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Blanching vegetables helps preserve their color and locks in the nutrients. Blanching is a cooking method where the vegetable is briefly placed in boiling water, followed by immediate removal to be placed under/in icy cold water. The cold water stops the food from continuing to cook.
Oftentimes people will blanch vegetables before freezing them or before grilling or sautéing them. But you can also eat some vegetables right after the blanching process. Try the following blanched vegetable recipes.
Choose asparagus with firm, straight stems, closed buds and a bright green color. Do not choose those that are wrinkled or have thick, woody stalks. You can also try white asparagus, popular in Europe. White asparagus will have a milder flavor.
Prepare a bowl of ice water and set aside.
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Briefly place asparagus in boiling water for two to four minutes (the spears should turn a bright green and just barely bend when picked up out of the water).
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Purchase bright green beans that feel crisp and not wilted. They should snap when bent in half. If you can see the beans through the pod, it was picked past its prime.
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Thus one should know oneself to be of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss[Sat-Chit-Ananda].
Adi Sankaracharya
Source: Tattva bodha of Sankaracharya, Pages: 65
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The experience of bliss will give you an insight into the very phenomenon of beauty. Not only does it make you beautiful, it suddenly transforms the whole world. The whole world becomes beautiful because the world reflects you, it is a mirror.
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When we embrace the gifts within our soul we create a blissful state of happiness to be savoured , pondered and cherished.
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After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature; both are chains--one iron, one gold; behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change; but the nature of the Atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it; only wash away the dross and see it.
Swami Vivekananda
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Live your dreams and you nurture your spirit , nurture your spirit and you dance your bliss , dance your bliss and the world becomes a celebration of authentic loving harmony.
Source: Micheal Teal - Poet , Philospher and Shaman
Nobody else knows your reason for being. You do. Your bliss guides you to it. When you follow your bliss, when you follow your path to joy, your conversation is of joy, your feelings are of joy -- you're right on the path of that which you intended when you came forth into this physical body.
Abraham Hicks
Source: Excerpted from the workshop in Houston, TX on Saturday, January 5th, 2002
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This journey then, is nothing more, yet nothing less than a period of acclimating to a new way of seeing, a time of transition and revelation as it gradually comes upon "that" which remains when there is no self. this is not a journey for those who expect love and bliss, rather, it is for the hardy who have been tried by fire and have come to rest in a tough, immovable trust in "that" which lies beyond the known, beyond the self, beyond union and even beyond love and trust itself
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Source: The experience of no self: A contemplative journey by Bernadette Roberts. P13-14
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There are no feelings of bliss or joy or any describable feelings at all really, only a sense of forever, filling this moment. Not as a time, forever, or a motion outward to some place, forever, but the eternal now moment as it is. Simple. Like floating in a small room which has many doors and they are all locked shut. Almost sterile. Untouchable.
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- "No, man. It's love. And guess what..."
- "What's that?"
- "I can get it anytime I want, it free of charge, and it's totally legal."
- "Wow. Sounds spectacular. Where can I get it man?- "In your heart. Just quiet your mind, let go of any fear you have, and put images of peace or joy in your head, and your heart will provide the bliss."- "Awesome bro, I think I'll do that."
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Focus not just on passion, but also on skills and value. Following your bliss is not enough. You must have the necessary skills to be successful. Ask yourself the following questions: What are you known for being good at? How can you gain other necessary skills? Who can you collaborate with to fill your skill gaps? In addition, you must create value for others. Ask yourself the following questions: How can you make a living at this? How can you help the world value your contribution? How can you creatively stay true to your passion while having the success you desire?
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Situated in Fort Myers, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Bell Tower Shops, Gulf Coast Medical Center, and Barbara B Mann Hall. Railroad Museum of South Florida and Lakes Regional Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a business center, and meeting rooms.
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Crowne Plaza Fort Myers features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle are complimentary for guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Crowne Plaza Fort Myers is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Crowne Plaza Fort Myers has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
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Americans purchase 3 billion batteries per year, according to the EPA. Batteries are a necessity, but they're relatively short-lived and contain hazardous heavy metals. Using rechargeables helps—but eventually most of them also end up in the landfill.
Electrochemist Shelley Minteer, Ph.D., and a group of researchers from Saint Louis University have created a biodegradable fuel cell battery that can run on almost any sugar, from soft drinks to tree sap. "When you feed kids carbohydrates, their bodies use it very efficiently," Minteer says. "They convert that sugar into the energy that they need to run around and do what kids do. We take that process and use it to power the sugar battery."
Minteer has created a prototype battery that's more powerful and runs longer than anything previously developed. Currently, the sugar bio-battery can power a handheld calculator and has the potential to function several times longer on a charge than conventional lithium ion batteries, according to university staffers. Plus it's made with a biodegradable casing.
The university has licensed the technology to an engineering group that will bring the sugar bio-battery to consumers. "We estimate it will be available to the public in the three-to-five-year time frame," Minteer says. "Those things are always hard to put a number on, though."
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Aluminium in drinking-water
Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
General description
Aluminium is the most abundant metallic element and constitutes about 8% of the Earth's crust. It occurs naturally in the environment as silicates, oxides, and hydroxides, combined with other elements, such as sodium and fluoride, and as complexes with organic matter.
Compound CAS no. Molecular formula Aluminium 7429-90-5 Al Aluminium chloride 7446-70-0 AlCl3 Aluminium hydroxide 21645-51-2 Al(OH)3 Aluminium oxide 1344-28-1 Al2O3 Aluminium sulfate 10043-01-3 Al2(SO4)3
Physicochemical properties (Lide, 1993)
Property Al AlCl3 Al(OH)3 Al2O3 Al2(SO4)3 Melting point (°C) 660 190 300 2072 770 (d) Boiling point (°C) 2467 262 (d) - 2980 - Density at 20°C (g/cm3) 2.70 2.44 2.42 3.97 2.71 Water solubility (g/litre) (i) 69.9 (i) (i) 31.3 at 0°C
Organoleptic properties
Use of aluminium salts as coagulants in water treatment may lead to increased concentrations of aluminium in finished water. Where residual concentrations are high, aluminium may be deposited in the distribution system. Disturbance of the deposits by change in flow rate may increase aluminium levels at the tap and lead to undesirable colour and turbidity (WHO, 1996). Concentrations of aluminium at which such problems may occur are highly dependent on a number of water quality parameters and operational factors at the water treatment plant.
Major uses
Aluminium metal is used as a structural material in the construction, automotive, and aircraft industries, in the production of metal alloys, in the electric industry, in cooking utensils, and in food packaging. Aluminium compounds are used as antacids, antiperspirants, and food additives (ATSDR, 1992). Aluminium salts are also widely used in water treatment as coagulants to reduce organic matter, colour, turbidity, and microorganism levels. The process usually consists of addition of an aluminium salt (often sulfate) at optimum pH and dosage, followed by flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration (Health Canada, 1993).
Environmental fate
Aluminium is released to the environment mainly by natural processes. Several factors influence aluminium mobility and subsequent transport within the environment. These include chemical speciation, hydrological flow paths, soil–water interactions, and the composition of the underlying geological materials. Acid environments caused by acid mine drainage or acid rain can cause an increase in the dissolved aluminium content of the surrounding waters (ATSDR, 1992; WHO, 1997).
Aluminium can occur in a number of different forms in water. It can form monomeric and polymeric hydroxy species, colloidal polymeric solutions and gels, and precipitates, all based on aquated positive ions or hydroxylated aluminates. In addition, it can form complexes with various organic compounds (e.g. humic or fulvic acids) and inorganic ligands (e.g. fluoride, chloride, and sulfate), most but not all of which are soluble. The chemistry of aluminium in water is complex, and many chemical parameters, including pH, determine which aluminium species are present in aqueous solutions. In pure water, aluminium has a minimum solubility in the pH range 5.5–6.0; concentrations of total dissolved aluminium increase at higher and lower pH values (CCME, 1988; ISO, 1994).


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Texas Tech (#12 seed) def. Washington (#4 seed)
Arkansas (#6 seed) def. Cleveland-Marshall (#14 seed)
Saint Louis (#2 seed) def. Faulkner (#10 seed)
So, the #1 and #2 are both still alive. My Texas Tech team has a difficult road to hoe, having to play Mississippi College and its monster brief score in the first semifinal match. The Arkansas/Saint Louis round is, for all practical purposes, even-steven on brief.
The semifinal rounds are at 4 p.m. EST; the final round is at 8 p.m. EST. Like last year, the final round will be webcast live. Go to http://www.nycbar.org/YoungLawyers/index.htm at 8 p.m. to watch...
February 4, 2010
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Huntsville, Alabama (January 21, 2010) On Tuesday, January 19th, 2010, the Huntsville Police Department was contacted by a subject, that stated two weeks ago he had been approached by two subjects who were wearing masks outside of his apartment. He said that the two identified themselves as Federal drug agents, and directed him back into his apartment where he was tied up. The two men searched his apartment and took numerous items. They took his cell phone number and told him that they would be in contact with him soon. The next day, he was contacted by one of the men who told him that if he did not pay them $2500, they would plant drugs on him and arrest him. The victim met the subjects and paid them the money that they had requested. On January 19, 2010, the men again contacted the victim and demanded $1500. It was this second attempt to extort the victim which prompted him to contact the police. The Madison-Morgan County Strategic Counterdrug Team was notified and an investigation was conducted. On January 20, 2010, Agents with the Madison-Morgan STAC Team apprehended the following individuals when he attempted to pick up the money from the victim:
Anthony Gene Tippett,
age 49, resides in Decatur, Alabama, charged with:
Robbery 2nd
Two counts of Extortion
Conspiracy to Commit a Controlled Substance Crime
Conspiracy to Commit Robbery
Two counts of Impersonating a Police Officer
Michael Alan Robison, age 20, resides in Huntsville, Alabama, charged with:
Conspiracy to Commit Robbery
Conspiracy to Commit Extortion
Two counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Controlled Substance Crime
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Kacie Renault's family was killed by vampires and she almost died in the attack as a child. Her family of hunters, unbeknownst to her, was also protected by a vampire who swore off blood-drinking: Erik Winslow, who saves her life during the attack.
Trained to become a slayer, she and her foster sister learn at the blade of Erik, but when Kacie finds out the truth about her teacher, she freaks out and leaves his protection.
Erik continues to hunt down rogue vampires that drink blood along with his friends, Michael, Sedrick and Ty, also vampires. But when Sedrick turns up dead, it appears there is a new slayer in town. All signs point to Kacie, recently returned to town, but Erik will not let his vampire brothers kill his former protege. Things begin to heat up between he and Kacie, but can Erik be romantically linked to a suspect in his best friend's murder? And if Kacie didn't do it, then who did?
A fun, paranormal treat sure to heat up winter nights, Popp combines mystery and a hint of Buffy in her Night Slayer series. While there's no question that Kacie and Erik will end up together, the trip to get there is a fun ride.
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AC Milan's Balotelli misses first penalty of his professional career
Mario Balotelli has missed the first penalty of his professional career after Pepe Reina denied the AC Milan striker at San Siro on Sunday night.
The Italy striker has developed a reputation as a deadly penalty-taker and up until the miss against Napoli he had successfully converted all 26 of his spot-kicks for club and country.
With Milan trailing 2-0 after 59 minutes, they were awarded a penalty after Balotelli himself had been brought down by defender Raul Albiol.
However, the controversial forward was denied from the spot when his effort to the goalkeeper's right saw Reina produce an excellent diving save to tip the ball wide of the post.
Determined to atone for his miss, Balotelli hit the crossbar after an impressive solo run before eventually netting a late consolation goal.
His eventful night was not over there, though, as he then received a red card for dissent after the full-time whistle had been blown.


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Definición de pointillism en inglés:
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A technique of neo-impressionist painting using tiny dots of various pure colours, which become blended in the viewer's eye. It was developed by Seurat with the aim of producing a greater degree of luminosity and brilliance of colour.
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- The actual art-historical purpose of this show is to help Signac escape from the shadow of Georges Seurat, the master theorist of pointillism, or divisionism - the theory upon which Signac founded his own work.
- Her interests in optical effects came partly through her study of the Neo-Impressionist technique of pointillism, but when she took up Op art in the early 1960s she worked initially in black-and-white.
- After introducing Georges Seurat and pointillism, line desks with newspaper.
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- Further European travel during the course of his life left an indelible impression on his work, particularly the painting of the symbolists, impressionists, Nabis, post impressionists, pointillists, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse.
- His starting-point was the Neo-Impressionism of Georges Seurat, but instead of using Seurat's pointillist technique he investigated the interaction of large areas of contrasting colours.
- The sheer size of both works easily reveals each grain of color within the picture plane so that they appear as contemporary reflections of the pointillist style of Georges Seurat.
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- Under her they merely turn from pointillistic snapshots into abstract expressionism.
- Blurred shapes, black-velvet shadows, and pointillistic details crowd Lindsay's gorgeous monochrome visions of trout, bugs, and anglers found streamside from Wyoming to British Columbia.
- Since tightly integrated systems are likely to serve critical survival functions (such as feeding, locomotion or escape), the resistance to pointillistic, adaptive modification of individual characters might be very great, indeed.
Early 20th century: from French pointillisme, from pointiller 'mark with dots'.
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a3 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
We present an experimental investigation of flexible panels actuated with heave oscillations at their leading edge. Results are presented from kinematic video analysis, particle image velocimetry, and direct force measurements. Both the trailing edge amplitude and the mode shapes of the panel are found to scale with dimensionless parameters originating from the Euler–Bernoulli beam equation. The time-averaged net thrust increases with heaving frequency, but experiences localized boosts near resonant frequencies where the trailing edge amplitude is maximized. These boosts correspond to local maxima in the propulsive efficiency. For a constant heave amplitude, the time-averaged net thrust coefficient is shown to be a function of Strouhal number over a wide range of conditions. It appears, therefore, that self-propelled swimming (zero net thrust) only occurs over a small range of Strouhal numbers. Under these near-constant Strouhal number conditions, the propulsive economy increases with higher flexibilities and slower swimming speeds.
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By Bruce Tierney-Oracle on Jul 15, 2013
Join us for breakfast at an upcoming "Simplifying Integration of Cloud and On-Premise" event to hear Oracle integration experts provide solutions to the challenges of increased integration complexity. The relative simplicity of years past when integration was mostly on-premise without the requirements to integrate cloud applications, mobile devices, embedded devices, disparate data silos, and enterprise business process is long gone.
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There are 35 minutes remaining of an unforgiving Champions League clash at Munich's Allianz Arena on September 27, 2011. Roberto Mancini gestures for Carlos Tevez to warm up in anticipation of his arrival as a substitute but, incredibly, the striker refuses. Terse words are exchanged, team-mates try to intervene, but the fuse is lit on an explosive falling out that rumbles on unaddressed throughout much of Manchester City's season.
Fast forward 12 months and the story is rather different. Tevez is now a picture of contentment in Manchester. No longer AWOL on the golf courses of Buenos Aires, he professes to be settled in the rainy north-west of England. So much so that in one rather astonishing moment at the start of the season he even conducts an interview in English. Faltering, hesitant English, but English nonetheless.
If on that controversial night in Munich miscommunication was to blame - and the intervention of Tevez's interpreter in the immediate aftermath of defeat only served to inflame matters - then the sight of the kid from Fuerte Apache finally conversing in the local tongue is perhaps a symbolic one. The silent, misguided protester has become a fluent leader for his team once again, starting the new season in the kind of form that suggests he will be integral to any success City may enjoy in the next eight months.
The unlikely reinstatement of a player who Mancini once said was "finished" at City - a process that started last March but has come to full fruition of late - is reward for a growing maturity within Tevez, a process of growth that City hope has been mirrored by the club itself. Both saw their Champions League campaigns brought to a premature end last year, but both have returned improved, renewed and more experienced as they mount a new assault on the competition.
On Tuesday, Real Madrid - mentioned as a possible destination when Tevez become embroiled in his convoluted and at times bitter disciplinary process - represent the first challenge for City, and as they approach what is a blue riband game, City's football development executive Patrick Vieira is delighted that Tevez will alight from the visitors' coach after it rolls down the grand boulevard that brushes the edge of the Bernabeu.
"I believe that Carlos Tevez is one of the best players in Europe and even the world," Vieira tells Eurosport-Yahoo!, "and to have him in the football club is fantastic and hopefully he can stay for years to come. I think the club and especially Roberto dealt with that situation really well because we won the league and Carlos is still here and it is fantastic.
"You need options [in Europe], but especially what you need are the quality players. There aren't many quality players like Carlos Tevez so it is will be good to have him in the team. I think if you look at the signings on deadline day, it is quite good and I believe we are strong to challenge any team in the Premier League and the Champions League.
"I am confident because we learned a lot from last year as a team and as a football club. Last year, playing against a team like Bayern Munich you can only learn and progress and I think the more you play in the Champions League, the more you will grow as a club and the more chance you will have of winning the competition. It is only our second participation in the Champions League but I think we learned a lot from last year.
"It is going to be tough, because I believe that Madrid are on the same level as Barcelona. They are one of the favourites to win the Champions League and it is going to be really difficult. But I believe we have got some players who can give them a hard time."
Madrid are not short of exceptional talent themselves given they boast a player in Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored 150 goals in 150 games since a world record £80 million move from Manchester United in 2009. However, the prolific forward recently shocked the club when publicly revealing he is unhappy at the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo's discontent runs parallel to a poor run of form that leaves Jose Mourinho's side a full eight points behind Barcelona after only four games played in La Liga. However, Vieira expects to face a focused and motivated Madrid side when the nine-times European Cup winners kick off their latest campaign.
"I think this is an internal problem, if I can call that a problem," says Vieira of Ronaldo's outburst. "Overall I don't think that it will affect their concentration for the Champions League. Will it play into Manchester City's hands? Not at all. Madrid, Jose Mourinho and Ronaldo will get their focus back and will want to win the first game because the first game is always important in the Champions League."
Having been forced to contend with Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal in their maiden Champions League campaign last season, City have again been dealt an extraordinarily tough hand with Borussia Dortmund and Ajax joining them and Madrid in Group D. Though daunting, the group has an authentic, even slightly retro feel to it given all four sides are domestic champions - a rarity in this modern, bloated competition.
Vieira adds: "It is nice because that is what you want as a football club and as a player as well: you want to play against the best. For the fans, they are going to Madrid, to Amsterdam, to Dortmund. We are talking about three fantastic stadiums and some of the fans will never have been to that kind of stadium, so for them it should be fantastic.
"I think it is really difficult to set yourselves a limit. When you are a big club you just want to go there and win the competition. But there is not only one - there are 10, 15, 20 other big clubs who want to win it. So you just have to go and believe in the team and express yourself and sometimes you have to accept that you can get beat by a better team. Overall I think we are good enough to challenge all the other teams who were are going to face."
City came up short last season, their Champions League struggles resulting in a switch to the Europa League where they were defeated in the last 16 by Sporting. But for Vieira, the experience was all part of an evolutionary process that will make Mancini's men more polished European performers.
"It was good because when you are not qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League is a fantastic stage to shine at a high level," he says. "You try to win it and when you look at the teams in the competition you think they are as good as any other competition. I think it will bring you a fantastic experience as a football club when you want to go up, and that is the stage you have to go to. That is how you build your confidence and how you grow up as a team."
But it is not only City who have matured since that night in Munich nearly a year ago. Tevez now looks a reformed character and with the Argentinian in tow, the club have raised expectations of what a second Champions League campaign may bring.
Patrick is an ambassador for Western Union's new PASS initiative, turning every pass in this season's UEFA Europa League into funding for one day's education for young people around the world. He said: "Football was my ticket to success, but for the vast majority of young people education is the key that allows them to become whatever they want to be. That's why I'm supporting this campaign. It will benefit students, teachers and schools across the world, particularly in places that need it most, like Senegal where I was born."
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track for a record finish, and options traders remain relatively optimistic.
The number of active bullish bets on a popular Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF remained about even with the number of active bearish bets for a sixth straight week–a condition that hadn't existed since January 2010. Typically, bearish trades far outpace bullish ones, as investors seek to hedge stock portfolios.
"In the past couple weeks, there has been an unwind in pessimism around the Dow, as sentiment changes from one of fear to less fear," said Todd Salamone, director of research at Schaeffer's Investment Research. "This could be a sign of increased bullishness on the blue-chip names."
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average exchange-traded fund (DIA) — which tracks the blue-chip index — gained $1.47, or 1%, to $142.54 Tuesday. That puts the fund 0.7% above its Oct. 9, 2007, record closing high of $141.57. Meanwhile, the Dow recently was up 145, or 1%, to 14272, 0.8% above its record finish on that 2007 day.
Trading in the ETF's "put" options — which secure a selling price for shares in the ETF, protecting against a decline — has been tepid this year. The number of active contracts as of Tuesday was about 50% below last year's September peak. In January, that number fell to 172,669, the lowest level in at least six years, according to options-data firm Trade Alert.
That suggests options traders aren't looking to protect Dow investments from a decline. That has left the number of "call" options, which look for share prices to rise, on par with puts. The number of active call contracts Tuesday was 290,557.
Put options grant the right to sell 100 shares of the ETF at a set price by a set day. They rise higher in value the lower the ETF falls. Call options convey the right to buy and profit the further shares rise.
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The last time the number of calls exceeded or traded on par with the number of puts for an extended period of time was from June 2008 through January 2010, when investors began speculating on when the Dow would bottom during the financial crisis.
As the Dow rose, a reading on investor anxiety also showed renewed comfort. The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index dropped 0.53 point, or 3.8%, to 13.48, putting the market's so-called fear gauge at its lowest level since Feb. 19.
Last week, the VIX jumped 34% in one day, notching the biggest one-day surge since August 2011. Tuesday, the index sits 4.9% below where it was before that rise and back below its average so far this year of 13.90.
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Meanwhile, the CBOE DJIA Volatility Index, which similarly tracks anxiety around the blue-chip index, also slipped Tuesday. The Dow VIX fell 0.45 point, or 3.5%, to 12.32, also the lowest since Feb. 19.
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- Before You Leave
- Insurance and Health
- Safety and Security
- Diversity Abroad
- Helpful Travel and Safety Resources and Links
- Culture Shock
Congratulations on your acceptance to a BBA exchange program! This is an exciting time as you are filled with anticipation and curiosity on what this cross-cultural experience will bring you. You may have a lot of questions about life abroad, how you will find housing, what the food and cultural norms are in your host country, what courses you can enroll in at your host university, how to get your passport and visa to enter the country, health and safety precautions, and what to pack for your time overseas.
Accepted students will be required to attend a send-off meeting that will address important information and final steps for students to study abroad.
Before You Leave
BBA International Programs and/or the host school will send you information about class registration and housing (as applicable). For most other tasks, you will take the lead role. You can read more about these on this pre-departure map.
Insurance Requirements
Students participating in any study abroad program at Emory University, including BBA exchange programs, are required to have international health insurance, liability insurance, and repatriation and evacuation coverage. To facilitate this directive, Emory has contracted with an insurance provider to provide a high quality, low cost plan. The insurance coverage is effective during the abroad program dates, and is intended as a supplement to primary health insurance. Like all enrolled Emory students, study abroad participants must also maintain primary health insurance coverage via Aetna Student Health or a plan that meets the waiver guidelines. Plan your budget accordingly.
Please note that if your host school or country requires you to purchase their insurance, Goizueta Business School will consider this satisfactory for the study abroad supplement required for all participants. It is your responsibility to make sure you follow and obtain insurance requirements for your school/country.
International Student ID Cards (ISIC)
Emory students studying abroad may elect to get the ISIC, International Student ID Card, which provides proof recognized world-wide of your student status (great for discounts!). ISICs can be obtained online.
International SOS ¿ Emergency Services Provider
BBA study abroad students will be provided with International SOS membership information before going abroad. As member of the SOS network, students can use SOS in the event of a health or safety emergency abroad. However, whatever services you call on SOS to provide must be paid for by you personally. SOS is a special emergency service provider; it is not insurance.
Students should also register their trip abroad with International SOS, for expedited help in case of emergency. Students can also upload copies of passports and other documents, sign up for medical and security reports, find English speaking doctors abroad, get help finding if medications are legal in certain countries, look up detailed information about countries, and call them collect 24/7. This is an invaluable resource! Learn more at http://www.internationalsos.com.
Travel Clinic Services
The EUSHS Travel Clinic provides consultation and vaccinations for students preparing for international travel on a reduced fee-for-service basis. International travel consultations, including immunizations, travel prescriptions and country specific information, are available Monday - Friday by appointment only. Appointments should be scheduled at least two weeks prior to travel outside of the country. To make a travel appointment, please schedule through " Your Patient Portal" or call 404.727.7551.
If you wish to learn more about vaccines, please visit Travel Health Online to receive free, up-to-date information about which vaccines you will need for each country you plan to visit (registration required).
Safety and Security
The health and safety of any Emory student studying abroad is a primary concern for the BBA International Programs Office. Take the quiz below to test your level of preparation. Knowing the answers to these key questions will be critical to your pre-departure planning as well as the base to having a pleasant and productive time abroad. Remember you are ultimately responsible for the choices you make regarding your safety! Many places abroad are safer than the U.S., but your lack of familiarity with the culture, language, people and locales may put you at higher risk.
Do you know the answers to these questions?
- What does the State Department recommend regarding travel to this country?
- What shots or immunizations do you need in order to gain entry into the host country?
- What is the number one health risk in country?
- What is the most common safety risk in country?
- Does your program include a special insurance policy that will cover you while abroad?
- Who are you going to contact in an emergency?
Risk and Safety Preparation
The safety of our students is of the utmost importance to us. It is our chief concern. Unfortunately, there are no guaranties when it comes to safety - not at home, as 9/11 so tragically demonstrated, and not abroad. Nonetheless, risk can be limited. To that end, we strongly encourage our students to read thoroughly and to take seriously the risk and safety information provided below and to stay aware of current events in the countries in which they will be studying.
Four Principles of Personal Risk Preparedness While Studying Abroad
1. Awareness
Students should be aware of local hotspots and events. Read local newspapers and magazines, also keep up with international newspapers (e.g. International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Economist, Financial Times, etc.) Learn from local residents which areas of town are safe or dangerous and when to avoid certain locations. For example, normally safe areas may become more risky late at night, during soccer games, or political rallies. Determine which means of transportation are safe and secure, and at what time of day. Which is safer late at night: public transportation (buses, subways, etc.) or taxis? This varies from country to country. When traveling from a familiar city to an unfamiliar area, ask for advice and research safe areas before departing. We would like to add however, that participating in a demonstration is not a good way to raise awareness!
2. Communication
Uncertainty causes a great deal of anxiety. Students are asked to check in regularly with their family, by phone or e-mail. Cell phones are quite inexpensive in many countries; many plans do not charge to receive calls. Students should inquire with host school which cell phone plans are best. For many parents, simply knowing that they can reach their student at anytime day or night, reduces anxiety considerably. BBA International Programs also asks that you check in with us regularly by e-mail or phone. Notify us if you have a concern about your safety, or just to say that things are fine. We appreciate hearing from students.
3.Cultural Common Sense:
Gaining cross-cultural understanding is one of the most important and profound learning experiences students have while abroad. Students can apply their newfound cross-cultural understanding to help preserve their safety. The first point is to recognize that cultures are different, even if they appear similar. While all cultures value safety and stability, the ways they achieve it may vary considerably. Students can enhance their experience and personal safety by learning the answers to the following cultural questions:
- What do people in this culture value most?
- How are reputations made or ruined?
- What behaviors, manners or clothing blend-in and which demand attention?
- How do people respond to uncertainty or difference? Are they open or do they feel threatened?
- What are the cultural norms for alcohol in the host country?
- What reputation do U.S. students have? Do my actions, behavior and dress reinforce the negative or the positive?
4. Personal Responsibility:
Many people are concerned about study abroad students' safety and security ¿ including parents and friends, the BBA International Programs staff and the University, the hosting institution and people responsible for accommodation abroad. However , no one will be as involved or concerned as you, the student. Personal safety and security begins with the multitude of decisions each student makes on a daily basis; which includes the transportation methods you choose, whom you associate with, when and where you go out, etc. By being aware, employing cultural common sense and making responsible, intelligent choices, students can greatly narrow the risks to their own safety. By far, the greatest threat to student safety involves alcohol. That alcohol impairs one's judgment is well known, but too often ignored. Although drinking across cultures is not necessarily as dangerous as drinking and driving, overindulgence, especially in an unfamiliar country, can result in equally negative consequences.
Additional Tips on Reducing Risk
- Stay informed, by local news and people.
- Have documents and cash ready, including passport and air tickets.
- Be aware that unspoken behaviors¿your dress, table manners, use of personal space, and more¿can identify your nationality without you even speaking.
- Until you know your audience, don't discuss politics, and certainly don't feel compelled to defend any US policy in a bar.
- Avoid American hangouts unless you specifically want to be identified with people who also frequent them.
Diversity Abroad
For the majority of students, study abroad is an amazing and sometimes life-changing experience. But just like life at your home school, you may encounter some discrimination on your travels. Diverse students face discrimination. People might judge you based on your ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, or gender. Remember, there is nowhere in the world 100-percent free of ignorant people. Whatever happens, don¿t let the possibility of discrimination prevent you from experiencing the many benefits of study abroad. Inform yourself beforehand about diverse groups so you have an idea of what to expect during your trip.
The Facts
International experiences have had a tremendous effect on the personal and professional lives of individuals from all kinds of diverse backgrounds. While no place is completely free from discrimination, some students actually discover less discrimination abroad than at their home universities. You will learn a lot about your host country¿s culture and your own by living in another country.
Curiosity or discrimination?
You may discover that what first seems like discrimination is actually curiosity. Your challenge is to figure out the difference. People may stare at you or ask questions that you find insensitive. Another thing to keep in mind is that people outside of the U.S. tend to be less concerned about ¿political correctness.¿
At times you may find someone to be saying something that you find offensive. However, they may not realize that it is offensive to you; in fact, what they say may be perfectly acceptable in their society. In other words, the two of you are not attuned to each other¿s cultural norms.
An opportunity to change minds
In many parts of the world, a person¿s only connection with Americans and certain cultural groups comes from what they see on TV or in movies. Sometimes the media doesn¿t portray these groups, such as minorities, in a favorable light. As such, you have the opportunity to be a representative for minorities, people with disabilities, GLBT students, adult students, people of your religion, and/or women abroad. Show who you are and be an ambassador for your culture abroad. In this way, you can help change the perceptions of diverse groups for the positive.
Additional Resources
- Minority Students Abroad
- Religious Diversity Abroad
- Sexual Orientation Abroad
- Students With Disabilities Abroad
- Women Abroad
Source: DiversityAbroad.com
International SOS
BBA study abroad students will be provided with International SOS membership information before going abroad. As member of the SOS network, students can use SOS in the event of a health or safety emergency abroad. However, whatever services you call on SOS to provide must be paid for by you personally. SOS is a special emergency service provider; it is not insurance.
Students should also register their trip abroad with International SOS, for expedited help in case of emergency. Students can also upload copies of passports and other documents, sign up for medical and security reports, find English speaking doctors abroad, get help finding if medications are legal in certain countries, look up detailed information about countries, and call them collect 24/7. This is an invaluable resource! Learn more at http://www.internationalsos.com.
Helpful Safety and Travel Resources and Links
- U.S. State Department
- Students Abroad site by U.S. State Department
- Department of State, Tips for Students Studying Abroad
- Department of State, Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
- Overseas Security Advisory Council
- Centers for Disease Control
- World Health Organization
- BBC World News
- Country reports
- CIA World Factbook
- International Scholastic Overseas Services
- The Library of Congress Country Studies
- GlobalEdge : Michigan State University's global business knowledge portal
- Diversity Abroad
- Travel Links (Thanks again, McCombs!)
- Excitement and euphoria
- General anticipation of everything that you are about to experience
- Everything and everyone you encounter is new and many times exciting
- You¿ll probably be eager to learn the language spoken in your host country
- Some of your initial excitement dissipates
- Feelings of anxiety, anger and homesickness creep in
- You might reject your new environment and begin to have a lack of interest in your new surroundings
- You¿ll become frustrated with trying to speak a foreign language
- Don¿t blame the host country or its people for your feelings. Your anxiety and frustration happens to millions of people who study, work or travel abroad.
- Remember, you¿re in a new environment and getting accustomed takes time. How you handle this frustration determines how you to grow from your experience abroad.
- Don¿t be negative; you¿ll only prolong the feelings of frustration.
- Stay positive. Think about the experience you¿re having living abroad and learning about new people, food, and culture.
- Try keeping a journal chronicling your experiences.
- You become more familiar with the culture, people, food and language of your host country
- You will have made friends
- You become less homesick
- You¿ll be more comfortable with speaking and listening to the language spoken in your host country
- You become more comfortable and relaxed in your new environment
- You better handle the situations you previously found frustrating
- You¿ll be able to compare the good and bad of your host country with the good and bad of your home country
- You feel less like a foreigner and more like your host country is your second home
- You laugh about things that frustrated you at earlier stages of cultural shock
Culture Shock
NOTE: The following culture shock information and tips for study abroad were obtained with permission from the Diversity Abroad. For more information, visit their web site.
When you go abroad you¿re going to experience new cultures, people, food, music and probably a new language. All of the newness combined with the lack of things and people that you are familiar with might cause you to have some anxiety. This type of anxiety is called cultural shock. Expect to experience some degree of cultural shock.
Cultural shock can be categorized into four stages. It is important to become familiar with each stage and learn how to recognize the stage and utilize coping mechanisms for each.
Honeymoon Stage
Think of the first stage of cultural shock as the honeymoon stage. This occurs in the first few days of you arriving in your host country. During the honeymoon stage you will be poised to take on the challenges of living abroad. Symptoms of honeymoon stage:
Frustration Stage
After the honeymoon stage your initial excitement may wane. You also may start to feel frustration; this is the onset of the frustration stage. Frustration can occur for various reasons.
Symptoms of the frustration stage:
How to handle the frustration stage
Understanding Stage
The understanding stage arrives when you develop a more balanced view of your experience abroad.
Characteristics of the understanding stage
Acclimation Stage
During the acclimation stage you will begin to feel like you really belong in your new environment. Once you reach the acclimation, you¿ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you can live successfully in two cultures; this is a huge milestone.
Characteristics of the acclimation stage


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In this May 7, 2013 photo, the village of Epecuen lays in ruins after it once sat underwater in Argentina. The water has mostly receded, exposing what looks like a scene from a movie about the end of the world. The town was never rebuilt, but it has become a tourist destination once again, for people willing to drive at least six hours from Buenos Aires to get there, along 340 miles (550 kilometers) of narrow country roads. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)


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Dena'ina Ełnena, A Celebration
By the people of Lime Village, Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Tyonek, and Pedro Bay. With contributions from Jim Kari, Angie Southwould, and John Branson
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Dedication, Map of Languages, The Dena'ina Sound System and Alphabet, Introduction
ONE. Dena'ina Qut'ana and the Ełnena: Dena'ina People and the Land
TWO. Tinitun and Egh Veghuch'diłt'ayi: Trails and 'We Use It'
Everything on earth has a spirit.They call it K'etniyi, means 'it's saying something' that's how we believed long ago. We believed that everything had a spirit and should be treated with respect. From a rock, water, mountains, animals, everything. This is what's missing today.
THREE. Łitl'en Teh and Shan Teh: Spring Time and Summer Time
FOUR. Ełnen Galegga: Our Land on Paper
Dena'ina Ełnena, A Celebration is a story of the Dena'ina people. These words and places touch our hearts and fulfill our spirits. This is a celebration of place from the past, from the present, and how we live today. It is also meant as a guide for future generations, so they too will celebrate ełnena.
FIVE. Naqeli Teh and Hey Teh: Fall Time and Winter Time
SIX. Ełnen Sukdu Qech' Niłegh Nuch'htulnek: Stories from the Land We Can Tell One Another
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Mixed Blood's free-admission program inspires others
ROHAN PRESTON | Updated 8/14/2013
Forum Theatre in the Washington, D.C. area will also let patrons select ticket prices to all of its shows.
Mixed Blood Theatre founder Jack Reuler
The example set by Mixed Blood Theatre of Minneapolis, whose "Radical Hospitality" program lets patrons see shows for free, is catching on elsewhere.
Citing Mixed Blood, Forum Theatre of Silver Spring, Md., has begun an experiment that will eliminate price as a barrier to theater enjoyment. The company, whose $100,000 budget is a fraction of Mixed Blood's, is reserving roughly half of its 150-seat house as pay-what-you-can seats.
Michael Dove, Forum's artistic director, told the Washington Post that the goal is to "make theater accessible to everyone, and get past the idea that it's only for someone in a certain economic bracket."
That will be a challenge.
Theater ticket prices have been rising steadily in recent years and now top $100 for Broadway tours in the Twin Cities. The Guthrie's top ticket costs $85. Those eye-popping prices eliminate those without means from the audience.
At Mixed Blood, which was founded by Jack Reuler (above), Radical Hospitality has resulted in a transformation of its audience, including an infusion of diverse young people.
Mixed Blood's attempt at radical inclusion is the boldest example so far. But the company is not alone.
Pillsbury House Theatre in Minneapolis has pay-what-you-can nights for all its productions. The company also has extended the concept to entire productions, including "Broke-ology" and its own production of "Buzzer" in its space (the show was brought back for a successful run at the Guthrie last year).
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CHILDREN at Burton Bradstock Primary School brought true Christmas spirit to the village with a number of events last month.
Pupils began the seasonal celebrations by taking part in the school's annual Christingle service at St Mary's Church.
Young people, parents and carers, as well as a number of villagers, were treated to a service of readings and hymns.
The evening was rounded off with the lighting of the special Christingle candles just as the sun was setting.
The pupils had made their candles beforehand with members of the church, who hosted a party for them afterwards, complete with party food and traditional games.
The following week the school put on three performances of The Magical Chirstmas Jigsaw, a play which switches from modern times back 2,000 years to the Nativity scene.
The story revolves around the building of the magical jigsaw, and with each piece placed another part of the Christmas story unfold.
All the children at the school were involved in the play in some way.
Sue Dampney, vice chairman of Burton Bradstock School governors, said: "From market place traders, Roman guards, shepherds, hens and mice everyone acted and sung their hearts out.
"Three rounds of applause followed the performance.
"Well done to the children and staff at school for putting on such a wonderful show."
The Christmas festivities were rounded off with a Christmas party before a special trip to Freshwater Beach Holiday Park to see this year's pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.
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High Five Friday #122
Good morning, loves!
Wow, did this week fly by! Today is my last Friday living in London, so it's a jam-packed day (just as these next six days will be!) and I couldn't think of a better way to spend my last Friday in London than celebrating the 122th High Five Friday with you all!
The following high fives were submitted to me via email. If you'd like to appear in next weeks post please email your HFF submissions to firstname.lastname@example.com 🙂 Thank you! I look forward to hearing from you! 🙂
Sara – I am giving myself a high five because I am finally giving the blog more love and attention, and this week I am hosting my very first giveaway! It is not just for girls – you pick your product color or design from the shops. So make sure you head over and get entered.
I finally got my blog Facebook Page up! Go hit like so you can stay up to date and be involved with what I am working on. Oh, and have you seen the fabulous new layout? Misty at Us and Him is responsible, I just love her.
Lilly and I made it to baby sign for the first time this week! Something we have been trying to do for like a month, but we always end up sleeping in. Our Matching shirts from Mama Case Prints came, and I just love matching my mini. Oh and Lilly has slept through the night for the last three nights! She must have known mama was in need of some sleep.
Also, my Jamberry Launch party wrapped up, although orders can still be added! If you want adorable nails that don't chip go get some wraps here ladies!
Tanya – My high five is that I completed my 4th half marathon (Grandma's, Duluth, MN) while being 13 weeks pregnant! I'm hoping to be able to keep up running and working out during this whole pregnancy but obviously will listen to my body!
Meg – I'd love to give myself a High Five this week for COMMUNICATING. I am a really stubborn person and sometimes with avoid conflict instead of confronting it and resolving it. This week, I addressed two situations that left my stomach in knots AND I'm happy to report that I feel so much better for talking it out! Yay for being brave!
Deana – Last week my psychiatrist and I decided I didn't need remeron anymore. It's a medication I started in February after going through some personal stuff in the fall, but it was to increase my appetite and help me sleep. Feeling great after being off it for about a week! Still eating what I truly enjoy and am going to enjoy one last dinner with Meg this weekend before she moves home. <3
I will be giving myself a high five this week for a couple of different things!
– Setting two new PRs in the gym (for squats and OH presses)
– Making time for friends despite being busy with school coming to an end and packing for my big move
– Praying a lot more each and every day!
Thanks to those of you who submitted high fives to me this week! I always love having you on my blog and sharing your successes with the world!
Remember, be proud of yourself for everything – even the smallest accomplishments you make throughout the day. You don't have to ace a test or place first in a race to celebrate yourself. Celebrate yourself for being you and all of the little things you do throughout your life! You deserve it!
If you didn't submit a high five to me this week make sure you tell me what you're high fiving yourself for this week in the comment section below!
What's your high five today?
See you Monday!
Meg xo
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I did construct a tank wagon...of sorts...but I wasn't happy (it looked to blocky and would require special facilities for loading/unloading). I then set out to build a brakevan, which in reality never really needed a reason not to be anywhere.
The most obvious look-a-like would be the Great Western Railway's Toad type, which was used in Britian from the 20s to the 80s, the last 20 years in departmental/engineers use):
Here's my version:
An interior shot from the end, showing the brake wheel and the wall with 'imitation door' (i.e. 'window' to doorknob to give illusion of a door):
Overhead shot of the interior, shoring the desk & chair, and repositioned door:
A shot of the other end, showing the windows to allow light into the enclosed part of the brake van; also notice the lamp bracket over the left bufferbeam:
Unlike some MOCs, I've built mine with a view to playability...
The brick colour variance is partially intended to make the brake van look old. The underframe is two 2x6 black plates and a 2x8 black plate for the main 'rib' of the underframe (for wheels and buffers), with 1x8 plates 'hung' from the 'floor' with 2x1 bricks as the footbaord supports (the footboards are 1x12 black plates).
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Talk:Eugene V. Debs
This article was preserved after a vote for its deletion. See its archived VfD entry for details.
~ MosheZadka (Talk) 06:44, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
"I am not a Labor Leader"[edit]
This page describes Debs as "an American labor and political leader". And yet it quotes him as saying "I am not a Labor Leader; I do not want you to follow me or anyone else". Among radicals, he's not alone here. The anarchist Kropotkin preferred the term "initiator", not "leader". Should we consider an alternative label? --Las tortugas (talk) 21:09, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
Wikiquote no longer allows unsourced quotations, and they are in process of being removed from our pages (see Wikiquote:Limits on quotations); but if you can provide a reliable and precise source for any quote on this list please move it to Eugene V. Debs. --Antiquary 19:55, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
- I am not a Labor Leader; I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I lead you in, some one else would lead you out. You must use your heads as well as your hands, and get yourself out of your present condition.
- Spoken to a Utah audience, 1910.
- It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
- Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results.
- The people can have anything they want. The trouble is, they do not want anything. At least they vote that way on election day.
Debs on voting[edit]
"It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it," is probably a misquote, rather than spurious. In the speech, "Competition versus Cooperation," delivered at Central Music Hall, Chicago, on 29 Sept. 1900, Debs said, "It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail, than to vote for slavery and succeed."


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And there it is, though you can't quite see all of it: Needle. Arya's right hand is pull the scabbard and belt away, while holding the hilt with her left hand. You can faintly see the hilt, which we also saw here in the Artisans video focused on weapons.
As we've noted previously, this is very much a smallsword-style weapon, though GRRM notes that Braavosi waterdancer's swords aren't all that rapier-like at all, but are rather more like more slender versions of the Westerosi blades. Needle in particular, having been forged by the smith at Winterfell, is supposed to look very like a slimmed-down knight's sword made for a young girl.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. to compensate a worker who refused to drive in violation of safety regulations.
OSHA has also ordered the trucking company, based in Auburn, Wash., to stop retaliating against workers who refuse to drive trucks while too ill or fatigued to safely operate vehicles at its facilities.
A commercial truck driver working for the company in Portland was suspended without pay indefinitely before being fired in September 2010 in retaliation for refusing to drive in violation of the Ill or Fatigued Operator Rule enforced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. OSHA's investigation found the driver had notified the company that he was sick and taking a prescribed narcotic cough suppressant. Upon his termination, the worker filed a whistleblower complaint under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, which protects drivers from retaliation for refusing to violate truck safety laws that protect them and the public.
"Punishing workers for exercising their right to refuse driving assignments is against the law," said David L. Mahlum, OSHA's acting regional administrator in Seattle. "A company cannot place its attendance policies ahead of the safety of its drivers and that of the public."
OSHA officials said the agency determined that the attendance policy of Oak Harbor Freight Lines punishes drivers by issuing them notices of "occurrences," which can result in disciplinary action or termination for failing to drive, regardless of possible safety concerns.
OSHA is requiring the employer to compensate the employee for lost wages and has ordered the company to remove any occurrences from the driver's personnel file. The employer will also be required to post a notice for drivers to read and learn about their lawful rights under the STAA.
According to the FMCSA website, Oak Harbor Freight Lines has 576 power units and 714 drivers.
The carrier has very low CSA scores, has not in the past 24 months had a driver put out of service. It's vehicle OOS is half the national average.
OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of the STAA and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, environmental, financial reform, food safety, health-care reform, nuclear, pipeline, worker safety, public transportation agency, maritime and securities laws.
Employees who believe that they have been retaliated against for engaging in protected conduct may file a complaint with the secretary of labor to request an investigation by OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program. Detailed information on employee whistleblower rights, including fact sheets, is available at www.whistleblowers.gov.
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The U.S. Department of Labor does not release names of employees involved in whistleblower complaints.
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