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More than 110,000 people logged onto the "Today" show Web site over the past few weeks to decide upon "Where in the World" they wanted to send Matt Lauer for his annual trek. And their choice, as revealed on Friday's program? The Blue Lagoon in Iceland -- though his "Today" cohorts Katie Couric, Ann Curry and Al Roker all guessed he was in Niagara Falls. That's because he was surrounded by mist. In fact, he was sitting on a rock in 40-degree weather, while in a natural geothermal pool around him bathers waded in 100-degree water. Matt didn't put on his swimming trunks.


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Now that HSBC Bank USA has settled the question of where it will relocate its employees, the real estate community has shifted its attention to the next big source of speculation: Delaware North Cos.
The Buffalo-based food service and hospitality company, currently located in Key Center at Fountain Plaza, is considering moving its headquarters. The company, which announced its property search last year, is evaluating whether to stay in its longtime space or move.
The options include building something new. But the family-owned company with $2 billion in annual sales, led by Chairman and CEO Jeremy M. Jacobs, has made clear that it intends to stay in downtown Buffalo, limiting its choices somewhat and creating a parlor game of sorts for experts predicting where the company will land.
"We're continuing to explore options for a global headquarters in downtown Buffalo and expect to make a decision in the next few months," said spokesman Glen White. "We're reviewing a lot of different options."
White would not identify any sites and stressed that the company could still decide to keep its 350 employees in Key Center, where it has been for 13 years. It occupies 100,000 square feet on seven floors, from the seventh through the 12th, and the penthouse, plus some space on the sixth floor.
"We've generally been in a growth mode," he said.
No decision is expected soon. "Delaware North is a major corporation. They're examining all sites, and they're being very careful with what they're doing," said one local development expert, who declined to be identified, as did several others, to avoid straining business relationships. "That's the process."
Local development sources said two leading candidates are a property owned by Uniland Development Co., at Delaware Avenue and West Chippewa Street, and the current headquarters building of insurer HealthNow New York at 267 W. Genesee St.
The Uniland property is the site of the Delaware Court Building, a curved two-story building that currently houses entertainment and retail on the first floor and offices on the second floor.
Uniland bought the building in September – after Delaware North had announced its property search – but has not revealed any plans for it. "They were putting it in inventory when they bought it," said Robert A. Schell, president of Pyramid Brokerage Co. of Buffalo., a real estate firm.
However, sources say the company has proposed a new structure on the site, possibly a tower, with Delaware North as the lead tenant.
Shana B. Stegner, director of office sales and leasing for global brokerage firm CBRE's Buffalo office, said Uniland is developing plans for a mixed-use building on the property, although no firm decisions have been made. But she noted that "for Uniland to do anything on that site, it would have to have a pretty-good-size tenant."
"There are a lot of rumors around town about where Delaware North is looking," Stegner said. "There are probably multiple sites being considered, and that's probably one of them. There aren't a lot of places in the city they can go."
Uniland spokeswoman Therese J. Hickok declined to comment. The developer has not submitted plans to the city.
"They certainly have plans for the site, and I would expect Uniland, like everybody, has an eye on Delaware North, given their statement that they want to look at downtown," said Brendan R. Mehaffy, director of the city's Office of Strategic Planning. "Everybody with a site in downtown Buffalo is interested in talking to Delaware North."
Another option being discussed is the 469,000-square-foot HealthNow building, which is owned by Cole Real Estate Investments of Phoenix. The building – consisting of an eight-story tower, a seven-story atrium and a six-story portion, all connected – sits on 8 acres behind City Hall, and houses 1,300 HealthNow employees. But real estate sources say there has been discussion about HealthNow giving up a portion of its space – 50,000 to 100,000 square feet – for Delaware North, which would also enable the insurer to save on operating expenses.
HealthNow spokeswoman Julie R. Snyder said the company has no plans to shrink, but she wouldn't comment on whether it might use less space in the building.
"We are definitely not downsizing the company. Our employment is actually higher this year than in recent years, and with health care reform and the exchange, we have no plans to have fewer employees in our corporate headquarters," Snyder said.
Some other options include:
• One HSBC Center – With both HSBC and law firm Phillips Lytle LLP pulling out of Buffalo's tallest building, and the Canadian Consulate now closed, the tower will be about 90 percent empty by the end of next year.
• Tishman Building, Main Street and Lafayette Square – Hamister Group just completed its purchase of the 21-story building at the end of last year. Current plans call for a boutique hotel and Hamister's headquarters in the building.
• A 40,000-square-foot parking lot on Court Street, across from Main Place Mall – This site is owned by Carl P. Paladino's Ellicott Development Co. CEO William A. Paladino confirmed that Ellicott "put that in front of [Delaware North's] brokers," but "we haven't heard back," adding that "they've been pretty coy about everything."
Landing Delaware North as a tenant would be a jewel for any landlord in the city.
"If you're that big of a tenant and you're shopping the market, you're going to look at any existing building and new construction," a local broker said. "They had to look at as many things as they could to decide even if they would stay at Key Center."
For now, Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., which manages and leases Key Center for its out-of-town owners, is focused on retaining Delaware North.
"We've enjoyed a wonderful relationship with Delaware North, and we continue to discuss renewal options," said Robert G. McDonnell, senior vice president at Ciminelli.
"It's been a wonderful home for them, and we hope that they continue to stay."
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CAPE TOWN - Socially responsible investment in SA was not significantly geared towards a responsibility for the environment, a University of Cape Town study has found.
The post-doctoral research was conducted by Stephanie Giamporcaro of the university's Environmental Policy Research Unit. She wanted to find out if the South African investment industry was an agent for environmentally responsible economic growth in the country.
She interviewed portfolio managers, financial analysts, CEOs, chief investment officers, pension fund executives and investor relations executives of 22 asset managers, pension funds and service providers.
In doing so, she focused on the approaches adopted by the socially responsible investment market which as of July last year consisted of 38 labelled products with a market value of R23,3bn.
She found that the approach most commonly adopted by 45% of the respondents was "positive screening" - investing in approved sectors of the economy such as renewable energies, clean transport and infrastructure - as opposed to "negative screening" (24%), which meant avoiding investing in particular sectors such as tobacco, alcohol and armaments.
The majority of respondents focused their responsible investments on developmental goals (58%), followed by sharia law (24%) and a broad focus on ethical, social, environmental and corporate governance (18%).
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Funding Public Pension Plans
Jonathan Barry Forman
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June 14, 2009
John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 837-878, Summer 2009
Most state and local government employees are covered by traditional final-average-pay pension plans. State and local government employers typically fund those pension plans through a combination of employer and employee contributions, with help from investment returns on already-accumulated assets. Unlike private sector pension plans, however, public pension plans are not subject to strict minimum funding standards like those in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Public pensions also face more flexible accounting standards than private sector pensions. To be sure, many public pensions are nevertheless fairly well funded. Unfortunately, however, the recent meltdown of financial markets, the decline in the stock market, and the recession are putting tremendous pressure on both public pensions and the state and local governments that fund them; and public employers will need to respond.
At the outset, this article reviews the operation and funding status of state and local government pension plans. Next, this article discusses the major financial, accounting, and legal issues that relate to the funding of state and local government pension plans. Finally, this article considers how to ensure that public employees will have adequate retirement benefits now and in the future.
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Granvia Kyoto was excellently located on top of the train station and close to bus services to all the sights. The hotel is quite large and the foyer busy as it seems to a meeting place for people not staying at the hotel. Despite that, check-in was fast and efficient. Our room was quite large for Japan and comfortable. For a 5-star hotel, there was not a lot included in the price of the room. Breakfast was very expensive, no coffee making in the room (had to pay for a filter coffee?) and also they charged 1000 yen per person per visit to the pool which was off-putting. Overall, the hotel was good and we would stay there again in we return to Kyoto someday.
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Unqualified recommendation
A wonderful hotel in an amazing city. An incredibly convenient location. The hotel is attached to the striking, modern train station (where we arrived from Tokyo and left on the express train which took us directly to the Osaka airport terminal). The Isetan department store, shops and numerous restaurants in the complex were great. Our large, double room on the 14th floor had an amazing view of the city, was always clean, well-provisioned and had very comfortable beds and down pillows. The free, high-speed internet access worked well. I got a very good promotional rate directly on the hotel website. My daughter wanted to see how tofu was made and the place recommended by our guidebook was far away, so the guest relations assistant called the tofu supplier for the hotel and arranged for us to go there. I am very picky and I have no complaints. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it to anyone going to Kyoto.
Superb Hotel
The Granvia is a superb hotel, highly recommend it for anyone visiting Kyoto.
Excellent location for transport links, shopping is superb and for restaurants, both in the hotel and outside the hotel are very good. In addition, the fitness facilities are quite good for Japanese hotels.
If I were to have any gripe its.. location, with regard to nightlife. In general the major nightlife is downtime - towards Gion while the hotel is located the other end of town, at the train station. However, despite this when I return to Kyoto, I will without doubt be selecting The Granvia.
Finally, for anyone visiting Japan, for around 2 weeks, I would recommend using Kyoto as your base, rather than Tokyo - i.e. spend more time in Kyoto than Tokyo. The place is truly something special.
The grand way in kyoto
The Granvia was the third hotel I stayed at in Kyoto; thankfully, I'd saved the best for the last days in Kyoto. The lobby has adopted its cadence from the railway station below; a lot of rush and hullabaloo, but you get where you're going. Service is above average and very accommodating. The front desk staff members are personally pained when they can't accommodate your request (a Japanese trait I'd observed most often at the Granvia, not other hotels).
I paid more than I should for the room, and expected a lot. One disappointment was that the Granvia is worn around the edges: it needs new paint and carpet throughout. However, the rooms are gargantuan by Japanese standards. They are well equipped, but with Japanese showers and fixtures.
Do not book online through Utell; call the hotel directly, especially if you have a Japan rail pass. Try the restaurants in the Isetan dept store rather than the Hotel, they are cheaper and just as convenient.
I would definitely stay there again.
Good Location
The Gran Via is located in the Kyoto Train station,
which has big plusses. The room is fairly priced
for Japan, and was bigger than we expected. Good
bed. Bathroom adequate but not large. Tub was a squeeze. Good service overall. Some staff spoke decent
English, others not. Subways & busses right out the front door. Dozens of good restaurants in the train
station and adjacent Isetan Dep't Store (all cheaper
than the hotel restaurants). Kyoto is a magnificent
tourist city. Our 2 days was not nearly enough.
Apart from the 300 temples, the Nijo Castle was
worth visiting. Good walking city. Talkig to others, we concluded the gran Via Hotel is a best bet for Kyoto. No complaints.
Great location, great room for a visitor to Kyoto
We really enjoyed the Granvia, and we're happy to have found the previous reviews on Trip Advisor. We had a great room on an upper floor overlooking the city tower. The room was very modern in style and extremely clean. We had a large bathroom.
Our reservation was at there lowest rate with the room type assigned upon arrival. We had requested a king bed, but they didn't have one available for us. They instead upgraded us to a better room type (but we still had two double instead of one large bed).
Breakfast was included in our room rate, and the buffet breakfast was very, very nice. A great spread of japanese as well as continental offerings.
Our only complaint was with the service. Overall, across the staff it was quite cold. The concierge, especially, was a disappointment. Not very friendly or helpful. We worked around it and still had a great time.
We'd stay here again without question. The central, easy location - especially - and the property itself made our stay worthwhile.
Beautiful with great rooms
Stayed here for 3 days after spending 2 nights at the Kyoto Royal. Boy, am I glad we moved over. Largest and most beautiful rooms of all the hotels we staying in Japan during our 10 day trip. Great view of Kyoto and the main Tower. Bathroom huge with a glass enclosed mini room separating the shower and bathtub. And heated toilet seats! Had dinner at one of the main restaurants. Pricey but memorable. Main bar had a happy hour every night from 5 to 7 with drinks 50% off. My only compliant if there is one is the service, though wonderful, just wasn't as personal as other hotels we stayed at. But again, a truly great hotel that I look forward to returning to.
Simply Good
We stayed 4 nights to tour the area and didn't regret a moment. Our first few nights were in Ryokans and all that that entails -marvellous. But our first "normal"hotel was the Granvia and what a good choice it turned out to be. Thanks to previous Tripadvisor comments. Location cannot be bettered for arrival by train and as a central start point whether to see Kyoto or travel further afield. The local bus station is only outside and so no need for taxis. The rooms (basic type) were fine and not cramped, storage and bathroom perfectectly adequate. We got the reduced Japan Rail Pass room rate, so good value. The main reception area of hotel is rather like the station - busy. Nevertheless, at no time did the staff falter or be less than courteous and helpful. We ate at only the Southern Court Sky Lounge (even the pianist was good!) and took advantage of the set menu at a very reasonable price. I was surprised at the quality and number of courses, excellent value. Overall I can see why it is number 1 on the Kyoto list - book early if you want a room.
Sightly disappointing
We stayed in this hotel after one week spent in an amazing hotel in Tokyo and the experience was not as exciting as I thought it would be. The rooms are quite old and you can see the furniture needs renovating. Staff is often quite abrupt and not too polite (see Guest relations officer). Also the hotel offers banqueting and wedding services to outside guests resulting in the hall and hallways being very busy at times. Finally, all the amenities offered by the hotel (leisure facilities and public Internet services) are charged to the guests (and they are quite expensive!)
Such a Good Deal!
I have stayed at this hotel twice--during my first visit to Japan in 2004 and again (because I fell in love with Japan and especially with Kyoto) during my second visit in May 2005. The room size is large for Japan, the beds are very comfortable, and the bathrooms are spotless and a very good size for Japan. (I did not have upgrades--just the basic room.) I love the decor: simple washi-paper headboards and clean white linens.
Here are some things I didn't see in earlier reviews.
There is a concierge station where the staff do speak English. There is always someone to help during business hours.
If you are purchasing a Japan Rail pass, there is a special rate for passholders at this hotel. This last May I was able to secure a room for $145 per night (though taxes boosted that to $167). The hotel will require (as you register) proof that you have the JR pass, and I did not find this rate on the Internet. I emailed them directly. The room available at this rate was a smoking room, but it did not smell of smoke, though a smoky smell was tangible along that corridor. No view (roof of the station) for that rate, but I was not in the room much except to sleep. The room was very quiet.)
If like me you speak virtually no Japanese (and have a rail pass) it might be helpful to know that there is a special area for passholders in the trainstation, where a bilingual JR West employee will make all your seat reservations. This was wonderful. People at the general station ticket booths can usually deal with written requests (they will not understand spoken English--any more than I understand spoken Japanese!)--but this special office made it possible for me to arrange seat reservations for all of my day trips and my trips to Tokyo and Kanazawa in one visit. They also gave me the track numbers where the trains would arrive.
The food in the hotel is very expensive, though I had a meal that was in every way worth the money--it was in their tempura restaurant during my first trip. I am a vegetarian and they prepared some very special veggie treats. It was at least $45 for lunch, but worth it. For everyday food, go down into the Porta underground complex to the series of food stalls. (They are clustered in one area.) Anything you like can be found there, including an excellent Italian pasta chain (Cappriccio) and an import grocery--if you are missing snack foods, wine, cheese, or other US staples that are difficult to find in Japan, it is wonderful to know about.
The excellent souvenir stall in the same complex (near many of the restuarants) offers a small assortment from some of Kyoto's best fan dealers. Further away, but still in Porta, is a store featuring the best of Kyoto's ceramics.
If you are young at heart, the clothing in The Cube (still underground, but closer to Kyoto Station) will appeal. Isetan (sp?), a dept. store located next to the hotel, is an excellent place to shop for clothing, and has two fine food halls---in the basement and also on an upper floor (where everything smelled fantastic and there were lots of great free samples). Restaurant food is so costly in Japan, but the fast food is fresh and tasty and incredibly inexpensive. Even the egg salad sandwiches in the convenience stores are fresh and tasty.
If you don't speak much Japanese, The Hotel Gravia is a wonderful place to stay--you cannot get lost. When you are weary at the end of a day of exploring, you can just remember that virtually all buses terminate at the Kyoto station. The station area is not pretty. This hotel is a good 30-45 minutes away from the wonderful, graceful temples and shrines in the hills. But the bus plaza is right outside the hotel. if you arrive early in the AM (to avoid the hordes of students who also take the bus--the fare is 240 yen, if I remember rightly--you will arrive in good time to see the temples before they are crowded. There is an English language bus map that will save you so much time. It can be found in the bus information kiosk just outside the hotel. Some of the buses even have bilingual voice announcements (every stop given in Japanese and English). But not every bus does have this, so an English map to use as you go along these routes is very helpful.
In summary, the Granvia Kyoto is ideal for people like me who love Japan but are not ready for a ryokan or "full immersion" experience. I do not have the best language skills and tend to get lost in foreign cities. The location of this hotel means that you can _always_ catch a bus or cab back to the station. When you take daytrips, you will be home when you arrive at the station. The room TVs are bilingual, the staff are genial, and the hotel is spotless. In its restraint of design, it is quintessentially Japanese despite its Western beds, bathrooms, and expansive idea of hotel space.
I hope very much to return next year. The Hotel Gravia is by far the most comfortable of the hotels I have visited in Japan.
Superb. Stay there!
This hotel was fantastic. It is situated within the very modern train station, and is beautifully decorated, spacious, and has efficient and friendly staff. The rooms were spacious, and had the usual facilities. The swimming pool has a lovely view over the station concourse (one-way glass), and costs about �5 ($8) to use. The bar has a great view over Kyoto, while the restaurant we visited was very good.
The Granvia was the second-best hotel we stayed at in our three-week holiday (the Park Hyatt in Tokyo was beyond comparison although it is ridiculously expensive), and we would certainly stay here again.
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Fast-food workers in more than 50 cities Thursday are striking for fair pay and the right to form a union the biggest walkout to hit the industry.
What can we do to address this low-wage jobs crisis? Exerting pressure on the fast-food and retail giants that rake in billions in profits is a good starting point. These companies can afford to share more of their wealth with their frontline workers and should be doing so.
Boosting wages for Americas lowest-paid workers is a crucial step toward reducing economic inequality and rebuilding a strong economy. Perhaps 50 years from now, well look back on the fast-food workers fight as the catalyst we so desperately needed.
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Deer population whee I lived in NE Oklahoma was almost zero, but I ate my share of possum, coon, blackbirds, pigeons, and rabbits, man those jack rabbits were tough as boot heels, had to stew them for hours. :)
I lived in a town of about 300 and the country was only about 10 feet from our front door. I was shooting 22's by the time I was 5 years old, in 1943.
If these people want to know why fast food wages havent gone up they can blame Obama.
$1.7137 is the rounded silver value for the 1946-1964 silver DIME on August 30, 2013.
In 1963 I was making $2.55 for 5 hours per day, four days a week. $51.00 a week for a snot nose kid was something. For EXTRA money I mowed lawns at $0.25 each and for an extra dime I would trim the walls and edge the walk for a realtor. That $51.00 would cost $175.00 today.
From 4 PM 'til 10 PM HAMBURGERS WERE 10 FOR A DOLLAR at Farnsworth's Snow Cap, a one person operation——ME.
The total take is likely to be over $50,000/ year in benefits.
This is B.S. propaganda. These low wage earners know how to game the system.
Those section 8 housing "Saints" are moving to my neighborhood destroying our neighborly life with a Ghetto lifestyle.
I make no apologies. My taxes enable this destructive culture
In 1963 I was making $2.55 for 5 hours per day, four days a week. $10.20 a week for a snot nose kid was something! For EXTRA money I mowed lawns at $0.25 each and for an extra dime I would trim the walls and edge the walk for a realtor. That $10.20 would cost $175.00 today.
I caught the mistake........darn calculator and calculater.
I gotta tell you folks, it's hard to raise a family on what a squeegee man makes today so I'm going to demand at least a hundred dollars per car that I work on.
Sure it sounds like a lot but spread out over all the cars on the street it's only a few cents per car.
Help the Squeegee Man!
Your certainly are correct. Inflation is hidden tax on everyone and it hits the poor the hardest.
Why the Keysians think that inflation is good for the economy and the poor I will never understand. When the Fed creates money what it is really doing is stealing wealth from the private sector in order to spend it on whatever the government spends it on. In other words it is an across the board tax on anyone holding dollars.
This brings to mind another thing that few people think about (lucky for the USA) is that when the Fed creates money it is also taxing every foreign country that holds dollars for use for international exchange. It is also a tax on foreign individuals who hold dollars as a hard currency (what a joke). But it is obvious that foreigners are catching on because foreign countries are increasing their gold reserves as are individuals.
Another demand to tax small businesses.
If accomplished expect prices to increase.
how you gonna program that thing to spit on a burger?
If they would have stayed in school, not gotten pregnant by thier loser boyfriend who is out getting others pregnant, they wouldnt have to rely on a 7 dollar an hr job. And this is our fault!
Job? Just go on welfare.
Nope, no bias here. Just a plain ole American speaking her mind about what's fair. No matter she is the Executive Director for the National Employment Law Project, a economic subversive institution supported by every kook foundation, United Way, AARP, AFL-CIO, SEIU and former American Communists in the book...
That have a 2012 Annual Report at their website [nelp.org] ....biggest bunch of crybaby crap I've ever seen. They have no understanding about economics or work equity.
BTW, as a 501 c3, you'd think that their annual report would have numbers about what they got and what they spent. But it does not.
Yep. According to the article more than three-quarters of all jobs pay enough to support a family of four above the poverty level.
It also lowers their wages significantly because they'll lose food stamp and Medicaid benefits.
If you have a fast food job, don't start a family. Simple.
I am speechless aside from "Christine, you ignorant slut."
Let's say you go into business for yourself, and from modest beginnings, you start to make a lot more money. You're your only employee, but your one-person business (whatever it is) is such a success, you realize you need a little help with the paperwork....or the computer work. So you hire a person to help you.
After a while, your sole employee figures out how much money you're making, and demands a raise. You've probably been paying this person more than the minimum wage anyway, but this person wants a lot more money claiming you can afford it. But you protest saying what they do (glorified paper shuffler) is only deserving of so much pay. The person threatens to quit if you don't double his or her salary. What do you do? Well, if it were me, I'd explain things to my sole employee about their worth. If they kept up the protests, they'd be summarily fired.
Nobody is twisting these peoples' arms to make them work at fast food places. If they want more money, they better be able to expand their skills and have something other employees will value. Otherwise, they'd should be content to have a low-skilled job.
McDonalds jobs have never in the past been for a person raising a family
Now with Obama and no other jobs available they have become an emergency source of revenue while looking for a decent job.
And still we have people who would vote for this Community organizer another time.
Even if fast food workers got their raises and their union, it wouldn't help them. Because a chunk of their meager earnings would go for union dues. They'd be buying mansions for fat union parasites while they continue to remain low-wage proles in dead-end jobs.
Entry level means just that. This country is so screwed up that it's hard to even address this nonsense.
Just another case of fiscal insanity at work. Every time you raise a "minimum wage" you lose jobs and cause "cost push" inflation. And the false argument about McDonald's making huge profits is lame. Sure McDonald's makes big bucks, but only by getting a small portion of each sale by an individual franchise. And what about the individual franchise owner? Is he making big bucks? I knew one of the early franchise owners from the early 60's when McDonald's (and fast food in general) was new. With a basic "monopoly" at the time, the husband and wife managed to make a high 5 figure income. But for that, they risked losing everything accumulated over 35 years of working for others to purchase the franchise, went further into debt, and each put in 80 hour weeks with no vacations. Yes, eventually things improved after their second location was established, but it is a typical risk-reward scenario. And what about the working model for the business? With the exception of management, these jobs are designed to be entry level jobs to give youngsters work experience and pocket change. The fact that someone wants to make these jobs "careers" speaks volumes about our economy. Want these positions to be careers - institute 20% taxes and subsidize them. Then we'll destroy personal incentive and eventually be known as the "united States of Socialism".
"One demand of the 1963 marchers was raising the federal minimum wage to $2 an hour. In todays dollars, thats roughly $15 an hour what the striking fast-food workers are now calling for."
Seven years ago, my company took 10% from my pay rate. It has never been returned, as promised. No increases, no COLA's, and no job if I don't like it.
30 years in the same profession, and living on what I made in the 70's. Businesses and corporations are going to get even more cutthroat and demanding for more at the same wages, as the job pool continues to grow, and threats of termination keep everyone but the too foolish and too gifted in line.
As for a fast food joint being a "stepping-stone" job, that is no longer true. There is increasingly becoming no where to step "up" to in this economy, unless your sights are set on the corporate environment. Then backstabbing and scapegoating will be your constant companions for the extra money you'll earn.
Would it kill someone to work 60 hours a week while putting yourself through school? Get 2 or 3 jobs and take some courses that will earn you a marketable skill or trade. It used to be called getting ahead. It takes effort. My first summer job in high school, I worked 58 hours a week and still had plenty of time to screw around.
You can't raise a family even on a full time job at McDonalds...In fact, a single person would be lucky to pay for simple basic things like food, rent, utilities and gasoline to get to work.
Those who work at these places can forget bare bone basic things like groceries, insurance, clothing, medical expenses, car payments etc, etc....Same with retail, warehousing, and the entire service industry.
Regardless of where you're at on this debate, it's become a luxury in America for many just to pay for bare necessities such as rent, gas, food and utilities.
Compound this by millions getting their hours slashed under 30 hrs per week so the fat corps can avoid providing benefits etc...
It's a meat grinder...
It's why for example big dollar industries like housing and big pharma nose totally dive in the next two decades...Bet the rent.
Ya see all these millions of American will not have those top shelf medical benefits their parents had, where they're medical benefits paid for all these high end medications to keep them alive...
Not going to happen for the generations coming up right now...
Simply buying a home in the not too distant future will be a total luxury for young adults today...
What they ignore is that McDonald's and Yum! don't own the individual outlets. They're owned by small business men and women who are not raking in million dollar salaries. Those are the ones who will have to foot the salary increases.
It is sad to realize that this author, and so many other supposedly intelligent people, are arguing that the "skills" needed to flip a burger are great enough that doing so for 40 hour a week should be enough to feed/clothe/house an entire family.
They seem to have no concept of "value". They probably think a steak should cost the same as a hamburger too, because it is unfair that poor people don't get to eat steak and lobster.
It is fast food. If you charge enough that it costs as much as a good meal, people will probably just cook their own frozen burgers and fries at home. Or they'll go to a nicer restaurant, and get real food.
I want to meet some of these people, and ask them if they'd pay me $15 if I carried their books for them for an hour. When they say "of course not, it's not worth it", I'd respond — neither is it worth it to me to pay you $15 an hour to push buttons and say "good day" to me.
I would love to think that there would finally be a rebellion against this runaway government but, increasingly, I am convinced that we will do nothing. More disturbing, zero is showing the left what they can get away with and not be held accountable.
Without action by the people to restore the government to the limits imposed by the Constitution, the America we grew up with is dead. The Founders have spun so much in their graves that their bones are little more than splinters and pencil points. We did not protect or preserve the government they worked so hard to create and gave up so much to establish. More's the pity.
I read somewhere the average ff franchise makes $60k profit / year.
So I imagine $15/hr could put them out of business quite rapidly.
Then again I can see the day where each place will likely have 2 employees / shift and the rest of the work automated.
There was another one of these idiots on O'Reilly last night. He was going on about how raising the minimum wage meant that everyone would have more money to spend, which would mean they would buy more things, which would pump more money into the economy and stimulate growth. I had to change the channel before I threw the remote at the TV. I understand "fair and balanced," but I don't understand giving a forum to blatant stupidity.
Small business?
Do you know what single Mc'D's franchise cost? And many of these franchise owners own multiple franchises.
Your talking many *millions* here.
It's why so many foreigners with big bucks, many from Mideastern countries have opened up franchises here....They are buying up all the typical hotel chains, 7-11 greedy marts, gas stations and fast food jackball type franchises.
Trust me, most of these are NOT owned by Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty from Hogjaw Kansas.
The other thing missing from this debate is all of the benefits given to those who only work part time, especially those with children.
EITC can be a several thousand dollar income boost to someone making $5-10K in a minimum wage part time job. That is on top of childcare subsidies, SNAP, discounts on utilities, etc. Therefore, very few people with children making this wage are living on that little.
Unfortunately, without it all crashing down, there isn't a lot we can do.
We've tried elections, the Dems lie, cheat, steal, and fix the things, while we fight our own fifth column of Vichy Republicans. Here in Arizona, it's all we have.
I'm sure you have heard about the movement in Colorado to make North Colorado the 51st state. While that will probably not succeed due to the bureaucratic requirements for passage, it will be interesting to see what they do next. For America to survive zero and the left, radical action is necessary.
Here, in Texas, Gov. Perry has talked a good story about seceding, but that's as far as he is willing to go. If we the people who own this government don't shut it down and take control of it, the America we grew up and fought for is no more.
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In the interview, the new TBS late-night host tells Steve Kroft that he would not have "surrendered The Tonight Show and handed it over to somebody publicly and wished them well – and then ... six months later… But that's me, you know."
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Author Affiliations: Bridging the Gap Research Program, Health Policy Center, Institute for Health Research and Policy (Drs Turner and Chaloupka), and Department of Economics (Dr Chaloupka), University of Illinois at Chicago.
Access to competitive foods and beverages in schools—via vending machines, stores/snack bars, and à la carte lines—leads to consumption of unhealthy products,1,2 such as sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which are associated with obesity.3,4 To reverse the childhood obesity epidemic, authorities have called for schools to limit the availability of high-calorie beverages5- 7; the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends that competitive beverages in elementary schools be limited to water, 100% juice, and nonfat or 1% milk.8
Previously, we reported on competitive beverage availability in elementary schools from 2006-2007 to 2008-2009.9 Herein, we extend those findings with 2 additional years of data.
We gathered data on school practices via mail-back surveys at nationally representative samples of public elementary schools in the contiguous United States. The samples were developed at the Institute for Survey Research at the University of Michigan, based on public use data sets from the National Center for Education Statistics. Surveys were completed by school principals and food service staff during the spring (second half) of each school year, from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011. The institutional review board at the University of Illinois at Chicago approved the study protocol and survey materials. Extensive methodological detail is given elsewhere.9,10
We conducted analyses in Stata/SE version 10.0 (StataCorp) to account for sampling stratum and for clustering of schools within districts and states. Weights were developed based on student enrollment and adjusted for potential school nonresponse; all analyses were conducted using these weights, which provide inference to public elementary school students across the United States. Time trends were evaluated in multivariate logistic regression models (controlling for school characteristics) with a linear term and a quadratic term to examine curvilinear trends; both were centered at zero.
Student access to beverages in any competitive venue on campus peaked at 61.3% in 2008-2009 and dropped thereafter (Table). The percentage of students who could purchase only IOM-approved competitive beverages increased linearly. Considering specific venues, vending machine access decreased steadily. There were significant curvilinear trends in access to stores/snack bars and á la carte lines, peaking during 2008-2009 and dropping thereafter. In those venues, availability of high-fat milks peaked in 2007-2008, which appears to be driving the corresponding curvilinear trend in availability of non–IOM-approved beverages in stores/snack bars and á la carte lines.
Beverage vending and the availability of SSBs anywhere on campus decreased steadily since 2006-2007. Student access to stores/snack bars and á la carte beverage lines peaked in 2008-2009 and decreased thereafter. As of 2010-2011, one-third of public elementary school students had access to non–IOM-approved beverages in any competitive venue on campus, and only 11.9% had SSBs available.
In May 2006, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation reached an agreement with the American Beverage Association to limit portion sizes and energy content of beverages offered to students. Those guidelines11 are consistent with the IOM recommendations. An evaluation released by the American Beverage Association reported that beverage shipments to schools dropped by 72% from 2004 to 2009, but that analysis relied on bottler-supplied reports of shipments to schools that mostly had exclusive distribution contracts. In contrast, our previous analyses9 indicated that higher-fat milks and SSBs continued to be offered in 2008-2009, perhaps because those products were sourced outside of formal distribution contracts. The American Beverage Association analysis included data for the first half of the 2009-2010 school year, which we then did not include; however, our current data also show that during 2009-2010, the trend of increasing access to competitive venues reversed, as did the availability of higher-fat milks in stores/snack bars and á la carte lines. This is encouraging, as is the current finding that SSB availability in vending machines (ie, the venue most often covered by distribution contracts) steadily decreased. Increases in district policies pertaining to competitive beverages12 may have contributed to these improvements and that association will be examined in forthcoming reports.
While subject to the typical limitations of survey research (eg, reporting bias), the current analyses are based on large, nationally representative data sets. Although there is still progress to be made, the trends are encouraging and show not only that change in the school beverage environment is possible, but that it is already under way.
Correspondence: Dr Turner, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste 558, Chicago, IL 60608 (email@example.com).
Author Contributions: Dr Turner had full access to the data and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the analyses. Study concept and design: Turner and Chaloupka. Acquisition of data: Turner and Chaloupka. Analysis and interpretation of data: Turner and Chaloupka. Drafting of the manuscript: Turner and Chaloupka. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Turner and Chaloupka. Statistical analysis: Turner and Chaloupka. Obtained funding: Chaloupka. Administrative, technical, and material support: Turner and Chaloupka. Study supervision: Turner and Chaloupka.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: Research support was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Disclaimer: This article was written by the Bridging the Gap Research Program and the conclusions therein do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.
Additional Contributions: We thank Anna Sandoval, MPH, for assistance with data collection. We thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for financial support.
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1978 Birth Born on August 29, 1978.
1994 15 Years Old Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side Plateau United, before moving to Belgium club Anderlecht in 1994, and eventually would make a name for himself, quickly gaining first-choice status although still a teenager.
1995 16 Years Old After being part of the victorious Nigerian team at the Under-17 World Championships in Japan (1993), Babayaro made his international senior debut in the Afro-Asian Championship in 1995, against Uzbekistan. … Read More
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A family member of mine insists on adding her long list of pets as her children. I've deleted them, but she keeps adding them back, stating they are her kids. In the interest of accuracy and continuity, I'd like to revoke her from having access to editing my tree so i can delete them once and for all. Is this possible?
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In a highly risky procedure, vets in the Masai Mara park in southern Kenya have removed a 6in (15cm) metal spear tip embedded in an elephant's temple that could have resulted in him bleeding to death.
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Chicago police said they are investigating a rash of thefts involving lug nuts from squad cars parked at stations in the city's Southwest Side.
Officers starting noticing the missing lug nuts from the wheels of their cars about a week ago. Fortunately no crashes have been reported as a result of the thefts, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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Miley Cyrus's 21st birthday is for the dogs – in a good way.
The pop star celebrated the milestone on Saturday, but not with the kind of party you'd expect from Cyrus, whose controversial behavior has been a regular headline.
Instead, she kicked off her day by relaxing with her four dogs and Tweeting a picture of their snuggle party, along with the caption, "All I could want on my birthday."
Cyrus regularly features her pups on her social media accounts. On Thursday, she Instagrammed a photo of her puppy love with the caption, "Love is allllllll you neeeeeed."
Cyrus – who also dyed her eyebrows back to brown on Friday after bleaching them earlier in the week – recently split from fiancé Liam Hemsworth, who said he's much happier lately.
The "We Can't Stop" singer's birthday weekend didn't get off to the best start – her home was broken into on Friday afternoon. She wasn't home when it happened, but LAPD told E! News that a victim (it's not clear if it was Cyrus) reported that property was missing.
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Cynthia Decker and Molly Hopkins
About Cynthia
Cynthia Decker became serious about her career in lingerie while living in London where she worked for Rigby & Peller. It was there that she learned how to alter and fit bras like a pro. Not too long after, Cynthia moved back to her native Georgia to continued working in the bra industry. In 2006, she opened LiviRae with Molly Hopkins, who has stuck with her through thick and thin. Cynthia is known for her quirky/sexy original lingerie designs and she is the creative, artistic designer/seamstress of the shop. It is Cynthia's passion to help all women, to spread the word of health benefits of wearing the right wire and cup size.
What was your family life like growing up?
I grew up as an only child. My mom divorced my dad when I was 4 and remarried when I was 6. I had to entertain myself a lot. My parents worked a lot. I was very close to my nana, Hattie. She taught me to cook and fed me lots of oatmeal cookies! I was a kind of a fluffy tomboy.
What inspired you to take your very first job working in lingerie retail?
My first job was in Town Center mall in Kennesaw, GA. I worked at Intimacy. At that time Victoria's Secret was so popular and I was young and thought it would be a cool job so I stopped in to see if Intimacy was hiring and they were. I was top sales and convinced the owner to start bringing in D cups. I also learned that the 38B I had been wearing was all wrong and my true size was a 34C or D.
What do you do for fun?
These days for fun I spend time with my kids and my new husband. We have a ferret, two dogs and a chicken. My hobbies include sewing, making jewelry, quilting and whatever comes to my mind and occupies my crazy mind.
What's your basic philosophy for life?
Live by the Golden Rule! Trust in God and all things are possible. It is what it is, so why worry or fight it? Learn from it so that you may teach others.
About Molly
A self-proclaimed "country girl," Molly is referred to as "Saint Molly" by her customers due to her habit of acting as therapist/spiritual healers for all. Raised on a farm outside of Atlanta, Molly knew as a teenager that she wanted to someday own her own bra shop. After taking the position at another high end lingerie store in Atlanta, Molly met her soon to be best friend Cynthia. Together they decided that with their fifty-year combined experience properly fitting bras and designing lingerie, they were destined to open their own boutique.
What was your family life like growing up?
I was raised on a farm, where from 1988 through the early 1990s, I helped do all the farm things before and after school.
Tell us about your family and daughters.
My two daughters are amazing and I am so blessed to have them. And Kenny is my manny when I'm working and he holds down the household, as well as my mom who helps me so much.
What do you do for fun?
I like to go to events with my fiancee and kids like the zoo, aquarium and ice skating. I love to make decorations for the shop at home and teach my daughter how to use old clothes to make new things. I sew and paint.
What's your basic philosophy for life?
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serious are u father and son i must spread this to the 4 corners of this websiteOriginally Posted by lee.jarratt
serious are u father and son i must spread this to the 4 corners of this website lolOriginally Posted by lee.jarratt
cool lee
Better postOriginally Posted by rishi 20
'u - you'
I would truely accept it as a post now
Gawd, i do sound picky
No lee isnt my father, he's my mother
Lets stop spamming now people
I was waiting for a reply from youOriginally Posted by Cpt.McCloud
And rishi, are you really that gullable? It would be strange for a 16 year old to be a father to a X year old boy, I must of been 2 when my 'wife' gave birth!
Ok, anyway. Cant wait till strikers woot!
Good lord is that a hint of on topicness?Originally Posted by lee.jarratt
Me think I'll use Bowser Jr in Strikers..say what you want I thought he was cool in Sunshine and awesome in Double Dash. I hope his specials have something to do with the paintbrush/shadow Mario...
[Zero Motivation, The Guy With Cloud Envy]
Lemme point out some rule:s
- You can use whoever you want on the day
- Special moves are allowed
- You can't have a 20 man tournament, I don't want to have people going through to round 2 without a match =/ - But if thats the only way it will work, I will try to fit EVERYONE in!
No Longer Have A Wii
Bring it on!
I throw my hat into the preverbial ring!
Okie Pokie....
New Rules:
As you know if it comes down to it that we do have 24 players, [We now have 17]
Some people will go straight into round 2 without a game
And it may be that I am in the catagory
To ensure im not cheating I will be filming the hat draw....
Probably on my webcam so it will be shabby lol.
No Longer Have A Wii
Pardon me if ive missed it, but when is Mario Strikers released? Wouldnt mind signing up for the tournament, sounds like a plan
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My Girlfriend can't fight, but you wanna see her box...
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7 Easy Ways to Boost Your Breast Milk SupplyDanielle
In the past with my older boys, I have had supply issues when it comes to breastfeeding. In fact with my oldest supply issues ended my breastfeeding relationship earlier than I would have liked!
My middle son was just a nightmare to nurse and that is just a different story altogether.
With Addison thankfully we only had a couple minor bumps in the road. But I wanted to write something up about boosting your supply if it is something you need to do.
From breast pumps to all natural herbal supplements, and of course nursing more frequently, here is my list of the top 7 ways, and tricks that helped me boost my personal breast milk supply!
Please feel free to share your own tips and tricks in the comment section!
1. Nurse Frequently! 1 of 7If you are nursing frequently, nurse some more! The more your body feels a "demand" to make milk, the more milk you will typically make!
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2. Offer Both Breasts at Each Feeding 2 of 7Offer both breasts at each feeding. Let your baby nurse until they unlatch, or fall asleep, and repeat!
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3. Pump! 3 of 7Pump frequently, even when you aren't with your baby! Some studies show that using a double electric breast pump for 10-15 minutes can increase your prolactin levels meaning you will produce more milk!
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4. Skip the Pacifier 4 of 7When you are working on boosting your supply, skip the pacifier! Use the actual breast as a comforting measure. It will calm baby down, and also help to boost your supply!
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5. Stay Hydrated 5 of 7Drink a lot of water and stay hydrated any way you can! Don't force yourself to drink more than you want to though!
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6. Fenugreek Supplements 6 of 7A lot of women swear by Fenugreek which is an all natural supplement. I know it certainly helped me to boost my supply. Downside? You smell like maple syrup all the time!
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7. Milkin' Cookies! 7 of 7This is by far my favorite way to boost your supply! Milkin' Cookies are delicious cookies you can buy online and they help boost your supply without tasting horribly! I am a huge fan!
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The West Washington boy's basketball team has been charting their ship all season and has come up with ways to win a sectional and regional. Now they point that ship in uncharted waters as they move into the semi state round for the first time in school's history.
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Over the final four weeks of the regular season, the West Washington boys basketball team got on a roll, a roll that couldn't have envisioned when the season began. However, they were winning the games when it mattered most as they went through sectionals and regionals and made their way to the Class A Seymour Semistate.
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Source: Reuters
quote: "Apple aims to follow Android..." Get used to it guys! Apple is no longer leading in ANY meaningful way. They will be "following Android" from here on out!
quote: I agree with the other comments. I think you have to be reaching to get on their case about not making different screen sizes before.
quote: Steve Jobs, who died late last year after battling cancer, was reluctant to have a range of different screen sizes because it could make apps and web pages render badly, and the temperamental CEO was famously keen on whittling down product lines.
quote: Which brings me to the question of 'What Would Steve Do?' Jobs detested tiny tablet screens, saying consumers would have to sand down their fingertips in order to move objects. The opposite would likely be true for larger smartphone screens. The 3.5-inch display is perfect for the average human hand — anything larger and using the screen literally becomes a reach.So, will the next iPhone have a larger screen? Probably. But we're unlikely to see an iPhone with a 4-inch screen. Which is how Apple has always kept ahead of its opponents, by zigging when everyone else is zagging.
quote: But what is interesting is their buried claim that the iPhone 5 was spiked because Jobs thought a new, differing screen size would ruin the iPhone line. It'd fragment it. It'd Android-ize it—and anything resembling Android would be anathema to Jobs.
quote: You do understand that(a) a larger screen does not necessarily mean a larger phone?(b) quoting Steve Jobs on the undesirability of a smaller iPad has nothing to do with iPhone screen size?
quote: What, so Google can have a monopoly? Android needs Apple.
quote: Your messiah is dead, and Apple will be going the way of the dodo as it should, or at least go back to a niche market.
quote: Tony, isn't Microsoft the reason that Apple is still alive now?
quote: Define "largest tech company."It seems to me that is not something that is measurable by one metric alone.
quote: uh, try again, tony. Apple was about to fold when microsoft gave them 150,000,000 $ as "an investment."
quote: quote: Tony, isn't Microsoft the reason that Apple is still alive now? Tony: No
quote: All this relates to profit, not size. Apple makes toys and if they were to stop all production, the world would go on without missing a beat. If MS were to suddenly shut down, the entire worlds ecomomy would crash. Even Apple wouldnt be able to make anything, becasue all of the plants that make all of the ipod/pad/phone and Macs ALL run 100% of their business on PC's. Apple isnt 1/100th the "size" of Microsoft. They are currently more profitable though. Good for them, and good for the industry, but dont mitake thier profit for importance or size.
quote: Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. - Philip K. Dick
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Peat Reek available to view for FREE!
Hi folks,
Just a quick update to let you all know that Peat Reek is now available to view online for free.
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Inverness Film Festival
Peat Reek will be screening at the Inverness Film Festival on Saturday 8th November.
I will be there along with some cast/crew. We also have a feature on whiskycast... Read more
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Peat Reek is complete and has been submitted to the Edinburgh International Film Festival! It will be a couple of months before we find out if it has... Read more
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The post production work is coming along nicely - the film has nearly reached its first full assembly. This will then require lots of fine-tuning and audio work... Read more
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Well thats it...shooting has finished.
Myself and the crew had a very busy few days running around the hills and the Highland Folk Museum gathering footage. Everything seemingly... Read more
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If your TDEE is 2,800 cals you would have to eat that much just to maintain, at least in theory. On the other hand, if your TDEE is 2,800 cals and you're eating 1,000 - 1,200 cals a day, that's a deficit of 1,600 - 1,800 cals A DAY. Although TDEE can change from day to day depending on level of activity, that kind of caloric deficit I could easily see creating starvation mode.
I'd say focus on eating to maintain for a while and THEN after maybe a month or two of that, try creating a deficit again. But instead of 1,600 - 1,800 calories of deficit EVERY DAY, try something MUCH smaller, like, say... 200? Fat loss will be slow this way, but you won't trigger starvation mode and the loss will be real.


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Investigation continues into death of North East man
NORTH EAST -- Borough police and the Erie County Coroner's Office are continuing their investigation into the death of a man who was found in a Wall Street residence on Friday.
Toxicology testing is being done to determine the cause of death for 26-year-old Curtis Muller, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said today. Cook said Muller's death does not appear suspicious at this point.
North East police said they were called to 20 Wall St. on Friday at about 4 p.m. on a report of a dead person. Police later called in the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team, which arrived at about 10 p.m. Friday and removed some items from the residence.
North East police would not comment further on the matter today, other than to say that it is an ongoing investigation.
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Students who obtain a pass in their Science modules (40%) and a merit in their English modules (50%) on the IFP can automatically progress into Cardiff School of Biosciences or Cardiff School of Chemistry. Progression into other academic schools will be considered, subject to an application and interview. These Schools include:
All applicants who are offered a place on the IFP for Health & Life Sciences (September 2013 entry) with a view to progressing to a degree course in Medicine (September 2014 entry) will be required to apply through UCAS to meet the 15 October 2013 deadline whilst on the Foundation Programme. In addition, all applicants are required to take the national UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UK-CAT) during July-October 2013. Comprehensive information on this (including specimen test questions) can be found on the UKCAT website (www.ukcat.ac.uk).
Final decisions on applications received for the IFP for Health & Life Sciences for Medicine will be made in early July 2013.
The undergraduate programmes available within Cardiff School of Biosciences:
Cardiff School of Biosciences has well-equipped modern laboratories, its own libraries, a Teaching and Learning Resource Centre, study areas with fully up-to-date networked computers, and its own Field Centre set in the Welsh countryside near Newbridge on Wye.
The School offers an extensive range of degree schemes in Biological, Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, all of which have recently been assessed by government-sponsored panels and rated as "Excellent" – the highest quality rating available.
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All the degree programmes are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The School is located in the Main Building immediately adjacent to the Science Library and conveniently close to the Students' Union, city centre shops, attractive parklands and university residences.
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The School benefits from excellent staff-student relations and operates a successful "buddy" system for new students (where each new student is partnered by an older student to act as a "big brother/sister"). In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the School had 55% of its research assessed as excellent by international standards.
Progression to the undergraduate course in Pharmacy will be subject to application and interview. You will receive help and advice on how to apply for this course during your Foundation Programme.
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In recent assessments of undergraduate teaching, the School of Optometry was awarded the designation "Excellent" and this was partly because of the excellent staff-student relations and friendly atmosphere that exists within the School. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, a clear majority of work submitted was classed as being of an internationally excellent standard. The School has 22 academic and clinical staff who are experts in their fields of research. Their work attracts grants in excess of £1.5million every year from government research councils and other agencies.
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The college football action this past weekend was fast and furious as the top three teams held on to their positions with blowout victories over underdog opponents.
Impressive southern outfits such as LSU, South Carolina, Florida State, and Auburn leaped to the forefront of the SEC and ACC by posting important victories over teams who had been contenders for conference titles.
Nebraska maintained its stranglehold on the No.1 overall position in the nation with a devastating manhandling of previously undefeated Kansas State.
Arizona and Alabama lost for the first time.
It was predicted for months Alabama would likely lose their first game of the year when the Tide met South Carolina. Arizona's shocking two point loss to Mike Riley's Oregon State Beavers sets up a three-way round robin at the end of the season in the PAC10.
For two weeks in November the Wildcats, Beavers, and Oregon Ducks should make the end of the PAC10 season as exciting as any conference title game.
Michigan State, playing well for recovering coach Mark Dantonio who observed in person, put out the flame of undefeated Michigan's return to glory.
It was a great day all around for Mark Dantonio, a former star defensive back for the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 1970s.
Penn State continued its fall down the Big 10 ladder with a loss to coach Ron Zook's Fighting Illini.
Ohio State, Boise State, and TCU continued their mop up campaigns against outclassed opponents.
The Top 10 For 10-10-10
This Week Last Week
No.1: Nebraska (1)
No.2: Ohio State (2)
No.3: Boise State (3)
No.4: TCU (6)
No.5: Oklahoma (5)
No.6: Oregon (8)
No.7: Iowa (9)
No.8: LSU (N/R)
No.9: Utah (10 tie)
No.10 Auburn (10 tie)
The Drop-Outs: Alabama (4) and Arizona (7).
The Drifters: Michigan State, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida State