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Streamlining the Chinese merger control process — further implementing rules issued
As previously noted, the Ministry of Commerce in China (MOFCOM) has been drafting rules implementing the recently issued Interim Regulation on the Standards Applicable to Simple Cases of Concentrations between Business Operators (the 'Simple Cases Regulation'). This regulation, which sets out the types of transactions that qualify as 'simple cases', has been effective since 12 February 2014.
Last week, on 18 April, MOFCOM issued a set of implementing rules for the Simple Cases Regulation: the Guiding Opinions on the Notification of Simple Cases of Concentrations between Business Operators (Trial) (the 'Guiding Opinions') and its two annexes, the simplified notification form and the 'public notice' template (collectively the 'Implementing Rules'). The new rules took effect from the date of publication.
The Simple Cases Regulation was the first step in implementing a simplified merger control procedure in China…
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text: County-Specific Net Migration by Five-Year Age Groups, Hispanic Origin, Race, and Sex, 1990-2000: [United States] Voss, Paul R. McNiven, Scott Hammer, Roger B. Johnson, Kenneth M. Fuguitt, Glenn V. age birth census data counties Hispanic origins population population estimates population migration race sex vital statistics RCMD.IX.E RCMD.IX RCMD.XII DSDR.VIII ICPSR.I.A.4 This data collection provides net migration estimates by five-year age groups, Hispanic origin, race, and sex for counties of the United States from 1990 to 2000. These estimates were derived from United States census data from 1990 to 2000, and from vital statistics collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for years 1990 through 1999 using the vital statistics (VS) method. The dataset contains the state and county Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes that uniquely identify counties within a state. Several data categories are presented in the collection. Vital statistics data tabulate births by sex, race, and Hispanic origin for the periods 1990-1994 and 1995-1999, and deaths by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age groups for the period 1990-2000. The enumerated and adjusted 1990 and 2000 population categories offer population totals by sex, Hispanic origin, age groups, and race. The expected populations in 2000 are available with totals by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age groups. Net migration estimates and net migration rates for each category also are included. 2005-05-23 census/enumeration data, and aggregate data 4171 10.3886/ICPSR04171.v1 United States Census data, 1990-2000 "Mortality Detail Multiple Cause" from National Center for Health Statistics (HCHS), 1989-1999 United States 1990--2000 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).


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Principal's Message
Dear Parents, Students, and Community,
It is a pleasure to welcome each of you to the Phenomenal Blanche Ely High School. Students at Blanche Ely High School are attending a school that promotes scholarship, achievement, individual and group talent, while valuing character, pride, and diversity.
Blanche Ely High School is a community of learners. It is a place that will challenge your child's intellect. Our job is to prepare your child to meet the demands of our changing, fast paced society. The faculty and staff at Blanche Ely High School are unquestionably qualified to ensure your child's success.
Blanche Ely High School is fortunate to have a very dedicated staff that provides a high quality educational program for all students. I am extremely proud to be part of this community.
We at Blanche Ely High School strive to meet the individual needs of all students, academically, socially, and emotionally. Our goal is to prepare our students to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Through the commitment and dedication of our faculty, staff, parents, community, and business partnerships, we continue to strive for academic excellence.
I would like to encourage all parents and guardians to become actively involved in their child's education. The more involved parents are in their child's education, the better the child performs in the school. Please continue your support, and together we will improve education.
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Funeral held for hit-and-run victim, 13
Published On: Apr 17 2012 06:56:16 PM EDT Updated On: Apr 17 2012 07:31:26 PM EDT
Family members and friends gathered Tuesday to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Kaely Camacho, who died in a crash Friday morning that police said was caused by a drunken driver.
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Mr. Littlejohn died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
BornOct. 31, 1955, in Memphis, Tenn., he was a son of Mary Lawson Littlejohn of Cornelia and the late Thomas Littlejohn. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Bryan "Rick" Littlejohn; brothers, Stephen Ray Littlejohn and Gary Lynn Littlejohn; and father-in-law, Vernon A. White.
Mr. Littlejohn was employed with MarJac Poultry for more than 20 years and was of the Baptist faith. Kenneth was an avid golfer and sportsman who umpired and refereed football, softball and basketball at recreational, high school and collegiate levels. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson and playing softball with his granddaughters.
In addition to his mother, survivors include his wife of 36 years, Barbara White Littlejohn of Cornelia; son and daughter-in-law, Wesley and Leah Littlejohn of Cornelia; their children, Macey and Malin Littlejohn; mother of remaining grandchildren, Mary Hill of Dawsonville; their names, Jordan Ann, Joni Lynn, Kelsie Jean, and Kylie Jane Littlejohn; sister and brother-in-law, Paula and Danny Tatum of Tallulah Falls; sister, Pam Roberts of Cornelia; mother-in-law, Rosa Jean White of Cornelia; numerous nieces, nephews, other friends and relatives.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Kidney Cancer Association, P.O. Box 803338 #38269, Chicago, IL 60680-3338.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, is in charge of arrangements.
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Art museum gala launches 'World's Fairs' exhibit
The who's who were given a sneak peak at what an exhibit 10 years in the making looks like when the Carnegie Museum of Art kicked off the Pittsburgh opening of "Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939" with a vintage-themed black-tie gala on Friday evening.
"I snuck in this morning and had to call Jason to tell him how amazing it looked," confessed Dolly Ellenberg.
Accolades were aplenty for co-curators Jason Busch and Catherine Futter (in from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City), as nary a word of anything but adoring praise was uttered for the 230 works of art from 45 lenders in eight countries — together for the first time.
"We're just thrilled we can celebrate with the Pittsburgh community," Busch commented.
Formalities complete, the party made its way into the Music Hall Foyer for a wine and dine, where Bill Chisnell had crowned the space with centerpieces of red rose clusters that politely took a backseat for two towering clusters of hydrangeas, roses and hanging amaranth to dominate the scene.
"Just say it looked pretty!" he laughed.
Noshing on courses that mimicked the 1939 World's Fair menu of the Ice Terrace restaurant in the Hotel New Yorker, it was back to square one for dessert and drinks in the "Carnegie Speakeasy" for Bill andJanet Hunt, Deedee Wigmore andEmily Lenz, John andDara Henne, Nicholas andLee-Ann Bruno, Karin Jones, Chip andLynn Desmone, Ned andJo-Ann Churchill, Angela Lawler, Meghan Young, Don Hackworth, Shawn andHeather Bell, Jim andSusan Wehar, Roy andSusie Dorrance, John andDonna Peterman, Dana Dragotto, Al Dragotto, CMA director Lynn andPaul Zelevansky, and curatorial assistant Dawn Reid.
"It's a milestone for the team that put this together," offered Carnegie Museums prez John Wetenhall. "It's communicating their understanding, and it defines others' interpretations."
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Dallas Cowboy football, a buffet of food cooked by my grandmother Minnie, granddad in his easy chair, spittoon at the ready, television playing the game, these were some of the wonderful memories of my childhood. I'm thankful for the good memories but sometimes the bad memories play important roles.
"My life didn't turn out the way I'd expected," was how Redford's Roy Hobbs explained it. How can you explain a San Franciscan, a convert to Christianity who was attending Bible college by day and scrubbing floors by night boldly sharing the gospel with a farm boy from Dadeville. I didn't have much use for him or his faith at the time. Fast forward a few months. I was working the night shift at a Git-N-Go on the north central side of Springfield, Missouri and a fellow of the lewd and baser sort asked me for some money. It was the gun he held that I found to be quite persuasive. Along about this time a relationship I was involved in was crumbling and I began to look for a new way of living. This was Christmas time 1987 and the next few months were spent in reflection of what would have resulted had the gun been fired.
July 7,1988. I didn't know much about God but I had been asking the heavenlies for help and I dreamed Charlie Sarchett's name. That night he let me in the front door of what was then Smitty's supermarket on north Glenstone and showed me from the Bible who could help me, Jesus the Christ.
To say all has been good since would be false. I have built close relationships only to see them dissolve. I have been part of churches destroyed by wolves in sheep's clothing. I have had my faith pushed to the point of being extinguished. Even so, please come back soon, Lord Jesus.


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School bus slides into ditch, sprained wrist is only reported injury
March 3, 2014
By Staff
NEW — 11:15 a.m. March 3, 2014
An Issaquah School District bus slipped into a ditch the morning of March 3 at about 6:45 a.m.
There were 17 students on board, said Sgt. Tony Garza, of the Sammamish Police Department. He said firefighters on the scene thought one of the students might have had a sprained wrist, but that was the only reported injury.
That student's father picked him up, while the rest of the students were put on a different bus.
The incident occurred when the bus was coming around a bend near the intersection of Southeast 24th Way and 200th Avenue Southeast — an area a bit west of Pine Lake.
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many times have you heard someone say Im a social liberal
and a fiscal conservative? While different people mean different
things by it, it often boils down to keep the government
out of everything, from marriage to fighting poverty. (That
is actually more libertarian than conservative, but I digress.)
Setting aside whether I agree with this position itself, as
I watch the country entering financial turmoil, Ive realized
that theres something troubling to me about the phrasing
in particular: It implies that social issues and fiscal issues
are separate, that they dont affect each other.
Its not surprising that we think that, given the way we talk
about financial issues. Stock prices and company earnings
are presented in the news like the weather, rising and falling
according to their own internal, inexplicable logic. Wanting
very much for their discipline to be a hard science instead
of a social science, economists use more grandiose jargon
and cryptic shorthand than nuclear physicists (and far more
unjustifiable assumptions).
The voices from the edges talking about the connections between
what are considered social issues and economics have a very
hard time getting heard. Take, for example, immigration. While
the United States is the supposed champion of a global economy,
were clamping down on visas, making it very difficult to
enter the country. Were doing this to feel more secure,
while ignoring its effect on productivity, innovation, and
the economy.
So multinational companies, frustrated with the difficulty
of bringing coworkers from different countries together to
work on a project for even a few months, are leaving the United
States altogether. Microsoft, while it hasnt left, recently
opened a refugee office right on the other side of the Canadian
border, in Richmond, B.C., to which it can bring workers who
cant get U.S. visas, so theyre within the same time zone
and a short drive of the Redmond, Wash., offices. Gates had
tried testifying to the Senate about the problems with all
the visa limitations, but he was ignored.
For another ex ample, take the subprime mortgage crisis. A
fascinating little study put out by the law firm Traiger &
Hinckley LLP found that banks subject to the Community Reinvestment
Acta law from the 1970s de signed to prevent banks from discriminating
against poor, minority neighborhoods when giving loansare
suffering significantly lower rates of foreclosure
than other lending institutions, even though they have higher
rates of loans to low-income people.
First, this puts the lie to all the subprime mortgage len
ders who said they needed to use pre-datory tactics like super-high
rates, balloon payments and prepayment penalties to be able
to lend to poor, inner-city homebuyers.
Second, one of the strongest reasons for the difference, apparently,
was that banks covered by the CRA are traditional banks with
walk-in branches. In fact, there was a strong correlation
between having more bank branches in an area and having fewer
foreclosuresbanks with more face-to-face contact, more actual
client relationships and knowledge of the lending area. In
case anyone was wondering, yes, local physical presence of
businesses who have some sort of commitment (even if its
legislatively mandated) to serve the community theyre in
makes a difference, even on the scale of the national housing
Speaking of which, it was surprising to me not to hear more
mention by people commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.s,
birthday about the racial discrimination practiced by the
subprime and predatory lending industries. Subprime lenders
constantly gave bad terms to minority homebuyers who qualified
for better terms, and focused their more unnecessary and predatory
terms on minority communities.
subprime lending debacle has caused the greatest loss of wealth
to people of color in modern US history, says United for
a Fair Economy in its recent report, Foreclosed: The State
of the Dream 2008. From subprime loans, Black/African
American borrowers will lose between $71 billion and $92 billion,
while Latino borrowers will lose between $75 billion and $98
billion for the same period. . . . If subprime loans had been
distributed equitably, losses for white people would be 44.5
percent higher and losses for people of color would be about
24 percent lower.
I sometimes explain the importance of environmental justice
to the larger environmental movement by saying that if there
were no group it was considered OK to poison, then we would
have already figured out how not to pollute in the first place.
The same can apply here: If losses of that magnitude for non-white
homeowners had been considered as much of a crisis as they
would have been for white homeowners, the predatory lending
industry might have been cracked down on early enough to prevent
what is now threatening to head into a full-scale recession.
Its not like we didnt know. Housing and community development
and fair lending advocates have been talking about this problem
for a decade.
Its time we stopped pretending that the economy and social
issues arent related. The future of both our economy and
a decent society may depend on it.


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The Royal Foodie Joust hosted by Jen, The Leftover Queen, tends to be getting a big challenge every month. The winner of the previous month's challenge, which was Susan at Sticky Gooey Creamy Chewy, chose acorn squash, oranges and sage, three ingredients difficult to pair together. (I had to use butternut squash, as I cannot find acorn squash in Greece).
Last week my husband and son made a short trip to Sparta and came back with lots of products which my in-laws sent me and which they grow in their garden: Two huge pumpkins, lots of litres of extra virgin olive oil, green olives, honey and free range eggs. All the products are organic and the chickens and ducks are fed only on leftover food they have, so I had to start using one of the two pumpkins.
I could not come up with a savory dish and I opted to make a twist on the classic Cypriot recipe Kolokotes. Kolokotes, is similar to boureki or borek, also called calzone in Italy or empanadas, in Spain and Mexico or pita as we call them in Greece.
This pita is a combination of sweet and savory and you can definitely accompany it with a glass of wine or beer.
Kolokotes (Pumpkin Pie) with Figs, almonds, Orange and Sage
Preparation time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Baking time: about 30 minutes
Yields: about 30 small pies
- 500 gr. flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
- the juice of 1 orange (about 1 cup)
- about 1/2 cup of water
1 kilo butternut squash
1 cup of rice or bulgur wheat
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- a few sprigs of fennel, finely cut (about half a cup)
- 1 cup of almonds
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 10 – 15 dried figs
- orange zest (about 1 teaspoon)
Peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds and threads preferably with a spoon and grate the pumpkin on the side making the big pieces. Place it in a bowl and put the finely chopped fennel and all the other ingredients i.e. the spices, rice, sugar, oil, the almonds, pounded but not peeled, the orange zest and the raisins and mix them well.
See step by step instructions how to make the dough here.
To make the dough, mix the salt with flour in a big bowl and pour in the oil. Using your fingertips rub the oil until the flour has absorbed the oil. Add vinegar and orange juice. Start adding water gradually until the dough is soft but not sticky on your hands. Place on a floured surface and knead for five minutes.
Alternatively you can make the dough in your food processor adding ingredients same as above until the dough does not stick on the walls of the bowl. Vinegar is optional added when we want a crunchy phyllo.
Cover with cling film or a kitchen towel for half an hour. Sprinkle the dough with flour or corn starch before rolling it out on a floured surface.
Roll out dough and place a small plate of about 10 cm. diameter and cut with a sharp knife in round circles.
On one side, place a spoonful of the filling and cover with the other half. Take both sides and press with finger so that they stick together, or press with a fork.
Place in a baking tin lined with parchment paper and brush with olive oil.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ο for 30 minutes or until they have a nice golden colour.
Tags: Food events, made with phyllo, My recipes
27 Comments on Kolokotes (Pumpkin Pie) with Figs, almonds, Orange and Sage
Hi Ivy, those pies look absolutely delicious and very seasonal. Wishing good luck in the Joust – fingers crossed here for you sweetie 😀
Rosie x
I was toying with something sweet for the Joust too Ivy but have missed it. No time to get in the kitchen now.Your dish sounds wonderful!!!! Good luck on winning the apron of honour:D
Really original! Those pies must taste wonderful! A great combination of ingredients!
These look good, like little pasties! Great set of ingredients. Sounds really good, it would be interesting to see how it tastes.
OH yummy! I love the combination of the ingredients in a pie. Great job!
That looks mouth watering!
I love these small pites. And when they combine sweet and savory they are a real favorite of mine. Good Luck in the joust Ivy!
Pies look too good Ivy..Love the filling..
These looks so yumm.
Ivy all those goddies, especially the olive oil and olives, reading them i was saying wish i was living next dorr 😉
My guest enjoyed the cheesy snack, will post them when i am back from the break.
wow! olive oil from home! you are lucky to have in laws growing such goodies at home.
The recipe looks fantastic! In India we make similar looking sweets but with a different type of filling. But, usually I consider it so much work that i would never think of maing it on my own. That's a lot of work, I know.
Stuffed baked pie with pumpkins,delicious!
Nicely done…pumpkin skaltounia! Good luck in the Joust and I know you've racked your brain like everyone else for this one.
Great recipe Ivy. I would be sure to enjoy it with a glass of wine or two!
They look beautiful Ivy! Good luck in the Joust!
This sounds fabulous Ivy. Can see you getting quite adventurous & creative! Am vey envious of the goodies your hub brought back; they sound like so much fun! The pies are delicious beyond words!
Delicious looking pies, Ivy!
I think it sounds great! I love the idea of incorporating an herb into something sweet. That seems to be a trend lately, especially with basil.
Good luck in the joust! I will vote for you. I hope I remember!
mmmmmm looks good, ivy!! hey, good luck for the joust!
Ciao Ivy ! I fell in love with this "calzoni" I would like to make this dough in advance … how long can I keep it in the fridge ? Thank you !
Ivy, I love figs. I love pumpkin. Somehow, you managed to put the two together, and make these delicious little pies. These are great. I might use that filling for pierogies. That would be awesome.
These look great Ivy! Thanks again for a wonderful Joust entry and best of luck!!
Ciao Ivy I don't know where Piggy is from but she is the only one "allowed" to publish the recipe. Don't worry it will appear soon !
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hi we also make kolokotes but we use raisins instead of figs try them.
Looks perfect and awesome. Would love to have it
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Today, as our lifestyles have become more hectic and more demanding, consumers search for soothing products to simplify their way of life. With this focus, candles have evolved and taken on a new significance. Years ago, candles adorned tables for fine dining occasions and were viewed as luxury purchases. Today, they have again become part of our everyday life.
Including the traditional candle purchases for entertaining and gift giving, candles have transformed to become a more personal purchase – an intimate product for soothing our mind, body and soul. Colour, fragrance and shape unify to create ambience and mood, allowing us to influence our external environment to the benefit of our inner-selves.
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This should work with the emulator been discussed else where - just not tried...
any ideas if this has north america maps as well or is it exlcusie to europe?
Your everyday carpc geek and tech guru at your service. *bow*
This should work with the emulator been discussed else where - just not tried...
I know I'm going to get moaned at here ... but I've been looking at Alturon properly for the first time.
The PC side does basically what the PPC version does... what it does need is a decent interface and an SDK. I mean it does TMC, Day Night, 2D, 3D, 2D and 3D, Updates over the web for the maps etc, a really good POI set... just the same as the PPC.
I've emailed em to see what they will say ( I guess the answer will be no ) how ever the good side of this is that the app uses activex to work on both PPC and PC platforms which leads me to thing that key functions will comonaly controlable.... I mean they are not going to re-invent the wheel are they ?
So as long as you have direct x on you platform it will work.
Attached is a copy of the PPC SDK... for those of you that way out have a look so what u think...
Europe only apparently.... useless to the rest of the world
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And, if I have to say it cause you couldn't get it from the smiley, I am just joking. We needed something between us and the Russians all those years.
Wish they had US maps. Seems like an interesting piece of SW.
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I wish your success with this. I REALLY want to move away from Destinator! I'd actually use Tom Tom Mobile on my phone then destinator 3 despite te huge difference in screen size!
If your serious I would consdier maybe contributing towards buying the software. I do like the look on Alturion.
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PC SDK for Alturon... thats new... and there is a beta programe as well...
Seriously, why does Crapinator have worldwide coverage, and good stuff doesnt?!
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The first part of 2011 will see the Jurassic Coast Team and partners out on the road, and coming to a Town Hall near you. We are undertaking an extensive set of public meetings in this, the 10th anniversary year of the coast's inscription on the World Heritage List.
The meetings, which will mainly take place in the Gateway Towns, are being done for a number of reasons. The first is to update members of the public about what has been going on along the World Heritage Site over the last 9 years, and there is lots to talk about. The second is to introduce people to the Site's Management Plan and look forward to see what's in store in the coming years. The final reason, and arguably the most important, is to tell local residents how they can get involved in the Site's management, whether through helping at events, on conservation projects, through the Quality Business Scheme or through being an Ambassador.
The meetings will comprise a drop-in session, with displays and activities for kids, and then an hour-long presentation followed by time for questions. Look at the list below and for more details in your local media. We look forward to seeing you there.
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27 Jan Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth;
9 Feb Exmouth Council Chamber, Exmouth;
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He has authored research published in the Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, Social Science and Medicine, the British Medical Journal, Health Affairs, and Demography, among others. He has received the Victor F. Fuchs Research Award in Health Economics and the Dorothy S. Thomas Award from the Population Association of America.
He received his Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. During his doctoral training, he was a National Institute of Mental Health Trainee. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
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At the World Economic Forum we recognize that the advancement of women is an important economic, business and societal issue with a significant impact on the growth of nations. Thus, for several years, we have explicitly incorporated aspects of gender equality into our measures of competitiveness and fostered dialogue within our Women Leaders Programme. More recently, we launched our Global Gender Gap Report series, aimed at capturing the magnitude of the gap between women and men in four critical areas: economic participation and opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment and health and survival.
As policy-makers and business leaders seek to address talent shortages, it is becoming increasingly urgent to close gender gaps and leverage the talents of both women and men. Addressing this challenge will require a multistakeholder approach. At the World Economic Forum, our mission is to improve the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We aim to respond to the need for mainstream dialogue and partnerships to address the global gender gap through the creation of a new Gender Parity Group. The Group will be a multistakeholder community of 100 highly influential leaders—50 women and 50 men—from business, politics, academia, the media and civil society. Its mission will be to examine the specific challenges and opportunities linked to the global gender gap in business, education, politics and health; exchange best practices and collectively construct creative and viable strategies to optimize the use of talent. Our goal is that the data and messages contained in this Report will serve as a framework for the work of this community.


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We are a specialty law firm with over 30 years of experience representing individuals, municipalities, businesses, and insurance companies.
We have advised and instructed municipalities, community mental health organizations, individuals and small businesses as to the best legal strategy related to employment issues, Federal and State regulations, business organizations, contracts and the like.
Cooke Law has maintained a number of strong business clients over the years. We have familiarity with business organization, drafting of contracts, Federal State regulations, employment matters, land use and planning, permitting, liquor liability and regulation, and direction and management of business entities. Cooke Law has the ability to assist if you are just commencing a new business or have broad business experience but are in need of critical legal consultation and advice.
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Growing up on the east side of Detroit in a modest home with my 5 brothers and sisters, the son of a Ford Motor Company pipe fitter, I learned the value of effort and hard work. I followed my older brother, John, to the prestigious Cranbook School for Boys on a scholarship won through educational training in the Catholic elementary schools and my mother's demanding "homework first" regimen. I mastered the transition to this English style boarding school and excelled in athletics, music, and theater.
I attended Albion College, a small MIAA private college in Southwestern Michigan, where I majored in Computational Mathematics and Economics. I was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and continued my athletic pursuits in Soccer and Baseball. I achieved my Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1982 and landed my first position as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Kalamazoo County the following year. I worked in this office, led by legendary State Prosecutor James Gregart, for the first five years of my career. I tried over 100 jury trials during this tenure ranging from the simplest misdemeanor to capital murder.
In 1988, I moved into the Civil Law taking a position with Denenberg, Tuffley in Grand Rapids Michigan investigating arson and fraud claims for insurance companies. This work dove- tailed nicely with my interest in criminal prosecution and I maintain this part of my practice to this day. I currently have clients that send me to Detroit and other parts of the State to investigate arsonous and fraudulent insurance claims. Transitioning to other similar firms, I also developed a subrogation, product liability, and small business practice.Read More...
In the past 30 years I have been heavily involved in first party coverage issues and the defense of insureds. This has been a favorite part of my practice and I have enjoyed the many types and varieties of cases I have worked on over the years for Insurers.
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Losing your software user's attention is a matter of seconds, or probably just one second. That is why you must strive very very hard to make sure the application has sub-second response times. Speed of your application, is still The Killer Feature. Here is why
Donald R. J. Laming did a doctoral thesis in 1968 titled Information theory of choice-reaction times where part of the effort was to determine reaction times of human brain towards a stimulus. Reaction time has a been a favorite subject of experimental psychologists since the middle of the nineteenth century and there are many papers written of this topic.
R.J Laming determined that average reaction time for an observer to form a simple response to a stimulus is 220 ms. Part of this times is spent by the brain to detect the stimulus and the remaining time is spent to organize the response.
Recognition reaction time (time taken to recognize something) is longer than the simple reaction time towards a stimulus. The reason is of-course that for recognition to happen the brain has to run the process of understanding and comprehension. The average reaction time was measured to be 384ms
R.J Laming's experiments clearly showed that as the context of recognition becomes more complicated (one symbol vs multiple symbol recognition) the recognition reaction time goes up. It was established that with more complex context the recognition reaction time can go upto 550 – 750 ms. This interval of 550-750ms can be called the speed of thought
Any interval longer than the speed-of-thought interval will be detected by the human brain as "waiting time" and the mind will start to wander to other topics which is a process that can't really be controlled.
Of-course the longer the wait interval the further the mind is taken off task, eventually the user can become completely distracted. Once the response does come the user's brain has to do a context switch , to remember where it was, what it wanted to do and so on. This context switching is an extremely tiring process.
By making sure your application response time is as close to being sub-second (thereby being close to speed-of-thought) as possible, you can keep the user's engaged fully , making sure they are not distracted due to the wait and will not have to do mental context switches to come back into the task there were doing.
This is guaranteed to produce happy users, who get things done faster using the tools you provide them without feeling all mentally exhausted.
That is why i really think Speed of your application is, and will always be the killer feature. We are simply biologically programmed that way.
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Women and Double Unders
This is one of those posts that just might make the guys regret that they ever gave me the login for this blog!
Some of us women were chatting recently about the occasional discomfort of double unders for the women at the gym. Just in case you are new and fear that you are the only one who has trouble NOT peeing while jumping rope every now and then (or even every time), I want you to know that you are not alone. It is in fact a very common situation for us women-young, older, mothers or not. We've been there. We know your discomfort.
And you might even have this problem at other times in CrossFit as well. Women have been known to be in an uncomfortable spot when doing heavy cleans or many reps of a heavy front squat.
The good news is that one of the central lifts here at CFW will lessen this problem over time. Squats cure just about everything, even incontinence. Developing your glutes and working on that squat will have many real-life benefits. So keep up the good work, ladies and squat, squat, squat!
So it is clearly a male that programs double-unders in a wod when we have only one functioning bathroom, right?
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By Kathy Cloninger
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Selling Girl Scouts cookies is more than a fundraiser; it shows women how to become strong leaders, says Kathy Cloninger in this excerpt from her new book "Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts."
(WOMENSENEWS)--There's a real difference between the way the public looks at the accomplishments of girls and boys.
People latch onto the cuteness and wholesomeness aspects of the Girl Scouts cookie sale because they really don't know what to do with the idea of girls acting in an organized, effective, powerful way. And we in Girl Scouting haven't yet done enough to publicize the fact that the cookie sale is a huge leadership lesson for all involved, not just an organizational fundraiser with cute little girls on the front lines to help boost sales.
For the girls, the cookie sale is a life-changing experience. It is the only childhood activity available to girls ages 6 to 17 across the country that is actually a hands-on business. It's not at all like reading about sales and merchandising in a classroom. You literally, as a girl, are presented with the chance to run your own business. And you do it like most businesses, in partnership with a team.
Better yet, it's a business that people see as important. Just being able to say "I'm a Girl Scout and I'm selling cookies" puts a girl in a position of respect, influence and approval. At the same time, she's learning how to interact with coworkers, how to play by rules, how to be ambitious, how hard work pays off and how to set both long-term and short-term goals.
The cookie sale is not just about how many boxes one girl sells. It's about how many boxes the whole troop sells, and what projects or field trips or adventures they'll all agree to use the money for in the next year. The experience of the sale is tangible; it validates a girl's worth.
Long- term goal setting? For 8-year-old kids, "next year" is long-term goal setting. But many Girl Scouts dare to plan further ahead than that. A friend told me a remarkable
story about her daughter, who joined Girl Scouts as a 5-year-old Daisy and stayed with the same troop all the way through high school:
"When the girls in the troop were in first or second grade, they decided that they wanted to go to London when they got to high school. They saved cookie-sale money every year, and they accomplished their goal. They went to London and visited the headquarters of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and they stayed at Pax Lodge, one of four world centers for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. They came back feeling like citizens of the world. Nothing else in my daughter's life did as much to help her set big goals and learn to achieve them as the cookie sale."
But unlike boys, girls are seldom encouraged to highlight their own accomplishments.
For example, a national poll of American women found that two-thirds of women of professional achievement, and more than three-fourths of those who were deemed "women of distinction" had been Girl Scouts in their youth. The same poll found that more than four out of five successful professional women who had been Girl Scouts rated their Girl Scouts involvement as helping them achieve later success.
Yet many women don't talk about their Girl Scouts experience this way. A man is much more likely to list Boy Scouts on his résumé than a woman is to list Girl Scouts on hers. Some women don't link what they did as kids with their adult lives. Others value the Girl Scouts experience personally, but they don't imagine that it's worth mentioning to anyone else.
Women haven't been trained or inspired to talk about their own leadership development. A lot of them believe that if they do talk about it, no one will listen.
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The Girl Scouts of America has become a household name and a nationally recognized organization for young girls and young adults across the country to grow as leaders. Today the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program serves a much larger purpose-it is an entrepreneurial program for girls. To celebrate the 100th anniversary, Girls Scouts of America is rolling out new badges to encourage the girls to become financially savvy.
Thirteen of the new badges are centered on rewarding girls to educate themselves about financial topics such as saving and investing, philanthropy, budgeting, and earning good credit. The Girl Scouts' three million members will have an opportunity to have an early flair for finance, something that is an important life skill, and not always taught in school.
The Girls Scouts have grown into an extraordinary program for young women over the past 100 years due to the courage, leadership, and creativity the program gives to its members. Entrepreneurship is a driving force behind the Girl Scout Mission. At a young age through cookie sales, girls are given the opportunity to go door to door asking neighbor friends and family to support their troop. In the Girl Scout Cookie Sales, they have developed a program that teaches girls 5 essential business skills: goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills, and business ethnics. The Girl Scout entrepreneur badge is a symbol that girls have confidence in themselves and their abilities to achieve their goals.
So the next time a young girl rings your doorbell with her Girl Scout vest and order form," she's not raising money for her local troop she's learning how to start her own business, or become a CEO. The Girl Scout cookie program is not just a fundraiser, but also an entrepreneurial program for girls, teaching girls what it takes to be one smart cookie.
Submitted by Gail (not verified) (4 years ago)
I'm a former "Curved Bar" Scout and former leader of an intermediate troop. Girl Scouting has the potential to be a great influence on our young girls. Many years ago, Girl Scouts of America started a new badge that taught about sexuality and family planning and choices. The Philadelphia Council stopped that in it's tracks - the Catholic church apparently has control there, and they were having none of this "women's freedom of choice". So I wonder if the time has finally come when Girl Scouting will accept it's responsibility to offer such programs for our grand-daughters, regardless of religious outcry. Also, I am not clear on whether Girl Scouts, like the Boy Scouts, are willing to kick out a kid if they find out the kid is (a) an atheist or (b) gay/lesbian. Until these factors are resolved, and it is clear that Girl Scouting is for "Community and Country" rather than "God and Country", I cannot in good conscience support them. And one other thing - with so many diabetics in this country who would be willing to support Scouting, it would be a nice thing if GS cookies were offered in at least 2 flavors made with Splenda instead of sugar!
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TEMPLE-NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. The Temple-Northwestern Railway Company was chartered on March 17, 1910, and was to build a line from Temple northwest through Gatesville and Hamilton to Comanche, about 100 miles. Initial capitalization was $100,000, and the business office was located at Temple. The original members of the board of directors included W. J. McDaniel, H. W. Peck, J. B. Grigsby, and J. V. Biard, all from Dallas, P. L. Downs of Temple, and W. B. Ferguson of Waxahachie. The railroad was conceived and financed by the citizens of Temple to extend and protect their trade and to connect with another rail line. Forty miles of grading had been done and five miles of track completed when the project had to be abandoned. The rival St. Louis and Southwestern of Texas had extended its Stephenville North and South line to parallel the route, and the territory could not support both lines.
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Neville?s Meagan Lively pitches against West Ouachita on Thursday.
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Neville's Meagan Lively kept West Ouachita's bats silent for most of the afternoon, and the Lady Tigers took an early lead in District 2-4A with a 5-1 win over the Lady Chiefs.
Lively pitched the entire game and allowed only one run on two hits. She recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings of work.
"Meagan did a great job. She kept them off balance and hit her spots," said Neville Coach Trey Dozier. ...


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What To Wear To The 2013 Inagural Balls
1. The Green Ball 1/20/2013
Didn't you know green is the new black! Bare your enviro-human-animal loving heart in this eco friendly recycled wool and linen blend flowing gown as you dance the night away amongst fellow tree huggers and earth activists. Don't be surprised if eco stars Al Gore or Brad Pitt show up and request a dance, because withthis look you will be breathtakingly Beau-TREE-Ful! (Click here to attend: http://www.nwf.org/2013-Green-Inaugural-Ball/Event-Details.aspx)
2. The Heritage Inaugural Ball 1/20/2013
Long known for cultivating the black royalty of America the only gown worthy of wearing to a Jack and Jill Ball must also be fit for a princess or a queen. Glide into the room wearing this fairy tale-esque black diaphanously layered, peplum ball gown and be prepared for an onslaught of inquiries and proposals from the black elite looking to make a suitable match for their eligible sons. Indeed, this event is a family affair. (Click here to attend: http://jjmcmcheritageinauguralball2013.eventbrite.com/)
3. The Young & Powerful Inauguration Black Tie Gala: Dream 1/21/2013
This looks screams "I just landed in my private jet to attend this inaugural ball" and if that isn't a powerful statement I don't know what is. However, it is best reserved for women who hit the gym religiously as every inch of your shape will be revealed in this skin tight, navy dress with plunging neckline and ballooned mermaid hem. With a hemline this dramatic, balance the look with bold statement jewelry at the neckline. (Click here to attend: http://youngandpowerful.org/blacktiegala/)
4. The Ambassadors Inaugural Ball 1/21/13
Walk in with this stunning look featuring an ethnic print back inset gown, hair clips and shoes and you are sure to be providedwith an all access passport to the best tables amongst the attending foreign leaders, international recording stars and ambassadors from Botswana, Trinidad & Tobago and the rest of the world. You Glo-bal Girl! (Click here to attend: http://www.ambassadorsinauguralball.com/)
5. The HBCU Inaugural Gala Ball 1/20/2013
If "diamonds are a girls best friend" then this look is your new BFF! This eye catching number will make you stand out as a priceless jewel in a room full of beautiful black HBCU students and Alum. Enjoy the compliments as the camera flash make your dress sparkle even more brightly as light reflects off of this sequined stunner. (Click here to attend: http://www.hbcugala.com/)
6. The Hip Hop Inaugural Ball 1/20/2013
Now just because this is the Hip Hop Inauguration does not mean you should dress like a gangsta boo. There will be enough rappers there reppin' the "thug life" so you don't need to. Instead, go for sweet & sassy that will have you stand out from the video vixen wannabes . Indeed, this classic ballroom silhouetted dress with a semi sheer belled skirt adorned with flowers begging to be plucked does just the trick. Leave the jewelry at homeand let your soft curves and curls be your adornment. Finish the look with sleek black wedges so that you have plenty of support should you decide to do the "Rockaway" or the "single ladies" dance. (Click here to attend: http://www.presidential-inauguration.com/hip-hop-inaugural-ball/)
7. The Blue Lights in the Ballroom Inaugural Ball 1/21/2013
"Matchy matchy" outfits are dangerously passe' but in this case it is fine as you will be matching the title of the ball with this look! Everyone will be able to spot your patriotism "from sea to shining sea" in this blue sequined dress with sweetheart neckline modeled by Miss Northern USA (former Miss New Jersey), Ariane Datil. This look will surely light up the room as you make your way from your seat to the dance floor. (Click here to attend: http://bwr-bmoa.com/save_the_date/2013gala.html)
8. The African American Church Inaugural Ball or The Muslim American Inaugural Benefit Gala 1/20/13
Get your worship on and don't be afraid to glow as you give him the glory in this two piece ruffle peplum ensemble! If you are wearing this to the African American Church Inaugural ball feel free to accompany it with your most glorious black Sunday hat or gloves. If you are wearing this to the Muslim American Inaugural Benefit Gala pair this with a black scarf and a long sleeved leotard underneath. Alternatively, you can opt for a long sleeve version of the top, available upon request. Whichever way you choose to wear this look you will be marvelously modest! (Click here to attend: http://www.aacib.com/event-details or http://musliminauguralgala.eventbrite.com)
With the Presidential inaugural festivities right around the corner many people are wondering, "What do I wear to an inaugural ball?" Fortunately for you, Young & Powerful for Obama asked Stylist & Commentator, Yasmine Yasmine, to create an Inaugural Ball Style Showcase, attended by Senator Eric Adams, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, NAACP Director Marvon Bing, TV Host Stevan Lynn, UBC TV President Peggy Dodson, and Miss Jessie's Founders Titi & Miko Branch at Lifestyle & Trimco.
Remember, there are only two rules to dressing for balls; make sure your dress is floor length AND flattering to your figure. Here is Yasmine Yasmine's list of the must attend 2013 Inaugural balls and the looks she styled to be worn to them.
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David Sirotas column Nov. 15 generally and specifically criticized Gov. Chris Christies ideology and policies as being the same old out-of-step approach similar to George Bush and the Republican Party. How could anyone agree that balanced budgets, lower taxes, creating jobs and instituting business incentives could be beneficial to a state? Well, apparently the voters of an overwhelming Democratic state such as New Jersey can and will vote for these approaches in the future. The successes of Republican-governed states in erasing deficits, balancing budgets, lowering taxes, creating jobs, and forcing public union members to contribute to their pensions and health care costs is now legend.
Sirota and his left-wing fringe can spend time worrying about the highly suspect global warming theory and throttling an employment recovery with unnecessary/overkill environmental regulations while the rest of us will try to improve our situation in the real world. President Barack Obama wont even approve the Keystone pipeline, which would create 35,000 to 50,000 new jobs while environmental clearance has been given by the states in question and the U.S. State Department.
No, Mr. Sirota, the voters have it right and you have it wrong.
Larry Byers, Fort Collins


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Cubs Game Notes For Opening Day at Pittsburgh
* After being 16 games over .500 (63-47) on August 8, Pittsburgh would go just 16-36 (.308) the rest of the way to finish with a losing record for the 20th straight year. Pittsburgh did make some splashes offensively, having three players with 25+ home runs for the first time since 1966.
* Chicago, meanwhile, suffered its first 100-loss season since 1966 last year. The Cubs' .240 team batting average was their lowest since 1981 (.236) and lowest in a non-strike season since 1965 (.238).
* Jeff Samardzija will be looking to build off of a solid ending to his 2012 campaign, during which he registered a 2.58 ERA over his last 13 starts, allowing just 67 hits in 87.1 innings. Samardzija was victimized by low run support all season, with his run support average of 3.19 ranking as the third lowest in the majors behind Josh Johnson (2.92) and Anibal Sanchez (3.17) (minimum 1.0 inning per team game).
* Last season, A.J. Burnett became the first Pirates pitcher with 16+ wins and 180+ strikeouts in a season since Bob Veale in 1966. He won eight straight starts from May 19-June 28, making him the first Pirate to win eight consecutive starts since Dock Ellis in 1974.
* In 2012, Andrew McCutchen became the eighth player in MLB history to bat .325 with 30+ home runs, 20+ steals and 70+ walks in a season, joining Ken Williams (1922), Willie Mays (1957), Carl Yastrzemski (1970), Barry Bonds (1993), Larry Walker (1997), Vladimir Guerrero (2002) and David Wright (2007).
* Starlin Castro has a .356 career batting average against the Pirates, third highest among all active players with at least 150 at-bats against the Bucs (Albert Pujols, .365; Adrian Beltre, .362).


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A major extension in 2007 at Warrington's Golden Square shopping centre saw the number of shops and floor space doubling.
The largest stores at Golden Square are Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Bhs, and H&M. Others include:
- Books & Stationery – Waterstone's, WH Smith
- Cameras & Photography – Jessops, Wildings
- Camping & Outdoor Shops – Millets
- Entertainment – GAME, Gamestation, HMV
- Fashion – Dorothy Perkins, Evans, La Senza, New Look, Next, Republic
- Health & Beauty – Boots, Holland & Barrett, Superdrug, Body Shop
- Jewellers – Ernest Jones, Goldsmiths, H Samuel
- Miscellaneous – Thorntons
- Mobile Phones – 3 Store, Carphone Warehouse, O2, Orange, Phones 4u, T Mobile, Vodaphone
- Sports Shops – JD
- Travel Agents – Thomas Cook, Thomsons
- TV/Audio – Sony Centre
Opening Times
Opening times at Golden Square are 9.30 – 5.30 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday), 9.30 – 8 pm (Thursday), 9 – 6 (Saturday), and 11 – 5 (Sunday). Opening hours for some stores may vary. Check the official website for details.
Facilities include toilets, baby changing facilities, cash machines, and parking for 1700 cars. Free parking is offered on Sundays and after 4 pm on Thursdays.
There are numerous places to eat and drink. Restaurants and cafes include Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee, Nandos, Starbucks, and the Barley Mow pub.
The Golden Square shopping centre is located to the north west of Warrington town centre.
Warrington bus station is linked directly to the mall. Warrington Central train station is just a couple of minutes walk away.
Visitors arriving by car should use the postcode WA1 1UZ.
Golden Square
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Speaker forces Foss to front up on Novopay
Embattled Associate Education Minister Craig Foss has been forced to release more embarrassing details about the botched Novopay system following intervention from Parliament's Speaker, says Labour's Acting Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.
"Initially Craig Foss tried to shirk responsibility for Novopay's new lows by claiming that details of its flawed systems were an 'operational matter' for the Chief Executive.
This argument fell flat with Parliament's Speaker Lockwood Smith, who asked the Minister to give 'informative replies' to written questions.
"National shouldn't need to be reminded to be up front. This is the kind of 'duck and cover' mentality that gets Minister's into trouble.
"Foss's delayed response reveals 581 people have been paid on behalf of schools they didn't even work at and $560,000 has been advanced by schools themselves to cover Novopay's mistakes.
"Furthermore, since Novopay started, 7,899 people have been underpaid or not paid at all, over 6,000 people have been overpaid and only 281 manual payments to correct faults have been processed.
"Teachers and school staff were given assurances that any wrong payments would be corrected manually, but even this looks to be too much to ask.
"People trying to get through to the Novopay service centre were waiting up to an hour and a half with 15,000 calls going unanswered or being abandoned altogether.
"The stark reality is these figures probably under-state the problem as many schools resolve to get on with the job rather than report problems to the Ministry. Schools should be focused on teaching kids, not worrying about whether their teachers are going to be paid properly.
"Novopay was signed off by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Craig Foss before it was ready. The botched system is expected to cost tax payers $189.5 million over 10 years. For that kind of coin Kiwis expect excellence.
"Perhaps when he returns from his holiday in Hawaii John Key might like to make it clear to Hekia Parata and Craig Foss that if they can't get on top of their portfolios they should hand them over to someone who can," Chris Hipkins says.


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Marquisha Williams, a fourth-grader at Collins Elementary, with the Kids on the Block puppets after the puppets' performance of Bullies and School Safety.
A grant will help young students learn about how to deal with bullying.
The Florence-based Family Nurturing Center was awarded a three-year, $15,000 grant to expand anti-bullying education through its Kids on the Block program.
The Family Nurturing Center is a nonprofit dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse by promoting individual well-being and healthy family relationships. One of the tools used is the Kids on the Block program that puts on a show with life-sized puppets that explain child abuse situations to elementary school students. ...


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Tom Wilkens–Teaching Men (and Women) to Be Comfortable in Their Bodies
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The Healing Effect of Yoga on PTSD
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The U.S. Department of Defense has not yet fully embraced yoga, but the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is seeing impressive results from it. A recent feasibility study conducted t
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First Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research Held in Los Angeles
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More than 800 people from nearly every state and 17 countries traveled to Los Angeles for the first Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR), held January 18-21 at the Hilton LAX. The
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Y is For Yoga
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Irv Moskovitz, 100-year-old Yogi
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The Mysticism of the Ten Commandments, Part 2
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Commandment 3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. This commandment urges a person not to take the Divine name lightly. In daily conversation many people utter, "Oh, God"
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What's Cooking at Niyama? Niyama Hot Yoga
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If you have ever walked down 12th Street in Wilmette and heard some funky music blasting out of a studio with steamy windows and a sign on the door reading, "Sorry, class is full," you may have di
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Breathing new life into his faith
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A devout Catholic man draws inspiration by incorporating aspects of yoga into his life Photos by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel In 1996, when Richard Galentino walked into a Georgetown University gy
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How to Raise a Healthy Family and a Healthy Planet, Part 1
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Come Together
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The Practice of Being Present The Midwest Yoga Conference
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The eighth Midwest Yoga Conference will be held May 29-June 3 at the Indian Lakes Resort & Spa in the northwest suburb of Bloomingdale. The theme of the conference is "The Practice of Being Pres
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Inch by Inch: Throwing Away the Ruler through the Practice of Yoga
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The Fog of War and the Light of Peace
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While the stars were shining in California, Knoxville rolled out the red carpet for some fun of its own.
"We're celebrating the Oscars in Knoxville fashion!" said Michael Samstag, Executive Director of Knoxville 24 Hour Film Festival.
The film festival group decked out Union Place in Old City with a red carpet, a limo, and a life sized Oscar award and invited guests to dress to the nines for the "Knoscar" awards. Gowns, tuxes, and sparkling jewelry filled the night as the Knoscar nominees posed for pictures and gave fake acceptance speeches. But there was a little more than Oscar buzz excitement in the air, with the announcement of a big change coming to the 24 Hour Film Festival.
"This is sort of kick off for festival season for us, and this is really a fundraiser for Knoxville films and what will now become Knoxville Film and Music festival!" stated Samstag on the red carpet.
This will be the film festival's fourth year and it will kick off June 1st. Filmmaking teams will have 24 hours to create a four minute film, and they will then be screened on June 15th. Samstag says this year's festival will include nightly concerts and films, along with an all day outdoor concert.
"We've always been promoting local music during our festival, but now we're just going to go right out and say it's a film and music festival."
Samstag says that they are still in negotiation with local bands that will be participating, but he says the festival will include local, regional, and national acts.
You can tune into WBIR to find out the latest on schedule announcements for the festival, and for more information you can visit 24 Hour Film Festival


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This is an 18 inch saddle, with what I believe is a wide tree. I consider it to have a typical length/confirguration of flap. It is a dressage saddle with a fladded flap, made of leather, with long billets. I am not 100% sure because there are no brand marks on the nailheads, but I believe this is an early prototype Dover Circuit saddle. It has somewhat of a similar look/feel/shape/quality and that's where its prior owner thought she bought it. I am selling it as a "no name" because I can't say for sure, but it's not an el cheapo saddle. It's not a Hermes either it's a middle of the road, decent quality saddle and I have it priced accordingly. Similar in quality to the Dover and newer Collegiate saddles.
The tree measures 6 inches point to point inside where the nailheads are. The channel has a generous 2.5 inches of clearance. The flap measures 17 inches long, measuring from the stirrup bar down to the bottom of the flap.
By my best judgment, I think this is wool flocked. It feels like wool and there are little areas where the stitching makes me think the panels have wool. The flocking feels soft and evenly distributed. Not compressed or broken down.
The overall condition of the saddle is like new. You can see on the photo of the flap, there isn't even wear from the stirrups rubbing. This saddle honestly may have never been ridden in. Or at most, a couple of times. There are a few light marks on the seat, I think perhaps from being bumped in storage. This saddle needs a good conditioning, I think it's very likely the dings would oil/condition right out.
I would put this saddle in a category where I would expect it to be $800/900 new. I am selling this saddle for $300 plus shipping. I'm not negotiable. That's what I am asking and I have a feeling I'll get a couple hundred more at the tack swap coming up-- but if I can sell here and save myself the hassle-- I will. Shipping should be $25-50 depending on whether you're on the east coast like me or not (I am in NJ). I take PayPal. My PayPal is email@example.com.
Not interested in trades. Just want $300 and a saddle shaped hole in my basement