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Nominees Provide Insights to Key Franchise Business Issues
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 1, 2008— In an exclusive to Franchising World, Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have outlined their views on issues important to the franchise industry, the International Franchise Association (IFA) announced today.
The full text of the answers to questions submitted this summer will appear in the October issue of Franchising World, IFA's monthly magazine and is accessible via www.franchise.org beginning today. The October issue also marks the debut of the digital version of the magazine, making it more accessible to IFA members and others interested in franchising.
"This is a critical election for our country," said IFA President & CEO Matthew Shay. "It is important that the franchise community know where the candidates stand on key issues important to the industry. We are pleased that both campaigns participated in this important exchange of information so that our members can make informed choices in November."
Selected excerpts from the Franchising World article are below.
On ensuring that franchised businesses thrive:
McCain: "It is a terrible mistake to raise taxes during an economic downturn. Under my [tax] plan, we will preserve the current low rates as they are, so businesses large and small can hire more people. We will double the personal dependent exemption from $3,500 to $7,000 for American families. We will offer every individual and family a large tax credit to buy their health care, so that their health insurance is theirs to keep even when they move or change jobs. And we will lower the business tax rate, so American companies open new manufacturing plants and create more jobs in this country, instead of going overseas to flee the second-highest tax rate in the world."
Obama: "I recognize that small businesses are an essential ingredient to economic growth and United States productivity. I will ensure that small businesses continue to thrive through several policy mechanisms. I will help small businesses raise capital by exempting investments in small and start-up businesses from all capital-gains taxes. I will cut taxes for corporations that create jobs in America. I will provide a $500 "Making Work Pay" tax credit to almost every worker in America, which benefits self-employed small-business owners in particular who otherwise pay both the employee and the employer side of the payroll tax.
Third, I will help small businesses get the tools and the capital that they need to innovate and thrive. In the Senate, I cosponsored the bipartisan Small Business Lending Reauthorization and Improvements Act. This bill expands the U.S. Small Business Administration's loan and micro-loan
programs which provide start-up and long-term financing that small firms cannot receive through normal channels."
On health insurance reform:
McCain: "My approach toward helping small businesses that cannot afford to provide their employees with health insurance is not to burden those small businesses, but to help their employees. I will build on the current system to provide American families with a $5,000 refundable tax credit ($2,500 for individuals) to purchase insurance that fits their unique needs. I will work closely with states to create Guaranteed Access Plans that will ensure quality coverage to individuals who are otherwise unable to find coverage due to high premiums. GAPs will have reasonable limits on premiums and offer help for low-income Americans."
"I strongly oppose mandates on employers, especially "play or pay" mandates forcing employers to provide employees with health insurance, which would lower wages and force employers to eliminate jobs. For example, Barack Obama's plan would require a business with 20 employees who had families to incur roughly a quarter of a million dollars in health-insurance costs and would mandate what the terms of those health-insurance plans needed to be. He has since proposed a tax credit to try to offset these burdens, but even his own new proposal would only cover half the cost burden, would only apply as a tax credit, and would not ease the cash-flow burden of his plan on the business operator."
Obama: "I will reduce the burden on small businesses in our economy by offering a new small-business health-tax credit to help small businesses provide quality health care to their employees. This small-business health tax credit will provide a refundable credit of up to 50 percent on premiums paid by small businesses on behalf of their employees. This health-care reform plan also includes other initiatives to reduce health-care costs for small businesses. This plan creates a new national health insurance exchange to allow small businesses to buy low-cost, high-quality health plans for their employees. This proposal will allow small businesses to take advantage of a larger shared-risk insurance pool, a priority that the IFA has been advocating for years."
"My plan will also reimburse employer health plans for a portion of the catastrophic costs they incur above a threshold if they guarantee such savings are used to reduce the cost of workers' premiums. This reimbursement is particularly important for small-business plans, which can be overwhelmed by the costs of catastrophic expenditures for even a single employee. Finally, this plan also invests in aggressive cost reduction measures including the broad adoption of standards-based electronic health-information systems, and other value-increasing innovations improving chronic care management, and increasing insurance market" competition.
On immigration reform:
McCain: "I, and many other colleagues, twice attempted to pass comprehensive immigration legislation to fix our broken borders; ensure respect for the laws of this country; recognize the important economic contribution of immigrant laborers; apprehend those who came here illegally to commit crimes; and deal practically and humanely with those who came here, as my distant ancestors did, to build a better, safer life for their families, without excusing the fact they came here illegally or granting them privileges before those who have been waiting their turn outside the country. I don't want to fail again to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. As part of this reform, I will implement temporary-worker programs that will reflect the labor needs of the United States in both the high-tech and low-skilled sectors while protecting the employment opportunities for U.S. workers. I also believe we must establish a user-friendly system employing a limited set of secure documents that contain biometric data and are electronically verifiable to check a worker's identity. This system should be secure and provide responses to employer inquiries in a prompt and timely manner to provide both the employer and employee security in their hiring decisions."
Obama: "I support comprehensive immigration reform that includes an earned path to citizenship for the undocumented. As president, I will put comprehensive immigration reform back on the nation's agenda during my first year in office. We must create an immigration system that strengthens our security while reaffirming our heritage as a nation of immigrants. There are millions of people living in the shadows who would like to fully embrace our values and become full members of our democracy. For the millions living here illegally but otherwise playing by the rules, we must encourage them to come out of hiding and get right with the law. I support a system that requires undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, not commit crimes, and go to the back of the line for citizenship. After all those conditions are met, they would be granted the opportunity to stay in the United States."
On death (estate) taxes:
McCain: "Among my disagreements with Sen. Obama lies my concern over the estate tax, which he proposes to increase to a top rate of 45 percent. The estate tax is one of the most unfair tax laws on the books, and the first step to reform is to keep it predictable and keep it low. After a lifetime building up a business, and paying taxes on every dollar that business earns, that asset should not be subjected to a confiscatory tax. I will hold the rate on the estate tax to 15 percent, with a $10 million dollar exemption per couple, so franchise owners can leave the product of a lifetime of labor and love to their children."
Obama: "We should reform the estate tax in order to completely eliminate estate taxes for 99.7 percent of Americans. To do so, I would freeze the estate tax at its 2009 level of $7 million per couple and index it to inflation after that. The remaining 0.3 percent of estates–the 8,000 wealthiest estates in the country–would still be able to keep a portion of the Bush estate tax cut under my plan. I will use the savings from avoiding outright repeal to help finance tax cuts for tens of millions of working families and small-business owners."
About The International Franchise Association
The International Franchise Association, the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising, is the preeminent voice and acknowledged leader for the industry worldwide. Approaching a half-century of service with a growing membership of more than 1,300 franchise systems, 10,000-plus franchisees and more than 500 firms that supply goods and services to the industry, IFA protects, enhances and promotes franchising by advancing the values of integrity, respect, trust, commitment to excellence, honesty and diversity. For more information, visit the IFA Web site at www.franchise.org.


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brick/concrete repair in basement
here's the problem:
should i fix with these?
you need the services of a block/brick layer unless you are well versed in this yourself. One near retirement who likes to do smaller repair type work,,,hard to find. What you can do is the 'grunt' work if you can. this involves replacing at least that wall,,and probably ALL of them if they are any where close to same.
He will show you how to lift and straighten the wooden structure of your house if needed,,, a portion at a time. pouring new footings and tying in one portion to the next. May have to tent outside to keep rain/ water from intrusion. digging all brick, concrete and digging back a foot outside of where new block will be. It is now a machine job,,,all back and arms with maybe a wheelbarrow tool, pick and shovel. If you can set up some sort of elevator up and outside to a waiting trailer or pickup will speed process. Lots of old elevators in grain country,,old conveyor etc.,,or a wheelbarrow up an incline. or scoop it outside and pick it up again. the clean dirt can be piled up for backfill. Might want to install drain tile with this project if it will help. Dont forget to use rubber membrane and black tar on outside sealing and slope outside dirt away /drainage severely.
this is a huge job but your options are limited with foundation like that. If you can fix it otherwise, good luck. Not what you wanted to hear. If you decide to just sell and move on,,,the sale discount will be steep!!! You may be able to make a more livable useful basement out of it with egress windows,,clean up a problem and have a more valuable house when all done!!!
thank for the info.
no footers in our house, it's old!
and i'm not sure if the walls are even load bearing at all either as the basement looks like it was dug into after the house was build, just to allow space for a heaters.
so basically you're telling me that the only fix for this is to rebuild all the walls? no hydraulic cement, etc? :(
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Warren Lees
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|Warren Kenneth Lees
19 March 1952
Dunedin, New Zealand
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|Right-hand bat
|Wicketkeeper, coach
|International information
|National side
|Test debut (cap 135)
|9 October 1976 v Pakistan
|Last Test
|25 August 1983 v England
|ODI debut (cap 32)
|9 June 1979 v Sri Lanka
|Last ODI
|20 June 1983 v Pakistan
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Warren Kenneth Lees, MBE (born 19 March 1952 in Dunedin), is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 21 Test and 31 ODIs from 1976 to 1983 as a wicket-keeper batsman. He was coach of black caps from 1990 to 1993.
Domestic career[edit]
He made his first-class debut for Otago in 1970 and extended his career until 1988. During this period, he played 146 matches and scored 4932 runs at 24.66 and effecting 348 dismissals. He took 304 catches and 48 stumping. He also took 2 wickets. In his List A career he made his debut for Otago in 1971 and he played 81 matches, he scored 1071 runs at 18.78 and he took 82 catches and did 10 stumping.
International career[edit]
Lees followed Ken Wadsworth into the New Zealand side and soon proved himself a capable wicketkeeper-batsman. In only his third Test, against Pakistan at Karachi in 1976–77, he made 152 at a time New Zealand were in deep trouble and followed with 46 in the second innings to save the match. He was very unfortunate to be left out of the tour of England in 1978, arguably being a better wicketkeeper and batsman than Jock Edwards, his replacement, which was described by one journalist as the worst wicketkeeper he had ever seen! He returned to England the following year as part the New Zealand side which reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, but the emergence of Ian Smith meant that these opportunities thereafter were limited. In 1982–83 he took five catches in an innings and eight in the match against Sri Lanka at Wellington, and played his final Tests on the 1983 tour of England.
Coaching career[edit]
After ending his cricketing career he turned to coaching in 1989, he remained there until 1990 before being promoted to national team.
New Zealand[edit]
Lees' first tour in charge was very tough. New Zealand lost all three Tests and three ODIs, against Pakistan by big margins. Traveling did not get any easier, and they managed only one win on the road, against Zimbabwe in Harare. But there was one standout moment as coach for Lees – the 1992 World Cup. New Zealand reached the semi-final of the tournament, losing to eventual champions Pakistan. He found good players for New Zealand but was not able to find any of great players. Players like Gavin Larsen, Rod Latham and Willie Watson were his find under Martin Crowe as captain of the team. It was a tour abroad that ended Lees' national coaching role. After the team abandoned their trip to Sri Lanka in November and December 1992, when bomb blasts threatened their safety.
In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lees was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket.[1]
Personal life[edit]
He lives close to Alexandra, a town in Central Otago, and spends his days coaching what he calls "country kids", who do not have access to the same resources as their counterparts in big cities.
International centuries[edit]
Test centuries[edit]
|Test centuries of Warren Lees
|Karachi, Pakistan
|Karachi National Stadium
See also[edit]
- ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 51774, 16 June 1989. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- 1952 births
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- New Zealand One Day International cricketers
- New Zealand Test cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- New Zealand wicket-keepers
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- Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
- New Zealand cricket coaches
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Body composition and anthropometry in Japanese and Australian Caucasian males and Japanese females
Kagawa, Masaharu, Binns, Colin W., & Hills, Andrew P. (2007) Body composition and anthropometry in Japanese and Australian Caucasian males and Japanese females. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16((S) 1), pp. 31-36.
The total amount and location of fat deposition are important factors in the development of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. To date there have been no reported studies of ethnic and gender differences in body composition and fat distribution patterns in Japanese and Australian young adults. The aim of this study was to assess body composition of young Japanese and Australian Caucasian adults using whole-body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and anthropometry to examine body fat deposition patterns. Body composition of 45 Japanese males and 42 Australian Caucasian males living in Australia (aged 18-40 years) and 139 Japanese females living in Japan (aged 18-27 years) were measured using whole-body DXA scanning and anthropometry. Differences in relationships between BMI and waist circumference (WC), sum of skinfolds (ΣSF) and %BF obtained from DXA were assessed using multivariate analyses. Distinct gender and ethnic differences (p<0.05) in bone density and waist circumference were observed but no gender differences in BMI and bone mineral content and no ethnic differences in sum of skinfolds and %BF. Both Japanese males and females showed a greater %BF at given BMI, WC and ΣSF values (p<0.05). The results indicate differences in relationships between %BF and anthropometric measures in young Japanese compared to Caucasians and the importance of population-specific cut-off points for these indices. These findings also have implications for the development of chronic disease and further research, including studies in other Asian countries, is recommended.
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Town Square
Solidarity Against Hate Crimes
Original post made by Elliot, Barron Park, on Nov 9, 2006
woman in Fremont. Wearing a traditional hijab
headscarf, she was walking with her 3-year old to pick
up other children at school when a man shot her at
point blank range and then drove off. Police are
investigating whether this was a hate crime. The
woman, Alia Ansari, was the mother of six children
ranging from 3 - 13 years old.
This may or may not have been a hate crime in our
backyard, but it definitely opens the door for us to
stand together as a neighboring community that says no
to hate.
On Monday, November 13 the Fremont Muslim community has organized a day of solidarity throughout Fremont where men and women
will observe a moment of silence and many will wear a hijab
or turban or something relevant to Muslim observance.
While putting on a turban or hijab might be difficult
for many of us, a number of folks in Palo Alto are going
to fashion our own message of solidarity by just being with a few
friends or co-workers and observing the moment of
silence at noon (even connected by phone). Some will
pin a card to our shirt with Alia's name, or wear an
armband with her name.
An email of support could be sent to:
Melanie Gadener, Executive Director,
at the:
Foundation For Self-Reliance (FSR)
P.O. Box 604
Fremont, CA 94537
Elliot Margolies
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a resident of Midtown
on Nov 9, 2006 at 11:16 am
"On Monday, November 13 the Fremont Muslim community has organized a day of solidarity throughout Fremont where men and women will observe a moment of silence and many will wear a hijab or turban or something relevant to Muslim observance."
Just wanted to point out that turbans are actually *not* relevant to Muslim observance. Hijabs are though. Turbans are primarily worn by Sikhs, followers of Sikhism. In Islam, men usually wear prayer hats (similar to yarmulkes). A little religious lesson for all of you out there.
a resident of Community Center
on Nov 10, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Oh, please! The suspect in the case is Hispanic, not the angry white male I'm sure you were hoping it would be. It was probably a gang thing that got out of hand. People get killed every day wearing crusifixes or with Jesus fishes on their cars -- nobody call that a hate crime. This looks like a lot of liberals with time on their hands trying to find something to do to make them feel morally superior. Like always, symbolism over substance.
a resident of Ventura
on Nov 12, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Pete - it seems like you have a problem with people of good will trying to stand together to make a statement of solidarity against violence. Why is it important to you to oppose something like that? And symbolism can have plenty of substance. Educate yourself about responses to attacks detailed in the documentary, "Not In Our Town." Palo Alto had some events around that last year.
Why does the suspect's ethnicity matter? Are you suggesting only white people would commit a hate crime? Why do you quickly jump from Hispanic background to the idea of gang violence? Do you have more information to support that connection in this case?
You're also trying to water down or distort the idea of a hate crime. If people are killed and they happen to be visibly Christian, Muslim, Jewish etc., that may or may not be a hate crime. If people are killed BECAUSE of their identity, that IS a hate crime. If you know of recent cases Christians who have been killed because of their religion, please share the info so that we can stand in solidarity with them as well.
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2004 325xi Projector Housings..
So I just searched a few pages on the forums here, and I can't seem to find the answers I'm looking for.
TO start I drive a 2004 325xi (black on black)
What I want to do is replace my current halogen housings with projector housings.
I've found a bunch of different assemblies. None of which I actually "trust".
What I'm looking for is a black set of housings. They need to have a good lens in them, and I'd prefer to have LED angle eyes, as I'm told they are a lot brighter, as well as look better.
My plan was to get black projector housings with LED angel eyes, and 8K HID's.
The HID's I would be getting another time, as money is a crunch for me. But those I'd like a link to, if anyone knows of a good company.
I see prices for $35 kits.. and also $400 kits.
I know the more I spend the better the quality in most cases, but does anything have a good suggestion?
(55watt kits)
Also, I don't want any of the p46 assemblies as they aren't good enough for my standards. I need to see the road, and the P46's just aren't good enough for me. (A friend haD them and I disliked them.)
Thanks so much in advance for the help.
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On the first day of camp Emmanuel Sanders dropped a single pass. Sanders responded to the drop with, "My Grandma could have caught that pass." This moment motivated Sanders to go into the lab and closely watch the likes of Demaryius Thomas , Wes Welker and former Bronco receiver Eric Decker. Since the drop, Sanders has shown improvement and has caught tightly defended passes and had an amazing one-handed TD catch during Sunday's practice. The Bronco receiver is truly embracing his role as a student of the game and has shown great potential under Peyton Manning.
Fantasy Analysis:
Sanders is showing that he is working hard to improve himself as a player. The fifth year receiver gained 740 yards and six touchdowns last season, a statistical showing that can easily be repeated this year. If Sanders keeps on improving, he can prove to be a valuable pickup. With an ADP of 64 Sanders' potential in the Broncos offense is not a secret. I can see Sanders as a worthy low-end WR2 or high-end WR3 this season solely based on his potential within the Broncos offense.


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In this year's Budget, Health Minister Tony Ryall told us, health receives a big funding boost, "which will come from savings within health and across the Government's accounts".
Surely boosting funding by cutting funding is an economic miracle of world-beating magnitude. Such noted economists as Lewis Carroll and Spike Milligan would be proud to claim authorship of such an initiative.
Let's be clear - if John Key's Government takes money from one part of something to spend it on another part, it's not actually a boost. It's a redistribution.
Part of the "boost" will also come from an increase in prescription costs. This has been structured so that no individual or family will pay more than 80c a week extra. Even the most diehard propagandist will struggle to portray this as a burden on the poor, although I'm sure the usual suspects will try.
What is concerning is not the increased amount people will pay but the way in which it is being spent.
The money will be used for cancer treatment, to cut waiting times for elective surgery and diagnostic tests, and to help set up a national register of heart patients. Worthy measures all, but only the last could be said to be contributing to the most effective and economically efficient public health strategy - prevention.
It's cheaper and more effective to treat causes than it is to treat the conditions that result. It's easier to insulate homes cheaply so that children do not get sick in winter with Third World diseases that require expensive hospital treatment. It's cheaper to pay for condoms than for expensive Aids drugs.
There is evidence for big long-term savings as a result of simple, cheap measures wherever you look. Dutch research, for example, has shown that vitamin C taken after orthopaedic surgery prevents the development of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - a condition that is expansive and difficult to treat once it has developed.
Two of the most worrying and increasingly prevalent health problems - heart disease and diabetes - are also among the easiest to prevent with a few simple lifestyle changes (Fewer pies!). But there is so much more that could be done, including measures that would not just cut costs but increase revenue.
The time has come to treat the soft drinks and junk food that feed salt and sugar addictions and contribute to obesity and diabetes as the dangerous substances they are and tax them accordingly, as we do with alcohol and tobacco.
Not a likely eventuality. The paradox at the heart of the health system is that the medical industry depends on people being sick. Doctors are like the police - if they were doing their jobs properly they wouldn't have a job to do. Instead a whole industry benefits from being sick. Not only the multi-billion-dollar international pharmaceutical industry, but also surgeons, nurses, clinicians and hospitals need sick people to make a living.
There is much more money to be made from developing and promoting drugs to cure illnesses caused by unhealthy lifestyles than there is to be made from supporting healthy lifestyles.
REPORTS OF MPs' travel expenses appear to have inspired bitterness in some quarters but, try as I might, I can't bring myself to feel envious of anyone who has had to spend time in Addis Ababa, Geneva or Brussels. Especially when all they have to look forward to after that is returning to Wellington.
PITY THE Greeks, back to the polls yet again. Sometimes they must wish they'd never invented democracy. But surely they wouldn't be in such a terrible financial state if they didn't keep having to pay for these expensive elections.


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Spent more time playing around the new OS. Getting more used to it…while I am very impressed how fluid it runs on a touchable device table with Metro Apps, I am still not so convinced how desktop would play the role at the fingertips of non-casual users.
Anyway, here are some articles around the net that looks interesting.
1. Why Metro and the Desktop don't mix – it could be confusing in the beginning but I am slowly getting it as I am reading more and using more about it.
2. Don't let PC makers to ruin Windows 8 – very good point here. Time to cut all the crapware off and off to begin a clean start.
3. Windows 8 CP v.s. iPad showdown – interesting to watch head-to-head showdown like this, especially when involving iPad
4. 3 tidbits from Rafael Rivera – you won't disappoint the findings from this guy.
5. ViStart to bring Start Menu back – the start button is removed for a reason. While I don't particular recommend tricks like this to break a good built UI I will still pass on to those who really hate not having a place to start with.
6. What's changed for app developers since //build/ – part 1 – a series of good information for developers.
7. Getting around Windows 8 with a mouse – shows how to take challenger of using a mouse on a touch-first operating system.
8. Windows 8 could beat Android to be the real competitor to iPad – is that so? To me, still way too early to tell.
Related Articles From Windows7hacker:
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Looking for a new career path? You're in luck. Interestingly, the economy of Iowa has become largely diverse in recent years, with a particular focus on an energy production focus which holds an uncommon point of pride as utilizing substantively more green energy solutions than its neighboring states (and the national overall). Agriculture, however, still maintains something of a strong hold on Iowa's overall economy, even today, with agricultural pursuits remaining highly relevant, yet sharing a stage with large industries in everything ranging from information technology and financial services to conventional manufacturing plants.
The diverse and roughly average characteristics of Iowa are far from a downside, however, as the healthy variety strikes a sociological balance across the state that has made it one of the top states to live in in regards to safety and financial stability. The mixed economy of Iowa remains a strong selling point for those wishing to migrate to the Hawkeye State, with its mostly urban population benefiting from a strong range and variety of potential jobs and career options that allows for it to attract new citizens from all across the United States and beyond.
Iowa is a hot spot for recent booms in development, and that only means good things for your future! It is worth noting that Iowa's propensity for diversified urban opportunity did not become a strong characteristic until the last decade or so, with much of this transformation first beginning to occur in the 1990s. Modern Iowa remains a state that, perhaps above all else, offers something of value to anyone and everyone who might have an interest in moving somewhere different or simply looking to find a fresh, secure start beyond their current town or city.


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Released in March 2008 by Merge and Domino, Volume One received support from a number of critics, with Paste magazine even deeming it the year's best album. The duo soon embarked on a summer-long tour, after which Deschanel and Ward began working on a second album. Volume Two arrived in early 2010, cracking the Billboard Top Ten during its first week and paving the way for another successful tour. Drawing inspiration from classic holiday offerings from the likes of the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, and Vince Guaraldi, Ward and Deschanel's third outing under the moniker found the duo tackling their first collection of Christmas music. The resulting A Very She & Him Christmas arrived in October 2011. The pair returned to making their breezy pop in 2013 with Volume 3, an album of summery pop that arrived in the spring of that year. In late 2014, the duo announced the release of a second covers album, Classics, which would also serve as their debut with Columbia. A sort of standards album, Classics featured works by legendary musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Costello. They followed that with another Christmas album, Christmas Party, in 2016. Still focusing on 20th century holiday tunes, it included guest performances by the Chapin Sisters, Jenny Lewis, and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth. ~ Andrew Leahey
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What would your life story be if Death was the narrator? Looking back, Leisel Meminger's story is simple, really--foster child, reader, thief. But it is also complex. Living under Nazi rule in WWII Germany, Leisel desperately seeks something to call her own and discovers the power of books. At first, she cannot read the books she steals; she merely wants to possess them. In fact, her first pilfered book is a guide for digging graves. But with the help of her foster father, Leisel learns to read and is soon sharing the stories in her stolen books with her friends and neighbors. And this is where her story gets complicated. There's the foster mother who constantly swears at her, the neighbors who share the bomb shelter, her friend and partner-in-crime Rudy who is trying to escape his destiny, and the Jewish fist-fighter, hidden in her basement, who is hoping to delay his march to Dachau. Which story brings Death to the book? Read The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak to find out.
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When does your child or maybe your grandchild or your friend's child's behaviour go from being normal to possibly being not quite right? And then you have to ask yourself, when that child's behaviour becomes unacceptable, what do you do?
Discipline? Medication? Counselling?
Or maybe it's more simple than that? Maybe a closer look at what the child is eating might explain their behaviour?
Delving even further it's a well known fact that what you eat can have a direct effect on your mental and physical health.
But let's be honest - in this day and age most of us are so time poor that the idea of standing in a supermarket isle endlessly scouring labels for hidden addictives could make you lose your appetite all together.
Well now we can thank mum's Kelli, Michelle, Alana and Nyssa who have done the job for us.
For the past two years these mum's have been researching addictives in all sorts of foods and their consequences.
This week all of that research paid off with the launch of The Trusted Trolley. A go to guide on all things addictive. Alana Allen, one of the four founders of the website told Richard Margetson that it's a guide which can help with all sorts addictive foodie issues, including changing the way children behave.
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Soaking up the sun in Tahiti
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We didn't know what to expect before arriving in French Polynesia. Of course we had images of vahine girls dancing with their bra made out of coconut shells, beautiful beaches and pristine clear water, but it could all be tourist propaganda. We thought of it as a place where there isn't much to be done except laze on the beach and bake in the sun... We were wrong.
As you can already tell, we liked it a lot...
It felt good to be in Papeete even though it is far from beautiful or atmospheric. It's a city by the water with potential but it's plagued by traffic. It was nice though to find typical French shops like the � bureau de tabac �, � maison de la presse �, � supermarch� Champion � etc.
Being a "territoire d'outre mer", French Polynesia is autonomous
French Polynesia is also famous for its black pearls; Papeete is doted with boutiques selling those, indeed beautiful, but extremely expensive pieces of jewellery... God knows how, but Saoyuth resisted the appeal of buying some - as a souvenir of course!! ;-)
Attempt to swim with whales
-"Yes that's right, whale season starts in July...But mid-July."
- "Damned!" We're leaving on the 12th!!!
- "There are just a few around now, not enough to guarantee you'll see one, so we won't start before 10 days from today."
- "Arrrrrrghhh!"
So we went for dolphins instead. Wild dolphins, very shy, but they enjoyed playing with the boat. We went for a dip to see if they would be curious enough to come around us. Apparently they were not so curious, so we ended up dragged by the boat, with dolphins swimming around us. Not bad either.
Camping in Moorea
At the Heiva dance festival we happened to be seated near Patrick (the first other Patrick we ever met on this trip), a retired police officer who had settled in Moorea a few month ago. He was taking the same ferry as us and offered to drop us at our campsite, which was lucky! He showed us around and gave us some interesting insight into the Polynesian culture and mentality. As soon as we finished pitting our tent, rain started to pour down, making our first day miserable. What else can you do on an island where the only enjoyment is the beach, when it's raining? Luckily we met at the campsite Guillemette and
Apart from that first day, it was hot and sunny in Moorea, exactly as it should be. We spent our days riding a scooter, snorkelling and sun tanning on the beach, something we rarely do but at this stage of our trip, it felt like a holiday from our travel.
Ticket drama
It had been a resting and delightful three days in Moorea and we would definitely return for another holiday in the future. It felt definitely too short a stay when we headed to the airport. Obviously, people at the Faaa airport did very much agree with us, to the point they declared that our tickets were not valid anymore and that we had to stay, or pay again for our Papeete-New York leg! Gloups! They got confused between the issue date and the start of validity date... but got confirmation from their hierarchy that our tickets were no longer valid! We had already been through the check in and security checks and were waiting to embark when they cancelled our seats and launched a baggage search... half an hour before the departure!
It took us stamina to convince them they were wrong, and that they needed to check with the airline that issued the tickets. The plane was preparing for take-off, but they were still looking for our bags! It gave us the extra 5 minutes necessary to talk to someone sensible enough who did a quick check before allowing us back in...Oufff! It was the first time we had such a problem. We thought of Guillemette and Olivier who had booked their round the world tickets via internet. For some unknown reason, they disappeared from the system, and nobody believed they had tickets! They even lost one of their flights before they could prove they had bought those tickets. Well, if you make a round the world trip, we advise you go through a travel agent and keep hold of paper tickets. It's the same price as the internet and you can prove you bought the tickets!


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I state and prove theorems of constructivist logic (proof).
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There's a lot of talks about typelevel things in Scala. Shapeless has gained huge amount of attention lately. There are a lot of cool typelevel tricks out there, coined by Miles Sabin, the type astonaut. Some even say, he does not exist at the runtime. Anyway, I'd like to collect some of those tricks here, for future reference. I'm also doing this to get a better understanding of those tricks.
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|Something like Haskell's newtype, but better.
|Dependent types
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|A way to guarantee that a polymorphic function will not return some specific type
There's already a great explanation, including the needed intuition, in Eric Torreborre's blog. This technique allows for having some typelevel guarantees on the values. Here's a motivating example. Say, you want to create a function, which operates on positive doubles. Here's how you could go about this:
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Old Jerusalem
Trip Start Nov 10, 2011
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Today was a busy day, catching the bus at 7:15 and not returning to the hotel until 4:00 p.m. We learned so much, I'm not sure there are enough brain cells between us to absorb all of the information. Our guide, David, took a little getting used to after our incredible Jordanian guide, but he is growing on us. David is not warm & fuzzy, but he is a walking encyclopedia about religion and history.
Old Jerusalem's history dates to more than 3,000 years ago, although the current street plan dates largely from the Byzantine era, and the encircling walls from the 16th centuray
My brain is on information overload but I will do my best to caption the pictures correctly. So, Miss Amy, this is where you sign in and upload the pics.
The area south of the Western Wall and Harem ssh-Sharif is one of the most important archaeological sites in all Jerusalem. Excavations, ongoing here since 1968, have uncovered remains dating back to the First and Second Temple periods and through Byzantine times to the Omayyad era.
The Western Wall or Wailing Wall -- men on the left, women on the right -- is Judaism's holiest site. It is believed to be part of the great Temple enclosure built by Herod in the 1st Century BCE. The plaza in front of the Wall is busy, day and night, with supplicants at prayer. The wall is part of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount and was built by Herod the Great during his expansion of the Temple enclosure. The huge lower stones are Herodian, while those higher up date from Islamic times. Wilson's Arch can be seen in the left corner.
From Wilson's Arch, archaeologists have dug the Western Wall Tunnel to explore the wall's foundations (or to piss off the Muslims). It follows the base of the outside face of the Temple Wall along a Herodian street, below today's street level, and emerges on the Via Dolorosa. Our guide, David, who is Jewish, told us tensions are high because the Muslims are concerned the digging will weaken the foundation.
Dome of the Rock
Beautiful! One of the first and greatest examples of Islamic architecture, the Dome of the Rock was build in 688-91 CE. Intended to proclaim the superiority of Islam and provide an Islamic focal point in the Holy City, the majestic structure now dominates Jerusalem and has become a symbol of the city. This is not a mosque, but houses the rock where it is believed Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son (Isaac to Jews and Christians, Ishmael to Muslims), where the Prophet Muhammed left the earth on his Night Journey, and where the Holy of Holies was located in Herod's Temple.
Christian Quarter
The 14 Stations of the Cross are each designated by small chapels
Golgotha, which in Hebrew means "Place of the Skulls", was translated into Latin as Calvary. It is very difficult to imagine what this looked like when Jesus was crucified. It was a hillside made of bedrock where thousands of people were crucified by the Romans. Skulls must have been lying all over the place which is what gave it its name.
Stone of Unction -- this is where the anointing and wrapping of Christ's body after his death has been commemorated since medieval times. The present stone dates from 1810. All of these holy sites have been, to me, ruined by all the ornamentation and I didn't feel a thing except that Christians have violated what should have been preserved as they were in Christ's time
We finished our day by walking to the German section of town that is not far from our hotel. We skipped lunch so we were hungry for dinner about 4:30 p.m. We are becoming tired of the same ol', same ol' Middle Eastern buffet cuisine. Not fans of buffets to begin with, and that is about all we've had for two weeks. Not quite desperate enough to gag down McDonald's but we did want a hamburger. We found BurgersBar and had a delectible, old fashioned American hamburger with French fries. Almost heaven. We also found a restaurant that will be serving Thanksgiving dinner. Yippee!!


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The Celtics were rewarded with a three day mini vacation after enduring eight games in 12 days. Apparently it wasn't long enough though. The Celts came out on fire to bury the Jazz 105-86, which allowed for a 4th quarter extension of the vacation for most of the Celtics starters.
In a game in which Boston never trailed, the Celtics began the game draining its first five shots from the field en route to a 28-23 first quarter lead. Heading into the half, the lead ballooned to 12.
In the third, the starters earned their extended vacation. Of the 30 points the Celtics put on the board, 27 were scored by either Rajon Rondo (8), Paul Pierce (6), Ray Allen (5), or Kevin Garnett (8). The effort lead to a 22 point lead heading into the fourth quarter, a quarter in which Pierce, Rondo and Garnett wouldn't see the floor.
Out of all the starters, Pierce and Allen played the most with 32 minutes, with Rondo playing 30 minutes while Garnett and Kendrick Perkins saw the floor for less than 30 minutes. In just 26 minutes, Garnett finished with a game high 18 points.
The increased playing time for the bench allowed for the Celtics finish with seven players in double figures. With the fresh legs, the Celtics shot 53% (41-of-77) from deep and 89% (16-of18) from the line.
Boston's vacation continues with a day off Thursday, but will abruptly end Friday night when the Celtics host the Hawks, then travel to Indiana Saturday.
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Their call comes as figures from the programme, which records the height and weight of all children in reception and year 6, reveal that a third of children are now finishing primary school overweight or obese.
The percentage of year 6 children who were found to be overweight or obese increased to 33.9 per cent in 2011/12, up from 33.4 per cent last year. During the same period, the percentage of overweight or obese reception-age children remained static at 22.6 per cent.
Of England's ten strategic health authority areas, London was found to have the highest proportion of overweight or obese children in year 6, with 37.5 per cent, while the North East had topped the list for reception-age children, at 24.5 per cent.
In the 10 per cent most deprived areas, 12.3 per cent of children in reception and 24.3 per cent of year 6 pupils were categorised as obese, compared to 6.8 per cent and 13.7 per cent respectively in the 10 per cent least deprived areas.
Ros Godson, professional officer at Unite, said government should be doing more to actually prevent childhood obesity, as opposed to simply measuring it.
"It is disappointing that, despite the considerable resources given to the national child measurement programme, it is only recording the problem of childhood obesity, without having any impact upon it," she said.
"Unite calls for a redirection of this money into frontline school nursing services, so that the problem can be prevented.
"Evidence shows that overweight children are likely to become overweight adults, so it is vital that qualified school nurses are employed across the country in sufficient numbers to co-ordinate all efforts to deal with this public health crisis."
Godson warned that many local authorities will "inherit a greatly impoverished service", when responsibility for public health transfers from the NHS to councils in April 2013.
She argued that many authorities would be unable to cope with the demands of resourcing school nursing services, adding that there should be a statutory duty for all secondary schools to have a dedicated qualified school nurse to work with new directors of public health in addressing child obesity.
"Considerable numbers of schools are now independent of local authorities, and links to integrate services have been lost," she said.
"Unite calls on the government to insist that all secondary schools have a full-time qualified school nurse, who can work with the new directors of public health, to tackle this issue. Inaction is inexcusable, when we have such detailed data."
Public health minister Anna Soubry argued that the government is taking action to reduce obesity among children, young people and families.
"We are already taking action to encourage families to eat healthily and get active," she said.
"Through the 'responsibility deal', major supermarkets and retailers are working together to cut calories. But we need to maintain and build on this. Soon we will see more fruit and veg added to ready-meals and supermarket fruit and veg sections will be expanded.
"As part of Change 4 Life we have run a number of initiatives to get children up and active and in the new year we will be launching a new campaign to encourage healthy eating."


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First, there are wire nuts inside all the tape so it's really not all that much. lol
Second, I used four pods total. One under each foot well and one under each seat.
Third, both switches were removed from two flashlights that the batteries had gone bad inside. Both had two bulbs, one large and one small, which is why they have three settings (off, big light, small light). I really need to find somewhere to buy them though because I love having that extra setting.
Fours, magnets are another good idea. I used them in the first build too to hold open some doors. The only problem is they would be strong enough to hold the doors shut if anything start rolling around.
And the bonus. A brief description of how I plan on having the switches and light hooked up.
The top switch is the power side with constant power coming through the former cigaret light plug (a bonus with this is that I'm using an already existing fuse). Setting one will be a simple "on" with all floor lighting lit. The second setting will be an "on" for the floor light as well the lighting that I'm planning on installing in the back.
The bottom switch is the ground side. A constant ground goes through the cigaret lighters plug meaning that the switches can be turned on at any time whether the key is on or not. The other setting is for the doors (all the door lighting is controlled with the ground which is why I need this second switch) so that when any door is open, the lights will come on regardless of whether the dome light is on or off. The last setting is simply a ground off setting which is really unnecessary but I figured that out after everything was already wired up.
Another side project I did was to put a switch on the drivers side "door ajar" ground wire. Now I can leave the door open with the key on (for the radio most often) with out the door chime ringing constantly. I should have done this ages ago, it has to be one of the best mods I've done.
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From acclaimed arrangers Dan Coates and Carol Matz, the Megahits of 2012 Big Note and Easy Piano editions are perfect for beginning to intermediate pianists who are fans of current music hits. Great sounding arrangements of songs like "Boyfriend" (Justin Bieber), "Glad You Came" (The Wanted), "Payphone" (Maroon 5), "Some Nights" (fun.), and many more are included in each songbook. For more experienced players, the Piano/Vocal/Guitar edition includes piano arrangements with complete lyrics and basic fingering grids for optional guitar accompaniment. The collection is made up of hit songs like "Home" (Phillip Phillips), "Good Time" (Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen), and "Wide Awake (Katy Perry)," along with memorable songs from blockbuster movies and TV shows.
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Please explain what a Mexican Jumping Bean is and why it jumps?
asks Gillian, NSW
Answer from Geoff Hutchison:
A. In Mexico they are known as Brincadores. They are a seed pod and inside an egg is laid by a moth. Once the egg hatches the larva creeps out and hollows out the inside of the capsule and then attaches itself with these little fine silken threads. Then the pod warms up and it starts moving around a little bit and pulling on the threads and so the bean appears to jump.
What are you if you can't smell? asks Rob, Vic
Answer from Kate Burridge:
A. 'Anosmia' is the term that refers to the loss of the ability to smell (someone who can't smell is therefore 'anosmatic'). It is interesting that these two words haven't made it into ordinary language - smelling ('the fallen angel of the senses' as Helen Keller once described it) is something we take for granted and most of the languages of the world are found wanting when it comes to comes to words to do with smelling.


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The Vogue Italia Controversy
I've seen this Gulf oil spill-inspired spread from a recent issue of Vogue Italia around on various sites and I know it has drawn a lot of criticism. I personally think the photos are haunting and beautiful, but yet still evoke the same sense of sadness that those previously published in various media publications. Since the spill has been an ongoing topic in the media, it was only a matter of time before other media outlets (ie: fashion magazines) dealt with it.
Of course everyone is entitiled to their opinion, and I think some may argue that this spread exploits the spill and the sadness that surrounds it, but I think that Vogue rather smartly used this spread to make a statement and bring more awareness to all of those effected by it.


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Joann M.
Care Companion in Bernardsville, NJ 07924.
Looking for part-time work as a care companion.
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Bernardsville, NJ
- Age 58
- 10 years paid experience
- Female
Last signed in: More than 6 months
Home Care Rates $20 per hour
Joann's Bio
Cared for my own grandmother at the end of her life. Also, cared for my parapylegic mother most of my own life before she passed away 2 years ago, and assisted with the care of a dementia/alz's client last year. I read the Bible to them regularly and offered love and support.
Age Specific Experience
10 years paid experience
Experience with providing basic care services:
- Conversation and companionship
- Meal preparation
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Availability & Job Preferences
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- Will consider a part time position
My availability is valid through 8/1/11
- Open availability on weekdays (M-F)


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The Count's Millions HTML version
Chapter 16.
It is a terrible task to break suddenly with one's past, without even having had time for
preparation; to renounce the life one has so far lived, to return to the starting point, and
begin existence anew; to abandon everything--the position one has gained, the work one
has become familiar with, every fondly cherished hope, and friend, and habit; to forsake
the known to plunge into the unknown, to leave the certain for the uncertain, and desert
light for darkness; to cast one's identity aside, assume a strange individuality, become a
living lie, change name, position, face, and clothes--in one phrase, to cease to be one's
self, in order to become some one else.
This is indeed, a terrible ordeal, and requires an amount of resolution and energy which
few human beings possess. The boldest hesitate before such a sacrifice, and many a man
has surrendered himself to justice rather than resort to this last extremity. And yet this
was what Pascal Ferailleur had the courage to do, on the morrow of the shameful
conspiracy that had deprived him of his good name. When his mother's exhortations and
Baron Trigault's encouraging words had restored his wonted clearness of perception, the
only course he felt disposed to pursue was to disappear and fly from the storm of slander
and contempt; and then, in a secure hiding-place, to watch for the time and opportunity of
rehabilitation and revenge.
Madame Ferailleur and her son made all needful arrangements. "I shall start out at once,"
said Pascal, "and before two hours have elapsed I shall have found a modest lodging,
where we must conceal ourselves for the present. I know a locality that will suit us, and
where no one will certainly ever think of looking for us."
"And I," asked Madame Ferailleur, "what shall I do in the meantime?"
"You, mother; you must, at once, sell all that we possess here-- everything--even my
books. You will only keep such of our linen and clothes as you can pack in three or four
trunks. We are undoubtedly watched; and so it is of the utmost importance that every one
should imagine I have left Paris, and that you are going to join me."
"And when everything is sold, and my trunks are ready?"
"Then, mother, you must send some one for a cab, and order the driver to take you to the
Western Railway Station, where you will have the trunks removed from the cab and
placed in the baggage- room, as if you did not intend to leave Paris till the next day."
"Very good, I will do so; even if any one is watching us, he won't be likely to suspect this
ruse. But afterward?"
"Afterward, mother, you must go to the waiting-room upstairs, and you will find me
there. I will then take you to the rooms I shall have rented, and to-morrow we'll send a
messenger with the receipt the railway people will give you, to fetch our luggage for us."


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About This Winery
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Vino Vaqueros has horseback rides through the vineyards scheduled daily. Now that harvest is over, they have been getting some excellent cool, foggy mornings. The mountains and the morning fog make for a stunning ride. There's nothing like a good glass of wine after a ride through the vineyards. There are regions of the Santa Ynez Valley that are simply breathtaking. Take a ride with Vino Vaqueros to experience the valley's richness on horseback, and your time spent in the valley is sure to be a memorable one. Afterward, guests can experience tastings at five different winery locations: Fess Parker, Epiphany Cellars, E and T, Tessa Marie, Carivintas Winery, and a wine or beer tasting at Valley Vino. This is a special package deal offered only at Vino Vaqueros. Reservations fill up quick so they recommend booking early. And don't forget to bring your camera.
They also have other horseback ride tour packages available. They have a Ride and Taste package, where guests can horseback ride through Fess Parkers family ranch and vineyards, then taste eight wines at Fess Parker tasting room. There is a Champagne Cowboy Package as well, where guests can ride and go wine tasting followed by a 50-minute massage and a bottle of champagne for two. Vino Vaqueros is an experience in Santa Ynez wine country that you do not want to miss.↑ Less
Winery InformationHours: Open daily by appointment
Fees: $115 per person for horseback ride tour and wine tasting
Unique Amenities: Private horseback ride and lunch, Winter Weekday special for $99 - horseback ride, wine tasting & cheese pairing
Winery URL: http://www.vinovaqueros.com
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- Casual & Relaxed
- Kid Friendly
- Off the Beaten Path
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