA: give me a couple of days to finish re-reading it]
Contemporary, took a bit of searching.
Looking For Alaska John Green
[It made me cry. It still makes me cry. I am going to stop writing this and stare at the ceiling for a bit... John green is really good at building characters you care about, and i don't think i can talk about it without spoilers so please read the book.]
This Is also a contemporary book and available from many bookshops.
Paper Towns John Green
[Amazing, it's about what we expect people to be and who they are, and the difference between loving the visible and invisible parts of a person. It is about dedication and hope. It is also about how our lives are clotted by the future; Going to school to get into University, to get a job, to pay your pension, to die. That maybe we need to look at what our time on earth is, a series of nows, being impulsive and doing what you want to be doing rather than preparing your tomb.
It is also about the complete converse of that, Planning and Preparing, The dreams of a 10 year old cross hatched with the ambition of a 16 year old. The idea of what you wanted people to be, what you thought they where, and who they are; Which can be surprising in many ways.]
If you have read TFiOS or Looking for Alaska then the plot will seem predictable, but there is a greater significance to the tragedy and the idea of "I love you, Present tense".
It's hiding somewhere and has a very cool cover What's his name
[Really cool]
The Good People Steve Cockayne
[This is really fucked up, but so brilliant]
This Is also a contemporary book.
Excuse the half a million edits.
P.S. Is it possible to get some type of spoiler tag so that people can hide entire entries (other than the title and author of course) as it's kinda impossible to talk about some books without giving the game away.


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By Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to allow people displaced by Superstorm Sandy to vote at polling places outside their home districts.
"We want everyone to vote. Just because you're displaced doesn't mean you're disenfranchised," Cuomo said at a news conference Monday evening.
Cuomo said that residents who vote outside their home district would be able to vote for statewide races and for president anywhere in the state. They would be unable to vote in certain races -- such as for the state Legislature and local seats -- if they are voting in a district outside their home district. Residents would have to vote by affidavit ballot.
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The state Board of Elections on Monday said some polling places in Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Suffolk counties have already been relocated.
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The elections board has set up a toll-free number to assist voters with questions about voting, poll site changes and absentee ballots. The number is 1-855-NYS-SANDY (1-855-697-7263).
The state's elections website (www.elections.ny.gov) will have updated changes to polling sites. New York City residents can check the city's Board of Elections in the City of New York website (www.vote.nyc.ny.us).
Absentee ballots can be cast at local elections boards in person through Monday. Absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than Monday or dropped off no later than 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Polls are open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 pm. Elections will be held for state Legislature, Congress and president, as well as for some local boards.
The Rockland County Board of Elections said that a polling site in New City has been moved. Residents who normally vote at Woodglen Elementary School will vote Tuesday at New City Elementary School.
In Sullivan County, residents who vote at the Forestburgh Town Hall will vote at Forestburgh Fire House.
Good-government groups earlier Monday had called on Cuomo to allow New Yorkers displaced by the storm to cast an affidavit ballot at any polling place in the state.
"This is a straightforward and practical solution to a difficult problem facing too many voters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy's devastation," said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause/NY, in a statement.


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The St. Luce Mets begin a best-of-three series Northern Division Championship series tonight against the Jupiter Hammerheads, SAL affiliate of the Miami Marlins.
These are two of the better offenses in the FSL, Jupiter is second in runs scored (623) and St. Lucie is third (613). St. Lucie was second in OPS (.733) while Jupiter is fifth (.713) and both teams have offenses with .336 on-base percentages. Given the fact that the two offenses got on base at the same rate, and St. Lucie hit for more power, it's a little odd that Jupiter has scored more runs. St. Lucie lead the FSL in homeruns (106) and was second in doubles (251) and stolen bases (167). Jupiter is tied for sixth in homers and was third in doubles, while occupying one of the bottom steps on the ladder (ninth) in stolen bases (99).
St. Lucie and Jupiter had the top two ERAs in the FSL as St. Lucie was first at 3.34 and Jupiter was second at 3.51. St. Lucie was third in strikeouts (1027) while Jupiter was fourth (1013) while St. Lucie walked the second-fewest batters (378) while Jupiter was fifth (415).
The Hammerheads are led by two of the Marlins' best prospects: RHP Jose Fernandez and CF Christian Yelich.
Fernandez began his season with Greensboro in the South Atlantic League, but was promoted to the FSL in early July three and a half weeks before his 20th birthday. He's simply the best pitching prospect I saw in the SAL this year (I missed Dylan Bundy due to some unfortunate scheduling). He's big – listed at 6'3″ and a strong 230 pounds with mid-upper 90s heat (93-97) and a slider with sharp two-plane break. In the SAL, there were times when the slider got away from him, but it certainly has plus potential. Oh, and he's been dominant in the FSL as well with a 1.96 ERA in 11 games and 59 strikeouts against 17 walks in 55 innings with just 38 hits allowed.
The joy of short series is that if he can deliver the Hammerheads a win in game one in his matchup with RHP Logan Verrett, the 'Heads need to win just one of the final two in St. Lucie Wednesday and Thursday.
The 20-year old Yelich, is just a really good outfield prospect with a lean body – 6'4″ and listed at 190 pounds. He is the kind of prospect that the Mets hope Brandon Nimmo can become. Yelich led the FSL in OPS (.922) as part of a .330/.404/.519 line with 29 doubles, five triples and 12 homers in 106 games. He steals bases (20-for-26) but his real calling card is his smooth swing from the left side. Yelich got really hot in the second half of 2011 and then helped lead the Greensboro Grasshoppers over the Savannah Sand Gnats in the SAL Championship Series. This year, he hit a bonkers .362/.435/.517 with 30 walks against 40 strikeouts in 62 games in the second half. St. Lucie manager Ryan Ellis, who skippered Savannah a year ago, has seen this movie before.
Yelich's bash brother is RF Marcell Ozuna, who led the FSL with 24 homers, one more than St. Lucie's Cory Vaughn. Ozuna finished with a scorching August as well: .365/.421/.673 with eight double and eight homers in 27 games.
The Hammerheads are a little more top-heavy, but the St. Lucie Mets are deeper.
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Can you be a Vegan Beekeeper? ~ Will Curley
Beekeeping and the Ethical Vegan.
"Can a vegan keep bees?"
I haven't eaten meat since 2007.
In 2009, I stopped eating eggs and cheese.
I don't wear leather or wool.
I read at least 100 words of small print on ingredient lists every day.
I make annoyingly complex orders whenever I eat out.
However, depending on whom you ask:
I may or may not be vegan.
This is because I work with tens of thousands of animals, and I thoroughly enjoy their products.
In fact, I think they produce the coolest substance currently on the planet: honey.
I keep bees in upstate New York, and will have more hives in New York City this year, yet I don't feel as though I am in violation of my own moral code. I was discussing veganism and beekeeping recently, and a friend asked me, "As a beekeeper, how can you call yourself a vegan?" I had to think about it. Surely there are plenty of hard-liners who would say that playing with bees disqualifies me from the vegan club.
The distinction I draw is this: I did not start keeping bees because I plan on getting rich off honey sales or wax dividends. I started keeping bees because they fascinate me. Even more important from an ecological standpoint, the commercial use of bees as pollinators is causing bees to die off by the billions. Providing a home for bees where they will not be mistreated, shipped across country on the backs of giant trucks or given genetically modified crops to eat doesn't sound exploitative to me.
It sounds like the right thing to do.
My primary goal is to help my two hives to flourish. I haven't harvested anything from my bees so far. This might change in the future. If it did, I wouldn't be taking anything that the bees would miss. Bees naturally produce more honey, wax and propolis than they need each year.
{Everything you wanted to know about beekeeping but were afraid to ask!}
An amateur apiarist collects honey from his or her hives differently than a commercial beekeeper does. To understand this significant difference, you must understand the structure of the hive.
Starting at the bottom, you have one or two "deep boxes" which are roughly 12 inches in height. Above the deep boxes, you have a queen excluder – a metal grate that allows smaller bees through, but keeps the queen in the deep box. Above the queen excluder you have smaller versions of the deep box called "honey supers." These are between 5 and 8 inches in height. The honey supers are where the beekeeper can harvest honey safely. The queen is unable to reach these boxes, so they remain free of eggs and larvae.
When honey is harvested in a commercial setting, there is usually one deep box, and as many honey supers stacked on top as gravity will allow. This causes the already busy bees to work overtime.When the hive is that big, bees assume they need enough honey to fill it in order to survive the winter. The worker bees literally work themselves to death to fill these supers. The commercial beekeeper then swoops in and takes all the supers, and replaces their food with sugar water to feed them over the winter. That doesn't seem fair to me. It is not a healthy diet for the bees, either.
In my hives, there are 2 deep boxes with one small super on top. This means the bees can store as much as 160 pounds of honey per hive all for themselves, while I take between 10 and thirty pounds as rent. This leaves both me and my bees with more honey than we know what to do with.
Another issue raised in the "vegan beekeeper" controversy was smoking. During hive inspections (necessary to ensure healthy hives) smoke is blown into the hive and at the bees to keep them distracted while the beekeeper looks around inside their home. Surely, my friend said, this constitutes cruelty on a massive level.
The first is that when bees smell smoke, they begin to wonder if a forest fire is approaching. To play it safe, they stop doing their normal job of protecting the hive and begin filling a special gland they have called a honey stomach with all the honey they can. They do this so that if their home burns down, they can begin searching for a new home on a full stomach.
The second reason that we smoke our hives is to calm the bees. One of the main ways bees communicate is through pheromones. If, in opening the hive, we spook a single bee, she might release her panic pheromone. This would cause all the bees to panic, and many of them would die in the chaos. Blowing cool burlap smoke over them overwhelms their sense of smell without overheating them. As the smoke dissipates, so too does their worry, and before long they go on doing whatever they were doing before the inspection. I don't think of smoking my bees as any different than a dog owner bribing their companion with a treat. Both humans get their desired result and both pets get to pig out.
I believe beekeeping is not only a fascinating way to explore the natural world, but also an important step in protecting and maintaining a healthy environment. This holds whether you live out in the country or in a big city. In fact, city honey tends to be purer and less full of fertilizers and pesticides than honey produced out in "greener" areas.
As with all things, there are shades of grey in the morality of producing and eating honey. Not all honey is cruelly produced, nor is all honey ethically produced. The important thing is that some beekeepers consistently put their bees and the health of the environment first. If you are interested in helping bees to survive, and if you want to ensure that more honey is ethically produced, then support support your local apiary. Or better yet, start your own!
Will Curley was born and raised in New York City. After spending 4 wonderful years in Boulder attending Naropa University, he has returned home to New York. He was trained in the art of beekeeping by Andrew Cote, founder of Bees Without Borders. When Will is not busy with work or the bees, he can usually be found making vegan soap, or missing the mountain sun.
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44 Responses to "Can you be a Vegan Beekeeper? ~ Will Curley"
I posted this to the Elephant Green Facebook page. Thanks for sharing!
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If I was going to keep bees, I think I would want to learn from you!
Thanks, Will.
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Aw shucks. I'm flattered, Lorin.
– Will
Very cool post. I avoid honey because I do not think it is vegan. But I would consider adding honey back into my diet if I could find a local source who raises bees as you do and collected the honey ethically.
Check your local farmers market. Or, if you have a back yard, or some free roof space….
How is honey not vegan, but all of the vegetables that are only available because of pollination by bees are vegan?
Thanks, very educational and engaging. I love honey and appreciate the medicinal qualities of it. Can your ethical treatment of Bees scale to support more people enjoying honey ethically? Meaning is it a question of what amount of profit is ethical vs. whether harvesting is abusive? Jamie
I think the best way for more people to enjoy honey would be to have more beekeepers. In scaling up production, i think it goes without saying that the more hives you have, the less individual attention / care each hive gets. I'm sure there are people who have dozens of hives who try their best to do good by their bees, but i think I'll be happy with just a few hives to play with.
so interesting… thank you so much for sharing!!!
Thank you for being so Awesome!! Keep (…) up the good work 😀
Ha! thanks. I'll do my best.
– Will
It's called an eco-system, it's all integrated like, you know? That's how it works.
It just so happens that life on this planet evolved in such a way that the structures swallowed each-other to survive.
Veganism, as an ethical method, can be noble, in it's way, but it must be understood as being contrary to the fundamentals of how the eco-system functions.
So, apiary away.
Also, screw veganism, fruitarianism seems much more enlightened to me.
I can sympathise with veganism for predators being contrary to eco systems. But for humans? All other primates are vegan (or fruitarian) and we are not any more designed for hunting than they are. I can see how husbandry has become an integral and important part of our present day eco system but that is not the same as saying that veganism is in any way unnatural, surely? I'd say it is far more unnatural for us to eat meat. We have to cook it for starters.
Fruitarianism was espoused by She, one of the most enlightened fictive people ever. So how can it not be good ; )
Well, they aren't. Our closest cousin, chimpanzee, eats meat and insects, and hunts in packs. We're omnivorous -not eating meat is more a concious ethical choice than anything else. Patching it up with "back to the nature" slogans is harmful, I think.
Thank you. I have always thought of eating as an individual choice and I am tired of vegans vegetarians and pescaterians making me feel bad for my occasional cheeseburger.
Maybe you should take a visit to a slotterhouse where animals are chained and dragged upside down before being brutally murdered, and this is only after a pathetic existance of a life in a crowded barn, where their pumped full of hormones (not to mention the natural stress hormones released during this whole process)… that you are then consuming… maybe then you will re-think the next time you decide to chow down on that cheeseburger.
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I love this! I find it so refreshing when people can reeimagine their lifestyle to meet their personal ethics, labels be damned. I'm a vegan too, and I think what you do is beautiful. Bees are so important. I'm glad you can offer them a good home!
Hi will – fully endorse your lifestyle and the use of moveable frames but not the queen excluder. Let them find their 'size' naturally , they will only expand to the brood size that will cope with the amount of forage they can gather. I agree they are captivating insects – time stands still when I'm with my bees – I feel connected to nature when I watch them.
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great article about putting black and white labels on a greyscale situation.
You sir… you are AWESOME! indeed the world of bees are fascinating. Thanks for sharing this article. Keep it up!
Ha. thanks. I'll tell the bees you send your regards.
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As a Vegan a main principle is for the love of animals and your article truely speaks to how we can work together with these amazing creatures with compassion so we are able to receive the wonderful health benefits of honey products.
Thanks for teaching me about apiary Mr. Curley. I don't see how this is fair.
Correct me if I'm wrong: You are using smoke so that you can take their excess honey away. If they willingly shared their honey would be a different story. Keep in mind I'm not here to judge. I have faults just like many.
Hi Will, Thank-you for a succinct and informative post. I'm a vegan and would like to keep bees. I now feel comfortable about building a hive with a single small super and having some of their honey. Best Regards, Tony
I love this. I'm also a vegan who raises chickens and am hopefully going to start beekeeping this coming spring. Any chance you could email me directly? I haves couple questions for you. Thanks!
Nice article but I still wonder how many bee keepers are as ethical as you are? It is way out of balance a few ethical bee keepers like you cannot provide all the honey needed for the not so ethical consumers. Allthough so much honey was not even produced by bees but by man i still pitty the poor bees. As much as I like your article I would still not recommend others to consume honey because there are too many bee keepers in it for the money and we don't need or miss the honey.
**** hmm but bees don't want to have a keeper***** (rest on that for a bit…)
oh ok you realize that since you don't get stung that much they must be ok with it…. oh then you just realized that the bees you have are domesticated … enslaved for generations until they evolved out of their natural defenses… well if thats the case then why not keep some other domesticated animals as long as they are fascinating right see its ok :-D!! yay cows are fascinating! you know the indian people see this too oh and its ok to drink the milk because they provide extra that they don't need….. well might as well keep chickens too and eat the eggs all of them won't hatch so its completely ok,…. oh since thats the case lets eat them when they get old so its not a waste, screw burying them, the earth wouldn't mind right? the other life forms that could use the excess honey and eggs like worms or ants who benefit the soil don't matter all that matters is me and my own personal enjoyment yay!!!! ;-D !! ……WRONG . No matter how positive your attitude and reasons are and are justified if you're "owning bees" you are not helping animal liberation, you will always be made an example of the problems of the vegan society. Your article is making it seem like owning bees is ok and you are hurting your own vegan community. well you're not vegan just almost. Like a guy who says he doesn't smoke cigarettes except on holidays, close but no cigar. badumpCH ……. cmon bro become a full fledged vegan,,, that beekeeping you're doing (and all the animal loving 'farmers' that agree with you) it's too late for that. its 2014 if we don't end slavery and our justification for it onto our fellow earthlings then we will fall victim as slaves to our own selves. we need to end this before it gets out of hand. get your head out of the 1800's and start thinking about the 2000 teens. and i really mean that in the most sincere way , i had to be sarcastic to show you how flawed this thinking is. good day sir.
Hmm… so no, I don't consider you a vegan.
I feel like there are just so many ways people want to force themselves to use animal products. Bees produce honey to help feed their children and promote their hives. That's why it's produced. It has never been produced for others to take. All animals produce things for a reason. It's a simple ecological observation, that energy that goes into something must go into helping the fitness (reproduction of the species) or it's negative time spent aka it doesn't help the species or the colony. The bees aren't dumb. Bees are highly intelligent animals who's dances can express the angle of the sun to the degree, the distance of the flowers to the kilometer, and more. I think keeping bees is fine, promoting bees is great. But why steal something they produce for themselves? Imagine if you built your own house and created a garden plot. You have your vegetables and every day someone comes in and steals however an equal of a percentage of the crop you steal of your harvest. Maybe it isn't tragic. Maybe you can't have as many millions of children as you would have and your home isn't as large. The outsider thinks you're doing just fine because there are still so many. But in reality, had those crops been there, even more bees would have existed, this is just common sense. How would that be fair? Honey is used to help feed bee children and every drop of honey you take, decreases the hives carrying capacity. Please think of it that way.
This is not vegan. It is not vegan to take things that you do not need from animals. Honey is just not your right and it is not a necessity by any means. There is no justification for this. By all means, keep the hive, help keep a home for bees that won't be destroyed, but don't steal from them.
I could be wrong, but it sounds to me like Will would need to occasional smoke the hive to ensure the bees' health. If you had a dog in pain, wouldn't it be ethical to sedate him to find out what was wrong and help him get better? I don't know yet where I stand on the act of removing the honey from the hive, but if he isn't simply smoking them whenever he needs honey and rather only when the hive is due for a "check-up", then at least that part of it seems ethical to me.
Wow, what a really hateful and narrow minded way to start a comment.
what a delightfully passive aggressive exchange! Lol
My horse has canine teeth — so clearly he should eat meat? Your logic is faulty, my friend.


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Because the fabric of a society is strengthened by visible reminders of the historical roots of the society, it is in the national interest of the United States to encourage the preservation and protection of the cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings associated with the foreign heritage of United States citizens.
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(1) identify and publish a list of those cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings located abroad which are associated with the foreign heritage of United States citizens from eastern and central Europe, particularly those cemeteries, monuments, and buildings which are in danger of deterioration or destruction;
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(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.
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(C) A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed.
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(2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
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(1) The Commission or any member it authorizes may, for the purposes of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, request such attendance, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate.
(2) The Commission may appoint such personnel (subject to the provisions of title 5 which govern appointments in the competitive service) and may fix the pay of such personnel (subject to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates) as the Commission deems desirable.
(3) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 (b) of title 5, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay then in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332 (a)).
(4) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency, including the Secretary of State, may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section.
(5) The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States, including the Department of State, any information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon the request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(7) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.
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The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the President and to each House of Congress as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year. Each report shall include a detailed statement of the activities and accomplishments of the Commission during the preceding fiscal year and any recommendations by the Commission for legislation and administrative actions.
Source(Pub. L. 99–83, title XIII, § 1303,Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 280; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VI, § 620], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–115.)
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Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 ofPub. L. 99–83, set out as an Effective Date of 1985 Amendment note under section 2151–1 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth
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"Well first off I want to congratulate Kansas on their first trip to the Sweet 16. I have great respect for Coach (Ray) Bechard and it's a senior-loaded team and I thought they played like it tonight, I thought some people stepped up and really had a great match and a great game plan against us so congratulations to them on doing that. I thought it was a great match. I thought there were some opportunities and some runs on both sides. I thought we had some opportunities and I thought we made some critical errors at different times that we wish we had back. I thought neither team gave up. We had some opportunities to fold in game four; the crowd was really getting into it and I think KU was tasting it and we battled back and felt like we had an opportunity to come back in game four. Of course we're disappointed, but I'm proud of the group and hopefully this will drive us to work harder when January comes around."
On the keys to the match:
"I thought we started aggressively but I thought we made too many errors and we made some errors at critical times, so that was a factor of course. I thought (Chelsea) Albers did a nice job at some points kind of taking over the match. I thought she had some clutch balls and she was impressive tonight."
On the 2013 season as a whole:
"I'd say we're disappointed. It was never about we're gearing up for next year, it was about this year. We're disappointed but I think that's part of sports and part of life. How do you respond? We'll rest, we'll feel bad, we'll go through that but this is a resilient group, a high-character group and I know we'll return when we get started in January and I have no doubt that this will drive us."
On the differences between tonight and the first match against KU earlier in the season:
"I'd have to look at numbers but I thought they used their outsides more. I think they knew we were probably going to go to one direction because just as KU sometimes releases blockers, we do also. I think they had watched us going one way so they tried to go another. I guess I'd say they used their outsides more than we anticipated."
On the play of Lauren Smith:
"I think Amanda (Foje) just challenged her. I think Lauren's a kid that's a fighter and I think Amanda just said 'It's not acceptable, let's get it going' and I think Lauren stepped up to that."
On Creighton's potential going forward:
"I haven't spent a lot of time focusing on next year. I know we have everybody back, but I think they need time to decompress and be ready to go. I think the sky is the limit. We have some kids coming in and I think we've got a great group and a high-character group. I think it's a testament to the same way we were last year and a testament to the growth of the program that we're devastated that we're not continuing on. That's what we want to be; we want to be a regular in the NCAA Tournament and we want to eventually be a regular in the Sweet 16. They have to end this season and have some time and rest a little bit and I have no doubt we'll get after it again in a month."
Creighton junior S Michelle Sicner
On the 2013 season as a whole:
"I definitely think although we have everybody coming back next year we would have liked to make it farther but I think that gives us a little motivation, especially in the spring, knowing that everybody's coming back and we're all comfortable with each other and we can make that chemistry even better. I just think it helps us build a little bit knowing that we can come back next year and prove something again."
On fighting until the end tonight vs. Kansas:
"That was one of the big things when we were a little bit behind we said, 'We have nothing to lose. We're going to go out. We're not going down just giving up.' I'm really proud of all of us for coming together; we all felt like we played for each other and put it all out there. It stings losing, but we were really glad we were able to come together and put it all out there and not go down without fighting."
Creighton junior OH Leah McNary
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The nodal axis in the houses
Let's look at some examples of the nodal axis in the houses.
Nodal axis in the 1st and 7th houses
Vicky: I have my north Node in Leo in the 1st house, and Saturn conjunct my south Node in Aquarius in the 7th house, and it doesn't feel that good.
Clare: Let's look first of all at the meaning of the Leo-Aquarius axis. Collectively, this has to do with finding a conscious relationship between the individual and the collective, between doing our own thing and contributing to group or community efforts and causes. Specifically, this has to do with discovering your unique and individual gifts and talents, and offering them to the world. Because this axis falls across your 1st and 7th houses, we know that it will be through personal relationships that you meet and grapple with these themes. With Saturn there as well, partnerships will be of particular significance in your life, involving difficult but valuable lessons to be learnt.
Audience: Is Vicky looking for a father figure, with Saturn in Aquarius in the 7th house?
Clare: That could certainly be the case and, because the nodal axis is here as well, then it is likely that Vicky will find herself in relationships which force her to develop genuine self-respect and personal authority, and to gain the support, respect and friendship of her partner. This is a parent-child axis, with the Leo end representing creative, spontaneous self-expression and the Aquarius end representing the adult qualities of detachment and objectivity. Leo without Aquarius can be fairly demanding and childish, and it seems that Vicky's eventual fulfilment is to learn to value and take responsibility for herself as an adult.
Vicky: I do have a real fear of being judged, and I hate to be criticised. I don't like anyone who challenges me.
Clare: If you find yourself polarising on the Leo end of this axis, you may feel more and more isolated and unappreciated, and afraid of the criticisms and judgements of others. But Saturn may eventually turn out to be your greatest friend, and there is much of real value for you to learn about yourself from others.
Nodal axis in the 2nd and 8th houses
The 2nd/8th house issues revolve around the theme of personal security and sharing our material and emotional resources with others. Life circumstances will force us to find the balance between developing our own values and learning to trust ourselves, and putting our trust in others without depending solely upon them.
Jane: I have the south Node in Aries in the 2nd house, and north Node in Libra in the 8th house.
Clare: The Aries/Libra polarity concerns the relationship between independence and compromise. In the 2nd and 8th houses, the question is how you can learn to trust and share yourself with others, and yet not lose your autonomy and personal security in the process.
Jane: I kill myself trying to compromise, but it never seems to work. I find it fascinating to watch how other people manage their relationships as if they were easy things to do. My sister is a good example - she just met a guy, got together with him, got married, and now she has two kids. And I find myself thinking: 'How on earth do you do that?' The most scary thing in my mind is the thought of getting married.
Clare: Do you remember the Julia Roberts' film, Runaway Bride? That is a good example of the Aries/Libra dilemma.
Jane: That's right, I really get that. Give me the horse and get me out of here. But do you think that something just happens and you get helped along? I am fed up with trying and failing with relationships.
Clare: With the nodal axis there, yes, I do. It sounds as if you are trying to force yourself into a relationship because you feel it is expected of you. But perhaps your gift is that you are independent and focused and goal-oriented. I think your task is to enjoy this gift and give it full rein, knowing all along that, when the time comes, events and circumstances and other people will no doubt come along and open up whole new areas of your life which you never thought were going to be possible. It is not about applying the will, but about keeping your eyes and ears open for clues. I think this is something that will happen anyway, since it is already built into your chart and because Venus is square to your nodal axis, in Cancer in the 5th house, which indicates your desire for children.
Audience: So if we ignore either Node, then somebody or something will
come along which will make sure we pay attention.
Clare: Yes, and that is the nature of the fated quality this axis seems to have.
Audience: This all sounds a bit like the outer planets. If we ignore them, then they will get us anyway.
Clare: Exactly.
Jane: So I shouldn't be trying so hard, but I should have more faith in the area of relationships?
Clare: That's right. I think the solution is just as likely to emerge from meeting people who constellate your south Node in Aries in the 2nd house - people who have, for example, emerged strong and independent and personally secure after a marriage breakdown or the collapse of a longstanding relationship, and who can say, 'I'm glad that marriage is over'. That could give you the confidence and faith to trust in life a bit more, knowing that if things don't work out it won't be the end of the world, because nobody has the power to take your sense of self away. That might be a great help, rather than standing on the brink, being terrified to plunge into a relationship.
Jane: That's very interesting, because when I was going through a difficult relationship a few years ago, I did meet a number of women who were just fine on their own.
Clare: There you are. And they demonstrated to you that relationships and marriage are not, in fact, the end of the world, or irretrievable in any way. Perhaps these women were performing the function of guides and mentors, who may not have been in your life for long, but who showed you the way forwards and taught you to have faith.
Audience: Is it true that the south Node is like a comfort blanket?
Clare: Not necessarily. It all depends on the house and the aspects made to it. If, for example, we have Saturn on the south Node, as Vicky does, then it can be a very uncomfortable place indeed - our so-called comfort blanket can be made of barbed wire. We may well feel utterly alone in the world, unsupported, cast out and abandoned, but our task with Saturn on the south Node appears to be to develop inner resources and personal mastery, and to learn to stand on our own feet. Our lives are a constant dance between opposites, so it is a question of finding a way to navigate the entire spectrum without either end taking over.
Audience: I have always found my south Node to be very powerful, so it is a relief to hear that I don't have to fight against it.
Nodal axis in the 3rd and 9th houses
Paul: What about the south Node in Leo in the 3rd house opposite the north Node in Aquarius in the 9th house?
Audience: Would that be about collecting information for teaching?
Clare: Yes, and we need to look at all the layers here. The Leo/Aquarius axis is the relationship between the individual and the group. And the 3rd/9th house axis concerns learning and teaching, so the theme here is the relationship between your personal ideas on the one hand, and collective beliefs on the other hand. And because the nodal axis is here as well, then we know these issues will be highly charged. We would also anticipate that your teachers, and your brothers and sisters and fellow students, are going to be especially important figures in your life.
Paul: What are the myths associated with the 3rd/9th houses?
Clare: This axis describes the powerful archetypal relationship that exists between the student and the teacher. It is about absorbing the essence of the teacher, incorporating what we have been taught, and passing on our knowledge to others. It is both our apprenticeship and our vocation.
Paul: Could it also be writing about what you've learned?
Clare: Absolutely, because the writing process itself is about analysing and trying to understand your own relationship to the greater picture.
Nodal axis in the 4th and 10th houses
With the nodal axis in the 4th and 10th houses, it is likely that our parents, family, and ancestors may be our greatest teachers, mentors and guides. Or we may have a boss who sees our potential and who encourages us to develop it. We may have a particular function to play in the world, as well as a strong connection to family traditions and to history.
Lillian: What if you have the south Node in Sagittarius in the 4th house? Does that show what I will be moving away from?
Clare: Well, this means that you have the Nodes in Gemini and Sagittarius across your 10th and 4th houses, and the north Node in Gemini in the 10th house. Does anyone want to have a go at that?
Audience: This means that Lillian's vocation has to do with learning and teaching, and that she may be encouraged to do this by her family or by her boss.
Clare: We will find out more if we know where Jupiter is, as the ruler of that south Node.
Lillian: Jupiter is in the 9th house, in Taurus.
Clare: Well, in that case I think it may well be that you have inherited a particular belief system, religion or philosophy from your family, which sustains and supports you. It could also indicate that your family originated from another country.
Lillian: My parents came originally from Jamaica and settled in England. And it is true that I am interested in Jamaican culture and in the history of slavery.
Clare: Can anyone suggest what Lillian's north Node in the 10th house in Gemini might be about? The ruler is Mercury in Aquarius in the 5th house.
Audience: Struggling to be a writer?
Lillian: I keep hearing that - writing or teaching. But it doesn't register at all.
Clare: Would you like to be a writer or a teacher?
Lillian: I wish I could be - that would be great.
Clare: But it is very hard?
Lillian: Yes.
Clare: Well, we could say that this is your vocation, although it does look challenging because the planetary rulers of your Nodes are in square aspect to each other. But no doubt you will find yourself doing work or constantly running into people or circumstances that point you in this direction, no matter how difficult you feel this to be. It is also perfectly possible that the Gemini north Node in the 10th house indicates some kind of public communication or public speaking or teaching.
Lillian: That's all very well, but I am always asking myself what I am meant to be speaking about.
Clare: It may be that you are taking a rational or intellectual approach, since Mercury in Aquarius can be rather detached and objective. I suspect that it is through the Sagittarian end of this axis that you may discover what you are really passionate about, and what carries deep meaning for you. And since Jupiter is in Taurus, this could well have something to do with the land of your ancestors. Once you have allowed yourself to trust the vision and faith of the south Node, which will come from deep within you, and from your family or background inheritance, I suspect you will know what you need to speak about. I think this is about learning to trust that you will be given your direction and your voice.
Nodal axis in the 5th and 11th houses
When we are considering the 5th/11th house nodal axis, we are going to start thinking about the Leo/Aquarius themes of the individual and the collective, the heart and the head. Since the nodal axis always has a powerful charge, we know that life will present us with this dichotomy. This axis can also mean that our children and our work colleagues and friends may play a particularly important role in our lives, acting as our guides and mentors and teachers. We will feel ourselves equally pulled towards contributing to group situations and playing a part within a larger community, and yet finding enough time for ourselves to have fun, to do our own thing, and to enjoy the pleasures of life. It seems, in the end, that our function is to make some kind of unique contribution to the group, and we may well feel compelled to do so. We can get more information about the kind of personal contribution we need to make by looking at the sign and house positions of the planets which rule each of the Nodes, and also if there are any planets conjunct or square to the nodal axis.
Audience: But apart from that, we have to stay on the see-saw?
Clare: Yes. That is the whole point of all axes, and the nodal axis is no exception.
Nodal axis in the 6th and 12th houses
Penny: What about the north Node in Pisces in the 12th house? I also have Pisces on the Ascendant, but they are about 9° apart.
Clare: In the 6th/12th houses, the nodal axis will describe the tension between engaging with, and wishing to retire from, the world. There is also likely to be a struggle to find a balance between needing to be in control and longing to surrender control. Because the nodal axis is here, these themes will be particularly highly charged.
In the 12th house, there is likely to be a strong desire to
retreat from the world, to avoid having to define oneself or be held accountable
or responsible for one's actions. In the 6th house, there is an equally
strong desire to develop practical skills and areas of personal expertise
that can be put to use. The challenge of this axis is to dedicate our practical
skills and talents in the service of something greater than ourselves -
to construct a container or a vehicle for that which we serve, so that
it can be made manifest in this world. It is like sweeping the steps of
the temple, practical service as ritual through which we express our devotion.
Without the content, we end up with empty jars.
This was once explained to me by a woman whose husband decided that it was time she got someone in to do the ironing, to relieve her of the drudgery. Her husband saw the ironing only as a meaningless chore, and my client was extremely upset about this because, for her, it was a practical expression of her love and care for her family, something she realised her husband did not appreciate. On the other hand, as a thing-in-itself, cut off from the Pisces end of the spectrum, having to do the ironing could well have made her feel resentful, put upon and not sufficiently appreciated, which can easily slip into a feeling of martyrdom. So this is a very subtle axis and quite hard to understand, certainly from the outside. With the nodal axis across the 6th and 12th houses, we will be called to find a way to serve both areas of life. And it is often very helpful to look at the position of the planets which rule both Nodes, which in your case would be Jupiter and Mercury, with Neptune also there on a collective level. Have you always worked?
Penny: Yes, I took six months off once and I was miserable. As soon as I started working again, just a few hours a week, I felt better.
Clare: It certainly seems to be true that a Virgo without something useful and practical to do is an unhappy Virgo. But that is not the whole picture, of course. There must be something calling to you from the Piscean 12th house north Node.
Penny: Yes, it is the longing to stop working!
Clare: Yes, what calls you is the desire to escape from the routine and all the demands of daily life. But, as you know from your own experience, giving up work is not the solution and doesn't solve the problem. Perhaps this indicates that you need to work at something you find really meaningful.
Penny: I think Vicky, my fellow student over there, was right when she said the reason I was doing this course was to become more of a Piscean. It has opened up a whole new spiritual realm for me. I do find it hard, but I am determined to do it. It is terribly important to get away from my everyday work and do something of this nature. This is a very big issue on my mind at the moment.


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The Pinnacle High Boys Basketball team has been lighting up the scoreboard as of late with a fast-paced style of offense.
But the Panthers' play can almost be compared to a car that's been outside in the cold. It needs some time to run before it begins to work efficiently.
For the Panthers it took over three and a half minutes before they hit their first shot in a game against Monument Valley on Saturday evening at the PHS Gymnasium.
But once the offense got going, there was no stopping the Panthers. Senior Taje Richardson, who came off the bench midway through the first quarter, helped spark a 5-0 run that gave the Panthers a 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
From there, the Panthers turned on the jets as seniors Jake Hardy and Dalton Rudman combined to hit a number of 3-pointers that helped the Panthers head into halftime with a 44-26 lead.
That momentum carried over into the third quarter as Pinnacle went on a 21-0 run to blow the game wide open as they outscored Monument Valley 31-8 in the quarter en route to the 91-53 win.
Hardy led all scorers with a team-high 31 points, including five 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds.
Four other Panthers finished in double figures in scoring including Rudman (19), Richardson (17), Javanni Alyzayyat (10) and Jackson Nichols (10).
One day earlier against Navajo Mountain, Pinnacle used a 40-10 start in the first quarter to pull away for a 93-45 win.
The Panthers hit 13 3-pointers against Navajo Mountain and added another 14 against Monument Valley.
While it may take the Panthers a few minutes of game time to get things working correctly, the players believe the offense is geared to help them succeed.
"Once we start hitting shots, we get everything working," said Hardy.
The offense, which head coach Andrew Olson likes to get shots off within 8 to 10 seconds on each possession, has helped with the team's success because the Panthers enjoy the style of play, Hardy explained.
"It's like a never-ending fast break," said Hardy of the style of offense they run. "It was confusing at first but we've gotten better by practicing it everyday."
Olson said he can't pinpoint the exact reason the team always seems to start out slow. He credits the players for getting settled into their roles as they let their style of play take over the game.
"It seems like we always start slow, but once we start playing fast we get better," Olson said. "We always want to push the pace and we don't want to slow things down throughout the rest of the game."
Despite having a smaller team compared to other 1A schools, Olson said the team's athleticism and speed on both sides of the ball helps in overcoming that.
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The Panthers are averaging 74.1 points per game and with seven games under their belts this season, Olson said he is pleased with the progress the team has made so far.
"It's going better than I could have imagined," he said.
The Panthers (6-1) will return to action on Saturday afternoon as they will host Escalante at 4:30 p.m. at the PHS Gymnasium.