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This is the pre-lit Disney Christmas tree that expands from 5" to 6 1/2' tall in seconds. Requiring minimal assembly, the tree rises from a flat position in concentric circles into its full, 32" diameter and 78" height. Sixty-five classic Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are displayed on the predecorated tree�s ornaments and satiny ribbons. The tree sparkles with 200 clear lights and 46 non-breakable metallic ornaments and has 15 velvety poinsettias and a large, looping ribbon tree-topper. Includes hand-numbered certificate of authenticity. 6 1/2' H x 32" Diam. (16 lbs.)
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Very Beautiful!!!
By Christine
from Lancaster, CA
Shipping was very fast and it's so beautiful! I am very pleased!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Deb
from Calgary, Alberta
The first time we have been disappointed in a product purchased through HS. The tree is sparse, cheap looking, and very wobbly. My daughter loves all things Disney so still wants to keep it. If not for her we would return it. We will try to stabilize it ( it fell over twice in one day) and add some of our own Disney ornaments to fill in all the bare spots. The construction and decorations are, in our opinion, embarrassingly tacky and cheap. Not at all the standard we'd come to expect from HS.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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no hassel tree
By Dacheese
from Ohio
One person set up/ prelitit/ready to go
It Was A Hit
By Elayne
from Gainesville, Fl
My 2 grandchildren, age 7 and 6 were thrilled that they could have a little piece of Disney right in their own room. The 6 year old helped put it together and it looked very realistic
It's ok. A little disappointing.
By Azmom
from Chandler, AZ
We had been shopping for a pop up tree for several years and wouldn't commit. We were looking for a second Christmas tree for our second home/cabin. We visit our cabin over thanksgiving and again for the New Year, so we wanted some type of decorative tree, but didn't want to invest in a whole tree, lights, and decorations. The pop up trees have all the decorations, quick set up, and takes up little storage space. We have two children, so when we saw the Disney theme, we were sold. It was easy set up, but the tree kept leaning. My husband would fix it until our toddler would run over to touch the ornaments and the tree would be leaning again just from slight touch. We ended up leaving it leaning because it wasn't worth the hassle to fix it each time. Overall, it's an ok tree. I wanted to send it back because it looks really cheap, sparse, and thin for the price you pay. My husband wants to keep it; I think because the pros outweigh the cons for him. The Disney themed ribbons are cute and my 9 year old enjoyed naming all the characters on the tree, but personally I was disappointed.
Very Pleased With This Purchase
By Gardengal
from Houston, TX
This tree is ingeniously designed. I don't know how durable it will be, but it comes fully decorated and is raised from its collapsed position for display very quickly. Its limbs do not branch from the trunk but spiral around on the outside. It doesn't look real certainly, but at 6.5' high and maybe 3'in diameter at the bottom, it suits our small house perfectly. It would fit nicely in a child's bedroom or playroom. If I give it to the grandchildren next year, I will probably get the Thomas Kindle one for myself. I love the ease with which these trees go up.
As Mickey says, Oh Boy!
By Beercan
from Hendersonville, TN
Easy to move around; looks great; worth the money for a small home and limited storage space.
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Monroeville officials happy with findings of health care investigation
Monroeville officials were happy to learn Monday that a federal investigation has determined that the municipality did not violate a federal law designed to protect people's health care information.
In a March 21 letter to municipal officials, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said its Office for Civil Rights "finds that there has been no violations of the privacy, security, or breach reporting rules and is, therefore, closing this case," wrote Barbara Holland, regional manager for the office.
Interim municipal manager Tim Little said the letter brought welcome news.
"It's great for Monroeville to get out from under this cloud," he said.
An investigation into whether Monroeville violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was launched when then-assistant police Chief Steve Pascarella in 2012 said a retired municipal employee obtained details about an emergency medical call and forwarded the information to someone who wasn't involved in the emergency.
Federal investigators determined that because the dispatch center, police department and fire department are not health care providers or health plans, they are not subject to the HIPAA privacy law, Holland said.
HIPAA does apply to the Monroeville ambulance service, but medical information gathered by emergency medical staff goes into a secure database, the investigation found.
Year of turmoil
The investigation was at the center of more than a year of political turmoil that included the demotion, suspension, firing and rehiring of police Chief Kenneth "Doug" Cole and the promotion to chief of Pascarella, who later resigned from the position and now is a lieutenant.
Neither Pascarella nor Cole would comment on the government's findings.
Pascarella's complaint led municipal leaders to take steps to ensure that emergency-call alerts go only to active personnel through the dispatch center.
Monroeville maintains its own dispatch center, separate from the Allegheny County 911 system.
Council hired the downtown Pittsburgh law firm of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote to investigate and respond to inquiries by the federal government.
Officals estimated Monday the cost of the investigation will exceed $50,000. An exact figure is expected to be presented at the council workshop on April 3.
Cole, who was in charge of the dispatch center, was demoted in February 2013 amid accusations that federal or state privacy laws were broken when unauthorized people accessed protected police information under Cole's watch.
After being fired, Cole sued the municipality. He was rehired as chief when new members of Monroeville Council took office in January. His lawsuit still is pending.
Pascarella is on six-month disability, which is scheduled to expire April 1.
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In addition to the federal investigation, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office conducted an audit of the 911 dispatch computer system last year. The audit concluded that unauthorized people viewed sensitive police information that included criminal-history records.
That audit determined that officials took the appropriate steps to secure the sensitive data and discipline personnel tied to unauthorized access of information.
A dispatcher who was fired by former manager Lynette McKinney — who, herself, has been fired by council — amid the internal investigation since has been rehired by Little.
The end of the federal investigation won't change the hiring process of emergency personnel or the way the dispatch center operates, officials said this week.
Official reaction
A majority of 2013 council members — Drumheller, Diane Allison, Clarence Ramsey and Bernhard Erb, none of whom still are in office — supported the internal investigation by Pittsburgh attorneys, which also aided in the attorney general's audit.
"The Attorney General's Office was clear when they commended a punitive action," Drumheller said.
"Health information and criminal records should never be mistreated this way again."
Mayor Greg Erosenko and councilmen Steve Duncan, Jim Johns and Nick Gresock argued last year that the internal investigation was an unnecessary use of taxpayer money.
They argued a municipal employee could have compiled the information required by the federal government as part of the investigation. Some officials and residents accused the former majority and Pascarella of conspiring to replace Cole as police chief for political reasons.
"I'm glad it's over," Johns said Monday. "Two years of listening to accusations."

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By Steve Beseke, Doctor of Life Resiliency and now a part of the Lennick Aberman team â www.lennickaberman.com. Check out my newest e-books at www.resiliencyfirst.com. Contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
 Overarching statements about most anything can, well, be truly overstated. From studies and professional/personal experience, however, understanding why work resilience is one of the most important aspects to your career success is definitely not one of them.
Having a resilient mindset at work separates those who want from those who do. I rarely say something so starkly in my worldwide articles or presentations, but this mindset is absolutely essential for your success. While enjoying the good times in life, it also allows you to overcome those unique work challenges that confront us â yes, sometimes every day.
 I talk about ways to use your mindset in my third resiliency e-book: âLiking Yourself And Being Happy Even When Your Boss Or Your Spouse Gives You That Chilling Stare.â It will be launched on my web site â www.resiliencyfirst.com – most likely next week for your reading enjoyment.
To give you a taste, I have updated one of the bookâs many resiliency articles highlighting ways to use such a mindset for your absolute advantage at work â and life. Please enjoy.
This is absolutely not a political article, but early in his 2008 successful presidential campaign, Barack Obama said something very enlightening.
The President mentioned he used a resilient mindset in keeping on track at work, staying focused, understanding how other people see him and staying emotionally healthy during highly stressful days.
Wow! In times of struggle for all of us, the lesson I learned from the President is the need to look hard at your resilient self, your work/career objectives and understand the work needs you want achieved.Â
Whether you are looking for work or are employed but maxed out, all of us should adopt or fine-tune our own resilient mindset. This will keep us from going nuts!
The challenges you face can be very daunting in your career: Ever-increasing budget cuts, workload expectations going through the ceiling panels, working more with a lot less and, yes, the notion that layoffs are not over yet to name a few.
As you look at your work resilience, you may want to mull through the following questions many typically face every day at work:
- Do you deal difficult customers, colleagues or supervisors?
- Are you involved in chaotic or exhausting work events?
- Does it seem like you have to solve the challenges and problems of your direct reports even before your first cup of coffee every morning?Â
- Are you asked to solve work issues assigned by your boss that seem overwhelming or unsolvable?
- Do you find that you are becoming less resilient to taking sometime challenging work events in stride?
If youâve said âyesâ to any of these, donât feel alone. A national survey of employees found that 78 percent said âyesâ to at least one of these questions. More than 50 percent said âyesâ to all of themâ¦
Are you surprised? I wasnât. I have spent nearly 30 years successfully (or mostly successfully) stamping out the work fires that probably keep you up at nights. Some of my âfunâ has included:
- The last second ârequestâ by the CEO to tweak his approved upcoming speech â and do it in the next hour for his plane ride reviewâ¦
- The direct report who was to present a white paper at a conference, but accidentally deleted the presentation 15 minutes before his presentation. The IT guys had fun with that one.
- Staying up all night to meet a project deadline that unknowingly during the day had been pushed back two weeks. My AA was busy planning a luncheon celebration and never gave me the messageâ¦
You, of course, can probably fill in unique examples in your career that fit this bill.
There have been more than a few times I have been knocked down trying to navigate through the turbulent currents we call âthe office.â But most of my work life has not been on the âdark sideâ but trying to stay within a healthy resilient mindset.Â
As you probably have, Iâve been mostly successful at overcoming the work obstacles many of us face everyday â and ride the resilient wave helping solve a myriad of work issues because of a few strategies Iâve learned along the way.
I use the phrase âresilient mindset,â which I define as dealing effectively with all aspects of your work life, including challenging customers, colleagues, being patient and persistent with your team/boss, or possibly being nervous that this challenging economy might still affect your job.Â
Such a mindset also means springing back from adversity to take pleasure in the quiet moments of fun with your spouse, significant person, children, friends or yourself. And even realizing that work/life balance is more than just a concept on a corporationâs blotter.
To keep your work resilience at a healthy level, I have found the art of workplace compromise, adaptability, finding common ground, and understanding strengths and weaknesses are more important than just a feel-good brown bag seminar topic.
They can truly make a career difference for you. A bit of resilient detail for you to noodle over:
Compromise: At least in American culture, the word âcompromiseâ is not always seen in the best of light in the workplace. Typically, many of us are brought up to stick to our beliefs and not give in unless absolutely necessary. Well, in your job and career, this narrowly-defined attitude can spell ultimate failure. There was a study that showed that not being able to compromise was one of the top reasons work relationships fail.
For me, compromise does not mean always giving in to the eccentricities or demands of your co-workers â or even your boss. It is finding ways to give a little on both sides to find a common middle, even when the other side does not realize it.
That approved CEO speech I mentioned earlier is a good example of how I used the art of compromise to my fullest advantage. Could I control how he ultimately reacted to the speech? No. Could I control how I reacted to him. Absolutely yes. After the tweaks, and very humbly speaking, the CEO received a standing ovation after his speech, and I received a company award.
At lunch, a senior manager friend recently struck up a conversation with an hourly worker about the new work/life balance plan of the company he was presenting to the entire company the following week in the afternoon. The worker was interested but asked how will it be communicated to his friends on the âgrave yardâ shift. The manager said they would have to attend the presentation or call-in to the 2 p.m. meeting when all the company executives would be attending.
The worker said presenting info about work/life balance policies is great for those on the right shifts, but the presentation for others â especially on the grave yard shift -might be a burden with families, sleep, etc.
The light bulb went off and the manager added presentations at the times convenient for the shift workers. It meant a bit more time for him but ultimately was seen as very proactive in getting the message successfully out.
The manager compromised â not because of superiors â but because he listened to a typical employee. He could have stuck to his original schedule but he didnât for the good of employees. It ultimately caused him less stress because he did not have to go back and âfixâ something out-of-whack.
What ways you could âcompromiseâ with a superior, co-worker or direct report that might make your day and week go smoother. Not everything needs to go your way, and the skill of compromising in some situations can be seen as a very positive career enhancer and part of your work resilience.
 The workplace point: Sometimes your co-workers or other colleagues are right on about the implementation of a project. I suggest not letting status and (yes) egos get in the way of a great idea.
Adaptability: We have all learned to adapt in our lives one way or another â whether at work or personally. Personally, Iâve had to adapt to a life-long disability known as Cerebral Palsy, which has at least initially affected perceptions of me at work.Â
The old saying, âNever judge a book by its coverâ definitely applies in my case and possibly many colleagues you deal with every day â possibly you. Sometimes initial perceptions get in the way, which might affect you or your teamâs productivity at work. Such unfounded perceptions can cause you stress and may make you pop a few antacids during the day.
Iâm now in my 50, but 30 years ago I was a par golfer. Phil Mickelson I was not â although I was a lefty, too. But I sank my share of putts for birdies in my time. The pointâ¦
Donât worry that a person may be of a different generation, different gender, different belief or â like me â a bit different physically.
I suggest leaving all that at the door and judge folks on their work and how they get along with you/others. Sounds easy, but I know perceptions can become reality if you are not careful.Â
Very early in my career, a supervisor was so caught up with my disability, he would go down to the lunch room to get me something to eat, never schedule a meeting if it was not a long distance away from my office, etc., etc. He was under the mistaken impression that I could not do normal activities. He later said he thought I was in pain when I walked.
 Disconnect to the max. He assumed something that he never asked me about and adapted much of his free work time âto help me.â Finally, I sat him down and very gently let him know I never need help unless I ask for it.
He was shocked I walked around the State Fair, and lettered in tennis and golf in high school, etc. When I told him this, he was shocked. But it effectively released him from having to adapt a lot of his day to make my work day better. This, of course, was well before the Americans with Disability Act was enacted in 1988.
 The workplace point: My personal example may be on the extreme side, but a resilient mindset partly means you need to be successfully adaptive in your work style with others. I suggest never assuming someone canât do something or only has a certain skill set without asking or observing the person first.
 Please think about two adaptability and compromise moments at work that relieved your stress in the past, or ones you would have like to have done differently.
Knowing Your Strengths â and Weaknesses. Now letâs talk about how your resilient mindset plays into strengths and, yes, our weaknesses. All of us have tremendous personal and professional strengths â and, of course, a few weaknesses along the way.
As we talk through this section, please think about ways you use your tremendous strengths to be a great person, employee and/or supervisor.
When doing this, then think about the ways your perceived weaknesses sometimes mask the best that you are. As employees, all of us want to feel great about our work and have a sense of accomplishment without feeling like you are gasping for breath or waiting for the next crisis to hit.
While we need to understand our weaknesses, I contend (for our health, happiness and well-being) we should focus on what we do well in at work, instead of always dwelling on the things we donât do so wonderfully.
Itâs definitely easier said than done. I know I could list work weaknesses easier than writing down the same amount of strengths. Studies show that our strength/weakness thought process is just the way our brains are connected and how societal norms prompt us to view ourselves.
In a job, though, I have found my greatest success when I am totally focused on what I do best. I know we donât always get accolades on your strengths at work. Rather, some corporate cultures rate you more on your possible missteps.Â
I m usually a very laid-back consensus-builder type of guy at work, and I am not at my best when I step out of character â being too inflexible and stubborn. I definitely can exhibit all these sometimes-perceived weaknesses but my strength I strive for is being the compassionate, team guy in most work situationsÂ
What type are you at work?
 Knowing my particular strengths have helped successfully stay on the same resilient page. When I was asked to create a layoff communications plan a number of years back that would affect so many of my work friends â and ultimately me -the first draft was not seen as âhard enoughâ by the executive team. Iâm not good at being too hard.
I took the critique by upper management, and used my strengths of adaptability and patience to craft a more direct yet sensitive communications plan that was implemented.
The workplace point: Unless you lack some core skills, I suggest not worrying as much your weaknesses. Spend at least 80 percent of the time demonstrating your strengths to your work world. Youâll feel happier and a lot better of yourself, while showing what you do best. You were hired for your strengths â showing this part of your resilient mindset every day will keep you healthy.
A study has show that workers can improve their strengths by up to 30 percent. If they use the same amount of time to improve their weaknesses, they can only get less than a 10 percent improvement rate. If we have a glaring weakness, that is a different story butâ¦focus on your strengths, my friends.
In Part II of this article next week, I will talk about finding common ground, dealing with work setbacks and enjoying your time at work â where you may spend more than one-third of your years in life.Â
Your comments have been very inspiringâ¦thank you! I appreciate linking to my resiliency site â www.resiliencyfirst.com – and I will talk with you again next week about some amazing news!
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The Chevrolet Trax competes with other small SUVs such as the Toyota RAV4, the Honda CR-V and the Ford Escape. Setting the Trax apart from many of its competitors, are its turbocharged engine and its high levels of interior equipment, including a standard 7-inch color touch screen. With a base price of around $21,000, the Chevrolet Trax is an excellent addition to the small SUV segment.
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The Chevrolet Trax is a five-passenger hatchback with a spacious and versatile interior. The Chevrolet Trax is basically a fewer-frills version of the Buick Encore. Both models are built upon the architecture of the Chevrolet Sonic sedan.
Trax was introduced for 2015 as Chevrolet's second smallest model, while Canadian dealers had the Trax for two years before its U.S. debut. Except for some new colors, nothing has changed for 2016.
As expected, fuel economy is a prominent benefit, while acceleration falls on the ho-hum side. And speaking of ho-hum, the styling is bland.
Beneath the hood, a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine makes 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. The 6-speed automatic transmission has a broad range of ratios. This translates to comparatively swift takeoffs, while a deep overdrive sixth gear promises relaxed, thrifty cruising on the open road.
Despite having the footprint of a subcompact car, the Trax measures 66 inches tall. It's like a tall five-door hatchback, with an arched roofline, tall hood, and attractively sculpted bodysides that don't convey a slab-sided look. Lower body elements look like rubber, hinting at inherent ruggedness. That's something of an illusion, as the Trax is hardly ready for wilderness trekking, even with all-wheel drive.
Despite its official five-passenger capacity, Trax, like many smaller vehicles, seats no more than four adults comfortably.
Controlled handling and a comfortable ride are appealing, and responsive electric power steering yields good maneuverability, but there's nothing particularly sporty about a Trax.
Safety features include a rearview camera and 10 airbags, but Trax lacks any modern active-safety systems. Both the driver and front passenger get knee airbags, and all four outboard seating positions are fitted with side thorax airbags. Crash-test scores have been excellent, led by a five-star overall rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Trax was deemed Good by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, its highest compliment.
The 2016 Chevrolet Trax comes in three trim levels: LS, LT, LTZ. Front-wheel drive is standard, all-wheel drive is optional.
Trax LS has 16-inch steel wheels and plastic wheel covers. Standard features include air conditioning; keyless entry; power windows, locks, and mirrors; and a tilt/telescopic steering column; OnStar 4G LTE connectivity includes a wi-fi hotspot. MyLink entertainment comes with a 7-inch color touchscreen.
Trax LT gets 16-inch alloy wheels, deluxe cloth upholstery, remote start, roof rails, and heated power-adjustable mirrors. A sunroof is optional.
Trax LTZ rides on 18-inch alloy wheels and includes heated leatherette-trimmed front seats, a power driver's seat, auto-dimming mirror, foglamps, rear park assist, and a Bose seven-speaker sound system.
Even though Trax designers borrowed styling cues from Chevy trucks, placing them on a tall hatchback-style body, the general effect is generic. On the whole, Trax appears far less distinguished than Buick's Encore. Except for front doors, the two share nothing.
Chevrolet appears to have taken the safe route, compared with the look of a Jeep Renegade, MINI Countryman, or Nissan Juke. The end result is inoffensive, but unseasoned. Regardless, we think the Trax's slightly squarish body lines come off better than the Buick's collection of curvaceous swoops and metallic frills.
The base Trax LS has black door-mirror pedestals and lacks chrome beltline strips, signaling its low-budget nature. Roof rails are absent, too, which ironically results in a cleaner appearance.
Inside, Trax adapts Chevrolet's twin cockpit styling theme to a more practical, upright layout, while exhibiting a similar motorcycle influence. The instrument cluster itself is almost identical to the one in the Chevrolet Sonic. The standard 3.5-inch monochrome display screen holds a digital speedometer.
The simplicity and trim in a Trax exude an almost sporty tone, though impaired by abundant hard black plastics. That's one sign of cost-cutting on lower-end models.
Cargo space expands from 18.7 cubic feet with rear seatbacks up, to 48.4 cubic feet with them folded. In comparison, Honda's HR-V offers 23.2 and 57.6 cubic feet, respectively. The front passenger seat can fold flat for long items.
The base-model's black-cloth upholstery has contrasting blue stitching, whereas the LTZ gets better-quality two-tone vinyl upholstery.
From inside, the Trax feels like a larger vehicle. Front and rear occupants get plenty of headroom, and seats are comfortable, but front passengers' shoulders aren't very far apart. Seat cushions are long enough to suit most taller drivers. You can count 15 storage spots.
With such a small engine, performance isn't a strong point. Acceleration is good up to about 50 mph; but then, the Trax begins to lose vigor. When a burst of energy is needed for passing, safety concerns dictate planning ahead. Ordinarily quiet, the engine gets considerably noisier past 3500 rpm. In addition to modest engine power, transmission gearing aims at economical around-town driving.
Handling ranks about average for a small utility vehicle: unremarkable and non-sporty, yet well controlled. Though it feels solid on the highway, and the suspension soaks up bumps reasonably well, a Trax isn't nearly as much fun to drive as a Mazda CX-3 or Jeep Renegade.
On the plus side, steering weight feels about right at almost any speed, with adequate feedback to the driver. The electric power steering provides good on-center tracking, minimizing variance from the desired path on straightaways. No rattling or squeaking is likely to reach occupants' ears.
A Trax with all-wheel drive Trax rides half an inch higher and feels a bit heavier than a Trax with front-wheel drive. Expect some body roll, but the relatively wide track helps eliminate any sense of imminent tipover. Intended to improve traction in inclement weather rather than permit off-road treks. AWD includes rear disc brakes in place of drum brakes.
At up to 29 mpg EPA Combined, fuel economy is good, but the Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3 are more frugal. With front-wheel drive, the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) estimates 26/34 mpg City/Highway. All-wheel drive drops estimates to 24/31 mpg.
Short on sportiness in both appearance and highway performance, Trax scores high in fuel economy and safety features. Qualifying as Chevrolet's least-expensive model with available all-wheel drive, Trax delivers most of the features of the larger Chevrolet Equinox.
Driving impressions by Kirk Bell, The Car Connection. James M. Flammang contributed to this report.
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Tory Jonathan Sayeed made the statement after the Commons Standards Committee threatened to bar him until he withdrew complaints about its investigation.
Last month he apologised to MPs, but said the committee's report contained "a few errors of fact".
He was also criticised for his use of allowances and Parliament's stationary.
'Continuing disregard'
Mr Sayeed, MP for Mid Bedfordshire, was expelled from the Conservative Party in the Commons over the affair and has announced he is standing down due to ill health at the general election.
He has been told to pay back £12,500 which was spent on his Bedfordshire home - the money is allocated for London expenses only.
A further £9,500 in expenses are being investigated by the Standards and Privileges Committee.
And the committee said it was "dismayed" that the MP had used Commons stationery to write to his local Conservative association.
It was further evidence of Mr Sayeed's "continuing disregard" of House of Commons rules, the committee found.
In his statement to MPs, Mr Sayeed said: "I apologised to the House for the mistakes I made but suggested that there were a few errors in the committee's conclusions.
"At the request of the clerk to the committee I amplified and evidenced my remarks.
"The committee has rejected that evidence and has invited me to make a fuller apology by way of a personal statement.
"I therefore offer my unreserved apology in respect of my conduct and accept the findings of the committee in respect of this and my improper use of Commons stationery."
He also apologised for making "inadvertent but incorrect" allowance claims and pledged to repay anything he wrongly received.
"For all these mistakes I apologise to you Mr Speaker and to the House."
In its first report, the Standards Committee found no evidence that Mr Sayeed had directly received any fees from tours.
But, the MP and his assistant Alexandra Messervy were "at the least negligent in failing to exercise sufficient care to safeguard the reputation of Parliament", the committee said.
"And at worst have acted carelessly, in a manner which has allowed that reputation to be injured."
Mr Sayeed accepted some criticism of his conduct at that time but said the suspension was "unjust and wrong".
The committee said he should be suspended unless he made arrangements to make a personal statement to the House by 4 April.


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by John Kmiecik | December 16, 2013 9:34 am
When is a stock considered too extended to the upside? Sometimes there are certain rules that traders have for themselves, and some traders just look at the chart and candlesticks and make a judgment call.
Here is a trade idea that counts on a move lower on a stock that some traders might consider to be extended — and yet it can still profit if the stock moves higher.
Many analysts expected gaming stocks to struggle in December, but Wynn Resorts (WYNN[1]) saw revenue move higher in November year-over-year, and Wynn's market share increased to 8.3%. This jubilance has been reflected in the price of the stock in recent weeks, which has soared from around $163 to nearly $182 — and this in a relatively bearish market.
The trade: Sell the January 195/200 call credit spread (selling the January 195 call and buying the January 200 call) for 0.65 or better.
The maximum potential profit for this trade is $0.65 if WYNN stock is trading below $195 at January expiration. Both call options would expire worthless. The maximum loss is $4.45 ($5 – $0.65) if WYNN is trading above $200 at January expiration. Breakeven is $195.45 at expiration based on a credit of $0.65.
Even though the options for this trade idea expire in about a month, it bears to take a look at what the company is doing now. The company is in the process of building a $4 billion palace in Macau. In addition, Wynn has applied for a gaming license in Massachusetts, which would require additional capital for any new plans.
The company is counting on the economy to keep growing both in Macau and here in the United States — because it counts on discretionary spending from consumers. The company may be spreading itself out too much and may regret some of this spending in the future. Currently the company has just over $2 billion in cash vs. more than $6 billion in long-term debt.
As mentioned above, WYNN stock has been on quite the move higher lately. It is currently trading at all-time highs. Can WYNN continue to climb? That remains to be seen, but WYNN stock triggered a reversal on Thursday when it traded below the Wednesday's low.
So what's the risk for this trade? WYNN stock would have to move higher by another $13 before expiration and stave off any potential profit-taking, which would move the stock lower. Such a move would correlate to almost a 20% increase in the stock's value since the beginning of December — not impossible, but I know where I'd place my bet in Vegas!
At the time of publication, Kmiecik had no positions in the securities mentioned.
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Juju Charm Ecosystem Status for 11 Sept
Another week, another Juju Charm Meeting!
General Info:
- Juju manual provisioning first cut!
- juju.ubuntu.com facelift, looking good!
- New docs formatting
- manage.jujucharms.com facelift.
- Tons happening right now
- Still going through submissions from the sprint.
- Docs have been redesigned to match juju.ubuntu.com
- Creating a new page added to contributing to the docs section: https://juju.ubuntu.com/docs/contributing.html
- Creating a new page in the docs now easy! No more excuses!
- Author pages getting reviews.
- New section: Tools
- This will cover charm-tools and other convenience tools around Juju.
- MAAS instructions need a redo next to catch up to latest versions.
- Port to Python completed, 1.0 release pending
- Features and fixes for 1.1 started
- Had charm school last friday, here's the video
- No new changes since 2013-08-28
- Several feature branches being worked on, better OpenStack and APT support
- No CLI updates
- Version 1.0 nearing release, will be released shortly after charm-tools update
- Whirlwind of documentation, examples, and blog posts planned
- "Blocking" charm quality review
Charm Updates
- http://manage.jujucharms.com/recently-changed
- Queue needs some work
- ntpserver charm needed
- MapR charm ready for a 2nd pass
- New charm for vpnendpoint
- Bip ready for 2nd pass
- Richard's already tossed in a patch to add a config option remotely administer the charm remotely.
- OhioLinuxFest Juju talk! 14 September
- Marco @ Gluster FS Community Days, part of Linux Conf in New Orleans (Sept 19)
- Update events page
## Charm Championship!!! \o/
- 6 categories: Media, telco, continuous deployment, high availability, monitoring, and Data Science!
- $60k more in prizes for new categories
- Deadline extended to October 22 to accomodate new categoires
- Charm Championship
- Planet Cassandra Post
- Planet MySQL post
Other Topics
- [marco] upgrades video (I missed another a million trillion weeks): INPROGRESS?
- [pavel] email list on continuous deployment story using Rails charm: INPROGRESS
- [arosales, m_3] To get feedback to pavel: DONE
- [evilnick] Charm Author docs structure: INPROGRESS
- [nick] Add local provider getting started docs: DONE
- [pavel] Work on amulet integration testing: TODO
- [marco] Mail list on Amulet instructions, and general information: TODO
- [jorge] To identify draft pages in docs: INPROGRESS
- [m_3] Confirm ruby conf submission: DONE
- [jorge] Openstack bundle deployment thing from jamespage: INPROGRESS
- Ping adam_g.
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With 70,000 bridges "structurally deficient," roads crumbling and highways in need of repair, it's time for the Senate to pass the bipartisan Surface Transportation jobs bill, sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.).
This legislation would put 2 million hard-working Americans back on the job while at the same time investing in repairing our infrastructure.
With this bill, Republicans have an opportunity to show they can focus on job creation, and we hope they'll seize it. Unrelated legislation that would limit women's access to health care has no place in a transportation bill.
Americans, especially the struggling middle class, have no appetite for political games.
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On November 26, 2004 the Energy Reporters Forum of Bangladesh and PMRE Department jointly organized a half day workshop on Basic Petroleum Engineering and energy value chain. Twenty five journalists, mainly from the print media participated in the workshop. Dr. M Tamim and Dr. I Hossain were the main lecturers. Dr. Mahbubur Rahman facilitated in organizing the event. The participants represented leading newspaper and news agencies of the country. They were very enthusiastic and showed keen interest in many topics that were covered in the workshop. They have shown special interest to participate in specific topics in a more elaborate way in future. The PMRE Department and the Energy Reporters Forum plan to hold more of such workshops on the basis of the participants' interest.
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I feel like I didn't even know how to think until I got to college. - Anne Hathaway, Actress and Former English Major
What are College Success Skills?
The short answer includes note- and test- taking, studying and time management. But knowing how to conduct research and access information and assistance when you need them, and determining which program is right for you are all equally important if you are to get the most out of your college experience.
The College Success Skills Course at Macomb
Macomb's College Success Skills Course will connect you with all of the College's resources, including the libraries, learning centers and academic counseling and advising. You will also learn how to take notes and tests more effectively, study smarter and manage your time so that you can strike a balance between the demands of your classes and your life. The College Success Skills course will also help you identify your own personal strengths, weaknesses and interests so that you may choose a program and career path.
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At Macomb, we want every student to succeed. That's why we require students who place in all three of the College's Math, Reading and English developmental courses: MATH 0050 or MATH 0070, READ 0960 and ENGL 0050 to take CSSK 1200 their first semester at Macomb. Students must successfully complete CSSK 1200 with a grade of C or better within two attempts to continue taking other courses at Macomb. Students who do not complete it after three attempts will not be allowed further enrollment in CSSK-1200 or at the College.
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When they played Belly Up in June 2010, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros were just breaking out and touring on their debut album, "Up From Below."
Two albums, many tour miles, and one rock doc later, the indie folk collective returns to the valley for a Sunday afternoon set at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival.
The 12-person band, led by the charismatic shaman-singer Alex Ebert, has grown from a hip underground outfit into an enormous draw at festivals worldwide. They co-headlined the Railroad Revival Tour in April 2011 with Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show, riding a train from California to New Orleans and playing six gigs along the route. That spectacle was the subject of last year's documentary, "Big Easy Express," and led to the Magnetic Zeros joining Mumford on tours in Europe and signing to the band's label overseas.
Their shows offer an ecstatic, controlled chaos and communal experience that's earned them a reputation as leaders of a new folk revival in pop music. Their new self-titled album was released last month.
The band's percussionist, Orpheo McCord, spoke with Time Out from a tour break in California.
Andrew Travers: People still talk about that show you played here at Belly Up in the summer of 2010 when "Up From Below" was first blowing up. You guys have made two more good albums and played some huge tours since then. How do you keep that momentum going?
OM: We've been on the road most of that time. But to sit back and watch how it's grown is awe-inspiring for all of us. There also has been something natural about that process. And I think we've really gotten our sound dialed in on stage, which is a huge advantage for us, because having so many of us on stage — it's a lot of sound. And watching the fan-base grow, and to see how much positivity and love we get as these crowds grow, it's been a beautiful experience.
AT: Your live shows have a whimsical, joyful spirit. Touring so much, are you ever just tired and grumpy and faking it up there?
OM: There's definitely no faking it in this band. There's times when we're tired, but nobody tries to pretend like they're not tired. When you focus your energy a little bit, you can be in that present moment. Usually there is so much enthusiasm and love coming from the people at our shows that if you can take a moment, and tap into that, it will feed you the energy you need. We also have a lot of support from each other on stage and that helps. But there's no faking going on in this band. Everything you see is for real.
AT: The two most popular strains of music right now are electronic dance music and the folky, acoustic style we hear from you guys and Mumford & Sons. What do you make of that?
OM: I think there's something as far as organic music goes that resonates with our experience in our bodies on a cellular level — the natural sound of strings and the natural palpitation of a drum and a bunch of voices singing together. It doesn't matter what kind of music you gravitate toward, I think, if you can resonate with it on a human level in some way. Luckily there's a platform to do that and a momentum building for that now that maybe people who weren't as open to that experience are being more open to it now, and it's catching like wildfire. And electronic music, what makes it so popular is it's about dancing. It's about the groove, that deep groove. Bands like Mumford, it's also dance music, it's a lot of heavy four-on-the-floor, and in our music we've got a lot of those dance-y elements, so that's what ties the two together. People like to dance and have a good time and it's just two different avenues.
AT: People have responded really personally to your songs, like "Home" and "I Don't Wanna Pray." When you were recording those, did you know you had something special on your hands?
OM: It's interesting to see what resonates with people. We did that ["I Don't Wanna Pray"] with all of us in a room, one mic, pretty simple — and we love that song and the positive message behind it. But then it got real popular and we never would have thought that while we were recording it. Even with "Home," nobody knew how popular that song was going to become. It's the magic of the process, really. We just focus on having in integrity in what we do and having the intention of something that we believe in on this journey. And hopefully it gets reflected in the purest way possible in the medium we express it through.
AT: When you played Belly Up, Alex came out in the crowd and had everyone sit on the floor and sing "Brother" together. Do you plan that kind of stuff or your approach depending the size of the crowd?
OM: No, we just go for it and see what happens. We won't even know what our first song is going to be until we're on stage. As we go we'll gage the feeling. There are a few songs we'll typically use as our first song, depending on whether we want to come in slamming or ease in. We want to figure it out in the moment. For the most part we can feel that energy and agree how we should start it off.
AT: At the Labor Day festival you guys go on right before Journey —
OM: Which is awesome!
AT: Yeah, you guys are Journey fans?
OM: There's definitely fans in the band that listen to Journey and we respect where they fit into the history and evolution of music. So it's pretty fun to play right before they go on.


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It will also allow customers to buy the new iPads with no money down through 24-month payment plans
announced that it will offer competitive tablet plans for both customers and non-customers now that it will sell Apple's latest iPads.
T-Mobile tweeted that it will offer 200MB of free data per month for life. The offer touts no need for commitments or two-year contracts for those who are current customers or not. This will be applied to Apple's new tablets as well as others like the Nexus 7.
To accompany the 200MB offer, T-Mobile is also allowing customers to buy the new iPads with no money down through 24-month payment plans. For instance, a customer can buy the 16GB iPad Air for no money down and pay only $26.25 a month for two years while an iPad Mini with Retina Display would be $22.08 a month for 24 months. The tablets cost $629 and $399 retail respectively.
The iPad Air will make its way to T-Mobile November 1 while the iPad Mini with Retina Display will come later that month.
For those that want more than 200MB, they must sign up for plans like $10 a month plan for 500MB of LTE data, which would be throttled down to the slower speed after. (non-T-Mobile customers can sign up for the same plan for $20 a month); $30 for 2.5GB of data a month; $40 for 4.5GB of data a month, and daily passes including $5 plan for 500MB of 4G LTE data and $10 for 1GB of data.
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T-Mobile added that it would accept trade-ins of tablets (cellular connected or Wi-Fi) for a discount on a new tablet.
T-Mobile has been boasting its "Un-carrier" program, which aims to make better offers than the competition. A few weeks ago, T-Mobile unveiled the third phase of its Un-carrier plan (called Un-carrier 3.0) which will offer a
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Simple Choice customers will get unlimited data and texting in more than 100 Simple Global countries around the globe, and will pay a flat rate of 20 cents per minute for voice calls in these countries. No need for activation or anything; it comes automatically for those on the Simple Choice plan.
T-Mobile also introduced a $10 Stateside International Talk and Text plan for U.S. customers calling other countries. The plan includes calls for 20 cents (or less, depending on the country) and free unlimited calls to landlines in 70 of those Simple Global countries.
T-Mobile has been pushing aggressive deals all year, starting with the eliminated contracts for reduced cell phone plans in March and an
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I've been trying unsuccessfully for the last three days getting an old
HP vectra working with m0n0wall. The box doesn't have a cdrom, wouldn't
boot from it if it did, comes with a scsi drive and is dual processor.
I slapped an ide drive off of the integrated controller, used tomsrtbt
to boot the box and pull the image over nfs to write it to the drive.
Anyway, with both the 1.1 and 1.2b3 images, i would get a 'Read error'
when the system would boot from the drive. I could boot tomsrtbt from
the floppy and see hda4 was a freebsd partition and was active, but it
just wouldn't work.
Somehow, google hooked me up with this thread:
sbootmgr is a part of the slackware distro, and comes in the form of a
floppy image. It's a simple little deal and has a neat menu
interface... I burned the sbootmgr image to a floppy, booted from it,
picked hda4 and voila! m0n0wall booted like a champ.
Now that i know the problem has something to do with the boot loader, i
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Hope that helps. It's a frustrating problem
sbootmgr can be found at your local slack distro mirror, but here are a
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rawrite is included. standard 'cat sbootmgr.dsk > /dev/fd0' works great
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Every time I shave my face the skin at my neckline gets really irritated (red and bumpy) and stays that way (but not as severe) until the next time I shave (sometimes more than a week). I shave exactly how I'm supposed to, have used numerous creams, gels and lotions (some fragrance free) as well as razors. I'm wary to buy an electric shaver, seeing as they are expensive and I've seen all sorts of products that supposedly cure razor burn and irritation, but I'm tired of experimenting and was wondering if you could help narrow down the options?
The usual cause of the symptom you describe is a condition known as "pseudofolliculitis barbae" which is caused by beard hair shafts either penetrating the skin before exiting the hair follicle or curving back into the skin after exiting the hair follicle. When the hair shafts penetrate the skin they cause a reaction to their presence in the skin, which can look like small bumps or pustules.
The tendency of the hair shafts to act like this is genetically determined, and the condition usually, although not exclusively, seen in blacks. Unfortunately, one cannot alter the genetic tendency.
In most cases the best treatment is to allow the beard hairs to grow out, and not cut them close to the skin surface. Shaving with either a blade razor or an electric razor cuts close to the skin surface, so will encourage the problem. It is possible to use chemical hair removers for beard removal, and this may be relatively effective, but the chemical itself can sensitize the skin and lead to irritation.
It would probably be a good idea for you to visit your health care provider and discuss the situation with him/her so that an accurate diagnosis can be made for your particular case, and appropriate measures for coping with the problem suggested.
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