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By Holly Burkhalter, Published: September 2
Holly Burkhalter is vice president of government relations at International Justice Mission.
Since 1997, the Justice Department has prosecuted seven cases of slavery in the Florida agricultural industry — four involving tomato harvesters — freeing more than 1,000 men and women. The stories are a catalogue of horrors: abductions, pistol whippings, confinement at gunpoint, debt bondage and starvation wages.
Thankfully, those enslaved workers may be among the last found in Florida's tomato fields. Today, virtually all Florida tomato growers have joined the Fair Food Program, which includes a code of conduct outlawing debt bondage and requiring humane conditions of labor and a more livable wage. Shade stations, toilets and drinking water are appearing in the fields, and educators are spreading word about the code to the harvesters.This miracle didn't come about overnight. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an organization of migrant workers based in Immokalee, Fla., has strived for 19 years to upgrade working conditions and eradicate slavery in the state's tomato industry. Pressure on growers, whose profit margins have shrunk over that period, was only marginally successful; growers feared that pay increases raising the price of tomatoes would drive buyers to Mexico or other places for cheaper produce. But when the coalition changed tactics and demanded that tomato buyers join the Fair Food Program, reforms came thick and fast. Profitable and image-conscious retailers, pressed by consumers and civil society groups, saw the market and publicity benefits of ethical buying practices.
Over the past seven years, the food service industry and fast food restaurants have come on board, promising to purchase tomatoes only from growers who agree to comply with the code of conduct. What's more, the buyers pledged to pay a penny-a-pound premium for every box of tomatoes they purchased from participating growers, who pass on the increase to their workers.
An indispensable aspect of the agreement is the Fair Food Standards Council, an independent monitoring body supported entirely by private donations and grants. The council investigates complaints of sexual harassment, wage disputes and other code violations. Its enforcement is what makes the program work: Without it, the code is simply a statement of good intentions. Growers who violate the code can be ejected from the program, denying them access to a growing market of buyers for Florida's fairly picked tomatoes that includes food chains such as Subway, McDonald's and Burger King and grocers such as Whole Foods, Aramark and Compass.
International Justice Mission, a nonprofit human right organization — for which I work — that locates and rescues bonded labor slaves in South Asia has an additional reason tosupport the initiative. The State Department's diplomatic efforts to combat slavery in the countries where the International Justice Mission works are much-needed, but they're undermined if the United States tolerates exploitative labor practices at home. Getting our house in order with regard to modern-day slavery would show other nations that we're serious about this problem.
The CIW model is one of the great human rights success stories of our day. But the Fair Food Program won't be sustainable unless the largest buyers of tomatoes — grocery stores — reward the growers in the program with their purchases and pay the price premium. Despite years of pressure from the CIW and from consumers, major supermarket chains including Ahold, Kroger's and Publix have snubbed the Fair Food Program. They prefer their private production codes, which don't benefit from the Fair Food Standards Council's independent monitoring and evaluation.
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I have a 2004 j335 jacuzzi I bought used and I need advice on the best and safest way to run power from the power panel in the front to the rear. If looking down at the spa and the power panel, control panel and steps are at 6 o'clock, the old owner had liquid tight going out the side at 8o'clock. The closest I can get my jar conduit stub is 11 or 12 o'clock. I Wouk rather not have conduit or liquid tight outside the tub as it is a tripping hazard for my little kids. But electricity safer obviously takes priority.
How can I safely get the wiring to the back. NEC2008 code only let's me run 6' of flex non metallic liquid tight total. NEC2011 now clarifies it is 6' max EXTERNAL to the hot tub. A local electrician suggested I do some hard PVC conduit in the tub from the power panel in the front so i can use 6' of liquid tight out thought the back.
Any suggestions on the best way to do this? Any special fittings? Do they make plugs to plug the 1" hole at 8 o'clock when I'm done?

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MacArthur Fellows / Meet the Class of 1988
Raymond Jeanloz
Berkeley, California
Age: 36 at time of award
Published August 1, 1988
Raymond Jeanloz is a solid-earth geoscientist whose contributions have linked mineral physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Jeanloz' high-temperature, high-pressure experiments have resulted in a better understanding of the interiors of the Earth and other planets. He and his students found that the Earth's core is as hot as the surface of the Sun, and demonstrated that magnesium-silicate perovskite (a material formed only at high pressures) is the main constituent making up our planet. They have worked to create new materials that cannot be synthesized at ordinary pressures, such as ultra-hard, diamond-like substances, and very dense amorphous materials with unusual mechanical and electronic properties.
Jeanloz is a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science and the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as an advisor to the U.S. government and the University of California in the areas of Earth science, resources and the environment, national and international security, and arms control.
Jeanloz received a B.A. (1975) from Amherst College and a Ph.D. (1979) from the California Institute of Technology.
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Hurricane Sandy - Still Lots to Do
Hurricane Sandy - Still Lots to Do
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Hurricane Sandy is still a big deal for millions of Americans up and down the eastern seaboard who are digging-out, pumping-out and trying to rebuild their homes, lives and communities. The next few days are critical, especially as emergency crews work to restore key services like power, water and transportation. It is also critical that we not forget Sandy's victims over the next few days. In particular, the hundreds of thousands or more displaced people who might need to fill or refill a prescription for needed medicines.
So, once again, we want to remind everyone to checkout Rx Response's Pharmacy Status Reporting Tool. The website provides real-time information about open pharmacies in storm-affected areas. It is critical that patients who need their medicines have a place to go to get those medicines. Rx Response is playing a crucial role in providing valuable information to patients, medical personnel and emergency managers.
See PhRMA's current statement on Rx Response and Hurricane Sandy here.
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Birds and Binoculars is an entry level strategy game for children to play while sitting around the nest, school or home. With over 20 different bird species, players must use their memory and strategy skills to collect the most flocks of birds. Birds flying around the table left and right; can you keep track of who has the bird you are looking for? Birds and Binoculars is great fun for children ages 7 and up to learn strategy and enhance their memory skills. Plus with the binoculars card, it's OK to Cheat! The player to collect the most flocks (matches) by the end of the game wins. Make sure you watch out for the Dirty Bird!
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Year: 2004
Players: 3 - 6
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This game is great for children and families of all age ranges. It's a little like 'go-Fish' But with alot of Crazy Twists. It's Not the same boring game over and over that you get sick of playing. Anyone can end up winning regardless of their ages. Lots of get YoBack Factors and Laughter. our family plays this game over and over again and each time seems to be just as exciting and suprising as the first time. Everyone should introduce this game to their family and friends.


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Playtime is Over, Paris Hilton -- Maybe It's Time to Grow Up Now
9/13/2013 4:30 AM PDT, by Sarah Taylor
Oh, Paris Hilton. When are you going to finally resign to the fact that you're not 19 years old anymore? Girl, you look great, and that's not even the question here, but maybe you should focus more on figuring out what you're going to do with the rest of your life rather than choosing to pal around with a dude who makes major money photographing young, in-the-minute men and women. Maybe you could stop riding the coattails of your family fortune and quit trying to make the DJ-ing and record-making happen, because it's not going to happen. Pull an "Eat, Pray, Love" and get on with yourself -- if for no one else but you alone, you owe it to the universe to make a change.
Seriously, girl, take a look at your some of your old friends -- Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears ... are you really going to be the very last one to grow up out of all of them? Huh? Come on now. You're (probably) better than this.
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The Alchemyst
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Jefferson Miller
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Jefferson Miller used to work as a security guard at Enoch Enterprises. We say "used to" because he's dead, but he still haunts the place as a ghost. He proves to be super helpful to Perenelle when he delivers a message to her husband, Nicholas Flamel. Thanks, Jeff!


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Chris Pratt set to star in Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
Marvel Studios may have found its lead Guardian for their planned superhero epic "Guardians Of The Galaxy," directed by James Gunn.
"Parks and Recreation" star Chris Pratt is set to play the key role of Star-Lord, the half-alien hero leader whose real name is Peter Quill, according to Deadline.
Sources close to Marvel Studios have confirmed that Pratt has landed the role.
The futuristic "Guardians" will depict Star-Lord and his superhero team against an evil alien race, and will directly tie into other Marvel phase 2 films such as "The Avengers 2," and, possibly, the upcoming "Iron Man 3."
Other actors who have been rumored to be in contention for the role of Star-Lord include Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who reportedly turned down the role), John Krasinski ("The Office"), Jim Sturgess ("Cloud Atlas") , Wes Bentley ("The Hunger Games"), Chris Lowell ("Private Practice"), and Cam Gigandet ("Twilight").
Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler are also allegedly being considered for voice roles in the film.
Pratt is best known for his comedic turn as the goofy Andy on NBC's "Parks and Recreation," but was also seen in "Moneyball" and as one of the Navy SEALs in Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty." He's currently starring in the all-star comedy anthology "Movie 43."
Part of Marvel's Phase 2, "Guardians Of The Galaxy," will hit theaters August 1, 2014.
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My Health Journey: Defining Health
Today's post is the second post of my new series called "My Health Journey". If you missed out on the first post, you can read it here.
I was diagnosed with an eating disorder in 2008, which is when I began my road to recovery.
Recovery is a long long long road and requires a lot of work, but I was determined to recover. I knew I was stronger than my eating disorder and worthy of a life without it.
After two and a half years of working on my recovery, I was well enough to move away from my parents in Yorkton, SK to live and go to school in London, ON.
Although I was definitely well enough to live on my own and technically no longer had an eating disorder, I still had a long way to go…
The biggest changes in my recovery and health happened within the past year when I got really serious about repairing my relationship with food and one of the things I attribute much of my success to was when I took the time to define what health meant to me.
Health is an incredibly powerful word, but it can mean something totally different from person to person depending on your values.
What's important is what health means to you.
I knew I wanted to be healthy, so I literally sat down last year and defined what health meant to me and outlined the changes I had to make in my life to be able to live this definition I had of health.
To me, health isn't about obsessing over food. So, I knew I had to make changes in that area of my life. At the time, I was using My Fitness Pal to track my calories and macros, eating six meals a day because I thought "that was the right thing to do", and weighing every morsel of food I put into my mouth. All of these actions didn't fit into my definition of health, so I made changes in my life to eliminate them.
To me, health was about eating the foods that made me feel best without restriction. This meant tuning into how foods made me feel, which foods made me feel my best, and really letting go of portion sizes and tracking calories and macros.
To me, health was being spontaneous. This meant learning to live by going with the flow, which lead to many days at the beach with Eddie this past summer!
To me, health was being active the way I wanted to be active. This meant discovering new workouts and learning what I truly love and felt best doing.
To me, health was having a positive mind. So, I began to work harder than ever on developing a positive body image through positive self talk, something I've always been good at.
To me, health was finding my balance between food, exercise, and everything in between. This meant taking rest days when being spontaneous and going to the beach with Eddie for an example, giving others control over my eats, and so on.
After defining what health meant to me, I used the definition as a constant reminder that I was doing the right thing whenever I doubted myself along the journey of regaining my health.
If I ever felt like I should be tracking my macros, counting calories, or anything else that didn't fit into my definition of health I reminded myself that those actions weren't going to help me achieve health.
By taking the time to define what health meant to me and making the necessary changes to live my personal definition of health, I was able to make the big strides in my recovery, regain my health, and get to where I am today!
Have you ever taken the time to define what health means to you?
PS if you have a high five to share with me for this coming High Five Friday please email it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com! 😀
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PSA: Nioh Beta Demo starts tomorrow, earn your Mark of the Strong DLC
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is shaping up to look like quite the fun game. In addition to all of the neat gameplay improvements, like the updated web swinging mechanic, an increased emphasis on the actual story is what intrigues me most.
Today's trailer features Wilson Fisk -- better known as the Kingpin -- whose armed Task Force has promised to protect New York from the masked menaces running rampant through the city. Clearly, this includes Spider-Man who is also shown in the trailer squaring off against numerous foes.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to release on April 29 for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS, and PC.


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Spark Africa: 'Wonder Stove' saves firewood in Sierra Leone - Episode 5
Inspired by a trip to Kenya in the early 80s, Njai created the 'Wonder Stove' to reduce pollution and deforestation in Sierra Leonian cooking.
Many people in Sierra Leone use a wood-stove to prepare their meals. Mister Njai traveled to Kenya 19 years ago where he saw ways to cook more economical. When he returned home he came up with a stove that needs less wood: the 'Wonder Stove'. According to Njai his stove has many advantages such as the reduction of deforestation, faster cooking and less smoke production. Although many companies have copied his idea, the stove is a big success. In association with Africa Interactive at www.africa-interactive.com.
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Sikeston quarterback Trey Lewis threw for 177 yards in the first half with two touchdowns and rushed for 108 yards with three touchdowns.
Sikeston (7-0) scored on its first four possessions and staked a 35-9 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs tallied 519 yards of total offense. Running back Darryl Howard had 102 yards rushing with a touchdown and also had an 80-yard touchdown reception on a screen pass.
Janeil Hatchett caught two passes for 89 yards with a score.
Kennett's Adam Grantham completed 26-of-40 passes for 223 yards. Cameron Wallace caught 13 passes for 116 yards while Andy Lack had 11 receptions for 99 yards.
But the Indians had no running game to go with the passing attack, finishing with minus-28 yards on the ground.
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Vote no on school budgetMarch 01,2014
Vote no on school budget
I consider myself a core supporter of education. I have supported every budget for both East Montpelier and U-32 school district with my vote and voice for over 20 years. However, I will not be supporting the U-32 budget this year and encourage others to do the same. Three out of the seven school board members voted against this budget, which is unprecedented in my memory.
With this budget we will be spending $1,238,250 more than two years ago while reducing the teaching staff by 5 percent. I thought teaching was what the education system was for. This budget does not support education; it supports bureaucracy. We have also burned through $418,000 of fund balance in the last two years a very bad trend. Using the fund balance for operating revenue is a smoke-and-mirrors game with our tax dollars. Its time for U-32 to reboot its operating system.
Vote no on the U-32 budget.
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The 2010 U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings
Here they are: the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the U.S. law schools. (Click here for the link from U.S. News's Web site.)
In regard to the top 14 schools — the T14, as they're commonly referred to — you typically don't see a lot of change from year to year. And this year was no different (click here for our post on last year's ranking). University of Chicago jumped ahead of NYU, Berkeley fell into a 7th-place tie with Penn, which jumped up one spot. UVA jumped one spot ahead of Duke and Northwestern, with whom it was tied last year.
Other movers in the top 35 included GW, which jumped from 28 to 20, and Georgia, UC Davis, and Wisconsin, all of whom jumped from 35 to 28. Alabama slid from 30 to 38.
The top 35 (actually 37):
1. Yale, 2. Harvard, 3. Stanford, 4. Columbia, 5. Chicago, 6. NYU, 7. Berkeley, 7. (tie) Penn, 9. Michigan, 10. UVA, 11. Duke, 11. (tie) Northwestern, 13. Cornell, 14. Georgetown, 15. UCLA, 15. (tie) Texas, 17. Vanderbilt, 18. USC, 19. Wash U, 20. George Washington, 21. Illinois, 22. BU, 22. (tie) Emory, 22. (tie) Minnesota, 22. (tie) Notre Dame, 26. Iowa, 27. Indiana, 28. Boston College, 28. (tie) William & Mary, 28. (tie) UC Davis, 28. (tie) Georgia, 28. (tie) UNC, 28. (tie) Wisconsin, 34. Fordham, 34. (tie) Ohio State, 34. (tie) University of Washington, 34. (tie) Washington & Lee.
What to make of this? We have no idea. Our general advice, as it was last year: if you're set on going to law school, go to the best one you get into. That said, is there much of a difference between Stanford and Columbia; Northwestern and Georgetown; Wisconsin or Iowa? Maybe, maybe not. We have no clue. Statistics are funny things. A full 100 percent of 2008 Iowa grads were employed by February of 2009 — something that wasn't true at either Yale at Harvard. We're just sayin.'
We chatted briefly with Bob Morse, the director of data research for the magazine. He said that this year, as in others, some of the movement was due to problems the schools had with the submission of data. He attributed Alabama's drop, for instance, partly to an issue with data submission. Some moves up the board, Morse said, were the result of schools fixing past data problems.
He also cautioned against reading too much into the employment numbers. "Everyone who reads your blog knows that the employment picture for new graduates has changed dramatically since the classes of 2008 went through their job-placement processes," said Morse.
We asked Morse why, given how little things change from year to year, the magazine insists on doing it every year. Why not, for instance, do it every 5 years? Of course, we sort of new the answer: that they do it because there's a demand for it — and demand means revenue, but we at least wanted to ask the question. Morse's answer:
"We do it every year because the audience changes every year," he said. "We realize that law schools don't change that much, law school academics don't move around all that much, but the applicant pool wants to see the latest data and latest trends. Going to law school is a giant decision. People want to know the very latest on what are regarded as the most prestigious schools as, in law, that's very important in getting a job."


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Definition of diamond plate in English:
diamond plate
A diamond-shaped design that is stamped into metal to give it industrial strength.
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Job Posting: Google Curriculum Fellow
March 18th, 2011 by Dan Meyer
Google is hiring again for the position I filled last school year. If the listing looks interesting to you (and I can't really speak to the particulars of the project anymore) and you're interested in a year-long sabbatical from the classroom, I highly recommend the experience. The management was awesome. You'll have a better sense of where programming fits into math and science education. Plus, you'll get to develop some professional muscles that you likely haven't exercised while teaching. Like creating project specs from scratch, collaborating daily with engineers, forcing your body to urinate even though a bell hasn't told you you're allowed to, and trying to figure out what you're supposed to do with the hours between 5PM and 11PM every day.
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on 18 Mar 2011 at 7:11 pm1 Dan Anderson
Damn, the commute from NY would kill me.
on 18 Mar 2011 at 7:54 pm2 Tom Gaffey
Very very very very very very very interesting.
on 21 Mar 2011 at 2:36 pm3 Denise Mulloy
Is there a salary or stipend?
on 22 Mar 2011 at 4:07 am4 Joseph Wharton
I too would like to know if this is a paid position. If there is, what kind of pay are we talking about?
This was a salaried internship position last year at Google. Without getting into specifics, the pay was much more than I was making as a sixth-year math teacher in California.
Darn, I can't wait when more jobs are an option without having to live in the same city.
Thanks so much for posting this, Dan!
on 24 May 2011 at 10:15 am8 Erin Burke
Very interesting idea. I have spent the last year out of the classroom and miss it terribly. Maybe next year I will consider.


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Students should complete the University flats application by November 14th to be guaranteed housing. Students CAN apply for housing before completing their study abroad application. You can find the housing application here.
Students in any major have an opportunity to gain international experience studying and traveling in New Zealand while earning credit toward their degree program. The University of Otago, founded in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council, is New Zealand's oldest university with 20,000 full and part-time students including students from many different countries.
In addition to general education courses that can be used in any major, students may be able to find courses they can use in the professional component of their degree program. Most students will be able to earn 12 credits towards their degree requirements.
It provides the full range of academic and recreational facilities including modern computing facilities, access to email, sports facilities and residence halls.
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Otago University is located in the city of Dunedin, (population 120,000) in the province of Otago on New Zealand's South Island. Dunedin is located on the ocean with bush covered hills and valleys. Central Otago experiences extreme seasons that allow for snow sports in the winter and water sports in the summer.
By renting cars or using the efficient bus system, students may explore all of New Zealand, an outdoor enthusiast's playground. Mountains, fjords, coastlines, rivers, and volcanoes make up New Zealand's breathtaking scenery, and along with its modern cities and strong native culture, provide students with countless opportunities for recreation and education.
Students with a GPA below 3.0 will need to submit recommendations from faculty to back up their application.
Students, should work with their program director or academic adviser to choose 3-4 papers (classes) from about 45 different areas of study that can be used to meet general education or other degree requirements. Typically, one paper is worth 18 points (4 credits). 54-72 points per semester (3-4 papers) can be regarded as an average course load. 54 points is the minimum course load to maintain full-time status for one semester.The method of instruction is similar to that in the U.S., but students are typically expected to do more independent work outside of class.
Grades are typically based more on written work and a large exam at the end of the semester rather than on periodic quizzes. In general students studying in New Zealand need to be a mature, self-directed, and have excellent writing and thinking skills to have a good learning experience abroad.
Please see a list of courses in the Guide to Enrollment.
Accommodation: The International Office at the University of Otago provides a guarantee of accommodation placement services to all international students who receive an academic offer.
There are several accommodation options for international students and it is important to consider whether you prefer an independent lifestyle or enjoy living in a community.
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Hillsboro, town, Pocahontas county, eastern West Virginia, U.S., near the Greenbrier River and nestled in the Allegheny Mountains, 25 miles (40 km) north-northeast of Lewisburg. Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park commemorates a battle fought there (November 6, 1863) during the American Civil War. Union forces led by General William Averell, after camping at Hillsboro, defeated a Confederate army under General John Echols, ending the last serious Confederate presence in the state. The author Pearl S. Buck was born (1892) in Hillsboro, and her birthplace, Stulting House (1858), is preserved as a museum. The town is located in a farming region (livestock, dairying, and fruit), and Calvin Price State Forest, Watoga State Park, and Cranberry Glades Botanical Area in Monongahela National Forest are nearby. Pop. (2000) 243; (2010) 260.
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Similar cases of this "snatch-and-grab" style robbery have been reported throughout Augusta at the Gordon Highway Bank of America, the Wrightsboro Road Wachovia, and the Deans Bridge Wachovia located inside Kroger.
Most reports show these robberies are happening in the middle of the day. Augusta Golf Course employee Karen Prince says she thought she was safe in the crowded bank parking lot.
"When I turned around on the sidewalk, they were behind me, and they grabbed me." She said.
Then, she says they snatched the deposit bag, with more than a thousand dollars inside: "I was thinking "oh my gosh, I just got robbed! They took my deposit!"
Many of the other victims have similar stories. They're walking up to the bank during business hours to deposit money for their company. Then a man seems to appear from out of nowhere, he grabs the bag, and then he's gone. In each case, investigators say suspects hide out nearby to watch the parking lot. Then, they zero in on the person who seems to be the easiest target.
Sergeant Richard Roundtree says the thieves are targeting women carrying money they can use immediately after they steal it.
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Greece resisted calls from the ECB to undertake a third bailout as Draghi warned that the pace of the nation's economic fixes has slowed. According to reporters in Brussels, Greece is ruling out additional aid, which would come with new conditions, after the current rescue package comes to an end. ECB and Eurozone authorities have stated that Greece may need one anyway as Greece is still facing a funding shortfall of 12 billion euros in 2015 and the country may not be able to continue to borrow in the financial markets to fill this gap.
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The idea of "alone time" takes on a whole new meaning when you're stranded on a desert island. No one knows this better than Karana, the heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins. Karana's entire village ships off to the mainland, leaving her and her little brother behind. Then, when a pack of dogs kills her brother, she's all by herself on the lonely island.
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Rushing into the studio a mere "45 seconds" before the cameras went live, young Lindsay Lohan sat down for a chat with Matt Lauer about how she's "honest and an open book." On matters of her new movie, Herbie:
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Since that contribution, the number of participating groups and individuals has grown each year. They include such organizations as the Garden and Women's Clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts of America, civic and sportsmen's clubs, and many others, including the Redwood City Woman's Club.
At the start of the program in 1941, seedlings could be produced for about one cent each. Approximately 680 seedlings were used to plant a typical acre. For $68.00, seedlings for ten acres could be purchased. Site preparation and planting costs were met through regular Forest Service appropriations.
The Penny Pines program was so successful that money contributed to purchase seedlings soon far exceeded appropriated funds available for site preparation and for the actual planting job.
In 1964, the original cooperative agreement was rewritten to provide that funds contributed under the Penny Pines program be used for reforestation, rather than solely for purchasing seedlings.
Over the years groups have contributed more than a million dollars to the Penny Pines Reforestation Program. Through these donations, more than 27 million of seedlings have been planted, renewing 88,000 acres of national forest land in California--truly an outstanding achievement.
Contributions may be used to prepare plantation sites for new trees or planting seedlings grown in Forest Service nurseries throughout California. Seedlings are grown from local seeds and acorns, and replanted near the areas where the seeds were collected to improve their change of survival. The funds may also be used to maintain existing tree stands and improve wildlife habitat. Plantations are important for watershed protection, soil stabilization and shade for recreation areas. Any of these activities may be funded through Penny Pines donations.
The Penny Pines Reforestation Program plays a vital role both in renewing the national forests in California, and in multiple-use management. Trees help the ground store precious water, protect against soil erosion, and add to the scenic beauty of the national forests.
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The Wanderer
by Anonymous
The Wanderer Theme of Wisdom and Knowledge
"The Wanderer" moves from a lament about exile to an examination of what the experiences of both the exile and wise man teach them about life. The speakers express this wisdom in gnomic form. Nope, this doesn't mean that one of our speakers is actually a garden gnome. "Gnomic" means that the poem uses proverbs, little sayings or nuggets of wisdom. These proverbs, or "gnomes," are short statements presented as absolute truth, when, in fact, they are the popularly-held beliefs of a particular culture.
In "The Wanderer," the "truth" that gets repeated the most is that it's a good idea for a person to lock up his thoughts and emotions – and particularly his grief – deep inside himself. This wisdom comes from an Anglo-Saxon tradition called "stoicism." Yet, another thing the wise man knows is that happiness and life's joys are fleeting, that everything, including all of creation, passes away with time. This transience is mostly shown as a sad thing. At the end of the poem, however, the wise man suggests that a cure for this sorrow may be found in God, whose stability contrasts with the transience of creation.
Questions About Wisdom and Knowledge
- Who does "The Wanderer" suggest is most likely to be wise? Why?
- How does the speaker say a wise man ought to behave? A warrior?
- Does "The Wanderer" suggest any reasons why it's a good idea for a person to keep grief locked deep inside himself? If so, what are they? Do you agree with these reasons?
- What do the wise man and exiles' experiences teach them about the fate of creation and the world? Why is this realization important?
Chew on This
The poem's suggestion about how to handle grief reflects a belief that communication should serve a purpose.
Wise people in "The Wanderer" are necessarily sad people.


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Posted by Phil in Sydney on 8/22/2009, 11:55 pm, in reply to "Common Names"
Thee are no rights and wrongs with common names, but ANBG call mannifera subsp. mannifera "brittle gum", and viminalis "manna gum".
imo this should not detract from the interest of regional differences in common names.
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OCT 31, 2013 - Health Canal
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In the interest of member safety and health, Humana periodically reviews members' drug utilization as indicated by prescription claims data.
These reviews are guided by health care standards published by:
Humana informs providers of these reviews through mailings, faxes, eprescribing messages and Availity Care Profile alerts. Mail and fax initiatives may include a response form inviting health care providers to send comments and a list of actions taken to Humana.
Below are some of the main focuses of our drug utilization reviews, along with related resources for health care providers.
Antipsychotic drug use in persons with dementia: No antipsychotic medication is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of dementia-related psychosis. Humana mails letters to prescribers who may be using these drugs to treat patients with dementia and alerts prescribers to the safety risks of such usage.
Chronic, high-dose acetaminophen (APAP) overutilization: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires us to alert prescribers to patterns of chronic, high-dose acetaminophen use when the daily dose exceeds 4 grams per day for more than 30 days. Reports may be sent to all prescribers who have written prescriptions for a patient to verify the dosages or utilization is appropriate, medically necessary and safe.
For our members with diabetes, we focus on two main areas of drug utilization: dosing of diabetes medications and optimal treatment for members who also have hypertension.
Drug-to-drug interactions: We send faxes to prescribers to notify them that a patient has received two medications that are considered potentially problematic when taken in combination, as identified in standard drug compendia. These faxes include the names of the prescribers and the pharmacies where the prescriptions were filled.
Drug-disease interactions: We alert prescribers by fax when a patient has received a medication that appears to be contraindicated due to evidence of a certain underlying disease, condition or health concern.
Our high-risk medication initiatives focus on members 65 years of age and older who are receiving prescription medications contraindicated for this age group.
Humana considers a member adherent to his or her medication if the member has a proportion of days covered (PDC) of 80 percent or more. The PDC is calculated by the days of medication supplied divided by total days in a specified time interval.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires us to alert prescribers to patterns of potentially inappropriate opioid use by their Humana-covered patients. Our special investigations unit may send reports to all prescribers who have written prescriptions for a patient to verify the dosages or utilization is appropriate, medically necessary and safe.


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Economic Worries Depress Adecco
Adecco's 45% rise in second quarter profit and the 11% revenue increase were not enough to convince investors Wednesday that staffing markets are on the mend and that the global economy is sound enough to keep growing and generate more jobs.
Chief Executive Patrick De Maesenaire's warning that business in July was a tad weaker and that the company needs to wait and see how the market will develop after the summer holiday in September, were enough to push the shares some 7% lower.
"In this market, even a slight warning is enough to keep investors moving out of a stock," said Robert Scholl, manager at Swiss pension fund Aargauische Pensionskasse. "The macro-economic concerns are just adding to that."
Is this an overreaction? Or are investors correct in their assessment that even after the 36% fall in Adecco's share price this year, the stock is still too expensive?
Given the upheaval on financial markets and gloomy forecasts that this crisis is the worst since the Second World War, probably not.
From a market perspective, more losses seem to be justified. Especially when investors consider that the bulk of Adecco's revenue is generated by placing staffers in heavy industries and the automotive sector, which is likely to be hurt should economies dampen further and consumers postpone or cancel buying new cars.
Cash for clunkers or scrappage incentives, which have helped lift the car industry out of the crisis, may not work as well if industrialized economies are falling into recession again in a feared double-dip scenario. This could make job losses in the sector permanent in Europe and the U.S. as job creation might move to emerging markets, where large temping houses such as Adecco, Randstad Holding and Manpower have yet to build market share.
But as Adecco is nearing its multi-year low of CHF31 ($43), it may be time for some stock picking as Adecco has come out of past crises stronger than many of its rivals. Its costs are under control and its leading market position is uncontested. And with enough cash on hand to pursue acquisitions, Adecco stands to benefit once staffing companies start to expand businesses in countries such as China and India.
Given this situation, Bank Sarasin said that "despite the risk of earnings downgrades the valuation is on an attractive level," reiterating its buy recommendation for the stock. And brokerage Helvea and Bank Vontobel noted that Adecco's "costs are well controlled," expecting the stock to almost double in value during the next twelve months should it be able to meet its targets.


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Timo Kanera wrote:
> the 6.5.21 changelog is on techpubs now:
> apparently support for many older systems will be dropped in .22
> *sigh*[/color]
It just was a question of time that this will happen, and it makes sense,
though. Most of the machines have been through their theoretical life cycle
long ago, providing support and spare parts get's more and more difficult.
By putting these machines in retired mode SGI can get rid of a bunch of
ancient drivers which probably often enough caused problems during
development of new Updates. And it forces customers still running such old
machines to upgrade ;-)
But I agree that the name scheme is a bit confusing, the Release dropping
support for the old machines should be named something new. Since a current
M-/F-Release replaces most part of an original IRIX 6.5 installation there
now is a point where the Updates are almost as big as the OS itself. SGI
should use the chance with IRIX 6.5.22 when getting rid of the old irons and
clean up IRIX and give this a new name, maybe IRIX 6.6. Would certainly even
be a good marketing decision since it shows the outside world that since
1998 SGI finally offers a new version of it's operating system ,-)
BTW: Anyone knows when 6.5.21M will be available online?


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Detlef Lohse earned his Ph.D. on the theory of turbulence in Marburg, Germany, in 1992. As a postdoc in Chicago and later in Marburg and München he worked on single bubble sonoluminescence. In 1998 he was appointed Chair of Physics of Fluids at the University of Twente, The Netherlands (http://pof.tnw.utwente.nl/). Lohse's present research subjects are turbulence and multiphase flow, granular matter, and micro- and nanofluidics, employing experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods. Lohse is Associate Editor of and several other journals. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the Institute of Physics. He was also elected a Member of the German Academy of Science and the Royal Dutch Academy of Science. In 2005 he received the Spinoza Prize.


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Ryan 'Roadmap' Blazed Rocky Trail to Prominence
Before Rep. Paul Ryan had a chance to sell his budget ideas to the American people, the Wisconsin Republican first had to persuade his own party. The initial version of his "Roadmap for America's Future," in summer 2008, was treated as an afterthought by party leaders, and some were openly hostile. Fearful of political backlash, just eight Republicans signed up for his conservative wish list: rewrite the tax code, scrap employer-based health care, rework Medicare and Social Security. WSJ's Patrick O'Connor explains.
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by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight Epilogue: An Occasion Summary
How It All Goes Down
- Edward and Bella are all dressed up for some special occasion. Edward has refused to tell Bella where he's taking her – it's a surprise.
- Bella has a spaz attack when she realizes that Edward is taking her to prom. She's afraid to dance in public, but that's not the only thing that's bothering her:
I was mortified. First, because I'd missed the obvious. And also because the vague suspicions – expectations, really – that I'd been forming all day, as Alice tried to transform me into a beauty queen, were so far wide of the mark. My half-fearful hopes seemed very silly now. (Epilogue.28)
- Once at the dance, Edward places Bella's feet on top of his, which makes dancing easy. She's actually having fun.
- Then Jacob Black shows up, awkwardly cutting in and asking for a dance. He's ashamed that he has to deliver a message to Bella from his dad:
"Well – this is so stupid, I'm sorry, Bella – he wants you to break up with your boyfriend. He asked me to tell you 'please.'" He shook his head in disgust. […] "He said to tell you, no, to warn you, that – and this is his plural, not mine" – he lifted one hand from my waist and made little quotation marks in the air – "'We'll be watching.'" (Epilogue.103, 119)
- Bella isn't too bothered by the message. She tells Jacob to let his father know she "know[s] he means well" (Epilogue.123).
- Edward, clearly a little jealous, takes Bella outside. He admits to Bella why he brought her to the prom:
"I brought you to the prom […] because I don't want you to miss anything. I don't want my presence to take anything away from you, if I can help it. I want you to be human. I want your life to continue as it would have if I'd died in nineteen-eighteen like I should have." (Epilogue.157)
- Now Edward asks a question: "I'm curious – what did you think I was dressing you up for?" (Epilogue.168)
[Bella:] "Well…I assumed it was some kind of…occasion. But I didn't think it would be some trite human thing…prom!" I scoffed.
"Human?" he asked flatly. He'd picked up on the key word. […]
"Okay," I confessed in a rush. "So I was hoping that you might have changed your mind…that you were going to change me, after all." (Epilogue.176-177, 179)
- Edward has not changed his mind – he refuses to transform her into a vampire.
"Bella." His fingers lightly traced the shape of my lips. "I will stay with you – isn't that enough?"
I smiled under his fingertips. "Enough for now." (Epilogue.207-208)
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The West Virginia Mountaineers and the 21 seniors on the squad finished their 2012 regular season with a resounding 59-10 thumping of Kansas on Saturday. It was the only easy afternoon in the entire Big 12 Conference season. Given the rough stretch the Mountaineers endured in October and November, it would have been nice to have seen the Jayhawks show up in the middle of the schedule rather than the end
WVU fans saw the last home appearance of a remarkable group of offensive players. It may be quite a while before we again see the likes of quarterback Geno Smith and receiver/running back Tavon Austin. Smith completed a remarkable 23 of 24 passes, tying an NCAA for completion percentage in a single game, as well as breaking his own school record with 21 consecutive completions.
It would be nice to see Geno at least get invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony this coming weekend. Passing for more than 4,000 yards and throwing 40 touchdown passes is a performance that deserves recognition, particularly coming against top-level competition. One could reasonably argue, though, that Tavon Austin was every bit as much an impact player in Morgantown. Whether receiving, running or returning kicks, he showed himself to be the best individual playmaker ever to wear a Mountaineer uniform.
It gives one pause to realize that West Virginia will enter the 2013 season without Smith, Austin, running back Shawne Alston, and three interior offensive linemen, including Parkersburg's Josh Jenkins. That is a lot of offensive firepower to lose competing in the Big 12, and we can only hope that there will be improvement on the defensive side of the ball to offset what will obviously be some dropoff on offense.
But we'll worry more about the 2013 season when it arrives. For 2012, it was somewhat of a disappointing result to go 4-5 in the Big 12 and 7-5 overall in West Virginia's first season in the conference. But Mountaineer fans saw college football at its best in Morgantown, not only seeing great WVU playmakers but two likely BCS teams in Oklahoma and Kansas State. We witnessed an unbelievable offensive fireworks show in a 70-63 win over Baylor, while suffering through two heartstopping one-point losses to TCU and Oklahoma. Although we would just have soon not done so, we saw three opposing quarterbacks throw for more than 500 yards, and several wide receivers who will be playing in the NFL. And thousands of Mountaineer fans were able to enjoy the high point of the season in a road upset of Texas.
The Mountaineers will be playing in the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City, most likely against old rival Syracuse.
WVU is in a four-way tie in the Big 12 standings, having identical records with Baylor, Texas Tech and TCU.
One might think that with marquee offensive players West Virginia might be a more attractive option for a slot in a warm weather bowl in Tucson, San Diego or Houston to play an opponent from the Pac 12 or Big 10, but it appears this is where geography works against us. Playing in cold weather before a half-empty Yankee Stadium against a middle of the pack Big East team doesn't sound all that exhilarating.
But that's what happens when you lose five games. Hopefully we'll make the best of it.


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Here is a great new infographic from KissMetrics on the science behind great social timing. If you happen blog like me, you'll probably know the difference between posting any-time and the time when your audience is more likely to consume your content… It can be the difference between getting hundreds of re-tweets and FB likes… or just your standard uptake.
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Last month we celebrated Volunteer Appreciation Week by honoring our Clayton Community Library volunteers.
With 95 adult and 58 student volunteers contributing nearly 8,000 hours per year, Clayton's library boasts the most volunteers in the county library system.
Based on the 2010 Independent Sector figure for the value of volunteer labor in California, $24.18 per hour, the total monetary value of our library volunteerism is $187,951.14 -- we couldn't keep the doors open without them!
But it's not just at the library -- Clayton is truly a community of volunteers and they are hard at work for a new season of activities:
Last Saturday, in honor of Earth Day, we held our best-ever Clayton Cleans Up. More than 275 community members turned out for a morning of litter and garbage collecting from our trails, parks and creeks, which was followed by a fabulous barbecue in the courtyard of City Hall. Their collection was impressive and the town is all spruced up for a season of fun.
Next up on Main Street is the 18th annual Clayton Art & Wine Festival this Saturday, May 4 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Sunday, May 5 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) The Art & Wine Festival features more than 125 vendors of original art, jewelry, great food and uniquely crafted items.
The weatherman says it will be two fine days to hear great local bands, shop (for Mother's Day) and enjoy some fine wines or a beer with friends.
Produced by the Clayton Business & Community Association, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, this festival generates funding for nearly every Clayton organization and activity, including our downtown concerts, school computers and athletic equipment and college scholarships.
The following Saturday, May 11, is a very busy day downtown as we kick off our Clayton farmers market season. Located on Diablo Street and featuring the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables, flowers, specialty breads and other yummy delicacies, the market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday mornings until the end of October. While you are at the market, pick up some goodies for Saturday evening's "Concerts in The Grove."
Also on May 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Endeavor Hall parking lot across the street from the farmers market, the Clayton Valley Garden Club will have its annual plant sale. Look for plants suitable for our Clayton soil.
Saturday, May 11 brings back The Sun Kings, a great Beatles tribute band, for our first free "Concert in The Grove" of 2013. The concerts are coordinated and run entirely by volunteers with the sponsorship of the city of Clayton, CBCA and Allied Waste.
Last year, our concert audiences donated nearly $16,000, which will fund about half of this year's concert season. Thank you!
Chairs and blankets may be placed in The Grove starting at 4 p.m.; the concert is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Bring a picnic or better yet, have an early or late dinner at one of our fine restaurants.
The concerts continue every other week all summer and have become "the place to be" on Saturday evenings. Check the Clayton website at ci.clayton.ca.us for the complete, printable summer schedule.
The weekend of May 18-19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the Clayton Historical Society presents the 21st annual Gardens Tour.
The tour begins at the Clayton Museum on Main Street and features five beautiful Clayton area gardens offering gardening inspiration and a wide variety of landscaping ideas. Tickets are available online at claytonhistory.org.
This fundraiser is the primary source of funding for the operation and maintenance of the nonprofit Clayton Museum. The museum, run entirely by volunteers, is open to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, and is also open during the summer car shows on Main Street from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays.
The Clayton Valley VFW Post 1525 hosts the annual Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the veteran's flagpole on Main Street in Clayton.
Assisted by local Boy Scout troops, and emceed this year by Concord Mayor Dan Helix, the services bring together hundreds of community members to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country. Please join me and your Clayton council members there.
The Clayton community takes great pride in all our events and we welcome visitors to come and spend some time with us. Planning is already under way for Clayton's Fourth of July celebration and as always, "all volunteers welcome!"
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I strolled into the CBD via parklands by the River Torrens and started building my South Australia list. I'm like that: lists for sites, towns, counties, states, countries and of course the world; month lists, year lists, garden lists, feeder lists and the trip list. You've met this several times already and it officially commenced on touching down at Changi. By South Australia it had reached 118 and this walk added masked lapwing, eastern rosella, noisy miner, and the imposters of blackbird, starling and house sparrow. I encountered the central race of Australian magpie too.
It was easy to track all these numbers with Wildlife Recorder, which ran on my laptop. It wasn't so easy to keep up with adjustments I had to make on account of misidentifying species, which was bound to happen.
There was no mistaking the European birds, of which only feral pigeons had blighted Western Australia. In the east it would be another matter with house sparrows and starlings being the most widespread. Since the mid-1970s shooters and trappers have had to stop the advance of our starling into the west with the killing of over 50,000 birds. Despite this multi-million dollar programme, a population has snuck through to Esperance.
Slaughtering birds, eh? That's a tough one. It's so obvious that the explosion of an alien species is a Bad Thing and the problem is out there, but our methods are so Stone Age. What's the by-kill of this programme? And don't tell me there isn't one. Gunmen are gunmen and hardly know a hawk from a handsaw. Shooting can also mask the "culling" of other "pests".
Trapping may be more selective but now there's talk of poison. That's been such a great success in history. Didn't DDT work so well, for instance?
Perhaps we could just throw our hands up and admit we've turned the world into a great big melting pot. It'll all settle down into a new pattern once we're gone. Meanwhile those species that can tolerate us will be the forebears of a new world order.
One of the native birds on my Adelaide walk that has adapted to human occupation was the noisy miner. It was great to catch up with it again: it doesn't seem to give a shit, to the point of cheekiness. Despite the name it's a honeyeater but one with a wider diet than nectar. In fact most honeyeaters don't subsist purely on nectar but the distinguishing characteristic of the family is a brush-tipped tongue to soak it up.
The walk also passed my 895th lifer when I spied a flock of musk lorikeets up a gum tree. I'll try not to use that phrase too much; it's a wonder I've resisted so far. These birds are basically green parrots but with what looks like a blue headscarf over a red bandanna, so they're easy to identify.
All these species also contributed to the biggest twelve months of my birding life. That would end on November 18th, 2009 at 662 species with purple sandpipers at Sheringham, Norfolk. Small fry, I know, compared with the thousands that some have managed but I'm very humble. ⇐ ⇒


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