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U.S. Holiday Retail Sales May Climb by 3.9%, NRF SaysLindsey Rupp
U.S. retail sales may increase 3.9 percent during the holiday season, as political and economic uncertainties damp consumer confidence, the National Retail Federation said.
Sales may rise to $602.1 billion in November and December, Washington-based NRF said today in a statement. The increase is slightly higher than last year's 3.5 percent gain and the 10-year average of 3.3 percent, NRF said. Stores may hire 720,000 to 780,000 seasonal employees, compared with 720,500 last year, the group also said.
The first partial government shutdown in 17 years and the prospect of a lengthy budget fight could jeopardize the economic recovery and cool consumer sentiment, the auto market and sales of luxury goods. The economy has shown positive signs as unemployment dropped in August to its lowest level since December 2008, while sales of previously owned homes rose in August and housing prices gained 15 percent from a year earlier.
"We're trying to balance looking at the whole year of relatively strong fundamentals underlying the economy against the uncertainty coming out of Washington and the significant unresolved issues that exist at a policy level," NRF President Matthew Shay said in an interview. "We're in for what could be a solid season, but we have to let the folks in Washington get out of their own way a little bit to let that happen."
Online sales will rise as much as 15 percent to $82 billion in November and December, the NRF's shop.org arm projected. That would compare with an increase of 15.5 percent in e-commerce sales in the fourth quarter of last year, the NRF said, citing Commerce Department data.
Work Stoppage
The Federal work stoppage may subtract as much as 1.4 percentage points from economic growth, depending on its length, according to Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.
The partial shutdown entered its third day today after a meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders yesterday failed to break the budget logjam that has led to the first shutdown since 1996.
The NRF would consider revising the sales estimate to take into account the impact of the shutdown if it persists, especially beyond a few weeks, Jack Kleinhenz, the group's chief economist, said on a conference call today.
Focus on Value
In addition to the political uncertainty, consumers are contending with a 2 percentage-point increase in the payroll tax and rising mortgage rates, after the Federal Reserve signaled in May that it was prepared to start phasing out its monthly bond purchases this year.
While lower-income households have restrained purchases this year because of the increase in payroll tax, Shay said shoppers at all income levels this season will focus on value, whether in the form of discounts, quality or service.
Many retailers, from Macy's Inc. to Nordstrom Inc. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., missed second-quarter sales estimates and cut forecasts as consumers preferred to spend on bigger items like cars and home-related products.
The NRF's projected increase in holiday sales compares with an estimated gain of 3.4 percent by the International Council of Shopping Centers last month, up from 3 percent in 2012. Deloitte LLP has projected sales may increase as much as 4.5 percent for November to January, led by non-store sales from online and catalog retailers, in line with the gain for last year.
Shorter Season
Earlier in September, Chicago-based researcher ShopperTrak said sales in stores may advance 2.4 percent over the holidays, the smallest increase since 2009 as customers visit fewer stores. Customer traffic in November and December may decline 1.4 percent from the same period a year earlier, ShopperTrak also said.
To draw in shoppers, retailers may begin offering promotions as early as Nov. 1 this year to take advantage of a shorter holiday season, according to the researcher.
This year, there are 25 days between the day after Thanksgiving -- known as Black Friday -- and Christmas, compared with 31 days in 2012, and four instead of five weekends. Sales in November and December account for 20 percent to 40 percent of U.S. retailers' annual revenue, according to the NRF.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based employment consulting firm, has a more pessimistic view on holiday hiring by U.S. retailers, projecting a decline of about 6.9 percent this year amid shaky consumer confidence and as stores implement more efficient practices reducing demand for seasonal workers. Retailers will hire about 700,000 temporary staff, down from 751,800 last year, which was a 12-year high, the firm said last month.
Some retailers have begun announcing holiday hiring plans. Wal-Mart said in September that it would boost holiday hiring to 55,000, a 10 percent increase from last year. Target Corp. has said it would take on about 70,000 workers, 20 percent fewer than a year earlier.


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Holsters are done!
Holsters are done!
Those are beautiful. how much for just the gun holster?
I'm getting ready to pour the resin for your backplate.
What's with you and just wanting the holster part? Are you still having problems with your holster? If so, I said you could send it to me and I could fix it easily.
I'm off of work and just working in the garage today, so call me when you have a few minutes.
Cruzer, there couldn't have been a better birthday present than your update! I'm uber excited and can't wait to see the gauntlets and holsters!
awesome gauntlets got them in yesterday well worth the wait. great workmanship
by the way has any1 posted a thread on how to put these babies together
just received a holster rig from cruzer today...simply gorgeous! thanks lorenzo!
Hi Lorenzo,
I received the holster today...awesome !
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The Forward's interview with Mousa Abu Marzook highlights some fundamental truths about peacemaking: You make peace with your enemies, not your friends; you make peace not to be nice, but because it is in your self-interest; real peace must reflect a balance of interests, not an imbalance of power, and security arrangements, not trust, will be the foundation of any peace treaty.
It isn't news that some Palestinians may never give up their dream of reclaiming all of "historic Palestine." And this isn't an argument against an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty.
Israel doesn't need Palestinians to embrace it. It needs a durable agreement establishing recognized international borders that preserve it as a Jewish state and a democracy. After that, some may still dream of Israel's destruction, but they'll have to give up acting on these views — or be thwarted by Israel, which will have the unchallengeable legitimacy of a sovereign state acting in self-defense. Some Israelis, too, may never relinquish the dream of Greater Israel, but with a peace agreement, they must relinquish efforts to realize this dream.
Abu Marzook's words also underscore why Palestinian reconciliation is vital to achieving peace. A peace agreement negotiated in the context of Palestinian unity will be much harder for Hamas or any party to subsequently renege on, at least without appearing hypocritical in the eyes of its people. Likewise, his comments demonstrate why it is vital that an agreement leaves neither people feeling humiliated, and leaves both peoples so much better off that they will reject anyone seeking to undermine the new status quo.
Finally, the interview demonstrates why any Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement must include comprehensive security arrangements to ensure that no matter what might happen among the Palestinians or in the region, Israel's security is protected. This is just common sense. Israeli security planning takes into account the possibility of a breakdown of the Jordan and Egypt peace treaties, and, so, too, must it take into account potential worst-case scenarios after an Israeli-Palestinian agreement.
Lara Friedman is the director of policy and government relations at Americans for Peace Now.
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Delhi's airport Metro may re-start late August
The Delhi Metro Airport Express, which will suspend operations from Saturday night.
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Airport Express, which will suspend operations Saturday night after major construction defects were detected, is likely to re-start only in late August, much to the discomfort of commuters.
The Airport Metro, which ferries over 15,000 people daily on the 23-km network, covers the distance between the New Delhi railway station and the Indira Gandhi International Airport in 18 minutes.
"We have to stop the service for commuter safety. By the end of August, we expect the line to be functional again. We have full confidence the line will be restored after a month," Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna told a press conference here.
He also said Reliance Infrastructure had reported that there were some defects in the civil structure and insisted that the operations should be suspended till the repair work goes on.
In a recent annual inspection, the Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium reportedly found 230 of the 2,100 bearings on the elevated corridors to be shaky. These are concrete structures on top of pillars on which the girders rest.
"A high-level committee comprising officials of Indian Railways, Delhi Metro and Reliance Infrastructure is already checking the nature of defects. There are problems with the bearing, which is the interface between the pillar and girder," Krishna said.
"Repairs have to be done below the girders," he said, adding the committee will submit a report within 10 days, after which rectification work will start.
"As per the agreement, an investigation will be done and we will also see how much the contractor is liable."
Sumit Banerjee, chief executive of Reliance Infra, said the decision to suspend services was purely linked with safety.
"It is no way connected with financial losses," he said, but admitted the operations were incurring losses.
"I can tell you frankly that this line is not making any profit. But we will continue to run the line and will not close it down," he said.
The daily commuters were left fuming.
"It is just 16 months since this line started and the civil structure is already having problems. This shows the laxity of officials. They are not concerned about our safety. I also have no option now but to use my car," said Gautam Datt, a regular form Dwaraka to Shivaji Stadium.
Delhi government chief secretary P.K. Tripathi said passengers could use other means of transport for connectivity, as long as the services are not restored.
Anita Jha, another commuter, felt the services should have been suspended as soon as the faults were detected.
"What if there was a mishap like at Zamradpur?" she queried. She was referring to the collapse of a girder on the Badarpur Delhi Metro line in 2009 that killed six people and injured over a dozen others.
As a public-private project, the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) was to carry out civil works of the airport project and a consortium led by Reliance Infrastructure was to operate the line for 30 years and share the revenue.
According to some officials, Reliance Infrastructure may be able to demand some compensation from DMRC for the time the Airport Metro services are closed.
Built at a cost of Rs.5,700 crore ($1.2 billion at the exchange rate then), 70 percent of those using the line are headed to the airport.
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March 19, 2014 – Kentville, Nova Scotia – Government of Canada
Federal investments totalling $2.5 million, announced today by MP Greg Kerr (West Nova), will support the purchase and installation of new production line equipment to increase automation, precision and packaging, improve quality control and enhance efficiency at Apple Valley Foods. This investment will allow the company, with sales in both Canada and the U.S., to double its production of frozen fruit pies and to buy more apples and berries from local growers, thereby boosting Annapolis Valley's agri-economy.
The repayable investments of $2 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriProcessing Initiative (API) and $500,000 through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Business Development Program has enabled Apple Valley Foods Inc. to purchase specialized equipment such as ovens and freezers to further automate its processes and reduce manual handling of ingredients.
Quick facts
- Apple Valley Food Inc. began business in 2000 and employs 160 full-time workers in the Kings County region.
- Funded through the Economic Action Plan's (EAP) Agricultural Flexibility Fund, the API is a five-year initiative of up to $50 million designed to enhance the competitiveness of the agri-processing sector in Canada.
- Through the EAP, the Government of Canada is helping farmers find new markets, adapt to current economic challenges and make their businesses more efficient and environmentally sustainable. For more information on Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
- ACOA's Business Development Program is designed to assist in setting up, expanding or modernizing small and medium-sized businesses.
"Agriculture is an important contributor to the rural economy of Nova Scotia. Our government is proud to support continued business growth and innovation, and our investment today in Apple Valley Foods supports that effort."- Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and Rob Moore, Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).
"On behalf of Apple Valley Foods, I am very pleased to announce a significant investment in expanding and further modernizing our manufacturing operations in Kentville, Nova Scotia. This new investment by the Harlan family of Indiana and both the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia will enable the company to continue our growth within the North American market. We are very pleased to be located in the Annapolis Valley, and this investment today demonstrates our commitment."- Jeff Sarsfield, President, Apple Valley Foods Inc.
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Watch Spencer Todd at BrokeStraightBoys
There is a new boy in the studio today and his name is Spencer Todd. This strapping red head is financially strapped so he is here to do a solo so that he can pay his bills. Standing up, Spencer said that he worked out most days of the week; there was no doubt that he is one of the most muscular boys to appear on Broke Straight Boys.


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Daniel Viles Poetry Challenge - Fluoride-filled Pipe Dreams
28 October 2009 , 5:00 PM by Daniel Viles
To enjoy this poem correctly, find an album of music by Mantovani and let it swish behind you as you read this to the one you love.
Who would have thought that a poem made up of random words and phrases could produce something so sensual? 612 listeners, lovers of the world are in your debt.
Click here to listen to all of this year's Challenge Poems.
Richard's Reward Song lyric: The wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown (from Surrey with the Fringe on Top from the musical Oklahoma)
Your suggestions: fluoride-filled pipe dreams; balderdash!; monolith; sweets, Dubbin and broken glass; I'll graffiti while you sing in French; slippery dip; black hairy goats falling out of the sky; nincompoop; ironman; auto-erotic asphyxiation; creating the nanny state; the door won't open.
Fluoride-filled Pipe Dreams
Come with me.
I'll show you love suffused with token class.
Offering sweets, Dubbin and broken glass.
You won't pay a cent.
That concept is balderdash!
No, I'll carry all der cash.
Now, my car's not clean
for I have such trouble keeping poultry down
As such, the wheels are yellow, the upholstery's brown.
I'm so nervous
I have to grip me lip
This night is a slippery dip.
We'll drive up the mountain and sit by the monolith
surrounded by feral kids you'd never leave Bono with.
I'm scared of my psychotic infatuation
and pray it won't lead to auto-erotic asphyxiation.
I fear the door won't open,
for calm, I'm just a-gropin',
but one touch of your hand and my fears subdue.
Enough of thrilled extremes,
I have flouride-filled pipe dreams
with you.
Let's go abroad.
In Tahiti, we'll avoid the stench
I'll graffiti while you sing in French.
Let's not take a tour,
we'll just end up in some group
led by a dense nincompoop.
If you're feeling fit,
we can do the marathon ironman.
Swim, cycle, run all with a Hawaiian tan.
Around volcanos,
oh, we can survive rock
if it's not raining livestock.
Black hairy goats falling out of the sky.
I'm scared this denotes that the world's gone awry.
I'm forced to agree with my close Pakistani mate.
Organised goats are just creating the nanny state.
But only one smile lets me know that it's true
Let goats rebuild regimes,
I have fluoride-filled pipe dreams
with you.
(c) 2009 Daniel Viles
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Frank Stella: A Retrospective
"One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters. I can't stress enough how important it is, if you are interested at all in painting, to look, and to look a great deal, at painting. There is no other way to find out about painting." Excerpted from the artist's 1960 lecture at Pratt Institute, this simple dictum personifies Frank Stella: deep, direct, and ready to work.November 10, 2016


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Mary Roach's Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Mary Roach's latest book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal investigates how digestion works, from start to finish. Roach writes about the scientists who tackle the complex bodily process that fuels us and keeps us alive. Gulp is the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club's April selection, so pick up a copy and start reading today! Mary Roach will be here April 17 to talk about the amazing, sometimes stomach-turning facts she learned about our digestive tract.
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13 Things You Don't Know About Oreos
Reason #1.: Because it's Friday. And Reason #2.: Because I love Oreos.
1. The first Oreo cookie was made in 1912 at the original Nabisco bakery in New York City (the factory is present day Chelsea Market).
2. Two flavors originally debuted in 1912, original and lemon meringue. (That sounds SO GOOD!!)
3. The origin of the name Oreo is unknown, but the leading theory is that the name was derived from the French word "Or", meaning gold (the early packaging was gold tin).
4. The first Oreo cookie was sold in Hoboken, NJ. (Home of the Cake Boss!!)
5. The cookie-to-creme ratio of an original Oreo cookie is 71% to 29%.
6. Over the years it has gone through several name changes:
1912: Oreo Biscuit
1921: Oreo Sandwich
1937: Oreo Crème Sandwich
1974: Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie
7. In 1950, they created their very first advertising slogan, "Oh!, Oh! Oreo!"
8. Double Stuf Oreos were introduced in 1974.
9. Big Stuff Oreos were introduced in 1987, and were about 10 times larger than a regular Oreo. They were discontinued in 1991.
10. They became kosher in 1998.
11. 50% of all Oreo eaters pull apart their cookies before eating them. Also, women twist them open more often than men.
12. In 1998, they introduced Oreo'Os cereal. The cereal was discontinued because Post and Kraft are no longer co-branding. Post owns the recipe to the cereal and Kraft owns the rights to Oreo. What a shame. My favorite cereal. EVER.


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During the World Cup, Terry Venables noted astutely that if anyone knows how to build a wall, it is the Chinese. Likewise, it can be said that if anyone knows how to ensure that solicitors' negligence does not go unpunished, it is the courts.
Professional negligence claims against the legal profession continue to keep the judiciary busy, and one area that has attracted the attention of the Appellate Court is the assessment of damages for claims for loss of chance.
While this legal principle can often assist the settlement of claims, it can also cause considerable concern to the law firm which is on the back end of a professional negligence action. This concern becomes more acute in a climate where professional indemnity (PI) premiums are set to rise.
The disposal of PI claims frequently involves a claim payment being made which will include payment of the claimant's costs, and this payment will affect the claims record of the law firm concerned. Inevitably, a negative claims record is likely to result in a premium increase, not forgetting the direct financial impact of a claim payment on the law firm given the excess that will need to be paid.
A concern for law firms is that they are being advised to settle claims where, while breach of duty has been admitted, there is a chance that the claim is speculative and that no loss has been suffered at all. The short answer to this concern may often be that a greater chance exists that the claim is better than just speculative.
However, this short answer may not be sufficient, particularly when substantial sums are at stake and the settlement of a claim can have serious implications in the future for the law firm concerned. While each case will warrant its own explanation, mention of some general principles may alleviate some of the concern that surrounds the settlement of loss of chance cases:
•The assessment of the value of a lost chance often depends on the hypothetical actions of a third party, and a claimant need only establish that there is "a real and not a mere speculative chance" that a third party would have acted in such a way as to confer a benefit. If this hurdle is overcome, the court will then assess the value of that lost opportunity, not on the balance of probabilities, but on a percentage assessment of that benefit being conferred.
•Claimants will sometimes allege that numerous different outcomes could have occurred; the Court of Appeal in Langford v Hebran (2001) dealt with this issue by applying a percentage reduction to each different scenario (carefully avoiding any double recovery to the claimant).
•Where the burden of proof lies is crucial. The claimant must establish that something of real value has been lost (ie more than just speculative) and, should a claimant fail to do this, there can be no loss. Equally, it is for the defendant to establish that the lost chance has no value, and in many cases this can be an extremely difficult task.
The task is made all the more difficult by the fact that the sympathy of the courts will more often than not lie with the claimant. This sympathy will extend to the assessment of the percentage reduction to be applied; the court made this clear in Mount v Barker (1998), when it held that: "Generally speaking, one would expect the court to tend towards a generous assessment, given that it was the defendant's negligence which lost the plaintiff the opportunity…" Worrying words indeed.
That said, claims can be – and regularly are – defended on the basis that a claimant (or a third party) simply would not have acted in the way alleged by the claimant had the solicitors' negligence not occurred. Such arguments will only succeed if the evidential burden has been overcome, and this burden can be high. In many instances, a court will only be swayed if independent and impartial evidence weighs heavily against a claimant, or in circumstances where the claimant's own evidence is simply not credible.
To summarise, true loss of chance claims do allow law firms and their insurers the 'opportunity' to arrive at a settlement figure based on established principles. In my view, this approach to assessment of loss is, on the whole, beneficial to the profession. This is because it provides a mechanism for both valuing professional negligence claims in an alternative way than doing so on a win all/lose all basis and for defending the speculative claims.
Angus Turner is an insurance partner in Mills & Reeve's Birmingham office
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During the World Cup, Terry Venables noted astutely that if anyone knows how to build a wall, it is the Chinese. Likewise, it can be said that if anyone knows how to ensure that solicitors' negligence does not go unpunished, it is the courts.


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I resisted however once again choosing to wait until Phuket (the more we buy the more we carry) we did however get haircuts 3 haircut and washes and one hair coloured �30 so I now have short green hair :-)
It seems despite all the tourists that mass flock to this land of smiles!! (sometimes) they are still fascinated by us especially the young.
Ahhhhhhhh I very nearly bought a guitar an acoustic that sounded great for just over �30 with a soft case, I played a few in the shop and one of the basses too but refrained once again until Phuket I do need one while I am here but not to carry around.
We were invited to a pool party by our hotel tonight so off we trotted around the pool to nibbles and drinks - well I have to say WHAT a party, you know the ones nobody talks everyone looks miserable and the food is soggy and the coke watered down. Ok it wasn't that bad but nearly, on top of this they were planning a tour of the city in the Hotel bus later - Now as much as I like to point and laugh and mock the inflicted even I could not face a tour with this lot.. We sneaked off in an ou we forgot our suncream fashion and made our way to the Hotel restaurant for some Chinese, for infact the worse Chinese I have ever had............ Maybe that tour wasn't such a bad idea after all!!!
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Wenceslas sq 3 BDR Ruterra Apartment
Size92 m²
Floor No.3(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
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3 separate fully furnished bedrooms can fit up to 10 people! This apartment will be a perfect choice for group of friends, big family or 3 couples. Bedrooms and kitchen are also fully furnished and equipped.
Apartment consist of:
* hall
* first bedroom (19 m2) with big double bed for 2 people and comfortable sofa , wardrobe and writing desk
* second bedroom (18 m2) with double bed as well for 2 people and nice sofa for 2 people, wardrobe and writing desk
* third bedroom (15 m2) with double bed, sofa and wardrobe and writing desk (all three bedrooms look the same :))
* kitchen (19 m2) is competently equipped with oven, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster crockery and cooker, dinner table for 6 people and TV.
* 2 bathrooms, both of them with WC and shower unit, with hairdryer
Guest Access
Also we provide:
*Towels and bed linens
*unlimited Wifi
*iron, ironing board
*TV with satellite (Cinemax, Discovery, Eurosport, Fashion TV, HBO, History Channel, MTV)
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
Interaction with Guests
We will support you 24/7 during your stay in Prague
The Neighborhood
The apartment location allows getting deeper into life of an Old and New Town in the same time with a specific unforgettable atmosphere, wagging streets with small medieval squares and numerous cafes and restaurants. It all promises an unforgettable experience of your visit to Prague.
Every famous sight in Prague is located within 15 minutes walking from apartment, so you will forget about public transport, for sure :
•0 min. - Wenceslas square (metro A,B,C)
•2 min. – shopping street Na Příkopě
•2 min. – Building of National Muzeum
•5 min. – Main train station (train, metro C)
•10 min. – Old Town Square and Jewish Quarter
•15 min. - Charles bridge and riverbank
Truly amazing neighborhood !
Getting Around
We are open to advise you our favorite restaurants, clubs and must-see sights, just ask us about!
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It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - the cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 ppl, 25 EUR/car for 4 ppl, 35 EUR/car for 5-6 ppl, 55 EUR/car for 7-8 people, 70 EUR/car for 9-10 ppl. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive you to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
The nearest public parking is located in 2-5 minutes walking from apartment on the same street – it's paid on working days (approximately 1.5 euro/hour) and free on weekends and nights. Guarded parking garage "Slovan" is located in several steps from apartment and parking there costs app.32 euro/24 hours.
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Nice lejlighed, very closed to the center of Prague and easy to take metro but there are much noise at night.
Near to the center of the city by bus even the bus stop is near.
Shops like Tesco are in front of the building so you can buy food, drinks from 7 AM to 9 PM!
No air conditioning although in the flat there are two boards to adjust it, the owner answered me that in the center of Prague it's not allowed. During our days the flat was at 29ºC all the day so very difficult to be inside.
Mosquitos, a lot. as we couldn't open the terrace due to them and the temperature was very high, it was difficult to pass our days.
Reception in the building, no english spoken.
You have to go to a different office (near the main train station) to take the keys and the information.
Some things were broken (flush in the toilet, some bed clothes).
And the worst thing, there are not courtains to protect against the sun in the morning, so it seems you are sleeping in a terrace. The first day we were awake at 5.45 AM!! The rest of the days we avoid to sleep in the bedroom and we decided to sleep in the salon where the sun didn't shine so strong.
Beautiful house in a quiet residential area.
Not really suitable for 11 people, but rather up to 8 or 9. We sat there with our family of 6 and it was perfect. It was bigger and there was much more luxurious than expected.
Everything we needed was present and working properly.
The house is not really next to the metro, but a 10 minute walk from the station. Then another 10 minutes by subway and you're right in the center.
Retrieving the key was an adventure in itself, with the car right in downtown Prague, but the host was extremely helpful and friendly. And luckily we did not bring all the way back to the center of the key.
Definitely worth repeating !!!
Prachtig huis in een rustige nieuwbouwwijk.
Niet echt geschikt voor 11 personen, maar eerder voor maximaal 8 of 9. Wij zaten er met ons gezin van 6 en het was perfect. Het was groter en er was veel meer luxe dan verwacht.
Alles wat we nodig hadden, was aanwezig en werkte naar behoren.
Het huis ligt niet echt naast de metro, maar op 10 minuten loopafstand van het station. Dan nog 10 minuutjes met de metro en je zit midden in het centrum.
Het ophalen van de sleutel was een avontuur op zich, met de auto midden in centrum Praag, maar de host was uiterst behulpzaam en vriendelijk. En gelukkig hoefden we de sleutel niet helemaal naar het centrum terug te brengen.
Absoluut voor herhaling vatbaar!!!
The location of this apartment was great. Within 15 minutes you are in the centre of Prague (by tram). The only thing we weren't that enthusiastic about was the kitchen supplies. There were no kitchen towels or decent equipment to cook with. By this we mean kitchen spoons etc. Though the apartment was clean and Olga & Emil were there to help you when you need them. Prague is a great city and we very much loved our time there.
Very nice apartment, no problem getting the keys although we were a bit late. Perfect for a week's stay. Just one tip: for big groups (more than 4) it would be helpful to have 2 keys. Cheers and thanks a million!!!
When we want to go to Prague again there! Thank you and thumbs up Sabine and Gerhard Austria
Very nice appartment. Good neighbourhood with lots of small shops and restaurants. There were however very few kitchen utensils, though enough to make do. Loved our stay in Praha!
Given the really cheap price and good location (quiet, away from the bustle of downtown, but in a nice area and close to the tourist center by tram), the apartment is very correct. No machine has a disappointing cafe, kitchen cloth, glasses, bath mat, twisted and board in the bathroom - in the mirror).
Étant donné le prix vraiment peu cher et la bonne localisation (au calme, loin de l'agitation du centre ville, mais dans un quartier agréable et tout près du centre touristique en tram), l'appartement est très correct. On a regretté l'absence de machine a cafe, de chiffon de cuisine, de verres, de tapis de bain, et la planche tordue dans la salle de bains - devant le miroir).
A large apartment ideally located within walking distance of all the places of visits and the Central Station, very well equipped. A large wardrobe and plenty of storage ... what more?
Parfait !
Un grand appartement idéalement placé à distance à pied de tout les lieux de visites et de la gare centrale, très bien équipé. Une grande penderie et des plein de rangement...que demander de plus ?
Apartment very well located in a quiet area, near a bakery and a subway station (line A). Very pleasant stay.
Appartement très bien situé, dans un quartier calme, à proximité d'une boulangerie et d'une station de métro (ligne A). Séjour très agréable.
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SO I have a double gang outlet in my bathroom.
My question is does the GFI need to be wired directly to the breaker?
So my current setup is (breaker) (Regular Outlet in a bedroom) (GFI bathroom double gang 1 ) (Regular Outlet bathromm double gang 2).
Does that work with a GFI? I am worried I am not suppose to do the regular outlet in between.
Bathrooms must be on there own circuit.
Everything inside that bathroom can be on that circuit, or that circuit can feed all receptacles in all the bathrooms.
This circuit can not feed any receptacles outside the bathroom.
This circuit must be a 20 amp circuit.
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Nancy Guthrie lost two of her three children. No wonder she is not easily satisfied with platitudes about God. She has put together Be Still My Soul: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering, a collection of writings from old and new authors designed to help us come to terms with pain as believers.I plan on dipping into this book myself, as if this extract is anything to go by, it is going to be worthwhile. We should not wait until we face major trauma to tackle what we think about s … [Read more...]
How Pain Helps Us Understand the Real God
Two Books On Ruth By John Piper
The man is a dynamo. Knowing as I now do how much heartache and mental effort can go into just one book, the many volumes that Piper has produced are a monumental achievement. Most of us find it hard to even keep up with reading all of them. They are all good, but some of his works stand out as exceptional. I believe that his book on Ruth called A Sweet and Bitter Providence (Crossway, 2010) is one that it is important you do not miss. Piper crams a lot of teaching into a short book, which also … [Read more...]
"You Don't Need Me Here" – John Piper
John Piper preached from Romans 8 for The Village Church recently while Matt Chandler was recovering from surgery. I loved the way he began his sermon by stating that, having listened to recent talks by other pastors in the church, he was confident that the church did not really need Piper to help them deal with the challenges they currently face. One of the best marks of a truly great leader is their ability to raise other leaders. Chandler has clearly passed that test. No wonder Piper said … [Read more...]
Matt Chandler Video Blog
Chandler has made a clear decision to deal with his cancer in public rather than in private. This means allowing the church he leads and others to see what God is doing through his experience. This week he has started a video blog which will be shared each week at The Village Church blog. … [Read more...]
When One Of God's Daughters Is Crushed On The Road
Mark Driscoll told Angela's story in a recent sermon. You can watch the video below. I guarantee it will move you. May her life preach to thousands she will never meet. When life really gets tough, more than at any other time, Christians can demonstrate to the world that it really IS all about Jesus. Read more on the Mars Hill Blog. … [Read more...]
The Immediately Present Help
I know, I know — I'm supposed to be on a blogging break! But last night's news about David Wayne was weighing on me this morning, and then I saw in my inbox this from Spurgeon's Faith Checkbook devotion. It lifted me as only God's Word can. May God be immediately present to you this Christmas!God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).A help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor which is left at home is of no use to the seaman in the h … [Read more...]
Jollyblogger Has Cancer, Please Pray
UPDATE December 24, 2008Yesterday David learned that his cancer has spread to his liver and lungs. He has surgery scheduled for today and chemotherapy starting thereafter. Not an easy Christmas for the Waynes, but I was able to speak to him on the phone yesterday and he sounded in good heart. He said that since his announcement, he had been consciously aware of the prayers of bloggers upholding him.---------I know I had planned to not write anything further on my blog this Christmas season. But … [Read more...]
Battling Bitterness During Tough Times
This from Terry Virgo's blog: When you go through hard times, bitterness is waiting at the door, offering you fellowship. 'What a terrible time you've had,' it says. 'How cruel they've been! How unjustly you've been treated.' But bitterness isn't a friendly companion; it's a vile weed which puts its roots down deep into people's personalities. Not content to disfigure just one soul, it grows up searching for others who might be willing to draw near. If you yield to its offer of companionship, a r … [Read more...]
SERMON – Living to Know Jesus (Philippians 3)
Yesterday I preached at Jubilee and thought, as usual, that I would share my notes and the audio here. But before I get to that, since it's Monday and my habit in "normal" times is to share a quote with you from Doctor Martyn Lloyd-Jones, this quote is a good one to begin with as, in many ways, it sets the scene for what I was preaching on. "What should we be seeking? We should always be seeking the Lord Jesus Christ himself, to know him, and know his love and to be witnesses for him and to … [Read more...]
Joel Edwards Takes New Roles With Faith Foundation and Micah Challenge
The Evangelical Alliance released this announcement last week:"The retiring General Director of the Evangelical Alliance will bring his passion for justice for the poor to two new roles as he joins Tony Blair's Faith Foundation and becomes the first International Director of Micah Challenge . . ."Mr Edwards, a British immigrant from Jamaica, is an honorary Canon of St Paul's Cathedral. He was a probation officer for fourteen years, and the senior pastor of Mile End New Testament Church of God f … [Read more...]


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One of my favorite types of posts to write and read is currently blog posts. I love to hear what bloggers are up to, what they're reading and watching and listening to.
Sometimes I sit down and I have a million things to write. I know that I want to tell you about the awesome book that I just read, or the podcasts I've been listening to, or the fun events that I had the pleasure of attending. And sometimes I can only think of one really awesome thing I want to tell you. Then I somehow have the rest of the post to come up with. And goodness gracious, where do you even begin?
I had been wishing for months that there was a list of verbs to use for currently blog posts. Well, I did it y'all, I finally made one. I went through my old currently posts, I went through other blogger's posts, and I opened up a thesaurus.
Here's the breakdown: 75 action verbs, and 27 feelings. Why 27? It's divisible by 3. Henceforth making a prettier free printable.
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This past weekend, two articles appeared in Haaretz that should have come as no surprise to those working in Israel engagement. In one, Haaretz writer Chemi Shalev discusses the ever-growing gap, at risk of reaching crisis proportions, between staunchly left-wing American Jews and an ever rightward-moving Israel. In another, Arnon Mentver, CEO of the Joint Distribution Committee Israel, complained that the current young generation of diaspora Jewry is not interested in donating to Israel, which it perceives as an "occupying nation."
These articles join a parade of warnings over a split between the world's two largest Jewish communities in recent years, and that split has already begun to take a toll on one of the great success stories of Israel engagement.
Last month, Haaretz reported that Taglit-Birthright is on the hunt for new participants. In a reversal of trends from the last 14 years, Birthright has seen declining registration for what should be an awfully easy sell. Although it may take several years for this decline to be felt in participation numbers — many participants spend years on waiting lists before being placed on trips — the trend is real, and one of the underlying causes should serve as a wake-up call for how we go about Israel engagement for Jews from abroad.
Birthright is one of many programs looking for what could be called the holy grail of Jewish youth engagement: bringing in the low-affiliated and unaffiliated. When these unaffiliated young Jews were asked why they were not interested in signing up for Birthright, more than half responded that it was because they thought Birthright pushed pro-Israel propaganda. Many of the participants in our international program, Tikkun Olam in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, report that Birthright carries the stigma of leading tours of the "Jewish Disneyland" — a one-sided view of Israeli society and history that ignores the complex reality.
This stigma would seem to fit the reports of a cultural-political gap between Israeli and American Jews. As American Jews remain staunchly left wing in their outlook, Israeli society seems to be moving rightward. When the news carries stories of continued settlement building, anti-democratic legislation in the Knesset, and the imprisonment and deportation of African asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv, the young American Jewish mainstream will continue to view one-sided Israel education with suspicion.
Initiatives have come forward seeking to "change the discourse" on Israel, but all too often, these initiatives are simply avoiding the tough issues. Questions about settlements in the West Bank cannot be answered with "We invented cell phone technology!" or "Hummus is delicious!" (Although that is absolutely true).
We need an approach that allows Jews from abroad to ask tough questions about the challenges Israel faces, without being accused of being traitors or self-hating Jews. This approach should encourage participants to feel a sense of responsibility for Israeli society, and to feel a sense of ownership. For this to happen, they need to see all of it — the good, the bad and everything in-between.
Israel education to Jews abroad is not hasbara (pro-Israel public relations), and it is not tourism marketing. It is trying to create a deep, personal and emotional connection to a place. And part of creating that connection is being willing to air all of our dirty laundry, with a credible call to action.
To Birthright's credit, the organization is beginning to move in this direction. The Tikkun Olam program has recently begun hosting Birthright groups for tours in our south Tel Aviv location, the BINA Secular Yeshiva. During the tour, we introduce the participants to the asylum-seeker debate in all of its complexity. Inevitably, a lively debate ensues about the Jewish State's ethical and historical responsibility to care for the other, which stands in tension with Israel's responsibility to care for its own weaker citizens. We introduce them to some of the incredible organizations and people in Israeli society who work tirelessly and selflessly on this issue, and we encourage them to continue learning about it and to remain engaged.
Israel is a young country still forming its identity, and that's a journey that we want Jews from around the world to feel part of. Birthright is starting to move in this direction, but a stronger emphasis is needed.
This is an emotionally difficult request of Israeli society. We are not comfortable airing our dirty laundry to the outside, and are afraid that Jews from abroad will be turned off to Israel altogether. But if we really want the next generation of diaspora Jewry to feel a deep and meaningful connection to Israel, we cannot continue to relate to them as outsiders. We have to make them feel responsibility and ownership. We have to show them everything.
Dan Herman is director of Tikkun Olam in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, an international service-learning program operated by the BINA Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture, and the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism.


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1997 Citroen Saxo 1.1i from UK and Ireland
Great little runaround intended just for a first car, but I won't part with it until I have to
Driver's door catch sometimes freezes in winter.
Rear passenger side brake sometimes freezes on in winter.
Fan belt squeals in low temperatures (I've replaced it, and the new one still does it).
The boot catch is temperamental; it sometimes takes a bit of jiggling to get it open.
Exhaust fell off twice (separated at the front, just underneath the engine).
General Comments:
Despite the small engine size, the car has decent acceleration, especially when gear ratios are used well. The small engine size also means it's fairly cheap to run, and combined with its age, it is also reasonably cheap to insure.
Inside it's small, but comfortably fits four adults (or, less comfortably, five adults can manage) and being a hatchback, the boot is large enough to carry all manner of things. It's also quite comfortable, handles fairly well, and doesn't have much problem driving on ice or snow.
Great features include:
- No central locking (less to go wrong).
- Fuel cap requires the key to open it (no doubt about whether it's been locked after fueling).
- Front two doors have to be locked either from the inside or with the key (dramatically reduces the chance of locking the keys in).
- Brilliant visibility.
- Manually adjustable wing mirrors (can be adjusted to suit perfectly).
In 3 1/2 years of owning the car, very little has needed to be replaced or repaired, and usually only then due to general wear and tear (such as brake pads, windscreen wiper rubber). I've read several reviews from people who were ticked off about their Saxos pretty much falling apart, but mine has been very reliable - even when the exhaust fell off twice, it was simple to repair. I am slightly pleasantly surprised at how decent my car has been so far, especially as I drive mostly country roads with potholes and hills, but it has served me very well so far, and I hope it continues to do so.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
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'The Russian Navy confirmed it has deployed Marines to Sevastopol in Crimea. Troops deployments began over the weekend.
It also confirmed that a large landing ship, the Nikolay Filchenkov, from the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, sent Marines based in Temryuk, Russia. The Filchenkov also delivered ten BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, according to the naval website.
The weekend airlifts using four Ilyushin Il-76 strategic aircraft out an airbase in near Moscow delivered personnel from the 45th Airborne Special Forces to Anapa on the Black Sea, according to the report. Six Soviet-designed medium twin-turbine MI-8 transport helicopters were also sent.'
Russia May Be Preparing to Annex Crimea
'According to Ukraine Liveblog Russian officials have arrived in Sevastopol on the Crimea peninsula and are preparing to issue passports.
The following translation appeared earlier today on the blog:
Russian State Duma deputies have arrived in Simferopol. The delegation is headed by Leonid Slutsky, head of the committee on the CIS. Russians promise to simply the issuance of passports to Crimeans.
Report summarizing their statements from Oleg Kryuchkov of censor.net.ua:'
US has 'neocon agenda' in Ukraine, Russia: Analyst
'The United States is pursuing a "neocon agenda" in Ukraine and Russia in order to weaken and destabilize the two countries, a political commentator says.
There is a "neocon effort to go after Russia because Russia did not support the war for Israel agenda against Israel's enemies," said James Morris, an editor for America-hijacked.com, an anti-Zionist blog.
"So the neocons would like to weaken Russia and that's what we see happening in Ukraine," Morris told Press TV on Monday.
"It's a very dangerous situation" because the crisis in Ukraine could cause another world war, he added. "The neocons…. have been encouraging what's been happening in Ukraine."'
Russia Fires First Retaliatory Salvo, May Limit Ukraine Food Imports
'Russia represents over 25% of Ukraine's exports and is the divided nation's largest trade partner. As Ukraine remains deep in its self-described "pre-default" state, the economy languishes vainly in the hopes of a trade deal with 'someone' and a bailout from 'someone' else. However, the IMF's first move to bail the nation out has now been met by a subtle punch to the country's kidneys as Interfax reports that Russia threatens to limit food imports on the basis of "veterinary and phytosanitary risks."'
Sleepwalking Again
On the 100th Anniversary of World War 1, the Western powers are again sleepwalking into destructive conflict. Hegemonic ambition has Washington interfering in the internal affairs of Ukraine, but developments seem to be moving beyond Washington's control.
Regime change in Ukraine for a mere $5 billion dollars would be a bargain compared to the massive sums squandered in Iraq ($3,000 billion), Afghanistan ($3,000 billion), Somalia, and Libya, or the money Washington is wasting murdering people with drones in Pakistan and Yemen, or the money Washington has spent supporting al Qaeda in Syria, or the massive sums Washington has wasted surrounding Iran with 40 military bases and several fleets in the Persian Gulf in an effort to terrorize Iran into submission.
So far, in Washington's attempt at regime change in Ukraine large numbers of Americans are not being killed and maimed. Only Ukrainians are dying, all the better for Washington as the deaths are blamed on the Ukrainian government that the US has targeted for overthrow.
The problem with Washington's plot to overthrow the elected government of Ukraine and install its minions is twofold: The chosen US puppets have lost control of the protests to armed radical elements with historical links to nazism, and Russia regards an EU/NATO takeover of Ukraine as a strategic threat to Russian independence.
American Conquest by Subversion: Victoria Nuland ( Wife of arch-neocon Robert Kagan) Admits Washington Has Spent $5 Billion to 'Subvert Ukraine'
'Proof of what many of us suspected all along (after all, US meddling in the region has historical form). Global Research explains:
"After three visits to Ukraine in five weeks, Victoria Nuland explains that in the past two decades, the United States has spent five Billion dollars ($5,000,000,000) to subvert Ukraine, and assures her listeners that there are prominent businessmen and government officials who support the US project to tear Ukraine away from its historic relationship with Russia and into the US sphere of interest (via "Europe").'
Can Washington overthrow three governments at the same time?
'Washington, which failed in 2011 to bomb Libya and Syria simultaneously, is now engaged in a new demonstration of its strength: organizing regime change in three states at the same time, in different regions of the world: Syria (CentCom), Ukraine (EuCom) and Venezuela (SouthCom).
To do this, President Obama has mobilized almost the entire National Security Council team.
First, Advisor Susan Rice and Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power. These two women are champions of "democratic" talk. They have for many years specialized in advocating interference in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of preventing genocide. But behind this generous rhetoric, they couldn't care less about non-US lives as shown by Ms. Power during the chemical weapons crisis in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. The ambassador, who was aware of the innocence of the Syrian authorities, had gone to Europe with her husband to attend a film festival dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, while her government denounced a crime against humanity, the responsibility for which was placed upon President al Assad.'
'Coalition of the Willing' Promotes Syrian No Fly Zone
'"Quo Vadis Syrie", ('where is Syria heading') one Damascus University classics major, turned international law student, asked this visitor as we both sat on the steps of the Law Faculty while enjoying a bit of sun yesterday afternoon. "Is our crisis nearly over so we can start re-building Mother Syria or do our enemies have other plans to destroy us? I worry that today's calm will soon disappear with an arriving hurricane." His comment was perhaps triggered by a certain sense here and more widely elsewhere that a forming "coalition of the willing" appears to be pressing for a 'humanitarian' No Fly Zone. Some American allies envisage and are making plans to implement, a NFZ stretching up to 25 miles into Syria which would be enforced using aircraft flown from Jordanian bases and flying inside the kingdom, according to Congressional sources.
Any NFZ would be very different from what is currently being promoted and advertised by certain war-mongers in Washington, Tel Aviv and several European capitals as well as among elements of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the League of Arab States. Post Round Two of Geneva II, the White House and the usual "bomb the bastards" coterie in Congress and among the US Zionist lobby, are said to be re-thinking the idea of a No Fly Zone (NFZ) for Syria. It would be planned and executed with US and a yet to be specified, "Coalition of the willing" using aircraft now at the ready in Jordan and Turkey to begin with.'
US beefing up military presence in Jordan: Analyst
'The US is seeking to build up its military presence in Jordan in an attempt to exert more control over the current situations in Syria and Lebanon, an American analyst tells Press TV.
"The US has continued to build its military capability in Jordan… Under the guise of a humanitarian operation, the United States is putting full combat command inside Jordan," said Gordon Duff in a Sunday interview with Press TV.
"One of the reasons behind this is not only the issue in Syria, but the increasing meltdown that's being orchestrated within Lebanon," he noted.
The analyst argued that the US is considering a military role in the region, as Israel has no capability to operate in Lebanon again.'
Destabilizing Venezuela Continues
'A previous article discussed multiple Obama regime change fronts. His rogue agenda exceeds the worst of his predecessors.
He heads a Homeland Police State apparatus. He's waging war on humanity and ravaging one country after another.
Obama wants the independent governments of Syria, Iran, Ukraine and Venezuela toppled. He's got other targets in mind.
As for the game plan, it's hard to keep track of his lawlessness, with the multiple initiatives ongoing at the same time.'
Venezuela orders troops into border city amid fierce clashes
'President Nicolas Maduro has ordered paratroopers into the restive Venezuelan border city of San Cristobal amid fierce clashes between government forces and opposition protesters, as the leftist leader warned the US to stay out of the country's growing unrest.
The battalion was rushed in on Thursday night to "restore order" in San Cristobal, where Mr Maduro has threatened to impose martial law to quell the protests that began in the city two weeks ago and have since spread nationwide, claiming the lives of at least six people.
Venezuela, home to the world's largest proven oil reserves, has been rocked by sometimes violent protests and rallies in the capital Caracas and other cities by government opponents angry at rampant inflation, chronic food shortages and one of the world's highest murder rates.'
Soon, the Battle for Venezuela
'They are already sewing your funeral gown, Venezuela. They are now ready to welcome you back to that world of the lobotomized, destroyed nations that are fully submissive to Western political and economic interests – Indonesia, Philippines, Paraguay, Uganda, Kenya, Qatar, Bahrain, and almost the entire Eastern Europe. There are so many places like that – it is impossible to list them all.
They want you back in their deadly embrace; they want you to be corrupt and hopeless, as you were before the "Bolivarian Revolution".
They want you to be the top oil exporter, but with all those horrific slums hanging, like relentless nightmares, over your cities. They want your elites and your military top brass to speak English, to play golf, to drive luxury cars and to commit treason after treason, as they used to commit treason for decades, before your brave predecessor, President Hugo Chavez, began serving and literally saving the poor, in Venezuela and all over Latin America.'
Who is Behind Regime Change? "Revolution Business" NGO Supported by Wall Street and US Intelligence
'Serbia's Srdja Popovic is known by many as a leading architect of regime changes in Eastern Europe and elsewhere since the late-1990s, and as one of the co-founders of Otpor!, the U.S.-funded Serbian activist group which overthrew Slobodan Milošević in 2000.
Lesser known, an exclusive Occupy.com investigation reveals that Popovic and the Otpor! offshoot CANVAS (Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies) have also maintained close ties with a Goldman Sachs executive and the private intelligence firmStratfor (Strategic Forecasting, Inc.), as well as the U.S. government. Popovic's wife also worked at Stratfor for a year.
These revelations come in the aftermath of thousands of new emails released by Wikileaks' "Global Intelligence Files." The emails reveal Popovic worked closely with Stratfor, an Austin, Texas-based private firm that gathers intelligence on geopolitical events and activists forclients ranging from the American Petroleum Institute and Archer Daniels Midland to Dow Chemical, Duke Energy, Northrop Grumman, Intel and Coca-Cola.'


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The Committee on Climate Change's advice on carbon budgets and targets is directly reflected in legislation and the Government's carbon strategy. In advising on setting and meeting carbon budgets, the Committee undertakes detailed sectoral analysis, and as a result has made a number of key recommendations which are reflected in areas of energy and climate policy including:
Carbon budgets and targets
- 2050 target to reduce emissions by 80% on 1990 levels November 2008 letter
- 2012 statement that international aviation and shipping emissions are included in 2050 target – see International Aviation and Shipping Review
- Carbon budgets 1-3, resulting in an emissions reduction of at least 34% on 1990 levels in 2020
- The fourth carbon budget, requiring emissions reduction of 50% on 1990 levels by 2025
Power sector
- Focus on early power sector decarbonisation; fundamental reform of the electricity market; long-term contracts for low-carbon generation; 2030 carbon-intensity target.
- New coal fired power generation to be fitted with CCS; gas CCS to be included in the demonstration programme
- Focus on biomass conversion of existing coal plant rather than investment in new dedicated biomass
- Ambition for renewable power generation.
- 2020 funding under the levy control framework
- New focus on solid wall insulation in the supplier obligation while still allowing some loft and cavity wall insulation
- Simplification of the Carbon Reduction Commitment
- Heat strategy focused on heat pumps and district heating
- Focus on and financial support for development of electric vehicle markets
- Ambition for agriculture emissions reductions and industry action plan
- Plan for around 10% bioenergy in 2050, and tighten sustainability limits for use of biomass. Following our recommendation, government tightened sustainability limits for the use of biomass to 200gCO2/kWh in 2020 and moving towards 180gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Devolved administrations
- Scottish annual targets and cumulative emissions budget
- Approaches to emission reduction reflected in Scottish and Welsh Government Climate Change Strategy Refresh
- Development of legislation in Northern Ireland and Wales
A number of recent announcements by the Government have incorporated the advice of the Adaptation Sub Committee including:
- Government Water White Paper on how to make better use of water resources Chapter 4 2011 report; Chapter 3 2012 report
- Defra consultation on its strategic policy statement to Ofwat emphasis on need for water companies to focus on demand reduction Chapter 4 2011 report; Chapter 3 2012 report
- £120 million boost to flood defences to protect up to 60,000 homes and businesses Chapter 2 2012 report
- Rise in capital spending on flood defences in 2015/16 announced in the 2013 Spending Round, with a long term commitment to maintain this level of spending in real terms until 2020/21 Chapter 2 2012 report
- Revised national planning policy framework approach to development in the floodplain Chapter 3 2011 report; Chapter 2 2012 report
- Environment Agency methodology on designating areas at risk of water stress Chapter 3 2011 report


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Last week we held our annual Literary Festival at school. We had an amazing line-up (including Harold Ramis; 2-time Newberry winner, Gary Schmidt; the rock band, The Handsome Family; and sports writer, Melissa Isaacson). But we always make sure to invite at least one performance poet and, without fail, this performer is the overwhelming fan favorite with our students. This year that performance poet was Regie Gibson and it came as no surprise that Regie's performance swept everyone off their feet.
Regie is an old friend who has visited my students many times over the past 10 years or so (he lives in the Boston area, but used to live in Chicago). So, I know how magical my students find his performances. But what is the magic behind a spoken word performance?
Partly, my students responded to a new voice – and an actual, real-life, present day writer. They also responded to the poem's topics: "we be young, virile/sweatin' passions/ya gotta experience to understand." One student said she had never heard a writer talk about "the things that really matter to us." Another said Gibson was "talking to us and not at us." The same student, by the way, had giggled when I first suggested he might want to hear a poet read. "You mean read to us, like in kindergarten?" he said.
He was inadvertently on to something. Personal writing, and personal connections through writing, disappears the older students get. Writing about lower school classrooms, educational theorist Courtney Cazden calls this connection "sharing time," and says lower schools may "still be the only time when recounting events from personal, family, and social life … is considered appropriate in school." This must be one reason why poets-in-the-schools projects are always so well received. It is a legitimate sharing time.
After Regie's last performance, a student name Jon, whom I had never met, asked if we could start a slam team at our school. Jon's in a metal band and couldn't believe spoken word poetry (without high amp guitars) could be such a profound way to connect with an audience. With over 4,000 students in our school, you wouldn't think it'd be hard to recruit young poets. But with so many competing activities and with so little exposure to poetry 'that really matters to [young people]" it hasn't always been easy. But at our first meeting after Lit fest we have 4 prospects, including Jon. I'll offer an update later.
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Regie Gibson is indeed a great, inspiring performer. I had him here to read in Freeport some years back, shortly after he'd won the National Slam tournament. I picked him up at O'Hare (I think he'd just moved to Boston at that time), and I promptly took the wrong turn out of the airport, getting us hopelessly lost. We somehow wound our way up into Wisconsin, where we got lost some more. All in all, we spent about five hours in the car, plus one more at a bar, in some farm hamlet. One of the most interesting six-hours of conversation with a poet I've ever had. We barely made it to the reading on time. About fifty people were outside, unable to get in, the place was so packed.
Reginald O'Hare Gibson as Willie "Slick" Williams: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=178425
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Located in Xiaoshan, New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou is 11.6 mi (18.7 km) from West Lake. This 4-star hotel has 699 rooms and welcomes guests with 3 restaurants, an indoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. It's in central Hangzhou and also close to Crazy Appleland and Hangzhou Paradise Park.
Enjoy dining at Cafe Mediterranean, one of 3 onsite restaurants. Satisfy your hunger without leaving your room with 24-hour room service, or quench your thirst with a beverage at the bar/lounge or coffee shop/café. Start your day off with breakfast, available for a fee.
All 699 recently renovated rooms provide washers/dryers, refrigerators, and minibars. LCD TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi and wired Internet. Beds sport pillow menus and down comforters, and bathrooms offer deep soaking tubs, rainfall showers, hair dryers, and bathrobes. Free newspapers, free bottled water, and ceiling fans are also standard. Private bathrooms are not ensuite.
Guests staying at New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou enjoy an indoor pool, a health club, and a sauna. You can take advantage of extended parking, along with an airport shuttle (available on request) for CNY 300 per vehicle one way. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include free WiFi in public areas, a conference center, and a business center.
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In addition to an indoor pool, New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou provides a health club and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a swim-up bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
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New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou offers 699 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature washers/dryers and minibars. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature down comforters. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Rooms have detached private bathrooms. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, slippers, and hair dryers.
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Do the maths: easy questions don't always mean high marks
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Sometimes even the best mathematics students in the state have trouble adding up.
"It wasn't hard. I just didn't time it right so I didn't answer it all," said David Yang, a student at James Ruse Agricultural High School, after emerging from the 4-unit mathematics exam yesterday.
His classmate Yu Heng Lau agreed it was a straightforward paper: "It's become easier than in the '90s - I think the examiners are running out of ideas."
In the 2-unit mathematics exam, however, students were flat out devising formulas for loan repayment schemes and salary increases. "I've been dreaming about superannuation," said Rachel Zhang, who has not paid superannuation in her life. "That was lucky because there was a lot of practical financial stuff on the paper, it was pretty hard."
The head of mathematics at Hurlstone Agricultural High School, John Dillon, said the 2-unit paper was "very, very wordy. Students would not have had time to go back and check on things."
Maths teachers across the country yesterday rejected a report praising the standard of the NSW syllabus but criticising its equivalents in South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and the International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics report said core topics were being overlooked in those states, making it hard for students to go on to study university mathematics in other states.
Will Molony, from the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, said: "Different states teach differently because their communities decide, after long consultation and much input, on what is appropriate there.Our members certainly don't support a national syllabus, but we do support removing unnecessary inconsistencies."
Some Legal Studies students yesterday vented anger over a section of Friday's exam that required them to discuss an issue not covered on the syllabus.
One student wrote on the boredofstudies HSC website that the question, worth seven marks out of 100, had caused "uproar and controversy among the student cohort".
The question asked students to "compare and contrast the problems faced by young male and female offenders when they come into contact with the criminal justice system".
A spokeswoman for the NSW Board of Studies said: "Some people were worried that some part of the question was not covered in the syllabus. But we only had 15 emails and phone calls out of 9000-odd students."
"The chief examiner and the supervisor of marking will assess each student's response and if necessary modify the marking guidelines to ensure students get an appropriate mark," she said.
One father had consulted a QC at the weekend about whether the question was fair and appropriate.
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Some high school basketball players view the summer tournament circuit as nothing more than a means to showcase their skills in front of college coaches.
And while he took full advantage of that opportunity, Centennial High School guard Ben Vozzola was out for a little more.
"I want to win," Vozzola said. "I'm not here just to show them my game, like it's no big deal. I want to win. I think coaches like that."
Vozzola averaged 14.1 points in eight games at the Reebok Summer Championships, leading Branch West Prep (Calif.) to a 6-2 record and the A Division title game.
The team's run came to an end with a 74-67 loss to Play Hard Play Smart (Calif.) in the final Sunday at Foothill.
The 6-foot-5-inch Vozzola, who will be a senior next season, hit five 3-pointers on his way to 17 points in the title game. He also scored 17 in a 77-55 semifinal win over NorCal Black Pharaohs (Calif.) earlier Sunday at Foothill.
"We just played well all tournament," Vozzola said. "Some teams overlooked us, and we just battled back every game. We got a lot of good wins, we blew a lot of teams out."
Vozzola has scholarship offers from the University of San Diego, Fresno State, Santa Clara, Arizona State, Washington State, Colorado State, Utah, UNR, Northern Arizona and Portland.
In the Gatorade/Baller Circuit title game, Palo Verde swingman Moses Morgan scored 21 points, but his I Can All Stars (Calif.) fell 79-74 to Worldwide Renegades (Ga.) at Foothill.
The 6-5 Morgan, a senior next season, averaged 19.8 points at the tournament, leading I Can All Stars to a 4-2 record. He scored in double figures every game, including a clip of 24.3 in his last three.
"Overall, I thought we played real hard," said Morgan, who is considering offers from Indiana, Memphis, UNLV, Utah and Oklahoma. "Some games, we've just got to work on our defense and stop penetration, like what happened in this game today."
Both players have quick turnarounds for their next showcases.
Vozzola is scheduled to play at the Double Pump Basketball Best of the Summer Tournament, which runs Monday through Friday at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.
Morgan is set to play in the Desert Duel Summer Prep Memorial in Gilbert, Ariz., Monday and Tuesday.
Both plan to sign in November.
In the Open Division final, Team Detroit defeated D-One Sports (N.C.) 56-48 at Foothill.
Trey Zeigler led Team Detroit with 16 points, and Ray McCallum and Dominique Ferguson chipped in 11 apiece.
Quincy Miller scored 16 for D-One Sports.
MAIN EVENT — Keith McDougald scored 21 points to lead Nike Team Florida to a 55-46 win over Bay Area Ballers Purple (Calif.) in the 17U Platinum Championship final of VisionSports' The Main Event at Canyon Springs.
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Palm Springs to consider hosting pentathlon
2013 event combines fencing, swimming, horse jumping, more
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Palm Springs City Council will discuss tonight hosting a 2013 competition for the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon.
The council will discuss hosting the ``Desert World Cup'' competition for the sport -- which is fencing, swimming, equestrian jumping, shooting and running -- at Palm Springs' swim center, pavilion and stadium Feb.15-26, 2013, according to the agenda.
Rancho Mirage hosted World Cup pentathlon competition in February 2011.
The event drew 30 teams from around the world, totaling 150 athletes.
The council meeting agenda also includes extending the suspension of a two-hour parking time limit on parts of downtown streets and city parking lots and structures through June 2013.
The meeting will be aired live on Palm Springs Community Television Channel 17, Time-Warner Cable Channel 121 and online at www.palmsprings-ca.gov.


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I think it would be awesome if I could move my cursor off one edge of the screen, and have it show right up again at the other. I'm probably wrong but does anyone know how to do it anyway so I can try it?
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How to make the cursor move off the edge of the screen(6 posts)
Yes I think it can be done. It will be an application for multi monitors so you can move from one to the other. Mac has one called 'Wraparound' and there's a Windows one called Edgeless 1.0 but I can't find a decent download site...the official one is defunct.
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