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Monday, 31 January 2011 13:03
New partnership allows consumers to neutralize their carbon footprint right at the pump
Carbonfund.org announced today its latest initiative to make it easy and affordable for individuals to reduce their climate impact through the creation of a grassroots partnership with GreenCo, a San-Diego-County-based gas station and mini mart that has created what is believed to be the first ever "pay at the pump" carbon reduction program in the U.S. For an additional five cents per gallon, GreenCo customers now have the opportunity to neutralize the emissions created from the use of fossil fuels. That 5 cents per gallon add-on, which is voluntary for the customer, is then forwarded to Carbonfund.org to support third-party validated carbon reduction projects, such as reforestation in Idaho, wind farms in Texas or truck stop electrification in California. "GreenCo's gasoline prices are competitively low in order to incentivize our customers to choose to add on the 5 cents per gallon right at the point of sale, the pump," GreenCo CEO Robert Warner said. "Then Carbonfund.org can take the proceeds and do what they do best – combat the CO2 emissions that result from fossil fuels and support projects that provide the biggest environmental bang for the buck." The green-and-white gas stations that dot Southern California send a direct message to customers who are concerned about the environmental cost of operating a car. "Feel Better About Fueling" is the GreenCo slogan, and they deliver on that message by empowering drivers to take a grassroots approach to lowering carbon emissions. "We are excited to develop this concept with GreenCo that allows consumers to take at-the-pump action," said Eric Carlson, Carbonfund.org president. "Climate change affects every one of us, and we all must be part of the solution. Programs like GreenCo's are helping individuals reduce emissions today while we transition to a low-carbon future." The average American is responsible for 50,000 pounds of CO2 annually as a result of activities like powering their homes and driving their cars. "If someone buying gas with a credit card is automatically asked by the pump's computer if they want to add on a car wash, why not ask the same customer if they'd like to neutralize their car's carbon footprint by purchasing a carbon offset?" Warner asks. GreenCo hopes to continue to have an impact on climate change by expanding their environmentally unique approach to the local gas and minimart industry throughout the U.S.
Thursday, 01 September 2011 12:56
Overstock.com to Donate 100% of Profits from Worldstock Sales to Charity
Carbonfund.org Note: This press release is reposted from Overstock.com. We are thrilled to partner with the company on carbon-neutral shipping for their Worldstock items. SALT LAKE CITY, May 16, 2011 - Overstock.com, Inc. (shortcut: O.CO) today announced that henceforth all net profits from its Worldstock Fair Trade department will fund charitable and philanthropic projects, including those in the United States, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal. To learn more visit www.overstock.com/Worldstock-Profits. For example, in San Marcos Guatemala, funds from Worldstock have already helped construct an earth bag house, and rain water harvesting tanks (to provide clean water to the orphans). In Kenya, Worldstock profits have built the Fanya Mambo School, a school which provides training in construction to improve the urban landscape. In Malawi, Worldstock funds have been used to construct water towers and a pump house. In Nepal, Worldstock contributions have helped build several new modern English schools. "Worldstock's mission is to create sustainable livelihoods for artisans around the world by leveraging the internet to introduce their good to the U.S. market. We're privileged to be able to further support international humanitarian efforts around the world by bringing schools, clinics, drinking water, and sustainable cottage industries to artisan communities globally," said Overstock.com Chairman and CEO Patrick Byrne. Founded in 2001, Worldstock Fair Trade is Overstock.com's socially responsible department that distinguishes itself from competitors by returning between 60 and 70 percent of the sales price on each item to the artisans. It allows these artisans to improve their own lives, as well as their educational systems and communities. Today, Worldstock has contacts in over 60 countries including rural areas of the United States. It creates employment opportunities for approximately 10,000 artisans around the world, who provide handcrafted products that are sold on Overstock.com. Through April 30, 2011, Overstock.com has returned more than $67 million to Worldstock's artisan suppliers. Overstock.com recently announced the debut of carbon-neutral shipping for every purchase made from its Worldstock Fair Trade inventory, at no extra cost to its customers. This sustainability effort is aimed at mitigating the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the trucks delivering items purchased from Worldstock Fair Trade by funding third-party validated carbon reduction projects like reforestation.
Friday, 22 April 2011 09:24
Overstock.com & Carbonfund.org Partner to Launch Carbon-Neutral Shipping for All Worldstock Products
SALT LAKE CITY — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) (short cut: O.CO) today, announced the debut of carbon-neutral shipping for every purchase made from its Worldstock Fair Trade inventory, effective immediately. This sustainability effort establishes Overstock.com as one of the largest online retailers to take responsibility for the environmental impact of its product shipping program. Through a partnership with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, a leading nonprofit climate solutions organization, Overstock.com will mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the trucks delivering items purchased from Worldstock Fair Trade by funding third-party validated carbon reduction projects like reforestation. This offer is free to the customer. Now, in time for Earth Day's 40th anniversary, Worldstock Fair Trade purchases are supporting this important environmental initiative, as well as artisans around the globe. To learn more visit http://www.overstock.com/sustainability "Overstock.com recognizes that we all have to take responsibility for preventing climate change, and as a major retailer its positive actions will have a huge impact," said Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org. "Through this commitment, Overstock.com is leading by example by investing in a low-carbon future for everyone. We're thrilled to partner with Overstock.com on this exciting program." Founded in 2001, Worldstock Fair Trade is Overstock.com's socially responsible department for products handcrafted by artisans from developing nations and rural areas of the USA. It carries handcrafted products from artisans in over 60 countries and between 60 and 70 percent of the cost is returned to the artisans. To date, Overstock.com has returned more than $60 million to Worldstock's artisan suppliers. "This carbon-neutral shipping program is in addition to other measures the company has taken to recognize consumer demand for environmentally sustainable business practices. Other measures include ride sharing and corporate recycling programs," said Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. "We recognize CO2 emissions are only one component of our operational impact, and we are working to reduce environmental impacts across our entire supply chain." From: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/overstockcom-and-carbonfundorg-partner-to-launch-carbon-neutral-shipping-program-for-all-worldstock-products-120360074.html#
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 15:08
Orbitz - Five Years and 100 Million Miles of Mitigation
Since 2007, Orbitz and thousands of their customers have participated in Orbitz' program to reduce the carbon emissions from their travel, the equivalent of flying over 100 million miles. Through their carbon reduction program with Carbonfund.org Foundation, eco-website and employee environmental initiatives, Orbitz has taken a stand to be part of the solution to global warming. We applaud Orbitz' carbon reduction efforts since 2007. Orbitz is showing the leadership we need in the 21st century to solve one of our most pressing problems, global warming. Through direct, measurable and certifiable carbon reductions, Orbitz is making a difference today while helping facilitate new projects and technologies that will guide environmental protection in the future. It takes a lot for a company to acknowledge that their product has pollution associated with it, and most companies choose to do nothing. Orbitz has taken a front-and-center approach toward educating their customers about global warming, the role travel plays and also provided a pro-active solution empowering their customers to neutralize the global warming impact of their travel. Further, Orbitz is committed to their environmental programs, expanding them each year. Orbitz' carbon reduction program is reducing over 50 million pounds of global warming causing greenhouse gasses to date.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:49
CarbonFree Events: Make It Memorable by Making it Green
If your organization is looking for a way to show its commitment to the environment as a group, an event provides a great opportunity for you and your attendees to make a statement by offsetting the event's carbon footprint. Our CarbonFree® Events program makes it easy and affordable for you to distinguish your event and reduce its climate impact. In fact, in 2011 we already have two great examples of organizations committed to decreasing the environmental impact of their annual events. "Forward Together" The 2011 Congress of Healthcare Leadership Chicago, Illinois March 21st through March 22nd This event is hosted by ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives), an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. This event allows healthcare professionals to connect with colleagues, find solutions to challenges, and explore the new healthcare frontier. ACHE is committed to offsetting all the base emissions of this event through a partnership with Carbonfund.org. "The Museum of Tomorrow" The American Association of Museums' 105th Annual Meeting Houston, Texas May 22nd through May 25th As the museum field's premier professional development opportunity in 2011, the AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo™ will showcase the best thinking from both practitioners and visionaries on the major issues confronting us and the communities we serve. The American Association of Museums has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. They are dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. The AAM Annual Meeting is also dedicated to reducing their climate impact by offering participants an easy way to offset the emissions resulting participant travel and attendance for the annual meeting. Find out how you can offset your event at: www.carbonfund.org/events
Thursday, 15 September 2011 09:24
NWF Expeditions - Extraordinary Ways to Connect You with Nature
Consider this: If you type "wildlife tours" into an Internet search engine, you'll find more than 650,000 entries. To help you with this choice, National Wildlife Federation has selected the top wildlife-viewing trips. At National Wildlife Federation Expeditions, the goal is to find extraordinary ways to connect you with nature, and travel is an outstanding way to do that. Every year, they vet hundreds of tour companies and review thousands of programs and itineraries to find the best tour operators, the best destinations and the best values. Connecting people with nature is NWF's mission, and all of their travel opportunities focus on seeing wildlife and learning about the natural world. The tour operators NWF chooses believe in traveling responsibly and sensitively, with economic benefits to local communities. NWF Expeditions are comfortable, efficient, organized, courteous and, most importantly, extremely well run. On any NWF Expedition, you go home not only with snapshots or souvenirs but also knowledge, understanding and valuable experiences. Expedition prices include accommodations, transportation, guides and educational programming, most if not all meals, and a host of extras. Just one of these extras includes carbon neutral travel through a partnership with Carbonfund.org, supporting important climate mitigation projects that protect wild places in the United States and around the world. Plus, the average group size of their Expeditions is just 15 to 20 participants to ensure minimal impact on the environment and maximum enjoyment for the traveler. With 75 years of protecting wildlife, NWF Expeditions are a great way to go! For more information please visit their site, Travel with NWF, or "Like" them on Facebook to get travel updates.
Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:03
Carbonfund.org Participates in National Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet
Carbonfund.org is honored to sit on the Leadership Committee for National Wildlife Federation's 2011 National Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet. In addition to supporting this important event Carbonfund.org will be working with the event's greening committee to ensure that all the travel, hotel stay and premises emissions are carbon neutral. For 2011 National Wildlife Federation celebrates its 75th Anniversary and the start of one of America's largest and most influential conservation organizations. In 1936, cartoonist J.N. "Ding" Darling called the nation's first-ever meeting of conservationists to protect America's vanishing wildlife resources. Out of this meeting, the National Wildlife Federation began. Since 1965, NWF has been honoring conservationists through its National Conservation Achievement Awards (also known as "The Connies"). This annual celebration honors individuals and organizations that have been conservation heroes. In the past this honor has gone to former Vice President Al Gore, author Thomas Friedman, former President Jimmy Carter, Lady Bird Johnson, Ted Turner, the Anheuser-Busch Companies and many other distinguished recipients. This year's event honors First Lady Michelle Obama, Robert Redford, AVEDA, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Dr. Virginia Burkett. The event is Wednesday, April 13, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The evening will include a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner program featuring Master of Ceremonies actress Gloria Reuben along with NWF Naturalist Dave Mizejewski and some of his animal friends. To learn more, please click here.
Monday, 20 June 2011 17:09
National Geographic: Polar Bears and Climate Change
The National Geographic Society is a global organization that inspires people to care about the planet. One look at these polar bears fighting to survive in the warming Arctic is enough to make you care about climate change, in particular. Click here to see National Geographic's stunning photo gallery of a mother bear and her cubs adapting to the challenges of melting ice flows. Not one to just report on current events, National Geographic takes action every day against climate change, and Carbonfund.org is proud to support their sustainability goals. National Geographic has mitigated the carbon emissions from their premises for 2011 and 2012 through Carbonfund.org's third-validated forest projects in developing areas of Africa. The Forest Again Project is a reforestation initiative in the Kakamega Forest, which is the last remaining lowland rainforest in Kenya's Western Province. With over 50% of this area lost to deforestation since 1933, this project will reestablish a forest corridor between existing forest islands, create jobs and business opportunities for impoverished, forest?adjacent communities (e.g., by purchasing seedlings from community nurseries, planting trees, and managing the growing forest), and build capacity for local conservation organization's mission to develop alternative income projects for communities. The goals of the Forest Again Project are to sequester nearly 400,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, by reforesting 1,250 areas, to conserve the rich biodiversity in this unique and threatened African ecosystem, as well as enhance the livelihoods of people in forest adjacent communities. Climate change is a global problem, so whether you're planting trees in Africa or raising money for a community solar panel in your hometown, you're making a difference for our planet and endangered species like the polar bear. The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. To learn more visit: www.nationalgeographic.com
Monday, 28 March 2011 17:08
MWW Group Saves Atmosphere 4 Years Worth of Emissions
Over the past four years, CarbonFree® Partner MWW Group has offset the carbon impact of their business emissions and reduced over 6,400 metric tons of CO2. That's like negating the electricity use of 777 homes for one year or the emissions from over 14,884 barrels of oil, or even taking 1,255 cars off the road for an entire year. As one of the top five largest public relations agencies in the nation, MWW Group is setting the green example for a huge audience. Launched in 2007, the "MWW Group Green" initiative aims at incorporating environmental responsibility into every aspect of their business, promoting a culture in which all employees are actively engaged in these environmental initiatives and share responsibility for achieving their environmental goals. This year, MMW Group is supporting the New York State Landfill Methane Project, which destroys the methane emitted by a landfill. The destruction of methane from such projects is important in the fight against global climate change because methane is approximately 23 times more efficient as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Additional plans for the Project include capturing the waste heat and using it to warm a local greenhouse along with providing alternative energy. In keeping with our "Reduce What You Can, Offset What You Can't"™ mantra, MWW Group continues to attack their corporate carbon footprint head-on. Beyond extending their relationship with Carbonfund.org, reaffirming a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality, MWW Group has expanded their use of Web-based video conferencing and instituted a new travel policy to limit the environmental impact of non-critical air travel. In addition, MWW Group launched a "No Drive Workdays" program to help minimize greenhouse gasses by reducing employee travel by two workdays per month. MWW Group's ongoing partnership with Carbonfund.org will continue to support innovative, verified projects globally in renewable energy and reforestation that reduce carbon emissions and hasten market transformation towards a clean energy economy. Be sure to check out MWW Group Green's tips for becoming a greener company and successful green marketing strategies.
Friday, 14 October 2011 10:12
LG Electronics Opens First U.S. Home Appliance R&D Center for Innovative Appliance Testing
Carbonfund.org note: This is a re-post of a press release from LG Electronic's opening of a new R&D facility. LG has committed to offsetting the emissions of the premises' electricity. This is another step in the partnership between LG and Carbonfund.org. We are thrilled to work with LG Electronics in meeting their sustainability goals.


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Adobe Can't Photoshop Away Its Own Fading Prospects
Adobe is No. 1 when it comes to arming publishers with the tools to stand out in cyberspace. Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are everywhere. But there are big clouds on the horizon for the software company -- and one is the Cloud itself.

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The fourth Institute of Industrial Engineers Asian Conference 2014 will be held July 21-22 in Xi'an, China. Supported by IIE and the Asian Network for Industrial Engineers, the conference aims to share and disseminate information on the most recent and relevant research, theories and practices in industrial and systems engineering to all branches of industries. Click on the headline to learn more about submitting papers for this event.
Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru began his tenure as dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management on Oct. 21 at the Air Force Institute of Technology, according to AFIT. Badiru previously served as head of the Department of Systems Engineering and Management for seven years.
The New York Times reports that Eiji Toyoda, a member of Toyota Motor's founding family and an architect of its "lean manufacturing" method that changed the face of modern manufacturing, died on Sept. 17, 2013, in Toyota City, Japan.
Several societies and divisions within IIE have elected or appointed new officers for 2013-2014. These societies and divisions include SHS, SEMS, Lean Division, Process Industries Division, Logistics and Supply Chain Division, Operations Research Division, Computer and Information Systems Division, Work Systems Division and Engineering Economy Division. Click on the link to learn more about the new leaders.
Rakesh Nagi has been named the new head of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering. He began his tenure on Aug. 16.
This July 26, 2013, article from The New York Times details how Toyota applied kaizen to the Food Bank of New York City, which needed a new operating model as it faces higher demand in a weak economy.
Robert D. (Bob) Dryden, a 39-year member and fellow of IIE, died July 6 in Blacksburg, Va. Dryden had been an active participant and leader in IIE in the 1980s, said IIE CEO Don Greene, who also called Dryden "a very good man."
The hands that make the world's electronics belong almost entirely to young people with dreams of their own, and a lifetime of contented industrial drudgery is not among them. But China's captains of industry have taken notice and are looking to change reputations, according to this July 16, 2013, article from The New York Times.
At the individual task level, and irrespective of task type or setting, human performance involves varying degrees of perception, cognition and action. These perception-cognition-action cycles form the basic building blocks of human performance at the immediate task level. In turn, failed human performance and associated so-called "human error" often involve some failure of perception, cognition and/or action, according to this article from the July 2013 issue of Industrial Engineer.
Solid organizations are built from the ground up, and that's part of the reason for the 2012 Professional Chapter Recognition competition. The top three categories a professional chapter can aspire to are gold, silver and bronze.
A combination of rebounding sales and an unprecedented number of new models in the works has stretched the auto parts supply chain so taut that the entire industry is holding its collective breath that it does not snap and jeopardize the recovery, according to this June 16, 2013 article from USA Today.
Virtually every element of success is based on the premise that all processes, products and profits come from people, according to IE magazine contributors Robert J. Keating, Stephen C. Harper and David J. Glew. If you get the "people thing" right, then success may be possible. If you don't, then no amount of money, software or hardware can make up for it. In short, business success often comes down to whether executives and managers can cultivate an environment where people thrive rather than just try to survive. Read this cover story from the June 2013 issue of Industrial Engineer.
For the sixth year in a row, Apple has earned the No. 1 spot on Gartner's Supply Chain Top 25 for 2013, according to Business Wire. McDonald's and Amazon also made the top five again along with two firms that are new to the top five, Intel and Unilever.
Four Japanese automakers including Toyota and Nissan are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp. are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers, according to an April 11, 2013, report from Yahoo! News.
Industrial and government health and safety inspectors could find their work environments safer through an innovation developed by a Purdue University graduate student, according to the university.
The ABET Board of Directors elected K.J. (Jamie) Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., as its 2013-14 president-elect on March 23. She has been a representative director from the Institute of Industrial Engineers on the ABET Board of Directors since 2008.


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Even worse, our country already has a history of the domestic use of the armed forces without a declaration of martial law.
In the first 130 years of our country's history, federal troops were used more than 100 times without a declaration of martial law! The truth is that the unprecedented economic crisis afflicting the nation, along with building resentment over the President's socialist policies and questionable eligibility for office has the central government looking for a reason, any reason to pull the trigger. But trust me...
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AMERICAN LOCKDOWN: Evidence of Internment Camps in America
Recent legislation attempting to legitimize the use of internment camps to detain U.S. citizens in the event of an uprising or civil unrest has many people asking what nation they live in.
Senate committee hearings and official FBI documents further illustrate the mindset of our elected officials as they classify homeschoolers, gun rights activists and anti-abortionists as threats against the existing social and political order; by default creating an entire nation of radicals and revolutionaries - where everyone is a suspect... equally guilty until proven otherwise.
How has our government shown that they will deal with these people? The same way as every other totalitarian regime throughout history - marginalize their activities then lock them up. Prisons are being built; internment camps constructed and laws passed that deal severely with anyone who dares to step out of line or ask too many questions.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Senior Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. on the Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Recorded: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. appeared on Larry Conners USA on KTRS radio, to talk about US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his impact on the Supreme Court and the US Constitution. A strict constitutionalist, Scalia rejected the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document. Watkins offers his unique perspective on Antonin Scalia and his legacy for America. Watkins also talks about the future of the court and how and when a replacement for Scalia might be chosen. He says Our Constitution is more in jeopardy than it has been for a long time.
Experts: William J. Watkins Jr.Type: RadioIssues: Constitutional Law
Independent Institute President David J. Theroux Discusses C.S. Lewis on Ave Maria Radio
Recorded: Saturday, August 1, 2015
Founder and President of the Independent Institute, David Theroux is interviewed by Ave Maria Radio President Al Kresta at the Napa Institute Annual Conference. Also President of the C.S. Lewis Society of California, David Theroux talks about C.S. Lewiss writings on liberty and Christianity and how Lewis became one of the best-read and most influential writers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Freedom, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Privacy, Religion
A Christian, an Atheist, A Capitalist and an Economist on: What the Freedom Philosophy Is (And What It Isn't)
Recorded: Thursday, July 9, 2015
Independent Institute Research Fellow Robert Murphy speaks on a panel alongside Max Borders, Doug Casey and Stephen Cox at the 2015 FreedomFest held in Las Vegas, NV.
Experts: Robert P. MurphyType: Other EventIssues: Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Economists, Free Market Economics, Freedom
David Theroux: C.S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism
Recorded: Friday, June 26, 2015
David Theroux, Founder and President of Independent Institute and the C.S. Lewis Society, presents at the 2015 Western Conservative Summit held in Denver, CO.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: Other EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Freedom, History (International), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Recorded: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Senior Vice President Mary Theroux is interviewed on radio station KOGO in San Diego to talk about the latest on California's Maximum Family Grant rule for families on welfare. She discusses the underlying reasons why children are born into poverty and the difficulty of breaking the cycle of poverty.
Experts: Mary L. G. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Education, Family, Labor and Employment, Politics, Privatization, Race Issues, Regulation and Deregulation, Urban Issues, Welfare, Womens Issues
Stephen P. Halbrook | Oral Argument at Appeal of Heller vs District of Columbia
Recorded: Monday, April 20, 2015
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich, presents oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in the ongoing appeal of the landmark Supreme Court case of Heller v. District of Columbia. The case affirmed the Second Amendment rights of citizens for lawful purposes such as self-defense.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: Other EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Culture/ Society, Freedom, Government Power, Gun Control, Law Enforcement, Litigation, Privacy, Property Rights, Race Issues, Urban Issues
Partitioning Iraq for Peace
Recorded: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland, author of Partitioning for Peace, appeared on "Doug Stephan's Good Day" radio program. Eland talks about the state of terrorism in the Iraq and whether the US creates more of a problem with its intervention. He also discusses the question of how ISIS is different than other terror groups.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Freedom, History (International), Nationalism, Politics, Race Issues, Religion, Terrorism and National Crises
Are Liberals at Fault for the Breakup of the Family?
Recorded: Friday, March 27, 2015
Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis and A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, joins radio host Larry Kudlow to talk about the costs society is bearing for the breakup of traditional families. Goodman talks about how the welfare state subsidizes and enables and even rewards single parent families.
Experts: John C. Goodman, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Lawrence A. KudlowType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Culture/ Society, Free Market Economics, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, Labor and Employment, Privatization, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Welfare, Womens Issues


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Topic Overview
What is laryngitis?
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the voice box, or larynx (say "LAIR-inks"), that causes your voice to become raspy or hoarse.
Laryngitis can be short-term or long-lasting (chronic). Most of the time, it comes on quickly and lasts no more than 2 weeks.
Chronic symptoms are those that last 2 weeks or longer. Check with your doctor if your symptoms last longer than 2 weeks. Your laryngitis may be caused by more severe problems.
What causes laryngitis?
Laryngitis can be caused by:
- Colds or the flu. This is the most common cause.
- Acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Overuse of your voice, such as cheering at a sports event.
- Irritation, such as from allergies or smoke.
- Use of inhaled steroid medicines (such as those used to treat asthma).
- Problems with the way you talk or sing.
Acid reflux is the most common cause of chronic laryngitis. But chronic laryngitis may be caused by more severe problems such as nerve damage, sores, polyps, cancer, or hard and thick lumps (nodules) on your vocal cords. The vocal cords are the vibrating elastic bands inside the larynx that produce your voice.
Some hoarseness may occur naturally with age as your vocal cords loosen and grow thinner.
What are the symptoms?
The main symptom of laryngitis is hoarseness. Your voice may sound raspy, be deeper than normal, or break now and then. You may lose your voice completely. Other symptoms may include a dry or sore throat, coughing, and trouble swallowing.
More severe symptoms may mean there is another problem.
How is laryngitis diagnosed?
A doctor can identify laryngitis by doing a physical exam that will probably include feeling your neck for sensitive areas or lumps and checking your nose, mouth, and throat.
If you have voice problems and hoarseness that don't have an obvious cause and that last longer than 2 weeks, your doctor may refer you to a specialist (otolaryngologist). The way your vocal cords look and the sound of your voice will help the specialist find out if your laryngitis will go away on its own or if you need treatment.
How is it treated?
With most cases of laryngitis, home treatment is all that you need.
- Rest your voice as much as you can. When you have to talk, speak softly but don't whisper. (Whispering irritates your larynx more than speaking softly.) Don't talk on the telephone or speak loudly unless you have to.
- Try not to clear your throat. If you have a dry cough, a nonprescription cough suppressant may help.
- Add moisture to the air in your home with a humidifier or vaporizer.
- Drink plenty of fluids.
- Don't smoke. And stay away from other people's smoke.
If acid reflux (GERD) is causing your laryngitis, you may need to take steps to reduce the reflux.
Chronic laryngitis may need more treatment. For example, if you keep getting laryngitis because of a problem with the way you talk or sing, you may need speech training. This can help you change habits that can cause laryngitis. It can also help your larynx heal.
You may need surgery if your vocal cords have been damaged, such as by sores or polyps.
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology is a society of doctors who treat ear, nose, and throat conditions. The organization provides information on a variety of ailments, including dizziness and motion sickness, allergies, and sinus problems.
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|31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
|Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
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The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, advances research in all aspects of human communication and helps people who have communication disorders. The website has information about hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
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- Akst L (2011). Hoarseness and laryngitis. In ET Bope et al., eds., Conn's Current Therapy 2012, pp. 223–228. Philadelphia: Saunders.
- Caserta MT (2005). Acute laryngitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 1, pp.758–759. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.
- Cherry JD (2009). Croup (laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, spasmodic croup, laryngotracheobronchitis, bacterial tracheitis, and laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis). In RD Feigin et al., eds., Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 1, pp. 254–268. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
- Koufman JA, Belafsky PC (2003). Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the larynx. In JB Snow, JJ Ballenger, eds., Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 16th ed., pp. 1185–1217. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.
- Rubin MA, et al. (2012). Pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis, and other respiratory tract infections. In DL Longo et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th ed., vol. 1, pp. 255–267. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Schwartz SR, et al. (2009). Clinical practice guideline: Hoarseness (dysphonia). Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 141: S1–S31.
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These days, when you need an extra bed, you're more likely to pull out an air mattress than a sofa sleeper and for camping, the inflatable air mattress is apt to be found on most packing lists.
The problem, however, is that these days they are almost universally made with PVC, which outgasses harmful fumes long after that telltale "new mattress smell" has dissipated and can contain lead.
A few years ago, those of us who objected to breathing in toxic fumes may have had little recourse other than to forgo the luxury of an air mattress and lump it—but we now have options:
Lightspeed Outdoors Airbed: Made from eco-friendlier TPU, this PVC-free and phthalate-free two person air mattress comes with a battery operated pump + FREE SHIPPING on Amazon.
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The Aerobed Ecolite: Made from eco-friendlier TPU instead of PVC, the Ecolite is phthalate-free and comes with a rechargeable pump. Unlike the Pakmat, it comes in twin and queen sizes and is 40% lighter than PVC air mattresses. Personally, I'd still go for the Pakmat because I've had several air mattress pumps die on me over the years.
Kelty Sleep Eazy: Made of 70D nylon with a TPU laminate, and includes a standard coil for support. The PVC-free Sleep Eazy is also a breeze to inflate thanks to the 6-volt rechargeable pump, which includes both a car and wall charger for versatile use. And to ensure compact storage, the airbed comes with a Kelty Binto storage bin.
Lake Timber Top Rubberized Fabric Air Mattress: Back before PVC was so ubiquitous, air mattresses were made of rubberized fabric and were reputedly super durable, in addition to being far more eco-friendly than their PVC counterparts. This rubberized fabric air mattress is the equivalent of a twin or single air mattress at 30″ X 72″ and can also be used in the water. Comes with a repair kit and is eligible for FREE SHIPPING on Amazon.com
I also found companies in the UK and Australia that carry rubberized cotton air mattresses. I will link to them for our non-American readers and anyone who might be interested in placing an international order:
Amazon UK: They carry a couple different options in rubberized cotton air mattresses by a company called Highlander.
Discount Camping: This Australian store carries three different sizes of rubberized cotton air mattresses.
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The last couple months I've been feeling depressed whenever I leave the grocery store. I look at the food I purchased and ask myself, "How in the world did I just spent this much money on this little amount of food?" I have really wanted to get into couponing to start saving money on my grocery trips, but it seemed so involved and I didn't know where to start.
To my surprise, The Organized Parent recently sent me the 10th Anniversary version of The Couponizer, which is the #1 selling coupon organizing and shopping system in the US and Canada. First off, I was surprised at how compact it was. I expected to have to take some huge binder to the grocery store if I used coupons. I was wrong! The Couponizer fits perfectly in my purse.
As a newbie to couponing, I had no idea what to even expect when I opened The Couponizer. I learned quickly that it is more than just a place to store your coupons. You can write your grocery list, track your savings, and it even has a convenient place to carry your store loyalty cards. I can't tell you how annoying it is for me to fumble through my wallet and purse trying to find those loyalty cards at the checkout. It even comes with extras like the clear carrying bag and a small pair of scissors.
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FarCry 3 follows the fortunes of a group of curious American tourists who decide, unwisely, to venture away from the usual tourist routes to visit Rook Islands, a supposedly beautiful group of islands akin to paradise. Little do they know that the island, as well as being home to the indigenous tribe the, Rakyat, also houses groups of unpleasant undesirables such as pirates and drug barons, with their attendant thugs, who are in conflict with the locals.
True to form, the Americans fall foul of the undesirables and are taken captive, but Jason Brody, whose part you take, manages to escape and falls into the arms of the Rakyat who turn out to be friendly towards him. From them he learns the arts of tracking, survival and combat skills, and to manages to amass weaponry and various other artifacts, which he must first win by successfully completing tasks ,and which are essential to his avowed mission of seeking out and rescuing his fellow travelers.
He manages to save his friends one by one and then sets himself the task of destroying the pirate Vaas and his drug runner pal Hoyt. Of course this does not come easy and traveling around the islands, full of enemy barriers and checkpoints, requires a great deal of stealth. It is also necessary to fill in your poorly drawn and fairly bare map of the islands by climbing to great heights, some man made others natural, to view the layout.
There is plenty to keep the player occupied as gradually, one by one, enemy outposts are captured and taken over by the Rakyat. Many subsidiary hunter killer missions take place with these outposts as bases, and the bases must be kept supplied and enemies repulsed. All this takes place in a well depicted environment with jungle, swamps and beaches, with animals to hunt or just to watch.
Forget that the storyline is a bit far fetched and not always a well crafted linear progression, most game plots suffer from this, it is a fun filled game with plenty of things going on in subsidiary missions and mini tasks to to keep you happy for hours. After all its only a game.
Super Gamer Dude
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Far Cry 2 was a brilliant and entertaining game but suffered from many problems with player's complaining about flaws such as vehicles moving too slowly, hit-detection issues, and sluggish controls etc. But that was four years ago and Ubisoft have now released FarCry 3 which suffers from far fewer problems. Vehicles speeds are much faster and the vehicles seldom suffer break down. Hit detection is greatly improved and the controls are now more responsive and fluid.
Way off the beaten track, far far from civilization is an island group, the Rook Islands, visited by a group of curious tourists expecting to find an uninhabited paradise isle. The group is captured and caught up in a bloody struggle between crazed warlords and tribes of natives indigenous to the islands. You escape and form an alliance with the natives and lead them in a bid to defeat the warlords and rescue your fellow travelers.
The multiplayer gameplay is no more than average at its very best. It has shades of the Call Of Duty multiplayer game mode about it, but is not as good. It has been said that Ubisoft's made a mistake in using P2P servers rather than dedicated ones.
In Co-Op mode there are six scenarios to play through and as many as four players can take part. When you first start out you must make do with only a few loadouts but as you play progress through the game and the levels you receive more weapons which you are then able to customize. This game mode is pretty linear which leads to a lack of any interesting choices.
The graphics is are the department in which FarCry 3 excels. The visuals are quite stunning and the lighting effects are amazing. The island scenery is gorgeous and convincing. The sound is good, guns and weapons sound very realistic and the incidental soundtrack is very enjoyable. A few of the tracks are a bit samish but most are OK.
There are a few drawbacks and some the design quirks can be very frustrating. The HUD lacks configuration and vehicles have been removed from multiplayer mode. Freezing seems to be a problem while using the map editor, so make sure to save when you can or you could lose it all. Ubisoft's change from dedicated servers to P2P servers has made multiplayer a very frustrating experience. There are patches which go some way to fixing a few of the bugs.
If you have the Insane Edition you get a funny looking Vaas bobble head, a survival guide, a survival pouch, and some pretty good DLC.
Overall, Far Cry 3 is a very entertaining open-world game that has been described as Skyrim with guns. A huge map editor means lots of multiplayer fun.


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Inking Edges - a photoshop tutorial
Inking edges is a very easy technique that adds real "pop" to your page!
You can ink on paper for a photo or journal mat, on embellishments like letters etc, or directly on the photo. For this tutorial, we are inking a photo mat.
Choose a paper you want to mat your photo with and crop it to a size that allows more than just a sliver of the paper to show around the edge of the photo (I recommend at least an eighth to a quarter inch on each side).
Place your mat as another layer on a transparent blank page (after you get the hang of it, you can ink directly on the LO). Create a third layer on top of the mat. Ctrl-click on the mat layer in your layers pallette to select it.
Click on the top layer in your layers pallette. Click on the foreground color square on your tools pallette and choose a color that coordinates with your paper, but won't blend in with it.
Choose your brush tool (B) and choose a brush. In Adobe Photoshop CS, there is a brush preset that I use most of the time for inking - in your brush pallette, click the fly-out list and choose "reset brushes", the last brush available in that group (assuming you haven't added new ones to the list) is "Airbrush dual brush soft round 45"*.
Now you are ready to ink. Make sure your mat has 'marching ants' around it, the top blank layer is selected, and your color and brush are where you want them. Drag your brush around the edge of your paper - don't try to be too perfect, you want it to look like you took your paper in your hand and used an ink pad to drag around the edge. If you go back over the same spot without releasing the the mouse, it won't add more 'ink'.
When you have finished inking, you can adjust the opacity in your layers pallete on that top 'ink' layer to let more of the texture and pattern of your paper show through. Now, link the ink with the mat and merge them <ctrl+E>, and now your inked mat is ready to be placed on your layout!
*If you don't have that brush preset - you basically want a brush with a slight amount of size jitter (25% or less); a main brush that is round and soft and a dual brush that has a bit of a sponge texture; and it should have the following checked: airbrush, smoothing, and protect texture.
Check out my Alyssa inked Alpha or this layout of my granddaughter Brooklynn to get an idea of what an inked edge might look like. This is a technique that it might be helpful to have tried on paper to get a feel for how it should look, so if you aren't a paper scraper or have never tried this technique on paper, grap a peice of scrap paper and an ink pad and play with it.
So, now that you know how to ink, let me see your layouts using your new technique - link back here!!!
Use this technique in the ABC challenge Letters I & J .... March 27 - April 9 and get my Alyssa inked Alpha as a posting bonus!
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Menorah, small with iris rainbow colored glass across front, 2 "x 8"
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Norton 8301H689
Aluminum ADA Compliant Adjustable Spring Sizes 1-6 Architectural Hold Open Door Closer with Slim Cover from the 8000 Series
Item # BCI1248672 | Model # 8301H689 | 8000 Collection
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ADA Compliant Adjustable Spring Sizes 1-6 Architectural Hold-Open Door Closer with Slim Cover
Norton Door Controls offers traditional surface, industrial economy, overhead concealed, security, commercial, architectural, electromechanical and electrified closers. To complement the closers, Norton also offers a unique range of arms to help provide maximum door and frame protection. Since 1957, Norton Door Controls have been manufactured in Monroe, North Carolina.
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- Closers will also comply with the opening force requirements as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ANSI/BHMA standard A117.1 for interior doors.
- Closer bodies are constructed of a special aluminum alloy, carefully selected to accommodate interactive steel components and operating conditions.
- Rack & Pinion Operation Provides a smooth constant control of the door through its full opening and closing cycle. 180° door swing can be achieved when door, frame, hardware and arm function do not interfere.
- Door closers is non-handed and can be installed on either right- or left-hand swing doors. Pinion shaft extends vertically through the closer body in both directions.
- Sweep Speed Control Valve Allows adjustment of door speed from the door's full open position down to approximately 10° from the closed position.
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- Tri-Style® 8301/8501 comes with screws, brackets and soffit plates to allow for regular, top jamb, and parallel arm installations.
- Adjustable Back check Valve Provides control of the door in the opening cycle, beginning at approximately 75° of door opening. It cushions the door opening when the door is forcibly opened beyond its pre-adjusted limits.
- Standard Molded Covers Molded of high-impact U.L. listed material. These covers are non-handed for all applications.
- Limited ten-year warranty for defects and life of the building on the aluminum housing
- Nor Glide® closer fluid is a specially formulated multi-viscosity hydraulic fluid that contains lubricity and anti-oxidation agents that provide optimum performance and efficiency. This fluid complements the interaction of the door closer's aluminum housing with its steel and brass components, while maintaining stable viscosity to allow the door closer to perform in temperatures ranging from extremely high to as low as -40° F.
- Available in five different power sizes (2, 3,4, 5 or 6). Each power size is adjustable up to 50% stronger than the minimum closing force for that size; as outlined in ANSI/ BHMA standard A156.4 option PT 4C.
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Murray, KY (Sports Network) - Murray State suspended point guard Zay Jackson
on Monday, one day after he was accused of hitting two people with his car in
a Walmart parking lot.
"I was disappointed and surprised to learn of the incident on Sunday involving
Zay," Murray State head coach Steve Prohm said in a statement. "I will
continue to work with the authorities to gather and evaluate the facts as
quickly as I can to get a clearer picture of what actually happened. Until
that time, Zay has been suspended from all team activities. There is a
standard of conduct I expect from all my players, and from what I know at this
point, that standard was compromised. I will support Zay in his efforts to
make this right, but I anticipate this matter will take time to fully
Jackson was charged with two counts of first-degree assault.
"The department takes matters such as this very seriously," athletic director
Allen Ward said in a statement. "I fully support the manner in which coach
Prohm has handled the incident and the action he has taken on Zay's
involvement with the team. We will continue to monitor the matter closely and
make decisions accordingly as additional facts are presented. I deeply regret
any embarrassment this has caused the university."
Jackson averaged 4.9 points and 2.1 rebounds as a freshman last season. He was
projected to start this year for Racers.
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Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog.
Authorities in the community south of Salt Lake City say the man alerted police Wednesday after he received a phone call from his home phone on his cellphone. Officials say the man heard banging and scratching noises on the line and figured it was an intruder.
Police went to the man's home but didn't find anything missing or broken.
The man later called officers and told them he figured out the mystery. He said his dog had grabbed the home phone's receiver and apparently hit the redial button while burying it in the backyard.
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33 U.S. Code § 2716a - Financial responsibility civil penalties
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Any person who, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, is found to have failed to comply with the requirements of section 2716 of this title or the regulations issued under that section, or with a denial or detention order issued under subsection (c)(2) [1] of that section, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation. The amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed by the President by written notice. In determining the amount of the penalty, the President shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violation, ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may require. The President may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any civil penalty which is subject to imposition or which had been imposed under this paragraph. If any person fails to pay an assessed civil penalty after it has become final, the President may refer the matter to the Attorney General for collection.
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In addition to, or in lieu of, assessing a penalty under subsection (a) of this section, the President may request the Attorney General to secure such relief as necessary to compel compliance with this [2] section 2716 of this title, including a judicial order terminating operations. The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to grant any relief as the public interest and the equities of the case may require.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "subsection (b)(2)".
[2] So in original. The word "this" probably should not appear.
Source(Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4303,Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 539.)
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The President shall annually provide to the Secretary General of the United Nations data regarding all costs incurred by the United States Department of Defense during the preceding year in support of all United Nations Security Council resolutions as reported to the Congress pursuant to section 8079 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998.
Source(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 554, as added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, § 722], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–462.)
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The North Face Overhead Wheeled Travel Pack
The North Face Overhead Wheeled Travel Pack is a great choice for a vacation, or a weekend trip. It is from 420D nylon dobby and 1200D polyester that is lightweight and durable. A honeycomb internal construction keeps the fibers interlocked, for a rigid and sturdy performance. This pack consists of a large main compartment with internal compression straps, for easy packing. A secondary compartment with padded sleeves and pockets accommodate your laptop and essential gear. It is voluminous (2140 cu. in. capacity) and yet compact, making it ideal for carry-on luggage. This pack is equip with durable custom wheels and a retractable telescopic handle, for easy handling and smooth movement wherever you are. There are also reinforced corners which give for greater durability on your trips. For a great new way to travel, get the North Face Overhead Wheeled Travel Pack.
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Quigleaf wrote:Filling this post with alleged claims of prowess and support to this game seems so easy, but I think this speaks for itself:
Putting aside monetary support, do you still play? Your claims are baseless to me, so prove them: take a screenshot of your number of games (aternatively, current RP) and post it here. Demonstrate you're not one of those miscreant spirits that plague this forum like worms upon a festering corpse.*
This img shows nothing just that you just SPENT money on the game, no showing how long you have played, this only proves my early post that you think you are high and mighty. No amount of money you spend, will EVER give you the right to lay judgement on other players nor allow you to act like a JACK*** as well, which im using your own words.
Quigleaf wrote:*inb4: LOLOLOL SUCKY METAPHOR, U CAN NO WRITE.
oh wow my english is horrible, someone call grammar police. still cant help being rude can you. Havent you seen how many players are calling YOU OUT. For someone im sure is very intellegent, you really forget the basic rule, that is a game played with OTHER PEOPLE, which you must play with, and people aint liking you if you cant tell. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I SAID YOU NEED TO LEARN TO PLAY NICE WITH OTHERS.


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UnCommon Core | Computation and Public Policy: What's the Big Idea?
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Christopher Berry, AM'98, PhD'02, Chicago Harris Associate Professor
Rayid Ghani, Chicago Harris Senior Fellow; Chief Data Scientist, Computation Institute's Urban Center for Computation and Data
Brett Goldstein, SM'05, Chicago Harris Senior Fellow in Urban Science
Transportation, education, energy, the environment, law enforcement, unemployment, finance, public housing—big public policy decisions in all these areas can be enhanced through the use of computational analysis. Learn how the combination of data and public policy insights can help attack important social issues.
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Ministers and Members of Parliament disagreed yesterday on the fate of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) director general for allegedly giving the oversight committees false information on vehicle inspection offices abroad.
MP Vincent Nyerere (Musoma Urban – Chadema) triggered the issue after calling on the government to revisit the decision of conducting vehicle inspection abroad, arguing it has been benefiting foreign countries instead of Tanzania.
On Monday the same question was asked and both the Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing Dr Cyril Chami and his deputy Lazaro Nyalandu responded differently.
While the deputy minister said the report of the Controller and Auditor General had been received in his office, the minister said his office was yet to receive the same, and so no action could be taken against the TBS boss until the report is received.
That is when Alphaxard Kangi Lugola, MP for Mwibara (CCM) requested the Speaker's guidance, wanting to know which was right between the minister's answer and that of his deputy, regarding inspection of vehicles and the report of the CAG.
The contradictory statements forced the Chief Whip, William Lukuvi who is the Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, (Policy, Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs) to intervene seeking more time for his office to table the whole report to the National Assembly in the June parliamentary meeting.
"The office of the prime minister will gather all the information because we have observed that there were other people like MP Vincent Nyerere who have more information on the matter which can help us know the problem much better," Lukuvi told Deputy Speaker Job Ndugai.
"You know Mr Deputy Speaker many people know this issue and not the office of the CAG alone. So I think I shall table the report in the June meeting," said Lukuvi as MPs demanded that the report be tabled before the current parliament meeting ends.
Before Lukuvi had finished, MP Peter Serukamba of Kigoma Urban stood up seeking the Speaker's guidance which he was granted. He advised Lukuvi to clearly respond to the question of MP Lugola who had wanted to know who was right between the minister and his deputy.
"What we want is to know who is right between the minister and his deputy," said Serukamba.
His question was never answered as Deputy Speaker Ndugai allowed Kabwe Zitto who had earlier stood up to give explanation.
"According to the parliamentary standing orders, the TBS issue is under the parastatal accounts committee of which I am the chairman," said Zitto.
He said the National Assembly had directed his committee to probe the issue and that a subcommittee formed for the task had completed its work.
"My sub committee submitted its report to the Office of the Speaker which has been forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office. So we want the PMO to table the report here, in this meeting," said Zitto.
Following Zitto's intervention, Ndugai instructed the government to table the report before the current parliamentary meeting ends.
"Honorable members, leave this matter to us. This matter should not be allowed to consume our valuable time. We want responses during the current meeting. This matter is destroying our image unnecessarily," he said.
The decision caused a flurry of activity, with the Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda immediately calling minister Chami for consultations. Nyalandu was also called by the PM for consultations before holding a further meeting with Lukuvi.
While the ministers consulted, Deo Filikunjombe, Deputy POAC chairman who is the Ludewa MP met within the House with Lugola on the matter.
Later, the minister and his deputy consulted for about ten minutes in the midst of other activities in the House.
On Monday a heated debate ensued in the National Assembly with some Members of Parliament calling for the sacking of the TBS Director General Charles Ekelege following claims that he had shown weakness in running the bureau, giving rise to mushrooming of counterfeit products in the country.
In her supplementary question, Magdalena Sakaya (Special Seats –CUF) said the director general had shown inconsistencies in running the TBS.
She said since the board had been changed, it was only proper that even the DG be removed.
But the proposal was opposed by Minister Chami who defended the DG, saying TBS was not the major cause of counterfeit products in the country, and that it had done a lot to fight against them.
Dr Chami said it was not proper to sack the TBS director general when a report by the Controller and Auditor General was yet to be tabled.
"We shall be prejudging him when we do not know what the CAG report says," said the minister.
For his part when reacting to the question, deputy minister Nyalandu said his ministry had received the reports from the two parliamentary committees alleging that TBS had forged the report.
"As I am saying this the CAG has presented the report to the ministry and we are working on it," he said.


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COLUMBIA, Md. (WUSA) -- Approximately 80 firefighters responded to a house fire in Columbia on Sunday night.
According to the Howard County Fire Department, the homeowner's alarm company called the 911 Center indicating a smoke detector went off on the second floor of the house in the 6200 block of Cardinal Lane. Then the alarm company confirmed with the residents that the home was on fire. The residents were able to get out of the house safely and without any injuries, say officials.
The fire department posted photos from the fire on its Facebook page.


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May 6, 2016
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division says it collected nearly $30,000 in fines from stores in 9 cities for excessive price-scanning errors including New Bern. Stores in Aberdeen, Lillington, Pembroke, Polkton, Raleigh, Selma, Wilmington and Wilson are also on the list.
The state department has random inspections of price-scanner systems to check for accuracy between the prices advertised and the prices that ring up at the register. If a store has more than a 2 percent error rate inspectors discuss the findings with the store manager and conduct a more intensive follow-up inspection.
Stores face fines if they fail the follow-up inspection, and additional penalties may be assessed if the store fails a re-inspection.
In New Bern, the Dollar General at 2666 Martin Luther King Blvd., was assessed more than $6,000 in civil penalties for excessive price-scanner errors. An initial inspection in December 2011 found an 8% error rate. A second inspection found a more than 13% error rate based on 41overcharges from 300 randomly selected items. An inspection in March found an error rate of 2.33%, so the store faces another inspection.
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- A classic moment appeared when, to simulate the birds that appear whenever a character gets dazed, Torchic appear circling around Piplup's head after it was hit with Buneary's Dizzy Punch.
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Considering the pivotal role sound health plays in human development, and therefore for very obvious reasons, one can only stop harping on the need to safeguard and promote this crucial agent of change at serious peril.
All manner of national, regional, continental and global agents endlessly preach the advantages of ensuring sound physical, mental and spiritual health for all.
Too bad, it is not always that such sermons are taken so seriously as to sow seeds in fertile soils that eventually germinate and grow into conditions that guarantee countries and nations high enough levels of good health.
For instance, the likes of the World Health Organisations have on countless occasions underlined the virtues of refraining from alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse, yet what the world is witness has little to show that the message ever really sinks in.
A little over two decades ago, WHO sent out two simultaneous message – one stressing the wisdom of saying 'YES' to life and 'NO' to drugs and the other imploring humankind to prefer health to tobacco.
Both messages were balanced to perfection, if you are to pardon the hyperbole, in that the gist of the first was that drugs both heal and destroy and there is therefore a need to strike a balance between benefit and abuse. It warned that drug abuse creates dependence and, when diverted into illicit traffic, nightmarish public health and social problems.
To illustrate this a little, medical and other experts say cocaine use leads to high blood pressure, seizures, manic behaviour, crimes and eve death.
These facts are well known and well documented, yet millions upon millions of people across the globe are dependent on narcotics including cocaine, opium and heroine.
The experts look at drug abuse as essentially a public health problem that can degenerate into a crisis unless more is done to contain it than merely endeavouring to end trafficking through security operations and law enforcement.
One of the recommended ways of reining in the problem is ensuring that medics exercise extreme care in prescribing drugs, which would lead to the scaling down of supply.
It is noted, however, that decades of experience particularly in the world of medicine have shown that support from parents and community leaders is essential to the success of efforts meant to fight drug abuse. The problem, though, is that many people just don't seem to see the need to join the crusade.
Much the same applies to the war on tobacco abuse, which some people wrongly believe is much less harmful and therefore much easier to tame than drug abuse.
WHO reports that millions of people dying each year from tobacco-induced diseases, among them lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and heart problems.
The UN agency wants people to appreciate the fact that what matters most is generally learning to live more positively rather than merely learning not to smoke.
So, much like drug abuse, tobacco abuse is a serious health and social crisis and must be addressed as such – and not as a problem where a series of warnings can stand as lasting solutions. It entails behaviour change – which all of us need to undergo. Trouble is, shall we?


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- "The proper course is clear: pledge fealty to King Renly and move south to join our forces with his."
- ―Jonos Bracken
Jonos Bracken is a minor character in the first season. He is played by guest star Gerry O'Brien and only appears in "Fire and Blood." He is the Lord of Stone Hedge and head of House Bracken. He is fighting for his liege lord Hoster Tully and King Robb Stark in the War of the Five Kings.
Jonos Bracken is the Lord of Stone Hedge and head of House Bracken, a vassal family of House Tully of Riverrun. He is considered a loyal bannerman to Lord Hoster Tully.
Season 1
Kurleket, a man-at-arms sworn to Lord Jonos, is among the men Catelyn Stark summons to help her apprehend Tyrion Lannister at the Crossroads Inn.[1]
Lord Jonos Bracken, having presumably joined Robb Stark's army after the victory at the Battle of the Whispering Wood, advocates joining forces with Renly Baratheon. Robb points out that Renly is the late King Robert's youngest brother and he cannot become king before Stannis. Bracken asks if Robb means to join Stannis instead. Greatjon Umber then suggests they become independent altogether, and declares Robb as the King in the North. Bracken and the other lords present, even the river lords who have never been ruled from Winterfell, draw their swords and swear fealty to Robb as the King in the North.[2]
|Season One appearances
|Winter is Coming
|The Kingsroad
|Lord Snow
|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
|The Wolf and the Lion
|A Golden Crown
|You Win or You Die
|The Pointy End
|Fire and Blood
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In A Song of Ice and Fire, Jonos Bracken is the ruling lord of House Bracken and its castle, Stone Hedge. He is a loyal bannerman to Lord Hoster. However, he has an enmity towards House Blackwood, part of an old feud going back a thousand years and which continues to cause unrest in the Riverlands.
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|Lord Jonos Bracken
|Stone Hedge
|The Riverlands
|Lord of Stone Hedge
|Bethany Bracken
|Current members:
|Wyllis Bracken
|House Tully


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The government has promised to reduce street children in the country through a strategic plan intended to involve the community in curbing the problem.
This was revealed yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the Deputy Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children Ummy Mwalimu when she briefed journalists on the International Family Day today.
According to her, the theme for the event this year is: 'Equitable Accountability in Roles: The basis of a Strong Family'.
She said the draft outlined major strategies for combating the problem, among them being identifying vulnerable and street children in different local councils across the country.
"Currently, at least 800,000 vulnerable children and a total of 340,000 street children have been identified in 95, out of 133 municipal councils in the country. The government continues to find good means of solving the problem in partnership with NGOs," she noted.
The deputy minister thanked NGOs serving children for doing a number of positive things, including establishing centers for keeping street children for a while before joining them with their families.
Mwalimu called upon the society, parents and individuals to fulfill their roles because poor accountability contributes to marriage break ups, calling on them to take the responsibility of caring for orphaned and other children.
"The government is emphasizing empowerment of women to enable them take care of their families, particularly meeting basic needs such as food, shelter and education. This can help a great deal in reducing the problem of street children," she added.
For her part, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children Anna Maembe said her office in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) would set up a 'One Stop Center' as per Child's Act, which would give opportunity to children to go and present their complaints, including violence against them and also air different views.


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