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As we reported briefly in the summer magazine, Professor Rachel Van Cleave began her year as interim dean of the School of Law in August. A Fulbright scholar, GGU law professor since 2004 and GGU Law Associate Dean of Academic Affairs since 2008, Van Cleave brings extensive experience as an international scholar, professor and law school leader to her new role.
"Rachel has been an outstanding administrator and professor," says University President Dan Angel. "Her ability to augment the substance of our work with the innovative leadership needed in the 21st century bodes exceptionally well for our law students."
Dean Van Cleave earned her BA at Stanford and JD at UC Hastings College of the Law. She clerked at Baker and McKenzie, and after graduation served as a clerk for Judge Sam Johnson, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition to early roles as a legal research and writing instructor at Santa Clara and a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School, where she also earned her JSM, Van Cleave was a visiting professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and UC Hastings College of the Law.
In 1995, Van Cleave received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research at the Italian Constitutional Court on changes to the Italian criminal justice system, and later returned to Italy to research reforms in Italian rape law. She has published 15 law review articles and four book chapters. In addition to her scholarly acumen, Van Cleave has spearheaded recent curricular reforms to provide GGU Law students with even more skills training.
What is the most valuable lesson you want students to learn?
It is critical for students to learn how to teach themselves. This is one of the best ways students can prepare themselves for areas of practice that have yet to be developed in the shifting legal market. GGU Law offers a curriculum that ensures students have both foundational and advanced skills, but all future lawyers will be well-served if they are able to teach themselves new areas of law.
What's your best tip for GGU Law students?
In addition to learning how to teach themselves, I encourage students to pursue three to five employment experiences while in law school, whether through one of our clinics, our externship program, our pro bono program or as paid employment. When students have opportunities to apply the law, they deepen their understanding of the law; this, in turn, enriches their legal education and best prepares them for practice.
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And as Valiant ended, Oni has taken up the Humble Bundle comics slot. $360 worth of comics including The Sixth Gun, Letter 44 and more. And you benefit the charity Direct Relief. Here's more:
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Steamboat basketball teams prepare for district tournament
February 20, 2013
Western Slope League district tournament
Thursday in Grand Junction
Boys bracket
No. 1 Durango (14-5) vs. No. 9 Battle Mountain (8-11), 7:30 p.m. at Colorado Mesa University
No. 2 Palisade (14-5) vs. No. 7 Montrose (7-12), 4:30 p.m. Colorado Mesa University
No. 3 Eagle Valley (14-5) vs. No. 11 Glenwood Springs (5-14), 7:30 p.m. Grand Junction Central High School
No. 4 Rifle (11-8) vs. No. 5 Steamboat (10-9), 4:30 p.m. Grand Junction Central High School
Girls bracket
No. 1 Montrose (15-4) vs. Palisade (8-11), 6 p.m. Colorado Mesa University
No. 2 Delta (16-3) vs. No. 7 Eagle Valley (12-8), 3 p.m. Colorado Mesa University
No. 3 Rifle (13-6) vs. No. 6 Steamboat (11-9), 6 p.m. Grand Junction Central High School
No. 4 Durango (11-8) vs. No. 5 Glenwood (12-6), 3 p.m. Grand Junction Central High School
Steamboat Springs — The Western Slope League brought back the district tournament for this exact reason.
As eight teams descend on Grand Junction for the three-day tournament, both brackets provide immense intrigue.
In the boys bracket, there isn't a clear-cut favorite.
Durango is the No. 1 seed, moving into the tournament from the Southwest League. It has wins against No. 2 Palisade and No. 7 Montrose, but for most of the league, Durango is a mystery.
To add to the intrigue, Delta, which was the No. 2 team in the WSL for most of the year, was beat in the pigtail game by Glenwood Springs.
Then there is Rifle, the No. 4 seed, which has won eight straight.
Steamboat is 4-7 against the bracket, but the average margin of those games was 43-38.
In the girls bracket, top seeds Montrose and Delta are clear favorites. Those teams cruised through the league portions of their schedules, but Rifle, Glenwood Springs, Durango, Eagle Valley and Steamboat should have a good chance at advancing.
The Sailors, for instance, are one of the hottest teams entering the tournament. Steamboat has won four of its past five with its only loss a seven-point defeat by Delta.
The top seven teams from each bracket advance to the state tournament.
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A business owner in Las Vegas fired 22 people this week . . . about 20 percent of his whole company . . . just because Obama got reelected.
He said his business employs a lot of Hispanics, and he warned them about what would happen if Obama got reelected. He suggests pretty strongly that he believes they all voted for Obama anyway, because they're Hispanic . . . so what happened is their own fault.
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Bottom apartment
Collaldra is the 16th century farmhouse of English owners set in the seclusion of its 15 acres hill of woodland, vineyard, pasture and gardens. It has its own little church, Roman ruins, a unique large swimming pool filled with the waters of a mountain stream, badminton court and table tennis. The stable has been converted into a self-contained apartment - the bottom apartment - with a large living room and dining facility, and a fully functional open fireplace. It has a convertible sofa for two extra guests, new modern kitchen (with dishwasher) large shower room, double and twin bedroom. It has its own separate entrance and patio garden area for eating and barbecuing. It is a minute's walk to the swimming pool.
Collaldra is a 16th century farmhouse of English owners set in the seclusion of its 15 acre hill of woodland, vineyard, pasture and gardens. It has its own little church, Roman ruin, a unique large swimming pool filled with mountain spring water, a badminton court and table tennis.
The stables and hayloft have been converted into two self-contained apartments. Each comprises a large living room with an open fireplace and a convertible sofa for two extra guests, kitchen with dishwasher, large shower room , double and twin bedrooms. There is satellite television and a DVD player in each apartment. Both have their own separate entrances, garden area with table, chairs and barbecue. The apartments may be rented separately or for the larger family or group can be rented together. Perfect for quiet getaway holiday in beautiful surroundings.
The Veneto: The Veneto is greener and has a more comfortable climate than more southern parts of Italy. It has a wealth of wonderful historic cites: Venice, Verona, Vicenza, Asolo and Treviso are all easily accessible by the excellent, cheap and efficient Italian train service which is just 10 minutes from the apartments. You can even get to Florence from our local station by Eurostar in about 3 and a half hours!
The Veneto and Venice have never been more economical to visit. Because of the huge difference in air ticket prices day-to-day, we are not insisting on a particular change-over day as long as it fits with bookings we already have. This also means we can offer extra nights beyond our minimum seven, pro rata the weekly rates.
Things to see and do: There is so much else to experience in the Veneto. From the delightful local restaurants and trattorias where you eat so well and so cheaply to hang gliding off San Boldo for the more adventurous. Lago de Santa Croce which is Italy's most famous lake for wind-surfing is only half an hour's drive. And the beautiful beaches of the Adriatic are about one hour's drive away. It goes without saying that the Veneto has some wonderful Palladium villas, churches, cathedrals and museums all within easy distance from Collaldra. And Venice speaks for itself with its Grand Canal, the cathedral of San Marco, churches, galleries and the Islands easily reached by the vaporetto (water bus).
Local Events: The great local markets, Vittorio Veneto, Conigliano and Piave de Soligo - Monday, Friday and Saturday all within a 20 minute drive - are a must where you can buy anything for very little money. The people are very helpful and friendly even if you don't speak the language.
There are may other attractions for example from June through to September there are festivals throughout the area where they celebrate the harvest and anything else they can think of just so they can eat, drink, talk, laugh and dance to local bands under the stars
One of the most popular sports in our area because of the hills is cycling.
We can arrange to hire bicycles and also put you in touch with the local cycling clubs.
Top Traveller Review
Visited twice and will visit again
About the Owner
About Jacky Stoller (The Owner)
My husband, Barrie Keeffe is a playwright, screenwriter and University lecturer - I am a Television Producer & Company Director. If you would like to know more about us just log on to our sister site: collaldraschoolofwriting.com We run a writing school/retreat in June and in the autumn from Collaldra.
Jacky Stoller (The Owner) purchased this apartment in 1990
Why Jacky Stoller (The Owner) chose Treviso area
We were looking for a large old property with a view to turning part of the property into holiday apartments and eventually a summer school. Collaldra when we found it was very dilapidated and in need of modernisation which was only to be expected from a 16th century farmhouse. We have gradually changed the house, apartments and grounds and we hope without losing the character of the old house.
What makes this apartment unique
The house is on a hill in beautiful grounds with glorious views of the pre-Dolomite hills with their snow capped peaks. In the summer there is always a cool breeze and the natural pool - filled with water from the mountains - is wonderfully relaxing and is supposed to be therapeutic Even the Italians when they come up to see us call it 'a piccolo paradiso'!
Available Rentals
There is a 25% deposit required at the time of confirmation of booking.
Final payment to be made two weeks prior to arrival. Sterling & Euro cheques accepted. Cookery lessons available on request at the time of booking and paid for direct.
Electricity, heating, gas and bedlinen and bathroom towels are all included in the price.
Extra cleaning staff available if required.
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Visited twice and will visit again
We have visited twice - 2015 and 2016, both times at the end of august (by coincidence), and both time we stayed in the lower apartment. There are just the two of us. We have used our time there as a de-compression from city life and stressful work, reading, sleeping, swimming and eating, but both time the people in the other apartment have used Collaldra as a base for cycling, sight-seeing, and exploration. Why move from under the wisteria terrace - apart from to dip in the pool or top up the sun tan?!! It really is a 'little piece of paradise' with the glorious dolomites around. We have gone to Venice for a week after staying here. The apartment is comfortable, clean and with basic but adequate kitchen equipment - but Jacky is very happy to find things that you may require, if necessary (we did not need to ask for anything). We very much hope to visit again. Thank you, Jacky and Barrie for creating such a lovely, peaceful place.
Beautiful setting in the hills
We stayed in Jacky and Barry's top appartment with our three boys in this beautiful setting. The garden and pool were very much enjoyed by all the family, and the badminton and table tennis are great fun too. Jacky had kindly done a big shop for us as we were arriving on a bank holiday and was very warm and welcoming, as were the rest of the staff. We hope to return soon!
Venice and the Veneto
We arrived at the tail end of June and enjoyed a couple of lovely weeks in the Veneto. Our apartment had almost everything we needed, and Barry and Anita, the lovely house keeper, were only too happy to help with a few small extras (Jackie arrived a few days after us).
Our weather was unseasonably wet for a few days, but this didn't hold us back. We were easily able to get into Venice, where the weather was glorious, in around an hour, including our short drive into town to catch a train. Magical, and well worth the effort. Verona (complete with its own Colosseum!) and Padua are also well worth investing the 1 - 1.5 hours it takes to drive. There were plenty of other local towns and villages to visit, and a nice pool to sit by when the weather got dryer (although a little tricky to get in and out of for those not so dexterous).
Our hosts, Barry and Jackie were very friendly and helpful and I very much enjoyed Barry's tales of his times in the film and stage industry.
Whilst the cottage was rustic, a few miles outside of the small local town and up a track, this is just how we like it and it had everything we needed to make for a very happy holiday.
Thank you so much, Barry & Jackie, Anita & Lorenzo, for a lovely couple of weeks.
Kenny, Jane, Claire and Hannah
Superb base to explore the Veneto
My family spent a wonderful week in the bottom apartment. Nothing was too much trouble for jacky and barrie, who were on hand and great hosts. The local area has some super items of interest, local caves, lake, and mountains. Day trips to Venice and Verona were all very possible from this beautiful location. With three teenagers there was plenty to do on site, the children spent many happy hours in the superb pool, also a meadow with badminton, and table tennis. We would definitely recommend as a place to stay and explore the veneto.
Excellent break from the hustle and bustle of life
Just spent a peaceful and enjoyable week at Collaldra. Jacky and Barrie were great hosts – very friendly and welcoming. Jacky provided a helpful guide to basic phrases when dining out, and details of interesting things in vicinity and we made good use of this. We stayed in the bottom apartment. The lounge/dining area was comfortable. TV/DVD player was provided although TV had limited English channels. Kitchen well equipped. Pool was well maintained and just the job for cooling down. Great to be able to use table tennis table and badminton net. Beware after dusk though, the mosquitoes get you! Wine in the supermarkets was cheaper than England, food fairly comparable. Jacky recommended the agriturismo (local farm providing a restaurant quality meal at a good price) – well worth doing. We had a lovely week in a beautiful setting – Highly recommended.
Magical Collaldra
I spent a wonderfully relaxing fortnight at Collaldra in July 2009 and have every intention of returning in 2010.
Tucked up in the foothills of the Dolomites, this house provides spectacular views and a real taste of Italian rural life. On days when we were feeling active, there were walks in the surrounding hills and day excursions to Venice and Verona. Or- on days when we felt like doing very little- there was a beautiful pool with water sourced from a mountain spring to swim in and "flop" by. In the evenings we would dine al fresco at the house or visit one of the many wonderful local restaurants recommended by our hosts, Barrie and Jacky (who were very warm and friendly, provided great service, and had a wealth of knowledge about the local area.) We can't wait to return!
From the Owner
"We were looking for a large old property with a view to turning part of the property into holiday apartments and eventually a summer school. Collaldra when we found it was very dilapidated and in need of modernisation which was only to be expected from a 16th century farmhouse. We have gradually changed the house, apartments and grounds and we hope without losing the character of the old house."
Activity and Interests
Nestling in the foothills of the Dolomites Collaldra is our lovely 16th century farmhouse close to Venice, Verona (for world famous opera) Treviso, Vicenza, Padova, Asolo to the South and Cortina, Trieste, Austria and Slovenia to the north. It is in easy reach of the beautiful beaches of the Adriatic. We are also right in the middle of the Prosecco area - wherever you go the fields are covered with the prosecco grapes and there are many places where you can stop and sample the delicious wine.
There is a great shopping to be had at our local towns Conigliano and Treviso with inexpensive markets on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.
For the more adventurous there is wind surfing available at Italy's most famous lake, Lago de Santa Croce which is only half an hour's drive and there is an 18 hole golf course at Cansiglio which is a three-quarters of an hour's drive from Collaldra. Horse riding is also available locally.
We have had some really serious cyclists staying with us and this is just one of their quotes:
"One of my great joys in life is cycling and especially cycling through beautiful scenery in great weather. The Veneto in July provided scenery and weather to die for. I had by chance booked accommodation in a cycling nirvana especially the route to the Passo San Baldo where the road rises approx 650m at an average of 7% gradient and has a series of ramps connected by hairpins and it is as gruelling as it is beautiful. The climb to the top is rewarded with views to the south over the flat Venetian plain all the way to Venice and the north to the "real" Alps/Dolomites.
The whole area is a paradise for cyclists with many quiet back roads and marked trails to explore. There are also marked routes around the Prosecco Vineyards which not cycle specific do follow quiet and scenic routes.
He ends by saying: 'If you are considering a holiday in the Veneto and would like to do some cycling while there then Collaldra should definitely be on your short list".
We are also connected through our local town of Conegliano to fast rail services that include the Eurostar. Venice is 40 minutes away, Florence is 3 hours and Verona & Vicenze 90 minutes.
Other Activities: Cultural visits to Venice, opera at Verona, Palladian villas at Vicenza, Treviso with Florence three and a half hours from our local station by Eurostar. An all day river trip down the Brenta Canal from Vicenza to Venice is also a must see passing - and stoppping for lunch - at the most beautiful Palladian villas en route.
NB: If you would like to read our cyclist's 2 page recommendation including where to book bikes etc., I would be happy to email it to you.
From the Owner
"The house is on a hill in beautiful grounds with glorious views of the pre-Dolomite hills with their snow capped peaks. In the summer there is always a cool breeze and the natural pool - filled with water from the mountains - is wonderfully relaxing and is supposed to be therapeutic Even the Italians when they come up to see us call it 'a piccolo paradiso'!"
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- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Brand new recently modernised large shower room with make-up table, ironing board and iron.
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
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- Bedroom 2 - 2 Single Bed
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Cablevision Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Viacom For Illegally Forcing Purchase Of Programming Services
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) filed an antitrust lawsuit today against Viacom (NYSE: VIA), in federal court in Manhattan, for illegally forcing Cablevision to carry and pay for 14 lesser-watched ancillary networks its customers do not want, such as Palladia, MTV Hits and VH1 Classic, in order to carry must-have networks such as Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.
Commenting on the lawsuit and Viacom, Cablevision offered the following statement:
Cablevision's suit contends that:
- Viacom abused its market power over commercially critical networks, including must-have networks such as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV, to coerce Cablevision into carrying the 14 far less popular ancillary channels.
- Viacom coerced Cablevision by threatening to impose massive financial penalties unless Cablevision complied with Viacom's demands.
- Viacom's conduct harms Cablevision and its customers, and impairs competition by making Cablevision pay for and carry networks that many subscribers do not want to watch, while other networks are excluded from distribution, preventing Cablevision from being able to differentiate its services and harming subscribers.
Cablevision's complaint asserts that Viacom engaged in a "per se" illegal tying arrangement in violation of the federal antitrust laws. Cablevision's antitrust lawsuit also asserts that Viacom has engaged in unlawful "block booking," which is a form of tying that conditions the sale of a package of rights on the purchaser's taking of other rights. Viacom's conduct also violates the Donnelly Act in New York State Law, which parallels federal anti-trust laws.
The complaint was filed under seal and a public version is not yet available.
Cablevision is seeking a number of remedies including:
- Declaratory relief voiding the December 2012 carriage agreement.
- A permanent injunction barring Viacom from conditioning carriage of any or all of its core networks on Cablevision's licensing any or all of Viacom's ancillary networks.
- To effectuate the permanent relief, a requirement that Viacom permit Cablevision to carry the core networks and ancillary products on terms pending negotiation of a new, lawful agreement
- Treble damages and legal fees.
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Celebrate of UN Peace Day with Dr. Sharat G. Lin, who'll speak on "Global Peace and Social Justice: The Future of the United Nations". This is a discussion about the root challenges facing the United Nations, including the U.S. and what is needed to advance the United Nations, make it more democratic, and enable it to truly carry out its Charter.
Dr. Sharat Lin is the former president of San Jose Peace and Justice Center, writer and photojournalist focusing on global political economy, the Middle East, South Asia, labor migration and public health.
Brunch follows talk. Open to the public. Suggested donation $5-20 requested to benefit SJPJC and SVUNA.
Sponsored by Santa Clara Valley OWL (Older Women's League), San Jose Branch of WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom), and Silicon Valley United Nations Association (SVUNA)


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The Color of Love: A Romance in Black and White
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November 2005
BeschreibungShe didn't want to worry, but found, like usual, she couldn't help it. She tried to tell herself it didn't matter anyway. This relationship was only supposed to be temporary, nothing more. She was black; he wasn't. It was an experiment they were both going to learn from and move on. That's how it was supposed to be. That's all it could be. This encounter would only prove their relationship was impossible. But then, somewhere, she'd forgotten the unspoken agreement. Somewhere, she'd started to believe there was nothing wrong with them being together-that there was the possibility they should be together. She'd listened, learned, liked, and finally loved, though she was still reluctant to admit the latter, even to herself. It was too risky. Nevertheless, her feelings were real. Now, they were walking into possibly the greatest threat to their relationship, the looming test of doom behind door number three-her family. She found herself hoping for the leap of faith that would allow them both to survive; that wouldn't allow something as superficial as the color of his skin to both deny and destroy them.
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2005
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Taekwondo stretching...are you up for the challenge?
Improve your stretching techniques here!
On this page explain why taekwondo stretching
is so good for your body
And we give great general stretching tips
Head here for specific stretching techniques.
The photo shows us stretching in a Korean yoga class in Korea. It made us realize how much more we need to stretch!
So why is taekwondo stretching so good for you?
Well this is a taekwondo site.
So the obvious thing to say is that if you want to do those high taekwondo kicks. You need to get flexible.
Otherwise you try that head high axe kick.
And you tear a muscle.
To us the benefits of taekwondo stretching extend much further than any high kick!
Becoming more flexible through taking stretching has improved our lives.
Here's how.
Neil like many men had short hamstrings. (The hamstring is the muscle running down the back of the thigh).
The short hamstrings were pulling on Neil's pelvis. This in turned put pressure on Neil's spine. And the result was pain in his lower back. Most of the time.
For years.
Then as part of his taekwondo training Neil started taekwondo stretching. And slowly but surely his short hamstring muscles got longer.
And as his hamstrings lengthened.
His back pain gradually went away.
A huge relief!
Here's some hamstring stretches you can try.
Here's another example.
Deb had a car accident a few years ago. She suffered a whiplash injury. This made her neck sore most of the time. Also she found it hard to look over her shoulder because her neck was stiff.
As part of taekwondo stretching. Deb found she was regularly stretching her neck muscles.
And gradually, gradually.
Month by month.
Deb found her neck was less sore.
And now she has no neck pain.
And she can turn her head easily. When she's reversing the car. Which we hope will help to avoid more accidents!
Here's the neck stretches Deb uses.
Make your taekwondo stretching goals realistic!
So you decide that taekwondo stretching is a good thing. How do you go about it?
Taekwondo stretching will be part of each class you do.
Each instructor will teach slightly different ways of stretching each muscle. There's lots of different ways that work well.
We don't aim to replace what your taekwondo instructor teaches you.
We just aim to give you a few guidelines that have helped us.
Firstly we say as with anything in taekwondo.
Have realistic aims.
Especially if you start training later in life.
You will see amazing pictures in martial arts magazines of people doing 180' side kicks. And they are just that....
But it's worth bearing in mind these things.
The martial artist in the magazine probably started training as a young child. And trained for many, many hours.
Most days.
For years.
And years.
So if you are a busy Mum or Dad. Or you work long hours. Or you juggle your taekwondo training with playing for the school football team and hours of homework.
Then the chances are.
That you're going to struggle to train enough to reach that 180' kick.
No problem!
We say.
Aim for progression rather than perfection.
Aim to keep getting better.
Over time.
That way you are less likely to get frustrated and give up. And you'll reap the huge benefits your taekwondo training brings for longer.
Also we try to remember this.
Everyone is different.
Some people are naturally flexible.
Others are not.
We say
Don't compare yourself to others.
By all means admire the taekwondo black belts in the front row of the class in perfect box splits.
But don't hope to be like them.
Just yet!
General stretching tips
Here are some general tips we use for stretching outside of class.
We never stretch a cold muscle. We always warm up. Usually we go for a jog. But skipping would be good.
Once our bodies are warm. We make sure we are in a warm place. In the UK we used to wrap up in layers of clothes. So our muscles stayed warm.
Then we try to make sure we are looking at something nice. We often stretch on the beach. We find the waves energizing and fascinating in their complexity.
OK we know we're lucky to live in Australia! But a view of a park out of the window is fine.
If you can't look at a view watching TV is fine. Or you can put some relaxing music on.
Just something to take your mind off the discomfort it when the stretching gets intense.
The next important thing we do is to try to relax.
We know it's hard.
When you are stretching to your maximum and it starts to hurt the last thing you feel is relaxed! However if you tense up you will inevitably tense up the muscle you are trying to stretch.
So then it won't stretch.
And you'll get frustrated.
So we say try to relax. Try to concentrate on the nice view outside or that calm music.
We stretch until the muscle hurts a bit. But not so that we are in agony. That's no fun!
Then we hold the stretch still for 10 seconds. Sometimes more. Without bouncing.
We usually work on combining strength with taekwondo stretching.
For example while we work on our box splits position. We try not to lean forwards onto our hands. This way as much of our body weight as possible is on our legs.
Which helps our muscles get strong and flexible at the same time.
And as with all aspects of taekwondo.
Taekwondo stretching is yours.
You will learn stretches from your taekwondo instructor. But If a you find a muscle group in your body is stiff. And you find a stretch that works for that muscle group.
Then go for it.
Use that stretch.
No-one knows your body like you do!
Taekwondo stretching index
advanced hip stretches from Korea
Deb's tips for increasing hip flexibility
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With a lacklustre outlook for corporate earnings, investors can only hope it's another quarter of underpromise and overdeliver.
Alcoa Inc. will kick off another U.S. earnings season this week, planning to report results for the first three months of the year after markets close on Monday, followed by some major banks later in the week.
There are plenty of reasons for investors to be nervous. A weak U.S. jobs report last week contributed to a pullback in stocks, while other economic readings have been less than encouraging.
And the earnings outlook itself is bleak. Analysts currently expect S&P 500 earnings to increase by a mere 0.58 per cent from year-ago levels, which would be the lowest growth rate since the third quarter of 2009.
Expectations, however, are made to be beaten.
"I think investors have gotten pretty smart," about earnings season, and they know estimates are very conservative, said Christine Short, senior manager at S&P Capital IQ. When companies finish reporting for the first quarter, Ms. Short expects, earnings will likely have risen at a decent pace of about four to five per cent.
It's all part of the the tightly choreographed earnings season seen in recent quarters. Companies, mindful of giving investors even the slightest reason to be disappointed, issue downbeat guidance before quarter end. Analysts take the cue and reduce their estimates. Then, lo and behold, the companies issue better-than-expected numbers that exceed the consensus, leading happy investors to bid up the prices of their shares.
This year's first quarter is likely to follow the script.
"Because of [economic] uncertainty, companies have continually provided very negative guidance," said Ms. Short. "And then once they report, we say: 'Oh, they beat.'"
Ms. Short, who compiles Capital IQ's consensus earnings report, says a number of signs suggest profits might be better than expected.
Some companies that don't follow regular quarter-end accounting cycles have issued results already, and they've been pretty good. So far, of the 22 that have issued their numbers, 14 beat analysts' estimates, six missed and two matched, according to Capital IQ.
The list of early reporters includes a number of widely watched companies, such as herbicide and seed purveyor Monsanto Co. Its results handily beat consensus estimates, causing shares to rally after their release last week.
Although Alcoa leads the earnings calendar, a number of companies with more potential to move markets report later in the week.
Among them are U.S. banking behemoths JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. on Friday. Analysts estimate JPMorgan will report $1.38 (U.S.) a share, up from $1.31 a year ago and Wells will earn 88 cents, a nice rise from last year's 75 cents.
The Street isn't looking for anything flashy from Alcoa. The aluminum maker is expected to earn 10 cents a share, the same amount as a year ago.
Before last Friday's disappointing jobs numbers, U.S. stocks had been on a tear, rising nearly 10 per cent to new record closing highs for both the Dow Jones and the S&P.
The big question for investors is how much of the hope for higher profitability is already discounted in lofty share prices?
If stocks don't move much in response to the likely run of earnings beats, then investors will have something to worry about. Investors will be looking closely for any guidance on the rest of the year, and whether the slowdown suggested in last week's economic releases is making corporations nervous about future demand.
Analysts are projecting that earnings growth will pick up steam during the rest of 2013 and will rise 7 per cent over 2012 results. Those worried that stocks have become too pricey can take some solace from the forecast earnings gain. The forward price earnings multiple for the S&P, based on the year's expected profits, is only 14, so stocks are still reasonable value, although they're certainly not dirt cheap.Report Typo/Error
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text: this is a true story... when I was 13 I used to try to find different ways to smell my aunts stocking feet.She had a pool table in her basement, so I got the idea to let her beat me at pool and joke with her that she could never beat me, well after she won the game, she pretended to stick me with the pool stick.Of course I played along with it and fell to the ground like she had just killed me, she then walked over to me and stepped on my chest, telling me she was the champion. I told her she just got lucky and that she couldn't beat me again. I was so confident, that I told her if she did beat me, not only would I fall at her fet in defeat, I would also kiss her feet. She agreed to the bet. Well, of course she won and as soon as she did she proceeded to go and sit on a chair in the pool room and told me she was ready to have her feet kissed. I pretended that I was a little hesitant, then I finally went over to her and layed on the floor at her feet. She then put both feet on my chest and sat back relaxing, teling me how great it felt to be the champ. She then lifted and placed her stocking foot right on my face.she then looked down at me and told me to kiss it, after a few minutes she removed that one and put her other foot on my face, telling me to do the same to that one. After kissing it a few times I took a few deep breathes, enjoying the smell of her stocking feet. I think she knew Ienjoyed it, so she wasn't in a hurry to take her foot off my face.That was just the beginning of smelling and kissing my aunts stocking feet.


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Unprecedented local credibility for emergency preparedness in Georgia
DMAN has had a highly credible local presence in Georgia since before the 9/11 attacks, working in the area of anti-terrorism and natural disaster response throughout the state, and it is intended to augment this state utility at UGA in the proposed Institute. Before 9/11, CMDD conducted a series of regional conferences on the emergency medical response requirements for terrorist attacks, which were attended by representatives of all the state agencies tasked with emergency and public health response. Immediately after 9/11, DMAN was tasked by the Division of Pubic Health to conduct medical training in all 8 GEMA regions of the state for development of baseline emergency response proficiency for terrorist attacks. DMAN was asked by the Division of Public Health and GEMA to devise the mass casualty management plan for the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, GA. DMAN produced the plan that would have been involved if a large scale terrorist attack would have occurred when the 35 heads-of-state of the world's industrial powers were visiting Georgia.
Since that time, MCG has received contracts from DPH for the conduct of ADLS, BDLS, and CDLS-decon courses throughout the state for anti-terrorism proficiency in hospitals, clinics, and health care centers. A highly successful rotation in pharmacy centered on mass casualty preparedness has been conducted for the last four years at the College of Pharmacy, including training for PharmD students at the DHS Center for Domestic Preparedness at Anniston, Alabama. A video aimed specifically at pharmacist training has been sent to all 6,300 pharmacists in the state of Georgia. The continuity of contracts from the state over the last several years indicates the high degree of credibility and trust that has been built up over time. Of particular importance has been the current status of DMAN, to be transferred to the Institute, as an EOC for the State Division of Public Health. After demonstrating that this EOC can receive input simultaneously from 129 hospitals in real time during an extended crisis, it is intended to continue this function both in research/training venues and in a real crisis in mass casualty health care, should one arise.


text: i just got my mk4 stage 3 R32. i've already got plans for it(namely a boost controller to start), and i really wanna get it on a dyno first(and after). it seems most places are going for $100 for 3 pulls. anyone know of a good shop in the delaware, MD, PA area?


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|i knwo quite a few people i know are already doing this and i don't want to step on their toes but Hnnnnn the batshit insane-ness is calling for me ;_;
i'm guessing there will be more variants of outfits for him so i might not do the main one depending on what the others are like~
short shooorts~ :3
most liekly will have to wait and commission this because guh. kuroshitsuji outfits are like a mind fuck of detail and complicatedness.
i intend on doing Ciel first so this will have to be next year some time~
I dislike him,but I'd love to him cosplayed. . ~ I love his outfit <3
The wig is looks great! I think you'll quite suit Alois. XD
alois twins <3
love your wig :D


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Beaconsfield: The Musical
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THE Beaconsfield mine collapse on Anzac Day 2006 left one miner dead and two others trapped underground for a fortnight. It also brought a media circus to the small Tasmanian town in an unedifying scramble to exploit the disaster.
This irreverent musical trains its sights on the latter, with merciless lampoons of Eddie McGuire, Naomi Robson, Mel and Kochie, and former union boss Bill Shorten.
Creator Dan Ilic really has the journos' number. The satirical behind-the-scenes take on network TV culture is biting and precise. And there's no shortage of Wrongtown comedy: one musical number features the death of Richard Carleton; another, a love duet between Robson and a lizard.
It's all performed with lashings of stage presence and inane gusto. Ilic might have toned down the show's name (from Beaconsfield: A Musical in A-Flat Minor) but it remains a tasteless, insensitive and riotously funny skewering of press excess.
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After Blair's babes, meet Darling's darlings. For the first time, the four key members of the Treasury committee that has worked with chancellor Alistair Darling to shape the budget are women.
Yvette Cooper, the former housing minister, made up the quartet when she was appointed chief secretary to the Treasury in January, part of a reshuffle of the government in the wake of Peter Hain's resignation. She is the first woman to hold the post. Cooper, 38, joined Jane Kennedy, who is financial secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle, the Exchequer secretary and Kitty Ussher, the economic secretary, each appointed last summer.
With Cooper's promotion another piece of history was made, by establishing the first married couple in a British cabinet. Her husband is another of Gordon Brown's inner circle, the schools secretary Ed Balls.
As chief secretary, Cooper has responsibility for areas including spending reviews, public sector pay, capital investment and value for money in public services.
A former economics writer at the Independent, she is Darling's number two in the Treasury, and was given a high profile role in defending the nationalisation of Northern Rock. Educated at Oxford and Harvard, she has a reputation for being fearsomely bright.
She has been MP for the safe labour seat of Pontefract and Castleford since 1997, having worked as a policy adviser to Labour's Treasury team in opposition. She also advised on Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and a few years ago a leaked report from the US embassy referred to her as a possible future prime minister.
Cooper, whose father was a trade unionist, moved quickly up through the Labour ranks including a stint as public health minister, during which time she set another record, becoming the first serving MP to admit having smoked cannabis.
Kennedy and Eagle were both former members of the Blair government who have enjoyed comebacks under Brown.
Kennedy, 49, has responsibilities including oversight of the tax system, revenue and customs and the voluntary sector. She has been an MP for two Liverpool districts since 1992 and was health minister between 2005-2006. She quit the Blair government in May 2006, after disagreements with Downing Street over the impact of proposed health reforms on the NHS.
Eagle's role includes enterprise and productivity, competition and regulation, urban regeneration, excise duty, public private partnerships and environmental issues such as taxation of transport. A Labour stalwart, Eagle, 47, joined the party when she was 17. She became the first Labour MP for Wallasey in 1992 and has been an MP ever since then. Eagle held roles in various departments including the home office and social security, but was sacked from the Blair government in 2002.
Ussher, 36, looks after the financial services industry, including the City and personal savings. Currently on maternity leave, much of her work has been taken up by Cooper. She has been an MP for Burnley since 2005 and previously worked as a special adviser to Patricia Hewitt at the department for trade and industry.
There is one man on the committee, Liam Byrne, the MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, but he plays a relatively minor role, looking after revenue protection at the border.


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Eleonor Gilburd
Assistant Professor of History, Russian & Slavic Studies
University of California, Berkeley, PhD 2010
Office Address:
19 University Place, Room 211
Field of Study:
Modern Europe
Research Interests:
Russian, Soviet, and modern European history; cultural history, especially cross-cultural interactions and translation.
Curriculum Vitae
Research Description:
Eleonor Gilburd's research interests include modern Russian and Soviet history; the Soviet Union in international context; Russia and the West; late Soviet society and culture; the collapse of the Soviet Union; cultural diplomacy and cultural exchange; translation; internationalism; mega-events; aesthetic reception; the everyday as a concept and a lived experience. She is working on a book (based on her dissertation) which focuses on the 1950s and 1960s as a pivotal chapter in the history of Russia's westernization. Analyzing the Soviet reception of Western texts, paintings, films, melodies, and visitors, the project describes what happened in this encounter to entrenched ideas of class morality and cultural supremacy, familiar ways of looking at paintings, as well as established languages of literature and cinema. Future projects include Stalinist culture through the prism of the tango and Russia's port cities, littoral subsystems, and maritime engagements over the past three hundred years.
Summer Stipend, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2011 Eurasia Program Dissertation Fellowship, Social Science Research Council, 2006-7 Dissertation Fellowship, Mabelle McLeod Lewis Memorial Fund, 2005-6 Founders' Dissertation Fellowship, Western Association of Women Historians, 2005 Advanced Research Fellowship, American Councils for International Education, 2004 International Dissertation Research Fellowship, Social Science Research Council, 2003 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, Department of Education, 2002-3 Chancellor's Opportunity Award, UC Berkeley, 1999-2001, 2003-4 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies, 1998-99
Selected Works:
The Thaw: Soviet Society and Culture during the 1950s and 1960s (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012). Co-editor
"The Thaw as an Event in Russian History," in The Thaw, co-authored with Denis Kozlov
"The Revival of Soviet Internationalism in the 1950s," in The Thaw
"Picasso in Thaw Culture," Cahiers du Monde russe vol. 47, no. 1-2 (January-July, 2006): 65-108
"Books and Borders: Sergei Obraztsov and Soviet Travels to London in the 1950s," in Turizm: The Russian and East European Tourist Under Capitalism and Socialism, ed. by Anne Gorsuch and Diane Koenker (Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 2006), 227-47


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Theoretical physicists have proposed an explanation for how bacteria might transmit electromagnetic signals: Chromosomes could act like antennae, with electrons traveling gene circuits to produce species-specific wavelengths.
It's just a hypothesis, and the notion that bacteria can generate radio waves is controversial. But according to Northeastern University physicist Allan Widom, calculations based on the properties of DNA and electrons square with what's been measured.
"For a long time, there have been signals in water. Something is happening around a kilohertz," said Widom, lead author of a paper posted April 15 on the preprint website arXiv. "You have to look for natural energy levels in the system that would give you a kilohertz frequency. With the lengths of DNA and the mass of the electron, you get the right frequency range for these signals."
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Vanguard University Commencement 2011
The Vanguard University Commencement ceremonies May 5-7 will mark the achievements of Vanguard's graduating class of 2011 as over 500 graduates from the college, the school for professional studies and master's degree programs celebrate with family and friends.
On Thursday, May 5, all graduating students are invited to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church at 7:30pm to celebrate Baccalaureate, where associate professor of political science Dr. Darren Guerra '91 will be speaking.
On Friday, May 6, the Nursing Pinning ceremony will take place in Needham Chapel at 9:30am. At 7:30pm the Commencement ceremony for the Graduate Programs and School for Professional Studies will begin at Mariners Church in Irvine. Jill Reza '96, an attorney who practices employment law and business litigation in Irvine, will be the Commencement speaker for the event.
Two student speakers will also present at this ceremony. The graduate student speaker is Kristel Miles who is graduating with her master's degree in Leadership and Spirituality. Miles currently serves on the worship team at Rock Harbor and also plays an active role in launching their new campus in Huntington Beach. The SPS student speaker will be Marlena Smith will be graduating with a degree in psychology. Smith is part of the Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology and works for FedEx. Smith also volunteers at the New Hope crisis counseling center and advocates for continuing education for working adults.
On Saturday, May 7, at 9:30am at Mariners Church the traditional Undergraduate Commencement ceremony will feature Dr. Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, one of the best-selling books of all time, as the keynote speaker.
André Abrantes will also address the graduates as the chosen undergraduate student speaker for the ceremony. Abrantes, who was born and raised in Portugal, graduated from the Portuguese Assemblies of God Bible Institute with a Pastoral Leadership degree in 2005 and came to pursue his education in the Music Department at Vanguard with Dr. James Melton in 2008. Abrantes has worked as an International Student Advisor, worship leader, and worship coordinator throughout his time at Vanguard. This is a ticketed event, so please make sure you have your ticket for the ceremony.
On Friday, April 29, Vanguard also honored their graduating veterans with their first Veterans Challenge Coin ceremony that took place at 5:30pm in the Scott Courtyard on the campus of Vanguard University. Over 50 people attended this inaugural event to honor the veterans that have worked so diligently to accomplish their degree.
For further information on the Commencement Ceremonies, please visit here.


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Ecotourism is a relatively new concept, and because of this, there is no definition of the word that is accepted universally. Ecotourism's goal is to allow tourists to travel and experience nature, leaving little or no ecological impact. Education about one's surroundings is almost always a part of the experience, and in this way ecotourists develop a deeper respect for the natural wonders they visit, and are thus more likely to take the initiative in keeping their trip sustainable, as well as know the most effective ways in which to do this.
In many ways, Costa Rica is the perfect place for ecotourism. With its many waterfalls, beaches, rainforests, volcanoes and mountains, it is ideal for outdoor adventuring, and due to the extremely diverse biology, learning opportunities abound. The word "ecotourism" itself was coined here, and Costa Rica pledged to be the first carbon-neutral country by 2015.
An increasingly popular way to travel Costa Rica and Central America in general is through volunteerism and work/stay programs. Montezuma Gardens Bed & Breakfast piloted their work/stay program in 2007, opening positions for two participants who were to work in the butterfly garden in exchange for their room and 2 meals per day. Due to the success of the work/stay program, owners Ryan and Josh Bickle decided to build a guest house on their property to accommodate more workers. There are now 6 participants living and working together, including myself.
This is the living area of the guest house in which the workers stay:
And here is the bedroom that four of us share (two are staying in a tent in the laboratory of the butterfly garden):
As you can see, we live in tight quarters.
It has become an objective of my internship to study the group dynamics of our situation, and to implement systems and strategies to keep things running smoothly. To make matters more complicated, all of us are transient; this means the systems must be able to stay in place even as workers come and go.
In many ways, I look to Shimer College as an inspiration where small groups are concerned, and because of this I have been using Shimer as a model for our work/stay program here in Montezuma. So far, I have implemented a cross between Assembly and Community Tuesdays. Basically, every Tuesday we have a chance over our communal lunch to discuss changes in the schedule, ideas for making our work more efficient, and over all check in with everyone and see whether or not the systems are effective. Since we are only 6 people. our votes are informal (there is no head count), but we are consensus based.
Overall, things are developing organically; it is simply our job to record the shapes that form to benefit future participants, and to use systems as guides to a more efficient, liveable situation.
The workers' main objective in staying at Montezuma Gardens is to travel sustainably; this means that our work is only in exchange for lodging and food, and that we have free time open to them to explore all that Montezuma has to offer. A typical work day starts at 8am after breakfast, and goes until noon, when we have a community lunch. We work to make the B&B itself more sustainable by building chicken coops, planting vegetables in the garden, and taking care of butterflies. This offsets any kind of impact we might have had on the environment to get here, and helps us be able to stay here longer and for less money than we otherwise would have been able.


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Its been 2yrs since when I first started with blue hippo, a year since I finished payments with them. I still have not received a paid in full letter, no tv or printer that is due to me for free. I figured I pay what they said I owe even though I did't so that my credit doesn't get messed up but now I have to jump threw hoops to do that and still can't speak to any kind of manager I was told " there is no manager to speak to".
I just want this whole ordeal to be over with by either letting me pay this bogus payment and send me my paid in full letter or send me my items and a paid in full letter. This is a lesson learned and my gift to my fellow consumers is do not trust bluehippo. I hope Ripoff Report can help or point in right direction.
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I can assure you this is not quite correct. I highly doubt the ( air leaky ) crawl space will provide warm enough air to rise and warm the bottom of the floor. Air that stratifies ( meaning it moves ) will not insulate.,only trapped ( non moving ) air would act as an insulator.
Adding insulation to the underside of the floor is most likely required by code and it does work to prevent heat loss from the living space above and help warm the floor to increase comfort.
If your subfloor is either plywood or OSB then you don't require a vapour barrier since those panels are considered a vapour retarder, I would recommend using unfaced batts and applying housewrap to the underside of the joists. The house wrap will be an air barrier preventing cold air drafts from the crawlspace entering the joist bays and reducing the insulation performance of the batts.
One area that's often overlooked is along the base of the wall. Sealing along the baseboard will prevent cold air infiltration and cooling the floor.


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Nag, nag, nag. Without the customer, there is no business. Without a business, there is no job for an employee. Not the most difficult sell for most people. So true.
Nag, Nag, Nag, thats what we say now. NAG is our local Neighborhood Assistance Group Hi, Im your neighbor and how can I help you? One of our neighbors started our NAG in early summer 2009. Our NAG is a loosely associated group of neighbors in a three-block area. Weve exchanged phone numbers, e-mails, addresses. Each of us hosts each week catered get-togethers averaging two hours each at a different house. Weve had some very enjoyable moments getting to know each other. NAGs been a meaningful, no stress, high impact, fun, beneficial happening in our neighborhood. So far, and it made a huge positive difference in our neighborhood, we help each other in the following ways:Watch each others house, take care of each others pets, shovel each others drives and sidewalks, check in just to say hi I care, trips to the doctor, emergency room, hospital and urgent care, getting each other roommates and tenants, trade vegetables from our gardens, brought over meals, helped each other with each of our handyman Honey Do lists, driven each other around when one is unable to drive, contacted media or Congressionals to assist one of us, written letters, blogged, call Reno Direct to voice our opinion, brought the trashcans back in after trash-pick, dug us out when we got stuck in the snow, buried pets, nag each other to exercise more, share garden tips, know who the registered sex offenders are in our neighborhood, and say smile and hi, how are you doing, how can I help, and really mean it.
Get with it now so you can enjoy the benefits! Start a NAG in your neighborhood.For the month of July 2010, our NAG did these Nag, Nag, Nag:
One of my neighbors needs their tax preparer as they are being audited. My neighbor started leaving messages in June for their tax preparer to return their calls. No answer. They tried to leave another message today. But this tax preparers answer machine said it was full. Who is this tax preparer that puts in writing their customer service pledge, but its all a lie? Why, that would be Truckee Meadows Tax Service. Truckee Meadows Tax Service owners, Dawn Mooneyham and Debra Miller, are well tell you anything to get your money Except, Truckee Meadows Tax Service is a low-life prevaricater.Some miscreant named George is also there. 775-674-6691. Wrong Truckee Meadows Tax Service. Wrong Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George. Thats not how business operates. Thats not how any business or member of a business treats a customer/client. See Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George, Truckee Meadows Tax Service, there is The Golden Rule.
The Golden Rule is that those who have the gold make the rules. Customers/clients have the gold. Business have no gold. Business not only want, they need for survival, customers/clients gold. Thats why good and smart businesses have their lips glued to their customers/clients asses. Truckee Meadows Tax Service, Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George are bad and stupid with their no customer service.
Where is the customer service here Truckee Meadows Tax Service, Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George?! A business that does not return its calls is one stupid business! Not returning calls pisses off customers/clients whose money/gold all businesses want and need. here If Truckee Meadows Tax Service, Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George want customers/clients money, Truckee Meadows Tax Service, Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George have to earn it!!!!!Its really very simple to do. You just return phone calls, provide what you say you will, and glue your lips to your customers/clients a*s.
So, Truckee Meadows Tax Service, Dawn Mooneyham, Debra Miller and George, you earned a blog for your backassward miserable behavior. Hey moron phony businesspeople at Truckee Meadows Tax Service, how about pulling your head out of your a*s? Yes?Nag, Nag, Nag
At one time good American townspeople correctly and effectively tarred, feathered and ran out of town on a rail these scoundrels. Be American, dont get mad, expose these shysters, blog them, then tar, feather and run them out of town on a rail.
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For oil traders used to basing decisions on algorithms or equities, it's time to bone up on old-fashioned supply and demand — or exit gracefully.
Brent crude futures on the ICE futures exchange on Monday became the first major benchmark to trade above $100 a barrel in more than two years. It was a decisive break, with Brent, the main pricing benchmark in Europe and Asia, nearing $102 at one point yesterday.
Meanwhile, Nymex futures, the U.S. benchmark, jumped almost 8% in two days, and saw record volumes of nearly 1.5 million contracts traded on Friday.
The sudden spike in activity comes as swelling antigovernment protests in the country that hosts vital oil transport links cleared aside the ambiguity that typically defines daily oil price moves. On Friday and Monday, there was no need to check the dollar's strength against the euro, or the 200-day moving average price to divine why oil futures were rocketing higher.
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the 15th consecutive time, rallying in both sets to win 6-4, 6-3 in the Sony Open semifinals.
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The Labour party's candidate for the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has been forced to apologize for controversial remarks he made earlier this month in a meeting with central Jewish party activists.
The former two-term mayor who is attempting to return to office in the May 3 elections has a long history of tension with London's Jewish community. The apology was agreed upon in a meeting Wednesday night between Labour Leader Ed Miliband and the Jewish Leadership Council with the precise wording being a subject of lengthy negotiations.
The latest round of recriminations was triggered by a closed meeting four weeks ago between Livingstone and a group of local Jewish leaders, including veteran Labour supporters, rabbis and pro-Israel lobbyists. The aim of the meeting was an attempt to establish common ground between the mayoral candidate and Jewish Labour supporters who have been finding it increasingly difficult to support him and to urge other Jewish Londoners to vote Labour in the upcoming elections.
"People were saying at the meeting that they are going out in their neighborhoods, canvassing for Labour, and getting doors slammed in their faces because of Ken," said one of the meeting's participants.
The list of grievances between Livingstone and the British capital's Jews is long and varied. As mayor, he enraged Israel's supporters in July 2005, only two weeks after the multiple suicide bombing attacks on London's public transport, when he justified the Palestinians' use of such a tactic saying, "Given that the Palestinians don't have jet planes, don't have tanks, they only have their bodies to use as weapons," and that Israel's actions "border on crimes against humanity."
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COBAN, Ahmet Yilmaz; UZUN, Meltem; AKGUNES, Alper and DURUPINAR, Belma. Comparative evaluation of the microplate nitrate reductase assay and the rezasurin microtitre assay for the rapid detection of multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 2012, vol.107, n.5, pp.578-581. ISSN 0074-0276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762012000500002.
The microplate nitrate reductase assay (MNRA) and the rezasurin microtitre assay (REMA) were used for the susceptibility testing of 73 clinical isolates and the results were compared with those that were obtained using the Bactec 460 TB and Bactec MGIT 960 systems. The REMA and the MNRA were performed in 96-well plates. For the REMA, the concentrations of isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) ranged from 1.0-0.01 µg/mL and 2.0-0.03 µg/mL, respectively. For the MNRA, the INH concentration was between 1.0-0.03 µg/mL and the RIF concentration was between 2.0-0.06 µg/mL. For the MNRA, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and INH/RIF agreement were 100/95.6, 97.6/100, 96.8/100, 100/98 and 98.6/98.6, respectively, and for the REMA, they were 100/91.3, 90.4/100, 88.5/100, 100/96.1 and 94.5/97.2, respectively. Our data suggest that these two rapid, low-cost methods may be inexpensive, alternative assays for the rapid detection of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in low-income countries.
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Date of Stay: July, 2015
We have been staying there for about 7 years, and have always been very pleased with everything. They have clean dog rules and they are forced, which we appreciate very much. We take our dog, and follow the rules, and we expect others to do the same, for our enjoyment.
Date of Stay: July, 2013
We loved this beautifully manicured park..flowers and green grass throughout! We were so enthralled with the park, that we extended our stay several days and had to relocate to another site backed up to the highway. The road noise detracted from my enjoyment but my husband didn't mind. His only complaint was that the wifi was intermittent and the TV reception only included 6 channels with some lacking sound! We will return as the Sisters area has so much to offer and this park is way above average...
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This is a very quiet park during the week, but a lot of activity during the weekends. There are little league baseball games during the spring and early summer months. The park is very well ran by the manager, and always clean and tidy. We have been coming for several years, and enjoy being end land a bit, but close to Monterey, and Carmel.


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We grabbed our packs and walked to the station - this time able to buy tickets at the ticket window. As the price varies with the type of train caught, we though it best to buy a ticket to Poznan and then get the next one there to Wroclaw..
We caught a train at around 11.30am, after taking a few more snaps in Swiebodzin, and then we were off. The train ride was good - again, some beautiful scenery to pass the time, but when we arrived at Poznan we were shocked - this was a big city! We had to fight our way through all the people to the ticket office and there were at least 20 offices, all with huge lines! We had 15mins to get tickets, but with these lines, we didn't think we would make it, and sure enough, again unable to communicate and jump the queue, we watched as our train came up next on the board and then disappeared. We were devastated. We had told Zosia which train we would be on, and she was to pass it on to her nephew... and now, due to the huge queues, we had missed it with no way to reach her!
At the office, we got tickets for the next train at 1.35pm, an hour later. We got a bite to eat and then went to the platform. Glenn had read on the board Wroclaw at 1.30pm, and wondered why there was a difference in time, but being the same destination and around the same time didn't question it. We boarded the train, both a bit unsure if it was the right one...
The ticket collector soon came around after we departed and when he went to punch our tickets he paused..
We arrived very late at Wroclaw, and had to find a phone to call Zosia's family. All the public phones that Glenn ran to took phone cards - no coins! He went into the post office to try, but they couldn't understand what he wanted and all the phones there were operated by phone cards as well.
After doing a lap of the station and surrounding area, Glenn went into a service station to buy a phone card (not happy about that for one phone call). In small talk he asked the guy if there was any coin phones and yes - nearby, the orange ones! Probably the only ones Glenn hadn't checked! ARRRGGHHH!
Off to the phone and he tried to ring the number... it was even longer before we realised that we needed to dial a 0 first. It finally worked and we called...
From our call with Zosia, we understood that we would get picked up at the post office, but when we called her nephew, it was not clear if they had understood where we were waiting..
This was a stressful wait... as we didn't want them racing around trying to find us (even harder as we had never met!)
Christie spotted them as they pulled up (Zosia had sent us a photo) and we grabbed our gear to meet them. It was wonderful to see big smiling faces after everything going so wrong on the trains, and they certainly made us feel very welcome. We met the family, but after struggling a little with their Polish names and pronunciation, we settled on the English versions of them - Gregory, Joanna, and Matthew. They took us back to their place, the same apartment building where Zosia had once lived!
We settled in and met the young energetic Hector - the cutest dog we have seen on our travels, and he zipped around the house with excitement. The apartment was not big, and we were amazed when Gregory and Joanna offered their room for us to sleep in - of course we tried to refuse, but they would not take no for an answer. Such hospitality! And we had only just met. We felt a little bad that they would be sleeping on the lounge, but Joanna explained that she had to get up at 5am for work (nurse), so that way we wouldn't be disturbed.
Then, we were treated to some Polish home cooking, and had some of the best food we have had in a long time. From fresh smoothies, to soup for starters and Polish meats and salads, we were very spoilt and had a wonderful dinner.
Now, though, we were to visit the old town of Wroclaw, and we jumped back in the car to go exploring
We passed the flower market, open for 24 hours!!! Amazing! The smell and colours added to the experience and we drifted along with the lights and activity in the main square. It was dark by now, but still buzzing with life and people dined and enjoyed the summer evening.
After enjoying the sights, we made our way back to their house, and sat down to share Polish beer (very good!). Joanna's sister came around to help translate and join in - her English was a little better, and poor Matthew was exhausted after doing most of the interpreting work all evening.
We had a great time getting to know each other, swapping stories and drinking beer, and soon realised that it was after midnight and that Joanna wasn't going to get a lot of sleep that night!
The next day, Gregory and Matthew planned to take us to see some more sights of the town (while Joanna worked)
We then went to visit some of the churches on the north side of town, and one had a lift going up to the top, so of course Glenn just had to go up! The view was impressive, although the weather left something to be desired - light rain that just wouldn't give up.
We also stopped by at another place that Zosia used to live - interesting to see the snippets of Polish life and living standards. But now it was lunch time! We decided to eat Matthew's favourite food, as he had done so well to help translate. Kebabs! But the Polish kebabs are not like the ones back home, these are huge! We picked them up at a shopping centre and grabbed some chocolates and took them back to their place to eat. The traffic was quite a nightmare, and on the way, the radiator started overheating! Greg jumped out and out of the back pulled out a huge container of water and refilled the radiator..
After lunch we put our bags into the car (ready to catch the train to Krakow in the afternoon) and went to visit an old German relics building, used by Hitler, that used to have a big swastika symbol on the ceiling. They had tried to describe the building to us a few times, but it wasn't in our guidebook and all we could work out was swastika on the ceiling of this building that was built during the German occupation and that there was also bunkers built underground - 6 levels, but these were now flooded and not able to be visited.
We arrived at the building and it was closed, so we decided to have a wander around the buildings. It was almost like an ampitheatre, but the gardens that had been grown gave it a real peaceful feeling.
After doing a lap, we decided that we should go to the train station (although Glenn was thinking that with an hour to spare perhaps we could fit in another visit to the Rynek?) Christie set him straight that the traffic was bad, so off we went for the train.
Saying the traffic was bad was a severe understatement. It was a crawl, and the car's radiator started overheating again - it obviously was leaking. Gregory had to keep stopping to top it up with water, and it was getting hotter as the traffic was almost at a standstill. As the time wore away, Gregory was getting stressed that we would be late and we were getting stressed as well
Worried with the time and that the car would be damaged we tried to explain that the car was more important than our train, but Gregory was determined to help us catch that train.
Finally we caught sight of the train station, just streets away, but we had only a few minutes to go before the train departed, and we were sure we had no chance. Gregory suddenly pulled the car up on the sidewalk and said "We go the rest by foot" as we were getting nowhere in the traffic. Gregory and Matthew each grabbed one of Christie's bags and we set off running to the train station. With less than 5 mins to go we hit the ticket office... and deja vu ... very long queues - like our experience in Poznan. Gregory somehow managed to talk some people into letting us push in and we got tickets - 1 min to departure - We were sure we had no chance... we still had to get to the platform!
We all ran to the platform and up the stairs - the train was still there! Unbelievable! We said our quick goodbyes and had to remind Gregory that he still was wearing Christie's bag, before we got on and the train pulled away! He was certainly our hero - with the closest call on the trains that we have ever had - we were sure we wouldn't make it, but with his perseverance did - just. All of us were definitely relieved and there were alot of big smiles and kisses blown in thanks for this amazing effort! We just hope that the car made it back home!
Although we only spent a very short time with this family, we will never forget the experience they gave us and the hospitality they shared. We only hope that we can repay them for their generosity one day (come to Australia guys!). And also to Zosia and Tony, for orchestrating this little adventure in such a short amount of time (and telemarketer confusion!) - we will be forever grateful.