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When the man threatened to report him for harassment to the NOPD, Farrell arrested him.
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It can be difficult making ends meet as a student in Britain these days, now that top-up fees are in and maintenance grants are a distant memory. Almost all graduate with large debts. Many work long hours in poorly-paid work, with obvious consequences for their academic work. Some even turn to prostitution.
So I suspect that many students and recent graduates will be looking with envy on Freddie and Henry Conway. As an MP, their dad Derek had access to generous dollops of taxpayers' money to spend on secretaries, researchers and other support, to help him in the difficult task of dealing with the tiresome proles who infest his constituency. According to the Telegraph, over the past 6 years the Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup (previous occupant, Ted Heath) has shelled out £260,000 of this dosh to members of his family. (That's half a million bucks.) Admittedly, his wife Collette, who does appear to actually work for him, got most of it. But Freddie pocketed almost £12,000 a year, plus bonuses and pension contributions, during the three years that he was studying at Newcastle University, a long way from Westminster. His older brother Henry was similarly remunerated while at Cambridge.
It's not clear what, or anything, either did for their money. Derek Conway claims that Freddie gave him "valuable advice about foreign affairs" - perhaps he picked up some valuable inside info during his gap year - but neither he nor his father kept any records, and most of the advice was supposedly transmitted via emails which would seem to have been deleted. In a masterpiece of understatement the Commons standards committee which censured Conway stated that Freddie was "unlikely to be able to meet his contractual commitments" while so far away.
It's fairly obvious what has been going on. Derek Conway has been caught misappropriating public money to fund his children through university. When one considers the severity with which impoverished benefit claimants have been punished for much smaller frauds he can consider himself very lucky not to be sitting in a police cell tonight. Yet he very nearly got away with a slap on the wrist. Initially, the word from Conservative central office was that Conway had been dealt with appropriately, had apologised (bizarrely, to his family!) and that he would not be thrown out of the party. Tory MP Roger Gale went on the radio to back him, complaining repeatedly that his long-standing friend was being treated as "guilty until proved innocent".
One might have thought that David Cameron would have been keen to demonstrate his commitment to clean politics by dumping Conway immediately. But no. The Labour Party have been strangely quiet, too. Presented with an apparently open goal, the full-blooded return of "Tory sleaze" at its Hamiltonian worst, they said little. Perhaps they feel embarrassed after the forced resignation of Peter Hain. A lone LibDem, working apparently off his own bat, has announced that he will take the matter up with the police, but even this came rather late in the day.
Stink as it might from afar, many believed that this affair could be safely buried in details. After all, many MPs employ family members. MP's wives frequently work alongside them, for long hours and very modest pay. Conway didn't break any symbolic disclosure rule. There was no proof that Freddie didn't do any work for his father.
This morning indeed, despite new revelations, the mainstream media continued to report that Conway had the support of his senior colleagues. He was popular on the backbenchers, it was explained, a good egg, and a friend of David Davis, Cameron's rival for the leadership. Moreover, if he was booted out for an allegation, apparently unsubstantiated, where would that leave the principle that MPs were honourable members, whose words were to be believed? Besides, it was whispered, Conway's abuse of the system may have been excessive, but there were plenty of other MPs, on all sides, who also manipulated expenses to channel money towards family members. It would be in no one's interest to start a witch-hunt. Too many snouts, too delicious a trough.
On his blog this morning, BBC political editor Nick Robinson suggested that Cameron's hands were tied.
Although David Cameron might be tempted to make an example of him he would be taking on a powerful coalition consisting of those who never wanted him to be leader plus the parliamentary old guard.
Then this lunchtime it was announced that Conway had had the Tory whip withdrawn. In effect, he had been thrown out of the party. In a statement, David Cameron said that he took the action "having personally reflected overnight". So what had changed?
On the Times blog, Greg Hurst claims with enviable hindsight that Conway's fall had an "air of inevitability" about it. He was always a bugbear of the Cameroons, Hurst reveals, referred to contemptuously as a "bed-blocker" who ought to make way for a younger, more female, and perhaps more ethnically diverse candidate. There are also those who supposedly have never forgiven him for the toppling of Iain Duncan Smith in 2004 (though few, surely, lament that noticeably hopeless leader) or even for his role as a government whip during the Maastricht crisis of 1992.
A "Westminster village" explanation like this is the only sort many political journalists seem to be able to get their heads round. But in reality, the pressure to sack Conway didn't come from the Parliamentary Conservative party. It didn't even come from the Labour party. In the old days, a story like this might have simmered for days, with media pressure slowly building up behind the wall erected by colleagues to shelter the errant MP. But these are the days of blogs and emails and instant interactivity. And one thing quickly became clear. Conway might be able to count on the support of his fellow MPs, but Conservatives in the country were disgusted.
Reading the comments on such forums as Conservative Home, or Guido, or on the websites of the Daily Mail and the BBC, one is struck by the ill-suppressed rage, the genuine sense of disappointment and dispair. Many accused Cameron of "dithering", or expressed incredulity that he was not taking the opportunity to distance the party from sleaze. There must have been many more private messages sent to Tory HQ.
When Hain was forced out, legendary blogger Guido Fawkes was quick to claim the credit. Having pursued his quarry for months, unearthing a trail of large unattributed donations, implausible ignorance and phantom think-tanks, Guido got his man in what the Guardian's Roy Greenslade described as "Britain's first genuine blogging scalp". But the second scalp, that of Derek Conway, was a team effort. Hundreds and thousands of ordinary, sometimes anonymous, occasionally reluctant Conservative and Conservative-inclined Lilliputians, pinging their comments and emails in David Cameron's dithering direction, brought the man down. He won't be the last.

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CHAPEL HILL - Third-ranked North Carolina jumped out to an early lead and held on to defeat 16th-ranked Albany, 16-7, on Friday evening at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels got four goals from Abbey Friend and three goals and one assist from Kara Cannizzaro in the win.
The start of the game was delayed approximately an hour and 15 minutes due to thunderstorms in the Chapel Hill area. With the victory, Carolina improves to 4-0 this season. Albany falls to 1-1.
In addition to Friend and Cannizzaro's output, the Tar Heels got two goals from Taylor George and Becky Lynch, a goal and an assist from Kaitlyn Messinger and Laura Zimmerman and single goals from Sam McGee, Paige Hanson and Morgan Rubin. Emily Garrity had an assist for UNC.
Albany got two goals from Mel Rorie and Rachael Burek, a goal and an assist from Kathleen Lennon and single goals from Rachel Bowles and Amanda Pollock. Nichole Eamer had an assist for the Great Danes.
The Tar Heels struck quickly with three goals in the first 2:01, the first on a free position shot by Cannizzaro and the second when Cannizzaro dished to Friend for a fast break goal. Friend struck again with an unassisted goal at the 27:59 mark that made it 3-0. The Great Danes cut the lead to 3-1 at the 25:06 mark on a pretty play when Lennon passed to Bowles for a quick goal. The Tar Heels followed with back-to-back goals from Messinger and Friend that made the score 5-1 UNC and forced an Albany timeout at the 21:40 mark.
Lynch made it 6-1 with an unassisted goal at 19:29, circling around the cage and slipping the ball past goalie Annie Berman. Canizzaro scored her second goal of the night at the 14:30 mark to make it 7-1 Tar Heels. Cannizzaro scored again less than a minute later, picking up an errant pass from Berman and scoring easily for an 8-1 lead at 13:44.
Albany struck back and cut it to 8-2 when Rorie picked up a poor Tar Heel clearing pass and scored at 12:32. Lennon made it 8-3 with a free position goal at the 9:01 mark. Zimmerman's free position goal for Carolina upped the lead back to six at 9-3 with 7:57 to go in the half. George scored unassisted on a pretty spin move for the Tar Heels at 6:49, making it 10-3 Carolina. McGee then made it 11-3 off a pass from Messinger, and Hanson's free position goal made it 12-3. Morgan Rubin made it 13-3 with 1:22 to go until the break. Burek's free position goal with four seconds left in the half made it 13-4 at the break.
The offense was harder to come by in the second half with six total goals scored (three for each team). The Tar Heels maintained a 10-goal lead for most of the final 30 minutes, establishing a running clock situation for much of the half.
The Tar Heels out-shot the Great Danes by a 33-16 margin and dominated the draw controls, 20-5.
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Hi,i wanna article submission for my blog on daily basis for TRAFFIC. i have not knowledge about article submission.[1] i wanna know that how many words should be in article For Example 350,400 words[2] how many article submission website i have to submit one article daily.i want 30 article in 10$ only originalhow can i know that article is original or copyrightsome body help me
there is not set limit on wording. make it long enough to beef up, but with genuine content.
if you submit same article to many sites it wont really help you.
If it's your own article, then you'll know it's original. If you pay somebody a fair wage to write an original article for you, again, there's no problem. If it's an article you've taken from elsewhere, then you shouldn't be submitting it as yours anyway.
Do you want submit unique articles only?
According to ezine, 400 words article is the ideal one but there is no official standard to value an article, except for the content.
How many site i can submit. daily 50 sites same article its inuf or not
1) Your article should be 400- 500 word that will be enough to brief about particular topic.2) yes i will be best if you submit it to only 50 site because over optimization can affect you site rank.3) You can check for a copyright or a unique content by using some software available on internet or you can simply search long phrases of your article in search engine.Thank you
I all agree to you that should be 400-500 word, 2. Can you send to me list of site submit articles. If submit 50 sites - is Google assessment that articles is duplicate or not? Thanks
This is the most ideal. There are also free tools online that you can use to check for the originality of the content.
If the article is written originally by you, you can post same article to different sites and leave your link end of this text,no need to care about how many words 300 or 400 letters but you think it's a good article , that's ok.
Submit a unique article to High PR sites.. go for quality content/submissions. Many submissions with the same content will not help your site.
Hi Hbgibs Yes i can send you a list but i thinks that is not allowed here in this forum site. we also have to maintain these rules. So i will send you that through private message. and yes you can submit a same article on others site too but it should be original.Regards-mike
400-500 words is good. And make sure you are creating quality and helpful articles. Not only articles made for backlink purposes.
Article should be atleast 400 to 500 words, more than this is also fine, but less than this figure not good for article submission. If you want to check, article is original or copyright than you can use plagiarism or search in google your article's some portion within ""(double quote), if you found result than those content are not unique...
Hope you understand what i want to say...
I will use tool Article Submitter to post an aticle
i think there is no limit count for your article but you should maintain the quality of the article. and dont submit your article on so many website it will not beneficial for you, just submit your article on one high pr website.
some article directories requires minimum 500 words for submission.
Well, it depends upon the current rank status of your blog, how much work is need to be done. then also you can submit a fresh article in almost 20-25 good article sites twice in a week
Article Content 400-500 wordsno Keyword repetition, no grammatical errorUse only 2 href tagsubmit one content 7-10 site.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior may cancel the patent issued on August 24, 1886, to Joe Blair, as allottee numbered 4 of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, Minnesota, for the north half of the northeast quarter of section 30, township 49 north, range 17 west, of the fourth principal meridian in Minnesota, and may issue to the State of Minnesota as a fee-simple patent for the tract of land described. If issued, the fee-simple patent shall operate as a full and complete conveyance of any and all right, title, or interest that the heirs of Joe Blair, deceased allottee numbered 4 of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, Minnesota, and that the United States of America may have in and to said described lands. Prior to the issuance of such patent, the Secretary of the Interior may require the State of Minnesota, at its expense, to furnish satisfactory evidence that there are no outstanding liens, encumbrances, or other conveyances of record against said lands other than the original patent issued under date of August 24, 1886, to the said Joe Blair covering the lands hereinabove described.
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LANSING TOWNSHIP - A serious accident shuts down one of the Lansing area's busiest intersections. The accident happened at about 2:30pm at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Homer Street, just north for the Frandor shopping center. A cement truck, traveling north on Homer Street collided with a car on Grand River Avenue. Lansing Township Police are not saying anything about the nature of the accident, or whether anyone has been injured.. The cement truck driver tells us there were people in the car who were taken to the hospital. The driver was not hurt. Grand River Avenue, over US-127 is shut down. Because that intersection connects to ramps on and off US-127, traffic has been severely slowed. Police says they expect the intersection to be closed possibly until 5 o'clock, while investigators do their work.
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Hi, I am new to this, and also have my first scan in two days, but I was hoping to get a reply that could perhaps relax my mind a bit as I am such a worry wart. I am 7wks 2days pregnant with my first ever pregnancy. Occasionally when I wipe I have a brownish discharge on the TP. I have read it is or could be old blood. I just wanted to know if this was normal.
I have some very very mild discomfort but I've been told this is normal with all the moving and changing that is going on.
I'm sure my scan in a couple of days will put my mind a ease, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks
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Dear robbo86,
Congratulations on your pregnancy. I am sorry to read about your concerns.
One quarter of pregnant women do experience some sort of bleeding and most of these go on to happily have their baby. However, unfortunately bleeding is not considered 'normal' in pregnancy and any sort of bleeding at all should be checked out. It is good that you are having your scan in 2 days and I am afraid this is the only way to know for sure what is happening. The good news is that brown discharge/ brown blood is old blood and is less likely to be seen with with a miscarriage. A miscarriage usually involves cramping and blood that is/ becomes bright red.
I am sorry that I cannot give you a definitive answer. I will be thinking of you. Try to relax as much as you can over the next two days and keep hope that many women do experience this in pregnancy and brown discharge means the pregnancy is more likely to continue (than with bright red bleeding).
There is more information about bleeding in early pregnancy here.
Personally speaking, I actually bled quite heavily in my last pregnancy and that pregnancy resulted in my second son who has just turned one.
Please do let us know how you get on or if we can support you further.
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Eric Church is the only country artist that made The New York Times' list of the Best Concerts of 2012. Eric's March 14th gig at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom is mentioned along with 2012 performances by Jay-Z, the Rolling Stones, Fiona Apple and Mary J. Blige.
Eric has built a solid fan base on the road, saying "We had a lot of years that we couldn't really get anybody to pay attention to what we're doing. So, it's a little strange to have everybody watching and paying attention. But you know it's what we worked for to get here. Now, I said many times, this is not by any means the mountaintop for me. I have a long, a lot of things I want to do and a lot more places I want to go. It's just a stepping stone."
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'In fact, the Sabres — despite their youth between the pipes — allowed a respectable 219 goals last year. And now, with an upgrade in offense, the Sabres appear poised to make a move up the Eastern Conference standings. (Submitted by: Sabrefan81)
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Sabres think offense
Sabres act quickly and smartly in signing Kotalik to new deal
'Whether new ownership is winning back the public after two nonplayoff seasons and the Rigas fiasco is harder to gauge. Golisano resisted any temptation to clean house in the hockey department, retaining Regier and coach Lindy Ruff while bringing back Quinn, the former team president. Three rugged and popular players – Stu Barnes, Vaclav Varada and Rob Ray – were moved before last season's trade deadline. Tough defenseman Rhett Warrener, a top candidate to inherit the captaincy, was dealt in the Drury trade.'
Sabres work quickly, sign Kotalik, Brown
'"I wouldn't characterize (talks) as rough, but we were aware some Russian teams were in the mix," Regier said. "But I think what it came down to first and foremost was his desire to continue his NHL career."'
Brown and Kotalik re-sign with Buffalo
'"It's great to keep Curtis as a member of the Sabres," said general manager Darcy Regier. "He has consistently been one of the top defensive forwards and has been a valuable member of our organization over his entire career."'
Sabres re-sign RW Kotalik to one-year contract
'"Ales is a young forward who has size, strength and excellent playmaking ability," said Sabres general manager Darcy Regier. "Last year he proved he can score goals in this league and we are excited that he will continue his development with our organization."'
Sabres re-sign Kotalik to one-year contract
'Kotalik ranked third on the team in goals behind Miroslav Satan (26) and Daniel Briere (21). He was named Rookie of the Month for January after recording seven goals and four assists.'
Sabres re-sign forwards Kotalik, Brown
Kotalik signed a one-year contract plus an option held by the Sabres that is expected to represent a significant raise over the $450,000 base salary he made last season. Brown signed a one-year, $1.6 million contract, a raise over the $1.53 million he made last season.
Sabres Sign Curtis Brown
"It's great to keep Curtis as a member of the Sabres," Regier said. "He has consistently been one of the top defensive forwards and has been a valuable member of our organization over his entire career."
Sabres Sign Ales Kotalik
"Ales is a young forward who has size, strength and excellent play making ability," said Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier. "Last year he proved he can score goals in this league and we are excited that he will continue his development with our organization."
The Sabres Get Two More Restricted Free Agents Signed
'The winger inked a one year contract with a team option for a second season. On Wednesday, Darcy Regier acknowledged that Kotalik had received an offer from a Russian team. As a rookie, Kotalik netted 21 goals and 14 assists in just 68 games. He trailed only Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg in rookie goal scoring.'
Regier Is Optimistic About Status Of Un-Signed Free Agents
With a little help from them, that certainly is the expectation. We are very close with Curtis Brown and talks continue with everyone else including Jay McKee, Chris Drury, Miro Satan and Ales Kotalik. We are very close with Curtis, just crossing the Ts and dotting the Is.
Sabres re-sign two minor leaguers
'The Buffalo Sabres re-signed two minor leaguers, goaltender Tom Askey and left wing Andrew Peters, on Thursday.'
Brown about to sign on dotted line
'The signing of Brown, who has played six full seasons with the Sabres and appeared in games three other years, will leave Buffalo with just four unsigned NHL players: center Chris Drury, wingers Miroslav Satan and Ales Kotalik and defenseman Jay McKee. Brown will become the sixth Sabres center under contract, joining Steve Begin, Daniel Briere, Tim Connolly, Adam Mair and rookie Derek Roy.'
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I would define Rockefeller Republican in the classic sense as a combination of fiscal responsibility and social conscience.
He wanted very much to get Rockefeller to run as vice president.
But just a few days later, he was asked to paint over it by none other than Governor Rockefeller.
Indeed, there are probably more Froyo Worlds in business than there are Rockefeller Republicans.
Nah, just kidding, they actually go nuts and try to chop down the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
I hadn't saved none, thinkin' I'd got Rockefeller skinned to death as a money-getter.
And this place of enchantment was Mr. Rockefeller's private park!
It was not accidental, as with Rockefeller, nor incidental, as with Carnegie.
Ask Mr. Rockefeller, "Is this oil refinery your property, Mr. Rockefeller?"
By getting it certified I release Mr. Rockefeller and all of the indorsers.
"immensely rich man," 1938, in reference to U.S. financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937).


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Deborah Cox Sings Whitney Houston Songs For Lifetime Biopic
Listen to Deborah Cox Radio on iHeartRadio | Listen to Whitney Houston Radio on iHeartRadio
Fans are buzzing and excited about the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic, even if Bobbi Kristina is still on the fence.
However, there is one hitch—we won't actually be hearing the voice of Houston or Yaya DaCosta, the "America's Next Top Model"-hopeful-turned-actress who is playing her in the Angela Bassett-directed film.
Houston's songs will be sung by R&B singer Deborah Cox!
According to a Lifetime representative, "music rights and clearances are still being worked out," but Cox will be providing the "vocal tracks." Yaya will then lip-sync over Deborah's tracks.
Deborah'as an extensive career not only singing R&B but starting in musicals and has even had a few runs on Broadway in Jekyll & Hyde and in Aida.
It was announced in May that Bassett, who co-starred with Houston in Waiting to Exhale, would make her directorial debut with the Lifetime original movie about the late singer. The movie is said to be focusing on Houston's relationship with Bobby Brown.
Earlier this week, Lifetime released the first photo of DaCosta as Houston and Arlen Escarpeta as the former New Edition singer.
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Aaron Carter files for bankruptcy
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It looks as if pop singer Aaron Carter has hit another rough patch. Carter, who has made headlines for a few personal setbacks over the years, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy.
According to documents obtained by TMZ.com, the former pre-teen and teen star doesn't have enough to pay the bills. Aaron is claiming total assets of just over $8,000 while his debt total is estimated at $2.2 million. A big chunk of that debt - $1.3 million - is reportedly owed to the IRS.
The now 25-year-old singer is the younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. He is said to be living with a family member while he sorts out his financial issues.
Aaron's rep, Steve Honig, tells TMZ the overwhelming majority of Aaron's debt was accumulated more than ten years ago when he was a minor and not in control of his finances. Honig says Aaron filed for bankruptcy to move forward with his life and career.
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Selena Gomez home intruder sentenced to 45 days in jail
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The man who trespassed at Selena Gomez's new home earlier this week has been sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Che Cruz pleaded no contest to misdemeanor trespassing at his initial court appearance on Wednesday, and was immediately handed a punishment.
In addition to the jail time, the 20-year-old Cruz will be on probation for three years, and must stay away from both Gomez and her Calabasas home.
As Gossip Cop reported, the intruder was arrested on Sunday after breaking into the singer's guest house while she was home.
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The Family Vacation
Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they are going. They will then figure out how much money they have spent in U.S. dollars, using exchange rates.
Exchange, Exchange Rate, Money
- Identify the foreign countries that they will visit to determine the meaning of exchange rates.
- Use exchange rates to figure out how much money they spent in each country and on the entire trip.
Tell your students that a family meeting is scheduled at 7:00 P.M. tonight. At the meeting, their parents have told them they are going on a surprise family vacation. Before they leave, however, they will be given clues about where they are going to visit. They will have to identify the countries they will visit, identify the capital of each country, and determine how much money in U.S. dollars they will spend in each country. They will need to use exchange rates to figure out their actual cost for each place they visit. Finally, they will add up the total cost of the trip.
How Exchange Rates Work: This article explains what exchange rates are and what the factors are that affect them.
Currency converter
: Use this website to convert foreign currency into American dollars.
World Atlas: This site provides an electronic world atlas which gives maps and other information about many countries.www.worldatlas.com
Capitals: This site provides a list of the capitals of nearly 200 countries of the world.
Appendixes: Use these handouts to complete the activity.
Appendix A- Clues
Appendix B- Vacation Log
Appendix B- Answer Key
Appendix C- Exchange Rates
Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!: This EconEdLink lesson deals with exchange rates and focuses on the Euro.
You will need the following materials:
- Laminated desktop world maps
- Atlases, electronic or paper
- Exchange rate information
- Vacation log
- Pencils or pens
- Calculators
Before beginning the lesson, ask the students the following questions:
- How could a person buy items with cash if she or he went to another country?
- How would a person get the currency from another country?
- How would a person know how much foreign currency an American dollar is worth?
Then introduce the concept of exchange rates. Have the students visit How Stuff Works
to read an article on 'How Exchange Rates Work.' Ask the students for a definition of exchange rates. If they can't provide a definition, have them look up the meaning. An acceptable definition for exchange rate is: the method used to calculate the value of one currency compared to another currency.
At this point you will need to decide if you want the students to use the exchange rate sheet which is in Appendix C or use the website, which automatically converts currency at today's rates. If you use the website to convert currency, the answer key should be used only to identify the country, its capital, and its currency. The amount spent in U.S. dollars will not be accurate since that amount will change based on the given exchange rate for the day the lesson is done in class.
Now you are ready to begin the activity.
1. Place the students in groups of three or four.
2. Hand out the materials to the groups.
3. Give each group the sheets with the clues for identifying the places the family is going to visit. (See Appendix A for the clues and Appendix B for the family vacation log. If you are using the exchange rate sheet, use Appendix C to get the exchange rates.)
4. Explain how to calculate exchange rates. The formula is:
Or Refer the students to a currency converter website which will calculate exchange rates for them; or use the exchange rate sheet in Appendix C.
5. The students will also identify the capital cities of the countries they are going to visit. Refer them to the Online Atlas , the paper atlases, or the capital city site
6. Let the students work through the clues and complete the Vacation Log worksheet. Groups should work independently.
7. Monitor the progress of the groups and provide assistance as needed.
8. Have the groups share results for each clue, one at a time. You will provide the correct answers with the class for each clue, one at a time.
Students will complete the Family Vacation Log using the clues provided.
Tell the students that they have now completed their worldwide family vacation. They have used exchange rates to determine how many U.S. dollars they spent on this trip. The trip cost a lot of money, but the memories will last a lifetime.
Ask the students to explain how different exchange rates affect the purchasing power of a person traveling abroad. (Favorable exchange rates increase our purchasing power).
Have the students practice converting U.S. dollars into the currency of at least five different countries, using the currency converter website.
Ask the students why exchange rates vary between countries. [It is based on the supply of and demand for a country's currency.]
Related EconEdLink Lesson: Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!
"I believe this would be very helpful for the students. Not only will they learn about the exchange rates but also this will enrich their knowledge on geography by identifying the capitals of countries. This might also encourage the students to travel abroad and thus, promote tourism and international cooperation."
"Excellent lesson plan to a first hand information on a very important concept of exchange."
"Could definitely use this in my classes. Thanks!!"
"The lesson sounds like a good one. Do you have an answer sheet for the activity? EconEdLink: The answer sheet is located under "Resources" and is linked as "Appendix B- Answer Sheet." If you click on the link you can download the answer key for the activity."
"I thought I'd really like this activity and as I started preparing to use it I came across a few problems: it doesn't have a link for Appendix D. There is no answer key so this added to the prep time since I had to go ahead and actually do all the calculations ahead of time; not necessarily a BAD thing, but more work than I planned. Also, lessons should have an approximate time listed to complete the lesson for those using it their first time. I hope this helps improve the lesson because I think it is a great activity. [Note from econedlink; Appendix D was actually Appendix C so please note the change. As for the answer key the students are to determine the countries on their own, refer to this link for a list of countries and their capitals http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/capitals.htm]"
"Is there an answer key for the countries visited? [Note from econedlink; for the answer key the students are to determine the countries on their own, refer to this link for a list of countries and their capitals http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/capitals.htm]"
"Great activity! However, there are a couple of typos in your answer key. Clue 7 amount spent does not match the clue; therefore, US amount is off. Also, there is a transposition in the total. I believe it is 12892 not 12982. EconEdLink: We have fixed the numbers and the transposition error. Thank you"
"From your experience, how long did the whole lesson take to complete?
Econedlink: We develop the lessons with the intent of them being 20-40 minutes in length. There are lessons that take longer because there is more content covered. We also have lessons that are designed to be three and four part lessons, those lessons are intended to be spaced out over a longer time period."


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Congratulations, Paul "Hamstisco" Jono!
Congratulations, Paul "Hamstisco" Jono!
Go on Paul, you ballsy little fucker
To get in there and fight after so little training takes guts, well done man!
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - Hunter S. Thompson
Congrats hamster fucker!
I know a 17 year old 62kg kid who would fight you but the travelling would be hard either way for an ama bout.
http://www.ChrisReesAcademy.com - http://thetattooedchimp.blogspot.co.uk/
shit it didnt seem like long ago that i was reading threads about you not going training, giving excuses cos your mum hadnt washed your shorts, and here you are months later with a fight under your belt.
well played mate hope you enjoyed it you did well.
Thanx guys.
I am glad I had this fight, as it has opend my eyes to actually do more training. I was fucked after the 3minutes or so the fight lasted.
But I loved it. and can't wait to fight next month!
Paul - are you still going on about it?!!
I think I`m gonna have to put you back in the attic til you calm down!
good job paul.
"My whole life is an epic journey man, I mean who else do you know that listens to Enya whilst taking a dump?"


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Have you given any thought to the type of material used in your cat's food bowl and food storage container? Well, I recently learned a little about this topic when faced with Mackenzie's breakout of kitty acne (see photo below – it's not pretty.) This is really a two-part issue:
1) Plastic pet food dishes and containers can trap bacteria that causes kitty acne. What is kitty acne? It looks like little black flakes usually found on the chin and around the mouth. Not all cats are prone to acne, but when they do get a bad case, like Mackenzie did, it can lead to open sores and infection. I treated Mackenzie with antibiotics and "kitty facials" with a cleanser followed by Neutrogena On-the-Spot acne treatment, as prescribed by my vet. He's all better now, but I also switched all the food and water dishes to porcelain*. Stainless steel, ceramic*, glass, and stoneware* are all excellent options, too, because they are not porous like plastic, which can trap oily food particles and harbor bacteria. It's also very important to thoroughly clean and dry all food and water dishes daily and food storage containers weekly.
* With any glazed material, make sure that the glaze is food grade, it should not be marked "for decoration only."
And as if that wasn't bad enough…
2) Some plastics can contain chemicals that may leach into your cat's food and water, possibly causing other health issues. This is a controversial issue which has been in the media quite a bit over the past year, specifically regarding Bisphenol-A (BpA) in water bottles and children's products, as well as phthalates in other plastic products. Apparently not all plastics are bad, but since we really don't know much about the long-term effects of eating and drinking out of plastic, I'm choosing to avoid it whenever possible, for both me and my cats (which is proving to be MUCH easier to do for the cats than it is for me!) Research done by Environmental Working Group has shown that pets have much higher levels of chemical contamination than humans, some up to 23 times the levels. The study points out that "with their compressed lifespans, developing and aging seven or more times faster than children, pets also develop health problems from exposures much more rapidly." This is a complicated study that looks into chemical contaminants from multiple sources, but if eliminating plastic food containers might help just a little, it's an easy change to make.
There are lots of beautiful and functional non-plastic pet food bowls available. If you haven't already, please consider making this change.
And to help you make a change with your cat food storage, the folks at Stor-in-Style are offering one lucky winner a designer metal food storage container. The metal canister has a durable, non-toxic powder-coated finish and comes with six graphic decals and a metal scoop. To enter, please leave a comment on this post telling us what you currently use to store your cat food. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing on April 24.


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PEOPLE living in Worcestershire make good neighbours according to new figures showing the county's residents made very few complaints about neighbours-from-hell.
Worcestershire County Council received only 334 statutory nuisance complaints last year, which accounts for fewer than one complaint per 1,000 residents.
That put Worcestershire third in a poll of councils with the fewest complaints, closely following behind Gwynedd, in Wales, and the Isle of Scilly.
Councillor Lucy Hodgson, who is chairman of the Worcestershire Regulatory Services joint committee, said the news showed the county's residents were respectful.
She said: "I think really this shows that residents in the county respect each other and show respect for their neighbours."
Cllr Hodgson said noisy neighbours and barking dogs were among the county's most popular complaints.
She added: "I know that Worcestershire Regulatory Services has done a lot of work in how to deal with noise issues.
"It does take it very seriously.
"We shouldn't forget that noise issues can be very, very serious and have a real impact on someone directly affected."
The figures came from more than three quarters of councils across the UK who had collectively received nearly half a million complaints - 466,156 - from people about their neighbours' behaviour, pets or properties.
Statutory complaints are ones a council has a duty to investigate.
The majority of the complaints, some 200,120, were about noisy neighbours between January and September last year while another 104,828 raised concerns about the condition of nearby homes such as poor hygiene, messy gardens and vermin.
More than 93,500 complaints were about rubbish being dumped in gardens or private alleyways, while 46,539 complaints were related to nuisance pets including dangerous animals or vast numbers of pets being kept at properties.
Some 21,090 complaints were about parked vehicles causing disruptions.
The research, which collated Freedom of Information responses from 318 councils across the country, was put together by Churchill Home Insurance.
Fife, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Westminster in London received the most statutory nuisance complaints per head of population in the UK.


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Kevin Roof of Joliet, IL, figured out how to add A2DP Bluetooth to his car's tape deck.
I've always wanted to be able to turn my car on, pull out my cell phone, and just play my music library from there. One device, zero wires, infinite satisfaction. After going through countless tape adapters, I got fed up, and made my dream come true.


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Ciara's New Hairstyle by Kiyah Wright
Ciara's Stylist Tells You How to Get Her Chic New Hairstyle
Ciara arrived at the TXT L8TER event in Hollywood the other night looking like a modern-day Audrey Hepburn. I've always been in awe of her long, super-shiny hair, but I'm really coveting this new cut, which is actually — scoop! — a perfectly shaped hair piece (no worries, you can do this with your own hair, too).
To find out how it's done, I talked with Warren-Tricomi Los Angeles salon stylist Kiyah Wright, the Emmy-winning makeover guru who just transformed Ciara. (She's also been responsible for the amazing hair of Tyra Banks, Gabrielle Union, Iman, Mary J. Blige, and more.) She had some great tips and a ton of excellent advice. Want to know how to get this gorgeous hairstyle on your own or with a little help from the beauty supply store? Just keep reading.
Ciara's known for having amazingly long, voluminous hair. This is a big change for her.
Yeah, of course it's partially extensions, but her hair is long anyway. She's in LA for the Summer and wanted something lighter, something different.
Her new style is a hair piece, right?
Yes, it's a hair piece. She still has really long hair — this look is just for the Summer.
How did you come up with it?
Ciara has such a little, petite, cute face, and she told me that she wanted to go short. She wanted to do the Halle Berry, but I thought "We need a little sexy, we need a little swagger in front, so let's just give it a little bit of lift." But I didn't want it to look like Rihanna's cut, either, so I cut all of it with thinning sheers and kept it tight on the sides, then added a swoop bang and gave her a reddish-auburn highlight in the front, just to break up the black a little bit.
If people want this haircut, what would you tell them to ask their stylist for?
My inspiration for the cut was classic Vidal Sassoon. They have the most European, edgy cut. The stylist should start out longer, then tailor the layers to the shape of that person's face and head. I just gave her a little pixie cut at the top and then graduated it longer to the front.
Is there any face shape you wouldn't recommend her haircut for?
Some short cuts bring out heavier jaws, fuller cheeks, or longer faces, and for those I wouldn't recommend this. The most important thing, really, is to make sure you go to a stylist who can cut. Cuts are everything. And make sure that your hair is full enough in the front to balance your face. If you don't have enough hair, be sure to put some extensions or a of couple hair pieces in. If your face is round, you're definitely going to need some hair pieces in the front to break up the shape a bit.


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A Celebration of Our History
April 22 -- October 29, 2000
SACAGAWEA, "Bird Woman"
Native American Interpreter
c. 1786--1812
woman who accompanied you that long dangerous and fatigueing rout to the Pacific
Ocian and back diserved a greater reward for her services than we had in our
power to give her."
--Captain William Clark in a letter to her husband
After President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, brave explorers were needed to chart a passage to the Pacific. The Lewis and Clark Expedition that headed up the Missouri River ventured into the unknown. In the spring of 1805, co-captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark hired French Canadian trader Touissaint Charbonneau and his Shoshone slave-wife Sacagawea, to act as interpreters with Native Americans.
The success of the Expedition was due in large part to Sacagawea. Kidnapped by the Sioux in childhood, by the age of 17 she was accustomed to hard times and carried her infant son on her back for 18 months through injury, sickness, and near-starvation. When their boat capsized, she rescued an entire year's worth of the captains' journals--journals which tell us precious little about her. She served not only as an interpreter with the Indians, but most important--since no war party was ever accompanied by a woman and a baby--tribes welcomed the expedition with curiosity, not warfare.
Her two children were later entrusted to William Clark's care, after she died from fever when only about 25 years old. Although nothing remains of Sacagawea's life--no sketches, no description of her appearance, no personal artifacts--there are more statues of her than of any other woman in American history.
Historic Artifacts:
DIORAMA created by Kevin Smith.
The Corps prepares to push westward as the men load the boats. Lewis (arms folded) discusses issues with Clark (holding map) as Charbonneau (wearing red hat) looks on. Sacagawea and her baby are coming along the path to the right.
--On loan from Kevin Smith, Coralville IA
COIN: Designed by sculptor Glenna Goodacre in 1999, who modeled the likeness
of Sacagawea after a 22-year-old Shoshone college student.
Reverse design by Thomas D. Rogers, Sr., presents an American bald eagle encircled by stars, symbolizing the 17 states at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804.
--On loan from Pat Wildenberg, West Branch IA
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|View an alphabetical list of all 106 women included in American Women! with links to photos and biographies for selected women
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Husky, curly-haired actor, a prolific no-nonsense performer who has offered his talents to thirty or so features, ranging from B-action pics like "Vice Squad" (1982), to numerous straight-to-video flicks like "Wilding" (1991), to a few classier, well-intended outings such as "A Soldier's Story" (1984). On TV, the amiable-looking Hauser has played one of the many incarnations of Greg Foster on the daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" and was a regular player, as Lieutenant Colonel Miller, on "China Beach" (1990). In between his copious film acting chores, Hauser also appeared as cool dad Ty Tillman on a season of "Roseanne." He has also directed a few films, including "Coldfire" (1990) and "The Art of Dying" (1992).


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POMONA - Residents will have an opportunity Wednesday to hear about the work the city and a Los Angeles County transportation agency are carrying out with the goal of speeding up plans to widen the 71 Freeway between the 60 and 10 freeways.
The community meeting will include the participation of representatives of the city's Department of Public Works and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Westmont Community Center, 1801 W. Ninth St.
The city, the authority and Caltrans are working together to update studies so they could compete in a state program to complete the project.
A public-private partnerships would be a key component of the program and allow the three agencies to turn the four-lane expressway into a full-fledged eight-lane freeway between the 10 and 60, said Doug Failing, executive director of highway programs for the authority.
Currently the widening is "a project we have in the long-range transportation plan," he said.
Plans call for beginning the process leading to the widening in 2023, Failing said.
Under that plan the widening would be completed by 2030, said Daryl Grigsby, Pomona director of public works.
However, through the public-private partnership program it might be possible to begin work on the project eight years or more earlier, Failing said.
The government agencies are now updating environmental studies and project designs, said Ati Eskandari, Pomona city engineer.
The updates are expected to be completed by the middle of January, she said.
Update studies are needed to be able to seek state funding for the project, Eskandari said.
As envisioned the widening could be completed in two parts.
One section would include the section of the 71 between the 10 and Mission Boulevard with an estimated cost ranging between $61 million and $80 million.
The cost for the section between Mission and Rio Rancho Road is estimated at between $120 million and $150 million.
The work the different government agencies are carrying out is complex, said Judy Gish, a spokeswoman for Caltrans.
"At this point all the agencies are working on it together," she said.
If they are successful the three agencies may be able to create a package that includes five different highway improvements in Los Angeles County with one of those being the 71 project, Fielding said.
The agencies would then work with a company that would handle the design and construction for the five project package, he said.
The project would include the replacement of the Grier Street pedestrian bridge over the 71 Freeway which does not meet Americans with Disability Act requirements, Eskandari said.
In addition to the project, the city would seek funding for landscaping of some streets such as Mission Boulevard and Rio Rancho Road, she said.
Eskandari said when the city conducted community meetings associated with the construction of the Mission and 71 interchange the residents frequently asked when the 71 would be widened.
Although widening the 71 would improve circulation in the city's western end, it would also improve the flow of traffic in the region including reducing some of the pressure on the 60 Freeway, Grigsby said.


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Wearable 'Smart' Shirt Maker OMSignal Raises $10 Million
The clothes you wear can say a lot about you — nowadays, quite literally.
Montreal startup OMsignal is banking on a future of the wearable market in which clothes gather all sorts of information about a person's health. To support the effort, the company said Tuesday it raised $10 million in a round of financing led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
OMSignal makes exercise shirts infused with sensors that measure breathing, heart rate and calories burned and transmits the data to a mobile app, which lets people compete against each other. Made of moisture-wicking, anti-microbial polyester and spandex, they can be machine washed but shouldn't be put in the dryer.
The shirts with conductive threads will be available in late summer and will range in cost from $79 (sleeveless) to $109 (sleeves). But activating the entire OMsignal system–in which the metrics taken during the workout is sent into a software cloud and is then sliced and diced and presented in a mobile app–requires wearing a small clip-on device affixed to the shirt. (Users must unclip the rechargeable device before washing the shirt.)
Starter kits which include the device and a sleeveless shirt cost $199. These are discounted prices offered as a pre-sale promotion and the product could get even pricier.
It's a hefty price for a shirt, but OMsignal CEO Stephane Marceau thinks the product will have mass-market appeal. "We were thrilled by consumer response to our pre-order campaign," he said but declined to say how many shirts or kits that have been sold.
OMsignal received attention when it showed off its new wearable this past January at the CES convention.
Marceau said OMsignal will use the investment to explore partnership options with fitness and sportswear apparel companies as well as furthering research and product development and working on supply-chain issues. The business strategy is to license its technology and fabrics to other companies, including gyms and manufactures of cycling, running and skiing apparel.
Several startups such as AiQ Smart Clothing and Hexoskin have entered the field with wearable shorts and even Intel last month recently displayed a sensor-embedded shirt at a tech conference.
Marceau and Bessemer Partner Rob Stavis dismiss there may be pressure on OMSignal and other companies in the wearable market when Apple releases a health-tracking watch as it is expected to do. "If you're a major digital platform, you cannot ignore" the health-wearable market, Stavis said in anticipating competition. "But the most natural wearable medium is clothing," adds Marceau.
The bet on OMsignal comes at a time of active investment, attention and realignment in the wearable market.
Jawbone, which makes headsets and fitness-trackers, is raising in excess of $200 million, according to a person a familiar with the situation. Fitbit, the fitness tracking market leader, is trying to recover from a product recall of its Fitbit Force which gave some consumers wrist rashes. Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch has changed operating systems, from Android to Tizen. And Nike announced in April it was discontinuing the Fuelband, its activity-tracking bracelet.
Stavis says Nike's exit from the market doesn't scare him, and, in fact, could bode well for OMsignal. "They're a fashion company and now they're going to be looking for people to partner with to build better user experiences," he says.


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Santa's Guide to Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids
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"I only crochet but at times like this I do wish I knew how to knit. This pattern is so pretty !"
"I could not get the squares to fit to the inner ring"
"this is a lovely shaped bag. I have made several, at 70% size, of different fabrics, including straps. It would be perfect if there was a way to attach straps before body assembly."
"wow love the color"
"What a wonderful piece to make. I found polymer clay 5 years ago and have been making Christmas ornaments for my grandchildren every year since. This will be a great ornament to add to their collection this Christmas. Wonderful tutorial. Great way to make the holly leaves! Never would have thought of it. Thanks a million! Can't wait to make him/her."
"Hand" Made Ornaments
By: Mary Lyon
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These adorable handmade ornaments are a fun and easy activity to do with your kids. It's an easy Christmas craft that will take no time to make, and you can look back on your kids' little hands from years past.
- 2-ounce bar of polymer clay in your favorite color
- 2-ounce bar of polymer clay in another color that you like
- 6 toothpicks
- A clean surface
- Bag of alphabet pasta
- Brown paper grocery bag
- 1 Photograph - in which the face will fit in the palm of the hand
- Scissors
- Glue
- Cut the grocery bag so you have a work surface large enough to accommodate your clay work. Roll out a flat sheet of polymer clay on the paper, in color desired, so the clay sheet is big enough for a child's hand to fit on it.
- With a toothpick, have the child trace his/her handprint on the clay. Go ahead and push on the toothpick a little - so it actually cuts through the clay. Then gently pull away the excess clay from the hand you just traced.
- Trim the photo so you have just the face. It should fit comfortably in the palm of your clay hand. Gently press it onto the clay.
- Take the other-color clay and break off a piece about the size of a dime. Roll it out into a long thin "snake." Use the snake to "line" your photo all the way around - kind of like a frame. It should touch the edges of the photo you trimmed. Gently press it down along the edges of the photo so it holds the photo in place in the palm of the hand. Careful! Don't mash it down too hard!
- Pour out a pile of alphabet pasta. Have the child pick out the letters in his/her name, and any other letters or numbers that would make a nice extra message - like your name or "MERRY CHRISTMAS" or "HO HO HO" or the year (noting the year would be a great way to remember when you actually did this, in later years). Then arrange the letters and numbers around or near the face you just framed with the "snake" in that other color of clay.
- With the toothpick, poke a little hole so you can hang the hand when it's finished. Don't go too near the edge of the clay!
- Bake at 275 degrees for 25 minutes - ON the grocery bag. It's easier to just leave the clay hand on there til it's baked. Then let it cool to the touch.
- When cool, carefully pull the paper away. Turn the hand over, and on the back of each of the fingers, glue a toothpick. The toothpick will keep the fingers reinforced. Your clay hand will be thin, and if it's handled roughly, one of the fingers might snap off. Reinforcing the fingers in the back will prevent that. When the glue dries, your hand can be hung!
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Very cute ornaments project. Thank you for sharing such detailed information. I think the kids will love these!
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During a meeting disrupted by numerous, noisy exchanges Thursday, the Jindal administration abruptly yanked a contract that would affect thousands of current and retired state workers.
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols, the governor's chief budget adviser, made the decision to remove a contract involving state employee health plans from legislators' consideration after it became clear she lacked the necessary support.
Getting to that point took several hours that culminated in a confusing series of motions during a meeting of the Louisiana House Appropriations and state Senate Finance committees. Some House members fought to vote on the contract in a bid to defeat it. Senate members battled to defer the matter. Finally, Nichols asked to remove the contract from the committees' agenda.
At issue is the Jindal administration's proposal to hire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to handle multiple health plans at the Office of Group Benefits.
The Office of Group Benefits provides health and life insurance to about a quarter-million current and retired state employees and their dependents.
Blue Cross already handles the office's HMO, or Health Maintenance Organization, which covers 164,000 lives. State employees at the Office of Group Benefits manage the PPO, or Preferred Provider Organization, which covers 62,000 lives.
The Jindal administration wants Blue Cross to handle both plans, arguing the move would save $20 million a year.
However the proposal is meeting resistance from PPO members who said they are happy with the Office of Group Benefits' handling of their health insurance.
Tom Barton, whose wife is a retired state worker, told legislators that he has been covered by both the Office of Group Benefits and Blue Cross throughout the years.
He praised the Office of Group Benefits then turned his thumb downward to give his review of Blue Cross.
Retired attorney Vicki Picou, who once worked for the state, said she worries the contract is a prelude to higher administrative costs and fewer benefits for people like her.
"My husband and I live on a modest income, and we quite possibly are going to be priced out," Picou told the panels.
A number of legislators scolded the Jindal administration for what they characterized as a failure to communicate with current and retired state workers about the proposed transition.
State Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, said many retirees are on fixed budgets and fear changes will force them to make a choice between paying for prescriptions and buying groceries.
"I've had 240 phone calls and emails on this matter. Zero (were) favorable," Claitor said.
State Rep. James Armes, D-Leesville, said the Office of Group Benefits already seems to run efficiently.
"I'm a simple man from a simple parish, but I've got common sense and I can't understand why we're doing this," he said.
Nichols told legislators that school boards will save money because many school system employees receive their health coverage through the state.
House Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Cameron Henry, R-New Orleans, wondered aloud why school board members are not calling him to say the contract is a great idea.
Scott Richard, executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, said his organization has received scarce information from the Jindal administration on the purported savings.
He said he would like to see the calculations since members would welcome a cost savings.
"The elephant in the room has been the lack of trust," Richard said.
After a number of people spoke in opposition to the Blue Cross contract, Senate President John Alario suggested delaying the vote on whether to hire the company as a health care plan administrator.
"Change is difficult," Alario, R-Westwego, said, adding that more thought needed to be given to the issue.
State Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, made a substitute motion to vote on the contract immediately. Her motion passed on a 16-7 vote, making it clear that the Jindal administration had a wide gap in the support needed.
Because two committees were meeting jointly, someone needed to make a motion identical to Jackson's on the Senate side. No one did.
The Senate Finance Committee then approved Alario's motion to defer the contract decision, swinging his suggestion back to the House Appropriations Committee for approval. At that point, Nichols yanked the contract.
Later in the day, Nichols downplayed her decision in a prepared statement.
"We asked to come back to the committee because there were questions about school board savings and some confusion about voting procedure. We feel confident about the support for the measure," she said.


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Rock Hill, S.C.- Jamie Bundy was selected to the preseason All-SAC Second Team and the Tornados were picked 10th in the league's 2012 preseason poll as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
Bundy scored two goals and added two assists as a midfielder for the Tornados in 2011. She is the second Brevard College player to earn SAC preseason honors (Allie Hovis, 2011).
Wingate was selected in the poll to win the 2012 league title, receiving seven of the ten first-place votes. The Bulldogs won the 2011 Food Lion SAC Tournament, and earned a bid to the 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship.
Five Wingate players were named to the preseason All-SAC Team, including four on the First Team. Among the Bulldogs' first-team selections were 2011 All-SAC First Team picks Jade Montgomery at forward and midfielder Kelly Moldenhauer.
No. 2 in the preseason coaches' poll was defending SAC regular-season champion Lenoir-Rhyne, which received three first-place votes. The Bears went a perfect 9-0 in league play in 2011, were the runner-up at the SAC Championship, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Lenoir-Rhyne placed three student-athletes on the preseason All-Conference Team, including first-team midfielders Carley Griffin and Hanna Keibel.
Tusculum was voted third in the preseason poll and had three student-athletes named to the preseason All-SAC Team. TC forward Tramicka James and midfielder Monica Perez earned spots on the First Team.
The Pioneers were followed in the preseason poll by No. 4 Newberry and No. 5 Catawba. Both teams had one player selected to the preseason All-SAC Team.
Anderson and Lincoln Memorial tied for No. 6 in the preseason poll, and AU led the conference with six preseason All-SAC selections. Three of the Trojans' All-SAC picks – forward Jessica Kleinberg, defender Adrienne Lough and goalkeeper Kaitlyn Neipp – were named to the First Team.
LMU, meanwhile, placed two on the preseason All-SAC Second Team.
Mars Hill was picked No. 8 in the poll, followed by No. 9 Carson-Newman. MHC placed two players on the preseason All-SAC Team, while Carson-Newman placed one.
2012 SAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team Points (1st-place votes)
1. Wingate 79 (7)
2. Lenoir-Rhyne 74 (3)
3. Tusculum 65
4. Newberry 48
5. Catawba 45
6. Anderson 42
7. Lincoln Memorial 42
8. Mars Hill 26
9. Carson-Newman 20
10. Brevard 9
All-SAC First Team
F- Jessica Kleinberg, Anderson
F- Tramicka James, Tusculum
F- A.J. Lightbody, Wingate
F- Jade Montgomery, Wingate
MF- Carley Griffin, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF- Hanna Keibel, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF- Monica Perez, Tusculum
MF- Chandler Murphy, Wingate
D- Adrienne Lough, Anderson
D- Grace Lancaster, Mars Hill
D- Cassie Smith, Newberry
D- Kelly Moldenhauer, Wingate
GK- Kaitlyn Neipp, Anderson
All-SAC Second Team
F- Krystal Goss, Anderson
F- Nicole McKinney, Lincoln Memorial
F- Catherine Watkins-Banks, Mars Hill
MF- Brooke Ehman, Carson-Newman
MF- Savannah Pitt, Lincoln Memorial
MF- Jana Linke, Tusculum
MF- Jamie Bundy, Brevard
D- Marissa Johnson, Anderson
D- Ashley Kleinberg, Anderson
D- Anna Toole, Catawba
D- Chelsea Horan, Wingate
GK- Caitlin Scruggs, Lenoir-Rhyne


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Lady Antebellum is getting a new honor. The country trio has been tapped to receive the Recording Artists' Coalition Award at next month's Grammys on the Hill event.
The Recording Academy's Neil Portnow says they're "proud to honor Lady Antebellum for their artistry and inventiveness in the country arena," and for the group's charitable efforts through their LadyAID Fund to "make a difference for disadvantaged children here and abroad."
Other honorees include the House of Representatives Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, whom Portnow says are being recognized for their "tireless support of music."
The gala will include a cocktail reception and dinner along with the award presentations. Dionne Warwick, Los Lonely Boys, Hanson, and the Lumineers' Wesley Schultz are among the music stars expected to attend.
The 2014 Grammys on the Hill Awards will take place at the Hamilton Live in Washington, DC on April 2nd.
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Join Us for the 27th Bay Area Storytelling Festival!
Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, California
Saturday, May 18th, from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday, May 19th, from 9:30 am to 5 pm
For more than 27 years, we've brought you nationally celebrated performers whose stories lead you far from home, through laughter and tears, and face-to-face with yourself. Once again we are bringing some of the best storytellers in the country to perform here in the Bay Area.
The Festival takes place at the Conference Center of the award-winning, historic Craneway Pavilion, next door to the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.
All ticket options above available at the Gate, as well as: Single Event Tickets ($7-$14), Sampler Tickets ($10-$20), and Special Sunday Kid's Concert ($2).
Group Rates: Call Liz Nichols at 510-879-7161.
Please visit our webpage for more information, to join our mailing list, or to make a donation to the 2013 Festival. http://www.bayareastorytelling.org
Attention Teachers!
Enchant your students with a field trip to hear some of the best storytellers in the Bay Area and the nation!
This year, our 15th Storytelling Study Trip for Grades 3-5 will take place on May 17, 2013, at Craneway Pavilion.
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Sexual misconduct on the campuses of two of the nation's most prestigious prep schools has prompted a closer look at how these New Hampshire institutions protect their students.
In these times of partisan rancor, we hope that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be able to unite Republicans and Democrats in bipartisan harmony.
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'It appears as though some tough decisions will have to made this week by the Buffalo Sabres coaching staff. Two players that head coach Lindy Ruff and his staff will have to make decisions on will be forwards Norm Milley and Taylor Pyatt. Ironically, Milley and Pyatt have been on a line together during the exhibition season with Curtis Brown centring the duo. Both forwards have played very well, each making a case for themselves.'
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la valliere uttered a loud cry, and fell trembling into an armchair, as the king advanced respectfully toward her.
At the door of the sixth carriage he saw la valliere's fair countenance.
There was only just time for la valliere to sketch out her hand to take hold of the handkerchief with its valuable contents.
la valliere understood that it was to pick up the silk winder.
He rather bore along rather than accompanied la valliere, until they perceived the elevated ground of Chaillot.
"Tell us the reason of this cruelty, you who are all heart," said Athenais to la valliere.
la valliere still remained silent, but raised her eyes, brimful of affection, toward the king.
la valliere wrung her hands, and hid her face in them, as if to hide her blushes.
Montalais must be as much embarrassed as la valliere and yourself.
It is asserted that the king is madly in love with that little la valliere.


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Side Event: Statement by Ambassador Thoms at a Meeting on Fragility and Aid: What Works?
"Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to the German Permanent Mission and thank you for attending this meeting on this very pressing issue: Fragility and Aid! What works?
Let me also thank Dr. David Malone, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary General of the UN and his team at the UNU who have organized this event.
I feel you have done a terrific job to gather an outstanding list of contributors and experts that can share with us some success stories, but also identify challenges that we need to address in the future.
Context: Where do we stand today?
The World Bank's World Development Report of 2011 has left no doubt about why fragility is such an important issue for development:
There are more than 1.5 billion people in the world who are living in fragile or conflict-affected countries. War, violence and human rights violations mean that people suffer and social and economic development stalls. They take a huge toll on security, the rule of law, and the provision of basic services such as education and health.
Once a state is no longer able to provide these fundamentals, it is called fragile.
Compared to other developing countries, people in fragile states are more than twice as likely to be undernourished. The ratio of out-of-school children is more than three times as high. So fragility and conflict are not only a short-term problem, they also have a long-term negative effect on national development.
It also shows that fragile states form a special group of countries where priorities for development have to be sequenced differently. We have to re-establish five core state functions: Security, Legitimate Institutions, Justice, Economic foundations and Basic Service Delivery!
Fragile States confront us with the most formidable challenges in crisis prevention, stabilization and state-building as well as development aid. More than in any other context they call for a comprehensive approach – the right mix of military, police and civilian means of stabilization; and the right mix of diplomacy, short-term political stabilization and long-term socio-economic development.
The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States: A New Start!
The five core functions I mentioned before also form the five Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States that has been approved by the signatories of the Busan Partnership in 2011.
Donors, international organizations including the UN, and the g7+, a group of 18 fragile states, have entered into the New Deal as a partnership that should form a new framework for development cooperation in fragile contexts.
Most recently, Somalia has become a member and has developed under the lead of the EU Commission and with significant help from UNDP its new transition compact that will serve as basis for development and re-engagement of the donor community.
German approach to Fragile States
Based on the "Guidelines for a coherent approach towards fragile states", which were adopted in 2012, the German Government is pursuing a holistic approach towards stabilizing fragile states.
Through measures and projects of civilian crisis prevention, the German Foreign Office puts special emphasis on fragile states. Roughly 90% of stabilization funds (2013: ca. 350 Mio. EUR) are directed towards the most volatile countries – be it Afghanistan, North Africa and the Middle East or Mali.
Germany is also a key partner for supporting the implementation of the New Deal and for engagement in fragile states.
More than half of our partner countries in development cooperation are fragile or conflict-affected states and 25% of our bilateral ODA are directed to this group.
Working in fragile contexts is one of five key areas of our development policy. This is why the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has developed a new concept "Development for Peace and Security" in 2013 that builds upon lessons learned and the principles entailed in the New Deal through which we have established new standards and monitoring for our engagement in fragile contexts.
This new concept, in particular, calls for a new approach to risks. We have to accept more risks when working in these contexts. We can manage them, but we need to be honest and open in our communication. And we have to expect failures always taking into account that the greatest risk is the risk of non-action.
This has been a very clear lesson from our involvement in Afghanistan – which is one of the greatest challenges for international stabilization efforts.
A coherent and well-coordinated engagement from Diplomacy, Defense, Police and Development actors is therefore required.
Fragility on the Global Agenda: Post-2015
Conflict and fragility is not just a development challenge: It is also a challenge to regional or even global security!
Conflict quickly spills over into other countries. We are urgently concerned about this right now with regard to Syria in the Middle East Region.
Fragile states may also turn into hubs for international drugs and arms trafficking. They offer a safe haven and a recruitment base for terrorists. At that point at the latest, nobody will deny anymore that our own security is at stake.
This is why Germany and others conclude that Peace and Security is a part of the global agenda and should be a center-piece of the Post-2015 framework.
The UN Secretary General pointed out in his Report in preparation of the Special Event of the General Assembly on the Progress towards the MDGs that peace and governance are both, a key outcome and an enabler of development.
Hence, Germany welcomes the recommendations of the High-Level Panel Report of Eminent Persons that proposed "Stable and peaceful societies" as a goal for a new framework.
The High-Level Panel also recognized "Stable and peaceful societies" together with effective, open and accountable institutions as a transformative shift for global development, thereby underlining its cross-cutting character for other core goals.
Let me conclude with this final observation and wish you fruitful discussions and exchange around this very complex issue! Enjoy your day here at the German Permanent Mission."


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'Gilmour did the right thing – he went after Varada. Going low to take the knee, well, that wasn't nice, but what do you do when a guy has tried to knee your goalie's head into the cheap seats? Invite him for tea?'
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Speaking of dorms, I had a hallmate who apparently needed absolute silence if she was going to sleep. She was reputed to have called security on another hallmate (note: this is a hallmate, not a roommate) for1) flushing the toilet2) coughing
Quote from: purplemuse on February 04, 2009, 07:34:30 AMSpeaking of dorms, I had a hallmate who apparently needed absolute silence if she was going to sleep. She was reputed to have called security on another hallmate (note: this is a hallmate, not a roommate) for1) flushing the toilet2) coughingYou lived on the hall with my ex-roommate Celeste? She couldn't study with any noise, or sleep with any light or noise. Luckily, she was only around for a week before she got "too homesick" and dropped out. I'd have died if I'd had to spend the whole year with her(she was a transfer who replaced my chosen roommate who didn't return to school).One night she even locked me out of the room in the time it took me to go and use the restroom/brush my teeth for bed, and then she wouldn't get out of bed to let me in!(I'd not picked up my keys because she was in the room, and we were right across from the restroom) I had to have the RA let me in.
I've posted about this before, but it's still a good example of Specialus Snowflakus Americanis in the wild. My husband has a cardiac condition which eventually resulted in him having to have open heart surgery. Because of his history and other risk factors, we go right to the front of the line in the ER. Anyway, one night a few years back, we were called to the front before a woman who was waiting with a bloody nose. She started shouting that DH shouldn't have gone before her since he came after.Yeah, lady. My DH with his possible heart trouble (again) is really trumped by you and your bloody nose.
What it is about movie theaters that brings out the worst of people? I'm another one who gets there early for a good seat, and I'll be darned if I'm going to move for someone who can't manage their time better.
Quote from: froggie on February 03, 2009, 08:43:08 AMWhat it is about movie theaters that brings out the worst of people? I'm another one who gets there early for a good seat, and I'll be darned if I'm going to move for someone who can't manage their time better. I get anxiety attacks, so the only way I can handle being in a movie theater is on the aisle. If I go to a movie with Mr. Sirius we always go early enough so that I can get an aisle seat. It's amazing how many times I've been asked to trade or move, and I always say no.
This story made my draw drop to the floor very much like that blue emoticon I don't know how to use.My mother used to meet up with a bunch of women every week. There were about 12-15 of them and they would take turns hosting, and at these gatherings they would indulge in tea and cakes and chat and generally have a nice time. One of the women there, lets call her Bertha, is an entitlement princess. I have many stories about her, but i'll just tell the most recent one:One of the ladies, Jane, comes back from a holiday to the motherland. Motherland is about 6 months to a year ahead in the fashions, due to being closer to France than Australia. Jane buys herself a nice handbag, and also buys her best friend in the group, Amanda, one as well. She comes back with a bunch of nice stuff for everyone else also.So Jane is giving out everyones' gifts and Bertha is eyeing Janes bag, exclaiming over the bag, and basically letting it be known that she wants it. Jane ignores her. Bertha then cries 'Where's AMANDA'S gift?' Jane tells her that she had given Amanda's gift previously. Bertha keeps asking what it is but neither Jane nor Amanda tell her.Next week Amanda is hosting the group at her house, and Jane is unable to attand. Everyone else turns up, including Bertha, and the regular afternoon of nibblies and tea ensues. When everyone is getting ready to leave (everyone always leaves at the same time) Bertha notices THE BAG, the one Jane gave Amanda as a gift, hanging on the coat rack. She glares at Amanda, snatches the handbag, turns it upside down and shakes everything out of it, then slings it over her own shoulder and leaves. Infront of everyone.Amanda is so shocked she can't do anything, and once Bertha's gone, starts crying from anger and frustration. A bunch of the ladies promptly go straight over to Bertha's house, rip into her, then reclaim the bag and return it to Amanda.At every gathering Bertha still comments on the bag, but everyone just ignores her. I don't even know while they still up with her, to be honest.I have more but I will post tomorrow.
Gambitgirl's story reminded me of another collegiate special snowflake (not as special as hers, of course). While I was in college I worked for the director of student housing. One of the residents had been caught keeping a cat in her dorm room, and was required to write a 300-word essay explaining why cats were not allowed in student housing. Her essay was 300 words of whining why this was so unfair, why her cat was so special, why she should be allowed to keep it because one cat never hurt anybody, etc. And it was exactly 300 words, because she numbered each word, and stopped mid-sentence at word #300.
Specialus Snowflakus Americanis Could we possibly (pretty please with sugar and sprinkles on it) amend this to be just "Specialus Snowflakus" and leave nationality out of it??? Thank you!!
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