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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Bank on World Water Day at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 22. The MOU will strengthen support to developing countries seeking a water secure future. Secretary Clinton and World Bank President Robert Zoellick delivered brief remarks. Secretary Clinton said:
"...The water crisis is a health crisis, it's a farming crisis, it's an economic crisis, it's a climate crisis, and increasingly, it is a political crisis. And therefore, we must have an equally comprehensive response.
"Now our experts in the United States Government are working on water issues at nearly two dozen agencies " of course, from State and USAID, but also the Millennium Challenge Corporation, NASA, NOAA, EPA, Treasury, and so much else. And many of our agencies are already working with the World Bank Group, but we want to enhance that collaboration, and that will be created by the memorandum of understanding that we sign today.
"Now, the MOU is a good step forward, but we have so much further to go together. As you've already heard Bob say in his recitation of some of the statistics that should be driving all of us to greater efforts, more than 5,000 people die each day from causes linked to unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene, and most of them are children. Millions of women and girls walk for hours every day to collect water for their households, and some of them put their very lives and physical safety at risk. And by 2025, we believe that it could be as much as two-thirds of the world's population, including in more areas within developed countries where people will be living under water stress. And that will, in turn, both undermine and impede socioeconomic development.
"So we come today determined to do what we can to make sure those statistics not only don't worsen, but begin to reverse. One year ago, I reaffirmed the United States's commitment to water security, to ensuring that people have the water they need, when and where they need it, in a sustainable manner, while reducing the risk and impact of extreme water events like droughts and floods. So water security for us is a matter of economic security, human security, and national security, because we see potential for increasing unrest, conflicts, and instability over water. That is why I asked the National Intelligence Council to prepare an intelligence estimate on the national security implications of water security up to the year 2040.
"But there is another side to this issue. The water crisis can bring people together. In fact, on water issues, cooperation, not conflict, is and can be the rule. We have seen this in the success of local water groups, neighbors combining their resources to build wells and install pipes, then paying for water together. We have seen how water projects, done right, can unite engineers, health experts, educators, and political leaders. And we have seen countries come together to settle disputes and arrive at joint solutions to their water problems. So we want to enhance collaboration and commitment to bring more clean water and sanitation to more people.
"We take this very seriously, so in our government, we're now working to increase the impact of our policies and programs through our strategy to advance water security worldwide."
You can read the Secretary's full remarks here, and more about U.S. water policy and the Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act.
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Craft Beer Brouhaha Reaches a Head
-- Boris Pasternak, from Dr. Zhivago
PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) -- Admittedly, the community of small brewers, brewpubs, bottle shops, taprooms, beer festivals and publications that throws itself under the umbrella of "craft" can seem fairly pedantic at times.
If you ask for a pint of stout, they'll give it to you in a bulbous 20-ounce glass larger than the shaker tumbler you're accustomed to -- with 16 ounces for the pint and 4 to accommodate the head. Ask for a wheat beer that tastes like Blue Moon, and you might be told it's a witbier and get Pierre Celis' life story in return. Ask a brewer for one of their resealable gallon jugs and you'll learn what a growler is, if not a grenade (its 32-ounce sibling).
They're not trying to be difficult. It's just that among this community, specific words and terms matter.
It's a similar case in just about every other corner of life. Once you've heard it referred to as a lintel, you'll never call the top portion of your door anything else. Once that wall around a stage curtain is a proscenium, no other word will do. Break bones in your fingers and you'll never forget the word phalanges.
The folks in the small brewing community are just trying to make sure you get what you want, and that the word you're using will get you to it without confusion. It's not as easy as it sounds. Bars throughout the U.S. have no qualms serving you a beer in a straight-sided 16-ounce shaker pint that not only diminishes odor and flavor (a minor quibble), but will get you less than 16 ounces every time unless the bartender sweeps the beer's head clean off. At some shops and breweries, the 32-ounce size, or even a two-liter version, is also a "growler." Ask for a wheat beer, meanwhile, and you run the risk of being handed a Kona Wailua Ale, Boulevard Unfiltered or Goose Island 312: All fine beers, but none remotely resembling that Blue Moon you tasted.
In an attempt to eliminate confusion, blogger and Northwest beer writer Bill Night suggested during the hop harvest earlier this month that brewers stop using both "fresh hop" and "wet hop" to describe beers brewed with hops picked just 24 hours before brewing. By using both terms, Night says some breweries reserve the "wet hop" term for when they use fresh-picked stock and will use "fresh hop" to describe bundles of the freshest hops they have hanging around at the time.


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Hello everyone, I stumbled on this website from searching around through Google. I've been making pottery for a few years, and for the majority of the time I've focused on firing my work in either wood or salt kilns. I show my work in art shows and craft fairs around upstate South Carolina. I have a lot of fun making tea bowls. I am fascinated by Japanese pottery forms. I am really excited about getting feedback on my work from people who use tea ware regularly.
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We arrived safely in Mexico! To adjust to the time difference we came a few days before our first concert. Today, the whole orchestra and technical crew had a trip to the famous ruins of Teotihuacan, a city northwest of Mexico City.
In 1898 this wonderful place has been discovered by coincidence, when railroad engineers were looking for a way around or through the hills that were present all over this valley. When they started digging it turned out those were no natural hills at all, but giant piramide-like temples, covered with trees. These buildings are almost 2000 years old.
Today, archeologists estimate that these immense ruins of Teotihuacan are but 20% of all monuments still left to discover in this valley. You can imagine that we were all amazed by the beauty and history of this place.
During the tour, our busses stopped for lunch in a very special restaurant: in a huge underground cave! While listening to Mexican music, we had a typical Mexican lunch, with taco's, tortillas, and of course lots of corn and beans.
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Top: Gift - J.Crew (similar); Skirt: Japan; Shoes: Seychelles via Last Chance (similar)
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Mint, red, and Andrew Bird
Top: Gift - J.Crew (similar); Skirt: Japan; Shoes: Seychelles via Last Chance (similar)
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- cathykhayesApril 19, 2012 at 12:39 PM
LOVE LOVE that skirt! You are adorable as always!!ReplyDelete
Love mint and red Kristine! And love how music has the ability to transform you to another place and time. Good for you!ReplyDelete
- JessicaApril 19, 2012 at 1:12 PM
that skirt and shoes are to die for!!!!ReplyDelete
- JessicaApril 19, 2012 at 1:46 PM
such a cute look, also i freaking love Andrew Bird!!! i'm really jealous you got to see him!ReplyDelete
I love that skirt, and the color combo is fabulous. Perfect for wearing while listening to Andrew Bird, I'd say.ReplyDelete
omg! those shoes are so adorable!ReplyDelete
- mollybkiddApril 19, 2012 at 3:45 PM
ummm... DARLING. Love those shoes!ReplyDelete
- kitsunekunApril 19, 2012 at 4:10 PM
such a happy song! wish he would play here for under a million dollars....glad you have your matt back- wish we could see you guys soon! we're all over the place:(ReplyDelete
- Rae VedaApril 19, 2012 at 5:50 PM
I love the red and green together so cute! xo, rvReplyDelete
I'm loving your skirt Kristine! I also did a mint and red post a little bit ago :) I love that color combo!ReplyDelete
Absolutely LOVE this skirt. The bottom detail is amazing.ReplyDelete
Also LOVE Andrew Bird!
great skirt! you're right about the mint and red!ReplyDelete
- Snflynn86April 20, 2012 at 10:11 AM
That skirt is so prettttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyReplyDelete
- Jupe_CambriaApril 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM
This skirt is one of my favs of yours...I love the pleats and the blend of green/red shades...plus those shoes are to die for!ReplyDelete
<3 Cambria
LOVE your cute skirt!! and i just went to my second andrew bird concert a few weeks ago! he was amazing!!ReplyDelete
giiiiirl, i didn't know that you were a convert. we're twins!!ReplyDelete
and andrew bird is genius!
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Friday, April 27th, 8pm: Iktus Percussion joins Loadbang to present selected works of XENAKISPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: ac institute, alejandro acierto, andy kozar, atrees, Chris Graham, Cory Bracken, iktus percussion, jeffrey gavett, kassandra, keren, khal perr, kottos, loadbang, mariel roberts, psappha, steve sehman, will lang, Xenakis
"Sparks will fly when these two formidable new-music forces collide in this all-Xenakis blowout."
– Time Out New York
Iktus Percussion joins Loadbang for a remarkable all-Xenakis concert this Friday, April 27th, 8pm at the AC Institute in Chelsea. The concert will feature an incredible lineup including Ensemble Loadbang (Jeffrey Gavett, Alejandro Acierto, Will Lang and Andy Kozar), Mariel Roberts, conductor Yoshi Onishi, and a venerable cast of up-and-coming new music performers in New York tackling exciting and challenging selections of Iannis Xenakis' solo and chamber music.
Friday, April 27th, 8pm
AC Institute – 547 W. 27th St, New York NY
$15 general admission / $8 students and seniors
Iktus Percussion joins Loadbang to present selected works of Xenakis
Program includes:
Kottos (for solo cello), Mariel Roberts
Keren (for solo trombone), William Lang
Psappha (for solo percussion), Steve Sehman
Kassandra (for baritone & percussion), Jeffrey Gavett & Chris Graham
Khal Perr (for brass quintet & percussion)
Atrees (for 10 players)
featuring: Francis Liu, Carlos Cordiero, Roberta Michel, Tim Leopold, Dan Peck, David Byrd-Marrow, Fred Trumpy, Adam Forman, Joe Fee, and conductor Yoshi Onishi
About the ensembles:
Based in New York City, Iktus Percussion is an ambitious, dynamic young ensemble committed to expanding the boundaries of the percussion genre. Iktus is a collective-based operation, featuring an array of industrious and multi-talented percussionists with Chris Graham, Justin Wolf, Steve Sehman, Nick Woodbury, and Cory Bracken at the core. As a group with strong ties to the local artistic community, Iktus is dedicated to collaboration with emerging artists, having commissioned over fifty new works for percussion from such composers asAngélica Negrón, Aaron Siegel, Lisa R. Coons, Jenny Olivia Johnson, Stefan Weisman, and Billy Martin (ofMedeski, Martin and Wood), among others.
With an exciting and diverse range of repertoire, Iktus has performed at such venues and festivals as the Bang on A Can Marathon, Galapagos Arts Space, Le Poisson Rouge, Issue Project Room, Symphony Space, and Trinity Church. Iktus has been appointed to several residencies including SUNY Purchase College (where they performed Laura Kaminsky's Terra Terribilis, a concerto for percussion quartet and orchestra), CUNY Brooklyn College, and the Pre-College music program at Stony Brook University. As performer-educators, Iktus has also hosted master classes to various enthusiastic elementary school audiences. Community outreach and public performance is an essential aspect of Iktus' mission: in September of 2011, Iktus performed an exciting all-percussion outdoor concert in Fort Greene Park, including works by Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe, and IannisXenakis.
In the Spring of 2010, Iktus was selected as a Time Out New York Critic's Pick: Top Ten Concert of the Year, and received critical acclaim from the New York Times for their performance with the St. Petersburg Chamber Symphony in Symphony Space's "Wall to Wall" series: Music of the Soviet ERA, and sold out the final evening of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek with critical acclaim at Issue Project Room in January of 2012.
New music chamber group loadbang, hailed as "inventive" by the New York Times, is building a new kind of music for mixed ensemble. Their unique lung-powered instrumentation (bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, baritone voice) has provoked diverse responses from composers, resulting in a broad stylistic palette ranging from wordless microtonal meditations to broad political satire. In the past three years, they have premiered more than 40 works, including several written by members of the band, and a new arrangement by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang. They also perform works for indeterminate ensemble, including such New York School classics as Brown's December 1952 and Cage's Four6 and Song Books.
Not content to dwell solely in the realm of notated music, loadbang is known for its searing and unpredictable improvisations, exploring the edges of instrumental and vocal timbre and technique, and blurring the line between composed and extemporaneous music. To this end, they have embarked on a project to record improvisations and works written by members of the band, designing fabricating and releasing hand-made copies in a limited edition. Recent performances include appearances at the Roger Smith Hotel on Talea Ensemble's iNSIDE Out series, a program of all premieres at Issue Project Room, and a performance of Cage's Song Books on the Avant Media Festival. The members of loadbang met as part of the first class of Manhattan School of Music's Contemporary Performance program.
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text: Kenya Airways 2011-12 Full Year Announcement Kenya Airways sustained profitability in the financial year ended 31 March 2012 despite the challenging economic and geopolitical environment witnessed throughout the year. Factors that negatively impacted the airline industry in the period included high fuel prices, euro-zone crisis and a generally weak economy in the West. The airline carried over 3.6 million passengers by the end of March 2012 indicating a year on year growth of over half a million passengers. During the year, Kenya Airways successfully launched three new destinations namely Ndjamena, Ouagadougou and Jeddah. The Board is pleased to announce that Kenya Airways achieved an all time high turnover of KShs 107.9 billion which represents a 26% increase on prior year turnover of KShs 85.8 billion. The Profit after tax realised was KShs 1.66 billion compared to the prior year profit of KShs.3.5billion. This represents a net profit margin of 1.5%, down from 4.1% achieved in 2010/11. Earnings per share reduced to KShs 3.58 from KShs 7.65 reported in the prior year. Management continued to invest time and resources towards maintaining high levels of safety in all its operations during the year. Read the press announcement here Download the presentation here


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Bernanke Warns of Fiscal Cliff, Reminds of Debt Limit
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the stakes are high in finding solutions to the so-called fiscal cliff.
Bernanke, who spoke this afternoon at the Economic Club of New York, said he believes the "realization" of all of the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that would go into effect at the beginning of 2013 would pose a substantial threat to the slow recovery of the U.S. economy.
The Fed chairman also reminded the crowd that the United States needs to increase the federal debt limit again early in 2013. The debt ceiling became a big issue for investors in the summer of 2011 when political posturing before a deal was struck led Standard & Poor's to lower the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from AAA after prolonged disagreement in Congress.
Obama and Boehner were joined last Friday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and the president told reporters that he was confident Congress would reach a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
But some analysts have suggested that fiscal cliff negotiations could go the way of Europe -- kicking the proverbial can down the road.
"You're going to get something that kicks this down the road into the new Congress next year," said Doug Roberts, chief investment strategist at ChannelCapitalResearch.com. "I don't think you're going to get anything comprehensive, but you may get some type of a temporary fix that kind of allows both sides to declare victory, and at that point address it next year."
However the discussions play out, Bernanke has reiterated time and again the importance for Congress to reach some sort of deal on the budget without allowing for the full fiscal cliff.
Bernanke said he believed the potential fallout is widely appreciated by legislators now, and he said a credible plan would eventually transition the economy to a stronger condition with full employment.
Below is the transcript of Bernanke's remarks on the fiscal cliff:
What are these looming challenges? First, the Congress and the Administration will need to protect the economy from the full brunt of the severe fiscal tightening at the beginning of next year that is built into current law--the so-called fiscal cliff. The realization of all of the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff, absent offsetting changes, would pose a substantial threat to the recovery--indeed, by the reckoning of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and that of many outside observers, a fiscal shock of that size would send the economy toppling back into recession. Second, early in the new year it will be necessary to approve an increase in the federal debt limit to avoid any possibility of a catastrophic default on the nation's Treasury securities and other obligations. As you will recall, the threat of default in the summer of 2011 fueled economic uncertainty and badly damaged confidence, even though an agreement ultimately was reached. A failure to reach a timely agreement this time around could impose even heavier economic and financial costs.


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Although manufacturers and users may say otherwise, most people buy radar detectors for one reason: to avoid speeding tickets. It's not surprising, then, that there's a bit of an outlaw mentality among the people who review radar detectors -- including two who have become trusted sources in the industry.
Several years ago, Craig Peterson of RadarTest.com was accused of sabotaging a radar-detector field test by the editors of the now-inactive GuysOfLidar.com, who post a video on their website to back up the claim. (Peterson doesn't respond to the accusation on his website.)
Roy Reyer, a former police officer and proprietor of RadarBusters.com, is a prominent expert and tester of radar detectors. He has had legal problems in the past, although not related to the use or review of radar detectors. Reyer pleaded guilty in 2001 to felony solicitation to commit computer tampering in connection with a satellite-TV fraud case, according to records from Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. Reyer's sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for three years and ordered to pay restitution to DirecTV.
Cases such as these can make it difficult for shoppers to figure out which radar-detector reviewers are trustworthy. Ultimately, we did choose to consult testing data and ratings put forth by Peterson and Reyer, but only in conjunction with reviews and test results we found elsewhere.
To find the very best radar detectors, we looked for common threads within multiple tests, recommending radar detectors that perform well across the review spectrum. We checked the meticulous tests by the East Coast Countermeasure Testing Group and Speed Measurement Laboratories (both made up of devoted radar-detector fanatics with excruciating attention to detail) as well as mainstream reviews at Autoweek and CNET, and plentiful owner reviews at Amazon.com and BestBuy.com. We name the best radar detectors based on performance, of course, but we also consider factors such as added features and ease of use.
This report covers three broad categories:
Radar detectors. You can get a good detector for about $200. Pay more, and you'll get a more sensitive detector that can sniff out radar from farther away -- giving you more time to slow down.
Top-of-the-line, $400-plus radar detectors often have GPS, which lets them remember (and remind you) where speed and red-light cameras are. GPS can also mark false-alarm locations, cutting down on annoying, pointless beeps.
"Invisible" radar detectors. Radar detectors are illegal in a few areas (including Virginia and Washington, D.C.) and for commercial truck drivers. "Invisible" radar detectors can't be seen by police radar-detector detectors (RDDs), and they're great long-range detectors -- perfect for highway driving. They're expensive, though (about $500 or more), and they lack "smart" features like GPS.
Laser jammers. Every radar detector in this report can also detect police laser guns -- but by the time they notice laser's pinpoint beam, you're probably already nailed. But you can legally jam police laser guns in most states (unlike radar jammers, which are illegal).
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Shub Niggurath - Introduction
Been inactive here, sorry. Have not been inactive in general. The latest thing I did was a review of Shub Niggurath's Introduction over at the Washington City Paper (it's in this week's print edition as well). To go along with that review, I also did a Q&A with Udi Koomran, who is responsible for remastering the original tape, and who also got me a copy of his early remaster so that I could review it for this site a few years ago. The review here is geared towards someone familiar with the RIO/avant-prog axis; the review at the City Paper is more for laypeople.
Readers of this site will be interested in the question I ask Udi, towards the end of the Q&A, about what he's been working on lately. Bands like Present, Guapo and Eskaton are involved.
Also in that same question, be sure to check out the link to Udi's contribution to the Radio Village Nomade soundscape project - a lot like Chris Cutler's Twice Around the Earth project. Very cool stuff.
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Online Registration Now Open for 2009 Endeavor Games
EDMOND, Okla.--In an effort to go "paperless", registration for the 2009 UCO Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities is now available online. The Internet based registration will also be easier for athletes across the nation and around the world to participate in the 10th Annual Games.
The nationally known, multi-sport event will take place June 11-14 in Edmond, Okla. at UCO, Edmond North High School, Cheyenne Middle School and the UCO Center for Outdoor Adventure Recreation. Athletes with physical disabilities of all ages can now register at www.ucoendeavorgames.com.
The Games will feature 11 total sport competitions including two new competitions in cycling and sitting volleyball. The other sport competitions to be offered are powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, swimming, shooting, wheelchair track & field, indoor archery, outdoor archery, and ambulatory track & field.
The U.S. Paralympic Military Program is sponsoring sport clinics on Thursday, June 11 for aspiring athletes looking to learn a new sport, or for those wanting to develop their current abilities in a sport. These clinics include indoor archery, cycling, rowing, sitting volleyball, shooting, strength and conditioning, and track & field.
The Games will also feature special events this year to commemorate 10 years of excellence in disabled sport. The Amp 1 standing ambulatory basketball team will host an open tournament that will be held Friday, June 12 at 2 p.m. and the Opening Ceremony will follow at 7:30 p.m. An adaptive yoga class will be another new addition to the Games. The class will be offered at no extra charge on Saturday, June 13 for all participants interested.
The Endeavor Games is recognized by U.S. Paralympics, Disabled Sports USA, United States Association of Blind Athletes, USA Track & Field, and Wheelchair Sports USA.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011 - Badminton World Federation | Badminton Photo
Danish star Mathias Boe has immersed himself in the world of badminton -- real and virtual. If you've missed him in real action at the Yonex BWF World Championships this week, good news, Boe is still in action in the virtual badminton world.
The 31-year-old is one half of the All England men's doubles champions with playing partner Carsten Mogensen -- and that's for real.
But with Danish men's singles player, Joachim Persson, Boe has set up an online game for badminton fans called BadmintonStar and that's the virtual.
In the real world, Boe and Mogensen, seeded second, suffered a setback at the 2011 Yonex BWF World Championships, beaten in their quarter-final 24-22 in the third by the seventh-seeded Indonesians Mohammad Ahsan and Bona Septano.
But life goes on, Olympic qualification has started and the Danes would love to be back at Wembley in a year's time, chasing gold.
"That's the dream," said Boe.
"On many occasions we have proven we can win, on many occasions we have proved we cannot. Of course we have a chance if we play our very best of but there are many, many good players so it will be very difficult.
"But the dream and ambition are there to go for a medal so we'll have to see what the future brings."
In the virtual world though, Boe is "reachable" on www.badmintonstar.org, the game is for those who like their badminton but want to take it another stage.
Boe explained: "We talked about doing some sort of game for badminton fans who follow tournaments online as well as live.
"We decided to make it a manager game where you use 10 players with 16 tournaments, the five Premier events and the Super Series tournaments.
"It's a game for the fans who like to get a little deeper into badminton and to follow their favourite players."
The enterprise, set up by technical experts in Macedonia, has been running for a year and is just starting its second season, the world championships forming the first tournament.
"It's quite expensive to set up such a game but hopefully we can make a little bit of money at some point...it's early days yet.
"There are a lot of badminton fans in China, Indonesia and Malaysia and of course we hope they like the game and want to support and play it for a couple of years and maybe we can develop it into something more."
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Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, passes away in California
Dec 12, 2012
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NEW DELHI: Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego, California in the United States on Tuesday evening.
The sitar maestro had been admitted at the Scripps Memorial Hospital on December 6.
He breathed his last at 4.30 p.m.
The sitar maestro, aged 92, had been under treatment for last one week. He was hospitalised last Thursday after he complained of breathing difficulties.
The Prime Minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure."
For nearly three decades, ever since his first tour of the United Statesand Europe in the 1956-57 season, Ravi Shankar has served as India's unofficial ambassador for music.
The music doyen was awarded India's highest civilian honour, theBharat Ratna in 1999. He also received three Grammy Awards.
He had collaborated with several international artists including George Harrison of 'The Beatles', which had garnered him fame all over the world.
He was active as a professional musician till the end and was one of the contenders for the next Grammys.
Panditji is survived by his wife Sukanya and musician daughters, sitar player Anushka Shankar and singer Norah Jones.
Ravi Shankar was born as Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on April 7, 1920 and was referred by the title Pandit.
Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar.
He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan.
After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.
In 1956, he began to tour Europe and America playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison.


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OK, so we're down to the holiday wire. It's less than two weeks till Christmas, and if you're like me, you're probably still fretting over a few gifts — typically for those "impossible to buy for" people on your list. After the insanity of Black Friday and the last couple of weekends, you may feel completed malled-out, ready for a more relaxing shopping environment, if such a thing exists.
It does — in abundance! — at the gift shops run by local museums and other cultural institutions. You'll find that these venues runneth over with items that are quirky, unusual, funny and fantastic.
It's impossible to list them all — you could make a job out of just visiting local gift shops, and believe me, I've tried. But these five are my most-visited and most-cherished — I'm going out on a shopping limb here, but I'd bet you can find something for everyone on your list at any one of these stores.
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Backgrounder #2044 on Education
June 19, 2007
June 19, 2007 | Backgrounder on Education
Congress has begun hearings on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Created in 2002, No Child Left Behind increased federal funding for K-12 education and established new requirements for state and local school systems across the country.
As part of the NCLB reauthorization, Congress should consider various proposed reforms. In March, Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and five other sponsors introduced the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success (A-PLUS) Act (S. 893). In the House of Representatives, Representative Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and 60 cosponsors are sponsoring another version of the A-PLUS Act (H.R. 1539).
Both versions of the A-PLUS Act are geared to addressing problems that have become apparent during the implementation of No Child Left Behind as well as systemic problems that have persisted in federal education policy for decades. Specifically, the proposals would promote greater state and local control in education while maintaining true accountability through state-level testing and information reporting to parents to ensure transparency.
NCLB After Five Years
For more than four decades, Congress has sought to improve public education in America by creating new federal programs and increasing federal spending on education. In fiscal year (FY) 2007, the federal government will spend $23.5 billion on programs that fall under the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which is now called No Child Left Behind.[1]
Five years have passed since President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Bush Administration's original blueprint for NCLB included some valuable reform principles, such as reducing bureaucracy, promoting state flexibility, and expanding parental choice in education. However, those valuable reform ideas were either watered down or eliminated during the legislative process on Capitol Hill in 2001. The bill that emerged from Congress greatly expanded federal power in education while doing little to eliminate bureaucracy, restore state and local control of education, or empower parents.
The Federal Burden on Education. No Child Left Behind significantly increased federal spending on and authority over public education in America. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the Bush Administration's budget request for FY 2008 would increase NCLB spending to $24.4 billion-a 41 percent increase over FY 2001 spending.[2] This budget request also includes a 59 percent increase in Title I grants to local education agencies.[3]
Yet these funding increases have also increased the administrative burden on state and local authorities. No Child Left Behind created new rules and regulations for schools and significantly increased compliance costs for state and local governments. According to the Office of Management and Budget, NCLB increased state and local governments' annual paperwork burden by 6,680,334 hours at an estimated cost of $141 million.[4] Moreover, the federal government now has authority over issues that once were reserved to the local level, such as student testing policies.
Unintended Consequences. The centerpiece of the No Child Left Behind Act is a requirement for annual state-level student testing, information reporting to the public, and a series of mandated sanctions for schools that fail to demonstrate adequate yearly progress toward state achievement benchmarks. The purpose of this provision was to shift the focus of federal education policy from inputs to outputs and student achievement. However, five years of experience implementing NCLB has exposed structural problems in the requirement.
Under NCLB, states must test students in every grade between 3rd grade through 8th grade and once in high school. The law requires states to report on the performance of various subgroups of student populations, such as ethnic minorities, those from low-income families, and those with limited English skills. Students and student subgroups are required to show increasing gains in student proficiency scores. The law sets a goal that all children will score proficient by 2014.[5]
While the Department of Education sets the broad framework of this accountability system, the states maintain control of state-level tests and performance measures. This means that states have the responsibility for defining "proficiency" and setting performance levels on state tests. As a result, some states have lowered standards on state tests to avoid federal sanctions.[6] Ironically, while No Child Left Behind has sought to improve public school accountability and strengthen standards-based reform across the nation, the law's perverse incentives are threatening to eliminate transparency by encouraging all states to lower standards to avoid federal sanctions.
Funds Wasted on Ineffective Programs. One of the problems in President Bush's original No Child Left Behind proposal was that it continued to fund ineffective programs. "This 'program for every problem' solution has begun to add up-so much so that there are hundreds of education programs spread across 39 federal agencies at a cost of $120 billion a year," wrote the White House in February 2001.[7] Regrettably, this problem persists.
For FY 2008, the Bush Administration has proposed eliminating 44 Education Department programs that cost taxpayers a total of approximately $2.2 billion annually. Yet the White House has unsuccessfully proposed terminating many of these same programs in previous years. These are programs that the Bush Administration states "have achieved their original purpose, duplicate other programs, are narrowly focused, or unable to demonstrate effectiveness."[8] For example, the $2.2 million Women's Educational Equity Act promotes educational equality for women and girls, yet female students generally outperform male students on test scores and other performance measures.[9]
In addition, Members of Congress earmark hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education spending for specific projects. According to the Office of Management and Budget, the FY 2005 Department of Education budget includes 1,199 earmarks totaling $483 million.[10] The department's Office of Innovation and Improvement budget included $289 million in earmarks, including $198,000 for the Akron Zoological Park and $248,000 for the Alaska Sea life Center in Seward, Alaska, for its Marine Ecosystems Education Program.[11] Education earmarks divert scarce taxpayer resources to Members' pet projects, which they create outside of the traditional legislative process.
Limited Flexibility and Bureaucracy. One of the four pillars of the White House's original No Child Left Behind proposal was to reduce bureaucracy and increase flexibility: "Additional flexibility will be provided to states and school districts, and flexible funding will be increased at the local level."[12] The proposal called for a charter state option to allow states and districts with quality accountability systems to enter into performance agreements with the U.S. Secretary of Education. Under these agreements, states would be freed from categorical program requirements and could use funding on new state-directed initiatives.
However, this proposal to improve state-level autonomy and flexibility was not included in the No Child Left Behind Act that emerged from Congress. Instead, the law included a modest "ed-flex" provision to allow states to apply for the limited ability to redirect funding between existing federal programs.[13] This is very limited flexibility compared to the original state charter option that would have substantially altered the relationship between the states and the federal government.
Restoring State and Local Control of
Senators DeMint and Cornyn and Representative Hoekstra have introduced similar versions of the A-PLUS Act in the Senate and House of Representatives. Both versions would fundamentally reform the relationship between the states and the federal government in K-12 education. Both versions would restore state and local control in education while maintaining the focus on improving academic achievement by protecting state-level academic standards and testing.
The Senate Version. The stated purpose of the
Senate version of the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act
(S. 893) is:
Under this act, each state (and the District of Columbia and
each U.S. territory) would have the opportunity to enter into a
five-year performance agreement with the U.S. Secretary of
Education. Under the terms of the performance agreement, the state
would have the opportunity to be exempt from all federal program
requirements under No Child Left Behind if it supplied certain
information and maintained the terms of the agreement.
Specifically, the state would be required to identify which programs and funding streams it will consolidate and to outline how it will use the funds to further state education priorities, improve student achievement, and narrow achievement gaps. The performance agreement would require approval from two of three state authorities: the governor, the state legislature, and the state education agency. If these terms were met, the Secretary of Education would be required to approve the performance agreement.
In exchange for this freedom, states would be required to maintain state-level accountability systems, maintain the same academic achievement goals and standards throughout the term of the agreement, and continue to report information about student achievement to parents and the public to maintain academic transparency. States would also be required to continue to disaggregate student testing data. These testing requirements would ensure that states continue to focus on improving academic achievement.
In addition, participating states would be required to continue improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged children and to meet all federal civil rights laws, as well as to maintain the equitable participation of private schools, maintain relative funding levels of at least 90 percent of the previous year's, and limit funds allocated for administration.
If the state meets these terms, the Secretary of Education must continue the performance agreement. If the state does not, the secretary must inform the state and give it an opportunity to submit a revised performance agreement proposal. Once both sides enter into a performance agreement, states must submit annual reports to the Secretary of Education showing how the funds were used and showing the progress (or lack of progress) toward meeting the established goals. The secretary has the power to terminate the performance agreement if the state fails to comply with the agreement or misses its goals for three consecutive years.
The House Version. The purpose of the House version of the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act (H.R. 1539) is to give state and local communities the maximum freedom and flexibility to improve academic achievement and implement education reforms. The bill frees the state from the federal requirements that are often tied to federal education funding and allows the states to implement innovative initiatives to meet the unique needs of their students. By submitting a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education, a state would be exempted from federal requirements and could use its federal funding for programs under Section 1001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for any educational purpose allowed under state law.
The declaration of intent must include a list of eligible programs to be included and a description of the plan for maintaining direct accountability to parents and other citizens of the state. The declaration must also include assurances that a designated state official submitted the declaration, the state will use fiscal controls, the state will comply with federal civil rights laws, and the state will seek to advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged. The declaration of intent may last for no more than five years. The Secretary of Education must honor the declaration of intent within 60 days of receipt if it meets these requirements.
Under A-PLUS, a participating state must maintain transparency of public education. Participating states must "inform parents and the general public regardless of the student achievement system, demonstrating student progress relative to the State's determination of student proficiency, for the purpose of public accountability to parents and taxpayers." States have the freedom to determine their own accountability system.
Within one year, a participating state must widely disseminate-to parents and the general public-a report describing student performance, including disaggregated data (as required under current law) and a description of how the state used the funds to improve academic achievement, address the achievement gap, and improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged students. The legislation also requires the state to maintain funding levels of at least 90 percent of previous year funding, to limit the amount of funds spent on administration, and to ensure the equitable participation of private schools.
The Benefits of the A-PLUS Act
While there are differences between the Senate and House versions of the A-PLUS Act, they share common benefits. Both versions would:
Rather than continuing to expand the federal government's role in education, the A-PLUS Act would return authority to the state level by allowing states to opt out of No Child Left Behind. States and local policymakers would have greater ability to use federal education funds on local priorities. States could end ineffective or inefficient federal programs and target resources toward more pressing needs. Fewer resources would be consumed by administrative costs and the level of bureaucracy needed to comply with existing federal rules and regulations. States, rather than the federal government, would direct state standards and assessments and maintain transparency for results through public reporting.
After more than four decades of unsuccessful federal intervention, it is time for Congress to consider a new approach. Returning greater authority to the states would empower parents, local school leaders, state policymakers, and governors to take responsibility for local schools and implement reforms to strengthen public education.
Dan Lips is Education Analyst in the Domestic Policy Studies Department at The Heritage Foundation.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 202 (October 19, 2006), p. 61,730.
[5] The White House, "Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Five Years of Results for America's Children," January 8, 2007, at www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070108-6.html (May 1, 2007).
[6] Matthew Ladner, Ph.D., and Eugene Hickok, Ph.D., "The Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind: A Time for Choosing Between Federal Management and Citizen Ownership of American Education," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, forthcoming.
[7] George W. Bush, "No Child Left Behind," The White House, February 2001, at www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/presidentplan/ proposal.pdf (June 12, 2007).
[8] U.S. Department of Education, Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Summary, Section III, at www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget08/summary/edlite-section3.html (June 12, 2007).
[9] Krista Kafer, "Taking the Boy Crisis in Education Seriously: How School Choice Can Boost Achievement Among Boys and Girls," Independent Women's Forum Position Paper No. 604, April 2007, at www.iwf.org/pdf/IWFPolicyPaper604_web.pdf (June 12, 2007).
[10] For an overview of federal earmarks in the Department of Education's budget, see Dan Lips, "End Wasteful Education Earmarks," Heritage Foundation Education Notebook, at www.heritage.org/Research/Education/ednotes68.cfm (June 12, 2007).
[11] Ibid.
[12] Bush, "No Child Left Behind."
[13] Wayne Clifton Riddle, "K-12 Education: Special Forms of Flexibility in the Administration of Federal Aid Programs," Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, August 9, 2005.
[14] Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act, S. 893, 109th Cong., 1st Sess., Section 1(c), at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.893:.


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Nilotinib Compassionate Access Ends
|Posted by Julie Royster (juliecontent) on Jan 20 2008
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Nilotinib (brand name Tasigna, formerly AMN107) is now FDA-approved and on the market for chronic myelogenous leukemia. FDA guidelines require that Novartis now stop its compassionate-use access program for this drug. The rationale is that patients can get the drug through other avenues, now that it is on the market. The compassionate access program causes extra work for the FDA because it must review each single individual case for approval.
Novartis will help GIST patients get the drug through its patient assistance program (PAP).
Link here for PAP information.
Novartis would prefer that patients first try to enroll in the nilotinib trial for GIST (link here for NCT00471328 ) or else try to get prescription coverage for nilotinib as an off-label indication for GIST. Some insurance companies will cover off-label use for GIST because there are data to suggest that it works. If those two avenues don't work, then patients should contact the Novartis patient assistance program, and they will help get the drug.
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Home > National Parks of Canada > Glacier National Park > Visitor Information > Avalanche Terrain Ratings > SIMPLE - CLASS 1
Exposure to low angle or primarily forested terrain. Some forest openings may involve the runout zones of infrequent avalanches. Many options to reduce or eliminate exposure. No glacier travel.
Baker Creek powerline Bath Creek -7 km from Hwy 1 Bow Riverside loop Brewster Creek to Sundance Lodge Bryant Creek Cascade Fire Road Cave and Basin trails Fairview loop Glacier Lake Goat Creek Great Divide Trail Healy Creek - Sundance to SSV road Johnston Creek to Inkpots Lake Louise shoreline trail Merlin Valley from Skoki Minnewanka lakeshore Moraine Lake road trackset Mosquito Creek to MO5 Natural Bridge from Skoki Pharoah Creek Pipestone Trails Redearth Creek Skoki via Boulder/Deception Passes Skoki via Pipestone River Spray River Trail Sulphur Mt. backside road Sulphur Mt. trail under gondola Sundance Pass Taylor Lake Trail Telemark Trail Tower Lake Tramline Trail Twin Lakes from Hwy 1 Upper Lk Louise Nordic Trails
Astoria River to Tonquin/WG hut Athabasca Falls Loop Athabasca Falls/Meeting of the Waters Bald Hills Lookout Trail – to hitching rail only Cabin Lake Fire Road Edith Cavell road - to hostel Lorraine and Mona Lakes trail (to Evelyn Creek campground) Marjorie and Caledonia Lake Mina Lake Loop Moab Lake Moose Lake trail Palisade LookoutPatricia Lake loop Poboktan Creek Pyramid Bench loop Shangri-La to Snowbowl only Stutfield Creek (valley flat only) Summit Lakes/Jacques Lake Sunwapta Falls/Athabasca River Valley of the Five Lakes/Wabasso Lakes Whistlers campground loop
Chickadee Valley (valley bottom only) Dog Lake Dolly Varden East Kootenay Hector Gorge Simpson River (to KNP boundary) West Kootenay
Chancellor Peak Campground Emerald Lake designated Nordic trails Field to Emerald Lake Nordic trail Ice River Fire Road Kicking Horse trail Lake O'Hara Circuit (avoid the north shoreline) Lake O'Hara Road to Elizabeth Parker Hut Morning Glory Lakes Ross Lake Circuit Sherbrooke Lake (to lake only) Wapta Falls Yoho Valley Road trackset
Beaver River Rogers Pass Ski Hill (forest cuts behind hotel) Wheeler Hut approach and vicinity
2km & 5km Loop trails Inspiration Woods Lindmark trail to Parkway Intersection Meadows in the Sky Parkway Summit Trail to 8 Mile Crossing
Akamina Pass Akamina Pass to Forum Lake Bear's Hump Cameron Lake trail to lake only Crandel Lake Dipper Red Rock Canyon Wishbone


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The Office of Global Intergovernmental Affairs, in partnership with the Bureau of African Affairs and Sister Cities International, recently hosted a "Smart Partnership Dialogue: Global Engagement Series" entitled, "Leveraging Sister City Relationships as a Driver of Economic Development." U.S. and South African state and local officials discussed the economic advantages and benefits to building strong city-to-city relationships and how best to utilize these relationships for mutual benefit.
The program, which was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, began with welcoming remarks by Ambassador Stephen Nolan, Director, South African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Adam Kaplan, Sister Cities International, moderated a panel discussion which featured Wanda Felton, First President and Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank; Scott Eisner, Executive Director, International Division and Africa Business Initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Alicia Robinson-Morgan, Deputy Director for the Office Africa, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. We were grateful that U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald Gips and South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool addressed the local leaders, emphasizing the importance of transforming city-to-city partnerships into concrete revenue producing projects. In addition, Ebrajo Councillor Mpho Nawa, Deputy Chairperson, South African Local Government Association (SALGA), delivered remarks. SALGA is South Africa's national association for municipalities dedicated to transforming local governance.
This event highlighted the opportunities and resources offered through the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Export-Import Bank, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to facilitate business and trade relationships at the national, state/provincial, or city level. Speakers and panelists urged cities and states to make concrete plans for new business opportunities through city-to-city and state-to-state relationships. Cities and states that come to the table with proposals and ideas for strategic partnerships can then leverage the resources these organizations offer to determine who might be interested in partnering with them.
The Smart Partnership Dialogue event also recognized South African subnational officials who were visiting Washington, D.C. to attend the National League of Cities' (NLC) Congressional City Conference, March 10-14, and to participate in the NLC Leadership Training Institute. The NLC is a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities, and advocating for more than 19,000 U.S. cities, town, and villages.
At the August 2011 SALGA National Conference in Durban, South Africa, SALGA and the NLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote subnational collaboration. I attended the SALGA conference to witness and support the signing of this historic MOU which is geared around capacity building with a focus on governance, sustainability, social housing, municipal finance, and economic and community development.
Our office continues to work with the NLC and SALGA to identify additional partners and to arrange meetings as the MOU is implemented. We coordinated with the NLC to host this delegation of South African state and local leaders at the Congressional City Conference in order to promote best practice sharing and to discuss a number of policy topics of mutual concern in the areas of governance and sustainability.
There are numerous opportunities for subnational partnerships between the United States and South Africa. Cities, municipalities, and universities in the United States are interested in working with their counterparts in South Africa. In addition, many U.S. cities and states hope to develop and expand new and existing sister city and sister state relationships. Approximately 15 of these partnerships already exist between the United States and South Africa.
I was delighted to see the cooperation between SALGA and NLC representatives at the Global Engagement Series event and at the NLC International Council Meeting on March 12. Promoting collaboration between U.S. state and local leaders and their counterparts abroad is an important element of meeting our foreign policy objectives. The NLC-SALGA MOU and the ongoing collaboration is the true essence of our work -- the promotion of state-to-state, city-to-city, and association-to-association global relationships.
Abdul K. in India writes:
I would like to know if Sister City Relationship is only with South Africa Government or any other Southern African Countries ?
And also would like to understand if a country like mine, Mozambique, have "complicatons due to political preference", how can a personal business project that crates job, social integration and education of less previleged children and families can benefit of the "strategies for driver of economic development" in my country ?
Best Wishes.
Bill and Ann E. in Washington write:
After an 18 month economic development "experiment" with our Chinese Sister City, Fuzhou, we have documented $782,000 in trade between our two cities, Tacoma and Fuzhou.


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One seagull's excellent adventure, 1973
The Columbus Dispatch - September 21, 2012 09:55 AM
Patrolman G.G. Dixon handles the wayward Herring gull.
I love a good bird story, especially one with a happy ending. Here's a fun local story from 39 years ago:
On Aug. 26, 1973, with the headline "Sea Gull Becomes Downtown Jailbird," The
Dispatch reported that a bird had been weaving in and out of traffic on the East Freeway (I-70) and
was picked up and taken downtown to police headquarters. The bird was given some bread and water
from the jail cafeteria.
Patrolman G.G. Dixon said a man who did not identify himself came into the police station with the gull after he had noticed it dodging cars on the freeway near Kelton Avenue. The patrolman agreed to take the gull and secured a reservation for it at the Columbus Zoo.
John Arnfield, an Audubon Society member, took the bird to the zoo in a cardboard box. He remarked that the gull was probably not too far from its native habitat, possibly Hoover Reservoir, but that it could have come from Lake Erie.
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I wonder, would this happen today? Or would busy motorists with places to go and things to do just curse the bird and drive on?


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Topic: Updating text on Submit Button
Hello ya'll!
I'm sorry I don't have my code to show you. I'm in a real wierd place where the internet is slim to none and I have to use their machines.
Currently I have a "store" app that, as users add items to their cart they get stored into a line_items table. I currently have a piece of code that checks if that item_id is already in the line_items table with the correct customer_id. What I want to do now is, instead of in a usual store where the iterms will be incremented. In my case, I just need the value to be updated/changed when input into the quantity field. (I already have this working.)
But where I need help is writing a small piece of code that checks the if there is anything in the line_items with that equipment_id and customer_id (or simply make the previous code a method) and then change the submit tag next to the item from "Add to Cart" to "Update Quantity". I've been toying around with it and I think I might have possibly found something that works but I'm still scrapping away at it for a couple of days now. I could really use some your help.
I really appreciate any help you can all give me.
Newb' Ruby on Rails Programmer


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As we're gearing up to celebrate Canada Day - the country's birthday - an excitement is building in the Canadian capital. On July 1, Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will attend the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa on their first official Royal Tour visit overseas!
The buzz created surrounding the Royal Tour is reminiscent of when Canada was host to another first official visit in 2009 -- that of President Obama. For example, after an impromptu visit by President Obama, a local bakery did huge business in Canada-themed maple leaf cookies. Word on the street is that the bakery is now preparing something special for the Royal Tour.
Excitement is also growing at the U.S. Embassy. Young Embassy family members recently gathered to create their own royal-themed fascinators (stylish hats) in red, white, and blue. One of our own colleagues, who happened to be a bride the same day as the royal wedding, was invited among other local couples to join Canada's Governor General along with the Duke and Duchess for a tree-planting ceremony on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
Canada Day is celebrated all over the world, including the United States, with joint Independence Day-Canada Day fireworks displays between the border cities of Detroit and Windsor, and Buffalo and Fort Erie. This year on Canada Day, we will celebrate Canada's 144th birthday not only with our Canadian neighbors, but with Their Royal Highnesses as well. We welcome you to join us.
Happy Canada Day!
Related Content: Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Canada Day
Mike in Canada writes:
Nice post. Happy Canada Day! Have a good one in Ottawa Katie!
Rica in Canada writes:
Happy Canada Day!!!
W.W. writes:
I like very much.
Jonny in Utah writes:
Thanks for the shout out to Canada DipNote.
Brad in New York writes:
The US State department better resolve the conflict with Canada with relation to pleasure craft boats in Canadian Water on St Lawrence River before NY and Ontario loose most of their tourism. Rules used to be no boarder check in required unless anchored or touch land.. NOW fining for fishing legally with Canadian fishing License without check in first. This is just bad for a huge recreational boating region.
Albert S. in Canada writes:
My wife and I would like to attend the Ambassador's 4th of July open house at the embassy. But we haven't gotten on a list of invitees. We'll bring our US passports to the gate and give it a try.
If we can't get in, I'd like to know how to get on the list of invitees for next year.
Mark T. in the U.S.A. writes:
It appears that late is better than never.
Donald in Virginia writes:
All canadians, Happy Canada Day!
We can appreciate our neighbors to the North. Happy day!!!!


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InMotion T900 Manual Treadmill
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The InMotion T900 Manual Treadmill is an affordable alternative to a standard at home treadmill. Dual weighted flywheels provide a smooth workout as you walk or run. Because this treadmill is manual, there is no need to place it near an outlet and or worry about motor maintenance. Lightweight construction and wheels make it easily portable.
- Dual weighted flywheels
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- Lightweight with transport wheels for easy portability
- 47" L x 22" W x 45" H
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Customer Reviews:
Rated 2.8 out of 5�by 4 reviewers.
Rated 3 out of 5�by Roberts928 Do not know if this is a good product or not yet. The belt does not move smoothly and the belt is also clear over to one side, so I have bought some silicone spray as recommended in the manual and will see if that helps and according to the manual we have to do some adjustments in order to get the belt to stay in the middle of the board, which I have not done yet. It seems to be a decent product for the price, but until I can actually use it, I can not say for sure. May 28, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5�by ngsquared fair treadmill, good price The movement is not really smooth. expect to use a silicon spray to smoothe it out, as semi recommend in the manual, If you are reasonably handy it is easy to assemble but it does take some strength--or the two people recommended in the manual. December 25, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5�by tchinjones in motion t900 manual treadmill it was easy to assemble but because of a manufacturing error one of the bolt holes (non structural) was larger than the bolts supplied for it. the meter is inaccurate as it gives me credit for about 50% more time, energy and calories than actually expended. I have contacted the company and have not had any reply. The walking motion is OK, it was inexpensive and will do for me. unfortunately, it replaced a proform manual treadmill which lasted 20years and was far superior but no longer available. January 27, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5�by Chaz Good and bad This treadmill was easy to assemble and folds up nicely making it easy to store. It is impossible to run as you will run yourself right off the end of it. The same goes for walking causing you to hold on which I personally don't mind. The incline provides a good uphill workout which I've enjoyed. I'll stick to the beach or roads for running. Seems to be sturdy. The belt makes a 'sweeping' noise when in motion. Not a problem for me as I always use headphones but for others it may be a distraction. October 13, 2011
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