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First elected in 2000, and re-elected four times since, Dominic LeBlanc has represented the riding of Beauséjour for 14 years. He is currently the Liberal House Leader.
Dominic's portfolio is extensive, having served as a Senior Advisor to former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, chair of the Atlantic Caucus, Deputy Chief Government Whip, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defense, and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
Before entering politics, Dominic attended the University of New Brunswick, and later Harvard Law School, before beginning a career as a lawyer with Clark Drummie in Shediac and Moncton, NB.
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I have 3 children already and am fine with that and not sure if I would want more. I am not happy with the pill anymore and very scared of the risks associated with that. However, I am a fertile myrtle with a crazy cycle! I would probably be like my grandmother and end up with 8 kids.
That said, I just want to know where to start? I would love to come off the pill and begin using this method. I guess my quesiton is what resources do I need: books, monitors etc... And when if I decide this is right can you quit taking the pill considering I am not sure if charting would even be reliable for a while considering I have been on the pill.
I guess I should add also that my youngest is 5 months. I started taking the pill again when she was 3 months old. Thank you.

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Novotel Budapest Centrum
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Hotel description Novotel Budapest Centrum
Our entire team would like to enthusiastically welcome you to the Novotel Budapest Centrum. As a member of the Accor Hotels family, this hotel is part of a network dedicated to providing you with total satisfaction with your accommodation. Spa Hotels abound, but the Novotel Budapest Centrum is a great choice to fulfill all of your needs and expectations. Book with us and find out!
Our multiple language speaking staff are waiting to welcome you. We have many parking spots available where you can leave you car while you are staying in the hotel. Hotel guests can take advantage of our convenient car parking space. Please request when making a booking.
Stay connected with the internet (WLAN) service.
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Our experienced reception offers assistance and advice around the clock. The upper floors of the comfy hotel are reached easily with the elevator.
If you are a proud parent and are overdue for night alone, then you will enjoy our day care services.
Where you will stay
Conveniences, like broadband internet connection, a temperature control via AC, a blow-dryer as well as cable television, can be found in all our rooms. A TV is available in each of the rooms. All of our rooms feature satellite TV. The hotel's guests enjoy having their own strong box that is located in all rooms.
Bathrooms with a bath are a standard feature in our hotel.
kids' beds are available in the rooms at our hotel.
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Our hotel offers sauna and massage to its visitors. The hotel provides a modern fitness room.
Further information on the hotel
Protected monument building with ancient name on the facade: Palace Hotel. Art nouveau style restaurant Café Palace, Klimt Bar, fitness. Executive rooms and Lounge. Free wifi all over the hotel.
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Rakoczi ut 43-45, 1088 Budapest, Hungary
Distances (km)
|Metro / suburban train
|Congress center (NOVOTEL BUDAPEST CONGRESS)
|City district (Budapest)
|Station (Budapest - Keleti Railway Station)
|Airport (Budapest Listz Ferenc international Airport (BUD))
|Airport (Győr-Pér International Airport (QGY))
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FROM EAST. Take line M3, station CITY CENTRE, | FROM NORTH. Take line 2, station CITY CENTRE, | FROM SOUTH. Take line M5, station CITY CENTRE, | FROM WEST. Take line M1, station CITY CENTRE,
Hotel features
- Playground
- Pet friendly
- Laundry service
- Secretarial service
- Lift
- Security personnel
- Shoe-polishing machine
- Safe at reception
- Quick check-out
- Hallways with video surveillance
- Reception open day and night
- Barrier-free
- Lobby
- Classical concierge service
- Wireless LAN in public areas
- Safe deposit box at reception
- Business Centre
- Sprinkler system
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- Cable TV
- Wi-Fi
- Centrally-managed air-conditioning unit
- Smoke alarm
- Satellite TV
- Non-smoking room
- Safe
- Air conditioning
- Bathtub
- Hairdryer
- Restaurant
- Bar
Sport/leisure activities
- Sauna
- Babysitter
- Fitness room
- Boat trips
- Whirlpool
- Fitness studio (fee applies)
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Infants, the elderly, and people with diabetes, cancer, or AIDS are at an
increased risk because their immune systems may not be functioning properly.
A severe complication of some types of food-borne illness is hemolytic uremic syndrome, a combination of anemia (low red blood cell count), profuse bleeding, and kidney failure.
The September 10, 2003, issue of JAMA includes 2
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Sorry if I mess up any terminology or anything. I am new to cycling in a serious manner. I was a runner and swimmer all through high school. I picked up cycling to get from my apartment to campus, and so that I could compete in triathlons.
I am trying to convert my old mountain bike into a fixed gear bike. I am stuck right now on what to do about the wheel set. My bike is spaced 135 mm. Are there wheel sets out there that have the flip flop, fixed/free hubs already in any size that would either A be mountain bike tires (preferable) or B be road tires that would fit my frame? I would build it myself, but I don't have the right equipment to run all the spindles, and am not looking to make that purchase right now. The options I see are:
-Buying a set of 700c tires (would work because I am taking off brakes) and putting in an axle converter to allow it to fit the 135 frame. The problem I have with this though is that I don't know if the chain would line up properly.
-Bending in the frame of my bike to a smaller width so that the 120mm could fit the span. Yet again, I don't know if this would work because I don't know if it would throw off the alignment of the chain.
-Rather than building it myself, take it to the local bike shop and have them build it for me. The problem there, they would most likely charge an arm and a leg to build it.
-Final option is if someone has found a 135mm 26in or 700c wheel set that would fit in a 135mm frame so that I could just buy them like that and put the straight on with no worries.
Oh, and I would just use my current wheels modifying just the cassette and crank, but my back tire rim is bending and I am ready to just pitch the set and pick up a new one to have a fresh start.
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Stability prevailed over political risk Thursday when Sydney edged Beijing for the right to hold the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In selecting Australia's picturesque harbor city of 3.7 million, the International Olympic Committee sent the event Down Under for the first time since the 1956 Melbourne Games.
"I believe it was a sporting choice, not a political choice," said Primo Nebiolo, an IOC member from Italy and head of track's world governing body. "In the end, the members preferred Sydney because it was a candidate which presented no problems and created no criticism."
Beijing, considered the slight favorite, led in three of the four rounds of secret balloting by the 89 IOC voters. But as the competing cities of Istanbul, Turkey; Berlin; and Manchester, England, were eliminated, votes swung to Sydney and enabled it to defeat Beijing 45-43 on the final ballot. One voter did not cast a ballot in the last two rounds.
The decision was announced live to a worldwide TV audience by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Moments later, fireworks exploded over Sydney Harbor, and an estimated 100,000 people who gathered on the waterfront greeted the dawn with champagne and blaring horns.
In choosing Sydney over Beijing, the IOC went for the safer candidate, a cosmopolitan city with superior sports facilities and technology.
"We know this is the perfect decision," IOC Director General Francois Carrard said. "The Olympic movement is in good hands."
Beijing had offered the powerful symbolic impact of holding the Games of the new millennium in a nation of 1.2 billion people - one-fifth of the world's population - as it opens up to the rest of the world.
But awarding the Games to China would have prompted further outcry from human-rights critics. There also may have been concern over the uncertain political future in China, ruled by 88-year-old Deng Xiaoping.
"If there was a difference in the vote, it was clearly between the risk-takers and the non risk-takers," said Dick Pound, a powerful executive board member from Canada.
"It was easier for them to make this decision than to face the prospect of dealing with a big country like China, its population, its problems," Nebiolo said.
Some members felt that it was too soon for China to get the Games, with 2004 a more realistic target.
"I think Sydney didn't just win it because of the merit of the bid," said Kevan Gosper, an IOC vice president from Australia. "They won it because there might have been people who wanted to go to Beijing, but it was a question of time."
Beijing delegation spokesman Wu Jianmin said his country will consider bidding for 2004. "We are not discouraged, because we Chinese have a tradition: if you succeed, don't be cocky; if you fail, don't be disheartened," he said. "We will keep on participating in the development of the Olympics."
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how the hell am I supposed to ignore a Dakar -- one of the best multi-purpose touring bikes on the market along with KTM -- and a gorgeous backdrop.
No I won't.
Nice scenery Joe. sure looks more comfortable than
the 99* here is tejas
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Had a nice little ride yesterday, river crossings, snow crossings, moose crossings, 62 miles off road... need a better camera
wow, that looks like so much fun. nice pics
Thats hot! Ignore I shall not!
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(Nice pictures!)
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Pennsylvania Congressman Kelly says the average annual income of a Volt buyer is $175,000 and they don't need a tax credit.
I was curious if this was true or not? Average annual income of a Volt buyer is $175k ???
Where do they get this info?
I will be honest, I make alittle over $80k and I bought a red 2012 Volt #5128. I special ordered it in July and picked it up October 19th 2011 in Oklahoma. The bank and I bought my Volt, I did not lease it.
If it wasn't for the fed and state tax credit I would still be driving my $80 a week in fuel Tahoe!!!!
side note, I drive my Volt like its stolen and enjoy the heck out of this INCREDIBLE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Our History
Over the past 12 years, the Environmental Science (ES) GIS program has continued to grow and evolve. The following is a brief history illustrating where we've been and insight into we're going.
In the summer of 2000, the ES department established a GIS lab consisting of three Windows NT machines and ArcView GIS 3.2a software. During this time, a full-time GIS Lab Manager was hired to administer the lab and assist students and faculty with teaching and research. The following spring the first of a series of GIS workshops (Introduction to ArcView and Advanced ArcView) were held. These workshops, which were offered during evening hours, consisted of 16 students and 2 faculty members huddled around three desktop computers.
In 2006, the department shifted from teaching GIS in non-credit bearing workshops to 2-credit courses within the ES curriculum. For the next three years, the GIS Lab Manager assumed the role of instructor for the ES 196/197 Principles of GIS Analysis I and II courses. Rather than working through "canned" software tutorials, students learned both theoretical concepts and technical skills by conducting original research projects. Examples include assessing the risk to lead poisoning in children, site suitability and visibility analysis for wind turbines, and bathymetry mapping of local natural lakes. In addition to the evolution of the way GIS was being taught, the GIS lab also experienced a transformation. Thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation, more desktop machines, equipment (Trimble GeoXT receiver), and software applications (ERDAS Imagine and CITYgreen for ArcGIS) were added to allow for larger classes to make use of the tools and resources available. The most substantial change, related to the way GIS data was stored and retrieved. A dedicated GIS server was purchased to serve as the primary GIS data repository and software license manager. It also enabled us with the ability to build and deploy web mapping services and applications for non-GIS users. However, the greatest benefit came in the form of helping to preserve data integrity and increase efficiency of data access. Then, in 2009 a campus-wide ESRI site license was purchased in order to expand the use of GIS throughout the college. ArcGIS Desktop was installed on four machines in the Geology GIS lab in Alden Hall to create a "satellite" lab for GIS work.
In addition to the advancement of GIS in academics, the GIS lab also encountered many changes. In the summer of 2009, Allegheny's Classroom Advisory Committee awarded $15,000 towards the purchase of fifteen new computers and Hewlett Packard donated fifteen 22-inch monitors and a new wide-format plotter. As part of a reorganization of department offices, the GIS lab was moved from Steffee Hall to Carr Hall the following summer. Once it was learned that Carr Hall would be renovated for the new Richard Cook Center for Environmental Science, the department was moved once again. This time, the GIS lab was relocated to Murray Hall and ES faculty offices were moved to the Pelletier Library. While in Murray Hall, major improvements were made to GIS data access, control, and security. These included installing GIS on faculty machines and mapping the shared network drive, enabling the GIS Manager to configure, manage, and administer the GIS server remotely, limiting access to GIS datasets based on user login, streamlining GIS dataset backup and recovery procedures, and initiating remote deployment of all our geospatial software products.
Finally, during the summer of 2012, the GIS lab was permanently positioned back in Carr Hall. The new, state-of-the-art GIS facility boasts 25 computer workstations running the latest versions of ArcGIS Desktop, ERDAS Imagine, and Trimble Pathfinder Office, ArcGIS Server for building and deploying web mapping services and applications, 20 GPS receivers for field data collection, a SMART board, and wide-format scanners and plotters, as well as a host of other tools and resources. As we gear up for another academic year, we are well-positioned to continue teaching students how to utilize GIS to solve real-world problems in a diverse range of applications.
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Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies, the latest startup headed by Ryan and Chad Steelberg, announced today that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Miramar Venture Partners, and also included prior investors Newport Coast Investments, RimLight Capital, Fulcrum Venture Capital, and ad pepper media International. Other investors also include the CGI Opportunity Fund II, the investment vehicle of the Ueberroth Family. BAT operates a celebrity endorsement and marketing firm. BAT said the new funding comes as it expects to double its year-over-year revenues to $30M in 2010. Ryan and Chad Steelberg are best known for their sale of dMarc to Google in 2006. The two also founded AdForce (sold to CMGi) and 2CAN Media (sold to CMGi). Brand Affinity Technologies said it has over 3,600 celebrities using its platform, including such celebrity sports players as Drew Brees (NFL), Jorge Posada (MLB), Rajon Rondo (NBA), Brooks Robinson (MLB), Walt Frazier (NBA), and Lennox Lewis (Boxing). More information »
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Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - February 17, 1974, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Baltic That Never Ends (In Section A) First C. K. Championship Show Section (In Section C) Weather- Mostly fair today, liiglis 50 to 55. Mostly cloudy tonight, lows iii upper 30s VOLUME 92 NUMUEIi 39 CKOAU KAPIDS, IOWA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1974 CITY FINAL 35 CENTS PKESS, NEW YORK TIMES Arab Envoys Arrive For Kissinger Talks WASHINGTON (AP) The foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia arrived here Sat urday night for talks with Secre tary of State Kissinger on disen- gagement of Isi-aeli and Syriai forces in the Golan Heights. "We have decided to come after being sure that something has to happen in these long long said Omar Sakkaf, the Saudi minister, fol- lowing a bear-hug from Kis singer at Dulles airport. Hope for Solution Sakkaf, with Egyptian foreign minister Ismail Fahmy at hi side, said he hoped for a solu- tion "during our visit to this country." In Tripoli, Libya, informants close to Libyan President Moammar Khadafy said a full- scale Arab summit meeting wil' be held in Lahore, Pakistan next Friday to learn the results of the Washington meeting from Sakkaf and Fahmy. Most of the 19 Arab heads of WASHINGTON (UPI) Pre- liminary studies by the court- appoinuted panel of electronics experts has found that two of the Watergate tapes may not be authentic and ,may actually be rerecordings of The Washington Post reported Sunday. Alexander Haig, White House chief of staff, told The Post Saturday night, "There is no such report, tentative or other- wise, by the panel of experts." He called the story by investi- gative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein a "hum- dinger" and said, "We will take it (the story) on like no other story has been taken on be- fore." The Post quoted sources at the White House and close to the special prosecutor's office as saying if the tapes in ques- tion arc rerecordings it would be almost impossible to deter- (Continued: Page 3, Col. 6.) stale will be in Lahore then foi a 30-nation Islamic summit con fcrence. Kissinger had flown up from Florida an hour before the Arab envoys arrived after charting strategy with President Nixon at Key Biscayne. In brief re marks, the secretary said, "We will conduct our conversations with the friendship and con fidence that has characterize! our relations." Kissinger added, "We will lis- ten with great attention am state our views with frankness. Kiss and Hug Fahmy, stepping first from an entranceway to where Kissinger waited, kissed the' secretary on both cheeks and received an embrace in return. Sakkaf referred to Kissinger i "my friend, anc said: "We are very hopeful tha our talks with our friends here will be very good and very fruit- ful." The Saudi minister noted thai he and Fahmy are bringing views that have the endorse- ment of Syria and Algeria as well as Saudi Arabia.and'Egypt. Fahmy arid Sakkaf are bring- ing with them the Arab condi- tions for Syrian participation in negotiations with Israel. The talks could lead to an easing of ,he Arab oil boycott and produc- ion squeeze. "They will be discussing the Middle East situation and- all aspects, of said Ronald Ziegler, the White House press secretary. Exchanged Fire Meanwhile, Syrian and Israeli 'orces exchanged artillery fire 'or a second consecutive day along the Golan Heighls cease- ire, lines Saturday. A military spokesman in Da- nascus said Syria destroyed an Israeli engineering unit and in- 'licted some casualties in a 25- minute.clash on the front's cen- ;ral sector. There was-no men- .ion of Syrian losses. The Israeli national radio said Syrian artillerymen fired four shells at Israeli forces near Jaba in the area captured from Syria during the October war. The Israelis suffered no casual- ics and returned the fire, the radio said. Shoofing Spree --AP Wirephoto John Flaherty, 71J receives aid after being wounded in a shooting spree on a Tampa, .Fla., Dead is Charles Stevens whom persons at the scene" said grabbed a policeman's pistol during a scuffle and opened fire. The policeman, identified as J. W. Carter, was said to be seriously injured. Joseph Lemelin, a security guard at a nearby store, shot and killed Stevens but was himself wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Another by- Smith, 17, was also wounded in the shooting. WASHINGTON (AP) With ood prices zooming upward again, the administration may >e reluctant to lift wage and n-ice controls from the food in- dustry without solid anti-infla- ion commitments, Cost of Liv- ng Council officials say. Kenneth Fedor, the council's op food expert, said the council lopes it can lift controls from he .food industry, along with most of the rest of the economy by April 30. "Not Sure" But he indicated that in talks vith food industry represent- itives, the council so far has icen unable lo reach agreement on price restraining commit- ments. Fedor said he did not know il the administration would seek to extend controls over the foot industry after April 30 withoul such commitments. "I'm not sure anybody knows at this he said. Other council sources, who did not want to be named, sail they believed the administration would have trouble lifting con- trols from food during a time of rapidly rising prices. Prices of agricultural prod- ucts at the farm level were up 8.1 percent in January, the gov- ernment reported, after a 36 percent increase in all of 1973. Although some administration Greets Fellow Emigre By Henry Kamtn New York Times service ZURICH Aleksandr Solz- henitsyn briefly interrupted his seclusion Saturday lo give an admirer who recently emigrat- ed from the Soviet Union an in- dication of his nostalgia for hi? native country, which expelled him last Tuesday. The author agreed lo receive Ihe young woman, who pre- ferred not to be identified, when he arrived here Friday because had brought him lilacs and roses with a note recalling a proverb of the provincial town of Ryazan, where Solzhenilsyn .settled in afler his release from prison camn. lie empha- sized that otherwise he was not talking lo any calleivsi "Marvelous Proverbs" "I was touched by your prov- Hie writer said according lo the woman's account lalcr. "We have marvelous proverbs. They don't have anylhing like il in the West." The woman said Solzlienilsyn appeared moved when she told him she had chosen lilacs be- cause in the spring is Chuvklv A KUUlll lOWIl IS WlllTC II-'.S iii) sooner dour Hum said. Cniiyrluhl filled with its blossoms. The au- thor thanked her warmly and kissed her hand. Solzhenilsyn asked her how she felt about the Soviet Union from afar. The young woman replied that she wanted one day lo sec Russia again, "but The exiled writer shrugged .sadly at the unspoken thought, as though she had expressed his feelings as well. The Nobel Prize-winning au- thor was exiled 'in the wake of Ihe foreign publication of his latest book, "The Gulag Archi- pelago, an account of the Soviet security and prison system. Horde of Reporters Solzhenilsyn met with Ihe woman in a hallway of Ihe su- Mirban apartment of his lawyer, where he has been since nrriv- ;ng here by plane from Wcsl Germany. He said on the tele- phone while arranging the meet- ing Hint he would have liked to come outside but could not be- cause of Ihe horde of camera- nen anil reporters In the street. When others in Iho apartment Tied to dissuade the novelist 'mm going lo meet the young vomnn, lie dismissed Ilioir can- Imw by .saying, "Xemlyachka, n Russian word 'or someone who comes from 111! Slime Kllll, Solzhenilsyn looked harried and unhappy as he emerged this morning from Ihe building where the lawyer, Fritz Heeb, occupies a third-floor apart- ment. Hastening to a car parked in Ihe rear, he said in Russian, am in a hurry, I am in a brushing aside Ihe mi- crophones and notebooks of Ihe pursuing newsmen. He returned three hours later without commenl on where he and Heeb had been. "You are the lawyer scold- ed the newsmen surrounding Solzhcnitsyn. Quickly the Iwo entered the working-class hous- ing project in suburban Ocrlikon and returned lo the where the Venetian blinds re- mained drawn. Place (if Exile Among the mailers Heob has said he and his client were dis- cussing was Solzhcnitsyn's place of exile. Once that is decided, the author presumably will ask his wife and their three chil- dren, as well as his wife's son from an earlier marriage and her mother, lo apply-for permis- sion lo join him. The Soviet Union has siiid il will let Snlzhenilsyn's family de- part, although it has mil Imiieal- cd which family members urn eligible for emigration. Until his fiimlly's future 1ms been clari- fied, it is believed that Solzhen- itsyn will refrain from making any public statements. Solzhcnitsyn a c k n o w lodged without response the Russian woman's wish that he and his family would soon be reunited. "Don't forget he said, then turned and ended the conversation. No Action Taken On Agnew Guard WASHINGTON lent Nixon has declined to re- move secret .service prolection for f o r m e r Vice president Agnew despilc a ruling Friday by the General Accounting Of- fice that continued protection is illegal am! will not be paid for. A spokesman for Nixon in Key Hiscaync, Fla., said Satur- day comptroller General Elmer Slants' refusal to provide Money for Ihe guard beyond Monday was under study by !lhe treasury dcparlnicnl, w h i c h supervises Ihe service. A secret service spokesman said the protective agency could not remove the Agnew nil "unlil Ihe President or- ders the secretary of the treas- ury lo order Ihe secret service lo slop, We have not received any such officials questioned w h e t h e r controls helped restrain retail food prices at all last year, Fedor thinks they have, espe- cially for canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, and, to a lesser extent, sugar and some dairy products. "When people think controls didn't work in 1973, they are jumping to conclusions. There was a 36 percent increase at the farm level, that's the story of Fedor said in an inter- view. Impossible Fedor, administrator of the council's Office of Food, said it was impossible to estimate how much food prices might have increased without controls last year and how much more .they might increase if controls are lifted this year. Once they are lifted, however, there will be a scramble by food manufacturers and distributors to build up their profit margins, which were restrained under the controls program, Fedor said. "There will be a lot of market testing going he added. Prices at the farm level were not subject lo controls during 1973 and Ihe food industry was able lo pass along Ihe 36 per- cent increase in farm prices lo :he consumer automatically. But, Fedor said, Ihe pinch on prices came at Ihe food manu- a c t u r i n g and distribution .evcls, including supermarkets, Because they were not allowed o increase the amount of prof- its proportionate with increasing farm prices. "Up Slightly" Except for receipts by farm- ers, Kedor said, "gross profits were up very very slightly and as a percentage of sales, they went down." Retail food prices were up 20 percent last year, which cost Americans an additional ?IH bil- lion in higher grocery bills. But Fcdor said billion ol (his went lo Hie farmer, and only ?li billion lo Ihe food in- dustry lo cover increasing cosls of Inbnr, packaging and trans- portation. The over-all increase in profits at Hie manufacturers' and processors' level was million, which lie said was very small. vWii! Accept Sincere On Food Demand, SLA BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) poor, aged, paroled and everything will be The kidnapers of heiress Miss Hearst said. ricia Hearst told her has said he could Saturday they "will accept a sincere effort on your part" meet such a demand, but he has said a proposal emphasized that she was well and healthy and thai meeting their demands for worked out on a had every intention of multimillion dollar food He has pledged to released alive. way to the state's he can to get really depressing to hear In a tape recording returned talk about me like I'm o the family, a man I can't explain what it's himself as a general field If everybody is con- shal of the Symbionese whatever you come that I am dead, well, tion Army also basically is it gives the FBI an excuse "Able and of Hearst's daughter said in the tape recording the come in here and Iry to pull me out. I'm sure that if the "We are quite able and has been received has to come in and get me of the extent of your capabilities as we are also aware of since she was kidnaped in a hail of bullets by two black men and a white by force that they won't have time lo decide who to kill. needs of the just do it as fast as Page 3, Col. 7.) inc comments ol tnst msn identified in the tape as General Field Marshal Chin, came at the end of a longer recording Drivers which Miss Hearst assured her family she is fine and expects to be freed by her captors if an Squeeze on tempt is made to meet the napers' demands. "I would Associated customers got some good to emphasize that I am' motorists on Saturday. and that I am said areas of the country voice of the 19-year-old triple squeeze this rcnny sophomore who was kidnaped Washington's -'deputy' adminis- Feb. closings and protests of the Federal Energy She asked her station operators. said station operators learned there's a price allocations have been cut newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst and his wife, the offing at many gas more than 15 percent can do what thev could to another penny-per-gallon to plans most price of fuel, beginning next that could cost as much based on the system were in station owners weren't eight states and the with the increase. "They weren't trying no good it's too little iresont an unreasonable dealers some said Jim Miller, pres- quest. It vvas never have threatened of the Florida Allied Gaso- feed the whole to press their :he voice of Miss Hearst said of, the demand that called for worth of ijfee food to each of higher- prices and to protest new government rules about referential treatment for xtetailers Assn. Miller said- many dealers in Miami, Orlando and Sarasota still planned protest actions shutting down Monday or Democrat Says gas until the tanks run dry and then refusing additional Transit Plan Falls "Come along about Wednes- WASHINGTON highway there probably' won't be spokesman for was opened in' a a handfui'of stations Wilier said Democrats said 'Saturday 'President Nixon's to mass transit aid, "as if the administration expected Hein, a spokesman for the Colorado Petroleum Retailers proposals may indicate helpful changes in policy but fall short of "a massive, broad-based il die." The railroad plan contains proposals for loosening said the price hike will be 'an- administrative monstrosi- sault on our nation's controls over to enforce. transportation problems." The proposed the abandonment of lines, McFall said. He said that meanwhile, con-inued the search for gasoline. Assistance Act, said Rep. .arc more moderate Holiday McFall (D-Calif.) "has proposals rejected Washington's birthday billed as a big-money they will have to on Monday complicated mendation. However, it does situation. Many station jrovide the big infusion of who have been closing hat it seems to imply." "The act would simply qn Sunday decided to ake a long weekend, prompting range funds and in some cases cities and stales to try lo stock up on Friday and Saturday. come up with less than they thought they lie problems were worst in he big cities. The Automobile Club of South- McFall is the house Democratic whip and was selected at Kirkwood Commu-nitv college S 3 turd 3V Page 3, Col. 2.) he party leadership in both chambers to deliver a police the theft of a television unit valued response' lo Nixon's address last The unit reportedly was Index Among Nixon's a college building A were billion in federal into between 10 p.m. News 1, 3, 18 or metropolitan and and 4 a.m. Hall Noles 2 ransportation with two-thirds closed circuit unit 3 Editorials f, it for use by state and local of a camera, a recorder Card 7 ernments. He also proposed power On Youth 11 jillion in federal guarantees improve railroads. McFall said Nixon B Iowa News 1-9, IB Television Table edged for the first lime the need for operating assistance for Nyc's Political Noles S Political Calendar 8 Marion fl-9 mass transit systems. 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I am so excited that fall is just around the corner. I love the smells, the holidays, and especially the food. One thing my mom use to make with us as kids was Caramel Apples. I finally got around to making some of our own. Here is the awesome Caramel Apple Recipe!
Get some yummy fresh Granny Smith apples. Wash them well, and remove the stems.
Get your sticks and insert into your apples where you removed the stems.
Grab your caramels and unwrap. Or I found these great caramels that are small like pebbles. They are great and they even come with the stick inside the package. I've had a hard time finding them, but they are made by Kraft. Add 2 tbsp. of water or milk, and microwave for the time amount on the package, or about 2 minutes to start and then stir and microwave at 30 second intervals to get the melting right.
I like to pull out some wax paper and sprinkle a little powdered sugar on it to keep the apples from sticking.
Dip your apples in the caramel and let them drip off a little bit before you place them on your wax paper. Let them sit for just a minute or two before you add sprinkles or a dusting of more powdered sugar. I added some fun fall sprinkles, then placed them in cute little Halloween bags to take to friends.
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We LURVE caramel apples in our house, but the kids always get SO sticky. So what we've started to do is cut up our Granny Smith apples into chunks. I take some nuts and chop them in my little handy chopper do-dad. Then I put the apples in a heavy duty single serve bowl. Next, I make the caramel and pour straight from the saucepan over the apple chunks. Then I sprinkle with the chopped nuts. I put a fork in the bowl and the kids enjoy and bite-sized treat with half the mess. ;p
I had to put you on my side bar to tell everyone about your great site that I love! You have such cute ideas and I am sure I can't do what you do but you make me feel like I can;)
Thanks for the idea, I always say i want to make caramel apples, but I never do, but this looks really simple. I'm thinking I'll make these with my girls and let them hand them out to their teachers!!!!
Um… Yum! These are a fo sho @ our annual adult Halloween party this year. Thanks for the idea & wish you didn't live so far away. 🙂
These look delicious! I love the sprinkles you added to the bottom as well 🙂
Leigh Anne Says: September 16, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Had to tell you that as I was reading this and came to the photo of the caramels – I thought they were Garbanzo beans!! LOL!! I was thinking – where is she going w/ this??? I've never seen a recipe for caramel apples w/ Garbanzo beans – yuck! Then as I read the caption – an ahh/haa moment 🙂 Just had to share my little laugh. These look delish, BTW (w/ the carmaels – NOT garbanzos)
i Love these so cute and they look so easy!! I will be making these soon!
Oh My Yum.. I'm seriously wanting one of these now!
[…] Making caramel apples is always on my list of fall activities to do with my family, so why not gather up all the supplies and give it as a gift! All you need is some apples, a package of caramels, some sucker sticks or popsicle sticks, and you're good to go. I included a little tub of orange sprinkles to give it that extra Halloween touch. Check out Becky's post on delicious Caramel Apples! […]
dnaa j Says: September 27, 2010 at 7:58 am
Ok, how do you keep the caramel from sliding down the apple??? Mine do not look as beautiful as yours!!


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Online Application
Graduate candidates must complete the Global Graduate Application Form found on the Shell careers website to apply for a graduate scheme. This must be sent, together with a candidate's CV, to Shell's recruitment team.
Online Assessment (Part 1)
The first part of Shell's online assessment is a series of competency-based questions. This introduces the candidates to the business informally and gauges the applicant's thought process, to see if it is in line with that of the company's. You will be put through a series of scenario-based events.
Online Assessment (Part 2)
The second part consists of two tasks: the decision-making task and the problem-solving task. The decision-making task assesses how you may respond to common situations that Shell graduates face. The problem-solving task is a Cubiks numerical assessment. It consists of 18 questions; however, the general consensus is that it is near-impossible to answer all the questions in time. Prioritize accuracy over speed.
In total, Part 2 should take about 45 minutes to complete.
If successful at the initial screening stage, candidates will be invited for an interview. This will either be a face-to-face or, more likely, a telephone interview. A Shell assessor or trained business manager will conduct the interview.
The interview and all stages of assessment will focus on Capacity, Achievement, Relationship-Building Skills and, for technical roles, a Technical Assessment, which is carried out at the final assessment stage. Shell uses the acroymn CART to represent these qualities.
Within the initial interview only C, A and R are assessed. Achievement and Relationship-Building skills are assessed via standard interview questions: "Can you given me an example of a time when...". Capacity is assessed by asking the candidate to choose from a list of four business topics. You cannot prepare for this element, and it is actually counter-productive to try to do so, since the assessment measures the candidate's ability to think on their feet, undertake analysis, demonstrate commercial awareness and operate with an unfamiliar topic.
Assessment Day
If an applicant does well in their first stage interview, they will be invited to the final selection stage. This is usually via an assessment day, which is most likely to take place at an assessment centre either in London, Aberdeen, The Hague, Norway or Germany. A Shell assessment day typically lasts from 8.30am to 5pm.
The assessment day involves case studies undertaken individually and a group exercise, with a break for lunch in the middle.
During the interview and assessment process, your academic credentials and results will play almost no part in determining whether you're a suitable employee for Shell. These are only really important for getting past the online application stage. Your assessors will predominantly focus on analysing your CART skills.
Compatibility Meeting
Following the assessment day, successful candidates are often invited to a attend a more informal meeting with a relevant business manager. This is called a Get To Know You (GTKY). This is not assessed but is merely to ensure that the successful candidate makes the right choice in terms of the area of Shell's business that they will join.


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Sending your child to daycare can be scary, especially for a new mom, because you're making the choice to hand over your baby to people who are, in essence, complete strangers. For one Boston mother, the people she entrusted her son to failed her in the worst way.
His distraught mother Leonella Rivera said she dropped the boy at the center before heading to work.
She said the day care texted her a picture of her son, showing he was happy, at around 9 a.m., but just 15 minutes later she received a call from police saying he was dead.
… Jackson told 7News that investigators believe Daylan wandered out of his first floor day care center and walked up four flights of stairs before pushing through a heavy door onto the roof. That's when he apparently tumbled off.
Jackson is demanding to know why the toddler was left alone and how he was able to push through the door.
The story doesn't seem to quite add up: the mother received a text message with a picture of her son alive and happy, and within fifteen minutes, not only did he climb four flights of stairs, push open a heavy door, fall off the roof and die, but police were able to get to the scene, identify him, and then call to notify her? How was a two-year-old able to climb four flights of stairs and open a "heavy" door in such a short period of time, and without anyone noticing? There has to be more to this story.
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The bodies of Jessica Keith and Amber Lynn Jordan were found Monday morning in Hudson.
Officials say they believe the fire was intentionally set to cover up the crime.
During a news conference on Tuesday, Sheriff Chris Nocco referred to the women as "high probability victims" who put themselves in harm's way by associating with drug dealers.
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Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Producer Sheetal Talwar has filed a case of fraud against actor Sonu Sood. The conflict over a property that Sood rented to Talwar for one of the latter's pub, has come to a flashpoint with neither party willing to relent.
"We rented this property in Yari Road (Mumbai) from Sonu Sood for my chain of pubs. Sonu said the land was completely clear of any legal dispute. I can show you all the documents and the false affidavit saying the land is all-clear," said Talwar.
"But when we applied for licences, we realised there was no clearance from the BMC(Bombay Municipal Corporation) and we were refused a licence to start a bar. So, my bars in the Fort and Lower Parel areas of Mumbai have opened. But not in Yari Road, thanks to Sonu's misrepresentation of the premise he rented to us.
"We kept paying rent to Sonu till June 2012 and then I told him to get me the licences, and only then will I pay him more rent," he added.
Now Talwar has imposed a case of fraudulency on Sonu, who denies all the accusations.
"Three weeks ago, we wrote to the Economics Offences wing and put a case on him. I have tried to resolve the matter amicably with him. Sonu has given a false affidavit stating there is no litigation regarding the rented property when in fact the BMC has sent him a notice. This fact was withheld in the contract. Now the BMC is not giving me a health licence to start the restaurant.".
On Thursday, Sonu's representatives reclaimed the property leased to Talwar and put their lock on it. On his part, Talwar has taken action against the act.
"We have filed a case for trespassing. I have all my paperwork in place. I didn't want this to go to the media. But Sonu Sood took it to the public domain. Now it is an all-out fight to the finish. He has signed a fraudulent contract.
"I am going to see him in court. He has taken my money and locked me out of the property. Sonu is displaying a very avaricious attitude. I wanted us to get together to resolve crisis. Someone from my company has joined hands with him to mislead him," he added.
Sonu has another story to tell.
He says after a lot of dilly-dallying, Talwar signed the contract with him in March 2012.
"After paying rent for five months, he stopped. He hasn't paid a single paisa in the last five to six months. Everytime I call, he has some personal problem or the other... I have all Sheetal's messages and call records proving how he has been avoiding a meeting with me," said Sonu.
Thereafter, he sent him two notices, which "went unanswered".
"Finally I filed a non-cognisable complaint in the police... He hasn't even paid the broker who negotiated between us. I have all his agreements and messages. He even did some illegal construction on the property when I asked him not to.
"He now says my property is under dispute. It took him 11 months to realise it? If it is disputed, then leave it. If he can't get the licences to start his pub, how can I do the same for him?
"When he didn't pay me rent for six months, I requested him to simply return my property. When he didn't, I had to him lock out."
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Preventive Health Care in Six Countries: Models for Reform?
Chaulk, C. Patrick, Health Care Financing Review
International models have attracted increasing attention from health care reformers in this country. Numerous comparisons have been made with respect to overall health care systems (U.S. General Accounting Office, 1991a; Iglehart 1991a, 1991b, 1988a, 1988b), financing and cost-containment mechanisms (U.S. General Accounting Office, 1991b), and levels of health care spending (Schieber, Poullier, and Greenwald, 1991). However, little has been written about the comparative differences or similarities of specific services within these systems, such as preventive health services directed at children or pregnant women (Williams and Miller, 1991; Starfield, 1991; U.S. General Accounting Office, 1993c).
In this article, I examine the health care systems of six industrialized countries (Canada, Sweden, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom), compare their basic structures and financing arrangements, and describe how these systems address certain preventive health care needs of children and pregnant women as part of a focus on primary care. Despite wide variations in financing mechanisms, levels of health care spending, and cost-containment strategies among these six systems, each provides comprehensive services to all children and pregnant women. Additionally, access and outcome measures such as insurance coverage, prenatal care, high-risk pregnancy outreach, home visiting, immunization, universal periodic screening for children, infant mortality, and low birth weight are better than those of the United States. The variations in program structure and financing suggest that effective health care programs for this population need not be restricted to any single organizational structure; this should offer flexibility to health care reformers in this country seeking models for expanding preventive services.
Selected health status and health care system characteristics of six industrialized nations described in the 1991 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Health Data file (Schieber, Poullier, and Greenwald, 1993) were analyzed and supplemented with information from several sources that describe services for children and pregnant women. The OECD data characteristics analyzed included per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and percent of GDP spent on health care, public spending as a percent of health care spending, and number of physicians per capita. Other characteristics derived from supplementary sources include percent of physicians in primary care and, for children and pregnant women, measures of health status infant mortality rates, percent of low-birth-weight infants, maternal mortality rates, and percent of births delivered by cesarean section), preventive services (rates of pediatric immunization, presence of universal periodic preventive screening, home visitation services, high-risk pregnancy outreach, duration of maternity leave, and level of maternity financial support), and access to care (percent of women of childbearing age and children without health insurance).
However, methodological problems exist with most comparative international studies. Health outcomes, for example, are determined by a variety of sociocultural factors that lack sufficient descriptive data. In addition, taxonomy often complicates international comparisons. Recent analysis of international infant mortality rates finds less disparity between the United States and other industrialized countries when adjusting for definitional differences applied to infant mortality (Liu et al., 1992). Despite these limitations, relative, rather than absolute, differences are useful in understanding international health care systems and their services.
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Hi folks--
As I write I'm sitting in a hotel lobby on the day following my first experience with the Adventure Cycling Association. I had a great time on their newly revived "Texas Hill Country" tour.
Trip Summary
Trip Dates: Apr 14 - Apr 20
Start - End Locations: Austin, TX - Austin, TX
Days: 7 Rest Days: 0 Level of Support: Fully
Surface: Road
Riders: 50
Type: Supported Meals: Catered meals Accommodations: Camping
Physical Difficulty: Intermediate Airport: Austin, TX
Cost: $849
This tour was supported which in this case means that each day, we packed up our tents and gear, loaded them onto a van and didn't need to bother with our gear until the end of each day's ride.
Although the tour was a seven day tour, there were only 5 riding days. Day one of the tour began around 3pm with registration, followed by meetings, instructions and a wonderful dinner.
Days 2, 3 & 4 were riding days ranging between 50-66 miles per day in a pretty hilly area.
Day 5 was a rest/layover day in Fredricksburg (shopping/touristy area)
Days 6&7 were riding days 60+ miles and we ended up at our original starting point around 2-4pm.
The tour was extremely well organized. Our leader (Tammy Schurr) was top notch and the perfect blend of friendly but still clear in her communication and frank in talking about the realities of the tour and safety issues. The other staff members were all very helpful and congenial. They included a seasoned staff mechanic and a sort of mechanic understudy who is already a wrench in Austin but learning the ins-and-outs of touring-specific mechinical issues. We also had some other folks helping to mark routes and man the water and lunch stops. One of the staff member's wives was a massage therapist and set up her shop in a motor home each night and offered much-needed massages to the participants (extra fee).
I can't say enough about the food. "Kathy", our caterer, was the most popular person in the tour. The three meals each day would rival some of the best 5-star restaurants in the area. Examples of dinners included Grilled salmon, Seafood Fajitas, Scallops and Prawns, strip steak in mushroom sauce. We were all constantly surprised at how good the food was and how resourceful she was as using left-overs in tasty and creative ways (ever had mushroom and steak scrambled eggs?).
The routes were well marked and were carefully designed by a local person, the current president of the Austin Cycling Association. We were made aware of many local points of interest both on the route and nearby (should we choose to make little side trips).
The SAG support was good and although few people were driven more than a few miles, you always felt like a friendly staff member was within a few miles and eager to provide whatever support you needed.
We camped every night on the tour, but at least one gentleman took advantage of the hotel options nearby each night. He was shuttled to his hotel after dinner and back before breakfast--nobody wanted to miss even one of those meals!
At 36, I was the youngest on the tour. Most seemed to be in their 50s and 60s, with the oldest in their 70s. There were 3 or 4 couples and the rest were married singles (presumably with spouses like mine who like the fact this I cycle, but don't want to do it themselves).
I can't say enough about how well the group got along. Both the participants and staff were outgoing, warm and open. At the end of the tour, there were a few warm handshakes, but even more hugs spread among the staff and participants.
This was my first tour and if future tours are anything like this one, I'll be hooked as a cycling tourist for life!
I have another scheduled in June. I'll be cycling the Columbia River Gorge, also with Adventure Cycling and will post a quick review of that one too. (Here's the link to the Gorge tour: http://www.adventurecycling.org/tour...lethegorge.cfm)
Here is a link to a few of the 400+ pix I took while on the trip:
Here is a link to the tour info: