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The 'Great Moderation' in the United Kingdom
We use a Bayesian time-varying parameters structural VAR with stochastic volatility for GDP deflator inflation, real GDP growth, a 3-month nominal rate, and the rate of growth of M4 to investigate the underlying causes of the Great Moderation in the United Kingdom. Our evidence points towards a dominant role played by shocks in fostering the more stable macroeconomic environment of the last two decades. Results from counterfactual simulations, in particular, show that (1) the Great Inflation was due, to a dominant extent, to large demand non-policy shocks, and to a lesser extent–especially in 1973 and 1979–to supply shocks; (2) imposing the 1970s' monetary rule over the entire sample period would have made almost no difference in terms of inflation and output growth outcomes; and (3)mechanically 'bringing the Monetary Policy Committee vback in time' would only have had a limited impact on the Great Inflation episode, at the cost of lower output growth. These results are quite striking in the light of the more traditional, narrative approach, which suggests that the monetary policy regime is an important factor in explaining the Great Moderation in the United Kingdom. We discuss one interpretation which could explain both sets of results, based on the 'indeterminacy hypothesis' advocated, for the United States, by Clarida, Gali, and Gertler (2000) and Lubik and Schorfheide (2004). JEL Classification: E32, E47, E52, E58
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Honey Cumin Sauce with orange juice with olive oil, honey, lime juice and ground cumin.
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It was a day of precision and relaxation for the East squad. They donned their practice jerseys sans pads for one last walk through before the game.
Worked intensively on kickoff and punt, especially on protecting the east kick returners Cal commit Bryce Treggs and Auburn commit Jaquay Williams -- and preparing for any trickery by the West squad.
Getting the most action was kicker Alabama commit Adam Griffith, who helped to prepare his team for any sort of kick possible. Griffith has been consistent all week and continued to do so on Monday.
Look for Nebraska commit Jordan Westerkamp to be the East squads "utility" player. When things weren't going well the coaches added him to several special teams formations and lined him up all over the offense.
Anticipated Starting offense:
Camrhon Hughes #70 OL
Jordan Diamond #76 OL
Mark Harrell #74 OL
Jeremy Ward #63 OL
Walker Williams #72 OL
Malin Jones #33 /Kye Morgan #34 RB
Maxx Williams #87 TE
Bryce Treggs #3 WR
JaQuon Williams #4 WR
Malik Gilmore #19 WR
David Thompson #6 QB
Anticipated Starting Defense:
Cortnye Wynn #56 DL
Faith Ekakitie #51 DL
Darren Lake #99 DL
Greg McMullen #92 DL
Donaldven Manning #29 DB
Ryan Dillard #28 DB
Demetrious Cox #2 DB
Armani Reeves #8 DB
Camren Williams #53 LB
Scott Starr #18 LB
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I got up early and waited for someone from Arctic Wild to arrive. I got a phone call and, fortunately, my battery had enough charge left for me to find out my guide was at the wrong B&B. I gave him the address where I was staying. Two people arrived soon after.
One of the people was Bill Mohrwinkel, one of the owners of the company. The other person was Moe Witschard who will be my guide for the next 10 days. Due to the confusion with the address we didn't have time to chat and had to get right to the equipment check. We went through their checklist, verified I had everything required, packed it into two waterproof bags that will be my suitcases for the next 10 days and headed for the airport.
We caught a flight on a wheeled plane from Fairbanks to Bettles. Most people would have considered it a small plane but it was a regularly scheduled flight with a few other passengers.
Bettles is a tiny town in the summer and almost nonexistent during the winter. It's the main gateway for people heading into Gates of the Arctic National Park as well as other remote areas in the eastern portion of the Alaskan arctic. While we waited for our pilot we headed to the Visitor Center maintained by the National Park Service. It was the first opportunity Moe and I had really had to get to know each other. Fortunately, since we were going to spend the next 10 days together, we got along well. He's a very experienced guide with over 20 years experience in Alaska leading trips and giving instruction in a wide range of outdoor skills.
We went back over to the airstrip and waited until our pilot arrived. We then drove over to the canal next to the airstrip where our float plane was docked. We loaded everything onto the plane, hopped in and headed for a place that's called Portage Lake by paddlers but that I understand is called Nelson-Walker Lake on most maps. It was a very scenic flight through the Brooks Range including the Arrigetch Peaks, a granite section of the range that is taller and more rugged looking than the rest of the peaks.
We landed on Portage Lake and taxied over to the shore. We unloaded our gear, said goodbye to the pilot, pushed his plane away from shore and watched him fly away. We were on our own now.
We hiked through the tundra from Portage Lake to a gravel bar on the Upper Noatak River. It took us several trips to move everything. We then set up our tents and had dinner. The spot where we were camped had a nice view of Mount Igikpak, the largest peak in Gates of the Arctic National Park. It started to rain after we went to bed.


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Yarra's street light network began making the switch to energy efficient light globes in late 2010.
In August 2010, Council started changing the first of about 4000 light globes across the municipality.
The last of those 4000 new globes was installed in March 2011, completing one of Council's biggest carbon-cutting projects to date.
In late May 2012, the final stage of street light replacement works is set to begin.
Council estimates it can reduce its annual electricity use by about 9.5% and cut its carbon emissions by an estimated 2000 tonnes per year by using the energy efficient globes.The total project cost over both stages costs about $2 million to implement and is estimated to save Council in excess about $300,000 a year in electricity charges.
About 1000 new lights will be installed on streets in Alphington, Fairfield and Carlton North in May and June.
Most of the new street lights will emit a white light compared to the existing yellow light (in some streets), with greater spread of illumination aimed to improve safety for the area.
At some locations the colour of the new light may be slightly more yellow, but such changes are not uncommon when street lights are upgraded, as different light models produce different colours.
The new street lights (typically long linear florescent tubes) can be seen in local streets throughout Fitzroy, Richmond and Collingwood.
During the light switch over in late 2010 and early 2011, about 50 residents in different parts of Yarra contacted Council to report an increased amount of light shining into their homes.
Council worked with its contactor CitiPower on solutions to resolve each individual issue.
There are a number of options available to Council to address specific requirements for some residents while maintaining adequate street lighting illumination.
Council has led the way for other municipalities to upgrade to green-friendly lights but has also backed the Municipal Association of Victoria's Give Our Streets the Green Light campaign which calls on State and Federal governments to provide Victorian councils with $40 million to help pay for the globe changeovers. For further information about this project or to report concerns with the new lights, please contact Peter Whittle, Greenhouse Accounting Officer, on 9205 5754, or at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Andrea: Thanks for the info. Sounds like a wonderful experience. So I
know your immediate plans are for trashy romance novels (want me to send
you some--I have hundreds of them!) and gardening mags...but what will
you do with your degree after that? Any plans?
Blessings in Christ's mercy,
Work for the Lord: the pay isn't much but the retirement is out of this world!
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From: Andrea Hodges [mailto: email@example.com]
To: email@example.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:05:16 -0400
Subject: [CHAT] My trip to Texas
To answer a few questions-

Melody-my degree is a non-thesis
program so I did an oral defense of
basically what I've learned.
They got to ask me anything they wanted to. I
think a thesis would
have been easier to defend. And thanks much for your
kind
words.

Donna-The greenhouses were fantastic. They 8 of them-two
were off limits as
they are strictly for the maintenance crew for
TTU. When I went down there
one of my committee members happened to
be working with some of her students
so she gave me a whirlwind
tour. One greenhouse holds all of the "mother
plants" for their
interiorscaping classes so it was all house plant
material.
Everything was in truly lovely shape. I felt like I wanted to
shop!
The other held mother plants for the propagation classes and yet

another the experiments that the students were working on. There are

classrooms between greenhouses complete with all new audio visual
equipment.
Then there is
a lab where, for example on student had sets of onions growing
in a
chamber where they got more CO2 to see if they grew faster than onion

sets without them. So far, they were not, which is a mystery they
are
working to solve. The gardens were neat but of course pretty
bare as yet.

The campus is enormous. According to my advisor and
several others it is the
largest college campus in the U.S. with the
exception of the Air Force
Academy and that's only because they have
their own runway.

I spent a large amount of money on sweatshirts
and t-shirts with the TTU
logo. LOL! Truly-if I had my choice I
would have done the degree on campus.
I feel like I missed out on a
lot but I am glad I got the opportunity to go
and see it all. I
truly had a good time even with the stress of the defense.
None of
the trees or shrubs there are native I found out since Lubbock is

located in short grass prairie land. Hard pan clay soil. Not what I
would
consider a gardening friendly environment but there were many
nice plantings
around campus.

I stayed with one of my class
mates that I met online. She and her husband
live literally only 10
minutes walking distance from the Plant and Soil
Science building.
They too were the nicest people. Older than me, so also

non-traditional students. My class mate does her defense in July so
she
learned a lot from my experience I think.

Apparently it
is tradition for the "defender" to provide refreshments for
the
committee. So, my advisor took me to the store and I bought bottled

water, veggies, fruit, and Mexican pastries (yum). One of my
committee
member (the one from the greenhouse) pushed the veggie
tray towards me and
asked me what they all were. So then we got onto
the subject of what parts
of the vegetable we eat. She made me get
up and draw a bunch of celery on
the whiteboard. I had to tell her
what part of the
celery we eat. I said
stem-I was WRONG! I finally figured out it was
the petiole. Who knew? That
was one of the easy questions of course.
They kept me for about an hour and
45 minutes and then sent me out
of the room. I only had to stand in the hall
for a minute or so and
then they called me back in and my advisor said
Congratulations! So,
of course they all hugged me and I wanted to fall in
the floor just
from the relief. My advisor asked me later if I got the point
of
bringing food. She laughed and told me the committee is so busy eating

that they don't have the focus to just hammer you with questions.
Worked
like a charm.

So, what's next-I have to finish the two
classes I'm in-Pesticides and my
refresher plant propagation
undergrad class. Then I get my diploma. And then
I'm going to do
what I said and read gardening magazines and trashy romance
novels
for at least a month. I'm done with school. done done done. So
really
I have no idea what's next. I'll keep you all
posted!

Thanks again for all of the support and congrats and kind
words. It means
the world to me!
A

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> A: You are an
amazing inspiration...take time to savor your hard earned
> victory.
I'm so proud of you...I know it's been a great deal of hard
> work
for you and this is a real cause for celebration. Do you mind if I
>
ask what you wrote your thesis on? I'm afraid you've probably
covered
> that at some time while I've been gone, but I really am
interested in
> knowing. :-)
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> Blessings in
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> Melody
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> Work for the Lord: the pay
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> Subject: [CHAT] over the milestone
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> I
DID IT!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! It's over, finito, done, and I
PASSED!!!!!
> I'll
send more details later, but in a nutshell, it
was hard, but I
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HUGS
TO YOU
> ALL!
Andrea

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A large-scale rescue operation was launched today to get around 150 holidaymakers and residents to safety after a raging torrent of floodwater engulfed communities in west Wales.
Senior politicians, including Pime Minister David Cameron, tonight paid tribute to Royal Air Force helicopter crews, fire service teams, coastguard and RNLI lifeboat crews and the emergency services who ensured there were no serious casualties.
They rescued and evacuated people from homes and caravans as caravan parks and villages near Aberystwyth became submerged in several feet of water after twice as much rain fell in 24 hours than normally falls in the area in the whole of June.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister has spoken with Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones and Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan, to be fully briefed on the flooding in the west of the country.
"Mr Cameron offered his full support to all those affected by the extreme weather and passed on his thanks to the dedication of the RAF, lifeboat crews, emergency and other local services who have worked tirelessly to make people safe and keep disruption to a minimum."
An inshore lifeboat team taking part in relief efforts had to be airlifted when they got into difficulties after helping to pluck a disabled man from a flooded caravan because a Royal Air Force (RAF) helicopter was 20 minutes' flying time away.
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A Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said emergency services were called at around 3am and there was "a large amount of water and a heavy current" running through Riverside Caravan Park.
Other rescues took place throughout the day at Aberystwyth Holiday Village in Penparcau, Sea Rivers Caravan Park in Ynyslas, Borth and Mill House Caravan Park in Dol-y-Bont, Borth.
A volunteer RNLI crew, who had launched on to the River Lery after a request from the coastguard, encountered difficulties.
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The idea is build better connections in the community by trading home grown, made, and foraged food with neighbors. BOSSwappers is a place where we can flex our creative culinary muscle and meet other people who love food.
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As a 5 year old you should be worrying about what clothes your Barbie should be wearing, or to wear Tinker Bell or Cinderella pajamas. No 5 year-old should be worrying if her mom may or may not be home tonight or tomorrow. No-5 year old should be watching her 3 year old brother when her older siblings are at school, her dad is at work and her mom has either left without a word or is too drugged out or drunk to watch the two little kids herself. You begin to develop a certain sense of hatred towards a person even at a young age of 5 when they are never around or aren't really there even when they physically are. Forgiveness is important. If Anne Frank could forgive The Nazis and Hitler for the horrible wrongs they had done onto her and the other Jewish people, than I could dig deep down and forgive my mom. I believe in forgiveness and that even the worst people in the world deserve it because in the end you are only hurting yourself by holding on to the hatred and hurt that someone has caused. Forgiveness doesn't forgive her behavior but it prevents her behavior from ever hurting me again. Anger only makes me smaller, while forgiveness forces me to grow beyond what I am.
There is no doubt my life would be incredibly different today if my mom had made different choices in her life. My mom has done many wrongs in her life that have impacted mine. I'll never forget the moments I realized I hated my mom. I had to walk 2 miles home from school in the 1st grade. My mom was supposed to pick me up that day because it was teacher conference day. Excited for her to visit with my teacher because I had gotten almost all 4's on my report card I patiently waited on the playground. As the time passed I just kept telling myself she'll be here. She promised me this morning she would come. As it got darker I finally realized she wasn't coming. Balling my eyes out as I walked home because all I wanted was my mom to be proud of me. I kept thinking I hate her. Why would she dothis? I finally arrive home to my sisters in a panic wondering where I've been why I was crying and I told them about conference day. I didn't see my mom for three more days. On the fourth day it was Sunday I woke up to yelling and my dad stomping out of the house. About 2 hours later my dad came back packed up all his stuff and left. My mom looked at me and said this is your fault. I shouldn't have had any kids.
I wouldn't be there person I am today or have the goals I do if it wasn't for what I'd been through in my childhood. I most definitely wouldn't be the person I am today if I wouldn't have forgiven my mom. Every person has their own struggles they go through every day. You can't judge them or judge their reasons why until you have walked in their shoes. Nor do I ever wish to walk in my mother's shoes. But to move on I have forgiven. I believe and swear by forgiveness. Forgiveness is not something we do for other people, it is something we do for ourselves to become stronger and move on.


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Being a student of the subjects discussed within this blog I have encountered many people who describe a component of their experience as a "psychic energy" or simply as an energy. This is, of course intriguing, as energy is something we can measure. However, when we ask the experient to describe in greater detail this "energy" they often falter, and can in fact become a little frustrated if pushed for more information. While understandable, this frustration can go both ways.
There are many forms of energy; chemical, electrical, thermal etc. All of these examples are measurable, so in theory this "psychic energy" should be measurable too -> if we can figure out what it is. And with more information and clearer descriptions of what people experience we could potentially form better hypotheses.
What got me to thinking about "psychic energy" was a personal experience that occurred this past weekend. I had been vacationing at Sauble Beach here in Ontario. This is an annual getaway for the ladies in our family. The beach is spectacular, and award winning, but when we need a break from the sand and sun we make a point of visiting some of the cute shops in town.
One of theses shops Glass In Motion is a favourite as it has a lovely atmosphere, and unique handcrafted items. This year I was drawn to a beautiful blue star on a silver chain, and I decided to treat myself to it. The lady in the shop was helping me with trying on different chain lengths and we got to talking about the metaphysical, and my interest in UFOs. When I was set to pay for my bead the change worked out to two dimes, which she began to tell me a story of why this particular denomination of coin had a special meaning for her. She put the dimes one in each palm of my hand and then closed them while telling me the story and I instantly felt a very mild electric current run up both arms to about the elbow area. Having had many electric shocks over the years I immediately took note of the feeling. It definitely felt electric, but much milder than say a jolt from a wall socket.
Was this "psychic energy?" Was I somehow feeling an electrical impulse through the shopkeeper? Did the coins act as a conductor? Was this some form of energy transfer? And if so why does this not happen with more frequency, say at the grocery store where I'm handed coins on a regular basis?
I cannot answer these questions, but what I can hopefully do is inspire others who are "feeling the energy" to take note of what it feels like, your surroundings, and anything else you may feel is important to your experience and write this down and share.
Again, with more information comes better hypotheses, and hopefully one day more knowledge.
Sue Demeter St Clair
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Last night some of the local PSICAN members met with authors and fellow UFO researchers Chris Rutkowski and David Haisell at the Artful Dodger here in Toronto. Despite being seated beside some very loud birthday revellers we did manage to get in some great UFO and parapsychology shop talk so to speak. Thanks so much to Chris and David and cheers again to UFOs!
I first wrote about David Haisell's The Missing Seven Hours for this blog back in 2006. It was an entry entitled I Love Used Book Stores and I was so excited to have found a copy of his book. The original had been out of print for quite some time, and not only had I found it, I think at the time I paid about a dollar. I still treasure it.
From my original blog post: "The book details the investigation of a series of alleged alien abductions/contact that occurred within an hour of my home in the Lake Simcoe area of southern Ontario. It all began for Gerry Armstrong as a young lad growing up in the UK during the 1950's and a puzzling episode where he seemingly lost seven hours of time. The book chronicles the Armstrong family's experiences with UFO's, apparitions, poltergeist activity, and an encounter with their exact body doubles that spans twenty-five years and two continents. "
This is a case that has fascinated me ever since, and even more so after I learned more about the late Henry McKay's investigations into the Jackson's Point UFOs. So, you can imagine how happy I was to learn the book has been recently updated! Read more here: Intro To Missing Seven Hours A Question Of Control Please note this is a link to a pdf.
In the original David Haisell writes about the strong influence Jacques Vallee's Invisible College had on his thoughts and ideas while investigating these very strange happenings. And as someone who equally admires the work of Vallee I am eager to read David's updates, insights, and conclusions. Mr Haisell if you find this blog entry please contact me. Would love to talk to you.
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Members of the Eccentric Club of London at their annual Friday the 13th lunch in 1936 – surrounded by objects that are connected with superstitions.
Friday the 13th has never bothered me, in fact my own parents were married on a Friday the thirteenth. They liked to break with tradition as a rule. More recently on the last Friday the 13th this past December 2013 I was given perhaps the happiest news of my life after going through a very serious medical situation last winter. On a personal level Friday the 13th has become a very lucky day.
Whilst the day and/or number has never troubled me personally, it does cause some real issues for certain people suffering paraskevidekatriaphobia (say that three times fast) or a morbid, and irrational fear of Friday the 13th, as coined by Dr. Donald Dossey.
According to a 2000 survey conducted by American Demographics 13% of Americans suffer this fear. Its an interesting coincidence with that number 13, and I sincerely hope that you dear readers are not afflicted with this.
The history of where this fear originated is unclear, but here are a few theories put forward by others:
Christ is thought to have been crucified on a Friday, which was execution day among the Romans.
Friday's were also traditionally execution day in Britain.
The number 13 ties in as it was believed to bring bad luck because there were 13 people at The Last Supper. People have suggested that Friday was the day God threw Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden, which would be a lucky guess as the concept of Friday hadn't been invented yet.
Thirteen is an unlucky or bad number in Norse mythology as well. Loki, the most mischievous of the Norse gods, went uninvited to a party for 12 at Valhalla, a banquet hall of the gods. And whilst there he caused the death of Balder, the god of light, joy, and reconciliation.
On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrests of Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars and sixty of his senior knights in Paris. Thousands of others were arrested elsewhere in the country. After utilising torture techniques to force the Templars to "confess" to wrongdoing, most were eventually executed and sympathizers of the Templars condemned Friday the 13th as an evil day.
Chaucer alluded to Friday as a day on which bad things seemed to happen in the Canterbury Tales during the late 14th century, "And on a Friday fell all this mischance." Perhaps with the plight of the Templars in mind?
In my opinion it was probably a combination of all of the above that led to the superstition, and belief that Fridays that fall on the 13th are somehow an unlucky day. How do you feel about Friday the 13th? Will you be doing anything different today because of it? Or do you believe it to be a silly superstition only?
Wishing you a great day no matter how you feel about it!
Further Reading:
A World Of Luck - Friday The 13th
Friday the 13th - Unlucky No. 13 combines Christian and pagan beliefs
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Earlier this morning I was having a lively discussion within our Canadian paranormal Facebook group on the topic of ghosts, our pets, and the possibility of an animal afterlife. This is a topic that is dear to many of our hearts. Anyone who has loved an animal and believes in an afterlife would want the reassurance that their animal companion also survives in some sense after their bodily death.
Christopher Laursen has written an excellent article on this topic entitled "Why Not An Animal Afterlife?" in which he shares a personal experience. I too have written on Animal Apparitions that includes my experiences with a ghostly cat. My own encounter was not with a beloved pet, but perhaps a former resident of my 1920s home.
Over the years we have collected numerous accountings from people who have had an experience with what they believe is the spirit of an animal that has passed on. Just recently I published an encounter to the PSICAN website that is typical of the type of reports we receive. I entitled the article "A Family Dog Says Good-bye" because that is exactly how the witness described their experience .
While reports of ghostly cats and dogs are quite common I would be interested in hearing about similar encounters with other types of animals that we might form a close bond with such as horses, birds, or smaller mammals.
I have wondered about the possibility of non-domestic animal apparitions. I do not believe I have ever received a report of a ghostly coyote, moose or other wild creature, but if pets can haunt, why not wildlife?
It is my opinion that if human consciousness can survive bodily death then it stands to reason the consciousness of all living things must survive too.
The entries found on this blog are based on the thoughts and discussions of Sue Demeter-St Clair and Matthew James Didier....two paranormal investigators/researchers based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The blog is now archived, but will remain online for those interested in reading it. Please have a look for us via these websites:
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Presiding judge: Her Honour Judge Caroline Alton
The judge who had been sitting at Birmingham's Mercantile Court since its inception in 1993, Malcolm Lee, died last year. During his time, the court had a fantastic reputation, was regularly used by local solicitors and was generally well thought of. Judge Lee's successor, Caroline Alton, has a hard act to follow.
The court still has a reputation for efficient clerking and a good set-up in general. "In terms of interlocutory stuff, it's still pretty quick," says Bernard Singleton, a partner in the litigation department of Lee Crowder.
According to Singleton, while Lee Crowder had a lot of confidence in the former set-up, it does not use the court as much now. Singleton says that the amount a court is used depends "on your confidence in the judge". Wragge & Co litigation partner James Gordon says the court's capacity is reduced because it is down one judge and also because of the complications arising out of the CPR, which are taking time to settle in administrators' minds. But of the court, Gordon says: "It's extremely user friendly. The judge's clerk Pam Denholm is extremely good. Quite often clerks are the most unhelpful people in the world, but Pam is the most helpful in the world."
Raymond Joyce, head of litigation and arbitration at Garretts in Birmingham, the associated law firm of Arthur Andersen, is concerned about the quality of the backroom administration. "Getting things issued, low morale, the burdens of the CPR, it's affecting all courts – but we use Birmingham where we can," he says. Joyce, who was Judge Alton's articled clerk when she was a litigation partner at Pinsent Curtis, is well-placed to comment on the judge's ability at close hand. "She is extremely sharp, she stands no nonsense and she's very robust with counsel, solicitors and witnesses and some people may interpret that as being brusque. She never gives you an easy time and that's probably taken to heart by some people," she says. Others, however, have complained that Alton is not as accessible as Lee, is not as prepared to sit at unsociable hours and is not as user friendly.


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"I'm a 1972 graduate of Vanguard High School and I've always said, Once a Knight, Always a Knight," Nancy Francis said.
When Nancy Francis heard about the open house at Vanguard, she says she jumped at the chance to see how the renovations had changed her Alma mater. She brought along her yearbook, to compare the old and new vanguard. She says for her, this was a chance to step back in time.
"We had a wonderful school spirit back then," Francis said.
But Francis says she also wanted to see if the changes to the school warranted the cost. About $35 million were spent over the past two-and-a-half years to build three new buildings on campus and to update some others.
"We basically have a brand new campus here at Vanguard and as a result, a lot of people in the community have not had the opportunity to see it," Rick Lankford, principal at Vanguard, said.
The 1600 students can now enjoy a new student union, two new classroom wings and a new administration area. Principal Lankford says the changes to Vanguard were worth it because students now have equipment, such as brand new computers and software, that they never had before.
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If you've ever run into the so-called 'sovereign citizen' theory of the law, you know that it is, well, complete BS. The sovereign citizen movement is based on a strange interpretation of common law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and maritime law, which followers believe allows them to avoid taxes and pretty much all legal authorities. It's a movement based out of conspiracy, confusion, and a paranoid view of reality. It's just nuts.
But Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner is taking some heat from his colleagues for saying as much in court. Faced with a pro se sovereign citizen defendant in 2015, Posner showed little patience for the man's arguments, calling them "complete bullshit." Now his colleagues are considering whether Posner's frustration denied the man a fair trial.


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It is about the color of your skin, as well as the contest.
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Violence: The protagonist in this film is the target of prejudice due to his race. In many scenes people attending sporting competitions jeer and mock him, as well as insulting and judging him. The film includes depictions of people in Nazi Germany being forced out of homes and businesses, and then loaded into trucks.
Sexual Content: Discussions about the protagonist's illegitimate daughter are heard—although Owens still has affection toward her mother. At one point Owens begins to date another woman and a sexual relationship is implied. We see characters embrace and kiss.
Language: About 15 profanities are used, including a couple of scatological terms, along with mild and religious profanities.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Characters are frequently seen drinking alcohol. A character drinks to excess and on one occasion his inebriated state leads him to begin shouting at and shoving another man. Smoking is seen in some scenes.
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Located in Fayetteville, Embassy Suites Fayetteville/Fort Bragg is close to Cross Creek Mall and RedPoint Indoor Climbing & CrossFit. This hotel is within the vicinity of Lafayette Bowling Lanes and Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 165 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers.
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Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Embassy Suites Fayetteville/Fort Bragg. Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is included.
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PCR-based sexing in conservation biology: Wrong answers from an accurate methodology?
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Molecular tests of sex based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are now commonplace in conservation biology, routinely guiding management decisions. While molecular approaches to sexing can be highly reliable, current practices may leave an undesirable level of uncertainty in the sexes identified, because researchers focus on determining the sex-specific nature of a test, largely ignoring the accuracy of the test to correctly sex individuals. This latter step requires considerably more known-sex individuals. We argue that, due to the well-known technical problems associated with PCR amplification, the demonstrated potential for sexing errors and few known-sex individuals being available from threatened species, conservationists should place greater emphasis on verifying the sexes identified with PCR tests. We propose that all individuals of the sex indistinguishable from an amplification failure (e.g., females in mammals XX, males in birds ZZ) should be verified with a second independent sex test. Such a consensus approach to molecular sexing would reduce errors that could arise due to technical failure and PCR anomalies, but may also reduce field and laboratory bookkeeping errors.


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Dr. Wiesenberger has been my family doctor now for more that 30 years. He is always concerned with any health issues, always visits me whenever I have been in the hospital and I have the highest level of trust and respect for him.
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September 25th, 2013
This man has no heart
He should not be a doctor he does not care about his patients.
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July 5th, 2012
Not a very caring Doctor.
I also Have family members that have gone to him for years.. Granted , he will send you off to get a test or to be seen by a specialist, he just does not take the time necessary to really listen once you hit a certain age.I think his theroy is," Well your old what do you expect?"He has no compassion PERIOD! Every time your in his office he spends his whole time reading your chart instead of really listening to you.He delivered the news to my Mother in the hospital that she was dying and there was nothing more they could do.. Trust me, he SUCKED at it! Then a month later when seeing my Sister in his office asked, how she was doing? She replied, " Not very well since my Mother passed away." He said, "Oh you lost your Mother? I'm sorry to hear that." She told him, "Yes, your the one that told her she was dying." 20 years seeing the same family, every month and he didn't even remember.
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I switched to Dr. Weisenberger after being misdiagnosed by two previous doctors. He has been my doctor now for several years and always takes the time to listen to what I have to say and addresses any and all problems I have. His office staff is wonderful. Typical office wait is 15 minutes or less but occasionally he runs later. This is fine by me since no matter how late it is he still spends the time needed with me.
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September 7th, 2011
office staff is rude
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May 12th, 2011
This Doctor needs to retire
Dr. Wisenberger's bedside manner is very abrasive. I have seen him four times over the past three months and he seems extremely angry everytime I go in. He appears to be burt out of compassion. He simply does not seem to care about what you are going through. Also, I have to add that the first time I saw him I spoke with him for 20 minutes and he charged my insurance company $288.00; he never laid a finger on me; didnt even listen to my heart; ect. Next, the last two times I have gone in he kept saying he didnt have my chart. I told him he did, he was adamant that he didnt. Well after searching he found my chart and I heard him say as he walked back in the door 'maybe I should have read this.' Thanks but no thanks, I am moving on.
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