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Queensland Premier
One of the biggest disappointments of her first term as Premier was in late 2009 when then federal environment minister
The political and financial ramifications of that decision were immense as the Bligh government had already spent hundreds of millions of dollars – not to mention raised the ire of environmentalists and local farmers – buying up properties to build the dam, which would be the centrepiece of their $9 billion "water grid" for south-east Queensland. It was all for nothing.
Now, Wivenhoe Dam – a legacy of former long-serving National premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen – looms large over the Bligh government as it attempts to win a sixth term in office.
The 1.1 million-megalitre capacity dam, built in 1984 and situated on Lake Wivenhoe 65 kilometres west of Brisbane, provides the bulk of the water for south-east Queensland's 3 million residents.
But, just as importantly, it also plays a crucial role in flood mitigation for Brisbane and Ipswich, two cities that have had their fair share of natural disasters, given they are situated on a flood plain.
Last summer's floods shocked the nation, but for those with memories of the 1974 floods – or who recall being told about the "great flood of 1893" – know they are part of life in this part of Queensland. South-east Queensland may be regarded as being in the sub-tropics, but for the five years leading up to the 2011 floods it was gripped by drought.
Residents who were used to never having restrictions imposed on their water usage now had limits of 240 litres a day as capacity at Wivenhoe Dam slipped to below 20 per cent.
When decent rainfall in late 2010 started to fill up Lake Wivenhoe, the recent drought – and the need to protect future water supplies – was not far from the minds of bureaucrats and the Bligh government.
Despite predictions of a wetter than average wet season, no water was released from Wivenhoe Dam in late 2010, leaving the potential for problems should there be a large flood.
And there was. Weeks of rain created the perfect conditions for large run-off from the Wivenhoe catchment into the dam.
The worst floods in 35 years brought out the best in Bligh.
She rose to national prominence during and after the floods and cyclone Yasi, showing a combination of leadership and compassion which temporarily boosted her popularity in Queensland.
But it is the performance of dam engineers for Seqwater, the state-owned body that controls the water flows from Wivenhoe Dam, in the lead-up to the Brisbane floods in mid-January last year that could ultimately control Bligh's political destiny.
Bligh must have known it was a political risk to grant an extension of public hearings for the flood's commission of inquiry, which released an interim report last August.
The inquiry – headed by Supreme Court judge Catherine Holmes, former Queensland police commissioner Jim O'Sullivan and dam expert Phillip Cummins – will hand down its final report on March 16, only a week before the state election on March 24. Politicians like to be in control of their destiny, especially in the lead-up to an election.
But the reopening of the inquiry, especially the tone set by counsel assisting the inquiry Peter Callaghan, showed there could be a few political time bombs for the Bligh government, which opinion polls already suggest is facing likely defeat.
The key issue revolves around the dam strategies used by Seqwater officials in the days leading up to the flooding of Brisbane and Ipswich.
Dam engineers have already given evidence to the inquiry saying they adhered to the dam manual regarding water releases, increasing to the "W3" strategy (which focuses on maximising water releases to protect urban areas) when required.
But media reports last month cast doubt on whether the dam engineers actually increased from the W1 to W3 strategy as quickly as they claimed they had.
The failure to release water before peak in-flows hit the dam meant they had to release large amounts of water to protect the almost over-flowing dam. Critics say this exacerbated flooding in Brisbane and Ipswich.
Seqwater privately admits it was "sloppy" in keeping logs during what was an understandably busy and stressful time.
But in the stand on Thursday, Seqwater dam engineer John Tibaldi was accused of having a "disregard for the truth" and writing "fiction" when he compiled the body's final flood report, released last March.
Callaghan claimed Tibaldi had used the benefit of hindsight to make sure Seqwater's final report matched the strategies adopted by flood engineers during those hectic days before the Brisbane flood.
"It's fiction. It's something you created at the end of January," Callaghan suggested to Tibaldi before a packed court room.
"You and the others have shown a disregard for the manual and, in preparing your report, have shown a disregard for the truth."
Tibaldi told the inquiry on Friday the report was an accurate reflection of events, even though Callaghan says there is no contemporaneous evidence to confirm what strategies were actually adopted at the time.
Whether the engineers adhered to the dam manual is the crux of the $15 million inquiry.
If there was any deviation from the manual, the state government could be liable for a class action lawsuit from the 10,000 residents whose properties were damaged by the large water releases from Wivenhoe.
Bligh has been asked to provide a written statement to the commission by February 6 and a copy of her diary and relevant documents relating to meetings she attended during the floods.
The Premier says she is willing to give evidence to the inquiry if required.
Energy and Water Utilities Minister Stephen Robertson, her former director-general Ken Smith and other senior public servants have also been asked to provide updated statements to the inquiry.
The extra hearings will run until Friday, with daily revelations about a potential cover-up by Seqwater engineers likely to provide an interesting back-drop to the marathon eight-week election campaign.
Bligh says she is prepared for the "ugly truth" when the final flood inquiry report is handed down on March 16 – a week before the March 24 poll.
"The people of Queensland have a right to know exactly what happened and what can be done in the future to prevent it happening again," she said this week.
"I set up this inquiry and I set it up for one reason, to get the truth. I don't care how ugly that truth is."
Before the extra hearings, Labor staffers did not seem too concerned about the extension of the floods inquiry or what it might hold for the Labor government, which has been in power since 1998.
They were confident no smoking gun was likely to emerge, otherwise why would Bligh have extended the final report until just before polling day?
But there has been an urgency and an edge to the hearings this week as those involved in the inquiry appear keen to show they have not overlooked crucial evidence from dam engineers from last year's hearings.
While there is unlikely to be a direct connection linking Bligh and her ministers to the activities of dam engineers, they are likely to be the collateral damage from any adverse findings.
Bligh may have done an admiral job during last summer's floods but voters won't have any problem with sheeting home blame for any alleged bureaucratic stuff-up on an already unpopular Labor government.
Nor will the Liberal National Party, who will just sit back and point the finger at the Bligh government.
And that is the damn truth.
The Australian Financial Review


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September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month, a month dedicated to enhancing dialogue around campus safety issues. The San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees approved a Resolution recognizing the significance of the month and the San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) Police Department is undertaking a month of activities to encourage all members of the campus community as well as vendors and visitors to support and protect each other. All events are free and open to the public. Limited parking is available on campus with a $2 daily pass. Free parking is available by both campuses on a first come-first served basis.
Chancellor Bruce Baron said, "The health and safety of our students is one of our highest priorities. Unfortunately, college campuses are not immune to destructive behaviors and violence, including some current issues impacting college campuses such as high risk drinking, illegal drug use, and sexual assault. National Campus Safety Awareness Month activities are focused on advocacy, education and training, and supporting policy initiatives and legislation that address issues related to these frightening realities. We are so pleased that our District Police Department is proactive in addressing these challenges."
SBCCD Police Chief Pierre Galvez explained, "Recognizing National Campus Safety Awareness Month helps set the stage for critical conversations between key groups on campus: students, faculty, and professional staff from campus police, public safety/security, health and wellness, student affairs, student life, and local organizations dedicated to violence prevention. The door is open to off campus individuals and groups as well."
The activities include:
Coffee with a Cop – a chance for anyone to speak with an officer or just come by for a quick bite to start the day – Free coffee and donuts combined with informal and informative conversation.
• Sept. 3, 7:30-8:30am at the District Office in the Board Room – 114 S. Del Rosa Dr., San Bernardino
•Sept. 9, 7:45-9:30am at San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) in classroom BUS 100 – 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino
• Sept. 10, 7:45-9:30am Crafton Hills College (CHC) in the Cafeteria Quad – 11711 Sand Canyon Road, Yucaipa
The following presentations will be made at San Bernardino Valley College in the Library Viewing Room from 12:30-1:30p.m.,with one exception:
• Sept 4: Culture of Silence: Stalking Education and Awareness
• Sept 9: Speak Out and Stand Up: Raising Awareness about Sexual Assault
• Sept 10: Domestic Violence Concerns in San Bernardino County, presented by District Attorney Ramos – THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sept 11: Safety Awareness and Prevention regarding stalking, dating, domestic and sexual violence
• Sept 16: Emergency Safety and Preparedness
• Sept 18: Active Shooter Safety
• Sept 23: Dealing with Irate People
The following presentations will be held at Crafton Hills College in CL218 from noon to 1:00 p.m.:
• Sept 3: Safety Awareness and Prevention regarding stalking, dating, domestic and sexual violence
• Sept 10: Speak Out and Stand Up:
• Raising Awareness about Sexual Assault
• Culture of Silence: Stalking Education and Awareness
• Sept 17: Emergency Safety and Preparedness
• Sept 24: Dealing with Irate People
The following workshops will be held at the District Office in the Board Room from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.:
• Sept. 3: Emergency Safety and Preparedness
• Sept. 17: Active Shooter Safety
• Sept. 24: Safety Awareness and Prevention regarding stalking, dating, domestic and sexual violence In 2014, the Police Department took these steps to address specific campus safety issues.
• Sexual Assault Response Teams were established on both campuses, round table discussions were held and the teams and departments met with local police departments to improve efficiency.
• A clinical psychologist came to speak on each campus regarding active shooters and threat assessment. Officers from the Department spoke with staff, evaluated work spaces and discussed options regarding actions to take in the event of a shooter.
• Student Orientation presentations have been made to students on both campuses regarding general safety information as well as specifics on trends and crimes students needed to be made aware of. • A Poetry Reading was held on the SBVC campus giving attendees the opportunity to tell their own stories regarding the impact of crime. Counselors were available for anyone who wanted to talk with a professional.
• A speaker (rape survivor) spoke on both campuses discussing the impact of sexual assault and domestic violence. In addition, the Clothesline Project was held at SBVC, which emphasizes the lifelong trauma that can result from domestic violence and sexual assault. Starting in 2015, the Department will be offering additional programs, trainings and opportunities for victims of crime to speak out, including:
• Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign to help change the way people respond to rape and sexual violence. If victims know they will be believed, then the hope is they will come forward and report. And in the process seek/are referred the help they need.
• Live the Green Dot is a four day "train the instructor" course to be given at each site. The Green Dot strategy is predicated on the belief that individual safety is a community responsibility and shifts the lens away from victims/perpetrators and onto bystanders. The overarching goal is to mobilize a force of engaged and proactive bystanders.
• The Clothesline Project will return to SBVC, as will the poetry readings.
• Nonviolent Sexuality: Making Peace with Passion™ is a program that deals with alcohol and sexual violence issues on campus. Abstinence is addressed as a valid choice in relationships but not presented as a substitute for dealing with the realities of human sexuality and conflict. Nonviolent Sexuality deals with some sensitive issues in an entertaining and interactive manner that students find engaging and fun.
• Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a large scale event that raises men's awareness of what women have to go through regarding sexual assault. Women can participate, male students, athletes, and staff members are encouraged to learn from the experience. Participants walk a one mile course set up on campus in high heels.
• Speakers from a variety of professional organizations will be presented in April on a range of sexual assault and domestic violence topics, including dating violence, stalking, rape, sexual and domestic violence, and bystander intervention.
• A Window between Worlds/Windows into Our Future exhibit to both campuses. The art exhibit has been created by survivors, friends and family members of those who have suffered from domestic violence. The exhibit is designed to show that art is a tool that often helps one heal from a traumatic event, or helps the survivor address what occurred and thereby let it go. With this exhibit attendees can participate and create their own art which will then become a part of the exhibit.
• An Audio Visual Exhibit running various videos, clips, domestic violence and sexual assault related information.

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Nintendo is going to celebrate Kirby's 20th anniversary by attempting to assembe the largest group of people ever blowing chewing gum bubbles in one place at PAX Prime this weekend.
According to Guinness World Records, the current record is 304 participants, but Nintendo thinks PAX attendees can do better than that.
While the vacuum-like puffball mascot isn't made of gum, he is round and pink, which is close enough.
The event will be held on Saturday 1st September from 2-3 p.m. in the Expo Hall Queue Area on the fourth floor of the Washington State Convention Center. Check in is at 1p.m., which conflicts with Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid panel. This could have a substantial negative impact on this record attempt's success.
Swaying people to partake in the event, there will be prizes involved such as Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition which launches on Wii on 16th September in North America.


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the Youth Mobile Festival
Introduction to YoMo Shanghai
YoMo collaborates with Mobile World Capital Barcelona through mSchools, a global event programme to inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, artists and designers to succeed in an increasingly mobile world.
At MWC Shanghai, this free 4-day hands-on, interactive, exhibitor-driven experience will complement the existing Experience Halls by welcoming thousands of school aged children and families from across Shanghai. Designed for young people from 6 to 18 years old, YoMo Shanghai will feature interactive exhibits, live theatre shows, immersive workshops, and a wide range of hands-on activities.
For educators and administrators, YoMo offers a unique opportunity to discover first-hand the very latest in hands-on based learning activities to complement current classroom teaching. YoMo will also include educator-focused workshops and speaker sessions sharing best practices in STEAM-related professional development.
If you want to participate email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Graduate Field Sales Development Representative- Plymouth
- Recruiter
- Walkers Snack Foods Ltd
- Location
- Plymouth
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- £27500 p year
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- 03 May 2017
- Expires
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- Sector
- Retail & Wholesale
Are you interested in working with some of the world's largest food and beverage brands? Here at PepsiCo, we're on the lookout for a results-driven individual with sense of passion and pride to join our UK Sales Team. If this sounds like you, keep reading PepsiCo UK is home to Quaker, Walkers, Pepsi and Tropicana - market-leading brands and household favourites. Everyday millions of people in the UK enjoy our oats, snacks, juices and soft drinks. Globally, PepsiCo operates in more than 200 countries with an annual Net Revenue of over $66 billion. As a Sales Development Representative, you'll manage your own territory and look after a customer base of around 200 independent retailers. Visiting 11 stores per day, you'll be out on the road working independently a lot of the time so you'll need to be self-motivated with great time management skills. We understand that each of our customers is unique so you'll be using both your sales expertise and your ability to build relationships to make recommendations on what products they should stock, inform them of new and exciting campaigns they can expect to see from us and generally make sure that all of our brands are being represented in the best possible way they can be. Working with leading brands like Walkers, Quaker Oats and Tropicana this role can be challenging, but rewarding too - you'll bring the sales skills and enthusiasm and we'll provide the world class induction involving a mixture of classroom and on the job training. Being part of our organisation will open up a wealth of career development opportunities. Here at PepsiCo we value our employees and we will invest the time to help you find the right career path for you. Please follow this video link to gain a greater insight into the role -r-gEgb4w Salary & Benefits - £27,500, business car, company mobile, flexible benefits package (25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell more, company pension, discounted private health care) Role details and responsibilities: Accountabilities - Full ownership of journey planning for retail visits in your territory - Manage in-store volume, distribution, fixture visibility, promotional execution and secondary displays within your customer base - Collection of stock from cash & carry on a weekly basis, with full responsibility for purchase and tracking - Relationship building at store level to help deliver our National Account Team's strategic agenda. What we're looking for: - Full, manual, UK driving licence - Graduate with 2.1 minimum (desirable) - Selling skills essential - Knowledge of the FMCG market (desirable) - Great communication and relationship building skills - Experience of working to targets - A "can-do" attitude and a willingness to go above and beyond - Perseverance and resilience in the pursuit of goals - Responsible and ethical behaviour towards customers, suppliers and others in the organisation - Independent and pro-active individual who can work with minimal supervision - Flexibility regarding location is desirable, but not essential MAY


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When August rolls by we know that summer is coming to an end. That only means one thing, the
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But historically there have always only been a handful that are proactive and will take the leadership to protect the industry.
There seems to be a proactive disregard for knowing or caring about their lives and plight.
We thought it would make complete sense that the dress would be proactive in that: either you have control or you lose control.
And Obama took a proactive role in requesting the 2009 appropriation.
At this point, we are trying to be proactive and not sit around and wait for someone to call.
Another frequent complaint among pilots on the boards is how TSA measures appear reactive rather than proactive.
I moved on to Camp Pendleton, a Marine base in California, to develop and implement a proactive counseling program.
The agunah crisis has been going on for too long for them not to have a proactive platform for its resolution.
These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
So one cannot say that law, as opposed to politics, is not proactive.


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The best way to go snorkeling in the Tamarindo area is an afternoon catamaran sailing tour. They'll take you to remote places known to have better visibility and more sea life. Along with the snorkeling and sailing, they also serve beverages and lunch. Passengers often share the fun with other passengers and party together. If you book a sunset cruise, they always stop in the bay as the sun goes down and play music. Here is an article about an actual sailing and snorkeling tour.
If want to take your chances with visibility conditions and don't feel you need a guide, there are several locations close to shore.
- Take a sea kayak to Capitan Island in the middle of Tamarindo Bay. Conditions can be excellant when surf not too large, but often dangerous currents present.
- Bahia Pirates and Playa Minos are both within a 40 minutes drive. Semi-sheltered, totally doable.
- Snorkeling in front of the Diria Hotel is pretty good most days near the rocks on the south end of the beach, but dangerous currents.
- When the visibility is good, the northern end of Flamingo can be interesting. It is renowned for white tip sharks and rays.


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Tables got to be one of the most difficult objects to style in the Web, thanks to the cryptic markup, amount of detail we have to look over to, and lack of browser compatibility. A lot of time could be wasted on a single table although it's just a simple one. This is where this article comes in handy. It will show you ten most easily implemented CSS table designs so you can style your tables in a zap!
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Installed theĀ20120605 snapshot in virtualbox with LXDE and Guest Tools, experienced the following bug:

In the first boot wizard, pressing "back" on a page where the "next" button is disabled results in the previous page also having "next" disabled (even if the inputs there are valid) and the user being unable to proceed. I found that changing the language and then changing it back works as a workaround because it reloads the window. Alternatively, rendering the input on the page invalid and then valid again (such as removing and re-entering the root password) will cause the next button to be enabled again, however pages with no way to send a signal to enable the next button cannot be fixed in that way.

Steps to reproduce:Ā

1. From the first install wizard, press "next" twice to proceed to the root password page.

2. Press "back" once to return to the time zone page.

Result: "Next" button remains disabled

Expected result: Next button is re-enabled because the input on the page is valid.

If I'm needed to file this bug on trac, let me know and I will do so.

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Super fund members who manage their own share portfolios should not let the threat of a wealth tax on pensions distract them from maintaining an active approach to share investing.
Attractions offered by shares remain strong, advisers say, even though the way the dividend imputation tax system works may result in the pension accounts of high wealth super pensioners having to pay tax.
Under the government's proposal to impose a 15 per cent tax from July next year on pension investments yielding earnings above $100,000 a year, super accounts with sizeable share portfolios that pay fully franked dividends are among those likely to be hit.
If a super member in pension phase earns $70,000 worth of fully franked share dividends, says Kingdon, the $30,000 of tax credits that come with this will get them to $100,000 of assessable income more quickly than most other investments. Where this is the case, any investment earnings above $100,000 face the prospect of tax at 15 per cent.
The question of imputation credits
A question this raises, says Kingdon, is whether imputation credits in the pension phase can be used to offset the new pension tax as they do tax on income during the accumulation phase. While it is likely they will, the government's announcement is sketchy and does not mention this.
Until the fine print of the pension tax proposal is released, there is no certainty, only an unconfirmed assumption that franking credits can be used to offset the pension tax.
The bottom line, Kingdon says, is that members with sizeable share exposure should not change their strategy because of this uncertainty, even though the average do-it-yourself super fund has 40 to 50 per cent in shares.
While shares have experienced their ups and downs, they have been a very important contributor to super fund growth over the past two decades, despite their variable income and the large variations in capital value that can occur from time to time.
In fact it is these capital value variations (when positive) combined with tax attractions, such as the dividend imputation tax credits, that make shares appealing to concessionally taxed super funds, Brisbane adviser
Direct investments in shares and property have been the mainstays of super fund growth, he says, along with entitlements to make tax concessional or after tax contributions to super that enjoy 15 per cent tax treatment during the savings or accumulation phase and tax-exempt investment earnings treatment during the pension phase.
This pension treatment in the form of a right to set up transition to retirement pensions has been and will continue to be an important way of enhancing super savings, he says.
A matter of perspective
As far as perspective is concerned, Kingdon says, just as advisers and members of super funds have seen fund growth benefits in starting a transition to retirement pension while they are working, so those who face the possibility of 15 per cent tax on pension investments should be aware 85 per cent of any investment earnings greater than $100,000 will remain tax-exempt.
For this reason, super fund members who have been astute enough to maximise their super saving over the years while the contribution opportunities have presented themselves should continue to explore ways to enhance their super. This should include seeking out high dividend-paying shares with 30 per cent tax credits.
If a wealth tax on super pensions becomes a reality, Kingdon says, super strategies will evolve to deal with this.
One possible strategy is using transition to retirement withdrawals to even up pension balances in a family super fund where one member has significantly more super than another ,which makes them vulnerable to the pension wealth tax.
Transition pension members are able to draw down up to 10 per cent of account balances annually, which thereafter can be directed as a separate contribution on behalf of a member who doesn't have as much super.
Spreading investments evenly
Lorimer says one likely outcome is members monitoring their accounts and making sure investments are spread evenly.
Kingdon says where members cannot share some of their super, one pension strategy for those with large balances is to allocate only part of their super balance to a pension so that earnings income stays under or near the $100,000 level. Any remaining super could stay in the accumulation phase.
Where the fund owns shares in the accumulation account, the franking credits could again be used in order to minimise any possible liability for tax.
If a fund with members facing the pension tax chooses to maintain separate pension and accumulation accounts, another consideration could be to segregate investments so that assets like shares could more easily offset any loss-making investments against shares that make gains.
Once a member account is fully in the pension mode, gains and losses generally have no offset value, although this could change if the introduction of a pension tax leads to new ways of calculating exempt pension income.
Kingdon says that while one aspect of the proposed regime is that capital gains on existing investments will be quarantined until 2024, there could still be tax management challenges.
Being a more active, hands-on share investor in both the accumulation and pension phases, Lorimer says, will mean super investors having to set up and monitor separate capital gains registers for the various groups of assets that could emerge: pre-April 2013, pre-July 2014 and post-July 2024.
Managing capital gains could also encourage active strategies like share portfolio rebalancing, which extends from the accumulation to the pension phase. Because of the tax-exempt treatment in the pension phase, many super fund investors have not been as strict about managing capital gains. So their portfolios are likely to have long-term investments with significant unrealised gains that won't be attractive if there is a pension wealth tax risk.
Portfolio rebalancing is one way of managing such gains. Profits on investments like shares are taken along the way and reinvested or investments are refreshed, introducing an active tax overlay as part of the strategy.
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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Hidden at the back of a convenience store is a food counter that turns out some mean Middle Eastern food and the best falafel in the city. Tiny pucks of bright green masa are hand-formed and flattened on each side until they're the size of a half dollar. Then they're fried to a dark-brown, until the exterior is as crisp as it can be and the interior remains soft, placed inside some pita bread and covered in a thick tahini sauce. Al's falafel contains nothing but simple ingredients — ground chickpeas, parsley and spices — but together they form a typical dish that goes back to Egyptian times.
When it comes to stuff-your-face gluttony, no one does it better than the Asian-inspired all-you-can-eat buffet at V Star. Located in a strip mall just off of I-45, this place almost literally has it all. A fruit bar, salad makings, a soup station and a seafood bar overflowing with oysters on the half shell, shrimp, king crab legs and spicy crawfish get your engine revved. Next, choose from more than a dozen types of sushi before ambling over to the two long buffet carts continuously refilled with more than 30 entrées. Selections range from fried chicken wings and pizza to typical Chinese fare you'd expect to see at a buffet, such as General Tso's chicken, Szechuan beef, egg foo young and lo mein. Oh, and don't forget dessert. While gluttony can quickly turn to sloth, diners will feel light and virtuous having paid only $9.25 for this belly-busting treat.
Sure, the food is good, but at The Grove, it's all about ambience. Patrons walk through the entrance and face a soaring wall of windows that look out onto the oak trees and lawns in Discovery Green Park. The dark wood floors and ceiling add a homey touch to this otherwise sleek and modern-looking restaurant that bleeds almost seamlessly into its tranquil park surroundings. Essentially one large room, the restaurant has an open, airy feel; it's a great place to relax on a Sunday afternoon or be seen amongst the well-heeled formal diners at night. If a full meal is too much, then take the elevator up to the Tree House, a bar and wooden balcony/patio ensconced within the city skyline that offers one of the most relaxing views around.
Friendly, accommodating and spotlessly clean, this top-notch barbecue joint has recently opened in Acres Homes not far from the ashes of the late great William's Smokehouse. Owner Clarence Pierson is a bear of a man who knows his smoked meats. He cooks on an honest-to-God, wood-fueled, Houston-made Klose barbecue pit — not one of those gas-fired stainless steel virtual barbecue pits that burn a little wood every now and then. Pierson's deeply smoked brisket is remarkable, and his pork ribs are tender yet chewy. The Louisiana-style beans are mixed with meat and lots of seasonings so they resemble a cross between baked beans and chili. Desserts include homemade peach cobbler and bread pudding. There's one big family-style table in the middle of the dining room — pull up a chair and make some new friends.
If the downtown sausage-fest or the jock-stock in the village are not your cup of tea, the Stag's Head and their quality-over-quantity beer selection can be a haven for hopheads. Rather than trying to carry as many beers as possible or using gimmicks, they put some thought into the beers they pour, including Belhaven, Full Sail Pale Ale and Fuller's ESB. With plenty of beer specials and good food, they even make a decent cocktail. Unlike many beer joints around town, the Stag does more than just pull a beer into a pint glass and charge you more for it than a gallon of gas.
Sure, Houston's is part of a national chain, but boy do they know how to mix one hell of a Bloody. Located on Kirby just south of 59, the upscale eatery doesn't hammer its customers with too much pepper and heat, opting for a less spicy and more flavorful approach to one of America's favorite weekend hangover cures. In addition to tomato juice, their recipe includes homemade cocktail sauce, lots of horseradish and just the perfect hint of Worcester. Many mixes unfortunately don't have enough horseradish, but luckily, that's not a problem at Houston's. Here, a straw is almost useless because of the delicious bits floating throughout the Bloody Mary that for only $7.50 will leave you feeling like you just had the perfect meal.


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Sitting in class, I begin to grow bored. I turn and begin to talk to Adam, the guy next to me, blocking out Mrs.Morris. It's just 7th grade, and it's just social studies, a topic I have absolutely NO interest in. Besides, Adam's fun to talk to.
"So did you hear about Natalie?" I ask, half listening to the teacher still, in case I hear my name.
"You mean how she ran away from home?" He asks, eyeing me closely with his brown eyes. He pushes his glasses back into place, and brushes his blonde hair out of his face. He's a good friend, likes to hide and pretend he hates drama, but he really does love to gossip.
I fake smile and nod. "Well that's a yes." I tease, while I fidget and tap my foot impulsively. My leather boots click on the floor and I almost wince as I remember the fact that I almost can't fit in the knee-high boots 'cause of my calves. I brush it off and pretend to be confident, brushing my brown straight hair behind my ear. God I wish I had curly hair...
Before Adam could respond with some friendly sarcasm, something hit my arm. I looked over my shoulder and heard a pencil hit the ground, CLACK. It didn't take me long to figure out who did it. It was quite obvious, really. Looking up at my best friend Sarah, who was in direct line of sight, I purr with held in laughter.
I love her so much, and I still can't help but look at her with envy. She is skinny, has giant boobs, curves, thin but strong legs, and a nice butt. I am so jealous. She even has a boyfriend who likes everything about her. She has everything. Popularity, looks, and the attitude to pull it all off. She has no shame, and so much pride. But she should, she deserves it.
As I do this, I don't let Sarah see how I look at her. Everyone thinks I'm just as confident as Sarah. Boy, they are wrong. I continue to hide what I am thinking, sticking my tongue out at Sarah when she looks over at me. She rolls her eyes, turns, and shuns me. She does that all the time, it's how she plays around.
Actually giggling this time, I turn back to Adam and smile at him. He's seen us do this a lot, so he just raises his eyebrow then laughs. "You two are probably the craziest pair I've ever seen." He says, looking at his work. "Darn it Laura! I've barely gotten anything done because of you!" He teases, looking at me. That friendly tint in his brown eyes shows, and I know he's in a playful mood.
"Gee, I'm sorry." I say, mockingly. "Maybe you should pay attention next time." I grin, crossing my arms.
Adam fakes a gape of shock, and then pretends to be hurt. "It's not my fault..." He says, making his chocolate brown eyes wide and sad.
Seeing him make the puppy-dog eyes at me, I glare back. "Adam stop it! You know that's my only weakness!" I say, slightly louder now. Looking away, I pretend to be upset. "Don't do that, it makes me feel baaaaaddd!" I groan quietly, actually trying now.
When I look back at him, I see that his face has fallen, like he actually believes I'm upset. I take the opportunity and continue to fake it, and after a couple times of him looking broken, I finally give in. "Fine, you win. Jerk." I tease, leaning across the isle and pushing his shoulder gently.
I turn to my work, realize I have a basically blank page, and chuckle. I close my notebook as I look at the time. 10:05... Three minutes left. I think. So I just close my eyes listen to my own breathing, feel the sound of my heart beat calmly and slowly in my chest.
I nearly leap out of my seat as my eyes shoot open in response to sudden noise. I see the class standing and grabbing their stuff, and so I grab my stuff off my desk and run over to Sarah, doing a little teasing salute to Adam as I go. Dashing up behind Sarah on silent toes, I tickle her sides, hitting the perfect spot just like I do every time.
Sarah leaps forward, squealing. "Laura!" She barks at me as she turns around. I grin wickedly and then slip into the crowd, vanishing off towards my class. I do this to her all the time, it's amazing she hasn't stopped me. A stupid smile still on my face, I go on with the rest of my day.


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Shoom Isaacs is an eclectic creative who takes on many titles —- writer, producer, audio engineer, and singer-songwriter, to name a few.In 2008, Shoom graduated from Monmouth University with a Bachelors in Communication focusing on Radio & TV Production. Since then she's been working as a journalist/producer for a syndicated radio network. When she's not working on a story at the office or conducting and interview for her awesome podcast, "In the Mix w/ Shoom", Shoom vents and expresses her interesting perspective on life through music. She released her first mixtape "A Walk With Shoom" on March 17th, 2014 — her birthday.
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Just when you thought Swedish design couldn't get any better, native son Par Grindvik brings out his first full release on Spectral, Continuate, a 12" treat in the tradition of great Nordic artistry. Currently based in Berlin, Grindvik is an established producer and manager of the label, Stockholm LTD, while having toured all over Europe, owning his own record store, and issuing his last release on Adam Beyer's historic Drumcode imprint."Continue In My Words" may start off simple, but it's laced with a tantric-build, pushing subconsciously to the edge where kamikaze lemmings blend mid-air into an exasperated steam machine. Hinting at its thematic namesake, Continuate is riddled with playful determination and divvied up into an array of unusually syncopated sweetspots that just refuse to quit. Laying down a brutal remix are Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock of the prestigious Berlin club, Berghain, as well as a number of other top labels."Continue Me" rides on a topography of mist, blasting and splitting-up, only to be reshaped into gestures that could replace the notion of melody altogether. The few choice notes which actually are singable get de-tuned and tweaked into an irresistible, bittersweet tinge of lust, leaving our ears to pick for scabs with a confused and masochistic sense of pleasure, so sparse and obscured, it's something of a Peeping Tom's wet dream.
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EMU makes transferring smoother for Schoolcraft Community College students
YPSILANTI - With the stroke of a pen, transferring to Eastern Michigan University from Schoolcraft Community College (SCC) will become easier. The two educational institutions are joining forces with an articulation agreement to ease the transfer process for students entering EMU's College of Business (COB). A signing ceremony occurred Oct. 18 at EMU's Livonia campus.
"We are recognizing the quality of their faculty and courses," said David Mielke, dean of EMU's College of Business. "They have the same high standards as Eastern."
The agreement, which applies to any major in the College of Business, is a formal guide that guarantees specific courses from SCC will transfer to EMU and meet requirements for entering the COB.
"We are providing a service to students," Mielke said, explaining that the agreement would eliminate students running all over campus to get approvals in order to transfer a class or meet a specific requirement.
"Also, students transferring in the middle of a course sequence, such as accounting, will not be at a disadvantage. The quality of the course content and the rigor will be the same (as EMU)," he said.
"The community college system is just bursting at the seams and many of those students are in transfer programs," said Mielke, who estimates that about half of the students in the College of Business are community college transfers. "We want to forge a stronger relationship with them and attract their students to our business program."
"This new business articulation (agreement) between Schoolcraft College and EMU is definitely a three-win opportunity. Schoolcraft, Eastern Michigan University and our students will benefit from this partnership. It creates a direct transfer path from the community college to the university," said Donna Nordman, director of counseling and career services, Schoolcraft College.
This agreement accepts the entire SCC marketing and applied management, and general business programs. SCC transfer students won't lose credits since the agreement waives the 64- credit limit and accepts up to 87 credits, said Pat Cygnar, director of EMU Community College Relations and developer of articulation agreements.
"Specialized courses, such as advertising, need an articulation agreement, which we put together to maximized the number of elective credits transferred," said Cygnar. "We want to capitalize on that population and make it smoother for their students to transfer here. We're tapping into a great pool of students."
"In 2003-2004, 318 Schoolcraft Community College students came to EMU. SCC ranks second only to Washtenaw Community College in the number of students transferring to our campus," said Cygnar, who pointed out that transfer students make up more than 50 percent of EMU's undergraduate student body.
EMU currently has 58 articulation agreements with community colleges.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive, metropolitan university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their careers and lives, and to be better citizens.
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[USL PRO] Justin Evans, the first player ever signed by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 1999, became the first coaching casualty of the 2014 USL PRO season when he was fired as head coach of the winless Riverhounds on Monday.
"It was a tough decision to make," said Riverhounds CEO Jason Kutne in a statement. "Justin has been a critical part of this organization for many years, but we felt that we needed to do this at this time to try and turn things around."
Evans, who was in his fifth season as head coach, will be replaced on an interim basis by 27-year-old defender Nikola Katic, a player with the
Riverhounds since 2009. and assisted by director of academy operations Scott Gibson.
The Riverhounds are 0-4-3 mark this season after making the
playoffs in 2013. They were expected to challenge for the title after re-signing many of the players from the team that went 10-8-8 record and upgrading their roster with the addition of Joseph Ngwenya from Richmond, Brian Fekete from Orlando City, Anthony Obodai from FC
Phoenix and former Fulham forward Collins John, as well as loan players from the Houston Dynamo.
Two days before the start of the club's season,
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I beg to differ. All gazelle is doing is prolonging the process of the devices being recoverd. Unless they report the persons information to the police, the device will just be sold on the street for a cheaper price. The thief loses but how much of a loss is all profit.
Merchants should not be spending their time reporting a stolen device... Or in their case, possibly reporting millions of stolen devices...That takes time. If law agencies did their job, and created some sort of system system where merchants could very quickly and easily send over a serial number notifying a device has been stolen, then yes... Merchants could help out.
Silly rabbits. All the crooks do is just go to Apple's genus bar under warranty. All they do is verify the warranty and not whether the device belongs to the person standing in front of them. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz out the door with a clean device to sell on Craig's List.
iPhone thieves find Apple support helpful to them, too | Reuters
Unless Apple (and or the mobile Operators) are on board, these two companies are just blowing smoke. Sayin...
But do the right thing. Report stolen devices to the authorities.
At least make things a little more difficult for them.
Instead of just turning their cheek and saying, "Oh, sorry....you did have insurance on your phone right?"
Between the police and the carriers, they are able to pinpoint accurately where your phone is with GPS and triangulation.
But the carriers just want to sell you another phone!
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James Burke from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy held a "active shooter" class at the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio in Columbus on Thursday. Educators and Law Enforcement officers attended the 4 hour class which was the 1st of five classes. (Tom Dodge/The Columbus Dispatch)
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|This proposal reflects the change in the core of The School of Family and Consumer Sciences. A new core course (7400:450, see FAA-07-92)at the senior level serves to reduce the number of credits that students must take. This follows the recommendations given by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the accrediting body for this discipline. Other minor changes can be made to the program at this time to adjust for the reduced credit hours required. These will be detailed in the program change. No additional resources are needed due to these changes.
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Washington • For much of President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have provided a well-defined framework for his foreign policy philosophy. He ran for the White House pledging to bring the conflicts to a close and promised the American people that he would seek to avoid unnecessary war.
But as the second of those two wars winds down, Obama finds himself struggling to articulate what role he sees the U.S. playing on the world stage for the remainder of his second term. The ongoing conflict in Syria and Russia's threatening moves have also raised questions about how the U.S. can credibly threaten consequences against international foes when Obama so clearly wants to stay out of another large-scale military endeavor.


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(CNSNews.com) -- The U.S. Census Bureau has changed its interpretation of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to allow it to tabulate same-sex couples who self-identify their union as a marriage, even though DOMA prohibits any federal agency from recognizing same-sex unions as marriages.
Prior to the Obama administration, the Census Bureau said that DOMA prohibited the Bureau from tallying homosexual couples as being married. The Bureau plans to issue a report on its same-sex married data that is separate from its nationwide census report.
"What we agreed to do in 2010 is that since some people are answering that they are a same-sex couple who considered themselves to be husband and, and married and the same gender, we will produce a report that shows how many people checked off that box," Burton Reist, assistant director for communications at the Census Bureau, told CNSNews.com.
The DOMA, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws, and says that states need not recognize a marriage from another state if it is between persons of the same sex.
Through the 2000 Census, if two individuals of the same gender checked off that they were married, the Bureau would edit their response and designate them unmarried partners for the "purposes of federal statistics," which, according to Reist, will continue to be the norm because DOMA remains the law of the land.
Nevertheless, Reist said that for the 2010 count, the Census will produce a separate report comprised of the unedited data of homosexual couples who self-identify themselves as married, which is contrary to the Bureau's original interpretation of DOMA.
According to the Associated Press, then-Census Bureau Director Steven Murdock on July 17, 2008, said the agency was unable to count same-sex couples as married because it was "restricted" by DOMA.
That same day, The Washington Post reported that Census Bureau Spokesman Stephen Buckner told them in an e-mail that the marriage law "requires all federal agencies to recognize only opposite-sex marriages for the purposes of administering federal programs."
Reist said that a separate report on same-sex couples is a result of "the fact that throughout the history of the Census Bureau the way we tabulate data, the way we ask questions, has evolved to accurately reflect changing social norms."
"We actually started producing this report already," he said. "We've done it twice on the American Community Survey."
The American Community Survey is the Census Bureau's annual tabulation based on a sample of the population, not a nationwide count.
Before now, the Bureau has never put together a separate report on same-sex couples who consider themselves married based on data from its nationwide count.
In regards to tabulating the sexual category of transgender individuals who self-identify their sexual orientation, Reist indicated that the Census will rely on their response regardless of its validity.
"So gender, race, these are questions, ethnicity, these are questions that we rely on the respondent to tell us, to answer as honestly as possible," Reist told CNSNews.com. "So we're not going to look at somebody's name, for instance, or anything else and say, you know, make a judgment as to whether this person is telling the truth."
He added, "We have to assume that people are reporting about themselves as accurately as they can. Somebody will check the box however they feel best to check the box."
Reist emphasized that the Census is based on the honor system of self-reporting.
The Census Bureau decided to allow the counting of same-sex couples after the Commerce Department under President Obama, who supports repealing DOMA, issued a legal opinion allowing the Census to tabulate same-gender couples as married.
In answering whether DOMA requires that the Census Bureau edit data of homosexual couples who identify themselves as husband or wife, Obama's Commerce Department Secretary Cameron Kerry on July 30, 2009 issued the following legal opinion:
"No. DOMA defines the meaning of the words 'marriage' and 'spouse' when they appear in acts of Congress, rulings, regulations, or interpretations of federal administrative bureaus and agencies. These terms do not appear anywhere in the Census Act, or in any relevant rulings, regulations, or interpretations, promulgated pursuant to the Secretary's authority under the Census Act. Rather, the Census Act instructs the Secretary to take a census of the population every ten years, 'in such form and content' as he may determine."
This legal opinion reversed the Bush administration's interpretation of the Defense of Marriage law, which required that data on same-sex couples who identify themselves as married be changed to unmarried.
Supporters of homosexual marriage argue that the Census Bureau's decision to tabulate same-gender couples who consider themselves married will put a face on the number of homosexual couples.
Some conservative groups that support the traditional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman acknowledge that the Census data on same-sex couples may be useful, but contend that having homosexual couples self-identify could produce inaccurate data, redefine the conventional definition of marriage, and violate the DOMA.
"It (data on same-sex couples) still may not completely answer the question of what percentage, in the states that have legalized same-sex marriage, what percentage have actually entered into that, into a legal civil marriage because the self-designation and the legal status may not always line up, that's one concern I have," Peter Sprigg, senior fellow of policy studies at the Family Research Council, told CNSNews.com.
Jenny Tyree, a marriage analyst at Focus on the Family, said that allowing homosexual couples to self-identify is "problematic" and an absolute violation of DOMA.
"Changing the language making a same-sex couple use the words 'husband and wife,' this is going to affect everyone and it's a document of the federal government that's changing these words in effect when, to the great majority of Americans and to the rest of the world, husband and wife have very specific gender definitions that are inherent to heterosexual marriage," Tyree told CNSNews.com.
Furthermore, Jason Campbell, director of programs at the Christian Action Network, said, "For states that do not recognize same-sex marriage, we think it is wrong for our government to authorize people to lie.


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Inside the Money Machine is poetry for the immense majority, for those who work for a living, out of the house or at home, from the laundromat to the classroom, from blue-collar construction sites to white-collar desk jobs. These fresh, gritty and passionate poems are about the people who survive and resist inside the money machine of 21st-century capitalism: those who've looked for work and not found it, who've held a job but wanted more out of life, who believe a better world is still possible. Inspired by the poetic prose of the Communist Manifesto, Inside the Money Machine draws its power from Pratt's own working life and grass-roots organizing, and the struggles of neighbors, co-workers, political activists and loved ones. Pratt writes from inside the failing money machine: The problem is, the plan is not ours. In the tradition of the socially-engaged poetry of Muriel Rukeyser and Langston Hughes, Nazim Hikmet of Turkey and Pablo Neruda of Chile, these poems speak to the unfinished work of this moment in history, in a way that poetry seldom does. Inside the Money Machine urges: Let us follow ourselves into a present not ruled by the past.
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I recently worked on a table setting with Jeanel from Pebble & Lace. Today I am giving some of the design details as a free printable to all 'The Pretty Blog' readers… to create , make and add it to your wedding. If you love lots of detail and small pretty things,like me. Using these wedding name cards will add the final touch to your table decor, it's a clean design in black and white so will go with any look you're planning for your big day.
We've cut material hearts that we placed underneath the little vintage saucer on top of the antique plates. You can also download the template for these material hearts to make your own. Beautifully designed fabric can add lots of colour and texture to anything you want to 'jazz'-up !
Have fun & we hope the beautiful images will inspire you !
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"Cosy up this autumn in this lovely easy-to-make poncho!"
"Note: This poncho is worked in two flat rectangles that are sewn together. Circular needles are recommended to hold the large number of stitches. When changing colours, leave enough yarn to be able to weave the ends in easily."


text: I got some new form fitting polo shirts and noticed that my speedstick original stick deodorant was caking up on the underarms of the shirts and not coming out after the wash. You could still smell the strong speedstick perfume on them. So I started researching what causes this. two things cause this. . 1. aluminum in antiperspirant which I don't use so that isn't the issue 2. Stearly Alcohol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stearyl_alcohol it seems my speedstick contained Stearly alcohol which is not water soluble and despite multiple washes in the machine it was very difficult to remove since it is not water soluble. To remove stearly alcohol you need to use alcohol, although I had some success soaking it in vinegar and saturating it with shout. took multiple washes to get out. So I am done with any deodorants that contain Stearly Alcohol. Right now I am using white vinegar and two showers a day to control the odor. It does ok but I just can't help but think something might give me longer deodorant protection. I have noticed some body odor under my shirts after wearing, but it washes out right away in the next wash with ease. Obviously the vinegar might not be a long term solution. In the beginning it lasted like 24 hours, now its only good for about 4 hours so not the protection I really need. So I'm searching for a non scented/lightly scented deodorant that doesn't stain the armpits or rub off on the shirt. I've considered the following but each has its drawbacks. 1 - right guard sport aerosol deodorant original - This deodorant goes on fast and dries quick, negatives are boy its got a strong over whelming scent, It was so strong that after removing my shirt the perfume scent was in the armpit fibers. The scent did wash out with ease on my next wash in the washing machine. - note no stearly alcohol or aluminum in it!. Perhaps the right guard sport fresh aerosol would be less offensive? 2 - pinch of baking soda on armpit or building an aquas solution with baking soda in it and something to lower the ph. The drawback I see here is many people seem to have irritation issues using baking soda as the ph of it is like 11 or something obviously way higher than your skin ph of 5.5. 3 - Milk of Magnesia - Milk of magnesia supposedly works great for 24hour body odor protection, You simply dab a small amount under your underarms and wait for it to dry. It drys as a chalky type substance so might rub off on clothes a bit. also my concern is Magnesium Hydroxide is not water soluble. 3 - last but not least considering purchasing the norelco bodygroom pro to trim the armpit hair down to 1/8". Will this help with odor? How low can I go without it being uncomfortable or looking freakish? Perhaps I could just continue using the vinegar if the hair was trimmed down a bit. What are your experiences? Any deodorant choices I am missing?


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Meet the MinimizeToTray Plus Developer
Why was MinimizeToTray Plus created?
One of the first extensions I always installed into Thunderbird was MinimizeToTray. It kept Thunderbird from closing and out of the way at the same time. But still doing that all important task of checking my mail so I could receive alerts when they arrived.
Overtime there where a few things I just had to add to the extension so this extension was born. Now with MinimizeToTray not being maintained I have am trying to take over the reins and continue its development.
What's next for MinimizeToTray Plus
There are no plans to make any large changes to the extension anymore. It has now almost achieved all its goals in the way of features. Though there are always more that could be added, right now the focus is on getting everything stable and working smoothly.
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Artists in Action #50
Ronald Reagan plays the Last Frontier in Vegas; a two-week engagement cut short due to illness . . .
. . . the customers got sick of him.
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5 comments:
- Sam said...
Just what did his act consist of for him to even play Vegas? Shilling @0 Mule Team borax and talking about how he lost out to Bogart for "Casablanca"?
- March 26, 2006 1:28 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
Believe it or not, he emceed a Chimp act and attempted a couple song and dance numbers.
Remember, this was at a time when John Foster Dulles could have played Vegas if he wanted to. Some of those hotels would have put anyone onstage.
- March 26, 2006 2:08 PM
- Vanwall said...
When he was elected, I went to Europe for a vacation - the first question everyone asked over there was, "How can you elect a man who had to play second fiddle to a monkey?" It was not possible to explain this to them, believe me.
- March 26, 2006 10:35 PM
- Brent McKee said...
Well It's better than electing the monkey, as we can see.
- March 28, 2006 12:09 PM
And for all those who think Bush looks like a monkey ....
- April 02, 2006 8:27 AM


text: Nominees for the Strategic Deal award are evaluated in the areas of strategic vision, leadership, scope, challenges, and financial and non-financial results. Winners are selected by an impartial panel of international energy experts that includes past and present heads of energy companies, energy ministers, national regulators, academics and legislators.Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) is the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with approximately $33 billion in annual revenues. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is the largest competitive U.S. power generator, with approximately 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company's Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelon's utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO). Learn more at: www.exeloncorp.com.


text: Home Gallery Video Canadian Film Fest Canadian Mafia 'Goodfellas' Gets a Canadian Twist New spots promote the Canadian Film Festival Published on Apr 04, 2013 Editor's Pick There's something about stereotypes: They can be incredibly funny, if done right. JWT Toronto manages to hit just the right note with a trio of commercials promoting the Canadian Film Festival. Each cinematic spot pays homage to a different genre of film, parodying Goodfellas, Sin City and James Bond -- with a distinctly Canadian twist. Rate this Ad You must be registered to rate the ad. Please Login or Register Now About CreditsDateApr 04, 2013Agency:JWT TorontoCCO:Brent ChoiClient:Canadian Film FestCreative Chairman:Martin ShewchukACD:Jim WortleyACD:Colin WinnDesigner/Art Director:Craig MarkouAgency Producer:Shelby SpigelmanProd. Co.:Industry FilmsDirector:Jonathan BensimonProducer:David CranorDOP:Jonathan BensimonEditing:Married To GiantsEditor:Graham ChisholmPost Prod:Alter EgoEP:Greg EdgarTransfer:Trisha HagorilesFlame Artist:Darren AchimCasting:Mann CastingMusic and Sound Design:Tom WestinMusic and Sound Design:Dave SorbaraMusic and Sound Design:Grayson Matthews CategoryTVC GenreSpoof Latest Creativity News on Ad Age Yahoo Asserts 'OG' Fantasy Sports Status in New Campaign Agency Brief: Beer, Wrestling and 'Salt Ed' Marcel Is Just a Baby Compared to JWT's Pangaea Related work Canadian Film Fest: Tuesday Canadian Film Fest: Academy of Cliche JWT Canada Canadian Film Fest: It's Hard Being a Canadian Actor JWT Toronto


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JCY Community and Family, Join us July 28th at 3pm to meet the Young Family and learn new updates, initiatives and expectations for the upcoming school year!
JCYMS Literacy Scholars have been recognized in APS this year for record growth in Reading Plus! Young Middle School received the award for top Reading Plus usage, lessons and words read in the entire district this year igniting a boost in reading throughout the entire district!
Please be reminded that right upon the students' return on Monday April 10th, students will be taking the GA Milestones Assessment in English and Writing on April 12th and 13th. We are advising that students take one hour each day of Spring Break to review the English GA Standards of Excellence with use of educational Youtube videos. Youtube and Teachertube is accessible daily via cell phone, tablets and computers. This practice will help refresh students on each English standard. Standards can be found on the Georgia DOE website or here at the Young Middle School website if students do not have a list of the standards. Thanks so much for taking charge of your student's education and continuing to support excellence. Have a safe and productive Spring Break!
This week January 23rd-27th is our annual Week of Understanding. Thursday Jan. 26th is Jean Child's Young Day!
Did you know that JCYMS was recognized as the #1 school in the district for Reading Plus? Please remember that there is no such thing as "No Homework". Students should be completing 2 lessons every day in Reading Plus. Parents can check to see if students are completing assignments by securing student's name and password from the student and logging on weekly to check the student's status.
You're invited to join the JCYMS GO Team as they make a difference for the Young Middle School Community at 5pm in February. See you there!
If you have been at Young Middle School this year you have seen a great difference in the flow of transition, student uniform compliance, and behavior overall. Mr. Scott is a proven leader who has clearly communicated and supported the expectations set forth this year at Jean Childs Young Middle school. His "Know Your Role" Mantra asks that everyone be accountable.


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ONTARIO - You thought the 2008 elections were interesting? Wait until you see 2012.
Former state Sen. Jim Brulte has been delivering that message to groups up and down the state. Last week, Brulte, who heads the political consulting group California Strategies, discussed the quirks of the 2012 elections with the Lincoln Club of San Bernardino County.
After Brulte's presentation, the audience was a bit deflated.
"That was pretty scary," said Marc Steinorth, Lincoln Club chairman. "I'm a little intimidated by what the future holds."
Brulte doesn't mean to be an alarmist.
It's just that a multitude of factors makes 2012 an election season like no other.
"I've been running up and down the state kinda like Paul Revere trying to warn Republicans what's coming for them in the 2012 election," Brulte said. "I don't think most Republicans know what's coming to them."
Redistricting, Proposition 14, an open primary and the presidency at stake will make next year unique. But those factors could also turn the historically safe districts into competitive ones, Brulte said. That means some districts that have traditionally been Republican territory might not be so any more.
Speaking to a conservative crowd at the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, Brulte said Proposition 14 could change the Republican and Democratic strongholds.
Last year, voters passed the proposition, which changed the election process so that the the top two candidates in the primaries, regardless of party affiliation, face off in the general election.
"Safe seats don't necessary matter this year," Brulte said. "It's conceivable you could have districts where Republicans get to help decide which Democrat wins and districts where Democrats get to decide which Republican wins."
For example, in a conservative-safe district such as Sen. Bob Dutton's, five Republicans and two Democrats could end up running. But if the five conservatives split the vote, the top two contenders in the general election could be Democrats.
Several members in the audience gasped.
Brulte has delivered a similar message several dozen times and most conservatives tell the former legislator they didn't realize the political landscape has the potential to change so much.
"The job of a leader isn't to tell people what they want to hear, the job of a leader is to tell people what they need to hear," Brulte said. "I'd rather warn them in advance than have them wake up the day after the election and go, `Oh, my god."'
According to Brulte, a number of new challenges face Republicans in 2012 and beyond.
The state's demographics have changed in the past decade with Latinos and Asian Americans forming a majority in California. However in recent presidential and gubernatorial races, Brulte pointed out, Republicans have captured an average of just 25 percent of the Latino vote and 38 percent of the Asian American vote.
"It's a numerical certainty that we cannot continue to get 25 percent and 38 percent of the fastest growing voter groups and win statewide," Brulte said. "If Republicans cannot figure out how to engage the Asian and the Latino communities and bring them into our party, we will never elect anyone statewide ever again."
Robert Rego, the chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Party and a member of the audience, said the challenge is to get conservatives to fully grasp the issues outlined by Brulte.
"It's almost like the party is a patient and doctors made the diagnosis but the body doesn't understand what's wrong with it," Rego said. "I think (Brulte) made it clearer today and identified the issues we face with respect to winning. I think he's given us an opportunity to take a message out there and take corrective action."
After several years in hiatus, the Lincoln Club kick-started again last month. The conservative group aims to bring networking opportunities and speaker series to business, political and community leaders in San Bernardino County. The next meeting is Sept. 10.
Information: www.lincolnclubSBC.com.


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Would You Offer Reassurance--or Biopsy?
August 24, 2010 | Skin Diseases
A 24-year-old man is concerned about a large, hairy "mole" on his left shoulder. The lesion appeared during adolescence as a group of small, dark blotches. These eventually coalesced into a hyperpigmented patch with hair and acne.
Would you biopsy this lesion?
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r. Andrew Watson is a leader in applying telemedicine and other health information technology to the improvement of patient care. A fourth-generation surgeon who specializes in colorectal and inflammatory bowel disease, he plays a key role in integrating health information technologies, such as telemedicine, mobile applications and voice recognition, into clinical practice across the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Dr. Watson is also medical director of the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM). Founded by UPMC and other leading technology and healthcare partners, the CCM promotes a new model of health care that seamlessly integrates information technologies to put patients at the center of care. We recently caught up with Dr. Watson to ask him about the impact of healthcare technology, and specifically about the benefits of mobility for both clinicians and patients.
What does mobility mean to you?
Watson: When I started in medicine, mobility was dragging around a patient or an intern or a resident. But now we're seeing several forces that have cropped up. Number one is that the providers are more mobile. We were mobile beforehand because we had pagers. Then with electronic health records we had be near a desktop or a wall-based computer. But we're seeing the providers, nurses and doctors being released into the open air again with mobility. More importantly, the consumer electronics market is making our patients mobile and empowered and this is the force behind mobility. From my perspective, we're seeing the uncoupling of healthcare from the urban environment and taking it back to the patients where it started and it's very exciting.
Does mobility improve patient care?
Watson: The effect of mobility on the patients is tremendous. This is a very powerful positive driving force because 95 percent of the time our patients are at home or work and we can now offer healthcare at home or work, which we have not been able to do. So the value to patients is so hard to quantify. I'll also tell you I don't how far we can go with this. I would say that 40-50 even 60 percent of my office visits can be done at home.
What's the future for mobility?
Watson: For the providers, mobility is very powerful because when we leave the hospital we turn into a different person. In the era of pagers or handwritten charts, when we left the hospital, we were only available to be contacted, not make decisions. Maybe you could find me on a pager or a rotary phone at home. Now we have uncoupled, cloud-based providers who can walk around with a device and make very fast coordinated decisions that will very quickly turn into team based decisions in the cloud. We're just beginning to see it. The future of our quality healthcare success is mobility.
What's your view of the healthcare landscape today?
Watson: Healthcare as an industry is currently fragmented across the United States. What this is about is enabling patients to move to different levels of care, different care team members and simultaneously access multiple care team members with intelligence. That's what it is. You can solve one transitional care piece, the discharge, but that's actually a very small part of it. UPMC is an integrated delivery finance system. We have a health plan and we have providers and hospitals. We have both. So we're integrated and the heart of making our patients better in western Pennsylvania is taking better care of them.
How has technology impacted your practice and clinician workflows?
Watson: There's been a tremendous focus on technology in the past five years or so. The providers now understand it's a necessary part of our lives in the workplace. More importantly, it's part of our lives outside of work. For both clinicians and patients. I honestly think that the consumer electronics market has thrown healthcare a giant life buoy as we've floundered to some degree in the storm of healthcare. The consumer electronics market is teaching us and our patients how to use a piece of glass you can touch and talk to. They're developing apps, they're giving us data, they're teaching all of us about big data. So the cultural change is not an industry specific process, it's a societal evolution and the timing could not have been better. It's no longer an IT shop; it's life as we know it.


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Ammonia demand growth in the next few years could be threatened by decreasing corn-based biofuels production in the U.S., a new special market study has found.
March 6, 2014 by Hazmat Management
Ammonia demand growth in the next few years could be threatened by decreasing corn-based biofuels production in the U.S., a new special market study has found.
Growing incomes and improving diets in developing countries such as Brazil, India and China, combined with significant biofuels production in the U.S. and Brazil, are driving global demand growth for ammonia, a key component in fertilizer and agricultural products essential to expanding food crop production.
Global demand for ammonia, the report said, exceeded 170 million metric tonnes in 2013.
"Ammonia has enjoyed several years of demand-driven strength typified by tight global grain supplies, strong crop prices and surging biofuels production," said Tison Keel Jr., director, ethylene oxide and derivatives at IHS Chemical and lead author of the IHS Chemical 2014 Ammonia Value Chain Special Study. "However, at IHS, we believe a shift is underway and supply considerations will dominate as new, low-cost capacity additions accelerate, outpacing demand growth and altering global trade patterns," added Keel Jr.
Starting in the 1990s, household incomes in the emerging markets rose, which enabled families to expand their diets, noted the IHS report. As such, they increased consumption of grain-intensive dairy and animal protein, such as poultry, pork and beef, in addition to their largely vegetable, rice and grain diets. The consequent rise in demand for corn, wheat and other feed grains, in turn, drove up nitrogen fertilizer demand, which is ammonia based.
U.S. fertilizer producers are experiencing a production renaissance, which is directly related to the availability of low-cost natural gas as feedstock.
According to the IHS report, two priorities guide the location of most ammonia production—production of ammonia is generally either sited close to its end market, either industrial or agricultural, or else it is located close to a source of abundant, low-cost feedstock.
The sharp rise in North American ammonia capacity based on shale-based energy resources, noted the IHS report, will drive considerable multi-year increases in regional ammonia production and cause a sizable shift in global ammonia trade. The U.S. is currently the largest ammonia importing country by a wide margin, though sizeable changes are underway as shale-based capacity is being developed.
New, world-scale capacity projects plus restarts and debottlenecks already under way in states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska, will sharply reduce U.S. imports of ammonia and other derivatives, especially from producers in more distant regions. Knock-on effects, said IHS, will drive production cut-backs and plant closures of higher-cost units in multiple regions.
The IHS report covers historical developments and future projections for supply, demand, capacity and trade in the global ammonia markets for 2008 to 2023.


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In stores this week is the Strange Eggs anthology with a 3-page story and back cover by our beloved Jon Adams. When asked to elaborate upon his contribution, Jon said "Did I contribute to that? Oh. Hey look, I did."
From a recent review of the Strange Eggs anthology:
"It should be no surprise that the best stories in Strange Eggs are the ones with the most questionable content. Memorable both for its disturbing allusions to statutory rape and miscarriage, as well as its wordless, esoteric, and innovative narrative, Jonathan Adams' "Fertilizer" was one of the standout pieces, and in conjunction with his stylistically different back cover, he proves himself as a noteworthy talent."
Gosh, that's swell. And we didn't have to threaten anybody or anything this time.